The New York Herald Newspaper, March 10, 1864, Page 4

4 NEW YORK HERALD, NEW YORK HERALD. JAMES GORDON BENNEPR EDITOR AND PROPRIELOR OFFICE X. W. CORNER OF FULTON AND NASSAU STS. Votume XXIX . NIBLO'S GARDEN, Broadway,—La Sonnampoua.® WALLACK'S THEATRE, Broadway.—i'ure Gown. a GARDEN, Broadway.—Ticeer of Leave AN. OLYMPI? THEATRE. Broadway —Tamina 4 Botten wy NBW BOWERY THEATRE, Bowery. —Ticeet or Leave aN HUNTS OF TH ALYs—PaopvY Caney, BOWERY THEATRE, Bowery.—Barruz or Sxpcr- MOOR—SCHOOLMASTER—ALICE MAY. UM, Broadway.—Foor Giawts, Two BaRNUM: wat Is 11, &6., as all bours, ATHRO BA. Ob Sriut ov BeAvIY—Al Sand iis P.M. BRYANTS' MINSTRELS; Mechanics’ Hal! 472 Broad- cones, Dances, Boatxsquus, &4—Tau x. WOOD'S MINSTREL HALL, 54 Broadway. —Ersiorraw Sonos, Lances. &o.—F cat Foor J aKkK, AMERICAN THEATRE, No. 444 Broadway.—Ba Pantonemts, Bortescces. &.—Tax Sracrnz Lover, BROADWAY AMPHITHEATRE, 495 Broadway.—Gee- mastic ano Eoussiitan FeRrORMANCES. Afternoon and Evening Pte is HUPOTARATRON, Fourtcenth ‘street. -—Peerorsina Dogs xp Mowsers. ' A(ternoon and Evening. HOPE CHAPEL. 718 Broadway,—Tuw Srenxoscorticoy & Minnow or Tax Universe, AnD TWeNTY-skVENTA STREET T. WYORK M OF ANATOMY, 613 Broadway.— Cynroserins AND Lei trom A.M. MILO Pe Mt HOOLEY'S OPERA HOUS Gonos, Daxces, Burimscuns, & Brooklya.—Ersroriay New York, Thursday, Ma 10, 1864. THE SITUATION. General Grant was ofc) ly presented with bis com- Mission as licutevant general yesterday, at the White House, by the President in a brief specch, to which | General Grant as brielly replied. He has signified his desire to remain in the fleld in active service, avd it is tow believed that be will not be retained as general-ia- chiof in Genera! Halleck’s positioa. We give to-day avery full account from rebel sources of Gevorai Kilpatrick's raid. The feets will-be found curious and interesting. The circumstances of Colonet Dahigron’s death are fully recounted by the Richmond Journals. His fate is alluded to with savage exultation, end the barbarity with which his remains were treated 4 regarded as a just retribution. General Rosecrans bus issued a very stringent order fo bis department in Missouri, requiring all persous at tending religious conventions, assemblies, synods, and 80 forth, to tako the oath of allegiance. ‘The news from the South, which comes by the regular telegrapbic channel, was intercopted by our special cor- Feepondent, and appeared in our columns yesterday. Generat Sherman's expedition appears to have met ‘with tho entire approbation of General Grant. Sbermaa ROt possession of @ large amount of cattle, mules and ne- Eroes, the latter numbering eight thousand. The do- Straction which he effected upon the stores and genera! Property of the caemy was immense Everytbiag is quiet in the neighborhood of Chatta- novga. From Gsuera! Keliey’s command, in West Virginia, we Jearn that a cavairy scout, mder command of Lieutonant Colonel Root, of the Fifteenth New York cavalry, bas Just roturned (rom Hardy and Peudieton counties. They effectually destroyed all the ealtpetro works near Frank Jia, iu che fatter county, Refugees and doserters are constantly coming in. General Crook reports the capture Of Gifty rebels a lew days ago by his scoats in the Kana. wha valloy EUROPEAN NEWS. ‘The steamships Nova Scotian, {rom Loadonderry, the Bavaria, from southampton, and the Australas ian und Bidon, from Queenstown, reached the ports of l’ortiand, ‘Me. ont New York respectively yosterdsy. he news ‘Dy tho Australasian is dated to the 28th of February, ‘three days later, The Loodon Post again refers in its city article to the Fumors of vegotiativn between France and England fora recognition of the rebel States of the South by the Frenctl Em eror. The Jost says that it believes “reil- ance can Ws placed’ on tbe reports, but that ‘an official ecknowledgmont of the fact would at this moment be premature and undesirable.” The rebel cotton loan had eolined notwithstandiag. Lord Derby, im the House of Lords, referred to the recent debate on the seizure of the Laird rams, and noticed that tbe Solicitor General stated that there was no objection to produce certain corres: poudence relating to the rams which had beea refused ‘Dy Earl Russell. Earl Ruseell said the law officers bav- ing reconsidered the matter there would be no objection to give the papers. Earl Rues>il also submitted papers relative to the shooting case on board the bark Saxon. (Lord Pebmerston aunounced that he had ordered the re- Jeaee of the privateer luscaioosa at the Cape of Good Hope ‘The throe rebel seamen charged with piracy ic forcibly Seizing the American schooner Joseph L. Gerrity, whi! ‘on 2 voyage from Matamoros to New York, were again ‘up for examivation at Liverpool. After hearing the eri dence of the captain of the Gerrity, the prisoners were Fernandod. The Archduke Maximilian did not arrive at the Tuile- ries on the day appointed for his reception, but delayed ‘in Brussels. Tuis fact had given rise to fresh conjectures felative to bis {ature intentions as to the crown of Mexico. A Mexican financial agent writes in the Londoa News that he has oot accepted the throne, Admiral Juriea de Ta Graviere, Ade-de-Camp to the Emperor Napoleon, is ‘appointed to attend the Archduke Maxunilian in Paria, Jutiand had not been evacuated by the allied Germans. ‘The allies admitted that the occupation of Kolding is Dot fm accordance with the terms on which they began the ‘war, but contead that it is necessary for strategic rea fons and ae a means of securing the payment of the whole war expenses by Denmark. It was rumored, bat ‘not in an authoritative shape, that Deomark had accept. €4 the proposal of England for a conference, The great Powers soomed well disposed towards the pian of a con ference in Loudon; but all seemed to doubt its elicacy towards inducing a peace, The London Advertiser states that not ouly bas the British Channel squadron been re- called from Lisbon, but that the admiral is under orders to proceed to the Baltic, in order to be prepared not only for poasibie but probabie eventualities. ‘The trial of the four Italians charged with @ conspiracy ‘to assensinate the Emperor Napoleon had terminated at Paria Greco and Trabuco were sentenced to transportation for life, and Imperatori and Scagtioni to imprisoument for Rwenty years. The Fr@ich indictment charges Mazzin! swith being tho “head of the plot,’’ and gives @ curious Getail of the movementsjof the red republican header in oadon and elsewhere, while using the London Temes as @ medium of commnnication with bis associates. Consuls closed in London om the 27th of February @t 01% 8 O1K. The rebe! lo: ad declined to 47 & @. The Liverpool cotton market was quiet and prices Mochanged on the 26th and 27th aitimo Breadstufle swore dull and looking downward. Provisions were gone- pally steady CONGEESS. In the Senate yesterday a bill was reported from the Military Committee providing for the enlistment of citi- ens of one State in the regiments of another. Mr. Wil- Bon reported from the Military Committee resolutions, ‘as a substitute for those introduced previously by Mr. Cariilo, of Virginia, declaring the objects of the war and Gho means proper to be used in ite prosecution. The Joint resolution authorizing the Secretary of the ‘Trea. Bury to anticipate the payment of interest oa the public Godt, which was adopted by the House on the previous iday, was reported by the Finance Committee, with an ‘@Emendment authorizing the Secretary to sell the surplus (Qed tm the Treasury, and in that shape it was made the @pooial order for to-day at half-past twelve, A bill to @vabdle the Secretary of the Treasury to,obtain land titles fo establish » branch mint in Nevada was introduced jand referred to the Public Lands Committee, A commit Ree was appointed to confer with the House on the amend to the Deficiency Appropriation bill. The resolu- enlling on the Secretary of War for the testimeny and Pepert of tho military commission of which Genoral was Prosideat, wae put on ite voto, and defeat. nays to ll yeas. Mr. Powell gave notice of bis (o ehorsly akc oat bil) to prohibit the Seo. aman 6 Wer mows favors 0 gertain ministers of the gospel. A petition from the Obio Woot Growers’ Association was prosented, represeuting the devastations made ou the wool crop by dogs, aud praying, thorefore, for the estabiistment of a revenue tax of ove dollar oo each member of the caning race. The bill to make tho bay Of colored troops the same as tat oi white was takou up, avd Me, Davis addressed tue Seuste in opposition to it, On tho coociusion of bis apeech &a executive session was held, and an adjourameat immotiately after took place Jn the Touse of Representatives the bili constitutlog Parkersburg, West Virgivia, a port of delivery was Passed. A resolution was adopged tostructing the Wa) and Means Comuittos to inquire Mio the expediency of so changing the inws as (9 exompt United States bonds from taxation. Tho Military Committee reported a bill for the protection of emigrants to the Territories, which Was passed. The Dill provides that arms, accoutrémenta, &o., way be distributed by tho Secretary of War to emi- grants passtog through hostilegindian country, and that all persons availing themselves of this provision shall bo organized into companies, The same committee reported bills, which were also pagsed, to ostablisb a Bureau of Military Justice, to be connected with the War Depart- ment; for regulating the dismissals of oillcers from the military and naval service, and for authorizing the formation of @ regiment of veteran volunteer en- gineors inthe Army of the Cumboriand, t serve three years or during the war, the mea to be credit ed to the State from which they may be enlisted. The joint resolution of thanks to Major General Thomas and tho officers and men under him, for bravery and courace at the bittle of Chickamauga was reported back from the Mililany Committee, with amendments providing for thanks jowntly to Generals Rosecrans and Thomas, and io that form was passed. Mr. Deming, of Connecticut, reported a vill declaring the Camden and At. lantic and the Delaware Bay Railroads, with certain branches and ferries connected with these roads, military and post roads, which was passed. The House in Com- mittee of the Whole then proceeded to the consideration of the Legislative, Executive and Judiciary Appropriation Dill; but without disposing of the subject the committee rose and the House adjourned. THE LEGISLATURE. In the State Sevate yesterday several petitions were presented in favor of and against a railroad in Broadway. A potition, signed by many citizens of thts city, was also presented relative to the overcrowding of railroad cars aud praying that the Legistature will take in the matter. The Lebanon Spriggs Railroad ported back favorably by the committee, read the third time and passed. Bills were also reported to incorporate the Central Park Hotel Company and the Grand Hotel Company. Notice was given of bills relative to the State militia, to divide the Seventh judicial district of this city and create the Ninth district, and to compel corporations to produce their books in court in certain cases, Bilis were introduced authorizing the banks of this State to become bauking associations under the laws of Congress, repealing the act of 1348 regulating telegraph companies, and for the completion of the Battery exten- sion. The bills for tbe improvement of the navigation of* tho Hudson r ver, and amending the charter of the New York College for Women were passed. A resolution was introduced and Jaid on the table instructing our repre- sentatives in Congress to vote for a law securing to all tho volunteers from this State under the call of 1861 the bounty of one hundred dollars paid to the full two years men. A resolution was a8 introduced and adopted requesting our representatives in Congress to exert their influence to have General Robert Anderson, of Fort Sum- ter fame, placed on the retired liet with full pay. Ta the Assembly the Metropolitan Pole bill was re- ported from committee, when the House proceeded to covsider it in Commitice of the Whole. Considerable de- bate arose, when the previous question was called and the bill was ordored to @ third reading. The bil! incor- porating the Pawners’ Relief Association, legalizing cer- tain acts of the Brooklyn Common Council, for the betier protection of scameu in New York, and for a public market in this city were passed. Bills were introduced to amend our city charter, for regulating the carrying of passengers on borse railroads, and grauting additional powers to the police magistrates in this city. MISCELLANEOUS NEWS. By the arriva lof the schooner Jalio we have dates from fingston, Jamaica, tothe 16th ultimo, being two days later than previously received. With the exception of a more than ordinarily heavy obituary, ecelesiastical and others ise, there ts no news of importance, ‘The Board of Aldermen met yesterday afternoon. An iotercating debate took place on a resolution offered by alderman Hardy calling for the printing of the Tax Levy ia ail the Corporation: newspapers and some outside ones. Alderman Jones thought there was some impure motive in offering the resolution, and stated that some persons were interested in the publication of the report and would get a per centage of the amount paid. Tho resoiu- tion was Qnally adopted by a vote of toa totwo. The Board adjourned to meet again on Friday. In another column will be found the message of Mayor Gunther to the Common Council, in which be treats of the rights of the city government to the control of the public streets and the supervision of the extension of railroads. His expressed desire is to make the city rail- roads contribute as much as possible to the diminution of the burden of public taxation and as useful as poss.bie to the genera! pubite. Mr. S. M. Hewlett, a descanter on temperance, who has confined his ministrations in that respect to the South for the Inst ten years, delivered a lecture at the Cooper Insti- tute last evening on “Rum and Rebellion.” Thelecturer was introduced by Mr. P. T. Barnum, who, after a few facetious remarks, concluded by exbibiting bim to the audience. ‘The lecture embraced an agglomeration of ideas, but was pointed to the annihilation of rum drink. ing. Singing in quartette and duet gave some enliven. ing spirtt to the occasion. A meeting of the National Bankrupt Association, to further the passage of tho Bankruptcy bill, was called yesterday; but ouly three gentlemen responded to the call, and the meeting was consequently adjourned. In the Supreme Court yesterday, Judge Sbipmaa pre- siding. the District Attoruey moved for the trial of Solo- mon Kobostama, indicted for defrauding the government Mestrs, J, T. Brady and Evarts are engaged for the defence, As this is one of the first cages of the kind that has come up it bas been deemed advisable that it should be tried before two Judges. Mr. Brady moved that it be postponed till May next, when Judge Nelson 1s ex; ected The Court coincided with the propriety of the motion, ‘acd the hearing of the case stands postponed according!y. In the case of the United States against Captain Can- ningham, charged with scuttling the ship Senator, further consideration of it has been postpoved till the first Monday of the Aprii term (the 4th), when a day will bo fixed for the trial. The application to vacate the execution against the person of luisa Heorictta Salzer was denied yesterday by Judge Daly; bat an additional stay was granted for the purpose of allowing counsel to put in fresh proof. The Hvening Express case, which was set down for yes- terday before Judge Cardozo, mm the Court of Common Pleas, was laid over until next term by request of the plaintiffs counsel. In tho Court of Sessions yosterday, bofore Recorder Hoffman, Martha Jordan, an Irish woman, thirty years of age, pleaded guilty of having stolen a quantity ot wearing apparel from No, 274 Fourthjaveoue in.Novem ber Inst. Alonzo Provost, a boy about fifteen years old, pleaded guilty of having stolen a quantity of silver ware, the property of Wm. %. Fogg, from 299 West Tweoty- second street, on the 15th of January last. Thetmas Murtha pleaded guilty of baving assaulted Thomas P. Stevenson with a pair of brass knuckles on the 28th of April last, Murtha was sent t the Penitentiary for coe year and the others were remanded for sentence. Surrogate Tucker bas rejected the will of Hon. James C. Willet, deceased, late Sheriff of this county. Une of ‘the subscribing witnesses to the paper is dead and the other bas no recollectioa of its execution. Mr. Willet's estate is valued at about $160,000. ‘The arrivais of emigrants at this port last week figure up 2,072, and the total for the current year thus far 13,707. The balance of the commutation fund now in Dank amounts to $47,099 27. The United States steam frigate Niagara dropped down from the Navy Yard yesterday, and is at anchor in the ws incge -pavanee in gold and the corresponding rise in. foreign exchange yesterday imparted an gitogetber more buoyant tone to the markets for foreign native Merchabdise; but the changes were far less numerous and more unimportant than would naturally be supposed Holders were firmer in thoir views, bowever, aud united io pri & @onsiderable advance on yesterday's prices. On Change the low grades of flour advauced 6c. & 10c., while trade and family brands, though beid firmer, were without decided change. Wheat was lc. a 2c. doare?, with but tittle doing, the bigh prices baving shut off all export basiness. Provisions generally were | somewhat higher, though there was no very active movement. Whiskey was unchanged, but firmer. Froights | wero a trite higher, but not active, Petroleum was ex \ Cited aud irregular. disgusted with the war. and his coterie of advisers sheer imbecility prevails over the clearest common sense, and any progress towatd success is not only impos- sible, but is finally unboped for. Burnside, un- der the especial encouragement and guidaace of that strengthened great an extent as an accession of one bundred thousand men would have done. Hooker—also under the especial encouragement of the President—sustained a defeat even worse than that of his predecessor. power to utterly annihilate the favorite army of the rebellion, and could have promenaded into the enemy’s capital with one hundred thousand men; but he was beaten more sbame- fully than any general had been beaten before in the history of modern warfare. was won in spite of the President’s arrange- ments made to: the contrary, and Lee was per- mitted by another of the President’s generals to escape across the Potomac with the brokea and dispirited remnant of an army that had expected to end the war in our Northern cities. Meade is still retained in his position by the President, though the escape of Lee in July proved his utter incompetency as a commander. Pope, Burnside, Hooker and Meade—this is the list of the President’s generals. The first three names represent a slaughter of sixty thousand men. Not one of these men gained a polnt that brought us any nearer to the end of the war. months to the life of the rebellion; and the history of their campaigns is the history of what the President bas done for our cause since he took command of our armics. In addition, Gillmore has failed at Charleston, Seymour iias failed in Florida, Butler has failed on the penin- sula, and Kilpatrick bas nearly brought our soldiers into contempt. After such a record as this is it any wonder that the country has finally lost all faith in the administration’s. management of the war, and has come to the conclusion that the President and his advisers are utterly, absolutely and irreclaimably in- competent to conduct even the most incon- siderable military operation? The Miltary Postéton of the Govern- ment—What is Gemerat Grant to Dot General Grant arrived in Wasbiugton on Tuesday. He is called to tle seat of govera- ment in virtue of his position ax the highest officer in ali our araies, and to be consulled in the arrangement of plans for the future conduct of the war. Jt ought therefore to be safe to 45 sume that henceforth the operations of our ar mies will be governed and controlled by bis prescient intellect and unconquerable spirit, and from the period of bis arrival at the na tional capital we ought to be able to dale a new era in our military history. His visit to the national headquarters, even if he be not regularly installed there, will give a new iw- pulse to the war, will infuse a new life «hd ardor into ali that is to be done, and, above all, will give the couatry a renewed confidence in our ultimate succeas. His advent, even if il should have no more substantial effects than these, was greatly uced ed at this time. From the period of the removal of General McClellan—beginning with Bura- side’s movement to Falmouth and the disasti ous battle at Fredericksburg, and ending witb the disaster at Olustee, in Florida, and tho revent miserable raid toward Ricumoad—-the war on this side the country has been conducted by the President and a coterie of military advisers in Washington city. Under this direction disas- ter haa followed disaster with such pitiless per sistency, we have had so many and such terrible failures, that, despite our glorious triumphs in the West, the country is well nigh Under the President the President, sustained a defeat the rebellion to as He had it in bis Gettysburg Every one of them added at least six But now a new man comes on the scene—a man whose military career has been one unin- terrupted success—one who has studied war in the active operations of campaigns made on an immenae scale and in the actaal contact of the masses in battle. General Grant’s history is unlike that of any other general. ments, measured by their actual results, sound less like the achieveménts of a practical man of the present than like those of the fabulous heroes of the Mahabarata. He has taken a hundred thousand prisoners and five huadred cannon, and has reclaimed from the rebels a territory greater in extent than the territories of France, Spain, Great Britain and Austria. Such a man must necessarily differ with the men at Wasbingtoa im his ideas as to how the war should be carried on; and It remains to be seen what the result of this difference Grant, far from Washington, waa able to pur- sue his own plans to their successful end. Will it be so now? ‘Will General Grant be pered and burpied by politicians, as General McClellan was, or will he be permitted to do what he thinks ought to be done?’ His achieve- wilt be. ham- The fate of the country will depend upon the answer that the next three or four months will give to these questions. We do not doubt that General Grant, left to his own plans, will have the same success in his new sphere that be has had in ali otiers, and that he will soon put matters in such a po- sition that we shall be able to judge when the end will come. But our faith in Geseral Grant’s abilities is qualified by the apprebea- sion that he will not be permitted to use them for the benefit of the country. We have far more fear that the radical politicians will med- die and mar, as they have done before, than wo bave of hope that Grant will be left to finish the war in his own way. Tar Dect a Ravicar, Jounnarism.—We are informed upon very excellent authority that the circulation of the daily Tribune has recently been reduced more than half, and now amounts to only twenty-two thousand, and that the cir- culation of the Weelcly Tribune has fallen off one hundred thousand this year. As for advertise- ments, the Tribune never had any to speak of, except those of second hand booksellers, which pay very little, and those of the government departments, which none but a pauper would take, since they pay next to nothing. This decline in the circulation and profite of the leading radical organ is very significant of the sentiments of the people. The aristocracy may still stick to their negro worship, and take part in miscegenation inaugurations at Unioa square; but the masses of the people refuse to stray from the good old paths of constitutional conservativeism. The Tribune people know this and are in trouble. Sam. Wilkinson, who gave up the management ofthe Tribune Contract Bureau and Lobby Ageacy at Washingtoa some time ago, has again resumed his situation there. Some of the other bangers-on and edi- tors of the Tribune are also making money from government contracts. But the Tribune itself is going to the bad, and poor Greeley has to dagen (or @ livelihood yon his vrison beef weekly papers. Tu this state of aitaite it is not at all won deriut that the Tvibune people should feel a great dea! of jealousy and envy towards the Hexatn, whose unequatied prosperity, popu: Javity and profits have caused all its rivals to gash their teeth and ewpar with rage. This accounts for an article in the Tribune the other day, claiming the credit of superior en- terprise, when, as everybody knowa, and as Gay once said in a private note, “The Heraio ie constantly ahead, and we (lke Tribunc) are obliged Lo copy from it.” ‘The fact is that we beat all our contemporaries every day io the news, and especially do we beat the Tribunc, which has no right whatever to be called a newspaper. The most recent instance of our enterprise was the first publication of the news of Colonel Dahlgren’s death; but to give all the instances would simply be to republieh our paper The Kew Hampshire Elestion—Poor Pt and the Peace Demeccracy. Poor Pierce and the spurious peeve democra- cy have been fairly skinned in the New Hamp Bhice election. As we have it, poor Pierce was the recognized leader and expounder of bis miserable faction in this late contest, and with the understanding that, in securing a Semocra- tic Legislature, his reward would be e seat in the United States Senate. Poor Pierce, as a democratic ex-President, was regarded by his stupid followers as a very great man; bat the people of his State have pronounced him an impostor. He retires from their freezing re- buke under a cloud of disgrace. He bas com- pleted the work ef demolish.ng the Nortvern rump of the old, worn out and obsolete domo- cratic party. New Hampsbire, notwithstanding the numerous botches and blunders of Presi- deut Lincoln and the vast corruptions of hia administration, declares for a vigorous prose cution of the war, and will give no countenance: to those Northern advocates of a base submis- sion to rebellion and disunion. What the two Seymours, the two Woods andi the two Brookses bave been to the Connecticut and New York democracy; what Woodward, that expounder of the constitution, according to Jeff. Davis, was to his party last October in Pena- sylvania, and what Vallandigham, that unfor- tunate burnt offering upon the democratic altar of peace at any price, was to his deluded followers in Ohio, poor Pierce has become among the copperhead small fry of New Hamp- shire. He comes in very appropriately at the tail end of all these copperbead defeats. As President of the United Stateshe was the obe- dient tool and superserviceable flunkey of his Secretary of War, Jeff. Davis, and the band of | secession conspirators. around him. Poor Pierce! His Jeff. Davis correspondence, as- suring the Southern revolutionery cabal that in the event of a war against secession the streets of our Northern cities would be reddened with blood, had much to do with this emphatic popular verdict of Tuesday test, by which poor Pierce is admonished to. keep in the shade. ‘ This election removes the: last doubt as to the toleration of the peace-at-any-price party in the loyal States. It has been utterly cut to pieces, from Maine to California, and back again to. New Hampshire. The: voice of, the North in favor of the suppression of the,rebel- lion by force of arms is positive, cousistent, inflexibié and overwhelming. The Presidential election will be attended to in. dueseason. The work in hand is the extinguishment of Jeff. Davis and his wretched imposture of a South ern confederacy. What, then, is-the course to | be pursued by all honest Northera men here- tofore allied with the defunct.democratic par- ty? We can tell them. Tammany Hall, shak ing the dust and dirt from her garments, has indicated their true course, in boldly and bravely striking for the negotiation of a peace by our infantry, cavalry and artillery, army and navy, in the field of battic. Let the patriotic remnants of the oid Jacksonian North- ern democracy gather under this banner, and upon the platform of an amendment of the fede- ral constitution completely and forever abolish- ing the institution of slavery, and they will soon find the materials and the candidate for the creation of a new compact and powerful Presidential party. Tammavy Hall has made the initial move- ment iu the right direction. There is time enough yet to enlarge this movement into a great national organization for the Presideatial campaign. The old democratic party is dead and buried; the republican party of 1860 is dead; Southern slavery is dead, and the politi- cai power resulting from slavery is dead. We have passed, since 1860, through the changes that mark a mighty revolution. The people recognize it; but tho mass of tue people, for all this, do not betieve in the infallibility of Mr. Lincoin’s administration. Let the opposition elomeats shape their course accordingly, aod without further delay, Mast and West, and they may yet, from the ruins of the old parties of 1860, build up the victorious party of 1854. Avnorusr Bap Evvsor ov tae Frortwa Dts- aster.—We. have republican authority for stat- ing that blockade running at Charleston has recommenced in consequonce of vessels being withdrawn for the late Florida expedition, and that the hopes of the Charleston rebels have considerably revived during the long cessation of active hostilities against the city, consequent upon the withdrawal of the force necessary to make the foray into Florida. We have scarce- ly yet seen the end ef this horrible attempt to reclaim a rebel State for temporary political purposes; nor will the war managers at Wash- ington appreciate the matter until they reflect that all Florida wars have been enormously expensive, and that the spirit of the Seminoles as well as that of the rebeis is hard to tame. It cost the government millions of dollars to subdue Osceola, and millions more to subju- gate Billy Bowlegs. What will it cost at the «game rate to subjugate the [rish-Seminole Bil- ly Bowlags (Finnegan), if the business be con- ducted in such a bungling and costly way as that adopted by Oid Abe in his effort to get three additional electoral votes’ Court Martiat, on Apmirat Witkes,—It ap- pears that the gallant Admiral Wilkes has to stand a court martial upon various charges— among others, that he refused to tell his age to the Seoretary of the Navy. This is a hard case. Put the same quostion to the Secretary himself, and could be answer it? Not unless his memory extends beyond a period of life accorded to Me- thusaleh. In regard to the other charges against Admiral Wilkes, an old fellow called Uncle Sam domands that they shall be thoroughly sifted, as well for the interests of the accused as. of the department; and in the end the game old the brave old Admiral. e. Tue European Comet aot materially changed Same announcement was made case at present, although it i evident that Wngland must take some decided staud if she Wishes to preserve her own influence a» well as the existence of Denmark. Austria and Prussia seem to understand the utwillingness of England te act overtly in this matter, aad they are doublless emboldened frouy that very fact. The Emperor Napoleon has wo confi- dence, it is said, in the proposed conference at London, and hence he gives that plan but a cold smpport. Still France, like Deamark, has accepted England’e suggestion to that effect. Austria and Prussia, as we anowunced before, also agroe to the conference, but with the pro- viao that the fighting shall coatinue. This renders acseptance @ Bitter pleasaatry on their part. The fact ixthe Germen Powers are pushed into this war by their fears of that revolution- ary spirit which pervades all Germany. The King of Prussia and the Emperor of Austria hope that this speck of war may divert the minds of the pecple and give rise to questions which shall stifle the revolutionary fever. The probability is that, on the contrary, it will but hasten the catastrophe so much dreaded by the rulers and so ardently awaited by the psople. Throughout all Earope this desire for retorm, this spirit of revoivtion, is rife. It meets with different obstacles; but the purpose, the end to be attaine. |—constitutional goverament—is the same. In Italy, where the movement vas begun successfully, the motives of the people are fully apparent. They desire Rome and Venetia, and will have them. In Germany the desires of the masses are as yet crude, un+ formed; but the leaven is there; and such _af- fairs as this Holstein war will but hasten the solution. Io France the revolutionary spirit is fast gaining ground—so much so as: to cause Na- poleon the greatest uneasiness. To frightea it he gets up mock assassination schemes, and en- deavors to: divert the minds of his: people by foreign ware and interference in the affairs of other nations, Hence we hear much said at present about a concerted recognition of the Davis. gover by France and Eaglaad. Pho tricik ia p; it will not succeed, and Napoieon wil less find that he must abandon this. asthe Mexican scheme and foster # European war if he desires to retain his: power. These are the considerations which render probable a general struggle in Europe. The: great Powers dreaditho: revolu- tionary spirit now rife throughout: their do- minions, andy a8 ® counter irritant, they will go to war with each other. This meg for a period stay. the cause of progress and civiliza- tion—the cause of the people—but not long. The increasing intelligence of the masses must soon defeat the intrigues of their would-be rulers, and, a& @ natural result, a beneficial change will ensue. Still that changs will doubtless deluge Europe with blood: This war in Holstein is, we fear, but the begianiag of the great and final conflict. Dr. Tyna. ow Foreign Finviers.—The Rev. Dr. Tyng is a:very curious and amusiag per- son. On Tuesday evening he was engaged to introduce a lecturer to the audience at the Cooper Institute, and made an introductory speech a great-deal longer and vastly more en- tertaining than the lecture. During this-speech the reverend'Tyng managed to let out one of the secrets of the misccgenation mecting at Union square on Saturday last. It appears that neither Dodworth’s band, nor Helmsmul- ler’s band, nor the Seventh regiment baad, nor any other band, of white artists could be pro- cured to make music for the negro regiment. The orchestra of the Opera refused to serve. The negro minstrels shirked their duty and de- clined to assist their colored breturgn. Finaily the Union League Committee had to fell back upon the government band at Governor's Island—a notoriously unmusical set of musi- cians—and they piped for the darkey soldiers, Upon this text Dr. Tyng dilated with amusing indignation, while the impatient. audience continued to interrupt bim by calls for the lecturer. “A lot of foreign pipers,” said the reverend doctor, “thought it beneath them to play for ‘fetiow soldiers and fellow coun trymen,’ as President King cailed them.” Then the funay Tyng rose to the height of the great argument, aud pronounced his anathema against our susical artists, as be had previous- ly done against the advocates of raflling “A set of low born,’ drivelling foreign pipers,” said he, “refused to play for citizen soldiers of the United States.” Come, Doctor, moderate your wrath and your bad language. Tue abo- litionists, pure and simple, were met with bad eggs and brickbats when they began their mis- sion thirty yeare ago. The miscegenators can certainly endure a few refusals from profes- sional musicians at the inauguration of their system. By and by, when the darkeys have proved that they are worthy to be called he- roes and husbands, and come back to marry the sisters and daughters of the members of the Union League Club, none of our bands will decline to play the “Wedding March”— if they are woll paid for it. Tux Powtce Commisston Comino to Saara.— There is reason to hope that this matter will be speedily settled in the Assembly. It seems that no one appeared before the committee on Monday to waste the time of members by ridi- culous speeobes, and therefore definite action is likely soon to be had. Why is it that so much valuable time of committees is wasted by listening to unimportant and ill-tempered ar- guments of parties professing to have aa inter- est in measures before the Legislature? Is there no way of requiring sufficient causo to be shown for those demanding the privilege be- fore it is allowed them? Bvery jobbing schemer and lobby striker in Albany can now absorb the time of committees day after day upon the most absurd protexts, and a stop should be put to the practice at once. Kansas Bolte evs gy, a a aan te date ages tat a t to rosoind denouncing t-he Senatorial 00 mombers of thé,Legisiature who wore oxpaiied will ae eteing progressen repldly and Kansas will soon a) tear anole, ' srrows.—-We wave thes 7 daya laler news (rom Berope. The situation bas Bull it ie asserted’ that England will send a fleet to German waters, and that she is determined to preserve the in- tegrity of Denmark. As regards the feet, she some weeks since and proved uvfounded; this may be the EAST TENNESSEE. Important Movement in West érn Virginia. emg 2 The Probabie Reason for Longstreet's With- drawal from Before Kuoxvilte, bel be. ae, Mr. Jas. C. Fitzpacricu’s Despatch. Knoxvuie, Feb. 28, 1966, ‘Uy telegram of to-day embraces the sxtient points of the vews with reference to affairs up the veitey It wit there,“ore be unoecessary to elaborato or coped? the itema, ‘As to owt movements [ have to record that they are ne cessarily @low, Owmg to many draw backs, Our troops are puahiny up the couriry Your corespoudent io Western Virginia has tete- grapbed wo you of movements in that section, at Wythavillo or elsewhere, and the gathering of a large force in that yicinity—threatening a rebet inva- sion of Obio, This would ailord another solution ‘or the problem of Longstreet’s rotreat. Wythe- ville ig a station moar the line of the Virgiola and. Tenmessee Railromd, and the same correspondent lesrog through scouts amd doserters that the rebels are uoascessarity busy oa tis section of the road. fa it tm- Probabie shar Lougstroet ia £0 load thif threatened inve- sion? Ho has a force of Cally twenty thousand talantey: aad Svo tuousand cavalry, which, joined tothe concentra ted rebet cavalry commands of Karty, Imboden , Stuart and others io Western Virginia, would give bine a columa Of thirty:five thousand to forty thousand! mon, consisting. | of equai por:1oue 0’ both branches of the service. From ‘ Wythovitte's smal ridge, called Walker’» Mountain, only interposce to the valley of the Kanawka, whero a geod road follows the course of the stream 62° its confluence with the Ghio, coer Gallipolis. farival of the Prize Steamer Cunsber- Jand. ‘The prize steamer Cumber!and, Acting Master L. B,. Partridge, from Key West, February:28, via Hiltoa Head, whore she landed Judge Phillip Frazor and dagghter, an@ sailed on Wednosday, st twelve M; but being shortor coal; she put toto Beaufort March 4, where she was eup- plied; and sailed! on Sunday, the 6t, for New York, where sho arrived yesterday. Shorwas captured February 5, fifty mes souttof Me- bile, by the United States steamer De Soto. Sho Bae Provo®berself to be a splendid sea bom, and is-a gub- stantiat, well built vesset in every reepect. She was built in 1847, and most thorbughly constructed. Her cabin slsylighta are emblazoned with the arms ofthe Farl of Eglington, whose crest also adorns the cabin-win- dows of the prizs steamers Scotia, Anglia amd Adets. The cabins of the Cumberland are fitted up in the mest luxurious manger. Her maebinery is pronounced fault- leas, tho boilers are neve, and the bull being of iro of extra thickness, and wel’ braced and fastened, readers: her exceediugly stiff io & som way. Shojcould be easily: transformed into a guobeat. ‘Tho navy could not mako-a better selection. She was’ wsed a3 a tramsport iv tho Ofimean war, has been in the- ‘St. Petersburg avd Londoa trade, and once ran on the Gaiway aud Now York line, She is the finest steamship: captured during the war. Hor ¢argo is also very valua- ble. It is sent to Now York with the yoasel for gale; amé> will be advertised in a few’ days by the United Stater- of Florida, James C. Kiepp, who ts on board. Tho (ollowizg aro the names of tho officers who brought hor to this port:— Actin manding— Land L. Pe ). deund yep pr 8 Higby, mene i. Hare Om HL. Disby and Woe M. Hay pper. Ba Assistoms Engineers—Robvort A. Piorsoa and Mr jorton. While the Cuomberlaad wag lying at Beaufort the United THURSDAY, MARCH 10, 1864.-WITH SUPPLEMENT. contract m4 his peony-a-line scllaties ‘aan the | fellow may take a aoe to arraign the depart- ment iwelf on charges of 2 <fF more crianal and heinous nature than Chose preferred against - ' States stoamer Pequot arrived (robe the blockade, having: . with-her the prize steamer Don, which she had captured the dth inst. TueDon is an iron steam propeller, 600 tons burthen, end has an assorted cargo from Nassea. ‘This ship bad been a successiul blockade“ruoner up te the timo of ber capture, being peouiiacly Atted up to conceal herself eed avoid pursuit. She is schooner rigged, but ber masta aro 80 constructed that they can be-lowored down on deek io a few moments, and ber smoke stack, boing telescopic, can be depressed almost to the rail Jo ordinary waather she is inviwible: at the distance of seven miles, aod at vignt could clade the most searching lookout. Sho, bowever, fell into the clutches of the Pequot, although eke outran the 5 whico vessel pursued ‘her for aeveral hours the day pre- vious to ber capture ‘The night before the Don’s capture a white painted side-whoe! blockade runner was s0¢a t0 go ashore tw five miles south of Beaufort. Throe-of our cruisers on Suoday night iasearch of her. Loft at Beaufort, N. C., 6th. toss, United States steamers Dacotah, Eutaw, Aries, Quaker City, Keystone Stace, Pequot, Don « prize). Se eee net Irauiaw Overa.—Thero is doubticas mach that attracts ip Mozart's Don Giovanni, as it fills: the house if gives judiciously—that 1a, at stated intervals, At the risk of being considered. heretical we willavow a much greater liking for the-mere modern operas, not excepting Faust, and especially-Jone. There is much that is slow and off {ashioned in-Dom Gievann:, and these are the days of pre gress. Mme. Medor! wes tn splendid voice last evening, and sang and acted with so much energp.and spirit as to drew from the audience great applause. Miss Kellogg was @ most pleasing Zerlina. Bellini, as.tne Count Almavira, was, as usual, very successful. Owing tothe indwpositien Of Signor Siacli, Horr Weinlich was the Leperelio. On Friday evening Faunt will be repeated. * (Tar Gortscnaca Concent.—Thore was another large an@ fasbionan'e audience at Nibio's Saloon last evening, the occanionof the Gottachalk concert. As usual thie favorite artist was eminently successful. He was ably assisted by Miao. d’Angri, Mr. Simpson and. Carlo Patté. Brooxtrw.Nows.—The calico ball for the fam‘lies of° the soldiers of Brookiyn and Kings county takes place to morrow (Friday) evening, at the Academy of Music, Montague stroct, The arrangements are on the most comprebeasive seale, and the ball promises to be one of: the most attractive of the season. é 7 City Intelligence. Drenina GF 4 New Puntic Scuoot.—A beautiful new. public schost edifice was opened ia East Forty second: street, between Second and Third: avenues, at two o'clock yesterday afternoon , and @ oumoerous attendance of ladies and gentlemen witoessed the inaygural eeremonies. Commiseiover Hitchman epencd the exercises with @ speech, in the course of which ho gavo a brief sketch of edacation tn tue Nineteenth > In 1860, he there was an attendance in all the schools of the ward 943 pupils, which in 1861, after the opening of the new sctiool No. 63 in Seventy ninth street, tmcreased to. ite. esent number of 2,154. The cost of the building im venty ningh street was $54,273, while the dutid! site of the new building No 27 cost $46,229. Tt 1.200 pupils. Home music anda few other spseches—oae- by City Superintendent Randal!i—followed, after whic. the audience departed in a high state of good humor, PResastatios. —Fire Commissioner Thomas Lawrence, ex-Commissionér Henry Wilson, Ragineer Lamb arid A. M. C. Smith, Esq., were each the recipients of a splondia silver tmounted tune on ‘Tuesday night—the gift of the Fire Department of Newburg. canes were made out of portions of the old headquarters of General Wasbington and the presentation was made by J. Hi. , Raq., of Newburg ComrLocgytany Sovran To Tem Free Zovaves.—The mem- bors of Stoam Engine Compaay No. 63 ae coe o acomplimentary supper to the members “ featwont Fire, Zouaves at their engine house ta of; the members and (riendsof the regiment present, ‘ally enjoyed by ali, ‘A New Lectces.—Mrs. Sarah A, Wright will dotiver hor intellectual bagel tg "7 second ve Inatitute, room No. 18. sal to Seoatea ts Love * but we mente of the fair lecturer: will be entirely opposed to of the free love and miacegeoation school. Mrs. Wright wilt view love in i Sorel sod Gemeste relnstece, cod no doubt will be hem A Porctan Lacrors.—Upon the incitation of the people of Harlem Mr, C. 8, Shanahan will lecture this (Thare~ day) evening, at Washington Hail,on tho Mexicaa ques- tion ‘The committee of invitation on beball of the oft- rons of Harlem consists of Messrs. Jobn McLeod Mi Q United States Nay, George 3. Drew, J.B. BE. Pabor, W. T. Baa a L oiby .B. i= ture to commence a @i doubt that Mr. Shanahan’ will be woll rece “Know Tuverur.”—An tateresting lectare on this sub. fect will be delivered this evening at the Osopor tuto. Professor Whoeler, the lecturer, tritaite public phrenolagical torent.