The New York Herald Newspaper, March 14, 1864, Page 4

4 ; NEW YORK HERALD. The Fright a¢ Washington—General | The Manifesto of fammany Hali—a Com- | at death and disasters and of 6 Cu. uct motori PRESIDENCY. “MEWS FROM Grant Packed Om to the West—Treasom B ocog cat eye ulvome 3 Nace ous for its blundess and its failures; and they in o New Form. : manifesto of Tammany Hall, which we | want a President lity? Grant, and a Cabinet com- | | Amass mecting of the friends of General George B AIPCAAE ee noses OF Canah le 0 arms Jo D9 Dubtisbed yestarday, is the important movement posed of statesmen caat in the same mould. cake a Tetons oe ee corrupt men of the Washington Directory, and | of this Presidential campaign. If anything is Let this revolution be ,fairly aad courageously | wiu prosido, and a large attendance is expected. already, though their struggle against the man | to revolutionize the politics of this country it Expectations of Gen. Grant’s Early OFFICE N. W, CONNER OF FULTON AND NASBAU STS. TERMS cash in advance, Money seut by mail will be et thorisk of the sender. None but bank bilis current ia ‘New York taken. THE DAILY HERALD, Tatar coats per copy. NO NOTICE taken of anonymous correspondence. We donot returu rqectod communications. Votume XXIx AMUSEMENTS THIS EVENING. NIBLO'S GABDEN, Broadway. —Encaanraess. WALLACK’S THEATRE, Broadway.—Tux Brvars. WINTER GARDEN, Broadway.—Tioxer of Leave JAN. OLYMPIC THEATRE, Broadway.—Taming 4 Botren- ry. NEW BOWERY THEATRE, Bowery.—Ronxut Bavce— Fivixo Durcawan—Limeuibds Boy. BOWERY Doo—Mv THEATRE, Bowery—Rag Woman ann Hen Goosk—TRaiL OF Siw BARNOM'S MUSEUM, Broadway.—Four Giants, Two Dwaurs, Avetwos, Wuat Is lt, 40. a8 ali hours. Aruno Sta, om Srigrt or Beauty—At Sand 7% P.M. BRYANTS’ MINSTRELS, Mechanics’ Hall. 472 Broad. way.—Ermiorian Soncs, Darces, BoRLesquus, 26— lau ING 4 Burreneiy. WOOD'S MINSTREL HALL, 514 Broadway. —Ernroria Bones, Dances, 6—biack BRiGADR. ACADEMY OF MUSIC, Irving Place,—J. N. Parrisoy’s Coneoxrr AMERICAN TREATRE. No. 444 Broadway, Partouimes, BURLESQUES, ke.—Tiix Sreotry BROADWAY AMPHITHEATRE, Broadway.—Grae Fastic aNd EqvuusiRian FPERYOUMANCES, Afternoon aud Evening. BOPE CHAPEL, 718 Broadway.—Tue StrRroscorTicay & Munroe or tax Univensy, AND TWENTY-sEVENTR STRERT OST, H NEW YORK MUSEUM OF ANATOMY, 618 Broadway.— Cunosirixs ap Lecrvres, from 9a. M, till 10 PM. HOOLEY'S OPERA Boxes, Danoxs, Bunt New York, Mond HOUSE, Brooklyn.—Ermoriax urs, &c. March 14, 1862. THE SITUATION. General Grant's visit’to the West is not likely to be of fong duration, if we can credit the opinjons confidently ‘expressed in military circles at Washington, that he is to ‘be recalled to the national capital in a very short time, Before leaving for tne West General Grant made a hand- Some response to a letior written by a pumber of promi- ment citizens of New York inviting him to accept the | Dospitalities of the metropolis. He declined, on the Ground that bis presence in the West was necessary im- mediately. General Kilpatrick arrived in Washington yosterday. Te tg said that be attributes the failure to capture Rich mond wholly to the treachory of the negro guide hung by Dahlgren, The negro was perfectly familiar with the Country west of Richmond, and was sent to Colonel Dahl ren from General Meade's headquarters, with the, note ated just provious to the departure of the expedition, and found on Dahigren’s person. It is believed that pon approaching Richmond the regro’s cowardice in- uced him to direct the command above Goochland, with ‘tho virw of avoiding a fight. The arrival of the Morning Star from New Orleans, with dates to the 6th instant. brings iutelligeuce of tho inaugaration of Govervor Habn, of I a, which was conducted with immense relat and th t enthusiasm Of the people. A grand military and civic procession, a ‘Pplendid bali, general iliuminations.the presence of the two Generals Sherman and an address from General Banks were the leading features of the occasion. Major General T. W. Sherman, of ‘Sherman expeditin” notorie- ty, arrived in New Orleans on the Ist instant. The Jelta escribes his raiias most successful, he baying and destroyed everything that could support life in man ©r beast, and that his colamn swept through the country #like a tornado.” Despatches from Chattanooga report nothing new from the front. The report from Knoxville is to the same ‘@ffect. We learn frem §rankfort, Kentucky, that Governor Bramlettc has addressed an earnest remoustrance to the President respecting the enrolment an‘ eolistment of Slaves in Kentucky, and has notified the President that hhe will execute the laws ot Kentucky agai who at tempt to take slaves from their owners without their ©onsent. He claims that Kentucky is a thoroughly loyal State, and that her laws and constitution must be re- pected Our latest dates from Hilton Head are to the 10th, and ‘Jacksonville, Fia.,to the 7th inst. Nothing of importance ‘was going on at either piace. Our troops in Florida were esting after their unsuccessful effort at Olustee, and the @nemy wore making no demonstrations to rene the fight. The firing on Coarlesion and Sumter from our batteries Qoased oa Tuesday last, and since then ail hes been quiet. MISCELLANEOUS NEWS. A despatch bas been sent to General Hayes, the Assist nt Provost Marsha®Geners! in this city, by General ‘announcing that credits will be given of the next call for ‘Groops of all excess of volunteers furnished over tne lust call. We print this morning the address of the members of ‘Whe Maryland Legislature, congratulating them that the first step has been taken to obtain the sense of the peovie @v the call for a constitutional convention. takes very strong ground in favor of emancipation in Maryland. The vote of the people is to be taken on the ‘6th of April, and the Convention, if a majority of the peo- Plo are im favor o one, is to assembie on the 27th of the fame month. We publish to-day some later and very interesting mews from Havana, Mexico and St. Domingo The ima Perialist cause in Mexico was making slow progress, and the papors are filed with accSunts of petty skirmishes. Freach reinforcemeats contioued to arrive at Vera Cruz. Our correspondouce contains everything of interest. ‘The Naval Committee of the Fiouse of Representatives Brrived ai the Astor House vesterday afiernow. ‘They came on from Boston ina special train, apd travelled at fn average speed of forty-two miles an hour, the time Occupied by thetrip being five houre and twenty minutes. | After dining at the Astor House they left for Washington ebout seven o'clock lust evening. Steps have been taken to organize the city railroad conductors, drivers, aud also the drivers of stages, for the Purpose of assisting the Sanitary Fair. A call for s meet (ng in furtherance of the object has been iseved, anc tne Persons intorested in the movement will meet this even- fing at No. 239 Fifth avenue to perfect the Rev. Dr, Dix, of Trinity church, detiver fing sermon last evening, at the Tabernacie in Sixth @venue, on the “Nectesity of Unity in Heligion.”” He argued against the bad policy of having distinct eects in religion, and said the time was fast approaching when we sbould go back to the religion which emanated from the Disciples, and when infidelity, free thinking, atheism, &c., ‘would be totally destroyed. He also argued against the Smpropriety of allowing each individual to put bis own interpretation on the Holy Scriptures, and concluded by expreesing @ strong anticipation that the differences be tween all sects would speedily be healed up, and that there would be but ope universal Charch. A vesper service in memory of the late Rev. Thomas Btarr King took place iast evening in the Church of the Morsiah, Groadway. The building was crowded, the Congregation being large nnd fashionable. In front of the Puipit there was placed an arn, resting on the national Surmounted by a cross, and ail adorned with ivy Buonyside, the home of Washington Irving. Rev Wr. Oagood proached an eloquent and touching sermon ov ‘the life and character of the decoused ‘The expectation that the taritf is to be revised and heavier duties imposed on nearly all descriptions of \m. Ported merchandise has served to excite the markets, | pnd tp many articies 6 large business nas been done at Plgher prices. The fall to gold under these circom- Blances exerted comparatively |ittle intuence, nearly ail “goods wore aominal at the advanced prices, 4 Pamuwy Haws, 18 DaNcer.—The Sacheme of ‘ammany Hall are in danger. They are pre. ‘to come out against Lincola and eup- | Grant. This is treason in a new form, no how mapy regiments they may send to Qld or how much money they may give the pupngtt ef the carermmens- The address | of the people has as yet hardly taken definite shape, they go a great way in their denuncia- tion of his supporters. Adherence to Grant, admiration of his career and faith in bis abili- ties are treason. Such is the latest utterance of the Directory’s corrupt and favorite organ. Compare the achievements of Grant with the imbecilities of Lincoln, declare against ‘Lin- coln, and you are a traitor. Urge that the man whose single achievements have redeemed our national character from the reproach of Europe should be permitted to pursue his tri- umpbant career, that the President shall cease to meddle with the war, and you are a traitor. Treason is a word that has done remarkable duty in this war. Two or three years ago tho administration organs ventured to apply it only to the Southerners in arms against the govern- ment, and to such Northern men as went so far in their opposition to the administration that the people heard them denounced, and even saw them punished, without displeasure. But we have grown, and the word that once meant a | crime against the country and against the go- | vernment now means a crime against a party. | We urge that Grant should give the country and the people, as against the politicians, the benefit of his abilities and of the power he possesses. We urge that he should drive ou! the unscrupulous politicians who have seize the government—as Casar did in Rome, Nap: leon in Paris, and Cromwell in London; ai we express our complete faith that he will st | there—-as Cwsar, Cromwell and Bonaparte did | not. We indicate that he may do all this with- | out any violation of the constitution of the United States; and we are told by the Wash- ington organ of those men who have ruined | the country that this is “treason in a new | form.” Certainly it is a new form of treason. It is the new form; but it is the form that will be prevalent for some time to come; and the | place mongers and radicals altogether may “make the most of it’ For the support of | Grant in this very way will go on; and that he | should pursue the course that we have indi- | cated will spread toa common conviction as ; the people come to see these matters more ‘clearly. Even now the people undérstand that. The fact that a man in any distinguished | position is acceptable to the administration and its radical supporters is a clear and sufficient evidence that he is unfit for the place. In the feargul struggles that upheave the foun- | dations of national life, in the immense wars that | remodel nations, small men can never be fit for | great places; and a large part of what excites j our indignation in the perusat of history has | resulted from the fact that great places have $0 often been occupied by smatl men. And | for a man to be acceptable to our present ad- | ministration he must necessarily be infinitely | small. He must be a man that the administra- tion can appreciate; and they could not do that if he were not small. He must be a man } of a poor and mean spirit and contemptible inteilect, without convictions or ideas of his own, ready to do the bidding of others, and | to take any form that the politicians choose to | give him. Such a man—exactly acceptable to } the paliticians—can never have the coafidence | of a nation. He cannot inspire the souls of | mea for battle; he cannot by his single | strength bear up a people and carry them | forward to the great victories that are neces- j sary for success. General Grant is a man who } can do all this. He has, above every man of this generation, the confidence of the American people. He has the soul to inspire an army and thg brains to direct it. He is the antipodes | | at all points of the man who would be ac- | ceptable in any place to a clique of politi- cians. And it 4s for these reasons that there must | be an irrepressible conflict between him and | the Washington politicians. There is an irre- concilable antagonism, which must continue, to the destruction of one or theyother; and,, though the radicals have hitherto been tri- umphant over all opponents, they are fearful of this last struggle. It matters not that General Grant has been manwuvred out of the capital and hurried away West. He is the necessity of the country wherever he is. He bears the banner of the “new form of treason,” and he is the man who is to strike down the corrupt influences at Washington. His blow will not be the less decisive when it comes because it has not been qualified in the corrupt atmosphere of Wash, ington city. Tse Ixvatsp Corrs.—An examination of the returns of the Invalid Corps made to the Ad- jutant General for the monthof January shows a total of 589 officers and 25,305 enlisted men. Some very interesting details are, derived from this report, having a bearing upon the morale of the corps, as well as upon the amount of actual duty performed by it. Of the 25,805 enlisted men, 23,007 are actu- ally on duty, leaving 2,066 sick (under 10 per | cent), 360 im arrest (17-16 per cent), and ab- sent 372 (1% per cent). * These results are ex- ceedingly gratifying, and are only to be account- ed for upon the theory that the men of the In- | valid Corps are really “‘ worthy and deserving ” | in the sense of the orders under which they have been transferred. These men are veterans; and it isa striking fact in military statistics | that the decrease of punishments is always in’ proportion to the length of service. | Of the 589 officers belonging to the corps, there are actually on duty 568, leaving only 21 to be otherwise accounted for ; of these 10 are | absent, 8 sick, and only 3 in arrest. We | ; question whether the returns of any other | branch of military ¢ervice in the United States or Europe can show results more really gratify- | ing, and the facts which are represented in the | figures above reflect the highest credit upon those having the organization of the Invalid / Corps in charge. . The Invalid force is at present organized into 292 companies. The gain by enlistments and transfere during the month of January was 2,411, and sufficient returns for the month of February have been reeeived to show that the | aggregate Invalid force has now swelled to fully 30,000. Tovenmsa tHe Raw at Last.—For a long time the Forney Club at Washington bore | without wincing our praises of General Grant, ‘and our advocacy of his claims to the next is just auch a wovenrent as that inaugurated by Tammany, We sincerely hope that the leaders of this revolution will bave pluck enough, and patriotism enough, and brains enough, to follow it up vigorously, and not grow weary of well- doipg and return to the fleshpote of the Ezyp- tians of the Albahy Regency. in favor of a dishonorable peace; and, se- condly, because the status of Tammany, a3 &@ powerful local organization, was not re- cognized by the managers of the Conven- tion. With the latter reason we have no- thing to do. It is a part of the machinery of parties with which we have not the slight- est sympathy. The former reason we consider quite valid and satisfactory. It cuts the con- nection between Tammany and the Regency, and renders a reunion of the braves of the Old Wigwam and the Digger Indians of the peace democracy almost impossible. Tammany now stands committed to a war platform, and is the nucleus for a great conservative national party. The manifesto of Tammany Hall covers. three important points. In the first place, it condemns tie unconditional peace party, an shows that peace is not to be obtained honora: bly and permanently except ‘by vigorous an: successful war. In the second place, it con- demns the Albany Regency, and exposes the tricks and the corruptions by which that imbe- cile and vicious set of men control the rump of the democratic party and perpetuates its own power by regularly re-electing itself. In the third place, the manifesto lays down a broad and loyal platform of principles, and in- vites all patriotic men to join with It in reform- ing the national politics. Upon all of these points we can agreo with Tammany Hall, and 80 can every man who loves his country. Cor- ruption and imbecility have ruined the nation, and nothing can save it from destruction but just such a thorough and earnest political revo- lution. The creed enunciated by Tammany Hall is not very long, but itis very complete. These political revolutionists believe that the war to preserve the Union and enforce the authority of the federal government ought to be vigor- ously prosecuted until those objects are ac- complished; that the constitution has survived the rebellion, and that, although traitors have forfeited their lives, the rights of States exist unimpaired; that the only way to secure an honorable peace is to put down the rebellion at the earliest possible moment; that slavery, asasubject of political agitation, has passed from the politics of the country; that the want of state«manship, the military mismanagement, the silly proclamations, the arbitrary arrests and the unprecedented corruption of the pre- sent administration have unnecessarily and unreasonably prolonged the war and strength- ened the rebellion; that Abraham Lincoln is incompetent to restore the Union; that the people demand a change of rulers; that the next President should be selected from among those practieal military statesmen—like Grant, McClellan, Hancock, Thomas and others—who have best served their country and deserve her highest honors, and that all party considera- tions should now be merged in the higher and holier cause of national existence. To what plank of this platform can any true patriot object? To none. We have called this movement revolution- ary; and So it is in the best sense of that word. It will inaugurate a reconstruction of political society. Tt carries us back to the pure and lofty statesmanship which built up the nation and guided it successfully for over forty years. It sets aside the drivelling politicians who have ruled and ruined us for thirty years past, and sweeps away all the rubbish which they have collected to clog the progress of the people. It presents a platform upon which Geseral Grant, or any of our other patriotic generals, can be almozt unanimously elected, and sbat- ters the mere party platforms upon which in- significant and incompetent men have been hoisted into office by partisan machinery. If the Tammany leaders are wise enough and brave enough to persist in this revolution nothing can prevent its triumph, The shoddy and smutty republicans who have renominated Lincoln have no popularity, and contracts eannot cast any votes except those they buy. The movements: for Fremont and Chase are only protests from discon- tented members of the same corrnpt and in- capable party. The peace party, under the rule of the Regency, has been beaten in every recent election, and is foredoomed to defeat. The practical, national party, for which Tam- many Hall raises the standard, hos a clear field before it, and can only fail by becoming re- creant to its principles. The programme which the Tammany leaders should now adopt is very simple. They should call a State Convention, to meet in this city next month, and that Convention should call a National Convention, to be held at Cincinnati in fhe month of May, to nominate one of the candidates named in the manifesto, or some other practical statesman of the same stamp. Long before the meeting of this Convention the strength of the movement will develop itself. The people are ready for this revoln- tion. They are tired of imbecile politicians, and want men of mind and character to pre- side over the destinies of the nation. They are tired of political routine, and want new men and a new regime. @bey are tired of official corruption, and want official honesty and integrity. They are tired of incapacity, and want practical statesmanship. They are tired of hearing their officials talk buncombe, and want officials who speak through their acts, They are tired of men who worship the negro, and want men who serve only God and their country. They are tired of a war which drags along for the sole benefit Union steadily prosecuted to s permanent peace. They are tired of having their lives and money thrown away in gambling for po- litieal power, and want the war conducted with military skill and by military statesmen. They are tired of seeing the constitution tram- pled under foot, and want to see it everywhere | Presidency. But we have at last toucbed upon the sore spot in the tough hide of thie rhino- ceros (the Forney Club). Our comparison of General Grant to Cwear or Napoleon they look upon as treason in a new form. They hop and ekip and jump at (pia teych en the raw. enforced—at the North and South alike—as the supreme law of the land. They are tired of truck- ling to England and huckstering with France, and want to see England called to account | Forney & Co., who are managing the smutty of shoddy contractors, and want a war for the started, and the people will at once adopt it as their own and wake it triu, »phant. The Presidency—Mr, One Decilina- tion—His First Letter aaid the Pomeroy Circular, “ In the recently published let *r of Mr. Becre- tary Chase, announcing his withdrawal from the fleld as a Presidential candidm’e, he refers ‘to a previous letter on the eubject, anarking the course which be should pursue ender’ 4 certain contingency. This original letter, having at length been brought to light, will be feund in another part of this paper. We may aay’ of it, toe, as Tony Lumpkin said of the “inside” of his mischief making letter, that “it is the orcam of the correspondence.” It dovetails in with the Pomeroy circular ag neatly as the neatest bit of cabinet work we have ever seen, The letter is dated Washington, January 18, and the circular from the same place is dated February, and was first published on the 2igt of that month in a Washington journal. I: thus appears that Mr. Chase and his Pomeroy commitice had been actively working at leasta whole month against “Honest Old Abe” before he was permitted to know anything about it In this initiaY letter of Mr. Chase, touching bis declination, he says that a Chase Presidential committee had been organized in Washington including Senators, Representatives and citizens among its members; that this committee, through @ sub-committee, had conferred with him in reference to the use of his name as their candidate; that his objections had been communicated to the committee, but had been overcome by their arguments, and that he had “consented to their wishes.” In other words, Mr. Secretary Chase was a con- senting party to the use of his name by this radical Pomeroy committee as a republican Pre- sidential candidate in opposition to President Lincoln. The Pomeroy circular, therefore, may be fairly considered as having been issued by authority from Mr. Chase, " Aud what gays this Pomeroy circular? It declares, first, “that, even were the re-election of Mr. Lincoln desirable, it is practically im- possible against the union of influences which will oppose him.” Clearly this is the ‘warning of a bolt by the Chase faction in the event of Mr. Lincoln’s nomination. Secondly, the Chase circular declares that, should President Lin- coin “be re-elected, his manifest tendency to- wards compromises and temporary expedients of policy will become stronger” than ever; that “ the cause of human liberty and the dig- nity and honor of the nation will suffer propor- tionately, while the war may continue to lan- guish during his whole administration, till the public debt shall become a burden’ too great to be borne.” This shows that Mr. Chase hasa very poor opinion of “Honest Old Abe,” whether as a statesman or as a warrior. Thirdly, this Pomeroy committee substantially declare that, considering -the present enormous patronage and corruptions of the government, the one term principle has ‘become “absolutely essen- tial to the certain safety of our republican in- stitutions.” The committee here broadly hint that if elécted for another term “Old Abe” may ‘try the practical joke of setting himself up as an emperor. This isa pretty heavy bill of charges and specifications against the President from this audacious Chase committee. But while they thus denounce “Old Abe” as a trickster, a trifler and a failure, they say that “we find united in Saimon P. Chase more of the qualities needed in a PreMdent during the next four years than are combined in any other available candidate,” and so on to the end of the chapter. It would, indeed, have been surprising if the publication of this Pomeroy circular had not persuaded the President to demand an ex- planation or a letter of resignation or declina- tion from his over-ambitious Secretary. But it seems that Mr. Chase had no intention of declining the Presidency last January, ex- cept in the event of the development of a re- publican majority in the Obio Legislature against him. In his second letter be rests his declination upon this discovery. To be sure he pleads the plea of union and harmony in the councils of the administration, in view of the suppression of the rebellion, and all that; but President Lincoln owes nothing to bis mag- naniinity. Mr. Chase declines because his State | Legislature has declined to support him; he declines because, after the issue of the Pomeroy circular, he had no other alternative but to de- cline the Presidency or resign the Treasury. Out of the Treasury his peculiar strength “greenbacks”’—-as a Presidential aspirant would be at anend; but, continuing in the Treasuty, something, after aif, may turn up in the Balti- “more Convention to bis advantage. His retire- ment from the Presidential field is reluctant, constrained, aud evidently open to reconsidera- tion, and the Pomeroy committee has not, we believe, been dissolved. But whatever may be the real position now occupied by Mr. Chase, we hope that in the in- terval to the meeting of the Baltimore Conven- tion jn June General Grant will have adminis- tered such crushing blows to the rebellion that | the republican party will realize the expe. | diency of falling in with the voice of the people | in his nomination, and as a compromise withal, | not only between the Lincoln and Chase fac- | tions, but with General Fremont and bis other- | wise irrepressible radical German legion. As | between these conflicting elements the game is* not yet ended. Mere Lr Service.—We contribute more to the support of the government than all the re- publican journals put together—paying over | thirty thousand dollars taxes; and yet, because | we admire the brilliant career of Grant, and denounce the blunders of Lincoln in North Carolina and in Florida, as well os his absurd meddling with the Army of the Potomac, we render to the government mere lip service, say | Forney, Blair & Co. Tre Smerry Civp ty Wasntxator at Work.— Presidential campaign in favor of Lincoln, assert that all those who admire Grant and desire this distinguished General for President are traitors in a new form. Comparisons are Oporovs.—Mrs. Malaprop at Washington says that all attempts at com- | paring the brilliant career of General Grant to that of the eminent warriors of antiquity, such as Cesar or Hannibal, is treason in a new form. Treason iv 4 New Foru.—Forney, Bieir & Co. assert that voting for General Grant as for her piracies and the French expelled from | next Presidegt would be treason in a new Mexico. They are tired of 4 Presidgat who j form, | bers aro partion!ar! Another Letter from secre: * In tho letter of Mr. hase a tae tars was made to a previous letter on the samo ject, following ie the letter meutioned:— thet il Weal , Jan, 18, 1864, ‘Wasninaron, Mr Drax S—Your kind note is just received. As tt har been 80 long on the way I have telegraphed you that I will reply by mai At the instance of tro think that the publ tn- cl terests woul! be promoted oy my clection to the dagtatracy, a committee, composed of Senators, Repre. hore to Cr ae, sentatives aud citizens, bas been organized moasures £0 promote that object. Thi through a sub committee, hi to weight, showid indicate the ex course, bo conssicrations of person me should be allowed to prevent its being taken. If Lkuow my own heart, [ desire notbimg 0 much as the suppression of the rebellion and the re-establishment of uaton, order and prosperity on sure and'safe founda- tions; and I shout! dospise myself if I felt canable of allowing any persons! objecia to influence me to any action which would affect by one jot or tittle mjuriously the accomplisbment of those objecta; and ft is a source of real gratification to balieve that thore who desire it do ‘80 08 public grounds alene, and will not hesitate to act in auy matter which may concern me upon such’ grounds, and auch grounde only. Of course, under these cArcamstances, I desire the sup- Port of Ohio. If, however,.it shall be thot pleasure of a majority of our friends in Oitio to indicate a preference for auother, I shall accept thon action with that cheerful acquiescence which is due from me to friends who havo trusted and honored mo beyond any claim or merit of mine. Vory traly, your friend’ 8. P. CHASE, Hon. Janes 0, Hatt, Columbus, Ohio, : General Grant and the Presidency. {From the Wasbington Constitational Union. } It is known that this distinguished and meritorious officer has been in this city. Of course all were anxious to sce him, and it is to be regrottod that go few had the opportunity. Government officials and a ‘particular member of Congress” kept around bim as though they were fearfu! he would talk to somebody else. Jias any Ono man epecial property in him that he should be with him at night until after all others have gone to bed, and then in the morning before any one else fs up—should guard him up stairs and down stairs and out of doors, everywhere he ta and goes, for fear he might hear some- thing that his tenacious friend does not wish him to hear? No general has yet been brought to Washington without being ruined; and, if General Grant’s high character and known discermment did not protect bim, he, too, would fall either by being converted intoa partizan general, which they aro trying to do with him, or hunted down if ho refuses to be used in that way. The people's representatives passed the law providing for the lioutenint general's place (beg pardon, his “friend”? passed it), and he is paid bis salary by the + sweat of the toiling millions. They ouzht to be sup- posed to have some interest in him; but the Washington politiclans say t» them ‘stand back.’? Modesty would seem to dictate at least to him who aspires to contro! bis actions that it might be just as well for the reputation of the General if he was left a little to himself. It is respectfully suggested that a mere party manager who risea to nothing above that, and whose partisan feeling induces him to over! ok the high interests of the nation and hunt dowa democrats, should not claim an exclusive right in what belongs to all. The fruth is, and thero is no use in attempting to dis- guise it, that the administration and its party friends are terribly frightened at the idea that General Grant may be a candidate tor the Presidency. They have used the whoie machinery of the ifeutenant generalship to keep him off the track, It has been worked by his ‘ partica- lar frieadt’ but Mr. Lincoln’s ** more particalar friend”? and afew others, with this view. Be oasy, gentlemen. General Grant sees your game avd knows what you are about, and so do the peopie, it will all come out right. Your davs are numbered. Jf you will look up you will see the handwriting on the wall. Qan’tfool Grant. You may hang about him ag much as you please, but it will do no good—yon can’t fool him. He’s not going to be used for the partisan purposes of the administration. The country, and not party, is at stake, Tae Fremont Movement. (From the Newark Jonrnal. | It is beliovea in Washington that the leaders of thi Fremont faction bave determined to organize in every election district througuout tho North, irrespective of the present republican organization, with a view to run the /athfinder as a candidate whether Mr. Lincoln 13 nominated by the June Convention or not. They allece as an excuso for this revolutionary party action that the Baltimore Convention is vertain to be controlled by the great shoddy contracting and oifc: holding interests. ‘They assert that General Simon Cameron is commander. in-chief of the Lincola jorces, and that be has arranged the delegations from ail tho Northern States in favor of Mr. Lincoln’s advance; hence they decline to recognize the validity of a made up convention, and will contest the canvass until the cloze of the polls. This movement, in connectian with Pomeroy's speech, is creating no little excitement in administration circles. Musical. Maretzek hasgene to Boston, and we shall have a fort- night’s lull in our operatic excitement, On the 28th of this month the troupe will come back and dpen, of course, with Faust. On that evening New York will have ample scope for the pursuit of pleisure. There will be the opeving of the spring operatic season, the opening of the Sanitary Fair, and the grand annual ball of the Melo Choreans, to take place at Irving Hall, This affair prom- ises to be most attractive. A uumber of the New York celebrities imart are to grace with their presence this bait, which will be one of the most recherche of the on. ‘The matinee on Saturday jat the Academy of Music was another striking instance of the popularity of Gounod’s Faust, The Academy was literally jammed to the dome. It was another three thousand dollar house, We doubt the ability of Boston to rival this Faust mania, When Ma- retzek returns he will, we are assured, give Faust every evening until the public will have no more of it. Butas this is out of the question with one set of artists, he will engage two , and thus we shell have Faust served up with . Inthe new set we shail have Briguoli, , Miss Harris, Hormanns and others. There will be excitement in all this, and the people as well as the management will profit thereby. THE PATTISON CONCERT. To-night Mr. J..N. Pattison’s grand vocal and instra- mental concert will tnke place at the Academy of Music. This artist is assuming a most prominent position in his profession, Ile has labored diligently to merit the tavor which the public seem go willing to accord to American artists worthy of support, and is reaping his reward, Mr. Pattison will be assisted on this occasion by Miss Laura Harrie, who lately mado so successfal a debut in opera. This is the jirst appearance of this artist in con- cert. Siguor Lowti, of the Maretzek troupe, will also sivg. Signor Amodio, who has just returned from a suc. consti! engagement in Havana, and Mr. 8. C. Campbell, wil! assist in repdoring tms a most attractive entertain- meat. City Intelligence. Unscocesavrt ATrgMrT to Row an Excsanae Crenk.—A most daring attempt was made to murder and rob a clerk in the exchange office of Mr. Josiah Colgate, 116 South etreet, early on Saturday morning. Three strangers of suspicious appearance entered the office and asked the clerk to examine a $5 Dill on the Orrewatchie Panik. After oxpressipg nis opinion as to the character of the note the clerk proceeded to the safe, trom which he took a tin box containining $9,000 in bang bills and legal tender jotes, Ga reaching the counter with the treasure in his band, one of the men dealt the clerk a stunning blow on | the hend with a weapon and knocked bim down. Fortu- nately, he was not deprived of his reason, an aging to his fect thrust his band through @ pane of glass an: ried “murder, thieves, &c.”’ The alarm was heard, but before assistance arrived, the robbers decamped without securing the booty they so much coveted. The clerk has given police a description of the villains who at- tempted to take his life, aud.offorts will be made to arrest them. Military Affairs. THR RSCRPTION OF THE FIFTY-sIXTH NEW YORE VOLUNTEERS. Ameeting of the sone of Orange and Sullivan will be held ut the Astor House this evening, at eight o’clock, to conclude the arrangements for the reception of the Tenth Legion, Colonel Van Wyck. This regiment bas seen & great amount of service with the Army of the Potomac and should be well received. DEPARTURE OF THE SECOXD REGIMENT NEW YORE FIRE ZOUAVES. This regiment, commanded by Lieutenant sas aned Michael Burns, will take their departure aim Isiand this morning. The regiment will aseemble a Fifth Ward Hotel, bog ry ey oy the mem- evortore,. ‘Those members of the sent will be arrested as will be released from all penalties a “hey vapert Wo Colonel Burns at the above time. News from Forrrase Mownon, March 15, 1864. ‘Tho steamer Monticello arrived this afternoon with the, dlockade running steamer Mary Ann in tow, captured off Wilmington. ‘Tho oyster schooner Jalia Baker was burned by the, robots yesterday morning up the Nansemond river. Her | order. captain and crew were captared, with two thousand Acl- lars, Tho crew were arleep when captured. military Move: mente | Miasourl. Sr. Loum, Maroh 18, 1864. ‘The Fourth lowa cavalry, veterans, recentiy with Sher- man’s expedition, arrived yesterday, en rowle to their epee ful Minar roginens of aced (COE WON, of bis wame as a candidate for the Presidency scree Return to the Capital. His Reply to an Invitation to Visit New York, kee, Ren her Waaumaron, March 13, 1564 GENERAL GRANT TO RETURN TO WASHINGTON SOON. It ia said 10 military quarters that Geacral Grant wilt return to Washington in the course of tho next two wooks. GUNBRAL GRANT’ CORRESPONPRNCE WITH OLTIZENS OF NEW YORE. Lisutenant Generat'Grant, boforehe’ loft on Friday for the Weat, answered tho letter written on tho behalf of a farge aumber of the leyal citizens of New York, who de- sired to evince their appreciation of tite sigual services he had rewdered to the country in a b@iMast series of suc cesses in arms, and respettfully solicitiag the favor of his Prosonce as their guest a some period:dariog his stay in tho Hast, The letter was sigued’ By ditty of the most prominent citizens of New York. In reply Generat Grant says, while’ highly appreciating the kind tonder of the hospivalftlos of the city, he will not bo able to accopt of thom. “ My daties,’* he adds, “ cail me immediately to the West, for which L start by the most oxpeditious route this evening. For ‘that part of your letter complimentary to mynelf’ accept |, my thanks, and receive my assurance that all-in my power will bo donej that your expectations nay'be real- ized, Tne men and money you patriotically Offer for the war aro all that will be required to insure its enrly'termé uation, in tho re-establishment of the whole Unicr stromg- or than it has ever been.” THE MILITARY DINNDR AT THE WHITH HOUSE. ‘The sudden return of Lieutenant General Grant to the West prevented him from participating in the mititary dinner at the Executive Mansion {ast night. Howovor, nearly all if not the entire number of major and briga- dier generals now here, including Generals Hallock, Meade, Sickles and McCook, together with the Socrotary of War, dined with the President. THE QUOTAS ON THE CALL FOR TROOPS. ‘The foilowing official despatch has been transmitted te General Hays by Provost Marshal General Fry:— Wasuincrow, March 13, 1864, Brigadier General Wa. Bays, A. A. Provost b—. All men raised in excess of quotas assigned for last oal® will be credited on next call. JAMES B. FRY, Provost Marsbai General. GENERAL KILPATRICK’S ARRIVAL IN WASHINGTON. General Kilpatrick has arrived in town, and is in good health, though somewhat worn by his fatiguing trip through the defences of Richmond. He attributes the failure to capture the city wholly to the treachery of the negro gui ang by Dahigren. The negro was portectly familiar with the country west of Richmond, and was sent to Colonel Dahigren from General Meade’s head. quarters, with the note dated just previous to the depar- ture of the expedition and found on Dahigren’s person, It ts believed that upon approaching Richmond the negro’s cowardice induced him to direct the command above Goochland, with the view of avoiding a fight. THB NATIONAL BANKING ACT AND THE STATE BARS. There is no doubt of the speedy passage by Congress of the amendments to the National Bank law proposed by Mr. McCullough, the Comptroller of the Currency. Under the Jaw as thus amended the Department is in receipt of in‘ormation indicating that a large number of the State corporations will reorganize promptly, in order to avail themselves of the privileges and securities afforded te such imstitutions by the act, and there is good reason te believe that ina comparatively brief time the national banks will praotically supersede the present State cap- porations THE ADMIRAL WILEES COURT MARTIAL. In the Wilkes Court Martial yesterday the accused was refused an order upon the Secretary of the Navy to pre- duce the proceedings of a Court of Inquiry held in Jama- ary last to examine into the publication of Wilkos’ letter to the Secretary of December last. This record, it t= alleged, acquits tho acoused of the third and fourtt charges and the second specification of the sixth charge, Commander Baldwin, of the Vanderbilt, was examined om the part of the prosecttion ! reference to the charge of disobedience of orders in makiag the Vanderbilt the flagship and detaining her in the West India squadrom for four months to cruise aiter the Alaboma. THE RUSSIAN MINISTER'S OPINION OF OUR GOVEEK- MENT. At arecent diplomatic dinner the Russian Minister ie said to,bave remarked that the United States was rapidly tending to a despotism, while Russia is daily becoming republicanized, PgJand and Siberia tell a very differen story. ARREST OF COLONEL SANDERSON. Lieutenant Colonel J. M. Sanderson, recently returne® from Richmond, has been placed in arrest, to answer charges preferred against him by Colonel Streight. The ature of the charges has not transpired, but it is andere stood they arise from difficulties that occurred betweam Colonel Streight and Colonel Sanderson while together i= Libby prisou. THY DELAWARE BAY AND RARITAN RAILROAD BILL. The bill to declare the Raritan and Delaware Bay Rafl- road a military road, and accord to it certain exclusive privileges, is to come up iu the House on Wednestay. ‘The bill is understood to have been engineered by Charkes Gould, of Wall street notoriety. This effort to interfere with State rights, and establien @ most dangerous preee- dent, is nothing more nor less than an attempt to use the Congress of the United States to carry out an extensive Wall street stock gambling operation. It is woll under- stood that sales of the stcck at nominal prices have beem made to members of Congress, with the promise of @ sudden and great rise on the passage of the bill, Those who participate in this stock operation by voting for the ‘Dill will lay themselves under the imputation of being thus interested, and may subject themselves to severe scrutiny in the House and before their constituents, THE INDIAN REFUGRES IN KANSAS. The Indian Bureau is taking preliminary measures for the return of the Indian refugees in Kansas, aboat one thousand in number, to their own country, from whic they were driven by secession hostilities. But the re- moval will not be immediately ollycted. THE GOVERNOR OF MODE fy rt IN THE CAPITAL. her prominent visitors at Washington i ith, of Rhode Island. Amovg Goyeruor United States Sepreme Court, Wasuivaros, March 13, 1864. The United States Supreme Court will, during the oom. ing weok, be engaged in bearing the following named causes :— No. 164.—Tho Upited States, appeliants, vs. Vose de Jesus Vallojo, from the Jstrict Court of California. No. 165.—Jones, Wallingford & Co., appeliants, vm Li pion Copeland & Confrom the Cited States Cireatt Court of Western Pennsylvania. ‘No. 168.—The United States, appellants, ve. J. L. Fel fom's Exec: , (rom the District Court of Norther ooo, 100 Santiago Brignaudillo et tiffs in orror, jo, 169. —$ aLppaia vs. Matilda C. Gray et al., from rouit Court of Northern Californie. eae Whe Park YXcsterday—Farther Dona- , tioms, ‘The Park was very lively yesterday afternoon, and a® the time the shower came on between twenty thousand and twenty-five thousand persons wore on the grounds. ‘The rush for shelter was amusing to witness, andarchos, buildings, kc , wore quickly occupied. ‘The spring ie ae mani oe ie in by rd of bids on thefmagnolias, Fhododendrone filiaos Sate ents shrobs and Dashes, ‘and wo may 8000 expect sumed, and the mon are actively cngaged ia gesting thas v fite of the now institution, and not suiler the inoonvent- | ences of former suinmers: selves on the Par! progeny of the sheep belonging to these grounds, ‘aenatons were present ym Nasure. BA fine door to the Park Guring the past week by the Clab, ofBuftalo. G. W. MacCortatek, Faq, , bas also douated a very large owl, | “She Park anthorities have been notified that seve- imals are now awaiting transportation from the . fal animale O° ibe rivers sot lakes are in good sailing Milttary. ARRIVAL OF THE FIPTY-SIXTE REGIMENT. manding, reached this city last night, tn the steamey from South Carolios. This regiment hes re es. Uaved with bay 94 Py Amr 450, Pee hove