The New York Herald Newspaper, April 6, 1864, Page 4

4 NEW YORK HERALD, WEDNESDAY, APRIL 6, tel ee SUPPLEMENT. — peals, for the improvement of he Champlain Casal, te | The Mextean Question im Congrese—A | slave recruit down South, taking the chances of NEW YORK HERALD. | pata ta sre and Dumb reparebrees A ey Moant Warning to Louts Nepe- | the jatier surviving. Governor Andrew, of THE ELECTIONS. anmiganaet tzing volupteer commutation and substitute ‘ o % Massachusetts, caid when the proclamation of Whin Conncenteut Gants ces quaees sunnere ts Albany and Richwond ccuntas, and for 40 Welt Toe | Ve have af Length the expression of an opin- | onancipation appeared that “the roads in the | the Police Commissioners. Hanrvonn, Apri, 1966, EDTOR AND PROPRIETOR Volume XXIX AMUSEMENTS THIS EVENING. ACADEMY OF Music, 1 Irving Place. —IrauiaN Orena— Loonkna Borgia NIBLO'S GABDBN, Bi WALLACK'S THRATK: Poow's BEvence, road way.—MasKs aXp Faces WINTER GARDEN —Jupire, OLYMPIC THEATR! Lavamine Mrexa. roadway.—Inisu Ewigrant— NEW BOWERY THEATRE, Bowory.—Frevca Srr— Gix Decrers or Carime—'riay OLIN. BOWBRY THEBATRB. Bewery—Ticaer or Lave Wo MAN—GuOst OF A.THNAURO—Fatse CoLons BARNUM'S MUSEUM, Broadway.—Four Giawts. Two Dwanrs, Aevrvos, Waat Is It, £0. as all hours ArERO 614, ox Srimr oy Buavir—At Sand 7% P, M. ‘OFFIOR N. W. CORNER OF FULTON AND NASSAU STS. others of little importance were passed. The Militia bill was the special onder in the afternoon session, which was entirely taken up in the discussion of that meagure. No amendments were made to it, and, after having pro- gress reported, it was again laid over. ‘The Assombly Committee on Cities yesterday afternooe again hoard arguments on the Now York City Tax levy; Dut no final disposition was made of the matter. MISCELLANEOUS NEWS. Our European files by the Hibernian reached thia city from Portiand last night, The papers are dated to the 24th ultimo, The news has been anticipated, ‘The emigration from Ireland to America continues to increase deily,and was going on on a vast ecale on the 25th of March. Tne people came to the seaboard from all ports of the island. The Mayo Constitution saya:— | “Another feature in the present rovolution ts the fact tbat the majority of passages bave been paid in America; and | that the present want of value of American, paper tends | t© vastly incierse the tide which threatens to leave por- | tious of our island a howling wildernoas."” Tho Kerry Post saye:—'*Wednesday morning the number of emigrants who loft Tralee and Killarney for Cork, bound for America, se BRYANTS! MINSIRBLS, Mechanios’ Hall, 472 Broad. | W8#tully ag large as at any time in’ tho holghtof the ay Broiortan FOnGs Dances, BuRtusques, Ri Dinu Tae BLoceApe wen, WOOD'S MINSTREL HALL, ou Broad: =! Goncs, Dances do—ArRw ax Caxiuin. ae, eae COOPBR INSTITUTB—Orarion px Counz Joarrns, AMERICAN THEATRE, No. 44 Parrominxs, Boxtxsques, &c.—O.p CP rig hee pBROADWAY AMPRITHEATRE. Bats AaTig Ano EU! Broadway. Gru HIPPOTHEATRON, Fou jt —) as Axo Moskirs. "Afternoon and Evening 7 O=xI*? HOPE CHAPEL. 78 Broadway. Swen: ROR OF UNIVERSE, AXD TWRUTY-ORYENTH STREET Onl0Se NRW YORE MUSEUM 0 OF J ANA Cumositizs axp Leorunss, f1 from} a Mires M. OOLEY's Boxee Dances, Bomeasace, \way.— WitH SUPPLEMEN T. nen New York, Wednesday, April 6. 1864. ADVERTISEMENTS FOR THE COUNTRY, Kasorticscaasisie tis Wiens sere must be band- ‘edin before ten o'clock every Wednesday evening. Its circulation among the enterprising mechanics, farmers, | The accident, it seems, was caused by oneof the workmen | will not be recognized in any way by France merchants, manufacturers and gentiemen throughout the country is increasing very rapidly. Advertisements in- serted in tho Waaxty Hearn will this be seen by a large Portion of the active and energetic people of the United Btatos. THE SITUATION. Season for emigration last year.’ Our gorrespondent in British Ronduras, dating at Bo- lize on the 16th ult., reports that trade eontinued dui! in ° the colony. The commercial tariff bad been revised by. the Lygiclature. The rates remain the samo aa Inst year. The Hon. James MoDonald, aa eminent merchant in Bo- lizé and ex-Speaker of the Annie died on Jay ith of March. The Sanitary Fair building 6 Fourteenth ee was visited by about thirteen thousand five hundred persons yesterday, No information could be obtained relative to the amount of receipia; but a large number of sales wore made, and many of the most costly articles found ready Purchasers. The building on Union square will be thrown open for the first time at three o'clock this after. noon, with a grand concert and other ceremonies. Ex- tensive preparations are being made to accommodate the moves. Brooklyn.—Eraiorian many thousands who will doubtless visit it. About noon yesterday a fire broke out in the whiskey distillery of J. C. Dayton & Co., Nos. 69,71 and 73 Rob ingon street. The inflammability of the stock soon caused a terribly hot fame, which {o ese tham half an hour burned down the two four story buildings Nos. 71 and 78, and demolished about one-half of the third building, The fire also extended to several of the adjoining build- ings before extinguished by the firemen. The estimated loss amounts to about seventy-five thousand dollars, the greater portion of which is covered by insurance. allowing a lighted lamp to be placed too near tw where he was filling barrels with alcohol, the fumes cf which toox fire, Colonel Hughes, Adjutant McDowell and other officers of the Twenty-fifth Tennessee rebel regiment recently sur- rendered to Colonel W. B. Stokes, of the Fifth Tennessee Union cavalry, commanding at Sparta, Tenn., under the General Grant lots Washington yesterday for his head- | Amuesty proclamation of President Lincoln. ‘Quarters in the field Hoavy rains have swollen the @treamsa crossing the Orange and Alexandria Rallroad to Qn unprecedented dogree, throatening to destroy the Miss Emma Webb delivered a lecture at the Cooper Institute last evening, Her theme was ‘The Present Administration and the Affairs of the Country remarks were mainly in reply to Miss J); bridges, which it seems are now almost impossible to | ©! oratorical efforts. Bare, Genora! Lee's now fortifications on the Rapidan, oppo Site Mitchell's Station at Clark's Mountain, can be dis tinctly seen from our lines. Our news from the Southwest is interesting. The main body of Govoral Franklin's army had arrived at Alexandria, La. The advance of our troops under Gen. The Union General Committee met last night at their rooms in Broadway, and after a short address by Mr. Surveyor Andrews, on the subject of the Connecticut elections, the committee adjourned till next Monday evening. Au onslaught was made yesterday on the shadpoles placed ia our rivers and bay, where they interfered with Davigation, by order of the Pilot Commissioners, A steamtug was employed to draw the poles, while the bar- A. J. Smith left that place on the 27th ult., and would be | bor police boat, Captain Todd, protected ber from any followed by the gunboats, It was reported in St. Louis that the rebels are taking up their line on the Yazoo ead Big Black rivers. General Pleasanton arrived 10 St, Louis on Monday, and reported to General Rose- ©rans. Rumors of the capture of a forage train from Batesville, Ark., by the rovei guerillas of Wolonel Free- man had reached St. Louis, Our Cairo correspondent gives some interesting details Of the late Rea river expedition and the capture of Natchitoches. Recruiting {3 progressing in the West under furiough system. Nearly all the furioughed regi- monte return to quarters doubled in numbers. CONGRESS. Ia the Somat yesterday the Judiciary Committee re Ported the bill providing for the collection of taxes in {usurrectionary districts, with amendments strikiug Out the provision authorizing grants of forty acre lots to Soldiers, and that empowering the Tax Commissioner to Bet aside sales deemed to be unfairly made. A proposi- tion was submitted providing for the retirement of Buprome and District Court Judges when they attain the age of seventy, if they so desire, upon liberal salaries, @raduated according to the length of their terms of ser- vice. A motion to postpone the regular order of business and take up the Naval Appropriation Dill was Degatived—tweoty-two against sixteen, The ‘Joint resolution to amend the eonstitution so as to pro- biy\t Wavery forever in the States and Territories was tetas Dp, 04 Mr. Roverdy Johnson, of Maryland, de- Livered ag Wo.f Speech in its favor, Mr. Davis’ amend- amont declaring that BO Pegro shall be a citizen, or be Gligiblo to any office, received but five votes, while nother, from Mr. Powell, providing that owners fahall be paid the value of slaves emancipated, found Teut two supporters, A proposition offered by Mr. Davis, to divide the nogroes set free among the Northern States, ‘was also rejected. Mr. Saulsbury then obtained the floor, and the Benate adjourned In the House of Representatives a bill was reported vay(borizing the construction of two bridges across the Dhio, to onable the railroads of Indiana and Illinois to oopnect with railroads on the opposite banks of the river fo Kentucky. The railroad companies are ready te build the bridges without cost to the government, A motion to iay the bill ov the table was negatived by four majori- ty, aud it was then recommited to the Committee on Roads and Canalg, Te Committee of Ways and Means wore iDS{{U.ed to inquire aud report ag to the expedi emy-t! increasing the duty on foreign wool, A resolu- Vion providing for an increase of the pay of pri- vats soldiers was referred to the Military Commit- tos The Nawal Committee asked leave of absence for ten days, in order to visit the West and examine sites for a pavy yard on the Mississippi, and after some dis ‘cussion it was laid on the table, In Committee of the ‘Whole the National Bank Dill was taken up, perfected apd reported to the House, whereupon Mr. Stevens offer- 4 8 substitute, being substantially the bill as agreed to by the Committee of the Whole, but fixing the rate of in. forest on loans, &c,, at seven per centum, and omitting Cho clause giving t Btates the privilege to tax the capital Fee banking associations, Mr, Stevens acceded suggestion that the amendments made to the bill by mittee of the Whole be printed be‘ore further ection is taken on the subject, and the House adjourned. THE LEGISLATURE, tn tho State dedato yéeiorday & communication was pre. eonted from Mayor Gunther, in which he protests against tho city tax levy estimates ef our Common Council and tbe prosent restrictions on the power of the executive de. prrtment of the city government. He says that, while bo Boards of Aldermen and Councilmen name bout fifteen millions as the amount necessary to wee the Corporation expenses of the present year, Lyoive millioos, if properly applied, will be fully wu. “dient. Several bills were passed, among which were ‘Shoes to extend the Chenango Canal to the Penusyivania Biate lind, amending the act for the inspection of build- Jogs and prevention of fires in this city, and releasing from auotion duties sales made for the relief of sick and wounded soldiers The standing committees reported the bili Cor the sale of the Quarantine jiands, the Croton Water Storage Reservoir bill, the bill to piace Manhatten square in charge of the Contra) Park Comm: ers, and the bill for a New York noldiera’ monument at Gettyaburg—the two latter fayora- Diy. Billa wore tntroduced to repeal the two cents por imilo paasengor fare restriction of the Central Ratiroad, to compel gas companios to furnish metres od supply wervice piped from tho mains to buildings free of ex- pense, aud for various otbor purposes of little general Comnidorabie time was spent, in Committee of proposing @ veform atereat tho Whole, in a debate over the bi fo reference to canal contracts, iM was isid over for fur thor consideration. The Assombly passed (he bi! eer in which the soldiers shall rote, tie annus Gopply bil, the bills providing a con atitutier pf geart for the anpointmans 9 Same ouera of A prescribing the mer a! amor demonstrations that might be made by the fishermen. After drawing several poles, a committee of fishermen came off to the tug, and iu order to save their Property made promises to clear them off, They were then given Apocilied time to do so, and if not done the poles cer- tainly will be drawn and cast adrift by the tugs. The Erening Express case, which was set down for trial in the Court of Commnon Pleas, before Judge Cardozo, yesterday, was postponed until Monday next, at the re. quest of the counsel for the defence. Mr. Cram was anxious to try the case; but Mr. McKeon urged its post Ponement, on the ground that Mr. James Brooks was de- tained in Washington on official businese, and could net be in town until next week, and ao the cause went over. Nelson Secor recovered a verdict of two hundred and fifty dollars against the city yesterday; in the Court of Common Pleas, before Judge Brady, in consequence of in- jurles received in becember, 1859, by driving over an em- bankment in One Hundred and Twenty-fitth street, which had been left unprotected by the contractor, who was then engaged in opening the street. The plaintiff had several | of his ribe broken, and was in the doctor’s bands for ten weeke. The defence set up was that the street was nota Public highway at the time of the accident, and that the plaintif had no business there. The plaintiff claimed five thousand dollare damages. So the verdict was not such a flattering one after al’. The Court of Oyer an@ Termicer will sit to-day inthe brown stone building in the City Hall Park. There are eight murder cases to be disposed of, including the Nixon and Brooks cases, which will prove highly interesting. Jurore for part 1 of the Supreme Court wil! report at the Oyer and Terminer. The Mariposa caze was on again. before Judge Daly, in the Court of Common leas, chambers, yesterday. Mr. Garrison is still under examination, and, between the two counsel—Charies 0’Comor on one side, and Favid D. Field | | on the other—ie having quite a siege ef it. } In the case of John U. Fremont vs, Washington Hunt | and others, Judge Barnard iseued am order yesterday | restraining the defendants from disposing of certain stock of the Union Pacilic Railroad Company, pending the litigation between these parties relative to the delivery of certain bonds which Messre. Hallett & Co, authorived the trustees to deliver to the plaintit. The case of the Senator was agein up yesterday in the United States Circuit Court, before Judge Shipman. and not producing wilnesses for the prosecution. Before United #t the United States against John W, Hunter wae under ex amination yesterday. One witness only was examined, whon the case was ad/ourned till to-day The City Inspector's report states thet there were 481 deathe in the city during the week ending April 4—s decrease of 4 as compared with the mortality ot} the week previons, and 62 more than oceurted during’ the corresponding week last year. Tle recapitulation | table gives 3 deathe of alcoholiem, % of direases of the bones, jointe, &c.; 90 0f the brain and nerves, 15 of the generative organs, 17 of the heart and blood vessels, 100 of the lungs, throat, &o.; 3of old age, 54 of diseasen of thewkin and erapiive re, 6 premature births, 64 of diseases of the stomach, bowels and otber digestive organs; 49 of uncertain seat and genera) fevers, 2 ( unknown causes, 16 of diseases of the urinary organs, and 14 from violence, kc. There were SOL natives of the United States, 114 of Ireland, 15 of England, 2 of Scotland, 35 of Germany, and the Dalance of various foreign countries. : again postponed, in consequence of the government | ‘The stock market was weak yesterday, and the sbaree | mostly dealt in gave war a fraction opened quite brisk at 16° from which the premium advanced to 168s. The official price was fixed in tho morning at 1661; —the same as the day previous, Govern. ment securities were firm,and the five-twenty bouds slightly advanced. Money wag aotive at seven per cout, ‘There was no general activity in commercial inatter# yesterday. The markets were generally firm \mder the rise in gold, and many commodities were held higher, while some sold at higher prices. The active movement noticed on Monday continued yesterday, when the sales were again heavy at a further advance ip prices, Cotton, groceries, &c., were unchanged. On ‘Change flour wae So. & 100. dearer, with an active demand, in part specu- lative. Wheat was very firm, with rather more bur} ness. Oats were a sbade firmer, while other cereals ‘were without decided change in value Provisions were very Orm,and pork and bacon were higher. Whiskey also brought slightly better priees, Freights were dull and depressed, with an excess of room on the berth over the offerings. ‘The supply of beef castie this week war light, owing (o the speculators keeping back several hundred head at Albany, The demand was accordingly active, and pr ices yo. alc. higher, chiefly noticeable on the asi grades, The butchers held back for later arriva they were go insignificant that (he market yesterday was firmer than on Monday, and fuller prices were realired, Ail the cattle sold at Ile, @16!sc, but ciety #! Ne. @ Ibe , and the average was about 146, Milch ¢ The gold market | atondy. Veale were scarcely 20 firm; saiae we Te. ae, a Oise, Sheep and Inmbs wore notlye aol Mo higher Swine were steady and unchanged, ‘vo re oaip's were 447 peeves, 1682 cows, # ais, 59 | Bboy an | one, and 6.993 bags os Cowmissioner White, the cvse ot | fon from the popular branch of Congress which represents, though in the mildest form, the universal public gentiment of our loyal States in reforence to Louis Napoleon's seizure of Mexico. We refor to the resolution adopted in the House of Representatives on Monday lagt by @ unanimous vote, on a call of the ayes and noes, which declares that “it does not ac- cord with the people of the United States (that is, with the fixed convictions of this people)-to acknowledge a monarchical government erected on the ruins of any republican government in America, under the auspices of any European Power.” The mover of this resolution, Mr. Davis, of Maryland, is Chairman of the House Committee on Foreign Affairs. We may therefore assume that this important proposition was not imtroduced without some -consulta- tion with the executive branch ef the govern-| ment. Thus we accept the resolution as reflecting the views of the administration. When Mr. Davis says, “We now wish to declare _Againat a European Power planting fts foot on Mexican soil and establishing an empire there. either under an offspring of the Hapsburgs or aome scion of the family of Louis Napoleon;” that “we wish the world to bear the emphatic declaration that the erection of @ monarchy in Mexico will not be recognized by the people of the United States,” we eannot doubt, from bis official relations, that he apeake with the con- sent and approval of the administration. It would, in fact, be fatal to the administration to hold any other grownd. We have, however, from various gources on the other aide of the Atlantic, information to the effect that Mr. Dayton, our Minister at Paris, has been authorized by Mr. Seward, Secretary of State. to say to the Emperor that the government of the United States will recog- nize the Maximilian establishment as the govern- ment of Mexico for the equivalent of a promise that the Southern contederacy of Jeff. Davis agan established nationality. It is probabie, however, that if Mr. Seward has authorized any such overture, ithas been limited to the recog- nition of the Maximilian protectorate simply as the de facto govermment of Mexico, and toa promise ef neutrality concerning it, in exchange for the neutrality of France in this important matter of our Southern rebellion. We shail know more upon this subject when the Senate sball have acted upon thia House resolution. The Senate, two-thirds concurring, in con- junction with the President, is our treaty mak- ing power. Mr. Sumner, Senate Chairman on Foreign Relations, may thus be considered practically as a member of the Cabinet, hold- ing the balance of power upon any interna- tional question. His views in regard te Eng- land and France, as set forth some time ago in his famous Cooper Institute speeck. are more emphatic against any knuckling to Napoleon than this resolution from the House. fm any event, although i¢ is possible that Mr. Seward, by an appeal through Mr. Sumner, may delay the action of the Senate, we know of not s solitary member of that body who is likely to prove bold enough to faee the universal public opinien of the State he represents by voting against this House resolution. The Emperor Napoleon cannot be mistaken in interpreting this resolution as covering another, unanimously eatertained by the peo- ple of our loyal States, including the States reclaimed from the rebellion—namely, that European monarchy in Mexico, er protectorate, though tolerated for the present. must and will be removed as soon as necessity may require or convenience invite. There is indeed an in- tense feeling of hostility throughout this coun- try to this imperial Mexican programme of Napoleon: and the most that this administration can do, or safely attempt to do, in behalf of peace with France, is neutrality, without recog- nition of either Maximilian or Jeff. Davis. Our people are ready now for a direct issue with Na- poleon: but with the suppressien of Jeff. Davis, with or witkout the consent of the administra- tion. Mexico, within the short interval of siz months, will be relieved of her European mon- archy. A million of armed men cannot be wholly disbanded short of this achievement. Mannartan Sqvare—A Neisance To Be ABa- rep.—Something should at once be done to place Manhattan square in a presentable con- dition. At present this piece of public proper- ty. lying between Seventy-seventh and Bighty- first streets and Eighth and Ninth avenues, is an abominable nuisance, the stagnant waters on its face breeding pestilence. and Ms rocky | hollows being used as places of deposit for all the filth and garbage in the vicinity. So far j} back as 1840 the property holders in and | around the square were assessed and paid their | assessments for the improvement and enelosure of this land: but nothing has since been done with it. As it now stands it is a breakwater in } the way of all up town improvements on fhe | Bighth avenue side of the Park: while the | injustice to property helders in the immedi- ate neighborhood, who long ago paid to have | it put in erder and thrown open, is of the most | glaring character. Something should at once be done to remedy this evil; amd perhaps the project of placing the square under the jurisdiction of the Park Commissioners, to be converted into a special botanical garden, might meet the case and satisfy the surrounding | property holders. At any rate, either in this manner, or by the action of the Common Coun- cil, some decisive steps should be promptly adopted to rid the western march of up town improvement of this disgusting impediment and nuisance. ENLISTMENTS Rewer, Sraves.—Senator Grimes, of Iowa, opposes the project to pro- vide for enlistments in rebel States, on the plea, substantially, that rich States like Massa- chusetts can go into the rebel market and buy up slaves at the rate of from three hundred to one thousand dollars apiece, on the pre- tenoe of liberating them, and clap them into the ranks of the army to ll up her quota of troops, while the younger or teas wealthy States cannot afford to enjoy 4 similar luxary. This isa Ging at Masiaciisetts patriotiom from | an umexpeeted quarter. oes the Senator from | Wisconsin mean (o ivsinvate that the loyal | State of Massacbnsetts would be guilty of 80 t | mean an action as to purchase the liberation of IN slaves and place them fa a position where it | would be an even thing whether théy ever | ved to enjow their freadom or not? But he may We right after sil, on the presumption that Massachusetts cannot discern the diférence between paying hovsand dollars for as white 1 fat Dome ay. “ea yawe wn v4 (ar @) ger so Gil Loan rebel States would be blocked up by slaves fleeing from their masters.” That interesting exhibition bas not yet been seen, except where the negroes have followed in the wake of the Union forces. But, let the question be decided whichever way Congress wills, Massachusetts ig gure to make something out of it, if the everlasting ulgger be concerned in it fa any ghape. Tho Some days ago & report became current that several of the New England wemen at Port Royal had put the Tribune's miscegenation theorica into practice, and that the result was a considerable addition to the mulatto or mis- cegenetic population. Our readers will reeol- lect-that the Tribune took up dais report, and, with characteriatic malignity, -Insinuated that the miscegenetic habics were illegitimate. For this {nsinuation there was, of course, not the slightest foundation, The women {5 queation were too well educated in moral New England to miscegenate without marriage, and {t wasa shameful thing for the Tribuns to trump up auch a charge. Mr. L. J. Barrows, the super- intendent of the Freedmen’s Association, re- bukes this slander aa it deserves; but through some accidental or intentional mistake this person, not having read all the papers, puts the name of the Heritp in his note instead of the name of the Tribune. That error the reader can easily correct, and so we print the epistie as it was written:— Ox Boanp Tax Prrmocrs Roce, L. 1. Sovmp, March 26, 1864 Pp ee Saaw, Eaq., President Nationa! Freedmen's Anso- clation — Daan Br—VYour vote of the Ziat (nat , calling my attea- Uioc toe aianderous aasault on the obaracter of the lady teachers of our colored schools at Port Royal, reacheé me thie —- No wel! tnformed parties require any denia! of b foolleh and low statements as those put forth by th |; Yor Hmratn and New Hampshire Patri’, anid to bi eon authorized by @ Lieutenant Colonel Liberty Biiliags of New Hampshire. Yet, for the benefit of those who de pend on such sheets ag those for their information and {a:th, it may be proper for me to say that. after spending four or five months io the vicinity of Port Royal among those much abused teachers, not even a report of any such case of crime bas reached me as having Occurred enone the teachere who bave been or are Dow employed ere. t z rhew referred to has probably mada no sich Statemente; fo he doubtless knows that these teachers Are white ladies, while the ‘ little mulattoes" are claimed and supported by mothers. of a much darker bue than themselves, whose fathers are sunposed to + rank" quite above their sable. maternity, Those toachers, in my judemedt, are not aurpassed by ladiee at home or in foreign roissione 1p moral exceliences or seif-sacrificing labors. Most respectfully. L, J. BARROWS, Sup't Fd. Nat, F, R Ags. But it will be observed that Mr. Barrows, Sup’t Ed. Nat. F. R. Ass., shifts the slander from the New England women ani ’places it i upon the New England officers at Port Royal. For that reason the Tribune published hia let- ter, just as it published what turned out to be a forged extract from the New Hampshire Pa- friot about the New England Indies. In this view of the case, it would seem that these slan- ders are concocted on purpese that the Tribune may copy them and circulate them: and it is by no means certain thatthe name of the Hrrany was not substituted for the Tribune in Barrows” note with malice aforethought. If we were sure that this was the Tribune's game we would make its agents smart for their share in the transaction. Still, we are willing to give even the guilty party the benefit of the doubi, and shall only press home upon the Tribune the crime of slandering New England women and officers. Thi crime is, we think, most distinct- ly proven; and we wonder how, in this age of light and knowledge. a journal can be found so lost to all truth and honer as to lend itself to calumnies so vile, falsehoods so infamous and libels so gross upon the fair and the brave descendants of the Pilgrim Fathers. If this be Tribune morality, what is vice? The point and sting of the slander. it must be remarked. are not the assertion that miscegena- tion has taken place between New England whites and Port Royal negroes, but that this miscegenation was illegitimate, and not author- ized by regular marriage certificates. We are opposed to miscegenation; but the republi- cans are not. On the contrary, they approve of it. Wendell Phillips, Parker Pillsbury, Theo- dore Tilton and all the rest of them speak highly of it. The Times and the Independent advocate it. One of our most distinguished judges recently declared in public that an edi- ter of the Evening Post practised miscegena- tion witha black woman. The members of the Union League Club intend to inaugurate it on a grand scale. But all this is legitimate misce- genation. The miscegenators are supposed to be married. The miscegens are able to recog- nize their own fathers and mothers without diffi- culty. This kind of miscegenation the repnb- licans endorse. We do not; but, for the sake of argument, we will look at the matter from their standpoint. Now, the republicans do not as yet endorse illegitimate and indiscriminate miscegenation, and the most of them still call such abominable proceedings “scandalous and reprehensible.” This gives the venom to the Tribune's horrible slanders upon New England ladies and officers. To hint that the white mothers of the miscegens were unmarried was dreadful; but now the Tribune, through Mr. Barrows, definitely accuses white officers of having illegitimate connections with black women. This is, indeed, terrible. We lack words to stigmatize it as it deserves. We call on the gallant sons of New England to resent this ineult, to demand an ample retraction and apology, and to foree the 7ijbune into feeling some shame, some remorse, some repentance and aome contrition for these outrageous viola- tions of every rule of justice. gallantry and decency. Tux Mayor axp vax Crry Ixsrecror.—We notice in the Albany correspondence that Mayor Gunther has gone to Albany to back up the charges against City Inspector Boole now pending before the Governor. The Mayor might better have saved himself this trouble. Mr. Boole has shown himself a very competent” City Inspector. The evidence of Thomas N, Carr, in a published biography, is very con- clusive upon this point. Mr. Gunther has not yet shown himself a very competent Mayor. His course in regard to Mr. Boole is indelicate. to say the least of it, and does equal discredit to his sense and his taste. The City Inspector, it will be remembered, ran against Mr. Gunther at the last municipal election, That he was defeated isa pretty sure sign that the people preferred to keep him City Inspector and lect some new man Mayor. Unless Gunther makes as good a Mayor 94 Boole would have made the peoplo will have season to regret their de- cision. Governor Seymour's duty is, therefore, plain before him. Jct bim say to Mayor Gun ther, “Go back (o New York and attend to | your business, if you have any.” Then let him Boole. ‘Go yack to Now Europe im a State of Incipient Beve- lution. ‘The news from Europe shows no great change In the position of affairs, but makes apparent the faot that the different nations are all more.or less moved by a atrong revolutionary spirit. When this feeling shall have broken outin all its force the present ruling Powers will have to euccumb to the people, and give way to their advancement and progress. The Poles continue thetr struggle against the Czar, spite of the enor- mous disparity ef force existing between the in- surgents and the powerful sovereign who claims their allegiance. In Hungary the people are ready for a revolutionary movement. So much does this appear that the Austrian government has seen the necessity of establishing at once re- pressive measures, and portions of the country aro under martial law. In Italy the people evinoe more decidedty than ever their determi-’ nation to. free Venetia and conquer Rome. King Victor Emanuel arms a large force. He is aware that ore long he will have to submit to the'will of his aubjeots in this respect, and for- ward with all his power their revolutionary tendencies, France bas for yoars boen the hotbed of revo- lutions. Napoleon attained power through the intrigues and influence of tbe revolutionary party. Since his accession to the throne he has abandoned as much as he dared the dangerous doctrines which elevated him; but his people have not. This they prove {m their elections, wherein the opposition candidates triumph over those se atrongly supported by the government. This course on the part of the people proves that the great revolutionary party is more powerful even than Napoleon, and that sooner or later he will have to meve with it or be crushed, as will all those who oppose it. At any moment this outbreak of those who yearn for progress and civilization, for the downfall of dynasties and the rule of the people, may take place, and then Napoleon will, more than likely. find himself forced to assume the cham- pionship of the masses, and ronew the struggle of the great Emperor against the ruling Powers of Europe, with thia difference, that from the force of circumstances he will be acting for the revolutionary party, and not with the sole view of personal aggrandizement. England has for years given way to the revo- lutionary party, and played at conceding to the wishes of the people on all important occa- sions. But this deceit is fast being discovered by stolid John Bull, and the day is not far dis- tant when the British government will have to espouse the cause of revolution honestly and heartily. Even now the people are in direct contradiction with the course pursued by their rulers. We mean on this Danish war. The people will foree the present government to aid the Danes, or they wil! have a change of Ministers, and thus obtain the accom- plishment of their desires. This would be a triumph of the revolutionary party. That England's government was prevented from too overt a sanction of the Davis rebel- lion—from actual recognition of the traitor— was undoubtedly a triumph of the revolutiona- Ty party. The people were averse to sucha policy, and the government and aristocracy were forced to respect this feeling, because they fear the revolutionists. In Germany a chronic state of revolution exists, and this Danish war will more than like- ly give life and strength to this feeling. The people throughout the Confederation are averse to their rulera’ wish to consolidate their power, and they are being taught by this war what that power is. We shall not be surprised to see asa resulta total reconstruction of Ger- many? and all this will be the result of that re- volutionary movement which now in its inci- pient state pervades Europe. AvoLisHING THE Pustic ScHoor System. An evening contemporary takes the extraordi- nary ground that it is best to abolish our en- tire system of public instruction, in consequence of the enormous taxation it imposes upon our citizens, and says political squabbles will always be mixed with the subject of eommon schools so long as it involves so large an amount of public expenditures as it now docs. This difficulty can be obviated by adopting our suggestion, and that is to cut the entire school system entirely and irrevocably loose from politics in every shape. Important from Mextc LETTOR PROM A THOROUGHLY RMLIAI AT VERA CRU SUCCESSIUL, BY LR BOURCE THE FRENOH ADYTHING BUT Vara Crvz, March 21, 1864, ‘basco and Minatitlan, have abandoned those places to the Mexicans. They now intend to keep up @ vigorous Dlockade of the coast from here to Tabasoo, They sent, about ten days ago, three hundred men to Tampico, who went into the interior from that place, but were driven back by fhe Mexicans with heavy loss, and were obliged to fortify themselves in the city. On Friday last they sont one hundred more men there, They o met with heavy losses in Morelia and Gua ita. So says report, and it is generally credited here. What do you think ‘about Moxico ee a conquered country? Mexicans rush into the arms of the lrench? sAgentieman caine down from the city of Mexico Inst week, and was robbed. He says there {2 scarcely « stage passing between Puebla and the city of Mexico that is not robbed. How think you tl with the ported by the Freneb for hi oan go safely between thi his _pook ull of doubleons. bi @ telegraph in fall working order between this and the city of Mexico. It is reported here that United states Minister Corwin will go home next month It js algo reported in town that the French have met with sovere reverses in Oajac Do not the i the city of Mex DRPARTORE OF RECRUITS. One hundred and fy recruits, under command of Captain John Connery, of the One Hundred and Soventieth regiment New York State Volunteers, parsed through this city yesterday, en route for the Army of the Potomac. ‘They are also accompanied by Lieutenant Paulding. PRESENTATION TO AN OFFICER OF TAB FOURTH NEW YORK ARTILLERY. Lieutenant Fonts, of the Fourth artittery regiment, bas ‘been presented with a splendid sabre, the gift of seversi citizens of the town of Harrisburg, on the Susquehanna river, Liewtenant Savio wee tn oharee of Dol wit one mile from this place, last summer, his soldierly gets sited nd warm commendation of the worthy people of ion. ONS MUNDRED yin S. VecaeredoeD New ror VOLUNTRERS, Haanquarrara, Derariw Vingivia ANY Norn Canot. Vortness Monon, Va., March 11, 1864, iF —The Command Nt of the department direc at * Bachelor's Creel 1864,"' be inscribed ‘on the colora of thé One 1) br grays we York Volunteers for their (F tuperior force of the evem: ition te be made to ry point, afy oomtpand of or Geveral BULLER, RS. Dai saosin Ady cant Gorerst ‘To Major General Joaw J. aon, Newborn, N. © Porsonal Intelligence. De BG. Levert, ® well koown physloiaa In Mobile died rocently, The ‘Levert’ name will bo romombercd by many of our Northors and Ruropoan fashionable circles from tho distinction which the widow of the deceased, Uhe diatinguished Madame Octavia Walton Lavort, imparted to It for several seasons in aucoomsion, ‘Tho Emperor Napoleon sald to (he Archduke Maximilian, You are poang 6 & OvuNtry (hat in ‘one lamp OF Allyor Wnede Ure map bunlly miley QHad, Mad glk y QA ee piedmed Whang ketal? nucll aa Wtaamee the streets clean.” That will settle this matter at once. There is no need of dallying a year about it, as Seymour did about the mond) nocessary to cruah the robeliion, must be freely given until the Inst lays down bis He was opposed to placing in mes any man loyalty was not well and fully established, and us those who sustained the President and were {a favor of The French, after meeting with severe losses at Ta- We heve returns from all but three towns ta the State—Now Fairfield, Chester an@ xKobury. The feet. tags are:—Buokingham (rep.), 38,445; Beymour (dem.), 32,004—Buckingham's majority, 6,541. The Sense ts eightooa Union to three democratic, the House one bum @rod and Ofty-cight Union to seventy-two domecratto— thus giving the Union party two-thirds of the Legisiatare, which seoures an amendment to the constisution aiowing Goldiers to vote, Elections in Ohio, Cincomart, April 6, 1864, At the election for city oMcers bald here about a three fifths vote was polled. The Union majerity ts about 4,700, Returns (rom the interior towns are meagre, Lancaster gives 60 Union majority, Troy 130, Dayten 300, Cleveland 1,600. The democrats carry Columbus. Cusvecann, Apri 6, 1806 The city election yosterday went for the Union ticket by 1,500 majority, in a Light vote, The St. Louis Oity Election. Br. Louis, April 6, 1864. Mayor Thomas’ majority (s over 2,500. ‘The new coua- oll will stand thirteen radicals to seven conservatives. ‘The aggrogate vote is about 10,000, or about one third less than that at the olection last spring, when the demoorate Pam a candidate, Mr, Flee, conservative, was lected Mayor of Jeffereea: City yoaterday by twenty-five naj ority over ‘Wegner, radical, Election in Milwaukee. Mirwavxes, April 6, 1604 At the city election to-day, the democratio ticket was elected by the usual majerity, Abner Kirby was chosen Mayor. Mocting of the Union General Committes. THE COXMROIOUT BLECTION. This committee held a mocting last evening at their headquarters, No. 639 Breadway, Mr. Rufus W. Andrews im the chair, Aftor the names of the delegates from the various wards wore called, and am executive committee of one from each ward appointed te fix upon a pian fer conan etiog the primary elections to send delegates to the State Convention on the 26th of May next. Me. AND! tbe oBairman, took the floor and briefiy addressed committee. He said be wae sorry he wap not present at the last mecting of the committes; he bad been called upon State Committes of Connections to assist fm the canvass which had resulted in suche glorioug victory to the Union cause. The people of that State hed shown the sopperheads that their days were numbered as g political organization. The only apeakere | they could meter were such men as Thomas H. fecapel who was so beautifully defeated a short time he was @ candidate for Governor, jor which the Union ticket carried io the iocalities where this style of electioneering was resorted to. showed: how well they had succeeded. He was sorry te om but as they (the Union men) desi hem. the copperheads, secured the votes of thirty thor Catholics in the but all the loyal native bere cit. zens voted for the Union ticket, whieh accounted for — overwhelming majority that ticket received. The issue upon which the Union party carried Connecticut was the only isaue which could encer into the approaching Prost. and that was, that all the men and all say that the democrats, as they called dential ea) niga, cate the rebellion should be elected or appointed te any office. Mr. Andrews remarks wore well received and loudly applauded Mr. Jogara Locpgr hoped that if the reporter of _ Sunday Dispatch was prosent, be would net forget, but take full notes, so th t be could (urnish another lying story for that paper for next Sunday. He did mot care bow much a reporter meg Cyn him, but he pre- pounced the report fo ispatch ® li a Cuarruaw said he did = = re aaytog about the abject: and as for the Di: of the existence ot gp rave ats know "Amor ors. ‘Willianasos to be wholly irresponsible. Art further discussion, in which the Dispatch ts proprie! Pretty roughly bandied, the t Monday evening, and its proprietor w meeting adjourned tii! Where A YATHER WELLES BEWILDERED—RED TAPE OUP— SAILORS TO VOLUNTBER AND BE CREDITED £@ OUR QuoTA, BTC. Father Welles, the supposed head of the Navy Depart- ment, fa terribly in want of sailors. He has shipsenougs of all kinds and sizes—Dunderbergs, Montauks, Osceolag and Snipsies—wooden- bound, ironclad and tin-covereg— but n0 men to man them. Waking up one fine morning a short time ago, he rubbed his eyes, looked seaward, an@ saw plenty of ships riding at anchor, but nota sailor om board, not a msn in the shrouds. ‘The Secretary was be wildered. But, being great in expedients, he immediate- ly sent off for a Connecticut clock pedier, to see what com] trivance he could originate through which he could wort his ships without men. Jonathan listened to the Secretary’s tale, and at once said it was tos = even for him. He could do almost anything—coul@ ood pumpkin seeds, could manufacture Fr ek brandy out of ‘‘cowcumbers’—but could not pee- sibly blockade the Southern ports or take the Alsbame without men. The Secretary did not care what kind of men he had, whether they were old salts or fresh water sharks, so long as the Howe rig and the fore and’ aft rig were im operation. So he pulled his long white beard, aad said, in answer to the Yankee, “Ahem!” This indl- cated deep thought. ‘I bave it at last,” slowly ejace- lated the head of the Navy Department. ‘Let an order be issued authorizing the immediate ep}fstment of men for the navy.” This wasa brilliant as well as an orignal ides. Bot ‘Welles was the author of it—it wasall Welles, He there- fore hastens over to the War Department and’ makes his wants known, an4 suggests, ag above, how the men may ‘ve secured. Secretary Stanton sees instantly the force of the suggestion—for he is asharp-sighted mantand di- rects Provost Marshal Fry to iseue the order. It is done; and Urder No. 13, in referenes to the queta under the last call for troops, is issued, and is lengthy enough te cover the plans of a campaign, and to be a» vided into adoven or more sections, Rendezvous are- established at out of the way places; surgeons are to be appointed; descriptive lists are to be made ont; the mea are to be marched hither and yon, and back again—firss. to the provost marshal’s office, then to the mustering officer, then somewhere else, then to the bounty doard, and then—it is difficult to say where, But, as those en- listed iu this city are to be credited to our quota, Mr. Rlunt, chairman of the Volunteering Committee, at once saw the importance of procuring these men, and was ready to do so if he could get rid of alarge mass ef verbiage and red tape with which the object of the cir. cular was covered. So he sita down and addresses a note to Colonel Fry—short, but driving straight at the point. ‘The following 18 a copy:— Covwrt Vouexramrina Cosaorras, Crem Hart Pane, New Yorn, March 31, 1864, Brigadier General Bars: sin—Pursuant to instructions, Lieutenant R. C. Parker bas communicated to me the contents of Circular No, 18, = Provost Marshal General's office. I learn from this thas persons. enlisting in the naval eervice are to mined and m . first by @ provost marshal and taen by @ mustering officer at the navai rendezvous, If agreeable to you, I would Suggest the propriety of your detailing @ provost marshal and surgeom at thie. office to make the original oxamination, and also des! nating this office ag the naval rendezvoud in New Y« ‘We will furnish all the accommodations id irgeons, and also for the com- entire bo. and when the job is all finished 1 will them pay the recruit the county bounty. T think we shall be able to do a good sharein. filing up agreeable to ab any desig. naval Sore Ne omvereh qt Trine arren ent nated hour each day to eneh by you. place as you ma Very res) BISON BLUNT, Chairman. vseumnun i. thie “easy of comprehension, to effect the object desired. Common sense happily prevatied. The plan.of the com- | ] mittee was at once recognized an perfectly feasible, ap woll as simple and efective; red tape was seapped asue- | der, and Chairman’ Blunt has bees fully authorized to! enforce his own plans and regulations, and will to-morrow | enter upon the business Of recruiting mon fop the wavy—saitors and taarinos—and paying the county the same a¢ to soldiers, with the ot who enlist for only paid; two years, 6200; be received of the age of fifteen amd upwards, men whose ages do not exceed forty-five; but all mast be healthy, robust aad active— just euch: ‘mon as good sailors ought tobe, So there ia How A wider (lold for the operations of the Supervisors’ Committee, and through its peacti¢al and judicious action Mr. Blunt will soon relieve ecrotary Welles from bie for ious dilomina, and give to his numerous dle abipa a the men thoy roquire A wids awaiko man (a bower thaa Rip Van Winkie, common Reoas batter than rediapoism, Ballers! walk oF quatiors and oi ond bounty ception that to those one year $100 wi three years, $300, (0 tho Ruperviatra Commitgan Vyne WULW Ry BAperte / j and admirably calculated, if the suggestions arsadopted,!