The New York Herald Newspaper, April 8, 1864, Page 1

WHOLE NO. 10,065. THE STRIKE QUESTION. Mase Meeting of the Trades Unions Protesting Against Legislative Usurpation. Fifteen Thousand Citizens in Tompkins Square. The Proposed Bill to Prevent Working- mon’s Associations Denounced. SENATOR FOLGER. BURNED: IN EFFIGY. Meuster Petition to be Sent to Albany. Gpeeches of Messrs. Harding, Keady, Roberts, Crowe, Mitchell and Others, ae, &e., ae, ue of the largest open air assembiages that has taken @iace ia this city for many months met yesterday after. @eon ia Tompxine square, for the purpose of protesting against the passage of the bill now before the Legislature @f New York in relation to strikes. Jt was called under @e auspices of the various organizations of mechanics (and workingmen ts New York and Brooklya. Some idea ‘@f the magnitude of the gathering can be formed from a perusal of the subjoined list of the respective societies ‘Mat took part in the proceedings: — ‘Pronk and Makers, Journeymen Curriers, Carpen- jon No 1, Paper Hangers, Practical Paloters of Dock, United Coopera No. 4, United Coopers No. 5, Vernisbers and Polishers, Tin Plate, Copper and Iron Workers of New York No. 1; Tim Plate, Cop- and beet Iron Workers of Williamsburg No, 2; Tin . Copper and Sheet Iron Worker. o: Brooklyn No, 3; @ranito Stowe Cutvers, Laborers’ Union and Kevevolent Beoivty, Fourth dt m; Krickiayers’ Benevolent and se tective Union, Iron Moulders No, 11, of Spay ten Duyvi ers Union No, 2, of Spuyten Duyvil, Rlacksmiths’ Union of Brovkivo, New York Society of Operutive Ma- gous, Giliors’ Protective Union, Pianoforte Makers, Wheelwrighia ond Biacksmiths No 3, Twine Spinvers, 0 | resgers, eyar Ma Carpenters’ Coion No. 5, United Cabinet Makers (i Painters, Ship Jowers, Op- Furriers, Cordwainers, Sogar Vackers, and Potishers, Wheolwrights and miths Union No. 2, Curpenters’ Union No, 4, Up- Boisterers, Sash and lind Makers, United Coopers No. 3, Blank Bo.k Binders, Team —hoemakers, Clothing Cutters, oopenyg net Association No. 1, Journeymen Plumbers, ae Coopers No. 1 {williarssbarg), Cs Drivers, Unit- rneymen Sparmakers’ Suciety , Machinist’ Pro fective Union. Pagid * ‘The above associations met at their rooms at noon, apd preceeded in procession to the park, where the meeting ‘wes to be held. In some cases the socicties wore white ‘eatin badges and were preceded by bands of music. Three stands were erected for tho speaksrs—two Fnglish and me Germao—the Jutter being exclusively occupied by German spe'kers. ¥o large was the muititude that most @f the mechunics of this and the adjoining city must there could not have bee: Jers than fitteen CRousand persons, and there were large accessions during wuts i Senator Foiger, the meeting was in progress, Senator Fo'ger, t! author of the Dill $0. proveut ‘teale strikes, was burued ia @@igy amid great cheering. Petitions were prepared ‘the men tw sign to be sent to Albany, protesting against passage of Folger and Hastings’ bill, and were ateach gate of the park. Of course they received mnt op ‘a the were draped with American flag and swith the banners of the respective societies, and bands of ‘@mesic discoursed popular airs previous to the organiza: tien of the meeting. Stand No. One. ‘The meeting was called to order at three o’clock, by P. Kaavy, who nominated for President William Harding, ‘@ the New York Coach Painters’ Association, which was qmanimourly ratived. SPEECH OF THE PRESIDENT. Ma. Ranvrxa, on assuming the chair, said:—They were ‘gmembled here on one of the most momentous questions ‘that ever took place in modern history. They werea ‘Pedy of men, living beneath a repablic, from whieh the @euree of every institution in this country springs. Now Deheld, in the year of grace 1864, a bill brought into ur leginiative bulls which promises to be more coercive fe its nature than any bill ever introduced in the Fnglish Mouse of Commons to coerce the —_ of ireland at any time Ji ). He asked them, would they allow Gis dill to pass? (Loud cries of No, no.’) He would ‘eek the gentiomen of the Leg»slature was this a proper time to Bring forwurd a measure of that description, when the sentry was torn almost asunder, and when the working men had deen striving f last three years to @evate tho masses to understand the political sys tom of country? Was this a time to own working men of this city? (‘‘No, no,’’) ‘ denied the assertion that they desired to combine to Uajure the capiialist. Capital and labor bad never been G@atagrwistic, for the workingmen supported capital and should support them. (Appiause.) And whovever ht to take an undue advantage of the laborer $0 was bis duty to prevent it, The workingmen wished 0 ee the country prosper and to be a land of universal Meerty ; for all know that America is to be the Ley those he leaves bebind him. If the mechan! itted the bili now before f ged to all and, discarding that question, they simple question tnat called them . Famer, of the House Painters’ Association. read the Coltowing resolutions, which were unanimously adopted :— RESOLUTIONS, Firn—We againet the enactment of the law, qanse while is originaters have buried ite ating inthe ive ‘eens of the material In which they have dipped It, yet we parerebelens detect in the redolence of ite surroun'iings the Of @ lethargic and da poison. Second—We provest for the'reason that the inatitution of ‘On edict {a calculated and meant to produce endiess ‘We object to It because its contrivance i# 90 ar harass and Involve the laboring man in expen- can poorly afford. ee Ee el to ther The richt tomeddio with the affair i ol 2 affairs of indi- tra be. yestion the right of interposition for or Jan of the product of labor im owr posses: er contend that our government best ab. oe which it wae dd when it ab- interests of those qais. ‘of nald law, be copied from a eode of Bnet e@actine: fe colsject to it, as the aim Of said enact atics for, the, reguiation of servants tm, the empio masters, We further demand that it # range of our re} contend that, ag in ite construction it was intended ent the operations of w government which Is fount lege of clanees, Bo let it in with ® people funetions ot gevernmer e House House of Lords, Ro; —act as three Separate manifestations ef one power—that of the aris: Meth—We protest against tte passage beeavee it is nd ‘atmoaphe maitied +o bean exact copy or counte of sh I SS America clitvems wre gb eo a be (rurdragaed (0 thee: led level of @ nonple of whem a celebrated ant oan iweniy landh: protest, in the this premedil Ly eal an all pure it from + au tghte and Je members uf both horses to an insult a \e" reso’ tons be printed, f That the foraguln; members of both he mbe: Rraolerd. Splegsent co all the hond able Helatore, | Mr. T. P. Keeby,em-Presilont of the ‘louse Paintera’ AmOC\Atinn, WAS then Introduced and proverdod to ade ‘ Groas tbo meeting, He gail the subject which brought them together was fraught with the greatest interest to every workingman, The right to asromble and di+cuss Batters pertiiaing to thoir intererts wee ene of (bh reotest biresings guarantead to Americans, The bil! fore the Legislature, introduced by Menara. Folger and to curtail those rights, (Loud crige of pi. 5 The lone Lo) been accused of induigiog it 8 @xperience oonvincod him , what they bad good renee enongh to conduct their burl fens in a peacenble manner, The pretence upon which ‘phe bi!) was iotroduced was aveurd. Its friends said that ft wuld bo vajust to coerce a man Wo any trade organization. He admitted that, bot mninteined that sechan lee joined soobotien of their own freo will nnd to Gromoto Aber OWN Wierene ANd HO PrOviag for their Rave left uff work at noon; and wheu the proceedings. @ommenced NEW YORK, FRIDAY, APRIL 8, 1864.-WITH SUPPLEMENT. not get of trade izations, ichous! aan eee ledlnomees = being Albany in favor of the bill, and pro- H : 5. z i : 3 Hf Protection of the workingmen, menee uumbers deiore him to sign the petition which was to de sent 10 Albany, sbiver to their boots. Ii, voted for i$ would never have t! another bill, The main obs Dad risen in their might, and they were determined that avy man who favored the bili should not be supported for any political oMce They wouid tell their Jegisiators that they (tho meobanics) wore the bone and sinew of the country, und that the men who sought to cower them down to be slaves at their feet would be buried irom pow The meoi in some of the secarecee that trade organizations cut both ways; that the gold speculators and the provision dealers com- Dined against them. That wasso, and in doing so set them the exampie, and showed that the drones of the land must work for their living well ag others. Cheers.) The working classes were required to pay es und to pay the great mational debt, aud why should they not have the same privilege ag the capitalist? He Jnquired how many capitalists were soldiers confined in Southern prisons? The mechanic had allowed these meo to pags measures'over them, but now they had come to the determination that hencefurward any tyrannical measures in the United States would be put down by tne humd of the workiug artisans, (Loud cheers.) Tho eaker alluded to tie unjustuess of the Conscription bill, end said that they were determined that hereaft Man would bo sent to the Legislature who was not to protect the interests of the workiazmen, (C ‘Who built up this great olty/ Not the money g»mvler ip Walt street, but the bricklayer and the nod carrier, who were the producers of wealth. The speaker dwelt upon the (uct thst the intluence of the workiugmen in England was such that the Property qualification was done away with He urged bis hearers to assure the Legisiature that they must vot oppress tbe workingman, and that, although merchants may bave sent their bags of money to buy Asse Wyman, 1 Would imjure them to put their names to the bilt Mr. Ronart now, of the Tailors’ Protective Asseciation, marl an excelleut speech. He said that the surging up of this groat tame of humanity was but the first rippling of tho stream of nd gna. which would not cease until its migity waves hud reached whore Folger sat (Cheers,) He (the apeaker) was one of the delogation that went to Albany last week, spd etuted that he beard Senator Fol- ger wus to be the next Goveruor of New York. (Loud cries of “Never, never ) He ealled upon the capital Of this city to tranator, iscommon with their greenb: the answer of the meeling that that wasalie. He a learued, trom the lips of Senator Hastid.s, that ¢ proposed by Senator Folger, and amended by bim, w: facsimile of the British Combination act, taken verbati from British laws. Were they prepared to adopt the English code of laws against labor? (*Never, never.) Mr. Crowe then pi led to give a succinct account of the various laws passed in England atiacting the interests ot working: Men, aud compared their odious features to the bill sought to be passed by Revator Folger. In the name of the workingmey o! the country be would trample the law now attempted to be passed ip Albauy under his feet, which be proceeded todo. The working classes were a law abiding people, aud they were proucof the institu. tions uuder which’ they lived, and desired to preserve them. He favored respecting jaw and authority, but he said, with a feeling of sorrow, Mf the Legisiature at Aiba- my passed that law he would call upon the people to resist it and trampie it under their feet. They would never cease resisting it until it was wiped from the statute was told with their movement, and urged the tormation of a great Trades Union to further their interests, Such a combina- tion would be invincible. They would stand shoulder to shoulder under the benign iniluence of union, and thwart the efforts of men who sought to oppress them. Mr. Cuartes A. Dawson, of the Coach Painters’ Associa- tion, made a few remarks. Mr. Mrroum.t, of the Car Drivers’ Association, bi but forcibie address, He mentioned av instance of disregard manifested by wealthy employers in refer. ence to the rights of the men who work jor them, and said that when he called upon the son-in-law of George Law to inquire why 4 certaio man was discharged he was treated in a contemptuous manner. That individual said to him (the speaker) that the workiagmen had gone so far ~~ would find their career stopped in a few le suiticiently worked, and sp.ke of what they bad accomplished sioce their organization was iormed. He advocated the com bination of the workingmen for the protection uf their rights. Capital d upon labor, and gold was of no value without the and sinew of the workingman, As leng as the public press sastained them in this honor- able and earnest eflort they would succeed in overthrow- ing the tyrant. The Car Drivers’ Ass ciation was avery pot now, and they would continue to add totbeir mber: fe Mr. Vaw Warr, of the y Union, was the next Speaker. The members of the Legislature, if they saw the compact crowd before him, would put the bilf rela- tive to strikes under the tabie, and nothing would bo heard of it until the resurrection morni hy was it that they bt to crush the workingmen’ It was from the working classes they got men to fight the battles of the country and te sustain the American flag. Shall these men suffer for the bread necessary to sustain them? Ten thousand times no, He advised them not t eat but- ter, in.order to frustrate the designs of the specu ‘ whom he denounced Mechanics kvew how to attend to their own business without the assistance of eminent lawyers, and knowing their rigbte would maintain them Workingmen and ics would submit to nothing that was wrong, They were right in their efforts to op- pose the bill now before the Legisiature. In conclusion, he counselled bie associates to remain firm, and to come up in one solid phalanx and demand of the withdrew the bill now attempted to be passed in viola. tion.of their rights. All they wanted was the same rights and priv: Granted to other classes of their fellow citizens. Mr. Gronas J. Camrnmis, of the Boller Makers’ Asso- ciation, and other gentiemen, representatives of their re- spective Unions, aiso made brief speeches. Stand No. Twe was surrounded by an immense crowd of respectable men, all of whom were in one way or another connected with some of the leading trades’ societies, Their onthu- siasm was unbounded as the different processions came along, headed by bands of music and marching to rein- force the already overwhelming crowds that were assem- Died in the park, Every now and then some vivacious individual proposed three cheers for the workingmen, always acoompanied by a wish that Folger and Hastings ‘might speedily be sent to some warmer piace #1 which théy now inbabit. The crowds were mighiy omened feuding Senators, and if curten and tmprecations are goed ni , curses and im for capihing the introducer of the Dill cguinat wate tradesmen are protesting, as well as the amender thereof, will be severely bandied in the next world, if not in this. ation of the mechanics’ society the dele. various trades were so large that three ‘arcely sufficient to accommodate them. At which we pow particularly speak, all the partion that sddressed the parti oz meeting were workingmen. many of them making their maiden Speeches ‘on ther day. The meeting was called to order in the usual fasnien, Mr, Thomas Cooper acting a8 chairman, Im the course of bh he said that the workingmen were determined mado in passage of w bill which, if it shoul bo a source of continual injustice and oppr. yt ing men—@ mewsure more tnjurious to the ie anything ever yet heard of, initiating a aystem ism worse than apything of the kind ever heard Russia, (Appian: warned the electors ing classes of New York to be careful an oir own ple to cbeck such Injustico as this was to be found ballot box, The men who betray the can #0 becagne they are allowed by the people fonts in tho Legislature, After getting into the worktog classes, shay. ture roand and become theif persecutore, It wan the working people Hhrougbont the o untry to comsider this, and (0 tinite to take sieps for securing thejr liberty and their rights By showing that they Are able to puke stop to mearures like thin, ‘sisters would. begin to, know that there was geome union among the people, sod | they would be more careful how they ‘nteriored with heir wteresta, (Cheerr, Mr. Joux G, Woonrvrr wae the next spenker He sald that this wag an occasion on which every workingman should raise bis voloe for the good of the cause, Although hot much of aapeaker bimeeil, it would be wrong M he consented to eave the stand without roy ng Die the Texisiatare, and againat which t had ail met to Proveat in the firmest and mont ‘inrarioed ‘manner, Mo enked whether the bill now before the Logisiature was called for by the of the State? On the or trary, it wan not called tor at all, He wend into an ihe. Wallen Of (he operation of auch a law by citing (bo frat only | to hold position throngh 0 of the power of the press in covvection: to Kentucky somo ¢ mar were made, a} aenetereenely ‘the same tenor, denua- ciatory of the bill.to luterfere with strikes, and warning the electors 0 look ous for the members of the State Legiaiature who are trying to impose such measures The Germ: Btana was well and fully attended, The speakers as weil as the auditors were all German, The crganization was pre- cisely the same as that of the other stands, the resolu- tions being translated Into German, The speakers repre- sented al] manver of trades In which German artisans are imvereated. The proceedings lasted until nearly six o'clock, when the meeting broke up with loud cheers fer the workingman. When our reporter left the embers of the fe ypapetbond two defaulting <enators were stil) burning, strong eolt of smoke ascended to the clouds, Wo have no disturbance or casualty to repert, The meeting was quietly orgapizea and carried through, and, judging from the Grmness evinced by the workingmen Hxely that they will ovtain their wishes. THE DEPARTMENT OF THE SOUTH. Arrival of the Arago from Port Royal. The Change of Commanders in Florida. Our Batteries Shelling the Rebel Rams at Charleston. Occasional Bombardment of the City, ae, w& Bo. The steamship Arango, Captain Gadsden, from Port Royal 3d, and Charlesion Bar at 6 P. M. same day, ar rived at this port at a late hour last night. Parser Grantjein will accept our acknowledgments for the prompt delivery of our despatches. The Arago brings the usual mails and ninety-one first and seven hundred and fifty-eight second clase passen- gors, amongst whom are the Ninety-seventh Pennsylvania Volunteers (veterans), three hundred and thirty sevan strong, ander command of Colonel Henry R. Giess, and detachments of various other regiments. Amonget the cabin passengers a eo British officers, viz:—Lieutenant Colonel Galway Royal Engineers; Captain Alderson, Royal Artillery, and Captain Goodenongh, Royal Navy. During the passage the Arago encountered very heavy Borth and northeast Jes, with tremendous seas run- ning. Annexed is a list of the passengers by the Arago:— Col. Giess, Miss Giese, Mrs Warnor, Liout, Col. Hall, Col, Galway, R.E.; Capt. Alderson, R, A., Capt. Good gnovgh, RN, Mr. 'Baldwin, Mina Baldwin, rs. Booe- dict, Mrs. Crowell and child, Miss Bingham, Mine Stearns, Mr. Carter, Miss Carter, Mrs, Train. Dr. MM. Marsh; Captains Walton, Morey, Haskell, Buffington and cierk, L. L Lawrence, Davis, A. A G.: Minnenbal, Savnge, Peek ; Lioutenants zu ob, Tyson, jer, Raynor, Ct Dowds, 'Eachers, ’ Yaroall, fainwrigbt, Mr. Livi J. M, Head, Mr. Ferrara, G. J. Collin, Messrs, Gardner, Skyles, Carruthers; Surgeon Buckley,’ Assistant Surgeons Porter and Morrison, Mr. Delano, U.8.N.; L. L. Nicholson, U.8.C.8.; Cbaplaing Gubvy and Linn, Rev, Mr. Knowlton, Messrs. Morris, D. A. Brown, Moore, John Foos, Lee, Wilkes, Akers, B. E. Powers, Steteou, Beard and son, Thomas long, Drew , We ters, Adler, Pollock, Richmond, Clarke, Franz, Haw! Knower, Anderson, J. 8. Rels. C. A. Hays, W. Hi. Sands, W. Simyoon. M. L. Hewt, Peale, Oszood, Casper, Linkhoff, Crawford, Hoyt, Greene, Thiel, Fairbanks, Capt. Gifford, Hennessey, Mr, Geoghegan—and 758 othess. Mr. Oscar G. Sawyer’s Despatch, Hitron Heap, 8. Ca, April 3, 1864, In my last despatch I briefly noticed the change of com- manders of tne district of Florida, Brigadier General Hatch having been placed in temporary command, reliev- ing Gen, Seymour. The following are the orders making the change:— Special Orders—No. 122. Heapquarrens, /KPARTMENT OF THR SOUTH, Hit10N Heap, 8 C., March 24, 1864. Brigadier General John P. Hatch, United States Voluo- teers, is hereby assigned 1o temporary duty io command of the District of Florida, and will relieve Brigadier Gene- ral T. Seymour, By command of Major General Q. A. GILLMURE £pwarp W, Sunn, Lieut, Col, and A. A. G. GENERAL SEYMOUR’S FAREWELL ORDER. On the receipt of this order, and on the arrival of General Hatch at Jacksonville, General Seymour issued the following farewell order to bis troops :— General Orders—No. 17. Hespquarrers, Diernict oy Froripa, Deranruunt ov rus Sourn, J. Fin, ~ March 28, 1864, ons from 3 > fr ea ei In bidding farewell to the brave and devoted officers and noldjers of this command. (many of whom he bas often Jed i@ Dattle), be desires to thank them in the warmest manner for cordial and affectionate support and frie! to Brigadier and to assure them that their ‘success and welfare always be to bim a subject of deep interest. ‘To the members of Mall he desires to convey, in addition, nie high aj ation of their jaborious aud al- ways f ly tee, And troops that be is relieved by the +I officer whose Sip tone ho ceangod Solas ie jem every prosper! success they coul ire. Bi order of Brigadier ‘Genera T. SEYMOUR, 4 RM. Haw, A. A.A. G., Iet Lieut., 1st U. 8, artillery. GENERAL HATCR’6 ORDER, Geeral Hatch sssumed command jn the following JacksonviLLs, Fla., March 1, J compliance with Special Orders, No. 122, from headquarters, Department of the sou! of March 2, 1864, the unders! assumes command of this district. 2. Ail orders issued previous to thie date will continue in foree util countermanded by competent autbority. 3. The staff announced in General Orders, Nos. 1, 11, 12, 16, and Special Orders, No, 23, will coutinue on duty, excepting Lieutenants ©. N Jacksoo and W. H. Brad- shaw, Aids-de-Camp, who aro relieved from duty in the = toenable them to acoompany Brigadier General mour. First Lieutenant E. N. K. Taloott, First New York. Volunteer Engineers, je announced as Aid-de.Camp to the Commanaing Geverai, J. P, HATCH, Brigadier General Commanding. STAYY OF GENERAL MATCH. Captain P. R Chadwick, Assatant Adjutant General First Lieutenant R. M. Hall, Firat Unised states arti! Acting Assista ge Adjutant General; Major ©. ‘Nady. Je, Forty-seventn New York Volunteers, Acting Assistant Inspector General; Captain G. 8. Dana, Signal corps, United States Army, Signal Officer; Captain A. T. unton, A. Q@ M. Chief Quartermaster; Captain T, A, P. Ceaprplia, C.8., Chief Commisssry; Surgeon 8, W. Gross, United States Volunteers, Medical Director; First Lisutenant P. 8. Michio, United States Engiocers, Chief Bugineer; First Liewtonant W. Burne, Jr., First New York Voluntecr Ko jnsers, Ordnance Ofhcor;Captain L. L. Langdon, First Jnited States artillery, Chief of Artillery, Lientenavt Colonel T. A. Hooderson, Seventh New Hampshire Voi un- Aeore, Provors Marshal; Captain Wm Li. Dennis, United Biases Coast, Burvey, Topowraphical Engineer; first Lieu tevaat E. NK. Talcott, First New York Volunteor Kn- ‘neers, Aid de-Camp; oud Lieutenant KR, Hi. Watere, itty-second Pennsylvania Volunteers, Mustoring (ficer. (SERVER AD TRTROTR wan popular with bis goldjere, and they regret his de- parture, Ho is a soldier who ask men to perform no jabors that he je unwilling to and vo push no nearer Wo the enemy's gune than he is willing to jexd them. ie m the Agbt himself on every occasion, om! exbidits A coolness and courage wader the hottest fire rarcly met with, Im regard t© charges wrado against bim, that he wae led into an ambuscade, blindly, they aro Wibous foundayion and faire, the enemy were drjven four miles bdefofo tho datile o Olun ee feirly opened. amd General Seymour wae fully eomsaious THE NEW YORK HERALD = cae PRICE THREE CENTS. THE FAIR. Great Rush of Visitors Yesterday. Thirty Thousand People at the Palace Garden Building. Over Fifty-four Thousand Dollars Re- General Leymour and Lieutenants Jackson and Brad- shaw, the akio-do-camp, are sow bere awaiting order: OHARLETO. we mee » iwieta "ports “et “Charlesten bar’ eeived Up to Three o’Clock. i boas at een and picked eecaped trom Sat sow age regi ie.gt nite The Excitement About the Army and : kere sue. : javy Swords Increase. H M’CLELLAN ANDO FARRAGUT AHEAD de Admission to be One Dollar To-day. Immense Jam at the Union Square deen the The rams themselves have been ‘badly shattered, In fact, at one time It was found ay bie to Fepair damages as fast as Injuries were suai them The ranxe ‘deen obtained, aud our sheils jog mie, and may efiéctually prevent it al- together. It wul be maiutained horealter. THB REUKL “DAVID” Buildin; Dave been seon several times lately at night by our pick- 8; @t boats which cruise about Fort Sumuer. ‘There are two ae, &e., ae. or three of these Davids,” or torpedo boats, of the same character ag iho one thet exploded o torpedo under bod bottom of the — pont To the language of the famous Dominie of Scott's “Guy ert Ine nop tt wan Heussioniee’ These gingulae | Maoeering,” the great Fair continues to be “prodigious.” No one who bus’ not gune thero and seen for himself or herself oan form the faintest notion of the character of this splendid monument of the patriotic energy of our New York ladies in behalf of the soldiers of the Union- Yesterday was tho first fifty cont day—that Is, the doors of the Fuir were thrown open to all visitors who came prepared to pay balf a dollar for admission. It was expected that the redueed rates would increase the Attendance proportionally, and that the profanum vulgus— the newers of wood und tho drawers of wator—would be- come mixed in the mazes of the Fair with the rvp esenta tives of the upper ten, the shoddy and the codfian arizto racy. Such was not the case, however. ‘The character of the patrons did not differ apparently in the siightost degree trom that of the previous days, while the numbers undoubtedly were greater. ‘The crush was really tremendous. From tho time of opening the Fatr—eleven o’clock—the tide of visitors continued to flow in unceasingly, and to such an extent as to make it quite unpleasant and tiresome. During ratte aro seen cruising about the inner burbor, Fort Sumter, either doing picket duty or watching portunity to make a raid on Diockaders. to say that Commodore Rowan, the y ot the New Inv ud the commanding efficer of the quadron, i8 ag VighaDt as man can be, amd has made every neediul preparation to re- ceive the Davids in the best possible style. The rebels wall not walk over a bed of roses wuen they go on their next crusade, THE FIRE ON CHARLESTON. Recently our batteries have thrown a few sbell daily into the city—just enough to let the rebels know that we are alive on Morris Island, and propose to huid that point, The thirty pounder Parrowt, which has been tiring for some time past, ually gave out the other day, at about the four thousand, ix hundred aud £01 oad round, As ijt was fired at @ high elevation, which is considered the most trying on any gun, the fact that it endured go tong proves the value of the invention, ‘The Wiard guu is to be tested to the sane severe way, and from tbe experiments some valuable results will be obtained of interest to ordnance officers and to the world, The siege of Charleston has already doveloped facts of great importance in gu ,and noi the least is the one brought to light by the trialof Mr. Parrott’s ne ee eee the day over thirty thousand persons passed through the Brigadier General Wm. Birney, commanding colored | various entrances, and it may well bo imagined that troops. bi ed ral Saxton at Heautors. with such an immense tbronging, shoving and clbowing, change ia 9 temporary nly, aod General 8:xton will Teassume command on the termination of the Gordon court martial, of which be is President, General Birney has issued eome genoral orders reiting to colured peo- ple, of no special interest to any one but colored peopie, who ‘Deen advanced one pog higher by General Birney. There are reports of some queer proceedings up there; Dut,as I Dave not substantiated them, | shall not at present give any detuiis, until | know more of the mat- ter. It is alleged, 1 may, however, remark, that owners Of plantations find their lunds staked out by contrabands; Upon what authority or with what rigbt has not been made known, and ® very ‘air prospect of am early establishment of squatter sovereignty, under it was po easy matter to accomplish anything like a rapid piece of motion through the various parte of the Fair, After seven o’clock in the evening the gieatest number of people were present, thought it isa fact wor: thy of note that more business was done than during the less crowded periods—a statement which may seem paradoxical, which, nevertheless, will be readily under- stood when it is explained that the overcrowded state prevented visitors from seeing and examiving many of the things which they had come prepared to buy. ONE DOLLAR ADMIBSION AGAIN, Let aera cacned we tbenction of the dew | Themanagers have taken advantage of this piece of power, How true this ie lcannot vouch, Dut Ihave the | experience, and have concinded to raise tbe price of ad: Feport from creditable authority. Jehall Jock into 1B6 | mission to one dollar per caput once more. Uutil further = notice, therefore, the price will be one dollar, including to-day. Having said thus much by way of introduction, let us Dow turn to the progress of matters in the greatest ob'ect of jaterest In tho grand away beyond every hi ane cn Loa Ldeed Pe fo regard to the mingli a to the mingling of races in this Freee The infants born out of wediock—and I confess they are not counted , alone by couples—would claim white pas if they knew their own futhere, and mc olse, is the singular contest be Assurediy would bey dark mothers. I know of vo | tween the admirers of Grant and McClellan. cuses where the mutber was white and the fathor Black. THE ARMY SWORD The P beatae fn eo ur ae seems to have become }regnant with the deepest politi- Lieutenant Colouel Hail, Provost Marshal General of | *significance, Hundred of people, okl and young. gay the department, goes ori today on the Arago, with and grave, male ‘and female, to be seen assembled around the place where the * voting book’’ is located, in the arma and trophies department, waiting eagerly for their change to shell out the greenbucks and register their names for whichever of the two illustrious names stands highest in their estimation. At the hour our Jett last night the total number of votes cast of which Grant bad received 991 and —making the latter ahead by 136 voto up to just night. The voting yesterday stood for McCiellan 631, and for Grant 556—leaving majority of 65 ' for McClellan, The votiug yesterday was about evenly divided between thesexes. ibe men came down rather more heavily than heretofore. One old gentleman from the rural dis- presente: or ib the shape of ninety-two votes ‘al Viele put down seventy-five Reorge W. Blunt during the afternoou made bis appearance at the stand, and, seizing & pen, drow a curved line over a page of the bork, wh he said represented the Mississippi, at the same time putting down fifty dollars for an ejual number of votes fur U.S. G., the hero of the Mississipp ‘There were several filties, twenty-fiv fives, kc., given for each of the favorites. Geueral SicClellan seemed to get the greatest number of single votes. ‘How does the vote stand?’ was a question of almost momentary asking, and according as the McClellvn stock was up oF the Grant stock down seme ardent friend of either would be found ready to fill up the hiatos with greenhacks. General Fremont has received three votes thus far, and Generals Butler and Shern.an each one, THE NAVY 8WORD seems to be entirely overshadowed by the superior ex- citement respecting the army sword; still the desire to yote for the navy syord Reema to be on the jucrenso. thirty or forty prisoners of war, under a recent order from the War {epartment. Colonel Hall wil} be absent two or three weeks. . IDLE RUMORS. The rumors floating about thie de; artment, that Gene- ral Gilmore bas been ordered to the Arty of the Poto- mao as Chief Engineer. is regarded by those who ought to know as ‘un dit, the District of Florida when the Gordon cage is closed. PERSONAL. Dr. M. M. Marsh, Inspector of the United States Sanitary Commission of this department, goes North by the Arago, on business connected with the Saaitary Commission. Assistant Surgeon H. P. Porter, of the * been promoted to the surgeancy Connecticut. He goes North by the Arago. officer. NAVAL MATTERS, Commander Thos. H. § bas been relieved from the iron-clad Patapsco, and ordered to report, it is said, to the War Department at Washington, to perform special duty with Lieutenant General Grant in the Army of the Potomac. Commander James Madigan succeeds in the command of the Patapsco. Colonel Gass, of the Ninety-seventh Pennsylvania Volunteers, one of pature’s noblemen and a fine soldie , joes North, Mr. Christopher Lorrigan, late of the has boon doing ants: tor a fone tage tetas Toponhoghs, as been doing duty for a long time raphi- cal Bureau of the Engineer's Uitice. 4 He is an able Theatrical. ‘THE OLYMPIC. While Mr. A. Oakey Hall’s new buriesque is prepating Mre, Wood gives us colddremeticecraps, The Irish Emi- grattand the Laughing Hyena are on the bill for this week. in the former the scenery is very juappropriate, and Mre. Sediey Brown and Messrs, Frank Drew and George Jameson faver us with admirable specimens of bad acting. In the latter Mra, Wood and Messrs Morti- mer and Davidge are excessively funny. Mr. Hall's bur- Jesque will be brought out in great style om Monday next. It is greenback adaptation of Planche’s Fortunio, and is called Loyalina, Perso} mtelligence. ‘The Monitewr Univorrsel, of Paria, of the 17th of Morch contains the following :— Yesterday, at ibe closing. of the polls, the vole mood as follows:— 1 58 a » keods all bis competitors very handsomely, It ie expected. tbat the comtest.at this desk will be more exciting to-day. CHBOK IS MIGHTIER THAN THE PEN. lastration of the manner in which gifts have and been actually @hrust upoa the managers of May mention the following s nad . Morton, tier of gold pens, wei the first persons 10 send in a liberal contribution to the Jewolry Department, consisting of a number of showcases filled with gold pens.” Through some unaccountalie deut the space allotted to the jewelry collection was filled p—with Mr. Morton’s offering left out. est @ tort by quelques journaux etrangers ont an | Mr. Marie, the Obairman of the committee on nonce le depart u Grand Duc Cowstantin pour fonstav- | jewelry, was therefore obliged to return the tivople et Odessa, Le Grand Duc a quitte Baden et s'est pens and sbowenses to the donor, with rendu ® Goeslar om Havovre if y confer Mademe ia Grande Dechesse, sa femme, dont ia sante eat assez a! soins jebre Docteur Lampe. Du reste, son spire aucune crainte serieuse. ‘The announcement of several papers ot the departure of the Grand Duke Constantine for Cons{anjjnopie and Odessa te wrong. His Imperial Highness bas “Jes Bad for Gosslar, in Hanover, to confide the Crand Duchess, } his wife, whose health ie very precarious, to the care'or the celebrated Dr, Lampe. Her condition, however, bot considered dangerour, ° many thanks, Aod what will “fo Hub” say to that? Oniy to think of it—gifts crowding in 80 fast that the Fair Managers are actually obliged to return them trom sheer inability to make avy ose of them, Mr. Morton Las s plied to the note of tbe committee expressing his qrati(l- Sathon at such an evidence of the success of thu Fair, | and enclosing s Check for ove thousand doliars, which he pew will D9 received in lieu of his peos. Ihe commit WW, after the wost solemn deliberation, have jnsion that the check can be retained any vory groat violence to bheir feelings, ring with thelr operations. BXECUTIVE COMMITTEES It is about two inches long by Daifan Lint Of Americans registered at the American banking | wear a badge. houses ip Paria for the weex ending Marcb 25:—Maraball | inch Tt is made of german silver, and eugraved as win Wateon, James Hi. Ridder follo ‘Ex. Com.’ “Car conductors wear ove . Weeke, Charies (. Thompson, exactly similar in style, and the members of the from Executive Committee remind every one of thowe hard worked mombers of society. THE PHOTOGRAPH of the Mersrs, Gurney & Son did a . 6. is uunewell, Ruston: Thomas Lea. Stociair, Hanover, N. H.; R, Wylie, kk detpbia: Bryan Lathrop, Gould Baffum, Peter Cr: 4 Mire. Wi sTupro risk business yester day. The fine woather bad, doubtless, much to do with it. The studio is in room No, 77 of the upper story, onee the billiard room. Among the articles for sale are series of photographe of the diferent departmenta, Kach view is Cartes de visite and vignettes are One bandred and afty sold for ope dollar. taken for five doliars a dozen. The total receipts yeste from all sources, were as follow! Sanvy Hoon, April 7, 1864, The echooner Brownstone, of Providence, loaded with hay, if asbore opposite tbe Highlands. She eame on shore the night Before Inet, None of the crew have been seen, she lies high Op On the[beach, {The above vessel was abaodoned on (he 34 inst, off Fasthampton, and the crew arrived at Now York on the 41h in the ship Energy.—Kp, HixRALo. ) i . Donations ,,...+ TOU) ese eesereerevene The Unio® Square g~A Word for the La: &e. The Union square branch of the Motropolitan Sanitary Fale was opened at eleven o'clock yesterday morning, aod was goon overflowing with visitors. Every room was crowded, and tho Children’s Department contained quite a large army of little folks, in charge of their eldere, ‘ory department were very brisk, and jemands of their nomerous eastomere, They discharged their arduous duties with remarkable pationce, good hamor ‘and tact, although on several occasions ibew were ne doubt considerably aenoyed by two tmpor. suowy end garrulensnese of many people, whe GixGrLAR.—The British steamer 6 of Lovdon, tovebed at’ Delaware City Jaat Mond took in eighteen tous Of coal. The eaptain represented (hat ho was on the way from Neseau to New York, in ballast, Shore were several parsengers oa board, some of whom bad Charleston papers @ the 4th of March (owe of which, the Mercury, we have eee), and some of them boasted that they had run the biockado as high as Aiteon times. ibey bad pienty of gold and elivor, an well a8 groends which they tr’ bantiy displayed, elaht of shen pasceDgors proceeded by the Rey hold o Philadel phia, Tho goveroment officers shou'd jock oot ber vessel and ascertain ber true character, and ibe tor of the crow #nd passengors, Tha lauer at any r shi mld be kept Under strict warveiiiance ‘The ferred (0 WAR printed on @ hall wheet, cons: y WHl8 DeWe and [ow Advertisemanta — Wilm dentin ( Del.) Republican, Apri d wauted to know the price of everything on the stands, and afterwards turned away without makiog single purchase. Persons visiting the Pair should bear tn mind that the ladies attending at the stands ure not hired for the purpose, but give thelr services gratuitously: from motives of charity and womanly compassion for our wounded and ruffering soldiers, It 's the same now ae ip the time when Scott wrote: — Oh, woman, in ourghours of ease, Uncertain, coy aud hard to piuase; Variabio a8 the xlimmeriog bade By the quivering aspen m: When pain and anguish wring the brow, ‘A ministering avgel —Ana thus it is why the highborn, geatly ourtured jadies of New York have undertaken the management of the Motropolitan Fair. It reflects equal credit on theis heads and hearts. It ‘ness and magnificence never |, aad we are but maung the simple trath when we say that it is ma paged on the part of the ladies with unequalled abiity and reQnement. “wat 4 cRowD!’? ejaculated ybody, Jt was the same in every part oF the buitdis @ had seen the crowd at Fourtesath street, and thought it could not be but we were ‘undeceived. Every depart was crammed about, and were full with people. We tried movi trampled on by feet as we progressed by inches. People Must stop ‘And look st the goods. They went there [ov tbat purpose. Many made purchases, and some ‘questions; got to know the prices, and promised to «1 again. It was e periect jam—\adies elédantiy and feet junably attired; their attendant cavailérs in broadcloth and stunning scarfs; children of almost every age and of all sizos; they were all ig slong, Bnd eujoying the novelty and beauty of the scede with immere heartiness and reliab. kverybody was geod tempered, and everybody wus iv an incipient state of perspiration— people with purchases in ther havds and others with money to make purchases. On the stands were costly collections of articles from every part of the world. THE SWISS DEPARTMENT was well patronized, and large numbers of sales were made there yesterday, Its stores of valuables and curt osities were largely increased yentorduy by ‘tho arrival of a number of articles (Yom Za! 5 y , com) ised & collection of valuable watches, Of gold and sliver, ipgenivus toys, eliborately carved; rich laces; a colleo- tion of dolla, dressed in the costumes of the different can- tons, and @ Bumber of fine watch movements Of exquisite floisb. THB CHILDREN’S DHPARTMENT has already been alinded to, but deserves 9 more extend- ed notice. The sales of toys and obildren’s articies were very large. Tho little folks persuaded their matervald and paternuis to loosen their purse strings, and money tlowed into the cash boxes ina continuous stream. Lattice arms held big parcels and refused to let others have any- thing to do with their treasures Duriog the afternoon @ grand musical entertainment was given here by fous hundred children belouxiog to our public schools. Jt waa ¢ nducted and mana.ed by Bristow, and a decided success, ‘The Executy jommittee, in the wisdom, ut firkt decided to charge an additional titty ceuts ty'every entertainment given Iv this department, 11s Invelved a cieariug Of the room twice a day. Hold 6 (which bhey bon,ht with the uader parts of the Fal tho justice of thie measu ob manager, threateced to © Manage tatters themselves, that ib wound pe boiter not va ers of xeason tk #tauding that tuey woud ine) could not the th r uaa, the i xecitive they linally eo make any additional ¢ aud decided that they meuts. supply 4) never cvases, In the eveuin. with peo and a grand given by u select orchesira of undor tho direction of Messrs. Rietzer and oil. The Now York iurnyerein algo gayo # graud gymoustic ¢ hivitiow. ibe following was the programme:—lubroduce tion by ihe orchestra; serenate by Leuschow, sung by the New York Turner Liedertalel—luruer Glee Club; toot exercises, Freiuebungen, ciass exercises, 0 sing! double bars, horse and in jumping; select per orm: by the most wicilful members 0: the society on the above named apparatuses; fencing with toils; medley by the turner Glee Uiub, pyramids, Ail the performsnces were oa high order of exceilence, and added greatly to the eojoyment of thé lurge and very fashionable audience with which the batidiug was filied. THE MUSICAL DEPARTMENT is, by uiversal accord amung the ladies, called a gem of aroom. We agree with them i their a Its appointments, decurations and arrangements are per fect. The instruments are all of the Grst class, for beauty Of Jinish and elegance of form. the most prominent objects thousand dollars, and isa superb instrument, Yesterday uw grand piano, donated by Ch ckering & son, wan suld for one thousand dollars. A melodevt was soid for ove by dred and forty dollars. Largo sala were also made in sheet music wad otber articies donated by the munic deal ere of tars city. THE KNICKRENBOCKER KITCHEN was crowded during the whole day. The viands he'd out, and, owing to the good mapayem: Mt of Min. Judge Roose: velt and ihe other Iadies of the cummitieo, everything worked aumirably, Could our Butch forefathers F from their graves and visit the Kitchen they would thioW the world bad but little altered, 80 perfect aud complete are ity detuls. Ibe furniture, viands, drerees 0: tho ab tendante avd decorations are all of @ bygone age. Uncle Ned was at bie post yesterday, and delighted every one vy hiv pero munce with “the fiddle and the vow,’”’ The receipts in this depart. ment must have been very bandsome; but wu» ¢orrect account of them in be given until the Treasurer's ar- rangements are perfected, which will probably be to-da; THE INTERNATIONAL DEPARTMENT, with Ite hundreds of tings, ite flashiny fountain rnd other splendid appointments, sone of the mest magnificent of the whole Fair. It contains donations from uimost every couvtry in Europe. Their arrangement on tue ov easily understood by tbe tlage of ti which are suspended around the room. stands tho sules were very iugge, anda perfeot ton, ment of their amount will bo ready for publio:tion to day TUB POLICE ARRAXGEMENTS of the Fair are under the vootrol ot i the building and takeu to Captain ~peight’s headquarters, where they will be restored on belug cor- rectiy described and receipted for. THE PARK , we are informed, bo opened to visitor The committee idtend to erect a number of tents ip which refreshments will bo served. At resemble Araby the Blest, with ite fla myridae of lights, sweetly #melling Hower pouke. - Exbibition in Ald the fatr. £ Un next Tuesday evening a cncertand exbibdiien ta aid of the Sauitary Pair will be given atthe Academy of Music by the pupils of the primary departmeotof ‘tweifeh sircet school. This concert will be wader the direction of Mr. George F. Bristow. The Restaurant Department of the Pair. The following amounts are ackoowledged an received by the Treasurer of the Restaurant Department of the ¥air'—From Tompkins Market, $63, Washington Ma: kes, $338, Fuiton Fish Market, 49; Hariem indies, $100; Vro- Vision dealers, collected by M. $3,500. Filth Avo. nue Hotel, $1,000; St, Niche $1,000; Meth diet Department, $100 ; Proceeds of lecture of the Key. Thos, Hastings, $200; Rev. Thomas Hustings’ mgr \ on account. $45, Wm. H. Christie, $40; the bak UJ Committee on Bakers, $1.439: drovers, per Mr Watts, $205; cash, $15; Wm. B. Mott, $5. ‘The Hotels and the Fair, TO THE EDITOR OF TOR HERALD. $1. Nicnoras Horm, April 7, 1864. To your ieeue of to-day we notice remarks regarding the Ulverality of the New York hotels towards the Metropolt tan Sanliory Faw, and in other papers we flad reflections of tho sume character, Im justice to ourselves we would pow inform you tbat on the 24th of March we drew our check for ove thousand dojlars as a donation bo this lauda bie object, avd in addition are entertaining, (ree, commit tees to the Fair from neighboring cities. SPOTTS & HAWK m Upera in Brookiyn. LUCIA DI LAMMERMOOR, ‘The reappearance of Brignoli for the first time thie sea fon before a Brooklyn audience was the ocowtinn Of w very flattering recoption at tho Academy of Music in our siater city last nigbt, when Lucia di Lammermoor waa nd received with consilerable eclat. Brignoli, given however, was not quite a8 good as we havo heard him in Fdgardo, He seemed to lack his fecustomed spirit, whether owing to the change of climate on the other side of tho Kast river or bot we cannot divine. The Lucia of Miss Harrie appear- od to please the andience; for sho was rewarded wih more applause than the opera going diletiants of staid, sober Brooklyn are wont to bestow even upon articier with @ more éstablanedt reputation than this young dehu- tante—if we og Fy) her so—who sang the part of Lucia last night only for the second time. J was in good ‘Voice aud was well rocelved. Tonight return to their old love in Irving i — welcome, and will give ue attraction, To-morrow night jew! Denes, when fone will be presented. We Rare no dound bat the ‘will prove on thie occasion how much they appreciat value of the benefctare. tiom Weetward Open. Downina, April 7, 1864. Kavigation te now open detween Dunkirk and Clevo. land, Sandveky, Toledo, Detroit, gad all the wpper iano except tn tho porte, The ke Bae entirely gion ‘Olean left carty shin direction of Battal, ‘The propeller ne moraing for Buffalo, Boats will tripe ap soon aa peneibie.