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

4 NEW YORK HERALD, | Sovre cenatswn wees JAMES GORDON BENNETT, EDITOR AND PROPRIETOR OFFICE N. W. CORNER OF FULTON AND NASSAU STS. Volume XXIx . AMUSEMENTS TO MORROW EVENING © ACADEMY OF MUSIO, Irving Place. —Irauian Oreni— Om oe Diasie RIBLO'S GABDEN, Broaaw: WALLACK'S THEATRK, Broadway.—Fou.ins oF 4 Bront—Sxcaer. —Foow's Revsxcr WINTER GARDEN, Broadway.—Jvpira. OLYMPIO THEATRE, Broadway.—Owg Wirs—Rovra. una. W BOWERY THEATRE. Bowery.—Cun.o's Cars— oF Kopystoxs—Osiect or [yTEREST, Ll & BOWERY THEATRE, Bowery —Pour or Cvnso's Cave— oka CuRINA—ALice Mar, BARNUM'S MUSRUM, Brosdway.—Two Grawes, Two Dwaxrs, acrmos, Weer Is It, £0. 0s alt hours ArHRO S14, on Srmit or Bravtr—At 5. “P.M. BRYANTS' MINS!'RBLS, Mechanics’ Hall, 472 Broad. wey.—Erniorjax bona, Dancms, Bumixsques, £0— ius Buxious Fam. - WOOD'S MINSTREL HALL, 514 Broadway.—Brnrorian Eoxcs, Dances. d¢—Goinc ro Tum Fain. AMERICAN TREATRE, No. 444 Broadway.—Batowrs, Pawroximed. Burixsyues. &c.—OLd duet Gabe SIPPOTHEATRON, ‘Fourteen tree! Dogs axp Moxxers. Afternoo: Bors Mimgor CHAPEL. 718 Brosaway, — Breni or Univarse, xD Twety-seve: NEW YORK MUSEUM OF ANATOMY, 618 Broadway.— Cumosirixs ax Lxcronns, from9 a. MULE Mo HOOLEY'S OPERA HOUSE, Brooklyn.— Bones, Dancus, Burizsquns, &c. nasa ATHEN UM, Brooklyn.—Ew: Fy st y TRRTAINMENT BY the Pu New York, Sunday, April 10, 1862. THE BSITUATION. ‘The general order just issved by General Grant fore Shadows an important onward movement as soon as the Btate of the country in Virginia renders it practicable, It directs that public and private property for which trang;crtation is not furnished by existing orders shall ‘de at once sent to the rear—that ali eutlers and private citizens sbail leave the army by tho 16th inst. All fur- Joughs and leaves of absence are stopped, and all officers aud men doing duty in otber corps than their own aro ordered to return to their regiments, This is significant and looks like business Geveral Grant visited the extreme front of the Poto- mac Army lines on Friday. He made a close observa- tion of the regiments and brigades as he passed along, expressing himself highly gratifed with their condition, He also made a careful roconnoiksance of the enemy's de. fonsive works on the Kapidan, and returned to bis bead quartere the same evening. Heavy rain was fallivg all ay yesterday, and the roads continue ina very bad con- ition, and the streams still sw len. At is reported im Louisville that the rebel General For- rest has disbanded his guerillas. Some of them, bow. ever, have been committiog depredstions at Shelbyville, Ky. A few of them wore lodged in jail, but wore rescued ‘by thoir comrades. ‘Some panic was created in Memphis on the 8th inst. by the driving io of our pickets near Germantown, supposed to be a feint of Forrest to cover the passage of his trains and plunder southward. Grierson is still hanging in For- Fest's rear, baragsing him as fur as possible, Despatches trom Vicksburg to the 3d Bay that the fobels attacked Rook's plantation (which is being worked by the government) near Saydersville, on the Yazoo tiver, om Friday last, and destroyed all the yaluabie buildings and machinery. Tho First Massacbusetts cav- alry (colored) six hundred strong, drove the rebels off, efter an hour's fight. The enomy numbered nearly ff. teen hundred, On Sunday night last a band of forty rebels landed at Sape Lookout, took possession of the lighthouse, put the keeper and bi fe in durance aad exploded a keg of pow- der, which seriously damaged the building. They then re- tired on the approach of the steamer City of Jersey, Our correspondents io the Southwest furnish very full etalls of the Red river expedition today. We give a msp of the whole region, which illustrates the history of ‘hat successful enterprise, The steamer Varuna, from Key West, brings us dates the 2d inst. Tnere is no news of importance trans- Piring there. Rumors about the prevalence of epidemic disease prove to be entirely false. The health of the place continues good. The steamer Ericsson went ashore of the Tortugas, with several soldiers and rebel prisoners on board, but she was floated off next day. CONGRESS. The Senate was not in session yesterday, having on friday adjourned over till Monday. ‘The proceedings of the House were of an exciting char- soler. The seasion opened by the Speaker—Mr. Colfax, of Indiaun—vacating the chair, and offering a resolution to expel Mr. Alexander Long, of Ohio, for declaring, (a a speach delivered on Friday, that he was in favor of recognizing the indo of the rebel confederacy. The debate was m: tied on by Messrs. Colfax, Garfeld and Cox, and the late (or exerted himself skilfully to break the force of the blow dealt at Mr. Long. In ine couse of the dis. cussion Mr. Fernando Wood vaed dr. Long's disloyal sentiments, saying that if the House expelled Long it could expel bim likewise, The subject qwas finally laid aside till two o'clock tomorrow. But Mr. Harris, of Maryland, made a speech, in which he Sclipsed Long's treasopable utterances, and Mr. Wash+ buroe, of Illinois, moved a resolution to expel him, which failed to receive the requisite two-thirds vote. A resolution of censure upon Mr. Harris was, however adopted, with but eighteon dissenting votes. THE LEGISLATURE. Ta the Senate the bill increasing the New York City Dourt House stock $800,000 was amended 80 as to provide that the accounts shall be approved by the architect, and thon passed. A bill authorizing the authorities of Brook- lyn to raise money for the armory is the Eastern District of that city was introduced. In the Avsombly the Railroad Committee reported ad- vorsely on the bill to prevent the overcrowding of city faliroad cars, and the report was accepted, but subse- quently the vote was reconsidered, and the bill sent to the Commitice of the Whole, The Senate bill te increase the capital stock of the Erie Railroad was roported with- Out alteration. The bil! authorizing the construction of a tone stairway as an entrance to the Park at Fifth avenue and Eighty -sixth streetyjwas ordered te = third reading. A favorable report was made on the Dill to open and im- Prove Seventh avonue from the north end of the Park to Hariom. The bill to increase the pay of the pole force was ordered to « third reading; also the bille to tmoorporate the Seventh Ward Savings Back and the Indemnity Company, The Dill for a public market in Brooklyn was reported complete. Bills to provide an armory for the Fighth regiment of militia, and authorizing the German Savings Bank to ra. Ovive increased deposits, were paced =A resolution for the adjournment of the Legislature on tue 16th inst was edoped. A resciimion imetracting our Senators and Fo Prescatatives in Congress to vote for the repeni # 1! kiwe of Congress exemtivg United States: vnritier toon tar. oo was laid over A revolution inastroctir the e's « of the Tous to have the report of the Wank Ou, . on Ne oon Banks printet forthwith pave tie) to A yey encit- ‘tng discussion 00 tho merita ct the report, lasting il the adjournment. MISCELLANEOUS 1). W3. ‘Toe stoamelsip Tin e, Ci rain b eth D0 ult, potted at tals port ubandise, par sneere and tren abere is no news from the Ountr i! e@publios of impor’enos Three une 1.000) ath * Gre the town of Aspinwall were wade on tho night: « 90th ult, The crowd of vaguvond Jamaica pegroes wh» tafest the town are supposed to be une ince! iarion. ‘The Fair was visiiod by tous of thoure deol pe 4 yesterdag, ond nearly pix\y (houses. @ollare were » ted the closing of the polls McGlelian led Grant four hundred and thirty-two votes. ‘The motion fer the discovery of the books ip the case of Clark vs. Brooks was granted yesterday by Judge Daly, of tbe Court of Common Pleas, and an order was issued allowing the plaintiif an opportunity to examine the books of the Express once a fortnight during the con- nuance of the litigation, with the understanding, how- ever, that no part of the fovestigation should be pub- lished in the newspapers. ‘The markets were mostly quiet on Saturday—as usual ‘on the last day of the week; but some articles, peverthe. Jess, moved quite freely. The anticipation of a higher schedule of duties nas the same effect that the reality would have, Al! imported commodities bave advanced lately, and still favor the seller, Petroleum was dull and nominal, Cotton wassteady. Groceries all firm. Preparations of the Snemy—Our Armics Weather. The order just issued by Lieutenant General Grant, and given in another column, is one of considerable importance and significance. Every day’s intelligence renders it more and more certain that the rebela are engaged im the most active preparations for the coming campaign. We have already found them, as far as we have gone, in Florida, Alabama and Mississippi, quite ready to oppose a desperate resistance to our advance, and it need not sur- prise us to find them equally ready in other places. Many still argue that the Southern leaders contemplate a great advance-ef their forces Northward this summer, and a proseou- tion of the war on our soil; and certain move- ments now in progress in their armies give some color tothat argument. But such an ad- vance is improbable for many reasons, and if made it is just whot we ought to desire. Such ad- vances have proved go disastrous to the South in the past that they will venture them with great caution in the future. It is much more pro- bable that the movements of Longstreet, as well as the movement of forces from Johnston’s army, are for the reinforcement of Lee. Tho announcement that Grant’s headquarters would be with the Army of the Potomac has not been lost upon the rebel leaders. It has told them where the strnggie is to concentrate its greatest forces, and hus given them timely notice to make their preparations for it. It must not be supposed that there is any in- activity on our side. We do not hear “the dreadful note of preparation;” but the prepara- tion does not go forward any less certainly for that. We must not suppose that it is time our armies were in motion because we get a plea- sant day or two now andthen. April, variable everywhere, is essentially a stormy month in Virginia. Orders for the movement of the Army of the Potomac were given two or three times early in April last year; but they were counter- manded each time on account of sudden storms. In that soft soil, roads apparently good are softened a foot deep in a few hours’ hard rain, and the movement of artillery consequently becomes impossible. Burnside’s movement to Kelly’s Ford should warn us sufficiently of any attempt to operate in Virginia before the weather is definitely settled. And, though ope- rations could doubtless be undertaken earlier in Georgia, we ought not to be impatient if they are not, since it may be part of a grand plan that all our armies should move at once. Let the people be patient and wait. After our three years of war, a few days, more or less, of apparent inactivity will be a small matter, and our armies will go forward all the better for such delay when they do start. And we feel assured that when they move, directed by the consummate soldier now at the helm, they will move like the avalanche, that gathers force as it goes, and sweeps every- thing before it. Tus Acitation AMonG THE WoRKINGMEN.— The workingmen of New York are celebrated for their regard for law and order. They rare- ly make any movement calculated to disturb the ordinary course of business, unless they have serious grievances to complain of. Asa class, they repudiate party leaders, and keep as clear as possible from all party affiliations in matters relating to trades, particularly in the matter of compensation for labor. Therefore they command the respect of the community, and enjoy a corresponding degree of influence. The agitation now existing among the work- ingmen of New York has been created by an ill-timed, unwise and unnecessary piece of legislation in Albany. The attempt to legislate upon the subject of compensation for labor is absurd, and can only end in mischief. The workingman is entitled to receive whatever value he may justly set upon his labor, and the employer can hire him or not, as he deems best fer bis interest. The present movement is a strong one, and the fact that it is right gives it strength. The workingmen only want their rights, and we are much mistaken if they do not succeed in obtaining them. The bill before the Legislature, it seems to us, is a sort of government contractors’ job, a shoddy plot to wring out of the workingmen what the shoddyites fail to steal from the government, and it should be denounced and defeated. The workingmen are earnest in this movement, and, although advised by bad men to resort to violent measures to secure their object, we are glad to observe that they prefer the better course, and that is by presenting a dignified and manly remonstrance te the proposed ill- advised and ill-timed legislation at Albany. Tae Souvrens’ Howr.—We have received the following brief but satisfactory communication in regard to the proposed home for crippled, invalid and aged soldiers, suggested in yester- day’s Henap:— TO THR RDITOR OF THE HERALD. The communication from Major Halpine has touched @ spark of justice, not individual, 1 bope. 1 inctese you a mail amount of ten dojlars to buy the first corner stone for a soldiers’ home. Respectfully, J. A. Arn 8, 1964, We hope that this contribution is bat the beginning of many thousands, and will cheor- fully take charge of all moneys sent us for this purpose, until the amount is large enough to require the care of a committee of the con- tributors. France bas her Hotel des Invalides, England her Chelsea Hospital and the United States should also have @ Soldiers’ Home. What ‘i nd of the soldiers will send the next oonitibuton? oLvaston in Hartt.—Our negro loving ‘ Mow ott'zons belonging to the Loyal League Uiub, wud cil other sympachizera with the down wwodden AJltican, including Greeley and Tilton, and oT} the rest of their infisegenatic crew, have veen continually prouching up the beau- ties of black civilization in the empire of Hayti. The latest intolligence froin that island Is to the i Othe! *he practice of parents roasting ther cMapring « @ eating them, like so many little pis, has Leen {ntroduced eimong otb-r civi- Itved black arte; and although the fashion hae | not bocom general, and, indeed, has encoun- cued £0 itte opgositioa from the authori- NEW YORK HERALD, SUNDAY, APRIL 10, 1864. ties, there are hopes of its surviving et least until after the next Presidential election, in or- der to give Greeley material to write pungent- ly upon the necessity of elevating the poor African. Truly, civilization ia Hayti is bocom- ing one of the grand features of the age. The Defeat of the Undergreund Broad- Way Katlroad—The Schemes of the Day. The bill for an underground Broadway railroad bas been defeated in the Legislature, and thus this scheme becomes impracticable, although the four million dollars—the estimat- ed cost of the road-—were already subscribed, The very proposal to undertake such an affair goes to prove that the spirit of enterprise which is at present rife in Europe has reached us. The Old World is more familiar with these gi- gantic schemes. The tunnel through the Alps is half completed. Paris and London are honey- combed with underground railways. There isa tunnel under the Thames river; and for years past, in Paris and London, a tunnel under the British Channel, from Dover to Calais, bas been a subject under earnest consideration. It is true that we have not reached the de- gree of audacity which distinguishes the Euro peans in these grand undertakings; ‘but we are fast gaining upon them in this respect, and shall of course outstrip them ere long, as this is essentially the land of enterprise and pro- gress. We built, at a cost of thirteen millions, the Croton aqueduct, while Paris is yet with- out one, and now would find a ‘hundred mil- lions, if needed, for a similar enterprise. We have made a grand Park—at a cost of five mil- lions—upon a bed of rocks where at every foot we were fizhting nature and making a garden. We shall soon construct either a tunnel ora grand suspension bridge to connect New York with Brooklyn, and shall build stone piers all around the city. No matter how vast the expense, provided the scheme presents to the public the proper inducements of reform, utility and fat dividends. Advancing with the age, we are now fully alive to ajl great under- takings which benefit the people, and give seven or eight per cent on the investment, and find without effort the millions needed to carry them out. How great @ contrast between the present and the past of but a few years. Now we talk of a national debt of billions with an indiffer- ence which is not assumed. During the ad- ministration of John Quincy Adams a dets cation in the accounts of a treasury auditor of four thousand dollars created a prodigious excitement, and an expense of thirteen millions per annum politically demolished Mr. Adams. And yet comparatively few years have elapsed since the primitive period we refer to, and now we have a million of men in the field, spend two millions of dollars per day, get up a Metropolitan Fair that yields a million, ask no foreign loans, raise millions all over the coun- try for charitable purposes, build the largest and most formidable fleets in the world, stand any amount of imbecility in the government, are constructing two or three railroads from the Atlantic to the Pacific ocean, fight the biggest battles, shall connect the Old World to the New with telegraphic wires, and may yet tunnel the Atlantic and Pacific. The necessities of a position which our enemies fondly hoped would prove our ruin have caused us to realize the vast extent of our capabilities, and, by giving us a true know- ledge of our power, prepared us for great enterprises and great progress. The war bas caused us to advance, in the short space of its duration, to a stand second to that of no Power on earth. In our works we shall prove this. SERVIOES TO-DAY. At St. Ano’s free church, Eighteenth street, near Fifth Qvenue, services at a quarter to eight, balf-past ten, half past three and balf-past seven o'clock, the afternoon deing for deaf mutes, At the South Baptist church, Twenty-fifth street, be. tween Seventh and Eighth avenues, the Rev. J. M. Krebs, D. D., pastor of the Madison avenue Presbyterian ch irch, ‘will preach the next sermon of the course of South ch: rch lectures, second series, at balf-past seven o'clock. Sub- Ject—‘Salvation Nearer.” The Rev. Wm. Alvin Bartlett will preach in the Brook- lyn Tabernacle this evening, at half-past sevon o'clock. Preaching in the morning, at half-past ton o'clock. Sab- bath school at nine o'clock tn morning and half-past two in afteraoon. The Rev. Samuel ®, Bell, D. D., will preach in the Fif- tieth street Presbyterian church, between Broidway and Fighth avenue, at half-past ten o'clock this morning, and haif-past eeven this evening. Subject of morning dis- course—Cun I Discern Between Good and Evil.” Even- ing—The Apocalypse." The Protestant Episcopal Free church of St, Matthias will hold services in the Stone church in Twenty-eighth Street, near Broadway, at balf.past three o’cloek tn the afternoon; sermon by the rector, anc at haif-past seven o'clock in the evening; sermon by the Rev. FE. ¥. Aig bee, D. D. Morning service at half-past ten a’clock in the bail corner of Broxdway and hirty-second street. At the Charch of the Resurrection, in Thirty-fifth street, & few doore east of Sixth avenue, Divine service at half- past ten A. M. and half-post seven P.M. The rector, Rev. E. 0. Flagg, will preach morning and eveniny At the Greenpoint Universalist church, Noble street, services at three und half-past seven o'clock P. M. ture 1m tie evening on the subject “Ia There a Personal Devil?” The Rev. Dr Junkin will preach tn the Canal street Presbyterian church, corner of Greene street, at half. past ten o'clock in the morning, and three o'clock in the afternoon. Tho Rev. ©. C. Goss. of the Christian Alliance, will lee- ture to young men this evening in Hope Chapel, ‘on “An- gels, their Connection and Relation to Human Affairs. At the Seventeenth street Mothodist Episcopal church, between First and Second avenues, presching this mora- ing by the pastor, the Rev. Dr. Crooks, In the evoving, at baif-past eeven o'clock, by the Rev. Howard Cresby, D.D, Subjsect—"Christian Union.” The Rev. J. C. Dutcher will preach, by invitation of the New York Young Meo's Christian Association, in the Market street Reformed Dutch church, near East Broad: way, this evening, at half-past seven o'clock. Professor Mattison will preach in his church, tn Forty- first street, near Sixth avenue, this morning at half.p:et ten o'clock, and in the evening at balf-past seven o'clock. jem at the clone of the evening service, The Hatchin- sons will be present in the evening aod assist in the sing- ing. At the Comtral Presbyteri two blocks east of Broad the Rey. James B. Dunn, o’elock, and in Lag half-past seven o'clock. Evening subject—* The Bible its Own Witness.” The Rey. G. T. Flanders will deiiver the closing dle- course on “Hell: its Destiny,” this ey: , at the Bis. torical Society's building, corner of Seccad avenue and Eleventh stroet, it Jawful to do good on the Sabbath day,” beeper | Fweaty-tht afternoon ian church street, bh pastor morning at halt pat, tet Broome Union Hall, corner of Broadway and street, this morning, at eleven o'clock, and in the at threo o'clock, and fo the oventng, at half-past seven o'cl Divine services (Episcopal) wit] be held in the chapel of Rutgers’ imetitute, this morning, ad hak pans ten o'clock, and in the afternoon at half-past three o'clock, A sermon on Jaten’s falling from Heaven will be given by the Rev. Brooks, a the Twentieth street Univer- mallet chufch, nour Seventh avenue, this atternoom, at three o'cloek. Horning sormam at baif-past ten o'clock. At.the Pleockor street Universaliet chureb, the Rev. & L, Briggs, pastor of the'Church of tha Mensiab, Pailedel- phia, will preach this moruing and evening, Frederic L. 1. Willis will Meoture on the Spiritnaliem of All the Ager, this morniog aod evening. at Clinton Do Pubjects—"'The Ancient Jews; ‘Early Christian- At the People’s Meeting, at 187 Bowery, a three P. M.,‘:The next President of ine United Staten;”” = two to throe P. M., “The Constitution of.tbe United ‘The seoond lecture on “Truth for the Times—Priest- hood and istry,” will be dell a b ree O'clock, in the Univer: ingion square. Bubject—All Belio: Mio ot Christ.” The Gospel of salvation by the blood of Christ will be preached to the unconverted. ‘a }. V. Tintch will speak this afternooe at ov Mra. Varee an ing #t Dall-past soveR O'clock, in Broaklyn, at Clinton Hall, corner of Atlantic and Clinton streets. Subject chosen by the audience, All Saints Protestant Episcopal church corner of Hear and Scainmel streets, services balf. ten A. HA and half-past seven P M The Rev. Joba Gierlow will pre ch iD the morning, and the Rev. Dr. 8. H. Weston, of ‘Trivity parish, in the evening. “The Gift of Healing,” im the Church of Christ to-day. Dr. W Reynoldgon will preach from the text 2@ Kings, chipter 6, 11tb verse, at Union Hal midway and tw ty-third street, at haif-past seven P.M. At Cooper Insti- tule, room twenty-four, eight to ten, two to our, DEDIVAT ON OF SP, MICHABL’S CHURCH. The Very Reverend Father Starrs, Adménistator of the Archdiocese of York, will dedicate St. Michael's (new) ehurch, Rev, Father Don- belly, past situated in . West Thirty second street, today. The ceremonial will be contnoted with all the solemnity and splendor prozoribed by Koma ritual, Father Starrs will be assisted by reverend clergy of the city, chanters, the oh ir of church, Ae. The services’ will cominence at eleven o'clock A. B. J. McQuaid. President of Seton Hall Colleg ‘sey, will preach a sermon in the bew chure er Solemn Vespers, at huif-pa o'clock I. . Michael's church, standivg in. mmoding position, as all churches dedicated to | do, is DOL only & monument of Catholic piety, but an architectural Ornament to the west side of the city Every ticket for tae dedication of the temple will, it is cortain, be disposed of and the congregation of ¢ church, and Catholic public at large, will testi y their ap- preciation of the untiring zeal with which Rey. Donuelly bas carried the work to completion. pe aa ay THE ARMY OF THE POTOMAC. Granvs Visit to the Extreme FE» ont—More Ra} MR, FINLEY ANDERSON’S DESPATOH. Hiranquarters, ARMY OF THE PoTOMAO, April 9, 1864, Lieutenant General Grant made a flying visit yesterday to the extramo front of the lines of the Army of the Poto: mac, He went on« personal reconnoissanoe. Early in the morning he left his beacquarters, accompanied by afew staff officers and the genoral officer whose infantry troops occupied tbat portion of the picket line whioh he visited, First 6 opping at ome of tho railroad stations, where a brigade was quartered, he made a minute inspection of the regiments and thoir quarters, with the ap pearance of beth of which he was highly gratified, Proceeding to the signal statioc in charge of Licuterant Fuller, on ove of the commanding mouniains, ho took a lovk at the rebels on the south side of the Rapi dun, «bserving the progress of the defensive operations. Thence he proceeded along the picket lines, and returned to bis headquarters in the evening. Rajp bes ben falling fast all day, The streams are still considerably swollen and the roads in only a tolora+ ble oonditien. There is nothing further of interest to communicate. Preparations for the Spring Campaign, GENEKAL ONDZRS—NO, 17. The following is a synopsis of Genera) Orders No. 17, is sued on the Th inst, from tho headquarters of the Army oL the Potomac:— First--In view of the near approach of the time when this army may be expected to resume active operations, corre and othor independent commandors will cause pub lic nnd private property, for which transportation is 1ot furnished by existing orders, to be sent to the rear with 8 little delay as practicable, Secend—All gutlers and their employes will leave this army by the 16th inst., and should sutlors be found with thoarmy after that date, their goods will be confiscated for the benefit of the hospitals, and their employes be placed by tho Provost Marshal at hard labor. Paragraph third provides, that after the 16th inst, no Citizen shai! be allowed to remain with the army excopt government employes, members of the Sanitary and Christian Commissions, and registered newspaper cor- Tespon‘ents. Paragraph five revokes the authority beretofore dele gated to corps commanders to grant furloughs and leaves of absence, exc: t in the case of re-enlisted voterams. and with this exception no leaves or furloughs are to be granted, save tn extrome cases, until further orders. Paragraph six requires corps and other iodependent oommunders to send in @ list showing the names and re giments of officers and men doing duty ia their commands who belong to regiments serving in other armies or de- partments. These lists mast also show the circumstances under which such officers and men have boon detained with this army. Paragraph seven requires that all officers and men doing duty in other corps than their own shall be re- turned to thoir regiments, aids-de-camp to general offi- cers and men on duty with batteries excepted. Effect of the Con idution or the Army Corps. Wasmixcron, April 9, 1864. The dissatisfaction occasioned among officers of the Army of the Potomac, by the consolidation of their corps with other organizations is rapidly decreasing, although the men astiil manifest much jealousy. A few ago ® large number of the Third corps, now consolidated with the Second, appeared on review with their old badge on their caps, as usual, but with the Second corps badge attached to the seat of their pantaloons. This and other demonstrations of a similar character have in a few instances led to some Ditterness betweea the several commends; but the re- Bewal of active operations will, it is believed, correct the evil, as it did last summer after the battle of Chancoliors- ville, when men were punished for straggling by mount- ing them on barrels, with a |: pasteboard crescent, “The Badge of the Eleventh Corps ,”’ suspended from their necks. Fight near Snyder's Biuff, on the Ya- zoo—The Rebels Repulsed by a Colored Regiment, é&ec. Mearns, April 6, 1864. Vicksburg advices of the 34 inst. say that the rebels attacked Brooks’ plantation at two o'clock on Friduy morning. The plantation is situated seven miles above Snyder's Bluff, om the Yazoo river, and is one of the largest in the State. It had extensive cotton works avd splendid buildings, a!1 of which were destroyed One negro and four children were burned in the buildings. ‘The First Massachusetts cavalry (colored), six hundred strong, quartered near the plaxtation, maintained a fight with the rebois until eight o'clock in the morning, when they charged and repulsed the enemy aumbering fifteen hundred strong. Our loss was sixteen killed. The rebel loss is unknown; but ten killed and wounded wero left in our bands. The plantation bad been leased by the government, and was being extensively worked by the lessee. City Intelligence. IN CRDAR STRERT—A WOMAN BADLY INJURAD. About nine o'clock Saturday morning a fire broke out on the fourth floor of the builaing No. 7 Codar stroely in the premises of John Draper, cottom sampler. At the time four girls and one man were at work on the floor, and tbe first they knew of the fire was seeing smoke issuing from a pile of cotton at the end of the room. The flames spread so rapidly that a girl named Mary Riley was unable to get dowa stairs, and in her fright she jamped from the fourth story window to the sidewalk. She was pickea 2”, the police and taken to the New ‘York Hospital, when it was found that both her legs were broken and her person otherwise Seriously injured, The firemen were 5 of ail Mr. Draper estimates his loss at about $4,000; insured for $7,400, in the following insurance compacies, viz:— Bt. Merk’ Ys occupied by Thomas Lynch, E A. Christianson, also in ir damage ia by water, and will be about $380; not insured. The first ie ane restaurant by P. Mock; stock damaged about $150; sured for $308 in the Stuyvesant Insurance Company. The building is owned by B. F. Wheelwright. It is dam about $2,000, end is i ‘The razor strop ma- Bufactory of A. B. Chapman, Ni slightly damaged ‘water; insured for $6,800 11 Ki County, North Western and Bowery losurance companies, Hoag & Hampson, desiers in machinery, No. 96 Maiden lane, have sustained some damage by water, in- sured for $2.500 ia the a tos’ aod "a, and $3,500 fm the American losuranee Company. Lactoas ix Brooxiry:—The lecture on the “ Irish in Exile,’ which was delivered with such unqaulified sue. eens by ler. W. F. Lyons, in Irving Hall, a few weeks ago, ‘will be repeated in the Athenmum, Beooklyn, on Wednes. day, the 20th inst., by that gentleman, at the apecial re. quest of many eminent citizens of Brooklyn. The leo. ture is comprehensive in ite grasp of the subject, which very fruitful one, following as it does the fortunes ot the True Je in sth hout many lands, made their in history. W jhe lecture of Mr. Lyons will recvive ig which it achievet tn The of St. Patrick, of whieh t fearned lectarer is ident, will, we understand, be present in barge numbers. Batt ov ma Seconp Reomert—The gallant old Second regiment New York Stato Militia, now the Kighty. second 1 give a bait at the Apollo Roo inst. By an advertis ment in arother co um the many frievds of thin horolc corps may ascertwin where tickots can bo procured: QPORTANT FROM WASHINGTON. Exciting Debate in the House of Representatives. Resolution to Expel Mr. Long, of Ohio, for Disloyalty. Endorsement of Long’s Senti- ments by Fernando Wood. Startling Treasonable Speech of Mr. Harris, ef Maryland. The War Democrats Save Harris from Expul- sion but Agree to a Vote of Censure, ke, key ae. Wasumoron, April 0, 1864, IMPORTANT AND EXCITING PROOBEDINGS OF THE HOUSE. ‘This has been the most exciting day in the House that bas boon witmessed since the commencement of the war. Tho Speaker exliod Mr Rotlins, of New Hampshire, to the cbair, and offered a resolution for the expulsion of Alex- andor Long, of Obio. for the secession speech delivered by him im Committee of the Whole yesterday, as in contra- vention of big duties as a loyal citizen and his oath as a member of Congress, giving aid and comfort to the rebels io arms against the government, ‘This led to a most exciting debate, which continued for several hours. The attendance, both on the floor and in the galleries, was larger than for several weeks past, and the most intense interest was exhibited in the matter by all parties, Most of the democratic members who took part in the debate, whilo disclaiming the endorsement of the sonti- ments expressed by Mr, Long, contended that no member was properly liable to expulsion for any thing spoken in debate. Fernudo Wood, however, endorsed the senti ments of the speech, and said if the House expelied the gentiem «a from Obio they could expel him also, The principal feature of the debate, however, was tho extraordinary speech of Mr. Harria, of Maryland, who went as mut beyond what Mr. Long had said ag that geutioman yesterduy excorded the treasonable utterances heretofore indulged in by Mr, Harris during tho present session, So outrageous did be become in his denunciations of the loyal people of the United States, and of the efforts which have been and are making for the suppression of tho rebcilion, and in bis defonce of the rebels and aspira- tions for thetr succcss, that ho was calied to order and permission refused him to proceed with his blasphemous treason. Ry uvanimous consent the consideration of the resolu lution was finally postponed until two o’clook on Monday. Mr. Wasbburne, of Illinois, then introduced « resolu. tion for the expulsion of Mr. Harris, which was not car. ried, as tn conrequence of the war democrats voting againas it there was not a two-thirds vote in its favor. Aresolution censuring Mr. Harris, introduced by Mr. Schenck, of Onio, was passed, only cighteon voting in the Degative. The votes of Cox, Odell, Ward, Ganson and others, who claim to be war demoorats, against the resolution of expuision, excited surprise. They thus placed them- selves and their branoh of the democratic party before tho country in full fellowship with these shining Nights of tho rebel sympathizers—as really in effect endorsing them andcommitting the dentocratic party to such a policy ax will justi'y the charyo that they are mot hear. tily opposed to rebel recognition, Most of them, howov promptly seieed the opportunity to vore in favor of the It {s plain that if the resolution of resolution af censure. expulsion had included the whole of Harris’ speech it would have received a two thirds vote. The republican the result of the day's work, and say and powerful democratic party. They are already talk ing of issuing the speeches of Long, Harris aud Wood as campaign documents for the ensuing Prosidential ciec tion. Both parties are anxious that there shall be a full at- ‘endance of members oa Monday. It ts said that a number of democratic members of the House met this morning, in an informal caucus, and de- termined to ropudiate the rebel sympathizing sentiments expressed by Mr. Long, of Ohio, and to make the repudiation in the House. THIBRTY-EIGHTH CONGRESS. FIRST SESSION. House of Representatives, ‘Wasuinatos, April 9, 1864. ‘THR RIPULAION OF MR. LONG, The Srzaxen, (Mr. Corrax, (rep.) of Ind.), called Mr. Rollins, of New Hampshire, tothe chair, and rising toa question of privilege, offered the following preamble and resolution :— Whereas, on the sth day of April, 1864, when the House of ‘Ropresentatives was in Committee of the Whole on the State of tho Union, Alexander Long, a representative in Congress from the Second district of Ohio, declared himself in favor ot recognizing the iade- pendent natiouaitty of the so-called confederacy now in Arme axrinst the Union; and whereas, the said so-called confederacy thus sought to be recoguized and established on the rvius of a dissolved vi destroyed Union has, as its chiof odicers, civil and military, those who bave added perjury to their treason, and who seek to obtain success for their parricidal efforts by the kill: ing of the loyal soldiers of the nation who are seeking to save it from destruction; and whereas, the oato required of all members, and taken by the said Alexander Long on the firat day of the present Congress, declares that he luntarily given no aid, counteuance, counsel or en ement to persons engaged in armed hostility to the United Stat thereby deciaring that such conduct is regarded ag inconsistent with membership in the Con- gress of the United States; therefore, Resolved, That Alexander Long, a Representative from the Second district of Unio, baving, on the 8th of April, 1864, declared himself in favor of recognizing the inde Peadence and nationality of the so-called aon(ederacy Row in arms against ‘ho Uniom, and thoreby giving aid, countenance and encouragement to persons engaged in armed hostility to the United States, is hereby expelled. Mr. Cotrax said that he had pondered upon his duty, and felt that he bad a double obligation resting upon him—one as the presiding officer, to administer the du- ties of the Chair and the rules impartially, and the other as a Representative from the Ninth district of Indiana, commissioned to speak, act and vote for his constituents, many of whom are in the tented fleld, and exposing their lives for the safety and perpetuity of the country. He owed it to the women and children in his district, whose natural Protectors were stricken down by the bloody hend of trea- son, and whose household has thus been bereft. He had BO personal unfriendliness towards the gentleman from Ohio, Their relations bad always been pleasant. He aad Colfax) believed in the ‘freedom of speech,”’ and nothing ‘would have Ugg him to the present course excepting the utterances of the that, in 20 He bad offered the resolution, not as the result of consukation, but on his own Gy yg He (Mr. Colfax) said deliberately that bis (Mr. Long’s) Avowal could not be passed over i pila not if foreign governments ernment, if you iment | thia deciat lene (it; Looe) in ence, It say genties ty tan whe. ‘ned advocated the lerate and govornmen! Solution of Fa charactor, he ( tobim. Hi fe writing down om tablets the event every rassie © fax) dou) that t ie friends have offered tow rerolation iJ ' od States, by a more Med Senator Bright ood name. The Sevate than twothirda vole, to the re te . jor of inure. Guction; ed aflor thie, <)> |5@ Legtelatare ot Indiana’ came to @lrek feo ting the sesmo ect remus tb pond him back a & year, a} former moinber ailanéighamn) sont out of thr coun’ , vende went defo se peovle, aud they, Loy verdict of ode {und ed thousand Votes, reattrmed the order of the Commanding ‘Major Geeeral Barn ‘and but the other day the i ‘Court reopen and review the judg: ‘poms over these utterances: uomy'’ in silence, those lo.ders are highly satisfied with that it will destroy the small remnant of the once great thorized Mr. Cox they would » Had he (Mr, ‘been in his sest yesterday, he should have disavowed, behalf of the Ohio delegation, any remarks looking nition of the rebel . spoke this because of the attempt te make partisan capital by those on the other sido. He (Mr. Cox) believed that his colleague at the time spoke only his own sentiments, aod not those of bie party. Recently there was a Democratic State Convention tn Ohio, representing 145,000 votes, and im that convention no sentiment like that of his collengue was uttered. The only man whose name was presented, looking to recognition, and who had circulated a pa phlet in support of his views, received only two votes in that convention asa deiegate, The loyal le of Ohio are not, under any or color, ia favor of such elt ‘sons to the war, although the le of Ohio did with the African wholly, = _ Mr. Wasunvana, (rep.) of I,, as if in correction of a Coa a Suggested that he meant Abyssinia. Mr. Cox Foplied that the gentleman from Tilinois (Mr, Washburne) took pleasure in repeating a worn out sent not and he doubted whether that gentleman any sense ba ———— bert —— question. » WARHRURNE he would leave that to the gentie- man from Ohio, Mr. Cox said he would not submit to aay further frivolous interruptions, and then re ferred to the resolutions introduced into the of Kansas, in favor ‘Where then was the sensative gentleman from indiana, (Mr. Cotfax) that be did not come forward with a resote- thon of expulsion. He would ask the Speaker (Mr. Colfax) to respond to the question. The Speaker deciares that he is for free speech. Why, then, does he pursue my ool- league (Mr. Long) for uttering his sentiments, while he (the Speaker) refratié from expelling a man in hin (Mr, Colfax's) own ranks for doing the same thing? I yield te the Speaker ¢o answer the question. Mr. Courax replied:—The Representative from Indiana claims the floor when he chooses, and declines speaking witbin the geptleman’s (Mr. Cox’s) speech. Mr. ‘ ox.—The gentleman is distinguished for prudence ag we!l as for sagacity. Some one here asked Mr. Cox whether be thought Mr. Conway, of Kansas, ehould have been expelied for offer. ing the resolutions that he (Mr. Conway) did? Mr. Cox responded that be did not think that Mr. Coa. way abould be expelled any more than Mr. Stevens, ef Pennrylvania, should for his apeech in favor of regarding the Southern coniederacy asa de facto government—as an independent pation ‘His colleague (Mr. Garfie'd) bad taken the same ground asthe gentleman from Pennayl: vania (Mr. Stevens), and now he (Mr. Garfield) was te favor of expelling a member of the House entertaining the same views as himself Mr. GaRriRtv, (eep,) of Ohio, said that he took the most decided ground againat the gentioman from Penn- sylvapia (Mr. Stevens), that the South are now a foreign people, In bis sveech he (Mr. Garfield) remirked that they were in the Union: that in putting. down this revel- tion we mnt be governed by the laws of war as if they were a foreign on, but pot thereby admitting thom to be a foreign nation. Mr. Cox—Po you hold the doctrine that the Southers confederacy ia independent now, and if not, are you te favor of expelling the gentleman from Pennsylvania (Mr. Stevens) for holding such a doctrine? I do not believe either in tho doctrine of Mr. Stevens or of Mr. Long. Mr. Ganiikip—I draw the most marked and broad dis tinction between the opinions of the alstinguished gen. tleman from Pennsylvania (Mr. Stevens) and those of the gentleman from Ohio (Mr. Long.) The former favor- ed tho prosecution of the war to the uttermost te bring back the revolted States; the latter is opposed te all further prosecution of the war, end regards all com promise as impossible. He (Mr. Long) declared openly for throwing up th ite flag, acknowledging the inae- pendence of the cor ‘acy, and that he would make ne Cg) either by conference or war, to restore the Ipion. Mr. Taaver, (rep.) of Ps., suggested that bis colleague (Mr. Stevens) was not im his seat, being detained there. from by sickness. Stanton, formerly a member of the House, who said, at the commencement of the rebellion, that if the rebels sustained themselves for a year or two, and nothing Sut a war of aubjoantion could bring thera ‘back, be ‘Otr. Stanton) would be disposed to recngnize their indepen- dence. Did his colleague (Mr. Garfield) vote for Mr. Stanton as Lieutenant Governor of Oblo? } ‘Mr. GArrmip repiied that gentieman or for any Wicket. If he had been ia Ohio ab the time he should have voted for Mr. Stanton. =. Garfela’s) only excuse for not doing #0 was not ‘ing inthe State when the election tonk piace. There were many men on both sides of the political question im the beginning of the war who felt it to be their duty te let the Southern peorfe alone for a time, hoping that reason might return to them by delay Others sald ‘we cannot let them alone and to this ciass belonged the patriots on both sides. But now, when the question hed been adjudicated, and now, when the people are deter. mined, after threo years have gone by, and.when we are emerging from tho nivht into the daylight of victory, to throw up the contest would be treason, Mr. Cox repliod that he bad onty asked an answer to his question, and not an explanation as to what conatl- tuted treason. While the geuticman (Mr. Garfield} would overleap the constitution of his country, he (Mr, Cox) would take it for bis guide, for there could be no Union without it. When you talk of tres.on. and ie the same breath are willing to overieap and break down the constitution, you are the traitor, if there is a traitor ia this House, Mr. Garry said his colleague (Mr. Cox) was misre- ting him as to ‘everlea the constitution.” lo (Mr. Garfeld) would bag hed all, that he never uttered auch a sentiment he remarked wan thiet when asked whether, under any circumstances, 7 he would override the constituion, he said thit only—that he trusted the constitution was ample to put down the rebellion, and its powers were sufficieatly ca- pacious for that purpose, and therefore there ws ne need to override the eonstitution, but if the time ever came when the constitution ; was not found sufficicnt—an@ he looked upon it an impossible that the supnositien could be true—be would say, as the American people are greater than the constitution, and the mation mightier than that instrument, we have @ sacred right to save the creators of the constitution. had been informed by gentlemen his colleage did not state the question yesterday as tated it today, The gentioman (Mr. Garfield) was reported in the Chronicle as bes! would resort to “any element of destruction, and the constitution to the winds,” rather than lore country. There was nothing here said about any impos. sibility in the fature, Mr. Cox next quoted from Senator Wade to show that the gentleman favored a separation of the States. Mr. Garrmip read the opinion of Thomas Jefferson that the “law of necessity’ might be resorted to for the purpose of saving the country when all other means had fatied Mr. Cox said that placed the gentleman (Mr. Garfield) in the campaign with Mr. Long. Mr. Cox then snid tl Horace Greeley, in March, 1861, declared that if the cote ton States chose to form an independent uation they had the right todo so. He (Mr.Cox) would ask the gentle- man (Mr. Garfield) whether he agreed with Horace Greeley? Mr. Garvretp '” | that he hod not the pleasure of hear- ing the extract 1 Mr. Cox—My « 19 is obtuse when anything is sal@ on this side of tl vase, but ts willing Yo listen <3 thing that may be wid when it is not on our side, declxration of Hor.ce Greeley is to the following effect: — We bave repe said. and once more announce, that the great principles embodied by Jefferson in the declare tion that governments derive their just powers from tne consent of the people are sound and just. and if the cottom or Gulf States choose to formian iadependent nation they have the right to do #0. said that he would answer after his coly hed hjs sneech. 1 voted for Mr. ipeec! q Lincoln’s was printed expressly for circulation, in which he said that the people have a right to rise and shake of the existing government, and that any portion of @ people can revolutionize ana set up their e lescondin, to the floor and ‘movin of this House. Was he (Mi 1d) or not im favor of the doctrine a? Corrax said—In reply to the personal ir. ‘ax ey Pp the gentleman (Mr. Cox), I would when I J a Se | my cont s can bold. Tam the representative thousand Mr. Cox said that he did not of i ‘was an advocate of any party sett! selves when chore edo wo. He (dr, Cox) to me former colleag.). ‘r. Valien- ‘cabic. Mr. Com Jately mace by Mr, de (vr aly) © tare tad 0 sieae revoiutfonary ides to ans fr. Ae colp. Why did not some one move to Caf! ) for tha Arc you, ito “eresking a Stem, Ie Comm (NO commsitution W save tae of Ind. ed that he had ex. saw no iyi treading dows ofan favor af country?” “Mr Jutaax--\/ oo smary (0 save the county 1 would blast the power ( (8 rebellion forever by thestrong band of war. Mir. Cox (eco! ooing) sald, that be rr rdec ths Unieg ‘pound be comet's tip and the break jtution would \ot / troy the rebell © Mr. Juv waid that if it 5 neceorary to cove the nation’s Ii’o"he would do 80 at the expense of tho Mion of the lotter of ue constitution. Mr. Cox did not desire to save the country br bs | Out ite brains, which was +) 6 constitution. worn Ve SUDDOFE the ConesiusloB, "Mot 10 8 ei taln OMA