The New York Herald Newspaper, April 21, 1864, Page 4

anaes «8 4 NEW YORK HERALD. ¢AMBS GORDON BENNETT, OFFIOR N. W. CORNER OF FULTON AND NASBAU 87S. ACADENY OF MUSIC, Irving Pinco.-Traurax OrtRa— Wa Travista—Um Baico in Mascurea rere Wesne, BIDLO'S GARDEN, Bess: WALLACK'S THEATRE, Bronaway ~Rowo su WINTER GARDEN, Broadway —Moms OLYMPLC TNEATRB, Broadway.-Ovn Wire—Lora- ara BOwRnY TH Brace Brew 5ussw RNUN'S MUSEUM, Broadway.<Two Graxts, Two pean Avuwos, Waat Ig It, Seat all hours. Cupso's ave—At 3 und 73% P, M, BRYANTS' MINSTRE:! way.—Bracortax SONGS, Uvrox Anuy WOON'S MINSTREL HALL, 514 Broadway.—Brarort, Gores, Dancua £e-—tuituanuosicecnecsTineneasenen BALON DIABOLIQUE, 535 Broadway.—Ronenr Heturs, COOPER INSTITUTE.—Lre ov New Porirs ron Oup Feawns OUMSNA Brame AMERICAN THBATRE, Pantoxinrs, Buniasqors, HIPPOTHEATRON, Fourteenth atreet. =P x: Doos Axo Moxxwys. ' Afiernoon and Eveulag Ome BOPR CNAPEL 718 broadw ‘Munnon or Univunse, axp Twext Mechanics’ Hall, 472 Broad aNcxs, BunLrsqurs, &¢.—Tus it Broadway. ~Baccers, Dox Juan —BienKoscorTico% om vENTH StREET GuOsT, NEW YORK MUSRUM OF ANATOMY, @owosrtas avy Lectures, from 9a. Mt BOOLEY'S OPERA HOUSE, Boros, Daroxs, Buriesquas, &c, Brooklyn, —Erarortaw with SUPPLEMENT. New York, Thursday, April 21. 1864. THE SITWATION. Tha vows {om the Red river 1s Car more encouraging than thai received yesterday. It pow appears that tho rebels attcimpted to follow up their repul-o of our foreaa by 2 docivive ons!dught upon them ; but‘in this they were isappointed, as the Nineteouth army oorps were brought ™ action, and uccested not only in aefeating their in- tention, but also in capturing some two thousand prigon- 076 and twenty cannon. From New Orleans we have received the intelligence Chat ekirontsbing and unimportant fights have occurred in tho Red rivor region, but no particulars relative to any Serious baitis, Fiect Captain Pennock, however, con- Grms tho statement that a heavy fight had taken place in that part of (he country, and resulted in a victory for the ‘Union troops From Eastern Kentucky we fearn that the rebe's have been dofeated in two fights on the Licking river. The rebels attacked the Union forces at Paintville on the 1% and were repulsed, after which the Unionists Pursved tho enemy, aad on the 14th surprised their camp at Half Mountain Tho result of the movement was the killing and woundirg of eighty-five rebels aud the capture 0° seventy others, ‘besides two buodred horses, four buadred saddes, three hundred stand of arms, camp equipage, &c. Colonel Clay fg among the prisoners. Tho noms from the Army.of the Potomac is unimport- Got. Licutovant General Graat was yesterday regain in ‘Washington, in consultation with the War Department, EUROPEAN NEWS. ‘The sieamstip Australasian, {rom Queenstown on the 10th instant, renched this yort last night. Ler news is three days later Mr. Layard et ted, for the government, to the House (f Commons, that British subjects were kidnapped in Port- Jand apd Geston, impri-oned, plied with whiskey, and thon forced t» enlist inthe Union army. Lord Lyous was to rep ort ca the subject, The commander of the United States steamer Kearaarge @ddrosced a lotter to Lord Ciauricarde, denying that he bad eplisted Eoglish subj cts om that vessel. He states that royn! marines and seamen offered themselves for @ervice in every port tho Kearsarge touched at, but we: refused ‘Tho Attorney General defended the action of the cor- rnment in sending out & commission to examine the Pacha of Lgypt on the subject of the Laird rams owner- snip. Sir L. Patk ¢aid that the sbipment of guns and other war musitions for the federal Americans was a broach of neutrality. Right Hon. Mr. Cardwell, who succesds Mr. Stansfeld Io the Palmerston Cabinet, recommended continued neu- trality in the American ‘The new rebel steamer Matilda was wrecked in the Bristol Channe}. Major Pearson, of the rebel artillery, ‘was on board. Ali bands were saved, Tee London Times, in its city articlo, confirms the report of the London correspondent of the Heraup, published 4 few days since, to thecffect that negotiations Bad been unde en forthe redemption of the rebel Joan by the realization of cotton. Proposals had been submitted to the authorities at Richmond, who had ap- Proved tho tain features of the pian, and were anxious to meet (be bondolder?, having ample cotton already on hand to liquidate the whole of the loan. Maximilinn was tobe proclaimed Emperor of Mexico on the 10th, 20¢ would set out for Mexioo on the 10th fustavt ‘Tre Emperor of Austria permits six thousand mes to volunicer for the army and three bundred for the nary of tue empire of Mexico. Gariba'di was to bave a grand civic reception ia Lon- Goa The freedom of the city bad been voted to him. Lord Palmerston was to entertain Lim at a banquet. The Reform Club was also to fete bim, The General had had ‘an interview with Mazzini. ‘The Confereuce on the Danish question was to meet in Lerdon ov ‘be 12th instant, unies* some diplomatic difi- culty intervened. In the meantime the bombardment of Sonderburg was renewed with great violence by the Allies, Dugpel was also cannopaded, and the Prussians bad opensd their second siege parallel. Jem Mace replies to the challenge of Joe Coburn ia terms which wo publish in the Huratp to-day. ‘Two attempts to float the City of New York wore ‘un- Svccessful; but tt was still boped she would be got off Daunt’s rock. ‘Consols ¢}0500 io London on the 9th inst. at 915% a 91% for money. The Liverpool cotton market closed buoyant ‘at an advance on the 9th inst. Broadetuils were steady, but the market inactive, Provisions wore dull, CONGRESS. In the Renate yesterday o bill was introduced prohibit. Ang government officers and agents purchasing lands sold under tho Confiscation avd Tax laws. A joint resolution Fequest ing the S:ate governments to take a census of the fndustria) interests in 1865 was introduced, and referred to the Judiciary Committee, A dill granting additional Sands in aid of the construction of railroad and telegraph Hines in Kansas was passed. A debate took place on the ‘Question of appointing a committes of conference on the @mendment to the vill organizing the Territory of Mon- Bana, whereby nogroes are allowed to exercise the right Of voting, in which Messrs. Wiikinsoo, Hendricks and Trumbull participated. The bill to repealgthe Fogi tive Slave laws was then taken up, and Mr. Foster, Of Connecticut, delivered a speech im favor of Mbrogating the Iaw of 1869 for fe rendition of Glaves to tbeir owners, and in opposition to the epeal of tho act of 1 Mr. Brown, of Missouri, spoke fio favor of arepoal of both acts. At tho conclusion of fais remarks Mr. Witloy, of West Virginia, obtained the oor. Tho Senate then went into executive session, con- Grmed o her of military, naval and civil appoint monts, and adjourned. In tho House of Representatives the Internal Revenue ‘Pill Was Considered, and the first forty-two sections of it ompletes, verbal alterations only baving been proposed. Je the evening sosion the bill providing for the coinage ome anf two coat pieces composed of copper and tin passo:. ‘The remainder of the session was occupied Aebake up (2 bill providing for the reconstruction dho Cir ii govern .wents of ihe rebellious States, | ' THE LEGISLATURE. fa the Senate yoctorday tho bill incréasing the fRF ol ne Masroweinn relic, pad pending bye Metropolitan me NEW YORK UKRALD, THURSDAY, APRIL 21, 1864. Police aot, by abolishing the Board of Excise Commis sioners, and vesting their duties in tho Bowd of I'e.ico Commissioners, and waking the sale of liquors on Suogay ‘a misdemesnor, was passed. This bill, since it passed the Assembly, bas received important amendmeuts m the Kouale, ind win gherstere have go reture $0. the lower house for concurrence OF disagreement. ‘the bill provid og for the better protection of seamen ta this port was also passed, after boing so amonded as to include in the privi leged Claas to board ships tho news agents of the press, Tho bill amending the law passed in the eariy part of the session, legalizing tho ordivance of our Supervisors, in- creasing the amount of Voluntecr and Riot bonds seven hundred thousand dollars, was ordered to its third read. ing. The bill extending the terms of office of our Tax Tout Lg Foporesd TayoTably, and referred to the Committee of he Whole, by whom it will be disoussed to-day. No doubt of its passage ts exprossed. It bas already passed the Assembly. In the Assembly the bill authorizing the banks of the State to substitute pational for Stato securities as their capitals, and do business under the national Banking act, Was passed, after a warm contest over it, by seventy-cne affirmative to forty one negative votes, Tho opposition manifested to it was very spirited. It has yet to bo acted upon by the Senate. The bill making an appropria- tion of $350,000 for the support of the State militia was also passed, ‘The amount named ip this bill whon it was first reported was $380 000; but it has boon since reduced by cutting down and lopping of appropriations, Tho bill as passed makes no provision for an increase of the force or to provide for a reserve of arms, both of which wore contemplated in the mea- sure as originally framed. simply provides for arm- ‘ng and equipping the present force. It bas act yet Passed the Senate. The New York city and county tax levies were uader consideration for some time in Com- ‘Mitteo of the Whole, and, after having progress reported, ‘Wore made the special order for this forenoon, A large number of bills were reported by the varivus standing committees. Only a few'of them, bowover, were of pub- lic importance. Tho bill to complete the extension of the Battery, which passed the Sanato on the previous day, was reported favorably by the Cities Committee. Tho Dill to incorporate tho Public Stock Board was reported adverse'y by the Rank Committee. ‘The Senate ad House met in joint assembly last even- ing, and received, on belialt of the State, the battle flags of fifty-five New York regiments, which hayo beon de posited tn the Bureau of Military Statistics. Adjutant Geueral Sprague recounted the history of each flag as be handot them successively to Governor Seymour, who re- ezived them, and responded in an appropriate speech. Remarks were also made by memborsof tho Logisiature. The whole affair was one of the deepest patriotic interest. Governor Seymour yesterday sent into the Senate the name of A. B. Parmalee, of Frank!in county, at preseat Canal Appraiser, to be Canal Auditor, and for Canal Ap- Praisers tho names of Hiram Gardner. of Lockport, to fill the placo of Mr. Parmatee, and Thomas B, Garroli—a reappointment. MISCELLANEOUS NEWS. Tho large number of emigrants continuing to arrive hero becomes more and more a remarkable feature of tho time:, There arrived at this port last week 3,678, making tho mumber since January 1 35,802, or over twico as many as arrived in the corresponding period of last your, four times as many ag landed in that of 1862, and more than arrived in that of any former year, not excepting 1354, when the ndmber of arrivals for the year was 329000. The numbor that arrived up to April 20, of last was 17 65) At tho meoting of tho Board of Fducation last eveniag, 8. S. Randall, the City Suporintondont of rublic Schools, and his assistant, Heary Kiddie, were re-olocted for two, years from the Ist of Juno asxt. A resolution to award the contract for supplying the schools with coal at $8 90 a ton gave rise toa discussion of somo intercst. Com- missi-ner McSpedon stated @ case of acirgo of coal fanded at Eighty-sixth street for the schools, @:x tons of which were carted to ‘‘otber places,’ instead of the sehools. Commi:sioner Brown stated the case of a curt- man employed in carrying the coal of the public schools supplying a grocer at $5 a ton, when it wos worth $7 or more. Both gen‘lemen exonerated the contractor fro:n any complicity, however, in these frauds, The contract was finaily awarded at tbo rate above stated. Sundry bills and other routine matters were disposed of, and the Board adjourned. Wendell Phillips Garrison, a son of William Lloyd Garrison, delivered an nddress last evening 1m Hitzolber- gor Hall, No, 206 Kighth avenuo, under the auspices of the Sixteenth Ward Uaconditional Union Club, and chose for his sublect ‘The Basis of the New Republic.” No charge Was made for admission, andonly a small audience was Presevt After a patriotic cong had beon sung the speaker was introduced to the audieace, and during a period of about forty minutes reiterated the doctrines and argu ments of the ultra abolitionists. He condemned tbe am- nesty and disfranchisement policy of tho President as being Bo policy, and was especially indignant that the colored People had not been allowed to vote at the election recently beld in what be called Looeasy anna. Ho believed that the spirit which actuated the ‘‘ignorant and eluded barbarians” to magsacre the colored troops at Fort Pillow also induced the President to disfranchise tho colored people, It was a prejudice against color, He approved of tho Confiscation act and the colonization scheme, which latter he interpreted to mean that the South should be cotonized by the North.. The speaker contended that the South would Bave to be remoddied after the fashion of Massichusetts, and that thea, and then only, would the country be a republic. But little enthusiasm was mavifested—on the principle, perhars, that silence gives consent. ‘The {air wns liberally patronized ycriorday, and quite a heavy business was done in ealer. ‘Ibe total receipts at the present time amount to $744.16 In the contest MéClellau was again ahedd at the clos polis. - In the Conrt of Oyer and Tertmioer yesterday, Judge Barnard presiding, there was a large attendance crowde ing the room, awaitmg the caléag on of the Horace Greeley “contempt” case. The defendant was not pre- Bent, but was represented by counse', whe woved to cet side the order upon which the defendant was called upon ‘to chow cause why be should act be committed for cou tempt of Court in editorially reflecting, through the Trivune, upon # late ebarge of Judge Parnard’s to a Grand Jury. TheCourt denied the motion, but ordered that the usual foterrogatories be served upon the accused, re- turnabie on Monday Bext. ‘The investigation before Commissioner White into the alleged frands of J. W. Hunter upomthe Sub.Treasury was resumed yesterday. The examination of two wit- esses elicited nothing of importance, and the case was further adjourned till Saturday next, counsel expressing their intention to devote the whole of that day in bring- ing this lovg protracted examination to an end on that day. In the United States Circuit Court, before Judge Hall, the case of J, W. Andrews, the July rioter, was yester- day brought up ona motion for trial. The prisoner's counsel urged the appointment of an early day for the trial or the discharge of the accused from his imprison ment, which, it was stated, was injuriously affecting bis health. Judge Hall said he could not, under the circum. stances attending the case, fixa day for the trial, as Judge Shipman had expressed wish that it should not ‘be triea in bis absence, and he could not admit the prisoner to bail without the assent of the District Attor- bey. The motion must be renewed, if necessary, bofore Judge Shipman. ‘The Senator insurance case, which has been on trial in the Superior Court, before Judge Garvin, for the last six days, was concluded yesterday, and resulted in the jury rendering a verditt for the plaintiff of $16,018, besides $750 allowance for counsel. ‘The share market was buoyant yesterday morning, and 4 general movement ip prices took place, some ebares ‘ten per cent of their loeses during the prevalonce of the panic. Gold was weak, and fluctuated between 1665; and 169';. Government securities be- came again quite strong, and advanced ia price. Money ‘was more easy, and was active at seven por cont. There was not much doing in commercial circles yes. terday, except in a fow articles im which some activity was induced by the advance im gold and the recovery from the extreme dalnose superinduced by the panic in stock, Petroleum was doll and prices were entirely nominal, Cotton was without marked change, Tus Srreers axv Tan Conprrion.—The fact is conceded that the streets of our city were sel- dom, if ever—at the present period oj the year particularly—in a more cleanly condition. A stroll through the wards generally will afford the proof. The plan adopted by Inspector Boole, a8 we glean, differs widely from the practice of bis predecessors. His determina tion ba: een to continne busy at all times. They were content with the almost total nog- leg) of accyaulapiong of dirt through the win- ter, and quite ink the enuinéa allowing Se rays ofa warm sun to fall upon filthy gutters and piles of infecting rubbish in alt parte of the city. The effect can be imagined, Tho mortality of the city, comparing returns witb those of a corresponding previous date, bas de greased, and this notwithstanding the over crowded permanent andtransient population. To nothing so much, in-reason, can this be ascribed as to the efficient management of the Sanitary Department. The exertions of the City Inspector to preserve the public health will ever secure to him the heartfelt approba- tion of his fellow citizen The Red er Exped Changed e Victory=The Gencrai Military Situation, If our readers were disheartened yesterday with the news of a serious Union defeat on the Red river, they will enjoy their coffee with all the greater relish this morning over the one day's later intolligence of a glorious Union vic- tory in that quarter, The defeat was suffered by our advanced forces in the first day's fight. The victory, it appears, was gained the next day by the Nineteenth army corps, which had come up to the front the previous evening in season to check the enemy. On a emaller scale we have bere the two days’ battle of Shiloh or Pittsburg Landing repeated, with the same re- sults; and the routed rebel army will, wo dare say, next endeavor to repeat the game of Corinth at Shreveport. Failing, however, and inour- ring a crippling defeat in his movements to eut up the columns of the Union General A. J. Smith in detail, we suspect that the rebel General Kirby Smith will now be easily pusbed out of the extreme northwestern cor- ner of Louisiana into Texas. The good tidings of this victory on the Red tiver will serve to strengthen the confidence and enthusiasm of our splendid army on tho Tennessee, and our glorious old batile-scasoned army on the Rapidan, upon which now the country looks without apprehensions for the crowning victory of the war. We shall have no child’s play, however, in dislodging, defeat- ing and dispersing the veteran army of Lee. His soldiers still. believe in him; nor can we safely count upon their demoraliza- dion shert of a desperate and decisive battle, which in its results wilt convince the armies and the people of the rebellious States that their cause is lost, aud that further re- sistance will be to them a worse than useless waste of life and treasure. That General Lee is preparing for a desperate struggle we can- not doubt; and that his soldiers wil! fit with the courage of despair is evident from the stubbornness and audacity which the rebels have displayed in all the late preliminary operations, East and West. They have staked their resources, their strength and their for- tunes upon this campaign; but their main re- liance is the army of Lee, It he is defeated and put to flight the whole South will be open to our victorious arms; but, onthe other band, @ great success on his part may be to the cause of the Union an irreparable disaster. The administration should, then, make it the paramount object of the day to strengthen the forces of Gencral Grant in Enstern Virginia, so as to insure success against. all possible contin- gencies of reinforcements of the enemy. Gene- ral Grant, we are satisfied, is doing all ie can to this end. What more can be done? The answer is suggested in the meeting appointed of the Governors concerned, for the calling out of the militia reserves of the Northwestern States for local defence and other special du- ties, in order to supply the deficiencies result- ing from General Sherman's demand for eyery regiment, battalion, company or squid of Union soldiers in said States for active service in the feld. Let the President, acting upon this practical hint from the Governors of the Northwest, call out for sixty days’ service (six- ty days will do), say fifty thousand of the militia reserves of the Easterm aud Central States for garrison duty, and let General Grant be strengthened by the thousands of veteran Soldiers that will thus be relieved from forts and earthworks, and the fate of Richmond and the end of the war wiM be speedily deter- mined. It is too tate now to talk of the removal of Secretary Stanton and General Halleck. We believe that they wil cordially co-operate with General Giant in every way in which they caa assist him; and their intimate kuow- ledge of ail the multifarious details of the busi- ness of the War Office would require, ia either cave, months of study for a new man prac- ticably to comprehend. Let Secretary Stanton aad General Valleck, thon, remain where they ate. They will be very useful to General Grant in conducting smoothly the routine business of the War Office at this crisis. We cannot, how- ever, resist the conviction that fifty thousand State militia, for sixty doys, as an auxiliary force to General Grant in Virginia, will be the simplest, shortest and cheapest way to bring the Davis confederacy to an e Matszerous ApVERTISEMEN notice appeared in our advertising golumns yesterday morning:— Warten Bboreptarer.y—One hundred and Ly Aid for fancy work. Apply, between ten and twelve 0" to Wm. @. Dougherty, No. 5 Yront street, up stairs, Fair wages given. This, as it will be cen, is an advertisement for working girls, apparenfly emanating from a highly respectable gentleman in this city. We regret to say that Mr. Dougherty knows nothing whatever about it, Itis one of those base, fraudulent and vindictive acts, emanating from the heartless body of some one, over whieh no man can possibly exercise any con- trol. To all appearances the advertisement was inserted to wreak a petty spite on Mr. Dougherty. In this the author completely failed; but the malediction of bandreds of poor sewing girls have been added to the Igng list of future accountability of the unfeeling individual who perpetrated the fraud. The columns of the Hunan are anxiously seanned every day by working women, and not they alone, but by thonsands of working men, out of employment. Hénce the evil of such fabri- sations. We are glad to seo that there is some chance of uncloaking the guilty party and his de- livery into the strong arm of the Jaw. Mr. Dougherty has offered one hundred dollars for his discovery, to which we will cheorfully add another hundred. Let him be brought to justice by all means, A man was defected in Boston inserting a false marriage in one of the newspapers. He was arrested, tried and pun- ished with the utmost severity, expiating his, crime by confinement in a prison. This is the role that we shall follow with any im- posters of this kind that we may detect. A -prompt indictment by the Grand Jury, # speedy trial and a few months ia prison are the only means by which such acts gen be Poor Greetoy om @ria! for Contempt of Covrt. eS Tho -case of Horace Gresley, who bas heen c¥arged with a flagrant contempt of gourt, in the publication of @ slanderous and mali ious article, headed “A Judicial Outrage,” in '¢ Tribune of April 14, was ealled up yesterday in the Oyer and Terminer, before Judge Bar- nard. The court room was crowded, and among the audience were several prominont abolitionists and miscegenators, like Theodore Tikton. Everybody was anxious to see poor: Greeley. Was be (he man witha wigt Was he the man without awig? Was he the man with @ red nose? Was he the man with a Roman noso? Was he the man with a heavy mustache? Was he the man witbout any mus- tache? Will anybody be kind enough to show us the man in the white coat? A hundred such inquiries wore heard during the proceedings. But peor Greeley was not in court, He was represented by his counsel, Mr. J. T. Williams, who appeared to be a ro- spectable country lawyer, but who didnot dis- play any knowledge of the law and the prac- -tice in cases ‘of contempt. The proceedings of yesterday were merely preliminary. Mr. Williama.moved to set aside the order of the Court, on the ground of lack of jurisdiction. Mr. A. Oakey Hall, the elo- quent District Attorney, who acted as counsel for the Court, riddled this absurd motion in a speech of about two minutes long, and then filed the requisite interrogatories. Judge Barnard ordered that poor Greeley should pre- sent his replies to these interrogatories on Mon- day next, or be held in a double contempt for refusing, unless he could show sufficient cause for the refusal. Mr, Williams then at- tempted to argue the question with Mr- Tiall, after the Judge had given his deci- sion; but this rather unnecessary debate was declined by the District Attorney, and the Yourt passed on to other business, We believe that Judge Barnard was indnbitably correct in his rulings; and, if poor Greeley has no other defence than talk about a lack of jarisdiction, the case will certatuly go hard with him. The republican press have tried to got up a scanda- lous crusade against Judge Barnard, just as they tried it against Judge Russel; but the latter has outlived their vulgar abuse, and the former seems amply able to take care of him- self. He bas shut ap the Evening Post by a single shot. He has found the weak point of the tattling Times, and bas shut up that paper forever. Now he will either shut up the Tribune ov lopk up poor Greciey; and he bas the sympathy and support of all respectable journals and of ail sensible citizens in his endeavor to protect the judiciary from partisan villification. Abolition editors, encouraged by the too great tolerance of their slanders, have long made a regular trade of libel. Knowing that the majority of the measures they proposed and of the acts they applauded were illegal and unconstitntional, they haye had an especial apite against our judges. and, from Chief Justice Taney, of the Suprome Court, down to the most undistinguished police magistrate, no worthy momber of the judiciary has escaped their vile calumny. It is time, and more than time, that this license to insult and traduce the best and purest mencin the land were revoked, and we } are glad that Judge Barnard has been botd [ enough and consistent enough to take the in!- tiatory step. If the example he will make of poor Greeley shall prove insufficient to reform the abolition editors, we hopo that other judges, and especially the Judges of the Su- preme Court of the United States, will also do their duty fm the matter, and thoroughly complete the work. To the great credit of the democratic press, it may be stated that few or none of them bave ever been betrayed into a corresponding course in regard to republican judges. On the contrary, although some of these judges have been deemed unworthy, yet the democratio editors have almost uniformly respected the office, when they could not respect the official, and have dissented from the judges’ opinions deco- rously. if at all. The republican papers, on the other hand, habitually attack the personal character, and even impugn the patriotism, of the judges whose opinions do not happen to agree with the policy of the republican party; and now the judiciary must either protect itself or consent to wear the ermine soiled by this partisan mire. Judge Barnard has wisely chosen the former course; and, so far from being a mere personal or political quarrel between Judge Barnard and poor Greeley, this trial is in fact a vindication of the ontire judiciary and a rebuke to the outrageous aboli- tion press. In this view its further develop- ments will be awailed with interest by all classes of people. The Western Governors and thé Ques- tion of P1ilitia, The Governors of the States of Ohio, Ili- fois and Indiana have taken measures which render it probable that they will call into the ficld at an early day the entire militia force of those States. Such a measure, there is good reason to believe, is neither uncalled for nor untimely. Many circumgtances point distinct- ly to the view that a home force will be at least as necessary in some one or more of the Northern States be fore the fighting is over for this season as it was in Pennsylvania last year. Whether we suppose that the rebels contem- plate leaving their own territory to small bodies in fortified positions, and pushing into a Northern State with their main army, certain that our main force must necessarily follow such an initiative, or whether we suppose that they count upon rushing into a Northern State upon the heels of a defeated army, there fs in either case good reason to believe that they promise themselves such. an advance, The stories told by deserters in Western Virginia of an organized advance through that State to co-operate with Forrest’s movements in Ken- tucky tally too well with known occur- rences to be the inventions of deserters; and the recently discovered fact that a large body of > tebel cavalry, apparently from Lee’s army, has lately beon as far north as Leesburg, accumulating forage and trans- portation at Upperville, beyond the Bull Run Mountains, is a significant one. But even if the militia be not needed to repel invasion, it can do the country almost as great a service at the present juncture in another way. It can occu- py all our important posts and de all the ex- tensive guard duty on railroads, &c., that now keep back so many men from General Grant's tifective force. F In view of the good that the militia eould do in this way, by giving General Grant the last battalion of our volunteer army that it is posal- Morass Gerson Sasa aga saan sl gn nigga ta gall, question in earnest. By an immmediate pffer State be may place himself in a most honora councils of the government between General Grant on the one hand and Secretary Stanton and General Halleck on the other, and that asa consequeace General Halleck bas already ten- dered his resignation, and that Secretary Stan- ton is likely to vacate his place in the Cabinet. tor says that it ts not eo. We want just now all the strength that harmony in our councils can give us, and also all that knowledge can give us. Secretary Stanton and General Hal- leck have been in their places many months, and know the routine of all the important busi- _ness that they have to transact better than any “others poesibly can, and by the relinquisbment of those places at this critical moment they will do our cause aninjury. Let them saerifiee themselves for a little for the benefit of the country, and take a final chance to save their good names. Banks, authorizing the State banks to organize under the national Banking law, oame up for third reading this morn- ing. Tho previous question was ordered, cutting off de- bato, and the bilt was,put through by a party vote. Three fepublicans only. had'the pluck to stand vpa:ainst tho party pressure, The vote was 71.10 41. The following is 9 copy of the bill as it pasted the Aesembly:— i individual incorporated by or under the laws of this State, at the lime of the pussaze oF the act of C > the circwtation and redemption thei within two years etter the pasaage e association under the provisonaof saidact of Compress row consent thereto;- and when the directors: hi 1d the authority of the owners of two-thirds of the-capital 10 make the certificate of axsociation as required by said act of Gonzress tne newspaper published in-the city or county where sach bank, banking associat be published rimen Phen discharge ati the lial * tho term of three vears after having beoame an naKocletion under the laws of the Unit Presecniting and devenaicg suiia by and age evabile i to clone its concerns and to dis} ite property, bat not for the purpose the laws of this Btate tte business for which It wae ent ished. sembly. Every time it has been brought up-or atiuded lo im the Assembly there havo-been great commotion and tutense oxcitement. Thi was the case this morning. It looked as though there would bea rogular Might on: this Bubicct. Members wore wrought up-to the very highest pitch of excitement, and a dozen or more were-on the fivor at wtimo. It wilr mow lave to be considered im the Senate. Ftate was also read the third time, and parsed by a largo of New York—of, in other words, the Public Stock too, and the bill K —WITH SUPPLEMENT. out, and we hope that their timely movement may be imitated elsewhere, especially in our own Empire State. Now is the time for every man to do all that is in his power. Every individual can; by his own services, give oumuldtive force to the great impending blow, and ought to do it. Thirty mon turned the tide of batile jn ,“2vor of the Fronch at Arcola. Give Grant every _man that can be given; the last platoor may win _ battle. Now is the time for Gov: erner Andrey,” *° fill the roade to Washington * hose swarms with the men ox Massachusetts—t tha 28a me ee ee that wore to peut ee: from {Ge oid Day auave when the war had thy’ freedom of the negro for ove of its issues” Places can be found for them all. But, whatever Governor Andrew may do or may not do, We hope that Governor Seymour will take up {Ws militia to the general government of the services for a given time of the whole militia force -of this blo position before the country, and do the country a great and magnificent service: In such @ measure the people would certainly aus- tain him, and the militia would once more rally for active service with an enthusiasm not Ii than that with which they wont forth three years ago. Let us have the call and the rally at once. Dissxxstosa aNp Dimision.—It is aaid that there fs just now considerable difficulty in the We hope that this is not 60, and a private let- NEWS FROM ALBANY. i ede Acnany, April 20, 1364. BANKING INSTITUTIONS, The bit reported by the mizority of the Committee on Section 1. Any bank, banking association. corporation or roved the 25th day of Fem tied twin met (& provide ‘curren ledge of United Sta'es stocks, and to-provi may, ab ay this act, Yeesm: ded, that tne corners Of two Aninds of tire capita! stock ice spall publish notice thereof tm-aome glam ler of the Currency of i 3 jich exshier shail send like:priated lent of the Banking De- holder. ions or individual, in- themselves of (ho ad the income 8 the ted States shall direct. Botice uy mail to, tke Sapert f this St 10 fy tetevand t 2. Any bante banki w a er the same Mminized innursnance of sald Kection, to nd wih the-aaine force and eiect na: tnay ‘ined tmthis act shall be construcd as Lion from its Oblizationa lor pay ond ‘tien incurred before becoming sch {ation; amd it abadl be contiuued & body corporate for or nny of are Sec, 3. Nothing relcasifig auch asaoe States, for the purpose of samt it, and to of nnd convey Sentpame enter See. 4 This act enai take effoct immediately. ‘This settles the contest ever this question fa the Am. THE MILITVA, OIEL. The dill meking appropriations for the militia of the voto, in precisely the samo form that tt parsed the Com: mittee of the Whole, It now goes to the Senate for the action of that body. ‘Tite CTIY AND COUNTE TAX BEVIR® wero considered in Commiltoe of the Whole; but progress was reported on both of vho bills before they wore read through, and they wore set down as the spectal ofder for tomorrow morning, immediately after the teatling of the journal, There is a fair prospect of quite a struggle ever (em yet. and it isnot at all cortam that oven the reducti made by the committce wili romain as low as they are now; but they may be raised in some points, while in others (hoy may be reduced, AK STOCK EXCHASCR. ‘Aho bill to tacorporste the Stock Rvebange in the elty Bourd— was Hed adversely to by the Bink Commit. a. ‘The dill which passed tho Senate yerterday relative to the extension of the Moitery in Now York wag reported favorably by the commiites in the Assembly to-day. A Dill was reported altering the map of the city of Now York relative to avenue i, in the weper part of the city. ‘The Senate committee roported favo-ably on the biK to extend the terms of office of the Tax Commissioners in New York, Senator Fields dissenting. It will be takon up in Committes of the Whole to morrow. Its passige through the Sevate may be put down asa fixed fact, without any amendments. There will undoubtedly be a sharp contest over the bill in Committee of the Whole; but it will be put throwh by a party vote, should all the democrats array themselves against it. Several demo- orats votedfor the bill in the Arsembly. ‘Tay, RIOT BONDS, ‘The bill amoading the law passed in the early part of this session, legalizing the ordinance of the Hoard of Su. pervisors of New York increasing the amount of bonds seven hundred -thous: dollars, was ordered to @ third Feading in the Senate this morning. PROTECTION OF SRAMEX. ‘The Assembly bill providing for the protection of sea- men paseed the Senate this morning, but pot until it had been amended £0 as to allow the authorized collector of nows of the press to be be included in the privileged class who are authorized to board ships on their approach to the harbor of New York. . POLICK BALARY. ‘The bill amending the Motropolitan Police act and in- pe ag 3 the Teg’ of tho ange was ge SL ete vision inser ay in regard Sundays was Tuleh Teore fs also a provision abdolish- ing the xcise Commissioners and conferriog their powers upon the Board of Police Commissioners, The Senate amondmouts bid fair to cango no little commotion when reach y for concurrence, This feature does not in the least malt liquors, buf 7 snirituous. the trends of the, movement elaint that the ice Com violating the law new in the torney, and it compulsory that the Superin- tendent of the Police sbould carry out these provisions. ‘The threatening aspect of the weathor last evening had {ts effect upon the opera, 90 far as tbe namber of habitues was concerned. Although the house was full enough, and effects and and Le seas the 0 oe fa Ho favor, ‘ths various chnrautors wore Return of General Grant from the Front. Action of the Heuse on the Internal ¥ Revenue Bill. mes home Senatorial Debate on the Repeat a tho Fugitive Slave Laws. Discussion in the House on the Re. construction of Revolted States. Tho Transfer of Men from the Army to the Navy Comm ented, Ben Loy x he % > Pasamoron, D. C,, APH 20, 1864 ARRIVAL OF PENBRAL @Ra NT. . General Gract arrived in town to day, and spent the afternoon at the Wer Department. ‘ TRANSFER OF MEN FROM TUB ARMY 70 THE FAVY, ‘Tho transfor of mon from the army to Ge navy hay of length commenced. Four hundred are akeady collected at Baltimore fromthe Army of the Potomatand this a> partment; MR. LINCOLI’S ESTIMATE OF THY SEMATE. ‘The President syt thot in the Senate he “owns nine of the Senators and one-alf of another.” “Wheowns the other Half?’ asked a gantioman to whom the Ftesident ‘was speaking. ‘‘Heury Witson, of Massachusetts,” re Plied the Chicf Magistrats. ‘Wilsow fs for me," sate the Presidevt, ‘before broaktast rather sgainst me while bits digestion is going on alter it; loves mo like pic dvving the hours which ne spende* visiting the various dopwt ments aod asking for places and patronage; and bitterty my enemy from seven every evening until be goce bet, drops asieep and commoneces snoring. carrying water on both shoulders; but I gaess ho'll got @ wetting and coil bis clothes bofore he gets through.” SHARP PROTEST FROM GENERAL DUTSER—HE Dee Wilson CLINGS TO BE CIVIL MAYOR OF OLD’ POINT OOM} FORT. General Batier bas written a very spirited letter tow high publte functionary here, of which the concluding paragraph reads as follows:—If the arrangement pre posed be earried out, it would havo the‘effect of making ‘me a mere recording secretary for the will of Major Gene rai W. F. Smith, who would be the real commander. Te thisI cannot submit. The office of civil mi&yor of O18 Point Comfort ts not the sort of service for wiiich I was mustered in. I therefore most respectfully demand either to be relieved altegethor from my presont ponitioa, or te have, under the General-in-Chief, supremo control ané Girection of any military movements having tietr base within tho limits of nay @epartment,’” SENATOR FOSTER’S SPEKCH ON THE FUGITIVECRAVE BLL. A profound sensation bas heen occasioned among the radicals by Mr. Foster's apeech in the Senate to-day"wpom the Fugitive Slave thw. The advocates of its roposFare ontirely taken abiok by bis firm adherence to constitu. tional law, and share, with Br, Sumper, the greatest’sey licitude concerning the fate-of their bill. Afoeblo offerd was made to got a vote this afternoon, but. a number al Senators baving dotermined to dicours ‘the subject aff Jength, Mr. Sumner hag reluctantly eubsided, evidentty Bottled at the rough handting of his pet scheme, 1 THR EVBNING SESSION OF THE HOUSE. ‘The proceedings at theevening session of the Howa to-nignt were very du!l'aud uninteresting. Mr. Kellogg, of Michigan, attempted toget’ a reconsideration of ‘vote postponing the Delnware an@ Raritan Raliroad for two weeks, which led'to: some Slibusteriug, aad he finally abandoned the effort. After the morning hour there was a gradual clearing out-of the members, the bie for the reconstruction of the rebel States being under consideration, and during the Iss» Bour there were bat a small number remaining on the floor. H. Winter Davia Stated that bo should’ oall for @vote on the bill nexs Wednesday. There are some twelve or Siteen speeches already prepared to bo delivered om this bill, * THE NEW COINAGE. ‘Tho House having: passed the bi? providing for a new coinage of ene and two cent pisces, composed primal. Pally of copper, the nickles are to: be abandoned. Most of the democrats voted: for it, Mr. J.C. Allen saying (that if they were to be made of copper hewshould cortaims ly support the bill, as ho is oneof the leading copper. heads. The romark created: considerable laughter. IHe MONTANA TERRITORIAL BILL. Tho Montana bill led to an interesting debate tn the Senate to day, Mr. Doolittle: warning republicans of the anger (o the party incurred by hasty radical-legistation, Go unpalatable wore his romarks:to these of the Sumnee school that, at the conclusion of tho morning hour, ot fection was made to the furtner consideration of the fects - ' APPOINTMENTS CONFIRMED BY THE SENATE. ‘Tho Senate to-day confirmed the following nomine tions: — . BRIGADIER CENPRALS. Brigadior GenoralJames ‘B. Stoedean, United States Volunteers, to be major general. Cowonet A} Joxander Shaicr, Sixty fifth mow York Volum tors, to be brigadier general from. 1 Colonel Jasper A. Maltby, Forty-flth Illinois, to be brigadier general from August 4 Joseph J. Bartiott, of New York, to-be brigadier general from April 2. 1864, Colonel Joshua T. Owens, Sixty-ninth Pennsylvania, te be brigndier general {rom April 2, PAYMASTERS. | John M. Museott and Joba 0. Mott, of New York, were confirmed as additional paymastors. ASSISTAN? ADJUTANT CRERALS. The following assistant adjutant geucrals wore com firmed:— First Lieutenant William R. Driver, of the Nineteenth Masanchnvotte. Firet Licutenant Charles Dodd, Firat Now Jersey. Hirst Licutecant James A. Sayles, Fifth Vermont. First Lieutenant F. A. Dane, Righth Wilinois. Capfnin Frank H. Cowdrey, Nuoty-Ofuh New York. we een D. Fisk, One Hundred and Twenty-first few York, Captain James W. Latta, One Huadred and Nineteenth Pennsylvania. Capt. Chas, H, Miller, Sixteenth Peonsylvania cavalry. Sorpernt Augustin F, Hayden, Sixth New York cavalry. Copiain G. W, Andrews, Sixth New York artillery. CIVIL APPOINTMENTS. Jose ptr J. Stewart. to be sa ng of Interaal Revenue for the Second district of d. Thomas A. Osborne, to of the United Slates the District of Kai MEDICAT, IRSPECTORS. John Wilson, to be Medical Inspector in the Army of tho United Staion, with rank of Keutenant colonel. ‘Captain Elishaslf, , to be Assistant Inspecter, ‘with rank of major, NAVAL, APPORTTAENTS. Commander David McDougal to be captain in the avy, Captain 8. C. Rew: H omag-ag - ‘esistant Paymaster ¥ Wiliiom WW. Williams, to be pay- master, vico T. Marston Tagtor, resigned. HEAVY ARTILLERY AND THR DRAPT. ‘The Secretary of War bas ordered that the new reg? ments of heavy artillery that may be organized and fille@ up to the legal standard of 1,788 officers and mon, within the period of twenty days from this date, will be re. . ceived and credited, If regiments are not full on or before the 10th day of May the recruits will be put into othem frtilery or infantry organizations. This order will now postpone the draft, bat such troops as may bo raised prior to the draft wilt be deducted from the quo'ss fow draft. ‘SUDSORIPTIONS TO THE TEX-FORTY ponae, | The subscriptions to the ten-forty loan, as rsported at the Treasury to-day, amounted to $1,120,000. , COMMUTATION OF SENTENCES ON DF’ «enTERe. Twenty men sontenced to death for ‘jcsortion, bave had their sentences commuted by the President, to haré labor on the Drz Tortugas until the ond of the war. CONFISCATION OF REBEL PROPERTY, 1x ALRXANDBIAs, Over forty estates have been ‘pied in Alexandria during the last few days, and are gow offered for sale by the government undor the Conf sation act. © AMRIVAL OF GENERALS paya axp sitnrcey."@ Gonprals Dana and Shepley, arrived in town to-night COLONEL M'RE* ¢xoLDs’ COMMAND. Colonel McReynolds br 6 poem assigned to the command Of the Segond cavalry origade, Averill’s division, ot Maze a , ‘THR CASE ‘gp CAPTAIN HENRY 8 TODD. ‘The Presidect pas approved the proceedings aad see ,| tence of the -ourt martial in the case of Captain Hoare B, Tod, OF the rinat Now York onvetey, formorty pro” voRt MP eahal of vbis city, diamissing him from the cor view, + Sousa tothe