The New York Herald Newspaper, May 28, 1864, Page 4

4 NEW YORK HERALD. @ORDUN BENNETT, JAMES SDTTOR AND PROPRIETOR OFTIOR MX. W, CORNER OF FULTON AND NASSAU OTS. Volume XXIX soeel@. 148 WITH SUPPLEMENT. New York, Saturday, May 28. 1864. THE SITUATION. The Inet report from Mr, Stanton, at ten o'clock last ight, says that there is no official news from General Grant, or Gencral Sherman, since his telegram of the day previous, which Included General Grant’s despatch from Jericho Mills, at noon on the 25th, and another despatch from Quarles’ ford, at eight o’clock on the morning of Thursday, of which Mz Stanton says \t is not proper to ‘mention the details, but that the result of the movements would be manifested 1» twen\y-four bours, The passage of our army across the North Aura in the face the enemy wos @ bardly contested affair, but was gallantly cerried out by General Birney, of Hancock’s corps. General Mosby, according to his accustomed fashion of banging upon the rear of an advancing army, has been hard at work for the past ten days, destroying all the ‘bridges and biock bouses from Union Millsto the Rapl. dan, In these efforts he appears to bave been assisted by all the farmers along the road, emboldened by the with- drawal of the Union troops.) Fredericksburg and Aquia Creek have been abandoned ‘@5 our base of supplies since the advance of the army Refugees report that during the movement of Grant's ‘army from Spotsylvania Court House Jeff. Davis and his Cabinet attempted to leave Richmond, but were pre- Vented by the remonstrance of the citizens, who stated that as the government forbade them to leave the Presi- Gent and bis Cebinet should remain, General Butler’s de: patches yesterday report no fight- fog since the defeat of Fitzhugh Lee at Wilson’s wharf by General Wild. He describes that affair as more tm- portant than at first announce’, fverything was quiet at Bermuda Hundred yesterday; butaslight cki-wi-b took place the evening previous between the pickets on the Appomattox river, three miles from City Feint, in which the enemy was routed, It was Altoona, on the Etowah river, and not Atlanta, Qa., which was said to be fanked by General Sherman— an entirely different place. The orthography of the tele- Graph was @ little at fault to this instance. Our last ‘accounts from Sherman’s army represent it in full pur- Suit of the enemy, having left Kingston on Tuesday. It ‘was reported that Johnston did mot intend to give battle in Georgia; but that most of bis troops are being trans- forred to the armies of Lee and Beauregard. Johoston’s army ts said to be much distracted. The Georgians were Goserting in large numbers. ‘The War Department received a despatch from General Banks yesterday, dated tne Zit, and detailing the par- ticulars of Colonel Builey’s fine engineering movement in releasing the gunbonts on ed river. In bis retreat from Alexandria to the Mississippi General Banks bad two engagements, in which the rebels were defeated. Gene- Fal Canby telegraphs that the army was delayed by the rising of the Atchafalaya, but it crossed the Mississippt On the 21st. : Our news from the Southern papers of late date con- tains lengthy accounts o General Grant's recent flank movements, which they say they had discovered, aud ‘were partially prepared for Av interesting depate took place in the rebel Congress on the 234, upon a series of resolutions from North Carolina, asking for the appointment of commissioners to obtain an armistice of ninety dys from the Union gov- ernment, with a view toobtain pence, This North Caro- lina claims should be done by each State tn its sovereign and Independent cha should comply. The however, were tabled. cCONGEESS. In the Senate yeoter * to the Interval Reve red to be printed. A er, and the resident and Senate “yan ve dill was submitied « resolution amends: f tho resolution increasing the {, was reported from the Guties en imports 4’ Finance Commitiee provide { the said increase ball vot apply to goo's which hed been entered, and for which cuites had ¥ ¥ the collector, uncer laws ; of the adup tion 0: a res before the col lector Lad knowledge of its adopt Mr. Summner intro- duced a resolution to the o © which buve been in rebe MW not be aga wed a representa tion 1p Con ¢ ij they readwitted into the Union by a vote of ess, jo the Sime manner as new Btates are admitte i bill to en. Courage ravigatior th an aMerdment substi. tuting for itt ate t fe introdueed. The bil th t the people of Colorads s state at, changing the tit for bulding the elections, wa A great portion of the day was taken wp, it uavttee of the Whole, in Comtinviny the consider st t ron) Revenge bill, @nd action wae ty is op al! the sec tions pre ’ opt me that taxing domesiic spirit# or 2 laid over for the Present be unis exception, eonels the Senate 4. ptheH ‘ nate bil! permit ting documents s f to government offeers without pr ‘ The report of the Comr on oa . Yea man entitled to the seat wh the Fepres: tative of the Ser trict, was dis Cursed for some time, » M r; the contestant, Deing heard in support of mm, Dul D6 vote was taken on the matter. Mr. More.ti repor Le Comittee on Saye und Means, the new Tori! It inereases very heavily the duties on all ries, On necessery Articles of consumption the increase is much lighter. ‘The duties on iron, segars, tobove a spirits are made about eq taxes levied on those Qrticles hy tho Interual 2 meine tie me anal present. ‘Tt to twenty five cente per pound. rd cotton are inoreased, but raw © Without the trangsction of other bu wurted til Movday MISCELLANIOUS By the arrival of the @toams a Wesiministor from Quesastows, sod’ (ue maila of the Asie (rom Boston yy wiay, wer ved our Paropeap 14th of day. that Che secessionists ty were in a very excited and tater bopefal state of Mind im consequence of reports which bad reached (hew of the progress of Genera Granv's campaign in Virginia, It was confidently ex qecied ihat the Sout, uld be recognized by France and Eng iar d sbould any ceri me viracter befall Geanv’s urmy, Our London irre pondent states that the moneyed cap. {taitete of thot city were influenced by a very nervous fooling respecting ‘he issue of General Grant’s campaign, Tp goveral they wished well to the Union, bat were very obary of advemcing cae on Unwed “tates, eecurities Pording the receipt Of definite advices of Gouoral Grant's triump) oF Bear approwch thereto, Mr. Cobdon's warning 10 Great Britain as to the con Sequences whieh will result to her, should she be ever again engaged in a great war, from ber open violation of Maritime law towards the United Staten, by the fitting out, manning, furnishing and receiving tor repairs the pirate ships of the rebel confederacy’ t# publixbed in the Binary to-day, We aio print Karl Rursell’s speech on the subject of the kidnapping of British subjects by the Douaty jompers of New York, with other interesting de talle of the telegraphic news by the Asta, The fail repors of the great avai ection botween the German and Danish squadrons the North Sea shows that the commanders and crews of all the vessels oa both wides behaved with grout sil and yallantry. ‘The steamebig@ City of Limerick and Westminster landed tweive hundred and {f\)~+ix paspengers, and two calling vessel eoyentorn Bunuied and twenty-two ver. fies and corner per Our correspondent it fend rebel agente in tba 6 dated to orias th NEW YORK SERALD; SATURDAY, MAY 28, 1864.—WITH SUPPLEMENT. grants arriving during the day amounted to over three — steamship Obampioa, which arrived here yester- day, from Asptowail on the 17th inat., brought the Call- fornia mails, $275,000 in specie, and later advices from Central and portions of South America; but the news ts of little importance, There is nothing later by this ar- rival from Peru, whenoe furtber intelligence ts looked for with much anxiety, ‘ing to the recent action of the ‘Spaoish admiral in seizing the Chincha Islands, and com- mencing war on the Peruvian republic. ‘The cage of ex-Governor Price, of New Jersey, against 8. P, Squires and others, was continued yesterday in the Supreme Court, Circuit, before Judge Foster. The evi- dence for the plaintiff having been exhausted, the de- fonce was opened by reading a large batch of affidavits tending to show that the property of the plaintiff was not sold below {ts value, and that there was no ground for complaint against his agents. The cause will probably cecupy the attemion of the Court for another week, Tho Fi{th Annual Commencement of the Cooper Union for the Advancement of Science and Art took place last evening, before a large audience of ladies and gentlemen. The founder, Mr. Peter Cooper presided, and Mr. Harvey Dodworth conducted the instrumental music for the occasion. Four bundred ana five pupils, male and female, received certificates for regular attendance and devotion to their studies, and the following young gentlo- men graduated with distinction:—Merers. Eugene Corbitt, Robert Scott, William L. Taylor, George Haitzen and William Forbes, The annual report was read by Mr. Abrabam Hewitt, and from the financial statement which was given by Mr. Wilson G, Hunt it appears that the Institute is not only self-sustaining, but that funds have accumulated in the hands of the Treasurer. The exercises wero very interesting, tho singing by the female class boing particularly excellent. ‘The trial of Edward Hunter, charged with killing bis wife, in Seventh avenue, on the 19th of February last, is progressing in the General Sessions. Yesterday the daughter and one of the married sons of the accused were examined as witnesses for the prosecution. A report of the evidence appears in another part of to day’s paper, end will be found to be interesting. The case will be re- sumed on Monday, ‘The stock market opened yesterday with a better feel- ing, and prices generally improved. The premium on gold advanced to 86%. but closed a fraction lower. Gov- ernment securities were firm, but inactive. Money con- tinued to ruleeasy at 5a6 per cent, the supply being greater than the demand. ‘There was rather more activity apparent in business circles yesterday, some inquiry for merchandise having been occasioned by the rise in gold, There was no gene- ral activity, yet the business ‘was greater than usual, particularly in foreign merchandise, Petroleum was in good demani, but the firmness of holders checked sales. Cotton was firmer, On ’Change flour was Sc. a 10c. dear- er, and active. Prime wheat was a shade firmer in price, while inferior was heavy. Corn was 2c. a 3c. dearer, and active. Oats and rye were also trifie higher. Pork Opened firm, but closed 25. eff on mess. Beef and lard were firm. Whiskey was «little firmer. Freights un- changed. Progress of the Campaign. The Secretary of War, in his official bul- letin of Thursday to General Dix, says that a despatch of that morning from Gen. Grant’s headquarters, on the North Anna river, had been received, and that “it details movements in progress, of which it is not proper now to say more than that they will manifest their re- sults within twenty-four hours.” This was on Thursday last. We may reasonably con- clude that, unless the heavy rain storm of that day in these latitudes extended to the Richmond Peninsula, there has been a sanguin- ary battle between the North and South Anna, or another backward movement on the part of Lee, with which General Grant bas been too busy to spare time to report it to Washington. We are inclined to believe that inclement skies and muddy roads have arrested the advance of our army; but still we share in the anticipa- tion of positive news at any moment of a signal defeat of Lee or an enforced retreat on his part to avoid another flank movement. Meantime, the failure of General Sigel to cut the railroad which, by way of Gordonsville, connects Lee’s army with his principal base of supplies at Lynchburg, and the failure of General Butler to cut off the city of Richmond from its goutbern lines of communication, have rendered the task devoiving upon General Grant much more difficult than it would be had Sigel and Butler succeeded each in exe- cuting bis part of the general programme. With their success Lee’s army and Richmond would both have been completely cut off from their depots and arteries of subsistence; but the failure of these two subordinate officers leaves Richmond still cpea to the South, and Lynchburg still accessible o Lee. We have said very littie in reference to , Sigel’s failure; but we are glad that he nas been superseded in his devartment. We have re'raived from any disparaging comments i retereuce to Gen-ral Butler's operations, until the accumulated charges and speciiivat ou rom the administration journals of this city agaivst him have becoue so convincing tat we feel bound to call the special attention o President Lincoin to these complaints, and the terrible bluaver of making this vital sili tary campaign suvordivate in any degree, any where or in eny case, to his petty political projects of the Presidential campaign. But although President Lincoln, with bis po- litieal may have embarrassed the movement’ of General Grant with his riny, Grant is still the muster of the sivuat‘or Nor do we suppose that Joe Jovinsion, five hundred wiles off in Georgia, will be able geverals, main tails carried out. As we stated the other day, the building embraces more conveniences, business and social, than are to be found in aoy similar institation in the world. It has bourse for the transaction of stock operations, and meeting rooms for the leading commercial interests. In its social features no other club that we know of can compare with it, Out of the six hundred members to which it is limited, four hundred are already on the books, whilst among its honorary members are included the diplomatic corps and most of our leading literary men. Here will be found society and a cuisine very different from those of the Union Club, where old fogyism and bad cooking have long vied with each other. ‘If the insti tution continues to be conducted on the libera! plan on which it has been started, it will soov swallow up all the minor clubs; for, whilet ii possesses all their distinctive features, it com bines a number of new and important onee which are only to be found under ite roof. The Popular Spontaneous Nomination of General Grant. The following call for a public meeting in favor of General Grant bas been extensively circulated, and Is sigaed by many of our lead- ing citizens of all parties:— A NATION'S GRATITUDE TO GRANT. ‘The loyal citizens of the United States, without dis- tinction of party, are invited to aseomble at Union square, on Saturday, June 4, at six o'clock P. M., for ihe purpose of tendering a gratoful acknowledgment for s¢r- vices on many a battle field, for glarious victories achieved, and for protection given, under Providence, to the live of the nation by Lioutenant Geueral U. 8 Gravt. This popular spontaneous movement for Grant will prove the salvation of the nation. It is now evident that the republicans are pledged to renominate Lincola. Any canvass against him which should be at all doubtful would be o national disastér. The present violence of the party press only forebodes the violence of factions. Riots, insurrections, bloodshed and dreadful retaliations will be the order of the day if President Lincoln be renominated without an opponent in the field who is certain to defeat him. 'X General Grant is the only man we know who can be certain of accomplishing this. His nomination is equivalent to his election, and his election will satisfy all parties, except the shoddy party, who have been bought up, body and soul, by the present incumbent. To nomi- nate Grant, therefore, is to avoid all the feuds, fights, arrests, slaughter, assassinations and other outbreaks of the intense and bitter feel- ing that Lincoln has created against himself by his arbitrary avd unconstitutional acts. The opposition to Lincoln, seeing that Grant’s election is sure, will refrain from any such demonstrations. » Besides this, the homination of General Grant will save the country from four more years of such rule as he has given us during the four yeurs that have nearly passed. Those who cemplain loudly of Lincoln’s outrages upon the liberty of the people and the press will have much more reason to complain if he be re-elected. Mr. Lincoln would unquestionably regard his re-election as a most emphatic endorsement and approval of everything he bas done, and he would as unquestionably pro- ceed to do a great many more things of pre- cisely the same sort. His defeat, on the other band, would be the best and fittest rebuke that he could receive from a free people. Thus, without saying anything about the gratitude which the nation owes to Grant, sabout his great and numerous victories, or about the skill with which he bas protected the country from impending ruin, we have sown sufficiently good reasons why he shou!d be nominuted and elected as Lincoln’s successor. But when we throw gratitude into the scale the reasons are overwhelming. Never since Wasb- incton and Jackson, has any man so nobly earned the right to be President. Earned it, net by subserviency to party, not by skilfully manipulating dirty wires, not by shrewu poiiti- cal’iutrigues, but by his services upon the battle field aod his victories over the enemies of the Union, Are all republics ungrateiul? Shalt General Grant have bis reward? We wait for the un-wer of the people on Saturday next. Political Generats—@enerais Butler Sigel. Gen. Butler's merits os a military mau, ani! ess or unfitness for his present postion, ¢ er discussion by the three adm nistrit is city. In another column we ¢ Butler and ther commanders appointed from civil live. days ago the Post gave an exay ansint in artiele from the Times upon @ of Botier’s of south of Richmo which | was shown that in the conanen t of those operations ever ig Was in ow hat the + ne: $ @ surprise, a iat we had ms 3 wil our own way, but *1 iip away from Sherman and come to the re ef of Lee. as be stole of from Genera ervon in the Shenandoab vailey, and cx n time to turn a rebel defeat at te first rua f the Union army. Nor ve imagine that even General butier wi idle on the south side of Rickmonl » Goneral Grant is within convenient te 5: communication with him from the vorth: into a rout We expect before our nex! dwiy issue ews from the frout as will dissipate al! « * to the complete and speedy saccess o General Graot’s Virginia campaigu. We dave forgotten the public miay vings in counee- tion with General Graov’s Viexsiurg cam- paign and Joe Joinsi bave we forgotten its triumphant and gloriois conciusion and what followed to Joe Jobneton. Cin Lire ix New York.-—lwen'y years azo there was scarcely a club in the 1 Now, in number, importance aud New York clubs wre beyinuing to cv of London. When chavs were fine here it was sought to moke aristocratic institu tions of them. In somesuch as the Union Olub--money was made the test of a man’s admissibility. The intellectual portion o: the community, however, rebelled against such pretensions. It was felt that in a metropoii- tan community like this education and talent should count for something, The result was the establishment of several literary and ar- tistic clubs, with broader aims, but which, however, failed to fulfil the requirements of cosmopolitan institutions, embracing ali the different businesses, professions and nationall- ties. The want bas been met by the institution just started, under the title of “The Bankers’, Brokers’ and Merchants’ Club.” The plan origi- Dated with retired ofiver of tle navy, under Whose suyervision the magnificent club hanse polis. . the tiose eta lished weal ! ess of those persons in whom the Tri jeves is traitor, and said that it ‘s ( peraton with Beauregard ” to questi It did “ not'consider the r in active service as a motte r discussion.” 8 abllity neral | newspape! How wonde y its ange. And it piously regretted ¢ 1 or’s failure should be “taken advar ‘ » ty create an opinion of bis incapacity: ere is charity, In the article from ‘he Times the charges in the Post and the | acts are properly accepted as ¢ against the abilities of General Butle the Times wonders that the govermmen( should be so slow to perceive the umiiness of ¢ commanders. It is the wore remarkable this paper should lay before its roaters simple fact @ most severe charge President while it earnestly aivocaios re-election, It knows that the commas b refers to have done finmense barm by their blunders; it knows that they were pat in place and kept there by the President for po- \itical reasome, and yet it urges that President as afit man (6 govern the country for another term. Upon General Grant's appointment to the position of Lieutenant General he was ip clined to take ap the reorganization of our armies at once and iv earoest, He doubtless saw in the condition of our armies many rea- sons why we liad not been more successful at certain points, and he particularly sew that Wo had too many of these political generals — men not in any way equal to their duties, and whose presence in the ermy made {it rather a patronage establishment than a fighting ma- chine, But in his wish to reform the army in this respect he was opposed by the President. Iv cals a4 ibe volition enerala was a cot ai soon as the my had fairly ie), we e great advaninwe already gained throngh the [ ability of General Butler to hod is. Dut i une came to the rescue of Butler in o arecter'stic way. It began with ts old ory | very person who does not believe t eons af this port yesterday. The total number of em!- | in Fifth avenne was built and all the other de- { Mr. Lincoln’s Presidential arrangements, and he was sensitive in relation to those. Some euch generals were therefore retained, because their dismissal would cause the disaffection of ® large class of voters, and endanger the Presideat’s chances in that way; aud others were retained lest by their dismissal they should themselves become formidable candi- dates for the Presidency. And for reasons like these the President suffered this great, perhaps vital, campaign in Virginia to begin with two important parts of the army under the com- mand of men whom he knew to be unfit for their positions. Our operations in Virginia now go on slowly; but we do not doubt of their success. Yet, if they should fail to bring this campaign to a speedy and decisive conclusion aga!nst the rebellion, Mr. Lincoln will be as crimi- nally responsible for that failure as he has been for every failure of our armies hither- to; for, if we fail, it will be on account of the incapacity of Butler and Sigel. If, in 1862, General McClellan could have marched to Richmond immediately upon his arrival on the Peninsula, he could have taken that city at once. But the embarrassments thrown in his way by the President kept him away from Richmond until Davis could concentrate enough men from all parts of the South to defy our efforts for the capture of his capital. And what is the difficulty now? It the operations of Butler and Sigel had been properly carried out Lee would ere this have been decisively beater or shut up in Richmond; but the failure of those operations has caused a bad delay. If that delay should enable Davis to greatly strengthen Lee—from Johnston’s army or elsewhere—and thus prolong our pre- sent operations in Virginia, without securing the complete suppression of the rebellion during the present summer, then, from the appointment of Butler and Sigel to com- mands in Virginia, Abraham Lincoln is the one man whom the American people must hold responsible for this great disappointment of their just expectations. NEWS FROM THE SOUTH. Interesting Debate in the Rebel Con- ress—Memmit te Specie axis—How Ie He to Get It Resolations—Sorth Carolina on State Rights, do., &e, ‘SsvaTe—Ricuuonn, May 23, 1864. ee laid before the Senate the following commu- ication: ‘TrmasoRy Department, CONFEDERATE STATRS OF ca, RICHMOND, May 20. 1864, Hon. R M. T. Hunrar, President pro tem., Senate: S8im—Since the date of my report of tho 2d inst. pearly three weeks have elapsed. During that period it was intended to mako at public anction, at the capital, of part of the six per ocut untaxable bonds, with a vi establish the rate at which sales could bo made at ry commercial point within the confederacy. Military necessities have vented this sale and still require its postponement, The aid which it was expected the Treasury would derive from that source is, therefore, delayed for at least a month, and for the expenditures of that portod Treasury notes er some other substitute becomes necessary. Tne means provided by Congress for supplying the wants of the government at this time consist of, first, the limited new {sue of Treasury notes; second, of the sales of the svid six per cent bonds; and third, of certificates of indebtedness. in my report of the 2d instant I be jhown that the whole amount de- rived from taxes duriog the present year will afford no aid in paying the current expenditures of the govern- regard as an imperfect feature of the iax Dill, aod bi recommended that it be remedied by ad. ditional taxes. The collection of these taxes cannot place in time to meet the emergency, and resort most be bad to one 07 tbe other resources. In the report I have set forth the resson why an increaredassue of Treasury notes would be injndicious, and if these reasons are ‘Adequate to justity the conclusion, it sollows that resort must be hid to the thied manne ‘of supply—namely, certificates of indebt- ness. ‘The great leading wants of the government to be sup- plied at bome are clothi ubsistence aud transporte- tion. If measures can be adopted which will enable these wants to be supplied wholly or in part through certificates of indebtedness, grest elie’ will obtained. The ratiroad companies have g y ex- Dibited 89 much patriotism that it is highly probable they will readily accept certificaces in part payment of trans. portation, The other great wants are supplied by the manufactur. ers, farmers and planters, who man vacture the clothing and produce the subsistepoe stores of the country. If theae parties could be induced to acceps oertiticates for mich articies as are the sub-ects ef purchase or {inpress- ment, the scheme would be complete. It seems to me that by resorting to a specie besis for all purchases and imoreskments they could be made more acceptable both to We government aud the owner. IC all articies, when impressed, were vaiued at toe prices of 1850’ (when the currency was at @ specie standerd), or at their present Value in con, end certificates were ‘asced oF such value, payable two years alter peace i> specie, tbe ieterest in the meantime to be pai 5 coin of ite market value in f security of the hig! party giving op bis woul! be cbiained ies would be better aatistied with the price mode of payewnt, Daring ne continnavce of the war be would receive the me rate of interest ag though his property nad been volued in €or after ibe war be would inet would be loving ths war than it would do under it would, aftor the save (be toss to why } hive exposed i. As ne | at ag cecnrred efnee i tons that must be ite teke thé poyment Tea mieten erpt at the presen D..¢ UNGER, Secretary ° bu wos referred 10 the 2 WROORT Rs IN tHE Siena, presente onsen tof ste mine ded be a! Referred BACK, PRA € f epreeutaives i soa, submiitved woth were the or oni enactin tai ea, po . nidetico of : porpc for wl nee rate skater of the sever ‘ | | | { | } } vene the Cong re pose of appoint aiid advice of to noti'y the Kx and aak sheir co operation by dy 1h Logisinture or by conyent p the Commiasiovers appointed by t to negotiate with the com appointed federal government, upor of peace as will be oonatelent AHity aod indopenence Wth the ealely OC oUF #od! K , That in maintaining the rights guaranteed to us by the blood and treovure of our revolutionary fathers, amd doar at all times to (reomen, we desire to he ist ‘We take ne man’s property; wo' hight not for done but for our rights, the indapendonos of the Staion, equality, our olv religious liberties, Resolved, That ruch torma of penvo as agreed to by tha comminsioners ought to be emudorsat by the Prandent and Fenate and submited to the people for (heie ratyication or rection ‘ie. Foor, of Tegnogpoe, moved the referonay of the the Miittery vou, Preamble and resoctutions to the Committee on Foreign ‘Mr. MoMoLian whether the PR omen y yop Bo Soon Bg ei ‘Mr, Laci eaid he desired i to be discussed im open ses- ww Cownap rose to @ point of order. A rule was adopted at the last session, which is still in force, re- quiring thai all such resolutions be received and discussed secret fo session ‘The Sreaxex said such a rule had been adopted, but it bad special reference to the last session, Mr. Laacu insisted that the importance of the question involved in the resolutions shou'd commend thom to the Rravest considerations of the boay. They were not his views only, but the views of his constituents, and @ good por- of North Carolina, |. GARLAND, of Arkansas, hoped the gentleman not proceed until the Chair had settled the point Of order that had been raised. ‘Mr. Foors renewed his motion to refer the resolutions to the Committee on Foreign ATairs, Mr. MoMvLiun moved to lay the resolutions upon the table. Mr. Mamswart, of Kentucky, rose to a point of order. ‘The genuemanfrom North Carolina (Mr. th) bad the floor, aud he had not yielded it, The gentleman from Virgiuta (Mr. McMotien) was usurping the floor. Mr. Foorg didn’t want to cut off any remarks the gentleman from North Carolina might have to make in support of bis resolutions, Mr. Lracu said the presentment of the resolutions was & duty he owed to himself and his constituents, If the House didn’t like the » it cam dispose of them in manner that it sees proper.’ All ho asked wae a fall and impartial bearing; that accorded him and his resolutions, he would be satised. Mr, MOMGLLEN withdrew bis motion, and Mr. Heiskel!, Of Tennesseo, renewed his—the call for the ayes and noes upon laying the resolutions upon the table oe ayes and noes were taken and the resolutions ta- After a short interval-Mr, Conran, of Louisiana, rose to & personal expiavation. He had read over the peace resolutions submitted by the geutieman from North Carolina (mr. Leach), and be found that they look to sept actioa in the prosecution of peace, Taking tha wof them, he could not give them his counte- Dance nor support. Ho asked leave to change his vote on the motion to lay them upon the table, He had voted “aye,” he would now vote ‘no,’ Mr. J. T. Leacn said he held in bis hand the address of the last Congress to the people of the Confederate States. The principles there annunciated were embodied almost wholly in these resolutions, Mr. Swan, of Tenn., asked and obtained leave to change bere vote on the motion to lay the resolutions on the le. Mr, Reap, of Ky., moved to reconsider the vote by which the resolutions were dis; of, so that all the members might exercise their discretion in voting. Mr. Marsan, of Ky., was for treating the resolutions of the gentieman from North Carolina with becoming re- spect. They did not represent his own views more than the views of hia Congressional district. He thinks they are proper and right, and so think his constituents, The debate soon began to be somewhat stormy and personal, and after much wrangling the resolutions were tabled by 62 ayes to 22 nays. The Commander of Fort Sumter. (From the Charleston Meroury, May 21.) On Thursday the enemy fired eighteen shots at Fort Sumter, and eight at city. During the day the ‘Yavkeo troops were at work on the middie battery haul- img sand, &o. It is supposed that they were repairing caused by the flood tide. Colonel stephen Elliott baving been transferred to a more aciive feild of duty, Captain Jobn C. Mitchel, of the First regiment South Carolina artillery (regulars), has been assigned to the command of Fort Sumter. Previous to the war Captain Mitchel held the position of Chief Engineer of one of the railroads in Alabams. At the first symptoms of hostilities be prot resigned bis place, with its emoluments, and . tened to Charleston, then the chief centre of dui and interest. Ho was commissioned by Governor Pickens as @ lieutenant in the reguiar artillery regiment which was 1n process of organization at thetime. He first distia guished himsel: during the bombardment of Fort Sumter by our batteries, in which action be commanded the guns of the enfilading battery at Fort Moultrie, which played so efficient a part in the reduction of the last stronghold of the United States in Charleston harbor. During the siege of Battery Waguer Captain Mitchel ‘was placed in coromand of the batteries on James Inland, which had been constructed to command the enemy's work; and both then and subsequent to the evacuation of Morris Island he rendered sigual service by the spirit and accuracy of the fire with which be constantly an- noyed the Yavkee working parties. ‘The pew commander of Fort Sumter is quite young to have attained so important a position, being still in his twenty-filth yea Andrews’ Treatment in Fort Lafayette. TO THE EDITOR OF THE HEKALD. Forr Corvasus, Governor's Istanp, May 25, 1864. Tread in to-day’s issue of your valuable paper an ac- count of ‘the trial avd conviction of Jobn W. Andrews, and of the speoch made by the prisoner. Mr. Andrews dwells particularly on bis long confine- ment in Fort Lafayette, which place be pleases to picture aga counterpart of a palace of inquisition, wherein prisoner is subjected to all kinds of base abuses, kept almost starving, with all kiods of filthy vermin upon him, without water, &c., and all this inflicted by a vile soldiery, lod on by their brutish commander. Now, will Mr. Aodrews permit a fellow prisoner of his in Fort Lafayette to correct his statement, and publish the truth about this 80 celebrated prison of State? There has an idea taken possession of the people that Fort La- second Bastile—an abode of all that is can rei distinction, rovided with a sufficientiy alry room, with mattings on the floor, with an iron bedstead, one of two iattre ses, sheets, pillow aud pillowcase, and with & soldier's ration, which be may dr: cooxed or in kid = There are two stoves in « casemate, with abaudant fel, plenty of soap, towels, and waxh basins, The prisoner permitted to buy whatever they wish (with the exception of liquors) jinciuding stamps, writing Bie al and Dewspapers (oven the Avening Azpress and e108 Turing the nine months of my imprisonment I hed Do cause to complain about the treatment, the officers and soldiers of the garrison bebaving with the utmost civilly. and whenever @ disrespectful word was uttered by one of the garrigo’ there was either great provocu- tion or it was speedily punixbed, Cotonel Burke, the commander of Fort Lafayette, is a soldier grown old in the service of bis country, who obeys strictly bis orders. but does everything consistant With bis duty to make (he prisevers a8 comfortable as possibie THOugh of w different political opinion, | thonght Mr. Andrews unable to utter knowingiy a’ felsehood and abuse a class of his fellow eittveng, to some of whom he is uo doubt greatly mdebted for favors while his guardians you would oblige many by inserting these Mpes in your valuable paper. You aay priut my oame or not just as You please. K. LENZ. tity Imtetigence. rhe MOUNTED PoLice SH0r—ARKEST OF THE GUILTY ARGU oer Corielt, of the mounted police, Thirty- econd preemet, received information yesterday after- pe cut three o'clock, that two men were busy on bridge road passing couaterieit fives on the rey und the Merchants’ aod Mecantes” Mank of + Hoe tnmediaely sterted alter the olleuders, in copany with Mr. Gililian, proprietor of the Kingsbridge }, bot did not overtake Them until they had reached An atteupt was tale to arrest them, whg subsequeniy gave bis name Vilioma, drew a revoiver aud fired at officer he pall woking effect mm the lower part of tbe oflonalely gianemg off on one of the ribs. vol orof sly, aud did not know the (ull ex- ¥ be had received, but clung to bis pri chad cared bom a distance of nearly five rat o io Westation houde, Mr. Giliilon wesistin Sother prigongp, Wao gave his oame ae J Ure. JackscQ and Frotminghun attended officer rca*wnced N18 Wound ot dangerous. The vie deserevug of greet credit. for the bravery and 2 displayed im arresting the prisau, ob oven Ox 0 ‘eNSION OF THE FIGuTn AVENCE uesday evening jast a large meeting of sprovement Association wok pleee at ormaveville, for the porjose of considering seateasion of the Kigtth Avenue Rail hig #48 Onthhus aod harmontous n oo Wee @ ed) wa eon the ay, {or the ee O° ascertaindyge whether it wer bo compel the company to rin their ears 2 the avenue i at present graded, It wast H tin + Bhy ae. ve found in r Baction an iwiction wo of revtraining (ue com Sarat With sae Lime as they Op ¥ with the demands of tbs pubhe Dokation oy ROOK) Ie Twesty-ceoND Pemomwer Po. WR A Wealthy Broadway chant living in borty. tu etre@t, Hoar Seventh 8, reveutiy prevented Captain Slott, of uke Twenty books, contavomg forty-eigut v ward, & pock be wed forthe th are ge of uct may ible to parose them. fhisa © vali itor Ve dm ac nt to the force or thoi gener arly ior the y rots oF taet re tmsy be tn to contribute books for tie poiiee ‘brary A Puan wr € To Guikk, James hiliott, the pugaist, who was arroated in Jersey City about four weeks aco for participating in a prize fight about a year ago at Weenaw Keon, was yosterday morniog brought up for trial before ‘Ogiea, of che Hudson Cowaty Court, He, by ad of couosol, pleaded guilty, aod was remanded for sentence, Ax Unanown Lap Foun Drowsav.—The body of an unknown Jad, about sixtesn yours old, was found drowued in the Fresh Kills (Staten Islgod, on Tharsday, Deceased was dressed ina hickory sifirt and woollen ania, and appeared ty have heen im the water about five or six days, ‘Corover Hervey beid an inquest and Kent tbe boay to (he Richinond county poorhouse for interment, (we Fomerat of Oaptar Lx Fort onnnction.—io our notice ofthe funeral of the Inte Capt. Le Fort, of the Fxcel- sior Brigade, we stated that Compagy A, Seventh regiment New York Stato Militia, acted as the escort on the coca. mon, We nnderstaud that the oreait 1 due to Company ©, Of Spray 's hoavy artillery, of Mrovklyn, who merohed © Greenwood jo & drenehing rain, wile the Hevonth rogimons snort rode m the gare. shore awatted the: orgiwel of the Camernl cortege ta comer INTERESTING FROM WASHINGTON. Progress of the Senate on the Inter- nal Revenue Bill, The Now Tariff Bill Reported in the House. Heavily Increased Duties om Articles of Luxury. Tho Increase on Necessaries Much Lighter, A Comprehensive Abstract of the Bill, a a, al Wasmeron, May 27, 1864, THR TARIFF BILL. ‘The Tariff bill was rather unexpectedly reported by Mr. Morrill this afternoon. It increases very heavily the duties on all laxuries, and on articles of necessity to am extent similar to the internal taxation om corresponding goods manufactured or produced in this country, It will be urged through as rapidiy as possi Die, in view of the lateness of the session. A duty of 60 per cent ad vaiorem is imposed upon silks. The duties on spirits are as follows:—Brandies, fret proof, $2 50 @ gallon; all other spirits $2 a gallon. ‘Wool worth 24 cents a pound and over is to pay a duty of 10 cents pound and 10 per cent ad valorem. Woet worth from 12 to 24 cents a pound is to pay 6 centaa pound, The duty on woollen goods is 2) conts a pound and 30 per cent ad valorem. ‘The duties on segars and tobacco are fixed as follows:— Segars range from $1 @ pound and 30 per coat ad valorem ‘0 $2 50 a pound and 60 per cent acoording to value, Coffee remains unchanged, ‘Tea is raised to twenty-five cents a pound, Raw silk is admitted free, REFUNDING BXTBA DUTIES. ‘The Finance Committee of the Senate will agree to he House resolution refunding extra duties paid on goods entered on the 29th of April, and providing that goods ia ‘bond shall only be subject to dutics at the time they were bonded. PROPOSAL TO BXEMPT FROM TAXATION SPIRITS USED IN DUMESTIO MANUFACTURES, In the Senate to-day, Mr. Sprague, of Rhode Island, offered an amendment to exempt from taxation spirite consumed ia the manufacture of woollen and other de mestic goods. SUBSCRIPTIONS TO THE GOVERNMENT LOAM, Subscriptions to the ten-forty loan reported te the Treasury Department to-day , amount to $1,521,000. OFFICERS DISMISSED FROM THE ARMY. The following officers have been dismissed the serviss for absence without leave and unofficerlike conduetr— Col. G. J. Zinburg, 108th Obio. Lieut. Col. J. E Baife, 35th Indiana, Capt. W. P. Pack, 9ist illinois. Capt. G. H. Roberts, 19th Pennsylvania cavalry, Capt. a. N. Pollard, 88th Illivots, J, Cronel, 35th Indiana, |. He . H, Cone, ‘Sm 2; 2 # ae FEFIE. uD x A decree of the Peruvian government, bearing date the ‘25th ultimo, has been officially communicated to the Stet Department, in which it ts stated that the goverament does not recognize the a.thority which is exercised ever the Chincha Islands by the Spanish squadon anchored = the waters thereof; that the arrangements which the Spanish Admiral bas made for the exportation of gusse will be regarded as null and void, aod that cargoes ef guano ebipped under Spanish anthority will be attacbed, according to law im forvign ports, and their proceeds: held subject to the orders of the Peruvian government. THE QOODYRAR INDIA RUBBER PATENT. The argument of Horace H. Day, before the Congres- sional Committee on the Goodyexr Patent Case, bas beet Printed. It exhibits the receijt of about four militons af doliars by Goodyear and bis attorneys, and shows that Goodyear was not the origin 1 discoverer of vulcanized rubber, and that whileno jury trial bas ever been hid @ the United States, in Eovland the verdict was aguingt Goodyear, Itis alo shown that one hundred thoussed dollars was expended to procure the extension of the patent in 1853, and that ibe aggregate amount of the ruboer manuiacture in the Uuited tes is twenty mai Mons a year, which, if the pateat should be extended, will yield over fifty milrious of profil to its owners, THR KENTUCKY CONTESTRD ELECTION OAS®. The contested election caxe of McHeury vs, You man, from the Third district of Koutucky, occupied most Of the time of the House to-day. 1 was very dull umtsl the latter part of the session, when the military intere wee charged by the contestants in the election bee to w lively debate between Voorhees, Green -Clay Sinith, Wadsworth and others, The case was not coveluded, and will occupy two or three hours on Monday probabiy. ARKIVAL OF KED MEN, ‘ Adelevation of Indians, in full savage costume, ar rived here to-day from Kansas, on & mission conceruing the tribes of that State, HOSPITAL STORRS FOR THE 810%. A pumber of Obto residents of Wasbingion went to the front today with «large supply of bospital stores (er Sick and wounded saidiers, ATRIVAL OF CONTRABANDS, A steamer leaded with covtrabsnds, refugces from tbe vicinity af Predericksburg and Guyney’s Siation, arriret at Alexaudria last night, APPOINTMENT. Lieutenant R. Carter, Fifth Wisconsin rv iment, eeu arpointed sesistant quartermaster, wiil: ihe rank of gapiain, PRISONERS SENT TO FORT DL.AWARK. Sixty hostewes, arrested in Frolerickeburg t be heme for the wounded Union soldiers betrayed into the hacds of the enemy by Mayor Siaughtor, were sent from ibe ‘Old Capitol Fort Delaware to-day VHK MILITARY DEPARTMENT OF WARRINGTON, The Military Dopartment of Wasntogion, ooremanded by Majo Augur, bax been etlirced brave the whoie of ud ouns of the Blue Ridi, ARRIVAL OF WOUNDED. seventeen handred and fifty wounded men arrived laet Hight, from Aquia Creek and Port Royal. MAJOR FLETCHER KESTORED TO FIA RANK. Major & Fletcher, Portieth New York regiment, whe Wak Committed to the Vid \apitol last Weduesday for be. ing absent without leave, bas been honorably di ped aud reswred to his regiment, there being no foundation tor the allegations which led to his arrest, ‘TMK ORGANIZATION OF THE SIGNAL Corre, Arrangemnents are being mad for periecting as an early’ day the organization of the sixnal Oorps. ¢ The following Appointments have alrexdy been made-—Sajor Nicode- Mus, promoted to Heutenant colonel, Captain Fisher, te fonior major; and Gorporal Marst m, junior major. Mayor Myers is expected to be mide olovel, VIRGINIA DELEGATES TO THE BALIIMORR TION. The following delegates to the Baltimore National Oon- vention were to-day appointed by the Unconditional Union State Central Commites, at the meeting held at Alexandsla, the temporary capital of the State of Vir- givia, The Senatorial delegates are—the Hon Wiltiam D, Morspy,of Alexandria; 1, H. Ghandler, of Norfolk. Dintrict detegates—Fifth district, Dr. Arthur Watson; Second trict, Mr, Charles W. Butts; Seventh dintrict, Mr. F. W. Mercer, These delegates are all enthusiastic Linooim men, THARTY-ELIGHTH CONGRESS. Bomate. ‘Wasaixarom, May 217, 1006 SOULANWS veTIRG m WasemrGTOs runarresv. Br. Tape, (r00.) of Gate, reworted from the Comnstton, EEE OOOO ee