The New York Herald Newspaper, June 15, 1864, Page 4

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Apverrermenrs, toa Limited number, will be inserted jo the Wresiy Brxarp, and in the buropeaa and California Rditions. Volume XXIX AMUSEMENTS THIS EVENL BIBLO'S GARDEN, Broadway.—Bet Dewowio. WALLACK'S THEATRE, Broadway.—HuNousace. WINTER GARDEN, Proadway.—Fra Diavoto—Tanice aan OLYMPIC THEATRE, Broadway. —Avapput. NEW BOWERY THEATRE, Bowery.—Riomanp II— Nex» oy Kopystoxt—Koasens OF THe HRaTH. BOWERY THEATRE, Eowery.—Urree Ten axp LOWER fwexry—VorGo—Suxt tO FORT Lararetre. BROADWAY THEATES, 485 Broadway.—Ocr Axeni- can Cousin at Ho} BARNUM'S MUSEUM. Broadway Dwaxrs, avoixos, Wuat 1s 11, &c.. Cexina—Noors at Tax SwaN—At 3 ‘Two Giants, Two aithours, Soman YANTS' MINSRELS, Mechanics’ Hall. 472 Broad rai Dances, BUkLESQuxs, &c,— 514 Broadway.—Ermrorias eo Wink MERCHANT. Woop's Mr Sonus, Dasces, AMERICAN THRATR Pantoxiexs, BURLESQU! ARVING HALL, Irving CADEMY OF MUSIC, 720 Broadway.— 3ikL—OLD FOURS. AOL! Bones NBW YORK MUSEUM OF ANATOMY. 618 Broadway.— Cumecmis any Lecrungs, from 9 A.M. UU 10P. al. FOOLET'S OPERA HOUSE, Fores, Daxcks, Buntmsauzs, de. Brooklyn. —Ergiorta® Witit SUPPLEMENT. New York, Wednesday, June 15, 1864. ADVERTISED NTS FOR TI! Adverticome: Wodnesday evening its mechanics, farmers, med throughout the ly. Advertisements tn- thns be seen by a large of our armies in Virginia. Mr. Staa- we conclude that uo official nows bas roucbed the War Department. rred to-disturb the quietoess of the army er’s department on Bunday nor since. ‘Wa , from Bermuda Hundred, which arrived at Monrce on Monday, reports no nows from that Immediate vicinity, but states that beavy firing (the same as bafore reported) was heasd in the ton is silent; en: Nothing oo {a General fue se! ‘ortre: vicinity of Ricbmond on Saturday. The news (rc tocky shows that General Burbridge wee at Lex day, ond re; Ort that the enemy had beer ¢ emorabzed by the fight at Cynthi- ava, abd are © out of ammunition, besides being erattered in all directions, ‘The whole of General Hob- are now Bt Falmouth, after being recap- Tia Calro, on the 13th, state ion of Generat Sturgis tu Teunessee bad 4 by a large force of the rebels, ten thousand er Generals Forrest, Lee and Roddy. ‘the ts wee 9,090 cavalry and 5,000 infan- Gen Sturgis lost s men, who were His ammunition was previously ox- force of Gen try bis wages train and The attack was suddesly made. many of taken prisovers. bousied, end he was compelled to destroy bis ar Jery in con ce. The rebel force which attecked him is euppored to have been on ite way to retoforce Jobaston, by cuttiag in on General Sherman's rear. CONGRESS. In the Senate yesterdsy the House bill amending the act providing for a ‘Territor It authorizes @ ree; portionment of the Territory ration of the inhabitants, and fixes the time for holding the election. dthe House bill authorizing an ex- the repair of public works in for similiar purposes on er the direction of the Secretary 1 to settie the titles to Calle fornin jands under the Miranda grant was catied up, and was, ob motion, indefinitely postponed Mr. MeDoogsl! propoted # resolation expressing the sense of Che Atuerican people in reference to all attempts to estab Leh mouarchies On this coUtineDt, but, objection being nt consideration, it was laid over, The government in Idaho was pussea der « new © mado to its pre for the around we fornia. iv from the House, as amen d passed by that body, cd to be The Senate adhered to raster eq of the pay of | st of the Hou at. The fous lish & burean of £ affvire was debated (or some time, but t ed without doing anything further with it, the Post Ofce Com- ering tbe Poeimaster | from the stor July | ensation, the cop In the House of Representet! mittee reported « General to cont proximo, at the pr Sract with the Ove California mails. twice; but, objection being made to its third reading, Decause it ind not be + was lod over. The vote by which the bill for the suppression of g, tn gold wae r laid on the table was reconsidered, God the bill war after receiving @0 amendment ehangtog it ‘rom the form In which it passed the Senate, end ft will therefore have to return to the latter body, ‘The Bill makiay appropriations for coast sarveys, light houses and other clvil matters was considered 1 Com mittee of the Whole, to the Ways and Means Committee, The bill providing & stnendment of the coatitntion to abolieh and prohibit siovery throughout the country was then thken uy, and (he disoustion of it oocupied the remainder of the dering the day and evening. The yoteon the will be taken this afternoon; bat there fe no probabiuity of (ts passage, ae the cemoorats, with @ very few excep: tions, are united against it, which will prevent it reoety: (2g Lbe requisite two thirde vata, NEW YORK HERALD, WEDNESDAY, JUNE 15, 1864.—WITH SUPPLEMENT. MISCELLANEOUS NEWS. We bave important sews from Mexico, On the $0h ‘alt, the Emperor Maximéiian and the Emprens Chariotte: landed at Vera Cruz, where they were received by & large concourse of spectatcrs. ‘The royal party, alter re- cor the authorities of Vers Cruz, entered the ratiroad care, en roule for the capital, where they expeoted shortly to arrive The Emperor iesued am address to the Mexican nation, wherein be promises to be faithtul to bis trust. ‘Toe Emperor and Empress of Mexico reached Jamaica 08 the 2lst of May, and rematoed till midday of the next Sunday. The royal party were received with great at- tention by the British authorities of the istand, ‘The steamship Northern Light, Captain Wilson, from Aspiwwail 5tb inst., arrived at this port yesterday, with the Pacific matis, passengers, $191,260 im treasure, and interesting news from the West Cosst of America, Oo the evening of the 30th ult, one third of the town of As- pinwall, inciuding the City Hotel, wae destroyed by fre, caused by a barrel of rum igniting while @ quantity was being drawn out clore to a lighted lamp, The South Pa- cific republics are greatly excited over the seizure of the Chincha Islands, and are combining to resist the pretea- sions of Spain, We bave files from the West Indios dated at Kingston, Jamaica,on the 4th of June, The news report is of merely local interest, The Kingston Journal of the 4th of June saye it ts notified by the Post Office that the government has accepted the teuder of a London com pany for the conveyance of the mails from New York to Jamaioa, and, as the vessel to commence the contract with not be at Kingston 10 Amo to convey the mails on the Sth proximo, nove will be sent to New York on that date, nor will there be apy received from New York on July 20, Our correspondent in Kingston, Jamaica, writing on the 6th of June, saye thats relative of the ex-Emperor Faustin 1. of Hay tt was the ringiesder of the to depose President Jeffrard, which broke out, without success, in Port au-Prinee the firet part of Muy. Alter taking refuge in an American vessel in Port-au Prince harbor for tifteeu days he escaped w an English sicamer to Jamaica, aod is in extle, revelling with the dusky courticrs of Faustiv. An udugually severe raiu storm prevailed all over the isiand of Jamaica, The Port Elizabeth (Cape of Good Hope) Herald of April 16 gays that a Portuguese man-o'-war had arrived ia SI- mon’s isay trom Mozambique, with news that the Liviug- stone expedition bas been broken up, and that the Doctor apd party had left in the Pioneer and Lady Nyassa, in tow of the Orestesand Ariel, for Bombay, and would return to England overland, The mission party had also abandoped the mission to the Zambesi, and the bishop was at Qulii- mane, awaiting an opportunity of coming down, The Count de Paris bas been married to his cousin, the Princess Isabella of Spain, by the Kight Rev, Doctor Grant, Catholic Bishop of Southwark, nd, The ex- Gueen of France, widow of Louis Philippe, was present atthe ceremony, and afterwards presided at a /ete at which the most brilliant company of royalty and beauty goeu for many years in Europe were asa-mbled, ‘Yhe meeting of the Board of Sipervisors yesterday waa finportant, A resolution to resuino the payment of boun- ties of $300 to all recruits forthwith was adopted, and another $2,000,000 appropriation made to do it with, be- sides the balance of $600,000 remaining unexpended. The County Velunteer Commitee reported the city in excess of her quota, and that about 10,000 cr 11,000 men will probabiy be required under the new cail. A veto from the Mayor of a bill for iron work on the building at Palace Garden was received, and @ communication from the Comptroller showing the present condition of the riot in- demnity fund. A Union National Convention is to be held at Chicago, under the auspices of the committee of which Amos Ken- dail is chairman, on the 2d apd 4th of Juiy nem, to tase some action with reserencs to the candidates for Presi dent and Vice Presidect. The cali of the committee ia published in our advertising columns to-day. ‘Fhe Sportsmeu’s Convention, an annual gathering of thoee whole-souled inembers of the human family who can, In the face of war and all the vicissitudes consequent upon a state of national demoralization, participate in the rationat enjoyments of civilized society, 1s now in session. The headquarters of the association are at 62 East Fourteenth street, The foliowing cluds are repre- senied and will contend for the various prizes which will be awarded to the Iucky compotitors:—New York Sporta- men’s Cinb, of the city of New York; Foresier Club, Batlalo; Monroe County Club, Rechester; Palmyra Union Club, Palmyra; Niagara Fulls Club, Niagara Falls; Ninga- ra County Club, Lockport; New York Central Club, Utica; Ovondaga County Club, Syracuse, The numerous vaiu- able prizes will be distributed gerore the adjourameat,on Thursdey afternoon. In the case of H. H. Morange vs. Skelly & Co., before Judge Alker, of the Marine Court, whore tho plaintiit sued to recover $150 for protessional services as a lawyer, the jory yesterday brought tn a verdict against the de- fondunte, assessing the cameges ut $125, Judge Clerke, of the Sapreme Court, was engaged yer- terday in trying the caso of Allan Hay vs, Charles Leigh and others, The piaiutff sues to recover $642 on account of short measurement im two boatloads of grain sold by the defendants to the plaintiff. The caee is stili on. In the General Sesaions yesterday Josiah N. Reynolds was placed oo trial, charged with stealing $116 ia Trea- sury notes from James Aberdeen, on the 9th of April OT Frout street, The evidence was 69 sitgbt thet Mr. Hutebings abandoned the procecution, avd the jury ac quitied (be accused without leaving their sonte, Thomas 1, indicted for robbery in the first degree, pleaded toan assault with mtent to rob James Colins. Biractod ® pocketbook from his pantaloons Farrell was arrested by the officer be admitted that he had @ portion of the money. Judge Ruese! soutenced bim to the State Prison for five ye: The Grand Jury Drought jaa number of indictments and duties, In the afternoon Wm. Patterson ry, wae tried for @ felonious assault Charles Vollers, of No. 2 West Forty-fifth street, on the 17th of April, it was alleged that ihe secuved bargin. riously entered this house. Mrs, Vollers testified that the prisoner came into ber bedroom, pointed a pistol at ber bead, demanded her money or her life, and threatened if she moved to biow ber brains out, She screamed and feroused her husband, who, on getting up im bed, was slit io the by the prisoner. Both witnesses positively identified Patterson as the burgiar, The defence made a feebie attempt to prove an alibi by the rotatress of the accused, After a few moments’ deliberation the jury rev- dered a verdict of guilty, Sentence will be pronounced i pf ‘am transport Western Metropolie, Capt. Bilton, arrived at this port last eveuing from Alexandria, Va., with six hepdred sick and wounded soldiers, most of whom are very bad cases, They were received from the steamers Webster ana State of Maine, that had jest ar- rived from the White House._ Seventeen of them died bofore they wero transferred on board of the Western Metropolis, and sight more died during the parsage. ‘The trains were stopped om the Western Railroad of Massachusetts on Monday afternoon by the burning of the rasiroad bridge at Palmer, Stoeks genorally slightly improved in price yesterday; Dut inactivity m the market still prevailed. Gold sold up to 108, but the announcement of the passage of the bill s to check speculation caused it to fall a little ernoon, Governmest securities were weak and jower, the bonds of 18%1 going down one per cent. The money markot te also inactive and very irregular, ‘There was but little change in the commercial situation yesterday. There was no general activity; yeta fair trade was consummated in many articles, ia some a large businoss was done, Foreign merchandive was generally beld higher, and some of the sales show an im- provement. Cottom was mere steady. Petroleum was excited, and a large speculmive business was dove om ‘Change, Flour ciored heavy. Wheat a sbade firmer for prime, and dull and drooping for inferior, with @ good business, Corn was 90.0. lower, Oats steady. The apeculative movement to pork continued, aod prices were 0c, per bb). dearer. Lard was also « shade firmor, while other provisions were quiet, Whiskey and tallow were firmer, Freights lower and dull, Groceries without much change. , ‘The market for beef cattle again ruled dull and‘bewvy thie week, and the speculators were compelled to grant a concession of 4c. ale. per pound im order to dispone of their cattle, Prices ranged from 12c. to 196. a 19%0.— the latter an extrome rate. Miloh cows were steaay, ‘Veuls were in fair demand at iast week’s prices. Sheep and lambs were more plenty and fully 1c. @ pound lower, an j—the latter for cholce, Hoge kereafendy at lst eet prices--6%60. 8 90 AG 4c. The recetptea were 4,601 beef cattle, 239 cows, 1,404 veais, 14,274 ebeep and lamba, aod 13,643 boga, Tuvetow Weep Fouxp His Levet.—Thurlow Weed bas been for some time dodging around in this country end Kurope, dabbling in shoddy until there is no more to be had, aud has finally found his level. From his own admission he is pow “af no aecanat” Tart Cher. i eS eral Grant om the James River— The President's Amterforemce with His Plans. General Lee announced to the rebel authori- ties on Monday, June 6, that Grant had withdrawn from his left and centre, and Seore- tary Stanton now announces to the Northern public that “the movement is in successful progress.” It cannot, therefore, be contraband to say that the base of supplies at the White House has probably been abandoned by this time, and that the Army of the Potomao is once more in motion. Lee’s cavalry was on the nerth bank of the James river last Saturday night, and that day Grant’s cannon were heard with great distinctness in General Butler's camp. Grant was nearer to the James river then than be bad been on the Chickaboming. He ie therefore moving towards that river. His deliberate choice to adopt the James as aline of communication, and to open a new base on that river, will finally silence, it is to be hoped, those doubting critics who urge that McClellan only adopted such a course under the pressure of defeat. Grant is then substantially where McClellan was two years ago; but he is there under better auspices. His initiative is too apparent to be doubtful even to the dullest person; he has a large and well supplied army, and if be has not the complete and hearty support of his government be is certainly not directly opposed by it. There isno person in Washington who dare order bim to relinquish @ base that he knows to be the best be can get. Grant’s movement to the James wili perhaps once more open the question of a rebel ad- vauce to Washington. Such an advance was one of the administration bugbears in 1862. McClellan, on the James, was not between Washington and Lee’s army, and therefore Washington was fa danger. Grant is now not between Washington and Lee’s army, nor has he been so during the greater part of the time since he left the Rapidan. He bas repeatedly leit the road to Washington open to Lee, and Lee has constantly preferred to move away from that city. There is no more danger that Lee will suddenly start for Washington now than there was that he would do so when Graut began his southward march from Spottsylvania Court House, Ouly a person saturated with the Washington stupidity could suppose that, aside from the abandonment of Richmond, General Lee would undertake a march of a hundred miles, through a barren country, with the Army of the Potomac in bis rear. No city but Richmond is In danger with Grant on the James river. It is now forty daya since Grant crossed the Rapidan river. The first burrabs are done with, the smoke has cleared away, and we be- gin to see the more important events of the campaign in their true light. We see very clearly that we have not yet gotten through with the abuse of administrative interference. We see that the President, not satisfied with the awful sacrifices of life that his political schemes had cost the country in other campaigns, has made greater ones in this. Once more the Pre- sident has directly subordinated the military necessities of the country to his political in- trigues. At the very outset of the great cam- paign of 1862 the President rendered our suc- cess nearly impossible by making five indepen dest commands in Virginia, where there ought to have been but one. He deliberately pre- vented the success of our cause for fear that the popularity of the commander who should take Richmond would be used as poiitical capital against his party. By that act, and later ones of the same na- ture, be crushed @ commander who had the ability to put the rebellion down. Then we bad four commanders who hed not that ability, aud for whom he had no fear. Under those commanders matters got to such a desperate strait that Congress was compelled to act, and called Grant to the command of our armies. In that choice the President could only ac- quiesce. But he has already begun to employ against this general the very tactics by which he prevented the success of our cause under Geuveral McClellan, and with what effect the present position of the contest shows. Hud Genera! Grant been left alone, with Lis simple but admirable plan for the destruction of Lee's army, be would have put tle James river and the valley columns uvder the command of stouneh mililary men, and not under flatuient politicians. With the valley column under Hunter, and the James river column under Baldy Smith, the work laid out for those columns would. have been efficiently done, and the campaign would have been gloriously ended twenty days ago in the rout of Lee's army. But tbe President forced upon him for the commanders of those columns men of known and proven in- competency; men who, tried many times, have failed always; men without knowledge or common sense, without genius or judgment, without anything whatever but political in- fluence. As an inevitable consequence, neither column even approached its object; we lost the result of the desperate fighting on the Rapidan by their failure, and our cause is still in the balance. Only the President is responsible for this. He, by atrociously subordinating the cause of the country to his personal advantage, has again deferred our success, and if he is to go on we see no promise in the future, Military ge- nius is useless—the dreadful carnage of a month of battles is useless—if a politician-in Washing- ton may nullify all that is done simply to fur- ther @ party scheme. And there is no hope at all for success unless in some way the people can rise in their might and demand that Gen eral Grant be left alone with the sole and su- preme direction of our armies. Tom Tunes Hoxprep Dottans Exeupriox Cravse.—We see that an effort will be made to retain the three hundred dollars exemption clause. This is doubtless a wise course to pur- sue, as otherwise the people will find the draft a most oppressive measure. The complaint made against this obnoxious clause is that it, bikes the poor man end allows the rich to escape. This is far more applicable to a draft which accepts no exemption, but demands a substi- tute. These will, of course, increase vastly in price, and then it may truly be said that none but the wealthy will escape the draft. Many of those who support families on their salaries or earnings, by making a great effort, may raise three bundred dollars, and by paying this sum to the government be spared to those who could not exist without them, savein abject poverty. Put up the price of a substitute to one thousand dollars, and the persons we refer to would find it impossible to obtain se large @ sum, and would be forced to serve, thus entailing upon their families much suffering. Tho alternative of Gying fromthe country would dou )tless be resorted to, and it may be feared that in many instances @ determined resistance would be made to the draft as a cruel measure, To avoid all this Congress has but to retain the exemption clause. A draft is at best a most unpopular measure in this country, and it cer- tainly is the duty of those in authority to ren- dor it as little oppressive as possible. ing of the Sew Empire. The steamer Mexico, which arrived yesterday from Havana, brings us the news of the arrival of the Emperor Maximilian at Vera Cruz, and of his reception by the people of the True Cross. That city seemed to have turned out en masse to see the sight—a new one to them; for it is many years since the Emperor Iturbide reigned imperially over that rich but wretched country. The new empire is thus inaugurated. We now have two imperial governments on this continent—that of Don Pedro, of Bravil, a very respectable institution, and that of Maximilian, of Mexico. How many more are to be carved out of Spanish America remains to be seen. Spain is preparing for one in Peru. Maxi- milian founds iis on the gold and silver depo- sits of Mexico. Isabella intends to establish hers on the guano deposits of Chincha. They are equally rich in their way. About the time of the arrival of Maximilian Hapsburg, with his troupe of European states- men, to set up his empire in the Halls of the Montezumas, Maximilian Maretzek, with his troupe of European prime donne, will proba- bly make his appearance in the new imperial capital to eet up the grand Italian Opera. The two Maxes go to make money. One leaves his beautiful retreat at Miramar, in the lovely shade of Trieste, to establish a great empire and pay his debts; the other deserts bis lovely villa on the magnificent Island of Staten, in the Bay of New York, to seek fame and riches amidst the fashion and folly and gayety and guerillas of the city of Mexico. Maximilian Mareizek will undoubtedly be the happier and more prosperous of the two impressarii. Te is already a millionaire; is experienced in his line; has always made money in exchanging his notes for gold and silver; is out of debt and bas a full bank account. Maximilian Hapsburg, on the other hand, has just started in the business of making empires, and may fail. He begins on borrowed capital, and is up to his ears in debt of long standing in his previ- ous operations. But the great problem is to be solved. It is now tobe decided whether more than one empire can live and prosper oa this soil. Maxi- milian, #fter getting through with his receptions and fireworks, and after creating a batch of grand marshals out of halfa dozen Mexican gene- rals, and lots of dukes and counts out of the ruins of the oldest noblesse of that unhappy country, must go to work with his slate aud pencil and see if he can work out the sum set before bim by Napoleon. That is the question the rest of mankind will be curious to see settled one way or the other. & New Sort of Phtiosuphy—Heller’s Ca- binet and Lincotn’s Cabinet, There are all kinds of rumors afloat in regard to contemplated changes in Linco!n’s Cabinet. The resolution concerning the Cabinet mem- bers which forms part of the shoddy republican platform outs both ways, like a two-edged sword. The Chase men are sure that Seward, Blair and Bates will be turned The Seward men are equally sure that Ch will have to walk the plank. Old Welles expects to see Stanton decapitated, because he is:too ener getic. Stanton anticipates that old Welles will wake up from his nap some fine day and find that his own head has been dexteroualy severed from his body. The mutual envy, j scandal, slander, bickering and backbiting among these members of Lincoln's bappy fu- mily provoke general remark and assist to keep up the political excitement. How the imbrog- lio will end is as entirely a matter of specula tion as the price of gold. But there is another cabinet of curiosities which is attracting almost as general public attention as Lincoln’s Cabinet. Of course we refer to Heller’s cabinet. Mr. Heller is one of the neatest, cleverest aud wittiest philosophers we have lad in this city for many a long day. Indeed, be is ahead of other philosophers in several of hia feats, and can only be surpassed by Conjurer Chase in the art of making money. Tlellev’s cabinet is exhibited every evening at his establishment on Broadway, called the Devil’s Drawing- room. A splen fruit store, full of luscious grapes and delicious bananas and goldea oranges, and kept by a descendant of Rem- brandt, the great painter, is on the north side. A millinery store, or something of that kind, is on the south side. Between these stores, and precisely opposite the Metropolitan Hotel, where Mrs. Lincoln always stops, is the Devil’s Drawingroom. Heller keeps his cabinet in this satanic saloon; and a very wonderiul cabi- net itis. With it he produces all the spiritual phenomena, and beats the spiritualists upon their own ground. The ringing of bells, the sound of musical instruments, the visionary hands, the voices from the spirit land and the tying and untying of tightly knotted ropes are performed by Heller as well as by the so-called mediums. Yet Hel- ler is no medium and does not employ any. The only medium with which he bas any con- nection is the circulating medium. By the aid of electricity, a magic lantern and certain pecu- liar applications of natural philosophy, he de- monstrates that the spiritual manifestations can be easily reproduced, and thus reduces spiritual- ism to the rank of jugglery, and shows the ut- ter absurdity of the pretended communications from tbe dead. For these reasons we pronounce Heller’s cabinet quite as curious a concern as Qld Abe's Cabinet. The one serves to expose the tricks of epiritual mediums, the other to expose the tricks of political mediums. Seward rings his little bell in Lincoln’s Cabinet; but we know it to be all jugglery, like the bell-ringing in Heller’s cabinet. Every once in a while we hear the sound of musical instruments from the White House; but we know that it is only Lincoln’s Cabinet members blowing their own horns, just as the men in Heller’s cabinet do. Now and then Lincoln shows his hand; but we know it to be nothing but « trick, tramped up to deceive the spectators, exactly as Heller shows us @ hand at his exhibitions. At inter- vala we are told to listen to the mysterious voices from Lincoln’s Cabinet; but we know them to be all humbug and geception, “mere sound and fury, signifying nothing.” As for the tying and untying dodge, Lincola has been working at thet wutil all hig roney exe ex: ' hausted. First be tied himself to the constitu- tion, Then he untied himself and hitehed on to the revolutionary radicals. Finding that thie rope choked him, he unfastened himself again, and spliced himself to the conserva- tives, amid loud applause. After remain- ing bound in this position for short time he loosed the knots and took hold of the radical rope once more. But in the meantime the radicals had discovered the cheat, and they exposed it unmercifully at the Cleveland Convention. Then Lincoln began to catch at straws—the Baltimore Convention, for instance. But we are in favor of giving bim a little more rope, confidently believing that he will succeed in hanging himself before the November election, Heller does this rope tying feat much more satisfactorily, and accom- panies the performance with much wittier and 8 great deal more refined jokes than Old Abe bas ever yet uttered. In fact, although Lincoln keeps his Cabinet together by peculiar,appli- cations of natural philosopby, just as Heller does, yet there is no corruption and not the slightest evidence of shoddy in Heller’s cabi- net, while the “devil’s dust” in Lincoln’s Cabi- net is very offensive to people of patriotic tastes. Lincoln will pass into history as a brilliant example of what a good President ought not to be; bat Heller must take higher rank, and stand on a level with Martin Luther, Bacon, Newton an@ other philosophical reform- ers, since he bas clearly proven that the new religion which the spiritualists seek to estab- lish depends upon sleight-of-band and sleight- of-foot, and optical delusions and juggling ap- paratus for all its choicest miracles. Judge Russoi’s Charge on the Suppres- sion of Newspapers. The charge of Judge Russel in relation to the suppression of newspapers in this city, by au- thority of the President of the United States, has produced a profound sensation. The lead- ing journals refer to it in favorable terms, and commend the high toned views of the Judge in regard to the act ag just and very proper. We think, however, that Judge Russel slightly errs in his opinion fm regard to the parties who should be held responsible for the arbitrary exploit. He recommends the Grand Jury to fudict those who committed the depredation— the soldiers who took actual possession of the premises of the newspapers, and by the pre- sence of force forbid their publication. It is not these men, we bold, who are the responsi- bie parties. It is not even the military com- mandant of the district who is accountable for the stretch of power. As well might the hum- ble constable or deputy who serves a warrant issued by his Honor be made answerable for any intormality of proceeding on the part of the court as for a file of United States soldiers to be held responsible for the act of their supe- rior officers. These persons ere but the instru- meonis used by a higher power to execute a cer- tain process. They are the agents, who know no other law than to obey orders and carry out the mandates of their chiefs. It is not these poor men, nor their immediate commanders, who are amenable for the acts referred to; for the orders to have them excented emanated from the bighest military authority known un- der the constitution—the President of the United States. It is the President who is the responsible party. It was by his com- mand these newspaper offices were closed and placed under military surveillance. tis the President of the United States whe should be {udictod, if anybody is to be indicted; for upou him rest the blame qnd the burthen of any violation of the constitution of the United States involved in the qnestios. But how are you to seeure the persooal appearance of the President of the United States before the court if he be indicted? You wil have to order the President to arrest the President, and that will be an operation attended with some difficulty; for he is rarely found long enough steady on a single point to be tonched even with the Tiviurean arms of the law. You cannot very well impeach him; for if Congress ever medi- tated doing anything of the kind the Executive might have been impeached for violating the constitution long azo. But have not the courts some authori the matter? They are estab- lished and worked under the constitution o the United States, as well as under the laws of the State; the judges take an oath to support the federal constitution, as the President swears to defend it. The courts have ciearly the right to say, then, whether the President has violated the constitution of the United 3 by tramp- ling upon the State laws and setting at defiance the State authority and dignity, and imperiliing unlawfully the personal liberty of its citizens. But here’s the muddle: What are you going to do about it? President Lincoin may be politely requested to come before his Honor Judge Russel, of the Court of General Sessions of the city of New York, and answer to an indict- ment for violating the laws of the State. But will he come? Will he stop the business of swapping herses, cracking his broad jokes, bamboozting bis Cabinet; above all, will he suppress his lofty, peacock-like military aspira- tions, to answer a summons like this, even if it do emanate from a dignitary possessing so much learning, urbanity and personal popu- larity as Judge Ruseci? We think not, unless he come disguised in “a long military cloak and Scotch cap,” hieing his way back to the peaceful shades of the village of Springfield, Iilinois, ashamed and afraid to look {nto the faces of a people he has wronged and deceived and nearly ruined by his egregious imbecility as a ruler, and who have become disgusted at his shameless levity in these terrible times of blood and carnage. No. Honest Old Abe is not coming to the city of New York upon tho strength of the warrant of a criminal judge just at present. Now, how can the people of the State of New York and of the country at large obtain satisfaction for the many oppres- sive acts and criminal blunders President Lin- coln has committed for over three years past, including this one of suppressing two New York newspapers? It is by secing that there is no possibility of his re-election; it is by organizing and concentrating every element of opposition against him; it is by sinking all old party prejudices in the one grand effort to hurl from power forever the herd of incom- petent rulers who have brought the country to the verge of ruin, and to re-erect the republic upon a basis never to be again shaken by King Shoddy or any of bis miserable and corrupt worshippers. In his charge Judge Russel, we think, has made another mistake. It is in relation to the old Alien and Sedition law. All authorities agree in defining it to be merely a law of libel, operative against individuals, but not against the press, It was deemed oppressive in its ope- ration, especially qzalast sliens. The law waa never repealed, but bas eo long remzined 6 dead letter that its resurrection would be like the revival of a law of the Medes and Persians ead making it applicable to the present times. On the whole, we repeat, Judge Russel’s charge is ® capital one, and if he can manage to produce the corpus of the only respousible party in sup- pressing the two New York -newspapers—the Président of the United States—to answer to ‘an indictment for violating the laws and the majesty of the State of New York, he will be doing a good thing for the country, and eatab- lish a precedent that may prevent for the fu- ture a recurrence of the outrages complained of. Lincein’s Hard Road te the Prest- dency. Old Abe has at length found a hard road vel in his effort to remain master of the for another term. During his preseat term he has had a constant quarrel im his Cabinet; but, in allowing temporary expe- diency to govern his action, be has managed te control in this way the conflicting elements. His friends lay great stress upon the platform adopted at Baltimore, as furnishing a settle- meat of all these difficulties. But the platform is a transparent humbug, and can deceive no one. Itisa mere jumble of words thrown to gether to make a jingle, like that of a sheriffe bell when he is about to sell some unfortunate person’s chattels under attachment, Instead of settling the Cabinet wrangle, it has, in the sixth resolution, a thrust which rekindles the lateat embers and opens up the controversy more fiercely than heretofore. The Convention, im that resolution, declared “That we deem it essential to the general welfare that harmony should prevail in the national councils; and we regard as worthy of public confidence and official trust those only who cordially endorse the principles proclaimed in these resolutions, and which should characterize the administra- tion of the government.’ This is so ambiguous in its terms that each member of the Cabinet declares that it does pot mean him, but some other Cabinet minister. Since the platform means anything that any person may desire to have it, asa matter of course every individual member of Mr. Lin- coln’s official family endorses it. Therefore it does not apply to them. If the President, under such circumstances, turns out any of his secretaries, that makes him and his friends an opponent. If, on the other hand, he goes back of the platform and takes the incidents of the Convention as proof as to which of his advisers they desired bim to remove, he finds no relief. It may be urged that because Hamlin) secured the appointment of Rip Vau Winkle Welles to the Navy he was thrown overboard by the Conventions therefore Weiles is the Cabinet official meant. Butin sending Gideon his walk- ing papers it severs the last tie, and secures Hamlin’s and Welles’ friends against the ticket. If he teks the rough treatment of the Blairs by the Gonvention as bis guide, and orders Montgomery Blair to vacate the Post- master’s Department, he strikes a biow at the original movers for his renomination, and turns the Blair family, East and West, azainst bim Whatever the Convention may have done, the Blairs have got the King’s name, and it will be dangerous to turn acold shoulder to them at this crisis. If he accepts the views of the friends of Chase, and demands tie port/otio of the State Department, now held by Secretary Seward, he will meet the response from that quarter— “My friends ran the Convention, and you cannot get along without us, inasmuch as we haye the control of the National Committee, and can make the campaign a fizzle.” I’, on the other hand, he sides with Seward’s friends, and in- forms Secretary Chase that he bas decided te give some other person an opportunity to manufacture greenbacks, he meets with the retort that Seward and his friends may manipu- late delegates to a convention; but they caunot control the voters or prevent the radicals from going over to Fremont, Thus, from whatever standpoint he may view the field or survey the Presidential road, it is full of yewning gulfe and precipices. It may therefore be truly said that Mr. Lincola finds the Presidential roads hard road to travel. It matters not how much the politicians may rave, how bitter the controversy they may get up over the Cabinet, or wi at sweet promises they may make to their de!uied followers, there will be no change in the Cabinet, The election of Mr. Lincoln means the continuation of the present Secretaries and the hordes of officials now enjoying the spoils of office throughout the country during the next term. This is the inter- pretation of the present army of officcbolders. Hence their attendance upon the Conveution at Baltimore, and their constant chattering for Lincoln. It ts a fight for the ins te remain in and to prevent any change in the division of the plunder. Such appears to be the understanding of the masses; for the nomination of Lincoln has fallen like = wet blanket upon the country. When Old Abe was nominated at Chicago a ratification meet- ing was held in this city within forty-eight hours. after its announcement. Now it bas been one week before a meeting is held, and nobody but officeholders enlist in getting up the movement at that. Cortainly this does not augur well for the campaign. Before the Presi dent knows it his original supporters will all be enlisted in the movement for Fremont, an@ when election day comes he will find that bie voters are simply officeholders, shoddy com tractors and shoddyites generally. to Tue Conrvptions IN THE New York Scroon Srsteu.— Although the community has beem necessarily shocked of late by the exposures attending the operations of the School Commis. sioners for the Fourth ward, resulting in their disgraceful dismissal from office by the Board of Education, yet it must be admitted that their offences were not #0 enormous and exhibited not near so much moral depravity as were de veloped in relation to the conduct of School Commissioners in other wards last winter. These last were crimes against decency an@ morality, and were calculated to corrupt the very fountains of instruction and pollute the stream of education wherever it coursed through the city. At that time the Heratp persistently urged upon the Legislature then in session the necessity of revising the school sy» tem, and placing it under charge of an irre- pronchable and responsible head. Our plam was not accepted; but the Legisiature altered the laws, in ® munner, however, that hae to be no improvement, as we bave seen In the case of the Fourth ward School Com- missioners. Every day the educational affai@ of the city are becoming worse, and there Is no divining where the troubles will end. What shall be donet