The New York Herald Newspaper, July 2, 1864, Page 4

NEW YORK HERALD. @AMES GOUDUN BENNETR EDITOR AND PROPRIETOR OFFICH N. W. COKNER OF FULTON AND NASSAU STS, New York, Satuiday, July 2, 1864. THE SITUATION. There have been no important operations in front of Petersburg since our last reports, All the commuptca- tlons—by mail and otberwise—with the enemy from the @outh of that city are stopped by the occupation of the Unes by our troops, Twenty miles of the Danvilie ‘Rail- Toad are destroyed, which the enemy were endeavoring 0 repair, Woison, with bis Third division of @avairy, effected the destruction of the road completely, andon bis return wes mot by the enemy's cavalry at Ream's Station, direstly between him and his infantry supports, fight all through the cignt of the 27th ult,; but in the morning the Sixth corps and part of the Second moved up to bis assistance, and reseved him from his perilous position, Genera! Wioa also captured and destroyed a Jocomotive and train of oars filled with refugees from Petersburg. Generals Gravt, Merde and Butler bad an accidental meeting with General Burnside at the beadquarters of the Intter officer ou Tuesday, A severe storm was raging inthe South tast night, which interfered with telegraphic communications. The news frotn Gev. Sherman's army reports another fight, avd arepalse of the evemy on the 234 ult. They made an atteck on Generals Behotield aod Hooker, but were driven back with a loss of three hundred killed. Reporte from the front on Mondsy say that heavy firtog was goivg on during Saturday, Sunday and Mooday, and that Jarge numbers of wounded were sent to the rear. No particulars of the batiles are given. General Harker died of his wounds on 7. esday. CONGRESS. Fon. William Pitt Fessenden Senator from Maine, was yesterday appointed by the President and confirmed by the Senate as Secretary of the Treasury, in place of Salmon P. Chase, resicned Mr. Fessenden hag not yet @ceeptet the post. His determivation will be made known to-day. Both bouses of Congress yesterday adopted a resolu- tion repealing the act probibiting speculation in gold and foreigu excbange. Ip the Senate the House bill reimbursing Peonsyl- vania, New York aud New Jersey for expenses in calling out the militia during the rebel in- vasion of last year, was taken up and dis. cussed The Conference Committee’s report on the bill reorganizing the Qusrtermaster’s Department was adopted, also, a report on the bill making appropriations for fortifications, The bi'l providing for the construction of arajlroad from the Onto valley to East Tennessee was Dricfly debated, ond some \ime was devoted to discussion on the Hoase bill provitmg for the reconstruction of the rebe! State governments. The bill floally was passed. The Civil Appropriation and Pacific Railroad bilis were also passed. ‘The bill reluting to carrying passengers on board steamships was laid over. In the H use of Kepreseotatives, the Senate resolution requesting the President to appoint a day of humiliation aod prayer was concurred tn, Bills from the Senate, pro- vidiog for the satistaction of bounty land claims, and affording aid to a trans-continental telegraph line via Jdabo, were passed. The fnrolment Dill, as returned from tbe Senate, was taken up. ‘Tne Senate prohibited recruiting im the rebel States, while the Honse authorizes enlistments in those districts, Fipsily the subject was referred toa oonference committe. The Civil Appropriation bill, embracing a prohibition of the coastwise slave trade and the admission of colored witresses in the federal courts, ‘was passed; also the bili regarding the Pacific railroads. Several private bills were passed, and the House ad- ourned. EUROPEAN NEWS. ‘The Arabia, from Queenstown on the 19th of June, reached (bis port yeste day. Her news is two days iater, The revel cotion lo.w remained at 64 in Loudon on the 17th vik It ig seid that the Ala>ama left Cherbourg in order to seok a figh! with the Kearsarge, and that beavy cannonad- fug bad been beard the direction of Flusniag Roads 000 afterwards. Ce ‘prani’s Messenger, of Paris, says that the Kearsirge came into Cherbourg Roads to watch the Alnbume going out, avd ight ber if she afforded au opportunity, ‘The ! aris Moni/eur snnounces a series of French suc- cesses in Mexico, and anticipates an easy rule for the now Emperor. The | anish question, of peace ora renewal of the war with Cermany, was stil! tbe cause of much avxiety. It was pretty generally concoded that if tne London Confer Gener In this predicament General Wilson had to in @nce dissolved without eifcting any result England would be icvolved in war on the side of Denmark, The Danes had ovcupied the Island of Syit, by landing a de. tucbment of tre a flotilla of gunboats. all “German Fy ‘ re either arres ed or sus t Of. ce. ¢ Dauish Minister in St. Peters had arrived tn Copenhagen. The meeting of the Emperor of Russia, ths Emperor of Austria and the King of (russia at K ou was watched wih great interest, os likely to eect the subject very materially it was though: ie Loucoa that the Jtalian, Hungarian and Polish questions werq, ail intimstely blended by the @)jomatista in the considerativa avd treatment of tue Davish didseulty, and that the Polish one may in the end govern the Dano-ce eraton Cabinet esouped a vote of censure in the Tiouse of Commoon Dy the narrow majority of seven. Visits of gearen bad been made by the Paris police at the tionsas of MM. Carnot, Garnior Pages and other advo. suspected of being members of an illegal associa- + election purposes. erpool cotton market was {rreguine and easier, an cr al with unchunged ratea, on the 18in of June, Breadsta's steady and Pr e.siot. Console closed in Iendon on the 18h of June at 89% @ 90 for money. American securities nominal, without sales The steamship Bavaria, Captain Taube, which left Southampton on the 16th of June, reached this port early yesterdiy moruing., Her nows has been fully anticipated, MISCELLANEOUS NEWS. William H. Cleary *as tried io the United States Cir cuit Court, beore Judge Shipman, yesterday, for the murder of @ Fronch sailor, named Victor, on board the ship Finily Fornbom. ‘The jury rendered & verdict of not guilty with aving their sente, 18 wae chpounced that a moeting would be held yesterday atternoon, 19 the old stock room, No, 16 Wil Miam street, in reference t gold ourrenoy, when an ad. dress wis expected to Ve delivered by dr. J. B. Hodge kin on “ihe Gola Currency and Gold Tax Association as a Supporter of the Governme:t.” The timo fixed for the moeting was so early tu the day that Mr. Hodgek\o stated tbo delivery of the add vould be postpoued toa more €‘convenient season,” due notice of which would appear fn the newspapers Ou Tuesday Mr. A. Oakey Mall, io response to the com munication of Governor Seymour to take the necessary fteps to inqiiire tuto the illegs! seizure of the World and mal of Commerce entulylirhm growing out of the tion of the bogus procta to Judge nol to inte @ an the arrest Dix nd some members of bis etaff, After th , D of Mess:s Hallock, Oroly wad others, the application was G@rovted, aud (he Sheriff the process upoh Geueral Dix snd # iwany of the othor parties as were in the city ‘The Cevera el (Mr, E. elafeld Smith) applied for the postponement of ext Wednesday, swhich wae granted by the City Judge, who also permitted Whe partive to go on heir vwn recogwizances. In the matter of the appiieation for the removal of Daviei © Mirdsali as tru: the Winter estate—reporied fia yesterday's Henatn—Jotge Leonard has decided to estate will comtioue under ly deny the motion; so thatt the old management, as form Judge Daly, of the Court of Common Pleas, iseued a rit of habeas corpus yesterday in the case of Amor J. ‘Williamson, late Tax Comminsiooor, directing the Shertif 40 produce tue b dy of the prisoner, and show cause why ‘ho was restrained of bis liberty, The Sherif mide a re. ‘turn, stating that be beld the prisoner by virtue of Judge \Paroard’s commitment. but the retaro was traversed as fneuficient, and the case was adjourned until Weduesday wort. Gay on a three days’ cruise, The vesse's will rendezvous At (be Horgeshoe, aud will proceed from there to” Keyport, where it Is intended the membors will spend the Fourth, It is expected that sume eighteen or twenty yachte will jolo in the sport. ‘Ihe will o( the late Commodore Will'am David Porter, of the United States Navy, was admitted to pr: bate yes- terday. The will contains no bequest of public interest, The gold market was more excited than over yester day, and after the price bad been run up from 243 to 285, im the morving, it (oll, late in the afternoon, upon & rumor that the Goid bill bad been repeated, to 226. The stock market was dati ia the morning, and prices tell off; but an improved feeling prevailed in the afternoon, and the loss was recovered.’ Government securities were firmer, at an advance in price. Owing to the radical changes in gold yesterday, there was considerable excitement in commercial circles. Neither sellers nor buyers would tell the prices 0! goods— the former could not tel! what to ask, and the latter did vot know what to give. The merchants were without chart or compass, and everything was nominal, Cotton was bigher, but nominal, Petroleum was excited, 2¢, a 6c. higher aod nominal. On ‘Change the market was excited by the financial disorders of the day, and bread. stuffs advanced largely, though elosing dull and at some reduction in prices from the highest points touched, The speculation im pork was beid in check by the tightness of the movey market, and prices were without decided change. Lard and tallow were bigber. Whiskey wasa trifle off, under an apprehension that stocks on band are to be taxed. Freights closed with @ lite more tone, Groceries were firmer, though there was no general ace tivity. . The Political Imbrog' t Washing. ton—A Crisis in the Affairs of the Coun- try. Senator Fessenden, of Maine, lately chair- man of the Senate Finance Committee, has been appoiuted to the place in the Cubinet made vacant by the resignation of Mr. Chase, Mr, FesseSden is not a man after Mr. Lincoln’s heart. He affiliates with that portion of the republican party that has been arrayed against the President in the recent Cabinet troubles. He is an extremist, and his views on finance are essentially the same as those of Mr. Chase. Mr. Lincoln has taken his new Secretary on compulsion, and has thus been beaten at the very first step in the strug- gle that he seemed to brave in going to ex- tremities with Mr. Chase. He bas learned too late the real strength that could be concen- trated against him in the Senate. He had too little faith in that opposition; but now, alarmed at the development of its power, he has been driven into the most complete approval and endorsement of Mr. Chase against himself; he has accepted Mr. Chase’s double. Of course the trouble does not end here. Mr. Lincoln doubtless accepted Mr. Chase’s resignation under the immediate pressure of a more than usually rough Cabinet quarrel; but, having accepted it, he thereby hastened the in- evitable issue of a difficulty hitherto success- fully smothered, covered up and kept dormant in the republican party. This difficulty is the powerful and determined opposition of the Sen- ate to Mr. Lincoln. So long as Mr. Chase was in the Cabinet this opposition nursed its wrath and kept quiet. He controlled it. But upon his removal the pent up bitterness began to discharge its fury. Other causes, therefore, besides the knowledge of Tod’s incompetency were at the bottom of the objections to that gentleman. Mr. Lincoln, moreover, knew Tod’s incompetency as well as anyone. But Tod {a a nonentity, and he wanted a nonentity in the place. More than this, Tod was from Ohio. By this proffer of a man from Mr. Chase’s State be hoped to simp!y supply that gentle- man’s place and to keep otherwise the Cabinet status or balance. And the Senate opposed Tod, not because he was unfit for the place, but simply to declare its views that the Cabinet is o unit, and that the change of one member destroys the identity of the body, and that the whole must be made one. It made this the basis of its op- position, and the array of the forces opposed to him on this point frightened Mr. Lincola into the temporary relinquishment of the struggle, and induced him to seek the first shelter he could find and to escape on any terms. But he bas not escaped. He has only shownrto the Senate how much it may require and bhew ample its power is, The Senate will not be satisfied with oue victory. Mr. Lincoln, in this difficulty with Mr. Chase, commenced 4 war that will not cease until he has reorganized bis administra- tion through and through and entirely changed the personnel of his Cabinet. It is therefore a quarrel that will inure to the public good; it isa storm that will clear the air; but it wili be flerce. . But in tiffs contest the President will always bave victory within bisreach. If he shail ever have the courage to trample mere party amb!- tions and interests under hia feet—if he sball rise out of the atmosphere of the little strug- gles for place and power and venture his case on good, able and practical men—his triumph is certain. So long ss he makes the quarrel one with and over little men, the Senate may oppose him to the utmost, and the country will not care. Ona reformation of the Cabi- net, made with party names, the Senate may fight him forever ; but he can triumph by the easy plan of throwing faction to the dogs, and making a Cabinet that the Senate would not dare’ to reject. Let him name a Cabinet of practical men of unquestioned honor, patriot- ism and ability, and he will compet the ac- quiescence of tbe Senate. Suppose him to arrange his Cabinet thu For Secretary of State, Mr. Charles Francis Adams; for Secre- tary of the Treasury, General John A. ix; for Secretary of War, General George B, McClel- lan; for Secretary of the Navy, Admiral Du- pont, and for Postmaster General, anybody but Blair—any practical, sensible man, familiar with the intricacies of the multiplication table— and no Senate ever yet convened in the United States would dare to oppose it. Mr. Lincoln is on trial for re-election, and the way in which he sbull manage matters now will go far to determine how many votes he is to get next November. He is suddenly forced by a Cabinet quarrel into a position that the country did not expect to see him in unless he should be re-elected this year. He has to re- organize his Cabinet in view of difficulties greater than any that the country has ever be- fore been io, and bis conduct uoder theee cir- cumstances will be the best evidence that the country can require ax to whether he is o not able to carry this great country safely through the w Tue Goun Gameiers snp mm Fastasrtc Tricks.—Gold yesterday among the gamblers of Wall street went up like a rocket from 247 to 285, and then came down like the stick to 225, surd is the fallacy that these Wall street sharpers furnish the community from hour to hour the genuine cash valuation wreen- backs?” Honest men should combine to frown down any such dishonest regulations of the value of the national ourceacy from day to of Tee Brooklyn Yeokt Club will leave for Sandy Hook to. | day. In view of these fantastic tricks, how ab- | WEW YORK HERALD, SATURDAY, JULY & 1966 . Sworrrany Stayron'’s Last Exumrrion or | The Quarrel of the Persona, Matioce—Taos Bowman AFFamn.— Among the many acts of personal rancor which have marked the official career of the Secretary of War there Js not one which is more unjust, more ingulting to public senti- ment, or more discreditable in every way, than the dismissal of Colonel Bowman, late Super- intendent of the Military Academy at West Point. The offence of this officer consisted merely in recognizing the claims of General McClellan to take a leading part im the cere- monies attending the laying of the corner stone of the monument which is about to be erected to the West Point graduates who have fallen or who may fall during the present un- happy struggle. As a West Pointer, as the commander in many of the battles in which these gallant men lost their lives, and as a man whom the people de- light to honor, Colonel Bowman could have made no better or more appropriate se- lection. The enthusiasm which marked the General’s reception by the professors and cadets, as well as by the assembled company, showed that he was “the right man in the right place.” And how forcibly was this made evi- dent when he came to discharge the duty which had been delegated to him as the orator of the day. The native modesty of General McClellan’s character, as well as the delicate circumstances in which he has been placed since his re- moval from the Army of the Potomac, have pre- vented the public from becoming sooner ac- quainted with his acquirements as a scholar and public speaker. The discourse which he pronounced on this occasion sur- prised and delighted those present by the combination of rare gifts which it displayed. It is scarcely necessary for us to add that, while it did honor to a career already illustrious, it elevated the character of the Academy, of the army and of American oratory. Mdward Ever- ett, whose style of eloquence has been culti- vated on the same model, has never delivered a discourse which will compare with it in pu- rity and felicity of diction, closeness of reason- ing, fullness of classical illustration and pa- triotic fervor. It was for choosing an exponent who did such credit to the Academy and to the commemoration that Colonel Bowman was dis- missed from the position which he has so use- fully and honorably filled. That gallant officer may console himself with the reflection that the disgrace attending his removal will cast no shadow upon his reputation. It will rest solely with the rash and arrogant opponent who allowed his feelings of malignity to blind him to the fact that this was an occasion on which their exhibition was an insult, not to General McClellan, but to the army and the country, and that it cannot fail to be followed by a widespread and indignant demand for the re- moval of its author. Tavrtow Wesp Pratsinc Heaven—Heap Hr.—That anclent head of the lobby, Thurlow Weed, in a short pronunciamiento to the Albany Journal, says there is “hope for the.country” now that “Mr. Chase is out of and Governor Tod in the Treasury Department. Heaven be praised for this gleam of national sunshine. It is more precious even than a military victory. It is a glorious financial achievement. The long, weary day of despotism is over. One clog is removed,” and so on—a regular rigmarole of alobby jobber. He praises Heaven—by mis- take—tbat Governor Tod is in the Treasury De- partment; Tod is “a gleam of sunshine” “more precious than a military victory ;” Tod is a “great financial achievement,” and the “long, weary day of despotism is over” with the re- moval of “one clog.” What stuff is this com- pared with the honest speech of Balaam’s ass? Why should Thurlow Weed praise Heaven and run off into a crazy fit of exultation over the news that “Mr. Chase fs out of and Governor Tod in the Treasury Department,” unless there is a prospect of some five per cent contract for shoddy or something of that sort in the wind? But let not “the Old Man of the Mountain” go off half cocked, or jump up and praise Heaven before be knows how the land lies. There may yet be a Cabinet reconstruction, in which Mr. Seward, the Blairs and Welles, “the Old Man of the Sea,” will all go by the board. Honest men may yet rule the roast, and the reverend “T. W.” will then be apt to confess to himself that he has been praising Heaven too soon. Wenvett Puruirs on tur Back Track.— Wendell Phillips has favored his brother Beecher, of the Independent, with a red hot philippie against the Inte Baltimore Conven- tion, its nominee and its platform, and dead against Old Abe’s re-election. He describes the said convention as an irresponsible mob; ita platform a sort of half and balf con- cern, meaning avything or nothing, except jus- tice to Sambo, which, in a cowardly way, it avoids and denies. Therefore Phillips is ready for fusion to avoid confusion, for Fre- mont against Lincoln; and if the democrats at Chicago will come over to the Cleveland plat- form Phillips will thank God and join them. But the mountain must conie to Mahomet; for Mahomet, in this case, will not go to the mountain. : What does all this mean? How is it that the inflexible, irrepressible, and hitherto implaca- ble, enemy of the democracy—Wendell Phil- lips—at this late day begins to “wheel about, and turn about, and jump Jim Crow?” We sus- pect he sees that a day of reckoning is not far off; that he snuffs the danger in the morning breeze, and fears that a great popular re- action against this administration and all ite abolition affiliations is coming, with a reign of terror, in which the abolition con- tvivers of this dreadful war will be strung up like onions dn a string. With these apprehen- sions, this fearful man Phillips is beginning to talk of a place of refuge in the democratic party for the safety of the country, when he means the safety of bis neck. He thinks that, by join- ing or flattering the “fierce democracie” in time, he will be safe in the terribie day of their wrath against the unrepenting abolition leaders. TUR NEW STRAMER PRNNSYLVANIA—TOR WILLIAMS AND GUION LINE, BTU. The ocean ferry accommodations augmented, Anew steamer, the Penuayivanta, Captain Joho Boolsing, sails to-day,for Liverpool. She belongs to Wiiliama & Gujon's Jire of steamers, tho others being the Virginia, Lovisiana, Londom, Erin aod four others These ptoamers are of about 4,000 tons burthen, and have recommodations for about 1,200 pasrengers, The Pennsylvania ts a eplondid verse! and {9 fine order, On Thuraday evening bor decks were eolivened by a grand ball, at whieh there wore prevent over a huadred couple, It wag a grand aflair, end passed off in five styte, ‘This entertainment wos got up by the ofireno! the chip ag 4 token of reavect to their friends and patrons, daily being ay and the o BEPLY OF EX-MAYOR pith TO TRURLOW WEED— MOBE DIRTY LINEN MUNG OUT. ‘70 THE NDITOR OF TEE HERALD, Sin—On the 20th instant you published a letter from Mr. Thurlow Weed, in which I was charged with acting officially tn favor of a fraudulent claim against the city, while I concealed from my associates om the committe the fact that [had @ pecuniary interest in such claim, The letter also charges me, in connection with others, with lnveigling Geveral Fremont out of a share of the Mart- posa estate under the pretence of advaneing bis political interests. Un reading that letter [ at once addressed you @ note, which was published in your paper of the 22d iustant, declaring thene charges to be untrue, and my foteotion of appealing to the laws for redress for the punishment of the offender, This was the only public notice I deemed it proper te take of that scurrilous letter, Since then, however, I find in your paper another characteristic emanation from the same polluted source, giving garbied extracts from affidavits and testimony of Mr. Farlee, Mr, Marston and myself, and adding other charges equally false. such as that there was asale made by me of the office of Sur- veyor of thi: ; that | bad nee the acce ce Of some shoddy biankets in Philadelphia which been rejected in New York, and an in:ipuation that I was in- terested with Mr. Alien Bul ip @ certain contract. Ic is no’ my purpose to enter into a newspaper con- troversy with such an essailant—a person whom I loag since proved to be as reckless of truth ashe is baok Fupt in character, and whose moral sensibilities have become 80 blunted in the practice of bis vocation as lobby chief that be seems to be vo louger capable of distinguish. ing betweeo right and wrong. | shall leave it to the law to mete out such punishment as may be proper for those who, without warrant or provocation, persist in malicie ous offorts to blast the character of others, al ready commenced suits to secure this exd. But as consider can be tried; cannot believe it possible that any man can be so base as to make such charges without any grounds of truth to Dace them on, 1 consider it due te myself to state briefly some essential facts convected with the transactions to which Mr. Weed has referred, First, as to the guns, which éeom to have given him ‘8 much distress as if they had been made for the express ‘pose ot being aimed at him. He has probably heard that the firet ove fired from the armory during the riots proved fatal to two violators of the law. In reference to these guns, 1 have but this to say: 1 was interested in their manufacture, as was also my son-in-law, G. W. Farlee, in whose sole name and under whose manage ment the business was conducted. 1 furnished most of the capital, but took no active part in the management of the business, These facts were of general notoriety at the time, and contributed in no small degree to the early ‘and persistent efforts of the rioters to destroy the armory, while others of them, for like reasons, were attempting to sack the house in which I lived. I believe that there is nothing criminal ta manufactur- ing arms for thé government, especially to time of war and a deficient supply. provided they are well made, as were these. They were pronounced by government in- spectors and other competen® judges to be equal in both material and workmanship to the best produced in this country or apy other. It took much time and a large outlay of capital to prepure the requisite machine- ry and tools for the preduotion of arms of this superior class. Soon after our armory had com. menced to turn out completed guns, and had attained the capacity of produciug avout fifty tnished carbines per day, it was destroyed by the rioters. A claim against the county for the property destroyed was oaretully prepared under instructions from me that it must be scrupulously exact. This ciaim was presented in the name of G. W. Fariee, ip whose name the business had been conducted, and to whom the bill of sale of ma- cbinery, &c., hud been given by the former owner, Mr. Marston, thus giving Mr. Fariee,as was supposed, sole legal title, Too claim was thoroughly investigated by Grison Blunt, Esq., the vigilant Chairman of the Riot Claim Committee, whe was bimself an accomplished manufacturer of firearms and practically acquainted with even the minutest details of this business, The investi- gation extended over anumbor of days, and our foreman, Mr. Keen, was subjected to a most thorough examination ‘by Mr. Blunt on all points connected with the manufac- ture. When Mr. Blunt was prepared to report on this claim to the Supervisors’ committeo, I was invited a one of its members to be present. At that meeting, which was the first I had atteoded, the cleims of Mr. Wakeman and others were first acted upon, the awards on all of which were below the amounts claimed. In this action of the committee I participated; but when the claim presonted by Mr Fartee was reacbed, I reminded the committee that] had an interest jp the claim, which rendered it im- proper for me to share in their action upon it, and that I should, therefore, retire, which I did. Before doing 80, however, 1 remarked to the committee that I bad ined upon those who prepared this claim to make it as accurate as possible, and in Do event to exceed the actual value of the erty destroyed, which they assured me they hed done: but this was a question for the commitiee to judge; that I desired them to treat the claim with the same ——s and freedom tbat they had troated all others, and if, Nke Mr. Wakeman’s and most others that they had acted upon, they found reason to reduce the amount, I desired that it should be done. After I left the committee took action upon the claim, making tbe award about three soda half per cent less thao the amount claimed. I be- Heved then, and dostill belie tbat thio award was Jess than thetrue value of the property destroyed, and less than its original cost. I know that after pearly eighteen months’ operatios the joint investment did not yield a profit of more than two thousand dollars, if, in- deed, thero were apy profits at ali, all things considered. On the other hand, if the armory bad uot been destroved, Tam _—" that the investment would have yielded a fair profit. Such are the material facts in connection with this mat- ter, ail of which I am preparod to establish by the clearest proof, Andisubmit to all fair minded men whether | did pot act with strict official integrity and a scrupulous ard to personal honor. laving thus disposed of the charge against my official probity, I desire to touch upon some more personal charges in regard to the armory matter. The charge that the sum of twenty five thousand doliars, received from tho government, was forgotten in making up the claim, and the city therefore defrauded of that amount, fs utterly false. The dispute between Mr. McNeil and wysel( is in process of adjustment by the courts, or Father would be, bad he suilicieat confidence in his case Ww notice it for trial. It is searcely necessary to say that the charge of an aitempt to defraud him 4s, iike all the Test, utterly faloe. ' In reference to the apparent variance between Mr, Far- leo’s testimony, 28 publisbed, and the statements & my answer in the McNeil suit, [ do not bold my«oif responsi- bie for words {imputed to Mr. Farieo, especially as 1 was not present when his testimony was given, and bave no reco.lection of having beard the words published ag big testimony until the time Of Mr. Weea's letter } will say, however, in Justice io Mr. Farlee, that tt wes notuntil the MoNeil Suit was cominenced in De- comber, 1863, and ft became necessary to put {man an- swer, that I took legal counsel iv the matter, and I was then ‘advised Uhat the relations bete Mr. McNeil, mysei in the conduct of the armory partoershi, at leret aa between our I think that no yor agaiust third himself the only n lar to the case 0! partner conducts name, and elways sues fy his own nm spectal partuer has the largest pecuniary interest. With regard to Mr. Weed’s scurrilocs remarks in tions with General Fremont, in aripoes estate, it will be saificient Gen. Fremont proposed to myself and others n interest in that estate on terms which, after careful investigation aod consideration, we ac cepted and faitb(ully carried out. Nothing political was embraced iq the ofer or acceptance. It was a private business transaction betweea General Fremont and our- seives, io which no others bave any concerp. When Generel Yremoxt complains it will be timo enough to answor ‘The charge that I sold the office of Surveyor of this port for $10,000 is a8 falso as tho reat. It was not mine to bestow. ‘The appointment was with the President, to whom [ never 80 much as recommended the goutle- man appointed. No, Mr. Weed, you must look nearer home if you Wigh to see one whose busivess it 1s to bay and sell things which the iaw forbids aod which are cootraband ig the domain of legitimate commerce. Bo- cause your own virtue i# lax 18 does not follow that all otber mon are rogues. It is not unlikely that you bad promised to dispose of the oiflce you refer to at the price mamed; but, as ip the case of Harlem stock, you bad soud you did not possess and consequently’ found your- self unable to deliver, I never had a bate of blankets rejected in New York, and never cold a bale in Philadelphia. With regard to my alleged connection with William Allan Buuer in a certain contract, and with Me. Carhart in others, it is not prevended that | committed any wroog. ‘These allegations, thereture, may be passed over in silence. GEORGE OPDYKE. Mauiciors Exriosiog, oF Fiaz Crackens—Two Hunsns Drownen, Coach Dxmouanep, &¢ —Two or three even- ings since a gentleman living in Carmansviile bi; spirited team and a pew carriage at Seymour &O».'s livery ostablishment, Forty.third street and Sixthave nue, to take bis family home. Op reachiig Luffs Hotel, in Harlom lane, they concluded to stop and take supper, leaving the team at the door im charge of the driver. At that time three partially Intoxicated men were observed sitting on the baloony of tho hotel amusing themselvos by exploding fire crackers and Roman exndies, A fow momenta subssquentiy, while the driver of Mr Sey. mour’s tenn was arranging some portion of the harness, one of the men was observed to light a bunch o tire ould consider Tt was simi- ‘al t, wd, breaking away fr ’ vp Sisth avenue, into Seventh avenue, kept ov for a long distance, wher, turning a snort rt, they brought up in Eighth nue, the carrie Deing upset or injured fu the ieast, Still the frightened steeds aped on their way, and oven- tually turned towards tho east side of tbe city. Coming out ia 126th atrect, they beaded west avain, and plung. ing on to the pier toot of 126th street, the carringe came in contact with one of th oparuting the wheels, hich’ wBill attached ard and were drowned, iver Railrond at that polot, a ‘Thirtieth precinct and some of ihe , Mado every possible effort ty rescue the friebtened — auimals, but without oval It js tho borage: ran a distance of nearly ud, oonsidering the short corners they remarkable circumstance that the carriage Gnd remainod uninjured up to the time of pler wi re. The carriage contained a pumber of packages, but everything was cot A costly pate ot woullen Fond biauket mitials “MT. 8.1" Ihe horses and carria At about $2.00, The ten guilty of tho caipable reck- naka ANd GoOsAquESL desiruction of property are, and it is suid they amused themrelves while driv~ mm tbrough Fith ue tbe same pight by ex- fireworks trom ir riage. The pollos al, tompiod to errest thom, but they applied the whip ‘te thotr berses and escaped, , Mr. Chase's Retirement from tho Treasury Department. William Pitt Fessenden, of Maine, Nominated te the Vacant Seat. His Confirmation by the Senate. ; SKETCH OF THE NEW SECRETARY, Koy &e., &e. * Wasumarom, July 1, 1364. Directly after the reading of the journal to-day in the ‘Senate a message was received from President Lincoln, ‘It was opened by the presiding officer pro tem. Several Senators immediately came up and looked at it, when Mr. Grimes moved that the Senate go into exeou- tive session. ‘The motion was carried. ‘The Senate did not remain im executive session more than two minutes, when the doors were-opened and it ‘was ascertained that Hon. William Pitt Fessenden, Sena- tor from Maine, was confirmed as Secretary of the ‘Treasury. The vacanoy in the Treasury Department is not yet filled. To-day Wm. Pitt Fessenden, as the successor of Mr. Chase, was immediately and unanimously confirmed by the Senate. But Mr. Fessenden hesitates to accept the honor thus sought to be thrust upon him. At first he peromptorily declined, assigning ag a reason that his health is completely provtrated by the labors of the long session, and would render it impossible for him to administer the arduons duties of the office with satisfaction to himself or accep- tability to the country, He expressed entire willingness 0 make avy reasonable personal sacrifice, but he was convinced that he would be unable physically toperform, even for a few weeks, the labor required of an efficient Secretary of the Treasury. Much regret was expressed at this decision, and Mr. Fessenden was importuned by ‘the President, his fellow Senators and numerous members of both sides of the House to revoke his determination and accept the posi- tiov. Thus urged be agreed to consider further. During the afternoon he has received @ multitude of despatches from different cities urging bis acceptance, and it is now belicved tbat in the morning he will signify his willing- ness to do ao. ‘The eubordinate officers of the Treasury Department who had, upon the the retirement of Mr Chase, deter- mined to rosign, bave, at his request, withneld their Tesignations, except Mr. L. E, Chittenden, Register of the Treasury, who bad previously sent in his resignation, to tuke effect August 1, and Mr, Atkinson, Third Auditor, whose removal within afew days bad been rumored for some time past. In the event of Mr. Fessenden’s declining to accept the office of Secretary of the Treasury, it is understood that x-Governor Boutwell, of Massachusetts, will be tendered the portfolio. Mr. Hooper, the most active member of the House Ways and Means Committee, is also promi- nently spoken of.. The nomination of Mr. Feesenden ts regarded as a defeat, not only of the nice little Ohio combination to divide the spoils, but also of the well laid plans of Mr. Seward to remodel the Cabinet to his own liking. THE NEW SECRETARY OF THE TREASURY. Sketch of William Pitt Fessenden, the Successor of Saimon P. Chase in the Treasury Department ef t United States. ° William Pitt Fessenden, the newly appointed of the Treasury, is the son of Sarmuel Fessenden, and was born in Boscawen, Merrimac county, New Hampshire, on the 16th day of October, 1806. He obtained a good @ducation while a boy, and afterwards entered Bowdoin College, at Brunswick, Maine, whence he graduated during the year 1823. He then began the study of the law, and, having attained his majority, was admitted to the bar during the year 1827. Ho opened a law office in Bridgeton, Cumboriand county, Matne; but in 1829, flnd- ing that a better opening existed in Portiand, he removed to that city, and there practised his profession. Mr, Fessenden, like all lawyers, soon bogan to take an foterest in politics, and in 1831 was elected a member of the State Legislature of Maino, He soun obtatued a po- sition im that body, and, although young, became quite prominent asa debater and legislator, Even at that early day he took a great mterest in ational finances, and ina debate on tho United States Bank he displayed great spirit in support of the measure. At the end of Lis term of office the young legislator retired from the forum, and for the next seven years devoted hinself to his profession. He was solicited during 1838 to run as @ candidate for Congress, but resolutely ceolined to re ceive the nomination, During the year 1839 Mr. Feseenden was again chosen to the Maine Legisisturo as a representative from Portland. The House at this time was particularly democratic, andy although a whig, Mr. Fossenden was placed ou the Judi ciary Committees. Notwithstasding that Mr. Fessenden was always distinguished for uncompromisingly asserting his priuciptés, be was selected ay the chairman of the House committee to ise the statutes of the State, Mc, Fessenden was, during 1840, nominated by accla- mation as a whig candidate for \ongress, and was clected, even outrunning the strength of his party, so great was bis popularity in the Congressional district ia which be resided. He wae also, during that year, a member of the national convention that nominated General Harrison for President. While in Congress he participated ih the current debates, and made speeches on almost overy financial moasure. He was prominent duting the con- tosts on the Loan bill, Bankrupt act and the Army Appro priation bill.’ He spoke strongly against the repeal of the Bankrupt law, and aiso in reyly to Caleb Cushing on tho personal position of the latter. During the yoor 1843 he was pominated for re-election, but declined, as he wished to return to the practice of his profession, While in this temporary retirement he was nominated in the State Logisiature for thé vacant seat for Maine in the United States Senate, and received the whole of the votes of the whig party. Durlag the year 1345 Mr. Fessenden was again in duced to accept a seat in (he State Legisiature of Maino, in consequence of the position of parties on the famous Maine Liquor Mw, or total abstineuce question. Ho served two years, and then refused to sorve longer, While en- gaged in the duties appertaining to the Legislature ho again received the votes of tho whig party of tho House for a seat in the United States Senate, After leaving the State Legislature the second time Mr enden onco more retired to private life, devoting hie Lime to bie profession, which had become not only luerative, but in which he bad acquired au extensive re Potativa, He was thus engaged until the year 185u, aud in the meantime was asaociated with the late Daniel Websier in an important case becore the Supreme Court at the national capital, involving a legal question never Delore discussed in that court, The question at issue was:—“lov far should the fraudulent acts of on ano toneer in selling property be pinding upon or affect the owner of the property sold, said owner being no party to the fraud?’ In this trial Mr. Fessenden had to convend against the weight and Influcnce of Judge Story’s opinion and decision against his client ju the court below. So woil did Mr, Fgesendon manag the oase that ho was sno- ceasful, and Judge Story’s opinion was reversed, During the Saterval above alluded to Mr. i wenden was—in 1848-8 mémber of the national convention which nominated Goveral Taylor for President, but did not support nim in that body, his whole argumont and influence being thrown forward in support of the clairs of Mr. Webster, In 1952 he was also a member of the national convention, and supported the nomination of 1 Scott for President in opposition to Daniel Web- ater. He wne, however, one of sixty-seven mombors who opposed and voted against the platform of the ig party for that Presidential cantest, Mr, Fessenden was again, in 1868, returned to the State Legislature of Maine from Portiand, While occupying this seat be was once more nominated by the State Legis. inture for the vacant seat In the United States Senate, and gained a majority in tbe Senato; but his political oppo- pents baving the ‘ance in tbe lower house, that part of the legistative body failed te concur in the elec. tion by four votes only, In consequence of there boing ‘ao eoncarrent vote in both houses, the etestion of « Bane tor was not efected at that session) Although opposing the election of Me, Fesscaden an United States Henator, the House of Representatives of Maine eicoted him to associate with Revel Williams ia the Megotiation of the purchase of a large tract of wild lands Delonging to Measachusetts, but lying within the limite of the State of Maine. This transaction was very succes» fally accomplished, and the State complimented Mr Fessenden upon bis conduct in the affair, Mr. Fessepden was, duriog 1854, again returned te the Legislature, which bad @ democratic majority in bot® houses, It was at this time that the Kansss-Nebraska question became one of serious party issue, and Mr. Fes- senden was selected by the united whigs and {ree so democrats as a nominee for the United States Senate, and triumphantly returned, Mr. Fesseuden refused to be re turned to the Senate except asa whig. Yet it is seid that upoa this very union of whigs and free soil demo- orats, for the purpose of returning bim to the national Senate, was based the groundwork of the present repeb- lican party of the State of Maine, which arose from the division of the whig party, North and South, on the question of slavery in the Territories. On the 23d of February, 1854, Mr. Fersendem took bie seat in the national Senate, and on the 34 of Murch fet- lowing he delivered his well remembered speech against the extension of slavery, From that date he became prominent asa debater, Among bis principal efforts t= the United States Senate were bis speeches on ‘ the bid to protect United States officers” to 1855, on ‘ our rete tions with England”? in 1856, on the Kansas question an@ on the President's message during the samo year, on the Towa Senatorial election fof 1857, and on the Lecompie constitution of 1868, He also took a prominetit pars during bis first term of office iu al! the general business of the Senate, and was a leading member of the Finusee Committee. During the year 1859 Senator Fessenden wae re-elected one of the United States Senators from Maiue for six years, ending 1865, by a unan/mous ‘vote of bis party i= the Legislature witbout the formality of a previous nowt. nation, This election is recorded as being the Srat Instance of the kind in the history of the State, Mr. Fosgenden has taken a prominent part im the Senate since the election of Vrestdent Lincoin, and bas been a leading member of the Finance Commitiee, being choren during the present Congress as tho chairman of that Senatorial committee, which position he held at the time of his being selected as Secretary of the Treasury, During the agitation which ensued after the reverses of 1861, when the question was brought up in the Senste relative w the “inquiry to be made into the canses of the disasters of Bull run and Ball’s Bluff,’ he supported the resolution of inquiry, asserting that he bad seea mavy things that were wrong in the army, that ought to be promptly inquired into, «The Senate,” he asserted, “‘were not under the control of the military— they were not second, but first, aud their rejuests were to be obeyed. They ovght to perform their whole duty and calmly investigate the subject.” Again during thet and the following session he strongly supported the President in his conduct with regard to arbitrary arrests and the suspeusion of the writ of babeaq corpus. On the 11th of December, 1362, he made a very lengthy speech on this subject, giving his reasons why the Presideot should employ ail the means in his powee to crush and upset the machinations of the enemies of the established government, “On the subject of finance he bas taken a very prominent’ part in the debates, and especially when any measure was being introduced likely to lexd to a future embarrass. ment of the country, either fn its commercial interests in tbe revenues of the national treasury. Op the subject of “the increase of import duties,” in answer to the pro- position to stop the importation of foreign gols, Sr, Fea. sonden, In his place in the Committee of the Whole, in the Senate, on April 28, 1864, said he objected to such « stop. page, adding that the government bad “pledyed to the public creditors the revenues derivable from imports as a fund for the payment of tbe interest on the publie debt; and it ia not a very good way to increase tne reve- ‘Dues of the country for any purpose, or to carry out the idea of meeting the obligation which we have thus tn- curred, by saying we will so lezisiate as to prevent get- ting the money necessary to meet this obligation, * © ‘The consideration as to the effect of what we may de upon the business of the country should not be lost #lzht of. Some gentlemen seem, in the views they express bere, to be actuated by the idea that all we have to do ts to get money to mect our obligations. That is the most important thing to be done, unquestionably; but, to ure & familiar illustration, we must take care mot to kil the goose that lays the golden egg. We must denend, in the fr tureas in th: present, in a very great mearure, upun the Business of the country and the prospersty of the country that affords us means, We are mot legislating for today alone, or for this year, or for nat year. We may get a few million dollars, more or less, to meet our present obligations; but if by ao doing we throw the business of the e»untry Into confusion, or one great branch of that business, and interfere with (be pr isperity of the country iarvely, we are to suiler from it in the future, when we shall need monoy jest os muck, Porbape, as we do to day; and, therefore, In ail our logis: lation, while we keep in view the great object of golting the means to meet our obligitions, we should at ihe same time remember that our necessities ave to endure through fulure years, and that we must foster atl (hose sources from which we are lo derive revenue im the fulure; $I said before, when the prosperity of the country ously interfered with we do not make up for it by getting a few mil’jons, more or leas, to-day, or this month or next movth, for a present occasion; we de more hurea than we do good.”? Senator Fessenden bas given two sous to the var—one of whom ( eneral Fessen: jeverely wonnded Ow April 23, 1854, at the battle of La, where he commanded a brigade wider Gonesai Banks, NEWS FROM FORTRESS 299298, Fortress Moxnoz, June 20, 1364 The United States steumor Entaw, Captain Homer 0, Blake, sails for Mobile to-morrow. Seventy rebel prisouers, captured by General Palmer, arrived from Newbern to-day, ‘The schoonar © Pharo, (rom New York for Newbérm, with government forage, put into Hampton Ronds to-day leaking bodly. All the sick and wounded are being removed from York town Jlospital to 2 bealtnier locality, Deaths in Hampton Hospital, June 23:— James Connery, 17th Penney!vania; Jamos McCormas 2st Covnecticut. Daniel Brodicker, 66th Pennayivania, dune 29—Flias T..Beown, 7th Soath Carolina, prisoner; A. 8. Angell, 25th T. Burt, 18th Now York; John'S, Oseil, 20th Lhnois; Conrad ‘Cuabl, 65th Pennsylvania; William 7. Fryer, 11th South Cyrolim, prisoner, Lewis Walker, 142d New York; Jobn Baker, 1108 Connecticut, Denths in the Chesaperke Hospital, June 27:— Lieutenant ©. FE, Hammond, 6th Connecticut: Jobn Reer, Sith Poooaytvania: Clark Winch, 6th New York: George . Tippets, Ist Maine artillery, June 28, John Stevens, ith Matve. Thero are pow about two thousand four hundred patients in the Hampton Mospital and reven hundred ta the Chesapeake Hospital, most of them eevorely wound ed, The deaths, averigiog only nine per day, are promptly reported. ‘These hospituis wre uuder the efficient charge of Dr. £. McClellan and assistants, and are in the best condition. Account of the Repulse of the Rebe: Waite River, Wasmnatow, July 1, 1864 Rear Admiral Porter has forwarded to the Navy De partment the following communication from Acting En sign, ——, commanding United States steamer Loxiog- ton, off White river station, June 22, 1364:— Sin—T have the honor to roport that an attack wae made on this place at half-yast fur 0° ning, by the Tenth Missixstppl (robe!) re under command of Col Louther, the garricon bnd just com- pleted the stockade, on which thoy were ongaded, whem you. left, pickets ‘har been eurpried, and upon them berore they were discovered, The Lexington had steam up, and moved immediately Out into the stream and opened’ on them rapidly. The repnised avd retirod to the woods, rison O18 wae ities, and of the w mded. ‘Ore nowro wae killed, and two families of refugees carried eff. Two dead and three wounded reboig fell Into our t but most of thelr eqot off the field. The being cared for tn thie Killed and wounded were a wonuded federala and rebels ar ship. Had there been onother armed voseel hore I could ha cut off their retreat and captured the whole command, Dut | did not deem jt prudent (o lerve this point with the Lexaxton. ‘. The Senate bas confirmed Major Jacob Zollin as colonel commandant of the Maripe corps. The Privateer Fio \ . St. Jonny, N. B., July 1, 1864. ‘The brigatine Penguin, from Bermuda, reports that om the 18th of Juno thie privateor Florida Innded at Bermuda the crows of the American voasois destroyed by her, Arrivals and “Dopartares. Rare aL a i eR Leovald Kind, Jul and lady, mer. é “ Yu *