The New York Herald Newspaper, August 8, 1864, Page 4

4 NEW YORK HERALD. JAMES GORDON BEXNNETR KOMOR AND PROPRIETOR: OFFICE N. W, CORNER OF FULTON AND NASSAU STS. TERME cash in advance et the risk of the sender. Nowe but bank bills current in New York taken. THE DAILY HERALD, Taree cents per copy, THE WIXKLY MERALD, every Saturday, at Fiva conts iption price:— Annual subs 2 age Qve@ cents per copy for three months. Avy larger number, adidrossa €2 SO cacn. © names of subscribers, An extra copy will be sent to every club of pies, to ope address, one year, $25, and ombOF at Same price, An extra copy will be rent to clubs of twenty, These rales make the We=xur Ergain the Cheapest publication in the eouniny, ‘The Frnorsan Epmion, every Wednesday, at Frye cents yeroopy, §4 per annum to any part of Great Britain, or $6 to any part of the Continent, both to fuclude postage, Money sent by mail will be The Military and Financial Situations North and South. The war drags along heavily. It is August, and General Grant is still held at bay at all points around the extensive clrole of earth- works which shut him out from Petersburg and Richmond. It would appear also that General Lee is confident of holding his de- fences with half bis available forces, if we may judge from the numbers detailed to protect his communications, to harass the Maryland and Pennsylvania borders, and to threaten the rear | of Washington. Intelligent and patriotte men | are beginning to ask desponding questions. Rebel sympathizers are boisterously preaching a degrading peace, on the b of a Southern confederacy, as inevitable. They tell us that Washington is.in greater danger than Rich- mond; that Petersburg is stronger than Sebas- topol; that Grant’s diminished army is power- less to do anything against the invincible army of Lee, and that, to cap the climax of our mis- fortunes, a ruinous financial revulsion will be our punishment if we longer persist in the prosecution of this wicked war. We are, therefore, drawn to a brief exposure of the military and financial situation North is a touching and affecting letter. It is strong, | news of the last disaster, the terrible mining too, in its terms, and bitter in its denunciations; } massacre and its train of misfortunes, shall be but then it is the natural outpouring of s | received? It is too bad that the confidence of father’s heart in resentment for the calumnies | foreign capitalists in Union securities should heaped upon a son’s reputation. be thus shaken through the blundering of in- Assessment of Licenses—Important No- | ompetent generals like those who occasioned tice. the last mishap at Petersburg. It should We ask the attention of our readers to avery | be stated that the rebel bonds referred important notice from the Commissioner of | to are special ones, the payment of which is Tuternal Revenue, which will be found in ano- | guaranteed by the rebels in cotton at six- ther column, relative to licenses required to | pence per pound, and of which, wesee it stated, be taken out under the law of June 30, 1864. | less than one million dollars worth was out ‘The facts set forth in this circular will be new | Standing at last accounts. to muny, and, we think, will be somewhat — startiii, io all. ‘The leading point to which we | Megetiations end the Chicage desire w draw attention is the liability of Somventen, every one who is in the employment of any ‘ The se full of Se of peter Deets firm or corporation, and earns by his services ons. © peace politicians are making over one thousand dollars per annum, to pay a most of their time, and running about the coun- “ Bee try babbling chattering like a parcel of old sens dollars i P license of ten Collars a year for the privile Rat 5 ti hich wa is of ia etd Lsaea2 jvtle his elronl menced at Niag! alls by Chevalier Jewett prescribes the mode of assessing and reasses “ oe ing all those who have been liable to pay in connection with the rebel emissaries on the license for certain business, it defines the inter auath sil, madeterwardadeken up by: on ppl e Fi Abe, who operated through Greeley and M jor pretation of the law to’ inplude among those Hay, fell through on account of bungling nae , 3 rnp ual pay leaves. Aram, the. 14y of Saly at Washington. Itis true that Greeley made ace and South; and a very brief exposure, we think, will suffice to establish this gratifying conclusion: that the rebellion is really now in The Cargrorsia Eprmiom, on the 34, 13th and 25d of each month, at Six cents per copy, or $3 per annum. Anvinnsratens, toa limited wamver, will be inserted | its dying struggles, and that it cannot survive fe the Wasi Haat, and w the European and California | trough the coming winter. We plece no reli- Edits ance upon the blundering administration at Washington, We look to Genera! Grant, to the armies under his command, and te our co- operating naval forces, East and West, for this great consummation. The administration mean- time is too much absorbed in the dirty work of the Presidential campaiga to do anyiking but threw embarrassments in the way of General KO NOTICE taken of anonymous correspondence. We <onot return rejected communications. Voiume XXIX.. AMUSEMENTS THIS EVENING, FIBLO'S GARDEN, Pron Bast LY SNw, ACK'S TREATRE, 2B s Grant, and yet we believe that he has the re- VACK'S ZREATR, Broadway.—Myums.na Cor- . F " 5 $ Foadevay—MxuEsxa SOF) bellion so firmly by the throat that it must Y TREATRE, Bowery.—Rov Buas—An Arnie | Surely die. BOWE Wook Maton oF Aameras: The fortunes of Jeff. Davis and his confede- | racy are now staked upon tbe army of Lee in | Virginia, and the army of Hood ia Georgia. This latter army, when turned over from Joe Johnston to Hood, at Atiauta, numbered about fifty thousand men. By the cautious policy of Johnston, of fighting only behind a strong line of intrenchments, and of retreating when in danger of being flanked, he had car- ried this army from Chattanooga to Atlanta dway,—Two G1axts, Two fo at ail hours.” Sue Sand 7% P.M. BARNUM'S MUSEUM. 3: Dwanrs, ALvINos, SAKP MaGic CAVE—AL I A. WOOD'S MINSTREL BALI 514 Broadway. Erin Sons, Daxces, &c.—UN 10 f seat nati CHMOND, CAMPBELL MINSTRE 199 and 201 Bowery. —V. anp EXcITING MELANGE ney THIOVIAN ODDITIES XEW YORK MUSEC Cvnosines anv Lx: OF ANATOMY. 8 Broadwoy.— us. from 9 A, M. tI 10P. aM, Brooklyn.—Ermiortat man, teacher, artist, farmer or porter who earns more than one thousand dollars a year must take out a license for the right to earn this amount in addition to the tax he has already to pay upon his income. It is well that the people should understand his before the assessor comes round. It will be seen that this tax presses hardly upon the working man, whether he be an artisan, a clerk, a salesman or a bookkeeper, and it presses almost exclusively upon these classes, for wealthy firms and corporations can afford to paya license for their remunerative business, while the man who lives by his labor alone, with the currency depreciated to one-third its value, and with an income tax of three per cent to pay on all his eargings above six hun- dred doilars—which is Mlowed for his family expenses and the ampent ot his reat, whatever that may be—will be ground to the dust. last every “person,” firm or corporation en- , gaged in any business, trade or a la for a botoh” of bis. opert,;.as.. he: does. of; ell which no other ticense is required, whose gross annual receipts shall exceed one thousand dol- lars. One license will not exempt a firm. Every individual must pay his own license. Every tradesman, bookkeeper, cierk, clergy- his operations, from his sheer ignoraace as to the manner in which te conduct any such affairs; But, with all his shortcomings and failure to comprehend his task, much less to manage it successfully, an important point might have been gained by the administration Whe Dano-German Peace Conference Condition of Eurepe. The assemblage of a peace conference at Vienna, so soon after the signal failure of » like meeting in London, under the presidency of Far] Russell, is indicative of a great change of the diplomatic status in Europe, and shows plainly that the influence of Great Britain has, materidlly lessened. Henceforth she will not Yank among the great Powers of Europe. All assumption on her part of such a position, after her recent attitude towards Germany, would be treated by Burope with something ap- proaching contempt, to judge from the present tone of the German and French journals. England’s prestige has certainly been greatly impaired, and this as a direct result of the manceuvres of her ally, Louis Napoleon. Im- mediately after the Crimean campaign English statesmen labored hard to convince the world that, in connection with France, they could direct the affairs of Burope—could give tone to politics, even if they could not entirely sontrol them. By degrees this assumption became weaker, until at last it is simply ridiculous—a fact proved most conclusively by the present Dano-German Conference, in which England kas* no influence, in fact is not represented. ‘ At present Austria and Prussia have assumed prominent positions in Europe. The former shows that ber ancient spirit of diplomacy still exists—the latter is displaying great military activity. Russia boldly assumes her stand as had it not been for the mismanagement of the officials at the national capital. Their action was nothing more than might have been ex- pected; for they bungle everything that they take hold of. Mismanagement is the order of the day at Washington, and characterizes every move that they make. It is the leading char- acteristic of the officials of this administration. Every golden opportunity presented is sure to be fooled away. For Old Abe and his Cabinet to do anything else wonld be the greatest wonder of the nineteenth century. The rebel emissaries, having failed to do anything with Old Abe, except to get him on a record damaging to himself and his party, have now turned their attention to the demo- cratic politicians and delegates to the Chicago Convention. In view of this programme, the intelligence comes over the wires that Dean Richmond, Ben Wood, three or four ex-Gover- THE SITUATION. There is very little mews to indicate the pro gress of the rebel in Pennsylvania, it was thought that there would be a fight near the old Antictam battle ground, from the movements of the enemy in that direction. It was reported at Baltimore that the enemy wore the Potomac above Hancock, and moving in the direction of Wheeling. No fight, however, hed taken pince at Antietam up to 8iX o'clock last evening. Tho position of the rebels is evidently not understood by our forces, and considerable doubt exists »s to whore they are located in force. General Sheridan hes been appointed to supersede Gene- fal Hunter on the Upper Potomac, General Hooker bas mot been appointed to any command, but will obtain Teavo of abeence to visit New York for a short time, No change in the position of either armios in Wamgpeia is officially reported. Heavy firiog was heard tn tho di- rection of the Tenth corps, and was no doubt the mus- ketry practice which accompanied the reboi attempt at mining. ‘Tho firing of the rebel mine, which we reported yes- terday, proved afailure, The intention was to blow up one of our saps; but the mine did not reach far enough by forty rods, and, although it blew an immense mass of dirt ove hundred feet into the air, % did no mechief. The rebel infantry made a charge, but, finding them- solves at a much greater distacce from our works than they anticipated, they speedily returned. Gur news from New Orleans by the steamer 228, which is one day later, brings no confirmation of the eport that Admiral Farraguvs fieet had passed Forts Morgan and Gaines in the attack en Mobile. MISCELLANEOUS NEWS. The steamehip City of Cork, from Queerstown on the ‘25th of July, reached this port yesterday. sniieaate of the latest news from Europe are published im the Hs raid crossing without any disastrous losses. But, as Atlanta was a posilion the loss of which would bea serous disaster, Johnston and his Fabian policy were superseded by Hood and the des- perate policy of not only attacking a superior adversary, but of attacking him behind his in- trenchments. What has followed? In the as- saults upon Sherman’s lines of the 20:h, 22d and 28th of July Hood’s losses, upon a moderate estimate of his wounded, from bis killed buried by our troops, have amounted to twenty-tive thousand wen, To repair these immense losses Hood has been drawing in all thoge little outside detach- ments of rebel cavalry and guerillas lately operating between Georgia and the Mississippi river, while Governor Brown bas been pushing forward his last militia reserves of old men and half grown boys to Atlanta. These miscella- neous reinforcements, however, will not repair Hood’s damages, nor save him from the finish- ing disaster which awaits him, whether he shall elect to remain in or retire from Atlanta. We expect soon to hear of this event. And what then? Why, then the remaining armed frag- ments of the rebellion, from Georgia to the Mis- sissippi river, may be disposed of at Sherman’s convenience, aud he may at once push forward a column of fifty thousand of his veteran troops te the support of Grant. This view of the military situation will per- laps serve to explain the apparent inactivity of Grant's army, and the evident uneasiness of Lee, from Ms bold dversions along the Mary- land and Pennsylvania border. He at least knows that the destruction of Hood's army ren- ders Richmond untenable, and that, with that army half destroyed ia the first week’s fighting before Atlanta, another week or two may finish it. it. The military situation, then, is encouraging. This class will be hard put to it ere long to sustain life at all. In the heaviest tax burtheaed countries in the world there is no such unequal taxation as this. While capital is compelled to contribute in the form of a license towards the expenses of the government—which it is proper that it should do—in no other country that we know of is labor obliged to pay any other license than that which Providence imposed upon it when it was decreed that man should earn his bread by the sweat of his brow. But there is acother provision ia the law upon the injustice of which we desire to express our strongest condemnation. It declares that an officeholder, under either the federal or State government is not regarded as following any trade, business or profession, and therefore nors from different States, several editors of country newspapers anda squad of delegates to Chicago are hovering around the Clifton House, lulled by the soft phrases and sweet tones of Sanders, Clay and Holcombe, from Rebeldom. The move now is to carry on peace negotiations through the Ghicago Convention. The reply of Lincoln, sent te Niagara through Major Tay, has given the rebel agents and the ultra peace-at-any-terms men that superficial strength which they think will enable them to carry the proceedings of tliat body to any ex- tent that they please. They «re therefore de- termined to make the most of it, and make the Chicago Convention’ machine to grind out their schemes, and thus play into the hands of Jeff. Davis, which they have been trying to do is not required to be licensed. Thus, the in various wayseversince the war broke out. bookkeeper or clerk, who works ten hours a The adoption of 8 Promrenne, dictated OR EES; day for six days in the weck in the service of a gested by the Southern emissaries in Canada firm or an individual, and gets over twenty will undoubtedly be-one of the first moves at dollars for this labor, must pay ten dollars a Chicago. Then the nomination of odo il ae year license, while the government employe, like the Connecticut Seymour, Vallandigham, who often fills a sinecure, and shows himself | perhaps poor Pierce, who, if through any about once a month, on pay day, pays nothing. misbap he should beelected, will do Jeff. Davis’ Upon the inconsistency and unfairness of this bidding, just as poor Pierce did when i fi he was in the Presidential chair. Their main ision it is unnecessary to comment. rt eee object, bowever, is to so shape matters as to secure the re-election of Lincoln. This failure of our Monitor system. has its couater- | the Southern emissaries consider equivalent:to part in the navies of England and France. | the South gaining its independence. The England bas attempted to build some light | Vallandigham and other ultra peace men then draught iron-clads, and, like our own, they have | hope, through the disgust of the Northern peo- proved miserable failures. The English press | ple, to get up a revolution in the Joyal States, and peopleare loudly denouncing their govern- } and through the turmoil and excitement carry: ment for permitting an individual to experi- | offthe Western end Middle States into the ment thus at the cost of the country, and thus | Southern confederacy, leaving New England retard the final success of the system. Mr. | by itself; in other words, the execution of the Reed’s iron-olad Research has proved herself | plan extensively talked over by leading South- Dsrrors in Inon-Ciuap Navan Vessers.—The leading intermeddler, while France, with her powertul armies and fleet, is dreaded by all alike. England alone has retrograded, has become, in fact, a second rate Power. All Germany resounds with the taunt, “Bafiled, enubbed and humbled England.” This is a great change to be produced in so short a time, and it must be conceded that herein Napoleon hes gained his greatest victory. England would have gone to war had France assisted her, She felt sure of her co-operation, and so took a bold stand and menaced. France kept quietly in the background, and England was forced to retreat from all her positions, with a consequent loss of honor. This is Napoleon’s revonge for the failure of his conference pro- posal, which England opposed. At pregent France assumes a pacific role, because she dreads the renewal of e.Holy Alliance. Tue great Powers, however, fear France, and will conciliate Napoleon; for England they have but contempt. These facts are all clearly demon- strated by the Dano-Germea Peace Conference, which will thus become of historical import- ance even should it effect no satisfactory solu- tion .of the Danish and German imtroglio. Tae Resets w Canapa.—We publish in an- other column a letter from our Toronto cor- respondent exposing a. new rebel plot. It seems that the rebels fear that Lincoln will be defeated at the coming election, and that revaion will immediately follow. Teo prevent -this they are passing around a petition for the English government to. recognize the rebel confederacy at once, on the ground that, if the Union be restored, Canada will soon join it. We have always contended that the people of: Canada are anxious. to get into the Union, and our correspondent’s observations. verify our opinions. We doubt if England would take any very stringent measures to prevent this; for she cares as little about Canada as we do. Let the Canadians come in, however, end they shall be welcome. We can. make something out of them by and by. At present they occupy an exceedingly humiliating posi- tion, and ought to be giad of the chance of becoming American freemen, instead of remuin- ing mere dependents of a monarch who. knowa | and cares little about them. The salient point of the letter, however, is that the rebels and the Canadians alike believe that Lincoln’s re-election means disunion, and that his defeat means reunion. This. opinion is no new one, but it is becoming every day more and more universel. A vast majority of our own people believe it. The democrats all credit it. Tho. Fremont republicans are ecom- mitted to it.. The: Chase faction has. endorsed a a NEW YORK HERALD, MONDAY, AUGUST 6, 1502 SHERMAN. Rebel View of Affat Atlanta. {From the Richmond Examiner, August 4.) All was quiet at Atlanta yesterday. A private de- epatch, received yesterday from a distinguished gentie- man at the seat of war, in Georgia, gives @ very hopeful ‘socount of affairs at Atlanta, NEWS FROM WASHINGTON. ‘Wastiraton, August 7, 1864, TOS REPULSS aT PETERSBUKG—COURT OF INQUIRY. The court of inquiry which assembled a¥ the head- Quarters of the Army of the Potomac, to investigate the cause of the disaster of the 20th uit,, has, I understand, decided that on account of the illegality of ite appoint- ment it Bad no power to examine witnesses or go into the merits of the question, The matter bas, therefore, beep referred back to Cenoral Meade, and it is stated that he intends preferring charges against General Burnside, whe, in that event, will baye to be tried by court martial. ANTICIPATIONS OF MR. BLAIR'S RETIREMENT FROM THE POST OFFICE DEPARTMENT, It is currently reported in Washington to-day that Mr. Montgomery Diair purposes leaving the Cabinet at am early dote, bis friends intimating thai he is not disposed to await the reaults of political combinations operating for bis removil. SUBSCRIPTIONS TO TUE SEVEN-TIIRTY LOAN. ‘The amount of subscriptions to tho seven-thirty loan up to August 6 was $8.024,250, The subscriptions of Satur. day amounted to $926,*50. RESCINDMENT OF GEN. HUNTER’S ORDER BANISHING THE FRBDERICK SECESSIONISTS, The President has rescinded the order issued by Gen Hunter banishing the rebel sympathizers of Fredoricky Md., beyond the Union lines, ‘The two gentlemen who were sont outside the lines will be permitted to returm upon taking the oath of allegiance, THE COUNTERFEITERS OF THE NATIONAL CURRENOY— THEIR ESTABLISHMENTS AND MATER'ALS SEIZED. The counterieiters, whose arrest in the West bas heem already announced by a St. Louis despateti, arrived hers this morning, in charge of Colonel Baker, Provost Mar- shal of the War Department. Establishmonts for the manufacture or circulation of tho counter. fet Treasury notes were discovered and broken up, and arrests of parties implicated made at Cincinnati and Newark, Ohio; Covington, Ken- tucky; St. Louis, Missouri; Nauvoo, Ihnois, and Indian= apolis, Indiana, At the latter placejthey were caught tm the act of manufacturing the bogus money. The plates, divs, papers, presses, &c.,as well asa large amount of the counterfeit notes, were seized, and are now in Colonel Baker’s custody. Sixteen of the prisouers are now in the Old Capitol, and another is under surveillance here, which completes the party concerned, The piates are vory fine specimens of work, and tho fifty cent notes can scarcely be distin genuine even by exports, The twenty dollar notes are also almost exact fac similes of the original plates; Dut. the counterfeiters had not been abié to obtain the style of paper and ink used by the government; but the notes, notw thstanding, bad obtained an extensive olr- culation in the Western army,a paymaster being im league with the country printer. This is believed to be the most extensive and important acrest of counterfeitera ever made in this country, and breaks up 8 most dangor> ous combination of recklees and uaprincipled crimination. TUB GUERILLAS YORE QuiET. Nothing {s heard from tho rebels east of the Blue Ridge. Excepting the small cavalry equads which prow throughout Loudon county, and occasionally dash into Maryland, the guerillas seem to bave suspended their operations, In Fairfax and Prinoe William counties thoy leave our picket lines whvlJy unmolested, and the few farmers romaining in the poacoful husbanding of thee crops. GOVERNOR HAHN IN WASHINGTON. _His Excellency Michacl Habn, Governor of Lonisiang under tho new constitution, is im this city. DEATH OF ONE OF THR SANITARY COMMISSION AGENTS. Mr. Wilsov, one of the-agonts of the: Sanitary Commis- gion, who was wounded on board the supply steamer D. A. Brown, on tho James river, by guertias last Thursday, has since died, The guerillas are becoming very annoy- ing along tbe river, and vigorous measures must be speedily inaugurated to preveat and punish these trouble- some marauders. INTERESTING FROM ARKANSAS: Intended Rebe! Attack on Fort Smith. The Nebeis Attacked and Routed by General Thayer, &c. Fort Sats, Ark., August-1, 1864 Tho rebels under Gonerals Cooper, Gano and Stand- waito, about five thousand strong, with twelve pieces of artillery, moved up with the intention of attacking Fort Smith yesterday, Everything was immediately put ia readiness to receive them. General Thayer, commanding, had moved out witha cavalry, infantry and artitlery force, a mile and a half in | front of the fortifications,and attacked them, and ia hatf ‘an hour completely routed them, driving them from the fiola, “s ‘The casualties were small on our side. To-day the rebels are in full retreat, pursued by our, RALD to-day, It never bas been more so. And now a Internal Revenue Commissioner Lewis bas fesuedan | word or two on the financial situation. important cireutar relative to assessments ami reasseas- | A dollar greenback in Wall street is worth unfit for duty, as. the Passaic did with us months ago, and Admiral Freemantle reports a series ofMofeats in her construction and gene- ral plan “which sbow plainly that to render erners for remodelling the Union before the rebellion commenced. That some such pro- gramme as this ison the slate is evident from the extreme activity and desperate efforts of ments of licenses, explanatory of tho seotion of the act of the 80th of June last in relation to these matters, and ‘assessors of internal revenue are jostructed to proceed at once to make reassessmonte in all cases where the rate of license has been or is liable to be increased by tbat act, Or where any existing license bas besa understated or underestimated. ‘The police of Brooklyn yesterday sucoseded in track- {ng cut and securing a considerable quantity of goods Gupposed to have been stolen from the rutes of the recent extensive fire in Joralemon street. Tee goods setved ‘were found in two junk stores, and consisted of coffee, cotton, a'epice, rope, sails, &c, The cotton had been soki to one of the junk dealers, it appeared, for fourteen cents Per pound and resold for seventy conta. Several persons ‘were arrested on the charge of being implicated in tho robbery. ‘The dittle village of Harain, Ray county, Missouri, was destroyed by fire on the morning of the 23th ult. A dwelling house and barn in Easton, Washington county, N. Y., were destroyed by fire ow Monday night last, together with sixty-three tone of dressed fiax, about forty tons of hay, @ quantity of grain and straw, four horses, wagons, harness, &c. The total loss was between $40,000 and $50,000. The firegs supposed to have been the work of an incendiary, Tur Aprroacurnc Drarr.—We publish in an other column a communication disclosieg some of the causes which create the present inactivity in enlistments in this county. The systemat present in existence evidently can be much ¥r proved, both to the advantage of the recruit and to those who are fursishing substitutes. But what is now money, and plenty of it. or, every recruit. and county, it is tre be modified; wanted most urgently is The Board of Super- visors should be prepared at once to offer one if necessary, two thousand dollars for The quota set down for this city is excessive, and should ; but in the meantime property holders should not hesitate to cubscribe boun- tifully to a fund that will infuse fresh spirit and about forty cents in gold—a serious de- preciation. We all feel it. Still we must be content yeta while to bear it. But what is the paper money of Jeff. Davis worth in the so- called “Confederate States”’ It takes twenty dollars in Richmond to cover the value of a dollar greenback; so that even in Richmond, upon the gold standard, Jeff.’s treasury notes command only two cents on the dollar. Two cents, and nothing whatever as secarity for these two cents. Is not this two cent “confe- deracy” very near its last kick? How much longer can the rebel soldier sustain himself aod family on sixteen cents a month. Qn our side we bave the securities for our Treasury paper, in Treasury receipts, from taxes, customs and subscriptions to the new loan, to the ex- tent of some two millions of dollars a day. These receipts before the end of six months will probably exceed our exponses. Why, then, making all allowances for the blanders and, the incapacity of the present administration, should there be any doubts of the final issue of this war? We think the end is near at band, and that we sball not fall short in the men or money required to secure the com- |, plete triumph of the Union. Vinvicatios or Conoxet Dautoren’s Meno- n¥.—Onr readers will remember with how muebh horror the report of the desecration of the gal- lant young Colonel Ulric Dabigren’s body by the rebels, after he was killed in Gen. Kilpat- rivk’s cavalry attack upon Richmond iu March bast, was received. They will remember, also, that the authorities at the rebel capital en- deavored to justify their conduct by the publi- cation of an order, said to have been found on the person of Colonel Dahlgren after his death, this vessel, as well as the rest of her class, | the ultra peace politicians and their frequent available for war purposes. a large sum must | visits to the rebel agents in Canada. be expended. There never was a more golden opportunity France, also, is in trouble with her armored | for any party than that which now presents it- navy, and a naval commission, composed of | self to the democracy. The great bulk of the some of the most practical seamen and meehan- | people are sick and tired of the present imbe- ics in the country, has reported, after a care- | cile administration, and are anxious for an op- ful examination, in favor of a change in the | portunity to-reoord their votes againet them in construction and armament of the iron-clad | November in a way that will be: effectual. fleet of the empire. Thie has been done in con- | Al) that the managers at the Chicago Conven- sequence of facts elicited by an examination of | tion have todo is to shape the proceedings of the details of the fight between the Alabama | that convention and place before the public in and Kearsarge. Austria and Prussia have sent | the candidates that they,nominate a record agents to this country with a view to as- | that the entire oppositlomfto Old Abe will en- certain facts in connectioa with the plan of con- | dorse, and their success is certain. But the struction of the new iron-clad broadside frigates | movements and operations of the democratic built by Mr. Webb, of this city. Russia and | leaders do not give any hope-or indication that Sweden have been foolish enough to build a | they will do such a wise act. We can sce no fleet of iron-clad rafts, on our Monitor pat- | signs. that the wishes of the masses of the peo- terns—a step they will both regret ere long. ple will be considered there. Everything Our turret system is a failure, as is clearly | pointe to the very reverse results. The move- shown by a distinguished United States naval | ments on the chessboard look very much as officer in a recént communication to Mr. Welles, | though none but a fow noisy politicians, in which he states that the weight of the centre | some of whom are really ia sympathy with turret on the three turreted iron-clad Roanoke | the rebellion, and others who care for bas forced out the keelsons of that vessel so | nothing except the spoils and a little vain that the centre turret guns can be fired only | glory for themselves, will exercise any in- in one direction. As soon as our Monitors are | fluonce there. The chances are slim, indeed, strained a little more the turret spindles will | that the voice of the people, the hundreds of be forced through the bottoms of the vessels. | thousands of voters, will be heeded or even. re- This officer says—and he has learned the fact by | garded in the proceedings of that convention. experience—that the Monitors cannot be used | We have several times stated that the late Bal- as rams, and cites a case where two of them | timore Convention did not represent the peo- collided ata very slow speed, and the conse-| ple, and that it only reflected the views quence was that the side armor at the stem was | of the shoddy politicians, Rapidly oocurring spread apart from four to five inches. From these | events are daily proving the correctness of facts it must be scen that the day is not far } our position. We have no more hope that the distant when the iron-clad systems of the various | Chicago Convention will represent anybody i i the entire recruiting business, Pat —— ies directing the assassination of the rebel lead- Tur Scvccession To THE Mexican Turoxe.— | ers and the destruction of Richmond. No one That Leopold, of Belgium, and Napoleon | in the North believed the story, or regarded it should have had a private meeting has con- ' as anything else than a mean and malicious navies of the world must undergo a radical but a handful of noisy, scheming politicians cavalry. it. Now the Wade party come boldly forward This plaeo-is thoroughly fortified. and announce the same sentiments, What The Sadiak sree Men eishies everybody. says. must be true. Mr. Lincoln stands before the world as the ally of rebels and Englishmo@and the enemy of reunion and of republican institutions. His dofeat is there- fore inevitable. Tue Exaiisis Troops in New ZaaLana.—It hos been the custom with the English newspapers, ever since this war commenced, to comment fa a very. extravagant fashion upon the daring and boldness of the rebels, the magnificent courage of their officers, the unexampled sagacity of General Jee, and out of those exaggerated commentaries to draw a comparison detrimen- tal to the troops of the Unioa. In the late news from New Zealand, where the whole military power of the British government in that colony hos for a long time been engaged in an unsuc- cessful attempt to suppress. the “rebellion” of the Maoris, we find an account of a small body. of these aboriginal savages, only two hundred and fifty in number, cutiing their way through 8 force of one thousand five bundred disciplined British troops, under command of Gen. Cameron. The Maoris were invested by this body of troops in their defences, or “pah,” as it is called, with their women and abildren. General Cameron, with his one thousand five bundred regulars, after being repulsed in his assaults again and again, sapped the defences and then biew them up-—women and children, sick, wounded and all. But the garrison, consisting of two hundred and fifty semi-nude, untrained, berba- rians, after refusing to surrender, flung them selves upon the British tines and forced them- selves through, heaving one hundred dead be- bind them. After this little incident we think that John Bull owgbt to be careful how be acts the part of military censor. Wuat Dogs Ir Meant—The Times neither Sr. Lovrs, August 7, 1864, A Fort- Leavenworth despatch to the Democrat sage, thst an express from Fort Riley brings advices of the Jato Indian raid. Genoral Blunt had arrived at Fort. Riley and assumed command of the new district, embracing tho troubled region, The movements of the Indians seem to have been preconcerted, and it is believed that rebel omissa- Ties incited them to action, Ab all events, white men have been among them. ‘Tho indiscricainate issuing of rations by the command. get of Fort Larned mado the Indians very insolent. The government ordnénce train was.corraled at Corre ereck «nd saved. Four companies of the First Colorado cavalry arrived, ‘at Fort Laraed on the 27th alt, Colonels Prico and Soott, of tho Fourteenth and Fit. teenth Kansas militia, at the request of Gevoral Curtis mustered five hundred mounted mon of their regiments, at Smoky Hill and saved the frontier settioments from atteck, Tho Indians nro vow scattered, part of them go. ing south, the remainder towards the Platte river. Gen. Curtis bas abodt cight bundred cavalry and militia in pur~ suit and making every offort to meet the further. mova ments of the savages. Citz Intedigence. Taposrions ny Stagg Driveas.—Tho annoyances.vit a stage drivers inflict on the pudlic seem to inoroaso.iew m sy today. In giving change they almost univery uly submit the passengers to inconvenience. Whea ‘ you give ten cents to pay your fare you may axpeckif renay tickets or comothing even moro annoying in retum. we ‘were roturtiod lately a Ganndian cont snd tha driver refused positively to gives penny instead of it. We are constantly receiving weitten complaints upon this sub. ject, In one of tho. latest of hose m gentlouwin states ‘that he was given a greasy three cent ticka the drivor of a Fi(th avenue stage instead of his peawper change. ‘The driver refused to give any other change, dolled him to arrest him and appealed to @ policoman, who sagoly decided that passengers are bound to make change. These petty impositions are annoying to every one, bus espeotally to ladias’ Aro they to ba permitted to con. tinue indefiniiely? Why cannot the ausborities interfere and compel toe stage companies % protide propor change for the poople who patronize thoir Haast Comm.antrs AGainst Tis Tioxet Taxers or tie Usion Franz Comp acr.—We are conssantly receiving communi. cations, complaining of the manner In which the tickes recgivers of the Union Ferry Company oblige the public change. Mr. Welles should begin at once, and | than we-bad that the Batimore Convention not allow England or France to get the start | would. In view of these facts, the only true of us. course for tho magses of the peopte to pursue is eiderably agitated the political and diplo- | falsehood. The chivalrous character, the Activity IN THE Bons or Tue Renew Corron | to get together in the several Congressional dis- matic circles in Europe. There were snrmises | refinement, the gente nature, all the an- Loay.—We learn that these bonds were very ac- | tricts throughout the Northern States and elect exprossed that, aside from his desire to consult | tecedents of the gallant young soldier, } tive in London on the 23d of July, and for the | delegates to the People’s Convention at Buf. the ute King of the Belgians upon the pre- | forbade the possibility of the existenco of servation of peace in Kurope, the subject of a | such a document, It bas remained for his successor to Maximilian, of Mexico, was to be | father, Admiral Dailgron, to trace the cowardly previous ten days. This was caused by un- | falo on the 22d of Septomber, and thore nomi- favorable news respecting Grant’s operations | nate come tried and popubar man for the Presi- before Petersburg, the rebel invasion, and the dency, like McClellan, Grant, Hancock or to take tickets instead of pennios fur change, Thus, if a person gives a five cout biM to pay bis fare over sho ferry, ho {s rotarned a ferry ticket and a cent, If bo refuses to take thig for change ho is refused akimittance t@ the boat. ‘The agonte of the company have no right to jake advan. tugo of passengers in this way, They should al have the proper change ready. Resides having 0 to insiat on giving their tickeas for change, the vé A ticket and a cent Is only two cents oad a ball, while engor Who pays bis fare with five conte is en titled to throe cents im change, A step should be put Aatop this imposition, Exrrosion of A Mosxrr at an Armony—Tunem Per. copies nor refexs to the Wade-Davis manifesto— the most ixeportant political document yet published. What does this strange silence mean? Is tho Times afraid of the truth, or isit waiting a day or tro until Raymond can got on the other side of the fonce? Post Office E3 TO THE KDITOR OF THR New Yous, August 6, 1864, Gettled—this latter being childles= it seems to us that this is looking @ very great way | world. He bas succeeded in obtaining a pholo- tabead. In fact, we mhy assure the sovereigns | litho copy of the document roforred to, and he }in question that tho matter ie one they should | has ascertained beyond doubt that it is not in forgery to its source, and proclaim it to the jnot trouble thamselves about at all, as we sball } the handwriting of his son. jtake care to provide for it. gould make. We shall most un- joubtedly procure a successor for Maximilian, and such a8 will suit the people of Mexico much | the rebel authorities better than aby choice which Leopold or We publish « lettar fr the subject to-day, whig inbumpnitefrom which the mind ravolts, I coe Admiral on ly fastens upon 0 oharge of resort: ing to a base trick in order to justify acts of fact that the port of Wilmington, N. C., was | Sherman. Thore ts plenty of timo in the six still open to blockade runners. One party in | weeks between this and the assembling of tho London purchased sixty thousand pounds ster- conventiod for the people to meet and organ- ling worth ef the bonds, and realiged wpon | ize a movemont that wil sweep into oblivion them six thousand pounde in ten days, as they | Lincoln and his shoddy orew, os woll as ‘were worth twenty per cent more an Mr. | the impracticable, noisy and blustering poli- Chaso’s United States sixes. K intelligence in re- } tholans who are scheming and phoning the gard to the unsuccessfi op cratioas before Pe- } ruin of the demooratic party at Chicago. Let tersburg three or four weeks age had angh an | tho people taroughout the country put their effect in London. what may be expected when | shoul deragto the wheal. and auacesa ig certain. t Allow me, through tho medium of your columns, to draw tho attention of the Post Office Department to tho following fects, viz:—I am in the tabit of sending lotiors eud the Hana to soldier in the Fourth United States ‘eavulry @@ relative). The letters, nino times. out of ton, reach Hemawp he pevor What sever reach him, bas ine, Hoveclaior shoe be deprived ean be the oat, he bave—the pleasare of I~ soning wih vralattves and friends ut home ‘There is no excuse in the matter, as both lettors and papory, were ‘correctly 4 ‘The sumerous complainta of poldters Se aroanis Geese ics ee ™ sae AN OLD SUSOMBER., fons InyeR.—An explosion occurred on Saturday even. ing at the armory of Messrs. Wiilam & Wiliam 8. tarr’s, corner of Bedford and Houston streets, by witch three persons wore severely injured. Stephen Harker, the carman employed by the firm, was engaged in na- some muskets from his cart, which ho had re. oived at the State Arsenal, corner of Seventh avenue and Toirty fifth street, when one of tho pieces which wag 1 exploded in bis handa, driviug a duilet through bi loft arm, It also passed through th rig arm of Stephon Colwell and grased the farehead of John Cordes, doth of whom were aiding Barker in uninading the mus kote. Tho police conveyed tha Injured parcier to thelr reapective homes Nove Of the, wounds wilt prove feral