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

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Broadway.—Two Guxta Two wanes, Avsinos, MPENTS, 40- at all hours Tae Magic Cave—at IDA. M., 5 and 74 P. we. WOOD'S MINSTREL HALL, $14 Brosdway.—Brarrias Scenes, Dancus, &¢.— Mii aN Mew. CAMPBELL MINSTRELS, 199 and 201 Bowers.—Vanren and Exciting Mecanas or Ergiorian Oppitims. AMERICAN THEATRE. No. dt Broadwar.—Batrar Wawroxtuss, BUMLESQURS, ¢.—Houss Taar Jack Brit. KEW YORE MUSEUM OF ANATOMY, 618 Broadway.— Ovarosrucs 4D LECTURES, trom 9A, Me. WTOP. NL HCOLET'S OPERA Sones. Dances, Bumumsal ‘HOUSE, ly a.—| yaores Rpookiya.—Brmoriax WASHINGTON HALL, Brookiyn, &. D.—Lavy or X.voxs—Rovau Drawonn. THE SITUATION. ‘Tho arnty of Geveral Grant has made no demonstrations for the past fow days before Petersburg. ‘We have interesting detaits of the pursuit of the rebel Goverai Early by General Sheriden, from Winchester. Geaeral Terly is said to have stated before be left Win- Coster that he was wholly detached from General Lee’s army, and had a kind of roving commission to go where he pleaged, and that he wou'd be back agaia within five woans. Ry the arrival of the United States mail steamer Creole yesterday {rom New Orieans we have vory (ull details of the recent attack on the defences of Mobile by Admiral Forragut, ehowing that our wooden vessels not only sub- ued tho forts, but tbe fron-clads of the enemy—in the praso of the rebel ram Tennessee, which was compclied to Purrender to one of our woowen «hips. Ib was rumored Po New Orieans, with what trath is not known, that )eceral Beauregard had gone tothe relief of Atlanta with )wooty thousand mon, Governor Seymour hag issued at important order Piacing tho border counties of this State, from Moarco ‘& the line of Vermont, under the military command of Geuoral Green, in case there should be any demonstra- Grom made by ‘‘retugees” or othera on the Canadian frontier. ‘The pirete Tallahassee has another account to render of hereelf. Sie captured and varnod the pilotboat Wm. Bell, destroyed the sbip Adriatic, from Loudon, and put for passengers, three bandred in number,on board the Snliote, whieh she also captured and bonded (or $5,000. ‘The privateer, who seems to have all things ber own ‘way—notwithstanding the preparations made by the Navy Dopartment to capture her—wae, at last accounts, 4breatocing to enter the harbor of New York. MISCELLANEOUS BREWS. A letter from Thurlow Weed, ostensibly io reply to the mani osto of Siesers, Wade and Davis is given in our © lu noe this moraing; but the principal object of its eorms 1 0 give the points of a silly letter Tit Smit te ‘fence of Mr. Lincolo. i ru of Aldermen Baye appointed « © auuitioe of bree Of their hoy to visit the Secretary of War, and argo wpoe o1m Las Justice of correcting the en- Folmeut fr the drafi iu thst cily Ina preamble and wresolutton reegatiy adomed by them they say it ia ale Jeged tat ia Brooklyn iwooty wx per cont of the popa- dao bee been enroiied, wiri' ther localities the por Seviage Of evToimeut is OBI tweire and @ LAIf per cont. Mt wa d ynsterduy, in @ coroner's investiga Newsund, who died ov Saiurday & 4 8*u Te in the Carberry Shades, on the nd William streets, did not come to bis Drom violewce at the bands of his antagonist, ar p,0sed, but from apoplexy, and on this fact ap au with whouw be bad the ditlioulty, wLo scharged from cusiody. fayon Guyturr’s Carnnaor he streets of our city are aun wee cle of cleanliness and comfort, free pite of the long dronght, and tion of every visitor. ng and the slaught | ujeanoes, by still contiove un- | ‘ ' jous, and ere the only | Yermighes on th ¢ rd order and good Ls of Can noth ir eines Mayor « to convene the Board of Fiealih ior the abatement of these evile? It 4 on-bim-the cle re y must reat ibese. diag re breeders, our City Inspector having d est for tieir abatement, and the Boatd of Meealth, it is wel} known, holding itsolf ready Wf convened by the Mxyor, to take prompt and proper action in the preinies. Let Mayor Ganther examine the incrersed mortality lists Jn the digtricts affected by tues nuisauces, und dhe can hesttate no longer, Within their bale- fol etmosy here the health even of the strongest man suflere rapid deterioration, while little children die off as fast as little lambs whose dame have got the murraio. Waens Is Stcurrany Fassenvent—Not at ‘Washington. Not at the Treasury Department. Not attending to our financial affairs. But he fe eomowhere in Maine, enjoying picnics and elambakes, and talking about resigning, and consulting with Morrill, of Vermont, hie pro- bablo saccesser. Sea our Portland corresnon- doa0a Modera wer is not @ mere bulldog fight, in which the combatants tend and maim each other antil one of them ia totally oxbausted or some humane bystander faterfores aad chokes them off. War is now the ally of diplomacy. It is simply 6 display of force, in order te se- cure a certain object. It is the Yast and the strongest argument advanced to cotivince an opponent. When civilized people carry ona war they pause at every stage tq observe and consider the effect which their martial logic bas upon their adversaries. At the least sign of weakness or of yielding they again bring up their verbal arguments and try to secure @ satisfactory settlement. If they succeed, the war ends, If they fail, the war goes on to another stage. If the parties are so evenly matched that neither can obtain any marked advantage in the field the result is a compro- mise, Those of our readers who have atten- tively watched the progress of the Crimean, the Italian and the Danish wars will recall this systematic combination of fighting and di- plomacy. Now, we claim to be a civilived nation, and to conduct our wars in a civilized manner. The war of 1812 and the Mexican war were cer- tainly thus conducted; but during the present ‘war we have not yet had any recourse to di- plomacy. On the contrary, this imbecile ad- ministration has set its foot down upon any attempt to negotiate with the rebels. President Lincoln fears, doubtless, that such an attempt would be regarded as an endorsement of the peace party and a recognition of the inde- pendence of the confederacy. How groundless such fears are is evident from the fact that ne- gotiation is now a part of war. For example, if the President could make any proposition which the rebel people would approve, and. the rebel leaders reject, he would divide and weaken the enemy more than by a hundred victories in the field. If, by a conference with leading rebels, the President could end the war and restore the Union at once, he would show himself a greater man than if he carried on his campaigns until every Southern soldier slept under the sod. This is the only true view of war. “Any other view of it degrades it to the level of a combat between wild beusts. Thus it is that truces and armistices and con- yeations have come to be regarded as legi- timate war measures. They are, of course, designed to end in peace ; but so all civilized war is designed to end in peace. When, there- fore, we urge upon the President to offer an armistice of six months and call a convention of States, we urge it a8 a war measure, and we regard it a3 the best war measure yet brought forward. Should such au offer be made by the Presi- dent to the rebels, one of two things must hap- pen: the offer will be accepted or rejected. Suppose it to be rejected, what would follow? The peace party of the North would be de- prived of their rallying cry, and forced to de~ clare themselves for the Union or for the rebels at once. Then Jeff. Davis and his clique would be confronted by the indignant people of the South and aconsed of refusing to listen to what we had to propose, just as the indignant peo- ple of the North now accuse President Lincoln of refusing to listen to what the rebels have to say. Finally, the governments of Hurope would be compelled to acknowledge that the South is in the wrong, and European diplomats would not hesitate to declare this unreserved- ly. We ask candid and careful consideration for these statements. We repeat, that the con- sequences of a rejection of our proposition by the rebel leaders would be the destruction of the peace party at the North, the encouragement of intestine divisions at the South, and the withdrawal from the rebels of the sympathies of Europe. Would the capture of Atlanta, or even the capture of Richmond, have more beneficial results? Must there not be some merit in a proposal which would give us so much advantage even if rejected? We put these questions to Mr. Liacola and his Ca- binet. We put them to the loyal people every. where. We waive all political issues and party interests, and present this subject from a national point of view. Let the administration so regard it, and they will see that we have everything to gain and nothing to lose, even if our proposal be rejected by Jeff. Davis. Suppose, on the other hand, that the rebel leaders accepted ihe armistice and agreed to the convention of States. In that erent, the Union wonld either be restored of the war re- newed. Accept the latter hypothests, and what then? Why we should resume the contest witb armies reorganized and reinforced. We should feel ourselves more clearly in the right, and should put the Southern people more clearly in the wrong. We should be convinced tbat the Southera ultimatum was inadmis- sible, and no man at the North would ever dare to raise hig*voige,in defent®-of “the way- ward sisters.” The South, onthe contrary, would be weakened. Our blockade, mein- tained throughout the ermistice, would pre- veut them from recetviag supplies. Their soldiers, having again tasted of some of the blessings of peace, would not be willing to | continue the war on the basis of Southern inde- | pendence, which means o Jeff. Davi They vow think that they are fighting for rights of which we have sought to depri them; but during a six months’ armistice | | { would learn better, The moral eff Europe would alao he immensely in onr ‘or. | When the war re iwe should find half of ; the seceded S n Our Sid North Caro- a, Georzis, Lo: na and Notiliern Alab yuld certainly be. - The fre i ’ beart would be only Inkewarm. Still boldt allbonr present points of vantage, we would | reco! hostilities with lurger armies, with @ more united people, with greater vigor an@ with surer guarontues of success. Ob- serve how quickly Prussia forced Deomark to # peace after the recent armistice aad the Lon- don Conference. The stronger party always gains bypsuch pauses in the combat. Thus far we have taken the worst possible view of our suggestion. We have suppened our proposal rejected, or, if accepted, resulting only in a renewal of the war. Now, we appeal to every reasonable man whether, in its worst phases, the proposal would not be of incalcula- ble benefit to our cause. But there is a brighter side. We believe that Jeff. Davis would be obliged to accept our proposition, and that a convention of States would result in immediate reunion. We believe that Lincola would re- cede from his unconstitutional ultimatum of abolition, and that Jeff. Davis would cease his silly bombast sbout Southern independence. We believe that representatives of the North and South could sot meet without fraternizing, like the caldiars ea vicket dyte, gr like Gree. NEW Y | for the employment of sneb a squadron. bless the land. If any bad blood remaiped on @ither side it would soon disappear, or be purged by a foreiga war. With a combined veteran army of over a milltion of men, aud a fleet more powerful than that of any European Power, we could order France from Mexico, England from Canada, and Spain from Cuba, ard enforce our orders if they were not obeyed. The American continent would then belong to Amerioaos.. The President. at Washington would govern the New World, and the glorious dreams and prophecies of our forefathers would at lergth be reatized. We insist that President Lincoln esball dispassionately consider all th’s. He tried the great war m@\sure’ of the rad!- cals—the eniancipation proolamation—and it has failed. Now let bim try tho great war measure we have recommended. . Xt has cer- tainly these advantages over all others: that it cannot fail entirely; and. that it will inestima- bly benefit the Prealdent and’ the couatry, whether it partly falls or wholly succeeds. Tammany Hat, .anp tae Omer Fac- tuons—Last Cuaxce ron tax “OLp Wria- wam” ro Rega irs Prusriae—As the time approaches in whieh our local demo- cratic organizations “are to select their can- didates for county and other offices we again hear rumors of bargains to be made be- tween this little clique and that for the dispost- tion of the loaves and fishes to their particular adherents. “Though a fool be brayed in mortar, or even in the beat Roman cement,” as the good book says, ‘‘ yet will he not learn wisdom.” Ever, since Mr. Fernando Wood, on his being turned out of Tammany, organized the rebellious forces of Mozart Hall, this trade of creating fresh democratic organizations for personal purposes bas been increasing, each new “machine” being the mere pocket piece of some greedy demagogue, who bas used it to enforce the concession to himself of some im- portunate demand. So far was: this carried that at length the patience of the democratic masses hecame extausted, and lest year, by x great. popular uprising in the mun‘cipal election, they declared that no more of this miserable tuekstering would bo allowed, and that, though the leaders of this or the other clique might bargain and sell to their heart’s content, the people woutd refuze to allow their votes to be “ delivered over” under any bargains of the kind. We bave now four general democratic o7- ganizations in the city and county, all claiming to represent the people. There is Tammany Hall, the old traditional organization of the democratic party of Manbattan Island. There fe Mozart Hal! proper, which is the personal tradivg capital of the brotle:s Benjamin and Fernando Wood.’ There is the McKeon ma- “chine, a mere agglomeration of soreheads and political moodies, the refuse and offscouring of the Tammany and Mozart factions; add lastly, there is a “New Mozart” organizztion, of which ~ Mr. Luke Cozaps. is believed to be sole pa- tentee and proprietor, this last machine being probably a mere “wedge of differonce’’ intro. duced by certain astute Tammany managers to weaken the forces and distract the attention of the, brothers Ben and Fernando. Under this stale of facts the course for the Tammany managers to pursue ia clear and honorable, if their courage be only equal to the occasion. Letthem stand aloof from all “bargain and sale” with other factions, and let them nominate a straight ticket of the very best and strongest men, irrespective of cliques, that they can find in the whole country. The men to beselccted must not be old party backs, nor men who stand upon the record a5 having bad corrupt affiliations with the republican lobby. They must be men freeh from the people-—-new names in politics, but not new to the popular ear, and with antecedents entitling them to public respect and confidence. With such @ ticket, pure and simple, pntin the field by Old Tammany, all other so-called democratic or- ganizations would “gnaw a file” in attempting to resist its election. Tammany would again re- sume her place as the honored and trusted leader of the democratic party of onr great national metropolis—her “ Big Spring” bub- bling with purer and more plenteous waters tban ever heretofore, and her wiskinkees, sa- chems, sagamores and braves agaln rejoicing — for the first time during many years—in » re- accession of popular power, respect and con- fidence. Tue Navy Derarrweyr ann THe PRIvArEEs.— The Navy Department has been solicited times without number to have a special squad- ron stationed at the principal seaports to the northward of Cape Henry, whose sole-duty it would be to be in readiness to go in search of the privateers who periodically visit our coust. The usefulness of such s supplemental force must be apparent to every one but the dander- heads of the Department, inasmuch as it would reader privateering in our immediate neigbbor- hood not ouly bavardous, but next to impos. sible. The history of the past operations of the Alabama, Plorida and Tacony, aod the preseat daring performances of the Tallabassee, call Eng- land, in times of peace, maintains s large cbast guard, and dors not feel safe without it, and it is time that (he Navy Department should wake up to the importance of similar precautionary mneasu Tho tine may come when two or three rebel privateers, commanded by bold and enterpris- 8. j 188 officers, wil dash into the harbor of New York or Boston and inSict damage with impunity upon us to the amount of several millions, Tbe shame and humiliation of euch an occur: renee would be even worse than the loss. Mr. | Bricsson’s harbor defence rafts are not-in our immediate vicinity; so we cannot expect them to help us, and we doubt ff they could domuéh if they were here. Our merchants and citizens @emand of the Navy Department protection for our commerce and our harbors. Congress bas voted all that was required to afford us ample 3 but the profligate waste of the public money and the imbecility of the head of the Department leave w: at the mercy of @ single rebel privateer, and this within lem than one bundred miles of the largest naval station that we possess. Our mercantile commemuily ere Jostiy In- censed by thie last piratical raid, and express themselves In the most ludignant terms ageinst the imbeoility, stupidity avd want of fore thought of Mr. Welles and hie Assisiaut Secre- tary, who has too many private matters of bis own to attend te to enable him to devote pro- per attention to the business of the Depart ment. It is time that en end should be put to this atate of things. The country ig Pordughly dick gad digguated With It Glorteus Achievement a+ Mobvtic. t In avother column we give the from our own corsespondent, of battle at Mobile—a magnificent success for our navy Ia { the Gulf, in_wbich the Old Salamander, in his wooden ship, appears with even more than usual aplendor, Four iron-clads and fourteen wooden ships have by this fight overcome the better part of the defenges by which the rebel government supposed it had enabled Mobile ta defy all our attempts. Regarded theoretically, the defences at the entrance to Mobile harbor were perfect, and any one versed in the theories of fortification and gua- nery could see at a glance that it would be mere madness to attempt that harbor. All en- trance was closed except the entrance by channels that were absolutely under the heavy guns of Forts Mergan and Guines—forts that theenemy bad had: three years to put in order, But even theorists will suppose that ship might go past the fire of the forts and get iaside, and ao, for the reception of such @ ship, the defenders of Mobile provided an iron clad ram, the Tennessee, and two or three Little gunboats, The Tennessce was to ran down the one or two of our ebipe tbat got past the forts, and the little boats were to pick up the prisoners and the pieced. Admiral. Farragut appears to be ao stupid a man that ho couldn’t see how perfect these de- fences were. He seems to entertain bis own opinions with such an absurd tenacity that it is probable he would have’ actually taken bis ships up Charleston b: if he had ever been permitted to get anywhere near it—jast to find out whether or no it is so strong as the rebéela have told us it is. In this Mobile business he seears to have fancied that, while the theory was splendid for the enemy, the practice might he a little the other way, and he just tried it. Ue led his eighteen ships, in couples, up under the guns of Fort Morgan. He was determined to get nine ships Inside the barbor, if no, more- Aa the event proved, the forts did bint no great damage. One Monitor was’ blown up’ by a torpedo and one wooden ship was badly dam- aged-—-according to programme—by the rebel ram. But he destroyed the enemy’s fleet, com- pelled the surrender of one large fort and tho destruction of some amaller dependent de- fences, and Mobile harbor is in our possession. If the city is worth a fig to us he can take that too. The, capture of New’ Orleans was a great achievement;, but we are of opinion that the guccess at Mobile quite eclipses it in splendor, both because the enemy had laid more stress on the defences of this place, and because they had the experience that the former battle gave them of the old hero’s style. Welles had bef- ter not let Farragnt get anywhere near to Wil- mington, because tt is not much stronger than Mobile, and the old fellow might take that too. Cornesroxpencs Avovr Titk ~ Drart—Ovr Quora—SrrMoun, Stanton anp rae Swans. Fay OF THE CIRCUMLOCUTION Orrice.—Gov. Seymour wrote to Stanton that the quota of New York for the next draft was excessive. Stanton sent the letter to' Fry to ask what he should say to that troublesome fellow, Seymour. Fry there- upon immediately informed Stanton that Seymour must be @ fool. Fry seems to fancy that, as:be superinteaded the enrolment and arranged the quota, it is very impertineat for any one to say that the quote is not right. He even supposes that he has a right to be a little impatient if any one else pretends to knowledge upon any subject atal'. This is all that there ia in all the correspondence that has been pub- shed about our qnota. It does not, of course, touch the difficulty, and the fact remains that New York has a just right to suppose that there is aa intention to oppress ber by this draft. It is generally supposed that tweoty States ace engaged in the war to support the government. From these twenty States the government requires five hundred thousnad men, and it requires the one State of New York to furnish one-fifth of the number. Now this certainly aecms to give great importance to New York; but we do not think that New York has an importance in the councils of the nation and in the management of the war at all proportionate to it. We as- aert that the enrolment must be excessive, and the government tells us that if itis we must correct it. Not only ie the enrolment knowa to be excessive by reason of the vast number of aliens resident here, but I¢ is notorious, aud bea been shown, that the business men and mechanics in this city are all enrolied twice— once at their business establishments or places of Jabor, and once at their homes. Yet the United States government goes on in stupidity, and assumes that it mast go on until some State functionary, or perhaps the man in the moon, can convince ite agents that they are in error, Who can oouvince Fry that there ts any littie matter worth knowing thet be does not know? He says that Seymour’s compacisua of tan Cou- gresefonal districts ia New York with ten in Massachusotta is unfaly, because the New York districts are densely people@, while the others are not. Did Fry ever bear that Congressional distztota wero vy ferent in geographical extoas, and were ed with a view to equality’ iz population? This idea that the States must correct the government errors or suffer by them is not one calculated to malatain agreeable relations between the general avd State governments. Indeed, our system seems to require that in important matters like tuie the government should take all puine to com vince the people that it {s right before it acte imasmuct as the fathers of the republic have taught that the people ought to resist when they only believe that they are wronged. Pert Deter » Dron Repanartovor War.—- The Peruvian governmont eannot get over it resentment the seizure of the Chincha Islands by the Spanish Adiniral Piovan, or the haugbty demande of the Sp bh Ninister Ma zarredo, for the immediate delivery of Pern- vian eubjects obnoxious to Spain, and evinces f determinstion to go to war at all risks, an- less Spain at once surrenders the Chinchs Tolagda; reatores the Peruvian transport which was seized by the Spanieh men-of-war, wakes a auitable apology for her conduct acd salates the Peruvian flag. When all thisis done, aad not till then, wil! Perw fisten to soy demand which Spalo may make as regards those Hpanish subjects murdered in Pera. Should the Spanish government conclude to retalo the Chincha Islands, there are evidences that Peru qill not walt till Spain has re-enforced her ficet; bat will actually commence « war she deems necessary to repair her wounded honor. There ean be no doubt that wore Pera to undertake this unequal stragygle she would spent with sovintager (19% hor sister republics, at American republics banded against her as a result, while to be defeated by Peru would cover ber with: ridicule and deprive her of the prestige gained by her contest with Morocco, and her late successes in San Domingo. The position is a difficult one for Spain, and it may be that it is the knowledge of this fact which causes the Peruvian govetaméent to evince so much pluck and determination. Be that as it may, the question must soon be set- tled, as Peru seems determined to obtain satis- faction or go to war. ‘ The Late Collision on the Washington and Baltimore Railroad. The collision on the Washington and Balti- more Railroad, a few days since, appears, from all that we can gather, to have besa due prima- rily to the false and niggardly policy of tie company in uot ovmpleting a double track be- tween the two citioe—a work that ought never to have been left undone one moment after its necessity became obvious; aud this necessity has been glaring for twenty years past. — The conduct of the State of Maryland in re- gard to this road has, from the very start, been as blamewortby as that of the company to whom the franchise was gtanted—the Balti- more and Ohio Railroad Company, presided | over by the American railroad king,’ Jobe W. Garrett. The State exacted one-fifth of the fare on every passenger transported on the road between the two cities aa a bonus for the cbarter. The fare for many. yeats was two aud ball dollars, of which the State got fifty centa. It is now oneand ’s half dollars, of which the State receives thirty cents. The receipts from this source, which are nothing more than « poll tax on the foreign travel through the State, are so large that the Constitutional Convention, now sitting at Annapolis, refuses to allow the Stato’s interest in this tax to beallenated under any conditions whatever, though it bas pro- vided for the sate of ali other works in which the State is an owner. Se long, tbercfore, as the State refused to ralax its grasp upon the revenues of this road the company bas beon content to work it on one track aud at the least expense. Several attempts have been made to induce the State to release ita hold upon them, but in vain, and the company bas only been driven by the im- mense increase, of business upon the line to build a secood track at all, which is done as far as Annapotis Junction from Baltimore, and is slowly progressing from the Junction to Washington. The policy of the company in holding back so long from completing this, double track cannot be justified upon any pier of self-interest, for the more the State would be benefited, still more would tho company be; but there is no use iu arguing against the stubbornness of prejudice which varraw and contracted views of things beget. We have snid that the collision, by which two men were burried into eternity and the lives of hundreds of others endangered, was owing primarily to the want of a double track from Annapolis Junction to Washington. Had there been such a track, of course there would have been no collision, This needs no demonstra- tion, and there is no just excuse either for the State or the company in neglecting this work so long. On the contrary, every reason was in favor of its having been buitt long ago. Now for the particulars that led to the catas- trophe. It seems that Mr. Taylor, the conduc- tor of what is called the forty-five minutes past four o'clock P. M. commutation train from Washington to Baltimore, has been for some months past required to make the distance from Washington to the Junction, and stop at all intervening points, in time to meet the Baltimore thirly miautes past three o'clock P. M. train at the Junction. He has many times remonstrated with the com- pany’s authorities agatnst the brevity of the time allowed bim, and told them he appre- hended seme day a collision; and it has only bean by the skin of his teeth that he has beea able for months past to moke his tine. The authorities at last gave him six minutes more time togmake his distance in; but even this was too limited for certainty and security. The commutation passengers have been trying to get this irain put back to {ts old hour of fifteen minutes past four P, M.—a mucl for them--but in vain, though no good reason appears for refusing the application. On the day of the coltision, some‘say that the time of arrival for the Washington train bud expired, by the watch of Mr. Hoover, the con- dactor, in which case he had a right to the track. Gthem say Mr. Hoover started four Tulnutos before the tine was out, owing toa discrepancy in the times of the watches of the two condjctors. Both conduotors have been on the road for many years, and are deservedly esteemed. Mr. Hoover has lost his position; and this act of the company would seem to in- dicate he was in fault. How easily all this would have been obviated by the completion of a double track. Poor Grofs, the baggage master—a most esti- mable man and fuithtul employe of the com- pany for many years--had just put down tho brake, at the signal of the whistle, and stepped to the edge of the platform to look out, when the two cars between which he stood came together with a terrible crash, and caught bim about the bips between the iron hand rails that project a few inches from the ends of each our. There he stood, wedged and jammed, but elill breathing. “Oa the other edge of the seme platform was lying Michael Sullivan, a discharged three years voluntees-of the Eigh- teenth Indiana, inst on bis way home. He was crushed to a jelly between the two cars and ipsmatly kidled. Ia a moment a handred hands, Working new by, on the second track, rushed to the scone, nnd by the aid of two or three hundred colored noldters on the train the cate were rolled buck, and poor Gross was released from his vice to breathe hia last in the next hour. Had the trains been running at full speed there {a no telling what might bave been the loss of life. This road, It must be sald to the oredit of the company, bas been worked with ite single track for the thirty yours it has been in operation with less acoldents on it than on any other road of the kind in the Union; but the time hes been slower and the detentions greater. We may hope now that Garrett, the railroad king, wili stir hie stumps, and pat such a force on the wsifigiabed Wagk of this road as will oowolete it better hour | The truth is, the government of the United States bas been derelict to its duty i= aot causfag four tracks to be built between Balti- been more than derelict in not doing it them- selves. Two doable tracks are none too many between ‘those two cities. There is no want of funds for finishing this road, for we learn thet the recetpts of the company for the fist five months of thie year from the government alone wore two. miilions... Leb thom shell out, there- fore, and give the nation » double track all the way to Washington. A Larrex rsom Geanrr Surra.—Gerrit Smith bas published « letter in reply to the manifesto of Wade and Winter Davis. It ie a very queer, contradictory epistle, likely to do Limeoin = ) great deal more harm than good, and not very creditable to Mr. Smith’s Intelligence or his honesty. He beging by saying that he considers the manifesto “a strongly reasoned and instructive paper;” but he “regrets its appearance.” He gays that Lincoln is “an able, honest, patriotie man,” but adds that he “has fallen into grave errors,” and “has not always kept himself with- in the sphere. of his office.” Then Gerrit Smith states that New York aad Philadelphia are more disloyal than Richmond and Atlanta, Here are his words:—“Why, we ‘have immeasurably more to fear from thé ever- warring disloyalty of New York aod Philadel- phia than from the swords aud guns of Rich- mond and Attanta.”° If this be true Grant, and Sherman are obviously besieging the wrong cities, and ought to turn their cannoe upon us at once, Then Mr. Smith wanders off to the case of the people. against General Dix, and criticiacs the "recent decision of Jddge Russel. What bas this to do, pray, with the Wade and Davis pre- test? Of General Dix be says:—His juriedie~ tion is as ample and absolute aa that of Sber- man before Atlanta or Grant before, Rich- mond.” Is ft? When was martial law de- clared In Gotham? When wore our citizens transformed into an army quder command of Dixt Mr. Smith then goes on to dectare that he “honors the good intentions of President Lin- coln,” but does not approve of his lack of nerve and his slownesa. Mr. Smith states that “there is a great deal of truth” in the Wade Davis manifesto; but he don’t want the truth published. He concludes by remarking that “the eve of the Presidential election is aot the time to be making an issue with Mr. Lincoln in regard to either his real or supposed errors.” Tuen when is the time? Is it after he,is re- elected and we have lost the power to correet his errors by removing him? We fear that, im writing tbis silly, contradictory aud ridieulous letter, Gerrit Smith hes imitated aad rivalled Doaberry. Tux New Horny Arsusce.—The Gaztta & Venezia, an official Austrian journal, makes the statement that if the diplomatists in London failed to effect anything the sovereigns whe met at Kissingen wore more fortunate. At that conference, they extended to each other the hand of friendship, and made a compact for mutual assistance. They do not, ssserte the journos! in question, desire to encroach om the legitimate rights of others, but will defend their own, in order that the treaties may not be a dead letter. This renewal of friendship be- tween the three Northern Powers and the mem- bers of the Germanic Confederation is, aecord- ing to the semi-official organ we are referring to, one of the most remarkable and significant circumstances of our day~-it alone being able to cope with the spirit of revolation which te now rife throughout Europe, The alliance is not against France, says the journs!, cot aay other “regularly constituted Power,” but its influence will be felt by all alike. At present | neither of the Northern Powers can be attacked | with impunity. There is no “ Holy Alliance,” but simply a bond of unity between Austria, Russia and Prassia (“Call a rose by any other name,” &¢.), which will iacrease the power of each of these great nations. They cau no longer be isolated and destroyed. The above, which is the substance of a semi. official article, {s certainty directed against Italy; but as the journal publishing it is Aus- trian it may be congluded that the wist fathered the thought, and that hence less im- jortance is to be attributed to this menace than would otherwise merit. Still there seems but little doubt that this new Holy Alliance has been consammated. That its power will be very great should Denmark be incorporated i with Germeny sone can doubt. Whether these facts will) draw Trance and Englaad ¢loser remains to be.seen; but there can exiet Little ‘doubt that It will canse Italy and France to become allied more strongly than ever. | Napo'eon will understand that the gid of Italy will become necessary to him as a balince against the preponderance of the Holy Allis io+ and we shall doubtless see him makiag suct concessions to England’s pride as wil) indoc- her to join heartily with France and Italy; elas the future of Europa must be in a great mes sure swayed by the three Northern Power: which have banded together, with tho evider purpose of staying the influence and power of France more especially. Tt is a matter of @oubt whether tho Allies, conscious of ther incrensed strength, will bo content to remais peacefully in statu quo. Tho probabilities are that this very alliance will hasten the geners) European war it was intendod to retard. The Park W tho The storm of Saturday aight and Sunday morn! og vag the eifeot of cooliig (he alr and freshening the veces) tg of Wee Perk. Seve onsend persons vised tue grounda yestorday, and althougb the thermometer revgad beigher a8 tbo Cagino than on Saturday the aumompbere was for pleasanter and the visttore less cpprewee with the heat, Pi rssatanta Deve rosmntiy been donated to the SES aRD be Brewaes Neuter, Boe.» New York. pea Oto, Eag., of Fordham, Weat- dod’ cage, (rom Master Willle Chirke, ot tude @f South Amerie tortotess (1: = ol a)