The New York Herald Newspaper, August 23, 1864, Page 4

\\ 4 NEW YORK HERALD. OFFICE x. W. COMMER OF FULTON AND NASSAD OT. me XXIX.... ... AMUSEMENTS TI ‘BIBLO'S GARDEN, Broad’ WALLACK'S THEATRE, Broadway.—Braie@® WINTER GARDEN, Broadway.—Brenraon: Roven Draxoxd KEW BOWER! THEATRES, Bowery —Tav Sigutiass Swpe—Littis Vaisy—Kosexe or tax Premweme, BOWERY THEATRE, Bowery. —T, Jorks Bact—Fisiknmam OF Lisn0x, BNUN'S M(OSEUM. Broadway, t ENTS, AC Gosmpsuen— Two a CULTIES. AU IL A ht., Giawts, Twi ‘au boure Tus WOOD'S MINSTREL BALL, 614 Breadway.—Bratorias foncs, Dances, po nusee ane He Mane CAMPBELL MINSTRELS. 199 and 201 Bowe: 4np BxciTinG Means ov Etwiorian Opprrims AMERICAN THRATRE, No, 444 Broadway.—B. Partoaimes, BURLESQUES, 40.—91LD Geaxny Gacure ABW YORK MUSEUM OF axarour €13 Broadway. Vani Cur osities aNd Luctoras, from M. wil oP. a, OPERA HOUSE, Brookiyn.—Remwortas Buaissours, &c * BOOLEY’s Sonos. Dances, New York, Tu ADVERTISEMENTS FOR THE COUNTRY. Advertisements for the Wxexir Heratp must te hand. v¢ip before ten o'clock every Wednesday evening its circulation among the eaterprising mechanics, farmers, merchants, manufacturers and gentlemen throughout the country i® Wcreasing very rapidly. Advertisements in- sorted i the Wax. Heratp will thus be seen by a large Portion Of the active and energetic people of the United States, THE SITUATION. ‘We have oothing later from General Grant than the (movements of Saturday aight. At that time heavy can- Denading was going on since eleven o’clock tn the after- ‘Boon to four o'clock om the following morving oo our extreme left, Our lose in Friday’s action on the Weldon Rallroad is caid to be heavier than at Grst reported, Probably amounting to three thousand tn all. We toox ‘two bundred and thirty prisoners amd some stands of colons. General Sheridan wad some heavy ekirm'sh'og with the enemy on Sunday, Ge fost abous two bundred tn kiled and wounded eavy Gring was going on in the avighborbood of Chariestowsa and Berryvilic on Monday, end it was thought (bat a battle was going on at the former place. We beld Martinsburg ontil three P. M. on Monday, when the rebels entered it, Barry Gilmo’'s Oommand being in the advance. During the cight we drove the rebel: Up to that time oo rebel force bad oroased the Potomac between Williamsport and Garper's Ferry. Tk was reported that Genera) Leo, with a large force {forty thousand), was moving up the valley to support Geveral Early. The utmost panic prevailed o Hagers town. We have news from New Orleans to the 14th inst. by the steamer Emily B. Souder yesterday. The rebel cap- Sure of the twosteamors Atlantic aad Cheek, on Sun- Gower river, is given preity fully by our correspondent, The other news is not very imp tant, At last accounts from our correspondents with Ad. @iral Farragut, General Granger bad arrived with bis land forces to within Give hundred yards of Fort Sorgen ‘The guudoats were then ready to open fre on the fort. The only recent sews from Gen. Foster at Charieston ‘Bas reference to the release of prisoners under fag of truce, Six bundred Union prisoners are now said to be @eder Gre at Charleston; but from Genera! Truman Seymour's account of the peril to which be and bis Drether officers were exposed, under similar circum: stances, there is mot much neccasity for any aousual g0- Uottude as to the position of these prisouers. Another secret organi ation, ‘‘ The Suns of Liberty,’’ fie waid to have been discovered in Indiana. The West is fruisful ia mare's vests. Several high officials are re Ported to be amongst this new “ Order," and, it is said, fre cow in custody, [adianspolis is the centre of the Conspiracy. Quactities of arms and ammunition have boon seized by the military, which had been forwarded from the East to a Grm there, the members of which Were arrested and placed under military guard. ‘The rebel pirate Tallahassee had been spoken at sea on Sawrday, steaming East, off Coal Harbor, fifteen miles from Halifax, N.S. A vessel which arrived at that Plece on Suoday saw two steamers on Friday afternoon to the castward. They were probably Union gunboats, 10 te said that the Tallahassee ts the pioneer ship of a ‘umber of the same description that are being fitted out 1 Wiimingtos, N.C. Some of them, it is stated, are quite ready for sea, and may soon be beard frem. Our news from General Sherman comes by way of Fasbvil.e, and is to the 224. It is to the effect that Gen. Wheeler's rebel forces have crossed the river above Chat- Sepcega It ig reported that a train bound from Knoxville bo Chattanooga was captured ‘near Cleveland by the rebels, on Thursday, and that ao empty train bound from Chat tagooge to Atlante was also captured by them. We publish in another columa a very interesting ap- peal to President Lincoln tn bebalf of the Union prisoners now in Georgia, from a bedy of four commissioners, just @xohanged, who speak the sentiments of a mass @ecting of the prisoners, thirty-five thousand {fn Gumber, sow confined at Aadersonville, Ga. These geo- Gomes represent the condition of our soldiers in captivity @2 most borrible, demanding instant measures on the Part of the Executive for their instant release. MISCELLANEOUS NEWS. ‘Tee Inman steamer Eva, Capt, MoGuigan, which left Lererpes! at noon on tbe 10th, and Queenstown on the ‘Lith Aogert, arrived a: this port yesterday morning. Her cows bas been anticipated. Cur Loudon correspondent saye that the Emperor Ne porwr, bes aanureé Mr. Slidell that the Southern confed ‘@recy will Of rer, coder any circumstances, be reeogniced by Fracce onions 1 le Promised that slavery hal) be ful y adoiirhed wit jiven time, Mr. Slidell, 1 We oid, retired from the loterview tna very depressed wale of wind ‘The Laird irov rams have bees named respectively the Boorpioe and the Myvera by the Britien Admiralty. ‘They are being prepared for sea English war vessels, ‘The Loodon Trimet of the AD Of August gives ao array Of Agures. in ite city article, to t the custome Povwres of the Mevican <n ree monthe Of 1864, both In the AUlaatic porte, show an Semense sdvance in the materia! progress of that coun try under tbe vew rule. ‘The Loodos jouraais of August 10 contain very lengthy Peperte of the theatrical scande! case, tried at the Bow Birest police office, before Mr. Flowers, ia which Mr. Beory Betoman, of the Garrick Club, father of Mise Bate pone, (he actress, appeared to awewer a summons charging him with having sessuited Mra, Augusta Bristow, box De &tee; or of (be Theatre Royal Adelphi, by striking and | categ ber, Ws the Strand, on the wight of the Ist inst. © Bristow ailewed that Mr. Batemen, a (rieod of her viy, bad endeavored to form & more intimate wiotaace with ber daughter Georgina then the 1 Of strict propriety permitted, On one oovasion Bristow watobed Mr’ Bateman and ber daughter sp Mirand, They burried on to the exb.rank, and he © © Dastlly © We cadman. The mteps of a cad wore te ‘ows, and Ber Gaaghter was handed into the cab by 4) defendant. fhe wes about to follow to, t . ' 0 TL eprang to (he apot and seize) eo | endeavored WH prevent his following ber He turned fond, and T said to bim, © Tou wrewb | you have taken ay daoghter* He inrtantiy gave me & diow o> der aed Kicked meon the leg, erelaimin, Comet woman.” [took my daughver out of the ead and © (et ber © her home. She sbeoonded from bor Mowe the aext moraiog, This statoment was poni.yeiy NEW YORK HERALD TUESDAY, AUGUST 25, (864. Geviet by the Gefenduet Toe magistrate decid ed thas | agesinst Richinond. He bad won the Gret posi- | The Presidential Campaign—fhe Divic as the eviderce was cvnfioting ae enee must be tr by & jury. Mr, Betoman was beld ie Dati. Very Rev. Dr Walsh, ¥ @., Torente, aad Rew, J. Sro. Dott. PP, Adgem, Canads, were present at the O'Copnel Momement corewonial sed banquet i Dublic on the Aub of Angus By the arrive! of the Reanoke, from iTavess, we have lave and \ieres\ing Advices from Mexico, ehict may be foand W our correspRdent's letter, im aDoiber part of to Gay 0 hwr4Ln From Le BoomenLs i Bopeure that tbe re Port Of Uirage'e desertion of Ube patriot cause i# eon Grmed, oné, furthermore, thet several other Juste: ch ef bed also gous OFer Lo Ibe Hmperiaiete It must be Dror Ww IEG, BoWEVEF, KbOi Ldeee reports are derived irom Freveh sources, and, therefore, ebould be received with Caution We bare dates from Bermuda to the 10th of August, but the pews i of Be importance, The Aoyal @azete of the Oth bat the following paragraph —‘Arrivel of the Sleamers (4 tkiminiwe and (My of Peversd: it Hem |- tou hese two spleudid spec mons of uarai vreniiecture entered our barbor oo Wedeesdey last (rom Wiimingtoo. N. C., whic port they left on the 234 wiimo The for mer brings Abou! | O25 And ibe \elter 848 Dalng Of COLLoD. They are counigued to Mesere K. & Musee & Oo." The Hoard of Aldermen met yerterday and passed 6 fesulution autburiziag the Fulton Rasiroad Company to lay down tracks sod switches from the Fulton ferry, along Foltoa street, to Greeawich, to (anal, to Weel, to Cortisndt and thence back (0 1B pire of Beriontng, by way of Maiden lane, Borting ship and South strect A resolution was also acopied instructing the Mariem Rail road Company to place @ bridge over the track at the corner of Hisbiy-niath street and Fourthavenus Tae Teport Of tke Committee ip favor of iwereasing ibe sala ries of (the treasurer and other olficers of the soldiers’ relief fund was recewed, The Cor poration Counsel was instructed to take euch measures ae would, {n bis judgment, restore an original letter of Washington which had Been puriowed from the arehives of the city, After passing upou ® oumber of papers from the Board of Counciimes the Board edjourved, At the meeting of the Boa?d of Councilmen yesterday, communications were received from the Mayor and Supervisor Blunt relative to the agencies to this city for obtaining recruits for other States and‘cities; whereupon AD ordinance was submitted prouibiting all recruiting except for the city and county of Now York, ender a penalty of not less than one thousand sor more than six thousand doliars, or imprisonment of net jess than siz months oor more than one year. The court martial sitting at 17 State street, over which Genera! Hartsuff presides, witb Colore! Wali ae judge ad- vooate, met egain yestorday. It is case of General Spinola will be ag {ime on some new charges and spocifications. William Augustus Smuliey, the Custom House officer who was alleged to be implicated in {the fraudulent transactions in which Mr. Palmer was said to be con- cerned, was yesterday released from Fort Lafayette on executing & bond in five thousand doliars to render bim- ‘eit up whenever called on. Yeeterday in the United States Commissioner's office, before Commissioner Osborne, John Feran and nineteen otbers of the crew of the American sbip E. C. Scranton appeared, charged with endeavoring to incite a revolt on board that ship. An examination was beld, which re sulted in the discharge of eleven of the accused and the comm iting of nine to await the action of the Grand Jury. Yesterday morning, about ten o'clock, an encounter took place op the east side of the City Hall between two well known potiticia They bad been parties to a wager in relation to tho election of Justice Shanly at the last charter election. Meeting in the Park yesterday morning, one of them demanded the money, but before be could say @ word the otber struck bim on the nose, causing It to bieed profusely, The person struck saved bimseif from failing by seizing the railing, when the other was about to repeat (he assault, but was prevented by Captain Pnorne, of the City Hail precinct. The captain sent bis prisoner to Justice Hogan at the Tombs. who held him to keop the peace in the sum of two hundred dollars, There will be a meeting this evening at Military Hall, 192 Bowery, of segar makers and tobacco dealers, to take into consideration the necessity of a reform in both the federal and municipal affairs, and for making arrange metite for holding ® grand mase meoting of tne trade at epearly day. The mecting is adver:tsed to take place at eight o'clock. The rise in gold had the effect of imparting increased buoyancy and Ormneas im trade circles yesterday, and though business as a generat thing was moderate, macy Articles were eold at prices showing an improvement on (bose current on Saturday. Cotton was higher. Petroleum was active and bighor, especially crude, which sod ‘reely on specul: On 'Chunge flour w: 8 16c. bigner, with a feir demand. Wheat and corn were 4c. Letter, while oats were dull aad drooping. Pork~ was Grmer. Beef quiet. Lard quiet. Whiskey Grm. Freights were dull «nd rates drooping. According to the City Inspector's report’there were 750 deaths in the city during the week ending oo the 224 of August—an increase 0: 68 as compared with the mortality of the week previous, sod 87 more than occurred during the corresponding week last year. There were 526 an- tives of the United States, 148 of Ireland, 45 of Germany, 10 of England, 3 of Scotland, and tbe balance of various foreign countries. The Deveiopment of Gran campaiga, Some days ago one of the Richmond papers indulged ia certain reflections upon Graut’s flank movements,,and declared that he had but one idea in strategy. Undoubtedly he has been rather monotonous in the use of bis left in this campaign; but, instead of attributing this to the General’s want of fertility, it would have beer more philosophical to attribute it to the law that made it compulsory—te the fact that a movement by the left was the only one in the relative position of the two forces that could take bim towards his goal. But the Richmond journal also declared that Lee knew Grant and bis mancuvre by beart, and was always prepared for him at the proper point. Yet, despite all this, Grant now owes to one more use of this very threadbare manceuvre the most substantial advantage yet gained over Lee. He moved by the left from the Wilderness, from Spotteylvania, across the North Anos and the Pamunkey, across the Chickabominy, and across the James. It need not admit the possession of aay very great genius by General Lee to suppose that he ought to be quite familiar with a movement efter he has seen so liberal a use of it as this; but it certainly does argue a very great genius is General Grant, as well as great fertility of resource and knowledge of bis adversary, when we find that after the above six operations he could at this late day gain complete possession of his enemy’s most important line of communication by this same mancuvre. We said before the fall of Vicksburg that even if Grant should fail to take that place his movement in the rear of it would none the less entitle bim to high rank as a soldier; and a somewhat similar statement of the present position would be not less true; for, even if Grant shall eventually prove unable to hold his position, the operation by which he gained itvwill still stamp him the very greatest strategist of the time. - Grant had, up till five or six days ago, proven that Lee’s impudent pretence to hold the country half way to Washington and to odcupy the south bank of the Rapidan was ao arrant piece of humbuggery. “ shown that Lee was not able to bold an inch of territory north of the defenceaaf Richmond, had compelled fim to hurry into those defences, and had taken 8 position that threatened Lee’s occupancy of his so-called capital aud the country south of it, Lee saw that in every view the case required that Grant shonld be driven from that position He tried all possible means to get him eway, and demonstrated the weakness of the vonfede- racy in bis inability to do it. Grant stayed whee aad kept tis and bis occupation of that position was a continual victory. He had ao- complished a great deal—tnflnitely more than apy other general who bad led an advance t-ve victories that were ever won on the way to that city. But grumblers began to complain because he had vot done more. An empty beaded correspondent of an administration organ had shown what a great victory might have been gained at Coal Harbor if he bad been ip command of our army instead of Grant, and certain idiotic people called Lim a “butch- er,” because bis battles were not bloodless. But tie noise of this fire in the rear disturbed him as little as d.d Lee’s many efforta, His at- tempt to take Petersburg on June 30 was a grand one, and that failure would have dis- heartened aman iu the least degree weaker than Grant is. But the impression of that tail- ure seems to bave been shaken from his thoughts “like a dewdrop from the lion's mane,” and once more he is actively at the enemy again. Such tenacity of purpose aud such persistency would have prevented the re- treat of the grand army from Moscow. On the 13:h instant, it will be remem- bered, the Second corps. weut from the lett over to the position at Deep Bottom, on the vorth side of thé Jimes river. In co-operation with the troops already at Deep Bottom, it then threatened the defences of Richmond. Yet this movement can hardly be called a mere feint. It had more reality in it. Such is the facility of movement between the extremities of Grant’s line that he could in 4 short time have thrown bis whole force to the position occupied by the Second corps; and if the enemy had treated the movement of that corps as a feint, or neglected It in the least, he would doubtless have done so, and then made arush for Richmond. It was thus an optional movement. But the enemy treated it seriously. On the 14th Lee begun to reinforce bis men on the north side. Oc the 15th he bad a consid- erable force there, and on that days pretty severe fight took placeat White’s Tavern, on the Charles City road. On the 16th, Tuesday last, our forces advanced and carried part of the Richmond defences; and still more consider- able reinforcements for the enemy reached the north side on that day. On Wednesday they were apparently still moving in the same direction, and on Thursday Grant suddenly moved out to his left and occupied the Weldon road. He now immediately began to draw in the force from the north side, and made ar- rapgements to hold this most important posi- tion. On Friday the enemy made an attempt to drive us from it, and, though be was repulsed, it is unpleasant to huve to record that we lost ®@ number of prisoners through the surprise of our forces. It is very remarkable that we could have been surprised under such circum- stances. On Sunday the enemy made a great effort to drive us from this point. His efforts for this purpose are the best evidence of the import- ance of the position. Its value to our cause can bardly be overstated. Just as Grant flanked Lee out of his position at Spottsylvania by a movement to the left, so the last movement, if it can be maintained, fanks the Southern oon- federacy out of existence. Grant, if he can atay where he is, owns Richmond and Lee’s army. And he must be kept where be is at all bazards and all co Men are undoubtedly his great want. One substantial reinforcement at the present time would end the war. Ten thousand men cent to Grant now, and fifty thousand within @ month, would be a grand economytof life and treasure. Our want is not half a million men at the end of the year, but fifty thousand now. Let the government compromise with the coun- try on the next draft in some way that will give Grant a large immediate reinforcement, and another draft will not be necessary. Iuportant From Evrope—Lovuis NaPougon’s Utmatem to Suiper..—L[n the letter from our London correspondent, which we publish this morning, he gives us the following important information, viz:—That in a late conversation with the rebel ambassador, Slidell, the Empe- ror Napoleon declared that he never will re- cognize the rebel States (even should they achieve their independence de facto) un- less they determine to abolish slavery, and en- gaze that all the children born of slave parents shall be free, and that “slavery shall be totally abolished and cease within ten years from the date of recognition.’’ Our correspondent says that he obtains this {information “from entirely reliable sources,” and that it is essentially trac we are strongly inclined to believe. Louis Napoleon, though an absolute despot, is still but @ creature of the public opinion of France. He has accordingly improved every opportunity for proclaiming bimself the champion of the libe- ral ideas and progressive civilization of the age. In this character bis recognition of the socalled Confederate States, upon the basis of African slavery, is simply impossible. Such a proceeding on his part would be fatal to his pretensions as the representative of the will of the French people. Hostility to slavery is a necessity of his position; and if, under future contingencies, he may be persuaded to inter- vene in behalf of a Southern confederacy, bis intervention we doubt not will depend upon the condition precedent of the abolition of slavery. Can this be the secret at which Jeff. Davis was hinting in bis late declaration to Messrs, Kirke and Jaques that he was not fight- Ing for slavery, but for Southern independence? In any event the corner stone of his confede- racy has been a stumbling block to England and France, and will be to the end of the war. Ovr Souprers m Captiviry—Taem Dazapro. Svrrermos.—The revelations which we publish to-day from liberated and escaped prisoners of war, of the dreadful privations, cruelties and sufferings to which the thirty-five thousand Union soldiers held in captivity in Georgia are exposed, we would urge upon the imme- diate attention of the administration. Every consideration of humanity, patriotism and poli- cy demands s general exchange of prisoners of war; and, from the late exchange effected at Charleston between General Foster and Gene- ral Sam Jones, we conclude that there would be no very gteat difficulty now in secur. ing, under slimilar arrangement, the re lease of all our soldiers beld as prisoners by ‘the enemy; especially as the Provost Marsbal at Richmond, with the approval of the rebel Seoretaty of War, has recently eunounced that our megro soldiers hailing from Delaware and Maryland, taken captive, must be reeognised as prisoners of war. Upon this voluntary con- cession, one would think that a little tact would settle this whole diffloulty concerning an ex- change of eur colored troops. At all events, the strong appeals which we print to-day on bebalf of our suffering soldiers he! as prison- ets of war in Georgis tall urgently for iiames diate pre tion and aedon on te part of Pregl. dent Liacota ne the Me m Party. Many of our leading republicans are now furious against Lincoln. Fremont is running as an opposition candidate. Wade and Winter Davis bave denounced Old Abe as a usurper. Wendell Phillips bas taken the stump against him. Bryant, of the Evening Post, is very angry with Lincola, because Henderson, the Post's publisher, bas been arrested for defraud- ing the government. Greeley is fighting both Linooin and the printers. Raymond is a Little shaky, and bes to make frequent journeys to Washington for instructions. The Chevalier Barney, of the Custom House, dees not ap- prove of the Lincoln dynasty, and prefers Victor Emanuel’s titles and - decorations. Palmer, of the Republican State Central Com- mittee, has been seut to Fort Lafayette. Forney says that be will give up Lincoln to agave the country. Thurlow Weed grumbles @nd grumblee because he cannot get bis two and a half per cent upon all the offices. Opdyke is dissatisfied, in spite. of his nice share of the spoils. Chase would rather bave any ether may than Lincoln. There is cen- siderable talk about another republican cou- vention, to be held at Buffalo. Some repub- licun papers publish paragraphs binting that Liscoin will resign the Baltimore nomination. In short, there is a great deal of division, dis- aension, dissatisfaction and furious sanabbiing in the repwblican ranks here on the very eve of the election. Now, to what does all this amount? Our experience of politicians convinces us that it amounts to nothing. The sorebead republicans either complain that Lincoln gives them too little shoddy or too little nigger. What candi- date can they find who will give them more of either? The people are firmly persuaded that we have too much shoddy and too much nigger already; and any other nominee than Lincoln will be certain to reduce the supply of both of these republican staples. As for Lin- coln, be will hold bis ground. He will not re- sign. He will not offer an armistice. He will enforce the draft and send one hundred thou- sand more men to Grant. With this ample reinforcement Grant will make short work of Lee and the rebellion. What, therefore, are the republican grumblers to do? They cannot get another candidate with the slightest chance of an election. They cannet move Old Abe, who,has put his foot down, and bas hia little political as well as his military plans. They cannot go for the Chicago ticket, no matter what it may be. No; we shall soon eee them all skedaddlivg for the Lincoln train and sell- ing out at the best terms they can. Fremont may run; but the grumblers will not support him. Eveu Opdyke, who settled up his Mariposa estate, will not follow his political fortunes. There is no honesty, no consistency, no sense, in any of these republican soreheads, They must sneéak back to Old Abe, or be left out in the cold; and no one who understands what politicians are will take long to decide which of these two horns of the dilemma will be chosen, The Chicago delegates must very empbati- cally comprebend that they must beat the whole republican party if they elect their can- didate. It is a strong ‘party even yet, and has aheavy army vote to draw upon. The error of relying too greatly upon the weakness of the republicans, as developed in the quarrels of the republican leaders, may prove fatal. No matter bow bitterly the old democratic leaders might abuge each other im the piping times of political peace, they wore always found shoulder to shoulder when spoils were to be won. This ia political human nature; and the republican leaders are neither more nor less than human. Wade, Winter Davis, Wendell Phillips, Bryant, Greeley, Raymond, Barney, Forney, Weed, Opdyke, Chase and the rest may have their personal quarrels, or their shoddy quarrels, or their nigger quarrels, with Old Abe; but he has tke whiphand of them, and they will soon be bobbing back {nto the republican fold, like sheep who have gone astray. The most of the fuss some of them kick up now is simply to ferce Lincotn to give them thoir ternis, They have no more inten- tion of holding a Buffalo convention than they have of nominating the Man in the Moon, with the “Moon Hoax” asa platform. They use loud words to covceal their lack of uerve, as @ bully ~ blusters when he does not mean to fight, or a schoolboy whistles when be pasées achurchyard, If they really meant business they would all go in for Fre- mont, who is a good man and has a nomination already; but nothing could be further from their intention. They are a set of political braggarts and bummers, tricksters and trim- mers, tumblers and typesetters, poets and poetasters, shoddyites and nigger worshippers, and not the slightest reliance can be placed upon what they say in regard to their political schemes. We have studied all olasses of politicians pretty closely in our time, and we warn the Chicago Convention to put no trust in the re- publican sorebeads. Furiously as some of them denounce Lincoin now, and lukewarm as the rest of them are in bis cause, they will ali be shouting tor him as the only true Union candi- date as soon es the nominations are all made and the chances for bargains have passed. They are to the republican party what the blatant peace men are to the democratic party, and are just as unworthy of any faith or con: dence, The coming election will be very closely coutested if the democrats nominate a popular general, and it will aot do for either party to throw away a single point in the game by relying upon these weak and treacherous outsiders, It is quite as ridiculous to suppose that the conservative demoorate will get uny real assistance from the ultra radical,-aitra sioddy and ultra nigger soreheads as that the republi- cans, who are committed to the war, the whole war, and nothlag but the war, will obtain any accession of strength et the polls from the ranks of the peace faction. The political crows may caw sod Gutter about at present; but they lips and bis their tails; and Winter Davis, Raymond, Opdyke and Forney, who have no tails, will oll make tracks for Old Abe’s plantation, and will e000 be found crowing, and blowing, and vowing, sed writing, and swearing and stump ing the States on hie side, declaring that he, and he alone, ie the bope of the nation, the buge- boo of Jeff, Davia, tho first of eonsoryatives, the Lest of abolitionists, the mo#thonestof poli- + ticians, the purest of patriots, the most gullible other dash t@ some direction. of Chigago, but some other bold move, which be says is Of greater importance as to coming o@ bis ill-starrea missioo. of mankind, the easest President to , Gad the person especisi|y predestined and fore- ordained by Providendg 40 carry on the war, free the niggers, and give ali. of the faithful » fair share of the spoils. The spectacle will be ridiculous; but it is inevitable. THE NIAGARA FALLS PEACE PLOTS. Object of Professor Hoicom» Trip to Europextic Desig European Recogatt federacy—Returm of to the Fails—Seward's At ChicugomThe Crowds at Niagara, &e., de, OUR SPROIAL NIAGARA FALLS DESPATOH. Currow Hoves, Niagara Fauts, August 22, 1864 T bave ascertained today that Professor Holcombe's contemplated visit to Europe i for the purpose of pre- venting the.Southern ambassadors, Mason and Slidell, committing the South in favor of any scheme of interyen- tion by the lowers of Europe. : He, as I etated a ‘days since, is thorough!y for an adjustment by American dipiomscy and the settlement of our difficutties batween ourselves, His departure at this time would theretore tudicate that the developments here for the iast fow days had satisfied him that the door. for adjustment is ow open, eituer through the administration at Washington or the democracy at Chicago, Boing convinced upoo that be goes to Europe to prevent anything being done to interfere with tt there. Jowett bas again returned, and is preparing for ao- It te not to the direction ts, bosom friends, called on Hollis White, one of Seward Sanders to day and tendered bim a safe passage aod pro- fection to Washington, Sanders has not decided whother be will accept or not. The re blicans and democrats to be trying to see which shall become the great- ih the rebel ambassadors bere. ready gtated, President Lincoln, having wt be has lest the support of the radical wing of bis owe party, is wow bidding for the ery element of the opposition, and is disposed to necotiate with (he rebel ambassadors (ur anarmiatice, The rebels in Canada prefer bringing abouts settlement through the den Dg t! vy special messengers back and great delay, aod tbe resulls of tbismegotiation and of tbat with the Chicago Convention may be spread before tue je time AS it now Stands the admin ag committed to the agents of rebel armistice, and to receive the ol.c endorsement of each party to those terms and separate and pct from the wdjustmant to be con- sidered by the convention of States. ogre Meantime the events at Chicago may change the ¥bole adair, The rebel agents now consider that the proposition of an armistice is really made by Lincoln. The potatires uuagreed upon is that either party may break it The most reilable f bad lead me to the couctusi Chicago on a ment for ao Support the peace element; bat f, ow the other band, ap pence platform is adopted, euch as will levve no ne- ty for bis he ding off the democracy, the President will proceed to etarce the draft, and if there te any ro- atatance, declare n@rtial law throughout the North, and continue it in force until after (fe election, This may be said to be tritling with toierests of the government for politica! purposes, Lover may be thought of it, i defy eny person to examine the dsta hore, even if be belleves Old Abe to be as pure the Angel Gabriel, ani} come to any othor con |. Who can te! the im- portance of the events of the bext two weeks in the po- litical world? Doiegates and ov forth, will cause ir wi iders ure passing Niagara now on every train for Chicag ¢ delegations from the Now England States meet in New York to consult to-night and orrow night. There was an immense crowd at the ‘alls yesterda: ong thom several delegates. Refugecs are arr: from Ke itucky on tbe Cant sido in large numbers every day, uuder the offeot of the stringent rules enforced there, They wear a sad aud de- d oxprension, to Fi ject General Rooker was introduced to the guests of the Juternational Hotel yesterday, and srent an hour io abaking haods and exchangimg salutations. . Important D. OUR LONDON CORRR: " Lomvom, August 10, 1864. The Southern Confederacy Not io be Reergnised by France Unless Siavery ts Abolished—Phe Emperor's Declaration to Slidell, de. T have just received some very important information from an entirely reliable source, ‘The Kmperor of the French bas just informed Mr. Sii- deli that he ocever will recognize the rebel States, (even should they achlove their independence, de facie), unless they determine to abolish slavery and engage {hné all the children born of slave parents shall be (ree, and that “slavery shall be totally abotiehed an@ cease within ten years from the date ef recognition.” You may be assured that ihe above statement ls true fm every particular, { am told that Mr. Slidell went away from the interviow with the Rmperor looking more dejected than be bas through all the reverses of the rebels, and all the rebuife that Be has received since The fact is, Louis Napoleon ts a mao of the world well as an adroit politician. He knows that one at friend t9 worth more thad @ dozen weak ones. bas seat for ten thousand (ae bait) of the French troops in Mezion, andaext spring the rest comes away, and hé knows (hat the friendship of the United States le a reality, and that any attempt at sp alliance with red handed pirates and slavebolders will pull bim dowa ratner than give aim Additional strongth. You baye probably noticed iately that all the French official and semi official jouraalstare very sweet on John Bull, and nothing good enough, se: wingiy, can be said of the public policy of Great Britvin wi ton, What great scheme or what new Gere is s eyig to form of Carry out, future events must letermine, 4 ‘The legitimate fruits of the Danish conquest by Prussia tobeseto A rrant quarrel and Austria are beginal iwarising among the ding parties; and these tios—leaving Denmark eit of the. queation—are no less than five to number, viz: Pruesm, Austria, the emalier German States, the of Aucustenburg and the duehies thomecives. If the quarrel rises (o @ portentious height, ‘then the two great Western | owers—France aod tand—may step in and declare (be duchies independent, and tell them to choose their own rulor and goverameat. Stranger things have happened, je—Leotter rom bemater meat, copied (rom New York bas been to Now Engtand, to the effect that | bad been ington to urge upon the President the policy of an armisticé with therebels, There is oot the slightest foundation for the report, ag | have never entertained, for a moment, any other thought than that of conquering a perce by the defeat of the rebel armies. No public man connected with tle administration ts in favor of an armistice, I personally know President Lineola and the members of bis Cabinet have tndoubting faith in the suocess of our armies iv the Geld, and the uititnate complete triumph of our cause. And, with this Delief, they will pursue the most vi yy and men. Nation, August 20, 1864, y ads Batiding. Looxour, August 22, 1866. A Gorman mechanic, who bas been employed for over the rebel Navy Department in the frouciad vessels, says there are two vos. Lo) at Wil ' aed Sant cok toe bens oy ey ol wenty-four are covered wit four tach Tron, Each vessel oisiet eer cups. ‘There are also two vessels nt Kinston, N.C. One of them i¢ named the Moose. She carries twenty-four. commanded by Captaio T. F. measures to ¥ WILSON, i ders, and is to be YY 'd, of the rebel navy. in the Pedee river, north of of whiok wit! be ready for hoe | in one gy ge fooner, One it called t Morgan, C. 8. N., commanding. offieer has ie tear tachoa Solo and ech cacries four guns, ““feeres cr troa-oted Kee a Ph N, 0, a one 1a toy Oy twelve inobes ia thiekneet yee eke ke wo be to two months, She is to carry twelve tobe Albemarle. AssdouTiOn The anniversary efAhig excellent benevolent assoote- de celebrated, at Brooks’ Assembly Roome, 861 Broome street, on Tuesday, 98, at halt-past seven ay Sineaeeetans ar ecm eee Wor) ant ja Datity, aloe 8 Vash sod, am wit au ies should do, We have no doubt ry Will be fully equal to any of the 14 Domollt to our Vatholie your, a ened NEWS FROM MEXICO, Uraga Finally Adheres to the Imperial System. Condition of Affairs in the Jvuarist Camp. : | FRENGIR OCCUPATION OF ACAPULC\', Bem Bsn The steamsbip Rewnoke, Captais Drew, from Havaae oe the 18th inst., arrived at this port inst even Be brings late and Interesting advices from Mexico, The steamer Dakote had pvt arrived at Havana, August 18, four P. ME, passed a emsll steamer, patutes lead color, Oying the American emeiga, supposed (romp Mobile. he. Our Havana Corre:pomdence. Havana, August 18, 1804, Oraga’s Adhesion w the Empire Oficiaily Confirmea— Condition of His Aemy—Mutiny and Rnsubordinater Doing Their Work—Porfirio Lraz—Cendiiwn of Or- tega's Armj—Vidaurri's Friends Preparing 0 Atiach Montcrey-—Oc.upation of Acapulco and F.ight of Alre- rez— Details, &c., fe. The usual batch of monthly news from Mexico, brought by the British steamer, came to band at the proper, tine, wow more thau ten days since, and is in some respesta important. Uraga, commander-tn-chief of all the Juartst forces, fe ‘Bot only without un army, but has thrown himself bodily into the arms of the imperialists. This painful vows way as well be accepted and believed at once, for it comem ‘Confirmed from too many sources to be doubted ever so little, It 18, however, by no means sudden of unexpected. Months ago it was whispered and predicted. It is bub justice to Uraga to say that be put off ibe evil day as long as possible, and possibly never would have takeu such ® course i Nieers and troops had been more patriots und better disciplined; but with bis iorces in a state of chronic mutiny, obliged to shoot many of his officers fer insubordmation, with bis own life threatened, deserted by the divisions of Pojas and Arteaga, who r ts act ip coucert with bim or under bie orders, aod bis whole effective forca beivg thus reduced to about f!teea hundred meu, he made up bis mind t> abandon @ cause whiob bi plainly ereugh was iost by the ignorance and jealousy of selfish leaders Placing twelve hundred of bis men under Gen. Don Miguel daria Echeaguray, be took the remaining three bundred and set out for Mexico ctty to present his submission and adbesion to the Km- . These details I gather from letters (rom various of Jalisco and Michoacan, and if further confirmation be required it will be found m the Oficial montkly circular of the imperial government Immediately on its becoming known that Uraga ba@ Submitted, a crowd of leaders hasteved to follow bie ex- ple. Among these are the weil kaown names of Gene- rais U'Horan, Caamano, Saigado and Ravgel. Caal who was com nauding (n Michoucan, tried to get bis troops tv follow him, but they re’used, and even fred on bim, go that be was obliged to fy alone to the camp ot Merquez. The Juarist frees sow in that section, formerly under Uraga, are: twelve bundfed under KcUleagaray, fa the towns of Zapotian and Sayula three buodred cavairy ® Atoyoc, under (nadarama;eight bundied to thousaaé io Tecolotiae avd Vocula, under Arteaga, and @ force at San Clemeste, under Kojas, whiel probably now squaller than’ sny of the othera, a iarge num. ber having lately deserted bim. Betwevn themg leaders, however, there is anything but @ frien diy. feeiii Echoagaray, as tho friend of Uraga, 18 bated uspectedby Rojas and Arteaga, wil tred is cordially returvea. ARS samp.e of bow"th ave towards each other, take the following, contained in a letter {rom Guadalajara, dated July 10 —icheagaray seut a purty to a neighboring town to collect a forced comtributton, Arteaca, hearing of tt, sent a stronger party to preveut tbe co'lection of the money, which was being paid up wheu Arteaga’s mea ap- peired, and sppropriated the :unds This meve, iu turm, coming to the ears of Ecbeagaray, be sent a reinforce ment strong enough to overpower/the ther party. result was not known at the date of the letter, bul it was reported that\the force last despatched by Echeagaray mu- Unled and disbeaded ou the road. Rojas, too, 18 not withe out Bis troubles, A part of bis forces, in @ state of mutiny fired on him, wounding Bim badly in the and obliging bim to make bis escape th: the roef a house, Later news reports that the winded lim bas Deen amputated. From such a state of things it is caay to deduoe that Uraga’s army has dwivdied to a shadow and become a oullity from its own want of cohesion. Ner ig ft likely that these fragmevts, at war with can long preserve whatever organization they may At is natural to suppose they will dwindle away atill more, and the deserted leuders follow, soomer or later, the em 0 faithful, tony held out latest achievement was a dexceat upon a village distant ony ton or twelve milea from Tehuacan, where be bured the email garrison of rural mikia, Un the 20ch June he called on the citizens of City to sige again the empire, under cortate, ether or not it was signed Sivce (pen he sent word to the people of Mixtecas that if yy stirred a finger in favor of imperial system, be would visit them with gre word, destroy them utterly and leave nothing bebind bim. In the meantime, it ie sald bis trepe desertiog. The offcia bulletin of Puebla asserts great numbers of bis men are constantly arriving in thes u iolog general of importasce being Jet, tot us iovk aftor hima little. at counts he wan at Saititio on bis way to Monterey, ing been Dresslogiy sont for by Juares, consequence, of a, Vidaurri's friend, or Peera, some distance from Saltillo, where he lected over two th usand men, with nine preces lery, according to some; others putting the Gqures three thousand men aud tweive to sixteen loft Parras on the 9th, placing Colonel Santiago porary com Next morning ® messeager or i Salto, with the pews that bis troops hed suttoriy under the, lostersbip of ove sangbes Bot rity, under lersbip aod nia if. hi etirecd end Some say that Ortega the iny, which broke out agaia the (olen: San the prt Nels of the. atmle ag (bas pple | as Ove hundred deserted, Bs i fies i! as li paign against them, when be ts sure imy will as effectually do the with less loss of life. to most coi army fei a acne, et if tenia lie expestton, jou to Reap thet fri say ng goes but no campaigning ts on foot, be Jostance, the town of again captured by ee eee eae voce Tamm oy eons and ‘Aoapulen eactple’ wi lowing offietal nove sadreneed to the editor of the pogo te i ( General Ba; Tue troop patna LAS Af aovored, tres ieee o irene, he a form cose e A yon with apace, excepting, of ve w/ne, dotalte of denen: | ‘have nothing to ada about tte new aeat ats a ¥oe' Emperor down errand are hard Trendat wih ‘very. pertas ', oma. The 1 en ttf e ye Banday,