The New York Herald Newspaper, September 29, 1864, Page 4

4 NEW YORK HERALD. ¢4aNBS GORDON BENNSTE SOR AND PROPRIETOR ‘OPPIUS B. W, CORNER OF PULTON AND NASSAU BTS. Neo. 270 Spageuy OF MUSIC, Irving place.—Presenration WIBLO'S GABOBN, Broadway .—Vincisics WALhs0K'S THEATRE. Brosdway.—For Case. NEW YORK HERALD THORSDAY, SEPTEMBER V9, ~1682, ~*~ a en Eimies, under an escort of two officers ond five men of | of the war on both sides are now eubordi-| is found Impossible to legislate harmoatouily | Ferme Decue wm tah’ Such or OBas.— 00 any important subject, or, in fact, to carry | Twenty-five thousand ta % Sorantos ‘the Brooklyn Fifty sixth regiment. They were at once seat to the Castic Garden Barracks, there to await (he action of the government. [t is stated that decisive and etrimgeot measures will be takeo io regard to them, and that these military pests will be made au example of, 80 &S tO preveat others from following 90 reprehéasibie a course in war times. {t ia further stated that they will be sent to General Grant's headquarters, where they wil! be placed in the front line of battic at the first eugage- meat which comes off. By the arrival of the schooner Ouachita, Capt. Good- we bave received Bermuda papers to the 17th ‘oat. ‘Ihe yellow fever was atill prevatent, but bad somewhat abated. The steamers Petrol, from Glasgow; Nighthawk, from Madeira, and Banshee, from England, bad arrived at Bermuda, probably to engage 10 blockade running. The Fpiscopal Diocesan Convention met at St. Joha’a Pn aa QARDBY, Broadway.—Evenrsonr's Frizxp— | ohapel yesterday, and was atteaded by 4 oumber of dis tingutshed ecolesiastios and laymea. Ex-Governors Fish woeterto THEATRE, Broadway.—Manrix Cavesis- | and King, Bishop Potter aad Rev. Dr. Dix were amrng BOWRAT THEATRE, . we Tor tenn rare ene -mMciae. Gesen t THRATRE. Bowery. — ‘ uaateen Focrmras-Lo tinecea, ean OF Be Jour BROADWAY THEAT! _ _ peeve Ua ‘BE, ‘~el Broadway.—Victim: MUSEUM. -—Tom Tai ‘ RES Ee penen Dasgen bootie Nace ey menor CAMPBELL MINTRELB, 190 and 201 Bowerr.— Amo Kxoimno Macanon or Erstorian ‘Oppines “yp GALLE DIABOLIQUE, 586 Broadway.—fRoserr Heties Danone, Bumissauns, £0.= AMBRIOAN THEATRE. No. 444 Broadway.—B. Pawrowmums, Buauusques, &c.—Suitns ane buon se SRW YORK MUSEUM OF ANATOMY. (15 Brosdwar.— Oowoarus any Lycrones. trom 9AM. Ul,WE Mt BOOLEWS OPERA HOUSS, Broox!yn.—Er, @onos, Danoas, Bontmsaons, dc. sok gm Mew York, Thursday, Sept. 29, 1854. NOTICE TO NAVAL CORRESPONDED Parties having communications to forward to this jour- al in convection with naval matters should be particular tm addressing them to Mr. Bennett only, Letters on sack subjects otherwise superscribed will receive no notioe THE SITUATION. With reference to the question of peace propositions botween Governor Brown, of Georgia, and General Sber- man, (t is confidently stated that direct proposals for peace, from autborized parties in Georgie, have been in the hands ofa member of the Cabinet since the week before last. The vows from Petersburg reveals nothing new. The onemy maiotaics bis old position on the Weldon road. The ratiroads from City Point are all in running order again, Mr, Seward and a few other distinguished gentle men, not used to gunpowder, made a trio up the James under escort of Generals Grant, Birney, Butler and Ord om Moeday; but on approaching Dutch Gap the rebeis gave them a shotted sslute—a ‘a Grant—which Secre- (ary Seward thought was entirely out of bis line. It was akind of diplomatic correspondence which he did not understand; and,'not thinking it worth tbe risk to stop and interpret it, requested to be returned to Harrison’s Landing. ‘The government received despatches yesterday from General Sheridan's army, announcing bis arrival at Har rigoaburg on Monday, and his intention to follow up the those present. Dr. Dix conducted the opening oxerciacs, and Bishop Potter officiated at the ante-commusien tabie. Im the afternoon the meeting orgasized for business, Bishop Potter presiding. The (oliowing officers were eleoted:—Secretary, R. W. Eigenbroth; assletant Seore- tary, Rev. T. A. Katou; Treasurer, KF. De-Lazcy. ‘The Union County Convention, elected under the aus- 8. Spencer is President, inet ined evening of che rodems Of the committee, Tee Codyention, toetead of mating | Mechanios' sal. 423 Brood .| tar commbittes trom the Draper organization, for the pur. pose of harmonizing the diffoulties existing between the twe-rival committees. An oflbrt was maderby the Siate Central Committee to arrange the affairs of ttio local or. ganizations iv this olty, and Mossrs. Witllam R. Stewart end Rujus F. Andrews were appointed to carry out the plan'of reconstruction. Mr. Stewart was present, and ad- dressed the Convention in favor of ao adjournment with: out appointing a coramittes of coaference; but the Con- vention decided otherwise, on the ground that the State committee had no right to interfere io the local affairs of New York. After the committee was appototed the Cou- vention adjourned, subject to the call of the chair, In the case of Pauline Brady va. Edwin L. Brady, whore the piaiotifT brings a suit for limited divorce, oa the ground of {ll treatment at the bands of ber husband, a motion was made yesterday before Judge Clerke for ali- mony and counsei fees pending the sult. The plaintiff represented that her husband owned a house and lot in St. Felix street, Brooklyn, and was well able to support her comfortably during the trial, Tne matter was rofer Ted to a referee, with instructions to report what amount svould be granted The Knropean mails brought to this port by the Ham. burg and Bremen steamers will be landed at Castle Gar- don bereafter, inaicad of Hoboken, thus effecting a aav- ing of two hours or more ia the delivery of foreign lettors. We notice that the Rev. J. L. Phillips and sister, tho missionaries to India, take their farewell leave of their Bumerous friends in New York this evening, at the Free Will Baptist church in Twenty-oighth street. Tho gold fluctuations yesterday again rendered the merchandige markets very trroguiar. All kinds of pro. duce opened firmer under the rise in gold; but with the Subsequent fall in gold’the market became unsettied, and Prices were nominally lower, excopt in a (ew instances. Cotton was dull and nominal, Petroleum was about the same. All kinds of foreign merchandise were quiet and “nominal, On ‘Change tho flour market opeved de cidedly firmer and more active, but closed dull and beavy, at about yesterday’s prices. Wheat was about the same Corn was Sirmer, with a fair demand, Oats was also firmer. Ryo was inactive. Pork was Grmer, with rather more doing. Beer steady and firm. Lard decidedly firmer, with an active demand, Freights dull. Whiskey firmer. Rebel Moveiments East and W est—Stir- ring Events Impending. The supercilious airs of ridicule, derision and defiance with which the rebel journals at Richmond have hitherte discussed the move- ments of “the Yankees” against that city have been changed into more dolefal music by Pursuit of Early, who was hastening towards Staunton with the shattered fragments of hie demoralized army. Every attempt of Early to take advantage of tbe gaps in the Blue Ridge mountains to annoy General Sheridan's Pear bas been defented with great lore to the rebels. On Saturday Torbert’s cavairy met the rebel cavairy near Luray Court House, and after a spirited fAgbt, which lasted severa! hours, routed them with a loss of severat hondred killed and wounded and about elghty prisoners. On Sunday our cavairy effected a junction with Sheridan's | tofaatry near New Market. | Latest reports from General Forrest ip Tennesace are | to the effect that be has received a severe check at i’v leski. Two of our tratos are said to have been capturea tog the rebels on the Chattanooga Railroad on Monday. Our correspondence from Atlanta gives a very full ac- Count of the exodus from tbat city under General Sher. man’s order. Jeff. Davis is said to be on a vikit to Gene- al Hood's army EUROPEAN NEWS. The steamship Asia, from Queenstown on the 18th \ast., passed Cape Race Tuesday afternoon on her voyage | to Halifax avd Boston. The steamship Nova Scotian, from Londonderry on the 16tb inst., paesed Father Point yesterday on her way to Quebec. Telegraphic reports from bovb pointe, containing three days later news, are | Published in the Henain to-day. ‘The French government papers consider Genera! McClel ‘Jan's prospects of the Presidency as secure for bis elec- toa. The London Jews ays that McClellan is regarded in France as a strong adti-imperialist, and that bir election will destroy ali cordiality in the relations between Franoe aod the United States. \ ‘The London Herald, organ of the Derbyite aristocrats, | opinion tbat when driven to the extremity of | isolation from their remaining line of supplies Mr. Baxtor, M. P. for Montrose, advocated the Union | they will try that other expedient of a timely cause before his constituents. again aseorts that permanent separation must take piace between the North and South. Captain Semmer’ alleged new Alabama bas been pur- chased at Bremerhaven for (be Prussten navy. Th is said that Napoleon will soon meet tbe Emperor of Russia avd King of Prussia io conference. The builion in the Bank of France declined by £320,000 since the last return, ‘The Londag Fimes reasons with the people of Australia against theirrsccession proclivities, The writer saye that Great Britain cannot gratify their love for military glory; for, if she bad gone to war for Poland, Rursia bad in structed ber admirals in the Alisntic and Pacific to unite thelr vessels ata common rendezvour and sweep down 0 the Australian cotonies. Biforte were being made to renew the Dano-German armistice, which expired o the 16th instant Marsha! Narvaez is Prime Minister of Spain. Captain Speke, the African traveller, bad been killed by aociaent, Active preparations were being made for the manu- feoture f the Atiantic telegraph cable. Rogiand baf notified the Japanese government that if the obstacies to navigation lately placed In the Straits of Suponiske were not removed within twenty days they ‘would bo attacked and removed by ber feet, The Liverpoo! cotton market was firmer, with prices unohanged from & decline on the 17tb instant, Bread sent were dull, with a siendy market, Provisions inac- tive. Consois cloned in London on the 17th instant at 885, & BR) for mouey MISCELLANEOUS NEWS. A special meeting of the Board of Supervisors took Pinos yesterday. ibe Committee on Volunteering pre- sented a repore announcing that Gee. Hays bas informed ‘he committee that the county quotm@e fol), and that there © & surplus of twenty-eight men, The surplus alter inst call was one thousand one hundred and thirty seven— Weaving twenty-two thousand and three men to be raised. ‘The waval recruits for whom the county was credited Dumbored nineteen thousand four huedred and seventy. Sve; the number of recruits obtained eince the baat Ail seven bandred and thirty-three, and the vomber of *ubatitates procured previously one thousand eight bun- Gt sod twenty one. The committee think that in the SVR of apother large call for men the county will have © Oe Bounties of one thousand dollars, and that Swenty.coe million dollars have been saved by Obtaining oredis for the naval ite A resolution en 9 a © continue recruiting, and also to offer ® reward [or the detection of parties in ‘atti in thle Oy for ether places. engaged in reorott! ng ‘The manner iv which the government is dealing with bounty jeMipars is deserving of paditc notice, Seventy of them were brought to this city yeaterday from | small way, the Russian sacrifice of Moscow, Sheridan’s effective operations in the Shenan- doab valley. The Bombastes Furioso of the Enquirer bas ceased to swagger and commenced to whine; and the terrible fire-eaters of the Examiner vainly endeavor to disguise their fears in savage howlings. Richmond is in danger, and they confess it; for, in the despe- rate expedients of resistance which they plead, they betray their desperate situation. General Lee betrays it in the extraordinary caution which of late has marked hie move- ments. There are many reasons for believing, however, that he has in despair abandoned bis original design of attempting the dislodgement of General Grant from the Weldon Railroad, and is meditating a: withdrawal from Peters- burg and the line ot the Appomattox river to a shorter defensive line nearer Richmond. Cut off from reinforcements, the contraction of his lines against the steadily extending Union columns upon his flanks is his only resource. Bat as this alternative involves the danger of being completely invested in Richmond, and reduced to the straits of a siege, we are net surprised that all the women and children and useless non-combatants therein have been or- dered and urged to leave the doomed city without delay. Whether it is the purpose of its ruling rebel junta to try the Vicksburg game of Pemberton and fight to the verge of starvation, or whether they contemplate, ina we have yet to learn. We still adhere to our evacuation under the favoring cover of night. Meantime all the threatening demonstrations of the enemy in every other quarter at this time are only so many diversions in support of Lee. Thue the rebel detachments lately scattered about in Northern Mississippi and Alabama have been concentrated into some- thing like an army under Forrest, who is ap- parently resolved upom the capture of Nash- ville. But his object is to retain for the defence of Nashville those detachments of Union troops in Tennessee which might otherwise contribute some reinforcements to General Grant. The same object explains the advance of the rebel General Price, for the fourth time, into Missouri, to be for the fourth time driven back into the wilds of Arkansas. But if even for a few weeks Price, with bie twenty or thirty thousand regu- lars and irregulars, guerillas and bushwhackers, gathered up from Texas to the Missouri bor- der, can prevent, by ® movement into Mis- souri, any reinforcements from that quarter to General Grant, he will be serving Lee as use- fully, considering his limited supplies, as if marching directly to a junction with bim. Thus we see that all the odds and ends of the rebellion, even on the west side of the Missis- sippi river, are now actively co-operating with Lee in the defence of Richmond. To this end, we have no doubt that Forrest, in Tennessee, and Price, in Missouri, are acting faithfully in pursuance of instructions from General Lee or Jeff. Davis. On the other hand, we dare say that General Graht as thoroughly comprehends these Weat- ern rebel diversions as he did the late bois- terous and terrible irruption of Barly into Maryland and to the suburbs of Washington. Sherman will take care of Forrest, and Rose crans will satisfactorily dispose of Price, with- out any interruption to the main work in hand under the immediate direction of General Grant To this work—the possession of Richmond—all the other gotive anerations nated; for with the fallof Richmond the re- bellion is at an end. The game is fairly witbin the grasp of Grant, aod the end approaches The Pollttcat Crisis ta Canada. The people of Canada are just aow much agitated by the question of a proposed con- federacy, and, as they are very near neighbors of ours, frionds or foes, as circumstances may hereafter determine—cireumstances which are entirely under their own control—tbhey may as well understand as not bow we regard their present policy A plan of a confederation of the British North American colonies bas for some months past been seriously considered, and committees of leading legislators and prominent members of the Canadian press bave, under the guise of a pleasure excursion, been coasting along the lower provinces to learn the state of pub- lio feeling, and have met at Charlottetowa, and are to be heard from again at Halifax, or se we understand: tNe programme, Truth, It in.ddid, lice at the bottom of a well, or, as Gthert beHleve’ who do* aot’. desire b descend 80-debpptt ia to; be found ina nutshell. We prefer the latter aphoriom; as ft is the more convenient. * Britiay Amorics to in claw. a. amguid- cent territory. It reaches from the definite and tangible boundaries of the lakes and the St. Lawrence, northward to where the Esqui- maux assert their boundaries amid ‘thick rib- bed ioe,” and westward where the Russian pos- sessions interpose with their barrier. On the east, the bays and sounds whioh admit British sbips during a short season, when they come in search of whales and furs, shut out this great territory from civilization and commerce the greater part of every year. The Canadas and the lower provinces are the real colonies for which England bas much thought. A troublesome possession they have been to ber, and never more than now. Every- thing possible has been done by the mother country to keep these provinces in a good bumor. Tbey bave been petted, coaxed, in- dulged far beyond all former precedent tn the treatment of British colonies, and yet they can- not be kept quiet. We propose in a few brief paragraphs to explain the present difficulty. It is one lying deep in human feelings and in- terests, not to be overcome by an enactmeat, put down bya recall of governors, or moilified by an ordinary compromise. It is radical, and arises entirely froma difference between the two races which inbabit the Canadas, with widely different tastes, religious feelings and legal institutions. The people of Lower Canada, or Canada Eust, are French, of French descent and habits, which have not changed since the days when some of the cleverest men of old France administered the government of this transatlantic colony. Canada West, on the other hand, is populated with British adven- turers, who have generally left their own coun- try without titles, without fortunes, to seek a new sky and climate, and to improve their condition in life. The very spirit of such men is adverse to old systems from which they have desired to escape. Canada East and Canad. West are, therefore, antipodal, and they always bave been antagonistic in their policy and in- terests. The imperial act of 1840, by which the two provinces were intended to be reconciled, provided for equal representation in Parlta- ment. When it was adopted by the Canadians it seemed to be a fair, nay, a generous, adjust- ment on the part of the French interests: for they then had the largest population; and when they consented to an equality of representa- tion it was supposed everything would hence- forth be harmoniously conducted, and the government go on without further jealousies But Canada West, before it was fully aware of it, found itself growing rapidly by its contact with the United States. The trade of the Northwestern. States, the commerce of the great lakes, the benefit of navigation on Lake Michigan, and the prosperity of the great Cana dian lines of canals and railways, depending on American crops for their value and their success, had the effect of creating a large increase of population in the western province, intreducing American ideas, making closer American connections, and, finally, increasing the population of Canada West to such an ex- tent that it at this time numbers four bundred thousand more than Canada East, and is ac- tually deficient in representation in Parliament in that proportion. Not only is it deficient in representation to that extent, but it pays taxes in the same ratio, and very naturally com- plains of the inequality. The practice in the Canadian government is to expend the public moneys equally, East and West, and the upper province has found out that for it this is a losing business. This is the “canker and the worm.” All attempts to overcome this injustice by a change in legislation have been defeated by the unity of the members of Partament from the lower province, and the consequence has been that the administration have never been able to carry out any measures where there was a leaning to the one side or the other, no matter how just or necessary was the diecrimi- nation. Mingled with these differences have been the Catholic spirit on one side and the Protestant spirit on the other; for the Church of England party and that of the other denomi- nations in Canada are a unit againet the Catho- lics, and there is an antagonistic feeling be- tween them of a decided character. The latter have, it fs true, no great leading mind to direct their policy, though it te said the secretary of the Archbishop of Quebec is the Deus ex ma- china who really inspires everything which as- sumes the foym of religious and political com- bination. In Upper Canada, on the contrary, there is great unity of feeling on leading and cardinal points, such as taxation and represen- tation. The newspapers of Canada West are bold and ontspoken, are much read, and the people who read them are in the habit of asing their tongues and thinking out loud. Ia Lower Canada the priest and the notary control pub- lic movements, always appreciating them- selves. In Upper Canada there is the Anglo-Saxon feeling of independence, bow- ever much it may be imbued with loyalty. This state of things gives to political leaders on both sides strong parties, so equally divided by the present apportionment of representa- tion that the government is continually coming to a dead lock whenever a measure of consequence {fs introduced, and the bitterness of party is always showing itself on such occa- sions. Finally, such is the condition of ‘public affairs, such the state of the provinelal debt, such the difference as to policy, suoh the jea- lougy en almost every public question, thet it on the government. In this exigency it bas been proposed to alter the constitution of Canada, and adopt s new form of government, with a new potioy and a greater equality of representation. To carry this project ita supporters exbibit the magnitude of the combination as an attractive reason. They proclaim the vastness of the territory which ia to be united. According to the Toronto Leader, Newfoundland comprises 40,200 square miles (many persons believe the number to be much greater); Prince Edwards Island is 2,173 square miles; New Brunswick, 27,106; Nova Scotia, 18,600; Canada (accord- ing to Sir W. Logan), 330,000; Hudson Bay Territory, 2,300,000; British Columbia, 200,000; Vancouver Island,’ 15,000—making alto- gether 2,933,078 square milese—a larger area thaa that of the United States, and approach- ing the size of Europe. The boundaries of British North America may be taken to exceed 11,500 miles, But if, for the present, the pro- Spain united. S ‘Thus, while bere. we have parties favoring @ disunion of our own territories, the Cana- dian statesmen are endeavoring to unite and consolidate their own. The success of the scheme is as yet by ne means certaia, and for the following causes:—There is no reason whatever why the lower provinces should adopt it. The commercial relations between Nova Scotia, New Brunswick and Newfound- land and the Canadas are very slight. They are more intimate with the United States than with the upper provinces. Why they should give up their present institutions, policy and maritime connections to inland majorities, with entirely different interests, they will not be very easily made to comprehend. New Brunswick, if it has any speciality of interests to protect, would more naturally look to the United States than the Canadas. In the next place, some of the wisest men in the upper provinces ask this question: of what use will this confederacy be unless it possess national powers, the object of all union among weak States unable ‘to exercise them by themselves? What will be the advantage of such a government if it is not perfectly in- dependent? It cannot make treaties, or main- tain armies or navies, either for its own defence or to secure the respect of foreign Powers. Qanada bas had a long suoces- sion of Governors, few of them being men of ability, or being anything more than favorites sent from the motber country by their relatives and friends, when in power, to recruit their broken fortunes, and utterly unable to be of any real advantage to the provinces, where they are continually met by factions and oppo- sitions with local policies. The new confede- racy, even if it might elect better men to govern itthan are now sent to Canada, would still be a dependency of the Crown, and would not gain a single political or commercial ad- vantage by the change. Nothing short of a total and complete separation from the mother country and the assumption of independence in all reapects would be any remuneration for the expense and trouble of creating the pro- posed change. If the British Americans are prepared to adopt this view, then tbe new pro- ject will bave a purpose and be worth the trial. If not, it is a mere sbam, and will not pay. These are the views which are entertained by a numerous class in the provinces at this moment, and these very men, some of whom we know, propose as a cure for the troubles of Canada a very different plan—namely, that of making Montreal a free port, by which measure they feel contident they could take away the trade of New York, control the commerce of our Weatern States, and establish the Canadas on a footing which would make them forget all the petty troubles over which they are now contending. The effect upon New York of such a policy as this we may consider at a more convenient moment. Generat. Hooxer.—The republicans are making great noise and bluster about Fighting Joe Hooker being in favor of the re-election of Abraham Lincoln. We published a few days since a despatch from our Albany correspend- ent announcing that General Hooker declared himself in favor of the election of McClellan on the platform advised and urged by the Heratp. That statement General Hooker au- thorized to be made. Since then the re- publican leaders have made a great fuss over him, and, by pressing the idea that bis presence atarepublican meeting would have a great effect upon suppressing the rebellion, prevailed upon him to attend a republican meeting in Brooklyn. But, when there, what did he say? His speech was simply one for the suppression of the rebellion and the restoration of the Union. Now, McClellan has, in his letter of acceptance, placed himself on as strong a Union platform as Lincoln. , Hooker's speech, there- fore, would have been just as appropriate at a McClellan meeting. He made no denial of our statement. The fact of the matter is, General Hooker, like the other generals of the army, is wrapped up in the iden of crushing out the rebellion, and takes but little interest in who is elected President. The republicans are therefore making a great ado about a very small affair. Tae Ravicass Usen Ur.—The radicals’ under the lead of Chase, Governor Andrew, Pomeroy, Greeley, Wade and Chandler, by their system of bluster, successfully managed President Lincoln at the commencement of the rebellion, They secured the first failure at Bull run, forced Old Abe to issue bia emancipation proclamation, aad to remove General McClellan from command of the armies. Mr. Lincoln yielded to their pressure on these points to secure bis own renomination. Thie he accomplished in spite ef the bluster, swearing and denunciations of the same radi- cal crew, whe have since poured out their vials of wrath in all manner of ways. In spite of all this Greeley has been forced to swallow bis bitter articles and digest them the best that he could. Chase bas had to pocket his removal from the Cabinet, Pomeroy to eat his circular, Winter Davis and Ben Wade have been com- pelled to lick up their own vomit, and in fact the whole radical gang have been forced to retufe to the suppert of Lincoln Mke # parcel of whipped dogs, with thelr beads down and taile between their lege. With all this disgrace they will be no better off f Linooln is elected. They will be thon sent adrift, kicked, doapised and taboocd im every quarter, as men who have shown themselves unfit to be trasted, and who can be whipped into line a eay time thet thelr servicesure required, coal were sold at suction Yotterday at @ decline of more than two dollars per ton, as compared with the ‘les of one month age. This is owing \" * great measure to our citizens refusing’ “© pur chase at the speculative prices at who.” that important article has beea held hereto Fe. The fall in the price of coal since July ie tha’? dollars pet ton. Thus it is that one article after another, which bas been cun up to exag- gerated prices by the speculators, is rapidly coming down, to the terror of those who have been engaged in the game. Let our people Practise economy in other articles, and pur- chase only what their immediate necessities demand, and they will soon see the prices on all articles rapidly tumbling down, carrying with them the speculators in the general oraah. A Pratn Qussriow.—1f McClellan be the cow- ard and traitor that the Tribune represents, is not President Lincolg guilty of encouraging cowardice nad conalving with treason by Koep- | ing Little Macin the army, when ho might be EWS FROM WASHINGTON. | Wasamaron, Sept. 28, 1864. THE GEORGIA FRAOK PROPOSITIONS. The peace proposition mattor has been eo often made the aubjoot of pure canards that people aro cautious in believing avy statement in regard to it, and are willing to go no further than to admit that whore there is so Muob smoke there must be some fire. [n reference to the Georgia propositions, there is more fre than smoke, [t is beyoud any doubt that week before last peace propositions, from certaiu authorized parties in Georgia, were placed in the bands of a member of the Caoinet. It may be desirable to suppress this information for cer- tain purposes until a decision shalt be attained; but this does not change the fact that such propositions have been presented for consideration. sa BLROTIONEERING AMONG THE SOLDIERS AGAINST M’OLBLLAN. Immense quantities of documents calculated to pre. judice the soldiers against General MoUleilan are daily boing sent to the armios in the fleld by tho admiuistra- tion party. ‘y mail to the army is flooded with speeches, &c., calumpiating Gameral McClean, to the ex. clusion of documents of an opposite character. Q@NVIOTIONS BY ARMY COUSTS MARTIAL. Another record of the courts martial has been officially: Promulgated, from which ts appears that there were con- victed two brigadier geverals (Hammond and Spears), one colonel, two lieutenant colonels, one major, twoive oap- tains, cighteon frat lieutenants, sixteen second lieuten ants and one assistant surgeon. They wore nearly all dismissed the service—one-fifth for drunkonoess while on @. Spears, Coited States Voluateers, was tried for using ialoyal language and couduct prejudicial to good order and military discipline, {punishing a guard, and giving full protection to the property of a notorious robel, before obliging htm to take the oath of allegiance, found guilty of the barges, and sontouced to be dismissed from the service of the United States. Tho proceedings, findings and sentence were dis- approved by the Commauding General, on the ground of the want of jurisdiction of the court, and the record was forwarded to the President, with recommendation that he be dismissed from the service of the United States. The recommendation was approved, and General Spears was summarily dismissed. PURCHASE OF OOTION IN THE REBRL STATES. It is understood that arrangements are contemplated for the purchase of the cotton of the insurroctionsry states on government account, and agoots wiil be avon appointed at Now Orleans, Memphis aad other points for that pur- pose, under the act of July dest. APPOINTMENT OF TGEASURY AGENTS. The appointments of Treasury agenta under the new Inw reguiating trade tntercourse with (he Southern States have not yet deen made. They are to be the subject of consultation betwoen the President and Secretary of the Treesury to-morrow. There are numerous applicants for the egencies. The new regulations of the Treasury, under this act, have been blocked out and agreed upon. They are to be engraved and completed by Friday vext, when tne system contemplated by the act of Congress will be ready for practical operation. SANITARY SUPPLIES FOR SHRRIDAN'S ARMY. ‘The Sanitary Commission sent to-day two car loads of Rospital supplies to the wounded of Sheridan’s army. This is the tourth instaiment forwarded by the commis- ston since the battle at Winchester. GENERAL NOOKER’S NEW COMMAND. Major General Hooker arrived here to-day. Jt is un- derstood that he has been arsigned to the cammand of the department composed of the States of Obio, Indiana and Iilinois, FINANCIAL MATTERS. There are now several millions of three years bonds in the Treasury Department awaiting conversion into the eighty-one bonds, which are not yet ready for The subscriptions to the ten-forty loan for the last two days wore nearly $1,500,000, ana to the seven-thirty loan on Tuceday $263,000, and to-day $1,229,000. BOUNTY JUMPERS AWAITING TRIAL. AB unusual number of bounty jumpers have recently been arrested in Alexandria, and are awaiting court mar- tial, One man is charged with having enlisted, received hie bonaty, and deserted twenty-seven times, SOMATHING REMARKABLE. A remarkable subject for scientific men, which recently came to light in the Patent Office, is exciting considerable Attention. A patent, issued many years since. which hid laid in a gafe during that timo, upon being taken out was found to have contracted to nearly one tourth of its orig inal dimensions, leaving the letter preas and writing per- fectly clear and distinct, but also reauced in size, like a miniature photograph copy. This discovery suggests new and important developments in a peculiar branch of science. Wattscn’s Tuzatan —A five act comedy, by Lovel, of English origin and scenes, new to this stage, entitied “Look Before You Leap,” was produced at this thaatre last night, toa very fail and fashionable house. It need hardly be said that the piece was pat upon the stage to perfect style—oth ae regarde scenery, costumes aod cast—as the custom invariably je at Wallack’s. The plot of the piece is but @ trifle, just enougt to binge & pleasant Grama upon, and keep the audience amused without any duinese or flagging In the smterest.as it did last night from beginning to end. category common to light comedies. A weslthy old bachelor (which Mr. Gilbert rendered delightfully); two pretty nieces (Miss Henriques Mrs, Floyd), addicted to nothing in particular, except mairimony, two Uxford studente with more senti- ment than sense, personated by Mesers. Floyd and McIntyre; a Miss Brown, upon whom the point of the story turns (Mrs. Vernon), Dut whose bistory we wil! not reine Jeet it ehould spoil the Interest of the dramn ‘or those . et to nee it; @ lawyer's clerk, who flode virtue thousand povode bounty more profitable than vice ighteso sbillings & week, well represented by Mr. “harles Fisher, and @ sentimental hero, who, after under- going al) the accidents of persecution, ‘misrepresentation and #0 forth, comes ont of hin difficulties a mon of large fortune, and marries—as all heroes of the drama always do—the lady of bis affections. Mr. Whiting, who played the pero, is a young sector of merit, posressing « good stage presence and excellent intonation, but lacks, perbaps, a little passion. dove Bot qu 3 y= = oy The whole, is sparkling, gave great satinfac The characters include the vanal Traian Ormna, —The regular sale of seats for tbe open- ing night (Monday next) will commence to-day at the respective ticket offiees. 1) Trovatore is the opera we- lected for that occasion, when Mme. Caroz7i-Zucch! and Signor Masaimitiant will make their debut. pant beon the guset of Celonel W. &. Hiltyer, of this city, while under treatment for a severe affection of yay foun retara to éoty. lave Heutenant colons! and chief of the ‘of the United States, and at present Commiseary Of Subsiatence of the Mate of New York on the of Gevernor Seymour, waa yesteriay tted to Doing sworn in belore Judges Leo- tard, Curie and thurland. Major General George 1. Harteutf, for eoune time not tn 5 veer ong root “a aa daty, has | wefore tem | a Mile. Mo. | | "Guns SEU spammer benartereeeettR CT Nae et Gen. Sheridan Still in Hot Pursuit of Early’s Rebels. The Rebel Cavalry Defeated at Luray’ Court House. Rebel Accounts of Affairs in the Valley, .. aes. Wasamaron, Sept. 78, 1864. Despatohes received %:¥ ‘he govérament thie moratag, contaiming the latest repors (rom General Stevidem, an pounce ais arrivales Barrkouburg on Monday, and bis intention to follow op the pirsuit of Karly, who was Of bls defeated aed denforaiterd array. ‘ ‘Kvbey ettompt of Kari to take sdyantage of tbe gape ia tne Bios Bidge Mountains to naney General Bteriden'e roar bas beta defemed ‘with great toes so the rebels, a. On Saturday Torbert's cavalry mot the rebel cevaly whiot lasted soversi nouts, routed them with « loss Of several hundred killed aad wounded ead about eighty prisoners, The rebels wore commanded by Gene rat Wickham. Thu rebels retreated up the valley On Sunday our cavalry effected & junction with Short dan’s infantry aear Now Market. REBEL ACCOUNTS. The wv Early Doeming it Bett Rotreat than to Figh Strategy to (From the Richmond Enquirer, Sept. 26 | Oficial despatcbos reveived on the 2341 state that the onemy attacked General Early inte yesterday (23d) al Fis! Hill, and succeeded fa forcing back the tef his line, aod. throwing a jorce im his rear, compelled Dim to abandon the positivd, leaving twelve pieces of cannom io their bondy, though | sing but few mea. The official news, published above, was su tounding for one day, after the public had prep well assured that no further rérograde wowld be Sap the assurance arising from the known strength the position selected by General Karly. It seems, how. ever, that the enemy A0 largely outnumbered our Corces, eapeoially in cavalry, tue favorite arn. of Sheridan, that the strevgth of the position availed nothing against an overwhelming flank movement. Uur cavairy, weakened by thoir losses on Mouday, were in uo condition om Thursday to resist treble their number, moved againgt them, and gave way, thus exposiog the rear of the posi- tion at Fisher's Hill. This compelied a busty abandea- meat of the place, and a rapid retreat upon New barket, to Shenandoab, where General Karly is said to have deter- mined once to make a staod. But the enemy continuing to press bim iv (rout and lank, be fell back on Fri to Harrisonburg, and oo Saturday through Port Republic, and stopped at a post station known as Keegie~ town, about thirteen miles (rom Staunton, aud six from Port Republic, on the road between t! god the South river road. The enti made without what may be terme: Early deeming it better strategy to risk one under the circumstances. On Friday, bow- ever, a flanking party trom Sheridav’s forces nav- ing ‘penetrated the Page valley, with a view to retard any reinforcements that might bave Deon on the route to Karly rom that direction, was ou countered by a force of our cavairy aud whipped. At last accounts, on yesterday Karly was still at Keezietown, whero it was believed bo would make a stand, although many fears were nalurally expressed that he would continue hisre/reat. Many rumors were afloat, growing out of @ confusion of the battie on Mouday, and the retreat sivoe Thursday, and representing territic battles and appallieg losses. It is hardly vecessary todo more thao mention ly ae the fact to clear up the confusion, with the loss of twelve pleces of artillery. The eneny are following wp their successes in the valley with creat » Sheridan 18 determined not (0 permu his opporta- aiip by without making the most of it. seems to bave been bad management in these be valley. The duty of ascertaining this, ao@ tops to retrieve our fortunes, is witn Gen. Lee. AS it could pot be entrusted to abler aad better hands, it 48 not necessary for the people to be over anxious or very unbappy. For three years our fortuses have rested upon his broad shoulders, and, under Providence: he has brought our cause through. He bas been heavily reluforced by the ri for duty of Lieuteneat General Longstreet, that ‘old war horse” who elicited the em- brace of General Lee on the field of Sharpsburg. Loug- unity of command and check Notwithstanding the losses sustained + tera, If some of the worthless horsemen that have beom routed by the enemy could be brought to the trenches as Poteraburg, and their places supplied by real cavalcy, ail Our reverses may be repaired, the valiey preserved, {f not reclaimed, to the buvks of the Potomac. i has beeu the sceue of just such events as are transpiriag at present. General Jacksoa marched dowa the valley and was drives back, and again advanced aad re- treated, General Sicel marched up and was whipped back ; Hunter, aftor a complete victory over Jones, penetrated te the defences of |.yuchburg, a0d was buried back, broken, routed eod ruined. Sheridan has now begun the seme Pertious role, and the same fate will befall him Neither party can permanently hoid the valley. Its lower end ts 80 Rear to the enemy’s country that reinforcements cam more Yeadily reach their ,army thao can be sent to oar's, while ite upper end envbles us to concentrate more rapidly upoa them. Thus we are en up the Valley to turn and drive them down. Tbr 18 events of the valley are mere episodes in the they bave their eifects upon both parties; they elate and , Das they do not permanently injure or destroy. Our become elated by success and they sink down te the fret disaster, Has lesson ‘cometh, also,” that victory is not always to be bad, nor te defeat umbroken? The forces of the enemy have’ been greatly magoitled and exaggerated. They did not number thirty thousand all told—iofautry, cavalry and artiliery. fofantey of the enemy is’ worth very little; but whem permuted to be thrown In overwhelming nambers upon first ove division and thea upon second, nd thea upon @ third; when the cavalry of bo enemy, picked aud selected, are y the disorgasized apd demorallzed borsemen who remain bebiad the stragglers an@_ horse- detaila, it is Dot surprising ‘that disaster should result. A thorough, radical changt of commanders, and, to @ Great rant of troop, ws now required $m the valley Complete reform of ihe army 1s being demonstrated as indispensable, and preparing the country and army tor the proper measures of retor We need a regular army, with its real aod compact orgeoization, and ite firm and ubylelding disctpline. The provisional ‘organization has lived its slotted time. When conseription sup- Planted volunveering, andymade every man » soldier, by Teagun of hie age, tbe regolar army rose upon the debris of the provis Congrens should recognize this fact, aud perfect th ANOTHER COLLISION ON THB ERIE RAILROAD. (From the Rochester Union, Sept. 27.) Oe Saturday morning a serious collision occurred on the Erie railway at Grent Bend. A train wee standing at the station, wheo a lightaing train whic does not usually stop there, came up and the locomotive rap tbrough the rear paseouger car, jnjuriog several per- fons, some of them seriousiy. Fortunately there were but few paseengers jn the car, Both trains were behing time and irreguiar. Accidents are getting to be quite tea frequent on the Erie road of Inte, and there has been a number of collisions We the one of Saturday. That road conducted by telegraph and ought to be tolerably se- cure againat euch accidents. TWO ACCIDENTS IN ONR DAY ON THR MORRIS AND BSSRX RAILROAD—PROVIDENTIAL BSCAPE OF PAS- SH rom the Jersey City Evening Times, 2.) Quitere serious ercldess oocurfed on the Morris) aad Essex Railroad, at East Newark, this morning, shertly o'clock, in bespry n= 4 of aD extra engine from Newark to Hoboken running into and mail train for we | mashing up the rear car of tbe Seeeetk bes fervently ithout causing loss of Me, person was in) ste mall train, after cppne at Newark, where provi dentially, all the passengers in, the rear car cert pro- eveded to Rast Newark, crime to a stand Bt), to wale Completely dome jimbtt time of a, dente Ross Sandford, fire~ mab, wae on the front o/ the extra engine, engaged in oiling some part of the machinery, and severe. (he shattered (ragmonta