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

€ i NEW YORK HERALD. OnvI08 H. W, CORNER OF FULTON AND NASSAU BTS. TERMS cash in advance. Movey soot by mail witl be Bt the risk of tbe sender. None buf bank bills eurrent in Now York taken. THE DAILY HERALD, Foun cents per copy. Annual Subscription price $14. roe Volume XXIX... -No, 296 = nd New York, Sunday, October 23, 1864. ———————— THE SITUATION. Ggnoral Sheridan, tn a despatch dated at Codar creck, ‘at four o'clock on the atternoom of Friday, informs us of arther results of his brilliant and most important vio- Rory on Wednesday last. The routed rebeis were per- wued, during the might succeeding the battle, nearly te Mouat Jackson, a distance of twenty-five miles, and on (Breiving at that point, so utterly demoralized and panic- \ Wtriekea were they that not @ single regiment in the ‘whole confused mass preserved its organizflion. About Swo thousand of them broke from the course being pursued Sy the main portion of their comrades, and made their ‘way through the mountains on their left, The ficcing Febels covered the road for thirteen miles with the mall arms and accoutrements they threw away. Fity Pieces of captared artillery have reached Goneral Sheri \daa's headquarters, and he estimates that not jess than ‘Bhree hundred of the enemy’s wagons were capturod and sestroyed. Im the early part of the engagement our army Bost twenty-four pieces of artillory which were all retakev, ‘bout a thousand of our men were also made prisovers Muring this portion of tho battle. General Sheridan behinks that Kerly’s reinforcements wore less than six. beoon thousand men, Fifteen hundred of the rebel pris Jeners bave already arrived at Martinsburg, together fifteen hundred wounted. General Custer arrived Washington yesterday with toa of the captured rebel fags, which were displayed from tbe railroad as the train came down. The Hxnato correspond- fants at Newtown and Martinsburg surply additional finteresting details. } From Missouri we learn that heavy fighting was golag ‘on all yesterday between General Curtis and the main leemy of Price, The losses were heavy, and it was ‘he rebels had suffered much more severely jehaa the Union army. General Pleasanton, with his javalry, was pressing bardon the rear of the evemy. ba despatch from Leavenworth, Kansas, dated the 21at iast., says chat Gencral Blunt had been all that day stub- Doraly resisting, while falling back, the advance of tbe provelfPrice's army towards the western part of the State Jot Missouri. Governor Carney, of Kansas, having Rolegraphed that the danger was very great, and wend to the front every available man, troops gotmg forward rapidly. Our St. Louis and Jefferson correspondents, who give # good picture of the con- Mlition of affairs in Missouri at the present time, and a tmtoresting account of the various movements aud Gaancourres of both the national and rebel forces, show What a wovere defeat Price suffered in his failure Ro eaptre Jefferson City, the capital; fory though Bde skirmish in (ront of that place was but « small affair Be itecit, reoulting in but little to's on either side, kw 8 puffioleat to show the rebel chief how « fMfcult it weuld be Ro take the town; and in relinquishing the attempt to Gapture it he abandoned ous of the principal objects of Pais tnveaton, = was to instal a J & Davis govern- meat for the State there. j We bave tater news from General Sherman, who is wigerousty following up the army of Hood. All super- Wuows baggage has been throwa aside, and every effort fis being made to overtake the rebels and compel them to ght. Our Chattanooga and Atlanta corr-spondents show has everything ts working well with General Sherman, (and that po fears of his ability te properly and summarily (deal with toe main rebel army need be entertained ‘Whea that ts disposed of the various raiding and maraud. Jag pertics now roaming threagh that regioa will soon Only two days ago we were ioformed that all eppre- for the safety of Memphis bad passed away, and Raat the militia organize: for ite defence against the Webel raid bed been disbanded. Now we leara that fears &X an atiompt to captare it are revived. There was great xoltoment there on the 19.n inst., and the militia had oen again called out, D ck Tayler, with a large force, ‘Deing reported near the sity, Forrest is said to have goue to Bolivar, Tenn., wi 5 « Inrge number of men, From the two armies under the immediate direction of Gbe Licutenant Geceral, on the James river, there is still money is to be applied to the reliof of the poor of Now Orleans, i will be remembered that General Butler, during his administration in Louisiana, collected | similar twenty-Ove per cent assessment for the same Parpose. Thus these corporations have been compelied to pay for the benefit ef the needy around ‘them fone-balf the amount they gave to assist in tho overthrow of their government. The cotton crop of the Preseat year along the Mississippi river io Louisiana is Tepresented to bea failure, A daring reconvoiasance was made by a small goveroment steamer in Mobile bay oo the 10th inst. ‘The little boat steamed around among the obstructions and torpedoes, and passed to within three miles of the city, in broad dsylight, without the slight" est Rostile demonstration beiog made by the rebels. Our columns to-day agaio supply very interesting ex- tracts from rebel papers of Inte dates. MISCELLANEOUS BEWS. President Lincoln bas written a reply to the Tennes- feeans who some days ago presented to him a protest against the prvolamation of Governor Jobason, requiring ® certain oath to support the government to bo taken by those who shall vote at the ooming Presdential election. Wo pubiish the President's letter ia anosher column. We have some additional partioulurs of the seizare and: burning of the gteamship Roavoke by thg pirates, under Lieutenant Braise, The Roanoke lett Havana on the 29:h of Iagt month for this port, and about ten o'clock oa the night of that day the rebels, who till then had shown oo symptoms of being any- thing but peaceable passcugers, by a sudden movement succested im securing all the oifieers of the steamer, and therefore soon had it under thoir control Afler seoing the passengers and crew saiely on ‘Doard another vesse! for Bermuda, the pirates burned ‘the Roanoke, flor freight was not of great. value, but she bad on board between fifty and sixty thousaud dol- lara in funda, which her rebel captors of course seoured, Stringont arrangements have boen made to prevent robei pirates shipping ip disguise on board steamors leav- ing this port, for the purpose of seizing them when at Bea, ip the the Ches:peake and Rounoke were taken, Oa the departure of the New Orleans steamers yester- day no persons wore allowed to go’ on board unloss they could show beyond @ doubt that they were bona fide peace‘ul passengers, Toe baggage was also subjected to strict examination, The war beiwaen Mayor Gunther and City Inspgctor Boole bas assumed a most formidable shave. The Mayor bas issued ap order suspending Afr. Boole, and bas direcied {is service upon the defiant City Inspector. The latter continues quietly exercising iis functions, auappalled by the civic bull. The Mayor's Ry Oe not Buc- cooded, howover, it shoulda be statod, in serving the ordor upon Mr. Boole up to a late hour yesterday. Lord Lyons aud M jor Gen, Hastings Doyle, commander of the Britisn tronps in New Brunswick acd Nova Scotia, ‘went on an excursion up ths Kast river yesterd.y afternoon to visit the public iustitutions un Ward’s, Biuokwell’s and Rundali’s tstends. They were under the charge of the Com mission: Pablic Charit o: and wero shown all the sights in the usual sty observed iowatds dis. tinguished ‘oreizners bey ¢.e delighted with every- thing they witnessed, Tne Cooyer Institute wase wded last eventog by en- thasiastic repubdl . Speeches were delivered by Vico President Hamlin, Governor Morton, ex.Governor Wright apd the Rev. Mr. King, of the Metbodist church, whose speech was brimful of humor, keeping the audience ttl noarly midoight. A woman named Mary Fekhard was yosterday ar raigced in the Tombs Police Court on the obarge of kid, napping and taking out of the city a boy eight years of age, the adopted son of Francis Seagrist, « gympast re- aiding in the Bowory. T @ boy « m-elf being somowhat proficicn: inj avenile gymanstirs, and Miss Eckhard being « “cirons artist,” it is alleged that the boy was taken by ber with the design of addiug to her profits by bis perfomacces. The Quebec Convention of colonia! delegates are ex- Peoted to agree upon the following form of government for their proposed Provincial oonfederation:—The Governor General and members of the upper howe of the Parliament ere to be appointed by the British Crown; the members of the lowor house are to be elected for five years, and the Lieute »\ Gc zernors of provinces fre to be appointed by the Gove noc General of the con. foder ation, Papers have, it is said, beon filed in the United States District Court of Kentucky, against the American and Adams Express companies, damages being claimed .to the amount of $20,000 against the former and $150,000 against the latter tor failure to statnp papers issued by them, A considerabie portion of the buildings of the Merri- ma: Woollen Company, a: Lowell, Mase., were destroyed dy fire on Friday nighy last, iavo'ving @ lose of $250,000, all Dat $60 000 of which is covered by insurance. ‘The stock market opened tamely and continued dull all yesterday. The gold market was firm, and the quota- tions varied trom 200% 10 213}, closing at 412%. Government securities were dull, Notwithstanding the business ia gold, commercial cir- cles were very quiet on Saturday and scarcely any busi- ‘ness was done; save in a few erticles in which there was @ Speculative demand, as in petroleum, which advanced 40. Grocerics, cotton and ail foreiga products were quiet. On 'Chraoge tho fl cr market advanced Sc. a 10¢., with ited demand. Wheat was scnrce and firm, and le a 2c. bigher. Corn and oats werg lo. higher, witha small supply, Pork was quiet, bat firm. Beef and lara were quiet, but firm. Whiskey was frm, white freights wore ditti The Conflict T mus ir. Pendictom Re pudiates t Cnicageo Piattorm. With the first ‘announcement of the ticket Dut litte te repert except the unremittiog work of | and platform of the Chicago Convention, it BPireagtbening positions and preparing for future hostile | was apparent to every intelligent observer of pPperations. Picket firing bas lately become more active phen tt was for some time previous. The announcement Of Sberidan’s victories has caused great rejoicing, asa | the country. batteries along | ever, defining his positioa to be the mainte- phetied salutes from all the recent events that General MoClellan was placed in a false and putenable position before In bis letter of acceptance, how- the lines conveyed this intelligence to the nance of the Union at all hazards, he relieved febels in their works. General Butler pas re- himself of the odium of the Chicago resolu- Ueved from labor in the Dutch Gap canal the rebel prisoners whom he bad placed there im retaliation for Captared eslored soldiers & our army being put to work (on the rebel fortifications, General Lee having release the latter from this occupation and treat them fas prisoners of war, It is stated that, on the special re. ommendation of Genera! Grant, General Hunter is to puceeed the late General Birney in command of the Tenth army corps. Further and important developments relative to the tions suggesting peace at the price of disunion; but he was still seriously embarrassed by the this vital issne of the integrity of the Union. ‘Thus the ropublican and the democratic parties, 8s represented in their candidates for President and Vice President, stand before the people upon the same ultimatum of the Union. But in the re-establishment of the Union in its terrtorial integrity and dignity among the nations, and of the constitution as the supreme law of the lead, the rebellion and its conse- quences have rendered certain great measures indispensable. These constitute our political platform for the Presidential succession, viz:— : The suppression of the rebellion. This, it is now apparent, must and will be done, and from all appearances, in the present effective campaiga, by the fleets and armies of the Union, under the masterly combinations of that great aud never failing soldier, General Grant. 2. With the destruction or dissolution of the armed forces of the rebellion, our plan of res- toration is thut some time ago suggested by Mr. Seward, as Secretary of State, to the French M nisier for Foreiga Affuirs—the simple pian of the return of the representatives due from tho rebellious States to their vacant seats in both houses of Congress, This is the oonstitutional and authoritative “convention of ail the States” to which we would invite South Caro- lina and her rebeltious sisters. Nor will there be the slightest difficulty in restoring them to this mational convention, with the suppression of the armed forces of Jeff. Davis and bis ex- pulsion from the country, 3. A formal requisition upon the Emperor Napoleon tor the abandonment of his usurped authority over Mexico, and, covering this re- treat, a declaration in bebalf of France of the independence of the Mexican republic. In this connection » demand must also be made upon Engiand for indemnity for her piratical spolia- tions upon our commerce during this war, w.th a rebuxe of her perfdious neutrality which will give us security for the future. 4, The subm‘ssion of all the outstanding un- constitutional or alleged unconstitutienal acts dictated by tue abolition fanatica of Congress, under this war admiaistration, to the final judgment of the Supreme Cuurt of the United States. This is our platform for the restoration of peace and the Union in its integrity, aud as a great nation holding and resolved to exercise the balance of power on this continent and on the high seas. Wheu we shall bave heard from Presideut Lincoln and from Gen. McClellan their respective views and purposes in regard to the four important propositions of this Union plat- form, we shall be enabled to define our posi- tion exactly as between these two candidates for the suocession. In the meantime this Union letter of Mr. Pendleton will do much towards the consolidation of the democracy, and 8 vigorous effurt on their part for the vio- tory in November. Both the candidates on their Presidential ticket baving repudiated the Chicago platform, the copperbead faction are kept out in the cold. Their only safe and sensible course now is to abandoa their here- sies, repent and reform, and be satisfied with a back seat for a reasonable probation. Newsrarer Enrgupaise.—The readers of the Heratp know that there has been a great bat- tle in the Shenandoah valley, and they know wll the particulara of it, They have been present in the quiet camp of our heroes on the crisp and misty morning before the battle; they have heard the wild yell of the rebel charge; they bave seen the confusion that our surprised army was thrown into, and the stub- born though unequal fight it made in spite of that confusion; they have seen Lit on to the field, and felt the thrill of enthusiasm that stirred the hearts of our heroes to new attempts; and they have seen also the splendid opset that snatched the palm of victory from le Phil ride jpudent foe. All thid our readers have heard, felt and seen, because they are our readers—for the readers of the other papers have lost all this. Oue may waader through the waste add dreary columas of the Tribune, and all that he can find of this great victory is the meagre despatch of Stanton. One may, if he has the patience, look at every one of the insipid and flippant paragraphs of the Times, and be will fiud of Sheridan’s glorious achieve. ment only the few large facts that Sheridan had time to teil when this battle was over. the reading public who take a newspaper for the news hardly notice that the other papers are without accounts of this battle. studied the two minute maps of the Hrratp and . the graphic special accounts of two of our cor- respondents, and know all about it. We refer to But They have the fact only to record that we have distanced all competition for the five hundredth time. County axp ConoressionaL Potrrics.—The leaders of the numerous factions and cliques still continue to keep political affairs in this city in a decided muddle, with the sole excep- agreed to Mr. Pendleton, his associate on the ticket. Mr. tion of the county ticket. Tammany Hall, in its effort te reorganize and place itself upon its former basis, bas presented a county ticket which commends itself to the support of the citizens of this metropolis, and will receive an emphatic endorsement at the polls. We wish we could say as much for its Congressional ticket; but, unfortunately, the leaders have made a decided muddle in most of the districts. The prospect is that it @npopular peace antecedents and affiliationaef Pendleton bad not spoken, and in remaining silent he only widened the public distrust con- cerning him. It was also feared that the intractable leaders of the copperhead peace faction, supposed to possess a controlling influ- ence over bim, would continue to hold him till the election to that consent to the Chicago Febei raid from Canade into Verment have been made. peace resolutions signifed by silence. But he leader of the gang, styling himself “Bennett H. | 116 ¢o}lowing letter from Mr. Pendleton, which ‘Young, First Lieutenapt, Provisional Army, Confederate | 1.4, been handed to us for publication, will will be far worse before the election. The Congressional conventions are so small (States of America,” has written a letter acknowledging, and even taking pride in, bis connection with the affair. | form: He says he went to Vermont for the express object of that it is an easy matter for a few schemers to pack them. The result is, that when the dele- gates get together they find themselves mere show that he, too, repudiates the Chicago plat- 7 Guxcwrnan, Oct. 17, 1864. Hon. Jonx B. Rasuins, B. Y. Durning towns ia that State, in retaliation fer General Mr { pave seccived your ty . Bheridan’s destruction of property in the Shenandoah | ysiignant misropreseatations and falsehoods are eo fre valley. Re claims that he. bas viclated 80 | quent im our politioal struggles, tbat! have rarsiy under- law of Cansds, and professes great distress taken to correct or refute them I make no professions ef « new falth—only repeat my on account of violations of British soll by the Vermonters | 1 te4 professions of an old one, when I say that there swho parsned him and bis fellow incendiaries, Another | 14 no one who cberishes ® greater regard for the Unioa— of the arrested raiders has made a confession, in which | who has a bigher sense ef ite inestimable benefita—who ‘he saya that their leader was commissioned by the rebel would more earnestly labor for ite restoration by all special exped! amon ‘will effot that end, than myself, The government fer this eaptoog . tales i Sa pharuney arabe pose, tan’ potier, ts pros stolen from the St. Albans banks was $223,000. perity of this people; aad no man would deprecate more It te said that official information has been received in | heartily, or oppose more persistently the establishment Buffalo that another party of rebels in Canada are now of another government over any portion of the terri for a raia of murder, burning aed tory ever within ite limite. making proparations Tam im favor of exacting no conditions, ineisting upon Febbery into that city. no terms not prescribed im the constitution; and 1 am We have advices from Little Rock, Arkansas, ex late | opposed to any course of polioy which will defeat the re- 18te inet, all was then quiet in thet vicinity. estadlichment of the government upen ite ol¢ founds the gps Ooo, m emeaad there, has @ large foros, Lona br taaepaanaegigan i: eee everst ctirmisnes tn the country south of Little Rock } This ig substantially the ground occupied by haf recently taken piace, in which a number of rebel | General McClellan: the political and territo- dese Killed, wounded and captured. rial ingegrity of the Union in any event; the F Our Ryw Oricase qorrespondence informs us that tbere | restoration of tbe Union upen the broad owt be Be AiMouity in collecting the sasea® | basis of the constitution of the United Staten ‘which Generel Buribus recently levied on these cor | Bo, then, all the hopes among the leaders ‘whieh, daring the time ine revels bold Kew | of the rebelilon, and among the vigilant ' ‘Wuntribeted large cums of money for | enemies of this great republic in Eurepe, of o pad eanstance of the rebel government, The | fatal Presidential division among the people of (whete amount of the levy te over s quarter of » mil- the loyal States upon thie paramount question Poon of Gollars, being twenty-five per cent of the sub. of the Unien may be dismissed. Divided upon Pes co omaller Issues. thax present, unjied (roas UAOA Saye tools of a few men instead of representatives of the people of the district. They are told what to do, and do it. The dolegates themselves, in a majority of cases, are simply the wax figures placed im the foreground upon wires, and dance, nod their heads, laugh or cry, just as they are compelled to do by the manipulation of the wires behind the scenes. Through operations ef this kind the Congressional ticket in this city is ins decided muddie, no doubt purposely placed so by the leaders, in order that they may have some plausible excuse to force upon the public their schemes, when it is too late for the people to apply the remedy and defeat their designs. ‘Two yours ago Sweeny, Deviin and their associates openly made a wholesale bargain with the two Woods om the entire ticket, and it suc- coaded. The same thing was repeated last year, but the people had something to say about it The result at the polls was such as to cause 0 change in thelr tactics, Seeing that it would not answer to pursne se bold « course in their bargaining, they are now trying another dodge to secure the reelection of the two Woods, Brooks, Herrick and Chanter—the great failures of the present Congress. In other words, they are endeavoring te acsomplish by treachery what they have beretefore done openly. It ‘Would seem thet (ni dianranaiaias ewurga of tpe ' dadte Re Gehaceed 94 Woods, Brooks and Company in the last Con- gress, and the demoralizing effect of their action upon the democratic party of the country was enough to convince every person, even the leaders of the faction in this city, that their nomivation would be fraught with mischief and endanger the syocess of their candidate for the Presidency—in which they all profess to take a deep interest. But it seems, by the current reports, that they are determined to secure the return of Ben and Fernando to Congress, even if they have to resort to treachery to accomplish it, Let the people be on their guard and see that their schemes are defeated. Politicians of Ail Parties. A court martial, having for its object the unravelling of the system by which recruits were defrauded of their bounty at Lafayette Hall when that institution was the recruiting headquarters of General F. B. Spinola, bas been in session fer several weeks in this city, and its proceedings, even yet, are far from drawing to a close. Pending the decision of the court aud its promulgation in due official form, we have, of course, no opinion to express, and, indeed, have formed no opinion as to the guilt or innocence of the officer immediately on trial. But to the case itself, as one of the wideat public interest, affecting every district and State in which recruiting has teen carried on, and as illustrating with singular clearness the corrupt coalition between politicians of all par- ties for the plunder of our gallant soldiers, we desire to call very marked attention. It will be remembered that immediately Atter the anti-drait riots of July, 1863, in thts city, the Board of Supervisors passed an ordi- nance appropriating three hundred dollars for county bounty to every volunteer who would thus help to avoid the necessity of a draft, to- gother with « bonus of fifteen dollars & “band money” to the broker or other agent by whom the recruit should be presented: The system thus ineugurated in New York rapidly spread to other counties and States; and in this city atone we havo already spent between six and seven millions of dotlars in filling up our quota with volunteers tbus procured or purchased. Iu the whole State it is estimated that over seventy millions of dollars have been raised and disburred for the same object; and from this we muy judge, taking all the loyal States together, that not less than two hundred mil- lions of dollars have been practically asseased upon the property of the country, not one dol- lar of which bas as yet appeared in any eati- mate er calculation that we have seen of “the expenses of the war.” The enormous funds thus raised by town and county assessments presented a tetapting bait to the politicians of both parties, of which they wore not slow to avail themselves. “Rings” were immediately formed by the appointment of “special committees,” consisting of one-half democratic and the other balf republican eu- pervisors. Chief and subordinate “bounty brokers” were then appointed in the interest of our two great political factions, together with a representative of the military element, the connivance of ‘which would be necessary to the success of the general plunder-scheme. It was thus at Lafayette Hall, where, in all the monstrous swindling of recruits, we find three figures conspicuous: One is a republican boun- ty broker and & prominent member of the republican party, who is supposed to have “divided his pile” with the still more promi- nent republicans who backed him up and secured for bim immunity from military pun- ishment. The.second chief bounty broker is a democrat, appointed on the recommendation of the democratic element in the committee of the Board of Supervisors, and he, it would seem, had to share his unholy profits with that faction of the “ring” which had appointed him; while the third great bounty swindler was « neutral in politics, but on terms of old and suspicious intimacy with such of the military authorities as would have to obtain “consideration” for allowing the foul practices of the recruiting station to be carried on. The machinery of fraud thus organized, the next step was to obteim examining surgeons and mustering officers who would act in cen- cert with the plunderers. Men over forty-five and boys under eighteen had to be passed as able-bodied soldiers. Sick men, orippled men, soldiers discharged for physical disability, and men laboring under horrible complications of disease, were thus taken into the service, the brokers pocketing, on an average, two hundred and fifty out of the three hundred and fifteen dollars allowed by the county and charged upon the county property for the procurement of each recruit. Nor was this all; nor was this the worst of it. The immense profits to be made in the business soon attracted to Lafay- ette Hall all the ticket swindlers, baggage smashers and other desperadoes of our popu- lation, who took service under the three chief bounty brokers in the capacity of “runners.” All sorts of violent and scandalous devices were then at once put into requisition for the purpose of securing recruits. Bartenders were hired to drug the liquor of strangers who were brought into their dens by the “runners.” Mere boys on their way to school were seduced into drinking houses, and woke up ch Riker’s Island, arrayed in uniform and without a dol- lar in their pockets. Im faot, the system of outrage which had its headquarters at La- fayette Hall might be described as only limited within the area of criminal ingenuity and the daring of the worst classes in our city. There was yet another source from which the bounty thieves of Lafayette Hall secured many victims to swell their unholy gains. Cer- tain of the police justices were taken into prac- tical partoership, though whether sharing any of the profits or not the evidence affords no means of saying. This only is sure: that for the last year and some months every offender arrested, except for the very highest orimes, has bad the option placa him of either enlisting and parting the whole or greater part of his bounty, or being sent to State prison or the penitentiary. Numbers of strangers and newly landed emigrants have been seized, under this inducement, upen frivelous er unfounded charges and compelled to enlist; and oases are not wanting, beth in this city and elsewhere, in which idiots and |‘ crazy mon bave been taken out of public Inati- tutions of charity by the connivance of the and turned over to the tender mercies of the bounty-cwindling gang. Thus from twe sets ef causes our armies in the field have received but little help from the enormous gums expended by this city in the business of procuring volunteers. Oné general fn the Geld reported about ten months age to | knowing Generel Diz that of twe thonsand reeralts re- ceived from New Yerk ality, over eight huadred ings sth “0 fied for the duties of soldiership” within three weeks after their arrival at a peaceful post on the northeastern shore of Virginia; while of the rabble, or something worse, who had been arrested by the police and then induced to enlist in order to escape State prion or the penitentiary, nine-tenths, as might have been expected, only remained long enough in.the service to secure a good oppor- tunity for desertion. Once having done this, they were then in a fair way to become adroit “bounty jumpers;” and there are innumerable cases on record in which some of these men have enlisted as many as twenty or thirty times in the service of the United States, pocketing the bounty in each case, and then absconding in various disguises, supplied to them through their confederates, the bounty brokers. Is.it any wonder, looking at these facts and with our knowledge that the practices of this city have been repeated elsewhere—is it any wonder, we say, that the President bas been obliged to call for vast levies of men to fill up our armies? Of the many millions of dollars assessed upon the property of Manhattan Island for procuring recruits, far more than two-thirds of the whole have been absorbed by the chief bounty brokers and their two sets of aesociates—the “runners,” acting under them and capturing the victims, and the high demo- cratic, republican and military patrons over them, with whom they were compelled “to divide the pool.” Of the seventy milllons expended to avoid the draft in the entire State of New York, how many millions have gone to enrich.the bounty runners, the bounty jumpers, the corrupt examining surgeons and mustering officers, the winking military commandants and the high republican and democratic functiona- ries who spread their broad wgis of joint pro- tection over thege abominable villanies? And what bds been done in New York has been done in every other loyal State—New England, as might have been expected, enjoy- jag a bad pre-eminence. In most, it not all, the New Engiand States the various townships and counties did more than rob the recruit of his local bounty. They compelled him to sign away his State aud United States bounty as well, the local authorities cashing these assign- ments, and thus being able to give as high as six or seven hundred dollars per man to the bounty brokers for every recruit that could be chjoled, or drugged, or bullied into the post- tion of a volunteer. It is New Englend that has been most active in securing Soutbern negroes to take the places of her own non-bellig- erent children in this war for the supremacy of New England ideas; and it is New England that bas imported whole cargoes of ignoraat and defrauded Europeans to represent her name and carrry ber flag upon the battle field. Had it not been for the system of bounty ewindling and the evils thereupon attendant, thus briefly shadowed forth, General Grant would long since have crushed out the last hope of the rebellion,*and the bow of a4 glorious peace would have been spread in radiance across the heaven of our distracted country. It is only to be remarked, in conclusion, that the government has not yet punished, nor even attempted to punish, any one of these bounty’ ewindlers. Some few of them were arrested by General Dix upon his own autho- rity and committed to Fort Lafayette; but the powerfal politicians in whose interest they had worked, and with whom they had divided the spoils, were not long in seouring their release. There are scores of men to-day confined in our military prisons whose crimes are as snow when contrasted with the black and desolating guilt of which these scoundrels stand con- victed. Yet they are at liberty and untroubled. One of them, who, a year ago, had to live dis- reputably upon his wits, in a manner bringing him frequently under the cognizance of our police, is now a millionaire, enjoying the luxuries of a palatial home by the seaside; andther has a magnifioeat mansion in one of the best of our avenues, and is the rival in coarse extravagance of the new-fledged “oil aristocracy” of the petroleum district; while a third has recently started for Europe, in company with a gay party of friends and social retainers, to spend in revelling in foreign capitals that bloodstained Wealth which was secured in his business as a bounty swindler. Lawyers ano Lipset Surrs.—Newspapers are always liable to libel suits; but one of a very curious character against the Hxaarp came off in one of our courts last week. In our de- sire to befriend a lady, the widow of a soldier who had fought in battle gloriously for his country, we published a card, whereupon a couple of young unfledged lawyers, fresh from the country, full of conceit and ambition to revolutionize all our law courts, newspapers and public affairs generally, brought a suit for libel against us, laying the damages at $10,000. After a trial of one day’s duration the decision of the Court resulted, not in mulcting us in $10,000, but actually giving us five hundred dollars damages and costs. So the unfledged country smatterers of Biackstone were dismally disappointed. The best of the story is that we, not wishing to be bothered by going into court, offered these young country jurists five hundred dollars to settle the matter, which they refused. wanted $10,000; .but they didn’t get it, and we came out of the transaction $1,000 better, be- sides spoiling the unfledged country lawyers’ reputation for smartness. Thus ended this carious libel suit, and thus ended the country lawyers. i Tus Brooxe Nawsrarsr Truut—A Bap Re- COMMENDATION FOR 4 Pustic Man.—We pub- lished last week a very extraordinary report of & trial concerning the Hxpress newspaper, which revealed some curious things, and among them the secret of how money brokers are connected with newspapers through the medium of their financial reporters. It gave also a good deal of light as to the internal management of the Zwpress concern. It would appear from the evidence—although, possibly, much of what was elicited was based on rumor— thet none of the editors and proprietors knew how the business was conducted at all. It ee ne te eae minxd ap sod bungled affair. And yet Me! Brooks is s public man; an ambitious mang one whp seeks places of trust and responsibility from the people. He was a member of the last Congress, and is » postulant for membership Im the next. How is it possible that the people can trust a man to bettle the great financial ia- terests of the nation who cennot manage bis own business? Mr, Brooks comes out of that curious trial with a very bad recommendation for public trust. He cannot keep bis ows affairs in order—this fact the jury endorsed in every single count of their verdict—how, them, can he conduct the momentous affairs of the country? INTERESTING FROM WASHINGTOR President Lincoln's Reply to the Protest of Tennesseeans Against Governor Johnson's Test Oath. He Befu:es te Have Anything te D- With the Maiter. \ Preparations for Completing Lists of Unien Prisoners in the Hands of the Rebels, Rte ae, ae Wasainaton, Oot. 22, 1864. SEYLY OF THR POBSIDENT TO TAB PROTEST OF TENNESSERANS AGAINST GOVERNOR JORNSON'S PROCLAMATION. The following ts Presideat Lincoln's reply to the pre- test of the committee of Tennessesans against the test oath required by Governor Jolnson prolimivayy w the exercise of the elestive feanohise im the coming Press ential election :-— _Exnouns Maxson, Wasmiarox, D. C., Oot, 22, 1864. Moasrs. Wu. B. Cameusu, Tgomas A. R, Naim, Jawnd T. P. Cazren, Jom Wruams, A. Buszagp, Hewat Coorgr, Bawie Perrow, Joaw Lutirer?, Emanson Kxas Bipas and Joun D, PaxrrMan:— Guxrtaxan—On the 16th day of this month, as I re member, a printed paper, with a few manuscript inter lineations, called a protest, with your names appended: thereto, and accompanied by another printed paper, pur- porting to be a proclamation by Andrew Johnson, Military Governor of Tennessee, and also 6 manuscript paper, pure porting to be oxtracts from the Oode of Tenneasec, was laid before mo. ‘The protest, proclamation and extracta are reapectively 8 follows:— 5 [The protest ts here recited, and also the proclamation of Governor Johnson, dated September 30, to which & rotors, together with list of the counties in East, Mid dio and West Tennessee; also extracts from the Code ef Tennessee in relation to Klectors of Presideat and View President, qualifications of voters for the members ef the General Assembly and piaoces of holding elections and officers of popular elections. | ‘The Presideat then says:— At the time these papers were presented, ae beforg stated, I bad never seen either of them, nor heard of the subject to which they relate except ta a general way oaly one day previously. Up to the preseat moment aothiag whatever apon the subject has passed between Governes, Johnson or any one else connected with the prociémation: end myself. Since receiving the papers, as stated, Ihave given (Re ‘subject such brief consideration as have been able to és in the midst of 60 many pressing public duties. My coactusion is that { can have nothing to do with the matter either to sustain the pinn, as theyConvention, and Governor Johnson have initiated it, or to revoke eF modify It, as you ‘endl By the coustitation and laws the President is charged with no duty im the conduct of the Presidential clection in any State, aor do I in this case perceive any military reason for his interference in the matter. ‘The movement eet om foot by the Gpnveation ase Goversor Johason does not, as seoms te bo assumed by you, emanate from the national Executive, In no proper sense can it be considered other than es an indepeacent movement of at least a portion ef the loyal peopie of Tennessee. 1 do not perosive in the plan any menace, or viclene, or coercion towards any one. Governor Johason, like any other loyal citizen of Tam nesses, bas the right te favor any political piss Re chooses, aad as military governor it ts bis duty (o beeg! the peace among and for the loyal people of the State, Toanmnot discern that by this plan he purpiecs amy more; but you object to the plan, ‘Leaving tf alone will be your perfect security against 1, It is Dot proposed to force you into it, Do as you please on your own account, peacefully an@ loyally, and Governor Johnson will not molest yea, bea will protect you against violence so far as in his power. 1 presume that the conducting of a Presidential election fm Tennessee ta strict accordance with the old Code of the’ ‘State is not now a possibility. It ts searcely necessary to add that if any election shell be held, and any votes shail be cast in the State of Tem- nesses, tor President and Vice President ef the United ‘States, it will belong not to the military agents, ner yes to the Executive Department, but exclusively to another dopartment of the goverameat to determine whether they are entitled to be esunted in conformity with the constitution and laws of the United States. Except it be to give protection against violence, & Gecline to interfere in any way with any Prosideutial election. ABRAGAM LINCOLN. LISTS OF UNION AND REBEL PRIGONSRS OF WAR. ‘The government has forwarded to our Commissioner for the exchange of prisoners a complete liat of rebels held by usas prisoners of war, to be delivered to Com- missioner Ould, upon the production of lists of our pri soners in the South by the rebels, In order to tusure the completion of the latter, blank books, with pencils, have ‘deen sent South to be filled up at the several rebel priscas. ‘The number of our men now in the bands of the enemy amount to about fifty thousand. THE MaMNASSAS GAP RAILKOAD PREZ FROM GUSRIE- Las. Captain Thos, Whytal, commanding the Quartermas tor’s regiment, sent out to clear away the sheltering places of guerillas along the Maosesas Gap Ralireed, re- ‘turned to-day with his foros, after having successfully performed the difficult and dangerous duties assigned te Bim. AUGUST BELMONT CONFIDENT OF &M’CLELLAN’S ELROTION, Nisa subject of much comment fo political circles that Mr, August Belmont, who bas hitherto been em tremely cautious about risking anything upon the Presideatial election, is now offering to bet heavily upem the election of McClellan, THE NEW COMMANDER AT HART'S I8LA™D. “General Brown, recently reterned from imprisonment under fire at Charleston, has eon assigned to the com- mand of Hart’s Island, New York Bay. NATIONALIZATION OF THE PHILADELPHIA BAER. ‘A delegation of Philadelphia bank efflcors have been here for a day or two engaged in converting their new. tutions into national beaks. A number of them have already been converted, and the balance wiil be nem ‘The rebels entered Mayfield, Ky., on Woeduesdag, Durned the court house and commitied many other de predatious. pi MIA Biba toot Soh ‘ The Comtoa the British Pre= vimoes. Quasac, Oot, 22, 1866 ‘The outline of the new federal constitution will probe diy be as follows:— ‘The Governor General of the confederation to be ap~ pointed by the Crown, aod be advised by a cabinet, under; the British parliamentary form of government, Members of the Upper Chamber are to be appointed by the Crown for life. Mompors of the Lower. Hoase are to be elected for five years. Representation is to be adjusted every ton years. ‘The Lieatonaat Governor of each province is to be ap-