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4 NEW YORK HERALD. JAMES Q@URDON BENNETR EDITOR AND PROPRIETOR OFFIOE NM. W. CORNER OF FULTON AND NASSAU STS. ACADEMY OF MUSIC, Irving place.—ltaLian Orsna— Dow Giovanst NIBLO'S GARDEN, Brosdway.—Taz Cricurr. WALLACK'S THEATRE, brosdway.—Koseoars. WINTER GARDBN, Broadway—Mr Neicuson's Wire— Bowoo. of Karon, OLYMPIC THEATRE, Biss or Castite. NEW SOWERY THEATRE, Bowory.—Tuz Cnicxer— Juve Lixo—Brian OU Line Broadway.—Mippy Asnorr— BOWFKY THEATRE, Bo Deus Fuuirire—Kaai ery.—Pepise Bor SX Tak Dank. BROADWAY THEATRE, 485 Broadway.—V. _ nytt way. Vi crim: WIPPOTHEATRON. Orunastic Fourteenth street. ~Bqurstuias, ACROBATIC ENT&RTAINMANTS. BARNUM’S MUSEUM. broadway. —Twe Giusm, Two Draeers, 40., at ali hours fRisonex OF hre LauRe— Becta or rue Baseuant—S800K Le or BRivi, Liv wea TuetiR, Day and Evening fbi | BRYANTS’ MINSTRELS, Mechanics’ Hall. 472 Broad way.—Bimiorian Sonos, Dancus, Mao's ayy Ans's Prarrorus. WOONn's MINSTREL BALI By Broadway.—Ermortuas BorGs, Davcus, Ac.—PuRrokMiNa Lose CAMPBELL MINSTRELS. 1% and Dl Bowery.—Variep Fs Maxtance of Ergiorian Oppitigs—Hica ADDY. SALLE DIABOLIQUE, 689 broadway.—Rovxnr Hyutee Buxuasguas, ’c.— DODWORIH HALL, 806 roadway —Arrevos Wann AMONG THE MoKsmons AMERICAN THEATRE, No, (4 Broadway. —Baccars, AITOMIMKS, BURLESQUES, AC—KiN Ka, BOPB CHAPEL. 720 Broatway,—Woovnorre's Bowe. man TROUPE OF GLASS BLOWres KEW YORK MUSEUM OF Cumosiees ann Lacre ns ROOLEY'S OP: Bones, Danons, Bo NATOMY. 618 Prondway.— aM. Un IgM, HOUSE, Brooklya.— emtorram QUES, New York, Wednesday, Novembes 2, 1864 THRE BITUATION. A galiant naval exploit has recently been per.ormed in Admiral Porter reports to the Navy Department that ov the 17th ult, he despatened Livotepant W. B. Cushing with a iaunch to destroy the rebel ram Albemaric. the waters of North Carolina Tae launch wag sunk by the rebel shot, and only Licutenant Cushing aud oue man Of hor crew escaped; but the Aibemarie was destroyed ‘completely. The Army of the Potomac since the late reconnois- @ance has geen tolerably quiet. however, th® rebels attempted an enterprise which was Partially successful. A correspondent states that at the point of connection between the Second corps and the Fish corps pickets the enemy made an entrance, aud, passing from one post to another, penetrated our line for some distance, taking all the men prisoners. They then sent forward a heavy force to charge the line of breast- works, in the hope of piercing our centre; but one of the pickets bad escaped to the main line aud given warwing in time for the men % be put on guard betind the works; and when the rebels advanced they received such @ fire as to drive them dick im confusion and with heavy joss, Repeated attempts Fesulted in alike manner, and although firing was kept up nearly all aight, the enemy gained no further advan- tage. Our loss is put down at three hundred and etghty- seven men captu The casualties in killed sod wounded are not known, but are very few. The lose of the enemy must have beep heavy, as they advanced within range of our battery apd infantry lines, It was somewhat dark, however, and the fring was not, of ©ourse, #0 effective as it would bave been had our men Bad @ good view of the enemy. There is no news of epecial importance {rom the Army of the James, The schooner Hound arrived at this port yesteriay from Bermuda, with the officers and crew of the steam- ship Roanoke, which was eezed by a party of rebels ‘while on the passage from Havana to New York. The purser of the Roauoke bas furviehed the particulars of the capture of tue ship, corroborating the etatemenis heretofore given of the affair. ‘The steamer Fultos arrived at this port yesterday, from Hilton Head, S. C., with advices tv the 29th ult, No Important military movements bad recently taken place in Geveral Foster's department. The revel prisoners plated @ador the enemy's fire upon Morris Island bad been sent to Fort Pulaski, Geveral Harcee having given notice that the Union prisoners under fire in {Charleston bad been Oa Sunday eveaing, removed, A large biockade runner, named the Flamiug», was driven ashore on the morning of the 23d ult. in Charleston harbor by our batteries, The Fulton brought oue hundred and ninety meu of the Fifty-second Peav- sylvania Volunteers, en rows to their homes to be mus- tered out of service. By thi Monroe we have news from Key Weet tothe 27th ult, rrival of the steamer Bermuda at Fortress Av expedition from the Uuited States bark Restless had destroyed the reve! salt work at West Bay, together with @ quantity of valuabie material, It is evident that there ts a scarcity of ealt In the South, ar, notwithstanding the frequent destruction of their salt works by our raiding parties, as soon as our people withdraw, they erect new bulidings and recommence operations. The iwhabitante of ihe country passed over by the expedition were com pletely destitute of almost the common necessaries of life, The eupply steamer Admiral arrived at Key Woet ob the 21st wit., and Genera! Newton aod staff arrived ov the 27th to take command of the poet. The harbor was Crowded with vossele and the port bealthy. Mosby's querilias attempted to surprise a Aetachment of the Fighth Illizois cavalry on Sunday, near Salem, Virgipia, but instead were soundly thrasbed, losing a comber killed and wounded, besides fifteen or twenty taken prisoners. Accounts from Newbera, N. C., to the 27th ult., repre- sent that the yellow fever had considerably abated there. A white frost had appeared, which, with the eauitary Feguiations, would, it was boped, effectually check the Alvenne ‘The Charleston Mercury announces that Jef Davie “bas booo Gually prevailed upon to grant an armistice to the North. provided it is soliciied ima respectful man- ner,” and xpeouiates upon the vantages to be derived ‘oduction of supplies from abroad, and tbe increase of the rebel armies by the wovurn of deserters, “We love nothing,” says the Mer. eury, ‘(by granting this exveriment to the ¥ from raising the blockade, the bave openly confessed that they are whipped by pro. slsiming the war on their part 4 failure.” Dononvue and Ferry, convicted by military court mar. (ial at Baiiimore Inst week of forging soldiers’ votes, be The Prest. dent bas approved the sentence of the court, and is will be immediately carried into efect. North, #h been sentenced to imprisonment for i ‘vhe case of Colonel 8 implicated in the election frauis, did pot ‘come up Welore the court at Warbington yesterday, but Was postpoved vill tomorrow, in order to allow of cou- @ultation with the comumiesinpers appointed by Govercor Bey mou. EUROPEAN NEWS The steanehip Hivernian, trom Londonderry om tbe Mist 0! Voter, reached Father Point yostorday on her way to Quebec. Her telegrapuic vews report, published fe the Linksio to-day, ie oe Gay later than thet of the (Oly of Yo cchestor ame ie NEW YORK HERALD, WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 2, 188% opeved to Bradford, Fogiand, as an auxiiiary to the W ern Freedman’s Aid Society. Lord Stauley advocated noa-intervention in American affaire before his constitueats ia L.yan, Eugiand He says ‘that if the Union troops overrun the whole rebel territory then only will “ political troubles’ begin in the United States, ‘The rebol aid bazaar continued in succensful operation ip Liverpool. England finds it difficult to man her navy fully, aud the attraction of seamen to the american naval service {s cited as a leading cause. * Gloom aud beavimess continued to prevail in commer: cial circles fo England, Two Liverpool firms had failed in fdditiov to those reported by the City of Manchester. Several failures baa occurred in Mancbestor, including ‘the house of Barrett & Wilson, calico printers. Thore was. dull and declining market for American Securities in London, United States Ave-twenties, ox- Coupons, show a decline of one and a half per cont oo the week, Erie and Ulinois Central Railroad shares gave way one dollar, The liabilities involved fn the failures ta Rio Janeiro ‘and otber towns in Brazil foot up eleven millions of pounds sterling. Peace was ctill doleyed botween the Germans and Dea- mark by the consideration of some minor question. Madrid journals urge the Spanish government to retain possession of the Chincha Isiands as @ pledge that Peru ‘will afford satisfaction to Spain. ‘The Emperor and Empress of Russia were staying tn the south of France. * Consols closed in London, om the 2iet of October, at 885, 4883{ for money, The Liverpool cotton market was dull, with little inquiry, and closed with weak prices on the Zist of October. Breadstuffe were very dull and looking downward. Provisions were quiet and steady, MISCELLANEOUS NEWS. ‘We bave advices from Japan, detet at Kanagawa on the 15:n of August. It is reported that the United States steamer Monitor, from Hokadadi, ran into @ bay cast of Nagasaki in stress of weather forfusi. While bere she was suddenly fired on by a native battery and infantry- men stationed behind gcroens on the shore Twenty- four musket balls hit the vossol’s side, bat no person wasinjured, Tho Moniior ran out Of range southward, when she was fired on by another battery. She then opened fromm her Parrott nd shelled the Grst bat tery and an adjacent village, setting both on fire, She also burned several port bulkheads, planks apd some bales of hemp, The bay ts said to be in the territory of the Nagato, Tt was thought (hat the rich port of Osaca would soon be opened (o foreign trade by the Daimios, Acting m opposition to the Tycoon. From fan Diego we have the fmportant inteltigence that the Spnish goverpment was dispoved to conclude a treaty of pesce with the Dominicans. A Spanish war vesse! was at Cape Hayti with a commissioner on board, em)owered to treat with Mr. Alfred Deetjen, a Dominican patriot exile, An armistice would goon be agreed upom, preparatory to the negotiation of a peace treaty, Spain bad given up the idea of subjugating tho Domini cane, and it was thought that if she covid at all maintain ber bonor in the eyes of the other Powers of Europe ebe would retire from the contest after accepting terms that no Dominican leader could object to, The Turks Island Sian@ard of the 15th of October says the quantity of salt gathered of late having been much smaller than was anticipated, and this year’s crop alto. gether very small one, proprietors who stored their salt have beeo holding it for a higher price, leaving the market mostly in the hands of those who had their sals exposed. As the quantity on band is small, and there is no probability of its being materially increased, the price advanced to fifteen cents, with one-balfcent in favor of purchasere at the other porte of the colony, The Jocksovlan or old line war democrats, opposed to the Chicago platform, met in convention at Cooper Insti- tute yesterday, and tbe Jargeet mass meeting «held since the beginning of this exciting Presidential contest a: sewbled last cvening at the same place. The bail was densely thronged iu response to a call issued by a oum. ber of distinguished members of the old democratic party, who have eet aside the Chicego platform, Hon. Franeis B. Cutting presided, Major General Dix read an adcress to the democracy of the Union upon the issues of the canvass. Speeches were made by Messrs. F. B. Cutting, Udwards Pierrepont and Mojor General Sickles. The address and a report of the speeches will be found ta another part of to day’s paper ‘Ihe War bagier, ® republican organization got ap for the purpose of promoting the clection of Abrabam Lincoln, baye beep making preparations for some time for a grand torchlight procession; but seem to be unfortunate in the selection of aday. Tbey have already made three post. popements, The procession was first arranged for Mon- day evening; but, owing to lack of material, {8 was put Off til to-day, Op account of » democratic meeting to take place at Cooper Institute to-night, the procession was postponed till to-morrow. Another democratic meeting was fouid to be down for Thursday, and there- fone the procession again stands further adjourned till Friday evening. ‘The Board of Supervisors were engaged yester¢ay bal- Joting for inspectors and registers of election. It has been the custom in the Board to ballot for caudidates pominated by each Supervisor for office from bis owa district. Tbis coortesy being not extended to Wm. ©. Conner yesterday, be sent in bis resignation, which was laid on the . Supervisor Conner did not hold his place in the Board afterwards. The appointments are now made for all the wards except two. ger and a caitle train came jz collision on the aoapolis Railroad, six miles south of *,on Monday evening, and thirty persons were k and "between tweaty and thirty wounded, Admujority of the suiferers were soldiers. Among the killed waa Rev. B. F. Winmns, of the Sanitary Commission A mocting of the Horticultural Assoctation took place last evening. A epecimen pear, called the St, Germain, grown by Mr. Leroy, of Paris, France, was exhibited. It was as large ae a middie sized turnip, Some five epeci- mens of apples grown in Massachusetts, and other splendid fruits were also exhibited. A beautiful epeci- men of the feather or cockade flower was exbibited like- w It resembles the red cockade worn sometimes in caps of military companies. Rev. Dr. Osgood delivered av address on horticulture in ite connexion with mental culture Hoe showed jo a very able manner the connexion between the useful aod the beautiful in botany, and tbat the of freitand flowers sbould always be witha view tooblsin wisdom from pasture as well as inferior . He pronounced the garden as the best of all gym ®. A vote of thavis t0 Dr. Oegood terminated the proceedings, Benry Cash and John Thompeon got into @ quarrel on Monday night, at the corner of Cherry and New Cham. bere streets, when the latter stabbed bis antaconist in the left lung, whieb caused his death the oext morning, after hie removal to the City Hospital, Thompson was arrested and pow awaite examination In the diverce cree of Gage Onge, where the hue. band eves for a divorce on the ground of adnitery, « mo tion was made yesterday, before Judge Leonard, for ali. mony, The counsel for Mr. Gage oppered the motion, on ‘the ground that the lady bad an allowance of ten dollars & week ever since the reparation, and that the husband was unable to pay her any more, as he was a more agent, working on sslary. The Court took the papers and re. served ite docivton. The examivation of Mr. Jobo B. Manning, the Wal) street broker, who was arrested nome time since charged with circulating @ portion of the $50,000 eto! Messrs. Brewster, Sweet & Co., of Poston, in Isat, was continued yerterday before Justice Dowling Dut the Court adjourned before concluding the cave The defendant's witnesses seek to establish an alib) The funeral of 1 it Colonel Thomas if. Higin botham, of the Sixty #(th New York Volunteers, who fell in the recent battle at Cedar creok, will take place to-morrow, from No 106 East Fightoontb street. } battalion of the Seventh regiment will perform escort Kees, who | duly op the oocasien, Tue sivek market was buoyaot yorterday and a gone ral advance took place, Gold was excited, eud ufter Opening at 230 rore to 244 and loved at 241, Govern. ment securities were trong. FF The large advance im gold occasioned a general frm. bess and booyaney ie commereiai circles yesterday, and im ome articles trade was more active than for tome Lime past, ‘There wae no general activity, bewever: yet il goods wore marked vp, though pot in all cares io a | degree commoneurate with the rise in In petro. ra Hicag abolition poviely yas veen | Owing to the fa was done ot the higher rates. The vai fet forth io detail ju our commerciat column. the four market war more active sod 20c. 8 30c, big! # bo bigher, with e limited demand, Corp ad , Wilh @ fair demand, and oats were trmer abd more active. Pork opened dull and heavy, but cloeed active and Grm. Peel aed jord active and rather Ormer, Whiekey was active’aod firmer. ¥r dull, THe ‘ware On Charge tor beet cotile toled firmer this week, et th 4 5 PRM ROL ROnrly fo heavy, while tho demand was tolerably active. Prices were 0. | TO Sew Plam for Abolishing Slavery, @lo higher, ranging from 8c. te 16}¢0. to 19c,—the last an extreme price. The averace was moarly or quite 1 4c. Cows wore steady. Veale wore firmer, with sales at (rom 9c. to 130. to 130. Sheep and lambs were likewise firmer; sales at $4 8 $7 60 @ $8 50. Hogs god at (rom Lic. to 13igc., ae to quality, The tobal receipts were 6,116 beeves, 04 cows, 1,068 venls, 17,062 sheep and lambs, aad 23,659 boga. Domoeracy in Co! ile The Reorganits m of tne Party. We give a considerable portion of our available space this morning to the proceed- ings in council of the old line democracy yes terday at the Cooper Institute, and our reason for this will be found in the interesting char- acter of the proceedings themselves. They involve a political movement of far greater importance than any of the ordiuary partisan assemblages of the day. When euch old line democrate as General Dix, Francis B. Outting, Moses Taylor, Henry G. Stebbins, the Roose- velts, Vanderpools, Stewarts and Wadswérths assemble together on the political issues of the crisis, they meet for practical work. From the call of this “convention and mass meeting of the democracy opposed to the Chi- cago platform,” it would appear that their purpose is to rally against the Chicago candi- dafes all those old line democrats “who deny that the American democracy was fairly repre- sented at Chicago;” ali who believe that the war is not “a failure;” all who believe that “the immediate cessation of hostilities” should begin with Southera traitors and ‘not with Northern patriots,” and that we should first exhaust the rebel armies before wo attempt to “exhaust all the resources of statesmanship in bebalf of peace.” But, broad as is this ground for political action, this movement covers a broader margin. The maintenance of the national cause is the immediate purpose in view; but the ultimate object is the reorgani- zation of the democratic party on a sound and consistent, solid and durable national Unio platform. General Dix, in bis very able historical review of the rise, the power and glory, and the decline, collapse and degrada- tion of the democratic party, shows pretty clearly that the work contemplated is that of a thorough reformation. He shows how the party was first demoralized by reaort- ing to the low tactics of availablity in its Presidential nominations; and how “the evils the country is now suffering, beginning in a loose and unsteady administration of the public affairs, and ending in a treasonable attempt to overthrow tke government, are all due to in- competency and inexperience’ on the part of our rulers since the time of Jackson and Van Buren. He also shows that “for eighteen months after the commencement of this war the course of the democratic party (North) was worthy of its traditional patriotism;” and how, “under the malign influences which since the fall elections of 1862, have controlled the executive policy of the State of New York, and through it the democratic movements in other States, its leaders have lost sight of the vital issues involved in the contest, and have gone, etep by step, from hostility to the government to hostility to the war ;” and, finally, how the democratic party has been be- trayed, dishonored and degraded by the treach- erous platform builders of the Chicago Con- vention. We must, however, take issue with General Dix in reference to the part played by Gover- nor Seymour in this melancholy business. We think that the Governor, instead of being the leader ef the peace copperheads in these demo- cratic departures from their war platform of 1862, bas been only the submissive follower of bolder men. The Northern copperhead leaders who, in 1861,came from Congress filled with the pernicious democratic doctrines of the rebel Breckinridge, are the responsible parties, such ae Vallandigham, Pendleton, Voorhees, and the Hon. Fernando and Ben. Wood. Breokin- ridge remained to the last moment of safety at Washington to instruct them, and then left them as the guides of the Northern democ- racy on constitutional principles, while he went off to join the rebel army. These are the men who, taking advantage of the democratic successes in the elections of 1862,0n a war plat- forin, slipped in, and assumed the control of the party, Hast and West, on their peace plat form. But, had they not more strongly desired the success of Jeff. Davis than the success of their party, they would have abandoned their peace heresies after the reactionary elections of 186%. Instead of doing so, however, they persistently labored to secure, on their disunion and revolutionary peace projects. the National Democratic Convention of 1804, and the result is before us in the infamous Chicago platform. . This, with the additional dead weight of Pendleton, is the heavy burden which General McClellan has to carry, in spite of bis honest endeavors to cast it off. If successful in this contest, bie will‘be the most remarkable case of personal popularity since the time of General Jackson; if defeated, he will at least have the consolation of knowing that bad his platform been adopted at Chicago it would have saved the democratic party. As he stauds, the war democracy from the Cooper Institute proclaime him identified with the Chicago platform, and that their first purpose is to assist in securing its repudiation by the people, and a judgment in favor of the suppression of the revolution by force of arms. Next, looking to the reorganfzation of the democratic party for 1868, these war democrats propose a platform embracing the selection of the ablest and beet men for office; an amend- ment to the constitution providing for the elec- tion of President and Vice President di- rectly by the votes of the people; an- other amendment limiting the President to one term, and the maintenance of the Union as a bond which cannot be broken. This is the movement inaugurated by the war demo- crats at the Cooper Institute. We shall proba- bly hear something more of it after the 8th of November. A Usirep Prorin.--In all probability the next Congress will be practically a unit io favor of the suppression of the rebellion, and if Lincoln is re-elected we will then have the most compact array of political power in support of the government that ever been seen. Bat even if McClellan is elected Congress will have an overwhelming pewer for the Union that he will not be able to oppose. He cannot carry out t Chicago platform. So we will, in any event, stand for the future asa grand united peeple in favor of the one old government, io support of all ite righte and its traditions, Amd the fact in the distance troubles even as : pow the souls of many Evropean politicians. of new , Patented by Jeff. Davis. Wendell PhiMips may hang his harp upon the willows. His occupation as an abolitionist has gone. Jeff. Davis has entirely superseded him. Phillips aod bis followers proposed to free the slave. Jeff, Davis goes much further. He proposes to free three hundred thousand able-bodied slaves and give them fifty acres of land apiece. When the able-bodied slaves are free, of course the old slaves and the infant slaves will be worthless, We shall see their masters running away from them. No South- erner, however great bis love for the peculiar inetitution, will be willing to eupport a lot of deorep old darkeys and a swarm of segro children in arme and cloute. Practically, therefore, Jeff. Davie will abolish slavery. We hail him as the great abolitionist. All that the slaves freed by Phillips could expect was six feet of mother earth after they starved to death. Jeff. Davis will give them fifty acres of mother earth and a fair chance to earn a liveli- hood. Fifty acres of land each for three hun- dred thousand negroes amounts to fifteen mil- lions of acres. Making allowances for cities, mountains, rivers, ‘swamps, lakes, rocks, bar- rene and last ditebes, this will leave but little. room for any rurai white population in the seceded States. So we are to have no more planters or plantations, asin the olden time; but all Rebeldom isto be made a present to the blacks, and the white men are to emigrate, go to work for colored masters or submit to a premature decease. Jeff. Davis is going to free the slaves and be- stow upon them the title deeds of the seeeded States in order to achieve Southern independ- ence. He feels that the sacrifice is great; but he is prepared to make it for the’ sake of the Southern confederacy. This is a highly novel and original plan, and Jeff. Davis ought to take outa patent for it immediately. It is cutting off a uran’s head to save his life. It is pulling out the corner stone to keep the edifice stand- ing. Tt is throwing away a thing so as to keep it. It is jumping overboard to avoid a wetting. It is leaping into the fire to escape from the frying pan. It is committing suicide to get out of trouble. The seceded States flounced out of the Union becanse they were afraid that Lin- coln would interfere with slavery. They put themselves under the lead of Jeff. Davis, who promised to protect slavery against the attacks of Yankee vandals. They have been fighting for four years to prevent us from bringing them back into the Union, where the awful aboli- tionists might get another chance at slavery. Now, after the lapse of all this time, and after the shedding of all this blood, presto! the chief abolitionist turns out to be Jeff. Davis himself. Grant, Sherman and Sheridan have strip- ped him of his disguise, and the horns, hoofs and tail of the abolition Lucifer are revealed. What do the Southern people say now? Do they like Jeff. Davis any better than they did Phillips, Greeley, Garrison, Sumner and Ward Beecher? Are rebel mus- kets any pleasanter than Sharp’s rifles? Do the slaveholders prefer military orders to newspaper arguments? They left the Union to save slavery; will they now give up slavery rather than come back into the Union? We can fancy their feelings when they read about the fifty acres apiece to be parcelled out to the freed slaves. By their ignorance and their prejudices they have been led into the very trap they were most anxious to escape. Their own favorite leaders have deluded them. They have been spoiled by their own professed friends. They are like the Japanese ho-ka-mi who ripped himself open because somebody had dared to insult him. Old Abe looked like an abolitionist, and so they ran away from him to Jeff. Davis, who rewards them by not only abolishing slavery in toto, bat by also taking away their lands to make farms for the negroes he frees. Poor rebels! Poor confederacy ! Poor Wendell Phillips! who must either hang his harp upon the willows, or consent to play secoud to King Jeff, the only practical aboli- tionist on the American continent, and the suc- cessful rival of the author of that bull against a cemet, the emancipation proclamation. Tan New Srate or Nevana.<-Talk of the ancient wonders of the world! What child’s play they appear compared with the wonders of the modern advances of civilization. Look, for instance, upon the map and the descriptive sketch which we publish to-day of the new State of Nevada, colonized from our loyal States, and developed into the full proportions of aState in the midst of this gigantic continental war, and in the face of this great achievement how nonsensical will appear the monuments of ancient Egypt. It seems but the other day that we were reading our firet authentic infor- mation of the national wonders, wildness, desolation and starvation of this Nevada country in Fremont’s reports of bis pioneer explorations in that previously unknown land. It was but a few years since that it contained not the first cabin of a white settler within its borders; and among its hideous mountains and frightful deserts no traveller of ten years ago dreamed that it would ever be anything else than an uninhabited wilderncer, save the hut of @ straggling squatter bere and there. But the great Sierra Nevada chain of moun- tains, which aleng ite weetern base has given us the gold mines of Califorola and built. up that powerful State, bas given us on ite Eastern flank the silver mines of Nevada, and they, in the midst of this terrible war, have given us this new State of Nevada, with ite fifty thousand enterprising people, and three more electoral votes. Such are some of the developments of the mineral riches of that vast region of ours beyond the Rocky Mountaing, and such are the results of American enterprise, At this rate, with the rebellion suppressed, we shal! in five years have a Union of fifty States and fifty millions of people, and with gold and silver coming, in from the Far West, to sy nothing of petro- leum, sufficient to enable us io twenty years to pay off our whole national debt. Tar Grounpsweit ron 1868, We move rapidly in thie age. Our politice are as speedy ss our railroads and telegraphs Already political movements are ip progrese looking beyond the election of Tuesday next, and dealing with the reorganization of parties for the election of 1868 Read our report of the meeting at Cooper Insti- tute last evening. Consider the speech of Major General Dis. Observe the remarke of Major General Sickies. Peruse the letier from the Hoa. Carolan O'Brien Bryant, published in yesterday's Hexait. All these movements tend towards one direction. They show the groundswell for 1868, and forevode changes in all our present partic *sblishment thes bused ‘ptes. Farewell, Albany Regency! Farewell, Tam- many! Farewell, Mozart! Farewell, all ye disorganized and quarrelling factions! In 1868 new men and new measures will super- sede you all. This 1s your last chance of ex- hibiting yourselves and your corruptions. No one who sees the democratic papers can have failed to notice the tone of disparage- ment in which they habitually speak of the great leader of our armies, General Grant, or with what malign ingenuity they torture the news to make every movement look like dis- aster. Towards Sherman their conduct is the same, and they never make any attempt to conceal the sneer with which they alwaya ao- company the name of the gallant Sheridan. Though a Union victory may be demonstrated by such an overthrow of the enemy as puts an army out of existence, the democratic journals cannot see it; but let ever so small a repulse result from any movement of our forces, and them indeed the democratic journalists have eyes—then they can see wonderfully, Let bat @ company give way, or a frightened team- eter burry bis wagon to the rear, and our army is “routed,” while the loss of @ cannon renders It certain that we have had a Waterioo defeat. If a rebel army of twenty thousand men loses thirty cannon, that of course 13 @ very small matter, as there are plenty of cannon in Richmond. This is the way in which the democratic pa- pers bave spoken for months past; but they have now suddenly launched out into even more orazy folly than this, as if their opposi- tion to our armies and generals became greater and more intense in preportion as the condi- tion of the confederacy becomes more and more hopeless. In the World and the News of Monday were articles on Grant's campaign, on Sherman’s campaign and on Sberidan’s opera- tions in the valley. The World announces that Grant’s campaign against Richmond is ended, and that it has ended, of course, in fail- ure. The World isin hurry. That Grant’s campaign has ended is a thought certainly be- gotten of the World’s wishes. The World wishes, and Lee wishes, and Jeff. Davis wishes, that this campaign had ended. They would like very well to be rid of Grant in that way; but their wishes do not affect the matter. Let them not lay to their little soujs the flattering unction that Grant is at last going te leave them alone, Let them not suppose that they may at last cease to tremble for their capital and thelr cause, and that they can finally sit down and say—‘“The great agony is over and we are safe yet.” The great agony is not over. Grant does not end campaigns io that way. Fort Henry, Vicksburg and’ Mis- sionary Ridge can bear witness that Grant is not ageneral after the democratic heart; he does not sit dowm at the very hour when sitting down will protract the rebellion and going abead will terminate it. The World also informs its readers that Sherman’s campaign is a failure. His great advance from Chattanooga and all those splen- did operations at Ressacca, AMatoona, Kenesaw Mountain, the passage of Chattahoochee, the great battles near Atlanta and the capture of that city. All these were useless, says that immense military man the editor of the World. And why is this grand campaign a failure? It is a failure because Hood can still make an ineffectual attempt on Sherman’s communica- tions. Because Hood can still be beaten on Sherma: line of supplies, Sherman’s cam- paign isa failure. It is also a failure because if Hood cannot stay in Atlanta, he can, say the democratio organs, go somewhere else; aod may be he can go into Ten- nessee, whispers the News. The military situation ia the Southwest, as given by the democratic journala, is about this:—Sherman’s hundred thousand soldiers are lost on some little by path in the Georgia or Alabama woods, and Hood's thirty thousand stragglers are spread out in such a magnificent way that they cam at pleasure occupy every important point betwe-o Nashville and Mobile; and Sher- man is such an ass and Hood such a genius, that matters will remain in that position until the United States recognizes the independence of the Southern rebels. But the most remarkable of the democratic military articles is the account in the News of Sheridan’s late battle in the valley. Some few days after that, battle the News and other rebel papers, in the attempt to find some comfort, said tbat it was not so bad for Early as they expected. Thereupon the Richmond Enquirer indignantly asked:—‘‘What was expected that could have been worse than this sbameful defeat!” But now the News goes further. It finds, indeed,” that Early’s ‘shameful defeat” was no defeat atall: that it was, infact, the other way, and that Sheridan’s splendid victory was a “great disaster.” There, indeed, is democratic logic. It is singular that these three generals, in whom the democratic journalists see three failures, are the ones who have achieved all the tangible and real militdty successes of this war. All those great blows that have pros- trated the rebellion to its present hopeless state have, in fact, bad their inspiration directly from General Grant. The ceuntry remembers very wel) that while Generals Mc Clellan, Burnside, Pope, Hooker and Meade, in command of the Army of the Potomac; merely heaped disaster on disaster and only prevented the invasion of the North, Grant drove the tebel forces out of the whole Western country and destroyed every Western army that took the field against him. He redeemed Miesouri, Tennessee, Kentucky, Arkansas, Louisiana, Mississippi and Alabama, and sent our armies to the very heart of Georgia. No result had been achieved in the Bast in all that time ex- cept the repulse of two attempts at invasion. On our own soil the men fought and won; but under no general had they been able to hold a position in the State of Virginia. MeClellan was driven from in front of Richmond; Pope was driven from wherever the enemy could find him; Hooker was driven from the Rapidan and Meade would not fight at all when he could by any meane avoid it. Grant took command of the Army of the Potomac, and for the firet time Lee found that there was a man there whom he could not whip around at bis pleasure. For nearly six monthe Lee has kept ap the despe- rate attempt, and be has not yet driven Grant an inch; but Grant, on thé contrary, bas shut Lee up in hie capital and will tinally shut bim up is Libby prieon. These great facts of Grant's success aré what give the people confi- dence in his promises—and these same facts are what inspire the deep hatred that the revels and their sympathizers in this city feel for the hero. Every rebel and every rebel sympa Wiser hates pod feara General Grant, and hence their attempts to undermine him with the people by the disparagements of pretend criticism in the democratic jeurnals. Tax Great Question m 4 Norsueu..—The democratic journals attack Lieutenant General Grant and bis major generals. What is Grant doing? Is he fighting against the government? Does he seek to break up the Uniont No; he is undoubtedly fighting for the government established by George Washington. And Jeff. Davis and Lee, who bave all the sympathy of these same democratic journals, which side are they on? Are they fighting to save the government of the United Stateat No; they are seeking to destroy it. Reversion and Revoiotion.—The fnanoial revulsion in the Old World presages the great political revolution which will occur atter the suppression of our rebellion, just as the Frene’ revolution of 1789 followed the Americam civil war of 1776. NEWS FROM WASHINGTON. Wasawworos, Nov. 1, 1866 THE BLECTION FRAURS—SENTENOE OF DONOHUR AND FEBRY TO IMPSISONMENT FOB LIFS. ‘The military commission, of which General Doubleday ts president, I$ was annownced would to-day take up the case of Colone! Samuel North, New York State agent, wae was asrested some days ago, charged with fraud th re- Gard to tbe voles of the New Y rk Holdiers, The court, however, adjourned until 4o-morrow, fa or der that @ consultation might be bad by tho milgary commmigs.on witb the commissioners appointed by Gov, Seymour, Donohue and Ferry, the agents in the recent election frauds, have deen convicted by the military commission and sentenced to imprisonment for life. ‘The sevtenoss have been approved by President Lincoln, aad will be immediately carried into execution. NSW YORE SOLDINRA’ VOTES, Tho New York Commission to-day obtained the sevea hundred or eigbt huodrad eoldiers votes which were de- tained when Colone! Nortd, the State agent, was arrested, and have forwarded 19 the proper localttios im thas State, The Commbeinu aave not as yot sue- ceeded in bavirg agenis recoguized and empowered to administer oaths aud receive democratic votes im Washington, Alexandris and Baltimore and in the campa and hospitals in the neixbborbood of thete cities. The dolay ta not, however, attribuied to any superior officer Of the government, Tbe Commission are to have furt! interviews wits the Secretary of War, Thelr business far from being finished. The question of power and jurisdiction relative to the recent arreat of Col. North and Other citizens of New York is atill peodiag. THB NATIONAL DEBT, ‘The oficis! statement of the public debt for the month of October shows (the amount outstanding to be $2,017,009,515, or ao increase since the last month of over $61,000,000. The debt bearing interest in cola te about $961,000,000; debt bearing interest in lawfab money, 584,000,000, debt on which interest hns closed, $357,000; debt bearing no interest, $471,632,000, The interest has increased to $56,646,000 in coin, and te $28,657,000 in lawful money, or $2,000,000 of the former, and $1,600,000 of the tatter, the on- jetire amount of interest being $86,515,606. The unpaid requisitions are $37,500,000, and the amount in the Treasury vearly $27,000 000. The amount of six per cent bonds exchanged for seven-thirties under the acts of July and August, 1867, is nearly $126,000,000— an increase sicce the former montbly statement of $11,000,000, The amount of fire-:weuty six per cent bonds undor the act of June, 1864, is $37,781,000. The seven-thirty three years notes orized by the set of July 17, 1861, bave beeo reduced irom $25,000,000 to $14,000,000. The amount cf certidcates of im debtedness hae been increared $6,333,000, Tne twe years Give per cent notes have been reduced $4,676,000 since the September ment, and tbe three years Trea- sury notes under the act of June 30, 1864, have beea increased nearly $21,000,000. The fractional currency bas been reduced from $24,500,000 to $20,726,000, A GRIM JOKE BY THE PRESIDENT. Str. Lincoln is unsommonty fuil of jokes at the present time. Accept the following illustration. Complaint was made to bim by a Westoru democratic Congressman @ few days ago that the colonel of one of the cavalry regi- ments from the Congrassman’s State had sent home eight bundred and sixty votes, of which there were seven hundred and oinety for Mr. Lincoln, and the balance of fifty for McClellan, “Now Mr. Lincoln,” complained the irate M.C., “shat regiment hae not to-day in its reoks, according to the colonel’s own official return, one bundre@ and Afty men presevt for duty. The fact is,” continued the Congreseman, ‘‘that the colonel and adjutant just took the old muster rolls of the regiment as it left the State over two years ago, and .retureed the votes of every man they aw thereon just 08 tt pleased themseives.”” The cempiainant wound up with ® vigorous appeal,for justice against the offending officers. dear sir,” replicd the Prosident, rubbing bie leam togetber and chuckliog away down to the bottom Of bis boote, ‘+it would eeem that these officers have taken my words, ‘there is nobody burt,’ somewhat too lite- rally; but the matter of correction ts not withia my power. It is aState affair, and, if corrected at all—for which, let me confeae, 1 see no pressing necessity—the proper remedies must be applied by the State autbort- ties, What I propose ie to conduct my own campaign iv my own way, and to let the friends of General MoClel- lan conduct theirs as they please.’ The foregoing may not be the precise words, but they are the subatance of that interview. SUPPRESSION OF COUNTERFRITING. Congrens at Its Inet session placed a considerable as of money at the diepoenl of the Seoretary of the Treasury to be employed in the prosecution of measures for the detection and punishment of persone engaged to coan- terfeiting the national currency aod other securities. Liberal rewards bave already been paid to several par- ties who bare anied tn the apprehension of counter- feiters. ‘Ibe administration and conduct of the pecessary mensurce to this end are, by order of the Secretary, Piaced vader the immed sporvision of the Hon, Fé- ward Jordap rof the Treasury, to whom al per- sons having knowledge of facts important to be kaowm by the Department concerning such offences should make their communications, ‘ FEXT TO THE PRNITENTIART. Three persons, found guilty by military commission Of aiding soldiers to desert, have been sent from Wast- ington to the Albany Penitentiary. ALL THE VOTSRS LEAVING THB CITY. This city bide fair to be largely depopalated for the ensuing tea to vote bo the atates | eoldiers in the hospitals who are able to travel are being furloughed for the same purpose, and the trains from here are deveely crowded with soidiers and civilians, ENDIAN APYAIRS IN THE NORTHWRST. Advices received at the Indian Department from ne agencies in the disturbed districts represent the Indian aM. Mouities ie quieting dows acd se cenetal warwill bo avoided, interests of the department and of the Indians them- wolves weuld no doubt be greatly scdscrved by discon. necting the offices of Indian agent and territorial Gow. ernor, instead of combining them fn one porson, aa is the ome of the Territories now, * ‘The Clergy ond the Bi Urea, N 1, 1866. Py an agreement among the pastors of the churches of Utes, ® meeting for prayer will be beld on Monday after- noon next, from four to five o'clock, thet the Almighty may direct the people of the land in the exercise of thew elective franchise, and ald the passions of the pee ple, that we may be delivered from violence and be blessed in the continuance of our Itbertien, 18 19 oar. Hoetiy recommended that the same hour be observed ae an bour of prayer throvghout the land. Cotebration, Baniswone, Nov, 1, 1864 Fmancipation wae celebrated here to. with spirit, at sunrise, by grand satote of Ave hundred gues, accompanied with the ringing of cbarch and signa belie, Fiage are displayed from the publie butidia and many private dwoliings. At nooo the salute wae repented (rom Forts Federal Mit and MarshaltAonrist church belle joining in with § merry peal, performing at Jous patriotie airs, Including Hail Colue. the Free, star Spangled Baoner, &o, Paravarrnis, Now. 1, 1866. rated bere to-day: se + pm and sermons in the eo marked ihe event. To night the bead. 8 of the committee to recruit col troops were ated by gorge u® transparencies emblematic of Chestnut ALPAeG was €4 9'vi0 2 ‘The Maryia od Ve fears Liberty, Religion aod Progress. throng d and almmosy (mayassApie from © (are Bowe ' { F '