The New York Herald Newspaper, November 4, 1864, Page 4

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Hroatwas.—Wooonorra's Bous- ax re oy Glass BLowams, SEW YORK MUSEUM OF ANA: m Cuuicnrine and Laeays {908 kM OE FOOL'S Ormma 1OUS! Breekiya. ~Ermiortam Songs, Danoms, Busiencues, = = ————S——S———— i ow York, Fridny, November @, 1864. THE SITUATION. Secrotary of State Seward has sent @ despatch to the Mayor of this city stmilar to thatforwarded to the Mayor of Puffalo, pndlished tm yesterday’s Hmmarn, to the effect that the State Departmcat has been apprised of revel de sigue to carry out grand plondering and burning raids in the prine pal cities of the Nerthern States on election day, Mayor Cuather repiies that he has no apprehension of anything of the kind being attempted in this city; but thst, howevor, he will take all necessary precautionary measures. He bas alco issued @ proclamation to the sitizens, counseling quietness and avoidance of all acri- movious discussions im the vicinity of the voting places, and sugyeeting toeach elector that om the deposit of his Dalict he eball immediately retiro frm the polls. Mach excitement prevatis in Ogdensburg, St. Lawrence Ponty, N. Y., regarding the expected rede! raids from osda Business there was suspended yesterday, and he citizens were preparing for defence. A large num- for of armod men, supposed to be rebels, are on the Ge in tho St. Lawrence river above and below Og- deosburg, cnd some suspicloos persous were arrested in the (own yesterday, A steamtag was gent out on o teamer, baviog on board § mon, passed song the river close to the © in the afternoon, bel privateer Tallahassee seven: Inland, at the eastern entrance to ‘ound, and her captore and ecuttling in tbat schooner Goodapeed, were announced in We bave now @ romor from Phila. | the Delaware rand destroyed several yeesels at anchor thero Toere are at least four government w fu close pursuit of this privateer. The fast | twas yooterday despatched afler her reconcolssance. A buspiciow: abacsee entered morning, gunboat Shawn ® rovenue cutter bave been sent out on the game mite Applicat ons (or write of habeas corpus im the cases of ‘Diricon of the St. Albans rebel raidera wore made be- fore judges im Monireal oo Wedneeday, but were refused, op the ground thet the prisoners were stil sxbjeot,te ‘the jurisdiction of the magistrate, no foal ecmmitmente Daving yet been made, The examination of witnesses in those cases is to commence to day. Affaire io the Sbewapdoab valley remain quiet. New and comforts! le wister clothing and camp equipage have bees served out to Sheridaa’s men,and bis army is ip five condition and ready for all emergencies. We have nothing lator to netioe either from the armies Before Richmond and Petersburg or uncer General Sher- a from Eas‘ern ports. red Union cavalry recently sent out from Memphis, © co-operation of a gunboat, succeeded tm dreacing v \ weathering a camp of about eight hun- Gred guerilla, making many of (hem prisoners and cap- faring « bumber of their horses, ‘The steamship Monterey arrived yesterday from New Orleans. She brings no nows of military movements of importance, her dates beiog the same as those received Dy way of the Mississippi river, aud published im yes- terday’s Henavp, Bix bundved pd seventy-cight ox- @hanged Uniow prisoners arrived ot New Orloans from the mouth of the Red river on the 24th ult, These mon bad been confined @t Shreveport end Alexandria, La, ‘Two thoussnd six bandred Usiop prisoners sill] remain “at Tyler, Texas. ‘Late revel newspapers give us tbe particulars of the oral Hood's ermy from Cadedep, Ala- ama, towards Gunter's Landing, 06 the Teanessso rivor. The most astomnciog results, of course, are prophesied; Dut, saye & correepondest of the Savaauah Republican, “it ie to be regretted that General Hood's army is so badly provided with bisukels and shos# in tuis extraordiaary movement. Whole regiment are bare- Posted, whije bienkets witb ony of the mon is rather the axeaption than the rule.” The garrison of Atlante ie given as Six thousand effective . The tier in fal of the rebel Vice Presivent, Alex. B Stephens,” la reepouse to General Sherman's tovitetlod Wo visit Aants, appears im the R bond Whig of tue fot instant, Mr, Biephens says that be would wiiiogly 0 tnyihing & bis power to bring about peace; but, as » ves what neither be por General Sherman ner both of them, could effect this, he thinks it usciess CRAM .1Be propeaition, Bee Richaond Senin, movemunt of © yo Nevy Yard, aod the Miami and Mar- | | The whl of the late Colonel Butler is ce: down for the NEw YORK HERALD, FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 4 185g et eS yesterday, the Suotentions fe gold Raving’ the effet te | The femurk Koop the marke: ensettiod and gaivca entirely aominal. | the oMcia! organ of Je Devis, strongly a¢vocates the placing of sieves in the rebel army, Genera! Les, te bis ofteta! report of the rebel surprise of our pickets in front of Petersburg on last Sunday night, claimr that ovr line was ewept for half a mile and two bupéred and thirty of our men captared. MISCELLANEOUS NEWS Our Buropean files »y the Hibernian reached sbis city from Queteo yest: :y acrning. Tne news had been anticipated by oor rep..is and special correspondence by the Persia. Generai Count de Thun das arrived im Paris, charged by the Mexican government to come to an ar- rangement with the Traosatiantio Steam Navigation Company for the copyeyance to Vera Cruz of four thou sand two Bundred volunicers enlisted in Austria, Oom- merolal failures were becoming vary numerous at Vieova. On the 2lss ef October one of the first houses in the iron trado, that of Rostuora Brothers, suspended pay- ment. Ore of tho partoers in this firm ts a membor of the Chamber of Deputies. Our Buencs Ayres correspondent, writing on the 12th of September, states that the empire of Brazil was alding the rebels fp the republic of Uruguay, to order {hat tn the war with the executive of that coustry thearmse! the Emperor would be aided to such an extent by anative faction that the republic would be swept away. Busnog Ayres was making considerable social @od material progress, Railroad lines were In process of cosstruction, which would greatly Benoflt American eottiers, The Americans and thoir friends im Buenos Ayres had realized jum of five thousand dollars in gold in aid of the United states Banitary Commissioa. General Dix has issued an ordor instructing provost marshals in the Department of the East to use all neces gary precautions to prevent persous who have beea in the reve! service or dererters from the netional armies from voting at the eicotion on Tuesday next. At the same time he toforms thom that no military force must be stationed at or in the vicinity of the polling places; Dut if the civil anthorities should be ansdie to preverve order, and should call on the military for assistance, ib is to be reudered. The Board of ‘Aldermen met yesterday afterncon. A Proposition was revcived from a committes of citizens offertug to run the Stird Avenue Railroad cars at the old rates, 8nd expresasiog their willingness to pay $10,0008 year to the city for ive priviiove Tae matter was referred to the Committes on Railroads. A communica tion from the Street Comiminvicrer Informed the Board that, as the gis companice have notified him of their Intention to fucrease the price for supplylug the public lamps, and as be bas no power to meet their demands, there is a prospeot of our streets being left in darkuces. A communication received from the Mayor suggested an Ordinance regulating the size of tho street advertising ‘vans. The special committee of the Board of Aldermen appointed to inveetigate the Gunther-Boole muddie and report upon it, met yesterday foreucon and heard the arguments of counsel for a considerabie time on tho ques- tion of their jurisdiction in the matter, They finally came to the conclusion of reporting that they have no authority to act, as tuey bave not the power of a joint | committes. Thore was uo business transacted by the Board of Councilmen yesterday, a quorum not belng present whoo the roll was called, The Cierk announced that there would bea mecting on Monday next. The monthly mooiing of the Chamber of Commerce took place yeeterday. Mr. F.S. Lathrop was re-elected @ member of the Arbitration Committee, A letter from Geveral Dix arnounced bis regret at not being able to attend the meeting to bonor the memory of Joshua Bates. ‘A paper from the British Consul, showing tho advantage of free trade and low customs (o British commerce, was read and filod. The Chairman apnounced that the sum for the testimonial to the Captain and crew of tho Kear- Garge is not fully made jup, and that the whole amount of tho testimonial will be twenty-five thousand doliars. ‘The stoamships between this olty ond Aspinwall are still convoyed by government gunboats. The gunbout Auguste yesterday scoompanicd the North Star. ‘The New York iheological Scclety met at St. Francis Xavier's Coliege yesterday forencon, pursuant to adjoura- mont. The object of this scotety is to get together in Periodical assemblies the Catholic clergy of the country, with a view to discuss theological questions, At a former meeting the Rev. Dr. Commings, of St. Stephen's church, delivered a mozt erudite address on “ The Present State of Religious Controversy in America.” At the moeting yesterday Kev. Gcerge McUlosky, of the Church of the Nativity, read an interesting paper on “ The Relation of Philosophy and Science to Theology.” Rev. Dr. Brann, of Seton Hall College, New Jersey, also spoke om “ Pri- vate Interpretation Of the Bible Refuted by « Philologioal Avalyais of the First Text in it.” There were also other addrosees. Bishop Stmpsco delivered an address last night fu the Academy of Music, under the auspices of the Youug Men's Christiam Association, tom most crowded audience, on the duty of evory American Christian in this most im- portent crisis of our nation’s history, He showed the fallacy of everything tending to secession, and urred upon bis hearers that the slightest thought of @ division Of the ropublic must never be entertained. ‘The Gemocrats had an open air ratification meeting last night in Union equare, There were several stands and a umber of speakers to entertain the crowd. Fireworks and all the other attractions of political gatberings wore displayed in abuadance. The democrats of the metropolis are al! clive, A large ond {oflventtal meeting of democrats in favor ef the election of General McClellan was held in the Brook- cenmem fast evening. Mr. Vaan Baron, amoog + prominent epeskers, addressed the assembiage. ‘The Vetoram Calon Olub beld a meeting ip the Cooper | Institute Inet evecing. Major General Panks was ex- pected but was pot present, Rev. Dr. Bellows made an eloquent epeceh, and was followed by other gentlomen. ‘The contested cares of Thomas Keily’s, Jobn J, Ryder’s and Charles Eprague’s wills have been tried before Scr- rogate Tucker this week, and submitted for decision. L4th Ines. Major General Butler and some members of his eta arrived in New York yesterday, end are stopping et the Fifth Avecve H vel. ‘Tbe trial of Colonel North, New York State agent, and Levi Cohen and a MM. Jones, on the charge of being Mi plicated In the alleged frauds on the votes of the svitiers of this Stale, was commenced io Washington yesterday. A long discussion tock place over the pica of counsel that neither the national government nor a military tribapal could have any jariediction in the cases, the arrested persons being amonable to State lews,and triable on the charges alleged against them only in the courts of the Biate of New York. The trials will be continaed at ten o’elock to-day, ‘The peying tel!or of the Mercantile Bank, of this city, named Charles W. Windsor, bas suddently disappeared, and ts supposed to Bave left for Furope. On investigation, deficiency im his accounts, amounting to two hundred and forty-one thousand dollars, is sald to have beca dis- covered. AD order of arrest was granted yesterday by Jadge Moncrief, of the Superior Court, against detectives Far- ley and Kicg, who are charged with fateely arresting Alexander Cerbyn and Madame Emilie Garnier, on the 24th of Seprember last, end taking from their possession @ draft for $4,706, payable in gold. The court remarked that, insemuch as © judgment could be followed cp by an execction against tbe person, the amount of bail would be immaterial, and fxed the bonds at one thousand dol- Jere in each case, An action bas been commenced tn the Superior Court, by Poter Dolan, ageinet George Simons, conductor on one of the Seventh avenue cars, for asnauit and battery. The plaintif® refured to pay the increased rate of fare, and was ejected im consequence, Policeman Heory Epringstien, who was called upon to aid Ip ejecting the plawtitT, hos also been joined as one of the defendants in the case. A Oorover’s ir quest was held yesterday om the body of & femele jufant found ip Madison avenge, near Fifty-se- cond street, No informetion relative to the perentage or circumsiasces connected with (he deposit of the child tp the locality woore it wor found could be gained, The stesmer Un yorse, bound up the Mississippi, hav ing Ov beard passenger, seventy five rebel privoners ond twenty thousand berrels of government pork, struck « eneg and fuvk op Bundsy imet, Ofty miles above Mempbia. Four or five passengers and the of rebel privonerr were drowned. Twa priscuers eucceeded In escaping ‘The New York Mail Steamebip Cos steamers, comp ising the diorping Guiding Star and Buwe Neda, which leave every Satar. day ior New Orloans, have reduced thelr fare and rates of freight twenty per cobb: é The stock markot was lower, under sales to realize, yesterday, Tbe gold market was excited, but lower, ‘The opening quetation was 230, from whieh 1t dropped to 2263(, and then rove to 296), at Which It closed, Gov. ernment securities wore steady. —————— Lo —~“<~“<.mrmrmrmrmrmrmrrS Buyers expecied Lo obtain a concession, bul ho‘ders were Inclined to hold out for full pricot, Basinése was aooerd- fog!y cull, except in a few articles, Cotton, groceries, &e., ‘Were quiet. Vetroiewm woe dull and seerly nomios!. On "Change the [ns market opened dail, unsettied ead trregulsr, bit cloned firm at Wednesday’s prices, Wheat Gpencd dnli end besvy, but closed firm. Gore was ‘Qrmer, Osts were quiet, bus firm, Pork epened dull Aud ‘ower, bu closed active aud firm. Beef was sicady, whh ® fair demand. Lard was cctive and Ormer, Whiskey was firm. Freighte were dull, m Rebetiion..The ath and Between athermn Leaders—The Breaking Recent accounts from North Carolina make it certain that there is now in that State an actual and powerful insurrection against the rebel Richmond governmeat—a rebellion within @ rebellion. Jeff. Davis’ statement, publicly made in Macon, thet two-thirds of the Southern soldiers are absent without leave is, of course, unquestionably true, It. appears now that these absentces have not all gone home—home was not a safe eneugh place; but large numbers of them have taken refuge in the wild mountain region that covers thewhole western part of the Old North State. There they are banded for mutual protectiva in such numbers that the rebel government, after many attempts, has relinquished the hope of bringing them to terms, and leaves them alone. Expeditions sent against them make the matter worse; for large numbers of the soldiers filad the occasion a more favorable one for de- sertion. Thus there ia a large and desperate force within the enemy’s lines arrayed in arms against bis power, and this force becomes » nucleus for all the disaffected and for ali run- away negroes, and is likely to swell to the game immease proportions as did the siml- lar force under Spartacus that carried on the servile war. Moreover, this force of deserters and runaway negroes has a certain loose organization that bas already made it formidable to the rebel supply department, and it is easy to ece that it may become im- mensely more dangerous; for the large party in Norta Carolina that is in favor of restoring that State to the Union boldly threatens an associa- (lon with this force in the mountains—an asso- ciation that will certainly give a terrible ear- nestness to the hitherto moderate measures of the North Carolina Union men. It is certainly true, then, that there isa prac: tical and very dangerous element of distrac- tion for the rebel government in North Caro- lina; nor is that State alone in this respect. Glancing over the whole extent of the confede- racy, we find that it isthe same everywhere. Georgia haz a peace, reconstruction or Union party that is 60 respectable as to be headed by the foremost of all her citizens—Alexander H. Stephens. Mr. Stephens desires, with “all the earnestoess of his nature,” to make peace “on principles of honer, right and justice to all parties.” He believes the government of the United States to be “the best government the world ever saw,” and is evidently tired of the Richmond attempt. South Caro- lina also has a peace party, and one of her representatives denounccs Davis as a despot, end urges a return te the old government solely and simply for tho sake of freedom and the lberties of the people. Zt tu Brute! Alabama also has a peace party, and that peace party is composed of all the people of Alaba- ma, and the exponent of its wishes is the Alabama Legislature. Here, then, is a party in each of these four great Southern States earnestly and violently opposed to the re- bellion and the Davis government. The Virginia men who went into tho con/ederacy seem to be the only ones who still stand by it; but the latest announced measure of the rebel government will alienate even these. It is notorious that the people of Virginia were opposed to secession; they were in favor of keeping thelr State in the Union; but Vir- gicia was carried out by a power stronger than the will of her people; that power was the slaveowning and slavebreeding interest. The immense capital of this, interest carried that State for the sake of self-preservation, and now Davis aime a deathblow at that im- mense capital. He proposes to free and arm three hundred thousand negroes—that is, he proposes to abolish’ slavery; for the armed and trained negroes will outnumber two to ove the armed and trained whites of the South. Thus Davis shows to the Virginia slavehoiders—and, indeed, to all slavehold- era—and shows in a terribly emphatic way, that the slavcholding interest is no longer with the rebellion, He has m m the enemies of his government and bis cause. It is clear that the immense unity of purpese that once gave such strength to the rebellion is gone. Not only is the South divided on this question of reconstruction—not only do its leaders all pul! different ways on the great sub- ject at issue, but it isa scene of general and ualversal distraction. It is a social and politi- cal chaos. It is even torn with the disintegrat- ing influences of personal jealousy, and its leaders pursue one another with such bitter re- crimination that at times it appears a if the existence of a common enemy were forgotten. That anited South which was for so many months held up as an example tothe Northern people—where fs it? It is split into a thousand factions. This is just the state of affairs that immediately precedes the closing struggle on so many of the great pages of history. It isa reproduction of the last days of Jerusalem, when the Romans without were forgotten in the bitter quarrels of the factions within; and partisans wasted in their private feuds and joalousies the strength that united might have crippled and worn out the enemy intent upon the destruction of all. It is a sign of national dissolution—the last flickering of the flame of national life, and tells us pleinly that the end is near. Suext-ren-Suentr Ber ow tae Fare or tux Unston.—The odds_on the result of the Presidential election were offered the other day to the manager of the Chicago Convention, Mr. August Belmont. These he did mot thiok it prudent to accept. He comes out, however,ins letter offering to bet $10,000 that if Mr. Lincoln be elected we shall-bo in a etate of war during the term of bis administration, or will'he forced into a disgraceful peace, and be farthermore offers to bet the same eum that if Generel Me. Cletian be elected, the Union will be restored within bis term of office, Now this is a fair proposition and the wager ought, and we understand will be, taken up. Therefore, as he offers to deposit the money, and does not believe in Old Abe’s greonbaoks, let him fork out some of the British, French and Mexican gold, with which be has been doing euch Toews wes we material cpenge ia ihe commereial qqetes | large pdtitiga) business of Late. Phene: Poitttcal Canvass. Io sny cerelully complied political almanac there cught to be found opposite the date of November, 1864, this announcement:— “About this time lock out for roorbachs, frauds, fabrications, delnsions, bumbugs and general falsehoods,” No reader of the politi- cal papors or listener to the political orators can heip noticing these phenomena of the season. More startling disclosures and won- dertul discoveries happen daring the two weeks before election than during ali the rest of the loag year. This war, which should have robered the people and merged politics in patriotism, has had precisely thé opposite effect cpon pofiticians of all parties. Never were roorbachs eo tremendous, frauds so plen- tifal, fabrications eo numerous, delusions so popular, humbugs so transparent and false- Leods so generally circulated. Eighteen hun- @red and sixty-four years of Chrisilanlty do: not ecom to have made. the world any better. Indeed, we question whether all the ancient politicians put together could equal the politi- cians of New York city alone im their offences ageinst the moral law. If you read the democratic papers now-s- days you discover that we have won no vic- tories, and tbat all the victories we have won Go not amount to anything. The rebels, it appears, sre pressing us upon all sides, and there is no hope for the Union except in the election of General McClellan. But on the other haod, the administration papers claim that we are just on the eve of crushing the rebellion, and that the re-election of Lincoln is the only thing necessary to complete the sup- pression of Joff. Davis and his gang. The democrats complain that a conspiracy exists to cast all the soldiers’ votes for Lincoln, The republicans are just as positive that five bun- dred thousand men in buckram are bended: togethor in the Northwest to upset the govern- ment and vote for McClellan. Thedemocrats say that soldiers’ votes are opened and Lincoln ballots substituted for McClellan tickets. The republicans assert that vast frauds have been discovered in the army vote, and that several thousand dry goods boxes full of fraudulent ballots for McClellan have been seized by the military authorities. The democrats say that Lincoln will control the election by forse, and that this is what be means when he states that he wilt manage his election in his own way. The republicans declare that the democrats, aided by secession sympathizers, intend to con- trol the election by bloody riots and by burning all those towus which do not give McClellsu majorities. This isa dreadful state of things, to be sure. Whom are we to believe? What are we to believe? Are we to believe anything, or are we to take refuge in a com- fortable skepticism? If there be any trath in what olther tho democrats or the republicans say in regard to false votes and forcible interference with the voters, we certainly shall not have a free and fair election next Tuesday. But % there be any troth in what either the democrats or re- publicans say of each other’s eandidates, it would be just as well for us not to have any President at all for the next four years. Ac- cording to the administration organs McClellan is a coward. He graduated at West Point, fought through the Mexicam war, dared all sorts of dangers from Indians, drought and ex- posure during his explorations, and led our armies for two years against the rebels; but yet they say he is a coward, and took refuge on # ganboat at the battle of Malvern Hills. This is the story of poor Greeley, who is a non-combatant on principle, and who has been 80 constituted from childhood that ho cannot bear the report of a pistol without ex- hibiting every symptom of intense fright. According to the democratic papers President Lincoln is a swindler; for they charge that be buys crockery and silver spoons for bis house in Springfield and makes the national govern- ment pay the bills. He was never suspected of petty swindling before; he never had the reputation of a pickpecket; he was alwoye called Honest Old Abe by his neighbors; but still they say he is a swindler, and that Mrs. Lincoia bas aided and abetted him by indulging In dry goods at the national expense. This is the sicry of tho editors of the World, whore names nobody knows, and who are williog to make «fidavit that they started a daily newspaper upon @ capital of enly one thourand dollars. Are we to believe Grecley or the World people? Can we believe either of them? Wach party has its hired fabricators, who manafacture falsehoods by wholesale; and while we pity those who are weak enough to be gulled by the sensation mengers upon either elde, we have no feeling but contempt for the partisnns who endesvor to carry sach an important electivn, not by honest argument but by hard lying. When we narrow down the circle from na- tional to local politics, we find the same phe- nomena upon a smaller scale. Here is a can- didate who used to be an ardent peace man, now trying to get into office on a war platform. Here is an ardent war man of a few weeks ago, now bargaining and jobbing for a peace party nomination. Here fs an original Know Nothing, who held that foreign born oltizens had no rights which Americans wore bound to respect, now claiming to be a democrat and eoliciting the foreign vote. Here is e conservative turned edolitionist, and an abolitionist suddenly trans- formed intes conservative. Here is an advocate of pepee-at-any-price striving to elect himself by the soldiers’ votes. Here is an individual whose price was formerly one hundred dollars, now assuming the character of an incorruptible patriot Lucifer himseif must laugh at these eudden changes of - character end at the torrible amount of falsehood and fabri- cation involved. Nor can be Jangh less when be notices the recent asto: in erease in our voting popniation. In some wards there are said to be more voters, accord- tng to the registry lists, than there were resi- dents « year or two ago. The old motto of eur politicians will paye to be amended. They may advise people #4 yote early; but as there are quite as many votes registered as can possl- bly be put into the ballot boxes between vun- rise and santct next Tuerday, there will obvi- ourly be no necersity for voting ofien. We re- gard this increase of voters as one of the most remarkable of the political phenomena, It is well known that provident nature takes care that there shall be @ majority of mgle children born in war times, in order to supply the def- clenoy caused by deaths on the battlefield; but wo had no iden that these children were born ata mature age, with segars in thoir moaths and the regular ticket fn their Aste, However, wonders , will never ococnse, and these fagta caly chow thet this meiro- rere m vi i a = of the | polis ie not Jess wonderfal in her Ppoligioal developmonts then in the arts, the sclenoes, trade, fashion, commerce and finance, The came philosophical view will apply to the Toorbachs, in regard to frauds, conspiracies and cendidates, Wesre s grest people, and must make a great fass about our great eleo- tious; bat when election day comes everything will go on as dsual; a large but legal vote will be polled, and the country wili quietly settle down snd proceed to restore the Union, no matter which of the candidates may be elected. Our manifest destiny is to remain a nation acd tule the world, and we have yet to see the politicians who can prevent this consumma tlon, Tur War rae Proria Pay Tem Taxzs.—If there be one test more potent than another of the loyalty and patriotism of the people it is the manner in which they bear the burden of taxation imposed upon them for the support of the goverament. Notwithstanding the heavy taxes indirectly pald on the advanced price of every article of household consumption, from a loaf of bread to a turkey, and every article of wear, from @ pair of boots to a diamond neck- lace, the direct annual taxation upon property for city and county purposes alone in Now York amounts to about thirteen millions, and yet it is pald cheerfully and promptly, as the annexed schedule will chow. The Collector’s books for taxes on personal estate were opened on the 10th of October; those far taxes on real estate a few days later. From the 10th tothe Slat ult. the sum of $4,454,816 was pald in by the taxpayers, in the following order:— October 10. October 2: Octobor 11 October 22, October 13, October 24 October 18, October 14 October 16, October 17 October 18 ose $4 454, There would bo no grumbling about this really heavy incumbrance as loag as it secures ® good municipal government in all its branches; an efficient police; a conscientious board of health; an equitable disbursement of the public funds; and it is the duty of the mes intrusted with these responsibilities to see that the people who put thom in office, and who pay thus liberally for the benefits of a substantial local government, are not disappointed. The general government is burdened with @ heavy war debt of two thousand millions; but the internal revenue tax ia sufficient to take care of this. At the present average return from this source, which ia calculated at about two hundred millions a year, the whole public debt could be cleared off in ten years. Even this tux, although new to our people, draining, as it does, so heavily upon the income of the work- ing man as in many instances to embarrass him and restrict the comforts of his home, is not grudged. A comparison with the more burdensome taxation of other nations affords a Kind of solace. But then the people have o right to demand that this tax, which was created by the war, shall not be unnecessarily tn- creased; that economy shall govern in the ex- penditure of the public finances; and that the war,and the taxation accompanying it, shall be brought to an end as quickly as the honor of the nation will permit. This, we take it, the people require from the government in return for the fidelity with which they have maintained it Gnancially and otherwise. Tus Vors or roe Exrme Srars.—For the information of our readers we submit to them the following table of the division of the popu- lar vote, by counties, of the State of New York, in the Presidential election of 1860, when the contest was between Abrabam Lincoln on the one side, and the fusion electoral ticket of | Dougias, Breckinridge and Beli on the other side:— VOTE OF TER &TATH OF 2OTW YORE FOR PRESIDENT IN 1860, —Hajorits— a i) seis. 1978 = ors | a. ok Ta a 1,999 2 oot ~ 386 = 21eL - 1,789 = 892 & K 1,546 = 1193 1,661 = 1,402 1,701 - 2,897 ale -_- 2456 2,008 = 3,094 — aor 3902 198000 6.581 325 — 20,588 m= 4,700 2374 oes ved $264 196 0 326 8,078 z TO 8,617 ES Ce eee 6208 90,008 B74l 1,861 = S01 8407 pe 1233 407k = 8,024 2,150 = 601 — 218 2246 1,612 = Said 8,068 a 6,081 1482 = 1,828 —- 8 4,393 - 43 sen 7) is 2,370 — 2 Ps a) se Tye = 1,994 "360 — “28 — 1708 MB 2,990 88 ad 8,097 = a ioe ise |x x pes too ome 3,698 «2,61 - A Sse aaa Pt 1408 1,548 os Total... ...+.++++++862,606 812,810 81,089 40,000 Repabdlican majority on State vote 60,196, As compared with the re popular vote of the State on both sides in 1860, the following figures will serve to show the fluctua- tions in our State elections of 1862 and 1863—" Demweratic. ws Ge Ee 1868 vies esee 4,247 Here it will be (dealing in round numbers), upon an aggregate vote of 675,000 In 1860, Mr. Lincoln’s majority was 50,000. In 1861 in New York and all the loysl Btates, the adminstration, on the war question, bad it all pretty much its own way. In 1862, en account of the terrible military blanders end disasters “of the admloistration under Banke, McClellan, Popegnd others, the Northern elections in at) the central States were carried by the democracy. Thus, upon an aggregate vote of 602,000, Horatio Seymour wes elected Gover- nor by 10,000 majority. Bat while Governor Seymour, in 1862, foll short of the combined opposition or fusion strength of 1860 only some six thousand votes, there was a deficiency on the republican side of 66,000—the one hundred thousand and mere New York soldiers fn the Geld not voting. Jn 1863 when the republicans again sccurel the State, and byl |. + 80,000 majority, their vote.still fel) 48,000 short of that of 1860, while the democratic dcticieney ‘was about 28,000. Taking the total vote of 1860 as our guide, we have had no election since that has reached it within 75,000 votes. This deficiency, from the army and home vote in reserve, wiil be fully made up on Tuesday next, How ® will be divided we expect-to be able te faform our readers substantially on Wednew dsy morning. A Warne Acamst Ivcexpurms—My, Seward, Secretary of State, has issued the fele lowing seasonable warning to the Mayor of each of our Northern cities, supposed to be within the range of the incendiary operations suggested:— MR, SEWARD TO MR GUXTEER, Pon Rsnh we Orr Ronen wy , as08. ‘Thies department bas received information [rou the. British provinces, to the eflect that there is a couspirsey on foot to eet fre to the principal cition m the Nortbere pee eens GF ye, Lrg iss mg W. do. SEWARR To which the Mayor of New York, acting tm this case at least like a sensible man, hee made the following reply: MS, GUNTHER TO MR. SEWARD. Mayor's Osnsca, Naw Yous, Nov. 8, 1006, Hoe. Wa. H. Sawarn:— ‘Your despatch i received. Ihave mo fearsof gud threats being carriod out or eveo attempted. Ho: Toenail take all Caryn a measures and am Prepared. Should any federal assistance be necessary, BDall invoke thesame without i C, GODFREY GUETHER, Mayer, This is good, and we hope his Honor wid not forget his promises. There may be se danger; but preeaution is the parent of safety. The city of New York is the place of refuge and rendezvous of thousands of rebel inter lopere and emigsaries, and against thelr ev designs, considering the desperate situation of Jeff. Davis, our city authorities cannot be tee vigilant from this time till the day after the election. Wo would also, during this interval, suggest a little more than ordinary vigilanes on the part of our fellow oltizens, individually, in behalf of the publie safety. The rebel organs at Richmond have given the hint, and their instruments of incendiarism may be nearer to us than the Canadian border. Why cannot we have a strong volunteer reserve fores of trusty citizens organized to assist the regu- lar police, if required, on election day te maintain law and order? Toa Vers or tan Ewriee Crry.—The public were no doubt somowhat surprised yesterday morning at the announcement that 125,000 names had been registered in this city to vote at the coming election. It is altogether probable that four or five thousand of this number appear on the list twice, having been copied from the poll list of last year by the registrars, but who have moved into other wards or election districts since their last vote, and also appear in the districta where they now re side. But even with this reduction it reveals @ great preponderance in the number of votes im this city over that of any other olty in the Union, and, in fact, over that of many of the States. This metropolis is, in fact, a State by Itself. By a comparison of the votes registered with the vote polled in many of the New England, Southern and some of the Western States in 1860, its political importance fs af once manifest. Take, for Instance, the States of Vermenf and New Hampshire. The aggregate vote iy those two States in 1860 was about 111,000 or 45,000 in the former end 66,000 t& the latter, in round oumbers. The total vote in the State of Connecticut of that yout was less than 79,000; Ruode Island, 22,008 New York city has more votes than both ef those States, which have together four repre sentatives in the United States Senate. The vote of Maine did not reach 98,000, Thus will be seen that there is only one State in New England—Massachurette—which has as large @ vote as this city. The State of New Jorsey— many of whose voters are New Yorkers, doing business here, but residing In that State—only reached 121,000; while the entire vote ef Marylond and Delaware combined was onig 108,000 in 1860, in round numbers, and fs mueh less now. We might continue this comparisos: with several of the Southern Statea—such es Louisiana, Alabama and Florida—and show @ like preponderance, All this shows that Chis metropolls takes the lead of all other cities im the Union in its finaucial, commercial and pelitical importanco; and that it exceeds in tte real political importance in « canvass like this many whole States, and in several instances thet of two or three States combined. Wace Caxpmate Saovty Rerme.—There are two republican candidates before the voters of the Sixth Congressional district of this city—Colonel Rush C. Hawkins, a gal- lant and faithfal soldier of the republic, and Mr. Henry J. Raymond, otherwise known as “the Little Villain.» The republicans ere making a great 07 the subject. The mad ter isa very simple one, and the voters ef the Sixth district are not likely to fail inte any error. Mr. Raymond and Colonel Hawkins were beth nominated on the ssme evening— the one by the Union Central Committee, and the other by the Union General Committe, Both candidates are therefere on the Union plat form. But with Colonel Hawkins there is this te be sald: he has won the right to represent his district in Congress by hard fighting on the battle field against the enomies of his country, People should not readily forget men of thip stamp, and when they have an opportanity of rewarding them they should not fail to do en Raymond, on the other hand, has xo claims om the commanity. He is only « kind of polities’. Mosby, whose greatest exploit consists im making home ralds on the Post Office, medical contractors and Custom House for funds te carry on the election. This isthe whole thing in a nutshell. Awaré ef Govern: Contracts. Loum, Nev. 2, 1804, Colonel Haines, Chief Commissary, ewarded covtracty for 88,000 bbis, single extra flour at 0 9 @ $9 00, 0,600 bbis. double extra at $10 95 a $10 40, 7,008 bis. extra mess beef, 11,000 bbia prime mess pork af 808. Denth of a. W. Potadamann v. 0.9, inne, pre A was fostantly Kilied lost night by being throws (rem carriage, Personal ‘Americans registered at Gun’ 11 Charlotte street, Bearord suoarey Wook on Octo! i Ste, Now York: R. G. Hazard, Peace. Dale Marston, Jr., Boston; Robert by 3, Lawtheo, binnegola; Jone Spence Welse eal ~~ idence; Themes New Tort efisermend, Matwe: J, M. Sheehan, many, Now York; Mr. and Mrr. J. 0, Clarke, cie00; Thomas