The New York Herald Newspaper, December 26, 1864, Page 4

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VANNUCHI'S MUSEUM, 600 Broadway.—Moving Wax Pigenes—Faaxz Muu THE SITUATION. One after anether, ia rapid succession, are the strong. boids of the rebellion being gathered back under the folds Of the mational flag. General Sherman bas crowned bis wooder‘u! Georgia campaign by the capture of Savannab, cd the majesty of the republic is at last vindicated at that important point iu its territory. This glorious intelligence ie given tous inthe despatehes from Mr. Stantou, General Sherman himself and General Foster, which we thic morning publisb, General Sherman, in a Cespatch to President Lincola, sage:—I beg to present you, a8 a Cbristmaa git, the city of Sevannab."’ By Cen. Foster's despateh we learn thet it was occupied by the national troops on the morving of Wednesday last, the 2ist instant, General Hardee, without waiting for the apticiprted assault, marching out on the preced jog day, and escaping, with the main body of his army, by crossing the Savannah river. Before leav ing the rebels burned the navy yard and blew up is, but did no damage to the city. na’s captures include eight buodred one and Gfty pieces of ar. tilery, thirteen locomotive engines, on hundred and thirty-three thousand bales of cotton, three od large quentities of ammupition and war What became of Hardee and bis army a’ter their escape from the city, or what position of lice of , is not stated, hi, Thureday last, the 224 communication between the city A number of torpedoes tad been taken would soo be cleared of al! obstruc taeir iron Geverul § prisoners hundred materials march tuey took up afterwar Geoeral Foster, at the date of bis des fost , bad opened and the ocean Op, and the chi _ Hous, We bave thie morning ® rumor that Fort Fisher, on Cape Fear river, below Wilmington, N, C, and the pal defence to thet place against an attock from foarncd, has succumbed to a combined asseult of the Union Innd and nai ‘This report t# said to have bee jegtaph operator who ercaped from Ricbmond op iast Thureday, and came into the Uniow prince furnieder Lines io frvot of thet place on the following day, and who mays Goat it was im circulation in the rebel capital wheo be jeft. ‘Though it is stated that rel is placed in this tory by some of our army officers, it etl vere bttul, as despatches publisbed to Saturéay' Richmond papers, dated at Wilmingtoa ov Friday atternoe ops bad yet been landed, @0d uo attec on the forts or the city in{alligenee ts ove dey “wer than that brought by the repsted t tor, and Secretary Stanton sine (ia th t rmation (row Wilmington sow of the War I once regarding the pursuit of the rem Haut of Hood's rebel army by General Thomas bas Foached us iu the past two days, Toe rebei General Lyon, with twoor three thousand of the men from fi army with whom he left Neshville, fs Lil! prowliug through Kentucky, doing what damage Not much time, however, is given him to do- Predate, as a brigade of Uvion troops is following bim up tly destroyed a few spans of the Louis. ia pow partment, No ister tutel be can clovely. i Ville aud Nashville Rallrond bridge at Eivzabethport, Ky, Gnd on Saturday Inet wae threatening Maldraugh’s Hill, Op Inet Friday evenin steamer Morning Star, on ber trip up the Ohio r rom Evausville to Louisville, While lying ot Lewisport, Ky., was boarded by fifty WLor ilies, who robbed the p gers of three thousand Goitare and killed two svidiers. After competing the Captaic of Loe boat to transport them to Cloversport, they Folensed bim aod Bis vessel, and made their escape, A rebel force eatimated at four thousand, ander Gen eral Gano, bas been receotly operating in the fndian —_——————— NEW YORK HERALD, MONDA2, DECEMBER 26, 1864. in lib, MSS. et errud. comm. notalu dign. occur- | Wer Between Spain and the South tng from emigrants avd Indians, and living by plunder and outlawry generally, They Istely had their plans laid to captare over one hundred wagone, laden with govern- ment stores, on their way from Fort Scott, Kansas, 0 Fort Gibson, in the Indian Territory; but, this design coming to the knowledge of our army officers in thet region, a regimont of cavalry was immediately sent out for the protection of the train, and the rebels were thus deprived of their anticipated prey. We publish to-aay some very interesting details of te cont Canadian mews regarding the St, Albans imbroglio, inelvding the letter of a Quebec correspondent, the mo- morial of leading citizens of Moptreal to Lord Monck, Governor General of the provinces; his ordor in reference to the volunteer militia for frontier gerrice, and some Canadian newspaper comments, The memorial, which le signed by the chief bankers, merchants and business mon of the city, deplores the relesse of the raiders and the restoration to them of the money stolen from the Ver- rnont banks, requesis the most searching investigation into the conduct of the magistrate and all the officials copnected with the liberation of these meo,and prays tbat such measures may be taken to prevent any furthor violations of tho neutrality declared by Queen Victoria as will insure Canada against a rupture of peaceful relations with the United States. Our Naseau correspondent informs us that four block- ade running steamers—the Julia, Fox, Blenheim and Let-Her Be—arrived at that port from Wilmington and Charleston on the 19:b inst, EUROPEAN NEWS. We have received a full telegraphic report of the Europeans news by (he Peruvian, off Uape Race, a synop- sis of the main points of which appeared in our columns yesterday, The advices are dated to the 16th of Decem- ber—five days lator. ‘The steamship Erin, from Liverpool on the morning of the 6:h avd Queenstown on tho 7th, arrived at thia port at an early hour this moruing. Sborman’s advance in Georgia, so far as reported in England, excited the liveliest interest, and the news of his success would, {it was thought, “wipe out’ the foreign interest of the rebels, although tholr Commis Sioners had been exceedingly active in Paris since the death of Mr Dayton. The London Times adviees the negotiation of a porce Ddetween the North and South, the writer claiming that England is ‘quite disinterested” in the matter. It is said that a number of British factory oporatives were about to emigrate to America, ths movement being charged to the instigation of Union agents. The London Times tells Queon Victoria thst, all honor Daving been paid to the memory of Princo Albert, it is time she should think of her sub ects. Our special correspondence by (he Africa, dated in London, Paris and Berlin to the 10th of December, is very interestipg and important, Consols were quoted in London on December 16 at 603¢ a 8934 for money, The Liverpool cotton market was easier, and quotations were barely maintained on the 16th of December, Breadstu‘ls were quiet and steady. Pro- visions were goverally steady, with a quiet market. MISCELLANEOUS NEWS. In our city churches yesterday there were services appropriate to the anniversary of the birthday of the Saviour; but to day will be more generally observed and celebrated by all classes of the community as thre Christ- mas holiday, and it is probable that nearly all the places of business in the city will be closed. The soldiers at the State Depot, in Howard street; at the Now England Rooms, Broadway, and at the various hospitals in and around the city, will be provided with Christmas dioners, as also the inmates of our various city charitable and benevolent institutions. At oge o'clock this moraing a fire broke ont in the five story building, No. 27 Beekman street, cocupied on the firat flove by Beobes & Hall, dealers in paper. The upper stories were occupied by Joba O'Hara, manufacturer of Diank books, &c. The fire it scems was first seen on the third floor, and falling down the well hole to the first floor. Tho flames soon spread to the rnof_theanchsha iis tire’has every indication of being speedily subducd when we go to press. The loss may be roughly esti- mated at about seventy-five thousand dollars. Areport having gained curreucy that the Board of Supervisors bad voted Supervisor Biuot a testimonial of fifty thousand dollars for bis services as chairman of our County Volunteering Committee, a note was addressed to that gentleman on behuif of the Citizens’ Associstion, asking bim if such rumor was true, To this Mr. Blunt has replied, stating that he bas never received any testt- monial in money for bis services, but that resoluti ne of thanks, a gold modal and silver plate have been voted dim ‘Tne ship Mercury, which recently put back in conse. quence of a muting among the crew avd the sorious stabbing of Captain Stetson, is still anchored at Quaran- tine. The pilot, Mr. Frederick Nelson, expresses bis io- debtedvess to the officers and crews of the revenue cutt Crawford aod the guardship stationed near the Ni ws for the prompt and efficient measures taken to relieve him while in distress. The crew of the sbip having openly mutinied, disabled the commander, and compelling the ship to return, being In fear of a further revolt, and it being night, signals were made in the Narrows for assistance, which was immedictely replied to by the cutter, when the Mercury was directly boarded by a boat from her, and the mutineers taken io charge, Patrick McCarthy and Thomas Ryan wore yesterday locked up in the T mbs on the charge of baviog, on two diferent occnsions within the past thres weeks, forced anentrance into the bonded warehouse No, 5 Whileball street, and stolen therefrom vsluable property. James Callagher and George Gillis were yesterday com mitted for trial on the charge of baying, in consection with otbere who have not yet Deen arrested, knocked down, beaten and robbed (barles McMichael, in West Nineteenth street, Hevry Jernian, of 25 Attorney strect, was yesterday morning found lying in the street, pear bis reaidence,.. suflering from a sevore pistol shot wound, inflicted by fome person to him unknown Between the 24 and 16th ult, over ten thousand four bundred bales of cotton, traneported peross from Texas to tbe Mexican side of the Kio Grande, were cleared at the Matamoros custom bouee. By tho great Gre in St, Jobn, New Brauawick, recently, ninety-four housea were destroyed and ubont twelve buadred pereons reodered hou: Testimonials TO ovUK Mitirary anp Navan Heroxs.—The committee appointed to appro- priate the money collected for a testimonial to Captain Winslow and the officers of the Kear- sarge have very properly decided that the $25,000 shall be divided pro rata among the officers and men of that vessel, ia the sathe way that prize money is apportioned by the navy regulations. The meney which is being raised for a testimonial to Admiral Farragut will either be laid out in the pur- chase of an estate or be funded for him. We see that in Ohio a circular has been issued calling for subscriptions to purchase a bome. stead for General Sherman in his native State. The form given to these testimonials shows good sense as well as patriotic feeling, and car- ries out the idea which we have always urged in connection with them. Jewelled swords, services of plate and showy watches are not things that our military and naval men care for. They are practical in their notions, like the rest of onr community, and would prefer the compliment in a form that would be of some benefit to their families. nEeT3—The attempt at eco- nomy of labor and capital on the part of the Sarmixe 1 railroad and s! companies, by salting the streets, will prove a very dear business to the community if it is not speedily stopped by the authorities. We are therefore glad to see the prompt action of the Mayor aud Board ef Aldermen on Saturday on this important sub- ject. We bave had ead experience of the effect of this system for the past two winters in the prevalence of diptheria, which insidious and often fatal disease was in a great measure propagated by it. Itsbould be abandoned at Forrtory, sour & Kauses and west of Arkansas, steal. | ONC. North Carolina Moving Again—Dangers Thickening Around Jeff. Davis, North Cxrolina is upon the verge of @ revolt against the so-called “Confederate States gov- ernment.” On the 16th instant there was a sigoificant vote in her Legislature on the revo- lutionary issue of State rights, Mr. , in the House of Commons, introduced certain re- solutions declaring “tbat State sovereignty is the principle on which North Carolina and other States withdrew from tbe United States government, and therefore the States compris- ing the Southern confederacy are sovereign, and the Confederate government is only the agent of the States, and subject to their con- tro!;”" and declaring “further that the States, in their sovereiga capacity, have the right to take up the question of peace or war, and set- tle it without consultation with the Presideut of the Southern or of the so-called United States.” These resolutions, which, if adopted as the voice of the North Carolina Legislature, would ! have been equivalect at this juncture to tle secession of North Carolina from Jeff. Dav's, and the immediate coliapse of the whole con- cern, were laid on the table by the close vote of fifty-two to fifty. Within the next tea days, from the convincing arguments of Grant, Sherman, Thomas, and Butler and Porter, those re- solutions may be taken up again and passed by both houses of said Leg's- Jature, with amendments declaring that the time has arrived for the exercise by North Carolina of her “sovereign” powers of peace or war, and that a body of commission- ers be accordingly appointed to confer with the other “sovereign” States of the “confedc- racy’’in behalf of some arrangemente for peace, regardless of the so-called Confederate govern- ment at Richmond. It will be seen that the main point of the resolutions, which lacked only two votes of success ten days ago, was the repudiation of Jeff. Davis in taking up this question of peace or war. Jeff. is in imminent danger of being over- thrown, superseded and set aside as the great stumbling block to the rebellious States in the matter of an early restoration of peace.- The complaints and the combinations against him in Richmond and throughout his dilapidated and shaky “confederacy” are increasing and becoming stronger and bolder from day to day. North Carolina is no lenger limited in her rebellious manifestations to the support of Governor Brown, of Georgia, and Mr. Boyce, of South Carolina. The disastrous conee- quences to the cause of “Southern inde- pendence” of the removal of Joe Johneton and the appointment of Hood to the command of the rebel army of Georgia, upon which the safety of all the cotton States and of Richmond itself depended, are consequences which are beginning to recoil upon Davis with terrible effect. His confidential organ, the Richmond Sentinel, sounds the alarm, and says that “the factious spirit that prevails to so great an extent is the greatest peril that besets the Confederate cause;” that “we deem it our duty to warn the people that the danger from this source is worthy their most serious attention, for it is great and seems to be grow- ing ;” that “there are many men whose chief employ is to make a fatal attempt on .the.ouhs President (Davis) and bis administration ;” that “it is only necessary to open certain newspa- pers of our country and read ; it is only neces- sary to sit under the oratory of certain gentle. men and listen, to realize that their talents and influence are daily and diligently exerted to strike down the confidence of the people in the President ;” that these misguided men “are diligently assuring the people that President Davis is incompetent, tyrannical, usurping and vindictive ; that he squanders our resources, mismanages our affairs, and is intont only on overturning our Miberties and securing to him- self despotic power. They declare also that Congress is weak, obsequious and corrupt, and that it is bent on such treacherous and fatal designs against our 'iberties as are not to be publicly discussed.” This is indeed a painful confession that King Jef. is in a deplorable situation, and sur- rounded with hostile co:biaatlens in his own household not less alarming than the destructive combinations of General Grant. All theae intestine discords and elements of mischief are levelled at Davis, and they all have in view the common object of the overthrow of his corrupt, oppressive and remorselees, but impotent and blundering, despotism. The elements forming to tLis end within his military lines of jurisdic- tion must, from all present appearances, soon culminate in his downfall, and in the substitu- tion of the more amiable and less ambitious Gen. Lee as the military dictator of a new provi- sional “Confederate” government at Richmoad. A Southern revolution of this sort seems te be impending from the existing and increasing dis- affections among the rebels—leaders and fol- lowers—against Davis. Within a few weeks, or a few days, this revolution may become a chapter of history, and then we may anticipate an easy settlement in Rebeldom of the question of constitutional jurisdiction over the import- ant subject of a treaty of peace. State rights and slavery, upon which this sinking Southern confederacy was founded, having combined against it, the rickety estab- lishment must speedily come to the ground, and Jeff, the haughty’ and imperious despot, will be reduced to the scapegoat of the whole concern. Such appears now to be the “mani- fest destiny” of Jeff. Davis. Tie Mevt Rerort—-Ocr Bunton axp Corn- acr.—We publish to-day the annual report of the Director of the Mint, which will be found to contain many highly satisfactory as well as interesting facts, showing the increasing pros- perity of the country, even under the difficul- ties of the times. The mineral resources of our territory have been wonderfully developed amid all the strife and turmoil of internal war- fare, as is shown by the large deposits of bul- lion in the Mint and its branches, and the amount of con circulated. It appears that the gold deposits for the fiscal year 1563 amounted to $23,986,989, the silver to $933,818—a total of over twenty-five millions of bullion. The coinage amounted to $21,649, 345 in gold, $548,214 in silver and $463,800 in cenis—making in all nearly forty-seven wil- Lions of coins of every denomination. The taste exhibited in designing some of these coins has been miserable, the nickel cent particularly. Previous to 1835 the coinage, both in gold and silver, was very creditable; but since then anew mind appears to have devoted itself to make our metal currency as disreputable as possible. The coins of France, England, Bel- gium and the German States, whether ef gold, dilver or bronso, are beautiful to the eye and might almost be classed in a numismatic cate- gory; but, with the single exception of the new two cent plece, which is really handsome and senaible in design, we have not presentable coin of modern issue. The growth of the country from year to year is well illustrated in the fact that, although it Is vot yet @ hundred years old, the issue of money has been immense—the product almost entirely of our own soil, industry and labor. Since the adoption of the constitution the Mint has struck off very nearly @ thousand mil- lions of dollars, and last year was the most prosperous of any. This is abopeful sign of what the country will be able to do when a fow years of peace have given ber recuperative powers a chance to develop themselves. g. “ More “News from Parnassue’—Great Classical Performances of the Herald. Our readers remember that a short time ago one of our contemporaries attacked us with a velley of latin quotations, which we returned with a broadside of the same ammunition, but of much heavier calibre; wherevpon our a:sail- ants subsided and have not been heard from since. They showed their discretion in retir- ing from the contest when they saw how un- equal it was. Egad, they little thought, when they attacked the Hrratp, what an old classical lion they were stirring up. If we have not alluded to the'r discomfiture we know a dis- cerning public has done justice to our motives. We never boast of our successes. Besides, a prostrate foe or a fellow in any sort of trouble is a sacred thing with us; - Res est secra miser, as an old Roman philosopher said. By the way, we will give any one of the learned pro- fessors ten dollars in greenbacks to name the author of this genial sentiment, and point out the chapter and verse in which it is to be found. We offer ten dollars because we have been a good deal in communication; socially and other- wiee, with that eminent class of citizens, and we never knew one.of them who, at any period of his life, was not in urgent want of that exact sum of money. To give a reasenable time for their researches: we will keep the offer open to the end of Mr. Linceln’s third term. We make this suggestion, not to say prophecy, in regard to the inevitable continuance of our learned President in office for an indefinite period of time because, as his friend, we wish to throw a bombshell into a little knot of needy politicians who are already intriguing for the succession. To return to the quotation above produced, it is usually attributed to Ovid. We have win- terod and summered with that prolific versifier, and we know he never uttered it. A bloody Frenchman (that is the scientific phrase by which our nautical men describe an individual specimen of the Gallicam species) compiled more than half a century ago a book, which be published under the title of “La Morale des Poetes,” or the cream of the rbymesters. In this book the quotation referred to is ascribed to another author. We know precisely where it 1s, and therefore do not want the information for our own use. We make the offer solely for the benefit of the learned professors, and shall have the money ready for them. The reverend clergy, when they have laid doriys ira few weds “by “way of improve ment.” This is what we now propose to do by way of admonition to all literary pretenders. We know these people theroughly. Seme of them are fellows who broke down in their sophomore year; others are sickly products of old effete celleges, which never had any ade- quate foundation, and in whieh the professors doze tbrough the recitations, without caring whether their pupils turn out blockheads or wot. These useless drones would not be allowed to stay in any respectable hive a single day. Ignavum, fucos, pecus a procsepilus arcent — Anglice, they would be turned out of the hive, as alazy, good for nothing set. For the iafor- mation of the unlettered we observe that this line of Virgil, in company with four or five others, eccure twice in that author. In the fourth Georgie, 168, he thought he had said such @ goed thing that he could not resist the tenp tation of saying it over again in the first aeid, 439, repeating bimself, as we hava known some silly writers do in our own times. But to proceed. These one-horse calleges aré of no account. We went through the regn- lar course in one of them ourselves, without learning anything. Our present celebrity ia the classics is wholly due to the profound erudition aod the untiring devotion of our private tutors. Wide awake fellows they wero, too, and the very opposite of the dozy old fogies we have alluded to. When certain sophomeres of the press attacked us with two Latin quotations from Terence, the favorite poet of our learned President, we would have sworn that they had consulted some second hand twopenny copy, which they had cheapened at a book stall in Chatham street or down at Peck slip; and we learn from good authority that this is the fact. Now mark the contrast. Weare particularly strong on the great African dramatist. As we sit in our sumptuous classical library, in the most luxurious of easy chairs, our feet slightly ele- vated, the smoke of our fragrant Havana curl- ing gracefully up to the lofty ceiling, and the table before us groaning under the literary treasures of the Augustan era, our eye reats on 2 shelf—one of the most capacious in our mag- nificent bookcases—appropriated to and en- tirely filled with our editions of Terence. We have a Lemaire, a Valpy, and a Bipont, of course. No man with any pretension to scholarship would be without either of them. But these are a very insignificant portion of the great whole of our editions of this auther. We cannot stop to count them; but bere are some of the most valuable:— 1. Our great Lyons folio, in two volumes, published less than half a century after the discovery of the art of printing, 1493. Lugdun, L. 8. verse, c. figg. et Guid, Juv. interprr. (IL) Fol. 2, Our Aldine octavo. 1517, Aldina L, in wdibus Aldi. et Andr. Asulani Venet., 8. 3, Our Erasmus octave. 1536, Autverp, e. rec., Erasmi et Rivii, 8. 4. Our Veuetian folio. 1586, Venet. ap. Gryph., ¢. comm., Don. et Varr. Fol. 5. Our Sebrevelius octavo, 1699, Lugd. Batav., ex-offic. Hack., cum selectis Guieti et Var. Notis., Accurante Corn. Schrevelio, 8. 6, Then comes our great or “big” Leipsic folio, with “ id non possum videre in ea luce”-— LT can’t see it in that hight’--the only edition im which this pure classical quotation can be found. Here is the bibliographical description of the work:—1750, Lips. ex rec. Martin, Tom., primogen., Versio castigata, plusoul. op. notar, edd. recen., ef comm. perpet., illustrate, Edditio elegans et sumptuosa—omnino res magna cot—e big thing altogethor—cum, var, lect, que rant. Extat in bibliothecis Jacobi Gordoni Ben- nett, Nov. Ebor. exemplar unicum solumque in toto mundi evo. (IL), Fol. This is the description of our great work, taken verbatim ef literatim from the “Index Expurgatorins of 1844.” In this edition the Eunuchus contains some significant passages, not to be found elsewhere, which Pope Gregory XVL. feared might be injurious to the moralsof the cardinals or hurt the feelings of his choris- ters at St. Peters,and he put it on his list of prohibited works. We did not quite see the necessity for the prohibition, as our copy is the only one known to be extant. But never mind, or jamais d’esprit, as the French say; we are sure his Holiness had a good reason for it. Probably none of the savans of the preas bave heard of this interesting circumstance. Weare sure they have not. Well, we give them the information, and charge nothing for it. This magnificent folio adorns the poet's corner of our superb classical library, in which we have the means of instantly solving any question of Latinity, no matter whether it be ante or post Augustan. Weare not obliged—not we, by Jove—like some literary quacks whom we could name, to run off post haste to the Astor Library, and hunt up Dr. Cogswell to help them out of their dilemma wherever the moet trifling schoolboy problem in the classics is started. We have often castigated the pedants of the press for showing off their shallow learning in their editorial columns, instead of keeping it in reserve for after-dinner speeches, which nobody reads. The public does not want Latin in the newspapers. They want the news. Why do not these boobies imitate ourexample? Inour editorials we use pure anglo-Saxon. Our pri- vate correspondence, on the other hand, is co- piously besprinkled with the gems of ancient literature. We take this liberty with our friends, but not with the public. We have made arrangements to have our letters pos. thumously published, like Horace Walpole’s; and we hereby request our executors, if we should forget to put it in our will, to send a presentation copy to each of the editors of the World and some others whom we cannot take time to mention. When they look into this aflluent collection of the flowers of classical literature they will appreciate us better. They will see, too, where our literary lore comes from. ——— Mihi flavus Apollo Pocula Castitie plena ministrat aqua, How can they expect, with their little mugs of dirty fluid taken from any chance literary tudhole, to stand up against us with our over- flowing goblets of pure atuff, which golden Apollo fills for us at the fountain head with his own hand? Of course we do not mean that the great patren of ancient literature and art actu- ally administers to us these copious draughts of pure Castalian “in capore,” as the boys at the Congress spring serve the ladies with tum- blers of cathartic water. Any simpleton can understand that we are apeaking in the abstract. When we quoted Latin at our assailants the other day, we knew very well that we were casting pearls before swine; but we wished to make them feel by contrast how intensely sna superiieial thoy. were. PUBined them as of oo further use to us. They had the good sense to receive our admonition in good part, and, no doubt, told their sympathizing friends to be wamed by their example, not to tuke a tilt at the classics with the Heratp, saying to each of them in the original Latia:— Tu nemc exemplo disce timere meo. But we must tura an instant, before con- cluding, to a more serious subject. Our in- stincts admonished us tbat a great work was to be done, and that the necessities of the age re- quired us to undertake it—the vindication of our learned President from gross misrepresent- ation. He was accused of using slang ox- pressions. We showed triumphantly, in two instances, that they were translations of the purest Latin—The big thing, “res magna est,” and, I can’t see it in that light, “Jd non possum videre in ea luce.” Other expositions of the same sort are, no doubt, waiting for deliverance in tLe womb of events. We know that the hearts of our countrymen are overflowing with grati- tude to us for rendering tho American people and the world of letters so inva'uable a ser- vice, and that they are burning with impatience to testify it by some substantial retura—say, a service of plate, or a house insiead of the silver, as we suggested the other day for our distingn'shed fighting men. But wegive notice that we can accept nothing. Our builer com- plaine of a superiluity of forks and spoons on hand, and we have already several houses, which we caxnot live in. All we ask is the grateful remembrance of our fellow citizens, and this we are sure of. Thus encouraged, we shall be prepared for any emergency. As Thackeray said in his in- troduction to the “Book of Snobs,” we have a vocation, and it is nonsense a‘tempting to elude it. We shall wait for developments, The age is a fast one; but we have noticed that the most successful people are not those who are always rusiiag about like maniacs and plunging headlong into everything that turns up. It is safer to be quiet till occasions arrive, und then go in with promptitude and vigor. Our learned President bas a tongue in his head, and we awa't his utterances with a sublime composure inspired bya conviction of the plenitude of our resources. Toe Cuntstwas Festtvat.—The religious observances of the Christmas festival took place yesterday in all the churches throughout the city, where divine worship was held in accordance with the spirit of that great event which her- alded the opening of the Christian era. To-day the secular part of the festival will be duly remembered, and the Christmas turkeys, which had a respite of one day, will be offered up in hecatombs. The public institutions, banks and insurance offices, together with many other places of business, will be closed and geveral festivity will reign. One thousand eight hundred and sixty-four years have now passed since the birth of Christ, and in that time various experiments ef government have been tried all over the world. Before His birth tho Roman republic had failed. With His advent the patriarchal system of Judea was extinguished. Since then experiments of all kinds have been made, until nearly a century ago we attempted the grandest experiment of all in establishing a govern- ment, which is now on Its trial, and is to be decided by the greatest war the world ever saw. Before another anniversary of the Chric- tian era recurs the question may be settled of the right and the capacity of the people to govern themselves, and all the old stupid sys- toms of heseditary cule will be wiped out, Americana Republics. Our advices from Peru indicate a grand crisis in the internal affairs, as well as in the exterior relations of that republic. Congress, supported by that small body of intelligent map which may be called the “public,” stands in open hostility to the executive, and refuses to be placated by the efforts of the latter to conform itself and its policy to the sentiment of the country. No less than four changes is the cabinet have been made in as many months, besides several abortive attempts at change, and yet the relations between the Legislature and the government remain substantialfy the same. The secret of this hostility, whichscema to admit of no compromise, consists is the total lack of confidence in the acci- dental President, General Pezet, whose moral and intellectual status certainly is not high. Be the facts as they may, there can be no doubt of the entire unpopularity of the Presi- dent, and the belief is next to universal that the inactivity of the Peruvian fleet is due to his absence of sympatby with bis own country in the hour of its peril. Congress, some months ago, gave into the hands of the President the power of peace or war, investing him with absolute powers in the question between Peru and Spain, and making ne condition, except the rendition of the islands by the latter under a salute to the Peruvian flig. The President having made no use of this extraordinary power, Congress, on the 25th ult, passed a resolution, with but one dissent- ing voice, directing the President to attack the Spanish fleet within eight days. The day fol- lowing the passage of this resolution was sig- nalized by two important events, viz:—the ar- rival of the news of the accidental destruction by fire of the Spanish flagship El Triunfo, thus leaving but one frigate and two steam sloops at the islands; and the arrival of a new Eng- lish packet, bringing the news of the speedy approach of heavy reinforcements to the Span- ish fleet. She had passed them in the Straits of Magellan. Early inthe morning of the day, however, the President undertook asort of mild coup d'etat, an irresolute half measure, perfectly in keeping with his alleged character. Troops were put uoder arms, cannon peered grimly out of the portals of the ricketty pile called the “Palace,” one or two newspapers were sup- pressed, and a number of the leading members of the opposition were arrested and put in prison, while others only escaped a similar compliment by seeking protection in the differ- ent legations. No demonstration of vigor could have been made more inopportunely, consider- ing the nature of the news which reached Lima in the afternoon, and which carried the war excitement to the highest pitch. “Now is our time to attack,” was the universal cry, “while the. enemy is. materially weakened, and before reinforcements can. arrive.” On Saturday, the 26th, a proposition was submitted openty in Congress to declare the Presidency vacant—a step preparatory to calling General Castilla, or some other known fighting man, to the head of affairs. No action was taken that day oa the proposition. On Sunday, the 27th, tha Peasta-ne, otsner alarmed, or sharing the Popular sentiment, called a council of war om the Peruvian flagship in Callao harbor, in which, it is sald, it was unanimously resolved to fight within the time fixed by Congress. A trial was made of the vessels of the squadron, including the new iron-clad Loa, and when the mail left Callao on the 28th ult., it was pretty well un- derstood that battle would be offered te the Spaniards on the 30th. * If the Peruvian navy is properly managed {t {s more than a match for the Spanish squadrom in its present weakened condition. It is pes- sible that the latter will avold fight, tempo rarily give up the islands, and seek a junction with Spanish reinforcements in Valparaiso, or some other place to the southward. If, how- ever, it accepts tho issue, which it is now pretty sure to have presented, the result can hardly be doubéful. The principal reliance of the Peruvians is, naturally enough, in its new irom- clal, the Loa, converted by American inge- nuity and skill, in face of infinite obstac!es and all sorts of official jealousies, into a most for- midable vessel. Her armor is of railroad iron, substantially on the system of the Merrimac and Tennessee, and she carries two heavy guns—one, a ten-inch, forward, and the second, a seven-inch, aft. Her boilers are new, and she is fitted with a beak, so as to be used asa ram. She steams well up to eight and a half or nin> miles per hour. The principal fear is, that the other vessels of the Peruvian fleet, instead of gallantly aiding the little Loa, will keep out of tre fight, and leave the whole weight of the battle to her alone, in whioh case her success will be doubtful. There is, therefore, every reason to believe that open war has been inaugurated between Spain and Peru, and, almost as a consequence, between Spain and Chile and Bolivia. It seems to have been very well understood that the Chilean corvette Esmaralda was to join the Peruvian fleet in its attack on the Spaniards, and it is well known that the repre- sentatives of Chile and Bolivia, in the “Ameri- ean Congress,” now in session in Lima, have officially informed Admiral Pinzon, that in any collision with Peru, their respective countries must espouse the cause of the latter. In such an event Spain will have serious cause to regret ber experiment with the Chinchas. Showld President Pezet fail to follow the lead of the Congress, and allow the present favorable opportunity for attacking the Spaniards to slip by, his deposition will be sure to follow. The people of Peru are une questienably for war; that is te say, all ex- cept the Indians, who constitute three-fourths of the people, and who neither know nor care about public affairs. They have, nevertheless, a traditional hostility to the Spaniards which, In case of invasion, would rouse them from ‘thy. tae call” our next advices from Peru with interest, not unmixed with apprehension. That republic does not altogether present the front she should maintain in the presence of her dangers. We, nevertheless, hope for the best, and that the unholy alliance against American liberty may receive a punishment in the South for the misfortunes it has inflicted in Mexico and St. Domingo. Insane Epitors—The curious fact was Clicited by the medical testimony in the Brook- lyn lunacy case that one of the leading news- papers in this city was edited by an insane inmate of the Bloomingdale Lunatie Asylum, the leading editorials being written In that institution three or four times a week bya person of wnsound mind. This testimony was given by Dr. Brown, principal physician ot an asylum, to show thet the lady plaintiff ta