The New York Herald Newspaper, May 11, 1865, Page 4

4 4 NEW YORK HERALD. OFTics H.W. CORNER OF FULTON AND Mansa sts. | hew York, Thareday, May 1! r" pie THE SITUATION. In sccortance with the proclamation of President Johnsva, published tp the Mana:y of the Ist instant, and which we repablish to day, removing restrictions on com- orce in all articles not contraband of war in the Staios cast of the Mississippi river recently in rebellion Secre- (ary of the Treasury MoCulloch has isued insiructions for the proper exceution of these pew trade regulations, ‘which will be found im our columns this moruing They form a document of great importance to the com -nercial community. Mexicam ciigration movement It Is belivved tat, If it were des rable, at least one hundred thousand voluntecrs coald be obtained within three mouths, so great is the dosire of our discharged soldiers to join the expedition. {rts not only in this city, Philadelphia, Washington and | other Bastern places that the enterprise has been entha- sastioally taken bold of by these young men, bat throughout the country, Anoiher reorulting oflee was opened yes\erday at 144 Second strect, near avenue A, and did a heavy business, the names of fovr hundred and filty ewigrants being enrolled at that place and the ‘Third avenue office together. The arrangements for the establishment of various additional recruiting places in differeat Northern towns will probably be perfocted to- day. There is an office at Montsgue Hall, Brroklyn, which is said to be doing a fine business. Later advices from Bermuda inform wus of the conclusion of the investigation relative to the alleged plot to introduce the yellow fever. into this city. No now developments aro reported; bat the magistrates had decided to send the case to the Attorvey General for prosocution im the Court of General Assizea, The prisoner Swan was required to give bail to appear whon called for, The reply of the Metropolitan Fire Commissioners to the injunction served on them was yesterday presented be accented nip svady end enxtovs to join in the groat | NEW YORK HERALD, THURSDAY, MAY 1, 1865. L. Anthony, Of _..uard street, ‘Th: evck markot wes weak yesterday. Gold was lower, and closed at 120;4 4 %. Governments were about steady. At the evening board the closing quotatios for gold was 129%. Everything was aneetiled by the violent decline in gold yerterday, and commercial values were rendered entire!y nominal, But Little was done in imported goods, but domestic goods sold ata marked reduction, Coton was in limited request, and fully Sc, perIb. lower. Potro- Jeum was scarcely 60 firm. On "Change the four market was dull and prices were 25c. a 30c. lower, Wheat was dull and nominally 6e. @ 10c. lower, while cora declined 6c. a 10c., with nothing doing. Oats were dull and 6c. & 8c. lowor, The pork market was less active, ané adectine of fully $1 per bbl. was eubmilted to. Boof was steady, while lard was moderately active, at a decline of ic. per Ib, Whiskey was steady. Freights were very dull. ‘There was not a calling vessel up for Liverpool. The Reconstruction of the Rebellious States—Development of President John- son’s Policy. President Johnson, commencing with Old Virginia, the main pillar of the rebellion, has, in an Executive order on the subject, developed The work of disbanding the army and restoring the | to Attorney General Cochrane, and the argument on the | hig policy of reconstruction. He orders the Country to the peace status is being rapidly pusbed for. ward. The Secretary of War has directed the immediate constitutionality of the act under which they were ap- pointed will be commenced to-day, it is understood, in the special term of the Supreme Court, before Judge practical re-establishment of the sovereign au- thority of the United States, and the execution ischargo of ail volunteer cavalrymen i» the various | Foster, The new Commissioners hold regular meetings | of the laws thereof, within the geographical military dopartmonts whose terms of enlistment expire | every day at No, 156 Broadway. It is bolievod that they | limits known a@ the State of Virginia. He de- prior to October n-xt An order waa also yesterday issued from the War De- parimen: for the immediate musiering out of the mili- tary servioo of all volunteer officers and en'isted men within the Department of Washington whose terms will exp're on or before the 31st of this month. Licutenant General Grant has oficially direeted that all the paroted rebel soldiers now detained at Alexan(r a, Va., be immediately sent to their homes. Those whow formor residences were in tho loyal States will be re- quired, before being permitied to return thiher, to take ‘the oath of allegiance to the government. Application yesterday by prosa reporters for admittance to the court in Washington now engaged in trying the assassination conspirators met with refusal, snd it is un derstood that for the present only such portions of its Proceedin:s will b» allowed to be made public as may be | communicated by the War Department. The accused | ‘were yesterday arraigned, and made no object one to the | Getails of the court. Their cases will be procoeced with to-day. A despateh from Chattanooga, Tenn., states that Jeff. Davis was on Friday last at Powelton, Hancock county, Georgia. General Wilson, whose cavalry, as well as General Stoneman’s, is in pursuit of Jell., has scattered through the country handbills informing the people of the reward offered for the fi.gitive traitor. The rate at which the government seven and threc- tenths per cent loan is now being absorbed is wonderful, On Tuesday the subsoriptions amounted to over fifteen will be ready to issue a call for members of the new do- partment in the course of a few days, At present they are engaged im perfecting a plan for the employment of ew ecugines, to be drawn by horses and manned by a re- gular pumber of men. A large meeting of the Board of Firemen of the Volun- teer Fire Department was held last evening at Firemen’s Hall, in Mercer street. Chief Engineer Decker presided. The forewan of Hose Company No. 25 stated that his | Company wes ready to do duty under the new commis- floners when called upon, Mr. Decker pronounced as utterly without foundation the reports that he had been an applicant for position under the new Board. A special mecting of the Uoard of Councilmen was held yesterd .y to make arrangements for the funcral of Coun- | climan Taylor, of the Second district, who dicd on Tues- day. Apjropriate resolutions eulogistic of the deceased ond sympathizing with his family were adopted, aud the Board resolved to attend the funoral on Friday. In ‘he Court of General Sessions yesterday John McMahon was tried and convicted of grand larceny, ho hav ng, on the 2ist of April, broken a box of goods shipped by A. T. Stowart & Co., on board the barge Jamestown, whieh was consigned to George Chambers, Lima, N. Y. A portion of the property was found in tho berth and valise of the prisover. He was sentenced to three years’ imprisonment in the State Prison. Mary Taylor, alias Jane Vhillips, a fashionably dressed female, pleaded guilty to an attempt at grand larceny, she being charged with picking the pocket of Mrs, Ottendorfor, 48 Bond streot, on the 8th of April, of the sum of forty dollars. The thoft was committed in Broadway. She was remanded for sentence, m order that sho might give information relative to another girl who was engaged in the commission of the larceny. Mary Walker pleaded guilty to potty larceny in picking the pocket of Mrs. Dobbs, on the 26th of April, in a Broadway stage. million dollars, and yesterday they reached to over Seventeen million dollars, General Washburne, commanding at Memphis, has Prohibited the return to that city of former residents who voluntarily loft itand remained within the insur- rectionary lines during the continuance of the rebeliion. He also dectines, while permitting all private soldiers of the late rebel armies to subscribe to the oath of al- Jostance, to allow their officrs to take it, on the ground | that It is now too late for tho latter to claim the benefits of the President's amnesty proclamation. Measures are being takon by the military authorities to put a stop to guerilla operations in different portions of the South. Points in the interior of the State of Missiasippi, where these armed pests aro very numerous, fare to be immediately occupied by national troops. New Orleans papers of the 2d inst. bring Mobile dates | to the 28th ult. Special Field Order, No. 46, recently fasued, designates General Granger as commander of the post and district of Mobile, wiih the authority of controlling all trade in supplics pormitted to be brought t Mobile, General Granger has appointed Brigadicr General J. C. Veatch as the immediate commander of the city, with power to decide s police and heal:h as he may decom advisable, questions of trade, General Slack has lately executed two guoriilas, numbers of which gentry have been committing depredations in his vicinity. The artillory captures at Blakeley were larger than at first reported. There fell into our hands at this Pince forty-seven pieces of artillery and thirty-seven carriages. The rebel fortifications around Mobile are all to be levelled to the ground, and the guns are to be re- moved. Tho work has already commenced. Another daring r bel piratical operation is reported by He states that an unknown echooner, which recently sailed from Baltimore on a our Nassau correspondent. logitimate cruise, was hailed before getting out of Patapsco river by some men who represented themselves a deserting rebel soldiers, wishing to obtain passage to Point Lookout. As soon as they all got on board, they overpowered the captain and crew, put all of them ashore excepting nesroes, and made sail with the schooner, arriving with her at Salt Cay, Bahamas, on tho 17th ult. @ demand on the British authorities for the surrender of two The American Consul made the vessel; but this was not acceded to, and, although tho pirates wore ord: hours, they did not do so, but remained up to the date of Iniost accounts. od to leave with hor in twenty four It is supposed to be the design of these rebels to capture a larger vessel with the schoouer, aban- don the latter, and commence a reg Jar piratical cruise, EUROPEAN NEWS. The steamship Asia, frum Queenstown on the 50th ult., Foachod Halifax yesterday. The news by this arrival is two days later. James O'Connell, indicted for grand larceny, ploaded guilty to stealing a gold watch worth three hundred dol- lars from Edwin Dead, on the 25th of April, while riding in a Sixth avenue car. James Megan pleaded gullty to stealing seventy dollars worth of clothing from Cathorine Roberts, on the 15th of March. All these, prisonors were remanded for sentence, James Miller was convicted of picking the pocket of Marmon B, Edson of a silver ‘watch, at the corner of Twenty-ninth streot and Ninth avenue, on the day of the Prezident’s funoral. He was sent to tho State Prison for five ycara. Lyon Mycrs, an old man, was convicted of stealing a gold watch from 'W liam Brockway, on the corner of Kighth street and Broadway, on the same occasion. He was caught in the act, and was sentenced to three years’ imprisonment in the State Prison. Wm. Golden was convicted of stealing & gold watch from Mrs. Sarah C. Bross, in Broadway, on the 19th of April. The prisoner was caught in the act. Judge Russel sent him to the State Prison for five years. ‘Tho difficulty in the Croton Aqucduct Board appears to be atancnd, Messrs. Stephens and Darragh, the Com- missioners removed by the Board of Aldermen, yester- day retired, and allowed Mossrs, Gilcs and Jeremiah, the new appointees, to take their places. The adjourned meeting of the American Anti-Slavery Soci-ty was held yesterday in the Church of the Puri- tans, Union square. The proceedings opened at ten o'clock, at which time there was a very large attendance present, Mr. I. Quiney occupying the chair. The pro- ceedings were of @ most interesting charactor, a spicy di bat: occurring between Mr. Garrisou and Mr. Phillips on a motion to dissolve the society. A voto was taken, when the society, by one hundred and elghteon against forty-eight, resvived to continue its existence till the Tight o° suffrage was extended to the negro. The meet- ing adjourned ia order to attond Miss Dickinson's enlogy on the late President, and to meet again this morning at ten o'clock, The fortieth anniversary of the American Tract Society | was celebrated yosterday at the Madison Square Presby- terian church. The Right Rev. Charles P. McIlvaine presided. Highly interesting addresses were made by the President, the Rev. Mr. Ganse, of this city; Rev. Mr. Twichell, an army chaplain; Mr. J. E. Vassar, an army missionary ; the Rev. Dr. Crosby, and the Rev. Dr. King, of Grovce, The financial report showod the total receipts of the year to be $421,366, and the total expenditures $424,334, ‘Tho annual meeting of the New York Universalist Asso- clation was held yesterday forenoon in the Rev. Dr. Cha- pin's church, The reports reprosented a flourishing con- dition of the organization. Officers for the ensuing year wore elected, aad one of the sianding committecs was in- structed to prepare on bebalf of the sssociation a series of suitable resolutions regarding the assassination of President Lincoln and the preseut condition of national affairs. The American Home Missionary Society's thirty-ninth anniversary was celebrated last night in Irving Hall. ty las had in its service in the past year, in oa States and Territories, eight hundred minia- | tera, and the number of its Sunday school pupils is over Afty-cight thousand. The year’s reccipta were $176,897, aud the expenditures $189,965. Addresses were made and resolutions adopted regarding the promising fleld allordod for the work of the association by the suppres- ston of the elaveholders’ rebellion, and the annual elec- tion of officers took place, The anniversary of tho Universalist Sunday schools of this city took place yesterday at Dr, Chapin’s church, The assassination of President Lincoln continued to call forth throughout Europe, and especially in England, the siron gest manifestations of sympathy for the American people and the severest denui iation of the crime. Immense meetings had been held in Lon- don, Liverpoo! and other places at which speeches were made and resolutions adopted expressive of the people’ s griof at our loss and condemnation of the infamouscon- spirators. It is expected that Queen Victoria will send fa «address of condolence to our government. ‘The matter was OM tally noticed in both houses of Par- Jiament. Th excitemont on the first announcement of tho assassination in the various Euglish cities was of the most intense charactor. In the Court of Queen's Bonch, London, it had been decided that the dence with which Charles Windsor, tho alleged defaulting teller of the Mercantile Bank of this city, was charged waa not forgery according to the English law, and he was therefore or/lured to be dis- charged on bail, but ho was still detained on a civil writ, MISCELLANEOUS NEWS. By the steamship Eaglo, which arrived here yosterday, Broadway. A large number of scholars an@ thoir adult friends were collected inthe church. The exercises con- sisted principally of addresses and singing by the chil dren, who, on the conclusion of the ceremonies, were treated lo re‘reshmenta. Tho Boston American Tract Society held its fifty-frat anniversary at Irving Hall yesterday afternoon. The association is represeated as being now substantially out of debt. Its cash receipts for the year have been $100,948, Besides these it has received valuable dona- tions in publications and otbor articles, Its cash oxpendi- tures have been $176,883, Addresses were delivered by the Rev. Stephen H. Tyng, Jr.; J. M. Manning and Mr, Heacock. The Society for the Relief of the Ruptured and Crippled beld its annwal meeting on Tuesday evening at the Bible House, and clected officers for tho ensuing year, During the past year nine hundred and sixty-five patients were received for treatment, and oight hundred and nincteen were relioved and discharged. Secretary Seward's condition continues te improve. There was little change in the state of Mr, Soward's health yosterday, Monmouth H. Underhill, William Clare and Bernard clares null and void all acts and proceedings of the political, military and civil organizations within said State, whether of the late so-called Confederate or local authorities, identified with the rebellion, since the secession ordinance of Virginia of April 17, 1861; and that all persons who shall exercise, claim, pretend, or attempt to exorcise any political, military or civil power, authority, jurisdiction or right, through or under said insurgent authorities, Confedo- rate or local, “shall be deemed and taken as in rebellion against the United States, and shall be dealt with accordingly.” In a word, all acts and proceedings resting for their legality upon the spurious insurgent general government of Jeff. Davis, or of the State authorities supporting him, are outlawed, repudiated and wiped out. Thus, for exampic, all the debts incurred end contracts made by the rebel-Confederate government, and rebel State governments, and by cities, towns, corpora- tions, companies and individuals, under the authorities of the rebellion, are 60 much waste paper, and the losing parties need not give themselves any further trouble on the subject. The Secretaries of State, War, Treasury, Navy and Interior, and the Postmaster General, are ordered to proceed to put in force in Virginia all laws of the United States pertaining to their several departments, and.the district judges of said district are directed to procecd to hold their courts {n pursuance of the laws of Con- gress. Furthermore, the Attorney General will instruct the proper officers to libel and bring to judgment, confiscation and sale, property sub- ject to confiscation, and enforce the adminis- tration of justice, so that, the State may be re- invested ogain with the republican form of government, which the general government is bound by the constitution to guarantee.to every This is the opening of a new set of books. The rebellion goes fornotbing. Virginia must begin, de novo, at the point where she left off in that dark and dismal secession caucus of April 17,1861. President Johnson holds to the doc- trine that she has been in the Union all this time, and that in conspiring and fighting against the sovereign authority of the Union her people concerned must bear the consequences of their folly. He has declared emphatically that “trea- son is a crime, and that traitors must be pun- ished,” and the guilty parties in Virginia and all the rebellious States can now comprehend, to some extcni, the meaning of this declaration. His poticy, hus far developed, is simple, con- sistent, constitutional and conclusive, Francis H. Pierpont, lately acting at Alex- andria as the loyal Governor of Old Virginia— though his authority was limited to a small corner—will now, et Richmond, be aided by the general government os far as necessary in the extension of his jurisdiction as Provisional Governor over the whole State—having nothing to do, of course, with the new State of West Vir- ginia. We presume that, as soon as practicable, he will call a State Convention for the purpose of framing a new State constitution on the basis of emancipation, and that the next step will be an election under such constitution of a Governor and other State officers, a Legis- lature and members of Congress. In the elec- tion of the convention it is probable that simi- lar qualifications of loyalty will be required of the voters to those adopted in Tennessee, under Mr. Johnston as Military Governor; and, as in Tennessee, the convention may, perbape, leave the question of negro suffrage to the discretion of the Legisiature. We think, however, that as African slavery is out of the way, the sooner this question of negro suffrage in seltled, and settled in favor of the liberated blacks, the better it will be tor the pacification of the South and the whole country on this new national platform of universal liberty. If not soon settled it will become a question of mischievous political agitation, whereas, with its settlement on the basis of universal suffrage, the political agitation of the negro question ng well as the slavery question, will be at an end. As for the bugbear of negro social equality in this connection, society will take care of that—we have no fear of it whatever. Nor do we apprehend that any stringent oath of allegiance or tests of loyalty will now be necessary to the masses of the white popu- lation of the late rebellious States, They are subdued; their dream of a Southern confederacy has vanished; their troubles concerning slavery are over; they have nothing to hope for, no object to gain any more, from hostility to the government. Their only alternative is to sub- mit and make the best of it, or leave the coun- try, and they know it, Hence we believe that they may be safely trusted at the ballot box without any stringent tests of loyalty. They are disarmed and powerless, and destitute to a degree that may well excite our feelings of charity rather than our fears, Give them o from Havana on tho 6th inst., we have rumors from | Galligan, who have been acting as visitors in the Nine. | chance to show their repentance by their volun- Moxtoo that the republican forces have recaptured from | teenth ward to distribute the moneys of the city fund | tary action, and they will improve it the imporialists tho citios of Saltillo, Monterey and Vie- _,tovia, tho latter the cap tal of the ff Tamaulipas. ‘The report of the capitulation to tho republicans of Mon- for the relicf of soldiers’ familios, were yesterday brought before the Tombs Police Court on charge of defrauding the city out of large suma, Twelve women of the ward, We throw out these hints to the administra- tion for what they may be worth. In his policy torey wo have previously had, A recont decree of Maxi- | who it M# alloged wer» conniving at and assisting the | Of reconstruction thus far disclosed we are defines tho provisional etatus of his swindle, wore also arrsted and brought before the court. sure that it Johnson will command the ‘ion Seen empire, The government is to be & | The men were required to give five thousand dollars bail | confidence and support of the country. We Himited hereditary monarchy, with a Catholic prince at Mis head, It is promised that thore is to be equality of ail tho inhabitants in the eye of the law, security of per. Pon and property, freedom of speech, and about the each to answer the complaint, and the women were de- tained for further examination. About four o'clock yesterday morning the propeller B. 1. Clark, lying at the foot of Fifth streot, East river, can assure him, too, that he is universally re- garded, from his trenchant loyalty, his antece- dents, his energy and decision of character, as Bane liberty of the press as in France and Auetria. The | canvht fire. She was immediately towed out into the | the proper man for the crisis; but we know, ational colors are to be green, red and white. Maxi- Milian namos his Emprosa as regent in caso of his denth. ‘The blockade runners Pelican and Denbigh arrived at ‘Tiavana on the 3d inst, from Galveston; but no others hhad arrived up to the tn. stream, and thence to Hunter's Point; but all efforts ta save hor were unavailing, and she was totally do- stroyed. Jecob Mish, momber of an East Broadway firm, was yosterday required to give fifteen hundred dotiars ball to also, that his decisions are formed from @ care- fal consideration of facta, circumstances, argn- ments and opinions. Hence wo feel free to in- vite his attention to the views herein sub- ‘The appearances are that more men than ean possibly | answer acharge of obtaining credit, ander (alse repro- | mitted he Stanton—Who Rauks? Those of our Readers who have agen the per- formances of Rarey, the horse-temer, will re- member thet his system consisted in simply tying up the horse’s leg and placing the animal upon its side, After this was once done there was no further trouble, The most vicious horse became perfeetiy quiet and gentle. A portion of Rarey’s own placidity seemed to be infused into the animal ibat had been rearing and kick- ing and biting eo madly a few moments before. Tho firm but modest horse-tamer accomplished, in his cool, easy way, what hundreds of less tal- ented operators had not dared to attempt. There have been many exclamations of won- der and surprise at the fact that Secretary Stanton, who has tried to control everybody else, and has had difficulties with evory- body else, has always seemed to get along very well with Lieutenant Gene- ral Grant, agreeing with him about everything, carrying out his plans with great energy and vigor, accepting his judgment upon every disputed point, and insisting that his wishes shall be consulted in all things that affect the army—that is to say, the govern- mont, It is not generally known, however, that General Grant once Rareyfied Mr. Stan- ton, and that this accounts for the phenomena which have so astonished the public. As a matter of history we will give the anccdote. When General Grant was about to leave Washington to enter upon that sublime cam- paign which began with the battle of the Wil- derness and ended with the downfall of the rebellion, he called upon Secretary Stanton to suy goodby. The Secretary was anxiously awaiting him. During the two and a halt years that President Lin: and Secretary Stanton had menaged the Eastern armics {t was the first point in their plans to keep Washington heavily garrisoned with troops. Large bodics of men were stationed in the fortifications around the city, and other large bodies were kept within supporting distance. Now that Grant had come into power Stanton wanted to seo that the defence of Washington was not overlooked. Accordingiy, afler a few prelimi- naries, the Secretary remarked:— “Well, General, I euppose you have left us enough men to sirongly garrison the forts?” “No,” said Grint, coolly; “I can’t do that.” - “Why not?” cried Stanton, jumping nervously about. “Why not? Why not?” “Because I have already sent the men to tho front,” replied Grant, calmly. “That won’t do,” cried Stanton, more nervous than before. “IVs contrary to my plana. I can’t allow it. I'll order the men back.” “[ shall need the men there,” answored Grant, “and you can’t order them back.” “Why not?” inquired Stanton again. not? Why not.” “Tbelieve that f rank the Secrotary in this matter,” was thy,quiot reply. “Very well,” ‘sald Stanton, o little -warmly, “we'll see the President sbout that Pil have to take you to the President.” “That's right,” politely observed Grant; “the President ranks us both.” Arrived at the White House, the General and the Secretary asked (o see the President upon important business, and ins few moments the good natured face of Mr. Lincoln appeared. “Well, gentlemen,” said the President, with @ genial smile, “what do you want with met” “General,” said Stanton, stiffly, “state your case.” “T have no case to state,” replied General Grant; “I’m satisfied as it is;” thus outflanking the Secretary, and displaying the same strategy in diplomacy as in war. “Well, well,” said the President, laughing, “state your case, Secretary.” Secretary Stanton obeyed; General Grant said nothing; the President listened very atten- tively. When Stanton had concluded, the Presi- dent crossed his legs, rested his elbow on his knee, twinkled his eyes quaintly and said:— “Now, Secretary, you know we have been trying to manage this army for two years and a half, and you know we haven’t done much with it. We sent over the mountains and brought Mister Grant—as Mrs. Grant calls him—to manage it for us, and now I guess we had bet- ter let Mister Grant have his own way.” From this decision there was no appeal. Nobody ranked the President, So General Grant went off with the army, and Secretary Stanton went back to his office. That applica- tion of Grant's Rarey-like tactics made Stanton the hardest working Secretary, and one of the most gentlemanly officials in Washington, and it fully accounts for the admirable relations which have siuce oxisted between him and the Licutenant General, It shows also that Grant knows how to manage men as well as armics, His shrewdness is equally availah'e in the Cabi- net and in the field. What is strategy in war becomes tact in diplomacy. Lieutenant Gen- eral Grant, like Field Marshal Wellington, will be one of the chief advisers of the government both in war and in peaco; and as he holds his position for life, his experience in public affairs will constantly increase and will be invaluable to every President. “why Eworation.—Europe {s turning {ts face to these shores, stimulated by the magnificent prospect opening to us in the future. Emigra- tion seems now the order of the day, and, curiously enough, it is working both ways—into this.country, and out of it, While thousands of people of all classes are preparing to abandon Europe for the United States, a hun- dred and fifty thousand of the stalworth soldiers of the South who fought so splendidly, although, of course, they were overpowered by the North, are packing up their traps for Mexico. The finest elements in the whole Southern States will probably within the next twelve months havo emigrated to Mexico to cultivate the gold mines, develop the resources, and build up the fortunes of that bounteous republi¢. Their places will be filled in the South by some of the best material of Europe. The iron workers, and machinists generally, of England and Germany, the agriculturists from all the provinces of Ireland, exhibit a greater desire than ever to make this country their home. It is not the drones—for they never move—but the active, enterprising, and ambi- tious portions of the population, who are com- ing. The immigration of the last four years was as nothing to what this year will produce. In the manufacturing towns of England skilled labor turns to this great, free country for the remuneration which it cannot find at home. We see by the Irish newspapers that all the senports there are crowded with emigrants waiting for transportation the money having been, in almost every case, furnished by their Eh ae er a a wap na — re eentations, for goade cold to hin fa Magch lovt by Chartes | Kebeutenamt Genoral Grant and Secretary plonty of {rk and g hearty weloome for thom all bsionter Goto Coma Doni, , Bur Prov aioxs Knep- 1G Ur.—Gold is coming down with & rich: It has reached the point of 130 1-4,and will very goon be down to 125. This was the highest price which the requirements of the govern- ment or the circumstances of the times ever really demanded that it shontd have agiained, That it had gone up to the point it reaghed during the war was but the result of specula- tion and undue excitement. Now that the war is over those influences no longer remain, and it must of course’ tumble down to a proper standard. But while gold falls everything else should fall with it. This, however, is not the case. Provisions are as high now as ever. Meat, for example, is retailed at as high a price as when gold was quoted at 285. Beef, which rated at from eighteen to twenty cents ® pound before the waf, advanded to forty and fifty cents when gold was at its maximum value, and the deal- ers retain the same prices to-day. It is the game with almost overy other article, This is nothing but a swindle, and some means should be taken to prevent it. The public are grossly imposed upon by butchers, grocors, provision dealers and others. The people have con- tributed their blood and their money to pur- chase peace, and now that they have obtained it, they are entitled to one, at least, of the blessings it should bring—low prices of the necessaries of life. Tus Qveszion or Necro Surrrage Serriine Trserr.—We print below a letter which shows how warmly the negroes in our midst feel the great interest that they have at stake in the ques- tions in relation to them now before the country, and with what honest earnestness and graceful courtesy they appreciate and can recognize o word in their favor:— Wasntvatoy, D. C., May 9, 1805. Javes Gounon Bexserr, Esq. :— Dear Sin—llease.allow me, in behalf of my race, to thank you for the g ns and encouraging words which you have recently given through the Herato to my long Suffering peop'e, Especially do I thank you for the article which appeared last week treating upon tho suf- frage question. Coming from a journal which exerts 80 grout influence over the minds of the American people, wo are 1d to indulge the hope that wo are entering upon a brighter fi It affords me great pleasure to find yi ct during the rebellion bas dissipated the is and fears that were entertained respecting our ago and loyalty to the government. Trust vs, dear sir, and T think you will not be disappointed. We'make ‘no unreasonable requests, we wish not to be petted, nor to bo exempted from labor or sacrifice; but simply plead for “a fair and equal chance in the race of life.’ Your good words have called forth the prayers and beat wishes of tens of thousands, and we pray for your tong life and app'ness. ‘This note is the expression of a sincere and grateful heart, and is intended only for Mr. Bennett's private notice.’ Tam, dear sir, yout humble and obe- dient servant, HENRY HIGHLAND GARNET. Mr. Jefferson's opposition to slavery was based upon considerations of the welfare, not of the negro, but of the white man. [t was his opinion that the character of thought and the conduct that the relative positions of the races induced on the part of the white tended directly to barbarize the white, and in that way injured him more than ft did the n¢gro, And Mr. Gar- net’s note naturally suggests the notion that the white men of the Sonth, while they barbar- ized themselves by thelr treatment of the slaves, did in reality beat ® good proportion of their own ancient civility and suavity into the negro race. Thus natural laws give fo equivalent of good for every evil. The Fire Department Imbrogliio. ANSWER OF THE NEW COMMISSIONERS—THE CASE TO BE ARGUED TO-DAY. The answer of the Motropotitan Fire Commissioners in reply to the complaint upon which the injunction was ised was served yesterday upon Attorney Genoral Cochrane, and by mutual consent the argument on the law point—the constitutionality of the enactment—was wet down for to-day, before Judgo Foster, in the Supreme Court, speciai term. It is the intention of all parties to push the case with all despatch, so that it may be passed upon by the Supreme Court, goneral term, in time to ad- mit of its being argued before the Court of Appeals next month. Annexed is a copy of the new Commissioners’ anewer: The vs. James W. Booth, Charles C. Pinckney, PW. Engs and Mor'in B. Browr, impleaded with + Mayor Anuhnan ak Commonal’y of the City of New York others. » de‘endante, James W. Booth, Charles C. Pinckney, Engs and Martin B, Brown, by John H. Platt, answer, 4 their attorney, jointly the complaint in this action as follows: — 1. They admit that the Mayor, Aldermen and com. monslty of the city of New York are corporation, and ‘arc the owners of the property mentioned in the com- piaint, and (hat John Decker, mentioned therein, is in Possession of said property, and that they are secking to obtain possession, « ontrol and management thereof with- out the consent or av:thority of said Decker. 2 They aver that under and by virtue of an act of the Legislature of the State of New York, entitled “An act to create a Metropolitan Fire District and establish a Fire Department therein,” passed March 30, 1865, they havo been duly appotnted Metropolitan Fire Commissioners, and have duly qualified, and organized, and entered upon their office, as required ‘by said act; and have thereupon become and are entitled to,take and have the control of all the officers, men, measures and action mentioned in the complaint, and to have full and complete use, pos- eeasion and control of tho property mentioned thereln. 3. They deny each and every allevation in said com- plaint contained inconsistent with the foregoing, or not admitted ther.by, JOHN Ii. PLATT, Attorney, &c. MERTING OF THR BOARD OF ENGINRERS AND FORE- MEN. According t announcement, a large meeting of the Board of Firemen was held Inst evendng at the Fircwen's Hall, in Merorr street, Chief Kugineer Decker presiding. The rolls hav ng been called and the last minutes read and approved, it was resolved, on application of the foreman that Engine No. 40 be recognized at the Board. A letior from Engineer Lynch was read, setting forth that he would cc ue to discharge bis duties under tho organization by which he was elected until legally called tpon to dy ollierwise. After some discussion, Mr. Lynch's vote was registered in (hy negative, and therefore in favor of the new depart- die 7 ov Comp reman of Hose 26 requested it to be understood < company was ready todo duty under the new toners when called upon to do 80. On the question arising as to the report that the Chief En, t had beca an applicant for ofce under the new commission, Cilef Engineer Decker entirely repudinted the idea, He said that he lind never at any time done so, and whoever circulated that report blackened bis soul with infernons He. This, be sald, was strong language, but needed under the circumstances. After the discussion of some (riffing matters re- ferring to management, the Board adjourned. Movements of European Steamers. THM PERUVIAN TO CALL OFF CAPR RA Mowrreat, May 10, 1865. The steamship Peruvian, for Liverpool, will call off Cape Race on Tuesday next for tbe latest news and com- morcial despatches, THE AFRICA OUTWARD BOUND, Bostox, May 10, 1865, The steamahip Africa sailed at nine o'clock this morn- ing, with twenty-three passengers for Halifax and ono hundred and thirty-two for Liverpool, She takes out $270,197 in epecio. No military passes will hereafter be required of citt- zens traveling over the Louigville and Nashville Rallroad, Large numbers of paroled rebsls are here, including Colonel Jesse, go ng to their respective homes. Small banda of guerillas, under Hughes and Gilding, are committing depredations noar New Haven, in Nelson county. Union troops are pursuing them. Tar Commnrosmrs oF TAR New Carita, Pouce Dm. ‘recr.—The Commissioners of the new Capital Police dis. trict (comprising Albany, Troy and surrounding villages), recently appointed by Governor Fenton, are in this city fr the purpose of Inspecting the Metropolitan Police Department, The Commissioners are Messrs. W. 8. Shep- |, president; Thomas Coleman, treasurer; Neleon Da- yenport, secretary; Franklin Townsend and 8, N. Trull, They aro a companied by Sup rintendeats Allen aud Landon, Mr. Thorn, of tho Troy Times, and Mr. Clark, their citrk, | Yesterday, after a thorough Inkpection of the headquarters in Mulberry street, S:perintendent Kennedy escorted them to precincts Nos, 7, 10, 18, 16 and 45. The olject of the gentlemen le to gather sich inforroation as willaid them in inaugurating their new dopartinem’ WASHINGTON. WAR GazerrR, - OFFICIAL : eee Order of Gener it Grant Relative to Rebel Prisoners of War, ‘THe Unirep Brates, Baaogaaurans, dimnor, D. ©, May's, 1860." Major General C. C. Avoor, comzaaie.'Dg Department of Washingto: 4 GeygraL—Please send all paroled prisoners ov the tate rebel armics now confined or detained ab Alexany ris, Va, to their homes. Those whose homes were, at thd time of joining those armies, in the States that have never been in robollion, and who desire to return to them, will be required to take the oath prescribed in the President's amnesty proclamation, provided they are not excepted from its benefits, If so excepted, they will be detained, Those living in Texas will be sent in charge of an officer, and will be landed on the wost {bank of the Mississippi river, about the mouth of the Red river. By command of Lieutenant General GRANT, 7. 8. Bowwns, Assistant Adjutant General, Order for Reducing the Volunteer Cav- alry Forces of the Army. GENERAL ORDERS—NO. 83. ‘War Daranrusyt, Avsutanr Orxenat’s Orrion, ” Wasmnaron, May 8, 1865. } 1—Immediately upon receipt of this order by com- manding generals of armies and departments, all volua- toer soldiers of the cavairy arm whose terms of service will expire prior to October 1, 1865, will be mustered out and discharged the service of the United States. In discharging tho eald troops the following will be observed :— First—The musters out will be made, in accordance with existing regul the commissaries of mus- tors of divisions, under of musters of corps or departmonts. Second—Army and department commanders wil! forth- with ascertain the number of men with'n their respeo- , tive commands to be discharged, and report the same direct to the Paymaster General of the army, searing 8 duplicate of the report to the Adjutant General. report in egney ie ee each regiment, or 0 an ind«pen Thine The Pago r General wil] arrange to make immodiate payment to the men discharged, sa:d (ae ments to be nade in the armies or departments in which the men may be serving at the date of muster out. II. —All cavalry remaining in service after the aforesald discharges have boon made will be immediately consoll- dated into complete maximum regimental organizations, ind department commanders will select and designate the organizations to be consolidated. Second—Orranizations from the same State will be consolidated with each other. Third—All supernumerary commissioned and non- commissioned officers will mustered jout the date the consolidation of their respective ,commands is made, Furti—The comnussioned and non-commiasioned officers to be retained, not exceeding the legal number, will be solected by army and department commanders, Fi/th—The proper commisaaries of snusters and thele assintante wil, be charged, under existing regulations, with the prompt execution of the details. II. —Corps and department commanders will see that the work is prshed with energy, and executed accurately and promptly, using to this end division and brigade commanders to superintend it, with their respective staif officers to aid the mustering o! in coliecting the ne- cessary data for the transfer rolls, (See Circular No. 64, series of 1864, Adjutant General's Office, muster out rolls, and other rrteapne discharge papers, as well as the pre- ration of the same. Pav. —Horses and tas ublic property rendered sur. plus by the reduction in the forces will be turned over te and cared for hye proper officers of the supply depart- ments concerned. V.—Regimental ne npn eo ie on i longer necessary w! en, charge Goulminsery of Mus and forwarded to the “adjutant General of the army. e records of each regiment must be arranged by thomselves, and the pack- Age containing thom marked distinotly with the con- tents. 4 re: rey and forwi bape to Gedtination without unnec essary SECRETARY OF WAR “ax, Assistant Adjutant General. Tuomas M. Vexcgxt, Assistant Adjutant General, ‘ GENERAL NEWS. Wasainaton, May 10, 1068, THE REORGANIZATION OF VIRGINIA. _ The civil machinery ts already being put into operation fo Virginia, The State bas just been divided into four districts, and the Secretary of the Treasury has appointed the roquisite aumber of assessors and collectors. ORDER TO RUSTER TROOPS OUT OF SERVICE. An order was issued to-day to General Augur, com- manding the department of Washington, to immediately muster out of service all officers or enlisted men within the department whose term of service expires on or be- fore the 31st inst. This order will apply to the Army of the Potomac and such portions of Sherman’s army as shall arrive at Alexandria during the presont month, The Army of the Potomac has begun to arrive at Alexaa- dria, The whole of it is expected to be there to-morrow, The mustering officor of this department is kept com- stantly occupied mustering out officors and soldiers, and the rapid increase of this business will necessitate the assignment of other officers to this duty. The regiments of cavalry to be disbanded are to be sent to the localitics in which they were raised to bo paid of and mustered out of service. Generals Kautz and Turner have been assigned to duty with General Ord. GENERAL GRANT TO DINE WITH THE MBXICAN MINISTER. Lieutenant General Grant was to dine to-day with the Mexican Minister. ‘THE QUARTERMASTER’S DEPARTMENT. A revigion of the regulations and forms of the Quarter. master's Department is being demanded to meet the requirements of the service. A board of officers has ‘been constituted to prepare forms and draft revised regula- tigus, and also an explanatory manual for the considera- tion of the Quartermaster Genoral, and for submission te the Secretary of War for approval and promulgation NAVAL APPOINTMENT. Commander A. Brison has been appointed fleet captain of the Mississippi squadron. BOARD OF NAVAL VISITORS. ‘The following named officers have been appointed @ board of visitors by tho Secretary of the Navy to at- tend the examinations of the midshipmen ia the Naval Academy at Newport, Rhode Island: — Vico Admiral D. G. Farragut, United States Navy, President. Rear Admiral D. D. Porter, United States Navy. Captain J. L. Worden, United States Navy. Hon Joseph G. Mills, of Wisconsin. Rev. C. B. Boynton, D. D., of Maryland. John Jacob Astor, Jr., of New York. J, M. Forbes, Esq’, of’ Massachusetis, The duty of this board is to attend at the Academy dur. ing the June examination, for the purpose of witnessing tho examination of the several classes, and inquiring into the state of the police discipline and general managemont of the institution, the result of which they aro to report to the Secretary of thi The Turf, FASHION COURSK, L. 1.—TROTTING. Wrown dest thre: ¥, May 10.-—Match $1,000, p. p., mile heats, in five, in harness, D. Mace named ¢. 8. Dandy Jim 8. McLaughlin named bik. g. He Frank Vernam, Honest Peter, Switchtail and Gibo trot this afternoon for a purse at the Union Course. Ethan Allen and Henry Clay are matched for $1,000 a side, to trot on the 27th of Junc, best three in five, to wi hte Sherwood and Rruno were matched yosterday twe races—the fret for $1,000 aride, mile heats, best three in five, in ba to come off on the 12th of July; and the Other for the eame amount of money, two mile he: her for thy of y, ite heats, im harness, on tho 19th of July. THE WEEKLY HERALD. The Fei nm Brotherhood—“Ireland For the Irish.” ‘Tho Wrexty Henato, for the presont wook, in addition to all the exciting News of tho day, an original sfory and its usual quantity of literary reading matter, will contain & graphic account of the ‘Fenian Brotherhood at Home and Abroad,’ with full details of the manner of organiza tion, the mode of recruiting officers and members, how they are elected, their duties, plodges, initiation fees, monthly dues, rallying songs, &c., &o, A PRIZE OF ONE THOUSAND DOLLARS will be given for the best original Amorican story, making at least three hundred and fifty printed pages, usual novel size, A PRIZE OF TWO HUNDRED DOLLARS will be given for the best satirical poom, of four hundreg lines or more, on the follies of the day. Roth story and poem must be sent in before the let of October next, Acents,; in order to be supplied, are requested to send | im their orders before tweive o'clock to-night. 2 Peet