The New York Herald Newspaper, October 25, 1865, Page 4

.d08f 2s sae LOT 00 TAd2xAdaW IAntH AAO WA arn . a pe Bi ay — “ a i on aw ® : fs r 4 “NEW YORK HERALD, waumsiay, OUTORIEH. 25,°:1868. aby. — ear-wpeene~ pom perenne r ry Pas _ . nes — NEW. YORE: HERALD-{oerpoee “orate sn oman | “center an tegnaien WOE tere ie eee Sates JAMES GORDON BENNETT, EDITOR AND PROPRIFTOL. OFFICT N. W. CORNER OF FULTON AND NASSAU STS. Volume XXX seeseeernre ne MO, 207 AMUSEMENTS THIS BVENING. BROADWAY THEATRE, Broadway.—Sax. SAN FRANCISCO MINSTRELS, 685 Broadway, opposite Metropolitan Holel.—Lriorian aa, Dascixa, &0.— Brciisn Carrrauists, Om 4 TONY PAI R’S OPERA HOUSE, 20 Bowery.—Sixo- una, DANCING, Po &0.—O1pv Dawe Guiness, Ma- tineo at half-past 0’ DONWORTH HALL, 806 Broadway.—Buinp Tom's Piaxo Concrers. BROADWAY ATHENAUM, Broadway.—Movina Dious- a oF Noxraxky axn SouTunkn EuRore. MONTPELLIER Miystaxcsy, Sivcive, Daxcrna, ‘at two o’cioc! HOOLEY'S OPERA HOUSE, Brooklyn.—Brmioriax Mix @TnELsY—5ALLADS, BURLESQUES ami 18 OPERA HOUR. Bi 003 0 Dower — Pantomrmes, &c. Matince NEW YORK MUSEUM OF ANATOMY, 618 Broad: al One rout a aD Pe ue STERKOPTICON SCHOOL OF ART—Corver of Grand ‘and Crosby streets. New Yor, Wednesday, October ab, 1865 NEWSPAPER CIRCULATION. Receipts of Sales of the New York Datly Newapapers. OFFICIAL, Year Ending Name of Paper. Mey 1, 1865, HERALD. cose oe ‘188 4a7 190,000 461,079 90,548 $1,995,009 874, Times, ‘tribyne, World ad Sug sorabinéd, . NOTICE, New York Herat Building. TO MASONS, IRON, MAKWLE AND DORCHESTER STONE | oo on, Oclober Proporals Will be 80, for a Fireproof Yong Henano. E-ramasianenr, on Broadway, dnul Monday the New ing, to be eree Park row and Aun street” 4 anid examined No. 179 Plans ahd spectileations may be vee! a@t the office of JOHN KELLUM, Architect, Broadway. THE NEWS. Imporiant South Carolina news to Saturday lust ts con- ta ned in oiif oepaiches by the steainship Alhambra, which arrived here yesterday from Charleston, Some interesting particulars of the election on the TSth inst, aro furnished, butnothing deftite regnrding the rosalt in the entire. state. James L, Orr, formerly Speal the national House of Representatives, 3 Leretofore | stated, received.a majority of the votes in Charleston fur Governor, and the Legisintive ‘ticket known as the me sand workingmon's was successful, A corres pou’ vce betwidn, Sectelary Sewara and Provisional Governor Perry is publish: n which the ‘ response t@ inguiries as (o when le shall ceise to exer the functions of olliea, i* infortied that he is ex- lieved by expreps order cise pected to Gontinue to act anti of the President ral Howard, Commissioner of Freedmon'y Afairs, 18th inst. in an address explanatory of the ob. / the Préctlmen’s Bugeau aad Lis preseut visit he ith, delivered-in the presence of Mayor Macl ymén Coltnell and prec citizens of Cli 9 vome anuoNnce + of importance. Coveral spoke ef the hostite (eeling towards the Burean The in Charleston, and th Mayor trknowledged it, | and sald that Le bad no hope for the conniry wntih vil law was coipletely réatofed. PT the General said, was the clamor of the politicians; but be ally found the phinters fayoredle to the con- | the Burean'a superintendence of atfa'rs. He i sell, a8 well os the Prpshlent, was thar ert law should be again unt y bat the nogrocs, hiixingl ost the waters, noed fome gurrantes for i eats, and antl the Stato allowed the was free to Say that, f Presidont, he stated, would Ye very © ing tho Staterto civil law until Past surtonder- put tothe ont on the Biscks. The Goners! pave ebconiagie ro to thove planters who are see a restoration of property, and said he hoped te n see VholeROIue | , cuarantesingthe rights of the freedmen, pasted hy islature, and the present difficulties between the two races settled, ‘Ho snnounced his purpose of lishing courts, to consist of an army officer and tw | by oF against the cotored poopie. sequontly “addressed the negtoes along the coast, and then took his doparture for the State capital, to oo. »vefnor Porry. noral Bennett, commanding the District of Charter. | ton,.bas issued au order directing the military to Gurren: | » the civil (ribunala, where the officersof the later | lifted, the add ation of ingal thattérs, «x ch as relate to property in posseerton of the | enfand casts fn which negroes are In. ml Bennett bas alao countermanded a | authorizing the organiz of colored © reccuggy’ Deen extensive resterations property seized by govern ment. eo whort owners and several of the largest holders of the city have again unrestriat- ed control of thoir formor porsereions, The Sonth Cotolina Logielature, lately elected, assent bles in extra segton to-day Tho State Comveut ons of Fiorida soorgia meet to- day. Toxas is the only Southern toly im rebellion which has not elected members and called a convention for the purpose of reconstruction onder the proclamation of the President. w Mr. J. N, Navarro, Con public, sends as a ments of Mr, de Exproes Company, published yester tloman said that after obtalalnw fro for this monopoly he vinited Pree Juarez and re. | ceived his approval of the ‘SatAblishment of the com pany. Mr. Navarro, while acknowledging that Juarez is desirous of the introduction of American capite! into Mexico, says it 18 not truo that he has ever given his ranction to any enterprise the contract or aathorization for which was dorived from the government of the inva- dor, and Mr, N. trusts that there are few citizens of this great and free countre who, from motives of gain, will give their moral and financial support to an attempt to overthrow a sister republic. Lieuteornt General Grant's official report for the years 1864 nnd 1865 ing the active and stirring opera- tions in the can which ended with the completo suppression of the rebellion, has been completed, and will soon be wont to the War Department; but itis not @kpected to be given to the public till after the meeting of Congress. Though concise in yp statements, it ia sald to be necossarily of considerable length. The War Depariment has iss. nn order releasing all persons held as deserters for non-compliance with the requirements of the draft, ani ng that there will to take cognizance for the present of complain Genoral Howard sub ro ilitin, to citizens of 0 joneral of the Mexican re mmication In reply to the state. aroillon, Preeitent of the Mextean y. The latter gon- Maximilian @ grant prom be no further prosecutions of those who fed from the | country to evade it, | 1: was cumored in Washington yostorday that the ind tng of the military court in the case re hha eubmitted to President Johnson, and apprivt by hi and thas the prisoner will Be hanged on Fr day of thip wook A convention Dieses of the intorna! revenue, de fignod to copatlér suggestions aud devins means for aimjfitying and facilitating opération’§ nader the Internat Revonue act, assembled in Albany yestertay About sixty assessors word prosent, from the States of New York, New Jorsey, Ponnsylvania, Obio, Massachacotts, Gounesbioul, Now Hampsbirg ang Rhode Tsp, go an r ee eee HE were «ppointed, and some other prelimnery business tranaacted, Letters from Internal Revenue Commis, stoner Oston and Deputy Commissioner Rollins, approving the objects of the astemblago, were read. The conven, tion will incet again this morning. ‘Tho republjcang of Brooklyn held a mass meeting last evening in the Brooklyn Acadomy of Music to ratify the nominees of their Stato Convention. Speeches. were made by Senator Wilson, of Massachusetts; Major Gene~’ ral Barlow, candidate for Secretary of State; General Martindale, candidate for Attorney General, and Genoral Hinks, of Massachusetia. A case has just beon decided im the Court of Appeals which has an important bearing upon contracts made and ‘entered into by the city authorities Over andabdve the amount appropriated for the eame, The case is that of John Donovan versus the Mayor, Aldermen and Com- monalty of the city of New York, and was a suit for roventy-five thousand dollarg, in it of. work done by the plaintiff for the city: ‘The case’ was decided in favor of tho plaintiff, when an appeal was mado and the. decision reversed. ‘This action of the Court of Appeals will save the city # large sum of money annually, and, as ‘a number of similar suits are in abeyance, it will estab- lish a precedent for dismissing them. The plam of ex- cveding the annual appropriation fs Of ‘constant occur- rence, and by this decision contractors will be put on their guard for the future, Judge Nelson addressed the Grand Jury of the United States Circuit Court yesterday, and called their attention to the cases on the calendar upon which they would have to pass, It required sixtoen.of their pumber to constl- tutes quorum, and the concurrence of twelve: of their number to Gad abil Thero wore. 0. G4808 Of striking peony We but, in considering those to which he ro- @ny_asgistance they might require would-be given District Attorney or the Court, regia Oewea States District Court. yesterday, before Tudge Venedict, the case of the Uplted Btates «;ainst eleven packages of photographic. papér, which had been on-for (bree Or fonr dny's, was submitted "to ahd ‘dé ied by thé jtry. The paper inv question was’-valued:t? abe thousand Prusvian thalers; but the invoice falzely Kupte- seuted the charactor and valve of the importation; repre. seiltig: [the paperas, “waste paper,” and, ite walue as, goven hondred and fifty thalora, The»Jury found a ver. goveramont for five thousand dona no ofthore having been three panels of pe “hundred each ordercd for, the.Supreme Hf, part eecond, for the prevent term, and the Judgo Balcom has directed the clerk to'fl cauding juyor twenty,fy@ dollaze, aday, Thodudgesomarked et tho-samo time thet-until ti Kevislagtiré inéreiticd the penalty on non-attendlng furoM'to five hundrod collars tho duty would continue to dyvolve upon poor men, as the rich profer paying twonly-fivé dolinis to sitting in court for a day, The wie! of Dr. Charles Cobel, charged with precuring an abortion npon Mama Wolfer, which was commenced ip the Court of General Seesions on, Frday, waa: cop- yeetord: © wholoof the day was ocoepied . Dictnet Attorney Largeuaent, urged fora. conyiction or, ‘the Recorder, im charging: the elalopate of tile crime ofvn jury, seid that ¢ Tobihslaughtor in the second or fourth degree. Aftor d>- liberating a few mo s the jury rendered a-verdict of grilty of manetaug! in the fourth degree, The Cort, in passing eentence, remarked that the offence of whioly Dr. Cobel was convicted was ons" Of the moat heinous crimes which eould be committed, ‘and.whick sho ked the morpl pense of Lie community. His. Honor said that. tlie Lewislature had not aflixed a penalty sufficient for the magn'tudd of tho offenes défined by manslaughter in to furth-tegrce. Dr. Cobel_was rent to the Ftate Privon fortwo years, that boing the extreme penalty of the aw.) Sddgs AJ. Distenhoffer, the successar.ofithe late Jiao. Flore: Carthy on ths “Marine Court bench, oie ated oppoaive thi rior Court, trial term. Hientendat ral Winfleld Scott was at the Surro- gate’softies yesterday, being one'ef tle witnesses to poove the will of the late General J. G, Swift. Tho voteron general appeared to bo Ip good health and spirits. ‘The 'iited States mail steamship Fung Shuey, Cap- tein J. 4. Witdrcth, of the Cromwell line, will sail to- ». M., for Now Orleans direct, from: pier i river. The mails will clase at the Post fast one P.M. A complimentaty banqhet was" given at Delmonico’s last evening, by the Erle Railway Company, to Sir Mor- ton Peto oud the European ‘capitalista of his party. It Wes a /lost eyroeable gathering, replete with eloquence und socal good feeling. Speeches wero made by Sir Mortén Peto and) Messrs. Robert J. Walker, George duy, at thre: | Bancroft, S. Dickinson and others, Thetr was another sale of government veasela yestor- day, at the Brie basin, Brooklyn, sume of them being e aud valiablo steamers. The attendance was nu- taro, thhe‘bidding spirited, and the prices realized con- eideraviy th advance of the appsalscd. value, “Nl but one ot of fourtcom veasels ofgred-wore sold, the total ” ‘amoun’ reovived belng neatly three-quarters of a zillion ioilars, There will be another large: enle'to-day at the vktyn Navy Yard, commencing at noon. vo dock trial at the foot of Delancey street of the steaiaer Winoouki and Algonquin-was continued yester. day without interruption, “Some improvements have beou nade inthe tnachinery of both vesrcls since tho Hest, and Uhelr engi ir to work more Tho Algonquin was a trifle ahead yoeterday. he visitors to (the Winooski were several officers of the French naval vessels now in our harbor. Five contracts were awarded by the Street Commis- or, yesterday for curbing, guttering ani flagging in nt parts of thg city, and one for robuilding tho pier at the foot of 131st streat, North river, the latter at nine thousand @ght hondred dollars, . New counterfeits on the fifty dollar legal tonder Trea- sury notev are now being circulated. ntau Congress closed its session in Philadelp hia Th# membors of the will asdemble in city to-day to act if executive session on tive ap- pointiarnts for Cublnet officers, All the officors of the new government are expected to be appointed, qualified and at their posts within a week. The Irish republican bonds, which it appears are not yet quite roady for geueral cireulation, are to be in dohominations of twonty, fifty, une thousand and five thousand dollars, Tue National Convention in Philadelphia of the Episeo- pal Church, after a seasion of throe weeks, closed up its businees and Qnally adjourned yesterday. The only Item oj thé day's proceedings of interest to the goneral fender was the adoption of a resoiution declaring that, in cov iteration of the increased cost of living, tho salaries of clergymen onght to be advanced fifty per cent. Adiivional accounts of disasters to shipping along the coast, by the severe gale of last week, continue to reach us. They will be found noticed in our marine column. Among these mentioned are the steamer Carolina, from Morchend City, N. C., for this port, which went ashore on Shackelford’s Bonch on Thursday last, and the steamer Manhattan, from Wilmington, Delaware, for Mobile, which put into Charleston, 8.C., on the same day, consider ably damaged, Mr. Cheshire, #e Kings county Supervisor who was me time ago tried by court martial and committed to | Fort Warren on chargo of malfeasance in connection with the Provost Marshal’é Offce of the Second Congressional district, yesterday returned to bis home in Brooklyn, having, he says, been honorably discharged from tho fort. The fish off factory on Barren Ieland, off the Long Isiand shore, was destroyed by am incendiary fire on Monday Jest, entailing @ loss of ton thousand dollars, which ie covered by ineurance. A fire in Hamilton, Ohio, en Monday, destroyed « larze woollem factory and slightly damaged # plough establish- | ment. The lows is estimated at cighty thousand dollars. The Burgess and Council of Girard borough, Erie county, Ponnsylvania, aro to dedicate the monument to the memory of tho oficeré and soldiers from Erie county, Pa, who have died inthe defence of thetr coun] try, on Wednesday next, the Ist of November, A fecont arrival at Halifax, N.&., reporte that the negroes in the eastern part of the island of Jamaica had risen in insurrection, and that a steamer with British troops to quell the outbreak was ordered to proceed to the scone of disturbance. The stock market was strong yesterday morning, but deawme heavy late in the afternoon. Governments were stronger. Gold was firm, and closed at 146%, ‘There was scarcely any change in commercial affairs yorterday, the markets genorally ruling steady, with @ fuir demand, Imported goods were quiet as & general thing, but firm, while domestic produce was irregular. Cotton was firm. Grocerica. wore. stomdy, Petroleum was dull, hoavy and lower. On ‘Chango flour was with- ove d-cided change, Grain was protty steady, although wert advanced ® little, Pork was irregular and lower. Boot was stoudy. Lard was firmer, Whiskey was higher. Hall, m ans priaoper could only ‘bo convicted of | end Earl Russe ls Reply. The news from England by the Hibernian: felative to our olaims for property destroyed by the Anglo-rebel piratés, and’ the reply of the British government is quite important, if not serious, The correspondence between our Minister, Mr. Adams, and Barl Russell on the abject is published in. the London Gazelle, And from the manner .in :which the press of | England treats the matter its importance is evidently understood on that side 'thie Atlantic. . We do not wish to create any unnecoasary anxiety, and still hope an amicable solution of the difficulty may be found; but we cannot dis- guise the fact that the reply of the British Minis- ter to the demands madeby Mr. Adams seems to be peremptory, and, we might say, almost over- bearing. This appears the more remarkable when we consider the leagth of time Earl Rus- sell took to answer the communication of Mr. Adams. The first letter of our Minister, dated tho 7th of April, was. not answered till the 4th of May, and the second, datéd the 4th of | May, the same day Earl Russell’s reply. was re- ceived, was not anewercd till three months afterward. (We may concinde, then, that the matter received the: most thorough considera- tion, ‘The metterin dispute is protty, well,undor- stood by: the’ American people, and we necd only advert tot briefly. Mr Adms informed Earl Russell that our government’ could not vavoid making England. responsible for .the damages caused by ‘the Alabama, or-other cruisers, which wont out of British porta to préyupon our commerce. Earl Russell doos not ddmit the responsibility, and declines to refef the dispute to nrbitration, arguing that. the British government. was jusiified | in recognizing the rebels as belligeronts; and that it did not act in bad faith: in» main- taining the neutrality ft professed. Ho says, however, her Majesty’s government “are ready to éonsent to the appointment of a commission, to which shall be referred all claims arising during the late civil wat which the two Pow- crs shall agree'to: refer to the commissioners.” Mr. Adams intimated in his answer to this that he thonght the. proposition of Earl Russell to refer tho questions in disputo to a commission “would not be accepted by the United’ States goverament: ‘This is the substance of ‘the cor- reapondence, and here the wattor reste. We learn from Mr. Seward, howover, in his-oracu- lar speech at Auburn, the other day, that with regard to these claims he bolieved the Presi- dent would “conduct this part of our affairs in such a manner ag to yield end recover in- demnities justly due without any, compromise of. the national dignity and honor.” The prompt action of the government and its firm attitude thas far on this subject will-be com- mended by the whole country. And we have no doubt the President-will recover what is justly “due, and ‘maintain the national dignity -and honor. No man‘is loss likely to be'put off or influenced hy diplomatic subterfuges or chi- canery when a great principle is involved. He will bring his inflexible honesty to bear upon great international questions the same as upon the every day transactions of Ife. And If we are not mistaken Earl Russell will learn in this; dispute that neither a haughty ‘bearing nor special. pleading will intimidate. or blind him. If the President were to admit the as- sumption of the British government that it was justified in recognizing the rebels as bellige- rents, and thatit acted fairly ase neutral, such an admission’ would be contrary to the fact and against the univergal sentiment of the country. ‘The conduct.of England was in contravention of international law and comity, and, as Mr. Adams says, it “was such an act as was never done by one nation toward another in a state of-amity.”- Great Britain knew only the United States asa government; she did not. know the separate States, or any number of them comibincd, any more than. we. know, in our Offigial, intercoutse with” her, the ‘provinces of Treland or the counties of England, If the, streggle had been along one, the" country: ex hausted, and the contest hanging in the-bal- ance, there might have'been some appearance of reason for conceding belligerent rights; but it had scarcely commenced, and there was no shadow of a separate’ nationality with the rebels when she hastily and unseemly did this unfriendly act. Whatever we might have done to ‘ameliorate the horrors of war by. theex- change of prisoners or otherwise, we never ac- knowledged the rebels as ‘anything else than rebels, and we never can admit the justice of England, according to the established princi- ples of international law and ‘comity, in con- ceding them belligerent rights, The end has proved that we were and are right and she was wrong, How much better and more becoming & great and friendly nation it would be if she were to confess her error and make all the amend: possible instead of aggravating it by resisting our just claims. And as to the neatrality of England, like that of conceding belligerent rights, it was all on one side—in favor of the rebela, The gov- ernment, the members of the government as in- dividuals and a large portion of the governing class showed hostility both in their language and acts. The building and fitting out of armed ships to destroy our commerce, in the face of the world, when the most ordinary vigilance would have prevented it, did not evince neutrality, nor did the ‘subscription to the cotton loan by the prominent men of the country. No, the animus of all this is too ap- parent. We cannot be deceived by after pro- testations, The indemnity we claim for the ravages of the Anglo-rebel pirates is not the only or greatest consideration with us. Our honor, the dignity of the nation and a great principle of international law are in question.- England, too, is deeply interested in the principle involved. Indeed, all nations are; for if revolting peo- ple are to be recognized as belligerents im- mediately they commence a rebellion uni- versal anarchy would be the result. Such a covert way of destroying national life would jeopardize the existence of every na- tion, We suppose the British government would not like us to imitate its example in the case of the Fenians. Let us have the principle established, then, a§ once and forever. Let our claims be settled by arbitration if they cannot be settled in any other way. And then let us have a congress of nations to deter- mine the principles of maritime “law in such cases, of belligerent rights, and what consti- tutes neutrality. There are questions’ aleo affecting this continent, in which we havea Paramount interest, as that of Mexico and the relations we are to hold with regard to the Mmanent pence. We have no desire for war; but, if it be provoked, England ought to know |’ that two or three ‘hundred thousand men would |‘ epring up in arma, a6 by mage, to.invade Canada and wrest all North’ America from her Fal whenever. fit yoink proper to raise its finger. such s congress of nations tn ee eee |S can got out of thelr difi¢iltiés With’ us aod on. the American continent, and: s lasting p Detween the two continents would be per petuated. ‘The Downfall of Party Despotiems, and | the New Epoch of an Independent Public Opinion. President Jobnaon, in his policy of Southern reconstruction; is rapidly doing away with lines, party ideas end party despotisms, developing a néw system at Washington which shall depend for its support and success upon on enlightened and’’ hs aga public opinion as represented Aaa prayer y which was in t when he was advanced. to the White Honse now claims to be, par excellence, the administration party; while the party which has claimed him.as its servant consents to follow bim as its master. This. commanding position of President John- son in behalf of the people at latge he-'has gained by simply pursuing that course which he believes to be right, régardiess’ of party antecedents, party associations, party ‘leaders ‘and party dictation. ; This is the ripening frnit of a greatpolitical revolution; this is ‘the "beginning of 4-polideal |’. reform purchased at an expense of a desolating civil war, involving us in rivers‘of Blocd and @ aatlonal debt of thousands of millions of money. From-these-fearful-sacrifices, brought upon the coutitty.by the demoralizing ‘teign party despotisms, Président ‘Johnson fs ihe fair way to restore the "government to its‘first principles, when the administration had no: patty inside to reward and no party outside to be punished. Our first party despotism.or close corporation was established andes Thomas. Jefferson, in the old republican Petro 10°% That perly gave. lo. the country Florida and: Lovisinha, the war of 1812 and’ the United States Pank;, but it also gave to Calhoun, in- vherited from Jefferson, those ‘pernicions ab- atraclions of State rights and’ State sovereignty which would have oulminated in a Sonthern rebellion in 1832 had such a disciple of Jeffer- son ag James Buchanan or poor Pierce been President of the United States at that day: This old republican party finally ran itself out in the Presidontial scrub. race of 1824; but South | Carolina’ nullification was the legacy | which it left toits successor as the dominant. party of the country. ‘This dominant party came into power with Andrew Jackson in 1828. It gave us, among other things; the war with end overthrow of ‘the’ Dnited States Lank, the experiments of the foolish pet bank system, the grand fnagcial collapse of 1837, Texas and the war with Mexico, the territorial acquisitions ‘of Califor nia, New Mexico, &.; but it also established’ the ‘most corrupt and remorseless party des- potizm since the doys ofthe Roman republic. | It began with the doctrine that “to the victors belong the spoils,” and, going on from bad to worse, it went its,way, from Van Buren to Polk, from.Polk to poor Pierce, from poor Plerce'to Buchapas,«end from Buchanan down into.the fathoniless abyss of the Inte terrific rebellion. The late rebellion and all its: consequences have been but the fruitful harvest from the dragon’s teeth, sown broadcast over the land, under the corrupt, remotselées and demorallx- ing despotism of the late dominant democratic’ party. For the enke ‘of the spoils and pablic plunder it pushed its championship of Southern slavery to the repeal of the Missouri compro‘ misé, From that hour began its bloody de- cline and downfall, and the uprising of a new dominant party upon the single idea of the present ‘restriction and ultimate abolition of slavery. This new party has accomplished its mission, but etill, like the Northern remains of the old democratic party, it is held togethe? by “the cohesive power of the-public plunder.” Let it have fts way, and the party brought into power under Lincoln, like that founded by Jeflerson and that established by Jackson, will, in the course of the second generation, give us the same old story of see! | dissensions, se- cesstoa, rebellion and civil war. It is, therefore, a matter for public congtatus lation that under President Johnson there is no reign and there is to be no reign of a party des- potism. We rejoice that the people no longer, on the one side or the other, are to be the mere owgrg of wood and drawers of water for cliques and coteries of party managers, looking | gra to Washington for their rewards. We fcjeice that this pernicious old system of ruling and ruining the country through a close party cor- porationis atanend. We rejoice that the days and the fergcious dissensions of the Guelph and the Ghibellines are no longer recog- nized by the President of the United States. We rejoice that an independent administration, sustained by an enlightened public opinion and an independent public press, hold at last the ascendency over our public affairs and are beyond the reach of party leaders, party con- claves and party schemes. We are glad thatin Andrew Johnson we have found the man for the crisis, the man for the country and the man of the people, and we rejoice that the people are with him, and that mere party managers and party movements are utterly powerless agains| him. When both parties, as in New York, swear by the head of the administration, it matters little which shall prevail. This concurrent support is only important in showing that he is the master of the situation, and that in standing in- dependently of this party or that party he can command them both, and make free indeed the American people, of all sections, creeds, colors and parties, Joun B. Hasxr.—The Hon. Massa Greeley fesses to be surprised that the builder, and finisher of the Albany “democratic platform does not appear to take an active part in’ the canvass for the democratic ticket. We think, however, that Judge: Haskin can be excused; on the ground ‘that lis Albany platform is glory enough for one campaign. penedoe Petar Nite Our Nationa. Fuvances—Tan Comma Con- Gness.— There will bé some heavy and deli- cate work required of the coming Congress bes the important matter of our national finanees., ‘Iho Louse Committee of Ways and purest foctings of the heart and the highest | “fndalties of the intellect” - This is almost equal coo) aes as es y-of State in his Auburn rena per cagle known him to exprees @ i . Seward says of his col- country: which was not divine.” ‘ But the Hon,’ Mz, Seward: and the Hon. Ben Wood, in: the eclonce of puffing and adulation of other par }", ties, myst give way to the veteran ‘Thurlow Weed and his’ self-glorification. Even Colo- tado Jewett, who only, olaims to ‘be the regu- Weed,, who, hag regulated the State of New York forforty. years, and the’ way! agattit tho)? seppiioa andthe’ atttistics ofthe lobby,” and |” of the moon-and the, eclipses of Pa and: who-winds him ap: every ag ie methaee going ti Sor | with! fhipte'dohieVenonta’,. Beecher’s i rapper fydtltied of tho iniolleat”” and. the atvine” thoughts of Secretary Stanton. aro mere triflés.’ To"whom ¢an,we liken Thurlow, Weed, tho king of the lobby, ‘but to, Daniel, Pratt, the-grent Americar travellert Tux Tones Great Morar Agunts~+A few | days, ago a newspaper dealer, while selling the Humiup On one of thé.tratus going. out..of the city/ waa ecogsted by . revenue,officer; who-ine quired if ho had a license.’. Thé dealer replied |”. that he did not. know that a. license was, necop, sary, as he supposed that*tho newspaper pra: prietors paid the tax on the sale of their papers, But the revenue’ official assured him that he must havea pedler’s license. The dealer came. to ‘this office for-information on the subject, and/upon Idoking over, the Internal Revenue law we. found, under ‘the Head “of pédler’s Aivensés, that “nvwsprpers, Bibles and religions | tracts” wore exempt from taxation. These three, articles, being exsentint to the moral and. in- tellectual improvement of the people, were ex- cluded ‘from the’ list of licensed : from which we conclude. that the man Frey thai this law must have known what—he-was-abouit. He had ¢vidéntly a keon’ percdptlin’ of ths | three things most‘condative’to moral ‘and in-. ‘{ellectnal PIDRTOR—TeWADALET, tao Bible |, And religious tracts. «anes xan Snowing Tw Parra: Maxd- milinn, under the’ Imipressidn'thal Juanes. is ino pile to longer on the soil of Mexico, has issued.a-manl- ‘festo of externiination against the ‘armed ad-’ ! tit6d to prepare their reports, - The United States Internal Reventie Assessors from | the New Buglaad States; Now York, New Jersey, and @ ‘ef those from Pennsylvania and Ohio, gathered here to-day. The’ object of the meoting appoars to be for the purpose of making such recommendations to the ‘moxt Congtess as the practical application of the prosont ‘ism, has rendered necessary to make it moro uniform ad | ‘enc Binoy ta working, » & proliminary liminary meeting was hold at the Delavan House this aftertioo®; ‘nd ‘the Xe peo paw chm agreed laws a bermpsltpoe 9h spirite, on. “elgars, on lcerisée, om manafactures, on-ineomes, ‘ort on frauds and the best man- Brows on general provisions of the law. to tlie duties of the committoe on dead mon—whether it ‘was for ‘the ~putdb6" Wf" declaring’ that no’ pérson Cala Tegally dio Without allaching a.reyonue stamp to bis lash Drehfh, or that the dolegates anticipated » goncral_rall- road slaughter on their route home, and desired® com- mitten to'take charge of the kilfed and wounded, Several questions were presented for consideration and/referted to ‘the committess, when the Convention, adjourned, and the several rape eee immediately re. 7 airty dologates wore! present tearly every one ‘on ton ‘kd sows special point to. proad upon the Con- ‘Commission’r Rollins, approving the object Of the Gow s Ss a ‘he come to atfy definite conclusions in regard to thei “roports, Mast of them are still: in seasion, ‘and may tyes: tome important deol they adjourn. may be considered as « foot, from develop- tenth thas far, that , aa We cone ‘T’rogard to: the mode of making returns by aff classes of Mman@facturera. “A ciroilar upon this’ péint “has been, proved here—whtch It now appears’ more than protabte dt rier bo—it) will be immediately. promulgated. This ‘Will hold all classes of manufacturers to a strict account. ‘ability, and) materially ‘change not only’ the ‘form of ‘Teturts, but also the character of ‘the deductions. ‘A paper has been submitted. to the committes on the: -gouerel provisions of the law embodying, the, views ofthe +) ‘leading merchants and business men of New York. This” doowfncnt répresonts the gross, inequality of the present jawin various ways. Cne is by the heavy taxon cotton’ tobacco and ‘exomption of wheat, tending te. ma P cecbinetins itn ae oto and amg inst th heat ett 9 wheat ie ee a aonge 3} if whi key, 00 Justitying th for they are theemii law ong wna ‘and the tax u) puta ‘that forth the ard that sie Paes! wv ng fix cherents of the republic’: This: may, however, |’ ' at prove a dangeroys experiment; for, if we are not/ mistaken, the republic of Mexico is atill-|: Tecognized at Washington. « Wurrewasa.—The' poets. of the Post, with |. “their eyes in fine “phrenzy rolling,” designate ‘Mr--Soward as the great whitewasber. SS Burren tua Caurronwa Gout ty not slong for Gold that we are indebted to Oaliforniay. Rich ‘aa she is. in precious metals, sho has ‘producéd ‘a galaxy Of ‘stars that nightly make hundreds of eyastwinkle with meri. ment. The San Francisco Minstrels, at their meat and eommodious Temple of Momus and Comes tn Broadway, opposite the Metropolitan Hotel, are ntong the most amusing and attractive ormers in the entire erty. They a. become ‘catabited favorites with our own le, just as the famous Christy's Minstrels were in years gone by, and etrangers in porsuit of pleasure havo not seco half of New York unless they see and hear Jol! Backos, ho Wrevistible Birch, Wambuld and Berard, and the Of the bright particular eLony planets of Holler's Hall. —— Diovama ov Evrorman Scunent,—Of the tiny exhibit tiotis of the kind which, New Yorkors have been privi. loged tv admire, Herr Nico!a Meister's Diotama of Land- scapes in Northorn and. Seuihern Europs, now open to the public at the Broadway Athentum, opposite the’ Now York Hotel, may justly be pronounced the fincst. ‘The srtist, whom Mr, Anschuts imported from ‘tic con” tinent some two yearr since, has svidently aketehoa pia” mastorpieces of scenic art from ‘nature, and the skilful tmochantsin Uy which the changet of aay ond night ane brought cn but add Ww the truth of the ple seven fableaux exhibited, three call for sp: Mont Dlanc at dawa, at sunset and in a svow storm a painting worthy the close study of a connotseur. The view of a valley in Switzerland, when the clots clear al and disclose the snow- capped baka 56 sh oF ae ot RY joss remarkable (ban itp predegess7;, ing tho town anu 4 ir ip yl a at aon and by night) with the lights ret tho biue depths of the Iago, was aleo roc: eived with merited plaudits, Au interesting descriptizs lecture and mug { pcrformances are important features of the en- tertaivinent, which will be repeated nightly until fur. ther notice. Tar Srevnoscorticon Scoot oF Agt.—Thero are none of ae but would gladly “ally across the enmmer of the yrorld,"’ and joarnoy (hrough foreign climes, wore it not for equinoctial gales and storms, the posetble occurrence of which mars, from the outeet, the pleasures of the trip. A visit that can be paid within the space of ninety minutos to Great Britain, Spain, France, Germany and the Orient, a glance at the works of art that adorn the walls of the Louvre, a view of the old churches of Rome, agiim) yee of a storm at Minus the peril of abi ihe SS hel _ in greater favor by the general lie du monde in which none but the ont petvingen 4 . Asitia, the lifelike faithfulne™ of a thet. grea views, nightly shown ona canvaa of eight hun- wom‘ jare feet, will more readily content the vonttire- an the perusal of dry books of and itis to see that the overainment piven Creter wee mie wi | this and migration nee we the a f be necessary, and ea The Soldiers arid Sailors’ Home Fair in ¥ Philadelphia. Parape.rma, Oct. 24, 1865. ‘The fair for the Soldieré and Sailors’ Home was fegu- larly opened to-day, and has been visited by thousands Tho,go-ne this @vening is gratifying to all the friends of the wounded in the late straggle. The Home has been egtablished nearly two yoars in Philadelphia, sheltering ‘seventy patriots; but asthe accommodations are Inade- quate to the domands the fair is beta to farnist fands to butld and endow an institution wortlly the object in ‘vlow—to furnish a home to every Géserving soldier and sailor seoking admission, asgrell as to the orphans of those who foll, Massachusetta and New Jorsoy are rep. reaonted at the tables of the fair, and the covtributions in every department are very full editoriad: In: to-day’ wmeiee up tho gun for he ort has created an in- sonsation here, and given among the ott the dbmnocrateand redial , the latter looking Pe go Woed's boasts of 7 } men.as a display of egotism uuparalicled ia the of Politics, : City Intelligence. : ConTRACES AWARDED BY THR Staust Commmmosen.—The following proposals were accepted at Commissioner Cor- nell’s office yesterday:—For setting curb, gutter and jing arddnd ‘Northern Dispensary at Nitti oe Chetato; “street'and Wav a Be Real tah 60; for torneo a between Third and Foorth avenues, to $346.19; for 2 Err treet, betwee fue and Vani pouty $A Ds aeemen s6 te 3; fi aa yi forth, Tenth ay iiding. a fs carrlagerat \ foun oes troy Home that hia injuries eta not at Sig fo He expocted tobe able to attend to dutios:by-tesday or to-morrow, aa ie Rovure ro Rockaway Breage Axy Caxanm —By Ui6 apentng of the Brooklyn Nnd Rockawuy Beach Rail- Toad—an anpoancement of which appeared in the Henao n fp days sinte—a Yr has been inxagurated, Ume tebte 14 as follows: — Leavo Bast Now York at fos Uae M., waties Sane and pall-vast- So P.M, ; and yas ‘six Ai, twelve M. i Mew on Sunde peas oy paren sad nd vide honors with other pleasant places wt. ali Soorat Ba em Bart Cuvm.—At a meeting of tho Social Base Bali ahi Chest hold on Wednesday evening, the 18th inst, the following officers wero duly olected:—Prest- RJ. Vico President, Alonzo Deitz; bod retary, J. rr eeler rear ol H. Merritt de ‘to Convention, "Guarlos W. Travore and Williaa Faran Fats. Down a Frusont of Stams.—On Saturday evening last Mra Mary Simpson fell down a flight of ne at her residence, 145 eperninthe ome an ee oe tena heen Aan mene died from remait 0 wiasseet a verte nociteae, tal death, iat counsel "wt spvenap-ens- youre et 6g eae a native of Ireland. “Patan Ratnoab Accwert.—A boy named Charles ‘Thorn, residing at No, 116 Elizabeth street, was ram soome areg ens eseee eee er omens by a Sixth Avenue Fired in Eset Seventeenth Sraxet.—Detween one and twe o'clock yesterday afternoon a fire broke out on the roof of the stata 163 East Geventeentit tk George Folsom. It wae Geiss Roth hit he BAS Insurance Company. Daa Pw Arsen Atl hatf-past nine’ o'clock: ‘net: night 2 fire broke out ‘on the veoond floor of the ‘sae Ras 0 ode Sree manufaotares, 2 aoe: ve itr se nc Lnareetee to tid “hee ‘ Hamilton, Ohio, i pomeren dox:royed the ox. we PS weet factory of Shuter " Venningbalfer, and Oy alight! casmnaed the plough works of Owens, Dyer Laas, $80, ‘$80,000; $29,000..' Purchase in the"