The New York Herald Newspaper, December 2, 1865, Page 4

4 NEW YORK HERALD. JAMES GORDON BENNETT, EDITOR AND PROPRIETOR, OPFION N. W. OOBNER OF FULTON AND NASSAU 8TS. AMUSEMENTS THIS EVENING. ADWAY THEATRE, Broadway.—Sau. Matinee tee elock. be * SAN FRANCISCO MINSTRELS, 53% Broadway, opposit Howl—Eraioran Sumaura, Dancing. wo JANDIDATES FOR THE MAYORALTY. TONY PASTOR'S OPERA HOUSE. sot Rowery.— si Danuina, Bui es. onl erta Zanvaerr, Ml Bf a gy ee oy rgd TEMPLE OF MUSIC, of Grand. and Cros aint Taonre & Ovskors Mimerunce op Act Naions— Unoux Sam's ACADEMY. GRORGR CHRISTY MINSTRELS.—Tax Oup Soro, A MINSTRELSY, a3 Rivmcer Gane, &: ne pie venue and fourth ‘Grete, Hoase, Nos. 4 Weal Twenty. and 39 Bowery.—Equa- NEW NATNONAL CIRCUS, 37 (rid Fears, £¢.—Tuxw Muuas. Witsoe at ty 0 Clock, *| HOPE CHAPE: Broa —Provesson WiseMan’s Byaainas ov Moses ace noe Matinee at Two o'Clock. HOOLEY'’S OPERA HOUSE, Brooklyn.—Ernrorian Mix. seneust—Baicans, Buniesques av PaNroMimes. B oN '- PURE SE SBT ak USEUM OF ANATOMY, 618 Broadway. Opentrom OM TWOP. Ww asia, WITH SUPPLEMENT. ‘New York, turday, December 2, 1865. NEWSPAPER CIRCULATION. Receipts of Saies of the New York Dally Newspapers. OFFICIAL. Year Ending Name of Paper May 1, 1865. Hewat. . ‘Times... ‘Tribune. Evening Post World Express. New Yorn Herato, $1,095,000 ‘Times, Tribune, World and Sun combined., 871,229 THE NEWS. President Johnson an Monday last addressed a tele- gram to Provisional Governor Holden, of North Carolina, thanking the lattor for the manner in which he has con- ducted affairs, and assuring him that he will be sustained by the government, but expressing deep regret at the results of the recent elections in that State. These re- sults, the President.sayg, have greatly damaged the res- toration prospects of the State, and should the action of the Legislature be in the seme direction, which he, how- ever, hopes will not be the cage, it will, he states, greatly increase the mischief already done, and may be fatal. ‘The President last night received a despatch from Governor Holden announcing that the North Carolina Logislature has, with but six dissenting votes, ratified the amendment to the national constitution abolishing and forever prohibiting slavery throughout the country. There being now only two days to elapse before the assembling of Congress, the greatest interest is of course folt in everything farnishing any indication of what will bo the action of the members on the important matters that will come before them. Our Washington despatches give copious details in regard to the prevailing tone and temper of the Representatives who have so far arrived in tho national capital, and in reference to their anti- cipaied action on some of the most vital questions. The supposed manner in which some of the leading national and International topics will be treated by the President in his mossage is also sketched. It is understood that he will firmly adhere to his reconstruction policy, and, while he will countenance only the republican government in Mexico, he will not recommend a courge calculated two precipitate a collision with tho imperialists, Up to last night there were only about @ hundred mombers of Congress in Washington. But few of those elected in the Southern States had arrived, and no difficulty in the organization of the House on Monday is anticipated from the pressure of the claims of these gentlemen. From South America we have received late and intor- esting advices by the arrival at this port yesterday of the steamship Havana, from Rio Janeiro on the 4th of November, touching at Babla, Pernambuco, Para and St. Thomas. The Havana has made the pioneer trip of the line recently established between New York and Rio Janeiro, The Plate river war still continues; but the Paraguayan cause appears to be desperate, the allied forces being on the march to Humaita, the great strong- hold of the Paraguayons, A complete list of the names and officers of the United States vessels at Rio Janciro is given in our correspondence, ns well as a detailed statement of the disadvantages to which emigrants to Brazil are liable, which indicates that there are almost insuperable obstacles to the exiablichment in that coun- try of colonies composed of dissatisfied people from our Soathern States. The arrival of the steamship Havana at Para, en route to Rio Junciro, was celebrated by the inhabitants with carnest demonstra. tions of rejoicing and welcome. They were delighted over the inauguration of direct steam communication he- tween South America and New York. Prof. Agassiz, the distinguished naturalist, and party had been heard from on the frontiers of Peru. The character of the Profes- sor’s discoveries in South America is stated to be of the highest importance to science, The source of the river Amazon had been definitely traced to Lake Laurtcocha, in Bolivia, in north latitude ten degrees and thirty minntes and west longitude seventy dogrees und thirty minutes A terribly disaster occurred yesterday morning on tho New Jersey Central Railroad, about two miles west of White House, im Hanterdon county, An express train gotng east collided with a coal train bound in , the same direction. The latter had been detained by endeavoring to stop a freight car which had proken ioo:e on the opposite track. The Dbaegage car dashed through the first passenger car, along the tops of the seats, guiliotining the passengers, of whom seven were killed and seventeen wounded. A coroner's inquest over the bodies of the victims of the digastor was held, and several witnesses were examined, who exonerated the company and their employes from all blame. The inquest will be continued at noon to-day. The system of issuing army rations to destitute people, white and black, in the South, will, our Richmond cor- reapondence stator, be discontinued during this month. Great suffering is anticipated In consequence, and the people of Richmond propose to appoint a committee to solicit donations in our principal Northern cities. Tis said that an order will soon be promulgated retaining in service all the Freedmen'e Buren officers in tho State of Virginia. The Virginia Legisiature will assemble in Richmond on Monday next. A fall report is given in oor colamns this morning of | the proceedings in the United States District Court of | Mobile, before Judge Riebard Busteed, in the of | Thomas C, A. Dexter, 2 epecial Treasury agent arrested | by the military on charge of, fraud, alloded to in the Herat of November 26, Me, Rafus F, Andrews, for. merly Surveyor of this port, appeared as counsel for | Dexter, whose arrest by the military and detention for trial by court martial were alleged to be unconstitutional, ‘a8 the accused was in the civil service of the government, Goneral Wood, commanding the Department of Alabama, declined to obey the writ of habeas corpus saued by Judge Busteod for the iiberation of Dexter, on the ground that | said writ was susp din the State by proclamation of | the President. A toh received last night announces that General Wood's sction in this matter has been sus- | tainod by the President | A War Department forder wae yesterday issued dis: continuing the use a8 a prison of the Old Capitol in | Washington, where eo many prominent criminals were , confined during and since the conclusion of the war, | Major General Wool has sent \ ommunication in | which ho maintains that Lientenan tal Seott, in hia sutobiography, has committed an error in giving an ac count of the capture from the British by the American | fevops of the hoights of Queension, Canuta, on the NEW YORK HERALD, SATURDAY, DECEMBER 2, 1865,—WITH SUPPLEMENT. morning of Ootober 13, 181, and of the occasion of the English Goneral gives the credit of tho principally to detachments of eh fin the heights, General Wool says then a captain, led the “forlorn hope’? which made the important conquest, and that it conalsted of two hundred ‘and forty men of the Thirteenth infantry, one company undor Captain Ogilvie, and a small detachment of artil- lery. Only three of the officers mentioned by Genoral Scott, he states, took part in the engagement, in which Captain (now General) ‘Wool was himself severely wounded. General Wool also maintains that General Brock fellon the heights, and not at thelr foot, white endeavoring to rally his men for the purpose of recap- turing their lost battery. ‘The third instalment of the letters descriptive of the from Bordeaux, and published in our Supplemont to this morning’s Heratp. The Frolic, on board of which the Admiral has his headquarters, remained at Bordeaux over a week; and attracted great attention trom the inhabitants of the town and the people of the surrounding country, thousands of whom lined the quay every day from morn- ing till night to gaze wpon this marine representative of ‘the great republic. Every.courtesy and attention which could be desired was shown to Admiral Goldsborough and his officers by the Frénch officials and people gonerally. ‘While the ship tarried at Bordeaux qur- correspondent made ea excursion into the surrounding famous wine districts, of which he sends an eritertaining account, formmmg for the readers of the H»kaLo a supplement to the very interesting letter of our Rheims correspondent, given in our issue of November 13, descriptive of the champagne country and the manufacture of its staple. ‘The Frolic was to leave Bordeaux on the 6th of Novem- ber for Ferrol and Lisbon, At the latter place it was ex- pected she would be joined by the other vessels of Ad- miral Goldsborough’s squadron. One of the Heratp correspondents who has visited and made an inspection of that great French/undertaking, the Suez Canal, designed to establish water communica- tion between the Mediterranean and Red seas, sends us, from the town of Suez, Egypt, an interesting letter con- taining a déscription of what he has seen, together with ‘statement of the progress and prospects of the enter- prise, which appears in our issue of to-day. Serious obstacles to be surmounted before the canal can realize what is expected of it are mentioned, and altogether its success is regarded by our correspondent as very doubt- ful. A large and enthusiastte meeting to ratify the nomina- ‘tuons of Marshall 0. Roberts for Mayor and Murray Hoff- man for Corporation Counsel was held by the republicans last evening at their headquarters, corner of Broadway and Twenty-third street. Speeches were made by Senator Nye, of Nevada; General Walbridge, Messrs. Wil- liam M. Evarts, Frederick A. Conkling, Charles 8. Spencer and others. There was also an outside meet- ing which was addressed by different gentlemen. After the meeting the participants marched in torchlight pro- cession to Mr. Roberta’ residence, in Fifth avenue, and tendered him an ovation of which cheering, fireworks, speeches and unlimited enthusiasm each formed a part. A speech was here made tothe assemblage by General Banke, A meeting for the ratification of the Citizens’ Associa- tion nominees for Mayor and Corporation Counsel— Messrs. Hecker and 0’Gorman—was held last evening at the Cooper Institute, The Hall was well filled, anda good deal of enthusiasm was elicited by the remarks of the speakers. The meeting was addressed by the candi- dates and others. The Germans of the lower portion of the city, support- ing Recorder Hoffman for Mayor, held a mass meeting at the Bowery Garden last night, where addresses were do- livered by Mr. Oswald Ottendorfer and others, and reso- lutions in support of the no minee were-passed. The second anniversary reception of the Bloomingdale Catholic Association took place last evening at No. 781 Eighth avenue, Archbishop McCloskey, and Messrs, Charles O’Conor and Richard O'Gorman and other prominent gentlemen, were present. The exercises were very interesting, and at their conclusion the Archbishop made a few remarks, A lecture was delivered last evening before tho St, Lawrence Circle of the Fenian Brotherhood, in Wash- ington Hail, in Forty-fourth street, by J. J. Rodgers, the State Centre of the Department of Manhattan, his sub- ject being “National Regeneration.” The house was crowded to excess, The testimony elicited in the Strong divorce suit yesterday was quite interesting and amusing. The en- ture morning was taken up with the examination of Mr. Robert B. Roosevolt, author ofa book called ‘Superior Fishing,” in which the plaintiff is described as Don Pedro, the companion of the author in an excursion to Lake Superior. Mr. Roosevelt read several extracts from his own book, and caused considerable merriment thereby. Thecasofor the defence closed at about two o'clock in the ‘afternoon, after which a discussion arose as to the reports in the newspapers, one counsel claim- ing that some of the reporters were partial, and in- sinvating that money had been paid therefor. The case was adjourned until Momday morning, at eleven o'clock. The divorce suit of James Packer versus his wife, Sa rah J. B. Packer, has been concluded in the Supreme Court in Brooklyn, before Judge Lott; but up to six o'clock last e¥tning the jury were unable to agree upon a verdict, and were instructed to make a sealed return this morning. Tif consideration of the application for the extradition of Dr. George Guataff, arrested in this city aome time ago on the charge of attempting to poison a person In To- ronto, Canada, was resumed yesterday, before United States Commissioner Osborn. Some additional testi- mony Was taken, after which the cage was further ad- journed over till Saturday next, in order to enable counsel to produce additional evidence as to the identification of the accused. The case of the government against William C. Barney, Benthan Fabian and Captain Reginald Chauncy, charged with Custom House frauds, waa continued yesterday in the Tombs Police Court, and Mr. Warren was re-cross- examined. In the absence of one of the counsel for the defence the case was adjourned until Wednesday next. Fabian's bail was fixed at fifieen thousand dollars. Eleven wills were admitted to probate by the Surro- gate during the past week. Among these are those of Julia A. Johneon, in which six thousand dollars is given to the poor and three thousand dollars to St. Luke's Hos- pital; Wm. H. Leary, in which the residuary estate of the testator, over ono thousand dollars a year, is given to the Society for the Conversion of Seamen in this port, and John Dempsey, by which, at the death of one of his relatives, half his estate goes to the Roman Catholic Society for Destitate Females, and, in case the said rela- tive dies intestate, the other half to the House of the Good Shepherd, another Roman Catholic institution. ‘The following commitments for alleged assaults with deadly weapons were made by the police magistrates yeaterday:—Charles Heyler, proprietor of a lager beer saloon at 364 Greenwich street, charged with firing a pistol among a crowd who were attempting to break up a political meeting being held in his house, and thereby seriously wounding man named Matthew Harrold; Thomas McCullough, on charge of inflicting @ serious, though not dan- gerous wound with a pistol on John Campbell, on Thurs- day evening, in a drinking place on the cornor of Varick and Chariton stroots, and George Lynes, charged by Elizabeth Pagker, of 267 Tenth avenue, with cutting and seriously wounding her with a knife. A man named James Conroy was committed on the charge of mayhem, in biting off a portion of one of the ears of Michael Foley, of 195 Mulberry street, A German named Gertte Reedlinger, aged about thirty-Ove, committed suicide by shooting himself in the head with a pistol on Thursday evening in the Park, under one of the bridges, nearthe Seventh avenue and Fifty-ninth strect entrance, M letter written by ifim to his sister was found in his pocket, showing his intention to kill himself, but giving no reason therefor. A man named Milo Harris, from Connecticut, died on Thursday at the New York Hospital from the effects of a pistol shot wound inflicted by himself on the Oth ult., with the design of committing suicide during temporary mental aberration caused by being robbed of a coa- siderable sum of money. There also died at the New York Hospital yesterday a German named Louis Schwenzor, Who cut his throat at his resiaence, 63 East Houston street, on the 12th ult A fire about two o'clock yesterday morning in the bank- ing office 20 William etreet canerd damage to building ond Curniture to the amonnt of abont two thousand dol- lars, all of whieh was fully insted, A fire, the cause of which is unknown, broke ont about two o'clock yesterday morning in the rag and paper atore No 73 West Broadway, destroying avout Aftoon hundred doltars’ worth of stock and damaging the building to the extent of about two thousand dollars. Alt the loss is covered by insurance. ’ A aupposod incendiary fire at 549 Pearl atreet, between four and five o’clock yesterday morning, destroyed stock valued at one thousand dollars and damaged the building to about the same amount, Both are covered by in- surance. One hundred and fifty thousand dollars worth of prop- orty was burned at Ottumwa, Iowa, on the aight of tho ‘25th uit, Thofire broke out in Otis & Newell's ware- house, at the depot of the Des Moines Valley Railroad. ‘This building was connected oh the north sido with the froight house of the railroad, on the gouth side with the warchouso of Fiske & Wightman, and also the passeng’r dopot, all being under one roof, and all destroyed. ‘Whore were large amounts of goods and grain stored in the buildings. Congress block, in Portamouth, New Hampabire, was destroyed by fre on the morning of the 30th ult. Tho loss was about sixty thousand dollars, most of which was inaured, the bulk of the risks boing im New York offices. f The Inman line steamship City of London, Captain Mirehouse, will sail at noon to-day for Queenstown and Liverpool from pier 44 North river. The malls will close ‘at the Post Offie at half-past ten A. M. ‘The United States mail steamship Neshannock, Captain Winchester, of the Cromwoll! line, will sail at three P. M. to-day for New Orleans, from pier No, 9 North river. ‘The maila will close at the Post Office at balf-past one PM ‘Tho fine steamship San Galvador, Captain Atkins, of : | @uerwon & Atlon's Empire line, will sail at three P. M. to-day for Savannah; from pier No: 61 North ‘river, toot of Christopher street. Horeafter the steamers of this line will gail from pier 29, foot of Warron street, North river, The steamer City of Bath, from this city for Boston, was run ashore in Tarpaulin Cove, on Thursday night, ‘by the engineer mistaking the signals. Assisiance was sent to her, and it was thought she would be got of without suffering great damage. ‘The British schooner Loyalist, f.om Wareham for Bos- ton, went ashore on Thursday night, caught fire, and it ‘was supposed would be totally destroyed. ‘The steamship Catharine Whitney, from New York for Galveston, was fallen in with at sea ina disabled condi- tion, and with her passengers on provision and water allowances, by the steamship South Carolina, and towed to the Southwest Pass, Mississippi river, where they ar- rived on the 2ist ult. Acircus troupe on the Whitney lost overboard all their trained horsed and considerable other property. ‘The northeasterly gale of Wednesday last was very severe in the waters around Fortress Monroe, our cor- respondent at that point states. Several vessels in Hamp- ton Roads were slightly injured, and it is thought that there must have been great damage inflicted to others along the coast in that vicinity. ‘The funeral of the gallant seaman, Quartermaster Wil- Yam Conway, who so nobly refused to baul down the flag of his country when ordered to do go by the traitor- ous officer at the Pensacola Navy Yard, in 1861, will take place at three o'clock this afternoon from the Brooklyn Naval Hospital. Admiral Bell has issued a notice inviting officers of the navy and marines to attend, It appears that the reduction of the force of workmen at the Brooklyn Navy Yard on Thursday was larger than at first reported. One thousand five hundred and thirty- six men altogether were discharged. Since the removal by governmeng of the prohibition on the shipment of ammunition and firearms] to the lately. rebellious States, the transmission of them thence from this city has been heavy. From the 26th of September to the 1st inst, there were shipped at this port for the South 259,537 pounds of sporting powder, 7,925 pounds of blasting powder, 1,641,093 pounds of: shot, 20,318,994 percussion caps, 2,244,400 cartridges, 1,429 guns and 6,620 pistols. The stock market was strong yesterday. Governments were dull. Gold was steady and closed at 14834. There was rather more activity in commercial circles yesterday, ana both foreign and domestic goods sold more freely, Still there was no gencral movement, and many articles were decidedly dull. This was particularly the caso with domestic produce. Cotton was almost nominal. Provisions were quiet. Petroleum wassteady, if anything a shade easier. On 'Change flour was inac- tive and decidedly lower. Wheat and corn were also a "trifle in buyer's favor. Pork was Ormer, with a good de- mand. Beof was steady. Lard was dull. Cut meats were a shade lower. Whiskey continued dull and nomi- jpain—Outrageous ish Government—The Monroe Chi Oo The present rupture between Spain and Chile results from a course of proceedings on the part of the Spanish government which can excite only the condemnation of the civilized world. The essential facts in the case may be briefly stated. On the 13th of May last the Spanish Minister at Chile, Salvador de Tavira, addressed a strong remonstrance to the govern- ment of the republic, embracing among others these specifications of offence, viz:—That cer- tain popular affronts to the Spanish flag in Chile were winked at by the local authorities, military and civil; that they did not endeavor to restrain these offensive manifestations within the limits of the law; that in the late quarrel between Spain and Peru the Chileans furnished coal to the Peruvians, but denied it to Spain, as contraband of war, and did various other things offensive to Spain. For these offences the Spanish Minister announced that he was “willing to receive the solemn declarations which the case demands,” and they were ac- cordingly given in an ample explanation and apology from the Chilean government. In reply to this letter the Spanish Minister said, “The sentiments which have actuated your government amid the unpleasant events which have occurred, and the full explanations which you have been pleased to give me on the eleven points on which Spain considered herself offended by Chile, dissipate, in my judgment, all the motives for complaint which my government entertained, and will contri- bute, as I hope, to draw closer the relations be- tween the two countries;” and thus it was natu- rally supposed by Chile this business was definitely settled. But the wise and con- ciliatory course of Mr. Tavira was rejected by the Spanish Cabinet, and he was recalled in disgrace, instead of being complimented for what he had done. The next scene opens with the appearance of ® Spanish squadron in the Bay of Valparaiso, and a letter from the Commander to the Chilean Minister of Foreign Affairs, dated “Headquar- ters, flagship of the Pacific squadron, September 17.” In this letter Admiral Jose Manuel Pareja announces that he has superseded Senor Tavira, “whose conduct has been severely censured;” that he, the Admiral, comes to renew those aforesaid complaints, and to demand immediate explanation on every point, and a salute of twenty-one guns to the Spanish flag. If these things are not done within four days all diplo- matic relations must be considered as at an end. A spirited answer to this insulting form of diplomacy (September 21) next follows from the Chilean government, in which its Minister for Foreign Affairs, Avaro Covarrubias, pro- tests that these new demands “come through the medium of a peremptory, threatening and aggressive ultimatum, in which not even the forms of benevolence and civilization have been observed,” and gives Admiral Pareja plainly to understand that against such indig- nities and humiliations Chile preters the alter- native of war. Next, tho diplomatic corps, headed by their Dean, Mr. Nelson, the United States Minister, interpore for a few days’ grace; but, while they aro engaged in these friendly offices to both parties, Admiral Pareia, from hia flagshio “Villa de Madrid,” reports that, having re- ceived the answer to his demands from the Chilean government, “hostilities have already begun.” This is the present war between Spain and Chile, A morescandslous course of diplo- macy than this of Spain for the redreas of potty offences it will be dificult to find in the records of modern times. In tts denunciation the English press speaks with a proper spirit of indignation; but we hear nothing of the sort from France. 3 Here we may, perhaps, in the progress of events, find out the solution of this Chilean mystery. There is something more in it than the offended dignity of Spain. It is of the eame piece of cloth as her recent attempt to recover Dominica by a forcible seizure; and though more flagrant, it is but another attempt in Chile, like that in Peru, to put in the entering wedge to some comprehensive European scheme of intervention in the affairs of all the republics of this continent. In this view greater objects than those put forth by Spain are the moving causes, On the eve of our late rebellion General Carlos Butterfield, fresh froma long residence in Mexico, in a correspondence with General Casa, Secretary of State, appealing for « liberal en- gpuragement to the Mexioan republic, present- ed as the consequences of @ neglect of that duty the very events which have since come to pass in that country, and the European com- plications threatened in other quarters, The facts embodied in that correspondence show that these influences, French and Spanish, of the present day, in the affairs of the weaker re- publics of this continent, are not the results of accident, but are the developments of a pre- meditated programme of intervention. What, then, is our policy? Some of the lead- ing English journals suggest the joint interpo- sition of England, France and the United States for the rescue of Chile from the scandal- ous hostilities of Spain. But it is not’a Euro- pean association with us that is wanted againat such European aggressions. We want no such entangling alliance. We want the Monroe doc- trine, and it ought to be established by an American coalition. Sooner or later it must come to this, and the sooner the better. Our sympathies, institutions and substantial inter- ests, political and commercial, are linked with our sister republics, from Mexico to Chile and Peru. We are not without the hope that these views will be sustained by the President’s forthcom- ing message. In any event, we are satisfied that he will support the broadest solution and application of the Monroe doctrine consistent with our existing international obligations, and such is the will of the American people. mal Programme of the Firm of Seward, Weed The Congre: New Politi and Raymo! Formerly the style and title of the great po- litical firm was Seward, Weed and Greeley; but that firm went to smash over a large trans- action at Chicago in 1860. Since that violent dissolution Greeley has done business on his own hook, and has got so mixed up that half the time he cannot tell where he is. Just at‘present he is at rest in the bosom of Fernan- dy Wud, and has changed his name from Horace Greeley to Misther O’Greeley. Mean- time the former firm has been reorganized as above, and comes before the world as Seward, Weed and Raymond. Seward is candidate for, President. Weed is to occupy the position of Olivér le Dain, barber and executioner, and Raymond desires to represent the Empire State in the United States Senate. The new firm has just put forth its prospec- tus in the Times of this city, which is its organ. This prospectus is a fitting commentary on the ambiguous speech delivered by Mr. Sew- ard at Auburn some time ago. It outlines the. reconstruction programme of the firm, and shows it to be directly in the teeth of the Presi- dent’s policy—as exactly opposite as possible to the plan for the reorganization of the Union that the President is endeavoring to carry out. This prospectus of the new firm proposes to indefinitely postpone the admission of the South- ern members—to fight it off until everything else is settled—to put last that which the in- terests of the country require to be first. It ad- verts to the precipitancy with which the South- ern members left Congress at the commence- ment of the troubles, and endeavors to inyoke to the aid of the new firm the prejudices of that former period, the bitterness of spirit, the party and sectional hate—things which the country supposes have been atoned for and avenged in four years of war, and which the best part of the country is content shall be for- gotten as bygones. How much this is in con- trast with the President’s policy all can see. The President looks at all in a large spirit, and sees that for the good of the whole country these narrow views must be given up, and the States restored at once by the admission of their members. Thus the issue is clear—imme- diate admission on one hand, indefinite post- ponement on the other—and this issue is made with the President by the head of his Cabinet. The very first measure that should be taken up by Congress is the admission of the South- ern representatives. All other measures are secondary to it. It is the topic of great im- portance before the country; it is the subject that gives to this Congress a greater interest than has ever attached to any other. It is above all topics the one that Congress meets to act upon. Congress should act upon it boldly and honestly, and in a true national spirit If there ever was‘a time when men should give up their mean little side strife for personal advantage and act alone as the good of the country requires, all men in Congress should most emphatically do so now. Let Congress femember that by meanly trifling with the pride of the Southern people, by insisting upon what must be equivalent to humiliation, it may, at this critical period, render it impossible for us ever to have a true, real tnion of the States again; and that by now meeting the South in a proper spirit it may make the Union stronger, truer and more real than ever. An incident in Roman history aptly illustrates the position. A general who had taken many prisoners—the people of a rival to Rome—asked bis father what to do with them. “Treat them all generously and send them home,” was the answer. But the son was unwilling to take this advice, and was then counselled to “kill them all.” There was no alternative, no middle way. Generous for- givenoss would have made friends; extermina- tion was the only other course; for a forgive- ness that was partial,.that left the men alive with wounded pride, only made relentless enemies. [tis the same now. Ifwe are to take in the Soadth at all wo must do it goner- ously, nobly aud at once; the mean and ! foolish proposaf'to keep the Southern members “on the lobby stools ef repentance” is e pro- posal to couple what we do with insult and honesty of purpose on the part of the South. This was insisted upon by the President in a recent letter as a necessity on both sides; but it is more especially so on ours. We clearly cannot exact any security that would not be farcical, and therefore we must not irritate by seeming to require it. We must have con- fidence and take the South at its word. It is the only plan by which we can restore to all the States a condition of real peace. By any otber plan reconstruction will be indefinitely deferred, and all the evils of anarchy brought upon the country. The Herald With and Without the jatres. The weekly Ledger of this city—a paper that has the largest circulation of all the weekly journals in the world, aad which is edited by Mr. Robert Bonner, who owns the fastest horses facta concerning the difficulty between the | Heratp and the Managers’ Association in a tracy little article, which we have republished. In the course of this article the Ledger re- marked that tie managers, led by Oily Gam- mon, of the Opera, and Joyce Heth in breeches, of the immoral Museum, were now advertising the Hgnratp, and that we could very well afford to pay them handsomely for so doing. This was the view of a shrewd business man, who has made himself rich and famous by judicious advertising; and, to show the public how cor- rect it was, we have compiled the following tabular statement of the number of columns of advertisements published in the New Yor Heraxp on each day during the month of No- vember, 1864, and November, 1865 :— November. SBSSEREBSESSSRaSREErS Total number columns. Increase in November, 1865, over November, 1864, 115% columns. It will be seen from this table that in November, 1865, after the Managers’ Associa- tion had vented their ignorant spite against us, we published in the Herap one hundred and fifteen and a half columns more of advertise- ments than in November, 1864,-when we had the advertisements of the opera and of all the theatres. The average price of an advertising column of the Heratp is about one hundred and fifty dollars. It is easy to see, then, that the malice of the Managers’ Association, led by Oily Gammon and the remains of Joyce Heth, has actually benefited us over seventeen thou- sand dollars ina single month. There could be no stronger evidence than this of the hold which the moral reform we are advocating has taken upon the minds of the people, and of the public condemnation with which the silly fel- lows of the Managers’ Association have been visited. Moral and Muntcipal Reforms in the Next Leg The approaching session of the Legislature at Albany will be a very important one, The republicans will have a decided majority in both branches of that body, and the whole party will be held responsible if the members fail to carry out the pledges. which they made before election. The teneis of the republi- can party commit these members to certain reforiis, which they are in duty bound to in- augurate; and, so far as we can judge of the temper of the Legislature in advance, there is no desire or design to evade the responsibility thus fastened upon the republican representa- tives. On the other hand, we see numerous indications of a progressive spirit among the members elect, and we have but little doubt that the session will be memorable for many radical changes in the government of various localities of the State. First of all, the subject of municipal reform will be brought prominently forward; and, as it seems to be unanimously agreed that an en- tire reconstruction ot the system in operation in this city is necessary, we deem it probable that the Legislature will proceed at once to abolish the departments here and to provide for the appointment of a Metropolitan Commis- sion, Asa preliminary step we expect to see New York, Brooklyn, Williamsburg and the towas and villages near at hand united in a vast metropolis, numbering nearly two mil- lions of inhabitants. Such a metropolis, gov- erned by a commission composed of the best men of the State, with the Mayor of New York—if a proper person be elected next Tuesday—acting as President, and the Mayor of Brooklyn acting as Vice President, will be an honor and credit to the country. The out- rageous corruptions of our city government demand this simple, comprehensive and com- plete reform; and, as the people have united in requesting it, the Legislature will have no excuse for ¢dontinuing the present evil state of affairs for a single month. The next great reform in order will be @ moral reform. The appalling increase of crime in this city, the number of divorce and seduc- tion cases that crowd our courts, the murders and rapes and robberies that fill the columns of our public journals, imperatively call for legislative action. There is no question but that this increase in crime can be traced diroct- ly to the demoralizing influences of our thea- tres as they ave at present managed, and of those concert saloons which infest Broadway and are the legitimate fruit of theatrical im- morality. Our managers come over from Eu- rope, as a dernier resort, and bring with them the vices they have acquired in the old coun- tries, They have no knowledge of the Ameri- can tastes, and the longer thoy live here the more ignorant they seem to begome. They import the worst, most brutal arid most dograd- ing plays from London and Maris, and foil them upon our public. They depsive us of o national dramatic literature, because the young men of talent here are too good for the present theatrical market, and because the managers had rather sccept a vicious foreign play than @ moral American play. Having secured for- tunes by their disgraceful practices, and paid very little in taxes for the support of a govern ment whose protection they sbuse, these theatrical chaps go back to Europe—leaving the country for the country’s good—and end their days in dissipation abroad. The Logista- ture ought to reform them altogether, and, as the Grat step, a license fee of five thousand taxes which they do not pay; and if it drove any of the managers out of the profession te make way for worthier and more honest mea the metropolis would be doubly benefited. Tue Fentay Governwenr mv Orgration.— We publish to-day a description of the tempo- rary Capitel of the Fenians in thia city, and alao.an account of the Fenign government as organized ‘and in operation. It will be seen that the Fenian officials are thoroughly at work in the various depar and that their eys- tem of governmentis modelled after that of the. United States. Asa matter of fact, it may be stated that the organization is as formidable and the business as thoroughly systematized as was the provisional government of the late confederacy when first organized in Mont- gomery, Alabama. Instead of being the con- temptible affair the London Times would make Fenianism appear, we learn from our European correspondence that the English government has become alarmed at its progress in this country and in Canada, and has directed its Ambassador at Washington to appeal to our government to interfere and suppress the Order. We believe neither President Johnson nor Secretary Seward will attempt anything of the kind. It is only necessary for our gov- ernment to refer to the utter want of faith evinced by England during our rebellion in regard to the neutrality laws to settle the ques- tion of right or wrong in the matter. No diplo- matio question could be more easily handled by Mr. Seward than this, and it would be dan- gerous, as well as humiliating, for the British government to raise it. Why should it? What are the Fenians doing in this country that the English did not permit the rebels to do im England? The English allowed the rebels to raise funds on cotton and bogus scrip for the purpose of crippling the United States and aiding the rebellion. We allow the Fenians to raise money for the purpose of. crippling the power of their hereditary foe and of establishing an Irish, perhaps a British, republic. England not only retused to interfere with the raising of money for the use of the rebels, but she established a new mari- time code and put it in practice. She allowed armed rebel ships to leave hér ports to prey upon our commerce. This the Fenians have yet to do before the account is fully squared. But with over two millions in the treasury, and voluntary receipts coming in at the rate of twenty thousand dollars per week, the bold Fenians may yet put afloat their Alabamas, Floridas and Shenandoahs, It'would not be & bad idea for our government to sell the re- stored Shenandoah to the Fenians, just as it did the Galatea to the Haytiens. It would be very convenient for the Fenians to have a lit- tle property like the Shenandoah on hand for their own uses. ‘ Tus Broapway TaeaTre.—Manager Wood will agaim gratify his numerous friends by giving the eighth day representation of Sam this (Saturday) afternoon, at balf- past one o'clock. The great popularity of these extra entertainments—which are largely attended—is anothor evidence of the firm hold which the comedy has taken on the public favor, ‘Tor Naw Narionat. Cracus.—The matines of this popa- * lar establishment takes place to-day. The Saturday matinees of Mr. Montpellier’s fine company are equally brilliant as the evening performances. The ladies and young folk approve of the matinee arrangement in the most unequivocal manner by attending in crowds. Grong Carrsgy’s Miysrnets, —The opening of the new Fifth Avenue Opera House by the George Christy Min- strel Compahy was a most decided and flattering success, The elegant hall was crowded, and its comfortable arrangements fully appreciated, There is fino vocal an@ instrumental muste and purely ofiginal Ethiopian repre- sentations every night. George Christy will give a matineo at the Opera House this (Saturday) afternoon. PRoresson AND Mapawe WiseMAN still astonish the crowds who go to witness their wonderful performances in necromancy and vision at the Hope Chapel, Broadway. Children, and children of “larger growth,” are puzzled as well as amused daily by their feats, particularly those of the\Madame. List of Our Dea Heros 1x Ress, Prisons.—The United States Christian Commission has published « “Record of the Federal Dead,” of great interest to the, public at large, as it gives a list of all prisoners buried from Libby, Belle Isle, Danville, Camp Lawton and other rebel prisons. Copies furmshed on application to Edward P. Smith, Secretary United States Christian Commission, Philadelphia, Puitsanmostc Rewrarsat.—The Philharmonic Society of New York will give their second public rehearsal ot = second concert this afternoon, at the Achdemy of Music. The programme consists of the entire charming music to Midsummer Night’s Dream, the eighth symphony ia ¥, by Beethoven, anda new overture to Prometheus, by Bargiel. Musical Intelligence. Mile. Grossi, who has just made her débat, is regarded asa chief feature in the Italian opera, Paris. She made her first appearance as Mafflo Orsini, in Lucrezin Borgia, and was regarded at once with much favor. Her voice « is said to be one of wonderful compass, reaching from the deepest contralto notes to the extreme soprano re- gister; to which, it is reported, that the dédatante wields this magnificent organ with a power, skill and entrata + rarely surpassed. Mile. Grossi has since appeared as Azucena, in the Trovatore; in Lucresia she proved her- self a fine musician, and in the Trovatoro sho revealed gifts ag an actress ‘A London musical paper refers to a singer aa an “ox. cellent embodier”’ of a part in an opera. Henry Leslie’s Ida; or, The Guardian Storks, has been produced, for the first time, at the Royal English Opera, , London, The house was well akended, the piece favor- ably received, and announced for repetition. Among the performers were Mile. Ida Gillies, Mr. W. Cummings, a concert tenor, who made his first appearance on the stago; Mr, @, Patey, Miss Emma Heywood, Measra, Corri, Lyall, Dussek and Aynsley Cook. ‘The management of the Royal English Opera in Lon- don intonds, it is said, to produce Lalla Rookh with great cost, éven to the expense of sixteon camels for the pro- cession. M. Félicton David's overture to Lalla Rookh was the novelty in Mr, Hallé’s last Manchester (England) pro/ Oe from a sacred oratorio, entitled Gideon, were the other day in the Sheldonian theatre at Oxford, England, the same deing fa exercise for the de- of Doctor of Afusic. L Africaine has been produced at Bologna, Italy, un- dor the direction of Il Cavaliere Mariani, with groat sue. cons, Signota Ferni was the heroine, ‘Tho papers of Trieste speak in fair torms of the new Romeo and Juliet by a young composer, Signor Marohotti, which has beon given (a hat gity. | l