The New York Herald Newspaper, December 22, 1865, Page 4

4 € NEW YORK HERALD. GAMES GORDON BENNETT, EDITOR AND PROPRIETOR, EN. W. CORNER OF FULTON AND NASSAU STS. to the Volume XXX.. —— AMUSEMENTS THIS EVENING, BROADWAY THEATRE, Broadway.—Sau, TONY PASTOR'S OPERA HOUSE. 201 Bowery.—Sinz- wo, Dancuyo, Buaixsques, &c.—Txe Demon's Raven. GEORGE CHRISTY’S MINSTRELS.—Tae Orn Somoon Ov Mowreecer, Bacuaps, Mosicat Gems, &0., at the Pifth Avenue Opera House, Nos. 2 and 4 West Twenty-fourth st. NEW NATIONAL CIRCUS. 87 and 89 Bowery.—E. @eian. Grunastic AnD Acaoatic FxAtS~SLace amp Tia iT Bors Exxucisus, £0. .N FRANCISCO MINSTRELS, 585 Broadway, opposite femelle Hotel.—Eruiorian SinGing, Dano, bo ux Buniasace Cuncus. BRYANTS' MINSTRELS, Mechantes’ Hall, 472 Broad- way.—Day Bryant's New Stump Srencu—Nxano CoMicatt- gins, Bunursques, &¢.—OLD Rocks. HOOLEY’S OPERA HOUSE, Brooklyn. — STRKLSY—Bariaps, BURLESQUES AND PanTo™! BROOKLYN ACADEMY OF MUSIC.—Srconp Graxp Concrur or Camrsxit ap Casrix's Orexa Troure. NEW YORK MUSEUM OF ANATOMY, 618 Broadway. « Open from 10 AM. till iu YM rortan Max v4 ART GALLERY, 625 Broadway.—Hunviscron’s Great ALNTING. - STUDIO BUILDINGS, Tenth street, Prencu, Exouisn axp Fixwisa Pictou Exuimition oF DOPWORTH HALL. 86 Broadway.—Compuimeytanr Concent To Mrs. Groxcta Suerranp, Sorkaxo or Sr. Peren's Cuvncu, Brooxty’. CLINTON HALL, Astor Place.—Lecrune ox “Traanny or Orixios,” By Riv, Wx. H. Bogux. New York, Friday, December 22, 1865. —-= = - = NEWSPAPER CIRCULATION. | li Receipts of Saics of the New York Dally Newspapers. OFrigial. Year Ending Name of Paper May 1, 1885, Henacp. seeeeeee + $1,095,090 Times. . 968,150 Tribune........ 252,000 Evening Post.... 169,427 World. ......06 see 100,000 Exprese:>..,.040: severe $1,095,000 ‘Timos, Tribune, World and Sun combined.. $71,229 New Yoru Heraun.... . THE NEws. SOUTH CAROLINA. South Carolina, as well as Georgia and Alabama, has been relieved by President Johuson of her Provisional Secretary Seward, in an official de: page ¢ransmmitted yesterday, informs Goveraor l’erry that the Prealdent considers that the proper time has arrived for restoring the Sout!® Carolinians to the o ‘ol of the 2, and directs bim to tura Governor. oxecutive’officer of their cl Over the custody of the papers and property of the State to the Governor clect, ir. J. aL, Orr. a x CONGRESS. In the Senate yesterday resolutions were adopted call. ing upon the Presi ent for a statemeatof the cha upon which Jeff, Davis is under arres!, and the Postal Committee to report on exp abolishin franking privilege, exept upon wri commupicationa, Mosers. Crimes, Ha Howard, Johnson and Williams daa the Benate’s portion of the Committee of Fifteen on tiie. Condition of the Souttern States. Messrs, vd presented potitions South Carolina ‘a. Mr. Wilson fatroduced a pill lo Dhe freedom of the negroes im the States ta Poliion, which declares mull al! laws of av Btates which make disti «tions of civ hts on w The Wr sage on the condition of the Su : thon taken wp, and Mr, Btewart, of mute an address in its support and ory of Mr, Sum - tack on it. on, of Maseachusetts, fol lowed in @ spe ch of cor ‘views on the condition of erable length, giving his @ South and relntive to its He believed that great atro- Cities ¥ 4 by the late rebels upon the freedinen of the South; but he had no lesue to make on this or suy other subject with Cie President, regarding whose hon’sty, ability end patriotism be hed no mia- givings. He felt enisfled that the democratic party woul! coatinue to low in vain fof aconfict of the re- publican party with the Pres'dent, Om the conclusion of Mr. Wileon's remarks 9 after whick the Sonat In the Ho: Reprevontatives the Speaker an neuneed the appe (s for the new Committee on Mincs and Mining, and nemo’ Messrs, Patterson, of New Saenpeti co rield, of 01 aud Varnsworth, of Tli- no's, a8 T aa Institute on the part of4ho Ho wore adopted for an inquiry Into the propriety of the District of Columbia being re- presented ¥ ‘2 in Congross, calling on the Sec- retary of the uw statement of the total expendi- tures for Ure Naval Academy at Annapolis, accepting the invitation of the French governntent to be Yepresented in the Paris Universal Exhibition of 1867, and instruct. Anz the Portal Committee fo report on. the expediency of ! telegraph eystem, similar to the present mail Bilis were introduced to pay Pennsylvania for caliing out her militia to repel the rebel invasion of 1968 ‘and Oregon for Indian war expenses, for tho relof of loyal owners of property esized during the war, and to givo the one hundred dollars bounty to legal represonta- tives of the soldiers volunteering in 1501 who died in the services, A resolution was introdaced, and referred to the Forolgn AMaire Commiites, declaring that the United Blates ought never to recognize a government imposed on any portion of this continent by European arms. Mr. Voorhees, democrat, of Indiana, submitted a preamble Qnd roeslutions, ths conglderation of which was post- poned Lill the 9th of January, endorsing President John- fon's Message and bls reccmetruction, policy, declar- ing ‘hat no State Las a right to secode, and stating that tho Prosident fe entitled to the country’s thanks for endeavoring to yeetore civil government in the South. Leave wes eaked, but refusod, to introduce ® bili providing for the erection of a new Post office in this city, Aroeolution to admit Mr. John- 80n, claiming to bo a Reprorentative from Arkansas, toa Beat on (ho floor, was offvred, lat, after some discussion, withdraws. A resolution calling on the President for information re'ative to Je#. Davis and other chief rebels was offered, but objected to. The House, after the trans- Betion of miscellaneous busia‘ss, went into Committee of the Whole on the Presi: Message, when Mr, Raymond, of New York, spoke at length, controverting fhe dovtrine of Thaddeus Stovons, that the rebellious Plates are out of the Union, but contending that they Bhould give new guarantees before being admitted to Congressional representation. Other gentiomen spoke briefly, after which tho House adjourned. Both houses of Congress adjourned over yestertoy tilt tho 5th of January. MISCELLANEOUS, Bome mort interesting Ecropean Intelligence is fur Mishod in our Paris correspondence, published this morn. Yng, including an account of the celebration of oi ational Thankagiving by the Americans {nm that city, nd an explanation of the mission of Geroral Schodeld, ‘Which has caused eo much commotion and surmise in Baro; generally and in France particularly, Genera choficld waa one of the ep at the Thanksgiving dinner, which wae a very elegant affair, and included Ne. 355 Schofield’s NEW YORK HERALD, FRIDAY, DECEMBER 22, 1865, | honored by the company, nevertholess, tho. patelotio. ners’ Sunday school was gclobrated on Wodnextay demonstration of tho enthusiastic Monroe doctrinite | eveuing, im tho Otiver strect Baptist church, The mus'- being deemed rather misplaced. The Paris papers wre cal and other exercises were of an excellent and interest- still discussing with great earnestness, and with a variety ing character. of conclusions, the object of General Schofisld's presence in that, Weror, and others that In the Fenian community there continue to be various ‘pome asserting that he was fully accredited | manifestations for aud aga‘nst O'N ahony by Circles of he had no mission what- | the Brotherhood. Twenty-five “bright sisters’ bave ever, Our correspondent’s explanation is that Gonoral | farmed an O'Mahony socioty. ssion is not to the French court, but to our Minister in An inquest was held yestorday over the body of a boy for the purpose of posting up the latter seven years of ago, named Hormann Miller,’ whose regarding the views of our government relative to Mexico. | parents reside at 108 East Twonty third street, and whose The members of the Tunisian embassy lately in this coun- death, in the opinion of the attending physician, wasthe try arrived in Paris on the 6th inst.* ‘Thoy expreas them- | resvlt of hydrophobia, Ho was bitten on the street by 6 selves as highly delighted with their visit here. Nowfoundland dog on the 6th uit., amd from that timo up Tho United States steamer Frolic, of Admiral Golds- | to Monday last, when he died, endured great suffering, borough's Mediterranean squadron, arrived at Leghorn ‘There died auddonty on Tuesday last, of congestion of from Lisbon in the beginning of this month, having | the brain, at ‘Weehawken, N. J., a man named Theodore touched at several ports onthe way. Our correspondent-| Winkelman, Lutheran minlater, and ateacher in a on board sends us from Villefrache and Leghorn an enter- | echoo! at that place, whose papers and diary bore evi- ta’ning account of the trip and graphic descriptions of | denc> of some vory singular transactions on his part the scenery and cities on the way. ’ From there It appoared that-he had made a regular prac- Several matters of interest relative to the two late | tice of stealing from the etudents and others about the revolutions fn Peru, and an explanation of revolutionary | school such articles as ho could lay his hands on and movements generally in that country, not at all flatter- ing to the Peruvians, are given by our Lima correspond- pawning them in this city. y An lection was held in Washington yesterday to take ent, But bttle principle appears to be involved in these | the sentiments of the people on the Congressional pro- cgi! contests, each succeding successful chief soon being | position Wo allow the nogroes of tho District of Columbia attacked and displaced by another envious of position | to vote. and emoluments, which latter only reaches the Presiden- tial chair to be in his turn ousted by the next aspirant. Beven thousand votes against negro auffrago wore poiled and only seventy-five in favor of it, A fire in St. Loula on Wednesday night, at Nos, 1, 2,3 Canseco, the leader of the late revoiution against Presi- | and 4 City Buildings, on tho levee, between Market and dent” Pezet, had not had’ time to get his government fairly 1n operation when he was deposed and Colonel | dred thousand dolidi Prado exalted to the Presidential chair. Our correspond- ent, writing on the 28th of November, says there was & report in Lima that the trouble hetweeu Chile and the Spaniards had been settled. ‘The Virginians are said bysour Ricbmond correspond- Walnut strects, destroyed property estimated at two hun- value. Alargo warchouso filled with govérnuient supplies, valued at over one miilion dollars, at Camp Doulas near Salt Lake City, was destroyed by a suppcecd incon- diary fire on Tucaday last, . Tho stock market was irregular and excited yesterday, ent to be just now greatly agitated over apprehensions |. but closed with an upward tendency, Gold closed at of a negro outbreak during the Christmas holi ae OF is reported that the freecdmen have secretly made ox. tensive collections of armas, and, from fear that they Will attaek the trains on his line, the Superintendent of the Richmond avd Danville Railroad has issued a notice that no freight will be conveyed over it between the 2ist inst, aud the 9th of January. Our corrcapondent, how- ever, beheves that these reports and spyrehensiong are groundless. The snow storm of Wednesday night was succeeded carly yesterday morning by a strong west wind, whi h pr vaiied with” groat fury during the entire day and. last es were rather more activ ity and a cod deal more buoyancy in commercial circles yesterday than during th» previous Lwo days this weok, and a fair business was done, Grocerica continued dull, Cotton was firmer. Petroloum was dull and lower, On "Change flour and grain ruled Grmer, Pork was activo and higher. Beef, was steady. Lard was frmor. Butter and cheese were quiet. Whiskey,was nominally a trifle in buyer's favor. Tho Defoat of Sumncr And Stovens='The Prosport Brightening. Tie first day’s proceed’ngs of the present night. Much damage was done to property, particularly i shipping, and we have to report tia morning several | Congress, ‘n both houses, casta heavy shadow disastrous shipwreeks, with loss of fife, Tho brigs Pros | upon the country. From the apparent surren- per and John Aviles and the echovner Tw light were wrecked at Sandy Hook. The damage to the frst named is ns yct unknown; the eccond docs rot aj pesr to have been materially damaged; but the Twilight is a total wreck. The schooucr Eveline Hickey went to piccos of Long Branch, Captain Fisher snd bis wife being among the lost, The James T. Crandail lies aehoro ab Dell Beach, full of water, and bark Eprique is tm the sume condition of Fort Hamillon, The gale was very sovere evon inside the fad the pavigaticn of all seil vessels was probiblied by old Boreas, In tho city a new house at Fifth avenus and Sixty-thied street waa blown down and fell upon a shanty adjoining it, com- pletely demolishing the latter and injuring John Uamil- ton and Bernard Kiernan, who were in it attho tims. The wife and daughter of Hamillea werg also in tho shanty, bnt eseaped uninjured, Besides this, co far as we he the wind confined itself to playing a few antics with hats and crinoline and the biowixg down or a fow rickety chimneya, Tho eficct at Bufulo was, however, much mere gerious, as represented by tie despatches from (hat po nt. Ata meeting of the Beard of ols Aldormon yesterday the resol.tion to print. twenty-five Lyndved copies of all fe railroad grants apd leases was adopted over tho M svete. A resolution gi appropriation of money andthe vse of grow: dings ab the cor- nercf Fifty-irst street and Lexington avenue to (ho and Child’s Hespital waa offered ard Inid ove. ation of five thousand dollars was made to the cr Hotae School for soldiers’ children. A request Ad » Hoard of Councitm: with #) » met yesterday and conc:rrod der of the House tq the radical heresies of itevena, and of the Senate to the fanatical ca- prices of Sumner, there was reason for the apprehonsion that the policy of both branches would be tho policy of reducing tho excluded Southern States to ‘he condition of anorgan'ved Terr.tories, and of holding them under all the evils of a rigid miliary despotism for at least two years longer. Such was the gloomy o ing of tho present Concress. Sumner and vens appeared to be masters of the two houses, each with an overwhelming majority bebind im; but with the delivery of the Presid at's Message the prospect beghn 4o brighten; and 60 rapidly haa the Presilent’s policy since been ain ground, (hat we may announce that the glory cf Sumner and Sievens bas departed, ant that their radical heresies aro sextiered to the winds, ‘ On Wednesday last in the Senate, on the bill of Mr, Wilsoa “io maintata the frcedom of thy idhabitants of the States declared in insurree- tion and @bellion by the proclamation o° the President of July 1, 1862,” Mr, Sumner re- turned to bir charge of “whitewashing” against tho special messige of the President, ond the report.of General Grant ot the day bofore, on tho condition of the Southggp States. He said, Aldermen in directing the Comptroller to lense | among other things:—“When 1 thinte of what to the Catholic Archbishop of the dlosess of New York a | gocyrred in this chamber yesterday, when I pico of land Lounded by Kighty-fimst and Eighty-second streets and Madison avenue for tho usa of the Sisters of Merey, upon which to crect a building to be uscd as an judvstrial echool. The provious qiiestion was, demanded, and, cn the passage of the papor, Messrs, Lent and Put- call to mind the attempt to whitewash the un- happy condition of the rote) Stated, andint this: time to throw the mantic of official oblivicn over the sickening and heartrending oulrages— terson opposed the granting of public property to any | where human rights are sacrifceth:and bar- religious denominati A rorolation waa ofeied to give permiss:on to Mathew Commerford to kecp a standin Vesey strect, near Washington, which was amended to a3 to grant al! persons the privilege of keeping stands in the same i transacting till Tuesday, In the United States Cireuit Conrt yesterday, Judge Shipman presiding, Wm. McCann and John Kelley, who had previously ploaded not guiity to an indic' barism, rebel barbazism, reccives a new letter of license—I feel that I ought (d spenk of nothing else to-day. Str, I stood here long ity, -and adopfed in that shape, After | ago, in the days of Kansas, when a small com- me routiag business, the Board adjourned | munity was gurrendered to the machinations of the slave masters, and now stand hers, alas! while an immense region, with millions of nt | population, ia surrendored to the machina\ions charging them with defraeding (he goverumont by make | of slave masters. It belongs to Congress to ing out false muster relia and drawing money thereon, withdrew their former plea and pleaded gui! were remanded for sentence. In the Strong divorce trial yesterday Mra. Hillicker continued to give her testimony in resp 5 searching cross-exarainition by the counsel for the de- fence, Her habits of living, method of support, de- tails of marriage and other matt concerning her life were very thoroughly elucidated, In Tesponseas to questious to where eho went to live efter her first visit to Mra. aa to whether she was delivered of a child while she was ay tnmate of Bellevue Hospital, the witness refused to answer. Mr, Burdick, o Sixth ward missiouary, and his wile gave further evidence in regard to Mra. Potter's ill- ness, The last witness of U:e day was bie Vernon Pot tor, who testified at great length as to the odsupancy of the house 124 Waverley place, @hd made a most. impor. tant statement as to {he condition of his wife at tho ume of the alleged adultery of Mr Strong with her in March, ‘An action was brought In the Supreme Coust yester. | Come into power through day to recovet damages sustained by reason of a wagon collision between privat parties on the road to Mush- ing. The jury rendered a verdict giving the plaintiff ave hundred dollara, The case of tho Union National Bank against Ketchum & Co., to recover two hundred and Ofty thousand dollars on an accommodation check given to Graham & Co. by the defendants, and drawn on the American Exchange Bank, vas commenced before Judge Sutherland, in Supreim» Court, yesterday, Edward B. Ketchum and other witnesses were placed upon 8s to the technicalities of the check. The case is stillon Burton E. Clark, as assignes on o policy o/ life in- suranc? made by Matthew J. Cluff, brought an Action ta the Supreme Court yosterday against the Mutual In- surance Company to recover the amount, threo thou- sand dollars. As Ciuif was shot dead in Louis ana, in arrest this fatal fury.” And 6o on through a They | Jong phillppto on tho atrocities committed g against the freedmen of the South and the “whitewashing” message of the President. The plain English of these furions atiacks of Sumner upon the President and his Southern policy is a declaration of war against him, in which Sumner calls upon the republican me- Potter, aud | jority to joia him, But there are no responses in his support. On the other hand, two or three republican Senators promptly step for- word in the President's vindiaation, These defections defeat the gamo of Sumner and Stovens. We see that the cool headed and sigacious men of the republican major'ty ap- preciate the hint thrown out from th? other side, that the democratic party may again © present Execu- tive and throngh a division of the republicans, The question thus recurs to the repubticon ma- jority whether it will bo best to ont lodse from the edministration or'to cast Stevens and Sum- ner overboard as the two Jonahs who threaten to sink the ship. Upon this question a single measure consummated by the administration— the abolition of slavery—promises to be the the stand, and testifien | €eath blow to the abolition radicals. As they dare not tale the ground that the constitutional amendment is not ratified, they cannot hold the ground that the Southern States excluded from Congross are out of the Union. In this dilemma the rage of Sumner signifies nothing, an altercation, defendant's counsel moved to dismiss | While in the silence of Stevens wo have the thecase, Tho motion was grantod The Jury, in the case of Jo&n O. Rebluson, who brooght | Southern States will not an action against the Now York aud Erie Railway Om. pany for injuries sustained on their line in March last, yesterday brought in a verdict for plalatiff, giving him Ofteem hundred dollars, 7 In the Court of Gengral Sersiona yesterday a yo th, named George 8. M. Thomas, who cletms to bo the gon of Captain Sir Wm. Thomos, of London, pleaded guiliy to forgery Im the fourth degree, the complainants being Duncan, Sherman & Co, to whom Thomas pe sented a forged letter of credit, upon which he obtained $250. Judge Russel remanded bim for sentence, The enn'versary of the landing of the Pilgrims at Plymouth will be celebrated this evening at Delmofico’s, in Fourteenth street, by the New England Society of thie virtual admission that his game is lost, The @ reduced to the apprenticeship of the Territorics; the sweep- ing confiscations of Stevens will not be lie tenod to, aor will the nogro suffrage sine qua nom of Sumner and Stevens be enforced as a condition of Southern restoration to Congress, We come to these conclusions from the belief that the majority of the two houses, in accept- ing President Johnson’s work in the ratification of the constitutional amondment, stand commit- ted to his Southern policy. We believe, too, that the majority of both houses have come to city. Among the distinguished guests expected to be pres- | the opinion that while nothing will bo gained ent are Gonerais Logan aud Hancock, Secretary of the Treasury McCulloch, Sonator Wilson and Moasre, Hoffman and McMichael, the Mayors elect of thia city aud Phila- delphin, Al the monthly meeting of the Geographical Society lost evening on interceting address was delivered by Mr. by adhoring to Sumner and Stevens, much may be lost, even to the disruption of the party, from a rupture with the administration. Under this impression we think the time is fivorable for a general and comprehensive settlement, BIL, Derby, of Boston, on “Reciprocity Treaties ond | upon which the administration and Congress their Effects on Comsnereo,” ‘The now Episcopal Chur -h of the Holy Trinity, on the corncr of Madison avenue and Forty-second street, Rev. 8. Ht. Tyng, Jr, Pastor, waa consecrated and oponed for ‘enong it attoniants many of our countymen of distino- | public worship yesterday by Bishop Potter, of this Rion. It took place at the Grand Hote}, which was | diocese, assisted by a number of clergymen. decorated in a tartoful manner for the occasion, there wore present altogether over two hundred fer fifty gueste, about half of whom wore ladies, A nsation was orented when the heaith of the Emperor Ee proposed bY an individual fumping Mp and exoigim- 6 that no American oould drink to that toast while ® Fronch soldier rowained in Mexion: but it was can cheerfully unite. Such 9 settlement, wo think, ia covered by the proposition for a con’ stitutional amendment to which we referred the other day. We mean the proposed amend- Bishops | ment embracing a universal Southern amnesty, Burgers and Vail were present, Addresses were made by | and the concession of the right of suffrage to Bishop Potter and Dr. Tyny There wore interesting musical and clocutionary exer. oles in Grammar School No. 17 yoxte afternoon and evening, at which many of the relatives and friends of the p plis were prevent, Pie Clabteonth Buniversary of Wie Firat Naptiet Mari. all men without distinction of race, oflor or religion, but subject, otherwise, to such restric- tions as each State my think fit to make for itself. Hero wo have a olatform which haymonizes pola lie ma ae er eS Ee ORR a2 aaa aed et ES Se a a Se Eee re , — with the President's views and Southern policy, which concedes the radical ultimatum of the right of suffrage to all races and colors, and which gives to the South the invaluable equivalent of a universal amnesty. The repub- licans, if they choose, can pass this amend- ment by « two-thirds majority in each house; and thus passed over to the States with all the favorable circumstances surrounding the ques- tion, there can be no doubt of a ratification by the required number. This done, with the repudiation of atl rebel debts, there will be nothing left to quarrel over in the full restora- tion of the excluded States. The vocation of such disturbers of the public peace as Sumner and Stevens will be gone, and wo shall have free scope to devote all our energica, North and South, to the payment of our national debt and the settlement of our foreign affairs upon the basis of the Monroe doctrine. We submit these views in all eincerity to the consideration of the dominant party in Con- gress. The responsibilities of the crisis and all the advantages for a happy sottloment are in their hands, Spain and Chile—No Necessity for a ‘War. Our European advices by the steamer Cuba, published yesterday, inform us that the diffi- culty between Spain and Chile is expected to take this form:—1. Spain will continue to pro- secute her claims; 2. Chile will resist; 3. Eng- land and France will confine themselves to neutral observation; 4. The United States will come in to the active protection of Chile and declare war with Spain. This is a very pretty programme, and woe have no doubt that Eng- land would like to aee it carried out. Heronly interest in tho fate of Chile ia a commercial one, end she would be very much obliged to us fwe would kindly pick ber chesinu's ont of the fire by driving Spain away from tho South American republica, But the Eurcp>ans must consider that we are very dull pupils if they think that we shali be obliged to dectare war with Spain in order to accomplish the aal- va ion of Chile. Woknow atrick worth a dozen vars, It is England’s beautiful device of a sympathetic neutrality. By simply adopting this we shall be able not only to defeat Spain end save the Chilean republic, but to enrich ourselves at the sams time and ina manner not possib'e during a regular war. England de- 6troyed our commerce and filled her pocke‘s to overflowing with our valuables, during the veent rebellion, without ever declaring war against us, Ney, curing the whole period of her spoliations she was -profess'ng tho most peaceful esontimenta. Do Europeans suppose” that we have not learned how to carry on the e nice, profi able little game? Use Following Enugland’s excellent oxomple, we have only to accord belligerent rights to Chile, profess the warmest neutrality, and then the fun will commence. -Wo can supply the. Chileans with arms, smmunition, clothing and other military necessyries. We can fit out ficets of privateers, capture every, ship that Spain has at-sea—including the. twenty-five vessels of war she ig. about sending to tho Pac'fic—appropriate all the money and all thé chronometers-we-find Gn board these ships, and cither burn the vessels, turn them into other privateers or put them under heavy bonds. If we happen fo fall in with any ship that seems valunbte, we can'seize it on suspicion, whother tt-belonge to ‘Gprinor not; for a neutral now has almost unlimited power. Indeed, there is Lut little doubt that we would be. justified, under the now interprejations of ‘the neutrality laws, in sending a Oqt and an army to take possession of Cuba. Of course. the Chilean: flag should be used in this expedition, and hoisted over Morro Castle for o few days after its capture; but the arrangements for a trans- fer and a change of flags could be easily made by our governmont with the Chilean represen- tative at Washiagton. Even when Spaia grew tired of this sort of business and gave up the fight our privateers might continue their ray- ages, as the Shenandoah did; and, although some ignorant people might call them pirates, they would only be noutrals in the eyes of Enropean philosophera. But, while these pro- ceedings wero enriching ua, we would not be war with Spain. On the contrary, we would preserve towerds her the usual amicable diplo- taulic yelations. True, her ambassador might protest, in # foolish, formal way; but we would employ somebody to write him long letters to, keep him busy, while. we sent out more priva- teers and made more money. The ouly neces sity for war would arise .if some European Power should dare to interfere with our profits. Se long as we were let alone we would con- taae neutral, The experience of England hag shown us that ft pays better during a war to bé @ neutral than to be a belligerent. We could fight Spain, but Spain could not fight us so long as we preserved our neutrality. It would be quite absurd, therefore, for us to de- clare war. Peace has her victories no less renowned and mors profitable. Our policy is to remain very neutral and employ our five hundred ships-of war in picking up Spanish property all over the world, and Cuba first of all, Neutrality! we thank tice, Bull, for giv- ing us that word! Tue Potrticar. Parsons AGAIN at Work.— There is a class of clergymen in this country who seem to consider it their duty to be con- stantly engaged at political tre-pulling and pipefaying. ‘They conduct themscives In & manner that would lead everybody to infer that they had adopted the profession of minis ters of the Gospel simply for the purpose of throwing the cloak of sanctity around their Political operations. Of this class is Dr. Cheever, ‘He has now commenced the prac- tice of the same policy and the same arts against the restoration of the country which ho formerly used against the institution of slavery. A petition from him in reference to this subject was paraded in the Senate a day or two since by Senator Sumner, as if that alone should settle the question, The petitions of Cheever have become too numerous to wield any inflaence, Like the thousand or fifteen hundred famous Now England parsons, his trade in politics has been sadly injured by the abolition of gloyery. Wo advise him to give up politics and attend to the spiritual welfare of his flock in Union square. President John- son is capable of managing the reconstruction question. The interests of the freedmon of the South-will be much better protected under his management than they possibly can be through the interference of such fanatics as Cheever ond his associate political parsons. Dr. Cheever has #0 long been associated with tho English abolitionists in bis labors that the Lellgerent Fenians in Union sauare may mis- take his ohurch for a part of the British gov- eroment and commence war at once. It might be a serious matter for the parson when he comes to settle his accounts in the next world if the Fenians should send his congregaticn into eternity before he had prepared them for that great event. Tas Mexican Inprocito.—The intelligence received from Mexico in reference to the ac- tion of the imperialists there leads to the con- clusion that Maximilian is endeavoring to es- tablish a system of peonage, or slavery in dis- guise, in that country, It is reported that the Secretary of State has sent a long communica- tion to Emperor Napoleon, through our Minis- ter, Mr. Bigelow, on the subject. No reply bas been received, and the press in all directions is Row speculating upon the résults of thisailence, While this is absorbing the attention in the East, we have still another report through 8 European correspondent of one of the Western papers, to the effect that the Emperor of the French is negotiating forthe recognition of Maximilian’s government by this country. This plan is ® proposal to sell to the United States all that portion of Mexico known as the penin- sula of Lower California, including all that’ territory from our present boundary to Vic- toria, the consideration on the pert of our government being the recognition of the Max!- mitian empire in Mexico. The fnot that the American people will not consent to see the monarchs of Europe establish their forms of government on this continent, eapecially iif so dangerous @ proximity as Mexico, is too appar- ent to permit the administration to consider that proposition for a moment, if offered. Es- pecially are our people sensitive on the point of success of Maximilian’s empire. That movement having been inaugurated under the peculiar circumstances that it was, and the fact that the attempt to institate a European system in that country was made while our attention was absorbed in our civil war, has made it especially obnoxious to us. This fact President Johnson fully comprehends, He is, no doubt, in accordance with that sentiment of the country, adopting such measures and pursuing that policy which he hopes will lead to the settlement of the Mexican question without a war, by the peaceful with- drawal of the French and the Austrian prince. But one thing Napoleon may as well under- stand first as last—that is, he must abandon all attempts to build up a monarchical government in Mexico. Whether he withdraws through measures ot peace or war it is for himself to decide. Put of this fact thero is no doubt: our people are determined, peace or war, they will accept no other result. Caxrrornta Gorp.—In the money article this morning will be found our usual anfual table showing the receipts of California gold at this port during tho present year. It will be. scen that the aggrogate is largely in excess of the -two previous years, It appears that the total amount of treasure brought by sea from the auriferous regions of (he Pacific slope during the last twelve years. ig upwards of three hun- dred and seventy-seven millions; but it must bo remembered that these figures only repre- sent the freight lists of the steamers, and do not include the sums brought privately by passengers on their own and friends’ accounts, which, with the overland shipments from the new Territories, would probably swell the total to more than five bindred millions. Since 1854 our. aggregate exports of specie have amounted, in round numbers, to four hundred and forty millions, or noarly four times as much as has come back to us from foreign countries. At the worst, however, we are now about two hundred millions better off in pre- clous metals than we were twelve years ago, Lavina’ Umrow Rraer Association. —This charitable as- sociation, having rooms with the Yeung Men's Christian Assoc'ation, corner of Fifth avenue and Twenty-setond Street, has assumed tho care of disablod Union soldiers and the families of gach as may have fallen in defence of their country, “All of this requires money. With plenty of funds the ladies can perform a vast amount of noces- ary labor, and do a great deal of good. Ladies and gen- Hemon of the city could not dispose of their spare pocket money, or devote clothing and provisions, toa more de- serving purpose, during the holidays, or after the close of the holidays. All presents of this character will be publicly acknowledged each month. The following are the officers of the assoc'ation:—Mrs. John A. Kennedy, President, 185 West Twenty-second street; Mrs. Cornelios V. Clarkson, Vico Prosident, 285 Last eéicth street ; Mirs Mar anna Halo, Treasurer; Miss Madoline McKil Ro cording Secretary, 219 West Thirty-first street; Miss Eve- lina 8. Hamilton, Corresponding Secretary, 68 Fast Twonty-ninth street. Donations may be sent to any of the above ladies, at their residences, or io James W. Halo, No. 64 Wail atrest, and thoy will be promplly and properly applied. é ¢ ‘Tis Catiworsta Matis,—The steamship Henvy Clana coy, Capt. Gray, which arrived at thie port on Wednes- day, had ow board the California mails which tefi San Francieco on the Ist fast., the trip being performed in twonty days Thia veasel, on the provious trip, arrived on the 19th of November, bringing the mails of tho Ist of that month. These are the quickest passages ever made by the Yanama route by two or tree days, and aro quicker by at least twenty-four hours than those mad. aume years ago by the Nicaragua steamers, ity In igenee. Bromreavre Axwivensany or tox Frost Barrier Mart. wees’ Sorpsx ScnooL.—Notwithstanding the inclemency Of the weatbor, a large audience gathered on Wednesday ovoning in the Oliver street Baptist church, where thoy wore most agreeably entertained with the anniversary oxorc'ses of the Sabbath school Attached tg this chyreh. ‘The inusical pat or tne ma itd Was *casingly executed, the school assisted by a quartet, con- sisting of Messrs, Drury and Dye and misses Mary I. Lydia Davis, who song very sweot! «l wero repeated] orate 4@ not coable feature ta the oxercises waa the ni ua! ‘small folk by hid pened a7 small folka who took part, much or the audience, Sr, Taomas’ Day.—Yesterday was the day on which, according to the Latin Church, the feast of St, Thomas, the Apostle, was celebrated. In tie Catholic churches ther’ wore no ipl vices yesterday, excopt the reading of th8 pidper epiatle and “Gospel by the clergy: men inthe office of the day, the only public observ- ance of the day being the ringing of the Trinity chimes in the morning. Crosina Recxrtion at tHe Mowaos Stanet EvEvine Scuoot.—The female pupils of thg Monroe street evening school, of which Miss Mary E. More is principal, gave a grand rec ‘ption to their frionds last evening. The room ‘was crowded at an early hour, when the members of the different classes, —, ‘two hundred in number, marched in and made the family gathering complete, The prin- cipal features of thi inment were the songs with which Misses Lizzie Bolton, Katio Ward and little Annie Johnson favored the assemblage, and sundry declama- tions for which Miases Kelly, Connolly, es Martin and Coliing wore rewarded with hearty plaudits, The perfect success of the soiree 1s to be ascribed to the rc- tivity of the LA ae pal, Miss M. KE. More, to whose unceasing Lal hoe discipline was malp- tained Gay! the pupils, To the exertions of Misses Blaney aud Smith, and especially to the energy of Miss More, te the schoo! also indevted for the excellent repn- tation it enjoys among the residents of the ward. At the close of the exerciees Commissioner Hays, Mr. Smith and other goutiemen made a fow appropriate remarks, sub- sequent to which the audience dispersed, delighted with tho evening's mven| , News from Richmond, Va. Ricamonn, Va., Doc, 81,, 1568, The Legislature bag adjourned ttt! the thy 4 sr January, At a special olection to-lay Thome’, J, Evans was clocted to tho Houre of Delegates, 9° 44. 4, Sturdivant Commonwealth Attorney. Death of a Prominony onof Maine. 1 Barn, Mo., Deo. 21, 1906, Johnson Rideout, ono of * . sail thin city, div! Unte'avontor , 220 incneet, abtp paliders tm | hoy wire whe oe THE VIROINIA FREEDMEN. Preparations for Thetr Anticipated rising About Christmas Time—Fear the Whites, d&o. QUB RICHMOND CORRESPONDENCE. Rrcmmonp, Va., Doc. 19, 1866, PASSAGE OF THE GTAY BILL. é ‘Tho Legislature to-day passed the Stay bMnbibiting tho payment of all debts during the present session of the two houses, A provision for the repeal of the law ateny time before the final adjournment was made. ‘WIDESPREAD PRAR OF AN INSURRECTION. Tho city has been overwhelmingly agitated to-day by Tumora that the freedmen contemplate 8 gigantic insur, reotion during the approaching holidays, The rumors partly originated in the fact that a civil policeman walte@ upon Lieutenant L. Hoyaradt, Assistant Superintendent of Freedmen for the sub-district of Manchester, oppostt this city, and informed him that the nogroes had col- lected a large number of arms and secreted them in one of the African churches of the town, Ho further added that an insurrection was doubtless imminont, and urgeg upon the government authorities the necessity of pros viding against any outbreak. Ido not believe that this harmless and amiable h inten. tion In fact the resclatious edoptad’ ef thes conten: tion in this city last night pretermit every such idem The rebel whites, however, have, by reason of their in- tolerance towards the colored people, every te entertain the gravest fears upon ne The Inga. ence, however, of the loyal people the military aa» thorities will operate as a guccessful preventive, eves were there a possibility of such a movement. Mr. Dodamead, the uperiaien dent of th Railroad, has iaswea an order to the effect that no freig! will be conveyed over that from the of this niduth until the 9th of January next. The reasom assigned is » fear that Cl ee will mob the trains, and destroy the paonecty. action aptly illustrates the wisdom of ecriptural adage, that “the wicked, flee when po man pursueth.”” rl RREDMEN'S TESTIMONY IN THE COURTS. ‘The Legislature will not entertain the bill itis the testimony of negroes in the courts of the State unt afier the coming receas. It is altogether probable that the pressure of loyal as opposed to disloyal opinion and sentiments here will successfully dictate the final and triumphant passags of this bill at no distant day. Ihave ascertained an important additional faot in thts connection, which is, that at a very recent caucus of the mire and capeopanenraiel ng, Fireiniane of the two houses it was agreed to support this otherwise offensive measure as a bail to the eral government to permit the trial of Jeff. Davia, Dick Turner, young Winder, Geo and others by civil tribunals in this State, It will thus be seen that a Virginia jury will be fully prepared, with the ancient theory of jurisprudence prevailing in this com- monweaith in view, to disbelieve and discredit testimony of this character, it being the only testimony that cam be relied upon toconvict. The j would, of course, fat pees @ @ negro in any event. fence acquittal would ‘ollow. THE DE 80TO AT FORTRESS MONROE. i i 9 The Story of the Noble Conduct of Cap. tain Walker at Cape Haytien—Parti- culars of the Attack on and Capture of the Cape, de. * OUR NAVAL CORRESPONDENCE. Fortaess Monrom, Va., Dec. 20, 1865. The United States ship De Soto camo to anchor fe Hampton Roads last ovening, after a run of six days from Port au Prince, bringing a largo mail, full fies of papers being forwarded horewith. It was only a fow weeks ago that I had the pleasure of recounting the heroic conduct of the officers and crew of the De Soto during tho outragcous attack of the Britiss upon the city of Cape Haytion—first, in rescuing tl foreign residents from the midst of a population driv to frenzy by the treacherous character of the assault made upon them; noxt, in taking from undor tho British: fire the perishing crew of a sunken Haytien steamer; and lastly, with even-handed generosity to the bellige- rents, receiving and nursing the wounded English, THR LAST-ATTACK ON OAPB WATTIBN, ‘The Do Soto was also present at the attack upon Cape Haytién, on the 9th of November, by the squadron undee the direction of the British Charge d’Affaires, Bt st. John, who, after a day's unresisted bom ty opened the rates tothe army of Geffrard, whch for sig months bad been invarinbly beaten by the troops under’ the febel Goneral Salnave. REMONSTRANCE AGAINST THR ATTAOK. On the ocpasion of this last attack the De Soto re monstrated, and after tho torch was applied to the cit, by its defenders th~ de Soto gave refuge to the people, and @nally recsived on board Salnave and many of K's companions, w!.0, of red by Gefirard his British Loree compelled to abandon the tows. It ia hoped by ple of Hayti that the proceedings} of the at Capo Haytion, {nitiated by a gross ou ve by H. B. M. ship Bulldog, off L’Acul, will not be} suffered to pass withont notice at the hands of th American Congress. PRELING OF THE JAYMEN PHOPLE AT THR CUTRAGE OF THR BULLNOG. Whon the De £ote loft Port au Prince all was quict og. the Fanon eg it was U sragerwd paperes tat action of the at the Cape, though it the moment the of the evolution, had given od strengt! ffrard government, but on the contrary bad rn ® most ate blow re Contin re Haytion lo—always most jealous foreign iaterfoconce--aiin fod awakened a strong feet! in favor of the Salnave party, which, it was suppes: would soon again be in the feild. The conduct of the De Soto was the admiration of all sorta of peopic in Hayti, and the roment of the United States is now regarded with more respect amd confidence than at any period since the eatablizhmont of Hayt‘en independence. The New England Soctety of Now York. ‘The New England Society of New York wili cotebrate, Forefathers’ Day this qvening (the anniversary of Landing of the Pilgrims on Plymouth Rock), at Det. monico’s, in Fourteenth treet. Tho occasion this yeu will b2 one of marked interest, the last four celebrations having been somewhat marred by the unfortunate cle cumstances of a national character then transpiring. ‘ue following gentlemen will be present :—Hon, H. Me Culloch, Secretary of the Treasury; Gov. Smyth, of New Hampshire; ¢x-Goy, Lane, of Indiana; Senator Wilsom, of Massachusetts; Rev, Drs. Beecher, Thompson ané Bellows, Generals Lozan and Hancock, Mayor elect Hoff man, of this city; Mayor McMiclacl, of Philadelphia Wm M. Evarts and others, Joseph H. Choate wiil pre wide at the dinner. a usual supply of Now ,Bngiand condiments, tn te shape of pumpkin pies, pork and beans, brown aor od ibitum, in Faaiuon to the moro modern luxuric# incident toa metropolitan tablo, will be furnished, anc iagharne promptness of the marked features @ the coramittes insist that the New Englanders shall be one of she evening. THE ANNIVERSARY IN BOSTON. <i x, Dec. 21, 1865. ‘The anniversary of the laadiag of the Pilgrims will be observed by a grand military cemonstration, when the numerous battle flags of Massachusetts regiments will be formaily transferred to the State and deposited im the Capitol: An imposing turnout of veterans is anticipated: under the command of Major General Couch, “Whe Georgia Legisiatare> i Miniepaevizix, Dec. 15, 1865. The Hoveo passed a Dill fixing the first Monday of May and November for the sessions of the Supreme Court. N. C. Barnwell has been olected Secretary of State, J A. Burns Comptrotler General, and Jobn Jones, Stat ‘Treasurer. ‘ The Legislature passed bill regulating the receptior of the testimony of freedmen. It makes free persons o color competent witnesses in clvil cases where like pet} 7? age dol it, and in criminal heer Pda a Bea setae throne ox gercno eee: | Morendant ‘they may make and file any affidavit aow a) lowed to citixens, which shall have the same force ay j #4 A Joint resolution was adopted unanimously, te th’ effect that the President has been magnanimous to th le of Georgia. Per Legislature adjourned tif the 16th of January, Newe from os Pacific Coast. FRANCEIOO, 20, 1865, It is reported that a new line of steamers to Oregon © to be esiablished composed of the Montana, now in port and the Lookout, now due from Bath, Me. 4 Mining stocks still advancing, Crown Point, §499 Gould and Curry, $940; Savage, $960; Yellow nt $425; Choling Potosi, $134; Ophir, $392, New Y. u eee San Doo, 21, 1865. ‘The trouble between the Pacific and Central routes ha been settled, trains from Folsom to Lincoln will s00r ron, The laying of the track from Lincoln to Marysvilh will immediately be resumed. : Sailed bark Coral, Crand haling voyage. all, on New York State Tempe: St Tem The New York State gory ‘ A i terday this cit; onidiat obaepet 3G! ‘Stalin, of New York, wa olectad President, with @ list of Vice Prosidents aid Board ot ial ves, uburn, wag ¢! Cores nin, Docretary, nd Rev, W. F. Knox, of Rome Claairman of thu Executive Committee, ne Railroad Coll Pamapecema, Dee, 21, 1865, ‘This morning the passenger way traiv oa tho Philadel phia and Trenton Railroad, from Holmosbury, was ra into whon crossing the Reading Railroad, at the juuctior by an engine of the latter toad. Both ongings an tenders were domaged. Nobody hurt. ‘The train fom Now York has not arrived. I: is prot! bly detained by the accider it The Weather — nae ‘Tho thermomoter at nine o ‘oc8 below 70r0, Hee don betroon here and N Kearney, Nebraska. Nebraska, Deo. 21, 1865. ‘clock Inst night was twenty’ now Is from one to tw aska City. =