The New York Herald Newspaper, January 5, 1866, Page 4

4 vr NEW YORK HERALD. JAMES GORDON BENNETT, EDITOR AND PROPRIETOR. OFFIOK N, W. CORNER OF FULTON AND NASSAU STS. No. 5 Volume ¥XXI. BROADWAY THEATRE, Broadway. —Mosx—Sau. LUCY RUSHTON'S NEW YORS THEATRE, Nos. 723 pnd 730 Broadway.—Tag Hox ryMooN—A Man Wiraour 4 KAD. GEORGE CHRISTY'S MIN ov Minstretsy, Battaps, M Avenue Opera’ House, Nos, 2 O1p Sona Nigur, Fes NEW NATIONAL CIROUS. 37 and 39 Bowary.—"iqve TRAN. GYMNASTIC AND ACROBATIC Feats—Tun CoNccLIN Brornxas, 4c. SAN FRANCISCO MINSTRELS, 535 Broadway, opposite litan Hotel.—Ermior.an Sixaisa, Dancixa, £0.— aw Year's Cavs. TONY PASTOR'S OPERA HOUSE, ‘201 Bowery. —Sixg- inc, Danomwe, Buatesques, ac.—Tax Viors, BRYANTS’ MINSTRELS, Mechanics’ Hall, 472 Rrovd- way.—Dan Brvawr's New Stour srencu—N cro Comicau- was, Buriesques, &¢.—Biack Exe Wintiam. GRAND STREET THEATRE, coruer of Grand and Crosby streei4.—Drama, Paytominx anp Batixr—Tur Duonganp. 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Southampton ty ‘ day, bringing three « President Joh Pazis with 2 feoting of reti sion first cireulaicd through Us French Assoriaied Press) appears to bh xderably garbicd to meet Frene’ receipt of the full Mes have been 9 o's t firm tone 1 Com sti utumrel ¢ at ho Parvage rejaiin sb those oxtr me atid aby lute doct ast tole- rams aserhe we | pesitent i ‘The London 4imes confi the statemont that Spain has accepted the mediadon of England and Mase. in the Chitean question; but tho Diat toot this mediation has only been re Jo 40 Spin by England ‘selling out’ Chileans, — Con-i erable anxiety was felt both in F. nd Paris to know wha. course this country wax inclinedto take in the tvetior, Secretary MeCuilloch’s finanei! stetement was faver ably reevived by the Englicty prose, and Vnived “tatos five tyventios hed advanced one and an oighih ou tue London Stock Exchange, re-Fenians had bon sentenced to ton’ years’ itnde, The Governor of the prison frou which > Stoptiens exeaped Ling been dissaxeod, Mich mysicry still ehveloped this excape, aud some Father startling rumors were in circulation, John Wright, iro ester Goldwtn Omith, Mill nd other distinguished Nberals had forw ot taem- solves into a committes to Keo fnstice done in the Jatnatea Dusiness. SifMHeary Storks, tho mew Governor of the island, bad started on hi miss on, THE LE.GLATURE, An effort is being made in the State Leg! datere to em- brace Richmond county n Istond) wihin the Metropolitan Police district, The Nev York Heal’ bill of lest year haa been introduced inte the Senate under another titl, Bills to fnesipornte the Brooklyn and New York Ferry Railroad Corpany and to authorize the construction of underground’ railroads under certain streets of thin city have been tutrocuced in the Assembly. the rojoicings took place at Port «) Prince aud Jacmel on the announeement of the supprossion of the rebellion. Cape fa) ten was much damared by the shells. An carthquake in the Island of Porto Rico on the 10th ultim9 resulted in no serious damage to property or loss of life. Some interesting admissions as to the terms on which the radicals are willing to readmit the South are given in the mossages of Governors Cony and Andrew, and speceh of General Schenck, of Ohio, which we publish this mornins, The latter, in the course of his speech at Columbus, Ohio, on the 2d iust., asserted that Congress and the President intended to stand by each other in demanding from the South the adoption of the constitu- tional amendment abolishing slavery, provision against the payment of the rebel war debt, and a constitutional amendment basing representation om the voting popula- tion. It ie worthy of notice that the terms of the radical Governors Cony and Andrew, published at the same time, are almost tdentically the same, and that both express thelr purpose to support the President in his plan of reconstraction. We publish in our supplement shect this morning the annual report of the Superintendent of the New York Banking Department. The reader will find it a long and able nancial paper, discussing in a clear and elaborate manner the policy of the national bank system, and showing in an equally clear style how the work, pro- Jected in the act of last session (March 9, 1866), for the transfer of the State to vational banks, has been effected. ‘The Metropolitan Police Commissioners have trans- mitted us their annua! report for the year 1865 upon the condition of the Metropolitan police. The opening pages are devoted to the station houses of this city and Brook- lyn, the Board demanding new headquarters forthe mop of the First, Fifth, Sixth, Tenth, Fleventh, Twenty-first, Twenty-ninth aud Thirty-second precincts. The Board considers that an approfriation of about $225,000 wouid be required for the realization of thelr plan. A reform of the licenze system is strongly advocated, the report arguing that the power of granting and revok ng licenses should be placed in the hands of Lue Police Com- missioners, It is unged that the practice of carry ng deadly weapons on the, pe: should be restrained by al statut & A sirong plea is made in favor of the ca pment of a fund for tho purpose of offering rewards to partts to give information that will lead to the ar- L conviction of criminals, Attention is called to the ton of the tovem usos fn this city, and nadie Lo the statement « the tcployes ave published ard common'ed upon, (neDoard domay liog that a law should be framed at and vigorously carried Into fect to suppress thess pois of vice aud immorality. The doctment cloves th amcndmont) whieh the Commissioners propos lo €i0 Co Rixolge Ina, the reports of the other de- ja twscule of the potice accompamiylug (hat of tho Loard 1¢ Board of Wealth Comz Dayor Hofman iz the chair, his aomoalrcport, which was adopted unonimonsly, At regiaar monthly mecting of the Chamber of Cem- werce a memorial was addressed to Congress pray 4 that the -¥nate and House of Representatives sho: Id pass: 2 lay exempting suitors im the national courts of the Southern tates from the operation of State stat tes of mint an for a period long enough to give legal creditors ano portunity to enforce their deraands In addition to thd, another memorial was drawn ap requosting Con- revs to increase the salaries of naval officers. We give to-day ain interesting repoct of the proceedings 6° the Fenian Convention. President O'Mahony read his message Bhd other important documenis, Secretary Ei lan veml his Ginaacial report. Presideat Boborss ra. (sed to wart in person on the Convention, though.sum- THe) 16 dose by @ committe. t Perry dixcDonough Collins, the Hastora_ and North- ‘Wester: travélior and explorer, repeated tit decture on “The Inte Continental Telegraph, vie Behring Strats,’ sslonere ret yesterday, Dr. L, A. Sayre presonted Jobn Stuart | tefors the Brouklyn Historical Society Isat ev -niny. Frotn the statements of the spoaker tt appears that tho completion of tho tine ts contemplated witha tho pro- seut yoar. The portion to be ballt to nmke connection with the Asiatic line, at tho mouth of the Amoor river, is about throc thousand five hundred mites in length Of (ie romaiaing distance to Kiaohte there is a gap of about onc thousand. seven hundred: miles, witich tho Russian government has agread to complote withvet dolay. With the Iaying of the Atiant’c cable telegraph io communication. will D6! established areund the entire globe. f ‘The steamship Fatrfax, of the Attontic Nne, was totally destroged by fro at Washington city on the 34 inst. The An ther provides for the fucresse of the saluries of | British stos:nship Otlawa, whicl: arrived hore yestorday, members of the Metropolitan Fire Department. The New York Sanitary bill hex alvo been introduced in the Ass mbly. Resolutions instructing the New York Sena- tors and Representatives in Congress te favor the amend- ment of the constitution dasing representation in Con- Gress on that portion of ihe people qualitied to vote were introduced by Mr, Richardson (republican), and taut over under the rule, MISCELLANEOUS. In obedience to the Senate resolu lou of December 11, calling for any correspondence oF other information in Possession of the government in regard (o a barbarous decree issued by tie so-called Emperor of Mexco under date of October 3, 1865, orderins all Mexicans who de- fend their independence, sither on the battle Melt or otherwise, to be shot w thout any form Of trial, aod what representations if any have been made by the govorn- monton that subject, the President has col'veted the correspondence and wiil sub:nit it to Congress on its re- assembling. This correspondence, which will be found in the Hasan this morning, embces over twenty em. munications of all kinds and throws wid tional Night on Mexican aftairs It will be cron that M. Dro yu de Luuys Teplies to Mr. Bi.elow's interrogatories by sayin. that Dis “government sent amarny to Mexico to see ir im- Portant inter te, but we are not responsible for Maxi- Bilian or his corermment. Why do you noi go to Vres- dent Juan We are not the govoranent of Mexico, ‘and you do us lo mach honor te treat us as auch |" Dotatte of the passage of the Empress Carlo:ta thre gh Vora Cru en route tothe city uf Mexico, the fact of which ‘we have already stated, ts given wit o:ber important Btatomonts in the interest ng letiers from our Vora Craz correspondents. The Em} Yucatan on December 20, nud was received with many demo:strations of joy by the French residents of the city, who iliumifated their houses, tho Plaza do Armas and the palace. On the 22d of De empbor the Empress gave s grand bal) at the pelace, which wa: mot a # coos. Very few Mexicans were present, Her Majesty left for the interior on the following day. Tt also appears from our correspondence ant that of private individuals in the capital ‘hat the foancial aihirs of the imperial covern- ment are ino very embarrassed condition. The empire ts Durdened with a dobto. nearly eighty millions 0° dears, only cight millions of which wete expended for thie ; Jic service, the rest having disappeared in interest, com- missions, payment of the Trench army, pro onts to favorites of the Emperor, the private expenses of Max ‘milian and remittances to Miramar. The Paraguayan tnvason of the Argentine republic appears from all accounts to have ended in failure, and the plan of campaiga of the Paraguayan leaders is now confined to the defensive, at which they hope, ond with | ™ysteriously afer being ply Teaon, to be more successful. The ‘ast Mornge forces were gone from the Argentine October 24, and, a advised by previous repo e hhave withdrawn into the infesor of tier own « Maino # and barren country. O f later corre: -oulene Prom Buenos Ayres to Nov, 16, 1865, stutee ther t {invasion was conducted in the most brutal aa! sonda’ > Btyle, desolation and blood marking the pruree iy" territor hey ‘Ths invaders, The town of Cor ientes wor 6 vod Prom being sacked on its evaruntion by the “a agua) ame Dy the revolute conduct of the Htalian Com ant the Bppearance of an Ttalian manof war in 0 ps Parations were already making forthe imyowon Pare gusy. Our correspondent at Px Ayres & wpon other interesting subjects pertain ug to t © ion in that country. | We have from St. Domingo another, not very clear, Yeccount of the Whieb placed General Boens ‘wontura Baez in power an President of that rpalln. Pre. ‘Our former dates represent the change from Cabral to | Baez to have been effected withont diMeulty. Cabral Pesigned and the constitational Aeembly by decree sp. inted General Peftto Guillermo fo temporarily succeed im, at the enme time declaring by decree the election wf Baca os President. This war on November—not (e- 16. A deputation was sont to General Baez, then the Islond of Cirazno, to invite hum to a ept the jeucy. © This ho did, amd from November 16 to De- 8, when Heer woe gorated, Geoeral Guil- Jermo acted as tems ar Governor The revotionty + Wen entirely suppressed, The coy’ dae jot ts eontirmed, ap pour war caus ina rough galoon Docomber 23, and nar. rowly cacaped boing wrecked. The goa swept over ber repeatedly, washing away the bulwarks, water casks, life bonis, &e., and also nevernt of tho crow, who were Lost, teme adé tional particulars are gli an olsewhere of the Joss of the brig C. M. Carver. Rev. Dr. J. W. Cumtninga, pastor of St. Stephen's church, died yosterday morning at one o'clock, after a brief {iinoas, Gerard Hationk, Esq, formerly the editor of tae Jour. mal of Commerce, of (bis city, dicd tast evening at New Haven, Cona., aged sixty-four, An action was triod yestorday .a the Supreme Court, Circuit, before Judge Balcom, brought by James Belger agalnct the Adams Express Company. Pisintiff alleged that he lost a trunk containing wearing apparel worth four hundred dollare, which was being transferred by defendants from Baltimore to Rhode Island. The certificate of the company acknowledging the re-epiion of the goods was offered in evidence, and its lecality questioned, ou the ground that & lamp was not attached at the timo the covtract was mad>. This certificate sot forth that the company was not responsible for any amount over fifty dollars unless Particrlariy specified on the paper. Juaze Baleom over. ruled the objection as to the ‘stamp, and directed the Jury to bring in a verdict for $65.83. In the United States Commissioner's office yesterday the cave of Jobn Muiler and Richard Mutchaat, ona charge of baving, on New Year's Day, attempted to pass tome fra tonal currency, alleged to have beon counter: felt, war beard before Commissioner Betta. Upon one Of the prisoners was found # bank book, by which it ap procs arrived at Vorn Crux from | edred that he had aliout six hundred and fifty dotiars to bie credit. It wa. stated for the accused that they would have a good defence to the charge; that they must hay had this money given to them in exchange while they wore out on aaproe on New Year's Day. ‘They entered into bonds to appeat again on the 11th inst, the bank book in the interita boing detained by the Court. Tie casa of Armand Peuguet against Caroline 1. Phelps, whic has been up in the courts for some time, was argued yesterday before the general term of the Su- Preme Court. The defendant was divorced twice from her husband on the ground of adultery with Pengnet. jy. | Tho latter was afterwards married to Mrs, I’he!ps, as sve alle; ‘This gentleman now sues for @ divorce. De- fendunt came before Judge Sutherland demanding all- mony, which was denied, and the decision now comes Up on appeal. ‘The case of Meyer et al, va Luther C. Clarke & Co, the well known banking house, for the vaine of a bag containing five thousand dotlars, which disappeared «on the counter ot the latter, and has never since been heard of, was concluded yesterday in the Court of Common Pleas, part first. Judge Daly charged the Jury that if they believed that the agent of Clarke & Co, handled the bags of gold and picked two of them up for the purpose of marking them, then they were logally in the possession of the de- fepdants, who should be held reepenrible for subsequent Josses occurring white ander their control. Th nu of Chartes Rodus against the Hudson River Kal road Company, for injuries received in being rua over by one of their freight cars, was suddenly brought to acco sooterday, Jadge Barnard granted @ nonanit, on the ground Uhat the setion was brought only against the party whe had contracted with the compaay to drive wtun, | he ears homes Monday, an ex-member of the Assembly and once 8 candidate for Senator, was sentenced to the Peni- tentiery yesterday, for four months, by the Court of yooial Seawions, Justice Dowling presiding, om convic- of an indecent exposure of bis person to several email girl, in the chareh corner of Thompson and Prince streets, om Christinas eve. He has already served 4 term of imprisonment in the Penitentiary for the same offence, The inquest inthe case of RoBert Mitchell, late mate on the schooner John Boynton, who was shot dead on last Saterday morning, while the vessel was at anchor near Riker’s Island, im Flushing Bay, Was Commenced Yesterday before Coroner Lynch, of Brookiya, Captain Rood, Dr. Wiljitts and one of the crew of the vemel gave their testimony, which appears in our news columns. The cape was adjourned to Monday nvxt, when additional murderer and his associates. Capt. Reed offers a reward of five hundred doliars for the apprehension of the mur- derer. ‘Thirt-on dead bodies were taken from the surf at Nan- tucket last week, ten of which were thought to havo bolonged to the ship Newton, wrecked there. The im- mense number of small fragments of the ship which drifted ashore appeared as if they bad been subjected to an explosion (cargo keroseme ofl). Everything goes to favor svch an opinion. Large spars were broken off short, and an iron truss, the aize of a man's arm, was broken off short ag a pipe stem. It is esuimated that about two thousand two hundred barrels of kerosene, together with a quantity of fustic, staves, &c., have beon saved. ‘Three Irishmen havo been arrested in Toronto, Canada, charged with threatening to raise the “Green above the Red.” Delogates from the Cabinots of the Upper and Lower Canadian provinces are en rouée to this city to urge a re- newal of the Reciprocity treaty. The St. Joseph and Atchison and Atchison and Western Railroads have been seized by Governor Fletcher for indebtedness to the State of Missouri to the amount of $800,000. New Ham: jre=The First Gun from the Republiean Party for 1866. The New Hampshire Republican State Con- vention of Wednesday last, for the nomination of a candidate for Governor and State officers, opened the political campaign for 1866, The attendance was very large, and the proceed- ings were rapid and harmonious. The conven- tion, therefore, it may be fairly assumed, re- presented in its resolutions the sentiments of the party in every corner of the State. These resolutions, therefore, are of considerable im- portance, as indicating the drift of the domi- nant party upon the great national questions of the day. The first resolution declares substantinily that the Union ropvilicans rejoice over the suppression of a wickod aud gigantic rebellion, the extinotion of slavery and the cstablish- tant of universal Wberty. The seoond ex- presses profound sorvow for “the Geath of our vet President, Abrabam Lincoln,” and 3 that “a con‘inent saved to Mherly will make lis memory immortal.” Tho third recornizaa the patriotic services of the Union iers of New Hampshire; and so far itis plain sailing, Bat fourth rosolution boldly veaks ground upon tbe living issues of the present cris's, Itdectaras that white te ropub- licana of New Hampohire “rejoice that chn‘tel slavery no longer receives tho sanction of law or constikution. on onr brond domain,” ihey “cannot be blind to the fact that many of the States lately in rebellion have alrendy adopted codes manifestly tending to the re-sstalish- mont of other forms of involuntary servitude, Hille less oppressive than that which bee just been abolished,” and that “it is the sacred duty of tho President and of Congress to_eec thai tho ordinance of universal emancipation, written in the blood of our brothers an@ sons, e not by any subterfuge made null and of no effect,” This is. “a sop to Cerborus,” a Tittle ban- combe for 'thé radicals, ahd “nothing more, because the covatitutionel amendment, which declares that “neither slavory nor invo'untary | servilude shall exist within (he limits or jrris- diction of the United Matea, except in the punitiment of oxic,” also provirias that “Congress shall have the power ‘o enforce tia amendment by appropriate tegialation.” This socures the freedom of the cmancipaiad blacks in all the States by placing them, as frecmen, under the supreme protection of Con- grosa, Morcover, any court of the United States will protect them against anconatiin- tionai “involuntary servitude.” Upoa this m9 ter, therefore, there need be mo delay in South- What noxt? The republican party of New Hampabire next doclares “ihat the scheme io subvert our neighboring republic of Mexico, and to plant by foreign bayonets an Austrion despotism instead, having bad ils origin i undisguised hostility to the United Siaies, it i the urgent duty of our government to take such decisive measures” as will remove this offensive Evropean excrescence. ‘This ie the -orfirmn- tion of the Baltimore reprblicen ptotfoun, ant is the sentiment of the masses of the American people of all parties, and i ground to occupy, Next the New Hemjpstire republicans de- olare thai “we recognize in Andrew Jobnson, President of the United Staics, the jnst citizen, the sincere patriot and the distinguished states- man; that the tone and temper of his late nn- nua! message to Congress roevts our worm ap- probation;” that “we pledge him our heariy confilence and support in all hie efforts fo restore harmony and mutual trusi between the different seétions of the Union,” &c.; from which it isevident that the rank and file of the republican party among the people have no notion of counlcuancing the efforts of such Congressional radicals as Stevens and Sumner to bring stout a rupture between the Preeident aad Congress. New Hampshire, in adhering to the President, speaks for the greai body of the republican party, from the Atlantic Occan to the Pacifie, and the responsible tanjoriiy in both houses of Congres# will aet wisely in aecept- ing (his interpretation of this New Hempshire resolution, Tt holds fhai to that confidence in President Johnson which enubled the repabli- can party io sweep the North in the electious of last autumn; and there is something of » pop- ular warning in it, too, for the benefit of ihe foolish fenatics among the republican leaders in Congress, Against all the ultra abolition notions of radical Northern Governors and legislative Speakers this New Hampshire Re- publicun State Convention may be placed, for upon the latest developments at Weshington it declares by authority the present position of the party among the people, not only in New Hompshire, but throughout the couniry. “Corrorvs Wrraso.nxe or Feornas Patnox- aoe.”’—-This is the last crime with which the radicals have charged the President. He does not give out the offices fast enough for their ravenous maws, and that is “coercion.” He withholds the Collectorship, and that is an at- tempt to force patriots to give up their “ prin- ciples.” This is the argument of a Western radical, who must be very hungry fhdeed. If the republicans recognize this pressure, and give up their principles for the sake of a salary, which do they probably care most for? Sr. Mont Staverr.--By a decroe Gated December 10, “the French agent in Mexito” granted to Don Manucl B. Cunha Retz the ex- clusive of introdacing laborers of Asiatic birth the limits of the Mexican empire. ‘This is wf antbority for the trade in coolies. Mr. Séward is fond of opposing the ocenpation of Mexico on minor points. He has spoken on the establishment of peen elav- ery and on the introduction of the negro troops therefore, aafe Of France, ‘Will he take ap this Asiatic slavery rut of the rebels, Groat | testimony will be taken A clue tas boon wot of the | @! . a » rr] NEW YORK HERALD, FRIDAY, JANUARY 5, 1866,—WITH SUPPLEMENT. gee aes ae Srey heli a Ww A $s Hi N G T fo) N s steamer, and the purposes of his trip and his destination are alike shrouded in profound, solemn and almost awful mystery. Whither can he be gonet What is he to dot Curiosity stands on tiptoe everywhere. Tho newspapers guess in vague, wild way at what may be in the wind, and pass before the public eye a panorama of possibilities in which Mexico and Maximilian do tremendous duty, The tele- graph contradicts itself every half hour. Every one wonders—just as men did at Balaklava, just as they did when Marlborough, the prince of commanders, had gone to the war in Flanders; just as they always do when an occurrence of the grandest importance may be announced at any moment, and a stroke of vast statesmanship may dazzle us like # comet. Meanwhile the Secretary goes on quietly in his little trip, holds his tongue very hard, and will enjoy the amazement with which the country watches his movements. His little trip is a success already. Mr. Seward has not had any good opportunity lately to figure very largely before the people. His occupation is not absolutely gone, but the ond of the war has belittled it sadly, He felt that he was playing. a minor part. He was overslaughed in the’ great topic of reconstruction between Congress and iho President. People were no longer willing to read his ten column letters, and he siw that in the Senate there were other idens on foreign affuirs beside the Soward ideas, He resolved, like the boy in the thunder storm, that something must be done. But what? That was tho grand quostion, anl while his . brain labored at the programme fur a sensation why should he not take a lit'l> rest? And how could he take it better than in ® government steamer on a voyage to the tropi- cal summer? That would do, and the’steam+r was made ready, and, beboll, ths little trin answers tho very purpose. It awakens em i- osi'y, it excites interest, it keeps the Secrotary’s name in every mouth, and tho papers are fu'l o! Seward, Seward, Soward. There is a proit sensaiion, and ths Secretary ia once more the great man of tho hour. Reconstruction is for- gotion, Grant passes out of sight. Does any one ven‘ure an atlempt to draw from the Ss retary the secret of his voyage, how wisely ho will shake hia head and sha: his mouth, as if to put a double guard oa his tonzu2! How oracularly be will give out scraps of wise non- sense and shrug his shoulders! For even socrolaries can somotimes be of that sort of men that ‘ No a wilful atiliness entertain With purpose to be dressed in an opinion Of wisdom, gravity, wolound conceit, » He can be .as wise as any one. when faying nothing is a satisfactory evidence of wisdom. ‘Tho Secretary will sip his sherry hove and there-in the Gult—mayhap at Vern O-nz ; petbaps cven at St. Thomas, with Santa Anm, And ‘ho will enjoy that sherry all the more when he cons:dera the vast success that his lit fle rip haa had ‘before tho American yeop!e, But ne will still be “repuicd wise,” for he will say nothing. =e sre Taw Resroxsmuatry or Govarnuent Ovri- o1a1s.—Joseph H. Maddox has commenced a suit against the Secretary of War for alleged faiso imprisonment, and Jays his damages at one hundred thousand dollars, ‘This is doub!- loas a choice caso of what the rebel sympa- thizersin our midst denounced during the war under the gencral names of arbitrary arrests, abuse of power, de.» Wo said ‘at the tine thai alt the noise raised by tho rebel organs. here on this subject was only made to om- Darcaas government operations by invoking popular prejudice against the government on every possible point, It will be seen, we doubt not, in the decision of this sult, that we were right in that view. In the cases that the cebel press in this city mast loved to pa- rade, and that were used in England to show’ ous despotic spit, wo do not beliove it can be sliown that the goveramant officials tranacended their jost powers. Still, the courts are the proper places to try these points. All officials ace responsible in their private fortunes for acis illegally done, and decisions against them, given upon init view of all the evidence, would be effectual constitutional eafeguards, Vera Cruz.on a Lovnow | osn.—-Napolcon. cannot sfford io pay an army to hold Maxi- miliaa up, and Max can’t sland alone. Hence he fortifies Vera Cruz, buliding up great earth- works on the land side, to defend himself from the Mexicans, who wi!!! be a} his hee)a when he starts for his race out of that country. Mean- while what is he waiting for? A London loant The whole imperial machine stands still to see if England will lerid it any money, satisfied that otherwise it must go to Vera Cruz at once. What is the voice from Kagland oa the subject? “The French press may shut its yes,” says « London paper, “to the tact that it is all up with Maximilian in Mexico, but the reet of the uu Payor ri Ixsverenon of Merey.—The fotr anit te. tival for the Benefit of the Institrtion of Mercy, under the care of the Bistera of Merey, which has heen going ‘on duting the pact Week im the ball of st Andrew's church, Duane strcot, will continue open a few days Jonge. Thos who feel charitably diepoeed should not fail 'o yorit the fair and contribate their mite to the sul port of one of the noblest charitadie inetituiions in th: city. Bau or 1s Sevexry.emar Reenter, ro Cou Orr Tis Evesixc,—The ball of the Seventy-first, which bas been the leading topic among the belles and beaux of ever held, even . Upwards of two thousand tickets have been z E st personagor, berides the tee.edrorel departments of the tunicipal gov- programme is said to be one of ever arranged, embracing sriections from the operas, While there are twenty-five sets on the of dane’ The Reception Cominittee t# requested ort ‘Trafford, in_ the rec room, a M.; the Honse Commitios to their re- igre i 2 i rere mae (Conan ToURxdaeet.—A chess tournament ts now in Progress at the New York Chess Club, University Build- Ing Eighteen players have ontered, and are diviied info Few ahd paced elation MeKensie ie matched againat Thompson Tertigu, Dr. Remaectt againet We and Jolnson against Belcher. For some reasumor Lloyd, Pertin, Delmar, Warnet and other exce! ets have wot yet joined in the tour. namen’ Es? to-day in the steamer to spend the wioter "8 delicate health. Maximilian’s Violation of the Rules of War. Explanations Demanded by Mr. Seward of His Decree Ordering the Execution of Liberal Prisoners Without Trial, The French Government Repu- diates Maximilian. Mr. Bigelow Recommended to Go to Juarez with His Complaints. Proposed Abolition of the Pay De- partment of the. Army. &, Wasnixeton, Jan, 4, 1866. ‘THE DECREE OF MAXUMTLIAN CONDEMNING TO DEATH THR SOLDIERS OF THK REPUBLIC OF MEXICO. There has just been issued from the Public Printing Bureau the Message of the President heretofore trans- mitted to the Scuate in response to a resolution asking for information on the subject of adecres of the s0- called Emperor of Mexico of the 8d of October last. A copy of this decree has already been published, and Mr. Romero, the Mexican Minister, in calling the attention of Sceretary Soward to it and other papers in Octuber fast, says:— In the ucurpor's proclamation of the 2d inst. the Duke enpposes contrary to the fact that the constitutios President of the Mexican republic had abandoned the national Territory, and from this falee hypothesis he concludes that the defendera of independence, whow he alls “band 8," in obedience to orders receiv 4 from the French, have no leader, It is nothing uew for the usurper to call thoae patriots who sustain the enuse 0 independedee and th» institutions of Mexico © baadits: norisit new to him to treat them ax such, with a severiiy that would he called excessive if al crimiuats of the lowest order. He showed the termination in hie proclamat on of the 34 01 how Maximilian wishes to regulate th's system of as-wesination by & dexreo the 34 instant, creating the mest informal military trfhanals oxtend ng their jurist etion t» every rson im the country fou his do-ralled government, regard character of the party be belongs to, 0. &e. In this deors, excluaively tyranntcal, he conderans to dewn every armed man who is not a French sold er or @ traitor, and even thos» who will proffer information which muy aid the defendors of their country, and sanctions several penalties for the mere act of concraling & patriot or cir culating alarming news, and tt hag beon carried French: directors, who have been by tho sys: martial and eonding to the scaffold the captive Called gucritina, oven officers of the national ari conld not be eslied #0, This extraordinary rove Opes contravention to the shidiel mild promises mado in the first prectamation on Janding at Vora Ciuz, dated May 23; 1864, &¢,, &c. Mr. Romere,.in anothor ietter to Secretary Soward, dated Novomber 20, says: — _ This barbarous and'bloody decors, the mo:t os) ever ¥ has already begun to be exee ted. Lid now my paiate) duty té inform you th: Beate Fit one nt Wie te ae az, Pas y omen, 1 da, any non, ‘ive licutenant te, eight commandants anda; number of snberd!na’o oliver: were surprised and taken Crom by the Jvench foros ip tho town of Sante nos oe Stat» of Michoacan, aa appears from the raich gent to the usarper, of belonged to yt of naw c army of tuo republic, Sere Banco, at ogucaton aad, prefesion, ed, hare of country rom the tm: in Mexico, Ties distin. guiahed Mextcans wero executed tu accordance with the above mentioned bloody decree of the uaurper of Hex ob. Thave iufernation, of ‘the truth of which there w 7 pily te no donbt, that the two generale and four colonels werd sly sucrifiord in flagrant vioiaiion of the war and gvery principle of justioen Ut further appears from the documonts that on the 28th, Of OctoberfUtarg d*Alaires Corw n informed Mr. Sewart’ Chat it hed bogn, reported at the city of Mrxico tor the there’ proceeding days, and generally believed, that ow the 2tst of that mouth Generals Artega and Salazar and the fouf colonels were shot at Uruxcan, but that no of. al report of tho execution bad been published. ‘Mr, Corw:n also refors to the first article of the decree showing that aif thoso belonging to the armies fighting for the republican government wit! be shot if taken pri- woners by the imperial troo-s. Me. Seward, on the 34 of November, addressed a loticr to our Minister at Paris, aying:— Tara diracted by the President to request you to ask ee : or on agg? Lt ngs t Mow willtary procectings jn Mexico, by witich mative Mexi- ti ied whic saboting (0 war to their own hey capti Pepubdlicas goverumcat, are denied righis which the law @f nations (bvuciab!y accords to_prisoners of war. And on the 23th of tte same mouth Mr. Seward ad- Greased anc ther letter Lo Mr. Bigolow, saying ‘With rior Fiche ty saey Nn the Ae! yore iw now pein’! aoguaint you informa Bad vecn received from the mizister ot the rey:.blican ernment of Mexico accredited to this government to effect Lint the be ed Mey reforred to ia the h has actually been inaugurated by the execution several distingniched officers of the iberal togect who bad been surprised and captured by the imperialists in the town of Santa Anna Auustian— namely, Generals Artora and Salyzar, and Colovels Dia, Parauv, Villa, Gomez, eres, and” Villnaos, ms Ven colonels, eicht commana a Pumber ol subordinate officers. it devolverupon me to istract you again io call (he seriqus attention of the imperial gov erument to tia subject, and to inorm M. Drowra de Lhays that these reper!d have been recetred with the most concern Figation these reports prove: ag thee eto cue ground ol. for belltving, tase ¢ are wel! forded, ee caekioies ourselves to doubt Yont #0 far as the gorvetament of France inconcernéd it can never cou ae whi ape so rots of maedern aod the b , under . Seward as follows :-— aor on) | Drovya de Lhoys) here referred to the re. 1 bod made in regard to the whooting of (Le Eg SS wm you Prosdeat Suarez! “We wre hot the zoveroment of Mex. 6, end you do us too much horor to trast us as euch We had toco to Mexico with an army to secure ceriain tn) ~, Oy see) bat we are not reapons ile for Wax’ ‘an or bis government. He is necountable to you, ax lo any other government, If he violates ite rights, ond you have fhe same remedies there that we had. Mr. Seward, ander date of December 10, inform» Mr. Romero that the latier’s despatch and ite aceompani- ments, for which he tondors his thanks, have recefved the ronsideration to wnich they were justly entitled by this yovernment, Tak MAXWAN MINISTRO AT THE PRESIDENT'S NEW YEAR'S RECKPTION. ‘Ut appears that a statement in relation to Mr. Romero, the Mexican Minister, on the occasion of bis visitto the Execative Mansion, on the 1st of January, was incorrect. So far from the Diplomatic Corps having noglected him, ag Wag curtently reported, it is now known that he not only agreeably conversed with the ministers whose gov- ernments have not, but with several of those whose gov- @mments have, recognized Maximilian's government, ‘The Spanirh republics, and it is believed Russia, also are included in the former clase PROPOSED ABOLITION OF THR PAY DEPARTMENT OF THR ARMY. In the inctow and reorganisation of the regulur army, soon tO come bef. Congress for ite action, the abolish. mentof the Pay Department will be one of the changes considered. No such special officers are known in the Principal permiayemt armies of Europe, and yet the offcereand wen of those armies are regularly pald by officers of Lait respective reriments without any delay oF lusees “It will be proposed that captains of com panies wit dmw the necessary funds from the post quartermaster or commissary, and pay the men at the end of evpry month, ander the imimediate super. vision-oi the cornmanding officer, of¥cers to draw from nestest comMimALY ON pay accounts the same as to day from peymastets, This prémipt and monthly éervement, it is argaed, Gill be more goooptainte tothe men, eho are now bog ur wait two, fourand six months beiore rovetnmrent Of @ large amaun. + It-ts proposed to vahe- for the paymasters € the nee rociments about to be anthorized | PERSONAL. Geverals John A. Logan ‘and John nw ne this foremoom., : ‘from Gegeral Wilsgu'e wegaing ns Mateninigton, Det ; on the 12th of Octe-} 0 —— te but the Gem ral and Mra, Grant proceeded to Philadof- phia last evem'ng, and will not return earlier than to- morrow evenin,*- THE RADICALS IN CONGRESS AND THE PRESIDENT'S ‘ POLICY. The reassembling of Congress is looked forward to with serious misgiving.? by many mon who fear the re- cess has only enabled th 08¢ who disagree with the Prest~ dent on reconstruction to Prepare their plan of opera tions and organize their pos ‘ton. Congressman Williams, of Pennsylvania, was kno WB to have an incendiary speech ready for delivery wh em the Honse adjourned. If an interchange of opinions®.With bis constituents has not modified his sentiments he Will embrace tho firms opportunity of plunging into da’mte, and threatening the harmony and stability of the m\ority. The Preal- dent and sensible men of the Union or republicam party are compelled in self-protection 0 discourage alf attempts to disrapt the party on false ~f unnecessary issues, and will not hold those men guiltless Who from purely selfish considerations jeopardize the us fulness of all their associates. While the President's poik°y {8 such as to commend it to the judgment of the Nath, con- sorvative republicans will not allow themselves’ to be- come his opposers, nor allow the malcontents toyeurp their party organization and leadership. SECRETARY SEWARD'S EXPEDITION. Tho United States steamer Do Soto will return to Wash- ington with the Secretary and Assistant Secretary of State. The vessel willtouch at Havana, Vera Cruz and at such other ports as the Seorctary may designate. THE ACT PROSISITING IMPORTATION OF CATTLE. ‘The Secretary of tho Treasury, in reply to applications of drovers buying cattle in Canada, informs thom thet the terms of the act of prohibiting the importa- tion of cattle are very decided, and leave roll to the cattle Yeahaparted ieee one port of the United Biates to another vis Canada. DISASTERS AT SEA., The Steamship Ottawa in = Gale. Tho British steamship Ottawa, Captain Archer, which arrived at this port on Wednesday night last from Lon- don, roporta having experienced a succession of terrifies gales thronghous the passage. December 22, latitude 48 38, longitude 39 44, encountered a tremendous gale from southwest, accompanied with rain, during whiek Wm. Watson, a seaman, was thrown from the wheel, breaking two of his ribs. Wm. Dunn, qnariermaster, was also struck by the wheel, breaking one rb, December 223, gale still incrensing, with very heavy sea; ten o'clock A. M. main trysail blew away; shij a heavy sen, smashing skids und vusbipping davits of starboard bteboat, ing it down on deck; immedi ter shipped another sea, smashing lifeboat, washing vay a tor hatch companion, breaking engiue room sky - Licht and knocking tn fore part of after house, destroy- c. ins books, pa 3 mpts were mad» to get the after hatch m—mon deine whshed away repeat and tt wos nearly an hour ve’, the boutswain receiving iu juries In the hack wiuch incapacitated him. ‘Une P. ™,—Gale furious; alt bands endeavoring to secure the fore irysail, which was blow ng away, when @ nt Ge ae ice = beens starboard bow, sweopin’ the decks fore au washing 01 ‘quarter- Gnaries Dyvon, focrit; «ficur: Win. Colt master; m Mu: y, ordinary 3 aw and part on starboard, davits; ail the bulwarks on port side and water casks, oil casks, port bow and smashing skids and unshi)ping the davits of all the other boats; stove in frontof ioredeck hoon, carrying messrvom, Carpenter’: berth, baker's room. lamp reoun and water closet; destroying lamps and oil carrying aay ras frou buckets, | bianacle compas of the , Staring anchor, which was haned deck, br ‘ch struck Mr. Mite -'l, first officer, on the sho: Ider, breaking bis collar bas besides sovere!y njuring reveral others. Since our publication a few days since of the loes of the brig Colis M. Carver and suffet'sigs of her crow the following additional particulars bave been received :-— from Bucksville for Bears- was very much strained badly, and & woek ago los Sast-nouthenss the ®' pase ‘ou ! i F ! OBITUAARE. Ww. ings, D. D. Bev. J. W. Dr. Cummings, paster of 8t. Btophen's church, ia Twen- ty- eighth treet, died yesterday morning, aged nearly forty-two years, Dr. Cummings was of Ivish descent. His enocetem grand-uncie of Dr. Cummings, was orice of founders of the elty, his ponition aud tofinence’ lume causing lim te be chosen Grand Marabai of the cere able resulteé from tirts eings!ar dumpostton of the old 's fortune, and young Cummings (whe had been born in Washington city, April 6, 1824) was only bred amidst the cnplearant scenes resulting “this family quarrol, but became with his mother from thor und immediate rele. to attribute of bis apd reflection and lis love of philosophien: research to thie association. At an early age, before this itrimasy domestic edu cation was tn! who had sow Cie wna ig the Sy eabaeny te ob x in this to one at Nyack on the Hudson, where be was Tor hia tote duction » the College of ed ny Rome, He was a aS aati itution for fourteen years, whore he graduated honors which could be won there. He returned to wey t4— 1848 he rng cee t in occupied St Stephen's churely, ch was oner ag" this, to Rome. He bat church for over sine The abilities of however, ho paid a vsit to Europe am to employ in pr: Ife; and bis polomtes! abititter attracted attention nnd awed controversialiste. He was a eplendid orator Hus rhewrieal powers were universally admired. Te was also ap piswed Hogaist and a Lineh of hi attention was usician, all of Gerard Halleck, Esq. Gerard Halidck, for many years one of the proprie- tor of the New York Jounal of Commerer, died, at bie reaklonce tt New Hagen, Conn., tnt eroning “He hat Doon suifering A complication of disord ate for the dna atx, ; at wan not confined to ole residence ‘until two Lal ie wag tat is Yeats ot age. n ‘Thore are |