The New York Herald Newspaper, February 24, 1866, Page 4

4 NEW YORK HERALD. / eueEEeeETeeeneY JAMES GORDON BENNETT, EDITOR AND PROPRIETOR, OFFICE N. W. CORNER OF FI TON AND NASSAU STS. <= == AMUSEMENTS THIS EVENING, BROADWAY THEATRE, Brondway, near Broome o. SOLON SMINGLE—LivK INDIAN, Matinee at Lig LUCY RUSHTON'S NEW YORK THEATRE. Nos, 723 aud 74) Broadway.—Tux Back Dowuvo—Berwren You AND Ma AND THE Post. WOOD'S THEATRE, Broadway, opposite the St. Nicholas Hotel —Aronument; OR, THe CHILD STRALER. AN FRANCISCO MINSTRELS, 585 Broadway, opposite Metropolitan Hotel —Ermior:aN Singing, Dancing, &0.—~ ‘far CHILD StkaLERS, BY NORMA AND GREASY, TONY PASTOR'S OPERA HOUSE, 201 Bowery. inc DaNcinG, BURLESQUES, ADVENTURES OF & Yous Dergcrive. Matinee at 23g o'Clock. iG w DB Scwoow oF Minsrnersy, .. Fifth Avenue Opera House, rth street.—THe KEEN ACTORS. Matinee at 2 0'Cloek, BRYANTS’ MIN Mechames’ Hall, 472 Brond- woy Dan Bryant's New Stor Spei karo ComteaLi- Tike, BURLESQUES, &0.—tne BLACKSMITH'S J UBLIKE, HOOLEY'S OPERA HOUSE, Brooklyn. —Ermrorian Mine srexist—Bavtans, BURLESQUES AND PANTOMIMMS, AUADEMY OF MUSIC, Irving Place.—Pusuic Rennar- sa or tux New You« Puituarwonio Society, Three NEW YORK MUSEUM O¢ ANATOMY, 618 Broadway. Open irom WAM. ulllo Pw HOPE CHAPEL, 720 Broadway.—Cornie’s Tiuosteatep ‘Touk OF SCOTLAND. GREAT NATIONAL PAINTING—“Tus ut,” wt 625 Broadway, ERPUBLICAN Ci New York, Saturday, February 24, 1866, THE NEWS CONGRESS. A caucus of the republican members was held at Wash- ington last evening, at which Stevens, Sumner, Schenck find all the radicals were present. Mr, Schenck in- troduced resolutions condematory of the Presi- dent, but the caucus refused to receive them. Mr. Bauks, Mr. Wilson and other more conservative republicans deprecated the spirit displayed and the efforts made to widen the gulf betweon Congress and the Presi- dent, ‘This ied toa general expression of a more con- sorvative feeling, and the meeting resulted in the total die‘eat of the radical element, which is described as look e memorial of the Philadelphia Trade asking in sed jurisdiction for United courts at the South in matters of claims was refer. to the Judiciary Committee. A protest by Nevada zous against the bill for the sale of pufic lands was relerred to the commitice on Public Lands. Senator Nye presented a petition from the citizens of Colorado asking immediate admission as a State. Mr. Sum- mer presented a petition from citizens of Phila- delphia asking a constitutional amendment se- curing equal rights, A petition recommending a strict quarantine ag a preventive of the spread of cholera was presented by Mr, Ramsay. The resolution before re- ported calling on the Postmaster General for information regarding the feasibility of establishing telegraphic tines in conuection with postal routes was adupted. Mr. Wil- sou's bill lo continue the present Freedmen’s Bureau act in force for two years more was referred to the Military Committee, Mr. Pomeroy, of Kansas, asked indemnity for his Slate for expenses incurred in equipping the tnijlit'a to repel invasion, The special order of the day was waived in favor of the concurrent resalufton to ex. clade the Southern delegations to Congress, and Mr, Shorian, of Olio, took tne oor to oppos: its considera. tion as untimely. A sharp debate ensued between Mowars, Sherman and Fessenden, in which others joined, wi the principal part the day was occupied in political skirmis! of a very — interest ing character, Im the afternoon Mr. Fessenden launched out into 4 long speech, generally eondemnatory of the President and his policy, and also swdulged in some very bitter denunciations of them. He continued his remarks until late in the day, when an ex wentive seasion ensued, followed by an adjournment tuntil to-day. In the House of Representatives yesterday the reso- Jutions of our State Legislatage memorializing Congress to aid the improvement of lake navigation and the con- wiruction of the Portage and Lake Superior ship canal was referred to the Committee on Com- merce. A resolution from the Wisconsin Legis: fature asking similar ad in the improvement Of Mississippi river navigation met with the same fate. in the Indiana contested election case the Home de. cided in favor of Mr. Washburn, and in consequence Mr. Voorhees vacated liis pisce Mr. Stevens’ bill to hasten the construction of the youthern branch of the Pacific Railroad and Telegrapli was referred toa select committee. The internal tax and impost duties on materials for the Gettysburg monument were removed. A bill iucorporating the National Life and Acedental Insurance Company was introduced by Mr. Ingervoll EUROPE. We publish this morning in our Supplement sheet a large batch of highly interesting gossipy letters from our correspondents im various paris of Europe regarding polities and politicians, art and artists, fashion and the Om tn, the fol courts, and, indeed, of every- thing that goes to make up life on the continent, Our Pars correapondent alludes (o an attempt ou the part of Napoleon on the strength of the excitement growing ont of the Bagdad affair to create g among the French populace against the American people, but has to chronicle its failure in the wune despatch, Napoleon was obliged to content himeclf with cutting all the loyal Americans presented at the second Tuileries ball and wel- nly Slidell and his family, From Rome we ing chapter on the fashions and follies of the izer portion of the Eternal City, by which it appears that our countrymen are gradually taking possession of the city, Our naval correspondent with the fleet of Admiral Goldsborough, writing from Spezia, announces the departure of the last of the special squad- roa from the Mediterranean and the breaking up of the old naval station op the Italian coast. The cause for this, which is still left shrouded in some mystery, is supposed to be @ natural desire on our part to possess leas secluded naval stations in case of any war with Euro- pean vations From 8t Petersburg we have details of diplomatic diffonities Between Nafoleva and the Czar growing out of the relations of Russia with Rome, and home interesting gossip regarding the family of the Czar, of all the Russias SOUTH AMERICA. J Our Buenos Ayres correspondent. noticing the arrival there of the Chilean Minister Resident at Montevideo. explains in detail (he causes of (he heretofore reported rupture between Uruguay and © The Chilean Min fvter at Montevideo had arranged to send out privateer. ing vessels from that port against Spanish commerce, aad also to bring Spanish captured vessels into Uruguayan ports for condemuation. The Uruguayan Minister of “tate protested against this, and the Chilean Minister left this post to return home, Both Chile and Uraguay are fom too busy with other enemies than each other to deal i otber warfare than words. ‘The same correspondence represents the war in Paraguay a bo ng pushed with vigor, The allies were making pre Parations to attack Fortress Humaita, and an aasault was ave been made about the Ist inst. The Paraguayan We an attack on the cavalry of the al ‘Al Caceres, but were repulsed in disor. ition of the troops of the Paraguayan Dictator, Loper, is represented to be very bad, and their gorale even worse, The Dictator bad enforced another conseription, which had resulted in robbing the Para. Bayan cradics and Kr aves without adding much effective force to the army, General Urquira, the leader of the rebels of Buenos Ayres, whose suppression by the Ar Gratine Republic, in 1962, was the origin of the present ‘war, appears to bave accepted the logic of events wh; Gofeated him, and has joined President Mitre om invading coming an enterts Americ: der. Paraguay and im fighting Lopex and the exited Febele who incited him to invade the Argentina Republic. The allies in their invasion have not met with Ripinterrupted success. Their troope suffer much from Bhe ccarcity of provisiona, and their transports in the Parans and other branches of the Plate river have experi. @nent great difficulty in navigating those streams as bg yas the arwy bas now advanced Their success & NEW YORK HERALD, SATURDAY, FEBRUARY 24, 1866.—WITH SUPPLEMENT. has been very encouraging, however, and the Diotator of Paraguay is im a very tight place. The next Rio Ja- neiro steamer will probably bring news of a decisive con- test at Fort Humaita, THE CITY. Lieutenant General Grant is still staying in the city. He occupied his apartments during a greater portion of the day, through a wish to obtain some rest from the weariness which has attended his acceptance of the nu- merous entertainments given him since his return to the city. In the evening he dined with Mr. Wm, B. Astor, His staff last night attended Mr, Owens’ per- formances at the Broadway theatre. The Aldermanic commitiee appointed to consider the subject of bridging Broadway met yesterday and held ‘an informal conference as to the manner in which they will proceed with their mvestigations of the subject. Nothing definite transpired, however, concerning the proceedings, and probably a pubiic meeting will be held next week. The Fenian parties are getting mixed as badly as our political parties, The report of General Sweeny regard- ing the I. R. B. has thrown an element of reapportion- ment among them. The excitement was pretty high in the city yesterday. Five public meetings of circles were held last evening in the city. Speeches were made, and members and funds received. The jury in the case of John Cahill, whose trial for the murder of ofticer Duryea has occupied the attention of the Court of General Sessions for several days, ren- dered a verdict yesterday of murder in the second de- groe, and Judge Russel sentenced him to the State Prison for life. George Williams, who committed a felonious assault upon officer Darke, was sent to the State Prison for ten years. Henry Kelly and Philip Brown, who also assaulted police officers, were sent to the same institution for five years, A number of other prisoners were dis- posed of, as wili be seen by our report of the proceed- ings, In the Court of Oyer and Terminer, before Judge G. G. Barnard, yesterday, judgment was suspended in the case of Denis Foley, who pleaded guilty of manslaughter in the fourth degree. James Brown, a colored man, was sentenced to twelve months’ imprisonment in the Peni- tentiary for assaulting W. H. Stumps with a razor. The indictment against the proprietors of the steamboat Arrow was laid over till the April term, to which period the court has adjourned. An interesting suit has been commenced in the Su- preme Court, Special Term, before Judge Sutherland, brought by Mr, F. B, Carpenter, administrator of Lloyd Glover, deceased, against George H. Banforth, one of the stockholders in the National Bank Note Company of this city. At the time of Mr, Glover’s death he owned ono hundred and thirty-six shares of stock in this company, which were disposed of by Mr. Carpenter to Mr, Dan- forth at the rate of sixty dollars per share. Soon after the sale Mr. Carpenter ascertained that the stock was worth over one hundred thousand dollars, and now brings a suit for its recovery on the ground that the sale was effected under false and fraudulent representations made by Mr. Danforth to plaintiff. The case will last several dayo. Surrogate Tucker was yesterday occupied with the matter of the estate of the late Commodore Uriah P, Levy. Each of the executors insists that his co-executor shail be compelled to give bonds, pending the litigation concerning the will of the late Commodore, and testi mony as to the circumstances of both gentlemen was taken. Commodore Levy’s will is now before the Su- preme Court of the United States. The Grand Jury of the United States Circuit Court have indicted Edward Moran, Henry Wiiliams, Richard Mulstadt, alias John Muller, and Susanna Abrams for alleged breaches of the law relating to counterfeit cur- rency. The grand and petty jurors were yesterday dis- charged for the term. Henry Wheeler and William Simpson were arrested on Thursday night while engaged in burglariously entering the manufactory of Levi H. Mace, No. 111 East Houston street. Henry Courts and Richard Grimshaw were arrested yesterday on suspicion of having robbed the silk manu- facturing house of Joel E. Hyams of material to the value of $450. A case of some interest to parties hiring parts of houses has just been decided by the General Term of tho Court of Common Pleas. Mr. Wilson, the plaintiff in the caso, hired apartments in 1865 from Mr. Brown, the de- fendant, and paid twenty-five dollars down—a month’s rent in advance. A week after he offered to give up the lease, and the proposition was ucceded to by the defendant. The latter subseqaently refused to pay back the twenty-five dollars, on the ground that # was given to bind the bargainjand that nothing was said about paying beck when the surrender took place, At a trial of the case at « District Court judgment was given for plaintiff, and this was affrmed yesierday at the General Term of the Cougpon Pleas. The stock ket opened strong, became unvettled and closed heavy yesterday, Governments were fiat. Gold weakened, und closed at 136). ‘The markets were very dull yesterday, and but little business was done in any department. Prices in most cases were nominal, a further reduction in gold being quite generally apprehended. Cotton was dull and nominal. Petroleum dull and nominal. Coffee more active and firm. Sugar dull aud nominal. On ’Change flour was more active, but at lower rates, Wheat duil and drooping. Corn dull and drooping. Pork lower. Boof steady. Lard excited and higher. Whiskey active and higher. MISCELLANEOUS. Endorsements of the action of the President in vetoing the Freedmen’s Bureau bill come in from all parts of the country. Salutes were fired at St. Louis, Mo., and Car- bondale, Pa., on the 22d, in honor ot the action; while at Louisville a large and enthusiastic meeting, at which the Governor of the State presided, endorsed the veto message in strong terms, While the Missouri radical Lagislature united in endorsing the thirty Senators and the majority in the House which voted for tne Freed- men’s Bureau bill, «large meeting of conservative Union- ists and democrats at St, Louis adopted resolutions taking the opposite ground, and deciaring that the people are hearty, earnest and unanimous in their support of whe President and his tiberal policy. ‘ The Tennessee Union State Convention met on the 22d inst., at Nashville, and deciared in « long series of reso- lutions, which we publish elsewhere, that the people of the State are free from taint of disloyalty, have accepted the result of the war in good faith and honesty, and that they are anxious for the preservation of good order, aud demand the restoration of civil law and their former representation in the councils of the nation. ‘The reso- hutions, as adopted, also endorsed the poly of President Jobneon as declared in his late vetu message. In the Indiana Republican Convention, reassembled yesterday at Indianapolis, resolutions were adopted ex- pressing full faith in the President, Cabinet and the “Union” members of Congress; and declaring the pur pose of the convention and republican party of Indiana to be to sustain the President, Cabinet and Congress in all constitutional efforts to restore peace, order and per- manent union. On the promulgation of the veto mestage of the Presi dent Major General 0. O. Howard, Commissioner of the Freedmen's Bureau, addressed a letter of instruction Ww the various assistant commissioners throughout the South, in‘which he advises them regarding their now still more embarrassed duties. He also states that the President has declared that the prevent law provides tor the existence of the burean for at least a year more from the present time, The letter, which is interesting, we publish elvewhere tn full. Io our supplement sheet will be found a statement of the size and cost of the bridge over the Hudson river at Albany just completed. The details of its completion and the facts regarding its progress will be found highly interesting. The length of the bridge i# 4,800 feet, tho cost was $1,200,000, and one year and eight months was consumed in building it John 8. Pearson, who had served three years in the Southwestern army and received a dangerous wound at the battle of Chickamanga, wae yesterday hanged at Goshen, Orange county, in atonement for the murder of Walter Gregory, an old farmer, whom he assassinated on the 24th of September laet. The gallows was erected in the court room in which the prisoner bad been tried and sentenced to death, The dyivg man mot bis fate most courageously. Another raiload collision occurred yesterday morping, on the New Jersey Railroad, by which two persons were seriously injured and several others sustained slight cuts and bruises, ‘The accident occurred near the Kast New. wrk station, between the cight o'clock Washington train from Jersey City and a wood train that was swit-bed across the up track at that place, A dense fog prevntled at the time and rendered objects at a distance of fifty yards qnite undiscernable, and the engicer of the Wash- ington train did not perceive the wood train until he was within a few feet of it A humber of thieves, who have been carrying on ® systematic scheme of robbery of the Erie Railroad Com: pany, have been detected and arrested, and one of the most successful detective operations ever heard of given to the world. A detailed account is given elsewhere of the robb-ries and the means by which the thieves were detected. “The Ohio river steamer Winchester wag destroyed by fire above Wellsville yesterday, and twenty lives aro said to have been lost. V The Ohio river steamer Gilmore sunk in the Louisvilio and Portland Canal on the 22d inst, General John A, Logan has repudiated the Fenians. The colored population of Nashville celobrated the 22d by @ parade and a speech from Governor Brownlow. The steamship City of Baltimore, Captain McGuigan, of the Inman line, will sail at noon to-day for Queens- town and Liverpool from pier No, 44 North river. The maiis will close at the Post Office at half-past ten A. M. The steamship Manhattan, Captain Deaken, will sail at three P, M. to-day for Vera Cruz, via Havana, from pier No. 3 North river. The fine steamship George Washington, Captain Gager, of the Cromwell ling, will sail for New Orleans direct, at three P. M. to-day, from pier No. 9 North river. The mails will close at half-past one P. M, The line sidewheel steamship San Salvador, Captain J. Atking, sails at three P. M. to-day for Savannah, from pier No, 13 North river, connecting at Savannah with railroads throughout Georgia and Florida. The United States steamer Monongahela, reported lost, was off Cape Haytien on January 22, ult. General Grant and the Next Prestaency— vT Administration, the Politicians and the People. We are within two years, eight months and twelve days of the next Presidential election. ‘Time flies rapidly in these days, and the great struggle of 1868 will soon be upon us. The politicians, this clique, that clique and the other, are sapping and mining to secure the prize, and working to turn the administration to their purposes and to befog and betray the people. To head them off, and to simplify*the radical war npon the administration, we pro- claim General Grant as the independent cham- pion of the army and the people for the next Presidency. The late sanguinary rebellion and its tre- mendous consequences have taught the Ame- rican people that politicians, political cliques and parties are not to be trusted—that their professions are fraudulent, that their promires are deceptions, that they are utterly selfish and unscrupulous, and that to secure power, spoils and plunder they will stop at nothing. We are indebted for the late rebellion mainly to the reckless politicians of the old democratic party and their hideous scramble for power and spoils. One government did not furnish them a sufficient number of Presidents, cabinet members, ministers abroad, congressmen, fat offices, jobs and spoils, and so, fuiling in the election of 1860, the Southern Democratic party leaders, such as Jeff. Davis, Mason and Slidell, Toombs and Yancey, Breck- inridge and Hunter, Wigfall and Yulee, Ben- jamin and Iverson, C. C. Clay, Cobb, Thothp- son and Floyd, and the whole Southern Demo- cratic Conventicle, with poor old Buchanan as their tool or their victim, their confederate or their slave, hitched their fortunes to the black and sulphorous chariot of South Carolina, and started full drive down the broad road to Dante’s Inferno. ‘This was the horrible and bloody ultimatum of the Southern secession radicals, the control- ling wing of the old exploded democratic party. Like Lucifer, they would rather rale in hell than serve in Heaven, and, like Lucifer, they have fallen never to raise again. The civil war which they brought upon the country rallied the people to the rescue. The people have saved the country from the Southern radicals— one gang of destructive politicians—in putting down the late rebellion, and the people are now required to step in and save the country from another set of destructives—the Northern radicals—in the work of restoring the Union. In this good work the administration and its pol'cy furnish a satistactory base of operations. The clamor and cannonading of the copper- heads amount to nothing. It is all only the exultation ol a discarded political faction over a timely rebuff from an honest President against another corrupt and reckless political faction, which ought to be discarded, and is destined in its turn to be cast out. Misery loves company, and so the copperheads rejoice. But what is the prospect before us? From the issue raised between Congress and the President there is but a cloudy prospect of Southern restoration during President John- son’s term of office. Wilh timely assistance from ihe people, however, be may carry through his safe, sound and acceptable pro- gramme, Otherwise, before the end of his term, our financial fabric of debts, credits and currency may be shaken as by an earthquake, and our political affairs thrown into some- thing like Mexican contusion. A- govern- ment witb its legislative and executive depart- menis at cross purposes is like a honse divided against itself. It can do little or nothing to any good purpose, but it may do a world of mischief. The tirst duty, therefore, devolving upon the people is to bring such a pressure to bear upon Congress as will effect « barmonious co-operation detween the two houses and the Executive. The Union will be endangered if the government is brought to a stand still by “a balky team.” ‘The bulky ho:ses must be made to pull or be taken ont. All this trouble results frou tigues and schemes of base politicians for power and spoils. Copperheads and radicals and so-called conservative republicans are all scheming for the next Presidency, The game of some is to abuse, and of others to use the President; of some to cheat him, of others to defeat him; but be has (oo much judgment and too strong @ will of his own to be or become the Presidential champion of any of these cliques of politicians. Moreover, be bas declared that he has no aspirations for the succession, and we know that when he speaks be speaks what he means. Against all these double dealing cliques of politicians, therefore, and to flank them in their schemes to use or abuse the administration, we proclaim that favorite of the people, the idol of the army and the pride of the country, that honest, incorruptible soldier —General Grant— the people's candidate for the next Presidency. He can be elected without the aid of party caucuses or conventions, or party platforms of any kind, and he will sweep the country like Abraham Lincoln. With this disposition of the Presidential question in advance, the difi- culties between Congress and the President may be overcome, and especially when we know that Andrew Jobnson is not a candidate, and has no other ambition than that of re- storing the South, and the peace, harmony aad prosperity of the Union. In this view be has a tower of strength in the name of General Grant against the Presidential schemes of conflicting political cliques and partics aiming to cheat ot destroy the administration. Andrew Johnson hes no favors to ask. and with Great ip the the selfish in- field for the succession the politicians may a8 well hang up their fiddles and assist in re- storing the integrity of the Union, for sgainst Grant and the administration all their little Presidential schemes will come to nothing. The Great Veto Meeting—Speech of Secretary Seward. The celebration of the anniversary of Wash- ington’s birthday in this city was very appro- priately concluded by a mass meeting at the Cooper Institute, to endorse the recent veto message of President Johnson. There was an immense crowd; there was tremendous enthu- siasm, and the meeting was in every respect a success. The cheers for President Johnson amd for his veto were only equalled by the groans with which the names of Wade, Sumner and Stevens were received. The assemblage was evidently composed of our most respectable classes, and in all its details it seemed of a higher order than mass meetings in general. No one could look at it without being reminded of the greatness of a metropolis which could gather such an audience upon an evening when other crowds in all the parks were witnessing the fireworks, and thousands more were attending the reception given to General Grant, the bero of the war and the next President of the republic. At intervals, when the intense spirit of the oc- casion vented itself in shouts and wavings of hats and handkerchiefs, the scene at the Cooper Institute was most impressive; and not less imptessive was the profound but appreciative silence when the orators were demonstrating by irrefutable arguments the constitutionality of the President’s policy and the justice and wis- dom of his views. Secretary Seward, Postmaster General Den- nison, Francis B. Cutting, George Opdyke and Henry J. Raymond were the “Speakers at this meeting, and although we believe that they all belong to one political party they certainly represent a sufficient diversity of interests. Arrangements were made, however, for future meetings, when othee eloquent gentlemen will be heard, and a committee was appointed to wait upon President Johnson at Washington and consult with him as to the best means to sustain his policy before the country in opposi- tion to the fanatical radicals who rule Congress. In singular contrast with these practical meas- ures, which clearly recognize and endeavor to guard against a troublesome national crisis, was the declaration of Secretary Seward that all was serene, that no crisis need be appre- hended, and that no trouble could occur. The Secretary was in one of his happiest moods, and spoke with much more than his usual ani- mation. It is his custom, when he wants to make a specch, to travel quietly to Auburn, write out his remarks, assemble a few neighbors in his parlor, read over to them what he has written, and then send the document to the newspapers for publication. The change from this private style d¥ public speaking to the bustle, the excitement and the enthusiasm ofa popular assemblage appeared to inspire the Secretary of State with uncommon vigor, and he acquitted himself admira- bly, so far as the manner of his ad- dress was concerned. That personal interest, which up to the time of the assassination he seemed to lack, has been supplied to bim through his conacction with the most startling event in our history. The result was that his reception by the audience was uncommonly cordial, and he at once felt himself surrounded by ffiends ready to applaud him to the echo. cr our: public men Secretary Seward is most fond of looking at the bright side of every question. In the darkest night he fixes his eyes upon some star or spot of light and de- clares that everything is as brilliant as sun- shine. He doef not now think that anything or anybody is in peril. Unlike the President, he sees no danger in Northern treason. Unlike the radicals, he is unable to find cause for alarm in the course of the President. To him all this trouble is about a trifling disagreement as to whether the ship of State shall come into port by the nearest channel or put about and take a little more time to reach the same shelter. The vessel is sure to go in safely, one way or the other, and if a lot of politicians happen to be washed overboard during the operation Secretary Seward does not care about that, nor worry himself as to which of them will be drowned. With amusing uncon- cern he begs none of his friends to shont for help or throw him a life-preserver should he be one of the untortunates. Just as good fish are in the sea as ever were caught, says the old proverb; and in the same vein Mr. Seward be- lieves that just as good Presidents, Secretaries of State and politicians will follow Jobnson and himeelf and the radicals. The whole affair reminds him of nothing more serious than an old comedy called “The Man of Nerve and the Nervous Man,” and as he sits quietly among the listless spectators, he observes that Presi- dent Johnson is acting the man of nerve very well, and that Thad Stevens, as the nervous man, trembling ond troubled with earthquakes, is really an excellent comedian. This is the tone of bis whole speech, and it ends with the very prety point that so long as our President refuses to accep! such imperial powers as those conferred by the Freedmen’s Bureau bill, even when Cougress desires bim to wield them, the country must be quite safe and sound. Well, it may be a happy thing to be able to esteem grave issues so lightly ; but we are afraid that Secretary Seward is as much mistaken in his opinions about the present crisis as he was wher he asserted that the rebellion would easily be suppressed in ninety days. His speech is very funny; but it is not so humorous as President Johnson's, and it is not relieved, like the President's, by sombre shades of stern and cruel trath. It is just the address that would be delivered by an official ont for a holiday and indifferent as to how matters progressed during bis absence ; but we fear that it ie only another proof of Secretary Seward’s incapacity to prac- tically comprehend the vital questions which agitate the country. Toe Paesivenr on rue Jacowins.—Andrew Johnson has taken up the gauntlet which the Jacobins in Congress have flung down. The “man at the other end of the avenue’ has shown his appreciation of Thad Stevens and bis radical clique by the bold and uncompromising man- ner in which he denounced them by name, in his speech, in Washington on tho 22d, as traitors and revolutionists. He took plain issue with them in honest and homely words. He stands for the constitation and the Union. His ene- mies, he declares, are working out another rebellion. The country, we opine, will snstain the President in this view. On the whole, Pronident Jokpson’s speech is bold, manly apd « owtepoken. More bold than anything which Mr. Lincoln ever pronounced, it is not loss re- dolent of wit. It is not as classical as Sumner, as ornate as Phillips, nor as evenly balanced in its sentences as Seward; but it possesses the sterling qualities of frankness, courage and truth, It is, in fact, a speech suited to the man and to the times, Home Manvractures.—From the report re- cently made by the Internal Revenue Commis- sioner we find that our home manufactures paid into the Treasury the past year the large sum of nearly one hundred and five millions of dollars. This heavy tax upon our domestic handicraft falls, of course, ina great measure, upon consumers, the manufacturers placing upon their goods and wares a price corres- ponding with the increased government ex- action. This tax serves also as a prohibition upon exportation to foreign countries of cer- tain articles of American manufacture which have hitherto competed with the foreign manu- facturer in his own market. Now, while the American manufacturer has the credit of pay- ing so handsomely into the public treasury, we find the old adherents to the exploded notion of extreme protection clamoring for higher customs duties, which, of course, will afford the home manufacturer da opportunity to increase the prices of his articles, and thus levy ahigher rate upon the actual taxpayer— the consumer. The truth is, the consumer pays enough already into the hands of the home manufacturer, and his burthens should not be increased by an enhanced tariff on articles of general use and consumption. The profits of our cotton manufacturers the past year have been enormous. If there had been no cessa- tion in the demand they would before long have swallowed up all the money in the coun- try. They declare startling dividends and their stocks command fabulous prices. What protection do such immense corporations as these require? Instead of the government pro- tecting them by a prohibitive tariff, it should endeavor to protect the people against their exactions and abominable charges. In nearly every branch of American manufactures we hear of prosperity and thrifi. Our domestics, calicoes, sheetings and shirtings, and all kinds of dry goods can be manufactured nearly as cheap as they are in some parts of Europe, and, saving the revenue tax, they ought to be sold as low here as there. It has been the boast of great manufacturing capitalists in New England that they could, before the war, com- pete with Europe in all the remote markets, the East Indies particularly. Where is the necessity, then, for protecting them? We make as handsome and nearly as good carpeting as there is made in the world. Our cutlery rivals the temper and finish of the best made in Sheffield. We have watch manufactories sur- passing in extent any in Europe, and produce as good a timekeeper or chronometer, or nautical instrument, as can be made there. In musical instruments, especially grand pianos and great organs, we can challenge the world to equal us. In jewelry, plated ware; in steel, iron, copper or brass ware; in wooden ware, willow ware; in every article that is used in connection with gas or any other illumi- nator; in telegraphic apparatus and supplies, in the manufacture of every article con- nected with the publication of a newspaper or & book—from one of Hoe’s magnificent twelve cylinders, down to a serviceable hand press; in the products of the dairy—in short, in every- thing that is manufactured for the comfort, solace or convenience of mankind, this country either does produce, or is rapidly preparing to do so. There might have been a time when some infant interest struggling for life required protection, and such individual occasions may again arise; but, as a general thing, the Ameri- can manufacturing interests need but little government protection, particularly when its weight will be added to the burthens of the poorer and great consuming classes, ‘THe Qce! Spseecu.—The speech of Queen Victoria, at the opening of the British Parlia- ment, which is regarded as a matter of due im- portance in England, is not without its interest also on this side of the Atlantic, in view of the recent past and the immediate future of the United States, In alluding to the result of the late civil war and one of the prominent events involved in it—the abolition of slavery—the Queen used these remarkable expressions:— I have observed with faction that the United States, after torininating successfully the severe struggle in which they were #o long engaged, are wisely repairing the ravages of civil war, The abolition of slavery is an event calling forth the cordial «ympathies and congratu- lations of this country, which hax always been foromost in showing its abhorrence of an institution repugnant to every feeling of justice and humanity. While we are aware that ibe opinions of ber Majesty, as well as of her late consort, Prince Albert, and indeed all the royal family, were favorable to this government and hostile to the institution of slavery, we are reminded by these words of the Queen, so frankly spoken, that her ministry did not share those sentiments, nor act upon them during our four years war, On the contrary, Lords Palmerston and Ras sell, who represented her government as Pre- mier and Minister for Foreign Affairs, unfortu- nately looked hopefully to the establishment of a government in the South based upon slavery, and materially contributed—from the moment that Earl Russell so hastily recognized belli- gerent rights ih the Southern States—to the success of a rebellion which had for its prime object and inspiration the permanence of this very institution upon the downfall of which her Majesty so honestly and, we believe, sincerely rejoices. Had her opinions prevailed in the councils of her ministers, England would have stood far better to-day in the estimation of the American people, nor would the Queen have been compelled to refer, in another portion of her speech, to the questions yet to be settled with our government “with respect to injuries inflicted on American commerce by cruisers under the Confederate flag.” This is the first occasion upon which the Queen of Engl presented herself before Parliament since the death of her husband, and we are told that her demeanor was remark- able and impressive, her appearance’ pictu- resque and regal. She eschewed the usual robes of royalty: was costumed in half mourning, in consonance with her widowed state; wore a dark velvet robe, a simple collar of brilliants, with fo other ornaments of diadem or star, and on her head, in place of the royal crown, a white lace cap, after the fashion of Marie Stuart, presenting a re- markable similitude to that unfortunate lady. During the ceremony her Majesty is described as sitting motionless on the throne, with her eyes fixed upon the ground, taking no heed of the gaudy show pussing before ber, qt of the unseemly mob of Commoners who were crowding into the House of Peers; but appearing absorbed in “melancholy medita- tion.” It is not hard to divine the thoughts then occupying the mind of the Queen. The scene, doubtless, recalled recollections of the many previous recurrences of the occasion, which were participated in by one who was the cynosure ot her heart, the father of ber royal children and the light of her household From the description of the Queen’s appear- ance it is evident that age has not visited her too roughly, and that domestic sorrow has clothed her with dignity, as with » mantle. Ler vax Newsparers Surrort tue Presi- pent.—The people have very emphastally spoken throughout the country in favor of the President’s veto. In public meetings like that at Cooper Institute, and in smaller gatherings at various points, with shouts and sound of cannon they have equally demonstrated that they heartily endorse Mr. Johnson’s policy, and we believe that his speech to the people in Washington will greatly intensity the feeling of approbation which is already abroad. It remains now for the newspapers all over the country to come out plainly and squarely in support of the President in his conflict with a revolutionary Congress. Men of all parties have combined in the expression of a common opinion upon Mr. Johnson’s course, and they are all—with the exception of the Jacobins— in favor of it. Now is the time, then, for the newspapers to come out boldly and explicitly on behalf of the President, the constitution and the restoration of the Union. Tae Art or Borriina on a Lance Scaue.— The Loyal League and politicians here have been industriously at work for a long time to cork General Grant up for their own use here- after. Their last labors in this work was om Thursday. They trotted him out, monopolized him, feasted him, and hardly gave him time to breathe freely; and, doubtless, they are con- vinced that they have him well secured—tightly corked up. Now, these sapient political wire- pullers and notoriety mongers cannot see that the reverse is the case. General Grant has been doing with them precisely what was done to Butler, he has been quietly corking them up while they imagined they were boitling him. He has a remarkable cool way of doing things, and acts with all the reticence, strategy, and foresight towards these politicians that he did toward the rebels, but they can not see it. They think to use him and he is using them. He has surely corked them up till 1868, when he will use them for his own purpose, Amusementx. THE MATINRES TO-DAY. . ‘The matinee performances, dramatic and minstref, arranged for this (Saturday) afternoon at three of our loading metropolitan establishments, are of a very enter- taining character, and will bo conducted with much: brilliancy. Mr. John E. Owens, who is in the last day, it may be said, of his extraordinarily successful engage- ment at the Broadway theatre, will play in a grand Solon Shingle matinee at that establishment, supported by the entire force of the greatly augmented company engaged there. The performances commence at half-past one o'clock, and terminate at a quarter past three; most soasonable hours for the ladies, children and suburbam visitors, who crowd the Broadway every matinee day. George Christy’s fashionable minstrel matinee begins at the Fifth Avenue Opera House at two o’clock, the doors being open from one. Mirth, melody and fun, tragedy, comedy and farce are delightfully mingled for the amuse- ment of patrons of Chnsty’s company. The Bal Masqué de; Arions ia still on the programme, with other Gse pieces. Tony Pastor's matinee, at the Opera House im the Bowery, will commence at half-past two o'clock. ‘The original and really fine loca! drama entitled The A@- ventures of a New York Detective will be played. Dance, sony and burlesque by Tony Pastor and his compaaw will also be ia order. THE PHILHARMONIC SOCIETY OF NEW YORK will rehearse thie afternoon, at three o’clock, at the Aca- demy of Music, the following orchestral pieces for the fourth concert of Unis season, to take place on the 10th of March:—Symphony No. 3,im E flat, by Robert Schu- mann; Richard Wagner's Introduction to Tristan and Isolde, lately played at Th. Thomas’ concert, and Overture to Euryanthe, by C. M. von Weber. THR DOBSON BROTHERS IN HARLEM The Dobson Brothers, the celebrated banjoists, will give two seivet and brilliant gift magical entertainments at Washington Hall, Harlem, on Monday and Tuesday even- ings, February 26 aud 27. They will be assisted by a first class combination troupe. One of the principal features of their soirees is the “‘banjo,”” the Dobson Brothers being universally acknowledged to be the best verfurme:s in the world on that instrument, Macique Tiowations,—A smart Frenchman bas got up a new and simple contrivance for the adornment of the drawing room, It is called the “Magique Tiumina- tions,”’ and consists of balls of glass of all sises and colors, by which are reflected in the room where they are hung up a variety of hues upon all surrounding ob- jects. ‘The balls are fastened to chandeliers, candle- stick and gas burners, and when these are lighted up the reflections cast from the polished spheres of glass are exceedingly pretty and novel. A peculiarity of the balls is that they do not break on being thrown on the floor, the coloring matter being #0 thick as to prevent the otherwise fragile substance from smashing. The same of the person who has introduced them as ornaments to the parlor is Mons. C. Comte, of qpie city, but the iavea- tor is a native of Paris Masical. The musical season in Italy was at its height on the 34 of February. Le Juive, Norma and 1 Trovatore were the attractions at Milan. 4 ballet entitled Le Framella was produced at the La Scala, In Naples they had » new ballet called Amore ¢ Misero (Love and Mystery), im which La Beretta was enthusiastically applauded, Marte ‘was in rehearsal in Florence, where /1 Ballo de Maschera was still the favorite. Dun Pasquale was still popular in Turin, La Muti dy Portici was announced for pro- dnetion there. La Porta del Detino, much mutilated by the rigid censorship, was played in Rome, where Caterina Howard, Petrelia’s new work, was anxiously expected. The sisters Marchioso were singing in Faust and Semiramid’, and were soon to appear in the Ballo de Moshera. 1a Frezzolina bad achieved » triumph at Pavia, playing Lacia im Leia di Lammermoor. It is denied in Loudon that Mr. Santiey, of the Royal English Opera, failed at his debut in Milan. A concert has been given in Goldsboro, N. C., the pro- coeds of which were given to the voluntary fund im abd of Mrs. (Stonewall) Jackson, ‘The Norfolk (Va) Thespian Club, composed of young citizens, have given an entertainment at the Opera House: in that city in aid of the fnnd for Mrs. Stonewall Jackson. The fifth act of Richard the Third, the combat scene of the Lady of the Lake, and a piece called The Fatal Brawl, were performed un the occasion. Movers, Burgess, Pendergast, Hughes and La Rne's Minstrels bad out a grand programme in Portland, Me, for the 16th, 16th and 17th of Febraary. Cool Burgess, Archy Hughes, Tom Pendergest and Paul Berger were with the troupe. The forty-third annual meeting of the Society of British and Foreign Muvicians has been held in London, The association was never ina more flourishing condi. tion, and afforded much relief to aged, sick and infirm musicians, as well as to the families of deceased members during the year. The treasurer's report showed :--Receipta for the year, £450 1% Od. ; expenditores, £909 15s, 44. ; Jeaving & balance in favor of the seciety of £06 2s, bd, the capital now snvested amountirg to £2,117 88. Od. GSivori, the viotinict, has beeo playing in Rome. ie performances on one string ar? Very much admired, Signora Carolin) Manein/ Falcioni, a new soprano of great compase of voice and considerable ability, has gage @ successful debut im Reme, Madame Coiling i¢ id to have Contracted a brillina® engagement at the eo Opera, s* Madame Len rrington is said to be in treaty in London wit An Beet of the Liglian Yperm of Madrid.