The New York Herald Newspaper, March 10, 1866, Page 4

4 JAMES GORDON BENNETT, EDITOR AND PROPRIETOR, OFFICE N. W. CORNER UF FULTON AND NASSAU STS, shes a AMUSEMENTS THIS EVENING, BROADWAY THEATRE, Broadway, near Broome street, ~Tux Victias—Foxty Wins. Matinee at 13¢ o'Clock. LUCY RUSHTON'S NEW YORK THEATRE Ni and 730 Brosdway.—Gimalpa—Loam ors ne ms WOOD'S THEATRE. Broadway, ite the § Motel nA RCo te ae eee eae ihe Bt, Miaholns ACADEMY OF MUSIC, Irving Place.—Concert or me MLL ARMONI 1 SS oclosk ae had Socusty or Naw Youx. Rehearsal at GRORGE CHRISTY'S—Oun Scuoot oF Mixstnetsy, Rataps, Muscat Guy, €c,. Fifth Avenue Overa House, os. Z and 4 West Twenty-fourth atreet.—New Year's Carta, Matinee at Two o'Cloc! SAN FRANCISCO MINSTRELS, 535 Broadway, opposit Metropolitan Hotel.—Eruior.ax SiNaixG, Daxian. ‘a0. Ivnockes ann ExpuRaxce. TONY PASTOR'S OPERA HOUSE, 201 Bowery. Humesques, &0—Tus Carrune oF Fomt Pi 2axcung, jONRLAON, Matinee at 2% o'Clock, py ‘_ BRYANTS’ MINSTREL}, Mechantoy’ Hall, 472 Broad- ‘way.—Neono Comicauttigs, Buxesquas, &¢.—Tue lianp- a-Lonw Brotuxns. HOOLEY'S OPERA HOUSE, Brooklyn.—Erarortan Min- sracisT—Bataps, BURLESQuES AND PANTOMIME. NEW YORK MUSEUM 0. ANATOMY, 618 Broadway.— ©pen from 10 A.-M, till 10 P.M ied vlads BRADY'S GALLERY, 785 Broadway. corner of Tenth Street—Open every day and evouing this week,—New Cou quowog or War Views anp Histomic Portnaits. Free to mt HOPE GHAPEL, 720 Broadway.—Conar's Ituustaate> ‘Tove oF Scoriann. FINE ARTS GALLERY, 625 Broadway.—Gueat Exit ‘tion ov Picrunss, Buoxzis, &c. SEAVER'S OPERA HOUS: Pian Mivsrrecer, WITH SUPPLEMEN New York, Saturday, March 10, 1666, Brooklyn, E. D.—Ermo- Sivainc, Danoina, &c. = CAUTION TO THE PUBLIC. We have frequently received information that Sndividuals, travelling in different countries and fin the United States, have represented or have been representing themselves as special and contidential agents of this establishment. We send correspondents to all parts of the world, wherever important events are tramspiring; but they go publicly as such, and never in any confi- dential capacity to consult with goveruments, or cliques, or individuals, _We mention this now because it has been represented to us that Colonel Estvan lately visited the city of ‘Mexico as our special agent. He did not go to Mexico as a confidential correspondent of the Heeatv, nor is he connected with this office. Governments may send their secret representa- tives to other governments, but we have no occa- sion for such aid. Anthorized correspondents of this paper have duly executed credentials, Their mission ia invariably a public one, to collect and forward to us the latest and most reliable intelli- gence of interest to our readers, All others, all those who pretend to have confidential missions, are impostors, and shoud be treated as such. 8 CONGRESS. ‘The matter of chief importance and significance {n Con- gressional proceedings yosterday was the S. nate’s action ‘on the propo-ed amendment to the constitution exclud- ing negroes from the basis of Congressional reproaenta- ‘tion in all Slate: where they are not permitted to vote, which was some time ago reported by the Reconstruc- tion Commitiee and adopted in the House, But little of consequence besides this matter received the Senate's attention. Mr, Fessenden spoke at length in its support, and Mosars. Sumner, Wilson, Hendricks, Yates, Cowan aud othera also spoke on it. Tho Senate then proceeded to vote on substitutes offered for the original amendment, including those of Messrs. Sumner, Hender- fon and Yates, all three of which, in different forms, Provided for giving the nogroes the elective franchise. All tho substitutes were rejected, and then the question on the proposed amendment itself came up, and, fa ling to 10 vive the required two-thrds in its favor, it was cofcated. Tho vote was twenty-five in the afirma- tive to (wenty two in the negative. The nays present a quior mixture of democrais and radicals, Another amendment in place of the dofeated one, basing represen- tation on the number of voters, was offered by Mr. Doo- Jittls, Its consideration was postponed till Thursday mext, and the Senate adjourned till Monday. In the House of Repré-entatives a resolution was adopted directing the Secretary of War to report the numbor of voluntcers whose terms have expired who are still retained in the service. A considerable portion of the day was spent in contiued discussion of the Sanate vill to gawrantec all persons protection in the enjoyment of their civil rights, which was finally recom- mitted tw the Juticiary Committes. A Jong and inter- esting dobate also took place in Committee of the Whole on the bill regulating trade with the adjoining Britlah provinces. Several amendments were agreed to; but the matter did not receive final action, The Senate bill reimbursing Missouri for war expend tures was re- ported from ihe Appropriations Committee, and its con- sidoration was postpoved fora fortnight. Mr. Stevens arked, but failed to obtain, leave to introduce & resolution to print ton thousand copies of the evidence taken by the Reconstruction Committee. During tho course of the proceedings Mr, Morrill, Chair- man of the Commiitce on Ways and Means, stated, in response to a quostiom, that an early report on propored amendments of the Internal Revenne act will be made by that committee The roport of the Commissioner of lotmigration and petitions on various subjects were pre- sented To-day the session of the House will again be dovotet to general debate on the President's Message, reconstraction, &e. THE FENIAN EXCITEMENT. ‘Tho thoronghnoss and high pitch of the alarm over another anuelpated Fenian foray which now possesses tre of our Canadian noighbors is shown In the de- spaicies from various points which we present this morning. The call of the authorities for ten thousand miliia, issued on Wednesday evening, bas, we are iu- formed, been responded to enthusiastically by an offer of far mors than that number, and from all the [ttle BY towns, as well as the principal Gilles, squads of my are pour.ng towards the frontier for its defence. In Téronto, which ts the chief rendez- vous for the volunteers of Canada West, men were arriv. ing from interior places throughout Thursday mght, and being billeted on the citizens, and dur.ng all of vesterday the drilling of the raw material was going on im ail qaar- ters of the city. It is estimated that thirty thousand troops are now armed and ready to move to any desired point al © moment's notice, and for their conveyance the turlway engines ate kept constantly fired up, Te is even anicipated that all the mifitia of the province wil bo called ont, and that the habeas corpas act will bo su-+ Pended. The government has seiged the Montreal gtaph | twithetanding all this exeitemen' cy war preparaton, no one has yet discover’d a single armed Fenian on the border, nor doos there appear any positive evidence that a foray is meditated, and a suspi+ cion bas gained ground that the alarm has been gotten up by the provincial confederation leaders to advance their favorite scheme. An immense Fenian meeting was held last evening in thie city at the Cooper Institnte, called together to tus tain tho action of Colonel O'Mahouy. The meeting was addressed by oloquon: speakers, who contended that the caus’ of Ireland, seemingly #) dark and despondent under the suppression of (he haboas corpus, never pre- ponted so hopeful a prospect of success as at the present time. The appeals for concentration of action were enthusiastically received, and throughout the greatest harmony provalléd. CANAD'AN RECIFROC TY. fo the Harare Supplement of this morning is g.ven an bie ga by Aim compilation of matters con- nected with the Canadian Rociprocity Creaty and efforts don is ronewal and for tho establisburent of still more _ Comprehensive mutual trade regulations between this commission with the Congressional Committee of Ways and Means, and explains why the pro- vincials are so anxious for the continuation of the present treaty, and why our government has determined to terminate it on tho 17th inst. The Canadians charged that the object of our authorities in the matter is pro- tection to our own industry, and not revenue, which Mr. Morrill, chairman of the committee, emphatically denied, holding out prospects for a revival of reciprocity when the necessity for internal revenue in this country shall have coased. of the Legislature yesterday. In the Senate a remon- strance was presented against the proposed widening of Broadway between Fifty-seventh and Fifty-minth streets. A mossage was received from the Governor vetoing the bill Recorder and the veto was sustained by an almost unani- mous vote. Among a number of bills reported from committees were those requiring the Emigration Commissioners to pay Chatauqua county for support of emigrant poor, to prohibit the profuse issue of free rail- road passes, and for the erection of elevated steam rail- ways in Whiteball and other streets of this city. Bills were introduced for a public market in this city and for other purposes of little interest. A few unimportant bills were passed. Tho Senate adjourned till Monday. for sick and wounded soldiers and incorporating the Methodist Episcopal Annual Conference of New York ‘were passed, and the bill the Metropolitan police was ordered to a third reading. Several matters were reported from com- mittees, and a large mumber of new ones were introduced. Among the latter were bills to establish a Metropolitan Board of Public Works and Commissioners of Wharves for this city, for the better protection of invalid immigrants arriving in this port, for a Broadway elevated railroad, for a railroad in Lexington avenue and other streets of this city, and to establish a uniform system of railroad time. seized in this city yesterday, under Instractions from the Commissioner of Internal Revenue at Washington. Hon. D.C. Whitman, the Deputy Commissioner of Internal Revenue, is here, and has charge of the whole matter. He is assisted by a strong corps of revenue and special agents, and it is expected that effective measures will be taken to stop the gigantic frauds which it is alleged are being perpetrated, and to punish those who are commit- ting them. enforcement of sanitary measures is daily producing the most salutary effects, Yesterday a number of compiaints were received, among which was one from Fort Plain, informing the authorities that a number of young calves wero regularly sent to the markets in this city, the meat of which was unfit for food. The Sanitary police at once proceeded to the Washington Market and seizod forty or fifty of that description, which were disposed of at the di elsewhore in to-day’s issue. of tho Court of Common Pleas, to set aside the com- Plaint im the ¢ase of Meyer & Co., the Prussian bankers, aga nst Charles Noelte, their cashier, and others. nor, who was convicted of highway robbery, was sent to the State Prison for twenty years. The controversy relative to the appointment of a re- ceiver of the Morris Fire and Inland Insurance Company again cameup before Judge Barnard, in the Supreme Court Chambers, yesterday, on a motion to punish Mr. tempt of court. Affidavits of Mr. Beamish, clerk of the court, Mr. Hammond and Mr. Barnes were read. After hearing argument of counsel Judge Barnard reserved bis decision. Lachenmeyer, proprietor of the Lafa-ge House, for loss of jewelry and money while stopping at the hotel in Soptemb>r, 1864, was tried yosterday in the Supreme Court, Circuit, Part 3, before Judge Mason. The jury brought in a verdiet for the plaintif’ for five hundred and twonty-five dollars. Mr. McMahon, on behalf of the Mutual Pleasure Club and other, charge of with the terms of @ contract by which they agreed to ‘build a boat for the Club. Defendants deny the charg». The case will be concluded to day. of the College of Physicians and Surgeons was held last evening in tno college, corner of Twenty-third street and Fourth avenue. Alfrod C. Post, M. D., was electod Presi- dent of the association for the ensuing year. The yearly ovituary List, containing the names of nineteen deceased members of the association, was read, and other busi- ness of an interesting nature was transacted. eighteen, lately in the employ of the Murray street firm of Jones, Smith & Sneppard, has been afrested on charge of having drawn three thousand three hundred dollars from the Central National Bank, corner of Broadway and Pearl street, on two checks of his former employers, to which he had forged their signature. The presentation ‘at the bank of a third alleged forgod check for four thou- sand dollars led to the arrest of two uther youths of about Cannon's ace, named James Mitchell and Alexan- der Gray, and a man named John Casey, # saloon keeper, on susp'cion of connection with the forgery. of the unknown man whose dead body was found on Wednesday lying at the corner of Second avenue avd 100th street; but, although considerable testimony was taken, nothing was adduced to identify deceased or to indicate at whose hands he met bis death, though tnat be was murdered is not doubted. brewery of Forster & Brothers, in Myrtle, near Marcy avenue, Brooklyn, during which a workman, named Jobn Hasiocler, structions for his labor from Mr. Forster, flow into a pas- ‘sion, and, seizing an iron bar, strvck bis empioyer over the head, body and limbs, inficting serious and perhaps fatal wounds. Hasloeler was arrested, and is held to await the results of the injuries of his victim. ing persons to probate :—Margaret 1. Golston, John Gau- dy, E. Fox, Edmond Jones, Louis W. Pearsall, James Murray, Wm. D. Tracy, Wm. C. Betts, J. M. Marsh, Rob- ert Thomas and Charles H. Taylor. line, sails to-day at noon for Queenstown and Liverpool from pier 44 North river. steamship Herman, Captain Wenke, also sails at noon to day from Hoboken for Southampton and Bremen. mails for both vessels will close at the Post Office at half- past ten A. M for Havana and Vera Cruz, from pier No. 3 North river. Captain Atkins, will sail from pier 13 North river to- day at three P. M., for Savannah direet, connecting at that port with steamers for the Florida porte. West, will leave her wharf at pier No, 14 Kast river at three P. M. to-day, for Charleston. Mails close at the Post Office at half-past one, as usual, Passengers for Savannah and the Florida ports can hereafter go forward by the Saturday boats of this line, and connect with a steamer for the above ports, which route bas just been reopened the further decline in gold, the markets were in many cases unsettiod, and prices were almost entirely nominal. This was the case with both foreign and domestic good® Cotton was lower. Groceries were dull and nom pal. dull but unchanged. Wheat was withoat epecial varia NEW YORK HERALD, SATURDAY, MARCH 10, 1866—WITH SUPPLEMENT. yy Bnd Canada, It includes a full account of the conference in Washington of tho Cunadian land and Pittsburg 34, Northwestern preferred , Rock Island 34, Fort Wayne 4. Government sectrities wore firm. Coupon ten-forties were active and advanced 5, seven-thirty notes of the first series %. State stocks Were active but lower, Missuuri sixes declined %. At the one o'clock sessions prices were higher except for Pittsburg, which was steady, and Erie, which, after previously selling ax low as 81, sold at 81%. The transac- tions in Michigan Southern at the open board aggregated 3,100 shares, and the prico improved 5. At the half-past two o'clapk board quotations were in the ascendant, New York Central closed }¢ lower than at the first regular board, Reading %, Missouri State sixes 1. Erie advanced 14, Hudson River 3, Reading \, Cleveland and Pittsburg %, Chicago and Northwestern 44, Rock Island 3, Fort Wayne 34. Quicksilver %{. Gov: ernment securities were dull but firm. Coupon fve- twenties of the original issue and seven:thirty notes were unaltered. At the open board at half-past three the market con- tinued firm, New York Central sold at 9134, Erie 82% 8 36, Illinois Contral 114%, Cleveland and Pittsburg 763, Michigan Southern 73%, Northwestern (b. 3) 25%, Fort Wayne 8934, Schuylkill Coul 16. Afterwards the market was steady, Michigan Southern was quoted at half-past five at 73% a 74, Cleveland and Pittsburg 7634, Eric 8214 2 8234. Money was abundant at seven por cent, with ex- cept'ons at six. The discount line was easy at 7a8 per cent for first class commercial paper. The gold market continues weak, owing to the speculators in it being almost exclusively on the “pear” side, The floating supply of coin is gradually becoming scarce, tn consequence of the absorption of coin by the Sub-Treasury for customs duties, The opening price was 131%, followed by a decline to 13044 at the closo, Loans were made mainly without interest, but in the afternoon the borrowing rate was three per cent. Foreign exchange was doll. Bankers’ bills at sixty days on England were quoted at 10834 a 5, at short sight 10934 a %, commercial 107% a 108%, (rancs at long date 6.2614 a 5.25, short date 5.173¢ a 5.18%. Petroloum and mining stocks were active, Bennehoff Run closed at $15 25, Buchanan Farm 66c., Central $3 55, Pit Hole creek $6 20, Shade River $320, United States $16 60, Webster 70c., Bates and Baxter $3. Thero was an excited demand for the latter. MISCELLANEOUS. ‘Within the past two days dolegations from Maryland and Kentucky have had interviews with President Joun- son, and presented bim with resolutions endorsing his late veto and general reconstruction policy adopted by the Legislature of the former State, and by a mass meeting held at Frankfort, tn the latter. The Kentuckians urged the removal of the Freed- men’s Bureau agents, ropresenting them as only a souree of annoyance and evil. The President warmly expressed his thanks for these manifestations of approval, and informed his visitors that his stand had been taken, his course marked out, and that he should take no step backward in the work of reconstruction. He intimated that he considered the radical Marplote little better than armed rebels, but was hopeful that ere long all our present internal difficulties will be settled. Enemies of the President have recently started in Washington the report, which is without foundation, that he has decided te release Semmes, of Alabama pi- rate notoriety. Semmes’ case has lately, we are in- formed, been under consideration in Cabinet council; but no such decision has been arrived at. A large steamer passed Halifax at two o'clock yester- day afternoon. She is probably one of the European steamers, and will be due at this port on Monday after- moon next. During a dranker fracas ina grog shop near Fort Hamilton, between a party of soldiers and citizens, on Thursday, and while a dctail of trogps were in the act of quelling the disturbance, a soldier named William Hunt, white attempting to escape by the rear of the house, after repeated challenges to halt, received a gunshot wound, from the effects of which he died, at tho bands of William Cole, of Company F, Twoifth United States infantry. A coroner's inquest was held yesterday, and the jury rendered a verdict justifying the shooting. Cficers who, ever since the occurrence of the horrible affair, have been busy in unravelling the mystery con- nected wiih the murder of the Joyce children in Bassy’s woods, near Boston, on the 12th of June last, have finally collected such a chain of evidence as to leave little doubt that the murderer is a man who is now serving a term in the Mossa- chusetts State Prison for burglary. His name is Charles A. Dodge, alias ‘Scratch Gravel,” and it is said that he has led a very checkered, adventurous and criminal hfe. An account of his career and of the circumstances which led to his being suspected of the Joyce murder ap- pears in this morning's Henauo, Mr. Sothern, the well known actor, already famous as Lord Dundreary, gains an increase of notoriety by the progress of his law proceedings in London against his quondam friends, the mesmerists and spiritualista, At his suit Mr. William Coleman, the alleged author of a certain letter, defamatory of Mr. Sothern’s character, published in the Spiritwal Magazine, has been held for trial for libel. Mr. Sothern was examined before the magistrate, and made some very extraordi- nary revelations and confessions of his “experiences’’ in spiritual circles when in New York, and as to how he was assisted by Judge Edmonds, Judge Tallmadge and “tweive gentlemen of high position’ in this city, in or- der to ‘joke’? persons of both sexes by asystem in which he does not “honestly believe that anybody be- eves in.” THE LEGISLATURE. Considerable business was transacted in both houses substituting the Mayor of thie city for the in the matter of making contracts, In the Assembly the bills providing additional celief imcreasing the pay of THE CITY. We understand that some twenty distilleries were The new Health Board aré rapidly organizing, and the imping ground. A report of proceedings will be found A motion was made yesterday, before Judge Cardozo, In the Court of General Sessions yesterday John Con- H. Hammond, the Deputy Attorney Generel, for con- An action brought by John A. Bigelow against Adolph A suit was brought yesterday in the Marine Court, by ies, against Mr. Raubr and others, on on the part of defendants to comply The eighth annual meoting of the Alumni Association Within a fow days past William H. Cannon, a youth of England is now in a state of revolution. Her government, her Parliament and her press have at length been forced to confess this fact, The Fenian movement, which their statesmen de- clared would amount to nothing, has thrown the whole country into alarm and confusion. Outbreaks are dreaded in London and Liver- pool as well as in Ireland; English securities are depreciating while American bonds are rising in price. In Prussia the King has openly quarrelled with the Chamber of Deputies, and great discontent exists among the people. Austria and Prussia are disputing over the duchies which they recently conquered, like LA Fontaine’s robbers over the stolen mule. In France the press, under pretence of encoum aging the Fenians, is really inciting all the revolutionary elements throughout Europe. Prim’s rebellion in Spain has been only tempe- rarily repressed. A successful revolution bas been carried through by the people and the legislature of Romania. The Italians, laboring under a heavy debt which they have no appa- rent means to pay, still look longingly upon the Papal possessions. In Belgium one party is in favor of an alliance with Holland and another party in favor of an alliance with France; and between them the new King seems destined to be Ic out in the cold. In a word, a careful review of the condition of the leading countries of Europe shows that every one of them bas on hand @ revolution, either present or prospective. Whether any or all of these revolutions will meceed we do not now predict. The year 1866 opens like 1830 and like 1848; but the revolutionists now have much better chances of success than ever before. They have waited patiently during our war to see how this re- public would come out of its crucial trials, and our victory has produced its natural effects by encouraging the European republicans. When the Southern contederacy fell all the Powers which had sympathized and assisted it were irretrievably damaged. Tom Hughes said no more than the trath in Parliament when he declared that if England bad not violated her neutrality there would have been no American Fenians. During the same debate Mr. Glad- stone—his mind haunted with the ghost of the Alabama—admitted that the English govern- ment had not made any representations to this country in regard to Fenianism, and hed neither moral nor legal grounds for making any. Mr. Labouchere’s appeal for a refortt in Ao inqvest was beld yesterday in regard to the death An affray took place early yesterday morning in the an athletic man, while receiving in- Surrogate Tucker has admitted the wills of the fotlow- The steamship Eainburg, Captain Roskell, of the Inman The North German Lioyd's The ‘The steamship Vera Cruz will sail at three P.M. today The Empire Sidewheel line steamship San Salvador, The popular sidewhee! steamer Quaker City, Captain Business continued very dull yesterday, and, with Petroloam was dull and nominal. On ‘Change four was Corn was easier, Oats were steady, Pork was Lar was steady, Whiskey was nominal, FINANCIAL. Tho stock market was somowhat unsettied, but on the whole firm, yesterday, and, althongh the tendency of the gold premium was downward, it closed steady. At the early session of the open board the market was dail, except for Erie and Michigan South- ern, which were active, The latter sold a 673%, and the former mt 82% & KH, New York Central 91:4, Resding 97%, Cleveland and Pivtabarg 7574, Rook Island 107%, Northwestern 26%, Proforred (a. 3) 62%, Fort Wayne 69}%. At the first rega- far board the market was gotire bat heavy. Michigan Southern declined From 14 to 73 on the call tion. firmer. aud cluged & lower than at the baif-oast two board yea | the Baglish law of peutraliiy. which was terday ; Now York Central , Brie2%, Reading , Cleve- | seconded by Mr. Oliphant and others, was fm which they have to operate, including as it does the counties of New York, Kings, Rich- mond, and a portion of Westchester. It is a sound principle not only of justice but of economy, that men employed in important duties should be paid in proportion to the ser- vice requir-d of them, and in times like these, when the means of living are exorbitantly high, that principle applies very aptly to the police. We hope therefore that the bill for increased pay will pass in the Legislature, Imperial Atrocities im Mexico and Impe- rial Chicanery About That Country. We have heard from time to time of the in- famous slaughter of Mexican citizens taken in war by the imperialists. A decree was published some time ago to the effect that these unfortu- nate people should be shot or otherwise exe- cuted when captured. At first we were disposed to think this decree was intended to frighten the Mexicans, and ttat it would not be put in force against any except well known banditti. We could not believe that in this civilized age any government, pretended government, or invad- ing army of a respectable government, would venture to do'anything so much at variance with the laws of war and humanity. Least of all did we suppose that the boasted humane and culti- vated prince who assumes to be Emperor of Mexico would be guilty of it, or that the army of so highly civilized and chivalrousa people as the French would be made the instrument of enforcing such an infamous decree. When we heard that it had been put into execution in one or two cases, and that the Belgian troops had protested against such atrocity, we thought these inhuman deeds had been done by local commanders who did not understand the real motive of the decree, and that their conduct would be disavowed by Maximilian or the French commander-in-chief. But we deceived ourselves. The last news from Mexico not only confirms what had been stated before, but gives additional evidence that the barbarous decree is enforced by the highest authority, and is a part of the system laid down by Maxi- miliam and his French allies to subjugate the Mexicans. Our correspondent in Mexico says that “al- most daily newspapers are being suspended for faintly critic'sing imperial actions, and in some cases the editors imprisoned.” He asks, “Why is it that a military officer at Tampico is permit- ted almost daily to hang some unfortunate Mexi- can whom he deems it proper to accuse of hav- ing committed a crime? Will some deny that this is true? If 80, appeal to the people of Tampico to sustain me, to those very people there who open their doors in the morning but to behold a fresh victim dangling by a rope. The colonel who is in command at Tampico is an old man ; he is between fifty and sixty years of age ; as years come upon him so do fears of many Kinds. For thisreason, but two weeks or 80 ago, he got scared and hung three Mexicans without giving them any form of trial whatever. If Mexico is to be left to the Mexicans why do the French permit Mexicans to be murdered in this manner? And whether it is to be given up peaceably or not does it, under any circum- stances, redound to the credit of an enlight- ened nation like France to permit its soldiers abroad, in a foreign land, to sustain acts like these? It will not do for Frenchmen to say ‘that France is not responsible for this; for | there is no other force worthy to be called a Power in this country opposing the republicans but the French. Still another fect If the country is to be given up peaceably, how hap- |, pened it that the French military commander permitted Iberal Mexicans to be driven like beasts, bound with pieces of rope, through the streets of Vera Cruz but a few days past, and at the same time that they were guarded by soldiers in the French service, carrying arms with fixed bayonets and loaded f The Mexicans were bound with cords, not particularly to prevent them from escaping, but asa mark of disgrace. The object in bind- ing them and driving them through the streets waa to hoki the natives of liberal propensities under the terror of being eventually reduced to the same situation. Immediately afterwards these mon were sentenced to be shot, their crime being that two of the party were taken while trying to capture a railroad train, being soldiers in the liberal army, and that the rest were members of a liberal armed farce of the regular republican army. Civilized nations burry off missionaries to the Feejee Islands to try and convert the savages there, but they had better first send their missionaries to this part, and to the court of Maximilian, to convert the savages in Mexico.” Such are the atrocities committed upon the citizens of a neighboring republic, with whom we have friendly relations, and whose Minister is recognized at Washington. They are com- mitted, too, by an assumed government, which we donot recognize. It is not surprising that the Belgian soldiers should refuse to serve under one of the officers who has been carrying out Max'milian’s barbarous decree to the letter. Their feelings revolted, probably, at such out- rages; but they knew that by the accidents of war they might fall into the hands of the republicans, as some of their comrades had fallen, and that the law of retaliation migot be applied to them. Some years ago similar acts of cruelty were committed in the Austrian dominions—in that country of which Maximilian is # royal arch- duke. All who are familiar with the history of the Hungarian war will remember the name of Haynau. This man, the commander of the Austrian forces against the Hungarians, acted 80 barbarously to the conquered people that the civilized world cried out Shame! So infa- mous had be become for these acts that when he was in London some time afterward the people mobbed him. Yet he was acting as the servant of an old established government to put down rebellion, while Maximilian and the French are invaders ot an independent country. They treat with as much barbarity the citizens and citizen soldiers of a native independent re- public as Haynau did the Hungarians, Who cries out shame at such conduct to the Mexi- canst Have the people and press of Europe no sympathy for them? And do we, their neighbors and fellow republicans, sympathize with them as we ought? The Mexicans fight as bravely and obstinately against their invaders as the Hungarians or Poles ever fought, and are more entitled to sympathy, for their eoun- try was in no way mixed up with European na- tions, territorially or politically. This mighty na- tion especially ought to feel the deepest interest in what befalls » neighboring sister repablic, the trained mercenary {roopé of the Old World. It will be an qternal disarace to the United the same strain. When we published the first account of the Fenian organization, shortly after Lee’s surrender, the London Times copied it and laughed at it ; but now this very ridiculous organization makes gll England tremble. The other revolutions in Europe, which now appear as weak as Fenianism once did, may have the same effect upon France, Prussia, Austria and Spain, by and by. We know that the European Powers are leagued together to put down republicanism, and that they have large standing armies ; but a simultaneous out- break will nullify oll their alliances, and, in course of time, their soldiers may become dis- affected. Still, we are not discussing the ques- tion of the ultimate success of the Fenians or of any other revolutionists. The point we make is that the Fenians have already succeeded in bringing Jobn Bull to his knees and in making him hesitate as to whether he had not better take out his wallet and pay off the Alabama claims, Clearly, this is something gained, and we cam well afford to wait for what is to come. The Danger of Our Present Position. Congress is uncertain, tion, its duties, its powers. It is full Pigeon restless, revolutionary spirit, It to have thrown away the eld government—to have cut loose from the constitution. Great wars necessarily suspend the operation of law to a certain ex- tent and justify the use of extreme or doubtful powers; but a wise legislature would lose no opportunity to relinquish a doubtful position that ithad assumod, for the public good, and take once more its natural place in the circle of government. Congress, op the contrary, is determined not to relinquish the position that the war gave it. Its whole struggle is to hold that position, and to prevent, by every means, @ return to the harmonious, quict, natural operation of the old system. Its revolutionary disposition and purpose is most clearly seen in its propositions to change the constitution of the country. Some thirty or forty amendments are before it which, if adopted, would com- pletely do away with the system under which the United States have been so prosperous, and would change our government in nearly every feature. Congress assumes that the con- stitution is a nullity. It ignores the constitu- tional distribution of powers. It has taken the position of the Supreme Court, to interpret the constitution by pirty vote. It bas made its Central Directory—its infamous Committee of Fifteen—an executive, to supersede the Presi- dent, It has threatened to impeach him also. In all ways it assumes superiority to the law, and fs not a Congress under the constitution, but « faction governing in defiance of that instrument. It is from this very point in their history that free governments ‘tumble into despotism. At some weak hour when, for one cause or an- other, faction prevails and law is superseded, and faction daily grows worse till a political chaos seems imminent, then some strong hand seizes all, and an unscrupulous leader gains the confidence of the people by putting the fac- tions under his foot, and a little later, in virtue of that very confidence, puts liberty in the same place. This is the history of a thousand repub- lies taken from that very point in their career at which we now stand in ours, The fall’begins when faction supersedes the government and partisan passion takes the place of law. This was the history of liberty in Rome, in France and in England. Faction made Rome ready for Cesar, faction in the longpasiiament pre- pared the way for Cromwell, and’ faction in France made Napoleon inevitable. It is the same series of facts in every case. It is a law of national life, and we will not be exempt from It unless there is something im as different from all other nations. The people are the only hope. They are certainly more intelligent and more free, and their influence is more direct than in other eountries. Their intelligence, their patriotism and their freedom is what we must count upon for the hope that the factions will be put down by a power not inimical to freedom, by the voice of the whole people and not by an ambitious leader ready to become a despot. Prorosep Ixorease or Pay ror tHe Porice.— There is a bill now before the Legislature to increase the pay of the Metropolitan police, which we hope will be passed. Additional duties have been imposed upon them by the new Health bill. They are now a sanitary as well as a police organization. In connection with the pafd Fire Department, also, there is a good deal of service demanded of them. There is a great deal of useless, unnecessary and extrava- gant expenditure connected with the govern- ment of the city, but it does not appear that an increase of the salaries of the police force comes within the category. Money expended in this way may bring « legitimate return. Without assuming that we have the best police system in the world, it is admitted that the force is in better condition and effects more beneficial results now than it has done at any previous time. This city is not free from the lawlessness and violence which infest all great cities, and we are indebted to the vigilance of the police for probably as large a number of arrests, detections and convictions as any other city in the world, in proportion to its population and its crime. It cannot have es- caped observation that several cases have oc- curred within the past year of violent and even fatal assaults upon the police in the discharge of their duty. Several officers have been grossly maltreated. Many have lost their lives. There is, therefore, no small personal risk, as wei as labor involved in the proper performanes of a police- man’s duty. They are frequently at the mercy of the reckless ruffian, as we have seen in two or three recent cases. Their life. is not one of ease or leisure; and therefore they ought to be paid in proportion to the work they perform, and the dangers they are compelled to en- counter. There are many ways in which the public funds are squandered more worthlessly than in increasing the pay of the police. They are a practically useful body, and we think that they are not sufficiently large in number for the requirements of this widely extended metropolitan district. For example, it has be- come necessary of late to extend the force to West Farms, in Westchester county, because it has been Yound that gangs of thieves and burglars, driven out of the city by the activity of the police, are making depredations in that locality. The same is true of many other places outside the city, and it is notorions that Williamsburg has been a prey to burglars for a long time past. Tt iy’ therefore very donhtful whether the volice force is large enough for the ares uvgn ! States should we remain indifferent to the fate of the Mexicans—should we not, indeed, give them all the support we can. They havea right to expect it of us aso friendly neighbor- ing republe, as the great Power on this con- tinent, amd in defence of the Monroe doc- trine, Humanity, national pride, friendship, a profound political policy, the Monroe doc- trine,and the remembrauce of the insulting and presumptuous meddling with the republi- can governments of America by European Powers when we were plunged in civil war— alf demand of the United States firm and de- cisive action with regard to Mexico. There is another important reason for our government taking a firm attitude upon this Mexican question. We see clearly, from the official utterances of the legislative bodies at Paris, from the official or semi-official press of France, from the guarded, equivocal language of the Emperor and his ministers, and from what is passing in Mexico, that the same dila- tory and doable-dealing policy may be pur- sued in this ease as has been carried out in Rome and Italy. Napoleon is great on phrase- making, on words of double meaning and on diplomatic dodging, particularly wher he is in a tight place, as in this Mexican business. It is the chronic disposition of his mind, and herein lies the danger. The people of this country are impatient on the subject of Mex- ico. They will not be satisfied with anything else than plain dealing. The French govern- ment must be frank, and must w‘thdraw from Mexico without unnecessary dclay or without any lingering expectation that its imperializ- ing schemes on this continent can succeed. Any other course will surely bring trouble between two great nations which have always been friendly. Shall the French people, who have the kindest feelings toward the United States, and the peovle of this country, who hove the best disposition toward France and the French, be made enemies and perhaps plunged into war to gratify the pride and ambition of one man or to promote his quixotic imperializing schemes? .God forbid. But to prevent this there is but one course to pursue— firmness and decision on the part of our government, and frankness and plain dealing on the part of the Emperor Napoleon. Tae Raptcats any West Porrt.—Not satisfied with their exertions to keep thé Southern States unrepresented in Congress, and to preclude all those who have uided in the rebellion from holding any federal office whatever, the radi- cals in Congress are endeavoring to disqualify the children of rebels, no matter bow firm their parents may now be in their loyalty and de- votedness to the Union, from receiving the benefits of a military education in the national military institute at West Point. Why do not the Central Directory at Washington go a step or two further, and demand that every male who has been a rebel—whether a conscript or otherwise—and the male children of all rebols should be served as Pharaoh served the male off spring of the Israelites—put them all to death! This wonld finally dispose of the question of reconstruction, and dissipate the fears the radi cals have of the result of the next Presidential election. Or perhaps it is their design to intro- duce niggers into West Point, and white boya are to be kept out to make room for them. There is no telling what the radicals may be led to do in the frenzy occasioned by the pros pect of losing power. Tax Puwsanuomc Soorry oy New Yore witt give the fourth concert this evening at the Academy of Music. ‘Wagner, to “Euryanthe,"’ The soloists on the occasion are Sig- norina CarrmlinagPoch, of the Itilian opera, whe wilt the air “0 Mio ido,” of the Favorite, and mines “Selva Opaca,;’ and distingu! anist, Mr. Richard Hoffman, who the G concert of Mendelssohn. At ten 0’ in the the general rehearsal will take place at the 5 City Intell: Parxent or Army Pexsiowens.—During the week com- ing to a close several hundred of the two or three thoa- sand wounded and disabled veterans have received at the Pension Office, in the basement of the Custom House of this city, their dnes for the past six months, The He ALD has already called attention to the wretched accom- modations foquence i handed to rach varying from twelve to —s the proceedings will require some days for com. pletion. aScrervsorn or Wrercnester Cooxty Rox Oven ana Kitt x0, —Coroner Gamble was called to St. Lake'# Hoe pital to hold an inquest over the remains of Mr. Stephea Bogart, late one of the Supervisors of county, who died from the effects of injuries received on the 24 inst., by being run over at Greenpoint by a train cone 'aear us endeavafing to fn on bpd , it rs, was endear’ to ou the train "thine ta woikcan, when he tof aan ‘the wheels, which over bis body, iuflicting fatal inju- ries, Deceased was forty four years of age and a native of this State, He had been engaged in the anction busi nese in this city, Paesextation.—The friends of Mr. Birdseye, cne of the clerks of the Marine Court, presented him yesterday afternoon with a magnificent gold watch and chain, The gi tcost two hundred dollars, The presentation took yee in the court room at the termination of the business ie day. lady, are stopping at the Astor House. He sailain the steamer for California to take charge of him rew Sema fo Arian, to which herbs bere Fecently ax eral Gasper Sanchez Ochoa, one of generals in the ‘iberal cause in Mexieo, is sow in ington as the confidential agent of with the to raise the fifty bonds in the place of those now on Mr. George Peabody, the TO THR RIMTOR OF THE New Yous, March 7, 1868 T think you are very anjust towards Mr. body in your issue of this morning, given largely—amounting to thousands Sanitary Com: mations. who never thies are entirely with 5 and Texas. News from ° F oy aoe A Texas letter represonts the freedmen contented an working well. They generally are disposed to remain with ‘thelr former Teaser 4 that part of the State where there are neither negro troops Hor . Bureau. m ‘Governor Wells and Goneral Canby bave proclaimed ten days minimum quarantine on verels from West In dies and Mexican and Central American Coast The British steamer Peruvian, from Liverpool, haw arrived. 5 ie eotton factors, Fn hg My Hg by a committee conference appointed by the Chamber of Commer-e. lations were adopted relative to stamping cottoa disposing thereof. New Ni harbor by Major General “y ‘commanding the rt, government otherwise, coming the Wert todas Arrival of the Nova Scot! PEPER Me irceacests te te nat vie G on the ore at three o'clock thes morning, Her uews: fp antcte