The New York Herald Newspaper, March 15, 1866, Page 5

4 NEW YORK HERALD. JAMES GORDON BENNETT, EDITOR AND PROPRIETOR, OFFICE N. W. CORNER UF FULTON AND NASSAU STS. AMU SEMENTS | THIS EVENING. BROADWAY THEATRE. Broadway, near Broome sirect.— Tax Vicrias—Forty Winks. LUCY RUSHTON'S NEW and 730 Broadway.—Foute: wsyT—PHENOMENON IM 4 SMOCK RK THEATRE, Nos. 723 Frouic—Tax Arroint- WOOD'S THEATR! Nichola: Bene E, Broadway, opposite the St. Nicholas ACADEMY OP MUSIC (THEATER FRANCAIS), Irving Place.—Las Auouns Maupits—Lxs Zovavxs DE PELESTRO. bray | CHRISTY'S—O.p Scmoot or rae, lusicaL Gmaus. &c.. Fifth Avenue Opera House, Now # . e. CM, 4 West Twenty-fourth sireet.— Contaa- mann Son BAN FRANCISCO MINSTRELS, 5% Broadway, opposite tan Hotel.—Grmior.aN SiNGiNG, DANULNG, &¢.— ‘Tux Five Teareze. ., TONY PASTOR'S OPERA HOUSE, 201 Bowery —Sina- ‘axa Dancrxa, Burcesques, &c.—IAsLAND 18 1806; OR, THR Dane Hour Beroer Dawn. BRYANTS’ Fn ipe med Mechanics’ Hall, 472 Broad- Seen S omicaLitixs, Bumiesques, &c.—Jack on De HOOLEY’S OPERA HOUSE, Brooklya.—Ermrorian Min- @rnrLsy—BalLaps, eateacess up Pawrourmss. NEW YORK MUSEUM OF ANATOMY, 618 Brosdway.— @pen from 104 AM. wll lu P.M FINE ARTS INSTITUTE, 625 Broadway,—Ketroao’s Guest, Paurrina Tue Onmenta. Paincess “Arran Tut ATH. BRADY'S GALLERY, 785 Broadway, corner of Tenth pireet—Open every day and evening this week.—Nuw CoL- were or Wak Histokic Poxtnaits. Free to \e public. 1gWS AND Mew. York, Thareday, ‘March ed 1866. nee CONGRESS. In the Senate Mr. Fessenden reported the amendment to the Appropriation bill supplying deficencies in the civil expenses, embracing various appropriations and additional salaries. Mr. Grimes favorably reported the Dill for the establishment of a bydrographic office in he Navy Department, Mr. Trumbull reported the Civil Rights bill from the Judiciary Committee, with a re- commendation that it pass; but Mr. Davis ob- jected to its immediate consideration, and it was laid over, A joint resolution was passed to distribute two thousand five hundred dollars among the sufferers by the late arsenal explosion, ten in number. Mr, Davis offered a resolution that the Com- mittee on Recons:ruction ought to take the testimony of areasonable number of persons whose names may bo Suagested by the Senators and Representatives from the Southern States, The present consideration of the resolu- tion was objected to, At one o'clock the Regular Army Dill was taken up. The Dill, which we publish this morning, and which was passed after the introduc- tion of several amendments, provides for a military establishment on a peace footing, to be organ'zed as fol- lows:—One lieutenant general, five major generals, tn brigadior generals, five regiments of artillery, twelve regiments of cavalry, fifty regiments of infantry (eight of colored men). The bill now goes to the House for adoption or rejection, The House amendment to the Senate bill authorizing an appeal from the Court of Claims to the Supreme Court was coucurred in and the Dill passed. It only awaits the President's signa.ure to become a law. In the House the morning hour was spent in discuss- ing the Habeas Corpus act ameudment of Mr. Cook, and ‘on the expiration of the hour it went over until to-day, A resolution requesting the Navy Department to send a special squadron to the British fishing grounds was pre- @ented, but subsequently withdrawn, The special report on thé Internal Revenue, published in yosterday's HeRaiv, was submitted to tho House yestorday, and ro- ferred td the Committee on Ways aud Means. The House in Committee of the Whole resumed the consideration of the joint resolution in reference to the Paris Industrial Exhibition. The originally proposed appropriation of five hundred thousand doilars was re- duced to one hundred thousand dollars, and the resolu- tion thus amended passed at the evening session of the House. At an important mocting of republican members of Congress at Washington yesterday the veto message of the President was approved and the displacement of Secretaries Stanton, Harlan and Speed urged. The per- sons composing the meeting were the republican m:m- bers who voted to sustain the veto of the Freedmen’s Bureau bil THE LEGISLATURE. Bills were reported in the senate yesterday. directing the removal of the Thompson street railroad in this city and changing the route of the Broadway and Seventh Avenue Railroad Company, and authorizing the Dry Dock, East Broudway and Batiery Ratiroad Company to extend their track and permitting the Ninth Avenue Railroad to use the same. Bills were introduced authorizing the construction of a Broadway Suspeusion Railroad and in- corporating the New York and Brooklyn Ferry Railroad Company. In the Assembly bills were reported to incorporate the Metropolitan Improvement Company, and to amend the Public Charities and Correcti: Department act o: New York. Bills were passed to regulate the use of boals and veasels within the Metropolitan district, to limit the tenure of office in the New York State National Guard and to incorporate the New York Mutual Gas Light Com- pany. THE CITY. At the meeting of the Board of Aldermen yesterday ‘the tax levy, as amended and published in full in another column, was passed. Resolutions endorsing the Fenian movem nt and enjoining upon city officials generally the observance of St. Patrick's Day, were adopted previous to the adjournmentef the Board to Mon day next. The Board of Health beld its Oth regular meeting yesterday, at which a code of bylaws for its government was adopted. A report of the proceedings of the Board 4s published in another column. The new Court House investigation went on yesterday again. The witnesses exammed were Michael Rawley, who testified that the estumate made out by him for the firm of which he is foreman for the iron work on the Court House was at the then current market rates, and Joseph B. Young, the Clerk of the Board of Supervisors, who proved that the Mayor sent in a communication in reference to the iron work on the Court Hous) in April, 1864, As usual, the evidence was of very little account and bad no polut to it, The witnesses for the prosecation were not on hand, except those above named. The chairman of the committee declined to direct the architect of the Court Hous» to report the quantity of bricks and other material used in the Court House, alleging that these were on record in the Comptroiler’s office. An unconfirmed ramor was afloat tn the street yester- day afternoon to the effect that a butcher overheard a conversation between two'persons whom he took to ba, thieves, that be cased their arrest, and that the bouds, ‘ora portion oF them, stolen from Mr. Lord were found in a stable up town. Senor Mackenna, Secretary to the Chilean Legation, and Dr, Rogers, late Chilean Consul at this port, gave ball yesterday before Judge Shipman, in the United States Circuit Court, to appear and plead to an indictment charz ing them with violation of the Neutrality laws of the United states. It is reported that within @ day or two the anthorities have received documents of most im- portant character regarding the alleged fitting out of Chilean privateers in United States ports, and fully cor- roborating the charges mado agains® the Chilean Envoy in thia city. A motion was made yesterday before Judge Betts, in the District Court, to release the alleged Chilean privateer Moor on a bond representing the value of the vessel. ‘The motion was sustained by able argument on the part of counsel representing the owners, The motion was op- posed in a long and able addross by the District Attorn Judge Bette took the papers and promised to give his | cision at an early day. ‘Ton warrants in.all have been issued by the internal’ gevenue authorities forthe arrest of parties chargod with bribing Internal revenwe officers, and the cases will hilve @ hearing to-morrow (Friday) morning before United States Commissioner Betta. In another part of to-day'e paper willbe found the names of the distilling establish NEW YORK HERALD, THURSDAY, MARCH 15, 1866.—-WITH SUPPLEMENT. with other interesting intelligence in reference to the alleged whiskey frauds. An action against Mrs, Eliza J. Brown, widow of Mr. William H, Brown, the shipbuilder, has been on trial for several days at Special Term, Supreme Court, before Judge Garvin, The dispute is relative to a piece of pro- perty given to Mrs, Brown by her husband, and situated ‘on Dry Dock street, near Twelfth street, The plaintiff took the ground that a deed to a wife by a husband was not valid; but this was overruled, and the case went to the jury on matters of fact. The jury were still out at ‘@ late hour. In the case of Enger vs. the Second Avenue Railroad Company, which was an action for five thousand dollars damages for injuries done to the child of plaintiff by running over her in Chrystie street, while the car was going at an unusual speed, the Jury yesterday rendered a verdict giving the father one thousand five hundred dollars for the loss of service of his child and the expense of medical attendance. The case occupied some time in trial, and during its course Judge Daly decided that such an action should not be dismissed on the mere ground that the parents were negligent in allowing their child to run about the streets without proper attendance. An action against the Forty-second Street and Grand Street Ferry Railroad Company, brought by John Ibl, for loss sustained by the killing of his son (a child three years and two months old), in July last, by beingran over by one of the cars of the line, was tried in the Supreme Court, Circuit, part 3, yesterday, before Judge Mason. 48 an administrator had not been: appointed, the jury brought in a verdict for only thirty dollars, the amount expended by plaintiff for medical fees, In the Marine Court yesterday, before Judge Alker, the case of McMahon against Raubr was decided in favor of the plaintif, who was awarded five hundred doilara, with costs, The plaintiff appeared on behalf of the Mu- tual Pleasure Club to recover five hundred dollars paid to defendant as part payment fora thousand dollar plea- sure boat which he was to build for them. The club refused the boat, as it did not come up to the torms of the agreement, and sued for the amount paid on it. Andrew Mullican, keeper of a driuking saloon corner of Essex and Broome streets, was severely cut by Francis Sullivan, a stonecutter, living at 280 East Twenty-fourth street. Patrick Purcell, a moulder, was similarly injured in the porterhouse cornor of Grand and Orchard streets, Subsequently Purcell and a man named John Roach tacked Detective Slowey, who had attempted to quell the disturbance, but were beaten, secured and lodged in the Tenth precinct station house. Jobn Shelly, a suspicious character, was shot in the leg by officer Woodward, on his refusal to surrender to that officer. The annual Conference of the Methodist Protestant Church, which is an offshoot of the Methodist Episcopal Chureh, commenced its sittings yesterday in the Attor- ney street church. Public exercises will be held every evening. The most interesting feature ot the proceed- Ings will be the acilon they will take in uniting with the Methodist Episcopal Church in celebrating the centenary or American Methodism, Emigration from Europe ts increasing with the opening of, spring and the beginning of peace in this country. The steamer Queen brought over on her las: trip nearly nine hundred passengers, chielly Insh emigrants. Tho stock market was strong aad Governments wore fizin. Gold was s' 130%. terday. wily and closed at MISCELLANEOUS. Our special despatches from Windsor, Canada West, note some suspicious movements along the Canadian border. Rockets have been observed ascending from the American side, this being, according to the letter of our Detroit correspondent published in yesterday's Herap, one of the preconcerted signals to precede a F nian attack, Inaddition to this disquieting cireum- stance the Canadians have boon renderod further ancasy by the fact of numbers of suspected persons crossing daly iuto Windsor, ‘Tho general alarm throughout tho country shows no sign of diminution. Both the Montreal and Quebec banks have ex- perienced a run upon their fundg and in Oitawa, the new capital, an immense excitement was occasioned on Monday by the publication of an extra announcing an attempt to assassinate the Governor General, This re. port proved entirely unfounded. A feeling of intense hostility towards American citizens is said to be mani- festing Itself among the Kanucks, The Western Fenians, judging from their communica- tions recoived at the O'Mahony headquarters, are nearly all against tho Canadian invasion. They ar: scnd- ing in large sums of money. Donations from various Irish socicties throughout the couutry are pouriug in, and even the employes of several hotels in this city are send- ing in contributions varying from throe to five hundred dollars. Mootings of the various cireles continue to be held every n’igitt, and the amounts raised on the sale of bonds at each of these meetings are surprising. Gonoral Sweeny and President Roborts are still for Canada, and are making all possible exertions for a blow in that direction, Thoy are cortainly getting some support, but seem atill to smart from the lashing thoy received from James Stephons in his recent lotter to the Head Centre, The mails by the steamship Hibernian at Portland, from Liverpool March 1, via Quoonstown March 2, reached this city shortly before twelve o'clock last night. The main items of the news have already been published by telegraph. The Canard steamship Africa is now over- due at Boston with two day ter news from Europe. Our correspondence from Charlesion and extracts from Southern papers contain some important statem ‘nts re- garding the condition and prospects of the cotton crops, ‘and the staple now on hand and en rou‘e to market. Vast amounts of cotton are sald to be stillin the in- terior, while the receipts at Memphis, Savannah, Apala. chicola and Mobile were very heavy, The most extensive preparations for cultivating had been mad» in South Carolina, and labor having been somewhat systematized and the sea islands returned (o their owners, the planters were very sanguine of raising good crops Mr. Freeman Clarke, Comptroller of the Currency, has. written a very sharp letter to Secretary McCulloch, in whieh he relierates his statement, denied by Mr, Me- Cuiloch, that there was on the 24th of February last at least one hundred and fifty millions of dollars in the United States Treasury, including deposits in the na- tional banks, Mr. Clarke attempts to show that instead of there being at that time only $11,149,632 29, as stated by Mr. McCulloch, thero was really $170,466,850 on band. Mr. Clarke also says that neither of the monthly reports of Secfetary McCulloch for the last few months has shown within $50,000,000 the actual amount of money in the Treasury; and also that instead of having & deficit on June 30, 1866, of $12,000,000, Secrotary Me’ ulloch will really have a surplus in the Treasury of nearly $200,000,000, making a difference of $312,000,000 in the estimates, or more than enough to carry on the government to July, 1867, As this controversy attracts much attention, it. may be of interost to learn that the law provides that the Comptroller shall be appainted by the President on the recommendation of the Secretary of the Treasury, by and with the advice and conzent of the Senate, and stall hold his appointment for the term of five years, unless sooner removed by the President upon Teason to be communicated to the Senate. The Southern Express Company, which rons in connec tion with the Adams Express Company, paid yesterday, Uhroogh ity President, H. B. Fiant, two bundred thou- sand dollars to the First National Bank of Memphis for money lost on the W. R. Carter, which exploded near Vicksburg, Misa. The money was received by the Adams Express Company at St. Louis and haaded over to the Southern Express Company at Cairo, by whom it was shipped on board the steamor W, R. Carter, which arrived at Yemphis daring the night, and not making sufficient stay to deliver the money, tt was carried{§past that city, thereby rendering the company Hable for tho loss. The failure of the Whipple File Manufacturing Com. pany of Boston, with beavy liabilities, is announced. The Texa nstitutional Convention, on the 24th nit, passed the bill granting the freedmen the right to testify in the courts, Wallace Whitttesoy, arrested come months since in this city for abstracting bonds from the United States Treasury, has been found guilty. The Kansas guerilla Qoantrell was arrested in this city on Saturday night last and carried to Washington, where Senators Lane avd Pomeroy and other Kaneas citizens identified bim as the notorious murderer and Beaiwsixe Wert.—The Health Commissiot is likely to earn ‘the gratitude of the people if it keeps on with the energy that characterizes the commencement of its duties. It has sne- ceeded in stirring up the contractors to some purpose, and men are at work cleaning the streets in the parts of the city where they most need it. The Commission declares its purpose to enforce some thousands of ‘notifications'to delinquent landlords and tenants to clean up their reeking premises.’ All this is in the’ right pose wines Uy rie os Kw Fevemwe vilivers, \ogsilues « OCR + The New Hampshire Election. The results of the New Hampshire election show that party lines in that State have not been materially disturbed by the recent events at Washington. The total vote cast will pro- bably exceed sixty-eight thousand, which is very close upon the full Presidential vote of 1864, soldiers and all—sixty-nine thousand two hundred and seventy-one. This vote was thus divided :— 36,400 32,871 Lincoln’s majority ++ 3,529 In the election for Governor last year the day’s work resulted as follows: For Sm: iblican) +» 84,145 For Harrington (aetocrai TI aout Republican majority......++++eseeeeeeopeeeees 6,128 It will be seen, however, by comparing the vote of last year on each side with that of 1864, that Smyth’s majority of six thousand was not arepublican gain upon the vote of Lin- coln, but o clear democratic loss of some four thousand upon the vote of McClellan. Encour- aged by the appearances of things at Washing- ton, the democrats have evidently exerted themselves to bring out this reserve vote, but have substantially failed to shake the advanced position, gained by the republicans last year. Such is the result of this late New Hampshire election. How are we to account for it, in view of the rupture between the republican party in Congress and the President, elected Vice President on the ticket with Abraham Lincoln? The New Hampshire democracy came out with flying colors in support of Presi- dent Jobnson, and in denunciation of the radi- cal doings of Congress; but the republicans had the advantage of supporting both Presi- dent and Congress, and they were supported by both departments, The administration, through Postmaster General Denison, urged the integrity of the party; for at this juncture it is the poliey of President Johnson to fight the radicals within the republican lincs, More- over, the odor of copperheadism and the Chi- cago Shent-per-chent Convention—a very bad odor—still sticks to the democratic party. This fact was strikingly developed in our last No- vember election, when one of the most bril- liantly successful heroes of the war, though put on the JoLnson platform, was beaten as the democratic candidate by thirty thousand ma- jority. In fact, from its obnoxious peace afili- ations and peace movements during the war, the democratic party has lost the conf- dence of the people who carried through the war. The parly must take a new shape and a new name before it can expect to accomplish any important political revolution. The party record of the warhas killed it as dead as the Bourbons, The new wine of Jolie son's policy cannot be put inio the old demo- cratio bottles of the Chicago Convention. , A new departure, under a new organization, em- bracing the republican adminisiration con- servatives, is the true course for the Northern remnents of the old democratic party. Sneb, we hold, is the party lesson from this late New Hempshire ejection, The same lesson will probubly be repeated in Connecticui, although there, abandoning the ritual of copperheadism, the party is running for Governor a candidate identified with the constitutional amendment abolishing slavery. This is a long step in the right direction; bnt in order to meet tho adminisiration and the new order of things, the Norihern democracy must cast off their old generally. It will, however, only be necessary | groes the privilege of the elective franchise. | pected to resign that a to utter a word of encouragement to the thou- sands of Fenians, who are eagerly awaiting an invitation to invade Canada, for our govern- ment to settle the question of a Canadian mon- archy, with an English Guelph upon the throne, promptly and forever. Progress of Correct Ideas on the Currency Question. Not long ago our public men, politicians and press were continually reiterating the old bullionist idea of making current paper money the same value as gold by legislation. Make the greenback dollar worth the gold dollar right away, they said, as if the government had only to say the word and it would be done. The French Convention said the same thing with regard to the assignats, and used every effort to force them to an approximate value with specie; but it so happened that the contrary effect was producvud—the assignats became more depreciated by the forcing pro- cess, The laws of nature and trade cannot be set aside by decrees of men. Canute was not more unreasonable when he planted bis chair on the ea shore and commanded the tide not to come any further, than the currency theo- tists are‘ when they think they can bring paper and money to par at any time by just ssying it must be so, The English bullionists bad the game idea as the French Convention. They tried at the conclusion of the long war with Napoleon, when gold wae at a premium, to force the currency up to its standard, The consequence was that they violently dis- arranged business and the established value of everything, Bankrupteles, financlal difficulties, both with the government and in commerce, and long years of distress among the people followed this violation of natural laws. Our own public men and press, not knowing or not heeding these laws and the teachings of his- tory, began at the close of the war to proclaim the same views. Even the Sccretary of the Treasury caugat the infection and expressed views which he has since Jound were imprac- ticable. But light becins to brea upon the minds of our public fanetonarics, Congressmen and the people. Tbe viows of an enlightencd and inde- pendent press on this subject are making an imp: m. We notice in the proceedings of ihe United States Senate on Tuesday that Mr, Sherman introduced a joint resolution to pro- vent an undue contraction of the currency, It provides “that the aggregate outstanding United States notes not bearing interest, and including fractional currency, shall noi\be di- minished beiow fonr hundred and twenty mil- lions.” Then, afier providing for the payment of accruing indebiedness from whatever sur- plus there may be in the Treasury above a certain fixed amount, the resolution says, “but the amount of interest-vearing legal tender notes shall not be diminished by payment or conversion at arate excecding five millions per month.” Itis not our purpose to enter here into the merits of Mr. Sherman’s proposition in ita details. We merely notice the fact that our ‘public men and the country are becoming more enlizhtened on the currency question, and that there is a growing disposition notto rash head- long into finuncial and commercial difficulties by inyadicious contraction. There are some men, it is truc, who never learn anything—mon of one idea—mere theo- tists, who still clamor for immedia'e butternut party uniform, and come out in the true blue of the Union party of Andrew Johnson. | Festnism axp tar Frigar 1s CaNapa.—Can- | adu is in a terrible state of alarm over.the bug: | aboo of invasion thet it has conjured up in its infgntile imagination. Of course every one in Calada abuses every one dut of that wild region, and raves and scolds and whines wiih the funniest fright and frenzy. The United States is blamed for all, and the Canadian words against us are an exact description of Canadian conduct two years ago. “Change but the name, the tale is told of thee.” It the Uniled States had issued a proclamation and put down the Fenian demonstrations, and so forth and so forth, Canada, we are told, would not have been in this danger. How well these very words apply to what Canada might have done against our encmies whom she sheltered, ed and encouraged. And in virine of this, if all were real that Canada fears, she would get no more than she de- serves. But her fears are vain and silly. Fenianism will never hurt her, There is too much money in the institution for it to accom- plish any such object. One branch in this city is now in the daily receipt of ten thousand dol- lars, the other of three thousand dollars, Per baps not leas than a hundred thousand dollars aday is subscribed throughout the couniry. Will the Fenian leaders give up such a busi- ness as this to go to Canada and meddle with villanous salipetre? Would they even go to such a cold, miserable, God-forsaken country | to spend it, with all the cities of the United | States open for their revels, and all the world before them where to choose. Ob, no; Canada is safe. Coxrenenvttos IN Caxapa.—Our advices from Canada and New Branswick convey some tangible information in regard to the consolidation of the British North American | provinces. This scheme has been betore ventilated, and is no doubt a favorite one with the home government; at least as surances are given that the provincials will not be disturbed in the movement by her Majesty's ministers, We have before given our reasons why the Awerican people should dis- trust the character of this scheme. That it looks ultimately to the placing of a scion of the house of Guclph upon a monar- chical throne to be erected in Canada under the countenance and support of both England and France, admits of a reasonable supposition. With an imperial government on the south of us, as in Mexico, under the especial protection of France, and with a monarchy of some sort upon our nortbern borders, as we believe has been contemplated in the case of Canada, under the especial family shelter of the throne of Great Britain, those two great Powers of Europe have hoped to restrict the progress of republicanism on this continent, The effectual suppression of the rebellion, how- ever, may have caused those governments to modify their programme and induced them to awalt further developments before pressing a ‘measure so well calculated to arouse. the enmity of the American people: In the mean- time it will. be, well for our government to watoh this confederation movement in Canhda, |. and see whether it does not portend evil to the American States apd to repubjigan institutions specie payments, in opposition to com- mon sense anid fixed laws of nature. They are radical in everything—as much so with regard to the Gurrency and finances as about the negro, They ignore tho teachings of hisiery and the application of the light which experience gives us to the actual cireum- stances of our condition, The steady decline in goll of Inte, which is a strong argument against disturbing the natural operation of those laws that govern the relative value of currency to specie and other things, only makes them more clamorous. But the influonce of these currency qnicks is limited, foriunately, and boti the government and people begin to see it is best to let that whieh is well alone. They realize the fact that the country is pros perous, notwithstanding the feerfal war we have just passed through; that there is a healthy and steady appreciation of the enr- rency on; and thot, it not tampered with, gredually approach to par with gold in the natural course of things. In connection with this subject it will be weil to notice the views of President Jounson, In his reply to the delegates representing the irou manulactures of the country, a few days ago, he m about eurreney and returoing to specie payments. We refer to them beeause they embrace the true statesmianlike view of the matter, and because they are substantially the samo we have been urging all along. He ‘vil and complete reconctilation of the country tto bea + nice ga tw tod mn ‘ements—sbould be the vduce the de. urleg, the commercial, the indust: ial interests of the ‘ate of th» currency and the jews ¢nlertained of contraction and expuneon, and pald:—When we look at these things the first object is the restoration of the government. You thereby en- jurge the area for the currency to cirenlate in, which would have the effect of preventing contraction, while it would give all ‘the practical benetits to be derived from contraction. It wonld ive it ao rounder basis to rest upon. By bringt prodvets of the So.:th—some three hundred mi hone 7 dollars’ worth of tobacco, cotton, &¢.—tinto our com- merce it would avert any possibility ‘of a financial crash, It would make the currency perfectly eee and it would develop all the indu: rosources and promote the industrial interests of the country, The restoration of the government is the greatest stimulant that can be applied not ouly to the manufacturing, but to the sgrial- tural, commercial ana other industrial interests of the nation. Place these views side by side with the theo- rizing notions of the radical press and Con- gtessmen and a child may see the wisdom of them and the absurdity of the |atter. Yes, re- store the country to harmony, and by that means give confidence and stimulate the won- derful resonrees of the South, and there will | be such a demand for currency to carry on our increasing business that the greenback will soon be worth the gold dollar. That is the ‘Proper and the quickest way to bring about specic payments, Cororapo.—Tho United States Senate has re- jected by a decided vote the proposition to ad- mit Colorado as a State. This, under the cir- cumstances, is perhaps the wisest course that could have been adopted. From the debate on the question in the Senate, we judge that the principal objection to its admission is that the ‘Territory tias not sufficient population to entitle it tom member of Congress. The population seems to have decreased for the last two years of Increasing. Senator Samne? under- took to rally an cpposition on the Lape} pe the ad ‘voted down a clause wiving et the me- de some very appropriate remarks | et lt Si ete But its admission was not rejected on that ground, but simply for the reason that the Population of the Territory was not sufficient to make @ State. The people of Colorado can afford to wait a year or two longer. Nor will they be obliged to remain out long, for the rapid construction of the Pacific Railroad will turn the tide of emigration in that direction, and in a year or two more at the furthest the Territory will have the requisite number of in- | 0D habitants, and the State will come in all the stronger, and occupy ® better position for its delay, Let Colorado patiently bide its time; the world was not made in one day. St. Patrick’s Day—The Fenians and the Clergy. St. Patrick’s day is approaching and no doubt, under the exciting circumstances of the times, our Irish fellow citizens will make a great demonstration. But we believe that the Fenians will make no pnblic display. It is thought they are just new engaged in more earnest work. It is evident that the fright- ened Canadians think so at all events. ‘The great Fenian meeting at Jones’ Wood recently brought ont a new element in the Irish character. It has always been assumed that the hierarchy and clergy of the ‘Catholic Church controlled the Irish masses, and to a certain ex- tent history has shown this to be true; but in the demonstration of Sunday there are evidences that, so far as the Fenian movement is con- cerned, their influence has not prevailed. The Archbighor of New York issued a resoript, which was read from all the pulpits, against the gath- ering, denouncing it as a protanation of the Sabbath, and discouraging the movement in very strong terms, Nevertheless there was an immense meeting, probably the largest ever as- sembled in Jones’ Wood upon any occasion, an enthusiasm not cften witnessed, even in an Trish meeting, and an amount of money subscribed on the spot which showed the intense interest felt in the cause for which the meeting was called. Indeed, it looked as though the attempt to suppress it by clerical authority bad the contrary effect to what was intended, The Catholic clergy, as in duty bound, read the order of the Archbishop in their several churches. In some instances these gentlemen explained that they were mere- ly fulfiliing toeir oblizations to their superior, though they did not individually regard the mecting or the object as immoral or improper. We argue from these facts that interference with secular matters on the part of the Catholic clergy finds no favor with their flocks in this community, Unlike the followers of many of the political charches, who are led by such men as Cheever and Reccher, our Irish fellow citizens appear to understand the differ- ence between the duties of their pastors in rel‘gious and in secular matters, The fact is significant that while the question of temporal and secular power in the head of the Catholic Church is agitating Europe, the exercise of secular power in the clergy and hierarchy is repudiated by the masses who have been edu- cated in the ideas of freedom inculcated in this country. They seem to understand that while the clergy are the right men in the right place, they are out of place when they interfere with the action of the citi- zen upon important public questions. The objection raised to the meeting at Jones’ Wood, which was but the safety-valve to a very nata- ral excitement, was based upon the plea of a violation of the Sabbath, and no doubt the hundred thousand men, or more, who attended thidt mesting reiaémbered that many great events in the history of the world occurred on the Sabbath day; that muny of the most im- portant victories won by the national arms in the late war were achieved on that day; and possibly they reealled to mind that during the celebrated repeal agitation in their own coun- try, from 1842 to 1846, nearty all the great “monster meetings,” as they were called, at which both bishops and pricsts were present and made speeches, were held on Sunday, for the reason, which was as god then as now, that it is a day at the disposal of the masses. At ail events they disregarded the injunction of the Archbishop, and were present in immense numbers, representing, in bone and sinew and enthusiasm and money, the interest they felt in the question which was fo be discussed. Whether the result of this meeting was intended as a revuke upon the attempt to impose clerical anthority outside its proper sphcre or not, certain it is that it wears that aspect, and, at leasi, it proves that the Irish portion of our population know how to draw a distinction between the clerical and secular powers of the clergy. This fact is the more remarkable in 1 people who are supposed to have been proverbially subservient to cleri- cal intiuence. Ocr Nattoxat, Resources AND Tum Parts Ex- Postrion.—General Banks, of Massachusetts, made a capital speech in the House of Repre- sentatives on Tuesday. It must have been really refreshing as well as enligatening to hear remarks of the kind in place of the stereotyped harangues of members about the eternal negro. General Banks very happily portrays the magnitude of the American nation, and demonstrates that in view of our immense resources, scarecly as yet developed, our na- tional debt is a mere bagatelle. General Banks’ views in regard to the Paris Universal Expo- sition, and the part our government and people should take in regard to it, are emi- nently sound and proper. The government could not better employ some of our iron- clads—the Dunderberg or Dictator for ex- ample—than by despatching them to France freighted with American inventions about the time of the exhibition. The assistance of United States men-of-war has been applied to that great international undertaking, the Russo-American telegraph; and we suggest that in the same spirit national vessels may be employed in the service of the country in transporting samples of the prominent pro- ' ductions and inventions of our citizens. Camivet Ovricens in Conargas.—At the last session of Congress the subject of introducing the British custom of having certain Cabinet ministers on the floor of the House of Repre- sentatives, to answer such questions on public topics as might be propounded by members, was broached and failed. This session, we be- lieve, a similar proposition has been Intro- duced. Now we have no objection to our House of Representatives adopting this plan of the British Pariiatnent, provided it will take the whole of it. That is, when ministers go botore the House to defend their measures and 0 Wag on. vote are. Jen ins minority, they are ex- } new Cabinet, formed whose views shall be in accord: with the popular majority. This feature of the system constitutes its chief recommendation. And although it is the fatality of our Secretary of State’s exuberant diplomacy to create as much mystification as it clears Uap ewte | be quite willing to have the experiment tried, provided it would lead to the retirement of any member of the Cabinet about whose soundness on the President’s policy of restoration there can be the slightest doubt, Our Local Judges and Justices, and the Present Vicious System of Their Election. In the midst of the general demoralization and corruption which have so long prevailed ‘among our city officials of all descriptions, it is, refreshing, especially in the administration of | justice, io note here and there an example © worthy the respect and confidence of {he ~om. munity, Such an officer was Judge Hoffman, as our Recorder; such is * ‘ag Mayor; and such, we have no doubt ‘will Mr. Hackett, our present Recorder, pro’,e to be; for he has the reputation not only of a capable but of a dilt- gent and bonest man. Our law abiding citt zens have many reasons, also, to be well satis- fied with such faithful and fearless dispensers of justice’'ns Judge Barnard and Judge Russel, whose very names have become a ,terror te evildoers ; but such officers as these are the shining exceptions to the generally demoralis- ing results of our present vicious system of casting the choice df our judges and jus- ti¢es into the generai scramble of our popular elections. Our police justices, for instance, of New York and Brooklyn, including Williamsburg, have acquired of late years a most unenviable notoriety, taken in the lnmp—not vastly better, in fact, than that of the mock auctioneers. They are in too many instances regarded, not as the guardians of the public safety, but as the friends, if not the confederates of ruffians, thieves and vagabonds of every stripe. Where there is so much smoke there must be some fire. And why is this? How are we to accognt for this shameful state of things? The expiais= tion ig very easy. The ruffianly elements of this city hold the balance of power in our city elections; and this power is perhaps most actively exercised in the elections of our police justices, before whom the rowdy, thief and cut- throat are most likely to be called to answer for theircrimes. In turning loose one of these delightful managers of our primary elections the justices concerned may win twenty, fifty or a hundred votes as a candidate for another term, or for something else. He may lose im the same proportion A reuing the Hs tn course. The temptation, Qharefors, to these masters of the ballot box is hard te resist, and hence the benevolent taal accorded by some of our police justices to no- torious offenders of high and low degree. ‘They are investments for another election. ” The root of all this mischief lies, we say, ie the present vicious system of electing our pensets of. justice. They are thus to extent placed at the mercy of: the very acre cen of Gen Scn After the election of General Jackson. the Presidency, modern democracy, in North especially, marks of the founders of our popular inst} tutions, began to spread itself in the form an epidemic, and universal suffrage and rights of the people to the election of all grades, and for limited terms, carried every- thing betore them. The wonder is that Supreme Court of the United States, from. the attempts made against it, has these innovations. Experience, however, hag proved the wisdom of the fathers of the consti tution in placing those judges above the cliques and rings of corrupt election managing pole ticians, and we have also learned from dear experience the folly of a departare from that system. Our local judges and justices should be appointed by the Governor, with the con- sent of the Senate, and should hold their offices during good behavior and capability to dis charge their official duties. In our Constita- tional Convention which is to be elected next fall it is to be hoped the supreme State law will be thus amended. In this matter of the election of our local judges we have been going on the road to mob law and anarchy, and we must turn back. We must place our agents of the law above the fears or favors, the bribes or hostile combi nations of confederate ruffians, and then the mass of the work in meting out even handed justice to criminals will not fall upon a few such independent ana courageous judges as Hoffman, Barnard and Russel ; but all of them will he free to sue the same coiirse. We must have our system so amended at the foundation that a righteous administration of justice in this city and its surroundings will depend neither upon our primary elections and their managing row- dies, nor upon the lucky circumstance of secur- ing here and there a judge who is neither tobe bribed nor bullied into indulgences to rognes and rufflans, Let our judges and justices be appointed by the Governor and confirmed by the Senate, to retain their places during good behavior, and justice will prevail. We must set back our State constitution to this ancient landmark before we of this island and the boring islands can expect to be relieved of pernicious influences of the rowdy demeniget our primary elections. Amusemen: MISS WESTERN AT WOOD'S THRATRE. The drama of Don Casar de Bazan, with Miss Lucille Western in the title réle, was produced last night at Mr. George Wood's theatre to one of the largest and best houses of the season. It is seldom that a woman i found who, can don the costume of the sterner sex, even in the mimic scene, without rendering herself liable to failure and mortification. Indeed, lady actresses gene- rally succeed in blundering under similar circamstancer, and where one lady plays lago passably, a number will play it execrably. Mise Lucille Western, in assuming the volatile yet gallant Don Cwsar, last evening, treated her listeners to a fine bit of acting, and portrayed the reck Joss, vivacious soldier of fortune in all his whimsicaliies and vagaries, much more truthfully than he is usually put upon the beards by actors of established reputation Her conception and rendition of the réte is slightly similar to that of Mr. Murdoch, yet lacking some of that gentle- man's cccentricities, and is quite as artistic in all major points, In the make up of her face and hor dross sho surpasses him, as well aa scores of those who attempt the line and manage to maddie it. In the sceues where ‘Don Cwsar is intoxicated and where he is so enddeniy married and so ineffectually, that was exceedingly The support residered waa was fair, Mise Henrietty no making a pleasant Marttana Mr Leffingwell war rfect a Don Jose as he i# Cyd of making de Rotunda, did rou and ly hepgy talent b aga whole, the of preser Fast Lynne wa