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4 NEW YORK HERALD, JAMES GORDON LENNETR, EDIVOR AND PROPRIETOR, O@FFICR N. W. CORNER OF FULTON AND NASSAU STB, VYomme XXXE AMUSENS) WAY THEATRE, Broadway, near a REPABWAY To tivrante. *Migee’ athe OG lookS- ARMADALE <a ORK THEATRE, Broalway, opposite New York vatrvira G4unz, ox Jealousy, Matinee at One THEATRE FRANCAIS, Fourteenth atrect near Sixth avenue.-Vxning Manauis—Las Deux Paapes-Le pt La Vaove. GERVAN THALIA THEA! 514 Broadway. wittunss bovis xoueromenWakaren GERMAN STADT THEATRE, Nos. 45 and 47 Bowery. — a Soset; ODRR, DIB FRANKFURTEX Messe ot Janne STEINWAY HALL, Fourteenth street. Punic Re. gyiasat, on eal PRILMARMONIE SociRTY oF New Yorn, at Three o'Clvck, {RVING HALL, Irving place.--Mx. Wenui's Monxixc Concent at Eleven: o'Ciock. Mr. De Conpova’s Leorore, ‘Miss BRiga’s (STRONG MINDED). Hse Couxtsur.” BAN PRANCIRC) MINSTRELS, 535 Brosdway, opnostte ghe Metropoliian Hoil—Ix mai Kracorian Biremeais- es. Sinersa, Dancrso avo Bunnnsqves—Mersonic mOWKRS OF FALLING SARs. FIFTH AVENUE OPERA HOUSE, Nos. 2 and4 West Twenty-four. atraet.—BoDwoRT's MIN TREES: — STHLOPT |< iwerReLey. Bavrans. BurLesquas. &c, A TRip to vie Moon. Matinee at 246 o'Clock, KELLY 4 LKON'S MINSTRELS, 790 Broadway, oppo- site ibe New Work tHotel.—Lw cneut Sonas, Danoxs, Ecoan- —_— te.--MaTRIMONE—BURPRISE Party—Tux Back AZUR. TONY Yoo TONS OPERA HOUSE, 201 ery. COWS “to MixSrReLsY Bavite Dyerneivanwes t pe? EN, OR THe Mew or °98 Matinee at 2)y CHARLEY WHITE'S COMBINATION TROUPE, at M Mail, 472 Broadway—In a Vartety or Ligure HARLEY ENTERYAINMENTS, Corrs Dk BALLET, rox Comiecd, Matinee at 2!¢ o'Clock, ¥. B. CONWAY'S PARK THEATRE, Brookiya,.— MR Fasio~ Buian O'Lxnn, HOOLEY' SOPERA HOUSE, Brooklyn —Eraiortan Mix: srekisY, BALLADS, BURLESQUES AND PANTOMINAs. BYTERLAN CHURCH, corner of Grand and Crosby Masontc Faik in Ap or tue HALL aNd Twentg-eighth, sirect, be. avenves,—Onakp Farr, rsri- HT. VAL AND PRrostenape Ce SEVENTH REGIMENT ARMORY. Tompkins Market — Bann Concer ov THe SkveNta RrgiMEnt. STUDIO BUILDING, 51 West Tenth strect.—Exarurioy or Frevew axp Fixmsm Picrures, NEW YORK MUSRUM OF ANATOMY. 615 Broadway. — LECTUKIG WITT Tuk Ox¥-H¥pkoceY MicKoscors twice bs ¢ a D> _- Ricur Akm oy Provsr, Open from 3 THS NEW s. EUROPE. By the Atlanti¢ cable we bave a news report datea yes. terday evening, Necember 7. Fenian afluirs engage the exclusive attention of the Irish branch of the English executive, ‘ ‘The Grand Lodge of the Orangemen 0 fTreiand calls on the members of the lodge to support the government. English guards are placed over al! depota of arms in Liverpool, owiug to the “excited feeling” of the Iriah popalation. ‘Tbe Fenian organization has extended in England, and a governiuent investigation is demanded ‘The Jovrnal of Rome officially denies that the Pope has gsid that Canada would be bettas annexed to tho United States than in the hands of the Fenians, The French officers sorving in Rome have taken leave ‘of the Pope. Russia, it is said, proposes to come to an understand- ing with Frauce and England on the state of affairs in Candia. Hangary agrees to an address to the Austrian Km- Peror. Napoleon, it is.said, will address a note to the King of Greoce, warning him against further intrigues in tho Fast, particularly in Candia, The Marquis de Moustier, it is again said, will soon r ~go bis position in Napoleon’s Cabinet. Cousvis closed in London at 8814 for money yeater- day, United States five-twenties wero at 71, ‘Che Liverpool cotton market experienced a decline of one-eighth of a penay yesterday, m ddling uplands clos at thirteen aud seven-eightus ponce. Breadstulfs closed flat. Provisions dull and inactive. THE OITY. Ata meeting of the Board of Aldermen yesterday the Mayor’s vomiaation of Emanuel B. Hart for the office of Stevet Commissioner was rejected by a yote of nine to six. Acommunication fromthe Mayor, nominating John J. Bradiey, Aifred W, Craven and Natbaniet Jarvis, Jr., for the respective offices of President, Engineer aud Aastst- ant Commissioner of the Croion Aquetsct Board. was Jad over for ature consideration, and a resolution, di- recting the erection by public subscription of bronze statues of Robert Falton and F. B, Morse, adopted. Tho Board wil! meet this afternoon at two o’ clock. At Cooper Institute yesterday the Women's Rights Couvention met again, and was presided over by Mrs. Susan B. Anthony, Addresses were delivered by Rev, Oivmpia Brown, Bessie Bisbee, Varker Pillsbury, Henry P. Blackwell and others, A lively discussion ensued at the clove on the subject of Christiagity in churches and statesmanchip in Congress. ‘The rm of Folger & Tibba, No, 54 Leonard street, have, if is atleged, been victimizing aboot Afty or sixty mercbants of the city to am amount approximating £00,090. {tin stated that the firm represented thom- fwives to have a cash capital of $40,600, aud obtained thereby large amounts of goods, which they im- mediaioly shipped South and West, and auctioned off al prices low thelr value, never paying the original owners 1 to the smallest amount. Recently, it sooms, & man named Klinck bought out the coucern, or Preieaced to do so; but one of the victims, suspecting matlers were not all right, made affidavit, which placed the dotectives upon their track, and three of the parties have boon arrested, The rest are being closely pursued. ‘The ease was to have been examined at the Tombs yos- torday, but was postponed, owing to the absence of the Wiatelet Attorney. One of the parties, W. C. Williams, Js aldo charged with forging a chock on the Contral Na- tional Bank to the amount of $3,000, fa the Supreme Court, Cireuit, yesterday, before Jas- tee Mason, au action was brought by a lady named Rexford against the Seventh Avenue Railroad Company, to recover for the loan of a limb, sustained, as alleged, by injuties received while attempting to enter one of the company's cart. Damages are laid at $20,000, Case still of. Application was made yesterday at the Supreme Court Chambers, before Justice Ingraham, for the release on bail of William R. Babcock, one of the parties alleged to have been implicated in the Lord bond robbery. The District Attorney not being ready to proceed with the case, it was set over until ten o'clock this morning. ‘The case of Benkard and Hatton against Aagustus Schell, inte Collector of thie port, which was commenced do the Circuit Court on Thursday last before Judge Smalley, was resumed yesterday, In the course of the proceedings Judge Smalicy gave a history of certata cir- Cometances connected with cases of a similar character to that on trial, in which he animadverted on a late re- port of the Custom House Investigating Committes, in whieb the jdicial conduct of his senior on the bench, Judge Nelson, was the subject, he alleges, of untruthful reflection . Judge Benedict, of the United States District Court, yesterday ordered the condemnation aud sale by defanit of te bark Kale, an alleged siaver, Proceedings against the verse! commenced in July, 1860, and was carried by appeal to the Supreme Court, which affirmed its condemnation. ‘the examination of the “burning fluid’ case of Schwa Dina, Rowe, Boehm and Angus was continued yesterday at Brookiyn, before Commissiorer Newton. Seve ral witnesses were called for the defeace, but little ad ditional light was thrown upon the subject. The case m at three o’clook anti! to day at ten o'clock A. ML, Whon Mt te Expected that it wit! be closed. The into the burning of the steamer Jésho, Witch was to have come of yesterday, was post. pened until Monday next, at the request of the counsel for the to whion she belonged. me ‘Jemen Coddington was before Comras NEW SOU BLArTel: WoMds tO be premeniad to Une Cantinnt 6 af hee ternal Rovemwe The deiendam:, iu alleged ot what ty {0 show that be tas procured a perso tend Sheme tr PersoMate ope Archdald as eurwty to toe bowel The far. ther bearing of ine case was aajoureed iil Ue Lite instant, The Juman ime steamship City of Rahiumore, Captain McGuigan, wii! leave pier €5, North etwew, ate Mae day, for Queenstown and Liverpost The Ouy of ab Limore bas been converted tte s Rew BEd very supe rior ve-se! since eho was bere tagt apring, aed will am. doudiediy make « rapid ram home, The sumils wil cloow at the Past Ofte at haif-past tom o'eteck. The Hambarg stcamship Germania, Cap ain Pivters, will saul from Holoken at G88 to-day, for outwannpton and Harabarg. The mailewit close at the Post Office at balf-past toa A. M. ‘(he steamship The Qaesa, Captan regen, belong: my to (he Nations! tine, will sai! from pier 4%, North river, at half past nine this morging, for Liverpool via Quoeus town. The steamship Mississippi, Captain Sumer, wilt leave pier 48, North river, at three PM. today for Havana; from thence sho wit! proceed to New Orleans. The gteamship George Cromwell, Captain Vell, be. tonging to the Cromwell linc, will “aii ior New Orieaus direct at three P. M. to-day, from pier 9, North rives, ‘The steamship Huntsville, Captain Ryder, wil salt at three P. M. to-day, for New Orleans, from pier 13, North river, ‘The Empire lino steamship San Salvador, Captain At- kins, will sail panctually at three o'clock to-day for sa- vannah from pier No. 13 North river. The steamship Saragossa, Captain Crowell, belonging to A. Leary’s line, will sail from pier No. 14 East nver, At Unted o'elook this afiernoou, for Charleston, 8. ©, Connecting at that port with the steamer Dictator, for the Florida porte, ‘The stock markot was frm yesterday, bat doll, cloned at 138. The downward course of the gold premium yesterday rendered commercial values in 9 still greater degree nominal and unsettied, with a sympathizing tendensy, while the amount of business in progress was small, Nearly all the loading agricultural products were dul! of sale, even at low prices. On 'Change cora was an ex- ception, there being a vigorous demand for export at « decline of Sc, a Sc. per bushel. Of wheat mo sales of consequence trauspired to justify usin spec fying a de- cline, but the market was nominally lower, Oats ruled 1c, a 2c. per bushel in buyers’ favor, with small sales, Barley and malt were in- active and nominal, with a declining tendency, In provisions there was but a limited business ond prices varied considerably for nearly all descriptions. Pork was dull bat steady. Beef had a drooping ten- dency. Lara was in betier demand at previous prices. Whiskey was nominal. The iuquiry for naval stores was more active and prices were a little better. Petro Jeum was du!! and lower, and dry goods unchangeu io ‘every respect. MISCELLANEOUS. Our correspondent at Rio Janeiro says that war pre- parations are making im all haste, Recruiting and enlisting was being pushed at every point, and the draft was going on in the city, The Argentines, after the withdrawal of General Mitre, declared themselves earnestly forthe war, Their loss at Curupaity was two thousand aud soventy-eight, the whole allied loss being four thousand and twenty-cight, Tn the meantime the Paraguayans are hard at work improving their defences. The Cabinet council held at Montreal on Thursday decided on respiting the condemned Fenian prisoners ‘wptll the 13th of March, 1867, aud an order was imme’i- ately made to that effect, The session of the Cabinet was stormy. It is said that the petit jaries in the Sweets- burg triats will not ronder a verdict of guilty in apy of the cases, for fear of complications with the United ‘States, and in case auy of the prisoners are convicted, measures will be taken to prevent the carrying out of the penalty, Al! tho militia in Montreal and the country adjacent are undor arms and drilling. Stories were curs Tent of the intended seizure of fifteen or sixteen thou- sand arms, by order of Lord Moncks. They are thought to be stored near Montreal. A burning lawp was found under a cask of coal of! in one of the Toronto foundries on Thursday nigit, and the belief prevailed that it was Plaved there to blow up the establishment, ‘The statement of the public debt for the month of November shows the total debt to bo $2,684,995,875, and the cash in the Treasury to be $135,364,637. Tho Montreal Herald publishes extracts from the state- ments of the person who informed the American Am- bassador at Rome of the fact of John H. Surratt being in the Papal army. He says that Surratt declares that the assassination of Lincoln was planned at Richmond, with the assont of Jeff Davis. Our despatches from Montgomery, Ala, state that the Legislature of that State has refused to ratify the con- stitutional amendment by a joint resolution. Governor Patton sent a measago to both houses atrontly advo- cating its adoption, on the ground that such action seems to be the cardinal principle of restoration, The defeat i attributed ma‘nly to the influence of Senator Parsons, who telegraphed from Washington advising its re- Jection. Our correspondent at Montgomery says that the vill recently introduced in the lower house of the State Legislature, providing for qualified negro suffrage, although it was laid on the table, is significant of a great change in public sentiment. A prominent member of the Logislature stated that the bill could be passed if any assurances were given that its passage wonld insure the readmission of Alabama. The ultra Union men are more opposed to universal suffraze than the old secessionista, A bill incorporating the New Orleans, Mobile and Chattanooga Railroad had become a law. Senator Sprague, of Rhode Island, and Congross- man Aros, of Massachusetts, were among the incorpora- tors. Our correspondent in Western Georgia says, that since the elections at the North the people in that portion of the State are making up their minds to submission to the will of the majority. Their condact towards Union mon has changed decidedly for the better; they acquiesce cheerfully in plans for the education of the noxro, and devote their best energies to rotrieving their rained for- tunes. For thts iatter purpose they are co-operating heartily for the erection of manufactories and railroads, The cotton and corn crops have been a failure, and the Planters universally complain of the laziness of the negroce, Our correzpondent at Richmond, Va., saya that there Aare a number of members of the Logisiature who would favor the ratification of the constitutional amendment, if they could be porsuaded to show their hands, The Governor's influence in that direction amounts to little or nothing. Twenty-six barrels of whiskey wore seized by the As- ‘sensor in Jersey City on Thursday. A man named Frank G. Brown, claiming to be a Deputy Marshal, attempted to take them in his possession, but was himself arrested and confessed to being tho owner of the contraband article, \ Frederick Schultz, the supercargo of the Suwanee, which was lost on the 4th inst, as roported yesterday in the Henao, has madea statement in regard to the disaster, Three boats put off from the sinking ship. ‘Two of them with their crews were saved, but the other, containing fifteen persons, is still missing. The steamship Britannia, of the anchor line, left Lon- donderry on the 4th of November tast for this port. “ince then, thirty-four days ago, no tidings have been received of her or her whereabouts, Fears are enter- tained that she bas boen lost, A list of the passengers who ombarked at Glasgow and Moville on the vessel, is Published in our cotamas this morning. Charles 1. Cady, the bookkeeper who was arrested on ‘Thursday charged with appropriating $100,000 worth of his employers’ stocks, was brought before Justice Ho- gan at the Tombs yosterday, Ho declined to say anything touching his guilt or innocence until he pleads on trial. Letters from Fort Smith, Montana Territory, state that about fifteen hundred lodges of Crow Indians were reported moving on it for its capture. A domurror to the indictment of Sanford Conover for perjury, in connection with the Lincoln assassination, has been filed in the courts in Washington, ‘Tho Massachusetts officials mate a raid on the liquor dealers yesterday, Half a dozen places in Boston were visited and the whole stock of liquor emptied into the streots, In Kast Cambridge and Somerville large quantities were destroyed, and In Gloucester overy known deaior was visited and his stock siezod. : Affaire saya that the whole expeditionary force in Moxico will be withdrawn in the month of March. A train on the Vermont Central Raifroad ran of the track hoar White River Junction on Thursday afternoon, and was precipitated dowa an embankmont a distance of fifteen feet, The fireman was killed and the engineer Wa dangerously injared, wee epee ane ‘ Soet. copital, with the reassembling become the central point to the whole country are now people of the North, after their ompbste judgment op Southern ~ « i | z il : i i il ! i Bon, as we have already seen in various pitiful end ridiculons exhibitions, appears lo enter too largely into whe programme of both houses. The repablicans eeem to be acting under the delusive ides tha\ their Gret duty ix the punisb- to new parties riving into power from the masses of the people over the ruins of hostile an oppressive aristocracies. In thiv view the blunders of the Jacobins were as bad their crimes, and the follies of England's fanstical Puritans in their dey of power became as obnoxious to the people as the usurpation: and double-dealing treacheries of Charles I. With the overthrow of our late Southern institution of slavery and the slave power as the crowning resul! of oar late civil war, « powerful and dom'neering aris- tocracy in our political affairs bas been cxet downand broken up with its idols; but stil! neither the vengeance of the Jacohins nor the holy wrath of the snivelling Puritans is the policy for Congress. We have passed through the fizat stage of « mighty revolution ia the consummation of the work of tearing down the political fabric reared upon the ins.jtution of African slavery. The second branch of the work—that of re- building our political system on the broad foundation stones of universal! liberty, is now upon us. Here we begin a new epoch, which will no more resemble the epoch down to 1860 than the English Commonwealth resembled the monarchy which it displaced. In fact, the change from the United Colonies to the United States of America was hardly greater than that which must inevitably follow the over- throw of Southera slavery, considering the causes and the collision by which it was destroyed. What, then, is the paramount duty devolving upon Congress? It is no longer the duty of tearing down, but the duty of building up again, and on the new foundations of the pending constitutional amendment, To this end, therefore, if the unrecognized States remain intractable, as now organized, let them be reconstructed by Congress as Terri- tories on the basis of the amendment after it shall have become part and parcel of the supreme law of the land in being ratified by three-fourths of the States recognized and represented in the government. This ratifica- tion may be reached before the 4th of March, aud with this term of grace accorded them the excluded States may still be brought to that sensible frame of mind disclosed within the last day or two by Governor Patton, of Ala- bama, in favor of the amendment. Next in order will properly come the recon- struction of our financial system and the settle- ment of our unsettled foreign accounts on a basis of treaty stipulations adapted to the rank and dignity of the United States among the great nations of the earth. Here isa line of policy upon which the republican party may reconstruct itself go as to withstand successfully all hostile political combinations for twenty years tocoms. No better evidence could be given the South of the utter helplessness of the disjointed Northern democracy than is afforded in the fact that with all the assistance vouch- safed by the administration it was more disus- trously defeated in all the late elections than even in the second election of Abraham Lin- coln as 2 peace party in the midst of the war. Conviction, therefore, must speedily come upon the South with the Northera ratification of the amendment; and the other ways and means to a successful exercise of its power by Congress will not be found in the persecution or prosecution of President Johnson, but in the reconstruction of our financial and foreign affairs. Juvar Barwarp on Orricta Consortion.— Tn his charge to the Grand Jury, on Thursday last, Judge Barnard stated that he had been prepared to lay before them a statement of the corruptions of our city, corporation and muni- cipal officers, with a view to some action being taken for their indictment, bat that it was so impossible to contend successfully against the influences at work in the city to shield the offen- ders that he had concluded to suppress that portion of bis charge. This is a statement for our respectable citizens to reflect upon. They absent themselves from the polls in our char- ter elections and suffer the offices to be filled by the worst thieves and rowdies that the pur- leus of the Five Points can pour forth, until an honest jftdge upon the bench plainly tells the Grand Jury that it is useless to indict the rob- bers who are plundering the city, as the gang is powerful enough to defy the arm of the law. Judge Barnard will not, however, suffer the rogues to pursue the!: dishonest course witbont opposition. He gives notice that he will throw 2 much obstruction as he possibly can in the way of the plandering “ring,” by injunction and mandamus and such other means a6 may find Jeast one man upon the bench the extent of bis power in nrotec ing the ci RDAY, DEVEMBER 8, 1866. It will not be very long before the Legislature will step in to the protection of our citizens and will sweep away the power that can now plunder with impunity and bid defiance to Grand Jaries. Prefesser Loomis and the Herald. A little Tom Thumb of a paper issued at Yale College, by a “graduate editor and pub- lisher,” has volunteered as the champion of Professor Loomis against the world, the heavens and the Henatp. It professes to represent Yale College, its corporation, professors, alumni and students, who it “knows, will all respond with a hearty amen” to its wish that Yale may continue “to be disgraced by so incompetent a professor.” It objects to his being sent to cultivate cabbages in rural retiremont, without intimating, howover, that he might prefer to raise omtons in Wethersfield. It also objects to his accepting “an editorial position on the Hexarp ;" but this objection is at least prema- ture, if not superfluous, for we are not aware that be has yot been, or is likely to be, exposed to each @ temptation. Eis lilliputian defender eulogiz-s “his series of mathematical works, ‘and especially his iate work on astronomy,” as baving “secured for him a reputation second to nove in this country”—forgetting how much wider if not more enviable a reputation his name bas acquired in ihe Heap, in connec- tion with his very latest “work fn astronomy.” We agree with the “graduate editor and pub- lisher” whea he says “Professor Loomis is too well known.” But it is his own fault, not the Mexao’s, that his name bas become “too well known,” assuciated as it now is everywhere, and must be always, with the fatal fit of foolish presumption and prejudice which seized him when he maliciously denounced the Heraun’s Greenwich Cespatch as “spurious.” His dwart- ish champion begins to defend him by runniog ® muck of comets which he seems to confound with metoors, striking ont blindly and wildly at them ia a way that reflects but little credit on the boasted “science” ‘of bis astronomical profewor, Ie does os little credit to bis pro- fessor of logic by argaing that “by a similar » af reasoning” —that is, with a similar on of ideas about comets and meteors— Profesor Loomis “cant to the consInsion” that the Heaato’s deepa wis “evidently spuri- ous.” Adopting the Socratic method, he defi- actly and triumphanily asks:—For who believed the despatch was trac till it was con- firmed *” He haetens to add—but we regret to say in a style mot vory creditable to his profesor of rhetoric—* Ol course we will give the Hwnavo the eredit for ite onterprise in securing news in advance of the other press (sie) of New York. We are not like 2 good many that still believe the Herato’s despatch was falag, and ouly by a romarkable coinci- dence it now bas the epprarance of truth.” We hope that the doughty defender of Profes- sor Loomis does not moan (o insinuate that the latter is incladed among these “good miny ;” for this would be adding insult to the injury which, as hie own worst enemy, the Proiessor bas inflicted upon himself With a certain air of modesty, Tom Thum admits that he “can- notexplain how the Professor, with his matheo- matical precision and carctulness, should have written such a letterto the Post,” ualess “upon the ground that all men like to lead the van in public opinion.” This phrase, by accidental association of ideas, unfortunately recalls the refrain of an old political song, “Van, Van's a used up men.” But letting that pass, we think we can “explain bow he wrote such a letter” by another reason. It was simply because he is one of “a good many” silly and ignorant persons who bave not yet outlived the absurd and antiquated notion that all the domestic and foreign correspondence and other peculiar features for which the Henao is distinguished as “the first newspaper in the world,” is fabricated and daily written out in its editorial rooms. What a snpernatural impression such nianies musi bave of the mysterious faculties aad influence of the Hreato! However learaed an astrono- mer Protessor Loumis may bo, be obviously has no idea of the vast, complicated, expensive and powerful machinery which is kept in perpetual motion by the modern newspa- per press, with the Henato as its foremost exponent, In sbori, Mr. Loomis has added a new name to the long catalogue of instances, at once amusing and humiliating, of the liability of “selentitic minds” to err. The list bdpins with that weatherwise land lubber who told Cap- tain Noah, of the Ark, that the deluge would’nt be, he reckoned, much of a shower after all. Then comes the astronomer of the old fable, whom the peasant woman laughed at for stumbling into a hole in the ground while his eyes were fixed on the sky. Perhaps he saw stars after if not before he fell, which is more than can be said of the purblind professor at Yale, who, before he himself fell didn’t see the stars fall, and thorefore wouldn’t believe that anybody else did. The erudite monks whom Kaufmann’s fine picture at the Artists’ Fund Exhibition repre- sents as triumpbantly proving to Columbus the impossibility of bis theory which resulted in the discovery of America; the French savans who let Solomon Caus, one of the first diacov- erers of the locomotive power of steam, lan- guish ina lunatic asylum; those who ridiculed the lightning rods of Franklin and the steam- boats of Fulton; the British academicians who demonstrated, to the satisfaction of Parliament- ‘Who ts to be Our Next United States A bubbub is ‘being kicked’up by the press and country politicians over the election of United States Senator, which devolves upon the Legislature early in the approaching session. In filling this important office our representatives have a plain duty to perform. Their choice must be made in accordance with the will of the people, so emphatically ex- pressed through the ballot box at the recent elections, They will be unfaithful to their trust and false to their constituents if they fail to elect a person who is unequivocally and un- reservedly a supporter of the constitutional amendment now before the legislatures of the several States for their action as a pre-requi- site to the admission of the Southern States to Congress. The issue involved in this policy was fully and fairly submitted to the public judgment inthe late elections, and the verdict has been rendered in its tavor. The platform laid down bythe, successful party in this State was explicit in its endorsement of the action of Congress, Our present representatives at Washington have reaffirmed their policy, and their successors will carry it forward to the }- close of President Johnson’s term of office with unabated determination. It {s, therefore, the plain duty of the State Legislature, immediately upon assembling; to adopt the constitutional amendment as a preliminary to the election of a United States Senator, and, upon that basis, to elect a Senator whose support of the Con- gressional policy is not to be questioned. Among the names that have been mentioned in connection with the office are those of An- drew D. White, of Syracuse; Charles J. Folger, of Geneva, and Roscoe Conkling, of Utiea, The two former are members of the present State Senate ; the latter is a represeni- ative in this and the next Congress, Seaator White unites brillisnt, scholarly attainments with practical business talent and soucd sease. Senator Foiger is a lawyer of estabtieched repu- tation and an able debater. Congressman Conkling has a good reputation, both as a law- yer and ® shrewd, active politician. Ali three are young, vigorous men, certain to wield a marked influence in the Senate of the United States, and steady, unfiinching supporters of the constitutional amendment. It would be refreshing to have such men in the United States Senate as representatives of the State of New York, so that the voice of the greatest Siate io tue Union might sometimes be raised effectively in that body, as well as that of Maine or Rhode Island. There is just now some slight evidence of returning reason on the part of the non-repre- sented States. The message of Governor Pier- pont to the Virginia Legislature, and that of Governor Patton, of Alabama, are gleams of light through the thick fog of Southern igno- ranee and obstinacy. At the same time some one or other of the Jacobin rabble is daily starting up in Congress to offer his own quack rostrum for the cure of the nationafills. 1 is very desirable just now that the country should pursue a steady and dignified course if we wish ever to get to the termination of our difficul- ties, To this end we snould send » Senator to Washington whose principles are well under- stood and thorongaly seitled and who bas the ability and the desire to carry out stead- fastly the policy determined upon by the p:o- ple of the whole North. The Hrraun recently gave Greeley prominence a9 a candidate in the hope that he would behave himself like a sane and sensible man; but he has gone off on some of hia crack-brained notions, and we drop him in consequence. This is the epoch of prac- tical men, and not of dreamers. Disnoxesty or tux Boous News Associa- tion.—-On Wednesday night last we received a despatch from our Brownsville (Texas) corres- pondent announcing the movements of the American forces on the Rio Grande, and the sarrender of Matamoros to General Sedgwick. The news was exciusive and important, ond cost usa large sum of money. Afier it was put in type proofs were furnished to the Asso- ciated Press for the purpose of distribution among the journals belonging ‘o the Associa- tion. We found the next morning, much to our surprise, the same despatoh, with all the correc- tions and alterations which had been made in this office, word for word, printed in the cop- perhead journal of this city which has linked its fortunes to the Bohominn association, and adopted a system of robbery in obtaining news, and credited to the Cincinnati Commercial. Now we have no hesitation in asserting that that despatch did not come from Cincinnati, but was either set up in the office above reforrod to from a printed alip of Hain type or from a copy of the same. The Cincinnati paper from which it purports to have been taken is before us, and there 1s not a word of it in the columns of that journal. And we further charge that tho news contained in that despatch was sent by telegraph to other jour- nals by the bogus news concern from a printed slip which was purloined from this office. If the management of the peddling news associa- has no better foutdation than dishonesty which to build itself up, its prospects ever meeting the public admiration are exceedingly slim. Tus Massacnzs ws Canre.—We are rejoiced to see that Mr. E. Joy Morris, our Minister at Constantinople, has, in pursuance of instrac- tions from the State Department, requested the diplomatic corps to join with him in interced- ing with the Sultan on bebalf of the Cretan in- sargents. If the step thus taken should prove to be ineffectual we trust that a more energetic one will be resorted to, The crueltica perpe- trated by the Turks are of sucha wholesale and frightful character that they would seem to aim at nothing less than the entire extermi- nation of the Christian population of the island. In fact, the Tarkish official organs at Constan- tinople have not hesitated to openly advocate the measure. It is time that an end shoald be putto such barbarous proceedings. The “eel- ings of the Christian world bave been lung enough shocked by them to justify a forcible interference. Intervention in the internal dif- fleulties of other countries is, we know, opposed to the policy of our government ; but if ever it was called for it is in the present case. The question ts not simply a political one; it appeals to all the highest and holiest feelings of our natures. Moreover, we have a prece- dent for our interference ia the course pursued by the French in the case of the Druses Were there no religious considerations in- volved, however, this threat of 4 i : £ fh Hi | i i i B53 it tl 3 H #2 i Mr. Le Blond does not appeur to know that the democratic party is dead and gone, and that in attempting to whitewash it he ts only white-’ washing its sepulchye. THE FENIANS. SPECIAL TELEGRAMS TO THE HERALS. Respite of the Fenian Pt tion Expressed by the Public. Tonon1o, Deo. 7, 1808, On it becoming known in Toronto (hat the Fonina prts- has guile taken the public by surprise. Although it was thought by many that the sentences would not becar ried out, the prevalent impression was that some of them would be banged; but in this anxious expectation: they are disappointed, as the action of the government clearly shows that such is pot their intenuom, The order was made ata meeting of the Cabinet Coundll that was held at Montreal, and the official Jeiter containing the decision will be received by the Sheriff to-morrow. ‘Yo judge from what one hears in the streets the pablie are not satisfed with the decision, some saying that the Canadiau government are afraid to carry the {idzracnte into execution, while ochoers are of opinion that the sepa arrived ut aro taken with a precautionary view, 80 that ia case of another raid the prisoners will be held as host ages und the sentences carried out, Announcement by Sir Frederick Bruce of the Respite. Wasninarox, Dec. 7, 1868. In tho cases of the Fenian convicts in Canada who are “seatenced to bo executed on the 13th of Decomber inst, , and whose application for new trials has been refused, the Secretary of Stato thought it proper to ask anex- plauation of the purposes of the Canadian authorities. In reply “ir Frederick Bruce writes that the sentence will not be carried into effect on that day, but wii be reserved for further consideration, The Sweetsburg Prisoners—Preperations fer thelr Release in Case of Conviction-The Petit Jorers Kear a War with the Uaiied states. de. bie iP Mosrusat, Dee. %, 1366. ‘The Grand Jury did not approve of the language used by Judge Joivnson yesierday whea he refused to hold communication with the United States goverament, They think he at least might have used more respecttal jangaage and have referred the matter to ths Attorney General for Canada East. The authorities are trying to make the people believe that the Fenian prisoners waat to burn the Sweetsbarg jail, It ts not so; for every one feels sara of being acquitted, and is ready and anxious to stand his trial, At sstated on good autnority that should any of the prisovers be convicted preparations will be at one made that will resuit im their release before ihe day of execu- ton, Ail of the mititia at Montreal and adjacent couatey are under arms drifling, and are ready for service at @ fow hours’ not'ce. It as stated that the petit jurors will not render @ verdict of guilty im any of these cases, for fear tt will Jead to complications that will result im a war between bs od aed Se ae rn Bl aa vineial press are clainting that we have no right to press the Alabama claims, and that our demands are couched in discourtoous language, ‘The farmers in the Bedford district recently attempted to remove the iron posts which mark the bunndary line, and put them down two miles back in Canadian torrt- tory. Military officials state tvat a company of volan- teers have been ordered to Bedsord to watch the move. iments of the Feniaas gaid to be con, etSt. Al- bans. Powers, one of the discharged Fenian prisoners, states that the prisoners were eoafined in a dark ceil on bread and water for twenty-four hours in the Montreal jail, because they refused to contradict the despateh I foe- warded 10 the IIxravo stauiug that the prisouers were conflued in dark cells Lord Monck, the Governor General of Canada, leaves Quenec for Bogiand on Thu: . Ibis ramored that Sir Edmuud Head 15 to be order General. ‘The members of the Cabinet in the province have had a stormy session this afternvon in Montreal in regard to the fate of the Fenian prisoners. Darey McGee refused to attend the session. He recommends mercy towards the Fonians. Sir dotm Mitchell is not to be sworn in as Administra- tor until (ue departure of Lord Monok The local press of the province are greatly excited im consequence of Gevera! Osborue Smith, military com- manuder at Sweetsdurg, stationing a enard of honor be- fore the hotel where Gen rai Averiit and the Hema corresponsten' are stepping. A warrant wae icioed this evening by order of Lord Moneck to setze a numbor of boxes which are said to com- tain 15,000 to 17,000 rifles which are stored about two tiles from Montreal. Attempt to Blow Up a Foandry. Toronto, Deg. 7, 1866. One of the largest foundries m Ubis city, that of Mesare. Beard & Co., was attempted to be blown ap last night, a burning lamp baving been discovered this morning ow opening the building. it had boea placed under a Cask of coal oil, with the evateut intention of biowing up the establishument, Fenian Meeting in Philadelphia. Pmuaneurma, Dec. 7, 1966. A very enthusiastic mooting of the Roberts wing Feniaus was held this eveuing. General Spear and George Archdeacon were the speakers. The wildest delight was manifested by the entire audience, An Eng- lishtman was found in the room taking notes, and being suspected of betog a British spy caused much excite. mest among the audience, and but for | poncn ag afforded by ihe speakers be would have rut severely. Orguatvation of a Compnay ef Feninas im Boston, Boston, Dec 7, 1868. ‘The Fenians are operating quietly but effectively ta Boston. A company of nearly one buadred mon bas TWE ATLANTIC YACHT RACE. Ove of the sania ta at the Custom oume. ‘Whe yacht Fleetwing, one of the contestants in the face from this port to England, cleared at the Uustom House yesterday for Cowes. BXCURSION ETRAMER To ATIRND THE START. ‘The steamer Charies Chamber! in sill proceed to the starting place of the yachts on the day ef the race, leav- ing Falton ferry, Brooklyn, at half-past nine o’olock, | and foot of Desbrosses street at ten o'clock A. M., and then proceed down the bay, give the vessels an offing, and return to this city by dusk. The quinber of excur- sion Lickets is limited, Tax Worktnomny'’s Uvion,—This sosiety held ite reg- ular meeting last night at No. 267 Bowery, Mr. G. P. brought up for the di representing local societies wore instructed to vote in favor of holding euch It is expected the orator of the evening. Hanvess Manens’ Socrery.—The Leen meeting thin society was held last night in room No Tostitute. oy pri ‘business transacted wae the election of a new of Trustees. WESTCHESTER INTELLIGENCE. Sextexce or « Monoenen,—Thomas Fitzgerald, whe was convicted on Wednesday last of the murder of Ellea festcheator on the 2d day of August wan py tt seiaoen etuneuoed to vo hase on tae Sok day of noxt, between the hours of ten and twe. Coont ov Oren axd Tanwiven. —The Court of Over an@ Torminer at White Plains adjourned yesterday morning Bra ees

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