The New York Herald Newspaper, October 25, 1867, Page 6

* om Law and Ordinan 6 NEW YORK HERALD. BROADWAY AND ANN STREET. All business or news letters and telegraphic despatches must be addressed New York AeRALD. | Letters and packages should be properly sealed, Rejected communications will not be re tarned. Volwme XXXL... cccceeeecceereeeeeeeeee No, 205 ANUDSEMENTS THIS EVENING, ACADEMY OF MUSIC, Fourteenth street.—Itallan Opera—Don Bucerato. FRENCH THEAIBE, Fourteenth strect—Tux Gaanp | Dvcnxes. BOWERY THEATRE, Bowery.—So.os Sarscur—Tir Van Winkre. MIBLO'S GARDEN, Broadway.—Biack Cxoox, NEW YORK THEATRE, opposite New York Hotel— Naomi, OLYMPIC THEATRE, Broadway.—Rir Vax Wines, WALLACK’S THEATRE, Broadway and (3a street, ‘Tas Runt Day—Koaix anp Furry. GRRMAN STADT THEATRE, Nos, 45 and 47 Bowery.— Fiore Buxscus. BROADWAY THEATRE, Broadway.—Famo—Tax Lovs Cassa. BANVARD'S OPERA HOUSE AND MUSEUM, Broad. way and Thirties street.—Devis's AUCTION, ACADEMY OF MUSIC. Puituanmosic Soonay OF New YORK, at 23 onLio Rawwansat. oF THE O'Clock. 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AMBRICAN INSTITUTS, —Exurartion or Nationa, In- posrRiaL PRODUCTS. NRW YORK M Scumor axp A M OF ANATOMY, 618 Broadway.— TRIPLE SHEET, New York, Friday, October 1867. LS Wows. FUROPE. NEW YORK HERALD, FRIDAY, OU' connecting at that city with steamer for the Florida ports, &e, The popular steamship Saragossa, Captain Crowell, of Leary’s ling, ba been thoroughly refitted for the winter sorvics, witl leave pior 14 East river at three o'clock BO*. to-morrow (caturday) for Charleston, The 7? market was unsettled yesterday. Goveen- mer burities were firm, Gold closed 143 a 14324, ‘TOR was an activedemand yesterday for all kinds of br&datuts, prices of which wore generally ligher, ‘The ?Jsiness in provisions, petroleum, naval stores, Ervagnn Ss homeren, sey Smee a on ae viowt prices were generally maintained, Coilee was quiet, Dut frm. Cotton was active and 3¢c, higher, On 'Coange flour was irregular, while wheat and coro were much higher and active, Oats were dull and irreguar. Pork was a trifle Grmer, though quiet, while beef was dull and nominal, and lard dull and lower, Freights were quite active, but generally casier, | Whiskey wus unchanged. MISCELLANEOUS. Onur special despatch from Medicine Lodge Creek ta treaty had been concluded with the Kiowas aches by which those tribes agreed to go upon areservation, in consideration of recviviag $2,5(9 an- nually and clothing and provisions It was thought a similar treaty would soon be perfected with all tho Southern Indiana, Official despatches received at Wash- ington state that there is very little doubt of a general peace, Our Mexico lettors arc dated as ‘late as September 29. Vera Cruz advices are received to ths 14th instant, It was Santa Ana's intention to loave Mexico for Haval about the 24th instant, Mr, Plumb, the American Chargé d’Affaires, had arrived at tho capital, The election of Juarez is confirmed. The reforms proposed by the convocatoria are probably defeated. Our Havana letter is dated October 19, The news items have already been anticipated by our Gulf cable special despatches, Tho Captain General was still obary of allowing telegraphic news to be circulated. A message containing news of Garibaldi’s victories in Italy was published in one of the papers aftor the Captain (ieneral had suppres*ed it, and @ searcning inquiry was going on for the fending operator who permitted it to got ‘abroad. Chier Justice Chase has notified the counsel of Jeff Davis that he will preside at the tral in‘November. He will not, bowever, be able to romain longor than Decom- ber, when the United States Supreme Court meets, The terms of the bail bond requires Davis’ appearance on the 26th proximo. The testimony of the Impeachment Committes is at Present in the hands of tho government printers, who are sworn to secrecy. Every precaution is taken to Prevent the tenor of the evidence becoming pubiic, The latest returns of the Virginia election report a majority of 1,330 for the Convention and the return of thirteen nogrocs as delegates, Ove poll in Richmond was kept open ali day yesterday and last night for the reeeption of ballots, The cholera is rapidly abating at the Philadelphia Navy Yard. There were only two deatha yesterday, ‘The cattle sheds attached to a distillery in Dubuque, Towa, which had been seizad by the revenue oficcrs, wore destroved on Wednesday n'ght, There were nineteen yetlow fover interments in Now Orleans on Wednesday and two in Mobile yosterday. Tho Caso of Secretary Stanton—Congress and the President. “On the 21st day of November,” ea‘d Mr. Speaker Colfax, in his remarkable partisan speech at the Cooper Institute the other even- ing, “only twenty-nine days more—I count the diys, dsy by day--(cheers)—on the 21st of November the Congress of the United Stales will again assemble; it will again assume its legis‘ative authority and power in those halls—(applause)—and when twenty days expire from that time Edwin M. Stan'on will ‘Tho news report by the Atlantic cablo is datod yeater- day, October 24 A tlogram | Florence represents the national ius of Thay as “giorious,’? bus the government aid not reveal the gruuuds of hopa, Gar bildi the elder Sraverged Italy tu ine province of Umbria, There his Journey was iutersicted by tho King’s officers, and nothing was heard of him aficewards. ‘The French ex« peditionary force recontly destined tor Romo is heid in eamp at Toulon. The London Times stigmatizes Napo- Joon’s couduct towaris Italy as “cruel to Italy and | perilous to the peace of Europe,’ besides beiny of on y transiont effec the Garibaldians will rise again, Paria telegrams repre-eat tno Ciaidini cabinet as incom- plete, and Senor Rs azzi holdiag office pendiag its for- mation, Napoleon, 1 is suid, has reqnosted tho grent | Powers to join France in a conference for the settlement | of the Roman question, The Emperor of Austria was at the Tulleries, the gost of Napolvon, Toe buliwn in the Bank of Englana de- creased during the week. The Royal Bank of Liver. poot Will, it is aid, Soon resume business, The Fenton iiaia at yancues er aco to proceed, Cork, Ireland, was disturbed by reports of au intended Fenian outbreak. Conavls clo ed at 94°{ for money in London. Fives (twenties were a: 69 5.16 in London and 74% in Frank. | fort, Tho Liverpon! cotton market was active and more | © m, closing with midd ing uplands at $%d. Breadstufls | olive and advanced, Fovisions quiet, 1HE CITY. ‘Tho Board of Health me: yesterday, The Committee | ported that the Board had the power tu designate # boochs for soldier messengers wiould be located and of ordering their removal if necessary The Dean Richmond investigation was cootinued yesterday, Three witnesses, the captain and two of the orew of the propeller Hono/suckle, testified that the Vanderbilt whistiod twice before the colli ion, and that their own boat whistled ouce, They heard no whutle from the Richm nd A convention of the brewers and malt and hop dealers of tho State was hy id in this city yosterJay, when officers wore chosen and resolutions ad“ pted recommending that only those candida‘es who are knowa to be ia favor of the repeal of the Excise law be voted for by the mem vers and their friends and sympathizers in the coming election, Representatives from all the principal parts Of the State wore present, The ropudlicans of Brookivn held a ratification meet- tng Yast evening, & which the State and county tickets wore imously adopted. The announcement that prominent stump speakers 0° the party would be present and make addresses crowded the headquarters of the Union republican to its utmost capacity. They, how- ‘@vor, did not pot in an appearance, A grand ratification meeting of the Brooklyn democ- helt atthe Athenmum last evening. The audi- ence was extremely large, and tho greatest enthasiasm waa displayed. Speeches were made by Governor Sey- mour, Henry ©, Murphy and other gentlemen, Tho Conservative Republican County ention met Jast evening, but refused to put in nomination acy ticket for county officers. Judge Fullerton, of the Supreme Court, yesterday ordered the Ogdensburg and Lake Champlain Railroad Company to produce for the inspection of the Northern Railroad Company ot Now York all books, papers, &e., belonging to the Ia ter, in possession of the former. The Inman steamship City of London, Captain Brooks, will leave pier 45 North river at noon to-morrow (Saturday) for Qieeustown and Liverpool. The matis for Groat Britain and Ireland will close at the Tost OMce at half-past ton ia the morning. ‘The Anchor line steamship United Kingdom, Captain Donaldson, wili sail from pier 20 North river at noon go bick again into the War Department-- (tremen lous ond polonged cheering)--and I can say, in the language of ono of Wats’ hymns-- Fly swiftly round, yo wheels of time, And speed the welcome day. This may b: considered an official notice from the Speaker of the Hons of Representa- tives to Presiden’ Johnson to prepars tor what iscomiag. Mr. Stanton, as Secretary of War, was some time agor quested by the President to resign. Mr. Stanton pointedly and pos. tively declined todo 89; whereupon ho was dsplauced, and General Grant for the tm being was assigned to the duties of the War Office. Ih» President, if he adopted the altor- native of susp2ns‘on, dil so in order, while ma‘niaining the dignity of his offic, to avoid, if possible, a colision with Congreas on the “Tenure of Office bill.” That bill, passed over t.e Presilent’s veto at the last szesion of the Thirty-ninth Congress, proviles, among other things, “ That the Secretaries of State, ot the Treasury, of War, of the Navy, of the Interior, and the Postmister General and the Attoracy General, shall bold their offices | r spectively during the term of the ProsiJent by whom they my hive been appointed, and one month thereafter, subject to removal by and w.ta the advice and consent of the Senite.” The bill further provides :— Section 2.—That when any officer appoin od as afure- sad, excepting Judges of the United Simces Courts, shail, during a recess Of the .eaate, be showa oy evidence saus- factory to the President, to be gasity of miscouduct in oilice, oF cri.ne, of (or any reason shall become incapable CF iegally dsqualiued to perform its duties, m such case, and ne Ob fr, the Presdeus may suspend such officer, aud designate some suitable person to perform tempo- rarily the duties of sven oifics until the next mreting of toe Semate, and until (he case stall be acted upon by the Senate; and in sach case it shail be tue duly of the Prvai- dont, within twenty days a:ter the (rst day of such next moeling of the senate, to report to the Senate such Bus pension, with t..¢ evideoce and reasons for his acwon in the case, and the name of the person so desigauied to perforw tne duties of such office, aud if the Seuate shall cvncur in such suspension and advise and consent to removal of suct officer, they strat! so vert.fy to the Presi- dent, who may thereupon remove such officer, and by and witu the advice and con-eat of the Senate appoint an ther person to sucn offi wit if the Senare shail refuse to coucur in such suspension such olficer shall fortnwith resume the functions of vis oilice, and the powers of the perron appointed in bis stoad -hall cease, and the official salary and em juments of # cu office shail, during such suspension, beiong to the person porforming the duties thereof, and nut to the officer so Suspended, Trovided, however, thet the l’resideat, m case he shall become catisued that such suapension was made on ivsuficient grvunds, sual be suthor.zed at avy time before reporting such suspension to the Senate, as above pr vided, to revoke such suspension and reinsate such oilicer in the periormance of tho duties of his office. This explains the prediction of Mr. Speaker Colfix that twenty days after the meeting of Congress “Edwin M. Stanton will go back again into the War Department.” Perhaps h> w.ll, and perhaps not. What Mr. Johnson pro- poses to do in the premises we do not know. We understand, however, trom parties who profess to know, that Mr. Stanton’s case will turn out to be, not a case of suspension, but of removal from office, and that probably within the twenty days aforesaid after the meeting of Congress the name of Stanton’s ehosen successor will be sent up to the Senate to-morrow (Saturday) for Liverpool and Glasgow, calling at Londonderry to land passengers and mails, ‘Tne Hamburz-American Packet Company's steamebip Franzes, will leave Hoboken at Saturday) for Hamburg via South- for the German States will close pt tho Post Office at baif past ten in the morning. The steamship Fulton, Captain Townsend, of the American line, will leave pier 46 North river, at noon to-morrow for Havre via Falmouth, England. The mails for France will close at tho Jost (ice at half-past gon in the morning. | The steamship Gulf Stream, Captain Bates, of ©. A Mallory & Co.'s Texas line, will leav 0 East river, Bt three o'clock in the afternoom to-morrow (Saturday) for Galveston, Texas. ‘The Cromwell line steamship General Meade, Captain ‘onry, will sail from pier No, 9 North river, to-morrow rday), at three o’ciock tm the aflernoon for New jeans direct. The Empire line sidewheol steamship San Jacinto} Kaptain Atkins, wilt eail from pler 13 North river at Jaros o'ciock P.M. to-morrow (saturday) Cor Sevannel, @ for confirmation; that Mr. Johnson holds the ground that this Tenure of Office bill invades his constitutional rights; that he is, therefore, bound to carry this question, if necessary, to the Supreme Court; that he will, accordingly, if called upon by the Senate to reinstate Mr. Stanton, decline to do ro, and in such manner as to compel a submission of the case to said court. Of course, should the decision of the court be against him, he will reinstate Mr. Stanton; but if the line of action indicated hos been resolved upon by the Executive, he no doubt has his reasons for believing that this Tenure of Office bill will be pronounced by the court of last resort unconstitutional and void. The Speaker of the House, therefore, in pro- dicting the speedy reinstatement of the dis placed Secretary of War, may be counting without his host We camnot imazino that Mr, Jobnson has supersede] Stanton wih no othr purpose than that of depriv'ng him of bis salary fora month or two. That would be smnall game, indeed. It is much more reason- able to assume that in resolving upon Stanton’s displacement he bad made up bis mind to push this issue with Congress into the Supreme Court, and it ia highly probable that to this enter‘ainment the two houses will be invited. Tho Washington newsmongers have beon bin!- ing pretty broadly that if the New York Novem- ber election shall result in a popular verdict like that of Ohio, a partial reconstruction of the Cabinet, including tho War Office, may yet be made before the reassembl'nz of Congress ; but, in any event, the case of Stanton will cuffice for an appeal to the Supreme Court, and should Mr. Johnson adhere to this purpose Mr. Colfax’s prophecy at least will fail of fulfil- ment. The impeachm:n! party of the House, m-antime, are flourishing their whip over the head of Mr. Johnson; but we guess that they have ce.sed to frighten him. Victor Emanuel and tho Koman Question It was said of Charles Albert, the father of Victor Emanuel, when te succumbed to the Austrians, that he was incomprehensible, because he did not see bis opportunity for liberating and consolidating Italy at that time, or because he had not tue courage and skill to lead the Italians to their destiny. The same may be said now of the conduct of his son with regard to the movem nt for the liberation of Rome. With all the diffisulties before Lim, and net the least of which is that of an ex- housted ceasury, we still are ungble fo se why he lets the present opportunity of freeing Rome and unit ng it to his kingdom slip away. He has bebind bim twenty-six millions of ardent Italian patriots, who on toocir own soil Ought to be equal to any foreign enemy, and he could bav+, what is of the greatest impor- tance, the sympathy of Europe and America, apart from the altramontane party. Napoleon and some of the Catholic monarchs, Those hostile elements, however, are less power-ul than the mass of the people everywhere, who are for the cause of Roman liberty and Tialian unity. Various conjectures are made as to the motive of Viclor Emanuel in sacrificing the cxuse of Italy at the dictation of Louis Napo- leon. A French organ in this city throws out tho idea that the Lalians are no ma‘ch for Frenchmen in « war, and that the King of Italy, being conscious of this, wisely yicld21 to the demands of the Emperor. Such, probably, wll bo the view taken also by the press of France ; for it is just what might ve expected from the characteristic vanity of Frenchmen. And it may be so. The King of Italy, though a brave soldivr, my have been afraid of the consequences of a war with France. But it is not o with the Italian people. The old Roman fire has been rekindled in their hearts; they fvel that they ure the descendants of the old mas‘ers of the world; and the glories of the pst, stimul ued by the spirit and intelligence of the present ag®, inspire them with enthusiazm and wih confidence in the fu'ure. Admitting the military power of France and the bravery of Frenchmen, we still think, as we sid before, that twenty-six millions of Italians, united and 1d by their governmsnt, could not be subja- ga'ed on Italian soil. If, therefore, Victor Emanuel hw betriyed the cause of Italy and yieldel to French dictation from fear, he has made a great mistake. In opposing the ardent aspira'ions of his people and the movement to fre» Roms he may lose control over the revoiation, and he and his dynasty may ore long be swept away a8 th» consequence of his weakaew Heretofore he wissly placed himself at the head of the movement and became powerful and beloved. He will find it ex'remely hazardous to plice himsolf in opposition or to stand still now. But i: may be that be looks to accomplishing the object of free'ny Rome and uniting it with his kingdom throush negotiations, through a European Congress, or through ac- cdental events at no distant day. Possivly this hope my have been held out to him by Napolvon or his allies, Bat will the people of Rome nd Italy wait? Can tho brakes be pot on the revolutionary car for such an in- definite period? Will it not break looso and plunge Ualy into 9 civil as well as a foreizn wart We think the King has not well weighed these important consilera'ions We think ho siould have led and tempered the move- men!—should have entere] Rom» and nego- tinted with Napoleon and the Popo after- ward. His timidity emboldened the ultra- montan® party and the French Emperor. Had he been bold and mide th» possession of Rome an accomplished fact, Napoleon might have hesitated and both civil and foreign war been averted. Possibly Victor Emanuel might have been afraid of the revolution to bis own dynasty and to monarchical government in general, and he may oppose the Roman and Ita'iin patriots on that grovnd. Even the crowned heads of Europe, who are his allies and who favor con- stitutional government under monarchy, may have been atraid of the movement and have advise | bim to stem it, The governments of Prussia and England even may fear the repub- lican tendencies of the Italians and of the age. Ot course we cannot know yet what influences led Victor Emanuel to take the step he has taken. We can only say his conduct is incom- prehensible at preson!. For the want of bold- ness and ability he has placed himeelf in a very d ficult, if not dangerons, situation. This was seen in the trouble he met with in bis Cabinet and in forming o new one. Still, it appears by the news we published yesterday, he has succeeded in bridging over this first dfficulty with his own people by constructing a Cabinet with Cialdini at its hoad. But the end is not yet. The aspirations of the Italians cannot be long suppressed. If the King will not march with them they will leave him be- hind, wrecked on the shoals of his own weak- ness and want of foresight. He might control the revolution and establish the monarchy on a liberal basis with @ united Italy, but he will not be able long to arrest its progress, An AccomPLisngp Fixancren.—We republish | to<lay some curious testimony taken in June last before the Superior Court in relation to an alleged twenty thousand dollar job in the New York Common Council. It derives fresh in- terest at this time from the evidence it fur- nishes of the great financial accomplishments of one of the principal nomineos on the Tam- many ticket for @ prominent and responsible county offlos, The State Campaign. The radicals have filled the vacancy on the'r State ticket occasioned by the declination of Congressman C. T. Hulburd by nominating the present incumbent, General Hillhouse, for the office of Comptroller, and we are informed that General Hillhouse bas accepted the nomination. Both parties, therefore, have their full tickets in the field, and both are waking up to something like energy in the campaign. The radicals opened the ball in this city the night betore last with the Colfax meeting, and the address of the Speaker of the House of Representatives, branding every democrat a3 bel, shows that the struggle is to be one of + personal bit- terness and vindictiveness, The State Commit- tees on both sides are busily at work, an] while the radicals aro making the greatest noise the democrats are probably effecting the most in the way of quiet and atoady organisation. If the same influences prevail in New York as controlled the elections that have already been hold, we may predict the defeat of the radical ticket by fifteen or twenty thousand majority, This will be the natural result of the policy of negro supremacy enunciated by the radiesl Congress and of the arbitrary Excise and Sunday laws enacted by radical State Leg- islatures, But at the same time the approach- ing State election will have but little influence upon ihe future policy of the State. It is looked upon simply as a struggle be:woen two decay- ing organizations for a handful of uniiportant offices, and whatever may be the result it will not interfere with the great popular movement that will be surely mado next year in favor of General Grant for President, outside of all existing party cliques and factions, Ii the radicals are besten in November, as they most probably will be, their do%eat will be owing to the absurd and arbitrary legisla- tion of their party during their few years of power. If tie democratic candidates should be elected it will bo no proof of the disposi- tion of tae people to trans er the government to the hands of the old copperhead demucracy. Whatever may be the termination of the No- vember contest, the movement in favor of Gen- eral Grani for the next Presidency w:ll sweep asile bot: viclors and vanquished, and will consign all the old political com\inations to th: tomb, Their labors now will only serve to prolong their existence for a singl» year, and then they will by left to resolve themselves into their original elements and to take part for or against the peoplo’s candidace, inde- pendent and ontside of all political parties, organizations, cliques and factions, Tho Spanish Revolution. The circular despatch addressed by the Spanish government to its foreign dip'omatic ageats s‘ates (hat the object of the revolution in the late uprising was the destruction of social order and existiag policy, including, as social consequences, the consiitutional principle, the monarcsical principls, the Catholic principle and the dynasty, as symbol and practical ap- plication of the whole. Yot what is there in Spain, in whatever is beloved by Spaniards, tiat is notinseparably bound up with these principles? The nation. character, historical renown, properiy, individual safety, the fami- ly—s 1 these contribule to confer its form and radical exis ence upon this comforting and magnificent whole, If these are the things which the revolution s2eks to overthrow, thoy must be tho princ- ples which the Spani h government upolds. It becomes a simple question then, How can any nation live in the pin>‘eenti ceatury and uphol.l this un‘oa of ail the elemants of power wieided entirely by tho unrelenting han] of church domination? The three portics in Spain—the ultramontine, the progress st and the moderate—are watching every political chance to uphold themsolves, The former party repzesents that bizotry and oppression whose grinding despotism has forcod the other two into opposiion, It is the party of the cl rgy par excellence, and is ready to ficht rather than yield one - jot of the civil au‘hoxity which lonz years of politicai action and careful management have concen- trated in their hands. ‘The intoresia of the other two parties are band:d; but the ralical element, which tho prugressis. faction reprasonts, is the main one, and asth: revolutionary car rolls onward will absorb the conservatives, Those, then, are the elements that possess in themselves a firs} claw civil war. Every day the signs are srongr that war mus! soon break out. Spain, the List Fu-opean Power to feel iboral inflaence, will be the list to yield to it, waile wo believe it will only yield after the blood‘est of revolu- tions. Italy finds it impossible to ra.ch th» proper level of a nationality in the ninvtsenth century while the clergy hold half the country in mortmain and control the political destinies oftbe nation, Austcis has within s year shown us that she appreciates this truth and makes a movewent liberalward. Not so Spain; she clings 8 ill to the ideas of the fifteonth century, and centres upon them hor political existencs. It is necessary, therefore, tor ths liber.l party to make their boldest efforts to extricate the State from tho hands of the clergy. We shall see enacted over again in oll Spain just what we have besn looking at for fifty yoars in Mexico. Spain, relative to Europe, does not bear 8 dissimilar position to Mexico rolative to the United States. Instead of throo parties the contest will, like that in Mexico, nar-ow down to two; andin liberal ahd church fac- tions we shall have the samo warfare which has marked the attempt of the clergy all over the world to cling to civil power as long as they have a dollar or one man left with which to defend themselves, Year after year the liberals have beon gain- ing ground, and in proportion as they have shown their power so has the government t:ied by the severest moasures to crush thom. It is estimated that no leas than ten thousind of the ultra liberals are to-day banished from Spain, while for any one of tho liboral chiefs to enter the territory where the governing party can capture him is sure death. Marshal Narvaez, of the monarchical party, is of that type of men whom Spain has made use of in her wholesale slaughter of Spanish American insurgente—men like Calleja in Mexico, Pezuels in Buenos Ayres, Boves and Rosette in Venezuela during the war of colonial indepenience. Narvaex now pro- poses to undertake the wholesale slaughter of the insurgents at home after the same method which bas shed such lustre upon the arms of Spain elsewhore. There is no doubt but Spain is to-day trem- bling on the eve of that change in a liberal direction which is so profoundly agitating the whole of Europe, Every edict or manifesto UBER 25, 1867.—TRIPLE SHEET. issued by the government is a proof that the ro\ten old monarchy feels the pressure. The revolutionists fail, however, to attack in the most vulnerable point. They should aim at the Spanish West Indies. Once old Spain is shorn of these the monarchy must bow to the liberalism that sooner or later will rule the Peninsula, The Speech of Schuyler Colfax. Peopls will naturally look into the speech of Mr. Schuyler Colfax, delivered at the Cooper Institute, to find an exposition, or an effort at one, of the purposes and policy of the repub- lican party. But they will look in vin. They wil find the man who holds, at the giit of his party, the third office in the government, deaiing exclusively with the past in preton- tious oration for the delivery of which there could be neither reason nor excuse, if it was not expected it might tell us things we did not previously know. Mr. Colfax hints that Congress will disapprove of the removal of Mr. Stanton, but aside from that one vague glimpse of future purpose his oration is the thousandtold repetition of expressions of party bitterness, pique, pride and hate. Denuncia- tion of Mr. Jobngon is the great staple of the Speaker of the House of Representatives, as it has been for two or three years of every triton of the minnows in republican politics. Mr, Jobnson becams President by the act of Booth; Mr. Johnson scorned Congress; Mr. Johnson pardoned robel:; Mr. Johnson re- moved Sheridan and Sickles, and so on, with infinite iteration, Is there nothing newer than this in the republican brain? Is there not in the republican party genius enough even to give the old story a new shape, or to put its point with some fresh forest Onee, indeed, it seems as if Mr. Colfix would drop rhetoric and argue, He goes over the poin's of the constitutional ameadmont—that basis of reconstruc:ion that was satisfactory to the people. “He finds that this failed because it was rejoctod and repudiated by the Sou‘hern States, and that thus his party was forced toa new plan. Here he just argues long enough to show that,-high as he has arisen in his p:rt7, he does not understand the simplest elements of reconst-uction. What bad the repudiation of iho Southern States to do with itt If you hoed their repudiation you admit their vitality as Sates; yet on the very heels of that admis- sion a law is made that denies their vitality. It is time that Mr. Colfax and his party learned tha» reconstruction is not a matler to be eler- mined betwo:n the republican party and the Southern people, but betwoen that pariy and the Northern people. The North is the rel power, and the North is satisfied with the amend- ment and will not go beyond it; and it is in vain for any par'y to pretend taat that am-nd- ment was oversliughed because the South did not lik» it, When did the republicans become so considerate of Southern laste? The amend- ment was laid aside because republicans them- selves saw that it did not give them power through nigger supremacy to rule the land in- definitely. Mr. Coltax touches lightly the plans of bis psrty ; but he. civ-s involuntary the explina.ion of one fiction his personal history. He shows us why ho 4d not control the course of disous sion in the House wh n i: assumed (he form of fierce partisan reorimiaaiioa of the Pre ident. H's present speech shows that he was sileat then, because he symp tthizad with every 8 ntenc3 89 spoken in vio's ion of all the decencivs of Parliamentary usa; Senth American Disturbances. From all paris of South Am:ric. we have news of (urmoil and bloodshed. In Paraguay we have the allied war and its follies; in Pera another revolution, with the usual going over of troops to the party which can pay them the best. In Chile a preparation to receive old Spain, which, aa tho mother of al! Spanish- American iniquities, goes back to the pande- monium which shs created to 630 if revolu- tionary fires can smelt ou! a little moro silver. So far a3 Paraguay is concerned all is well, and the prospects now are that the all‘es wili anffer the most inglorious defeat. Military blunders piled mountains high upon an origi- nally bad cause will reovive such reward as is due. Brazil, saddled with a debt which may republicanize hor, will retire from the field exhausted and disgusted. In fac!, if she now gets ont of tho coates: without « war with her old enemy, the Argentine republic, we shall be much surprised, Tue old gaucho general, Ur- qn, ol Eatrs Ros, is, as usuil, playing his doable gam», av! is.lisble at any momont to create @ revolution, withdraw the Argentine troops, and, uniting with Paragusy, pounce upon the rear of tho Brazilian forsa with ten thousand mon. From the deadly hatred that ex's sagainst Brazil throughout Ls Plate val- ley this movemont would reccive the applause of nine-tenths of the people. It would be, moreover, ® very good way for the republican element of eastern Souta Amorics to d'spose of the monarchicil Power which, backed up by European intrigua, is tryiag to dominate the whole territory from tho Caribbean Sa to the estuary of La P.ata. Turning to the Spanish war against the west coasts we find Admiral Nuficz at Monte- video, making very extensive prepara- tions for a trip in some direction—another town-burning expedition, probably. This time we shall eo diffrent work. The Spanish fleet consists of two iron-clads, seven frigates, one steam sloop, ons gun- boat—mounting in all three hundred and sixty-seven guns and carrying six thousand three hundred and thirty-nine mea. Against this force Peru and Cuile have one turreted monitor, one iron-clad ship, three corvettes, six steam gunboats—in all ninety-two guns, The latter fleot carries much heavier guns than the former, and Spain msy find some as rough work before her as sh» found in the war of independence against Chile. The fortifications of Valparaiso, if well manned and directed, should protect the city from another bombardmsat There are thir- teen batteries, mounting Blakeley, Rodman and Armstrong guns of the very heaviest calibre. There are five fifteen-inch Rodmans mounted and five still unmounted. It is the opinion in Pern that the present revolutionary movement thero is fomented by Spain, that she may be able to introdace into power the weakest men of the country, thereby creating a government with which sho can tamper to break up the coalition against her. Pera withdrawa, Spaia hopes to be able to deal easily with Chile. This war is porfectly ruinous to the whole west coast, and is only a part of the grand European scheme to upses Wes'ern World re- publicanism, Ia this case Spain, slower aod weaker than France anl Eagtand, clings longer to her part of the contest, becauss sho sees no way of getting ou! of it with honor. Wherever we look in South America we seo no hope of permanent peace until the monarchi- cal element and monarc ical influences are disposed of. Brazil must be republicanizd, and Spain, France and Eagland be told by the Western World to confine tueir intrigues to their own side of the water. A Gold Mine Swindle. A wail of plucked pigsons comes up from the Granite State. A gold mine operator has carried through sucessfully in Vermont, right in the centre of Yankeedom, one of the boldest and yet most transparent schemes in the annals of swindling. He announced last year to the worthy burghers of Benning'‘on the astounding discovery ofa gold and silver mine on a farm in Rensselaer county, New York. In order to prove his veracity some learned professors, chemists and capitalists accompanicd him to this farm and made analyses of specimens he kindly pointed out to them. A company was duly organized, with the clever confidence man as treasurer, and throe hundred and fifty thousand dollars’ worth of stock was dis posed of, the money, of course, finding its way into the treasurer’s pocket, An assessment amounting to thirty-five thousand dollars more was obtained by him in order to “experiment further before opening the mines,” and then this accomplished operator retired perminen'ly from the scene of his exploits. His receipt for making a gold mine consisted simply in seattering a cart load of quarts and gold on the most conventent rocky formation. There bave been many petroleum and gold mine swindles perpetrated in this country before, but this last is one pf the boldes§ and most successful of tho kind ever known Filling a well with a few gallons of petroleum and ecattering gold dust on the water or sand of a stream are no more transparent or better known dodges than this last operation in gold and silver mining. The success of the enter- prising speculator is an evidence that while there are pigeons to b> plucked there will be always found protessional artists ready to per- form the operation. Mr. Botts Left Out Again, John Minor Botts, of Virginia, since the day when he attempted to heod off Jobn Tyier—to “head him or die’—has been an unfor‘unate politician. He has, in this lute Virginia elec tion, however, if the report be correct, euf- fered his worst defeat in being defeated in the Culp»pper district as a radical candidate for the Reconstruction State Convention. Wo fear that his feliow radicals of “African descont” have given him the cold shoulder. If eo, Mr. Botts would do well vo drop the niggers entire- ly and devote his attention exclusively henoe- forth to horses, The Meeting ef the Monarchs, The Emperor Francis Jozeph is in Paris. On his way from Vienna he ha'l an interviow with King William of Prussia at Baden. The in- terview, we are told, wis agreeable. Mean- while we bave news from Italy to the effect that the state of affairs there is encouraging in the extreme, although the details, for the present, are not made public. Are we to have ® revival of the Holy Alliance? Is it te bea wiser and more generous alliance than that which was organized atter the downfall of Napoleon, or 18 it to be the reverse? A few days, perhaps, will ¢:11. CITY INTELLIGENCE. Tam Prer 45 Boiek Exrvosiox,—The Coroner's in- quest upon the bodies of the victims of this disas’or, which was to have becn held at the Morgue yosterday, was postponed for two weeks, when it wil be held at the ‘Lwenty-eighth precinct station house. Tax Granp Division Sovs or Temrurascer.—The Grand Division of the Sons of Temperance of Eastern Now York Continued in session yesterday. The following is a list of the ollicers e1ected for the ensuing year:—W. P., Rew. Samuel McKeau; G@ W. Associate, William G. H, Curt; Grand Sonbe, Scovit D. Fout; Grand Treasurer, C. He Amerman; Graod Ctaplaiv, Rev. P. aan Grand Conductors, Me-srs. Levia A. Farr, J, W. Hobbs, @. Seaunel and Isaac ML Lawreace. Tas Hommoraraic Inviam ry vor Womer.—A mooting of the friends of this institution, lately transforrod trom Washington Heights to the spacious building corner of Sixth avenue and Forty-eizhth stroct, was held tast evening at Dodworth'’s Studio Baliding, corner of Twonty-cighth stress and Fifth ave Dr. B. F. Bowers, President of tho faculty of the institution, pre~ sided, the audience being composed of professional gen- tlemen aad advocates of the Lommopathic theory ef practice. A fow ladies wore also present, as were the Rev. Stephen H. Tyng, Jr., Rev. E. S. Hatfleid, Dr. Hastings aod otners, by whouw addresses, urgiug spoody subscripiions to the funds necessary establish the {ourmary upoo a sound tinanciai basis, were made. The vet addres-es of the occasion having been delivered, De. , & Guy, treasurer of tho iustitutivn, wes called upow for a brief starement of the amount needed. which he ‘set down at from tive to six thousand dollars for the cur- rent year. A serics of resolutions advocating homm@e-. pathy as the oaly sound system of medical practice, and calling upon the public to supyort ite 1 utions as re- presonted by the Infirmary for Women, was adopted, after which, the business of the meeting having veca exbausted, the audience was disinissed. Couison ix tus Bar.—Shortiy before six o'clock yesterday morning an accident occurred to one of the canal boats at the North river, which threatencd serious loss of life, A passenger on board one of the Jersey ferry boats states that at the hour mentioned a terrified woman was observed standing ona portion of a canal boat, the débris of which was Qcating about ia diforens direc.ions, It that a oumber of canal boate ‘were boing towed up the river by a tug steamer, when wiarge Bu vessel unfortunately came into col- lision wich the Inst buat, cutting her in two. Immedi- ately alter the said occurrency two boas went to the scene of the accident,and succeeded in taking the woman. of the wreck, ana dragging a eng Rp ont of the: water, Lator inquiries do not show any lives have been jost. Baoxe His Leo.—Late én Wednesday night, aa John Judge, a iaborer, about fifty-five years of ago, wax at- tempting to gain, an entrance to bis residence in First avenue, betweet Forty-sixth and Forty-seventh strecta, by climbing ay a inider, he accidently fell and sus- tained a fracturs Mf the leg. Officer Woish, of the Niae~ tenth precinct, had the uslucky Judge conveyed te og hag ‘Hospital, where Warden Breonan took charce on, Board oF Advrr.—For some unexplained reason the Board again failed to vot n quorum together yesterday Noon, and adjourned until to-day at noon, Personat.— Louis Motina, Minister to the United States from Honduras, arrived 1a town on Wednesday and is staying at the Clarendon. The Minister's visit to the metropolis has wo official significance, THE ARMY AND NAVY. Army. CHANGES IN TOR QUARTERMASTER'S DtVARTMENT The following order annouacing the changes in the Quartermaster's Deyartmont since the frat mst hee just been published :—Brevet Lieutenant Colonel T. @. Woytal and brevet Major J. C. Grierson have been mua- fored out of service, tho latter to date Novembor 1; brevet Lioutenant Colonel A. W. Wiis, ordered to be mustered out on December 31; Major M. J. Ludington brevetied Lieutenant Colonel, and Captains W, T. Howell and J. H. Belcher breveited Majors, United ‘States Army; brevet | A, R. Eddy assigned wo duty as Covel Quarts: ier, Departmont of the Columbia The Navy. | peracuED, Acting Master Josoph Marthoa, from command of the Yucca, and waiting orders; Acting Ensign George A. Tice, from the Yucca, aod cranted leave of absence, DISCHAKGRD, ja J. A. Bunting, of the Yuoca, LEAR OF ANSENOR, Acting Ensign Frank 3. Kastan, has bea granted, loavo of absongs, Acting Eo