The Vistorras ft was; The Constitution as It Lt SATURDAY MORNING, MAY 24 fraiot. PETTENOILL & CO.. *O. E 7 PARK ROW. NEW YORK. and 4 STATE STREET.I4OgroN ore our agents for the paw aid Weekly Post in thone eittei, and are an tbertsed to take Adrertioetnente and Sabotebtioloo tor no at our /,otoeo Rao. Sir faradtag matter ea every page. WHO INDUCED HUNTER TO D3SUE HIS EMANCIPATION ORDER The excitement occasioned by the sud den and unexpected appearance of Gen. Hunter's order, giving freedom forever to over one million of slaves, having subsi. ded, the question as to the causes which induced its publication are beginning to elicit considerable inquiry, The General's life has been one of comparative sehlu sion ; he hes never attempted the role of the demagogue, but has been -a modest, retiring and meritorious soldier. Besides, he has passed the age of reckless impulse, even if he was known to be an enthusiast; witb — hita the' "hey-dey in the blood is tame;" and waits upon the judgment. These being Gen. Hunter's charecterisdca, the astonishment created by his late order was necessarily great ; and the conclusion arrived -at is that its origin emanated from a portion of the Washington Cabinet, urged by - the leading radical members of Con gress. It is perfectly evident that, no matter how conservative the masses of the Repub. bean party are, the leaders of that organ ization in - Congress have no idea of pros ecuting the war for the restoration : of the Union. This is not their purpose now, nor wee it at the beginning, when hostili ties. commenced. Their whole course in COngress has been an agitation of the, initiating slavery question. In reply to appeals from Crittenden and Holt and Andrew Johnston, to cease the agitation as it was most pernicious to the Union cause itt their respective States, these leaders sneered, and only advanced a step farther in the path- of Abolition aggres sion. - Their idea is the reduction of the southern States to the conditions of Ter ritories, taking frets them all State Sov ereignty, making. them dependent upon Congresaional action. This would secure not only the sudden destruction of slatery by Congressionnt enactment, but fix Abo lido-bleat as a permanent power is the Government. New England, under the lead of Sumner, would then he master of thijte - public him twelve 'rafted States Senators, and her thirty 7 five or forty mem bers of the Horse would control the leg islation of the country. The recent tel ling victories and the development of strong Union feeling in the border States clearly demonstrate that the reclaimed Commonwealths will soon again he fully represented in Congress. Hence the alarm of the extremist 3, who desire. no Union that they can not reconstruct to their own liking. This fear of States redeemed from the tyranny of rebellion being soon represented in our National Legislature is causing our Northern conspirators to show their hands. They induced the issuing of the order of Gen. Hunter, with the expectation that the President would not abridge it. No soon er did it tippear than the extreme abolition papers ofthe Tribune schoolbegan to com mend it, declaring that the "people de manded" precisely such a policy. This was all,tloubtless, arranged by those who agreed upon that bold stroke, not only for the freedom of a million of slaves, but for the Mention of a feeling of - bitterness throughout the entire South, calculated to make hostilities between u; even Ettore ter rible thin they are. But, thanks to the President, he spoiled this deep game of treasonable machination; and this last bold stroke to drive him into their extreme measures he promptly resisted. flogiVe our rem:lira an idea of the bit terneas produced in abolition circles by the President's disapproval of General Bunter's order, we direct their attention to the following dispatch from Washing ton, and published- in the Tribune of. Wednesday : "TIM POLICY OF TUE ADMINUITI4TION...- Senator Grimes, iu the course of the run ning debate with which the Senate refresh-; ed mil after three hours of Garret Davis said that he would not vole to take up elk ` tax bill until the Administration an— nounced a definite policy, and required all its Graterais, author -V Order No. 8 as all al Me author of Yo. 11 to conforms it. "He would not lay heavy burdens of tax- stion upon the backs of his coastituente; until he knew for what purpose' and :ii what end the Soar was being carried on.— No reply. was made to these remarks, which, so far,. at least, as the ,expression of urglat desire for a sound and uniform polici .. in the conduct of the war, met - with the general asemat.of. the Senate." The significance of this avowal upon the part of Mr. Grimes consists in the fact that. while the President has revoked the order of Hunter, No. 11, he has not inter fered with - Italleck's, No. g, excluding fugitives from corning within the line of his army. This Abolition Senator and hie extreme colleagues desire "a policy" to enit their fanatical notions, or they will pass no tax bill to raise funds for the sup pression of the rebellion. These gentle men seetn.to forget that the President has a policy, and that they themselves assent ed to it, by their votes, when it was first nnounced. That policy is contained in the - following Congressional ezprMlnfmAz • "That this war is not ward on-der. part in any spirit of oppression, or f or . any purpose of conquest or subjugatunt r or purpose 4)f overthrowing or inter/drift? with the right* or established institutions of those State*, but to defend and main tain the supremacy °f the Constitution, and to preserve the Union with all the dignity, eraiitY and right; of the severed States untmpaired; an that, as se es di .thasi• deeds are accomplished, the tsar „aught to caw." - /Ws is tho 3 progrsulaut aftacedilendered slew eftaduitieb7 do object of ;the:ww- was the restoration of, the Union; Abolitionism is conspiring to make it a never-ending crusade for the /alumina of , slaves,• whose immediate emancipation would entail upon them no thing but incomparable hardships. • OUR NEW LAW JUDGE Our citizens will be pleased to learn that Gov. Curtin has appointed the Hon. Da vid Ritchie Associate Law Judge for the Court of COMMOR Pleas of our county. This selection is, altogether, an admira ble one, and should reflect credit upon the discrimination of the appointing power.— if the people were always as fortunate in their selection of Judicial officers aspi rants for the bench need not descent for promotion to the usual tricks of politicians. Mr. Ritchie is not only a lawyer of ability, but possesses the dignity, the reserve and scholastic attainments requisite to fill a high judicial position.. In these days of partizan degredation and commotion it is gratifying to know that the judiciary is be yond their corrupting influences. MORE GOVERNMENT LOAN. - Mr. Joshua Minna has received au thority from the government to negotiate for more money for the government six per cent Loan. His advertisement will ap pear in a day or two. Money is plenty here and people are seeking investments and we have no doubt Pittsburgh will do her. duty. DECLINES. A. W. Hill, of Fayette county, declines becoming a candidate for Congress in the district composed of Fayette, Westmore land and Indiana counties. White Persons Only to Carry the The - House of Representatives have laid on the table, by a large majority, Sen ator SUMNER'S bill to allow negroes to carry Abe mails of the United States. This was done in pursuance of the recom mendation of the House Committee on Poet Offices and Post Roads. Mr. CoLeAl gave the reasons of the Committee for their action, and these were briefly as follows: "Not a single person of any color, from any State, had ever petitioned for this repeal. No Postmaster-General had ever recommiended it—no public opinion de. manded it. It would not only allow ne groes to be mail contractors, .and there , fore officers of the Government, but Indi ' ans and Chinese also. It would impair , the seeprity of the mails, for, in some States, blacks, Indians and Chinese are; not allowed to testify against ichite.s. and. if robbed while in their hands, we could not procure legal testimony. as now, of the mail carriers, against the robbers. It would also allow slaveholding-contractors to use their slaves as mail-earriers for them, instead of free whites, whom they' are nowcompelled to employ. and money would thus be paid out of our Post Office treasury for the labor of slaves. which is now impossible; and, as this bill could not, even indirectly, aid in crushing net this rebellion, which he thought the main duty of Congress, or crippling the power which 1 sustaina this treason, a large majority of 1 the Post Office Committee concurred with him in recommending thaS it do not pass." This prFgnant paragraph is not only a forcible vindication of the action of the - Committee and theilouse, but it min- ' plifies in a signal manner the crude and visionary nature of nearly all the legisla tion devised by the Senator from Massa chusetts, in his efforts to make the ne gro question the paramount object of Congressional legislation. Arkansas and States Rights. A portion of the Southern people are just beginning to realise the absurdity of a struggle , for States Rights, which invol- Ves a•complete surrender to the govern ment of Jeff. Davis of the precious *soy crigaty of the States. North Carolina and Arkansas threaten secession from the Confederacy and consider their former re lations to the Federal Goverainent much preferable. Governor Rector, of Arkansas-, in a recent proclamation, intimates that a new Confederacy may be determined out of Missouri, Arkansas and Texas. He says: "By yourrinthority and sanction, your representatives in convention assembled at the capital in May last, severed • the State of Arkansas from the United Sodas of America, upon the doetrine.Of State sovereign% from which grew uPthe Con federate States. This, in the retrospect, may be viewed no less a• political right than a moral and political virtue. Looking to our happiness, and the transmission Of republican liberty for the present age. and future generations, an alliance wig formed with the Confederate States of America. Iln the support of this governmeat'zio". star' lin the galaxy has shid a brighter lustre than Arkansas. No people lave .evinced more valor or a more seif-seerifi "eing.epirit than hers in upholding Confederate me- 1 1 tionality. *lvory doorwiy is stained with the blood of-her children...eTery roof is - s' tfoOse,of. mourning,_ and her - attar:el to benedictions, for the. dead . aid: LL imbed.: The dower Ether youth, the pride of her manhood, have, without _stint, been lavished for the maintenance and support of the' confederation. She has dose this because of hergenerous con fidence that when the evil hour came upon her, the national ensign, tho . Con federate ag, would be found floating from her battlements, defying the in vader and giving inwcos to her people. . Untoward events have placed her be yond the pale of p rotection , . much impair. ed, though not incapable of resistance. : She will strikes blow for liberty, and con gnus to be free; if left to her Lae she will Carve a new destiny rather than be sub jugated. It wee for liberty she struck, and not for enberdiestion to any created se condary powerifinth -or Sonth. Her best friends are her natural allies, nearest at home, who will pulsate when she bleeds; whose uttermost hope is not beyond Mk existence. If the arteries of the Coated erste heart do not permeate beyond the east bank of the Mississippi, let Southern Missourians, d.rhansians, Texans, and the OW West" know it, and prepare for the more.' Arianism lost, abandoned, sub jugated, is net Arkansas as she entered the Confedratergovernment; nor will she remain a.ponderate State, de "jaw as a • her childron flee ing from thi wrath itt.owns.will build them a sew ark,..mellAssim . mi-ir on aiw waters, nesidicitiltineft somewhere bl e a rt Wieland. heMeamai laradelliro PROWTEN IND ' • From X•w • • lima lees B Ovid From the New 711- Negotiations betweeliffh* BOi I the city authorities are itapeildiat Lk eight the Mayor and Colleen, aeon ied b y . their adviser, WiSmelilou,__ an interview with the Conimandinginter of the United States forme; any occupying this city, at his headquarters at the St. Charles Hotel... Gen. Butler read to - the Mayor and the Council the,proclamation, substantially as it lmiebeen published and circulated among our citizens. Mr. Sbile, on thepait otthe city author ities. communicated to General Butler their views as to the, civil government • of the city, and the adniinistration of its munici pal affairs in this;crisis, and stated distitict ly that the Mayor and Council would con tinue in the exercise of their official func tions, if left entirely free in the per formance of their duties, but would, if at all interfered with by the military pow ers of the United States authorities; yield to the latter the entire control and man agement of the city. After some discus sion, it was agreed upon that the Mayor and Council should administer the gov ernment of the city in all respects as be fore, with the exception of taking no cogni zance of political offenses or inteferences with the military power of the United States, which General Butler reserves to be dealt with by his own Provost Marshal. With respect to our citizens being treat ed as "Rebels," General Butler distinctly stated that no person who "priserved quiet and order" and refrained from giving aid and comfort to the enemies of his Govern ment "will be disturbed either in person or property." Nothing was said of the tendering an oath of allegiance te.the United States to any citizen. fhe question of food was brought up, and General Sutler recognized it 89 one ofi paramount importancf;. lie stated he would not offer any opposition to the in troduction of supplies of food by the ordi nary means of transportation—steamhoats and railroad cars to run as usual, he re serving to himself to say who should come into and who should go out of the city. We believe these were the principal points discussed in the interview. Details were left to be arranged to-day, in another conference, which is being held Ber an's Sharpshooters. F the Petersham Koran. A gentl informs us ofthe death of one of McClellau'i Ilharpshooters, - On the peninsula, under circumstances which pos sess intereqt sudicient to give thew to the public. Several of our men, It seems, were killed while going to a spring near by, but by whom no one could imagine.— It was at last determined to stop this in human gain., if possible, even at the cost of killing the, hireling himself, who was 'ti thus, in cold blood , utekeng our men. So a sharp look-out was kept for this sharp shooter; and the next time he fired, the smoke of his rifle revealed the locality of his pit. That night a pit was dug by the Confederate soldiers, commanding. the pOsition of the Yankee sharpshooter, and arrangements made to get rid of the an noying creature. For this purpose a young Kentuckian was placed iu our pit, 'with a trusty rife, and provisions ei.ough to last him until the next night. Next morning early, a man was des -patched as usual with two buckets to go to the spring. He had proceeded *boat two hundred yards, when the Yankee marks .man elevsted himself, and,placing his ride to his shoulder, was about to pull trigger, but the Kentuckian was too quick for hint, for he pulled his trigger first, and sitonita neously therewith the Yankee fell. Cpon repairing to the spot—which the Kentuck ian did intmediately—he discovered a ride pit. and a sturdy Yankee in it, in the last agonies of exeiring nature. The pit was provided tqlepa a cushioned chair, pipes and tobacco , Liguori and provisions. I But the ride which had ,hego used was j really a valuable prize. It was of most superb manufacture, and supplied with the latest itivAntiou—an unproved tele scopi.• sight upon its pod. ;The pit; had been dug at night, and its oc , upant bad been provisioned at night, it, but for a sharp lookout for the smoke of his gun. there is no saying how long this Yankee vandal would have enjoyed the luxury of killing Southern men, withpnt even a chance of losing his own worthless life.— We are gratified'to know that he at last met with a righteous fate. Dr. Cheever Denouncing the Pres ident. The Evening Poet of Tuesday contained a report of a sermon delivered by Rev. Dr. Cheerer, on Sunday evening. in which he denounced the President in advance for hie proclamation disavowing the abolitio n proclamation of General Hunter. emanci pating the negro slaves of South Carolina. Georgia and Florida. No doubt Cheerer had an inkling of whatthe President would do, and therefore cursed him beforehand, lest he should have to wait for another week Ile said if the President intatrpos• ed in the matter it would be "lustiness and wickedness concentrated:" Again he-nays: "If he now hastens to disavow and forbid this grand, righteous and benevolent action' against slavery, it will toe-on insult' to the country, a disgrace to Aim elf and to the government, a crime against humanity and God." The President has nobly hastened to dis avow and forbid the action of Gen. Hun ter, and therefore, . according to Rev. Dr. Cheever, he has Insulted the country, dis graced himself and the government . and committed a crime against humanity: and God. He concludes by praying God In mercy to protect thn iseuntry from - such madmen and such guilt. Perhaps the rad ical abolitionists, who have received *such allow between the eyes by the hard ist of Honest Abe Lincoln, will now batik' to think of carrying out their original idea of "superseding" him in favor of some usurp er, as proposed about a yearago in the ed itorial columns of the New York Times.— Meantime, would it not be well to commit to safe keeping such propagator, of sedi tion as this Cheever whom humanity for -hide to be at large d uring this war,A the write principle-that it directs doge 'hill's streets to be muzzled duriegthehotrieath der, and dogs actual ty .mad to be disposed in a still more effectual manner? Coming to /to lenses. The London Times, contradicting all its termer predictions and assertions with re gard to the weakness and duly increasin g exhaustion of the Union Government and treasury, labors to prove that the rebels alone require foreign aid, comfort or ad vice; and that if such a calamity as inter-1 venting' should come on the country, It must aims at their instance. The writer says: "Th (the Washington Cabinet) have alrea dyyessession of the seas, and the whole itish navy could give them I nothing more. We might lend them mo ney, but of this, too, sn sums form or other, they have got enough to allow of a present expenditure oil £BOO,OOO a day. As to sending them men, all the effective troops now serving in England might be landed in New York without making any perceptible difference in the Minions num- Ihers of the Northern armies. We might send them three times as many soldiers as we sent to Canada without adding above fire per cent. to their forces in the field. No ruler in the world, not iven Lie Ant Napoleon, ever disposed of so many awn or so - mud inoneyas Abraham Limas. Be Ant AWN - 8 1509000 trabisa. now Inds, mini and* is boestid' that hi could d•-- n nil t .111 '111"11 *kititll"Pi( 7' , " Army- ear Riolunond. Bebels Ask an Armistice of Ten Days. THEIR PICKETS FALL BACK Illesiteeened is Said .to be to the Rebel Cu,. Fars if a Nile ii Petersbarg nod kiehmand. From the Western Army. Skirmishing Every Day—Many Killed and Wounded. WASHINGTON, May 23.—Up till noon to day the War Department has received no news of importance either from (eu. Mc- Clellan or Gen. flialleek . :i army. BALTIIIORC, May special cor respondent of the American, at Fortress Monroe, says, under date of yesterday : The steamer from White House, this af. *ternoon, brings a number of passengers from the Headquarters of Gen. McClellan, which were in proximity to Bottom's Bridge, over which a jeetion of the army had passed; a second vision basing pass ed the Chickahontiny at New Bridge, about seven miles further up, and within eight miles of Richmond. It is rumored that a proposition for an armistice of ten days had been made by the rebels, but of course no such idea could be entertained. The advabce was understood to be within five miles of the city, to which point the enemy has fallen hack, with but slight ef forts to check our onward movements. The advance by way of New Bridge enters the city on the North side. The tug Dragoon, from the James river Shit" morning, brings down two, very intelli gent citizens of Petersburg. who tied front that city, yesterday to avoid the press gang under the conscription act. In view of the important information which they bridg, it would not be proper to make their names public. Having been brought to Commodore Cooldsborough. they were immediately sent to Gen. Wool. and will leave this morning fur Getter-el McClellan's headquarters, for whom they have some inienstation, which they have pot yet made Oldie. They remiss, t the condition of affitirs at Peter:drug "ild the surrounding coonr try as of a most deplorable character, and the suffering of the *phi almost beyond endurance. The scarcity of provisions was so great that everything had been seized for the army, and even the soldiers have been on half rations for u week past, with no prospect of this supply confirm:ft ; for any great length of time. The rebel army, or at least a port.oq of it. they represent us being demoraliied and dispirited to such an extent as only to be held together by the most rigorous ap pliance of military !ea.. „. . the work of conscription wai on. and 'the roads to Richmond were throned , with unarmed men, ulci and young, l , eingsfriven along by strong guard:: of armed men. They . repri,sent that no people of modern tnnem have sutlered more than the people of Virginia are now suffering, ceery household being in mourn ing,. with the prospect orapprnaching fun:t ine. They also state that Beauregard arrived at Richmond on Tuesday. On being ques tioned as t their authority for this state • ment, they said that it was AO announced and noderito‘id at Petersburg on Wednes day morning. and none doubts-I the feet. Jeff: Davis and the. military authorities had declared their intention to fight to the death befs.sre Richmond. t.,itt strong 5114. pickets were entertained that it was really their purpose to abandon the city after a short defense at the work surrounding it. Large numbers of women and children front Richmond hadarrived at Petersburg, and they represented the distress in that city as beyond description. Threats were made by the soldiers front the Gulf! States that they rill only leave Richmond . in ashes. and great fears were entertained 1 that thethreut would be carried into effect. 1 It wo .1d require the greatest efforts on the part of the citizens to prevent such a Ca. tastrophe. I The number of rebel turves. at Rich- 1 mond and vicinity was generullv believed to be fully two hundred thouwand:ineluding f the unarmed and poorly, armed troops of; recent leviee, who are:having pikes put in I their hands for active.service. Deserters report thilt the infantry force in the vicin ity of the Richmond works its nearly thirty thousand. Nitta COftlsni,. May I:2.—There was considerable skirtniihing along the entire lino yes erday. kr every case the enemy were driven lack.. Our loss was about forty killed and wounded, that.of the ene my about the same. Deserters continue to come in daily, in squads, mostly from the lath Louisiana regiment. WssuiiiovoN, May 211.--:.k conflict be tween the militar y and civil authorities took place last night, growing out of the fact, as is generally represented. that a squad of soldiers went to the jail for the purpose of effecting-the release of a color ed tvoman,,alleged .to be under military protection, and who had been sent thither by virtue of a decision of the Commission ers under the fugitive slave law. The jailor,. 1 Kr. Wilburn, and Deputy Marshal Phllips, refused to deliver them the woman without an order from' Marshal Lemon. The consequence was, the mili tary made them prisoners, together with the counsel for the claimant of the woman, and lodged them in the Central Guard House, and removed the woman to another pert of the city. At a subsequent period the Muralist him selft accompanied by Superixtendent of Police Webb, and one of his sergeants, repaired to the jail, and in turn captured and made the two guards prisoners. The matter thus rested until an early hour this l morning, when all the parties were rides* ed, excepting Deputy. Marshal Phillips, and Jailor Wilburn. They, too, will doubtless in , the course of the day be set at liberty. OIL! 011.1! 011. II t Iti eed's Magnetic Oil cures Rheumatism eeds Magnetic 011eures Spinal Affections i ord's &meth QS tura N ; 's magnetic. Oil mum Wirt rims ; eedb Mmmetle Oil cures Flestrated Sores_ ; 's Magnetin Oil cures NOZTOOS liensaame cod's Magnetic Qlt mares i Frosted lw ,Feet . Mahe.. : : I ,:trogliz A zt ah .this.r da. ~...,.... Oil care in sae mass; • Name& Oil curia_ emus Atketkons 's Magnetic Waimea KaranUalskTooth. Mahe. or ads by SIMON JOHNSON. myl9 Corner Sndthaeld and Fourth street. • S. — T.-1880-8. DRAKE'S PLANTATION BITTERS, Rehauted Names poet restorer. They invigo rate. strengthen end Dm* the egoism, ewe Dar Mids. /Wag ef the Stoma. Dlenhelle, N. A _ . vette* approlieren 4 tale. IVY Invigorate the _ Stranhab li the brain. Mier ere See'll N 111 1 VglY Gen. M'Olellan :;gross the Chickahondey. PREPARATIONS FOB AN ATTACK. REBELS PI46E A DANE ON GEN. BANKS' LINE. Western Fleet Shelling the Rebel Fortifications. WASHINGTON, May 23.—The latest advi ees from the Army of the Potomac state that General M'Clellan. had crossed the Chickahorniny at Bottum Bridge, and that his headquarters are near New Bridge. Preparations ti.r an attack are being made. The rebels made a dash at Gen. Banks . ' line at Front Royal this afternoon, and an attempt was made to burn the Railroad Bridge recently built by the Federal forces over the Shenandoah. The particulars has not been ascertained, NOthing of public interest has been re ceived from the other - -military depart ments up to ten o'clock this morning. A steamer arrived at Cairo to-day from the flotilla. An officer on board repor ts that the rebels on Wedneiday gave striking proof of their presence, by firing into the steam tug sent down on a reconnitering expedition, hut it is supposed they are in small force. The rebel fleet had disap. p tared. Nothing front Pittsburg Landing. Caw. G°, May23.—Specials to the Trib une from the fleet, state that the mortars opened fire on the fort yesterday at two o'clock and kept it up with intervals of tire minutes until six P.M.; Ering return ed two or three times by guns from rebels either from fortifications •or from mortar boats, their shells bursting wide of mark and doing no damage. Csiao, May 2;!..-- , The tug sent down from the fleet, to reconnoiter, was fired on from Fort Wright on Wednesday even ing. Subsequent demonstrations by the rebels prove that they still occupy that place. - - Thirty-Seventh Cesspool. W.sintNtiroN CtrY, Stay resolution was debated and adopted al , lowing J. Sterling MoTtoti per duet, bat not mileage for the tisuo engaged while ' unsuccessfully investigating the seat of Dailey, as delegate from Nebraska. The Muse resumed the consideratioe of the confiscation bills. i Mr. Sheffield. of Rhode Island, argued !hitt the first bill was in effect a bill of at tainder and it took the property without ,one process of law. The second bill was for the emancipation of slaves. This was in ~iuiaticn of the : , 01etnti pledgeS made irt Juts last not to interfere with the local instwiti:m= of the States. This breach of faith cualii nut be justified on the ground I of necessity, for the strongest necisaities Of the war, were upon the country when we mad« that pledge. The rebellion was ! to be pet down by the army, not by legis- Mr. Maynerd, of Tenn., said lie did not believe the Constitution was a shield to protect rebets and traito rs . lie wo u ld use it as a spear to strike them down whenever they had an opportunity, bit he doubted the power of Congress to pass the confiscation hill now pending, and even if they pussessea this power. he considered that it would he unwise and improper to exereiie it. Mr. Maynard, in eonclusidn, offered a substitute proposiug to punish by fine and imprisonment all persons guilty of giving aid and comfort to the enemy, etc. Mr. Blair. of Mo., argued that interna tional is not applicable to the existing war. While he was prepared to vote for some measure to inflict the severest punishment upon those who are attempting to break up the Government, he trusted the House would stop at the point which justice and humanity require. The leading conspira tors in this detestable rebellion should be so treated as to deter others for all time from n repetition of the crime; but some men had been forced, or drawn, or over powered into the rebellion; therefore it was neither good sense nor good policy to make war on the whole people in the in surrectionary States. He opposed the bill for the emancipation of slaves, arguing that it would 'accomplish nothing benefi cial. lie opposed the arming of the ne groes, and adiocated eoloniudion. At five o'clock the lioUse took a recess until half past seven, flirr the purpose of debate. M;VENINO SESSlox. — Messrm. Spaulding, Sergeant, Holman and Bennett asked and obtained permission to print their speechei. Mr. Loomis advocated confiscation, and said that every principle which will apply to a foreign enemy will apply with greater force ton domestic enemy. It was our duty and right to free the slaves of every rebel. Mr. Arnold, of Illinois, maintained that kindness to rebels is regirded by them as an indication of weakness and cowardice. They must feel our power:end respect the. majesty of justice m the punishment of ri cme. It is a war oteivilmation wind barbarism, and slavery must be extermi- uated. The House afterwards adjourned. SISNATS. 31r. Sumner, " afalsai, called up th e resolution huitLiAiirg the Committee on the Judiciary. to ingliro what legislation was necessary twipreteet persons of color. He said that. all had been shocked lately by the attempts made. to carry off human beings into slavery from the District of Columbia.- • • • The resolution was adppted. Mr. Wilmot, of Pa., introduced a bill requiring that the bill required that the oath of alleganee be administered in cer tain cases. • Referred to the Committee on the Dis trict of Columbia. Mr. Wilson, of Mus., introduced a bill for the reorganization of the Courts of the District of Columbia. * Referred to the Committee on Judiciuy. Mr. Foster, of Conn. introduced bill entitled a general bankrupt act. Referred to Committee on Judiciary. Mr. Wilson, of Mass.,from Committee on Military !Lilian : refarta , a bill amen datory to the act increasing the, militizY establishment. The bill provides that the staff officers be sent to the Senate for conk firmation. (It was passed. The tax bill was then taken up. Adjourned. lie Can Ibr‘3lere WASHINGTON May 28.—Tbe War De. partment has called for no delinitemuiber of troops, but bas reopened the ?derailing stations lately closed by order. Elomisnew regiments will be raised for special nerikm, as m Kentucky, for the Military essanii4. ant appointed them • Beyond this, so faro mal to ll has been on !kiwi for:UOt unteer The imain reser,/ k r From 11,1 Whantsarox,_May_ cee received at the Wit the difllient de to the following MO Our army hair Corinth for several the Departments Dowell and till ..ay. dispatches have been remind from the vi einity of Richmond since yesier"diy, up to which time. no_ engagement had taken place; s • Alias been ascertained from an authen tic source that the expenditures of the Gevernment from. Apert4ll4l.4o4bo • eat time have not averaged Onejiiillioirof dollars'per day. This May be eoniiddiell a refutation of the exaggerated reports upon the subject. The followingis a copy. of instructions just transmitted to the va rious collectors of customs: TREASURY DEPARTMENT, May n. sift :—ln pars/knee of the provisions of the proclamation of the President, modifying the blockade of the Ports of Beaufort, Port Rojal and New Orleans, and of the regulations of the Secretary of the Treasury relating to trade with those ports, no article contraband of war will he permitted to enter at the said ports, and you will accordingly refuse clearance to vessels bound for those ports or either:of them• with any such articles on board. I Until further instructions you will regard as contraband of war, the following arti cles, . viz.: Cannon, mortars, fire arms, pistols, bombs, grenades, fire locks, dints, matches,. powder, .saltp•tre, balls, bal lets, pikes, swords, sulphur, helmets or boarding cagy, sword belts,' saddles and bridles, always excepting the quantity of the said articles,• which may be neces sary for the defenke of the ship and of those who compose the crew, cartridges, b material, percussion and other caps, clothing adapted for uniform, rosin, sail cloth• of all kinds, hemp and cordage masts. 814 timber, tar and pitch, ardent spirits, military persons in the service of the enemy,. dispathes of the enemy, and articles of like character, with those speciallyenumerated. You will also re fuse clearances toall vessels, which, what ever the estensible destination are be lieved by you oa satisfactory grounds to be intended for porta or places in posses sion or under control of insurgents against the United States, or that there is imminent danger that the goods, ware or merchandise of whatever- description, laden on such vessels, will fall into the possession or render the control of such insurgents, and in all cases, where, .in I your Judgement, there is ground , for ap prehension, that any goods, ware or mer chandise, shipped at your port, will be used in any way for the aid of the insur gents or the insurrection, you will require 1 substiatial security to be given, that such goods, ware or merchandise shall not be f transported to any place under inaurree rectionary control, and shall not in any way be used to give aid or comfort to. such insurgents, you will be especially careful on applica tion for allowances to require bonds with sufficient sureties, conditional for fulfill hag faithfully all the conditions imposed by law on shippers of the following arti cles to the ports opened, or to any other ports from which they be and are inden tured, to be reshipped, in aid of the exist ing insurrection, viz: Liquors of all kinds, coals, iron, lead, copper, tin, brass. tele grsphic instruments and all telegraphic materials, marine engines, screw propel lers, paddle wheels, cylinder cranks, shafts, boilers tubes for boilers, fire bars, and ev ery article or any other component part of an engine or boiler, or any article whatso ever which is, can, or may become appli cable to the manufacture of marine ma chines or on the armor of vessels. I am, very respectfully, . S. P. Crest, Secrecy of the Treasury. Election in Nasbville. . Loutscius, May 23.—An election wis held in Tennessee yesterday for Judicial otticers. The vote in Nashville stood for Circuit Court, Judge Brien, Union, 560, Foster, secessionist, 706, the secetisionists generally voted. The Union men rarely voting, regard the'election as invalid.— Gov. Johnson will give no commission to secessionists. The Presint and.Cas of the Bonk of the Cation de were arrestedhier yesterday by order of Governor Johnson, on a charge of treason. The town of Palaiki has been assessed for twelie dollars and sixty-eight cents to compensate Union merchants for goods seized by Morgan's troop's. Arrival 'of $l! •tesmer North ' Star. NEW osit, May 23.!--ThestmunerNorth Star, fro Y m ispinwall i arrived at this port this morning, with $600,000 in treasure and the California mails. The steamer General Burnside will sail this afternoon for Beaufort. The newly appointed military Governor for that State,.Mr. Stanley, the Bev. Mr. Clark, of Massachusetts ` and others, are among her passengers. • C•llloritrora ter lanntatera Porte. Wasuncirrow, May.•2B.—The Secretary .of the Treasury has appointed George 8. - Dennison; from the noighborhood of New Orlaans, - -as iipecisl agent and acting col- lector, to open that port at the earliest practical period, in order to carry out the President's proclamation. • - Collectors will be appointed for Beau fort and • Port Royal as: as proper . persons can be.selected, the object of the apomary, of the Tn being to priieure the services of the ts amongst the South, and'who, in addition to ellicieacy, will be acceptable to all the parties con mumniman. ?be Case ,elfileijor Wllltemea. The aniniuncement ofthe arrest and con finement of Major Lasinence Williams, of the SixthAsipilar Cam*, on a charge. of holding treasonable intercourse with the rebels menacing Gen. - _McClellan's army, create. little surprise in 'Washington. Ma jor Williams is known :there as an officer who s e loyalty has freqeendy been ques tioned. His brotha, while an aid to Oen. Scott, is buoys to-have.lived at Arlington Rouse, Ow Lee oral/ movements at dui War Deportment. Whin Osumi Lee joined tbn.rebel army, this' fellow went with bier, land be is believed still Solis in the Confederate army, and to hive married a daughter of Lee. Major Williams was air inith rank of. Lie utenant, to Albert Sidney 'Johnston while in Utah. , and subsequently at" Captain upon the staff of McClellan. When the Sixth ;Cavalry was organised, he by some means :procured theposition of Major, to the great iadveadon, it is said, of Gen. Hunter ! the Colonel of the regiment. His exquisite dress and foppish manners excitedthe dis tant of sensible visitors at Willard's during the entire winter, and his boasted con quests among the ladies provoked thelqugh ter of the town__,: albeit , nioved - in 'the beet circle,. He always managed until the ward campaign of Yeas/lea's to avoid &WY,- service or performing only -*OW duty. - Gies, Itallbeelles FormlOW IfslliCk's course in forbidding Pope to inisdoree the two brigedes engaged on the left, on the Bth,' was doubtless wise' ind timely. The purpose of the enemy bow Mows, , t 0 have - bee4 ; t o way rop e . tanner over to the left, and then to posh the bulk of their shut, or thirtyArsigtstsandia l to thsj meg," A l io they "old thus hafe:_eonigetelf inogikid Mersa., was italkli ail I.—Mere about:: Ow Waaktaigara.«.Maa. some Tax 7N1.41.00. 'boat IttelmeatlL WAserNovotr t May 211. WR., told at Ittchaoad to write home that the Confederate Gowan meat would, if hard pressed, abandon Um whole seicost, - so that he might, ba_prapsr ed to judge its policWeet itsondilgth ej vf Two of the slaves brought te'd ; =lth4 Provost MarshaPientleir tailta r ers. but the officers would not let the assk•P' era come on board the steamboat whoa the troops were euthatited. Senator Simmons 'will:pitnitieila come tax on a different principle from the House bill, and , estimates that pjo duce $35,U00,000, average $3 *lll.llanutin New York, 11lassuchusetts. Rhode blond l aud Connecticut; S 2 in Maryland, Penn , Sylvania and Ohio. $1 in other State,V44 pins d per con!. uu incomes hptweea 111111 , 4 m l anti O!4P thousand dollars, 5 per cent. between mix thousand and sixty thou sand dollars; upon income" iieCruing honk 'property owned in the United States by citizens residing, abroad, not * meat employ, and upon all ieco sixty thousand dollars per cent. apta all over six hundred. Religious and liter ary corporations and societies to pt,y a 1 the same rates, when income isabove six thou stand dollars, except thpse whose ilieosa . y is devoted to the distribution "of bibraaltr i tracts and missions or education. So math income, however, as is derived front softy reties of United gtates is to be taxed per cent. only. Professional incomes"under ten thousand dollars 3 per cent. This is moved as an amendment to the act of the extra session,•ind the tended' tinder it to . Oadher ltithrifnot paid then, to draw six per cent interest.— It irbelieved that a -large msjorkrtlit. Senate are in favor of this section. 4 ". - are opposed to the. residue. Simmons' project, approves the House tariff, comptv ted to add twenty millione to the revenue, making a hundred -millions. • •"' `‘ The Senate. got to the sixty-third sec tion of thn tax bill to-day--more than half through. Several V. were postpotted - for want of a quoruin. Whisky is left at '=al cents. Seward thinks the fugitive slave law does not apply to the.DiStriet. Other very Lid Pi authority agrees . , Debate un the Confiseittitat• ge to orrow. It is generally thought here thatAte:ssii t•ls will. evacuate. Richmond without:o*V . 1 tle, and - will tnake their appearatieic in some other part of Virgitua. McClellan is suid to think otherwise. -- 1 it is ascertained that all the credit and responsihility of the Williamsburg battle is on General Sumner--31cClellan hav; ing given hint uo order whatever. Preparation* to Detest(ll WM* snood. .- ~.. ,) : litcnitoxo, May loth.—The followings I I n por te roclam h ation was issued totday by Oa*, tcer: !I The General Assembly of this COuireser r - , wealth having resolved that the capital of 1 the State shall be defended to the leareort. tremitv, if our defense is in accorduicite: with the views of the Confederate Staseit, t ; and having declared that whatever distrust - - tion or loss of property. State or'indivik, ual, shall thereby result, will be, tellaisi.t '" fully submitted to; and this action- bi ts .; warmly • approved and seconded. ,10.;h1t:... ; .Executive, therefore I do hereby ` '' officers who are Oct , of service - &Oar '• any causes, and all others wheViiiij, -be willing to unite in defending the ealdtedirif -.. the Suite to assemble this eyeidei Ai .1 O m& City Hall. at five o'clock, and ' I. forthwith to organize a force, etc :: ' , and efficient action is ahmolatelyniciasum We have a valiant army in the field, ipso whom we tally and confidently r*Onit no effort should be spared which 'eau esl- - tribute to the noble object. The mated of Virginia must not he surrendered. Virginians must rally. . .. Giien under mv hand, and the seal is the Common wearth, at Riehmond,• Ibis 15th day of May, 1862. JOHN LETOBBIL hellish of the Citizens. In accordance with the proclamati'a si l ty large assemblage took place at the . Hall, in which a fine spirit prevail_ _., ..-• Brief addresses were made by How lititek . er and Mayor Mayo, both of wbotartint: dared they would never surrender lbs city. This announcement was rahrelet with loud cheering, and resolutionir *lrk adopted for the organization of a reghaaat ' of volunteerato defend the city. - - • - - - " LYON'S ZUG • . . . INSECT PO WDE R -... - .' I Tested for 19 years and grows in diver. — kldlli and exterminates Roaches. Bed Buss.Aate., _am = Moths in Cloths, Furs and Furniture , warden L outs:do. All genuine bears the sideasasist IL , LYON, and is Not 'ammo sesisrsees er daiaisd , earns& Beware of sounterfsib alediii e dhlleaa4 . LLyonsPowder kills all inneete in skpiesi,s, ' - LYon's Pills aredeath torn, and a, ,-. t.• . t •.. Bold everrodiere. IX 111. 111ASIded. • • esesadeod *OS - Broadway. New leek. - '-' • C Mirk* dpid, _ e w 11.'r faugh.,474swituosseda or Visor .-,.9hisdott, which might he aiwohed • ' With. a simpleeniageel If neglect.:d, often *mirk:gee 3k :. : tierioael3h PEW are 4 10777/ of tha importanoi atoPPine n Await ar afil Qf ' cad in it* finis stagi; that isfaisPe in. the beginniv ueadd yield fo es nuld, remedy, if not attended tik atm, attaoks the /lenge. • 4ffitoutn.'a.gigarezhia4.9roodik; weroftrot introdtbsed eleven yaws in:* has Lam, proved that they anP•tho-. best arngle hcfor4 "Air . /fade, . gjiandalbs4 , . ,f isia)tagh, , the •Zaoking Conirh in . 4 Z etneuntftliars ; And, numerous ajf &Tama the S'eueasr e "'eons immediate relie ' • P.,blh Spealkers X Mine4r y thepn effectual for . oleartn i r. 'lend ittr-iwtherbini c the voice. .- - Sad 0.7 airtgaziete and per MenaMenaMena in... Medicine, at P6 , eentor &A% , earsairs. votary ,11141,141.. ... . . ILDT imams •O!' at!-- Amellaut or ORPHANS' 00tiliVit tr. 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