Vress.
TUESDAY, JUNE 24, 1862.
or We can take no notice of anouymoue COMMUIIi.
cation&
Ai' We do not return rejected manuscripts
sir lialmtEtry conesponilemee solicited from sill maxis
tit the is orld, and cipecially from our different military
and bared deperimtmis. When need, it will be paid for.
WE ii.kvs -no news from Charleston except
what comes fri m rebel sources. It seems'
that the reties made an effort to repulse the
advance of Geneml HURTER from Steno
Islet d. The attempt was fruitless, as, according
to the Charleston Nercury,theywere compelled
to retire. There could not have been a large
force of our army engaged, and it is probable
that the regiments in the 'battle were merely
our advance guard. The real fig'...t has yet to
take place, unless, as is very probable, the
enemy evacuate Charleston. That city is now
the home of a terror-stricken people. They
see the deem of their metropolis at hand.
Charleston in the course of a little while
must yield, and when it fella the power
of the rebellion is at, an end' In South
Carolina. The tow i f the Union artillery
must bare bad a sad sound to' these. people.
It is a little mote than a year since its uncer
tain reports echoed over Charleston bay.
Then it came from the starving garrison of a
beleaguered fort. Thousands crowded the
wharves of the city, and while an overwhelm
ing force were raining shot and shell up3ll
Fort Stimpter's walls won shouted and women
stalled, and in all things it was a gala day.
'Our . flag was trailed in the dust, and
treason gloried in its.- shame. These
traitorous people have another foe than Major
Azinsitsex a d his heroic battalion.. The
Union cannon spin thunder at their door,
but they are commanded by Men powerfal and
prompt to punish—by men eager to revenge
the wrongs of April, 1861. In Charleston the
rebellion commenced—in Charleston'it seems
probable tliat'it will end; and the traitor flag,
which was first raised in triumph over Fort
Sumpter, will very soon be torn down, never
to float again in mockery and shame.
Tim is something overwhelmingly sub
lime in the ordered movements of vast masses
of mcn. Let the purpose be entirely separated'
from its physical expression, still the restless
and resistless onward march of compact le
gions, the unhurried, nnstaid advance of dis
ciplined multitudes, beers with it such mate
rial majesty, that one's mind is carried along
with the symmetrical might of the msrcbings,
as on the wings of some massive choral chaunt.
But when all this grandeur of physical display
is known to be but the outward moulding of
will, and this huge concourse of power is re
cognized as only the embodiment of, purpose,
the sublimity of the spectacle is increased ten.
fold. Here are hundreds of. thousands of men
broken into fragments of all sizes, not more
accurately adapted to the performance of
individual functions than nicely adjusted
to support each other, and by mutual com
pleteness to perfect the symmetry of the
whole; hero are innumerable' intricacies
of organization,, infinite • varieties of design,
complex relationships that would seem to set
system at defiance, yet all . cenfusions are
subordinated to routine, all perplexities made
tractable to order by the fashioning will of a
single man. Armies may be scattered:over
the widest areas ; he sits apart and controls
their every movement- Officers may be carry
ing out scores of diverse sub-schemes, and
inter-schemes; ho has one gigantic design
that quietly Mt ecte them all. It-is the intel
lectual versus the material, will subduing
brute force : the latter swells to grandeur by
reason of its vast proportions, but the former
rises to sublimity on the easy sweep of its
facile power... . • • - •
„ .
No country 'on the face- of:flice . earth has
ever presented this double spectacle of mili
tary force and Military cunning on a scale so
magnificent as outs. For force, here are six
hundred thousand men on One side only ; for .
at ea, here is rot ritory of 'unexampled expanse
and variety ;•fer. cunning, we catch glimpses;
of plans haviogonermoris compass and deepest •
subtlety. ••One•such plot is now worked out. • It
.was, a mait.cempreliensive conception, and
wcrthy.ot the%great genius who originated 'it.
It was made;n*iii,ary by the first positions
- *civil . , and was intended so to altar those
positions as Jo prepare ate way for .second
hud'a hisit,strateßy. It has fulfilled its pur
pose; Its' exectrienhae.been thorough; every
command oti its crowded page has been
: pet.:
formed, and now the'leif is turned:. .• -
The first design was simply to surround the
conspiracy and crush din on all sides. Very
easily said, very easily written,. perhaps very
easily conceived in this rough outline. But
let him who is the most fainiliar with the com
plexity of military operativa imagine the in.:
flay of 'smaller schemes involved in such a
plan, and he will be appalled at the resolution .
that faced them, no' less than amazed at the
fertility of resource Which devised and at.•
.
ranged them. • • •
lhough the matter is now history, and Clear
ly•written in the •minds of us all, it may be
well to review the iirst.great chapter of the
rebellion record ; by seeing what has been
done we can better See what rem tins to do.
First, because the infernal conspiracy broke
out the most violently In the eastern States,
an army was gathered in the northeast corner,.
simply as defensOfe; and we all remember-how
long the real military movements were confined
•to this secti' n till Bull Run forced inaction in.
winter quarters upon us. But if the first for-,
want rush against the rebellion did not me-,
cced, the flank and rear movements did. AL'
point was , cb'ained in the extreme South in. :
Fort Pickens. 'Then, step by step, the vast'
range of seaboard between it and Fortress
Monroe was obtained 'lettere& and its inlet
to Boanoke,' North Carobria, and the ad
jacent sweeps of coast; Port Royal, and'
its important advances inland; St. AM..
gnstine anti Fort Clinch, giving control of
Florida, and on the south, Ship Island and
Biloxi us rend' z'vous for attacks upwards to
: wards 'the: heart* of the conspiracy. Mean- .
while, thewar . the.' West is developing:
Cali° ii•Jortoustely. held and. commands. the
navigatirs.nortbwaid: ." - Armies are raised to
meet the Insolent yeilel . lit Missouri and Ken.
tucky. O r sibi One, he is' forced to.abandon.
his many sirongholda, and with them the poll
cy of entrenchments; till lie is' finally driven
from Missend by. the bitter lesson of Pea
Ridge, and is brought:it) bay at Corinth. •
Keeping pac.c with the extreme Western
movement; our forces press down through'
Virginia. The routes of the different corps
d'armee, the tt ndency of their directions, the'
timing of their advances, beautifully,compll-
relent each otter, and evince a presiding genius
of no ordinary calibre and activity. Tno east
ern rebel also is hemmed in, at Richmond.
What now shall be . the. plan ? Which grand
division shall lrad tic advance 7- Evidently
the Western, since the object is to close in
from the Mississippi and drive the rebellion:
eastward, so ti at. it shall . -have Ilk, chance of
escape into the fresh territory of the far South
west. New Weans is, iherefore, taken, and
the Mississippi held through its whole length ;:
and these impci Writ points gained, advances
nie made ouiCorinth. The result justifice the I ' l
• plan : the immen: o rebel army concentrated at I
that point is dispersed and &brew sottibivard:
• -1
et d sou thesstward.
Here, , then, the first grand project is aer..c t
coMplished,; the rebel army of the West is;
driven hack n States that cannot support;
it, and f. reed to move eastward in self-de
fence. What now ? Shall fIitiLECK pursue
them? But what possible advantage could
thus accrue ? To chase detalbed bands of
,soldiers is only to induce them to reorganize.
To follow into Mississippi and 'Alabama
is only to expose Northerners to •pestilence
and famine., lytter let the demoralized rah— .
•ble straggle about as best it may ; it cannot
loiter near the Mississippi; it must painfully .
move eastward, while it is an easy matter for
us to move parallel with it—or rather over thi
base of the 'triangle !those two sides they
'must travelby pushing on through Tennessee. :
• .and Southern Virginia, pocketing the guerillas
by the way.
Unless we terribly mistake the military
signs of the Vines, this movement is nowbeing
worked 011 t. lIALLECK : remains in Memphis;
sending sufficiently large forces southward
-to prevent an irruption into his lines. Bursa
is moving eastward along the southern bounT
dary of Tennessee; siniultaneonaly, MORGAN
• Fishes down tbrough.Cipaberland Gap. The
rebels (take the: alarm . and retreat ; Soritla`c
Weiterilritginie;MW soon lie open; and the
brilliant col:Air:A[oA Whioh wilLsoon over-
whelm the rebels 1.4
in l
those parta:will cenvinca
rho wiseacres whei , think the War Depirtment
not yet eut of the strategic . primer, that
there may have been as much ability in i's.
councils as in their.sancttims; that.Entoloar
is bet er guarded by threatening JAcitsow In
the rear than by any menacing force, however
powerful, that could be brought to bear in
front, and that it is quite as easy for HALLNCK
to transport his force as .
foi - BEAIIILE(biItD to
griiher up and push Orilids—espPcially when
the former has but hrilftlie distance to move.
What a magnificent drama it is! The first
act ended, the curtain slowly rolling-up to dis••
close the last. What a spectacle it is ! The
whole' current Of the tide turned, but the
huge masses of nice surging on as surely as
before under the direction of will and of
purpose, and obedient' to the beckoning of
victory and freedom.
IT Is NOT often that we interfere in the
affairs of our cotemporaries ; we find we have
as much as we can do to manage our own, and
nothing but the fact that we have* personal
interest in the subject before us' leads ns to
speak of it. A newspaper published in tbis
city on Sunday morning, called the Mercury,
has been making itself notorious for the last
few weeks, by its shameless advocacy of the
Secession cause, bitter attacks on the Admin.
istration, and heartless criticisms upon our
brave soldlers in the field. -Its limited circu.
lation and want of influence have prevent
ed these treasonable utterances from having
anything like a general effect. The Mercury
is published, according to its announcement,
by Messrs. Jours & TA.OOART. Mr: TAGGART
is now the colonel of the 12th Pennsylva.nh
Reserves, and has been_ actively in the field
for the greater part of last year. He was for
some time associated with us on this paper,
and only retired from it to assume control of
the Mercury. With a large newspaper expe
rience and great industry and ability, ho made.
that journal one of the most pleasant, popular,
and influential of our Sunday papers. : It Was
loyal and true', andthe fact that it now bears
his name and acts so strangely has caused the
friends of Colonel TAOGART much concern.
We are instructed to say, and we do so with
a great deal of 'pleasure, that Col. TAGGART'S
connection w7th the Mercury istrerely a no.
mina] one, that be has no control over its co
lumns, and that its advocacy of. Secession is a
mortice of pain to him. He believes in the
principle for which he has taken the field, and
for which he is ready to lay down his life. A
member of the old Democratic party, he be
lie-red in the creed of a fc pure Democracy,"
and spurned the teachings of the men now
controlling that time-honored organization.
He stands firmly by the Government, whose
con mission be holds, and has no thought and
no sentiment beyond that of love for the
Union and horror of treason. 'fuse who know
Colonel TAGGART will not need this statement
or ours, and it is only because we are desirous
that his principles should not be misunder
stood by the thousands of his friends in Phi
ladelphia that- we say this much in his de
fence.
And having said this, we dismiss the Mer
cury from any further consideration. Those
Rho manage it now, taking advantage of Col.
TAnceites absence, have committed it to the
czuse of treason. It has chosen a miserable
and dishonorable course, and it belongs to,
that class of newspapers, and its editors to
that class of men, who deserve the scorn and
the contempt of the community.
WHEN NAPOLEON, in his first Italian cam
paign, won victory after -victory, by throwing
himself between the two great Austrian armies
of the Archduke CHARLES and old General
Wunmssn, and beating both at once, it was
; 19 - adly complained that he deviated from
the old regulation method 'of carrying on
Carnpaign, and various military writers
Of great authority fired off' pamphlets to
show that he had won battles in•a man
ner wholly opposed to the 'art of war,
as taught and practised by Manmsononcur and
EupEng, TIIRENNE and SAxn. .In something
of this querulous style are the diatribes in the
leading English journals against the successes
• of the North and the numerous defeats of the'
South. Mr. jANES SPENCE, whose recent
hook in abuse of the constitutional Inhabitants
`Of the loyal States has obtained him a situa-'
tion on the London Times, as special annalist
of and critic upon "American Affairs," tardi
ly admits that perhaps there are - 500,000 Union
troops, all told, but scattered so as to be . use'.
lees, and ;gum troops on paper,_dyindled
down " to less than 222;060 and no_ reserve,"
for "the two main armies."' Moreover,
.Mr.
SPENCE allegei (see ""London Tirries;l.litne 4)
that there remained, in, the .North, some fifty
regiments of the newest formation—or even
mach fewer than fifty—" and, spread over
nineteen States, 11)4 would afford no'available
strength, as in . times •so excited it won/el be
'impossible to leave cities like Philaderphia and
New York without any Military force." That
1s All Mr. SrENCE knows of it. Lot us assure
him that Philadelphia and New York require
no military force but what essentially belongs
to themselves. Neither city is in mu - 11
danger from foes, who are no :nearer than
Virginia; and New York is about as far from
the seat of w,:r as Edinburgh is from London.
Moreoier, Mr. SpENOE adds, " All recruiting
was • stopped .some time ago, end there is
ample evidence to show that the supply from
the North fells to maintain the armies at their
etiginal strength." Let recruiting be autho:.
' rized, and ten new regiments could be raised
.in Philadelphia in ten days.
• We do things in a manner very un-English.
Our rimy consists of men who c Know their
]rights, and, knowing, dare maintain theca ;"
- who enter the service with the feelings of
patriots,—who, unlike the English soldier,
have no fear of the accursed eat-o'-nine
tails,--:.who are intelligent and well-educated
to a msn,—who win battles with great in
feriority of force, and who are backed by
"Monitors" and other effective novelties in
• a manner utterly at variance with the old
fogyism of•Port4smouth and Cherbourg. No
wonder that Mr. Seams is puzzled and in a
cloud of wonder.
The Times itself has gradually changed
its tune. In a leader, next , column to. Mr.
Ercxcu's nonsense, is this candid admission :
"The Northerners have displayed a spirit.
vil,i6h.warrants even their own exultation, for
they have deliberately collected their strength
and asserted their piciwess, not under the
first ignorant impulse of passion, but after a
glcomy and discouraging novitiate of dLs
oaten"
ANOTHER OF PHILADELPHIA'S SONS has fallen
a martyr to his country's cause. The death
of Colonel CHARLES ELLE; Jr., who so nobly
fought the famous ram-fleet in therecent naval
engagement above Memphis, has deprived the
nation of an' energetic and gallant officer,
,
- whose high scientific ability was universally
acknowkdged. 'This sudden termination of
what promised to be a brilliant and honorable
naval career was totally unexpected in this
city. The wound which has proved , mortal,
was understood to have been slight,•and Col.
ELzwr's restoration to health, and the - duties
his command, was looked for with confi- -
dem.. " His loss, at this time, is a serious one.'
.Colonel ELLET was one of the . -most die-.
firigelshed civil engineers in the country. It •
wilLbesemembered that he built the great'
'suspension . bridge over the Ohio, at Wheeling,
aid alio the first suspension bridge:at Niagara
These structures will • ever remain
monuments of his' genius. Quite a number
. .
of
. ypars ago Colonel ELLTrr . . called the
attention of the Navy foepartmeht to the
subject: steana.rains for naval de
fence. -Successive Secretaries were ap
pealed to upon the subject, but without avail.
At the very outbreak'of the present rebellion,
mouths before the construction, of the Merri
mac, the ram defences were again warmly
urged by him, and we hazard nothing in saying
that the greate stben efit would have followed the
earlier - adoption of his advice. After the shock
produced by the Merrimac's 'attack, • Col.
Etur was allowed to •carry out his long
cherished project of a - ram fleet.- The battle
above Memphis, though the rams under his
command were woliden. tug-boats, hastily al
tered under his supervision, conclusively
proved the truth of his The captious
quiities, who doubted the hasibility of his
plaits, have now to confess his knowledge and
their want of it. We deeply regret_that his
noble life could not have been spared for many
future deeds of patriotism and usefulness.
°R oes REYS.=Orcas Rays, the 'Cane of the' late
battle between iremout , aconausud and the rebel forces
under Jackson; is it toad crossing in Rockloghem countit
Ye . , about six miles I nth"of Rarrieorburg. —Port Re.
'pi:A.ll°ls a glace _on the Shenandoah tiVeT, eleveli'oll44
month of EtattilonbitriF:=:•'.l t
LETTER EKON " OCCASION AL."
• s WASLII.NOTON jiine 23 1862.
It •
The two most notable , political events of tho
past week Were the election in Illinois, and
the Union Convention inlndiana. , The oppe
nenta-6f the Adminiitratien "were% confident,
owing to the absence of so many, voters in the
army, a large majority ot•viliom were Repub-
licans, and loyal' Democrats, that they would
be able to defeat the friends of Mr. Lincoln in
his own State, and one of them complacently
assured me, two weeks ago, that they would
carry the new Oon'stitution by . a majority of
thirty thousand. The Convention that framed
tbiaCoristitution was a mere party conven
tion, and the instrument weir was on e
of the most objectionable and unjust
ever presented• for the approval of a tree peo
ple. The members so far forgot the pro
prieties .of things as to resort to the'high
banded experiment of exercising legislative
powers. The, consequence has been, as I
have stated; the repudiation of the now or
amended Constitution by a very large ma-
jority. The • linion movement in Indiana was
even more successful. Large numbers of
Democrats took part in its deliberations.
Justice Hughes, of • the United States
Court of - Claints--liteli a 'Democratic mem
ber of Congress—before the, Convention
was held, made a great speech, in which he
tool the strongest ground against the Rreck
inridge leaders, and in favor of a vigorous
prosecution of the war, and addressed a letter
to the Convention itself exposing a plot, under
the auspices, of these leaders, for the pur
pose of resisting the payment of the war tax.
I sent you yesterday a copy of the great ad
dress of the venerable Mr. Seacrlst, 'a Democrat
of forty years , standing, in which, during the
sitting Of the Convention, he amplified and in
tensified the ground assumed by Judge Hughes
against the sympathizers with Secession. De
mocrats acted with Republicans on the various
committees in this Convention aud resn'
Wiens and nominations were agreed upon
with enthusiastic acclamation. 'These are
marked and memorable' events. *They . will
have a great'effect upon our coming elections
in the free States. Ohio and New York hairs
already agreed•to a covenant between the Re-
T:ublican and Union 'Detribcrats; and 'may be
set down as sure against the Breckinridge or
ganization. •
•
Such examples ought, to stimulafe and en
courage the friends of the Government in
Perimllvania The State Convention, to be
bald at Harrisburg, on the 17th of July,
which will assemble under a most liberal call,
ought to' be, and doubtless will be, aided
and strengthened by, the counsels of such
Democrats as believe in the justice of our
country's cause. No Democrat who thinks
that this cause is a good one—who remembers
the last words of Stephen A. Douglas, that in
our struggles
.for self-preservation there can
be but two parties, patriots and traitors, and
who heeds the warning voices of his Demo
cratic friends in the army—should hesitate to
give this movement his hearty and undeviating
kupport. If such men need any farther in
ducements to sincere co-operation against the
Breckinridge and Buchanan sympathizers
with treason, they have only to contem
plate the deelarations and language of the
politicians and newspapers, claiming to be Do-
mocratic, in the different countieaof the State
With one accord, these Breekinriclge partisans
endorse the late address of the Deviocrattc
members of• Congress already exposed in this
correspondence, which does not contain a single
allusion or commendation of the self-sacrificing
soldiers of the Republic. This address is their
platform. Standing upon this platform, they
will toil for such a restoration of . tho Union
as. will bring back the traitors in all their
strength to the Federal councils. There is
not an argument that Breckinridge used
before he went into the rebel . army,
that is not now used by them. Ancona, the
Be rks county representative in Congress, votes
against the administering of the - oath otalle
giance to thp sympathizers with the rebels in
the free Statea. Johnson, of Northampton,
another representative of the same school,
votes against'any compensation to the brave
colored pilot, Robert Small, and his gallant
'crew, who carried a. valuable steamer from
noder the guns of Fort Suinpter and placed it
in.the bands of Commodore_ Dupont. Charlea
J. Biddle denounces' the War as:arßlack Re
publican job„and 'in his „very last speech
the Houle stigmatizes this great Govern
ment, and. the American people; even• as they
exhibitlinclemitviallous i:earinrcei;iii the midst
of wai r ait'tlie "sick of the American
continent. James Buchanan exultingly pre
dicts that our heroic - cc soldiers in the South
will - tie swept off like rotten sheep." ` ills
organ, the Lancaster I;liclliiencer, derides
Parson Brownlow as an cc Abolition ..fool."
Fromm SP. Hughes, of Schuylkill, the leader
of the Bretkinridgers in that county, borrowic
'his logic against the war from the Messages of
Jefferson Davis. The speeches of Mr. Poor
hees,of Indiantqof Mr. Vallandighara, of Ohio,
and of Mr. Ben Wood, of New York, are
copied and • commended by this same class of
newspapers. Not a man elected under such
influences to the Legislature of Pennsylvania,
or to the next Congress of the United States,
but will folloW the lead of these oraclei.
However they may pledge themselves before
the people, their votes will be against the war
and the Administration. : •
A proper canvass of the State will result in
the defeat of all these men. No party ever
run uron so odious a principle as that which
they avow; and, per contra, no combination,
no organization - in'' our political history, has
ever been so strong as tbat which now rallies
around the Adminiatration of Abraham Lin
coln. - It will be a - blunder, it will be a crime,
to be remembered to our shame, if we do not
use these great advantages to the discomfiture
and overthrow of the enemies of the Republic.
OCCASIONAL. '
povernment Loans
Tay Cooke; Esq., has lieen appointed anbaeriptlen
agent to the new six per cent, loan of the Govern =
ment having twenty years to run, with.option of
payment after five years. *lo are informed that
nearly one million dollars have been already sub
eeribed—showipg onolusively that Pennsylvania,
beside furnishing her full quota of men, is fully
equal to any call of the Govornment in furnishing
the means required to suppress the rebellion.
We do not know to what extent this lean will be
issued, but we have no hesitation in commending
it to the comniunity tot only as a safe inieetment;
but as a very powerful medium in accomplishing
the result for which if was intended—the placing
of the whole United States in the front rank of na
tion, and the perpetuation of our free institutions
to remote posterity. . .
Letter from theßev.lieliry Steele Clarke,
'Cot thiCoity
Pug,,unri.ran4 alum 16, 1862
Capi
PRAR SIR : Your Panorama, of which I had reef
much,. while•on exhibition in 'New York city, fer' .
exceeds my expectations. In Color and. tone, in its
groupings, and the accuracy of all its representa
tions, it' is not surpassed by'anything of the kind.
I have Wirei,'iieen. To the correctness of many of,
the vlawe presented, with, the desoriptive lecture,.
and the.dramatie scenes accompanying its exposi--
,tione r keen certify from my own observations. re
caDnoitatt to instruct, while it interests and Oleases,'
those whO view it. It will surprise me if it has not
a generen4stronige from the intelligent and ap
preciatisie,':in a city whose' population la behind
that of no other In . its to. discriminate, and
iti'rei4inefs to approve and do justice to whatever
. .
I am, door sir, yours, very respectfully,
limn- tzTEELE CLARKE
LA•HGB ,PHSITIVE SALE OF Boors .AND SHOES,
STRAW.; Goons,, ,to.—The early attention of pur
chasers is requested to the :large assortment of
boots, shoes, brogans, caps, &e ; men's braid, straw,
and' palm bats, youths' Union straw caps, Shaker
hoods; also, stock of boots and shoes, embracing
Ants-class - seasonable goods, of °icy and Eastern
Manufacture, to be peremptorily sold, by catalogue,
on four months' credit, commencing this morning,
at 10 o'clock, by John B. Myers t Co., auctioneers,
Noe. 232 and 234 Marketstreet.
, .
THE FIRST 'AND LAST 'PHOTOGRAPIIS.—WO un
derstand that 'Professor Fraaler;•of this' city, was
the flat fierson, about the yciiii - d84.0, who took a
portrait in this country by thelthelf .recently-an
nounced discovery of ?dons. Divierre: 00 Saturr
day, he hid a:ce,trie-de.visite of *nisei f taken by
Gutellunst, on Arch street. We should like to
compare the daguerrebtype;cifl.B4o with the carte-
de:tnsite of nr.. .
To the Editor of The Press - :: , ' •
Sut: It is notorious feet that the people of the
interior of Pennsylvania do not regard Philadel
phia with the best feelings, falsely considering her
as a rival. I would suggest, then, as a measure cal
culated to enlist their sympathies in the present
and all future undertakings, and in our welfare in
general, vrbioh is theirs, that the ocean steamships
which it now seems probable we shall have, shall be
named after the counties of Pennsylvania, and,
to prevent ill-fecling, to take them in alphabetical
order. Should Abase. names become exhausted-7
whit* I hope may be the ease—then pursue Cho
.samelplen.with the interior towns—all those over
CO many thousand inhabitants. , - • . • j
Perhaps thbrplan might be extended to all rest&
ler lines of sailing' vessels. • •
PUILADELMILii June 23,1862.. ' •
THE ping§s.e-THILADEmitt TUESDAY ; JUNE 24, 1862.
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Special Dispatches to •° The Press."
LATEST WAR NEWS.
All Qniet Along the Entire Lines
of the Army of the Union.
• IVaaniaotrort, %Time 23-1.1 o'clock P. fit.—Advices
bavolvon received at the Vat' toepartment to-day from
Gtmerat Belk.ck, dated -at Corinth, thfy 22.4 toot., and
from the Army of the Potomac . thia afternoon.
)fotbing of intoresthas transpired In any quarter.
Tile Union. Men of Norfolk ondPorts
' • 'mouth. . .
The Ron. DAVID VI mumr, &mike in Congress, re
ceived a letter dated Norfolk, June 20th, an extract from
which lam permitted to make. Gen. Vierat,. who has
charge of the military governorship of that district, is a.
loyal and energetic soldier, and I entertain the hope that
lie will take cognizance or the.facts `here recited, when
they meet his eye. The following is the extract:
tti , nag fits: The Union men of this vicinity are be
coming much disheartened by the indulgence shown to
the rt bele by our Military Governor. Parties.of them
preCtire passes to travel to Baltimore and Richmond, by
giving their parole, (refusing to take the oath,) which
they do net regard in the least, and by so delay( a daily
communication Is kept up with the rebel loaders in Blob
mend. All the movements of the Pederal 'army are at
once transmitted to them by these paroled persons. Why
the • mast tabooed of the Secessionists should tocerre
these favors. astoutelice the Union men. In gems come;
pereone taken with letters in their m 10331011, on their
way to Itichmend, hays been - releseod by GOD.
The Union mom do not feel any eater than before tart oc
cupation of NotLik by the Union troops:. much
leniency is shown to the rebels, that they Annum and
watt 119 boldly as ever. There must be a change, or we
will bo et impelled to leave tbie vicinby. The majority of
the voters of Portsmouth, and a goodly portion of the
people of. Norf.'lk, are loyal to the core, and - nanetly M
aim ice and laboring men. Can this be the reason why
they are to *Ted by the Military Governor I"-
It is tight ' lbhi statement that nuteerous coin.
plaints are made' in regard to the moderation and favor
exhibited to the Secestiontsts of Washington city and
Baltimore. They can very easily be found.. Why should
not the plan of General HALLEOK - , in regard to the St.
Louts Seceteionieth; ho adopted in those two cities? Why
should not the Mtn who oppose the Government and live
upon its indulgence be mate to contribute, out of their
itriple' . means, to the support of the etqfaring soldiers?
'The Gireernment treats the rebel nick aid 'ivaunded with
lirgelereero'and chatfty, and tic Secessionist; mid their
own geneions donnSot.e, carefully panting by; ho hen
drcds of brave men who have been 'mutilated girt binned
in their strbsglee for the Union.' Why ellonid, not the
rich and wen•bora, who do not caro for their country
and yet remain under the flag, be mad; to gieggf their
maim to those who so nobly champion bah'?
.
Admission of Weetern.Virglinte into the
Union.
The Estate Committoo on Torritorfea:f.rewrteci a bill
to-day providing for the adintsrion of a .nerc7Btste Into
the Union, to be called West 17-ginia. The bill recites
that by an act of May 13.1882, the yirgtnia Legt latare
gave its consent to the formation and erection, within
the limits of that State, of a new State, and the people . of
Hancock, Brodie, Ohio, Marshall, Wetzell,:: Marlon,
Monorgalia, Freston; Taylor, Tyler, Pleavants, Ritchie,
Berigridge. Harrison, Wood, Jackson, Wirt, Roane,
Gihnor, liarbonr, Tricker, Lowls,, , Brax
ton, Rardol ph, Malmo, - Putnam, H.eriewhs,
Clay, 'Nicholas, Oahe% Wayne, - Boone, Logan,
Wyoming, Mercer, McDowell, Webster, Forahon
tee, Fayette; Raleigh, Greenbrier, Monroe, Pen
dleton, Hardy, Hampshire, and 'organ comities, did
!brit themedves into an independent State. This bill
providi s for adding. to the new State the counties of
Berkeley, Jeffeison, Clarke, Frederick, Warren,
Shenandoah, Rockingham, Augusta, Highland, Bath,
Rockbildge, Botetourt. Craig, and Allegheny. The
Convention, to be- called an provided in the bill, le re
quired to add to the Constitution of the new State apro
virir n that after July, 1863, the children of alit slaYee
born within said State shall be free. • . ;
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Emancipation is the District of Columbia
Mr-LovgJor, of Minot., proposes to intmduce a VII
explanatory of the late act freeing from servitude est-,
fain persons held to service or labor in this District. • It
provides that the commissioners shall fix the actual cash
value of the slave on the • date of the approval of the
act, and that the cleirret of every one who, by word,
deed, or action, aided the rebellion, shall bo . dlsallowei,
d that no witness to prove such allegation - shall be
excluded OD account of color.
The Senate Military Committee reported a bill ta-dey
providing for the establishing of arsenals at 00Iambus,
Ohio; Indianapolis, Indiana and Rock Island, Tllloohr,
for the deposit and repair of arms, and appropriating one
hundred tbousar.d dollars for each arse - nal.
Cane of Ben W ood.
.Tt e treason alleged agaioet Bk:XJA3III7 WOOD, of New
Yolk, now it pogrom of InYeatlgatlon before-the house
Judicial] Committee, does not tresont any eery startling
features, and will probably be . diaboeid o f very anon, but
with what result is in much doubt. "- ' _
Miscellaneoug.
COM:Dander THORNTON A. JENKINS!. has been ordered.
to the con mond of tho steam sloop Wachunt, haielloyi;
Ocmmander Gums,
Acting Assistant Paymaster "tr. 11. ANDKRBOiI hie
tr en ordered to the Commodore Perry.
9be Bonnie to-day, In executive lege on, r 9 so th e
Aid
•
nomination of..ptigadtei Cltmerat Sutut.os to be. mejar
• Reflex al. •
WASIIINCTON. Jone23!--.Thero were in all three hun
dred and fifteen amendinUnts to the international revenue
'or tax bill. The riou!o hiving; through its committee of'
conference, receded from two hundred and fifty-three,
and the Senate, throUgh ite • Minagers,, from sixteen of
them, thoremaitiderhecame a aithieet'of co:nevem:o:e- as
'embodied In their inlet vepoit; S:10.11 will unanimously
'adopted by theEenate, While in the House the following-
Mimed . memiere voted against it: Messrs. Allen of 11-
.linois, Browne of 'Diode Island, Johnson, Norton, Nis
i eu,. Pordleton, sList, f tyke, White, of Ohio, Wick-
The' bill now only swells the President's approval to
thecome a law, and la to Joke effect on the let of August.
'lbe Commissioner of Internal IteVetlUe is to receive
salary of 614,000 per annoys. Among themoreimportent
son ndmeree to the bill arc the following:
On s'l mineral coals, except ouch ea are known in the
.Ir:de as pea coal and duet coal, 331 cents per ton; pro
,
Tided ti.at frr WI contracts of lease for coal lands made
befe.re lbe let of April, 11362 the lessee shall ply the tax.
.Tonscco.—On cavendieh, plug, twist, One-cut, and
manufactured, of all descriptions
,(not locluding snuff,
olgare. and siaohirg tobacco, prepared with all the stems
In. or wade txolntirely or stems), valued at more that
thirty cents per pound, 16 'cents per pound. Valued at
11111 StIM xot exceeding thirty cense per pound, 10 cents
1 p und.
On smoking tobacco, prepared yeah all the stems in,
cents per pound.'' • '
On !muff, manufactured cf tobacco ground dry or
damp, of all descriptions, 20 cents per pound.
. • On astir?, valued at not over $.5 per thousand, ill. b 0
Tor thousand. Valued at over 35 and not over $lO per
tbotoard, $2 per thousand. Valued at over s'o and not
over 520 p• r thousand, 52 60 per thousand Valued at
over 520 per thousand. 53.60 per thousand.
On all cloth and all textile or knitted or felted fabric
of cotton, wool, or other:materiel, before- the Barna has
been dyed, printed. bleached, or prepared in any other
manger,a duty of three per centum ad valorem shall be
charged.
On and after bctobei next a tax of halt per cent. shall
be paid on cotton.
Whfnevor a duty is imposed neon any article removed
for aMsuription or sa.e t .t shall app.
y only to Mita .
'article!' as are manufactured on or after theist of June
'next.
No duty Is to be lcvied on any metes by judicial or exe-
Cutive officers making auction sales, by virtue of a j wig
ntent or decree of any court; nor to public sties made by:
executors or administrators-
On whisky 20 cents p•r .gallon. There is no tax ori.
rectified or mixed Honors. The tax on watches and
pianofortes is stricken Out. • •
Or. all horned cattle, exceeding 'lB months old, slaugh
tered and for sale, 30 cents a .bead. '
. On all calves and cattle under that. age, elanghtered
and for Fain, 5 cents per head and on all hogs exceeding
six months rid, elan: htezed ar.d for sale, when the num
b, r thus slaughtered anneal; 20 in any one year, 10 cents
8 am jrai•rnada: and steamboats pay. 3 per contutn.
B-ilroads using other power than steam and ferry boats
1X per contom,.and toll' bridges 3 per cent= on the
gross amount of all the receipts..
For ev, ry passport issued from tbn office of the Secret.;
tary of Mate, 83, and when tho annital gaine, profits, or.
income, exceed the sum of $6OO but not 810,000, a duty
of . 3 per centime on the amount of the first named sum.
If the income exceeds 810 000, a duty of 6 per centrum;
ripen t 11 over 8600.
• On any "telegraphic dentate!) or menage, wheri• the
charge for the first ten words doed not exceed 20 cents, I
ctnt ; when the charge for the first ten words exceeds 20
cents, 3 car is. •
Each ;ahoy of insurance or other instrument, by
whatever name the same shell be called, by win.% insu
rance phalli be made or renewed, upon property of any
description, whether agsidst perils by the sea, or by fire,
or by 00 er prtil of any kind, made by any-insuranca
ruptuir or its agents, 25 cents.
•
- Thidog tax of 25 el ms is rtrickon opt.
In computing the allownnce or drawback upon articled
!manufactured excintively of cotton when exported there
01)811 be. allowed, in addition. to the 3 per centum duty
Which shell have
.been paid on the said erticles, a draw
_tette of 5 Mills per ptiund., In all cases where the duty
'-Imposed by thief act npon'tbe cotton need in the mann
.factore thereof has-been previonelr paid, the amount of
the allowance to he ascertained In such manner as may
be priscribed by the Commissioner of Internal Revenue,-
under direction of the Secretary of the Treasury.
' Eo much of the set of Angnst last as imposes a direct •
tax of twenty millions on the United Staten, shall only
be, held to authorize the levy and collection. of one tax
to that pmoont r and no other tax shall be levied under .
and by virtue thereof until the late!. April, 1345, when
the dame shell be 3n foil force ant effect -
Fouvarigs MONROE, June 21—Br the steamer fret*
White Nouse Point, I learn tbat on yesterday the rebel.
opened on the' camp Of Gen. Hooker's advance, with
shell, bat'did no serious damage:" •
Gen. Hooker answered from one of our powerful new
bat crier, Ina completed, thririving leavy She'll, which
were seen by persons in ono of LOWOs6 balloons t !rips*
smcng the attacking Party 'of rebels, and caused theta to
skedaddle in the molt approved styli: •
Our trans are represented as enthusiastic at the
prospect of , a great and decisive battle.
.
FOTITIIISS June 22, via Divrtiiditi, ins"
23.—Tho weather continues Very warm cad dry:. The
beat to-day is 'oppressive.
The steamer 'Adelaide arrived to-day, baTing an pup.
sengers Airs; Senator Wilkinson and Mrs. flinstcrltar
lan, • who proceeded to 'White Boni* torl!dt our army
hospitals, and minister to our Mak and wounded. Thlrty .
Sisters 'of Multi ablo arrived in thweame steamer, and
left for the anny'of the Potomac.
General Hindman •Reported to . have been.
• Captured: • • •
CRICAIo; Inns 29 special deapatai frooi• Cairo to
the Tribune:nisi ' •' :
„ General Hindman. 'of Arkansas, is 'among the iti
sonera taken on the White river.
Hes Jimeph Warren, chaplain of: the 28th Hiesokui
cavalry, arrived at Farmington on the 224:Odilay. He
-
wee released by Beentrotd, and left Jackson; HMS., on .
the 16th.' He repOrts that the . Btete archiSsit;and
public and private property, were being removed to oo
lurabos.,'
LOVISVLLLY, Juno 22..1??111:...t1day evening, .a!, several
Ilnionisis were rataiabi..l . /. 0 . 0, !' meeting to .hoolie. dele
gates, the of th!m were killed by Secession bushwhackers
in ambush, near Berry's Station.
..
Reinforcements were immediatehjeent from Lexiagioni,
Ky., and other pieces, end, the captors of tha.:17016;•
'whackers is considered 4.5
certain. i';
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CIIIOAGO, Snie '23 - 2 -The
agahm a ma- tionati anon is 2,000! There are seventeen
touttOa yet to be beard fretni , which gave attemieretto
pep rny in )9130 of 9,600:. , The three •negro Rropoektorie
Kr adoiatid: Tte bank et:trite ii yet tridonbt:
National Arsenals
The Tai Bill as Passed
Latest from McClellan's Army
Front Fortress litonroe.
receasion Onyitik iii Kentucky
EiectiOn . Iltiuois
Rebel Account of a:•Battle .Rear Charles
ton.
FORTRESS MONROE, Jute 211--8.D5 A M.—The steamer
Zdetamoro arrived from City Point hat night, but too
late to send a despatch through.
The Ilichinend papers of Saturday contain a brief ac
count of a bloody battle fought on Monday last between
five Federal regiments and a battery of Parrot guns, and
parts of Myr Confederate regiments and a battery. The
battle fended all day, with a hoary loss on both aides.
The Charleston Mercury feared that the battle would
he renewed the next day; and expressid apprehensions
for the safrty of the city in consequence of the great ex
haustion of the Southern troops and the loss of many
officers.
Gems: Evens and Pemberton compliment the troops fir
their bravery in standing under the shells of our gun•
bottle and batteries.
The fight took place within Four miles of Charleston,
and froMthe tone of no editorial of the Mercury, I should
think that the rebels hare been cut off from a retreat by
our gunboats. If this be to, Charleston moat soon fall.
. The Dispatch amyl it can •no longer be denied that
juke= boa been reinforced lately, and that the United
Staten columns must eltber combine or fall back across
the Potomac.
84Egruts, June 21.—The following new le contained
in the Grenada Appeal of the 18th:
The Charleston Mercury of the 17th says: "The Cati-
federate lees et Se ceetionville yesterday wee 40 killed and
100 Wounded.. Wo buried on the field 140 Federate, and
took 100 prhoners.”
Special despatches to tho Angneta, Go., papers, dated
dbarieeton, the 16th, say "A severe battle took place
this morning ou James Island, four miles from the city.
Five regiments of • Federate, with artillery, attacked oar
batteries at Secesioavgle. Col. Lamer coMmanded the
Confederates, end, with a few hundred troops, repulsed
the dieciy three time!, with groat slaughter.. The enemy
fought bravely, but we:o defeated. Our victory was
compete. The enemy's less is supposed to have been
abord 400, including 30 prisoners. Oar loss is estimated
at from BO to 300. Col. Lamar was wounded. Captains
Reed and Ring and Lieut. Edwarde were killed. The
attack will coon, be renewed. Thu Confederatoa are
murk exhausted by the previous shelling of the enemy,
which bps been , continued day end night for a week.
From General 'Hafleck's Army,::
ConiNva, June 22—It is now positively as ittained
that Beenrogard turned over the command of straw
to General Bragg, and on tke 10th left for merT,
Ale., where he arrived on the 17th instant,.accomParderl
only by his personal staff, and left immsdisitilijfer Rich
mond.
Tiro reports have been received here , ets4 l ss% aL the eause
of hie departure; one that he goes to taircommand of
the army at Ittchmimd, and another that...fie goes to ex
plain the evacuation of Corinth. The latter is most
pisuaikle, as it is known that for some time past Beaure
gard and Jell Davis have been on autagonisticifeims.
To•day is the warmest of tbo season, the mercury in
.diration 90 degrees in the shade. The nights are very
cool.
.Oventru, June 21.—1 n rest:ones to General HaHeck's
ca'l, a large amount of provisions has been received from
Bt. Louis for the suffering bilmalasipplekut, and dis
tributed liberally among the inhabitants, who stem
grateful.
The reflood is open about eight miles from Graod
Junction, and it is expected the road will be span to
Columbus and Nemphfs by the 25th.
Official notice has been received at headquarters, of
the evacuation of Cumberland Gap by the rebels, and
the occupation tbereol by the United Slates forces.
Deserters state that Beauregard has turnod oyor his
command to Bragg and gone eget, but without taking
any troops with him.
the rebels ions taking up the rails north of Tupelo,
cursing them Bench, to complete the road from Meridian
to 'Uniontown.
The contrabands say that no, troops hays been sent
east by the rebels, and there was no intention of sending
any thither.
From .Memphis
NEW Yonx, June 23.—A special despatch to the New
York. Tribune from Memphis says: It is believed here
that most of BeaureganTs army is iu Richmond.
The first through shipment of cotton to New York
was made yesterday, comprising two hundred bales.
Theee shipments will continue to be daily made here
after. •
Affairs at ViCksburg, etc
Ma 3711119, June' 21 —Colonel Slack still retains com
mend of the city. He has issued an order requiring the
tom or, board of aidormen, recorder, and all 'other city
officials, to take the oath of allegiance within.three days,
or they will be regarded as sympathizing with the re.
hellion, and treated ea traitors.
The Vicksburg Whig of the 17th nig :
"We bear that General Lovell, with Illt'staff and
family, has removed hie headquartere to Meridian Hopes.
Re will not find it necessary to visit the city again.
The advance dlviidon of the Federal army arrived at
rte . old position on Saturday eventrig.• They fired half a
dozen shots at the land battery on Sunday. Ali' was
quiet yesterday." .
MexyurY, June M—7 he Mobile News of the 16th
paye.nctiting of the 'capture of Fort Morgan: No men
tion is made of any attack, although some naval arrange.
.manta in progress at New Orleans are considered se
ainag at tbsepoint. •
Advicos from Vicksburg 011ie 17th, via Grenada, atate
that' no' active: 'demonstrations bad been made by the
Federal fleet since Its retirement. • Seieral gunboats ap
peared on the 15th from below. Report says that five
thoosand Federal troops, with gunboats and transports,
Berton Rouge on Friday for Vicksburg.
I,:he Occupation of Holly Springs.
MEMPHIS, Jnee 21.—The Grenada Appeal of the 18th
says: Holly Spilogs was occupied by a considerable
force of the enemy night before lost. They made their
appearance eudilenly, and much confusion ensued. The
provost marshal is among the prisoners captered by
than. A train of cars was about ready to leave for the
!Rath, uron which many citizen atteutztodto, take
rtfoge for the porpose of escaping. The crnrd ware
•firfd noon, and Lient. -Hall and several other_ periwig
were.. killed. No rniblfc -stores remained at Hotly
Springs."
Beauregard and Ins Army.
Man:Pl:ls, June 21.—The Grenada Appeal of the 18th
contains the follciwing despatch :
blosrconeer. Ala, June 17.—Genoral Beaurogard
and his staff aro ou their way to Bichatond. We• hear
that a large portion of the army of the Alif.sissippl will
soca follow ther'seneral. A sufficient .force will be left
with the lorincible Bragg to check any atepe toward the
intetior by the Vandals ander Ilalieck."
XXXTIifil CONGUSS-FIRST SESSION,
• ,yASIIIXpTON, Julie 23
SENATE.
Copilication Asked For
Mr. WADBIRep ), of Ohio, preeented the petition of
citizens of enyeehrga county, Ohio, statirig that they
viewed with 'deep immillatton the fact that the military
authorities of the Government seem to he occupying
themselves in the protection of rebels and traitors. and
inking for the passage of a coo fiscatioa act.
• • Protection to Loyalists. •
Mr. TRUMBULL (Rep ), of Illinois, preeented a yeti
lion from citizens of Fulton county, - Illinois, a.Zing the
Government to extend its protection- over all the loyal
people in the Slatesin rebellion, without regard to color.
Western Virginia.
?dr. WADH (Rep.), from the . Committee on Territo.'
rlee, reported a. bill providing for the admineion of the
State of Weetern Virginia into the Union. • .
National Arsenals.
life. LANK (Bee-), of Indians., from the Military Com
mittee, reported a bill to establish certain national
at eenale. -
Army Corps;
WILSON (Rep.), of MaesaChuaette, introdnoed a
bin fnr the organizauon of an' army corm; and staff, to
te attached lo the various nlviaions. 'Referred to the
Military Committee.
Governtneut of the Navy
.0n motion of Idr. GitiatEs (lim), of lowa. the b
for the bettor government of the navy Ives tetten op and
diecusted, Itirssre. Trumbull, Hale, and Grimes partici.
r tinfrin the deb ate. Yat tom amendments were adopted.
The amenrmeut offered by Mr. Trumbull, of Illinois,
to except all persous tor whom the Bonatitntion preacribee
an oath of office was amended, on motion of. Mr.
Davie, so as to further except Senators, Representatives,
and the Vice President. and adopted, and the bill wan
passedi , ras 33. nsys 5, viz : Meters. Bayard, (Urine,
Km. nedy, Powell, and Saulsbury.
The Tax BM
far. FICSENDEN (Rep.):of Maine, from the 0001=
mit tee of cent CTODet oh the tax bill. made a retort. "•
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Ath. bßitltSl AN (Rep.), of Ohio, epoko against the
drat back Qt five milts made on cotton, ae granting more
bounty to the rnsoutscturers. He would not seek to
da
feet the report of the committee of .conference, but be
was oproed to snob a bounty.
The report of the committe, vas then concurred in
Mr. POWBLIJittem.), of Kentucky, introduced a bill
in relation to the duties of the hendiof departments "
71r. OLARK, (Rep.), of New' Hampshire, moved to
take tip the Hones confiscation bill. Agreed to
Mi. OLARK then moved, as a substltnte, the Saitati
as reputed from the special committee.
prucing the.consideration of this oneation the Senate
irt.'nt iutoexecuttveseseion, and subsegnintly adjourned.
• . HOUSE OP REPRESENTATIVES.
Nevada Land District.:
The bill to . esteblieli e land'dlarict in Nevada Terri
tory wee owed.
Colored Schools.
.
LOVEJOYSir (Rep.), of Illinois, ititiodneed a bill
rtlatirg to colored schools in, the District of Columbia. Refined. '
~ • The'Disiria Emancipation Act.
"Mr. LO VEJOY anted leave to introduce a bill amend
atory of the District of ' Cothatble emancipation est.
It provides that the commissioners assenting the rattle
of slam than be governed by the oath 'valne at the time
of the weepe of the act The commissioners, In all
cases where it is charged on the oath of any respectable
person that the claimant is disloyal; or has alien utter
ance to disunion sentimente, should summon witnessea,
none of whom shell be excluded on account of color. If
It shalt he shown thiit such claimant has given aid or
comfort to the int MY, the claims shall be disallowed.
.
Mr. MICELI FT& . (ti.), 'of Kentucky, objected to the
inttodnOtion of tho bill.
LuYEJOIr.sIt ie simply for reference
Kr. WIORLIFFE I don't care what it's for. I ob-
Thanks to Captain Davis
Wr:'LAW (Dem of lodises; Mtn:it/need's reeolialloci,
wi.ieh wee referred to Commbiteo on' Naval Alfalra,
teriderion.the thanks of the Home to Captain Charles H.
Davis end the officers and crews for the brilliant events
on the Weatiin waters.
The North \ Carolina Delegate.
. Mr. DAWES, (Rep ), of Maseachusetts. caged up the
resolution from the llommlttee on Elections, declariug
that Cbarlea B. Fester is not emitlet to a seat as ROOM.
tentative of the' Second Congressional District of IfOrth
Carolina. • Passed: ' ' ' • •
. Both Mr. BROWN (Dem.). of Rhode Wand, and Mr.
DA WES characterized the claim es a fraud, baseless as
the fah; io of a vision. • , .
The Treaasery Issue.
" 'The Eanse thin went ioto coma Mee on the bill autho
rising an additional Issue of United States treasury
Yr. BABES (Rep:), of New. York..stild th at be bad
voted every means to enable tbe Executive to put down
ibis causeless and wicked rebellion; but the measure
penoing was an nitwits° one, and wilt lead to-sad disaster,
and more.' tb,t be could not aanctlon it. , lfe examined
the financial transactions of the „Treasury, some
_Of
width—be *ailed, wore . indefensible., Tie-issue of
116160,000, 000 of , iegs.l-teudet - notes, ae proposed, was On
' becetinry. They would 'not be Money, but merely Cri.
ileacei of debt: acidic audic re deemable.
mr. Boorx a (3ep.), of hitistechneetts, maintained
that the bill under eMolderation was a continuation of a
Measure heretofore totased, sod was intended for Its per
faction. As. a l,uniness man, be bad no apprehension
flint it ,would be ditatitrons if Carried into effect. The ' I
objections urged isiatost it were of , the tame character tee
those prieanted against the former bill, and, In his oitift
fon, will prove ritual'. groundless. The Treater? should
have three hundred millions at its command to secure
the absolute moment of all dementia against the Govern- '
ment.. Tide would insure conedeoce sod security. He
repeated that be bad no• fears that the passage of this bill
would depreciate the currency of the country.
„Dlr. WATTS ailid;that In the Matter of inflating the
currency the oil) tnicelldn' wee, whether it alt uld be
iiliteebr the bailie and ehavitig tholii or by the Govern.'
. aunt. In a contest of "hit? kind ho wee tivor ot the
latter; ind 'against the former carrying on their '.bleedlng
•,eperatione et the iste::of•tOr . ."per.. mutant. If the small
notes of the; Govearixtent ore as gOO4l as the' small notes
.1 of the Stater, and if we, by their 1140, can earn throe
milhout•sonneOly, he caned upon edl adyucotos of economy
to come to tho rescue.
Mr. Mu It it I Rev.), of Vermont, remarked that be
was heretofore °pooled to the initiation of the eystein of
legal•tender potent, and remained so still. He regarded
the policy of a national bank so having been adversely
settled by tho people; and this measure was regarded fse
the entering wedge _to another ouch system, to be intro
duced an inilispeotable to the present mesauro. The
books bud pursued a magnanimons and liberal Genres
from the start, end but for them we should have been
crippled. Ifilfering from the gentleman from Kaasacha
settli.[Mr. Moser], ho did not believe the banks guilty of
depreciating the corrency. Tho circulation could not be
inflated- without Inflating prlcee aeueraily, and would
have the direr of driving coin out of the country. The
true theory was to make it the object of the public to
purchase our hones
111 r. LOVEJOY, of Illinois, woe OPPoeed to the utter
ance of bank-notes which do not represent epecie ; but
if any. one was to have the advantage of the depreciated
currency:, let the Government enjoy it, and monopolize
the loudness of making irredeemable paper. He was op
posed to competition in this matter; and the Government
Only should enjoy the , privilege of not paying its debts.
Dlr. STEVENS (Rep.), of Pennsylvania, said it seem
ed to hini that be had board all of these arguments be
fore. He &old not diecover that soy new ideas had
been advanced. ft was desirable that oureoldiera should
have something vbicb will peas all over the country,
which wee not the case with small notes. which are not
known beyond the immediate neighborhoods in which
they are leaned. Hence the importance of thin bill.
Mr Sparedingia smenilmont to the Ong section
was adopted—l cal 57, nays 45.
Ibis amendment provides!' for the issue of one hundred
end fifty millions dollars of United States notes, not
bearing interest, payable to the hearer, and of each de
nominations as the Secretary of the Treasury may junta
expedient; provided that no note shall be leaned for
the fractional part of a dollar, and not more thou fitly
millione obeli be-of a lower denomination than five
dollars.
This wan the only amendment made to the first section
of the bill The other eectiona. were not acted on, the
bill being laid over.
Mr. Writ:YENS, from the committee of conference,
made a'report on the diengrecing amendmenta to the tax-
After a few explanations the report was adopted—yeas
106, nays 7.
The lions° awn adjourned.
LETTER FROM NEW YORK.
Correspondence of The Press
Nsw Yowl, Juno Z3;1843
The Senile:7 Commission hospital transport Diuiel
Webster arrived at th's port at an earl➢ hour this morn
ing, with three hundred wounded soldiers from General
lileChilan's army on board. Nearly all are from the
hospitals at Portsmouth, Virginia. The remainder were
taken from Fortress Monroe end White Rouse. The
transport 9 R. Spaulding also arrived here this morning,
with sick . and wormdtd soldiers from General bleCiellan's
army. They number about three hundred and fifty, awl
are also is charge of the Sanitary Commission. -
The mayor signed the appropriation for 9500,000 ad
ditional for the relief of soldiers' families, accompanying
a protest against the action of the Common Council to
the premises.
A company of gentlemen assembled at Jersey Silty, on
Saturday, to witness experiments with a gnu intended to
be fixed in the prow of a ram, at any depth tinder water,
from one to twenty feet. A small boat, toe feet in
length, of capacity to carry two or three men, was pro
vided with a gun which projected front the bow about
two feet below the surface By means of a
spring it_was diecharged• by concussion With
the target, rowing at a very moderate speed.' The
target wee composed of two thhe•inch plank', with
a space between retweeentiog the usual thickness of a
vessel's side. The bail perforated both, and went through
the aide of an old barge, against which it was hung. Mr.
Duffy, the inventor ' claims that the Parrott gun, Gran,
other of the largest bore, can bo discharged in the same
manner. The muzzle projects through packing, and
when it is drawn in to reload, a valve falls to prevent the
admission of water. The gun was fired twice, with such,
success as to warrant the opinion that it may become a
very successful weapon.__ The object in submerging it is
to attack a vessel below the iron plating
A visit was made to David's Island on Saturday, by
Governor Andrew, of Massachusetts, and the Raw Eng
land Association of this eity,for the purpose of inspect
ing the new barracks and hospital building for wounded
soldiers, which are preparing at that point.
Twelve hundred barrels of rosin, taken from the prize
schooners Napoleon and Exertion, were sold to-day, by
direction of the Prize Goinruitedoners and United estate's
Marshal. The rosin brought 89 to 59.63 par barrel, and
the aggregate amount of money realized was nearly
512,000.
About twenty clearances have been issued from the
custom bonse to veesels to miller New Orleans, since the
opening of the port. In this number the. Government
transports are not included.
The toted number of deaths in this city during the past
week Wei 311, of which 159 were adulat.. Th,s is an in
crease of &over the deaths of the week previous, and
de crease of 12 from those of the corresponding week last
year.
Tbe following were "the eatee of stocks at the second
board to day:
4,000 17 B 43e 1831 reg. 102%
20,000 —do 'Bl.Coup.loB
3,000 U S 51'74 Coup. 0G).
4,000 Tress T 3.10-per
cent Notes 105%
5,000 Tenn St Ge '9O. 58N
2,000 Erie B. 4th rntg
bands 90h
5,000 T,.1 & Wabash
2d mta b3O. 69
2,000 Cbic NW As
bonds ' 49
10,000 Ohio 3t N%V let •
80 Bmt'k o g
ca f Ameri ..110x K
42 'l3 , k of Com. wog
225 bac Mall S 0n...115
.150 • do A 60.114 •
650 N Y Cent B . 93
260 do
,230 Zrle Bails 36%
100 d0.....1,30. 36%
'LO d 0...: .blO. 36%
100 Fah) wrof , d;... 6331
THE MARKETS.
FLOUR AND MEAL.—The market for Western - and State
Mika' orient quite steady, tiith a fair dem ind, but at the
Obe it to hardly so firm. The demand is very general,
and trade brands close steady. The Bales are 17.600 bble
at $41664.46 for sopeifine State and Western; $4.503
4.70 for the low grades of Western extra; 31.4564.55 tor
extra State; 34 6064.76 for fancy do; 31.9065 for
shipping brands of round. hoop extra Ohio; and 35 106
for trade brands. Canadian ;lour is quiet, the supply
fair; sales of 1,100 bbls at 34.4004.70 for the low grades
of extra, and 34.7666 for the better grades. Southern
Fitur is itnebans ad, the inquiry light; sales of 900 01313
et g-1.90m5.130 for mixed to good euperlino Baltimore, &c.,
attL3s 70trea5 for extras. We notice the first arrival of
now today Dom the Tropical Mile, St. Louis, cousiguei
ttlessia: Weitte,-Orane , et Co., • tlieiteralit/ - very 'baud-
some. Rya Flcur it steady; sales of 250 bble at 8276 e
EC Corn Meal 14 steady; sales ct 1,100 bola at V.. 85
for Jersey, and *S for Brandywine and M arsh's Caloric,
afloat.
GRAIN —lie •Wheat mtrket weaned a shade stiffer,
under a good demand awl loes firmness in freights, and
clones steady; the inquiry is mainly for export, bet la
fait' for milling ; the yaks are 178,000 bushels at 97cm
$1 :08 fcr Chicago spring, the latter for very good; Miccs
81.04 for Milwaukee elub ,• $1 04.21 OR for amber lowa
emd : Wiscontin ; 81.140135 for red Viretern •,f.,41. 17 for
amber-Michigan ; 81 03 for . Northwestern clue 81.23
for grid white Ohio, and $1 37% for choice Kentucky.
Bye is firm and the sup* light; soles of 3,300 bulbuls
State at 750. Barley and Barley . Malt are quiet. and
prices are unchanged. Oats aro firm. and in good• de
mand it 42)1044e for Canadian and Western. m
45e for Mato. Ootu is plenty and more active, and is
' firmer ; the di'mand is mainly for expo' t ; sales of 27,000
bushels at 46c for 'd imaged ; 49m51c for old mixed,
chiefly at. Mc; 430490 for new do, and 53683,4 c for
Westin Wyellow.
—The wk market is quiet, but . Prices
are unchanged ; sates of 470 Ude at 810.80010.87 for
litres, and $.3 6008 65 for Prime. Beef is dull, ond in
the absence of sales prices are nominal. Beef Hem• are
unsaleable at 16010 c. Cut Meats• are in.fafr demand,
end are steady; sales of 350 bids'and Ici atlgeßNe for
filaculden; and 434053(c Lir Haws. Lard is quiet. and
act very firm at the dote; gales 0100 bbls .at 7M 0830.
Butter and Cheese are steady, and more plenty.
New - :York Think Statement.
NEW TOME, June 23.—The. bank statement: for the
work ending on Saturday thowa—
An increase of learnt
An increase of circulation....
An increase of deposits
A deci ease of specie .
The United States Frigate Colorado I .
}Taw Y onx, Jane 23 —The United Statevfrigate Colo
radoluo, been ordered to Port:goon* for ropairs.
The Government and the Banks
To the Editor of The Press:
Sin : There seems to be some opposition to a fur
ther imue of demand notes by the. Government, and -
,
mordparticularly against their • issue in denomina-
Lions of leis than five dollars. The main "ohjeetion
to the new issue seems to be that the money market
will become co inflated that gold, and all other ar
ticles of intrinsic valne, will rise in price to such a
degree as to cause serious disturbance to trade.
The first question to be considered . is, whether
the inflation in the money market is caused by the
issue of these demand notes. We are enured upon
the best authority that there are now less than fifty
millions of dollarsof United States currency afloat,
and that the present rise in coin, and the inflation
of the'money market is caused by,the banks, which
strain everynerve to throw out their irredeemable
paper, while they look up-the United States cur
rency. It seems to .us that instead of prohibiting
the Government from issuing the best paper cur
rency the people ever had, we should' check the
banks, which are taking advantage of the 'present
suspension of specie payment to reap a rich har
vest of interest. Shall the people of the United
States be compelled to fund their debt at once, and
pay is forest thereon so that the banks may have
an opportunity to stilt further expand their , our
reroy, causing even greater inflation of prices?
Or shall the bankß be restrained by a tax upon their
circulation, while the United Stater reap the bene
fit of that interest? Inasmuch as the United States
fuinish the best satost currency the present'eir
ournstanees admit of, saying millions of dollani of
interest to the people, shall the present policy- be
abandoned, and the banks be reinstated as solo di- -
rectors of the money market ?
We belieire that the , recommendations of Seire
tary Obese, whose past course has been crowned
with such eminent success, should not be lightly
disregarded. Let him alone and 'we venture the
assurance thpt the , finances will be'. as auccesfully
managed .an the future as they him.- been'.
• heretofore for it must be remembered that the
"legal-tender" clause was adopted despite the
prophecies of ruin, and frightful stories conjured
up by many prominent capitalists.
The next question we wish to discuss 143 the pro
priety of 'issuing notes of a less denomination than
five dollars. It seems to us that it is obvious that
the issue of small notes will in no way compete
with the larger mites, but only with the batik cir
culation. - The only practical question is, whether
the banks shall . receive interest for theft-inferior
currency, or Whether the United States shall etre
said interest, and; at the mute time, provide' ayar
otirrency ha every section of the country? -
The Government must, be sustained. though all
other interests may suffer. The banks .must be
content in'making money while -su.‘taiithogo the
Government and not in opposition. thereto.. It
may become necessery . fer the purpose ,of, stopping
the vpe.enlation in gold to prohibit its' exportation
entirely ; for ttiie fact must be hcirne in mind: that
the Government must protect itself and its credit,
even if private interests suffer thereby. Frairmg.
THATII FRO al THE SHOHBR'S 0 l,N11111.;:-Thet
Ettleol ) 'Observer leerni, from a reliable amerce,
that case of doeth ,bY cancer iu the mouth aud,threat
rriently occurred in a ne ghtoiring State, which was no
doubt canoed by PXCOPIIii'N rmoking. The deceased Woo
a gentleman'hizbly rospocted, had . esteem ed•for his many
- Tlitosnfferings were' Most areal:lfni ; at last the
cancer, eating into the jugular: vein, soon terminated his
life. ' age was 50 years.
. . . .
' . ADAN6EIIOIIS BITOEf Showbegan man iguo
rently:bitcheetbieliores.to a railroad freight car attached
to R train. The engine aeon started, with the car, bored,
and wagon attached. The divomtitted Owner, by lusty
cti, s; at het succeeded in indlicliag the engineer to stop
the trainand reletwe the nag.
. .
•'' 'i,.• l- IEINACLE.—Thero is a 'revival of the tempi
rat ea :cause in Washington, and meetings aro held al.
most every evening. It has been mcertsined that theme
are 293 D ift6 , ,e it, the city where flown: is sold by the
• elem., and 215, plates where they are licensed to sell it
by, the pint and over—producing an annual revenue of
over $2,0(0 to the city, but incalculable 'poverty, crime,
ard ruln to tte ithaditenta.
131.IGAR 1N ,CANADA,—Thirty car•loads Stigsir
arre•hniried Into Canada Batunday ne.rnlng' of boat
beak aver the Vermont and Canada Railroad. It was
expected that 512,000 in duties would be saved if the
mom* until& tbo llne before noon, as the new llausiditio
tariff went itt t ffeet thee'.
DRUNKEN OFFICERS.,-Some •tifteeii or twenty
officers 'bare been tent home by Flag-Officer Farragut
f liabitoantrunkennesa • • ,
, ORDER IN MEMPHIS-A police guard ot four hue'.
drill eiadirritia detailed each night at Memphis to' aaiLit
the autliorittor in the preservation of order.
New Yong, June n.--The 'steamers Daniel Webster
and S. B. Spaulding arrived at this part today, with six
hundred and forty-eight etch end wounded, from Ports
mouth, Ya., and Fortress' Monroe.
LIST OF TIIR PRNICSYLVAIIIANg.
The following is a list of wonnded Pennsylvanians,
brought hereby the steamer Daniel Web3ter, from White
Home Point :
, Caleb Blands, Co. B, 53d Pennsylvania; Joseph R.
Schnitz, Co. D. Sist; B. W. Jackson , Co. B, 67th; John
Griffiths, Co. H, 23d ; Sergt. Robert Oh me, Co. 11, 81M;
Wm. Barker, Co. 11,315 t ; John Prentice, Co. r, 234;
M. J Berlin, Co. K, 23d; John'Oslbert, Co. R, 23d; Geo.
Kerr, Co. G, 23d; Pasoall Hibbs, Co. F. 104th ; Gaorge
Smith, Co. K, 103 d ;. Thomas Boyd, Co. 0, 234; John
Tondos, Co. Jr, Penna. Or rah., ; James Wilson, Co. P,
71st; Wm. King, Co. B, bad; Paul Frick, Co. B, 53d;
Decatur Wilkoff, Co. G. 534 ; Bran Fryer, :Co. A, 63d;
And. Wolf, Co. 0, Bth Cavalry ;K. G. Boughton, Co. B,
93d; A. Lent, CO. G, 23d; W. Best, Co. 11,'53d; J. Wetzel,
Co. 11, 53d ; William Long, Co H, 53d; Jacob Paul, Co.
K, Bth Cavalry; D. Bartoo, Co. K, Bth Cavalry; John
Dougherty, Co. B. 7/st ,• George Knosns, Co. r, 31st; A.
P. Funk, Co. A, 934 ; Corporal Patrick Holland, Co, D,
200.; H. Jackson; Co. T, 8.3 d ; Enos ilotrmsn, Co. B,•
bad; Jake Moreland, Co. K,103d; Edward Cowan, Co. F,
23d ; Wig Fraley, Co . G, 231; Dare Korpmen,
Co. li, let; lei. Voltz, Co. A, 105 d ; M.O Singer, Co, E,
11th; nomad Seid, Co G, 31st • John rif °Clang, Co. D,
234; Joseph Matthews, Co. B, 634 ; P. J.Anthony. Co.
D, 23d; Witham, Co. K, 104th; Felix. Bice, Co. T,
87th; Jonathan Thomas, Co. AI, Stb cavalry; A. W.
Shand, Co. A, 934 ; Madison Moss, Co. L 23d ; Andrew
Pierce, Co. A; M. Sherman, Co. 0, 61st; O. Black
men, Co. G, 53d ; John Schenck, Co. I, 24; John
K. Shook, Co. G, 634 ; McDonald, 06. I, —;
George Hartley, Co. K, 104th ; Tobias Siegel and J. Bn
rem, Co. K, 634; Isaac Yengst, Co. K, 513 i vMenuel
F.rumingor, Co. E, 104 d; Jacob Smith, Co. C, 63/; W.
H. Gray, Co. I ; C. M. Efamerson, CO. I, .67th ; Stephen
Gone, CO. 0, 104th; James Hambrlger, 00. H, 3d;
Israel D. Spencer, Co. A, 61st; Charles Brown, Co. D,
23:1 regiment
The following were brought by the steamer Spaulding:
Alan, Fey, Slat Pennsylvania Regiment ; T , Rot:germ,
72d ; Epoch Perry, do.; Sergeant Goo. Elliott, do.; Cor
poral John Clark, do.; Corporal S. S. Walters, do;
*Michael Dalahial, 69th; John Creamer. 721 •, John
Ehret, do.; Herman Duokle, 103 d; Wm. Ilimpart,
106th; Alex Mark, 12th; Tim. Do an, 721 ; John Gal
lagher, 72d ; Danl. B. Potton, de.; Jos: M orphy, 534 ; Geo.
It. Scott, 731; Geo.„Thacher, do ; Tnmony, do.; Y.
P.S. Cough, 31 s t ; Arthur Simpson, 72J; Gao. Taylor,
72d; John Eepercroft, Glet ; B. K. Hendricks, 06th; Cor
poral Jasper Taylor, tad; Lewis Hughes, 101st ; John B.
Thompson. 85th; 0. Murray, 101st; S. Peters, 101st;
Corporal F. Ruby, 104th ; J. M. Horton, 101st ,• H. S.
3lost, 52d; B. Omar, 524; J.:11. Smith, 231; P. I). Gor
man, 3d Cavalry Y.
G. Esurege, 23a • Adams, 101st; E.
D. Hahn , 23l; Y. /filler, 101 th ,• John Court, 104th ; S.
Taylor, 04ch; Corp. F. Graff, 104th : John A. Brackett.
11th;• McDivine, 23d ; J. H. Brock, 61st; P. Con
nell, 101st; James Clark, Slat; John C. Howe, 101st;
M. Oisoinger, 103 d ; S Dickinson, 5241; Corporal lanes
RCEEKT, ; '
John Muaselman , 521 ; James HOOn.
85th ; A. Wharton 3d; H. Evans, 721;
S. Albert, 32 1 *; D. Comforts, 101st; *.H. Gross; 96th ;
John Holmes, 104th ; *Joseph Towle; 93d; Corporal
A. Cannon, 104th; Georgo Cole, 81st; C. AI: Apple
ton, 72d; Joseph. Weker, 108th; G. Darien, 721; W. E.
Stevonson, 103 d; H Pierce, 69th; J. timburch, 231; J.
W. Waverly, 35th; A. D. Redden, 52d; J. W. Powell,
18th ; Lieut. J. EL-Macy, 52d • A. H. tdcGuigan, 104th ;.
11. McClernan, 69th; , J. D. Thompson, 57th; Lient W.
L. Jour,, 61st; P. Garter, 67th; J. Dietrick, Md; H,
riOTCO, 69th; E. A.. Zerby, 95th; Eerily, 95th; G. A.
Stout, 105th; Thomas Widde6e4d, .104th; Carter,
1(411t J. Frombes, 31st; J.B. Thicb, 23d; .Z." Tra-
TIES, tad ; A. Wharton, 3d. ~ •
The offmers of the Speruldhig 'report that John N.
Bough, of CompanrK, of the, 85th Pennsylvania Reel.
merit; died on board that ateamer yesterday, of typhoid
fever: Be formerly reedded .. nt Westmoreland, Pa.
FIRST par.—Yesterday afternoon the' first of the
series of running rides . institute! by Mr. John Caseedy
came off at Suffolk Park. These races have created
considerable talk and excitement in sporting circles
durirg the last ten Bays Arriving at the Park about I
o'clock, we found a large concourse or ladies and gen
tlemen already in attendance. Onr running races, when
compared with our artiste trotting, appear gigantic.'
Ten or twelve horses, ridden by men dressed in gaudy
colors, whose home is in. the saddle, is a magnificent
eight. Nothing can excite a greater intensity of excite
ment and delight than the struggle of so many.borsas.
Away they speed at the signal, first one and then another
gaining an advantage. The pace increasing -4m fear of
breaking, but under whip and spur the hcrae and rider
strain every nerve to'reacb the dolt i ned gust, and when the
gallant rider successively pukes his opponents and than_ .
dere first across tbe score, oh what a yell isenea from the
enthusiastic throng ! No man, however sedate, can look
upoti !nth a scene without a spasmodic thrill which, for
a moment, will upset his composure. The' first race of
eaterday (that of tulle boats, for three-year olds) was .
advertised to come off at half past two o'd ick. The day
danced beautifully, clear and cool, and long before 'the
boar every road leading to the track was filed with
vehicles of every description. Prom too attooptuona
conpb and pbwton to the runiture-car, chartered by the
less osteotntious, though tonally intense lovers of sport
—all were actuated by the tame desire to get there in
time. Of coarse, amidst such universality of desire
there was a considerable number of those trials of speed
whioh, though not artistic, are nevertheless accompanied
with so much of that characteristic of the primeval in
habitants of America as to add to !Lessem) ono if the
lost arts, yelling.
At the southetn part of the track, and directly oppoalte
the judges' stand; a spacious coveted stand was erected
fur the accommodation of 'ladies and their Attendants.
From this were excluded those who wore not' the privi
leged badge (representiog $10).. Punctually at half past
two the judges summoned the horses, when but three ap
pesreo, ae follows: fit West Roxbury," Biondio," and
g. Capriceuse," in which order they stood in the mime - -
Tien of the tettors. After the usual preliminary gal.
loping, the horses were called up, and
. alter three at
tempts, they got the word fir the •
350 liarlom It' . 17
100 liarlemll Pa 630 421(
100 do, blO 42
100 Beading It 57 . 3 i
100 Mich Oen& 53x
100 ' d0....-.:...63N
55 HMI'S & N Ind It 26%
90 Dlich /ud R
Nuaranid stock: 61%
SOLI Coot R acrip..- 61%
50 do • 61%
200 Olev'd & Pitrob'g
8::........L.i0 M
50 GM & 70%
40 Oloyo & To! R.— 47%
1,100 '. do 47%
200 Ohio & R Wand
• R b3O 07%
300. • . 00 873(
50 DIM & Prairie du '
Chien B. 36X
50 d 0.... .L3O. 36%
5. , 00 Dot L 03' a 31.101.
• 21.861
• 1,021,04 T
• 114,103
Arrival. of Sick and Wounded
THE CITY.
IThe Turf-P.acis at Saffolk Park.
First Seat. —At. the wind . "Blondin" went to the
front, "Cepriceme" second, while e. West .123xbury".
wee willing to trail. In tine way they went to the h alf
mite pole where, the pace increasing, the driver of
"West pole,-
pulled for " Oaprlcense," wham ha
pasted with ease, and challenged " Bloadin " Time
there was a etrumele, as "Rieman" was unwilling to
Yield the place of honor. All around the third quarter
they were close together tad lapped at the.tidrd quarter
role. Now came the etrtiggle down the stretch. It was
won evident.that " Australis" wee pulling away from
Lie opponent and eventually plant d a - .lsmail, then two,
between them, by which he won the heat in 1.49%,
i *.B 1011( lio" BeC4nAlt and “Caltriceuse" third.
&tend Seat.—M the word, Blendin" again went hi'
the frost, o Cepriceuse" a - close second, and " 'West
Australia" a. bad third, being 12 lengths behind ,the
lending horse at the ansrter.pole; The strugate was new
between " BlOndlet" ter.d " Cepriceure," who was but a
nrck behind. It wee doubtful to the quarter pole, whea
. . 4 CapTiceush"- gave out, and"".Weet Austrada," who
had been doing tome goadrunning, Dialed her and went
after ee Blenntin," who was still bolding the feed, which
the rtart awarded him. Of thie he was deprived before
reaching the third quarter pole by " Pleat Australia,"
who won the boat and race *all comparative eats in
InDIARY OF FIRST BACE-110SDIT, Jane 23, Eit:folk
Berk.—llancing stake for three•yeer olds, mile heate is
three; 8200 subscription, $5O forfeit; six or more en
tries to AU the stake; second beat to receive back fns
etske r track to add $250 If two or more Mart.
A.. 1 Minor, ch. c Weet,Roxnury," by Balrow
nie. deem e. columbis," by "Weber*"
lion. Zen Ward & Iv. F. /ones, b. c. " Biondin,"
by "Amp Sovereign," dam by ~G lon000" 2 2
P. ". Bush. br. f. "Car, teensy," by •tEnnonl," dam
Madonna." by "Imp Yotkehire"
It. A. Atexamitre Esq., b. f. "Ann Clark," by
v "Lexington," dam ...Kitty Clark," be Glencoe.drawn
B. A Alexander, Esq ~b. f. "Mayflower." by
Lexington, dam "Bailee," by Imp.. York
shire drawn
B. A. Alexander, Tag b. c. Norton,' , ' by Lex-
ington, dam 4 . Nov(co," by Glencoe drawn.
Col. Campbell cb. c. try " Wagner," dam " fanny
Campbell, , by "Glencoe drawn.
Col. Campbell ch.-r. by " Wagner," dam " Glary
Taylor." by "Imp Borerelln” drawn.
A. J. Minor b c. Suuebiue," by." Balrownia,"
. dfini "Imp. Comfort," by ...Irish Blrrlcatcher".drav►n
Copt T. C Moore ch. f. by "Brown Dick," dam
" Irobelle," by " &Moo ".
drawn
ENOOFD )1808.—Afier a lapse of twenty minutes, the
second geld were called aP, roesisting of " &Ile D,"
"Pope Swigart'," "Sunshine," "Bettie Ward," " Tr°.
vatore," and "Tbrortnecit," jn this ancsllli.cln Vier
1410 held ad raVoriter, Ina 1) " hefidiog the liat in all'
of the pools Sold- This race was a single dash of two•
milea. After one falae start they got the word. Throes
nok" leading half a length, followed - closely. by Ella'
Bettie Ward " third,- " Trovatore" - fourth,
Pope Swigart" fifth, end " Sunshine," on the trail.
Around the turn "Bettie Ward" exchanged places with
" Ella D," and hotly pursued " Throgsneek, ' who was
to. ding at a good pace. Around by the half.mile polo.
"Bettie Ward " collared " Tbrogsneck." and outrunning
her down the stretch, led over the more a half length
shred on she first mite, " Trovatore" third, " Ella D "
fourth. " Pope Swigart" filth, and" Sunshine" still trad
ing. The pace, had now grown terrific, and " Bettie,"
who wee leading, began to show signs of distress, and
wee relieved from ber responsible position by " Tbrogs
neck," who again took the lend. This he was not des
tined long to possess, for a new customer In " Pops Swl-.
gart" dieputed the title, and "et the halt mile pole
had inured his opponents„ successivelY, from the
fifth place, and taken the :lead. "Bettie Ward"
now gave up and fell to the roar. In the mean
time "Sunshine" made play, and passing " Elia 13,"
"Bettie Ward," and "Throgeneck," essayed "to lead
the way." The effort wee made too late, however, a-sd he
could secure no other !has a third plave, Trovatore"
obstinately holding a wood position to "Pope Swigart."
In this way they came thundering down the stretch,
under whip and spur, the spectators in a perfect frenzy of
excitement. There was no alteration, however, " Porte
Selgart" 'winning flatboat In the excellent Unmet 3.43 X,.
Tro ratore" second, "Sunshine" third. "Ella Dm.
fourth, " Tlerogeneck" a bad fifth , and "Bettie Ward"
distanced.
DASH OF Two MILES—SGsI.IIAIIY—Pangs 5250 —Rob.
Ward's s It "Pape Swigart," 5 yeare 01d...........-1
P. 0. Bush's b.. h Trovatore," 6 years 2
A. J. Minor's b. c • "Sunshine," 3 years - 3
Jchti M. Clay's b. 111. " Ella ID," 5 years ' 4
Ches. C Lloyd's g. ~ , Throguoiick " • 6
Dr. J. W. Weldou's b. m. Bettie Ward," 5 years—dist.
Time 3 43x.
.Usis vas a most excellent race, and tie spectators d(s•
reseed with mere tbsti tbe usual satisfaction given by
races.. Tbe.races'were over in good time. A shower
cooing.,on.lmmediateiy: afterwards] tbe spectators ar
rived braneln good 11.61011. For to-morrow's prtgramme
see advertieententi - t , i:
:-ItitllTtflO •OF f -Tllll BOARD qr.fitiDE
—TEE TAX BlLt.—Theyegular stated meeting of the
Bonrd of Trade wee held hist evening of their r...oms,'
Filth and Chestnut streets, President Bicirton ta the
chair.
• The Chair stated that communication', as folleara, had
Lien sent out by ibe Boaro e
A !imperial to the United States Senate, asking that
the bride° at Steubenville,, over the Ohio, be a plot
route. The bridge is to bo erected with a draw 253 feet
wide betwten the piers, with au elevation abeve the
water.9o feet.
To the Secittery of the Treeenry; taking that gOO2O
delivered for points within the Border States be certified
to at this port; instead of requiring the'shippei to obtain
a permit at Pitteburg granting authority for their con•
vet 81:1CO.
. :fp the Light Boone Board, caking' that instraetione
be given to have tbo new channel on the eastern aide
of Pea Yatchelaland• marked out by emus bridges, one
captains and pilots being desirone to make nee or It
f..r the increased depth of water. It la also an important
coueldoretion in view of the contemplated new navy yard,
at League Island, to which the largeet chum or good red
tele stilt be brought. •
• The Beard acknowledged the receipt, of the t- sole anal
m
, n eel A stieeecaunts of England, mid oleo other valuable
Papers.
A communication was received from-A. D. Bache, !m
-eet ittendent of the coast carver, in which he expreseed
$ desire to co-opiate with the Board in the task of
piecing the necessary buoy e, dc., In Delaware river add
bay.
The following was received from 2. Goladcr, chairman
of the Bard of Marine Surveyors: We are of the opi
nion that the channel on the eastern side of Pea Patch
Diced poisesites great advantagettover tbo western chen
nil, generally' • used. the eastern being more direct and
having greater depth of water, the narrowest and shoa'-
est part extending lees than a toile from its upper or
northern entrance,,the loweet , depth being twenty-two
feet at low water; whereas the ehottleit -part of the
western channel has but sixteen. feet at low water, and is
of: grimier extent and more complicated, as may be aeon
by en examination of the chart. , •
The upper part of the Eastern channel would' reqaire
to be di.tinetly matted, and the buoys placed at distanced
of about SOO yarde apart, to reudet it generally available;
and the buoys should be placed in mid chauuti, in order
that secrets might puss close, on either side of them.- We
..ormaider the epar bony preferable 'to .any other for the
pre rope, ea teas liable to be carried- away by drift.ics.
We
.hge take occa'ton to refer to the necessity of
walking by a buoy a emslt but dangerous aimd, between
the Breakwater aid the lower'part of the shoal; , . &stied
the Sprete, and on which this bast DeborairStmeell lately
snuck in a eels; was centeelltd"to ell her cables - and
rep ashore to ease -the vessel. :Upon thin shoed is but It
feet of water. It is much in the way of vessels auchorl
ing near the 'OW tside of the Broakwister.,..,'• .
Mx. James Milliken callod attention to the singular
omiesion in the new tariff Lill to place a tax upon rail-
road and certain kinds of iron, which, if not rectified.
would dose up the manufacture of these kinds of iron in
this country. It admits pig iron fro. as a raw material,
while coal le taxed. The meeker therefore offered the
following:
Whereas, The loyal people of the United States, in the
mod unmistakable manner, have evinced their earnest
St/Position to support, with all their means, the offorts of
the Government to put down the existing rebellion, and
are willing to ender o whatever burdens it mar be neces
sary to lames them with • Pion( to accomplishing teat
end *, and whereas, Congress has framed en excise bill,
which Is about to become a law, in which the domestic
industry is largely taxed for the plumose of raising rare.
nne therefore. be it
leis°teed, That, in the opinion of the Board of Trade
of Philadelphia, it is the duty of Congress, in revising
the tariff on foreign imports, to so adjust it that the taxes
imposed on articles of domestic iodnotry may bo mot by
a corresponding increase of duty upon 'similar foreign im-
Ports, so that the domestic loyal niannfacturar may not
be subjected to an unfelt. cornseetition, in his own market
with the manufactures of foreigners, who not only escape
the burdens of taxation, but whose sympathies have too
often been manifested against our Government and in
favor of the rebellion.
Rao/se& That the tariff bill reported June Sdth to
the House of Representatives, by the Committee of Ways
and Means, is not framed on this equitable basis—rail
road iron, a most important branch of domestic industry.
being expressly excluded from the increased duly which
it le proposed to put upon other iron, while in the okeise
bill it ii taxed directly one dollar and fifty cents per ton,
and indirectly by taxes on coal oil, steel, kc., M snot an
extent ea to make the entire tax on that producei at
borne about two dollars per ton.
Ilesoited„ That- this is an nnjost diecrimtualton
against an intportant industry, and that this Beall re
.eventfully request the Pennsylvania delegation in Con
grass to use their best endeavors to procure an equitable
adjustment of a matter which is so Intimately connected
with the prosperity not only of this State bat of the
whole country
Resolved, That in the third section of the bill, in
which an increased duty of three dollars per ton is im
posed on bar iron exceeding in value filly dollars per
ton, the limitation of the value of the article to an
averags price which it has not reached for the past fifteen
years, and is not likely ever again to reach, defeati the
apparent intention of the bill, and is equivalent to de
barring cno of the most important branches of industry
from all the advantages that are by this bill so freely ex
tended to the manufacturers of cotton and woolen vole
and ion various productions of other States.
Resolved, That in calling the attention of Congress to
tho absolute necessity for maintaining the present MO
tection on Iron. we are advocating not only the cense of
Pennsylvania, but of Now Jersey, New York, Ohio,
blissonri. Kentucky, Tennessee, Virginia, and even
Alabama, all of which abound in the raw materials of
hon.
Resolved, ?hat the 20th section of this bill, which
hronosea to extend the time for the werebonaiog of vale
from three months, to three years, Ia highly objectionable
and fraught with greet injury to the domestic maltase-
Inters.
The preamble and resolutions wow adopted. •
The ip*cial committee to whom was referred the reso
lution iouoiring into the condition of our foreign com
merce and what action shoal I be had toward I establish
a lino of swift ocean steamers, &c., made a report.
On motip, the 'loud thee adjourned until tits first
Monday in :September.
. THE SHERIFF CONTESTED ELECTION
CASl...—This case wasreenmed yesterday morning at 11
o'clock.
ii r. Gowen desired en expression of opinion from the
court ea to the regularity of the objection taken to the
offer to prove the averment in the 1924 specification, mud
which wee argued at each length on Satnraar. Mr.
Gowen contended that the objection wee irregular and
not proper, the regular motion being, in his opinion, to
strike out the specification Before arguing the question
he desired the court to pass upon the regnlarity of the
objection. ,
Judge Thompson replied that the court was ebonite
decide the (Incision argued to on Saturday, by saying that
so long as the specification remained pertinent, evidence
would be received under it. Re would meet the point
just suggested by Er. Gowan.
Joseph Calbertson was called as a witness under the
apecification.
Mr. Brewster said that, in order that the record mieht
appear correct, be would move CO strike out the niacin
cation in 'location, as well as all other speeitications to
the same II: lit
The modeu was then reduced to writing to strike out
the specifications from 163 to 197, both inclusive. The
]63d specification charges that in the Sixth division of
the Second ward no tally papers bare been filed In the
'office ofthe prothonotary of the Court of Common Pleas,
and it is net known what number of votes were altually
voted-or counted, and respondent claims the right to
have the ballot recounted. The specifications down to
the 190th are in the same words with the charge of divi
sions and wards. The 191st charges that fu the First
division of the Pint ward the officers of election were in
toxicated, and were unable and did not discharge their
duties. The 192 d was the one before the court on Satur
day. The 193 d charges that one of the two persons who
acted an inspectors was a mere intruder, and a largo num
ber of onsateesed persons were allowed to vote. .The
19ith charges that in the Eleventh division of the T woo
-1
Meth word the election,
for much th e greater part of
the day vas conducted in the absence 41f the judge.
The, 195th charges . that in the Third division of the
Twentieth ward a large number of persons not on the
assessor's list were allowed to vote, and that challenges
were disregarded. The 196th charges, that in the Sixth
division of the Eighteenth ward, after the Polls bad been
opened and remained open for an hour, an inepector and
clerk were excluded, and their places supplied with per
eons of the name political faith. The 197th alleges that
two hundred votes were cast for 'Robert Ewing, by antho
riocd voters, volunteers in the military service of tho
United States, camped at Easton, In Northampton
county of this State, but were not counted in the general
return, for the office of sheriff.
Mr. Brewster. after presenting the pepera, said that
he had no orpiment to make for the prevent.
Mr Hirt wanted to know why the motion to strike
mit the specification without one word of arguaieut. Be
then spoke against the reception of the motion
Mr. Thayer replied: Them had been no ex:messed or
implied a aieereen the tide of the respondent. It was the
court that should dispose of the specification The 'veto.
dna! specification relates to the action of the precinct
Darned, and the oneetion- was whether a man who acted
as de facto officer of election without opposition at that
time. will taw deprive the citlaens of that district of the
result of their votes.
Mr. Gowen then continued the argument againet the
motion, contending that the requirements of the law not
having been complied with in those divieforur the election
was illegal and raid.. Mr. Gowen, as en illustration,
asked whether if the election officers. being thflnselsos
perfectly sothfied and confident of the legal qualification
of the voters intbeir division, should collect their ballots
from the voters at their reqidonces, the court would not
bold ;be (diction to bo Merit and void'?
In reply. to Mr. Thayer 'a argamoirt, 'hat the acts of a
de facto officer could not be inquired Into on a collateral
proceeding, Mr. Gowen stated that be admitted the pro
position 'as a geneial principle, yet not to the extent
claimed for it by Mr. Thayer. While the acts of an ofti-
cer; acting under a regular commission, could not be ea
inquired into,.yet, where that officer heltLthe office with
out any title or color of title at all, be undoubtedly could
be impeached i it was not the act of an officer at all, bat
of an intruder.
In support of hie argument, Mr. Gowen read various
cages one of . tuenr where a judge on the bench delegated
hie authority to a member of the bar while a ease arm
being tried, and which was afterwards carted to the
. Supremo Court and the jadgment reversed.
Mr. WI arton argoed it great length aceinst the ad
miesion of the motion. Withort arriving at any decision.
the court adjourned, until to-morrow morning.
THE ALLEGED ARSON CAEE
FIIIITHEU INVESTIGATION.—Yesterday afternoon,
Mr. A. Montpelier was arraigned before Police Slagle
trwe Beltier. at the Central Station. for a further hear
ing, being therged with arson in rettiog fire to tho base
ment if NO 42. South Third street, formerly occupied by
Mtn al a wine std liquor More. Mr. F. Carroll Brewster
appeal ed for the defendant. The following evidence wets
alit ited
Charles A. Abbott affirmed.—Residua at No. 910. Olin
ton street ; bo own, the building No. 4 . 2. South Third
street; the basement was rented to Mr. Montpelier about
fifteen months ego.
Officer Tolbert sworn.—On last Wednes lay night, he
went to the fire at this piece, kuocked open the door, and
sew a dense smoke and steam; the flames wore ex
tinguished, and be remained with the Fire Marshal, who
Investigated the cause; the door of the basement was
locked end had to be broken open ; be did not notice
the presence of a padlock ; ho found the back abutter a
little forced open, the bolt being somewhat bent; it wee
pushed outwards.
Cross examined —lie could not tell bow long the fire
'had hien under way before discovered.
Officer Warner.—He is officer of the heat where
the fire °sculled ; -he ran for a hose carringe•npon being
notified, and wee present uolil the fire was extinguished ;
the back ehntter had been pushed out, bending the bolt
he found in the basement straw scattered about ; ; in en*
box was paper saturated with camphene; also a portion
of a candle; he found many of the barrels with the bungs
rut; there was some liquor in them.
Cmne.examiped,—Be passed the place about tan
minutes before the fire; saw no indication of flames;
about twenty minutes after he had passed the alarm Was
given.
Chief Engineer Lyle sworn.—ks Chief Et.gineer of the
department he wee at the fire; he could not get at the
fire by - the front way, and had to get to the rear; be
noticed the opening in flusbnck shutters deserlhed by the
other unnerves; his attention was attracted by the large
qnautity of loose strew etrown about; a fireman picked
np a candle lying on the flour, and seid to witness,
lo snch things as theve they set places on fire with."
Oroseexemined.—lle did not notice whether the pad
leek was off the door or not; be could Mildly tell how
long the fire had been burning; it might have been %a
boor. •
• Bobert B. Warner sworn —He is a member of the Hopi
Hose Steamer, and cos at the flee; be described the con
dition of the back abutter; be got iu through the heel
shatter ; raw a candle' and a lot of boxes lying aroum f ;
the articles in the place were all scattered about ; he SW
matches among the straw the Ina seemed to be about
teen - feet from the 1, ick window.
--- Duncan sworn.--Me is a member of the Philadel
phia Engine, and was at the fire : before they pat the
water on lin found the fire was out;, he examined the
place, and found 8 box with &candle in it; the bag con
tained straw, and was about eight feet from the fire; he
;eked it that was the candle that set lire to :he place; had
no idea of aspiring being wrong; he saw pieces of cigar
bovea lying about. _
thors-examieed.--Ilould not tell how tang the fire bed
been burning; It might hare been an hour.
'Fite.mershal Blackburn sworn.—He was at the fire
early; ae coon as he amid get into the cedar he com
menced an examination; he found the mese of the fire
confined to a few feet, nearly opposite the window al
ready described; the shutters had apparently been forced
out; there was Do way-in which be could see that the
place bad been entered from the outside; where the fire
wee, several boxes bad been burned; in a tin vessel he
founds candle placed in a piece of potato; all around
the burnt boxes was a collection of combneti de material;
old clear boxes. dm.; the mass of the tire seemed to be on
the aide o!, a pipe of dm.;
pipe turned o t one side with
the Smog out; opposite the, fire wee a number of wine
cads on skids, under which was a lot of rage, paper, dc -
where the fire wee there was a five gallon measure, filled
, with acme kind of liquor; en emtying it he found in the
bottom of the measure eon: emn I phew ; he found straw mixed
with other combustible, between the barrels; he found
the:place to great confusion; on looking between the
skids and barrels lie found a regular train of combueti
hies ; the beams containing the straw were turned with
their honoree down ; where the fire was there was a rag
=maturated with turpentine; a number of pieces of the
paper had, also, a strong smelt of turpentine; he found a
few matches scattered here and there ; wherever there was
a collection cf combustibles there were large numbers of
broken bottles; about one hundred in number; he found
a box filled with straw, paper, do , pushed between the
two skids; in the centre of a box was a tin filled with
turpentine; . the whole of the material in the box was
saturated withturpentine; one vessel containing liquor
was completely covered with Wow ; Mr. Montpelier Raid
be used the eulpbur for purifying has liquor; the willies'
found in the defendant's do k a number of candles the
seine as those on .the floor; Mr. Montpelier said he
thought come evil disposed person bad set his place on
are; the fire marshal Mr. M. if he could name any
one 'roman whom be enspected be should be arrested ; to
the beat knowledge of witness Mr. M. was the last person
in the cellar-Si. first said he bad a small inennthoo,
which would bardll cover his lose; be has an lantana)
for ano,neo ;•• the defendant does not seem able to toll
how much stock he bed ; he said at the time of the fire
he thonght be had $5,000 worth of clock; not being able
to ascertain ant thing certain about the value of the stock.
be bad it appraised; the appraisers in their r eturn found
the stock to be 81,330.17.
Richard George swot:a—Resides at 1129 Erie street ;
be nutlet( dto appraise this stock. lie thought it was a
fair sled liberal appraimment
Crosteexamined.—be was at this establisluneut befoce;
he bad paid goods to Montpelier. , .
Patrick Dctine swore.—He also assisted to make the
appraieement ; he was never In the place before; he con
eilerrd a fair one.
71. Apple, 'gauger,' BWOIII.--fie gauged the tasks , of
•
liquor in the rases ; knew nothing of the condition of
the stock before. • '
The Ore marshal was here crows examined. Mr. M.
newer* d to rather a vague manner to all questions put
to him. There was oe padlock on the door at the time
the Ore wed discovered. There was inj indication that it
bad been broken 'off .1
The ease was again adjourned until Monday next, and
the defendant held to bail to appear.
FIRE . YESTERDAY .AT NOON.—" The
alarm of fire about 12 o'clock yesterday originated at the
compoaition roofing estiblisbment of S. J. Alien & Co.,
on the - south side of Girard avenue, watt of Eighth..: The
flocaes'firstbrotte out io a one-story frame abed, and ex
torded-to a stale enottlining two homes, both of - which
were safely rescued.. , The dames further' communicated
to the: extensive coal yard sheds or Mr. Samuel Rice,
whiali were badly de:neer& Tho ehedding of the Girard
tumble aorta, occupied by Seyutte Coffee, were
slightly damaged. The whole of thie' property to
mined by Schofield dc Walson, - iehoee loss is estimated at
between three mid four - tboniand dollar', noon which
there is no insurance,