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The Micawber Democracy.
• 'Mr. Wilkins Micawber is again in clifll
cnUy. It is really surprising that this esti
lrmble gentleman cannot bo appreciated
that he can neither succeed in the coal, the
brewery, or the banking business. His
misfortunes compel a kind of sympathy,
for if there is anything sad to sec it is this
spectacle of a man going through the voricL
perpetually waiting for “ sonielhingto turn
tip.” ..Mr. Micawberis now in a peculiar,
trouble. Bp is really A Fallen Tower. -Ho
cannot'find a candidate—lie cannot borrow
a platform—bo cannot even get a Conven
tion. What is to be done ? He purposed
going to Chicago, and Air. Vallandic.iiam,
Ids next best friend, undertook the perils -
of a iouniey from Canada to Ohio, entering
Hamilton in a dramatic way, in the hope,
of giving life.and fire to the Chicago Con-:
veution. Even that lias failed. Vai.la.n
uiGitAit finds.himself in a state of sin and
misery in-Dayton—despised by one party,
distrusted liy his own friends, and very sad
• indeed'because no one will put him under
arrest. If he had only been ar
rested there might have ’ been a riot,
a great trouble, much excitement, and
an opportunity at Chicago for Mr. Mi
cawber. Then there were hopes, of Mr.
■McCi.eli.ax. This Micawber of warriors
was just the man for the Micawber Demo
cracy. He managed war very much as his ;
“ great original managed Ills finances, add;
- with much the same result. Ho got into
.'.difficulties on the Peninsula, and . had to
come ]Km>o. Why should he not be made
a candidate for the Presidency ? Ho was
popular throughout the South. He was
respected hv the rebels. Ho had never
Saida word to injure the feelings of the
most sensitive Southern gentleman. Tie
Bad managed a large army so that as little
injury as possible would be done to the re
bellion. He was precisely the man for
Chicago. A ■ Micawber party could do no
better than nominate a Micawber captain •
and so men believed. Mr. Micawber does
not think so. He wants to wait a little
longer. This;’ man Grant has ruined
whatever reputation as a military man
McClellan may have ever gained. Mr.
Micawber is, therefore, in difficulties again,
lie concludes not to go to Chicago, but to
wait two months longer and see if some
thing will not possibly turnup. ..
1 The issue therefore stands Fremont and
Cochrane on the one hand, Lincoln and
Johnson on the other. A.s Fremont and
'Cochrane represent nothing hut a . small,
miserable faction, ive may virtually 1 say
that Lincoln and Jonssojr are alone in
the: field. They have no rivals. Their
•enemies : virtually surrender the fight. :
. These! enemies say that they have examined
*the record of Lincoln and Johnson— 4ho
administration of the army and navy, the.
"career of the former as President, and of
■the latter as Governor and Senator, the
platform upon ivhieh they stand, and the
principles they represent—and they find it
impossible to name a candidate to oppose
.them, or to construct a. platform in opposi
tion that can in any way command the -
confidence of the people. In other words,
•this great Copperhead combination hews.
. down-before the will of the people. Filled
with enmity and hatred, desiring above'
all tilings the overthrow of the coun
try and the Administration, it is afraid
‘ to take the field on ground of its own
choosing, to accept the challenge we have
given.' It is afraid to say now what
principles it believes or what man it deems
proper to represent those principles. \Ye
find the Convention in Illinois refusing to
. *adopt 'any resolutions but: one endorsing
' Tallaniucham. It prefers to wait until
tlie Chicago Convention meets and deter
. mines a policy. In other words, the De
mocracy in Illinois, and, indeed, in most
parts of the country, do nofknow wliat to be
lieve until they are instructed by Mr. Val
landigham and a company of; gentlemen
at Chicago. They have a word of sympa
thy for a banished traitor, but they hare
no word of sympathy for our cause; no
.voice, sentiment, or opinion on any issue
involved in our war for a harassed and
. Buffering country. A great contest has been
raging for years; thousands of men have
been slain; deeds: that history will, dwell
upon for ages to come are being per
formed, and yet this. Democratic party
has no word to say of approval
or disapproval. It is silent, and -not
only so, hut silent under the suspicion
Of cowardice. Why does if not speak?.. It
can®ot be out of sympathy for the war, or
from a desire to- do nothing that may em
barrass the prosecution of •the war, for
these men have no sympathy for our cause,
or our country. They are. time-servers,
. trimmers, camp-followers, men who hang
• around the baggage-trains until the battle
.is. over, 1 and join the victorious party to
• plunder the dead. .Whether Cassio kill
• Eoderigo, or Roderigo kill Cassio, or each
do kill the other,, every way works to their
: gain. : They are perfectly content to nomi
nate . Grant, if he takes Richmond, or to
.take as rank a snbmissionist as Seymour
. of Connecticut, or Wood of New York,.
if Richmond should not be taken.' With
•these it is: neither peace nor war, hut a
.political victory. As we have said, so
..that they can plunder the dead it matters
little who wins the day.
Is it not humiliating to see a great party
so reduced and abandoned that we can find
no term but a fantastic creation of fiction
whereby to describe it ? Where is the De
mocratic party of other days,-proud'-and
defiant in the consciousness of principle;
first in the fray, with its banner aloft like
the banner of tbe Percy, and its motto
“ Esperanee ’’ always in tbe front ? How
have the mighty fallen ! Like the banner
of-the Percy, the standard of the Demo
cracy has ,3opg since been shattered and,
. tom, and trailed in the dust. The carrion
crows have 1 made -it their rookery,: and
'where bravo and good men were once
' proud to. follow, adventurers and banditti
now presume to lead.
Our Foreign finlistmcnts.
It is an unusual political combination of
events wlien Bari Russell assails anil tiic
Times defends “ the .American authorities
at Washington.” 'Piiere was a debate, in
the House of Lords, on the Oth inst., on a
motion‘made by the Marquis of Cj.anric
kakde, (about the most discreditable mem
ber of the' British peerage,) touching
American recruiting in Ireland and other
places. lie alleged that this “ was sys-:
tematically done, that it should be remon
strated against, and that non-attention to
such- remonstrances would bo a cause of
war.” He was followed by Lord Bitouon
am, who complained that “the Federals,
were inveigling poor Irishmen . into-, a:
breach of the law.", Earl Bussell, in
stead of manfully- saying" that. C.lanric
icabde and BltOtJGHAsr, begging the ques
tion, had stated the thing-that was not—/or
even a solitary charge of Federal enlistment:
in Ireland or any other part of the British
empire: lids not been, proven —shuffled and
declared that and Lord Lyons had
sharply remonstrated with the American
authorities at "Washington, aud-that “it
Was highly discreditable ‘to those authori
ties’ that they had not fully investigated
the representations made by Lord Lyons."
Itemonstrance I and from England ?
Remonstrance about what ? If there had
been one proven case of American enlist
ment on British soil, there need be no re
monstrance, for Earl Russell had the
power, and it was his duty to act up to that
power, to bring the culprits into a Court of
Justice, and try them for violation of the law.
Remonstrance, indeed ! Why, it is we who
have had-cause to remonstrate, and have
vainly remonstrated, with the British Go
vernment against the latitude allowed ship
builders, pirate-owners, and blockade-run
ners, in. tbe construction and equipment of
the Alabama and such vessels, cliiofly
manned by British subjects, to bo employed
against the properly of American mer
chants and to run articles “ contraband of
war” into rebel ports blockaded by the TJ.
S. Government. What was the result of
our remonstrance ? * The seizure and trial
of the Alexandra—we might call it the
mock trial—when it appeared that the
Foreign Enlistment Act was not adequate
for the purpose it was made to carry out,
and the British Government has not taken
a single stop to mend matters by passing a
new law' that is.
The Times declares Lord Claniuckarue’s
accusation and Lord Bussell’s feeble ad
missions to believes that
the Fedcrals have obtained very few fight
ing men from the British islands ; that if
they had:, obtained double the number,
England, under the circumstances, couitl
not reasonably make it a cause of war
(Lord Bussei.l had hinted the Washing
ton inattention to bis remonstrance might
lead to war!); that only such proceedings
as were illegal could be stopped—thatris,
enlistment, and not emigration; and that
if emigrants enlist, after arriving in this
country, that is an event beyond British
control. These arc the: plainest and.most
obvious truisms,-but no “noble lord ’’ had
(he sagacity ,or the bold honesty 4,0 use
them ip. reply: to Lords Clanrickaiike,
Brougham, and Russell.
British statesmen would wisely say as
little as possible on the subject of foreign
enlistments. ’ln 1855, Sir John C Hamp
ton being British Minister at Washington,
various attempts were made under the spe
cial patronage of himself and other British
officials to enlist men in this country to re
cruit the. Hritish army, then much weakened
by its heavy losses in the Crimea, and this
breach of the neutrality laws being brought
■homo to them, each and all, they were sent
back to England. We have ; a law which
is 1 active, when applied to, and we used it
promptly. Let England amend her law,
which is passive, and meet us on equal
terms. ..
Mexico.
A Mexican correspondent, residing in
the State of Chihuahua, who cultivates his
mind by reading The Press, and occasion
ally .occupies his leisure by writing long,
spirted, and very positive letters, assuring
us that we “ labor under a mental halluei--
nation in regard to Mexican affairs,” in
forms ns, with his usual, earnestness, that
the reign of Maximilian has every prospect
of being popular, prosperous,'and enduring.
Our friend (he will allow us so to consider
him, though all wo have, ever seen of him
is in handwriting), is ah Irish gentleman,
educated and intelligent, who has been
nearly : twenty years in business in the
northwest of Mexico, and has had ample
opportunity for observation. He writes
thus:
“ You may regard it as a 1 fixed fact,*»tliat the
Empire ol ilaximilian -will bo firmly established
-n itlj the'approbation and free consent of an over-
Tshelming majority of the Mexican people, in
fluenced by French bayonets, in spite of. lamenta
tions here or elsewhere, or the protest of the Ame
rican Congress or Government against it. Even
Santos Delgado, the Senator from the Stato of
Gimnniuato, and tho man of most brains In tho party
of n hlch the fugitive Benito Juarez was tho ostensi
ble head, has recently given indications that ‘all Is
lostand Lerdo of the State of Jalisco,
the Financial Minister of the Juarez Government,
admits that it is impossible to resurrect or recou
struct tho Republic. ' For forty years it has had a
fair trial amt failed to secure the happiness and
well-being- pf the Mexican people. It was a burlesque
upon common sense. Gen. Don Angel Trias, of this
State (Chihuahua), and who commanded the na
. tioD.ai forces of Mexico against the invading French
army at Puebla, a year or so ago, is now satisfacto
rily convinced that thevoicb of the Mexican nation
is in favor of Maximilian, and that whenever ho
’ arrives at the City of Mexico tho nation will greet
him as the saviour of. the country from anarchy and
revolution. Nothing is more certain.”
This is .very positive, and there may be a
great Ileal of truth in, it,, At all events, it
presents-a view different from that taken:
by ourselves, and American journalists- in
general. ; , ~ :
The best, because the fullest and most
dispassionate account of- the circumstances
which have placed Maximilian, a pauper
Austrian prince, an imperial “gentleman
in difficulties,” on the throne of Monte
zuma, the last of the Aztec rulers, is to be
found in Hunt's Merchants' Magazine far
June. The writer describes the French
invasion of Mexico as “an intervention
undertaken foifreonquest, and carried out
by .treachery,” yThat never: cduld .have
Been done had the United States been in a.
condition to give assistance to Mexico, as
an ally 1 and neighbor. France, which had
smaller pecuniary claims upon Mexico than
England, sought to establish a casvs. belli
by becoming the champion of that auda
cious chicanery, the-decker loan. The his
tory of this attempt to rob a nation is thus
related, by the Magazine-writer::
“A short time before Miramon was overthrown by
Juarez, his Government'being in want of money, as
it always was, and not very, particular as to the way
of procuring it, borrowed of the Swiss house of
Jeckcr & Oo M in Mexico, the sum of *760,000, and
gave them bonds to the amount of $15,000,000. Wc do
not know what the idea of the Mlrauion Govern
ment was which led it to borrow $750,000 and pro
mise to pay $16,000,000, unless they knew that they
would have no money to pay with,or foresaw that
their day was near its end, and somebody else
would have to foot the bill. At any rate, Miramon
was soon overthrown, and Juarez came into power.
Shortly after this revolution, M. Jecker, who was
under French protection, called upon the President,
and, suggesting the propriety ol' having their little
account settled, begged j uarez to accommodate him
with the trifle (fifteen millions of dollars) which he
claimed was owed him by the. Mexican Government}
but Juarez, unable to discern the propriety of ac
ceding to this very modest request, refused to accom
modate the banker. If, however, Sir Charles Wyke,
the English minister to Mexico,, wasr rightly in
formed, Juarez recognized the principle that he had
succeeded to the debts as well as to the benefits of
rule. He granted that foreign Powers knew nothing
of the different parties, but only of the Mexican
Government, and* consequently,'while he repudia
ted the idea that he was liable for the. $15,000,000, he
was nevertheless willing to pay thes7so,ooo, with 5
cent, interest.' Nothing short of the full amount,
however, would satisfy M. Jeeker, who went away
in a buff, and vowed vengeance. Such is-tke famous,
or, more properly speaking, infamous Jeeker.loan.”
To obtain payment in full} with the in
terest alleged to have accrued, of $15,000,-
000, claimed as the equivalent of a loan of
only. $750,000, was one of the pretended
grounds on which France carried war into
Mexico, changed its form of government,
and imposed upon it a ruler of foreign no
mination,.
Our Chihuahua correspondent touches
upon “the Monroe doctrine,” -which, lie.
says, can have no recognition in Mexico,
as Francis Joseph of Austria will cer
tainly support his brother Maximilian.
We rather doubt his doing this. ' The
pride of the House of Hapsburg sus
tained the heavy blow of an insult 1 so
subtle that it was impossible to resent
it. Napoleon I. had smitten down that
pride when ho obtained the hand of an
Austrian Areh-Duchess, wooing her “as ;
the lion woos his bride,” but 'Napoleon
111. smote still harder when, after wrest
ing Lombardy from the Austrian Emperor,
he offered to place ,the Emperor’s brother,
on a foreign throne. It is notorious that
while, on , onfe hand, the heavy debts, of.
Maximilian made it desirable that lie
should quit Europe—-where a pauper prince
is of small account—his family, on the'
other," were averse to his receiving the 1
sceptre from Napoleon, and the stern
dictum of Francis Joseph was that, if his
brother went to rule in Mexico, lie thereby
must relinquish all claim., of Kindred upon
Austria. 'We have seen it stated, in a let
ter from Paris, that the Emperor Francis
Joseph said, “ When a brother of mine
becomes a prefect of France, he ceases to
be a prince oftlie House of Hapsbiirg.”
Wb birect attention to an extract from
the speech of the lion. William D. "Kel
ley, Representative in Congress from the
Fourth district in this State, pronounced on
the 15tli inst., previous to the vote on the pro
position to amend the Federal- Constitution
for the abolition of slavery. It will lie read
with great pleasure,and condenses the whole
argument in favor of this amendment so
as to make it plain to every mind. It is
intimated that a movement is on foot to
defeat the renomination of this able and
eloquent Representative. - When we recol
lect that Judge Kelley is one of the ablest
men in tliis country, and has rendered sig
nal service to the "Union party, not only on
the floor of the House, but in liis numerous
addresses before the . people, and. that we
have very few men of his Vigor, industry,
and intellect in the State, it is mortifying
that any one claiming to be a member of
the Union party should make any effort to
defeat the return of this popular Represen
tative to the next Congress Wo may add
that we believe if President Lincoln has
any personal preference in reference to
the Representative from the Fourth district,
Judge Kelley is undoubtedly that- prefer
ence.- .- . -
THE WAR IN VIRGINIA.
Another Grand Movement Probable.
ATTACK ON WHITE HOUSE BY FITZ HUGH LEI
The Rebels Repulsed by the Gunboats.
ARRIVAL OF SHERIDAN'S CAVALRY
AT THE} WHITE HOUSE,
THE PRESIDENT VISITS CITY POINT.
THE REBEL ATTACK ON WHITE HOUSE.
Fortress.MoKitOK, Juno 22.—The ateiunor lotas
has arrived from, the WUito Houso, which place she
loft yesterday morning at 0 o’clock.
On the morning or tho 2Gth Generals Fltzhugli
Leo and Hampton made an attack on our forces
entrenched thore under General Abercrombie, and
charged upon our works, but they wore repulsed
and driven back by out gunboats there. Tho Com
modore Morse and Captain Babcock, and two others,
nlso opened a heavy Ore on the rebels. At 7 o’clock
Uio rebels, having sucoeodod. in planting a battery
of three guns in range, returned, the fire upon our
gunboats and land forces. This artillery firing was
kept up, as wo learn by a subsequent arrival,\intU
4 o’clock P. M, About noon Commodore Morso
threw a shell that exploded n caisson in the enemy’s
battery, causing great confusion, ami having the
effect to slaekbrt their firo very porcoptibly. Their
loss was comparatively Heavy.
Soino of the prisoners captured say they mistook
our gunboats for transports, and had expected to
capture our troops at the White House, before
General Sheridan’s command arrived, and then in
tercept his force, and if possible prevent his safo
arrival at the White House, In all of which they
were defeated. Our loss was only three wounded—
one mortally. no
At three o’clock ■; P. M.,* Sheridan’s advance
guard -arrived at the .White House, and at five
o’clock tho General arrlvod there with his entire
command..
Yesterday morning, 2lst, there was some skir
mishing among the pickets, and it was expected
that there would bo an engagomont.
General Getty had arrived and relieved General
Abercrombie, who had boen previously ordoredjo
report to Washington for .duty. During the con
tinuance of the rebel attack General Abercrombie
received a despatch, from General Grant to hold his
position at all hazards till assistance arrived, which,
by the aid of the gunboats, ho was enabled to do.
The General arrived hero to-day bound for Wash
ington.-
During the attack at tho Whito House a rebel
shell penetrated the telegraph office j but tho opera
tor, Mr. Bliss, had escaped,
YISIT OP THE PRESIDENT TO OITY POrNT
—GEN. HANCOCK ItECOVEBING FROM
HIS WOUNDS.
Headquarters Army of the Potomac.
:. June 22-5 A; M. :
Artillery firing on the right and pickot skirmish
ing at various points along the line occupied the
day yesterday, resulting in the wounding of a few
men, but causing no change in our position.; •,
A battery, stationed on an elevated piece ofgrouml
in front of Petersburg, kept annoying one of our
batteries on the left for some time, when we opened
in return.. One of the shells exploded in tho midst
-of the rebel gunners, causing a cessation of their fire.
General Hancock is recovering from, his indispo
sition, and expects to resume command of his corps
in a few days..
’President Lincoln paid a visit to Gen. Grant at
City Point yesterday.
Col. Baker, of the 3d North Carolina Regiment,
and a dozen men, wore brought in last evening by
the 2d Corps’ pickets. >
All the prisoners collected since the army arrived
in this neighborhood have been seat to City Point
for transfer eastward.
ARRIVAL OF THE REBECCA BARTON.
Washington, June 23.—The steamer Rebecca
Barton arrived this morning from the Army of the
Potomac. She brings lato intelligence of impor
tance, which it would not do to make public at this
time. She reports that she was fired upon coming
down the Ai>pomattox river,-and the other boats
enjoyed similar favor 3.
PETERSBURG SHELLED.
On tho morning of the 20th Inst, our forces threw
shells Into, tho streets of Petersburg.
During the night Colonel TidhaU, chief of the 2d
Corps Artillery, having previously examined the
ground in front, posted several batteries at favora
ble points, some even in advance of the infantry
skirmish line. The object of the shelling was not
to destroy the city, hut to show tho
we understood were massed )n tho streets of Peters
burg, that we could reach fcnem with our guns. The
• enemy' did not open on us with their batteries oppo
site our front, perhaps partly, if not wholly, for the
reason thatour sharpshooters are so advantageously
located as to make it very inconvenient for the rebel
artillerists to work their pieces. A few shots were
fired at us from the rebel batteries on the heights
beyond; the Appomattox, and the cannonading
ceased altogether.
WASHINGTON.
PASSAGE OF THE $400,000,000 LOAN BILL
BY THE HORSE.
THE FUGITIVE-SLAVE LAW REPEALED.
PROBXbIE EITENSIBX OF THE HOMKSTEAD BILL,
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Repeal by the Senate of the fydimiitation Clause.
DESPATCH FKOM ADMIRAL PORTER.
Washington, June 23,1864.
BURIALS OF HO3PITAL DEAD.
The following is a list of burials of Pennsylvania
and New Jersey dead from the Washington army
hospitals on Wednesday: Thomas S, Merrick, E,
51st Pennsylvania; William H. Horman, D, 62d
Pennsylvania} Thomas Marshall, F, 96th Pennsyl
vania; William F, Blair, H, sth Pennsylvania Re
serves pGeorge W. Conrad, B, 21st Pennsylvania;
Tkco. Schneider, F, 95fch Pennsylvania ; Alexander
Hitcbman, D, 67th Pennsylvania; W. D, Raymond,
•D, Pennsylvania ; George J. Kipp, I,lst New
Jersey; Charles L. Rosearth, I, stli New Jersey;
George R. Burroughs, G, 12th New Jersey; Edw.
Elliott, ISSth Pennsylvania; Jere. Wiilour, D, 48th
Pennsylvania. s .
REMOVAL OF INDIAN TRIBES.
An important treaty has been negotiated by Sa
muel H. Hallett for the Union Pacific Railroad
'.Company, and confirmed by the Government and
tho Delaware Indians,-thus securing the way for the
construction of a. railroad from Leavenworth to
Kansas City, and the removal of these Indians from
Kansas,-.'. - j
RECOVERY OP BEN WOOD.
. Representative Bex \V&od, of Now York, ap
peared in his seat in the House to-day, having some
what recovered from his protracted illness.
PROPOSED EXTRUSION OP THE HOMESTEAD RILL.
L Representative Julianas bill, which ha % already
passed thc.House, extending the homestead princi
ple to forfeited or confiscated lands of-Southera re
bels, has been reported from the Senate Committee
on Public Lands without amendment.
AN EXPEDITION UP THE ATCHAFALAYA.
. A communication was received at the Navy De
partment from Admiral D. D. Porter, giving the
.particulars of an expedition up the Atchfalaya
river, by Lieutenant Commander Ramsey,- with
the steamers Chillicothe, Neosho, and Fort Hind
man. When about a mile and a half above Semmes
port, a battery on the shore opened on them, but the
rebels were driven away, and thG battery of two 30-
pounder Parrots was captured. Ono of the guns
was, however,'damaged. The other has been sent
.to Cairo.. The loss on our side was small, only one
man being wounded, but it is thought mortally.
RETURN OF THE PRESIDENT.
President Lincoln returned to-day from his visit
to the headquarters df the Army of the Potomac.
DEMOCRATIC POLITICAL MOVEMENT.
. It is officially announced that a meeting of the
members of the National Democratic Committee
will bo held in Washington on the 30th Inst., at
noon, for tho purpose of general consultation, and:
the deliberate consideration of Important business.
On consultation here with tho leading Pence
Democrats in Congress, it is determined to postpone
the proposed peace meeting in New York until.
August, In consequence of the continued session of
Congress, and tho: postponement of; the Chicago
Convention. .
m'vmtli COJfGKESS—Ist Session.
.. . SENATE.. y ‘
EXAHIXATIOX 01® AltJ£V OFBTOHKS.
Mr. WILSON reported, from the Military Committee,
the 1)111 for the examination of certain. officers in the
army,. recommending a coccurrence ia tho House
amendments* which was agreed to.
THE POST ROUTE BILL.
j Mr; COLLAMKR,' from the Post Office Committee. re
ported back tho House post routo'blU, various
amendments, and it was passed. '
PAYMENT FOR PROPERTY DESTROYED IN MILITA-
RY SERVICE.
Mr. WILSON, from the Military Committee, reported
back the House bill to .amend the act to provide for the
pay it ent of horsei and other property destroyed in the
military service; It'aHowspay to olllcerj and soldiers
for horees belonging to them when captured from them
by the enemy in discharge of tieir duty, and it was
passed. ' ■
I’ROVIBION FOR DEFICIENT APPROPRIATION.
Hi. SHERMAN, from the Committee on Finance, re
ported brick the House joint resolution amendatory of
tho act to provide for the deficiency in the appropriation
to pay the men actually employed in Che western JDe
•.partment, and it waa'passed. .
MILITARY AUTHORITY AND THIS RIGHTS OF TUB*
■ ■■ -v ■■ • ■ V PRESS. '.
Mr. POWELL submitted the following, which was or-.
deredtobo printed: ;■
Whereas, A military orderhas been recently issued in
ills State of Kentucky prohibiting the circulation, in said
State of the Cincinnati Enquirer, a newspaper printed
and published in Cincinnati, Ohio; and whewa*, a free
press is essential to maintain the right* and liberties of
the people; therefore
Resolved, That the President be requested to cause the
aforesaid military order to be revoked, and that the
President be, further requested{to.issue suchtordors as
will pievent military authority from encroaching upon*
the freedom of,.tbe press ia future,
NO DUTIES ON GOODS IMPORTED FOE SANITARY
COWAN,-from the Committee on Finance, re
ported a bill to remit the duties on goods imported for
the fc'auitary and Christian Commission Fairs, with a
substitute remitting the duties simply for the Chicago
Sanitary Fair, and relieving the officers from the penal
ties for sales and lotteries without license, and it was
passed.
BAIL IN OABES OF MILITARY ARRESTS,
Mr.. TRUMBULL reported Vbill for bail In certain
caeca.of military arrests, wHh'an amendment limiting
the taking of bail 10 the several courts of the United
States. The original bill included courts. He also
reported adversely on the bill to provide for claims
against the Government for the injury or destruction of
property by thearmyof the United Slates, or by mili
tary authority, during the rebellion. Also, adversely
on the House bill to restrict the jurisdiction of the
Gout t of Claims, and provide for the payment of certain
domundsfor quartormattors* stores ana subsistoaco of
the army.
JNDLpTWBNTS AGAINST PUBLIC OFFENDERS.
Mr. lIAHHIS reported a bill prescribing the.time
Within which indictments may be found against per
sona charged with crlmos against the laws of the United
States.
THE FUGITIVE-SLATE LAW.
The Houae bill to repeal the fugitive-slave law came
Ur i»lr Kentucky, addressed the Senate at
lensth in opposition to the measure. He said it was
a declared: object-of tho law toreturn slaves to tholr
* * v
: Thin wan cleariy the Intention of the fra mere of the
Constitution, and U was not out of tho question to say
THE PRESS —PHILADELPHIA", FRIDAY,’ JUNE 24, 1564.'
that thepe men intended that these provisions wero in*
tended to embrace slaves. Persons bomul by service
or labor was intended to moan African slaves. Mr.
Bu-vlaargnod that tho fugitive bill was entirely within
°Ji l * ! , n Constitution, and quoted 1 lately to
that' the framers of the Constitution Intended
Ibat fußitiyo slaves should be rendered up. Otherwise,
neeaUlf Virginia and-other slave States would never
, u tip tholr imperial roign over tho territory,
which, since that time, bus spread so widely. Tho men
of that day, who had marched through the storms of
Revolution, accepted this gr&ot In good faith, and not
a inan of fhein to-day. If they could return to the earth,
would have a soul which would not revolt at tho out
breach of good faith about to be perpetrated.
11113 measure was only another among tlieHccumu
l» tiug evidences of thn degeneracy of the present evil
times, ami that any man understanding the history of
this provision for tho return of slave property and hav
ing sworn to support tholConstitution, could recklessly
urge tho repeal of these constitutional guarantees, was
One of those instances of moral profligacy and delin
quency which could not bo fathomed by the most de
generate of man.
While thobenntar.from Massachusetts, Mr. Sumner,
cries aloud against tho injuries done to the pour op*
pressed African, ho could show, as ho hud heretofore
shown, that Now England had adhered to slave labor
as long as she could make proiltof it, and until she
found that her climate was. too rigid for It to be made
profitable i then ahe resolved on white labor as more
profitable. We all know, however, that New England
continued the slave trade.and tho smuggling of slaves
into Louisiana ami the lower Mississippi after the law
piahibUlng thoslftvo trade went Into eUact,
Mr. Davis then proceeded to show tho Inconsistency
of those who, white contending for the equality of tho
African race, repelled them.socially,.
For his part, every-■'emotion of his soul and every pal
pation of Lift heart admonished him that ho was ora su
perior race to the negro. The Senator from Massaohn*-
setts professes to believe Ibe contrary. Why, then, us
lio is a bachelor, has bo not selected one of Africa’s sable
daughters, and led her to the altar ? Cbaughter.l
BUBBTITUTKR HBJKCTICD AND.THK BILL TASSED.
Mr. SAULSBURY moved thefollow lag as a substitute
for rho bill:
Tbat.no person held to service or labor lu one State
under the laws thereof, escaping into another, shall, In
consequence of any law or regulation therein. be dis
charged from such service or labor, butshalj bo delivered
■upon claim of the party to'whum Much'service or labor
may be due, and Congroso RhaU nais all necessary and
proper laws fort itereuditlou of all such persons. ”
Mr. SAULSBURY made an earnest appeal to the
Senate to delay action wponthlsgreat question of chang
ing our. organic l»w until the country’should getover
its great throes of national strife, and men’s 'heads
become cool. He insisted that ibis was no limb to agi
tato such a measure as repealing this taw. -
Mr. -SAULSBURY’S amendment was rejected—ayes
9, nays 29. .^.
Mr. JOHNSON moyed to strike out tho following
clause; / ' .
That sections. 3 and 4of an act entitled “Au act re
speciiug fugitives from justice and persous escaping
from the service of their masters,’ ’ passed Feb. 12th,
1793, which was rejected—yeas 22, nays 17.
The bill was then eassed—yoas 27, nays 12. ;
' • YEAS.
Anthony,
Brown,
Chandler,
Clark,
Couness,
Dixon,
Foot,
Buckalew,
Carlile,
Cowan,
Davis,
It is as follow?, and onlyneedsth© siguatureof ilio
President to become a law: That sections 3 and 4of an
act entitled an act, “An act respecting fugitives from
justice and .persons escapiog, from tho service of their
rodsters, passed February 12th, 1793,” and an act en
titled “An act to amend and supplementary to tho act
entitled ‘An,.act respecting fugitives from justice and
persons escaping from the service of their master*,
passed- February 12th, 1793,' passed September, IS3O, 1 '
be and the same are hereby repealed,
MILITARY INTERFERENCE ITT ELECTIONS.
The motion to reconsider the bill, passed yesterday,
to prevent military interference in elections, was
taken np.
Mr., HOWARD said that in a time of war it was not
competent.to allow au open enemy of the United States
to have the privileges of a State election. He held that
the laws of the United State? were, and should be, su
preme in a time of war. This, though called a danger
ous power, must, in time of-war, be exercised, though
it might be liable to abuse.’ What "great-power was
not?--
Mr. JOHNSON said, if tho Senator’s doctrine pre
vailed, he did not sea that .it mattered -whether this
rebellion was put down or not. He had never heard
before that the. United States had the power to Interfere
with the elective franchise in the State's. Such princi
ples annonhcttl in England would be considered us top
pling over their institutions. Such a thing as military
mtcferenco in elections had not been heard oiin England
since the time of Henry Yfll. Such a doctrihw as thi*,
if maintained, would subject us to tho scorn of the
statesmen o,t ev*ry enlightened European nation. In
the name of God, ami the spirit* of our fathers who gave
usHhese institutions, heproiested against tins doctrine;
Enunciate this policy and say who shall vote, and we
should next be told for whom we should'vote. There
Was but one step between the two: A Presidential
election is close at hand, and, if bo voted, he expected
to exercise bis own judgment. But some man, with
tho stars upon him and clothed , with a little brief au
thority under the Senator’s doctricfe, wauU some other
than my choice elected, and, although he does not com
pel mo to vote for his candidate, he says you can’t vote
at.*all, because you are a disloyal man.
Are not such doctrines abhorrent to every idea which
American citizens have heretofore entertained of Ameri
can freedom ? The bill as it Blood wentfurther than ho
thought it should. . Bathe implored the Senate not to
go a step further, it at we might thus be savedf rota the
rule of military dnspoti&m:
Mr. HOWARD replied, saying that the Senator had:
taken ihe extraordinary ground that the Government
in uiidertakingto decide who wore its enemies subjected
H>cdf to the t corn and contempt of the States of the Old
.World, and especially that beautiful Government of
Great Britain which belauds bo much. He contended that
it was clearly tbo province of the Government to deter
mine who were its enemies. This was hot the province
of a.State. • r "
■Withoutconcluding Mr.* Howard gave way, vand the
Senate, at half-past lour, took a recess until seven P, it.
Mr. GRIMES called up the House hill incorporating
the Young Men's Christian. Association of Washing
ton. which was pas*ed. ■
Al*o, ths House bill incorporating the Colored Catho
lic Male Benevolent Society of Washington, which was
■passed. •'
The hill of Mr. Morgan, repealing the $3OO commuta
tion clause, was then up taken by a vote of 16 to 10.
Mr. WILSON moved an amendment, which he briefly
advocated; providing that the draft should be for one
year only. .
This was rejected byia vote of 12 to 16.
Mr.-CHANDLER moved an amendment, providing
ihstt the draft should be for not less than one year, nor
more than three years.; -, -
Mr. WAPBwasnot wittingtogivediscretlon tothemil
itaiy authority: He believed that if you drafted for one
year it would be more: easy to get soldiers, and he
should, therefore, favor the proposition to drafemen for
a short period. 1 \
Mr. JOHNSON saidvthat the propositions now before
tbefcenaie were, first, tfcft the Secretary should be al
lowed to call for men for a period not exceeding one year:
and second, for any period not exceeding three years
The amendmentoi MfeCfaahdier was rejected—ayes
16; nays 22. ‘ - T
Mr. MORGAN amendment'to th£ enrol
ment bxll, rroviding-rijaJ future calls maybe for a term
not exceeding one *' ; -
Mr. WADE favored the idea of-calling out these-’nleu.;
for a ljmitod?period,^i.-.arder::to reinforce our veterans'
in the field. Ho lelated'inst&nces to show that green
soldiers fought as well alpngside of veterans as the vete
rans themselves. '
Mr. AYILSON said: the Secretary of War desired that
we should repeal. the commutation clausa. The rebels
had destroyed everything they had, And he wanted to
fill our aijnies with good and fine men, and at the same
time save manufactures and commerce. On filling our
aimies wo must exercise bur reason and not impose on
any interest of He-said to-night what
everything taughthim. that our laws should bear as
lightly as possible mpon bur people. He believed that
in ninety davs wo can put five men into the field where
we can put one! inVfor three years. -So believing,
beadvocateda draftfor.one year, and not for the pur
pose, as has been intimated, to save his section of the
country from the burdens of the draft.
: He hoped that after the vote in the Senate, and tho
manifestation in the other end of the Capitol, we would
not do vhat the country would consider a hard thing.
Mi. SPRAGUE argued thai we should be governed
somewhat by the policyof the Secretary of War, who
believed be bad authority to draft for one year, but the
real difficulty was that men could not be procured
while the commutation, clause stood in the way. It
seemedßo him the views of the President and the Secre
tary <?rw ar in this particular should be regarded.:
The question was taken on Mr. Morgan's amendment,
which was adopted— yeas 2s, nays 14
Mr. CuLLaMER offered an amendment, which he ex
plained, saying as the law stands the drafted man shall
pav such sum as the Secretary of War shall fix for the
procuration of a substitute, not exceeding $3OO. He pro
posed that the sum. be fixed at .There was no ne
cessity for repealing that part of the statute which per
mits a drafted man to procure a substitute. .. .
Mr. SHERMAN remarked that as the Senate had just
limited the draft foroneyear; he thought it no hardship
to s-ay the drafted maiisfaQuld-serve for one year or pro
cure an acceptable substitute. The commutation money
had been grossly wasted. 'Experience had Shown that
officers of the Gi>vernruent hs.ve been cheated. It oc
curred in many instancts .chat tw«itty-four hours after
they have procured substitutes they have not outy lost
the drafted man and his substitute, but the money also.
The draft should be strictly aud fafrly enforced, a
thing the gentlemen at the other end of the aveuae have
never yet done, and it should he done without delay,
without excuse, aud irrespective of threats or mobs.
-Tho Government wants men and not the money.
Mr HOWi said money will not answer for one man,
unless it answered for every man. All know that.with
money alono the war cauaot be carried on. The com
mutation clause had stood in the way of our success
from'the beginning of the war untilnow.
Be would not vote to exempt any man for money. A
drafted man could engage a substitute just as well as
the Secretary ot War could for him. We are in* the
fourth year of the war, contending day after day as to
whether wo would or would not, with sad experience
before Uc, allow a iuau with more money thau courage
to commute for military service. We ought to clothe
the Government with such authority as to call every
able-bodied iimn to the achievement of victory at the
tap of the drum. i
Mr. DAVIS, of Kentucky, believed a war could not
be long continued agaibstihe feelings and judgment of
• the people and the willof the masses, and when they
see a vast expenditure of treasure aud blood, they
shrink batk appalled. fronf the contemplation'of a con
tinuous prosecution of-diostilkies. A change Jiad come
over the spirit < f the'majority of loyal people of the
United ShUesi.and . they desired to .bring the war to a
close. They had seen the powers of the Government
grossly perverted, threatening thoir liberties.: This
was the deep- conviction of the people, aud
it was not strange it should be so. : At; the
commenceiuent of the war he ; was a coercion
ist, but ho was not one now. There were two ther
mometers, one in Congress,and the execaiive.dopart
meut and the other in the'people. A million of men
have perished in this war or eutly disabled.
'J he public debt is $2,500,000,000, and if the war be con
tinued another year SSOO,UWJ.UCO at least wiU be added,
with all the perversion of the objects of the war, and
wlih all the perils that it.Tias brought upon the Consti
tution &od popular '■
E<? would prefer a .thousand fold peace to the con
tinuance of this war. For the reasons he had given he
was in favor of snbordinating this war to the Will of tho
people. nM'i not the President, wa*
entrusted with the power to bring it to an end;. He
would say.to Kentucky, tho time - has come when this
bloody, aud destructive, and revolutionary policy
should slop, and ibat the people, the masters of the
Government, must rise.khd take thc affair in their own
bunds
Air. HENDRICK*, ot Indiana, believed if a-proper
policy were ad«qded by the Government. the $3OO com*
limtaiiou clause would procure a soldier for oua year 1
more readily and with less hostility ihair any other
meaemcof draft. , - . :
Mr; HOWAKD, of Michigan, t said Congress made a;
mistake in allowing auy person to purchase his oxenxp
tion from service by the mi-re payment of money. By /
misrepresentation and stump eloquence those who are
opposed 'to the war - bad* sought to make tha law ;
odious, until they had ftliuhst produced civilwar. ’ Ha
was in favor of every able-bodied man*
wboin the draft could.ral&*. Wa should bear 'up with
all reverses, never forge&ing rtiie value of our. cause, ,
aud on all occasions -exhibit a manly, patriotic, and }
heroic spirit. > ; ;
He was much pained at' the' Breech of -the ‘ Senator ?
from Kentucky, and to see him toturing, breaking
down, an/l giving upihe hope of-.ihe coutest, and ex
pressing his make peace with rebels, r
was the Senator witling to get upon his knees to Jeffi
Davis, and accept from him any terms of settlement of;
this controversy, in order to prevent the further shed- i
ding of blood? The rebels have not the slightest dispo- :
sitioh to take any terms, short of the acknowledgment
of their independence. WSs the Senator willing to ac- -
knowledge a military, despotism, and perpetual war-?;
Was he prepared for a divided empire, and a divided,
power? was lie disposed to break down the whole sya-;
tern of States, and destroy at once the l proud American
.namo.andjiunibloit tp British manufacturing intoreits?
in the name of-God, was there an American citizen who*
was willing for a temporary and delusive peace to buc-:
cujub to the accursed rebels? With courage and endu-,
ranee we shall forever subdue the traitors. He rhongbt -
the Senator -was acting under an UJubloq as to his icon-,
stUncntK. They wereln for tho war to the bitter end,*
cost what it may and end when if way, - : . t
Mr. PAViP replied,saying although be had worshipped
the TJuion, which was the altar upon which 1 he had
poured out his heart’s affections, yet he wa* more ar
dently devoted to liberty, which he preferred to h Con- r
glhution and Union stricken down by h military despo
tism. Had not the presout Executive given his detlbe-’
rate and well-considered sanction to that revolutionary,
movement of the South. He rofbrred to Senator -Wade
as having aK strong a mind and as pure a heart as any
man belonging to this body, aud quoted from 1 remarks
of the Senator to show the latter had said a people had •
the right to change their existing , form of government, ~
and that the attempt to forcibly hold them in the Union
would lie subversive; of the principles of the Govern-; :
meat under which Wo llve, , - ;
Mr, DAY i 8 did not go ar far as* the President. Ho
maintained the right of revolution only when wrongs
cannot be redressed; by peaceful remedies. He would ;
never yield either to the despotismof Jeff Davis or that
of Abraham Lincoln, Tlie fervent wish of his heart
was to overthrow both. ■
Mr. HICHARDSON, of Illinois, said, in reply to some
remarks from the Senator from-Michigan, that the’
Senator was in part responsible for plating theAhro*
hundred dollar clause in. the enrolment act, If,(%Vtbe
Senator remaiked, tho act madenhe poor fight the bat
tles of th§ country while tho’ricb conldbn exempted,,
the Senator and his associates are responsible. He was
not disposed at the command of the President to change
the policy allowing no man to escape the draft.
He was for. enforcing the laws on the Executive,
and all other high officials. When those .who oppose
.tho Administration were told, they ought notate.dis
cuss the subjects brought: before them, but remain
silent, he would remark that tho President himself
had set them the example of discussion on; mea
sures connected with the war in 1848. Lincoln, as
a ni* rober of the House.of-Representatives, opposed the
Mexican war as unnecessary and unconstitutional, and
commenced by'the He (Mr. Richardson! he
lieved thatthe war would have ended long a<o if wis
dom had controlled its ; management. He aid not agree
with the Senator from Michigan that the war should-be
Ssrpetuah- Again he planted himself behind the Prosi
eut, who shtdi in Ziis emancipation montage* that tho
Harlan,
Harris,
Hicks,
Howard,
Howe,
Lano (Indiana),
Lane (Kansas),
Morgan,
Morrill,
, NAYS.
Hendricks,
Johuson,
McDougall.
Cowell,
THE ItKTEAL.
Pomeroy;
Ramsay,
Sherman,
Sprague,
Suuiner,.
Ton Eyck,
Trumbull.
Wade,
WiUon.
Riddle,
Sanlsbtiry,
Van Winkle,
.tfilley.
EVENING SESSION.
ACTS OS* INCORPORATION.
THE COMMUTATION. CLAUSE.
war muterminate, and we must have a coraproraina
at last. How did tho Senator know the rebote wero un
willing to Jay down their arms in prospect of peace 7
Mr, HOWARD explained he would not recolvo any
proposition for peace, unless the rebels would laydown
tbeir arniß and submit honestly and frankly to the au
thority of tho United States.
Mr. KICIIARISOff did not know bow tho Senator
could arrive at tbo facta unless ho conld recolvo propo
sitions from the rebels. How would it degrade ra*.to
propose to thorn to lay down their arm* mid come back
to the old ling and Onion our fathers gave them ?
Mr. HOWARD in reply to some remarks of Hr. Rich
ardson Haiti ho waaio favor of tbo doctrine, and if tho
Senator and his party would go with him and his party,
thoy would bo willing totry titles to Mexico with Mon
sieur Cranand.
Mr. RIUiIAHDSON. Tho groat Powers of Europe had
acted wilh great forbearance In not already having re
cognized the Southern Confederacy, if you do not con
quer lu this campaign, tho people wIU refuso to sustain
tlmwar.
Mr. WILSON, in hla sojti, said you aro not aathorizod
to speak for tb* people of tho United States
Mi*. HOWARD said Ibn Senator, was not authorized to
apeak for tho piople of Michigan. The Senator whs
totally mistaken, lor the loyal people will fight it out to
tbo end if tho end should not 1)8 reached in twonty-ilvo
years.
MA Collamor’s amendment was rojected.
I’ASSAoK op tub bill.
The bill was thou pasaed?-yea.B W» nays 7.
. It provides (bat so much of the enrolment act ap
proved March 3d, 1863, as authorizes tbo discharge of
any diaftrd person from liability to military service by
reason of tho payment of s>3oo be and the same is hereby
rt-pcalod, provided that nothing tu this act shall he con
strued to alter tbo provisions of existing laws relative
to persons actually furnishing substitutes. In future
calls for troops, the-President may.fix tbo term of ser
vice, uot exceeding one year.
The number of men furnished from any district for
the service of the United States, beyood aud above its
quota on calls heretofore made, and the term of service
of such men shall bo considered and allowed to said dis
trict In calls hereafter matte.'.
"Fbc. 4 says uo person drafted on future calls, or who
shall, volt nicer to fill tho same, shall bo liable to be
again drafted until the existing enrolment shall be
exhausted.
7 he following is,tee vote on-adopt
amendment; .
: YEAS,
flondricks,
Howard,
Howe, .
Johnson,
Lanc(Kanßas),
Morgan,
Morrill,
Uotuoroy,
Buckalew,
Clarke,.
Colhimer,
Cowan,
Dixon, ‘
Doolittle,
Footo,
Hale,
Bands,
NATS,
Brown, Foster,
Cftilile, Grimes,
Chandler, McDougall,
ConneaS, Kamaay,
Davie, ?■' Riddle,
The Senate, at 12,30 F. M. , adjourned.
• HOUSE.
A K2W STREET IK WASHINGTON.
• Among ib6 bills passed this morning roiafTnif to the
District of Columbia was one authorizing a now street
in Washington, to be called Colfax street.
EXTENSION OH* TIME TO PATENTEES.
Tho. Foute past-ed the Senate bill 'amendatory of the
law of March, IS6S, which extends the time within which
patentees who have ntglectco may pay the Baal balauce
of fees within six months from the passage of this act to
secure the.r patents. • .
BOUNTIES TO IIEIRS OF DECEASED SOLDIERS,
Mr. TRACY, of Pennsylvania, offered a resolution in
structing the Committee on Military Affairs to inquire
into-the expediency and propriety of reporting abiil
giving to soldiers who volunteered for less than three
years, and not less than nine months, the same bounty
as is allowed liy existing laws, &c This refers to those
who have * led or may die in the line o: duty.
Mr. FENTON, of JMew York, said the committee was
iiistrucifd to the same effect by ins (Mr Fenton’s) reso
lution three or four weeks ago, but ho had no objection
to the committee again l>ein*t instructed, and he hoped
H would have|a good result The resolution was passed.
THE $400,000,000: LOAN JUDD. '
. Thf XT&use, in Committee of the Whole, resumed tho
consideration of the new loan bill. : >»
Mr. BliOC-KS. of Sew York, called attention to the
fact that the bill provides one per cent, for necessary ex
pend of engraving, printing, preparing, aud issuing
the United States notes,Treasury uotes, fractional notes,
End bonds, and of disposing of the same to subscribers
and purchasers/’;Ufc said only a few days ago four hun
dred aid forty thoasaud dollars svere appropriated for
similar purpose, and as the whole amount to be
printed under this bill was six hundred and fourteen
millions, the one percent, would make a sum total of
over four million doUars. He would print tho public
money for one-tenth thatsum.
On motion ofMr. BROOKS, an amendment was made
-that the imprint of tho seal of the Treasury Department
shall be itiaroom apartfrom tho Printing Bureau, -
A SUBSTITUTE FOR THE SECOND SECTION.
Y Mr. POMEROY, ofNew York, offered the folio wing
us a substitute lor thesecond section ofthe bill: Th;vt
the Secretary Of the Treasury may. is*ua upon the credit
of the United States bonds of any denomination not less
than one;hundred dollars, payable in lawful money
three years fr«-m the date thereof, and bearing interest
not exceeding eighx per centum per annum, payable
semi-annually l 'in lawful money, and may receive at
par therefor tho lawfulmoiieyof United. States, Treasury
note** certificates of indebtedness, or certificates of-de
posit issued under any; act of Congress; aod the Secre
tary of the Treasury, iu addition to the total amount
of bonds: authorized by the first and second sections of
this act, shall issue at par in redemption of at y out
standing notes, certificates of deposit, or certificates
of indebtedness of the United States, bonds similar
"to.ibcee hereinbefore in this stcond . section autho
rized, in denominations of not less than dne hundred
dollars or of like denominations simiiar to those au
thorized by the' firpt: section, and payable; five
years from date,' with interest at six per centum,
payable t-emi-aunually; aad the Secretary of the Trea
sury is further authorizes to issue, in lieu of auy bonds
heretofore authorized by law and not now issued in
pursuance thereof, horde similar to and in the denomi
nations hereby authorized. All outstanding Treasury
note* other than United States notes, shall cease to be a
legal tender in payment of public or private indebted
ness, on and after the first day of October, 1864, and no
Treasury iiotQK made legal tender other than United
States notes, shall hereafter be issued or reissued, nor
shall the total amount of United States notes issued, or
to. be; issued, ever exceed four hundred millions of dol
lars, and sueli additional sum not exceeding fifty mil
lions of dollars as may be temporarily requited for the
redemption of temporary loan,
Mr. POMEROY, ofNew York, said the present'ad
vance of gold is not the result of speculation, ami not to
be obviated by temporary ‘expedients, but by amnra,
in practice as well as in theory, to the policy of gold
values established in 1&52; that wifb.the amount of pa
pormoney in circulation the. issuing .of imerest-boanng
legalriender notes would add,nothing to the aggregate
value of paper money, and could only , work nuseaief.
The policy of 1562 of adhering .to' gold values must be
returned to, o‘r rhe theory advocated by the chairman
of the Committee of .Ways and Means(Mr. bteveas)
adopted* namely, repudiating tho payment of interest
in gold, sDd.reijmg entirely upon issues bf Govern
. meat paper.
The, efftet of the present inflation must soon become
ruinous lo.the ma»-s of the people.. The fatal mistake on
the part of the Secretary of the Treasury has been in
abandoning the popular six percent, live-twenty loan
and attempting to float a five-per-cent, bond, and upon,
its failure resoi ting.tointerest-bearing legal tenders,and
- on the part of Congress ift Uot specdily supplying an effi
cient sy ft-rn-of taxation. If was, however, still possi
ble, by adhering to correct natural, laws, to restore the
credit o r the country to a healthy condition.
Mr. HOOPBR, of Massachusetts, briefly replied,.and
expressed the hope that the substitute offered by the
gentlfcinan from New York'would not be adopted. He
--thought that there was a great deal of danger tu accept
ing tuck important propdsitious in.ihis hasty way. He
knew tfaanho Secretary of the Treasury bad had sleep*
less nights over this bilk •>".
■ Mr. BROOKS, of New York, said the gentleman
Wished id this biU the sanction of the Secretary
of the TieaMiry. He held in his_JmndJ Lhreedistioct
bills; and he wanted to know which was the proper
'one.--- ' • i ' ■ .
Mr. HOOPER replied, the bill now under considera
tion was bat-ed on that sent here from the Secretary of
the Treabury, and was tho same with some slight al
terations.
air. BROOKS .remarked that there were essential
change?, •< v . .
Mr. HOOPER would like the gentleman to point to> ne.
Mr. BROOKS said the third bill was from the chair
man of the Committee of Ways and Means.
Mr. HOoPtR replied, the chairman reported iRe sub
stinite on his own responsibility
. 31r. KTEYENS said he did not agree with the majority
of the Committee of Ways and Means, and hence he had
offered a substitute for tho first section of the bill..
IT IS AUOPTEb IN COMMITTEE OF THE WHOLE.
Tbequesiion havingheen taken, the substitute of Mr.
Pomeroy for the second section, as given above, was
adopted—yeas6s, nays 42. 40 '
A SUBSTITUTE FIRST SECTION.
Mr. STEVENSeaid, while advocating his amendment,
that those who attribute tho rise in gold to gambling are
poor statesmen. Instead of passing the gold bill to re
strain speculations, it would be butter to take aivay the
demand for.goid, forno bill could reduce it a cent. The
Secretary of rbe Treasury, in his wisdom, has said that
the principal of the five-twenties is payable In coin, but
the com t* in ihfee States have not so decided
Mr. SPAULDING, of Ohio, said.he.had a conversation
with the Secretary of the Treasury, who believes the
payment of the principal U to be in gold. . -•
. Mr. : STEVENS • replied that such was not the law,
which t-ayirihe interest is payable in coin, and is silent
about tbe principal. The latter is payable in currency.
He briefly i ep; md. to Mr. Pomeroy, showing that the
Conuniuee of Waysaud Meansnad faithfully performed
their duty in providing the bills necessary for revenue,
and then expressed the opinion that every trouole
arises from the extraordinary demand for gold; for gold
is not now- currency. lniS62, tho banks failing to loan
the Government money, wo were driven to the neces
sity of issuing legal tenders.
No system ever worked better in this or any other
country. He supposed that specie payment would not
be resumed for lea years to come. During the great
Napoleonic wars the Bauk of ho gland suspended specie
payments from 1766 to 1£22. -Whoever looks for a more
slusedy resumption in this country was,in hisjudgment,
not wife, and i ad studied histovy to but liule profit.
Be deprecated the present policy of paying iutarest oh
the dcb#in gold, and-asserted that if this should coo
tinue, wiihun increase of debt, the Government would
fall.
It was a fatal policy, which rests as an incubus upon
us, and gold would continue to go up. as he long ago
predicted,until the Government caouot tax high enough
to procure tho coin; It was to save the country from
repudiation that he then explained the character of hi*
amendment, wMchwas to authorize the borrowing of
iour hundred milli* hs of dollars, and to issue therefor
coupon-registered bonds of the United States, redeem
able at the pleasure of the Government after airy period
not lefS thau five; nor more than forty years; ani, if
deemed expedient, made pay»ble at any period not
moie than twenty years from date, payable in coin, r
Such bonds are to be of such denointusuious as the Se
cretary of the Treasury shall direct, not less than fifty
dollars, and bear an.annual interest not exceeding
eiabt per cent., payable semi-annually ia currency.
Mr. MuRRILu,. of Vermont, expressed his surprise
at ihe proposition of the gentleman from Pennsylvania,
and said in the course of his remarks, if the interest
ivas to be paid in currency, the interert would double
or treble as the curieney decreased in value. Ho did
notbelieve we could continue to carry on the war at
this extraordinary rate of expenditure, but this rr mark
was not applicable to the present year or the year the re
afier. -• .■ • ■ ■ •
■ Willi the passage of the revenue hills, now pomtiag,
we shall have ample security for getting money ououjrli
and paying as we go oh interest on bonds aud other se
curities. .
Mr. FENTON, of New York, said he had not intended to
speak on this question - He now felt a desire tu do ho,
and hoped; ilie . bill would go over until to-morrow, iti
orderthat heinighthavo that opportunity. Ue believed
and thought he could demonstrate that the position of
the 'gentleman from, Pennsylvania v as unbound, and
fraught with mischief toward the credit and finances of
the couiui y. ' . .
- Mr. DavlS, of New York, in the course of his re*
pi»)kp, said, as a final proposition he would Bustain the
amendment of the gentleman fr«m Pennsylvania, bat
we have to oeal with facts as they are. Thecvnntrv
has been committed to a policy different from that no w
suggested. He had confidencein tho Btreugth and re
sources of the country, to ultimately meet every obliga
tion. He would vote in accordance with the wishes of
tho fcecretary eftbe Treasury.
Mr. ARNOLD, of Illinois, briefly opposed the amend
ment of the gentleman from Pennsylvania.
111*. PRUYN, of flew York, referring to the debate,
said the views of the Democrats, heretofore expressed,
had to some effect made some impression on the Repub
lican side of U^^House..
. : IT ADOPTED IN COMMITTEE.
The Connaitfe of the 'Whole acted on and agreed to
Mr, For the first section—yeas 72,.
naybfiu. . .
TUE-&GUBE REFUSES TO CONCUR IN EITHER SUB-
BTITUTK.
Thti House,-however, .at a subsequent stage of the
proceedings: refused to concur in tho action of tho Gom
inittee*yc*as69, haysSO.
•T’he SfcuydTtlßO refused to concur in. Mr. Pomeroy's
suliijiitttfßfor the second section—yeas 44, nays 81.
ORIGINALLY OFFERED PASSED,. ;
The'bpVas’then passed without a division, tho yeas
aud nays having been demanded but refused.
THE BILL.
Tlte the Secretary of the Treasury to
boirow fromHime to time, on the credit of the United
■States, four hundred mUlrans of dollars, and to isrtae .
theretor coupons or registered bonds of the United States,
redeemable at the pleasure of the Government many
period not less titan five nor more than thirty yrjus,
or, if deemed expedient, made payable, at-any period
not more than fdrty years from date. Thobouds to be of
eueli denominations as tho Secretary of the Treahury
shall direct, not less than fifty dollars, and boar an
aiunarinterest not exceeding six per centum, payable
semi-annually in coin. The Secretary of the Treasury
may dispose of such bonds, orauy part thereof, aud of
any bonds commonly known as five-twenties, remaining
unsold in the United States,or if he shall find it expedi
ent in Europe, at'any time on such terms aud condition
as he may deem mo&t advisable, for lawful mousy of the
United SttUeK.'Or sit his discretion for treasury notes,
certificates ot Indebtedness, or certificates of deposit is
sued under any act of. Congress. Bonds, treasury note*,
and other obligations of the United States, shall bo ex
empt from taxation by or under State.or municipal
authority. .The Secretary of the Treasury may issue
on'credH'of the United States* and in lieu of.au'
equal amonut of bonds authorized by tho’preceding
section, ns a part of said loan, not exceeding two hun
dred millions of dollars in treasury notes of any denomi
nation not less than ten dollats,payable at any time not
exceeding three years fj ora date, or. if thought moroex- ;
pcdlenl, redeemable at any time after three years from
date, and bearing interest notexcoediag the rate of bovou..
and three- tenths percentum, payable in lawful money at
iuuturity> or, atthe discretionof tlieSecretary.sexal-an
uually, Treasury uotesmay bedispoaedofby tbeoocreta
ry of the Treasury on the best lermathat cau bn obtained,
for lawful money, and such of them as stall be made
payable, principal and intoresU at raaturity k shall bq
legal tender to tbe same extent ai United States notes
for their face value, excluding interest, and may be
paid to any creditor of the United Staten at their
face value, excluding interest, or to any creditor
willing io receive them at par. including, interest;
and any treasury notes issued under tbe authority
of this act may be made convertible, at the discre
tion or the Secretary of the-Treasury, into any bonds
issued under the authority of this acu The Secretary of
the Treasury may redeem and cause to be cancelled wnd
deutroyed uny treasury notes or United States notes
heretofore issued under authority of previous acts of
Congress, and eubatitutein lieu thereof an equal amount
of treafcurjyiQte-s, euoh ae m-q authorized by this act, qc
of other United Staten notes of such denominations as
*haU bo deemed expedient, not exceeding one dollar.
Provided, tho total amount of bonds amt treasury notes
authorized by the Bret End second auctions of this act
shall not exceed four hundred millions of dollars lu ad
dition to tho amounts heretofore issued, nor shall the
total amount of United States notea issued, or to be is
sued, ever exceed four hundred millions of dollars,
and each additional sum not oxcoodiLg fifty mil
lions of dollars as may be temporarily required for the
redemption of temporary loann: nor shall any treasury
note bearing intercut, issued under this act, be a legal
tender In payment or redemption of notes issuod by any
btknlug association or baukcr, circulated or intended
to circulate as money.
The interest on all-bonds heretofore issued, payable
annually, may be paid seinf-aunually; ami in Uea of
such bonds authorized to be issued, the Secretary of the
treasury may issue bonds bearing interest payable
semi-aunuullyj and may also issuo lu exchange for
treasury notes heretofore issutd, bearing seven and
throe-tenths per centum Interest, besides the six par
centum bonds heretofore authorized, like bonds of ail
the denominations in which such troasury notes have
been issued. ,
Tho interest on such treasury notes, after maturity,
shall bo paid in lawful money, and they may ho ex
changed for such bonds at anytime within thro# mouths
from the date of notice of rwdempi ion by the Secretary
of the Treasury, after which tho interest on any such
Ircasmy notes HlrnU erase.
So much of the law approved March 3. 1851, as limits
the loan authorized therein to the current fiscal year 1b
repealed, and tho authority of the Secretary of tho
Treasury to borrow money and issue therefor houdsor
notes conferred by the first section of the act of March
3. IbCM, entitled ‘Au act to provide ways and i&oangfor
tho support of tbn Government, ” shall cease on and
after the passage oj this act. Tho Secretary of ths Tre i
sury may authorize the receipt aa a temporary loan of
united fciams notes, or the notes of national banking as
sociations on deport, for not loss tnau thirty days, in
sums not less than fifty dollars, by any of the Assistant
Treasurersof the United States or depositaries designated
for that purpose other than national banking associa
tions, who. shall issue certificates of deposit in such
forms astho fcccretury of tbo Treasury shaLl prescribe,
bearing interest not excoediog six per centum annually,
ami payable at any time alter the term of deposit, aft«r
ten day*’ fmbsequsut notice, unless the time and natice
be waived by the Secretary of tho Treasury. The Secre
tary of the Treasury may increase the Interest on de
po.-itsat less thau 6 perceut. to that rate,or,on ten days’
notice to depositors, may diminish the rate of interest
as the public interests may roquirtr, but the aggregate of
such deposits shall not exceed one hundred and fifty
million dollars, and the Secretary of the Treasury may
issue, and shall hold in reserve for the payment of such
deposits of Uaited Slates notes, uot exceeding fifty mil
lions of dollars, including the amount already applied
in such payment, and the United States notes so hsld in
reserve shall be used only when needed, In hls judg
ment, for the prompt paymeutof such deposits on de
mand, and shall bo withdrawn and placed again in re
serve, itk tho amount of deposits shall again iacreaso.
*lhe above are the principal sections of the bill as
pasted.:
j The House at 5 o’clock adjourned.
Ling Mr. Morgan’s
Powell,
liicaardson,
Sumuer,
Ten Eyck,
Van Wiukla,
Wade,
Willey,
Wilson—3s.
Sherman,
Sprague,
TmmbuU,'3
Wilkinson—l 4.
Hie Names of ttie Union Officers Placed
. ; Under Fire.
the first Ume during several weeks, says
the Charleston^Mercury of Tuesday, 14th, there
was an intermission of the bombardment of the city
on Monday. This, doubtless, was owing to the bad
weather. During Sunday the enemy’s trooxisseeTaetl
actively at work repairing the damages which the
rains had caused to their work 3. Our attentive
Secession ville correspondent writes us from that
post, under date of Monday, June. 13, Visitors
from the, Yankee batteries, in the shape of shells,
arc still inconveniently plentiful. On Saturday,
11th inst., they threw .eleven shells from Eight-
House Inlet,' and one from Long Island. On yester
day, Sunday, they threw twenty-one shells from the
former placej and twenty-three from the latter.
Our batteries responded frequently as usual. All
quiet to-day. .
Tor sometime past It has been Icnown thatf a
batch of Yankee prisoners, comprising the highest
in rank now in our hands, were soon to bo brought
hilher to share the pleasures of the,bombardment.
They accordingly arrived oh Sunday. We give a
list of their names and rank:
Brig. Gen. Ssymoar, Col. W. C. Lee.
Brig, Gen. YV.essels, CoL R. White,
Brig. Gen EfenmroOfl, Col. H. O. Diilioger,
Brig. Gen. Shaler. - Col. 11. L. Brown, V>. -.
Brig. Gen. Hickman, Col. E. L. Dana,
Col. T. G. Grover, Col. K. Fardell.
Col. R Hawkins, Lt. Col. E. Gb Hays,
Col/.WV Uarriinuu, N. B„ Hunter,
Col. .T. If. Lehman, T. K. Higginbotham,
Col. O. Rf Leerange, Major J. E. Clarke,
Major D. A. Carpenter, Major \V\-Crandall,
Major H. D. Gant, Major J. Hall,
Major J N. Johnson, MajorE. W. Bate 3,
Major O. H. Barnes, * Major W. Y. Baker,
Lt. Col. E Aleott, Lt. Col. J. Pot-ley,
Lt. Col. A. F. Rogers, Lt. Col. J.H. Burnham,
Lt. Coi. C. P. Baldwin, Lt. Col. W. R. Cook,
Lt. Col. W. F. Jdartholo- Lt. Col. ,T. C. Dickerson,
mew, Lt. Col. N. Glenn,
Lt. Col, J. T. Fallows, Lt. Col. S. F. Suofford,
Lt. Col. C. A Fairbanks, Lt. Col. R. W. Swifi,
Lt. Col. W. W. Stewart, Lt. Col. W. Lasc^Ue.
Lt. Col; A. W. Taylor, , Lt. Col. W. B MeMakin, .
Lt. Col. C. C. Joslin. Lt. Col/W. C. Maxwell,
Li, Col. D. Alile*, Lt. CoL S, Morfit,
Lt. Col. J. May hew*
These prisoners, we understand, will be furnished
with comfortable quarters in that portion of the
city most exposed to the enemy’s fire. The com
manding officer on Morris. Island will be informed
of the fact of their residence in tho shelled district,
and if his. batteries still continue their wanton and
barbarous work, it will he at the peril of the cap
tured officers. V :
: San . Francisco, Supervisors of
this city have at last concluded to pay the Central
and Western PacificJSailroad Companies $350,000 in
borids, in lieu of subscribing a mil Hon, and the com
panies consent to the arrangement. -•
mining stocka are duU ami lower. Gould and
Curry is quoted at $2,000@3,000 foot-
Arrivetl, ship Mattapan, from New York.
. The Constitution took out -$25,000 for the Sanitary
Commission.
The women of this city will hold a meeting in
behalf of the Christian Commission to-morrow.
The United States District Court has ordered
sales of another largo lot of smuggled opium. The
Custom-house authorities are rigidly enforcing the
laws regulating customs, and have confiscated goods
16 the value of half a million for false valuation;
The general quietr-
The first joint stock-banking corporation in tho
State began. businoss. to-day with a cash capital of
two millions. A hew bank' has 'been started, and
two others will soon be sfeairtedlfyforeign capitalists.
IIATAJiA AND MEXICO.
New Yore, June Havana has
arrived, with Havana dates to the 18th, and Galves
ton dates to the 12th. ; \ .
Tho Boldin says that the French troops are hear
Saltillo, and-within thirty days will occupy the en
tire western shore of; the Rio Grande, Mexico. "
. ThoSiglo, the only Union paper In Havana, has
been suspended for want of means.
There is-considerable yellow-fever at, Havana,
both in the harbor and on shore.
Cairo. June 22.—-The steamer City of .Alton
brings Memphis dates of yesterday.
The Ntw Orleans Times of the 15th contains “no
news. There is no change in the markets.
Thcsteainfcr lago has been captured by guerillas
in the Arkansas river, four miles above Arkansas
Host.: .
At the Government*sale of cotton here to-day, 500
bales of good brought $1.26; 29 bales of ,damaged,
All was sold subject to 6.per cent. tax.
The steamer Lady was fired into seven times be
tween Memphis and-Vicksburg, received no
damage.
Mr. Isaac Henderson, publisher of the .New Y*ork
Evening Pcs?, was arrested on Wednesday, on a
warrant from the, U. S. Circuit Court, on very
serious charges—embracing fraud, bribery, trans
mission of false vouchers, Ac. The arrest, which
was made by tbe U. S. Marshal, at the instance of
Mr. Wilson, special counsel of the Navy Depart
ment, took the community by surprise, for the ac
cused has heretofore borne an irreproachable char
raeler, and has been considered a man of large
means for several years.
A few minutes: before the arrest was made, Mr.
Bridge, of-the Navy Department, called upon Mr.
Henderson with an prdor from the President, ro
movingdiira from office and directing Mr. Bridge to
take charge. . -v.., ;
The arrest was made on the basis of an affidavit
made by one Joseph X Savage, which sets forth
that Mr. Henderson received from tho depo
nent on the 10th of October, 1863, a receipt vouchor
for $32,880.56, but did not pay to the deponent the
full amount of money specified, nor within $2,000
oflt.' ■■ ■
The Post, speaking of the affidavit and its raaker>
says
“ The Mr. Savage, who made this affldavft. has
been for several months'past a prisoner in Fort
Lafayette, where he was confinod on grave charges
of fraud against the Government, tho extent ami
nature of which may be judged of from the fact
that, as wo are assured, he is released on bail to tlie
amount of half a million of dollars, which bail was
persistently refused by the authorities, all along,
untilthe very day on. which, by the date of-it, tlie
foregoing affidavit was made. •
“ We are assured on trustworthy authority ;tliat
this affidavit was promised to Mr. Wilson, the agent
of the Government, several weeks ago, upon his;
engagement tp Mr. Savage that he should bo rre
leased on bail when it was made j and this though
bail haa been Constantly denied to every other per
son Imprisoned by Government forasimilar oflTcneo.'
It is further told us that Savage received the assu
rance that-his affidavit and evidence should not bo.
brought against himself. \
.'“This accusation against Mr.-Hondor3on is thus
made by a man charged with grave crimes, and who
has been induced, to screen himgelf, to make oath
against another. Upon such evidence alono, so far
as known to JUr. Henderson, and certainly so far as
appears before tho court, he has been summarily re
moved from office and arrested for an alleged fraud,
involving the sum of but $2,000. \
“It having been intimated by Mr. Wilson, the
agent bf< the Government, that ho had information
or ll eg a tion s in the affidavit referred to, he was
call on Mr. Henderson, and examine his
cheek-book and .vouchers, sliowing payment to Sst
vage of Uie entire bill of he promised
to do so, but for some reason did not, and the first
intimation Mr. llondorson had of his removal, or the
legal proceedings, was the service of the notice of
such removal and the legal papers. ls
THE GOLD; MARKET.
Gold closed at 2.15@2.15. ,
NEGRO FIGHT IN NEW YORK.
A terrible fight took place last night among somo
negroes' who wore holdings pic-nic at Hunter’s
Point., A' posse of police made a charge and drove
them off, using,kuH:es..ftifd pistols freely. Twonty
negroes were Injured, and two are reported to have
been killed.
AN ADyENTUROUS UNDERTAKING.
Tlie brig Vision, a vessel only fifteen foot long,
cleared to-night for Europe. She has only two men
aboard to manage her.
arrival of thb steamer hansa,
The steamer Hansa arrived at this port to-night*
from Liverpool on the Bth. Her advices hayo been
anticipated.
Tho sales of wool to-<lay. amounted to 160,000 fts.,
at $1 for Ohio fleece. Prices now range at from 050.
to sl. The market is excited and active.; Holders
*of foreign wool refuse to name a price.
THE VICTORY OF THE PHILADELPHIANS—AMERICA
VB. ENGLAND.
' Tho oricket match between the Philadelphia' and
New York Clubs terminated to*day with victory for
the Philadelphians, whose total seoro was 127 and
The New Y r orkers T score was 127 and 62. ' v
The Philadelphia;fl«tf'sgatiOß was composed of ten
American gentlemen and one English professional,
while.the New : York: representatives wore all Eng
lish, with one exception, and throe of them wore
professionals.
Atlantic Monthly for Jvly.— Wa have
eeived this tnagAziae, which we- noticed yesterday,
from T. B. Peterson & Brothers,'3o6 Chestnut street,
and, also, 6oia T. B. Pugh, corner of Sixth and
Chestnut. We beg to add that tho article entitled
“The May Campaign Yirginia,” written by the
graphie adthor whose de plume is “ Oarleton,”
is a remarkably lucid and trustworthy account of
what was done! by the “ Army of the Potomac,?’
iast month. It Ls renderod additionally oioar by
BQIHQ simple tUagtaxnSi
THE SIEGE OP CMELESTOX.
CALIFORNIA.
From tin; Mississippi.
NEW YORK €ITY.
,Ne>v York, Juno 23, IBM.
AISKKST OF THE TiTY AOEKT.
ACTIVE WOOL MARKET.
EUROPE.
ARRIVAL OF THE PENNSYLVANIA.
ENGLISH OPINION OP GRANTS CAMPAIGN.
THE r>-A.ISrXSK WAR.
A PROLONGATION 01? TJRK ARMISTICE EXPECTED.
Destructive Explosion of a Magazine at Corfu.
THE INSURRECTION IN TUNIS.
New York, June 23.—The steamer Pennsylvania,
lias arrived from Liverpool, llor dates aro to the
llth instant, and bavo been anticipated.
ENGLAND.
In the House of Commons, Disraeli and the Con
servatives made a fierce onslaught on the Ministry
on the Danish question.
Lord Palmerston mado a warm defence, and the
matter subsided wlLhout producing a crisis, though
on a minor question the Ministers were defeated by
22 majority. ;
Important French 1 successes are reported in
Algeria.
The insurrection In Tunis is extending.
ENGLISH OPINION OV THE RATTLES IN VIRGINIA.
The Do iiif Nei/vt domes that the recent battles in Vir
ginia have fruitless to the .North,and nay«; “The
military writers who boldly predicted that Spottaylva
nia Court lloosc would prove to the Confederacy what
•Waterlooproved to the French Empire, have foaad their
prophecy faibilled almost as boou a* uttered. T ’ It thinks
that upon the whole it Istolcrablycleai theConfedemtes
are hard, pressed in Virginia, audit their communica
tions aro interrupted, and their supplies cut off, they
must ii nd extreme difficulty la maintaining themselves
in Richmond.
f ih« Hon. W. Stuart, Secretary of Legation at Wash
ington, is appointed Secretary <-f Embassy at Constan
tinople, and Mr. Adams, Second Secretary to the Era*
bsisiby at Paris, is. appointed successor of Mr. StuarLat
'Washington. v
. The steamer H. Pinckney, from Bermuda for Liver
pool, with 700 bales of cotton, 100 tons of übacco, and
£70,1C0 in gold, chhdiy on account of the rebel Govern
ment, hud arrived at Millbay, short of coal.
Nassaw William, Sr., lac* a master in the Court of
Chancery, and a well known writer, is dead.
In both Houses of Parliament, on the Gth,.ministers
presented a message from the Queen; recommending a
gram of £zu,Ujo sterling to Bir Howland Hill for bfs dis
tinguished services, and a pension of £l,OOO a year to
the Coxiutess of Elgin.
In the House of Commons, on the same evening, the
Coiiservatives.niade.au attack upon' (ho'Government
for its course on tie Banish question. Mr Disraeli
strongly denounced the ministers for having betrayed
Denmark, and mocked the House of -.Commons,' and his
remarks were greeted with vociferous cheering. Lord
I‘almoi'stbnreplied withxnuch warmth.
'J’hero were indications of a crisis, bat finally thesub
ject was quietly aLow**d to drop.
Upon a vote tor the removal of the National Gallery
Ministers were defeated by 174 to 322,amidst loud cheers
from the Opposition.
German psiwrs announce the death of CJiarles Seals
ficid, the well-known American novelist.
THE I)ANO.-OERMAN QUESTION.
The Conference metuuain on tbeCih of Juue, but the
armistice, which would expire on the,l2th of June, was
hot prolonged.
'1 be London Time# says that when a renewed suspen
sion of hohtuiues whs proposed, the Danish plenipo
teniiariesdeciared that they would only consent to an
utldiuonslterm of « fortnight. • Austria and Prussia, on
the other hand, desireda suspension of arms tor two
mouths. It is clear that, to them it would be no small
advantage to be able to work for two monthsina coun
try .nearly the whole of which, as they allege, is Ger
man by race and interest. -The advance of the season
would aDo bring nearer the time when the Danes would
have to forego one of their most efficient vreapoas of
warfare, the blockade of the German ports. ;
pAt last it was agreed that ere representatives of the
belligerents should refer, to their respective Govern
ments the proposition lor a fnrtbei suspension of hostili
ties. The matter was, no doubt, referred to Copenha
gen, Berlin, and Vienna by telegraph, and the atiswer
will come soon enough o allow the question to be
■finally settled at "a meeting of the Conference, which
will probably be summoned for the 9th June.
;On the. question or frontier, the Time# believes the
neutral Powers have proposed the line of the Selilet as
the frontier;butfor thspresr.ut they refuse to give up so
nmch, although they concede the principle of drawing
a line, and ask that it should be drawn north of Fiens
burg. .
The Daily News says the division of Schleswig, pro
posed by the neutral Power*?, deprives Denmark of the
famous Eider line, which has been its froutier against
Germany for a thousand years, and by 'thus cutting off
Kend.-burg and Kiel takes away its chief fortress and
most valuable harbor ou the u.aiu laud. Denmark will
make this sacrifice for the sake yf peace.
; Several of the papers hint at the possibility of a war
in ease the Germane refuse to accept the decisions of the
neutral Powers. . ■ . , . . .
Tie JUorning Post says : ** If hj- Sunday next the
allies.do juol accept the propositions made to them, war
breaks out again, and this time it will be impossible to
confine .its puny limits to the massacreina of the weak,
by the strong, it will certainly involve great nations.”
The JJatly News throws all the responsibility on the
German Powers.
Afcti separation, movements wvre progressing in
Schles-wig, and all the towns in Jutland had sent ad
dresses to the King, declaring war preferable to the
loss of Schleswig.
TRANCE.
The Jburjml d« Pro>jressof Lyons had been sus
pended for two months on account of a libellous article
upon the late Duke of Malakotf,
•The Court of I'astarioa has rejected the appeal-of the
notorious murderer De. La Pommerais, in accordance
with the suggestion of the Procarectr General.
Tlic great race for the grand prize of Paris took place
on Sunday, the sth of June. The Emperor and Em
press were present. The French horse Vermouth won
by two lengths, Blair Athol, the winner of the English
Derby, running second, ana Fiile de L’Air, winner of
the Oaks,..third. The latter, however, was disquali
fied. owing to an error committed by her jockey.
Important French successes are reported from Algeria.
ITALY.
On the sth of June King Victor Emmanuel held a
grand review at Turin, to celebrate the anniversary of
the establishment of the Constitution, aod on the same
day the Austrians in Yenetia commemorated the anni
versary Of tbeir alleged victory at Magenta. Eighteen
thoutand troops were reviewed by General Benedek at
Verona.
A bill against duels had been introduced into the Ita
lian Senate.
• . CORFU. .
Apowder magazine had exploded at Corfu, killing
90 soldiers and 47 of the inhabitants, and wounding
about 250 others. Fifty buildings, including the hospi
tal, alert, the custom house, and some factories, were
destroyed. - -
The Bombay mail of May 13 had reached'England.
The news generally, is anticipated. It was rnmored
that for some, time pa*rt the Government of India had
entertained the project of obtaining a. footing in Shassa,
for of facilitating communication with and.
through’Thibet. The Nepahtese Durbar, however,
strongly protested against tae-measare, ’
Advices from Tunis announce the extension of thein-
Eimection. .It is said to have extended to the- gates of
Tunis, and the Europeans and Jews , were leaviug-ihe
place. 3he Ber .was in a state, of hesitation. The de
manas of the Arabs wers; increasing.- - -
. Commercial ;
Liverpool, June?, A. 31.—Cotton.—The market yes*
terdny was rather steadier, but quiet; sales 7,000 baips,
includmg2,oCofor speculation and export.
TRADE AT MANOBESriiK.--To-day r a report not yefc
to hand.
-BREAbBTrFFS.—Messrg. Richardson, Spence, k Co.
andTHgland, Athya, & Co. retort Breadstuff* firm for
all articiesAt lasbweek'e rates, but not much passing.
Vheftt held at id advance, but : not acceded to. The
.weather i» fine f«-r the .
Provisions.— Messrs. Wakefield, Nash, & Co., and -
Gordon, Biuce. & Co. report Beef and Pork quiet and
unchanged. Bacon, partially, rather dearer. Lard
slow, and offered at 40s §d@lla. Tallow quiet but
steady. ■ > .
PKObtroE.—Aghcs very fiat; Pots 3*25 ;Pearls 33a 9d.
Sugar firm. Coffee inactive- Rice unchanged.
Linseed Oil quiet at late rates. Rosin—common French,
quiet at '26* 6d & cwt. Spirits of Turpentine nominal at
for French. Petroleum very slow; no buyers of re
fined over 2s gallon.
LONDON MARKET'S.—Wheat and Flour firm, with a
fair demand. Sukar quiet, and value unchanged.
Coffee sells at very full terms. Tea quiet, but firm.
Rice in good demand, at very firm prices. Tallow
steady. P. Y. C. 4t)s 6d..
LONDON AiOMsY MARKET.—Consols-on the 6th
coovinned fiat at the rates advised per Scoria, viz.:
90>I@90i|.- - . .
3he demand for discount at* the Bank was unim
portant, and in the open market the supply was large
at 6>5 per cent, for good bills
PERSONAL.
It will give great satisfaction to the
friends of Hon. Henry G-.Steblnns, of How York,
to know that he is slowly but surely recovering from
hlssevereillness. He cannot leave his room, and
will not be in, his seat befofe.the close of the present
session j but there is every reason to Lope that he
will be eventually restored to robust health.— Wash
ington Chronicle. Cr .
.. Vfo are happy to learn that the Hon. John B.
Henderson, Senator in Congress from the State or
Missouri, after a Jong and painful illness, is now
slowly recovering, and may be expected to take his
seat in the .Senate even before the adjournment.
Senator Henderson’s indisposition is due in great
part to the assiduity and energy with which ho at
tended to his official daties.— Washington 'Chronicle.
Candid Letter from Srualor Ricbardaon.
. Sxnate Ohambeb, June 22,1864.
Editor Constitutional Union:
In the Morning Chronicle of this date I find a tele
graphic despatch, as follows: r
“ WOOD PEACE SIKETISQ IS SEW VOKK.
“ New York, June 21.— The Wood, or Peace State
Central Committee, met at tlie Astor House this
afternoon. Sixty persons were present. Several
letters were received $ amongst others, one from
Senator Richardson, advocating peace.”
I presume the same despatch Is in other papers:
. 1 have written, no letter of the kind to the “ Peace
State 'Central'.Committee” of New York,.or any
other committee or individual. *
lam anxious to defeat Mr. Lincoln this fall, and,
regarding this and all similar organizations a-si aid
ing his election^;am against them. -1 expect ,to
vote;.for the udfcinee of the Chicago Convention,
and shall giveiud and comfort to no man or party
who by indirection seeks to defeat that nomination.
lain,truly, W. A. Richaudsox.
Postponement of the Chicago Couveii
/ lion.
New York, June 23.—At a meeting of the Ex
ecutive Committee of the National Democratic
Committeo, held in New York on the .22d,dayof
June,-1564, it was voted that in deference, to the
desire of a very large number of the leading mem
bers of the Conservative Union Democratic Party
througliout the - country, the meeting of the Na
tional Convention be postponed-to Monday, August
29, 1564, at 12 M., at Chicago;
August. Belmoxt, Chairman. .
Frederick Y. Prince, Secretary. •'
Tns Late Dr. Ugrso>\— The many friends of
Dr. Edward F. r Corson, surgeon U. S. N., will be
pained to hear of his death, which occurred at the
residence of his father. Dr. Hiram. Corson, Ply
mouth,' Montgomery county* Pa., on last Wednes
day, by fever contracted during his lastcruise. Dr.
Corson was a young man of high talents and cheer
ful disposition, arid was beloved by all who knew
him.
The Farewell Benefit of Mb. FbaxkDrevt.
—This evening Mr. Frank Drew will present an
entertainment of five popular pieces—certainly a
bill of extraordinary lengthy and variety—to the
public which lias sustained- him through forty-one
nights of comedy and burlesques. il My Neighbor's
Wife,” “Two of thoß’hoys,” “ShylockTravestle,’ s
“The Hypocrite,” and the mock “ Camille,” com
prise tills interesting budget of humor, Mr. Drew
will appear in four characters, and Mr. Stuart Rob
son (another popular comedian) will have no less
than five. Hero is ample room and verge for a
night’s amusement, and every provision Tor a
crowded house.
ExtraLargeSale, Tuesday Next, of Stocks,
Loans, axi) Real Estate.—The largest sale and
most valuable stocks: this. season. See Thomas !c
Sons 5 advertisements.
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The Great ‘•‘Jiltelieiwt'' at the Central
Ob the principle tfmt the silent and unseen forces
in Nature are the matt powerful, of whioh gravita
tion and electricity furvish. notable examples, so it
not unfrequently happens that the most useful and
indispensable articles of household economy am
most hidden from view. Of (Ms fact wo have a stri
king Illustration at the Great Central Fair, where
thousands of delighted mortals are enjoying •' the
luxuries of the season,” with their friends, served in
the best stylo of cookery, while scarcely one In a>
thousand is initiated into the great culinary sanc
tum where all the cooking issoadmfrabiyporformed
for this heterogeneous mass of hungry humanity.
It Is for this reason proper, no less as a matter of
justice to a patriotic firm, than as a matter of de
sirable information to onr readers, that we should
state that the great unseen culinary monitor, above
referred to, is one of Messrs. 'Chase, Sharpe, Sc.
Thomson's celebrated “ London Hotel Kitcheners,”
of enormous size, generously given by this firm as a,
donation to the Fair, the value of It being ona
thousand dollars. After having served the Fait
faithfully to Its close, lids groat “ Kitchener,” said
to be tie largest ever manufactured io either Europe
or America, will bo sold for the benefit or the cause,
and we would call the particular attention of hotel
proprietors to this opportunity of obtaining the
finest article of the kind ever constructed. We
may state iri this connection also, tltut two other of
these splendid Kitcheners, of smaller size, suitable
for private residences, arc now on exhibition as an
additional contribution to the Fair, from this firm,
and will be sold for Us benefit.
We regret that, from the necessity of circum
stances perhaps, the immense Kltohcncrhere referred
to has been so effectually hidden from view in the
cooking department, where visitors generally hare
not the curiosity to enter. Nevertheless, it will am.
ply repay overylntelligent man and woman who have
any Interest In the subjects of cooking and house
keeping to make It their business to visit this de
partment for the purpose of seeing to what perfec
tion facilities have been brought for preparing food
on a large scale, in the best manner, with the
least consumption of fuel, and with the great
est comfojt and ease, _ Those who have visited
the Fair without availing themselves of this
; interesting, spectacle will be amply repaid t»2
the time expended in making adosfear visit for
that purpose. - That every hotel in the land, and
every other, large -institution requiring cookin'- to
be done have not already adopted the “ Thomson
London Kitchener,” can only be attributed to the fact
that the merit 3 of the fatter have not been brought
to the notice of those having such establishments In.
charge, though we trust that the day fs not distant
when all the cooking in America, whether done on
public or private account, will be by tic use of this
we had almost said' greatest invention of the nine
teenth century. Our own judgment in the matter!®,
that as the advantages of this “KitoUeanv” becoino
better known no wise hotel proprietor can aflbri to
do the cooking for his guests by any other agency, ’
nnd' certainly the completeness of any dwelliig
house will soon depend upon the presenoo of oneof
these invaluable cooking arrangements. laded
wc regard the influence which our Great Fair met
have, in bringing the Kitchener more prominency
before Mm public as one of Its most imported colt
teral advantages. The multitudes who have e. .
joyed the dishes there prepared, on reading ths
article, we are sure, will have pleasant reed
lections or what the Kitchener did for then
and will gladly attest its merits. Nor bar
the pecuniary-proceeds which the Kitchener hi
brought Into the treasury of the Fair been Incons
deruble.. It has cooked orer ten thousand meals 1
one day, and the receipts from the “Restaurant
have averaged .nearly four hundred dollars per da
more than was realized.from the same source at tb
New York Fair on their heaviest day. The lengt
of this mammoth range proper is twelve foot fot
inches, to which are added three broilers, each oeo
pying four feet, and eight extra stew-holes, ca.
three feet in width, making the entire length of ti
Kitchener nearly fifty feet.
Within the last few years this celebrated “Kitel
ener” has come into almost universal use inth
residences of the European nobility, and Ita acknow
ledged superiority over all other inventions of thav,
class has made theft: introduction In Great Brital
quite general. Their adoption in thi3 country i
rapidly Increasing, ami must become general, e
their decided merits over the ordinary range » bi
come better known. Messrs. Chase, Sharpe .
Thomson. have undertaken the manafactare e
them for this country, and are now seliipg the vs
rious sizes at prices which must ere long Bake ther
universal adoption in our large cities neoteary rot
only as a great convenience, but as amattei ot j
economy. Through the courtesy of the jjjoprietois, 1
we were , yesterday permitted‘to examit- at their
warerooms, No. 209 North Second BCreayhtj eels
brated “ Kitchener,” varying in capacity frea size*
suitable for a small family to those adaped for
hotels, hospitals, and large public Institsicns— i
their entire line of them ranging through rgraiia- |
tion of no less than forty different prices : j
The advantages of the Kitchener over thfvommok
’ range can hardly be over-estimated. By i| cooking
is not only done jaueft better, with less hmble, in
shorter time, but with so much less fuelthat fcha
saving in this particular, by actual exerimont,
has been found to pay the cost of it inaiompar*.
jUvely The most ordinary Obstyer can
not fail to perceive at a glance, not only tic actual
advantages which it possesses,' but the simp! philoso
phy upon which they are based; and we areptt? cer.
: tain that tile several hew :i u b importat featured
which .Jt. embraces will delight every itelligont
housekeeper. The rapidity with which iikeats wa
ter, roasts, broils, stews, and bikes, la httrsordl
nary.> This is effected by the ingenious reention of
the heat generated by the small amount (ffael em
ployed. The “ Kitchener” is also a greaftoiprove
ment upouthc ordinary range, In point ofaspearaaea
and tlurahility. It is at bnee ornamental, elaborate,
and massive, presenting an air or soliiby not un
usual in English mcifflanism. Besides the peculiari
ties named, the new plan of ventilation which it em
braces will be appreciated, and the same may
be said of the warming -"closet a ttached to it,
for keeping food at a palatable temperatdre; the
faciiiti.s for Droning 1 with charcoal, (which is with
many a-desideratum.) and. the perfect arrange
ment for.. roasting.. Upon, the dole, we re
gard this as the best article for cooking purposes
ever offered in the American market. To insure
the greatest strength, the castings are made of the
best brands of iron, and of extra thickness, and are
mounted with great care, in the best style. We
ought to state that our own judgment in this matter
is fully sustainedby some of our best-known citizens,
who have “ Thomson’s London Kitchener” now to
use, and whose testimony in their favor is most Bat
tering. The proprietors of the Tremont House,
Chicago, bestow upon it this high praise: “ We can
safely say, from experience, that it is the best Banga
we have ever seen, and it does more work, with less
expense, than any other in use. Our saving In ooal
over .the old Bange and hot plates 13 1,000 pounds
per day, and your Bange, when it becomes fully
known, will supersede all others.” Wherever they
have been introduced, :they hgve proved to tha
highest degree satisfactory, and; considering that so
much of health and domestic comfort depends on
’ the culinary department of every homo, we cheer
fully commend its general ailopupa.
Tho Stove Works and Hollow-ware Foundry of
Messrs. Chase,Sharpe, i- Thomson, located at tite cor
ner of Second and Mifflin streets,in the extreme south
eastern part of tha city, is by far tho largest estab
lishment of its class in the "United States, tbs i>utid
ings comprising it covering noless than six teres of
ground, with two Cupolas, capable of runninf eighty
tons of iron per day. Their present complanent of
employees Is between three and four hundred. To
undertake to describe in detail the operations of
this immense concern, or- to publish a list or the
.various articles which they manufacture, woild pro
;tract our article unduly. We may state, however,
that they produce to from five to . ten differcit aigpa
and prices all the following-named cookingrtoves:
“Waveriy,” “Wellington,” “ Ornamental Cook,"
“Leo,” “ Prince Boyal,” “-Royal Cook,” “Beser
voir.Top Eoyal,” “Sea Shell,” “Summerßose,”
“Fuel Sarer,”“ The Amazon,” “Crystal,” “Ban
ner Complete,” “Hiadem,”.
“Woodland Home,” “Improved Belief,” “High
Oven Premium,” “Keystone Cook, 11 “ Firofifio
Bange,” “Parlor Cook,”“New NiuePlate,” “Sas
Ovens,” &c. i
-Also, that in parlor stoves their following braids
have, a wide reputation: “ Dial Stove,’’ “ Gas
burning Base and Top,” “Fire-board Stive*,’*
“ New Egg,” “Crater,” “Salamander,” : N’ew
Base Cylinder,” “ Fiery Star,” ’ “ Air-Tight
Plates*” “Gas-burning Bases,” “Model , Par
lor,’.’ “Vesper Parlor Kadiator,” “Fire-?laoe
Grates,” “ New Franklin,” “ Violet,” .’fie.
vere,” “F.rtra-Boi,” “Sis-Plate,” “Fa volte, ■’
“Locomotive Heater,” “ Torrid Heater,” and ‘Egg
rortaMe. Heater.” Besides these, they male the
largest variety of Kitcheners, Kanges, and evdy de
scription of Hollow-Ware in the country, amt’wing
thelargest and leading manufacturing house it this
department, their prices are" unusually moderite.
The warehouse of this firm, as aLreaty stand, Is
at IN'o. 203 North Second street, where speciuaerrof
the, above-named articles,' including the goat
“ Kitchener,” in various sizes,'can be seen.
Vc need hardly add, m conclusion, that thnid
of an establishment of this magnitude and oap.Uty
would naturally be sought by the Government, ntl
accordingly we find that for the ponderous ion
hail which Undo Sam has been’pouring uponh»
heads of devoted rebels during the last three yers,
the latter, is -mainly indebted to the skill, add u
instry of this enterprising firm, their present in
duction of heavy shells being at this time ablt
three thousand.p'er day.
Ayter the Fair.— The history of the Great Fr,
which is; how, approaching the close of its seed
week, will' go down to posterity as one of the nst
successful and praiseworthy enterprises oennoettL
with the name of our city. Much of this Is dut«
the competent management under which the Hr
has been conducted. But not to enlarge, it Is sun
to end, and tho feet of our citizens'wiU be turneda
other directions. From, what our eyes haveseen'al
ears heard since the Fair opened, wo may safif
predict that one of the most popular yioints of i
traction, to the Indies especially* then, will he ti
great Sewing Machine establishment of Messi
Wheeler A Wilson, No. 704 Chestnut street. Tl
same sagacity and splritthat havemadeour Fairo*
of the wonders of the age have rendered, this Orel
Sewing-Machine institution one of the mercantii
prodigies of our city. Oyer five thciarond Whcolr
& .Wilson Sowing Machines are now 'in use in [in
city alone, in our best families, and among them&l
wo have never yet been apprised or a single diaij
pointment. In fact, there is no posfjbie risk lhbur
ing a Wheeler & Wilson maohSna, as every one yxd
is warranted to give perfect sail?,faction lathe pur
chaser, or the money is returned. Visitors to the
Great Central Fair should not fail to call at the
Wheeler A Wilson establishment, No. lot Ohesint
street, above Soveaih. -Tho Wheeler A Witson
chinos have this peculiarity also, that; they are p ac
tual and easily learned* anil the work they perform
while it is vastly more beautifal, Is &iually aa dua"
bln as Ac very best hand-aerring. '••' t
Chanoe to Buy Er.noA.BT Bonkkts at OostJ—
While everybody else is 'marking up priees, Hosps.
Wood A Cary, No. 72S Mhostnut street, wlthohano
toristio liberality, ar e marking theirs dowtn,! BW
bonnet, for !adies. ( misses, or children, iaclejng
their ologant Pol Pourri Turban and now style Eng
lish Walking is now being said by.t&wt at
mtpr fees, I
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