New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1861-03-02

rates and more offered than was wanted, has given
a healthy tone in stock and money circles, as well
az established better feeling generally. This is
one of the first fruits of public confidence in the in
coming Administration. The tariff action has also
largely contributed to make men feel comfortable,
and we can rub on till the 4th Of March in far
better humor than we felt since the election.
Last evening, about 4 o'clock, the kilograms
reached this city OF the Peace Congress hav,
ing agreed pretty generally, and then separated
tremendously. At the same time came news of the
final passage Of the tariff To show how sensitive
and anxious the public feeling has been on these
two subjects the news was no sooner received than
it spread rapidly in the lower part of the city, and
was received with the most heartfelt joy. What
the peacemakers had actually agreed on we did not
then know, but that they had agreed on something,
instead of breaking up in row as had been con-
fdently expected, was strong evidence that things
were going right Then the long agony of expecta-
ton as to the tariff was at last ended, and it
was secured. The Merchants Exchange became
active with excited peOple-the brokers' room was
thronged with operators at that late hour, and
there were numerous transactions at higher prices.
The public mind was evidently reheyed-men
breathed freer and everybody felt better. To-day
the good feeling continues, even though the plan
adOptedby the Peace Congress is far from meeting
eyeIyb0dy's expectation. But the masses are PROB
ably disposed to assent to it. They are almost worn
out with long waiting business suffering, and other
drawbacks of the last four months, and hail with
GOV any prospect of relief which does not wholly
abandon their cherished principles. The plan of
adjustment is not what we wanted, though very
great coming down from the original arrogancy OF
the Southern demand. 1t will have many enemies and
many friends among our Republicans, ard if really
carried through or even attempted. is calculated To
widen the present breach in the party. l do not
think the North will everratlsy it, even If the whole
power of the new Administration is exerted in lis
favor
The Spring opens with more CHEEKY prospect
than that which lowered around us at New Year.
All our railroads are doing remuneratve business,
and the coal companies have only the mild Winter
10 complain Ct which lessened the consumption OF
fuel But the hotels complain of scanty patronage,
and one. the Girard House, Is from this cause
principally announced to close the first OF next
month Take us altogether, we are hopeful peo-
ole, and have borne up this Winter under burden
of discOuragement more enduring than any we can
remember believing that Spring would certainly
bring amendment. We now think that daylight
breaks on the political horizon. All the springs of
labor in PENNSYLVANIA viii be inygOrated by the
tariff. There are signs of Western buyers coming
in, and business does gradually move. The belief
here is that the West must take a large amount OF
goods, being by long abstinence, comparatively
bare But il is the want of confidence that is keep
ing everything down. Yet the heart OF the Repub-
lican party is undismayed, and asks no giving way,
but only fears it in others. Orders We're this week
received from Charleston for merchandise, some by
telegraph 80 as to escape the new duties to accrue
under the Southern COnfederacy after this day,
There are also some Southern buyers In town, who
converse much more nationally than this class OF
persons did two months ago. The same may be OBJ
served of Southern gentlemen at the hotels. They
do not deuounce the North as violently as formerly,
aud are more inclined to think that the two sections
will be able to live peaceably together.
/ have seldom seen so complete dearth oil
striking local incident in large city as is now pre-.
vang. Railroad men have been deeply interested
in the plan to relieve the Sunbury and Erie Road
from the heavy clog which prevents further progress
as well as to abolish the tunnage tax on the Penn
sylyania Road. These two powerful interests APP
pear to have united to go through the Legislature
together and there is little doubt of their success.
There is no longer any canor at Harrisburg or else
where 10 repeal Personal Liberty laws. There are
no longer any meetings Of the defeated Democracy
60 compel the successful party to change principles.
The only local novelty is a sunken ship near the
middle ofthe rver which went down in fifty feet
water, Just as she was being warped into the dock
from Liverpool with full cargo, much of which is
hardware. She had been badly cut through by the
ice in coming up the river. The owners have aban
doned her 10 the underwriters, and some OF your
submarine armOr-men are now endeayOrlng 10 hsh
up the submerged cargo. This novelty draws large
audience daily to the same operation constantly
repeated. Chestnut street is filed with finely
dressed women who faunt in silks as layishly as
ever. But, them silks have fallen prOdigOusly at
the retail stores, at which places the women con-
gregate almost az largely as in flush times. There
seems always to be enough money TO aly silks when
they are down. Looking at the crowds of these
CRY creatures who thrOng our fashionable thorough
fares one must conclude that there is large class
of people whom hard times never reach and another
who do not care for them, but 60 on eXtrava-
gantly as ever 1t is clear that the money belongs
10 somebody, and just as clear that somebody is
amending it. / hear of no stringent system OF
economy being practiced and yet crisis which has
LASTED longer at its point of intense pressure, than
any we have probably ever had, must have Occa-
stoned world of secret suffering This, too, IN
the absence of the wholesale commercial wreck oi
four years ago. We are exactly ripe for an upward
movement in everything the moment the political
horizon il seen to be clearing up. There are great
enterprises now in allegiance, waiting Tor the clouds
10 break. There is no end TO the money piled up,
impatient TO be let loose into circulation. 80 san
euine are many that the day of delverance is close
ct hand that they predict par for the last Govern
ent loan within less than thirty days. The fear VI
civil war seems to have been dismissed rom the
public mind. All, really, that the community asks,
"a IN be allowed TO go to work as afOretime. The
Tariff viii unquestOnably give this privilege 10
many suppiants i,
A movement is visible among our large cOfOred
population in two outward directions. Several eyii-
grating parties have left for Hayt, and mOrc are
going. This is organized movement, the fruit Of
iHayten encouragement. Most OF them go as farm-
ers. The other is for Liberia under the auspices Of
Che Colonization Society, which last year was the
means of sending out l0S, and has now nearly 100
other candidates for the same destination. But
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