The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1861-09-06
THE AMERICAN REBELLION.

excluded by high duties
THE AMERICAN REBELLION.
MIR. RusselPs Letter to the London Times
PRIsCH NAPoxoNs VISIT TO MOUNT VERNON
10 GENERAL BRAUREGARD-THE UNION GOVERNMENT LOSE
TWO HORSES In HIS SERVICE AND HI DlsPIAAsx LoYAz
NHN
WASHINGTON August 10, 1861
The heat has been oppressive that even the armies
wero ready for action they could not fight.
Prince Napoleon on his excursion TO Mount Vernon
wednesday lost two horses from sunstr0ke at least
the United States government did 50; but, nothing
daunted he went across the rver yesterday with special
passes and an escort and attended by General Mcdowell
TO the Confederate ouposts whence he went to visit
Gen. beauregard, and probably to Richmond. r. Seward
did not offer any objections OF but this step
Princes part has dpledsed soms Of the friends of Tie
government.
have been visiting the camps at the other side, and
observe no sign Of aggressive movement but there il
concentration Of troops right TO meet display OF
force on the part Of tho enemy beyond the Chain Bridge
and at Great Falls.
GENERAL soorrs GENERAL ospxa AGAINST or VAN.
DAIIsM-rIIE GERMAN "TUkSERs" ALARM-rm REBEL
COMMANDERS.
In my last letter referred to tho misrepresentation
respecting the visits OF the Coneraes Mount Vernon
which had far influenced General Scott that no
general ORDER rather remarkable in its phraseology,
warning the federal troops against the commission OF any
acts of vandalism should they DO in that vicinity SINH
lar misappreensons the part Of Gen Beauregard led
20 his sending flag Of truce TO inquire whether the fede
rasts had been hanging prisoners taken In battle. The
explanation is that gymnasts OF regiment were
exhibiting their feats for the amusement Of their
rade and had been taken by the spectators the
tins Of capital punishment. II Is TO be hoped that the
report which has appeared of tho brutal 1ogging of
Northern woman by mob in one Of the seeded States
equally untrue.
am inclined TO think General Butler's visit
Washington was connected with his desire to enforce
the minds Of the military authorities his plan Of opera
lions from Fort Monroe in which must confess there
seems to me great deal Of soundness. There u.s. OF
course difficulty IN the way of concentrating troops bag
gage and material by sea- but the fcderasts after all
only twelve hours from Baltimore by the Chesapeake
and few hours more from Washington. They command
the ana they ought to be able to collect in force
rapidly by means Of naval hotlla than the Confede
rates could assemble to oppose them.
CONGRESS ADJouRSEp-THH CONSTITUTION CHANGED.
The special session OF the thirty seventh Congress
which adjourned yesterday to the 4th of December,
passed during it's brief sitting Of month number Of
acts important in character and introducing changes
Of greater consequence in the constitution Of tho United
&a.es, than any since the Declaration Of Independence
Among these, taking them in order, are
Here are enumerated the acts passed and measures
proposed by the special Congress of the United States
its late session, as already reported in the HxRADED
HERALD
Congress- in explaining why he refused to recommend
Leueaant Colonel Emery for the rank Of General states
that he did the ground tt he recommended
for military oco during this wretched civil war; that
Maryland ought not to be expected to furnish either OIL
os or men to carry awar repugnant TO the feelings
Of her people.
LEGISLATIVE DoNos Al BorH SIDES or THE LINE
In Missouri the new Governor, Gamble. has issued q
proclamation to the authorities to enrol the people
States who have entered the c'untry that their contnu-
anco there would be regard act Of against
the State OF Missouri He OF protection to pcnltents,
and it is understood that {" nmittee Of Public Safety
will be formed in each county maintain the peace
default OF which the United States troops would be called
in and quartered on tho people.
In another distracted State Virginia. the State Con
veni,n at Richmond have ordained that any citizen Of
the state holding Office under the government Of the
United States after the 31s Of July 1851 shall be ba
nshed for and be declared alien enemy and that
any citizen who shall undertake represent the State
Congress shall be deemed guilty OF treason and his pro-
perty shall DO confscated.
The proposition Of Mr.. Cox, of Ohio, to appoint com
mssioners to meet commissioners from the Southern
States in order to adopt such amendments to the const
teton shall assuage all grievances, rejected
perempory to leave no hope that any disposition
lists in Congress for a compromise.
Indeed il has been with dicny that the ultra party
in both Houses have been prevented from passing the
most violent resolutions day after day. and the very last
sitting Of Congress witnessed several attempts Of the
kind. Mr. Owen proposed that, at a time when armed
rebellion threatened the integrity Of the Union and tho
overthrow OF the government, any and all resou-
tons recommending or designing to make terms with
armed rebels is either cowardice treason; which
Mr. Cox met by resolution that the member from New
York. who endeavored to introduce resolution de-
nouncng forty members OF this House because
their vote for propositions to adjust national diff
cuties towards and traitors deserves the Of
this House and Of all true patriots for the asity
gance and insults to his peers contained in his unpara
mentary resolution
1t without opposition the last that the reso-
luton Of Congress approving and confirming the of
the President for supprossng nsurrecon and rebc lion
passed before the House adjourned aud the rororn
hope, represented by Messrs. Brecknrdge Rayad and
few others, showed fight to the very last The intei-
gcnce received from Kentucky shows that far the
suit Of the elections to the state Legislature has been
favorable to- the Unioniss opposed to the Stat. gifts
and 1t is not too much to suppose that's that
great and important State has given general ,son
the acts Of the government, 1t has yet to BIO seen,
however, what course the Legislature will pursue,
and it must BIO remembered that the Governor,
Beah Magon not long ago asserted the absolute
regnty and neutrality Of the State of Kentucky aud call
ed her forces and military
sion other by the Confcderaes by the troops of the
United states in which he seemed supported by the gene
appeal made the President reference to searches
for in the State Of Maryland has been followed by
order from General Scott that searches of houses for
arms &C. aud arrests shall only be made by special au-
thory of the Commander OF the Department, unless in
extreme cases.
Mr. Acn Of Ohio failed before the SenaD rose in OBJ
tanning hearing for his resolution, that il 90 part
the present to interfere with the inst on Of slave
y IN any States OF the Union and is felt that IL the
contest Is 10 go on the end must be direct against
slaycry ITSELF
THE cosr or TIE WAR xxxRross SECRETARY OF
THR TREA'URY-FRACDs ARMY coNrCAcToRs IN "DEvrt
Dust" AND "sHoDDY" CLOTH AND BROWN rAPER soLKs
At the present moment it is calculated that the United
States expenditure exceeds 81 900 600 day. Mr. Score
try Chase IN his report 10 Congress- stated that the
already voted amounted to- 1918 $751; OF which he
proposed to raise S240 900 by loans and O0
by increased customs and taxation. a direct tax Of
$50 900 Co., an income tax Of three per cent upon all
above $500 raised TO five per cent in the Of alb
means proposed; but not one shadow Of truth has been
adduced 10 prore that cny # them pil tie end
hte IN the c1sc o the seeded Safes kow that the ap
fro1,idions cannot al present. # cuer, b. raised
With all the efforts that man can make TO keep down
bis expenses the mighty spasmodic Efforts Of the North
to create and maintain great military establishment
are attended by great waste but sutations ioich hdpe
ben OF late er,eroe and actire putting deiis dust and
shody into cloth browra prr INFO shoe soles % and in
duifag tn similar practices, tchery patriotic citizens
make fortunes by their coarys ,sses have much Ia
do with the extravaganza as the ignorance of those
charged with the distribution of the public money
have it stated In American paper that volun.
teer costs i've times much a regular soldier, and
have been assured by officer the regular that
a veuntoor certainly three times much an
listed private is generally declared that every soldier
maintained by the United States costs S200 per annun
The last act Of Congress to raise the ray Of the SOL
der to thirteen dollars month or about 81 It's. Cd
and this paid TO him with little deduction such
our soldiers suferfrom.
In the matter Of ordnance alone TIE tdste must BE- ertrd0r
dtd,y Guns OF all calibres, sixpounders tens, TWEEN
ties thrtes and special red ordnance for each descrp
ton all kinds of experimental guns on trial proba
bly, not more ofcacous than the famous proposal which
has been suggested in many Northern papers, Of driving
the enemy from Manassas and of destroying those
nal masked batteries how do you Think By the plan of
our old friend Pessier in Algeria when he smoked the
Arabs out OF their caves To be there caves
here but still IT Is proposed to rout the CoRfederaes by
setting the brushYood 10 their front fire. Southern
geauty MOTTO be outdono has discovered anSQualy eff
tectve mode OF gaining On tho enemy at Fort Pckcns,
anu Mobile paper proposes that tin vessels should be
nled with snakes SCORPIONS and other e nsecfe