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New-York daily tribune., 1862-04-17

The n. Y Times has more hard words with
regard 10 the Health bill, whereof the essence
ia a broad intinaton that, if the Mayors OF
New-York and Brooklyn are replaced in the
Commission, instead OF two of the Police Com
missioners, tho bill will be defeated. We pre-
sumed this was GO, but we are glad to have it
in plain terms
What we have proposed, and hoped to see
done, is to place the Mayors of New-York and
Brooklyn (of diverse politics. in the Health
Commission, and associate with them four or
six eminent citizens Of the Metropolitan Dis
trict Gall doctors, if you please), who shall be
equally divided in or equally Indifferent to pol
iics, so as to strip the measure Of oil political
significance or influence whatever, assimilating
il TO the Commission Of Charities aud COrrec-
tion. In full view of this, The Times sees fit
to say that ..
"Tax TniBuya be.ray, is notir,, though We here 1t
does not indicate the MsyorA Its determination Is to defeat
this bin unIn secure for tie Mayer and h' im"'iia'
,ya. t,s poiica yop rhch G'trTbtfe' 70 ne or| we
regard th., as utterly reckless Of the public insre'-s
..an; every consideration Of the public good to s base
'soiign,'y 0 yaefion"
Such language requires no comment.
Assertion without proof being easy, The Times
does not hesitate TO venture upon the following:
"Tny TRIBrsE says the Mayors excluded from TIE
Police bill by the juggling of poli;ieiIns' THs TRiDvSs
may know this hsye been sofor It was one Of The po'
clans b. whom the juggling performed THH TSfB-
USE advocated aud urged the change 1t did perhaps ~
much IS any other agency to produce the change
There ia nothing like truth in this. II IS
possible that the advocates Of the change wor-
ried something into our columns in favor oil
their ,chcme, though we have not the fantest
recollection of it. That it originated with U.s.
or was in any manner conceived, devised, en-
gineered or urged By tie Editor of this jour
nal, i, not true. lie may have consented to
let il go through, as it had been made party
measure by certain Republican managers, but
that is the extent OF the favor shown by him
to the project. And, if he did SO much even
as tbat-thouqh the temptation Of getting so
interruptions aud implacable an enemy OF the
Metropolitan Police as Fernando Wood out OF
the Board was great one-he now regrets it.
New-York daily tribune., 1862-04-17
COMMANDER GODON.

Commander Godon ia one Of tie best-educa.ed
intelligent, and experienced officers in our navy.
We beg, ia evidence of this recognized fat, to eau
attention to his dispatch from the Mohcan Of March
80. After taking possession Of Co!onefs Island, 30
preceded to 81. Smou's and therefrom lie speaks Of
tie " contrabands' whom hangs the infhsdAis
solution Of this whole question, If the proofs Do ss.
gregated as they can be, to chow that the eoi0rsa
man can sustain himself alone, IS Wei ss himssn
and master together, rs he has done IN Jsms'es'
Com. Godon says he landed tools, ETC., snd ntv'ny
housed the contrabands, set them TO work. Iney
began their agricultural lsbors, Of course peseeiay
snd with the skill Of which they are possessed
81. Simons," he adds, "is fine, rich island aSods
ten miles long. On the north is village Gales
Frederics. II Il, said to be healthy l.sce. tS0a'
sand blacks could be usefully employed hsr s'a
made self.supporing Such as are now lere, s'0a.
forty in number, live on T. Butler Kings plsce sns
are under cover Of our guns"
By the same law that one thousand could ee rem
dersd sef-supportirg, one million could. But sae
thousand at time will answer rs spesime1 ~,
those who stand sponsor for hesysn's deerees, on"
limi, the capabilities of the colorcd man. In nav
while, however, the number will be 30 grea' % !"
exclude further discussion Of this theme.
New-York daily tribune., 1862-04-17
srATE REBELLLON-ITs PRUITs.

1t is not pleasant to encounter disputant
who seems incapable of comprehending what
appear to you the simplest truisns, yet we
will try once more to make our position with
regard to State Treason and its consequences
understood by The World. As there are many
demands on our space, we must endeavor to
combine lueidity with breyity. Here is what
we hold:
/. The Constitution of the United States is
the supreme law Of the American Republic,
anything q State may say or do to the contrary
notwithstanding.
9. Defiant hostility to that Constitution, with
attempts to subyert it by force OF arms, and
thus to break up the Union, is treason.
3. Such treason works forfeiture of the
life, liberty and property Of every willful, per-
sistent, unpardoned traitor.
A. South Csrona-not merely Il. Barnweli
Rhet. Francis w. PickenS, and other indi-
yiduals, but the State-bas pluDgel into such
treason, and is now righteousy exposed to Its
penalties.
5. State Rights are subordinate to the Right
of the Nation to Be, and are forfeited by
determined attempt OF the State to destroy the
Nation. -.'.'
6. II is not the Nation, il is he State h"J,
that destroys (or if you pense "cancels) the
State Rights of the latter BY rushing into
treason aud seeking BY force TO subyert the
Federal Constitution and GoyerEment.
Z. The forfeiture Of State Rights, and even
State existence, by treason, rests on the same
basis, and is justified By the same considera-
tons, as the forfeiture Of indiridaal rights by
the same crime. Every man has a natural
right to % life, liberty, and the pursuit Of hap
piness;" and the Constitution dses not say,
IN 30 many words, that he forieits his life by
treason; yet no ole denies that lie does. Pre-
cisely so with State. Whatever clause war
rants the Federal Government in declaring that
Jef. Davis or Beauregard has forfeited his life
by treason, is equally cogent to prove that
south Carolina has done the same.
This oil we have to say to The HOrd,
save 10 ask il, On vain) TO be manly enough
to let its readers know that the main position
it so magisterially pronounces "a strange
error" aud treats as novelty Of our sug-
gestion, il that OF the Hon. JoHN A. BING-
HAM, Chairman of the Housc Judiciary Com
mitteee, and generally supposed to know some
thing OF Law, Constitutional History ard Politics
If The World will just quote Mr.. Bingbams
remarks this subject, and make show OF
answering them, it mag go on triunPhantiy
citing irrelevant passages from The Fed
.rolia to its hearts content, leaving the
vigorous statement of Mr.. O. A.sI'rownson IN
his last R,rvp wholly unDoticed. When it
shall have demolished Mr.. Bingham. the rect
Of US will doubtless be easily dispoaed of.
New-York daily tribune., 1862-04-17
NEWS OF THE DAY.
THE WAR.

Ina, was cnrreu, at Norfolk thst Geu. Bueil
Mad been killed. d, a.,
a d;sna,eb from Cairo of the 1ith Gays the MIS-
sssino; feet had advanced within three quarters OF
mile of Fort Pillow, retiring subsequently Two miles,
Al the latter distance the mortar boats had opened
FIRE. Gen. Pope has taken position with his army
on the Arkansas shore.
We have news from New-Mexico, by way Of
Kansas City, which, if not anticipated by the pre-
vicus report via New-0rleans, shows that National
victory was gained at the battle Of Apache Pass The
Rebels acknowledge a loss of from 800 to 4Oo IN
Killed and wounded. Col Slough is encsmped at
Bernals Spriogs forty miles from Fort Union
Gen Grants official report OF the battle Of Pitts.
burg is published 1t throws no additiona Light on
the relative gain OF loss either side.
Our special corTt spondent. writing from Island
No. 10, gave an account Of Fort Pillow, which IS
now assaled by the forces Of Commodore roote froui
the river. and Gen. Pope from the Arkansas shore.
lie ssys that For Pillow, which at ore time had llO
pieces, has but 90, many of which are very large
among them i0-inch riled columbiad. On the I7th
ult there were not more than 800 Rebel soldieFs
there-uot enough to defend the place. with lis ex'
tensiye fortifcatioDs and deseriers report that the
Rebels HCul- not MAKE much ltslridi'o tucic "a 49,
tucked by our gan and ncrJar boats; aad that after
the reduction Of Island No. TO- the Union forces
could proceed to Memphis, which was but poorly for
r6ed and take possession Of the city with little dt
Guilty force Of 5000 Union troops, in their opinion
could capture Pillow in a brief while
-Ccsiain English celebrities connected with the
British army have been refused pass to Fortress
Monroe by Secretary Stanton. No pass TO Fortress
Monroe viii tereafer be granted to any person not
directly connected with tie army or navy.
TIE Richmond papers come 10 hand with ac-
counts Of the battles OF Pea Ridge and Winchester
neither Of which is allowed to have resulted in de-
feat.
The latest reports received ct tire War Depart
meut from New Mexico say that Fort Craig has not
surrendered TO the enemy; but that Col. Candy had
gained victory, and was in full pursuit OF the op
posing forces.
The Navy Department has invited proposals for
the construction Of four iron gunboats for the Msss
sippi River and Gulf service, with two turrets on
the plan Of the Ericsson.
New-York daily tribune., 1862-04-17

VINO CAST THE FIRsT SrosEf-THr Ntw.
YORK TRrBUsz calls the mobbins Of Wendell Phllir
brutal attack on free speech" Tn, Ufca Otsy~ sdrs.
the wrong bu, reminds the public that just before the on
ns Of the presen. les,ion OF Congress- THg TRsrn pl
shed tho oowing stOcous threat against member Co
gTess from that State;
Ifhe dares open his rsitorous month In censew r.
conpro mise the steps Of the chamber will be iasasS ~
blood"
We submit Il asks. whether spaper which invoks hs =
,sssns hand in the national balls o. gisOn not ,srs.
fay sefcondemnsd in its judgment, sgaios the brutality
attacking the righ. offr.e speech. lCincinnsu Pua
We have looked very carefully through our
Gle for Some time previous to "the opening Of
% the present session of Congress" and can
find no such expression or sentence % 1As
OJserrer processes to quote from our columns
We DO not yet say that it never appeared there.
for passages do sometimes creep in, through
dispatches or otherwise, that we thoroughly
disapprove; but we don't believe this one was
ever in TIE TRIBUNE till now, and We cal
upon III. Otserrsr for the date on which To
above Objectionable sentence appeared In W
columns. Let lis get at the right of the cass.
New-York daily tribune., 1862-04-17

The N. Y. Express, commenting upon th'
partial suspension Of Liberty of the Press, ono
of Speech, in state Of civil war, asks:
"But what better could be expected when 3O000Ooo O
White Fools consented to sacrifice their liberties 10 quare
about Of happy and contented nesroesl Ard what
confsson this i too. that in pursuit Of the phantom Of
Liberty for these negroes have all consented to become
saves"
The Express knows this to be essentially
false--knsms that the present conyulsion did not
originate in pursuit of the phantom Of
/" Liberty for these negroes" We soy it knows,
because that paper, under its present con-
ductOrs, is abuudantly on record as noisy if
not earnest opponent of the earlier aggressions
of the Slave Power. 1t fought the annexation
Of Texas openly and decidedly; and that resist
ance was just as much a "pursuit of the
"phantom of Liberty for these negroes" as is
resistance to Slavery Extension this day. The
essence, the soul, the animus of the struggle
against the Annexation Of Texas was hostility
to tho extension of the area and to the increase
of the power of Slavery in our Union. SO
Webster repeatedly and boldly stated, with
John NJ. Berrien of Georgia sitting by his side;
so Choate proclaimed in dozen speeches.
Texas being annexed ond Mexico still further
despoied, the question Of dsposing of tie ter
ritory thus acquired came up in order, as
every one had foreseen. The Express still pro-
fessed to stand with the North for Free SOIL.
and did not then consider US "White Fools
who did likewise It's senior Editor, IN the
Wing State Convention Of lei7, reported and
read the Address which protested against the
Extension of Slavery, and took the broadest
ground for Free Soil. lie then saw that the
exclusion of Slavery from the Federal Terri
tories was demanded by the interests OF White
Freemen, who were not necessarily fools.
But since he has sneaked into the back door
of Tammany Hall be sees very differently.
New-York daily tribune., 1862-04-17

IN, EreE'ng Post does not let its readers
understand our position with regard to lesisla-
tive regulation of Municipal Advertising. As
We said expressly in our last. we do not insist
that the advertising Of tho Corporation dOings
be limited to three journals, or any other par.
ticulnr number. What We do urge is, that the
amount Of money 10 be expended in sneh adrer-
Using and The mode Of e1psnding il be regulated
limit to squandering public money in this di.
rection; We know that journals Of little circu-
laticn aud less character (omong which We
certainly d. not rank lEs Po.Y beg 10 DO
New-York daily tribune., 1862-04-17
The Erprss, miss.ates our position with re-
gard to City matters at Albany thus grossly:

Ths Legislature cannot-shoud not in i,' own way iefu
late so grave matter the health OF the cy-but shouis
s,oop down TO regulate Nswlork City Corporation adver
thing! Oh consistency, thou art jewell"
Yes, Sir the Legislature should regulate "
+" so grave matter as the Health OF the City"
ought 10 have done it long since, and may
well do it nOw--but shopd not so legislate %
to turn lot of Municipal officers out Of place
in order to make room for men Of another
party. All this we have explained fifty times.
Ii may well regulate the Health of the City. "
and " regulate the Corporation advertising;"
but it must do both by laws dictated by the
public good, and not in the way of personal
prescription. Take tho Health of the City
wholly out of politics--regulate the Advertising
OF the City by some principle that is equal in
its operation, regardless of official fayoritism,
and We are satisfied, though The TRIBUNE be
wholly counted out.
New-York daily tribune., 1862-04-17

Gov. Morgan yesterday sent in ii. 49,,
tions for .HarbOr-Masters, and, while m... n.. y.
regret the absence of some friend. nan. ~ w.
the list, We think oil will rejoice that r.. ~. !.
Col. MICHAEL CoRcoRAS is found the, ~ =
c., we presume, never voted for Gov ~ s~'
perhaps not for any RepubIican-but s. 's.. s
among the earliest to enlist in the Wa, -, 80 -.
Union, fought for it like a hero, wa, t,t.s
prisoner at Bull Run, and has ever siucss = :.s,,.,
to be special target of Rebel maligntr b.;.-
still retained prisoner when be ou,At Lrs
since to have been sent home in exchan0. =.
one of their Colouels paroled after the viu...
on Roanoke Island. He is understood 70 !.
a poor man, and this appointment will .ss,s
something handsome to his family, even ,Aru
he be longer retained or even should be ds /,
their clutches, for we presume the other H,,.
Dor. Masters will divide his duty among than.
selves and their receipts with bis family. II.
tidiDgs of this remembrance will cheer n.
whole body of Union prisoners in RsbN IN.
geons, showing them that, though absent tlsy
are not forgotten.
We believe the Governors nominees f,r
Harbor Masters are nearly all men not now
in ofice-James f. Coulter being the ouI,
exception that occurs to us. Messrs. Brennan
Taylor, Cummings, and Huelat ban
long been esteemed citizens and active RevA
leans of our city. Mr.. Hull is tho eAicisa
editor of the Republican journal at Bat
Steuben County. DIR. Husted was formerly "a
American, but of late an active Republican
and last Fall the Union candidate for CLERK Of
Westchester County. The Brooklyn appoiutsw
are commended to US as men Of probis rd
capacity.
New-York daily tribune., 1862-04-17
TR,E FEDERAL DISTRICT FREE

The Capital of the American Republic has
ceased to be slayeholdipg city Slavery is
baushed by law from the Federal District, and
none but fugitives from bondage in slavehold-
ing States can hcnceforth be seized therein on
the charge Of having stolen themselves from
White masters. From this hour, the fact that
human being is black or copper colOred does
not, at the metropolis of I" the ireest nation on
earth" constitute legal presumption that he
is somebody's chattel, who has no right to his
own honest sarnipgs-po right to his own wife
and children-no right to 90 at large on Gods
footstOcl without pass from his owner.
Whatever mischiefs the Shareholders Rebel
lion may have caused. however mountainous
the woes it has heaped on this devoted land.
We may thank il for the opportunity to Danish
slhveholdiDg from that District in which it was
conspicuously our National shame, silenciDg all
cavils as to Northern completely with the giant
crime and causing every republican in the
Old World to blush for the recrcancy of the
Model Republic. Thank God FOR one wrong
redressed--one burning shame washed away
And this act of National justice, once done,
is done for ever. The EYpts. Sixth Wards,
aud old Berkses Of the Free States, are too few
to send suficieat Members to Congress to vote
Slavery back into the Nations capital. Some
will for party's sake make show of otjecting
to this act Of Emancipation; but all must feel
that II eSslts us as people in the sight of
Heaven and of ali just men.
One year ago to-day, Virginia seeded from
the Union; end we printed the abusive replies of
the Governors of Kentucky, North Carolina, and
Missouri, TO tue Presidents request for Militia
to put down the rebellion which Lad just bonn
barded and captured Fort Sumter. Anderson
and his brave band were on their way to this
City; soldiers were mastering in the loyal
States for the defense Of the Capital and the
National integrity; The Herald had just ceased
advocating the adoption by the Free StateS Of
the Montgomery Constitution thereby installing
JEFF. Davis in the White House, vice Lincoln
Kicked oat; and the Rebellion was every where
mastering its forces for the sudden seizure Of
Norfolk, Harper's Ferry, st. Louis, and Wash
ngton. Since then, We have lived many years
in one, until this day sees Slavery baniSled
from the Capital, aud Liberty there proclaimed
the birihrght of every human being. SO
events march, God overrulipg and guiding them
to wise and bsnignant though often inscrutable
ends. Live the Republic
New-York daily tribune., 1862-04-17

Point Of Rocks, opposite Harpers Ferry; ana 'no
soldiers in Gen. Bankss DiviSion are supplied py
military messenger.
The death of DR.. Wheeler, President OF LUG
University of Vermont, and one OF tho most in"u'A
tial men of the Stae is reported.
The Finance Committee Of the Senate h"'0 '''
decided nothing as to tie Tax bill.
"A rumor, which we have no means Oh 'e,"y ie, 20.
comes IRON Washington, that Secretary ''aN''' ~
resigned the War portfolio. uoo,. Anril
BY the steamer Columbia, from ha'"n"
10 we have some later news from Mexico u. w
l,;cl .;,,o,ion however, remains unchanged iheio
1:,o.io,, tlat France is preparing for iurther
stratious. but no material changes had
taten plaee in the position OF the invaaers
Tho Secretary of the Treasury, it is said, has de-
ia % -sdoero 20 y cent in cash Of the certificates
oSinacbtedness Issued before the 7th inst
1t Is reported from Washington that Com.
Vanderbilt has uade the President present Of the
steamer Vanderbilt ard has offered him his next
bes, steamer iron-clad, at price to be fixed by
Government appraisers.
We publish elsewhere the report OF Gen. Sher-
mans address to Gen. Grant. and giving an account
of the pursuit of the Rebels toward Corinth, on
Tuesday, the Sth inst.
The last Enesh mail informs us that the great
Liberal Parliamentary district-the West hiding OF
York--has fallen into the hands Of the Conserya-
tives Iu some ten recent elections Lord Derby has
gained large majority; and the tide Of popular feel
ing would seem to indicate that the Tories may re"
cover the rens Of Government al no distant day.
New-York daily tribune., 1862-04-17

Parson Brownlow has been visiting th. Rebel
prisoners of war in tho Northwest. aud ad-
dressing them when they evinced a willingness
to hear him, ss they did at Chicago. He nd.
dressed large audiences Of the people at Chi
cago, Indianapolis, and Lafayette, and returned
to Cincinnati after an absence Of four days,
having received $l,4Q0 FOX biz lectures. lie is
New-York daily tribune., 1862-04-17

Gen. Grants official account Of the battles
of Pittsburg Landing it at length published
II opens thus
On Sunday morning picket, attacked and arven
In by the enemy Immediately ls s 6s'ior' 'at'nsd az
hi, place dyacn Up in line ~ baas 10 meet them
Surely, no one would suspect from tbs thas
we had no piekets out iu front of our advanced
divisions-that tho Rebels completely surprised
our camps, rushing into them and shooting
or bayonetiug Ccloncls and Acting Brlgadler'
az they 10y or as they rose, within five minutes
after the first alarm bad been given! Ii ii
wa, Gen. Preniiss's or Gen. Sherman's fault
that we were thus csught and three or four
thousand Of our men dirabled Or taken before We
New-York daily tribune., 1862-04-17
PRIMARY MKzrisGs-THE HEALTH Din; I.n'. es.

PRIMARY MEzrisos-THE HE.LrR y!. Bi.s;ms I.n's Re-
of the Ex, satiye Csmmites Of the eunf as ~
ner,us csn,,I Q ,mmi,tee Oh "Wednesday evcninS Na1
ps,ty hesaquarers corner Of BrOsdwsy anu .aop.sd
. the following preamble and resolve were s' p.,v rs.
yb,,cS, Ths Honorable the Assembly nave - ~ ra,as
eeled o nteaded for the Necessary Of ht cyiI
!. Inressiou Ia tie primary Poh1ieai
AID III, A.. A.semhly have recent
..d hin Tor the protection OF tho paony cans,.i a.
hy which the expense continues 70 sps \. snoeutc bS
while the oEoias who spend she mossy Ae " W
VIC Ira, The prs,ert for the Health sii snH su3
10, . th. the locality 1, politically n,,n,.ry oies
a2h The Of me P.%.d AZ ssssr
IMAGE is mainly the cause ef such poi'''"'
0a aoS sssreas Tho control that sasrc q. tro.s
Ms, otsn has not improved tbe. conaSs dsss.ss
a,inns 10 cast nh Of tao whois S - ram vhsn
=, ~ state Convention that nominstes sae op o.
70 'u,cnolitsn officials emanAtei therefore I tAsv
ss.,'lred Tha. the Honorable the Assan! I'D uip
nS'by solicited to recon,deF thS soAeh oL ~ n,msry
sT. aud pass suoh laws for the rrrieeon o. or % rvsss
, character Of Metropolitan egbs,!an of WHOA wv
| n this civ si " pastiss so~P'v.
New-York daily tribune., 1862-04-17

An eminent American, formerly Der,ocrst,
who has for some tine past resided in Europe,
writes US letter, from which we quote 40 fol-
lows:
"ws sTe crazy II we preserve the s'asr' Of sAvsry
should ;hik Of peservnga mad dog that had bi
and killed ny children"
New-York daily tribune., 1862-04-17

made corporation papers, intrigue for it, winA'
at corruption in order to obtain il, and we
have good reason for believing that they seme-
times secure it by outright bribery. What we
ask ia that this whole business be removed
from the domain of favoritism and placed un-
der the control of law. Will The Pos. allow
its renders to know thisl
New-York daily tribune., 1862-04-17

Gov. Morgan has nominated Mcssr VII
LIAM II. BURLEiGH, JARED V. PECK, and
LOUIS LOUNsBURY for reappointment s Port
Wardens of this city. Having served faith
fully and acceptably, they will doubtless b
confirmed without opposition.
New-York daily tribune., 1862-04-17

The name of MIR. Loonis of Conn. was erroneously
Included by among Democratic Members Of the House
who voted for TIE District Euaucips.on bill Mr LOOMS is
Republican Mr. Woodruff is the Member from the Liter
field District he did vote its final passage though
he bed Supported two days before Nalsndighams o'
reject TIE b mr Eughsh em also voted to IFl'c' 90 W
9Th but voted 10 pass tie measure on The ii'
clearly an sge Of pToqess
New-York daily tribune., 1862-04-17

now on his way to or already arrived at Philadel'
nh;. where bis book on the Rebellion is to be
nublished; but it is not yet completed. and he
nroposes to seclude himself for some weeks in
order to finish it.