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The New York herald., 1862-03-29

AcApsxr or huw c-Dsnssttis delightful opera. ~r6n-
do di Chamounx' will be sivsa this afternoon ss ~
Academy, his> Ksllsss and Madame d'Assvi In ths
principal Tenn s roles Mle cssss w, siss seesar in
svessl Of w most popalw DANCES.
The New York herald., 1862-03-29

GEORGE SANDERS IN SEcEsH-A CANDIDATE
FOR GOLD CLo'."-Read the interesting account,
which we publish to-day, Of George Sanders, -
the errand boy in Tennessee Of the fugitive
secession government Of Kentucky. Major
William H. Polk, brother of the late President
Polk, it appears, has stood true to the Unios
through all the fiory trials of secession; ena
upon this Union man it seems that, in the Loss
extremity, Sanders had to call for the means ol
transportation for his runaway secession State
officials of kentucky. Sanders was in bad
plight. lie has carried his revolutionary eggs
at last 10 bad market. Here as European 70
voiutionist and President maker, he fattenod ca
turtle soup and champagne, and lived like .
king ON the public money. He turns up in
Tennessee regular ragamuifin, all in rags.
and holes, and patches. He is a candidate foe
cold clO';" and, remembering his peculiar sor.
vices TO Horace Greeley as his Montgomery
teegraphic correspondent when the JEFF. Davis
government was first established there, we call
upon Greeley to do something now for Sandern
A box of cold clo'" from Greeley, including
few of those old white coats, and hats, and
cowhide boots, if not too old, will be acceptable
to Sanders at this crisis. Harvey, Of South
Carolina the original secession correspondent
Of the Tribune is doing very well; bat Sanders.
in bis rags, calls for the compassion of Greeley
The New York herald., 1862-03-29

Nsuo's GAapsr. r.-Ths isasw sting and affecting IfAn
drama, ssThs Colleen BAwA, win bs performed sAis
evening Saturday fos shs Time having had most
successful Of six wssks Ts proceeds will be Tor me
benefit Of The two leading srsss Of the pIsos Mrs yshs
wood and Mr.. Collins. IT, Collins intends TO mako New
York hss hsadqusrtsn for the future and will shortly
uroduce series Of Irv Il dramas
The New York herald., 1862-03-29

TMn FIRST Fsvrrs OF THE WORK or n n Aso-
1xrIoNIsrs.--If the readar will tuns "a our
washington ns~s, ne WIN perce'Vew at the ne
sroes In that o'ty are already groWn< 30 nsolens,
on account of the visionary psospss ts held oui
70 the race BY the crezy aboMtionk TO- that they
do not hesitate TO insalt the whis race IN ths
streets These are but the nrsA fruits Of what
the Satanic abolitienists axs.pas pairing for men
and worssn Of their own bloc 4. If IL should
come to war of races vt ~ N look out; for In
that dsy the white nigssf-W ,rshippers will bs
placed in the same category with the blacks
The New York herald., 1862-03-29

DISCHARGES OF STATE PRIsoSEns.-The oOn-
missioners appointed to investigate the cascs ee
persons confined on charges of treason in the
government forts are proceeding rapidly witA
their work. and are fast clearing them Of theie
inmates. They will not have accomplished
their task an hour too soon; for these prisons
will soon be wanted as places Of shelter foR the
wretched fanatics whose wicked plottings and
treasonable denunoiations Of the government
are everywhere moving the people to rise n.
indignation against them. From such harmless
missiles as rotten eggs they may, by-and-sI
pass to something more hurtful to the added
craniums Of these madmen. Even Greeley
may be glad to take shelter for the summer in
one Of the cool classmates Of Fort Lafayette
Sooner than see the poor devil driveato thie
pass we will take him under our wing, and wAk
give hm snug quarters at Fort Washington
where, under the protection OF the gtoriowk
Union flag, he shall have board sad' lodelnA
and, what is equally necessers--a' ges6
washing.
The New York herald., 1862-03-29
nIsCELLANE0Us NEWS.


In the Senate of our State Legislature yesterday,
the bills amending the general manufacturing laws
and correcting errors in the Brooklyn tax assess-
ments, together with others of little interest to
our readers, received favorable reports. The bill
TO correct abuses in the relaying Of paveNents in
this city was ordered to . third reading. Several
bills were passed. Among them were those
providing means to pay for the canal enlarge.
ments and amending the Revised Statutes
relative to jurors and Justices courts.
The others were mostly Of private nature. Notice
was given Of . bill to encourage investments in
small amounts by the people in State stocks. A
communication was received from the New York
Excise Commissioners. 1t reports nearly one
thousand licenses granted, and >22, 900 received
therefor In the Assembly, the Metropolitan
Health bill came up, % the special order, in Com
mittee'of the Whole and the debate on it occupied
the greater part Of the session. Progress was
finally reported, and IL IVES made the special
order again for to-day. A report was received
from the State Engineer giving IN estimate Of the
expenses Of She proposed enlargement Of the
Champlain Canal in order TO admit the passage Of
aunbosts. To enlarge IL sufnciently to make Il
naviqable by gunbosts Of one hundred and ffty
feet in length would. he says, cost >3 no. 190 The
report urges the importance and practioability Of
the measure. In the evening session the Assess
ment bill was under consideration, and, after a
long debate, progress was reported, and n was
referred to select committee Of nine, with in.
structons TO provide that mortgages on land shall
be assessed and the amount q tax bs repaid BY
the mortgage.
In 1880 New York was the eth State IN the Union
in point Of population, and not until 1920 did she
take her position at the head Of the column, and
assume the title Of the Empire State.r She has
now nearly one million more inhabitants than tn.
next in sise and three millions seven hundred and
seventy three thousand more than the smallest.
General Curtis will soon be after Price and Var
Dorm again in Arkansas. The rebels have made
hsH about twenty miles southwest Of Bentonvilie
where they ere xyips 70 bloch the roads b
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vretches, whom the officials at Washington have
hitherto refused to punish, but have trisd to
pet into silence, a. a silly mother speuks all
her naughty children but the favorite-who is
always the worst--snd gives him astick Of candy
instead Of the deserved drubbing. The abolition
lists have been the only opponents Of President
Lincoln's administration, and have 10 every
way, politically and personally, grossly in
suited the President and his subovdinates, as
we'll as the ladies OF their families. And yet
what party has been so greatly pstted? The
"peace" organs opposed the administration, and
were suppressed. The abolition organs oppose
the administration, and are kindly exempted
from Censorship. Mr.. Wall, democrat, Of
Trenton, NJ, denounced the administration,
and was sent to Fort Lafayette. Mr. Aaron, IN
sbolitionist, at Burlington, N. J., denouncss tho
administration, but 10 still st liberty. Loyal
citizens are suspected Of favoring the South,
acA are clapped into prison. Wendell Phil
Inns avows himself dlsuniOnist, but ia invited
to lecture at Washington, is received with
honor by the President Of the Senate. fsted by
the Speaker sf the House, and calls upon the
President himself President Buchanan tried
this same indslgens dodge with Southern trai.
tors, and how did It work. Does il succeed any
better with Northern traitorI No one can
wonder that the people, indignant At such Off
cial mawkishness, balance the excessive Gle
mency Of the govornmans by a little excess ths
other way. Let the government look up aboli
tlonists, as IL does oAhsr traitors, end We shsl
have no more risshg Il, bowsvsr. the govern
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IRoN-Cr,Ap SHIPS OF WAR.

The recent operations of the steamer Mcrri-
mac will probably convince the Secretary of the
Navy that the advice Of t,osc who have pcrsis-
hum ug, is not On tiled to much consideration.
Before the attack on Fort Sumter, the iron-cad
battery, which formed one of the principal ell
giucs OF its reduction, was pronounced Il hum
sent three or four vessels to sea, was also
imhug; and the Merrimac has been 50 often
reported a failure. that no one apprehendel any
danger from her The success which has at
tended the partially mai.clad vessels upon the
Western waters is still fresh upon the public
mind, and shows the value Of iron casing.
Hardly had the present Secretary of the Ma
Wy been confirmed, when several OF the most
eminent mechanics in the country urged upon
him to have iron caSed vessels built with which
to reduce the Southern forts but the "power"
Lehinl him, sneered at vessels of this class.
pronounced them all wrong upon scientific
principles, and not until the fifth or sixth month
of the war, did he have sufficient light upon
the subject to act. The vessels now under con.
tract will not be finished to be Of any use against
the rebels, for the war will be finished before
they are completed. The Stevens battery lis
unfinished because she is iron-clad
A year ago Mr.. Donald Mckay, submitted
the model and specifications for an iron-cnd
vessel, to be finished in ten months yet, like
others, he was treated with indifference. We
state these facts to show that the people have
not been slow to appreciate the importance of
using every known means to put down the re-
belIion, but their servants, for want of knowl-
CQrp. hive btpn uIlilpl m, the advice of those
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THE SECRET ORGANIZATION OF
TRAITORS AY THH NORpH.

Yesterday the subject of the letter written by
certain DR.. Hopkins, respecting the secret
league OF traitors in the free states, en- Hing it.
self the Knights Of the Golden Circle, was
brought up in Congress The existence Of the
letter was attested by two m mhers OF Congress
from Michigan, Mr.. Chandler and Mr.. Howard.
Our readers may remember that we repnb!iSh-
ed it the other day from The Detroit Tribune,
1t gives an account of Hopkns's success IN
organizing the different branches OF TINS con-
spiracy in several of the states, 'and refers IN
very plain terms to its object, which was TO rise
against the government and help the southern
rebels to overthrow ii. We shall now proba-
bly have the document laid before the public
in form which will remove all doubt Of its
genuinencss.
The testimony of Mr.. Chandler to the exis-
tence of such a conspiracy was not necessav
The Knights of the Golden Circle had their
clubs in this very city. Two men who have
since joined the rebels were known to have
belonged to it--Ouslavus w. Smith and his
deputy, Lowell. So confident we're these plot
ters at one time Of success that they began to
indulge in threats of vengeance against those
who supported the government. A friend of
ou,s, who on all occasions spoke zealously and
warmly in favor of the government and against
the hereSy OF secession, was given to under
stand, in no very gentle terms, that if he wns
not more quiet he might one OF these days have
his throat cut. We were ON the eve Of a
northern insurreclinn, if the popular feeling at
the North had not declared itself with irresst-
bic energy ON the side of the constitution.
Mr.. Chandler aiiirms that one of the results
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LETTER FROM ORLEANS COUNTY
COVENTRY. vr.. o4,b March. 1856,

COVENTRY, VI, oath March, 1862.
Mr.. ED1ToR: If the Southern blockade
were as efficient as that which which within
few weeks has prevailed in these Northern re-
gions there would be no occasion to complain
of its nsuhiciency. The winter has been
characterized by the frequency and violence of
severe storms, and just us we were beginning
to hope for Spring the snow began to come more
bounlifully than ever Not less than three feet
of snow has fallen within a month. If it had
lain where it fell, the blockade would not have
been severe one, hut the winds piled it up in
drifts such as "odest nhabitunt" never saw
before. 1t is no exoggeration to say that some
OF the drifts were fifteen feet deep. A re-
specially sized plum tree in the arden of one
of my neighbors was so completely buried that
not so much as its topmost twig was visible,
and maple in his yard was buried up TO the
branches. The snow has settled considerably
wi hin a week. And probably will not average
more than three and half or four feet in
depth.
A person unacquaintcd with this part of Yer
mont might wonder when seed time would
come, but the farmers are taking things calmly,
and do no, doubt that there's good time com
ing for them. Some years ago, winter fingered
so long that ialm-work was not commenced till
till the eighth of May, and even then there was
snow in some of the corn fields, but good crops
were gathered in the fill. Our spri ~gs and
summers are short, but the promise holds good
and seed time and harvest do not fail.
The principal topic now ag tating the public
mind in Orleans County is the extension of the
Passumpsic Railroad. Work on the road had
been suspended for lack of funds, and were it
not Tor the fear that the enterprise may he al
together defeated it is not likely that any
attempt would be made to finish the road in
these times. But it is felt, both by the corpo-
ration and the public that the road must be
made now or never, and they are making exer-
tons accordingly. Within the last fortnight
meetings have been held at Barton, New York,
and Stanstead, and measures have been set on
foot which seem adequate to secure the needful
funds. 1t will be a serious damage to Orleans
County if the road is not finished. The failure
to construct it beyond Barton will probably in
volye the abandonment of that Part of it which
is between Barton and Lyndon. That section
of the road does does not pay running expenses,
aud cannot be made TO do so, except by an ex-
tension and connection with some Canada road,
so as to form through route TO Quebec and
and Montreal.
The recent election of County Commissioner
temperance candidate, by a handsome majority.
p. II. w.
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PERSONAL.

rs. B." of the Springfield Republican, who
is, wepresume, Samuel Bowles, in a chapter Of
Washington gossip says;
Nobody is making reputation faster and
surer row than President Lincoln. When
Congress assembled he was at discount in
both branches, aud many Of his old political
friends treated him with marked neglect and
discourtesy. Now all are Fastening to do him
reverence. His integrity, his wisdom his eau
ton, bis strength a, a man and statesman are
warmly admitted on all hands; and he has,
more than any other man in the nation, the re-
spect and confidence of Congress and people,
conservatives and radicals, the army and civil
lians. He does not move fast, but he moves
sure and strong.
The Ec,aing Post says: Those busy news
mongerS who have taken so much pains to state
.tLat General Fremont is practically retired
from the service Of his "mouutan" command
will he not little surprised when they hear of
his real position, and the forces which will be
placed under him. Details upon the subject
are forbidden, but it can do no harm to state
that by the direct Intervention of President
Lincoln and MI. Stanton, he has been selected
to conduct one of the most important move
mentS OF the war, as future events will undouht-
edly make clear. 1t is admitted by all of Gem
era Fremont's friends here that Mr.. Lincon's
conduc, towards him has been generous as we'll
rs Just. II is a noticeable fact that while COM
plants are frequently made against different
members Of the Cabinet, the persons who find
fault with the President are rare indeed.
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the day, and in burying them quickly as soon
as dead. Our artillery makes terrible havoc
among the enemy in their flight, and the rout
bids fair TO be one of the most dreadful of the
war. ....
The last dispatch from Winchester Tuesday
evening, says our column was then five miles
beyond Strashurg, still in pursuit Of th5 flying
rebels.
All letters for officers and soldiers in Gen
Banks,s division should be directed to Winch
ester until further notice.
1t was currently reported at Washington
Tue.day night. that Gen Banks bad overtaken
ard destroyed 200 of Jackson's wagons.
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SECRET HISTORY.

Among the prizes t, ken at Fcrnardino was
the following letter from ex-senator Yulce to
one Finegon, member cf the Floridi "sove-
ieiguty" convention. 1t shows that secession
was iorcgore conclusion with the cotton
states, and that the only effect Of the "peace
convention" and compromise propositions of
the winter Of 1861, was, to get up issues upon
which the border states might also be dragged
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Description OF THE MERRIMaC.- New
Orleans Crescent gives the following description
of the Merrmac, the writer assuming that be-
fore It reached the public tba, vessel would
have proved itself either brilliant success or
a n:is.n5!e failure:
"ir FL, first place, her engines are five hun
Grcd hotsa powers and, in spite of her great
weight. u is thought she will make from twelve
TO t'ca miles an hour. She does not draw
by iap' and half as much water as WAS ex.
pcc.... When atoat she presents to the cne-
ms only "a root above the water. All of her
machinery is below TIE water line. Her sides
and roal are composed of oak twenty-cisht
iuoac, thick, covered with six inches Of plate
and railroad iron. She has an apparatus for
throwing hot water on boarders. Her arma-
ment consists OF ten guns only, all riAed.
The guns in her sides, four in number, are
eighty FOUNDERS Those of the bow and stern
throw one hundred -poun solid shot, or one
hundred and twenty-pound shell, and these
guns have three ports, which enables her to
give a broadsde OF six guns. She has furnaces
for heating shot. Her crew consists Of ten
lieutenanis and three hundred and fifty picked
men, and among them the best gunners in the
old navy. She has under wafer a wedge shaped
PROV OF oak and iron thirty three feet long
Commodore Buchanan has confidence in her,
and says he is going to glory or a grave in her.
Jones is less confident, but says she is as good
a pace to die in as as a man could have. The
objection to her, and it is erious one, is the
fact that she is entirely dedeDdent on her ma
chincry; If that gets out of order she becomes
a mere log in the water.
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Ef she wants to look wal at her iust comm out;
For the nstsupples physice strength, while the Sec
ond
Gives morril advantage et s hard TO be reckoned
Fer this latter I'm wn to do wut can;
Fer the former youll hcv I o consult on plan
Though our lust want (an this pint want your best
views on)
Is plausible paper 10 print o Us on.
Some gentlemen think it would cure all our carkers
In the way o. finance eff We es hanged the bnnkers
An | own the propo.c 'ud square with my views,
Ef their lives wuz NJ all thet we'd left 'cm to lose
Some suy ihet more confidence might be inspired,
Ef we vote our citics AN towns 20 lie fired
A. pan thet 'ud suttenly tax our endurance,
Ccz t would be own bills We should get for III in
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PREsENrMENT OF DEArH.-The following
is reported to have transpirel at the hard
fought battle of Pea Ridges
While Colonel Osterhaus was CALAMITY at.
lacking the centre Of the enemy on the second
day, a sergeant of the l2th Missouri requested
the captain of his company to send his wife's
portrait which he had taken from his bosom,
10 her address in 81. Louis with his diving dec
laration that he thought Of her in his last mo-
ments.
"What is that for ?" asked his captain.
"You are not wounded are you ?"
.No," answered the sergeant "but know
| shall be killed to-day have been in battle
bcfe,e. but ueyer felt as do now. A mo-
mpnt ago | beclme convinced my time had
come but how cannot tell. Will you crafty
my request9 Remember, ! speak to You as a
dying man.
Certainly, my brave fellow; but you will
live to a good old age with your wife. Do not
grow melancholy over a fancy or a dream"
"You will see was the response
The picture changed hands. The sergeant
stepped forward to the front of the column.
At the campfire that evening tn, officers IN
quired for the sergeant. He was not present
He had been killed three hours before, by
grape shot from one of the enemys batteries.
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In Tennessee, strong force has assembled
the Tennessee River, with the view of eifeciing
further advance along our southern line east
of the Mississippi, The state is about emptied
of armed rebels, except at Memphis, which by
all accounts is a sort ol Nebuchadnezzar's furn-
ahd-yery lkely-eyacuation. The Memp6is
.Araianche says "The indignant South viii
not much longer brock The deadly wrongs and
foul insults inflicted by Northern dastards."
This is like the aggreved gentleman who thus
addressed his toe; Sir you have cufied my
cars, slapped my face, Kicked me Violently,
knocked me down, and kissed my wife and |
warn you that it you continue in this course of
conduct you will rouse the sleeping lion 7"