, 1863-06-20
legislative Address.

sued by the democrats OF the New York
Legislative Assembly to the people of that
State.
"The incapacity and imbecility shown by
those in command of the war presents an
aspect of calamity less APPALLING than the
idea that the same weak hands and per-
verse minds shall undertake the accom-
plishment of a peace upon the basis of
permanent separation Of these States.
That is now the growing apprehension
of the popular mind It is notorious that
the Abolition leaders boldly hold out this
as the probable alternative of war The
men who have dictated with most authority
and influence the policy Of the Admins
tration, hardly affect to conceal that they
will be content with this consummaton.
The conduct of the war leads directly to
such an end The division of armies, the
removal of generals, the attempt to intro
duce politics into the army, the coercion of
opinion, the movements to break down the
resisting power of the North, all point to
this.
Such a conclusion to the Abolition poll
icy the Democracy of New York in their
first State Convention held after the out
break Of the war, anticipated and de-
nounced. They protest against it now,
and they invoke all the energies of the free
people of the North against political fac
ton which. having artfully initiated fra
tracidal war, propose nolo TO end 10 By a
parricidal peace,
The only legitimate object Of war is to
obtain Just and ell-founded peace. Such
a peace can only be made secure by restor-
ing the Union upon basis of the Consti-
ton, with the rights of every State strength
ened and guaranteed; and for this that in
| strument provides the proper and practical
means--a Convention-to revise, amend,
and reafirm the terms of the Federal COM
pact. Every Democratic victory in the
North which rescues the States from the
domination Of sectionalism and fanaticism,
is a step toward the consummation Of such
peace, not less potent than the success Of
the Federal arms.
In the midst of the surrounding gloom,
with desperate struggle forced upon us,
the duty of the Democracy of New York
can be clearly discerned. It is to furnish
to those in authority all constitutional
means for the successful conduct of the
war till the armed force Of the rebellion
the object and aims of which we heartily
condemn-Is BROKEN, and to struggle per-
sistently against a dismemberment of the
Union. We must cling to the Union and
stand by the Constitution, and uphold the
cause Of law and order We must save
our own noble State from unarchy, while
we maintain with constancy and patience
its inalienable rights sovereignty and
independence. While the elective fran
chise is left free and the courts of Justice
are maintained in their functions, we must
trust to them for the vindicaton of politi-
cal and personal rights. We must sup-
port the Administration in all constitution
al measures to suppress rebellion we must
even uphold it in its functions, lest, in its
imbecility Of judgment and lack of moral
courage, it sink out of existence before the
appointed day of its expiration lest we
should realize by its death, as we have by
so many acts of its life, the fearful calamity
of the discrganization Of the very form and
functions and framework Of our Federal
system. If we do this, if we are firm and
constant, patient and reliant upon the Prov
idence of God to overrule the follies of
men, We shall yet save the republic"
A SURVEYING PARTY FOR THE PACIFIC
SLoPE.-A party are about leaving here
for the Pacific coast for the purpose Of ma
king an exploration Of the mining regions
Of the auriferous and argentierous States
and territories Of that slope. The party
consists Of Daniel g. Major, Professor
Hesse, Col. A. II. Jones, and p Hanny.
Their enterprise is purely private one,
having no governmental aid further than
the Major has a contract from the General
Land Office to run the line of the 10th
parallel, which forms portion Of the boun-
dairy between Washing on Territory and
Oregon. The party propose to leave st.
Louis about the lst Of May by the Fort
Benton route, thence travel down the coast
from Washington and Oregon to Califor-
MIA, Arizona, Colorado, Nevada Territory
and other mining localities which they
may have time to visit. They take with
them some improved machinery for quartz
mining and crushing, hich it is thought
will supercede anything now in use in the
Pacific States. Quartz miners, and all
other miners, in fact-are incre6ulous as to
the value Of Improvements in machinery by
outsiders" but the gentlemen above re-
ferred 10 think that they have the very
thing for the crushing business.
They will take with them draughtsmen
and photographists, and as the gentlemen
composing the party are all men of practi-
cal ability and scientific attainments, it is
likely that the great deal Of useful and in
teresting information which the party will
gather will be put in book form which will
be a valuable contribution to the general
knowledge, and call attention to the mex
haustble mineral wealth Of the nascent
States which fringe the western edge Of the
great American basin.-Cor. Sac Union.
FUEL CONSUMED BY THE ARMY In or
der to convey some idea of the amount of
fuel consumed by the army of the Potomac
since it has been located opposite Freder-
icksburg, it is stated that the command has
at intervals, occupied something like thirty
two square miles, at least twenty-four of
which " as, when the army came there, COW
cred with dense woods, mostly oak and ce-
| dar Where this forest stood there is now
naught but one vast field of stumps.
ACCORDING to recent article in maga-
zine, nearly one-third Oft the women Of Eng
/ land never marry and three millions of fe