New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1863-08-26
NEWS OF THE DAY.
THE WAR.

Mavor Opdyke has vetoed the ordinance pro-
vdnc g. 600 900 for the relief Of drafted men, He says
there are but two legitimate purposes for such npprcpr
aonfrst the procuring Of substitutes for those whose
personal services essential to the city and the other
TO provide for the families Of those who actually GO to
the army He includes in those necessary 10 be kept in
the city the Fremen the Police and the regularlyor'
ganiyed Militia AS TO relief for soldiers families the
Mayor SAYS: mo man who Is Fighting our battles
should be permitted feel any doubt about the welfare
Of his family at home far il is in poworto as
sure him. We owe il to him and owe il 10 ourselves
that where he lacks the means We should make them
up to secure the comfort Of his home and the education
Of his children" With regard to the ordinance vetoed
he says the distribution Of money ly SO large COM
nittee as the Mayor Controller and whole Common
Council (a3 members would be subject TO abuse from
want of responsibility. He also objects that the $500
may be paid to men who do not need II, and who
may pocket ii and not go after all also, that
those who have families may squander the
money and leave their families FOR the city TO support
ITO give the drafted the sum OF three hundred
dollars whether he has family not is gross msap-
preparation of the public money To give II whether he
serves or not is an indirect attempt TO nuiy the act OF
Congress and to give II to him and not TO his family as
they may need it from time TO time is papabe evasion
OF the act of the Legislature mentioned in the title OF
your ordinance That act its title imports was in
tended to provide for the wants Of the family at home
while its head absent in the field. To give the money
to the soldier and not TO his faniyo one who going
hundreds Of miles away from them, TO one who may use
it for other purposes lose ii in day as foreign TO
the intention Of the Legislature ii unjust 20 those
who pay the taxes and whose money is thus 70 be vast
Cd" The Mayor further objects tina, even pauper who
never earnod dollar is to have substitute purchased
for him at the city expense He also shows that the
dinance compes the payment Of $500 TO every man who
gets a substitute though he may be millionaire. He
objects the time and the circumstances under which
the ordinance was brough; forward arguing that it is
intended to prevent the obtaining Of and quoting
the chuckle of Richmond paper that IT will yield
men and only few dollars AL these points elabo
rately argued and the is the whole unanswer
able Yet the Common Council hold II in utter con.
tempt, and say they viii pass the ordinance almost
unanimously in spite Of it,
A great clalnor is raised by the ultra Rebel
papers Of Virginia ana North Carolina for the suppress
sion Of The Raleigh Standard the official paper Of The
State which bids defiance jeff Davis and all the de-
structiyes in the Southern Confcderacy Its cfcula
ton is larger than that Of any other journal ia the
South and is rapidly increasing which together with
the Endorsement Of its by public meetings in d
feren parts Of the State indicates cOnclusyey that it
but expresses the wishes Of the people Of North Caro-
lima It's editor the Hon. W. W Holden who caned
the Rebel editor OF The RaLigk State .Joarno short
time since threatens John Mitchell Of tn, Richmond
Hammer with like treatment.
A Rebel cavalry force under Fitzhugh Lee
crossed the Rappahannock Monday morning six
miles below Fredericksburg but were quickly routed
by one Of our bigades Three engineer officers and a
few priyates were taken prisoners and several were
killed and wounded. Ii is believed that Ewell IL near
Orange Court House A. p Hill near Rapidan Station.
Longstreet picketing the Rappabannock from United
States Ford Fredericksburg and Lees headquarters
two miles beyond Orange Court House the Gordon
vile road.
A dreadful disaster occurred q few days ago
ct vicksburg. The steamer City Of Madison being
loaded with ammunition and had received nearly her
full load when negro carrying percussion shell on
board let 1t fall causing instant explosion The boat
took fire. and the fire communicated the ammunition
On board blowing the steamer to pieces Out Of one
hundred and sixty board, only four are known
TO have escaped.
As matter Of course, Quantrel's murderers
scattered after their foray upon Lawrence. Gen.
Ewing has been after thcm but without success though
some diminishing has taken place. Col Lazear. with
some Missouri cavalry had better luck. He had fight
with hundred of the throats Harrfsonville
No. and killed few. Thus far q IN all have been de-
stroyed.