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New-York daily tribune., 1863-07-04
sssJ. DAY.

Cicero. belsbor.ns Caulirc, in one o.
a celebrated serie' of phillippic, re-
marks that the dey upon which wr
were saved. should bo dcaser to US than
the day upon which we were born. II
tits be go, perhaps q peasanter irs,hal
awaits us in tie future, than that which has
been so dear 10 US in the past Prom onr
point of view, this is doubte" the darhesi
Fourth OF July which has dawned upon "
since the commencement of our national o1is-
tencc. From another. We do sincerely believe
that IT is tho brightest. Heretofore, there has
been such u vast aud dl.honorabic dispropor-
ton between our profession asd practice, that
our Fourth OF July feast IN honor ol Human
Equality, has been TO many homes, minds but
q dismal and mOcklng saturnnha, NOISY but
purposeless, enthusiastic but fcAriully incousls-
tent. Our very finest ovations have seemed
full Of a savage and skillful irony. We could
hardly talk OF liberty without laughing in each
Others faces The Declaration Of Independence
read ike rare joke. That famous automatic
initial sentence, tho peg upon which the whole
document hangs by n sort Of logical necessity,
was sneered at by Calhoun and his disciples
denounced by Divinity Doctors, aud demolished
by the Ethnologsts as mere conceit from
tue FrenchIfed mind OF Mr.. Jefferson, Al say
that all men are not born free nnd equal"
said Mr.. Calhoun, ga negro 10 not born free
and he can never be my equal" Men born
free and equal !" cried DR.. Lord, "stuT and
nonsense ! read the Book Of Genesis ~ " Free
and equal, indeed simpered the chronological
Sciolist "look at that sloping facial nnsle,
and then talk Of Freedom and Equality. if you
can !"
1t was long ago clear to all observing men,
that we could not 90 on in this shIttless nnd
contradictory way forever. They said that
trouble would come Of this fatuous attempt to
reconcile in q sing 10 pOty fundamentals which
were dametrically opposed to each other.
public apprehension. in sickening anxiety, in a
modification which strikes us speechess.
How long is it since he who really loved his
land has known really happy moment 7
Peace has gone, and the arts OF Peace have
gone with it. We have lost the social serenity
becoming a great peope We have lost under
the inevitable decentralization Of War, o moety
of our virtues; the deep foundations upon
which substantial commercial credit should
rest, have been shaken; our days have been
embittered by multiplying fears. and our nights
have been full Of dreams which distemp1red
our sleep; our homes have been made desOlnte.
and the bones of our loved ones are bleaching
for away from the nltars and the fires which
were abandoned, in the cause Of tho country,
with such generous alacrity. To-day, nt least,
let our martyrs be freshly remembered.
But, in the providence of God, all sorrow,
public or private. has its compensations. 1t il
pleasant to feel to-day that this problem o.
Human Servltuds has been taken from tho hands
Of the orators, tho eosayists. aud the politicians
New-York daily tribune., 1863-07-04
THE GREAT STRUGGLE.

Gen. Meado has fought certainly two and
perhaps three battles since the arrival Of bis
advance at Gettysburg on the morning of
Wednesday, July l. In the frat, only the
First and Eleventh Corps were seriously en-
gagged. The second was q general action. Oi
the third we have at this moment no other ac.
count than the dispatch Of Gen. Meade, stat.
ing that the enemy attacked various parts OF
his line but had made no impression.
Intelligible accounts Of the action on Wcdnes-
day are herewith published. The advance o.
the Army Of the Potomac, consisting Of the
First Corps under Gen. Reynolds, reached Get.
tysburg at 10 o'clock Wednesday morning, aud
encountered the enemy short distance beyond
the town. The action lasted till in tho af
ternoon, the Eleventh Corps under Cen
Howard arriving early upon tbs field and
actively sharing in the battle. The enemy
were in force, and our troop. outnum
bered. Gen. Reynolds brought on the actor
BY an effort to seize an advantageous position
on the other side of the town. but was forced
to give over the attempt, and the two corp
engaged, after Gen. Reynolds had been killed
finally occupied hill south of Gettysburg, ant
waited the arrival Of ro-enforcements. Th'
Third and Twelfth Corps came up before night
the rest of the army, except tho Sl1ti
Corps, following rapidly, and al reaching th'
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withd, lie has yielded to argument and expe-

withal, lie has yielded to argument and expe-
rience, and reversed lis position.
IL is hardly enough to say that the people
acauesce in this measure. They heartily ap-
Prove Of it, The fact is it Is becoming posi-
lively popular. The number OF applications
for commissions ia the black regiments--mauy
of them being from white officers now in the
fields said to exceed $500, and is daily
increasing. In NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS., conser'
vative Philadelphia-tbe business Of black
enlistments has been undertaken with zeal
that quite takes the wind out of tue sails
of Massachusetts,. Leading men in that city
ore the pronounced friends of the measure,
and gentlemen of the highest social aud
political distinction are giving literally and
working earnestly for its success. A card
from the "Supervisory Committee" published
in another column, illustrates by its state
ments and the signatures attached to 1t
the truth of what we say. If any one
still doubts whether the world moves, let
him note the odd array-aS it would have
once been considered-of names appended to
that document. Conservative and Radical,
Old.Lue Wing and late Buchanan Democrat,
bu. all loyal and true, unite in pleasing bar
mony for the Advancement of q measure which
more than any other at this particular juno
ture is demanded by toe eSigencies OF the
country. Philadelphia has done herself credit
in this nlstter, and Ncw-York would do well
10 initiate her.
New-York daily tribune., 1863-07-04

ground next morning. Although only two corps
were in action on our side. the battle was q
considerable one, resulting in heavy losses 't
both sides-costng us, above all others, The
loss of Gen. Reynolds. Gen. Howard was IN
command subsequently to his death, and The
accounts seem to agree that bis corps in this
battle showed itself worthy of It's leader, and
did much TO redeem its reputation dsastrousy =
lost at Charlottesville.
On Thursday the enemy attacked Gen.
Meade's lines in force about in the afler-
noon, and, according to his official dispatch.
after one Of the severest contests of the war,
were repused at all points Excep. his meager,
but so for as it goes, satisfactory account, we
have no intelligence whatever concerning this
action. 1t was manifestly a great battle. Gen.
Meade says that his army suffered considerably
in killed and wounded, and mentions Generals
Paul aud Zook as killed; Gems. Sckles Bar
low, Graham, md Warren, as wounded. II
will be noticed that two Of these casualties
the death of Gen. Paul and the wounding OF
Gen. BarlOw-Occurred in the action of Wed.
nesday, concerning which there is no report by
Gen. Meade.
A second dispatch from Gen. Meade, dated
at s yesterday morning, Announces that the
action RECOMMENDED at daylight, on various
parts of tho line. No general engagement
seemed to be at that timo in progress. aud, at
any rate, the enemy had gained no advantage.
From one of our special correspondents We
learn that in the battle Of Thursday Gettys-
burg was retaken, two-thirds Of the field held
by our forces, and that on the remainder Of it,
the Rebels were discovered Friday morning
pMaging the dead So much for tue nuieni-
ties Of war, which the disloyal presses Of the
North delight TO represent as invariably Prac.
ticed by tie Rebels. The atrociiy is fit
commentary upon the canting order of Gen.
Lee, on the subject of plunder, which has received
equally lavish praise in the same columns
- On the whole, We judge that the fighting
up to O'Clock on Friday morning-our
latest present date--resulted in 10 decisive or
even considerable advantage to either side.
We ought TO hear reports of Fridays progress
unless It be that Gen. Meade is too far from
the tel-graphic wires to communicate prompt.
with Warrington. HIS whoe army, excepting
the Sixth corps. is undoubtedly on the field,
and il seems certain that the contest VIII be-
continued TIL victory ia won on one aide or
the other. We should like to hear tina. Gen.
Sedgwick, with Bis corps, was at Gettysburg
instead OF York, where be ia last reported
and that General Couch was moving
promptly down with the forces under
his command. Aside from tho re.enforccinents
they would bring, these two commanders are
among the ailest IA tue army. Wherever ihcy
are. they may be trusted 10 give good &C
count oi thcinsrlyrs. And as 10 the whole
field, We see 10 reason for apprehension, bat
every reason 10 hope FOR news to-day Of such
n victory as shall date anew the birth oi
American Independence.
New-York daily tribune., 1863-07-04
WHAT SAW IN TENNESSEE.
EDMUND KIRKE,

THE NEw-YORK DAILY TRIBUNE Of Monday July
Triple Sheet will contain twenty columns oil h'ea'
matter Of unusual interest aud enough to make s0oa
sized volume Among these articles is the h OF series OF
Letters written expressly for The TaiBuSE by EDMUND
K1nxs" author Of Among the Pines" entitled "Wh,s
Saw In Tsnnesp Mr. "Kits has recently made tour in
the and proposes give in these letters an inside
sie tn. Rebellion for which his familiarity with Southern
people and their habits and his remarkable facility in de-
scbing ths emineny fit him. This FIRST letter set, forth
the character and porsys the enomss Of the Rebellion
with vvidns and power hitherto reached by any other
writer An article OF great value the French Nsvyi
othsr upon the English System OF TarOn the first Of three
letters containing narrative Of tour in Japan by the Special
Correspondent. of THn TRtBuSE Reviews of New Books.
and especially the forthcoming work of Mr Frances Butler
life she 1t Southern plantation, and other
articles both valuable and entertaining make up sheet such
Is never published anywhere else but 10 TRIBuxx
SUPPLEMENT.
New-York daily tribune., 1863-07-04
On the second page is letter from Bucnos
Ayres, Commercial Matters, &c.

A dispatch from one OF our Special Cor
received at late hour, Informs
US that the battle of yesterday was of the most
tremendous character, and ended with clear
advantage for the National forces. The losses
on both aides arc immense. We aro assured
Meade says that il Gen. Couch arrives as ex-
pected the victory is ours beyond q question.
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III, ~ \. Imcs represents the late adjuf-
cation Of the rank respectively OF the senior
Major. r.GeDcrals IN the Union service as nd
yersc 10 tho professions o! Gen. Fremont.
We do no. 80 understand it, but that Gen.
Frrmont's position has ever been that Me-
Celian was the ranking Major. General, and
himself the next, precisely rs the Court or
Board has officially decided.
Nor Is It lair 10 spenk OF Gen. Fremont as
scrambiing or wrsnging for rank. Gen. Butler
had submitted. at the requrst OF rhe Secretary
OF War. the reasons for la. belief that his name
should ~ placed fr.r on the llsi. Hereupon Gems.
Mcclellan and Fremont were very properly,
slso ashed 10 submit in writing their views of the
matter, and they have done At least, Gen.
Fremont ta., and We presume Gen. Mcclellan
sl.o. What there is u censure or cayi ut Ia
this obedience t. paramount authority, we can
not imagine.
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legal lscclsOns.

PORTLAND. Ne, Friday. July 2. ist1
The Pfess of tomorrow viii have Ike decision Il
the judges Of H.. Supreme Cont ga two questions
submitted BY Governor IoDurn. First: Has "a city
town ANY legal right to pledge its creGi, rnise
money for the purpose Of paying the commuision ot
such Of its citizens may be drafted into tho mill
tary service OF the United States under the ac
passed at the last Congress Second: Has city
OF town any legal right raise money oy taxation
10 provide ooumutallon for such citizens as may
thus be drafted The Court decides both questions
unanimously in the negative.
New-York daily tribune., 1863-07-04
Constisutiouulity Of Icyni-Tender Notes

ALrANt, FTldsJi July J, IdtI
There is tho highest authority Tor saying tnst los
Court of Appeals will not render decision on the
constitutionaty Of legal tender notea Qutil the
September Term vi tho Court.
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TNE WhR NEWS.

We have New-0rleans news to the 23d inst,
embracing particulars of the movements Of
Gen. Banks and Admiral Farragut aud the
loss of the Mississippi. In general facts, the
statements do not differ materially from what
wo have already published. Gen. Banks moved
up from Baton Rouge, not to attack but TO
threaten The Rebels at Port Hudson, and make
a diversion which would favor the passage Of
the fleet lie was successful in this, and i'm
medldtely returned 80 Baton Rouge. His men
were greatly disappointed at being ordered 10
return without having a fight. On the water
tue work was very exciting; the Hartford first
passed the batteries unbarmed, although the firing
was terrific: the Richmond got shot through
her steam. chest, aud had 10 float down stream,
having three men killed and ten wounded-ihc
vessel was only partially disatied. The No.
nonogahela was forced back with six killed
aud twenty wounded. Tue Mississippi got
aground and after desperate fight was set
on fire and abandoned by her ohiccrs-loss
about 6j in all; tho vessel was entirely de-.
stroyed. The AbatrOss passed the batteries
sheltered under the port side Of The Hartford.
Beside q smart cavalry skrni,h at Berwick
Bay, We find but little else of important COLI
sequence in the news. Our letters, q map,
&c, are printed on tho First Page.
/ Cincinnati dispatches say that the Rebel at
tempt to overrun Kentucky hes proved a fail
IRE. The Rebels say there are 1900 Union
,-nocs -, E.voupah Tam md fb.f Cran.do
Miss. is in Union possesson. 1t is reported
that Humphrey Marshall, with large force .
Rebel infantry, is near Mount Sterling.
i. is again asserted that the Suafowcr River
expedition has proved successful. and that Gen.
Sherman has landed heavy force near IIaines'
Bluff.
There can be 10 doubt Of the scarcity OF
provisions among the Rebels. The newspaper,
confess it, aud the forcible seizure Of -four and
grain prove it, Governors and Cor gressmel
are urging the people to raise corn aud cattl'
instead OF cotton, and one Legislature is called
in special session to enact laws against III,
cultivation Of large fields Of the royal staple
In Mobile Rebel COmmssary is begging for
bacon at 80 cents q poued in knoxville
Tenn, -four is $50 per barrel.
Rumors of the probable evacuation Of Rich.
mond by the Rebels are current among The
off GERS Of Gen. Dix's command. Tie leading
officers, however, do not put faith in the
stories.
Gen. Hooker had consultations yesterday
with the PRECEDENT and Secretary of War, He
returned to his army last night.
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And If they do, how can they expect to retain
or presume to invite the blacks whose services,
in one way or another. they know are indis-
pensabei
Suppose tho Rebels had undertaken to sell
two uai,e servants into Slavery; is it possible
TO doubt that this Government would have in.
terferedi 1t is not less-it ia if possible more
bound to act because the victims of this out.
rage are black, and therefore more dospised
aud friondless than if white. The Government
f not respected or feared which does not re-
spect and defend tho rights Of the humblest Of
it's subjects. These two colored servants were
part of the National forces, exposed to the
some and to more pcrils than their white COM
rades. Justice and humanity aud policy alike
require that they shall be rescued from the
hell to which their capture has consigned them.
There can be no better case in which to es-
tablsh tho principle that whom the Flag covers
the Nation will protect
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ACADEMY or ysUasC.


A performance Of the opera Of Semiramide is
mob .bly tho tcycrest test in ne Itala dramatic
rrpcitory Of thoroughly trained and naturally due
tile VOICE L. in almost cloy cd with the richness Of
in orLato pnrsages From beginning TO eud it teens
with RATS whict have proved slorchouse to other
COT poters, sometimes "a little altered but recog-
uizsLle TO the initiated, under their dfgulsos. Tie
fashion for music has changed and We think in
many things for the better; but still, the sumptuous
character Of the SemiraHido strains remains
Fasssd.
The cast. last aight, WAS as follows: Semiamide
Madame Guenabclla, ldpno, Mile Sulzer; Arsace,
ri NOR Mncit; Assur, Sisnor Biachi; OIoe, Siguor
Coeui; Shade Of MINUS, Sispos Colettl.
Scniralnis musl lie handsome In al iiton to other
political qualifications, aud certainly Madame Gaer-
rab'ila loOHed every meh poble and beautiful elias
&c queen. Bas,les, we have never heard Ter to the
Same advantage. She executed che musc with
much lrliaucy. and increased IN force M she pro
ceeded during the evening, Mile. su'zer sang the
gay grieis Of tho youue prlucc IN all their raWo
tg.D, and ruus and called forth liberal applause in
her eoo. The lprt oi Iircno gave sguor MIaetu
very Little % -. Sisaor Baohl affords specimen
Of Size old c.s.aic school OF eingng Ito possesser
the u,moft feasibility Of voice, AID executes with
Tia, most arlitt.c finish.
There is ~ much dan piiesty work aud ponder
Gus reciiaiiye in ScmremIde that IL dregs AZ umea
On Ihe aiage oLwiIhsauding its superb music. Ii
il could 10 compressed little, it would 20 betteri
that there not operiAs longer hui their stage
busus,s being lS1ly their length seems less
-
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OUR CITY AT AEEANg.

If there be one point on which we supposed
public OprOn-at all eVcnI Democratic
opinion-in our City was settled and all but
unanimous it is that Of rcpn,n nance TO up
setting by legislation at Albany what tie
People OF our City have fairly considered and
directly decided with regard to tpeir own
local concerns. Thus the metropolitan Police
Law-thougb it gave us an incomparatly
bettor Police than wo ever uad bc'Jrc-has
never been really popular here, simply because
it was apparently thrust upon US by State
dictatlon. Tho various Health bills which
have been before our Last three or four Lesls-
latures have been successfully opposed, not
because they did no. laitato valuable improve
Ilents ia cur sanitary Grrapgemcbts--ior they
debut for various reasons, prominent among
which was the arbitrary tranller OF the ap-
pointincnt of score Oi local officers from
New-York 10 Albany. This matter Las become
so well understood that, although the need 0i
a reform in or Sanitary arrangements is rs
rrgert as it ever waa, no Bill recastng our
mac linery for tuiing care Of Tho public health
has been introduced at The p,osont sessIJn.
Absorbed in considerations Of National life
and death, we have thus far paid little atten-
ton TO whit is going loraard ut Albany this
Session, TIL ous ego rested oa tho following
quiet announcement Of ellis tasfed y in thc
Assembly on Saturday:
"Amsrdrs the 1cs sr,hor!,ag ID. cSn'Weiion Of ri
road IN south, We.t cad otnsr sfestg hns-l pa.
Fixing the lsa'nn OF rrrnbes 81 ~" Cpinmon
Coauci' of Eew-Y ORR Il i,2.ipi Ter .rDnn
InnG the tsIs " Cncc "a load. Of DsPhtmet'in th"
Cry Of hc~-loGk'
Who. that Gr.t &c. may moan. we do moi
know aud do not care 10 inquire. Wo ASSUME
that whstp,sr tho spectators in City Railroad
franchises my agee to AK Of tho Legislature.
they win obtain - usual; and wa do not
intend % borrow much tgouLlo On Tho
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LORD LYONS IN COUNCHL WITH
THE NETWORK DEMOCRACY.

The British Envoy at Washington has hth.
erto bad credit for a fOrbearancc and Impair
tiality with regard to our internal quarrel
whereof Earl Russell has seen fit suddenly to
dsrobe him. A dispatch written by Lord Ly.
obs to the Minister of Foreign Affairs on the
18th Of last November Con tho heel Of the
Democratic triumphs in this and other States)
gives an edifIiDg account Of q WRIT ~ Lord
l.. to this city on the 9Th. aid Of certain TO-
markabe conferences had By him here with
certain persons whom he chasacterzes az the
conservative leadore." He found those leader
"exultiDg" over their freShly-wOh triumph,
and says:
"They seemed 10 be yerBualsd tb The result Of the eev
lions would accepted b. the President delsnloD Of
the viii u the prope tlat be would increase She moderate
aud conservative n the Csbir thai he would sees
TO tefina,@ var push extremity that he
would endcaVof 10 eject Teconcog Win Tie PEG le q
tie SCUM ihe idea Of subl.ng Or ehteni-
Ia sfiDe them
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EsE-E'ECT TEE LAG.

Tn, DcdhGm GG-de of Massachusett. i.
authority for tho statement that two co.orod
boys--Charles $. Ames of Dedham servant Il
Col. Burrill, aud Charles Jackson Of Wcst
Roxbury, seryaut to Dr.. Cumm'Dgs-N no were
captured at Galveston ut ,ho time of the dis
graceful naval disaster which involved the sur
render OF part of MauMchuscit, rrgimeu,,
lave been sold into Slavery by the Rebel.
We trust shortly to hear the our Government
has notified the Rebels that they .wl
no. DO permitted to commit Cbis crime
with impunIty. The fact that these servant.
were not enlisted men mukes M difference o.
10 our duty in the premises. We have thous-
a1es OF negroes employed within our lines who
haze no better protection than they had. Do
orr military authorities propose that such OF
them "a may bo captured shaU bo loft TO suffer
whGteger tho unchecked. .ogohgefgl barbarily
Of these Rebel sayaggs MAJ doligls 70 naIct