The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1863-02-27

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By fall through CRATE, used as covering for Z
coal vault, aud which was imperectly fastened.
Judge Barnard has ordered stay Of proceedings
for five days in the case Of Mr.. Taylor ,nandamus
against Comptroller Brennan respecting the nav.
ment of the Fort Gansevoort property purchase
money.
The case OF Jacob Weller, indicted in She Court
OF General Sessions for the murder Of his wife in
August last. was concluded yesterday. The Jury.
after being out nearly four hours, brought in q
verdict Of guilty Of murder in the second degree,
the penalty for which is Imprisonment for life or
not less than ten years, according to the
Of the Court. The prisoner was remanded for
sentence.
A letter received in this. city from Tsrragons,
Spain. states that an American seaman. named
David Mason, was murdered on the mole, in that
place, ON or about the 18th ult. The deceased is
said to have vito and children residing in this
city.
letter from Bangkok. Siam, Of the 18th Of
November. announces the death Of q child Of
Captain and Mrs. Emery, of the American bark
Algonquin. at that place, on the 27th of the same
month.
Tho stock and gold markets wore worry variable and .
regular yesterday Al the morning board stocks were
I'll lower. but In the Afternoon they rallied To tho prices
Of last evening Gold soid As Low 1esk and - high
- IT, closing lSlk bid. Exchange sold a lss. Money
was abundant = ~ per cent On call
The demand was Len active fos brsadssufs yesterday
Prices were &C. i0o hwss Tor nsus 10. o. hs corn,
and heavy for wheat. Pork dee,issd I2kc aoc. per
bbl with lighter sSes Lasd bacon and out meats we're
setvs q advancing raass. 3esC Wa quiet. There was
lees snsmatca IN groceries, whiskey sn4 sobGeeo while
hides lnssed o. tallow and wool frossy sought
After Cotton was vsry dull a. 9oo DC. for iddlins
The auction sale leather resulted quite
Tho freight market decidedly brsker and closed with
moro Armness
Congress and the Rebsllion-Presidsn
Lincoln - . Temporary Dictator.
The important measures which have lately
passed, and others which are now under con-
sideration in the two houses Of Congress, win
leave no excuse for failure on the part Of the
present administration to put an end to the re-
bellion. With the closing Of the present ses-
sion President Lincoln will be practically in
vested with all the powers Of dictator. The
scope Of his authority and discretion rs Presi-
dent Of the United States will hardly be less
than that of Louis Napoleon as Emperor Of
France. Our whole political system of the
peace establishment, including the subordins-
ton of the federal government to the will Of the
States and the people, will be reversed; for the
States and the people will be rendered subor-
dinate to the will Of the federal administration.
And this will be done, too through the duly
elected representatives of the States and the
people in Congress assembled.
This most remarkable political revolution is
now within few days of its consummation
The Militia bill, which has passed, places I'm der
the control Of the President, for the purposes Of
this war, all the militia of the United States;
the Banking bill, which has passed, and the
Treasury note or financial bill, which is under
consideration, will invest him with an almost
unlimited power over the banks, finances and
currency of the country and that other bill
which is pending before the House, providing
for the suspension Of the writ Of habcas corpus,
will give him full authority over the liberties of
the individual citizen. In word, we may say
that with the adjournment Of this Congress, on
the 4th Of March, President Lincoln, for the two
years remaining Of his term of Office, will be
clothed with dictatorial powers, political, mill
tary and financial, over State and citizen, and by
the action of Congress, and under the authority
Of the constitution.
This organic instrument, and the laws passed
in pursuance thereof, constitute the supreme
law Of tho land. Nor do we think 1t can be sue.
cessfully denied or contested that, in straining
It's warlike authority to the establishment at
Washington Of temporary dictatorship, Con-
gress, in the acts indicated, has passed the bar
riers Of the constitution. The legislative power
Of Congress in regard to the militia, in cases of
invasion or rebellion, and over the financial az
fairs of the country, and the habeas corpus, is
broad and comprehensive. It is possible that
with Napoleon or Cromwell, clothed with
this provisional dictatorship, there would be an
end of our republican institutions, and the be-
ginning Of an imperial establishment; but there
is not the slightest danger of an abuse Of his
authority by President Lincoln for ambitious
purposes We all know that his ambition is
limited to the suppression Of this rebellion; but.
if il were not, we all knew that he would be
utterly powerless to employ the intelligent,
liberty sOlulcIS. Va tuC OuiVu III auy
movement involving the suppression Of our
regular Presidential election.
We therefore entertain no apprehensions Of
evil results to the reserved rights Of the States
or the liberties of the people from these extra
ordinary powers with which Congress is clothing
the President. On the other hand, as these laws
will be passed over to the next administration,
they may even then be turned to good account
in the application of their pains and penalties
to the abolition disorganizers Of the North after
the rebels of the South shall have been reduced
to their proper allegiance. Meantime accept
ing the plea of imperious necessity, we cheer
fully consent to this transformation of our
President into temporary dictator. We cheer
fully consent, in view Of the great object Of
concentrating the forces and resources Of the
loval Gtatoa AGAINST thosp of the rehellion and