The New York herald., 1863-03-25


suggestions and proposing plans for the defence
of the harbor we're received and referred to the
appropriate committees. An invitation to accom-
pany the Legislative and Chamber of Commerce
Defence Committees on visit TO the Notifications
this morning, was accepted. Some other bust
ness was transacted, and the commission adjourn
ed to Monday evening next.
special meeting of the Board of Councilmen
was held at two o'clock yesterday, to take suit
able action in reference to the decease of ex-
Comptroller Robert T. Haws, Esq. A commun
cation on the subject from the Mayor to the Board
Of Aldermen, and the preamble and resolutions
adopted by that Board on Monday were received
and unanimously concurred in. A series Of reso-
lutions were offered by the President to memorial.
ze the State Legislature in favor Of the passage Of
their the Legislatures) resolutions extending the
terms of the tenure OF the Office of certain heads
of the departments of the city government. After
lively debate, in which the Aldermanic ring and
the question Of patronage were freely discussed,
the resolutions were unanimously adopted A
series Of resolutions from the Board Of Aldermen
against the passage Of the above resolutions Dy
the Legislature were received and referred to the
Committee on Law. The Board adjourned until
Thursday evening next at four o'clock.
numerously attended meeting Of the members
Of the Commercial Association was held yesterday
at the Produce Exchange Buildings, the object
benr to cooperate with the Board Of Trade Of
Buffalo in appeal to the Legislature of the State
for the enlargement of the Oswego and Erie canals
Appropriate resolutions were adopted, and CON-
mittee appointed to cooperate with the committee
of the Buffalo Board Of Trade in appearing before
tha Ia Ia,
urge upon the latter the Importance of the work.
The Court OF 0ycs and Terminer was opened and
adjourned yesserday before Justice Clerke in con-
sequence OF the indisposition Of Judge Barnard.
The charges against the prize vessels, the
schooner Annie and brig Minna, for running the
blockade, were submitted to Judge Belts yester-
day. There were no claimants. The Judge took
the papers. Decision reserved
The stock market active irregular yesterday
morning In the afternoon stocks sympathzed with gold
and we're lower Gold declined to 145S, closing 146 bid
Exchange fell to 100, closing 16O 16l Money very
easy indeed call loans per cent The fall in gold led to
temporary stagnation in the produce markets.
The heavy fall in gold led to very general rection
in prices Of merchandise yesterday Flour declined l5c
wheat and corn &C. &C., with light transactions Pork
fell of 125sc. 25c. lard, bacon and cut Hc with
moderate business. Beef, butter and cheese de-
pressed and dropping. There was more activity in
groceries and whiskey, but at declining prices. Cotton
down to 73c. 74c. for middlings and quite dull
Most other articles lightly dealt in at generally
easier rates The freight engagements were restricted
and rates irregular.
The market for beef cattle again buoyans under an
active demand and short supply, and prices ruled fully
hc.pcr h. higher. ranging from skc. to l3c-botn
treme rates-oc to zc is properly the range
nearly all sold at within these prices The cattle were
good and mostly sold 9ho to 1lc with average OF
10kc. The government agents took about $50 800
head rendering the supply Tor the regular trade shorter
by that number The yards were emptied by 10 A. NJ.
yesterday and the bolk OF the stock sold Monday
There every likelihood that prices viii be still higher
next week, they only be kept down by excessive
receipts Mich tolcrably active $25 $40.
500 each. veals were steady at 4hc. q &C. . 7c.,
with a few sales OF extras at TIC Sheep and lambs
active at full prices until yesterday when the
ket ruled heavy prices yranged from IS IS $40 To-
generally So q 50. Swine were heavy at 5Lc. exc.
for fed and 5c. 5c. for still fed. The total
cepts were4 os4 beef CATTLE lit cows 4s1 veas e72
sheep and lambs, and Is 1856 swine
The War, the Government and the Cop
perhcad Politicians.
AT loyal Union meeting in Washington, on
Monday evening last, Mr.. Howard and other
recently released Union prisoners from the
South "agreed in the opinion that the only
support of the rebellion now was the belief
that the copperheads lin the North) were srffi-
ciently numerous and powerful to prevent the
enforcement of the Conscrption act, and to Sc
riousiy impede the further vigorous prosecution
Of the war, even to the extent of creating a
civil war in the hitherto loyal States" These
nal r,s f,r tbart aI no
suits of their Southern observations, that, while
all expressions of Unionism in the revolted
States are repressed with IN iron hand, 'the
occupation of the rebel territory and the re-
establishment Of the authority Of the govern
ment over it would be hailed with joy by q
large proportion even of those enrolled in the
rebel armies"
We believe this testimony to be true: that the
cause Of the Union was never stronger, and
that tho rebellion was never weaker, than it is
to-day and that the only hope Of the rebel
chiefs now lies in the creation by the copper
head politicians Of Northern divisions, distrac-
tions and disturbances, extending to bloody
riots and civil war in resistance to the Con-
scription act and other war measures Of Con-
gress. These copperhead politicians are simply
urging the alternative of armed resistance to
the government and the laws and civil war in
the loyal States as more desirable than the
further continuance Of the war against def
ant but nearly exhausted rebellion. The vaga-
bond peace preacher of this sort, who has
nothing to lose, but something to expect, from
the pickings Of riot or the raids of a mob,
may be consistent with his own shabby inter-
ests in preaching resistance to the laws; but
when his deluded followers are made to under
stand the simple fact that they must stand pre-
pared to fight for the government or to Eight
against IL they will be very apt to abandon him
In disgust
This time last year the radical abolition fac
tion was our greatest drawback to q harmo-
Nous and successful prosecution Of the war.