The New York herald., 1864-08-19
NEWS Fa0sa WAsHINaTca.
WASHINGTON, August TO, IoUs.
TIN ARhrsTIoE Question AND TIE REPUBLICAN

wAsHsGFoS, August l5, 1854
TIN ARhrsTIoE QUESTION AND TIE REPUBLICAN
LEADERS.
Tho armistca question almost the only topic In Wasn
inston. II is Kuewn positively that prominent repubiI
cao party managers regard as vitaly important that
Air Lincoln should Immediately steps to open nsso-
tiations in this respect
conference WAS held few days ago or Now Englan6
leaders, m which It was concluded that only safety Oh
the admuisat on party, under existing circumstances
IN proposing negotiations for termination of
These necessarily involve armstice which will allow
osponensnt OF the draft un after she election and
will also permit soldiers to bs sent 70 vote sena.
Wilson, of Massachusetts, he's paid visit to Wash
ngton, represent the President ths opinion OF
the republicans Of New England that this necessity
exists. Mr. Fessenden, the Secretary Of the Tres
ery who is cognizant OF the moFsmont, Is understood
to have declared th,t II something this kind Is not
doae promptly he will be compelled TO retire from the
Cabinet.
The President is warmly in OF the experiment.
He thinks that, m 1t do good 1t will do no harm
TO try ton" II Is the last card to be played to
tho Chicago Convention and the wind OF the
sails OF the be That IL viii be done, and speed
~, there is no doubt The republican leaders here
not only f1l of bot they insist that without II thcy
will be defeated. They hope tnat JeN. Davis will decline
to negotiate ard tha, they viii thus get the credit Of
making effort to strip the There are, however,
sound tnlAKink mol VINO oeeve tnRt the proposit NON
will be accepted
SPEECH THE PRESIDENT TO OHIO SOLDIERS.
This afternoon tho Ore Hundred and sixty fourth Ohio
regiment Colonel j. Q. Lee whose OF service haa
expired, paid their respects to the President in trent q
the Executive Mansion who addressed them az follows
soL,rRs-You about to return TO your homes ana
your friends after having. learn, performed camp
comparatively short term Of duty n this contest.
] am greatly b aed TO you and to all who baye clms
forward the call OF their country. wish might be
country now engaged ill., We have a. all will agree,
tree government where every man has q right TO b
elual with other In this great struggle Ihs
form or government and every form OF human rights
endangered II our enemies succeed There Is more In
volved in this contest thaa realized by every one.
There involved IN this struggle the question whehss
your children and my children shall enJoy the privileges
you you not already 30 impressed that 90 smaA
matter should divert Us from our great pu,Pose There
OF our system. 1t is fair that sha1
pay taxes in exao' preporton, u,o 70 the value ,. q
collecting 4 tax TO adjust the taxes upon each
m.n IN exact nropo'n win " s every T.r. rnes v sn hs
takes made sometimes things may be done wrong whie
the officers Q. the gvernmeat DO an .ney can 70 nreveos
repubc not 20 lei yeur minds be carried OF from the
great woR we m nave Is ns M se s
ter. When you return to yoar homes rise up TO the
height Of generation of men worthy Q! free govern.
c. cmmenced return TO you my sincere thanks
soldiers, for the honor you have done me tbs after
n0on."
Cheers were given FOR the President, and he was
sau,ed by the regiment, after which the march was
taken up for tho railroad depot.
FINANCIAL MATTERS
The suddenly Increased subscription to tho new lsaa
has afforded great reIie Treasury Department.
gives OF the administration being able 10 mse4
It's current obligations.
ARRIVAL or EXCHANGED PRISONERS AT ANNAPOLIS.
Four hundred and nteen privates surgeons and
~lo, Anna =
mond exchanged prisoners Lieutenant Colonel Mans
0eid, Second Wisconsin, wounded In the Wilderness
Major Motley First Mass aud Leaenant FseteS
One Hundred aud Twenty.trst New York, havo arrived
hero upon special parole, granted by the rebel ashca
ties Assistant Surgeons Brady One Hundred Thirty.
ninth New York; Getchel Seventh Maine; Armstrong,
Fifth New York cavalry, and Lauer, Fly MtA Pcon.
syivania, have been unoondtonally released.
BaIGASDs IN VIRGINIA.
An organized band ol herse thieves from M9yiund b
p'undcrng Loudon and Fatfax oosnses, Va, r kEsss.
under the guise OF gacrillas. A few captures g64M
made by troops but nothing has yet boea dosSh-
pshcd towards checking the oasrsges
REBsL pBsERYRss AND PRISONERS.
Thirty rebel deserters brought iu tais
ing and took the oath Of al!ssu Two hundred and
sixty ave rebel prisoners arrived here last night from
General GRANTS army, and Nty today from Geaer4
Sheridan.
SENTENCE or A DELIS QuBNf coNrKAoroR.
Daniel Warner, q contractor who eatered into Mtiaea
agreement with the chief qsmtcrms Of tho
airy bureau 70 furnish twelve hundred horses n g.
Charles. NJ and who failed furnish any, has sess
seutonoed by court msru 70 pay u two Thousand
dollars, 10 be imprisoned for term not exceeding eue
year.
FRAUDS REGARDING TIE AMNESTY PROCLAMATION.
The attention Of the War D.ps tmsnt has ben cased
to the fact that insurgent enemies kentucky Haes
f-~.A. -
trcscherousy obtain tho beneGts Of the ProsiaeDs
amnesty for the purpose merely preserving ther pro-
perty from the penalty x their crimes or screening
themselves from punishment for the commission e AZ
son, robbery and murder. Accordingly an order ha9
been issued TO all commanders in the military service -
prevent the improper administration OF the cath 70 per
taking n fsr any other than the purpose OF
storing peace and establishing the national auhortty
as expressed The terms Of the proclamation. all ths
henehts OF which and full protection promised 70
voluntarily forward and take the ooth
THE PUBEIc LANDS.
rhe records Of the General Land Olee show that me
dem.nd for and tho settlement OF public lands, arc
greater they been daring previous scaeu
within the last three years The receipts OF money
have as a consequence, been very largely increased
SUBSCRIPTIONS TO TuE GOVERNMENT LOAN.
The subscriptions the scvcn-thirty loan erored q
the Treasury to-day amount to $llS6,o00.
PROMOTION.
Captain Dawson, OF the Second New York artillery, .
son Of editor OF the Albany Journal who was severely
wounded Petersburg but who cCnvaescen received
10 day commission major for gallant and mexitorioss
service In battles from the Wilderness 10 Petersburg
FIuhton Board the ship Lady Emily
Pcnlc.
PHmADELrMA, August Is, 1854.
This afternoon fight occurred board the ship Lady
Emily psae which arrived from Londonderry last night
During hast night and this morning the OF the ship
went and returned much intoxicated, and
finally began 10 Eight among themselves geoernl row
soon cnsed upon the deck during which the boatswen.
whose McNaster, OF Belaqt, was stabbed 10 the
neck with large sheath kpifo The jrguar vein was
cut and McNastcr bled to death IN q lev momcnts: