The New York herald., 1864-10-01

WEE nrs'eo. and BY thesr ORDERS assisted materially IL
saDdut Il the flames.
HErussrD sson SCOUTING Exrrpmos-uxma vron
A scouting party, ccmpo-sd Of Gssaohments Of the
foartn Wisconsin and second i0ois osyairy u1dsS the
command uf capt,in Brooks Baton Rouge Gays
or the purpose OF securing the coentry Ear 40
cred nut three armed rebels OF them Was killed,
and the others eutenant B.nd and Corporss Ba Of
| stewsrt'e csvary) taken prisoners
On Wednesday morning q, our pIcksss on ths rors
iuds aod Clinton roads nred upon by gusrtllas
squad OF cavalry immediaisy sent oat
tho fact vas reported. but rebels could be found
Inc nrst assistant surgeon OF tho Fourth We ousin
Baton Rouge on the 18Th insl He was buried on the
Following day with military honors. He was 10 have
%, ssp1rsa Sr or duty the same mOnps pu. on visiting his
speo,ed and beloved by every man In the regiment.
Inc nearee was drewn 70 tho burial ground by sAteen
black horses belonging 10 the. Eighteenth New York
battery.
SIR WILLIAM
Inc FreEoh sloop OF war Amphon has arrived here.
She takes the place OF the sisphone which eit for New
The British steamship Sir wsm Peel which has boon
held hero for adjudication FOR DEARLY year loft hers
eay m%snns aas for Liverpool with full cargo Of oot
SALE or A prizx VESSEL
Tho steam propeller Gray Jacket captured last spring
on Mobile, while attempting 70 run tho bOcksde was
sold Yesterday By the Uniied States Marshal. whea
Mobile cotton This realized three hundrsd and seventy
i've thousand dollars The cold twenty shrco
InouSAn0 hundrcd Sn0 Dutt Oy mos6tb'
Meahers Of Mobile and making her Arst trip when
captured
The Saratoga was tired upon by gusrtias yesterday
morniDg, eleven miles above Baton Rouge. She was
taxing cotton board at the time. have no farther
particulars
The family Of President Juarez VIII leave this city for
New York the I'd Of October on the steamship Ariel
They viii reside there until the troubles in hexico are
over. zen. Go'couris and several Msxcan officials wl
accompany them.
srrAMER FIRED nv cuEaILAs.
Tho stcamer Olive Branch arrived here this fcrsnoo a.
She was nred upon by gueriias near Island &c. samuel
Holly Roper aud VIM. Osborne OF the Forty sixth Ohic
we're killed. aud Ephram jones' Of the Same regiment
REMOVAL OF RESTRICTIONS ON TRADE AT NAToHrz.
The Natchez Courier OF tho 23d saysWo learn from
reliable that the restrictions trade will be re.
moved In few days. and all cotton aud o:ber produce
belonging to lessee Will be permitted producing the
necessary papers.
letter Of General Banks ON the Organ
ixatfoM OF Louistana-FJo Defends the
Ncw state Covernms at, Sc.
Gen. Banks has written long letter, which hs nearly
all Of one side Of the daily papers published 10 Now
Orleans, in defence tho state organization and
government inauguraed vhere Most OF tho lettor Is
merely rehash OF the editorials which have for some
time past been published there We, however, make
room for few extracts
HIS DEFENCE OF oID ARR
The proclamation OF tho President and tho protest OF
the Hon Messrs. Wade aud DAVIS reiatiugto this
sure, attracted general attention here II gone.
rally understood how far in what respect tho
pu0o events n o 70 ssaaa was conflict wn the
possible that the by Congress- should be
received otherwise than with tho most profound respect.
especially, By tho officers OF the various Executive and
Judiciary departments OF tbe government far as they
may no consistent With the rights opinions, interests
and liberties OF the people the constitutions. powers
OF the government. Wherever they kno they will
be recognized and obeyed law. Tho people often bow
to that which not Law because 1t ought TO be law THIS
Is Divine wisdom. The very existence Of our govern.
ment depends upon the recognition Of the paramount
respect recommendations or tho different de-
departments Of tho government and tho more potent t
becomes proportion receives the approval Of all
the departments Of the But % assert
Congress- has the power With OF without the Consent OF
ordinate branches o. tho independent powers conferred
upon them BY the constitution and which would he fatal
70 the indepooaence o. perpetu,'y o. Toe govssnmso'
manent Public injury that II 10 impossible to believe It
woald receive the counsnancs or support Of any cousde
This must be tho case where Congress passes
own ocwsrs simply. how much greater iorce must il
have-h0w much more ponderous the objecti0n-when
Incident srd applied 70 an act o. Congress Intended
Of s or tho CO ordinate branches OF the gov
ernn ent Nothing % more rue. nothing connected with
tha interests Of government important than
that Congress- in tho creation admission OF States
not bind Its It can neither surrender nor as
powers Tho inetant that the Senate or the
House In measure OF limitation restriction OF
surrender the Successor Of each member viii uos only
the statute, but the very members voting for Il viii be
oory 20 d..s.;a s p,0y
Any legislation Of this character must BE- mo.
mensary changing. |. cannot be psrmansn. Iho
concurrence OF The President would not change It's
character. II Ia not 10 human power without tho organic
law - give to such measure, 10 parliamentary sense
Of high and paramount import, but Act." II
had been With tho forms OF law by the approval
son. claimants for representative houors stand the
bar OF senate House. zach body will be absoved from
oath Of its members follow the constitution, which
makes each house the exclusive and ndependcnt Judge
\ OF The qualification Of its owl members
|
The statement made thrt Louisiana does rot control
half the population half tho territory OF the state
very tar from the truth. That large prtion OF the
STATE occupied By tho government is correct but
nobody else mstera part Of the territory is 10 this
day unoccuped either by the Unon rebel forces But
sus' 70 sSy o. s a' Se be
OF tho government Occupation and control are essen
italy different things. Occupation 10 the work OF the
| ueopIe; control is the work OF the army
Nearly thousand white troops and fifteen thousand
coored soldiers have been enlisted here 10 the armies OF
the Unon They amoog the best OF the service.
Every battle field from the Rio Graude 10 Port Hudson
and Florida. has been houoed BY their valor and hal
low ed By their blood Against domestic l0es Louisiana
abe unaded to vindIcatc her rights throughout her
territory. Against the concentrated armies of other
states sue requires a. others do The support Of her loyal
is OCT territory however bu, the people tnst cons,.
| ,ue state. would be impossible to commia greater
error assume do tho authors this sddross
that the parishes automatically heidi at the
Of the s ale not held BY u.s. had s75siIn IL incredi-
| bio that such assumption should 10 made, that
'ths gentleman entitled 70 ontirc confidence"
| who has given much information Ia relation 70
he affairs or louisiana sh oud have enpposed the 20 u
10 DO the that existing at the opening OF
The Yet this extraordiuary error ap' ears 10 the
quotation cited above he Inevitable result o. war "
the destruction OF population. None that the world
Witnessed has been prsllc Of blood tsn this
which We are now ensrgcd. Prussia lost IN her seven
ten cent ~ her ertre populaon count
ing the Casualties OF alone. mis- 70 true of pops
lat,on which remained N the kingdom when u dd not
nd bloody graves In battle The destruction OF life 10
our arm North and south, Ia already greater than
Prussia. Tho southern states ad,lt0o TO the