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New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1864-02-01
TENNEssE ".

Gov. johnson las Issued 0 proclamation,
under date Of Jan. %, for the regulation Of the
elections to be held in Tennessee on the frsi
Saturday in March, for county officers. During
the Rebellion great part of the State has been
without such officers, and constant inconve-
nience 10 the people in the transaction Of ordi-
nary business between individuals, and In the
regulation of town and county affairs, has been
the result. The County Courts have care Of the
poor, Of the roads, Of public property, Of taxes,
tude Of other concerns equally essential to the
machinery Of local government. This machin-
cry may be set in motion even while that Of the
State is at rest, and under proper rules will in
no way affect tho relations Of the people or OF
the State to the United States authorities. The
step which Gov. JOHNSON proposes TO take he
further recommends as initiatory to the reorgan-
ization and restoration Of the State, and he
establishes such regulations for the elections a.
will materially contribute TO that end. I" 1t is
not expected" says Gov. Johnson, /" that the
enemies Of the United States will propose TO
vote, nor is il intended that they DO permitted
TO vote Or hold Office" The qualifications Of
electors are duly set FORTH and they are required
TO take the following oath:
'oemny swear that will beuceforb support the Con.
'suiion Of tie United States and defend s:ain,t the
sau' oil az rs enenie' that will hereafter be, and conduct
nyeh a. tne and faithful eillzen Of tho United stses
Hee ana voluntarily csianr TO be subee, to oil the duties
snd obs'onI and entitled to al the right. aud privileges
Pi that srdenty desire the suppression Of tho
present insunscon aud rebellion the Government Of
The United saos the success Of armies and the defeat Of oil
ho'e VINO oppose theru and that the Constitution Of the
United States and oil laws sd procsaions made In puru.
Hnoe thereof may be speedily and permanently established
and all thepeope States and TeroIe. thereof
and or'hsf that vii hereafter heartily aid aud all oysl
people in the accomplishment OF those results So helm me
God"
III Rebel wants to take that oath, he must
make up his mind to perjury, "mental rcserya-
tiOn" viii not help him. II Is still further pro.
yided that the same oath shall be taken by all
judges and other officers before entering upon
their duties.
Gov. johnson goes to work In a straight
forward, sensible way. There is an actual need
of the officers whom he proposes to have
elected; they are wanted TO do every DAYS
business. But the State in its present condition
has obviously no need Of any other Governor
than military one, and all It's higher admins
tration can DO best conducted, until the State
Constitution Is reformed, By military rule. It.
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Once more the country hears from the PreSi-
for 500 900 men to serve three years or duringthe
war. TO be made on the 10th of March next en-
suing. So many as may have been enlisted or
drafted before the LIST Of March, not heretofore
credited, will be deducted; in other words, the
draft is for so many men as shall not have been
raised by March l on the last call for 100000;
and for 200 200 more.
Men of New-York, if you do not ike draft
YOU have just four weeks in which to avoid it
by volunteering. The country needs the ser
vices of her sons in the field, and must have
them. Volunteer if you will-the more the
better-but If on the first day of March the
ranks of our depleted armies are not filed, you
must face the music of the DRAFT.
1t is no hour for cayiling, for political dis
sensons, for complaints of inactivity or lncompe-
tence. The Rebellion Is gathering it, strength
for one last desperate struggle. The Union
must meet it, jefferson Davis is sweeping into
the ranks Of his traitor armies every inhabitant
of the States which own his sway. In East
Tennessee his columns ore already in motion;
elsewhere they are waiting only for augmented
numbers. 1t is no longer secret that the mex
campaign is meant to carry the war to Northern
soil. If it fails-ss fail it will-the Rebellion
goes hopelessly down, never more capable
carrying on war on its present scale. Blu
that it may surely aud utterly fail, the Union
needs more men in. the field than it has to-day
needs and must have men enough TO put success
beyond all question. Hence the call of the
President Let it be responded to with the
same alacrity and eager patriotism as when
Sumter first woke the nation from its deep
dream of peace.
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TIE Pittsburgh Ersnins Chronicle has the fol. a

Inc fHsO"S" IttHtHH tWoHNN nus 'ho WI
lowing allusion to our affairs:
"IHR NEwYoRK TRIBUNE has about forty Thousand
OF daily circulation and very large and heavily.
charged advertising customs and yet are crediby in
formed that about year since II was very shaky and
cond not possibly have dragged through had hot had
tho largest Wsskiy circulation IL the world
AS the regular income Of our establishment
Is over Half Million Dollars per annum, We do
not know that 1t would injure us to have 1t be-
lieved that we gave it all back toour patrons and
kept nothing for ourselves. ltdidhappen to be the
fact that for some year or more in the early part
of the War, what with suddenly and largely in
creased outlay for War Correspondence, War
Telegraphing &C., &C., our expenses did slight.
ly exceed our incomes but there was no day on
which Quarter Of aMilion Dollars would have
bought TIE TRIBUNE out of the hands Of its ao-
tual proprietors. Oflate, and especially since
the enormous advance in the cost Of Paper and
Ink has been met by an increase Of prices on our
part, we have been doing well enough to satisfy
ourselves; and, so long as zee are satisfied wesee
not why others should borrow trouble on our
account.
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welt streets and assaulted substitute broker named
John Doyle. He effected his escape, and they soon
after met canal bostman named Albert Coleman 'rom
Canaoharie whom they beat so badly on the head "a 70
cause his death the following morning at Bellevue HOS
pial. The police, soon after the assault arrested
Charles Myers, one of the gang, and CoroherS Jury
having found him guilty Of the assault he was committed
to the Toobs to await the action of tho Grand Jury
The large warehouse Nos. and 5 Bridge
street occupied by Messrs MuIaney and NeHton fell
in with terrible crash Saturday afternoon pf!lhg
beneath the ruins aborer named Michaei puini"h
and horse and cart. The unfortunate man was
rescued later in the evening but life was extinct he
leaves wife and family. An inquest was held on inc
BODY on Sunday of the First Precinct Station House,
but nothing was elected casting any new light on the
affair, Several witnesses testified that the amount
stored In The building at the time OF the accident was
NOT eoua in weight to what 1t had contained on several
other occasions.
Representative Elijah Ward Of New-York
has been confined to his od gngs for the past week by
illness.
The President has re cOgnized DANIEL fefez
Barreda as Nicaraguan Consul at Ncw.Yors.
Gold in the street opened dull at 1867 bid OF the
Stock Eiehsng. the quotation was iSsia5'. The closing
price is 1874 Stocks the street oil strong and in de-
usnd at uu prices. At the Stock Exchange Government
Stock, were strong The stock market closes steady but
be-. responded the increased in money The variations
OF the Jay sye been imporsnt The Stocks OF
road. ere attracting souon nom investing parties,
under tho Influence Of their dydend Tho weoI co-rs upon
81 easier money usrkei with abundance oilenders u
cent On call Stock house, asn supplied with good deal
cspsl BY banks which for ions ns ha' been Po0 aud
very caution. in consequence.
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Mayor Gunther. Controller Brennan, and Cor.
poration Counsel DeVlin, have memorialized
the Legislature, proposing change in the law,
whereby persons bringing actions against the
Corporation are allowed to be witnesses on
thoir own behalf, when those actions are for
damages suffered from a mob. The July riots,
and the suits brought against the city for losses
then incurred. arc tho occasion Of this memo
rial The law may be wrong in principle, but
il IL ever was or ever could be, right, it Is pre-
ciseIy IN the case referred to. The sufferers by
those riots were for the most part, the humbleSt
and most friendIess class. The damages they
sustained from the Infatuated rioters were under
circumstances when, in the nature Of tina case,
there could be no witnesses but themselves.
Poor blacks, occupying single rooms, suddenly
attacked, and all the tenants who were not muir
dored compelled to Fly for their lves, could
hardly stop TO call in witnesses, or to observe
whether any were present, to the loss OF all
they possessed in the world. To change
the law now to fit this occasion will
be 10 make discrimination that will press with
great hardship upon those poor people whose
individual claims are small, though all III all to
them; wbilo it will not touch-and is not In
tended to touch-the larger claimants. such as
storekcepers and Weather housekeepers, whose
clerks. employees and neighbors can tes-
tify to the fact of the destruction and the
value and character Of the goods destroyed. 1t
would be far better and infinitely moro to our
credit even il We paid few thousands to which
there vas no just claim, than that We should
cheat, by an sr post faeto law, the unfortunate
people who were the victims Of the most fero-
oious and brutal mob that ever disgraced civil
lied and Christian city. Messrs. Gunther,
Brennan and Devlin would gain credit for their
humanity II, on further consideration Of these
facts, they should withdraw their memorial; the
Legislature, at any rate, we think, will hardly
so discredit theirs as to take any other notice Of
1t than TO lay it upon the table.
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The Attorney General Of the State of New
York has commenced an action against James
y. Taylor, Simeon Draper and Others, to set
aside the sale of the Fort Ganseyoort property.
The complaint is long, and is founded on the
well-known facts OF the case. 1t claims that the
sale was void; first, because it was made to Mr..
Draper, who, at the time, was one of the Gov
ernors Of the Alms-IIouse, and consequently
forbidden by the charter to be interested in the
purchase of any property from the city; and
secondly, because il was made FOR al inadequate
price and without due notice to the public or
any chance for competition among buyers. 1t
further alleges that the property which was sold
for $3.50, 900 was worth $780, and that Mr..
Taylor, a short time afterwards, offered to recon-
yey II to the city for that sum. In December
last. however, the Common Council agreed to
pay him S535, AS or to issue the City bonds for
that amount. As the City bonds are far above
par, this would certainly be good bargain for
Mr.. Taylor, whatever it would be for the city.
Attorney General Cochrale will do good
deed if he can bring this Fort Ganseyoort bust
ness to final settlement. Unless it can be
clearly proved that Mr.. Taylor's title to the
property is good in law, the people will not rest
easy under this addition to the city debt Of more
than half O million Of dollars.
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GENERAL NEWS.

There was an exceedingly interesting meet
ing st the Baptist Church TweDty-eghth street
SUNDAY afternoon. The elegant and specious edifce
was flied to OVERCOMING with children and adults.
Dr. Perry presided. and addresses were delivered by
the Rev. Stephen H. Tying, IT,, TIRE Rev. NJ. Wooiey,
the Rev Mr.. Burt tho Rev. Nj. Philips the Rev. Mr..
Hill, Gen. Strong Chnaman who is studying for tie
ministry, and others. Miss Reynolds q little lady
seven We Of age sang couple hymns which elected
general commend6tion Her voice was Eich full and
clear aud her articulation perfect that every syl.
liable she sang distinctly heard in all parts OF the
house Two OF the white slaves were present at the
meeting and the boy made short address, giving on
account Of the fact that his Rebel Brgader
erai sold him and his mother or the OF ST. 600 On
"wednesday evening there win be another meeting in
the came church at which the three white slaves and
the black one with the names of his master branded
bis forehead win DO exhibited. Mr.. Horace Greeley
Mr. Day Gen. Strong and others win address the meet.
inn which will be open TO all who choose to attend.
On Thursday night the steam propeller Temp
klns employed in carrying stores, caught fire at the
wharf at Fort Washington, below Alexandria There
being powder on board the officers and crew made their
escape ashore and the boat Yves cast loose Between
IL and IL o'clock the boat blew up with tremendous
EXPLOSION the shock Of which was felt In Aiexandfia
and Washington.
A party OF ruRans, calling themselves The
Clubbers" visited various places In the Fourth ward
stating that they intended to beat number OF sabst
suts brokers and others who had revealed the there
abous Of deserers In the course of the evening ey
entered the saloon At the corner Of Water and kooss
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0ur correspondence from Matamoras printed
this morning contains an interesting account Of
an extraordinary conflict occurring between
Cortina and Ruiz, two military chief, both Of
the Liberal party in the streets Of tho city.
The fight began Oh slight provocation withou,
notice To anybody, continued for some eighteen
hours, and terInipeted by the defeat and fight
of Ruiz and his party. Want of ammunition is
said 10 have been the cause Of the defeat. Gen.
Heron, who was at Brownsville, sent large
force across the ryer to protect the American
Consulate.
In the same correspondence will be found
some facts concerning Gen. BankS's occupation
Of Brownsville, and concerning the disaster Of
last year at Galveston.
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FROM WASHINGTON.
Special Disps.sh - he n !. Tr,bun. B
WASHINGTON Jan. a. issA
ARKAEHAa


Intelligence of the proceedings Of the Ahkso.
sas Convention having reached the President sar 4.
had written the letter to Gen Steele another letter Va
written. not materially altering but 80 modifying a.
former as to approve the action Of the Convention
GEN. ROsRORASs.
The series Of emphatic resolutions expressive
Of continued confidence in Gen. Roseorspa lst.as
passed by the legislature Of Ohio. are regarded b
many here as censurng the treatment be has r,oei,,i
ct the hands Of the President.
THE NEW CALL FOB TROOPS.
The opinion Is expressed by prominent oflcom
now here, that by allowing those who have distnriAsd
themselves to mako direct appeals to ths people IL
ranks Of the Union Army win DO speedily filed sad
largo excess Of volunteers obtained And they conf,
donty hope that such plan may DO adopted usdss ~
new order Tor draft Of half million more mon
TIE TWELFTH CORPS.
Brig. Gen. Geary of the 10Th Corps, who's
Mountain. Il In town. Eleven Of the regiments In III
command have reSulsted and are being recruited up
the maximum. Con. Geary says volunteering 10 ssiss
as brisk In Pennsylvania as it was In 1861.
SERMON BY DR.. SUNDERLAND.
DR.. Sunderland preached great sermon h
the House to-day on The Public Worship Of God Ia 10
National Capitol" He reviewed the history and prscH
oftbe Congressional Chsplancy rebukedths scoes bes
In and out OF Congress- declared the Scriptures to b ~
great plowshare Of God that uproos fraud oorputeA
Slavery, treason, and every crime against asf -
man. 30 wonder. be said. politicians dsmascsssa
potters OF treason and enemies to universal freedoa
deny pnhlic worship In the Capitol
They wither under the rebuke and henos strive h
Danish from the halls Of the nation the apostles Of trQS
Notwithstanding the dstasts Of Congressman and Csb
met members for religious worship be continued, to
spread OF Christian pety and the increasing glory Of w.
nation win be cOequa The fathers Of tho Republic
left record worthy Of imitation; while the banner q
tho Union waved over the Capitol and the Goodies q
Liberty crowned the pinnacle Of the noble structure n
the voices Of grateful people ascend in praise sa1
Thanksgiving to God.
INTERNAL RBcENUR-TAx ON SAI1S-
The Commissioner of Internal Revenue hes
made the following ruling which viii be Of interest 10
those concerned:
TnKAsuRr DEPARTMENT, OSrcx OF isrsH. Rfvssval
SIR: Your letter relative 70 the Of hsishae
nails at per cent sd vsorem, instead OF BY tho tn pr
We'd for BY the Excise law. has been received
In reply have TO inform that mails known 70 tho eo
ercis world and the trade finishing nais" although -
up In kegs Of pounds Zach the ordinary
sboud b. taxed at the rate Of per cent ID vsorsm.
has always been the ruling Of this Office 70 consrue IL
pr .shu h' called cut Excluding nails sSiol ..
otherwise degnaed at the time Of the OF the EEco
law even though manufactured by the process Of cutting
very '''pe'''o"w y. DowNEs. FIR conmi,sl.nsr
CHAs. q. DAVIS. esq, Assessor Is. Dist. MAss.
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tho watch too hong. have sold their vessels.
They have done everything but fght--they
went to sea for no such manly exercise.
All these facts have tended to secure to the
Rebel prvateers o sort Of exceptional impunity
The Navy has been untiring in its effort to cap
ture them, and it's success has far surpassed that
of England undor similar circumstances. Most
of them have been sunk or captured, some have
been abandoned In port, where they were too
closely watched, and the two or three that still
remain aAoat have been hunted into tho remotest
seas, where they rarely find victim. Their
career of villsny is measurably ended. Had not
EDgland's wsnton proclamation Of neutrality
been issued. they would never have been seen
upon the ocean. Had that proclamation been
honestly Inspired, they would not have been
permitted to enter her ports either to reft or Lie
secure from capture, thence to sally forth when
the danger had disappeared, to commit new
depredations on the commerce OF friendly
Power. 1t is to this British aid and comfort thus
layishy extended that the difficulty Of driving
them from the ocean Is to be mainly attributed.
We wero fighting piracy that England stimu-
lated by supplying ships, and sfterward encour.
aged by giving them free use of whatever her
colonial seaports could afford. The British Min.
istry is responsible for making this maritime
havoc possible TO the Rebels. not the American
Government for failing at once TO prevent IL.
New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1864-02-01

OPERA IN BRooKLYs.-Mr Gabriel HarTison's
English Opera troupe win give "Martana" Oon Cesar
do Bazan) at the Park Theater this evening The lead
ing parts by Mad. Comte Bouchard Miss Myers. MI.
g. O. Campbell, Wm. Castle and George RsA
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E1pLu bn Tie Tribpnc.

II TIE TRIBUNE has been ain the habit
Of speaking Of Wendell Phillips as On ureon.
dittonGI loyslist, it must be easy for The Times
to quote repeated instances Of such speaking,
and we win thank it to DO 30. Nay, more: we
will admit that any such habit is not con.
sistent with that perfect accuracy Of statement
which we endesyor 10 cultivate.
That there are conditional and ',ncondi-
tionar lOyalis;s, The Iimes, We presume, will
not deny, nor that tie distinction is one " grave
importance. We use the term unconditional
loyalists, 10 distinguish those who stand by the
Government Of our country in its struggle with
slayeholdirg Treason, whether the Administra-
ton does or does not pursue the polcy-regard-
ing Slavery, for example-which they consider
wisest and most effective. We know many
who, throughout tho first eighteen months Of
the war, regarded Mr.. Lincolns action relative
to Slavery-as eyinced in his reluctance and
hesitation to sign tho bill conGscating such
slaves Of Rebels as were used TO construct bat
teries and breastworks whence to shoot down
the soldiers of tho Union, and in his oyerrling
Of Gen. Fremont's Proclamation of Freedom in
bis Military Department to oil slaves Of active
Rebels-as little less than insane; but who
nevertheless gave money, time, effort, exhorta-
ton, to swell the rauks Of the Union armies,
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THE FRENCH TOBACCO.

Some surprise is manifested here at the couryp
OF the British journals in denouncpg the comfy shoso
by the United States to the French Government In 10
gard to the expectation Of tobacco The concession wae
made at the request OF the French Government sup
ported by the express request OF the British Govern
ment.
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RAILROAD GRANTS.

The House Committee on Public Lands have
under consideration the subject Of railroad grants U
Alabama Florida. Iowa, Louisiana, Minnesota Mssit
sippi and Wisconsin. The law oflsS provides that d
case the roads enumerated shall not DO completed q
ten years. the lsnds shah revert to the United Stats
The Committee have been instructed to inquire wbehe1
it would be just and expedient to extend the time y
the grants. several OF these States being In Rebs
lion.
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To Cnrrcsnondents.

20 notice can bs taken of Anonymous Communications
Whatever intended for insertion must be autheutcaed
by he and address OF the wior-no necessarily for
pybiication but as q guaranty for his good faith.
We cannot undertake reuTn rejected Commune stions
All letters for this office should be addressed 10 The
TKIsuxR,n SeW-York.
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CONDITIONAL AND UNCONDIT,ON-
AL LOYALTY.

J. POM We DO S'r UEpEssTASD.---oDr noighbor
The TRIBUNE is in toe habit Of speaking Of Wendell
Philips and those who concur with him In sentiment
81 sao0aditiOKGl 10y alsts; while yesterday morning it
refers 10 ReYerdy johnson Conditional supporter Of
the Union II IL be not too much trouble should be
glad 10 have II explain Ihe ground Of this distinction.
To the best OF knowledge and belief the boot Ggur
lively sUrakiuQ seems To be on the other leg
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Terms of The Tribune.

DAIE1 IhlDUNBs
Nal subscijers t3l issues).
SEMEWEEKLY TRIBUNE
Fer year (0t issues.
WEEKLY TRIBUNE.
Pez yesr Is; issues).
Psysbe in advance.
THE TRIBUNE,
Na.x VnvN
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To tho Associated Presa
WASHINGTON, Jan. 81. 1854.
CHAs. q. DAVIS, ESQ.,, Assessor l.. Dist. Mas

The following causes, coming first In ordeg
In the Supreme Court Of the United States are uks!
TO DO argued during the week,
No 1s2-0rsen c. Bronson ct a. appellants sgt the u
Crosse and Milwaukee Railroad Company ct al
No. lLessee Of George Pomeroy, plaintiff Ia erros ~
The State Bsnk Of Indiana
No. ia-Heury yAlles.e kc, appellant sst oreeas q
Bronson ct al. =.
No. i3S-ThOmss O. Gaylord IT, ct al appellant ss. Jsa
Kelfhaw ct Al.
No. i3s--rhe Pacific Nah Steamship Company. plsntGA
cGror, est. William III. Jolife-
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ALIENS ENLISTED AS SUBSTITUTES.

The Hon. William Whiting, Solicitor of the War
Department has decided that aliens who are subjects Of
a foreign Government having Voluntarily enlisted b
the service Of the United States substitutes for drs
ed men, are not entitled to be discharged from ser
vice by reason of sllensge, but may under tho NV a
nations be held to perform their engagements withous
giving the Government to which their allegiance daA
Just cause OF complaint