The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1865-07-03


THE SITUATION.
President Johnson's condition was considered
yesterday has been any previous time since his
present Illness though he believed not to be in i'm
mediate danger.
Tomorrow, which completes the eighty ninth year of
national existence, will be celebrated in the me-
tropolis and the surrounding cities, well as
throughout the country, the republics birthday
has never yet been celebrated Heretofore we
have gorcd nations BIRTH existence, freedom and
prosperity but this Fourth of July will rejoice in
edition over its salvation and increased power, after
desperate four years struggle Everywhere the demon
situations and enthusiasm will be scale increased
those Of previous years in proportion to the mag
nincence and importance Of the late wars results. In
ths city the morning will open amidst ringing
Of bells booming of cannon and waving flags,
will commence moving The day will be observed in a
variety OF appropriate ways by associations,
and the quantity Of powder exploded will nodoubt be
eeethng unprecedented There will also, Of course,
be large number Of excursions to convenient rural
resorts and those HKRALps readers DESTROYS Of
celebrating the day in this as well as in other
modes can make their selections by referring to
advertising columns.
The Department in Washington has received the
official communication from General La Marmora the
Italian Prime Minister to Minister in Italy, giving
notice of the formal resentment by the government of
King Victor Emanuel of the order according bellgerent
rights TO our Southern rebels and of tho restoration
national vessels of all the privileges accorded TO
those of other Powers.
We have already announced tho breaking up Of the
Army Of the Potomac the retirement from its command
OF General Meade and the consolidation Of the troops
thereof still remaining in the service into provisional
corps, numbering sixteen thousand men. An ad-
dtiona order OF General Meade regarding this reorgani
zation published. The remnant Of the army is to be
formed into three divisions which will be under Major
General Wright late commander of the Sixth CORPS and
will be stationed for the the Baltimore and
Ohio Railroad west of the Monocacy river.
Some light is thrown upon the hitherto secret history
of the initial proceedings of JEFF Davis Southern
federacy by General Wilson'S capture in Georgia
OF documents and archives containing record of the pro-
ceedngs Of the rebel provisional government at Mont
gomery Alabama. They show that tho rebels
lost no time, when once they got fairly
at work, in organizing their provisional gov
ernmen, which they had in full operation in less
than FIVE weeks from the assembling Of their national
congress or convention. In the work Of framing
thcir constitution the docaments show they had
considerable tinker,ng and discussion. There was
a strong feeling in favor of naming their Southern
establishment the ''gcpoblc OF Washington"
which was only defeated by a majority OF
vote IN favor OF the title Confederate States Of
America" There were long debates propositions to
tho preamble Of the constitution recognition
OF the divinity Of both the Old and New Tcsamonts Of
the Bic and the body thereofa provision enforcing
the observance Of the christian Sabbath The former is
understood have been voted down out Of respect
Judah T. Benjamin. and the latter in Difference TO the
wishes Of the people Of Louisiana and Texas Many
other curious disclosures, besides those noticed, are
made by these documents
The following discharged troops arrived in tho city yes
to-day Tho Sixth New York artillery, about seven
hundred men, the Naval Brigade Thirteenth New
York artillery, hundred men; the Fifty ninth New
York infantry, the Nineteenth and Tweny-elghth and
detachment OF the second Massachusetts, infantry, the
FRS, Massachusetts, cavalry and the Fifth New Hamp.
shire infantry The Sixty ninth New York infantry the
advance Of the Irish Brigade arrived at early hour
this morning.
EUROPEAN NEWS.
The steamship America arrived a this port yesterday
with European advces to the 2Ist u three days later
than those previously received
The Paris Pafre repeats probably on better author
ity the statement originally made by the Memorial
Dipt~osigsx and the London Opl, that Great Britain
declined entertain tho question Of compensation fou
she rebel pirate Alabsmas depredatcus
The forms Of the Canadian agreement had hccn laid
before Parliament Mr. Disrael the opposition leader,
sought 70 raise discussion the subject, but the
government avoided the question.
Tho negotiations between the Pope and Victor Emanuel
are said TO have been broken of the question Of the
bishops taking the oath Of allegiance to the King.
The Prussian Kings speech from the throne read by
Herr Won BsmaIk at the dissolution Of the Chamber o,
Deputies the 18th ult, proves TO have been a 70
marksbe document The King roundly rates bis cub
tecs for refusing the budaet and his di
turs and assured the Deputies almost many
OF intention govern the country without them
the Emperor Of Russia had been speaking plainly 4
hn Polish subjects Ho warned them against vain
erss,s snd assured them that the present Czarewisch
80 worthy 70 succeed 70 the throne aud would follow
sAtD fathers policy.
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