The New York herald., 1865-02-02

and stocks The meetng was largely attended BY car
talists and others Interested In tho enterpr Sc
Surrogate Tucker has rejected the will Of Patrick Oar
ley deceased Tho Surrogate has decided against allow
Ing the administrator OF Mary Paddocks estate his
ge for boarding the ntes,ate for soe years prior 70
DEATH holding At TO b. against the policy OF law 10
encourage claims for labor and among m,mbes
Of the family and relatives in the absence Of
express agreements AS 70 compensation.
Seth Adams, Of the prime pals in the recent Mill
spaugh Adams suit for tion, broupht up before
Judge Ingraham yesterday order Of discovery he
having failed to satisfy Judgment Of four hundred and
thirteen dollars, which obtained against HIM by
Philip j. Aubin. Upon being examined as TO his proper
y he that he possessed nothing few articles
jewery. receiver appointed 10 take possession
of tho estate
Notwithstanding the moderation OF the temperature
during the past few days. the ice the ponds yester
day continued good, and thronged with skaters.
Seven men and four women, belonging 1t Is alleged,
to extensive and adrot gang OF burglars and thieves
who during nearly two years past have been committing
extensive depredatons the citizens OF Mount Vernon
Westchester county, have recently with the assistance
Of detective from this city, been arrested and committed
to Jail at White Plains.
A convention Of persons opposed to the monopoly Of
the Camden and Amboy Railroad Company was held in
Trenton, N j. yesterday Addresses in favor of FREQ
railroad privileges delivered by several gentlemen
and resolutions embodyng these views wore unanimously
adopted
Major General George H. Thomas has written letter to
the citizens Of Cincinnati and Louisville who proposed TO
raise sum Of money sufcient TO present to him hand
some testimonial thanking Them for the offer, but
questng that instead they appropriate the funds to found
ing homo for disabled soldiers and aording relief to
the widows and orphans Of those who have fallen In the
service Of their country.
Brazil Ia engaged In hostlies with both Uruguay
and Paraguay the latter State having according TO latest
advices, also declared war against the Brazilians
The stock market was heavy at the fast board yester
day, but nrmer afterwards Governments were dull
Gold opened at 202k, and closed at 2OlK.
Moro Peace Ncg0tiations-Slavery
Destruction OF the Rebel Cause I'm Com
gress.
Messrs. Stephens Hunter and Campbell, Of
the Southern confederacy, have reached
Fortress Monroe, and Secretary Seward
has gone down there to confer with
them. These gentlemen, it is said, sim
ply visit us to "talk matters over" They do
not come in an official character. But it is well
enough understood that the subject of CONVEX
satiOn is to be peace. So far as this vaunted
fact that our visitors are not official ones goes,
there is but little in it. Our government has
never yet recognized the confederacy except as
a gigantic riot and could not recognize there
fore that any one within it could give creden-
tials that should fix an official character as an
ambassador upon any other person. We are,
therefore, not to look in case like this for the
ordinary evidences Of official character Gre
dentials in form. Nor can we accept as of any
value statements that persons do or do not
come in an official capacity. We can only look
at the facts of the mans position and career,
and consider what weight the enemy them
selves have attached to his person in their
cause, in order to see what weight we must at
tach to him and whether or not he really repre-
sents their views and wishes. These facts are
really the mans credentials in case like the
present.
Viewed in this light this delegation from the
enemy has some Importance. One of the gen.
tlemen Of which it is composed is par excellence
the great man of the State Of Georgia. His
abilities were regarded with universal respect
before there was any mention Of the rebellion,
and he stands in only the second civil position
in the rebel States. He is Vice President of
in case of the death Of Davis, would succeed to
his position. Here the obvious fact is-cre-
dental or no credential-that the enemy have
sent us o person in whom they repose the
highest confidence, and whose action they
would in all probability ratify. Another of the
Mr.. Hunter, has been a representa-
tive man in the rebellion in q more eminent
degree, perhaps, than any other one man in 1t.
He has always been leader of the extreme
Southern sentiment, and a recognized leader of
Southern men. He is member of the rebel
Senate, and has recently occupied the chair Of
the body in the absence of MIR. Stephens. Mr..
Campbell is also man Of considerable weight
in the enemy's councils. He was formerly
Judge of the Supreme Court Of the United
States, and has been in the rebel Cabinet. The
facts, then, at which we must look in relation to
this delegation, all favor the view that ii is
quite as "oficial" as the enemy could possibly
make it; that it really represents their cause,
and must have their confidence. Although we
have no great faith that it will reach any practi
cal result, it is not impossible that 1t may; and,
at least, the fact that 1t is sent to us is signif
cant one.
Just as this delegation arrives the Congress
Of the United States has finally passed meas
ure for the abolition Of slavery. That measure,
in order to be incorporated in our constitution,
must be adopted by the Legislatures Of three
fourths Of the States Of this Union. There are
thiry-six States-eight support the rebel
cause, and twcnty-eight are against it
40 the measure will undoubtedly re-
ceive the sanction Of the necessary
number of States. Thus the institttion Of
slavery is legally, effectively and officially put
out Of existence. Now, IL was slavery that the
rebellion was founded upon. II was built upon
that institution as its 'corner stonc," to use the