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The New York herald., 1866-08-04

GOVERNOR FENroN's FRIENDS ExPosNG HIS
MBECILrY.-The leading radical organ in this
city devoted over column yesterday In show
ing up the way in which the public have been
swindled in working the Eighth avenue a. .
country road" The reckless expenditure Of
money is given in detail, proving conclusively
that the Street Department is squandering the
public funds in the most Outrageous manner and
that the city is being robbed with boldness
that has no parallel The fact that such things
exist here Is proof positive Of the imbecility
and utter unntness Of Governor Fenton for
his position. Under the law Of the Legisla-
ture he was given full authority to examine
into the workings Of al our city departments
and correct the abuses. This made him re-
sponsible for the deeds of our city officials.
No better evidence can therefore be furnished
for his utter incompetency and unftness for
the oface Of Governor than the expose Of the
Tribune Of yesterday in regard to the Eighth
avenue swindle. If Fenton had performed his
duty those things could not have taken place.
The Governors own friends are furnishing the
evidence which ought to turn every honest tax
payer in the State against him. No man has
ever had such an opportunity to serve the
public and protect the interests Of the people,
and yet we never had an official who has done
so little OF exhibited so clearly his own imbe-
cility as Governor Fenton has in regard to our
city matters.
The New York herald., 1866-08-04

TIE MISSISSIPPI LKvKE SCHEMK.-The appro-
pairing the levecs on the Mississippi river in the
States Of Louisiana, Mississippi and Arkansas,
introduced into the Senate amendment of the
Civil Appropriation bill, was non-concurred in
by the House. The arguments employed TO
defeat II were not, perhaps, oil sound or logi-
cal but We are glad that the appropriation
was not made, for the reasons that, II passed,
II would open the door 10 all kinds Of infamous
jobs, involving an extravagant expenditure,
and that II would be an encouragement 70 Con-
grcss to interpose in the local affairs Of the
entire country. We object to the general gov
ernment interfering with matters which beong
to States and municipalities BY and b! we
should have Congress taking care Of our streets
and houses, our piers and sewers, and cresting
Jobs for its friends ell over the country, With
out any regard TO our local interests.
General Banks, In opposing the meamre,
endeavored to show-probably from knowledge
acquired in his brief military career At the
south-that IL was by relieving the small rFers
and bAyous which Gov Into the Nissisipp
that the difficulties could be removed, and not
by constructing levees st . vast cost, rsneu-
able every year. amounting probably to
twenty-five millions. But We are st lrs 70
understand the sllusions contained In General
Banks closing argument What does he mean
by threatening servile insurrection-a Using
Of the negro population against oppression .
In which the negro shall have the assistance Of
The government He speaks Of the Struggle
between the oppressed and the oppresOr as
something certain to occur in the Mississippi
region Of country. Does be mean that ne war
OF races, which President johnson onse pre-
dcted a. the result Of radical Legislation, is
iy at hand. and that Congress is about to
The New York herald., 1866-08-04
The mysteries Of the Cable.

There are great many who refuse to be
convinced that the Atlantic cable Is working.
There are certainly circumstances which afford
ground for this sceptcism, and which call for
explanation. For our own part we have no
doubt n to the fact ; for we have conclusive
evidence Of it in the despatch Of our London
correspondent Of the 2sth ult, containing the
first announcement Of the signing Of four
weeks armistce. We reproduce 1t In order to
impart more weight to the observations which
We feel called upon to mako regarding the
management Of the line -
QuxES's HORN, LONDON, July %, 1864
An armistce Of four weeks from yesterday has been
sgnsd by Prussia, Austria Bavaria and the other Ger
Tho propositions embrace lasting peace over the
LONDON, July 2s-Evening.
The latest reports from the seat Of state that peace
preminares between the contsnding Powers are pro-
crossing, but details have besn received ~ yet
II we were not satisfied that this despatch
was genuine the total silence Of the kilograms
subsequently received as to the progress Of the
negotiations would lead US to range ourselves
among the incredulous as 10 the successful
working of the line. We have had, to be sure,
dispatches to the LIST Of August giving the quo
tations Of the London and Liverpool markets,
and an interchange Of congratulatory epistles
between the great people on both sides Of the
Atlantic, but they do not satisfy the doubters.
They contend that il the line is working beau
tifully," as is asserted, something would be said
about matter respecting which the public
care more to hear than even about the prices
Of cotton and American securities. What, in
comparison to it, is the Importance of Queen
victoria's and President Johnson's mutual
fluctuations, of the telegraphic enthusiasm of
the Mayors of London and New York, and the
post prandial eloquence Of the cable men
The speculation that as the peace negotiations
were only in progress nothing positive could
be transmitted over the wires, will not account
for the silence observed on the subject Every
one knows that there can always be cleaned
from the organs of the European governments
sufficient to indicate the direction which mat
ters are likely to take, and consequently
people here would have preferred to have had
an extract or two from their articles to any
thing that could have been transmitted through
the cable, with the exception Of the announce
ment OF the conclusion of peace ITSELF
There are none more sensible Of this fact
than the agents Of the Associated Press at both
ends Of the line. Why, then, was no effort
made to satisfy the public eagerness in regard
to such important indications Of the progress
Of events Can 1t be that there are interests out
side the press arrangements which subordinate
the latter TO their convenience! We should be
sorry to be led to such conclusion +; but Is
matters stand It would be dificult to imagine
any other explanation Of this unaccountable
reserve.
The New York herald., 1866-08-04

Al Advertisements handed In until half past nine
s'oock in the evening will b classified under sppro-
Prass hsadngs but proper ciassiacaslon cannot be
asursd atsr that hour II
The New York herald., 1866-08-04

United States; but the party convicted shall
nevertheless be liable to Indictment, trial,
judgment and punishment according to law"
Now, we know that the radicals Of the pres
ent Congress have the will and the necessary
majority In the House and the two-thirds
required in the Senate for the impeachment OF
Andrew johnson. 1t was not expedient during
the late session to move in this matter, because
II might react to the advantage Of President
johnson In the coming elections for the next
Congress. But let the radicals get safely
through this contest, and shortly after the reas-
sembling Of the existing Congress, IN Decem-
Der, we shall doubtless hear Of charges OF i'm
peachment against the President by the House.
A leading radical organ thus foreshadows the
probable bill Of indictment in reference to the
late New Orleans riots:-"The more evidence
We accumulate, the moro We are convinced Of
the Justice Of the Judgment that the President
must be held directly responsible for all that
he has done in New Orleans;" that "he engen-
dered the spirit which broke forth in riots,
murdered loyalists, and finally raised the Con-
federate Hag;" that said riots "are the result
Va AOnAuOhso VOAAOy Al AOuADAouot onU
fitting sequel to his policy In Tennessee,
where the military authorities are prevented
from punishing the authors of the massacre at
Memphis" that the President began his late
chapter of usurpations at New Orleans, July 2,
"by menacing Governor Wells, a Governor Of
sovereign State;" that this lawless and despotic
work twas continued by deposing him, and, to
mako the work surer, by placing the
army at the disposal Of a rebel officer"
After some other specifications, the radi-
cal organ in question asks, "Do we not
see this man president Johnson}, while clam
oring against usurpation, performing himself
the very highest usurpations when it suits his
purposes"
Surely here are facts and charges enough,
and OF sufficient gravity, for a radical impeach-
ment of the party accused. Preposterous as
these accusations may be, what is the differ
ence to the party accused if his accusers are
bent upon his removal, and have the power in
Congress to carry out their designss The radi-
Gals profess to be very sanguine of carrying
the approaching Congressional elections, sub
as they carried the elections Of
1864. If they are successful to this extent, or
even in securing majority in the next House,
there will be reason, we say, to fear the fullest
developments Of their revolutionary schemes
with the reassembling Of the present Congress
in December, beginning with the impeachment
Of President johnson. This, therefore, is now
one OF the questions TO be considered by the
people in view of the fast approaching fall
elections for the next Congress.
The New York herald., 1866-08-04

side with the dark racei II not what does he
meant His words are very strange, and would
bear exclamation. -M@e tt u
The New York herald., 1866-08-04

The ATLANTIC CCABLl-HIGHxR PRICES WANTED
10 Make IT UsEFUI--The great cable between
this continent and Europe has now been laid
nearly ten days, yet for al practical purposes
It remains useless. II h very gratifying to
Mr.. Field, no doubt, 10 be informed by Mr. Glass
that his health was drank In bumper. "EIis
Honor the Lord Mayor Of London" Will proba-
bly, be much edited BY the testimony Of "his
Honor the Mayor Of New York" as to the won
derfdl things which can be accomplished by
"the genius Of man aided BY the providence of
God" But the public want something more
than this They pre- tired Of these triAing lsud-
atory messages. They want sSork out Of the
cable. They want to know what the political
situation 10 In Europe-whether peace has been
proclaimed, or wberher hostilitiss have been
renewed, with France and Russia q additional
contestants. All this the cable might tell ms;
but the wires are choked by stupid, unimpor-
tant despatchea The only way to clear them
and to render the cable OF solid service TO the
two hemispheres is for the company imme-
diately to raise their tariff Of charges. Tlmid
people without enterprise are crying out that
the scale Of prices Is already too high. We
don't think so, considering the immense amount
Of capital sunk. At present the company only
charge hundred dollars In gold for short
message, . rate not sufficient TO prevent foolish
people asking riddles or sending jokes across
the wires Business messages Of vital i'm
portance TO q continent have to wait their turn
and take their chance with kilograms Of no
earthly consequence except to the sender and
receiver. 1t Is high time this was changed
Either the company should raise their tariff at
once or they should adopt system by which
newspapers or merchants who choose TO pay,
say double the established rates, can have their
messages forwarded before all others upon
which only single tariff has been paid. In this
way alone, until we get more wires laid. can
the Atlantic cable be rendered of real benefit
to the community at large.
The New York herald., 1866-08-04

The RADICALS AND GINEEaL GRANT.-The
radicals have one answer to cover all their
misdemeanors. II you ask them how they
account for the wasteful expenditure Of the
public money on infamous jobs, they will say,
1--WE are going to elect General Grant for
President in 1863" II you follow up this in
terrogatory with few more and inquire why
they have kept the Southern States out Of the
Union, thereby retarding the progress Of tho
country why they have voted thirty millions
to the national banks, thus depriving the reve-
nue. Of 30 much money which the working
people have 70 make up BY taxation upon
what principle of justice they have made q
tariff taxing the necessaries Of life at an in
creased rate, and reducing the tariff on luxu-
ries !; why they have put three cents . pound
on cotton, the principal agricultural product
OF the country, for the benefit Of foreign cotton
growers why they have undertaken to keep the
rate of some ten millions year, said amount
to be drawn from the industry Of the laboring
white people why they have flooded the
country with taxgatherers, sucking the earn
ings and savings OF every household, while
there is an overplus Of q hundred and ninety
millions in the treasury and the national debt
still remains and lastly, If you charge them
with having created the most stupid and disas-
trous financial system ever dreamed Of, you
will b. met with the same answer They will
take you by the button and say mysteriously,
I'VE are going to elect Grant next President"
Now, gentlemen of the radical republican
faction, you are very shrewd you have laid
your plans and measured your calculations
very cleverly but this dodge Of nominating
General Grant does not answer these ques-
tions, nor will 1t serve as a cover for your
errors and blunders when the fall elections
come about II will not satisfy the people. II
you fancy that you can dodge behind General
Grant and thus save yourselves from the PEN
atty Of your vices and corruptions, you are
mistaken. II may do very well for while,
but il will be Of no more avail than the dodg-
ing Of General Lee ut Petersburg and Rich
mond. In the end you will have to fly to the
mountains.
The New York herald., 1866-08-04

CHARLEY WHITES COMBINATION TROUPE, at
Mechanics Hail. Az Broadway-IN VARIETY LIGHT
AND LAuGHABLE ESrxRrAISnEsrs CoRPs DE BALLET, &c.
6cRNxs ON rHE MISSISSIPPI Matinee at "a O'Clock.
The New York herald., 1866-08-04

BLEECKER STREET CIRCUS, between Perry and
Charles streets-RIpiNG VAuLriNG, &c.
The New York herald., 1866-08-04

BELvfDERE LION PARK, Eighth and 10th
eeetCARL BxR0hANs OrKx AIR CONCERTS, commencing at
q O'CLOCK
The New York herald., 1866-08-04

. TERRACE GARDEN, Third Avenue, between Fifty
eighth Fifty ninth streets-THKo THOMAS ORCHESTRAL
GARDEN CoNoExTs commencing At O'Clock.
The New York herald., 1866-08-04
THIS 4FrERNooN AND EVENING.

TONY PASTORS OPERA ROUSE. 2Ol BowcU.-Coxrc
tcALisN-NnGRo MNsrRELsY-BALLRr DIvERrssEMxN 7
-A-O'TooLE'r CAsTiE. Matinee at 2h CLOCK
The New York herald., 1866-08-04

! AoOLEYs OPERA HOUSE, Brooklyn-ErHorAx ME-
a1nsv-BALLAns. DuRLssoUEs AND PASoxIaEa
/, NEW YORK MUSEUM OF ANATOMY. sls Broadway
1..ncIosxs WITH fHE OxY HYpR0oxN hIcRoscoPn twics
daily Open from 8 A. II. I'LL 10 n. u.
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Butler Come to Judgment.

From the World.
When the Fifth Avenue and the Five Points
coincide in their estimate of mans character,
and each after its own fashion gives him pal
pable ''piece of its mind" the individual in
question may pretty certainly believe that in
the oo1 popw he hears the oor del.
Put into plain English, the fantastical demon
strf tons of the noisy multitude, who, on Satur.
day afternoon, refused to be seduced, even by
Prosper NJ. .Wetmore, into listening to a harangue
from DR.. Butler at the City Hail. meant simply
that the people declined to be talked to in the
name of ''great moral ideas7 by notorious and
recognized thief. Governor Curtin, Horace Gree
ley, and other political enthusiasts whose parti.
san zeal makes them blind to the personal
shame OF association with such ch aracter, got
up In his stead, when cowed and exhausted he
shrank trom the tempest he had provoked, and
were heard with good-humored attention, II not
with appreciation. But to be lectured on their
political duties by pilterer OF other mems goods
and chattels was more chan the outspoken sons
of toll would endure.
They expressed their sentiments after their
own fashion, using the picturesque vernacular
to which Butler was accustomed in his own
earlier years, but which has been less tami lar
to him, since by the force of his own impudence
and the frenzy OF other people, he became q lead
ing public character. But cries of spoons
Spoonsp and urgent appeals for facts about
Fort Fisher" and sour apples received in the
pit OF the stomach, are only graphic way of
stating what has been often before euphoniousy
uttered by more refined personages. AS, for
example, by Judge Edwards PIerrepont, when,
| in his reply to Mr.. BOutwell's attempted vindi-
| cation of General" Butler before the House OF
| Representatives, that eminently loyal and de-
| corous lawyer year since declared, in behalf
| of his clients Samuel Smith & Co., that "Gene-
raj Butler took from them $50, 900 in gold two
years and nine months ago; that he had kept 1t
ever since and still kept it, though Smith, as
early as March 26, 1864, proposed that General
Butler pay over the gold to the War Office or to
| the Treasury, and leave Smith & Co. to such
remedy there as the Government may think it,"
Judge Pierrepont, protesting himself "no
enemy to General Butler, averrlng on the con-
trary that he chopped there had been some mis-
take" was yet reluctantly compelled to convict
General Butler not only Of stealing S5O,0Oo in
gold when II stood nearly at par, and keeping Il
had risen 10 2sb, but also OF lying to him, Judge
PieTrepOnt; firstly, by pretending that he had
paid II to the troops, which the War office
records proved that he had not; and, secondly,
| By pretending that the money was in the Trea
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The Hon. John MOrrIssey.

The Hon. JOnn mOrrissey.
SfoR Ge Tribune.
The World untruly charges us with "scoffingD
at its announcement of John Morrissey as the
Democratic candidate for Congress in the Fifth
District Our criticism was provoked by the
sowardly, sneaking manner in which the World
sought to conceal or disguise the fact. Mr.
hOrrissey is an eminent and influential leader
OF the Democratic party, and a member of its
General Committee. He is its regularly
nominated candidate for Congress, with moral
certainty of election. He has bled like an OK
IN its behalf so that John T. HotTmans vote
will be at least 10, 600 larger than it would have
been but for Mr.. Morrissey's money. Then why
DO not Hoffman and his crowd stand up for
Their candidate like men? III is good enough
10 pay the cost OF running their machine, why
not to be fairly recognized as their candidate
We have not the honor of Mr.. Morrissey's per-
sonal acquaintance; but, from common report,
we judge that he is better than some of the can
didaee usually presented from Tammany Hall,
and not SO good as Others, while he is striking
representative of the largest and most influential
sections OF the par y, next to that composed of
peculaTors and municipal robbers, to which he
does not belong. The narrow fanatical notions
lmblbed with our New England education would
not permit us TO contemplate with rapture a
Congress composed entirely of MorrIsseys; but
the sending OF one such as a specimen brick of
our metropolitan Democracy, we contemplate
with unmingled satisfaction. Mr.. Morrissev we
are assured, has abandoned the Prize Ring for.
ever; but hls right hand has not forgot its cum
ming, nor his left either; and, if any South
ern bully like Rousseau should undertake to
put upon him" that bully will get polished off
IN about five seconds and we shall heartily say,
Good for New York; hit him again !n And as
TO the Washington "tiger," that beast which
gets hold Of so many of our verdant members OF
Congress and strips them of money, principle,
character, and self-respect, driving them to do
the dirty work of the LOBBY, vote for extra COM
pensation, Tor crooked mileage ETC. etc., all we
p0 ic lat hot III
John, and if he don't suddenly take to his heels.
squealing and yelling, then we can't make
Yankee guess.
Republican Unionists of the Fifth District
you are beseged and beseeched on every corner
70 desert your own candidate aud vote for
Nelson Taylor in order to defeat Jonn Morris
sey. Tell those who thus inlest you that tor
every Democratic vote they will give you for
Governor Fenton, you will give them Il Repub-
hcan vote Tor Nelson Taylor, but never a one
without the equivalent
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IMPORTANT TO SHIPPERS.
GREAT SOUTHERN FAST FREIGHT LINE
ONLY ALL-RAIL ROUTE BETWEEN
PHILADELPHIA AND THE SOUTH.

The Orange and Alexandria Railroad having COM
peted Through Freight Arrangements with the Phila-
delphia, Wilmington and Baltimore and Baltimore and
Ohio Railroads and Its In Virginia Tennessee
Georgia, Alabama, and Mississippi Is prepared to
tranpsort freight with regularity and despatch 10 al
accessible points in the Southwest and South.
AS this is the only All rail Route between Pbilade
phia and the South, itself at once to the
favorable consideration of shippers Cars viii be run
through hom Philadelphia to Lynchburg Virginia
without breaking bulk and the entire arrangements are
such as Will secure speedy transit prompt delivery
to all Southern aud Southwestern points.
To secure all rail transportation, Goods must be
marked via o. and A. r. r." and sent to the Depot
the hiadelphia, Wilmington. and Baltimore Railroad
BROAD and PRIME Streets.
For Rates of Freight olher information apply to.
JAMES G. WILSON,
Agent o. and A. RR,
No. lO5 South FIFTH Street
lOl3 I'm Two DooIs below Chestnut
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THE NEW YORK PRESS.
RDITOR1AL OPINIONS OF THE LEADING
JOURNALS UPON CURRENT TOPICS.

COMPILED Every DAY ron EVENING TEIreRAPn.
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The Reform Agitation in Great Britain
John Bright's Movements.
From the ReraId
The reform movement in England steadily
progresses. Demonstration follows demon stra-
non with astonishing regularity and success
Never in England has any movement so thor
oughiy commanded the sympathy of the indus
'rial section OF the community. London, Bir-
mingbam, Manchester, Liverpool; and Leeds
have each had their opportunity, and have each
Virginia free press. (Charlestown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1832-1916, 1866-11-15

a certain green customer, who was stran-
ger to mirrors, and who stepped into the cabin
Of one of our ocean steamers, stepping in front
Of large pier glass which he took for a door,
said
Il say, mister, when does this boat start ~
Getting no reply from the dumb reflection
before him, be again repeated:
Il say, mister, when does this here boat
start 2"
Receiving no answer, he said;
$50 TO thunder you saSSafraS-cOlored block
head you don't look as though you knew much
ANYHOW"