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Year: 1862

pressing any judgment upon the two parties
| ask tie House not to sanction this resolution.
If at any time we should be able, by friendly
offices, to contribute to the establishment of
peace, it can be only by presenting ourselves in
the shape Of impartial persons, not tied by opin-
ions either one way or the other, anxious only
to promote that settlement between the two
which may be consistent with the feelings and
interests of both. It is only in that way that
we can render any service, and, in order to re-
main in that position, TO enjoy that character
it is necessary that we should avoid pronouncing
any judgment or opinion. l therefore do not
follow the example of those who have expressed
opinions upon the merits of the two parties l
only entTest the House not to adopt the resolu-
ton of my honorable friend-[ hesr, hear but
to leave to the responsible government the task
ofJudging what can be done, when it can be done
and how it can be done [Cheers.


Mr.. S. Fitzgerald supported the resolution,
insisting that a friendly power was justified in
interfering, IN order to put stop to such san
culinary contest.


The motion for the adjournment of the debate
was then withdrawn.


Mr.. HOPWOOD's SPEECH


Mr.. Hopwood, in whose name notice stood on
the paper to the eff sct that it was his intention to
move " that it is the duty of her Msiesty's gov





of peace, either in concert with the
great powers of Europe or otherwise, as they
may think expedient, to e1deavOr to terminate
the civil war now raging in America" said he
did not feel disposed to take the course suggested
by the honorable member for Sunderland, and
withdrew his motion. Very little had been said
in the course Of the discussion with respect to
the distressed operatives of Lancashire and
Cheshire, of whom I97, 900 were working short
time, while IS, $50 were altogether without en-
ployment. Cries of 90 Divide divide :" from
the benches below the gangway on the minis
terial side He was sorry to see the spirit which
those honorable members who professed to be
the friend Of the operatives seemed inclined to
deal with their case hear, hear, but he
should implore the government, in the name of
justice ana charity, as well as in the interests of
humanity, to take some steps to put an end to
the misery which the unhappy struggle in
America was creating, not only in that country,
bat our own. Hear.


THE MOTION WITHDRAWN.


Mr. Lindsay then asked the permission Of the
House to withdraw his motion, observing that
he would rest satisfied with the statement of the
noble lord ct the head of the government, and
the hope which it held out that he would take the
earliest opportunity to bring about termination
Of the war.
The motion was then Withdrawn.
Year: 1862

From the Money article Of the Daily News


Gold is flowing into the country from abroad
faster than ever. For this there are several
causes, the principal being that, as before re-
! marked, the balance Of trade is still largely in
our favor. Why It is in our favor nav almost
be explained by merely glsncing at the position
OF the cotton trade. We are IN the habit Of
taking trOm America cotton to the value Of az
least E3O,OUO OUJ TO t3J, ,0O0,O 900 a year bus
these payments have been almost entirely broughs
to a stop by the extraordinary circumstances OF
the time. The supply lacking from America Is
not made up from any other quarter, and the
consequence Is that the money which usually
goes abroad to buy the material Of industry for
our operatives and Of profit for our merchants,
manufacturers, brokers, and chip owners, is
being stored up in idleness in the Bank OF
England


In so far as the present super
abundant supply Of money arises from reaiiza-
tons Of American securities, we may, Of course,
without Inconvenience, Teinvest It in other Sc
curltles- II we withdraw money from America.
and place it in the bonds Of Turkey or EgyDt,
the money market msy regard ths transaction
with indifference, Tor lt amounts merely 70 an
exchange Of investments. But IL so far as our
abuEdancs arises from the withdrawal Of money
from the cotton business or any other branch of
trade, 1t behOOves US 20 be very careful. what We
DO with it.


We stand at this moment, It is true. with
plenty Of cash in hand, but It does not consist Of
surplus profit, with which We are free to DO as
we like; It is rather capital belonging TO our
ordinary business and certain to be again re-
quired By it. This distinction must be carefully
observed, for toTgetfulness Of It might lead 70
much mischief


Should the country be blessed with a good
harvest, there viii probably be a considerable
surplus Of capital available for investment IN
the new securities which are now being so freely
created, and without trenching on the loose
trade money. On the other hand, should the
harvest be bad one, the large Importation Of
foreign grain that viii be required viii sweep
very considerable portion Of our surplus, and
not only cause the influx Of gold from America
to cease, but probably turn the balance in her
favor. As long as there is any chance, theEs-
fore, of our surplus funds meeting with employ
ment in this way, it is very desirable that we
should not entangle ourselves with any extern
siVe commitments.
Year: 1862

BATTLE FIELD The passage Of time upon
battle field is thus yividiy described by an eye
witness


Between three and four o'clock the general
engagement began. The taking no note Of time,
except from its loss, is ordinarily true There
Is no taking note Of time, however, in the e1-
element Of battle / was never so sstonisLei
as when l looked at my watch and saw it was
seven o'clock. There had been three hours OF
more Of fierce and determined battle: It seemed
less than one hour The ear was Iuu or ths
rosr Of cannon and muskstry, and shouts Of the
men; moving artillery, and regiments, and
smoke had filed the eye. What has been done
in these three hours No one can tell The
commanding general, could You catch his ear,
might tell his orders, but be could not tell more
He who notes the sparrow as it falls to the
GROUSE alone knew the events Of these three
hours, the names Of those whom bullet or shell
or bsyOnet had called to their final account
those who lay gasping and dying from mortal
wounds, those who had been taken prisOuers-
in short, the huctuating fortunes of the contest
A colonel cannot tell you even about his own
regiment, much less priv ate.
Year: 1862

Mr. Gregory cOnteDded that though the war,
as Lord Russell had said, for independence
on one side, it was not for empire bat for re-
venge on the other, in pursuit of which object
every other consideration had been lost sight of
by the North, and he insisted that we had
perfect right to endeavor to put stop to such
state of things. Recognition he considered to
be clearly involved in the resolution of Mr. Lind
say, and he added other instances to those of
Mr.. Whiteside to prove that it was the policy of
this country and the practice Of the United


States TO recognize de factO governments. He
enumerated the titles which the Confederate
States had established to recogniion-in the
long maintenance of their independence, in the
power to carry on their government, as well as


in their commercial policy, and the stringent
provisions they had enacted against the slave


trade, the real encouragers of which traffic, he


maintained, had been in the North. Those who
hated slavery in their hearts must be mad, he
said, to suppose that tho reconstruction of the


Union would be favorable to their views. The
slavery pretext was a gress imposture attempted
to be palmed upon public credulity. The ques-
tion had been asked, if the House adopted the
resolution, and mediation was offered and re-
fused, what should next be done He did not
think it would be refused, but if it were, should
we recognize the Southern States, it would most
probably produce war; but he believed if we
acted in conjunction with other States, we
Year: 1862

She declared that she felt bad only for her
husband. She is only about twenty years old,
and is very pretty, and is very smart, and it
was really distressing to see a young creature,
so calculated 10 adoru society, conducting her
self so disgrGcefully. Larue wished to send t.
a Brooklyn minister (Mr. Van Dyck, think,
for certificate Of their marriage, from which l
conclude they are from New York


The following is the order for their punish
mant
Year: 1862

SIX hundred and City four CANNES
have taken the benefit Of the Dog Law, and
wish to have Il understood that they have q
legal and indefsasibls right to life for the term
Of twelve months. About one-quarter Of the
dog family Of this prseint hsve the badge ol
office about their necks. The others are con-
traband and will suffer death st sight,
Year: 1862

Of no importance, but the aIt-important ques-
ton to decide is this constitutional point:
Has Congress the right to dispense with jury
trial? It really is not Important to decide the
other point respecting the confiscation Of real
estate for ever, for there is legal and consti-
tutional way Of getting round this difficulty


It Is by the Imposition Of a fine. Mr. May
nard Of Tennessee has bill before the House
which boldly proposes to fine every convicted
rebel to the full amount Of his properly.
Another proposition is to Impose fine OF not
less than s., goo and not over soc, GOETHE
judge (appotnted Of course by Mr. Lincoln}
fixing the amount according to the wealth Of
the offender. This question, then, Ia not in
portant; but the form Of trial is. In the Sen
ate, Mess1s. Collamer, Clark, Doolittlc,
Browning, Fessenden, and other Republicans,
objected firmly to any bill which: should not
give jury trial to the person charged with
treason. They all support what is called the
Clark bill reported from the Select Confsca'
tion Committee Of the Senate. 1t is Of consld-
e,ahle Importance to present united front
towards the friends Of slaycry, and it my be
better to agree to moderate bill, if thereby


it can hare the advantage in the country Of q
/, large vote, rather than take more stringent


bill with lean majority In its favor. Much


depends upon the effectiveness Of the Senate
bill 1it will not work in practice. then bet
ter no bill at all, for it will rouse the same
spirit Of resistance in the slave States as an
effective bill.
Year: 1862

Captain Fenedon Cannon will
leave on Monday the 18th of April next.
He has been recruiting his health for a
few weeks at home, and he wishes his


Recruits to report themselves as it can
be seen in a notice We epublish to-day. The
Regiments now quartered i'll the North
ern part Of Alabama, and fortunate to
tell, company G has so far lost but one
man. Go under that gallant leader ;
the hoofs Of our Chargers have not yet


done treading the dark and bloody land.
Year: 1862

The President has callai for tllraa L1-aslrol
thousand additional soldiers. The country is
responding promptly, enlistments are going
rapidly forward, and the men VIII soon be in the
field. Three hundred thousand guns will be i'm
mediately required to arm them. Is the orc
nance department prepared to meet this demand7
Is iFprepared TO place in the hands of each man
either q Springfield or Enfield ri1ed musket, or
some other safe and efficient arml We all know
that a sufficient number Of the Springfield and
Enfield guns cannot be made in time, as evi-
denced by the fact that considerable part of the
force now in the field is armed with smooth
bored guns. The government can produce the
Springfield rifle only at the rate of some 1900
per month. Private contractors are n5t prOdu-
cling thousand a month We doubt indeed,
whether Thousand guns Of the Springfield pat
tern have as yet been delivered from ali the pri-
yate manufactures OF the country Where then
are our arms TO come from7 We should have
less anxiety on this subject if our ordnance de
psrtment had heretofore shown efficiency in the
discharge Of its duties Unfortunately our chiei
of ordnance, we all know, is disposed to practice
cruel and expensive economy, and pursue a
sort Of hand-tO-mouth policy, which, If it can
furnish the supplies needed for today allows TO-
morrow to take care of itself


We fear that unless the Secretary of Wal
gives the matter his attention, when these men
present themselves FOR service, it viii be discov
cred that there are no good guns for them. We
are aware that there are in the arsenal some IJO-
600 guns. But they are nearly all entirely unit
for use, the chief Of ordnance himself being
judge, they being refused arms from Austria
and Belgium, in the purchase of which, as We
learn by the report rom the ordnance depart
msnt, recently published the government go
badly cheated-NOritera paper.
Year: 1862

Boy SoLDIERs-During one of the late bat
Ties at Richmond Union boy, about fourteen
years old, brought in a rebel Boy OF his own
age. and asked at the quarters 'wheTe this pris-
oner should be taken" On being told thab LIE
must be lodged at certain place, not far dis
tant, the two little fellows walked of together
with their arms folded round each other like
Jolly schoolmates consulting how they should
spend their next holiday Northern Paper.
Year: 1862

remaleS nurses 4O cents per day ana one ra-
ton


Paymaster's Clerks 500 per annum, and IS
cents per day when actually on duty.


Chaplain in volunteers SI46 80.


In addition to the pay above stated, one ra-
ton per day and abunaant supply of good
clothing is allowed to every soldier. Quarters.
fuel and medical attendance are always provided
by the Government without deduction from the
soldiers pay. Ifa soldier should become disabled
in the line of his duties, the law provides for him
pension, or he may, if he prefer it, obtain ad
mission into the Military Asylum, which will
afford him comfortable home so long as he may
wish TO receive its benefits


To the above pay for private soldiers must be
added the additional 81 a month to be paid du-
ring service, the 800 bounty at the end of the
war, which has already been provided for, and
the quarter section of land that Congress will
provide for at its coming session. The bounty
and land apply to officers and privates alike.
Year: 1862

About ten O'Clock last evening most brutal assault
was made upon respectable citizen while passing
through Water street. by Of the Fourth precinct po
lice, which w in all probability, disngurc the for
lfe II seems that the injured party, whose is
Captain Andrew Babcock, while passing along Water
street in way got in dispute or quarrel with ON
Ger Templeon, Of the above precinct. which finally
suited the latter attempting to arrest Babcock and
convey him the station house. Tho Captain refused
30 demonstrated with the officer, when the latter be-
came so enraged that he drew his club and dealt the


terrible blow the head laying open the entire
face both lips, and which extended for four
or five inches in length. SO powerful was
the blow that 10 cut open the flesh entirely
through that hung clear on his cheek The
fell fanting the ground and conveyed, in almost
an nsensibe condition TO the station house whero the
officer preferred charge Of assault and battery against
the Captain.


Dr. j. H. johnson Immediately called in by the
sergeant In charge and after much difcuynthe wound
was dressed. Tho Doctor stated that had the
been promptly attended he would have certainly bsd
death. Captain Babcock Is well known in the city and
was captain of q vessel which has been con1scacl by
she rebels II is 10 be hoped that the Commissioners
will take the matter in hand for 1t has become of late


frequent for respectable persons 10 be knocked
down by policemen who are incapable OF judging
the extent Of their authority
Year: 1862

SALE THE MAGSoLIA's CARGo.-Mr James C. Clamp
United States Marshal by virtue OF order of sale
directed to him by the District Court Of the United States
for the Southern District of Florida will SELL at twelve
O'Clock this day, at Lamber's wharf, Atlantic Dock,
Brooklyn Thousand bales Of New Orleans cotton
a superior quality, being the cargo OF the rebel prize
steamer Magnolia II is expected that there will be


lively competition for this article. and the result OF the
sale will determine whether all prizes hereafter brought
to Key West will DO New York have their car
GOES disposed of or not
Year: 1862

ADVICE TO RUssEIL.-We are very sorry to
near that Bull Run Russell insists upon going
home by the next steamer because Secretary
Stanton will not allow him to follow the army
and mingle Campaigning with campaigning,
after his old fashion. Nobody objects to his
staying here in New York as long as he pays
his bills, and we earnestly advise him to re-
main. He can make o good thing Of it upon
Wall street, acting every day "as though he
heard very good news" Indeed, he will find
the good news daily, for some time to come, in
the HERALD, and can mike much better use of il
here than in old fogy London. As for his Lon
don Tines letters, he can write them lust as
well here as with the army, for he has proven
that IL is totally unnecessary for him to see what
he describes or know what he narrates. II is not
even necessary for the thing he writes about to
be true So, as his letters are all imaginations
inventions and false predictions, we are sure
that he can compile them better in New York
ahan on the battle field, where awkward facts
might upset his theories or give the lie to bis
assertions. Let him stay here, then, write his
letters as usual and gamble in stocks He will
hose money as well rs reputation by rushing of
10 England like bull with sore head.
Year: 1862

THE NEW CURRENCY.-The general Joy and
batisfaction with which the first instalments of
khe new national currency have been received
throughout the country, and especially In the
Western States, is a proof that the people are,
end have been, long dissatisfied with the ire
Pponsible bank money with which they have
been flooded. Hence they hail with joy cur
fenoy standing on the good faith of the nation
b currency as secure as the nation itself, and
Aecured as well as convertible into national
securities, paying interest in gold. We notice
kith no little pleasure the surprise felt in Wall
Street that the national currency does not come
baok here to the banks, but is, as they express
j, all absorbed. There are two or three plain
reasons for this which the Wall street gentle
3nen do not seem to understand. One reason
y, ehat there is and has been too much " wild
bat" money set afoat in the West. All this
will FIRST be got rid Of. Another reason is that
the new currency is not issued by any bank,
knd therefore is not bound, like bank bills, to
bone back to the banks. This, in fact, is one
bf the great and prominent benefits belonging
10 the new currency-it will remain in circula-
tion among the people; it does not belong to
the banks, and it need not be returned to them.
When they have gathered up all the trash they
have poured out upon the West, then, perhaps
they will begin to see the new currency
brought to their counters as deposits by mer-
chants who have received 1t in the course Of
regular trade. But this will not be till after
xhe new currency has driven out all the " wild
cat" money from circulation.
Year: 1862

p. Willis Fisher, of New York, has boon appointed
Colonel Of the Metropolitan Light cavalry and Is directed
to report for duty forthwith This regiment is In
of Organization and promises be one ohe
most effective in the service
Year: 1862

When the gallant Division commanded by Joe,
On the field of old Williamsburg stood
To strike at the lines Of the trnitor0us foe,
Who held both the forts aud the wood
The Brigade led by Grover first opened the fight,
And frn a. the hand of slern fate.
TO battle for Union, for God, and for right
Moved the sons Of the old Granite State.
And proud through the midst of battle array.
Like u beacon Of hope to the world,
ruerdon of PROMISE, through all THAT drearday,
Was the flag of the bay State unfurel
And the Keyatones bright banner through the


battles dread cloud


SCARED DER Secesh in a fix.
For wherever ii aoated Srce-sion's broad shroud
Was sewed by the brave Twenty Sixth
Then Sickles' Brigade gave Secesh rough blow,
And taught them twas hard 10 rebel
For wherever Excelsior" moved OH the foe,
They in blood maj kel their motto "excel j"
And the Jersey Brigade bore their banner on


high,


And wherever their battle flag flew
The foe as he gazad with his powder-dimmei eye
Decidedly felt-Jersey blue.
SO through tho dark tempest of bullets nm shell
That Secesh poured on our centre and flank,
Through the shot from their guns seemed like


hnil stones from hell


Our lines never taltered or shrnnk,
We fought till cur banners with victory were


crown'd


Aud the bloc ] Of the balbarous foe
With dark staiu of crimson had reddened the


ground,


Then cheered for the flag and &c Old joe"
On the field red with carnage, our State flags


have twined,


And wherever they have blended together
The Goddess of Liberty midst them enshined
Has led US TO victory ever;
Though our ranks by battles are shattered and


worn,


Wherever our country might need US,
We have swept DER the field though our hope


seemed forlorn,


With our gallant Joe Hooker to lead u.s.
Then let Hooker's Division bear proudly the name
They have won on the battlefield CORY,
For still they will strike for their freedom and


fame,


For their homes. and the folds of old glory.
Still over their way shall the flag they uphold
Wave free till existence uuending,
Shall change eveIy star to an orbit Of gold,
With Heavens blest armament blending
Year: 1862

snas ne Is second Cortes. lie must keep his


army busy at something. But the field opened


In Mexico IL Of the grandest nature. He VIII


make colony Of it, as he did OF
Algeria, under protence Of compelling
ths Algerine government to carry out
treaty. Mexico presents vast theatre
gor enterprise and the development OF wealth;


and the French, with their arts and arms, and
advanced civilization, are just the people to
cake hold of it. The Emperor knows that the
United States are too busy with their own
troubles just now to interfere with his project.
and as for the future he will trust to luck.
Mexico would be ten times richer prize for
France than Algeria, and the government OF
the country as colony of the French empire
would certainly be better than the anarchy that
has prevailed for the last ten or twelve years,
The public mind will await with interest further
Developments of this great Napolsonic scheme.
Year: 1862


concert will tsks place tomorrow night in tho Mu
sic Hall for the benefit OF the soldiers or the Sanitary
Commission Many OF our leading citizens, including
Governor Andrew, manifest personal interest in its