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WITH WI'i'l'LEMENT,

Sew Yorh, Sata>c!iiy, April 3. 1S0L

THE SITUATION.It U asreriair ed tliat the rebels have been engaged

.ci'voijr for the last ivro dav a in digging rifle pits ulongthe south side of the Rapid*n, near Raccoon Ford. U Is

further slated by doserters, that they arc tearirg up ttaorailroad between Fredericksburg and Uanover Junction.Our correspondent at the headquarters of the Potomac

army iti tho field confirms the statement tbat GeneralGrant refused to occupy more than oue seat in tbeoars, on bis route from Washington. His walk isdescribed as without a< im i on; l is eyes dull. If net

absolutely stolid, but still li^h' tig up at the cheers of tho¦oldiers r.nd the ladies as !.e went alon^. We are assuredtt»*t tbe !6|ort tbat the Crmmi'.ndrr-inCliiof travelswith 'a b. ailing cortege of l.idie-:," and m4ke3 bis rampquarters "pleasant with tleir um in.' presence," is nittrue, at le.ist &a far as Fairfax Court House, for at that

point tho ladies are cut ff and ..oi terra tted to proceedfurther.

Leapatches from Cicclt.mtl s tate tbat General Buoll istj command tbe Department of the Ohio, in plnce of Gen.Bcbolietd, and that Major Giwrals Negley, McCook, Crit¬tenden. Newton and Sykes, . ¦¦gether with ten brigadiers,Lave been ordered to report to General Sherman.We have tome interesting intelligence from tbe Depart¬

ment of tbe Gulf, by tbe arrival or the steamers Yazooand ('ahawbn yesterday, with dates rom New Orleans tothe24tb Ibe details of tbe Red river expedition, tbocapturc of Alexandria aud Iberia, and another Union vic¬

tory near Natchitoches, in wlne.li two hundred prisonersand tour piecos of i>rtlile y wt-re captured by General

Howor, form tho leadm: ;Ou ts of the uews from that

legion.CONGRESS.

In tlia Souate yotonl >y a resolution wai adopted re-

| e?t.ng the President t corara .nieito tie namea of a'l

jieramis sentenced by courts in i- tcil for fraud*, pec*.'tions and military oTeics, and ,-ard'ned by the Evecu-"tive since the 1st of Decenib;.-, 1333. The bill e.-stabii.s1 <

li-bug agi*y offices at Carson City, Nevada, and I a las

City, Oregon, was called up. Mr. yesmitli moved an

amcudmeut providing ft- a branch mint at Port and,Oregon, ins'ead of an usa ;ilc at Dallas City, andmade a speach in Rupport of n hot the subject wa.- pasi©d over without action. M r-.i veil endeavored to obtain tbe door to ca'.I u i n- resolution calil g ou '.lieSecretary of War for in nm.iti n in rogud tothe churches and pfpirty of Christian denomln&tiona taken por=Gaaion of by tns oun order?or the orders Of generals of tbe army. He desire.! th"resolution passed, as be vi°bed to obt»in ihe in¬formation for the purpose of maliii.g it tbe ba^is of abill which he was preparing, i !¦<. republicans, however,were d..» nclined to grat:f> Mr. Po«r«U; motions to go intoexe uiivc session and to a'.jou-n were made, and Mr.Ila'c urved action on the nival Mils. Finally a motionto go into executive so*si n prevailed. a number of ap¬pointment* aa brigadier g»nerils of volunteers were con

firmed, nnd the Se-.ato adjourned till Monday.In the House of Representatives bills 3xinj rule* for

tbe |ireveutlon of collisions a', sia, and regulating themeasurement of the tonnage of vo-sels, were puascdNotice was given of a resolution Instructing the MilitaryCommittee to bring In a bi.l mcroa-ln.' the nay of nrl-vatos of tbe army. A bill to refund to tbefilatee. he., money expended In raising and equippingtroops waa referred to the Committee of Ways andMeans. A bill wis passed exempting all cantl boa's,bargee, and other craft without masts, from the paym ntof Mnnsgo fines after th« l«t of August next. The Com¬mittee on Commerce reported a joint resolution authoriz¬ing the I'rfKident t > notify the British government of theIntention of tbe United M-itet to abrofate tbe so calledCanadian reciprocity treaty. The resolution also pro¬vides for tbe appointment of commissioners to negotiatea new treaty baaed nr>nn the^ 9 principles of recipro¬city. The bill amendatory of tne National Bank art was

then taken up in Committee of tbe Whole, and discussedand amended. When the (orty-aeeond section ot the hillwas reached, the committee rose and the House ad¬journed.

TH* LEOIPLATTOE.The Senate yesterdiy passed ^fie Wesiobestsr county

bounty bill and the bill prnvid ni for the cnsUtutlon.ilan endment to establish board o Ova Commissioners ofAppeal. Among the bills ret ried by the elan ling com

cnit teea were tboee for tbe safe keeping o' the old olflelalrecrds of this city, to lnc>r|>ora'e tbe ass< elation f< r

..curing tbe safety of v»lnable a'ticles, and to consoli¬date ibe Boston, Hart'ord and Erie extensionrailroads A bill was Introduced to amend theIfrcbanf'-a' Men Isw for New York and Brooklyn. a com¬

munication Was received from the Regents of the I'nlveraity. Hating that tbure are two vacancies In that hoard,one oauaed by tbe death of ihe l!ev. Or Camnbell. andtbe other by the resignation of John L. Graham A num¬

ber of other mstters received the attention of the "en^te;but they were mostly of only a I c«l or private characterTbe msltei of greatest Interest in Ihe proceedings of tbeAssembly was an adv<r*« re. ort from tb<- Bank Commit¬

tee oo Ihe bill t" authorize the state hanks to reor^anlzoand do bustoeee In ac-ordanc with the provisl n« andregulations of ibe National Ranking act. Tbs report I*signed by four of the five men hers of the cointniilee, andbeing very severe on the financial policy of Secre¬tary Cbaee, murb exc lament was caused amongthe members as It* re dun progressed. It w.s

given In charge of the Printing Commits*Tbe annual Supply bill «n dmcu*«ed for some tliue Intbe Oeeamlttne of the Whole, and was ag*lii laid over.

Much other bnsineas was transacted but it wis devoidof general Interest. Several lo< al and private bills we.ro

pamed.Governor Armour yesterday afternoon gve a hear¬

ing to counsel on botb snie« In tbe cane of tbe c.bar*eiagaiaat City Inspector Bool*. This bearing is understood%>. t>e final, lad tbe comj lainatit* art bow required to die

. .AiOaflu el Mwu ¦I^ikhii.

MISCELLANEOUS IKWB.Our Etirt'i>Mui files by the Africa Mi North Amerwaa,

dated to tbe 19ih of M<rcb, contain eoeae interesting de¬tails of tb« telegraphic ¦«<>¦ report (root Baitaa, pub-liahed in iho last Thursday.lho eblp Kinplre Qieen, at 1 biladelphla from I.lver-

pool, report* falling la with the British bark lalmouth,from New York ior A*ptawa'l, on the 21st ult., In a .>1 k*

iDg condition H 'r officers and orew, with tae excaptionof one man, who was left dead at the pumpe, were res¬

cued from tbe wreck, and bhorily afterward! the shipwent down bead foremott.Ibe ship Albert Gallatin, bound to Liverpool, and lying

Intbe North river, was yesterday morning the scene of a

brutal murder. It appears that the sniors got into an

altercation to the loroceiJie, aod one of ihnm was kickedand beaten to death. The principal, a man named Claik,and five others, were arrested by Sergeant O'Brien, of thehaibor police, and taken to the First precinct stationbouse. Subsequently a Coroner's jury found Clurk guiltyof ttie homicide. with a proviso tbut «it was partly justi-liable.1' Clark was thereupon committed to the Tombsto answer.

The argument on the motion for the disc very of tbob oks tn tbe case of C ark agalus*. Brooks Brothers, of tbe£xenitig Esprit w a-, resumed yesterday, bofore JudgeDaly, In the Court of Comu>on I'ieas. Mr. McKeon op-

p sod the motl n, on the ground ihat tbe plaiutilT hadpreviously caused onesided reiots of the case to be published id tbe Tritu %et ftamertji and other newspapers,and would probably use the bo >ks for some purpose de¬trimental to the Interest of tbe J x -rent establishment.Mr. Cram, on behnlf ol Mr. Clark, denied that his clionthad ever caused any p b icati ns concerning the sase,save a card which appo irod in tho Tribune »ud Seemingroil of the 13th of February. Thi Judge took the atliaa-

vits, and promised to render a decision at an early day.In the United States Circuit Court yesterday, Judue

^hipman presiding, the caao of J. Seymour Miller, chargedwith enticing a soldier to desert, occupied most of tbeday. The defendant is the proprietor of a hotel al Windham Centre, Greene county, whore tbe principal witness,Jesse Shoarcs, a soldier iu the United State3 service, was

stopping under charge of an ofUcer, lie being at tho timeunder arrest for desertion. From the evidence_of thismac it appe <red that the accuscd told him to make his

escape through the back kitchau of tbe bouse, whichSheaiesdid, but was eub:equen'!y again arrested. In hiscross examination wltne«3 admitted that be had pre.vlously doserted; that ho had be< n taken prisoner, ex*

clmnge t, tnd, having rem n d to bis regiment, again deserted. The Court de m ng him rn Incorrigible offenderla this respect, an 1 worthies? as a toldicr, ordered bun'nto cueto.iy at tae conclusion of his testimonyThe famous Northrup trespass case was concluded

yesterday, and resulted in a verdict for the plaintiff oftwo thousand dollars, with lutcrest from tbe commence¬ment of tbe suit, April 13, 1S63. Toe counsel for the de¬fence applied for a stay of proceedings, with the view offiling a bill of exceptions, and ultimately obtaining a

new trial.In the case of the United States agilnst John W,

Hunter, before United States Commissioner White yestor-day, tho Ansistaut District Attorney asked for a postpone¬ment, on the ground that his witnesses were not ready,and on the further ground that Mr. Smith, who wished toconduct tbe caso for the prosecution, was then engaged in> criminal case in another court. The motion for post¬ponement wa3 opposed by#deiondmt's counsel, but aftersome discussion tbe Commissioner decided on postponingthe case till Tuesday noxt.A new term of tho United Stales federal courts will

open on Monday, Judze Shtpm m presiding.On Thursday a now term of the District Court will open,

wheu Judge lietta will preside. There are s large numberof crimin l p o-ecutions remaining undisposed of on

the calendar of the United States Circuit, and it is under¬stood that Judge Nelson will relieve Judge ibipmau Intho latter part of the month.Tbe stock market was more than usually strong yeeter

day. and prices were put np from one to five per cent.Gold also advanced and was run up to 1G8K after tbegovernment hud lix.'d tbe price of certificates at 165.one and a balf per cent higher than yesterday. Moneycontinued acttvo at 0 a 7 per cent.Tho radical changes in gold unsettled tbe markets for

general merchandise yesterday, end prices were veryuncertain. Business was restricted in most commodi¬ties, but in some the trade was heavy. Petro'.oinn was

firmer, with a good demand; but business was restrictodby tho firmness of holders. Cotton was quiet, but un¬

changed. On 'Change nearly all commodities had an upward tendency. Flour was 5c. a 10c. dearer, and wheat,th <ugh not quolably higher, was held with Increasedfirmness. Corn and oats were without essential change.Pork was higher, especially prime mess, which was inspeculative demand. Lard was a shade firmer. Baconhad an upward tendency, and beef was firm. Whiskeywas in brisk demand, at steady prices. Freights were

exceedingly dull, and rates favored shippers. ,

Significant ItcTTliitlons from Washing*Ion.ltotli Houin of Cvnyrru AlmostCnanlmonily Ojipoicd to Lincoln's Kc-

. i«" Hon.si well Informed sources, entitled to the

highest respect, we have the significant infor¬mation from Washington that an overwhelmingmajoiityof the republican members of bothbranches of Congress arc opposed to the re¬

election of Abraham Lincoln to the Presidency;that his adherents in the Senate, includingGeneral Jim Lane, have been reduced to a cor¬

poral's guard, and that the number of his de¬votees in the House is corro-pondingly small.It has also been revealed to us that this anti-Lincoln republican majority in both houseswill leave no stone unturned to secure a new

lepublican Presidential candidate, and thatthere are many good reasons for the beliefthat this great object will be achieved.The Presidential problem thus a^umes an

entirely new phase. In striking into the domi¬nant jarty in Congress, new elements of greutpower ere developed, anil, somewhat to our

surprise, ou the anti-Lincoln side of the ques¬tion. We ure not, however, left in the dark ns

to the causes of this strange reaction at head¬quarters. The leading republicans of Con¬gress have had a searching trial of AbraliamLincoln as President. They know him inti¬mately and thoroughly. Tbey pronounce hima failure, and utterly incapable to grapple suc¬

cessfully with the grave responsibilities of bisposition. Tbey believe that his re-election,instead of insuring the salvation of the coun¬

try, will bring inevitable ruin and confusionupon it. Hence the paramount object with thecontrolling majority of the republican party inboth houses of Congress is to cet aside Mr. Lin¬coln, and to set up some other and more satla-factory candidate for the succession.But how is this to be done? In most of the

States between New Hampshire and California,through their 8tate conventions or State Legis¬latures, the ruling majorities of the party inpower have pronounoed in favor of Lincoln.Mr. Secretary Seward and his good man Fri¬day, Thurlow Wood, have so far signally failedto manipulate New York to suit their purpose*;but outside of New York it is not improbablethat the Llnooln engineers have already se¬

cure'! a majority for the Baltimore Convention.This convention meets on toe 7th of June. Inthe interval the administration will probablytake care that no unduly exciting victories are

achieved by General Grant. How, then, is Mr.Lincoln's nomination to be prevented? Theconvention is packed, the day is fixed, Secreta¬ry Chase and the Treasury, General Grant andthe armies of the Union,one hundred thousandofficeholders and a countless legion of armycontractors and dependents arc all in the Presi¬dent's hands; and how, then, are his arrange¬ments for another term to be superseded?By the very simple process of postponingthe Baltimore Convention till August or Sep¬tember this object may be gained. We ven¬

ture the prediction, too, that the eonventionwill be poiti one4,Tf not by the National Coin-mittec appointing It, by the convention Itself,a ter BMH<rui>ltii.r at Baltimore, aa the fatal

Charleston Convention of April, 1860, afterwrangling till May, adjourood over, at the pointof the final rupture, to the 18th of Juno, andfrom Charleston to the oooier climate of Balti¬more. The power of the majority of Congressover this question is still great, thoughcoo-mlerably diminished by its concessions tothe Executive.By the last Congress, in view of tLe possible

contingency of an opposition majority In this,everything was granted that the administrationasked for to carry on the war, and much morethan whs necessary in the way of military,financial and political powers. The present re¬

publican Congress has reasons enough to de¬plore those follies. It was found that theseextraordinary powers conceded to Pre3idontLincoln bavo been used by him not so muchto put down the rebellion as to secure anotherterm of office, and now he will be required toanswer to this iudlctment.What can he s.ty* Has hs not uselessly sac¬

rificed the lives of hundreds of thousands ofour brave soldiers In his bhmderiug militaryadvei^Jures? Has he not thus squandered awaythousands of millions of treasure? Has he notrather encouraged than attempted to check (he'i ightfid corruptions, spoliations and waste-fulne-^iiicb, in high places and low, havemarked the uiannpement of this war? Andwhat is he now doing with General Grant?Tho General, as we are told, has had nothingto do with tho reorganization of the Army ofthe Potomac. He was kindly relieved of thattrouble by the President and General Halleclc.The act of Congress reviving the grade oflieutenant general wotrid, ft was hoped, effectthe removal of llulleck; Ijut he is still retainedat the President's elbow, (o assist him in manag¬ing Grant. Thie, too, is an Item in the bill ofcomplaints which the majority of the republi-ca,1B 'u Congress have made up against Abra¬ham Lincoln. In assumptions of power, inCiaptrap cant and low cunning, they have foundhim a sort of backwoods imitator of Crom¬well, but utterly incapable of imitating oldOliver in anything else.We cannot be far out of tho way in tho

opinion that the party In Congress which pro¬nounces its Executive a failure holds thebalance of power against him, and will exer¬cise it to some purpose. We count upon theshelving of Lincoln through the postponementof the Baltimore Convention.Our Common School Ststkh..TnoRot-un

Reformation- Needed..Tho disgraceful abuseswhich have so often been exposed in the man¬agement of the common schools of New Yorkare matters which call for the timely and reso¬lute action of the Legislature. Our publicschools, in the bands of a lot of wretched wardpoliticians, Instead of being a great publicbenefit, are very rapidly being converted intoan irredeemable public nuisance. This arisesfrom the fact that the men who, through politi¬cal influence, succeed in obtaining control overthe schools are, morally and intellectually, un¬fit for the offices to which they have aspired.W hat is to becomo of our children and of thewhole rising generation if their future destiniesare to be con I rolled by the vicious, the igno¬rant and the immoral? We have already hadoccasion to allude to the system of wholesuleimmorality developed in tho affairs of some ofour schools, and to the improper Intimacy whichhas been shown to exist between certain com¬missioners and some of the female teachers.'1 he result of such conduct as this is that thechildren who frequent the common schoolsacquire, at an early age and in an almost im¬perceptible manner, the seeds of vice andcrime which in after life almost always ripeninto violent crimes against society. The onlvremedy fur tbi* state of things is that the Legis¬lature should interiere to chancre tho organiza¬tion and functions of the Board of Education,making its form and powers as much ilko thoseof the Police Commissioners' as is possible.Mr. Benedict's bill, introduced into the State.-»*nute a short time ago, proposes to de.ilwith the matter by changing the mode of electir.g the Board of Education and other schoolofficers. This is a very good move; but untilthe influence for evil of the petty ward poli¬ticians be entirely extinguished, and the schoolsystem be made (*> conform to the principle ofthe Police Commission as nearly as possible,there will be no hope for a sound and thoroughreformation of existing evils, which is now so

greatly needed.What Will Na.poi.hos Do Ni.sr'.'-»The Eu¬

ropean journals, while commenting upon theDanish war and its consequences, seem oneand all to acan eagerly the ruovemonts of theEmperor of tbe French, hoping thereby to ob¬tain a clue to his probable intentions in thismatter. It is a matter of history that Napoleonhas as?umed the vol? of defender of oppressednationalities, and hence it may readily be ex¬

pected that he should aid poor little Denmark.He entered into the Crimean war to save thenationality of Turkey, inducing England tojoin with him. He fought the Austrians thatItaly might not lose her nationality; and, al¬though the Italians went far ahead of hisprevisions on that score, this is no reason whyhe should abandon tbe Danes to their fate. Orhas the rolt of Napoleon changed? Has theempire abandoned the cause of nationalities?We might judge so when we see Poland left tostruggle unaided against the attacks of theCzar, Denmark in danger of annihilation byGermany, and lastly, though not least, Mexicoabout to lose her nationality and come underthe rale of a German prince, who shall be up¬held by French bayonets. We await withinterest tbe development of Napoleon's policyon this Danish war, aa upon him depends itssettlement

Nkoro Eqt'ALirr in a Bloom i\o Condition..The miscogenators may oongratulate them*selves that their promised land is already insight. In the United States Senate on Thurs¬day, on motion of Mr. Wilkinson, of Minnesota,the word "whiU" was stricken out of the billestablishing a temporary government for tbenew Territory of "Montana." This effectuallybrings tbe negro on an equality with the whit*inhabitant, and enables both races to cohabitalike and alike under tbe " organic law." Inthis view of this promising new Territory, wouldit not be more appropriitc to name it " Miscegenla?" It is a more euphonicn* title than tbeone proposed. Senator Sumner desired toknow the meanlag of the name " Montana."lie would labor under no ignorance in thatrespect if the name we suggest should be seleoted.

Tuk Alton Mob and this Thibunk..TheTribune says tbe Herald urged on tbe mob atAlton, Illinois, which murdered the brother ofthe lato Owon Lovejoy. The Hkrald wasbyrniust about those davs.some twentvseven or

twenty-e'gbt year# ago.and It must have beenquite ibfiu*utuil even in it* infant day*, accord¬ing to the Tribune. But what hai Greeley donesince then T By his underground railroads, bisvile and incendiary publications, his Invita¬tions to murder, bis stirring up the Boston riots,his recommendations to destroy newspapers,his bloodthirsty desire to soe every slaveholder's throat cut, and by the diabolioal endswhich bis fanatical and unbridled passioiiBeven now aim at, he la entitled to the medal astbe most perfect mob inciter in the land.

General Grant, the War Departmentand tbe President.

General Grant was made commander of alltbe United States armies by the friends of theadministration in Congress because they had no

faith in the military abilities of General Hal-leek, and because they believed that it was

necessary for the safety of the country that tbePi esideut should have better military advicethan any that General Ilnlleck bad been ableto give. Tbey saw bow completely our mili¬tary operations bad (ailed of their object inthe East, and, in common with the wholecountry, they believed that the fault lay, not intbe want of any proper ^quality in our troopB,but solely between the President and GeneralHalleck. Consequently they desired to replacethe President's racdiocre adviser by an ablesoldier; they desired that a technical strategist,a maitinet and a Marplot, should not occupythe highest place in our armies while there wasa man of genius to fill it; they desired thatGeneral Halleck's influence should no longerbe felt in the operations of our artpies, andthat General Grant should be supreme in thathis proper sphere. And these men are natu¬rally dissatisfied at the manner in which thePresident has failed to carry out, and has even

thwarted, their wifhes. In the pefsistcnt reten¬tion of General Ilallecknear to the President'sperson they see an inevitable source of futuretrouble.the seeds of an evil that cannot butcost tho country a bittor price in honor, inblood, in money. As General Ilalleck.fairlyon tr'al for nearly two years.had not theability to originate the great plans that are tocrush the rebellion, it i3 hardly to be expectedthat he will appreciate the great plans ofanother; and it Is believed that hewill be but too ready to criticiseand carp at those plans.as Thersites wnsnever without his sneer at Achilles.and willthus be a source of discord in our councils.Nor is it to be expected that a man of llal-leck's calibre will have the moral elevationand greatness of soul to cordially co-operatewith ono who, being his subordinate in theWest. Las come forward so rapid y, and finallypushed him from his " pride of place," as GrantUH.3.

Apparently the friends of the administrationIn Congress have not tnnde their wishes suffi¬ciently plain to the President even yet, andtho evidence of this is that there has been no

change in his conduct. Motternich, sent toParis ut a crit'cal period in the history of Eu¬rope, to study the Emperor Napoleon in the in¬terest of those who desired peace, wrote of hiinthe three words. " lift is unaltered." Europewas to be swept again with the hurricane ofwar. And the President, after so many fear¬ful lessons, and after the withering rebuke ofGrant's promotion, is still unaltered, and i8going on in the same old way. lie keeps hisMarplot at his elbow, and under the Marplot'sadvice manipulates our armies an he pleases.He ignores Grant hb ho did S.'ott and McClel-lan, and we are likely to have reproduced inthis summer the tragrdiaa wlii; h resulted fromthe faA that while the generals in the field worecarrying on the war in their way ttie Presidentwas carrying on the w:;r in quite another way,and doiiitf more to defeat our armies than theenemy eould possibly do. Recently very im¬portant changes have been niiule in tho Armyof the Potomac, by which two army corps havobeen put out of existence, and by which themost sweeping; changes have been madein the organ's! it ion of that army andin its corps and division commanders.A measure of such vital co:t equorice to theefficiency <>f thi^t army certainly c. >llc;l for veryample deliberalioi on the subject; and it iswithout precedent in military history that sucha measure should be undertake and carriedthrough without (he sanction of the generalwho is to lead ti e army in battle. Yot it ispositively certain that the whole change in theAnny of the Potomac, made after Grant was

appointed commnnd«,r of all our armies, was

made without his ndvice being asked upon thesubject, and without his knowledge. It was

done entiroly by the President and by GeneralIlalleck and General Meade. From this, ns

the first result of the retention of General Hal-leck near to the President, Congress may seethat its work is only half done. It was notenough to elevate Oeneral Grant: General Ilal¬leck must be put out of the way: and until thatis done there is no hope tint the conduct of thewar will be different in the future from what ithas been in the past.

With the army in new hands it *m thoughtthat the war would take a new and vigorousstart, and that the President would relinquishhis Presidential intrigues and assist in everyway in his power to end this great struggle.But he is \*naltered in all respects. In the samemanner as he continues bis plans against thegenerals he continues his intrigues in the StateLegislatures, and in the little, dirty politicalconventions all over the country. But he willfind that Congress will be firmer and more de¬cided with him on this point than on that ofthe generals. Unless he shall very soon makehis position positive on this point it will bemade positive without bis assistance. If hedoes not soon broadly aud distinctly declsrethat be will not accept a nomination, and willnot be a candidate for re-election, it Is some¬what more than probable that both houses ofCongress will make a declaration on this pointthat will equally astmisb both the Presidentand the country.Postponement of the Repvui.tcan Nationai.

Convention..Tl.e republican pot is boilingfinely. The whole party, or wbat is left of it,will soon be in a regular stew. One wing is infavor of adhering to the time called for holdingthe convention.in June; another is in favor ofpostponing it until next September, after thesummer campaign, and another.in the absenee

^lif another wing we will take the tail.is infavor of holding no convention at alt. Thefirst favor the nomination of Lincoln, are

wise enough to see he is losing ground everyday, and oppose all delays; the second preferawaiting the result of the summer campaign,and the latter see that if General Grant be suc¬

cessful there will, In reality, be no necessityfor holding a convention at all. In the mean¬

time let the republican atew simmer on.

Tux Times on tot Renominatton or Lin¬coln..When politicians despair of securing adesired aim by fair means they never hesitateto resort to trick or artifice. In tbe Times ofyesterday is a long article,based upon the veryquestionable authority ofNeal Dow, endeavor¬ing to show that the renomination or Lincoln isan eren^tbe rebels view with infinite dismay,and that they would regard his re-election as a

finishing blow to their cause. The Times thenlabors to prove that Linooln should be re¬elected for the vigor, wisdom and discretion behas exhibited; for the wonderful manner inwhich he has succeoded in keeping Union sen¬timent compaot; for having a combination ofqualities which no other public man could have;and for "his war policy, developed throughyears, and thoroughly tested." Now, all thefacts and the whole argument on this questionare upon the other side, Neal Dow to the contrary notwithstanding. Tbe rebels hope for there-election of Lincoln. They wait and watchand pray for such a consummation. They willhail Lincoln's re-election as tbe sure harbingerof their future independence. And why shouldthey not? They kuow that Lincoln cannot com¬mand a majority of republicans in Congressfor a renomination. And, they ask, who ex¬cept such a bungler as Lincoln would havepermitted this wretched war to havo draggedits slow length througl^tbree long, weary years?The imbecility of Lincoln; his confused, clumsy,vacillating war policy; the vast corruptionsand alarming extravagance of his administra¬tion; his well known part:ality for smuttyjokes even amid the stern realities and horrorsof war, and hia selfish, scheming, "pettifoggingmanipulations to secure tbe succession to him¬self, are matters which, while disgusting themass of Union people, have penetrated oventhe rebel lines, and given Wie rebellion strengthto totter along until brighter days shallcome upon them. These, they aver, will comeif Lincoln should be rc-clected; and hence therebel leaders would be "fools as well as

traitors'" if they failed to hail such an event asthe precursor of the hour of their deliveranoe.No. The arguments used by tho limes infavor of the re-election of Lincoln should beused in favor of tbe election of General Grant.It is such a man as General Grant, or someother bravo general, who has

Proved tbe Union doctrine orthndo*Vy ttviug robels bard blow* and knocks,

the rebels tear. They fear and respect braveand victorious warriors, manly and gallantfoes, and do not care the snap of a twig for alltbe Old Abe Lincolns that could be packedbetween Washington and Timbnctoo. We hope,by exposing this trick of the Times to make aCaesar or a Napoleon or a Cromwell out ofUncle Abraham, that we have saved that printoccasion for tnuch future mortification.What Ahe Thky Crvt.no Anoir?.We notice

that all the republican papers are abusingJudge Barnard for simply saying that one ofthe editors of the Evenituj Post was practisingmiscegenation regularly with a black woman.But suppose this bo true, do not the repub¬licans justify, approve and encourage just suchpractioes? And supposo it to be false, oughtnot the Post editor to thank Barnard for givinghim a good reputation among the members ofthe Loyal Leagues? So, in either case, we seeno reason why the republican pffpers shouldraise this hubbub. What aro they cryingabout? *

The Cask of Mrs. Kiuratx ani> Mk. Mork..We liavo received tlie follow ng editorialstatement relative to Mr. More, wb:ch may beconsidered a sufficient reply to Mrs. Kimballof 17th of Juno lust:.Ou tho 17th day of June. 1SC3, there appeared In this

jour tut a letter from and signed by .« Mrs L. Helen Mc-Lao* Kiml>:ill." We a&k nil mlon to that common lea*tii>n to-day for ibo pari oso of declari g our belie: thnt11.e Dialler and H|iril of tho comtnun lout ton, ao far astncy rolito to Mr. Mi re. woro t/oib foods* and falee.This belief rests upon assertions of the writer of theJotter, ;iod upon other information < n which wo rely. Weac adored, avd we believe, that the person mentioned asbeing urder'Hhe patronage or protec to." o; Mr. Morewas not at the time ulluiled to, ami cover bad been, iuany mam.or whatever, (li.der his care, patronage or pro¬tection. Ho had not then, and never bad, any re'ath nswhatever with der, and bad tiot sjtoken to or seen hor'but onco previous to the data of tiie lotter. \\'cro;iotextremely th it the loiter if Mrs. imb.ll was pub1 shed, and tender Mr* Mom our apology fir tho iu-vldioua and nctually filse notice 01 hiin c <ntalned In it.

Italian Opera.The Academy of Music was filled last evening be

yond its capacity of accommodating tho publicPeople were crowded tog'ther uncon'ort.iblv, boniocb so that the management.vhlch was takenby storm on this occasion.will lor the futurestop the sa'o of tickets whon a certain numberhave been disposed of. It was almost out of the questionfor those who bad securod beats to tot to them, tieutiomen seemed to have forgotten the proverbial politenesslo ladles, and w»re rudo when requested lo nnko r>«mthat they might get to their seals. The steps woro

crowded, the passageways woro jamraoil; tip tothe top of tie house the same at'te ofcrowding existed. To give an Idea of the exclteiient produced by the production of Roberto IIDlavolo it my be stated that after the doors wore flrstopenod they were forcibly shut to keep out the crowd.It was necessary lo do this that tho*.' hiving securedseals might have a chance of fretting in when they camelater in the eTeiilng. New Y> rk has evidently made upIts mind that thia .-hall be the most brilliant operaticMason ever witnessed and if last evening Is a sample twhat is lo come there can bo no doubt that this inten¬tion will be lolly carried dut.

the opera passed oil finely. Tho mitt en teen* was trulybeautiful, the display of armor being peculiarly ricb andappropriate. 1 he choruses woro remarkable (or spiritand t i while the orchestra, ably led by Maretzek,executed the mueio of tho rk*t d'tt<vee admirably.Mm* Itodori, as Alloo. a:ted and sang most ?ucces«ful¬

ly She <vaa warmly applauded. Mian Harris, In the mitof the Prinre-s, was beard to graft advantage. Herfrech voice lightened up tho performance. That It gavesatisfaction was evinced by the applause bentowed uponthe debutante. Miss Harm, thoogn not powerful In herlower botes, shows the most careful cultivation In boruqper register, which la pure and sufficiently powerful.Pignor Rrlgnoli, as Roberto, was successful throughout

the opera. He seemed animated by tho evident favorshown him by the immeLse audience, and exerted him¬self to merit ItThis opera will be repeated on Monday evening, and we

shall then eadoavor to notice more at length Signor Brignoll e performance, glgnor Ixstti made much of thesecondary role of Kalmbant In tbe duo with Bertram. Hewas much applauded, and an encore demanded. HerrHeimaan, as Bertram, sang and acted tbe rote with all theskill of a finished artist. He waa much applauded la tbesecond act, and In tbe graveyard scene he wae also verytmpreesive.The ballot passed off as well as cm be expected here.

We have a grand opera bouse, but no ballet eorpn, andhence m ist not be bard to please la tbe matter. Webelieve tbst were tbe <»if>resraiti to give us regular sea¬sons. with all tbe appliances of opera, magnificent mit* entome, ballet. &c., tbey would meet with ample patronage,and all parties profit thereby. This may not have beenfeasible hitherto; but at present It would undoubtedlysucceed. Ami amusement was created during tbeballet by tbe stoical indifference with which Brlgi oil re¬garded tbe sylph who was endeavoring to lure blm to hisruin He waa cold as Ice, and all ber plrouottee were

vain, Mil suddenly the tenor gave way and heartily kls«edthe race pusoed so beseeohlngly near bieown. A laughof rsllsf w as board throughout the bouee, In which tbeladles specially Indulged.To day Faust will be given at the matinee. There

are to be a score of ticket eellera, and all preperatlonamade tu avow too great a crowd.

Cnsraar..Mr. g. C. Campbell's grand oonoert takes

place this eves lag aUrvIng Hall.

Pai i.niaiiohio Cokcswt n ma Acammt To Nwrr..Theoonoert at the Academy of Music to night, by the members

of lbs Philharmonic Society, In aid of the Metropolitanratr, Is deserving of liberal patronage. Madame H'Argri,Mr. to Lettl. Tiioodore Klslield aad other artleta, havsvolunteered for the ocoaslon, and will do their utmoet torender the affair as intarealing as possible.

Ptnenal Intelligence.Colonel Louie Dl Ceenola, tbe onmmanfcr of the Fourth

New York eavalry, who was ceptnre4rat Aldle on Juneit latt baa been released from a rebel prison, and lanow AMe more at home. He wlU coca raWu his mm.aiand.

THE METROPOLITAN SANITARY FAIR.A fllat to tits Oflttn or tht Mllltla.Ar-r»B|eia*aU for Uu p»rad« on ftantsyNext.Progress of the Buildings.Kvsn-lag CtrtwwaUi-Churefe Concert, die.The military parade on Monday a«xt promisee to k*

ooe of the most Imposing displays of the kind ever wit¬nessed In this city. If tbe weather la favorable and IWtroops up to time there will be nothing to mar tbe plea¬sure of tbe occasion. A military display is a spectacleour oltlsena always enjoy wltb peculiar relish. The waalof punctuality on the part of General Bandford and bissubordinates has, however, on many occasions, spoiledwhat would otherwise have been a day of unalloyed plea¬sure to thousands or our citizens. We hop* that no suchthing will happen on Monday next, but that tbs troop*will begin to move precisely at the time mentioned.tw*o'clock P. M.

PABADI OF THE HRVETTH BKOIMENf.SPKf'lAL 0KDEIU1.KO. T.

ELsadqi1 AHTKRd, 8*vnms Rcuixknt N 0. 8. N. Y.,\New Yoke. March 31,1864. I

In compliance with division and brigade orders of thisdate, this regimont will parade on Monday, April 4, proxi¬mo, to take part In the ceremonies of opening the Sail-tary Fair.Regiments! lino will be formed on Lafayette place at a,

quarter before ooe o'clock 1' M.Band and drum corps will report to the Adjutant flftses

minutes previous to formation.Field ai d staff, mouuted, will roport at tbe armory at a

quarter before oue o'clock.Overcoats will be brought to tbe armory, to be wora If

the statu of tbe wouther requires it.The Commandant has noticed Hint mon, oomlng upoa

the gr«und lute, have taken position in the music guard.This will not be allowed, utid captains of companies wlMsee that all men not present at rqy call for equalizationare returned as absent, whether they join the regimentafterwards or not. By order of

Colonel MARSHAL LEFFERTB.W*. Q. Hums, Adjutant.

PAKADS OK TI1B WPTT-FIFTTI RBQIHSMf.QENBIUL ORrKRS.NO. 6.

Hbaixjuaw kkm, Firrr-Kimi Ukuimknt N. Y. 8. N. G., IN'kw York, March, 81,1864. JIn compliance with division aud brigade orders, the

regiment will parade on Uond'iy, April 4, to tHke part Isthe Inauguration or the Metropolitan Sanitary Fair.Uniform, lull fatiguoRegimental line will be formed on Washington place si

one o'clock precisely.Tho baud and non commissioned staff will report to tht

Adjutant at a quarter to oue o'clockBy order, Kl'GKisK I.rCaL, Colonel Commanding.W. P. Wadswohtb, Adjutant.

TUE FAIlt BUILDINQ8.The buildings of the Metropolitan sanitary Fair Is

Fourteenth street and Union square are the seeue of greatactivity on the part of tbe several committees. Thepainters, carpenters and other workmen have not quitelinlFhed their labors; but the manners are oonlldent ofhivii.g everything in ro;idiness by seven o'clock osMonday ovcmng.at which hour tbe doors will be throwsopen to the public. H is expected that GovernorParker, of New Jersey; Hon James T. Bradyand other gentlemen will deliver short addresseson the opoiiInK ni^ht. The New York II <rmonlc Societywill Oil tlio building and delight the audience with sweetsounds, after which everybody will be at liberty tocirculate through all the departments, including therestaurant, where a small army of cooks and waitershave tor the lust few weeks been pre|*rlng for thehungry thou' an ls who are exj ected to patronize thatbranch of tho fair,

OUURCQ CONCERT.A vocal and instrumental concert will be given is SM

of the Metropolitan Sanitary Fair at the Green streetMethodist Episcopal church, on Wednesday eveningThe entertainment will be undor the direction of Pro*feasor 8. J. Cook, and a number of first class artists barsvolunteers! their services for the occasion.

Tbe Maryland Constitutional Cosvts*tlon.

CORRESPONDENCE BETWEEN GOVERNOR BBADPORSAMD GKMSBAL WALLACE.

Baltimobs, April 1,18M.Tbe following important correspondence botween (1st-

ernor Bradford and Major General Wallace in regard tsthe prevention of "disloyal" persons boing elected to thtConstitutional Convootlon at the election on Wednesdaynext, has been made public:.The General addresses the Governor, furnishing hlra with

official copies of patters, a glance at which, he says, srlildoubtless satisfy bim that persons "disloyal" to the gov¬ernment of tbe United States are candidates for the Con¬stitutional Convention, tbe election for which takes platson tbe 6th of April next, and arks the Governor whethertbo Legislature, In prescribing an oath o( loyalty to beadminister#) to the delegates before taking their seats,did not also Intend to provide a method for therejection at tbe polls of tbe votes of disloyal men,and that tbe power, amounting to judicial authority,with which tbe judges of election are clothed, was

realty tbo mode adopted by tbe law makers for tbe as»

complishmunt of their purpose; and be asks tho Governs?to give bim bis views as to the extent of authority pas-.seeped by tho judgos of election, and .especially as tsw bother they nave power to rejects vote on acooant aftho disloyalty of the p rron offering It?Governor Bradford replies at some length, giving its

viow of the laws of the Stale upon tbe subject, la whlctkho snys:.You will fierce with mo In believing that tbey are ea-

if faithfully executed, a* ! haveeveryreason to hope they w ill l>o, to exclude disloyal votersfrom tlio po.l.-i. Tlie duty of our judges or election tnthis respect, clear ly d"rtned nod adequately enforced. Bfthe Convention act it Is provided that .my Judge of olec¬tion who VH i 11 refu: e ot ncgloct to |>orform nuy of Useduties required of him by Unit a«,t. i»U;tll be liable todictment lor such ofTence, and upon convict to*thereof shall be deemed guilty of a misdemeanor,and iiemmMl t^ a lino 01 not iera than tire hundreddollars aud to imprisonment In the tail or the city orcounty where such ilence nny have boen committed,for a term not .o»« than s>x m uihs.

Anions the documents submitted to the Governor is a

correspondence between the Giueral and K. G. KU-bourne, 0110 of the candidates on the disloyal ticket laAnno Arundel county, who was, it will bo remembered,Speaker ol tho House of Delegates at Frederick in 18M.The re ult of tho quostionur.; by tho General is, that Mr.Kilbo ri.e acknowieges Uls disloyalty and declines beinga candidate

Emancipation In JUai y Ia net.Baiumork, April 1, 1M4

An enthusiastic meeting of the friends of emaoolpetloawas held at the Maryland Institute to nirfht. Among tbespeakers were Messrs. Bout well, of Massachusetts; Kellyand Myers, of Pennsylvania; Pavig, of Maryland, andGeneral Ia*w Wallace. Mr. Paris strenuously advocatedemancipation, without compensation either by the Stat#or general government.

Arrival or the Steamship Dermadtt.fThe I nited Ptato* steamship Bermuda, which sailed

from this port on the 28th of February (or the West Gulfsquadron, arrived at the i'hiladrlphia Navy Yard ca

Thursday, the 31»t ult., at four P. M. Stio nailed fromMatagorda Bay (Texas) on the lAlh ult., stopping at allthe various blockading stations, snd making the roundvoyage in thirty two days aod eight hours, being on* ofthe quickest passages made by any supply vessel In MMUnited Htatee Navy.Fhe brings no news of importance.The health of the squadron Is generally good.The following Is a list of officers at ached te the per*

mudaActing Volunteer Lieutenant Commanding.J. W. Smltfc,Aping Hotter ami Executive Officer.J. L. Lee.Actmu Knrignt.E. R. Warren (Kalllng Master), H. a

Ram nd, J M Richards, M. J. Smith.Auislant Surgeon.J. B. Ackley.Ac'xng A nittint fatmaiter..). MeOmley Browsr.Engineert. P. Brewster, Acting Ural Assistant; Wns.

Braidwood, Acting Second Assistant; Thomas I.loyd,Pavid Morris, Wo, Kramons and S. D. Thurston, AotmcThird Assistsnls.

Mattel' Moist.Ed. Pooiey.Wm Nye, Wm. 0 Fearlag.Captain 'i Ct*rk.Robert Priest.FaymruUr'i (lerkt.I'htllp A. Bird, H. B. Taylor.Matt A§ nt.Wm. T. Smith.

Major Qtatral Blrasy at Frederick**Issirs.

HsADqtiaktsm Pivmtoit, tw m Fiau>, tMsrch 28, IMi. J

To m Eoiroa or m Tamrita .The followms paragraph, wbicb appears In yoar leadlaf

editorial of Saturday. 20tb Instant, I pror.ounoe false IBairthat regards myself and my division .

He was defeated by generals wbo refused to obeyorders; by General Franklin, who declined to press theattack on the left, which waa meant te tarn and cruehthe enessy's flank; by General Rtrnev, wbo suiiaredGeneral Meade's division, which hud oarri d the pUteaain front of him, to be halted, drlveo back, and nearly an¬nihilated by the rallied and reinforced enemy, GeneralHlrney meanwhile, with a fresh division, looking on withundisturbed equanimity.

I oontradlcted, by a card, In Peoember last, a similarstatement In your paper, and would now refer /en te aytestimony as to Fredorlcksburg, before the Committee oa

the Oonduot of the War, which Is coatalnsd latheir published report; to the testimony also offMajor Geserals Meade aod Franklin before same e >a-mitteo, and the published official extracts or rsi>ortaof Major Generals Reynolds aod Btoneinan.

1 had reported to General Reynolds, st Fredericksburg;waa Immediately under bis oiders. as he was with me eathe Held, and I carried out promptly his wishes, la myrepulse of the enemy on tbat day my command loet latwenty mtnutra over nine hundred' nwn killed aatwounded. Mtoe was tb« second lloe, and did not yield aaInch. I cannot be held responsible for the first line, srfor tbe orders of Major General Reynolds to ms to holdthe peltloo tn lb*> line I had, without pursuing the re-pulsed enemy. I waa subordinate to General Reynolds,and aa he war on tbe field superintending the movement,and receiving orders rrom superior headquarters, and ex¬pressed htoieelf on all aubsequent occaawea delights®with tha^oadeot of my emmtnd, I oonslder your stela-mental, a very unjust charge ngalnst a dlvalea thai baaalw|r, s done ita dot* Yours, respectfully,

P. D. RtRKfT. unm nsasesl