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i nniTu mwmm THE P01ICY 6F TITE BEPUBLICAN PARTY. The 3d Senatorial Regiment, OUR ALBANY CORRESPONDENCE, fraMp plight lions of merc'philanthropy, local attachment and party fcnlity must bo subordinated to tho one great duty of maintaining forever, undivided and undivisahle, the power, the unity, and the integrity of the ltepublie. THE CAVSB OF TOE r.EBELMO.V. The rebellion is not the effect of parties, nor the teachings of the schools, nor the instructions of the pulpit, but is the outgrowth of a public sentiment and a social system in the Southern States which demanded a cardi n'al change in the essential principles of our government, and that it should conform more nearly to the aristocratic and monarchical governments of Europe. That tuiB public sentiment was the natural and necessary product of the system of African Slavery, which is in its very nature dangerous and hostilo to free institutions, caunot be denied.

The Ibsuo thus made by the traitors and forced upon us is, Shall the government that our fathers founded, and the free institutions which have been our boast from childhood, be overthrown, and our best hopes go down in darkness, or shall that government and those institutions be maintained in their purity and vigor, and be transmitted to those who shall follow in our footsteps and bear our names? As men and as freemen we must meet this issue and face this responsibility. So mighty a stake has never been played for by tho despots and tyrants of the world, involving ns it does not llie title to a crown or the fate of the lloyal blood, but the great life giving principles of human liberty the fondest hopeB, the most cherished aspiration of our race. The address goes on to argue that despite cf many failures the Government is steadily progressing in the work before it; it gives thanks to the Army and Navy for the part they have taken, and somewhat disingeniously in view of the facts remind the soldiers that the Republican pariy has been the champions of their right to vote a privilege about which the army does not appear to be at this moment particularly concerned. The Advance of the Army of the Potomac. The long expected advance of the Avmy of the Potomac from Falmouth has at last commenced.

On Tuesday morning at sunrise heavy masses of troops ''nd artillery were thrown across the river, with the intention, it is supposed.of flanking the icbel position at Fredericksburg. The troops were furnished on Sunday and Monday last with right days' rations, and that the army may move with rapidity all its heavy stores have been sent Fortress Monroe and "Washington, which led the rumor, probably, that an advance in this direction was abandoned. Profiting by the mistake of his predecessor it is not supposed that Hooker will attack in front the strong position which the rebels occupy, and against which in December last the same troops hurled themselves in vain. A flank movement is undoubtedly intended the rebel Generals have had ample time to prepare for it, and nothing will be secured without hard fighting. It is surmised that the rebels may abandon the position and fall back behind the North Anna and Pamunkey rivers, in which case they would be much nearer their own base of supplies, while our troops would be further removed from theirs, and their line of communication would be constantly exposed to those raids so readily planned and executed in a country where every man is a foe.

Should the rebel troops fall back, Hooker will probably at once force a oontest on whatever ground they occupy. Delay can bring with it nothing but danger. It is noticeable that the intelligence which is now for the first time made public at the North, has been in possession of the rebels for several days, and no disguise is made of their being ill possession of the facte. Four or live days ago oue of the rebel pickets hailed one of ours, and called out, "Well, Tank, are those eight days rations mouldy yet." With our own plans thus exposed there is nothing to be obtained by surprise or stratagem. If we win anything it is to be secured by hard lighting alone.

Intelligence of a bloody struggle may therefore be looked for hourly. The rebels, as usual when a general advance is made, threaten an attack in another direction. When our forces were in sight of Richmond, Jackson, it will be down the valley of the Shenandoah, and made a feint of advancing upon Washington. Of the safety of the capital, the President is known to be morbidly sensitive, but with the experience we have had it is hardly possible that Jenkins' advance towards the Pennsylvania line can interfere with the great movements about being carried out elsewhere. If necessary, let the militia of the loyal States be called out forthe defence of Pennsylvania and the capital, but let us once for all try the issue in Virginia.

An army better adapted for that purpose than that now under Hooker, we can never hope to call together. The public await with anxiety the news of the result of the conflict which can hardly be deferred many hours. Address of the Republican Members of tbe Legislature. Yesterday tve published a synopsis of the document addressed to the rulers of the State by the Democratic members of the Legislature. To day we are placed in possession of that promulgated by the Republicans.

The address would occupy about three columns of this journal. It is confined mainly to a defence of the war proclamation of the President. The following are the salient points of the document orrosiTioN to the adui.nistbatio.w Selectors of tho Btute of New York, though the pulse of the people beats uright, there are those amon" ns whose ends are sellish and whose means are unscrupulous who would Bucrlflce all public good to private advancement, and postpone even the salvation of the Nation to the glorification of self. We trust that they are not many tiut we know they are bold and daring, and that in the refluxes of public opinion they seize tllo opportunity to cast abroad their carping cavils and to sow distrust or the future and doubt ef the powers that be In our position here at the political center of the State we have had frequent opportunity to meet them, and to near their sophisms and their Jesuitical teachings. With professions of loyalty to the Government, they carp at and find fault with the National Administration Though we admit the logical distinction between the Government and the corps of men who are the exponents of the Government to the people and to the world though we admit that the Administration is one thine and Government is another, that the Government is the people Itself and the Administration is but the sot of men which the people has put in the position of exercising the powers of Governmeit, we must still maintain that In times like these, blind, and indiscriminate and virulent censure of the acts of the Administration reacees beyond the individual exponent of Government and goes far to weaken the faith in the Government itself, encourage open rebellion in its organized efforts and provoke secret sympathy with rebellion to become open treason.

It must be admitted that, with treason as rampant as that which is now in armed array aaihst the legitimate authority, and with that authority so dependent upon the united and heartv support of all who remain loyal, anything which operates to beget distrust to distil doubt, to create despondency, to weaken exertion, to loosen united effort, is an aid to rebellion, is a harm to legitimate authority. What shall we say then of those who in these times, when tho Government is in its fiery trial, when the men who administer it are pluuged in anxieties and cares and labors, seize upon every lapse, magnify every mistake, enlarge every omission, and in all manners and upon all occasions use their powers to depreciate the Administration, when the direct consequence of success in their endeavors is to discredit the Government, and thus confuse and dishearten the people? Yet theso Banie men assert that this war must be carried on in a constitutional manner. If carried on in a constitutional manner, by whom then shall it be carried on but by the men who under the Constitution and in the method of the Constitution have been placed in the administration of affairs? And yet the endeavor of those cavilers is to degrade the legitimate administration of affairs in popular estimation, which can have no other result than to lessen the confidence of the people in theirservants, cause a withholding of the countenance and support of the people to the Government, and so tend to fetter and impede the Government in its endeavors to assert and re establish its supremacy. For all we know, from the experience of the last two years, how much the Government, being of the people, is compelled to rely upon the voluntary, uncomnelled aid of the neonle. This aid hn come cheerfully, for the mind of the people has run parallel with tne efforts of the Government.

But onco disturb that mind, check that impulse, and thrown tho Government back in its necessities upon what it can force, and much is done to hamper and frustrate. We make no specifications of persons or of party as obnoxious to this charge. We know and the people know that such persons exist, and we know and the people know that they find and have congenial party affiliations. And it is ror us and the people to mark ani to condemn those who, in times like these, which require the united and like directed efforts of every citizen, are stopping by the way to cavil at measures, and to denounce policy, while the great end sojght for looming high and grand above all measures, and above aay policy, is obscured and fortr'jtten. We shall not f.ii tt.i such men.

wherever their present party companionship may be, or whatever affiliations they may make in the future. We trust that the people will not forget them, and that they will not forget to condemn them. THE I'ltoCLAMATION OF EMANCIPATION'. The main topic upon which this clamor against the Administration has been founded, is that of the policy of the Administration. Kt content with taking the' President at his own word, and believing his object to be the repression or the rebellion and the restoration of all the powers and authority of the Government under the Constitution, these cavaliers have chosen to single out certain measures of the Administration and to designate them as the end, and then to denounce the policy of the Administration in seeking such an end.

They have fanned what sparks of discontent they have found among the people, until from the heat of their exertions they fancied they perceived a flame, and then have gravely announced to the public that there would have been no discontent, that the people would have been united, hopeful and earnest, if the Administration had not changed its policy. And it is claimed that mis cnange of policy is this: that instead of seeking the repression of the rebellion and a re establishment of national authority as a prime and chief end, that has been abandoned and the abolition of slavery is sought as the prime and chief end, and all else is to be subservient to that, or in the cant phrase that it "is sought to abolitionize the war." No other warrant is found or professed to be found for this, save the proclamation of the President dated the first of January, ISM. This proclamation ought not, by all fair rules of interpretation, to be read save in connection with the other proclamation of tho President, dated of which it is a continuation, and to which it especially refers. In the proclamation of the22d lsC2, the President says: I do hereby proclaim and declare that hereafter as heretofore the war will be prosecuted for the object of practically restoring the Constitutional relation between the United States and the people thereof, in which States that relation is or may be suspended or disturbed." On the first day of January, 1B63, comes the second Proclamation of the President, commencing Whereas, on the 2d day of 1S62, a Proclamation was issued, noWi therefore," thus making one dependent upon the other and having one purpose prolonged through both ef them. But the proclamation of the 1st of 1S(, is juslitlable of itself, and by itself, without help from any other paper.

Its ob ject is but the object winch is prominent in the mind of uk rresioeni unu oi every other loyal man in the nation, and that object is the speedy and lasting suppression ot the Hcbcllion. That object, as we have hereinbefore shown, is only to be attained by war. And all measures which are war measures are legitimate to that end are justifiable and are constitutional. We are, wo believe ihe President to be. as f.ir removed as anv one is, or can be, from a desire to prosecute this war through any breach of the Constitution.

We desiro, we believe the Piciident to desire, as ardently as any one does or can, a restoration of the Union and the preservation of the Government in its integrity, without a nower it. or a right shorn away, lint we are, and we believe the President to be. for a vigorous prosecution of the war, with all its legitimate concomitants of imprisonment, wounds and death to the rebellious citizens, aud destruction to their property; and yet, where does one find in the letter of the Constitution anv senteneo or word that says the President of the United States may oid rlhe restraint of a revolted citizen, or his wounding, or his death, or the seizure of his property? He has lo, we all have to, step beyond the written language of the Constitution to have theauthorily for such acts. Much as we admit the sacred right of revolution we must also believe ami declare the duly of all inate governments to resist rebellion, and to check and crush it before it shall attain the success of accomnlish ed revolution, at all hazards, and with all legitimate means, moral and physical. It is a dutv which every government owes to the governed, to maintain itself against Ihe assaults of the disaffected by cverv means in iis power; and the more especially does our Government, which is based upon the consent of the governed, and which has in its written charter guaranteed to all the States a Republican form ol Government, feel the weight and pressure of thisduty.

They the slaves havo life and volition, and the susceptibility of being influenced by the presentation or motives, and the power of sell' locomotion, and the po wcr, by the exercise of reason, to make choice, as Tor instance in a change of habitation, upon the presentation of these motives. In this they differ from most if not all other chattels. If it is conceded, or if we have shown it to be true, that the properly of citizens in rebellious States may be taken by the laws of war, tho United States might take their cotton and any other article of property us soon and as often us it could by the advance of its armies reach this cotton. Nor could government take cotton or any unreasoning chattel in any other way, for being inanimate or unreasoning it must betaken and transferred by manual capture and physical force. Hut suppose bale of cotton could bu vitalized and rendered sell locomotive, and capab'e of yielding to the influence or motives presented, and of running away and deserting the owner of it, would it not he as legitimate a way of ol.taining this cotton and despoiling the owner of it by a paper proclamation, as by the inarch of a large army into the country to seize and transfer it.

Certainly it would. And here we have, all through the country of our rebellious enemies, a species of property which has life and sense, and the power of choice from motives presented, und self locomotion to seek the gratification of that choice. Is it not then just as legitimate to semi a paper missile into the country of the enemy and take from them their property by means of it as It would be to march an army through the land frecimr as it wenf If Ihe property, being of that peculiar kind that its own inclination may bo addressed by a printed sheet, and it thus sent, lo leaving the enemy and coming to us, it will be hard to prove that the United States Government mi'y not gain possession of it as well by a proclamation us by a charge of infantry. And if, after the government has possessed ilseJf of a bale of notion of a. Southern citizen, it may destroy il or turn it inlo monev, may it not hen it has possessed itself of a slave of a "southern citizen, destroy it or turn it into something elm It may.

It may turn the slave into a freeman. It thus destroys the slave, tlio property it look; and this, as wu understand it, is what the President proposes to do by Ids proclamation. This and no more. Of theother measures employed by Government in the prosecution of llns war it i unnecessary that we should comment at length. The Govcrument'is not required to adopt any particular Liu of policy nor stake the imui: i( the conflict upon the successor failure of any enactment or measure.

Only let it evince a purpose to wage war upon war principles to strike vigorously at the heart of the conspiracy to harrass and weaken tlietnemy oj an me means can employ known lo civilized warfare and upon no account to consent lo terms of compromise or armistice until the iraitors snail iincoiiiiiiionany siiimul to the lawful au tlmiity of tho Government, and the loyalty ami natriot Inn ot the country win be content. Abore all, let our ruiers Keep nti'i 'ion me greai nnu overshadowing lacl lhal a great question of govcrnniunt Is involved! ami our iiationul existence is lu Jeopardy that all quos Dills in llie knds of the Goverm Aldant, April ui. Among the important bills still in the hands of die Governor, in regard to approval of which there crisis some doubts, they are, the Gold Bill, the Broiniwav ltnilroad scheme, and the bill donating to the People's College the entire income from the proceeds of the sale of the lands donated by Congress to this State, for the benefit of Agriculture, and the mechanic arts. Vhis last is a very important subject, as it interests mort or less every farmer and mechanic iu the State. At the last session of CoBfrress an act was passed donating to the several States millions of acres of government bails for the promotion of Agricultural and mechanic iris.

Thcrortion of this State is about one million acres. To carry out the objects of Congress bills have been pasied; first, for the sale of the scrip, second, forthe investtu. nt of the proceeds, and third, for the appropriation of the income of the fund thus created to the People's Oolltge, at Havana, Schuyler County, which College was established and endowed by Senator Charles Cook, who ias given to it $100,000, and who proposes, I understand to give it two or three hundred thousand dollars more. As the fund will amount to about one million dollars, the annual income will bea very handsome item, ami cotsc qiicntly the struggle for it has been flerce. The fricids of the Agricultural College at Ovid, which ifs Statein slilution, struggled very hard to have the bill amended, so as to secure to it one half the income, but thevfaibd.

and now their only hope is in the Governor. They my that the Ovid College belongs to the farmers and mechanics of the Stale, while that at Havana is more of an individual affair, a very worthy College, but clearly lot entitled to the whole ef this amount, and that the Governor will not only perform an act of justice, but will secure much popularity by vetointr the bill. The opponents or the Broadway Railroad bill and of the Gold Bill, are also hopeful that the Governor will assume the responsibility of defeating those incisures. The Annanl State Tax bill, also, is yet unsigned, bit I think tlio. who expect him to withold his approval from this act, will be disappointed.

It authorizes a taj of 5 5 8 mills on the dollar the lowest tax ever imposed in this State. The trouble about this bill relates to the County Treasurers. Last year an effort wm madetopnss a bill, requiring County Treasurers to paf over the moneys in their ahnds. in Anril. in each veai.

and proiuuuiug mem, unuer severe punisnment, iron using any of tbe moneys in their bonds for their own purposes or benefit. Soon after the introduction of thil bill a meeting of all the County Treasursrs in the State was called in this city. It was largely attended, ani they unanimously resolved to resist its passage. They used whatever influence they themselves possessed with the members (they couldn't stop it in the Senate,) from their respective counties; they engaged rooms at the Delevan House, kept open house" in a quiet way, engaged two or three shrewd lobbyists, and, in the end, accomplished their purpose, us a matter of course. This year the bill was again introduced in the Senate, and again passed that body but the County Treasurers were as well organized, and there was no hope for it in the Honse.

The Tax bill passed both Houses, and while it was in the hands of the Governor a gentleman discovered that it eantaincd a clause requiring County Treasurers to pay over the State Tax on or before the 1st of April, and providing that in no county shall they receive a salary execedinj Mr. Gardiner, the Treasurer of Kings County, was the first informed of the fact, and with his familiarity with legislation, he was not long in deciding upon the course to be pursued. After consultation with other county treasurers, it was resolved to have the Assembly pass a resolution requesting the Governor to return the bill for amendment. This was easily effected. The bill was thereupon amended by striking out tbe objectionable clause, and sent to the Senate for concurrence.

But here their troubles became insurmountable. The Senate took the position that the bill was duly passed with the clause in; that it could not be stricken out by either House; that if that could be done, the action must have the concurrence of theother House, and that in no event would thev consent to the mutilation. They therefore returned the bill to the Assembly with a message substantially as above, and with the requeit that the bill be restored to its original form forthw ith and returned to the Governor. And this had to be done, notwithstanding there were not thirtv members who did not sympathize with the treasurers' They have one hope left. The clause does not go into operation until next year: a new Senate, as well as an Assembly, is to be elected in the meantime, and thev may procure its repeal at theinext session.

There" is little or nothing to commend in the course of those who procured Ibis clause to to be attached to the tax bill, ll'theso restrictions upon county treasurers are desirable they were worthy of beingbrought forward and pressed in an independent bill. Subterfuge seldom accomplishes anything good: and isunworthy of law makers, more especially when it betrays the confidence of their colleagues and associates. Without stopping to decide upon the propriety or impropriety of requiring the treasurers to pay over the tax by the tlrst of April, I may assume that bin few will approve of the salary portion of the clause. To properly (ill the the position of treasurer of either of the large and populous counties in the State is certainly worth more than a year. During the last hours of the session, Senator Smiih submitted a report from the committee on ties and villages, on the Brooklyn gas question, wherein lie recommended the passages of a law establishing the price of gas in Brooklyn at $2 per 10U0 feet.

1 take it from the lateness of the hour at which he made his report that he had no intention of urging the passage of the law, but sent up the bill for the purpose of getting it out of his hands, and also, perhaps, for the purpose of indicating his opinion of what would be a fair price for light in his city. On making the report be said that the two gas companies had created a great deal or disturbance, and enlisted thousands of citizens on one side or theother, with the only result of benefitting themselves at the expense of the people. They had asked for legislation, but finally come to terms, to their mutual advantage, and he mougin increiorea nine legislation on the same subject for the good of the people not unadvisable. But the Senate "didn't see it," and no action was taken on the report. Mr.

Smith also moved forward the bill relative to the fees or public Justice's in Kings County, but objection was made, and thus that bill also sleeps. One of our Police Magistrates is engaged in investigating Legislative corruption." It was started by UieTop ponents of the Broadway railroad bill, in the hope of frightening some men out of voting for it, but in this they have not succeeded. It is in evidence that Win. Brown, member from the 3d District of Monroe, did receive $200 from a man said to be George Law's agent, either for his ow vote or for the purpose of influencing others; mutual nc reiurneu ine same lielore the vote on the bill wastaken. Oilier members are implicated, and lam told Hint it is quite probable that warrants will bo issued lor the arrest of several members.

New York, Albany, and Niagara, are said to be among Ute counties that have more or less honor involved in this investigation. The morning following the day of the arrest or Brown it was surprising how many members were looking fur pairs on political," and as soon us they found lliem they started fur the cars. Sonic of these are wanted here as witnesses, and they will be brought back. Air. Brown has been held to bail in the sum $1,000, Mr.

Hugh Hastings becoming his bondsman. Tho ex amination win he resumed on Wednesday. Anion" other witnesses who, 1 am told, have been ilibpoenaed, is Mr. ix siie, rvings More Indian Atrocities. From ttie St.

Paul Press, April 13. A messenger from Mankato arrived vcsterdavniorniii" at General Sibley's Headquarters, aher ridhi all oT Tuesday night, with despatches from Col. Miller, and bringing the following important intelligence On the morning of the liitli, at 2 o'clock, a parly of Indians attacked an outpost on the South Branch of Watonwan Biver, about twelve miles west of Madelia and some forty miles westof Mankato held by a detachment of eighteen or twenty men from Captain Hall's company of the "th Itegimcnt. One man was killed and two ounded. Of the settlers in the vicinity, two women were wounded, and one boy of eight or ten years of was killed.

They stole one Government hors and ail others they could lind in the neighborhood. In the report made to Col. Miller by (he officers in charge or theoutpost, the attacking party wen estimate at (illy in nmnhi but in the darkness and coufu on of astealthly attack, their numbers may readily havo bet exaggerated. Upon receiving intiir.gi nc of the affair, Col. Miller immediately despatched (i and or the Tth i eminent, and a detachment of cavalry, all under Lieut Cul.

Marshall, to reinforce Uapt. Hall, whoe com' I any is stationed at Madelia, within twelve miles of toe mi iucwu.Ujji;ih;, iuuu mill OHlcrS I't IlUrSUC the red devilB. The pursuit could not be intrusted to betterhands; but as the rascals had twenty four hours the start on their stolen horses, it la not probutde that they will be readily caught. (Hher detachments of cavalry were to bo immediately sent out to scour the country thoroughly sides of the Minnesota river, and messengers were promptly dispatched to notify the at each of the outposts. The cavalry and infantry on our frontier are now well armed with exccllcul guns and a plentiiul supplv of ammunition.

The sad affair at Watonwan will sfimu'lale them to increased watchfulness and from the timorous preparations in progress, we Ihink we reasonably anticipate that in another month at farthest" the Indians will he pretty thoroughly umuked out of Mimiesma A Lady Asks a Question. Packing Kvk ok MoviNr. hAli To Ihr Httr nftltc Jlrttttklyu Eaijl' You will not, I make bold to say, deny w.euan the privilege of her se.T namely, to ask ijiiesticns. occasion I shall only troulde you with a 1(Jl(, tlf inli rrogiitiou. I would respectfully ask, there never a Luk(itutifrttal adviser found in the dcititrlnients at hcudqtiartcrs" to acquaint the Pp miIchi Stales that eve of moving day" was iI1(.

very orsl day ol all llie days In the year to exju ci itiens would he in a temper of mind to move ihe of Hosts" to extend the ygis of his protection over ti, iiiics of llie North. There is mortification and liitlinn (uoilgli, liwncn knows, iu our homestead on day ol April, and these with the prospect ol' irene ral unnsh up" on the morrow, totally unlit mu. holds for taking up national affairs. Wha't wei wirumen) hav to think about is our household Is and their safe removal to their sanctuary for the cnsuiii" twelve monilis, in compliance with the best of our ancient institutions." BuQiclent unto the day is tho evil thereof," I say. Jatt Liim incot.

WEDNESDAY EVENING, APRIL 29. This Paper has the largest Circola tioa of any Evening Paper published in the Vnited States. Its value as an Advertising Medium is thereiore apparent. No Paper To morrow. In accordance with the recommendation of the President, setting apart to morrow as a day of humiliation and prayer, no paper will be issued from this office to morrow.

The Address of the Republican members of the Legislature. In another column we print the material portion of the address presented to the electors of this State by the Republican members of the Lee islature. The members of the Republican parFy haTe reason to complain of whoever claims the paternity of the address, for it is decidedly in a literary point of view the poorest document which has ever fallen under our notice. The party has not, indeed, a strong case to present to the people it has been but a little over two years in power, and in those two years have been crowded an age of humiliation and misfortune still it was possible to make out an infinitely better case tlian is presented in this address. One thing, at least, was practicable to put whatever they had to say in decent English.

The writer of the document not only endorses all the President does or says, but he is clearly ambitious of the President's reputation, not only as a logician, but as a master of his mother tongue. Thejman who penned the following must certainly have had before him that passage in the President's last message, in which he undertook to prove that it Is easier to pay a small sum than a large one, and that it is more convenient to pay any sum when you have the money than when yon have not. "We quote: We believe that the American Cnion was no abortive birth. We believe that the Government which the sa es of the past, fresh from the necessities of the devolution, founded, was foundationed deep down below the ut heavings of domestic discord, and reared high and strong above the shocks of wicked treason, with inherent powers of self protection aad self preservation sufficient for any emergenej that has ret arisen or that will rise in the course of time, the people but lore their Govern vitnt, the Gcrernmtht has a ure foundation in th lyre of the people. the people but lor their Gorern menticith tiloce ferrentcnough to endure trial and to xuffer pnration, the Government is ell buttressed in the love of the If we had never heard of Captain Bunsby, we should have certainly set down the author of these luminous sentences as a servile imitator of Mr.

Lincoln, but the probabilities are that both the gentlemen owe their inspiration to a careful study of the character of the inimitable captain. Setting aside the peculiarities of the address, there is little in it deserving of comment. The people are blamed for the severitv with which they have criticised the conduct of their rulers. Does anybody believe the country would be anv better off to day if blunderinc; incapacity went without comment ImmcHse resource's have been dissipated: does anybody believe they would have been more carefully husbanded if the people were so dead to their "own interest as to pass tins by unnoticed "With the resources which the North possessed, and which were so freely placed at the disposal of the government, the rebellion, as an organized, defiant power, instead of being within a day's march of the capi lol, and to day actually threatening the loval State of Pennsylvania, should have been loni; ago put down as an organized body. The greater pari of the address is taken up iu defending the emancipation proclamation of the President.

The proclamation was asked for by those who said that if it were issued, the roads would swarm wiih volunteers for the army of the Union by those who claimed that in the event of its promulgation the rebellion would be practically ended. It was opposed by those who argued that no such results would follow; thai it would be used by the rebel leaders as a confirmation of their assertions, that what the North desired was not the Union, so much as tbe overthrow of slavery: that it would divide the sentiment of the people, that it would chill their enthusiasm, and therefore embarrass the govern ment. The proclamation has been issued four months. There is ample opportunity now to judge between those who clamored "for it, and those who opposed it. If it were conceded that the President had the rigid to issue the proclamation, the bad policy of doing so cannot be questioned.

We believe, honestly, that the existence of the party which issues this adress is incompatible with the safety or the Republic. In thisaddress it calls itself the ''Republiehan Union two years ago it was the "Repcblican Democratic party;" eighteen months atro it called itself the "Union No honest political organization can be under the necessity of using so many aliaxea. Tbe most disheartening feature of this war is found in the fact that the party now in power have, as a party, a direct interest "in prolonging the war until after another Presidential election. It secured success by the "accident of an the establishment of the former condition of affairs will place it at onee in a hopeless minority. It is deplorable that there should be political party in existence which has any interest distinct from tbe interest of the whole country, and which has anything to gain from the prolongation of a content which is wasting away the strength of the Republic.

Gi'. niNG. The Ihrahl reporters, like the younger Miss Pecksniff, are "gushing things," and can write the most transcendent nonsense on the slightest provocation. Public receptions are their particular delight, when tlicv revel in descriptive balderdash. They aim at line writing, which 1 hey seem to consider, is best displayed in abundance of adjectives, which they use without the slightest regard for their meaning.

The return of two volunteer regiments yesterday gave the reportorial Jenkins another opportunity to mount his hysterical Pegasus, and begets off the following delirious description of "the scene tbe extract is only one of the manv gems with which the report is studded Thousands wen; congregated in the Park as the regiments slowly tiled into the open Bonce in front of the tUll, and the housetops, stoops and piazzas in the vicinity contributed their quota of welcome in white hand captivating smiles. The gallant Germans bore the impress of havine en coun ered a Southern war with studied recklessness rained down its fTTsi il, wi ii sufh uusliins pro 77 i aiuiosl impossible 1 tin to with "reiiKui. It would lie hard to beat this'. Loss of the Anglo. 5AXOV One nf i eau iu.

es at sea a shipwreck, with the lo. of lives by the hundred, which in more peace able times would cause a thrill of horror in the community, has occurred to the steamer An lo Saxon, off Cape Race. The left Liverpool on the Kith and on the Monday last at noon, she vent ashore during a dense about four miles east of Cape Race, and in one hour after she struck the decks broke up. She had 300 passengers and a crew of t. men, a total of 4 of whom only arc known to be saved many others, however, embarked on rafts, spars', may yet be picked up.

The details are very meagre as yet, owing to interruption of the telegraph communication. The Anglo Saxon be loi.gcd to flic Montreal Company, who have been very unfortunate, this making the seventh vessel they have lost, since the establishment of this line, in 1857. to to THE BATTLE OF IRISH BEND. ERA YE CONDUCT OF THE OFFICERS AND MEN. THE KILLED AND WOUNDED.

The following is an extract of alctterfrom Col. E. L. Moliucnx, of the 159th N. Y.

(known here as the 3d Senatorial Regiment,) fought so bravely and suffered so severely a', the battle of Irish Bend, on the banks of the Taelie A FaKH HOUSE HEAR BATTT.1S FIELD, April 14, 1863. I entered yesterday morning, a sugar field, witli 100 men in support of some regiments who wero trying to drive the rebels from the weods. I receivedan order to charge bayonets, and drive the rebels out. I obeyed, but not being supported properly, was outflanked and met with a tremendous cross ffre, which cut us down in great numbers, still the boys ftdlotved me, hut by the time we had reached within fifty feet of the wood, 1 'found on looking back that the men bad been slaughtered by the two Arcs so dreadfully that the line was out a broken mnBs without unity. I endeavored to reform it wns only murderous to proceed.

I then ordered them to lie down between the rows of sugar mounds anil the fire, this we did for some Qve minutes. While in this position, the rebels on the flank charged upon ns, and my boys resisting them, slowly retreated, until the regiments which was to have supported our flank came charging down upon them and drove them hack. In that desperate encounter, I lost out of the 400 over 100 killed, wounded and missing. The loss of officers was very heavy. Poor Lieut.

Cof. Draper shot through the heart my good Adjutant Lathrop shot through and through, and lived but fifteen minutes Lieut. Lockwood shot dead, and my brave Lieut. Mau ey the same. Wounded Lieuts.

Plunket and Price severely, and Frank Zu mam slightly. H. Ziemam had his iiorse shot under him in five places, but is well. All did bravely. It makes me weep to think or the heavy loss we have had, and of the brave fellows who have suffered here, and are now at peace above, but thank God there home lor all where war is not.

Supreme Court. BEFORE JUDGE INGKAHAM. Lacfis Ilihnitj and others vs. Edward Wiebe. This was an action to recover damages for an alleged conversion of a pianoforte.

The in number all testified that they were manufactures of pianos, and that the defendant, who was acting as their agent, was allowed to keep one, valued at at his house in Brooklyn, as a sample. In the fall of 1S62, the plaintifTs demanded the return of the piano, but the defendant refused to give it up. He stated that the piano was given to him as h's commission, which amounted to $160, and this he had disposed of on his own account. The plaintiffs swore positively that no such agreement had ever been made. The jury fonnd a verdict for the defendant.

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Lewis' Gymnastics in Bkooklyx. Mrs. El IiIKWood, a Rraduate of Dr. Dlo Lenls' Normal Institute Boston, has cVanses for Ladles, Gentlemen and Ohlldr'n on Monday and Thursday. afternoon nd cvenum, at the Cani tollne ttoouit, comer roltoa avenue audJay atroct The Rebel Advance on Pennsylvania, 4,000 CAVALEY KEPOETED MOVING TOWARDS WESTERN PENNSYLVANIA.

Beverly, Fhillippi, Oakland, Rowle. burg and Morgantown Occupied. THE EALTIMORE AND OHIO RAILROAD PARTIALLY DESTROYED. For the purpose of giving our readers all the facts connected with the movements of the rebel cavalry now menacing the Western portion of Pennsylvania, tve collate the following accounts from the contemporaries named The Advance on Beverly and PhilUppi. From the Wheeling (Va.) Intelligencer, April 27.

Since Friday night the city has been filled with rumors of a rebel advance on Beverly, and this side of there. It appears to be pretty well settled that a considerable force, chiefly cavalry, has made a sudden advance on our force occupying Beverly. Col. Latham has fallen back to Buckhanuon. The latest intelligence that seems to be reliable up to the present hour of writing, is that the rebelshave advanced their outside pickets to Phillippi, thirty three miles tliiB side of Beverly, and about sixteen miles from Grafton.

The rebel force is reported as consisting of Imbodcn's, Bill Harper's and Jeff. Jenkins' gangs, numbering, it is said, between four and five thousand, with half a dozen pieces of artillery. Since the above article was in type, we have come in possession of statements in regard to the condition of affairs down the Baltimore and Ohio Railroad, that are pretty well authenticated, and seem to approximate the truth. A gentleman who came in on last evening's train slides that in reply to a despatch which he sent to Grafton from Jloundsville, he was informed that a rebel force had come into Oakland, and another at Kowles lmrg since the train passed those points, that they had cut the wires at Oakland and were committing depredations on the road, and that fighting in the woods was then going on at Itowlesburg. The same gentleman states that nothing definite was known at Grafton of Col.

Latham's command, but it was the impression of Col. Wilkinson that it was cut off somewhere between Beverly and Phillippi. We also learn that intelligence of a reliable character has been received from other sources going mainlv to confirm these statements. Colonel Latham's exact situation is not known, but this fact alone proves that he is cut off. Whether between Beverly or Buckbannon or between Beverly and Phillippi is not known.

It is said that he burned the Government stores at Beverly before leaving there, but how this should be known und nothing known of his iiicscnt situation wo cannot see. It appears certain, at least, that all his communications are cut off, if nothing orse has happened. The Rebel Raid on the Baltimore and Ohio Railroad. From the Baltimore American of yesterday morning. The rebel raid on the Baltimore and Ohio Eailroad which has caused some excitement in the city since Saturday, promises to prove more of a guerrilla operation than any formidable army movement.

As far as we can ascertain the following is a summary of all the information received up to last evening On Sunday morning, at 10 o'clock, a force f200 Rebel cavalry, under Colonel McDonald, appeared at Altamont seventeen miles west of Piedmont, and immediately cut the telegraph wires. An empty stock train going west shortly afterwards arrived, which they stopped, and seized the conductor and engine men, parolling them. They compelled the engineer and firemen to get up a head of steam on the engine, and started it off in the direction of Oakland, without a soul on board, probably anticipating that it would run into and destov a train coming east. "What has been the fate of this train is not known. On Sunday afternoon small bodies of rebel cavalry appeared at Cranberry Summit, Oakland and Rowlcsbur" all about the same time.

Oakland is ten miles from a7 tamont, Cranberry Summit about ten miles from Oakland, and liowlesburg eleven miles west or Cranberry Summit. At Itowlcsburg the enemy made two attacks on Sunday afternoon, and were both times repulsed Despatches were received from Oakland last evening announcing that no rebels had been seen or heard from in that vicinity since Sunday. Between Altamont and Itowlesburg there is only one bridge of anv importance that over Youghegany river. This is at 'Oakland, and supposed to be safe. The attack on Ilowlesburs bv the enrm less.

In get possession anil destroy i)w duct, which is a most important and costly work. Our forces there bad. however, been sufficient to repulse them up to the last accounts, and have been reinforced by this time. So fiir as information has been received up to the tim3 i going to press: no Government property or railroad property or any description has been destroyed by the enemy. Notwithstanding the enemy's forces are supposed lo be merely small bodies of cavalry, with a few pieces or artillery, den.

Schenck has taken every precaution to check, if not to capture them. The whole movement is prooiii.iy only a Icuit to attract attention rrom some other more important enterprise in the Shenandoah Valley. 'llie rumors of a threatened attack at New Creek, and also ai Clarksburg, are altogether unfounded. At either of those places the enemy would receive a warm reception. Gen.

Mulligan is at New Creek, which is a sufll eienl guarantee that no attack will be made there. tie rainy condition ol mo weather for some time past would seem to preclude flic idea or any large rorcesor the enemy being on the line or the Baltimore and Ohio ltnilroad, but notwithstanding this, that company has deemed it prudent, until the inacruitude of this ascertained, to Mispend for a day the running or its through passenger and freight trains. 1 tie local trade ol the road, however, is bein" conducted as usual, and from the coal regions which abouud on this road, a very large trade is coining to the city. (Jen. Schcnek is rully prepared Tor this emergency, and no doubt the disposition or the rorccs under his command is such as will perhaps enable him to capture this hand ol guerrillas.

Special Despatch to the Washington Star. Hawaii's Fkiiiiv, April 27, EdilorStar.yfe have information that ilw Generals Jones and lmbodcn, with some force, it is not laid how great, are at Moorfleld, probably on their way to New Creek, to destroy the Baltimore and Ohio lia'il joau iu iiiak lejiULi The I atest by Telegraph. Special Despatch to the Inquirer. llAiiKisiiiritd, April 2 1. At two o'clock this morning four thousand rebel uviilrv were will, in miiAuAr advancing toward Pennsylvania.

Their speed was vory rapid. They had destroyed the track and burned the bridge ot ihe Baltimore and Ohio railroad when crossing. This information was received liy Governor Curtim and has been sen: lo Washington. Police. Stkai.im; a Goi.n Watch.

A few days since a gold watch was stolen from the residence or Mrs M. Collins in Hamilton avenue. Information of the fact was given to the police, of tho fid precinct and officer Wilson arrested young man named James Lee, on suspicion ol' having stolen the watch, and round it in his jiotscssion. The accused was brougli before Justice liocrum Ibis morning and was remanded fur examination, CliAitcr. of Attsos.

lames Murphy, another of the gangoNioys who are charged with having set tin to iwo shanties at tho lool or Court street, on the night of Ihe 19th was arrested by officer Wilson nl' the piil precinct aud is held to await examination Willi bin alleged companions. Almost a Mijkiif.k. A man named I'atriek Maxwell was brought before Justice Perry this morniiiL' on a charge ol assault preferred by officer liedcll or the 12d precinct. II appeared from the testimony of the rl llecr that llie accused lust evening was in into.tleitod' condition, and taking offence at little girl named KIIpii Marl in in Prospect picked up large pavini' si no and Hung .1 at her with all his lorce, narrow Her The officer tcstilled that had the stone stru ti guilt wool, have killed her. Justice Perry get i accused to penitentiary fur four months.

The Historical Societt in the Ri ral Districts. The proceedings of the Long Island Historical Society do not seem to satisfy our neighbors in Suffolk and Queens counties," who claim that their section of the Island has been left out in the cold, so far as representation in the Board of Directors is concerned. The following article from the L. I. Times, narrates the grievance of the rural districts.

We have already published a communication to the same efTeet The Flushing journal makes merrv over the organization in Brooklyn, of a soiled Long Island Historical Society. the officers of which are (in a board of 25.) no less than 2 orthem from Kings Countv. Xow it strikes us rather remarkable that of men should think of establishing a bong Island Historical Society and deliberately icnoring the existence of tjueens and Suffolk counties. Pray how long is it since Kings countv became the whole of Long Island? Where, may we'ask, is the Historical material to eome from? If from Kings alone we apprehend there will be no great supply. If we are not mistaken the project of a Long Island Historical Society originated in this Years ago we heard it talked of by several prominent citizens, and we have good reason to believe that the idea was tlrst carried to Brooklyn from the rural districts.

Assuredly the men who have made the historv of the island a study and ho have written upon it, are not residents of Kin county. Neither Thompson nor Prime hailed from there, nor is Onderdonk a cili2eu of Brooklvn. But wu will not pursue the subject further at present. We learn that the impropriety of cstablisbinc I.onjr Island Historical Society with the recognition of but a sinzie county, is so manifest, that the movers in the matter have agreed to reconsider their action, and to trive Queens and Suffolk a fair representation in the Board of control. If they do 80 we shall have nothing more to say.

If they do not, we shall ask them to drop the title ot I.ong Island to which their organization will certainly have no possible claim. A despatch from Murfrcesboro gives the following respecting the alleged fatal fray between Bragg and Breckinridge: "Prisoners captured "by Gen. Reynolds bring an unreliable report "that Breckinridge recently shot Bragg, and is "under arrest for homicide. They say Bragg had "condemed some Kentuckians to death. Breckinridge remonstrated angrily that shooting Ken "tuckians was played out; if the order was executed be would shoot Bragg.

The latter executed the Kentuckians and Breckinridge killed him." The Batti.es on the Bayou Tecue. We yesterday published a list of killed and wounded of the 15'Jtli Brooklvn Regiment, among them was the name of Lieutenant Colonel Draper; no better or braver soldier was in our arm He lias grown up in this city; was for many years bookkeeper in the house of John Gilson of Jscw iork; was an active member of the Fire Department of this city, belonging to Atlantic Hose Co. He raised a company first for Colonel Cochrane's chasseurs; was highly respected in that regiment; behaved gallantly at the battle of Fair Oaks, was honorably noticed in that battle. He joined the Third Senatorial Regiment, Colonel Molineux, with rank of ifa jor, was very active and efficient in its organization, and was promoted to the rank of Lieutenant Colonel. He was connected for a number of roars with the Sands Street M.

E. Church and Sabbath School, afterwards with the Washington avenue Methodist Church, of which he was a member at the time of his death. He was active in establishing a Mission Sabbath School in Gates avenue, which has grown into a church organization. In all tbe above relations, Col. Draper bad the respect aud esteem of all who knew him.

He leaves a young wife and two children to mourn bis loss. F.ETt KN or Kegiments. Tbe two years' regiments are on their way home, their term of service having expired. Yesterday the Seventh regiment volunteers, Colonel George Wm. Van Scliac, and tho Eighth regiment, Colonel, the Prince Sulm Balm, arrived in New York.

The former had 48 men, and the latter 010 men. lioth regiments are composed of Germans, and they were most enthusiastically welcomed. Iu the evening they were entertained at the Steuben House and at Dramatic Hall in the Bowery. TheBiiave Old Tenth. The Tenth Regiment Volunteers are expected home to day.

They were raised under the first volunteer call for two years. Company F. was formed in this city under ('apt. Thomas 1). Mosscrop.

but who, after infirmities consequent upon severe service in batlje, on the march and iu camp, was compelled to resign. His dace was ably filled by Capt Brady, who stemmed the tide of war on many a Held, and now comes home with iiis brave companions to receive the tribute due them. The Kaiii.k office is represented in the regiment by Lieutenant Field, who went out as Sergeant, and for his good conduct and bravery was promoted. A ball, we are requested to state, will be given forthe benefit of the families of the valiant men who fell, on tiie evening of the of Mav, pmx. We shall call atlenlion to the matter hereafter.

The (hies along Fulton street and Myrtle avenue are displayed in honorof the event. Iittsti HEi.ircr Executive Committbi mi ling of Ibis body, held lasl eveningal room At a Monta gue nan, a public meeimgal the Academy orMusic was fixed on, to be held on Wednesday, 13th May. Several distinguished speakers of New York and Brooklyn will lie present and address the meeting their names will be announced at the proper time. Bishop Loughl'm, it ia expected, will act as Trustee of the funds to be collected..