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the Intelligencer. WEDNESDAY, JUNE 7, 1805. ’ l UK I'^ITEtt ftTATCfl DIRECT VAX. It is important to our readers that the I n ; ri ct 'fux uipoeed on the Southern States, }•,<• made known to the inhabitants .i.r.f-fcf tha' they may be prepared in time ][\ e t a nd to pay it, else much sacrifice of r. ptrtv nill ensue. We therefore pub- • li the following which recently appeared t l,o (lharl s ; < ;i Covner, beiuga compre- , ve Mid intelligible statement of the ! Vlt ._- 0 .| H i f the net, and which all inter mud w- uid «lo wt It to carefully read, and >( . t ve lor future use. Already, it will be prep* , by uii who heed our advice that this „cctiax - Uiog collected in Chuileston .y comm .-?i •tiers appointed for that p*r- . , htid ;t wil. not be long ere the same >:0 ,. t64 ni coilectio , or one simitar to it, ,jji b; ini iiiK-J in Georgia and other .uudiern Siatea:— X;i«- Uni ed Buies t -x now being collect- d by the Comna-aiiouera in (Juarteaton, is , v;.1 by an Act ot C li^rtes, approved Au- , u8 i 5, 1801, and i9 h part ot a tax for the yuftv lbfll.upou the endre real estate ot the * J he quota of the bunts then in re- uot. h-.ving been paid, an act was p^.yed In June—approved the 7th—1862. rxlendiog the provi.-ions of tee tax law to •* jiisurncdonary district?.” It is under iiiistr.Uei ac:' t as amended Fcbiuary 6, 1863. V) ,i March 3, 18ti0, that the Cc m n:5aionert a,c n<-w proceeding. li’, i : s proviainns, as soon as the national ,i i.iotry Htr Imrity us established ever any , ir*i pnhdivifion ot a State, ’lie law is to u,i u.io i fl.Ci. Th- Commissioners are di- r oteii to assess n iiu a proportion of tiie tux ; !(lU p>tch piece of real estate, whether in mw.i or country, open an office, and give ii, ,ii o tlml the tax is payable and they are pared to receive it. '1 he assessment is to ->e<! o* the last valuation made by the Siale prior Vo January Id, 1861, or in de- p.iil; Hi that, up,m 5ueh other valuation as tLe C'lmroissioners may he heal able to as- ceituin. The tex is to be received sixty ,Viyt from the giving of the notice, without, interest; alter that period interest attaches at, the rate of ten per cent, per > car from the lirst day oi July, 18G2. Ivicii tax-payer is to appear at the ofllce nt i.bi-. (Jommi. Hioncrs in person, or in case ij, roiMOt so appear, then by' his attorney in r in fact or legally appointed, aud the 'dorney mui‘ r.how iti&i the person whose { „x In. applies to pa^eitherhas not engaged ot the rebellion voluntarily, or has taken the 0 .p,i, | allegiance to the United Btales. Ou the expiration of tho sixty days all property on which the tax is unpaid i9 con- - il. red forfeited to the United Biales, and ihu C'ommiwioners may sell the same by iving thirty days notice. Cut the tax may puid at any time before tho day ap pointed tor sale, by paying tho interest ac urging as above stated, and in addition a penalty iqual to one halt the tax,.which at- iiicfiis as soon a3 lira property is advertised In; suit’. Alter the Balo sixty days is allowed for rudenrption on payment ot purchase money, AV ,t!, interest at the rite of 15 per coat, per year from time of sale. Any person can redeem within this time. Alter that, per sons proving loyalty may redeem at any time within a ptriod of from one to two years, varying at length according to their oI.lsg, whether as person's beyond seas, mi nors,' etc., and according to the discretion of the Tax CommissionarH. An appeal may be made from the decision or the Tax Com missioners to the United States Courts. The certificates of sale, however, issued by :he Commissioners, can bo affected in only one of three ways : 1st, by showing no tux was charvahlc; 2d, by showing pay ment ot tax; or, 3.1, redemption ot prop- erty. » mb OK\. JOH.VSXON TAKKIVOLKJtVEOF 1I1S STAFF. A correspondent of the Newport Herald, writing from Greensboro, North Carolina, jrives the lollowlug interesting account, ot the dosing war scenes in that S’atc :—Ma- .pon Telegraph. This morning General Joseph E. John stou broke up his headquarters near this pi-,;,,. Ijude farewell to the members of his stafl. eSu'ept Jits personal aids, and pro ufeduii ta Charlotte. Tho scene was an af- lecMov one, and all who witnessed it rc- g 9 riled it iu that light. In the midst of a wood, at. a distance of two miles from Greensboro, were a tew tents,* somo wag ons, and a n tan her of horses. No longer 1 the headquarters’ guard paced to and fro.— There was no bustle end excitement; no hasty utterances and startling exclamations; noneot the liveliness pertaining to active field service. Tho countenances and actions of both officers and orderlies bespoke an occupation gone. Soon alter sunrise the 'General and staff rose and partook of a frugal meal. A camp chest served them tor a table, aud the ground wa<i tued m lien pf chairs. The dishes were not of cnina, cor were the spoons and forks used of silver, but both were of the most Inexpensive kind. The uieal over, their appetites appeased, orders were given and received, ihe tents struck, personal property packed, the wagons loaded, and everything got in readiness to be moved. This accomplished, the General gathered his sisff around him aud made a tew remarks. He thanked them for their services, the aid they had rendered him, and hoped the future would be brighter than, the present and the pas*. Few ua the words and artious weic, they embraced the part ing scent. By noon the wagons moved, and the General ami those of his staff who pro posed to journey his way, placed their horses and baggage on the cars aud left for Charlotte, and as they did so the Headquar ters of the Confederate Army ot the Ten nessee ceased to nave an existence—com mencing ila journey to history and poster- Genetal Jubliston in manner is dignified and affable; in conversation easy and agree able, and in personal appearance attractive. His ability as a soldier aud a scholar is cm- latent. .NO #JOM.E AND NO MONEY. JnBt before the General went away, I acked use of his aids it he would go home after reaching Charictto. “No, i; was the reply. “Why f” 1 again asked. “Because,'’ replied the ulc, “be Las no home to go to. ,! The conversation turning os* money, I asked the same staff officer if lie hud any.— He answered in the negative. “Then what are you all going to uo for some *?” I asked. “That is what puzzles us,” he teplied, and no doubt, uot desniug to converse on a sub ject unpleasant to him, he walked a way. £3f An Irish paper publishes the follow ing item: A deaf man, named Taff, was run over by a passenger tram and killed. He was in jured in a /similar way about a year 8go. GOT. ItlAGRATH, OP IOC7TH CAR-* OltlJf A» Gov. Magratfa, in a proclamation to the people of South Carolina, dated Columbia, May 22J, notices the recent order of Gen. Gillmore, (which we have already published,) and announces that the fuactioas of his of fice, as Executive of the State, are suspend ed. He says: I cannot, under all the circumstances which surround you, expose you to the contiquances which will be produced be cause of any effort on my part- fruitless, if not mischievous, as it must be—to exercise those functions wlrcb you, in your coiifl- dence, nave committed to me. Nor am 1 willing that, without such consequences to you, while in the Executive Chair of the State, I shall be .h^ld forth to the world charged with crime, without the most posi • live declaration, that I am ready to meet and repel it, wherever and by whomsoever made. In that peculiar condition of cur affairs, which is now disclosed to you, I feel that ray duty, whether considered in regard to my sell as your Executive, or to you as a people whose welfare is dear to me, is at once plain and imperative. I will not in troduce within this State discord and con tention. I will not allow myself to furnish the occasion by which a single atom -of suf fering can be added to that load which now weighs so heaviiy upon you. I will not give opp^rtuniiy for conflict between the government of this State and the govern ment of the United States. The Junctions, therefore, of the Executive are suspended by rue from this day. Under other circumstances and at other times, I would pause in doing that which I now do wuhouthesitation;and with a perfect conviction that it i9 due to you that it should be done. The exercise of the executive power in the proclamation of May 2d, 1865, which was complained of, has bsen rectified and tho pinclam&tion recalled. Before my letter waa received containing the explana tion of the circumstances which led to the proclamation, these orders have been i.-sued, in which, because of “trustworthy informa tion” of “disloyally” and “sundry and divers acts of treason,” the functions of the Gover nor of iho State are suspended and his au thority denied. To exercise my functions SECRET HISTORY OF THE WAR. Interesting Statement of the position of Mr. Davis, U— Cabinet, and the Government at Rlrhm mil—gepop- ularU/^f the Administration. From New York Times. The following loiter was written by a gen tleman who occupied the position of Pri vate Secretary to one cf the most influen tial member's of Jtff. Davis’ Cabinet throughout the rebellion. It comes, there fore, from one well qualified to set forth the actnal condition of affairs in the rebel cap ital during the rebellion. It gives an inte rior view of the movements and sentiments of the rebel government such as it has not been possible to obtain hitherto. R. D P. Richmond, Monday, May 15,1865. Owing to ihe mystery of secret sessions, and tne reticence observed by the journals, much of the real history of this great strug gle remains to be writteo. It is known to me world that Mr. Davis wielded to the laet the fall powers of the South, and that the Southern Congress granted nearly all his requests lor power, insatiable as he seemed to be in this fespect But it is not so well known that he was unpopular with the leading state*-men of the South. They thought lightly of his capacity, and deemed him an incubus upon theit cause. Some opposed him openly, but the me j-i uy, while deploring his errors, did not uiiiik it a fit period for opposition. Among the former class were Orr, Toombs, Wig- fall, Graham. Among the latter were Mes srs. Campbell, Cobb, Hunter, and many others. On.the other hand, Mr. Davis had a cordial hatred for Congress, and took no pains to conceal it. One of his last pro ceedings was to send in a special message, which, when analyzed, was found to be nothing less than a carefully-prepared bill of indictment, and designed to throw upon the Congress a'l the odium in the event of failure. This document elicited a severe reply from the Senate, at which body it was supposed to be specially aimed. No person, perhaps, ever occupied a prominent position who availed himself so little of the wisdom or experience of others as Mr. Davis. He was rudely intolerant of any difference of opinion, and seemed to re joice in isolation from those who were likely to express an independent judgment. His despotism over his cabinet was supreme. in the face of these orders, is to invoke force j^ e admitted that he knew nothing ot io Giislaia me in opposition to that which will be displayed against me. Such a con test should have but one result. While to those in the State who would give their support to the Executive, there must come penalties and suffering, without the possibility ot advantage. Whatever, therefore, may be the feeling which belongs to me as a man or citizen, in a case like this, where conviction precedes the hearing, and sentence comes before the trial, I feel that it becomes me to be mind ful ot the considerations which involve your peace and affect your welfare. I have said to you before, I say to you now, the war is over; hostilities have ceased ; and it is your duty to forooar opposition which is hope less—contest which is unavailing—and re concile yourselves to that submission which the Government of the United States can impose, and you cannot resist. While the considerations which I have now expressed lead me 'to this forbearance in the exercise of the functions ot the Ex ecutive Department of the State, I. owe it to you, to the State, the Legislature of which, according to the Constitution of this State, to make ray protest against the power claimed and exercised by Gen. Gillmore.— It involves a question which concerns not alone this State, but all the States of the United States. It affirms a principle which it is not necessary now for me to discuss. Whatever may be your condition, una vailing resistance on our part will but make it worse. With an earnestness or the sin cerity of which I need not give you assur ance, I urge upon you the resumption of your peaceful pursuits, and the adaptation of yourselves to those changes which may bo made in your condition. Do not be isled by excitemeut; give no heed to pas- a; deal resolutely with facts; look the tnuh calmly in the face; spill no more blcrid; accept with the dignity, which even misfortune can command, the condition j which you cannot avert. In thus suspending the active exercise of the duties of my office, I do so with the most earnest wish that your sufferings may soon find mitigation and relief; that you may retrieve the waste and loss of property which you have endured in the progress ot the war; and that you may experience those blessings, intellectual, social and moral, which, under the favor o] God, were the great ends which I desired to accomplish. To have succeeded in these would have se cured to me a reward,, the richest and only inheritance which I could have left to my children. With regard to myself, so far as I am af fected by die charges which are made against me, I am ready to answer to them or to any of them. At any time or place, when or where my presence may be de sired or required for investigation, I shall be there, if notified thereof, with the least pos sible delay. Whatever I have said I be lieved to be true; whatever I have done, I believed to be right. Aud with this con sciousness of the rectitude of my purpose, and ot the integrity of my conduct, I shall not avoid, delay or hinder the closest scru tiny that can be devised. To you, among whom I was bora; to you, with whom my whole life has been spent; to you, whose confidence I have en joyed; to you, whose testimony 1 feel I coul<?well invoke lor my conduct, I have but to express the pain which this condi tion of the State has cost me, and to wish you all the happiness wjjich a people are ever permitted to enjoy. finance, but'upon all other subjects made no pretenses of modesty. When the Southern Congress met in No vember last, Mr. Davis sent in a message, which was upon the whole, of a confident tone. He seemed to take no account of the waning resources and spirit of the South, or the diminished numbers of her armies, and still less of the constancy, determination and power of the North. The members of (JoDgrets were net disposed to' accept, as gospel, this cheerful manifesto, and accord ingly a resolution was offered by Mr. Ca- pertou, for a j oint committee to lock into the-condition of public affairs. The neces sary effect of this was to compel the admin istration to look into Us own hand,and this motion Mr. Davis regarded and resented as a hostile proceeding. This investigation lost a month or more, and the resolution it provoked produced a marked effect upon the temper and spirit of the Southern Con gress, which, some weeks after the informal conference at Fortress Monroe, ripened into action. A movement was organized oi which Senators Hunter, of Virginia, Gra ham, of North Carolina, and Orr, of South Carolifla, were the leading spirits, to induce the President to negotiate for peace, and se cure the beat terms possible for the South.— Judge Campbell, the Assistant Secretary ot War labored earnestly and constantly to this, end, and it is understood that Mallory, of the Cabinet, was anxious for the adoption of this policy. It was perfectly obvious to the reflecticg men of tho Confederacy that to continue the contest for independence wa3 a hopeless pursuit—that when the spring weather permitted, the immense maa-es of Grant and Sherman to be precipi tated upon them, the Southern armies would be utterly insufficient to resist the shock. Togo on was simply to cause a useless effusion of blood, only to be followed in the end by rain and subjugation. It was believed that while the aoutnerners had two large armies in the field, possession of their capital and an organized government, they could, with 'this show of* strength, secure liberal terms upon the basis of a restoration cf the Union. It was believed that Mr. Lincoln and Mr. Seward would favor a policy of conciliation. In a'word, these men held that reconstruction was infinitely preferable to subjugation. Continue the contest, and the upshot would be that no terms, whatever, could be obtained. Views of this sort were, pressed by Mr. Hunter, and others, upon Mr. Davis, and for a long while it seemed with some pros pect of securing his assent. Bur. the Rich mond Enquirer, Sentinel and Whig were furious in their denunciations of any recon struction. In a little while Mr. Davis be gan to be jealoqs of Hunter, and he, his clique and organs, spared no pains to break him dren. Feeling that his effort to save his Slate from fresh calamity, was unavail ing, Mr. Hunter, at the close of the session, retired to his home in Essex county. The breach between him and President Davis was complete and final. The major ity of both houses of the Confederate con gress were ready for peace negotiations, but nothing could he done without the co-ope ration of the Executive. The ultra war men and presses, denounced all who thought there was danger ahead, as “croakers” and “whipped men.” The masses oi the people knew little of the actual situation, and were ready and anxious to-fight as loag as there was a reasonable prospect of success.— Tnere can be no doubt, however, that they were greatly exhausted and wearied oi the war, and if their rulers had sought an hon orable pacification they would have sus tained them. TUB GREAT EXPLOSION MIX MO* BtLE. We'find in the Mobile Daily News of the 26!h icst., a particular report of the terrible explosion m that city on the 25lh. It was thought to be well ascertained that the ex plosion was caused by the dropping of a percussion shell by a soldier, the shell exploding and.instantly igniting the im mense quantity of powder near by. It was the most awful and destructive explo sion that has occurred during the war— Four or five blocks of buildings were made one conglomerated mass of ruins, two-thirds of which were on fire, while every two or three seconds shell exploded and fragments and " bullets were whizziDg through the air. The streets on which the most damage was done were Com merce, Water, Front and RoyaL The steamers Col. Cowles and Kate Dale were entirely destroyed ; also a schooner loading for New York. Borne 8,000 or 10,000 bales of cotton were burned. The loss of life was very great, the estimate being that rally three hundred persons were instantly killed. Many more were, wounded, some of them horribly. The lists so far published show that citizens and soldiers suffered alike. The building in which the explosion oc curred was Marshall’s warehouse, located at_ the corner of Lipscomb and Commerce streets, and contained fully thirty tons of powder, in the form of cartridges, barrels of cannon powder,’ loaded shells, &c. It was all brought from Gainesville, Ala., and con stituted about one-third of the ammunition surrendered by Gen. Taylor.—Colu mbus En One of the men whose hatred to Davis was most intense and bitter, was WigfalLof Texas. He declared that success with Jef ferson Davis at their head was impossible— that his incapacity and obetinacy would ruin any cause in the world, and he favored a counter revolution to depose him. He proposed publicly to coerce Davis and Ste phens to resign, and it is probable that the President’s jealousy of Hunter, who would thus have succeeded, excited by this project had no small share in defeating the scheme of the latter to open negotiations for peace. It Mr. Davis wore to succeed in making his way to Europe, he would then pass into history as an incompetent, who had brought ruin on the cause be had aspired to lead.— Hardly any of the public men of the South have any liking for him, and every one would have bis story to tell of blunders and mismanagement. As it is, however, Mr. Davis is a hunted fugitive, fleeing for life, with a price set on his head. The Southerner will feel that the North desires to punish him, because he was their chosen leader and representative and as such, they desire his escape. At this moment, Mr. Davis rallies around him the sympathies of every Southern man and wo man, and nowhere more than in thia city where thousands have been beggared bv the incendiary proceedings which attended his departure. The Southerners say that there is no more reason why Mr. Davis should be punished than themselves for re bellion. They put him in his position, and kept him, and approved, hia opposition to the national authority. . Again, while all Southerners look with lwiTor and detestation upon the crime by which Mr. Lincoln loet hie life, they all re pudiate the idea that their government had any thing to do with it • Even those among them most bitter upon Mr. Davis, affirm that he would never for a moment have countenanced so infamous a resort as assas sination. It is not believed that Mr. DaviB cherished any personal hostility for the late President or for the members of th^Cabi- net. • His hatreds were for the leaders of the South, those whom he feared might outstrip him in popularity, or who ventured to question his infallibility. He hated Joe Johnston and Beauregard. He was jealous of Hunter and Lee; but those in the South who most appreciated and suffered by his resentments would be the first to acquit him of an imputation of a thirst for blood. Like Mr. Lincoln, it was almost impossible to obtain his consent to &u execution, and thus the discipline of the Southern armies was lost, never afterward to be re-gained. At one time, throughout the South, there was a clamor f v -r retaliation for alleged out rages by the Union armies- Mr. Davis, General Lee, Mr. Hunter, and others, stead ily resisted this demand, and no light share of blame fell, in consequence, upon the Confederate government. Even Genera! Lee, the idol of the South daring this war, did not escape censure. It is well known in Richmond that Dahlgren's command would have been executed a year ago but for the interposition of Mr. Davis and Gen. Lee. It is well that these facts should be known in forming an estimate of one whose char acter all are now discussing. The same Southern gentlemen who repudiate as ab surd the idea that Mr. Davis could have stooped to so infamous a crime as that of procuring the assassination of Mr. Lincoln and Mr. Seward, will tell you that he was obstinate, narrow, self-willed, domineering and selfish, a man whose faults of temper and intellect would have rained a far stron ger cause than that of the South. As they speak from this point of view, their testis monv is entitled to the more weight. It is a verdict of acquittal from a hostile jury. The amount of specie taken hence by.the Confederate Government has been greatly overrated. It did not much exceed half a million of dollars; but a large proportion- say half—was in silver,' and hence the bulk would give the idea of a greater value. The Richmond banks took away their spe cie, and this amount may have reached sev eral million of dollars. It is an error to suppose Mr. Davis took away this or any amount ot specie with the idea of provi ding for himself in Europe. The balances of the Confederate Government in foreign countries, constantly kept up to procure supplies, &c., are subject to the checks of Mr. Davis and Cabinet, and are ample to meet their wtffits if they get abroad. Be** sides, it is welL known that when Mr. Davis left here, he, of all men in the world, had the least idea that the Confederacy was about to tumble. The coin was to provide funds for a war in America—to buy food and munitions of war. He thought, in his folly, he could give up the capital and the great State of Virginia, and with the cotton States keep up the contest until the North should be wearid out. At the beginning of the war the seven cotton States thought they could coerce Christendom, the North included; and of this folly of standing alone their leaders had not been entirely cured. Davis halted at Danville, with the intention ot locating his government there. He stay ed just one week. On hearing of Lee’s capitulation, and that there was no organ ized body of troops between him and Grant, he set out for Charlotte, N. C., intending to fix his capital there. Even after Lee’s ca pitulation, he seemed utterly unable to grasp the situation. He still thought himself able to make war or peace as he pleased; and it is reported that he even hesitated at accept ing the terms granted by Sherman, and sub sequently set aside by President Johnson. Spending three or four days at Greens boro, he left for Charlotte, where he pro ceeded to locate his capital, open up Gov ernment offices, confer promotions, appoint ’ Generals, &c. Nothing could exceed his infatuation. He wasted time which, for his escape, was invaluable, in keeping up the forms of a Government which had no, existence. The train of Government and n bank specie had already started for the South. Of his own safety Mx, Davis seem ed to take little thought He fancied him self at the head of a powerful people, able to marshal armies and offer battle to the North. He did not realize that his fortunes were desperate. In the midst of this delusion came the in telligence that the negotiations were at an end, and then Mr. Davis and his cabinet set out for Georgia. Their subsequent move ments and rate of progress are probably not known in Richmond. Upon the great mass of the Southerners, the crush of their Con federacy has fallen as suddenly and unex pectedly as an avalanche. They were con fident the struggle would last another year, and many hoped for final success. It is hard to iealize the infatuation of the Con federate administration. Confederate pa per was not worth two cents to the dollar, and was kept up to thi3 figure solely by the sale of government specie, which Mr. Tien- holm put in the market at sixty for one. The Confederate armies had wasted away by losses and straggling. Joe Johnston had 25,000 men, Lee 35,000— and in all there were not as many as 100,000 men in arms east of the Mississippi river. Kirby Smith and Magruder might, perhaps, have to gether 25,000 men in all. Tnese troops were tolerably clothed, but the equipment of the army was inferior. The horses of the cavalry and artillery were inferior, and the former were so greatly reduced in num bers that they were utterly insufficient to protect the Confederate communications. How Mr. Davis could shut his eyes to all this, is perfectly marvelous; but he did. and when people spoke to him of negotiation, he doubted and arraigned their patriotism. Gen. Lee had, beyond ail, the most gloomy forebodings. As early as the 9th of March, he wrote a letter to Mr. Davis, stating that he could neither hold bis lines nor with* dr*w his army with the snjall number of- troops at his command. And yet it is said that, in a speech at Charlotte, Mr. Davis spoke of his inability to understand .why a force of 12,000 men should enrrender. Judge Campbell constantly pressed upon the attention of the ^government the fact that the war could not bo carried on, in the vain hope that, unable to dispute the state ment, they would draw the necessary in ference and consent to negotiations upon the basis of reconstruction. But he counted without his host. ter, and also in reference to the arrest of I over the great marches and brilliant victories Spangler and O’Laughlin. A number of I was lost in the thought, as expressed by an witnesses lor the prosecution are yet to be examined.—Augusta Chp>n. dc Sent. The Wocld»be Assassin of Seward Iden tified.—An important point in the trial oi the Washington assassination conspirators, at Washington, on May 9th, was the com plete identification of Payne as the man who made the attaok on Secretary Seward, his sons and others in his house on the night of the President’s murder. Three witness es, who were present on the occasion, inclu ding Major Seward, one of the assaulted persons, swore positively to Payne’s identi ty. Other interesting evidence was taken regarding his arrest at Mrs. Surratt’s house, jn the disguise of • laborer, three nights af- Frora the N. Y. Herald, May 25. THE REVIEW OF SHER.RAIVS ABMY. THIS CLOSING SCeNIZS. The scene in the vicinity of the reviewing stand was much more animated to-day than yesterday. The crowd was twice as dense. There seemed to have been twice as many enrb-stone tickets used. Ai an early hour the stands were all densely crowded. Stand No. 4 almost exclusively filled np with soldiers from the hospitals, who also filled most of the scats on**stand No. 3, on waich were *also tound the deaf and dumb pupils of the Columbia Institute under charge of Mr. Gailacdet. A faw minutes before the arrival of the column, the private carriage of Secretary Stanton diO/e to the reviewing stand, and from it emerged the Secretary of War and the President. As soon as the latter 83- ceuded the steps of the platform, he was greeted with tremendous cheering from the whole multitude who had caught Bight of him. A few minutes afterwards, Lieut. General Grant, attended by a few of his staff, approached the reviewing stands on foot, and was received with a thundering outburst of applause. The rest ot ihe.parly who occupied seats on this stand fi’ed in gradually in carriages or on loot, without attracting particular no tice. By this time the whole space from Fifteenth to Seventeenth sir-.et was packed as closely as was possible wiih. the holders of tickets, admitting them within the line of guards or to the various stands erected within tho favored precinct. SHSRMAN GIVS8 SECRETARY STANTON THE CUT DIRECT. Soon the head of the column approached. Major General Sherman and Howard rid ing together. The reception to General Sherman was truly enthusiastic. From his first appearance until the end of tho review the crowd never seemed tired of cheering him. After passing the reviewing stand he dismounted, and, in accordance with the order of the day, proceeded to the review ing stand, in front of which, meanwniie, an immerse crowd had gathered to greet the military heroes ot the occasion. When he ascended into the reviewing stand, the dig nitaries on the front bench were seated as follows, commencing on the extreme left:— Major-General Meigs, Postmaster-General Dennison, President Johnson; Secretary Stanton qpd Lieutenant-General Grant. General Bherman was first greeted by Gov. Dennison, and immediately after shook hands with the President, when Secretary Stanton made a motion as if to shake hands with the General commanding tho review; but General Sherman coolly reached out his hand to Lieut. General Grant, and Com menced a conversation with him and others, without noticing the. advances of the Secretary of War. This cut direct was noticed by thousands, for not only the crowd in front of the stand were closely watching the greeting, bu^ thousands of eyeglasses from the other stands -were lev elled at the distinguished personages on the . reviewer’s stand. The coldness with which each comman- tnander of the corps reviewed to-day ac knowledged the salutation of the Secretary of War, was equally remarkable, and is the subject of univeral comment since. 1 ha reviewer’s stand was decorated to day even more elaborately than yesterday. To the names already on the festoons of flags had been added those of Res&ca, Chickamauga, Nasbvilie, Charleston and other praces, the capture of which js attribu ted solely to the valor of the army under Bherman. In the front of this stand little change in the arrangement of seats was observed, ex cept that seats were occupied by Mrs. Bher man, the wife of Major General Sherman; Master Sherman, his son; Hon. Thomas Ewing,of Ohio, his father-in-law; Hon. John Sherman, his brother, and Gen. Thos.' Ewing, Jr. In all other respects the order of seats noticed yesterday WM observed. The seats in the rear were filled up al* most exclusively with ladies, attendant upon whom were some of the attaches of foreign legations, with eye-glasses, at eye to see what was immediately under their noses; but the absence of the diplomatic corps gen • erally was noticed, and attributed to the fact that it was distasteful to them to wit ness, in this republican country, a display of military power and resources which ia sufficient to make Europe tremble. GENERAL GRANT. Gen. Grant occupied to-day the same seat he did yesterday—at the right hand corner ot the main front of tae reviewing stand.— He seemed to be particularly thoughtiul and attentive. There was about him an air ot perfect unseifisnness. He appeared To he unconscious that he was the observed of all, and during iha whole review kept hia ayes fastened upon the passing armies, evidently examining with a critic’s eye, not only the ‘personnel, but- the appointments of everv soldier who passed, from major generals commanding c rps to the enlisted men with muskets and bayonets. It seemed to tho looker on that Gen. Grant was minutely in specting every musket, cross belt, haver sack and sabre that passed in review, as well as the men wht> bore them. Many ot the regiments had served under him in tne siege of Vicksburg and the previous battles, in which was won the reputation which gave to him the rank which he now holds, and the intense closeness of his observation seemed to indicate that he was looking among them tor the men whose bravery, uuder hia immediate direction, had elevated nim to his present proud position. During the whoie review tho expression of his face was grave, and to some extent sad, as if mourning over iffa losses which had evi dently been sustained by regiments he ha 1 himself not long ago led on to victory or death. He seldom spoke to any one, even to the officers oi his soaff, who were near him, except in recognition of some favorite regiment, wLose battle torn colors were borne past him in the review, and whose men, as if I hey by an involuntary impulse, swung their hgijo the air and made the welkin ring with their huzzas tor their old commander. . GENERAL SHERMAN. General Sherman regarded the passage in reviev/of his well tried veterans with evi dent satisfaction. His countenance beamed with pride as brigade after brigade, and reg iment after regiment marched past, eliciting deafening thunders of applause on every side. He had just cause for pride to-day; his army received an ovation never before in this country extended to any militarv organization; and upon all its excellence, even to the minutest detail, the genius of Sherman as a soldier and officer was plainly noticeable. Never did troops march so well, never did soldiers elicit such applause. Military men of the highest reputation, for eign as well a3 domestic, accorded to this aftiy of Sherman’s the highest encomiums. As they marched along in close ranks, with uniform eadenee and step, they looked and moved as real veterans. They conveyed to every beholder the idea of irresistible pow er and perfect harmony. The whole army seemed to he one vast unit, and the wonder ex-rebel officer of note, “if the people of the South had seen this army, they would have given up the struggle long ago.” In all the details that go to make up the perfect appointment of an army of veterans everything was complete—nothipg was wanting. From the Generals commanding corps, divisions and origades, wfth tneir horses wreathed with garlands presented by an admiring people, down even to the comi cal pack mules loaded with traps ot every description, from a shelter tent aud camo chest to a game cock flapping his wings and crowing iu response to cheers of the crowd, the personnel of a great, victorious, success ful, irresistible army was entire, Th© enthusiasm of the crowd was unboun ded. From one end ot the square to the other the cheering was hearty and uninter rupted. The armfes of the Tennessee aad of Georgia received to-day an ovation wor« thy ot their hard won reputation. Ic was the applause ot a grateiul and admiring people, representing every loyal State in the Union. During the intervals between the various divisions, the crowd, which to-day was immense, would break through all the lines of guards, and gather by thousands in front of the reviewing stands to cheer lor Grant, Sherman and Johnson. Secretary McCulloch, Postmaster General Dennison, Secretary Welles, and several prominent military, civil and naval officers wh« were present, were also loudly cheered. It has been, indeed, a grand day in Wash ington. None who have witnessed this re view will ever forget it. A band this evening is serenading Gen. bherman, Smith and others. Everybody appears to be happy over the success which has attended the demonstration, and better satisfied that, jvith such a body of tried and veteran soldiers as has been displayed here, the United States is invincible to domestic treason or foreign enemies. The Treasury has money enough on hand to pay off the armies now assembled here, and the paymasters will commence paying them off next week. AC- THE ASSASSINS A*D THEIR . CESSORIfiS. The Washington correspondent of the New York World gives the following list of persons who are under arrest aud liktly to be convicted for direct participation ia the great assassination: 1. Spangler, the stage carpeuter of Ford’s Theatre, will most probably suffer the ex treme penalty of the law. 2. “8am” Arnold, of Baltimore, better, known as the author of a letter signed “Sam” who undertook to piiot and agreed to do it s and backed out in the end because of his failing courage, will also suffer deaih. He was a conepirator, but not bold enough to be au assassin, 3. Capt. Willie Jett, found at Bowling Green; who took Booth behind him on hia horse, thus facilitating his escape, will run a close chance for his neck. He either did or did not recognize in Booth the assassin, and if so, woe to him !. 4. Atzeroth cr Azerodt, bat whose name in his own execrable chirography I have copied irom the registry at Kirkwoods’s Hotel as “G. A. Abzerodt, Charles county, Md., 126 B,” will ho hung positively*^ He ia a murderer by instinct and temperament. His face ia a standing conviction. 5. Mrs. Surratt will suffer the lull penalty attached to her crime. As Booth was the master, so was she the midfress conspirator. She is bold and cruel, and deserves to. die. . 6. McLaughlin, a friend and confederate df Booth, will die for conspiracy without courage. 7. Dn Mudd, residing near BryaDtown, may suffer death for hia timidity. He set Booth’s leg on Saturday morning, and never mentioned it till Sunday night. He may npt have recognized Booth, and may not, as he says, have heard of the murder. But he ha9 been a stern secessionist, and a life insurance policy, at present, would cost him the revenue of his country. Johu Loyd will certainly die. He kept Mrs. Surratt’s hotel at Surrattsville, secre'ed and furnished the two assassins “with car bines, aud although positiveivaware of the con piracy before ana the crime immedi ately nfcer its execution he held his tongue . 8. Sam Coxer, or “Captain” 8am. Coxe, lives between Scylia and Charybdis.- He concealed and led Booth, prob&blv know ing his hands to be stained with blood. He has already suffered execution in hia ‘hor rible forebodings. 9. Young Harold, who stood with Booth in the ah-memorable barn, and shared hia flight, aud was his guide and servant, -will die despite a hundred pleas of dementia or mania. 10. John Surratt, if caught at all, will auff-r death. He shared the horrible secret ot meditated crime, and should, witn hia mother, meet the reward of murder. 11. Payne or Wood, the desperate assas sin of Mr. Seward, who was taken at Mi s. Surratt’s house, and was a hired cut throat, will die beyond peradventure. 12. Mr. and Mrs. Adams, of Newport; these, it is believed, knew Booth $nd as sisted him. 13. Mr. Wilson, of Newport; ho did not assise justice, although cognizant of the crime. JEFF. RATI* AT© PARTY AT PORT UO It Alt. The Times’ Puri Kuyal special describes the arrival of Davis and party at that point. As he approached the boat he saw a tall, spare man, dressed in gray, having a guant and depressed look, his whiskers and mous tache rather close cut, and almost white.— He was walking along the space between the deck cabin and the bulwarks. He stop ped to caress a little gin very indiff erently dressed, and then passed in at the gangway door. These were Jefferson Davis and his daughter. He has evidently passed through % great deal of mental trouble during the last lour years. A few minutes later ne seared him self in a comer of the cabin, his wife, a plain looking lady, dressed in black, by bia side. The two were engaged in perusing the papers which had been handed thern. Hia hat was drawn down pretty well over his eyes, eo that only when he lifted his face could much expression be noticed. No one wished to be introduced to him. Two of hia children, a boy and girl, look ing to be about six to seven years, respec tively, were about everywhere on the ateaj mer. Davis, Stephens, Reagan and others seemed to have no proper appreciation of the position in which they were standing. Davis himself asserted that he has no idea that anything beyond banishment will be his loc Stephens thought the proper way to start the civil Government again would be to institute measures for the repeal of the ordinance of secession, and by that means restore our original relations. Reagan- thought there would be no difficulty in bringing about a good feeiiDg, provided dis franchisement and confiscation were not carried too far. No one expected slavery to be saved, or the assumption of the rebel debt, but thought the rebels who had held official positions must not be deprived of their votes or property. Alexander H. Stephens Is confined at Eort Warren.-— Transcript