The New York Herald Newspaper, June 17, 1848, Page 2

NEW YORK HERALD, RorQi-Weet Comer of Puiton and Néawee oti | GORDON BENNETT, PROPRIETOR AMUSEMENTS THIS EVENING. KOWERY “HEATRE, Rowory—Cuxray np Pain Stin— Devin ty PAnte—DEsERTER. CHATHAM THEATRE, Chatham street—Vinoinrcs—Men- cuant OF Vexicn, JA NIBIA’S, Astor Place—Vieww CHILDREN iN THREE Dasxces—Mirgenrixs ov HUMAN CASTLE GARDEN, Battery—Doxx on Boru Siors—La- vaTER. MECKANIC® HALL, Broadway, near Broome- Canury’s Mrvernnis--RBrmorias Sivoixe, BURLESQUE Danone, Be, PANORAMA Brosdway, near Houstoa—Baxvany’s | PANORAMA OF THE MELODEON, Bowery—Ermaoviax Sixarne, ke, Rew York, Saturday, June 17, 1848, Actual Olrewation of the ierald. June 16, Friday. ca. .ceveseee coves + 20,208 copies, | The K perepete yr ofthe Herald commenced yesterday | at 2o’clock, and finished at 7 o'clock. 'The “Last Razor Strop’—The Great Whig Meeting—The Great Whig Fallure—Mrz, Clay Nominated for the Presidency. We give in another column, a very brief report of the whig meeting in the Park, last evening, and of “the last razor strop’ of the whig party. The meeting was called for six o’clock, but it was long after that time when it was called to order ; and when it was called to order, the attendance was very slim, and slim as it was, fully one-half of those present were democrats. In fact, it was a | complete and perfect failure—an abortion—a lame duck, and perfectly impotent, except to add to the popularity of General Taylor, and to convince all that his nomination by the whig national conven- tion was perfectly fair and honest. The monotony of the proceedings was varied by @ proposition emanating from Mr. Selden, nomi- nating Mr. Clay for the Presidency, which, how- | ever, had as many opposers as supporters. The | question on this proposition was put twice; but the ayes and nays were so equally balanced, that it | would be a difficult matter to decide which had a | majority, and it will not be decided until the day | fjudgment. On the whole, it was a pitiful affair—pitifully | nd meanly arranged—worse carried out, and any- thing but creditable to the parties concerned. We nad made arrangements to give a full report of the speeches and proceedings on the occasion, and des- patched to the scene a corps of reporters to do so; | but the perfect disrespect which was shown to the | press, by the omission to provide for them proper | facilities with which to perform their task, de- termined our reporters to take no notes. In this they were perfectly mght. Our reporters are gen- tlemen—conscious of their dignity as members of the press, and mindful of their own self-respect. | ‘When proper opportunities are provided for them, they take pleasure in reporting, as fully as possi- ble, the speeches and proceedings before them, without regard to labor or inconvenience; but when the press, through them, and themselves as | individuals, are insulted by being jostled about | by Tom, Dick and Harry, and everybody else, | they will not degrade either themselves or the | independent paper to which they are attached, so much as to put up with such disgraceful con- duct—a sample of which was exhibited at the meeting last evening. On all occasions our reports are to be relied upon, as regards the sentiments and words of the speakers, and the numbers present. If those interested will not give our re- | porters proper accommodations, we shall not re- port them. | In a word, this meeting may be termed the “last Yazor strop,” not one more being left. From all appearances, there is no doubt that General Taylor will receive the support of the whig party of the North and East; and that he wil! make a clean sweep of the State of New York, there can be no question. We observe that Mr. Webster will address a rati- fication meeting at Baltimore on next Monday. A great ratification Taylor meeting was held last evening in Boston; and others will no doubt be soon held in other cities. How is it that we have had no such meeting in this city?’ Is New York to be behind in this matter, and to remain ina state of quiescence until the wire-pullers and politicians give the signal for our citizens to move? What is to prevent the people from calling a great meeting on Wednesday or Thursday next, for the ratifica- tion of Gen. Taylor's nomination as the candidate of the people? Surely they ought to do so, and we rust they will. Tur Liverty or THE Press in Danorr.—lIt ap pears that Mr. Butler, of South Carolina, a mem- ber of the Senate, has reported a bill in that body, affecting the press in such a way as will astonish the country when they come to read it. A full statement of it was given by our able Washington correspondent, “‘ Galviensis.” What could be the motive of the respectable senator from South Carolina, in identifying him- self with the promulgation of such an atrocity as this proposition ise? If we can understand the provisions of the new law, under the name of pre- venting the publication of the confidential proceed- ings of the Senate, the proposed law makes it a penal efience to simply publish news and intelli- gence which may be the same as that transacted n the Senate. The Senate may be permitted to have full authority over its own members in any reasonable way they choose, and even of punish- ing them for a breach of confidence in relation to the proceedings in secret session ; but the proposi- tion of Mr. Butler, of South Carolina, is one of the most impudent and atrocious projects that ever was offered in any legislative body in this country, since the time of the alien and sedition laws—and even worse than them. There is no parallel to it, unless it is the law of the British legislature, under which the patriot Mitchel has been convicted of felony, for writing an editorial article favorable to his country, and denouncing the Bri- tish government in itsrule of Ireland, and for that article sending him fourteen years out of the coun- try, to be confined in the hulks of Bermuda. The position which the respectable Senator from South Carolina has taken, is a position of infamy and atrocity. If he has the slightest feeling of respect for his own character, or the constitution of the United States, or the principles of liberty which prevail in the present age, he ought to divest him- self of all connexion with that atrocious project, and repudiate it on the same floor on which he pre- sented it to the Senate, First anp Sr -—The first journal that advo- cated General Taylor for the Presidency, was the New York Herald, which did so on the twenty-fifth of May, 1846. ‘The second was the Albany Eve- ning Journal, which did so on the eighth of June, 1846. These are curious facts. ‘Tue Lorrery Business.—There is a very im- portant suit pending before the Circuit Court of ‘Hudson county, New Jersey, in which the legality of the lottery business in that State isat issue. Our Teaders are aware that a nest of stock brokers, Jottery gamblers, speculators, and bankers, have ruled that State for a number of years past, and converted it into a hot-bed or nursery of monopoly, of all kinds. Among the most prominent of these, are the lottery gamblers, who have fleeced the hard-working people, or at least such portion of them as were joolish enough to be gulled by them, of their last dollar. This suit has been argued, and the decision is looked for with much interest, Tt was commenced by Mr. Charles F. Durant, on the part of the county, against James G. Gregory and others, to recover two thousand dollars for each drawing. It has caused much excitement in New Jersey Aurap or Att.—The New York Herald of the ‘29th ult., wae received at New Orleans two days | always marches with revolutions, Moirtdabeliie fhe = ree ad Aude, : ‘The revolution of parties, @rhich we ji May, 1846, after General Taylor had gained his first victories over the Mexicans, is going on with the same extraordinary vigor—the same decision and determination—which has characterised the war now just terminated by the treaty of peace. Yet revolutions cannot be catried on without con- test and agitation with the antiques of former parties, and with their old men, their old princi- ples, and their old prejudices, This agitation, which now develop- ing itself visibly in both the old parties—whig and democrat—in almost every section of the country. The old men, the old dishes, the old cliques, and the old coteries, im every region of the country, are endeavoring, by every species of agitation, discontent and ultraism, to impede the new men, the new age, the new principles, the new fashions, which have been gradually brought about by the revolution of parties, begun two years ago, and supported and encouraged solely by the indepen. dent and multitudinous press throughout the Union, headed by the New York Herald. We need not enumerate the various movements in both the old parties, since the conventions held in Baltimore and Philadelphia. The nom- nation of General Cass, with the principles repre- sented by him, have thrown the same amoxnt of discontent into the old democratic ranks, as the nomination of General Tayler, by the Philadelphia whig convention, has cast into the old whig here- ditary ranks. These discontents are still working and fermenting. Yesterday the rump of the old ultra Clay party held a meeting in the Park, in this city, the proceedings of which are spread before the world in our columns of this day. The views, measures and purposes promulgated at that meet- ing, can lead to no other special result than to aid in the organization of a grand ultra abolition party at the North, calculated to shake this confederacy, at no distant day, to its very centre. To counter- act this motion, a strong party in the North, in the | East, and throughout the country—composed of those from the native and democratic factions—who have united to support General Taylor—is busy organizing and drilling for the approaching battle. The new party, under the banner of General Tay- lor, therefore, is gathering together materials, and rallying its forces, in the North, South and West. In a few days we shall be enabled to see more clearly the power, force and popularity which it will be able to bring into the field in the coming election. The friends of General Cass, on the other side, are equally energetic and equally active; but the confusion of a new revolution of parties makes it difficult, in the midst of ever-varying changes, to say exactly what may be the result— probably we shall be able to do so in the next month or six weeks. Atall events, the new position of parties—the nomination of General Cass on one side, and Ge- neral Taylor on the other—involves the complete abolition of the old parties of whigs and democrats, and leads to the creation of new parties, upon new principles with new issues. The recent democra- tic and whig parties were the embodiments of those principles which have been respectively bundled together by Mr. Clay on one side, and Mr. Van Buren on the other. From the termination of the late war with England, up to the inauguration of the late John Quincy Adams, Mr. Clay, as a pub- lic man in Congress, was engaged in endeavoring to create a personal party of his own, by the enun- ciation of certain principles and measures during his careerat Washington. The tariff, internal im- provements, the independence of the South Ameri- can Republics, a United States Bank, with many other less, but important, issues, were all put forward by him for his own particular personal promotion during his public career in Congress. When he subsequently became associated with John Quincy Adams in the government, from 1824 to 1823, Mr. Clay endeavored to organize his party upon the above and similar principles and watchwords, with the object of re-electing John Quincy Adams, and of placing himself in the line of safe prece- dents, In the subsequent contest, which took place for the Presidency between General Jackson and Mr. Adams, Mr. Clay’s candidate was defeated by the union of John C. Calhoun and his party, in the South, with Mr. Van Buren, and his friends, in the North, in favor of Gen. Jackson. But not- withstanding this defeat, the principles embo- died by Mr. Clay, and which were adopted as tha principles of the whig party, were continued and kept alive as the basis for action, and a bond of rallying, by his special friends and supporters, and the great body of whig voters, down to the moment of the late Philadelphia conven- tion. The nomination of General Taylor by that convention was equivalent to an act of the people dissolving the old whig party, and abandoning all the old whig principles, such as they had been col- lected and constructed together, in a platform, by Mr. Clay, years before. In some respects we might say the same thing, and point out the same analogy of situa- tion, without respect to Mr. Van Buren, and the principles, system and watch-words by which he sought, under the mantle of General Jackson, to embody a party and principles for his own spe- cial promotion, building up the democratic party, under color of the popularity of General Jackson, in 1828. This party, with his platform, may also be said to have been abolished by the nomination of General Cass in the Baltimore convention. The Van Buren faction of New York,with its affiliations in the other States, governed General Jackson, and influenced his administration, giving to the party which supported him its form and pressure, up to the late nomination of General Cass. This may be called a brief historical review of the two old parties, and their two old leaders, which have been extinguished by the action of the two late conventions—the whig party, which was only the embodiment of Mr. Clay’s principles and mea- sures; and the democratic party, representing the views and measures of Mr. Van Buren and his friends, which had been constructed under the mantle of General Jackson. 4 The partizansof these two are now endeavoring to operate a secession, in the present circumstances, of the new nominations by which these twogreat leaders have been thrown overboard. ‘This is the revolution in which we now are. But in this revolution it is necessary to ascertain and point out what are the principles which will con- stitute the creed ef the two new parties, with Cass on the one side, and Taylor on the other—for, by the nominations of both these distinguished men, we may consider both the old parties, with their old issues and creeds, annihilated. The new platform or creed of the Taylor party, | cannot be understood from any developement made | by the Philadelphia convention—for they made none, but merely slaughtered Clay. That body made no declaration of principles; but confined it- self simply to the nomination of General Taylor. Other conventions, as well as it, during the past year, have also nominated General Taylor, as well as mass yeetings and legislative bodies. There must, therefore, be a difference of opinion among all these nominating bodies and conventions,which can only be adjusted and regulated by the expressed opinions of General Taylor himself. The letters, therefore, of General Taylor, upon policical sub- jects, constitute the only source from which we can ascertain the opinions and purposes of the new party. We have collected these curious letters, and give them in another part of our paper. As far as can be understood from these developements, General Taylor declares himself in favor of peace, of no more war, and of no more annexation of foreign territory. The ques- tions of tariff, of internal improvements, the currency, and other great questions, will phead of the mail. | be left to the decision of Congress, without inter- {insane pa be elected Fi He pote wn gee to any exercise of the veto over the acts of Con- gress, unless such acts as are palpably opposed to the written letter of the constitution. Legislation, therefore, of any kind, which 18 not fy mee teeth of the constitution, is left entirely to tion of Congress. General Taylor also proclaims that nis administration will not belong to any par- ty, nor be under the domination of any clique of politicians. The offices in his gift will conse- quently be given to individuals of any pro- vided they are honest, competent and le— thus realising the principles of Washington and Jefferson. There will be no removals from office for mere opinion, unless incompetency or disho- nesty compel such an act. In reference to the future prospects of Europe, and the present situa- tion of the French Republic, General Taylor will probably pursue the cautious and independent poli- cy of Washington and Jefferson, and keep aloof’ from all entangling alliances with European pow- ers on mere matters of opinion, These views and principles appear to constitute the future views and measures of the new party now organising for the elevation of Gen. Taylor to the Presidency. They are the views and princi- ples which are developed in his own correspon- dence. Nothing is said,(nor do we think it neces- sary that it should be,) in reference to slave terri- tory, or to the free States acquired by the treaty with Mexico. All these questions are left where they ought to be—to the action of Congress. Now what, on the other hand, are the principles of General Cass? These we may gather, both as they have been developed by himself, in the posi- tion which he occupies, and as they have been promulgated by the convention which nominated him, as they have also been put forth by many of his confidential frends, acquainted with his views on certain contingencies. These views embrace the following measures:—The independent treasu- Ty, as it now exists; a gold and silver currency ; the present tariff; no appropriations of public money for internal improvements; no Wilmot proviso for the new territories; the bestowal of public offices upon the partisans of the new party. These are the well known views and principles of those who support General Cass. But it appears from more Tecent statements, judging from developements made by leading men and variousjournals, we may probably be able to say that this new party will go for annexation on agrand scale—the annexation of Mexico, Cuba, and of Canada; and probably for the rescue and liberation of Mitchel, the Irish patriot, now in Bermuda; also, the independence of the West Indies ’ from European domination, and we may also include a fraternization with the French republicans against the monarchs of Europe. Such a policy as some of these views and measures would imply, might lead to a war between this country and other foreign powers—to the necessity of contract- ing more debts and making fresh loans—to an increase of public taxes; and, perhaps, to all the glory and honor of another war with Great Britain, on the Atlantic ocean! Such, according to the fairest investigations, appear to be the principles and tendencies of the two new parties—that of General Taylor and that of General Cass—as they are now in the pro- cess of formation and organization throughout the Union, on the ruins of the old whig and de- mocratic parties. General Cass, at the head of one branch of this new revolution, is strong man, an accomplished, talented and popular candi- date. No one can deny this, except the mere blind partizans of particular candidates. He 1s a forrmidable candidate, and is rendered more so from his sincere and generous devotion to those principles of liberty and right, which are now agitating the whole world. General Taylor: does not need a word ftom us. His principles ex- hibit the sublime spectacle of a great warrior, with apeaceful tendency. His views, in this re- spect, form a singular contrast with his brilliant achievements on the Rio Grande, and in other places, during a long career in the service of his country asa soldier. He, therefore, is the embodi- ment of the peace principle, and goes for no war, no entangling alliances; but all is to be harmony, happiness and prosperity to the whole republic. There are other party movements, but they are not entitled to notice, or worthy to be named. The candidates they have put forth only deserve to be kicked into oblivion, and left there to their own meditations. The people of the United States, be- tween now and next November, must make up their minds, and choose between General Cass, on the one hand, and General Taylor on the other. Tue New Loan.—The bids for the loan of six- teen millions of dollars, authorised by a recent act of Congress, to enable Uncle Sam to carry out his views in regard to Mexico, will be opened to-day at the capitol, in the presence of the several bid- ders who have tendered proposals for it. These bids will show the estimation in which the old gentleman’s credit is held here athome, which we think will be found pretty tolerable, considering the distracted condition which the world is in. They willalso show ina Wall street, dollar-and- cent point of view, the relative value of monarchi- cal and republican governments; and we should not be surprised to see the latter quoted at some- thing like eighteen per cent more than the former —to see that our institutions will rank some one or one-and-a-half per cent above par; while Eng- lish institutions, by the same criterion, will rank sixteen or seventeen per cent below par—consols, we believe, being quoted at eighty-four, at the sailing of the last steamer. Now wedo not know of a better method of testing the value of political institutions than this. Take anything into Wall street—whether it be water lots in the moon—wild cat bank stock, State stock or government stock, of any desceiption— and the sharpers there will fix an appropriate value on it. It must be taken into consideration, how- ever, that English consols may, in twenty- four hours, descend as low as twenty, next day to ten, and perhaps the day after that, they would be worthless. Distant symptoms of a ge- neral European war drive them down one or two per cent; kicking the English minister out of Madrid drives them down one or two per cent, likewise. Preparations for a chartist demon- stration, the people to be unarmed, make them descend a notch or two lower. A good armed de- monstration of the same nature would shake them down perhaps ten per cent; and if the Irish will but do their duty, and kick Clarendon out of Dub- lin, as Bulwer was kicked out of Madrid, we think it very likely they would reach as low a point as twenty-five, which would be seventy-five | per cent below par, and twenty-five per cent more than they would be worth in case of a union and preconcerted arrangement between the Irish and chartists to overturn the government. Now, taking into consideration all these contin- gencies, which cannot occur here, in the nature of things—for we have nothing to revolutionize, ex- cept it be to revolutionize Mr. Polk out of the White House, and revolutionize Gen. Taylor into it—it must be conceded that we are entitled to stick on a few per cent additional to the value of our government stock. When this is done, and you strike a balance in dollars and cents, on the Wall-stieet plan, you will then ascertain the rela- tive value of monarchy and republicanism in the inoney market, or on Change. Jamatca—Hravy Rars.—An arrival at Phil delphia with dates to the 28th ult., states that heavy rains had recently fallen in different parts of the island, which washed away a new and beautiful church at Kin»ston, injured several dwellings, and damaged the railroad at Spanish- town to such an extent as to make it completely impassable, be wnghay soertela in tetas 7 We present to our readers the following highly important despatch, which was received in Liver- pool a short time previous to the departure of the steamer, and which is the first fruit of an arrange- ment which we have recently entered into, to pro- cure intelligence from Europe to the last moment. This despatch, from some cause or other, did not come to hand until yesterday morning. Here it is :— LATE AND IMPORTANT FROM IRELAND, BY SPECIAL EXPRESS. Liverroor, June 3—11 o'clock, A. M. The [rish mail has just arrived, bringing us very im- portant advices from the city of Dublin, stating that the Irish confederation had published an address, signed by Mr. Smith O’Brien, declaring that ‘the period is rapidly approaching when armed resistance to the oppressors of our country will become a sacred obliga- tion;?? and advising the people to “prepare at once for the protéction of their invaded liberties.” The address adds:—“ Learn to comtemplate, calmly and firmly, the chances of.a final struggle, and prepare for that struggle.” Mr. Charles Gavan Duffy, editor of the Nation, has written ® powerful article, headed “The Business of To-day,” in which he urges the dissolution of the two Tepeal associations; and the formation of a new one, kindled with the new spirit of the times—that it should be open to all repealers, without pledge or qua- lification, and its government committed to a legis- lative council of one hundered repealers, the foremost in Ireland for capacity and devotion, with an execu- tive committee of five to act as the cabinet of the new organization. From all that we can gather from our letters received by the mail of this morning, there is evidently trouble athand. It would be dishonest to conceal the fact that Ireland abounds with vast numbers who are, in the words of Lord John Russell, “ weary with suffering, and would view with complacency a change of rule.’” Such is the important despatch which came to hand yesterday, and which was framed in Liver- pool, from the Irish mail which was received there an hour or so before the sailing of the steamship, and after all the newspapers had been printed. A movement of this description is precisely what might be expected to follow the base and despotic conduct of the English government towards the patriot John Mitchel, the enormity of which was heightened by the fiendish malice that marked their treatment of him after his sentence—such as_ma- nacling him with heavy irons, cutting his hair, and treating him in other respects as adlegraded felon, It now appears that there is a union of all the re- pealers, on the principle of arming, to resist their oppressors. If ever there were a people who had cause to rise and strike down their tyrants, the Irish are that people. If there ever was a time to do it, the pre- sent is it. The crisis may be delayed until atter harvest; but we are inclined to think that it will come, then, beyond all peradventure. They will gain an accession to their ranks, from Mr. Mitchel’s conviction and transportation, of thousands, who have heretofore opposed their movements; and if, after rising in arms, they can but hold their ground for five or six weeks, their example will assuredly be followed by the Char- tists, and the result will be the downfall of the great tyrant of the universe, one of the most cor- rupt, tyrannical, grinding and despotic governments that Providence ever permitted to afflict a world. In this downfall the nobility and aristocracy—the well fed puppets of the government, they who have lived on the fat of the land, and revelled in luxury purchased by the sweat and anguish of a nation—will be crushed to atoms. In their struggle for their right: will have the sympathy of all ci of the United States especially. The freemen of this favored land are not unconcerned spectators of what is going on in Ireland. They take a deep interest in her sad condition, and it requires only a bold, determined and united blow, to be struck by the Irish themselves, to call out those feelings in a substantial manner. It 1s beyond all doubt that the reception of the intelligence of the conviction, sentence and trans- portation of the patriot, John Mitchel—who may be called the Robert Emmett of 1848—caused a tre- mendous and overpowering sensation in the United States. In New York the announcement produced a feeling of horror and indignation which cannot be suppressed—which must and will find vent. Nor is this feeling confined to Irishmen—it is partici- pated in by every class of our citizens, native and foreign. It is looked upon by all asa gross act of barbarity and despotism, worthy of the dark ages, but not to be tolerated at this enlightened day; and when the proper time arrives, England and her ty- rants will be made tofeel it. Itis gratifying to read the sentiments expressed by the American press on the English treatment of Mr. Mitchel. The feel- ings, and prejudices, and hostility, which suc- ceeded the war of independence and the war of 1812, were subsiding and being forgotten. But they have burst forth fresh as they ever were, and stronger than ever, by reason of this piece of barbarity. These feelings will find vent.— A great meeting has been called at the Ta- bernacle on Monday next, which we have no doubt will be the largest that has ever convened in this country. There will be no partizan demon- strations at it; there will be no attempts to curry favor with the Irish voters—they would not be tolerated. The time has gone by when this would be permitted; for Ireland’s crisis has arrived at length, in earnest, and another year will notelapse before she is free, and her supercilious, weak and tyrannical task-masters levelled with the dust. We shall look with intense interest for the arri- val of the steamers from England, for the next few months. ee Warerine Priaces.—Summer has suddenly burst upon us. If the present weather last half a week, there will be a great scampering to all the watering places about the country, from Saratoga to Coney Island. The sea shore, the mountains, and the valleys, will soon be filled with fashiona- ble and unfashionable strangers, from the cities. Amidst all the changes and revolutionsthat have been going on, Saratoga still takes the lead. New- port attempted, within a few years, to take the palm, but failed, Saratoga being still preferred, the quality preferrin to go there, whatever that quali- ty maybe. Oflate years, however, all those in- dependent persons in the large cities who can af- ford it, go into private houses during the summer season, and rusticate on the banks of our rivers.— Facilities for reaching the country have been very much increased of late years, by steamboats, rail- roads, and other rapid modes of conveyance.— During the last season, many of our citizens lived during the whole summer in beautiful country houses on the line of the Hudson river, on the banks of that noble stream, or on some of its inlets. Maeneric Trurorarn.—We are informed that the magnetic telegraph will be extended as far as New Orleans in a few weeks. When it is finish- ed, we shall be able to publish intelligence in the Herald the day after its occurrence in that city. Indeed, it is more than probable that the result of the presidential election in November next, will be known on the evening of the same day, by the whole country. Sreamsuir Crescent Crry.—We leam by te- legraph that this beautiful steamer, which sailed hence ut 5 o’clock, on the afternoon of the Ist in- stant, arrived at New Orleans city (not at the Be- lize,) on the morning of the 8th, which is less than seven days passage, and would leave very soon on her return, with about 270 passengers. An affray took place on the 8d inst,, at Biloxi, La., between Mr. 8. F. Vaught and a Mr. Baylis, formerly partners in business there. The former fired no less than six shots at the latter with a revolver, some of which took effect, but fortunately none of the wounds are mortal, On the preceding day, Baylis ordered Vaught off certain disputed premises, and on not bei obeyed, fired at him. Vaught gave was in $2000, prow Pave ai Philadelphia, We até in fer reliable intelligence, fromt impartial sources, to the 25th ultimo. ‘The scene of war in Venezuela is at Maracaibo; consequently the ac- counts we have are not so late as those previously reteived from that port. ie general impression at Caracas was, that the result of the expected battle at Maracaibo, would go far to decide the supremacy of either contend- ing party. Our readers will recollect that a few days ago we gave news from Maracaibo, stating that Paez’s party (General P. was himself on the ground) had completely 1d Monagas’ troops and squadron. This news received via Porto Rico, and from the charact the parties through whom it came, every reliance may be placed on it. All the Caracas papers we have seen, express the opinion that the continuation or cessation of the civil war would be determined by that battle. At that date (25th May), they had not received the news of it; the battle appears to have taken place about the second week in May, or possibly a little later. As Maracaibo is some 300 miles to leeward of Puerto Cabello, and no vessels scarcely trading between the ports now, it is not surprising that the news should have got to St. Thomas and Porto Rico before it reached Puerto or La- guayra. The city of Caracas was in possession of Mona- gas’ troops, and all wasquiet. Business, of course, was dull, and the merchants dispirited. The U.S. sloop of war Albany, Commander Kelly, was at Puerto Cabello on the 23d uitimo, and sailed on that day for Curacoa and Maracaigo. ‘The Hon, Belford Hinton Wilson, who has been for some years British Charge d’Affaires to Vene- auela, has arrived in the United States, on his way to England. He came in the bark Paez to Philadelphia. The following is an extract of a letter from Ca” racas to a gentleman in this city:— An Italian, named . goes to tho United States, by way of St. Thomas, as government commissioner, to buy vessels and arm them for the Monagas party—to buy muskets and munitions of war, &c. He carries letters of credit from the custom house, promising to pay his drafts in preference to all others. They are worth nothing: Already such promises amount to more than the custom house can pay for months, and will soon, for years hence. The government has no money. ‘Its credit is worth nothing. Interest on the public debt is not paid, and never will be again, by this administration. The commissioner carries letters of introduction to , New York, and it is said will be aided by the influence of a certain British personage, as he passes through New York. Let the Yankees take care how they let go their powder und ball, and ships, and murkets, for the promises of Monagas’s adminis- tration, InrEvuigENce From YucaTan.—By te schooner Mary Ellen, from Laguna, we are in receipt of the following interesting letter from our correspon- dent. It throws much light upon the present actual condition of unfortunate Yucatan :— Launa, May 10, 1848. Siuce my last, nothing of interest has taken place in thispart of the world, if I may except the continued bad accounts from Yucatan regarding the Indian movements. It hardly seems possible that our government can be acquainted with the actual terrible state of affairs in Yucatan; and yet, when we view the apathy with which the United States receive each succeeding de- spatch forwarded by the government of this ill tated country, we cannot but arrive at the conclusion that it is their intention to allow these savage hordes to overrun the country, laying waste every town and vil- lage in their route, and exterminating the white in- habitants. ‘The last advices from Washington have cast a gloom over the most sanguine among us, viz :— That the United States cannot interfere in this war nd will resist also the interference of other Setting aside all questions of policy, does not humanity demand for these peuple the assistance and protection of the United States. Sufferers by a war in which they have taken no part, their revenues have been withheld from them, their resources cramped, Yucatan presents a wretched spectacle. Much better would it have been for this unhappy country, had they sided with Mexico in this war. Occupied by the American forces, the Indians would not have risen—or had they done so, oa 4 would have received a check from which, perhaps, they never could have recovered. The late treaty made between Jacinte Pat, the leader of the Indians, and General Barbachano, the Yuca- tanese Governor, the conditions of which were that Barbachano should be governor for life, and Pat re- main at the head of the Indians, and @hat the Indians should receive all the arms taken from them, has been broken. The last advices state the Indians to be but twenty-seven miles from Campeche, carrying every- thing before them. Campeche is overrun with refugees of the poorest class, with neither food nor clothes, and the inhabitants are obliged to support them, and fur- nish both. As for Laguna, we are daily receiving them inscores; houses cannot be procured for them, and Captain Bigelow has ordered the erection of a number of sheds for their shelter. The evacuation of this island by the United States forces, is looked forward to with dread. Their presence is the only protection for both person and property. The Yucatecos are certainly a cowardly race; the very name of Indian frightens them, and men whose station should be in the ranks, with muskets on their shoulders, are daily arriving at this place, leaving their country and property to the ravage’ of the Indian, and afraid to strike one blow in defence of either. | have no doubt that even Campeche, with its walls and guns, will be, ere long, in the hands of these barba- rians. With men of any courage, whatever, it could be held against the entire hordes of Indians, and with an open seabeard, from which they cannot be attacked, could always receive supplies. The Indians have searce any weapons but the machetti and the war whoop, and it appears the latter is the more terrible of the two. H. B. M. ship Electra arrived off our : ort some short time since, with dempatches from the Eng- lish Minister at Mexico, for the Yucatan govern- ment. England would, doubtless, like to strength- en her possessions in’ Honduras and Bacalar, b taking Yucatan, under the plea of protection, an the United States are doubtless delaying any move- ment of help to the country, being fully aware that England has srarce yet had sufficient time to con- summate any action in the matter. Perhaps, however, the United States are afraid that it may interfere with the utopian idea of a ratification of the treaty with Mexico. But humanity demands the sacrifice of such A promise, even. of future interference, ve an immense moral force upon the Yucate- It might induce them to strike a blow for their resent they see nothing as the ultimate result of such a struggle, but ruin, death, and desolation. Such must. ere long, be the case; and must it be recorded upon the page of history of so great and glorious a republic asthe United States, that it refused to turn back by a little succor and assistance, from its great resources, the march of barbarism and savage warfare which, ere long, must render Yucatan but one scene of anarchy, waste and dosolation? H Irish Republican Unton, Another enthusiastic meeting of this spirited hody took place last evening at the Shakspeare Hotel—Mi. Hg T. O'Connor, of the Irish Volunteer, in the obair. Mr. Mooxey, the Irish historian, proposed that the meeting go at once tc business, and take up a sub- seription to further their objects. He took occasion to propose the follewing resolutions:— Resolved That the executive committee eclect the first delegn- tion to proceed to Ireland, Is now in the hands of the treasurers, be Resolved, That the fui drawn out of the bank, and placed in the hands of tho prosent to treasurer and secre! fray the nevessat 908 which may be inourrei! in sending on delegations to Trviand In hag of the resolutions, Mr, Mooney took oc- casion Yo say, that the press was outraged in the per- son of John Mitchel. He was a writer of ideas, of truth, (cheers) not a thief, The members of the press of America felt the wrong towards him, and would ro- sent it. (Cheering and applause } The Cuainman said. that a dolegate from Anne Arbor, Michigan, wishod to state that the funds in the hands of his constituents should bo at once fo warded to this body—that the stream of patriotism should be unbroken, and that the Ist of September next should find 5000 republicans in the bosom of Ireland. (Cheers.) vAdelegate from Baltimore said that the same ex+ prossion was directed to them, as there was not @ mo- ment to be lost. Several other delegates expressel the same sentiments, when subscriptions poured in freely, and it was resolved to hold a mocting on Sunday next, at Fort Green, Brooklyn, at 3 o'clock, P, M. Tho moet. ing adjourned at 10 o'clock, P. M., to meet at the above named place, cos. lives and homes and property; while at Mayor Granam.—We had the pleasure of see- ing a Graham last evening, soon after he had arrived in the Potomac southern boat. He arrived nt New Orleans in the Water Witch (a slow steamer) from Vera Cruz. He left the city of Mexico at 11 o’olock on the night of the 27th of May, and travelled all the way—with the parce of a very short dis- tance in a wagon—on horseback, with an escort of ten dragoons, not meeting with the slightest interruption on any part of the rond from the capital to the coast. Ho did not bring the ratified treaty, and in fact did not por tively hear of the exchange of ratifications when he left the city. Our commissioners had arrived at Queretaro on the 25th; and it was expected that the necessary forms would be executed, and the ratifica- tions exchanged on the 27th. Mr, Commissioner Se- vier would bring the treaty with him, and is expected to arrive in a week or ton days at Washington Prompt proparations were making to march the troops to Vora Cruz, and they were to leave in different detachments—some on the principal road, and others by the way of Orizaba, Tho first division, being of ar- tiltery, was expected to ret out from Mexico on the Ist of June, The last division that was to take up its line of march, was General Worth's. We understand from Major Graham, that there was some yellow fever in Vera Crug, but our officers did not appear to drend it, Many transport vessels had arrived at Vera Cruz, and others were every moment expected from New Orleans; and General Butler had determined to pursue the system which was made public in the last general orders of the Adjutant General, and land the different detach. ts at the several points which were most convenient to their renpective places of dostination.— Washington Union, June 16. flowers Tamara PRe house war well Aled last @Pening, atid the iange audience were well pleased with the delightful entertainments presented by the matite ger. “Charles the 12th” and “Cherry and Fair Star,” also the farce of “My Fellow Clerk” were the pieces represented ; and we must say that they were all well done, The scenery in “Cherry and Fair Star’ ais really magnificent, and the acting of Miss Taylor is most vivacious and pleasing, The Bowery is taking the lead, now-a-days, and the theatrical public app ciate fully the exertions of Mr. Hamblin, To-nig) ‘Miss Taylor will appear again as the charming Prince Cherry.” On Monday, Mr. Scott also will appear ; he has entirely recovered from his severe hoarseness, wud will take the leading part in a new and successful play, which has met with universal applause tn, Europe, Miss Taylor also will appear in the same play. To- night, we expect to see a grand house, to witness her Prince Cherry. Niuto’s, Aston PLace.—A crowded house, each even- ing, rewards Niblo, the enterprising manager of this summer place of amusement. The success of the Vi- onnese Children crescit eundo; and the more these be- witching fairies are seen, the more they are apprecia- ted by thousands who have chosen, nightly, the Astor Place for a rendezvous. The “Pas Styrien,” the “Pot- Pourri of ten national danses de caractére.” and the “Pas de Amourettes,” wore executed with incom- parable precision, and clicited great applause among the delighted amateurs there present. ‘The vaudeville of“ Simpson & Co.” was also performed with great en- semble by Messrs. Chippendale, Walcott, and Mrs, Mea- der. The début ofthe two youths, Masters Alexander and Joseph Uguecioni, was also a very great feature of the performance last night. These two prodigies are really wonderful, and we intend hereafter to devote a special article to them. The bill for this evening is very attractive. Cuarnam Toeatre—“Othello” was the play last eve- ning—Othello, Mr. Addams; Iago, Mr. Grattan, ‘These parts were well enacted, though we cannot say that wo were altogether well pleased with what we saw of Mr Grattan’s lago—his villany was too apparent. Mr. Grattan is an excellent actor, however; the best will occasionally miss the right conception of a part. Mr. Addams? Othello was very good; still, we think it is not his best personation, We lke Mr, A. best in Virginius —-a character which, by the by, he will perform this evening. In Virginius he is truly eminent. ‘The per- formances this evening ure to be for the benefit of Mr. Grattan, and his last appearance. Virginius and the Merchant of Venice will be played—in the first piece Mr. Addams taking Virginius; in the last, Mr. Grattan forming Shylock. We trust there will be a good ouse, ‘The house is well ventilated these warm eve- nings, and is quite pleasant and cool. CastLe Garnvex.—A visit to this delightful resort during this hot weather, makes one loth to return up town, the contrast is so great. The pleasant murmur of the waves against the walls of the castle, the fine breezes, delightful view of the bay, Staten Island. Hudson river, Xo., make it the place of all others in New York during the hot weather, The performances thisevening will be peculiarly interesting; they will cons@ of the very laughable burletta of “Done on both S®os,” and the delightful “Lavater.” Visiters to the gartlen must not forget the excellent refreshments there to be obtained, ‘Tho intervals in the performances allow full time for promenade and the discussion of the good things. Cnnusty’s Miner: ‘These patriotic geniuses aro holding forth with as much elegance as usual. Talk of the Wilmot proviso and other Ethiopian fancies—a visit to Christy's will place a1 doubting politicians and constitutional abstractionists on the right view as to our colored folks. Christy's band are in earnest about all their assertions, for no one can deny they give every thing in biack and white, every evening, To-night they will give their usual good programme, Banvanv’s Panonasta will be exhibited twice to-day, viz, at three and eight P.M. As it will soon close, no time ought to be lost in visiting it. Mrtopeox.—This house is crowded every oveutiy The Virginia minstrels are a most popular band, aud are highly applauded, Miss Reynaldson likewise adds much to the entertainment of the evening. The Steyermarkische Musical Company, who were so well received in this city last winter, will give one of their grand concerts at the Tabernacle. on Monday evening next, They have been immensely successful at the South, and we have no doubt that their concert will be crowded. The National theatre at Detroit opened on the 6th inst., under the managment of Messrs. EJtis & Parker. Signor Beneventano was to take a benefit at the Howard Atheneum, Boston, last evening. 16th inst., when the entertaiments were to be selections from the operas of “Ernani,’’Nabuco,” and “li Giuramen- to.” {The Steyermaricische band aro playing at Philadel. phia, The Heron Family are performing at the Norfolk The- atre, City Intelligence. Tur Weatner.—Yesterday was decidedly the warm- est day of the season. ‘The sky was clear, and though there was a good breeze all day, the heat was oppres- sive, The thermometer in the Herald office, stood at four o'clock, at 91 degrees, being five degrees warmer than any duy of the present year. The night was clear, os gave every indication of a continuation of the heat. Annivensany or tHe Bartur or Bunker Hite.—The Washington Continental Guards, and about two hun- dred of the order of the United Americans, left yester- day for the celebration of the anniversary of the battle of Bunker Hill, which takes place in Boston, ti lay. Anxvat Curnry Frstivar.—We understand that the Honorable Moses G. Leonard, Alms House Commis- sioner. and the Committee on Charity and Alms, pro- pose celebrating their Annual Cherry Festival, at the close of the ensuing week. Colonel Doniphan, who has been at West Poin’ for the last ten days, as a member of the Board of Visitors, returned to the city last evening, and put Up at the American Hotel, where ho will remain for a few days, when he purposes visiting Boston, Cant Racine.—We are requested by the driver of cart No. i11, to say thata mistake qas made in the number at the racing in Hudson. street, on Monday evening last, he declaring that he had not been in that section of the city for several months, Our informant was probably mistaken, Farat Accipent.—A laboring man, named Leroy McKenna.was killed on Thursday afternoon by the cay- ing in of the bak ofa drain which he was engaged in digging, in 12th street, between avenues A and B. Mr. William Griffiths, of No. 90 Essex street, had his leg broken about hulf past 10 o'clock, Thursday night, at the corner of Bowery and Grand street, by being run over by the track of Hook and Ladder Co.. No. 4. The truck was run uponthe sidewaik, and hence the accident. We learn that the Company has been reported to the Chief Engineer.— 4 small boy was also very seriously hurt at the same ime, Dn. Bostwicx.—We perceive that Dr.Bostwick has removed his Medical and Surgical Institute from Cham bers street, to No 504 Broadway, where will no doubt h: as much business as he can attend to. Dr. Bostwick is a young man, a practical physician, with » peculiar taste for surgical operations. He is, in fact, 4 surgeon by nature, has gained great celebrity among a large class of patients, and has the reputation of great skilfuiness, Fixes,—A fire broke out about 1034 o'clock, on Thin day night, in the match factory of M. Lacour. ‘at the corner of Second avenue and S0th street, which was partially destroyed. ‘The firemen were prompely on the Spot, but it was some time before they would get supply of water, in consequence of tha want of hose A little girl was sleeping in the buiiding at the tim the fire broke out, who had nearly suffocated from the sulphuric smoxe, when a colored man rushed into the burning building, and rescued her, for which he de- erves all praise. The fire is evipposed to have ori ted from spontaneous combustion. serve great credit for their usual prompt and efficient action, Inquest.—An inquest was held by coroner Walters, on the body of Terence McKenna, who came by his death from suffocation, in consequence of the caving in of a quantity of earth, in 12th street, where he had been employed as a laborer. ‘The deceased feil in, and was covered in the chasm by the earth that full, and re- mained in the same position for about twenty minutes, He was taken out dead. He was represented to be an industrious man, with a wife and two children. Law Anteliigen Genenat Sessions, June 16—Before the Recorder and Aldermen Carnley and Hatfield. John McKeon, Esq., District Attorney. Trial for Forgery.—Reufus K. Lee was put upon trial for forgery in the third degree, in erasing and oblite- rating his signature to a note for $11 50, on the 3d day ef Novomber last, which note was passed to a party named Timothy C. Abbey, who was sworn, and testi. fied as to the n ing made to him by prisoner W. Greer was produced, and testified he had been pre. sent, some time after the charge waa made against pri soner by the complainant, in his office, and heard no: thing about the note. The note in question was pro- duced. when it appeared that there was no erezare of the signature, and tho jury rendered a verdict of not guilty, Robbery.— William Hunt was put upon trial, charged with robbery in the first degree, on the night of the 30th April last: Manx Lewis testified that he is a sailor employed in the United States service, on board the North Caro- lina, and had arrived here from Boston, when he put up ata boarding house in Cherry strect, known 4 house of “Duteh John; and that on the nigh question, he was waylaid, knocked down, and robhed hy prisoner, and two associates, 0 and sliver. There was no defence found guilty. ‘ James Finley. (alias Bendigo.) one of the accomplices in the above crime, was placed upon trial on the rame The prisoner was charge, Lowis testified as to the came facts, Two witnesses were produced on part of the ¢ prove an a ‘The jury, howeve puilty, rt sentenced both prise yenrs confinement in th Andrew. Prusia plo sault and battery. Jud, Arrest ona Bench W veywell Vincent, (alias f wore arrested on a by taining goods unde: mitted, State prison a charge of ae- Alexander §, Coxe. Hoe cont.) and &, Shrain, ch warrant, on © charge of ob: false pretences, and were com. Three persons were burned to death ina mill at St Marie Nouvelie-Beaure, Canada, on the 10th inst. They were Mrs, Bisson, her child,and a miller employed about tho establishment, It is supposed that the as- sistant miller foil asleop, the grain run out, and that the friction of the millstones caused the fire Several Italian Jesuits have arrived at Chicazo, on their way to the Rocky Mountains, where they are wot as lonaries to the Indians,” ° diac