The New York Herald Newspaper, August 6, 1850, Page 4

(ee le a a NEW YORK HERALD, OFF CRN. ® OUANME Fy FULTON ANS HASSAU STB. /RARSPONDENGK, any quarter of the °° Awoye OMPrers THIS EVENING OPBRA~UF OTL GARDEN—Nonma. GOR AS 6 rugaT RB, Bowery—sreox ov Monruiiey— sir, WP Le Fieen SKMEN, Broadway—Rowance an Ano ni sunreTae Wor Ta Were a mat, Nation AND Lanne Tue Se “aN 9 , Peiiows’ New Voux Brwroriaw ™ Rrosewae Orana Cron ve 6 Penvon ances Arres= anen 4 Beyerse POUBLE SHEET. New York. Tuesday, Angus 6, 1850. ‘Twe Cent’ Worth of News, Gur-paper is printed, this moraing, on a double ‘sheet, to enable uete find joom for the following intelligence »— Impértant news from Washtugton Pull particulars of the lose of life by the falling of two buildingr—one in Spruce street, and the other in Mefeer street Account of ihe serious riot among the tailors, in the | Siateenth word, » terrible hurricane at the West Indies. Jersey TexavConespondence The Progress of evan Steam Navigation Thedeath of Commodore Jacob Jones, of the United States Navy. witira sketch of his life. Paris Correspondence Liiteresting extracts from the Buropean Journals East India Commercial (Intelligence. Kuropeau ihentricals The extent end incidents of the Irish Emigration to of the man-catohers of Liverpool. rpoudence Account of thé Union College Commencement. ‘The reseweches of the Central African expedition. Uretiniem in serdivia. Intended Visit of Lord Brougham to the United States The Proceedings ot the Common Council, Aecount of the Southern Cotton #rop. Monry Article aud City Trade Report. Miscellaneous intelligence from all parts of the Continent All thas matter is embraced in forty-eight columns, and sold fortwo cents. ing, of equally a» good quality, in any book store, An equal amount of read- would cost at least one dollar. Such a double sheet is worth publishing. Telegraphic Summary. Mr. Pearce, of Maryland, introduced into the Senate, yesterday, his proposition for disposing of the boundary dispute between Texas and New Mexico. He did so in a neat and appropriate speech, in Which he asserted, with great trath, that | that dispate was the cause of defeating the Com- promise bill, advocated so ably by Mr. Clay. No action was taken ou this measure yesterday, and as soou as Mr. Pearce coucluded his remarks, the independent California bill was taken up and dis- There is very lithe doubt that this bill ‘The question on its engrossment Mr. Pearce’s bill will also ceive the sanction of the Senate. comeed. wvill be passed will be token to-day ao doubt, The House devoted yesterday io the considera- tion of the Post Office appropriation bill without, however, pass After this is disposed of, there will be only the army and aavy bills, and the civil Viet ball On the whole, the aspect of matters in Wash- u weton looks t) vorable to wn early and satisfactory adjustment of (he whole slavery question in connec- hon With the new terntories. Frou present indica- tons, the Califoraia bill will pass both houses—a goverument will be given to New Mexico—the | Texan boundary divpute will be arranged; and then Congress will have nothing to do but pass jon bills and go home, anless they tinkering a little with the tariff, We calculate hardly think, however, that this subject will be) meddied with before the next session, ‘The eli- mate of Washington, the heat of the weather, and the labors of the members, together with the long and srduous session, must bave unpaired the bealih aud streagth members more or leas, and it ia very improboble that they will do any more work, afer settling the slavery question, and ating means for ee support of the govern- by ew cleartplie eorrespondence, it will be " xpected to send a tee y bes mtentioa to ruler “ “ invasion by Texan, « vat Col, Mi o has we * having called the con- venue péivide There sa) the democrats have wc ‘arolina. Very tite he . ertained by the whee J i certain extent, have mflo i State in votmg a» they hey the Northern whiee ia Northera States, given the te © wor with Mexte * a y «ff n ‘ lemoerate, Tt wl . the aajary has Ad, Thurlow Weed, and theit Ie with whieh they ore | ! “higher law” ferme y wee ' Week. Th 4 this week at hie y U ! deve ne ' , w Jam Cron biavena. They will probably m ee mon ¢ ist wit, thirteen days in’e od m Borope will be one week rend the Peeitic’s four days later than he Coppbrie's t wan may bring a day later frou France } and te Continent Tee baacrion in Missowns —In consequence of the derregn point hetw Lo ia, we received no ug letter On Che topography and geology of | oe NE EE NT Tn ae Anpeet of * ‘The bill intr yerterdey, vide for datters in Washington, vdured by Mr. Pearce, ia the Senate, +s not, a8 Was supposed it would, pro- | ing & territorial government to New . mainly relates to the divputed boon “Very between New Mexico and Texas, The bill proposes that the bound as shall be limiied as follows + intersection | , west longitude, with Jing thenese, due west, | longitude, theace, due south, ht line to :! Passo, or south of it, so as to te the settlement of El Zario. This pro- . while it takes from Texas a great portion territory which she lays claim to, will de- her of nothing worth having; aud the indem- vty of ten milous, which it is proposed to pay ber, will more than compensate for the loss which she willsofles—that is, provided her claim to the whole is well founded, which is a matter of some {ism and virtue is called inte requisition among s north latitude, and thence in aj Mr. Webster's Position in the Republic. Although, in the founding of nations, and the pro- gress of their history, if they ever echieve perpe- iuity and power, the highest degree of talent, hero their citizens, yet, in a repubhe like ours, this re- mark holds true to a greater extent than is illus trated in the history of monorchies. To establish a kingdom, nothing is requived but the heroism of a popular leader, who, by the aid of brave men, achieves a Wedisive conquest. The power rests in the hands of the victor; he decides the form of the state; he igsues his patents of nobility; and the government proves on, Without ¢1use of popular ve venera- disturbance, since there is an inst tion for power and autherity, particularly amoag whe have been long inured to the forms and of depotism. But to establish a republic the se like our own, and uader circumstances like those which gave it birth, where the great principle of | the political equality of all men is clearly ackaow- doubt. Another object of the bill is, to lig ate the obligations of the United States to the eredit- | ; for, it will be borne in mind, that, at the + of the annexation of that State, its revenves were partly pledged to the payment of wos egainst her; and these revenues were, after unnexation, collected by the United States govera- ment If this boundary question was out of the way, ' there is no doubt that the whole territorial question could be speedily and easily di sed of, and the | ery factionists, in Congress and out of it, silenced Although we ere not disposed to countenance or submiito the arrogant presump- tions of Texas, in this matter of boundary, and cannot but condemn the hostile position which she has lately assumed towards” the government of the United States, we would be willing, for the sake of the general question, to pay her asum of money, for the purpose of producing peace end harmony on the slavery question. If | that boundary dispute were not so intimately con- nected with the great question of the day as it is, we would be in favor of other and different modes ef settlement. We would have the boundary re- ferred to commissioners, or to the Supreme Coart | ot the United States, for adjudication, and if she did not consent to that fair and honorable way of | aeserting her rigits. but attempted to carry into | execution her threat of taking forcible possession of the terrory in dispute, and dispossessing the United States authorities, we would be in favor of the government at Washington using all the force at its command to reduce Texas to submission. Such bullying of a whole confederacy by a single State, should not be listened to fora moment. As we have said before, Texas really means nothing in the stand which she has taken, except to coerce Congress into paying her an indemnity for the ter- ritory she claims, as she is in want of money, and is taking advantage of the present crisis to urge it, by keeping back the votes of her Senators, without whose concurrence the slavery agitation could not be settled during the present session of Congress. It is, however, a paltry and contemptible game to play, and will yet recoil on Texas. The truth is apperent, from the fact that she is unable to pro- tect her own citizens against the incursions of the hostile Indians on her frontier, who frequently muke descents on her territory, slaughter her men, und carry into captivity her women and children. For such a State te seriously threaten collision with the overwhelming power of the general government, diculous bluster. Mr. Pearce’s proposition may be considered, we Suppose, in case of its passing, as merely introduc- tory to a plan of compromise similar to, or probably identical with, that which was reported by the Committee of Thirteen, and supported with so much ability by Mr. Clay. Such action, however, may be «nticipated, and in all probability will be, by the passage of the independent Cali- fornia bill. Perhaps the very same bill, di- vested of all relating to the boundary dispute berween Texas and New Mexico, will be brought TOPWHIO Vy TE, Fee, tu Vee tae PERCH tion is carried. If such should be the case, there is very little doubt that it would receive the sanc- tion of the Senate, for it would be supported by Mr. Pearce bimeelf, as well as by two Senators from Texas. It was the votes of those gentlemen settling the agitation would, nevertheless, belong to Mr. Clay Reextess Disezgarp or Human Lirs.—We publish, in another part of this day’s paper, an ac count of two casualities which occurred in this city, yesterday, by the falling of buildings, or parte of buildings, attended with a melancholy loss of life in each case. The one happened in Spruce street, and the other in Mercer. By the first, two men were killed and several others severely in- jured, and by the other, one life was sacrificed and three er four persons wounded. The numerous catastrophes of this character which have occurred in this city recently, show conclusively, in our opinion, that they were not all necidente—that, on the contrary, some of them | are owing to criminal negligence,and nothing else. | Within a comparatively short time, several lives were lost by the falling of a store, in Water street, several severely injured by the falling of a portion of the old Chemical Bank, while that building was being razed, several by the falling of old walls in | diflerent parte of the city, and now we record two | similar catastrophes, atteaded, like those that pre- ceded them, with loss of life. We are persuaded that, if due precaution was used in the erecuon of new buildings, and the pulling down of old ones, fewer lives would be lost, although the profits of contractors might be somewhat diminished. It was only the other day that life was lost ia pulling old wall. Instead of taking it down by , degrees, from the top, it was partly cut through at the bottom, so that it might, with ease, be pushed down. The unfortunate workmen cut in too deep, aod (the result was that it fell opon them, killing some and msiming others These things should not be tolerated. We are os much opposed—as much as any one could be— o multiplying the laws; believing that itis the beet government which governs the least. Bot we firmly of opinion that some munterpal regala- i should be passed immediately that will pro- tect, more efieetually, the lives of the men work- ma On buildings in New York The heart sickens et contemplating the number of poor fellows that been sent mito etemity smee last spriag, in city, by the carelessness, or recklessness, of the number of wives and childrens feprived of protectora We hope ommon Conner will take thes matter ia hand thetr neat meeting ' ne A Reveneso Liman —A venerable libetler, Tejcicing in the name of Archdeacon Trew, who de himself conspicuous in Nassau, New evidence, for some years past, in consequence of coutinved revihog of the Legis ture, the people, ehorch and council, has recently indulged ineell to some fags at the United States, whieh {he woworthy of notice, hat that the lheller recently ocenpied a seat in the British Council hate This Dr. Trew first got inty notice distobucor ef als by the Wesleyan body in the velend of Jame Hoving mode that island | toe bot to him, by his wiols and person a) beds ae tthe proprietors there, be left, and hes! appeared on the bourds of Lxeter livll, as ag actielavery orator, where he had the oppertunity of repeating and eabencing bis Jamaica stovk of ' i ) ‘ ‘ b of ae British Colonial after the emancipation relideacon to the Ba- | en «4 firebrand aad” thora an * net confine him- States He has made with whom he hae beea ae lene cl, whiten show that he 4 intelligence +, of the election in Missouri. | \« a" chareh, nad that he ome iaformation iw the | « ‘ ¥ f not We ure glad ‘ hick may give ean ivkling of | | j " isyrrenen re ve G oot dow the Be i Biehe by condi preeeated ham to the Lord that defeated the Clay Compromise. The merit of | ledged, it is necessary that a higher aegree of in- telligenee, patriotism, and virtue should prevail | among the maes of the populution. The American republic dates its establishment from no single presea! fevevation, There always was, in what he seid, @ad in his manner of saying it, a ponde- rous Wiaght, a profundity of depth, an earnestness of ryanker, and a solemnity of style, which be- lang to no other man—qualities which remind us more of the encient Romans than of modern men —jna'ilies whieh, however, at all periods of the world, | ave gained the involuntary respect and ve- neration of mankind. When, therefore, he brought position, when he planted himself upon the broad basis of the constitution, became national and sub- lime. Losing sight of all local interests, wamp- ling personal considerations under his feet, the nation, on whose folds he saw ‘inscribed, in letters equally bright and dear, name of thirty commonwealths, the nation lcoked upon him in his sublimity, and the feeling was universal, that whatever might might be the trials and tumults through which America was called to pass, however desperate might be the | yietory; nor was there a single decisive move- ment which finally cettled the event, if we except the Deeluration of Independence. When that great public act had been performed, by delegates chosen from every part of the nation, the people of the country were prepared to stand by the ground taken by their delegates ; and wherever the intel ligence travelled, that the Declaration had been made, public sentiment sent back the response ot concurrence, admiration, and the promise of help. It was a trying crisis, and the real strength of the nation was more than quadrupled by the action. In the beginning, at all events, if not all through the revolutionary struggle, every maa who was concerned in the emancipation of the country, felt aresponsibility pressing upon his own shoullers, which he could discharge only by holding his life in his hand, ready to offer it in sacrifice for the redemption of the nation. With this spirit the war of independence was begun; and with this spirit it was successfully achieved. It is true that during that memorable and tremendous struggle, the nation reposed its chiefest reliance upon the the leadership of Washington; yet, after all, that immortal captain and statesmen taught his coun- trymen that they must rely mainly upon themselves. This principle, which he inculcated so deeply upon the hearts of the men of the revolution, has since become the popular sentiment of the nation; and we now feel that no single man holds the fate of this country in his hands, that no public act of be- | heroism could give to it a glory it had not before achieved. And yet it has held good in this county has among monarchiste, and all other for: vernment, that the course of events, un‘ dence, has been mainly decided by a few intellects. In recurring to our early history, we find that even before Washington was summoned to the helm of public affairs, the way had been pre- pared for him by such men as John Adame, Fisher Ames, and Patrick Henry. Without such prepara- tion, the nation would not have been ready for Washington, nor would he, himself, have been ready for the great mission which he subsequently filled. So has itbeen since the period ef the revo- lution. After the death of Washington, Jef- ferson became the ruling spirit of the republic ; and as he had been, next to the father of his country, the most influential man during the revolution, standing perhaps at the head of the re- volutionary civilians, 80 he seemed to inherit the sceptre, after Pater Patria was gone. The great secret of the influence which Jeflerson has swayed over the popular mind of this country consists chiefly in the fact that he interpreted the constitu- tion in a manner which gave the most liberal con- struction to that instrument ; which enlarged the area of popular rights, and limited the powers of the fadwral Ovi doubtless imbibed more deeply thai American of that had y other great period, the demoeratic principle which prevailed in France during her first revolution, and which has smce become universal among the people of this country. After the death of Jefferson, General Jackson succeeded to the vacant place, and reigned triumph- antly in the hearts of the American people. He tesembled more closely Jefferson than any of his contemporaries ; not, perhaps, in his talents as a statesman, and least of all in his capacity for po- litieal intrigue, but chiefly in the spirit which actuated him in all his movements. He became the man of the people, ia a higher sense thaa even Jefierson had been; because, in addition to the éclat which he received from his well-known leanings toward the Jefferson school of politics, he had the additional charm of military achievement. He had fought gallantly in the service of the re- pubhe, and the republic desired to do him honor. That he loved the country, that he was an ineor- ruptible, stern, heroic, patriotic man, was never doubted. We are not, of course, attempting a complete history of the succession of the controlling minds of this country. We are only tracing a few of those names which have been most deeply embalmed in the popular heart—we are only adducing « few illustrations of the reliance whicha republic places in its greatest citizens. There are vast numbersof men who, in their several spheres, have swayed controlling influences in States, and, at times, in the m al councils; but we are speaking now of a class of men who have risen successively oa the surface of the republic, and who have, to all intents and purposes, controlled its destinics while they remained there. Atthe present time, Mr. Webster is that man. He has been a long period in reaching the pesition which he now holds. It is not the result of acci- dent, nor the freak of fortune, nor the labor of a day. It is the fruit of the highest, the longest, the most earnest, and most eminent services. For forty years and more, he has stood conspicuously before the eye of the nation, steadily winning popular infla- | ence and fame. Gifted originally with the highest intelectual powers, and, perbaps, distinguished for a kind of intellect of which the history of very few nations effords us any adequate examples; charac- terized by the profoundest knowledge of the orga- rist, an orator, a diplomatist, a senator, he has, from hie first appearance in public life, marked every point in hie history by some achievement in the tribune, which has covered him with new honor, and lifted him etill higher towards the emi- nence upon which he now stands. His reputation has been slowly won, but itis secure; and after having achieved more triumphs of an intellectual kind than, perhaps, any other man living, he has, during the present session of Congress, displayed a broader and more conprehensive system of p olitics than he ever displayed before. It was thought, perticularly atthe South, that Mr. Webster sym- pathized, at least to some extent, with the local ties of New England By many he was even the prejudices which prevail in the State he has so long represented. He hed, in fact, incurred no little odium in some parts of the republic, by advocating with the greatest geal, although always with the most consummate ability, thove interests which were regarded as pe- cularly belonging to New Eagland and the North- erm States. But in this trying period of the commonwealth, when the friends of discord and dieunion seemed to have been unchained in ally sections of the country, and when the maniac cry | of cierolution went up from the extremities of the tepul ie, his voice has been heard in the midst of | ¢ the gengral sgitation; and it bas spoken peace, | quietness, (ranquillity, forbearance, and veneration for the eonstivmtion. Again and ag: the midet of the clamor of partisanship and fanaticism, he har made himeelf meat, and he hasbeen ltened | to as no other man has bee lietened te during the | trayal could peril the public interest, that no act of | nie elements of the constitution; illustrious asa ja- , struggle of contending elements, there was one man, whose voice, with that of Henry Clay, would be heard above the roar of the tempest, pleading in behalf of one country, one constitution, and one republic. ‘The death of General Taylor was felt, in all quarters, to be a public calamity. Nations cannot aflord, at any time, to lose their great and good | The holders of bullion and California gold cannot men, and, a¥ove all, such men as General Taylor, who had echieved the most brilliant victories in the field, and who, in the simplicity of his private character, and the unostentatious honesty of his public life, had won for himself the most sacred | Thisshould not be so. Professor McColla has, place in the hearts ot his fellow-countrymen. The | we believe, memorialized Congress on the subject, loss of such aman, at a time like this, was abun- | and it is to be hoped that his communication will dant cause for the universal mourning which has | be acted upon as soon as possible. clothed the whole nation in wo. But, aside from the consolation which we feel in a government like this, where we know that, in such a crisis, the death of a great and patriotic President gives place ment, for the transit of our commerce across the to none of those agitations which shake the govera- ments of Europe when their leaders die, we cannot New Orleans Delta of the 24th ult. but rejoice, even in the midst of our grief, that the country reposes with confidence on its present councillors. We mourn the death of the brave and | the error may have produced, we state, beyond con- good old man; but there is little regret over the fall of his cabinet. They give place, natu- tally, inevitably, and fortunately, to the ablest | successors. The nation through the transition, which was m with rs 0 all sides, for the loss of 1 with gratulations which could noi be concealed or suppresee’, thet the sad dispensation had brough; control of affairs some of our greatest esmen. After the first shock had passed, and the nation sod Je‘d its hero President in his honored tomb, it became a matter of general curiosity, and indeed of solic'tude, to know who was to be called in, to | counsel the new President in his administration. At another period, there might have been some question in regard to the propriety of Mr. Fill- more’s course ; but before his final decision was known, the choice of the nation had been decided. ‘We venture to say, that at no period in the history the Wnited States would, if called upon to vote, have filled that post by so overwhelming a ma- jority. It was inevitable, as a matter of necessity; and therefore all the world expected that one of the leaders of the whig party would be called to the department of State. Under these circum- stances, it was a matter of universal conviction that Mr. Webster was the man. There would, in fact, have been a degree of impropriety in the selection of any other man, which would not only have excited the astonishment and surprise of this coun- try, but of the world; for the name of Mr. Web- ster is known as familiarly in foreign nations, emong the intelligent alneese, a0 it ie known at home. Abroad, he is regarded in precisely the same light that he is here; and therefore, foreign nations will receive the intelligence of his ment with a degree of pleasure which can be mea- sured only by the satisfaction with which the announcement was made and received in the United States. What the final result of the death of General Taylor, the succession of Mr. Fillmore, the elec- the slavery question in Congress, may be, human foresight cannot disclose; but we are persuaded intelligent men to govern themselves. We never | proposed to work out any other problem. It is not | Upon us the responsibility falls, that Hungary could | not achieve her independence, for the terrible avalanche rush of the Russian armies on the one side, and the murderous and barbarous slaughter of Haypau{on the other, with the defection of Georgey, were not anticipated, nor could they have entered into the calculations of Kossuth. It was | no fault of American republicanism, that Louis | Napoleon should have undertaken to crush the | new-born republic of Rome; nor is it upon our | heads thatthe world will visit its indignation, if the last experiment for free institutions in France shall fail, when the murderous system of socialism | is being propagated throughout that country. But some unforeseen and great changes are fore- shadowing themselves in the future, even for own republic. There is no danger, it will probably be admitted on all hands, that anything in the form of monarchy or despotism is likely to take the place of our present system of government. What- ever imay be the agitations we are called on to pees through, no man will be found, who will advocate retrograde motion, which would bring | us back to the foul bed of despotism. Crowns, sceptres, and mitree, are the cast off garments of an elder world. They will never be wielded by American hands. They will never be placed on American brows. But, although we cannot apprehend any substan- tiation of the decayed and effete forms of despot- ism or hierarchy which Europe is attempting, in and we do entertain serious alarms, lest radicalism, bigotry and party spirit may, in some manner, dis- turb the serenity of the republic, if, indeed, it does hot work its diememberment. What we desire to eee, and to have our children bebold, is the full-orbed visien of an undivided cluster of American repub- lies. That it is the destiny of the Anglo-Saxon race ultimately to spread itself from Plymouth Rock and James River, where the Pilgrims and the Cava- liers firet landed, over the broad bosom of the entire continent, we have never doubted. It is as ine- vitable ae that the sun, in his coming to-morrow, will cast his beems over the whole area where free- dom ond civilization are pursuing their march This republic has already spread its dominien far- ther then any of its founders ever anticipated. It hes grown with a gragth more rapid, and strength- en dreamed of. Let the gloriow jon that has risen upon the gaze of their child be undisturbed. Let our descendants in future times still contem- plate, in all its glory, the unmeasured and still ex- — eg field of an undivided and a harmonious nie ‘The people of thie country—and they have ev ress and the tinal destiny of thanation. With amen, holding such principles and nions, we tnay well feel confidence in the Appot ts by the By and with the Advice and oe the Senate ‘uomas L. Orerrenpes, of v7 to be Consul ef the United States for the port of Laver- vin Bnglend. PoPinuey Boren, of Louisiana, to be Judge of the District Court of the United States for the western district of Loutytana b nM. Evans, tobe Secretary to sign, in the name of the Pramdent, all patents for ands eold or granted under phe gathority of tre Unived States and fixing his earnest eye upon the banner of| Philadelphia was $100,000, prior to July, 1819, | the | ceeded to put up new apparatus by which the re- | of this couatry has the department of State been length, but the following extracts are deemed snt- vacant, when so vast a proportion of the citizens of ficient to correct the aforesaid error :— tion of Mr. Webster, and the final disposition of her convulsions, to cast off for ever, yet we may | with # strength more strong, than they ever | teasen to fo Fo—know that these are the sen! to elect, whieh mente With which Mr. Webster contemplates the | that would ctherwiw exist New Mevnop or Rerinine Goup.—According to +} accounts, the pew method of refining gold in large quantities, discovered by Professor MeCollo, of New Jersey, is all that itis represented to be, and at thistime is one of great importance, when we are receiving such large quantities of that pre- cious metal from California, and when there is tuch a demand for work on the United States and Braoch Mmts. By this new method, the Profes- i to the reseue of the republic from her tumults, | ser says, he can retine gold orfbullion, in parcels of it agitations, and trials, the overwhelming force of | one or two millions of dollars each as his gigantic intelleet, the whole nation looked | parcels of ove or two hundred thousand dollars ujyon him with confidence and admiration. His | now are—thut an operation of any magnitude by | beyond description, when the news was spread, readily as | i the new method demands only one half the time, | and but one half the cost in labor and materials re- quired by the process now used in the United States Mint—that the refiwing capacity of the mint at when he was authorised by the Director, and pro- fining capacity was extended to 81,500,000, and | thet the cost of said apparatus, about $6,500, was | more than fully compensated by interest saved to | depositers on bullion refined during the first mouth of iis employment, and thus released from long detention. The discoverer attributes additional advantages to this new system of refining gold over the old one, Which are almost as important as those we have referred to. Now if this discovery is all that itis represented to be, we think that no time should be lost in putting it in operation in Philadelphia. afford to wait the tardy operations of the mint as it is now conducted, and many of them have, in consequence, been compelled to remit the precious metal to England, to be coined at the mint there. Tne Tenvanierec Treary.—The article pub- lished in our number of Friday last, relative to the treaty recently agreed on with the Mexican govern- Isthmus of Tehuantepec, we extracted from the For the information of our readers, and with a Terrible Disasters in Spruce and Mereer- Streets, ‘THE SPRUCE STREET APFAIR—TWO MEN KILLED AND FOUL SERKIOUSEY INJURED, AS KNOWN AT PRESENT. A melancholy casualty occurred about a quar~ ter part one o'clock yesterday afternoon, by the falling of five stories of the rear of the six: story building, No. 40 Spruce street, eceupied by W. & O. Hoyt, leather dressers. The consterna- ‘ion and fear exhibited by the inhabitants in that. vicinity was very great. A large crowd goon col~ lected, and the anxiety shown by the people was fiom one to the other, that some ten or fifteen of the workmen were buried under the ruins. The cause of this trightful disaster, as far as we could learn, and from a personal view of the build- ing, was as follows:—In the rear of this store, & number of laborers and masons were at work en~ larging the rear part, so as to meke it even with, the front; and, in so doing, they had to tear away a brick wall on the west side, from the sixth to the first story, and thus left a space of two or three feet from the wall of the ad- joiving building. The ends of the beams had no support, only what was derived from props tem- porarily placed under, from one story to the other In taking down this wall, the bricks, instead of be- ing conveyed down to the basement, in order to lighten the weight, were placed on the floor ofeach story, thus creating an overload, and the beams were dragged out from the wall on the opposite side, and down one story was precipitated on the other, carrying each one along with the other, untilreaeh- ing the basement; and in this terrific fall the poor workmen were carried with it. The crash of the building, it is said, was awfully terrific, enveloping the whole store and adjacent buildings in a thick white dust. The persons oc~ cupied in the front part of the store sprang to the street, believing that the whole of the store was coming down, after the style of the Hague street affair. Captain Leonard, of the Second ward po~ lice, and his efficient men, were soon on the spot, and took charge of the building. His honor, the Mayor, and the Chief of Police, were likewise soon on the premises, and every exertion was made to relieve the unfortunate sufferers. APPEARANCE OF THE RUINS. view of removing any erroneous impression which tradiction, that the treaty in question coafirms, in its plenitude, the decree of the government of Mex- ico, relative to the communication between the | ceas connected with her territory, and with all the places that are annexed to the same, which docu- nents are now offered to the public, that they may judge correctly of this important arrangement, and of the great advantages, which, from its prompt execution, will accrue to our happy country. For further information, we will also add, that independent of what is stated in the said decree respecting those points of the Isthmus destined to be the terminus of transit, the parties are permitted the use of any other ports in the Gulf of Mexico; and on the sea coast, with the goveroment’s appro- bation, the company have the power or choosing or selecting such ports as they may consider most safe and convenient for carrying on the communication between the seas. ‘We have not space to publish the decree at Article 4th. The proprietor shull cause to be made, at his own expenre, a survey of the ground and direc- tion which the rqpite shall follow. and alsoes ihe ports which may be deemed most commodious, He shall further caure te be ma the ports which he shalt se- ect, all kind of works that may be necessary for shel- ter an ty Article Tth The government engage not te impose any contribution of (axes upon travellers or effects in trapeitu, until the expiration of the sloresaid term of filty years, and not to levy upon the negotiation, or its | funds, any impost or foreed loan. Article 6th. The goveroment, In no case, shall inter- Pep lark Lyre code fespume sign ge od in the colle tion freig lerage or tonnage, er of any vther class pe Jor none shath be ‘dy versels loading raed ing. for the see Sean. then shall " 7 Bentioned bi; 3 tor. dual or com; either pativ, tiopel administra: own, or ite . whieh. Ment of the covenant, proprietors—ell, of course, Of the inserted deeree. i 3 that it will all be for the best. It is too late in the | ashore, was towed to the city last evening by the | As soon as the dust had subsided sufficiently to enable the workmen to preceed, as many as could conveniently work were engaged in removing the rubbish. The scene was very shocking to look upon; the massive beams as they protruded up through the bricks, and other smaller ones thrust about in all directions, mixed together in crumbled. mortar and bricks. On the east side of the ruins, could be seen the top of a large iron safe turned over on one side, jammed against several large timbers. On the top of this safe was the head and shoulders, just discernible, of a man—his face and head smothered almost all over with lime dust, and hia body crushed against the timber—he was dead. The moans of the living, under the ruins, was quite audible, which stimulated the workmen im removing the rubbish and brick as rapidly as pos- sible. Officer Walling, one of the chief's expert 2108, took off his coat and vest, xnd went to work in a very spirited manner, and so continued until’ the bodies were recovered. RECOVERY OF THE BODIES. The first body recovered from under the bricks,. was Patnck Lambert, one of the laborers, i years, residing at No. 62 Roosevelt street. He wae. teken out alive, although much exhausted, and conveyed at once to the City Hospital. He was sedly injured about the body internally—also ex- h “4 very desperate flesh wounds and le finger, on the right hand, was off; his face and bead cut in innumerable 3 & long cut, extending from .the corner of mouth over his jaw; his arms, shoulders, legs and body ‘as cut and bruised in a terrible manner. It is be- : ved he vy recover. ee ‘agen, ars, an badly cut wits al rt tnd We bt " at No. cend directly under the ‘was Low apparent, and tl ie to remove the tafe might fall and crush the man, sill alive, The excitement from this time, was ex- tremely great. Officer Walling, and several othera, whose names we could no leara, were bie im their endeavors to relieve the man from hie perilous position, and after work day to despair of our government or country. We | steamers Ajax and Jacob Bell, in charge of Captains | go doing. have worked out successfully the experiment of | Ellis and Tiliou, agents for the Atleutic Mutual In- underne: Marine Affairs. for over wn bour, they managed to cleara Annivat or THE Ticonvxnoca.—The ship Ticonderogs. | | \1gr enough to pass under the safe, which r Island beach, where she had been | Tring on the large timbers. ‘This safe was deco- ‘erren, from Long Toled with the ternble sight of a dead man jammed. on the to) ich they dared not ex as by might take the life of the man was | begging to be released from his dan- surance Company, and for the underwriters, The gr ln about two hours a sufficient space was ship about one inch of water per hour. The | ©'t#ted to enable a man to get te where he was, caste of Mr. B. ©. Perry, Engi ot po ee that one foot was steam pum) cbarge je 8 the Board of Underwriters, worked at intervals during timber. At this time Sepeorsies cal cake the passage up from the beach. which place she left at nine A. M, yesterday morning Messr: if and Tomp- kins, revenue inspectors, came up in the ship from the beach, where they have been engaged unloading her. Their eMcient serviees, both night and day, en- title them to the thanks of the insurance companies interested. They «peak of the captain jaud officers of the rhip in the highest terms, for their attention and gentlemanly treatment while on board. Steamunc verses so.—From our knowledge of | the shipping and commercial business of this port, | and from conversations we have had with persoas weil versed in the commercial business of the country aad experienced rhip masters we think the next few yoars Will show @ vast failing of in the number of sailing | vessels built in this, and other porte of the Uuited | States. In fact. we think it « matter of almost abso- | lute certainty, that im the space of a very few years | they will be entirely superseded by steamers that is upon for ocean pevigation. the sails only bel used im care of neerseity. or af & means of still | further inet: asing ish and North ea | oe “7 | ° are t y heave th already large 1 [tte more than probable they contemplate | drawing from the sailing packets ae tar ae they can, | the custom they a! pirseot entirely wonopolize ia tke rhe) bib and sterrage passomgr rs net in the | fo on American ve ted and experion: A Sines Hom nerine crestal exy | Mee tn epite propeller | of the veriour & | the anuie the Fingly 0: ompete woefully witty | arryine trade to altp | ator wih be the ease, | It detenee, if for ne conatry | our through their Gig brag well know he rome Of In lodiate, mew te chosen s# well » giciature, ae weil be chosen Arkw: f the State only Senator | neral jotetest v A meeting was re. | at which resolutions fnomlaterren | ant yer Com were parsed ave tion, Tbey denounce the vitre po vticians of the | ond South. and advocate @ principle of com. premise whieb shall no. dewact from the rights of either rection of the Uaian } ' wiber wee very oppressive yesterday more to then dese when the there | ter wes higher, The following is the register a6 Dela tour's for the Inet three faye | tim few Gee] Paturday ™ ad a Sunde st “ a Mondsy ” oo ” toray, steam lil be the power principally depended | ( | the | now in process of some water, te drink. The chief of the police immediately ordered some brandy and water to be preeured, which was given to ard he then seemed to be much refreshed. The men continued to work with all the en~ BY porwible, and thus views the scene, | it was the general observation by those present, | that the affair resembled the Hagne atreet catas- | trophe, only on # smaller seale, but partieularl; | the ewful position of ‘Thomas Chadwick, the indie vidual under the ruins, contrasted much with the breve young indale. Here, in oy was Chedwick kept for over four hours. work | men during that were doing all in their »wer to relieve him. Finatly they extricated all ut one foot, and that was he! one of the beams closely pressed agninst some The men, afier renewed exertions, removed the brick and mortar from the other side, and at five o'clock, the poor fe low was extricated frem his pesition, the Hipp Tous and brought to the air. He fai ca don eome brand; Hi valle be a i, contusion was om ace lacerated in se- and hands bruised, and 8 right leg, which wae timber, was badly cot from the knee fo the ankle—the latter wae freetored and moch swollen; otherwise no bones were bre ind the internal ij 8 were evi- dently very it. Chadwick is ame! years of | age, 8 nat of Randoiph Co., North Carolina, and hee <7 been in the city about three weeks, dboarded at No “18 Wooster street. He wae ring the trade of a mason of A. & J, White, who were the boss masons of this job. The foreman, lsane J. Cooper, who was takem from the roins dead, was mangled badly ; his face broken in almost flat; his chest the nd thighs broken. The de- His life is insured in nnd L £200 The other inun killed ia named James Nage: Irelund ; thie is the man discovered fe. The dead bodies were conveyed tothe Second ward police station, where inquest will be heid by the coroner, this forenoon: woun led were all conveyed to the My Hospital. LT was 0 it by many, that several more were boned tnder the rubtish, but up to a late hour none had been discovered, aud the probability ie that the others escaped with but some trifling scratches, We noticed two or three ourselves, Ove man, who was in the second story, saw and heard the building giving Way, sprang from the ow one shed, and from there to the yard, and , with but'a sight bruise of two. Take e wltogether, it was 4 miracle that all were The chref of poher, and the police of the Second word. ere entitted to the highest encomioms for the viwilonee and energy rendered on this occa~ No. 6% Columbia street. | not killed on We epot THE MERCER &TEEET CATASTROPHR—ONR MAN KILL~ ED AND THRER WOUNDED. Seereely had the duct blown off from the Sprace street exlamity re the news arrived thatanother building had fallen, situated at No. S@ Mercer street, near Broome street, and one man killed and | three wounded It nppears that about six o'clock last evening, the cable end of « stable ted next to the building m for Brougham’s new ‘Theatre, fell down, in consequence of the sapporte being removed, the end of the stable in ite fall struck ag the wall in process of erection, whicd he workmen who were just about ing four under the ruias, one “asa at Ne. a g off work, bury menu by the uame of Jamer Cassidy, residing