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during the wor of the revolution, but after the he acted with the antifederalists; and in Te04 was elected by the party Congress; sessions of th nd Philadelphia, he was the zealous advocate 0” the measures proposed by Washiagton and Haw’|- ton [n1790 he was re-el to an: thus, at the expiration of his second term, in 1793, he had served four fears as a member of th House of Representatives, being the first term of ‘Warhington’s administration, during ‘yhich the imiportant measures necessary to petfect the or- ganization of the government were agitated and enacted—Mr, Lawrance, cc-operate d with other federalists in sustaining Washiag’on and Hamil- ton, in restoring and establiskiy g public credit, creating a national currency, adopting the course of neutrality in the intercourse of the Vaated States with foreign gations which became he established pac of its country. The French Kevolutior had an i: ant influ- ence on the pelitic® of the United States at this time. Mr. Jetlerson gad his republi friends, Mr. J. refused to apply the term of democrat to riwens,) sympathized with the French na- ‘ion in their struggles for Lg and their contests with other nation; while Hamilton, and his friends of the federal party, with whom Washing- ton comcided iu this respect, considered it impore Yant fo tbe interests of the United States to main- ‘twin friendly re‘ations with Great Britain, which power wasthen et wer with France. Mr. Law- rance agreed with these views of Washington and Hamilton, and sustamed them by his votes in Congress. The election of 1790, referred to, was for mem- bers of the second Congress, which met at Phil ‘delphia, m October, 1791. Members from this State were chosen at the annual State election, in April, #790, almost eighteen months before taking their seats There wes no serious opposition to the re<lection ot Mr. Lawrance. By the official returns he received 691 votes in the district, and there were a few scatterng votes, Atthe election for members of the third Con- gress, Mr. Lawrance was succeeded by John Watta, of the same political party with himself. Mr. ‘Watts hed been several times a member of the Assembly from this city, aad in 1791 and 1792 he was choren Speaker of that body. For many years his residence was at No. 3 Broadway After the completion of h of service in Congrese, Mr. wrence rece! from General Washington the appointment of Judge of the Dis triet Court of New York. The peculiar manner ia which the records of this court are kept, and the want of other means of reference at hand, prevent us from giving the precise date of hia appointment asJudge. He continued to act in his judicial ca- pacity until called upon by the nearly unanimous vote of the Legistature to serve the State in the Senate of the United States. During his term of office as Judge, many admirality cases came be- fore him for decision; the state of our foreign rela- tiens ot the time. the difficulties with France im particular, ceusing much embarrassment ia our foreign commerce. Mr. Lawrance took his seat in the U. S. Senate on the Sth of December, 1796, having been elected Senator. as we have stated, on the 9th November, 1796. He of course resigned his effice of District Jedge, aod continued a member of tlie Senate dur- amg the exciting sessions of Congress from that qecot to the dete of hia resignation, in November, $00. Atthe third meeting of the fifth Congress, Decen 6, 1798, Mr. Lawrance was chosen President, pro tem, of the Senate. In November, 1800, the democratic republican party coming into | power, he resigned his seat in the Senate of the ‘United States, and retired to private life. In this city he hed held various public stations, ime- dependent of his judicial and legislative career. After the United Stetes Bank was organized, he was appointed one of the directors of the branch bank a New \ ork, which place he held ia 1796. Some years afterwards he was appointed one of the directors of the parent bank in Philadelphia. For maby years he reside: No. 52 Broadway, and afterwards st 356 Broadway, where he died, in November, IS10, ia the sixtieth year of his age. Few persons among our public men have enjoyed tion t he first notice of his public |ife and cberacter which has ever been written. His re- Mains were interred ia the Wall street chureh, trom whence they have been recently removed to a cemetery in the Fitthavenue. He left one son— the late John Macdovgal Lawrance—who died in 1835, and five daughters, all now living, one of whom is the lady ot Mr. Joseph Fowler, and ano- ther \s the mother of Wright Hawkes, Esq Judge Lawrence, as we have stated, was born im Eneland, and was ro connection of the Long Island family of Lawrence, although some of that family have claimed him as @ relative. Healwaye epelied his name difiereat from those of our city and Long Island; indeed, his friend,™ thef late Judge Egbert Benson, uncle of the alderman of that neine,of our times,,used to tell Judge L. that hedid not know how to spell his own name (and Judge Benson was familiar in subjects of nomenclature). ‘We find Judge Lawrance’s name spelled three different ways ia the Congressional journe!s, and four different ways in the New York directories of his time ; but his own signature setiles the poiat a8 we have it, and one of the most distiaguished lawyers in Londen of the family, at the present ime, spells un thy ime manner Leaving the Lawrances and Lawrences to dis- cuss the question of nomenclature, we proceed with our account of Senatorial elections. Gen Schuyler having resigned, the Legislature, on the Bth of Jenuary, 1795, proceeded to appoint a Sena- ter in his place, when Joba Sloss Hovart, fede- Telist, end one of the Ju¢ges of the Supreme Court of the Stare, was elected. In the Senate he was ehosen without opposi i} Senators beiag pre- sent. In the Assembly, 72 members voted for Judge Hobart, 23 for John Addieon, a democratic lawyer, end there were six scattering votes. Aaron Burr and De Witt Clinton, who were then n, members ef Assembly from the city of New York, | voted against Judge Hobart In accepting the ap- pointment of Senator, Judge Hobart, in a letter to ‘the Legislature, states that he was not bred to the profession of the law; that he had held the office of Judge of the Supreme Court for twenty years ; ‘hat the valary had beew iosofficient to defray the expense of his family; and. conclusion, he #tates that he accepte the off of Senator, in full confidence that ‘the Legislature of his own S will pot evfier an old servant to drink of the bitter oy poverty and distrese in the evening of his Judge Hobart cook his sea in the Senate on the 2d of February, 1°98, but comcinued to act in that capacity only a few days, ache resigned on the J¢th of April, 1798, in conseqcence of being ap- pone. bv Presideat Adame. Judge of the United ates Lietrict Cour of New York. He continued to act ae Judge until his death,an February, 1305. The following is the inscription cn a tablet to his memory, by his friend Judge Egbert Benson, in the Cowr Common Pieas room, ia <he City Hat— “Jobo Slors Hobart. His birth at Fairfield, Con- Becticut; hie father the pastor of the church there A_ Judge of the Supreme Court of this State froer 1777 to 1798, when he attained the ave of sixty years. Afterwards, in the same year, appoiated Judge of the District Court of the Usited States withie thie district, and couwtinued inthe trust to | hie death, 1605. Aen man, finn—asa citizen, « esa Judge, dwtinguishiog— Christian, te. This t is placed to his memory by jo whom ‘aa a friend, ne close ae a brether.’ ” The family of Ho we are informed by Rev. Dr. Schroeder, in his “Life of Bishop Hobart,” ore descended from one of the pilgrim fathers of New England, who cmlaryses from England to | America in 10 Judge Hobart was descended from the second son of the pilgmm Edmund Ho- bert, and Bishop Hobart from the fourth son of the fame. Those who are well versed in nomencia- ture, are of opinion that Hobartaad Hubbard are names of the enme derivation In consequence of the re bart as Senator, Governor Wilham North, of ation of Judge Ho- 4y¥ appointed Gen. Dasnesburgh, to fill the va twice elected Gen. Nerth had been Speak Speaker of the Assembly, and was at the time a | 3 pony wp federaliat. [uring the revolutiona war he eerved ax aide to Baron Steuben; bat of the perticulare of his military life nothing remains oa record. {tis a matter of regret that the neglect of familiar friende has permitted so much pereonal history of the men of the Revolution to be lost to rs) . Many of the patriots of that dav, who, they had lived in the daye of Greece and Kor would hav a Homer, a Plutarch, or a Tacitu to record their valiant deed id perpetuate their fame, have gone down to the grave leav- | ing no record on the page of history, Mr Leesing, in hie “ Field Book of the ltevolation,” is doing much to rescue from oblivion many pre- cious relics; but much important and interesting | Matter connected with the history of those event- ful times, is for ever loet General North was a gentleman of the old | school—a disciple of Che intercourse With society, and much hia public character and private virty ided at New London, Consecticnt, in er years of hie life, and January 4, 1537 Apa Senay e career of (seneral North was @hort. ile took hie seat n Congreaa, b int ment of the Governor, on the 2ist of May, 179%, ‘and remained to the close of the seasion, Jaly 16. 1798. At the meeting of the Legislature, called together by Governor Jay, in August of the same year, the Governor informed the i in the eee to which © temporarily ‘ . OF 17th August, James W ateon Was elected to fl pices 4 Ia the Senate, he was chosen with- ition: but in the fcomtiy we vote was James Wateon, (federalist,) 57; Tayler (democratic republican,) 45. Mr. was afterwards Lieutenant (ove rnor of the -viz., from 1814 to 1822. . Wateon was a resident of the city of New York, n Judge Lawrance ; yet we | te | | the descendaa ts of Co! and for many years was a membe of the Assembly {aformed the Legis! ature that Gen. Armstrong had Minister to F from the city. In 1794 he wae © geaker of that body, rance, Samuel L. and he held various offices @f ‘trust during his ca- | Mil was chosen in his place, viz.: reer. He came to this city from Hartford, Cou- Benate—Mitchill 24, Bufus King 3. necticut, with Col. Jeemiah Wadsworth, and was | Aesembly—Mitebill 75, King 14, David Thomas 1. waartermaster to the continental army. In John) Gen. John Smith was re-elected on the 34 Feb , Adams’ time he, was contractor to supply the end 1807, receiving the unanimous vote of the Senate, raised in 17%, on account of the difficulties witb | 30,and 2 in the Assembly, where John Jay also re- France, vith arms. For many years he resided at No. 6 State street, opposite the Battery, and was an acedciate ef the merchant princes of his time, such as Le Roy, Bayard, Gracie, Murray, Coster, Edgar, and others, some of whose st le of living would have done credit to the Medici their palmiest days. The wine cellar of Mr. Watson may not have equalled that of Pope Gregory XVI, of whom the Italians have a joke that he took the key of his wine cellar with him oa his journey from the Vatican to the gates of Pa: . and presented the same to Saint Peter, through mistake, instead of the key to the gates; but many old citizens still have a fond recollection of the excellence of the wine drank at the funeral of Mr. Watson, which took place in 1805. The custom of oan eoemmente at funerals of the rich, derived doubtless from Teutonic or Celtic ancestors, now happily discontinued, was quite common in this city and State up to the early part of the amet century. Mr. Watson took his seat in the Senate on the llth December, 1798, but from some cause un- known to us, resigned the place nearly three years before his term expired, namely, on the 19h March, 1800. (n the 3d April, 1800, Gouverneur Morris, of Westchester county, was elected by the Legislature to supply the vacancy. In the Senate, forty members present, Mr. Morris was nominated, and no division appears on the journals of that body; but the Albaay papers of the day state that Morris received 25 votes, and Peter Ganseveort (dem.) 11, in the Senate. In the Assembly, accord- ing to the journals, the vote was, for Gouverneur Morris, 54; for Peter Gansevoort, 48; Tnomas Morris, 1. Gouverneur Morris was therefore elected, and took his seat in the Senate May 3, 1800. Thomas Morris, here voted for, was a son of Kobert Morris, of Philadelphia, the financier of the revolution. Mr. Thomas Morris resided for some years in the westegn part of the State, and was sent from thence to the Senate and Aseem- bly, at different times. He was afterwards U. S. Majshel for this district, and died quite recently. Gouverneur Morris was one of the most distin- guished leaders of the federal party, and enjoyed ina bigh degree the confidence of Gen. Washing- ten. He was, however, h disliked by the | democrats, by whom he was considered a monarch- ist and aristocrat. His publie life is well knewn to | most readers of history, and we shall not attempt | to sketch it in this article. We cannot, however, forbear to mention thatthe Constituuon of the United States is from the pen of Mr. Morris. letter to Col. Pichering, in December, 1814, Mr. Morris says, “that instrument was written by the fingers which write this letter. Having rejected redundant and equivocal terms, I believed it to be as clear as our language would permit; except- | ing, nevertheless, a part of what relates to the ju- diciery. On that subdject it became necessary to | select phrases which, expressing iy own opinioas, | would not alarm others, and, to the best of my re- | | collection, this was the only part which passed without cavil.”” Mr. Sparks, in his life of Morris, | says, ‘the Conetitution was fromthe penof Mr. Morris. Afterall its parts had been debated, and | | in substance epproved, that task was assigued to | him by e@ committee of the convention.” Mr. Morris was a delegateto the convention of 1787, | | from Pennsylvania. On the 6th of November, 1800, John Lawrence, | having resigned as Senetor, the Legislatureelected | General John Armstrong to supply his place. la the Senate, 42 Senators present, Armstrong re- ceived aunapimous vote. Inthe Assembly, Arin- strong had ninety-nine votes, and two votes were for Peter Gonsevoort. There were twenty-four | federalists in the Senate, and thirty-nine ia the House—the democrats having eighty-two mem- bers, or nineteen majority in both houses, this | beirg the Legislature which gave the vote of the | State to Jefiereon end Burr. On the 27th January, | 1801, the seme Legislature elected Gen. Arm- | s'reng, also, Senator for six years from 3d March, | | 1901, by an unanimous vote, thirty present in the | Senate, and seventy-feur in the Assembly. Gen. Armstrong was the author of the celebrat- | | ed Newburg letters, which were an appeal to the | | army at the close of the Kevolulionary war, against | tbe injustice of Congress, in neglecwng 10 compen- | tate them for their services. He removedtrom | Ina Pennsylvenia to New York some time after the peace, and wes considered a federalist until about | 1797. He does not appear to have distinguished | himeeli as a legisiator, nor to have set a very high | value Ona seat in the United States Senate, to which he was three times elected by the Legista- | ture, and once appointed by the Governor, for he { resigned the place once, and finally went to France | as ambarsador, without deigning to send in his re- | signation Judge Ambrose Spencer was his parti- | culer friend, and wished to see him elected Pre- sident of the United States; but, a8 Secretary of | War, in 1814, he lost hie popularity, and afterwards lived in retirement. He _ died in Dutch | April 1, 1843, eged 84. William B. Astor, Esq, a the llth February, 1802, De Wit: Clinton wi elected Senetor in place of Gen. Armstrong, re- signed, viz:— D. Clinton. M. Clarkson. Dem. Fed. Vote of the Senate Ww Acsembly.....c..005 68 23 Total..cccssssseveve se 84 47 | | _ Mr. Ciarkeon, of this city, was nominated by the | Senate and iinton by the Assembly. A | r joint ballot therefor ik place, when Mr. Clinton | received *2 votes, and Mr. Clarkson 45. | Mr. Clinton took his seat on the 234 Feb., 1802, | | and was a@ distinguished debater in the Senate, | | attending pert of three sessions (a the 4th Nov., | 3503, being appoiated Mayor of New York, he re- | Signed his seat, and Gov. George Clinton appoint- | ed Jobn Armstrong temporarily in his © On the Ist leb., 1903, the Legislature elected | Theodorus Bailey, ia place of Gouverneur Morris, whose term expired the 3d March following. In the democratic caucus, Joha Woodwerth received the pomination, but he was defeated bya bargain | beoween some of the demoorats and federalista, ae followsi--Ia the Senate, John Woodworth, (dem.) received ? votes; Theodorus Bailey, (dem.) | 7; and Gouvereur Morris, (fed.)\8. In the As | sembly Woodworth 53, Bailey 19, end Morris 16. | Bailey was declared nominated by the Senate, 15 | to ¥, and Woodworth, being nominated by the vote cf the Assembly, a ballot took place, whea the | Sailey 59—W oodworth 5 | t | result was, for E oT General feiley wok his seat on the 17th Oct, | | 1803, but seon resigned, (Jan. 16, 1804,) in consequence of being appcinted Postmaster of | New York. Le wes one of the members of | Conrgrése in 1°01, whom Col. Burr had indicat | | ed as a person who would eventually vote | for him for President, and it was alleged by | the friends of Burr that he had a promise of office | Gerrit Smith | from Mr. Jefierson, and that the New York Poet | Office was linally given him in fulfilroent of that premise or bargein. Gen. Bailey was, notwith- standing this stor ed to his disadvantage, # highly reepectabie man, end an amiable member of society. He obtained a valuable office, which held for many years, to the satisfaction, geae- | r of the ci'izens of New York. We should | fave meutioned that in the democratic caucus re- | fared to, Mr. Woodworth, (afterwards Judge,) | reacived 45 votes, and Mr. Bailey 30. Of course, the former was declared nomiaated, but was de- feate d by the intrigues of Methias B. Talimad a Senator, and brother-in-law of Gen. Bailey 4th February, 14, General Joa Smith, | county, was elected Sen . in place of | Clinton, resigned, receiving tweaty-nine ihe Senate, and ninety-two in the Aesem- a inimous vote in both houses. This al John Smith was a native of Brookhaven, Suffolk com ty, L. 1, and was of the celebrated family of Ta ogier Smiths, 6 called from being iam Smith, Governor | reign of Charles the | of Tangiers, in Africa, in Second. Ther? ie another distinguished fam Smiths on L island, called “the Ball &m © desoem ‘ants of one of the ode to ctwurch on a bull. 't folk goounty, which fa be considered ar * or the “Bali Smiths decide this county, | married a daughter of Gen. Armstrong. | | Adjourned—1S ayes, 14 noes. veived 14 votes. At this time there was a coalition majority of Lewisite democrats and federalists, of 1] im the Assembly ; Gov. Lewis having been cut by Judge Spencer and De Witt Clinton, who werg then the democratic leaders. x On the 7th February, 1809, Gen. Obadiah Ger- maa, of Chenango county, was elected Sens’ or for eix years, in of Doctor Mitchell. ‘German was a warm friend of De Witt Clintop, who de- clined a nomination by the democre*ic caucus at this time, when proposed by Ge,man. Senator German, it will be remembered, ‘voted against the Declaration of War with Eng‘and, in June, 1812, while his colleague, Smith, voted for the same. The following was the Vote of the Legislature at this Senatorial clectton :— O. Germam. 8. 1, Mitehell. Dari Renee Benate. 1 Assemb! 4a 5 16 43 closes the fact that there was but the State Senate in 1809. David Brooke was a distinguished federalist, a native of Pennsylvania, and then resided in Dutchess county. He had been an officer in the conti- pental army, and in 1787 resided in the city of ‘New York, where he was chosen a member of Assembly in that year. He was a member of Coa- gress in 197. He held the rank of Colonel in the army, and was a member of the Cincinnati. Mr. Lee, of Virginia, in his remarks on Jeflerson’s writings, informs us that moet of the prominent officers of the revolution acted with the federal party after the adoption of the constitution. The principal exceptions now recollected were, Stark, Gates, Dearborn, and Sumter. : On the 2d February, 1813, Rufus King was elect- ed Senator, in place of John Smith, viz: Senate, Assembly. 3 55 a Rufus King. (fed)....« James W. Wilkin, (dem. John Smith, (dem.)... Total... cee svececsrceeeercees 28 99 In joint ballot, Mr. King received 68 votes, Mr. Wilkin 61, and there were three blank votes—Mr. King having been nominated by the Assembly, and Mr. Wilkin by the Senate. Nathan Sanford was elected on the 7th F_bru- ary, 1815, in place of Gen. German:— Senate, Gay Nathap Sanford, (dem ) James Emott, (fed). 34 do ) ps 1 1 pe MMs ban cases 31 100 ‘Me! Sanford He was a native of Southampton, Long Island, end early came to this city, and asa lawyer, was ‘The public life of is well known. long in practice. He held at various periods of his life, the eflices of United States District Attorney, member of the Assembly—and as Speaker of that body was “the last of the cocked hats,” deing the Jast Speaker who wore a cocked hat in the chair while presiding—United States Senator, member of the State Constitutional Convention of 1821, and Chancellor of the State. The term of Mr. King expired in 1819, and an unsuccessful attempt was made to re-elect him, there being three parties in the Legislature. The yote stood as follow :— a. Assembl ¥ Rutur King (federalist)..... 28 John C. Spencer (Clintopian), Samuel Young (bucktail)...... 3 43 Jobn Wells (federalist) - 1 Jon. O. Yates (democrat) .. - 1 BP. BWilte cece eee - 1 Total... se eceeeeceecccrssee ses OT 125 Various attempts were made to nominate the above candidates in each House, but without suc- cess, and the election passed over until next year; when, on the 8th January, 1820, Rufus King was elected by the votes of 31 Senators and 113 in the Assembly. In the latter branch three votes were given for Walter Bowne. Mr. Van Buren and Col. Young voted for Mr. King this time, although bee! d vored againet him the year before. Mr. Sanford’s term expiring in 1821, the friends of Mr. Van Buren started the idea that tne Sena- tors should net both be located in the Southern Listrict of the State, as Messrs. King and San- ford were. Inthe democratic caucus, thts gave Mr. Ven Buren the advantage, and he received fifty-eight votes to twenty-four for Sanford. The Cilintonians voted tor the latter in the Legislature, although he was @ bucktail The Senate stood 19 for Ven Buren and I! for Sanford; Assembly, 69 for Ven Boren and 52 for Sanford—conse- quently Mr. Ven Buren was elected. | On the Ist Feb., 1825, an unsuccessful attempt was made tof elect a Senator in place of Mr King | In the Assembly, where the people’s party had a | mejority. Judge Ambrose Spencer was nominated ; he hed 77 votes, James Tallmadge 17, and 29 were scattering. The Senate refused to nominate. Spencer received 10 votes, and there were 21 scat- tered on sixteen candidates. The Senate after- wards nominated Albert H. Tracy, and finally | James Tallmadge; but the Assembly refused to cencur in either, and so the Clintonians and people’s men lost the choice of Senator,by adhering to Judge | Spencer. The objection to Gen. Tallma bad been a very popular member of Congr 1518-19, was, that he was unfriendly;to Gov. Clit ton. No doubt was ever expressed that he would ably represent the State in the Senate, and meny citizens would have preferred his election to the Senate to that of Judge Spencer. On the Ith Jan. 1826, in conformity with a bill paeeed, 13th Jan. Nathan Sanford was elected Senator, by 30 votes in the Senate, to 1 for James Tallmadge, end the unanimous vote of il/in the Ascembly. : The following are the remaining elections for Senators:— Feb. 6, 1827—-Martin Van Buren re-elected, re- | ceiving £2 votes in the Aesembly and 23 in the Se- nate. The opposition only gave a few scattering votes--8 in Senate and 331 in Assembly. Janvany 10, 1829, Charles E. Dudley (dem ), Senate, Assembly. 3 6 Boattering’.....+ssseee a “Ambrose Bpencer, 22; A. H. Traey, Feonvany 1, 1831, Senate. Assenbly. eee D Eamuel Works 6 a N. Sanford. ~- 1 4 Assembly. 28 122 23; others, 2. William L, Marcy, (dem). Senate, Bilas Wright, Jr 24 J.C. Bpem ( James Burt. Beattering...... Tetal N.P. Tall Francis B.F. Butler ( De vveeeeee Total. ssecceees Mr. Tallmadg owed his nomination inthe dem- ocretic caucus, over B. F. Butler, to the operations of the lete T. B. Wakeman, and sundry other friends of a protective tariff. Froacany 7th, 1897 Bilas Wright, Jon Senate. Avsemily. 38 % in March ev-suing, to elect a Senator . Dickineyp, whose term ares on there J no a aetnaien mon rere Ly fice of cee f merpo ie mo in 1789. ———. — NEW YORK HERALD. JAMES GORDON BENNET®, PROPRIBTOR AND EDITOR. OFFICE N. W. CORNER OF FULTON AND NASSAU BTS. THE DAILY HERALD, 2 cents per copy—87 per [ERALD, Be }, at 6 pony Spec yeep Ba to ony tage. ‘or ions, or with or the postage wild be de~ ted from the money remitted. seeveeees + Number 57, AMUSBMENTS THIS EVENING. pZALIAN OPERA, Astor Place—It, Guonaxnyro—I Lox- DI. BOWERY THEATRE, Bowery—P1zann0—Vinocg. BROADWAY TREATRB, Broadway—Ovp Love anp THE New—Sxn7 ro rus Tower, NIBLO'S GAR. eves —Cararina. 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Busi- ness at Manchester is much depressed, on account of the state of the cotton market. The other mare kets are variously quoted: but the cora masket has exhibited a decline in prices. The political news is not without interest. There has been a long debate in the British Parliament on the Catholic question, and permission has been granted tothe Ministry to introduce ‘the bill of “pains and penalties.” The majority making this decision is very large. On the free trade question there has been a very signiticant vote. nistry only supported their policy by a majority of fourteen. We fearthit Great Britain is getting tired of Adam Smith's theory- In the affairs of France we notice no pirticular change. The project for a new dotation for the President hes been lost by a majority of one hun- dred and two against it. Thus, all that remains is to carry the threat. made in the outset, into exe- eution. This will be done, it is said, by na- tional subecription. Austria and Prussia, with the concurrence of Russia, propose to play powers and privileges by turns in the affairs of Central Germany. We do not learn the conditions of this arrangement from our despatch, but presume that we shall be fully enlightened on the arriva! of the mails, which will bring us, also, reports of the Catholic debate in the British Parliament. Summary of the Latest Inteiligenee. Mr. Rusk’s substitute for the Postage Reform bill, passed by the House of Nepresentatives some time since, was yesterday put upon its passage in the Senate, and adopted. The main difference between this and the House bill is, that the rates of postege on letters are fixed at three and five cents— the former in case of their being prepaid, and the latter incase they are not prepaid—whereas the House fixed a uniform rate of three cents. The time is so brief between this and the day of ad- Jjournment, that, unless the House take up this subject at once, and either agree to the Senate’s substitute, or appoint a committee to confer with a similar committee of the Senate, Postage Reform must inevitably go over to the next session. Only four working deys of the present session re- main, within which there is a great deal of important butiness to be transacied. Asit passed the Senate, the bill contains an appropriation to the amount of sixty-six thousand dolla rs for paying incidental ex- penses of the Post Office Department in California. Mr. Gwin, the able Senator from that new State, has been indefatigable from the time California was admitted into the Union, in watching for the iate- rests of the State on the Pacific. The Senate like- wise je@ssed a resolution, placing at the disposal of Kossuth, the Hungarian hero, a United States ves- eelto convey him to the United States in case he be liberated, and should elect to make this his home. The remainder of the day was oceupied in discuss- ing a bill limiting the liability of ship-owners in certain cases, which was ordered to be engrossed. The substance and particulars of this bill will be found \n our telegraphic account of the Senate’? Proceedings in another column. A great dea! of the time of the House, yesterday, was devoted to a debate between Messrs. Allen and Ashmun, of Messachusette, as to whether or not tre Hon. Daniel Webster made it a condition that he should receive the sum of fifty thousand dollars before he took the office of Secretary of State—the one affirming it, and the other denying it. The debate grew out of the discussion on the bill appropriating three millions one hundred and eighty thousand dollars for the payment of the last instalment to Mexico, under the treaty of Guada- lupe Hide We must say that Messrs. Allen and Ashmun are net only wasting the time of Con- gress, but trifling with the country, in this futile discussion. Whether Mr. Webster did or did net receive that, or any other sum of money, on the condition mentioned, is very immaterial. His constutuente, and the public at large, have the fullest confidence in his integrity, and the day is far distant when they will entertain any other opinion of him. He is one of our great men, of whom the country is justly proud, and nothing derogatory to him will be listened to. Oa many occasions he hes shown himeelf to be a AL Jordan, (wi o 3 a Total... rere | 1a Feanvany 5, 1899—No Cuorce. Senate, Assembly. (wh rere 7 ) eevee 10 — eee = a2 ° ao 2 ee 123 vote in Senate, S. Beardsley ceived 16 votes, and there were 16 scattering. ® not tf Knotty point, Jascany 14, 1840,—Tatimasor Rirctee having no books of he, aidty at hand. Senate. Assembl General John Smith a8 born in 17%, and died | N P Tallmadge (whig) cooouD a IS16, having filled ma 2 important offices in hie | Sestteriag...........00.005 Pee | | 59 time. He wes @ man ,% ability, and well ac- | . — — quainted with public aff, ite. In 1788 he wasin | Total teaees so 128 the State Convention whics | adopted the constitu. | Ferenc any 7, 1943. a aie tion of the Lnited States. 4 fe voted for the adop- | ... ‘ nave. Aevembly hepsahgonh bo aterwarey ied yuh he an | QPP Tae Zt) ooo op jemocra ta wi terivg, ciuck sentative in CO. Merese, and cor ee - ahd is tinned font years, when he was, *hosen Senator Tota! bdveciswe> m boo 14, and being re-elected in bo7, he was in the Jancany 18, 1646.~7 “ Senate when wat was deciarea in 18 and | voted for that reamure, although his colleague, | Jobn A. Dix. (dem cee yenetal German, voted egainst it,a* did ten of | Willie Hati. (whig)..... o- the thirteen members ; 1 tun th uae Of LLep Be Croyee 7. (uati re.) or sevestatives from | Millard Fillmore (whig).... “ la 1814, Gen. Smith w pointed ‘nh ¢d States — -— Marshal of thie Listrict. which office ke held at pesos any $6, 104b—in reece pa co the time of his death, in June, 1516. He wy 8 fond 4 of reading, in nt, anda man of expen“nee. p ya ——, His third wife Elizabeth, widow of He try | w Nicoll, and daughter of the ceiebrated Gen. Woe 4 | W j hull. By this lady, who died in Sept. 18:9, he ha! several childten, and one of the daughter. married the late John L. Lawrence On the same date as the election of Gen Smith | tothe Senate, Feb. 4, 144, the lage ure chow Joha Armatrong to succeed Gen. Batley in the Benete he receive i ail the votes, twenty eight in tumby ad eighty four ia the Assembly, where | Jacob Kade.iff atso had four, and Egbert Benson three vores, Oa the th November, 1904, Gov, Lewia having | patriot of the firet water, and superior to party and party considerations When the honor or interest of hie country is at stake. Recently he took a stand in oppotition to fanaticisrn, abolitionism, and free- soiliem; and probably that ie the cause of this recent attack upon him. Mr. Webster, however, The Mi- | is #0 firmly anchored in the hearts and affections of the people, that he may challenge and defy as- eaults, come from what quarter they may. Two more attempts were made by the Legis. lature of Massachusetts, yesterday, to elect a United States Senator in the place of Mr. Webster, or rather in the place of Mr. Rantoul, whose term will expire in the preeent Congress. Mr. Sumner came within two votes of being elected; and par- ties being still obdurate, the election was post- poned tor two weeks. New Youn Navy Yano. —The notice im one of the elly papers of yerterday, relative to the exelasion of wiettert from the Navy Yard at Brooklyn, is, in agene- raleenee erroneous. The order given by Com Balter t& exclude vis'ters, is only intended to to persons of doubtful character or euspicious ap- ce @ person oF partios of ladies to visit the yard, inten.‘ed that they should, be had ily ‘wanling of Nquor, war corried on by the class of vieltere Intended to be exelnded, No reepectad. been nor wan Lt evi excluded from the premises, The order giv: Removal ef Commercial Restrictions in rrespondence from | blished in Our co from Havana, pul another column, contains many important facts connected with the interests of the island of Cuba, which may be deemed highly important and useful at this time, when statistical and other ia- formation is in eo much demand. The soil of Cube has been long knows for its prolific and en. during qualities, but it is not se generally known that it will bear eo maay crops as our correspon- dent states, without the appliance of artificial com- posts to renew its strength. Such being the case, under fair commercial advantages there can be no doubt that the production of sugar may be materially increased. The climate is particularly favorable to the cultivation of the cane, and one or two millions of pounds of the manufactured article might be exported, if products of our own and of other States were permitted to pass the ports of Havana under lees heavy duties than are now de- manded. For instance, Amencan flour is subject toa duty of nearly ten dollars a barrel, while the Spanish flour is admitted for about two dollars, This distinction between the products of Spain and the United States acts wiih great severity upon the consumere—deprives them, in a measure, of the luxury which American flour may be con- sidered, when compared with that of Spanish manutacture, and retards, by such restriction, the production of sugar in the island. As if to guard the agricultural interests from a reasonable share of prosperity, the Spanish government also imposes an export duty of about twenty-two cents on every hundred pounds of sugar sent from the island. This is a very curious policy in these days of mercantile enterprise, and it may be truly averred that it strikes at the root of the agricultural in- terests a blow that must retard the prosperity of that country. In addition to these causes of complaint, a very heavy duty is imposed upon agricultural machinery and implements, the result of which can be no- thing else than to cripple the enterprise of the planters, and to place them in an unfavorable posi- tien as competitors with the sugar producers of other countries. In one word, it isan impoverish, ing policy, and by no means so profitable to the government as would be a more liberal system, which would hasten a rapidity in the exchange of products. For the purposes of revenue, a less se- vere demand upon the planters would be far prefer- able. Were restrictions on flour, for iustance, and agricultural implements, reduced toa very slight exaction, labor in Cuba would be fed at a cheaper rate, and the cost of producing sugar would be mi- terially lessened. In addition to this, the United States would import immediately much more sugar than she now takes from Cuba, and the cixief ad- vantage would be derived by the people of the island. The Spanish government, however, are blind to this plain exemplification of the benefits of a more liberal policy. They even put a tax on the tonnage of United States mercantile vessels, which is both onerous and injurious to the people of her the planters, and thatapasmodic restlessness among the industrial classes, which may terminate in a chronic complaint, and eventually in a serious disruption of the body politic. Under these circumstances, we think that we consult the peace of the world and the prospenty and happiness of Spain and Cuba, in exposing the ozigin of the grievances which have produced dis- agreeable feelings between the people of Cuba and the government. Deeming tha: the interests of both parties are involved deeply in the question of removing restrictions, we urge the importance of adopting a different line of policy from that which has existed. It is quite evident that ne country can prosper at home, or in her colonies, which in- terposes her power against the great impulses of trade and commerce. The history of the world, shows that governments must not be too strong in the belief that they can check, against the natural tendencies of trade and production, the enterprise ofa people. Great Britain originally adopted the same system which Spain still holds as the best; but how do the records of her history show that she has been obliged to relinquish the goveramen- yeer adds something, in the shape of a relaxation of her restrictive policy, to assure the world that a great producing colony must have facilities for ad- vancing in mercantile and agricultural pursuits. So far as we can learn, there is no disposition on the part of the people of Cubato change their po- enjoy the manifest benefits to be derived from the removal of commercial restrictions. These, at Present, act with terrible severity agains: the go- vernment of Spain and against the people of Cuba, who require no heavy tarifi—for it is not neces- sary to protect the sugar or tobacco planters. All thatthe government ought to demand is a smull duty for its own benefit and support; and this change of products which must inevitably take place when the custom house duties on exports and imports have been reduced. The moment that such a policy ix adopted, we shall hear no murmurs or complaints. The general prosperity of the planters and all other classes, and the in. creased revenue of the government, will create a fraternal feeling everywhere in the island, thay willmake a large military force wholly unneces- sary, and will save a world of trouble. That Spain will eventually eee the justice and propriety of heeding the demands of the people of Cuba, we do not doubt. She cannot but regard the island as the richest and most valuable jewel of all her possessions, and she certainly has a vast in- terest in preserving it in a sound state. All that ie Tequired to excite her to examine the subject, upon which so much depends, is to have a fall and impartial view of the facts conta‘ned in the statis- ties of Cuba. These, under the enlightened ad- ministration of Concha, the Captain General, may easily be gathered, and presented in such a shape 10 the home government, that, even without any positive recommendation, some measures may be taken to relieve the people of the island from the crippling policy which now e/llicts them, and which appears to be the origin and source of every com- plaint. The climate and soil of Cuba will permit thi island to make a bolder stand in favor of slight re. strictions on importe, than any other country that is engaged in the production of sugar and tobacco. | Why, then, Spain should hesitate to yield to the demands of the people of the island, we cannot well understand. It is one of those governmental anomalies which are sometimes maintained for a series of years, without any refereace to reason or common sense. A change, however, will lead to other cha , and to the gradual extinction of such & disastrous system as now hinders the pros. perity of Cuba, which, with due mercantile ad- would become the resideace of thousands and tens of thousends who now deem Earops the best place for a transitory home. Let Caba but once be free in her commerce, and the tide of vi- titers to her shores, to enjoy the refiaemeats of society which exiet in that island, together with the genial blessings of the climate, would be im- menee and constant. Marine Affairs, Fon Evnore.—The RK. M. steamship Africa, Capt. Ryrie, railed at noon yerterday, for Liverpool Sho took out 79 passengers (whose ee will be found under their appropriate head) and $211.19; ia For Cuscnes.—The U. 8. M. wth Bohenck, left yesterday afternoon for Uhagres. She took out about 140 pasrengers, whore names will be in another column. A clipper rhip of about 1.100 tows, to be called the Northern Light is to be built the coming summer, by Merere, FE. & H. 0. Briggs, 8outh Boston. Asornen Bastens Crirren —Capt J. M. food bas on the stocks at Somerset, a magnificent Cad abip. pearly completed, to be called Van Winale, 146 feet feet beam. 21 feet jd measuring about 1,400 tons, He also has three ether hips on the stocks —all to be completed by Bept, 1. | colony, and thus create that dissatisfaction among | and the history of our own country in particular, | tal tenets as unsound and impracticable! Every | sition under the crown of Spain, provided they can | would be most securely gained by the rapid ex- | eS ey Impertant from the Cape ef Good Mope~ War of Extermination Against the Caffres: The last news we published from the Cape of Good Hope represented the Governer, Sir Harry Bmith, a@ having left Cape Town fer the disturbed Caffre district and we new learn by the ship Natchez, Capt. Duryee, which arrived here yesterday from China, via St. He- lene, that news had arrived at the latter place just: previous to the vossel’s departure, to the effect that’ the Governor had been hemmed in at Fort Cox by alarge number of Caffres, but had out his way through them in the dress of @ private soldier, aud accompanied by 260 mounted Cape riflemen. This sortie is represented to have been very disastrous to the savages, but the Gevernor; and his party escaped unhurt. The Caffres are saidto have been coming down upon him in thou- sands, ‘The result is that Sir Harry has issued @ proclama- tion declaring a war of extermination against the ne- tives. Tratian Orena Movex —Last night there was quite abrilliant and fasbionbale, though not a very large, Gience at Truffi’s benefit. The opera of “Il Giura- mento” was performed—Signora Bozz! appearing for’ the first time before the New Yerk public, in the con~ tralte part. The timidity inseparable from a first ap- perenen we presume, did not ailow the vocalist to do justice to voice, but in th jet with Truffi; “dolce conforto al misero,’’ she appeared to advantage’ andan encore was the result. Subsequently ladies were summoned before the curtain, as were at the close of the opera. As Signore Boral is to appear at Nathalie Fitrjames’ benefit this evening, more favorable opinion may be formed of her a! lea: oan roost, 62 will be less timid than she was , The entertainments, to night, will intro- fe ase vocalist, for the first time in thie id thir thergwith her danei: #2 he o tho will add very alie Fitzjameshas had a substai and vocalist in Europe, tha ibstantial benefit here. Lligence, THE ALLEGED FRAUD BY MCKAY AND CRYDER. According to appointment, yesterday afternoon, af four c’elock, the case noticed im yesterday's Herald, to come up for before Justice Lothrop, in the matter pending inst James MoKay and Joho P. Cryder, onan alleged charge of obteining bondr and securities, valued at $9,000, from Wi the property of the Milwau! road Company, was commen they earin, fir prosecution, was Mr. Romaine, a high toned, gentle. manly men, who gave his evidence in a very clear amd correct manner, although it touched but very little the matter at iseue TESTIMONY. Theodore Romaine, being sworn, says :—I am a coun> sellor at law; I know Joho P. Cryder; I knew bim tirst in my office in the latter part of November lust; before I did not know him; I know Alexander H. Jaudon; F became acquainted with him in 1835 or °36; I first koew him [| think in the Bank of the United States; 7 know James Ne ; T have koown him since 1842; am acquainted with Walter P Flanders; I was intro- duced to him at Milwaukie, in August last, in the office of the railroad company; my business Mil- waukie was to inquire into the validity of bonds and mortgages given to tho Milwaukie and Mississipps | Railroad Company; I was eng: by the company, through Mr. hilbourn. the President ot the sompany, aud George M. Dantorth, whois now, as] am informed, in the Insane Asylum im Connecticut; Mr. Danforth mave the purchase of these securiti $7£.000, andto circul y wuch notes lating medium; I acted as the agent for the company; | Mr Danforth meto goto Milwaukie and ex- | urities; the whole of which unted to hiee hundred thousand dollars; [ hac previourly been engaged by the railroad company; to find purchasers tor Milwaukie City Bonds, ameunt- ing to $440 OLO and at the request of Mr, Kiibourn [ had exerted myself to Gud purchosers for these city. bonds; I was engaged as counsel for Mr. Oryder in the matter of these bonds and mecteanse the latter part of December last. and for James McKay about the 12th or 13tb fostant; about the first part of January I told Alexander H. Jauion it was an indictable offence te sign bis name as & member ofa firm if he had no part- ner; Jaudon replied that he had regular articles of partnership; 1 was led to zive this cantion in conse. | quence of # contract which he exhibited to me and | signed “Jaudon & Co,” Jaudon reside! to y | yearr in Micbigan, and while there, betw. oa th 1856 and ‘9 be becume indebted to the Unite | Bak over $100 (00; Jacdon wasaman extravagay in bis babits, speeding a great dealof money; ho bas oor for the leet principally in this eity, al- though hie veual cust as to visit t! ath in the | winter, and reside north in the eu maine continued evidence, but the fac! not being ot interest. and of not much mo: the rorecution. it is omitted On the conclusio Mr. | Romaine’s testimony the bourfof 7 bad arrived, the: | Justice then aojourned amy further proceedings unt 4 o'clock this afternoon. Mr Blunt the efficient District Attorney, belng pre | fent, rose and moved that the magistrate it | McKay and Cryder to prisom during examination. | Mr. Blopt remarked that be made the motion ss am | act of duty on art for he to con- | clusion to require all persens charged with « felony, rrapte insned ona printa facie ease, to be com- mitted, in all cares. rich or poor, durlog am examine tion. The counsel for the prisoners remar! the accured partirs bad been allowed to rem priron in the custody of officers, and wished the same | privilege to be continued The magistrate said he | should not take any further responsibility in the mat- ter. and should therefore remand the prisoners; more especially op the requeet of the prosecuting officer, ac In rome canes he |. the prisoners escape from cus- | tedy. nor anding they are closely watehed. Tho | Prisoners were accordingly conveyed to the Tombe | and placed under the care of the keeper. Charge of Stealing Clothing, gc —A colored woman by the name of Uaroline Fisner. was arrested yesterday by Officer Johnrton, on a charge of stealing « feather bed. a silk dress. &e.. valued in ull at $45, the propert: of Ann Norwich. residing at No. 24 Columbia street. A. power of the property was recovered. and Justice ouptiort commi't-d her to prison for trial, The cof Au fad Gardner -Justice Osborne yester - day we City Hospital. took the deposition oi John. | Wel man shot by Awful Gardner in an affray & few evenings since ip Fulton street. The injured man ts belie y to be out of dancer, and the magis- trate bas nted to allow Gardner to bail, and fixed the amo $1600 This surety will beentered into to day will be liberated from prison. Pens.—A Large Stock. of gold and suver Watober, cu the most reasonable terme, by J.¥ SAVAGE 92 Fulton st D alere and othore will find it to theig interest to ni be- fore purehariag. The Richelieu Rver-Pe ald Pens bim, the fmont durable in the ma etoben. Gold Pew refully vepwired, | bas ope 0 Bro surpas. je well cotabla 0. 2 of been modelled with the exere fea wren by end whieh bi o. bave oe j# upon the well k ‘nc'tred Sy them, which have establi epetaticn that ond at Pe. In or lat, Win Bh ok C te youthe wh: y Hint, all of whieh tl tigen Lan iucerest in the pro~ = t Has Mater: » Me. Sr Tn) berteetly is all theit requirements; mi ak ou! never ca tan ft LJ ond; in fect he usinees, eines Copy Gad eivr bite a eat 2 = | Gentlemen's Hats —Spring Fashion fow al Per iaheie, Bos er, 107 Naeem yt. ew Yor plean ‘ a hand Hoped do. 4 hevehir Qe 60, weld encion, aud ni tiful steel Hin trimmings, baode, infunse wait, trimming lage Chotee New Crop Te: and Coft- &e,, constantly on hand ‘ 3 rover an@ id 428 Greenwich street, 76 Vesey et. N. B.—Goods dolivered to any a counter Dr. Keilt ger hes taken great patos tn § hive tore ig 4 important he . etrietly to) there is anythin jew, Aaron ean do it. in full lone, im thi