The New York Herald Newspaper, May 24, 1851, Page 4

ease may be) had wlaneer, and come bere ; and that record, under seal fe, by the constitution of the United States, entitled to full eredit in every other State. Well, the claimant or Abie agent comes here, and De prennts to ye Meant the courts of Virginie, that A or B had escaped from wervice, He must prov that be is hore, He brings « ‘witness, and asks if this is the man, and he it; or, Th ten cases out of eleven, the answer be * Yes, Tam your slave; I did escape frem your service.”” Bueh is the law; and, so much and ma- Rigned as it is, it is @ more elave than the law eascted in W 178, which was sanctioned by as by: South. But times. Prem who look at the proc fons—look at their who 9 ettoe the jpassod to carry into effect the constitution? Tell mo any SM sny resolution was passed by: ‘They den: tee aot provisions of the consti- | Setion ought to be carried into effect. Well, what do whey cay? Look at the prove of the anti-slavery enters Massusbuctts, und at Sreguce in ons im Obio, Masssch Btate of New York. ie See! Tei them God. no colored man, shall hes ate bee of Now York, back to his master in Virginia!” Don't they ray ThitR-and, for the fulfiiment a that “pledge dhelr We, thoir forcunos, and thele sacred, iter.) Their sacred honor !! ( } ‘They sacred hofor to violate the laws of ‘Abeir country—they sist their execution oommit their sacred honor to ro- pledged their eacred honor to treason 2 laws of their country! God them and help them who pledge their sasred honor Thave already stated, gentlemen, what your observa- ‘thon of this must have been. ben J recur to it for a 0, rant th mech a cause! (Applause moment ffor the purpose of pervanding you, aa public mn private mem—as good men and pstrictic men— fiat , tothe extent of your abiiity and infla- same. to see to it that such laws are established and main- ained as shal! Keep you, and the South, and the Wost, amd all the country together, as fur 63 it is just and t, and ss far as the constitution demands. wey, thet what is demanded of us is, to be up & | ar constitutional duties—to de for the South what the Bouth have s right to demand. Gentlemen, | have been some time before the public. By eharacter is known—ay !ife ie before the country. to love liberty es ouch as any inan living; but i profess to love American Hberty—-that liberty which ts geeered to the cour try by the sonetitution under which we lve; and { bave no great opinion of that itherty ‘whieh goon over the restraints of law or of the eonstitu- ior. | bold the cou ‘Whe bulwark, ihe only Lulwark, of our ti mations! chart. { don't mean tha! y ee vuder the sonstitation. That . That is mot the Mbarty of th t to be known and rapes ow. gentlemen let mv Mee character of the m your good opinion. sbould evar place mo, hervaftor, in any eoance ife, let me teil you new that you ‘net fom the eoortitutivn © Good,” * > good. was born at the North, educated a: the Norcn, hare li “a a my doys at the North. I know five hundred Nor: Men to one Southern man. My sympsthios, «il may sympnthies—my love of liverty for sii man’ , qotor, are the sanio as yours. My ao te that reepect are exhetly Mth men free—ail men happy. { bay Mee Northern ftates ty people are your peaple metimes that [am nota Nberty man. Laughter.) Wi at shall Messoeia" Fe whieh bes glowed ia my breast since 1 which, { hope, will never jeave me til Applauce a Me Bouthers States, and thas Congress ‘uae 9% p ft inay be, in the dhpen edy may be found tor st siavery 4 @hrwive than frank and doe web my characue man of fraune Boner sod prine wt fud Sour ovo ates hem, J do vot impute Beary to believe ey dave Meh. waght them nee shove laws would be eT oamry. * & majority of must stand by them and | them all friends YoU, to-day, what comateion of the | _lawe up for th seed Mow. gentlemen. @ yca think would bev evontzyat 1 ane eorvermment hb other great questic © minny olstacie Reon sealed, J his country nov’ ef New York, I con Be ditate on th | tnvie ARRIVAL AND YERCEPTION OV MR. WEBSTER AT ROCRESTER—I8 SPEECH AT BATAVIA, BTC. Rocnsstea, May 23, 1851. Mr. Webster left Buffalo om the seven o'clock train, accompanied by the Hon. Mr. Moseley, Hon. Francis Granger, Hom. Mr. Allen, and others, and proceeded on his way to Rochester. He will go as far as Canandaigua this evening. He may stay there three or four days. All along the line of railroad, from Buffalo to this Place, he was warmly checred by the poopie, who turned out in large numbers to receive him. ‘The first place he stopped at was Batavia, where there were ut least one thousand persons im readiness to re- ceive him. Ie was received by 2 committee, and placed in a barouche drawn by four horses, and driven to the court house, where he was formally introduced to the multitude in waiting. He suid it was a long time einse he had been in Bata- via before, and many of the present generation were only children at the time, He always bad a great regard for this beautiful village, as the capital of the agricultural county of Genesee, He witnessed with pieasure the im” provements which had taken place since be was last there, and the prosperity gemerally of Western New York. We had travelled, he said, from New York to Lake Erie,on the newly constructed railroad. Itis a great work—a magnificent work—worthy of this great, central, powerful, and commercial State. Gentlemen, if Thad anything to say to you on the toples of the day, I ‘would find au apology for not dolug #0, im consequence of « hoarsences contracted yesterday, by belng out in g severe shower at Buffalo, by which I was welleoaked. But, gentlemen, in the opinions, subjects and topes whieh azi- tate men’s minds at the present day, I hope you know what ground I occupy, as well as I can inform you. I stood up with the voice of a Stentor and pronoaneed it: I have taken oecasion withim the last fourteen or tifteen months, by every means in my power, to eommupicate with my fellow-citizens in all parts of the country, to sig- nify tothem that I am going to hold on to the constita- tion till the last gasp. (Cheers and applause.) Who ean way follow; or whoever may fuiter, my eourse fs coward and direct, in meintaining that eonsti- tution, which has made you and your ebildren the happy people you are; and if it bind» your conselvnce 4s it binds mine, in the presenee of God I say it, oa Will omit no pains to transmit it in all ite iucenta, to your posterity. Wellow-eitizene, we must adhere to our @uty. We must perform our contract, There 14 90 ony whe regrets the existence of ovrtain Snstitations in tue South more then I do, bus we did net eomirivue 10 tains them, ‘They betel to us, and preceded the estublishunent of the Union; but we baye come into this Uniea, sad we must take things as they are. We musi buve the rights of the Btates in che hamde of the eimcee, with- out injuring any one, washout prvjudieing auy man, We did pot erate slavery, we do mot perpetuate siavery. We Jeave slavery In the Bands of those to whom it beiongs, to deal with it as they may think best, when the proper time arrives, Now let ine say two things. In the first place, Mt {5 as true an sny pr uted, Ubat since certain + d themwelyes im the wb » slaves in the Sou:b have been rivetiod They have done the siave po they have mide the macier angry aod facia teen 29 the subjeet of petiing the slaves free by by & cubyention 4a 4. No each thing can be done pew. Gentieracn ive vp to our national compact. When 2 hich mos takes piace in one respect, bakes place int other. Bemething ia the shape of & higher inw lias takes ples in yoar 3 I think moderation the duiy we bay forbearanc e unde cteken to perioean, & bigher law thana f . o “ coneeinnee wan'e obi) hearty cheers we , the defender of the At Batavia he w At the y me Rochester eommittes of e arrived at about eleven set awards o¢ ary Corwin, who hos ne of the Mogl for thels paymel Mexican beare harged with en inte: turned & Mr an rh. t visit to efty on a sho ndge being ea- aye Bren 9 + Gentlemen. % fo myerif’ 1 eourte not w fm be. fama Me Rept me « gh at wh ; . he 1 gerpert Ler, aud mos to do oo at og wr Liive, (A PT cl, gentlemen, <0 int st oresdom «nea | taben a differs om wh a i a Sade to angtbiog 20 insignifenat ac my st 0 the sthet March. innend of waking » « de will pi the dev! ' Pypetuiton | “yours bad j dete, end {dia net felt he wae my 4 country Duty porfurmed makes @ matt T therefore, rirecmmaanon wud danger, twhie Mnongbt my dedefme And, genue- Gay. thet if tho tate of a souted W tie Lived geen the ENA oracklirg ty the bene tngef Almighty Gol. 1 vould Bove gove om, end dis aharged the duty whish f tueught my country esited me be Tr ouid hove besane 8 martyr t Ted now, getalene farewell, Lb be bh | new, mn. fare Neo a anny. | Live rote, Live iike Americans, Live in Re tine enjeyieend st he our Mesdnge which your fae rs rere for you; and if ming Uvat T may do here. ry Tevmstotent. Ya he riightert dugroe, with | OO discard me for eves from pope reo ptiva, ‘and princlpice whieh T have ait Iresod ts MericomAnother Awful Steam- bout Explosion, &e. Day 2, lo. Late trom mB at Tehuantepoe, im f te Acvritan paren Yetween the Cherwrne Meaionos ived of the treaty had > Poeted f lodiene «. eaphosion Bayou Bure, by yore é. The eft the os was punk © few daye since here BA ascertained wheth Interesting from Te Kerroone Acuthern mali has arrived. with intetig SMxj Liewionants Lear and morn of th bs Lofentry, hove arrived a frean Pras Toxs wy thot 1 Brely sooently had with the Indians, in which sia Were killed and on em peleoner, who was eulsequentiy shot. The commiting grent dvprodations neat do 47 we b petition to the Tidien sountry, to demand the eurrendrr of all doproda t mn Poll hes Loom kiliew whe Intense, neat Aan V atricio. crernor Smith,» prominess Team, Aled newr Tee & wie fie waa Geroener under the provisions Uy ernzbe “hr Tena von mush Injured by reine. A Sor act corurred on Bien sek. during which the we forty toot Im one euaaivg much ‘lseirue- Far y arrived at Savennab oo Monday. + & vallor, * crested in New Oricans, de ship Keniusky, on het passage from {The horopenn and North Ainertoan Hail+ road) ov, Moy 2, 1961 Tw fine. Coieb Cushing bar introduced inte our Tecdactare a bl te aid In the eon riion of the Mare an nod North Amerioun Railway, euthorising an lesuc Of Biate eecip, to the emount of $500 00, bearing intoroet ft the rate of five per sent pet annum, payable soms-an. nuably, ead the peinelpal tedectmabic in teunty prare, for tree and benefit of (he anid road wheweter it elinil ue or- gon lend ) 000 otoe pubecetied for and §0,00, pald bo Maine hee made « aumiler grant MON 200 In y ferip, or an equivalent form estates he & t tory b the Governor ead Coumell. Th te thomgbt Uae Ma Lore will pare * ‘The Canadian Parilameot, Tonovro, May Th, thet The wtleracen the cererament muffored @ defeat in the Legtelative Assembly, In redieting s motion to introduce f Mill fot preventing the expenditure of public money ot previously autherieed by Parlement, and for re ining the granting of pensions. It wes the Gest divi- thie ceorion, and tho vote etood 26t0 25. ‘The ad- Grote te emewer (obo royal rpeceh war carried withont © livktion, Impertant ‘rom Tehuantepee—Digicalty ‘witin the Mexican Autherities. New Onreans, May 23, 1861. ‘The schooner Cyrus left hero last month with provi- sions for Tehuantepec, but the Mexican sothorities re- fused to allow the landing of the cargo, and threatened to seise the vessel. A ane | cutter has been sent fora fo mectect the schooner, and to Washington. ‘The Massachusettes Legislature, dc. Bosror, May 23, 1881. Our Legistature to-day has transacted « iarge amount of business. The anti-tlavery resolves, which passed the —. — laid on the table in the House, by years 167 na, Che baw and v stringent bill against selling intoxi- hhquors, which }aseed the House on Welaweday was eid on the table in the Benate, by 22 yoas to 14 pays, lature wil! adjourn to morrow. Michael Norton, # returned Californian, was found dead in his bed this foreneem at the New omens House. He was forty years od, id, and Delenged to Gardiner, Maine. Naval and 1 Marine Intelligence. Noavorx, May 22, 1651, The Jamestown will not tail till the place of @ sick officer is rupplied, The steamer Chingarora, from New York for Mobile, which put in here the day before yeeterdsy, for repairs, eft lant pight, * The Steamship Unton at New Orieans. New Onarga os, Muy 25, 1861. The steamsh!p Union arrived here last night, in Von days and six hou « from New York. City Inteiligence. ARRIVAL OF THE PRESIDENT iN NEW YORK, AND DEPAR.URE POR WASHING CON. The President, and Messrs, Crittenden and Grabaan,mew- ders of the cubinet, arrived yosterday morning 938 o'sioeks inthe leaac Newton, from Albany, The President ramain ed on board till after the passengers cleared away; and the people here not haying expreted him, there was no erowd, ‘The President was waited om by the Postmaster, alr. Brady, in eompany with whom, after br akfasting private- ly op board the boat, he proceeded dirmetly to the 9 o'clock train en route to Washington. At Newark o crowd collected around the ears and called for the Presid®ént who briefly addressed them, deseribing the seenory through which he had passed—the enthusiastic reeeption he had everywhere anrt with; and conelused by thanking them for the demonstration they hed given ef their do- yetlon to the snd the constitntion, ‘The ears then | syed thelr away, unildst lond cheers, DEPARTURE OF MR. VANDERVOORT POR BITROPR. Mr. Henry Vandervoort. for many years past the able | and tfheient clerk of the Court of General Bessiens, will | take bis deparature from tus elty to-day, in the sieam- rhip Aretie, for Liverpool. Mr, Vandervoort intends to wake a tour threngh Kurope, toneh at the Workd’s Bair, | aud return back to bie native efty. Mriavenony—On Tbursday nicht, ® man nained James Garrison, a nahive of Massachusetts, was fomod complaints bave been | THE DAILY HERALD, 2 cents per copy—81 per | | NEW YORK HERALD. JAMES GORDON BENNETT, PROPRIETOR AND EDITOR, SUMED. W. AUETE OP ByLTEn am NelheD Oe, WEEK) » Scturday, ot SEEPS TERTDE BERALD, cory Serrde gl aR RD ey quarter af the work a Fonmon Conuae ae ea ee REQUESTED TO BEAL ALL LL. DETERS P Subscriptions, or with besnct math or hepecteat willke der money venice ed from th AMUSEMENTS THIS BVENING, BOWERY THEATRE, Bowery— Rarrarie— Youne Soamr—Fivine Duronman. BROADWAY THEATRE, Broadway—llvwcensacn-— Roven Diamonn. NIBLO’S GARDEN, Broadway—-Sroner Senvier-— Pmer Nicur. BURTON'S THEATRE, Cham! Chambers etreet—Suc Sroors To Congvan—Sekiwovs Faminy, NATIONAL THEATRE, | Chatham otreet—Jacm Buur- Vako—THALABA, pee, BROUGHAM'S LYCEUM, Broa¢way—Civoen nita— Decicats Gaourn, CHRISTY'S MINSTRELS, Mechanies’ Hall, «72 Broadway ~Bruerasjbserasisr, YELLOWS’ MINSTRELS, US, Fallows’ Musieal Hall, No. #44 Broadway—Briorian Minerarisy, AMPRICAN MUSEUM—Auvano Prsronmances An rannoon any Evenine, DUUBLE SHEET. New York, Saturday, May 24, 1851. Latest Telegraphic Intelligence. ‘We bave received, by House’s and by Buin’s tele- graph, from Buffalo—each equally sharing in the labor and honor of its tranamission—our own re porter’s tanseript of Daniel Webetor’s great spocch, Celivered on Thursday in the Park in that city. No moan can read this great efort of Mr. Webstor’s genius, without being inspired by ite frank, manly and trethfal language—by its close soneurrence with tho spirit of our history and constiiution—by ite patriotic regard for the best interests of tho country—by its warm denunciation of the insanity of thore who would divide the States on the fan- im front cf No 19 Cherry etre almoet a dying condition. by «Meer Kane. of the fourth w. who eu- deayorcd to bring him Co the station nouse; bab alter walking @ rbort distance. varricon fell down exiwusted, The eMicer then procured 4 hand cars. bot before ubey ecreded fur. the u ae tee man expired. He boarding in aud tusned out by ¢ landlord, 1 a if te. Tt. About 9 0° 0. Fish, ren of stage seriourly ini 0 a furious r of peopleon the charge by a Folios ofte duct. Fa Earinoap Accinent.—On Thursday wight 9 o'clock, as the Lrain un the Hudson « coming in from Poughkeepsie, & eusor) teen yrara of age. named Jobueon, jum cathe corner of Laight and Hua/on diately leaped off, bat fell inside of the care parsing ov body. he was erushed (0 pisses Ja a king manner, Hie body was when charge of by a ice eflicer, cinert.—Last evening, x 1 Exgine Company No. ¢ an alarm of fir doy, about six wk. and the ond balf-past nine | | @anental compromise whieh originated with the | existence of the eonfoderacy—by the enlarged, libo- | New York, ral ond comprehensive views on the great question of ihe day, in its various relations, which ae at yarianee with the traitorous contemplations of the political Arnolds of our timo—the Sowarda, the Weeds, the Greeleys, and the miserable minions who hang upon their dangerous doctrines. Mr. Webster haz done nobly, and his reeeption at Ro- chaster, on his way from Buffalo, was euch as such ® patriot ought 4 reesive. He has driven his plovghshare into the groat wheat fielde of Western and rcuttered reed into the furrows which will grow into good fruit and overtop the peetilential thisties and pernicious woods which have reeently deformed the political harvests of that region Erom Washington, other points, we have | wil » Marine Affairs. » Cyan pxow —The antiv net take place on Tl eave her ways this a pach ~The Lorry Ke ow Thursday from Havre, re iz with neveral large ieebergs im lat. 42, ion, 4° mg which was a Huyendons one three hundred feet high. Srramen Wives: 0 & ’ Ovy wire Manwor ov New Yous, Moy 2b, 2651. 5 To Cary. Kesey Cocits ann: The steamer Winfield Bett, under command, is | nearing her port of destinetion, and the passenwors ean- not consent to leave her witout an expression, on their patt. of their strong sense of (he unvaryin nega gentlemanly treatment ¥hich they have received from noe wud the officers under you, with whom they hav, brought in contaet. general neatness of the eer an ae we iam e been on with han 1. Dupr Tiorve. Wim, 1h Obapmen, Jno, Wy YM. Bbepherd, A. M1, Shepherd, T, Prota, 2. Brogler, don Reed. J. Pusvurnay, Weert nt Beudy Mt rend may yo {U; ound With ener my tidiugs of the total ete the ateamet) * to Halifax. t The ¥ Shen five heure out from #t, John's violence on sezne bob] roeka The a was imanediately “ et rick epother rog' ext’ a ek but 6 h wl, the bx end in & mie-t pros the mall aod nim ht waa den: tall lenranee, fur and qooes. by vi ponte.» Be entined Ap uot to amend the iaw 1 conta ment of Britian chipping amt ns ri, | fax Record One Ben en ree Bennrecc Riven.—The tition tot the now woatele regi vt enrobied at th House, in the distriet of Hath, cinee Jann Py on the Kennebee: hip: —Bheite $12 WRU; Konnobee, 2: Fern 69 vate, BAO BOBS: M 61-96; 8. V. Gtven, 563 41-1) Seerall, 607 65-65 Thornton. $28 50.9) Baro Hteden dierm, 4H co Zi Lucy 1 ET ed Jones. 50 Total, £588 86.00the, The Bath 7 “Chat ja this district there are now b s, twenty-two ablps, barks, Ke. tu the warts dure jon; ond tuat @ fumaler more aro eon te bo ova weed Ln yards whore veewle have beon launched. It bf reported that our onergetic & J Rideout, bas conieacted to bulld i here her reedy for launching in ciat United States Sesnuseteneate Often, Before Joooph Bridgham, Ney, Cor abv joner. Mar 23. sautagoultge ith @ Dangerous Wo tempt ot Revolt ia mornt e Aux , Andrew Kidd, and William Brouptes, four of the crew of the American a Raltinore, were broacht | before the Commissioner, on the sompuint of Richa D. Cann. master of mid ship, charging Porker amavit with acheath knife on the captain and i and »eoond mates, and the others #iib «i ug ant asdat. ing bin. They were commitsed, in default of ball, to anewir Charge of Banter rienent —Ioanr Mora 6 hand oa board the steamer El Dorado, ¥as arrested this merning, end committed for examinoetion, on @ charge of omb ring the ship's stores. Oy Cov: gas 980, 890. eh 469, 454, 405, 4A, ncury Covat.—Now. % #08 pe, 499, 400, 461, 876, 2 400, dod arontiy | the following several telegraphic despatehes which ote escape the intelligent reader's attention. Mr. Tom Corwtn and the Florida Clatme— Rotten Condition ef the Cabinet. We hare on sevoral ne given i that there y ing #0 retten and weak in a the present cabinet of Mr. a ehange must soon take place. ation® 2 cabinet had the same disorder, wh od phinian, but it was of a less malignant ty Ove of these intimations rested on the convection which Mr. Corwin— perchance others—had with certain Florida and Mex hk looked so an the old Galphia t tion by a comn tives, a similar result could be predicted of its fluence. The statement was vaguely contradicted certain wrinformed quarters; but we find it fully yond our first publication, linary letter from a Washing- who is a personal friend of Mr. jlishod in the Tribune, a jow pporter of the Seoretar a doctei and « in- ton correspond i" ‘Tesi, tert wilt bite aire Dery sha: avieg givon by t Seeretory of the ovury, we upon this Natement of the ease, made cut wn friends, Mr. Corwin should leave the once; and if he refaser, the resident a him invianter; and we in the cabinet, p her will tee d the pdminietration a4 being tainted with Calphtniem ho introdustion of Mr. Webster name isto thi nese, by tbe defenders of Mr. Corwin, is aaauifoutly in no friendly apicis to that gemicman. Woe do not bolievo, aud shall not til we fee some proof, that he is at all implisnted; and we regard the attompt te make him a party, a to get the aid of his name wad the ‘These Florida interest alairas, a mere trick, aupport of his friends. * | and thee Moxicen claims, amounting to $72,000, as now etated, or rather Mr. Corwin’s | or more, | counsel feos in thom, we do bet suppose were among the s great questions of public policy” reeposting | which Mr. Wobstor wns co onreful, at Cartie (arden, to limit his aseurances of harmony of fooling and opinion In the sabinet. Nor do we suppose be nlludod to Collector Lewis's retention in office a# one of thove | groat questions. But if Mr. Webster, or any other | public man, has countenanced Air. C n’s @on- duct, ho ts equally ceneurabie, ead WM roeeive cack qenaure from the honest and independent portion of they public pres, amd from the country. We notice that, since the comments of tic He raid | upon the formor etatementa of the Republic roepect- | tng this business, metther that “organ,” nor the Intelligencer, nor the Telegraph, seems willing to defer i or explain Me. Corwia's conduct, though If it is at all defenciblo, being the spot, after ten tinutes’ pereonal conference with bim, thay could } either of them do 90 authoritatively Whether | | ar | gislature equally n thors, What if | they will yet attempt such task, we will no’ eonjec- Tue Haweiim Dramatic Festivar, ax tm Nae ture. We predict, if they do, tho course adopted | TroxaL Drama.—We see it announced that an ex- will not be the publication of papers and docaments, with dates, sums, names of partios, purchasers, | | agents, &c., and simple facts; but the public will | be entertained with a farrago of rigmarole about his excellent reputation for virtue, and explanations o{ motives, and coarse denunciation of those who pre” sumed to direct public attention to the subject. We shall see. Any sort of defence, sont to the Herald by the Secretary, will be published, even if he de- nownces us as guilty of all kinds of wickedness for questioning the propriety of his continuance in the cabinet with these claims on his conscience. ‘The confessions of the advocate of Mr. Corwin we have placed on record for future reference and comment at the next session. It may, perhaps, be useful for a committee of the House of Representa- tives, to inquire how, and when, and where, and from whom, his facts were derived. We shall be ready to respond to such querios, and to exhibit the public documents, and also the admissions and con- fessions ih the organs containing our sources of ia- formation. Tnx Vireinra Consrirvtionan Convention— Tim Basis Qurstion.—lor some time past, the only question before the Constitutional Convention of Virginia, has ®een that of representation on the basis of the white population. It will be remem- bered that the business of the convention was though: nearly completed, when some difficulty arose with regard to the representation in the State Legislature. It was then determined to adjourn until the census returns were completed, whivh would aid in fixing upon the proper basis. The returns were received; and upon tho assembling of the convention it was discovered that the Woetern division of tho State had the largest white popula tion. Thie at onee brought the Kast to the fact that ifa white basis was adopted, the West would have the control of the Legislature; and as a free- voil spirit is known to prevail to a certain extent in that section, the Hastern members determined to holden to the old basis, which would still give them the power. For nearly three months the iwo rections have been battling against each other for the ascendaney. Whole weeks were spent in debate, without any prospect ofa conclusion being arrived at, Hon. Henry A. Wise, though living in one of the largest slave districts of the State, joined the Weet" ern wembers in favor of the white basis, and deli- vered a speech of four days’ length. One or two Sights bave occurred onthe floor of the convention, und several duele have been spoken of. Several measures of compromise have been brought for- ward, a}l of which tended to the compromising of a portion of the elaves, or the whole tree negro popu- Jation, All of these failed; but is ssemod imposvi- ble (o come to a vote direct upon the question, and ikwae vet until the 20th of April that a vote was hag. On that day a proposition to strike out the White basis from the bill prevailed by a vote of ty-five to fifty-tix—Mr. Wise and three othor rnmembers voting with those of the negative, Meesrz. John Y. Mason and John M. Botts voting With thoee of the uffrmative. Th a vote, it would appear, settled the queation that the State thall not be represented in its councils upon a buss of the white population; but it left the question ag unsettled as before the vote was taken. tior Wi} now be, whether the sented upon a basis of the whole population, or upon the whole whito and free black population. Nambcrless prepositions of compromise have singe been made, but without a prospoet of arriving at any definite reault. The question now before the convention is to divide the representation of the Le b the Eastern and Westera divisions of the State, thoreby giving to cach a check over the other. But with this proposition ia another, for the eall of another convention after she taking of the census in 1860, with the view to re- apportion representation. This proposition will, doubtle y that which provides for the distribution of the representatives, a3 the f the State incre asos in population ter ratio than the Lestern division, aad quently gain the ascendancy in the Xt ¢ ition, and have the subsequent vontrel of the affaire of the State. Tho conveation is now just about where it started, wud, trom present indica- ina would 0% grea | tions, just about where it will remain. ‘The Weat seek to gain the ascendancy, with the view to earry out certain works of internal improve- mont, which it deems neve y to develope the re- sources of thot and which must dormant; while the ted only to agri- eultue, holds the power in wn hands. Theeon- vention was brought ubo offorts of the mem- Legislatmr fro athe Wostern di rision; coms Ti ect of their being ableto Jerotit oe 1 or of their section of (he State being advanced. xc to Evy Avetie atoamer, for Li- verpool, to-day, w out about one hundred ud fifty passengers, and we wre rominded by this ean Line of eteamors was gold has poured in passongert has been sinest and profits of the g the pas- everal distin- J. w. Alexander is a rataanded for him ». D. Field » that sine mInenced, upon ur, th doubled company are vrs who le hod perec igyman wi very great Jistia 3 of our new ganic chi n thy principles and practices ¢ law courte, and has produced | w vast amount of trouble and confusion, because it threw de old and reliable boundaries of our covsis, without erecting anything tangible or cer- | tain in their places, ‘Th's code has beon fool! ly 1 te more like wnt ( pre heop, be nee 0 and = on Stone jan, end he can leap ban Mr. Vicld. upiaa arena v. Masta Parquhar Tuppor is i bee de at mat, for the ilo phy” faa Toarian Community, On the whole, wo are cxoellont enecimens of rbial Vb Mr. UL. Cabet, of Natavoo, Is nleow passenger. | HOW ending out some ver) eur own popolation, sod of intelligent Huropean | tourlets, Tue Wort's Farr © ronpEnce.--The Lotter writers gonneeted with the prevs, who havi | beon thrown into London by tho grand exhibition , designed and completed under the goniue of P © Albert, ero begiuning to give epecimons of theig talents and twattle, induetry and imbecility, philo- and fuetian, as correspondents. Two of those | the public, are Horaee Greeley, of whom much wor expected, and Mores 8. Beach, of whom no- thing wae antivipated. We have read what thoy have written, aod #o hare many ethors, and we and ausshold | | who bave most attracted our attention, and that of | ' much promise. ecutive committee are now engaged in devising ways and means to make the Hamblia Dramatic Festival successful. Their first step is not one that gives It is such » one as will give the committee a great deal of trouble in using volun~ teor talent, as well as one calculated to interrupts | the regular business of tho dramatic establishments | of the metropolis. Besides, neither the drama noc: those who are members of it will reeeive one jot: of interest or importance from a festival managed. in the usual way. Something better iv demanded. by the public—something, that while it wil! relieve Mr. Hamblin’s property from the peril it is new in,. will have a beneficial influence upon tho theatrical. profession, and will create some little nuclous for the growth of a national drama worthy of a great, republican country. Hitherto, not without some reason, there has been a marked preponderance of English feeling and management in everything per-- | taining tothe drama, and it is quite time that this tho pubiie have dooided that Horace Greoley’s let- | | tant, thorofore, that all these heinous «ing should be | ters aro about asilly as anything of the kind can | be. The philosopher of oddities and ioms knows | nothing of Tendon, anA what Hittle information ho imparts ts lakew owt of the ebilling gulde-books. The letters of young Beach are more intcrosting, od plainly describe things as they are, in many portions being original, graphic, and sonsible, se | far ae they go. Young Beuoh’s father war a sall- | fol benkor and financler, and wo should think the cnlerpricing scion may set up for a philosopher, and beet Uroeley all to pieces as a letter writer, and be far superior to hi 8 far as common fonre goer, in opposition to Pourteriam, and every othor ism and oddity. | | of the profession, to fast for two days in 0 | ephorer in eoote | feature thould disappear, and that no clanoish spirit thould elevate one class at the oxponce of another. ‘We would have this festival a national one, in the broadest, most comprehensive and best sansa of the term, and American, just so far as the revognition of an American vational drama is reqnisite—with one phase in it that will plainly, dietinetly gay, that: there is a Jarge and increasing portivn of eur citi- zens who have a deep interest in the produetions of American minds, and inthe talent born and nur tured on American soil. This may be done, as it thould be, without any invidious distinctions, while every member of the dramatic profovsion in the city may huve anopportunity in some way—though not in the placo to which his ordinary ambition as~ pires—to be identified with the festival, the first of its kind in this country, and which, if sensibly re. newed once a year, would’create a fund dor docayed artiste,that would prove excecdingly advantageous, at the same time that it would exhibit on the part. of the profession e pride in their miserably neglect ed institution, Mr. Hamblin, as a manager for twenty-five years, has established a charactor fm his profession which gives him a position very different trom that oceupied by those mere speculators in the drama, who bend souls, bodies, coscumes, elophauts, and all sorts of animal and even vegetable economy, to their systems of management. It is quite fis and proper, therefore, if a compliment is to be given to bim which is worthy of his accsptance, that the executive commitico should know pro cisely what they are about, and not narrow their limits, 0 a3 to croate hurd work for thomeelves and all concerned in the business. We do not take active steps ont of doors in any businoss of this kind, and probebly never eball; bat wo are quite awake to the demands of auch an oovasion, and thall briefly suggest what we deem to bo a plan for o great dramatic festival, such aa we have proposed. Let Custle Garden be secured for two days, and then let the theatres of the metropolis permit each company to oesnpy two or threo hours of chose two days in the performance of eterling plays. On the evening of the first day, after two or th theatres have displayed the ehara: forces, let us have one broad, ger give symbol, that euch thiagy dramas, and Amorican actors and agtroe some American play be selected for peri whieh the talents of Charlotte Cuwhman, Julio Dean, Mrs. Wallack, Murdoch, Buchanan, Neafiv, Marshall, and others of equal eminence, without any regard to pride of place, if posvilie, may bo brought into requisition, and who esunot welk be ecen in the easts of tho regular eompauies. Oo the second day, let the remaining me’ companics perform, #nd a morning ¢ place; and, in the ovenlag, let the wh with the grand opera of Maretzek—thus all the musieal and dramatic talent of the city. This is our programe for the festizal, and we believe that its annguscement would bring thirty thousand strangers inte New York, not only to at- tend the festival, but to give our hetok, shops, and places of bueiness generally, one of thoze refreshing seasons Which make lite interesting aud the hoart happy. Other institutions beside the drama can unite in similor offestive demonstrations, when any oceavion calls for it, and there is no reason why the draina in thie country should not have « chance to epeuk for iteclf, at least once in a contury. As for the details of the sautter, we have no apprebensions. Any one may perevive that five Ubousand tickets, with transferable certificates fur cach performance attached to thom, ean be issued and nd the ts for particular porformauees may be fte, us to add some thoussnds of dol- Jers to the receipts. The questions are: —Will any such sonsible plan be adopted? I thore ugwaimity and good fellowship sufficient among tho member e natural rivalry, and evn unimosity t conie forward in behalf of themselves, ao vancement of the drama, while they, 02 the sume time, make a ben trome tribute to ene who, for twonty-five years, atid wil the changes of popular taste, has kept ou in an even course of bberality, industry, wn faithtulnors t bis en smmponka, foe which he {s entiled to tae respect of every eitizout Wo vkall e Tre Wrasse any Wane Coxtnoviney—Noew Yorn Jounnaism.--We have not yet learned whether ornot Mr. Willie has acseptod Mir. Webb'> fair proposition for a Board of Commissioners, te consist of two persons of respoctability ead an out- jer, to mako adecision ou the al a prefligacy and villany of these two disputants reepetively, and om the character of he New Leork prosa; but we hope Mr. Willis will accept the offer. We have Blready named uno cand. date for the umplrechip, who, Wo repeat, is in covery way ompatsle- Jamo Gordon liennelt. Petheps the parties intorerted in the controversy have heard of #ayh & pareon-- perhaps, moy know him. At first, the current. of publie opiuion ran very strongly ogainst Webb for deagging hin ‘dear dead friend's daughter” into a very wnbeppy posi tion, but now tho community have beeomo used to it, and the remaining interest ia confined bo the ate oventuslly to be formed of the Qwo elar acters engaged In the « sversy, aulof the true porition of the Now York 7 in Europe. The two editors conal as etanding on the hi¢hest ecmmit of two rival y nesooiate with rival houses with the Capulets end Montagnes of Now Yori: society. Webb vontises his admirntion t the [hag gertye, Hones, Grinn avd other firmiltoy, fe mous in tho hietory of Suance, Banking and pnlitics, in this country, with Haynaw and ia Austria, and Scarlett Lord Abinger, On the other k » Williv proudly boasts, in bie columns, of his revognition by the briltiant society of Lady Bieesingtou's coteriey in England, of hie poriion in Nuropean courte, and of bia regular at tendanoo at the fifteen thousand dolar entertain ments in this city, given by the Haight, the Jonover, and tho other upper ten of the Fife avenue and therenbor end, also, of be log the only man cousidered ft to promenade Bros iway wird Jenny Lind. Now, the important oharges lovolved in tho pree ent diepute lieve nothing fost mild tn thom than eeduotion, fornication, ewladling, robbery, and con= structive murder; and the New York proses is mised. up strangely with these crimes. Lt is quite impor invoatigated, notwithstanding Mr. Wobb has fallow back vevoral pacer, and declares that he will anawor no more charges, short of murder, Probably, he means by this to take all proper notice of any refe~ renco to the Cilley cass No matter, whatever Mr. ‘Wobb’s decision may bo, we trust that Mr. Willie will aecept the last preposition of his oppossmt-~ that tho Board of Commisrioners will not forget ear eandidate—and that a dovision will soon bo made on New York ee, for the ratistaction of the aristocracy of New York, and the refined oiraling of London aid Vionna. ‘The public pants tor on tn Yeotigation, Willis must not back owt.