The New York Herald Newspaper, June 10, 1851, Page 6

Our Boston Correspondence. Bosron, June 7, 1851 Changes in the City— The Vetoes— The Rescwe Trials —Mr. Webster—General Wool—Party Move ments —Offices, §c., Se. No one can go much about Boston without being struck with the evidences of change that are to be soon on all sides. It is getting to be what the city of London has become in this age—a mere place of business—and every family that can afford it is | Moving out of town. Should the emigration con | tinue for the next ten years, at the same rate that | it has been going on since 1541, noue but the two extremes of society will be found livingrin Boston— the rich and the poor; the former having both @ountry and town residences. It is not impr »bable, @ven, that the urgent demands of gusiaess will | convert the fashionable quarters of the town into shopsand counting houses. They have already been encroached upon to some extent; and the nearest spproach that Boston can make toa sort of Run- | doll & Bridges establishment, is partly in what is one of our “blue blood” localities—though it must be confessed that we have not much blood of that kind among us, our créme de la créme being rather like skimmed milk than anything else, and that is of a light blue. Beacon street still maintains its ex- clusive character, and nothing is there bought and sold—at least not openly—though buying and sell- ing have made it what it is—u cross between Bel- gravia and the Chaussee d’Antin. The character of our population has undergone a great change withina few years. Of almost ninety thousand foreigners that have their present homesin Boston, almost five-sixths are of Irish origin, and many of them are very poor, « able specimens of their race full of Catholics, who must, in time, come to have the entire control of our municipal alfairs, and exert a formidable intluence on the politics of the State. 1 learn, from a very respectable source, that more than two thousend Irish citizens have been naturalized since our lust souual election—a number more than sufficient to deceive tho result of a close contest, could they be prevailed upon to d some not very favor- | e old Puritan city is | Our Reading Reapina, (Ps.) June 6, 1951. The Recent Convention—The Moral of the Urisis— The Buchanan and Cass Factions in Pennsyl” vania, §c. The result of the convention held in this place is most unquestionably a victory of the friends of Mr. Buchanan over the friends of General s int The appeal to the State pride of Pennsyl and the extreme assiduity wits which Mr. Buchanan’s claims have been pressed, for the last six months, have secured to Mr. Buchanan the ma- chinery of party, and, through that machinery, a majority in the convention. ‘The advantage now gained will no doubt be improved, to perfect the | Buchanan organization throughout the State, and will, in all probability, secure to him the nomina- tion from Pennsylvania. | The Buchanan men had a clear majority twenty to thirty, (perhaps thirty-five,) in the con- vention, and managed with great skill and tac win over to their ranks Mr. MeGillis, the reg’ president of the convention, who had formerly bee: known as a Cass man; but who voted throu the Buchanan organization of the convention was in return rewarded by the preside: the Buchanan men carried everything bef in their own way; but to say that the convention was unanimous, except a3 to the nomination of Bigler, who is not only the choice of the entire de- mocracy of the State, but of a large portion of the national whigs, would be ting what ia not true. The Searight men (known to represent the friends | of General Cass,) mustered thirty-six vo | very ballot which nominated Mr. C: Commissioner, after the friends of ail the | didates had united on him, and that num de | sented p:ecisely the uncompromising portic General Cass’s friends, and the determined opy | nents of Mr. Buchanan'in the deomeratic party o! | Pennsylvani ui But, these thirty-six votes in convention are by no means the precise ratio ofthe Cass men in this | State. The leaders of the democracy of Pe - vania are more easily managedthan the ful | The strength of Mr. Buchanan in Pennsylvania, is an artificial one. Thus the blunder of Col. Frazer, who suffered his name to be used in epperes to Col. Bigler, has procured a vietory of Mr. Buchan- an in Lancaster; while the assaults on Judge Camp- bell in Philadelphia, and the withdrawal of the anti- | Campbell delegates from the Phila a County State. | act together There is s great want of roum here, and the bills vetoed by Governor Boutwell had for their object the supplying of this want As you may suppose, the vetoes, under such circumstances, have oxcited considerable feeling, aud the conduct o€ tho Governor has been the theme ot a great deal of discussion. All who are intercsted in keeping up the price of real estate aud reuts to their present exorbitant rates, wpplaud bis inxcellency’s course; while those who Lave a couirary interest do not hesitate to denounce it. They even attribute it to personal corruption, which 15 carrying their hostility altogether too far. Governor Boutwell us juite ineapeble of any such conduct. He is pure Ps ice—and quite as cold at heart The*trrors of which he is likely to be guilty will never have their origin in personal dishonesty in either public or ivate life. They will proceed from an utter ina- ity to understand thut there is such thing as generosity of sentiment or greatness of soul. Swill, it is certainly rather odd to see the first democratic Governor we bave had for years, pursuing the very course which is best calculated to inciease and con- solidate the great whig interest of Boston : ‘The trials of the persons charged with having reduced the “higher law” to practice, by the reseue of Shadrach, are regarded here as being neither more nor less than jukes, aud too dull to be laughed at. the case of Scott, which is said to be the worst of the entire batck, is supposed to indicate what will be the final result ot the aflair—a legal farce. The jury was equally divided—six ‘or conviction and six fer acquittal. Now, if there ve any merit in the puste miften system, so mush admired by some le, our jury are entitled to praise, for they it the mark exactly in the white, and so happily that they did not! atall Unele Sam will get hia purse pretty well emptied by these trials; and that will be the whole of the matter—and a very pleasant whole it will be to tue logal geutlemenand others who are in the employ of our veoerable rela- tive. Mr. Webster's friends are disappointed at the esult, or ratherno result, of bis sev York tour. From somo reason or other, they expected that he would be what they call ‘spontaneous y auuminated” by the people of New York, and then hu “ calling election” to the Presidency wouid have beea madesure. This tour was undertaken under tho mn that it would turn out a stampede. As the great man has gone back without erecting = thivg beyond offending more of bis suucbern friends, by his vebement denunciations vt slavery extension, at Buffalo, bis Boston friends are givutly disap- pointed. One of the principal! whi; «ditors of your State told one of our leading free svilers that the illustrious tourists had not lert toe. mark on New York, and that neither Fillmore wor the remotest chance thei General Wool made a very favoravie impression while here, and some of the demvcrats are for making him their party candidate ior the Presi- dency. They think he would carry ‘ew York, and the democracy have become sick of the idea of going into Presidential contests seul g atthe Lm- any) State. If General Wool sould ve nominated the democrats, and if—as some say were, will be 0 case—the whigs quarrel beyoud tu» wope of re- conciliation, he would carry Massachu-utts itself, a ity being sufficiemt for that purpose. ‘ebater's friends are determined ‘c:) say, that soar Scott shall not be the next . rv-.dent of the v had ited S i The Atias, the leading Scott pape: neld outa | Union signal on the Sth, ia the ioru of a leading article, evineing # strong desire to Lave the Presi- dential question kept out of sight u. sue next con- test im this State, the object vei y tw unite all branchos of the whig party agwiue’ ue cvalition. By keeping national questions oui». «ightin that contest, the whig cause will be imu oy benefited. The national whigs wish to make uiiord, now Attorney General, their party caiu.caic fur Gover- nor, and his chances for the numa s..0u are good. ‘Thero are two things, however, wuiou would make him in the ight. The wuigs uave availed a4 of two oo “dodges ia ali their movements bere—piety aud temjwisace iovernor Ariags was plows th & Very Quer at sense from Aeneas, and was as temperate as tue puup 00 State #treet. Now, Mr. Clifford, tioug. wot a whit Werse than nineteen out of every iwouiy men whom is may meet any day in the yeu: w» wo saint. piety is not ble; whereas Loe qaality of his temperance is very remarkable wudeed. On the hand, Governor Boutweil is wu. ouly st but is sound op the suiyct of ete on the doctrine of .».c0tion and Pl ahs aay ery Whigs, \wvrefere, are letting clit Shene, and would peefer, asa ford yp a Cait ‘ eee | who Seoretary of State under « portion of ‘smount of “respectability, 4.4 would, ia | of talent, be inferior to ww © moor we hare for » quarter of a century, «> pong Mr. Everett ond'Mr. Morton. It is vo such mag at he ie that the whigs must us. « wey expect Soe eee handsomely boi > Lue people. But the Webster of the wags are #o jnsuf- and srrogaut, —) i: ‘ermined berms thas (Looe of uncon- ae to the friends of Sout and Sew- | been and ia yet very ple: hat the bearts of the ouslitinss are gind | What hae thom at the of thety power being | renewed ; and some of Tee Most proaiorat ain | de net to say that the ciaoves of ‘re “couse. “@ by 20 mesus of an en . We shall be veer able to judge ea with something ike moouracy, ‘three months hence. Governor Boutwell has offered tue Attorney- venoralship to Caleb Cushing, who uss uot, 1 be- lieve, managed & case in court fy. .womy years. re are quite a number of emineui inwyers, of much experience, in the democratic parry hore, to 91! of whom be bas given the cold shoud, eucn men os B. F. Hallett, B. F. Batler, J. . avbott, H.W. | Bishop, N. J. Lord, and others. Some of these | gentlemen, however, aro hunkers, or wativual demo- | erata, aad therefore not « to vtice. They | are all men of ability vernor Boutwell is id to have no desire to see clever i Oecbing when he nomimated bim, that would not accept the office. Some that the General would here bowen rejected by the Council, had ho acce; 9 homjaalion, ae was the case with Mr , Whom he > the office of Sheriff uf tssex county. aoquittal of Casey, who killed Mr. Ilayward, res the result of bis counsel's ingenuity t. But fi one of the ablest criminal lawyers in bad, in face of all other legal gon this region, declared that bec suld save he - established the correct ost people be ‘ard had fan as ir. Casey would . Webrter. The free-soilers expect that the (ov Council will give Mr. Palfrey the cer election to Congress, beenuw, a# they allog da gumber of illegal v as Me. Palfrey aiso resoived votes in other places, they will hardly be "i Council become it us this summer. He ~ ? nor and te of M ilegal ratified, unless the Governor Sirciplen of the * higher law. ‘The Tresident will not ¥i The inability of the jury to agree in | | would most willin the latter very wuct odeed. The | justly dealt by, “ our blessed Union. Convention, identified the Campbell interest with the Buchanan interest, Robert ‘I'yler with Col | John W. Forney, and left the field eatirely open to | their favorice. Thus, the city and couaty ef Phila- | delphia cast their votes (twenty-one,) for the Bu- | chanan organization; but it is one thing to carry | the delegates, and another the nomiuves. ‘The strength of Buchanan will be seen at tho Harrisburg Convention for the nomination of Judges. | if Campbell is nominated for the Supreme beach it will be another Buchanan triumph; but the tri umph will not be complete till atter his election. Should Judge Campbell be elected, then Mr. Bu- chanan carries the tate and the votes of Pennsylva- niainhishands. Should Bigler be elected, as he undoubtedly will be, by a very large majority, and Campbell run considerably behind him, then the Buchanan organization will prove to be defective in | detail, and will not be available for Presidential wrposes. As Father Nitchie, in the paliny days of Bie? Polk, used to say, nous verrons. "The friends of Mr. Buchanan are very sanguine, and I believe they have reason to bese. Mr. Bu- chanan is now fairly launched, and will be aformida- ble candidate fer the Presidency. If he has Penn- sylvania secure, and the united power of tho Southern nullifiers, his chance will be the best of | any in the convention at Baltimore, and he will pro- bably be nominated for the Presideucy. The Southern moderudos have no reason to oppose the nomination of the favorite of the secessionists ; they caanot oppose Mr. Buchanan for being willing to give the South more than they insist on, as a con- dition for remaining in the Union, and hence, the vote of the sesessionists will, in the end, command the vote of the Union mon the South, aud with the South united, and Pennsylvania to boot, Mr. Bu- chanan will only require a fow of the Northera States to secure @ complete triumph. |” Mr. Buchanan, in a word, is now tho leading can- | didate for the Presidency, and the friends of the other candidates will have to bestir themselves not | to be distanced. It appears, then, that the days | have not yet come for the jubilee of the Youn@ Democracy. Our South Carolina Correspondence. Cotvmmia, (3.C.,) May 29, 1851. The Cuvien Fecting at the Sowth—The Drought, §c. Tam quite as much disgusted as you are with all these iems of the day. I send you to-day s morn- ing paper that explains what was supposed to be an uncivil reception of Mr. Cheves’s letter to the late convention of associations. If they committed any incivility, they are very much ashamed of it, and would not have the world believe it. We are laboring under a strange state of things here. rly every man who has been distinguished for character and talents is opposed to the separation of secession of South Carolina alone. There are none or nearly none who would not be willing to secede if a decent number of Southern States would join, nor would they require | many. All hope of being honestly dealt by is lost. The Union bas lost its sacredm and dissolution is as inevitable as death, if the North continues to harrass the South on the subject of aeag # Those who have opposed secession by this State | alone, have a difficult task to oppose the prejudices } of the people, which no doubt are used by some for their own political advancement. Besides, we do not wish the people to cool down, bat to take and keep the right direction, and not take a false step that will ruin us. The Union, as ved upon, is all we want. What itis now, we abhor, because we believe it must grow wore and worse every | day. Tam still not without hope that the move now made here will fail. We owe all to Clay and Foote. As soon as they made the foolish assaalt | upon Rhett and young Gregg, | saw that it would give a facticious consequence to Khett, which his merits could nevor obtain for him. It is hisiuterest | to keep it up and to havo all his followers made no- torious. Before Clay’s assault on him, he was do- spised by a majority of this State. There will boout, | inthe course of a few days, a letter from Mr. Cheves on the ject, written on a former occa- | sion, but much to the peint now. ‘neu it comes | out, | will have yr sent to you. } How pleasant and how profitable, my dear sir, would our Union be to us ifall our Northern breth principles and ne of justice, and I God to perpetuate this | Union; for it was and Phoald continue #0 to be, if rea had your You havo Let us hope and pray for the best. many good fellows at the North whom I love very . and damn the man who by his schemes separates us. Defend ourselves we must. The assailant bas all the blame. We hove been nearly burnt upfors month. I ad no rain on my plantation for weeks tomorrow. The gardens are all destroyed, and the crops of corn and cotton very late aad backward, and ia great danger. ‘The weather, | io stand, reaches as far ar the Mississippi. For more than a week ourthermometer stood ashigh as nine- ty de, every day, sad eb et agg ge night from a friend in Philadelphia, who saysit has | avant. become of the Free Trado or Society, about which some steps were taken inthe | winter at New York? Have they ee it up, aod) if not, why not seek connection at the South’ Ua- | fortunately thie abolition interferos with that too | | Tonosto, June 5, 1851 The Canndion Legislature—The Lawders in it—La Fontaine, Mackenz¢ and Papineau—Internal Im provement ur provincial legislators imitate the Washing- ton gentry in their habitual waste of ti commencement of a sesion, and t haste at its close. Every other day, a holiday—now out of respect to some Kom tholie saint, anon to enable members to drink champagne with the (jovernor General The union of two provinces, dissimilar in peoples, principles tastes, accounts for many odious in- congruities, aud exercises a very awkward influence over the preceedings of the legislature. The pro- | dominance of French, or Lower Canadian, members has been dwelt upon, from time to time, by the tory party, as the cause of almost every evil thing inthis section of the province, andas the leading argument in favor of # dissolution of the union. Apart from the political anomalies resulting from the intermix ture of races, and the absurdity of men making laws th wi hey are confessediy unac- ere difference of ar is a prac nee of po mean Every t read to the Hi by the | | rst in English, then in French, blend both languages. Continuity theref: ina grea’ easure ima porsible; everything like force or beauty is destroy- ed: and the report are, perbaps ve necessarily, meagre and one-sided fur vue season, and has ALooma Ip outward appearance, the members of the Le- gisiative Aesemb y coutrast rather favorably with an equal number of members of Hor q federal use Ward is a) pro ssquake in Chis Another Grand Public te tends so much to of 5 but in mental > ‘Thore has been & very severe ¢: Mr. Hunter, of Virginia, Hefused. ize the impressions of each they are inferior. In either case, purity is out of | by which a» large number of houses have been de- Crry or New York, May 10,1951. | all parts tole. geen republic, as’ personal ‘qter- the question. The earnest, go-a-head spirit of your | stroyed, producing great consternation st the | Hon. R. M. T. lege course. [A good dinner and plenty of wine.) Tt citizens is reflected in their logislature, albeit rugged | inhabitants, and a heavy loss, said to be 5 Chairman Finance Com. Senate, U.S. __| leads to cordiality, reciprocity, and broader views and sometimes impetuous; and a spirit of national ity Passengers are now taken from Callao into Lima Dean Sin—Woe, your fellow citizens, of New | of tho identity of interests which link together st is displayed which * covers a multitude of sins,” by the railroad, which will be finished entirely in | York, feeling a lively sense of your active intelli- | parts of our confederation of States. hen thig and gives grounds of hope for a bright and glorious | about six months. ence and unsectional spirit, a8 chairman of the | yeciprocal feeling shall banish the prejudice or future. Iti the misfortune of a colony that it has none of the advantages of national existence—none of the historical traditions which shed a halo upon the past, and govern the legislation of the present. Whatever glory Englard may have, the colonies of Ingland feel it not;—they are not living branches, but mere fungi; and their whole public polisy is destitute of everything like vitality, In Canada, we have not great parties struggling for great, dis- tinctive principles; but ace g factions, animated by no’holier motive than a liking for loaves and fishes, exhibiting, from first to last, a jealousy and hne 3 mean as they are reckless potent man in the. Legislature is, un- Lafontaine, Attorney General for st, and Dictator General for the whole province. He bas the French faction at bis beck, and as their votes aEAr, everything, he is literally the omnipotent M.P.P. Physically, he is tall and ponderous, with little of the gaiety and impulsive- ness of the Frenchman, and as indifferent to dress ittenden of Kentucky Lafontaine has cour- and decision of character—what he wills is ay I as ( | age 3 done; what he says is law—always remembering, however, that he neither does nor says ought that can offend the Roman Catholic priests, who form vrincipal sowices of his power. He is the O’- ll of the colony, so far as leadership based on ly i ; but he has little of power of the Irish demagogue ly in French, and in colloquial rting to declamation, though occa- bg out sarcasm, pointedly and mer- When he does deliver himself in Eng- peeches are devoid of all oratorical effect, nee of a strong French accent which jem altnost unintelligible to strangers. be least influential, although the most talkable, member, is W. Lyon Mackenzie, without whom the reporters would apparently have nothing to do. like his letters, ‘‘bristle with statis hrown together in the most clumsy and un- ic manner imaginable. Ie deals out accusa- ions, and hard words on all sides—pretty much as an indian would fire poisoned arrows in a thicket; and after the skirmish, quietly guthors up all again, to re-furnish his quiver on avother day. Strange as it may seem, the only talking patron Mackenzie has yet found, is Col. Prince—the veri- table Colonel who, a year or two ago, kicked him out of the parliamentary library, at Montreal, into the street gutter. Prince used to be an English tory of the old school, and was such when he com- ted the assault in question. Having cut his wisdom teeth, he became an annexationist, and thereby inourred the displeasure of the Elgin’ min- istry, who stripped him of his military honors. He is now plain Mr. Prince, but a jolly, gentlemanly fellow, nevertheless; and one who never loses a chance of declaring his desire to see Canada cast off its leading strings: not alone in that desir even in Parliament. nborn, a Lower Canadi came in on the annexatiouist ticket; De Witt is an annexationist; and many others are 30, covertly if not openly Papineau, the “ Young Canadian” leader, has not taken his seat this session One of the two new members belongs to this school—I mean Letellier, who was put forward and elected on anti-priestly grounds We have need of more von ipa candidates. You cannot stir, even in Toronto, without meetin, inister looking fellows, with long coats and cocke nd all the habiliments of Loyala. They have dy obtained power to hold property to an un- limited extent in the Escrinos, metere rons, ‘ain- ing ground in all directions. 'On the other hatd, the Orangemen are doing their utmost to extend to Canada the religious antipathies of their Celtic progenitors. By and by, Jesuitism and Orangeism will bring old Irish feuds to the culminating point, and then we shall be in a mess from which only Providence or Yankeedom can rescue us. As yet, no legislation has been actually accom- plished” Application bas been made for a charter of incorporation for a company, who propose to construct a railway from Lake Superior to the Pa cifi cose scheme, @ la Whitney, from thing tofear. F.C. Capreol has e to construct a canal at the Ste. gain is sheer braggadoc Ministers have snnounced their intention to place new lights inthe St. Lawrence, with the view of facilitating trade via Montreal and Quebec. Merritt's resolutions on reciprocity will probably he discussed tonight. You shall have the points of the debate without loss of time. ANGLO-AMERICAN. s St. Marie; but t Our Norfolk Correspondence. Norvoxk, June 7, 1951. Races—Suiling of the United States Steamer Sus- quehanna—Her Passengers—Her Destination and dur dimensions. This usually quiet and sedate town is all agog jast now with their new races, which do not amount to much, as there is no blood on the track. The principal item of nows is the sailing, at Inst, of tho steamer Susquehanna. This morning her hoary guns awoke the bay, in saluting the broad pennant of mmodore Jno. Il. Aulick, hoisted for the first time. At 11 o'clock, she took her depar- ture down the bay, bound upon a cruise en- tirely new to American steamers. She pro- ceeds to Madeira, thence to Rio Janeiro, to land the passengers she has on board, thea eastward to Cape Town, then to China and Japan, and across the Pacific to the United States. The Susquobanna is looked upon by many as the finest sea steamer inthe world, but—though disliking to differ with learned men—] must say, that! can discover no improvement on what was dono twolve years ago, in the old M pi and Missouri; the same heaviness of bow and stern, an enormous amount of unnecessary timber, arding to the wight of the whole ass, acd causing that peculiar pro- perty known to steamboa: Ey oy ae “sticking to the water’’—a property whieh no power of engine can overcome. She is, however, a noble vessel, and built of the best oak. Her entire length, over all, is 270 feet; breadth of beam, 45 feet; depth of hold, 26 feet, 6 inches; length between Da yan 256 feet; draught, 19 feet; deep loaded, 21 feet; to 0 is bark rigged; hor fore and inety five feet long. following are the dimensioms of the engines, built by Murray & Hasleburst, Vuloan Works, Bal. timore, and which are romarkable for their strongth and beauty. They are inclined, from designs drawn be fice ae Copeland, Naval Engineer :—Diametor cylinders, 5 feet 10 inches; length of stroke, 10 feet; diameter wheel, 31 feet; face bucket, 9 foot 6 inches; width, 34 inches; dip 7 feet 6 inches loaded; 1,000 horse. Susquehanna mounts nine heary eight iach guns, two upon the boom, of 106 cut, travelling Upon eccentrics, with shifting Gghting belts. One over the storu is similarly mounted, and of the same weigh:, with six broadside batt guns, of 6,300. A peculiarity of this ship's b is, that all her guns cau be b-ought to dear cisher ou the bores or stern, as she has no bulwarks, but only » low aud gua sill; thas, when the whole nine 0 bear, # continue I range of firing sweep of 270. The Susquehanna er as any navy io th bh she cannot fast, #he ie Our South Pacific Correspondeace. Cancao, May 9, 151. The Revolutionary State of South America, &c., &e The election of a President for Poru has fallen on eral Jose Rufun Eohenique, whe was duly in gurated om the 20th of April. Everything re ained quiet until the news reached the South when # movement took pisce in the town of Are yus- pa, principally between the partios of the successful | candidate and that of General Vivanco, the othor candidate, in whose faver the larger portion of the inhabitants of Arequepa were onlisted; the contest lasted three days, and a considerable number were killed and wounded, both of the civilians ani the military, but more of the latter, who attempted to quell the movement, but were unsuccessful, and | ultimately were compelled to retreat out of the town, the populace having cut off the water and provi- gions. The ineargents then demanded that Ge- neral Deustaa, the Prefect of the Department, should come in into the town to treat, but alone, whiel gallantly aeceded to, display. ing much courage, entrusting his person alone to the mercy of an irritated mob, who, a fow hours before, he kad en, din open combat, and bad his horse shot under him ; the result was, that anded that General Vivanco should bo fect, and that s pardon should be given eons engaged in the insurrection, and sun- dry cer demands, to which (seneral Doustaa con- coded Ceneral Kehenique was then acknowledged a8 the President of Vera. government have sent troops forward to awe the people into obedience upon other terins, as those requeste not be allowed General Vivanco, who is in Lima, has been im- prisoned, in order be ye’ his delinquency in sfair in Arequepa, of which he is believed inno cent, although the — made use of his name, and his strongest party is in that city. By next mail | will advise you further, if of importance. 2%. W. Potver, late Consul at Valparaiso, goes to the United Staton by this packet, with bis lady, The new President has done but little as yet, although great promises are made; he has, méan- time, named his ministers, and appointed General ‘Torrico in charge of the different’ branches of the governme ni. Our Minnesota Correspondence, Sr. Paut, Minnesora, May 22, 1851 Payment of Annuities to the Indians—Selling Liquor to the Indians—Evasion of the Law—Climate of Minnesota, §c. ‘The annuities due to the Sioux Indians were paid to them at their agency, near Fort Snelling, on the 15th instant. Mr. Fridley, the newly appointed agent for the Winnebagos, arrived in the Territory a short time since, with over $30,000 in specie, $40,000 of which he paid to the Indians on the Lith inst. Since his arrival, Mr. Fridley, who, by the way, isfrom your State, has won many friends by the urbanity of his manners, and the prompt and faithful discharge of his official duties. The Indians are delighted with their new “father.” During the assemblage at Long Prairie, an infamous attempt was made to evade the laws prohibiting the sale of spirituous liquors to the Indians, About six hun- dred bottles of peppermint—so called —was sold to them by traders, at $leach. The liquor, on exami- nation, proved to be whiskey, strongly scented with peppermint. Those engaged in tho traffic have made ome $400 or $500, and have also sesured for them- selves lodgings in the penitentiary, as well as liabi: lity to pay a round sum, in the way of fines. Public sentiment on the frontier is very healthy upoa this subject, and all reasonable men oppose tho horrible trade by which the poor Indian is robbed of his money, his reason, aad often of bis life. ven the traders are convinced that not only the welfare of the Indians but their own safety requires that in- toxicating liquors should be entirely excluded from the Indian country. The recent outrages perpe- trated by a war pares of the Sioux (a printed ac- count of which I send you,) were superinduced by whiskey. Apart from the influence of intoxication, the Indians of Minnesota are peaceable and entirely harmless. Their disposition towards the whites is friendly in the highest degree. No term of condem- nation is strong enough, and no punishment severe enough, for men who, fur the eake of gain, will en- danger the peace of the country, and place the lives of its citizens in jeopardy. We are enjoying the luxuriance and beauty of spring. No sceuery can surpass that of Minnesota. In no part of our highly favored land can more real rational enjoyment be found. Labor finds here an abundant reward, and manufacturing enterprize must, with the extraordinary advantages afforded by nature in the way of water power, fuel, timber, and avenues to market, meet wich an abundant re- turn. Our lands are cheap, fertile and susceptible of easy cultivation. The prices of produce are as high as anywhere else in the country, except, per- hbups, California. Emigration of the most substan- tial character pours in upon us, and soon you will have the pleature of adding another star to the glorious constellation of States. Noapprehensions need be entertained in regard to climate. I speak experimentally when I say that the climate ef Min- nosota is pre-eminently conducive to health and pleasure. X. ¥. Z. Indian Outrages In Minnesotn. (From the St. Paul (Min.) Pioneer, May 21.) Las: week, we reeorded that a ‘war party” of Sissiton Sioux, one of the wild bands of Dakotas who dwell far wp the Minnesota river, was march- against the Chippewas eas: of the Mississippi. ochre and vermillion, and become excited by the orgies of the war dance, nothing but blood will ap- ase them; and we were therefore pre} ear evil tidings from these warparties. The prin- cipal party num dered 130, but it seems they were on tae lookout for them, and a ig # midnigh: surprise; the party, therefore, excepting about twenty men, returned towards their owa hunting grounds. About twenty despe- rate fellows turned their course down the valley of the Mississippl. Asa Cp ate pa for their wor! rapine and murder, they ¢ was bee of last week. They next weat to the house of a man named Me(inuis, where they got _morg whisk key and marched down the river, by thts time rij for anything. Lying in ambush by the roadside, they fired upon three loaded teams that were pass ing up—the first toam driven by Mr. William Sturgis, of Big Meadow, and tho last team . Schwartz, industrious German citizen of St. Paul. They then rushol at the horses with their hatchets. The horses being frightened, started and ran; but as Mr. Schwartz, with the last of the three teams was, pass- ing, they fired upon and killed him, the ball pass- ing through the back into his vitals. ‘This occurred | at alittle past noon. The marauders then took up the line of march to Me. Dopue’s, two miles down the river, where they fired through a pane of glass at Mrs. Depae, (who was inside of the houve and undefended) but without wounding her, that we learn. They robbed the house of everything valu- able that they could find; took away, besides other | barrel of pork, five blankets, shirts, and | they halted | things, wane pparel. Leaving Depue’ next a few miles below, at Mr. Paul the road nearatamarac swamp. discreet to attack Mr. Pau! themselves with killing and ng away one of his dogs. There were several Chippewas at Paul's, and these noble fellows didn’t want to have any dif- ficulty with thom in the day time, being in dangor of a galling fire from tho inside of the house. ‘They encamped, Monday night at Little Rock.gOn Tues- da snorning they filed off down to DavidXsilman’s, at Watab; but we do not learn that they molosted him, probably being rathor shy of the Watab volun- teers; but proceeding down the river, near to Sauk Rapids, they attacked there the heuse of the widow ompeon with the utmost intrepid A and carried it by storm, robbing it of everythi ng valuab! They next jeosseded down to Rooky Point, wher th Fpeore and killed and feasted upon a do- mesticated lo, which they had stolen on Mon- day at Little Fails, from Capt. Todd, U.S. A. By thie time an express had reached Fort Ripley, and Sergeant Melntyre was sent after the ma; ders with a detachment of thirteen men, from a co: oo gid infantry, who, approaching the Indians, upon them, whoa the Indians d their plunder, and even many of their guns, and fled, making all haste for the Mi river, sol- diers and citizens in hot pursuit; and crossing to tho west side of the river, ai straight blank- ets and long strides for ir wild home. Tho teamster who drove the wagon in which Sergeant Melotyre's command was thought it im- prudent to drive neater than within hal(a mile of ‘They were too ni contented the , and as soldiers marched from thence, the Indians made ready for ight, otherwise they might have been surprised a1 taken. The Sioux, except a few who swam, crossed tho river in canoes belonging to the Wi oes, Who were all gonetothe payment. Nows of those ow having reached Fort Snelling, at the junction of the Min- novota and Mississippi rivers, a company of dra- goons saddled their horses and spurred on at a round gallop to the little rapids of the Minnesota river, where the marauders would be likely to cross over on their way home ; and there they intercepted ten Sioux, some of whom, by their o#n confession, were at the murder of Aaron Swarts; and taking il as hostages, they marched down to Fort Snelling, reaching the Fort on just after the Sionx paym 7 ‘are now confined at the » awaiting further pro- ceedings on the return of Governor Ri . Since the above was written, wo formed that the Iudians did not obtai Mefiinnis, on Monday morning, and not waylay the teams; but met them and seized Mr. Sturgis's horses by their briiles, and that Mr. © an and Asron Swarts, who were behind, turned off into an old road running parallel to the one usually travelled, to escape the Indians, who then ran across from deargis's team, after his escape, and fired upon them at random. The In- dians Napane | did not know they had killed Swarts, or they would not have ventured into Watab; but they are not therefore less deserving the halter, hav- “fired upon hi Law Intel)’ Sconp District Count, New Oxtrans.—James Bek & Co. va. Thonas Brady, H. EB. Brown and igment was rendered in this case yoster- ‘Tho suit was instituted to recover a large amount due by Brady, and to annul « sale of his stock of dry goods on the made t je to his co-defendant, Brown, yand that Brown was aware,at the time he in, Whee these besmear themselves with lampblack, | red t> | disappointed of finding yp ey victims, the | Cl of od a Chippewa Indian | and despoiled him of a keg of whiskey, which they drank for their morning dram on Monday morning | '#, who lives on | Pe oe that Brady was insolvent, and #0) id the goods to defraud his cred tors. It dence that Brown was a clerk in Brady's nt, and chased bis stock a certain amount, 00) cash, and the balance in promissory notes. k & Co. attached the goods in the pos- session of Brown. The court decreed that beck & Co. reoover of Brady the amouat claimed with in- torest, that they have a fad es as attaching cre ditor on the goods attached, and that the sale made by Brady to Brows be annulled.— Picayune, Mry 27. Domestic Miscellany. An Artesian well Las been made st Cahaba, Als, feet deep, which dircharges eight gallons of wat minute ‘There were 145 deaths in Philadelphia daring the week epding the 7th inst. 0 per Jommittee of Finance, and portioniariy as regards Sand liberal advocacy of the establishmont of a yanch mint in our city, so important to the finan- cial and commercial interests of the country at large, trust that you will allow us to express our sentiments to you more freely in person, by uniting with us in a social dinner in our city on the 26th of June, or at such other time as you may prefer. vith a high appreciation of your abilities as a tesman, and your qualities as a man, we shall xiously await your sonny, ’, W. Lawrence, elps, Dodge & Co., August Belmont, Boorman, Johnston & Co, W.5. Wetmore, Aymar & Co., R. C. Wetmore & Co., N. L. & Geo. Griswold & Isaac Townsend, Howland & Aspinwall, J.D. P. Ogden, Co., J. J. Coddington, George Law, Peter Cooper, Jacob Little '& Co , Francis Griffen, KE. B. Hart, Henry Nicoll, George Briggs, F. 5. Lathrop, Pells & Co., Moses Taylor, G. A. Secor & Co., Alsop & Chauncey, R. H. Morris, Mortimer Livingston, — Drow, Robinson & Co., Beebee & Co., P. R. Van Renssolaer, MR. HUNTER’S REPLY. Loyns, Essex county, Va., May 23, 1951. GrntLemen :—I had the honor to receive, by the last mail, a letter of invitation to a dinner tendered to me by yourselves and others, on the 26th of next June No personal compliment could have been more acceptable to me, than the honor you have offered me, upon such consideration as you wore leased to assignin your letter of invitation. I should e Specially Eatieg to believe that | had contri- buted in any degree to promote the great interests of the country; and I regret to be constrained to say that the estimate which you have placed on m i is greater than they deserve. If supposed it to be necessary, in order to testily my grateful sense of your kindness, I would lay aside almost any occupation to meet you when you propose; but as I believe you will give me full credit for sincerity in my grateful acknowledgments, and as I have pressing engagements at home, I am constrained to beg moet respectfully to be excused from attending the dinner to which you have in- vited me. J feel the more free to do this, because the loss will mine, not yours. It would have given me the greatest pleasure to have availed myself of such an opportunity to extend my personal acquaintance your city, and to study, from actual obrervation, the operation of the machinery of commerce in the great emporium of American trade. Whatever is connected with the marvels of your progress hitherto, and whatever concerns the future developement of James Brooks, Goodbuo & Co., E. K. Collins, in attributing to me, a desire to promote, as far as 1 can, the prosperity of all the great interests of the country. | belicve, if youtouch one, you affect them all; and that all are concerned inthe prosperity of each. Especially do | hold it to be a matter of duty, as it cage to be of pride with the American States, to afford New York all propor facilities to win the place which she is probably destined to hold, as the great centre of the commerce of the world. It is, n no period in human history, when com- jal affairs occupied so large a portion of the attention of mankind, and none in which commercial men peat so important and prominent a part. Great Britain, with that shrewdness,of interest which characterises her conduct towards other nations, seems to have pied early evidence of her sense of the change whi of humax rivalry and strife. She is preparing, if not already prepared for the conflict. She has thrown down the glove in open and manly defiance to the rest of the world, and challenged the nations of the earth to a contest for the empire of trade, andt ipremacy ofthe seas. To alt never were fairer terms of combat proposed. She bas laid aside the whole panoply of her defensive everything which they have hitherto worn by way of defence or protection. She has provided her manufacturer with cheap material upon which to operate, and cheap food to consume. She has given her ship owner cheap timber with which to build, and. in, opposition even to some of the oldest usages of her colonial policy, has relieved the producer from the pressure of heavy taxation, whenever it was pri ble to do so. She has shown, too, the utmost skill and anxiety in making the machinery of her commerce work smoothly and easily, Ii a — gave evidence of « loss of elasticity from un- ue pressure, the burthen, if possible, was dimin- ished or removed; and, having done all this, she has thrown down the walls which were built to guard her commerce, and invited the rest of the world to participate in the scruggle for its prize. The challenge which has thus been given will, as I trust, be accep*ed, and I suppose I may say, with- out hav imputed to me an undue share of na- tional vanity, that if anybody is able to take up Jobn Bull's glove in such a contest as this, it is his Brother Jonathan. Nor do I disparage the just claim of other cities, when I say that in this con- ew York for the lead. She herself is already giving evidence that she accepts | flict we must look to pride of locality, and rebuke the fell spirit of sec- tional agitation, fraternity will take the place of alienation, and the American brotherhood will know only the country andthe Union. How much worthier this of the destiny of the republic, its proud position among the nations of the earth, and its in- Roance throughout the civilized world for the pro- mulgation of the blessings of free government,than the pestilent, disorganising aud dangerous efforts of sectionalism and abolitionism. We cannot but hope that the day is not distant when we shall yet see this distinguished Southern Senator among us. While he will find, we are quite sure, still more to approve and encourage inour city upon more ii mate acquaintance with it, our citizens cannot fail, in his direct and manly bearing, his frank cordiali- ty of manner, and the liberality of his views, toadd to their admiration of his character. ‘The Mormon Kingdom of Beaver Island. GAINST KING STRANG, FOR RORUING STATES MAIL, AND PLUNDERING G@ Y—THE BISHOP'S COURT. [From the Detroit Advertiser, June 6.) We publish below, certain documents throwin; light upon the nature of the circumstances whic! led to the arrest of His Majesty, James J. Strang, the political head of the Beaver Island Settlement your great commercial resources, are matters of | deep interest to me ; you do me no more than justice _ perhaps, not extravagant to say that the tendencies | of nations are changing, and their contests are des- | tined, hereafter, to consist more in the rivalries of | than in opposition of arms. Certainlythere | was taking place in the theatre | armor, and stripped her productive interests of | of Mormons, which we are impelled to do in conse- | quence of some misapprehension which exists in | ie ublic mind in regard to that circumstance, | which misapprehension, instead of being elucidated by the press, has been befogged and misrepre- sented. | First in order, we publish the original complaint, being one among many of the same nature, which seemed to draw the attention of the Department of State to the moral condition of the settlement, and the proceedings of Strang and his associates. It emanates from a respectable magistrate at . Mackinaw, and was designed to reach the appro- priate source of remedy, although the writer seems not very clear in his own mind as to who that may be. Here it Macxinaw, April 9, 1851. His Honor rue Presipent | anv AvuTHORI tres oF THE Untrep Srares— | Sir—on the Mth day of March | started from this place to go to Beaver Island, the Mormon set- tlement, on the ice, on businoss—to carry tho United States mail. After arriving 9° St. Helona, I found Mr. Gould had arrived from that place with the United States mail, where L waited until his return back from Mackinaw, on his return to the Beaver Island, when he (Mr. Gould) informed me that it would not be safe for me to go to the said Beaver Island, as they had determined to kill me as soon as 1 had even made my appearance in that neighborhood. On arriving _ at Garden Island, about three miles from said Beaver Island, we were informed that hing James J. Strang, the Mormon Prophet, sent a gang of some eight or ten men to Hog Island, to intercept and rob the mail; that they, after staying on Hog Island two nights, andthe ice breaking up soon, returned to Beaver Island without seeing the mail. Not being allowed to go near said Beaver Island, at the peril of my life, | made arrangements with Mr. Gould to take sg or and wife to Mack- inaw, with his dog train. After starting and going some six or eight miles, we were overtaken by two Indians, who were sent post haste after us, to in- form us that James J. Strang had sent fifteen or twenty men after us, all armed with revolvers and Bowie knives, to intercept and rob the United States mail, and to kill whoever should be found with said mail, and especially myself. After being so informed, we returned immediately back to Garden Island. On our way back we met five perce that had been sent from the island by Mr. M‘Kinley, the deputy postmaster, to our res- cue. When arriving within afew rods from the house, from which we started in the morning, | there were some fifteen persons marched out in regular file, under the command of Gen. George Miller, the commanding officer of King James J Strang’s army, and come to the halt and front face Seeing them come toa halt, within a few rods of u: I turned and run back to where we had left the I dians, and the robbers followed me ona run, and the four persons that the post master had sent to our assistance, were come to a stand; when they, the Mormon robbers, thus secing us in a body, also came toa etand. Peain, the acting chief of tho Beaver Island Indians, went forward, and mot the said band of robbers, and informed them that they must leave, and go home and mind their business, or they would e care of them, when they were | marched off by their general, George Miller. The next day the most of the Indians met together and went over tosaid Beaver Island Harbor, on board of the steamer Lexington, where King James J. Strang bas been staying most of the winter, and making it his head quarters. A few days afterwards, at the request of the deputy postmaster, P. M’Kinley, and the people, the Indians and op es of said Bea. ver Jsland went avain on board of suid i" oud steam?) Lexington, and had another long talk with sai Mormon prophet, King James J. Strang and his | Privy Council. ey, the said Mormons, having been stealing the t winter, everything they could lay their hands on, and have stolen large quantities of fish, that were left on the fishing grounds by the fishermon, going in gangs of ficteen or twenty in a body, with ,handsleds, and one time with horsesleigh—boing gone three days at a time. His ighaes, a James J. Strang, the Mormon prophet, has issued his orders, and has organized several bands of his people, to fe out through the nation to burn cities and villages, to stea! her destiny, and is pr ing for the conflist. Her | and plunder everything they can lay their Jines of m: <eie guinea if they do not girdle | ha son, and copealallyy to plaster all,” and ‘ | the earth, at least spangle the ocean in more many guns and ammunition as they ibly ei tions than one; ber commercial enterprise and am- | bition are world-wide in their extont. | undertaking as this, may all good omens attend, | and all success roward her. in such a struggle she | has aright to expect the aid of every American legislator. She may justly demand all propor fa- cilities for commerce, the whole machinery of trade, a mint within hor limits, a warehousing system adl- | justed to her wants,and whatevorlegislation may be | Recessary to eaable her to maintain a free commor- j cial competition with the rest of the world. If hu- | man am ition should take this now direction, or } is old direction, with increased zeal | well rejoice, for these are contests in which mankind is benefitted, no matter who ma’ win. To us suel rivalry may bring » double blessing, for its triumphs may not only give as rich rewards abroad, but lead to harmony at home. If oo grr and ee LA ~~ Not a abroad, it may that ¢ mong of sectional strife will burn less fiercely at home. The developement of moral and phyrical resources which such an occu; n must give, and the Progress of truth, would, perhaps, remove some of the old antagonisms, and discover new harmonies in our system. The very creation of such & mporium as your city must then beco would be eminently conservative of ace abroad, and harmony at homo; for all its best would be staked, to some extent, on thy er, the world, and wholly upon concord at . With these views, atle: ou may well suppose that I feel a deep interest in the prosperity of your city, and an earnest desire to mote its gn. as far ag I ae ~ wante your commerce, to be one of the t cares of the American statesman; for around that contre revolve, to a great extent, the commercial interests «four Union. But my letter has grown with the theme, until I have become tedious. And I conclude with assurances of my high respect and profound gratitude te those who have honored me with so public » mark of their aj ation. Very reepectfully, your obdt serv't, R. M. T. Hunren. Messrs. A. C. Kingsland, and others. The following editorial or puff accompanied the above letter, and written by one of the signers, is also published as a part of the fanfaronade of in- vitations :— rather take the world ma, Tur Purr DIRECT. Invitation rrom Naw Youk To Sevaton Hrx- ten.— We have the pleasure, to-day, to give to tho readers of the Herald, the letter of our citizens tendering a public dinner to the Hon. R. M. T. Hlunter, of Virginia, and tho reply of that gentlo- man. ¢ esteem ita pleasure, since it is rare that the department of correspondence with public men tor cayening #0 desidedly pertinent and clever. to Tho Invitation to Senator Hunter is from a large number of our most r ble and t citizens, of all parties and pursuits. It is an offe to public service and personal worth, honorable to them and justly complimentary to him. It isa manly trait in the caracter our citizens that they are actuated by no sectional or narrow feel- ing: ‘They do not circumscribe their respeet for fidelity and talent sy stations, to geographical lines. They honor these hi ties for their intrinsic valuo, not asking w) come, but in whom they centre. (Oh! oh ‘The answer of Senator Huntor is admiral and manner. It is eminently li ad elevated. [tis worthy of istinguished son of that proud old commonweal hioh, in the annals of the republic, vee to her jewols as Rome be La her bom) t breathes ig shout a tone o y 8 ral patriotism wi to great and right results, freely lends its sid 4 means by whieh they be achieved. The tri- bute to our = Position and destiny, its as commercial m and future eminence its influence, the y not less of the Western Werld, and and np g aa we trust, upon and progress of our wide-spread country, eloquent than pro ie. © regret that it was not conveniont at this timo for Senator Hunter to accept this iavitetion. N¢- In such an | | that they are al! armed to the teeth with revolvers and bowie knives, and with orders from said Strang to kill and slay every person that may come in their way; that they are all loaded down with counterfeit money, as one man said that he had fourteen hun- dred dollars inthe roll he had in his hands; that they had made and dug a cave on said island, where they have been making, the past winter and season, counterfeit coins of the Unit tos, and that they have large quantities on hand, ready for use. They ry in eB or aed that the United States Congress, the Legislature of this State, (Michigan,) no control over that place, and call Strang their Kin, —defying all laws, both of this State ane the Uni- ted States—and call the sheriff, when acting in his ofier,«, mob, and threatening him of hi lif, if ha attempts to serve any process on any of the le. The sheriff has taken some fifteen or twenty of the people under Jamos J. Strang, and is expected here, in Mackinaw, with them, in one or two days; and, if it is possible, I wish you would be here on the examination, which will probably last six or eight days, Owing to the Mormon difficulties, we have no legal county officers, which will make it pee difficult for us to proceed through with our rials. Please come immediately, and do what you caa for us. fours, &e. Ent James Moons, Justice of the Peace. ‘The result of this, and other similar applications to the government, was a letter of instruction frou the Secretary of State, to Hon Geo. Bates, U. 3. District Attorney for Michigan, drawing his at- tention to the nature and contents of the above complaint, and setting forth that there wasreason to believe that Strang and his associates had been guilty of the violations of the laws— Ist, of the United States, in cutting government timber. mane By counterfeiting the coin of the United States. 3d—By obstructing the United States mail. ‘The letter of instruction set forth that these of- id to have been committed not only f law, but in open defiance thereof—a tate of ae whi ernment could by no means allow to continue, directed him to forth- with to take steps for the arrest of Strang, and to call upon the United States Marshal to execute pro- cess tothatend. The District Attorney was re- minded by the department that his own, and the power of the marshal, were plenary in the pre mises; that law was supreme, sed he supremacy must be vindicated; and the revenue eutter Inghets = the iron steamer Michigan wore placed at his ie) ppend below, asa feature in tho proceedings, show! je nature and extent of t jonas howing th of the not —- rang and his followers, a decree or judg- ment of the Spiritual Court of the Kingdom, pro- nounced against the wife of Adams, Morm who to commit crime the Strang. The man, who signs self as “ Bishop,” holds - ay office under the authority of the State of Michigan. Braver Ist.anp, Oct. 10, 1851. BISHOP'S COURT. ier vs. Lowisa Adams.—This Court do adjudge, that the said Louisa Adams is guilt of groes slander and personal insult against J. a4 2dly—Is guilty of conspiracy against the Ch roe ing ot God, Hoe Front injur in ue » of the liv, f the is wna noun Ad on es of the innocent la most flagrant i wpabeg «The Covenant. peesbecomentag The PEs & in is, Wat Re gn penalty implied, ex- most "teen Cove~ f Jesus Christ, the King, and by virtue of our fice hood, 5 t all the oui be fully cose aed execu this time for-