The New York Herald Newspaper, December 23, 1851, Page 7

Philadelphia, and elsewhere. In these cities, some ht and day, which know be rest—which kuow actaclen Wonks tee of the carrier’s districts are situated more than two and tear sh the forest, and the valley, and | miles from the post office, and it is consequent- over the mountain top, as if hitched to a streak of | lya tiresome travel to make more than two lightning. Arange ur schedule time to minutes | or three ries per day. In York, for in- and seconds, not ure and and months. | stance, the Central Delivery office should be some: Give us—give us, for heaven’s sake—dispatoh, | where above Bleecker street, and the city ought eelerity, certainty. Do this, and then you may | to be divided into at least one hundred districts— Pp talk of “‘the danger of clogging up the | prebably one hundred and fifty, or more, as I am mails.” The moment our mail transportation is increased, the moment we ehall have secured dispatch, prom py 1e fold pers rather the rate of tra- itis the disappointment, the delay, and the sting failures in the service, that are felt ness, and unfailing celerity—that moment amount of mail matter wi It is not the rate of postage on letters or news; that is 60 oppressive, it most. When a man writes a letter, hisfirst thought, as it is also his | jast, is as to time—not as to postage. “How long will it be before | get an answer?” This really unacquainted with its fall dimensions, or its suburban digriots, The carriers should be active and intelligent men, natives of the city, and re- coive salaries of not fess than one thousand dollars per year. Thoy should receive their appointments from the postmaster of this city, and retain it fora term of at least five years, subject to removal only for direliction ef duty, which should be made a matter of record. This would enable the carriers to become personally known, as they ought to bo, to every man, Lies, and child, in their respective districts. They should be required to give securi- wy in a large amount, for faithful performance of eir duties, is the goetion involved, and the distance and mode of conveyance are oniy considered. The The service of delivery could be tly facili- amount of postage is really scarcely everthought | tated by the co-operation of the citizens them- ondent receive the lette of. ‘But, will my corres: directly on its arrivalt™ office, day afte: graphic mesa town and village in the United States; an advertising uncailed for letters, and returnia, to the dead letter offive. Advertising susan 4 alone amounts to over $05,000 per year. Propose to provide for this service in another way As to transportatioa, this should be improved at ovce. Necessity and economy both cry aloud fo it. Congress aad post routes. gratuitously. the mail to be convey and with euch speed as he chooses to direct. not this be done inthe United States? No doubt i could. If Congress directs it to be doue, it mus be done, and ought to be done, right or wrong But let it be done, for it hap reads are cstablished for t to be right. Ral ively, forthe common convenience and benefit who never travels has as benctits of railways as Hi eod inherent right to th abd commodities; and, li ’ ‘ construction. The Postmaster General, therefore, in addition to his other powers, should be a Director of Railroads, and port routes of every deseri He should have power to order the mail and every road, and dictate the rate of ep the hours of arrival and departure, acd th ervie should be exacted at liberal, but uniform rates of compensation. ence. needed, an in whose security all their interests depend. Such authority conceded to the Postmaster General, the firet step to be taken should be towards the improvement of through, on connecting routes. By present arrangements, hours and days are lost to the margin afforded for and connecting points. Commencing with the great through route, at its Eastern end, say Portlaad, (Me ) and proceeding one-half the by delays at the various comnecting points—thus, the mails suf- fer delay at Bosven, New York, Philadelphia, Bal i- on these routes, owil connections at diverg Seuth to Charleston, (3. C.) near! entire travelling time is consume more, ashington, avd every other connectia poin; on the route. This should not be. The mai should set out punctually at designated hours, in charge of competent agents, an corey no mor time et connecting points than shoul: depot tothe other Moreover, the; Travelling with th beard-of speed. mails to assort and arrange as much oft ae ible on the reste [hie would guard agai y at —— | et night, would pick up the mail matter tha y country in daylight. posited in good time to be to the interior thenext 4 rival towards evening eneb! receive and arrange their Fam which, otherwise, would proba next dey. y lie over till t! Tranrportation on through routes should, at all | hazards, be performed by night, leaving the = ow ting or inferior routes to be supplied by day. Persons are probably prepare extraordinary adv b aD Orrangoment. and vigor into our whole my ft if 0, hitherto unheard of. whole thing conviste in this. to business, durirg which time letters are written ere isadifiiculty. We ail know how letters are suffered to lay in the post r day, and week after week—owing to the neglect of the persons addressed to inquire for them at the post oflice. [t is this which daily reetrains thousands from writing letters of imme- diate importance—preferring the swifter and briefer og of the telegraph, whenever it can be used, at a bundred times the cost of postage. Tele- 8 aro delivered to hand, in all cases where it is not expressly inconvenient to do so. After having carried a letter ten miles, or a thousand miles for three cents, why cannot the De- partment go a few steps farther, and deliver it di- a on its arrival,into the hands of the proper in- dividual? ‘This could easily be done in a | city, }» the additional service might readily be performed if no more were gained than the trouble and expense 0 them letters: Bas i power to establish post offices it is @ constitutional power, higher than any other earthly power; and corpora tiens, as well as individuals, are bound to obey it. Why, therefore, cannot Congress exercise a con- tro] over railroad andsteamboat routes! In France, railway companies are bound to carry the mails In Great Britain, Parliament exer- cises a control, and the Postmaster General orders over them at such times, Van / ommon benefit—all the privileges they enjoy are items surrendered from the community at large, individually and collect- e who travels always. ¢ Whether our interests or pleasure invite us to trae velor not, radways are, and properly should be, carriers of our one as well as our persons e any other road or high- | |, they are, and ought to be, under the control | Jongres8, at least so far as to secure snd carry | it the ‘general accommodation, implicd in their Nor could the several railway com- panies lose anything by such a controlling influ- Orgpalsaticn, they well know, is much how are they to achieve organization aud barmonious discipline, but by a central or chief bead, acting underthe authority of the government, | be really required to exchavge mails and proceed from one ehoald travel as much as possible by night, and, after certain houre, bavg the fuil and entire possession of the road. © moxt extraordinary and un- Agents should accompany the matter points. The mails thus travel- | accumulated at the close of business heursin | the aie cities of the Union, reaching the © South ard more sparsely cc regions of the The supplies of mail matter | for the various points diverging would thus be de- orne off on stage routes\ while their timely ar- les the route agents to lies on the way, | to appreciate the derived from such derpatch, in tho tranemission of correspon- The force of the ‘The day is devoted r | selves. A plain tin box might be made under the direction of the central office, which could be attached to the front door, or other convenient place, of every dwelling house, office, or shop, in the city, of which the proprietor made a quarterly advance of cen cents, or thereabouts, making forty cents per year. Fifty cents per year would not bo too much to pay, even for the families. Every box should be numbered in the order of its lease, so that a man might change his residence as often as he pleased—the number of the box, con- ih, post office address, would remain the seme. The box should have two apartments—one for matter received, the other for matter to be sent. ‘The poseession of the box would enable the carriers to open monthly accounts, and thus an important convenience is achieved. Letters and newspapers could be charged against the number of the box, without troubling the possessor on any oc:asion, (except the designated one) with the collection of the trifling amount of pores. Were a system of post delivery established, com- eg and perfeet in all its parts, upon the basi ere suggested. [ would propose the introduction of anewfeature into it, vis:—the delivery of newspa- pers from the offices of publication. 1 can sze no ce reason why this might not be done—in fact, I lieve it could be done much to the advantage of publisbers and the subscribers themselves. A daily Rewspaper could be deposited in the boxes in the same manner as letters, at the rate of twenty cents per annum, payable quarterly in advance. The papers could thus be delivered with much greator despatch than is now effected by sorepaoer carriers on long routes, because they, like letter carriers, have to travel to and from the office, amounting, in some instances, to at ieast four miles superfluous travel. The deposition of the peosse in the boxes would also secure them from the de- predation of thieves, which, by the way, is a very serious annoyance to subscribers. The expenses, [ think, would be much less than is now incurred, and if preferred, could be assumed by the publish- ers themselves, or, if transferred te their subscrib- ere, @ corresponding reduction of the subscription price, in favor of such eubseribers, might very pro- yi be made. This arrangement would be par- icularly convenient for new publications, as well as those of limited circulation, inasmuch as they can- not afford to organize a corps of carriers expressly for themselves, while the entire wee, of the city is too great to be traversed by but # few. At least five or six deliveries per day should be made, commencing with that of net rs and letters received at the post office during the night, at about balf past five o'clock inthe morning, and terminating at seven o’clock, at which hour every news paper in the city would be safely deposited in the boxes of their reepective subscribers. Allow- ing an hour for the carriers to breakfast, and a halt hour to arrange business for tne next delivery, they should again set out at about half-past eight o’clock,and return punctually atten. Allowing an hour to arrange forthe third delivery, they should again set out at eleven, and return at past twelve. Allowing an hour for dinner, and half an hour to arrange business, the fourth delivery would commence at two o’clock, and terminate at half-past three; the fifth would commence at oe, < cluding the evening papers.) and terminate at it five; when, allowing an bour for supper, and an hour for the arrangement of nveiness, the sixth and last would commence at half pas: seven, and terminate at nine o’clock The routes should be so arranged as not to em- braee more than two ard a half or three miles each, or at mort four, so that the aggregate daily travel might not exceed eighteen or twenty miles. This distance could, I aa be meng i a — com- parative ease, cince it imposes but a few miles at a lime, alternating with ample reste and recreations. A few daye service would so familiarize the carriers with every nook and corner of their route as to com- pletely dispel all idea of fatigue. ‘There are, probably, at least one hundred and fifty thousand papers daily circulated in New York, exclusive of Sunday. This includes papers of every description. By the additional facilities of delivery afforded, this amount would be increased some tea or more thousands per day, beeause it would 8902 embrace all magazinee, pamphlets, &c , besiles the weekly newspapers now sold on the streets and in news depots. 1 think the first year of my system | would show an actual yan circulation of at least 175,000 newepapers and per of every descrip | tion, which, at thirty cents each for the daily, (por ear.) fifteen cents for the weekly, and cight conts ir the monthly, would produce about $41,000 per annum. The same service, as now performed by carriers, costs at least $50,000 a year, at the same time that the delivery is very insecure. ‘There are a few objections to the system proposed, which, however, may be easilyanswered. The car- riers of some of the grr | pepers are also col- lectors, besides which they all fold their own |. But this could all be done by the cei e Pl to the central office, under tent «ficer. The papers, at sti should be taken from the different uled to the folding room, with all where, with twenty or more foldi hundred thousand newspapers could very soon folded in the usual si ing form for delivery. however, machinery could not be used for this pe: pore, there are thousands of destitute boys and girls, ; | now drudging daily, from morning till night, attwo r it ib they should no soouer be written than carried off | dollars per week. These could be secured for fold- aud delivered. Hvery moment is valuable--vorth | ing, and one hundred of them, in addition to the five times over the i ificant postage. [tis mot | carriers ecg ged could fold all the papers that the mere carrying which the correspondent buys it is ratber the time his regular business ut na the day! ten, bo tronsmitt: d by night, while ho is roposing. and the in he can use it only for sleep. formation he Josires be laid before him tho next or the succeeding day! bape those who purchase ity speed 0 route Agents ox receive all letters i along the read, acd place them in the proper mus, for desti- ate ® numerous nation. This would accomm clare of letters and packets, origi diate and monetary vircumstanc the poet office atter the bogs ar loved. ‘The transportation servi: proved, our next inquiry in regard to ‘There is, in this, as previously suggested, an vious deficienc ter carrying a letter, or packet, @ certain distance, the Department should undou edly deliver it with a speed corresponding to th with which it wae transmitted. This could casi be done, at a vory ignite surrounded with a p fon of two thousand anc upwarcs, and ciabracin whole num ber. While the i. :wmedi st from imax being thus vasil ightest in sident of business or social feoling, i effect agrent saving in the dead letter servive Tho mails, as ie wcll known, are cumnbered with the accumulations cf ucoalled for lyttere, whieh, in ad jart twice as wuch asl prop ose to charge for delivery, the entire cost cf rach adve fie cannot ure the night in y should it nut be equally available to him Why cannot bis letters, being wrik Hours, days, are thus caved, and the Department shares the advan- — ng the iaailsshould | tender d arriving at made up and Mi t cost, at any office . probably, ove third of the lelivery would stimulate thousands and thousands to wricing letters, upon to the expene of advert sing, (which coate ing being about ; | would come in, within an hour, or, at most eighty minutes. The weekly papers could be folded be- tween times, while magazines and pamphlets are already in suitable shape for delivery. The service of folding would, probably, not require an expendi- . ture of more than $12,000 per annum, and this bould be done at the expense of the publishers. As to collecting and canva: subseribers, this could be performed to better advant publisher than under existing arrangements. E rubseriber would no doubt have # box, and would authorize the central office in opening an account with him, by which he could pay his sub- scription, a8 well ae his postage bill, monthly, or querterly, in advance, as the case might be. At 3 here could be no more difficulty than is vow experienced by carriers in making their collec- ne; for the carriers oi newspapers, under present | Srrangement?, make but one visit per day, whieh | happens to be so early in morning, that very few pereons are stirring. Thieprevents people who | may desire to lodge orders with him for a particular peper, frem seeing him, while it is all at the office of are thus lost oubt thousands and ¢ thus lost. iors of the central however, may always be seen at stated 8 they carry for all th 'd therefore be cary for those who de #0, to order such as they like. Thei visits beirg thus frequent, would enable them t ollect subseriptions more readily than is now doa by cersiers of rewepapers. Bat, in case of difficulty " Reet, there wigan BO The delin box, and the pysimaste. refnse to deliver any letters or papers direct- bim te soy pereon or order, other than him- He would thus make nothing from the deli- 4 d elt 965,000 per anrum,) have to very office. Such ct, however, would hardly epteyod into the quarterly « ever cocur warded to the ‘ioneral Po the yrofite of the delivery offices, it would be opered and burns to cetimate. If boxes wore yery generally expense, d, (ond | ean see no earthly reason why ib E in my opiny Id not be i calculated to tera of these | the 2 t enience at so tri- causa they dk addressed to would, of couree, be very rece'vo them, I could see the from boxes ought to yield propricty of *% ernme open a seal, the firet year. The revenue and. "cer cert reumete g°p ald pay nearly half the annual ‘utter, befor y hed tendered individ o, while the mircellaneous let addresred. | venture to assert, th corres of the city, which fmonnt annually expended in ady yurtold, would probably with the additional om j ousand dollars per year, in &e , in cor with dea a regular matter ewanatiog abroad. to the employ went of intelligcn’ sad it Le whole, that from twonty to sixty for delitering such letters to to. ne address thc usend 6 abeually realized by the it would prove ne ¢, efficient to de- | delivery re ew York; a like sam ia Philatol fray the entire cos emount collected phin, ard Trespording amount in Buston, Batti would jngure a! profi he governm mere, Cinginnati, end other leading places. The ‘The piceent of delivery in b revenue frow this source would probably cities of the Uni puld, | of at least one hundred and twenty proved. Th hould re per annum morner as tok a ere omplete my of population, < looked. This as nenrly # 1 syetem, no. diverges F sf’ rhouid be borne ‘ hours, from the post of be omuce ivery office, Where the mat i be assorted, at tm ihe supplies J i to t ; end the W t ° jin eomparaty rt nv t idera th a e ’ livering otter ved in tro velhiag to. aod from the py hich i* gonerady loaatad in the contr +4 bunweoss, wag avb ol population av ia New i yrk, 2 of no re ent the offence is one of daily oocur- oan ever be in the rates of renoe a a ae fe thers any the transportation ever be 4 impropriety 3 whero ference Led recei the frank or the matter under postage for the several depart. pega ages as the frank i:self is concerns: government, for stamped franks, There is none. Nevertheless, it is not within th: ageracerece suscssccecsecess SARL meaning of the law, and, therefore, I propose the as. ee follewing :—Lot appro; ns be made by Cor- > Ce a 4 for three hundred thousand fay Sn ‘curtailment of ferce per year, every department of the uditor’s effice and General Post Of- coperel goverumes te eesacetsecesesescccsses SOGARD Let Postmaster General, therefore, issue | Bal estal ofiioes d stamps, appropriate tu the several depart- imting postmasters, ae in the ments of the government, and keep them supplied cemeenn aren "Rsea't0o) 1 8 long as she appropriation holds out. “The stamp | {O hogs fe prank ir matter mi a ign o! the Capitol, with the words, “Congress of the | Trapping paper vfcerercccrsc-wre-: 20000 United 6,” imprinted on it. Those fer | Realiz ually by the money order system, 300.000 the President might have the White boase for @ | Saved bythe complete abolition of the distri- tte, with i aap Bxsouilve Dipatnent partes, per Cree 400,000 —free,” a im. lar devices for the War, cee, 7 and other ents could be introduced, $20, Ppaindsiphie, $16, 3ans00 and appended to letterc and packets in the nae ym ‘sll sources,.. iie00 same manner as stamps are now used, would secure ones’ ee them passage through the mails without apy fur- ont ona fifty miles, per annum, 100,00 ther trouble—the nailing postenstier charging the | Postage om elty paper: postage, whatever it might be in each instance, to places for delivery to s 60,000 the proper department, or, all this wight be avoid- —-- ed by @ particular denominations to the | Making am annual saving, over the present stamps, using them accordingly. A great deal tem : o° ++ $1,899,000 so labor would thus be saved, inasmuch as the mes- sevgers who now fold and pack documents and ches for members of Congress, could also affix the stem supon them. To be sure, some membors would still like to have their names on the Jatver or packet, to let their constituents know to whose lite attentions they stood indebted—but this cou'd * done just as well with the stampas without it. It would make no difference whatever. I would abolish the franking priviloge so far as to revent its travelling with toe peraoo enjoying it. ¥ is an official privilege, and should only thus be used while at the seat of government; conse juently, the city of Washington would be the only place where franked matter could get into the mails, an- less State Legislatures also made appropriations to supply themeelves with stamps. All matter seat to persons enjoying the privilege, while at the seat of overnment, should, as now, be delivered free, a charge being made et the proper department accordingly. I think this plan of conducting the franking peri fe would answer every purpose; at any rate, it would be a great convenience to several of my friends at Washington, now aspiring to the Presidency, and who a! ge a considerable clerical force employed directing documents for them. I would abolish entirely the free exchange of news- papers among publishers. They arejast as able to pay postage as any other class of people, and it is all fudge to say that they should be exempt from it. They should be placed on the same footing with others, not because they Bagpen to be publishers, but because they mto be individuals —“flosh and blood, and apprehensive” —and assuoh, govern- ment has no right to make distinctions in their favor. I never did believe in Jaws working in any other than a general, uniform, and im- Partial way ; but I do bolieve in their going right straight abead, leaning neither to the right norte th. left, dealing out ‘equal and exact justice toa) sen—granting favors to none.” Tho free exchange of newspapers has, moreover, become a serious abuce, Every patent medicine establish- ment now purports to Pepe & bewepaper, and thousands and thousands of newspapers containing their advertisements are thus received free of pest There are probably not lesa than one haadrod ablishment in the United States, eash re- seizing ap average of 1,000 papers each por week. This gives 100,000 weekly, aud 5,200,000 yearly — which, at twenty cents postage, per year, each, gives $20,000. Of the 625 daily, tri-weokly, and semi- weekly papers published, an average daily exchange of 100 papers is received by each, making the daily ay eee 62,500, and the yearly aggregate 22,812,- 500 6 postage, at the rate of sixty cents per year for daily pipers. would amount to $37,900. Of the 2,300 weekly, monthly, and quarterly papers ubdlished, an average woekly cxohange of at least 200 is received by each, making the weekly aggre: gate 460,000, aud the yearly aggregate 23.920,000. Rating the postage at twenty cents per year, for weekly papers, the amount is $92,900. Here, then, is an aggregate of $149,000 received from pestages on exchange papers now sent gratuitouly througa the mails. Of course [ would abolish the fool-hardy privilege forced upon county uowspapec publishers. of aliow- ing their papere to pass free in the mails within s tpecific circuit. Such a privilege rather iajuroy than benefits not, the government has no business to do their work at the expense of others. [ would likewise prohibit the conveyance ot papers over post routca, to be delivered to subscribers outside ef the maul. Such ra asthe HickaLo, Sua, Pridane, wot Times, circulated by thoussadsin all thy towns within a cireni* of two hundred mils: are conveyed over raijrosds in the sate trains toast convey the mails, and there ia no carthiy reaso, why they should not be subjected to pos:ege usier my system, especially as it would not enhance the yearly cost to the wbseriber, nor would it mate- rially reduce the circulation at poluts wher de‘ive- ries might be established. Theso two poiuis re- formed, « furiber item of revenue would be secured, amounting to, at Joast, one huudred and fitty tnou- sand dollars per annum. UNIFORM RATES OF POSTAGE. Lrecommend, under my system, & scale of ra'es as follows :—For any letter weighing uader half an ounce, two cents to all parts of the United States, prepaid or not, at the option of the sondor. For the purpose of recuring winen', however, as far uld be ® government onve- 4 * paid” imprinted jing on the back, or seal sido, a jons a8 to directing letters, aad postage for letters, vewspapors, books, and transient m This would serve ass conspicuous advertisement, and would, no doabt, prevent many ef those unfortunate failures (lowin; out of misdirections and geueral ignorance of post: affairs, so peculiar te the servioo, Tne euvelo; thould, moreover, be stamped with the words, “10 delivered promptty.” They should be sold in large juantities at every post oflice, at two coats uld seoure Lhe passago of tho let- to the porson addrossed, free of Letters sont without a goveramont en- ag such postage. velope, should bo two conts, whether prepaid or not, and vould not call for servation to the person a addreesed—nevertheless, delivery with the raine promptness as if used, but one cent additional be elarged for the delivery. The delivery should be paid for ont of the post office fands, at the rate of about fifteca por cent, aud I presume that at least $45,000 out uld be mate envelope were of the $65,000 aunually epent for advertising, with | the additional saving ofeome $20,000 now auaua!ly expended in the dead- letter scorvice, added to this commission, would prove more than eufivient to pay for the dolivery of all letters sntitiea te it. additional sbouid bo charged, unlers « four cent ea- velope should be used, waich would thus iachide the envelope aud the delivery rervice. For circulars, unsealed, weighing less than one | ounce, one cent, for all distances, prepaid—to be reduced to seventy-five cente per hundred, if more than one hundred of the same cirsular be brought them; but whether it does er | ror | letters weighing more than halfan ounce, two cents | | | at the some time, and to fifty cents por bundred if | more than one thousand be bought at the same time, to eecuro delivery as letters. Circulars to be ed to one sheot of paper, unless the parcels are identical with the matter of the main sheet. Handbiils, newspapers, &ec., one cent for every three ounces of weight, for all distances, to be pre- with a reduction of one-holf when sent in tities of over 1,0) Boc ke and packages, not exceeding five pounds in weight, for any distance, five ovis per pound, payabe in advance, if not ordered by the party addressed. To ascertain when sack matter ts or dered or not, the sender should be required to en- doree it, eo that, if refared, he may dcuble the omount of portage acer SUB pihaAD MATIVE. aderih ed ounces, for year, payable quarterly ber or the publisher. Tr y conte per year; semi.weekiv, thirty cents; weekly, twenty cen's, wonthly,t velve cents. For every three ounces, (ae tang e periodicals,) an additional rate of post above. Theee rates cf postage, it will be seoa, aro ox- ceedingly simple, while they,are ejaaliy as cheap— much lower, 'n fact, than any wriver on port offic offatrs ever contended for. [ would not limft “ transient matter,” as is now done, to printed matter; | would ‘aclude anything and everything under the wieght of five pounds, which could be tultably packe tation ia the snail. The rates ¢ here indica rod ‘we under the discipline propore, as is now realized under higher ra’ leaving the large surplas saved to go ty tn. created transportation and despatch, id to inerenecd pay of those employed tn the service. liable for subec weekly papers, The compen: 1 of couuty offisers should bo given i sted yoarly salaries, thereby destreying the complicated commission sys tem; while the number of clerks at largo offives being groatly red , and the nature of the Int required of them cere jally changed, | would pro ose the employment of women insterd of ine better alewlated to disch now d The s dare to nt nen yomon they rdinarily receive ia o aired first yoar, wh 0, #oald aswel Y) to § at) ld be more than made up Cnba, although it was de ‘Teubmitthe foregoia, or explanation. Eu: Bowen, Late of the General Post Office. emcees Case of Mr. Thrasher. Havana, Dee. 15, 1851. ‘TO THE EDITOR OF THE HERALD. ‘The latest papers received by the Isabel and Em- pire City have By re previous suspicions that there has been dealing in Thrazher’s case The Republic asserts that, up to the 4th of Decem- ber, the government had received no such appeal as that published over Thrasher’s name. ho Mornmg £cpress bas reliable authority to say that | not a word had beem addressed to the government asking its interposition in hie behalf as an Ameri- can citizen, and that instructions had been Sharkey and Owen to interpose vigorously, paper accounts were true. Suspicions har since been excited that, motwithstanding the ap- parent intereet displayed by Owen, he had not for- gotten his if ven, for supposed wrongs at Thrasher’s hands. If the Republic and Express are not full of gross falsehood, Owen stands con- | vioted of malicious neglect of duty, and of palpa- ble votruths. Thrasher was known to be by birth an American—was known to have been so classified by government order of 6th September, 1450, sus- Eo, his editorship of the Furo. It was well nown that, since then, he had taken ne step af- fecting his nationality. When he was thrown into close confinement, on the 2ist of October, was it not the manifest duty of the Consul to have himself of all the facts, and have demanded his re- lease, and, failing in that, to have laid the before the Exeeutive of the United S 1 Thrather was not present at the reading of the awtos, and of course could not have communicated their | import. A zealous Censul would have taken proper steps to obtain as fulla report as possible of the proceedings, aud have sent it to the government. A private individual, duriug the small hours of the night, and with the terrors of a Spanish court-mar- tial before bis eyes, made such a report, sen’ it for publication, axd received it back in print more than fifteen days since. The Consul could have done the same, or more, openly, and in the face of the authorities. The tame person not choosing to take for “law and gospel” ibe mere assertion (as did the Consul) oithe Captain-Creneral, that Torasher had renounc- , ed his Aicerican citizenship, hunted up laws and precedents to establish or refute the assertion. Had our Cenoul done so, and communicated the result to his government, far different would have stood the case at this moment. ‘I'he Consul, on the 12th of November, said, (and subsequently repeated the assertion) that before that day, the government were ip postession of despatches covering the whole caso. Five copics of the “ Appeal” were written by Thrasber, between Sand 12 o'clock of the 21st of November. One was directed to the President, one to tbe Consul, one to the Hon. H. Clay twotothe press. The first is believed to h: fall- en into the hande of the Captain-General, aad per- haps the second may have reached hiw also. If it | bae not been remitted to the President, the Consul | has most grossly abused the coutidence reposed in | him. bythe mail of the Ist, Mrs. Thre sent Py oF mage to the President, and it must have reach- | ed bim before the appeal rent to the pre | fame ma'l, could have reached Washing publication in New York If the Consul has re- ceived any ordere to ‘act vigorensly” in the mat | ter, be bas heen a very dsobedient ¢ | ‘gorows demand made (a3 reyuested by tbe 15.b of Nuvener), wouid have ¥ Of the order be &.b of Septom- Ths order probibite him frou editing bewng an Amerionn cic xem, and owing nu allegial to tne Queen Had thie order beon ob- tained, ali proo tence «f bie havi Lupross, ip tao ** the govern la Thrasber’s case. ve the autho in General, fo recentas the th of September, iming bim os ao Amerivan citizen, and lanee to the Quee We have the article of the treaty gua:aoteeing the trials of American cit'uens by the koown and general laws of the land, and by the ordiaary forms—full liber- ty to telect legal advisers, to bave free access to all the evidence, be present at all the proceedings, &e. &e What were the facts ! He was tried by & special court, which has nover been convened except by “virtue of extraordinary wors” granted, in direct violation of all Spanish aw, 29 Well as the treaty. The Consul has as- sumed ihe ground, that asany Spaniard would have been tried in the same mancer, no complaint can be made by our government. © illegal proceed- ings, enforced upon Spanish subjects by twenty thousand bayonets, can bo precedents for subjecting Americane to the same. What the ‘*extraordiaary powers” of the Cap'ain General aro, we know not, exvept by their effects. We know that they have taken men {rom their beds, end banished them, without being informed of the moti ty them filty men were ordered to be | shot, without even the form of » Spacish trial. ‘The tame powers deprived Thresher of a lucrative American citizen. A & court was con- | for treason, because he was not | ‘ity of the zen. show that they are extremely com- nd capnot be the order and authority d the ordinary proceedings required by Not only are the proceedings of the es in Thrasber’s case illegal, but the whole stem of domisiliation, under which they clain e allegiance of domiciliated residents, is illegal, on the following growads :— Ist. Deiog contrary to the spirit of international | law, to compel # foreign citizen to renounce his reli- | op gicn and country. | 2d. The royal decree of 1817, by which it tx re- quired, was not issued by competent authority; the | covatitution at that time being legally operative in facto subject to the | | prorped independent au’ hority of the King, through POW, (An iv Mane WY Hose 1 Brow usvisie, Seame force Sd. Even ceding the point of incompetency, the | law pres:ribes domiciliation, and, atier five yours, | naturalization, with full renan and assumption of Spanish allegiance, or expulsion | from the coustry ing two reparate acts, the former cannot be of the tame tencr ae the latir ner is it to be suppose: mbraces the spocial pointe ef the complete naturalizacion | ath The “Co fe of Commorse.” the genoral law f the realm, and, by spooial deores, extended to | ba, guarantees the p-ivileges stipulated in trea J when no sipulationsexiet such privileges te er joy in hiscoustry, anyforcigoor In ‘Thrasher’s case, besides these claim ay general poicts, there is also the nuility of his do ai- die in IS4, by ise own limitation, te dve years, aud & subse jnent residence in the United Staces. The dowmicil having become pull and void, the obliga tions aseomed under it must also have ceased That | such was (be opinion of this government, the order of September, 15), ts conclusive prouf. j Iv te said that the Consul will prodace a certifi- | care of tbe lady who came from Mobile with letters ¢ Dickop, that be did aot intimate thate timely A the Consul would ae Me seep the neral in his first determination (9 ggg. | een of tho fifty. If the Gobi bis any oe sould onty have t8— t have upon the fate of The atidevit ot the lady in question bas been sen) for, and will be sent to the United States, whether it mili ate aga'net the Cencut or nos. Deata ce Perea L. Pansons, at Panawa.—The Pancma Herald, of Nov. 24, contains a notivs of the fon bof Peter L Parsons. ‘fhe Herald says:--The ennouncement of bis degth will startle his friends every- Where Wi h sorrow wud grief Bverything was done that 1d devic A every attention that kindness His remains, ¢o th ein the Ameri. we feadby A Rvery tase waraaly wil weivt Texas vation dove a Mh MESO, ’ | it was, but it wasin the | net anewer me, I then commenced crying; Mrs, Forrest ion of foreign, | ¢ | Howard, { went THE F' ORREST DIVORCE CASE. Superior Court» Before Chief Justice Oakley. CATHERINE N. FORREST EDWIN FORREST. XTH DaY. Dec. 19.—The court room was again densely crowded ‘hismorning, long before the appointed hour for business. The galleries, too, and the passages leading to the court Were thronged with persons who could not obtain an en- trance. Mr, Forrest was amongst the earliest arrivals, Mr. Doughert: Sbout e quarter before ie satek en Teme into court At ten o'clock the Obief Justice took his seat upon the bench, and the special jury being called over, all ans- iis. Forrest, accompanied by another lady, entered 4 ', entere shortly after, and the tertimony was then "poscecaee THE TESTIMONY OF ANNA FLOWERS. foun Fiapete she sited see ew pas bet 4 mined juren, deposed as w8.— New oan when T am there, I live here now; I came from Texas to this place; I am ; my husband’s mame is (ico, W. Flowers; he is of pork and beef; my family at home is com two servants and @ niece of Mr. Flowers; Mr. Henry Dougherty came with me to this place; putme under Mr. Dougherty’s ae ‘bild, » baby. came with me also; f the three I have spoken of; I left twe children at home; I am stopping ‘at the Florence Hotel; Mr. Dougherty put me there; | am an Irishwoman; was born in Ireland; I was in the service of Mr. and Mrs. Forrest; I went to live with them in May, 1844; it was before they went abroad; I went to them in May, and they went away in December following; I was in the capacity of chambermai¢; I slept, when the family was home, on the third story; by the third story | mean the attic floor; it was iu Twenty-second street. Q.— What gentlemen were in the habit of ae house while you were there? A.—Mr.N. P. Wi pt. Howand, Mr. Wykoif,and Mr. Godwin. Q.—State, if you pe apytbing you saw occur between Mr. Willis and irs. Forrest? A.—They were several times ther slone in the drawing-room; Mr. Forrest was not at i it was reguiarhoursin the day time; I coutd not say what hour, @.—Do you recoliest Mr. Willis, on one 05- casion, calling on Mrs. Forrest before sh dressed ’ A.—Yes, I showed Lim up to the library; Mrs. Forrest wasin bed; I notified her; sie wid me to leave him there and she would get up and dress herself; [ did #0; it was in the morning, about halt-past seven; I did not see them together afterwards, that day. @—Did you tee Mr. Hepry W) koff there? Mr. O’Conor thought it » humbug to be going into anythingabout Mr. Wykoff when defendant him- seit, in his reply, has altogether exonerated himself. I therefore object to anything from this witness, a! events about Mr. Wykoff. ‘Mr. Van Buren replied that Mr. O'Conor, in his opsn- ing, said he would not object to any evidence against Mrs. Forrest; amd the Court had incimated its desire to have the, cause fally investigated; he submitted that it was quite relevant to the case at issue to prove the lewd and licentious conduct that was pursued in the house. There are cases in which actual adultery may not have been proved, and yet the conduct, and habits, and circumstances would be deemed sufficient to warrant a divorce being granted. Mr, O’Conor—As to the first statement of the counsel, it fs entirely unfounded. Mr. Van Buren—There is a difference of opinion} be- tween us, I had not asked one word up to the general defiance of the counsel for the plaintiff Mr. O’Conor made some further observations, and con- by raying that he thought when he closed his ease for the plaintifl. the defendant and his counsel ought te have walked out of court, and consented tos ver [Hitees in the body of the court } Mr. O’Conor continued—We have some members of the theatre bere, and as I am an actor in this scene. [ am bireed. Chief Justice—W ho has hissed ’ ; Br. O'Conor—Ohb, in this crowd it is impossible to fee, but there are some members of the theatre here; scme whore business it is to laugh, and some to hiss, ‘The Chief Justice ordered the officers to bring up any person whom they should detect disturbing the court. Mr. O'Conor again contemded that the testimony re- tpecting Mr. Wykotf was im % The Ohief Justice raid. that be bad thought it his duty to interfere several times with respect to the tes timony which implicated thi who have no op- [ogra of defending themee: ut he had permisted it to preeeed, thinking that counsel had been advised that it was essential to the inquiry. He would wish to be referred to some authority on the subject. Mr. Van Buren referred to second Greenleaf om evi- dence, p. 51. Mr. Van Buren then referred to the hablte ofMrs, Forrest--her drinking and smoking. Chief Justice—I should not have admitted that evi- dence if it had been objected to; at all events, Ido not contider the testimony of the slightest consequence. Mr. Van Buren said he would suspend that part of the examination for the present Chiet Justice—That would be the better way. Witness continued—I saw Mr N.P. Willis kissing Mrs, Forrest in the library; I could not say exeetly when day time, in warm weather; it was when he firet came in; Sirs, Forrest was in the li- | brary when Ishowed him in; I went across the hall, and on turning round, I saw Mr. Willis with his arm round Mre Forrest's uvck wod he kissing her; [ saw them se- Vernal times together. but I never saw’ anything after that between them, L raw them several times together before that; he was there a good deal; | saw mothing, but Irhowed him iuto the library several times, and they were several hours together; Mr Forrest was sway; few no ope else in the brary at the time with them; I know Captain Howard; I rm . Willis was to calt library; 1 an ; Ltold him Mr F and he said, ‘On! very wel ad then weat off; it was Mrs, Forrest he asked for; I dia not teil him Mrs, Por. red the door when rert was at home; Captain Howard was in the habit of vieltipg there frequently; 1 did not kaow what his ocea- was, be towards the close of ‘39. ptain Howard usually saw Mrs, the was home; I reovllect his remaining there all night when Mr. Forrest was home, and aleo ben be was away; the night Howard stayed all bight and Mr Forrest was away. Mr. Godwin’ was there also; they were in the library all night; I cannot say whalthey were doirg; they were talking; I was down stairs doirg my work; I retired that night about eleven a ae ee Mrs, Forrest inthe front bedroom; that the first night Lever slept with her; I heard them talking and laughing; I was ewoke afterwards ip the middie of the aud Mrs Forrest came in to undress herself for bed; she did not ray until she got into bed ehe then called me“ Auaa.yand I did pot anrwer Q—Why not? A—I was afraid she might wed the boy that was then left the room in her night clot er for aome time after oa that night until J got out of bed; I was afraid | had mis- understood ber aud got into the wrong bed, as 1 heard whispering im the next bedroom; Igot up abd took the lamp that was lit on the hearth, and [ went into the next bedroom-the freut #pare bedroom—I went to the he bes A be ver it. and I Mrs. Forrest 1» Buren said be would comply with the sug- the Court continued Ie. ed Mes. Forrest, and she did then sald to me, “Anna, what's the matter!’ I said I Was afraid to sleep alone, nothiog further was raid, and I went back into the dedroom ehere [ bad beem; Mra, | Forrert eame in ‘ut fifteen or twenty minutes after that; there wi light ta the bedroom where Mrs. Forrest aud Captain Howard were; I had to pass out inte the entry he room; my door was entirely Dy Mra Forrest came to bed cry—that she Te were sheete on the bed but a blanket; [ 4 auything in Mrs Forrest's © hor taking two glasses of wine walking wt the t me: I that evenirg: 1 we 1 acd, neat morning, in that bedroom: thy hing on the bed bat « bien Ret and (wo pe | have men- tioned this i herin the bevure, befor fo; 1 krocked « a. Tbave never treat d yeu ase ef r you to mention any. thing yew see ln ch ing farther oveurred; | wee sbeut tf a until the frit dey wan the letter put of w thet in bed ain Philedelpyia Godwin rlept in tt teld me be bw Mre Poorest PhiiodeIphia the returned. I Mra. Four ’ ord remaired tli t) ing Apri their eavitg for England. I had Mrs. Forrest il; about the time of & conversation with atything given you by Mrs. Forrest before she A.—Novbiog but thirty dollars aad some baby clothes Q bine hy ueptioned this ccout- renee to he yrieans, | had my mentions d it hy | went away; her sitter) to pro- Mergeret was Mics ‘oorbies; T told Mrs, et. to try if he would thing for my child, i Mies Ma het the said she bed t t vide everything fc me Binclair, I never Krew Forrest I wae goin tee Capt Hews the told me not bout ft, for that he wae very angry wi ald, for the child was in Want mid; L anid, ow tell one thirg whole,” [then left the Pt Cha: rest in the street; the told me ne ne sail “for God's sake Anna don't you doit elways been your frlend;” she aid bothing forth ber manner was very much en ee. ¢ t mention it tod Forrest? A= t him in te t and T mentioned Capt How. ard’s nore, and he taid, “T don't want to heat anything of the kind, T would not speak to euch a man” Did you eperk (¢ Mre. F ut ft on any other oo. aricn? AI told you b ent to Burope. Q. Cm ary of thove oevastons di vimit or deny it Mr not chjroted ‘The Court thought it unimportant Ms, You Duca~ J Wala ty io, G.-- Whaat ves Mrs, then; my born then; it is pon that shih seen that child 1 have been here this last time about six weeks; the first weeks I stopped at the Wansion House; since them ‘at Florence’s; Mr. Doughert; me the accom- modation in both places, G——-Lahe in, Court? Idom't see him; he visited me every and the papers; sometimes he would come in the afternoon and sometimes in the evening; I have never hed any visits from Mr. Forrest, except ome at the Mansion House, for five minutes; my home is New Orleans; I was jast to move back from Texas when Mr. Dougher- Z came about six weeks ago; I went from New Orleans to last summer sbout April or June; I came on to New York last summer, or the summer before, lation to this business; I think it was last June; think it wae June of 1660; it was Mr. Flower who asked me to come on; nobody applied to him; I told him about it; there was an advertisement put im the New Or- leane Picayune for me and I told him of it, and he di- rected me to come on; I came in the steamship Georgia; no one came on with me; the advertisement did mot offer a reward; ii said tf I would apply to the ne I weuld hear of something to my advantage; I did apply; I thought I was going t» get # fortune— ( ter)--I got nothing at all; the gentleman that put in the advertisement had a letterfrom Mr. For- rest, and he asked me if I knew Anns Dempsey, and I raid I did not; be raid be kuew me, and there was no use im denying it; I told Mr. Flowers, and he told me to go <n by all means; I bad tola Mr. Flowers before my mar- iage. what had occurred; the gentleman was clerk here, and I saw him on going to inquire what the ad- vertisement was; he said nothing else to me to induce me to come on to New York; Mr. Flowers paid my ex- penreson at that time ©—Had he received any com- munication from Mr Forrest or any of his friends? A— None whatever; he told meto come on to New York and tell the truth; he did not _kuow where to tell me to 20; he was not acquainted with Mr, Forrest; my pur- pose and object in coming on to New York was to tell what I knew; I unders.cod I wasto be examined by Commissioners; several of wy friends in New Orleans told me if the trial was not gcing on, I would be exam- ined by Commissioners; they were ladies who told me 60; they did not krow Mr. Ferrest; the clerk at the Pica- yune told me the advertirement was from Mr. and that I ought to go on, or they would take my ex- amination there. Q —What reward did you expect to get for coming om to New York to testify’ A.—Not one cent; I'am very well able to live without rewards; I don’t knew that I expected to receive my ex- penses, for I had plenty of money along to pay them; I did not write or take any step to let Mr. Forrest know I was coming on to New York; on my way to New York L javana for three days to ece my sister, Mrs. Anns Hart. Q—How is it that your sister's name is Anns and ars Anne also? si —My real name i Honora, but I did not like it, and Ichanged it. (Langbter.) hid you {ell that rixter that you were to be for 7on to New York to teatity for Mr. ae t living; it is tity. ‘OicHow 1 Ts if = A.--I did not; I told her I was coming on to testify for Mr. Forrest; I told her I waso on to see Mr. Flowers’ friends; that was not the truth; I her s0 because my family had altogether forbid me to appeer against Mrs. Forrest; I cannot hegre So me not to ainst Mrs. Forrest; ali told me; Ellen Bi » jew Orleans, Bey See ee New York, at my mother’s, and Ann forbid me; my brother, Jobn Dempsey, living in New York, forbid me; wy brother Frederick, living in New York, forbid me. % --I want to know when your mother forbid you’ A.--After I went back to New Orleans from this in June, 1860, I received @ letter from her, forbidding me to sppear against . For- rest; I had not received any forbidding from my mo- ther before that; it was my sister Mary who wrote the letter; my mother bad all the “say” im it; Mary had not forbid me to appear against Mrs. Forrest before that; my brother John forbid me in that letter; he never for- bid me before; I don’t remember when forbid me; before my trip to New York; he did not then say any- thing tote about not appearing —< Mrs Forrest; I am pot certain about his ever forbidding me; last sum- mer wy sistee Anne forbid me; I mean the eummer of 1880; she forbid me ip New York. after Thad Le | Havana sod seen ber there; she never forbid me then; my sister, Mrs eters etn I the letter from my motber, w! — the never forbid me before; I remained in New a week or five days; I steyed at the Irving House; I fur- ommodations there; I saw Mr. but not when I arrived; ed ; Mr Sedgwick, and twoor three other gentlemen that I don’t know, were with bim; I sew hin more than once; I saw him twice at the Heure--that time and the day I was ng away; did pot tee him anywhere else; Mr. sherty wae with him the dey I was going away; I did not pay wil my expenses at the Irving House; Mr. Porrest ‘id them; I firet caw bis friends, Mr aod Mre. Lowen. when I came on; I saw them at their bourse im Twelfth street; I wanted to eee Mr. Forrest, and E w Mr. Lawson to be his friend and agent; I did not Mr. Laweon when I cailed; I left and be called on me at the Irving House; it was the frst bouse I put up at; I arrived in the morning; I don’t recollect what it was; we were quarantined twenty jour Bours befere veesel onme up; I had uot taken any means to inform Mr. Forrest of wy coming; I proceeded imme- diately to the Irving House, to take aceomm: ben far. i there; I took eiuner there; I tirst saw Ronghecty at the Irving House; I saw him at a house, I it wae ip Mercer street; that was after I had taken at the Irving; it was the second day of my arriy. bed ‘at one nt at the [rving before 5 I had seem ir. Laween before I had seen Douay ja Mercer street. Q—What house was that? A—I think it wae ry house, named Wilson's; I went there to have an interview with Mrs. Forrest; [went there motion; there was a en‘ leman with me from i Hovre; I don't know his name; | wanted to go there and see Mre Forrest better have some one go with Q—Who said that? A—Mr. Forsest at; it wr ‘be Irving House he eaid 8o; all those gentiewe: I have were prerent; Dougherty aud Mr. Sedgwick were pre- tent; | don’t know if maa camed Patterson was pre- sent; there were others besides those named; J think there were two others. Q —When there gentiemen. whom you call Commis sloners, Were present, Was your deposition taken’ A.— Yes, 1 d and swore to it; they were about ball am hour or au bour with me on that occasion; Mr. Sedgwiek never called cn meagain; I never saw him, that I know of, but opee; I pever made any deposition or statement but that one while I was on bere at that time; I don’t kuow that I spoke in the hearing of the Commissioners about going to Mra. Forrest that went with street that day; Who recommended of introd who secompanied you ' A.—I thin erty who introduced him, but [ can’t say, Iam tive; it wae the next morning I was iatroduced that gentleman my escort, teld me where we until he told me, 1 did not know place I was going to im eriscto meet Mrs. mained at that boure from about 10 o’elock in iit i z { i i z 4 anything to do with me or my buciasss or Forrest's busi | nes; l bad no conversation witheny person while I was there about Mre. Forrest « Cransections; I got my dimner there; nobedy dinei wn me; I was in & room sll the time; it was a large room, there were balf-a- dozen beds in T did uot see Mrs Forrest while tm that bouse; Lw wee Mes. Forrest, to tell her what I bad done Thad sald; that was my tole and only & that interview; Deugherty was oot more than five minutes there. Q—Whes measure did you take, if any, to ‘i Forrest there! A —l rote two motes to ber; I wrote them there; I gave Ubem to a amall boy; I cond note after Ttownd } rot pay anything sbout any body; L went back ¢ the Leving Howse; 1 dia net go to Brooklys whem { was bere Mr, Von Buren said with regard to the arewer about Mr. Willis. if the counsel intended to comtredict the witness it was usual (o cali Ger attention to the partiow- ar fact, Mr. O' Conor enid be wae oF terching him the now ee mething ad: Withers continued— mach obliged te the counsel leace, though be did t go to Brooktyn, becaure I did'nt feel like ft d te go there to shop. to Duy stamps to sam dresses; T did not know where to pet such {nines a New York; Lexpected to get Them at. think, Mrs Mir s in Pultonstrent; Mr. Por- » the house where Mra Porrest lived: and [said I didn! want to go to the house where Mre \oorhies wae; Leeo t say he told me he would find mea place to goto meet Mrs. Forrest; I don't re- member; Idon’t know «ho paid my bill at Mra, Wil- son's; | retarped hom. New Orleans by land; I went to Aitany and Buffalo: [ reeeived mo ost what I received from Forrest, for my expenses; ve me $60 to pay my expenses home, and $76 which: f" Yea paid for my pavage bere, | received no other money in any shape or frm I believe I prom'end to come my expenses for returning, [ did not come again, res children wee very sick. Q—How rooe, af- ter you refuredto come did you go to Texas? A— 1 can't eay; I did not get one cent compensation; there was nothing #4 about or compenra- tion, for coming; | dont expect ; I sew an ad- vertisement in @ news 2 ity after | came bere; Mr. Dougherty #y it to it was the: Hrrary; he thowed it to me in M 1 bad not ot explain een it before he showed it to enything about it: bh “Do you eee thi thing else; he \ are thore A—No; I never wr 1) is mine. (Witnes , notes; this second one i ctrtein ' pe certaim about anything. Mr. O'Conor’s introducing Mr. O'Conor said bh 1 stand corrected when the Covrt corrected him ‘The Cbief Justice thencht all those observationsshould voided. Witeene continued—I don’t think this letter (No. 2) i handwritis Tyr o'Conore Now lock at the back. Witnere (Jooke wt it)—Yes, that ie my writing—ith Mr. O°Conor—Tt is be Mr. Van Buren oljeote hie question with @ floorien