The New York Herald Newspaper, January 3, 1853, Page 4

IEBTOR + Np EDITOR ew Se se aamence Fi ¥ per ommaw part of Gre Te tected kA RY COP pgp tee Berean tence ‘aad $b to azp partaf Ow sestonDance ining oor keds if veren Wo, @ M0 gewENTS THIS EVENING. ‘Tue Lapy oy Lrvoms— WERYTE Aarne, Wretixe ‘om wire Wacr. A Y THEATRE, Broadway.—Le Sonex v'Uxe Dkte Dew Woman I Avomx —Mangixp Awy Szt- pao—La Mo oc2 we Bevin. WIBLO’S, Broadway. BURTO? /s THEATRE, Chambers strect.—Pans 4x» Baxvor— Kew Year's vay in New Briar. BATIC MAL THEATRE, Chatham ostect.—Tie Sicin- var Be @e—Mroric Ley. WAILACE'S THEATRE, wenes-Sreep He OL, ‘WHITE'S CrE OF VARIETIES, 17 and 19 Bowe- Goon »; foamt Neven Won Par Laor—Fonry arra—La Masa pe Sevinns ey. —Mvsreniove Rar PEBRICAN MUSEUM.— Afternoon—-Grvnnat. e—Raveonn ann Acwes. Bvening—GevenAr. Tox Foury Tunves. PELLER'S SALOON, 609 Broadway.—Necnowavcy. MA, 580 Brondway.—Bafhv no's Paxonama or Bow Lav. wield i Broadway.— Krom. }H RISTY'S OPERA HOU we wy CURIETY's pf Exuimrnion. , 472 Broadway.—Ermiorias INwTR ELS. DDS MINSTRELS, Wood's Musical Hall, 444 Broad- —Brevorras Minera aney. GERCUS, 37 Bowery.—Equestnian Exrenrarymryrs. DOUBLE SHEET. New York, Monday, January 3, 1853; The News. amd lecal intelligence this morning, and in conse- ‘quence are enabled to publish the vast quantity of two days from all sections of the habitable The recent news from Europe, Avia, and rica, thengh not what can be correctly termed nt, is, nevertheless, exceedingly interesting, will eause the three days’ laver advices now due by the Cunard steamer Axia to be looked with some anxiety. exciting character concerning politieal af- 7 throughout Europe—the apparent quietness ef all parties—augurs anything else than peaceful imtentions; that is, if we are to judge of what the future will be by the past. The calm seems to be ‘too solemn, too death like, to lact. Read the details ef the news. According to the lates: accounts from Mexico, the Fevolutioniete were stil! progressing most snecez- @ally. In the State of Tamaulipas, Gov. Cardenas and nine members of the Legislature had been made ere and conveyed to Tampico, and the people the State have declared in favor of the pro- piste government. What is still worse for the tral government, two vessels of war—a steamer ‘aed schooner—had joined the revolutionists, thus j @ealing an irreparable blow to the maritime force F im the Gulf. Matamoras continued to hold out against the insurgents, and the military command- ant was preparing to repe! any attack that might be made, though it is not probable that he would be suecersful. The fact is, the Mexicans feel that thay bere been misruled about leng enough, aad pieces their present system of government. x they will better their condition, is some- problematical the arrival of the brig Marin, we have re d late aud very interesting intelligence from il, Buenos Ayres, &c., as will be seen by the elrewhere. The election of Dr. Alsini as nt of Buenos Ayres will probably result to advantage of the mercantile classes throughout world, ae it is understood that he is in favor of d Dietator, is at present quiet, but will not fikery to remain so for any great length of time— professions to the contrary notwithstanding. Dates from Cubs, to the S02 ult , have been re- \Ga, ef course, no political news from the island, the not being allowed to publish anything but \y ments, market reports, and common place f igtephs, exept by the express permission of 4 authorities. We are sorry to learn that the i pox is raging to a frightful degree at Havana. cemmercial accounts are rather unsatisfactory Our special Washington correspondent states that por Marcoleta, the Mixister from Nicaragua, has m dismissed by President Fillmore. This little up may lead to more important consequences than is apparent upom the surface. After having M locked up and deserted for two days, Wall will be in a perfect buzz to day The New York Legislature will convene to- mor 4 and, as is urually the case a few days prior to meeting, we learn that Albany is filled with all of politicians—some of whom have claims to and others friends to advance, bat most of want offices for themselves. It is said that are at least half a dozen applicants for every within the gift ef the Legislature, the mem- rs of which ean only draw pay for a session of one whether they remain in session any or not. (Governor Seymour, who was ineu n on New Year's day, is busily engaged in soparing his message, and from i's reported length, is likely that he intends to review everything of connected with the intorests of the State his party have jority of forty-two in the mmbly, it is not probable that there will be as time wasted in exciting and unprofitable de asthere was in the two previous sessions, parties were somewhat more evenly balanced We give to-day a full report of a fatal collision occurrell upon the Hew Naven Railroad, on Year’s morning, near the village of Morrisania. was instantly killed, and a freman, named Hearne, died in the City Hospital, yesterday ig, from the injuries which he received The Union (Bain and Morse) wires have no hed through to Boston since Friday, and the f ss:- (House) line bas been out of order since Satur- noon. The important announcement of the safe of the Pacific was, therefore, made known the regular mail to Boston, and we infer thie was also the case on the Philadelphia and imore routes, a# the I’hiladelphia and Batti- pepers, published ut tiree or four o'clock ot lay afternoon, make no mention of the arrival the Pacific @ontinuation of our an atatistios, we to- publish s list of the sovereigns of the different of the world. Also, the leading foatures and swof the several railroads in New York as dished by the State Engineer. To those who are yd in our country’s rapid strides to other merely territorial greatness, the latter do.u- t will be read with croat satisfaction jes the details of the Earopean news, our in- pages to-day pontain very interesting let ‘ers Concord, (N. H ,) and,Washington City; Full of the Coinage at the United States Mint in ; Statement Relative to the Trade and Com- of the New York Canals; the Business at the Locks on the Erie Cana!s, &o.; Amount of and Prices of Coffee for exch month in 1852; feation upon the subject of the Municipal : Explanation concerning Gor@mer Naw- the Moxey for the Sioux Indians, ko ual Fortunately we have but a modicum of telegraphic | ya which has flowed in upon us within the | The dearth of news of | therefore, determined upon effectually tearing | unrestricted commercial system. Urquiza, the | esived by the steamer Isabel, at Cherloston. There | . Ming, conductor of the Albany express freight ‘Tapertant from ‘Napeleen tm te General 4: Ouse. ‘Bince our inst issue, on Saturday, mail eteam- eve—the Pacific and in this port “from Europe, with four days’ tater intelligence than - CORRER OF porreN aww nissan srs, | What received by the Canada. The politica! news is xeept the indigmation of the Londen ‘Times agatect the publicationéfthe Cuban correspon dence, and the new constitation of Spain; but thie dearth of interest im ewr public despatohes ie made up for by our private correspondence, which con- tains wesy iteme peceliarly interesting. Chief among <hece is the information we have received | from Perie of the rendition of an award by Louis Na- | poleon, in the matter of the celebrated claim made | by oer government against that of Portugal, for in- | demnifeation for the loss of the American privateer Genors! Armstrong, in 1814, and which award has | been adverse to the claim, and im favor of Portugal. | at will be recellected that during the very early pottion of General Taylor’s short administration, | easures were taken to coerce the Portuguese gov- / ermment into a settlement of all its long-standing | Mabilities to American citizens. For this purpose | special instructions were sent to eur minister at | Lisbon, direeting him to require s prompt settle- ) ment of these claims, and two vessels of war were | { ! ! | | | | despatched to that port te give efficacy te the de- mand. The urgency and determination manifested by our administration produced the desired effect, and all claims made upon Poriugal by this country were amicably adjusted, with the exception of that made on behalf of Captain Samuel C Reid, of this city, forthe value of his brig, the General Arm- strong, lost under cireumstances which entailed ac- eountability upon the Portuguese government, and which we will! here briefly recapitulate. During the last war with Eagland, the General Armstrong was in commission as an American pri- vateer, and was owned and commanded by Captain Reid. On the 26th ef September, 1814, she was lying at anchor in Fayal, a port of the Azore islands, under the Portuguese deminion. Fayal was then a neutral port, and as such the captain of the priva- teer felt confident in the security of his vessel. About sunset of the same day, however, three Brit- ieh vessels of war—the Plantagenet, of 74 guns, the Rota and the Carnation— appeared ia the roads, and Captain Reid, suspicious of their designs, endeavor- ed to get his vessel under the guns of the castle. AboutS P.M., while engaged in this movement, be was attacked by four of the enemy’s boats, man- | ned by 120 men; but having been fired upon with severe effect, they returned to their ships. Soon | after midnight the attack was renewed by twelve | large boats, armed with carronsdes and swivels,and | manned by four hundred men. An obstinate and | most sanguinary fight ensued, which resulted in the | total defeat ana repulse of the attacking party, who Jost several of their boats and a hundred and forty men killed and wounded. Next morning the Car. nation commenced firing on the privateer, and Cap- tain Reid, seeing that he could no longer defend her against such an overwhelming odds, abandoned her, | and she was soon after set on fire by the enemy. Under these circumstances, Capt. Reid made a claim for indemnifieation from the Portuguese gov- ernment for the loss of his vessel, in consequence of their having permitted the neutrality of the poré to | be vielated. The sum demanded, we believe, was | abundred thousand dollars, for which, of course, | England should have been responsible to Portugal. | The justice and iegality of the claim, however, was | denied by the government of the latter country, aad the matter had remained up to the present tims unarrasged. Finally, from the ecercive measures | | ! adopted by Gen. Taylor, in 1849, the affair w: brought to an issue, and the Secretary of State, Mr. Clayton, and the Portuguese Minis‘er, agreed, on bebalf of their respective governments, to submit | | the whele matter to the arbitration of Louis N apo- leon, the then President of France. That personage , has since then been made one of the reigning mon- archs of Eurcpe. We row learn, by private advices from Paris, that on the eleventh of December, an award was made by Louis Napoleon adverse to the claim of the United States, and in favor of the | Portuguese government. The matter wasone of | deep interest, and the decision of Napoleon | the Third will excite attention throughout the | country | Curious Correspondence about the New York Herald and Bilty Bowlegs. A great many curious and funny things oceur at Washington that the public don’t dream of. Cor- | respondence of all sorts occurs every session, be- | | tween Senators and Representatives and heads of | departmeats, that, if published, would enlighten | the people as to the way affairs are conducted ther | Generally, every man, of al] classes of these mag | | nates, considers that he outranke every one elee. | | | Becretaries feel that a senator or representative | is not quite as deferential ashe ought to be, and vice versa. Members of Congress take it into their heads that the Secretaries get too large for their pants. Very often they get to writing to each other, intimating these opinions; and after some hard hits, pro and con, they quit by mutual consent, and the correrpondence is suppressed. When it is not, it often takes months, and sometimes years, for it to get before the public, unless some “‘illegiti mate” process is adopted. All these dignitaries | dread the newspspers, unless they are engaged io puffing their own dear eelves—then, indeed, they like them as well as boys love candy. It ssems | that, to some of these feople, the New York | HERA» especially is particularly azd emphatically | @ most terrific scarecrow. Impartially publishing, as it does, all the news, independent of all cliques, | and not caring a brass button whether any of the | would-be big bugs are pleased or displeased, and ungpproashable to their advances of any kind, | and impregnable to every argument but those | founded upon a frank, free, honest and full | exposition of truth, the dishonest rogue trem- bles lest it may detect him; the intriguant, leet it unmasks his selfish schemes; the lazy, lest it may expose his negligence; and the weak and in- efficient blanderer and charla‘an, lest it may make his errors manifest. The Executive functionaries, subordinates, ministers abroad, and members of Congress, all look to the Henan with anxiety. A | few weeks ago we published the letters of Mr. Saunders, late Minister to Spain, in which certain publications in our colamns, and as to who was probably the author, &c., were made the subject of | grave suggestion and comment, in an efficial des- | patch from Madrid to the Secretary of State. Simi- | lar instances are to be found in other official doou- ments. His Excellency Abbot Lawrence recently took it upon himself to comment upon certain ar- | ticles in the Henan, in an official manifesto, pub- | | lished as American Plenipo entiary to St. James. Is is true, very often such courses are adopted in order to enable the functionaries aforesaid to remind the public they are in the land of the living, but still | they show the truvh of what we have said above as to the Hznatp The foregoing remarks have been elicited by | the perueal of a pamphlet recently forwarded w us from Florida, containing the message of the | Governor of that State to the Legislature, ond the accompanying documents. Among these doc uments we find an epistle of Mr A H 4. Stuart, | Secretary of the Interior, to Senator Mallory, of | Florida, and reply to him from the Senator, in which the Henan is made a topic of dizcassion, alongside cfand mixed up with Billy Bowlega, awam; lands, &e It seems that on the 24 of Maroh last, Senator Mallory being tired of waiting, after several woeks delay, for promised communication from Mr. Seo retary Stuart, about the Indiane, swamp lands | &o , &o, and the intended course of the goverament with respect to them, addressed him a letter some: what pointed, though reepectfal, and complaining deoorourly that it had not been given before. A | copy of this letter was obtained from Senator Mallo | ry and pablishedin the Henraip, which was, as it reepecte Florida, » sagariour movement eaded by a brief editorial It was pre The publication brought | ing and idling away their time, often in bad com- | signed as an intimation that the citizens of Florida were 3 surveyed. by the official ‘ts in the Land Office, are, in the main, swamp lands, liable ‘ooverfiow. and unQt for eultivation. Phe Land Office. in hie report, 8. “the lands im this neutral round between the aud green lines, are it is be- jeved, in great part subject to periodical overflows, aad therefore unfit fer cultivation and liable, comsequently, be claimed by the State of Florida as swamp lands, ber 28th, 1860.” ‘act of Sth May, 1822, you will find , into tracts for sule and cultivation inasmuch as that law prohibits the running of any other than township lines through lands of that deseription. facts above recited will be sufficient pe aE ee any » it luty or want for the rights vad Lateresta of Florida. 4 It is w matter worth enquiry, how it is that it takes two months at the Treasury to asvcortain whether thore are certain funds there, or not, appli- cable toa certain object. The books and accounts must be in a wretched condition. We make this observation in passing to the reply of the Florida Senator to the Secretary, which was manifestly writtem under some oxcitement, for it is character- ised by no inconsiderable degree of acidity and pun- gency. In the fellowing sentences he rather gets the start of the Secretary, and marches right into the “Interior” as rapidly as old Chippewa marched to the Halls of the Montezumas. He says:— Sir—On my return te this city, a few days since, I had the honor to reosive your communication of the 13:h inst., in reply to mine of the 2d inst. Some of its stete menis and intimstions surprised me, and to do justice to my Btate and myselflam conttrained to reply to it promptly and at le: You state that my letter of the 2d inst. was not receiv- ed until the 14th, “about which time scopy of it seems to have found its way into the hands of the edito: of the New Yorx Heaato As your communication replying to my letter was written on the 13th of March. you must have previourly received it, and not on the 14th, as you state. This I presume is an error of the copyist, and “the 14th’? was, perhaps, intended to be the 4th; for my letter was im fact despatched to you om that day, and do uct perceive how you could reply on the 13th tes let ter which was not received till the following day. And as to the allusion of the Secretary to the publication in the New York Hsravp, and to its editorial, he tells him :— In adverting to the ipobliontion of my note of the 2d inet, im the New Yonx Henaxn, you observe : “I have no comment to offer on the eourse you have thought proper to adopt om this subject. Of this, the pubic, to whom you have thus FB? ed, must judge » Tam happy to say toyou that. differing with you, asI have heretofore stated, upon some points, and regretting thet you have neither adopted the course suggested by the Florida dle gation, nor acquainted it with your own views with re- gard to the Indians, your abstaining from comment upon | Uhe publication ef my note meets my cordial approval. and that I regard it as the evidence of a just appreciation of our relative positions and duties, We oan imagine that the Secretary, when he read this dignified but cutting rebake, felt as if he was undergeing the operation of a cold shower bath After he got over the shock. we hope the remody wasas invigorating as it usually is. Secretaries, senators, and representatives, and ministers abroad, should learn that the independent press of this coun- try is the organ ef the people. Its legitimate duty is not to flatter their servants and minister to the pride and vanity and self consequence, ad nauseum, or slur over and apologise for their imbecility or neglect. It is the solemn duty of the press to enforce and aid in the correction of the follies, or worse acts, aud of the remissoss and lasi noes of those who are fed and clothed at the public expenee in return for services they are expected to render, and supposed to render. A great deal of laziness and neglect needs to be corrected im the halls of Congress and in the de- partments The suggestion is made, that if those whose respectful letters to members of Congress and heads of departments on business are ne- gleeted, whilst those whe receive them are frolick- pany, or are engaged in shuffling intrigues for office, or schemes of public plunder for private gaia, will have their letters published in the public press, the business will be attended to. The course is a wise and beneficial one. In this instance it brought an answer in twelve days, though it is in terms rather deflective. The Secretary was manifestly in an ill humor with Senator Mallory, and so hits at his State and constituents by s significant italicized allusion to the Seminole war, and ‘fat jobs to con- tractors” in it, and soforth. This provoked the Senator, and produced the following unmistakable | retort. It isnot only “ hit direct,” buts “hit | palpable” and a “hit unequivocal”: Ide not pereecive the prepriety, rel nency of your italicised reference to “fat jobs for cv tractors,”’ “belpg meither a federal officer mor a contrac —the usual parties to such jobs. If the federal were connected in such jobs with persons out of th its people, im eommon with those of other States, were injured and not benefited thereby. But if this be de- the recipiewts or beneficiaries of these fat jobs, or that | they at large reaped sught but devastated homesteads and immeaeurabie raciifices from that ignobie contest, it is simply @ bold and unjustifiable slander upon the State and its people. I dovbt if it cam be shows that there were twenty citizens of Florida who made a thousand dollars each by the fat jobs of the war. I trust, therefore, that you will agree with me that these jobs were attribut- able rather to that proclivity sometimes exhibited by | federal officers charged with the custody ef the public money, to expend it witho@@ the shadow of legitimate authority, than to apy transactions of the people of Fiorida. The allusion to the Galphins in this retort is net only rather too abrupt—nay, it ie cruel, and we cannot excuse the worthy Senator for such unneces- tary barbarity. In reply te the Secretary’s excuse for net surveying the Indian reserve, which is quoted above, Senator Mallory gets the decided advantage | in this way. He says:— Our proposition was to survey the Indian district, be. ginning with the Reserve You declime to do so, and | state that these lands are, in the main, swamp lands, ie for cultivation H Dut if they sie ¢wamp lands, an additional reason for | their rurvey, by township lines. a prescribed by law. exists, in order that the State may not be deprived of benefit of them by the neglect of government to enfore the treaty stipulations for removal of the Indians. By the act of Congress appreved 28th September, 1850, the overtiowed wad swamp lands unfit for cultivation were Verted in the State frem the passage of the act, and I would ask what promicly can the government assign with hese very lands to the Indians, and preclude their reclamation or occupation, and thus deprive the State af all he benefits de. signed to be conferved by the act Among the documents contained inthe Florida pamphlet sent us, are several eurious papers, of a character analagous to the above. The Florids people appear to have a propensity to write curious, and sour, aod pungent things, whenever they have on, and sometimes when they have not On the whole, reading this correspondence has ove | fortified our opinion, often heretofore expressea, that one of the best remedies against lazinoss, raseality, and bumbug and intrigue at Washington, | in the departments, would be to have published daily a register of ali the letters and papers sent to them, where dated, who from, who to, & goneral reference to subject matier, and the disposition made of the letters. Oongress should order it done forthwith. It would aid to support the rick etty newspapers at the seat of gevernment that so much need it, and such register would daily oocupy | not exceeding three columns of what is so usually filled with flummery, or fustian, or puffs of no- | bodies, or dull notices of duller books, or ostaya, fifty years behind the age, against progross and the like. And, besides, Congress should make it the duty of the departments to furnish, for reasonable copying fees, copies of all public papera or letters | sked for by any independent paper, as soon a it | lation im 1775 at 2,640,000, of whom 500,000 were | years. The seventh census of the United 8 ates, | gious liberty; some proof of a woula become confident. The great conservative and preservative power of this free country ie the independent press Progress of the Republic. The advent of a now year form: a suitable ceca sion for a few remarks on the progress of the United States, from the dawn of our existence ss Haropean colonier, to the present time, when, by general consent, we occupy the first rank among the nations of the earth. Tho year 1607 is the remarkable era of the arrival of the first permanent English colony on the Vir- ginia coast. James the First then oceupied the British throne. Several persons of consequence in the Englieh nation undertook the arduous task of planting the southern colony. Daring the civil wars which followed the reign of James, the ad- herents of the Stuarts, or the royalists, wero called Cavaliers. By them was Virginia settled In De- cember, 1620, another class of Engliehmen, being Puritans, or dissenters from the Church of England, and republicans in principle, landed at Plymouth, and commenced the settlement of New England These two colonies, it is well knows, are the germ of the Anglo American nation, now called the United States. The sottloments of the Dutoh, Swedes, and Germans in New York, and New Jersey, are only episodes in the grand national dramas of successive eras. The colonial writers furnish « graphic view of the progress of the colonies in their infancy, and their gradual approach towards independence. Johnson, in his ‘‘ Wonder working Providence,” says that in the period of fifteen years, upto 164# there had been brought to Massachusetts 21,200 passengers, more than, it is satd, either went to other colonies or returned to Europe. The population of the colony of Massachusetts, in 1629, was estimated at only 506; in 1687, at 7,912 ; and in 1639, at 8 592 ‘Lhe population of the Plymouth colony in 1624, was estimated at 180; in 1633, at 396; in 1637, at 549. ESTIMATES OF THE POPULATION OF THE NEW BNGLAND COLONIES. 1673, 36 644 9410 23,368 ay 68,416 The colonization of New York commenced about the same time with New England, under the aus- pices of a Dutch commercial company—afterwards under the patronage of the government of Holland. The population progressed but slowly. In 1698 the census of the colony showed a population of 15,897 whites and 2,170 negroes. Total 18,067. Of New Jersey—we find no early records with regard to the population of that colony. In 1738 it eontained 43,888 whites and 3,981 slaves. Total, 47,369. In 1684 the eolony of Pennsylvania, including the territory now comprising the State of Dela. ware, was divided into twenty-two townships, containing seven thousand inhabitants, of whom 2,500 resided in Philadelphia. The num- ber of emigrants to the coleny that arrived during the year ending in December, 1729, was 6,208. The population was greatly increased from emigration, from 1684 to 1776- as is shown by the number of inhabitants in the latter year having reached above 300,000. The first colony settled in Maryland in 1684, con- sisting of about 200 Roman Catholics, principally Englishmen. In 1665 the number of inhabitants in the colony was about 16,000. The taxable inhab- itants in 1734 were about 36,000; and the whole population in 1755 was 153,564,—oonsisting of 65,- 319 free white males; 49,908 free white females: 1,981 white convicts; and 46,356 mulattoes and negroes. The progress ef population in Virginia was as follows: in 1618, 600; in 1623, 2,500; in 1649, 20,000; in 1660, 30,000; in 1671, 38 000 whites, and 2,000 negroes; in 1681, 14,000 taxable inhabitants; and in 1708, 25,083 taxables. Sir William Berkeley, Governor of Virginia in 1671, states the population of the colony at 40,000; of whom 2,000 were slaves, and 6,000 were white in- dentured servants. The Governor states that the importation of slaves did not exceed two or three cargoes in seven years; but the emigration of ser: vants to the colony he estimated at 1,500 annually; the most of whom were English, » few Sooteh, and fewer Irish. North Carolina, in 1754, had an enrolled militia of 15,400, indicating a white population of about 80,000. The following are given as the estimates of | the population of South Carolina. In 1700, whites 5,500; in 1723, whites, 14,000, negroes, 15,000; in | 1765, whites, 40,000, negroes, 90,000. Georgia, the last settled of the original thirteen colonies, commenced its career by the arrival of | James Oglethrope, with 116 English settlers, io 1738, on the Savannah river. In 1750, the pepula- tion of the colony was estimated at 10,000 Pitkin estimates the population of the thirteen co- lonies in 1749 at 981,000. In 1700, the population of | the colonies, as estimated by Seaman, in his ‘‘ Pro- gress of Nations,” was 320,000, including 32,000 slaves. The same author estimates the total popu. | | slaves and free colored persons. The first census of the United States showed a total poulation of 3,929,827, of whom 697,897 were slaves, and 50,406 free negroes. With the immense emigration to the United States the greater part of the time since 1790, the white population has doubled in about twenty three taken in 1850, gives the following aggregates :— White ulation... Free colored populatio: The details of the census, in addition to the re- turns of population, furnish a variety of interesting facta relative to the resources of the country and the magnitude of the results of the industrial pursuits of a great people, emanating from many distinct races, but, on the soil of this vast con- | tinent, forming one great brotherhood as a nation. The Anglo-Saxon, as it is called, forms the predominating element in our population; but the Celtic and German elements also form valuable features in the developement of our resources, and in | our onward march to unparalleled greatness. The | new year which this day opens upon us, suggests | many reflections relative to the future g ories of | America. Aun era of uninterrupted prosperity, with the stiles and benediction of a kind Providense, seems to be our favored prospect, and it remains to | be econ whether the American people will continue to improve wisely the vast advantages and goodly heritage which have fallen into their hands. In the language of Daniel Webster, “‘ We would Jeave for the consideration of those who shall oocu- py our places a century henee, somo proof that we hold the blessings transmitted from our fathers in just estimation; some proof of our attachment to the cause of good government and of civil and reli incere and ardent desire to promote every thing which may enlarge the understandings and improve the hearts of men” Pad learn that Paul Julien has not an engagement of two years with Madame Sontag, as stated by several of the papers. His engngement, we have been told, expiter on the 10th inst. when he proposes to make & tour Booth, and to give concerts im the principal cities and Havana, Joupicrar, Exgorion —An election will take place today in the southern judicial district of Georgia for | Judge of the Superior Court, i Aocunacy oy vas New Yous Husary —Mr. Sturtevant, the whig Alderman of the Third ward, published « card, on Friday last, in the Commercial Advertiser, correcting their repert, and denying that, im the romarke he made in the Board of Alder- men en the occasion referred to, (the debate on the Broadway Reilroad, on Wednesday.) he ssid thet the Mayor hadn’t » soul of bis own, or that “he ean scarcely call his soul bie own,” or anything hike it. The Advertiser publishes the card with great pleasure, and vindicates itself by the rather tardy acknowledgment that they were indebted to the New Yoru Hewaxp for the report, which was ‘very full, and, to all sppearsnee, very faithfal.” Our space would not aliow us, among the impor- tant matters which we usually publish on the oon- clusion of the year, to notice this before; but in the columns of the Times, the following day, Saturday, an artiele appeared, in which were quoted their own report and ours, ahowing conclusively that ours was rather more full, and “‘very faithful ” It may also be well to remark that Aldermas Peck, on Thurs- day night, alluded to the expressions, quoting the HaRaip, and Alderman Sturtevant did not then venture @ denial in the presence of his peers, in the recollection of the msjority of whom the words used in his epeech were fresh and sivid, though he did so tho next day im print. Even if we had not the strong corroboration be- fore us in the columns of the whig organ, we could assure our contemporary—the Advertiser—:hat such reliance may be placed at all times in the re- por:s in the Hxraxp, that when in fature they ap- propriate them, they neednot, upon the first signal, be ready to swallow their words. Gov RaseBy AND THE Sioux Inprans —We pre- sent to our readers in eur issue of to-day a singular statement, copied from the Minnesota Democrat, in relation to Governor Ramsey’s monetary transac- tions with the Indians. Of course we cannot, hay- ing only one side of the question before us, presume to judge of the correctness of these allegations, or offer any opinion upon the subject. We think it, however, our duty to offer it to the public, in order to give the Governor, and those connected with these negotiations, an opportunity to refute the charges. January Term of che Law Courts. This being the first Monday of the month. the January term of the law courts will be commenced. Many of the cares before referred to still remain on the calendars, and amongst those to be argued at the Special Term of the Superior Vourt, ie the euit ot James Gordon Bennett, Esq., against the American Art Union, for the distribu- tion of the money and cffects of the institution. In the United States Court the two cases of steambost disaster the Reindeer and the Henry Clay—will be tried some time this month. The calendars of the other courts pre- sent the ordinary clace of business, and as the newiy- elected Judge of the Supreme Oourt, Hon. R A Morris, takes hie seat on the bench this month, an additional branch of Special Term can be held simultaneously with the Circuit and the Chambers The new County Clerk comes inte office to-day, and the various depart: ments under his control will, no doubt, present new faces te the frequenters of the courts. ‘Tue TuratRes —The mansger of the Broadway thea tre, always desirous that every thing produced at his es- tablishment, should be done in the most perfect manner: deems it necessary to devote this day to the reheareal of the new opera, im comsequence of which it will not be played till te: merrow evening. Two new ballets are sub- stituted, and will be presen’ed to the public, at the old prices. At the Bowery, Bulwer’s excellent play of the “Lady of Lyons,” and the drama ealled the “ Writing om the Wall,” are the selections for this evening. Niblo sgsim announces the grand spectacle of ‘‘ Mazeppa,” which for splendor bas never been surpassed in this city. Burton finding that the eccentric drama called “ Paris and London,” is every night drawing crowded houses, an- | nounces its repetition this evening, with the new piece of ‘ New Year's in New England.”” tre a new drama called the “Bicilian Bride.”’ will be pro- duced. as also the new pantomime of the “ Mystic Lily.” Wallack. whose selections are always capital, presents Morton’s beautiful comedy of * Speed the Plough,” and he new piece called “ Mysterious Rappings ” At White's Varietics an excellent bill of entertainment is offered. The Museum, which ie visited daily by hundreds, to see ‘Tom Thumb, the Bea Tigress, and the Happy Family, is no legs attractive in the cbaiacter of its amusements, At the Circus, Christy’s Opera House, and Wood’s Min- strels, the usual entertainments will be given. The pano- rama of the Holy Land will be exhibited at Georama Hall, and Robert Heller will display his wonderful feats of necromancy in the Chinese Buildings Donetti’s troupe of acting animals were to commence their performances at New Orleans, on the 2d of De- cember. Miss Kimberly commenced am engagement at Buffalo, om the 28th of December Mr M. B. Coombe received ibstantial benefit at Cin- natti, on the 24th ult. The house was crowded.and Mr, Coombs is represented as baving sustained the character, Claude Melnotte, to the entire satisfaction ot the audi- ence. M Affairs. Parsentation oF 4 Servick or Prats to Cartarn 0. R, Mvmvonn.—The Atlantic, New York, Astor, Sum, and Mercantile Insurance companies, who were all interested in the ship Tornado, Capt. 0. R. Mumford, which lately arrived from Ban Francisco, after a most tempestuous passage, have presented Capt. M. with a service of plate | ae @ testimonial of their appreciation of his skill, energy and perseverance in bringing his ship safely into port, when most rhipmasters would, in all probability, heve sought the nearest port to repair. ‘The vessel was struck by @ whiriwind in the Pacific, which broke the bowsprit off at the knightheade, carried away her foremast by the deck, and seriously injured her rigging and sails; but, in of this mishap, and with both mates unfit for duty. ruccoeded in bringing *Pp and an enfeebled crew, Capt. M his veeeel into port im 63 days after the disaster—a dis- tance of 8,000 miles. the plate:— “ Presented to Captain 0. R. Mumford, by the Atlantic, New York, Astor, 8un, and Mercantile Mutual Insurance Companies, underwriters on the ship Tornado, which was Gismasted iv a whirlwind in the Pacific Ocean, on the llth day of September, 1852, as a testimonial of their approbation of seamanship. energy, perrever. ank rkill in partial! the damazes at sea, sfally naviga ahip, under jury mas in her crippled state, a distance of about eight thousan: miles, to New York, her port of destination.”’ Curree Suir Ratti en —This new vessel, of 1,120 tons: lying at pier 13 East river, is a very beautiful specimea of Yankee architecture, being built by Mr. George Themas, of Rockland, Me. for Mr, WiHiam Whitlock: ‘Sr. of this city. She has been freighted with « full cargo for San Francisco. and will sail the early part of this week Captain Riobard Brown, of Marble! Me. takee the command. He is a well known captain, an every wiy capable of the eb ‘This ship is not int edto any passengers, it being the cost was about $80,000. Her admirers an- er 8 very quick passage. Agnivat or THe Guirrer Nicutincaus: at Loxpox.— The Boston clipper ship Nightingale, Captain Fiske, from Shanghae July 31, whish was incorrectly reported as bavi arrived at Deal Nov. 15, entered the St. Katha. rine’s docks, at Londom, on the 11th December, having been 193 days on the passage. Removar oy Rocks ty New Haven Hannon —Mons, Maillefert hus lately concluded contract with govern- mect for the removel of what is called the Middie Rock, ‘The following is the inscription on | situated about one mile southeast of the lighthouse, and ip the direct track of ls going into and out of our barber. It is altogether the most dangerous shoal in the bay. It is twenty reven yards long. fifteen yards wide, and ten feet from the surface at mean iow water. The removal of this reek is of the greatest importance to the city, and the prompt action of the general government in the mat- ter will meet with deserved appreciation from our mer chants — New Haven Journal, Launcnrp—At Bucksport, 9th ult., by Mr. Benjamin Sweet a fine brig of 240 tons, called the FE P. Bi owned by Meesrs. J. R. Folsom, H. Darling and oth vo be commanded by Capt. Ivory Grant. Launcnep—At Sullivan, December 27, from the yard of Mosers Ingalls & Bbepard, a hermaphodite brig of 234 tons, called the Meteor, built of the best materials, of superior model and finish, copper fastened, Sc. owned by the builders, partly in Boston, and by Captaia Jacob Anderton, who will command her, Personal Intelligence, Arrivals at the Metropolitan Ho lon A N. Skin- ner, New Haven; Hon LN. Bozy, 8t. Louis; James Ko bintow, United Btates mail aj Hon, N. Richerdson. Boston; ©. Durand, Connecticut; John H_ Bartlette, Lonisville; Colonel David Looney, Memphis. Tennessee; Jen Wardeworth, Buffalo; Capt. David Wood, Mass; K Kinney. Virginia; J Q Adams, Baltimore, His Excellency Thomas H. Seymour. Governor of Con. necticut, wich bis staff, arrived in town on Saturday night, (and put up at the Union Place Hotel ) on his re- turn from Altany. where he bad been to attend the in auguration of Governor Seymour of New York. Vester. day. in company with his friend. the Ion. John Wheeler, member of Congres elect. he attended Grace Church, and to morrow he will return to Connecticut. Hon Sam Houston, Senator from Texas, arrived in Tue Exrraprtron Case —The Kaine extradition cave Will be wrgaed to day before the Supreme Court of Use United Stater at Washington, At the National thea | | and a known as the Female a fire on Saturdsy morning together with the librazy. furniture and other eom- tents. The building was erected about tem ogy stories Legitiatare ny: originat— ing from the furnace in the basement. which been im. nes the buil was put up and had grown defeo- tive The janitor, » Wiliam Mathews occupied the rtment immediately over the farnace, and bad barely ¢ to make his escape, wot being able to save anything. A denee fog prevail ‘at the time prevented ite dis- covery before flames had enveloped nearly the entire east end of the building. and by the time the fice de-- partment had commenced operations its total destruc-- tion was evident, aud the efforts of the firemen were mainly divected in saving the velghboring bulldiegs. the: house of the principsl, Mr. Alonzo Crittenden. being im the most imminent danger by the united exertions of nd the police. the house was taved from . the latter, under tke direction of the chief. ith buckets on the inside aad rear, while they fire depariment played on tm fron the street About one hundred yourg ladies, at! ithe neade- my, were im the principal's house at ime the fire broke cu:, and the greatest consternation prevailed among them Fortunately no ons was imjured The mber of pupils, previous to the deatructicn of the aca-- demic edi! was 580. The loses sustained by vhe la-~ dies were very emall consisting mainly of books used izy the institution. The loss sustained by Messrs. Critten~ dex and Matbewemay reach $1,000 combined—p-obably- more, The building was valued at $26 000, the library: at $1,000 and the fornit $5 000. upom the whole of” which there is an insurance of $24.(00 in the Citizens Insurence Company, of New York. the Long Island Com-- pany, of thie city, and seversl other offices About 8 o’clock the same morning a fire broke oot in» range of hay sheds tituated im Joboson, Spader & Oo ’s Jomber yard, om Kent avenue. which were entirely cen-- sumed with the contents. consisting of about 580 puadless of bay and straw. the property of [fud-on & Jobson eres prictors of the East Brooklyn liny of steges. Tneir loss amounts to about $5 0. covered by iusurance, The jam— ber was not much damaged. Owing to the new fire district arrangement, m: ig the Seventh district out of the ter- ritory, beyond Clinton avenue. and the prevalence of a dense fog. there was much difficulty and delay in sscer- taining the exact localities of the scene of the diraster.. Engine No 12got upon the ground first, followed by Nos iy od 17, hore 2 and 3 and hook and ledder4 Tae tide in the river was vory low. and water im sufficient: quantities could not be procured for some time The engines were very lightly manned. and the fire belle werer kept ringing for along time before men sufficient te work the brakes could be brought together. The police: Te, promptly ym band, and rendered all the asartancey in thelr power, 01 yw Year's Day in Brooks.sx.—The advent of the new year. notwithecanding the unfavorable state of the weather—rain falling at imtervals the greater: portion of the day—was, us usual, observed with macks telat The streets were thronged with those whe reemed. determined to make the most of this great holiday Care seemed for the while to have fla a joy ar Pui lerity reigned supreme, Business w: rely su pended, except in the taverns. which, from *he tempta- tion of free lunch. done a good business ‘The picasing: custom of making calls was generapy adhered to. and) great competition existed decwerp the young laces as to which should have the ler-..t number of viricer ‘The custom of furni-hing “jaors uppeare to be gettl into disrepute, particu! .1y among tae wealthy. conse- quently the number of the devotees of Bacshus was greatly diminiehed. although quite a namber of men, ax Weil as some beardiess buys. secmed to have taken ad-- ventage of the occasion to do him homage, and were- quite noisy in bis praise in the early part ef the evening he incoming and outgoing Mayors, Messrs. Brush and. Lambert, had the “latch string’ out at the City Hall. from 11A.M.to2P.M. The table was spread acsord- ing to temperance and Grabawite principles, and in the: strictest economy. cate being taken that mo excess should be committed either in eating or drieting.. The new Mayor, Mr. Lambert. gave signs of his recent illness, He presents a haggard appearance, show- ing it to havebeen severe fie is now. however, recovered . and will be able to assume his position as head ct the city’ gcverpment. : January 1, being the anniversary of ths Cireumcision_. was observed by the Catholics, masses being seid at in-. tervals. during the forenoon. Services were heid also br: the different Episcopal churches. Senrovs Consequences oy ax Assaviy.—Williem Ip.- glise, foreman of engine No tf. was ran over by engins: No. 18, in Court street, cn Saturday worming, on return- ing from the fire, whereby be sustained a compouad {rao ~ ture of the right arm and was ctherwise badly burt. st: in alleged that 8 man vamed Charles Dean, belonging te &, knocked Inglits ovcr, for some reason, which war aure of the consequence: that followed. Dean waa arre-ted by Capt. Kirby, of the Third district police, amd has been heid in $500 bail to amswer. Scrrosep Piexrocnet Nanaro.—A man. calling himselt’ Charles Miller, was arresjed by officer MoGarry. of the: Beoond distriet police, on Saturday night, om the charge: of picking the pocket of Mary Ga'legher. while orossing- the Catherine ferry. He was iocked up forexaminat on. Periceman Dancenovsty Ixsveen —On Friday night, a riot oceurred in Fulton street, in fromt or a porter houre. kept by a German, named Schearts and in at- tempting to quell the disturbance, officer Hatekin, of the- First district police, was felicd to the pavement with a. brick, whereby he sustained a fracture ofthe ekull, He was taken into the house by Wir Scuwartz, whence he was carried to his residence, He remained insensi until the following day. It is feared thai the rerult will be fatal. A number of persons have been arrected: but the one who committed the assault omnnot be identified by the injured man. Trias. and Dear or Dx J.G. Bynp.—Tne triai® of Dr. Byrd. of Newton, Ga.. for the killing of Jones, resulted in a verdict of voluntary ‘The Court took a recers to allow time to tion for a new trial. Dr Hyrd went to the jail accom-. jag by Dr. Biappey. to whom he remarked— This wild: the last time I shall go down these steps.” Within a. few minutes he was dead. A note was found in the jail. written by Dr. Byrd to his parents, after comviction, iz: which he declared his innocence—that he killed Joner only to save his own life. We learned from the inmates. of the Jail hen jyrd came in last, he set down, to the table and wrote the note to which we have referred’, took off his coat and boots, poured rome liquid, which proved to be prussic acid, frome phial, into a tumbler. added a little water, drank it, iay down on the bed, and. ina few moments the epirit had departed. The Albany Patriot, which gives this account, adds that his psrente. took the body with them to Augusta, and that they are most respectable and worthy people. It thinks thet Dr. Byrd, in killing Mr Jones, acted under the belief tnat hie, own life depended upon the act. He was thirty three years old — Charlesion Standard, Dec 29. Fortion Consvts.—The President has recognised: C. H H. Papendick as Consul of Hanover, for the Stater of Illinois, fons, Michigan Indiana, Wisconsim. and the territory of Minnesota; Kusebio J G.wmer, ae Consul of the republic of Costa Rica at Key West, Florida, aud alse. as Consul of the republic of Gustamalo at the samu place. Court Calendar—This Day Surneme Count.—Special Term.—1 to 15. Cmevrr Court.—1 to 15 Cosmion Pieas.~ A new calendar not yet made out. Screnion Court.—(Two Branches).—1 to 35. 57, 3% 39, 40 Wolfe's Schiedam Aromatic Schapps is the: pame given to acelebrated and most worthy article that hae Jately been imported in this country, for the sure of the gavel goats rheumatism and obstructions im the bladder and hidn It should bei: the hands of every traveller. hioh they are often sub-- mpowed voRe- itland Jakor country often produce great pain in th eave ers not accustomed to it, as every traveller dor of knows by experience. An antidote is n + forth bj pt Wolk inal hai) with fer wd import also importe tl at we oan rely a safely recomme Mr Wolfe to hd all imperter, & dolpho Wolfe, No. 22 Pick, Oot. 16. DA pra —The old proverb goee. bh” We think is equally to good this catezory Udolpho Wolfe's Bebiedam. most aemred)y be cl We in the hadit of speaki intoxiesting draughts of any descrip “what every body ole adage which 4 brated Fehiedam 20 ho grent evil of f teration Wy rernicior aod tied, that it iss diMoult matter t pure liquor can be obtained. The ulterated erms of praise of fred or bad, bus it nother ng of ‘this sort, the cele faim an exception. iste in their adut hae this been prac - fo agcertain where or how Pchietam Sechnspps, or 4 gin, imported by Mr. Wolfe, , pare as when distilled frow iufactorily already es ablished the juniper b for iteel« 9 nm and fame which snficiently beepe good qualities, and we believe that raid cfitasa i y those who have used it for medicinal p who have no hesitation in recommending it to the pubiic,— N. Y. National Demoorat, Nov. 27. 1 Anomatic Souinp am fox ores —We perceive his liquor is coming into very gencral ase for medivinn? nd with very happy effect In the hande of ph itael(, aa a etemolating diuretic to be ful afver other me ication with thie in in vato dominal dropty has been cured, and then cersivy of tapp ed; and in another. a ‘Uistrossing case of pravel, socalled, has beon cntiroly removed by the vassaxe of a caleulus of consid« rable sixo, which is agoribed to the use of only two bottles of this article. ‘The Editor of the New York Midical Gazette, Dr. Roeve-good authority ir such matters—epeaks thus of thia artiole ‘Av regards ite Lmmediato and curative effeste, we an~ h 4 im to elaim only that itis pare snd relia i and, as such, worthy of th of p seaces for which they are wont t« rereribe it, hith rto, only beon. nine) by Ending i impractiont to obtain tho article ina pure state... Nerw ‘ould any projudioe against alo sholic prive the #flictod of ti tof this ar time immemorial, has held its place a2 o nts of the Materia Modica, if it be fou fidence by continued exporignce. At allevents, thono #ho ist in the employment of toleration and of ots Rovio medicines, as ros, bittors, &e , and espooially Vhote who prescribe Gin anier any ol:cumstances, must ald ving the proference to ® pure article, over the Culterations ao rife in the market. Mr Wolfe hysisiane with aaanple bottle tor an pret {rth in bis oiroular, and stakos the rial Titation ef the remedy upon the (un scénsa, safety aad olland Gin, when used medical ad- his own character in b that the ar- peint Any who use it. all take oo after te disensa the whole ew of aleoholic medieini & topic which, has boon as*eroting mush attention, in Europeand Amerion” [ Now York Courier and Enquirer. The Brilliant Success of Cristadoro’ Prevervative and Beautifier i hiatory of the toilet. Both sexos ” plication is ae eurely followed by Vigorous aad lene riowe grow bale, ag the eray dawn by the rory sunrise, Manuiaovured and sold by CAISTADORY, 6 Astor Hove.