The New York Herald Newspaper, March 7, 1853, Page 1

THE NEW YORK HERALD. WHOLE NO. 7380. MORNING EDITION----MONDAY, MARCH 17, 1853. NEWS BY TELEGRAPH. The Latest from Washington. THE CABINET—HUMBUG RUMORS—SENATOR BENJA- MIN—OUR REPRESENTATIVES ABROAD, ETC. SPECIAL CORRESPONDENCE OF THE NEW YORK HERALD. Wasmcton, March 6—10 P. M. There has been evidently a small conspiracy at work to “effect & rupture between the administration and the State rights party South. Hence tho various rumors of some difficulty about the appointment or acceptance of Jefferson Davis of a cabinet nomination. One report is, that Col. Davis having protested against the Compromise measures a8 unconstitutional, could not endorse the inaugural by accepting a cabinet appointment. Another is that Mr. Soulé has been approached, and is also disin clined to go inte the cabinet. These reports are all hum bug. The State rights men fully and-absolutely ondorse ‘the administration, and accept the inaugural as their platform. The confirmation ef Jefferson Davis to-mor- row, with the rest of the cabinet, will settle that question, ‘The cabinet stands in the order I first reported as defi- nite, to wit :— William L, Marcy. James Guthrie. James Campbell. Jefferson Davis. Gen. Cass will leave for Michigan to-morrow, having pager telegraphic information of the serious illness of James C. Dobbin. Robert McClelland, Caleb Cushing. is fe. It is expected that the nafuralization quostion of Sena- tor Benjamin will be postponed till after the confirmation “tre Consul at Ha: ill probabl; e Consul at Havana will probably be the first amon, gur foreign agents to receive a new chapter of instruc. tions, and the Minister to Spain will be especially selected with reference to his diplomatte abilities. But there will be no fillibustering. I should not wonder if Senator Hunter, of Virginia, were sent to Spain. Gen. Pieree attonded the Presbyterian Church to-day, and Mr, Fillmore, as usual, the Unitarian, UNION. OPEN SESSION OF THE SENATE ANTICIPATED — Mr. CLAYTON AND HIS TREATY WITH MR. BULWER— THE ERICSSON—TEEGRAPHIC CONVENTION, ETC. FROM A REGULAR CORRESPONDENT. Wasuincton, March 6, 1853. A protracted debate in open session of the Senate is an. ticipated. It is understood Mr. Clayton will take the ear- lest opportunity to vindicate his course in regard te the Clayton-Bulwer Treaty, though & discussion on other in- ternational questions is looked for. Capt. Ericsson, on Friday evening, sent an invitation to ‘the members of the Legislature of Virginia, now in session at Richmond, to visit the caloric ship at Acqueia creck, on the Potomac. A telegraphic despatch was received from Richmond, yesterday, accepting the invitation, and stating that the Senate and large numbers of the House would be at Acqueia creek landing to-morrow (Monday) morning, for which place the Ericsson left Alex wndria this forenoon. ‘The Telegraphic Convention assembled in the Aldermen's Chamber, in the City Hall in this city, at 11 o'clock, yes- terday. ‘The following gentlemen were prosent:—Ainos Kendall, Wm. M. Swain, and B. B, French, from the Magnetic Telegraph Company; F. 0. J. Smith, New York | and New England Union Telegraph Company; Wm. Tanner and D.. Crockett, New Orleans and Ohio Telegraph Com- Fany; James D. Reid and James K, Morehead, Pittsburg, incinnati & Louisville, und Atlantic & Ohio Companies; Jemes 1. Reid, People’s ‘felegraph Conpany; J. D. Gaton, Illinoin” & Mississippi Telegraph ‘Company; J.N. Alvord, Ohio and Mississ pi Telezraph Company J. M. Veitch, St. Louis and Missouri River Telezraph Company: Amos Kendall, and B. B French, Washington and New Orleans Telegraph Company; Amos Kendall, Weatren Telegraph Company;A. ©. Goell, Philade!phia and Wilkerbarre ‘Telegraph Company, and Susquehanna River and New Brunswick Telegraphic Company; H. 0. Alden und James Ed¢y, Maine Telegraphic Company; Tal. P. Shafiner, St. Louis and New ‘Orioans Telegraph Company; G, C. Penniman, Ameriean Telegraph Company. Mr. Siavreun called the meeting to order, and rean the inal call of the Convention. . B. Frencu was chosen President, and Tat. P. Smarr. NER Secretary of the Convention. « On motion of Mr. Kexpai., a committee ef six was ap- pointed, to which all propositions relative to the general subject’ of felecraphing should be referrod. The com- mittee consists of Mr. Kendall. Mr. Caton, Mr. Swain, Mr. Tanner, Mr. Reid and Mr. Goell. Many resolutions and propositions were offered, ex- lained, and referred to the committee, and the generai isinese proper to be transacted fully’ discussed, when, after a session of between three and four houra, the Con. ‘Yention adjourned, to meet on Monday next, at 10 o'clock | poe we Pek! ial | Return of Honora Corcoran to Charlestown. Bostox, March 6, 1853. Miss Corcoran, whose mysterious disappearance caused ‘the riot, in Charlestown last week, arrived in this city last e-ening, under the protection of several of her Pro- testant friends. She was found in Philadelphia, where she soys she was restrained of her liberty. Another out- break in consequence of this matter is feared in Charles- town and, inaccordance with the request of the Mayor, the Governor has issued orders to General Sutton to have the First and Fourth regiments of State Militia | under arms to-morrow night. | Boston, March 6—8 P. M. Acard from Mayor Frothingham states that Honora Corcoran was before him to day, with her mother; that she was ta‘en to Philadelphia by the mother, and placed in 9 boarding house, and that on Thursday the mo- ther proceeded to Philadelpila and brought the girl back. It is thought the public appearance of the girl will allay all exci:ement. Awful Rallroad Accident, LARGE NUMBER OF PERSONS KILLED. Pritapeypia, March 6, 1853. Jobn Bromwood, engineer on the Columbia railroed, who was run over on Friday, died at the hospital last evening. He leaves nine children. On Thursday night the emigrant train coming east ran off the track into a deep cut on the Pennsylvania road, between Lewistown and Huntington. Persons had been sent either way to warn trains nearly due against the point where the accident took place, but the man who wan cent west, after walking some distance sat down in @ shanty. and unfortunately fell ask The train that ed him came in violent collision with the crippled in, killing four emigrant passengers instantly. Two others died yesterday, and two more are not expected tolive. Twofreight trains are reported to have run to- er yesterday morning, near Huntingdon, by which 0 persons are reported killed. No names ascertained. From the South, THE SUFFERING ON BOARD THE 8! MER COLUMBUS ON THE PACIFIC SIDE—- PATS AGAINST THE VANDERBILT LINE AT SAN JUAN—THE CONTINEN- TALS AND MANHATTAN FIRE COMPANY, ETC, Bastimonrer, March, 6, 1853. The New Orleans mails of the 27) th have been received: The papers announce that the stesmer Pampero, from San Juan, brought particulars of sufferingand death ‘among the passengers on the steamer Columbus, which left Panoma, with the passengers having through tickets by the Winfield Scott, for which they had waited eight | days at Panama. The Columbus sprung a leak in the Gulf of Cehuantepec, and it was only by the unremitting exertions of the passengers and crew that the vessel was got into Acapulco. They were several days without food, &nd up to the time the Columbus left Acapulco, forty of the jassengers had died, anda large number were re: mainivg +l. ei toregoing is substantially the same report as was published several days ago in one of the New York pa- , except that the name of the steamer was stated to the Winfield Scott. The following extract from a let ter by the last steamer from Aspinwall, shows beyond doubt that the report received ty way of New Orleans is gross!y exaggerated, if not wholly Acarureo, Feb, 8 1853. ‘The steamer Columbus firrived hore from Panama on tho Ast inst. She sprung 9 leak on the way, and leaked so badly that the passengers were obliged to aid in bailing, to keep the water from extinguishing the fires in her furnace, She rv mained till th inst to repnir damages. } Lette: s from San Juan, say the New Orleans papers, “stie that ten pepe were armed, and threatened to demolish the Vanderbilt Transit Company’s depot, oa Acconnt of it's monopolising trade. ‘The U 8. sloop of war Cyane sailed from Pensacoin on the 24th ult., from Havana. The Baltimore Board of Trade, it is understood, qill recommend a subscription by the city of $1,000,000 wo the Conuellsvil ilroad. The (outinentals and Manhattan firemon eonciuded to nd Svutay in Baltimore, and will start for Phiiadol- phia st 9 o'clock to-morrow morning. The Continenta's partook ofa half dozen entertainmonts last night, the princiyn! one at the armory of the Independent Gres From Indiana, THE FREE BANKING LAW—TELEGRAPM FRAUDS. IvpianaPous, March 5, 1350. ‘The bill annuiling the free banking law has not passed the Legiriature, and that body basadjournod over till “Monday. No further legislation can be had at this seq- sion, £0 the old law will remain in force two yoars longer. A remoustranceghas been presentello the Legtslatura, against a law recontly passed in Indiana, legallring cer thin frauds in te ‘ph companies. It produced a great pensation in the legislature, and is reacting against the parties who procured the passage of the law, Tha old officers of the telegraph company, who hope to be bene- fitted by, the law, havo been turned out atan election just Lela. Suicide of a Rochester Alderman. Rocusster, March 6, 196%. | Mr. P. P. Thayer, a druggist of this city, committed suicide last night. He« waa clect omee of Aide: man on Tuesiag last yh Loss of the Schooner Hyperion. Puapevema, March 6, 1853, The schooner Hyperion, of Hackensack, from Edenton, N. C., for New York, sprung a leak on the 28th ult , and was runashore on the Ist inst., at Sinepuxent, near Bera- lin, Md, She thumped heavily on the outer bar, and sunk inside. The crew asconded the rigging, where they re- mained t!ll they were rescued. Her deck load of cotton was swept off to sea, the wind being from the westward. ‘The vessel and cargo # total loss, Markets. Pxovipxnce, March 5, 1853. The cotton market remains firm, with moderate sales. Wool firm and active, although sales not so large as Inst week. Sales for the week 62,100 lbs. Printing cloths continue firm. Sales for the week 64,800 pieces. THE PRESIDENT’S | AUGURAL. Opinions of some of the leading Whig Jour nal (From the New York Tribune, March 5.} THE PRESIDENT’S INAUGURAL. Suwarrow now was conqueror—a match For Timour or for Zenghis in his trade: While mosques and streets, neneath his eyes, like thatch, Blazed, and the cannon’s roar was scarce allay 'd, With bloody hands. he wrote his first dispateh; And heré exactly follows what he suid:— “Glory to God and to the Empress!” (Powers Eternal ! sich names mingled!) ‘ Ismail’s ours ! Byron—Don Juan. Franklin Pierce is now President, not in prospect, but in fact, and has taken [et of the White ise. His inaugural address will be generally read. Would that it might as widely be read care- fully and thoughtfully ! ye pelea to that large portion of the American people to whom he (in common parlance). “ owes. nothing.” He cannot disappoint us, except by ruling firmly, wisely, nobly. We cannot fairly complain even of what seems to us very bad in his inaugural, for his past career had prepared us to expect it. Those who will be pained have no right to be sur- prised by it. ‘Yet we must say that there is much in this inaugu. ral which seems to us not only wrong, but maladroit. We think even the opening allusion to his late be- reavement unhappily placed in juxtaposition with much that is embodied in the same document. The Unionism would do very well by itself, but it rides awkwardly in the same vehicle with his frank avowals of his determination to ay Ply the bowstring relentlessly to the Fillmore office-holders, who are in the main as zealous Union-savers as he is. So the non-interference portion of the inaugural would read much better in 9 paper which did notso significantly aver that ‘the acquisilion of certain possessions, not within our jurisdiction, eminently important for our protection,” &c., &c. What is the use of telling the world how honorable, peaceful and well-behaved we are, if we at the same time tell them that they have possessions which we need, and in due time will have, somehow! Who does not see that our professions Sat self-praises are completely nullified by our bra- vado ? But on another point the new President is still more glaring in his self-exposure. That he should glorify our freedom, our “broad and intelligent com- prehension ights,” our fulfilment of our “highest duty to suffering hurnanity,” our radiant example, so cheering to “the oppressed throughout the world,” &c., is very fair Buncombe, and would pass by itself without provoking criticism. But that he who in- dulges in this sort of “‘high-faluting” should proceed in the self-same document to glorify slave-hunting as a Ratriatic duty—to denounce a consistent devotion to human liberty as the offspring of feverish ambi- tion or of “morbid enthusiasm’—and to cheer on in every manner the bloodhounds baying in the track of the hunted fugitive, guilty of a dark skin and an honest desire to work for his own wife and children rather than a master’s—and, finally, to mix all this up with “humble dependence on God,” “our pre perity under Providence,” &c., &c.—this seems to us a medley quite as incongruous as Suwarrow’s, and not less audacious. “Father,” said a frank boy, whose sense of propriety had been shocked by the parental admixt of supplications and execrations, “I wish you would either quit praying or swearing— I don’t mind which.” om the Philadelphia North American, March 5 ‘he inaugural address of General Pierce will be read with the interest which always attaches to the first utterances of a Presiderit of the United States. It has the merit of not being very long, and, we may add, the further recommendation of a certain degree of vague xp aes on subjects which, just now, possess @ peculiar interest to a great many citi- zens. Office hunters, annexationists, Monroe doc- trinists of the modern or Young America school, and the Unionists, who think themselves better Union men than other people, will all find something in it to reward their studies, and perhaps to exer- cise their powers of interpretation. There is no- thing in it, we rejoice to say, specially adapted to gratify the expectations of the * fillibusters.”’ The general tone of the inaugural is not altogether so grave and measured as that we have been accus- tomed to note in the first formal address of a Presi- dent of the United States; nor can we entirely justi- fy it on the score of perfect good taste. There is in it too much of the man—too little of the President. We are not sure that the hypercritical will not think it open tothe charge of egotism. There is a thread of that color which runs through it from beginning to end, producing an effect not always perfectly agreeable. Many persons will doubt the propriety of the first little introductory paragraph, in which allu- sion is made to a domestic calamity that awakened the sincere sympathies of the country; and others will object to the almost obtrusive confession of poli- tical faith which forms the burden of so large a por- tion of the address. As for ourselves, we think that President Pierce errs in announcing himeelf as called “ to preside over the destinies of the republi His real function is to preside over the execution of its laws. God alone presides over the fate of men and of nations. General Picrce speaks with little reserve on subject so dear to annexationists. * * * ‘This means that the new administration casts the eyes of affection on Cuba ; and who knows but that they, are turned as bag ie towards British America ? Still stronger, if possible, are his expressions in re- lation to the principle of the Monroe doctrine, which, he declares, “ should now be regarded as fundamen- tal.” “ The rights, security, and repose of this con- federacy,” he says ‘reject the idea of interference or colonization, on this side of the ocean, hy any foreign power, heyond present jurisdiction, as utterly inadmissible.” The “ present jurisdiction’ will, per- haps, settle the Belize question, and may even dis- pose of that of the colony of the Bay Islands. In regard to the disposition of offices, President Pierce speaks out unequivocally. “No reasonable man.” he says,‘‘of any party, will expect the ad- ministration to be so regardless of its responsibility, and of the obvious elements of success, as to retain persons known to be under the influence of political Restiity and partizan prejudice, in positions which will require not only severe labor, but cordial co-op- eration.” This, with the further declaration, that “‘oc- cupancy can confer no prerogative,” and the saving assurance that “a claim for office is what the people of a republic should never recognise,” indicates that there is to be a universal clearing of the kitchen, so far as whig officials are concerned, and that the va- cancies are to be filled by men not presenting “claims,’’ but possessing “diligence, integrity, and capacity”—which is the principle, wo believe, on which new Presidents have always put their party into office. ‘There are portions of the address which we could commend more highly than the Passages we have referred to. We are pleased, and we are sure the whole country will be pleased with the resolution—if we can speak of itso strongly—which Gen. Pierce avows, that, under his administration, every Ameri- can shall realize the protection which it should be the pride of the republic to secure to the citizen in ail parts of the earth, That is the right of the citi- ; but it has not always been secured to him. ‘The tient is proper, the resolve is noble, and if the one he sincerely entertained, and the other be bravely carried out, President Pierce will, in this one partic- iar at ‘east, deserve, as he will be sure to receive, the applauao, and with it, the fullest and beartiest support of bis countrymen. {From tho Alban: ng Journal, Maroh 5] We should have liked General Pierce's inaugural better if had draped his thonghts in simpler lan- aage. style is too flowery for the occasion. he address contains many good sentimenta, often very beautifully ‘alge But itwonld have been more appropriate if it had been leas ambit Of the President we now nothing personally, but jndging from his public course, we are inclined to the opinion that he enters A the duties of his high office with honest intentions and patriotic im- nises. His views in regard to the misaion and LP tiny of the republic are enlightened and expan- sive, Those expressed in relation to our foreign po- li %, are just and wise. . With the President's views relative to appoint- ments to office, we shall not quarrel. On this ques- tion we have keid and Lyons but one sentiment, A national political conflict involves the patronage of the government, and ita resuit carries with it the the * ces. Upon party principles the subordinates of a party are i wal entitied to the subordinate offices asthe Chief is to his place. As a whig we have Trina this dactrine, and ane no tenvon_ t9 som ymin of demovrwus tor thoa “ hewing to the line.” 1 get All we ask is that in his appointments the President shall select men who are capable and honest. Gen. Pierce has no sympathies or aspirations in favor of emancipation. He does not even regard hu- man slavery as an evil, differing, in this respect, not only with the statesmen of other nations, but with Washington, Jefferaon and Madison, his illus- trious predecessors. It is painful to see a President of the United States who does not, in the nineteenth century of christian civilization, look forward with hope to a period when, by some jase wise and peace- fol means, this great ‘and glorious republic will achieve universal emancipation. [From thojBoston Atlas, March 5. We lay before our readers the inaugural address of President Pierce. It will be found to be a clear, well-written, straight-forward, frank and manly do- cument. Much of it will not fail to receive the heart; concurrence of all classes of our fellow-citizens, what ever may be their political preferences gnd predilec- tions. We cannot, of course, be expected to coin- cide with the President in many of his views of pub- lic policy. Candor esau pele us to admit, however, that we find much Jess in this address from which we must dissent than we anticipated from the well- known party bias of its author. Its open, honest, and frank exposition of his views is worthy of high commendation. It has no tinge of non-committalism, but is manly and above board. No one can fail to understand the President's views and sentiments. The document is also of rational and moderate length. No one need be deterred from its perusal by its length. In a literary point of view, it is also creditable to the author. In a word, it is a docu- ok that will be well received both at home and abroad. National Offices. NAMES OF THOSE SPOKEN OF FOR OFFICES IN THE GIFT OF THE PRESIDENT. NEW YORK. George Bancroft... + -Minister to England. James K. Paulding. ......:Minister to Spain. John A. Dix,... -Minister to France. Charles A. Clinton Minister to Austria. August Belmont Minister to Sardinia. John McKeon, ‘Minister to Rome, William J. Staples... Consul to Havre, Wright Hawkes.....) Consul to Paris. George E. Baldwia.... Consul to Naples. 8. D. Dillaye.. “ g Vanbrugh Liv ‘Consul to Rio Janeiro. Lovell Purdy. Consul to Florence. Maunsell B. Fi ul to Leghorn. Jobn McKeon U. 8. Att'y, Southern Dist, « “ Lorenzo B. Shi aone vas Buren. . U.S. Marshal,“ « ‘ “ « “ “ Naval Officer, New York. jurveyor of the Port, ‘ Collector of the Pert, i William F. Havemeyer. sf Lk Augustus Schell........ st e Nelson J. Waterbury. Pest Office, s Aaron Vanderpoel € i Jobn J. Cisco... Sub Treasurer. General Randall, U.S. Marshal, Northern Dist. fobn Vernan,. f i Nathan Dayton Mr. Mott, of Tr Mr. M 0) Dayton, of Ningara Cass, of Ontario Jackson, of To ont Office, Buffalo, “ « Collector of Buffalo. “ ( Sm ‘ Horatio Seymour, “« “ CALIFORNIA. A. A. Sclover,........+++4,Post Office, San Francisco, John C. Hays, Surveyor Gen'l of California. CONNECTICUT. Postmaster of Hartford. “ “ Alonzo W. Birge. E. T. Pes = ‘3 ILLINOIS. Post Office, Chicago. -Commissioner of INDIANA. +. Commissioner of Land Office. Office. Post ial Mail Agent. “Charge d’Affaires to Naples. LOUISIANA. . Minister to Spain. [AINE. Consul to Liverpool. ‘Consul to Honolulu. MASSACHUSETTS. Benjamin F. Hallett. Collector of Boston. Charles L. Woodbury “ “ Col. Stone... Charles ‘Thompson : Judge Bishop, Jou. Metrate Postmaster of Boston. faval Officer, Boston, fficer in Custom House, Bost. District Attorney. ‘Collector of New Bedford. . Postmaster of ad MISSOURI. .-Comm’r of Indian Aifairs, ‘Foreign Mission. MISSISSIPPI. seeeeeeeU. 8, Marshal in Vicksburg. MARYLAND. Collector of Baltimore. “ ‘ “ Postmaster of Baltimore. “ ‘ Joseph C. Kent... James B. Bowlin . James G. Green,, Madison McAfee... Colonel Davies P, F. Thomas. Mr. Kettlewell . “ “ ee Samuel iD cotnte P. J. Cahill. Baptist Mattingl: H. D. Carleton... Nathan B, Luce Post Office, Morristown. John V. Bently “ “e NORTH CAROLINA. -Anditor in P. 0, Department. . Mission to Chile, OHIO. Postmaster of Columbus, Steubenville, Zanesville. Marietta. John H. Wheele: Duncan K. McRea. George W. Allen Jobn G. Millor....+- Thomas Brashear. « “ 1.8. Marshal, ‘Surveyor port of Cincinnati, ‘Gov. Territory Washington. YLVANIA. Collector of Philadelphia, “ « Postmaster of Philadelphia. U.S, Marshal, Western Dist. Minister to land. Treasurer of United States. SOUTH CAROLINA. General Booham,,., «Consul to Liverpook. NNESSEE. Com’r of Public Build’ngs, VIRGINIA. . Minister to Brasil. Com’r of Pub ‘c’ Baildings. « “ Joseph Cable..... PE Nathaniel B. Eldred Gideon G. Westcott Paul Sturgeon,, Richard H. Stanton Henry A. Wise, Major Lawis., Mr. Hennient ve Mr. Throckmorton... Mead . Miniater to Peru U. 8. Com’r at Fonolala. . Collector at Norfolk. “ ” “ Navy Agent, Nortols. % rr “ ‘Post, Office, Norfolk. “ Dr. Galt,.... “ « ALABAMA, Joun A, Campbell,,.. ...«.Judge U. 8. Supreme Court. WISCONSIN. Charles H. Larrabee,,....,. Commissioner of Land Ofiica, Jobn A. Bryan... . Com'r of Indian Affairs, DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA. Lambert Tree ............+.Post Office of Washington, Peter @, Washington......-Auditor P. 0, Department Daniel Ratcliffe,,...........District Attorney. Peter M. Pierson. Charles L. Colton Mr. Pepper....... The Chicago Tribune states that efforts are being made in that city to have Mr. Cass, our Minister at Rome, re- moved; andan application will be made to the new ad- ministration, by soma of the influential Catholicy in Chicago, to recall Mr. Cass, and send out in his place a minister who would be more acceptable to the Romish priesthood. Roswell Cleveland, a young man twenty-one yoars of age, was killed, by being kicked by % BY.0, at port, N. ¥., on the 22d inst. ‘Com’ of Publio Buitdhge. é Celebration of St. David’s Day by the Cam- brian Society, at Tammany Hall. The anniversary of St. David’s Day was celebrated by the Cambrian societies of this and the adjoining cities, on Tuesday evening, at Tammany Hall, in a splendid manner. Notwithstanding the severity of the weather, the attendance was very numerous, and upwards of three hundred ladies and gentlemen sat down to dinner. Tn consequence of the absence of Mr. Robert Mor- ris, who was to preside, Mr. Thomas Picton was chosen President, and Mr. James and D. L. Jones, Vice Presidents. At 8 o'clock the assemblage proceeded to the din- ing room, where a magnificent dinner was provided for them hy the proprietors of the hotel. After grace was said by the Rev. Mr. Davis, the company partook of the dinner; at the conclusion of which the benediction (in Welch) was pronounced by the same gentleman. Mr. Llewllyn then performed some Welch airs on a splendid harp which was lent to the committee by the makers, Lewis & Sons, of this city. The Presrpent then rose and said, that as the Hon. Mr. Morris was not able to attend, he was de- puted to take his place. Although not a Welchman by birth, he was endeared to that nation, because Sir ‘Thomas Picton, his grand uncle, was a Welchman. He was not an orator, but he was a good fighter, as was his grand uncle, who fought at the battle of Waterloo. As he was not an orator, he could not give them a speech, but would give the first regular toast for the evening:— St. David’s Day—We hail with emotions of patriotic (oz, its return. Our forefathers, whether in their native nd, or in this, the home of their adoption, delighted in its advent. It calls to our remembrance the glorious achievements of Cambria in the past, and is dear to our hearts as to the present and the future. Mr. Liewllyn then played a grand march on the mi ie PRESIDENT then gave the second regular toast— Wales—To most of us our native land—to nearly all of us the birth place of our ancestors—we think of thy past history with gratitude, and view thee with emetions of delight. We rejoice in that firm spirit of freedom which has ever characterized thy chilliren; but rejoice still more in that good name, above all price, which thy moral and religious teaching confers upon thy sons and hy dan hters, wherever their lo; may be cast. rr. R. Jones then sung a song,‘¢Our Native Land,” accompanied by Mr. Llewllyn on the harp. This song was warmly applauded. The PRESIDENT gave the third toast— The United States —The beacon whose star shines brightly to the world. Ever may she con‘inue, as now, source of pride and elevation to her ehildren_-a home for the free heart and noble spirit that seoks a congenial at. mosphere on her glorious shores. ir. Dani&eL B. Jones responded. He said he was sorry the President had not called on a more impor- tant mage than he was to respond to the toast which he had just,then offered. He deeply regretted that Mr. Morris, whose forefathers were signers of the Declaration of Independence, was unable to be present. Thomas Jefferson, the great American statesman, said that his forefathers came from the mountains of Snowden. (Applause.) Wales has not only represented herself in the cabinet, but on the field of le. Martha Washington, the wife of that great commander and statesman who was the father of his country, was of Welch descent. (Great cheer- ing.) People should not look upon Wales with con- tempt because it is a small country, with only thir- teen counties; but when the time came for fightin, in this country, during that eventful period that trie men’s souls, the Weldh were not found in the back- ground. He was glad, notwithstanding the severity of the weather, so many persons assembled at the festive board to celebrate the anniversary of St. Da- vid’s day. He concluded by giving them the follow- ing sentiment :— jay the tree of liberty flourish around the world, and ar every human being partake of its fruits. (Great ap- use. The Eee then gave the fourth regular toast: ‘The Welch Language—Preserved in its own richness and purit; ahscaee all the changes attempted to be Pedic Seater te & heard, as it has been, arousing tho sons of Cambria, wherever they are, to the preservation of religious and civil freedom. oi toast was responded to by Rey. Mr. Davis, in Velch. The PresipEnT then offered the fifth toast :— The President of the United States—In his office, more elevated than any other ruler upon earth, for his eleva- tion rests upon the confience of millions of his fellow citizens; it is not obtained by the blood of his fellow men, nor does he have to prostrate the happiness of his fellow c.eatues, in obtaining it—be the blestings of healtn and the reward of ‘‘duty well done,” ever with him. Tie ya air was then played on the harp by Mr. ew! * The health of the President of the United States was then drank—all standing. The sixth toast was then ihren by the President:— Queen Victoria and tbe British Kmpire—One of the proudest monarchs and one of the mightiest empires of the earth. We hold in admiration Queen Victoria, as the head of the country of our forefathers, aod to many of us our own well-remembered land, tut we honor her most of all for the bright and chee-ing exam ple which she sets as a wife, a patron, a Christian, snd a mother. Mr. Arxinson then sang a song. 5 ie Presipent then gave the seventh regular oast:— The Literary Institutions of Wales—Jewels in her fair diadem, ever sparkling and refulgent. May the bright. ness which has distinguished the past continue vivid and beautiful to the end of time. ‘This toast was followed by music on the harp. The PresipEnT then gave the eighth toast:— ‘The City of New York—The proud and noble city whose glorious portals ever unfold themselves to the wealth and worth of the world—be her course onward, and her pros- perity equal to the enterprise and worth of her sons and the beneficent institutions with which she is adorned. An apology from his Honor the Mayor, who was unable to attend their festival, was then read by the Secretary. The ninth regular toast was then offered by the President:— ‘The Sculptors of Cambria—The works of art in both hemispheres attest their worth and present a source of pride and gratification in contemplating the refinement and taste of Cambria’s sons. Mr. Wm. O. Jones responded to this toast, and made a few neat remarks in reference to the Welch block for the Washington Monument, which, he said, would be one of the finest that has been presented for that purpose. The Welch, he said, were great sculp- tors. Gibson, who sent the best productions of sculpture to the World’s Fair, was a Welchman, Daniel Webster said that he received all in eloquence from his grandmother, who was a Welchwoman. (Applause.) ‘Te PRESIDENT then gave the tenth toast:— The Memory of Washington—While we rejoice that the struggle which gave birth to the glorious institutions, and conferred the Blessings now enjoyed on this beautiful land, presented a front of many a noble heart, among whom, in the Declaration of Independence and elsewhere, we recognize some of our countrymen and their ances- tors; and that in that eventful struggle every heart was a host—yet Washington seems to have been sent by the kind band of Providence itself as a leader and a guide. Mankind will ever bless, as we do, and hold in their deep- est affections the name—the ever endeared name—o Washington. f This toast was followed by the song of ‘Washing ton,” ent and composed by R. Jones, who was ac- companied on the harp by Mr. Liewllyn. The eleventh toast was then given by the Presi- dent:— Our Fellow Countrymen in the Welch School, London-- Inmates of an institution alike beneficent and exalted— May it ever flourish, and its fair branches continue to give fruits to bless and cheer those who are within the reach of its bounteous shade. Music on the harp. The twelfth toast was then ven: eee Prese—A noble power, the tendency of whose growth is to force from the soil of ‘civilized life, or kill in their roots, everything deletcrious to the happiness of man. Be those who conduct it ever actuated by noble motives, and the blessings of their fellow men, and the brightness which they shed around them, be thelr reward. Tr. JAMES, editor of the Welch Mrrror, responded to this toast in Welch. The last regular toast was then given, which was responded to with three cheers for the fair sex:— oman—Lovely woman !—Our sisters, our mothers, our beloved ones, our wives—Oh, what would be the world without the Dark as the earth e’er Heaven's light was sent. and .onely as was man e’rst thou wer’t ven, woman, lovely woman. % The PRESIDENT then announced that he would then receive all volunteer toasts, whereupon a great num- ber of toasts were offered. Several comic songs were sung by Mr. Piper, which highly amused the compa- ny. At two o'clock, when our reporter left, the toasting and singing still continued. Farau Experrment.—An accident, which is Wkely to terminate fatally, occurred at Saukville, “Washington county, Wis., on the night of the 21st ult. Aman named Day, was performing, among others, the feat of pig Nag the sword, and it oP ears swallowed it too far. He was conveyed to his lodgings by some of the audience, and medical aid wus imedintely procured, but at the last nt alk AOC OURS } Day was not éxpected to live. PRICE TWO CENTS. CITY REFORM. GREAT PUBLIC MEDTING aT METROPOLITAN HALL. IMMENSE TURN OUT. Address, Speeches, and Resolutions, &e., &e., &c. One of the most numerous meetings we have ever seen within the capacious walls of Metropolitan Hall, was held Saturday evening, in pursuance to public requisition, of those in favor of the immediate reor- ganization of the Common Council and the recon- struction of the charter, so that the members of the two boards shall be elected from districts of different magnitude, as in the case of the Legislature of this State, and exercise only legislative powers, and so that the veto power of the Mayor shall be enlarged, and our municipal elections held in the spring in- stead of the fall. Every seat and standing place in the body, boxes, and galleries, were occupied. It was a significant meeting, and if it works the end for which it was convened, it will prove to be a most important movement. Mr. Peter Coorrr, presided. On taking the chair, he said:—Gentlemen, I take this chair deeply sensible of the unmerited honor you have conferred upon me, and I feel my entire inability to give form or expression to those feelings that struggle within me for utterance upon this occasion. We are assembled, gentlemen, to perform one of the most important and responsib'e duties that ever occupied the attention of intelligent men, and we are called upon by all we hope for, and by all we should fear, to enter upon the consideration of this subject in a right spirit, feeling, however, the necessities of the occasion that has called us together. I trust that, though we come to the discharge of this painful duty, that we shall enter upon it and perform it fearlessly, and with a pure de- sire that our efforts may prove a blessing to the com- munity in which we live. We are all deeply sensible mitted for approval on the second Tuesday of the sama month; it ded that those aldermen and aasistante who should be elected under the previous charter, on the second Tuesday ef April, should office only until the Ist-of Jan Apdo But pb are on iat Ge amendmets, if approv a el ay Mould goittoemterton tho frst Tueeday of June following. A new frame of government was thus adopted in about twe months from the first ppomageet the act Lge gg State Legislature. The charter adopted con mi new and wise provisions; but there are deficiencies whi: experience bas made apparent, and the amendments now proposed are merely intended to carry out the manifest objects then sought to be accomplished, and they are ne- cossary to give to the government of the city that char- acter which is stamped nye all our State constitutions. Such being their nature, it would seem to be proper te give them immediate Gene It a be w ‘oar ge uty dient to postpone their operation me: gra eae now perce, and who were elected to render ser- vice, not to themselves, but tothe public. It is not ex- pected, nor is it desired. that these changes in our mu- vicipal government shall take place without the concur- rence of the people. The people of this city are wholly competent to manage their own affairs, and will pass upon any amendmeuts; but they have no power to amend the charter, except with the authority of the Legislature. ‘They apply for this authority in the full confidence that the voice of w great community, determined, to escape from the evils of mis government, and from the disgrace which attends it, will not be unheeded by the assembled wisdom and power of the State. . W. Gerarp, Esq., was then introduced to the meeting, and when the plaudits which greeted hin had subsided, said:—I see around me a mighty mass of my fellow citizens. Ihave around me men of all shades of party, of all complexions in religions and of every station in life. You have here from the man who governs and owns the large wil Hast goes down to the sea, to the caulker who wor! Le op her bot- tom. You have here the importer who enters his invoices by hundreds of thousands of dollars, to the carman who earns his two shillingsa load in his employment. You have a lawyer here—(applause) -—and, Iam glad to understand, we have a resj able representative of the cl a alpine) Now why is this my friends? at has brought you here? There is no band of music to please your ears. There are no banners hung up which a party may call upon the vigilant to stand around, crying the watchword of their party. There is nothing in the call, but simply ‘‘ come.” Why have you come here? ‘There is no public enemy at your door, Your is Rect perone race city, happily, cement et why have you come here beer in united form and determined mass? ‘There is You have just heard an ified, and moderate, and count! 8c. Ey something wrong at home. address, calm temperate, di in the same spirit, as faras | am concerned, shall this meeting be conducted. Weare here to present our grievances, not by addressing the passions but the Treason. We have come to reform, not to anathema- tize. We have not come to hold an indignation meeting. Why, then, have we come? There must of the great necessity that something should be done to inspire confidence in the government under which we live, for that confidence appears to have been so shaken that everybody seems ready to exclaim that something must be done. We have assembled to consider this evening what that something shall be. If it were possible for us to rise upon the wings of thought, and fly back to the remote periods of antiquity, and from thence down the current of human events, reading the inscriptions that are marked in striking capitals, monuments of human folly, it would admonish us that good government can only be sustained by per- petual vigilance, and by a constant applicationof the energies and watchfulness of the great mass of the people. This watchfulness we feel now that the peo- pie are ready to give. We feel now that the people ave come out and shown themselves, and that they are ready to put the government in such a form as will do away with the emapiasand that have seemed to be more than human nature could bear. We have formed in our midst a despotism, by uniti the legislative, the executive, and the judicial power in one body, (applause,) and by that means placing them in temptation more than they ought to be subjected to. I trust that this meeting will resolve so to separate our government, to mark out its particular parts, and so hold each part_responsible for the performance of their parti- cular duties, so that there shall be no chance ot their oing away from the performance of those duties that involve the interests of the whole community. I will not longer intrude upon your time, but simply hope that we ehall, before we end our discussion upon this shart, determine, every one of us, to go home to our places of abode with ‘a full determina- tionthat every block in the city shall resolve itself into a meeting; and collect and detennine that upon every coming election they will send members to form the primary meetings, that shall select men necessary for the due performance of the requisite duties of our city government, and, by that means, take away the power of controlling our elections by men who have a design upon the public treasnry. (Loud applause.) The Vice Presidents and Secretaries having been elected, the following address was then read :— The absence of all economy in the expenses of the city —the disposition to add to its permanent debt, and that with a new feature for annual repairs—the frequent dis charge without trial, by Aldermen, cf persons arrested for crime—the grant ‘of valuable franchises and property without adequate remuneration—and the evidences of extravagance, abuse of powers, favoritism, and misman- agement which appear in our municipal’ governinent— have induced the people of this city to meet together this evening to secure the great object of city reform. ‘The present chief magistrate of the United States has wisely stated in his inaugural address, that in the admin- istration of domestic affairs the people expect a devoted integrity in the public service, and an observance of rigid economy, in all departments,'so marked as never to be questioned ; and he truiy adds that “ without diligence, integrity, amd capacity, wherever there are duties to be performed, more siringent laws for the prevention or punishment of fraud will be vain.’’ These truths have been impressed upon us at every step of our progress; and hence, in the call of this meeting, the two objects. a re- organizntion of the Common Council and such amond- ments of the city charter as recent experience has shown to be necessary, were jointly proposed. In asking for these changes, no diminution of chartered rights is thought of. The power of the people must be represent- ed in government, or it will be weak and inefficient. No violation of any of the principles which lie at the founda- tion of free institutions, will be accepted. On the con- trary, we ask that the local government of our city may be made to conform to those principles. In the original fabric of all our constitutions, a system of powers and checks has been happily combined, A Senate and A: sembly, representing constituencies of different m nitude, is a feature recognized in American govern- ments, except alone that of this city. Here the same district elest: representative to both boards of the Common Couacil, and hence the ch ck intended the fathers of the government on the part of one branch of the legislature over another, is not found in our local government. This departure from a recognized sys- tem needs tobe corrected. Into most American constitu- tions the veto power, representing one elective depart- ment of the government, has been justly incorporated One of its prineipal objects has heen to guard the people against haste, extravagance, and abuse, in legislation. In order to do this, and yet not impair the efficiency of legislative action, it has been made an effective power, and more votes are ordinarily required to overthrow a veto than was originally necessary to pass the measuro on which it has been exercised. In our city charter, the veto bas been ro much degraded that no greater number of votes is required to pass a law after a veto than be- fore—a feature which takes from the oxecutive depart- ment all power to protect the people against such abuses as have been ‘perpetrated in our city government, under the forms of legislation. We respectfully urge that this departurefrom recognized and valuable prin ciples may be corrected, and the veto restored to what is usual and reasonable. The provision in our State constitution, requiring two-thirds of ali elect- ed to pass a measure after a veto, seems to be ren. sonable and proper in our local’ government, con- sidering the tendency to abuse which prevails. Our municipal elections now take place on the same day on which the State and general elections are held. In a populous elty like this, where a vast number of officers are to be voted for, and where the vote is alao large, there is great inconvenience and confusion, arising from the necessity of voting for both sets at the same time, which prevents that discrimination which aims to exclude improper persons; but the overshadowing influ- ence of the general and State clections, on the local elec. tions, is a feature from which the most danger results. The amount of expenditure in our local government, (equal, as is shown in the comptroller’s late report, to the joint expenses of all the States,) and the numereus important aubjects of local legislation, require {hat our municipal officers ehall be chosen exclusively for their honesty and capability, which is impossible at fall elec tions. except in particular instances. Tho objection that proper persona will not vote at the spring elections is answered by the great interest excited im former times at those contests, and by the still greater intores’ mani- feted in local’ affairs, fram the great abuses which have been recently disclosed. The great truth has been clearly manifested, that as eternal vigilance ix the price of Wiverty, so it is tmporsible to secure the great blossings of a good government without constant watohfulness on th the people. The ground that, at spring elec tions for mu officers, no sufficient interest wil be manifested, is an unjust aspercion upon our people ‘and form of government. It will be diffcult to procure pro- per reform im our local affairs, without chany,ing the time of municipal elections from the fall to t’ue spring. That change is unhesitatingly recommended, ‘it is clear within the power of the Legislature to subtr,it to the peo ple the questicn, whegher or not the to.m of a newly elected Board shall commence at the & suing spring, or at the end of the term of the present incumbents. The President of the United States ba wisely stated that “offices can be properly regarded on).y in the light of aids for the accomplishment of public ¢\pjeets.”” The present charter in the matters specifv.d has been found to be clearly defective, and there waruld seem to be no just rea. son for continuing its operatyon to gratify public officers at the expense of the public ‘intere:t. ‘The charter adopt- od in ilae Wao pie +) as. aoe OF Uilineuas It pased the Legislature ta April ‘that year: It waa sub | flue a mon at the bet have been something to draw us here. My friends, there is something that has drawn you here to- gether, in which men of all complexions of party, of all trades, of all classes in life, will agree with one Nene with ad Neste ile opinion is a. ‘ou have come here, and yet, althoug) come thousands, you are but @ small comniten of the great body of public opinion (loud ap) iause); and that public opinion is now pouring over our ci like the mighty rivers of the West, broad, deep an most powerful and resistless in its current; and we to-night are merely to give forth our small voice of that public opinion which now rules over our city. oS irapeg) My friends, in ancient times the Gree! this fable:—They hada dog, the emblem ot watchfulness, and this dog had three heads and three tongues. That dog was placed by them in their mythology to watch the infernal regions, so that when a man once got in there, he never should et out. (Laughter.) We have, in modern times, in the city of New York, our Cerberus, with three heads and with three tongues: and although you have not placed: him to cuard the gates of Tartarus, you have placed him as guardian over the cit} Segre 4 —I mean Comptroller Flagg. (Loud app! .) It is the triple tongue of Cerberus that has called ‘fea here, and you have answered his call most nol Ny. (Applause.) And what does he tell you? Here is the fact that called you, the argumentum ad_homi- num. Thatis the reason you have come. Figures have called von here. Now let me give you a few figures without being a professed accountant. He tells you that this year the people of New York will be called upon to pay as taxes $5,171, A Vorce—Is that all? (Great la rr.) Mr. Grrarp.—That is to begin with. (Laugh- sap) Their estimates always short. We are told by Cerberus'that the tax required for this year will be $5,171,000. An increase over last "s tax of $1,791,000, which is more than half, aud he saye the rate of taxation will be $1.25 on every $100 of real and personal property. Now I want to reeson with you. I want every man here, from him who owns the big ship to the caulker, from the cler- gyman in his pulpit to the shoemaker who works at his last, from the pate who plies his plane, to the blacksmith who hammers at_his anvil, to listen to me. Who pays those taxes? From whose pockets are these $5,000,000 and odd to come this year? Not from the landlords, but from those of the tenants. (Applause.) What does the landlord do? Why he takes his interest upon his house and capital, and calculates his rate of insurance, and then watches with double magnifiers the tax book. (Applause.) And then the landlord puts it upon the home of the tenant, and the tenant, either directly or indirectly, ays every farthing of the tax upon the real estate. it is a mistaken notion that if the tax gatherer does not call npon him in person to demand the tax, that he does not pay it. That is a mistake; he pays through the landlord, and that is the only difference. Now then for personal tax. Suppose a mechanic, by hard laber, when death overtakes him should leave his widow say $5,000, invested in a bond and mortgage at seven per cent, producing her and her children $350 a year, at what rate is the tax to be this year? hy, Comptroller Flagg says $1 25 upon the $100 of capital. And, therefore, deducting from the widow's income of $350, $62 50 for taxes, you have $287 50 left for her, instead of her $350. The same thing pervades all classes of life, and one-sixth of your personal property goes to support the government of the city under which you live. Follow me in, if you please. Our city hy the last census contained a ittle over 500,000 people—I think about 525,000. Now, then, divide 525,000 ile ye $5,170,000 of taxes, and it makes nearly $10 ahead for every man, woman and child within the precincts of the city. Reflect upon that. Figures never lie. they are ; they speak for themselve# Now, then, if the taxation goeson increasing in this way, where will you land ten years hence? I put it to every man who is here, where will you land ten years hence? Cerberus tells you that the tax upon the city of New York is sufficient, within $600,000, to support all the State governments of the whole country. Add $600,000 to the amount to be raised this year, and you have the whole civil list of every State in the country, from the Atlantic to the Pacific—from the pine barrens of the North to the olive groves of the South. There is no mistake about that. Mr. Flagg’s figures are invaria- bly correct. Now, then, gentlemen, what do you for your taxes? Letus take up some tl or four of the prominent items. You see, I am with yes I shall attempt to make no speech, but merely call your attention to a few simple facta. What do you have? Let us look at the light—gaa and oil. Suppose the moon ought to shine, does not, have you any light then? Never. ( shter.) According to the almanac you have light, but ac- cording to the elements, very often you are in obscu- rity. (Langhter.) Again, look at your six miles of wharves and piers. Are there not men there who are there at night? Are there not mene: in shipping’ Is there not the laborer, as well as the emigrant and sailor, who is to go on board his ship atuight? And yet, with all the mighty sum you pay for light a year, there is not a gas light on any of the nomerous piers of your whole city, and the coroner's inquests tell many a story of the poor sailor and the poor emigrant found drowned. So much for gas. (Laughter.) What is next?, Streets— clean streets. (Loud. ae) Let us take the bull by the horns. (Laughter. ‘ou and I pay, $225,000 for clean streets—L am told more, but | want. to be within bounds—and yet New York is the most filthy city in existence. [lately bad occasion to see some cities abroad—London, for instance—where every street is swept between two and five o'clock im the morning, and sprinkled, and all the dirt re- moved. In Paris it is the same, and also in thestreeta in Italy; and I felt ashamed at the hty piles of filth and dirt in ny own native city. 1 travel on until I got to Edinburgh, and I went through the old town, and I thought I had been ee to New York by telegraph. I passed uj High street, and T saw, as you may see an: in New York, heaps of dirt. (Laughter.) I rejoiced. broke as T felt at home, (Laug! oid Thada isposition to fall down and kiss my mother earth. erate) And { have no doubt our Commoa ‘ouncil have taken their pattern from seni (Laughter.) And the y difference between the Scotch city and ours was that in the first-mentioned place the top of every pile of dirt was crowned with a dead cat. You “th for ee the poor some $600,000 or qi ,000, yet our streets swarm with beggars. We have cither to open our hearts and hands at every step we take, or else to shut them both; and very few can do that. Again, our patie, en Awoug thet wie Wuany nen Koud MN a, ee ‘ as ever Lept uver &