The New York Herald Newspaper, July 29, 1853, Page 4

JAMES CORDON BEXNNBTT, P8’ ,pyreTOR aND EDITOR OvFL 6B 3." 7, CORNEX OF FULTON AND PASSAU OTS 'y HERALD. 2 conta per sopy—1 yer annem. Tie WebKcy HERALD eoory (Sitar yas sente were 3 neuen; the European. Bi I se cay pare f Great Pritotn and stony ports include the portage. Seng ott rt Bo continent "beth of, to AMUSEMENTS THIS &VENING. CaSTLE GARDEN Ls Favonsrs. BOWERY THEATKE, Bowery Tvs SomnaweviietT— Buwars iy Max Tuare Deeau ar 5) BROADWAY THEATAY, Broadway—Inerann amv eee Gun GaL-Uncus Par’s Cams. BIBLO'S, Broadvsy Bonewray Grar. NATIONAL THEATRE, Chatham strect-Uxeuz Tom's Any. afterncos Wrirn's Senewa- MERICAN MUSEU . 's Teovrs or Actme Mosxevs, pens, Fveniog—Domer: Docs awn Gea’ Vat N AVENUR—Afierncom and Bvening—Fusn- 9841. HiPPoDw OME. °S AMERICAN OPSRA HOCSE 472 Broadway IST WAvones 2 Cunuev’s Ores TROUPE WOOD'S MINSTRELS, Wood's Musical Hall, 444 Broad- q@ey bymeruas Mivetk etsr. BUCKELFY’S OPE! HOUSE, 339 Broadwey—Bwox- faue’s BTWIOPIAN UPSRA TROUPE. @RORAMA, 096 Brondway—Pasonaua or TH» Moxy hasn MOPE CHAPEL—Pam me Ow Nis@ana. y—AsornT oy Mowr HE NEW YORK WEBELY HERALD. ‘The United States mail steamship Franklin, Capen ‘Wotton, will leave this port to-morrow, at 12 o’eloek, fer Seuthampton and Havre. Sudseriptions and advertisements for any edition of ‘Heo New York Hex will be reesived at the following Gases in Europe — Lavreroei—John Hunter, No. 2 Paradise street. Lospou—Edward Sandford & Co., Corahill. “Wm. Thomas & Co., No. 19 Catharine street. Basus—Livingsten. Weils & Co., Rue de la Bourse, “BH. Revoil, Ne. 17 Rue de la Banque. ‘Tue European mails will close at half-past ten o’eloek fm whe morning ‘The Waaary Hxniip will be published at half-past nine Woleck to-morrow morning. Single copies, ta wrappers, Ce The News. ‘The Asia from Liverpool arrived at her wharf last might. Her mails were delivered in this city shortly after eleven o'clock, when we received our European Biles and advices dated down to the 16th instant. It will relieve the anxiety of our readers to learn that the Eastern difficulty remains in statu guo—that it had not become more complicated—and that there Was an appearance of its peaceful solution, after gome prolonged correspondence between the cabinets of the countries most interested in its settlement. In the English House of Commons, Lord John Buseell assured Mr. Disraeli that negotiations in the Matter had not come to ‘‘a dead lock,” but, on the eontrary, he expected that both Russia and Turkey ‘would accede to propositions emanating from his own government and that of the Emperor of the French. The continent of Europe was very quiet, and both ‘trade and agriculture were improving. The circum- stances connected with the resent attempt upon the fe of Louis Napoleon were being fully investigated in Paris. The latest commercial iutelligence is given in our columns. By our Havana correspondence, published to-day, it will be seen that a remarkable variation has been fwtroduced into the slave traffic, for which that island enjoys such an unenviable notoriety. A well known trader in human flesh had lately engaged in the novel enterprise of shipping Indians from the coast of Yucatam, and a number of small craft were occupied in the trade; but the Spanish agent was apprehended by the British authorities at the Belize, and as papers found upon his person fully establish his guilt, there is no doubt but he will receive the punishment he merits. General Santa Anna has also taken steps in the matter, requiring the surren- der of all the Indians thus kidnapped and introduced into the island of Cuba. Other portions of our Cuban correspondence, and the translation of a portion of an article from the Diario de la Marina, upon the strength of the Spanish marine, are likewise worthy the attention of our readers. The steamship Georgia is due at this port, having left Aspinwa’l on the 20th inst. with the California mails, passengers and treasure of the lst July. The arrival of the Northern Light on last Monday, how- ever, has anticipated the Georgia. The Falcon ar- rived at New Orleans, from Aspinwall,on Wednesday. | From the British Provinces we learn that a large meeting had been held at Newfoundland, at which with this country are necessary for the continued #uc- cess of the province. A good deal of attention had been excited by the announcement that some of the American fishing veszels were armed. The steam- ship America sailed from Halifax on the 23d inst. From Washington we learn that the jury in the case of Capt. Schaumberg were unable to agree on a verdict; but the court refused to discharge them. Foreman, of Maryland, J. Van Santvoord, of New York, and Mr. Peck, of Ohio, have been appointed to clerkships in the Patent office. was in town. Read the interesting gossip from Washington, in another column. The Director of the Mint has issued a circular in viting artists, engravers, and other persons of taste, to aid him in getting up appropriate devices for the silver eoinage. Those favorably disposed are re quested to forward their suggestions to the Phila- delphia mint before the first day of October next. The miners of the Frostburg district of the Cum. berland coal region have settled their differences and returned to work. But few boats were passing in consequence of the canal being in bad order. At Waterbury, Cona., on Wednesday night, a young man named Miller, from this eity, was attack- ed by four Irishmen, severely beaten, and his bowels ripped open. He was not expected to survive. Three of the villains were arrested and committed to prison. The ship Galena, before reported on fire at Charles fon, has been filled with water, and the fire sub- @ued. The extent of damave had not been ascer- tained. Details of news previously received from New Mexico by telegraph, may be found in another 5 The yellow fever has somewhat abated at N Orleans. There were four bundred and twenty.nine deaths, by all diseaves, last week. Joweph Tilden, an aged merchant, of Boston formerly President of the Colombian Bank in that city, died yesterday morning. The National Scientific Convention met at Cleve. land, Ohio, yesterday, nnd was attended by a 2 number of professors in the various departments of acience. Ex-President Fillmore was present. Two steamers, the Ben Franklin and the Blut! City, were‘ destroyed by fire at St. Louis yesterday morning. 1 10ss estimated at from $30,000 to $90,000. , On Wedmsday, at Montpelier, Vt., the Vermont Central Railrc'e€ Company unanimously resolved in favor of consoli Yating the lines ranning from Boston to Ogdensburg. Several Italian exiles arrived yesterday at Boston in the Sardinian In {g Enrico. In to-day’s paper yvill be found a Description of Articles in the Crystal Palace: communication frora Capt. Luce relating,to th @ passages of the Arctic and Arabia; Accidents at (oney Island, News from Texas, Strect Preaching in’ Baltimore, Arrest of Counterfeiters in Buffhlo, Theatrical I[ntolligence, Serenade to Hon. Pierre Soulé at Washington, Com- and Maritime o,&e NEW YORK gee | | over the market. Arrival of the Asta=Yhe Efftcts of 2 Bure | The Fuhery 9” pean War en the United States. ‘The Asia isin; and political affairs are in statu quo. Whatifthere be wart What, if England. piqued beyond endurance by the taunts of Rus- sia, and resolutely determining tocarry out the July treaty to the letter, should sail through the Dardanelles and place the ports on the Black Sea under anembargo? What, if Russia, blind to the sage counsels of Nesselrode. and led by the nose by the fiery advocates of the national party, should refuse to take back the gauntlet she has thrown down. and crogs the Danube as the crossed the Prath? What. if France, al- ways ready for war. should overrun Belgium, while her fleet co-operates with England at Odessa? What. in short, if all Europe, tired of monotonous tranquillity. and wearied of the prosaic blessings of peace, should plunge headlong into the vortex of war? There is nothing chimerical or even speculative in the enquiry. We put the question as we would ask whether flour is on the decline, whether the cotton crop will be short, whether freights are likely to rise—all of them occurrences fairty possible. if not probable, and legitimate topies of inquiry. We see the na- tional equilibrium of Europe already overturned; we hear a direct defiance of its two greatest Powers by third; we behold an unequivocal attempt to upset existing treaties, and a clear menace of a fresh Cossack occupation. With these facts staring us in the face, and a toler- ably sure confidence that France and England are not so utterly fallen as to resign without a struggle their boasted supremacy on the conti- nent. we look upon a war as @ probable if not an inevitable contingency, and we ask: What effect would it have upon us? How would the United States be affected by a general burst of hostilities in Europe ? A similar enquiry, addreased to any other nation than this, would require a two-fold an- swer. European Powers would be affected po- litically as well as commercially, by a general war. Ineapable of remaining neutral. their na- tional existence would involve a participation, more or less active. either with the victors or the vanquished. Fortunately for us, the fun- damental prisciples of our foreign policy pro- tect us from the perilous consequences of “ en. tangling alliances.” We have no concern, poli- tically, with the internal disputes of Europeans, and could look with indifference on any modifi- cation of their present territorial divisions. If Turkey were absorbed to-morrow, it is doubtful whether our interest in the operation could be appreciated in words or figures. A division of the county of Middlesex or Lancashire would affect us as materially. But, as one of the greatest commercial na- tions of the globe—as the greatest producer of the staples of life—as the great purveyor and one of the greatest customers of Earope—our commercial interests would be deeply involved in a European war. Our trade would feel its effects as directly as if we were ranked among the belligerents. Just as a merchant participates in the fluctuations of trade which affect the firms with which he does business, we, who deal with England, France, and other conti- nental nations, would share in the net results ofa war by which their commerce would be in- jured. Our share would, of course, be widely different from theirs. It is difficult to perceive what immediate benefit either England or France would derive from a war. Their in terest lies obviously on the side of peace. and though they may be forced into hostilities, these could only be, at best, but a lesser calamity, vo- luntarily incurred in order to avoid a greater. With us the case is different. A European war would come to us freighted with advan- tage as well as injury. We do not mean to as- sert that the one would equipose the other ; but merely that. on the face of it, one branch—and a most important one—of our export trade would be directly benefitted by a European war. We need not say that we allude to the trade in breadstufis. The movement which took place a month ago in the corn market in London, is a fair symptom of what might be expected from a distinct declaration of war. On that occa- sion, the news of a short crop in France caused a rise in flour of from one shilling to two shil- lings per barrel. We can easily infer from this what would be the consequence of the closing of Odessa and the Levant and Baltic ports. It may be worth while. if the crisis becomes more | imminent hereafter, to turn to the trade and it was resolved that unfettered commercial relations | navigation tables, and calculate what pro- portion of the corn consumed in Great Britain is derived from Riga, Peters- burg, Archangel, and Odessa. For the pre- sent. it will suffice to remind the reader that the quantity imported from thence is so large as to exercise a very considerable influence The source stopped. this amount would require to be drawn from us; | and it would not be surprising if, under the in- Senator Mason | fluence of the increased demand, our exports of wheat and flour to Great Britain amounted to ten | millions of dollars, or about double their value, as given in the last tables. This would, ofcourse. afford a powerful incentive to our agriculture. Butit is obvious that this benefit would be accompanied by injuries to our trade, of a more general and lasting nature. In the first place cotton would receive a severe blow: and all those concerned in the growth or traffic of the staple would suffer heavy loss. Our Mediter- ranean trade would be crippled. The panic which would reign on the London ‘Change and the Paris Bourse would react upon us. Money would rise in price, and financial operations would be straitened. English and French mer- chants, compelled to curtail their dealings,would buy less from us than they now do. Inereased taxation--the necessary accompaniment of war-- would have a very injurious effect on the manu facturing districts, and we should be compelled to pay more for the manufactured articles which we now import from England. The re- sults of the last French revolution are within the memory of all our mercantile readers: a European war, necessitating increased levies of men and money, would produce like. if not more fatal effects. Twenty or twenty-five millions would not cover the deficit it would canse in our trade with Franee. England would bear a war tax better; but, proportionately, the fall in the funds and the tightness in the money market would be even greater. Some few private in- dividuals might possibly see i new in- ducements to seek investments in America: but ities of government would assuredly the hulk of the floating capital- Distrust and want of confidence—the most for- midable foes to stable trade—would soon reign trinmphant in Boston, Philadelphia, and New York: and our merchants might possibly ex- perience considerable reluctance in supplying even the diminished demand which would offer. Such are a few of the inconveniences to which we should he enhjected in the event of p Euro- pean war, 1a war the ne monopoliz: ‘We have re ason to believe the fishery ques- tion between this country and England, is as far off from being as ever. This arises from no indisposition on the part of either government to ‘have the matter gettled, but simply from ths fact that the demands of Eng- Yand are cons‘dered by our government as ua- reasonable 9nd unsatisfactory. England | it is understood. pertinaciously ad- heres to tier “headland” construction. claiming it under the opinion of her law officers of the crown, given several years ago. In order to abanc,on that construction and permit our fishe rmen to frequent her waters within three miles of the shore, following the indentations of the coast, irrespective of “headlands,” she ‘asks not only that the duty on fish brought into this country in foreign vessels shall be abrogated, but also that her colonial built vessels shall be permitted to obtain American registers. On our side, it is contended that the headland construction is not based upon either the letter or spirit of the treaty of 1818. Al- though the British law officers of the crown gave an elaborate opinion as to the meaning of the term ‘ headlands,” yet, upon turning to the treaty itself, no such word as headland is found in that instrament. To take, therefore, asa basis of negotiation, an opinion so ridiculous as the one in question, is, on its face, clearly in- admissible on the part of our government; and hence. at the outset, a difficulty of no little magnitude is experienced. As to the proposition to give colonial built vessels American registers, it is open toa great many objections. in the present condition of our revenue laws. The existing tariff placesa large duty on iron, cordage, and most of the articles entering into the material of shipbuilding. To allow colonial built vessels to obtain American registers would be to give their shipbuilders premium over ours of the amount of duty charged at our custom houses on the articles specified. Supposing. therefore. everything else to be equal, this fact alone would render sucha measure an act of gross injustice to our build- ers, Before any such arrangement can be made, it will be necessary to modify the tariff so as to admit all articles used in the construction of ships into our market free of duty. When that is done there will be no difficulty in the way of admitting colonial vessels into competition with American built vessels. The proposition of England as to colonial vessels obtaining American registers, is reci- procal, as far as the colonies are concerned, and no further. Of course, whenever such an arrangement is made, we will insist upon its extending also to England, permitting Ame- rican vessels to obtain registers there also. Whatever treaty may be made will require not only the ratification of the Senate, but also the action of Congress in order to repeal and modify existing laws. We confess we see at present little prospect of any convention being arrived at, unless England greatly modifies her pretensions. Meantime, in addition to the Bri- tish fleet on the fishing grounds, we have quite an American force also. It is not very clear what particular duty our vessels will be en- gaged in—though we are told they have gone there for the protection of American interests. As we have already permitted England to put in foree her headland construction, and as we have acknowledged it a proper subject of nego- tiation, it is certain that pending such nego- tiation Admiral Seymour will continue to pre- vent our fishermen from pursuing their avoca- tions inside of the headlands—and that is all he has ever attempted. Our fleet will therefore have the exceedingly laborious. not to say ha- zardous, duty of preventing Admiral Seymour from doing that which he never has attempted nor has any idea of attempting, namely—an interference with our fishermen outside of the headland line, What a farce! Gen. ARISTA AND THE ANNEXATION Fora RY—TuE CoMMERCIAL ADVERTISER AND THE Hi RALD.—Our cotemporaries of the Commercial Advertiser in republishing from the Heratp of Wednesday the Arista correspondence, genuine and spurious, upon the subject of the annexation of Mexico, are somewhat perplexed concerning the origin of the forgery. They ask for further information upon several points, and are very particular and precise in their specifications, as will appear from the following extract from their leader of Wednesday afternoon. They say that :— There is, however, something connected with this matter which ultimately concerns the Bite and pemie of the United States. How came that forged letter into circulation here, in connection with the ieee letter to which it was professedly a reply / ‘he sentences respecting annexation, which appear in the spurious letter from Arista, are the work of a translator somewhere. The Hunaxp gives the fol- lowing statement:— It will be observed that the reply of General Arista to the Minister of War is dated the 5th of May—the day of the month on which the British steam packet regularly leaves Vera Cruz fer Havana, en roule to Engiand. The forged annexation Istter, we presume, must have becn published at Havana after the departure of the steamer from that pert, or at least so near its departure as to cut off the opportunity of a refutation at that point. ‘The consequence was that the forgery as published in the Diario dela Marina was widely circulated in this country and in Mexico in advance of the genuine docu- ment. Our transiation from the Diario was also given in good faith; because that paper, however violent and vulgar it may be occasionally, we have always considere| 4 journal not only of considerable authority, but of some respectability Now, if the editor of the Hxratp himaelf trans- lated the document from the Diar/o—in other words, | if the translation was made in the office of the He- RALD from a number of that paper—it would be clear that the fraud was perpetrated either by some one on board the British steamer, which is scarcely pro bable, on the passage between Vera Cruz and Havana, or that it was perpetrated in the office of the Havana paper. But either by design or through inadvertance the language employed by the Henas.p may be uuder- stood in two different senses: cither that the transla- tion was made here, or that it was sent from Havana as a bona fide translation from the Diario, and “given in good faith” to the Hera.n's readers. Meaning no impertinent or improper interference in our contemporary’s business, and being sincere and earnest in the reasons about to be assigned for the | inquiry, we wish the Herap would distinctly say whether the translation was made by itself at New York, or whether it was received, as a translation, from Havana. If the latter, then it is plain that the. disgraceful fraud was practised by the Havana jour- na]; that beeause of the vigilant supervision of the ress there, it was probably committed with the Soowiles e, if not by the order, of the goverament; and conclusions would follow which would justify all that has been written about the petty tyranny, dix honorable tricks, meanness and duplicity of the Ca- ban government. We opine, however, that the Henan will scurcely assert that the version of Arista’s letter which it published was a translation made in its office, f the Diario of a date which it will assign. But 9 here is a clear case of forgery somewhere, aud bold imposition upon the Ameriean press aud Amer can people—not equalled by the frands practised by the Cuban janta when it supplied the press with false manifestoes—we will ask the Herarp’ another way. So many facts have bi and falsified, 80 many positive false} cirenlated here, professedly coming that we should like to detect their souree some things connected with “ Havana dence’ that canse us to treat it with y genera disregard, and one of the editors of the Expy who has examined the matter for himself, has opened the eyes of many respecting the sources whence such “correspondence” is derived. That the mass of such correspondence is unworthy of confidence—is in fact, a fraud upon the American public—is plain from these facts. These professed letter writers in cessantly complain that i fg not safe to port Ict y acction=When is it te be Tellocting upon She guvctanent— thes ol tellers ous Gottioa? are carry them and are ke But to return. Spee of a Ipable fraud upon the and public of the Tea'states. "The repatation of the ALD, and every other New York journal is concerned. If Cuban government committed the fraud, let the pub- fic know it. If the Diario contained that versi which the Henan gave of General Arista’s letter, let the HeRaLp cay so, and all will know how to treat the Drario’s outgivings infutare. If otherwise, and an: of the correspondents employed by the New Yor! press have R layed a trick upon the public, let it be exposed. It has been openly asserted that one of the two New York cot in Havana is paid to serve the cause of filibusteriam, and the “ correspon- dence” favors the idea. But will the New York press, just for the sake of publishing an exciting story now and then, be content to become the organs—the mere workman's tools—of such persons aa control their correspondents? The HERALD boasts of ita indepen- dence, and sometimes demonstrates it. Will it now come forward and uncover, as it can, if it will, the whole system of that correspondence, which, employ- ed by persons interested in promoting filibusterism, imposes upon the public through the press, whether the press ee party to the imposition or not? It real- ly is high time for the newspapers of this city to oc- cupy their oe position, and frown down, with united determination, that system which is beco1 more and more prevalent, of accomplishing unworthy ob- jects by putting into circulation forged documents, or supplying the press with correspondence that is in the ma‘n fictitious,‘and that is always A partine and un- fair. Journalism requires reform in this particular. We answer with pleasure these demands ot our cotemporary, from the courteous terms of sincerity in which they are made. Upon the first inquiry. if the editors of the Commercial, on turning to the Diario de la Marina of May 11, chould there find the forged letter in Span- ish, attributed to General Arista, upon the sub- ject of the annexation of Mexico, we presume they will be satisfied. In that case, too, their animadversions upon the despicable tricks of the government of Cuba, will have been, perhaps, most justly applied, Itisareasonable presump- tion that the object of the authors of this forgery was to strengthen Santa Anna in Mexico by the destruction of Arista. This presumption is fair, because Santa Anna is suspected of the ultimate intention of restoring Mexico back to her an- cient allegiance to the Spanish crown, which is aconsummation very much desired, no doubt, by the Spanish authorities of Cuba. With regard to the Cuba correspondence of the New York press, there may be some ground for the doubts, the fears. and the honest indignation of the Commercial. As far as the New York Heratp is coneerned, however, we can frankly say that, to the very best of our knowledge and belief, our Cuba correspondence is genuine. and a ona fide summary of the news of the island, entirely free from any con- nection or connivance with the Cuban junta here and their emissaries in Havana. Our contributors everywhere are instructed to tell the truth, to describe things as they are, and to give the most reasonable and impartial views of passing events. If we detect an im- postor, or a designing fellow, among our corres- pondents, using this journal as an instrument for the accomplishment of his own individual or partizan objects. fillibustero or otherwise. he is promptly dismissed. Aiming at the truth, and at justice to all men and all parties, we cannot tolerate any imposition or dishonest juggling with our readers. Justice to that public confidence which the Heraxp so largely enjoys, not less than a dis- position fairly to answer the reasonable de- mands of the Commercial, will justify the express application of these remarks to the letters which we publish from time to time from our correspondents in the island of Cuba. There may be. for all that we know, letter wri- ters at Havana for certain New York journals, who are in the pay of the Cuban junta; and there may be others acting as the subsidized defenders of the Spanish authorities. We have nothing to do with either class. It is to be hoped that the guilty parties on both sides, if such there are, will confess, repent, and do bet- ter for the future. Otherwise. we may be com- pelled to assume the responsibility of ferreting out and exposing the obnoxious offenders to the public condemnation, But enough. If our neighbors of the Com- mercial are eatisfied concerning the Heravn, the annexation forgery, and the unscrupulous political tricks of the Cuban authorities, we are relieved. And if. for the future, our cotempo- raries will be a little more vigilant concerning past and passing events, they will find it very much to their advantage. See the Diario of the 11th of May. 3 Democratic Movements «x New Yorx— Wuat’s ovr Now ?—We publish, this morning the congratulatory address of the democratic members of the Legislature to their constitu- ents, in vindication of their labors in the late extra session. We hardly know which most to admire, the modesty of their pretensions or the coolness with which these democratic law ma- kers discourse of the united and harmonious democracy of New York. And, as if this were not enough. the additional consolation is vouchsafed to the democratic party of the State: afa set of resolutions, passed by their servants in the Legislature, reaffirming the compromise measures and the prineiples of the Baltimore } platform. Now. with regard to the actual business trans- acted, we leave the question of “the reward of merit” to be settled between the whigs and democrats themselves. But before we can give full faith to the boasted harmony of ,the “‘reor- ganized” democracy, we desire an answer to these specific interrogatories :—Is Mr. Dickin- son satisfied? Is Mr, Cooley appeased? Is Mr. Maurice? Is Mr. D. B. Taylor’ Is Mr.Schell? Is the Albany .drgus, and so forth’ From the latest information in our possession we should say no to each of these questions emphatically no! But again: We should like to know to which set of compromise resolu- tions these democratic legislators refer. If they mean Mr. Taylor's, they are off soundings; for there was an extraordinary exhibition of disgraceful dodging on his flat-footed test of the Fugitive Slave law, which is the only real question at issue between the hunkers and free- soilers. If they mean the mealy-mouthed, evasive Champlin resolutions, they are still at fault; for Mr. D. B. Taylor, a native-born de- mocrat of the old school, in a protest to the Washington Union, says they are not the.) thing, but a spurjous dilution of the real Simon Pure Fugitive test. But, upon the main question of the address | itself, the Albany .7rgus pronounces it a ~bogus. affair” and ‘an imposture,”” which is the next thing to a swindle. And it further says that one man’s name hae been signed to it whois now, and has been for many weeks, in Europe, which is bad; and that other names are appended to ihe document, not only without authority, but in the tecth of a peremptory refusal to sign it, whigh! >. What t 1 4t}P oy . tion is this of demoeratic harmony.The ‘manifesto, farthermore,emanates from the offi¢ of the {t/as, the central organ ot Martin Van Buren and the Buffalo platform, while tue .1rgus pronounces this presum¥‘ag pronutciamento an unmitigated counterfo’t; and we must bear in mind that this Argus is the old, legitimate organ of the New Yerk democracy. How preposterous, in the face of such evidence, to amplify upon the po- tential influences of the united democracy of New York. r We shall. perhaps, obtain a practical illustra- tion of this harmony among the brethren at the Syracuse State Convention of the 13th Septem- ber. In the meantime. we see that a call is published in the Syracuse papers, for a State Convention of the “independent democracy of the State of New York,” at that city, on the 3ist of August; and this call is signed by Chas. A. Wheaton. Robert R. Raymond. Hiram Bar- ney, S. E. Church, L. P. Noble, E. L. Soule. E. Marks. S. D. Porter, and E. W. Stewart. What’s out now? ConcresstonaL Perquisites aND Pickivas— A Wiryess on THE Sranp.—Mr. Richard H, Stanton, a democratic member of the last Con- gress, from the State of Kentucky. is up again for a re-election; but some of his democratic brethren, not exactly liking it, have turned State’s evidence against him. Among these is Mr. Samuel Pike, a democratic editor, who has been publishing some choice extracts trom Mr. Stanton’s letters from Washington to the said Pike, one of which is as follows :— If I could stay here a month I could make $5,000. As it is, I fear I shall have to hurry off without even completing the business I came on. I saw men in New York, Philadelphia and here, who want my services, and are willing to pay for them, and ey Sor them well. If I can be re-elected I can make a onuae DEAL OF MONEY. But this is between our- selves. Give my respects to all friends, and believe me yours, sincerely, R. H. Sranton. Five thousand dollars in a month! This shows what an enterprising Congressman may do in the way of pickings and perquisites. But how was this money to be made? In the prac- tice of the Supreme Court? We think not. Mr. Stanton, we apprehend, knows more about laying brick than about Blackstone ; and be- sides, Congress having evidently adjourned when the above letter was written, the docket of the Supreme Court was pretty well taken up. Was this money to be made in collecting claims against the government? Members of Congress do embark in this reprehensible business to men in their official station; but we had hoped that Mr. Stanton was not of the number. How else, then, were these five thou- sand dollars ina month tobe made, than by a brokerage upon office seekers? The limitation to five thousand dollars for a month, shows that Mr. Stanton is not a man of capital, and did not contemplate making it in the purchase and sale of fancy stocks. Very few young members of Congress are rich enough to take a hand in Wall street. Some of the old ones are. By his own confession, the money was to be made from his own “services”, to men in New York, Phila- delphia and Washington. and we suppose that these “‘services” referred in some way to his usefulness as a member of Congress. We are quite willing to take Mr. Stanton’s letter upon its most liberal interpretation, to wit :—that all this money was to be made for fair and legitimate services; but if a “ great deal of money” can be fuirly made by a mem- ber of Congress, how shall we measure the amount that can be pocketed by an unpri pled fellow who- goes to Washington with the will and the experience requisite to turn every thing to the main chance? Tue Wasurneron SentineL—A New OnGar: —We have received the prospectus of a new political daily paper, to be started in Washin ton in September next, under the style and title of the Washington Sentinel, by Beverly Tucker, Esq. It is not to be the organ of any particular department of the government. but ofthe democratic party of the United States. Very well. Let Mr. Tucker give us a proof of his mettle, and then we shall be the better en- abled to estimate the chances for the printing of Congress. The prize is worth contending for. and the more the merrier. Talk on’ Change. There was 2 disposition to await the receipt of later news by the Asia, and hence trade in many article: of domestic produce was languid. 1,700 bales of cotton sold ata decline the present week) of about one eighth cent perlb, The death of Senor Don Pedro Diago, of the firm of Messrs. Diago Brothers, of this city, was re- ferred to yesterday, and sincere regret expressed for his premature loss. The house of Diago Brothers waa the branch of their house in Havana, and not very long established in New York. The senior of the firm, Don Francisco Diago, resided in Havana. The brothers, Don Pedro and Francisco, were universally respected by ull who knew them. They belonged to a highly respectable and wealthy family in the Island ef Ouba, ef Spanish origin. The brothers, it wae said, were educated in the United States, at one of our most respectable institutions. Their family estates in Cuba were said to be the Guo-t on the island, asd in the highest state of cuitivation, ard supplied with the best machinery, including al! the modem improvements of value. Their own Produce in sugar and molasses was very larger and cf itrelf contributed materially to the labor ef the house in i's management. Franciseo Diego was re cently on a visit to the United States, ama also had the warmest esteem and respect of all who shared his ac quaintance. The deceased was am honor to the mercan tile profession, and an oraament to the country which gave him birth. It was remarked that silver change was again becou: ing very ecarce The United States mint was unable to meet the demand, and hence the necessity, ao often re ferred to, fort he establishment of » mint in New York In Philade)phia noties bad been given by the miu! that it would after the 15th proximo, pay $1 21 per eunce for standard silver, three fourths in new silver eoin fourth in gold, if they could supply the demand net make payment in full in new coin’ At the d leans mipt, the right was reserved to pay fer silver ald te it in drafts (at sight we suppose) en the Asristunt ‘Trémpurer of New York. When exchange on this city ruled at @ premium, it would be a strong igducement for parties tell it silver; but should exchange sell at a discount, holders of silver would not find it their interest to sell it for the drafts as proposed. The best plan was tomake a new mint in New York. Orexinc or THe Paescorr Hovst.—The completion of Captain De Groot’s unique and superb hotel in Broadway, known as the Prescott House, was celebrated last evening by a dinner to the members of the New York press. We may with justice nse the adjectives we have done to qualify the building. It ina perfect curiosity in itself; and os its exterior adds to the magnificence of Broadway, so its Interior decorations ond arrangements bear evidence to the refined taste of its projector and proprietor, and to the luxurious tendencies of our community. The en- trance hall is of an extremely handsome design. [+ ex- tends backward from Broadway, ina westerly direction, the ceiling being supported on ei(her side by archos rest: ing on pillars resembling those of the Moorish order of architecture, richly gilded, and having Corinthian capi tals, The side walls wre divided into paneis, having painted on each of them the figure of a gallant knight, ore courtly dame, atlired in the style peculiar to the ager of Louis XIV. and of the Fnglish Charloces. The floor ine beautiful specimen of colored mosaic work, than whieh nothirg can be more perfect Tois entrance hall extends into the bar, which is fitted in exuctly the same style, An i handsome bronze balay upper floors of the house uu stairease, supporting a leads to tie first aod On the first landing » ade, ae in front is the dining ball, reom, capable Gy accommodating some twe bundred persons. This roene extends one hundred feet in length down Spring stresty its width being about twenty eight fect. At either end ig ‘a most magnificent oval-shaped mirror, manufactured i New York, and which together cost one thousand dollars. ‘The panels on the northern side of the room are decer~ ated with beautifully executed paintings of flowers, and on the southern or Spring street side, the apece betweert the windows affords room for # row of Corinthian cele umps, which gives beautiful effect to its appearance,’ Toe ceiling, like that of the entrance hall and of the pars- lors, is divided into oblong compart ments or panels, richly 8! nd decorated, while over the three doors, ay room are bendsome in ene Sethan style the reat texte di+played im the chane Geliers here, a6 well as in every vther re on of the a house, combines to render tb: baton 4 hall one of the most gorgerur a.d Our republican eyes have ever ver. Captain DeGroot’ ambition has been mot only to rival but excel in splendor and novelty all the proviows ellorce of hotel proprietorm ime this country; and we thick be nus suc: ate On the same floor with the dining hall, and at its caste ern or Broadway end, 1s the parlor. It is enough to say that this room is im exact keepin, an to altar of decoration, with the other porivnr of the hotel we have described. The Oriental er is charmed when he eo and is observed np to the topmost story. The ans decorated not with painting «with neat oval mirrors, in gilded frames, e cbat: shibit great variety ia their patterns, and are +o fur veculiar as to have the seats and baek-piecer supply tue visceof a picture galle- ry. Scenes of Italian lif. sicilion Dupters, and copies of favoie works of art, are most skilfully represented in colour. on the chairs and otto. mans. Itis almost peedles, fr us to add that the ings and carpots are of the riche-t materials, The ms, which on the second, ti @ aud fourth floors eom- nicate with neat parlors aoa all of which are well ventilated, bear evidence to 1h good taste exhibited im the design, and to the ééei-y with which it has beew carried out On the fifth a 4 sixth stories there are some sixty single bedrooms ‘As at present copstruc'ed the Prescott House is ca- pable of accommodating -+-1.8 two hundred and fifty uests, but it is designed to rxtend it to the corner of Mercer street, when it will coosin an additional hun- dred. Tne heating of tre r ix effected by meang of a steam engine of twenty bur-e vower. The Prescott House is 10 ned for guests en Tues- day next, August 2. Yeste eveniog the members of the New Yerk press were invi'-d to. and entertained at, a sumptuous bavquet a: ~bich toasts and senti- ments appropriate to the orcs-ion were and re- sponded to. Among the rpeskera were the liberal and (cietrd hoxt, Capt. De G:oot; the architect of the Dui'ding, Mr. James Ren#'ce Jun; aud several membera of the a Hees; The entertsinwent was well worthy of the occasion. yl# «ith wh.ch the observ- the house, reigns here, City Intetligence, Fite iN THs Brie House —Abvut balf past nine o’elock last evening, a fire broke out in the fourth story ef the new Bible house, on the Astor place side, In quence of the difficulty of getting water to that height, some damage was done before it was subdued. ‘Tue Crry GRENADIERS bad @ giorious and a happy time yesterday. in celebrating their hid annual exeursion, selecting Elizabethtown as the scene of their enjoyment. The company, under comma) d of Captain Eagleson and Lieutenants Porter and Goodwin turned out in fine erder, and displayed a well discipiined and soldierlike set of men. There was an excellent diner provided for them af Sheppard’s Hotel, by Mr. Rannalt of che Waverley House of this city, at which ¥e ob erved agin the invited guests, General Spicer. Coionel Bogart, Rice Lewis, of Toronto, and several ladies avo gentlemen of New York. After dinner, the Presideot (Capt Eugleson) proposed the following toast :—‘' Brigadier Geoeral Spicer,” whieh was drank with enthusiarm, and :¢-ponded to in ver happy terms. The General concluded by xiving, “ The Tadion’? to which Colonel Bogart revlind felicitously, The mext toast was “Colorel Bogart,” -o ~hicn he responded in « mort happy strain, lauding the s:.vesrance of the eom- pany—compored of Irivh ad pted citivens—and {us culcating with much force, prace, and the benefits of friendly ineereourse between "he United States and the arent country. Prericeot then gave, ‘ Captaia helan, of Elizabethtown, who r-sponded in able but im+ citing terms. Capt. Eagleso, rext oro, “The New friend and advocate’? ‘York Heraip, always the soldier This tcast was responded t» by s veverable member of thé eetablichment,'in ajvery happy strain of eloquence and wit. Gen. Spicer then propo-e’—‘The health of the bee 4 to whose courtesy the company were 10 muck indebted for the enjeymenta of the hi which thas gallant gentleman briefly res vonded company was subsequently reviewed by Geu Spicer, who expressed himself highly gratified with their discipline, and eom- plimented Col, rt and Capt. Exgleson on their tact and general appearance. On arriving in New York the in went before the General in review, and as happily terminated as it happily began. Tag WeatuEr.—During the Jet few days the weather has been much cooler thaw ix g-merally eave at this period of the year. On Tuerday the thermometer shewed atO A.M. 73 deg.. and contivued at the same figure during thejwhole da; in Weaue-¢ay there war a fall. the thermometer being at 9A. M. 71. at 3 P. M. 67 amd at SP. M 65. Yesterday, however. we have to record « rise, the thermometer dorivy he day being as follows: 9A. M. 3° SP. M. 69. 17. i The wind durivg the above days has coincided in some respects with the thermomeer on Tuesday, the wiud was 8. W. during the whole of on’ Wednesday It veered io the north and con: that quarter until evening, when it was N. W lay the wind: was N. W. at Yo’clock in the more 1 chanzed ia the afternoon to thes. W. 1 ity of rain thas fell en Tuesday sud Wedvesday was 23g ioemes. Daring ite cen tiznance there was much tourder and lighting. The pee! early on Wednesday morning «a tremendoas, and woke many from their slawhers wich its terrige noise, Tur MyStexiovs Boat Avraik —Yerterday, iu eoase- quence of the publicat ons mate respecting the boat found adrift in the Fast river, cro and hat de coveret on the bank of the river. a su called on sxe Chiof of Police, and stated to the hat the pilus of the Hurlgate ferry boat witness * boat on ‘he morn- ing ip question drifting a river, aud ata few pords distant caw a black lvether troak floating, with the itiais J.8, W. He could rot ot be time stop to piek it up, supposing that Mr Brown, the fishermaa, would secre it, after towing the bost sshore, Mr. Brogn al- leges that he saw the truvk dating at the time he se- cured the boat, but by that ‘iwe the trauk was out of sight, The belief is that this tran’ nad been ia the boat ransacked by the robbers, and hen thrown into the river. If the trunk should be founc st -ilt be well to inform Capt. Ditchett, of the Fourth ward polise, ay it may tend to unravel the already mysterivas matter, It is about time that some authentic fact» were developed showing the perpetration of a murder of 4ume description, or the whole matter will terminate as 1t began, wrapped im sur- mises. Acct ent at HACKENSACK BRIDGE —On Wednem!sy even- ing, a carpenter, of the neme A V. Wandel, wno was employed at the new bridge over tne Hackensack for the now called Union Railroaa, formerly known as the Patere son Railroad, about six miler distant from Jerse: oy, was hurt severely about the righ: hund by one of the pil drivers. It appears that he wa. placing some chips om one of the piles to reudur it tit to receive the blow of the bammer of the pile driver with more effect, when the latter, weighing about twenty ore hundred weight, fell upon his band, crushing the foreficger and otherwise in- juring the hand severely. Singulerty enough, some weeks ago, another man, named Peter Vaan Houten, was injured in @ similar mauner by the same je driver, and hkewise on the right band, which has piace been amputated Tne Cerrinicars oF THE SAN FKascisco Fyre Depart: MENT —This magnificent and renliy elegant work of art will soen be completed, and ® copy ready for each mem- ber of the Fire department of Sa« Francisco, A highly finished specimen done im India iak, by hand, ean be seen at the house of Hook and Ladver Company No. 2, corner of Chatham and Centre stree's, in this city. A contract has been entered into w Messrs Rawdon, Wright Hatch and Fdson, for the cowpistion of the work ata cost of four thousand five hus sred dollars, It will bem eredit to the country when finisted. New ENG1ANp Soctery,—This society will be ecorted to Plymouth by the Light Guards, concerning whose ac- commodstion at the last named place the Toltswing tele- grapbienctice was transmitted 1 the eourreof yesterday, louse’s printing telegraph. from Boston, ‘to Simeon Draper, of Pine , New York:— ¢ shall be rejo’esd to greet the Guarda, and will do the best we car We shall find soms lodgiog and thi i WARMEN, Plymouth.” ERENADE —-Mr. O’Donohue, one of the Irish political exiles, who has iately arrived in New York, having escaped from Australia. whither he had been sent, tcgether with Smith O'Brien and others of y complimented with a serenade, at the He, Wednesday night. Mr, O’Dononne was unable to appear, elthough loud calls were made for him, on account of indiaposition. . TRACERS’ CONYENTION.—The nex! annual meeting of the New York State Teachers’ Ass ciation will be held at Ro. chester, commencivg on the fir-t Tuesday in August, and continuing three days. Delegates presenting certificates signed 8. Jenner, are entitled to tickets to and from El- mira at half fare, from July 29 to Auguat 8, inclusive, ‘Teachers may obtain certificates a? tue office of the Board of Kdveation, corner of Elm and Grand atreets, R, C, Scnoos ANNIVERSERY —The fifch anni the Roman Catholic schools situated in the surrounding districts, vereary of nied ia, New York and Was colebrated on Wednesda; ayening, at the Tabernacle, by a series of exersives, com sisting of es-ays, declamatery pieces, dialogues,’ &e.. which wore likened to by « large audience, who ap- Ponred to take gromt interest in the procvediugs. At the termination reve ards for proficiency, io the shape of books, &c., were awarded to the pupila who had dige tinguirhed themselves during the past year. THe FREE ACADEMY.—1n oar repert of the commence- ment of thir institution, at Niblo’s, on Tuesday, we stated that the poem Vilagos was reci od by George Sparrow, Jr, thereby conveying the idea that it was not o-iginal, We understand, however, from this young gentleman, that it fe purely original,’ and of his own comporition. Tre Lave Rior 1n THE Nixtu Wann —Kelly and Cy the two police efticers charged with » drreltetion of aaty in the afiray that took place in the Ninth ward on the ath of Joly Inst, have beon suspended from duty, wach for thirty dave. Captain Ackermau has been auspen.ied for InURY FRoM GkOUND eiviNG WAY —On noon, about 5 o'clock, Patrick Quinl driving a horse and cart, londed. with ditt! ovr of the fourdation of a new building about to be erected near the Harlem Railroad depot on ta» Fourth avenue, was se. verely injured by a fall of the earth above, his arm bee ing broken, and several wounds received about the head. The cart was broken to piceos by the heavy fall of earth- but the horse managed to ercape, Quinlan, who was me vhen taken up, was reaoved to the City Hoa. Paras Accinesr —On Wednesday afternoon, about halt- past four, & pri named Kien Pheasant, met with her death in the following manner She was passing alon; the Third avenue and had arrived opposite No. in the above sireet when the balustrade of the buildiag with these of ravarpl adjoining homnees finen a hoist r? Monday after- >it,