The New York Herald Newspaper, February 24, 1854, Page 4

| NEW YOP.K HERALD. JAMES GgRnvDON BANNETT. FRO paieToR AND EDITOR gannennnnannnnnnnere QPFICE XW.’ jopnen OF FULTON ANP ¥AS8AU STS ——_—_—__ —....._._ — ——————" Vetume grx. — __————— AMUSEMINTS THIS AVENING. Mo. 53+ BOW! ,RY THEATRE, Bowery—Unorx Tom's Canim, BROADWAY THEATRE, Brosdway—Domzsrio Boono- wY—A, Mipsummen Nrour's DREAM. BU ATON’S THEATRE, streot—& Mipsuxuxm Nic nv’s Davam—Oun Best TAATIONAL THEATRE, T pe Ganvuwn ~—Avening~ Uncix Tom’ WALL!CK’S THEATRE, Broadway—Sotpran's Counr Fur Gawe ov Live. AMERICAN MUSEUM Aftersoon—Qoon at a Gucum- wea -Harry MAN--Evening Op FouKs ar Home. BROADWAY MEN AG ERI E—Stamese Twine axp Wit Beasts. es CHRISTY'S AMERICAN OP! way--Eriorian MxLopres BY WOOD'S MINSTRELS, Wood's Minstrel Hall, 444 Broad ‘way- Lvmuoriaw MINSTRELSY. BUCKL*Y’S OP#Rs HOUS war's Arw0FIAN OrzRa TR BANVARD’S GEORAM 4, 596 Broadwey, Panonama or ‘wus Hoxy Lanp. RHENISH GALLERY, 563 Broadway—Day and Night. BIGNOR BLITZ Struvvesant Insrrevte, 569 Broad wey. tham rtreet —Afternoon— Cams, RA HOUSE, 472 Broad- RIST Y's MINSTRELS. 539 Broadway—Buox A404 DEMY HALL, 663 Broadway Peruax's Girr Rx ‘umiri0ns oF THE Seven Mite Minnon. a BRYAN GALLERY OF CHRISTIAN ART 843 Broad- ~ New York, Friday, Feb. 24, 1854. The News. ‘The steamship Ncrthern Light came up to the ality yesterday afternoon, bringing us dates from San Francisco to the Ist inst. This trip has been per- formed in the unprecedented short space of time of twenty-two days, being the quickest by nearly half a @ay that has yet been accomplished. The shortest previous passage was the arrival of the Northern Light at this port on the 23d of August last, which landed passengers in this city in twenty-two days ‘and nine hours from S3n Francisco. It will be seen that the steamship Golden Gate went ashore ina tremendous gale on the 18th alt., near the harbor of Ban Diego, where she rema‘ned until the 25th. In the interim her passengers and mails were all safely landed, aud taken to San Francisco by a steamer which went to her assistance. The vessel was re- ported to have sustained considerable injury, and was leaking badly, but was hourly expected at San Francisco. Some disturbances had ocsurred between the whites snd Indians, and a number of the latter had been killed. The Indians complain that some of their number had been shot down by their more civ- ilized neighbors without provocation, and that the treaties had not ben observed, while the whites con- tend that the savages are constantly stealing and running off their stock. Another steamboat explo” sion had occurred, being the fourth within a few months, by which two or three persons were killed and a number of others injured. The wet season had set in,and the miners were anticipating a rich yield of the golden treasure. The mountains were represented as being covered with snow, and the streams were nearly all swollen to a flood. The news is unusually interesting. No turther battles have taken place between the filibustering republicans of Lower Ca'ifornia and the deposed Mexican authorities. The forces despatched by Santa Anna to crush out the expeditionists and re-annex the country to Mexico had not made their appearance in the vicinity of Fort McKibben, the weat of government and headquarters of President Walker. Sonora had beea formally annexed to Lower California by proclamation of the President, and the name of the confederated States is hereafter to be the Republic of Sonora. Although the latter country was thus declared absolved from Mexico, the troops of the new republic had not as yet pro- ceeded to occupy it. At last accounts they were busily engaged in making surveys, laying out roads, &c. The filibustering feeling seems to have nearly died out ia most parts of California. A meeting had however, been held in Sonora, but the room in which it was called not being large enough to ao- commodate those present, it was resolved to adjoura to meet at the Cour! House at a future day. The U. 8. sloop-of-war Portsmoath, accompanied by a mail steamer, had been sent out to intercept any filibustering parties that might be found on the coast, but it is hardly probable that these vessels would succeed in accomplishing anything. The Jetter from our Nicaragua correspondent con- tains a great variety of iateresting and instructive information relative to Central American affairs. One of its leading features is the announcement that the people of Nicaragua, despairing of a settle mext of the diffisulties among the five sister States and their re-formation under one government, are about changing their national name to that of tne Republic of Nicaragua. The executive power will be vested in a Presidext, to be elected for a term of four years, instead of a Supreme Raler, who, under the present system, serves for two years. Onur advices from the Sandwich Islands are of » very gratifying character. A flattering reception had been given to our new Commiasioner, Mr. Gregg. Through Mr. Wylie, the Minister of Foreign Rela- tons, the King reiterates the sentiments of adnira- tion for our country he had personally expressed Qn the occasion of his first interview with Mr.G. He acknowledges that the United States have largely contributed to the civilization of his kingdom, and believes that they will continue to manifest a deep interest in what has been chiefly their own work. That dreadful pest, the small pox, was rap idly diminishing, and the general condition of the inhabitants was cheering and prosperous. We have files of Bermuda papers to the iith samt, pas tasy omen? MO Liner genes of interest The departure of Governor Elliott from the istans bad been delayed, by slight illness and unfavorable weather, until the 13th, when he left in the Daphne for Trinidad. Col, Williams was sworn in as Agting Governor on the same aftermoon. The members of her Majesty's Couacil and the Municipal government bad presented a flattering address to Governor Elliott. Mach of our space is to-day occupied by a mass of ourious and highly interesting political intelligence, mong which will be found letters from Albany and Concord relative to the peculiar antecedents of Pre sident Pierce and his friends in New Hampshire; a reply from Judge Douglas to the sttacks on the Ne- braska bill; proceedings of meetings in opposition to said bill in Detroit, Boston, Concord, Rome, &s. At the Boston gathering, which took place in Faneuil Bali last evening, Messrs. Winthrop and Abbott Lawrence were among the principal speakers. Tho meeting at Concord, judging from the tenor of our despatch, was almost exclusively com posed of whizs, and may be set down as a failure. Few prominent New Hampshire politicians were present, and mos of even the democra's who figured in the call failed t» attend, as did also the whig candidate for Governor. ‘The leading members of the democratic party deny that the Nebraska bill is an issus in the comiag élection in that State. Attention is directed to the editorial on this subject in another column. The proceedings in Congress yesterday were of « varied and very interesting character, pat we have only room to refer to two or three of the principal points, Gen. Cass made a short speech on the ocoasio of presenting a petition to the Senate, with rezardt the religious freedom of Americans in foreign coun tries, in the coorce of which he observed that his previous policy with regard to this subject had bee severely animadyerted upon by Arshbishop Hazhe and others, end that it was therefore important to himself that he should be thoroughly uncer stood. Senator Toombs made a long speech | support of the Nebraska bill. The bill appro- priating three millions of dollars for the construc tion of six steam frigates, waa taken up and passed j.stanter, Various petitions in opposition to this | | measure were presented in both houses. In the House quite a spirited debate sprang up on a bil’ granting two and ® half million acres of land to Wis- consin for railroad purposes. Some of the gentlemen advocated the propriety of bringing forward all the iand schemes together, and others took the ground that the system of dispensing land by the wholesale was unjust to all the old States and many of the new. An attempt was mede to go into Committee ofthe Whole, but on coming to a vote noquoruam was found present, and after an ineffectual effort to procure one, the body adjourned. Little was done in our State Legislature yesterday. The bill to suppress intentperance was reported in the Senate, and made the special order for to-day. It is also probable that a similar report will engage the attention of the Assembly today. Various bills Great excitement has been produced at Cincinnati by the re-avrest of Kissare and the other Martha Washington conspirators, on a requisition from the Governor of Arkansas. It is understood that they will be tried near where the boat was burned. Both branches of our city legislature were in sea. sion last evening, and transacted a variety of routine business. In the upcer Board, Alderman Herrick accused the committee which drafted the Crighton resolutions of haying copied them from certain reso- Jutions passed, under similar circumstances, in favor of Frederisk Jerome, of the Ocean Monarch, ia 1848. The Alderman seemed distressed at this pieee of literary plagiarism, and regarded itin the ligut of an indignity offered to the Board. He moved to appoint a comwittee to draft new resolutions, but the Chair decided thatthe motion was out of order, and the subject was dropped. The chief theme of debate among the Councilmen was a reselution rescinding so much of a previous resolution as authorized the Receiver of Taxes to occupy the room of the Grand Jury. An amevdment was offered making it im- perative for the Commissjoner of Repairs and Sup- plies to ascertain where the Tax Receiver can be ac- commodated; after which the resolution was adopted. Lieutenant George Colvocoresses of the United States Navy delivered a lecture last evening at the Hope Chapel, for the benefit of the widows and orphans of the soldiers lost by the wreck of the San Fancisco. He took for bis subject “ The Military Resources of Russia and Turkey,” and had evidently grouped many historical facts relating to the rise» progress, populstion, and means of attack and de- fence of bothempires together with great accuracy. There were only about twenty persons present. The lecturer was decidediy anti-Mahommedan in de- ductions, and hopes for the civilization of Asia through the triumph of the Cross of the Czar over the Crescent of the Sultan, an event which he ap- pears to think will result from the present war. The steamship Europa Ys about due at this port with three days later news from Europe. Anti-Nebrarka Movements—The Meeting at Boston. The solid men of Boston had a meeting yes- terday afternoon to testify their approval ofthe abolitionist opposition to the Nebraska bill. A report of the proceedings will be found in another column. We caution our readers against commencing its perusal in the hope otf finding any novel views or pertinent arguments. The ground taken by the ex-mayors and other solid men was simply that of the old couplet which commemorates the name of Dr, Fell : they did not like the bill, they did not understand the bill, they would not endure the bill. Oc- casionally, indeed, in a fit of inadvertence, one or two of the speakers seem to have relapsed into a sort of reasoning. Thus Hon. J. Thomas Stevenson tells us that “when Missouri was purchased, all the territory north of 36 deg. 30 min. was to be dedicated to freedom.” This will be pews to most students of history in this meridian. We have sived under the impression that Missouri was purchased from France as part of Louisiana and that the only promise given by the United States was that new States, to be afterwards formed out of the purchased territory, would be admitted to the Union provided their constitu- tion was republican. There was not a word said about Congressienal interference or sys- tems of free labor in 1803. On the contrary, the history of the first twenty years of this century beautifully demonstrates how well our fore- fathers understood and carried out the constitu- tion. Ohio was admitted in 1803, without slavery, and no argument arose. Louisiana was admitted in 1812 with slavery, and no fanatics protested. Indiana was admitted in 1816, and abolished slavery within her borders by her constitution, providing charitably and equitably for the slaves then held in the State—the ordinance of 1787 having been as every one knows & dead letter, but free labor having been found more suitable than involuntary servitude to her climate; and all parties were satisfied. The two following years witnessed the admission of two other States, both slave States, viz., Mississippi and Alabama. It was clearly understood by Con- gress that slavery wonld be one of their perma- nent institutions; and yet no voice was raised Against their admission. The épirit of sedition was then slumbering in Massachusetts and Con- necticut, and the fathers of the speakers at the Foston mecting of yesterday were nursing the treason their sons were to execute. During the whole of these twenty years, no one had ever conceived the unconstitutional notion of invi- ting Congress to interfere with the domestic institutions or territories. Three States in the North. baving chosen free labor, and & like number in the South baving chosen slave labor, were admitted on equal terms and with equal welcome to the bosom of the Union. It was left for after years to witness the disturbance of the constitution of which the Missouri compro- mise was the first example. We cannot follow Mr. Stevenson or any of the other speakers through the whole of their harangues. One more extract must suffice tor the present. Mr. Stevenson says:—“Let the Southern men remember that when we of the North object to the interference of the genera! government with slavery in the slave States, it is by reason of a compact between our fathers and theirs; and if they now wisi to throw aside a compact which we regard as of binding force. may not we on our part have reason to disre- gard the old compact and throw the South into a position which they would force upon us?” We pass over the slight disingennousness there is in a Boston man talking of * objectin, to the interference of the general goveramen: with slavery in the slave States:” and proceed ain point of this sentence. Io plain Bag- If youof the South try to repea an ect of Congress which you believe uncoa tutional we will repeal the constitution it This is Mr. Stevenson's position: ft is that o' many men of the North. They are like the ehild- ren who if they cannot have exactly what their grecdiness Cesires at dinner, refuse to cat at all, relating to this city and Brooklyn were reported, but nene of any importance were finally disposed of. A despatch from Washington states that a rumor is current that Minister Buchanan has become tired of wearing Secretary Marcy's diplomatic costume and will shortly return home. penly Our telegraphic columns contain some additional particulars relative to the awful effects of the late storm among the vessels in the Delaware Bay, the severity of the cold weather in differents parts ot the thing to hear the staid law-loving men of Bos- country yesterday, Ac. . ‘end frighten their parents with threats of starv- ing themselves. We deny that the Missouri com- promise asit is called wasa compact. The con- stitution was, for several independent republics then met and agreed to an association on certain stipulated terms. But the Missouri compromise ‘was no compact. Who were the parties to the compact? Did Congress contract with itgelf? Did the members from the North and the Sbuth 80 far overstep their powers as to make a pri- vate bargain with each other about laws which they were sworn to pass for the benefit of the whole? Did the Northern States contract with the Southern, in violation of the constitution which says: ‘No State shall, without the con- sent of Congress, enter into any agreement or compact with any other State?” If there were no parties, how could there be a compact, which necessarily implies parties clothed with authority to contract, and acting freely and openly? But had the Missouri compromise been a com- pact, would a movement for its repeal warrant a rebellion against the constitution? It isa new ton threaten insurrection when they cannot ob- tain sll they wish from ongress. We have heard of such things from fire-eaters at the South; but it is quite a novelty coming from the old loyal State of Massachusetts. Still, without reference to the character of those who utter the threat, is it justified? Is it logical Is it wise? Is it prudent? We, who defend the policy of non-intervention by Congress say that the Missouri comptomise was unconstitu™ tional, and ought therefore to be abolished. Is it reasonable to tell us, in reply, that you, who oppose the bill, will secede if it be carried? In- stead of meeting us on our own ground, and trying to show us that the Missouri compromise is consistent and compatible with the constitu- tion, you fly off at a tangent and threat- en rebellion. Is this logical? Instead of following the course of the great statesman of Massachusetts, and eschew- ing sectional differences for the sake of the whole country. the people of Boston, or at least that portion of them in whose name Mr. Stevenson speaks, tell us that they had rather repeal the Union than act up to the constitu- tion, They had rather ruin their own trade, destroy their manufacturing interest, reduce their condition to that of a seaport in a third rate Power, sow the seeds of actual war be- tween North and South, and give the death- blow to all those agents of wealth which have raised Massachusetts to its present greatnces, than consent to live under the constitution for which their fathers fought, and swore for them- selves and their children to uphold for ever. Is this wise? Is this prudent? Is this worthy of Boston ? After all, this meeting is perhaps a mere party movement—an attempt to reconstruct the Northern whig party on a new platform. Mr. Everett’s speech in the Senate, Mr. Crit. tenden’s announced epeech in Kentucisy, the movements of such men as Abbott Lawrence, Stevenson, Eliot, and other leading whigs of Boston, and other signs go very far to indi- cate some euch result. Procress or Con. Watxcr’s Repusiio— Gen. Gapspen NownErs.—Different men have different ways for doing the same thing. For example: Gen. Gadsden goes down to Mexico, and vfter a great deal of palavering, with the aid of Hargous & Co. and others, he succeeds in making a bargain for a amall slice of the deserts ot Northern Mexico, for which we are to pay fifteen millions of dollars to Santa Anan and five millions to certain claimants apoo Mexico. That is to say. by Gen. Gadsden’s po- licy of annexetion we get a small strip of the Mexican deserts for twenty millions; and this is called a masterpiece of South Carolina diplo- macy. That is Gen. Gadsden’s way of doing the work of manifest destiny. - Col. Walker’s way is quite another thing. “Without money and without price” he walks into Lower California with forty-seven men— sets up @ republic, including all the executive departments, army aad navy. out of forty-seven men and @ small merchant vessell—makes good his footing; and, with the arrival of a reinforce- ment of two hundred, feels strong enough to an- nex the department of Sonora to his republic of Lower California, and makes a proclamation accordingly to that effect. -Read the news by the Northern Light. The Mexican army and navy sent to capture him appear to keep at a respectful distance; and if Col. Walker con- tinues much longer progressing at this rate he will be thundering at the gates of Mexico be- fore Santa Anna is apprised of his danger. This last sweep of. Col. Walker, of the incor. poration into his republic of the Department of Sonora, comprehends nearly every vestige of the Gadsden country, and about twice as much more, not of the deserts of the inhabited districts, but full of towns and villages, and haciendas, and gold and silver mines in the more southerly districts of Sonora. And there is every proba- bility that even here he will make good his pro- clamations and bis republic, In the face of this Setonishing news, what do the Senate say of the Gadsden treaty? What can they think of it, except that it is very ex- pensive, old fogy like way of doing business, contrasted with the dashing Napoleonic Sam Houston plan of operations of Col. Walker? Had not the Senate better pause in the ratifica- tion of the treaty, or put in an amgndment al- lowing so much for the ground that may have been appropriated by Col. Walker on the ratti- cation of the compact? Or would it not be as well to drop the Gadsden treaty altogether, and leave the matter entirely in the hands of Capt Walker, with a bonus of a few millions for con- tingent expenses? W turn over tbe news from Col. Walker to the atiention of the Senate. Joux Mrrenen’s Pian ror THR Lineratron oF Inetanp.—Our witty cotemporary, the Pick, the Punch of America, which, as every body knows, is conducted by the private secretary of the] Mr. Caihoun, discloses the real plan by which John Mitchel intends to effect the liberation of Ireland. The plan isas follows:—-The immense sorplus profits of the newspaper which John Mitchel bas started are to be invested in Ala- bama plantations, well stocked with fat ne- groes. These- negroes on these plantations are expected to produce an incredible num- ber of bales of cotton, which John Mitebel will sell to the blood-thirsty Saxons, in Liv- erpool, at the very highest price he can get. The fund derived from the sales is to be allowed to accumulate at compound interest for five or ten ycars, when it is expected that it will at least equal the amount which now remains ju the tressury of the Irish Directory. Both these sums are then to be invested in muskets and vitriol bottles, for the use of the expedition that is to liberate Ireland, under the leadership ot John Mitchel, and the spiritual guidance of Fenry Ward Beecher, who is to be reconciled to Jobn for the occasion. Thus provided, the invading host cannot fail to bestow freedom on Treland and drive the ‘base English” from its shores. We have no information on the progress of the Alabama plantation and the fat negroes; and can say nothing as yet of this branch of the fund. The otber—that of the Irish Directory—is we are happy to say safe and snug. It was originally if we re- collect right, some forty-five thousand dollars ; but the expense ot sending agents to Australia, and using other means for the liberation of iNustrious Irish patriots from their imprison- ment there on parole, has reduced it to some $25.000. This sum we understand is invest- ed in United States stocks. and held in the name or under the control of. two trustees: Judge Emmet, and Mr. McKeon. The inter- est is each year added to the principal, and it seems probable that the fund will soon amount to a sum sufficiently considerable to enable the first effort to be made for the libera- tion of Ireland. Smith O’Brien, as our readers sre aware, being a foolish man with queer old-fashioned notions of honor and integrity, refuses to break his parole, even for the accom- plishment of so bigh a purpose as the liberation of his country by means of Alabama planta- tions and fat negroes. But, whatever he may think, we are sure that a discriminating public will applaud this scheme of Joha Mitchel’s Every body must see now that all the solutions which have been offered to explain that very remarkable confession of faith of his on the slavery question, are wide of the trath, and that it was his excess of patrictiem which induced bim to wish for Alabama plantations and fat negroes, and nothing more. We acknowledge our indebtedness to that im- mortal Punch of ours, the Pick, for thie disco- very. The Pick deserves even a higher position than the Courrier des Etats Unis, which has recently astonished the world with the secret plans and projects of the Emperor of all the Russias in the dockyards of New York. Tue BANK SoPERINTENDENT AND His Dornas.— ‘Whatever may be said of Mr. St. John’s eon- duct in winding up the Merchants’ and Mechan- ice’ Bank of Oswego, it is very clear that after this instance of rigorous severity, the public will not be satisfied with « prolongation of the impunity which other similar institutions have enjoyed. There are many banking associations in this State whose circulation is more than half covered by bonds and mortgages instead of State or United States securities, and whose affairs are quite as loosely conducted as those of the Merchants’ and Mechanics’ Bank were. To se- lect out of a score or two of banks one only, and wind it up with a very slender regard for the interests of thé stockholders, is not: the way to put an end to similar frauds on the public. Such a proceeding looks more like an attempt to blind the public by a sudden affectation of severity than the commencement of s crusade against cham banks. Many people will think that the sacrifice of the Merchants’ and Mechan- ics’ Bank may possibly be intended as a cloak to the tolerance of other institutions even more unsound and more disorderly in the manage- ment of their business, This suspicion would gain ground if the rumor were generally re- ceived that the Superintendent of the Banking Department of the Comptroller’s office is him- eelf concerned with several of the parties who get up these sham banks, THE BALTIMORE FIREMEN, Their Movements Yesterday—Dinner at the Astor House-Toasts, Speeches, Singing, &e , &e The Baltimore fremen were yesterday feted and feasted by Erg'ne Co. No. 14 to their hearts content. In ths morning they were escorted to the menagerie in Broad way, where they spent some hours in stirring up the lions, and talking to the Siamese twins, Thence they proceeded tothe Tombs, and examining all the secrets and private retreats of that place, they were eseorted to the City Hall, and rested in the Govermor’s room. Their uxt viel 6 to the 100m of the Ten Governors, where they partook of an exvelient ocllation prepared for them. The committee who hsd the Baltigoresns in charge then proceeded to the “ Shides,” No. 42 Vesey atreet, the hea¢quartors of Eagine Company No. 14, where re- freshments were in waiticg for them, but for which the; bad but little appetite, havirg lost it at the feast ia the Park. These vieits ured up the day, and fa the evening, 01 8 o'clock, a five display of fireworks was mace at the engine house of the entertainsra, on the corner of Vesey and Church streets. It iy sufficient to sey of the fire” ‘works, that they Were worthy of those who got them up The Genera! Committee of Eogine Compsoy No. 14, who bave ip charge the welfare of these viciters, are Messrs. Owen Breneap, EBenry B. Venn Eroch “mith, A J. Mo Carty, Jobn H, Deyo, Augustus Tyler, Seaman Slesteating, Jobn Flaxder, Ber jamin MoGuin, W. McGraw, James For- syth, Capt. Hopkins, Charles Mcrray, Robert Forsytb, and M, A Williams. This committee have been asiduons in tteir Inbors, and regardless of expense, in making agreeable the visit of their Baltimore brethren, and their efforts have been crowned with honor and success. fhe Banquet ‘at the Astor House. The members of the Baltimore fire company were escorted by Columbian Emgine Company No, 14 to ths Aster House, last evericg, where « supper, got upia Coleman & Stetson’s admirable style, awaiied their discas- rican. The company rat down to table at nine o’olock. Theodore F Tcmiiosor, Erq, ac’ed an President, and Merss Q Brenrap, H B Voon snd J, a. P. Hopkins, dis- charged the dniiet of Vice Presidents. The entertainment was given by Columbian Enxgioe Company to Vigi- \ent Eegine Cempeny of Beltimore, ase part retara of the gracefal hospitalities exienced by the latter comproy ‘to the fo: mer, during a virit to Baltimore Isat summer Upon entering the dining room Mr, Tomliceon addrewed & ew appropriate remark» to the assembled gussts, advert- ing with much feeling to the kin’ness experisnced by Columbisn Engine Company, at the hands of Vigtient Compsny of Faitimore, on the secasion of thelr visit to that city Mr. CREAMER on tebalf of ths Baltimore compavy, re plied, He said that Vigilan’ Engine Company of By Hiere +Ould ewr feel 14 a pride as well as @ duty t» mainists the reparation cf tre Baliimore firemen. That wee the feelixg which animated them on the ooeasicn referred to, sid beppy they were to have Columbiar Fagive O mpacy as their govets, list! howls to erte mba to bave b rot ovly that, but here receive 14 put them in the o \ ck’ mire thea th wo hope ever to repay But (sac Me C) we firemen. We bosat ef being connect’ é © ith the fire Cepariment of the Monaments! ity; end i}: ugh we have not bone enongh to connect st times cf oor fagrations with New Yore icsmen, yot we areintkelize We will cheerfully receive at your hands thie expression of feeling; amd giadly do we boos and tres: thet while: s com pany rv in existence, No. 4, ot New York, ms (A ‘The company ther em. down to en elegant supper, in eladiog macy Yarie'ces of game and other del.cacivs of 1be Maron The table war bandvomely decorated with ornamental parry smorget others we noticed representations in sugar Of Coitmbin ergire, tempie of liberty, fire nen, fire tower, the Hydrant Gosrd, jovgot o’ flrwers. Afr stoyh jn tier had b en cone to the varinaa pool thinge ro prefurrly eerea’ before (hem, the President for (T F Tom licson, E q .) pros:eded to give oat F tonste for the recarion:— iy te President of the United Beates M 2 usio~Prosidont’s ‘She * hadaia of the State of Mai Masie—Gover evernor of the Now York Musto—Maroh . Their wel eetedliched charaover for b nor ‘ir wide epresd gener eity, proved d bone of our hone: may we Al Ay: aslo ~" We're & rth y of their Bara cf Bret bre indenip ond regard responded to this ry of my frivady e Outy, at ones gretrul sad impos ginger’ reciprocating the kia‘ly ssa w cxpresred [bare obeorfully uncer 1 +0 agrees nie to my feslingy—so flatteriog to on berert p ice—hecan-e! felt rere tost any churt comings te matter or maener would bs leaiently pasesd over, tO ) Ou learned, th bh the medium o: s simple, vreoestratped, ard truth’ ‘ell thet our hearts feel. I bope that I Bave sense enough to kaow this. And fortzer, (hat eny attempt ot rhetorical dourish or redaed fetter te ‘tebed armu—whil.t they bewilder us et all in the ferliog of utter despair, tha! tely to reciprocate, Weill, facos— ely to ca'culate received. Per- wover, crave the w mioutes longer. the amount «f grati baral ought to stop here. I indulgence of your aitention for a Pasalxg by ali that 1 might say of yourselves, as the de nizens ‘kis great Sia'e, wealth and power of Beeiermasstuosenc bees seat ous; father #@aring that een hich unrolled @ charter of freecom to our Western world; of your commero) which spreads its arms to the utiermcst bounds of the earth; that, tco which most of all fraternire you with oureelves—your ready acie, aod faita ful rendering ef tbat horest and fir bill of right: oi bona he ——- ae Pipw chine act me spes! ourrelres—of the firemen werion Of late there site: ni vievts of the firemen of our cities have become frequent. By some they sre appreved—by some dive»proved. Amovg the latter are persons who, regareieg them with no ucf: jeudly eye, think that ae may tevome serious inter upil ms to business and basi ners babita. Others, again, look upan them as only opportunities for dicate and imagine that most of Pr teil their sdivent as pretreated Pleasures of ue that kind—if pleasures they oan be i—are no} our object. While we proudly feel that ours is s noble guild, feel that we bsve ali muca to learn, much to parfect, h to attain is of the loftiest stamp— Like ail other bocier, we have smurg us bad mep; bat, even when we can single them out, we prefer to raise and improve rather than cast them from us. Allusion io unvillingiy made to this grea'‘est blot upon this greatest cause of shame to a) my sim 1s to point eut whatl t to ite cvre—ruch I tak lie in these very visits. ‘Thoee that are cf them know what their object and con Cust 19; those that are not can aod do easily learn the gsr. Proud to make aod proud te receivs cach viaits, We bepe taereby to slnvate the onarscter of fremea, Re port files fast and far; aod since it fe certain the: none will be welcome to the visttera and visited sava m:n of ebasacier. thore who go forth wi!l seek to produce «ack certificate of standing as will mate them acorptable both. Unrewarded by any public by the renown whieh foilswe hs in cur duties murt and will still be fulfiled sed our proud Teccm pense Must bs in tie thanks and approbation of the pubiic. To obtain and preserve these are ma tors 0° uth param@not importance ‘het I snticlpate your indul: gence for having mace these g yemacks instesd«f those more Hkely merely to arnuse. (Cheers ) The next toast was wae Dopartment of the city of Now York. Musio— srob. 2. PHAR W118, Eeq . wes calle? upon to resprxd Ha remarked that he wat looking for the President of the odd aot see tim im the sa Gonspuny Nov 24; wbcee guests they were, Oy woy of pany No. cae o ‘were, by way of cor- oboratica; they are a fair sample of the Fire Depart ment of ourcity, They bad had an opportunity of judg- ing of thetr courtesy when they accompanied them to visit our inetitations yesterday; of their hospitality the Darquet of thet evening afforded ample proof. This scclal interoourre between the firemen of the North and those of the South tended, im his opinion, to preserve Siar enw bg 4 Pose) bagel this great bag 8 federacy together, ive long eveugh te these scotal eetherings of Bismee extended through: out e country. conelu: ry e Seaton canes — Leif “a ead That the pcre § now subsistin, Brgine Co. No. 14 of Now York, and Visilant Engine Co. rd ao, Baltimore, may continue as long as the oldest mom- The Memory of Washirgton Was then drank standing. Music—Dirge. Mr. Hickman replied to the following toast, but his re- marke were not distinctly audible where the members of \he prest were seated:— ‘The Monumental City—The abode of gallant men and love- ly woner—the birth piace of an poctry, May the shar oper ne er foxever wave o'er ker. Music—Star Span- Bs rman JAMES Kxriy was called up by the nex! ‘The City of New York. He raic—There was mony things in New York which they might beast of Of their benevolent institutions, New Yorkers were justly proud, and were always willing to be taxed to build, not monuments, but things that redound back 10 the berefit of the people; thi gach as echool- houses (‘pplauece) They were t, too, that they shon)d te taxed for the su, of such institutions as the Bliod Asylom, anc exempt it frem taxatien, and give them the ground on which it stands for nothing. Taen, too, they were proud of their fire companies; and he took much piearure in seeing cve of them so prompt in com: deotween Columbian ing forward to reciprocate the kindness extended to them op their visit to Baitimore. ‘The rext toast was— Vigilint Company VII, of Baltimore.—We hail them ai Ve men and genvemen—Columb'a has no truer friends nutes “Yenker D vc y %, of Bal imcra was ca'led upon to rep'y. He complies ed the New York firemen upon the manly hocesty whiok they displayed in some resolutions which herad a few da\s sicca, as baving been passed ata merting of tke firrm: p, relative to » certain imputation which bad beencast upon them asa body de (elt when he read thore resolutions that th: ir brethren o’ New York were every inch of them true and worthy fiiemen. (Ap plause.) He then referred in tems of admiration to the wondesful enterprise of New Yorkers. acd alladed to the fact that it was owing to the enterprisiog investment of New York c*pital that B:ltimore owed the developr- it of the rescurces of ner surrounding constry. Ia that New Yorkers were doing to build up, >y their ua. parsiieled enterprise, their city and their Hate, an: thereby do honor to the Unien, they of Baltimore could shere in it ss Amerisan cit:zene, for that honor surrcurd ed them and war reflected upon them, and they could turn to New York and point to her greaineaa, tothe Empire State as = most perfect illustration of the unex- a pled ‘and prosperity of the country. Tne suc @ experiment my verament did cess of every American cttisen. influence of New York was se. Whether in poll.ical glee or intestine aem- Y meng ourerives, it is New York that we lcok for am example. An it moves, #0 in & great ysasure do sll the papers throughout the Unton and thus was the public opinion of the country in- fluenced by that of New York, After some farther re marks relative to the icflaence which this city and its itined to exert in the disvem nat re- ideas, Mr C. reeomed, his seat amid mush ap firet, however, giving as a sentiment :— (Leughter and cheers.) thers ‘We tatherless—Onr 13 ind and gentlemanly ‘ards cur guests. Musio—''Home, ewoet ome.’ Dvkg, in the absence of Simeon Draper, Esq., Pre sident of the Beard of Governors, and who was expected to bave bien present, responded in a few brief and appro’ | priate remarks. The rext toasts were 1 ity of New York. ire Department of the City of Baltimore.—Thoir Ze bearing are as “household words.” Ma. 's Marob.' partment of the City of Now York. Music— Mi The “Fire Department Fund of the City of New York’’ ‘was rorpended to by J G. Giles, ’ treasurer of the funy In the course of his remar! ich were of a charsciur explanatory of the natare ef the fund. stated amid much apy laure that the fund at emouoted to cver ninety thousand ¢oliars. Mr. Tuopors F. Tomuxsoy, having vacated the chair, cue ‘was teken by Topbar Kills, ) was called u respond to next regular teast, which was as fol- lowr— Veta our oul and of the ‘unite the which ¢ we—Day ver ready Uf freemin erush frm existenoe apy traitor who mxy € y pt to weaken or destroy cur happy home, Musio— , Columbia.” T raid that] “our country” was an idea which e bute mind moulded to the form of our pre—aeeed uld foll reslise, He expatiated at mach length and with considerable eloq upom the necessity of the friendly intercourse bet: jhe Nor h and South, asa means ofobvia'icg the machinaticns of sections! dema- goguer, The people rhould tell thatr representstives in Congress and elsewhere, to drive the cosch of state a. they thought fit. Our roputlic was mot the cresture of a day; it was not the of-pring of the stamp act Th: e of iderty was fastened deep dowa in a ree! mm to the ; itd wrishe: tecting brencbes two h isp) ord of io atent of ite influence over ‘the ne: was “Womso, hich was receive. amid loud 4, the band playleg a mticric g air. This beirg the «nd of the regalar toasts loud calle were mace fcr “a rong!” “@ song!”? Thin oxl! was re sponded to by Merirs. Benson of the Bsltimoreans Grae of the New York company, and others, The exenilent, and was vositeroasly cheere’. "wag then toasted, and received with em At this time Mr Steteon entered the banquetting hall, and was immediately called upoa for ® speech. re: sponded in a vey happy mancer, and many good hu mcred aed bappy ssyings, called down the house. ‘The merchants of New York Wee the next srmiiment. q, Who pat at the tadle of the ed, ami was elcquent in jast praise Bt er 12 o’cleck, it wse moved to join ‘Auld Lang ait oe adjonra ty iblo’s, to which the Icxivs 7. Stace, vites ge of the Fire ited. i reatest good humor when they broks tp, hei'g highly delighted with the eomptuous enter'sin ment at which they bad participated In olosing. we must (xpress cur acknowlegwents to Joho H. Deyo, Fig na otbera of the general committee, for their espe: ness and attention dering the eraniog, Tos vir ed visited ust Jorg remember, with feelings of Fatisfection, the bax qu t the Astor House. Morine rm. ‘Tim StravsmP Arnica left at ihres o'clock yesterday at terpcor for Liverpool, with tweaty one psscengers, Goop Patsact— Tue clipper ship Desadar ngs, Captate famonels, srtived at the bar yestervay, from Liverpoel, in the short #) ee of nineteen days, ‘ue U & Revexce Corre Mornis Com. Whiteomb, ar- rivec st Newport, vin New London, on Wednesday, fron Bermuds, from a crnics ia search of the wrecke’ steamer Sen Franciico Offers acd orew all wall, She erased seversidiyainand about the Iattade end longitude fo vhich the anfortnoate &, F. was last without waking ary dincevery, seeing nothing bat « floatiog bale eperiasec ory roe weothee Goring the fen eighteen Booed very rough wes! toys of the oralte. Morris tor Boston. Wm big Voor! Tucker, slight amendment, approvad, sail and others, tor a repeal of erdinance for the o0n-- struction Of a sewer on Chariton street, To Comaittec: on Sewers. By and George Griswold. sgsinst granting exclusive use of” Wharver. ee the City Iospector. with vower. MUNICIPAL AFFAIRS. Stated Session of the Board of Aldermen. OFFICIAL. THoRaDay, Fob, 28 1864, it, *, Heffmire, Howerd, Wood , Trowbridge, Boardman, Wakeman, Kelly, Ghavnery, Christy, Lori, Herrick, 0. Bs q ‘Diake ‘The miautes of the Isat meeting were read, and, after &- PETITIONS. Br Alderman Wa Tockan—Petition of Janes F. Bird- Alderman Bosxax—Remoastrance of Nethan La pier 18 Kast River To Committee om . Re. By Alcerman Vooxnis—Petition of James W. Farr, tc: be relieved frem tex. To Committee oa Finance. By Alderman LoxD—Petition of Richard H. Douglass, to: be appointed Commissioner of Desds. To Conmittes om Salaries Offices. By the asme—Petitior of Wm Callender, to be t- e¢ Commisrioner of Deeds. To Committee on aa. Offices. By Alderman More—Potition and — sgvins Hose Company 45. To Fire Department. By Alderman Voonsis—Remonstrance of Wm. Cooper and others, agaipat butidirg # station house on lot Ne. 0% Charles street. To Committee om Re; end Epekes. By the Prssipext—Potition of A D Baldwin, ntsad Eve pod Comment of Deede. To Oommittes om ries ces. By Alderman Cuauycxy—Potition of Iesao Walker, for remission of tax. To G mmittee on Ficanoe. By Alterman Morr—Petition ef @. 8. Bibby, to be re~ Meved from assessment. To Committee on Arsessmenta. ‘By the Pamupant—Pe'ttion of John Randel, Jr., relative to tanstive sewer and water and gas pipe chambers, To Com mittee on Severs * By Alderman Biunt—Petition of P. Dickie snd others, for a sewer in ard street To Committee oa Sewers... joovwasp—Petition of Law & Boyd, tc: be relieved from tax To Uommittee om Finance. By the same—vetitio. of Wm. Schiusur, to be ap~ pointed Commissioner ot Deeds. fo Committee on Saln- By the Paxupxst— Petition of D. D. MUler, relative ta a yen for lighting strvets, wharves and piers. a my aieruen Bt IN.-Petition of Fretertek Loakeweod, ermen Kiiiy—Ps'! of Fre: for reroission of tax Ts Committee on Finance, = By Alserman Wa Tccxen -Potition of Rovert-Beary and others, trustees of the dootch Prenbyterien Chured in Fourteenth street, for permi:sism to remove their-dead:. from their turyiog groand ia Twenty eighth street. To of John mites on Aldermen Boarnman--Petition of the Reformed Duteh Charoh of Wenhatten for relief from tax, To Com~ mittee on Finance By Alderman Cauxcer—Petition of Elias J, Beaeh foe reduction of tax To C.mumittee oa Finance. By Alcerman Voornis—Petition of sens a Rae nectaian a Oe mignanan ot Des To o> Salaries aed Offices. By the Prewpxnt—Petition of Andreas and Som and’ others to have the Eighth Avenne Railroad Com run their cara to Fity-vinth street. To Oo: Railroacs, INVITATION. An invitation was received to attend the exhibition of animals by Herr Driesbach in Broadway. Accepted. RESOLUTIONS, By Alderman Bivxt--Whereas, « resolution was offered January. 1864, to this Bard, calling upon the Commis- sioner of Streets and Lamp to report forthwith to thio Board @ fall and} particular exhibit of all accounts business of his departm and of its from January 1, 1861, t what appropriatives a performed, with whom such contracts are the ratare of the contracts, and how much money be required to ocmplete them; and whether sny, and {tt any, what sppropriations have been mae forasy amd’ what work or Dorks act yet contracted for; a1d where: ry Frxiinprb ld hss tv 3H ral ow plied ead eal missioner bas sent Tesignation, w! been 1d-—therefore, a 5 call on the Commisstoner of Streets and Lamps and ex amine all books, sccoun’s, contracts, aud his Cepartment relative to the public affairs—@hich wacr adopted, and the President appointed Aldermen - sop, Blunt, Covert, Coauncey, an¢ By the same—Wheress, a ocntract cleaning the stzeets, ard the same has not been they are now in a very dirty condition, and are complaining and callirg for the same to and no one had aright to take any ¢irt or ra! the streets the existing ordinance uoder penalty ef fine, ard—Whereas, every day in the week there are from, four hundred to five hundred wagons comiog to on rerket from the ne:ghboring eount:y aad would very willing to take home with ‘sbem a load and give something for said privilege if they were allowed wap to de it, and there is no doubt if such permission given that the streets of the Taird ward, aod indeed of ail warat, would be cleaned in Jess than one and Tei in persons would cause beats to be placed so much # loa@or ba+ket for all street pirealle rate vies, wa ¢irt cartmem now en; rr and woul! thereby be hep: clean without any ¢: city. ba ap Resolves, ‘Sny person or persons, may to take away any dict, mavure, rubbish or guy other ob~ struction in sald streets. in the Third ward, not permitha tobe bere by Jaw. Laid on tae table. By the same—Whereas certain partiée complate much about carts, hacks. and other convey: ing im front of thet: doors, without their ovneent and to their injury, therefore— Reeolved, That the Tenth section be amended as fol- HI gi i H i : ti le HI nd Commonalty of the oe ‘ork. im Common Coane convened, ¢o followa:—The tenth nection ofan ordinance entitled, “« Ap ordinanee for the licensieg and otherwise rf the use aad employments cf carts ani cartmen, dirt carte: poop forge Lege public porters. and for the Lay ig Of good order ip the ciiy of New York,” @ |wended so as to read = followr:— Landi 3 frosts opposite prove ‘ests oppo im pro in wat oe the : writing of which they so stand, and the Mayor stand wh sh cart remain other ttasen, vided tbat no ruch stond abl be aang Bre. ded, mitted le gemini five. proj ate x than coe bundree fest without the ocoupants of the premises, in front of a main other times, in {rent of the premises of pera tach cart, again the wishes and provided farther 70 apy of the streets; and sald ima certuan who shall. to em ployed oppo- Fite improved property at a nearer Glsteace from other cart 20 waiting than one hundred fee! without auch written consent as aforesaid, or who shall permit: his cart to stand loaded, or waitiog for employment, or- to remaia at other times at any place other tran the one- 80 sesigned for such cart to stand when not Fin Fe — shall be deemed guiity of s violation of this. Resolved, That the propored amendmen: bs submitted to the Committee on Ordinances, and the port as early an ible. for sal 7 bsg Alderman Wriiawson—Resolt That the sioner of Repairs and Supplies roe he is pha quested to farnith this Board with @ statement a} the total cost of erecting fire and police telegraphs for ‘the we of the city, together with the cost of x ssme in repair the end ite of expenditure in each case, and evid telegraphs are now in good working order, and what. branches of the same sre in daily use for the purposes for which they were creat nd aleo he be requested: to inform this Board whet cffiser, if any, ias been ap- er toruperinterd the fire and police telegraphs of 6 city, and what his datie: acd emary are, aad from. what func seid officer i+ pid, if in existence, By A’derwan Hsreck—Resolved, That the ordiasnce for building @ sewer im Third avenue, from Righty-sixth. to Seven'y ninth sreet, and thense through Pega Binth street to the Esst river, which passed the lat Beaed of Astistant Alder ren, be tasen froa the files, with the accomyenying pepera, and referred to the Oom- tee on Be Board, Adopted, ‘ea found imporsibis to enforce the oriimances re- Jating to hrowing garbage, ashes, an¢ othe: foul matter ino the streets, lanes, anc «.leys; therefore be it Resolved, That it be referred to the Comuaittes om Or- Ginar ces to inquire into an‘ report an ordinance regula- ‘ting such places Adopted By the ‘ame—Wherees great complaints are made, and not without geod cause it t# said that the gas compsnisn Co rot, for tome reason, light the Iamps 10 accordaece: with their contracts, by which negleot the city is loft im Garkness, ty the great and inconvenience of the ett zens, therefore be it Resolvec , That the Committee on Lamps and Gus are hereby fpstructed to inves\igste the matter aad to report to this Board, at its next meeting, the facts fn the case, 0 an the remedy may be applied.’ Adopted, By Al¢éermen Haxrick~-Kesoived, Toast the Oommittes on Ortinanees be instructed to report an ordinance te pro- bibit by proper penalties, tre leaving of horses im the- public park! the tying of them to the trees. By Alierman’Woonwinp—Resolyed, That the to the Corporation be authorized io apply to the Lagisla- ture, now in session, to have a law passed (ving ad the Board of al¢ermen the power and rights ioe. pet oanrd wrevaces ci the m option of ‘the amended fo er. on the tab'e, By Al’erman W, Tecken— Resolved, That the Clark, of this Board be, acd he ws hereny, directed to return to tae Alcertosn who prevented them all the petitions tavoly~ ing ap expenditure of money, upon whisu, under the. sirented charter, jas me power ty aot, Adopted. sderman WAxaman—Rerolved, That the portion of dceratat ‘No. 16, relarize to street paving, be referred to- ‘the Committee op Streete. Adopted. By Al¢erman TUOKm—Rercived, Thet the Cormsel to- the Corporation br, and he ir hereby, instrnoted to ex. amine and repor! is Board at ite next mewting, what meoawres, nocer me charter, involving weirs ‘of monty, are 6 imperative upon tae mem~ re of this Board. A‘o k resolution: ry Inst, for- for cleat actors make oMfiJavit thet tf, unlers raid cou the contracts have been per ormed by them, be, aa! the fame tr, hereby fepeaind. Referred to Committee om Fi Cleanizg S:reste. REPORTS OF COMMITTEES, 0! Committes on Finance— With an ordinance, organising the Auditing Bareau in the Fisance Departeren' on the table and directed to ve printed. Of same committee—Ia favor of paying Hannsh Kane for damages to her house. Laid on the table, Of same committer—La {avor of refunding $40, pald by.