The New York Herald Newspaper, March 27, 1854, Page 2

ADDITIONAL FROM CALIFORNIA. Our Benicla Correspondence. Bewrcra, Cal., Feb. 24, 1854. The Governor's Election—Division in ‘he Dmocratic Party-- Bribing a Senator—Election of U. S. Senator—The State Printer—The Gold P’roductions—Anticipa ed Financial Revulsion, de., fe. When the Legislature met in convention, at the com- Mencement of the s ssion, to canvass the returns of the election for Governor at the last general election in 1853, a very permanent whig Senator charged, “that in the previous Gubernatorial election of 1851 John Bigler had not received a majority of the votes cast—that frauds had been committed, and that the returns had been al- tered.’ The charge came from so responsible a source, the accuser pledging himself that he could substantiate the charge, that the Senate took up the matter and ap- pointed a committee, power to send for persons and papers. The com: ce were in secret session upwards of a month, but no has yet transpired. If the charge be sustained it will cause a general ex- plosien ground, as two of our most prominent citizens—Maj. R. P. Haminond, Collector of San Francisco and Mr Van Vorhees, , former Secretary of State—are the only ones who could be imp Assembly—fall, not from their prominence, but from want of foundation to the charge. There has been a worse split up in the democratic par- ty im thia State than in NewYork, caused by the effort made to bring on the election of United States Senator, at this session, to fll the ptace of Dr. Gwin, whose term expires on the fourth of March, 1855. The Hon. David C. Broderick, of your State, and Major Richard P. Hammond, are the most prominent candidates. Tho position of parties I Legislature is as follows:— In the Senate there are nine whigs, sixteen legitimate or Broderick democrats, “polters,”” and two uncer- tain, making thirty-four. In the Assembly there are eleven whigs, thirty-e seven bolters, and two doubtful, making eighty. Several attempts have been made by the bolters, in co alition with whigs, to stave off the election, both hy strat- agem, bargains, and otherwise. seven Bills were brought into each House simultaneously to | provide for holding the election on the first Monday of January, 1855. The action on them has produced a great deal of bitter feeling, aud the wholo matter has been made the special order of the day for the 6th day of March. Major Hammond, and all the Custom House officials, have been lobbying and buttonboling members for the last month. The business of the United States has been made merely secondary to the senatorial question; all kinds of appliances have been used, money has flowed as freely as water, and the bolters and whigs are foundhand to hand, breast to b and mouth to ear, to stave off the election, the whigs hoping “that something may turn up’? that atthe next session will give them the Senator, the volters having nothing ahead of them ex- cept a retirement to private lite, unless the Collector can do something for them in the way of making sinecure of- ficers in the Custom House, of which thoreare at present | enough in all conscience. We have bad some rich scenes here during the investi- gation of the celebrated bribery case, the State paying the piper to the tune of about one hundred thousand dol- lars, A whig Senator from Butler county, named Peck, was made the tool of a conspiracy to defeat Mr. Broder- ick’s election, which, however, has recoiled upon the | heads of those who started it. Peck told a story,that Mr. J. C. Palmer, of the house of Palmer, Cook & Co., had offéred him five thousand dol- lars to vote for bringing on the election of United States Senator and to vole for Mr. Broderick. It was intended to use il as private capital. The San Francisco Herald, made yague and my-terious hints and insinuations in regard to the matter, when the Ledger sprang the whole matter upon them b3 shing the story, giving the names of the parties concerned, which fell like a bomb- shell, scattering consternation in the ranks of Mr. Brod- erick’s enemies. Mr. Palmer demanded an investigation, and, after the Japee of some two weeks Peck, fearing that he would be impeached, came forward in the Senate and made oath to the charge. Mr. Palmer appeared at the bar of the Senate and swore that it was precisely opposite—that Peck had offered to sell himself to Palmer for that amount. Peck, in the course of his testimony, self in two of the most important statements that he made. Mr. Palmer introduced witnesses who swore posi- tively contrary to the most material points ; one witness swore that Peck had made the same offer to him that he had made to Mr. Palmer, viz, : to sell himself. Mr. Palmer's witnesses were unimpeachable, being men of as high standing asany in the State. The Senate, however, made one of the most ridiculous and farcical decisions ever made by a sunilar body :— Resolved, That the charge of attempted bribery, made Sa oe U. Pulines, Las not been sustained.—Vote, 28 0 5. Resolved, That the above is not intended as a reflection on the honor and integrity of Mr. Peck, Senator from Butte.—Vote, 17 to 1. : The key to the last resolution is, that Peck’s Vote was necessary to prevent the clection of Mr. Broderick. If the Senatorial question had not been on the t ‘would have been indignantly expelled. Mr. Broderick’s friends looked upon him as a_poor misguided tool of a faction. It came out on the trial that Peck wasa man of no education or xzatural abilit fact, if the assertion of his counsel is to be tAken, he is only one degree above an idiot. Previous to his election, he was a barkeeper in the mincs. Tt was drawn from him, on his examination, that the first and second persons he went to, and told of the offer to brive him, was to Mr. Traitt and Major Hammond; they had him’closeted in the Custom House, When Mr. Palmer’s counse) asked him why he did not go to his whig friends, he replied, with a vacaat stare, 1 don’t know.”? That fact presented n lar feature in the ease, which has produced a belief in the minds of many that it was not gotten up by Peck, but by those opposed to Mr. Broderick. It is nbsolutely necessary to the safety and permanency © of the demoer i ate that the election of United States § b ke place at this session. If the Legislature fail to elect this year the chances aro two to one in fa Henry A. Crabb being elected next year. Ispenk of him as he is the most prominent man in the whig ranks. The reasons for saying t elected are, that in sor contradicted him- hat the chances of a whig being our most populous counties the democratic party have but a small majority, and if we fail to elect this ‘session there will be two or three de- mocratic tickets in the field, and consequently the whigs will ron in Mr. Broderick is decidodly the choice of the majority of the party in the State—the only question being the time of holding the election—and would get a large vote even from whigs at tho present time. Mr. Hammond could not get ten votes at this time, and Dr. Gwin is ‘ nowhcre’’—* none so poor as to do hiin re- verence ’’ All kinds of means and appliances are Mr. Broderick. To S< free soiler; to Northern men ever, admit that he is the a man in the State. When 1 r party, Mr. Broderick was found batiling for it nekher time nor money. Mr. Broderick however, too well known to be misrepresented in this § the samo posi crats of New York occupied, a of the people could be ha an unpreceden’ j ists and other cliques. Another question that is now before the Ly the State printing. That single item alone aio 2 1 to defeat secessioni blest 2 nted last year, as per Comptroller's report, to upwards of two hundred thousand dollars. It was the theme of more Buncombe speeches during the last canvass than ail other questions combined whig party, and democ themselves to retren: was the hobby horse of the ¢ candidates had to pledre atand reform or they would not bave been elected came here, and have to the utmost of their power tr'ed to reform the abuses that we labor under; but their efforts are opposed by the bolters and whigs r One instance, of which I wish to mention sent State printer belongs to the bolting democracy. He has a contract which infinatum—unless the 1 ere stop it—by which he Seven cents per thor and figure work at wiitt g also charges eightor= stitching mech « < ont t “en is the pre- vy of ti ur covers aegitimate @ «mpts to suspend the p anti] some more econow the coalition of whi ‘vented it. mocraéy have made four or five at- e journals he la rode can In a former letter T wrote you that the yield of gold the lait two weeks was falling off yery considerably have fully sustained me. All the have become stagnant. We have had meet the wants of any section of the mines, but the gold does not come. ‘Three of our finest steamers have been drawn off the Sacramento river for want of business; goods aro selling in San Francisco chesper than in New Yor sions are not bringing cost and charges dollars per barrel, clear miess por dollars, The fact is, and cannot be ontheeve of a “burst up’ in the Political world. 7 Our newspapers are dtsputing about the morality of San Francisco; the more they stir the greater the effiu- via. The Temperance Organ man says lie was at a rty lately when ho saw a respectable lady drank, and fa or a dozen more were exactly like her, If trae, what asad commentary on respectable society in San Fran- nancial as well as says the Organ man must have been in a me. The report of the last Grand Jury of San Francisco shows a most horrible etate of affairs in that city—upwards of two hundred wilful, assassinations, out of which there has been only one ‘conviction and excention. It shows up derilections and delinquencies in oficial stations. The fine steamer Golden Gate is at Mare Island, s'x miles from this place. She goos on the dry dock tomorrow to hive some repairs done to her dottom. She will be ready to take her place on the Tine by the 15th of March. Mayor Hardenburg, of Sucramento, takes charge of the bustiaet of the Pactie Mail Steamship Company on ths 1ith inst. A more active, industrious gentleman, cout! Dot be found: a gentleman of strict integrity, who needs it is believed, however, that it will fall to the | ‘ted, the former being at the time Speaker of the | ut Broderick democrats, twenty- | xction of the | j d| | only to be known to be popular; one who will be of great- | er service in advancing the interests of the pany on | this coast than any other since Captain Knight's death. | ‘The Gencral Wool Dinner in San Francisco and the National ‘. | rom the Alta California, (independent,) Feb. 27.) | j ken all in all, the Wool and Foote dinner was one of the most curious affairs that has come off for a longtime. | It requires a politician to understand it, It was another act in the consummation of the repudiation of that wing | of the demooratic party whose head quarters is the Cus- tom House. It may seem a littlestrange that Gov. Foote | should attach himseif to that segment of the party which | got up that dinner, But it is not so strange as it ma; seem. He was known at home asa Union man, in oppo- sition to the secessionists. In fact, for a long time he fol- | lowed the profession of a Union faver. And though we | have so much confidence in the intelligence, patriotism, | | and fidelity of the American people, as not to believe that the Union was ever in danger, yet as so man; men saved it to their everlasting glory, we are wil- ling to concede that there was danger, and they all saved it several times, and will save it again whenever such an | act, shall become popular, | gByoneof those combinations which are not unfrequent in*the political world, the extremea of the democratic party of the Union are now working together to support The fottering fortunes of Prosident Pierce, The froe soll- ers at the North and the secessionists at the South com- prise the supporters of the administration ; and Mr. | Foote, it is well known, never had any particular affection for either of these factions. ‘The conservative, the can- did, the loyal portion of the democratic party, eschew and repudiate the course of the President in selecting men for his Cabinet who have in times previous lent their | talents and influence to distract and break up the party. | They do not like the pra of passing over old soldiers | in the cause of the part d selecting standard bearers from the new reci pecially when the recruits are of cite mistrust, lost at the first opportunity go off into the camp of the enemy. The heteroge- neous Cabinet of President Pierce might suit the faction- ists, but it was gall and wormword to the old guard. The indignation, however, was smothered until tho oficious | Secretary of the Treasury undrtook to interfere in the | local polities of New York. Then burst the cloud, and the sound of the thundor is yet reverberating through the mountains. | The people will not, and they ought not, to brook | federal interference with the local polities of any Stat | and President Pierco, by attempting to control the in: | | ‘ernal affairs of the cen ey of New York, fellat one> nto contempt. Now, whether he is the'instigator of the federal interference in this State, we know not. He | | must know of it; and as he doca not prevent it | he is justly to be held as responsible for it. If M Hammond put himself in opposition to the regular de- | | moeratic nominces lust summer, and has used his official position to defeat the will of a majority of the party, | the President must not only be aware of it, bat he must | know that the patronage of the government is given to swnall faction of the party, which is compelled to coalesce | with the whigs in order ‘to claim respectability for its | | number | Th truth, the poor little President is almost without a | f his own. His late message was a wordy jumblo ings, and on important measures entirely non- committal. That he should attempt to dictate to the people of California whom they shall send to the United States Eenate, or when they shall elect him, is insulting insolent.’ To the people of California care whether | nklin Pierce prefers thia man or that one for a cer- tain position? Haven’tthey interests of their own to serve? And if they consider that some particular man is entitled to the position, will they brook the interference of the President, who arms all his eppointees and sends them to the State capital to teach members of the Legis- | lature how to vote? The strength, or rather weakness, of the President in this State can be inferred from the fact that, notwith- standing almost the whole of the government patronage has been devoted to the putting olf the Senatorial elec- | tion, yet there is every probability that he will fail even in that. With all his patrougge, he is not so strong be- fore the people of California as a private individual, | though it would be strange if he could not make formida- | ble opposition to the will of the majority. Yet he will | fail in this, as he ought to fail in every such attempt to interfere with popularrights. What business has Frank- | lin Pierce, through Mr. Hammond, to toll the members of | the California Legislature how to voto? Do they own tkemselyes bound to a master, and will | they do his bidding? Patronage will do a great deal, and it lp no wonder that some men are willing to lay their bellies in the dust for the sake of sacuring it; but they are too few, as We believe, to succeed. It will’ be buta | short time before the whele batch of meddlesome officials | will be kicked headlong from their positions, or else the President will find himself a President, and nothing more. Like John Tyler, he will be without a party, and tho poor | objects that do his bidding here atthe price of all self- | respect, must console themselves with the'reflection that | they have secured benefits of a more substantial kind than the preservation of their own independence and in- | oguity. [From the San Francisco Times and Transcript (free soil dem.,) Feb. 27. The recent gathering tog’ther of the friends of ‘New | York’s Favorite Son,’ developed some rare features. A | vein of emulation seemed to run through the remarks | ; made by the different speakers, as to who could belch forich ihe greatest amount of denunciation against Presi- dent Pierce. We do not wish to comment, at this time, upon the remarks of Governor Foote, From the fact that he did not wish the reporters to take them down, it would seem they were only designed for bachana- lian ears. As they have found their way to the public, through Mr. Broderick’s last chosen organ, we may ad: | vert to them at some future day. ! ‘There is but one point in this affair that we wiah to no- | tice now. Its details have gone to the people, and we have | | no doubt they will be able to arrive at just’ conclusions, | | The bolters from the democratie party, who ingtigate1 this dinner, will find that they have reckoned withont their host, and instead of prejudicing Prosideat Pierce | among the true democracy, they have but hastened a | fearful retribution upon their own heads. Wo are now | the belting faction, they will be at no loss to perceive, | and it remains to be seen whether their great chief—ia | teeth of the constitution and of all usage—in viola- | the rights of the people and the very essence of shall receive at their hands, this winter, the | of popular favor. his dinner purports to have been given to Majo: General Wool. ‘That gentleman is known tobe a Major | General in the United States Army, and, of course, the President, by virtue of his position, is his superior officer. | As such he should be treated by all of his subordinates, and both military etiquette and professional duty re- | quire of them at least an outward semblance of respect. ‘The commander-in-chief of all the American forces pre- sents a claim for deference on the part of inferior officers, which no partizan predilection has a right to forego.’ See now the position General Wool is made to eceupy. We cannot think it was voluntary on his part; | yet Mix cwn self respoct would have been etter subserv! | ed had he, in emphatic terms, stamped with his disap- probation, the senseless insults offered to that officer. He might have stood the groans awakened at the bare men- tion of his name, hy his disappointed fellow traveller, Governor Foote; bat when, from the sneering lips of Judge Alexander Wells, the name of General Pierce creat ns all round the table,” human endurance should have caved, and naught remained for General Wool than either a procipitate retreat or a crashing re- buke to the malapert speaker, General Wool now stands out before the world as hay- ing beon a chief actor in en affair gotten up for the espe- cial purpose of villifying, blackballing, and denouncing his superior officer. Willingly or univillingly, he has taken # part in this affair; and it now remains to be scen whether he will vindicate himself before the public, and do justice to his insulted chief officer. We know enough of the courtesies of life—tie etiquette of the domestic circle, to understand—personal stranger as he was to the company who surronnded—that it required no litils courage to have properly reeeived these low-flung jeers; yet we are prepared to say that had General Wool left the room in seorn when the President’s name was re- ceived with groans, he would have dono himself more honor t ither upon the heights of Queenstow field of Buena Vist rfect respect to that dis- inte his services, and will “d_to them the meed of r quietly sit. by and «oe his purposes—to tarnish anil dim re of our national executive, whose only favit to be that he could not etal’ with office the e maw of every hungry beggar for spoils who presents binsclf before him. ee ORTUNAT® OCCURRENCE IN Ws i ‘Yar, of the 224 inst., sa; We cannot, hos a name used for unkallowed the lu INGTON. hii nS! An affair oceurr last evening, almost attended with fatal results, which is the telk of the city this morning, some of the circumstances of whi we will give been uw related to While Clarke t Patton's barber shop last | Col. Mitchel, of Minneso- | very familfarly ad- | creased the gentleman in the chair, but iis soon as he dis- hat he was not on acquaintance, apologized, and 1. When the genticman left the tobe enaved. Col. M. then | familiar manner, insult | w¢ his hand on his fice, rabbing lis | essione anything but becoming, even | n friends. An apology was | In a minute or ils, and when ying he would n the pat- deaist he would cut an offensive | haracter Mr. Mills rose from his chair, sci- | ged the stool upon whiel his foet rested, and wtrack Col. | M. twice, cutting his head seriously, which at first was | supposed would cause his death. The wound, however, we are ghd to learn, is only a flesh one, from the elects ofwhich Col. M. will probably soon recover. sent.” ito Mr. | | | i i) | He telling Col. Me ve him satisfaction, Col. M other x would gi his thot | Acerent at tHe Axtir-Nenraska ConveNtion | rw Couemnus.—As the meeting adjourned about noon, the | | stairs leading to the street became much crowded and gave way, precipitating a large number of persons into | the cellar beneath. We learned that one gentleman had | his arm broken, and Dr. Matthews, of this city, it is feared, | ieceriously injared. We hope this is not the case. We | saw several with bloody noses, black eyes, and slight contusions, We are not disposed to attribute this acci- | dent to anything but insecure fastenings, weak timber, or over crowding, though we firmly believe that if it had occurred at a meeting of the friends of the Nebraska bill | it would have been heralded forth asa judgment and as | | a warning of Providence to the sinners who advocate | that measure. Senator Sutton, of Huron county, had | his arm broken.—Columbus Statesman, March 22. | | Brvra Moxsrer Cavont—Under this caption | the Norwich Courier relates the exploits ‘of a colored fiond named Bill Lewis. It seems that one evening Inst week he entered n house in Norwich, and committed a nan old lady. His subsequent lontville, where, after several rob beries, he murdered an old lady named Church, eighty six years of age, by giving her three blows on the head with a stone hammer. Lewis was arrested, and identified by Mra. Church before her deatin, Lewis is but twenty years of age, and is the wretch who, in 1848, was sen- enced to fow five months in the county prison for | dangerous assault w | operations were at | provided with ammunition. Their supply of provisions | party were three days coming up to San Diego by the | and was lying off Ensenada, within guhshot distance | were comming up almost every day. It was further stated | | valuable copper mines contiguous to the encampment, | of Col. Walker. Twill not question the well-meaning of | | who disregard law and laugh at treaty obligations. NEWS FROM LOWER CALIFORNIA, we The Probable Gate of the Walker Zixpedition. errr Anticipated Collision Between Walker's Force and ‘the Mexicans. The U. 8. Sloop of War Portsmouth at Ensenada, [From tho San Francisco Papers.) The steamer Golish, Capt. Haley, at San Francisco, from the lower coast brings intelligence from Los Angeles and San Diego to Feb. 14, and from Ense- nada to Feb. 12, a fortnight later than previous advices. Among the pa ‘on the Goliah, is George R. Davidson, who brings, it is said, important despatches. « Anexpress from Ensenada reached San Diego on the ‘Oth ult, and reported that a Mexican cutter was lying outside of the port of Ensenada, apparently waiting the movements on shore, but no attempt was mado to land from her, or to communicate with the expedition in any way. Provisions have been supplied by expeditions into the interior, and when fully supplied, a movement on Sonora is to be commenced. It is stated that a deputa- tion of rancheros from the country waited upon Col. Walker, at headquarters, requesting him to organize a government with proper sustaining forces, to protect the country on bis departure for Sonora. A convention is called by them on the 15th of February, at San Rafuel, to consult upon the best measures to be adopted to main- tain their rights and property. Detachments of wo companies—one under command of Capt. Steele, and the other commanded by Captain Tannebill—arrived at Ensenada on the 7th of Febra- ary, welland apparently in good spirits and condition for march. STATEMENT OF ONE OF WALKER’S MEN. On Sunday, 5th ult., marching ordera were issued by Walker. It was reported among the men that their des. tination was Altar, in Sonora, about 800 miles distant. Owing to thescanty supply of provisions, and clothing. our informant, in ‘company with three others, became dissatisfied and left that evening. Walker's force then numbered about 135 men. They were well armed and was rather scanty, consisting of a few becves and sheep. They had about forty horses. Our informant and hig beach road, As they came up, @ reinforcement, said to number between 50 and 60 men, who reached San Diego on the Goliah, were on their way to Ensenada by the other road. Lieutenant Ridgell, who was one of this last mentioned party, accompanied by Mr. H. A. Decourcey, reached San Diego by express from Ensenada about the Oth, leaving the latter place two days after the depar- ture of our informant. From tiem he learned that Wal- ker was to start for San Tomas the following day, lear ing Captain Cuttrell in. charge of the sick and wounded at Ensenada. They also reported that the U. 8. sloop-of- war Portsmouth had been towed dewn by the Columbus from the fort. When the Golian left San Diego, the Columbus had ar- rived there from Ensenada for the purpose of coaling and procuring supplies. ‘There had been as yet no inter- ference or demonstration on the part of the Portsmouth. He was also informed on his way ap from Ensenada that | Walker would be reinforced by a number of men from | the whalers that stop at Margarita Bay, and that some | in San Diego that soure were on their way from Los An- geles and Santa Barbara. We regret to learn that Captain Gilman’s wound still | keeps him confined to his bed. Owing to the want of | surgical instruments, the ball has never been extracted. Lieutenant Murphy, who went down in Walker's party, is dead. He leaves a child in this city, which, wo under: stand, is under the care of the Sisters of Charity. A duel had been fought between Major Crocker and Lientenant Joseph E. Ruddoch, on account of some sud- den quarrel that arose between them. They used navy revolvers, at ten paces distance. Ruddoch received @ | ball in his right foot, which will probably cripple him. Crocker was wounded ‘in the left thigh, just above the knee, and is the most seriously hurt.’ Eaoh one dis- charged all the six barrels of his pistol. THE CAMP—PREPARATIONS TO START FOR SONORA+ Heap-Quamizrs, Fort MCKiBugy, Fob. 7, 1854. We have just received our San Francisco expresi, ac- companied by Capt. Steele, with thirty men, well armed and equipped, via San Diego. Nothing of ‘interest has transpired at this point for some time, further than an occasions] desertion. Our forces are in fine spirits at the prospects of a speedy march for Sonora. On Saturday | we take up our lino of march for the Colorado river, thence direct to Altar, which point we expect to reach about the last of the month. Our express again starts for San Diego in a few moments; and as there is. nothin, particularly interesting, I must bid you an adieu unti we reach some other polnt from which to communicate, most likely in the heart of Sonora. E, NEWS FROM LOWER CALIFORNIA. We are perminica to (oes the following extracts of a letter written to a gentleman of this city by one of the officers of the United States ship Portsmouth, now lying in the Bay of Todos Santos, off Colonel Walker’s camp at Ensenada :— U.S. Sime Portsmovra, Topos Santos Bay, Feb. 12, 1854. I visited to-day the encampment of Col. Walker, at a Tencho called Fnsenada, on the edge of the bay. I was accompanied by Lient. ——, or rather I accompanied him —having obtained permission from the commanding offi- cer. We were met at the outpost by the Adjutant of the forces of Col. Walker, who politely conducted us to the Colonel's quarters. This was the first communication of any of the officers of our ship with the shore. The en- campment consists of two or three adobe houses anda few tents. The quarters of the Colonel seemed to b.@ ie most modest portion of the premises. It consisted of a shed, jnmmed against the larger establishment, with the rear and off side of adobe, the roof of tiles, and the front protected from the weather and the gaze of the outsidirs by a canvs sercen. The floor wax that which was created when Lower California obeyed the Divine mandate—<‘ Let the waters under the heavens be gathered together unto one place, and let the dry land appear: and | it wasso.”” The Adjutant accidentally forgot to intro- duce us to Col. Walker, and there being two or three | persons in his quarters, we were at a loss to distinguish the one from the other. After some general conver- sation, I suggested to the gentleman I was talking with that he might be Col. Walker, to which he re- | plied in the affirmative, and, introducing my friend,and he me, we proceeded comfortably upon our interesting talk. | T waa rather struck with the appearance and manner of Colonel Walker. He is a small man, not above five feet fiye inches, nor weighing above one hundred and thirty pounds; but you know that neither height, nor weight, nor age, makes the man. He has light hair, sandy com- plexion, a clear blue eye. He is neither inquisitive, nor communicative, nor discourteous in reply. His uniform consisted of something like the cap worn by navy officers, a drab I coat, such as those which were formerly worn by the New York firemen, and blue pants, stuck in the logs of his boots after the manner of the Californians. ‘The interview Thad with him, assured me that he was a man of marked character, of will, of education, of cool and deliberate courage, and one who would, with a good cuuse and probabilities with him, be a formidable leader in a revolutionary movement. Major Emory, 1 think « brother of Col. Fmory of the U. 8. Topographical Engin- cers, a very intelligent young man, was present at the | interview; he is major of the forces stationed here. The Adjutant, whose name Ido not recollect, informed me that he was, in addition to his military position, civil Judge of Lo ver Colifornia, He was dressed with an old slouched hat, very old shces, 2 pairof thick canvass pants, and a plouse. He jocosely remarked that his daguerreotype, as major and judge, tn his present cos- tune, might give some ingenious artist a capital idea of a filibusie One of the captains who particularly attracte ttention, was from Tennessee—T think his nome. ij an, something like that, at any rate. I do not exaggerate when I say he is at | Teast feet four inches in height, and, withal, well provortioned. The Adjutant and Judge says he “ain't , very much on a sill California horse, for his legs mie in the way, but, he’s death at a mark | ora Mexican.” The force that Colonel Walker has had down here has been very much exaggerated. Lam satis- fied that at no time more than two hundred and six men and these have been reduced by desertions to about one | hundred and sixty. About one hundred of these are now at this camp, and a fine looking set of men they are, and | the balance are scattered in small parties on scouting duty. ‘They have plenty of beef and mutton; but as for vegetables and bread itis not reasonable to believe that they can readil; re are two small iron field pieces upon the ground, but I discovered no broast- works or fortification to repel an attack or resist a siege. Should they be attacked force from the interior, it | must be a fight to th p; for, having no boats, they could not escape by wa ‘The officers and men T sai at the camp looked like intelligent, adventurous and ds ing men, and alibough haye no doubt that | inn fair fght they would whip quadruple their number of Mex It is due to them to say that they diselaim any marauding upon the property of the native inhabi- tents, and they allege that their sheep and cattle are the voluntary offering of the people themselves. The sea edge of this coast is to the eye th® most barren, ste- rile, uninviting mountainous country you ean well con- ceive, Colonel Wo forms us, however, that the valleys in the in in much rich land. There are 8 y number of hot sulphur springs. ‘The water drank deeply tinctured with sulphur, particularly Thave above rapidly given you an idea of the position and an: thot man. Thove who know him speak highly of the in teprity of his character and the purity of his motives. But the man ie beside himself. Lower Calivornia is sparac- ly populeted—here and there a herdaman—the tyranny | of Santa Anna’s government can’t reach them. They were | living a primitive, peaceful life, offending no one, and | asking no one to better their condition. My own opinion is, that it is the most unmeaning and Quixotic expedition tliat has ever been gotten up; and I regret, for the repu- tation of California, that so much apparent feoling in its favor has been and is manifested by the best men in the State, Tt has been said that the Slate of California has no rettled policy or sentiment. The converse of this should be established by a union of your good men of both parties, that the balance of the Union and the world should not look upon the people of your State as bed absurd to entertain the idea that Col. Walker can make o new republic out of Lower California and Sonora, Let our government alone, and do not embarrass its negotiations by such lawless demonstrations, and there can be no doubt that thére Mexican States will be quickly and peaceably obtained. ‘The government of Col. Walker is a ‘‘filius nullius’’—it can never be recognized—and can, therefore, have no inheritance. Saw Dreao, February 14, 1854. T came up here from Ensenada on board the U. 8. | steamship Columbus. She started last night. Before we | left, the force of Col. Walker, with their sheep and cattle, | were in line of march for the interior, leaving behin them a small guard, with several wounded men. It is bt here they intend Eoroies San Tomas, where a convention is to be held, at whi place some forty-five rancheros are said to be waiting its convocation. The pntting a stone on the track of the Norwich aad Worces- | Ver Railroad, in Lisbon, Colymbus sails again to-night (or Basouada, There are tape toe parang® isthe Galas but hang ho mesiy it 3, bul Py) whether they can succeed at this reaching San Francisco. These men are tired of the en- THE LATEST. ‘The at Southerner, Hilliard, also arrived from San Diego, with 100 passengers, at San Francisco. In the list of passengers, we observe the name of Lieut. Beale, Superintendent of Indian Affairs. Mr. Godoy, one of his party, who came up on the steamer, informs us that on arr ving at Monterey, Lieut. Beale received an in- | vitation from the Indians back of that city to pay them a | visit, and that he left the steamer at Menincey for that | purpose. ‘Mr. Godoy brings with him two Indians from fhe tion, who express themselves highly gratified with their visit, and lost in wonder at the our city. We oars from the’memoranda of the Southerner that that vessel left in the port of San Diego the United States steamer Columbus, Capt. Bell, waiting to sail ina few days for Ensenada. The following account of the | oJ tions ef the United States ship Portsmouth, the | mer Columbia and the expeditionists, we find in the | —The Columbus, having in tow the United Portsmouth, arrived off Ensenada on the morning of the 10th, held no communication with the shore until the 11th, on which day Walker, gith one hun- dred and fifty men, marched southward, leaving his sick and wounded behind. They were immediately taken in charge and kindly eared for by Capt. Dornin, of the Ports- mouth, who sent them to San Diego on the Columbus. Walker, before his departure, spiked the guns and drove | off all his sheep and cattle. Melendrez raised a force of | three hundred and fifty men about ninciy miles south of | Ensenada, and stands ready to attack Walker. Lieut. | Beale has in his possession the flag of the flilibusters. Among those who have returned to San Francisco, it will be seen, are Capt. Gilman, Lieut. Ruddock, and the sick and wounded expeditionists who were taken from Ensenada by the Portsmouth. Passengers by the Southerner represent the most of the men who had arrived from Walker's camp at San Diego, to be in a most destitute condition. Many of them were unable to procure funds to bring them on to San Fran- ciso, and were in consequence compelled to remain at San Diego. : THE WALKER EXPEDITION BREAKING UP. U. 8. Stoor-or- Wak PornsmouTH, Ensexapa, Feb. 15, 1854. We arrived here on the 9th instant. On the 12th Col. Walker, with one hundred men, left this place for where we know not, leaving behind forty men, including ten wounded and sick. On the night of the 14th, last night, twenty-two of this number spiked the guns, (which were taken from the Mexicans,) and then deserted for San Di- ego. This morning the color was hauled down. We de- spatched officers on shore, and the remaining eighteen desired to leave the camp and leave the expedition. Cap- tain Dornin immediately had cots and proper officers sent on shore, and had the wounded, the worst one of which is Captain Gilman, removed to the steamer Columbus. £0, now, the camp of Fort McKibben is deserted—the flag ia not to be seen floating at Ensenada, with the two stars, which was hoisted by Colonel Walker's party. The Columbus will sail at daylight to-morrow morning to con- | vey the eighteen men to San Diego, and immediately re- turn to this port. There is not the least doubt but that the whole party will be broken up in less than fifteen days. 0 mucli for the Portsmouth boys. W. F.'G. SAN Digco, Feb. 17, 1854. The steamer Columbus, tender to the U.S. sloop of war Portsmouth, now lying at Ensenada, arrived last night, with eleven prisoners from Col. Walker’s camp. Among the number ia Capt. Gilman, who I regret to say | isin a critical situation. The wound in his leg has not | healed, and it is reported that mortification has set in. | It is probable that he will be sent to San Francisco inthe | Southerner, that leaves this morning. The balance of the party will be turned over as prisoners to the com- | manding officer of the troops here. On Monday evening last, Col. Walker broke up camp at Ensenada, left for the interior, with one hundred and forty men, in search of food. He detailed a guard of twelve men to remain at Entenada with the sick; the following »night nine of the twelve deserted, and in this extremity Capt. Gilman struck his flag and went on board the Portsmouth. Under our flag, they were arrested and sent to this place. ‘Walker and his party are in a starving condition; but the end is not yet—plunder, for which they are peculiarly | adapted, will support them a few weeks longer. a San Dinco, Feb. 17, 1854. The United States steamer Columbus, temporarily | under the command of Lieutenant Ball, U. 8. navy, arriv- | ed here Inst evening, direct from Ensenada, having on | board a party of Walker’s battalion, who were left in camp, abandoned to their fate. Those on board are:— | Charles H. Gillman, lieutenant colonel, of Baltimore ; David Hope, surgeon, of Illinois; Joseph Ripor, private, of Philadelphia; James Hamilton, lieutenant, of Phila.; Wm. Switzer, private, of N. York; Harry Steiner, private, , Englishman, formerly of San Diego; Lawrence Schrneski, private, of Foland; James Duke, private, of England. Of these, four or five are in the most critical condition. It seems that when Walker retreated from Ensenada he left the sick and wounded in a miserable adobe building, with a guard of twelve or fifteen men, having previously, how- ever, spiked his cannon, and driven of all his cattle, save s bullock and afew sheep. On the morning after, all the gunia Jeft for the protection of the sick, ex: éept ihree, deserfed their posts, leaving those remaining entirely defenceless. The next ~~ signals were made from the shore to the Portsmouth, and Captain Dor- nin despatched a boat with officers to inquire their wants. Upon arriving at the abandoned camp,' they — found the fiag struck, and the remaining men in the most distressed and miserable condition. Col. Gilman was found upon a shocking mattress, but little removed frcm the ground floor, in a cold ere apartment, with- out medicines or surgical aid, and with no diet save beef. He had laid in that position for eighty days. His appear- arce would have melted the hi a barbarian—ema- ciated, a hectic upon his cheeks, and suff ex- treme pain and sgony from the wound he had ed, and the want of proper food and care. The other sick ‘and wounded were in the same apartment, under similar distressing circumstances. They expressed their desire to abandon the expedition, and be carried to San Diego. ‘They were removed with great care by the boats’ crews of the Portsmouth, under the direction of Acting Master Gamble and Purser Slamm. ‘The sick were carried upon | gratings from the rancho to the beach, and from thence through the surf to the boats in waiting. While getting | them on board, the scouts of the Mexicans were upon the | hilis; and it was the opinion of those taken off that had they'remained there another night they would have been surprised and massacred with impunity, as they had | neither men nor means of defence. We have been furnished with the following translation | of a letter received in this city from Mexican resident of Lower California, who had been in San Francisco, and went down to join Walker: ENEENADA, February 7, 1854. Although in haste, I will now tell you that arived at this place this afternoon, and with the little that I have been able to observe, I will tell you that all goes well. The rumors that circulate in some periodiculs, about abuses and disorders, are false. Iobserve that the con- trary is the case; so'much so, that if Mr. Walker can count upon resources, he can obtain a brilliant result. | The complaints of the bandits and others, which figure in some papers at your place, are absolutely without foun- dation. I rather think that this Senor is angry with the usage of an honorable man with one who is not so. If there are resourees, I say, the result will be brilliant. You can publish this if you think: proper. ADDITIONAL FROM THE SANDWICH ISLANDS, The Annexation Question—The Trade. of the Islands—Progress of the Kingdom. The latest advices from Honolulu are to the 4th ult. Inreply to some remarks of the Friend, begging the Polynesian not to allow annexation to take place without letting fhe people kuow, the latter paper says: “ Wo are perfectiy aware that the subject of annexation is in everyboily’s mind and upon everybody's tongue, and that it is regarded as the least of many evils that might afflict the aation, by very many of its best friends. Our | friend knows, as well as we, that no government action has been taken on this highly important topic, nor does there seem much probability that there will be, until the meeting of the Legislature in April. It will then | doubtless be brought to the notice of the Legislature by his oxcellency the Minister of Foreign Relations, and the action of the government upon it will be duly ae gated. A worse thing than annexation might be done without the knowledge of our worthy brother editor, but | we have not the shghtest apprehension that the Havaii- an Islands willl be annexed to the United States, aa part and parcci of the great republic, without his knowledge \d full consent, unless, forsooth, it is tobe accomplished by ‘editorial and epistolary scribbling in several of the American papers.’ ”” ‘The Commissioners of Public Health: report, on the | authority of aletier received from the governor of the Island of Hawaii, that 105 new cases of smallpox, and 46 denths, had occurred in the district of Kailua, ‘since 20, but that the district was then lean. No new #,on Oahu. The total number of cases ;roported up vas 6,405—deaths, 2,485. nia wae complaining of duit tiraes. is changing hands silently but steadily. Ina citeular, dated Feb. 1, Mr. B. F. Snow says Dur ing the past year, there has been but little anima- tien in the trade at the islands; our market has been generally hes only found gale at unre ne smallpox, that | first made its appearance in May last, ran a most fearful course throughout this group, and (he number of deaths frem that disease sinee it firs’ broke out is estimated at | near ¢,0C0, being a decrease in the native population of over cight'per cent. ‘The retail trade was very mach affected by the sickness, and has not as yet revived. Tn exports but little has been done. Tho Wemend for the productions of the islands for tho California market has been small, as the difference in price between the tio places has not been sufficient to allow a margin to the shipper after paying daties, The whaling fleet of Inet year is of nearly the same number o# that of the preceding year; the success of the past soason doos not equal that of 1852, ‘The Ochetsck fleet was Very success- ful, and the average catch Was over 1,600 barrels, while there ships that cruised in the Arctic were unfortunate, and averaged about 580 barre the past season ruled low, the ante havi first class merchant’ vessels. Money throughout the season, snd exchai Exeryboc Landed proper! called for. Whaler’s biit’ on the United States havo ruled from 3 to 7 per cend discount. At one period they reached 10 per cent, but did not Lick? at that They are now at par. ‘The Argus notes the arrival at Honolulu of a vessel with a cargo of potatees and onions from San Francisco. But a few years ago the Sandwich Isands could not raise potatoes enough to supply California; now the course of trade is reversed, and California exports the produc of the soil to the Islands. INTERESTING STATISTICS OF THE TRADE, COMMERCE, AND REVENUE OF THE SANDWICH ISLANDS, FOR THE YEAR 1853, The Polynesian of Feb. 4, contains a number of tables, repared by the Collector General of Customs, giving » Tice amount of statistical information concerning the trade and revenue of the islands during, the year 1858:— TMPOKTS. ‘tof imports for 1853, has exceeded Cod gr ay 'Bs23 08. jProm the United Sixt mounted to $954,019 03, which is more than three- peer smear the whole ‘amount imported. ‘The following , Vessel The amount of im: for 1853 exceeds the of the past four yeane ty Seite 16. —— FORNIGN EXroRTs, Com) for four years :— 1850. 1861. 1852. 1853. $46,529 72 $381,402 56 $881,143 51 $191,397 65 DOMESTIC EXPORTS. $506,598 63 $800,828 94 $638,395 20 $275,374 17 REVENUB. 1850. 1851. 1852. 1853. $121,506 73 $160,602 19 $113,001 93 $155,640 17 ‘VESSELS. = The following are th® arrivals :— 1850. 1851. 1852. 1858, Merchant. 469 446 235 194 Whaleship 287 135 619 635 , some have touched at two or more ports, consequently the number of different ves- sels are not so great as the res seem to show. From thg above statistics, s th im, the great lack domestic export, to anything like the amount of our imports, is Seles conspicuous, and will call for some renewed effort, we trust, to create or increase it. An ex- port is now the great desideratum. VALUE OF GoODS IMPORTED INTO THR SANDWICH ISLANDS DUR- ING THB YRAR 1853, Total dutiable, $1,160,355 13; free of duty, $79,402 80; entered in bond, $16,284 36; withdrawn from bond for consumption, $25,908 90—the total value of imports, $1,281,951 18. Of the dutiable goods, $587,170 20 were from the At- nited States, and $867,149 64 from the lantic side of the Pacific side—in all, $954,919 92 from United States. The country from which the next largest amount of goods was imported, is China, from which the imports only amounted to $42,056 i ; Britain, $20,471 7 Islands, $12,088 67; RECEIVTS FROM CUSTOMS IN 1853. pein omer Hite _ Benctsweuanees ba} at La- ina, ; all other /,38—total in the kingdom,’$155,¢40 17, PO Of the total receipts, $58,114 86 were for duties on oss $70,209 68 on spirits; and $8,261 75 for harbor lucs. EXPORTS OF DOMESTIC PRODUCE IN 1853. Total value, $281,599 17. ‘The principal exports consisted of Sugar, 634,055 Ibs. ; syrup, 18, molasses, 58,448 liver coffee, 60,506 Ibs.; salt, 8,509 bbls.; Irish 16,464 bbls. ; sweet potatoes, 8,979 bbls.; hogs, Cop, 783: goat skins, 5,600; hides, 1,741; cocoanuts. 2,000; tallow, 16,452 Ibs.; wool, 10,824 ibs.; mclons, 2,600; fresh beef,” 38,000 Ths.; salt beef, 13.260 Ibs., &c. Of. this total of $281,599 17, but $154,674 17 was really exported, the remainder, $126,925, having been furnished as supplies to tle 154 merchant vessels and 246 whalers that stopped at the islands, Ol, AND BONE TRANSHIPPED FREE OF DUTY DURING THE YEAR Spring Seascn. . Oil. Wh. Oil. Wh’bone. alls. Gals. Gals. To United States, + 182,251 1,807,116 435,846 To Hayre. : 76 5088 «22,00 Fall Seas To United St 42,669 1,853,194 1,520,559 To Cowes, Eng. jsp) — ” 21}040 To Bremen cetseis — 14819 To Havre. aiteene = 6,000 Total ..........+++++++ 175,896 8,787,848 2,020,264 ARRIVAL OF MERCHANT VESSELS IN 1853—THEIR NATION- ALITY. The total number of merchant vessels that visited the Islands in 1868 was 211, of which 164 arrived at Honolulu, 29 at Lahaina; 10 at Kawaihao; 8 at Wainee; 9 at Kaela: keakua. and 1’at Hilo. Of these vessols, 137 were Ameri- can, with a total tonnage of 45,234; 17 Hawaiian, ton- nage |2,072; 32 British, tonnage 6,185; 5 Danish, ton- nage, 800; 6 French, tonnage 1,0945'8 Russian, tonnage 228, ARRIVAL OF WHALERS AND THEIR NATIONALITY. During the same year, arrived 535 whalers, viz:—246 at Honolulu; 177 at Lahaina; 66 at Hilo; 12 at Koala- keakua; 20 at Kawaihae, and12 at Waines. Of the to- a shecrere American; 19 French; 12 Bremen, and 4 ussian. COASTERS. The total number of vessels engaged in coasting among the Islands is 32, with a tonnage of 1,338. MARRIAGES, In Honolulu, Jan. 2ist, by the Rev. T. E. Taylor, Mr. para Gilliland, to Miss Rosalie C. Jones, all of Hono- lulu. In Honolulu, Jan. 20th, by the Rey. T. E. Taylor, Mr. John Fey, to Mrs. Elizabeth Millett. MARKETS. Hoyorv1v, Feb. 1.—Lumpgr axp Burcprna MareRArs are at present in large supply, but we anticipate many ublic and private improvements, andas the stock on nd is only sufficient for the next three or four montis, two or three cargoes of assorted may be shipped to good advantage, meoraing freights can be obtained at not over $20 per M. ‘e would recommend bricks as ballast in all cases where lumber is shipped. Coal, suitable for steamer’s use, might also peadded in moderate quanti- tig, ict AND BREADSTUFFs.—Flour has been in good sup: py during the past three months, but prices have been lolerably maintained. We note sales af several small reels of fresh Gallego and Haxall brands, at $1,350 and 15. As, however, & steam mill has lately been erected, which will go into operation within the next six months, we would not recommend large shipments from the United States, as the mill will more than supply the wants of consumers, which are only about 400 bbls. | monthly. Navy and’ pilot bread are scarce, and in de- demand at quotations. They can always be safely ship- ped where anarticle for filling up is required. Prices sore the past six months have ranged from 10c. to 13c, fcr both navy and pilot. Pry Goops—In supply, but with a constant con- sumption, and lat an inquiry. We can re- commend limited shipments of Wachusetts denims, shirt- ng stripes, blue sheetings (heavy) and drills, satin eans, brown cottons and drills, wide English prints, two blue merrimac do., patterns,, and the usual style, pik and yellow stripe of the Hamilton manufacture. Boots AND SHors.—Market gluttéd, and sales at auction at less than home prices. Provisions.—Market abundantly supplied. Beef and pork will however be wanted in October and November next, and we would recommend limited shipments in May | and Jane, of prime pork and navy mess beef. also in large supply, and we wor withholding further shipments. HaRpwane.—Stocks very heavy, and demand limited. Shelf hardware of all kinds extremely dull. Mart Liquvors.—Stock heavy. Byass’, Bass’, Alsops’, Baird’s and Abbott’s bottled ale, in bbis., dull, $275 a $8 50 perdoz. Porter in no demand. Excuancr.—Thirty days sight bills on the United States are selling at par, with a preference for whaler’s drafts. Bills during the next six months will probably command 102% per cent. premium. Exchange on ‘Pogland 50 nce to hard dollar. All description of coin current in ‘ina or Manila scarce, and impossible to obtain. Mof- fat’s and other private coina; per cent discount. Freicats,—Du: the past six months several cargoes pe a and bese byabe been shipped pet paiee eame at prices ranging from 6c. to 8c. per gallon in clippers, and 4 #4e. to 6c. In other vessels, and le. per 3b for bons. Is intending to take freight hence during our fall reason should be here as carly as October 1, in order to insure success. A decided preference given to c¥ppers in allcases. Atpresent nothing offering. Freight# to Ca ti- fornioa, $10 per ton; to Sydney, $15. IstanD Propucr.—A speculative movement in ae ments to California has advanced prices of coffee to 1 al8c., and several large pe have gone forward. Stock in market at present ight, but a s praeoed large cropis yettocome in. We however anticipate that Vie wil be maintained for some time at quotations. Syrup is jobbing at 88c. a 37¢c. im half bbls. Molasses dullat 1éc. a 20. in barrels, and 30s. in half barrels. No. 1 brown sugar sells slowly at 7c.; Nos 2and3 jobbing in small lots at Se. a 6e. Veskis‘Exrecrrp.—The ship Waverley, with an assorted cargo for Honolulu, sailed from the United States Oct. 20 and was expected about the let of March. Two consid- erable cargoes are on their waz from Germany, ono from Englend and one from China. Hams are recommend shippers Venezuela. TO THE EDITOR OF THE HERALD. | of the interest on the foreign debt. We abstain stating the sum sent to London for the same purpose year, as we have not the corresponding data at hand. ‘These remittances are made by the government of Ven- ezuela at a time when she is obliged to defer the pay of credit incurred for the salaries of hag esr corsa nd for the ordinary of the Which amounted in 1860 to the sum of $1,394,- 489 83, and in 1852 to 852 76. “These facts, wo think, are sufficient to demonstrate that the M Tloisheatione have used every effort to fulfil their nin engagements, even postponing the payment of their ordi- nary expenses, and that they have acted in a very diger- ent manner from that imputed to them by their enemits whose only desire is for another revolution in that cow try, hoping by that means to regain the power of whicy, have been deprived by public opinion. y 5 -ASHINGTON, Sati 25, 1854, Those who have read my letters witht any degree of at- tention cannot but remember that I itively predicted nearly, if not entirely, every result which bas taken place. I was the first to expose and call attention to the extensive preparations which were so shamelessly en- tered into by the unscrupulous cormorants pop none My to basest means, the additional ex n of ‘ood Morse, and a hest of secure, by a ee others, and, instead of promptly y ma- Jartty, they’ have PGL asa to eleoys the sie ne death so far. Their chance of resurrection is hopeless during the present session. ¥ The almost numberless schemes of land robbery, under every conceivable pretext and disguise, by which millions upon millions of acres of the public domain Were sought to be monopolized by unprincipled speculators and rail- road companies, were ay denounced in the first of these letters—the treachery of some of the most pro- minent actors engaged in the vile conspir laid bare— and the explosion which has since followed in the House positively predicted, 4: When the Nebraska bill of Senator Douglas wad first introduced into the Senate’I told you—harmless as it then t eeeapeictiorg it was destined to create a storm sf, no ordinary violence, and that it would lead to some néw, strange, and seemingly inexplicable combinations. The truth of this has centalnly been most amply verified dur- ing the present week, if any doubt previously existed on the subject. fe of the present administration bids fair to an impressive warning to all weak and unworth; iepirants who seek to obtain public confidence and. post- ‘ion through frandulent pretences’ that it ean never Ve permanently retained by the same disreputable means. Marcy has been signally repudiated Ty his cwn State, after basely deserting his old friends nd abandoning his old principk Mississippi has neeremoniously discarded Davis, who modestly SRiempe d, through the potent influence of Executive tron-| ge, to forcibly thrust himself upon her. “Crush out? Cushing’s name bas become a byword of hte Massachusetts, and even New Hampshire withtrawst all} seeming confidence from her own son—the temporising vaccillating, faithless Executive. The Deficiency bil was ignominiously defeated, and when recently revived,| the few items recommended by the Secretary of the| pith which were retained in the new one were| promptly stricken out before it was passed. Those who} ‘would choose to retain position and power under such) ignoble circumstancee, must certainly cling to them| with a tenacity unknown'to men possessing any decent| degree of self-respect, and unworthy of all having char- acters as statesmen to sustain before the world. Isaid in a former letter that the fate of the Ne bill was in the hands of the national democrata of Net York, and those from other States who sincerely oo operated with them, and I think so still. On thia 4 there is now but little doubt among those properly’is. formed. The exultation of the enemies of thaf measu at tho result of the vote which the Senate bill sent to the Committee of the Whole is entirely prem ture, as they will yet discover. There was a sufficient number among those who voted for that reference without ear ap, Depend if intended effect, as now claimed by the abolitionists, ta have more than reversed that decision had they vo! accordance with their feelings towards tho bill. This onally know, and now that they have discovered th’ acherous purpose of the movement may be safely re- lied on hereafter in aiding its resurrection and ‘The very glorification indulged in by its enemies hi opened their eyes, and produced an effect very cmon ig Bee intended by those who have so unwisely indulged A few facts will demonstrate this. The enemies of th Dill strenuously insisted for some time back that tho; had a reliable hte tie By at least from thirty to fort against its passage. ¢ movement to send itto Com mittee ‘of the Whole. was deliberated concerted. Every effort was made to have all their friends on hand at the appointed day, while those against whom they| were conspiring, remained in utier ignorance of. what| was thus going on upto the very morning on which it ‘was put in execution. All grnosed to the bill voted to man forthe referencé; while several of its stronges}| friends, though in Washington at the time, wereabsent from the House, in consequence of not knowing anything abont the projected ruse ; and many others, as just atat ed, who aré unalterably in favor of passing the bill, votec| to refer it: some through n misunderstanding, and oth. ers under the silly and delusive idca that they were re| yenging themselves on 4 denationalized it tion| by co-operating with Bufalo factionists, who secret hate the constitution, and openly ‘wage war, undér retexts, upon its purest, ablest and most patriotic d fenders.’ Dubious and dangerous nationality truly; ap} strange enough must be the logic by which its justifi tion could be attemptéd. The New York nationals who on that occasion co esced with the abolitionists were either basely and st idly recreant to all their former professions, or hay een and most effectually humbugged by th droit and unprincipled new allies. Each and every o f them must choose these two po other alternative remains. The course of © vn al re pe with unmitigated contempt and intense y all save the extreme abolitionists and most intw patie pct Sr pharinistpeloen that ie whole of opposition to the adm! ion, instead of being base otal and well defined ciple, was simply the roy} sult of mortification at the removal of Bronson, Who w mnt — Ure ely ned in his ae y him, anda few other ers possessing about th same olaim to elther the confidence or pcapiet of th honest masses of the democracy. In making the motion to commit Mr. Cutting prefé it with a wordy, hot-and-cold speech, of more an hour, in which = Cort of the bill, fulsome! posse: ities which nobody ever befor e and absolutely ever, high-toned Southern nian with empty protestations o devotion to the special intereste am foslitutions of th South, then moved the previous question, and haughtil: refused to withdraw it, even for a single question,thoug ‘no one had en opportunity to say a ‘on the subjec but himself. Such conduct from any man, under almost any contic eney whi can as ee Te et honora men as contemptible in the Loe as it did, from one who whined so piteously about th | revious question having been sprang on his own mean | ingless resolution calling for the Guthyie and Bronso corre: dence, snd that too, after it hed been fully di cussed by himself and others, I must confess I am.at | lo id language by which to- propery chat it. Notwithstanding all this he necessarily vot right on the prssage of tho bill if he isthere to face th music; but it wili take kim a long time to-regain even thi moderate degree of confidence he has thus so effectuall forfeited. le evidently his error now, as i fruits are somewhat didlerent from those he anticipated} but it is too late. | Walbridge, Wheeler and Peckham claim to be wer J friends of the bill, and the fact that they voted to it} created much surprise among those who partic knew them; but Maurice deceived nobody, and Péek an Oliver have always been considered rather shaky en moi] questions than ‘Kebraska. Westbrook, who wrote th ] letter of approval to the lats humbug meeting of «soft. | officeholders, held at Tammany on- the Nebrask | subject, voted for the referenee. ‘who in the ear Our attention has been attracted by a paragraph taken» | from the London Times, and pubtished in the Cronica of the 18th instant; we notice it besause the matter is seri- ous, charging the government of Venezuela with the most reprebensible conduct as regards the public credit. ‘We will not waste our time in proving that the eno- mies of the present institutions om@ actual adiinistra- | tion of Venezuela are guilty of the hasest calumny, in ommunicating to foreign countzies such information as they hope may bring into discredit the States of South America. We will confine ourselves to demonstrating, as briefly as possible, by the the data in our possession, that the | aen-fulfilment of its engagements towards its British cresitors, has heen caused neither by the indifference er tad fnith of the government of Venezuela, but by the deplorable state to which its treasury has been reduced by the eivil war. ‘The following paragraphs are teken from official publi- cations of a respectable and impartial character, of the yenrs 1852 and 1863:— Among the many serious evils oeeastoned by the un- tunate rebellion of 1848, not the least has been that. 4 compelled to raise whose mainte- os of the 8 for the eurrons The debt in the gover expenses of the passed ye ne 0,408 58, an anit ch in the o x ; and althoagh in present year the enormous sum Sh.ory,c00 0 here yet remaii debt of $1,304,439. be ‘aims have been Bee a aicuanent, tier well weigh heavily course of acknowledgment, w ny the receipt coming yen Tho factions of 1843 and 1540 destroyed s crear part of the public property, obliged sho government of Venezuela to contract heavy debts, snd, iH more to be regrested, made it impossible for ents with her foreign creditor: absorbed by the actual necessities of id the exponses of the war. ar, from 1849 to 1850, (sevon- asioaed by the war,) ‘amount. o he administration * . . . ‘The robellion headed by cx-Goneral José Antonio Paez, at El Rasteo, in IS48, has boea the source of innumeradtocvils, test among thase is the incapacity to whieh it tho government of Venezuela, of flailing reli- pionsly, ae it haz hitherto done, the laws relating to the ablie debt. In the struggles of a civil war that threatened by destroy the republic by subverting her institution eames an indispensidls necessity to the to avail itself’ of every resource, evo saered, in order to defend the nati oanse id to maintain the constitution and the laws. The trea- wary Was exhausted, responsibilities were incurred, the domestic delt was augmented, and the national credit fered « mortal blow, The modern consolidable debt wae sold on the Sth Folgnary, 1848—in the same days om which Paez’ rebellion broke ont—or or, The bonds of the modern Spanish consolidated debt a The bonds for the old debt of th duted'dete was effected ni 9d and 83 por eaut dated debt was effected nt 82 an \ ‘Notwithstanding the prostrate condition in which the finances of Venezuela were left by the civil war, the Mo- nagas administrations have been unwearied in their of- forts to meet the foreign debt, their faith and thoir respect for their engagements strugy a agaiast adverse for the past four years:— are the imports Ae i, 1860, , 852. 1953. $1,036,068 70 $1,823,821 68 $750,808 54 $1,281,951 18 biying an average for the four yours of $1,225,176 02, ci stances, In corroboration ‘we noed bat state that notwithstanding its harrassing pecuniary em- barrasementa in the fiscal years of 185) and 1852, it‘for- warded td London the sum of $247,090 for the payment | passing in its present form are pretty desparate ju | on Thursday, | debates, may be confident tho ‘‘softe’’ to: its suppor rt of the .sersion pledged | po ther. with Tweed, Walker, Re a) Tyon ar, ers, sloped, but most of ill come up on 12’ second beat, particularly if their constituents insist we. “The Gadsden treaty is evidently getting into worse an | worse odor tho: more it is discussed, and {ts chances « now—scarcely 9 possibility of their improving, unless | is materially amended. Since Breckenridge, of Ky., came down upon'Cuttin the feeling has been getting up to fev House, and spicy, spirited, and eyen ang ly anticipated horeafter preit frequently for some time to come. rs. Rose lectured here last night, at Ceruai’s saloo| on the subject of woman’s rights. The tickets we given away in abundance, but she could not drum 1 anything of amaudience. Lucy Stone was here: before « the same errand, and with quiteas ill seecess, Tho* who congregate in et hike have-no taste for abstra tions. They prefer some of the tangible material lying the vaults of the treasury, Women, it is true, a good deal oseasionally at the national eapital, Intly if they are young and handsome, bué mot th-ou; he mediuin of public lectures, Curtain lectnres are t nly léctures-which will tell here-ftom.the Indios. whe Lrg eee Printing. To 1mm Eprox oF THR HERALD:— os Sin—Are not our reform Common Comncil, by 4 roviding for having the publie printing done by t west bid#er, continually violating the new which they were elected to carry out} ‘That instrument requires all cxponditares $250 in cmount, to be publiclly advertised and given to the lowest bidder; ead yot. though been three months in office, they have or qarry this ont. Is it that they are. ignerant of th p ons of the charter, or sre they reser ae = 4 ? iP heat in the 40 offe partic \ fom be asus TO THE Log reeled ; raking over your paper ing, my ation! was.talled toa teiter signed ‘‘A Citizen,” asking infor: tioa respecting men turning out on the 17th ines, arr to the tecth, and each man with twenty-five munds | ball cartridga in his cartridge box, to meetmy en J ‘ney that raight occur, Now, Mr. Kditor, a8 ycapi ‘a the Sixty-ninth regiment, I foel called wy to that the «tat it is not trae. On the ot a parade I evami ery member of my com ridge box, and not s member of m: thing of the kind; and, farther, Mr. Editor, [ has bee stated in some of the New York K papormihat rs; parade was exclusively of Catholic sol Yhich also, not true, I for ome am not a Catholio, ad lieve several others of my command are not Gtthol and ¥ the citizen requires ‘any more information os) ing the 'Trish military I meet him at our Arm | Ne. 42 Prine street, give him all the informa | requires, ond also of my company and the regime: | wictrt belong. Your obedient servant, A CAPTAIN IN THe Story-NinTit Recite March 28, 1854. ‘Three men, named 0. C. Hills, William RGwcomb), William Broadwick, were drowned at Governew Lawrence county, on the 17th inst. They were o« over the dam of the river where they were sailing. ‘