The New York Herald Newspaper, May 29, 1854, Page 4

NEW YORK HERALD. | JAMES COl“DON BENNETT, W. CORMMR OF YA AND FUL GEFICR N. Terma, ensh 30 9 ith PAnV Tub WEE Pr De or Contig ng, do to § ~ Vo ame XIX CASTLE Luren’s Concente, | BROADWAY THEATRE, Broadway—Faverve—Axr> RY AND CLEOPATRA DOWERY THEATRE Vowery—Paz10—Sarvaron Rosa ua Pa- NIBLO 8, Brosdway~Four Lovers—Bei.a, eurnerre. NATIONAL THEATRE, Chathain strest—Tue Dearn—Tie ®eaL Painy Liou? Guanp—La P: WALLACK’S THEATR My Aunz—A Prerry P AMERICAN MUSEUY anonety~ tie Parky FOR SCANDAL. CHRISTY’S AMERIC way—Ernsovran Maton WOOD'S MINSTAEL HALL, 444 Broadway. Ermorsax Mixaterisy—Bonierra or Uxcix Towa Caurn. BUCKLEY'S OPPRA HOUSE. &i9 Broadway—Buoe- LEY’s BTHIOMIAN OFERA TROUPE Broadway—Tie Scnoran— or Business, or AWAY with Men jvARD~Evening—ScHoon fte N OF Be WY A TOUSR, 472 eniery's Minster ST NICHOLAS EXMTB! or Moscow—VENnTRIL0QU WHOLE WORLD, 877 and Bvening. TON ROOM-Conviacration 79 Broadwa, —Afternoon and The News. TRE BOSTON RIOT. Additional particulars relative to the Boston riot are given in another part of to-day’a paper, Yes- terday passed over without any renewal of hostili- ties, the mob being overawed by the presence of a strong force of military. The course pursued by the United States Marshal has been strongly com- mended by the authorities at Washington, and he hasbeen instructed to maintain the supremacy of the lawatany andevery hazard. <A handbill w in circuletion in Boston yesterday stating that the sum demanded for the purchase of Burns, the fugi- tive, had been raised by subscriptions, but that Colonel Suttle refused that amount, requir ing an advance. It is quite probable that the story of the Colonel's willingness to sell was ® pure fiction of the abolitionists in order to ra ® funds to carry on the treason. We hope the law will be allowed to take its due course, that the people of this country may learn whether or not the su. preme laws of the land are to be set at nanght by a mob led on by a band of notoriety-seeking fanatics. Meetings were held yesterday ix several of the towns by the incendiaries, and placards posted about, with the design of effecting a general rising to-day. There were all kinds of rumors afloat: one to the effect thet a thousand pistols had been purchased on Sat- urday with which to arm the mob. The hearing of is set down for eleven o'clock this morning, he rumors that have reached us are un- founded we expect a deeper tragedy willbe enacted at the Boston Court Louse before the sun sets than the country has ever before witnessed. WASHINGTON AFFAIRS, Our despatches from tlie national eapital will be found to contain matter worthy the serious consi. eration of politicians of every stripe and shade. There are vll sorts of combinations in process of o, having all sorts of objects in view; and gress will soon ea recess for aweek, am- ple time will thus be allowed for the completion and execution of the various schemes. The aati-Ne- crats in office #re doomed to walk the d there are rumors that their patrons in Iso be forced into retivement. The eneral covets the State Depart- of his ambition ; his good for- him ; all the politica has hitherto atte: d have been ¢ ks forward to the accomplishment of his P ance that has amanifest announced by a hamili- madeupon Spain as a favorable pre- Premier off the course; What with the threat- innocents” who have been irts of the barnburner faction in ousies Of the members of the Cabi- n » deplorable lack of nerve on the part of the E ive, some sort of explosion is inevitable. ‘The recusant representatives in Congress from this State who voted against the Nebraska bill have in press a pamphlet addressed to their constituents explanatory of their conduct, a synopsis of whiel will be found under the telegraphic head. The passage of the bill erecting the Territories of Kansas Nebraska opens up some dozen or two of fat offices, and already the straggle to possess them has begun. An appointment as Govervor and Indian Agent in cither of those regions will afford very pretty plunder, to say nothing of the advantages in perspective. These Territorial offices are to our politicians what India is to British place-hunters, or Cubs to the Spanish pauper nobility. Therefore it is not surprieing that, in view of the general up- heaving of the upper crust of all things political, there should be prevalent a laudable desire to serve the State, evou in Nebraska and Kansas, MISCELLANEOUS. Up to a late hour last night no tidings of the steamship Arctic had been received. We publish a letter rom General Cazneau in an- ovher column. It isa reply to the attacks of the Post on Gen. C.'s family, and we insert it as a simple sot of just We learn that Gen. C. sent a friend to mcut—it is the tune has never yet de ends he and he lov tie the editors ef that abolition print in regard to this matter, but they were all absent from the city. Al- thoogh Gem C. has received letters to return to Washing it is his intention, we unde nd, to remain here till he has a personal interview with the editors. ighth page may be found an exceedingly f the visit of Dr. Taylor, o the camp of the rebels in of his interview with the After encountering obstacles ¥ sear not acting #1, the courageous cempment.ef the troops | 1 sixty thousand armed that woo! wnder the atible with tru ibnted copies of 1 with marked the ext « of wong ihe rebels. | HOM MEXICO. | Re t New Orleans we have advices | i he 18tu inst. DT previous Santa his grand trin entry end three days of iy ordered in this ia n from the ere inapu Alvarez at Peli- war or of the defeat of nine. We bave re An of Sante a differem- ation of the len iveaty had been re lat Vera Cruz. APE ADKS £ THE crry. nes which have disgraced our city y so frequently of eo Park au verant p fighting } ind the te were re-enacted e@ crowd were dina short n. Several men wer | fo ‘The Boston Saturnalia, _ The people of te United States must not cet the scenes which ‘o k place at the close of lat week a Boston. Dispassionate men eudeavoring to divest them élv.s of local bias, and poise the scales (f_ ustice between the “two antagonistic porti s” in t is cou try, will tind, their perceptions aide, and the.r vision improv- ed bya few moments .calin reflection on the narrative of riot and violence which had fitted the Boston press since Friday. Tt throws a world of light on the stereof the opponents of the Neb ‘a bill, Itlets us know, in the plainest possible manner, that neithet laws nor constitution will bind them against their im- pulses; and that they who have clamored so | loudly about the supposed violation of a so- called compact, made thirty years 4 ready to-@ay, as they have been at during the last ten or fifteen years, to trample under foot any law however sacred, any com- pact however solemn. It shows us that these law-abiding men of M: sach but those which suis their own fancy and conve- nience; that their obedience to the supreme authority of this country is conditioned upon the important proviso, thet that autho- rity shall in all ways act as they please and direct. They proclaim po direct trea- son, They seek no disunion, or dissolu- tion of their partnership with their « States. They derive far too solid benefits there- from to be quit of it on any terms. But they claim and exercise the right of enjoying the ad- vantages of the Union without a single one of its drawbacks. They will h free trade with the South, and enrich themselves upon its slave grown cotton and tobacco; Wut tt in return, suffer the emph: » covenant of the constitution, since reaffirmed by the fag’ slave law, to be execated in honor and good faith in Massachusetts, The solid mon of Boston will not listen to Theodore Parker when he calls for hloodand disunion; but the same solid mea will permit the United States Marshal to be deterred from discharging his duty, and will eonnive at the breaking open of court houses, the murder of constables, and the supremacy of a luwless mob of abolitionists, A prominent leader of ihe free soil party has said that a conseteusness of strength had pro duced indifference in the Northern mind, while a like consciousness of weakness instilled fear into that of the South. This Boston riot—with its shameful incidents, the breaking open of a court “house, the detkronement of the civic authorities, e or four of the rivte In different parts dwith ike resulte n Brooklyn a very sevious d.starbance took nd some arrests were made. It is high time the ac thorities should put an effectual stop to these yi, JAteps OF prdtic reverely and. the were arrested by the | the city s'milar meetings we the murder of an inoffensive man, and all for no practical purpose—does not look very like the calm composure of conscious strength. To our fancy it wears an aspect more reseinbling the foolish spite of baffled children. We believe there is a great deal of indifference ia the public mind in the North on the subject of the move- mentsof ihe abolition party; asa general rale, they-are regarded Ly the mastes with more curiosity than interest. But so far frem arising from any covfidence in the see- tional strength of the North as opposed to that of the South, this indifference is clearly due to the very opposite cause—a gencral knowledge of the practicrl weakness of the ab- olition party. They are.not yet regarded as dangerous enough to he seriously guarded against. Men hear of them with contempt, and let them rave in silence. This may be carried to a dangerous extreme. It was undoubtedly enough, when the Hoa. Horace Greeley proposed the destruction of the Cupitol hy fire, to give publicity to the no- tion in order to explode it: and it is possible that Boston will be sufficiently punished for her lawlessness of Friday if the facts are thorough- ly disseminated throughont the land. next scene in the drama may cat! for se penalties than a declaration of infamy. tive § Pugi- aves are daily escaping to the North, and violence or fraud is rendering the con stitution a deal letter. Some act of opea re- sistance may at any time bring the question to ‘an abrupt issue. it will then be for the people of Boston and their assoviates to decide whethar the system under which this con- federacy has hitherto grown up shall be aban- doned or not. If the people of or a faction in any State are going to obey certain laws and infringe others, as they please, we shall need to employ Uae same measures of coercion as are necessary in monarchical countries. When it comes to be a question between a sacrifice of liberty or anarchy, every one will prefer the former. Let Boston look to it. the Know: Nothings—A New Phase of Native san—History of the Native Amert= The organization of a secret association, in varions parts of the United States, under the title of “Know-Nothings,”’"—their mysterious movements and surprising success at several recent local elections, have attracted much of the attention of that portion of the publie who are not in the secrets of this new organization of native Americans, The leaders of political parties, particularly, are mtich puzzled tomake their calculations as to the probable effect of the future movements of this mysterious order of “Know-Nothings,”” as nothing is more difi- cult to counteract in politics than the schen and opers fation numerical force and infineace upon the masses 18 Of N scerct ass w! are unknown. The a eprung intoc and was organiz vV-No! in the last fe Uy- fi 0c m 1 avow political pur- poses—the principal of foreigne or natu elective office Ther ence in this city ib years pa zen i (or O.U. A.) organized professed) lent parposes, and divided into chapters and lodges, somewhat on the plan of Odd Bi | lows” and*“ Free Masons. This Order of United Americans has its secret signs and grips, iis regalia, dresses, aud other peculiarities, «© on public occa cre said to number some , soveral thousaud their hibited at y will not, * | fevoralle to the British nation. rican history bearing on the original and differ- ent canses of jealousy which have arisen on the partef merican citizens towards emigrants to these chores, or the supposed influence of for- eigners, and emissaries of foreign governments, on the. political affairs of this country. The French revolution, during the adiniuistrations of Washington and John Adams, exercised an important influence on the politics of the United States. The republican party, with Jefferson at its head, zealously advocated the revolution in France, and hailed its authors as friends and brothers. The federulists accused the republicans of an undue attachment to | France, amd affected to hold them responsible for all the wild theories in politics and religion of the revolutionists; while the rep:blicaas charged the federalists with being hostile to the French revolution, and unreasonably These feel- ings continued to grow until they eventually | furnished a distinguishing characteristic of the etts, as they were | once called, in trai and in fact abide no laws | two parties, Many of the leading republicans of France visited the United States during the administrations of Washington and Adams, and toék an active part in our politics; aad the emigration of Irish refugees, at the close of the last century, infused an important ekement into the political excitements of those times. An open attempt was made by the French Minister to the United States, Mt. Adet, in 1796, to influ- ence the Presidential election when a successor to Cex. Washington was to be chosen. The rival candidates were John Adams and Thomas Jef- ferson, and the French Minister, finding that parties were nearly equally balanced, endea- vored to turn the scale in favor of Jefferson, the republican candidate and the friend of France. While the election was pending, Mr. Adet published a letter to the Seeretary of State, reproaching the federal administra- tion of Washington with violating those treaties with France which had secured the independence of the United States; with ingratitude to France, and with partiality ito wngland, Mr. Adet also anuounced the orders of his government to suspend his minis- terial functions with those of the United States. This open and direct appeal to the American people by the French Minister probably influ- enced many votes during that period of excite- ment, and may have caused the electoral votes of Pennsylvania, where the election by the people was very close, to have been given to Mr, Jefferson. Mr, Adams, however, was elect- ed President, and Mr. Jefferson Vice President— the latter owing to the votes of Pennsylvania. The Presidential election of 1800 was decided in favor of Je@erson, by the vote of the city of New York in fator of the Republican Assembly ticket, which turned the scale in the State of” New York, and gave the electoral vote to Jef. ferson, The republican majority in this city at that time was about 100, and as the votes of the naturalized citizens, who supported the demo- cratic ticket, were supposed to exceed that num- her, it was afterwards asserted by Gen. Hamilton and other federalists, that the clection of Mr. Jet- ferson was effected by the votes of foreigners. The next Presidential clection, which may be said to have been decided by the votes of na- turalized citizens, it is curious to notice, was that of John Quingy Adams, who in 1824 re- ceived twenty-six of the thirty-six electoral votes of thé States, in consequence of the large Irish vote in favor of the “ people’s party ” As- sambly ticket in, November, 1823. The Lo; lature, it will be recollected, then chose the Presidential electors, and William LH. Cr: dl it was known woukl be the democratic candi * | were sul date, nominated at Washington by a res sional caucus. The “people's party ganizod in this State to oppose this m by the friends of other Presidential candidates, and the Irish voters were induced to vote against the Crawford ticket, and to aid in the election of the people’s ticket, im consequence of My. Crawford, in a report as Seeretiry of War or of the Treasury, having expreesed a preference of our native Indians as citizens, over emigrants to our shores, whether the latter were exiles from their native land “ in eouse- quence either of their crimes or their virtues.” Inthe elections of 1828 and 1832, the Iriab. and other nataralized citizens generally, warmly supported the clection of Gon, Jackson to the Presidency, and subsequently aided the democrats in electing Van Buren-and Polk, the two latter Presidents having oyed their clee- tion to this class of voters, who then doubtless | held the balance of power in those States which decided the election, Duriag the adminisiration of General Jack- son vaeious parties arcre in opposition, and flourished for a time with varying prospects of | success. The anti-Masonie party arose in the State of New York in the year 1826, and ex- | teuded into a few other States. It was in its | zenith from 1839 to 1832, in New York, Penn- | sylvania, and Vermont, and rapidly declined after the Presidential election of 1832, when | Mr, Wirt was the anti-Masonie candidate for the Presidency. There was also the working | men’s party, the equal rights party, and the State rights party of the South. The native Americans first made their ap- | pearance in this city, as an organized party, fi m to Jack- ly taken the | rganiaation of Native | sand oved of the appointment | h to office, and to the citizens to places of | The association was not, as to numbers, bat they to claim that they sto hold the balance of power betwee the two great parties in the city. This claim they were not often able to | substantiate by the results of elections, pariieu- | lavly as there was a large preponderance of | whigs in the Native Ame n Assaeiation, | which held its headqua at the Howard House, (in Broadway, corner of Howard street,) | and goyerned the movements of the voters who were prejudiced against foreigners. Many of | the whig leaders hoped much from this native America zation, but they were counter- or- ent, trust hy the peo, at first, very powerful gradu 80 28 acted, eventually, by Governor Seward, Thur- who, when low Weed, and others ab Albany the whigs were in pow detach the Irish Catholic voters from the demo- cratic .party, by a movement in favor of a change in the low resp pulsic schools, as urged by Hirbop Hughes at public meetings anil otherwise. At the annual election in 1835, there we division in the democratic party, and the vati Americans having nominated James Moaroe for Congress, and F. A, Talmadge, ©. Crotius, Jr., and other whigs, for Ascambly, the whig party made no nomination; but the regular democratic | ticket nominated at Tammany Hall, heated by Gideon Lee for Congress, was elected by more hey ong thousand majority. over the natiya | of Americans: /The!democratic “equal rights” ticket also polled 3,600 votes. In Kings county, the native Americ ns organized)in 1835, and succeeded in electing John Dikeman to the As- eembly. He was the first person of the party elected to that body. In April, 1836, the whigs nominated Seth Geer for Mayor, against Cor- nelius W. Lawrence, democrat, and the native Amcricans brought forward Professor Samucl F. B. Morse (inventor of the electric telegraph.) The result showed the weakness of the natives, Professor Morse only having received about 1,400 yotes, Butin the fall election the same year, the natives acquired a new importance, in conse- quence of their leaders bringing forward and co-operating with the firemen in supporting and electing James Gulick to the office of Regis- ter of the city. The majority of the combined forces of. whigs, firemen, and natives in favor of Mr. Gulickwas over six thousand, and this was the first serious blow the Jackson and Van Buren democratic party received in this city. The whigs elected one-half of their Congress and Assembly tickets in the city, and reduced the majority for Van Buren, as President, ‘to 1,100, when the city had given Jackson over 5,000 in 1828 and 1832, At the elections in this city in 1837 and 1838, the natives adopted the whig candidates, and were soon lost sight of as, a political party, a small organization of gamblers and pretender leaders being kept up for the purpose of negotiations with the whigs, as occasions might present themselves, for the personal benefit of individuals; but, without funds and discounte- nanced by both whigs and democrats, they gradually dwin@ted into insignificance. But the operations of Bishop Hughes in opposition to the Public School Society, and the intrigues of Scward and Weed with the Irish Catholics, caused a new phase in the fortunes of the native Americans. In the fall of 1841, Biehop Hughes nominated at a meeting of Catholics at Carroll Hall, a ticket for State Senators and members of Assembly, in consequence of which, part of the democratic ticket was defeated, and several whigs were eletted to the Legislature. The Bishop’s ticket received over two thousand votes. In the following year concessions were made by the democrats in the Legislature to the Catholics, and their opposition to the regu- lar tickets was withdrawn. But it was soon discovered that a native American feeling had grown up in the ranks of the democratic party, and Irishmen, or the peculiar friends of Irish- men, were, in several instances, ran off the ticket at our elections. In 1842, John McKeon lost his election for Congress in a strong demo- cratic district, and Hamilton Fish (whig) was elected. These repeated mishaps of the demo- crats caused them to exercise great caution in their nominations at Tammany Hall; and as the people, it was feared, would not elect Irishmen to Congress or the Assembly, or to county offices, the Irish -democrats insisted on being provided for in the Custom house, or in oflices in the gift of the Common Council, where the natives could not reach them. On the other hand, appointments of this class caused a horrible clamor among the native democrats, and dissensioas rapidly spread in the ranks.of the party. Oonsequentiy, a native American organization, composed principally of democrats, took place in 1845. They made ut “little show at the spring election of that year, but in November their Senatorial ticket Mangle M. Quackenbos—pelled 8,761 votos egalar ticket had a ape from defeat by the whigs, who levied Weir Sheriff. The result of the election proved that the new American party, calling themselves “American republicans,’ were strongest in.the up-town democratic wards, and drew mozt of their votes from the democratic party. When the spring election of 1844 was coming on, the whigs saw the importance of uniting with the natives for the purpose of de- ieating the democrats; and in spite of the en- treaties of their leaders, who put forward Morris Franklin as candidate for Mayor, the whig voters, with the exception of about 5,000, who adhered to Franklin, joined with the American republicans in eleeting James Harper Mayor. His majority over Mr. Coddington, democrat, was over four thonsand. A native American Common Council, composed of an equal num- ber of whigs and democrats, but acting togeth- ex a8 uatives, was also chosen, only a few regu- lex democrats, and not one whig proper, being elected to the Council. ? * About the same time, a aative American party | was organized in the county of Philadelphia, consisting mainly of those who had acted with the democratic party. In May, 1844, fearful riots took place between the uative American party and the Irich Catholies of that city and county. Thirty dwelling houses, a seminary, and ihree churehes, were burned, fire arms were used, and fourteen persons were killed and forty | wounded. The disturbances were at last put down by the military. In July a renewal of the riots tock place. A battle was fought be- tween the mob and the military, musketry aud artillery being used on both sides, and forty or fifty persons weve killed or wounded. A military force of 5,000 mon was ordered out by the Gov- ernor, and the disturbarves were at last quelled, These riots and loss life in Philadelphia caused great exertement, and added mnch to the force of -the Native Athericans, At the election in October, I844, they swept the county of Philadelphia, elected their own mon to Congress and the Legislature, ant large majority to the whig candi Governor. The whig. e of the i x election in November, 1844, when Cl and Polk were cand dates, made to assure the natives that Mr. ¢ frieudly to theit views, and letters wer to their leaders to that fn co: the natives gave the largest proportion of their votes to the Clay eleetoral tieket, but the w were much exasporated at the holding back of some thousauds .of the democratic natives, whereby it was believed that Mr. Clay lost his election, The whigs in New York ant! Philadelphia supported the native tickets for Congress and the Legislature, aad thus elected many natives to ofiice, while Mr. Clay was defeated, But it is not probable that Mr. Clay could have been elected, had there been no coalition or understanding between the whigze and the natives, as the whig party was not strong enough throughoat the nation to elect a President, and the feelings of nata- ralized citizous were much excited dgainst them were anaious to kaow what the Creat eforts shown sequence | at that time, as they were made to believe that the riots in Philadelphia were couatenaaced hy whigs as well as natives. Jn the spring of 1845, the whig party in this «ily separated from the nati them in a small minority. in the fall of 1845, the natives had dwindled to their original vote ° fe and left | | sas and Nebraska ‘intentions, and if they lose the prize, it will be | 7, cad alice a few more struggles théy gradually went out of existence asaparty. In Philadelphia county, they have occasionally exhibited much vitality, particn- larly in local elections. They have also had an organization in Camden, New Jersey, and some parts of Massachusetts, but their further history as a party is scarcely worth following. They have never been able to show much strength in the interior, where the foreign po- pulation is inconsiderable. We should have mentioned, that at the Pre- sidential election of 1848, the native Ameri- cans co-operated with the whigs in supporting Taylor and Fillmore. Their votes were re- quisite to give the whig candidates the electo- ral yote of Pennsylvania, without which Tay- lor and Fillmore could not have been elected. It remains mow fb be seen what. may be the effect of the secret organization of “Know- Nothings,”~ which differs from any former azeociation of native Americans from the fact of their secresy, and perhaps some new and efficient plan of operations heretofore unknown in politics, but which it is not probable can long escape the ecrutiny of politicians opposed to them, particularly of those who have hitherto depended on the votes of naturalized citizens to acquire power. Tne Nepraska Bu—Tian Nuw York sorr | nett Democracy and THE ADMINISTRATION— Wuar’s ry ras Wixp?—We published zoster- day morning some highly interesting telegra- phic information from Washington, concerning the stand which the Administration, since the’ passage of the Nebraska bill, had resolved to take in reference to the Van Buren free soil oftice-holders. They are to be measured by the iron ‘bedstead of the Nebraska bill. Such as are too long are to be made a head shorter, and such as are too short are to be stretched to the | proper length, and are then to be cast over- board. If this programme bf sound consistency with the Nebraska bill is carried out, there will be a terrible exegution among the office-hold- ers; for the free soilers, down to this moment, are enjoying the lion’s share of the plunder. We are informed that the work is to begin. with the decapitation of our Collector, Post- master, and other soft shells of notorious free soil antecedents. John Cochrane, the Surveyor of the Port, because he is vharged with the safe keeping of the Scarlet Letter, is to be fa- vored with a free pardon, and another free pass to Syracuse in September next. Such are our reports from Washington, of the latest party programme adopted in Kitchen Cabinet council —Forney, Paul R. George, Nicholson and others (making a full quorum) being present. But, as seeing is believing, we caution the hard shells not to be over sanguine in their expectations, for inasingle day the whole complexion of things may be changed, as was the position of the administration upon the Nebraska bill itself. Meantime the Evening Post and the Albany Atlas, (see our article from the latter, which we publish to-day,) the leading organs of the free soil administration branch of the democra- War with Sraw—A_ Moovsnws.—T Washington Union continues to flame away @ very belligerent style, against <‘ British duy! eity and Spanish falsehood in regard to Africanization of Cuba.” The credalous ever-confident advocate of the immediate seize of the key of the Gulf, in reading the Cabitj organ’s last article on this question, would | | apt to think that we are on the very verge a terrible war with Spain, all over and round the Island of Cuba. But there is no si danger. All this warlike clamor is mere hu bug. There will be no war with Spain. The ¢ ministration has no idea of risking itself iu war with anybody. It will back out, if the qu¢ tion is brought to the pinch, as we already 3 it taking the back track with respect to the P ceedings of Soulé. He has been too fast for ti President and his man Marcy ; aad soa pea deputation, consisting of Cobb and Dallas, some other peaceable men, are said to bo gold | over pretty soon to soften down the warl temper of Soulé, and to make it all smoo: | with the Spanish government. We shall ha nothing but a paper war with Spain. We ha too many ol women in the Cabinet to think | war. Tae Recrrocrry Business with Canapa..| Acouple of columns elsewhere are devoted {| opinions from Westérn journals on the proposd reciprocity treaty with Canada, ‘Lord Elgia riots & Yesbinoton has exhumed it i dust and oblivion in wie it hast, 12m tH We don’t think his lordship las done it sit service. He had better have let it rest peace. Reciprocity was a favorite hobby the Canadian premier Mr. Hincks ; but nobody except himself ever had the slightest idea thi it would pass through Congress, To say to —admit our produce free, while we tax yoi| manufactures—was a rather cool proposition {i come even from the perennial snows of Canad and we certainly thought our neighbors he} seen itsabsurdity by this time. It, seems the) have not 5 and as they take their views of pu; lic opinion in the United States from a few ho. der prints, published by, for, and about sl!) forwarding interest, their delusion may last good while longer. A good many fair joky have been made about reciprocity in Congres otherwise we. think it a bore altogether. ed Revotvrion iv Cusa—One of our ai slavery cotemporaries gave us last week startling account of an existing revolution jj Cuba. Our latest authentic ‘advices, on tii] contrary, represent the island to be about ¢) tranquil as usual. Wall street, however, h not even, for an hour been affected by t! Slievegammon intelligence of our despera/) neighbor. Exclusive war news in either of ov Seward journals, ever since that bloody batt’! in Ireland, goes for what it is worth. When! revolution does break out in Cuba, the ne will not be limited to the free soil organs. Marine A‘fairs. . Launcnor ANotier Lance Sovun» Srgasm@Rr.—Mr. Je miah Simonson will launch from his yard, at the foot Nineteenth street, E. R., to-morrow, at 12}; o’clook, t! tic party, are scarcely surpaseed in their violent denunciations of the Nebraska bill by the Seward organs themeelves. Now, will the ad- ministration cut adrift from these seditious journals and their free foil abolition partisans, or will it still retain in favor the Buffalo party, an@ hold.all others to the new platform of the Nebraska bill? ‘The abolition faction which sup- ports the Post and the .dt/as are still fattening upon the spols—in the Cabinet, in the diploma- tic corps, in the Castom House, and in many other fat offices, at home and abroad, What is the policy of the administration upon the Ne- braska platform? We should like to hear from the Washington Union on this subject. We have no faith in the promises of the Kitck+ en Cabinet, unless they are confirmed by some positive action. Which is the confidential organ of Gen. Pierce for New York—the Evening Post or the Albany .2tlas ? Kansas any Nepraska—Tue Emidration Scumur.—The Nebraska bill divides the vast region west of Missouri, Iowa and Minnesota into two Territories—Kansas and Nebraska. The first lies directly west of Missouri; and as the eastern end of this Territory is reported to be already occupied by several slaveholders, with their slaves, it is perhaps eligible for a more extensive introduction of slave labor. The Territory of Nebraska, on the other hand, most likely will never be invaded by a Southern man as a settler with his slaves. Its geographi- cal position, soil and climate, render it una- vailable for slave labor. The contest, therefore, between the Northern abolitionists and the South will be limited to the Territory of Kar3 tas, lying directly west of the slaveholding State of Missouri. Doubtless the ferment which las been excited by the Kansds-Nebraska bill will give a mighty impulse to the abolition emigrating societies; and the murder committed hy the abolition mob at Boston will also ope- rate to stir up the movement for the’ abolition supremacy of Kansas, Thus, from the very excitement raised upon the subject, we shall probably have both Kan- as rapidly populated as was California upon the discovery of the gold mines. And why not? Suppose all the abolitionists and all the abominable outside socialictic and infidel societies of the North, male and female, black, white, and yel- low, with oll their leaders and all their jour- nals, should move out in a body to the occu- large steamboat Plymouth Rock, built for the Stoning!) line. The dimensions of this vessel are as follows | Length on deck 345 feet, breadth on deck 74 foet, bread of hull 41 feet,depth of hold from main deck 13 fod with two saloon decks, each 9 feet deep, above the n deck, making the whole depth 31 fect. Her engine from the Allaire Works, the groatest portion ot wish already on beard. This splendid steamer will be a wo? rival of her sister leviathan, the Metropolis, lat launched from Mr. Sneden’s yard, for the Fail nici] route, She bas been built of the vest materials, and p') together in the strongest manner, Ter en¥iud and: Joons, it-is Btated, will be finished in the most elibora, style, and surpass by far any stoumer now afloat. Whi! on the stocks connoisseurs in naval axchitecture shou toke the opportunity during: to-day, of paying @ visit the yard, and examining the beauty and strength of h: construction. Suicipe or Carr. Moors, oF Tun Sump BagaK 0° Day.—W have the following report relative to the death of Cap Medios f ihe Evesk on Dati from @ fetter 4 + e nig] e 2d of May, the captain ordered ihe ship’s bents to be lashed down even ieee Sight than they hat been secured, re:tred to his eabin, auf after drossing himself in the best clothes he had o board, jumped overboard and wasdrowned. The woti for this melancholy act ix not known, bat it is suppose} to have arisen from regret at the disabled condition j which he hai been compelled to put back.’ | itis ae saat eters ue sraneareet this rash act h placed a watch and other vainal ty bo hay on on his person.—Bostcon Curtin a A Vereen: on Fink —The steamer Arabian, while on h way to Kingston, about Lo'clock A.M. yeaterday die covered a vessel on fire between the Ducks and Shately toh jhe thought st. the time hi was eeven miles distant from tho buraing vessel, bat be! fore he came up she ciesppeared. He supposed she inye |p] cover amy tenes ches eae wae, epanle to ds € crew or an; th Hamilton (Canada) Eopréss Mopeke nO Ne vessel POMC SF Sl fs le City Intelligence. y) ‘Tan Copan Arms wo Stare hase ww Cens.—Thef usual m of the Cuban Atheneum was hell last evening, at the rooms No. 600 Broadway. Senor Tolon and the members attended. Towards close of the proceedings Colonel Forbes read a paper on the nocossity’ of introducing free labor inte Cuba, to supersede elavel” Inbor.’” paper was to with much attention, and frequently interrupted by apjiause. The reading oll this paper was the main business of the eveniag, A Brack Car ON S.X7H AVENUE PArLROAD,—Last week a) car was put upon this railroac for the accommodation of| colored Frome As yet only one car is used,. which rons at end of every hour from street, and) in 90 painted as to be readily distin, staked hom the nt ] of the cars cn the line. e onderatand it pays very @ well, It ig agreeable to see this desire to accommodale fl the blacks, who are very numerous in the city, and as! much need a carto carry them to their homes when. tired and wearied out witha day of toil, as the wihte man. ‘The other lines of railrouds in the city will do Well to follow the example of the Sixth avenue. Acciprxts.—£arab E. Herson, aed seventeen years, siding at Green Point, was run over, while overlay the corner of bgt | and Bleccker street, hy one of the St Nicholas Hotel stages, and severely injared. Officer Bax ker had her conveyed to the drug store of Dr. Todian, who dressed her wounds, after which tho officer red a carriage and converved her to her resitence. | me is attached to the driver. : i turday, while Mr. John J. Curtla, printer, and Mivs Hlizaveth Mabon, werg skylarkiug in the third story of « | house in Alen sircet, they accifeutaliy fell ogainst the | window, whieh broke through with thom, and they wer | precipitated into the yard, inforing both very seriously —the Indy, it is thovght, fetelly. The lady was taken to the City Hospital. ‘ The bells sounded an alarm for fire at about one o> 2 = re- at pation of Kansas—would it not be a great re~ lief to Maseachusetts, New York and other Slates?’ Remember what a nuisance the po lygamy-loving Mormons were in New York, Ohio, Missouri, and Iinois, in succession, wa- til they Mnally emigrated into the Salt Lake Territory, all to themselves. Kansas is open to all partics, and if the abolitionists make it a free State by dint of emigration and settlement, co be it. The South are fairly warned of their according to the will of the people, Let the fire-eaters of the South especially, look to it, or before another year is oyer their heads they will be ruled out of Kansas by the abolition pressure of “squatter sovereignty.” Lurry up the squaiters. Wan Mess —The Philadelphia Peansyl- tanian admonishes us to prepare for a flaming war message to Congress from the President, | on the Caba question, in a few days. Very good. “When the sky falls we shall cateh larka.”” When we have a war message from our present | Executive at Washington, it will probably be upon the heels of a hostile invasion of the Uni- ted States, We have had the eclipse—now look | out for the war message, The Caban Janta | are in the Kitehen Cabinet. Nebraska is dis- poved of, and now for the war message. Now is the time. Every body isin the humor. Ont | sith tt. o'clock yesterdny morning, which called together a large crowd of firemen, with the apparntas, in Broadway, new Bleecher street, who cxme racing down Broadway at a | furious speed, tnd ranever a maa attached to Hook eat Ladder Compary No. 2, and sleo « merbor of Hose Cou- jany No.9. Very fortunately neither of ihe mea Was rerionaty injured, hough they had a very narrow eveape with theit lives. They were conveyed home by their friends. Fa s Fre —At » Inte hour on Saturday night, a fire oc- curred in the lamp room of the Pucilie Hotel, cased by the explosion of a lawp, which was specdily put out by the firemen, The damage was about $50. ‘There was a fire, yesterday forenoon, in Trinity place, near Rector strevt, in e carpenter's whop. It was put out before much damage had been done. Abéut 12 o'clock yesterday a fire broke out in the stables in Nineteenth street, near Broadway, which were nearly destroyed before the flames were put out. Par ually covered by iasurante, Police Intelligences THE CASE OF EXTORTION AND CONSPIRACY. Pefore Justice Welsh. In the matter pending against George Roloter ana wife, and the two Murray, on the eoimplainte! Borusra Pinver, of No. 176° Bowers, charged with a cunspiracy and extortion. The evidence in this case wo hove al- ready published, and on ete f the cross cxamina- tion ‘of Mr. Pinrer was conclade}. His statement di:- fered somewhat from his ‘irect affidavit, but in mottere. not very material to the pointe at fvsue, except that the Jetier raid to have been written by Pinner to Mrs. [ole ter, dated the 1th inst, he stetes was written st the dictation of the acoused pariles. The further néar ing wos postponed until nest Wednesday. harge of Stealing Clthing.—Yesterday a mon named Beners SicGinloy was arreste! by officer Stenson, chatged with stealing two new covts valued at $35, property of Owen Duffy, of No. 268 Monrve street. was found in the Sostice Velsh comrbitied the ae of Libel.—Some difficulty arose a fow daga ago between the members of tbe Mechanics’ lastitate, No. 1 Bowery, a to the election of certain officers; ths © dispute existed —. between Thomas Golwin acd 1 isoner to the Tombs for | —— Frofesror James Henry. Both of ‘hem elximed to be tho actuary of the t's olleret that Professor Eee ate arge-4y a sorte »