The New York Herald Newspaper, May 31, 1854, Page 4

NEW YORK HERALD, | JAMES GORDON BENNETT, PROPRIETOR AND EDITOR, OFFICE N. W. CORNER OF D FULTON STS. Terma, oe TUE DAILY MERALD 2 coms yer cory $7 per annum, PH WHEKLY MEK ALD very Sninrday ato seme a Se LD Be pean. idtlon. M per rn Sow, te mpg Ten aelontn. nd $5 9 amy part of the Svntinent both to tctede v AMUSEMENTS THIS EVENY ‘s Concerts. @ABTLE GARDEY—M J BROADWAY THEATRE, Brondway—Paverus—Anres ery awn CLBOPAYRA, POWERY THEATRE Rowery—Bece Rivexn or Boron —Tux Kevin —SaLvaTorn hosa. KIBLO 8, Brosdway—t YNAL THEATRE Chatham stemet—Twe Oxo Tour GuARY—MeRrine OF THE Joouo, ERICAN MUSEUM --Afternoon—Scnorr ron Soar maL— Bvouing— CHari. ‘SMPLE. CHRISTW’S AMERICON OP BRA HOUSE. 472 Brend- way RrOriAN MeLonres wr CuRisTY’? MNeTR ELS. WOODS MINSTREL HAGL. 444 Bromtway Brasorray Merete riay—BoRLETTA or Unore Tom's Canim, BUCKLEY'S OPERA fiOUSE. 699 Broadway+Svex- “RV's PTMIOPIAN OPERA SROUPR. WHOLE WORLD, 877 and 379 Bron@way—Afterneon ond tng, JONES'S PANTISCOPE—Arorie Roons. "Wew York, Wednesday, May 31, 1354. —————— To the Public. The New Yous Humaty has now the largest circulation ‘ef any daily journal in Europe or America. ‘The Daily Basar cireulates nearly stely thousand abet per day, ‘The Weekly editions—pubHahed on Saturday and Sun- | ay—reach s clreulation of nearly seventy thousand sheets per week ‘Moe aggregate insno of the Heratp ertablishment is abvat four hundred thousand sheets per week, or over oenty millions of sheets per annum. Malis for Europe. THR NEW YORK HKEKALD--RDITION FOR EUROPE. he Cunard mail stearnsbip Europe, Oapt. Shannon will leave thie port thie day at 12 o’choc:, for Baverpool. ‘Me Buropean mails will close io this city at half-past ‘ta o’olock in the forenoon. ‘The Wxxxiy tena, (printed in French and English,) wi be publiahed ot half-past nize o’clock in the mormng. Single copier, in wrappers, eixpence. Subweriptions and sivertisements for any edition of the Bew-Youk Baws wil) be reveived at the following places Im Larope — Liverroot. John Hunter, No. 2 Paradise street. Bosvon sdwards, Sandford & Co., No. 17 Cornhill. Wm. Thomar & Co., No. 19 Catherine eset. «Livingston, Wells & Co. 8 Place de la Do uree PARD,, THE RIOT IN BOSTON. We continue the publication of the proceedings before the Commissioner's Court in Boston in the fugitive slave case. An important and fatal error in the date of the documents, as.to the time of his escape from Alexandria, has been discovered. {t is asserted thet the fugitive escaped on the 24th of March, but evidence, as yet unimpeached, is present- ed that he was at work in Boston on the first of that month. How this fact, if sustained, may ultimate- Jy affect the case, we cannot say; but doubtless the self-constituted friends of the negro -will avail them- selves of it to the fullest extent.» The military semained in the Court House during yesterday, but every effort has been made by the abo- Mtionists to have the militia dismissed; and they have even gone so far as to counsel the civic authorities to compel the federal officers to vacate the city’s building and continue the examination at the Navy Yard, or perhaps one of the fortresses in the harbor. The An’ very Convention met in Boston yesterday. The resolutions adepted and fpoeckes delivered were rather more inflammatory than usual, if possible. Everybody that opposed their violence was denounced, of course. An aboli- tion meeting is announced for to-night, at which Giddings, Hale, and others, are to appear. As was to be expected, the treatment experienced by Col. Buttle in Boston has sroused at the South a feeling ef intense indignation, and retaliation in the person of a certain Massachusetts Senator is advised by one of the public journals at Washington. We trust nothing of the kind will occur, though the provoca- tion is so great 2s almost to justify it. The Senate yesterday instrueted the Committee on Pensions to inquire as to the propriety of making some pro- vision for the family of Batchelder, the murdered eflicer. CONGREASIONAL. In the Senate yesterday the resolution offered the day previous, providing that Congress adjournjon the 3d day of July, was amended so as to read, “adjourn on the 3d of July to the third Monday in October,’ and passed by a vote of twenty-six to seventeen. An unprecedenteds mass of business bas accumulated, and it is thought the House will not concur in the resolution. The Conference Committee on the Deficiency bill reported that the Benate recede from its amendments, including the appropriations for the waterworks of the District, the custom houses, hospitals, bridges, and various other jobs that had been cut out as rewards for all sorts of dirty work of political favorites. The House agreed to the Senate amendment on the public print- ing. The report was agcepted. # In the House bills were introduced for the sale of public lands, the establishment of land offices and the construction of military roads, in Nebraska. ‘They were referred. Everything connected with dhe new Territory seems to be flourishing. The sub- ject 50 often alluded to in our columns, namely, the necessity of providing better measures for the pre- servation of life and property in case of shipwreck ou the coast of New Jersey, hasat last been brought up. Something should be done, and thy speedily, in this matter. A resolution that the correspon- ence of our Minister at Constantinople be laid be- fore the House was adopted. The course of Mr. Bpence has been violently assailed by his enemies, and it is believed the correspondence, especially that portion relating to the expulsion of the Greeks from Constantinople, will entirely vindicate him. Gerrit Buith gave his views at length on the Pacific Rail Toad project. A synopsis of his remarks is given in ar report. The report of the Committee of Confer- ence on the amendments to the Deficiency bill was accepted. NEWS FROM NEW MEXICO, We publish elsewhere later intelligence from New Mexico, embracing the official account of the terri hie conflict between a small band of United States @ragoons and a party of Apache Indians, at the village of Cinegulia. The troops were under the command of Lieut. Davidson, and, though but fifty in number, gallantly charged the camp of the In @ans, supposed to contain two hundred warriors, forcing them to retire. They rallied, however, but ‘Were repulsed. Seven times—says the official re- port—the savages were beaten back, but each time they returned to the charge, fighting at close quar: ters with the gr atest bravery, until, after sustain ing the terrible conflict against such overwhelming odds for three hours, the heroic solders retired. Of the fifty dragoons engaged in the battle twenty-two were killed upon the field aud twenty-three wounded, among the latter the leader of the @etatchment. Surgeon Magruder was also wounded, This fight took place on the 30th March, and nine days afterwa ds Lieatenant Colonel Cooke with a force of two hundred troops, came up with the same party of Indians. They retreated with great precipitation, leaving behind their cam; equipages, provisions, and many horses. Col. Cooke reccived a reinforcement, and with the famous Kit Carson for guide ret out in hot pursuit of the say ages. It is snnposed the Apaches have been joined jy ther warlike tribes, Col. Garland, the comman- der of the military depa tment, 'n conjmetion with | the fuming bravado of the Washington Union the ctvil authorites of the Territory, ig, prosecuting and ite Kitchen Cabinet echoes goes for its the war vigo ous y,and f not interfered with by precise market value, as stuff, fustian, and the federal governmen will soon reduce the In- dians to subm ssion, or what word be much more desizuble, exterminate them. Te latter alternative, though exceedingly repulsive to the minds of those not intimately acquainted ‘with the natare of the red rave, is regarded by thyose familiar with the sub- ject as the only one to in gure peace and safety. APPAIRS IN THE CITY. Commen brands Sate flour again advanced yes terday ‘bout 12hc. per barrel. Extras were also firmer, Corn was from le. to 3c. higher, and rye alto advanced about 3c. per bushel. Pork waa agadu lower, and after sales having been made at $12 62 for mess, it afterwards sold to the ex- tert of 600 barrels at $13 50, at which it was said move could have been purchased. Sugars and pork “re now the cheapest articles of food in the market, while beef, mackerel, and extra brands of flour, are the highest. A meeting of the “United Liberal Societies” was held last evening at the rooms of the members of the rection of theFrench Mountain,” No. 80 Leonard street. Mr. Morange was called to the chair, Af ter the transaction of some financial business, Col, Forbe jorted from the deputi wait on the convention of del moved that delegates to the United Society do have full power to act and vote on all matters brought ap before the body. Mr. Morange moved that the dele- gates do have full power regarding all questions considered before the society, except the question’ of slavery. Upon this an interesting debate sprung up, and it was finally voted that delegates be in- vested with full power on all questions. Judge Mitchell delivered an elaborate decision yesterday in the Supreme Court, General Term, af- firming the report of the commissioners in the mat- ter of opening the Fourth avenue. The argument in the million and half million trast fund case, Cur- tis against Leavitt, was concluded. The Court took the papers, and the decision is reserved. All“ trades” are on the strike, and the system seems to be invading “professions.” Yesterday, in in the Marine Court, a reucontre occurred between two members of the legal profession, who were or- dered into the custody of the officers of the court, and to remain under their surveillance until its opening on Thursday morning, to which day the cause in which they were engaged was adjourned. A inysterious case was yesterday brought before Coroner Hilton. A man named Bernard Riley died in the New York Hospital from the effects of a pistol shot wound in the breast, said to have been inflicted on Sunday night at Havorstraw. The story is that he was shot by an officer of the law; but as yet there is no positive authority. The case will be investigated to-day. A young pan, named William J. Schultz, was ar- vested yesterday, charged with forging a check for #200 on the Market Bank. The particulars attend- ing the.arrest will be seen under.the Police Intelli- gence. FROM WASHINGTON. Our Washington despatches this morning throw a flood of. Jight upon the conduct of the Executive and his constitutional advisers with regard to the Nebraska question. No intelligent person ever believed that the administration favored that mea- sure. It was too comprehensive for . their limited mental calibre, although the ten million Santa Anna- Gadsden scheme affords evidence that some at least of the Cabinet have sufficient nerve to play for a high stake. Hi:tory will do justice to all parties. - it is said that to-day the President will transmit his long-telked-of message on Cuba affairs to Con- gress. ‘ihe temper of the document is iepresented to be of the proper kind.” As we will shortly be able to present iho daenment complete we furveae to speculate upon it. General Pierce has now an- other chance to 1edeem his career, but we doubt if he have the courage to embrace it. The speech of the new Minister from Hondnras, on the occasion of his presentation to the President, is given under the telegraphic head. It is im- portant, and we comment upon it in an editorial article. MISCELLANEOUS, The steamship Arctie, now overdue from Liver- pool, had not been telégraphed when our paper was put to press. The Old School Presbyterian Assembly at Buffalo yesterday elected Dr. W. T. Plumer, of Baltimore, to the vacant professorship of pastoral theology in Allegany Seminary. The State committee of the mechanics and work- ingmen met at Rochester on Monday afternoon, and after adopting resolutions to oppose all candidates for office not pledged to vote in favor of the freedom of the public lands, also in favor of a people’s col- lege, and a ten hour law on public works, against the State prison monopoly, and in favor of a State convention at Rochester in July next, yesterday dis- persed. Spata, Cuba and the United States.~Wretched Policy of the Administration. The subject of paramount importance now before® the government and the country, is the Cuba question; for in the present uneatisfac- tory relations between the United States and Spain, in reference to the affairs of “ the ever faithful island’? and its ultimate destiny, all the material interests of the country are con- cerned. The Washington organ of the Presi- dent and his Cabinet admonishes us to prepare for war. Its diatribes, from day to day, upon “British duplicity” and “ Spanish falsehood,” its belligerent protestations against the Afri- canization of Cuba, would-lead the ignorant to conclude that war with Spain is inevitable, in the teeth of an alliance in her behalf, offensive and defensive, between England and France. Indeed, one of the outside Cabinet organs flatly declares that we may expect a war message to he sent to Congress within a very few days, or, in other words, that negotiations are fore- closed, that forbearance is exhansted, and that in the settlement of the Cuban question the ultima ratio regum has been resolved upon by the administration, It is remarkable that, notwithstanding all this warlike clamor of the administration or gans, there is no panic in Wall street, and no belief in the probability of any sudden at- tack by our Home Squadron upon the combined powers of Spain, England and France. Other- wire, our foreign trade would be depressed, our domestic business operations and exchanges would be seriously affected, and there would be a prevailing stagnation in all our great business and_ monetary operations, internal and external. But, on the contrary, the money market is gradually looking up, and stocks are to-day, npon an average, better than they were three weeks ago, by three or four per cent. And the reaggn of this is obvious enough. Pub- Iie opinion, upon all great questions involving the alternative of peace or war, a8 upon all other questions, is made up from the simple elements of common sense, observation, expe- rience, and the consistency of things with each other. Experience has shown that the present administration is not a warlike one, by any means, but a feeble, vaciliating, and bluster- ing administration. Observation teaches us that the “ hue and ery” of the Cabinet organs, of war—war—war—is all humbug; and com toon sense is disgusted with these absurd vapor- ings, when taken in connection with the practi- cal preparations at Washington to put the country, the army and the navy, upon a war footing. The good sense of the American peo- ple is not easily deceived by empty gasconad- ing, though uttered “by authority;” and hence | | moonshine. _ ‘ Itis a disgraceful business on the part of the | confidential organ of Gen. Pierce and his Cabi- net, thus to persist in its efforts to get up a panic at home and a panic abroad, to compass only such small designs as are peculiar to little ped- dling politicians. Public opinion calls for some positive and permanent reformation of the out- rageous conduct of the local officials of Caba, £0 long practired by them with impunity against our citizens and our commerce. The country demands “ indemity for the past and security for the future;” and is particularly ealous of any designing intermeddling in Cuban «ffairs by the abolition emissaries‘of England or Fraice. The administration is aware of this; and while Mr. Soulé is backing nnd filling at Madril, aad the Cabinet are undecided, and divide! at home, the central organ ie.a flaming firebrand for war. It is but a silly experiment to rally to the al- ministration the public sympathy an1 confl- dence upon false pretences. The action of the President and hisCabinet must correspond with these threatening declumations before they can he believed; for Gen. Pierce is not Gen. Jack- eon. When Old Hickory “assumed the respon- sibility,” the thing was fixed as a decree of fate; but with the present occupant of the White House, mere declarations go for nothing. It is not believed that the administration intend or desire a war with Spain; but it is suspected that its object is to make as much war capital out ef Cuba as possible, while all its efforts at Washington and at Madrid are directed to the great end of getting out of the scrape without giving cause of offence to Spain or her allies. Were there any sincerity in the authorized blustering and vaporing of the Cabinet organ at Washington; were there any fixed purpose or any serious apprehension on the part of the President, of a war with Spain, there would be some preparations for war. Calls would be made upon Congress for more ships to our fee- ble navy; the vessels on hand would be put into immediate condition foraction; the powers possessed by Secretary Dobbin for increasing the personnel of the service would be forthwith exercised to the fullest extent; an appeal would be made to the House of Representatives for extra naval and military appropriations; a projet would be submitted for the enrollment of an-army of volunteers; plans would be suggest ed for enlisting :he available steamers and sail- ing vessels of our mercantile marine into the naval service, and such other practical prepara- tions for the contingency of a foreign war would be made or submitted to Congress, az such an occasion would demand, had the ad- ministration any intention or apprebension of war. .But.as nothing of the kind hasbeen done, as we have not had the slightest intimation, bey ond the six experimental war steamers, which will probably be built in the course of a year or two, that ‘the administration purpose any increase.or strengthening of the navy, and av the War.Department continues to be satisfied with the peace establishment, it is manifest that all this clamor of the Washington organ for war is mere hambug—a paltry bit of thim ble rigging to. divert the public attention from the real position ur tue Desstaant and his war- like Cabinet. What the public may believe of the real atti- tude of the administration upon this Cuban question is, that Mr. Soulé is too warlike to be trusted with it ; and that the Cabinet have ac- cordingly agreed upon a peace commission to Madrid, to’ be composed of two sach amish! and pecific gentlemen as Mr. Dallas, of Penn- sylvania, aud Mr. Cobb, of Georgia, or two others equally reliable. Of course, when Mesers. Dallas and Cobb, or any other commis- sioners, arrive at Madrid to direct Soulé in his negotiations, he will throw up his commission and return home in disgust—ust as Major Borland has returned home from Central Ame- ries, after having had his treaty, ivolving the “ Monroe doctrine” rejected, which he thought he was instructed to carry out. Possibly, in the meantime, Soulé may have brou ht matters to an accommodation, or to a rupture, at Madrid. If he shall have r duced the issne to an open quarrel, we are quite sure that our President and Cabinet will be more alarmed by the unwelcome news than any- body else, not excepting the fancy stock jobbers of Wall street. It is well that the administration, from its imbecility, its vacillations, its want of moral courage and fixedness of purpose, and from the public indifference to its promises and its threats, has rendered itselfincapable of mischief by false alarms and false pretences, Otherwise, the bellicose proclamations of its organs con- cerning our relations with Spain, might have se riously disturbed the business iaterests of the country, foreign and domestic. As matters siand, however, the threatening of the Wash- ngton Union and the silly ravings of the An- gel Gabriel go together, and excite no other sensations thad pity and contempt. We con- fees our pity for the administration, reduced to such paltry expedients as this Spanish war cry, when it has no notion of war; and we cannot withhold our contempt for the Cabinet organs or their masters, in resorting to such mean de- vices to excite the astonishment and admiration of the country. “ Should war result from the existing entan- glements of the Cuban question, it will be from the bungling efforts of the administration to prevent it, and from the inconsistency between the war cry of the Cuban organs and the peace professions of the agents of the State Depart- ment. But the government is wholly unpre- pared for war, President, Cabinet and Congress included. They have all been too eager for the spoils to think of preparing for the possible contingency of war. They want the money in the treasury for Gadsden treaties, and the public lands for railroad stock jobbers. Six war steamers have been ordered; but were they already built, our whole available navy, inelud- ing the Japan expedition, would hardly be equal to the Spanish West India squadron How ridiculous, then, is the administration cry for war against Spain, France and England combined, if they shall persist in the Africani zation of Cuba! How criminal to counsel war against such an alliance, without the slightost preparation for it! No. The administration have neither the courage, the capacity, nor the desire to meet the iseue of a war with Spain. But they may blunder into it, in spite of themselves. We call therefore, upon Congress to take such measure: fer strengthening the navy and the active forces of the army as the occasion justly de- mands, Let the spoils for a day or two be for- gotten, and let something he done to protect our commerce and our seaboard, in the event of war, against scizare or spoliation by the enemy. Howncnas—Guy. Bannonpi’s Reception BY Tue Paeerpant.—In another part of this paper will be found the speech of Senor José Barrun- dia, delivered on Monday, to the President of the United States, on the occasion of the offi- cial reception of the former as the Minister from Honduras. It will be remarked that althongh Gen. Bar- rundia does not declare in 80 many words the object of of his mission to be the annexation of Honduras to the United States, as one of the members of our federal Union, he hints at it’as broadly as the diplomatic proprieties of the oo- casion would allow, His speech can leave no doubt in the mind o ‘the intelligent reader upon this point. He eays:—‘The mission with which I am charged is perhaps more significant than any which has yet originated in Central America, and its objects are such as perhaps are seldom confided to an ordinary legation.” Very well. We understand it, the administra- tion understands it; and now the question re- eure, what will the administration do? The mission of Senor Barrundia ie to sccurée the annexation of Honduras to the United States. We have shown what and where Hon- duras is, what are her resources, and her advan- tageous commercial and naval positioa in refe- rence to the navigation of the Gulf of Mexico and the Caribbean sea, and the transit trailic between the Atlantic and Pucific oceans. We have shown that the peaceable acquisition of Honduras would be the entering wedge to the rapid and honorable absorption of the Central American and the Mexican States. And we have shown, from our experience as a nation, thet the constitution and institutions of this republic are capable of harmoniously blending under our common government, all sorts of countries, of every latitude, and all sorts of races of people, simply by maintaining the po- litical and social ascendancy of the white races. We have been getting along very well with Louisiana, Florida, Texas, New Mexico, and California, and we are quite disposed to agree with Gen. Cass, that Uncle Sam could digest the whole of Mexico oad Central America, with Cuba and the West India islands by way of dessert, without making him sick at the sto- mach. But we have very little faith in the moral courage, statesmanship, or foresight of this administration. General Pierce’s ideas of things, from his political education and training, are naturally limited to small party movements for the spoils; and with the spoilsin his possession, Marcy is a most inveterate con- servative. If Capt. Tyler were President, with such a man as Calhoun for his premier, Gene- ral Barrundia would enly have to propose in behalf of Honduras, in order to be accepied. But, although it must be manifest to every in- telligent mind, that the annexation of Hondu- ras would unquestionably settle the important question of the balance of naval and commer- cial power upon this continent, at once, in our favor, we have no faith in the administration. The history of the Texas annexation, how- ever, affords the propercue for Gen. Barrun- dia. Let him Jay his overtures before the Pre- sident, with the request that he’ shall submit them in areasonable time to the two houses of Congress, Texas was annexed by act of Co! gress, and if kkonduras comes into our Union, it mnst_be by the same process, especially while we have an administration which will not dare to assume the responsibility. The Gadedon treaty was quite auother thing, for that involy- ed, in the outset, a matter of twenty millions of the spoils. Gen. Barrundia and Honduras must look to Congress. Tae Ovp Story or an Evrorgan Congress — We perceive that the project of an European Congress to settle the questions ai issue between the Western powers and Russia, and to which we were the first to call attention some months since, has been revived by certain journals here, known to hold intimate relations with some of the great political parties abroad who have reason to feel nervously anxious as to the turn that matters may take. Whether the object of resuscitating the ghost of this defunct scheme be to obtain credit for a priority of stale intel- ligence, as is the practice in the quarters al- luded to, or to promote some particular object of the foreign cliques with which they are allied, we cannot of course take apon ourselves to say, but as to the improbability of the state- ment thus confidently put forward there can- not be aseoond opinion. That Lord Palmerston at one time seriously entertained this project, and even took the initiatory steps to carry it out, we had authentic information as early as January last ; but this was before the Western powers had committed themselves to active hostilities against Russia, and whilst the door of reconciliation was still open. The scheme appeared to us to be then perfectly feasible, aud had not extraneoas elements been introduced into the discussion of the questions at stake, we have very little doubt. that Russia might have been induced to lend a favor- able ear to it. Unhappily the tone adopted by the English and French press to- wards the Czar personally, and the contemptu- ous manner in which the resources of his em- pire were estimated, acted upon his proud and irrascible temperament with a most exasper..t- ing effect, and only served to confirm him in the obetinacy of his purpose. He felt that, however great the sacrifices to which a contest with the great maritime powers of Europe might expose him, he could at that time make no conceseions that would not be attributed to weakness, and even cowardice, on his part. We should like to know in what respect the circumstances have since changed, to render the Emperor more ready to entertain a pro- posal which must involve a still heavier sacri- fice of his feelings and interests, He has been buffeted and reviled by all the leading states- men of England and France, his private and cenfidential communications with the diploma- tists resident at his court have been laid bare to the inspection of the world, his religious mani- festoes (whether justly or not we do not pre- tend to say) held upto public laughter and scorn, his ports blockaded, his commerce cut off, and one of his finest cities bombarded and partly destroyed. If he felt a dificulty about making concessions before, it is impossible that he can make any now. His honor and his interests alike forbid it. To yield without having first been fairly beaten in the field, would reflect disgrace upon his manhood and upon the sin- cerity of the motives that he has put forward in justification of bis conduct, To attempt to set- tle the questions at issue by a diplomatic con- vention, at this early stage of hostilities, would be a8 injurious to his interests as the most disastrous military reverses. The coalition, flushed with their present temporary advan- tages, could not be expected to revert to the status quo ante bellum; and the hard earned results of the policy of Optherine would there defeat. concessions might be obtained from his gene- rosity; in the latter they would be sternly wrung from him, The period, however, is not yet arrived when any one can speculate with certainty as to which of the alternatives the chances of war will present to his adoption. For all that has as yet happened, be was fully prepared ; for what is yet to come, he has pro- bably reasonable grounds of confidence. To propose a congress to him under such circum stances, would be about as sensible as to knock a man down first and offer him the hand of conciliation afterwards. Joux Mrrcuer on THe Orner Taox.—When John Mitchel, the Irish patriot, performed hie celebrated acrobatic feat with his parole in Aus- tralia, and fled to this country for a refuge, he was told that the substantial masses of the North were at heart conservative and opposed to abo- lition. Being a man little given to search out the truth for himself, and baving moreover an irresistible itch to set about teaching us the day after his arrival in our land, Mr. Mitchel forth- with hoisted the pro-slavery flag, and announced himeelf to be, personally, such an admirer of slavery in the abstract that he could couceive no higher possession than a plantation in Ala- bama well stocked with fat negroes. The an- nouncement was not what is called in stage dia- lect, “a hit.’ The sbolitionists, Henry Ward Beecher at their head, came down in full cry on poor John; and others, who entertained con- stitutional objections to Northern interference with Southern institutions, still disliked so dog- matical and flippant an approval of their ab- stract principle. It was clear that John would haye had slavery in New York if he could have been sure of being master and not slave ; | | standing almost alone in this wish, however, it was but natural that people should begin to look askant at him. His paper, which was started with an enormous subscription list, fell off, we fancy, even below the paying point ; and the illustrious patriot suddenly found him- self deserted and friendless. On he strug- ral disrepute, and oblivion: until probably recent: and there, on Horace Greeley. bearance. We don’t think Mr. Mitchel will make much by the change: people are too well acquainted with his reckless folly and empty conceit to care much about his opinions, Tae Harp Suciys w Conoxess.—Messrs. Mau- betrayed their principles by voting against the Nebraska bill, have been smitten with rémorse, and have given vent to their feelings of contri- tion inasmall octavo pamphlet. Had they been men of sense, they would have voted for the bill in the first place; or, at all events, having foolishly voted against it, they would not have borrowed arguments from the free soilers to jas- tify the act. This, however, is what Messrs. Maurice, Wheeler, Peck, Peckham and Oliver, have done. Their justification is arehash of the abolition arguments against the bill; and is dreadfuily dull at this stage of the business, It will have a double effect. As members of Congress it will prove them to be men of no vigor or originality; as national democrats, it will utterly destroy them. Committed to the same course as Seward and the Van Buren free soilers, the national democrats cannot preserve any sort of separate party existence. They become merged with the soft shells, and all their opposition and clamor against the Van Buren free soilers vanishes into air. A neater suicide than the five abovementioned gentle- men have committed we do not remember to have known. DanGenovs Nav 1aitron.—A short time since, a few adventurous gentlemen, known as “hards,” undertook a trip up salt riverin a small skiff. They bad not proceeded far before a flaw of wind capsized the boat, and at the last accounts the poor “hards” were rapidly becoming exhausted, with a prospect of their all being drowned, though from the lightness of the material they floated better than might have been expected. About the same time, a party of “softs” also took it into their heads to proceed upon a voyage in that direction, probably in search of the whig party. Their boat did not upset, but the crew landed in despair, and ty- ing their handkerchiefs to their necks, hung themeeclves on a vegetable production hard by, calleda Nebraska bush. It is evident if these gentlemen had stayed at home, they would have avoided these accidents; andif any of them should by chance be rescued, it is vory likely they will remain at home for the balance of their lives, Marine Affairs. Discontmvanck oF TAS New Yor ap West Inpta Sream-Live.—The agents of this line advertiae that the steamship Curlew will not sail henes on the 7th June for Bermuda and St. Thomas, Kapton the determination of ine. the company to discont Marine Court. Before Hon. Judge Phillips. A DISPUTE AMONGST THE greed AND A “ernie ’’ AMONG THE TERS, May 30.—Robert Johneon ve. John Burrow.—During tho which was an action for mati- eee ct Reution, arising out of «dificulties during the shoemakers’ strike, ® of opinion arose between Mr. Busteed and Mr. Schaffer, counsel for the respective partics, whieh resulted in a personal satagonism. The officers and separated the legal disputants; whereupon the Court ordered each gentlemen into cus- tody, discharged the jury, and suspended the further of the cause until Lig A morning, and ordered that the counsel should on that day show cans, under oath, why they should mot both be committed to cloac custody for contempt of court. Messrs. Busteed and Schaffer will remain under the surveiilance of the officers, of the court until the difficulty is disposed of on Thura- dsy morning. Py Jersey City Se New Crvrcu.—The Roman Catholics have purchased lots in Erie street, near Pavonia avenue, uj on Which a Roman Catholic edifice will be erected. A carriageway, twenty-four feet wide, will immodiately be constructed through the embankment under the New Jersey railroad, where Brunswick street crosses Rail avenue. This will prevent, toa great extent, euch fatal accidents as have lately occurred. ag Court Calendar—This a Brarme Derruct Covet.—Nos. at 38, 82, 32, wen 81, 83. Sermmes CoC Term.—Nos. 1, 2, 40, 43, 44, 28, 26, 99, 18, 2146, 90, 82, 13, 1, 45.9 rice, Wheeler, Peck, Peckham, and Oliver, who- gled, eulogising slavery, blundering about the constitution, and sinking gradually into gene- some more tangible symptom of his folly than universal contempt made itself manifest. John resolved to make one more attempt to eave himself ; and having failed s0 miserably axa pro-slavery advocate, determined to try the opposite ticket. To give an air of manli- ness to his tergiversation, he went South to at Richmond, on Sa- turday last, the aspirant for a “ plantation in Alabama well stocked with fat negroes” astonished his hearers with a flowing eulogium He praised his sincerity, spoke highly of his heart, and gave utterance to a well-feigned burst of gratitude for his kindness, The gentlemen of Richmond were too well bred to express what they felt: when Mr. Mitchel returns here, and cements the alliance these compliments were intended to inaugurate, they may perhaps exercise less for- A Mrersmocs Avrain—a Max Suor at Hivmsrnaw xp Dp at tax N. Y. Hoerrrat.—a very strange affair” ‘was yesterday brought before the Coroner, respecting the death of a man named Bernard Riley, aged 24 yeara, & native of Ireland, who diedin the N. Y. Hospital oa Monday night, from the effects of » wound in the breast inflicted by @ pistol shot. The circumstances under which the man was bronght to this city from Haverstraw, Rockland county, at which place the fatal wound is said to have been inflict 4 the whole mat er in mys- tery. e affair as known at prevent by the Coroner, differ somewhat in their character. One 5 the deceased wes a lavorer, working: ot a brick-yard at Haverstraw, and for some was arrested by a constable; that while under arrest he as- saulted the officer; and the latter, in self-defence, shot him. Another. it says that & man had been ar- rested by an officer, and that the deceased endeavored to effect a rescue of the prisoner, and in so doing the oficer dircharged a pistol, the ball taking eifect in the breast. of ceceased, thereby causing the fatal result. There is, however, uo authentic information as to how or by whom: the wound was inflicted. The was admitted: into the Hospital at about 10 o'clock on Mouday night, supposed to have come riown by the Hudson River Rail- road. Dr. Peters examined the wound, and did all that could be effected under the circumstances. The deceased was much exhausted and unable to give any an to the persons inflicting the injury. He about two hours and died. His sister, residing at No. 23. Charles street, was present in the Hospital when he ex- pred. Coroner Hilton despatched some of the relations of the deceased yesterday afteruvon to Haverstraw, for the purpose of obtaining witnesses, in order to ue the evidence before the jury. The inquest ia set dowm for this day at 11 o'clock. Unxxown Man Focxp Drownxp.—Coroncr O'Donnell yerterdoy held an inquest on Governor's Island, on tho dy of an unknown man, found on the shore of the island. The deceased sppenres. to be about forty-five yer of age, and his death seemed to have been caused 'y Crowning, as no marks of violence were visible on the body, He was about five feet eight inches high, with black hair, slightly gray, and brown goatee, dressed in @ double breasted plaid vest, hickory shirt, blue overalls and old shoes. In his pocket werea carpenter's two foot rule, seven cents in change, and asnnifbox. A verdict of death by drowning was rendered by the Jury. A Fatat Fart —Coroner Hilton yesterday held an in- quest on board the ship George Canning, lying at pier No, 9 North river, on the budy of a Danish sailor named Neila Jesson Sonnichsen, one of the hands on board said ship. The dec: ased, it seems, accidentally fell from the deck into the lower hold of the vessel, thereby causi a concussion of the brain, which produced death in hal! an hour after, The deceared was twenty years of age. A verdict was rendered by the Jury in accordance with the abbve facts. City Intelligence, MERTING OF THE TEN CoveKNORS.--The Tear Governors held their regular weekly mecting, yesterday afternoon, in the workhouse on Blackwell’s Island. The Governors have wade this temporary change of their place of meet- ing thot thay may know frem personal observation the condition of the institutions under their charge. There wan present yesterday a full board, Gov. Draper occupying chair. After the reading of the usuad weekly requisitions upon the Board for the support of the inmates of the diffprent establishments, the report of the number of persons now rematning upon the island was read, showing no material change in the report of last week. No other business of importance was tranr- acted. The Board adjourned, to meet at the Alms House, on the Island, at three o’clock next Tuesday afternoon. Mirary Parapk —The 12th iba geo) of the New York State Militia make their annual to-day. if the day is fair there wil! no doubt be a fine display. The different companies of this regiment, commanded by Col. Henry G. Stebbins, are to assemble in Tompkius square, at’ 3 o'clock in the afternoon. This regiment numbers about 500 men, consisting of Americans, French and Germans. JOURNEYMEN PLUMBERS.—A meeting of the jou: en: lumbers’ Protective Association was held last at fur; hy’s Union Shades, Fourth av., near Fourth st. There was rather a small attendance. The report of the dele- gates at the trades’ demonstration was received, and om motion adopted. Some small financial business of no special importance was transacted, and the meeting ad- journed. Mr. C. W. Morley presided, and Mr. A. Smith was Secretary for the evening. ‘The WEATHER —' dull, wet, misty di spring fashions. A beavy rain never comes more un- welcome to ioe one than when he has just donned anew tile and is without an umbrella. Yesterday it rained quive fast, but dried up before eight o’elock. sky war dark with clouds till about three o'clock, whem videttly, but witht stosdy, Soatle, constant Arftpine| violently, with a steady, le, constant toed iesinenn ‘Sete: S0r'= Sasntbonaay anit eetraals venders, the former going up aud down the city crammed full inside and some of them running over at the doors. About o'clock in the evening tl coased, but} black clouds obscured the stars long after midnight. Tuuyres OF Commovons VANDERBILT.—We are sorry to} learn that Commodore Vanderbilt is lying at his reat» dence dangerously ill. For a week past he has con- fined to Lis room, and at present he is very low. Hie physicians are with him constantly. LECTURE ON CHEMBTRY.—Professor Doremas will deli- ver a lecture (to be transinted by si on chemistry to deat mutes, at the Medical College, fn thirteenth street, near Fourth avenue, this evening at $ o'clock. Deaf mutes, and those interested in promoting their welfare, are invited to be present, ‘Tus Excvee Comsuesioxgrs.—The number of licenses grepted yesterday to the Twelfth wart vay thirteen, making the aggregate in this ward forty-two. Mone but. tavern keepers are successful in their applieations; & large number are daily refused. Hd Personal Intell NCL. Dr. Robt. D. Ross, of Grand Saline, Cherokee Nation, nephew of Chief John Rors, is about visiting the north with bis young wife, a former Philadelphia belle. Dr. Ross some years since graduated at Nassau Hall, Prince- ton, bearing the highest honors, and has since bem elected to the Council at Tab-le-quab, besides holding office under the United States government. Dr, Beekman, Kinderhook; Capt. Russen, Chicago; Ma- jor Givens, Sclieneetady ; J. Withers, Mobile; Lieut. Til- ford, U. 8.A.; T. D. Parker, Boston; Bost vick, Corn- ing; Hon. A. 8. Brown, Kentucky; Hon. Janos Bdwards, England; Dr. Wilks, Alatama; J. ‘Creighton, Charlestoa, 8. C.; R.W. Cok man, Pennsylvania; W. Underhill, New Orleans; and W. Kelly, Ellerslie, arrived yosterday at the Bt, Niebalar, ion. G. Williams, Mass.; Hon. M. King, Tennessee; Hon, G. Bunker, Mass. ; John’ 004, Mobile; Capt. A: L. Case, U.S.N.; 8 3. Bassett, U.S. N .; M. Mecham, U. 8. Army; E. Mickle, Valparaiso; Gol. Irving Williams, enemy! were among the errivals yesterday at the Metropol an stot. ‘ol. M. G. Ryan, Ala.; J... Bryant, Salom, Maes,? KH. Hichburny © B. Puliag’ apd GP" Reyneiae’ Rev. P. 6. Athens, Sptensbargh; H. B. Hudson; Major , Copper, Coopers - town, N. Y., ved at the House yesterday. ‘The following names were recorded at Gilpin’s Fx- chenge Reading Rooms, Wall street, yesterday:—Wm. Kenl, London; James Day, Bristol, Fng.; E. Diller, Bal- timoie; Wm. P. Rathbone, Providence, B. 1.5 A Og yt i olulu; ‘al fon fact La ew Or! 195. ‘Adolphe ry En, wr 12 B Laicword, Boston: hi, Cincinnati, 0. Cel Johnston, Utica; Col. King snd Nor- jor ; Dr. folk ; Dr. - dere, Maen De eae, Maton Oo Washington; He Ee High Tyler, Washington; Blossom, Mliwaukie; Gen. ‘ornythe, New! ; H. M. Kinsey man, ‘New Haven; Gy t. Force prs (ovens Commander Foote, U. 8. N.; Hon. J. Louisville; J. R. Brown and slater, dard, Charieeton; and Col. N. J Thousand — ‘were among the arrivals yesterday at the Astor use, : Joarph P. Gardiner, Kay. Boston: jenaburg; Hon. J'.'P. Blair, do.; lumbis; Hon. J. P. Paulison, U. Abel, do.; Hon. @. W. Raynor, ter, West Point; Hon. J. J. Sohiyler Skaat«, ksq., do.; Cadet EB. A. Trot- Codington, New York; aud were amongst the arrivals yester- at the Union. ‘chard De Huile, Charleston; Mr. and Mrs, Trum- iH. M. Clark, Bos- 4 Brown, New York, bull, Hartford; J. W: Snow, Chi ton; Capt. Cuilam, U.S. A.} and arrived yesterday at ihe P= seott. Tufts, kK Hutel Edwards, James Ell and daughter, Mise W Ht Crosby Mri yo, Jr, the stenmship Marion Mrs Cook, AC Greer. Miss MD Groer, Mra Now= isco, Mrs Gutty, Miss Batty, Misy S ies J Miler, Mrs Deshe and ohil C Weston, Mre Marl Jno Wells, CO .N Dorchen, J H Hailinquieh, C Hazel’ tr, P Vey, J Hucket, & W Bray, Jas Creighton, ren, WC MeKiheran, P CJ Weston and lady, C Dunham, Indy ond three children, J F Brown, J R Brown, © R Stod” dere. JH Edson, E Vedder, Mra Monroe Miss M'Corckle, Miss it I b Aiston, « 4 Jones, Mrs U Chev Mies Master F Gandri, W 8 Mu iy, De Srevens, Jno Constable, Mrs Hannah jp ebiléren, 8 B Stoddard.’ © Roceeeoll, AR Bropn, Mra nde, (oy hea: hae ae vaste fehl Eitaadi, a Soott, W NaS . K Loary, 3 fice environ, Mte Ml Henry, Rew Caciate e0 © \ A ARTURES. For Lendon, in W Woodveek, wife: Fe enc teont om Geanaes Hy hikes tro ‘laren end earvan tors: JB Reon, Men hekwto, rd wite b ris and child, ‘~ at Sasoitia, Mrs iid cl ety et J Nalew, Geeks ae my Cinta las Revere, Morrietow. ie do; Prot J Sh Wiss itaeserly Conan Wert; aa! iand; Mrs Radford, Brockly Genin’s Wide Aw Broadway, opposite St. Pau White's Assortment of Amertean and Paris wide awakes, also soft ha’ 4 Any other house in the, ioe, shape and city in Pati Tree uid Broadway, corner of Palton street. White opens, This Day, at his Em tem hts splendid assortment of mirses’ infants? all of the new shape and syle. ITE, 212 Broadway, corner of Fu ton street. jate—Genln, No, 214 arch.