The New York Herald Newspaper, November 20, 1854, Page 4

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Important news from San Domingo bas also come to hand by way of Nassav, N. P. The Guardian, published at Nas- wa, states that it is informed, “on authority en tisk d to the fullest confi tence,” that the cession of the pert of Bamana, with some adjacent’ territory to the United States, was formally demanded by the officers of the frigate Colambia, backed by » swailer war steamer and a corvette. On the demaas being made the British and French Consals imme dietely despatched special messengers to Port av Prince. The list of the names of those composing the Stare government of New York, as it will be on the 1st of January next, will bo found in another eojamp. This ict embraces the executive, judiciary, ‘and legislative branches. Toe whigs are largely im the majority. Of the nine members composiag the Cxnal Board eight are whigs. There are two Kuow Nothings in the Senate—-Mr. Whituey, the member of Congress clect from the Williamsburg district, and Mr. Williams, the Kuow Nothing cau- #ida‘e for Canal Commissioner. There are fiftecn members of that order elected to the Assembly. Woen the choice of a United States Senator comes ap the number of Know Nothings will probably be iecreared from the whig side of the House. A large meeting of the Young Men’s Democratic Daien Clad wes held on Satardsy evening, at the God rooms, 539 Broadway—Jchn Cochrane, Presi- Seat, inthe chair, Several important resolutions were adopted. A report will be found in another colum:. ‘oe robbers of the Windham Bank, of Windham Ct, who ctole upwards of twenty thousand dollars were arrested on board the steamer Worcester on Saturday night, by the sheriff of New London county and hs aasistante, and safely lodged in Nor wich pris», Nearly all the money was recovered, 8 portion of it, in a carpet bag, being found hid under cne of the ancuore of the steamer. A de tailed account of the manner of the robbery and the arrest of the guilty parties is given elsewhere. By the arrival of the British brig Earopa we have Inter intelligence from the British West Indies, Tne genera) news is not important. Cholera still pre wailed at Berbudoes and St. Vincent, but was either graijua)ly disappearing, or was suposed to have Cone ita worst in Saint Lucia, Saint Kitts, Granada and Trinidad. ‘he financial condi:ion of Tobsgo is represented as being in # very deplorable state, owing to the still continued differences be- tween the Governor and Legislature. Oor dates from Nassau (N. P.) are to the 4th of the present month. The Chamber of Commerce had mncde salvage awerdsin the cases of the American barks Charlotte Wynne and Gold Hunter. Some disesters to American vessels are reported from Pierce's Ishund, Nassau and Rum Cay. The Gover- uor’s levee was well attended. The fruit season had ended st Harbor Island. Prices were very low, owing to the large shipments of pines and oranges from Cuba to the United States. By the news from Texas which wolpublish to-day it will be seen that the rapacious Tadians still couti- pue unchecked in their conree of muréer and pil. lave. The government troops are wacessing ia etl: + xertions to put an end to this dreadful state of things, but do not seem to make much progress. Amcng tht most important of the developements of the resources of Texas that we bave seen for some time is the discovery of an inexhaustible be! of snthracite'oca), which is said to be located conve- nient for the purpcses ef the projected Pacific Ruil- poad. The emigration fiom Germany continued in cons derable numbers. ‘The late gale proved unprecedented!y severe to vessels navigating the lakes. Among the most dia- astrons of the casmaltios was the foundering of the propeller Bucephatus in Sagenaw Bay, whereby ten of her crew perished. A portion of her cargo con- sisted of fourteen thousand basbels of corn. The funeral of Father Brady, at Hartford, on Baturdey, was attended by at least five thousand peraons, who attested their love or the deceased by every cutward manifes‘stion of sorrow. The promoters of the riot at Boston, upoa the oo eesion of the rendition of Anthony Burns, the fazi- tive, ore not, it seems, to be allowed to escape with- out an investigation into their -bare of the transs0 tion. Billa of indictment have been found agains: wveral of the parties, and their trial will probably eommence to-day im the Ciroult Court at Bortoa. They are supposed to be those woee inflammatory speeches in Faneuil Hall om the night of the riot stimulated the angry passions of the mob to the ommiesion of that grosa outrage upon the lows of tle country. | The Soule Affalr and tts Complications—Very ; Interesting Disclosures from Weashington. | Our» eclal eesra bic aivives from Wash- ington, which we pub's ‘o-day, throw consid- ereble sdditiona ligt up n the mysteries and complications ef the Soul imbroglio, Our in- formation ‘rom Lo don «oncerning thie affair is confirme’, :depec: ly n bs het at the bottom of all the dp om:ti squabbles of Soulé, and the Congress »t Ostend th: re isa deep-laid filibustering, revol.tiona y plo 1 r the Presi- dency, invo ving, iret, t @ expulsion of Maroy from the Sta‘e De artmen and the transfer of | Buchaven to hs » ace; av secondly, aplatform of the most rem ons war x it ments for the Presidential cimp ign. From the evening upon which Soulé was con- firmed by t e Sevate, it was evi ent that his role as @ diploma w ud be teat of a filibaster- | ing agitat. His covfirm tin ws t loved | by a filibu tering sere.ade ond fest.val on the same vight. O. the eve of s departure fron New York, the Cuba. Junta and the “Order of | | the Lone Star” wai ei upon b mat his hotel, in | | the form of a pa‘rictic procession, bria full of | | “manife:t destny.’ The, iad banners ani | transparencies, motioe: and oggerel verses, ali ‘| Gistinetly pinting to another Lopez inva- | sion under the auspoes of our warlike | mivister of Spain. His speesi on that occasion inflamed their enthusiasm to the hiyhe:t pitch. They startled the neighborhood with their lusty yells and cheerings. Ome of their transparen- cies declared that Cuba, . ‘The dower of the Gulf, Shall be placked from the crows Of the old Spanieh wolf; And a spectator of the scene could only conclude that they were in earnest, and that Pierre Soulé, though de jure the minister of the United States to Spain, was de facto the emissary of the filibusteroes, under cover of 8 commission from the government. With these endorsements of the character of our ambassador, and the great object of his mis- sion, he arrived at Paris. Tuere he appears to have made it a point to estatlish the same con viction that inspired the order of the “Lone Star” procession of Broadway. At Paris he is reported to have publiciy boasted: “ Yes, my mission is Cuba. With one hundred millions in my right hand, and war in the left, I shall present myself to ihe Queen of Spain, and shali simply ask of her Majesty to lock at these and take her choice.” His arrival in Madrid was the beginning of a scries of difelsand misunder standings all in keeping with the threats of our Cuban Junta procession, and all manifestly directed to the great end of fomenting fnterna- tional diecords, a war policy, and o war party for the Presidency. Matters were brought to a critieal pass—our minister was at the point of calling for his pass- ports, when the E-partero revolution came to his relief. Under the general instructions of Marcy for reparation touching the Biack War- rior case, and other offences against our com- merce end our citizens in Cuba, cur bellicose | minister had brought negotiatioas to a dead halt, by putting in bis ultimatum and giving twelve hours to the Spanish government fur an answer—twelve hours, andno more. Drivento this extremity, the summary demand of our agent has met with a pointed negative. He was then abontt» apply for his passports, when the revolution took place, amd established a new order of things. Marcy, thereupoo, sent out his instructions to Soulé, to re-open ne- ; gotiations upon the basis of argument and reason, and a pacific international policy. These instructions, it is reported, Soulé opened and read, and thrust into the bottom of his breeches pocket. He knew better what he was ebont than Marcy. He had quite another game to slay. He was again about to pack up and returg home, to expose to an indignant people the pusillani- mous policy and instructions of Marcy, with all the dooumentary evidence; but he would await the isenes of the revolution, In the meantime our minister, with others at Mad- rid, was prudently invisible to the nuked eye The revolution was suc:essful, a new cabinet waa establ shed, end the @i,lomatic corps at the Spani-h copital resumed their cfficial func- tions, excepting our terror-inspiring ambassa- dor. He hai other fish to fry. Under strange rumors 0! being particeps ciiminis in an at- tempt at a counter rerolu:ion among the low est stra‘a of Madrii, Mr. Soulé leit thesity for the Pyrenées and fir France. Arrived in France, te was followed by a government spy. The spy wes detected, and he spologized. The diplomatic caucuses with Buchanan, Mason, Dudley Maun, Sickles, Sander-, and others, at Ostend, Brussels, A x-la-Chapelle, and other places, for all that we know, followed. Dudley Mann snd Sickles posted thence, as fast as steam could carry them, to Washingtoa; and on arriving there, the world was first apprised that we were to have Cuba in less than six months. In the interval we find Soulé in Londoa, tbrowing dust in tbe ejes of Buchanan, and amusing himself with Sanders, Kossuth, and the Continenial re!ugees. Next we hear that our active plenipotentiary has been stopped short at Calais, by order cf Loui: Nepoleon, and eent buck io London. This was the very thing fora first rate quarrel with France. Bat the sport was spoiled. Buchanan and Mason were too fast. Wuile our cotemporaries are discussing the law of nations on the subject, the interdict is revoked, and Mr. Soulé is free to pass through France. Such is the outline of the diplomatic history of our minister to Spain, from his confirmation ly the Senate to the recall of the interdict of Calais. The chinks might be filled up with ru- more and gossip involving the Empress Eage- nie, Queen Victoria, Christina, Isabella and other distinguished people, but they are the mere incidents in the plot. Itis with the main plot that we are dealing. We have brought it down to the revocation of the exclus’on of our hero from France. But docs the trouble end here? We fear not. ‘The Cabines organ at Wash‘ngt: n expresses the hope that 1 onis Napoleon will follow ap his retractations with asatistactory apol gy for the original offence. As we are in ormed, however, that he has already disavowed any intention of giving offence to oor government, the anfinish- ed part of the business is between Soulé and the French En peror—a personal affair, But here is a fair margin for renewed d ficulties and diplomatic complications. Soulé has abili- ty, tact, ehrewdners and unlimited pluck. His aids are the younger diplomats at London and tleewhere, and with these he may yet compass his object of the des red rapture with France and Spain, and an out-and-out war policy on the port of our administration. This being achieved, Marcy will be saper- seded in the Siate Department by Bachanaa, Cuba will be annexed within six months, “no matter how ;” aud the administration party, under the lead oi Soulé, Sanders, Sickles and Koeruth, wil sweep the fied In the Presiden- tion free rollers of Marcy, and the conserva- | was placed in the Presidenti.! chair. It was tia} campaign with the overwhelming political | plattorm of a geveral war. The programme is complicated, bat it is sy:tematic and sublime. It works well. The dip'omat c league of Sulé | overales ‘he Maroy Cabinet. We are ust en- | tering into the meri's of the case, We shullex- | pect some curious, exciting and stirring intelti- gence by the nex: stesmer. Tue | atnoic Bienops versus THE CLERGY | anp Larry.—We | ubliehed in yester ay’s He- | RALD an acocunt of the serious diffiou'ty which | ocoerred last week at Hartford between the Catho'ic laity of that city and their bisbop, on | } the ocession of the faneral of Father Brady, ome of the oldest and most re-pected clergy- men in the dioceses, Father Brady, it appears, took up bis residence in Hartford about twenty years ago, at a time when it wae litte better than a good sized village, and when the Oatho- lica were very few in number. Up to the pe- riod of his death he had been noted for his nu- merous acts of charity, for his antiriog zeal for the spiritual welfare of his flock, and had gained therespect of all sects for bis character a8 aman anda Christian. Owieg almost entirely t» his unwearying exertions, the Catholics of Hart- crd ca boast of one of the finest churches in +w England, and they had long been ac:us- t ed to regard him with all the love and ve- nesation which devoted children entertain for their parents, The old man was happy in the contemplation of the success which attended his Jabors, and might mow reasonably hope to end his doys in peace and comfort among his flock. But an event took place which brought him in sorrow tothe grave, and created the greatest excitement in the Catholic com- munity. It was found necessary, in conse- quence of the great increase of the Catholic population, to have a bishop residing in Hart- ford, who signalized his appearance by making several changes in the condition of the church. He ordered Father Brady to give up his own house and reside with him; but this he refused to do, and he was ecustained in his re- furel by the Jaity. Then there was some difficulty in relation to the control of the church property, which the bishop <no- ceeded, 10 some extent, in obta'ning. Incensed, however, at the opposition which he had met with, he was determined to be revenged on him whom he considered to be the cause of it. One night as Father Brady attempted to en- ter the church for the purpose of procuring some holy water for a dying parishioner, he was refused admittance by the sexton, acting under the orders of the bishop. This was too much—more than the good old priest could bear; he feltindignant at being denied ingress into the church which bad been erected mainly by his exertions, and for 9 moment giving way to his excited feelings he struck the sexton in the face. The blow was returned by the offi- cial, who subsequently appealed to the bishop. It is almost needless to say that he was sus- tained in what he did by the despotic prelate, who immediately suspended Father Brady, put- ting in his place the Rev. Mr. Hughes. This was a terrib'e blow to the hopes which he had cherished—more than he could survive. A few days after Father Brady died of cholera, the disease doubtiees snperinduced by the mental anguish which he had suffered. . But the enmity of the bishop survived his death, and he even refused to allow his remains to be buried near the church, as he had requested. A large con- course attended his funeral; but the grave which had been prepared was found filled up, and the church closed, to prevent the celebration of the coremonies. The people, however, opened the church, and a priest from a neighboring tows, a friend of the deceased, said the prayers for the dead. The grave was ‘re-opened, and the remains of Father Brady were deposited in it without further difficulty. We call particular attention to this out- Tage, as one of a series which have been ccmmitted within the last fev years hy ‘the hierarchy of the Os- tholic church upon the clergy and lairy, and because we regard it as tho com- mencement of a revolution which must end in checking the almost unlimited power and, authority of the former. The prelates of that church have ‘or many years past been endea- voring to obtain exclusive possession and con- trol of the church property, ani it was for the accor plishment of that design that the late Provincial Council was held at St. Pairick’s cathedrs] in this city. Archbishop Hughes also attempted to get a law passed through our Legi-lature, giving to bishops the legal right, under our constitution, to hold church property in their own name, irre- eponsitle of- trastees or corporations, and we believe his present mission to Rome has the eame object in view. They are destined, however, eventually, to defeat; for there ap- pears to be a determination on the part of the Catholic laity to oppose to the utmos: this in- fringement of their rights. Wehave seen what the mission of the Papal Nuncio, Bedini. has to in St. Lonis and other parts of the Country, and if the hierarchy persist in their,; resent arbitrary course, it will lead to the most disastrous results to the interests of the Catholic church in the United States. These cre perilous times to raise such isenes, when the Know Nothings are in the ascendant, and the encroachments of the spiritual upon the temporal authority,and the rights of the people are regarded with the most jealous feelings. Barnvum’s Last Dopar.—The fifty cent “Life of Petite Bunkum,” a shilling pamphlet, crude, asif done up ata day’s notice, cuts and all, against which Barnum has applied for an in- junction, is supposed to bea “cute trick” of the “Yankee showman,” 4 /a Peter Fank, for advertising the life of Barnum—written by himself. The burlesque, if this be the case, is a decoy duck, a stool pigeon, a ide show to the great menagerie, Sold at fifty cents, it will, perhaps, give the reader a taste for the real thing. Every lion has his jackall. But in this case, if the drama is ofa piece with the prologue, it will be a very stapid affair. Some few who patronize the Museum may take Che. vakier Barnum’s life; others of the F ourlerite faith may preter Greeley’s; but, between tho common showman and the dirty philosopher: the Chovalier Wikoff mnst carry off the palm Wikoif comes in the nick of time. His life, between those of his two competitors will hine like a Drummond reflector between two inllow candles. Wikofi’s is the thing. Tee Next Presipency—Bnrixa ovr your Honsrs.-~A paper in Herkimer fiies the flag of Benton for the Pres dency; the Koow Nothings are talking of Sam Houston, of Texas; of Jacob Broom and Henry 8. Mo't, of Pennsylvania; of Cloyton, of Delaware, and others--the Seward. coalition have betrayed their man—the old line tive whige, leaning to the Koow Nethinzs, have throvyb s oombivation of the best materials in a preference for Fil:more, The track is clear | the country sgainst the folly, imbectlity and The course is open. Bring out your horses. Political Results of the Recent Elections— — Neecssity for a Fusion of Parties. The eingulur sacoces which bas attended every movement of the Know Nothings, and the tri- umpbant mepner in which they have carried ~ local elections throughout the country, bave natorya}ly led to some general agitation among the lodges with respect to the choice of a can- Gidate for the Preridency. On one side it is taid that Sam Houston, of Texas, has been fo- etramental in foundiog four or five hundred | ledger, and hes, therefore, some claims upon the party. The name of General Scott is freely mentioved by others. It is said that the old soldier bas likewise been diverting himself by founding Know Nothing lodges; apd his friends assert that he ceeply regrets having allowed himeelf to be eo far led astray by Mr. Seward, in 1852, as to compliment the Irish brogue and the German faderland. On the naturalization Jews, be has now reverted to his former opivions, which were expressed ‘n his letter of 1841. Nor are Mr. Fillmore’s adherents idle. He, too, we are given to understand, undertook his journey to the South for the purpose of founding Kaow Nothing lodges, and succeeded so well as to gain a large body of proselytes for the order. These gentlemen, together with others occupy- ing less prominent stations, are now proposed in various quarters as likely men to run for the Presidency in 1856; and the discussion of their respective merits seems to be the most notable fruit of the recent elections in tbe North, There js a want of comprehensiveness in this manner of viewing the great upheavals which have taken place during the recent elections. The victory in Massachusetts, and the great vote polled for Ullman, are undoubtedly very noteworthy facts; they certainly indicate a strength among the Know Nothings which few people suspected; but there are many things to be considered, many questions to be adjasted, before it will be either sensible or safe to turn our attention to the relative merits of individ- uals, Two points are placed beyond dispute by the late elections. In the first place, Mr. Se- ward is utterly shattered and overthrown. In- stead of sweeping the State, as his friends pro- phecied he would, a full two-thirds vote was polled against hie ticket; and the election of his Governor—who had the temperance vote to beck him--is yet uncertain, though hie oppo- nent had to contend throughout the canvass against the odium attaching to the admiuistra- tion candidate. If Myron H. Clark had stood on the Seward anti-Nebraska platform alone, and had not enjoyed any temperance support; or if Horatio Seymour had not been iden- tified with the federal government aud had not been suspected of affinity for Pierce and his cabinet, there cannot be & question but the former would have been as badly beaten as Bronson. It is so clear now that three-fourths of the people of this State are opposed to Mr. Seward, opposed to the Saratoga platform, and opposed to the fucther agitation of the Nebraska law, that Mr. Seward’s prospects for the Presidency may be regarded as completely annibilatéd, an@ even his chance of @ second Senatorial term most watesially injured. This is the first “moral” of the election. The second is equally obvious. The elections of 1854 have demonstrated beyond question the utter destruction of the old whig and democratic parties, The volcano of native Americanism has overwhelmed them in its last eruption as completely and as permanently as Vesuvius overwhelmed Herculaneum and Pom- peli. Both are now mere ruins and rabbish, to becollected together and swept out of sight before the work of reconstruction begins. Having got thus far—as the elections show— having completely destroyed our old idols, the question is what images sha'l we ect up in their stead? What rival parties are to succeed whigism and democracy? Who shall stand upon the corpse of Seward? On what princi- ples can the nation be divided, so as to consti- tute two great national parties? These are momentous questions: ques tions which those who pretend to direct the public mind have as yet made little progress in attempting to solve. It is clear that the old principles can serve us little in the emergeacy. The nation cannot be divided on the subject of the bank, the tariff, or internal improvements. Nor can any one of the new principles serve, sing}y,as the basis of a general division of po- liticians. Anti-slavery cannot, for the recent elections—which, in fact, only confirm the tadi- cations given by the two last previdential con teste—show that the abolitionists constitute a mero fraction of the people, as contemptible in numbers as im spirit, Temperance, or rather total abstinence, and the principle of a prohibi- tory law cannot, for they are-at best narrow, sectarian notions, which may prevail for a while in small loculities, but can never acquire national importance. Finally, native-Ameri- cavism cannot, for it does not yet possess the mature strength required for national contests, and if its aims were directed towards such ob- jects, personal rivalries would be sure to divide its ranks and destroy ita power. It may, and the chances are that it will carry most of the jocal elections this year; but for its leaders to aim at the Presidency would be to ruia the party. Not one of these three factions can reasonably expect, at present, to besome singly @ great national party, or to elect the next President. What then is the net result of an aggregate view of the state of politics and parties? Simpiy the old fable of the arrows which, united, resist- ed all the efforta of the archer to break th-m, but separate snapped in an instint. All par- ties, however diss milar i> origin, have some pointe in comm ast be somo point on which all tp ‘eal elements we have enumerate w—oan com- bine, and sweep 1) 2 mext Prosi- dental election, j+ 1 Jackson swept itin 1828, and liar 1 1840, If such a point can be foun:, udoayted success awaits the Know Nothings and ihe other new parties which are now looking to the Presidency; if it cannot—if a compromise cannot be effected— none of the new factions can reasonably enter- tain a hope of carrying the country or electing & President in 1856, and the final triumph of that period may rest with the tricksters at Washington or be loft wholly to chance. Where then can a platform for # grand com- bination be erected? Nowhere with 80 great & prospect of euccess as on a basis of opposition to the folly and the imbecllity and the corrup tion of the present administration at Washing- ton, Our history affords two examples of combinations, on a similar basis, both of which were perfectly successful. It was by moans of a combination against the folly and imbecility emoorate talk of Dickinson, the administra. 4 of the administration of Adams that Jackson | corruption ef the Van Buren admicistration that Gener.) Harmison was elected by an enor- move mojo ity ia 1840. A similar combination to-day would bave far better reasons to urge, and far greater chances of success. In ‘folly, in wickedners, in corruption, in treason to the wellare ot the country, the present administra- tion is fer beyond that of Adame, and leaves that of V-n Buren in the distance. Even the proverbialJy contemptible administration of ‘Tyicr eeems respectable by the side of that of | Fiavklin Pierce. Distant TacxpER—The ran on the shin- plaster and rotten banks, able fact in the hi-tory of this republic that notwithstanding all the croaking about bard timer, the people bave always found money enough to py for such amusements as tend to refine, enlighten, an4 instruct humanity. Asa proof of this, we may point to the programmes put forth by the several places of public amuse- ment in this city to-night. The winter season—it fs not too much to call it the carnival season—bas fairly com- menced—the elections are over, the country is safe fora twelvemonth, and the people are reudy to give a little time’to healthful relaxa tion. The New York managers, who are by no meats fools, are ready to take this tide at its flood, and the amusement column of the Heratp shows the results. The opera bas always been a favorite amuse ment in New York, and even mediocre talent |, in this line bar received more than {ts proper reward. Tonight we are to be treated with two English operas (“Maritana” at the Broad- wey theatre and “The Syren” at Niblo’s), and the Italian opere (‘Il Barblere di Seviglia”’) at the Academy. The English opera has been triumphant thus far, and the Lonisa Pyne troupe has netted a great deal of money, thas proving what we have said a great many times: that although Englieh opera might be profit- able, Italian opera would not be supported in the United States. We see that even in Europe, where there is a moneyed aristocracy to patronize the opera, that its managers are generally ueed up by two or three seasons; and if people who are educated to the opera will not support it, how can its directors hope to secure general patropage in a country where the taste for such @ fuxury as the grand opera is yet to be engendered? The English opera bas been supported better than the Italian, because the simple ballads and plain instrumentation of the former awak- en responses in a thousand hearts upon which the highly wrought effects of the Italian school fall without an answering chord. We believe that the success of the Louisa Pyne troupe proves this theory (which is by no means a new one with us) to be entirely true. But whether or not the opera is supported here, it is true that there is more money ex- pended in New York for theatrical and musical entertainments than in any other city in the world, not excepting Paria. Itis not too mach to ray that in the month of September the gross receipts of our theatres were greater than those of the gay capital; and we do not believe that in any European city there is presented to- night co varied and attractive a programme as that which is put forth by the New York ma- T3. si as this fondness for amusement tends to bring ont all that is good, loveable, refining and admiring in our natures, we hail it as another proof of the sure and safe progress of the race towards the goal of perfection. Philosophers would fain worry us with their in- sane theories. They preach, but the people take their own way to bring about the same results. The people are right. Dissovixe View—The administration yic- tory in our late eleetion. Ens Tivz.—The drain of specie to Europe. NEWS BY TELEGRAPH. Highly Important from Washington. SPECIAL CORRESPONDENCE OF THE HERALD, THE SOULE AFFAIR—BAOCKING OUT OF LOUIS NAPO- LEON—THE SOULE CONSPIRACY AGAINST’ MaRCY— BUCHANAN TO BE PUT IN HIS PLACE ON A WAR FOOTING—LOOK OUT FOR THE PRESIDENT’S MSS- SaGk. ‘Wasmixctox, Nov. 19, 1854. The administration are astonished with the news re- ceived by the Asia. They have official advices confirm- ing the HeraLp’s report of the backing out of Louis Ng- poleon in the Soulé affair. Pierce affects extreme de- Light; but Marcy suspects there is something still behind, And so there is. It is covered up in the following ad- vices received here by the last steamer:— Avery warlike despatch has come to hand from Bu- -chanan touching our relations with France, in connec- . tion with the Sandwich Islands, Cuba, the Dillon affair at fan Francisco, the St. Domingo intrigues and the Soulé question. ‘Old Buck,’ in this despatch, urges the most decisive measures—a powerful navy—the in - mediate annexation of Cuba, at all hazards. No time to be lost. We must defy France—England will stand off ; and in defying France we may frighten Spain out of the island—“ the ever faithful island of Cuba.”” He opposes any immediate action concerning the Sandwich Islands. ‘They will keep. He goes for Cuba before avything else, and to the exclusion of everything else which may inver- fere with Cuba. Marcy will resist this programme, and will have to go out. He is too slow—the Kitchen Cabinet are in the con. spiracy. They believe that the Presdent’s position can be only retrieved by war, or a strong counter-excite- ment on our foreign affairs, against the political revul- sion at home. If Marcy goes out, the plan of Soulé aud Co. isto put Buchanan in his place. The President's message to Congress will probably tell the whole story. ‘The issue is between the Congress at Ostend and our Premier. If the former triumphs we are authorized to say that we shall have Cuba in less than six months—no matter how. Ifthe more pacific policy of Marcy is adopted by the President, it is reported that Soulé and Buchanan will resign and return home to agitate the question bere—Sanders remaining to keep the pot boil- ing on the other aide. Soulé, it is said, will not return to Madrid through France—will not even go to Paris to partake of the ban- quet proposed to be given him there; but will take the steamer San Jacinto, at Southampton, direct for Spain, the ship having been detained by Mr. Buchanan for that purpose, But, in the meantime, {t is feared that the revolutionary affiliations of Soulé in London will result in stilf more aggravating complications with France and Spain, Hence Marcy is gloomy and taciturn. He evi- dently suspects the plot against him—the troubles in embryo—and is sorely perplexed. Pierce will not listen to the reca'l of Soulé, as matters stand, They have gone too far. Marey will, therefore, be compelled to allow our filibuatering minister to run to the end of his tether. Soulé and his fire-eating diplomatic associates have thus secured the upper hand over Marcy, and he is powerless. Soulé is practically at the head of our European affairs; and it will go hard if we do not obtain a red hot war, or as beautiful a quarrel with France and Spain as the Cuban Junta conld desire. One thing is almost certain —we shall cither have # ‘jolly row” with France and Spain or a revolutionary fuss in the family at Washing- ton. THE WRITISH WEET INDIA SQUADRON—THE OONFER- ENCE AT OSTEND—THE ACQUISITION OF OUBA—MR. FOULN’S POSITION—EMBARRASSMENTS OF THE CAB INET—FORNEY AND THE CLEREBHIP OF THB HOUSE. ‘Waantxotow, Nov. 19, 1854. 11 S9 understood that the announcement in Saturday's Hoss, that the large apoession to the British Wout ka @ia fleet bad no reference to Cubs, has been confrmed: by the representations of Mr. Crampton, the British Mintater, to Mr. Marcy. So much pains have been taken to deny the statements regarding the tonference of American Ministers at Os- teud, that it is proper to observe these denials refer in fact to the pretended statement of the reault of the con- ference, recently published in the Times. The statement originally published in the Hemaxp, that the resalt of the deliberatious of Messrs, Buchanad, Mason, and foulé had Leen furwarded to Washington, and recom- mended the administration at once to declare our inten- tion of purchasing or taking Cuba, is literally correct, and the fact is adanitted here, and neither cam nor will be denied by the Unicn. Of course this result is only of importance in showing what Buchanan, Soulé and Mason. thivk rhould be done. With regard to the immediate acquisition of Caba, it is believed the administration is not prepared to press it; and uuless matters should be precipitated by the action of the Spanish government, ft is not probable Awvsements Ix New Yorx.—It is a remark | the Iresicent will make any recommendations regarding a —Itise - . Itis stated in diplomatic eireles here, that Mr. toulé will not be allowed to remain in Spain, Dut that upon his arrival in Madrid his paasporte will be hanced bim; and it is believed that it is in conse- quence of this determination on the part of the Spantsh _ government leing known in Paris, that the Kmperor — waived his objections to allowing Soulé te pass through France. Bat even if this should be the case, it would of course afford no cause of war. Mr. Soulé has very few friends here, but even his ene- mies are divided in their viewa as to his return to the United States, Mr. Marcy and nearly all the Cabinet would like to see him driven out of Spain, because in such an event they would be rid of him. He would come here as a man who, having had the cards in his haads, failed, and bad no furt claims on the administration. But Mr. Slidell, whe loves him even less than Marcy does, wiehes him to remain iu Europe till after the election of United States Senator in Louisiana, next winter. If Soulé returns now, itis more than probable lie would be sent to the Senate in Slidell’x place, after the 34 of March ; and this is & consummation Mr, Slidell by no means de- sires, ‘The result of the Pennsylvania election determined: the President to make a change in the cabinet, and to- give Judge Campbell notice to quit. Before, however the change was accomplished, the elections in other States showed that if the heads of departments were only to be selected from States which supported the administration, that there could be no cabinet at all, and hence thi was abandoned, Mr. Forney fome time sgo made up his mind to re- sign the clerkship of the House, and devote bis whole time to the editorial charge of the Union. Mr, Harvey Watterson, formerly an asristant editor of the Union, accordingly addressed over a hundred letters to demo- cratic membera of Congress, stating the fact that the clerkship would be vacant, and asking their support for himself as a candidate for the positien. Either the res- ponses were not Aattering, or for some other cause, Mr. Forney changed his resolution, and now, much to the chagsin of Mr. Watterson, he intends to remain in office, and thus secure the administration, beyond all possi- bility of danger, a friend in the Clerk of the House. From Boston. FIRFS IN CAMBRINGEPORT AND CHELSEA—THE SITE. FOR THE NEW PUBLIC BUILDINGS. Boston, Noy. 19, 1854. A fire in Cambridgeport last night destreyed the Broad- ‘way Omnibus stables and two small grocery stores. The horses and carriages in the stables were saved. Loss $6,000. A barn in Chelsea, containing one hundred tons of hay, and owned by Mr. Currier, was burned this morning. It is stated that the I'ratt estate, in Summer street, has been selected by the government as the sife for the Post Office, United States Court rooms, &c. The location sn quite central for the citizens generally, but considera: bly removed from the wholesale business parts of the city. From Baltimore. PAILURE OF DAVID STEWART & SON—DESTBUCTIVE. ere Nov. 19, 1854. David Stewart & Son, extensive whulesale grocers, of this city, bave failed. Their abilities are very heavy, amounting to upwards of five hundred thousand dollars. The warchouse of Messra. Allnut & Co., wholesale grocery merchants, near Commerce street, is on fire, and will most probably be totally destroyed. The roofs of adjoining warehouses have been burned considerably. Lost Overboard. THE MATE OF THE SCROONER M. L. GODFREY. PuILapespmtA, Nov. 19, 1854. ‘The schooner M. L. Godfrey arrived here to-day from Brookhaven, Connecticut, and reports having lost over- beard, while off Sandy Houk, her mate, George RB. Fisher. He bas a family residing at Brookhaven. Another Railroad Accident. Unica, Nov. 19, 1854. The locomotive and tender of the Cincinuati express train, due here at six o’clock this morning, was thrown off the track when near this city, in consequence of run- ning over a cow that was on the track. The engine was completely turned over, and badly damaged. The pas- senger cars escaped uninjured, and none of the passen- gers were hurt. Markets. New Onixans, Nov. 18, 1854. ‘The aales of cotton to-day were 6,500 bales. ‘the sales of the week have been 36,000 bales. Middling is quoted at €%c. The stock on handis 144,000 bales. Flour is sold at $8 25 per bbl.; corn 90c. Mess pork has ad- vanced to $18. Exchange on New York is at % to per cent premium. Burravo, Nov. 18—6 P, M. Flour.—The continued storm of rain and snow which has prevailed during the dey has greatly cheeked busi- necks and the transactions in flour are limited. Prices are er i) and the sales do not exceed 800 barrels at $825 a $8 50 for Mth, and $8 623 a $8 75 for good fancy brands of 0, Ohio and ‘Wheat. —The wheat market is quiet, and the demand limited. Sales 3,000 bushel white Michigan at $196, and 2,700 bushels Wisconsin at $1 50. Corn.—Corn is in fair de- mand, but the market is scarcely to firm. Sales 30,000 bushels at 70c., amd 6,000 bushels at 68¢. Oats.—Oats were quiet. Sales 6,000 bushels at 42c. — ‘Whiskey is better. Sales 260 barrels to arrive, at ic, Canal hts are ee ta brane for the twenty-four bourr—Flour, 5, ; wheat, 16,002 bushels; corn, 36,809 bushels. P Nov, 18, 1854, Cotton.—For cotton the demand through the week has been mederate, and prices are without change. Wool.— The sales of the week have been large, smounting to 188,600 pounds, The stock on hand of ail grades is very light. rinting cloths.—There is no change in the mar ket to report. Sales of the week 18,700 pieces. Obituary. THE LATE DAVID HOFFMAN. Among the most remarkable persons recently deceased in this country, the journals have failed suitably to notice David Hoffman, Esq., Jur. Utri. Doct. Gottingen, who died suddenly on the 11th inat., at Baltimore, at the uge of about seventy years. Mr. Hoffman was a native of Maryland, and was of a family eminently distinguished in the refined and highly cultivated society of ite metropolis. Entering upon hi? professional career at an early age, he was for more thau aquarter of acentury one of the most able, popular and successful lawyers of the State, and when he retired from the bar, nearly twenty years ago, to indulge a long cherished wish of foreign travel, he was in possession of anample fortune. The disasters of 1836 and subsequent years, however, greatly depreciated bis property, and in 1844 he returned to the United States and recommenced the practice of his profession in Philadelphia, It was not so easy as he, perhaps, imagined to reinatate him- self in his professional rank, and after a few years he- abandoned the effort and proceeded to London, where, with his family, he afterwards renided until near the pe- riod of his death. We understand that his iatention was to resume his residence in England immediately, wher. arrested by the illness which caused his death. In 1817, while professor of law in the University of Maryland, Mr. Hoffman published the first edition of his “Course of Legal Study,” a work which greatly in- creased his reputation. It was strongly commended by~ Chief Justice Marshall, Judge Story, Chancellor Kent, Chief Justice Tilghman, DeWitt Clinton, and many other Jorista, and was translated into German, and published, ‘with notes adapting it to the uses of students of that country, in Germany. In 1896 this work was enlarged and reprinted, in two octavo volumes, and in the same year Mr. Hoffman gave to the public his “Legal Out. ines,” an elaborate performance, of 676 oetavo pages, embracing # portion of his extensive course of lectures on Jaw, delivered before the University. Two other volumes were prepared for the press, but, we believe, never printed. DeWitt Clinton said of the firet of these works, that the design was judicious, and the execution, felicitous—that it contained a mass of information and learning seldom equalied, aud that it waa ‘‘an invaluable guide to legal knowledge.”” In 1887 Mr. Hoffman published ‘(Miscellancous Thoughts ‘on Men, Manners and Things, by Anthony Grumbler, of Grumbleton Hall, Esquire.’ This work consists for the most part of short and pungent essays on society, in the atyle of The Spectator. It is # clever book, ragaciona, Joarned and full of wise observations. Tt was folluwed ig