The New York Herald Newspaper, January 27, 1855, Page 4

204 NEW YORK HERALD, SATURDAY JANUARY 27, 1855.) NEW YORK HERALD. JAMES GORDON BENNETT, PROPRIETOR AND EDITOR. @FYICE HK. W. CORNER NASS. AND FULTON 89S- 1S, cash im advance. DAILY HERALD, 2 cents per copy—87 per anaum. WEEKLY HERALD coery Saterday of & cones rer ; yan Be vopy, or 33 per annum ; the wrens: a Te Ne citric nt o to any part of the to inclu ge TERS att Subscriptions or with Adver- —— to be post aia, or SS pete will be deducted from ited, NFER Y CORRESPONDENCE, contadning impor: Pa om ony guar wworld—ay oe ‘wall be Tit li Mae, ea Ovn Ponsrew ConRnesron- eae age mae TO ORAL ata Ack AG ICE tuken of anonymous communications, We do wet return those rejected. JOB PR. with neatness, cheapness, and deapatch. Woke KK... cece cece cece ee eeee No. 26. AMUSEMENTS THIS EVENING. BROADWAY THEATRE, Broadwey—Cixoeae2s— Bows Five TRaveus SOWERY THEATRE, Wrense—Kir Carson, ery—Wneck Asnone—Inior BURTON’S THEATRE, Chambers strect—Ourn Ssr— APOLLO in Naw Yorx. 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Yesterday was private bill day in the United Btates Senate, and the bill allowing $131,600 for the relief of the parties interested in the cass of the privateer General Armetrong was taken up. ‘The history of the capture of this vessel, daring ‘the last war with Great Britain, in the neutral port of Fayal, and the failure to obtain indemnity at the hands of the Portuguese government, are so fami- lar to our readers that it is unnecessary to enter upon a recapitulation of the circumstances at this time. The bill fivally passed by a vote of twenty- two to seventeen. Mr. Benjamin, however, stated his intention of moving a reconsideration at some future day.. The Senate stands adjourned to Mon- 7 the House yesterday Mr. Faller, chairman of the Committee on Commerce, reported a joint reso. Tation authorizing the President to give notice fur terminating reciprccity treaties of commerce and navigation, in cases where the terms stipulated for their continuance have expired, with such Powa:s and States as in his opinion manifest illiberality in their commercial intercourse with thia country. It ‘was adopted. This resolution is in accordance with the views of the State Department, and ite object is te enable notice to be given the government of Den- mark, with the view of urging the abrogation of the Sound duties jevied upon American vessels trading to the Baltic and Elsinore. From a Copenhagen letter, which we publish elsewhere, it appears that the agitation of this question has produced no little apprehension in the minds of the Danish authorities, who were possessed with the idea that a squadron of our ships of war had been ordered to the Baltic to resist the payment. of the tol]. The citadel o Bisinore had been reinforced and -put in readiness to repel the audacious invacers. , Ta Committee o the Whole, the French Spoiiation bill was discussed Every amendment offered’ Was voted down, bat with out conc uding the subject the House adjourned. Our Washington correspondent states that the Senatorial Anti-Know Nothing caucus has been abandoned. ‘Mr. Stidell bas been elected to the United States Senate by the Legislature ot Louisiana. We print to-day the resolaticris of the Democratic (hard theil) State Committee passed at a meeting held in Albany on Thursday night. The leaders of the “Old Guard” declare that they are true to their platform, and that they intend to preserve their party organization intact. No fusion there. Nothing of marked importance occurred ia the Legislature yesterday. Bille concerning bank notes and.to prevent banking associations discounting on their surplus funds were introdaced; also, to allow the city of Brooklyn to purchase the lands upon which the Marine Hospital now stands. In the As. sembly the bill prohibitin g the circulation of foreign bank notes of a less denomination than five dollars was reported. Mr. Blatchford introduced his bill for the establishment of courts of conciliation in the several counties of the State. It provides for the arbitrament of suits for libel, slander, breach of promise, malicious prosecution, &c., and the settlement of disputed claims involving less than one hundred dollars, without recourse to tedious and expensive actions at law. His measure will bard'y be popular smong the legal trater- nity, as it expreesiy provides that the Judges shall receive no fee or emolument. In the afternoon weasion the temperance bill was discussed. Mr. Goleman, of this city, made a speech on his motion to strike out the second section of the bill, which relates to the appointment of persons to sell spirit uous liquor. He cited the opinion of Mayor Wood, that the existing laws are sufficiently stringent to prevent intemperance, and also that those laws ean be enforced. Mr. Wood states that but twenty- six places for the sale of liquor were open in this city last Sunday. ‘The canvass in the Twenty-ninth Senatorial dis- trict is going on with much spirit. Yesterday an enthusiastic Anti-Know Nothing convention was held at Genesco by the friends of Judge Loomis, at which every town in Livingston county was repre- sented. Additional accounts from California state that on the New Year’s Day San Francisco was visited by a rein storm of unexampled violence. Several build. ings were blown down or unroofed, and a great ‘mount of property was damaged. The rain, how- ever, which was much needed by the miners, more thsn compensate i for the loss. We have received files of papers from the Bahamas to the 3d of January, but they contain no local news of any particular interest. Some marine intelligence from these islands will be found under an appropriate heading in another colamn. Tae cholera broke out at Balt Cay, Turks Island, on the 20th ult., and the deaths up to the 29th ult. were 29. Agricultural prospects were said to be very cheering. By Preference to ancther column will be found later news from Melbourne, Australia, coming down to the 2lat October, being five days later than that previously published. For the valuable review of the Melbourne markets, and for late arrivals of ves- sels at that port, we are indebted to Messrs. Maillor & Lord, of this city. Mr. Frederick Douglass lectured last evening in the Tabernacle, before the New York Library Asso- ciation, on the present aspects of the slavery ques- tion. A sketch of his remarks will be foand in an- other column. ‘The brig Friry, arrived at Philadelphia yesterday from Rio Janeiro, brought letters from the sloop-of- war John Adems, of th Brazil squadron. Cotton continued firm yerterday, with sales of about 800.0 900 bales at full prices. The stock on the market continued to be unusually light for the season of ‘he year. Flour and grain were dull, and sales moderate. Provisions were in fair demand at steady prices. O14 meng Pork a0ld at $12 50; bacon sold pretty freely, deliverable in Philadelphia at 8hc., at@ in Baltimore at 7jc. The extreme in- clemency of the weather interfered with outdoor businers, and hed a tendency to check operations in some branches of trade. ‘Mayor Wood has notified the Sardinian Vice Con- sul that he iatends institatiog a rigid inquiry into the past life and present circumstances and condi- tion of the persons now on their way to this port from Genoa in the frigate Des Geneys. Many of these emigrants have been represented to the De- partment of Stato as ‘objectionable citizens;” and the Mayor ancounces his determination, should the representations prove true, of not permitting such citizens to Jend upon our shores, and alse to require bonds that thoze who may be allowed to land will Lot become a public charge. Some time since we informed our readers that Sir Jobn Bowring and Robert M. Moine, the British and United States Ministers to Chima, had left |, Shanghae for the Peiso, with the inteation, it was said, of laying before the Emperor the present in- terruptiors to foreign trade in China, and devising some remedy for the same in futare. We recur to the subject again, avd » ip another column, a Jate and interesting arti€le from the Worth China Beraid on the probable resulta of their mission, and the nature of the concessions the United States and British Ministers are aceking to obtain. Campaign of 56—0 Con, ventions—Know Nothing Programme. The various partisan movements round about the country for the grand campaign of 1856 are beginning to be worthy of attention. From all the indications of the day, it is manifest that, while among the remnants and fag ends ef the old disbanded parties there will be an exciting sectional ecrab race, the Know No- things, circling the whole field, will walk over the course. As matters now stand, the follow- ing are the most prominent og ite aspirants of all parties for the succession * LIST OF CANDIDATES, YOR THE KNOW NOTHING NOMINATION, Millard Fillmore, New York....Silver Gray Whig. Jobn M. Clayton, Delaware. Gen. fam Houston, Texas George Law, New York.. R. F, Stockton, New Jersey Garrett Davis, Kentucky Jacob Broom, Pennsylvania... Kenneth Rayner, N. Carolina., Know Nothing Whig. And « host of others, YOR THE BALTIMORE DEMOCRATIC NOMINATION. Cabinet Candidates. Franklin Pierce, N. Hampshire.Spoils Coalitionist. ‘W. L. Marcy, New York, . Anything for the Spoils. Jeff. Davis, Mississippl.........Secessionist, Caleb Cushing, Massachusetts. Filibuster. Kitchen Cabinet and Ostena Candidates. James Buchanan, Pennosylvania.War Policy Democrat. Outside Democratic Candidates. Lewis Cass, Michigan. Stephen A. Douglas, Il Thomas J. Rusk, Texas.. Gen. John E. Wool, New York. . National Democrat, R. M. T. Hunter, Virginia. igh Pressure Democrat. Henry A. Wise, Virginia... \dministrat’n Democrat. And others. FOR THE CHANCES OF A BALTIMORE WHIG CONVENTION, Millard Fillmore, New York....National Whig. John J. Crittenden, Kentucky. .National Whig. John Bell, Tennessee «National Whig. Edward Everett, Masi «Free Soil Whig. Wm. . Rives, Virginia..,.....Conserva tive Whig. And others. YOR THR NOMINATION OF THE NORTHERN ANTI-SLAVERY COA-~ LITION. ‘Thomas H. Benton, Missouri.. .Independent Outsider. ‘Wm. H. Seward, New York....Leader of the Coalition. .Free Soil Democrat. John P. Hale, Massachusetts..Free Soil Democrat. Joshua R. Giddings, Ohio...... Whig Abolitionist. LIBERTY PARTY—FREE COLORED, AND WOMEN’S RIGHTS CAN- DIDATES. Gerrit Smith, New York Frederick Douglass, Ne Wm. Lloyd Garrison, Rev. Antoin. L. Brown, N.Y...White Republican. This a formidable schedule, comprehending candidates of all parties, all principles, of all sections, and of every color and calibre. Pos- sibly the next President may be in this list, and possibly not. Things are yet in a state of chaos and effervescence, and a whole year must elapse, and something over, before the political cauldron is brought to a crystallization. The late revolutionary uprisings of the people against the electioneering and spoils corruptions of the old political parties have thrown them all into confusion. The only com- pact, national and homogeneous party now existing is the new universal, but intangible and invisible party of the Know No. things. Notwithstanding this fact, there are, according to our catalogue, believers in the timely resurrection of the democratic party, in and out of the Cabinet, who are intriguing for its next Baltimore nomina- tion. There are others who think that even the whig party may be galvanized into life at Baltimore, and are trimming their sails ac- cordingly. But the Know Nothings, confident of success, are quietly organizing their forces to sweep the field. We congratulate the friends of temperance, honesty, law and order, to begin with, at the prospect before us of the complete everthrow of thoee corrupting and demoralizing party conclaves known as Baltimore National Con- ventions. Any dispassionate spectator of the scenes at the convention of 1852 which result- edin the nomination of Franklin Pierce at a venture, will hail with gratification the destruc- tion of these drunken collections of party thimble riggers. There never has, perhaps, assembled at Baltimore a more disgrace- ful gathering of wire-workers and scene. shifters than the ungodly horde of spoils- men in attendance upon the last National Democratic Convention. There were many honorable, upright, worthy and patriotic men among the delegates; but there were others ductible and flexible, free and easy,who readily became the instruments of the lobby. And such alobby! Peculators and speculators, Galphin and Gardner claimants, railroad jobbers, patent spoilemen, plotters for fat contracts, subsidies and rich sops trom the Treasury in every shape and form, were there; and their reserved corps, bringing up the rear, was composed of such a coalition of gamblers, thieves and pickpockets as, we venture to say were never before concentrated on any occa- sion, at any point within the United States, Such were the forces of the lobby of the last Baltimore Democratic Convention. They had their club rooms in every available hole and corner, into which the delegates were inveigled by the temptations of free liquor and refreshments, @ sociable game of cards, and other devices. And under there influences, free liquor being the prime element, the wran- glings of the convention by day were only ex- ceeded by the bacchanal rejoicings and clamor | which made the night hideous throughout the city. The crowning result was the nomination of Pierce at a venture, the different delegations struggling to be first, like a flock of frightened sheep scrambling through a breach in a stone wall. The work done, presto! the free liquor rooms were closed, but the drunken orgies of that night in Baltimore cap- ped the climax ot the horrid saturnalia, Thus, beginping at Dultimore and extending . to every party club or association throughout the country, the same demoralizing inflaeaces have operated to diffuse intemperance through the land, and corruptions into our political elections, until the people, disgusted with both, bave spontaneously risen up for a wholesome revolution. We rely upon the Know Nothings to effect the werk. Their movement is not only a po- litioad one, Gut a great moral and temperance movement. No free liquor is needed at their councils ; ao subsidies to short boys and other savages a the polls; so scenes of intermingled dranken spoilsmen and slippery gamblers and thieves @isgrace the Know Nothing conven- tiens. Quietly, peaceably and soberly, their work is planned and consummated. They sus- tain the dignity of popular sovereignty—the supremacy of the ballot box, and the peaceful end lew-ubiding character of the American people. Therefore, we congratulate the country upon the prospect before us of a sweeping wholesome revolution in our party politics—abolishing the corrupt and drunken orgies of Baitimore Con- ventiens, and their supplementary local organi- zations, and clearing the pollsef bullies and ruf- fians, chartered for the day at eo much per head, exchusive of liquor and segars. The prestige of these Baltimore Conventions is gone—the last towhish we heve alluded has given us this salutary popular reaction. In ¢his light, it is amusing to mark the intrigues ef the old party politicians, in aud out of the Cabinet, for their next Baltimore nominations. They affect to see nothing and hear nothing ef this sponta- neous rising of the people for a great change, though we are ia the very midst of the revola- tion. Van Buren was the first President of these Baltimore Conveations, and Pierce is the last, The man for the succession will come from the more respectable and orderly councils and elec- toral colleges of the Know Nothings. The reign of rowdy conventions, free liquor, and hired bullies, is at an end. So let it be, Progress of the Pevalsountere Trouble The Pacific brought us a batch of commer- cial statistics made up in London to the end of the year 1854, which indicate far more clearly than mere words the real condition of the world’s commerce at the present time. Not America alone but Eogland also has long been allowing the glittering promise of Australia and California tohurry her into excessive specu- lation and social extravagance; during the year just closed, both have been suddenly arrested by the untoward accident of the war. For several months after the declaration of war, the trade of Great Britain showed no perceptible change; merchants had given their orders be-. fore the commencement of hostilities ; many believed that diplomacy would restore peace; but at length, in July, the tide turned, and a large falling off in the exports was noticed in the trade returne. This decline has continued to increase ever since; the returns for Novem- ber show a falling off in the exports equal to nearly ten millions of dollare, being at the rate of $120,000,000 per annum. The imports have not fallen off; on the contrary the consumption of foreign articles of food has increased, pro- bably in consequence of the large demand for the troops rent to the East. Now, what does this indicate? Simply that England, like this country, is importing more than she exports, and running into debt to foreign nations, in- stead of keeping them in her debt as heretofore, There is one great difference, however, be- tween the position of Great Britain and the United States, which must be borne in mind in viewing this new attitude of the former; the United States have generally kept the account square by sending bonds and stocks to Europe in exchange for woollens and hardware; Great Britain has never sent her securities here, and is not like- ly to do so. The consequence, therefore, of England's assuming the position of debtor in- stead of creditor will be far more serious to her than it would be to us. For the present, it is obvious that the difference between her exports and imports must be made up in bullion; and accordingly we find that the Bank of England has lost ten millions of dollars of coin. Should the decline in her exports continue, and in all human probability it will, a fearfal crisis is un- avoidable, and a suspension of specie payments by the Bank quite certain, But though the suspension of especie pay- ments might save England from being drained ot her last sovereign, it could not remedy the dieastrous effects of a diminution of exports, in- volving as a matter of course a diminution in the production of manufactures. Some of the men who will be deprived of employment may find bread by enlisting, but this resource will only help few, and there must remain a vast mob of human creatures to be thrown des- titute on the world in consequence of the com- bined effects of the war and the over specu- lation of the past few years. Nothing but some miraculous interposition of Providence can save England from a speedy repetition of the scenes of famine and distress and riot so often re- corded in herannals, The masses do not see this. Blind to every consideration but the na- tional honor, they are ready to sacrifice every- thing if they can only whip the Russians ; and thus it is, that, however plainly statesmen may discern the perils ahead, and ministers sigh for peace, they dare not propose it in the present excited state of the public mind, and must re- sign themselves to be the victims of disaster which they cannot be permitted to try to avert. How will these disasters affect us? In the first place, the demand for our cotton must de- cline, and the price fall. All the advices by the Pacific concur in prophecying « declining market; it seems highly probable that most of the shipments of the new crop will make a loss. So much for the effect of the decreased exports and consequently decreased manufactures in England. It is quite clear that with fresh English and French loans constantly in the market, there will be but little disposition to invest in Ameri- | can securities, The French treasury offers the new 4 1-2 per cents at 89; and the chances are that within a few weeks consols will again rule at the lowest point touched last year, namely, 85. Should any disaster occur in the East, a etill further fall may be expected. During the wars with Napoleon, consols fell to 56. Sup- pcre they touched 60, what chance would there be of British capitalists taking our loans at par when they can get their own securities at forty per cent discount, and French rentes at very little more? Is it not certain that the Ameri- can securities which bave been placed in Lon- don for sale will be returned on our hands, as a large lot of them were by the iast steamers? Atbome the prospect is uot more encour- ‘France cou.d refuse nothing to the Marshals of aging. Ingpite of all the warnings that have been uttered, our merchants will not contract. Last week, foreign merchandise to the extent of $3,708,372 was imported at this port alone, while the export was only $1,552,116; thus plunging us over two millions more in debt to | the world instead of lightening our load. The | whole curtailment in our imports curing the | ficcal year beginning 1st July, 1854, has only | been some $11,500,000, or about ten per cent; while our exports have fallen off daring the same period some $8,500,000, or twenty percent. We must make a thorough change here before any durable improvement can be expected. Ove- retors in Wall street may bull or bear stocks, as they please; so long as we are running every day deeper and deeper in debt to the world, importing more than we export, and vainly endeavoring to make up the difference with railroad shinp)asters which are sent back on our hands, it is folly to talk of better times. Already exchange on England has risen to 1094, and by next steamer it will probably have reached the point when it will pay to ship specie; when the old drain on the banks will be renewed. Thus it works: alternate periods of pressure here when specie does not go out, cer- tainly, but no one can get money from the banks, which answers as cruel a purpose; and periods of expansion, when money is compa- ratively easy, the banks discount freely, and gold is shipped by the million to Europe. It cannot be different until the effects of the ex- cessive speculation have worn off, the social extravagance wrought out its own cure, the bankrupt houses and corporations broken, and the imports largely decreased. Neciect or General Scorr.—A bill is pend- ing as usual in Congress to create the rank of Lieutenant-General in the United States army, and confer it upon General Scott. We say, as usual, for the bill has been pending for some time, having failed to become a law in conse- quence of the stupid prejudices of some ancient females who got it into their heads that the title of major was more democratic than that of lieutenant, and that the Union would be endan- gered if Winfield Scott were promoted from Major to Lieutenant-General. The bill compasses something more than a mere title. It would increase General Scott’s compensation some three thoueand dollars a year; and to one who has lived all his life on the scanty pay of our army, and educated a Jarge family on a mere pittance, this tardy relief would be acceptable. Not 80 grateful to him, however, as wortby of his countrymen. The unrecompensed services of Gen. Winfield Scott are aliving disgrace to the American people. No foreign country deals thus with her heroes. England heaped millions on her Wellington, the Empire, even Russia has ever cared that the great soldiers who have led her armies to battle have wanted nothing that a generous monarch could bestow. America alone fattens on the blood of her bravest sons, then leaves them to starve. If General Scott had given to trade or the bar the talents he has devoted to the service of his country, he would unques- tionably have been reaping at this time an ample reward. His days of toil would now be over; and the old man, repaid for a life of steady unremitting labor in the en. joyment of comfort and plenty, would spend his declining years in repose and happiness. Instead of this, he had the misfor- tune to desire to fight for his country ; to guard her frontier from the British attack, to keep the Indians in check on the South, to carry the stars and stripes to the capital of Mexico. His reward is poverty and neglect. It the United States would but give to Gen. Scott some fractional per centage on the gains he has brought into the national coffers, his friends would ask no more. Think of what he saved on the Canada frontier, of what he gaiued in Mexico—strike a balance—say how great is the debt of the United States to the valor and the genius of Scott; and then remember that in his old age the people of this country would not grant him a petty sum of three thousand dollars a year out of their overflowing treasury. It seems farcical at the present day to talk of | Mr. Pierce’s promises, so proverbial has his | want of faith become. His conduct to his van- quished opponent in the Presidential contest is not a whit worse than his treatment of Dix, Soulé, and almost everyone to whom he made a | promise. But it is worth recording that, notwith- standing all the assurances of Presidential sup- | port given to Gen. Scott’s friends at the time of Mr. Pierce’s election, all the influences which surround and are believed to emanate from the | White House are now openly or secretly op- posed to the bill creating a Lieutenant- Generalsbip. And it is safe to say that if the bill be lost, the circumstance will be due tothe | malign influence of the President and his friends. Surely there are members of Congress who will not suffer the spiteful rancour of a mean man to prevent the country doing justice to its greatest military chief. A day may come—we bave seen the like before—when the United States may need all their soldiers to protect their homes and firesides from aggression. It would only be a fitting punishment for the ingratitude with which Gen. Scott is now threatened at the close of his long and arduous career, that on that day, aman should be want- ing to take his place. Tue Twenty-nivrn SenxatorraL Disrricr— | Cvurtovs Sewarp Movement.—The Seward men pretend to consider themselves safe in the As- sembly; but they have their misgivings of the Senate. The filling of the vacancy of the Twenty-ninth district is therefore of some im- portance, and the dodge which they have adopted to secure it iscurious and remarkable. There was a People’s Convention at Canan- | daigua, on the 23d instant, which nominated Chester Loomis for this Senatorial vacancy. Loomis is a soft shell democrat; but what was | this People’s Convention ? We remember that in 1823 or *4 Seward and his set started out on their political career from a People’s Conven- | tion, in opposition, we believe, to the nomi- nation of Crawford for the Presidency by a | caucus of the republicans of Congress. The next stepping stone of our arch-agitator was | poor Morgan, and the anti- Masonic agitation; the next the slavery question; andthe next that | mischievous diplomacy for the Catholic vote, | which involved Archbishop Hughes in the plot at Carroll Hall. Now we find Seward coming back to his first principles of a People’s Con- | vention. | This soft shell nomination of Loomis, we take | it, is a Seward coalition nomination in disguise, including the support of the administration | } Van Buren free soilers in the common cause against the Know Nothings, Thus this | new party will have to elect their candidate, if they can, over the combined tree soil forces of Seward and the administration, The Know Nothings, however, will be sustained by the whig silver grays and democratic hard shells, and all other conservagives on the slavery question, and thus the issue will be a simple one, though the organization of the two par- ties in the contest is uew, complex and very significant. We have here the proof of the drift of the ad- ministration party in the North. It is to afree toil coalition with the Seward alliance against the national and conservative movement of the Know Nothings. We shall wait with interest the result of this Seuatorial coutest in the Twepty-ninth district. It is significant, important, and well worth looking after. That People’s Convention is evidently a dodge of Seward’s. Duprey Mann versus Marcy—Forruer Ex- TRAORDINARY DiscLosures.—We refer our read- ere, with pleasure, to the special despatch in this paper from one of our Washington corres- pondents, touching the official relations between Secretary Marcy and his chief clerk, Dudley Mann. It appears that the original instructions of Mann to the President on his foreign policy, aud which were e0 implicitly adopted by Mr. Pierce, were a sealed book to Marcy until their publication in the Heratp, The rage of the Premier on thus discovering that he has been used merely as the tool of his subordinate is perfectly nataral It further appears that Dudley Mann contrived to be sent over to the Ostend Convention as the President’s confidential ambassador with- out consulting Marcy, and that the Premier did not discover, till some time after the departure of his assistant, the cause ot his absence. No wonder Marcy is disgusted with these treache- ries—no wonder he is asking about the White House and the Kitchen for explanations, But why does be not resign? He smells a rat. He suspects that the publication of this Dudley Mann correspondence is a trick on the part ot the Cushing conspiracy to make a va- cancy in the State Department. So, to disappoint the Kitchen, he will probably re- main where he is a little longer, and swaliow bis humiliations with the best face hecan. He seems, however, to have sufficient self-respect to comprehend the unfitness of the official copartnerebip of Marcy and Mann, after the revelations which have been made. It is out of the question that the pair of them can any longer pull in the same traces. One or the other must be uvhitched and taken away. Clearly, from the trouble and disgrace which Mann has brought upon the administration, he ought to be expelled; but it is just as likely that Marcy will be crowded out. Is the Cabinet aunit ? Ovr Minisrer at Partis.—At the last ac- counts our Minister at Paris, Mr. Mason, was gradually recovering from his late paralytic attack. It is most probable, however, that if he is ever eufficiently restored, he will return home. The French mission will thus be va- cant, and may yet become the pivot for the reconstruction of the Cabinet and the reor- ganization of our diplomatic corps, Things cannot long hold together at Washington as they are, THE LATEST NEWS. BY MAGNETIC AND PRINTING TELEGRAPHS, INTERESTING NEWS FROM WASHINGTON. THE NATIONAL DEMOCRATIC STATE COMMITTEE, THE BARD SHELLS INEXORABLE. Heavy Snow Storms Throughout the Country, &., &., &. Interesting from Washington. THE SENATORIAL ANTI-KNOW NOTHING CAUCUS ABAN- DONED—THE WHY AND THE WHEREFORE. Wasunaton, Jan. 26, 1865. ‘The adjourned Senatorial anti-Know Nothing caucus which was to have been held to-morrow, has been abandoned, it is understood, in consequence of Senator Welber having yesterday resented in the Senate, as an amendment to Senators Cooper and Brodbeads’ resolutions, the anti-Know Nothing resolution, which had been introduced at the first caucus, and which was to have been discussed at the second caueus to morrow. It is intended to aban- don any further discussion of the subject in caucus, and to fight it out’openly im the Senate. MISCELLANEOUS NEWS ITEMS FROM THE CAPITAL. Wasninaton, Jan. 26, 1855. ‘The Washington Sentinel of this morning says:—“From an intimate acquaintance and political association with Judge Douglas, we feel justified in stating that he nei ther desires nor would receive the nomination for the next Presidential term.”’ Senator Dixon is confined to his room with a bad cold He is not seriously ill, but is too indisposed to attend to business in the Senate. Hon. Mr. Latham, of California, will address the ma- sonic institutions of Maryland at Baltimore, on the 3let netant. The Star says that private advices, received from Ha- vana to the 2ist inst., represent the Cubans as being highly excited, and joining the revolutionary cause, because the Cortes refuse to sell the island to the United States, and that a serious outbreak was expected. Advices from California say that Major Hammond, to whom Dr. Gwin entrusted the management of his re-elect tion to the Senate, turns up as a candidate for the posi- tion bimself. Col. Kinney leaves in ten days for New Orleans on his way to Mosquito, Large numbers are flocking to join the expedition, and more confidence is generally felt in the enterprise. ‘Aman, calling himself A.C. Brewster, has recently been attempting to issue policies of fire insurance here, in the name of the Merchants’ Fire Insurance Company, of Boston, and had appointed agents, &c. Letters from Boston state that there is no such company in existence there, and the President of the Merchants’ Insurance Company writes that their company has no such agent, Brewster had policies printed here, aed in the assign- ment is printed the mame of the American Insurance Company, while the policy bears the name of the Mer- chants’ Fire Insurance Company, and has the signatures of its Secretary and President, both in the same hand- writing. Itis supposed that Brewster has an accom- plice. He has now gone to the South or West. It has been snowing slightly here all night, and the snow is now about two inches deep, and the weather has no indications of clearing up. UNITED STATES SUPREME COURT. Wasmixeroy, Jan. 26, 1965, No. 48.—Thomas Laws, Ex’rs, et al, appellants, va. J. FE. Law. Argument continued by Mr. Coxe for the ap- pellee, and concluded by ar. Brent for the appellants. No, 107.—Wa. Jones et al, plaintiffs ip error, vs. Wm. 8. Jchnston. Motion to cismiss the writ of error, argued by Hon. 8. P. Chave in support thereof. No. 49 —W. A. Booth, appellant, va. Ferdinand Clark, ir, Bradley for the appellant. Argument commenced by Adjourned until Monday. “From Cineian WEATHER AT CINCINNATI~ RIV! MARKETS, ETC. Civersxatt, Jan 24, 1855. The weather bere is very cold. River navigation has been’ suspended between here and Pittsburg in conse- quence of the ice. Money matters are much eamer. Eastern exchange we quote at three quarters per cent premium. Hogs are selling at $4 76.494 90, Provisions are dull, NAVIGATION— VOL. XX. 4 ‘From the State THE NATIONAL DEMOCRATIC STATE COMMITTEE—O! SLAUGHT ON THE BaRBERS—BANK TEMPERANCE BILL—RECEPTIONS, ETC. Apany, Jan. 26, 1855, ‘The greatest anxiety among both sections of the faith-. ful and unterrified democracy has existed ever since Mr. Augustus Schell issued orders for the meeting of the. National Democratic State Committee, Fears prevailed to an unlimited extent ov one side that the object of the. call was intended to produce a complete fusion through- out the entire State to throw down all weapons of re- dellion against Pierce, Marcy, and the national adminis- tration, and to unite upon all measures, regarding no. enemies but the whig party. On the other hand, hopes were entertained that the distinction existing, known as, bards and softs, would be obliterated, and measures im- mediately taken to present a united front, prepara- tory to the next election. Others, again, were positive in the faith that the call of the committee had particular- reference to the present condition of the democratic press at the capital of the State, and also to assist the hards and softs in the Legislature in presenting a. candidate to be voted for on the sixth tg | of February, “ to fill the place now occupied by William H. Seward. The latter view prevajied in consequence of reports in cir- culation, that inCase a necessity should exist, some of the barnburner votes were ready to be cast for that distinguirhed gentleman, In consequence of the above, and other rumors of minor import, much interest was felt, which increased. as the time approached. The time assigned was last evening, At an early hour « large number of outsiders flockeo to Congress Hall. The members of the State: Committee were very frecly button: holed,} and various kinds of advice gratuitously given, ‘Will there be a fusion’? inquired the upinitiat ‘ Will the sword of discord be converted into the ploughshare of coneord?? “Are the bards and softs to become bedfellows ?”— were interrogatories passing from one to another. Finally the interesting body retired to a private room. The balls and ante rooms were filleo, and the anti- Maine law department of Congress Hall duly patronized. After an hour’s consultation, and the selection of a sub-committee to report resolutions, & recess of hour was taken. The resolutions, as published in tho. Hxnatp, were then read. The first one, relating to the ition and prospective condition of the bards, their- jetermined opposition to the national administration, and their pledges to continue arrayed against it, wae adopted with acclamation. The other, remaining stead- fast in their adherance to Daniel S. Dickinson, caused ; some debate. Those who spoke against its adoption were none the less friends and admirers of that Srateensn, but only thought it a mistaken policy to introduce his name on the oceasion. Some of the members thought. they discovered a certain inkling squinting towards Presidential question. The resolution was adopted by nearly the whole committee. ‘The rerult of this meeting shows, beyond a peradven- ture, thatthe national democrats stand firm and im- moveable, They reiterate the determination of the hards to prosecute the war against the present national admin- istration to theend of its existence; and that whatever influences may be brought to bear, whoever may tra- verse the State, with a carte blanche to fill offices, or to- attempt to ‘crush out’’ the insubordinate, no effect , can be produced upon the hard nationals, ‘Shis, there- fore, ends all attempts at fusion. The hards and softs must continue at variance, until oneor the other be- comes swallowed up. The bombardment against the: bards has continued for nearly two yeare—much longer than of the allies sgainst Sebastopol—and have withstood the mortars and bombs with the determined courage, and are likely to hold out to the end, without either capit ion, submission or treaty. They boldly so inform the powers at Washington. ut. Munday gave notice in the House that he intends, at some future day, to introduce a bill to close all bar- — : Shope caren in the city of New York. Where’s yalon! ' Mr. Maguire gave notice of & bill toprobibit the cir- culation of all foreign bank notes, unless secured by- State or United States stocks. Some days since the House adopted a joint resolution authorizing a committee vo visit the courts, Tombs, — Pollee offices, penitentiaries, and all other public 7 the city of New York, having in charge criminals and matters appertaining to that large class of individuals. It was sent to the Senate, and amended. This it was called i. the House, and upon the question concurring with the Senate, the motion was lost. The- Prcbability now is that Investigation of the hind will e had by the present lature, ‘The temperance bill is treated with culpable disfavor. It has been more or less under discussion since Tuesday morning, and yet there has not ‘been @ single section ay ge Strange, also, that upon an effort to take it up for consideration at four o’clock this afternoon, not a ruficient number of its friends (?) could be mustered | to carry that motion. Noone believes the bill will be Drought to a final vote, not even in the House, the cay when an attempt is to be made to clect a. United tes Senator, as there are now only six or seven working days intervening. Public at- tention is now more than ever directed to the Know Nothings of the House, who, holding the balance — of power as they do, on both these questions, can elect r defeat Mr. Sew bil. the |, and pass or reject Which will they do? Will. the; the be whipped into | of Seward, and then be that it will kill , the party to pass the prohibitory law? Attempts were made to-day to adjourn over rie Monday. ‘The effort failed; so the first Saturday of session—now one-third spent—will be occupied in the transaction of legislative business. The snow bas been falling here during the last eight hours, and there is now sufficient for 4 which is being improved by the ever-ready riding com- — The weather is moderately cold, 60 as to keep ice and snow without meltiug to-aay. The annual parties in honor of the Legislature are now ib vogue. On Wednesday evening the members par- ‘ook of the hospitalities of Mr. Thurlow Weed, who- always deals liberally with his guests. This evening his Excellency Governor Clark gives his first entertainment. He does not intend to give one every alternate week during the session, in imitation of ex-Governor Seymour, but will open his doors two or three times before the ad- journment. RESOLUTIONS OF THE HARD SHELL STATE COMMITTER. —NO FUSION —THE “OLD GUARD” IN HIGH SPIRITS. Atnayy, Jan. 26, 1855. The democratie hard shell committee held a meeting , in Congress Hall last night, and the following gentlemen were present:—Auguatus Schell, James 8. Libby, Thomas J. Barr, from the first district; Grosvenor 8, Adams, Elijah Ward, from the second district; John 8, Nafew, Lyman Tremlin, James R. Fonda, from the third district; Joseph M. Lyon, Thomas B, Mitchell, Dr. Cook, from the fourth district; George Clark, from the fifth district; Ho- ratio G. Warner, E. Darwin Smith, Abram Vernam, from the seventh district; and C. C. Burr, who was admitted as a substitute, The following resolutions were adopted:— Resolved, That in the result of the recent election in this State, influenced as it was by new and extraneous issues having no legitimate bearine upon the position and principles of the national democracy, we find no- causes of regret, for while these new elements necessa- rily diminished the vote of our excellent State ticket. ‘The one hundred thousand votes given to our candidates for Congress, despite all the embarrassment of that cam- / paign, turnishes gratifying evidence that the national democratic sentiment and organization of New York are by no means impaired. The only fact clearly established in the recent election in this State is, that the national administration has entirely forfeited the confidence of ail parties, that as nations! democrats we feel confident bas our mee atres in Keene ene and berg} 1 proper time and occasion arixes our princi orgacization will be fully maintained. ‘sorved, That in view of the emphatic manner in which those who have sought to crush out their princi- om and their party, in this State and at Washington, ave been themselves rebuked and defeated, the na- and ition, The rw having been cleared away, the Old Guard is for the future, as in the past, to do amy to itself, its principles, its enemies, and its tiooks, and with this end will fully, boldly and fearlessly maintain its organi- vation, relying on its ultimate triumpb. Resolved, That we with pleasure avail ourselves of thir opportunity to reiterate our unbounded confidence in the political integrity of the Hon. D. 8. Dickinson, and refer with unfeigned satisfaction to his unerring con- ristency, recognizing in him a true and faithful | — the democracy of the Empire State may proud. Resolutions of sympathy and regret for the death of Richard T, Mulligan, a member of the committee, were offered by Senator Barr, and adopted. Ant! Know Nothing Convention. ’ Guvesno, Jan. 26, 1855. J A large and enthusiastic anti-Know Nothing conven- tion was held here te day, at which all the towne in Li- vingeton county were represented. The ‘' Hindoo”’ or- wanization was denounced, and the nomination of Judge Loomis endorsed. Men of all parties joined in the meet~ ing. From Rio Janetro. Pmiapetrata, Jan. 26, 1856. ‘The brig Fairy arrived at this port to-day, bringing dates from Rio Janeiro to the 12th of December. Bhe left tn port the United States vessels which have before been reported. Outside of Rio the Fairy was boarded by the sloop-of/ war John Adams, from Boston, bound in, with all oo board well, and she brings letter bags from ber aad other vessels of war. ‘The Fairy sailed in company with the Indicator for New York, and experienced » hurricane off Cape Hate- ras, but escaped without damage. The Canal Riot. Rocurster, Jan. 26, 1855. “he Sheriff ealled out the military to-day, and with » large police force proceeded to the scene of riot and ar- restea about forty of the ringleaders in the disturbance, and brought them to this city. From Boston. DESTRYCTIVE PIRE-—EAVY SNOW STORM—vRSELe ASHORE. Bostow, Jan. 26, 1855, The upper portion of the building 305 Washington street, Im bhis city, was pertially destroyed by fire this ) morning. \C. C, Helbrook, « large dealer in embroideries and Jaces, Who occupied the lower stories, had his tock,