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4 . NEW YORK HERALD, WEDNESDAY, MAY 23, 1855. NEW YORK HERALD. JAMES GORDON BENNETT, PROPRIETOR AND EDITOR. SPFION H. W. CORNER OF NASSAU AND FULTON 373. RMS, cash in advance. DAILY HERALD 2 cents per ¢ per annum. bee Y HERALD every aeedaw at aout hy s a ree yer J “4 See Weluey duit of Great Britain, cf $5 to any partes oe MEL LETTERS by MAL for Subscriptions or with Adver- so be post pat, or ‘Georaae wUl be deducted from money remitted. VOL ONTaR ¥ CORRESPONDENCE, contatning ee; nth for. ws ARE PARTICCLAREY RuQUsSTED 70 SEAL ALL ERS ASD PacKac: NO NOTICE taken “GOR PRINTING cocuted with neatness, cheapness, and “QV en TISEMENTS renewed every day. Poleme XX, ieanymous Communications, We «--Mo, 142 AMUSEMENTS THIS BVENING, ACADEMY OF MUSIC, Fomrtooath st.—Uvera vt Lam- mEEMOOR. BROADWAY THEATRE, Broadway—Love's 3acnirice ~Monwine Carn. BOWERY THEATRE, Bo Kerents oF THE CROss—8: BURTON’S THEATRE, Barrie—OueL in THE Avace SrRuck—Tue tauprarions. Chambers street—Tns Lapies’ ARK ~FILIBUSTER. WALLACK’S THEATRE, Broadway—Exoremenrs in Bueu .ire -Past Max, WETROPOLIT. THEATRE, Brosdway—Hexny IV— By Naicuson’s Wire. AWERICAN MUSEUM—Atternoon and Evening—3ons oF wuz Reruniso Goon von Nornixe. WOOD'S MINSTRELS—Mochanioo’ Hall—472 Broadway. SUCKLEY’S OPERA HOUSE, 389 Broadwsy—Bvou- esy’s RrwiorsaAn Orena Trovrn, CHINESE ASSEMBLY ROOMS, 539 Brondway—Fano- mama or KuROPx AnD Sixox oF Sznastorou. #PERBAN’S BURLESQUE OPERA HOUSE, 663 Brosd- ay--Rrinorian Orena Trovre. Wew York, Wednesday, May 23, 1855. The News, ‘The steamship America, which left Liverpool on the 12th inst. for Halifax and Bostoa, is now due at Halifax. She will bring one week’s later news, and it will prove highly interesting. Ekewhere will be found, in the form of » letter addressed to the President, the reply of Mr. Perry, eur Chargé d’ Affaires at Madrid, to the charges brought sgainst him by the Hon. Pierre Soulé ia the communication whic’ he published in the Wash- imgton papers on the 24th of March last. It is a lepgthy and interesting document, and covers the whole ground of the allegations made against tie writer’s conduct, not only during the time when he was Mr. Ssulé’s subordinate in the Spanish Lega- tion, but subsequently, since he has been entrasted with the whole respongibility of its dutios. Mr. Perry retorts the charge of his being “a spy and traitor” by showing that Mr. Soulé had nimself all along acted a double part, by transmitting erroneous information to goverpment respecting the real feel- ings and views of the Spavish Cabinet and people im reference to the sale of Cuba, and also by #0 pur porely mismanaging the affair of the Black Warrior es to impede the success of the reclamations of the American government. Whilst acting this part on the one band, Mr. Perry states that Mr. Soulé per- siated in declaring in his despatches to Washington that ro arrangement of that question, or of any other enbject cf our complaints with Spain, was practicable even for months after ne (Mr. Parry) bad informed him that the Spanish government was @esirous to srrange that question and a!l others. He aso charges Mr. Soulé with suppressing an important despatch from the Se>retary of State, imtended for the Spanish government, in reference to this came affsir of the Black Warrior, during a space of five months. Mr. Perry adds, that imme- diately after Mr. Boulé’s departure from Madrid, ho suceeeded in remedying the mischievous effe:ts of thie proceeding, and in obtaining from the Spanish government a satisfactory proposition for the eettlement ef the case, and ultimately its complete adjustment, after Mr. Sould’s final de- partore in February last. As still further proofs of the evil intivenca which Me. Soulé’s personal hoati- Iities and filibustering tendences exercised over the Regotiations between the countries, Mr. Perry states that when relicved from them he procured from the Spanish government a proposition for the settlement and immediate payment of al! claims involving private interests which had besn pre- sented by either governmeut to the other since 1834. He obtained an overture for the negotiation ofa great treaty, “conceding immense benefits to our commerce, and securing the prompt and com- plete protection of the political, religious and so- eial rights of our citizens, in future, in every portion ef the Spanish dominions, in consideration for similar benefits conceded to Spanish subjects and their commerce by the United S:ates.” Mr. Porry makes various other charges agesinst Mr. Soalé, of attempts to tamper with and divert him from the honest discharge of his duties, and also of intercepting in Parie a despatch address: d by bim (Mr. Perry) to the Secretary of State at Washbizgton. These statements will no doubt pro- yoke @ reply from Mr. Sonlé, who will probably give us She whole history of the affair in his forth. coming narrative of his mission. Itis but right to edd that cur telegrayhic correspondence from ‘Washington states that despatches bave been ra- ceived from Madrid which indicate that the promises and inducements held cus by Spsin, in connection with Mr. Perry’s ‘great treaty,” are all beech, and thrown ont to gain time and hambug the present administration. Another correspondent in Washington has sent us an epitome of the instrac- tions sent ont with Mr. Dodge, and which, if cor- rect, would go toshow that, like the double in- structions of Mr. Soulé, they are merely drawn up for political ¢ fect. We elsewhere publish later intelligaace feom Grest Balt Lake. Throughout the valley prosperity prevailed. This is good news for the tive hundred and seventy-cight Mormous who arrived at this port yesterday from Liverpool in the ship 3. Carling, all bound for the settlements of ths Latter Day Sainte, gud all in good health and ‘very clesa,” as is re ported. But these emigrants would do well, before netting ont on their tedious overland jouraay for the paradise of the Mormons, to make themselve ac- quainted with the actual condition of effairs ia Utah. The letter of cur Was ington correspondent, to be found in another colomn, will eid them a! the outset im their inquiries. It is regarded as indieputable that the Mormons connived at, if they did not actually nid and abet in, the messecre of Coptain Gunnison and party by the Indiars. The government bas arrived at this coo elusion from a review of the facts connected wich the trial of the murderers, aud it has devermtas4, it in said, to prestrate the power of Bigham Young, and bring matters to an issue. The res b easily predicted, and the newly acri emigrants may tske warning The sge of wartyrs, like the ege of cbivalry, is past. Accounts from the Plains, received throngh va rious channels, agree thet the Indian tribes are assuming a very hostile attitude against the whites, } is reported, however, that toc savages seem inclined to act on the defenvive, although the pre petations made are of euch @ formidable coarssier en to leave no dcabt but that ao indiscriminate elaughter of the whites will occur at the first favora- ble Opportunity, Im the Court of General Sessions yesterday, the trial of Lyman Colo, charged with forgery upon the Chemical nd Cortinental banks, was continued. ‘The sension Of the court was mainly ocenpied in the examination of Andrew Findlay, ove of the accom: FHices of Cole, whose testimouy eiucidates the trans- setion very clearly. A fuli report ig given else- where. ‘as . ‘The Cyprians arrested On Tuesday night t Fifth and Sixth ward police, for throw ierly Aaclbre were yeaterdsy brought betore Janice Bogart, at the lower po’ice court, who committed them for exsminatio.. Nearly sixty of these unfortuuate createny,, varying in age from thirteen to forty years, ‘were consigned to prison to await an inves- tigs*ion,,which will be commenced to-day, and pro bably will not be concluded before Friday, aa strong efforts will no doubt be made to have many of the prisoners liberated. ‘The sbip Caspian, of Bath, from Boston for New Orleans, with a cargo of ice, was totally loat on Gin gerbread Ground, Bahamas, on the 10th inst. The cotton market continued firm yesterday, with sales of about 3,500 bates, closing at quotations given in another colamn. Flour was tolerably ao- tive, and common to good grades were sold at an advance of 12}c.@ 18jc, There was more doing in wheat, and 7,000 bushels white Canadian were sold at $2 48 a $2 55, 2nd small lets primo white Michigan sold at $2.60. Corn was active, with sales in mar- ket and te arrive, closiog at $1 16 a $1 18 for mixed and yeliow, and 9,000 bushels of mixed Western svld, to arrive this morth,at $1 13. Provisions were steadier, and new mess pork some firmer. Among the transactions was the purshase of 6,000 bbia, old mees pork, to arrive in June, at $17, which was bought to fill a French government order, to replace the 6,000 bbiz. shipped not jong since oa its account, ond lost at sea. 600. 800 bales of compreseed cot ton were engaged for Liverpool at 5-324. The Virginia Election—fate of the Ameri- can . To-morrow the election in Virginia takes place At Richmond and in some of the northern and eastern counties these lines will be read if not before the votes are cast, at all events, on the morning of election; but they will not reach the southern counties till the battle is over, and the fate of Virginia sealed. It is some satisfaction to reflect, however, that the Vir- gimians have heard already what it imports they should hear; and that if they go wrong, at this important crisis, it will not be through any carelessness or want of vigllance in the great organs of public opinion. Tomorrow will be decided not only the prospects and policy of Virginia for the next gubernatorial term, but in some large measure, the destiny of a new and influential political party, and the fortunes of the whole Union. The first— the effect of the election on Virginia —will be unimportant; at all events, itis a matter so wholly domestic that comments on it from hence would be out of place. But the two latter issues involved—which are indeed so intimately blended together that they can- not be considered separately—are among the most momentous questions the citizen can study, Shall the American party rule this Union? and what is the destiny of these United States? are questions compared to which all the common topics of political debate are mere trivialities and childisbness. To-morrow will go along way towards answering the tormer. If Mr. Wise is elected Governor by anything like a majority, the prestige of the Know No- things will be broken, and their chances of suc- cess in 1856 materially impaired. It will besaid that they were not able to beat either a whig free soiler in the North, or an old line democrat in the South; and numbers of floating voters will desert their ranks. Their friends will lose, their enemies gain heart. An impression will go abroad that the largest State in the North, and the largest State in the South are against them; and though it will be well known here that this is false so far as concerns New York, the country at large will never know the truth. Tf, on the other hand, Wise is defeated, and the American candidate elected, the first conse- quence will be that the American party will be invincible in 1856. Their past victories have struck terror into the chiefs of the old political parties: a fresh triumph in Virginia would rivet their power, and complete their opponents’ dismay. They might walk the course. What opposition may be made to them will be merely formal. United among them- elves, and weeded of traitors, they can sweep the field as easily as Harrison in 1840, or Tay- lor in 1848, or Pierce in 1852. Most assuredly no democrat or whig, on such sham platforms as those last patched up at Baltimore, could seriously compete with them. But this would only be the first of the re- sults growing out of the election. If Wise is defeated, and the Know Nothings—as they would probably do—elect the next President, a reform may be expected in the policy of the government. That reform, as we undorstand it, would consist in ihe purifying of politics so far as it rests with the government, from the cor- ruptions which the decay of the two old parties has introduced. The scramble for spoils which has disgusted all good men, spectators of the Pierce administration, would be brought to an end. That class of speculators who have made @ living for themselves by scliing the Irish and the German vote would be forced to seek a new calling. Primary meetings would be wholly dispensed with in some parts, aod conducted without rum elsewhere. The caucus and cona- vention system—the parent of so much corrap- tion and vice—would be abolished. Finally, care would be taken to confine the rights of American citizeuehip to those who are capable of using them to good purpose. Ifon the other hand the election of Mr. Wise should be followed, as it might be, by the elec- tion of another old line democrat to the Presi- deney, it would be unduly sanguine to hope that the next administration would be purer, or more respectable than the present one. Dis honesty, corruption, and fraud lie at the very root of the old party organizations: their nominees cannot be honest if they would; however they might desire it, they cannot de- stroy cne single abuse of the many which have been gradually overgrowing our institutions for yeers, and which now threaten to stifle their prectical merits. It would be merely Pierce over again under another name. ‘Ibe question in fect between the Know Nothings end their opponents is @ question be- tween the people om the one side and the poli- ticians on the other. For a generation, more or less, a certain set of men under certain names —~ hig or democrat, as the case might be—have had the government of this country in their hends, and the fat offices among themen famille, Tt is now proposed to overthrow this oligarchy of politicians, aod to replace them by men who have not eold their sonis or bought other men’s at conventions—-who have not crawled through the slime of politics for the last twenty years, What measure of success is promised to the endeavor may be inferred from the dismay it has struck into the bearts of the old political leaders, and the talsehoods they circulate in order to damage the Know Nothings. When Seward was up for renomination to the Senate here, the Know Nothings were said to be sold to the Sonth—bargaius had been made, it was eid, for the benefit of Douglas and the Sonth, and the Know Notbinge were going to band over New York to the Intter; altogether it was under stood that they were rabid on tho subject of slavery and out-Southerned the Sov‘%herners. But when Flournoy opposes Wise ip. Virginia, mark the difference. The old democratic or- gane—all in the interest ef politicians to be overthrown by the Kuow Nothiag revolution— suddenly discover that the American party is tainted with abolitionism. It had spent its ftrength in trying to defeat a free soiler here: but no matter, its opinions were his, Every ex. pression of sentiment which had emanated from it was constitutional and anti-sectional; no matter, this was suid to deinde. Its organs were the organs of the Unien and the South, while its enemies were the constant and bitter assailants of Southern institutions; no matter, this was likewise a trick. And whea a parcel of crazy fanatics in Massachusetts contrived to get themselves elected to the Legislature of that State, and passed absurd and unconastitu- lional laws over the head of the Governor and contrary to the desires of their constituents— calling themselves, the while, native Ameri- cane—the old politicians ciutched eagerly at ke chance, and impudently charged the tollies of these maniacs on the whole Know Nothing body. Why did they not say, at once, that the Know Nothings are universally adulterers and that Joseph Hiss is their prophet and type? Tox Brrp Isianps--Tug American Ser- TLERS AND THE GOVERNMENT OF VENEZUELA-— In another colamn will be found, in the shape of @ memorial to Secretary Marcy from Mr. Philo S. Shelton, and others of Boston, a statement of the case of the Americans who took possession of and settled the Bird Islands in 1854. Thege islands, as our readers are pro- bably aware, are merely barren rocks, situated in the Caribbean sea, in about 15 deg. 39 north latitude, and 63 deg. 38 west longitude from Greenwich: The principal island of the group (Shelton) is only a mile in circumfe- rence, and hed neither soil, trees, herbage of any kind or buman habitations, previous to the visit of our countrymen at the period we speak of. The discovery of a deposit of guano, the existence of which had not been before sus- pected, led immediately to the fitting out of several vessels by the American merchants, whore agents had been sent on this voyage of exploration, and steps were at once taken to settle the principal island by the erection of houses, landing places, wharves, and, curious to say, even the transportation from this coun- try of soil, for the purpose of raising vegeta- bles, shrubs and trees. The value thus suddenly imparted to these desolate and apparently unproductive spots, by these proceedings, has naturally raised some disputes as to the title to them. From the spring of 1854 until the 13th of December last, however, no attempts were made to disturb the settlers, but on that day Don Diego Dias, a captain of a Venezuelan schooner-of-war, visit- ed the island, landed some troops there, and after hoisting the flag of his nation, intima- ted to the inhabitants that they must leave. The latter not immediately complying with the requisition, Dias returned to Laguira to pro- cure additional troops, and on the 24th of the same month returned with them and forcibly ejected the settlers from the island, confiscating ut the same time a good deal of valuable pro- perty belonging to them. Such are the simple facts of the case as be- tween our countrymen and the Venezuelan government. And now comes the question of the right of possession of these islands, That they have been known for centuries is not dis- puted, and that they have been visited at differ- ent periods by the ships of almost every nation is probable, But previous to the period of the settlement of Shelton Island by our coun- trymen in 1854, there is no trace or record of apy attempt at occupation by any other people: Now it isa well established principle of interna- tional law that mere discovery, unless followed by occupation, (not necessarily continuous, but euch reasonable occupation as may serve to identify the right,) confers no valid title of the sort claimed. That the Venezuclan author- ities were themselves conscious that they had no very clear title is evident from the state- ment of the memorialists that previous to Cap- tain Dias’s ejecting the American settlers, he visited the Danish Islands of St. Thomas, and re- ceived an assurance from the Danish authorities there that they would offer no obstacles to the Venezuelan government’s claiming them. But what confirms this view of the case still more strongly, is the fact that since their seizure of the islands, the Venezuelans have themselves either been forcibly ejected trom them by the Dutch, or voluntarily renounced their preten- sions in favor of the latter, who are now in pos- reesion of them. Great Britain, with her cha- racteristic rapacity, has also put in her claim to them, on the ground that an officer of the British navy had once made a survey of them! Amongst these conflicting claims, all of them of recent origin and unsupported by presump- tive, much lees conclusive evidence, there can be no donbt that the title of our countrymen to the property of these islands is the most jindefeasible of all, since it is back- ed by the conditions of occupation and set- tlement. If, therefure, our government has the least spark of spirit left, it will not only de- mand from Venezuela a proper indemnity for the heavy losses inflicted upon the Ame- rican settlers by their forcible dispossession, but will put such rights as we may have derived from the fruits of their enterprise in train of investigation, with a view to their prompt and vigorous assertion. FRANKLIN Prerce up ror ANnotueR Heat.— The Maine Free Press, one of the organs of the free soil spoils democracy and the administra- tion, speaking of Franklin Pierce, says:— Of the Presid rmination in reference to the coming previde: #8, we, of course, know nothing and it will have vo in . Bat for the derefit of certain gentlemen, we suppose we are anthor- jad to ray that Geo. Pierce is ip goo! health, and may be as vigorous ip a quarter of a century as Gen, Case is at the prevent time, In or out of the presidential chair, bia evar will leng be in the secendant in New England. He is not yet the mon to be tréated with neglect, edo rot make these remarks becaure we have any fears of the action of any democratic convention in Maine, butin answer to certain remarks that have come to our ears. ‘The Boston Post, of course, seconds this mo- tion. Very well. If Mr. Pierce is to run again, Gen. Scott is his customer. The people having discovered that they saddled the wrong horse in '52, will be very apt to take the right one ia °56, it the issue is again left between Scott and Pierce, What says Tammany Hali? Tue Rewarv or Mentr.—The Presidency, in these days, is considered the only fitting reward for avy man who has distinguished himself in any way in the public service. Thus Captain Ingrabam bas been proposed for the White House, fur rescuing Korzta, a foreign refagee, from the Anstrians; and Captaio Hollins has been favorably mentioned for bis hombardm nt of Greytown; and Senator Atchivon has beea brought out for heading the armed Missourians in their late invasion of Kansas. Down East and out West some practical people are talking of Mayor Wood as the proper man for chief magistrate of the whole country; and doubtiess he would make a good one. The next move will probably be in behalf of the man who com- manded the Grapeshot in the pursuit of Baker. Who comes next? ‘What Will the Western Powers Dot According to the best accounts, the siege of Sebastopol appearsto be a failure. Thirteon days bombardment had effected no practicable breach, and imflicted no injury on the Russian detences which wag not instantly and effectual. ly repaired. The net result of the operation, in fact, had been merely to disable the siege artillery of the besiegers, and to caase some slight loss of life. Strategically speaking, the hositile forces are in the same relative position as before. It therefore appears that the siege is thus far, a failure; that two bombardments effected, with all the power which money coald produce, and all the skill and science that France and England could dispose of, have been failures; that an assault, under present circumstances, would be certain to involve so enormous & loss of life with so slender a pros- pect of succes, that no general would venture to attempt it: in fine, that it has become abso- lutely necessary for the allies to adopt some fresh plan and follow it out. The difficulty is one of a double nature. Not only must some exit be found out of the cul-de- sac in which the allies are encamped, but means must be provided for satisfying and calming the people of the two Western Powers. Of the two the latter is by far the greater difficulty. It will not be easy for the allies to strike their tents and leave their encampment. Of couree it would be wholly impossible for them to embark on board ship, as some have naively expected them to do; a second Inkermann would begin the moment the furthest trenches were vacated. An army of 110,000 men emcamped over a line of nearly twenty miles, is not to be shipped like a regiment in a night, or under cover of a fog. They cannot re-embark. Therefore, if they move, they must move in land, under circumstances of great incon- venience, in the direction of the Tchorgoun Tchernaya—either towards Baktchiserai and Simpheropol, or towards Eupatoria, where the Turks hold their entrenchments still. They will probably choose the latter, in order to maintain their connection with the fleet. And on the issue of a battle, which must be fought, in a country which the Russians have spent the whole winter in fortifying and studding with works of defence—with an enemy already re- inforced to full their own numbers, hourly awaiting fresh levies, and, morever, flushed with its successful defence of Sebastopol, the fate of the French and English armies will be staked. If they win it, they may hold other points as they have held Cherson. If they lose it, the Russians may have their Saratoga and Yorktown. It is, however, the popular difficulty which presents the most formidable difficulty. Every boy in England and France is taught to con- sider his nation invincible in the field. Teachers of youth, from time immemorial, have gone upon the plan of concealing, palliating, or denying national reverses. Historians of the highest character have pandered to the popular vanity by similar condescen- sions. Hence it is that a Frenchman or an Englishman only laughs contemptuously at the bare notion that his countrymen could be beaten. This has been true of both peoples for over a century at least ; and the alliance between the two Powers is certain to have given fresh strength to the delusion. At the time the allied armies sailed from Varna there was not a man in England, or Frans. from the editor of the Times to the apple ve'ers in the streets, who was not thoroughly convinced that the Russians would be beaten everywhere, and that whatever the allied generals wanted—was it Moscow or was it Sebastopol—they would have. The point is, now, can this delusion be dispelled—can these two highly sensitive and turbulent peoples be told bluntly that their army has failed, that over sixty thousand men bave perished to no purpose whatever, and that the Western governments are only solicitous about a way of getting the remnant safe home? Above all, can they be told this after the dis- closures made by the committee before Sebas. topol, and the pamphlet ascribed te Prince Na- poleon, have clearly traced most of the disas- ters and failures of the campaign to the hendi- work of the two governments ? The question is a tough one to answer. A few years ago, it might have been safely an- swered in the affirmative, so far as Great Britain was concerned : it might have been said that a change of ministry would satisfy the people. That cannot be said or hoped now; for it bas been tried, and the popular fermen- tation continues. It is indeed not to be dis- guised that, at this moment, England stands on the brink of a revolution and that apy disgrace in the field—such as a disastrous defeat—or a humiliating peace—would be likely to precipitate an explosion. It is the settled conviction of the British masses that the country was dragged into this war by the aristocracy, when there was no real necessity for it; that the war was inefficiently prosecuted by that same aristocracy; and that the time has come to overthrow that aristocracy by peaceable or violent means, as they choose. In this state of public feeling who could venture to propose fresh humiliations, or even to narrate fresh dis- asters? The government of France has one advan- tage over England, and a corresponding disad- vantage. The French have no free press to re- cord from day to day the follies of their rulers. The war pumpblet was published at Brussels, interdicted »t Paris, and circulated by stealth in France. Such irritating news as the evi- dence before the Parliamentary Committe does not meet the eye of the French people. On the other band, all experience shows that the latter need much less to aroure them than the British. A spark hae done it before; a word, a shot, a benquet: all Napoleon’s police cannot suppress these incendiaries, and they may a4 any time lead to @ fresh 27th July or 224 Febraary. How is Napoleon to communicate to his peo- ple the news that the siege of Sebastopol has been raised? Is wilt be found, when the matter is pnt to the test, that the peopleof England and France will not take royal festivities instead of victories jn the fleld. It will be seen that revolutioa- ary governments like Napoleon’s are themselves owrtbrown by revolution at the first blush of misfortune: and that ancient and obsolete in- stitutions ike the British aristocracy ought to follow the example of other venerable relics of past ages, ond keep clear of turmoil. Both coun tries have seen many dangers, and suffered mach in their history; but they never saw the day when the government had a harier task to perform than to say to the people, “We sent forth your army on @ gratuitous war. We sent it forth with boastings and acclamations, and bade you prepare the victor’s chaplet for its speedy return. We have spent more money then itcost to beat Napoleon the Great: we have lost four times as many men as were kijled at Waterloo; and in return we have nothing whatever to show but a broken and baflled army, and a long list of killed and wounded.” Massacauserts Humanrry—MassacuuseTTs Moratrry—A Pair or Buug Licur Srecractys. —Under the old blue laws of Massachusetts it was a penal offence to give shelter to a house- less Quaker, and witches were devoutly exe- cuted as burnt offerings to bigotry the most in- tense, and to superstition the most atrocious. In these latter daye, however, after two hun- dred years of active purification and reform, Massachusetts claims to huve risen to the rank of the most enlightened, moral, religiouz, and liberty-loving State in the Union. Her capital is the “Athens ot America;” she plumes herself upon her colleges, her common schools, her cburches, her liquor laws, and her benevolent institutions, Now for the fruits of this boasted enlightenment and Christian civilization. First we give a specimen of Massachusetis humanity. We copy from one of our exchanges:— Mary Williams and her infant daughter, the latter dorm in Massachusetts, were sent to Rurope on Monday, from the town of Monson, Mass., for the crime of being too poor to live in that commonwealth, The woman had come away from Ireland because she was too poor to live there. According to these two facts, the creature has no right to liveatall. Mussachusetta, about a year ago, was in a terrible ferment because the Jaw sent buck to Virginia, The Hoaton Advertiser says ‘The sreasury of the United States bore the cxponve of the Frege nae a aay Whine’ us hea eas negro, ‘a man and a brother,” while she was only a white wo- man, & woman and a mother. Can anything be found more revolting to every feeling of humanity in all the horrid and disgusting Massachusetts blue !aw legislation of two hundred years ago? If this be Puritan- ism, what is barbarism?—if this be Christianity, what is Paganism?—if this be liberty, what is despotism? It this is the hospitality of a re- fined civilization, the wild Apaches, who drink the blood of their enemies, have been wofully libelled. They are accounted savages, yet they are at least true to their own race. They have neither churches, colleges, nor schools, yet they are evidently competent to teach our excessively Puritanical brethren of Massachusetts the first principles of Chris- tianity and civilized society. The morality of the Old Bay State has been pretty fairly exhibited in the official legislative explorations of Mr. Joseph Hiss & Co. of the Nunnery Committee. Mr. Hiss says that he has been made the scapegoat of his equally guilty legislative colleagues—that at least one bundred and eighty members of a Legislature about one-fifth clergymen, have familiarized themselves with the Boston houses of prostitu- tion. And a New Hampshire editor, who hap- pened lately to be on a railroad train contaim- ing a eelect committee of our Massachusetts law makers, says :— The Committee bebaved in the car s‘great deal like men who had drank nye quantities of wine and brandy. They smoked, swore an: freely, and for an hour or so enjoyed themselves in attempts to outdo a thop.er houre of llama, She anme’of hirh, Patteraon was frequently invoked by the legislators, and in terms £0 familiar as to leave little doubt on the minds of the hearers that she is quite a favorite with others than Joseph Hiss, of the Nunnery Committee. These two extracts make a pair of blue light spectacles through which Massachusetts hu- manity is discovered as a vile imposture, and Massachusetts morality and religion, churches, clergy, negro worship, Maine Liquor law and all, appear a repulsive humbug. But we cease to wonder that her authorities should send a native American infant across the seas for the crime of being the child of a poor Irishwoman ; that negro fugitives should be invested with the right of suffrage, while foreign born whites are disfranchised ; that negro children should be placed upon a footing of equality in the public schools with the whites—we cease to wonder at any of these atrocities, on finding that negro worship, bigotry, and hypocrisy are the ruling elements of the Massachusetts Legis- lature. There must be another revolution in Massa- chusetts politics at the next popular election, or we may next expect some runaway negro to supersede the comparatively true American Know Nothing, Governor Gardner ; Mrs. Pat- terson in the place of Judge Loring; a pre- mium for fugitive slaves, and a general inter- dict of expulsion against the poor Irish. The common schools of Massachusetts! Fudge. Liberty loving Massachusetts! Bah! ‘Tre Exausn Orrra iv New Yorx.—The celebrated Pyze and Harrison troupe of performers in English opera, which lately met with such brilliant success at the Broadway theatre, will commence to play under a new engagement at Niblo’s theatre this evening. The series of entertainments will be inaugurated by the per- formance of ‘‘The Daughter of the Regiment,” in which fine opera there is no doubt but the troupe will sustain its high reputation. It is probable that the theatre will be crowded to the utmost. MrrroroutaN TneaTre.—This evening Mr. Hackett will appear, for the first time these five years, in the Falstaff of Henry IV. The fame which he has acquired im the impersonation of this inimitable creation of one of the immortal dramatist’s humorous moods will, no doubt, attract a crowded house. Mormon ImmiGRatTioN.—The ship S. Curling, from Li- verpool, arrived yesterday, brings 578 passengers, all of which are Mormons, and are bound for the Mormon set- tlement, all in good health, Personal Chevalier J. G. Hulsoma ‘wos in Boston on the 2Ist inst. Mr. 8. M. Booth, of the Milwaukie Free Democrat, has deem served with a notice or citation, signed by Chief Justice Taney, to appear before the U. S. Supreme Court at Washington on the lst December next, in pursuance of a writ of error issued by that tribunal, to stow cause why the jucgment of our State Court in his favor—in the so calleo babeas corpus case—'‘ should not ve cor- rected.” Mr. B, intimates, rather decidedly, that it ‘won’t be convenient for him to go. ABRIVALS. At the St. Niobolas—8. J. Randall, Phitadetphia; T. D. Liney, Baltimore; R. 8. Haioht, Buffalo; J. M. Ferguson, Ky: DW OB Crittend: 5. M. Smuth, Rochester. AL the Metropol + Buel, Mish gence. the Austrian Legation, ow, a Abtor Bouse—Hon. RV. Proyn, 2. Hi. Phiadelphia; D. K. Bato, Circinnati; Caot. Chad ndon; K. F. Loper, Philadelphia; Capt. Gibbon, U. . B. Alvord, Texas. be lr en. Geo juffalo; Dr. N, G'Noreros), Mave. Leo, Beston ‘At the Prescott—Dr. J. Ganges, Iowa: W. Schall, N, ¥.; T. W Platebford, M T. kK. Ww Brook ly At che St. Denvio— Perl AL Gibbdes, Charleston; David kins, Were Dr. N, E, unk, Philedelphia; iT. Peek. ¥rom Charleston, in steamship James Adger—Miss Bacot, Mrs Nervelle, Mrs Warrén Blackley, Mrs Mary Celt SB Pele? Wm Burrows, R Ackley, R Landes, Dr 0 L Huntley, B Spline, B Rocers, Mise Bagot and o Ww Wayne, Mrs J Durcoe, Mivs Mary c end two ehbildren, B Cole. 8 Hir Rorineon Miss Bd rer, EL WA Msfitt, Col Lowis Morris, Master Blackloy, TA he and & in the Tr! in brie alms, ¥—-dea 9 Bruce, Stephon V J Ramos, A Taldivar, Thos Cumming, P Scanian. ic Sasua la Grande, ts br bark Viesrors—Jas MoLoan, ‘vrai, United States Chrentt Court, Before Chief Justice Neleon. May 22.—-Sentenced to the State Prison—Victor Fran- cinco cenvicted of the mansianghter of the mate of tae brig Mo‘to while tying im the barbor of Metancas, was sentenced to two yesr»’ imprieonment in tho State priron, and to pay & Hine of six cents, THE LATEST NEWS. BY MAGNETIC AND PRINTING TELEGRAPHS, The Next Mall Steamer from Europe, : Haurax, May 22—8 P, M, The agents of the etenmer America, now over ten days out from Liverpeel, ¢o not look for her arrival before Wednesdey or Thursday evening. From Washington. INTERESTING DESPATCN£S FROM SPAIN—THE ADs MINISTRATION CONTINUES TO BE HUMBUAGED— LORD PALMERSTON’S VIBWS ON COBA—THE VIR~ GINLA ELECTION. Wasmrroton, May 22, 1855. The last steamer from Europe has brought increased troubles to the government, Mr. Perry’a despstches to the department represent repeated interviews with the Minister for Foreign affairs, and the final sumuting up is that Her Catholic Majesty’s government is in so em- beraered a condition her internal affairs, that far- ther action on the demands of the United States is im- porsible for the present, The injurious consequences Hkely to follow this course of action was openly and dis- tinctly set ‘orth by our acting Minister, but without efiect, the invariable answer being that concessions to the United States, at this moment, would effect a revo- lution that would drive from power the Queen’s present advisers who favorei the redress called for by the United States, and extablish ® goveroment in its stead opposed to liberal principles and to the granting of the smallest demand now claimed by the American government. The sta*ement published eome months since by the Union, of a final and satisfactory settlement of the Biack Warrior affair, receives ite contradiction by the Jast arrival, and oar de Partment is now informed that time will be re- quired to give the matter a further consideration, The EI Doredo arsault, particulars of which the Madrid gov- ernment some months since acknowledged receipt of, has again been referred, for further action and informa- tion, to the goverrment of Cuba; and the answer to Secretary Marcy’s letter concerning the outrage upon our Consul, Mr. Thompsen, is a cool promise that it will meet with due attention in its turn, and that justice ball be had, The exact wording of the despatches re- ceived I do not pretend to give, but the accuracy of their meaning isto be found in the above, The etlect upon | Secretary Marcy, after their perusal, was safficient to | cause a rather violent departure of the papers from his. hands uron the desk before him, accompanied with the significant expression from him, of—‘The damned fools,’* alluding to the Spanish ministry. Here is the Madrid government amuring itself witn making promises to the. United ‘States one day, and retracting them the next; abusing, and, in fact, causing the withdrawal of our able Minister from its court—bis fault being a profound sense of the honor and rights of his country, and a de- termination to see them carried out to the letter. Leay- ing fpain, o similar system of diplomacy is found to prevail in her Cuban colony—American rights resisted, redress refured, and fresh outrages almost. daily committed upon American citizens aud the Ameri. can flag; and our government here, if not giving to these. almost innumerable wrongs an approval, ite vacillating and weak policy is all that treacherous Spain re- quires for a continuance of her present policy with the United States. It is, howover, possible that our govern- ment has, within a dey or two past, determined upon a. more definite course of action towaris Cuba. Our Navy and War Departments are more than usually busy, and very large numbers of naval officers arrived lately in town from orders received to report themselves at head- querters without delay. Mr. Dobbin, I leara, was tele- graphed by the President himself, t> return immediately, and Mr. Guthrie, itis probable, has already arrived, he being expected to-day. The contraty is the intelli received from Mr. Buchanan, Lord Palmerston has strongly arserted that it is not the intention of her Ma- jesty’s government to interfere in the least Cwith the United States in the settlement of its affairs with Spain, and warmly commends the ‘judicious and forbearing policy that has thus far characterized the relations of the United States with Spain.? The extire sympathies of the United States should be awakened io ize piuable condition of this ad- minisiration, and if powsible be enlisted in its behalf, for surely no government since the organization of this. confederacy has ever found itself surrounded by difficul- ties of co grave a mature, teth foreign and domestic. witness the total apparent indifference with which ou relations and embarrassments are regarded by the Pre-: sident himself, is painful in the extreme, arising the too evident conviction of his unconsciousness of heavy responsibilities now resting upon him, Several) Umes in the course of the day, he is visiting hotels: making alls upon politicians, promenading principal avenue with the address of a fop, or exhi biting bis horsemanship and Mexican saddle, while Secretary of State has nots moment to give from pressing business that surrounds him. Betting to-day is largely in favor of Wise—his election is regarded certain, DEPARTURE OF SECRETARY M’OLELLAND—RETUBN 0 SECRETARY DOBBIN. Wasuinaton, May 22, 1855, ‘The Secretary of the Interior has gone to Michigan ff four weeks—meanwhile Geo. C. Whiting, chief clerk, acting as Secretary. Secretary Dobbin has returned to the capital in health, Antt-Liqror Law Meeting in Boston. Boston, May 22, 1855. The meeting last eveni it Faneuil Hall in oppositi to the new Liquor law, was large and enthusiastic. D Jegations from New Bedford, Lowell, Cambridge, Wor ceater, and other places were present, accompanied & bands of music, Oliver Frost, of Boston, gresided, sisted by fifty Vice Presidents and ten Secretaries. principal speakers were the Rev. Mr. Lovejoy, of Cat bridge; Hou. Isaac H. Wright, of Boston, and Edwatg A. Vone. Twenty resolutions, embodying the spirit the meeting, were adopted. The following are the fi and Jast -— Resolved, That the recently enacted so-called Liquor law is # compound of ‘fanaticism, folly and poli. tical corruption. Resolved, That we will protect the , tation and the freedom ef the citize: this Co: wealth, which are guaranteed to them by the vg! pe Six thousand ia a low estimate of the number pre: sente ‘Wreck of the Ship Caspian of Bath. New Ortzans, May 21, 1865. The ship Caspian, of Bath, from Boston bound to Ni Orleans, with a cargo of ice, went ashore on the 1 instant, on Gingerbread Ground, Bahamas, and probably prove s total loss. cient Boston Weekly Bank Statement, Bostox, May 22, 1§ The following are the footings of our weekly Bak statement :— 5 Capital stock Loans and di: Specie in bank, ‘¢ due from other bank: Oe Wr ae REPORT OF THY BOARD OF DIRECTORS. Curcaco, May 22, 1855, The directors of the Ohio Railroad have made alengthy report to the city of 91, Louis and other stockholders the State im regard to the road, The report states ¢: there is a gap of only forty-five miles between St, Louis and Vincennes, in the western division, and that t hondred and fifty th i 0 complete the road to. Wavish, Tie" enncea | profit on the road, when completed, will be 15 per o oa the cost—seven millions, The Chicago and Milwaukie Railroad. a : OmcaGo, May 22. 1855. he trains on the Chicago and Milwaukie r now through regularly. The fare by the steam: been considerably reduced. Indictment for Murder. Sr, Lovis, May 22, 1951 The Grand Jury, in the case of Robert 0’ Bien has found @ true bill of indictment ageinst him for murder of Bepjamin Brand. The prisoner has en! plea of not guil Large Fire at Danville. Montranixr, Vt. by Ay 185: At Danville, this morning, the hotel, the Caledo Bank building, the Methodist chureb, and two bai were destroyed by fire. Nine valuable horses were aly burned, The books and funds of the bank were saved, Arrival of the Sashvilte at Charleston. CHAHLESTON, May 2i, 1856, The United States mail steamship Nashville,’ Captain from New Yor ix o’olo ve thie a engy md morning, and among her pas: rs wan Cs in Ingraham, of the United States sleep of war ac Louis. Markets. PHILADELPHIA STOCK BOARD. PaiLaDELPMma, May 22, 1555, Money unchanged; stocks firm—Reading, 43>; {Morrig aw