The New York Herald Newspaper, June 8, 1855, Page 1

THE NEW Y RK HERALD. © WHOLE NO. 6860. THE KNOW NOTHING NATWOVAL COUNCIL. — Our Philadelphia Correspondence. ParLapeipata, June 6, 1855. Louisiana Catholic Question—An Interesting Feature —List of Delegates Attack wpom Senator Wilson—He Returns the Fire~Get‘ung Very Warm and Exciting ia the Grand Wigwam—George Law Consi ‘erably Ahead. By telegraph I advised you of ‘he action of the Coun |, as far aa it had transpired, or been made decisive, wing the admission of Loui-iana Cacholes still under ussion. IfIam correctly advertised in the matter, wo Orders, claiming the Nationa! Council for their pa- ity, exist in that State, the one admitting American tholics who abjure the confessional, and the other re- diating all connection with the devotees of that reli- wn, The first is the mora numerous body, with a Ca- lic for its State President. and one or two Catholics ia list of ite national delegates; the latter, with none t Protestants in ita memoership aad national delega- jon. The retilewent of this question, slthough attended ith some difficalties—the Cincincati session having re- for the time being ouly—it is understood the igibility of American Catholi-s, by perhaps simply their ‘sion, will eventaate ia the more correct under- tandirg by the pudlic at large of the views and pinions entertained by the Order. When settled, as it ust be in a day or two, it will be discoverad that the merican wertare has been agsiast the politics of that ureh, rather than its religious ¢ogmas; aad that tho unning cra‘tinses of the priesthood, rather than tho ons faith of the membersuip, has erected the prin- Darrier to a recognition of them as integral parts this great American movement, ‘Ye cannot serve and mammon’? has been written; aad the popular sion now is that sllegiance toa foreign potentats ho claims secular as well as spiritual power, is utterly patible with republicanism ae taught by the sires f 76, and practised since those days. I falfil the promise of yesterday, as faras my re- searches will enable me todo, by the publication of a more perfect list of the delegates to the Natioaal Coun- cil MATNR, NORTH CAROLINA, J. 8. Say wocd, Keonoth Rayner, J. M. Livcoln, James C Littlejohn, J. L. Stevens, K, €. Davidson, Jos, Covell, D. C. Carter, B.D. Peck, RW. Wharton, L. 0. Cowan, John H. Haughton. A.S Richmond, SOUTH CAROLINA, VERMONT. Joba Canningham, Rylond Flet:sher, Joha S. Richardson, Jr. S. Wives, A.J. Russell, ¥. Pierpont, RC Davis, Horace ¥ insley, — Butler. J. 8. Barrett, ‘VIRGINIA, J.D. Hatch, A. B. Boieler, RM Guilford. N. U. Arthur, MASSACHUSETTS, Wm. M. Burwell, Henry J. Gardner, P. A. Bolling, \war' mn, im H. lyson, John W Foster, — Bouldin. ry H. Rugg. Andrew A. Richmond, ‘Augustus 0. Carey. ‘OONNECTICUT. 4. G. Bradtord, A. K. Griswold, Elleworth, Wm. C. Marple, David B. Booth. RHODE ISLAND. Elisha Harria, ©. M. Alvord, * Chas, Smith, Chas, Morse, ~©. W. Austin, Nathl Greene, E. J. Nightengale. NEW YORK James W. Barker, Oia 0 Seymour, Jr, NEW JERSEY, © D, Deshler, Joka H. L; Joba R. Weeks, ian, ~Chas F. Jobnron. PENNSYLVANIA, W. F Jobneon, Bell, Richard Clement, James Pyie, MARYLAND, 0 A. M. Baker, HP J. rg roe B, Ricaud, ii. A’ MeMaughton, Tamer R. Codet, Samuel Benton, Dan'el H. MePhail, J. Van Rensalaer. ‘HL. Wincheater. John G, Mitchell. ILLINOIS. FLORIDA. H.S§. Jenni T. Y. Henry, W. W. Danenhower, Wm. Judge, D. L. Eastman, A. G. Lamberton, Joba A. Picket, W. W. McCall, G. W Gibson, John Dazlivg, ‘Wm. H. Young, ‘Allen G. Johnson, W. S. Phelps. ‘Thomas Randall. ‘The above list, although perfect as far as it goes, does ‘not, nevertheless, embrace many States and Territories fully represented, ner does it enumerate in full the delegations from some of the States and Territories above given. This defect it shall be my aim to remedy ‘as carly aa practicable, it being s most difficult task to elicit information from a body with closed doors and se- eret sessions. SKCOND DAY—AFTERNOON SESSION. ‘TILT BETWEEN COL. BOLLING, OF VIRGINIA, AND SENATOR WILSON, OF MASSACHUSETTS. On the re-aseembling of the Grand Council, Col. Borsixa, of Va., said in substance that he did not want members to play the hide and seek game any longer. He wanted to know where men stood. He had in Virginia stood up for the credit of the Northern mom- bers of the American party, and had said that they juld be true to the constitution; and then the lie had ‘been given to him and his assertions by the election of Seward, and then by the election of Henry Wilson and his subsequent conduct. The Colonel wanted Northern men to face the music, and let the Southern men uni stand matters. The Colonel said if th» North should fol- Jow the leaderahip of Wilson, that the South would go in for separation. The Colonel made some very interesting statements to the Council, to show that there was no danger to the coyntry from negroes or from slavery. He said that’ seventy eight years ago there were three mil- lions of whites nd two millions of blacks. Where will the negroes be seventy-eight years hence, if the increare is in proportion? He said that the strongest pro.slavery moan must be satisfied that the negroes would te lost, ‘There would be none left. ‘Hexex Wrsox, of Mass., defined his position. He Joved the whole human race. He believed, in the sight of God, that niggers and white people were en the sam? flat footing, and he wanted it to be so on earth. He had no wish to abolish slavery in the States, but he was quite anxious to do it in the District of Columbis, and to keep slavery out of Kansas and all the Territories, ‘He spoke for an hour on the Massachusetts anti-slavery platform, and your reporter was unable to write out his motes to send by this mail; but the issue is mde, and it has to be met. ‘There is no shirking out while the South te represented by such men as Col. Bolling, of Virginia, and Mr. White, of Missouri. Reyner seems to have lost caste with the Soutbern delegates. They see that in his anristy to tmake capital, (with the forlorn hope that he will be the candidate of the Council for the Presidency,) with Nor- thern members, he will jeopardise the interests of the Routh. The consummate vanity of Raynor, in suppos- ‘ing that be has the remotest chance of being the nomi- nee for the Prosidency, is ridiculed by all his Southrn colleagues. No whig wiil get the nomination for the Presidency, and no man, of any party, who has ever held office. This isa solemn and settled conviction in ‘the mind of every sound and Sam member of the present National Council, EVENING SESSION. ‘The Council adjourned at 6 P, M., after Wilso ti plavery harangue ofan hour. Hoe holds his ground, and yet there hag been no manifeststion in the oody to re. Jeot hima and his gang. Perhaps tho test of mombership ia the national organization will be applied in the plat. MORNING EDITION—FRIDAY, JUNE 8, 1855. fore the Council gets through. The loss of Virginia sug- gests the necessity of hoidivg on tothe Norch, and as the downright rejection of Wilson & Co. may lose the North ima diversion to the Seward coalition you will see that the case requires delicate steering to avold the broakera, I thivk Wilsun desires a spit He seemed to be drag” ging his cost through the Convention, this afernoon, and asking Southern members to tread on the tail of it, Look out. ~ The Louisiana Catholic delegates, though “ natives and to ine manor born,” and disclaiming aaything like civil allegiance to the Pope, will, of course, have to be ejected Some of the Southerners say that a batch of Northern men have a platform cut and dried, involving the res toration of the Missouri compromise, and that Kenneth Rayner is reacy to go it in behalf of tae South, Ken- neth is very accommodating. The name of George Law here is 8 tower of atrength. The fact thet he was once an ostler, and fond of crackers and cheese, takes well; the fact that he has been a stone mason prover thet he is assoun‘ as brick, These are the things, they say, for the poople—a self-made man, working his way up from a stable toa palace ia the Fifth avenue, and more money than he knows what to do with, and s generous, whole souled, practical man at that. Perbaps before the adjournment of this body there may be something done indicating its preferences. If so, lam very much mistaken if George Law doos not turn up the firat choice of the Council. There sre men here who think that even if they feilin any other com- promise, a junction of all sections may be made upon Live Oak George. There 1s sowe disposition among the knowing ones to extend the area of the Order by including a limited class of naturalized foreigners, sey all arriving im this coun- try under ten years of age. Doubtless something will be done to liberalize the present astringent rules of the Order, for the good and sufficient reason of getting more votes. A little more rope of this sort would have car. ried Virginia, perhaps, The great difisulty is, that this Council is the strangest admixture of incongruities you ever saw, lacking the essential elements of tact and ex- perience to a remarkable degree. All want to be leaders, and very few appear to be qualided for the task. They are all aware of the dangers which surround them, yet few have the courage to strike out boldly for the land. The only thing which I hold 10 be perfectly clear con- cerning this convention is, from present appearances, that avery decided majority of its memb ia favor of George Law for the White House. As for Gen. Sam Houston, he is nowhere. Even the Texas delegates are looking elsewhere for their man. We have bad an exciting afternoon, inside and out, to-day, and to-morrow we sbail perhaps have it still hotter and heavier. I think it is not unlikely that the convention will hold cn more than two or three weeks longer, on account of the high prices of breadetu‘fs and provisions. Pueapsrrma, June 7, 1855. Alr, Rayners Course in the Convention—Character of the Debates—Gov. Gardner, Senator Wilson and Judge Gamble—Arrival of Delegates—* Live Oak’? Stock on the Rise, dc., &e. I regret the unenviabie and unmerited position which one of your “‘special’”’ despatches assigned to the Hon K, Raynor, of North Carolina. The most undcssrved in- justtce—unintentionally I hope—has been awarded thet distinguished gentleman. ‘‘Active and busy” ’tis true he bas been during the whole progress of the Conven- tion; but not for himself, as those best versed in his an- tecedemts and present movements can well attest, but for the gemeral cause in which he has embarked the un- bought energies of a most vigorous intellect aad a pura patriotism. Rayner is nota selfish man, and his self. sacrificing, lofty, and magnanimous bearing, coupled With abilities of the higheat order, have erected for him inthe hearts of the American fraternity a memsato more enduring than the mere ephemeral applaase which results from place and position, elevated though it be to the digmity of the Vice President of the United States. If he were so to aspire, the suffragesof the American people, in telling thousands, would be de. clared from every mountsin top and valley, and in tones of fullest confidence and affection. The American Catholic question, introduced by Louis jana, elicited a debate of great power and eloquence Wilsop, of Massachusetts, Bolling, of Virginia, Pike of Arkansas, and other master spirits, were the prominent actors, and ’tis believed, for strength and potency of ar- gument, graceful diction, biting sarcasm and genuine wit and humor, has been seldom surpassed, if ever equalled, in the deliberations of the Order, I regret my inability to farnish the outline even. Gov. Gardner and his colleague, Cary, are emineatly aationalists. The Governor is decidedly a man of mark, and will at the rigbt time and in the right place make & prominent figure in the convention, All eyes are here turned towards him with the fullest confidence and respect, and his national action in Massachusetts will be abundantly confirmed by his conservative and pat- riotic course here. His colleague, Wilson, who freely enunciates bis ‘Union’? sentiments here, I would that I could endorse for the same frankness ani honesty— but the truth interdicts, andI must continue to write him “arch diaturber’? and ‘pseudo negro philantbro- iat,?? 4 Other and many men of distinction are here, and among them, and not the least one by any moans, is Judge Gamble of Missouri, a profound jurist and a lawyer of very great abilities, But as I have neither the space nor the leisure to specify to any fuller extent, I dismiss the theme with the general remark, that every State and Territory, in the person of ‘some one or more delegates, has just cause to be proud of its represeata- “the pressure from outside 1s hourly becoming more dense, and as every train arrives new axd prominent faces are recognized. In the crowd I discern A. Stevens and B, Clark, member of Congrers from Westchester, N. Y., and hosts of others from every section. The hotsls are all crowded and overflowing, and the most generous cheer is being dispensed in ail directions. George Law is gaining ground in the affection of mem bers from distant States every moment. Men who came here disposed to favor Fillmore see that his chances are hopeless, Anew man is the order of the day. No old party hack, whose political friends are known and condemred. The delegates are satisfled that Fillmore, if nominated, would lose New York and Pean- Sylvania, and the American party cannot afford that. A Northern democrat will be seiected for President, aad a whig from the South for the Vice Presidency. Law will be the next President, for the loading Know No- things say thet if Law is nomioated, the democratic party will not make a nomination; and this is pretty ge- nerally believed here. If Law is nominated for the Presi- dency, Kenneth Raynor, of whom I have spoken 20 justly, will probably be the nominee of the American party for the Vice Presi¢ency, although Crittenden, of Kentucky, and Gentry, of Teanessee, are talked about by many members. Taken altogether, thie American convocation has been an exceedingly pleasing one, and the entire absence of all cliquism end the free 1aterchange of seatiment and opinion—marked by the pervadiog unanimity to na- tionalize and fraternize the whole American people upon the basis of the Constitution and the Union—must constitute a new era in the developement, strength and fraternity of the organization, THIRD DAY. ‘THE LOUISIANA CATHOLICS RULED OUT—THE CALIFORNIA DIs- PUTER ADJUSTED—ALL PRELIMINARIRS ARRANGFD. ETC, The Convention met at 11 o'clock A.M today. After ® mont animated aebate of reveral hours duration, eli- citing the finest forensic display that ever graced or dis- tinguished the deliberations of the national Americans in grand couneil assembled, it was decided, by an over- whelming majority, to exciude, or rather not to intro- duce, the American Catholic delegation into the national rssemblage, The oase of the “Simon Pures’! from Louisiana, is thus freed from all embarrassments; and although not 80 ordered, being laid on the table for fature action, that representation will unquestionably be admitted. The California disputants and coniestants have made & grand entrée, and the race promises to be an exciting one, There exists what are termed in that State the regulars and the wigwams—both contending for sutho- rity, both having sent the same net of delegates, a por. tion belonging to each order. The Grand Coune!l have admitted the delegates, but resognizea only the regulars. At2P M. the Convention adjourned to attend the grand danquet at Sansome street Hall at ar, M. form. Nice question. There will be the devil to psy be- The Convention wilt probably be formally constituted to-morrow by the selection of ‘ts officers, the delivery of the President's message, Ke. The Kuow Nothing Banquet, PaLapELrata, June 7, 1865. Tke gran¢ banquet of the Know Nothings came off at five o'clock this afternoom. Four hundred and fifty per- sons were present. Mayor Conrad presided. The room and tables were most beautifully decorated. ‘The first toast was ‘The Union.”’ It was responded to by Kennsth Rayner, of North Caroline, in old time pa‘riotic glorification star spangled banner speech The second toast, “America ruled by Americans,’ was reepended to by J. B Pt-ands, of Maryland. The third toast, “Religious liberty,” was responded to by C. Andrews, of New York. To the fourth toast, Mr. Ridgway, of the Richmond Whig, responded briefly, and, apologising, called on Mr. Prentice, of the Louisville Journal, but he was not pre- sent. His name was receive’ with loud chears. Iepson Cran, of Virginia, then spoke at length, chiof- ly on the Virginia eleoti After be had concluded, the President called on the States, alphabetically, for speeches. Albert Pike spoke for Arkanaas; Mr, Stewart, ior Alabama; Connecticut was called upor, but no refponse returned. California came next, and her delegate, Mr. Mathews, commenced by saying thathe desired to hear from Massachusotte first. Delaware was answered by Mr. Smithers, who also desired to hear from Maavachusetts. Florida, Georgia and other States were called upon, and epeeches were made by the delegates reproventidg them. BARNUM’S BABY SHOW. Third Day—Another Rush—Statistios of the Show—Garnum Kxcitea=A Futl House Again—Wbro Pinches the Babdies?—ne Prize Ohtldren Shown Up=The Mothers— Their Diet and KxerctsemThe Jadges tna Fog—First Appearance of Mrs, Fowler on the Museum Stage= ‘fer Ideas About Baby- dom, d&c., &e, Yesterday was the third day of Barnum’s Baby Show. The morning cpened with a heavy fall of raia, but even this failed to dampen the enthusiasm of the female world, As early as eight or nine o'clock franatic females might have been seen rushing ‘rom the ferries towards Ann street, unmindtul of the ‘peltiags of the pitiless storm,"’ with their heada fall of Barnum and their hands full of petticoats. At half past one o'clock a notice was suspended on the balcony for the benefit of the outsiders. Annexed is copy :— © THE HOUSE IS FULL. NO MORE TICKETS WILL BE 0 SOLD TO-DAY, ° ° © £00009509900000000000090000 Stil the rush continued, and the policemen were obliged to mave @ chain, by joining hands, to prevent ths crowd fromentericg. Du Solle and Greoawood passed the ladies out gallantly, but the egress was not equal to the inflax. Barnum got excited, and made several speeches to the crowd, advising the people to coms to- morrow. Toside things were about the same as before. Tho children, perhaps, looked little more wilted than the Gay before, and they were bored, pulled, and piached to death by their irreverent and unmannerly visiters. All sorts of questions were put to the mothers, and some of them left the field in disgust. But they de served their fate. In the upper gallery a fluent gentleman with red hair was showing up the prize babies. “This,” said he, ‘is the prize boy. (Sensation ) He is an American boy, he is, (This important fact was received ingilense.) Hs isone of Sam's boys. (Faint applause) His mother brought ine mp-—sbe dide's towre him ia the care bf a domestic. She wanted to prove that children could be brought up in the city os well as in the country —and she’s done it. (The aadienca sesmad to think he had ‘done it.”) Now, ladies, and geztlemen, there was a number of people here esterday who resolved to give a present to tho prattiest gitl bere. Councitman Wili—e modest man (oh ! ob !) —made the presentation; and here she is (shoving up a little fat faced girl, with a profusion of yellow ringlets. Here’s the babies that too< the second and third prize: (holding up two specimens;) they are from Long Island, and what do you think of ’em? If you want to see the Al-bi-zo, or the giant woman, or the bearded lajy, they’re all up stsirs.”” Thus ended the eloquent, pathetic and patriotic exor- dium of the gentleman with the red hair. Much sympathy wes expressed by many sensibis peo- ple for the babies; they were often subjected to petty annoyances, very distressing and no; very descent. Some of our country friends have not read Chesterfield yet. We give a list of the premiums awarded, thus far. It eeems to be the opinion of various unprejudiced persons: male and female, that the first premium was not award- ed to the finest child in the exhibition. From acursory inspection, we are inclined tothe belief that there were several children much Gner. It seems absurd to allow a boy of five years to compete with babies of one year. The second premium was decided by lot between two competitors. The mother of the $50 prize animal had five children before; she is thirty years old, while her husband is sixty. She lived on ordinary diet for the year previous to hia birth. took moderate exercise out and indoors on level land; ite birth was regular, and it has been washed moderately in cold water. The finest baby under five years of age, $100—To C. 0. Scott, New York city, 434 years. ‘The finest baby under one year, $50—To P. A. Blake, Long Island, 11 months, Second finest under one year, $15—To Henry Clay Bol- ster Shannon, 10 months, Third finest uncer one year, $10—To No, 56. Noname ven. onli AWARDED TO CHILDREN UNDER THREE YEARS OF AGE. First Premium—850—To child No. 4, W. Totten Leach, of Jamaica, LT, a beautital boy, bora 16th of Juno, Second Premium—$15—Child No, 18, Miss Tway, three years o'd next May. Third Premium—$10—Child No. 90, Charles Wilmot Shapvon. Discretionary Premium—Kdward Golden, Thirty-se- venth street, 17 months old. De tnpe eid Premiom—Ida Baller, No. 315 Grand street. Discretionary Premium—Willie Davis Blackall, No, 52 Moulton street. Discretionary Premium—No. 22, Horace Norman Skin- ner, New York hy Discretionary miam—No. 44, Charlotte Amanda Doffly, New York city. Fie nage Premium—No 57, Master Mortimer, ‘coklyn Sra ition Premium—No, 73, John H. H. Hopkins, West Twenty fourth street. Diseretionary Premium—No. 91, 8. §, Brown, Hunting. ton, L. 1, (boy.) Diecretionsry Premium—No. 92 (boy), Richardson Gray. Tiveretionsry Premium—No, 9 (boy), Franklin Pierce Mepes, Brvoblyn. Discretionary Premium—No. 15, Master Pilson, No, 10 Grand street. Discretionary Premium—No, 5. Master Farman. Discretionary Premium— No. 45, Jobm J. Ketly. Discretionary Premium—No 74, Master Goidin, PREMIUM TO CHILDREN FROM THREE TO FIVE YEAR! First Premium—$50-To chiid No 48, John Hi Chaterrom, (four years old last January,) No. 36 M Congal street Second Premiom—$15—Child No. 41, Miss Ella Hamil- ton Cooper, New Haven, Conn. Third Premium—$i0—Child No. 87, Miss Augusta Bond, No. 79 Suffolk «treet. Discretionary Prem um—No. 62, Ide Birdsall, Hoboken. Discretionary Premtum—No, 63, Levi Disbrow, New York city, Discret onary Premium—No. 75, Henrietta Melvins Hyatt, New York city. ary Premiom—No. 50, Master Goodwin, Brooklyn Tincretionary Premium—No. 85, Master Crosby, Jersey City. Discretionary Premivm—No, 12, Albert Richardson, New York city 51, Miss Annie Mary Day, Tiseretionary Premium— Hobok Discretionary Premium—No 14, Miss Porter, New York city Diseretion«ry Premi1m—No 97, Bridget W. Davenport, New York city the above, numerous diplomas were awarded olding various pumbers. The diplomas can 0 at the Museum avy time after tne 16th 2° ‘sare as follows:— 14/867 17940 £219}867 TORI cee cese vtec cen ees senener cere neens AZ OTE Forty-two thousand six hundred snd seventy-four tlekets at two shillings each amount to $10,668 50, The amount piven away in premiums is about $1,000. Tt is anounced that the show wil) remain open during the whole of this week. If such is the ease, come of the babies,will be pinched to death before their trial is over. MRS. FOWLE® ON BABIES, At about three o’ clock the theatre in the Museum was crowded to exceas—one shilli; xtra for seats. There was an overture by the orchestra—the curtain Fose—all eyer were turned to the I. P. entrancs—the Qreat Barnum himself appeared; and, coming down to the foctiights, said:— Lapys AND GENTLEMRN—Notwithstanding anything that may b« said to the quptrary, the proprietor of thus establishment is modest ma: ughter and ap plouse.) But be is wellaware that itis his interest 19 e thé public the w of its money, and aa you have en very Lheral to-dpy, he oesires to show you that there 1s something abo the Museum whieh ia not a hoax. |, He baa the pleasupe to introduce to your notice Mre. L. UN, Fowler, who will address you. ‘Muter, Mrs Fowler. [Distant shouts bya few small Mts, Fowixn, who thus made her déb2t on this stage, Deen well receivei at various Reform Conventions, is youthful, and rather pretty—a blonde, and under the medium height With a soft voice, “an excellent in woman,’’ she turned toward the reporters, (a. them with a awoet smile, turned to her M3 , and occupied about ‘Yering an adcress upon ‘ Vur Children, when, where, and bow formed !—The good may expest from this National Baoy Show! Objections answered !’’ She desires, first, that the audience, mea 09 women, would suppose themsely ttrow away all distinctions, and meet on an even plat. form, Mrs. Fowler was racher transcendental, aod ran towards attempts at fine writing. Thu Let va examine both alluvial and diluvial deposits of thought; let us subsoil the regions of fancy; let us ex- plore some of the different veins, analyz® the varied moral strata, that perchance we may percsive a clue to a golden mine of thought, and though it be not a dis- covery ot a new trath—tor we believe that all truths are coeval and co-exiatent with the Creator—yes our per- ceptions of it may be quickened, and we msy 60 dovom- pose the mental raya of light by an intoileetual prism, into their elemen-ary colors, that we ehall find that ia svead of a single influence being necessary to produce cter, it is complex in its nature. subject crystalizes and the distinct stalactites ai Where 1s character formed? Where does it comme apd what influences produce it? These, again, as ia chemical compounda, form new combinations, or, as we look with a new focal lens, we see three distin:t insti. tutions, where the immediate and remote tendencies are to develope character, viz: The family, the school, the street We seea lite bud; the germ of beauty, fra. grance und loveliners is folded ’neath ite petals. A’ child may pluck it ruthlessly from the siem, treadit under his foot and merge its separa existence by # process of metamerphosis or ficral metempsychosia into the mate- rial world. A cold blast msy nip ita tiny branches and break off its relations to the parent stem. It may not receive its quantum of nourishment, air and moisture; and thus its existence is early out short. Chose vicia- situdes may oscur at any tim il, the garienee understands all the peculiarities of the incipient flower, aud nurtares tt tenderly, When the nignts are cool ani the east winds blow, he provides for its necessities, ani feels amply comp:nsated if he seen the expsnding petals beautify and delight the be- bolder How we love the little dower, with the finger- Print of Divinity upon it! A little angel of beauty, it whispers to us of immortality, of a region of love joy, unsullied by earth’s cares, whore perennial flo} ‘bloom forever! It developss the ideal within us, and ¢levates our soula from the grosa things. A little child! miniature man or woman! Whata collection of bones, mussles, veins, arteries and brain! A creation never to be lost! An immortal soul, that with revolv- ing orbs in apace, will never dim in brilliansy and power, co-existent with the upiverse and its Creator! At ficat it is @ mere but—an instinctive animal, with seeminzly no specific character to the eye of the ‘disinterested be- holder, *‘As much Lke any other child as two peas in 4 pod,” say some, though I auppose every mother im the land would disclaim that assertion and pronoutce it a slander. Within its tiny, delicate membdraces are the elements of the angel aod the demon, each of which may be developed according to the influences which sur- round it. Like the potter’s clay, ‘ike the unshisseled marble, like the acorn destined to be the lordly oak in ‘the forest, so were the minds of Nero and Melancth: a bicody Mary and a Josephine, when they were fondle: om their mother’s lap. According to Wester, and to the testimony Or every mother’s heart, each little child has its own “peculiarities, or the pecutlas qualities im- presced by nature. Every sheep recogaise/ne * lent” of itsown iamb, and every mother’s heart instinctively hnows the yearning catlences | of its ann loving ones, * * * The first institution where character is formed is the Who in the family has the training of the p! tic minds and the tender bodies of the little ones? the father, especially in our cities, is out of doors d in active business, the mother, with a deathl the queen: bee of the household, through ignorance laws may be developing fashionably crooked spines, and a physical organization which will as a curse on the poor victims. Hogarth’s li ty may be the curve, but when this curve is produced artificially in any part of the body, especially 1tas not productive of muca hap- fearful responsibility, for her influence is a savor of life unto life or death unto death. ‘As the partic! conglomerated by the driv- ing wind into and, so dees the mother by her hand mould the minds ana characters of her children. The ner moistens his plant when the dews of heaven 80 does the faithful mo‘her, by her tears minister to the growth cf her child. then mentioned Moses and Caius Marcus Coriolanus) to show the influence mothers haa over ir sons. It may be well enough to say toat the le- gend of Corlolanus ts not history.—Rep.] * tare * * But this baby snow, says the practical man. man of the nineteenth century, what reference have the receding remarks to it? what good suggestion can be Riawa from it? Init really a cattle show? Is Barnum & benefactor to the race in thus bringing these beauti- ful specimems together, or the converse? Ths query, “Cur bono ?’—What is the use?—is always asked with regard to almost everything, except by a lady when she flounces her creeses, or a gentleman when he drini champagne, and with somesigniicance. * * # In bumaniterian reforms I would plead for the chil. dren’s sake I have but little hope that the present generation will achieve much more than to agitate the various reforms, for the leopard cannot change his spots. If wecan train a race from the children, love of freedom, temper and holiness, as West Point senis forth her trained men with the mental and phricnl discipline requisite to occupy any station in life, from the teacher of our youth to the Presidential chaie, the car will be moved along perceptibly; but parents must first bave their attenvion directed to the subject, and the fact of the agitetion of the question es to the pro: priety or non-propriety of bringiog out these “crying evils,’ a8 an oid bachelor cal them, will ar- reat’ tho thought of many a» light and giddy one who otherwise might eay with an unction, “Let children come up and they will get along.” From this subject the first deduction is, that parents sre responsible sor the moral, physical and mental con ditions of their chil¢rem. Second, that tne laws of deve- Jopement and hereditary descent are fixed, and that per- fection in children is the result, in proportion an parents are qualified and comply with the laws ofgrowth; that physical and mental stamina depends on the right ob- servance of the laws of cietetics, of respiration, nutri- tion, exercise fth: ry that the mother is the prime mover in exerting iofluencein the earl; years of childhood, therefore woman's education shou! be more thorough and scientific; that it should embrace at leasta correct knowledge of the |: ot life. Bat, says the objector, every mother will feed her baby on all sorts of things to make itfat, and thas we shall have an overgrown, sluggish race, as if fat babies were the desideratum To tois objection, which has been raived by goany in good faith, I would answer, that if the mo- ther were rightly versed in distetics, she would know that av undue deposit of fat is caused by a check in the perspiration, by which the temperature of the body greater, and consequently there is not the ordinary 6o bustion of fat requisite ai different periods, She will know that fat ia more a disease than a mark of perfec- tion, and that the more aniformly all the varied powsrs of the body aud mind are ceveloped without any exce +0 wil there be beauty aad harmony in the operatio of patore “But it seems so much like a cattle show; and we would not take our darling, pretty little broods from their home 8 to exhibit them!’’ Compare a aweet \ttle dow», alittle lamb, even a little or to apy protty, tioy, graceful thing; we speak scleauéeally, don’t I pray you, as- sociste & pre ious child with any thing gros: rae. have been much interested ia comparative ; examined quantities of tungs, hearts and ion of calves and the low king revemblavce between th omy of these or- and their corresponding ones in the human; #0 t 1am perfectly willing, in this sense of the term, to assert that thisisan anatomical cattle show; but wo have juat a2 much reason to ray that the five hundred school children who visited the Crystal Palace a few cays vince was e cattle ebow, os the hundred beautiful babies bere exhibited “But the world will lough, and will censure those who cowmit themselves to such an undertating.”’ Among the Athenians there was & custom whish thay called ostracism, ‘rom ostraken, a abeil, on which votes were written, = ° * * * * We may apely this to our own times, There are some persone who aiwayn wesimilate what is aly and evil, from the rame moral circumstances whieh aupply food and teantiful reen}ta—the fragrance of oslastial flow-ea, to the éaily life of others Sol would aay, “ Honé soit qui mal y pense”? If there are thone who can ¢raw evil suggestiors from this extinition, it will be baesuse it is ip unison with their own natures. Cwo travellers miy journey together. the one will only see rank weeds io the pathway, while the cther will find eundeams, flowers »0d happiness because the fount or reservoir is io him- velt. for no spring can rise higher than ite souros. * * PRICE TWO CENTS. ADDITIONAL FROM EUROPE. ARRIVAL OF THE AFRICA’S MAILS, OUR ENGLISH AND SPANISH CORRESPONDENCE. THE WAR QUESTION, Important Debate ia the British Parliament. The Palmerston Ministry Sustained by a Larg? Majority. ARE THE VIENNA CONFERENCES RENEWED ? Total Loss of the Ship George L. Sampson, from New York, &o., &o., ko. The Cunard mail steamship Africa reached Boston at 4 o'clock yesterday morning, and her mails arrived here about 5 o'clock yesterday afternoon. Capt. Little commands the Africa on her present trip, Capt. Harrison remainiog at home in consequence of the death of two of his childre id the sicknoss of his wife, Melbourne (Australia) dates of March 8 furnish us with some of the details of the wreck of the Peruvian ship Grimenza, Penny, master, bofore mentioned in the New York Hyrarp. The captain and five of his crew had reeched Melbourne in the bark Rio Grande, ‘The Grimenra was wrecked on her passage to Callao, with 640 Chinese emigrant passengers on board, nearly allof *hom were drowned. The few survivors—mostly officers and crew—underwent terrible wofferings in the boats before they were picked up. There is some doubt in regard to the renewal of the conferences at Vienna, accordiag to the following inter- pellation in the House of Commons on the 25th ult,:— Mr. Roxnvck said—I wish to ask the First Lord of the Treasury a question. There is a report current out of doors that the con erences at Vienna have been renewed; I with to know whether government has received any information to that effect? Lord PaLMERStoN—No conference has been held since the last recorded in the papers, and before any fresh conferences can be heid ber’ Mojesty’s minister at Vienna must receive authority from here to attend them, (Laughter Mr. M. Grsgon—The noble lord’s answer to the honor- able member for Sheffield gwas not "understood here (Laughter.) he noble lord stuteda few days since that the conferences were not aoe clo-ed, only suspenied, avd that Lord Westmoreland retained full powers (Heer, hear.) I wish to know therefore from the noble lord whether those powers have been withdrawn, and if £0, when? Lord Patmerston—The powers bave not been with- drawn. Lerd Westmoreland still possesses them, but it is one thing to possess powers and another to exercise them in circursetances not considered favorable by the government at home. (Loud laughter ) The Paris Constitutionnel, of the 24th ult., gives the following as the last (not the present) proposition of Aurtria respecting the third point:— 1, Tho high contracting Powers onvinoed of the impor- tanon, for the maintenance of the general balance of power, of seeing the Sublime Porte united ia the advantagos of tho union established by the law of nations betwoen tho differ ent European Stater, declare that they oonsider it for the future as forming an integral part of tho union Tney en- ese, each of them, to respoct that independence and terri: torial integrity of the Ottoman Empire, and thoy also guarantee the strict execution of any engsgoments entered into. 2. ‘The regulations for the closing of the Straits of the Borpherus and tho Dardanelles, as set forth in the treaty of the 13th of July, shall remain in force, with the excep- tions hereafter mentioned partios which have no es- bo authorized by a fir- helng throatoned by any ag: imssif the richt of opel (Ore f opening the in the event of the naval forces of Ri in tha Black Sea joins ey we 1853, the Sal- tan shal! authorize such of the contracting partios as have blishments in the Black Seato arm in that sea = ' ual to the half of the augmentation of forces. Hitherto (says the Constitutionnel) the views of Pras- sia coincided with thoee of the cabinet of Vienna; but the question of the casus belli, rematzed on which the cabinet of Berln did not for the moment live to enter into uny poritive engagements. Austria romoved this May Goo grant that no mother present may know that rorrow caused by giving her living jewels in their early youth # racrifice to the insativte death angel. May you ali do someting to improve and de the race. Be sor that the cause is |, and Isior for your notte, prere ‘oreard aad 4on’t look back, bat renember tre fate of the wife of Orohens whe vanished from hiv presence becauce he stopped to look back, difficulty by making, in » private note, a formal engege. ment to declare wat on Ruasia if the latter, ta incrent. ing ber naval forces in the Black Sea, shoald exceed the status quo of 1853, M. Drouyn de I'Hbys before leaving Vienna changed the wording of the casus belli in this sense, that Austria should bind herself to make war on Ruvsia, even if the latter should re-establirh her fleet on tho strength it possessed in 1853. Austris consented to this woréiog, which implied the douule limitation of the aval forces of Russia, both as regards the legal principle and the nnmber. A Copenhagen correspondent of the Londoa News, wniting op May 20th, says:— The American bark Jupiter, Watson, from New Or- leant to Cronstadt, which srrived bere some time ago, but was prevented from proceeding to her port of desti- pation, at bret by the ice and then by the appearance of tho flying squadron, eailed yesterday for Memel She bas nominally a cargo of cotton aboard, but there is good reason to beliere that beneath the cotton is stowed awiy @ large quantity of ammunition and arms, ai which are said to be no less than 12,000 revolvers. These will all be landed quietly at the ‘neutral port of Memel,’”’ and forwarded by land to St, Petersburg. The London Chronicle of May 24 says:— The British Foreign Legion is at length destined to be- come a reality, Recrniting on xteasive and sus- cessful seale has been carried on in Canada and in the United States. whilst in Enarope considerable activity has been eatey by the authorities to whom the forma- tion cf the legion has been eatrusted. At the late meeting of tho members of the Royal Literary Fund of England, held in London, “The Litera- ture and Science of the United States’’ was proposed, and the toast acknowledged by Mr. Buchanan, the Ame- rican Minit Mr. Buchanan dilated on the prospect of Fnglish literature, with which that of his own coun- try was identical, having, in the course of « century, ope hundred millions of readers between the Atlantic and the Pacific Ocaans, and asserted that it would be the endeavor of the literary men of America to surpass those of the old country. The King of Prussia has sent an autograph letter to M. Metternich to felicitate him on the occasion of the 82d anniversary of bis birth. Our London Correspondence. Loxpox, Friday, May 25, 1855, The Three Great Events of the Week—The Two Derbys— The Kertch Expedition—Disraeli’s Motion—Debate in the Commons— Palmerston Holds a Private Meeting— Renewal of the Vienna Conferences. Three great events have come off since I last wrote, The Derby at Epsom, the Derby in the House of Com- mops, and the début of Madame Grisi at Covent Garden opera houre, To s philosopher or toa wag these three events might offer rich subjects for meditation or con- clusion, At the Derby at Epsom the popular voice said Wild Deyrell would win id the favorite ¢id win. Vor populi, vow Dei Statesmen might teke lesson. The populer voice bas all along pointed out the right nag in the Eastern question, and yet the government backed always another bor Quam parva sapientia regitur mundus! was the wisest saying a statesman ever uttered, The Iast blunder is the Kerteh expeiition. Forty-eight vessels of war, with 12,000 men, sail to occupy Kertch Strait they get there, but before they can land steamer comes up from Kawteech bay to say ‘ the expedition bes been countermanded.”” Sir Eémund Lyons swears, Admiral Bruat turas the orders in every direction, but s obliged to confess they are peremptory, and he must obey, Lyons cennot manage the affair alone, so the whole expedition returned as it cam+, iluetrating the cld adege:— The King of France went up the hill with teepty thovsad men, and thea—came down again.”’ ‘There is, however, something going to be done at last I believe; the whole of the French camp at Maslak has moved, and with the Sardinia contingest avd Pelissier at the bead of the French, great things are expected. ‘That rome importance was attached to Disraelli’s mo. tion may be gathered from the fact that before the de- b Palmerston held a sort of Cabinet Council at his own house.’ The Times gives the ‘following account of iti A meeting wt id Teayrees, pitgrecen at hy Ned in ng merously att tions of ‘al panty mens st i eonen vate meeting, 16) ox 1989 nadie to gives LJ ore vindlosted, the of bis collenrues, to prossoute the wac wi ed calculated to insure ble peace. The prec nature of those t claimed for the gov. ‘o" deta nt the right o° det: ing to circumstances; but those of bis expected to thoreh? ocenitierbe ais of opinion ough oo: le to the amendment of SirP Baring The the br no harmonious, to thi tas id be = mar be anieat’ ciroumotandes 20 ifvile enloaianed to taaptse cooae ‘The following is the latest foreign intelligence received Vienna, May 25, vielptecrang Reker eeotane Ss Ate aes Plonipotentiarien’ wil! prosably be present, Miss Nightingale is seriously ill. gevtlemen, w! Faeli's roeelution Our Plymouth (Eng.) Correspondence, Piymourn, May 24, 1866, Loss of the Ship George L. Sampson by Fire. Last night a fishing sloop Innded here Captain Cobb, the chief officer, second mate, stewardess and eight of the crew of the ship George I.. Sampson, 1,005 toms, de= atroyed by fire at ses, on the 3d of May, in latitude 13 deg. N., and longitude 35 deg. W. Below we give the account of the calamity, fromthe pen of her commander, who apprars to have acted wich great coolness and de- cision under the critical circumstances in which he was placed. The cause of the fire will, of course, never be known, The ship first loaded at New York for San Francisoo in December last, and started in January, when shp struck on the bar. She then returned and discharged her cargo, which has been estimated at $300,000, ameng which was a quantity of oilcloths. Had she gone ow without striking, in January, she would, probabi- lity, have reached ber destination in safety, but as her cargo lay some time in store and was then re-shipped, and of course restowed, it is copjectured that the fre- quent removals may have tended to spontaneous com- bustion, especially with such goods as oil cloths. The Northern Eagle, which first took the whole of the crew, was bound to Australia, and retained a fair proportion, tev, when she passed the otbers on board the Dutch ves, sel; and six appsars, a fair quota, to have been received by tbe ship Revere’ for Liverpool. Capt. Cobb's seems to be justly raised against the conduct of the master of the Prince Regent, when he refused to receive even a single ¢istressed a ssenger. In very happy contrast to of Capt, Hagelhoff, who ev true characteristics of a nob! When lanted at Plymouth. the captain and his crew were effectually aided by Mr. Robert White Stevens, agent for the Shipwrecked Mariners’ Society there, im procuring free pasaca over the railway to Liverpool. CAPTAIN COBB'S STATEMENT. Ship George L. Sampson, J. Adams Cobb, master, lett New York April 1, for San Francisco Everything went on asusual, until 1:45 on the morning of the 3d of May, we were sroured by the cry ut “Fire! Om reaching the ceck, found smoke issuing from the main hatch, Im- mediately ordered the hose stretched along, and got the engine at work, at the seme time hauled up the can’ apd put the abip before the wind to stop the draft off fore and after hatches to find in what part of the ship the fire was. Found vo smoke come from them, and re- placed the hatches at once. Set the carpenter to work stopping all the ventilators, Took off the main hat and played the hose down. Notwithstanding all our ex- ertions found the fire gaining. Puton the mate hatches and secured them, and cut holes in the deck to flood the lower deck if povsible, but om screwing the ven- Uators aft, fourd plenty of smoke, and as there was ne smoke from the after hatch, was forced to the conclusion that fire had originated in the lower and that there was no chance of saving the ship, therefore took instant measures for leaving. However, so fast did the fire gain, tbat in one hour from the first alarm the fire was bursting through the deck fore aft. When in the act of hoisting out the long she took fire, and we were driven out on the jib- boom. In one hour and ten minutes we found ourselves (tmenty-cight in number) in two rmail boats, without » rop of water, and only provisions enough for one re Providertially, at day-light, we saw a ship runni us, and soon found ourselves on board the ship Ni Eagle, of Boston. The same day fell in with the bark Oosterzeo, of Aua- sterdam, Captein Hagelboff who received eighteen om board. On the 7th fell in with the ship Revere, of Bea- ton, who took #ix mev on board. On the )8th fell im with the sbip Prince Kegent, of and from Hull for Quebes. who, after being informed of the case, and that the Oos- tergoo (out now 100 days) was short of water, positivay fused to receive any ome on id encept as girs. While tecling the “eep ob! passon- jligations we all were un- der to Captain Hegetheff and his officers, for their unde- V ating Findners we received while on hoard the Ooster- g00, I cannot refrain from expressing the deep loa! and centempt I fee) for a man #0 devoid of .all fesling humanity as the captain of the Prince Regent. J. ADaMS COBB. Our Madrid Correspondence. Mapnip, May 18, 1865, Financial Propositions of the Minister--His Probable Re- tirement from Office—Government Suspicions of General Officers—Satisfactory State of the Army—Result of the Conscription—Reinforcements for Cuba—Relations with Portugal—The Spanish Minister to Mezico—No Ap- pointment to Washington—Negotiations at Rome— Health of Madrid, The etate of the public finances, the principal event of the day, is still equivocal, if mot parclyzed. In order te cover the deficit in the revenue of the present year of 1866, the Minister of Finance bas presented to the Par- liamentary Commission of Estimates thieo propesi- tions :— 1, To impose a tax wy, oil, bread, meat, and szusus oette Eat ooeedn ee eee ee 2. To sell the scrip of the new emigsion for what is vill feteh in the market, | j . To make up a forced loan of $10,000,000, granting an interest of 8 per cent, to be paid off with the pro- ceecs of the palo of the church property released from mo:tmain. ‘The commission refused the first, as being equivalent to the restoration of the suppressed gate and provision the second, because it would put into the and would necesrarily diminish the value of government stocks Ae regards the third, it is much doubted whether the Com- mission will acceds to it, for it is argued that putting this loan upon those perrons only who pay a tax of $45 or $50 and upwards, is encouraging socialist principles. and contrary to the principle of equality in taxa tion. The vaccilations of the Commission, and thele opposition to there measures, will probably result in the retirement of this Minister, and as the charge is becoming very burdensome to him in truth he will be glad if it should be necessary for him to leaves post which in reality he cannot fill, and especially if he should leave it as favoring the poorer clarses, which wou!d permit him to regain a little of the popslarity which be has lost. All these questions will be decided on in the coming week. Some mcvement is noted in the removal from different pointe, by order of the government, of various gea- erals who dwell in different parts of Spain, and of whom the government eppears to be suspicious. For instance, Generals Calonge and San Koman, who were ia the em- ploy of former acministratioos, acd who have arrivedaté Madrid within ther Gays past, and have received or- cers to chenge tl jomic:l, ano im consequeace have ed for permission to leave the kingdom. Other off- ern Dot so much known have received the same order, ene all this com in that the ‘“‘Moderado’’ and Oar- list plots ave stil jecret operation, Th which ‘ollows their movements, iy ry satisfactory. Fiftteem deys the verifying of the conscription, eighteom thourand recruits were already in their various me receiving inetruciion. On the other hand, volus tery en‘istment has succeeded well, and both cir- cumstances combined bave aliowed the government to expedite th i reinforcements to Cuba. Some rix have left Galicis, and men ward; and later, by the middle of June, seven or eiz st thoveanc will be in Havana, The puodlic not been disturbed, although from the which things are going yn account of the Cortes, It’ wonld not be wu if it wore; goss on well. not ari Ot pay ove farthing, eonddent that nothing wil be one confident om fone Gooner a Sen serious reclamea- tions between rortugal. ‘You will have heard of the refasal of Mexico to admit the new Spanish M nister, Dn. Juan Antoine y " ‘The Minister of Mexico bere, Senor Vivi, in the ar but 7 a » but as ished to government, has wit eat, eee derstand, these ex} Papal eer ease 1@ RUCCEAHOT re ‘ee more has transpired : nine cases, But what this in's population of near three hundred thousaa ? Certainly what they cal! Asiatic chole a is only choles Gaya sinos there wore twenty