The New York Herald Newspaper, June 9, 1855, Page 1

/ WHOLE NO. 6861. MORNING EDIFIG‘N-SATURDAY, JUNE 9, 1855. TRE aNOW NOTHING NATIONAL COUNCIL, and Tarmoll—The Difficulty of @ Compromise—The Naturalization Laws— /The Catholic Question.{The Siavery Ques- ton—What is to be Hone? etc, Parvapeupata, June 8, 1855. "The Kaow Nothing Council and the outsiders, as well belonging to the orgavization as those unconnect- A with, but ready to jot it the moment they see amy- thing to be gained thereby, are all in con’usion and dis- Border. Many of these latter sre old brokea down politi- of the two old parties, who are puzzled by this new movement, and cannot divest themselves of their old par- Mty traditions, Others, again, are new men, who are very good for most purpeses, but who are wholly ignorant of bm the practical working of pol'tica! organizations on a great ‘senle, and who are bewildered by machinery to which they are strangers. One thing is clear already. There are no leading spirits or master minds in the con- 14 vention at Philadelphia. There is no individual there Lg who is gifted with the commenting power or overwhelm- [} ing intellect which John C. Calhoun, Andrew Jackson, Daniel Webster and Henry Clay have each evinced in their several spheres in former times. The Southern $4) men of the Grand Council, with some individual excep- tions, are-gemerally more intelligent in matters of politi- cal business than the Northerners. This arises from the peculiar social condition of Northern and Southern men. In the North, of late years, volitics have become disrepu- table. Men of talent bave avoided the politica] arena, and taken refuge elsewhere—in trade, the professions, or Uterature. For sometime past none but the unprin- cipled, and men who have proved their inability to earn a living otherwise, have become politicians in the North, or sought/political notoriety. Hence an obvious decline in the character of the class in your seotion of the coun- try, Mem ithe South reesive a better education, and ‘one more suited to enable them to engage in political life, They study the science of politics with more care, ‘and bence become far superior to the Northerners in prastical bnewledge as legislators or executive men. ‘These distinguishing traits of character are quite as dis- cornible among the Know Nothings of Philadelphia as they have been of late among the old parties, But great difficulties surround the Council, and seem only to increase as they are probed and discussed. On the general question of the naturalization laws there is , not much diversity of opinion. It is generally conceded by all parties that they should either be gradually changed or gradually abolished altogether. But between those who advocate either extreme it may yet prove difficult to frame a compromise. The same difficulty presents itself om the religious question. It has been settted in « preliminary way by the exclusion of the Roman Catholic members from | Louisiana. Yet there is a strong feeling here in favor of religious toleration per se, and for confining the hos- | tility of the Otder to political Catholicity ; or that kind of interfering with the political condition of the various classes of seciety of which the comiuctof Archbishop ‘Hughes and the Protestant clergy of New England has ') occasionally furnished exampler. But'the great difficulty for the Council is the slavery question. There seems to be but one possible mode of solving this difficulty, and that is to allow slavery, like 1) religion, to’be an open question to all parties in all sec- tions; to form a great national Know Nothing party on the basis of opposition to the indiscreet and corrupt Pclicy of the present administration, and to allow each fi section to entertain, unmolested, its lo:al opinions in tf reference to slavery, just as it entertains its private ; views om religion. Even this view, it must be admitted, ‘would enly be temporary; the question must be met ul- ‘timately im Congress, amd an understanding had on the termson which new States are to be admitted, whether free or slave, whether according to the constitution and the practice of former Gongresses or not. meom- ‘ders of the convention, and others with whdm I have conversed, consider this the only way of preserving in its integrity eur national organization. They say, let the slavery question be settled by Congress. If Congress, at 9 future session, cannot agree on a practical compro- mise, let it dissolve, and adjourn; let the question be referred to the peeple, and s convention called to revise ‘the constitution and provide s new one, if the old one ; will mot answer the purpose. It is very true that the present constitution was framed by wise and practical mem, at the close of the Revolutionary war, when ‘every faculty of theirs was in full plsy, and their y -wits reused to the utmost degree. But at the same time, the country then contained but three millions of people. Their interests were of far less magnitude and Jess exciting than ours. We now count over twen- {| ty-five millions of people and thirty-one States. Hence j our Circumstances are very different from what they were at the time the present constitution was adopted. Unless the slavery question is disposed of in some i practical friendly way, by a revision of the constitution! and adapted to the growth and increase of the country, P —cangry feelings are sure to arise, slienstion will take place detweem the North and the South, and the ultimate re- h sult will be insurrection and civil war. Hence the pro- ‘posal we have heard, if the difficulty cannot be settled in any other way, to-call a mew convention of the States and form a new constitution. If the representatives of the various States cannot agree upon a compromise that ‘will suit the present time and give a promise of dura- bility, then the North and the South had far better se- parate amicably, and organize separate republics with separate governments. One thing-is certain—the adoption of this line of poli- ey would compel real patriota and business men to re- fiect on the approaching crisis. The mere ephemeral | politicians who have used this slavery question for their ) private corrupt purposes would be floored and thrown overboard. It is absurd to expect that the free States can ever be pro-slavery) or the slave States anti slavery. Jucha thing is as utterly impossible as that a Catholic will undertake a defence of Protestantism or a Presbyterian of Episcopa- cy. The two old parties long acted on the principle of dragooning the North and the South intoan apparent uniformity of séntiment on the subject, and the conse- quence has been that they are now both diserganized and ruined, If any such plan as this could be adopted, the party might be completely organized, and with pro-slavery prinoiples in the South and anti-slavery principles in the North, might go into the next State and Presidential elections—leaving it to the meeting of Congress or to the national convention to be called for the purpose, to set- tle the question of slavery forever. I will make further inquiries on these interesting and important points and ideas, and will give you the result of my researches, Among other curious phenomens attending the meet- ing of the pending convention, the great number of per- ons . belonging to the old political parties who have crowded here with various views and designs is perhaps the most-noteworthy. Several of the leading Seward men from your State, and several politicians from New England who are affiliated with them, are very busy, of course, with the object of breaking up the convention. ‘There is herea member from # Western State, whose name Ido not now remember, who passes for a Know ‘Nothing, and high in the third degree, and yet is known as@ Seward man, and reports the proceediags daily for the New York Tribune. Many of the members both from y the North ead the South talk with considerable indis cretion. Kenneth Raynor, of North Carolina, speaks in a very ‘hostile manner of the policy of the New Yor Henatp. ‘He considers it an enemy of ours, from the freedom and 4 the sarcasm with which it has oecasionally discussed r the Know Nothing movements. ‘ ‘The Hon. James Brooks, ex-member of Congress, is also here, and frequently denounces the Heraup to Southern and Western men, as @ foreign organ, edited by a renegade Scotchman, who has no other object than the gain of money, and lives on what he has filched from the principal men of New York. Poor James forgets that he himself still owes from three to five thousand dollars to George Law for the expenses of his election to Congress. Another friend of yours is Prentice, of the Louisville Journal : he is very severe on you and the Herat. I Have other amusing anecdotes and opinions which 1 may send you another time, They deserve to be re- corded for the benefit of the Order. ings of the @onventions bait ZATION COMPLETED—LIGT OF OFFICERS EW ‘THE PLATFORM COMMITTEB CHOSEN, ETO. FOURTH DAX. Parapenrma, June $~23¢ P. M. The Convention assembled this merning at nine o'clock, Alter some general discussion the hour for the election Of permanent officers was fxede! four P. M. The fol lowing nominations were made:— For President, James W. Barker, of New York. James B. Ricaud, of Maryload. Henry J. Gardner, of Massachusetts. —— Bartlett, of Kentucky. Ex Governor Colby, of New Havspehire. W. W. Danenhower, of Illinois. For Vice- Presidents. Henry J. Gardner, of Massachusetts. —— Cone, of Georgia. N. D. Sperry, of Connecticut. —— Mathews, of California. For Recording Secretary. David B. Booth, of Connecticut. R, M. Guilford, of Verment. Fer Corresponding Scoretary. C. D. Deshler, of New Jersey. ‘There wag no nomination of a candidat» for Treasurer offered. Afveran animated debate, » resolution was adopted empowering the several delegations to nominate one each as a committee on the preparation of a platform, the neminations to be made the afternoon session. At two P, M. the Convention adjourned till four o’clock. Maugre newspaper reports to the contrary, more harmonious body never convened. Barring a few mal- contents, the entire body is strictly national and con- servative. : Haxy. past Six 0’C100K. The Convention met at the hour appointed. The ad- Gress of the late President was read, amidst the most evident demonstrations of applause., The election of offi- cers was now entered upon; and on the sixth ballotiag— Mr. Barker having beemahead five dallots successively— Mr. BARTLETT, or Keytucky, was chosen President, having received ninety votes. ‘Haxy-Past Egat 0’CLooK. The following is the result of the election for perma- nent officers :— — Bartlett, of Kentucky. C. D, Freeman, of Pennsylvania. ©. D, Deshler, of New Jersey. —— Stepbens, of Maryia: —— Crane, of Ohio. The following names were announced as the nomina- tions for the Committee on Platform. Gibson, of Minoia. Ellis, of Dist. Columbia. Colfax, of Indiana, Foster, of Mass. Lyons, of New York. Balling, of Virginia. Gamble, of Missouri. Deshler, of New Jersey. Colby, of New Hampebire. Ricard, of Maryland. Ortle, of Indiana, Mathews, of Caiffornia. Sperry, of Conn, The above is but partial list of the nominees. It is sufficient, however, to give an idea of the character of the platform which will be presented. Coroners’ Inquests. Unknown Mxn Founp Drownep.—Ooroner Wilhelm held an inquest yesterday, at pier 11 North river, upea the body of an unknown man, about 24 years of age, who was found drowned in the slip foot of Carlisle street. No marks of violence being found on the body, a verdict of supposed drowning was rendered by the jury. De- ceased was about five feet nine inches in height, was stout built, had mo whiskers, had short brown hair, had on & white linen shirt, no undershirt or drawers, white Tinen coat, dark thick woollen pants, biact satin vest, black silk handkerchief, gray stockings. | In bla pockets were found five dollars in bills, fifty cents in change, « portemonnaie, len comb, pocket knife, some black thread, s copy of the American Celt ana a card with the name of D. & J. Sadlier & Co. upon it. An inquest was also held by Coroner Wilhelm upon the body of an unknown man, about 35 years of age, who was found floating inthe water near Governor’s Island. The body of the deceased wan towed to the island, where a jury being empannelled a verdict of supposed drown ing was rendered. Deceased was five feet six inches in height, was stout built, had dark brown hair closely cut, wore two coarse cotton shirts, blue cotten pants, had a belt around bis waist, wore white cotton stock- ings and thick shoes. Had nothing in his pockets. From fe oe appearance of the deceased the Curoner =: posed him to have been an escaped convict from Black- ‘well’s Island. Scicixz sy DrowxivG.—Coroner O’Donaell held an in- quest yesterday afternoon, at the Twenty-second ward station house, upon the body of an unknown man, about thirty-five years of age, who committed suicide by jumping into the water at the foot of Sixty-second eu! North river. The deceased some little boys filling his end deliberately nglog int the ict in Cage gait ‘the al pe Pon sont Me sage Sy au) from his a] sve been an Ameri- con as his name ‘oF place of residence could not be as- certained, no cause for the commission of the rash act has yet been made manifest. Marine Affairs. Smit ANorner.—The steamer Quaker City, lately ran- ning between Philadelphia and Charleston, is advertised to sail from this port for "Havre direct, on the 23d instant. She will only carry passengers and specie. The demand for steamers for transport service has, doubtless, induced the sending these steamers to Eu- rope. This makes the fourth which has lately been put on, The others were theGranite State, from Phila- delphia; Tennessee, from Baltimore; and the Star of the South, from this port. Tar Arctic Expsprrion.—The bark Release and steamer Arctic, the latter in tow of the Release, to economize coal, were spoken on the 6th inst., at 10 A. M., lat. 40.20, Jong. 69 23, by Capt. Balch, of the ship Howadji, which arrived at Boston 7th inst. Capt. B. reports them going off in fine style. Snort PassaGes.—The clipper ship James Baines, Capt. Chas. M’Donrell, made the passage from Liverpool to Melbourne in 63 days, and thence, back to Liverpool, in 69 days. The whole voyage, including detention ia was performed in 149 days, or less than five months, This, we believe, is the shortest voyage by 40 days ever formed by any steamer or clipper. Her outward pas- as is eq by the pe passage of the Lightning, Capt. which was made in 63 days. ‘The Champion of the Seas, Capt. Newlands, made the passage out im 71 days, and home in 84. three nificent clippers have excelled all the ever made by avy British build vessels bound to or from the same porte. They are owned by Mesars. James Baines & of vernor. and were all built by Mr. Donald East Boston. The Donald McKay, belonging to line, and built by the same build. er, probably sailed trom Liverpool to-day, on her first voyage to Melbourne. She is the largest of the line, has Howe's rig, and spreads as much canvass as a 74 gun ship, | She is fuller modelled than any of the others, ‘but is longer, and has greater preadth of beam, which will probably compe ends. Mr. McKay's Slipper suip Nautingale, Capt. Mather, mede the p clipper al le, Capt. er, passage from Bhangbal to London in. 61 da; 8,16 hours, said to be the shortest on record. The pred Cd Star of the Kast sailed about the same time, and at last accounts was reported in the channel, 98 days out, having neen handsomely beaten by the ‘Nightingale.—~Boston ‘Atlas, rune 8, Personal Intelligence. alHion, Russell Saze, Troy; Dr. a. tyler, Virgiate; fF. , Boston. yt House—J. —s Bain: col Wipient, vo. At the Asi 8,,A.; Captain Winder, U. 8. A,; J, "Van Ooast, U.S. Alfrod Mills, New Jersey; ©. R. Palmer, Albany; Mrs. B. P. Esto, Cincinnati At the Metropolit Holloway, Fayettoville; J. ‘Hughes, 8 C. At the Smithsonian Houre—Geo, D. Prentico, of the Lou- isyille Journa’ hmond; Bander, sate 8 Coated Brien bam roghan, Ke Ky Gah RM. Sends, Col, ©. Lam: “Aspinall, inten team TIinele Via Aspinwall, in . a Mr Cotte: a peak ethene eae gest "FF at. i daught C Tyan 3 J aley,, F Soha air, J Fan ‘ke, Mrs ‘and lady, Mrs Uden, My Ks, Miss C Hessler, W Winters, H ® J , © Chase, D Lader, M Renting and lady, Harris and two children, 0 Lowy, malas hae ite Z,Calerie, RW Ford, wife and three te ita bor ire GG and wife, A J From Savannah, in Livingsworth and lady, 4 $40 others in oubin an Mi ae, ih ee be Tahun diana iat Gilt SW At hrs ALE Cohen, sifant, 8 children ‘anf nurse, Mre noree—29 0 steerage. From Antwerp, in ship Sea Lark—Mrs Visee, dard, tamily and corvante, HN Aldrich, Capt ¥ C Tucker, W And UJ Ponse and tier Fi i Warner A eventeny Me kesce uss Becton ‘eke REGATTA OF THE NEW YORK YacHT Gix"8: Wid avd Weather Favorable—Fourteen Boets Entered for the Prizes—the Tula, Alpha and Say Declared the Winners— Ortgin and Progress of Yaehting tn America. ‘The annual regatta of the New York Yacht Club tok place yeaterday. It had been postponed the day before im consequence of the unfavorable atate of the weathe: but sverything seemed to conspire im its favor yest day, and all who participated in it appeared to en- joy themselves to the urmost. Every one appeared to be pleased with bimself and the rest of mankind, and the wind, which generally blows the wrong way on such occasions, seemed to have made up ite mimdto be agree. ble for once. It blew what we believe is known among nautical mem as ‘‘@ spanking breeze,” and, as may be supposed, made short work of the regatta. Theair was cool and invigorating on the water, and the bay and its surrounding scenery glowed im all the radiance of thew summer beauty, The Hadsom surpassed itself, the Highlands looked, if possible, more Picturesque, the Elysian Fields more elysian, and over all the sun poured down @ flood of golden light. It was ome of those days om which we feel it ise luxury to live, and on which natare puts om her moat pleasing aspect, to compensate for what she some- times inflicts upon usin the shape of unpleasant woa- ther. Two or three hours befere the {ime appointed for the starting of the yachts, a number of them were on. geged im making trial of their sailing qualities before the final test ; but it was impossib'e to form e correct opi. nion of the relative merits of each. The critics, howe- ver, of whom there was as usual a large uumber present, found no difficulty in discovering their merits and faults, and passed judgment on each as they swept past them with aw:lling sails. Each particular boat had its admi- rers, and a considerable amount of money changed hands in the form of bets. The Julia, which was built by George Steers, and which is owned by J. M. Water- bury, seemed to be the general favorite, and justified the expectations that had been formed of her sailing quali- ties, by distancing all competitogs, although on the re- turp her topmast was carried away. The members of the Club, according to their usual custom, ehartered s steamboat for the use of those who were engaged in the race, and their friends, of whom the ladies appeared to be in the majority. They had alo engaged the services of a band, and altogether seemed to enjoy themselyes immensely. Messrs, Spot- ford & Tileston, with a liberality and courtesy to which the Yacht Club appear to be great strangers, placed their powerful steamer Leviathan, which has tho mame of being the fastest running upon our waters, at the disposal of their friends, and extended a particular in- vitation to the members of the press. We take this op- portunity of returning them our thanks for a courtesy which ie more highly appreciated as it came from pri- vate gentlemen, and standing, as it does, in marked con- trast with the uniform exclusiveness and churlish cha. racter by which the Yacht Club have rendered them- selves do notorious. ‘The yachts which entered for the prize were divided into three classes—the first including those of over fifty tons; the second, those of fifty tons and under, but over twenty-five; and the third, twenty-five tons and under ‘The prizes were three silver cups, each worth $125. The following are the directions which were drawn up by the Club for the regatta — achts will pass to the westward of a fix off Staten Isl he Qi easterly to s flax above Fort Hamilton, pass thence sround the buoy ef the from the north and east. turning, they will first pase the fing boat anshored off the Long Lal passing it to, the south and thence to the fieg the Staten Teland shoro, it to the south and west: thenoe to tho flag the Club House, Hoboken, passing it to tward. In going and returning, the buoy on the wost bank is to be passed to the eastward. A violation of this order by any one of the winning bosts would have invalidated its claims to the prize. The Southwest Spit is about twenty miles from the boat opposite the Elysian Fields, by the route prescri in the rules, making the whole run about forty miles, which was accomplirhed in a little more than four hours, The boats started in the following order:— Al of "Timn-—48 seconde per t Jowance im:—45 seconds per ton. 16 tons, ei Ei Ives. boat sta- Julia. Schr. Haze... a The interest in the race was divided with other mat- ters of no less importance to the spectators, An excel- lent collation and a liberal supplyyof champagne were provided by Mefirs Spofford & Tileston, and to these the com| voted themselves for awhile, with an as- siduity that ensured complete su ‘or the oppor- tunity which Mesars 8. & T. had afforded them, a vote of thauks was proposed by Mr. George Curtis. It is al- most needless to add that it was given unamimous he sete menche ana ra priate He said ston jes and appro; reply. He sai Gentlemen and friencse—for I see none but friends around me—the compliment that has been paid me by Mr, Curtis I think is entirely undeserved, or at least it is but partially deserved. ( bins o Well,gentle- men, then admit that it is deserved. I feel it, deeply feel it, and thank yon for it from the bottom of my Leart. During a lovg course of business in New Yorx— now ve on forty years—I have not been an unmind- tul spectator of its progress. I have seen it rise from less than one hundred thousand inbabitauts to the position it now holds. Coming to this city from Boston w! but s youth, I recollect I was three days on my journey; aad now, gentlemen, let me ask what are the facilities we a? We can go from this to Boston in something ike eight or nine hours. aro we see evidences of progrese. Nature bas been most beneficent to our t city. I would ask you to poiat me oat the city on she face of the earth that bas advauced with such rapid- ity. In 1820 we had not more than 100,000 inhabitants, while according to our last census, the population, inde- it of that of our sister cities, was over half a mil- flom. In conelaston, geatiemen, I thank you for the compliment you have paid me, and only regret that I cannot reply ‘to it more fozeibly. ‘Three cheers were here given for the proprietors of the Leviathan, and in a few minutes after the boat entered the dock at pier No.4 North river, sbout four hours after she . As the company landed, the Julia could be seen Mint gether saps A side, with her top- mast brokem, but still far ahead of all her cor itors. The pilot boat George Steers, although not in the race, attracted a great deal of , from the admirable ‘manner in which she was trimmed, as well as the supe- rior sailing qualities of the boat herself. Had she been entered for the prize, it was the opinion of many that the others would have but a very poor chance for it, m as contest with ber. The following is the order in which the yachts started apd passed the different stations going out and coming ia THIRD CLASS. 5. BLE Fields, 8, W, Spit. E. Fields. HM 8. H. i. 8, H. M. 8. 1i 03 00 1 3 40 3 52 11 0% 0 lh % 40 343 01K AL 65 00 lL 23 43 3 51 ll 05 00 1 38 OF - 11 05 00 = _ AECOND OLABB. 15 60 1 29 38 3 43 27 BS fh tBs 156 0 1% 3 5 50 6 0» 1 4 - on cae a, 4 02 82 HES t28 $Re i 31 90 1 2 12 3 23 16 following synopsis, it will be seen that the Julia, Ray and Alpha were the winners of the first, se- cond and third class prizes:— FIRST CLASS. Julia won, beating the Uns 3 mim, 17 sec., the Haze 18 min. 15 sec., and the Twilight 43 min. 603 sec. SROOND CLAss. Ray won, beating the Undine’ 1 min. 15 sec., the Star- bright 14 min. 23 neo., and the Mystery 23 min. 3aes, THIRD OL* 9% 1a won, beativg Ly Kivvis & min, 6336 sec., and the Ceres 9 min. 35), -* . For the origin of yechtingin this country we must Jook to the New Yerk pilots, whose boats have always been distinguished for the beauty of their buiki and their great swiftness. They Shave had » regular organi- zation since 1789, and to the ri which prevailed among them and the g ae the fastest for our superiorit ‘over a) construction of Weenie £0 celebrated were our pilot boats for their sniling qualities that they have been em- vi re two named the ‘Trimmer,’’ one of, *¢hic! noted worase with & erack schooner known by ‘iss high sounding title of the “Grand Canal.” Thi curred in 1820, and was the all abso conversation at the Go Lay a others valet be mon- tioned, but those we have nam a@nawer Our pur: pene, In 1817 Mr, Crowninghield, of Solem, crossed the Atlentic ims magnificent yacht of two hundred tons, galled the ¢ by again barge.’ Her owaer, an! a num- ber of his friends, visited the Western islands, and then tniling through the Straits of Gioraltar, followe) the windings of *he left coast of the Mediterranean, touch- ing at all the prineipsl cities on the route. Passing the y, Wrdavelles, he entered the Black Sea, after which he ™m wrned by the south side of the Med! , stop. A salem, Alexendria avd other priacipal Since the “Cleopatra's barge” we team yacht North Star, which also visited George Law’s great clipper yacht, ‘“‘the cick Who can forget, when speaking on this subject, the America, and her great achievement ut Cowes on the, "24 day of August, 1861? New York, how- ever, tm’ only seaport in the country in which Teens pate, ‘#4 Aud supported: Yacht élubs have boon abso ‘eetabliy “2 in Baltimore, Charleston, Mobile ‘and other cities, bx, * New York has taken the lead of them im this as in oth, *F Teapects. Arrival of the Bon Franklin at Norfolk. OUR NORFOLK 0 9RBESPONDENOE. Oxp Porn Comwo, 87, VA., June 6—8 P. M. ‘The steamship Benjamin Frax‘klin, from St. Thomas, bound toNew York, has just an ‘ived at this place in distress, leaking badly. ‘The following ia a complete list of her passengery, a number of whom have declared that it required their utmost exertions, combined with the effarts of the crew, to keep the vessel afloat for the Inet three days:— W. L. Casneau, United States Commissioner $0 San Domis ©. J, Helm, United States Consul to St, Thomas. J. F. Piekelt, United States Consel to: Vera Cruz. LADIES’ AND CHILDREN’S LIST. Mrs Travers and child, “ Spaulding and two children, “* Donocho aad child. TELEGRAPHIC, THE STEAMER BEN FRANKLIN—YELLOW FEVER. Barrons, June 8, 1856, The steamer Ben Franklin, from St. Thomas, put into Forfolk in a leaking condition, and with the yellow fever onboard. There had been three deaths from the fever. Fifty of the passengers have arrived in this city. They had to work at the pumps for three days to keep her free. It will be remembered that this vessel has been sold +o the Mexican government, The Kinney Expedition. ‘TRE SIEGE RAISED AND THE INVESTING FORCR PUT TO FLIGHT—REMARKABLE GENSRALSHiP DIS- PLAYED BY COLONEL KINNEY--THE O9LONEL EN ROUSE FOR CENTRAL AMERICA—A FCLL HISTORY OF THE FAMOUS KINNEY BLOCKADE. The femous blockade is over. Yesterday afternoon,about 4 o'clock, the propelier City of Boston hauled up anchor and stood in for the navy yard, followed soon after by the steamer Vixen, whose valiant commander returned to his quarters quite dispirited, and dreadfully out of humor at the ridiculous figure he has been cutting for aweek part, He may console himself, however, with the reflection that neither Napier nor Dundas gained any laurels in their respective fields of action, and that naval heroes lately have been at a decided discount. The news that the besiegers were running away, soon spread among the garrison, and the whole force, consisting of the purser, the carpenter, and Jane and Elizabeth, the fair stewardesses, hastened to the quarter deck of the Uxited States to give the retiring enemy a parting sa- lute. Thetwo men cheered, and the ladies waved their handkerchiefs to the disconsolate officers and mariners, who strode the decks gloomily, and, like Rachel mourn- ing for her children, refused to be comforted. The fight of the besiegers was not unexpected to the garrison, as Lieutenant De Camp had run up a fisg of truce, and come aboard the United States during the day to ask for leave to clear out, which was readily granted by the captain. In the meantime, we learn from undoubted autho- rity that Colonel Kinney left the clty two days ago in 8 packet ship, and is now one-third of the way to Cen. tral America. The following extract from the letter of a Philadelphia correspondent (the whole of whose favor we are compelled to omit for want of room) throws some light on this subject:— from your Hepiee Gay, scciacatay mot Cal, Kites our Em, ace: met Col. who bad just arrived hore. joined him. He informed me he was go! tely —(+omewhat indefinite, this). We had but few mo- ments conversation, in which he referred to the action of the government in the celebrated blockade of the United States, denouncing it in inane ané unlimited terms. He sald the whole was the of the Transit Compeny—that they were the cause of the destruction of Greytown—and was somewhat amazed that the gov- errment should be deceived ty their fruitful and mali- cious representations. According to rumors afloat, the men engaged for the Kinney expedition have been quietly shipped off during the past two weeks, and are to meet at some point out of the United States, where they will be joined by the Colonel, who will proceed with them to Central Ame- rica, as originally intended. Here they expect to meot the Walker expedition; and if between them there is not the mischief to pay, itis not because there is not the proper material for it. As the administration desire to atch Kinney, they will of course have to request George Irw to help them with the Grapeshot, for if they depend on the government vessels, it will result in as disastrous @ failure, as their efforts to capture Baker did. The whole course of Colonel Kinney in getting his men off own admirable sddress aod Pe seens eg While the administration was employing the whole naval force it could command—four war ships and 200 men—in keeping watch over two steward- eeses, & purser and s carpenter, the Colonel, if the rumor is true, was quietly ;uperintending the shipment of his expedition, and now, when they are all off, starts himself, leaving tne Siguor Mar- colets, the Transit Company and the administration, in & particularly bad box. is moquestion but that Gol Rinney has completely out-general Gen. Pierce, and theonly thing that remains is to call George Law and the Grapeshot to the rescue. fhe little vessel lays at her dock, taut and trim, and ready for any emer- cy. oA this famous blockade 1s “ not for a day, but for all time,”’ we give the following history of the oxtraordina- z event, comp'led from the most authentic sources, for the benefit of am sdmiring posterity, who will hereatter be writing in thelr books the wonderful military achieve- ments of Gen. Pierce and Lieutenant De Camp:— May 28, 1815 —Nows that the Kinney expedition is about to sail from New York having arrived at Washing- ton, it causes great exci A Cabinet couneil . moned, and orders are sent te the, Brooklyn Nevy to wy ee it a step to it, if pos May 29 —' Pree okie anchor in the East river, running over with sailors and marines, full of fight, and anticipating an ‘conquest. Officers valiant, men ferocious, powder mookeys in great spirits, guna shotted to the muzale, and every prepara- tion for a terrible affray. May 20.—The same continued, May £1.—Tremendous excitement on board tho war fleet at the discovery of smoke issuing from the pipo of the Unite Staves, Officer rushing about “7y piace in hand, men ronning aloft, great quantities of liquor drank. however, ends in smoke. June 1.—! force occupied im reading the Heraup, where y find an sccount of their gallant conduct of the day before. Kept ups warm and steady fixe (in the stove) all night. June 2 and 3.—Alarming discovery that the Lf — is rumning low, great consternation cau: thereby. Jung 4--Liqnoe all out, ditto. quite distracted at the dread{ul state of affairs. June 6.—Provision havieg run out, as a )ast resort all leaving the lines out all Ju bape Be nee 2 before, they 7 newspapers ereoben on board crackers, cheese and United States. June §.—Stazved out; a council of war held; Lieute- and return LD. 70 THE EDITOR OF THE HERA! New Yor, June 6, 1855. mutool thie date, amxed to a call "to be held at the foot We, the unde yublished in the teamer United States), is now of the government officials,’? and ‘to put a stop to Feared in the Binsin. We were never consulted 68: JRRALD. fe were it. We never ied hey cue and never authorised our =—=— TWO CENTS» IN PHILADELPHIA. GRAND AMERICAN RE-UNION OF DELEGATES FROM ALL THE STATES, Massachusetts Declining Show Her Hand. THE EASTERN ABOLITIONISTS NOWHERE, THE STATES CALLED SERIATIM. Speeches of Mayor Conrad, Kenneth Raynor, Messrs, Ricard, of Md.; Andrews, of N.Y. Pike, of Arkansas, die, to Sen, Se. Tho Mayar and citizens of Philadelphia entertained, om Thursday evening last, tho delegates to the great No- tional Know Nothing Convention, assembled in that city, at a grand banquet im Sansom Street Hall, It was an affair of great importance to the future of the eoun- try, and one in which the most lively and extensive pub- Me interest was manifested. The Convention still per- sisting in altting with closed doors, and thus, as for as possible, precluding a knowledge of ite momentous pro: ceedings from reaching the public eye, gave to this ban- quet additional importance in affording, as it did, the members of the Order an opportunity to declare their sentiments openly and above beard. There was, there- fore, the greatest desire manifested by outsiders to pro- cure tickets of admission, but there wos only a limited number for sale—the delegates being presented with cards of invitation—and these were put up at the high figure of ten dollars each. The following ix a copy of the note of invitation sent to each of the invited guests:— Pi Drax S1n—You are cordial! to be given by the citizens of P! Hall, this afternoon at 4 o'clock. Please presen} this ticket at the doer, Respectfully, COMMITI® Ji cl E, Geo. john . M. Neal, Geo. 8. J. L, Gifford, W. G. Flanigan. Mr. Cuvncu, the firat of the above names, was chair- man of the Banquet Committee, and to his active care and attention must, in a great measure, be ascribed the suctess with which the affair was managed. Accompany- ing this note was a handsomely erigraved and embossed card, in the following atyle:— Preece eeseeererenerecesesesanees * (Ameri with 4 Camere tates hecten aa Tigh eine (On the right, under this viguetto, was sare of Washington, leaning on his swor left, the Goddess of Liberty, holdit hand a ing in ike, surmounted by the Seythia: a en of my tle) si te entommes erm * . . “ AMERICAN BANQUET." . . (Grand douristturtaay, Juno, 7, 1856, ‘ lourish, wi stands o! ar £ balls, kettledrums, and other werlke deview. =" ® o tee eeerences we eweeeen eer There were some four hundred and fifty tickets of ad- mission and invitation issued; and there were fully that number sitting down to the banquet. Sensom Street Hall is a very fine building, within a few stones’ throw of Independence Hall: and the apartment in which the affair took place iss spacious and very commodious one, At the southern end of the room, on a platform of & few feet elevation, was placed the table of honor, where sat the Chairman and some of the more distin- guished guests, under the tastefully wreathed folds of the stars and stripes, looped up at intervals by blue stel- lated shields, From the platform four tables extended longitudinally the full length of theroom, probably some 120 feet, and the lower end was also decorated in the seme manner. Here, aleo, under s canopy formed by American flags, presided over by a stuffed eagle, was en- framed a portrait of George Shiffler, a young man who, it may be recollected, was killed in Philadelphia during one of the Native American riots of 1844. A Bible was placed at one side of the picture, which was rendered further re- markable by the mottos:— Pete ee eeeseseseerarersaceenenee eeserenees * BEWARE OF FORKIGN INFLUENCE, Soeseceveenrasneneesaseaneeen eeud ee A FREE PEOPLE OVGHT TO BE CONSTANTLY . AWAKE. eee eee eee ieee errr rrr rrr There was a somewhat similar canopy decoration on one side of the table of honor, but it did not appear to be dedicated to the memory of any ‘“‘martyr.”? All the orpaments of the room and table spoke t> the eye of something peculiarly national; the very candles in th ndelabras being of the three favorite colors—red white and blue, Handsome bouquets adorned the head and other tables, and everything really appeared to have been gotten up in pretty good taste, and without re- gard to cost. The following was the bill of fare on the oceasion:-— AERO R One w eee Hen ee eensensereene oF * * AMEKICAN BANQUET, AT SANSOM STRDET HALL, . . . TauRspay, June 7, 1865. : _ : : Boiled Rock and Gaper Sance Baked Rook and Claret Sauce. jaked Shad. Boiled Sea Base snd Caper Sauce. : nortLED. Matton and Caper Sauce. Chickens and Oyster Sauce. irkeys and Egg Sauce. Ey Chiew ‘Home. Calves’ Heads. gar SIDE Disues. Sweet Breads. Lamb Cho Fried Oysters. Lobster Salad. rs. Oyster Patti: Croquettes, Squabe,” Macosroni. ‘Chieken Now Poratoos, Ye RT AREE Hf few Povatoos. epareg Post. Caulifiowers. ° : Roasr. Mam, Cham 0 8 Ala mode Bout. b, Mint Sauce. Bu! Roast Chicken. Beef. ‘Veal, Frioande: DESHERT. Pastry. Ice Cream. Stra’ Lady Fingers Waters,” berriae, Maranpwes. Cnatlotte Russe. rRUIT, Reisins. Almonds. Ei Candied Onna cae onrves. lich Waloute. Pee ee eee ee eee e eee eevesesessseseeeeseeses® See cecesesee te eeneeene . ‘Wines and liquors were supplied in profusion, of very good brands, as described in the following wine WINES ETC, on table at the AMERICAN BANQUET PHILADELIMIA, June 7, 1856, Moot & Chandon's superior “'Snider's’® spoctad 0 "g.Faperior “Salden’s! spect SHERRY. Duff Gordon & Co.'s superior palo ADEIR A. ‘*Saider’s” very guperior old Claret—"‘W. Merton’s”’ superior “Chateau Larivesux.’* SAUTERNE. “ Morton’s”’ very superior. HOCK, “ Henkell’s” Nierstoiner. A eee cesseeeesesssseseses Eni con's” rare low. Whiskey, cin Scotch ale, London stout, eneeteene ‘The bacqpet wa: eseccscseseseresecesets ane Seeesareeeses y resided over by Mayor Conrad, as THE KNOW NOTHING CONVENTION | BANQUET. sisted by {Hlowing named thirteen vice presi- deata— Dillon Luth+r, B. H. Brewster, Simone, R, B, Sonxith, W, Whitoey, W.8. _ Edward Gratz, Joba W, Ryan, * Fiomer(eit, Joun K, Tyson, H. Butler, C. Gibvoas. Secoph 8, Myers, y Pied the eeais at the extremity oy ¢aoh tab! Among the promioont wen prosen,’ 6 doting d Moser. Raynor of North Csrolina. Barker of xem York, Jather Of Philadelpbia, Androws of New York, Wicaud of M&ry- Jand, Whitney of Philadelphia, Ellis of the Washi, tom Organ, Lévin, Moore sad Ashman of Putirdelpt Was: quires of New York, Ullman of New York, Colo: * Bolling of Virginia, Albert Pike of Arkaasas, Gov - Brown of Tennessee, Col James Logan, Gov Ganiner and Senator Wilson of Massachusetts. Tue two Intter did not, as might have besn expected, occupy ‘thigh seats in the synagogue,” and did mot take any-pany: in the after-dinner eloquence, although frequentiy cfm \!- lenged to the lists, Our reporters were informed the + over s bundzed of the convives were police offcers'# ” the city, but for the truth of that we will mot vouch, ° During the discussion of the vianda, about 6 e’clock-+ the hurricane, which haa been travelling from the south: * northward, passed over the city, and spread au ominous veil of darkness over the festivities. The “dark lan- tern’’ became & necessity; but soon the light from the gas hangings and candelabras dispelled the temperary obseurity, and all wovright ogain. A band wis im at tendance, Wich during the banguetting hour, una afters wards, Giscoursed at imtervals ptrains’ of national and foreign music. At length, about 6}, o'clock P,M:, the gavil of the president called the company to order; and ‘silence hay- ing been obtained, Mayor Conran, addressing the aseou- bled guests, said:— Gunrixuun—You will please ower, There feast before you im which I eontribute a viand nee than any you have yet tasted, and in order to enjoy it Leig +o that you should receive it with decorens 2 Te mntlemen, there is » parsimooy’ peculiar te afiuence, and we are now, in delphia, so rich im the_weaith of eloquence and genius afforded by all parts of our country, that we feel jealous even of time, lest it should rob us of some portion of the rich feast which is ° spread before us: (Appiause.) Ae the banquet, which we all have }) Was so rich that an ¢) would have lingered over'a single delicacy, unwilling to With ty yee ttl lens willing to linger over it, he abould lose that which was afterward to be preseat- ed, #9 in the rich: succession of speakers who will be presented to you this evening, you must be content with ® more brief entertainment than their merits and year ’ own wishes would werrant. For my own part, my énty is not te spenk but to forbear, to smite the rock amd invoke,the fountain of cloqueneein others. (Applause ) Bat there is a higher law—would to God that all laws were as harmiess—(Loud appiaute, Isughter amd ving of napkins)—which requires that, being houer- ed with the duty of guiding the fostivities of this ecoa- sion, I should meet and greet the strangera—no, not the * strangers, but the brotliera of our country. (Hi, hi amd applause.) Brothers, not in the fashion which the world puts on, but, in the communion of a com- mon and elévated vritilotiam—prothers of ” the he: (Applause.) We cannot speak as we would tl reltome in wordn; let it be spoxen in the readisess and alacrity of our co-operation and in the fidelity of our earnest zeal in our common and hely cause. (Applause. ) Philadelphia gives throb for throbto the foyal. heact of Pennsylvania. Pennsylvania: has every interest and feeling. which was common toeur generous national family, nor has she shown a moment- ary discontent, a momentary treason to the zeal, the fervor, and filelity which united her to our common countty. (Applause). Philadelphia, in those feet- ings, i earnest and anxious to manifest them, and it fe therefore that you have been gathered around this fes- tive board, Depend upon it, that in the present or im « the futare, asin the Past) you wil find that all and ail she bas belongs to the Uni tinued plause, ) Her thousand and homes for the sons of her her bills have iron and steel, and sinewy arma to wield it, for her enemies. (Applause.) I. should be glad, it - would be a luxury for ie, to address you, but I feel that Iam encroaching on the dution of hospitality, (Ap lause, and criss of ‘goon.”) Iam aman of many jeeds; all day I have to sit in judgment on mg fellow izes night it seems and in the nig! i that my fellow citizens must eit ia judgment upon me. (Applause and lavghter.) But to night, I am sorry to say that Ifind I neve another engagement to lecture at achurch, which must be attended to, and thus must cut short necessaril: remarks which I might desire to make (0: you. after, at a later period of tee evening, I may, perhaps, have an opportunity ef so without encrozching upon those, our more eleqi friends, from other sections, and if so I will be happy te address you. (applause) jut this much let me that I now aver here and elsewhere, by word or by there is no crisis which can occur im the holy cause, im which we are embarked, that I am not prepared ive every energy of my nature to it, and to call the joan who Claims that title, tothe aupport of its and he ie no friend of mine who hesitates or falters te —_ te Sere Fels , Loud peeseee, Ss ‘three cheers for Mayor ”?) Gentlemen, give you the first toast It is one which deserves fremm ‘the third’? three times three, echoed not only to your voices but your hearts, and sustained by every which is true to his country. 1 give— The Union. . —which toast will be answered by our brother, Kenneth Raynor. (‘‘Hurra, burra, hurra.’’) Mr. Rayyor rose to his feet amid tremendous ag- plause, cheers, waving of napkins, and other demonstes- tions of enthusiasm. He said :— Herd indeed is the task it on him to whem ia asnigned the duty of reayouling to 900b ® sentiment as this of the Union, around which cluster so. many hell- lowed and heart-stirring associations. The Union! the very word of poetry itself; aye, the peetry of patriobiemt What tongue so tloquent as to rtray its beautios— what hearc #0 full as to ap te its ‘hat brain so capacious as to estimate its value! The Union! * The very mention of the word is enough to still all the tumults of our troubled nature—to hush all the augry contentions of conflicting interests—to allay all the aux- ieties of the patriot’s heart in reference to our country’s tuture. (Aj use) The idea of the Union of Var | States! How vast the field of contemplation which opens before the human mind! It grasps within horoscope the glorious associations of the past, the intense tion of our present blessings, the intense and hope as to the glories of country’s future. The union of these States ! the very:idea carries back the mind to time ‘igri Fathers Isaded on Plymouth Ta and vigor, impelled ‘a devotion to civil liberty, and # resistance to religions ocena— rEsnhs E veekettte oppression, they braved all the storms of the they uffered ali the | pen mom and perils which were pecoliar toa people ying from oppression toa distest wilderness. me idea of the Union compreheads the time—if we still further along down the stream of bistory—whei patriot fathers, st the op- preseions of the mother country, were into re- sistance, and took up arms for the purpose of reat prineipion whiok were the righta of eertse subject, and which they supposed hed been im- vaced This same idea * the Tain oe the time when that conclave sages me! city—ay, my brethren, within « few hundred 4 ef the very spet where we are now ee And really when I allude-to that importentevent in eur history—qhen I feel the stirring sesociations conncoted . with it—when I feel tha’ m within sight of that hal- ve38 ; {e carries you back to all the battle folds of the revelu tion. This denof the Union! it covers the sacrifices our fathers at Bunter Hill, at Saratoga, at Brandywise, at Guilford, at Camden, where the blood of heroes orfu- foned the soil and watered that tree of lil under. whore spreading branches we are now tnd quietude. (iremendous applause.) | Yee, friends, this ides of the Union, which , not ‘fail to back our fathers’ Ce ao — few, the immorte! names ‘That were not ». ra to vie.—Grost applause. - My this ides of the Union! It is an even out hirtory 56 less momentous even than hai r9f6r to that a ate ae statesmen " ie eit ene saty ema pe a pre 2, 5 ia ti the blood of the en . And - sil ater and Ti iorioos-we even tare pe that it wes ‘ander the broad gis of the Uniom—the Union ss om- bodied in the stars and stripes—that our sons marched Bree hecatembe of the slain to the very walls of Monte. cums; and as tho honms of the rising sun shot athwarg #18. Gibbons, Butler, Mya“, Ao W.S arith eecu-