The New York Herald Newspaper, September 15, 1855, Page 4

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The steamship Ariel, from Havre, and Southamp. ton evening of September Ist, arrived at this port yesterday morning, with one day's later news from We have received the Russian version of the Dattle of Traktir Bridge, in which Prince Gortscha- koff acknowledges to have met with a serious loss after a desperate struggle. He had three general officers killed. General Melnikoff had introduced a new series of defences along all the Malakoff works at Sebastopol, which, in the opinion of the Tarkish Officers, Would render its capture by the Allies still more difficult. In consequence of this movement Pelissier had to change his plan of attack. Austria is said to have inclined towards a better waderstanding with France and England. The Catholic church question still agitated Swit- zerland and Bavaria. Louis Napoleon's government was a good deal agitated by the late popular outbreak at Angers, which it attributes to socialist machinations, but which shows that the empire is not eternally secure. A Paria journal, in stating the question of the Danish Sound. dues difficulty, treats us toa view of a “speck of war,” in which all the European powers would he imtereatad against the United States, in the opinion of the writer. The Turks had suffered a series of defeats in Asia Minor, and had retreated to Erzeroum hefore the Russians, where they were completely isolated. A batch of Enropean convicts—the first—had deen landed at Singapore, (E. J.,) and the pollution af the soil by them had caused much excitement. An indignation meeting of the citizens was im- mediately held, and the evil consequences to pub- hie morals and social order likely to flow from en- tertaining such corruptions of the British system of government were clearly pointed out. Oxy Washington despatches contain the names of the neval officers ‘‘dropped” and ‘absent on leave,” as reported by the Board of Officers. Commodore Stewart, the senior captain in the service, is placed on the retired list. The Superintendent of Statistics of the Depart- went of State has made up the subjoined statement from official custom house returns, exhibiting the moxober of emigrant passengers arriving at Boston, New York, Philadelphia, Baltimore and New Or- Jeans, by sea, from foreign countries, duting the first half of 1855, compared with the number arriving at the same ports during the first half of 187 Pirst Quarter, Second Quarter, — Porte, 1864, 1855 Boston .. New Yor! Philadel’a Baltimore . B. Orleans.14,191 Total....40,07 This shows a decrease of 92,754 emigrant passen gere during the first half of 1855, a8 compared with the corresponding period in 1354. At the port of New York alone, for the second quarter of the half year, the decrease is 70,734. According to the statistics kept at Castle Garden by the Commis- sioners of Ewigration, the amount of hard cash brought by emigrants averages sixty-five dollars per head. These figures, therefore, exhibit the fact that by the falling off in emigration the country has lost six million thirty-one thousand four hundred and sixty dollars in money, to say nothing of the productive bone and mnecle withheld. The canse of this unexpected decrease in emigration has been attributed by some to the Know Nothing move- ment; but the true reason may be found in the abundance and appreciation of ail kinds of me i- eal and agricultural labor in Europe, especially Tr land, consequent upon the over stitalated ex gration of the past ten years and the pending war. There was a happy re-imion last evening of ‘the survivil navy in the Mexican war, The speeches w pertinent and noi too long: the hospit y tention of the officers were mmremi(ting good things of life were profusely provided by that most excellent caterer for the palate, Delmonic». Several distinguished officers were though Lieut. Gen. Scott was not there in 1 was in spirit, and his military worth appreciate The Young Men's Notional Democratic Clab naded the Hon. Daniel 8. Di ) la evening, at the Metropolitan Hotel. He addressed them at con- siderable length, and made s 1 good hits at the opposing political factions. We give a report of his speech, and the proceedings of the Club previous to their visit, in another part of to-day’s paper. The Commissioners of Emigration adopted some very stringent mies for the government of Ward's Taland yesterday, giving their newly appointed Su- perintendent, Amos Pillsbury, every power formerly S11 152,029 70,708 1 possessed by the Uoard for the government of the | inmates. This movement excited strong opposition from a respectable minority of the Board; bat as it was acknowledged on all sides that the I-land has heen sadly misgoverned under the role of the Com- | missioners, perhaps this change may result in good, In the Board of Councilmen last evening nothing of any moment came up for consideration. A reso- lution from the Board of Aldermen, directing the Comptroller to pay no more carriage hire, created some fluttering: but a motion to lay the subject on the table was lost, and’ it will, therefore, be again taken up. Our Princeton (N. J.) correspondent gives the particulars of » yoncontre Letween-the students at the college ond the police greg of the town, on Tuesday evening, during which-a constable named Hlullfich and several others foocived severe wounds The steam frigate San Jacinto is expected to sail from this port about the 20th of October, to take her place as the flag ship 0! Commodore Armstrong's East India squadron. The sales of cotton for the two (days—yesterday and the dey before—reached about 6,000 0 7,000 vales. The market; thongh somewhat irregntar, closed without change in quotations. Flour con- tinued firm and in good demand, without change in prices. Wheat advanced fully 2c. to Se, per bushel, and closed firm, with a good demand. Cora ad- vanced about lc, per lushel. Pork was firm, ot #22 62 for mes, and #2125 a $22 60 for prime. Sugars were fir, with a fair amount of transac: tions. Business in coffee was limited, and prices gmchanged. There was a further advance in freights, especially to English ports. Wheat was engaged for LAwerpool, in buik and bags, at 0d. a 9)d., and rosin at 38. 6d, Wheat to Glasgow, in bulk, at as nd floor, for London, at 3s. Higher rates were @. mange for next wouth’s deliveries. Micers of the American army and | esent, and | The Administration and Its New Governor of Kanws—Trouble In the @abinct—The Premier Indignant. “ Our special adviedd fram Washington, of this morning, on the Kansas imbroglio, are de- cidedly interesting, ..The late speech of Mr. Pierve’s, new Kansas Governor, Mr. Shannon, of Ohio, on his arrival out at Westport, Mis- souri, appears to have excited considerable surprise, mortitication and trouble in the Cabinet. While they were in session, the ether day, upon the important question, (Mr. Marcy in the chair,) whether we shall oy shall not go to war with Denmark rather than pay any longer the tolls which she exacts of all nations for the passage of their ships through her Straits into the Baltic, information is slipped in of this speech of the new Governor of Kansas at Westport. Preso, Denmark and the Sound ues ere laid aside, and Governor Shannon is taken up for immediate consideration, Our correspondent describes the scene; and the reader may fancy the emotious of Mr. Pierce, the smothered wrath of Marey, and the low chuckle of Jeff. Davis, when the substance of that speech was laid before them. They had not expected one-half the quantity of such pork for a Shilling. Shannon had spoiled the whole scheme of his Kansas appointment be- fore getting into the Territory. MWe had en- dorsed the Kansas Legislature and its pro- eecdings in the lamp; aad, worst of all, he had bolted it out—he, the agent of the ad- minisiration—that he was in favor of making Kansas a slave State; and for pretty good rea- sons witha], when, as it appears, he was in- structed, of all things, to keep a still tongue in his head upon the nigger question. It is easy to imagine the wrath of Marcy upon this subject. His policy is to conciliate the Van Buren free soilers in New York, and their brethren in other States—they are all that he has now left as the nucseus of a Marcy movement for the succession; and being re- sponsible, in part, for the leading acts of Mr. Pierce, domestic as well as foreign, he saw at once that Shannon had made a botch of Jit. But upen more deliberate reflectien, we can’t say that Shannon is so much to blame, after all. He supposed, no-doubt, that Reeder was removed to satisfy the South, and as a peace oflering to Atchison and Stringfellew; that the administration, in this removal, had vir- tually approved the doings of Atchison & Company, and had entered into their copart- nership, having signally tailed on the free soil abolition dodge, with Reeder, Thayer & Com- pany. Believing this, Mr. Shannon doubtless supposed that he was playing the new game of Mr. Pierce, by leading out his tramp cards on the very first opportunity. Besides, the Sguat- ler Sovereign, Mr. Stringfellow’s paper, had warned him of the shoals and quickeands upon which Governor Reeder had foundered, and Mr.Shannon may therefore have thought it judicions to make a clean breast of it, and be done with it. A prudent man will not run his neck into a halter with his eyes open. But let us say to Governor Shannon, if he is spared by Marey, notwithstanding this fuuz pas at Westport, that his policy is to do as lit- tle as he ean, and to be a perfect Know No- thing on the negro question, If he is con- fronted by the Kansas Legislature and the “horder ruffians,”* he must plead the neutrali- ty of squatter sovereignty—-if he is surround- ed by a gang of abolitionists and free soil pro- pagandists, he is to say that he is instructed to leave the question of slavery to the people; and if the two hostile parties come to blows and bloodshed and civil war, he is to,follow the example of the President—keep out of harm's way, and, laws or no laws, let the sovereign people fight it out among themselves. This is the Pierce and Marcy plan of manag- ing a new Territory; and it is this cowardly and shuffling policy which has brought the slavery am@ anti-slavery squatters in Kansas to ihe very verge of a border war. As matters now din the Territory, there would be no escape from a border war, exciting the bitterest animosities between the two sections of the Union throughout the whole country, but for the expected interpo- ition of Congress in December. If war can he avoided till December we may expect Con- gress to interpose to cstablish peace in the ‘Territory upon the basis of the Kansas and Nebraska bill; for the conservatives in both houses, we hope and believe, will still have | the power to enforce it. And as it is the sworn duty of the President to “see that the laws be faithfully executed,” we may reasonably ex- pect a requisition upon him touching his mal- administration of the affairs of Kansas, in- cluding his first dodge to conciliate the aboli- | tionists through Governor Reeder, from which | the whole of these border troubles have re- sulted. Mr. Pierce andthe whole Cabinet have at last discovered that Kansas is destined to become a slave State, and that non-interven- tion upon that issue is their true policy. Pity they had not made this discovery a year ago— | pity they were not more explicit in their in- tructions to Mr. Shannon, What's to he done for Marey ? Gey. Tlovsron ayp tire Apsenigrration.—It appears that Gen. Houston and the adminis tration at Washington have passed from a condition of armed neutrality to actual war. fn a late speech in Texas, “old Sam” is report- ed hy an opposition newspaper as having } “opened up’ on the administration in the fol- lowing sty He said Mr. Pieree had niaile ay decd, and that he hed very bad ad bad President, in. rsabouthim, and created all this great excitement fn the great heart of America; that fie did not kuow to bestow the offices properly, iuted three gentlemen to office who were ¢. Souls, Mr, Belmont, and Mr, Owen to Naples. that it was on account of these three appointments, nnd the poxenge of the Nebraska: Kaneas act, that the Know Nothing or American part; had been forms and the great heart of Amerlea excited; that said bill wos concocted by a little eancus of roven or cight Senators in fallen into their r forward and pase This little extract is as full of meat as an egg; ond we fear that nine-tenths of the Ame- riceapeople do cordially concur in the decla- rations that Mr. Pieree has made “a bad Presi dent,” that he has had “had advisers about him, ‘and “did noi know how to bestow the ofices properly.” Gen. Houstoh ought to know. Te is an old Jackson democrat. Mr. Curtiss Hawrry ann time Ksow No- | THises.—Mr, Curtiss Hawley, the soft shell candidate for Canal Commissioner, says: “I am not a Know Nothing~I do not belong to the Order.” That ix to say, he is not now a member of the Order: for having received a start hy the soft shell democracy, he loft the Order a few days ago. That's what ha means: bat your political trimmer is semotines o scure in defining his postion, gress, and that Mr. Pierce had res, and #0 the Dill, was brought Perbaps ignorance never before se euccess- fully vindicated its claims to preemmption as in the treatment of this case by the elder and junior Seward organs of this city. They seem to be utterly unacquainted with the character and office of the great writ of right called the habeas.corpus, They treat itas an omnipre- sent instrument, at all times at the command of the citizen, and notas a remedy under which a wrong may be righted. The ‘habeas corpus had its origin in England, and grew out of a coniention between the King and the Parliament; the former claiming au- thority to imprison the people at will; the lat- ter denying such authority, and insisting that not he, but Parliament, was sovereign. One provision after another was made by the Lords and Commons to give security to the citizen, but they were as often nullified orset aside by the throne, At length Parliament authorized the great writ of right called the habeas cor- pus. Its issue was provided for in all cases where there was an illegal detention or impri- onment of the subject. Parliament denied, for instance, the authority of the King to pun- ish his people. Crimes were fixed by the legis- lature, and punishments determined solely by public statutes. Under such circumstances, when the monarch caused individuals to be arrested—the act being illegal—the courts, on the presentation of the facts in due form, re- cognizing Parliament as the sovereign power over such matters, issued the writ of habeas corpus, and preceeded to inquire by what au- thority the parties were held in custody. In the ¢ase of Passmore Williamson, it was alleged before Juége Kane that he had vio- lently taken from the custody of Mr. Wheeler certain negroes. The negroes named were in fact the property of Mr. Wheeler, who, asa pub- lic officer, was on his way to his post of duty, taking with him his servants. Without touch- ing the inquiry whether Mr. Wheeler could le- gally hold the negroes as slaves in the State of Pennsylvania, his right to them was certainly superior to that of Passmore Williamson, whose intervention in the case was at best a trespass. If Mr. Wheeler held those persons illegally, the courts had the power to give them, not him, redress. The writ of habeas corpus might thea have been awarded on the presentation of the facts to Judge Kane, or any other Judge, and the legality of Mr. Wheeler's claim to his slaves determined, Williamson, to gain a lit- tle notoriety, and, if possible, to martyrize himself, preferred to secure their release by violence. He did so, On the facts heing pre- sented to Judge Kane—that is, that Williamson did intervene and take the negroes into his custody by force, and as a trespasser— that functionary issued the writ of habeas corpus commanding the officers to bring be- fore him the persons taken from Mr. Wheeler’s custody in the manner indicated. Had this writ been executed, and the slaves brought into court, they would have heen precisely where they were, in the hends of Mr. Wheeler—in the custody of the law. But they could not be found. Mr. Williamson, who had forcibly ab- dacted-them, was called upon to give an ac- count of what be had done in the premises. He refused to do so; and that refusal, before apy court in the civilized world, was a con- tempt. Jt was something more thanan ordi- nary contempt; for he was a éonfessed trespass- er—it was he that first violated the public peace—that aseumed to take-the law into his own hands. For this contempt Judge Kane sent the officious meddler to prison; but lg sent with him, as Judge Black says, the keys, by which, if he would, he could unlock his prison doors and he free. Te is required only to tell the truth—a penance which his pertinacious habits of invention, it would seem, have made too severe for him, for he still refuses, At this point Williamson applied to the Su- preme Court of Pennsylvania for a writ of habeas corpus. Was h¢ able to show that his imprisonment was illegal? The Triune and Times would have the people believe that he was required to show no such thing—thatall he had todo was to apply for the writ—that it is- sues of course—“It is the people's remedy.” And so it is; and it issues to correct an illegal act-to release those who are illegally detain- ed. The people require and want no other re- medy. By it they are protected against all such violent demagogues and madmen as Pass- wore Williamson and his negro allies here and elsewhere. The Supreme Court of Pennsylva- nia, seeing that all the wrong and violence that had been committed was the work of Wil- liamson himself, properly refused the writ. Itisasingular fact that the original tres- pa the person who first disturbed the | peace, first violated the laws, who afterwards contumaciouely refused to tell the truth about the matter—is the person now presented as the rightful ohject of public sympathy, and the proclaimed candidate of the negro worshippers for a felicitous martyrdom, Now we are willing to believe in almost any extent of folly and mischief on the part of the “Tittle and big villains” of the two papers re- | ferred to, but it is a serious reflection to make upon the New York press, to suppose that they did not know a trifle—just a lithe—about the character and office of the habeas corpus. Axotuenr Fcsion Donor.—We clip the fol- lowing call from the Albany Evening Jour- nal -— The undersigned are in favor of a call of the electors of the county of Albany, to send delegates to a convention to be heli at Syracuse en the 26th iust., to organise a republican party, (not to elongate any existing ones.) whose main object shall be the denational ing of slavery, the vindication of State rights, the repudiation of ig cao sovereignty, opposition to the admission to the Union of any moré slave States, as well as an econo mical and strictly constitutional administration of State finances. BRADFORD R. WOOD, OLIVER § (authorizet), MAURICE EB. VIELE, THOMAS HUN, DEWITT C. DEFOREST. The Whig State Convention meets at Syra- cuse on the 26th, and the black republican fusion convention meets at the same place on the same day ; and we presume, therefore, that this calt is simply intended to throw a little more abolition fuel into the fasion camp. They will doubtiess batch some strange look- ing chickens at that gathering. Mr. Wood is, perhaps, fishing for a small nomination from the Seward people. Shrewd movement, that call, Steauixe rrom tie Henven.—One of oar Baltimore subscribers, who also subscribes for the Americon, publiched in that city, Writes tous that he don’t like to read the Merano editorials dished up vertolim es the New York correspondence of the American. Te sends as an example extracts from the Henann of the 1th and the Amerie of the 12th, We are erry for our sobseriber, bat do not knew how Lid cord can hergmidigd. We Lave heen sup | | played in this country, to give an auditor a good idea of plying ideas and editorial matter to large numbers of country papers, editors and corres- pondents, for several years. Their usual course is to steal our matter, and cover up the theft by abusing us lustily afterwards. Prosvecr or YeLLow Fever atSraren [sLaxp Next Year.—Day after day the accounts from Norfolk grow more terrible. The doetors are dying off by scores. It looks as though’short- ly “the dead would be left to bury their déad.” But to us the most alarming reflection in all this is that in all human probability we may expect the dread disease here next spring. The Common Council has already wisely pro- vided for the detention of all Southern vessels in Quarantine, which will probably keep the disease from the city. It is hardly presumable ‘that infected vessels wl come here this fall; but next spring they will be here in elonds, and it must be expected that the Hospital on Staten Island will be fall of yellow fever pa- tients. The last time this was the case, in 1847, one hundred residents of the island died of the disease, and the whole eastern shore from Clifton te Quarantine was depopulated. Rich men loft their country houses, poor men their homes, The boats ceased to run to the city, and Staten Island was for the moment a desert, shunned ‘by every one as an abode of death alone. Such it will be again, apparently, next spring. That it will be such, is due to the negligence of those who were entrusted with the business of providing a new site for the Quarantine station. Every one who has ex- amined the subject is convinced that Coney Island or Sandy Hook are far more suitable for the purpose than the present site: but thé mere vis inertia and spirit of opposition has prevented the purchase of either, andom now remain in such a position that*the-telahd runs a great risk of being depopulated again next summer, unless indeed some of the law- less spirits who object to the Quarantine should fulfil their long amd londly expressed threats with regard to the Hospital. M. Fenix’s Lerrer.—\. Felix misapprehends his own position and the public sentiment, if he supposes, as he appears to do from. his let- ter, that there is any intention to cavil with or complain of him unfairly. On the contrary, every one speaks in the highest terms of Madame Rachel, and wishes her success.; what trifles may call for reproof in the management, are sure to be noticed with the kindness of friendship, not the asperity of ill will. It is nota whit more for the benefit of the public than for that of Monsieur Felix himself and those whom he represents that the press has advised the reduction of the prices of admis- sion to one dollar. That gentleman, taking vather a French view of the question, has viewed it as if a certain portion of the people of New York had gone to him, hat in hand, and begged as a personal favor to be allowed to see Rachel at a price within their means; and he has accordingly answered, reasonably enough, that his expenses were so great that he could not afford such an act of benevolence. When Monsieur Felix shall have been longer a resident of this country, he will learn that no one expects benevolence of a manager, but that the more money he makes for himself, the higher people will esteem him professionally. He was advised to reduce his prices, not so much because the act would have admitted thonsands to see Rachel who will not go now, but because it was believed to be the very best way of filling his treasury. This is the only light in which such a proposal could ever be seriously made to 2 manager. Whether the justice of the calculation on which it was founded has already appeared, may be a ques- tion ; there can be none but it will be shown plainly enough in the future, Berwren Wiyp axp Warrer—Our venerable cotemporary, the Chevalier Webb, in opposing the abolitionists while advocating the repeal of the Nebraska bill. Burton’sr=New Comedy. The manager of the Chambers street theatre has most Vhis season, by the production of 1 Taylor's new and original comedy of “Still Water Tiuns Deep.” In this piece Mr. Barton has achieved a double suecess—ns a manger, he may rest assured that the comedy will he one of the most popular even in hfs long list of successes; and us an actor, he may reckon his performance of John Mildmay one of the most effective in his repertoire. We shall not give the plot; it has already been placed before the public. The characters are natural, the locale is domestic, and the incidents rise and fall with an easy transition that materially assists the reality of the scene, The comedy was well played throughout. Mrs, Hughes, always good, was singularly graphic in the strong non, Mrs. Sternhold, Miss Raymond did eas the weak-minde} wife. Mr. Bro ani a most decided ac- sition—pleaved every one by his quiet humor in old Potter; while Mr. George Jordan, as the originator of « hegus company and a swindler in general, gave powerfal cflect to 4 part ¥eareely inforior in value to that so well sustained by Mr, Burton, We advise every lover of good writing ond fineacting to witness ‘still Wat er Rans Deep + at Burton's theatre, It is to be performed every evening till further notie Racum, Last Niowr.—A tolerably full house assembled Jast might at the Metropolitan theatre, to see Rachel, for the second time in this country, in her celebrated réle cf Ne, in Cornelile’s + Les Horaces.’” The parquette and first tler of boxes wore crowded, while the first efrele and upper Her were about half full. Of the performance there Js nothing to be said, further than that it is by far the Lest piece im Rachel's repertoire that she bas yet her peculiar style of acting. Some of her other perform. ances displayed more vehement passion; but none is equal to Camille in sustained power, which reachos its appropriate climax towards the elose. Rachel was loudly applauded, and called ont at the close. “ Les Horaces’’ was preceded by a comedy, which seemed to groatl please the andience, only they sometimes put the lautl jp at the wrong place. Nimo’s.—The “Beggars? Opera’ was performed tast evening to a crowded house, and was so enthusiastically received that it will be repeated this evening. The vo- calization of Miss Louisa Pyne, in “Cease your Fanning, drew down the pleudits of the houre. Me. Harrison, as “Macheath,” made the character his own, and was re- ceived’ with well merfled applause. George Bristow's opera is now in preparation, and will ve given in a few ays. Intelligence. ‘i ope has recently ortere! 9 ¢ the largest size to be sent to Ge ND englocer, of Buftal ;, in return for a copy ot a nisining bis tab igns of machines for anals, tunnels, ke, The medal ix inserihed | rito,”’ (well merited.) and is to be sccompanied # letter of thanks, ARRIVALS, Ai she Howard Hotel—Rev FC Log £8 Ansley, England; Dr ® © Siuith, New York From Hay uth Carolina: How Vicginiay Hon F Ls Lattin, \; Hon Louis Jackson, 1); ine Ravel, John | Beberd and la il mba and llee Kite, M Whiteside,’ Mr Sep ull, ver, Mise Kite, 3 leside,” My Hop ute Si'Grea, Me stholk, Mr Rev Me Wikey “a Aepulel, Mr Riourla, Br Coustla, Mr Avevedo, Mrs Nex Me IU R Uinbard, Mr Sait Barker and. lw Pi E lad Rosenberg and family, Mr Ho cel: Me 5 br, Mi De Rute, Mr W Ville nnd lady, ‘oir, ir and torvant, Mr Ciprian!, MF Tilston, ‘Mr Scholes man, Mr Dembricourt, Mre By Mr Trnfncl an Indy, Mes Let i Smith, Dr Parkinsor, Fivans, wife ant child: Mr Meawpaings and lady. Mr Detnion aad ey, She Morris, Me i Milton, Mr Rolston and danghicr, Mie Jones, Mr " Conde Lieut Kael Le Joby, 3 «fev IV'H Bhormen’ Se Mosher ani son, Mr Son: Mr Bilkinstot jas Tt Frisbie, W Webster, Mr Boog, mal A }. Mr Harry, King, Mr Gord, Mr Roz, Mr Kruger, st and 102 iaecond cabin—Tot) 202. Prom Havre, (n ship Cacharine—Rew A Lafovee, Sobn IF Fe BED oe Mee Any Mo.row THE LATEST NEWS Very Interesting Cabinet News. THE LATE PRO-SLAVERY SPRECH OF GOV. BHANNON, OF KANSAS, AT WESTPORT, BIN THE CABINET ABOUT IT—INDIGN. OF BECRE- TARY MARCY—SHANNON’S MAR- OY’S OBSERVATIONS —PRARS AT THE WHITE HOUSE TOUCHING THE MEETING OF CONGRESS, ETC. ‘Wasuwaron, Sept. 14, 1855. The Kansas question is daily becoming fresh matter of difficulty to the administration. The Reeder blunderings were to be succeeded by tact and discretion, in the ap- pointment of Mr. Shannon to the gubernatorial chair, and the avoidance of committalism on his part in fayor of, or in opposition to slavery in Kansas, was throughly urged upon him by the President and Secretary of State. ‘The telegraphic despatch that was received by the Pre- sident y, purporting to give an account of his reception the slavery party, and the speech which followed this reception from Mr. Shannon, was thought, in itself, to be sufficient in completing the misery of the President; but in this he was mistaken, as Wednesday's mail bronght a formidable and able protest, signed by a large number of the earliest settlers of the Kansas Tecri- tory, against the eager haste shown by Mr. Shannon in pronouncing himself favorable to slavery. ‘This protest was received during the sitting of the Cabinct on the subject of the Danish Sound Dues, and was immediately presented to it for action. ‘The only action taken at the time was an expression of surprise and regret from the slave portion of the Cabinet; but, as far as I can learn, nota word escaped the lips of Governor Marcy upon the subject during the offcial sitting. He has subse- quently, however, spoken with mush freedom and no little severity upon the course which Mr. Shannon has seen proper to adopt. lis opposition (Marcy’s) to the removal of Reeder is now brought forward as an argument proving the impolicy of that measure; for, as the Secretary as- serts, ‘‘ Reeder at no time committed himself in fayor of Kansas being made a slave or free State, however much hig actions might have teaned in support of free soilism; but here is his successor, who, before he seats him- self in his official chair, congratulates Missouri upon hay- ing carried the Kansas Legislature, pronounces the acts passed by said Legislature as legal, while at the same ‘time confessing that he never read a line of them, and finishes his speech with a pledge to make Kansas a slave State.” The above may not be the precise language of the indignant Secretary, but in no one instance are his views \. . That Kansas can be none other than a slave State is the almost universal opinion among our statesmen and the unprejudiced portion of the American community. There is not a member of the Cabinet who does not entr- tain a sentiment similar to this, and while the course of Mr. Shannon is condemned by Secretary Marcy and others, it is said that Kansas should be left free to decide for herself the kind of government best suited to the wants of the people, as was intended should be the case by the wording and meaning of the Nebraska-Kansas Dill at ita passage. The great desire of President Pierce (notwithstanding his late removals of governor and judges) is to impress upon the people of Kansas the conviction that the administration, further than making appointments, hes nothing whatever to do with their Territorial proceedings; but unfortunately for the Presi- dent, while wishing this sentiment to obtain with the Kansas people, no movement can be made without the finger of his Excellency is sure to be seen guiding or con- trolling it, It is not to be expected that any improve- ment can be made before the meeting of Congress, when itis likely the subject will undergo a thorough examina- tion and revision, Under this apprehension, the Prosi- dent and Cabinet look to the meeting of Congress with anything but comfortable expectations. Shouldn't wonder if Shannon were to be removed ve- fore the October elections in Ohio and Pennsylvania. It . may be expected, if Marcy can bring it about. Ho wishes, at all events, to prove his good faith to the New York soft shells till he can do something better. From Washington. THE RETIRED NAVY LIST—LIST OF OFFICERS “DROP- PED” AND ON LEAVE OF ABSENCE—INTENSE EX- CITEMENT AMONG THE FOGIES. Wasutnton, Sept. 14, 1865. The excitement in this city in reference to the retired navy list is intense, Ihave obtained a list of all those that have been sent out up to this moment. The follow- ‘ng are the names of the officers dropped:— Captains, Levy, Ramsey, Zantzinger. Lieutenants, Wm. €. Farragut, Daniel T. Dulaney, H. H. Rhodes, 7. Brownell, Law Pennington, 8. Chase Barney, Wm. H. Toland, Thomas H. Stevens, Jas, Noble, Israel C, Wait, J, T. McDonough, Abner Read, Richard W. cade, N C. Rhind. Jobn L. Ring, Mavtere. J. . Bohrer, N. T. West, G. A. Stevens, Allen T. Byrens, Peter Wager, Jr., Edward Shepperd, ery ha Wm. eet avid Ocheltree, George &. 4 Jobn Madigan, Jr. Chae. Bue ‘Augustus Mclaughlin, Charles Gray, J. Howard March, Joshua A, Seawell. Edward A, Selden, ‘The following have been put on the leave of absence schedule: Lieutenants. J.W. Swift, 6. M. White, J.D, Ferris, G. L. Selden, J.8. Palmer, S. Decatur, _ Geo. Hurst, Francis Lowry J.T, Miller, J.B, Lewis, H. Dareanse), John Hall. Masters. Wm. W. Low, F. Mallaby, Robert knox, John Robinson. Commodore Charles Stewart, (Old Tronsides) has boon placed on the retired list at thirty-five hundred dollars pay, and Commodore Skinner at twenty-five hundred. The Yellow Fever in Virginia. Baveimonr, Sept. 1, 1855. ‘There were forty-eight deaths at Norfolk during the twenty-four hours ending at noon Thureday. At Portsmouth, during the same period, there were only eleven dcathe. ‘There was a considerable diminution in the number of new cases, especially at Portsmouth. Amongst the new cases were the Rev. Dr. Walke, copal minister, Drs. Webster, of Baltimore, and U of Norfolk. Dr. Marsh, of Philadelphia, wae about again. Several cases of fever had made their appearance ov beard the U, &, frigate St. Lawrence. ‘There is no fover at Suffolk, RELIEF FROM LOUISVILLE. Lovisviae, Sept. 12, 18 Ata public meeting held at the Court House in city lact night, committees were appointed to collect subscriptions for the relief of the yellow fever sulforers. RELIEF PROM CHICAGO. Cmcaco, Sept. 14, 1855. About twenty-five hundred dollars was subseribed here yesterday for the reliof of the sufferers by yellow fever at Norfolk and Portemouth, a erenye Anna’s Family en route for New York. Lovisvinie, Sept. 14, 1855, Some members of Santa Anna’s family, (bis sister and brother-in-law,) passed through here yesterday on their way to New York. ‘Tle ex-President is expected to fol- low them shortly. Fatal Ascent of Mount Washington. jonas, (N. HH.) Sept. 14, 1855, Mr. Bourne, of Kennebunk, Me., accompanied by his wife and daughter, left the Glen House, at Mount Wash- ington, at three o'clock yesterday afternoon, to ascent the Mount on foot, without a guide. They lost their way, and remained without shelter all night. All suffeced ex- tremely, and the danghter «ied daring the night, Me. and Mrs, Bourne were discovered this morning, and are now doing well, ais Charter Election at Alton, Il. Aurox, Ill, Sept. 14, 1856. The chaiter election here yesterday, resulted in the choice of Samuel Wades, whig, without opposition. The Recent Heavy Robbery at Saratoga. Saratoga, Sept. 14, 1855, General Halsey has recovered some $14,000 worth of the railroad bonds and other papers stolen from him here on the th of August last, The diamonds, jewelry, and money, amounting im yalue to about $6,000, hare not yet been recovered. Death of Capt. Dowling, U. 8. N, PmiLaperrais, Sept. 14, 1855. Captain Samuel M. Dewling, late of the U.S, Navy, died yenterday at bis residence near Bristol, The Canada Outward Bound. Havesx, Sept. 14, 1855. ‘The steamship Canada ertived here from Boeton at 12, and sailed egein at 2.4, M. for Tivorpool, Mixsions, Unica, Sept. 14, 1855. Bourd was occupied yesterday morning in hearing interesting reports from various committees, to whou different parts of the annual report of the Prudential Committee had been referred. In the sfternoon the Lord’s Supper was administered to alarge and deeply interesting audience, The election for officers fesulted in the re-appointment of the present incumbents. . In- teresting addresses were delivered last evening to a large audience, This mornffg the Board convened at. half past 8 o’clock. The Prudential Committee was empow- ered to call « special meeting of tee Bourd a: val of the deputation from Balls, to con: priety of adopting the champes proposed to be made i missionary labors. The Board adjourned at 11 AS M., to meet next year at Newark, N. J. “Phe Board of American Commissioners of Foreign Rhode Island Horse and Cattle Exhibition, Provipesce, Sept. 14, 1855. The day bas been devoted to the exhibition of family 4nd draught horses,and a trial of speed free to all horses. In this contest, Lady Litcheld, entered by Daniel Mace, of Boston, took the first pre nim of $200, and Patapseo. entered by B. 8. Buckley, of Fairhaven, Mase., the second, of $160, B. B. Knight, of Providence; B. Byerly, uf New York, and W, Landon, of Atbany, acted as jadges. pass Ci laa Markets, New Onikans, Sept. 12, a The Africa's news has been received’ ‘Coctoy inn with sales to-day of 4,000 bales, at 93,0. for mi Flour—St, Louis, $6 63.0 $6 87. Preighte—To Liverpool, 15-164.; Boston, 1). Sterling exchange, 0 a 944 pereong premitin, Bvrrato, Sept. 14—0.30 P.M. Flour closes a shade easier, with a moderate business. Snles of 200 bbls. were made at $7 a $7 25 for good ta choice Michigan, $750 for extra Indiana and Obio. Wheat in good demand and firmer for Upper Lake spring, which is not plenty. Sales ef 53,000 by at $1 20 for Chicago spring, to arrive. and $1.35 for do. on the xpot : $150 a $1 50% for red Illlnois, Ohio and Kentucky, iu- cluding 20,000° bushels Upper’ Lake on private terms. Corn opened active, but closed with less animation, im consequence of the firmness of holders, Sales of 10,000 dosh a pes a ‘Thao frm. Oats—No sales. nal rn Like, @ +, and wheat 18c. to New York. Take imports for the twenty-four hours end- noon to-day—Fiour, 722 bbls. ; wheat, 21,516 bushels; oats, 4,000 bushels. Canal exports same time —Flour, 325 ‘bbla.; wheat, 71,831 bushels; corn, 36,017 bushels; oats, 13,760 bushels. PHILADELPHIA STOCK BOARD. PHILADELPHIA, Money wachanged. Stocks steady. Pennsy’ fives, 87; Reading Railroad, 473; Island Railroad, 153;; Morris Canal, 15; Pennsylvania Railroad, 44 11-16. PHILADELPHIA IRON MARKET. PUILADELPHTA, Sept. 14, 1856. ‘The transactions in iron during the past week have deen numerous, and gute 5,120 tons, Bare active, at $700 $75. Sheet ler plate in good demand. advanced $1, and still has an upward tendency; we quote No. Lat $80, and No. 2 at $27. Foundry ‘iron, $26 m $28, Heavy orders for No. 1 have been declined, ant holders are demanding $30. Nails in request, Or- ders have been declined at $4 and $4 20. Gas and water pipe in fair demand, at $45 a $60, Rails firm, at $65. ine Affairs, The Vanderbilt steamship line from Hayre and South. ampton is rapidly growing in public favor, The solid and excellent qualities of the ships, the excellence of the fare, and the extreme regularity and quickness of their passages, have established for them a well merited confi- dence, Subjoined ix a copy of a yoluntary testimonial to Captain Lefevre, of the Ariel, arrived yesterday, taken. from a late number of the Paris Galignani:— SreamER ARIEL, August 22, 1855. Sin—We feel that we cannot par’ with you and your excellent veseel without au acknowledgment of our satis- faction. Your unceasing vigilance, your quiet firmness, gentlemanly kindness, and rigid abstinence, have giver us all that perfect feeli of security which alone can make & sea voyage entirely agreeable. We are assured that if the Vanderbilt line does not succeed, it will not: be through any fault of yourself, your officers, or of the steamer Ariel. Thomas F. Andrews, M. P., T. Dahal, J. Pernet, M. FE. De Campos, J. H. Haseltine, T. §. Forstall, T. K. Battelle, Malcolm Cameron, J. B, Wilson, Jr., Alexender Laurie, William T. Richards,"D. Achilles Ascoli, J. B, Montel, James C. Ward, ©) Diggelmann, F. Bischoff, Kobert Stone, J.S. Payne, James L. Patterson, A. H. Alum, R. Thomasty, and forty others. To Captain P. Lurkve, TO THE EDITOR @F THE HERALD, I notice in your paper of this morning that .shipown- ers and others interested ia shipping are invited to call om board the ship Escort, at pier 45 East river, and ex- mine her. She is, lacknowledge, a fine vessel; but there are others laying at our docks that will bear examining. Asa Ma ie ded and owner in time past, and well ac- quainted with vessels of all classes, I would like to calf Your attention to the ship Cartier Dove, at pier 9 East river, 1,694 tons burthen, built at Baltimore, in 1854—a first class ship in every respect. Call on bo&rd, gentle- men# and ladies, shipowners or masters, and any one acquainted with ‘the build of vessels, and’ examine her, previous to her sailing for San Francisco, You wili always find at his post the captain—and a gentleman at that—who will take you all over the ship, and show you all that constitutes a first class vessel. New York, Sept. 14, 1855, ONE THAT KNOWS. Commissioners of Emigration. A special meeting of the Commissioners of Emigration was held yesterday at 334 P. M. Present—Commiasion- ess Verplanck, Garrigue, Vurdy, Morgan, Cummings, Kennedy and Carrigan. The meeting was called with a special reference to the: new arrangements on Ward's Island, which is creating no little interest and feeling in the Board. After the minutes were read, some conversation was had as to the propriety of proceeding in the absence of the chairman of the Ward’s Islonl committee (Mr, Kel- ly), when it was determined to take aetion, as that gen tlefhan assented to the meeting being held yesterday. A communjeation was read from Mr. vin iaale, late warden of Ward’s Island, denying the charge made fe ae geome Curmmings at the last meeting, that irteen persons had been placed cn the roll who hat no right there, Mr, Riddle made a detailed statement of the various persons so named on the pay roll, showing that he was not to blame. Com, Cramtisas read from the farmer pay rolls to show that only ninety.one persons were to be foand there; while on that of last month there were one hundred and four—a difference of thirteen. Com. Krxxevy explained that perhaps one person had been appointed to an office in the morning, and another in the afternoon, and thus two names appeared instead of one. After some further conversation, it appeared that several of the Commissioners had been instramental in putting new names on the pay roll. The Commisstoners then on to amend the new regulations of Ward's Islan pyoneed by Com. Morgan, which are of a charact give all the power now possessed by the Board t Superintencent. Com! URDY Ww sored to this mode of doing buriness, It wat too much of the “one inan power,” and he could never vote for anything that looked that way. It Andrew Jackson himself had wanted all the ap- poointin power, he (afr. I ¥) would hare opposed him. hat would be the state of affairs if Meyor Wood had the appointing of all the subordinate officers of the = government * ‘ommiseioner Crmmixce—I think we would have a much better city government if he did, for certainly our city is sadly misgeverned nt present. Commissioner Kxxxevy was opposed to the whole move ment, but if this matter was to be consammated, why give this new otiice all the power, and let the experiment be tried. Ax things were going on the Board might ax well adjourn sine die, Commissioner Moncax—Perbaps it would have been Letter for the emigrant had they done so a 0. After considerable discussion the amen adopted by the following Ayer.—Verplanck, Gar ie — Fark: Kieeke Noys.—Purdy, Kennedy. tien -Jumes Kelly. The Board then adjourned. lea Were Morgan, Cummings, Car City Intelligence. Hunrew Feenvat.—On Thursday began the comport year of the Jews, and for the coming three weeks there will be occasional festivals to cclebrate the entrance on & new year. This is a time for feasting, and thenkagivings and meat offerings, and drink offerings, and servance of the holy dey. The religious serv’ ng this anniversary are of a anos! tranger, singolar charac it has been o! the Rowery, Chatham street, and other pla where our Hebrew {rlends do most congregate, new prevent an un: wontedly quiet «ppearanc Fora Reeenr oF an Ac AVENTY Rannoar.xthe ttle girl who was run over on the Sesond ‘Avonwe Railroad in Oliver strect on Saturday terday at the New ¥ Hospital from the effects af injuries. Up to the present no clue bas heen ob- ained to the identity of the child, who was too young to beable to give the namo of her ov thelr rest deus ba taquee’ will be. held-t 'y Coroner 0’ Donnel? towlay. Tux Swres Pururs.—The Swiss Rifles, company G, under command of Captain Roberts, paraded to the Mount Morrie Motel on Wednesday last, accompanie! \y the Washington Band, The company was neatly uniformed aud marched well. Fink iy Jone Street.—The alarm of fire in the Seventh distiiet yesterday afternoon, about half-past 2 o'clock, was caused by a small stable in the rear of No. 07 James. street toking fire. There was several straw beds emp- tied in the yard during the forenoon, and it ie sv co that nome of the children eet the straw on fire +h at be The igniting the hay in the loft of the stable, Tire stable belonged to Mr. William Sheridan. The Jone ie about $20 and no insurance, wit, died Second regiment Another fire bas occurred at Weston, Mo. It broke cut on the 28th alts, and destroyed property worth from $18,000 {0 $20,000. "Nearly the entize block of bulldings Known ag M. Holland's sqrare, was destroyed, ft fa malt to have been wt on fire, Tho sufferers were chicity poor people, and the lors to them iv very severe, There Wan very Utile Inensance om the houses. sie En ee