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*® HOLE NO. 7040. NEWS FROM WASHINGTON. — SMPORTANT DESPATCHES FROM MR. BUCHANAN, Great Gritain Refuses Explanation of the Crompton sffalr, ‘The Central Amerienn States Protest Agninst Minister Wheotez’s Conduct ia Nicaragua. TIME BATTLE FOR THE SPEAKERSHD, ‘President Pierco and the Kansas Emeute. “Whe Eetimated Expendiiure of the Federal Goverpment for 1858, uo, UR RELATIONS WiTH GREAT BRITAIN AND CENTRAL AMERICA, SYPORTANT NEWS FROM MN. DUCHANAN—THE DRIT- 18M GOVERNMENT'S COURSE DEFINED—PROTEST OF TUS CENTRAL AMERIOAN STATRS TO MINISTER WREBLER’'S CONDUCT IN NICARAGUA, ETO. ey Wastnvaton, Dec. 6, 1865. It has juat been ascertained, beyond the possibility of eavil, that a despatch bas been reveived from Mr. Buchanen relative to the Crampton didiculty, the tenor -of which ta, that the British government, in # courteous but postive manuer, ceclinw giving such explanations as have beou demanded by our government regarding the volleged violation of our neutrality laws by British agents, This sapect of affairs impores on our government deli- come obligations, and will require all its wis¢om to extri- conte iteelf from the present dilemara. ‘She government of Sav Salvador, Honduras and Costa Rica Lave strongly protested to this government against the recognition by Minister Wheeler of the present Nicaragua government. He kas probably thus acted with the concurrence of our government, and in ac: cordscos with our unifirm policy, whatever may be the onjecticns om the part of the Central American States, ‘The governments first named predict that the present -order of things in Nicaragua will rot long continue, for reasons stated, and declare themselves resolved to ex. terminate foreign adventurers who may invade their soil for revolutionary purposes. THIRTY-FOUR’ CONGRESS. FIRST SESSION. SENATE. ‘Wasinwaton, Dec, 6, 1855. ‘TLE KANSAS DIFFICULTIES. Yr, Hale's resolution calling on the President of the Waited states to inform the Senate whether he has re- “ceived any evidence of such resistanze to the laws in ‘Kansas us to require the interposition of military force in vhe preservation or restoration of law and order in that Terzitrry, and if so, to lay the same before the Senate, ‘was taken up. Mr. Huxren, (dem.) of Va., remarked it was unusual ‘to ‘eke up such calls before receiving the anoual mes- sage, + hich might coutain the information desired. Mr. Hare consented that the resolution should lie over, aud moved when the Senate adjourn it adjourn till Mon- day. Mr. Hrwimr hoped not, as the House might organize to- +day. Mr. Cavrox, (K.N.) of Del., remarked that such an sadjournment would delay the reception of the message, which the country ia anxious to see. Several Senators urged Mr. Hale to withdraw hia mo- tion. Mr, Hatr—In view of the fact stated by the Senator ‘tec m Velaware (Clayton), of which I was eutirely ignorant that the country ia waiting with great anxiety for tho message, T withdraw the motion. (Laughter.) Adjourned. HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES. Wasuiorox, Dec.6, 1855. ‘TOE SPRAKERSHIP. “Mr. Wycteey (K,N.) of N. Y., withdrew the namo 0 ‘Bim brey Ma: sball as a candidate for Speaker. ‘The sixteenth trinl was then had, with the following Tewult:— : Messrs. Paryear, Mace, Nichols, Andcews, Oliver, Ed- “momdson and Carlile received one vote each. SEVESTERNTH VOTE. Richa . . 73 +++ 10 Faller 2 ~ ih Banks. iM + 10 Thurston . 2 Whitney, Puryear, Mace, Nichols, Uliver, Zollickoffer, ‘Welker end Lake—one vote each. Paryear, Mace, Nichols, Oliver, Carlisle, Florence, Mekoffer, Walker, Etheridge and Marshall—one each. 1 23 ith, Thurston, Puryesr, Mace, Oliver, Nichols, Car- Sle, Walker, Marshall, Davis of Maryland, Hughston— one cach. Mace, Nichols, Oliver, Waike:, Lake, Howard, Davis of ‘Marylard, Clingman, one each. TWENTY-ViRsT VOTR. a 2) 13 é Oliver, Mace, Walk Howard, Davies, Duna, Aiken, one each: Two hundred and eleven votes— necessary for a choise, one hundred and rix. Upen the announcement of the result of the twenty Grst ballot, the Howe adjourned. The lit vote was as follows: For Mx, Tucnarpsox—Messra, Aiken, Allen, Barclay, Baiksds'e, Ball, Bocoek, Bowie, Boyes, Branch, Brooks, eth, Undwalder, Oscrathers, Caskioy Citogman, Cob> of 's., Cobb of Ala,’ Craige, Crawford, , Rdmand- son, Ejost, pee Graves, Menlkner, Florence, Fuller of the... Go de, Greenwood, Hall of Towa, Harria of Ain,. Harris of Tii., Herbor’, Aoustoo, Jewett, Jones of Teor., Jones of Po., Keitt, Kidwell, Litcher, Lampkin, Marshall Heequeen, Miller of lil, Maxwell, MeMuliia, of tad., Muil- son, Oliver of Mo., Orr, Peck, Phelps, Powell, Gatiman, Huflin, Faurt, Sandridge, Savoge, Seward, Shorter, Sai: of Tenn., Smith of Va., Stephens, Stewart, Taloot, Tay- lor, Vuil, Warmer, Watkins, Wells, Winslow, Wright of For Mr. Caxrpeti—Mesers. Allison, Banks, Barbour, Buaten, Barlingame, Chaffee, Clark of Convecticut, Col- fox, Comine, Cromback, Barnwell, Davis of Massachusetts, Desn, Lewitt, Dodd, Donn, Durfee, Gilbert, Ha'l of Mas: sachusetts, Harlan, Hollo “a Horton of New York, Hor- ton of Obio, Howard, Haughton, King, Knapp, Lester, Biece, Mather, MeCarthy, Morgen, Morrell, ‘Murray, Vetit, Pabln, 'Reott, Sherman, Simmons, Thorrington. ‘Waitt idee, Waldron, Washburne of Maine, Woodruif, Kel- , Weil. i Mx. Banxs—Mesers. Albsight, Heary, Barnett, Binghocn, Bliss, Buflington, Campbell of Obis, Cragin, Dixon, Horie, Plager, Giddings, yn, Moxcham, Mil ler, Mott, Pike, Robson, Sapp, Staton, Tappan, Wade, Wetaon, For Mr. Fouse—Messrs, Bradshaw, Brown, Camp- bell of Penn., Corode, Disk, Bale, Fuster, Keanett, Kuight, Kuntel Millward, Pearce, Pennington, Vurvoy: ance, Ready, Rivers, Roberts, Sneed, Tod4, Tyson, Un- jer wood. orrom, Mix, Pranerecror—Messrn. Denso, Bishop, Caw en, Ddwards, Fuller of Pono., on Soe, jorton, Parker | elton, Pringle, Rovbios. nahan, Teat- top, Wakeman, Washburne of Wis., Washburne of fil, Vice bx, Wunsm—Merars. Cullen, Davis of Ma., Hare ris, of Md., Hoffman, Andrews, Uliver, Palas, Ricaud, ¥pinver, Swope, Thureton, Valk, Whitney, A. K. Mar: ali. on fon Mn, Siem tle Comp om of Ry. Gar. vox, 1 indley, , Humps le Me ik. tuchoror-ikbesrs, Wicbele, Worry, Willass For din, Nictows—Messrs. Galloway and Grow, For Mx. Howann—Mr. Billinghurst. For bin. Mach—Mr. Day. Fonte: A, Otivea-—sie. Whealer on Ma, eR — Mir. ' Fon tae Diva tha Mr. Walker. For Mx, Aixey—Mr, Kichardson. Fon Mr. H. Dusy—Mr. Fnowiton. OUR SPECIAL DESPATCHES. THY CONTEST IN THY NOUSE—SENATOR HALB'S KAN- SAB KESOLUTION—QUARRELS OF THE SUBSIDIZED PRESE—TRE CAUCUSES, ETC. Waauneron, Deo. 6, 1855. Another day squandered in fruitiess attomp:s to elect @ Speaker. ‘The gocd feeling heretofore manifest bogias to assume an ugly aspect. It ix evident amoug the leaders of the various factions that they are chaflng under this procrsstination, and, as Tintimated, it begins to engen- der hostile end acrimonious feelings. 1’; is the opinion of leading members in the House that some new man will ultimately be taken up before anything can be accom- plished. Conferences aro being held to-night, which will result like all preceding ones, viz:—without effecting any- thing. Itis the imtentfon {to-morrow to rally on Pen- nipgton or Banks. ‘Lhe resolution offered by Mr. Hale, calling upon the Prosident for certain information with reference to Kan- sas, created considerable fluttering around the White Houeg, and by the urgent solicitation ot some of the Pre- siden\’s friends, Hale was importuned to withdraw his rerolution, which he finally consented to do. To-ay’s Sentincl is cownon the Union like a‘ thou- said of brick’’ for ita endeavor to engineer that journal out of the Senate printing, ahd says some pretty severe things about the Union men, ‘The caucus of democratic Senators, which was to have come off this morning in the Senate chamber, failed for ome cause or other. The Union men are very much scared, for they were on hand bright and early. The Southern Know Nothings, who were in conference for two hours this evening, separated without ooming to any definite determination. Mr. Fuller’s friends also had conference, and unanimously declared to adhere to him throughout to-morrow. D. THE PRESIDENT’S AND THE KANSAS TROUBLE—THE PRESIDENT’S MESSAGE, ETO. Wasmnaton, Dec. 6, 1855. The President received Governor Shannon's despatchos to-day in regard to the Kansas difficulties, and it has been determined to make all the necessary arrangementa to furni-b the required military assistance 60 soon as it is shown that milder measures have failed to secure faithful execution of the laws. Governor Shannon is strong in his language, and it is feared has not beon as conciliating as prudence would have dictated. ‘The day tn effecting an organiza‘ion in Congress is proyekingly annoying to the President. His message ia now ready for delivery, having undergone some immate- ria] alterations since its firat completion. Should its de tivery be delayed, it may have to be altered again and agoin to keep pace with the intelligence constantly reaching him, In a.few deys more, aud the whole view taken of the Kensas-Nebraska queation may be comple: ly changed by farther despatches from the frontier; Just 60 with the arrival of the steamers, Feveral applications have been made to President Pierce, by members of Congress, for copies of his mex- sone for the distant press, all of which he has positively declined, saying that Judge Nich Ison himself should not bave copy. The rame rulo ix observed as regarda the reports ¢f the several Secretaries. ‘here will be no organization this week. nd £ ARRANGEMENTS FOR PERFEOTING AN ORGANIZATION OF THE HOUSE, ETO. Wasuinetor, Mec. 6, 1865. The members of the House are interchanging vie +s to-night, ond endeavoring #0 to arrange matters, tha! an organ’zation may be effected without farther delay, but thei: fguiing does not promise them a favorable pros- pect. The democrats resolve to stand firm on their plat- form recently adopted in caucus, in the hope of even- tually succeeding, seeing that the majority of the House in oppoeition to them cannot unite. But some of the latter are oc mforting themselves with the assurance that after several of their number shall have beea complimen'ed merely with a heavy vote, an election of Speakers will easily take place. OUR WASHINGTON CORRESPONDENCE. Wasuisaros, Dec. 5, 1665, Indfectual Attempts to Organise Congress—The Administra tim Party only Lookers On—The Caucus Last Night— The Treasury Edtimates—Whitfield's Case-—United States Supreme Court, de., de. ‘The country may now look for similar scones at the capital to those which characterized the opening of the Thirty-first Congrers. The ineffectual ballouings which are now proceeding from day to day, are not attempts to organize, but to weary out, to exhaust the patience of the members who are there, like tired brutes, to be whipped into party traces. Although this atate of affairs in to be regretted, yet it cannot be avoided, and must, therefore, be borne with. The administration democrats in the House look on with somewhat the feelings of the Western wife when she beheld a fight between hor hus- band and a bear. It was hurra for one—well done for the other, as she cared little which whipped. The organiza- tion is what the administration members do not want. It would be as fatal to them as was the removal of the pllars of the temple to Sampson the Israclite. With the orgenization they would be loaded with all the responsi. bility, but without the power of self-protection. Enor- mities could bo perpetrated for the purpose of heaping odium and abure upon the head of the executive, and his own friends would be properly chargeable if they held the organization. It is clear, then, that they are indifferent spectators of the scene. ‘The case of General Whitfield is to be one of the most interesting avd important presented to the present Con. gress—vartly important from the results to which it will Jead, and from the principles {t will involve, It seems to be conceded that Governor Reeder has not the color of a pepe rnp ae te He presenta him- self without even the forms of law, and a recognition of bis claims would be revolutionary. But his friends in their attacks on Whitfield give the Governor two or three blowa for every one ti) aia the General. They denounce the election of Terri- torial tare as the grossest of ou! ‘and in vio- private right and public law. And yet this lature Was re ‘ogo! Reeder as daly and lected, and ecting under solemn obligati ms office, he issued to them his certificates to He was there among them—was cognizant the ground snper- intend toe a1 ization of the Territory, and pro. nounced the members of the Territorial tare duly and legally eleeted under the great seal of the Territory. And bie friends would make the world believe that Gor, falviied his eth of office, prostitated the seal of the Territory, and in reckless of law and order, recognized this unlawful assembly and communi. cated to them his annual Sa Put should Congress refusa Whitfield his seat aad sond bim back to the people, dnder what law would another election be held? Certainly not under any law of the Territory, for the ground taken oe Whithcld is that the Territorial laws are null vold. that effect. cf everything that vecurre!—was on Can Congress enact a for that ret Not without first repealing a portion ef the thirty-*econd section of the Kanses bill, which says the time, place and of holding the e'ection shall be prose: by manver (territorial) law. This would open up the whole ques- tion of the Kanras-Nebra: ka bill which might lead to its repeal in ieto. Bat should the thirty seound section be re;ealed, and Congress should pase an election law, the executive would veto it. He recoguises fall: rity of the present Territorial laws, and as yesterday, will enforce them, if need he, at ‘be sword. Thus we should bave the Legislature ani the +xecutive branches of the tb sion—fearfol collision, anh al growing out pronounee upon the erat of ‘the which are pronounesd be ay the exclusive power under the twenty-second section of the Kansas bill to pass a baving tive government aa final The United states Supreme Court is in seaston, and the Attorney General made an eble argument to-day in one ot the California land cases—United Staves va. P. B. Pecoin. Tho trensury os‘imates for the year }, Jane 30, 155, were Inid on the desks it Sensors yesterday, and dixpatched you a copy of the = hag ager d hid rove to be very large, falling short of nine m' ons. mre — fel Semen : remain an- expended, and the estinat curreat expenses of the government amount to about forty-five ays | CORRESPONDENCE OF OTHER JOURNALS, [Correspondence of the Mobile Dally Register. Wastusaton, Nov. Ld fe, be Pati ho Senator The Hon. P. Y. that ex Governor Foote no iy chance of bei. elected to the Senate from that State. It is probable that the by, aod will fail in electing a Senator altogether. Know Nothing» have e majority oo Jviot ballot, but the democrats bave a majority of one in the Penate; thus they have the of off the elon tiom, But shoul they go into election, Foote is about the last man that could succeed. If any Know Nothing is elected, it will probably be Baily Peyvon. {Correspondence of wo Ul o'clock this mor took my stand point outs te o! the bar, to the loft oe and the Speaker's chair. The galleri« ] were coe wded, and many of the fair ooes of the human T fax lly were there, attired in rich and MORNING EDITION—FRIDAY, DECEMBER 7, 1855. apoerel, and aceked with brifliant ornaments, The lobbies of the densely crowded, aud within the bar there was & perfect (v0b of members and their privileged friends. An imaginaxive mini might have well compared the un- dulating denaliy of , faces and al to « tem- pest tost ocean, And the murmur of voices to its stormy Toar. There was an intense cordiality everywhere, but most especially among the canvassers for the various offices of the House. How many of them, alas, will be chagtined and disappcinted betore the week expires Who that has the ability to earn a hvellhood in “the even tenor of his way’ would stoop to the business of soliciting votes? General James Watson Webb, of the New York Courier and iver, took # position near me. I saw him yesra ago, but did not know him to-day. I remembered # large head, with dense black hair and whiskers; I saw before me to-day a tall man of large and ficm frame, high, bread and ciear forehead, well bared, and perfectly white hair god whiskers. His Le ‘and expression are Jess revere than formerly. He had the port and presence of & man of strong intoilect and marked character. Horace Greeley came in aud took a reporter's desk the western side of the House. Ido not like to take liberties, but I believe it will be to the extent that I sball presume to go in apeaking of # notorioas ublic mun. it Mr, Gr is not handsome. Indeed, must go further—o isa very homely man—and what is ntill worse, he does not seom to care for it, aud is even slothful. Pale to very whiteness, with blunt, counter; boy features, a snubbiness indicating the frequent of a kerchicf, having a clumsy, foot-clagging, tottering waik almost like cecrepliude, a stcoping igare, and, in- deed, a to.t ensemble that seems to i tcregothe respect of mankind for sake of the wivantagen in trade. General Bayly, of Accomac, looks thin. aud feeble. Years have not made him so old as he seews. is con- stitute m is sete: frail, and haa ven severely tried. Be was vot in the bail at the opening, and his entrance excited a general murmur. He is, indeed, respected every one jast and honorable mau, aud his protract- ed absence, which was not impro! short time «ace, would have been seriously regretted by all. (Coricapondence of the Journal of Commerce. Wasiixaron, Dec. 4, a The Kansas Troubles, ‘The Governor of Kumeas may exert his po ser discrcot- ly, or under party influences; but the conduct of the matter will require great prudence on his part. The United States Marrbal may be direcled to summon a posre cemitaius Wo wappress aileged violence, and it was decided in the Boston ease that he may call, as a part of © poste, Upon o) Kanized trooper, either State or federal. In this cage he mayeammon the whole army of ‘:border ruftians,”” so called, aud the cousequence would be the deniruoticn of the twns aud settlements by Gro, and the bhp ot their ich E tanta. The cccasioa may be party to expelfrom the youers, or to burn their houses troy their property, ‘The incidents of the Mor- mou war will be remembered, and this contest will be even more bitter than that, The border war between tho slave and fiee States, #o long predicted, may be now commenced in earnes:; and if sv, the whole country will take part in 1', directiy or indirectly. Their «yaapathies, if not their arms, wil be soon engaged in it. I noticed last night that th» anticipate! fighting in matted yh great impulse and great real to the mem- b bers jenda of the black republican and free soll party, and encouraged them to carry out a projoct for faction in Congress—aod either to defeat the election of as Speaker entirely, or to clect an exclarive fusion candi succeed, their intention is ty use the power of the same com binaticn for the election of Clerk, Printer, &c. Wasmincion, December 5, The Speakrrship—The Whi Senators, de., dv. ll hold no conference te wight, and conrequently there will be no Speaker elected furion of bichardson and Macahall’s friends for the pu ice of casting their united vote « ‘aller of Penusy!v Fuller ts understood to have auswered some questions put to him by the Missouri delegation respecting slavery od will, ond I believe to-nighvs rumor bas no fucther wid than this. ci Fuller yes'erday. Humphrey say ibe fiads no fmerican party Borenthas “48 ‘arall nigger.” Ho and tLe formation (ft ao extensive Northern anti-slavery date, This t pe to do.on Wednesday; and tf they [Gorrerpondence of the Tribure.} 1855. Tho wnti-Nebraska wiembers ss fomertow. Yor will probably receive a report of a F bin—a story which is afloat here; but Ido not credit ti. in Keanaea, in such a manner ax to have secured thei: Humphrey Marshall prevented his anpporters from friends would probably rupport Kichardson, if that would secure the election of that eminent doughf: Mr. Banks, with ali the niends he could carry, voted day for Campbell, and » t of Pennington’s friends followed mult.” 140 not thiek it posstble to carry Camp- beil’s | above s hundred in any pL wae a that the next rally it-Nebras- ka members wil be made on Nathaniel ?. Banks. The democratic members of the U. 8, Senate will hold a caucus to-morrow to arrange thelr «tanding s»mmittees. Six old live whigs, Fuh, Jones, r, Benjamin, Pratt and Pearce, met last night and to stand aside fem all peri organiza‘ions. ‘Their names were handed over to the democratic members for discretionary distri- buticy on the Senate Committees. It ts a nloe now to decide who constitute the recognized opposition, in order to refer to it for the selection of the malsontty oem: bers of the committees in accordance with time-honored e ustom. Mr. Fuller, in reply to nad Soe ar of cectain mem- bers, declares himaeif anequtvocally in favor of admi*tiay Kansas into the Union with or wii pt cowie she bas sufficient population an} other constitutional re- quisites. ‘This dec'aration haa produced considerable ex- citement, particularly a the republican members. It is of course quite how this will affect his prospects for the Spearership. The Penn+ylvanin dele- gates had a conference this evening, and resolved to cling 10 Fuller. The Southern Know Nothings aré howlog » ee this evening, the result of which hay not traus- P COMMERCE AND NAVIGATION. SECRETARY OF THE TREASURY'S REPORT. She foliowing table, rhowing the number and class of ‘vorsels built, and the tonnage thereof, in the several States and Territories of the United States, from 1816 to 1855 inclusive, is taken from the report:— TORAL. CLASS OF VERErIA. — Lae TONS AGH. a i adiys spur ° 105 8 398 ee ee fo) wo 8 8 ai 9 oo 5 a 17 6 OL 5 98 356 43 564 +, 6 36 4 8 I OL 21 148 74 254 44,615.48 1. w 4 2 87 6,477.66 14 "5 9% 63 4 122 22'52h.a8 + + 2, 9 1068.00 Virginia........ “3 “i 29 13 ‘2 99 4\908.10 North Carolina, .. .. 22 4 3 2 Bs0672 South Carolina iss, am 61.27 ve ee ee es Ce ras aie Oe Sire - & 7 2 6 (300 68 ~ 9 33 DB se atin iggy Wie oll 18 7 2 6.08808 te oe gg OST TT =. % 6 8 WH 1,903.0 aah Meets Gece ot : % 613 2 64 17,751.00 gale Fay aa pp 5 | ig 12 2t —7,848.93 3 1 4 om 18 4% 3117-91 B61 126 606 660 243 2004 560,450.06 COST OF GOVERNMENT. TREASURY ESTIMATES OF APPROPRIATIONS. Tazasvny Depantexst, Nov. 17, 1865. Sim— Ay bly to the joint resolution of of the 7th Jenuary, 1846, 1 have the honor to tranamit, for the information of the House of Representatives, printet estimates of the appropriation proposed to be taade tor the fiscal year ending June 30, 1 - p Civil Mat, for intercu' follows, vis. -— and miscel- “Yecluding iseetlanecas 12,198,248 ST 173,694 00 Steam mail service 5 09 114,765 85, To the estimates are added statements 1. The ® ations for the fiscal year ending June 20, 1857, mete by former acts ot Congress, of a permanent and indefinite character, as follows, viz -— and which may be Present fiscal year, of the year fol Vaca, et, soe vi. ja oni tat, int cat wateuttoalonns, aoe 96,928,704 «2 til cellaneous Wl Aetusevsaehepvoveses 90,400,192 85 \ fs leo added to the ertima’es s siateweat of (be several appropriations which be carried to tie sur. plus anounting to $312,279 33. Accompanying the eutimates there are sundry » .pors furn! by the several de; ins expla naticna in regard to them. Tam, very ree obedient servant, J Qu of the ’ roa ee er eR. THREATENED HOSTILITIES IN KANBAS. (From the War hington Union, Dec. 6 I desire authority to call on Yenworth to rve the teal prooees iota neode a executed civil in la’ war Mi hieriable An arined force of one thousand mea, wrt pil the Implements of war, ils sald, are at Lawrence, The have ® prisoner from the Sherif, burnt housos, av threatened the lives of citizens Immediate assistance ix de- sired. ia the only means to save b Particulars WILSON BHANNON, Excellency Fnanxiin Piznce. Wasminaton, Deo. 3, 1856. despatch is received. Al cated Erect iteened ogre deter and enforoe the to be taken belore ‘out prompt. advised. f 'KANKLIN PIEROE. ‘To Witsox Suaxwon, Governor of the Territory of Ki h It is'to be observed that the present is the frat occasion on which the interposition of the President has been in- voked in reterénce to any difficulty arising under the law for the orgenization ot the Territories of Nebraska and Kansas. Ip inct, there has been great misappreher 1a the public mind asto the powers of thé executive in tuis relation. ‘Those sare striclty defined by law, and very) limited, mder the constitution, it is true, the Preauient is to take care that the laws be faithfully executed; but his authority on the subject is to be con- strued in subordination to the provision of the eonstitu- tion which declares that reas shall have prwer to provide for calling forth the militia to execute the lawa (fthe Union, suppress insurrections, and repel tnve- sions. Accordingly, Congress has enacted laws appli- cable in terms to the contingency of Insurrection in any State against the governmen: thereof. The preseut cabo is one of resistance to the laws of the Tecritory, that of Kansas, to which the same rulo of action plies, however, us in the ease of a State. in consideration that by ihe wot of Congress organizing this Teeritory, an well as others, it is provideh that the ooastitati »n, snd alltaws of the United States which are not locally inapplicable, shall have the sawe force and e‘fect within the said Tertitory of Kanans as elacwhore wishin the Unt- ted Stater, wich the exception of a ringle clanse of wa Act not material to the question. Assumiog this, then, the statote provision of the act of 1705 is, that fn case of inwnrrec fon in any Sta’e or Territory, it shall be law- ful for the Presicent of the United St on application of the Legislature thereof. or of t.e 6 ve when the Legialstn+ cannot be conveued, to call forth sueh num- ber of the militta of any other Stats or States ax may be applied for, or as he may judge sufficleut to repress such insurrection. By @ subsequent act—that of i807—~it is proviced that in ail caves of tasurrection or obsteuction to the laws of any State or Territory whece it is lawfal fe the Yresident to call forth the tia fur the purpose of suppressing such iusurrestion, or of Causing the laws to duly executed, it shail be Inw- fat fur him to employ for the same purpowes such part of the land or naval force of the Un'ted states as shell be j dgd neceamy, heviog oberved all preiequitos of the Jaw in that respect. lequirites bere refecres to, it is uaceratood t+ the i of a proclamation commanding the inaurgen’s to perse ont retive penceably to their respective ab Wibie o limited time. The proclamation mast wudou edly precede the sevusl use ot the military free, necemacily the wessures requisite to prepar bie it in order te enforce obedience to the per it is further to be observed thet the present ue the foots sppear, is resistance, not to any Unlied States, puttoa law of toe Territory, and the power of the Fresident is greater in the form then in the latter cate; for if obstruction to an act of Congress were involves, the marshal of the Territory w men the posse comilutur to aid hia in mato suthority—that tr, (he entire population of te tery. But bere, the WO 9@ executed being oue of the Territory, and the ministerial officer the sherif of a coun- ty, nothing reguiding it cas be done by the Pre ident util bis interporition be invoked for the emergeny of insuriection, and at the call either of the Legisfuture or theRovernor of the Terrt In the former ase the Frevident might give jon, bat tn the lutter he on ‘orrespondence of Muscatine (Iowa) Journal.) erel precinets along the Mi:sou { river, to ndot Mission, Delaware, Leavenworth Kicka- hison—th 0 Missourians At ip rie tory st other volls and ugh they were arined With revolvers apd horse pistols, bowie knives, ke. they tock care not to go to lawrence, w! State party, 400{n number, wax armed wit riftes, having recefved 100 more just the day vet: the Marsachuretts Ald Society, and revolvers, well d bey hic hae end ‘were waiting patiently to rective them; end when they heard that they were coming, the law- rerceites sent up a shout of joy, but they were doomed to disappointment, as thore drunken cowards passed around Lawrence end went to Leeompton, and there find- ing none to oppose voted. THE DELLIGERENT FORCES IN THE FIELD. Sr. Louni, Der. 6, 1855, The latest accounts from Kansas represent that 800 men, armed with Sharp's rifles, were assembled at Law- rence. They declared that they wore willing the Sheriff should peaceably search the escaped prisoners, and that they would not commence hostilities, but would act on the defensive to the last. Pomeroy, who escaped from his captors, is now at Lawrence. It is said the pro- tlavery party have 300 men in Franklin, and 200 in Lecompton and Douglas, If resistance is offered to the execution of the writs, the Sheriff declares his intention to await the further orders of the Governor. It is thought a fight will ensue before the matter is settled. City Politics, SOFT SHELL GENERAL COMMITTEE. The (Old Mens’) Soft Shell General C mmit‘ce met last sight in the Coal Hole, Tammany Hai, Robert Kelley president, im the chair, and wessrs. Chan :ellor and Bene- dict acting as secretaries, There wasa large attendance, it being understood that ® number of important propo. titlons were to come up for action; among others one to abo.ish the yourg men’s committee as being of no use, and to increase the old men's committee from three to five members from each ward; aud another to fix the time for holding the primary elections to choose members to yo Loewy all but pd these matt bo at no a eat length no defluite action was The Finance Commities mede a report, which was ear- costly Cixcusned and several of the items ‘ibe jewninder of the evening ax spent mubers in mnaking speeches, ‘The committee finally adjourned to ineet ogain in two weeks, when the time for holiing the primary elections ailt be designated. RLECTION OF A DELEGATE TO Tit: KNOW NOTHING NATIONAL CONVENTION. Joseph H. Toune, the unsuccessful American candidate ter Sheriff, has been selected by the Americans of the Third Congressional district, composed of the First, Se- wuled. cond, Third, Fifth and Kighth wards, to represent them in the Know National Convention, which is call- «4 to meet om of February next. A. & Coben, of the Eighth ward, snd Benj. ¥. Weymouth, of the First ward, are the alternates, American Proclamation, TO THE EDITOR OF THE HERALD. An the proc amation of the President of the National cosa’, vubilshed in your paper, and in the pa ere gene ally, is extremely fmmecurate in ma%erial pointe 1 bere: Cy ie an * officias’’ whieh | trast ia publish. Sours faithfully, aoa D. pesnikn, Hee. NO. U8. N. A. New Brunswick, NJ, Dec. 4, 1866. TO THE AMERICAN ORDBK IN THK UNITED BTATES. Nanowat. Amsmucay Cocnct., EXaccTiye wricn, | , Kr., Now, 2ito, 1866. Be it known that at the aonual meeting of the Na iene) Commas in Jume, 1865, the following resoliation wan adopted im Resolved, That & convention, for the purpose of nomi nating eancidates for the Prestdevcy ani Vice Pre , be held in Philsdelphia o the 22 of Febraary, 1464 be componed of elected by the subordinate count oes peal dateies, ned two by oe 16 a0 Senstoria! ‘elegates al inrgr. In coworquense Of the ontstonce of fase peontati, and to give I full effet, I hereby preelaim and make li known thet, without delay, the counell« of the Order in exch Congresstonal dintriet in each Stare, and that each State council, shail proceed te elect Gelegetes to represent them in raid tational convention, apprinted by said reacle |, 10 soure & full representation, It lv recom mended that for eneb Congressional and State ‘elegate two alternates be at the name time chosen by exch dis tried ard State coun xl. EB. BARTLE President Nationa! Counell U. 8. N.'A. TO THE AMERICAN O° "RR OF THE UNITED HTATHA. In aceor dames with lem 3 of article 3 of the enuxth tution of the Naticna) \eansil of the United States of North America, authorizing the te mn Sree vie, by the authority of notion is hereby LJ the seve-al meet! the National Onan hog of wuld Comme t on Moots the 18th day of next, for the transsc!ion of wach buriness as brought tetore tt, ® B BARTLETT. President Nations! Cone! U # NA. ln Cileago 6 few An) with the Nustand, hich the Sas Laking Bact felt ta with © young eae, the mrrival of the eure at Cfloage, they Sent « Weaving the dead boty in the depot. where it es £ ARRIVAL OF THE 8T. LOUIS. Serious Accident to the Allied Forcos at Inkermann, GENERAL MOURAVIEFF SAID TO BE INSANE, DESTRUCTIVE FIRE IN PARIS. The} United States mail steamship St. Louis, Captain Wotton, arrived nt this port yesterday from Havre, with the European mails to the 21st ult, ‘The Cunard mail «icamship America, Captain Shannon, also arrived yesterday at Boston, with the mails to the 24th ult. “Bho substitution of the Amerion for the regu- larly advertized ateamor Aftion, ta accounted for by the fact that the latter, which arrived at Liverpool on the 18th ultimo, would have to go into dock for examination, in consequence of atriking en ® bank on the night of the 17th, during a fog, near Holyhead. We have received all our papers and letters by both steamers, but those brought by the America came too late Jast night by the New Haven train to enable ux to give much ef her news this morning. ur telegraphic sum- mary from Helitax, however, embraced al! the points, ‘Tbe Royal mail steamship Afrion from New York to Liverpcel, arrived out on the 18th ult Tre Amoricen ship America, which was wrecked on Cabrita point on the 17th October, has been sold by the underwriters, vn the vessel hus been got off the rock by the persona who purchased her. Despatches received by the English and French govern: nents sonounce @ serious pccident to bave occurred near Inkermann, by the blowing up of a portion of the F park of artillery, causing the death of thirty of the French troops, inciuding two officers, and one hundred wounded, including ten officers. Un the part of the Eag- lish there wax killed Deputy Ansistaat Commivaary Yello, and 137 officers and men wounde?. The Frenca Geapatch rtates that three magazines exploded, contain ing altegetber $0,000 kilogrammes of powder, 600,000 cartridges, £00 charged shelly and other projectiles A telegraphic Gespateh from Sir KE. Lyons announoes that on the f:h and Oth inst., a flotila under the oom mand of Captsin Osborne destroyed an enormous quanti- ty of grain and fornge of this year’s harvest, which was packed in nix tiers aad exteudiog two miles along thi etast, near Gbciskliman, ready to be conveyed to the army in the Crimes and the Cavenaus ‘The Invalide Russe sanoun that ‘ miaved Prince Meno ike ff ane stoff ond of the ti al as na lerburg ae bie auc Inteliigenee tron div. the a. Ad are rater at Gen Mouravielf, overcome by hl defeat ore Fare, has been pronounced freane vcd Genera! Hebulel had been summoned from ‘Titi sevume the command. A coopsteh from Berlin states that on the 9th ulti, by order of (he Punperor of Russia, St. Petersburg was o- clared to be no longer in a state of siege. The inhabitants of that city bave, th , to a certain extent, been re Neved by the wi hdrawal of the allied Seets from the Bultic. The Swetish guvernmont bas contracted » loan for three quarters of a million sterling with the hous of Heine, of Bertin. It was rumered that the Prench government was nm gotlating, in common with Auris, for jolot representa tions to other governments {a reference to politieal re fugees. The Journal de St. Peertourg contains « notification that 1 consequence ef the insufficreney of the harvests of this year the Proper or deigved, o2 the 18th of October, to order the entire prob!bition of export from the k dow of Pelend of all binds of brew fs, with the excep tion of wheat, the exportation of which ts still permitted at all (he custom houses of I'o and. A terrific fre broke out in Paris on the evening of the 14th ultimo, in one of the warehouses of the Manuten- tion, on the Quai de Billy, in which « large quantity of grain and flour for the supply of the French army ft constantly kept. The whole of the butldlug was oon- sumed, but the ovens ward for bakiag the army bread and the adjoining storehouses were preserved. The quantity of corn destroyed 1s ertimated wt 28,000 quin- tals, and it x believed an equal quantity of four and Diseuit was consumed. There were mauy rumors afloat as to the cause of tne fire. Our Paris Correspondence. Panu, Nov. 20, 1856. The Emperor's Speech at the Closing off the Behibhtion— Its Political Significan-e— The Byuivoral Povition of Germa ny Aimed At—Prince Napoleon—The Bhibitiom Build tng After its Cloac-~Eztensive Conflagratum at the Manu tention Milttatre— Gallant Comduet of a Canattan—The Duke of Cambridge at the Imperial Court, die., die. You will not be wurp: ised to hear that #ince the grand ceremony of the distribution of the mbdale on the 16th, of which I regr lime allowed me adm ttod of giving you ao imperfect an account, the subject that has been most discussed has been the Emperor's speech. No sooner had that vast throrg dinperred, and the rpeech been pla carded #s usual on the walls ot the public bulldings and Principal thoroughfares, than the question arose hare, there, an¢ everywhere, what does It wean? ‘The Montiew bad taken pains thet very morning to place before the eyer of the publle the reception which Oveat, King of Bweden, hed given to General Canrobert, the Emperor's subarsador extraordinary, and « far the intimation contained in the apeecn that (he extabieb: ment of peace, or the vigorous prosecution of che war, deyended upon Europe, might have « certain reference to what was going on In the neighborhood of the Haltie; but {t was quite impowsibie to mixtake the larger flelé of observation which this famous discourse emb vol If, at all events, all others failed wo remerk it, there were two parties who wore not for & moment deetived, aud theme were the nizens of Aurtria snd Wrasse, who in great numbers were at that time in the presence of the monarch of France—the arch epirit of the Western alliance. It was sepeatecly observed that they communicate’ with earl other while the words were falling from the lipr of Ne poleon, and the momeut the grand ceremony wes brought ty a conclusioriy it began to be bruitel abroad that the Cormans bad taken the witress as & palpable biat to ‘set their house in order.’ [ mw at the same time, that many, epite of the Keperor’s personal popu larity, wore Gixpored to take umbrege at the tone of nupertority that on this occasion he appeared to as ume Why, it was raid, should be Care ty talk ae though to Olflerence to the policy ye was chowen to iaxogurate was a minenleulation, and onr sence a erie! Ax ( we are not bound to ble chariot wheels, nor men an polled to see the Napoleon tar in every liitie orb that les, he., aol mach more ty the same effort. lane intereated politicians, however, 40 not take & mach wre sober view of the geners! bearing of the Renperor's observations. The war ¥!ll be « German war, afer all, my they. Asstrie aod Prose cannot poesibiy arm against Hunts, and is the polley be ¥ declare that “bewho (« not with me te sgeinet me,’ they may be driven, spite of themselves, to meme howtile attiteds, [have heard men whowe judgment le emtitied to great respect nesert that the enenpaign of 1866 wit! pot be finished without an trbrogilo with Germany The avevch of Prince Napoleon, too, hee mot evcnped eritictern. 1 le thought that, comeldering be aia litle to aid the Pxposition ti ic fairly helped (teelf and gut owt A (he unfortans'e rut of |roorentinetion tt had stembiet into, bis Imperial Highness arregeted to bimerlf « shade tee moch of importance, Expomnts art consrinns spowgh to may, @epecially the foreign ome, thet they know po authority who ties benefited thee laws than the Princes. Mie alluston to tele service im the battle held tn Lhe oamme year that he had effected so much tm the indus cpl aren, hes rather tended to wake tp some forgotton sv orten of the Aline and Inkermann, not alwgether of mplimentary « charecer ox the helr aprarent to ¢ mighty empire wont be sted with, ep yeving ign to beer (pom Pat big boars Woon | Mike roves at midsummer. given ‘o bim at the Botel de Ville, he made a specob, is which he wound up with the exelemation that Paris was ‘the heart of France.” Mf it bene, all that can be sold lu that the Prince has net yet wou that heart; that he must woo on that fleld where keights are used to win spurs, ere ho may bope to do wo. He bas talents, he haw youth; he bas, moreover, a striking resemblance to his ‘mmortel snowstor; but beyond making some peripatetic surveys ofthe Industrial Palece, and being present at corta’a trials of exeellenoe, he haw atill to carve out @ way to fame. To judge him from the sentiments he exproasos im pubile, his early demooratis princi plow might atill seem to be freeh in hismind; but hiv private bearing, It ia madd, exhibits little a@inity with such principles. Whother there be any truth in the Teport of his marriage with « Princess of the houre of Bavaria 1 am unable to say; bat I should be dixposed to think not, Since the grand ceremony of the 15th, the transept of the exhibition hax been leftin satu quo, except that a cur- fain of crimson e'oth, like the veil before the Holy af Holies, bas beeu drawn over the throne and canopy of the kmperor. A monster concert followed the day after, which, im mapy revpeets, was o dismal faélare. © There #, tt in true, 1,200 performers, instrumental amd voeal, and tho vast arena glowing from end toend with erimson, was filled to the extent of four fifths; but large as the or- chestral force was, it was totally inefficient to All a apace of such immenstty. The 600 tnstruments, (of which I gave you a description last week,) were comparatively n- andible, aud it wax not til the bursting forth or the 700 volces that the audience were fairly taken possession of. No'Ling could be more beautiful, more exact, more thor- oughly direiplined than thore voices, The chorus burst upon the ear Nhe a donble note simultancously touched ~ hy one band, but even the vocal force was soatcely aufl- cheot for such a building. Buta most unpleasant draw- back to enjoyment was the temperature. The arotio re- gions, rather than the Temple of Apollo, was uppermost in evesy man’s mind, and many, it i# to be feared, will rue the . they ventured invo the Crystal Palsoo im rearch of choral harmony, when such excellen' specimens may be any da: din the Catholic churshes of Pacts. Hind the time been genial, and toe cutting wists of No- vember less Intrusive, tt ie not easy to concelve a more ble xpot than i our, for t placed, ke #o many sur } me inaries, the choicest beaution of the expos Uon—the créme de la créme of wll it had of delicious im- toxteation, The glorious triumphs of Horare “ornet, of Landseer, of Ingols, of Messon'er, wore brought close un cer yeur eye and ‘at Imvure you might oritielse thelr mipiitest siades, Home of the sculptured specimens, toe, wore of wondrous beauty, The bust of the Emperor and of the Fmpresa ix @ bean ideal of excettence. Among the other drawbacks from the success of this musioal dia- play, wee the manner fu wuich the tickets were ime Parilen wo © mulcted to the tune o’ five tranea exch for their tickbts, besides which they were ms’ete yan addidonal three francs entrance; having com, with which requisition, they were not's Hitle wartiied to find that an iinmence number of persona prenont hed alan] pat for adiningion to the exhibition, aed ee 4 wan into the nave as the mort a trective part of it. To be froren to death, well nigh, and at by the boury wee more cruel ell, The requedt to exhibitors to thes wares for yet auother fifteen teem only to bé partially compiled with, for maey wre busy packt hit in enpoeslly the ease in the Paluis de VE tod | observe many of the Hoeemo iver int caé show #teong symptoms of am of the goveruimens to quantities of porn and Lour. ‘Tada eiceu Hin the ewful sppesrance of the flames, w' reget Wivh euch virlense and fury that they were visible frote oll the aifferent points of the city, produced an extenordt- nary degree of exeiiement. Vortunately the hour at which the fie coeurred enabled assistance to be called from all quarters apd io & few minutes after the oat- bresk, the ground eas covered with soldiers and eperta- tors ¢hger to lend a hand. ihe tight was calm, there be ing rearee & breath of wind, but the ohy for miles around Pre: Dted One Vert expanse of {urid hight, which brought frat a'l the salient points of the beautiful etry with w yo TUseequenens Lew who wilnermed the sight wia ewtly get. Tower and asch, poinied stewple and mlaaret, stood out like the coene in a melo dooms, only ta « manner tom tL owsnn) tines more impestng half Conuded of their wutumnnl le hed Ont triking eMoet, as, mingles with the glin'er ing bite inatble of the city and e ite monuments, they st ist bold relie?, wad whem ene weads the eubdued feeling of swe eof othe rear peighh hood of a destructive fire ih apectacie wan one of clock Ue Ore we: rently (etreyed. 1 pparently, for tating the f Howlng a reemen' this morning the ject of which tx crifently to allay an exeltement but too vrene in the present scarcity of provisions, to rum te excean on the emalilest enuse of alarms aration whith broke out on Senda 8! the Maputention Militaire of the Qual de Tilly, pately not by eventing forta- the grave conse juetoes which tnight have Oly one tagutine of corm placed apart fromm vention properly scaled, sed the wf, wae burnt. ree of corn aod flowr of the aAminletes- ity will be restored ved abroad, which ia intact, and the ol aneonnt cowed trom = teriible ex; Mar- rk of artillery, exiled the eaten - parily destroyed by the explosion o her 90,000 ‘ki ny wfier mnsgarines containing t powrler, (00 660 enttr ‘gee Jectiler, The tnfiasninable rubstance bel lent sontegretion feo, partial ex hand ony ded iste yark mR There, wl» Pince. At 6 o'clock the Engi got the fire under, Car loners amounted to thirty billed, of vhom two ere officers, and 100 wounded, among whem there are ten officers.’ The Kegiieh lows, it ap: ors, was twenty two killed, Inelo one offer, aed ir) wounded, including (hres officere—lour men not beting accounted fir ‘The Court har taken wp ile ot lotlerion, where Duke of ( Boye! Highnens atten t 3 | Es Lord agian Pincer ha in perils by tel, he found «bed benewth « i : ; : ; £ i z bight of (he lauding at Hepeteria At the Alma he waa in the thickest of the fght, sod ot Inkermena the sla gbter of hie guard : 4 hime shewcet drove bhem erasy aud when driven by richness to reek refuge to the Ketrivotion be bad to endure all the horrors of that rredtul night im the harbor of Melaklave, whea the moet fearful tempest im the wer of imam tnshes to pleree fnew: rbipe of the Knglsh and French navy. The Retefatlon broke all her chains but one, wiles toe. tunstely weathered the storm, or it bad ‘been wih the grandeen of George the Third Hie Wighners inurt beve thought of poor Lord agian, as he in found birueslt in the same pew, and once more, it f* believed, beond for the far Haat. ares lant hearted prioce of ne . ‘The King of Sardinia te expected in (nA of the week, The Expres’ haadth i int, and the strongest hopes are telt that too wil cotulve the perils and pains ioctiontal to her sftdy'ion. At the general dinner given «! the Herel de Ville, om the i tention of ber name as cue wh shed fer greeter on the throne than any she darivet from it, the see more hearty, more enthestastio, mate upenimons than] have ever witmersed It on aa: cecustom previewsly hatin. P. Bit le net right | choult clowe thie letter withows mentioning » clream 0° Crronec'eh with the Gre of the Menntention, of which | have given some netomat shove, which retoonds immensely to the eredit of wn (ntividual who thorgh not am Americum a¢ Anseribed In the Frenah Jowrale, be, im taet, Gxet cousin i one—that be, there te nly the (ifterenee f the Canatian border. Mr. Perry he tntviteal in qeertion whow brother's Gre wngias of Momtienl played rurh ptrange, feu tacthe tricks at the tetal ot he Quay 0 Oremy, of which | gave you the detalles, hear leg there wees lange Ore on the bons of the Heine, ran off femme Alately frow ibe Onoermatinre dew arte ct Mathers, wad thowgh the die'ance lb «100 two miles, never etcpped Ui) be found hineed at 0 © eat f the tumfagration. tiving, le found the whole scene pe A fame, wt though egies wore on runt, te mane of opplying thew wih ly the formation fs chain of ema Hi Om ar. thee wt nom thee thers who Snobiaaralion ® irlee wae co the eemne With ¢ five feet of bewe connecting be rine, he youre’ On 8 con' tna stream on the biasing trey te ee bem’ ed the Bammer Chat to the ource of two boors he [ole mt Conger wae past, though ai! ye cog ote 0) he folowing day ih wan hecmmney, i to rave the fan es few sguie breaking out, epgive st wea, lev eed, ot the moment f ill jlsying am! will probebly evptines te do m0 UMite morrew. Martha! Magnan ego sol agua wermly Uhanker bbe Phe gellant eery ee, wn, tri9 ‘ ‘ .