The New York Herald Newspaper, February 7, 1856, Page 4

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BOOKLEY'S BURLESQUS OPERA HOUSE, 539 Brend- wag Meano Mivetamsy Sor amauis. AQADEMY HALL, eS roadway ~Pxcrondano PwevRss ew @mars anv Jaran. New York, Thurcday, February 7, 1856. Netice to the Public. AD reports, dosuments, papers, news, &c., intended for We New York Henary, should be sent to the Hara lice, and not to any other plan. The News. No signs of the steamers trom Liverpoe! at the time eur paper was put to presse. Both the Pacitic and Persia are overdue. The United States Senate yesterdey, after some debate, adopted a joint resolution appropriating 91,500 for the relief of the poor of the city. The Fesolution cafling for’ the records of the late Naval Retiring Board was taken up, pending which an adjournment was carried. The: House voted twice fer printer, without effecting any choice. Nothing of general interest occurred in either branch of the Legislature yesterday. Gur naval correspondent on board the United ®tates ship Savannah, writing on 13th December, eff Rio Janeiro, states thab during the late dis turbances in Montevideo an American marine force was landed from the ships Germantown and Bain- bridge, in oréer to protect the lives and property of ear cilizens. The difficulties between Brazil and Paraguay were not settled, but Don Pedro was aaxious for e fight, if the troables could not be ami- wably adjusted. At Rio, the weather was warm; health of the port good. - The erew of the Savannah had subscribed $500 towards the relief of the suffer- er: from cholera in Norfolk and Portsmouth. For- ible allusien is made to the steady increase of the French and British squadrons in the Pacific. A melancholy and somewhat curious case of death by suffocation came to light yesterday. As amason ‘was employed in repairing a chimney that failed to @raw weil, at No. 140 Cherry street, he discovered the body of a {man closely wedged in the flue. The Coroner was instantly summoned, and upon holding sn inquest upon the hady of doocased, it was shown that the corpse was that of a man named Louis “Miller, who had been missed since New Year's Day. The deceased, it appeared, got down into the chimney from the roof, while labor. ing under @ fit of temporary insanity, and there periched, unknown to all the world. Miller was an cecupant of the honse wherein the occurrence took place, and was a man of very dissipated habits. The body was somewhat blackened and scerched, but was, nevertheless, in a good state of preserva- tion, owing to the severity of the weather since the Gate of the accident. The corpse was found per- fectly upright in the flue, and was frozen as slid ‘aga piece of oak. For further particulars of this strange case we would refer our readers to another column. The Emigration Commissioners met yesterday, and agreed upon an annual report, the salient points of which are given elsewhere. Although emigration fell away greatly during the year 1855, the return of the present year shows a still greater decrease. Up to February 6th, only 2,550 persons arrived against 8,385 during the same peried last year—a falling off in one month of 6,035. At this Fate, should it continue, there will not be over 30,000 emigrants arrive at thse port during the year 1856. Owing to the indebtedness of the Commission and the decreased emigration, it has been agitated to abolish.the Commiesion and hand over its effects to the Board of Ten Governors. The Board of Councilmen last night adjourned without transacting any business, in consequence of the death of Robert L. Dixon, !ute representative of the Twenty-fourth district. A preamble and reso- Intions eulogizing the deceased were adopted, and the Board adjourned till Friday evening. The case of the alleged Nicaragua filibusters came up in the United States Cirenit Court yesterday, and was postponed till the April term of the court. See our report elsewhere, The absence of the two steamers, with the con- tinued barricaded condition of the harbor, hada tendency to check transactions in many branches of trade yesterday. Cotton, however, continued firm, with eales of from 3,000 to 4,000 bales, in- cluding a considerable portion in transita. Flour was without quotable change in prices, while sales were made only to a moderate extent. The stock of Sothern was light, and with a fair local and export @emand the market was firm at quotations, Wheat was quiet, and in the absence of sales of moment, no. minal. There was still difficulty in moving corn, and quotations were a little irregular, and sales light. Southern yellow and white ranged from S5c. a 8ic. Rye sold from stores at $127. Pork was ia moderate request, with sules of mess at $15 754 $16, and of prime at $14. Bacon wae in fair de- mand; 500 boxes short middles, ribs in, sold, deli- verable the present month, at Ye. The Arst cargo of the new crop of Cuba sugar, consisting of 165 hihds., was sold for refining, at 7}c. Coffee was firm, | with sales of Rio at li}c.a 1l/e., audof Maracaibo at lije. a 12}c. Freighta—Engagements were mo- erate, without change of moment in quotations. To Havre, 600 bales of cotton were taken at jc., while to Liverpool, provisions were at 26s., and to | London, 44. oz } Pouce Covet Oierxs, vacancy having recently occurred in the clerkship of the Jef- ferson Market Police Court, by reason of the death of the former incumbent, it will be com- petent for the Mayor and Aldermen to give some wall politician a snug berth, We have a suggestivn to make on this subject. We hold that police justices and clerksehould be lawyers, and we live in hope that there will soon be a law to thet effeet. Their datios cannot be properly discharged by persons who have not been ad- mitted te the bar, We have seen Justices who | were totally Ignorant of statate and common law— men of Dontfan stupidity—aad ol who | did wots and cauld not write the English | language. The duties devolving upon police clerks are onerous and jmportaut, The post, if well filled, ie a good stew for the bench, and | some clever young lawyer sizould fill it, We NEW ‘/ORK HERALD, THURSD en a Grand Scale=The Terr Pipbustering tory of Great Britain, and How ft was Ob tained. : The English conservative press, represent- ing, we presume, the opinion of the government and of the majority of the people, has late'jy wade «terrible outcry about filibustering, on the part of inhabitants of the United Sicates, We parpore to devote a brief space for the par- pose of examining the character of the Power which has thus become so savag’:ly virtuous all at once. To begin wt the beginnimg—which is always the dest plen—the ancest¢,rs of the dominant race in England proper, were no more nor less than filfbusters, It is the proudest boast of Englisk peers that they can trace their lineage from the robbers who came over with William the Conqueror, who had zo more business at Hastings than Wil¥iam Walker ia Nicaragua— nor so much; for tne fire William went ef his own accord, whil: the second received several pressing inviteVions. The first William went upon apure tuieving and murdering expedi- tion, while thy secend seems to have had no base motive, + From the time ef William the Conqueror to the revolution which placed William the Third, @ Dutch fil#buster, on the throne, poverty and civil war prevented the piratical disposition natural to the English character from break- ing out violently, although it appeared once or twice, and resulted in the stealing of Wales with « few murders, the entire absorption of Ireland, and the smiting of Irish Amalekites by Cromwell's pions filibusters. In the brief reignof William the Third we shall find com- menced all those graud schemes of annexation which have since been carried out, and which have given weight to the remarkeble expres- sion that the tattoo of British druma follows the course of the sun around the world. It was in this reign that the power of France was checked—that the Honorable East India Com- pany was newly and firmly established, and that all Ecrope was made to feel that England was thenceforth to be one of the ruling Powers ef the earth. With the best of Continental etateemen on the throne—with an army Jed by a Marlborongh—a fleet under the broad pennant of a Russell, and with troops who had been almost constantly engaged in despe- rate civil wars for thirty years, the English flag was in truth an invintible standard. Daring the century and ahalf which has elapsed since that time, the English government has been secure and quiet. With the exception of the little Scotch and Irish breezes of “ forty-five” and “ ninety-three,”’ there has been nothing for the English army and navy to do at home. In order that they might not be unemployed, they have been filibustering abroad. Wherever England has seen a piece of territory that she wanted, she has seized it, in defiance of trea- ties, the law of nations, and everything else that stood in her way. We purpose to reca- pitulate afew instances of this kind of rob bery! The possessions which England at present holds in this country were ell gained by rob- bory. Sir Walter Reloigh, after « oarce: of splendid filibustering, previous to the period above mentioned, went home and was the star of the brilliant court of the Virgin Queen. Captain John Smith, after “beginning and setting on foot a hostile expedition” in a country with which England was at peace, and cutting off the heads of a great many Turks, came out to Virginia and engaged ina regular filibustering expedition, for which he was duly honored at London. The French had discovered the St. Lawrence, the Mississippi, and several other important points. Their posts had been pushed down almostto Albany. England took all this, with the aid of the American colo nists, Upper and Lower Canada being ceded in 1759. In the South we find England’s pet island, Jamaica, « nest of pirates; they were protected by English Governors who did a little of the same kind of business. We find them in the seventeenth century filibustering in Central America, and occupying the har- bors on the Atlantic coast as rendezvous for their buccaneers. Indced, Blewfields and Ba- lize-—-two important ports in Mosquitia a7 British Honduras—are named for pirate chieis who eailed under the meteor flag of old Eng- land. Morgan, a pirate, a filibuster anda murderer, was knighted for his buccancering exploits, was made Governor of Jamaica, and was particularly honored when he was present- ed tothe sovereign, who always patronized succesful men, never minding the means by which they obtained success. So Morgan, asa reward for making numerous persons walk the plank, had the honor of walking arm-in-arm with the King of England. We also find that England now holdsa por- tion of Honduras by virtue of a permission given to certain Englishmen by Spain to cut wood there under certain restrictions, Having collected a pretty good colony, the English go vernment assumed jurisdiction over the terri- tery now known as British Honduras, with no more right than we would have to seize Cuba to-morrow, and without half so much reagon. We also find England holding, aaa protecto- rate, about one-third of the territory of Nica- rague, after hayjng thrice solemnly relinquish- ed all claims Pentral America, “from sea to sea.” We her still clinging to her power in Central America, in spite of solemn treatics, and we find her seizing a valuable portion of the territory of Honduras, called the Bay Islands, after having expressly agreed to do nothing of the kind. if look to other parte of the world, we sha} ind this course identical with Britiah po- liey ior the past century and a half— good old rule Sufficeth them. mple plan, ‘That they should take who have the power, And they should keep who oan! in 1704 England picked a qnarrel with pain to get Gibralter, because it commanded the Mediterranean. Iingland got Gibraltar, and then wanted a naval station in the ses. She necording)y appropriated the emall islands of Majorca and Minorca: but they were not ex- ectly in the right place, and were rather ex- pe e pieces of property, 80 with that gene rosity which distinguishes Mr. Bull, who never gives away anything unless he is foreed to do £0, or bless it is worthless, she gave up the islands to Spain, and put her paw on Malta as a proper place for the defenders of the British lion to be fed and watered. It wag accordingly seized in defiance of the treaty of Amiens, and held by military force until 1814, when the one- sided treaty of Paris gave it as an appanage of the British crown. England also extended the benefits of constitutional government over the hope that the appointing power will take this matter into consideration. It may seem a { small matter, but it is, in fact, a higtty jmpor- tant ove. Tonian Islands, and generously protects them from the interference of other Powers, robb: a penerececneninnonentesnelainal @y on record. For two centuries a com- P® ay of merchants have enjoyed especial pri- * Aleges in trading te the Indies. The native kings who granted thoee privileges Were suita- bly rewarded for their confidenze in English honor. One by one their territories were taken from them—their wives, children, subjects, murdered before their eyes. For the last cen- tury, the British bayonet has never ceased to Grip with Ind?an blood. Millions have been slaughtered, that the cause of true religion wight be advanced and the dividends of the company swelled. Of fifty governments in Hindostaa, only four maintain even a nominal independence, and that is only secured for the time being, by the payment of a heavy tribute. Englend’s abzorption of Hindostan has been gradual, but none the less secure. She ob- tained in 1757, 24 pergunnahs from the Nabob of Bengal; 1758, Masulipatam, from the Ni- zem; 1760, Burdwan and Chittagong, from the Nabob of Bengal; 1765, Bengal, Bahar and Orisea, from the Emperor ef Delhi, and Jaghtre, of Madras, from the Nabob of Arcot; 1775, 4 Zemindery, of Benares, from the Vizier of Oude; 1776, island of Salsette, from the Mah rattas; 1778, town and fort of Nagore, from the Rajah of Tanjore, and Guntur Circar, from the Nizam; 1786, Pulo Penang, from the King of Queda; 1792, Malabar, from Tippoo Sultan; 1799, Canara, Coimbatur, from Tippoo Sultan, and Tanjore, from the Rajah of Tanjore; 1800, Myeorean Provinces, from the Nizam; 1501, the Carnatic, from the Nabob of Carnatic, and Guruckpur, Bareilly, from the Vizier of Oude; 1802, Bundelcand, from the Peishwah; 1803, Kuttuck and Ballasore, from the Rajah of Be- rar, and the territory of Delhi, from Scindiah; 1805, part of Gujerat, from Guicowar; 1818, Kandeish, from Holkar; Ajmere, from Scindiah, Poonah and the Mabratta country, from the Peishwab, and districts on the Nerbudda, from the Rajah of Berar; 1824, Singapore, from the Rajah of Johore; 1825, Malacca, &c., from the King of Holland; 1826, Assam, Arracan and Tennesserim, fromthe King of Ava; 1834, Koorg, from the Rajah of Koorg; 1841, Scinde, from the Ameers of Scinde; 1848, Panjab, from the Sikhs; 1853, Pegu, from the King of Ava— the whole making an immense territory, with anarea of six hundred thousand square miles and ® population of one hundred millions. Al- this was gained by robbery, and is kept by tyranny and murder. The English merchant, when he hears that a regiment of Bombay Io- fantry has put a whole people to fire and the sword for defending their own homes, rubs his hands with delight at the triumph of the British flag; but he is justly and virtuonsly in- dignant when he hears that a number of North Americans haye made a descent upon Cuba. We opine, however, that if the Governor Gene- ral of India did not happen to be in the majo- rity, and to be a very rich and respectable per- son, he would be considered as no more than what the English prees calls General Walker, or Narciso Lopez-—“ a robber, a pirate and a filibuster.” It would take too much time to tell how the British government obtained its porcercivne in Eudla. Ticavuciry, lypuulay, piracy, robbery, murder, and the most revolt- ing barbarity, were resorted to, until Eagland is now mistrees of all the territory of Hindos- tan, with the exception of Bhootan and Nepaul. Not long ago England wanted a port, and she robbed China out of Hong Kong. What possible right has she there? She picked a quarre) with the Chinese simply to get an op- portunity to steal that port. In the same man- ner she robbed Borneo of Labuan and Sara- wak. In the same manner she acquired Tobs- go, Dominica, St. Vincent, St. Lucia, Mau- ritius, and the Seychelles, from France; Trinidad, Essequibo, Demerara, Berbice, the Cape of Good Hope, and Ceylon, from the Datch. Fifty years ago Denmark had a remarkable island—Heligoland—rising up in the Nor‘h Sea. Its area is only about five square miles, and it is a solid rock, rising to the height of about two hundred feet from the level of the eea. It commands the mouths of threc large rivers flowing through Germany, the Elbe, the Weser and the Ems. Foreseeing that this island would be important in case of a war in Central Europe, England seized it. Some twenty years ago, the fortifications were allowed to go to ruin, but they are now to be renewed upon a grand scale, England always manages to keep come kind ofa foothold every- where, and in the event of a war with this country she would have several Heligolands on our southern border. England bas also acquired the Australian continent, which she will soon lose. She has filibustered two settlements in Africa—Sierra Leone and Cape Town—and has stolen St. Hs- lena and several other small islands of no great value. But the seizure of Aden—a re- cent transaction—was pure, unadulterated, ont and out stealing. Aden is a port in South Arabia, on the Indian ocean. It commands the Straits of Bab-el-Mandeb, which unite the Tadian ocean and the Red Sea. It is the coal- ing and provisioning dépot of the East India Company’s steamers, and through it is carried the treasures of the East en route for the West. When the proposed canal is cut through the Isthmus of Suez, Aden will be still more im- portant, and will become one of the groatesi commercial cities in the world. All the coffee trade of Arabia can be done there, and the geo- graphical situation of the place is such that when it is once occupied and decently forti- fied, it can defy attacks from the land side, This bonne bouche for the great filibuster could not be lost. But how was it to be gained? It wae not ensy to get up a war with the Bedouin who do not practice diplomacy, and could not be trapped like Clayton and Marcy; but they are very hospitable, Sea number of English men went to Aden to trade, and were kindly received. Then they were supported by troops, and the ertillery men amused themselves by picking off, at long range, the Arabs who had given Englishmen food and shelter. After some hard fighting, the port and province of Adea submitted to English rule. If this was not filibustering, we do not know the definition of that expressive term. This occurred in 183940; and at about the same time the Bri- tish forces in Hindostan crossed the Indus and invaded Affghanistan, ostensibly because Por- sis, it was eaid, was menacing that country, and England was efraid that her Indian pos ecxsions would be endangered. It is plain that the British troops were unwelcome to all | parties in Affyhanistan. They waged a cruel war for several years. The Affghana were slain by thousands by men who pretended te come to their aid. Affghanistan wasin mach better case with a civil war, and with Persia Ci evV a oe t It will be noticed that while these things were going on in the East, great changes had taken place in the West. The United States— the only rival of England on the seas--hai acquired extensive possessions on the Pacific From any point of view, it was the interest of Englacd to prevent the United States from having the exclusive right of way across the Isthmus of Tehuantepec. The great fillouster accordingly seized an Atlantic port—-Sao Jaan —and menaced the islands in the Bay of Honda. ras. These islands, propérly fortified, would AY, FEBRUARY 7, 1866. command the proposed ship canal on one side; while, on the Pacific, Bagland took possession of Tigre Island, which would form an admi- rable stand point for operations on the Pacific. All these possessions were taken precisely like Aden, from nations with which Eaogland wa3 at peace. It was precisely the same as if a British squadron should, to-day, sail into the harbor of New York, hgist on the Battery the flag that has been wet with innocent blood during ten centuries, and take possession of New York city in the name of Victoria the First. After due consideration of the above facts, can any one doubt this proposition: that had England been placed in the position of the United States, with reference to Canada, Cuba, Mexico and Central America, would not ali those territories have been “ acquired ” by the first named Power long ago? Thecraelty, bar- barity, treachery and hypocrisy with which Eng- land has prosecuted her wars of conquest, have made the very name of Briton execrated in every part of the world. The narratives of British warfare in India are filled with in- stances of barbarity previously unknown in the annals of civilized or even heathen cam- paigne. It is not such a government as that of the British Empire which should scouse the United States of filibustering. 5 We should be the last to disparage the abili- ty of British stateemen. Since William the Third’s time, no English monarch has been anything more than a puppet in the hands of his Cabinet. The men who have been the first diplomatists in Europe have been bred ia Down- ing street. Compared with them, the men of Washington have been babes in politics; and we challenge proof to the contrary when we say that in a red tape warfare with England the United States has always come out second best. In 1812~15 we went to war about free trade and sailors’ rights; we were victorious on sea and land; the sailors of Aboukir and Tra- falgar quailed before the fishermen of Marble- head—the pennant of a Dacres was struck to a Hull—the veterans of Badajoz and Salamanca retreated before Kentucky rifles ; but the treaty of Ghent left free trade and sailors’ rights precisely where they were before the war. So if we should go to war about the Clayton-Bul- wer treaty, which is only an agreement that neither government shall exercise authority over any canal, railway or transit route across the Isthmus of Panama, we might spend a great deal of money, make a little glory, and raise a large crop of military aspi- rents for the Prcnidomey, but the rex] matter in dispute would be in precisely the same con- dition that Bulwer and Clayton left it—that is, waived altogether. Great Britain has, as we have ehown, filibustered in Central Ameri- ca, and the only way by which her growing influence can be neutralized is by the infusion of a vigorous, spirited, energetic, peaceable North American poptlation. The treaty is not a matter of the slightest possible conse- quence until a ship canal shall have been dag. By picking out bitshere and there, it can be construed in any manner that a skilful casuist thinks best suited to his ends, The opportunity now offered to carry out this line of policy isagolden one. The Rus- sian war isan American peace. The schemes of England on this continent have been mo- mentarily arrested by the unprofitable and dis astrous contest she is now carrying on, osten- sibly to protect the Sublime Porte, but really to secure the safety of her East India posses- sions, which have long been menaced by Ras- sia. The British bought Hindostan with blood, and blood must constantly flow to maintain English supremacy in the East. It is a just punishment for British cruelties inflicted upon asimple, ignorant, confiding, hospitable peo- ple. And it is the surest guarantee for our safety. It is, then, no cause of surprise that the mejority of the American people should sympathize with Russia, or remain perfectly neutral. The Rusaians have been defendin ; their own homes, and sympathy is naturally excited for a nation in such a position, And the real cause of the war is very well known, notwithstanding all the cant of Downiag street, and the gasconade of Printing House squere. We all know that the contest grows out of fillbustering; that its object is to pro- tect stolen territory, and to steal more If pos- sible. Should peace be the result of the pre- sent negotiations, the danger of a war between England and the United States would be im minent, not because there is anything to ¢> to war for, but because the administration being utterly befogged, would resort to the last and worst remedy of incompetent states. men. Tt is the cant of certain wise men at Wash- ington to make a breeze just before every Pro- sidential election, about our relations with England. The subject is inexhaustible. The idea of a wer with England is always popalar with the mass. Mr. Pierce threw it into the Senate, and the Senators were not slow ¢ make capital out of it. But it will not last. We have nothing to go to war about. We only need an administration that will meet the great filibuster with his own weapons. Something of the epirit of Jackson would be a great blessing just now. He would say: “Your talk about fill- bustering is absurd. You never obtained a piece of territory that you did not steal. You baye broken the Clayton-Bulwer treaty. It was made to be broken. Jt is null and void, Even if it were in fol effect, as I construe it, it does not prohibit peaceful colonization of Nicaragua by citizens of the United States. This governmen#will neither encourage nor attempt to prevent immigration.” Let that course be adopted, and the Monroe doctrine would be practically carried out. British tn- fiaence in Central America would be neutral- ized at onee. If we had an administration with a backbone, the blow might be strack now. But Marcy has fallen In love with Eng- land lately. He dotes—so we shall have nothing but a red tape war. The government will take the side of England, as it has heretofore not an inch of British territory in Central America will be given up, and the great fill- buster will go on with his stealing, in spite of ‘The career of the English filibusters in India _ ie perhaps the etrongest instance of wholoeate for her enemy, than with England for her al'y, treaties, Monroe doctrines, Marcy’s gentle re- ronstrances, and everything else, ‘3 Mar. Bocnanan’s Views oF Tus Presipency.— The Philadelphia Pennsylvanian pablishes the following extract of a private letter lately re- ceived by a gentleman in Pennsylvania, from Hon. James Buchanan:— You refer to the connection of my name with the Pro. . * * * This I neither desired nor expecied. ‘The mcvement in my favor has, theve'vre, or ginavad without my previous knowledge or consent, gad { should ‘be quite satiafied should another be seected. The nex: will be the most important aad responsible Presidential term since the last war with and, or, haps, since the origin of the goveramsa . voth our Joreigh and our domestic affeirs willrequire ihe .u danze ofan abse, firm and skilful pilot to steer cha vessel of State clear of the breakers. 1 pray heaven that the dai! man tran Ad selected for the crisis, end %o me it is a ma’ ter ot ference whether he cumes trom the North or the South, the East or the West. Just so. He “neither expected nor desired it.” What are we todo? Gen. Cus: has de elined—Jadge Douglas has withdrava—Mr. Wise holds off in favor of Peansylvania —Mr. Pierce has doubtless had enough of the White House, office seekers’ troubles, Kitchea Cuati- net eqaabbles, foreign wars, “border ruffixas,”’ and fever and ague inclusive—Marcy is oat of the question, Jeff. Davis ditto, Cushiag ditto, And eo the question now arises, what will they do at Cincinnati for a candidate? We dare say that, upona pinch, if auy ong of these aforesaid individuals should be nomiaated, te will, on the eoore of patriotiam, submis to rua the gauntlet. To Col. Richard M. Jobnsoa, whose memory is immortally associated with the death of Tecamseh, we are indebted for the remark that “the Presidency is too bigh an office either to be sought for or declined.” Upon that maxim the Cincinnati Convention is secure, Happy country, where millionaires, stateemen and politicians may thus be relied upon to sacrifice themselves for the pablic good! Mr. Alken Derryes nis Posrrion.—The Hon. William Aiken, of South Carolin, the last and most formidable competitor of Mr. Banks for Speaker, publishes the following card in the Washington Globe :— ‘Hovss or REPResENTATIVES, Fed, 4, 1856. Deak Sin—I observe in the Globe of this mo-ning @ note appended by Mr. Barolay to his remarks of Saturday, in which my reply to Mr. A. K. Marshall, of Kentucky, is incorrectly stated. I have this moment conferred with Mr. Marsball, and his reccliection concurs with my own, tbat the following is the substance of his question and of my apswer:— . Marsball’s question—‘‘Are you hostile to, or have you ever denounced, the Americen party?” My answer was—‘lt is not my havit to denrunce apything—eitber men or measures; and I bave irivade in the American party, though not » member of it my self, Let me request you to publish this note in the Glo of tomorrow. Respectfully, yours, WILLIAM AIKEN. Joun ©, Rives, Esq. This is satisfactory as far as it goes, though it does not cover the whole ground of Mr. Ai- ken’s alleged peculiar position to the American party. One of our Seward organs broadly in- sinuates that there was an understanding be- tween him and some of the American members of the Honse. It also charges that Mr. Aiken was born in Ireland. If this be s0, the Ameri cans who voted for him violated their consti- tution in doing s0, although their votes were perfectly consistent with the constitution of the United States. It therefore becomes im- portant to know the nativity of Mr. Aiken, for it he hails from green Erin, and the Americans of the House were aware of it, then we may look ter a mighty revolution in their constitu- tion, ritual and platform at their approaching Philadelphia Councils, Will Mr. Hamphrey Marshall or Mr. A. K. Marshall, of Ky., explain for the public information ? Two Exrracts rrom THE Teratp.—We soli- cit attention to the following excerpts:— {From the Mayor’s Mes- [From the Horala_Adver- rage. tHsements} Altbough the police force (VE HUNDRED DOL- ia far from that condition of lars reward. —Missing efficiency to which 1 am since Friday morning, Feb. striving to bring it, yet I 1, a young man. ny 18 am happy to state that im- #, five feet four laches ovement has been made Sight ‘stout built, fall tace, in this important depart- hgat complexion, light hair ment during the past year. and blue eyes; dresved in ‘The system of individuel re- black frock coat, black poate! now running pants, biack velvet vost, roughout, from the hum- trimmed with gold cord, biest member up to the black cravat, patent lea- ther boots, black felt hat, and gray shawl—had on a gold wateh and chain, dia- mond breastpin and dia- mond finger ring. He at- tended » party at the resi- dence of Mr Peckham, in Twenty-first street, be*ween Broadway and Fourth ave- nus, and left there about Bo'clock to return to his home, 9134 Fast Twonty- niath strest, since which time he has not been heard of. Any informa’ ion of him will be thavkfully received by E. A. Pierce, 45 Liberty street. We are afraid that these extracts do not look well together. A young man has probably been knocked down, murdered, robbed and his body made way with while walking lees than @ quarter of a mile, in one of the wealthiest and most respectable districts of the city. The police heard nothing of the affray, which must have t some time. No trace of the missing man ® found in four days’ search, and yet the Mayor tells us of the superior skill of the American detective officer. We donot be lieve that such a thing could occur in any civilized city on the face of the earth, except New York, and here it seems to be treated as a matter of couree. A mancan only ensure his safety in the best parts of the city by making armories of his pockets. head, has had « good ef- fect, which, together with the rilitary spizit which to some extent has been intro- duced, has added to the ef- ficiency of the whole corps. It bas been my effort to im- press upon the police the true importance of their offices, to reward merit by premotion, and to make de. votion to duty the only re- quisite to favor and ad- yavcement. I think that New York will soon bave gocd cause to be eatisfled with ber municipal police. A Practicat Staarstioy.—It may be o rash conclusion, but we really think that at some very distant period the thermometer will rise above the freezing point. We may have a sud- den change in the atmosphere, but whether it comes sooner or later the streets will be in a terrible condition. Completely blocked up 29 they are now, by snow and ice—difficult and dangerous 98 is pedestrianism at present, mat- ters will be # great deal worse when the glow and the flow come. We suggest that the Common Council should make a special up- propriation for the removal of the snow and ice from the principal streets. There are cer tainly one thousand stout, hearty fellows who would be glad of @ job of thiskind. We may as weil pay them for doing the city a mach needed service as to support them in the Almshouse, or feed them on the ontdoor relief system, There has been a great deal of humbag abou the streets and lamps lately, and we, speaking for the people, instat that there shall be some reform, Tbe public equares are in a terrible condition, aad one cannot walk noross the Park without running the risk of breaking his legs, To add to this pleasant state of things, the street lamps have lately been very dim, and often show no light whatever, People go out from partics late at night, and never go home. In rome districts up town the residents only know that there is a police by reading the reports of the Matse!! investigation. All these things must be reformed. We must have the highways cleared—we must have the police on their beats—we must keep our lamps trimmed and burning. Will some patri- otic member of the Common Council move for that appropriation at once, and will thi etir opie Gat Companies? yaa A Proup Day rox Josuva R. Gropines.— It is the custom ot the House of Representa- tives at Wasbington to assign to the oldest member of the body the administration of the oath to a new Speaker. Accordingly, whem Mr. Banks wes deolered elected, it appeare that upon Me. Josnus BR, Giddings fell the duty of swearing bimin. Tais is what Hon, Amos Kendall would desigoate “an evil omen,” und Sam Weiler “a werry peculiar coincidence.” Iu reference to this incident, the Washington Sentinc! © Tt is said vhat the cere 1 eoreartng in the Speaker ‘was performed by Me. Haat toe great head ef aboli- Toate ani ™, with great unc! 4 in the most dramatic pompous manner. He looked es if the souls of lb the old negro martyrs aod young negeo babies were in- fused into nim, He looked ns zraoias Jupiter, and ag leased asa ‘basket of chips.” Tuen came clapping of onda, stamping of fest od waving of handkerenie's, ‘Adolitlonian was jubiiane and exultant. And this was the closing of the ninth week of the session. With such an opening to busi- ness, what will the end be? We fear that the coldest winter will be followed by the hottest summer ever experienced in Washington. Home Resorcines over Mr. Bayxs—HiceL¥ Entuvsustic.—The Boston Post gives the fole lowing brief but perapicnons accouat of the rejoicings at the home residence of Mr. Banks, ‘upon the receipt of the news of his election as Speaker— Mr. Banks’ friends wore jubilant in Waltham on Satare day eveniog, where the n-w: of his elevation was re- ceived by express, Mrs. Binks illuminated her house, Pot dismissed those wh» called to ¢ mgratulate har, by informing them that she wis attending upon her Bi mother. At the residence ef his parents and sisters the crowd gave nine cheers. ev. Sr. Foater was called out: in bis night shirt—quoted Stakspeare—said he saw the outetretched arm ot Almighty power staying the tide of oppression, aud the ‘el! fire sa‘p of #lavery stranded on the firm Banks of Massachase:1s’?—and fansied also that he eaw Banks astiffeoitg tos backbone of the North. Meare, Perry & Pope furnixhod refreshments for thoze whose backbones had been licivored by their tumultuoas rejoicing. We hope this news will never get to the eye or ear of Greeley. Do uot abolition and cold water heroics go together? What would he ray to this transparent disregard at Walthany of the Maine Liquor law? Say no more about it, Leap Year—Tue Lapras’ |’ntvitecr.—We presume that. everybody knows that thi: is leap year, and is also aware shat custom gives the 1 dies a chance to make the first aévances in mairimonia) negotiations, They bave, also, in varions parts of the country, gotten up leap year parties, where the ludles take the places aeually ooca- pied by gentiemen, The ladies i:sue the invitations, ar= rarge the programme, pay the bills, and pay the most profound celerence to the sterner sex, for the time being. Others ignore the men altcgethsr, ard get up sleigh ridud on private account; but we have not heard of many suei> affairs. Wemea heve no great liking for unadulterated petticoat society. I: is too much of a good thing. The jesp year fever, which bas been raging terribly ia the rural distilcts, has r&ached the metropolis, and we hear of a very pieasant leap year party in Harlem. A. number of ladies of Harlew, on Tuesday evening man- sged by various devices and coupe d'état, to get 9 corres- ponding number of gen Jemen at the residence of a mu- tual arquaintance, and afe: ‘he whole party had son- gregated, much to the surp ise of the gentlemen a sleigh and six hauled up in tront of the door, when they were: politely invited to pariicipate ina sleigh ride. The in- vitation, urexpested as 11 was, was promptly accepted, and after all bad become comfortably seated, the ladies ordered the sleigh to be driven to Kingsbridge. When. the party, which nombered twenty couple, arrived at their destination, the gentiemen were escorted into the parlor, while their escorters took upon themaetves to give all the orders, and after # portion of the evening had deen spent to the satisfaction of all, the ladies paid the bills and the party were driven to their homes. Our female friends out West are particularly frisky this year, and we hear cf glorious sleigh rides managed by laaies, in Ohio, Western Pennsylvania, &c., &3. The ladies insist upon paying the bills for these sprees, and it would, no doubt, be pleasant to many people if they. would make this part ot the proceeding a general rule; and ‘‘fork out’ for their ducks of bomnets, loves of dresees, sweet sets of furs, nice manchettes, mouchoirs, chemisettes, laces, tijouteric, and other fcipperies of the femaje wardrobe. Bat they won’t do it. Butrome of our fair fiends may not be posted up» about leap year rule. Amanis not bound to marry ou because you ask him, but he ought to give you a pre- sent. In olden time, unmarried women used to wear a tcarlet petticoat during leap year, If they the edge of this garment to any mun, he was boand them, but could buy himeelf off by presenting the lady with a new gown. Now, ladies, you know your rights. ‘Tue ComPTRolER VS. THR CoMMUESIONER OF STREVTE AND Lamrs—PayMEent OF THE BILLS OY THE LATTER aT THE OFFIOR Or THE Former —In consequence of the grave sharges of malfeasance which have been made against the Conmmis- sioner of Streets and Lamps, and for which he is again to be put on trial to-morrow, the Compteoller has himself - undertaken the payment of the bills for street cleaning and other businces connected with Mr. Ebling’s department. Upon being notified of this fact, and that an appropria- tion had been made for the purpose, o large crowd of ap- plicants made their appearance yesterday at the Comp- troller’s office, and presented their claims, which were at once paid on the Auditor’s certificate. Over thirty thou- sand dollars have been paid out already, and before all de- mands are satiefied it will take thirty thousand more, To ensure the payment of {the money to the proper persona the fo!lowing oath is administered to each applicant:— You do swear that yon have made noassignment of thie claim, given no orders to any person to collect it, and that ‘you are the only perron entitled to collect the money. This course was pursued on two or three oceasions be, fore, but the payments have, with this exception, always been made at the office of the Commissioner of Streeta: and Lamps. Pavt. Jungs AND M, Goxckr gives a concert at Niblo’s to-morrow evening, which promises to be @ very brilliant: affair. These young artists created great enthadisem at the Sonteg concerts, and their performances throughout the States have won them golden opinions from all classes, Their reeeption by the New York public will be very cor- dia'. The programme ¢ousists of several favorite mor- ceauz and new compositions, of which the ‘' Polichinelle,’”” by Goeokel, will, we think, prove the most sucecssfal. It has universally created quite a furore at every perform- ance. Mrs, Bostwick isto be the vocalist on this ooca- sicn. We Doy’r Exponsr Taxm.—At the late celebration ef the anniversary of the birthday of Ihomas Paine, Mrs, E. 1. Rose made @ speech which was reported verbatim, and published in the Henan. Although we do not consider that we are responsible for :eports of addresses of this or any otter kind, we should not have admitted the attack of Mrs. Rose upon the Rev. Rafus W. Griswold, and the- Rey. C. B. Little, of Bangor, had the report been carefully revised, Personal Intelligence. Ameeting has been beld in Philadelphia, at which a committee wat eppointed to invite Hon. George M Dallas to partake of a public dinner previous to bis de- arture for Rarope as American Minister to England. s ‘ hy ie ARRIVALS rem Ravannah, in steamentn Alsbama—W_D Mor: W Parner, George HH G.ddard, TP Ellis, MB riley ta Hughes, C8 Wayne GB Jones, AO Traver, WA Thones, J A Fieckenriége, Thot Breue, 8H Goodman. WB Roargubn, shes V Wood Capt Chas U>iins, lady, infant and eareant, Mre Gale, C H Gaylard, GW Price, Aug Bixer, Jan Ballard, & Wt sgdod, R Mervan, 1M Barclay and lady,” Mastor a a4 bg ay R =e ree Todekiee tr Cole, Wo 5 cul " Hiccial in meeroga. i: ravers, #0 Ohappell, J Ht rom Charleston, in steamabip Jomes Ad, -) E Kien Goudes, Miss Tervott, Mra Hu uphrey,, aE Coa, Richardron, Capt Breck, A'Lencwick, RO Shinn, Ih wen, er. 1 Goodwin, Oapt'R D Vdmondston, DA Arabler, LP Sauarrel & Breiiey, GW Tue, BW Jaekson. VO Kin Obase, Capt A Ludlam—15 in seerart, oe ee DEPARTURES. 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