The New York Herald Newspaper, February 16, 1856, Page 1

THE NEW YOR WHOLE NO. 7110. MORNING EDITION—-SATURDAY, FEBRUARY 16, 1856. HERALD. PRICE TWO CENTS. ADDITIONAL FROM THE FEEJEE ISLANDS. ¢ Atrocities Committed by the Natives on American Settlers and Seamen. English Missionaries the Alleged Insti- gators of these Outrages. Punishment of the Savages by Commander Boutwell, U. 8. N.5 &e., &., &. Oar Levuka Correspondence. Levoxa, Ovatav, Feeme Iscanps, Sours Pacimic Ocean, Nov. 1, 1865. TO THE EDITOR OF THE HERALD. ‘The Feejee Islands, situated in Oceanica, in the South Pacific Ucean, are probably the finest group aa yet disco- din the South Seas, enjoying a salubrious and tem- rate climate, fertile soil, and capable of producing variety of tropical fruit in abundance, Affairs of great importance to our community out here, \d having a tendency to interfere with aud affect affairs t home, having lately transpired, 1 deem it but justice o myself, a8 a merchant in Feejse, as also to otner Ame- ps residing and doing business at these islands, as Il as for the mercantile and large whaling interest of mérics, connected with this group, as also for the pro- fection of American ships and their crews trading in this chipelago, and for the further protection of American eamen wrecked on these islands, that the attention of United States government should be directed to the many changes that are rapidly taking pluce here, affect- American interests and American commerce. Knowing that publicity is given to all communications deemed worthy of your attention, I have carefully com- piled the following statement of facts, hoping that their importance to Amerisans will bring them to the notice pf the United States government in such a manner thet the results will prove beneficial to American commerce nd the American whaling interests in these waters. Some time since @ most conflicting civil war broke out mongst the natives of these islands, headed by the re- pective chiefs who were contending for the suprene 60 ndof the Feejee verritories- The diffe-ent chiefs h having s strong force under their command, and about equal in power, the war wasa protracted nd sacguinary one, and affairs remained in a very un- d state for some time. During this period of anar- hy and bloodshed, the natives committed many acts of cruelty and murder, and, being cannibals, ate all prison- taken in battle. ‘The principal chicf, Vonivala, or Thakambau, (King of IFeejee), finding that the forces with which he had to Contend were of such strength that it was necessa'y to assistance to carry cn the war with security, ralliod ound him all the inferior chiefs who were dispossd to pouse his cause, (and being a great villsin) !mmediate- ily commenced to attack and subsiue all those not dis- [posed to acknowlecge him as King of Feajse. At this period It unfortunately happenei that two he fact being made known to the chief, Thakambau, by ome of his people, the crews were all massacred, roasted jand eaten, and the vessela plundered of a large amount lof valuable property. Shortiy afterwards, one of the small tracing schooners belonging te one ef our community—an American— Going business here, being on a trading voyage © some of the other islands, buying beche-le-mer jand cocoanut oi! for an American vessel lying fim this harbor snd loading for Salem, Massachu- ita, was attacked by "the natives, by order of Thskam pau, the principsl chiof, and after flendighly mundering white people on board of her aud throwing them into ithe sea, they plundered her of everyihing and draggei jher arhore. The excitement of this beartrending and | Giatreesing circumstance had hardly been a day old when additional news reached us of two of our community hav- ing been clubbed at ore of the isjands; and upon an in- vestigation we found it to be too true. About this time a few Eoglish strangers arrived at these islands, from Sydney, New South Wales; and find ling that a good field here presented itse'f for enterprise jand speculation, remained amongst us. There boing no ‘one amongst them who was a scientific man or mechanic, except one, ehoemaker,) and apparently being men of fome education, we retained them, to teach our children ‘and to instruct, and endeavor, aa far aa posatble, to con- vert the natives. By cegrees we had the satisfaction of observing that ourefforts in this laudable and interest- ing undertaking were productive of come benc it to the be~ nighted heathen; and feeling convinced that the people Of there talands would readily embrace Christianity it they had the advantages of proper persons to instrust and guide them, we did what lay in our power to obtain fome missionaries to reside amongst us. Not long after this, we had the satisfaction and great Pleasure of receiving into our midst three worthy fathers Of the Catholic church, who had made their way from France to thia far off land, in the discharge of their holy Calling, This event was hailed with delight by all the whites in Feejee, and the results from the arduous and indefat'gable endeavors of these gentlemen have been Productive of much good in these islands. ‘The strangers who we had appointed as teacters to our families, instead of being animated by the noble and self- Genying examples of the French missionaries in their @ndeavors to civilize the Feejeeans, undertook to inter- Sere in the beneficial results being brought about by thes» worthy gentlemen, and placed many obstacles in their way of attaining the holy cause for which they had sac- fificed so much. At this crisis we consulted among Ourselves, and determined to request the English Btrangers to leave the holy work to the French missiona- mes, informing them that we ccnsidered it serfectly safe in thetr hands, as we hid found them to be gentiemen, who were, in reality, what they professed to be as dis fpeneers of a holy faith. At the same time, we told them that the islands offered some splendid avenues to fortune: and we did not wish them to leave us; but that, on the ©ontrary, we would do our utmost to make them as happy end comfortable as posefsle, and to the person who had the trade in his bands, we offered constant employment as long as he wished to remain amongst us. We all pre- ferred that the education of our little ones and others should be entrusted to the more experienced care of the French fathers, as they came to us with letters of recommendation, speaking in high terms of them as gentlemen calculated te undertake and accom- pligh the task of civiliziog these savages; and as the cha- racter of the English strangers was clouded in uncertaia- ty and doubt, save rumors which tended to cause us to view them with distrust, and fearing that their residencs in New South Wales had savored somewhat of eompul- Bion, we were confirmed in the beliof that we had acted for the present benefit of ourselves, as well as for the fa- tare berefit of our young families. ‘The war continuing, and the natives carrying on a sys- tem of plunder and murder, and the inseourity of life and Property being such as to render assistance and protac- tion absolutely necessary, the matter was referred to the American government, and alters protracted delay the United States ship St. Marys arrived at these {siands, with instructions to demand satisfaction and reparation for wrongs committed on American citizenr. ‘The oupidity of the natives, however, overcoming the Gircretion of the commander, and they promising not to molest the white men any more, after demanding that the natives should pay for the property they had etolon, end satisfy us for the many murders and outrages they had committed upon our community, the St. Marys fatled. As long as she remained in the group, we ware sa‘isfled Of the safety of our famisies and property, but feared that when the natives saw that they could carry on their Gepredations with impunity, the visit of. this vessel to these islands would soon be forgotten. And so it proved, ‘We could not any longer intimidate them by threaten. ing them with @ man-of-war, as @ man-of-war had been there and done nothing. They now commenced to brave and dare us, and these English strangers baving sepa- tated and gone to reside on different isiands ia thy group, ‘and having accredited themselves to the native chiefs as Wos!yan Methodis' missionaries, commenced inciting the natives to molest and destroy the Americans residing on thove islands, Thia waa all the savages required to re new their aggressions upom us, aud from thie time the most heart-rending and cold blooded murders and atro- cities were perpetrated upon as enterprising and iadus- trious a commynity as ever existed. Our houses were destroyed, our families molested in our absence, our pro- perty atolen and our lives threatened, and we were driven from island to island, whenever it suited the principa' chfef, Thakombau, tocrder us to do so, and the category completed by murder and cannibalism. Nor was the eami- ty of the (now called) English missionaries confined to us alone, but the fruits of a wise and well directed system of eduestion pursued by the French fathers rapidiy mani ‘esting itself upon our young ones, and those of the natives who had attended the schools opened by th gentiemen, tended to arouse the enmity of the English missionaries, and @ persecution against the French fathers was soon sommenced, and coutinues to this day. Our ships were not safe amongst the islands, and the crews, of American Mips particularly, wore in imminent canger of being murdered and eaten by these cannibals, ‘News shortly reached us of the ship Oneo, of Nan tucket, being wrecked at Turtle Isiand, and twenty-eigat persons on board of her billed. The Charles Doggeti, tracing in the group, was boarded by the natives, and mre killed. Tne Captain and two hands of the ship Amisble Jorephine were murdered at one ot the adjacent trlandy. The Captain ot s schooner from Tabiti and his mste were killed. The brig Juno, arriving at these islands and the Captain coming un shore in his boat, was scoured with the boat’s crew, and ia danger of being killed, when we called a meeting and ranyomed him a; a high rete; but unfortunately Bagi to our arrival al the spot nine were killed. The Blackbird waa forcibly taken and her crew thrown overboard and kiiled, strug- gling inthe water. The Bill Fieh was blown ashore, and the crew driven from her and plundered a: Tooopoiat. The crew was, however, saved by « Toco Chief, tor which act of humanity we made s collection of goods and sent to him to show our appreciation of the act. This Chief had embraced Christianity, and great credit isdue to the French Mission for the reaul:s of their ladors. One of our boats, on # trading cruise to the other islands, had three of the bands kilied, and the fourth taken on shore and put toa slow and cruel death. A tradiag vessel, belong- ing to an American, put into a harbor for water, at one o1 the islands, and whiie there was attacked, his wite murdered and the brains of his infant cbild knocked oat on @ stone before his eyes, und be was only spared to re. pair their muskets, being a handy man in that way. Another of our community was killed, and the stumps of bis exms and legs atuck in the sand and fired at. A bost, containing four of our number, anchored at one of the Windward islands at dark, and was attackea by the natives. Three were xilled, and the fourta shot in the leg, and carried on ehore with his companions. Tha next day he was obliged to witness the horrible feast they were making upon the bodies of his comrades, and to listen to the praises bestowed on the flesh of his friends. The tollowing day they cut off one of his legs, an’ com- pelled him to sitand see it cevoured; and on the third day they finished him. The appetites ot the natives having been whetted by the foregcing atrocities, ard still craving for food for their depraved and savage dispositions, our small com:nu- nity was again threatened. An industrious an¢ enterprising member was killed at Lakemba, while trading, and his property stolen. Some ot our carpenters having gone to Bau, at the request of the chic! to buila some bouses on ‘that island, were hiled; seven were killed at Soma-3ome, and a stranger, who had swam ashore, after struggling cearly two hours im the water, was killed and eaten. A bout belonging to one of our community was wresked at Luthea island ana two persone kuled. A cance was sent by the Chief of Bau, Ihakombsu, to kill the remaineer. ‘Hesrivg of the occurrence we (Americans) despatched & boat to rescue the survivors, and our buat arriving at the scene of the murder before the Indians, rescued them and brJught them to this wiand. The chief, Thakomnau, (Kang of Feejee) veing disappointed of his unticipace prey ordered us sli to leave this island on pain of death which we were compelled to coat an immense lose of property. ‘The English missionaries, mot satisfied with \be afliiction and persecution we had received from the nutives through their interference, incited the Indiens +uil further to works of destruction and spolistion; bat the repetition 0. so many murdt nerved every man of cur community to the defence of tue hives of his wife and little ones, fences were immedi- ately built around our tow: nd & strict watch re at night for fear of au invasion from the natives. Thus protected, it reqnired great precau‘ion on their pi attack us, and after several ineffectual attemp's to crose the trenches buiit round our town, they abondoned the a It. ibe mledlouaries, es -welles thelr. tools (the natives), being foiled in their attempt at the massacre of all the Awericate on this island, determived to push their malice tothe last stroke, and ihe burning of our town was threatened. A native teacher, attac wit this diabolical deed, and, despite our vigi ceeded in acccmpltehing this ¢ark deriga, at 10 o'clock P. M., when all save the wa‘ch were rapt in sleep. ‘Thus was snotver opportonity afforded for the eotinting of their malicious appstites. us pori- tieved, and the insecurity of life and property daily increasing, and new angers encompassing us On every sice. application was sgain made to the government of the United States for succor snd assiat ance, and in answer to this appeal the United States abip' John Adams, ander E.B. Boutwell, Es arrived at these islands. Immediately upon her s: ing, #il the Americans residing at these islands, viewing the arrival of this chip as@ barbinger of auccor and an- sistance from their native iand, and smarting under the enmity ot ‘he English missionaries, who now had ob- tained tuil control of the natives, repaired on board sod laid before the commander their several complaints. Shocked at the recital of such indignities, crueliies, pri- vations, outrages and dangers to which his countrymen had berm subjected, he assured us of his immediate as- sistance to rep! us in possession of our property, and ‘to restore things to the pesceful state that existed prior to the arrival of these Methodists. We informed him of the link that bound the missionaries and the natives to- gether, and how the former had #o far forgotten them- selves as to countenance the atrocities committed by there savages. It was alan communicated to the com- mender that the English missionaries had each embarked in oommerce, and were deeply e1 din the traffic of these isiands, leaving their spiritual totally neglected, and that through their fear and dislike of the enter- prising spiri: exis'ing in our community, and their de- sire to crush American trade in this archipelago, they levied om the Incians for iarge quantides of beche-le mer (a sea Me exported hence to China, and there used as an article of fod), cocos nut oil, tortoise shell, &c., which they shipped %o Sydney for their own account and ix. By this means, when an American vessel arrived. re in search of a cargo, none was to be had, except bought from the English missionaries ; snd as they had their own ideas ot doing business (which were very pro- fitabie to themselves), they rapidly made money. Commander E. B. Boutweil, aceing the necessi‘y for prompt attention to our appeal for help. and aeter- Mined that justice should be meted out to his country- men in this far off land, appointed a dayjupon which he would bear all complaints from the American citizens, and notified all those who had any Rd seri to offer to repair on board the Jebn Adams on that day, whea and where he would carefully investigate alt the dtffereat claims ageinst the Feejeeans and their King. The missionaries, hearing of the determined manner in which Commander Boutwell had spoken, and tesring that rt to made overtures to many ofthe Americans, whisa were ich a nature as to be rejected an impious. On the ppointed several of the iofericr chiefs who had bsen ied to appear, and answer the charges brought against them py American citisens, a8 also by msoy Eng)tsh residents, went on board the Joho Adams, and were exa The evidence convicting them of many acts of cruelty and murder, and of course, decidedly op- to the laws of God and man, the commander asked them what they had to say? They could not but repeat their guilt, but promisec for the future to discontinue their agressions on the white men, and confessed that ia many of their acts of epoliation and murder they had been influenced the English missionaries, they alro acknowledged to many outrages against our commu- nity and promised that revaration should be made, and after signing documents to that effect, they were allowed to go, But before doing soa lecture was read to them by Commander Boutwell, of s very impressive nature, in whicb he told them of the ultimate results of Galeton ‘s.course #0 op to the law of God and man, and ad- vised them to discontinue their evil ways, and seek other avenues offering rich rewarda for upright and christian. like conduct. This mode of eee on the part of Captain Boutwell appesred to impress tham deeply, and. they lett the ship, it was thought, resoly:d to amend ibetr ways, and ¢fecontinue their depredatioas upon ths white men, The chiefof this isiand, Tui Levake, next dey visited the John Adams, and expressed to the commander his willingness to commence atraight- way to pay the debts due oy him and his people to Atierican citizens. This happy cl in affairs iospired ell the Americans and foreigners with confideace, and devoutly praying that the endeavors of Captain Boutwel. to secure peace and comfort to his countrymen, as well as to the other foreign residents in Feejee, would be crowned with success, and, by the assistance of the “Pather of all good,’ productive of much lasting benefit, we looked forward to the future enjoyment of our homes and the society of families and little ones, Sveulag te. gether in unity and love, with the halio of divine ligot guiding us onward to those heavenly isles whore, free trom al! mundane troubles and corporea’ afflictions, w3 sball dwell in peace with him who ‘‘gave himself for us,’” and, after fightirg the battles of faith, mingie our voives with the serapbims in adulation of Jehovah. The paincipal chiet (and villain) ot these islands, The- kombau, fesrful of the juences of the recital of the category of bis atrocities, dreading an investigation one once happy homes had been rendere desolate by his band—whose children had been murceres to satiate his savage Clsposition—whose Gavghters hed been dishonored by his people, without punwhment—whore property had been stolen, without any recompense—whose vessels had been plundered and ct don shore—whose individual lives he bad threat: hae out ‘woose trust in God and their country he could not shake, failed to present himselt before the commander, and rent the Foglish missionaries to act as counvel. Knowing that they were tol-rated by the King of Foujee solely on account of the suppored power they aad, or in- fivence with commanders of Eng ish men-ot war crus. ing ip these waters, they presented themselves on board the John Acams and unblashiogly espoured the cause of Thakomrau, Whe acknowledged great cannibal and mar dere: in Feejee, and, with iaw book in band, commenced With eund:y quotstions frm Kent's Commeata ies ou Arbitration, Nor did the tmple y of their porfifou, on muinisters of God's Holy Word, dofonding villain whose very countenance his guilt, appear t> affe bim. They defended svd contended for the cause of tn» King of Feejee with great tact; but the proofi againath wo being of such ebvny blackness and Mackost age, thy were ‘overcome, and the weighty and undeniabl> evicence preduced being of auch an incontestible char. acter, they were cor founded, and viriue, in her comliest garb, came out triumphant. Omnipotence had heard our prayers, and Commander Boutwell was the chosen one to give us aid. Like the guilty hound having offended his master and dreacing bis wrath, dil they return to their huey and ito shaoranee of their biaok ebiat wow ‘ombau of om) findi it 2 power or influence of the gen a to prove of any service to him, contend- ing with « cepiain who was determined to do his duty to bia God. as also to his country, and judging that @n open confession would prove beneficial to him aad tend to soothe the anger of the otraightway con- fessec hig guilt, begging the captain to be nt; and as be was under the impression that his career was near site end, (the captsin having informed him that in Ame- rica he would bave been hurg for his crimes), earnestly seed to be ioned. ¥ mmander ‘twell not to take end think'ng >y the earnestness ot thevchiot tisk moehen hance might be placed in his word, made bim siga a treaty, promising bia future good behaviour, to treat all Awericans well, aod to respect the American flag for the future, and not'te place any obstacles in the way of his People becoming ebristians; and the shief sign’ pers ‘to poy for the loses we Lad sustained from Ad Behas, he wre avowed to goto his home. The defeat and utter confusion of the English mivcionaries shaking the confi- dence that the chief and the ple hi ae in them, greatly to their disadvant one of their bode by | sable nt ore of the wives of e princi pa: 7 necessary to take passage to Sydney, bia career as = Wesleyan Me:hodist parties being forever gone. Thus was villavy meeting its deserts, aud the hypo: crittenl garb torn off, showing the depravity that existed underreath. Had court justice o+en in operation here, the Rey. gentleman would have met with some opposi tion in hia trip to Sydney; but the members of our com munity, sorrowful at the degraded position the gentls- maz wes reduced to, p'aced no obstacle in his way, and be was allowed to devart in peace. The chiefs of the towns cf Sassulassa and Nubia, hay- ing been guilty cf many cruelties ty» Ame-icans, and the robbers of their property, the John Avams, procseied toSuva Bay. On arriving there, the commander de- manded satisfaction from that people for their outrages, the chiefs reusing to go om board the ship, or togive any explanation of their conduct, their towas were burat. Atew after the American Consul arrived at hi: head- quarters trom Ovalaz, and on his arrival at Vatia, one of the chiefs of that town came up to him, end insultingly remarked, “Stop until your snip leaves Feejee, and #6 wil murder you and take your property.” Their former acts of cruel'y and murder, and the many outrages they had committed, convinced Commander Boutwall of the necessity of punishing them. But thie insult to the re- presetative ot the American government, and the threat from a savege cf murder, to a Consul of our vast republic, and that too when a ship of war belonging to that vation was in port, and their apparent total disre- gerd of country, fig, or ita representative, and tearing that as the commander had been ta- formed by all the Amerisans, tnat unless an exampie was made, their course, after - perture of the shi», would prove more aggressive than ever it had been; and we ourselves dreating the conse- quences, and informing the commander that it would be upeafe for Americans to live here, Commander Boutw-ll sent on armed expedition to the town of Vutia, demand- ing the Chief who had threatened the hfe of the American Consul. They refusing to give up the Ohief, und ingult- ingly apeekivg to the officer in command of the expe tion, the town was burnt. Tne Chiefs cf two other towaa havirg murder d an American, and plundered an Amari can vessel, and refusing to appear on board the ship, the two towns were burnt. The ratives, seeing that Commander Boutwell was not the man temely to submit to see che flag of his country ineulted, or to nit ana quietly hear the recapitulation of tke wegrections agai-at bis countrymen, by cheve canni- bals, without punishing the offe-sers, changed tocir plans of procedure, and tne Chiefs of the towns which had been burnt presented theroselves on board ths John Adems, and protessed their desire to live in peace with all men, ane to leave Amer'cansalonefor thyfutu'e, Tous was the first important atep teken and maia‘ained by a sbip of war, belonging 10 America—tne firat timy ever fear hac céen inatilled in: the Ferj-ans o! the power ot Ameri- ca to purish them. The assertion of the Eaglish mis- sionaries that “they hed no cause to fear American mey- on was now confuted, and ae sorely fet it. Ths breasted influence o: the English ¢iplomatists over Ama- rican commanders violticg vhese islands now 1 st ita porer. When American ships of war are seat out here, the duty of the commencera of such vessels, I rhoatd think, 298 to protect. American citizens and’ theic pro perty; but it appears that the so'e aim of some of the commanders visiting the greup is to gain the good will ang applause of the Engiteh. Iftizce my ‘eaving the United States land he: entered into any treaty with our republic to this effect Ihave not hesrd of the eame, andthe ecitor of tne Herat bas fatled to chronicle it. Commancers of our national vessels are not supp sed to odbere to the maxim, ‘When in Roms, do as Rome does;”’ bot should ra‘her boar ia mind that if the con- coer the Romans warrants it, they should make Rome owl. Tam convinced, in my own mind, that an American commarder, who bas the welfeve of his country at heart, would rather reosive the trne heartfelt toanks of one of hik ccuutrymen than ali the undue notoriety the Eog- lith might give him in the Syduey Herald, aud wh'ob, to aright minded man, carries with it the conviction chat more atten’ bas ben paid the Istter than the former, This course has, however, been changed by Commander Boutwell,’ ani the truly repub- licen conduct of that officer, and his praise- woithy realatance of all attempts to induce hia to sbsncon his countrymen to the power of the Engiish mfreioparier, has, it is well known here, iavurred the maoifert disploweure of the English missionaries; but he bas the conrolstion of knowing that he lotus wi the united and beartfeit thanks of our young islandic public, and after the tedious and unplexsant tas he has accomplivhed, he'will return to a country and « people whose motto is ‘liberty and justice,’ and whos appro- fea will, in this instance, be no less deserving t! just. j On reseipt of my Salem correspondence and my sub- scription file of the Hxmatp, I anticipate to read the fore- going in gond bold type, with a rewark or two from the talented end efficient editor. I hall pk coilest truthful accounts for publication in your joarnel; and as your paper bas the teat ciroulatinn of any in the World, the resulta will prove beneficiai to « large and in- terested mersantile community. I wonld, if opportunity offered. send Mr. Beunett s few Feejeean curiosities, meh as shells, bows, clubs, &., but T can sasure that gentleman that if the articles are not forthooming by this opportunity, they will be forwarded by the Elizabeth and Aon, bound and loading for Saiem, Mass. At present I confine myself to the desparching of the sooduat of the greatest curfceity that has been io Frojee, to wit—an American veasel upholding and defond- ing the cause of her countrymen. DAVID STCARI. OUR OVALAU CORRESPONDENCE. OvaLav, Feasee Istanns, Nov. 20, 1855. Descripiton of the Fecjee Group—Thetr Eztent, Natural Pro- Guctions, Popnilation. dtc.— Visit of the American Ex- ploring Expedition, under Lieut. Wilkes, in 1840—Mea- surcs Taken by Him for the Protection of American Ves" sels—Barbarous Outrages Committed by the Natives on American Seamn— Visit of the John Adams, and Pun. tshment of the Offenders by Commander Boutwell—In- trigues of the English Missionaries to Procure the Cession of the Islands to Great Britain, &c., de. The Feejeo Islands are, perbaps, the richest and most productive in the Pacific. They are srarce seven days sail from the Exglish ¢olontes in New Holland and New Yealand, and seem destined at some future cay to hold, with even greater advantages, the same relation, and furnish aimilar supplies to the Australien continent, that the West Indies do to Europe and Americs. The group {a capable of supporting at least four millions of in- habitents. One island alone of the one hundred and fity four which compose it, has an area of upwards of five thousand equsre miles, and is watered by more than one nobie river. Sugar, ectton and tobaceo are already pro dueed, and coffee, rice and indigo on'y await the care of the cultivator. No wonder, then, if England ats time when the discovery of gold there has given such an im- petus to their colonies ia the South Pacific, should keep 8 watchful eye, even in the midst of an expensive war, upon what sbe regards as 8 necessary appendage to he: Australian empire “ Little ‘was known of the Feejee Islande, except tha they were inhabited by the most ferovious race of canni bole that ever diegraced human natare, until they wer. examined and aurveyed in 1840, by the American Explor trg Expedition, under the command of Lieut. Wilkes. Wiikew’ examinations were made in a brief space, but subsequent observations bave proved hu surveys to be, with ove ningle exception, remarkadiy correct. Singular to say, however, the harbor io the islands—one on the south’ aide of Kaataru, the southernmost island of the group—has remained aimust unknown up to the present time, aud waa never entered by « vessel of any size unili the United States ship Joho’ Acams went there io the beginning of this month. Two of tue officers of the ex- ploving expedition, it is well known, were cruelly and teackerously murdered by the people of Malolo, one of the Leeward Islands, The perpetrators of the crime were Cemanded; they were relusce, and the natives rare Prompt and ample punishment, which ie remembered up to the present time, was inflicted, and it is said thet even Dow, efter the lapse of Steen years, a wiute man nd bis pore trees safe there as at any place in the world, While first éeriving benefit from tbia, the Foglish mariooeey society spoke of the ‘conduct of the American cere as pratseworthy,” and in an authorized publicstion represented the ‘affair correct: ly, are in the proper epirtt. Lately a publication eaa- nating from the same source and the same men. for some cltestcr object, stigma izes the eame affatr aa a ‘'frigntfal slaughter? ard “terrible vengeance,’ indulgicg, by may of aerorrpeniment, ip some gratnitous aneers at Acker core snd the expedition. Witke- also carried off » ohief rey Verdovi, who died before hie arrival in ths United $ nd bs Beveral acts of rigor convineed these pro- J.) vhe orews of wrecked vessels ware nat to be ‘cc sod murdered, mor white men roasted and eaten, with im) ., He promised, also, thet vessels of + ond separa kk tos end of four years; during the f°" any more made. The Turaugs roa ees A ships of war would be sent here tn ive years. y do not come, though many whive men have been killed.” And many white meu have been kijleo in effect; one hundred and thirty is below the -esl number, and large amounts ef property have deen seized and destroyed. In return tor these ou: the English and French mep-of-war have bombarded and bu:ned several wowns om the seacoast. But since the time ot Wilkes nothing ha bee dene for the Americans, wh were by far ths greatest flerers, wih one siogl excep’ ion, when the Falmouth sloop-cf-war hung s Feejeer an et Réwa, who hsi murde ed @mav in the employ of the Ameri:an Consul. In October ast the st. Marys visited the isands, put fiadiog the J u, she at for the Souta Ameri- can coast, after a few wee'n stay, leaving the nettle neat of fecjee affairs in the bands of the commander of the Joby Adams. The Adams remained in Feejew two mnths. duzing which time the complaints of all Americana were examined, and dameges for outrages upon inslividuals and the plundering of severa! yexsela ging to irms in taleco aud Boston, were liquidated andthe payment of fic amounts imposed upon the various chiefs Many then» lntter visited the ship and rigaed agteamonts to make psyme:t aad abstain in future from injaring Amo rican civizens. The only alternatrve to be pursued with thoxe who would not come to terms was toattack and sura their towns. This was done in three several instances by parties of trom thirty to sixty men, ani the towns were destroyed without either inflicting or suffering any heavy loss.” Two of them were in the iaterior, and con- sidered asfe from thetr positions. ‘This proof that puntah- ment can reach the guilty, even in thel moun'ains, will do mye good thar ali the bombardmenta which havs heretofore taken piace. Among those who signed agreemenia and gaarantecd payment of American claim: in care of the cession o! the Isods to Great Britain, was Thakombau, or Fui Vite (King cf Feejee,) aa he styles himself, one of the mot Porerful chiefs, and until lately the greatest cannioel and cavage ta Feejes, He has become a Christis under tue following circumstances. Bau, powertui town situated on & mali island sear the larga one 0? Vira Levu, and the patrimony of Thakombau, by fitst vecoming acquainted wih the use of firearms, sequized great power in Feejee, and rendered nearly ell the plxces known to the whites tributary te it, Bat the uve of firearms has become universal ‘tne power of vhe Bau chiets bas been much ubaken of late, though it is atil! formidable. Within the last year Georg? Tavon, the usurper, King of Tonga, a ataunoh Christan, who attaines eupreme power iv Tings as the head of ‘ho Me. thodiat faction, visited Feejee with three thorsand men, ard ix consideration of the cesstoa ot some of the Wind- ward I-land» which are necessary to him, he having no other place to procure timber for building his canees, he aeeisted Thakombau in bis ware with the various places which had rebe'l'd agsiast his authority. Tais was maitly brought about oy the Wesleyan missionaries, who, by the way, ‘ook George to Sidney in the m’ssion vessel, the purpose of impressing him with an idea of the power of England, and through this polftical con- nection Tul Viti became a Christian. Ia his late wars ua bad been guil'y of some acts of savage cauaibalism. but he ard Geo.ge have generaliy enforced upon the van- quished the pecessity of ~lotwing,” that is, professing Christianity. ‘the stipulation in the treaties giaranteeing paymen: in case of the coseion of ‘ke islands to Eagiand Was rendered neces-ary by the following cigoums‘aaces:— The Enghth wissiocaries, who have wed some in- fluence in the ts.unds, though unsupported by their gov- erpment, are naturally destrous of increasiag thetc im- ponance by renderiog thems+lves aubdservient to the political interests of their country. In Juns, 1850, the haad of the mission wes er gaged in some negotiations concern- ing the cession of the Tonga Iriands to her Majesty Queen Victorix. The anawer of George was p sitive and decided. Be wi vid neither cece the sovereignty nor alieaste a foo! of land im Tongs. This settied the mutter thers; put the chai-man of the soctety in the Feejezs ln ely an- nounced to the Captain of the Herald 3 sloop-of-war, which nas been fora year past surveying the geouy, that ivi Viti was ready to cede the syeeignty of the Feejeo ixlancs, a thing which te does not faiciy po sess, to bez Britannic Majesty. The captain o! the Herald, accordingly, on his return from a visit to Sidney, where he probeoly obtained instructions from the colonial overnment for his guidance, invited Taakombau to wilt abip, then lying at Leonsa,atown on this island 0: Ooslav, whica hus revolted from Seu, and is fally able to presezve its inde: ence. The first day of the visit of the Bau chief t> the Herald was spent in endea- vors to errange e peace between him and Tui Levake, the principal chief of Ooalau. The second day nego: ttations for the cession of the islands commenced, and Captain Denham avked Tui Vitiif he was wiling and, prepared to cede the island, Mr. Osivart, who Acted es interpreter, equivoca'ed in putting the questi in, ‘and pgaio iu giving an afirmative ansser. ‘Ths French miseicharies had been invited to witness the cesaion on the purt cf Frence, or rather im compliments to France, One cf these gentlemen, noticing the equivoce:ion, asked permission wo speak, which beicg granted, he put tae question directly to Thakombau, whose answer was, “1 lo pot wish to cede the nds—but { wish to put wyset: under the protection of Engiand.”? This was interpreted, Mr. Calvert acknowledging tbe correctness of {t, merely eaying the chief had changed bis mind. Cuptain Deanam here ciored the sffur, ssying be bad no authority to ex tend ny protectorate to the Bau chief. Here the matter rerts tor the prevent, vut England wii un‘oubiedty, be- fore long, cbta'n possession of this fine group, as they have dore of New Zealand and the a*jacent islands. The French and Fuglish sre very weli disposed to divide the is'and+ of the south Psciéc between them; but no sooner is w word spoken of the annexation of «foot of lend by the United States than they are instantly on the “Tycho Vv , Trial of the Sew Steam Fire Engine. A public trial cf the new steam fire engine, recently manufsc ured at Stephenson’s coach manufuctory, after two ineffectual attempts the past week at a trial, took place yesterday afternoon, in the Park. A preliminary privare trial, it will doubtless be remembered, wax made cf tho engine's capacities subsequent to its completion, about two weeks since, anda fuli account given in the Henatp, The constructivn of the ergice, with its points of differsnce with previous steam fire engines, being then entered into with minute detail, the same need not now be recepitulated. The engine was brought mto the Park shortly before two o'clock P. M., and stationed at the west side of the City Hall, near the scuth corner. A crowd, as might be supposed, was soon in attendance to witnevs the proposed experiment, Chief Engineer Carson, Fire Marshal Baker, and 8 mejority of the Fire Committees of the two Coun- Gil Boards were present among the number. At2 P. M., fire was placed underneath the boiler, and by means of profure use of finely split kindiing wood, and the water in the boiler having been heated in advance, steam was prcduced within five micutes. Io eleven mioutes the main pump wasin motion. The supply hos» and main hose were previously adjusted. The pump was now kept moderately running till the steam reached 100 pounds, which was trifle over baifan hour. Meanwhile the macbine kept puffing lustily. Tue man acting in the ca- pecity of engineer made frequent circuits .f the interior platiorm of the machine, diversifying his movements with occasional letting off of steam, which madea sudden and starting roar. be kindling woo. was also increas- ec. This was kept up for nearly twenty minutes longer, when @ length of hove one hundred and n foot was stretcbed tronting the City Hall. The steam having reached 140 pounds the water was let off, in a psrpea- dicuiar stream, aimed at the clock on the City Hall tower. The water kept s'ruggiiog upward, au’ io two minutes » stream was thrown twenty-five feet above the sh of 173 feet. Suc- experiments followed, but the water did not resch The nozzle of the hose used was 1%; inch. A few experiments succeeded of the engine's capacity to throw a horizontal stream. 150 feet hose was used, with ® aczle of % inch. But « trifle over 100 feet wes the ‘tance thrown. Some difficulty oocurred from the hove baving ice in them. It was nearty & o’elock when the experiments concluded. It was axnounced tha’ farther experiments would be made to-day, commencing at 10 A. M., as the parties baving the machine in charge were not ratisfied with {\6 exeoution yesterday. A ttstement of what some ordinary rd working fire ergines bave done in the way of throwing water may not be uninteresting, a sowing the comparative reaults of steam, as above, and ua! force. gine No. seornd class engine, of Newport, with 60 hepa and nozzie 14¢ inch, threw a horizontal stream 2 . At the Crystal Palace trial last September, engine No. 8, of Brooklyn, » first class engine, with hose 160 fest, apd nozgle 13¢ inch, threw a horizon al stream 150 feet. At the celedrated trial in New Haven, the ‘‘Namesug”’ engine of New London, Conp., which took the prize threw ® perpendicular ntream of 165 feet. ‘The Nameai was a second class engine, and threw water tnrough feet hose with % ineb nozzle. ‘The ‘‘Gaspee,”’ ot Providence, R. I., at this same trial, afirt clas# engine, with samo of bose and 135 inch nozsle, threw water 157 feet . ‘The most successtul experiment of an American engine on record is that of Engine No. 9, which. througo 350 feet hore apd nozzle 1116 inch, threw from the top 0 ibe Marion street deil tower, 85 feet high, water at a farther elevation of 128 feet. The ine was on the gervt, and the immer pressure of water, with the ng'h of empicyer «2d carried to the height it was, can eat calculated. Drowstnc oF 4 Youna New Yornen 1x Tox SAN vas Riven —A gen‘leman in this city has favored us with the annexed extract from @ private letter, dated at San Jcan River, (Nic.) on Sunday, Feb. 3:— The steamrbip Northern Light anchored at Roshuta rapids jn the nigh: of Saturday last, when the boat cw- taining the steersge passer gers eame alongside. 4 young map, who was in tbe cabin ef the Nor hern Light, to parsing from a pteersge beat to the ship, elippei and fell n ihe viver. He war immediately downel, and was very toveh Tepreited, as we 8li loved bim, His nawe wae Chérles B, Clerk, and bie favher i¢ @ mannfastnring fevelter, corner of John and,Nassau atreets, New York. ‘he repics carried off his body immediately. He was about eixteon years old, VERY LATE FROM MEXICO. Twe Weeks Later from Vera Oraz—Surren- der of Pucbla to Haro y Tamariz—Progress of tne New Revolution—VJondidon of the Country. OUB VERA CRUZ CORRESPONDENCE. ‘Vera Croz, Feb, 4, 1856. Progress of the Counter Revolution—Surrender of Puebla to the Insurgents—Prospects for the Puture—Approach of Secession—Highwaymen and Diplomatists—Shipping In- telligence. Since my last we have had several more acts and scenes in the dramaewtragedy, comedy, farce or what- ever you may call it—of the ‘Revolution im Maxico.”” On the 21d of January, Puebla—Lajlnvicta Puebla de los Angeles—the ‘‘Inviocible City of the Angels,” (its real officia! title,) succumbed to tbe Promunciados under Don Antonio de Haro y Tamaris, » native, by the way, of the angelic city; but there apprare to have been no Volumaia to rave this Rome at the sacrifice of her aon—this rampa- ging modern Coriolanus, Luckily » Mexican revolution is rather @ tatm’ess sort of affair, as all the world knows; aad a they are mere famiiy quarrels, there's no great harm done. The ‘ taking of a town”? bas s signification of its own in the Land ot God and Liberty, and there is gene- rally about as much damage done to persons and proper- ty as m8 good clestion riot in the land of Bosh and Bun- combe. I am sorry, tuerefore, to have no occasion to serve you up @ cish of horror similar to the Kertoh atrocities. I also lose at the rame times splendid op- portunity to spout Dm Juan—vide the cap are of Ish- mael—for, in point of fact, things go on avout as usual. ‘Tis merely one of the “ pecullar institutions’ of this country, to substitute the car ridge box for tne ballot box, aud he that gets the greatest number of votes (ia the shape of bayonets snd bul'ets) carries tue day ; after which there’s a great deal of fra- ternizaiion, embracing and getting drank generally, mixed up with a vast amount of Dios y Libertad. Well, tia none of our busines, This ts a tree country, and the natives have a full and perect right to settle their own quarrels efter their own fashion. Sole: ’em rip. VU merely s’ate facts without comment, Nevertheless you will perceive from extracts from the press, which I enclose, without time to translate, that Things are looking badiy, and really appear a6 though we aro to have civil war on a large scale. But the wri? has eeen Mexican rows enough to ferl justided in pre Gicting a speedy settiement of the difficul'y om soma basis or otver. True, the adjustment will be but tempo, rary, for the elements of discord a:e radical and inherent to the Mexiesn constitution, political and personal, The country has never yet bad a gwd g vernment, and never will have, without @ more thorough over- hauling than that proposed by any of the thousand and cne plans which have been promulgated within the past torty years. What to propose now were no easy matier, bowever. Beyond a doubt the people are incapa- ble ot self govermment. {he geographical and physica! condition of the country, the character of nine tenths of its population—their ignorance and barbsrous mode of lite; the bigotiy in olerance and superstition of the £0 called eniightened classes; the percicions and incu- rabie hebit of revointion, and s multitude of other equal- yccgent reasons preclude avy hope. Aa long as che United States pleases, the uationality of Mexico may continne after a fasbion, But such a nationality! Iam ixciined to think notwithstanding, chat recent even:s have very {much diegusied Alvarez and a few other true pe'ricte with tha: great humbug, “the invivisi- bility ot Mexico,” or ‘the integiity ef the na tional territory,” which Santa Anna—the only ruler who ever alienated avy of it—was eternally roa:ing in their ears, Secession aud nuilidcation are whispered in certain cirsles, but the ides has not yet gathered auffi- cient s.rength to be openiy advocated. We can scarcely expect this people to understand the doctrine of State rixhie, whiist we of the ‘model republic’ are still equabbling ebout the same thing; and any one who might dare snnoun:e euch a remedy for their woes mould. have the wkole pack of pat:fots—who a-e sending taetr country to the devil wholessle—down upon nim. The-e would be no fate tov dreadful for him Still the not.on is gaining g ound: and as the writer guts bebiad the scones vccasionaily (though never into the greem room), there can be no harin done by dropping a hiat or two, ind, Lowever, I don’t pretens to say that the fact ot there being « South Carolina envoy at the capita: has anythiog to do with the matter; but quien sabe Of course, in the present state 0: the country highway robbery and murder continue on an uniimited vesle, A great many persons arrived from abroad are detained here in consequence, not daring to venture to the iate- rior. It is expected General Robles Pezucla, the now Mtnis- ter to Washington, will lesve for that place on next New Orleans mai! steamer. General Almonte is expested to- day, and bas been lvoked for, 1m fact, for months past. It is supposed the $3,000,000 affair detains him in Wash- ington. City Intelligence. ATTEMPT OF AN INCENDIARY. A curious case occurred on Thursday night at No. 195 William street, supposed the work of an incondfary, or the act of some malicious person, for the purpose of en- deavorirg to suffocate the inmates of the premices. It ceema tue house is kept by Mr. Coustautine Michond, asa French boarding house. At about 9 o’clock on the night in question ® suffocating smoke was found through- out the entry, Search was made for its origin, and under # bushel basket, at the head of the kitchen stairs, was found # piece of pine wood spiit at the end, im whieh was beld a bunch of co'ton; this was burning. the amoke from it producing a geveral coughirg, sneezing and an almost euffoceting seuration on ai] who came within its reach. ‘Assistant Engineer Baulch was notified and be sent for the Fire Marsbal forta with, and tue wo ‘ogetner made » thorough investigation. Several persons were examined, and it became evident that certain parties, whose names are witbheld for the be mi, bad placed this cuttou in theentry, well sprinkied with Cayenne pepper, not for urpose of burning the house, bat for the purpose of paving a joke, by producing a coughing, sneezing, &c. amor gst risaeat Seka m ny * Such practical jokes are altogether wrong, and mus! be pros ay The care is till under the Fire Marshal's investigation, and we hope the guiity parties witl be brought to justice. Licut Guarp Batt,—This féte took place at the Aca demy of Musia on Thurs¢sy eveniog iast, and drew toge- ‘her the largest and most brilliant arsemolage ever seen in this city ina ballroom. The interior of the building ‘was splencidly decorated, and the coup d’ail presented eyther from the back of the stage or from the upper boxes was worth more than twice the price of admission, and was such as has never be‘ore been witnes-ed in the city. The stage was draped with canvass, aod represented tchly mounted tent, In the rear, the words “Light Guaré” blazed in jets of gas, above which wasa tiger couchant, the emblem ot the company. In front of the ampbiteathre and boxes were the national colors, entwin- ing mihtary arms, and festoons of flowers ran along the pillars and front of the tiers, The ball was given for the aid ofthe Monumental Fund, and was a great pecuniary success, it being estimated that $5,000 will be cleared thereby. But ae fares the comfort of the dancers was concerped, the ball wass nuisance, not from any want of proper attention on the part of the Light Guard Com- mittee, who did their best, but because of the crush, which rendered saltatory motiom impossible, to the great annoyance of the light heeled gentiemen and ladivs who were, present and to participate in the poetry of motion, There were a number of ome drenses at inside, the ibe ball, with the usual allowance of latter fact being 8 overlooked, in view of the splexdorcfthe former. The supper was much better than on former occasions, it ras got up under the auapicas of Mr. Charies Stetson of the Astor House. There was some annoyance caused to the ladies, oy their capes, shawls, &o., in the dre-sing room; but, soart from that, the féte was the most brilliant ever given in this metropolis. ‘Tax CuiEY oF Pouck.—We learn that at the Mateell in- vestigation to-day the following witnesses have been subpenaed by Mr, Branch:—Alfred Carson, Chief Engt- peer of the Fire Department; Aldermen Briggs, C. H. Tucker and Hofimire, of the Police Commi'we; J Flovence MoCarthy, of the Marine Court; Eiward eee and Edwin Shandley, Clerks of the Marine yart. A Ciurp Nearty Buret To Death —At about 9 o'clock on Thursday might, offiser Burnell, of the Twentieth ward, was notified that a little girl nine years of age, re- siding with ber aunt Mrs. Catherine Everts, in a tene- ment house, No, 261 West Thirty-third street, was soream- irg in ber room, on the third floor. The officer went to the apartment and found the door looked, and tke ehilé ovying for belp; be forced open the door and discoversd he chi'd’s clothing burning on her body; the flamos were immeciately extingniahed Her arms, hands and par! fher body were badly burned, The aunt, itse:ma, us Jocked the child in the rogm during the afternoon, and was absent, Parties and Party Candidates, North VIEWS AND OPINIONS OF THE NEWSPAPER PRESS,. Interesting Struggle between the Pieree, Buchanan and Hunter Cliques. The Cincinnati Nomination Stil a Opem Question. THE AMERICAN PARTY BEFOGGED. Black Republicanism Ramp ant and Belligerent. Third General Chapter of the New Yor’ Herald for 1856, &., &o, Past bak aberrant | the Democratic Oam= ate. The Richmond (Va.) Examiner, (Southern rights: democrat.) considers Mr. Pierce out of the question: —that Pennsylvania is entitled to the precedence this time, and that Buchanan is the man. [rem the Richmone (Va.) Kxaminer, Fed. 8.) WHO SHALL Bk THE N&XT DEMOCRATIC CANDIDATE YOR TRE PRECIDENOY? With very decides convicuons av to who should not be honored with the democratic nominaticn for tre Preal- vency 1m June next, we can honestly say that var ideas aie wil et sea as to who should be the maa. If poliey alone were consulted, we think {t probable thst the moad- Dstion should be given to the N rtn—rhoud be given to @ man of that section of the Univn having the ful! comé- dence of the South and able to carry such a Northerm vote as, combined with that of the ea‘ire South, save probab y Kentucky, would give him the elestion. ‘The most prominent Northern men who present the first of these teaures—that is to say, of exjoyiag she fall anc en ire contivence of the Sou'h—are James Buc! m A. Douglas and Daniel S. Dickinson. favse are the Nortbern men who can, in our opivion, most fully’ commaad, if nominated by the Ciucinasti Coaven‘ion, the confidence snd vote of.the South The question oe. curs then, what vote could these mea carry at ths North? A3 to Mr. Douglas, we uncecetand on goo authority that he wiil no: allow his name wo be used ic connection with the nomivation. The reason of this withorawal of his name from ihe lista we understand to be tue com sideration that he has rendered bimso ely ob- Dexicue to the free soll sentiment of the Nor by his authotship and chemptonsbip of the Kansas-Nebraska bill and tue impression that a large eiana of moderate Northern men who migh: be induoed vo vote fir a sound Gemccintic candicate Bot immediately connected witle the bell, might be influences oy the rencor of free soll to Vote agsinst bim. This impression bes induced may of his bert frience to believe that Mr. Douglys evuld not into the contest with the prospect of carrying Py ciently la ge Northern vote, ae, uuie1 with che South, to secure am-jori‘y of the Elect ‘ral Collage, We do not Curbeives, aw ent to the conclasions of these :ea. We beiteve that the more bitterly acd rancvrously @ good men is opposed for = patriotic action, the more certaim he ig to elictt unlooked for hosta of fciends and supportere from among the mas of she people. We have an taatwetive feeling that this would be the result if Mr. Douglas were entrusted with the cemocratie bunner ithe mext contest and that he would receive a vote at the North that would be us astoni-bing ea it would be gratifying to the Sow h. But i¢ is not for us te advocate the cisims of one who is understood to forbla the use of bis pame tn conusetion with the nomivetion, We next come to that bold and nobie old lion of w nas, Mr. Dickinson, of New York. fhere is not a statesman im whe Union whe is irgyeet - be at the South than ne. ‘The South has once ten adesire to confor taeir caf fragea upon him, but, too Roman like for the age, he de- clised to allow them ‘the privilege. ‘Too honest and out- spoken for the times he is raid to have offende: « lerge cemoeratic influence at the North, and to lack in sald region that essnsial igrecient of queceestul politician eeanalags 8 acd we ge Soury vo ox the belier that js honenty consteecy have injured his prospects for the Cincimnati nomination. of For curselves if we had to suy who of all Norihern mem most deserved the nomtuation by eth dent service, we should award it to the feariess Douglas; bat if we had te way who mort merited it by persoval ber.ast of charas- ter, we should acsord it to the giorious old Dickinson, We have sald these things of Messrs. Dougias aod Dickinson in vo spirtt of disparagement towards Mr. Be- chapan. We have been more marked ia our deciarations of ada iration for those gentiomen, because we feet bound &., to sy. tha’, policy considered. Mr. Buchanan seem combine more of the elements of sucoess im the next eam vaue tuen apy vther Nortbern man. There is no contest between the friends respectively of himself and,Mr. Doug- ‘av, or of himaeif and Mr. Cass, With the iss*, untramnmeled by s nomination, and ative in the field ndvocating Mr. Bucnanan with ail the ably of bis intellect and warmth and eloquence of hiv nature, the Northwest will be safe. With Douglas canvassing in the Northwest with the abijity belovging only to hicelf, and which makes his name ® jegion wherever he g0%8, we cavnot conceive a mor ble ae'ection on the scure of aviilntility in the Northern section of the Uuiou tham that oi Mz. Bucvanan. His nomination would secure Penmylvanis. He bas bad no part nor lot in the hard and sof. controversy in New York, aud it is eal: he would unite the whole conservative vote there, and carry that. Siate with eare. While sound and acceptable to the South on the Nebraska questiun. his absense f:om the ry during 7 P his taking any active part 10 the Neorasta «gi that it is thought the conservative vote thro North could be more readily and uviversully rallied ay him then probably upon apy otser statesman of rate rapk and spilities in tuat section of the Union. It must be confeesed, that Penns; Ilvanis deserves mush of the democratic y of the United States. How otten. bas she decided the victory in our favor? Hoy often has sbe led the North as Virginia has led the South and, arm in erm, aud shoulder to sh givia. pushed on to victory and glory! In the recent. clecticns of that State, how gallantly imitati: g the recent example cf their orethren in Vir- c: horts of Know Nothingwm ! And . Pennaylh which has secured #0 many victories ta the demcnincy the union, hes vever had @ President, or even, we be- eve, a candidate for the Presidency. As to old Bue bimecif, we confess wo have had a weakness in his favor ever since the celebrated document which emanated from the Ostend Conference raw the light—a thas wee «nly enbapeed by the shabby treatmeat which the autbors of that paper received from Mr. Marcy. luyivg aride aH pe'ronal pre‘erences and partialities, cal review of the field at tne North leads us to eon- clude that Mr. Bucha:an combines more of the elements of success than avy oiher Northern cantidate of ‘iinent talents aud repu'atisn. And here we will obrerve, that the selec'ion of third and fourth rate mem tn e polly not ft to be pureued by the domocracy ot the Jpion, We have not considered the claims of Mr. Pleree tm gonnection with those of other Northern candidat becaure, we frankly confo-s, that entangled and compli- cated with « Cabinet in which, aaa whole, we have never had confidence, we do not feel crgavle of doing him jas tice, Individually, we esteem snd renpect tt. Pleroe; but, as a part of a dynasty which has destroyed the Cemooratic party in every Northern State, and would have cestroyed it in every Southern State it our people had been capable of being diverted from the support of their cherished any miscondact on the i Sof ofclale—-Wo erie regard part o we contess, frav! @ canaot with much partislity, at mt, "the mention’ “ot his name as a caniicate & second term. The nomination of bim over other Northern men by Sodtbern procurement (and it could only be dome by Southern procurement) would, in our opinion, be seriouly anc permanently prejudicial to de- Mmocratis Fuecess—would serivasiy hazard the triomph of conservative my oe in that section of the Union. Ifthe North wil in the convention declare for Mr. Pierce, then bis nomina‘ion could be seconded with propriety and prudence by the South; but hi Mr. {a thrust upon the North by Southern votes, we oenaioer our success in the election mos: immi: Jeoparded. In his mernagos and officia! papers it ca be denied that Mr. Pierce enunciated, and that with emphasis, very sound the ante onal principles. Let the North decide whether the practices of bis administration bave hesn in coniormity with. the de- cisrations of bie State pavers. That is a subject om which we ourselves prefer to be silent. We sball reserve our reflections on the hypotheals of bow being taken from the South for another occas: Pgr Contra—A leading Virginia opposition or- gan gives the following evidence in favor of Senator Hunter:— (From the Richmond Whig, (K. N.)] THE PRESIDENCY— HUNTER STOCK RISING. It i# diffloult so keep pace with the deveiopements af demecratic opinion in reference to the nomination of thas party for the next Presidency. It is evident, however, that Pierce bas received the endorsement and recom- mencation < ver am i i, democratic aa iran’ for thet office. In Sout ng ogy Brotb Carovina and Florida, and fo the North, Maine, Vermont, New Hampshire and Massachusstts, and pro- babls one or two other States, have declared in bis favor —while none of bis competitors have yet been recom~- menved by a single one, Here, in Viretn'a, the ch ances of Hunter are d setier than those of any otber man. Nearly ail the jemocratic papers in the Valley, and some in the nerthwes', have expressed their F for hie p vs m and emphatic terms. Aud now the demo. orale prece ip the East are beginaieg ‘to speak out for bim; and we presume by the time the Slate cpnvan, ton meets—w! ta the of this month—nearly thy Lil