The New York Herald Newspaper, March 26, 1856, Page 1

THE NEW YORK HERALD. * WHOLE NO. 7149. MORNING EDITION—WEDNESDAY, MARCH 26, 1856. PRICE TWO CENTS. _ADVERTISEMENTS RENEWED EVERY DAY. NEW PUBLICATIONS, 3 iB PHILOSOPHY OF THE WEATHER. 2B, Arrows CO., 346 and 348 Broadway, publish ‘THE PHILOSOP dY OF THE WEATHER, AND 4 GUIDE TO ITs CHANGES, afier a storm. Any one of us can, with the of Keck acd hy careful cbsertation,, besocasye faichfal progs mosticator the It is an interesting and useful of weather. study, and it is scmewhat remarkable ‘on the subject before. Just lished. APPLETOWS ovclorut. : ‘that no ‘bas been OF BIOGRAPHY, ‘tories of origina! memoirs of the most distin- ‘of all seriven for tne work by — Alison, , Robert Jamieson, D. ‘aa. Baird, M.D. F Charles Koight, Sir David Brewster, F.R.8., James Manson, - dames Bryce, A M.F.G.8., Jawes MoConnechy, Sobn Hilt Burton, Prof. Ntonol, Lis. D’, ‘Prot Fergutoay AC Prot Spalding, M. A. ferguson, A. M. ro) : Prof. Cordon, ¥. ® 8. E. Prot The: Me. neon, M. 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ANTRD.~ANY PRRSON HAVING A HANDSOME ‘and pure bred black and tan King Char ox dog. that is erfectly clean abont the house, and about one vear old, can fino n purchaser, ata talr price, by addroasing KF, Heraid pilice, stating where he may be seen. emer _ MISCELLANEOUS, 1 ET—FIRST FLOOR OVER BTORE 1M CANA, eet, with or without part of second floor; gas mad waver youre, apply to T. MOFVATT, ‘bird door. wpe a te Material Aid Committee Appointed—What the Free State Men Did and what they Didn’t,j and what they Intend do Do—Re- marks of General Schuyler, General Pome- roy, Mr. Dwight and Others, dic., d&o., dio. A meeting, eailed by the Kansas American Settlement Company of this city, was held last evening at the Broad- way Tabernacle. It was expected that the building would be crowded, but when the bour appointed arrived it was not more than two-thirds full at the very utmost, amd here and there among the audience were a few ladies— not more than a dozen altogether. The meeting was, io fact, an assemblage of Bigger worshippers, and a tow others who were present metely to gratify their curiosity. Theodore Dwight, the Presid@nt of the ‘Settlement Com. pany,” was in the chair. He opened the meeting with a few remarks explanatory of the objects for which it bad been convened. He said the meeting hai been called by the ‘‘American Settlement Company”’ @ ths city for the purpose of presenting to a Now York audience the representatives of the Free State Executive Committee of Kansas, and some of their members and associates, who had’ been appointed to make known to their fellow citizens of the Eastern and Northern States the condition and prospects ot that new Terrttory. The Committee would have the pleasure of ing during the evening General Schuyler, formerly ot this State; Judge Conway, formerly ot toe South, but now a resident of Kansas, and a Judgs under its present State organization; General Pomeroy, of Massachusetts, like General Schuyler, bearing a worthy name—(Ap- plause)—a name which cailed up Revolutionary associa- lions of the highest kind. It seemed necessary that a short sketch should be given of the operations which bad been carried on in this State during the last year acd a half, In July, 1854, a meeting was held in this same building’ to ‘devise ways and means for promoting the settlement of Kansas with the triends of freedom. The resuit ot the meeting was, that on aseociation was formed, under the name of the New York Kansas League, Some three or four thousend emigrants went to Kausas, under the auspices of the as- sociation, although their expenses were not borne by the Lesgue. But the association rendered every aid in their power, and gave them all the necessary information in their power, so important to settlers ina new Territory. He defied any man, whether friend or foe, to point to a single illegal act that had beon performed by any man sent out by the aesociation. Soon after the op ons of the Kansas League had oeen commenced, it was deemed desirable that somethi more ¢efinite should be done, ana that arrangements should be made for the unfon of men upon some particular place in Kansas; and, there- fore, in Octover, another society was formed, cailed the ‘© American Settlement Society.” A committee of seven explored the Territory, and selected a place for settlement upon the Sama Fe road, a short distance from Council Grove, to which the name ot Council City was given. Through the ‘influence of the Kansas League there were assembied at this poins some 600 or wettiers. He would now introcuce Gen. Schuyler, a resident of Kan- iat present, but formerly of New York, who would give the audience some detai's respecting the condition of the people cf Kansas and their prospects. Gen. Scuvyter thanked the audience for thelr kind re- ception. He felt, while standing here, that he was breathing a new element, entirely different from that which haa surrounced him ot lace. ie could recognise here shome; he was fully conscious that he was in the Empire State—a State that he could call his own, and any citizen of New York who had ever been far from home would teel that it was no small matter to say that he came from the Empire State. There was one charac- teristic abont the meeting to-night differing from the meetings that the friends of Kansas had held in other laces, and that was, the sparse attendance of iadies. ladies generally turned out to attend Kansas meet- 1cge, because ther hearts were with the friends of free- dom in Kansas. He could aesure the audience that the resent peace in Kansas was owing very much to che Conduet of the ladies of that Territory.” Mat of them had, no doubt, heard the anecdotes trav. the roun is ef the press with regard to the action of the ladies of Lawrence, when that city was threatened with an inva- sion by the Missourians, At that periious hour, wnen the city was beleaguered by the enemies ot Kansas, who wore encamped by thousands round it, ready to burn it down, as they had declared they would do; and when the defenders of Lawrence were teartul they should not have sufficient ammunition to sustain the expected a, what stand oe yomen o ee revel akg 1! F wi migat flee: No! Pde o 6 bravest. of the breve. ant they. stood side by side by their husbands, and thay said if their husban3s were doomed to death, they toe would share the same fate. About the middle of the siege they found that amunition had been forwarded for them, which they could only get through the y's camp. The women came up and ssic, ‘Give us 0b, and we will see it we cannot e it throngh.’”’ They accordingty laid their plans, and biting a pleasure wagon—a covered wagon, drawn by oxen—dome of their number, who volunteered for the purpose, started for the camp of the y managed to pass the sentinels upon the reachea the hovse where the free Sta Gepesited, secured it safely, and agaia elud- lance of tue sentinels, reached their friends The Jadies also marshalled tuemseives into in safety. military company, snd. bad thelr regular drills. They were fully resolvec, if necessary, to go out to the field ot battle and fight the enemy. He stood hstore them ax a delegate of the free state men of Kacsaa, He came to tell them the story of their meres There had been a thousand things ssid of the free State people of Kansas that were not -true. He pro. nounced alt the statements ot acts of violence committed by the free State men u, other persons in the Tern- tory tobe untrue. He found a great many persons who professed to be friends of treedom in Kaneas, asking them whether they had not been committing’ thiee great wrongs. They came hereto pronounce the whole of the s;ecifications contained in the Kansas as false, with a sirgle exception, and that was the arrest of a free State man accidenially from the hands of the Sheriff of Dougiss county, snd that was done on the impulse of the moment, by young men, who were prompted to re- st the Sheriff in consequence of what they deemed to be a great act of injustice oa his part. ‘The free State men of Kansas had never bro- ken the laws. The sudierce would bear in mind that there were two sets of laws in Kansas—one the laws of the United States goveroment, the organis laws, and the other the laws ot the Legisia'ure, which was anid to boa Kansas Legislature, but which was known to us as = Missours Legislature. When he spoke of the laws of the Territory, he had reference to Territorial laws, and he defied the enemies of freedom in Kansas to polnt out where, in any inscance, they (the free State men) had etoken the laws, . 8. here recapitulated, at some legth, the incidents attending the rescue of a free State tan fom the hands of the Sheriff of Douglas county, and then continued by eaying that the citizens of Kansna now pes at that meeeting went to that Terrivory with a tecling that they were to make a home for themselves, that they were to mingle with Northern and Southern men, and that they were to plant institutions like taose Ubey bad left bebind. There toey had iabored for the last year. They bad been over a large portion of the Territory, and mingled freely with all toe claases of the people there. They were acquainted with their de- sires and were familiar wich the state of things there, and they were now commanded by the people ef Kansas to come to you and say, “We have tried squatter sovereignty fully, and it has proved a faiiure. Give us protection for those rights which as American citizens we suppose we en: hey were all familar with the state of things ia sas, and they knew that the free State men had been diefransnived —that they had been robbed of oav of the dearest rigi's to man, the right of the ballot box. Their enemies nad openly ceclarea that they were determined to make Kau- Fas a slave State, and they had very nearly succeeded in doing 80. They had taken possession of the ballot box by violence, eleoted their own Legislature, and passed laws by which free State men were prevented from giving utter ance to their opinions upon the subject of slavery. Whe- ther the enemies of freesom would succeed or not, ho was unable to say, but he still hoped tnat the prospests ot Kansas becoming a free State would brighten be crowned with success. A Commiitee of had just been ordered by Congres to proceed and make ax examinetion into the his:ory of the alleged electicn frauds, He thanked Congress for this act, and he could well imagine the shouts of congratulation that woud go up from the free State men of Kansas when tbis news should reach them, There had been days of vcrrow ani sadness on the part of the friends of treedom in Kenaas: now the sun looked bright, and the prorpect of a speedy and honorable settlement of this whole con- treversy was encouraging indeed. Goneral Schuyler then concluded his speech by giving a description of the Territory and the inducements it holcs out to settlers. General Poweroy, of Lawrence, originally of Massashu; tts, was rext introduced. Ge said he wae a workivg ‘and not a spesking max, for it was of more importance with them in Kangas what # man dia than what he said. It was time that something was done, as enough had already been said. What he should say, howover, would be in regard to the rights of the free Stwte men and thelr wants. They were invited thore, and they went, although by lemsiation many millions of acres of free territory were thrown open to the entrance of slavery. They be- gan to look out for homes for themselves when they went there—homes in which they might happily terminate the evening of their existence. Whon they went there, the land sppeared to be deserted by every one, and they Gerorinined to wake it into ctvistzation and life, ’ To them, in all its wildeers, it tooked, however, den of Eden in ali its loveliness. long before aspect waa changed, and vefore the signs of cultivation made their appearance Council City and Lawrence hed their foundations laid, and I suppose, raid the syeaker, you have heard of them, (Applause.) Well, he continued, we orgenizei an im- migration, but not an invasion, as we have been accused of dcing. ‘There were three zations in existenco be- and they were started in Missouri, for the pur- tendirg the peculiar institutions of that State. hey sought to procuve protection tor slave property in case they fail in overthrowing the Musouri compromt Weil, on the 80th of March last we wore to have an tion tor the Legislature, but the Missouri men came over to toke part in 1, and they brought over their candidates with them, (laughter.) They voted out the free state men, because, a3 their Hreaker sald, 1d to vote them out before they came. or thia they remained till the Pourth of July, and made laws, and euch laws too, that all the laws of Miseouri would be applicable to Kansas. They also passed others, making it criminal to apeak fyaiest slavery; and if anything written against it got into the handa ¢t slaves, it waa indictable as a grand lar gepy, and punts bad'e ag a felony. ‘Thay alvo wey sired ys to swear, before allowing ws to vote, to support the acts of 1793, 1860, the Kansas Nebraska bill of 1854, and to pay a dollar to the Sheriff. ( not accede to this, because tt would be our independence aa Amerioans. but we p! Segenrort the constitution of the United States, and te actas good Inw abiding citizens. We could nvt be alaves. We could not have the stripe upon our backs nor the brand upon our foreheads, for we were freedom’s men, (Applauce.) We went to Kansas under the pro- tection ‘of the provisions of the bill passed by Congress, allowing the peopie of that Territory to freue their own laws. Now we want Congress to support us in the main- ‘tenance of our rights and tocarry out in goed faith te- rovisions of the s bil. We did not go there to interfere wih Missouri. It has been said if we make Kansas a free State Flavery won’t be worth any - thing in Musoun, but we have nothing to do with that, Slavery and freedom have a bad a free race; and although, st the first, the free Statea were behind, they are n: ahead of the Slave States. The speaker presented Ne York and Virginia ase proof of the effects of wlavery a freedom. Io. jatter State, he suid, the average valay of the land per acre is cstimates at about eight collars, while that of New York is put down at twenty- nine dollars, The same proportion was seen in the rerources, the manufactures, the products and the commerce of both States. It was in view of these facts thet their preierence was given in Kansas for freedom over slavery; and while they did not seek to invade the rights ot any of their fellow citi- zens in Kansas, they were determined to advance, aa far asim them lay, the cause of freedom, and with it the prosperity of the Territory. Now what, he continued, we want ia to be let alone; and if this is done, we will not in- institutions of Missour; bat if we are not let alone, we cannot centro! human passions, and the institutions ‘of Missouri may go with the things that were. In regard to the wants ot that Territory, they are those which every settlement requires. We want men —population fast—and we n¢ capital in advance of population, as it is always the great attraction to emigration, Without it nothing can be done, Make it for the interest of men to go there, and they will go. ‘That country is the hesitege of’ freemen, and must be theirs, Where we dd one thousand men joing last year, we will have ten thousand this year. Ve have a young cradle of liberty in Kansas, and we will rock it, too, on the next Fourth of July. (Applause and Jaughier.)’ We must not give it w>;andif Iean read anything in the sigas of the times at Wushington, it will not be given up. Mr. Joun A. Kinc presented the following resolution :— Resolved, ‘That a collection be now taken up for the aid of Council City, Kansas, and a committee of five be appointed to receive ald and disburse the same, Mr. Simpson seconded the resolution, with a few re- marks, He was, he said, in favor of freedom. This waa ‘no cry for assistamce trom a foreign country, but from our brothers, He had opposed this Nebrasks perfidy, brought out by » Douglas, and he was determined to oppone it to the last. He, for one, was in favor of af- tording every protection to our fellow citizens in Kansas sgainat the attacks of ruftians. The free settlers in Kansas had been called negro worshippers. They are branded, be continued, as being black republicans. I rejoice in the name of republican, but this question ia, not for the colored men, but for the white free men of the whole country. Assistance had been frosly tendered to the Gresks over twenty years ago, when they were struggling for their liberty. however, was @ Spartan band in our own country which deserved support, and with the help of heaven they would have it. Mr. Joun A. King was the ext speaker. He felt, he said, a deep interest in the successful establishment of our fellow-countrymen in Kansas. Assistance had been demanded, and he felt certain it would be liberally givan to sustain these sons of liberty as a free colony from the State of New York. It was manifest unless they did not receive aid, and survived, it would be through peril and Lecce but if that sasistance is given ut onee, per will be enabled to go on prospering with a rapidity that enlivens and cheers. We have, be continued, recetved terrible accounts ot thofr sufferings, but in the midat of all their trials and troubles they never yielded, and were determizied to hold out as long as th had life, and to make a free land of that ferritory whic! they bad selected for their future home. We have a right to contribute sid to build mills, hotels, school houses and cburches. This we have @ right to do, and shell do, ard they will do the rest themselves. (Ap- plause.) We see in that Territory the righta of free citi- zens attacked—even tbe voters driven from the polls, and from possession of their land, against the principles of squatter sovereignty. Now the question is, whether it wil be a free or slave Territory. and what we have to do as reasonable solid men. We have to see whether this republic, which is built upon liberty. should fold ita arms’ snd let things take their course, or whether it will if let siberty or slavery pre- vail, (Applause) a's the that’s the ques- tion: whether you will sustain the nghts of the free men ot Kangas, or eave them to their fate; and when the time comes, Jet the ballot decide tor liberty on your side, or slavery on theirs. (Applause.) He concladed by ‘en- treating them todo something in support of thelr fellow citizens. The PxesiveNt now put the reeolution, which was una- nimously adopted. He appointed the following gentie- men on the committee;— Hen, Jobn A King, Hon. Wm. Jay, Seth Hunt, Simson Draper, Peter Cooper. Judge Conway waa the last speaker. He said he wes 8 Sontbern man. As a Southern man, said he, I am in favor of State rights, ond of preserving the integrity of the Territorial rights of Kaneas. He would resist to the tast this daring and unscrupulous act of usurpation. As a democrat, 2lso—one who had eoted at first with the democratic party of the nation— he woud give his supgort to those who were detendiog the great prixciple of popular sovereignty which the demccratio party had tmperilled all its power and pros- yerity to establish. (Applause.) en Judge Conway concluced, three cheers were siven ‘for the free State of Kansas,” after which a col- lection was taken up. The meeting adjourned as soon as the material aid was all handed in. Hoboken City News. Warsr ror Hopoxky.—There ia now « prospect of aa carly aupply of water for the city of Hoboken. This want had often been expreased by the citizens, and the provi- sions of charter being such that the prospect ofa supply of water was remote. Mayor Clickener proposed an amendment, ,which provided a speedier way of sup- plying this want. He devoted considerable time to the subject at Trenton, The amendment, wich some change, was adopted, and provides that the city may, by a two- third vote, decide to contract with any person or com- pacy for « supply of water. Application has aiready een made to the Jereey City Water Company, and the surveyor of that company is estimating the cost. The mains of the Jersey City works can be tapped ata poiat near Bobcken. Water pipes, which cost anout $12,060, bave heretofore been laid by the Hopoken Land and Im- provement Company in Washingion, Hudson and Bi oom- field streets, which the Jersey City Company will probably purchase. It is believed that the cost of introducing the eater for use in Hobcken will cos: not over $46,000, Tae sates to consumers will not exceed those of Jersey City. The measure will meet with general favor in Hoboken. ic meeting of the citizens of Ho- tv Hall last evening, for the pur- pose of raking inyulty as to what had been done, and what further action was vecessary to sesure the intro- duction of water. The meeting was organized by the election of Msyor C, V. Clickener, Chairman, and Samuel W, Carey, Eaq.. Secretary. Mayor Clickener, on taking the chair, urged upon the meeticg the importance of the speecy accomplishment of the object which he thought was generally desired by the citizens of the city, afver whion he gave a cevailed history of the action that had alrcady been taken in the matter, the substance of which is embo'led in the ab:ve paragraph. Hoe also said that he had yesterday afternoon called upon the Jersey City Water Commisstonera in relation to the sub- ject, and was by them informed that they would be ready with their proposition in time to submit it to the Council of Hoboken to morrow (Thursday) evening. In view of thia, 1t eppeared to be the general opinion that any ac. tion by the citizens before this report would be prema ture, and the meeting adjourned to Saturday evening next. The bustners will probably be matured, ao that the peop'e may vote upon the question at the coming charier election on the Sth of April Police Intelligence. CowmpixG AFvair. = Considerable exoitement was created on Monday afterncon, in the neighborhood o 3 Grand and Essex streets, in consequence of @ severe at- tack with a cowhide havirg been made upon the person of Josiah W. Bowron, a druggist keeping a store at 386 Grend street, by a female named Elizabeth Bowen. The eocused, it w alleged, met the complainant in the street, early opposite bis own door, and, without any notice, commenced an indiscriminate attack upon hin fee and Leiner limbs with the cowhide. ‘The reason assigned foc this eoncuct on the part of Mrs. Bowen has not yet been satiptactorily explained, al the neighbors say thet at all grew out of some idle let fall by the druggist in re'erence to the tair assailant’s character. The com- piainant went before Justice Wood, at the Kusex Market Volice Court, and preferred a charge of assault and bat- *, Bower » Yesterday, the accused was ‘ant Durnly, end on brought be- sere the magistrate, was held for examination. A hear- Iog will take place’ inthe case to-day, when the cour: room will, no doubt, be crowded with the fair sex. Caance or Burcisny.—Thomas McCormack was brough’ tofore Justice Flandrean, at the Second District Police Court, on charge of having burglariously entered the dwelling house of Frederick stleger, 45 East Twenty-fifth street, and stealing therefrom a silver watch vained at $10. The scoured was caught in the act of carrying off the property, by the complainant, and was handed over to the Highvcenth ward police. McCormack was com- mitted for trial. AttroRD Rary—Joseph Ehret, a German, was arrested hy officer Hintor, of the First ward police, on charge of baving committed # rape upon the person ot Anne Boyle, & widow Women, reriding at 63 Washington street. fhe complainant states that as she was passing the grocery store, corner of Kector and Washington streets, . esy morning, she was dregged into these premises by the prisoner, and her perton was there violated. Khret wae held to bail tn the sum of $2,000 to answer. EMANCIPATION OF SLaves—Capt. J. H. Torril, who died in Charlottesville, Va, on the 18th inat,, «man cipated exghty or ninety valuahia cegrona, and lu fia wil race mup'e peovisk as loc there seiuewa Ve pone OF Mae ‘ee Staies of America, AFFAIRS AT ALBANY. Bighly Interesting frem the State Capital. ?HE MAINE LAW UNCONSTITUTIONAL—SMALLPOX AMONG THE MEMBBRS—PAY OF RAILROAD COM- MISSIONERS STRUCK OUT—THE CENTRAL PAKK— COUNTRY MEMBERS APPOINTING CITY OFFICERS—- WaS MAYOR WOOD A KNOW NOPHING?—APTEMPT TO BEMOVE_TRE ALBANY POS? MASTER, ETO., ETC, Aupanx, March 25, 2856. At ten o’clock thie morning the Court of Appeals was opened, ends full bench of the eght Judges were pre sent. About the frat business was the announcemeny of the Gecision on the two cases submitted to them as to the constitutionality of the ProhibHtory Liquor law of the lant session, In the Brooklyn case of\the People vs. ‘Toynbee, the Supreme Conrt decided that the search aad seize elauses were unconstitational. This decision the Court of Appeals affirmed. The other, the Buffalo case of the People vs. Wynehamer, the Supreme Court desided the principle of prohibition constitutional; this the Cour, of Appeals reverved. So thaiin both cases the eourt of las resort have pronounced the law unsonstitutional, \The “Judges stood five to three; those dissenting are Messrs. T. A. Johnson, Wright and Mitchell. ‘The news was first brought to the ears of Gov. Ciark by Mr. Weed, His Excellency took the decision quite philo- sophioally, as if he expected it, merely turning his head towards a person with whom he had been coaversing upon other matters, and said to him, ‘“L suppose you are satisfied now.”” Yesterday the members of the court stord equally divided. his shows the correstness of the stwiement made in the Heeaty ten days since—that a propabLity then existod of there being a tie vote, Bur since yesterday morning the mind of one of the Judges has undergone a change—hence the dosision made this morning, The news spread through the city with elec- tric speed, and the telegraph spread the news to every recticn of the country with the quickest ompacity. What is to be done now? 4 license Jaw of some kind must be passed by the present Legislature. Is the one before the House a proper one, and will it be acquissced in? The smalipox subject was up in tho House this morn- ing. The committee had under consideration a bill ap- propriatiog twenty-five thourand dollars to the various bospitals of the Svate. Mr. Northrop moved to strike out the Albany hospital, on account of refusing to re- ceiveand administer to the necessities of two members of the House attacked with smallpox. As the mane- gera had refused any sid in there cases, and the two per- sous were strangers in the city, the institution should, in conrequence of such conduct, r9ceire no peauniary assistance trom the State. Mr. 8. Baily sustained the motion, He thought it was a hospital, in fact, estab- lished for the benefit of the unfortuaate stranger. He learned now that this Albany institution exacts pay from its fomates, and that none were allowed admission, under certain byeiaws, who wero affiieted with infectious diseases. The question was laid on the table untu to- morrow, when the Committee of Investigation will re- t. In the meanwhile, the two members of the Legis- Spd | OR rin ‘upon the items put ia tl neral Appropria- ion Bil thar Hoage tila mocaing upon tis ition of Mr. Northrop, struck out the sum of thirteen thousand doilars for the Railroad Commissioners. Tae Houre hav- ing by an almost unanimous vote, repealed the law, were perfeotly justifiable in striking out that item. Now, let the Senate.reture to repeal the law, and the Commission- ers wilt be compelled to wait for taeir pay uncil the rail. road companies shall act. fhe Aouse qill not retract from its ition, come what may. ws The city isin the hands of the country members agein. A dill was before the Senate this morning, making pro- vision for the , ke. of the new Central pack, or Manhattan park, as recently christened. A provision in the bill authorized the Mayor and Common Conncil of the city of New York to appoint five commlasion- ‘ers, who should have the whole i matter in charge. The committee were gett slong har- wonlously, when Mr. Upham, of Geneseo county, thinking he knew better than the city delegation or the tommon Couneil who would be the best mea for com- missioners, proposed the names of William Kent, Peter Cor , James I’. ¥zecboru,James Harper and James Kt. Cooley. Mr, Sickleg resisted this motion with zeal and abuity, but ho was overborno—both Know Nothings and republicans voting in favor of those names, and they were adopted. Ali good men, no doubt, but why nov allow New York 1o make her own chcise? During this debate, Mr. Brooxs sta'ed that Fernando ‘Weod was a Know Nothing, and presided over the exoca- vivecommittee which nominated James W. Barker for Maycr, and then deserted the Know Nothings, weat to ‘Tammany and was nominated himwelf oy the actt sbeils, Mr. Sickles replied by stating that large numbers: who had been deceived have ever eince; been leaving the derk Jantern gentry. News has gone to Washington that = resolution de- pouncing Postmaster Vosburgh, of this city, was passed by & democratic city convention yesterday. Postinaster Generat Campbell will be thus misinformed. A resolation censurirg our l’cetmaster, alieging that he employed Know Nothings, was offered, but the convention woutd not hsten to it, After the acjournment, a set of out. riders, prompted by a disappointed office seeker, hurraed at the resomtion, ard one of the morning papara aa- nounced that it was adopted by the convention. Nothing can be further from the truth. The fact 1s that there 14 not a singe Know Nothing clerk empioyed in the Post cfice. On the contrary, there are as many as four, if not more, Roman Catholios engaged in the Poat office. Injustice was done in a letter that appeared in your columns, a day or two since, to two New York members, Mr. Anthon and Mr. Rae. It was charged that toese gentlemen were purposely absent trom the House when \be motion to take up the Liquor bili was before the As- temb'y,*and tbat the want of their votes defeated the resolution. Mr. Anthcn was absent on a committee at the time mm question. Mr. Rae was attending the death- bed of his brother. The Hzaarp extonsively read, and its influence is so great, that the report, if uncor- rec ed, may injure those gentlemen in their districts. They will both vote in fevor of the repeal bill at the proper time, and neither has the slightest desire to shi k sny responsibility im the matter. SEW YORK LKGISLATURR. ALBANY, March 25, 1856, PETITIONS, By Mr. Srxxcxr—From Peter Cooper, praying that the Institute founded by him may be free from taxation. Mr. Brooxs spoke in explanation, stating that the in. stitution was one of the nodlest gifs ever madein the cause of learning, costing $400,000. Mr. Cooper's desire ‘was that the institution should bear some name in whish bis identity with it should be lost, bat he (Brooks) trusted that the name of the donor would be given to the ins*itute, in order to perpetuate the memory of his noble int. The petition was granted. Mr. Brooks presonted a petition signed by all the pro- misent shipowners and merobants of New York, asking that the proposed bill relative to Port Wardens may not ‘be pasted. 'y Mr. Srevcrn— Against widening Battery place. By Mr. Brooks, from the Chamber of Commerce— Against any ixcroase of the rates of wharfage. REPORTS. By Mr. Noxox, by bill~Relative to records in New York, authorizing the Surrogate and Register to sign alt records unsigned in their Cffices; also, to amend the Code of Procedure. By Mr. Brooks—To amend the charter of the Nasaau Water Company By Mr, sMi1i~ With amendments} the Assembly bill for the relief ot the St. Regis Indians. By Mr. Bravrorp—To enable the trustees of the Ham- lin University ot Minnesota to settle land in New York. By Mr. KxiLY—To complete pill amending the charter of nar 1. By Mr. Cl’. Ssv1H, from the relect oommittee—The bill rela‘ive to inverest on money. The bill is amended 80 a8 to repeal sections six and seven of the law of 1837, chapter 450, passed May 15, 1837, entitled an acs to prevent usury. FORWARDING BUSINERS, ITC. The following special committee, to move forward biile, won announced by the CHAM:—Mensrs, Lee (nigger wor: shipper), Spencer (dem. ), Madden (nigger worshipper), Rampey (nigper worshipper), A. M. smith (American), Hale (American), and Upham (nigger worsbiprer). Mr. Kelly’s bili in relation to banka, as amended, was ordered to & third reading Toe billin relation to the Board of Supervisors, New York, was parsed. BIS INTRODUCED, By Mr. C, P, Ssrra~Provicing that the City Judge, P’o- hice Juatice anc Justices of the Peace of Brooklyn shatl bereatter be elected bo ® separate ballot, endorsed “City Judiciary,” and the Mayor onja separate ballot, en- dorsed ** Mayor"? By Mr. Brooks—To enable Peter Cooper, Exq., to found a scientific institute in the city of New York. By Mr. Ricwanvsox—Providing that the Commisstoners of kimigration aball remburse ont of the coumutation fund, to any city, town or county, any expense incurred for the support uf an emigrant for any time within three years of their landing here, ER NINAL, STATESTION, The Secretary ot State sent in the criminal statistics of the State for the part voar. DRX CENTRAL PARK HEN oduced an amendment, appointing Metsre. Wm. Kent, Peter Cooper, Jas. F. Freeborn, Jas, Harper and Jamea EF. Cooley, commissioners ander the vill, to hold office for five years. Mr. Sioxgas here rose and made a severe and telling at- tack upon Mr. Upham, for his anxiety to turn a matter portaining to the city of New York sione into a ptece of machwery, by which togratity the ambition and thirst te ape of some of his friends, ir. Kxtiy opposed Mr. Upbam’s amendment. BYPNING SESBION. The Albany brides bill was discussed, and Mr, Wans- Wout awed in Mayor ot the bill, takivg the ground that tae United States Sppreme Curt had oecided im several aves thet cnmbridges are not legal ohetr ps to navi be ye ew. 6 Me. Heres ine, peg | ing Messre. Wells and Parker been ‘¥. Gorton, Rochester. Assembly, Alpayy, Vareh 25, 1856. THE APYROPRLATION BLL, Under the general orders the entire session was spent in debate on the appropriation bill. A moticn was made by Mr. Norruavr to trike out the appropriation for the Albany Hospital. He spoke bitterly of the inhumanity of the Governors of the Hospital in re- fusing acmission to two members of the Assembly who had the smallpox, and obliging them to seek refuge in the Poor House. Mr. Brxvoorr spoke in favor of Mr. Northrup’s motion, and condemred SPeiabumanty of hotel keepers for driv- fom their doors. They had at the Franklin House, Mr. R. H. HyDEcondemned severely the conduct of the Recorder of the city, who, he ssid, waa app-ied to, and who should have procured rome place more fitting for members to go than the Poor House. Mr. Nosruror’s motion to except the Albasy hospital from the Appropriation bill was adopted; also an amend- ment that no appropriation should be mando to Boepttate not having a department for the reception ot persons uf- fisted with infectious diseases. 2 ‘The appropriation to the New York Juvenile Asylum was increaged to $22,000, The question on erderiog the Appropristion Dill to a third reading wan laid on the tab‘e. ‘THE NEW YORK VOLUNTPERA, Tn the Committee of the Whole, tue bill appropriating $25,000 for the relief of the New York volunteers to the Mexican war was ordered to third reacing. DRAWRACK TO CONTRACTORS, The bill providing for the payment of 16 per cent draw- back to contractors, under tne law of 1853, wax strongly opposed, After debate, the committee reported progress. EVENING SESSION. The repeal of the Prohibitory law was deba‘ed. Awards of $1,000,000 Canal Loan. [From the Alosoy Journal, March 26.] ‘Pho propoeals for this lon were opened this day, at 12 M. The following is the aggregate of the bids of the par- ties respectively, viz.:— Warren Newton, Norwich... $135,000 114 _ to 217.10 Rafas H. Kirg, Albany. 600,000 116.31 117,15 H. P. Alexander, Little Fails,, 25,000 1/397 114.50 B. ¥. Wheelright, New York 11226 U8 0L Mohawk Rank, Shenectady. . . Butohers’ & Drovers’ Bk, 1 Tradesmen’s Bank, New . HA Martin. Alba State Bank, Troy, Wm, Alien, Aubu: J. F. Batchelder. All J.B, Blum, Albany.. Frontier Bark, Porsdar Wm. Al'en, Auburn, Cowmercial Bank, Al K. E. Kendrick, albany. oha Sid, Albany... Catskill Bank, Casakil Thowas Oleott, Albany J. L. Leonard, Lowville. ©, R. Richards, Troy J. chompeon, whol J Thompson, or part ‘The (oliowing are the awar: Warren Newton. R 7 15,000 R. H, King..... {100/080 Do. 200,000 B FE. Wheelwrigh 5, Y 5 Do. Mohawk Bank Do. g2esseeeeee 10, * 10! 10000 180,000 20'c00 F. F. Kendrick, Bane of Aibany.... 20,000 John Sill, Bank of Albany 50'000 Catakill Bank... .... 0.0 10.000 5,000 6,000 6,000 5,000 5000 000 59,000 20,000 5,000 5,000 100,000 20 000 20. 20, E.E. Kendrick 20'008 John Sill... + « 50,000 Catekill Bao 2 10,000 Cc. R Riebard: 5,000 C. H. Merriman . 5.000 To. 9 > 10,000 J. F. Bateheldor, 5,000 CR. Ricbards 5,000 ‘The entire Jona is taken at an aggregate premium of $170,709. The average bid as awarded is $117.07 per $100, The lowest bic is $116.71, City Intelligeace. 4 Gnanp BALL AT THE ACADEMY.—-The grand ball to take place to-morrow night at the Academy of Music, for the benefit of the Nursery of Destitute Children, promises to be a brilliant affair and the great event of the reason. We understand that the splendid bands of music known as Noll’, and also erer’s, have both been engaged for the oceasion. The object isa noble one, and we are giad to find that this great ball is likely to prove re markably sucsessfal in its behal!. MxeminG or THE RartRoap Comsrrrsk ov THE BOARD oF CovsuLwEy.—The Chairman ot the Railroad Committte of the Board of Councilmen bas called a meeting of the com- mittee in the Council Chamber this afternoon, at three o'clock, for the purpose of hearing grievances against the Sccond and Third Avenue Railroads. Suppey Drata ty 4 RarRoay Can.—Yesterday afternoon Mr. William L. Baxter, of Long Is’snd, while riding in ene of the Third Avenue Railroad cars, was taken sud- cenly ill and died betore medical attendance could be pro- cured. The body of the deceared was conveyed to the re- sicence of bis son, at No. 119 West Twenty-first street, where an inquest will be held to-day by Coroner Gamble. ‘The deceareo wan 54 years of age, and was a much res- pected citizen, Death is supposed to have been caused vy bleedirg at the Inngs. Fork in Avenuz A~A Man Faranty Borysv,—Shortly bo'ore 9 ¢’clock on Tuesday mornivg, u fire occurred in the back bavement of the paint store kept by Mr. Loute H. Cobn, at No, Sl avenue A. The firemen in the vicinity very soon extinguished the fire betore it extended beyond the barement. But the most melancholy part about this affair is the burning of Mr. Levi H. Cobn, brotner to the proprietor of the store. It appesra that the in- jared man was in the employ of his brother, and was a! work in the back basement, making a preparation of gam and oil to mix with paint, The mixture, it seems, botled over, or in some way took fire outside of the kettle, aad va his endeavor to extinguish the flames set his ovo ciothirg on fire, and almost instantly ths whole of the basement was in flames. confused, but ultimately succeeded in escaping irom the room into the yard; there he threw himself up ona bank ot snow and rolled about endeavoring to ex- Unguish the flames. One of the tenants procured a pail cfwater and threw it upon him, and with the aid of others the fire was extinguished. ’The unfortunate suf- terer was conveyed to his residence, No. 178 Seeond aireet. Medical assistance was procured and the usual remedies app ied, although but iittle hope is entertained of his recovery. His head, face, hands ps off upon ively swolien. burned in a terrible manner; the skin every touch, and the parts are extens: Mr. Cohn has an insurance upon his property to the amount of $1,000, in the Rutgers Insurance Company. ‘the loas by fie will amount to $50, and the damege t the buildirg about the same amount. ‘The uppsr part of the honse is oecupied by some sixteen famihes, who be- came extremely siarmed by the occurrence, Naw You Pwison AssoviaTiox.—The regular monthly meeting of the Executive Committee of the above asosia- ticn was held at 734 o'clock, on Mondsy evening, in their cemmittee room, Clinton Hall, Astor place—Israel Rus- sell, Esq., 1 the chair. Present—The Hon. James H. ‘titox, Win. C, Gilman, R. N. Havens, Richard Reed, btepben Cutter, Be Gas Oakley, Solomon Jenner, Jas, «. Holden, Salem H. Wales. The Treasurer acknowledged the recuipt of $70 during the month—a sum inadequate to carry ont ther benevolent purposes. The diaries of the ngents showed what had done within the Int ‘our weekr—450 persons have been visited in our olty jails: 25 of these complaints were abandoned on their sdvice; 41 pertons had been discharged from our respec- tive courts on their recommendation; 24 dissbarged con- victe were relieved with money; 11 had been suppiled with suitable clothing; 9 men and lads from our State and county prisons had been provided with eraployment; Bibles, Testaments, and other good and appropriate books were cheerfully given. During the evening several im- Fortant questions were introduced and divcarnd wich animation, clearly indicative of a thorough desire to ustrate the benevolent desi of the association, and eryecially to labor for the elacidation of that dificalt | problem, ‘the best means to render prison discipline reformatory.”’ ‘Ihe new list of officers and committees elected are a guarantee that the principles of thia cher- tere: association will be more fully developed, ant not only be numbered amor g the Christian and philenthropis instituticna of the day, but that its practical and salu- tary influences will become more widely diffused over the State. Donations of clothing and money are earnestly solicitesi in behalf of this very useful institution, and will ene, acknowledged by Hon. A. Oakley, kisq., No. 66 Wall street. Sxniovs Inuwess or Cor. Mixc.—Mayor Woo!’s private reoretary, Col. Ming, was taken siex last Thursday, with iofismmatory rheumatism, and now leys ina dangerous con«ition, Saved Intelignine eNO Wor al Sie Decks Wed gar Jacero on . NOUN Meld Pea ke The pcor man became, The Tobacco and Trade. OPPOSITION TO SENATOR JAMES’ NEW TARIFY BILE, —BESOLUTIONS AND SPBECHES. A mosting of those engaged in the tobscoo and acgac trade of the city, was called yesterday afternoon, at > o'clock, at the sa'esrooms of Messrs. Girard & Betta, corner of Wall and Front atrevts. Nearly two hundred Persons met, pursuant to the call, embracing importers, jobbers, manufacturers and retailers engaged in the to- bacco trade. The meeting organised by appointing Mr. Joa T. Ag- new chairman, ani Mr, Crawford secretazy, ‘The CuAmWAN announced the object of the mee'ing ta be to take some action relative to the bil) recently sub- mitted to the United States Senate by Senator James, ot Bhode Island, touching a change of the present tariil! upon imported segars and imported topacco. Mr, M. RapER made « jengtby speech, setting torth the points of Senator Jamen’ trl, and the detcimant iw passage would have upom the general tobacco interests of the country, This bill, he stated, contemple ed upom raw imported material a duty of thirty per cent, and upon regars a cuty of forty per cent. They wished, om the contrary, no cuty whoever on raw mnterial, and @ change im the duty upon imported segars. The points @ Mr. Kader’s apeeco were :— ‘That the United States produge but « comparatively enaal leat tovucoo suitaple for the manutacture of segars. ‘aba! to use that quantity of leat tooacco ot domestic grows suitable for the manufactare ot seeare a large & quaatity of leat tobacco has to be imported fom foreign conatries (or the purpose of crosring aud improving the quality of the tabric. Ghat more than 30000 persoas anda v large amauat of capital, are engaged it the trade in domestic and foreign leaf tobacco and the menufacture and sale of segars made is thie country therstrom, ‘Shat under the presenttarif, *ith a dilfer- ential duty ot thir.y per cant on foreign leat toracco, and forty Per cent On segars, manufac urere are unable to cot reign soKars Of lower gradcs, aad only to a very sligl gree with thoee of better crates. ‘That the passage of the Dill in question, as it now star ds, in respect to this branch of trade and manufacture, would tolaily disable manufacturers from competing with foreign sagurs of all grades, give that class a perfect monopoly and throw a large indasirious elasa Of mechanics and’ traders out-of empioyment had Dinst te Prospects of thousands of tamulies. and finvlly, the the pas. Sege of said bi woud diminish the importation of foreige laa? tobacco for nome corsumption in erch a degree as to make i as an item of revenne {most insigailicant, Mr, Bryant moved the appoiatment of a committee om resolution, when the Coair named Messrs. Bryant, Reder, Holt, Cohen and Fatman, This c mnaittee retired, an subsequently preaented to the meeting a preamole an resolutions of which the (ollowing, after a discussion 0” two hours were at length adopted: — 2, The Dill presented on the 20th of March, in ‘t = ed Staies Serate, ty senator James, of Rude Teiand, tibed “A bill to prevent frauds oa the revenue, aad foro: purposes,” is intenced, by the Genatar’a owa ataieu «'. to relieve mantfagiurets, mechanics, apd arusane, trom. the onerous taxes on the materials necessary for thetr buss: aa, which not being produced in tis country to any couside shia extent, spd some of tem rot at all, they are compelled im- port from abroad, acd that euch re let would do mucn to +a4ble teem to meet foreign compeution im our market as ii Would much reduce the coet of productioa; and whereas, the pining of leat tobacco, @ raw material on the same footing as Articles manufactured eretrom, would produce a striod + contrary re- sult from the principles coutemplates by ald. bili esolveo, ‘ihat the pacing of leaf tapacco as a raw maie- on the fice Hat, s @ necessary measnre for the protecti xa of xe number of deserving ctiizens and /helr devendent*. solved, That the reeut would be Deneflel to the grower of domestic’segur leaf, and would tend largely to increase its culvur ed, That the free importation of foreign leat tobacce would not in any way intertere or compete with the growth of leat tobacco of our own country. Resolved, Tat the revenue on foreign ses ‘omamercial erefore, rs would nx be diminished, and thet the c ipping tutereste of thls courtey in general would be more & tied by tbe ra bill imoorporating the wrove passage than by the one now betore the Senate, Aresclution to send ® committee to Washington te lobby againat Senator James’ oill, appended to the above, Was voted down, put not ull after a and somewhat exciting debate. - Finally, in its place, # mo:ion prevailed eagumt & committee of seven to carry out, as seemed. to them mcst judicious, the spirit and intent of the resolutions adopted by the meoting. Mestrs. J.T. Agnew, J. H. Vandewater, F, Palmer, Wm. Woodruff, J, Fatman, B Lillie and R. W. ‘were chozen as such commitvee, when the meetio, sJ- journed, subject to the cai! of the committee. Marine Court. MORE OPERATIC DIFFICULTIES. Before Hon. Judge Thompscen, Manct 25 —Ole Bull against James Phaten.—About o year sgo the plaintiff and defendant extered into em agreement by which the plaintiff agreed to give twetve operas at the New York Academy of Music, commencing on the evening of the 19th ot February, 1856—the peo- ceeds of the rame to be equally divided between the par- ties to the contract. Under this arrangement, Phalea collected from subscribers to the entertainments, $953; to recover one hal of which, this suit is brought, It ta not cisputed that $476 50 of that sum belonged to the Plaintill. But it appears thac at adout tne periea ot this transaction Mr. Phalen toaced to O@ Bull, Mex Maretzek and Mr. Btrakosch $4,000, to be invest- ed by them in procuriug artista for theatrical represem'a- tions in the city of New York. This amount was to have been paid on or about the first of April last; and was due trom the parties jototly avd severally. Some time after the $4,000 became dus, Mr. Pnalen received in settlement thereof from . Strokosch his promissory note for $1.300, payable about the Ist of May, 1855, some music and several other things. Th however, wae uot paid at maturity, and etul remai the «cf Mr. Phalen, uncaucelied. The detendant, by Mr. Gal- tzaith, hia counsel, claims to interpose this note of $1,200, or 80 much as, by the jurisdiction ot the Court he may be allowed, as @ set cff to the demand cf the piainiff. Mrs Builley, counsel for plaintiff, demanda trom tke defendant # surrender ot Mr. Strokossh’s note, whico dir, Gasbraith re ‘uses to do. Tnompson J.— fhe only question in the case is, whether Ican allow the nove of Mr. Strakoech to be set off or counter claimed sgainst the demand of tae pisintiff. The Lote was given for # precedent debt due by Strakosok, Bull and Maretzek, in their j d several capacitics. 1 well established principle of nw that the giving of & promissory nove of a cebtor for » precedent simple contract demand will not operate as 8 payment, 60 as te preclude a creditor from resorting to the or con néeration, either for the Purpcse of commen or celencing an action. (1 Hill 616; 5 do., 448. ‘The giving of the note, therefore, by Suakosch, did mot amount a4 a pro faxto payment of the original indedted- ness to Praien, What is there, then, tha: should pre- vent Dir, Paelen from interposing to the claim of Ball se rwuch of the $1,000 note as may be aliowed by tae juris ciction of the Court. Coursel for the plaintiff, oy de- manding « surrender of the note on the trial, virtu comeesed the right of Mr. Phaien to the counter claim, if is demand had been complied with. If Mr. Phales hal ceen the plaintwif in the action, and waa ening on ‘th: vnoginal claim against Mr. S:rakoach, or either of tne © 4. parties to the contract, it would have been hia cuty to surrender the note upon the trial, As {t is, now- evet, he may retain the nove and endorse thereon ang sum for which judgement may be given against the de- fondant. I think tho plaioviff is entided 10 recover of ond from the cetencant $500 and costa, Before Hon, Judge McCarthy. SUIT FOR INJURIES TO A HORBSK BY A RAIL OAR. Loyue ve. The Second Avenue Railroad Company.—The plaintiff is a carman, and sues for damages cocanioned bp one of the defendants’ cars runaing agsint his horse and cart, Tt appeared from the evidenee, that in Februarr Inst the pinintiff’ was receiving a load of flour frome store in Chrystie street, and while doing so, the car pessed by, oF at least one half of the car had prased when the shaft of plaintiff's cart struck the ear a threw the plaintiff's horse cown, severely injuring him «ud Camegirg the cart, The ‘deténdants pi thet there was cufficlent room on either sice of the rails for carts and carriages to pass; that if plaintiff was attentive to his business position, the accident couid not have bappened; that the {uct of the car having passed more than haif its jengte before the collin had the borse remained still, the oot- Ieton would have been avoided. fhe Court held that the pisintiff should affirmatively show that he waa novgallty of negligence, and that the defendants were:jand further, \hat if coth parties contributed, oy any act of omission or commission, towards the accident, the plaintiff cammot reoover. Judgment for defendants, Supeme Comt—Spectal ‘Term, ii ‘a Boom Peer Judge Davies, ARCH 24 —2Horace in vs. Nathan Meyer,—Motien denied, withoutgcoate. Hamat ‘attorney to ‘have ten days vo serve complaint. The same im the othee suits, Before Hon, Judge Clerke, McCauley and Auckel vs. The Trustees of the United Pres- byterian ‘ Lgchgppri not denied that Bright ected aa trustee for the defendants before their tiem, ape that although the property was held in the name ef Bright, acd the materials for the church promised to him, yet they wore. in fact, the real owners of tne land, ant ba aie ot thane Late labor and materials in ao Judgment Tor plaiztifis, 5 Potter and Knight vs. Davison—Judgment for p’ tiffs on demurrer to the answers, nnlens defendant put in an amended answers in twenty days and pay eoate of term. Same vs. ag oy ts be: White vs. The Bank of Sing Sing.—Judgment for de- fendant on Cemurrer, unless pisintiff amend complaint vitbin twenty days and pay the costs of the a, Mills Bxecutors vs. Mils.— Judgment for plaintiff on the —, key mag it oun tod, jeralzoni vs. Aiker—I ion gran’ With costs. Herbert Harris vs. Margaret Harrig—m1 fally concur with the referee in his opinion on the invalidity of thia marriage. such ciream- ances should never be sustained, Atsence of free will on tho part of one ot ieee Sasa on account of its degrading effect on the most sscrei of soctal relations, and the certain mise which must T- sult to both . Judgment for plsintif ai for tf, marrit wit it costs, Phillipa for d 3.8. Carpenee 2 _ Reed ve. Janesin.—Motion to dissoive injunction dewimt, Costs to abide event. Ipjunction to be modified #0 an to restrain the defendant only in the city of McKenzie va. Lozier Others Compl without costa, Mormons EmtoRatixG.—A company of ‘h ov handred and fifty Mormons recent! doar * as we Jenn from the Courier of thay ctr. hey’ wes Taner—come of them tn eaxy elreum tuo “AS fit rm FougDY emileymert fp Tinga, the cate Go perbed vu Wy Sali Lame