The New York Herald Newspaper, May 24, 1856, Page 4

4 NEW YORK HERALD. | pecenecteeeeEreNTeEreuaES JAMES GUROUN BENNETT, PROPALSTOR AND &DITOR. @Prvicn % W. oGNER OF NASSAU AND FULTON 8T& | some. & &3 per aanum: the Buropea n $4 per wanton, (0 jenn rartof Briain or 65 0 Pea park 7 the Continent woth “COLON ak y © ORRESPONDENCE, soaiving import bowrally yer for. Cock FORBGN OCCREAPOPGENTS ARR PASTICULAKLY RBGUHSTED TO SEAS ALL LETTENS 4D PACKAGES °SS"Gorice sine Of Gnome nous CORR ONS. Wedo CTE NING acccuted with netiences, letapmses and dee PSD VER TISRMENTS renewed ey day. ————— Voluine XI AMUSEMENTS THIS £VENING. oo . No. 144 pretty freely at fall prices, Wheat was anusually active, the gales having footed up about 60,000 a 7,000 bushels, including Canadian Western ‘and Southern, at better prices, which ere given if another place. Corn was easier, and sound yellow and white sold at Sac Pork closed dull, at $18 for mess. Lard was firmer and more active; barrels sold at 10jc.@ lojc., and kegs at llc.; and 10kc. was offered for 1,000 bbls. to arrive, and refused. Sagara were tc- tive and firmer, having pretty much recovered 'the previous decline. The sales embraced about 1,700 bhds. Cuba, part in bond, with seme Porte Rico also in bond, at prices given in anothercolumn” Coffee was in fair request, without further change in prices. There continued tobe a fair amourt offering for Liverpool, amd aboat 60,0€0 bushels of grain were taken at 44d. @ 54d. m bulk amd bags, and 2000 @ 3,000 bole. floar-at-2s. At OF MUSIC, %cU-eenthetreet--GEnmMaN Orzna ae : ADWAY THGATRE, Broa¢way--Trppy Tae Tier — >S by e Pa@veie fomy Puevm, on Fair Puiscsrers— Gun Gas. NiZLO’S GARDEK, Breadway—Youna Heréen On TEE Sour Rore—Zarnvs ‘inp Flom —MazvLe. DOWRRT TARATRE, Bowery—Six Drenxys oF Came— Davis Sixx. 5 BURTON'S THEATRE, Obembere etreet Tue Lire or AOTREES. WA/LACK’S THEATRE, Broadway—Tweute Nicer — Bew Year's Dér. 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Fre European mails wit! close im this city at-bak-past tem o’clo:k ibis morning. ‘Fae ARRALD (primed in Rnglich and French) will be pubiished at ten o'clock ta the morning. Sisgle copies, ke wrappers, mxpencs. Subecriptions and aivertiaements for auy edition.cf the Mw York BuRALD will be received at ihe following places ridge, te Barope:— Wewpox—Am. & Sarcpeaa Arprese Co. 17 and 48 Cornhill. Pams— do. \ 5 Place oe la-Bourse. Liveron— do. ado. Zuraford atreet. Givmarco.—Jobu Santer, 12 Exebauge etreet, Eaut, The contencs of the Buropean edition of the Sreaup A emore:e the news received by wai! and telezraph at @he <Sice during the previous week, and to the nour of pariieaticn. rh jews. Read our report cf the proceedings of the mee‘- ing in the Park lastevening in aid of the caus? of vepublicanism in Nicaraguz. Read the stirring ad- dresses of the oratore, and the eloquent letters of Genera! Cass, General Walbridge, Thomas Francis Meagher, and others. It was indeed a suceessfal de- monstration—innumerab'e in its nnmbers, enliven- ing in its music, brilliant in its transparercies and banners, and stunning in the roar of ite hundred guns. Onr telegraphic. despatch from Washington is im- portant. It contains some of the reasons which will be adyanced by Secretary Marcy for the dismissal of the British Minister, an event which is now ge- merally regarded as inevitable. The assault on Senator Sumner engaged the at- tention of both houses of Congress yesterday. In the, Senate a resolution appointing a committee of five members to inquire into and report the facts of the case, and their opinions thereon, was adopted, Messrs. Cass, Allen, Dodge, Pearce and Geyer, con- stitute the committee. Mr. Stuart gave notice that he should at an early day a:k leave to submit an amendment to the rules of the Senate, declaring out of order any Senator who in debate should use lan- guage reflecting upon the conduct and motives of any other Senator discourteously, or improperly re. fleeting upon the action of a State other than the one represented by the Senator speaking. In the House an investigating committee—compozed of Mesrs. Camptell of Ohio, Pennington of N.J., Cobb of Ga., Greenwood of Ark., and Spinner—was appointed, after considerable discussion, by a voteof ninety- three to sixty-eight. During the proceedings Mr- Brooks remarked that no man except himself knew when or where the intended assault was to occur, and Mr. K said he did not see the beginning of it, mor did be know when it would happen. The Speaker and other political friends of Mr. Sumner said there had been no preconcert in fae prepara- tion of the proposition to 4 e fac lative to the ocowrrence. The judi xemnina’ of Mr. Brooks was postponed until to-day, when it is thought Mr. Sumner will be -nfliciently recovered to attend. Throughout Maseachuset:s the affuir hag created ap intense excitement. The LegisMtureyes- terday appointed a special co ittee to consider and report what actio; ould be taken in the mat- ter; and in Boston, last evening, a meeting was held, to give expression to the popular ind jon. It was attended by several thousand persor The Poard of Supervisors met last evening, passed some few bills, and adjourned for the term. The Board of Aldermen last evening confirmed the appointment of Mr. Stout as City Chamberlain, and concurred in the appropriation of one thi nd dollars for the reception of ex-President Fillmore A petition was received from a committee of phy- sicians, appointed at a recent meeting convened for the purpose of considering the sanitary condition of the city, earnestly calling the attention ot the au- thorities to the uncleanly and offensive condition of many portions of the city. The state of the city, they soy, in view of the rapidly approaching sum- mer, is such as is likely to render it liable to disease, without foreign aid, and lay tne city desolate. The paper was referred to the Committee on” Pubic Health. A motion will be made at the 1 term of the nee the venne harged with the Supreme Court this morning to in the case of Baker and others murder of Wm. Poole. The principal ground of the motion is the difficulty of procuring a jury in this county. The Attorney Genera! will move to send the case for trial to Saffolk county. The Parich will case is still pen ding, but the Sur rogate has awarded a dowry, at the rate of $14,000 per annum, to be paid to the widow of the testator until the final decision of the case. We regret to say that Lorenzo B. Shepard, Cor- poration Counsel, was seized with den ifiness on Thursday last, and bas be e confined to his house. He wae -sometvnat bet esterday after » we learn that a treaty of peace, on and boundary limit has been commer conclude and the re- public ¢ zi will be much bene John I as been found gui at New Brans- wick, of the murder of Jobn Henry, son of ex-Go- vornor Henry, of this cit sales of cotton eg, about 490 a hick es were unchanged. The dema ‘the Canada has been more a an advance of about jon grades suitable for spin nera, ranging from middling fair. Export grac: d under, are more saleable Quotations will be found in apother column. Sigur again sold Political Nigger Drivers and Stgger Wor- sippers-Tke Peopie’s Pelkty a New Movement Inviependent of Mitner. Two importent potitical National Conven- tions, as they are catled, are close at hand— first, the Cincinmati Convention of the degene- rate democracy onthe 2d of*Sune, and secoad, the Philadelyhia Convention of the Seward snti-slavery ‘soatition om the 17th of the same mouth, The former will be under the control of the political nigger drivers of the South, and the lrtter will be but a fasion gathering of the nigger worehippere of the North. Nig- gerieen will be the exclusive element at both these essemblages of unscrupulous €ema- gegues and jugglers--drifting, at the one to the ultimatum of Soutbern secession, and at the other to the overthrow of Southern aavery or a revoictionary dieruption of the Union. Betweer these ruimous extremes there is as yet no established half-way house of rest. It jes part of the once great and practical na- tional democratic party that has degenerated into a camp of nigger drivers and jaggling epoilemen ; it is the remains in the North of the once glorious old whig party, with no in- considerable portion of the “ renegade demo- cracy” that constitutes the hostile and motley shippers. There wil! be at Ciacinuati none of these master migds and practical iesues of a constitutional edministration which marked euch councils of the party in the daye of Jack- sen, but we skall have there plenty of thim- ble-riggers and trading demagogees. There will be at Philadelphia nothing visible of the advocates or the principles of the substan- tial administrative policy of Henry Clay; but, in liea thereof, we shall have a sedi- tious general conference ot nigger worshipping disunioniste, intent only upon lighting and fanning the combustibles of sectional jealousy and hate inte a consuming fire. But both at this disguating, demoralizing and destructive element of niggerism—will rule the roast. During the last six months the Southern conventions have made the extremest demands of their masters, the political nigger drivere, their ultimatum for Cincinnati at the hazard of secession and an independent Southern con- federacy. Following these threats, the rivalry between democratic aspirants for the succes- | sion in the White House, the Cabinet, Con- gressand elsewhere, North and South, has carried them into the most degrading humilia- tions—scarcely stopping short of the revival of the African elave trade, as if we had not a cufficient home supply of niggers fer all the purpeses of cotton, rice, sugar, tobecco and “manifest destiny” for a hundred yearetocom:. On the other hané the nigger worshippers, wi bh their hue and cry of “freedom for Kansas,” “porder ruffisnism,”’ “Sharp’s rifles,’ “the tlave power,” “the slave oligarchy,” ‘the hor- rors of the despotiem of the slaveocracy,” and “the slevebreeders” end “bloodhounds,” have broken down all the barriers of common sense and reason, while fanaticiem, led on by artful and designing knavee, hotly disputes the “fr2e North” against the nigger driving democracy. In those scenes of lawlessness and outrege which have signalized Mr. Pierce’s mal-ad- minietration of the affaire of Kansas; in thoee acts of “border raffianism” which have recently iliustrated the demoral’z- ing elements of this piebald, nigger driv- ing and nigger worshipping Congress; in that contagious spirit of official corruption and partisan vulgarity and rowdyiem which, dur ing the year past, has been developing itself here, there and everywhere throughout the Uniop, in scence of fraud, perjury, violence and blood, we have but the beginning of the end of thie monstrous sectional conflict upon niggerism. Let it goon without the iaterven- tion of a wholesome restraint from the reac- tion of the sensible body of the people, and it will rapidly carry us downward headlong into that condition of universal ruffianism and an- srcby, from which there will be no escape but in the etrong hand of some self-appointed mili- tary master. Thus, amidst the anarchy excit- ed between Roundheads and Cavaliers, came Cromwell to the rescue of England; thus, from the horrore of the French Reign of Terror of the firet republic, arose that military master, the first Napoleon, who, after giving his fero- cious republican subjects a surfeit of throat- cutting, left them in the hands of their foreign enemies; thus, from the loose, unprincipled, imbecile “reds’’ and socialiste of the second French republic, arore their present sovereign master, Napoleon the Third; and thus sone military godsend may start up—or several of them—and cut short the game of nigger drivers and nigger worshippers with us, sh sald the conservative people of the Union tail to interpote in season. But why should the honest, uncorrupted mares ot the people delay the organization of an independent movement for the constitution ard the Union against both nigger drivers and nigger worshippere? Is not the dan- ger enfficiently apparent? When reckless de- magogues and scheming hucksters rule in our high places; when respectable men shrink from the contaminations of public office; when the most desperate villians may command ex- emption from puniebment and promotion to public trusts, with their gange of election ruf- fians to back them, does not the poison require an immediate remedy? Above all, when this degrading clement of niggerism constitutes the active stock in trade of the existing par- ties of the country, is it not the duty of the coneervative peopie, neither bought nor sold by nigger drivers or nigger worshippers, to riae | up and illustrage the true meaning of popular sovereignty ? - “But it is too late,” says the timid conser- vative, “too late to achieve anything.” We say, no!--it is never too late to do tight—never too late to rebuke the dema gogue, the secessionist, the disunionist, and the corrupt and hugketering politigian, who array of Seward’s grand army of nigger wor | Cincinnati and at Philadelphia, ciggeriem—' party prese, Southern orators and Southern; NEW YORK HERALD, SATURDAY, MAY 24, 1856. weuld ‘ead you by the nose, and use your fin- gere%o pullshis chestnuts from the fire. The Migzer driwere and the nigger worshippers may ‘both be defeated in the November election by % very efmple process. All that is required is to start the movement properly in every Btate, city and town in the Union, for an dent, ‘unpiedged Presidential electoral ticket in every State, a ticket of unptedged electors, solid, reliable, sensible men, according to the conetitution. Theee drinking and gambling nominating conventions are a violation of the constitution. They make the President, and the election isa mere empty mockery of form. Let the movement, then, for an independent, uppledged electoral ticket be started in every State; and atleast enough can be done by November to carry the election into Congress; and by December the House will be so far enlightened as to comprehend the fact that an active and wholesome revolution is at work throughout the country, and must be re- epected. ‘ Expecting nothing but a nigger driving gambler’s compromise from Cincinnati, and nothing but a nigger worshipping ticket from Philade)phia, and considering the. Know No- thing party as having completely fizzled out, we know of no othercourse of resort than that of anew and independent movement of the people themselves, It is not too late for ef- fective and wholesome work. A small diver- sion will suffice to carry the election to the House, and there, while the nigger drivers and nigger worshippers are each in a minority, the } balance of power is held by men who will be free to follow the mdependent movement of the people. There is any quantity of sensible men throughoet the country, occupying now a position of armed neutrality. Let them come ‘| forward. Let us bear from them, Let them put the ball in motion, They have nothing to | Jose, but everything to save. Tue Press in. Evrore.—We publish else- where a debate in the Belgian Okambers,which was prevoked by the foolish onslaught of M. Waleweki, the French Emperor's Minister, on the Belgian prese, at the Paris Conference. This movement of Napoleon’s evinced a striking departure from the prudential policy ‘he has hitherto purened ; it was foolish in every way —not possible to succeed, and at the seme time certain to produce disgust in every free mind, and ¢ ntempt even in the mind of the French. The Belgians have done themselves and their country credit by the little dramatic scene published in another column. Before six months ere over the French Emperor msy find that, inctead of doing himself goad in attacking the hornet’s nest, he thas only roused them into a revival of the hostility which was their normal state a few yearsago. The Eng- lich press has not forgotten its souvenirs of 1851, and might easily be roused once more. Apropos of this English prese, the transition ‘from dear to cheap newspapers goes on but slowly. Three penny papers are agoing in London, but they are as yet experiments— one, at least, ie.a mere party paper, and can- aot well succeed. All three are mere ill eontrived copies of the London Times. They feil in the first eondition of journalism; they do not furnisk what the pxblic wants to read. People wno want learned and elabo- rate articles on the highest questions of State the Gra for a penny want to be entertained with-something else. dt will take some time for the Britieh journalists to learn to make cheap papers; for the Briton essentially is an unteacbeble animal, slow to conceive ke has anything to learn, essentisdly slow to believe that America can give him Jessons. However, there is no doubt the leesone will be learned in the course of the next tem years; and tken, instead of.one great paper being the sole or- gan of the Britich nation, and a number of flourishing penny papers in all the large cities, producing an income of from £34,000 to £20,- 000, and a general love for reading spread among the public. Presi ENTIAL CanpipaTEs.—Political parties are so wedded to coutine that it wae natural, after all, that they should all, at firet jump, have thought of theic old hacks for Presiden- tial candidates. All those politicians —work- ing ia the same harness and for the same ends —naturally acquire a fellow feeling, which time converts into exclusiveness. Every man smong them has his particuler friend whom he wants to bring forward for the Presidency; it being distinctly waderatood thatthe triend will dothe needful for his faithful ‘squire. Hence it has been that as the time for the elec- tion drawe near, we have seen the democratic party on the one ide flouriah its old hacks— such as Buchanan, Douglas and Pierce; while the other Northern party display equal ea ger- nese in bringing forward its old hacks—Sew- ard, Chage and McLean. The eigns of the times show that the peopl2 do not share the anxiety of the politicians for the advancement of these antiquated charac- ters. The general impression is that a good few of these old party hacks have had their day, and had best now be laid on the shelf in honorable obscurity. The popular feeling is that by choosing our Presidents from among old hack politicians, we have brought disgrace on our executive, seen the national business badly managed, and done no good to the American name abroad. That there isa very strong teeling abroad ia favor of new men—non-political men—men not tainted with the filth and corruption of party—the excitement aroused by the talk of George Law’s candidateship proved plainly. George Law had nothing to recommend him except that he was nota politician, and had given proof in active business life of talent and energy of no common order; yet the rally of the masees round bis name was such that if the back politicians had not combined to kill him off, in order to substitute for him a man, cer- tainly respectable, but whose politicalelife was over and written, he might to-day have been the strongest man before the public, The Know Nothings proved, by allowing this to be done, that, new as they were, they were an in- judiciously prone to be bound by routine as | any ot the old parties. | Another indication of the popular feeling is | the favorable manner in which the anti. slavery | party of the North have received the unofficial nomination of Wremont. His name has been far better received by the masses who are of the black republican way of thinking, than that of Seward or Chase; and no doubt if he ran, he would obtain more support than either, Yet another symptom of the same tendency diplomacy and theike, find them ia the Lon-; don Zimes, for which they pay ten cents. The! people who would be.glad to buy the Star or! other journeie starving around it, we shall zee | has been seen quite lately in certain circles where the narae of General Wool has been mentioned 0 0 likely candidate. He is not a politician, and many persons seem to think bim an available man. At all events he would, it appears, excite more interest among the rank and file of that new party—the people’s party —than any of the old political hacks. Frexcy Duties on American Surrs.—It is not generally known that the imperial govern- ment of France has not only lately increased the differential duty on goods imported in American ships trading to French porte, but has increased the tax levied on ships for hos- pital purposes eighteen hundred per cent. The ground for this increase is the falling off in the receipts of the lazzaretto at Marseilles. When this administration was elected, we drew their attention tu the state of our relations with France as requiring immediate attention: they gave it none, and Mr. Mason aleo disre- gardedit. Thisisa eample of the manner in which the real interests of the country have been neglected for the sake of petty party po- litical disputes and spoils. A Disrncuisnep Visrrer Gons.— Among the departures by the Atlantic to-day for Europe we notice the name of Dr. Hamel, member of the Imperial Academy of Sciences of St. Pe- tersburg. He is retarning home, after having spent some time in this country most zealously endeavoring to make himself thoroughly ac- quainted with the multifarious recent improve- mente in the wseful arts. Latterly he took par- ticular pains to acquire a perfect knowledge of everything regarding the electric telegraph. BY MAGNETIC AND PRINTING TELEGRAPHS, Important from Washington. THE DISMISSAL OF MR. CRA&#®TON—SBCREPARY MARCY’S REASONS THEREFOR—THB ‘BBITISH CON: | 8UL8 TC BE RETAINED—THE SUMNER AFFAIR IN| CONGRESS. ‘Wasmneron, May 23, 1856. Mr. Maroy is now engaged in drawisg up a reply to Lord Ciarendon’s last despatch, and it will be forwarded to Mr, Dallas at the same time that Mr. Crampton will receive his paseporte, Mr. Mescy will show that Lord Clarendon’s specis! pleading bas only aggravated the offence. In Lard Cis rendon’s derpatch the ground i# taken tha: the wit nesses against Mr. Crampton are perrons of worthless character, whilst on the other band Mr. Crampton aid the tbree British Consuls—all honorable men— pledge their words that they are inmosent of the charges mace against them. The fact, however, is, that Mr. Crampton’s npon a diferent basis fiom that suggested ‘by Lord Cls- rendop, and which seems to have escaped that gentle- man’s observation. I: is based upon Mr, ‘Uramp‘oa’s own admssions, as contained in a letter written by him | and produced at the Hertz trial. This fe the document | whieh has convicted Mr. Crampton, and mot the testi- meny of ‘bis confederates, and the pledge of his honer, now tendered to show his innocence, in the face of these facts, renders his farther residence bese persopally ob- noxious. The theory upen which the President excuses himself | for not having leng since dismissed Mr. Crampton is that when the correspondence was first opened with the Britiah .government it was mot known that he was implicated to the extent which afterwards appeared. But having commenced a correspondence upon the subject, it was contrary to diplematic etiquette and the comiiy existing between the two sountries to act upon the additional evidence produced, except by pre senting it im the correspondence snd demanding Mr. Crampton’s recall, That demand naving now been re- fused, nothing further remains but to sum up the evi- dence and hand the Minister his passports. Had no cor- respondence taken place previous to Mr. Crampton’s let- jer (that produeed at the Hertz trial), he would have been Giemisned at cnce, without going through with the formality of demanding bis recall by his own government I am sufficiently well advised to announce the fact that while our government will reciprocate the friendly fecling which is expressed by Lord Ciatendon in his des patzh, it will be shown that the interest of both nation will be best promoted by the appointment of a successor in the place of Mr. Crampton, who no longer enjoys the confidence of this government. The British Consuls im- Plicated in the enlistment atfair will be permitted to re main, by wey of compromise. It is supposed that England will take no exception to this procedure, as Mr. Cramp- ton’s Giemissal will have been owing not alone to his complicity with the enlistment case. The astault on Senator Sumner was the subject of con- siderable excitement in the House of Representatives to- éay, the negro worshippers making a the capital they could outef. Mr. Brooks made a manly statement, as suming all the responribility, and declaring no one livirg but himself knew when and where the assault was to be committed. The Senate disposed of the matter quietly by raising a c:mmittee of investigation. The general im- pressicn eeems to be that Senatorial debates will here- alter be characterised by lesa personslity. The House will,do fall justice to all parties. My statement of yes- terday is corroborated by Mr. Sumner himself. The committees appointed on the part of the two houses to investigate the Brooks and Sumner affair bad ® meetirg this afternoon to prepare preliminaries, The investigation will commenee in good earnest to-morrow. The nigger worshippers are boiling over with rege. One of them stated this afternoon ‘that this and the Kansas affalr would strergiben them sufficiently to carry every Northern Bta‘e next fall.” Mr, Sumner was better this morning, and will probably be able to cccupy bis reat in a few days. It appears that he did not call for help, as stated, being nearly uncon- scious after the first biow. The examination of Mr. Brocks was postponed till to- morrow afternoon, when, it is supposed, Mr. Sumner will have sufficiently recovered to be present. The pro™ ceedizge in the Senate on the subject of the assault were brief, dignified ard eslm. In the House, the galleries were densely crowded, an impression prevailing that many members were prepared for any emergency, and that eericus conseqnences might accordingly re-ult. There was but a limited debate on the question of privi- lege—none involving the genera] merits of tne case, nor was there any exhibition of angry feeling. The minority, however, complain that they had no opportunity for dis cussion. An unprecedentedly large number of reporta were made to the House from s‘andirg committesr—reports that bave been accumulatirg since the organization. There are upwards of one hundred delegates to the Cincinnati Convention now here, and there is a desperate struggle going om among the friezds of the various can- didater. Gen. Quitman and family arrived this evening. Hehas taken summer quarters at Willard’s. Gen. Waliridge and John Cochran also arrived this evening, and are stopping at Willard’s. ner Excitement in Massachusetts. ACTION OF THE MASSACHUSETTS LEGISLATURE RE- GARDING THE ASSAULT ON MR. BUMMER—INDIGNA- TION MEETING IN BOSTON. Boeroy, May 23, 1856, The attack on Senator Sumner creates much feeling in Borton and thrcughout the State. The tndignation in general, irrespective of political sympathies, The first acoount was read in the House of Representatives yesterday, and caused much excitement. In the House of Representatives this forenoon, Mig Temple, (American) of Framingham, offered an order that » joint special committee be appointed to consider what action this Legislature shall take in reference to the srsault recently made at Wasbington upon one of our Senators in Congress. The order was almost unanimous- ly adopted, and the Speaker appointed a committee of five on the part of the House. The Senate unanimcusly adopted the order from the House for a joint committee, and Messrs. White, Deney and Sutton were appointed on the part of the Senate, A meeting of citizene was held this eveaing to ex- press the popular sentiment regarding the assault on Mr. Sumner, and, though called at « late hour to-day, was very Jarge. Chapman Hall was found too ama to admit the gathering and the meetirg adjourned to Tre- ment Temple. Prayer was offered by Rey. Mr, Beecher, Deacon Samuel Greele presiding. Over two thousand persons wore present, and general indignation wae ¢x- omplicity in the offence rests | premed. The excitement on the subject is intense ubrovghout the State. Speeches were made by Rev. W. Freeman Olark, Wen- ell Phillips, Judge Russell, Rey. Thesdore Parker, J. M. 8, Wiliams of Cambridge, Rev. Lyman Beecher, John L. Switt, and W. B. Spooner, of Boston. ‘The speeches of Mesars. Phillips and Parker were almost purely political, with minor references to the object of the meeting. Hissing and other marks of Gissent inmterrnpted the latter several times. Mr. Spooner dissented from the declarations made by doth, that men not of the free scil party rejoiced at the assault om Mr. Sumrer, and justified Mr. Breoks. He aid it was not ro, and beld out a requisition for the use of Faseui) Hall on Saturday ight for s mass mecting, signed by over fifiy men of all parties, The present meeting, he said, was a spontaneous one, and no epecial party had the credit of its inftlation. The meeting adjourned at 10 o’clock to meet on Satur- day at Faneuil Hall. 2 SHIRTY-FOURTA CONGRESS. PIRST SRESION. Renate. ‘Wasmnatoy, May 23, 1856. ANOTHER VETO MESSAGE FROM THE PRESIDENT. A meseage was received from the President, returning, with his objections, the bill making an appropriation for the improvement of St. Mary’s river, Michigan. THR ASSAULT ON SENATOR SUMNER. Mr. Wirson, (nigger worshipper,) of Mase., rore and said:—"The cent of my collesgue is vacant today. For the Grst time, after Give years of public service, that stat is vacant, Yesterday, after the touching trivute of re- spect to the memoryof Mr. Milter, of Misseuri, a desoased member of the House of Representatives, the journed. My cotteague remmined in his seat, engsged in public duties. While thus engaged, with wis pen in hand, and in @ position which rendered him utterly inow- ible of preteo! or‘¢efending himselt, Mr. Preston 3. Brooks, Paeabenct the House ae! Caroliea, approached bim unebserved end abruptly addreceed time to bim. Looking and béfore be had utter a ingle ia to him, he recetrod a stunning blow upon the br mm the eanein the hands ot Mr, , which made him almost senseless and un- conscious. Endesvoring, however, to protect himself, in rising trom his chair his‘ desk wes overthrown, ard wh! in that power'ess condition he was besten a) the head andthouladere by repeated blows frora Mr. » uatil hesunk upon the floor of the Senate exhausted, un- comecious, and covered with bis own ‘blood. He was raired from the “loor by = few frieods, taken into am enteroom, and ‘his wounds dressed, from Thence be was cartied to his house and placed rapon his bed. ‘He is thus unable to be with us ‘te-day to perform the duties which belongs to him asa/memfoer ot this body. To aseail a member of the Ser ate for words spoken in debate, out of this chamber, isa grave offence, not only against the rights ota mem: ber, but against the cons‘itutional privileges of this ody; but, sir, to come into this chamber and assault a member in ‘his seat until he falis exhausted upon this floor, #3 an offence requtring the prompt action of this body, sir, I submit no mo‘fon. I leave it to older Senators, whore character and ition in the Senate and Sefore the country eminently fit them to take the lead in measures to redress the wrongs of members of fle body, and vindicate the honor and dignity of the mete. Mr. Sxwaxp, (nigger-worsbipper) of N. Y., submitted arcrolution that » committee of five members be ap- pointed by the President pro tem. to inquire into the cir- cumstances atterding the assault committed on the per- sea of the-Hon. Charies Sumner, a member of the Senate, in the Senete chamber -yesterday, and that said com- mit'ee be instructed to report.» statement of the facts, together ‘with their opinions thereon, to the Senate. suggestion of Mr. Mason, (dem.) of Va , the resolu. tion amended so that the conimittee should be elec:ed by Senate, when ‘Messrs. Cass, Alien, Dodge, Pearce and Geyer were elected. AMENDMENT OF THE RULES. Mr. Srvarr, (¢em.) of Mich., gave notice that he should, at an early nf ask leave to submit an amend- ment to tke rules of the Senate declaring out of order any Senator who in debate should use language reflect- ing upon the conduct and motives of any other Senator disecurteously or improperly reflecting upon the action of @ State other than the one represented by the Senator speaking. A large.nomber of private bills were th sed, and 5 iva were then an ‘the Senate adjourned till Monday, iw House of Representatives. ‘Wasnincton, May 23, 1856. ILLINOIS CONTESTED ELECTION CASE, Mr. Wasusvrn, (nigger worshipper) of Me., from the ‘Committee on Elections, reported # resolution that James C. Allen, of Iilinols, is not, and William B, Archer is en- titled to the reat now held by the former. ‘Mr. Starnens, (tational) of Ga., of the same committee has prepared a minority report. The consideration of the subject was postponed to the 9th of Jone. ‘THE ASSAULT ON SENATOR SUMNER. Mr. Camppeiz, (nigger worshipper) of Ohio, rising to a questien of privilege, offered the following:— TSS Sh a, en Firat hee four Carol and other members, eitber as principals or ctimories, perrsiaied ® violent assault on the person of Hon. while in the pertormanee of duues pertaining to bis official ats ried Ur iss penser ts arvmanrs (ere members Ea rf je sul ee one EA vi eae ie Hotae; iors peng tee have power wos pemgpoe and papers, employ @ clerk, and sit hrough M. Sinrs, (K. 8.) of Va., suggested the propriety of striking out the preamble, inasmuch as it assumed as fact that which coukd be ascertained as such only on ex- soar wiltte ir. CAMPBELL was to modify the preamble, which he did so as to rea: Wher it is aspeenas, ed.” &c, Mr. Campbell was due to the House and peel ged the facts should be presented in some aut tic form, and this could only be done fully and teirly through a committee. Mr. CuncMan (dem.) of N.C., was satisfied that the statement in the preamble was a grose falsehood, but he Gid_ not mean that Mr. Campbell had intentiooully mace an untrue declaration. ‘fhe gentleman mistook. The FYrEAKER decided the proposition to be in order as a question of privilege. He eaid substantially, tnat it was represented or charged that a member of ihe house had arraulted a Senator while in the charge of his official duties. Tbe Senate could not interfere with » member of this House, but it belonged to the House if one cf ita members had violated the privileges of the Senate to make an investigation, it being the proper tribunal for that purpcee, the Senate being aco ordinate branch of Congress and covered hed same constitutional privi- ge. It was the duty of the Chair to receive Mr. Camp: M's proposition as & question of privilege. Mr. MAN appealed from the decision of the chair. Mr. Craice, (Gem.) of N. C., was satisfied that Mr. Keitt was not concerned in the matter in the way stated. Mr. Camrseit replied that if that should be proved certainly no wrong would be done. ir. KeITT, Cea) of S. C., thought differently. His personal relation with the parties had always been those of friendship. Mr. Pang, (K. N.) of N. C., inqutred—Is this resolu. tion the result of preconcert of action outside this hall, or by caucus? Mr. Camrnett raid that not one word had he heard Mieped by any member of any party as to such course. He 8 influenced alone by the dictates of his own judgment and renee of publicduty. As to who perpetrated the outrsge, he only knew from what he had heard, although he saw Mr. Sumner lyirg in the room adjoin! th errno aha his head to the bone, and flowing over him, Mr. Cuncman repeated he would leave Mr. Brooks to answer to the law. Mr. Letcner, (dem.) of Va., said that several years ago Postmaster General Habbard was attacxed by Gov. Briggs, then @ member of this House; yet nei he (Leteher) nor Mr. Campbell thought proper to bring the subject to the atiention of tke House. Ps Mr. CAMPBELL said Mr. Hubbard was not acting in his official capacity at that time. After some ther proceedings Mr. CamPneLt. moved to lay Mr. mee appeal from the decisiou of the Chair on the 3 The motion was ed to by yeas 85, nays 71. The Speaker then mades explanation He raid he bad not been a party to any deliberation or con- sultation in this matte: had no knowledge of the ition until it wi . Boos, (dem.) of 8. C., explaived, and sald:—‘I 16 entire responsibility on myself, and state on my a gentleman mt no human being besides my- when or wi the transaction would take lace. Mr. McQuEEN, (dem.) of 8. C., informed Mr. Campbell hat imac jad been istued against his colleague (Mr. Brooks), who was perry to laws of the country. (PBEEL no purpose to put an; ty position, but merely wished to aovertain the ere being #0 many rumors prevalent. Mr. Haven, (K. N.) of N, Y., “PI to Mr. Camp- bell to cmit the names of Mr. Keitt from the preamble, Mr. CAMPBELL assented. Several members desired his to strike out the words “other members,” but Mr. CamPugtt refused, saying he had reasons for re taining them, Mr. Kmrt remarked} that as his name had been with- 4 awn, be would ray that he neither knew the time nor place when the act would be committed; and when it ‘was committed he was behind the chair of the President of the Senate, with gentlemen from his own State, and he did not see the beginn’ of it; therefore he had not the slightest preconcert with his colleague. Under the operation of the previous question, Mr. Campbell’s resolution was adopted by yeas 93, nays 68, an follows:— — Meners. A ht, Allison, Barbour, Bennett Benson, Bil gui gba Bab, Bites, Brad shaw, Brenton, Broom, Buffington, Burl 1@. Uap bell of Pa,, Campbell of Obio, Chaffee, Clawnon, Coltax, Comins, ‘to- rods, Cragin, Cumback Ines, Day, Dick, Dickson, Deed, furfee, Edie, Ed Fingler, Ful'er of Me., Galloway, Gilbert, Granger, Grow, Harlan, Haven, Hoffman: Enghitony, Kelaey, Knap Knight, Knowlton, fa of Ky.; Meachem, Miller of N. Murray, Nichols, Oliver of N. ¥.; Park ton, ttt, Pike, Pringie, Parvi- koott, ‘Simons. Kpisner, aliridge, ‘al. Watson, Weich, Roweork, Bywie, Carlile, ( ‘Gos; Orr ons, te ad- | iy. stor ity ot tere Menta a thivers ‘ium, of le son. ot ith of Va, #mithot Ala, nee Sewers, lor, pi ge, Dadar woe, ‘almer, Warner, worshipper) of N. Y., stated” y ye, but had since yesterday: paired cff with Mr. Jones, (déem.) of Pa., on all questions. The SPEAKER appointed the following named gentlemen a8 membern of tle committee:—Mersrs. Campbell (Ohio), Allison, Cobb (Georgia) ; Greenwood and Spinner. Mr. Auuson, at bis request, was excused, and My. Penpir gop sppoinied in his place. PROPORED ARREST OF KANSAS OFFICLALS, BTC. Mr. Stanton, (slager worshipper), of Oblo, offered resclutfon cirecting the arrest of Judge Lecompte Mareba! Dovalson, of Kaveas, that they may be : be House to answer to a charge of con'empt andy, ‘ i cian 4 in issuing serving a proces” agai ion A. B. Reeder. ” eth SPrAKER decided the motion not » question 96 Privi- lege, and Mr. S'anton withdrew it. ‘ Various repcria were mace from committees, THE EMPLOYMENT OF TROOPS pré KAdm@As. In reply to the reroluticn offesed questing ‘he President to commv.ni sa Meiers Deen emplo’,ed in Kansas ‘‘to arrest s charged with the viols,ion of certain supposed’ , epecied the supposed Legislature assembled at. Shawnee Mission,” &c., the Secretary of War responds, that by instructions from hit department, dated Feb. 15, Cclener Sumrer a rected to afd by military force, the constituted au- thorities of Kameas, in suppressing ina 19 organized govern- resistance to the execu- or invasive aggression against tener neteees ia Bae ment, finding the: on of the 8 case the goverm Croleery ecurse'ot judicial proceedings and ‘vest~ ¢a in the United Mstuba) ioadequtefor that pur- 1 cee, he should m requisition upon them for mill ‘ary force to aid b: in the performance of that official: éuty. Under these instructions, and upon the requisi-~ thon of Gov. Shaprop, a detachment of troops . Y.ieutenant was ordered to sustain the constituted suthori— tier, inthe enforce ment of the laws. ry says the Ip#tructinns from the Department being directed ex- chasively to the support of the government, and ccnstituted authorities of the government, conveys no auhori'y to sepey soldiers to aid by making are rerts, or otherwire, in the enforeement “‘gappresseds laws enacted by sed Legis! therefore, pre States oldiers have not been employed to make arrests under the circumstances stated in the resolution. ‘Adjourned till Monday. Mr. Benton’s Nomination as Governor. Sr. Louis, May 23, 1856, The Democrat this morning publishes a letter from Mr. Benton, in reply to the official notification of his nomie nation as a candidate for Governor of Missouri. He neither accepts nor declines, but seys he will consider the matter, and defer his answer until his retarm to Missouri. Connecticut United States Senatorship. New Have, May 23, 1856, ‘There was no choice for Senator this forenoon. The third and last ballot stood:—Toucey, 101; Dixon, 92; Gile lette, 16; Baldwin, 8; Ingham, 1; Hollister, 1. It in generally believed that a choice will be effected next week, Nominations for ‘Congr ss in Sr. Lov, yey 23, 1856. ‘The anu. Benton party of Platte district, havé nominated Capt Craig for Congress, in place of Mr. Oliver, The Bentcnites have nominated 8. J. Lowe. : Execution of a be eee at Lipper ILADELPHLA, Peter Mattocks, colored, was executed in i =) pin yard at noon to day, for the murder of Elizal iihert. He died protesting his innocence, declaring: bimeelf zeaey to meet his fate, baving confidence iu the mercy of bis Saviour. A large number of spectators: ‘were present, Tho pan dees: of John Henry Found Guilty, New Brunswick (N. J.), May 1856, icled fof thy murder of In the case ot Jobn Fox, ind! John Henry, son of Go of New York, the jury 7. have rendered a verdict of gully. The America at Halifax Outward Bound, , @ Baur, 1856, The steamship America, arrived here tro facet 3 o’cloc! morning, ant agein for Liverpool at Weather clear, with # light nortnerly wind, ha Landing of the Camels, Bauru Ma: 1856, The camels brought out by the chi, opie ae the United States government, were safely landed in Texas, The Fatal Duel near New Orleans. New 01 Moy 22, 1866. The duel fought yesterday morning between Messrs, Esthn and Cucdy, merchants of this , at Pass Chris- tian, resulted in the death of the latter. Mr. Estlin wi lightly wounded. he \ Markets. PHILADELPHIA STOCK BOARD; »-- Pui.aperrma, May 23, 1886. Steeks dull. Money unchsnged. Pennsylvania 6s, #2; Reading Railroad, 43/,; Long laland | allroad, 13¢ Morris 'Canal, 134; Pennsylvania 46%. ALRANY, 1856. Oats—Sales 20,000 bushels at 36¢. for Bide ead some white Weetefa, "at 1°50, Burleyceeie See uaneld Ww at 5 0; our rowed barley $1 23. bs aie The Paséen of Mr. John Frost.. TO THE BBaTOR OF THE HERALD. The following note haa been received by the committee who forwarded from this city the memorial to the Queem praying for the unconditional pardon of Mr. Frost, the Chartist:— Lospon Reroru Civp, May-9, 1 Dear Sin—i have time only to say that 2 lira | has resolved to pardon Mr. Frost, and other political of fenders excepting only the Irish ‘who broke their paroie) Much is due to Mr. Duncombe, the Member for Finsbury, for his active and zeakus exertions. In haste, dear sir, yours traly, WILLIAM SCHOLEFIELD. De Joux Mason, No, 57 Henry street, Brooklyn, New Sackep ORatonio a7 St, STEPBEN’s CHURCH.—There is tal ‘be an oratorio at St. Stephen’s church to-morrow even~ ing. Sig. Brignoli and Sig. Amodio will appear. This: oratorio has been got up at the suggestion of # number’ of the members of the congregation, and lovers of sacred music. The object is to raise funds for paying the debt of the church. There will be no collection on the even-- ing of the oratorio. It is understood that every persom will, on receiving @ ticket, give a donation (say half the usual price of a concert ticket) for the purpose men tioned. This is rather a novel idea. Academy of Masie. The produetion of ‘Luisa Miller,” one of Verdi’s best,’ though not most popular operas, drew a crowded attend-: ance to this house last night. It was brought out, for the first time in this country, during Maretzek’s tenure” of Castle Garden, in July, 1854, but owing toits not being very efficiently supported, it did not meet with the- #ucceis to which its merits entitled it. It was in conse- quence of the unfavorable impression thus created that the managers of the Academy hesitated to again present: it to the public, They made a great mistake, however, in not tahing into consideration the difference of the cir- cumstances under which they could produce it. With a. troupe such as they now possess, it was not possible that: ® work of the merit of this find composition could fail. It is undervaluing the critical taste of our public not ta suppose that they possess suffielent discriminatiozs- to distinguish between the faults of the composer and of the singer. Besides, the popularity which Verdi’s works: have latterly attained in this country would have as- sisted it materislly, Of these facts the resulta of last night’s performance are sufficient evidence. The com-- plete success which the piece met with fully justifies the favorable opinion which we expressed of it on its first’ Production. For the benefit of those of our readers who had not am’ Opportunity of hearing the opera, but who will be tempt- 4, from what we have said ofit, to judge for taemeclves, we give the principal incidents of the lbretto. In # beautiful village of the Tyrol lived Miller, an old! retired soldier, (Signor Badiali) and his motherless daughter, Luise (Madame de La Grange). The gentle Luisa was the pride of the village, and the dar- ling of the villagers. She loved and was be- loved by @ stranger youth, who had but recently come among them. No one knew him—his mannera: were supertor to bis garb; and Miller, though he loved. Charles, (Signor Beleioni,) was apprehensive that hig: child would be deceived. Luisa was also beloved byt Warm, (Signor Muller,) the steward of the old lord, who was raid to have been murdered by bandits, and the confidant of the new Lord Walter, (Signor Coletti,) wha ad but just arrived to take possession of his inheri- ‘acce, Wurm ckancirg to witness a tender interview" between the lovers, prompted by jealousy and ‘y informs Miller that supposed peasan Charies, is no. other than Rodo)phe, the only son of Lord Walter. Miller acovaes Rodolphe of his deception, and throws out Coubts of his honorable intentions, Rodolp'ie reiterater his vows, and ceclares that Luisa shall be bis wife. Lora Walter has, however, other views for his son, whose hand he has {Promised to, his neloo, Fredert @Ostheim, n08: Duchess ‘Madame CT ain 2) being informed by ‘urm of bate « Luisa, he sw love for rises them at house of Miller, and repr ing them all bitterly, orders his archers to convey both father and daughter to prison. Rodo}phe interceges for them, but his entresties are fruitless, and, m: ed by this violence and injustice, he whirpers in his father’s ears that he knows nim to have been, with Wurm, the murderer of the olf lor with the base object of gaining eesion of his title an: estates, Lord Walter, staggered and terrified, bids the archers reieare their prisoners, Worm rtile in villanous inventions, and in ao un- guarded moment foroibly conveys away Miller to the dun- gecns of the chateau, then he seeks out Inis, and, working upon ber tener love to her father, indaces