The New York Herald Newspaper, May 29, 1856, Page 6

4 NEW YORK HERALD. FJAWES GUADOS BENNETT, PROPRISTOR ABD EDITOR, DerICY SW. UBER OF 5 FOLTON ATS | Ne 199 sp as tr Is~ #3L ARO roca -T Escura ox tam | tent Rore— Lue Paurargon—Twe Daviw's | BOWSSY YEEsTRE Bow mux o8'e YES2 Re, Chan ders sues Tre Lire or an APRR Sromdway— Eon BON Tas. CTE oF THD Srowdway—ErEtorun Wry. POOWS MINSTRELS 454 w@rerisy Pay Misews Monkey MUPINR FALL, D5 euy--Temirapy wy Tae Coie gmasep Kaan TROCIE eY Kab LOveksEY, £6. BIBL 3 SALOON, drow Gaanp Soycest ny Mane B Faran Mr. Crampton and the British Consuls at New York, Philadeiphia and Cincinaati were oificially notitied of their ¢ 1 iust evening. The eub- ject will be bronght to the notice of Congress to @y, by the Preside in a special message. He Will aiso, it iv o2)d 2 im a mossage relative to the oifer of ¢ in vomait to arbitration the points in dis ‘ding the Ventral Ame. sicau misunderst wuieh the ican in terpretation oF the treaty will be adhered t). The steamsh p af the mornin The news a, trade was inte: Whiteuntide t was not in gession. Jouly asmall amount of London jov with a grant of am annual pension d pounds, on the ground that Le had daring “annexed” four rh kingdoins, fo them an annua! revenue of half i ling. TI Bement bad Be plenips tent Pepresent them i Emperor Nepoleon campaign, which th d out fer hinise e he had to command in the { aduring the d, and will be ‘ound inte- and diplomats of every from capita! t pital al! mark had ordered a ship of - Thomas, in ant tion of a quarrel with our government on the Sound @ues questicn. It is again asserted that Cabinet on has conclided a commercial treaty ‘ood offices of Russia, with Persia, through ¢ wome of the articles 2 wen published, Our trade yeports show that the markets had undergone i) le ehange from the time the E sailed. To finaacial irs we notice an advance in consols and Ameri- rica are from Bue- video, 6; Rio de Janeiro, 45; Bahia, 19, ond Pernambuco, Letters from Buenos Ayres state that General Urquize was gain- img ground, bot an aggessive war was not expected. News from Montevideo is discouraging, and matters are reported as very unsatisfactory. Oribe was in the es endant. A qnestion had arisen be- tween the government of Paraguay end the French @onsul, respecting the treatment of a colony of French settlers, and it was feured that some Wwouble would ensue with the Itailan colony of Pa- tagonas. We haye accounts from Mayaguez (Porto Rico) to the 15th inet. The Spanish war rer Isabella bed sailed for Havana, with large qnw. «es of mili- tary stores on board. Severa! cther Spar sh vessels of war were ising in the + and it was re ported that they would shortly be employed in a de- monstration against Vera Cruz. The crops of the land were extremely good. The exports of sugar o Europe and the United Sti exceeded 34,000 hogsheads, and 8,000 hogsheads of molasses had beeu ordered for the American market within the preceding three weeks The United States Senate have disposed of the Samrer case. so far as the action of that body is eoncerned. The report of the investigating com- Mittee was presented yesterday. It states that pre cedents are only to be found in the actic House of Representatives, the Senate never hu been called upon to pronounce jnigment in a sunilat ease. Several precedents are cited, and the commit- *ecome to the conclusion, that although the » gault was a viol in of the privileges of the Senat.s it is not within their jurisdiction, and the offence ean only be punished by the House of which Mr. Brooks is a member. This conclusion, the report continues, is in strict conformity with pariia- w and the requirements of the con- therefore, the committee recommend With this report the committee submit a resolution that said report be accepted by the Senate, and a copy of the same, with the accompanying affidavit be transmitted to the House of Representatives. ‘The report and recommendation of the committee were agreed to with but one dissenting vote, Mr. Toombs, of Georgia. After a speech by Mr. Mason on the President's veto of the bill providing for the improvement of the mouth of the Missiasippi river, the Senate adjoarned. In the House a bill granting one million acres of land to Louisiana, for railroad purposes, was passed. Bills donating lands to Min- nesota, Kansas and Nebraska, and abolishing the Court of Claims, were introduced. A motion to ad _journ over in order to allow the democratic mem- bers an opportunity to attend the Cincinnati Con- vention was made, but the majority voted it down. The New York Nigger Worshippers’ State Con- ventian, called to appoint delegates to the Presi- dentisl Nominating National Convention, to be held fn Philadelphia on the 17th of June, met at Syra- use yeskrday. We give elsewhere a report of the proceedings, including a Ust of the delegates ap pointed aud the series of resolutions adopted. The Nasional Convention of the abolitionists, white and colored, alxo,met at Syracuse yesterday. A full re- port of their doings is likewise given. MiMard Fillmore will have a brilliant reception by our citizens when he arrives. The Common Couns’ have voted a thousand dollars to welcome him, ané last night delegates from all the Fillmore clubs fp this city sad Brooklyn met and made ex- tensive preparations fer giving him an esthusiastie reception. Oe hundred guns are to be fired at the Battery, and one hundred in the Park, and a groat popular manifestation may be expected. The Presbyterian (General Assembly, after an in- teresting acesion of eleven days, yesterday coneladed their labors aud adjourned. They disposed of aly the matters brought before them and uniform har mony and arbanity characterized their deliberations Waat of space compels 0s to lay over our report of their last day's proceedings. Proceedings for an injunction to restrain the Mayor, Comptroller, &c., of New York from signing, executing or delivering any deed or con- veyance of the Brick Church property were com: Our advices from 5 nos Ayres, April 3; stitution: the Senate to make complaint to the House. menced yesterday morning before Judge Boorevelt, in the Supreme Court, when affidavits were read on both sides. They vet forth the proceedings of the mon Council in relation to the sale of the pra- the affidavit of Mr. Bleecker, the auctioncer, shows that the Brick Church was sold by him.on the lich of May for $270,000, that it had been previously duly advertised, and that he believed the sum for which it was sed was the highest that could be obtained for it. The argument was then set down for hearing at Judge Roosevelt’s house on Friday evening at half-past five o'clock. The Commissioners of Emigration mide an imf fectual atteaipt to hold a meeting yesterday; hat a0 quorum appearing, the Sumner a! was disenssed, | avd a number of ssge remarks were made about that unhappy transaction. The weekly summery-shows that 34,045 emigrants lauded at this port ap to the 2eth inst., of which 6,758 arrived last wi Te game date last year, 108,044 emigrants landed. There are new 307 persons in the institutions the Com joners. The indebt- mmission to the Mechanica’ Back is This shows a large falling of since” ased emigration am? the of the finances of the to The cotton market was quiet yesterday, a3 there the part of dealers to await the gn pews, due by the Africa ned to about 500 a 690 bal ye medium and higher grades. ies were heovy, ge of import. carce, aud was & b quokutions w Pime qualities of wheat we firm, aud inferior grades dull. Canadian, common to prime w ranged {vom $1 60 a $1 85, avd $l 60a $1 75 ymmon to fair white, and #1 53 for good Western rec. Corn was steady, with mi Southern yellow at 60c. a 6) Je,; xe North Carolina n white at 63 eported at 6 $12 white elused at for me# sales at 10je.at of 1,000 bhds, Coba one lot ct choice Porto Rico at owing t¢ » sale of Rio to lot of Java vkeo at bd. a 5jd. There was an ir eatule market yest firmer, with bi was 39} cents p : nts. In other stock the sper In Philade y the mar- ket was active for beef cattle, the sales reaching one thousand head, at! to 1¢) cents per pound, while a lots sold at 11 cents. Sheep, bogs, and ves, found ready buyers at good prices. iP was tal ne tice. few prime cov zeton and Wareiils Overt urow and Peace. The Ciemissal of an Envoy Ta) and Min Plenipoteatiary ana three ing Consuls of her Msjesty the Queen of F land, diemigca alle terd Pale t remembered, was made oa tue fact that they hed violated the nea- y laws of the Uniou, and bad exerciead of sovereignty within our juciediction. Tae nftence, if committed, was a grave one; bus the grounds upon which the proceeding was based beving been submiticd in the form of com- P to Lord Palmerston’s government, that government totally disoredited the evidence, and returned only a disavowal of any inten- tion thus to infringe the legal and sovereign reghte of the republic. It will not he forgotten that the Clayton treaty is a subject of radical dispate between the two Cabinets. We have also rosognized the Walker-Rivas goverament of Nicaragua, forniched in fact men and means to sustaia General Walker in that direction, and we concede are responsible in moral point of view for the secentency of the Ameti_aa erms in Nicaragua. Late news iadicates, too, the Nicaraguans under Walker have been umpbant over their enemies; aud this fact sufficiently foreshadows the permanent rale of American influence im ali the States of Central America. We must concede, too, in order to complete the actual history of the case, tis our people, as such, not only heartily symos thize with General Walker and his associates, but have aided him by every means in their power, In proof of this we need only refer to the constant movement of population in that direction, ‘and to the uniform failure of the legal tribunals to convict persons charged oy the federal anthorities with violating the neu- trality laws by aiding the Nicaraguans. Theee are amongst the points of grave com- plication into which we have fallen with the London Cabinet. That on the facts we occa- py the vantage ground—that we are mainly right--no candid man on either side of the water will question. But we bave to deal with Lord Palmerston, the most perfect personification of a political parasite in his relations to Louis Napoleon; ap aristocrat by birth, by associations, by inetinct and by ambition. His effort for two years has been to league her Majesty’s govern- ment with, and to control the despotic Powers of the Continent, especially that of Napoleon, His position is nominally that of adherence to the tree eyetem of England, and an adjunct and controller of the constitutional fortunes of Italy and other Continental States. In this re- spect his attitude is that of alliance with Na poleon and of hostility to that potentate in his designs upon Italy. He is equally determined, for widely different reasons, to check the far- ther progress of democracy and civilization on this side of the water. In this last movemant he has the concurrence of Napoleon. The arrival of Mr. Marcy's dismiesal des- patch will at once bring on the ministerial crisis in England, and all the influence of the two Cabinets of London and Paris will be brought to bear to eustain the admiaistration. The Paris movement in reference to priva- teering was dictated by those Cabinets for the purpose of weakening us im that aggressive arm of our system. Our navy is called fourth rate: bat if we consider those of the first and second, embracing more than all the others combined, we ehall find comparatively that it is not even e tenth rate establishment, It, in fact, is nothing. Asan arm ot protection in time of peace, it is sufficient; but considered with reference to the great navies of England and France, it is unworthy of notice. Taese matters bear upon all our disturbed political relations with Eagland; and to prove this, let ue reverse the parties, and imagine that ours is the vast overshadowing armament, and Eag- land’s embraced in her capacity to lit out and keep upon the seas a horde of privateers only. It will thus be seen that reliance would be placed upon our might to enforce our deia ands, however exorbitant. Then, too, let it be remembered that the vast naval power of the Allics, to which we have referred, is at the disposal of Lord Pal- merston. If it is called into action against us, it is because we have the largest and the lenst protected commercia} merine in the world, NEW YORK HERALD, THURSDAY, MAY 29, 1856. Here isthe point of our weakness—the poiat of England's strength; and if privateering is proscrited by « league of the leading govera- Bxnts of the Old World, it ie not difficult to see that we shall fied few neutral porte in which todispose of our prizes. We thus place before the reader at an early @ny a view of our relations with Eagland, oar eetual position, the motives which control the pobticians on the other side of the water, thet they may judge of the probabilities of peadetoi termination of our controversies shert of on abject submission on our part. ‘The truth is obvious enough that if Palmer- stou is eustained, war with the United States would seem to be inevitable, It is in vain that we eay our interests and feelings and those of the people of England are for peace. I! is folty to argue thas in the face of hard words between rowdies who have the ring and are determined on war. The destinies of the two countrice have been placed in the hands of politiciuns sod ambitious demagogues, They cant on deeives for gocd fellowship; friewdly, focis) and industrial union; fair and honest petitical interoourse, and on the mutual bene- fiis.of peace; but these are mancuvres for a positson— diplomatic verbiage ooncealiag the bittercer animosivies and the most fatal desizas of disturbing the peaceful relations of the two countries, Unies, then, Lord Palmerston’s administra (gon shall be overthrown—if Manchester and trade aud azoney chal, a9 heretofore, adhere to the present Cabinet; if they shall build upsod fortify themselves on the strength of Lord Cla- rendov’s letter to Mr. Marcy, deeming that Jesuitica?l apologetic negation of the truth cf ell the alleged grievances of our administra- tion in the matter of enlistment sufficient, 207 are we to avoid collision? The question of peace or war is to be tried in Parliamoaton a resolution condemning Palmerston and Cla- rendon in the mansgement of the Cramton afair, and tae probable dismissal of Mr. D.ilas and it must be confessed that the Pierce-Marcy Cabinet have wonderfully strengthened the cese of the Léndon managers in permiting them to flatly disavow all iatention to vislate gue laws, and to profess friendship for usand ire for peate. Like professions on our accompavied by the act of dismbsal, concunt to gcthing; because they are followec by ie dismiss. ‘tself, which it will be aleged ducs cwsy with toe profession of friendship. We have thns “lnndered along, having agood cause and justification, until that sauze bas been n t nme the character ofa de- fiuge, Froco being the injared party, we are made the aggs s From an honesteffort io vindicate our outraged laws and soveeign- ty, we bave been forced into the positoa of disregardicg the peace of the two counties, Why were we called upon to accepta na- tional apology, and at the same time to jersist in the act of dismireal of her Majesty’s oficials? Did it strengthen us to be thus compeled to act, instead of relying solely upon the ficts of the case, and terminating the official re'ations of the convicted parties on those facts aone ? PersipeNtiaL Intrigves--Wi.itaM L, Warcy IN THE Fir -Our readers will observe, by ene of cur telegraphic despatches from Washington, that the game of the Cincin- nati jugglers, otherwise called the demo- cratic party, slias the political nigger dri- vers, is beginning to develope itself in a aew phase, cven betore they have reached the scene of their midnight orgies and other spe- rations. It seems, from the developemuts made by our correspondent at Washington, hat ali the fuss raised there by the newspayers concerning the claims and chances of Piece, Buchanan and Douglas, are merely the prelmi- bary movements for their final extinguishmnt, and the resurcitation of Marcy, of New Yuk, as the only practical candidate of the deno- cracy in the present crisis of their destiny. It will be in the recollection of our politial antiquarics that but for the singalarly happy presence and opposition of Mr. Dickinson, of New York, in the Baltimore Convention of 1852, Marcy would then have been the sic- cessful candidate, and Pierce would never hive been heard of as the cceupant of the White House and the wearer of patent leather boo. Daniel S. Dickinson no longer holds any positicn within the bocom of the debauched democra iy now assembling at Cincinnati to prevent ile culmination of Marcy’s aspirations for the pur ple; and hence we are positively and authori: tatively assured that the nomination of Marcy, following the astrapgulation of Bachaum, Pierce and Donglas by the same bowstring, ‘s the deliberate intention of all the old heads ¢/ the Virginia demecracy and other similar had | sculls throughout the country. We have some faith in the triumph of this Marcy movement, from the information which reaches us from not merely the four, but from the forty points of the compass. Marcy bas been the great balance-wheel of the rickety administration of Pierce, holding together its weak ribs like strong iron hoops around a barrel ot explosive materials. Franklin Pierce, Jeffereon Davis and Caleb Cushing would long since have split the administration into frag. mente but for the iron grasp and fron rule of old Marcy. His letter in reply to Lord Cla rendon, which was déspatched by yesterday’s steamer to England, will be brought outimme- diately in Washington, for the purpom of throwing in the shade all Mr. Buzhanan’s nego. tiations, jl Pierce’s flounderings, and all Douglas's efforts, Pierce’s follies, his im- becilitics, his false promises, and still falser associates, have ruined him with his own party. He is now merely a dupe in their bands, Mr. Buchanan, a respectable old states- man and a polished gentleman, is behind the age, and has become the unfortunate victim of the same man Forney who ruined the fortunes of Forrest, the play actor. Mr. Douglas we are afraid is not yet ripe enough to pluck the fruit from the political tree; but if he wili allow his reputation to grow a little, and to exsume @ higher degree of polish, he may be able in 1860 to add six inches to his stature, and be a formidable and successful candidate at that future day—if, indeed, the republic ehould last so long through the ferocious con- flicts of the nigger worshippers and the nigger drivers. We are afrald we shall not have a chance of epplying the dissecting knife, in the approach. | ing Presidential contest, to Pierce; we fear that our proposed kindness to Mr. Bachanan will be entirely superceded, and that Senator Douglas will be Isid on the shelf until 1960, But let W. L. Marcy prepare for the cauvass, as Well as for a settlement of all his old scores with his former friends, as soon as he is brought forth as @ candidate by the Cincinnati Juggling Convention. Tex Tantrr.—The Committee on Wi ad Means in the House of Representatives have reported in favor of sach modifizations of the teri’ as will tend to a reduction of the reve- nue Without interfering with any great local interest, or changing the present system of levying and coliestivg duties. It is proposed to add to the “free list.” The Secretary of the Treasury saggested im his last annual re- port the policy of adding to the free list sah articles of raw material as entered into geae- ral coneumption for mauufacturing purg2s3s Articles of raw mategial which are miuufac- tured into fabrics witnia our own limits, cer- tain articles of drugs and dyes, and articles the production or manafartare of which ia the country was an impossibility, were reom- mended for the free list; and the committee have done no more than coincide with the Secretary of the Treasury and endorse his sug- gestions. We have no idea that even thos> changes will be made. The agitation of the subject in Congress would open again the whole question, and revive again all local ia- terests. It would be @iffiult in any mod:ica tion to steer clear of sectional prejadices, and the simplest proposition would meet wita =2ri cus opposition. An increase of the free list by the addition of such articles as were abso- utely required for general consumption, which do not come into competition with any heme product, one would thiak could not be objectionable; but we fear it cannot be easily accomplished, We have done pretty well for the past ten years under the tariff as it now stands, and it is at all times wise to let well enough alone. THD LATEST NEWS. BY MAGNETIC AND PRINTING TELEGRAPHS, Mr. Crampton and the Offending British Consuls Officially Dismissed. Report of the Senate Committee on tus Samner Affair. A DUEL ANTICIPATED, ae, &o., ae, need Amportent from Washington: MR. CKAMPTON AND THR BRITISH CONSULS OFFI- CIALLY NOTIFIED OF THEIR DISMISSAL—TAE PRE- SIDENT REFUSES ARBITRAMON ON THE CENTRAL AMEHIVAN LISPUTF—POLITICAL SPECULATION— THE SUMNER AFFAIR—EXPECTED DUEL—SEVISION OF THE TARIFF, BTC., ETC. Wasinxctoy, May 28, 1853. Mr. Crampton was this evening ofiicially notiti-d of the disccntinuance <f his éiplomatic r¢lations as Misia- fer from Great Britain near this gcveroment, and was turnithed with bis passports. Tae Consuls at New York Philacelphia ani Cinsicnati wore Ukewiee informed by letter of their Cismissal. The notice of the revocation of their exequaters will be announced to Congress to- morrow mornirg, when the President will communicate & meseage, Eccor panied by documents, setiiag forth the grounds fcr the sc:ion of the government on the reerui*- ment question, and dismirsal of Mr. Crampton and the Coveuls. The President will also to-morrow transmit to Congress & mesrage, with accompanying doenmente, relative to Central American affeirs, amd particularly with regard to the propositions of Great Britain to arbitrate, It is understood that the kxecutive propores to arbitrate any question of politles! geography which by any pyssibi.ity may be raired under the Central American treaty, but declines any general grbitration as to the construction of the treaty. Tee reply of Secretary Marey to lord Clarendon, which goes out to Mr. Dallas, in the Acla, to-day, is to be the great card at the Cincionati Conreniion. According to the movements behind the scenes here and in New York, and other parts of the country, it is the intention to set Mezars. Dongias, Bachsnan and Pierce aside at Cincinnati, and take up some other man corsidered by cer‘aia politicians as safer and more available in the approaching crisis of the repute lie, It baa already been mentioned that Rak, of Texas, or Meson, of Virginia, or some other msn, would be tekem up; but I can tell you tha! neither Rusk nor Mason nor Brigat enter iato the present calcuiations, Marcy isthe man. The oomser- vatives briag up his course in Pierce’s Cabinet on ail the important and critical questions that have agitated the public rind during the last three or four years. They say that the country has been saved from war by nis ei orts— that he headed off the Ouban fliibusters at the Osteni C.rferenee—that he bas prevented a dozen “smash ups” of the Cabinet, and that the impenting crisis cf the country, both at home and abroad, calls for the serv.cas of @ tried man, such ax they say Marcy has proved himcelf tobe. I send you these points a8 curious just now. Watch the progress of affairs among the politicians here and at Cincinnati, and see whether or not Iam wrong. Leok to the proseedings of the great Sanhedrim at Cincinpati. There is any amount of tittie-tattle floating about the halla of Congress and barrooms. I send you & few speci- mens, indicating the sort of atmosphere we breathe, 1. In regard to the Cineinna.i Convention, the demo- cratic juggiers are becoming a little scared concerning the vote of the North, since the ste Sumner affair and Kantas disturbances; and the impression is that Bo chanap, in consequence, is stronger than he was two weeks sgo among the jugglers. 2. The entente cordiale botwoen the Pierce and Douglas cliques bas become, notwithstanding, closer, with the {mprorsion that if Plerce cannot bring the Northwest to himself, he is to surrender his interest in the South to Douglas, and that if they eannot carry two-thirds, they are to secure the balance required on some Vice Prasiden- tial selection, such as Cobb of Georgia, or Hunter of Vir- ina, or Johnson or Brown of Tennesses. The danger is that the two parties will split upon thefr plans for the plunder. That’s the danger. 3. The movement for the resuscitation of the old whigs a8 a separate party, as propored to be done late'y, by calling # national c»nyention in Louisville on the 4¢h of July, it is supposed, will operate at Cincinnati in fay or of Buchanan—Dbeeause the old Ciay and Webster silver grays are inclined to go that way. The Wational Intelligencer is actively stirring this matter, asan expedient for seouring a balance of power in the election, anda Ginger in the Apoils. 4. It is thought that Gen. Caes made himeelf a little too busy with that late Nicaragua filibuster meeting fo New York. A Douglas man assures me that the old General is head and tall up for the nomination. 5, The New York harcs are reported as having agreed upon the basis of a surrender to the softs, andit Is fur- ther alleged, by the way, that Marcy bas an interest in this movement, and is as much exercised in count!»g up the chances for the nomination as the President hiuselt. 6. Juégiag from the numbers going fron this place, the outside lobby at Cincinnati, in the aggregate, wil probably be equal to five thousend mes, inclu ting free Hquor dealers, short boys and gamblers, officeholders, sud cabinet and foreign ministers in expectancy. 7, Donglas congratulates himself that many of the same pack that cru hed him in 1852 aie now just as bot for Buchanan. There seven points form the flostiog barroom this olty, Marcy’s friends listen to it, hear said, wink to each other, avd continue to make their ar- rangements for Cincinnati. The speech of Mr. Buchanan, ia a secret session of the Senate on the Texas quesiion, is regarded by Southern men here an destructive of his chanors for the nomion- tion. He opposed the annexa‘ion of more slave territo ry while slavery is the great issue between the parties, ‘The Hon, R. K, Mead and other ¢istioguished Virginians are here urging Mr. Buchanan on the Sou’hern delegates an they pass through the city. The Jate despatches In the Heraty on the corruptions of the spoils at the capital, break the crust of the sub- ject cnly. The extent of this rarcality exseada, to honest outsiders, the bounds of belief, The man, mon- ber, lobbyman or reporter here who bas not his prise is accounted « fool, Js it true that duriog the trip of the new sean frigate Merrimac (rom Norfolk to Asuapolis, ber boilers became #0 badly injured that Keveral ne# plates had to be Insert. ed? Te{t atee trom thet the Morrimas war suffered to Yun Upon 6B ok} wreck im the Norful harbor, by which Jarge portion of her false keel was torn away? What say# Mre Dobb'n? Mr. Sumner is mueb worse to-day, and complains greatly of his head. His physiaians forbid admittance tohim, His wouncs heve ulcerated, and his case ig oopsidered critical. T apprehend a mee ing between Mr. Brooka and Sena- tor Wilson, as the friends of the latter say he will fight, Mr, Wilson left yesto: day for Trenton belere Col. Lane bore the chafle:ge but will retarn to-merrow. Coll’s revolvers are in great demand, and none are to be hadia the stores, The rerate report onthe Sumner difficalty does not characterize the attack on Sumner as @ breach of {ts privieges, nor does the resolution adopted convey any censure oF utter avy complaint to the House, Is not the investigation, thén, at an euc? Mr.Broeks baa been pre- sented by his constimente witha cane, which cest one hanérnd dollars, anda marstve silver pitsher, muitariy engraved, bearing dave the 224 of May—the day of the aseault, The letter of Chevalier Webb relative to the Samuer afluir, bon been received. I+ in believed that it will lead to more colliriona, Several ofthe Southern members look upon it as very insulting, while others langh st it. Inia said thas Wedd, since his duel with Tom Marshall, 1s & barred from accepting anvther challenge, Gov. Seward is his bondsman. The rep'y cf Gen, Webd to Gen. Quitman, who bore Col. Brooks’ noie, hae been erroneously stated, Gen. Webbd said “he was not the autor of the objectionabie arti- cle, Bor div be approve efit. Had he been consulted, it would not hive appeared. He had written » letter in which he had convemzed the offatr, bat had not penned 8 word dew gat ry to Col. Brooks a4.@ brave man ania gentlemsn,”” The letter, as published, is not regarded aa odjectiosdle by Col, Brooks or his friends, ‘The new Diploma io bill has been prepared with great care by Mr Faulkver, sesisted by the Secretary of State. Mr. Perbins’ bill of last Congress was 4 clear infringe- ment of the constitutional prerogatives of the Executive. I: directs what grade of minister the President shall 2c- credit to esob country. This ism matter nesossarily within the ciscretion of the President, and depends io a great messure on the grade of the minister accredited by the several gcvernments to this. The Committea of Ways and Moans of the House deter mined this morning to reoommend @ reduction of the tariff, by Increasing the ‘free lta:"’ and adopting x home valuation A minority report will recommend a general re- dus:ion of da‘fes. No detatla have as yet been determined upon, Te idea of the maj rity of the commiites ii to pat all cuch a im the “free list”? as are used by our manufacturi d mre not produced to any consider. able extent in this ccuntry. There is » poworfal lobby Pressure ip ievor of wool going on the “free list.’’ Agente are actively employed in bringing this about. Senator James, of Rhode Island, is, I learn, to file a cs vest with ibe Commissioner preparatory to taking out ® patent for ihe manufacture of law:, to enable the yby to get all they want and more than they ever asked for. The War in Kansas. FURTHER PARTICULARS OF THE ATI'ACK ON LAW- BENCE—TURBATENBD DESSRUCTION OF TOPEKA. Sr. Lovis, May 27, 1856, The Kansas coreapondents of tho St. Louis Republican and Demooyat farnish the following additional items rela- tive to tho attack on Lawrence:— The Democrat correspondent says, stores and dwallings were indiscriminately broken open and robbed by the ‘invecers. A Mr. Johnson had $2,000 in drafts, checks and Jand warrante taken from hin. Colonel Topliife, who was appointed a Colonel of the militia by Goveraor Shan- neon last fall, was forcibly dispossessed of his commission, private papers, watch, and money to the amount of $800, His trunk was also broken open and his clo:hiog carried away. He head no mesns of defence, and was obliged to submit to sew his property taken away. After destroy- ing the office of the Herald of Freedom, the forces under Juxos pet fire to the huse and Mbrary of the oditor, Mr. Brown; but the fire was extinguished by citizens, some of Brown's frienda. Colone! Brewerton writes to the R-publican that 2 free State men had collected at Lawrence on the day the place was eniered by Jones, and it was thought that the garrison at Franklin, where the free State arms kad beea stored by Jcnes, would be attacked on the night of the 224 for the purpose of recovering them, He atso writes that It is understood that Governor Shaanon will order one hundre@ United States troops to be stationes at Lawrence, ono hundred at Topeks, and one hundred st Osawatamie. A! the latter place Juége Cato, of the Dis. triet Court, had boon prevented from holding cour! in consequence of thrests of violencs to the Grand Jury which had been made by free State mex. Judge Train had passed through Leavenworth on his way to Georgia, z 2 St Lovis, May 28, 1956. A correspondent of the Repullican, writing from St. J.sephs, says that on the night of the 2lst inst. the house of Jacob Friend, four miles from St. Josephs, was burned, tcgether with himself, his wife and five children It is supposed that they were murdered previous to the firing of the house, but m0 reason is assigned for tae deed, Mr. Friend being a peaceable acd orderly man. Cincaco, May 28, 1856, The St. Louis Democrat learns from passengers who srrived from Kansas in the Morning Star, that it is the intention of Sheriff Jones to proseed immediately to Topeks, which is also to be destroyed, or the inhabitants forced to submission. Tne Democrat also contains accourts of four alditional public murders of citizens of Kansas, the fasts consern- ing which have just been made kno rn. The Westport (Mo.) Times of the 23d, states that the Investigating Committee were still at Leavenworth. Gen, Schuyler writes that Mr. Conway and himself were set at liberty on the 20th, Mr. Brown is stil a prisoner at Lecompton, and Governor Robiinson in a similer sitnation. No account has been received of the movements of ‘the posse” since the attack on Lawrence on the 2lat After the arms in Lawrence had beon delivered, Gover- nor Shannon was requested by the citizens to interfere and preveat the outrages threatened by the posse, but he deolined. Mr. Schuyler then calied upon Mr. Oliver, to induce bim to use his influenee with Governor Shapnon. Mr. Sherman made a similar request, aud Mr. Oliver promised an anawer in fitteen minutes, but neglected to do so until too late. Previous to the posse entering Lawrence Governor Shannon ag:eed in w: 9 that if the armg were delivered to Sumuer only 6 suffli- cient number would be allowed to enter to make arrests, Bat he afterwards declared tha: the arms should be de- livered to the posse, and tifat the hotel, Herad office and breastworks should be des troyed. ‘The mod shot an Indian near Lawrance, out of mere wantonners, and the Delaware tribe threaten to revenge his death. Ex-Gov. Reeder, and Mr. Fogg, Seeretary of the Kan- nas Inv ating Committee, arrived here this afcer- nocn, Theyeame through Missouri, barely escaping with their lives, Mr. Reeder is at this moment (8P. M.) addressing an immense concourse of citizens in front of the Briggs Hons, He Js to attead the Republican Convention at Bloomington, to-morrow, and will procesd from thence to Warhington. They confirm the reporta of the outrage at Lawrence. Interesting from Utah. MOVEMENT FOR THE FORMATION OF THE STATE OF DESERET. St. Lovis, May 28, 1856. The Salt Lake mail has arrived here, bringing date: to the 46th of Marsh. A convention for forming # State constitution met at the Counet! Houre om the 17th of March, and organized by the election of Hon. J. M. Grant, President, Commit- ees were sppointed to draft « conatitution. They hads conference on the 24th, snd unanimously reported a con- stitution for the State of Deseret. Chief Justice Kianey dissented from the report, but only on one potut, viz :— That he preferred to have the Judges elected by the pso- ple rather than by the General Assembly, ‘The Republican today publishes the comstitu'fin of the State of Deseret, recently formed and ratified by the people, in general convention, at Salt Lake City, April 6th, It {s exceedingly brief and p'ain, and says nothing aboot slaverys Itanmounces the free toleration of all re‘igions and does wot refer to polygamy. A memorial adopted asking admission to the Union, and Geo, Sm'th snd John Taylor were appointe! delegates to prenent it to Congress. Boston Weekly Bank Statement. Boston, May 28, 1956. The following are the footings of our bank statement ofthe present week, ending Miy 28, as compared with jous week :— the previous heb $21,960,400 2.712 800 4,277,800 6 817,600 May 28," $21,960,000 pe Due fr Tue to other bauke epretta.. PHIRTY-FU0ATH CONGRESS, Seuate. Wasmincton, May 28, 1856. REPORT OF THE DNVESTIGSTING CONMITTES IN THE SUMVER CASE, Mr. PEARCK, (a9)ional) of Md., from the Select Oommit- tee to investirate the facty attending the resent »saalt om Mr. Bumper, reported in writing a4 follows:— That from the testimony taken by them ft appears that the Hon. Preston S. B-ocks, a member of the House of Representa\ ives from South Carolina, did, on the 224 day of the present month, afer the adjournment of the Se- nate, and whiie Mr. Sumner was seated at his desk in the Senate ebamoer, arsault him with considerable violence, striking bim numerous blows on and about his Read with 2 walking stick, wh ch cut bis head and diabled him for the time be'ng irom attencing to bis duties in the Se- nate, The cause of the assgult was certain language used by Mr. Samrer sn debate on the Monday and Taesdsy pro- éciog, which Mr. Books considered libellous of the State cf South Carolina and slan¢erous of his kinsman, Mr. Butler, a Senator from that State, who was adeent frony the Senate end from the city. The committee forbear to comment upon the varioug circumstances which piecsced and attended this affair, whether of aggravation or extonuation, for reasond which willbe sufficiently obviousin the latter part of thereport, They hive examined the precedents for this action, which are co be fund only in the proceedings of the House of Representatives, the Senate never having been cailed on to proxcunce its jadgment im a similar cage, In the House ef Representatives, though different opinions have at varions times been expressed vy gentle- wen of emizens rility—smong whom may be men- tionea the late Presidext of the United States, Mr. Polk, the late Judga Berbour of tne Supreme Ocurt, and Mr. Beardsiey of New Y 1k—yot the jucgment of the Howe bas always pronowsced an sscault npom a member for Words spoken in 4 to de a violation of the privilezea of the Houre. The ccmm: tee do not consider it neceasa- ry to discuss the quesiion at length, but proceed to state sime of the prececeuw, not conforming them, however, to the aseaulis of the members. In March, 1796, Mir. Baldwin, a member of the House of Representativer, prevented to the House certain eor- respondence betw. +n bimaeif and Goneral Guan, a Sena- tor from the State of Georgia, including @ challeage ad- drested to lim by Geverai Gunn. These were referred to @ committer, of which Mr. Madison was chairman, who reported by their chairman that the same was a breach of the privileges of the House on the part of Genera) Gurpand Mr. LG: « Senator from Jerasy, by whom the challenge been borne. In May, 1878, © personal assault heviog been made by Mr. Rusrell Jervis upon Mr. John Adams, the private Secretary of tue Préridenc, just after his delivering @ message 10 ‘he House of Representatives, aad while om bis way to the S:nave wih another message, the matter was, on compaint of ferred lect committee, who, by Mr. McDufie, of South Carol their Chairmen, reported that, upon a view of ‘ell the elroumstances, the comraittee are of the opinion that the assault committed by Mr. Jarvig upon the pr vate Secratary of the Prosideat, whatever may have been the canse of the provocation, was an act done in contempt of the authority and dignity ot > Hones, In 1852, the House of Repreventatives, after a long trial ané thorough discussion of the question, voted that Gen, Houston, by making a persona! a-sault on Mr. Stansbury, member or the House, for words spoken in debate, wes guilty of contempt and a violation ef the privilegeq of the House, ‘The committee acknowledge the force of theae prece- dents, and adopt tbe reasoning quoted from Mr. McDuffie’a report. But while it is the opiuton of the committes that this assau's was ash of the privileges of the Senate, they alro thi: It 16 not within jariadfc- tion of the fe: snd can onl, avithed by the Roure of Kepresenta ives, cf which Mr. Brooks is a mem- ber. This op'nion ia in strict conformity with the recog~ nized perlinmen‘ary law. ‘We ree that. from the precedents abova cited, nelther of tha houses cf Parliament can take upon themselves to redress any injar, oF purtsh 91» breach of privi ege offered to, hem b Say memser of the Heuse, bul thet in such oases the usu’ mode of procedure is ty exemine ito the facts, aad then to lay aetstement of that evidence the house of which thé Perron complninad of sa member. (3 Hartiell, pp. 71.) Mr, Jefferson, in his ‘Manual of Parliamentary Prac- tice,”? prepared by bim, lays cown the following rule:— Neliher © can exercise 6.17 anthority over a member or officer of tbe otber. but shoud complaic to the House of which be fa 8 member, and leuve the punishment to them. A brief examination of the constitutions! privileges of Senators and Representatives will show the soundness of this rule of Parliamentary law. The constitution pro- vides, (Article first, Section sixth) :— That,’ 9 * * © Butth Senateis not aoourt of eriutinal jud!eature, empowered to try ihe excepted offences It cannot take cognizance ot a breach of the peace as much. Is chumel ake pny Bodce of 1 exeept as breach of Its Bri and in the cases in which the privilege from arrest is excep! The Senate, therefore, for a breach of ita privilege, cannot arrest a member of the House of Representatives, and—a fortiori—it cannot try and punish him; that au- thority cevolyes sol:ly upon the House cf which he is » member. It is the cpinion of the committee, that the Senate cannot proceed further im cho case than to make complaint to the House of Represen- tatives of the assault committed by one of itn ‘members, Prestcn 8. Brooks, upon the Hon. Charles Samner, Senator from Mssrachuse'ts. ‘The commitiee submit herewith certain affidavits taken by them in the case and the following reso'ut! .n:— Rerolved, That the above repcrt be accepted, and that a sopy therecf be transmiited with the affidavits to ihe Hone of tativer. se rercrort was accepted and the resolution ad7pted, Senator Focmbe, of Georgia, alone voting in the negative. THE RIVER AND HARBOR VETOES. Mr. Mason, (dem) of Va., defended the President’s veto of the bill for tae improvement of the mouth of the Mistiseippi. Adjourned. House of Representattvas. Wasnincton, May 28, 1856. MORE LAND RIII&—A MILLION ACRES GIVEN TO LOUISLLNA, Mr, THormetoy, of Iowa, introduced a bill giving laads to Minnesota, Nebraska and Kansas, for rail:oads. Mr. Canctners, of Mo., intr duced @ bili ceding the public lands to the States in whch they Ke. Mr. Besxrrt, of N, Y., from the Committee on Pablic Lands, reported a fo graut one miliim acres o! land to Louisiana, to aid in the construction of three railroa is in that Stat inst 58. Passed—6: ANOLITION OF THR COURT OF CLATMS Mr. Gnrrxwoop, of Ark., introduced @ Dill for the ré- peal of the act establishing the Court of Claius. PROPOBITION TO ADJOURN DEFRATED. Mr. Fiorency, of Pa., moved that when the House ad- eae it be till Saturday. He believed many gentlemen tend to Jeave this evening for Cincinnati The motion of Mr. Florence was negatived. a Proposed that the Committee on Ter- Mr. Grow, of Pa., proposed @ Com ritories be a'lowed to make reports, not, however, to be conaldered un‘il afer the two approaching conveationa, Mr. Jones, of fenn., wished to know whether Mr. Grow desired to report a bill to admit Kansas with the Topeke constitution. Mr. Grow replied in the aflirmaiive. Mr. Jonxs objected. Adjourned, The Asenult Upon Senator Sumner Endorsed, Convmnrs, 8. C., May 27, 1866. A large number of citizens convened here this evenirg, in pursuance of a call for » meeting to sustain Mr: Brooks, in view of his recent defence of the rights of the South. Several addresses wore made, and s:rong resolu. tions in approval of the course of Mr. Brooks wore adopted. Canal Breaks, ALBANY, May 28, 1856. ‘A despatch, dated Albion, this day, states that the om. benkment at Otter Creek has fallen away, and that it will take six deyn to repair it, There isa bad break, also, in the canal, at Jackson's culvert, two miles weat of Medina. Arrival ef the Alabama at Savannah. SAVANNAM, May 27, 1856 The United States mail steamship Alabama, from New York, arrived bi PHILADELPHIA STOCK BOARD. PHILADELPHIA, May 28, 1856. Stooks are locking up—Pennaylvania’ 6's, 82°;; Read ing Railroad, 44%; Long Island, 133,; Morris ‘Uanal, 13%; Pennrylvania Railrowd, 461;. New Gnas, May 21 1856, The Baltio's mown has hed no perceptible effest uy the market. Cotton is dull; seles day, 1,000 bales. Bu- ree 306, & 386.; re boil 40c. a 420. ck, $16 87 a $17, Tard. in tierses, 1030. Freights ot cation 4 Liverpool, 11-328., and dull, “Sterling ox- change cent premium. siciideasdose Atnayy, May 28, 1856. Wheat—Cales 9,000 bushols White Canadian, at $t 85, nd 4,000 bushels Red Southern Ohio, at $1 48, ales 3,000 bushels for Pale Ale, at 61 0. Malt Local Affairs. — Arp FOR THE CAPE DE VERDE ISLANDERS. —Last evening, n the Seventeenth ward, a meeting was called of sympa thizern for the suffering inhabitants of the slacds, Alderman Ely presided, and im the course of rome remarks touching the position and character of the islands, alluced to the famine prevailiog in there felands {u 1833, when aid was solicited, as at present, from New York city. Durirg the evening $106 wan paid by the persons present, only some thirty in number, and an ad- ditional amount subscribed. A committee of ten wae ap- pointed to receive subscriptions. ACCIDENT TO STEAMER ORRGON.. he steamboat Oregon, Captain Peck, while on her way to Albany, and when opponite Conesusk Isiand, near Bat~ termilk Falls, carried away hor rudder, and w: ai to pnt back to this city. The radder was brokeo In two, and one of the small boats was lashed to the ttern port in the place of it and filled, and the rudder chains mace fast to the stern Of f. She will bs uppBedt with a new rudder, «0 as probably to resume her trips im a dey or two. Derention OF EASTERN TRavel.—The steancer Connecti. cut did net arrive yesterday from Norwich watt! the hour of 317. M., having beea detained at Allyu’s Point ——_— j