The New York Herald Newspaper, June 17, 1856, Page 4

4 NEW YORK HERALD. | JAMES GORDON BENNETT, EDITOR AND PROPRIETOR. OFFICE N. W. COKNER OF NASSAU AND FULTON Sr. Votume XXI... a USEMENTS THIS EVENING. BROADWAY THRATRE, Bromtwey—Tue Sma o7 loe— Var Maw wen wee Maaco Pai MILLO® WARDEN, Broadway— Yours Revaren ON Tum Jweunt Rore—Kary, mam VivaNpasne—PoReo. NEW VARIRTIES, Broadway—Cramssa urns WRAVER BRAURA Ki " BROADWAY VARIETIES, 472 Breadway—Gia Decares sev Onis by Te Woon & Maxsn Juvenias. WOOD'S MINSTRELS, 49 Brosdway—Erworian Min- orneisy—ThE Misch) RVODS MONKEY. BALL, 596 Broadway—Brnticar aso KELLER’S EMPIR AND INSTRUMENTAL MUSIC. McELLaNKous Tarim DUSSELDORF GALLERY, 497 Broadwag—Vawwarie Panerncs xy SraTWaky—ALAKTY ROOM OF Huss, dc. + * BROOKLYN CHUROH, cormer of Clinton and Gates ave- ems BALLAD “ENTENTAINMENT BY Mk. FRAME, “ASSISTED BY aia. SuDEwHK AND Son. New Work, Tuesday, June 17, 1856. Malls for Europe. FEW YORK BERALD—EDITION FOR EUROPE. We Cunard steamship Niagara, Captain Ryrie, will eave Boston on Wednesday, at noon, for Liverpool, ‘Me European mails will close in this city at a quarter te Pwo O'clovk Uris eMernoon. The Benuy (prided in English end French) will be geblished ai ten o'vleck ‘np the morning. Single copies, @ wrappers, Sixpence. Babscripbons and advertecments fer any edition of the aww Yous Ennan will be reotived atthe following places wm Europe — Sowwen— Aun. & European Express Co., 17 and 18 Cornhil). Pane ao. do 6 Viace de ka Bourse. Eavenroci— do. ao. 7 Rumtord street. Savmaroc:—Jonn Hunter, 12 Exchange street, East. ropean edition of the Hmraip ved by mail and telegraph at he office during the previous week, and to the hour of ‘Fhe AntiFilimore American Convention held ita @eorth day’s cession in this city yesterday. The morning's session was enlivened by the secession in @ body of the New Jersey delegation, and the subse- qpent bolting of individual members from the New Work and Pennsylvania delegations, and of Dels- wase’s sole representative. The ground of secession was alleged to be that the sentiment of the Conven- ‘ion was more in favor of republicanism than of Ame- wicaniem. There were several informal ballots taken 2m the morning session without any choice having deen made. The first ballot taken in the afternoon -seasiou—the ninth in number—resalted in the infor- ma} nomination of Mr. Banks, the vote being as fol- 53 votes. John eLaan, of Obio., ~ 24 Bobn C. Fremont, of Cal... 6. eeeeee ners 1B ‘Mr. Banks was then declared the unanimous aboice of the Convention forthe candidacy. The @onvention then proceeded to vote informally fora eandidate forthe Vice Presidency; and on the first ote Wm. F. Johnston,fof Pennsylvania, received a majority, and was subsequently declared the unani- “mous choice for the candidacy of that office. The wotefor the Vise Presidency wae as follows:— Petes. of Mass ‘Wm. F. Jehneton, of Pennsylvania John C. Fremont, 6f California. Dobn Beil, of Tennessee. ........ ~ Mannidal Haan! : amtbory Colby, of Lewis D. Campbe Memaz Ford, of Ohio - @aunery Schaffor, of New York The Convention wee-subeoquently entertained by wpeeches from ex-Mayor Conrad, of Philadelphia; ‘Mx. Johnston, the Vice Presidential candidate, and Mr. Ford, of Ohio. After the adoption of a platform wand the appointment ofa committtee to wait on Mr. Banke and to confer with the Republican Conyen- vtion, the Convention adjourned til Thursday, at 10 o'clock. The bolier’s met at Nationa! Hali, and organized «by the selection of A. S. Livingston, of New Jersey, as chairman. Speeches were made by S. J. Bayard, Allen, Jones, Livingston emi Halstead, of New Jer- sey, Rauch, of Pennsylvania, Jones and Hildreth, of New York; E.J. Perrin, of Tennessee, and others. ‘The committee on nominations reported the names ef Commodore Stockton for the'Presidency, and Ken- meth Rayner for the Vice Presidency, and the report ‘was unanimously adopted by the Convention. The speeches and the proceedings will be found reported fuliy in our columns, At the close of the proceedings it wae announced that Commodore Brockton would atttend the Convention teday. The Republican National Convention meets in Philadelphia to-day. A large number of delegates were on the ground yesterday, arranging the pre- Biminarice, and canvassing the chances of the va- rious aspirants for nomination. Ovxr special corves pondent, whose letter will be found elsewhere in our columns, furnishes a graphic report of the say- ings, doings, speculations and balicttings of the dif- ferent delegations. Col. Fremont eppears to be the : favorite of-the field. A spirited Buchanan ratification mecting wae held im Brooklyn jast evening. Speeches were made by Hon. John. Vanderbilt, ex-Congreseman Murphy, . Horace F. Clark and others, and the Cincinnati no Mipations were vociferously endorsed. In the Senate yesterday Mr. Clayton offered an- other plan for the pacification of Kanans. He pro- poses to abolish the gxisting Territoria] Lagislature and elect a new one, the voters to be bona fide in- habitants of the Territory three monthe, and of . their respective districis one month previons to the ,@ay of election. The lews of the Territory relative to the discassion of the slavery questien .and the -Maintenence of the Fugitive Slave law age also to be abolished. The people sre authorized te form a . State government when the population skali have weaghed the mymber of @7,420. This isit&e third Proposition presented in the Senate for the settle- mentof the Kauss troubles.4r. Trumbull wants to annex the Territory to Neuraska; Mr. Critéenden Delieves Gen.Scott can restor> tranquility among the squatter soverejgne; whie Mr. Claytom.is in favor of.t@king a fres: start altogether. Mr. Adama delivered,s speech upox his bU! extending the pro- Juetionary vm of aligns devirers of becoming mataraliged. The resolutiens of tho Rhode Isiaod ‘Legialature condemnatory.<é the S. waxcr assazlt were presented and efter some discussion mere ordered to ‘be printed. TheSenate adjourned till Timursday. ‘sbe House was not in session. It is reported that Secretary Marcy baw formally vignified to the Danish Minister the purpoae of the President not to make forcible resistance to sthe col- Jection of the Sound dues at Elsnore, for om? year from the 14th instant; thus virtually bequeas bing this question to the next administration. Meant.'me the dues will be paid under protest, never to be 1 e- covered, of course, by our merchants. The cotton market was active yesterday, wits sales of about 6,000 bales, included in whieh were 2,000 bales! in transita, at full prices, the quotations being given in another column. Flour was pretty active, though at low rates, for inferior and com- mon grades, closing, however, without important change in quotations. Wheat was active, with sales of fair to good Camada white, at $1 52%) 66; prime Southern do., at $1 77; Mil- waukie winter red at ¢1 90, and Southern red at $1 45 2 $152. Corn was in fair request, at 430. a Hees of Ohio. 9 52e. for poor to good sound mixed, and 57¢. a bBo. fe.7 good to prime Southern yellew. Pork sold at 419 25 for mess. Sugars were firm and active, with sales Of 1,50:? a 1,600 bhds. and 650 boxes and 5,000 bags, balance oi" the cargo of Manila to arrive—ail at prices given elsewhere. sales of coffee reached Detween 2,000 and %,000 bage, at steedy prices, th market clvsing firm. Freights opened dull for British gorts, but cleeed with a firmer fee ng. En- gagements of flour and grain to Liverpool «.4.Lan- don were pretty freely made, at rates give: in an other column. Important intelligence from Mexico, relative to ‘he demonstration of the. Spanish. fleet upon Vera ‘Oruz, is given on the second page of today’s Henarp. The Spanish Minister bed arrived at the capital, but at last accounts had not been officially received. Our latest files of French papers, dated at Paris on 30th and Havre on 31st Muy, do not containa single word of news relative to the reception of Padre Vijil’as Nicaraguan, Minister by our govern ment. Our correspondent at Port an Prince, writing on the 2d instant says, that yellow fever still prevailed there, although not in a virulent form. The country was rather agitated in a political sense, but nothing of war or revolution was in prospect. The products of the country were becoming more abundant, and trade, both foreign and domestic, was improv- ing. Pas owners and residents on Fifth avenue are suffering from apprehensions of a railroad being constructed through that thoroughfare. In another column will be found a report of what was eaid upon the subject before a mecting yesterday of the Coun- cilmen Committee on Streets, relative to the exten sion of Laurens street to connect Fifth avenue, and the counter proposttion to extend Sixth avenue to the junction of Broome and Laurens streets. The ulterior project is understood to be to extend College place to the Battery, and with. this street thus extended, and connecting with West Broad way and Laurens street, to form a continuous street from down town parallel with Broadway. The qveetion is as to connecting the street with the Sixth or the Fifth avenue. In the latter case, it is sup- posed a railroad through Fifth avenue must inevi- tably follow. Parties deairous of forming a Fifth avenue railroad company to the Battery, by Lau- Tens street, West Broadway and College place, are stated as being at the botcom of the project. The shareholders of the Academy of Music pro- perty met in the building last night. in order to take measures to relieve the company from ite pre- sent financial embarrassment. No definite action was had, but it was determined not to sell the pro- perty if possible. An addition of one handred new members was advocated. A committee was ap- pointed with power tc draw up a report, under legal advice, to be presented at a future meeting. Projected Conquest of Mexico by the Euro- rean Powers—Probable War Between Eu- rope and America. In another column will be found mention of the eemi-blockade—for it amounts to this—of the port of Vera Cruz by a Spanish squadron from Cuba. The pretextis this, In 1853 the ‘an government owed money to various in- among others several subjects of the Spanish crown. In that year a convention was made by the existing government of Mexico with that of Queen Isabella, providing for the acttle- ment of thi aims. It ie charged by the Span- jards that Mexico has not only failed to fulfil her bargain, as stipulated in the treaty, but has used force and fraud to deprive the creditors of the evidences of their debt. This has been denied by the Mexican authorities, While the controversy was pending, an inquiry was made of the Span- ish Ministry in the Cortes whether any steps had been taken to bring Mexico to reason; and the Minister answered (the conversation will be found in another column) that all the disposable naval force of Spain had been sent to enforce the demand preferred by the Spanish Ambassador upon the Mexican government; that it was hoped that the matter might he settled without a re- course to violence; but that, under any circum- stances, Spain would insist on her view of the controversy being practically acknowledged to be the right one. The Spanish Cortes were quite eager for war with Mexico. On the other hand, we learn from the city of Mexico that the pre- vailing feeling there was adverse to any negotia- tion on the subject of the Spanish claims so long asthe Spanish fleet remained off the Castle of San Juan a’UMoa. It is not our business to enter into a discussion of the illegitimacy or rightfulness of the Spanish claims. Their character concerns the Mexicans and Spaniards. alone; but an invasion ef Mexico by the Spaniards would concern us in @ very marked and particular manner. And we are bound to say that to us that seems by no means an unlikely contingency. To raise money is be- yond ihe power of the present Mexican govern- ment; to deliberate, to strain their resources un- der.an armed threat, to submit to be dishanored in the eyee of all the world by the decayed and broken down power of Spain—this is not what may be expected from the government of Senor Comonfor Though the course of Spain appears, on the face of the documents, to be.a. spontaneous move- ment on the part.of-her ministry, prompted solely by private feelings, it is in all probability the fruit of a decision of the principal European Pow- ers, The tripartite treaty—between Great Britain France and Spain, for the protection of Spanish interests on this continent or this hemisphere—is well known to all. At the time of the close of the Peace Conferences at Paris it was popu- larly rumored in thet city that the cen- tracting Powers had come to a secret un- derstanding with regard to the relations of Spain and the United States. The rumor excited but little talk, as it was not seen how or where the United States and Spain could come into colli- sion; ‘but if a Spanish intervention in Mexico, with an ultimate view to the reconquest of that country, was among the future objects contem- plated at the time, a war between Spaix and the | United States may naturally keve been regarded | asa very likely consequence of the movement, and the powerful allies of Spain may navarally have offered to see her through the peril. The matter may yet, happily,.be regarded with coolness; Mexico ie not yet conqvered; but no one can reflect for a momert upon the position of the fleet now lying in the harbor of Vera Cruz without perceiving that we are approaching a most critical and alarming period of our history. Satisfaction or concession are pot to be expected froma the Comonfort government; there is nothing for the Spanish feet to do but to bombped San Jean and seize Vera Cruz, as a stepping stone to the conquest of the country; or to withdraw de- featei—a thing whieh they can hardly be expect- ed to do. The chances appear very strongly in favor of their adoption of the former course; and. unless the “tories which were Jately current in Paris, the published accounts of the tripartite treaty, and ‘be late striking indications of the interest taken by the French Emperor in Spanieh affairs, a'te all deception together, the chances are, moreover, that the Spaniards invade Mexico with the conourrence, and the moral support of at least the maritime Powers of Europe. How 4000 this moral snp port might be converted into & material alliance wonld probably depend on circumstances, § with a disciplined army of 10,900 men, might conquer Mexico; che might require foreign hely, this contingency may not have been overlooked, it is rather curious that not onfy have the mari- time Powers lately strengthened their naval force in this hemiephere, but Prussia, Austria and Ruesia have aleo sent squadrons to this station, ostensibly for the protection of emigrants, If— r to suppose a case—the Pesce Conference, after their work was done, had listened to the en- treaties of the Spanish Minister, and taken ia hand the case of Mexico, Spain and Cuba ; if the Spaniard had proposed to them to steal a leaf from the Ostend Conference book, and seize Mexico as a material guarantee both for the set- tlement of the Spanish claims and for the good behavior of this country ; if Spain had agreed to take the initiative, while the other Powers stood by and looked on, ready to interfere in case any strong Power took the side of Mexico, what more, what elee would have happened besides what we have seen? Mr. Gadsden has just returned from Mexico, with a new commercial treaty in his pocket. Rumor ays that that treaty covenants to grant to the United States many com- mercial privileges, including the right of way across Tehuantepec, in return for their pro- tection in case, of trouble between Mexico and, any European Power. Many will hope this ie eo. If there is a treaty, of course there can be n0 hesitation in the mind of the President how to act. But, at any rate, the United States cannot sit by quietly and see Spaimve-conqner Mexico and set up a new monarchy under eome junior member of the reigning house. A war with Enrope would be ‘bad, but this would be worse, beyond all doubt. We trust that some member of Congress will take the earliest opportunity of requesting of the President all the information he has, both on the subject of the commercial treaty and on the movement of the Spanish fleet. If Europe will not let us be at peace, let us, at all events, not drift into war blindfold. Tae CeENnTRAL ANERICAN QuESTION—MORE Disrores wire Exoranp.—The enlistment diffi- culty is now a mere matter of history, however it ends, and whatever becomes of Mr. Dallas, But the Central American difficulty is unsettled, and will, we fear, continae in that state for some time tocome. It is in reality one of those disputes which appear very easy on the surface to settle ; but which, when they are approached and ex- amined closely, present difficulties of remarkable intricacy. The chief of these arises from the astonishing prejudice which the English seem to display on the subject of Central America, Englishmen rea- son invariably as though England was equi-dis- tant from Nicaragua with the United States. They have no colonies of any consequence, no in- terests, no settlements, no allies even, within reach of mischief, whatever happens to Central America; the United States are close neighbors of all the Central American States, and Central America is their only highway from one class of States to the other. Yet the English will never allow that this country onght to have the least preponderance there, What if the United States meddled in the concerns of Belgium or the Hanse towns? Again, the English seem to have made up their minds irrevocably that Walker is an embodiment of all the grosser vices, and that his success in Central America is a consummation which Pro- vidence and every true Briton ought to labor to avert. Why so? Is it because the governments which Walker is overthrowing were never able to offer travellers or settlers a decent security for life and property? Is it because an Englishman could not do pusiness with Nicaragua or Costa Rica with any degree of safety umtil Walker came? The past condition of these¥@untries has been a disgrace to the world and a serious injury to all mercantile nations, a en now, for the first time, there is ance that sound institutions of the Anglo-Saxon stamp will be set up there, and that a demand for British goods will spring up where there never was a dollar's worth of British goods before. Is this so great an injury to England? But, the English say, Nicaragua will be annex- ed to the Union. If it were, how would that injure England? But, in fact, there ate far more advocates for the annexation of Canada than for that of Nicaragua,.and the former is by far the more likely event. Reasons which, perhaps, foreigners cannot well appreciate, would wholly prevent a proposal for the annexation of Nica- ragua from obtaining ten votes in Congress, It is greatly to be feared that the English are allowing their French friends to push them on towards uepleasant relations with this country, when their real interest lies in the opposite direc- tion. France would be a gainer by a war be- tween the United States and England—such is Napoleon’s calculation (as it was Choiseul’s), to which he will adhere till he tries it—and, there- fore, the most must be made of the question of Central America. ‘Hence the very abusive arti- cles in the French papers, especially those con- nected with the government; and hence, per- hape, the bold movements.of Spain, which are noticed elsewhere. Bnt if the English allow themselves to be made the tools of Louis Napo- Jeon’s anfpitious projects, the evil consequences will not fall wholly on their antagonists, and a sore will be opened that will run for years. Look at the Central American question with- out prejudice—bury the Clayton-Bulwer treaty very deep indeed—and leave the questions in slispute to same one, or three good men, te be settled once and forever. And jet this be done seon, for a new boundary dispute—the worst we have known yet—is about to arise Our Northwestern boundary has got 40 be re-drawn, and may Provi- denee save us fram the politicians that will bave to arvange it! Mor# Mormons.—The geod ship Thornton, from Léverpool, with seven hundred and fifty | Mormone on board, arrived at this port yester- day, and the saints were safely housed in ¢he emigrants’ retiring rooms at Castle Gerden be- fore night. They are a solid and comfortable looking body of passengere for the New Jerusa- lem of the Great Salt Lake. See our reporser’s account in another column. At this rate of imcrease—for the brethren ap- pear to be sending out to the Salt Lake re- inforeements at the rate of from twenty to thirty thousand a year—et this rate, we say, the Mor- mon Territory of Utah, upon the score of popu- lation, will probably be entitled to admission be- fore Kanses, notwithstanding the fact that Utah appears, amid this Kansas fuss and fury, to be wholly overlooked. At all events they may ex- pect at Washington, in a week or two, a formal application from the eaints of Utah for admission into the Union as a sovereign State, polygamy and ell. And here comes in a nice questiop— nicer than niggers—between Congress and squat- jer tovereignty. Does Congress or does squatter NEW YORK HERALD, TUESDAY, JUNE 17, 1856. Does the constitution reach it? What is to be done with it? The question will soon be put, and it will have to be met. We-should, in the meantime, like to have the opinion of some of our belligerent clergymen, co anxious about the nigger question in Kansas, whether, ander the constitution, a State can or cannot be admitted into the Union, the religion of which State allows @ man two, five, ten or fifty wives at, his diecre- tion. Utah and the saints must be looked after. Morazs Asroap—Convicrion: oF PaLMER.— ‘The last Englich mails bring us the conclusion of the trial of Palmer, who has been convicted of the poieoning of a sporting friend of the name of Cook, by administering antimony and strichnine. We do not regard the incidents of this trial, ably conducted as it was, nor the graphic illustrations in the English papers of the life and times of the convict; nor shall we eulogise the sternnese of Englieh law, which is no respecter of persons. But, as indications of morals and tastes abread, ‘the circumstances are instructive. This is an- “other instance of a most fatal tendency in the eporting and fashionable ranks of English society; among those first at the race course and last on he exchange, who live for the gratification of taste and fashion only, and who have ceased to be truly English. ‘ But o short time since, we saw an eminent banking house, which ‘had engulfed alike the savings of the etudiour, the incomes of the rich and the revenues of the religious, driven from the highest and most commanding walke in life to the table, and the dock, and the prison. A member of Parliament—a giant in forgery and false pretenses—extended in desperation a lifeless corpee, by his own self-punish- ing hand; and now a hero of the Derby and the Oaks, sentenced to the gallows for poitoning a lucky companion, If we cross the Channel, we see also the beginning of a similar end. Louis Napoleon, who has ventured much himeelf, has interdicted his own immediate de- pendents from speculating on the Bourse, But the mania is unchecked. Speculation and ite at- tendant venality and hardihood is still carrying on its work, and public and private honor is de- hauched by the desire of sudden wealth and im- mediate enjoyment. The truth is that quite a large portion of the aristocratic classes of both England and France is eadly diseipated and unprincipled. Not long since a British peer had to pay enormous losses in stocks incurred by a pretty and reckless wife. All this may be attributed to the spirit of specu- lation which is now infecting society, and it ie our opittion that we have not yet heard of all the miseries which are inevitable. We venture to predict that more and more are to follow, to shock public feeling and to shake our confidence in men and manners. The ardent de- sire of obtaining wealth, that it may be expended in fashionable folly, and the lack of principle which induces the attempt, are full of warning, and we cannot shut our eyes to the ead conse- quences which muet ensue. The aristocracy of both France and England, and many of the mid- dling clasees, are following a career disastrous to virtue and humanity. Their minds are bent upon physical enjoyment, cost what it may. To compass this, all the restraints of honor, of truth and morality are pushed aside, and the most frightful examples of the consequences of their disregard do not scem to make any impression. Races must be run, primma donnas must be idolized, and industry must be despoiled that pleasure may be enjoyed and high life indulged in. We turn from the picture with the most pain- fulfeelings. We reverse the opinion of Burke, and assert that vice, in losing outward its deformity does not lose its grosaness, but that its progress, though gilded fora time by success, is still the basest and most unprofitable of human produc- ions, New Sires ror a Crry Posr Orrice—We learn that the Post Office Department has expe- rienced a good deal of trouble in its efforts to se- cure a new location for our city Post Office. The committee appointed by the Department at Wasb- ington has-examined into the merits of some ten or a-dozen applications, and have found only two sites that come up to the mark—the one “the old brick church ” location, fronting the Park, Beek- man street and Nassau—the other, on the oppo- site side of the Park, in Chambers street, being nothing more nor less than the site now occupied by Burton’s theatre. The brick church property has been bought by Wesley and others, upon a speculation, at $180,000, more or less; but we understand there is some difficulty in getting a legal title to it. However that may be, if Uacle Sam should be willing to risk it, and think the lo- cation well worth three or four hundred thousand dollars, we suppose that Wesley & Co. will expe- rience very little difficulty in transferring the property. The Committee of the Department, as between the “brick church” and Burton, are hesitating “which of the two to choose.” A pretty ‘big figure is asked for the church site on account, perhaps, of the superior sanctity of the place; while Burton’s location being only that of a theatre, may be had ata figure of a hundred thou- sand or go less than the asking price of the hold- ers of the church. It has been reported that Burton had sold, but he is still in the market, awaiting, we suppose, the decision of the govern- ment agents. When they shall have made their decision the -public will be duly informed whether the site for.our future city Post Office is that of the “.old brick.chyrch ” or Burton’s theatre. Conrupt Lxeistation.—The system of the lobby epoils and plunder legislation at Washing- ton has arrived.at the highest degree of perfec- tion. They have recently passed a whole string of land speculating railroad bills, without leav- ing a trace behind. The committees made no reports, there ‘were no inquiries, no ap- plications for the appropriations, no ex- planations, and they have left ue not a vestige of information as to the division of these spoil; among the speculators inside,or outside among the lobby. By this syatem of legislation “mum's the word,” and it works to a charm; for within a few weeks, without an effort in any case, fif- teen or twenty millions of dollare worth of public property gave been pocketed or secured by the spoilemen concerned in this royal game af “one good turn deserves another.” And Mr. Pierce signs these speculating railroad bills without a why or @ wherefore, while other bills making ap- propriations to Gear out rivers and harbors are killed with a veto because they violate the fede- ral constitution. Bah! The next inetalment for the benefit of the plunder jobbers will be the new patent right scheme under consideration in the Senate. We may expect, in the full developemet and suc, gers of this plot, a new term of monopoly to all the old patent monopolics—pistola, plows, if Mexico bad any friends, But to show tha | sovereignty cover the question of polygamy? | planing ‘machines, and what not, of ‘ve last twenty, twenty-five or To this end we understand chinery of the lobby at Washington is perfect trim, and well oiled throughout, and that it tacludes newspaper editors, reporters, &., in any quantity, and cheap for cash. We should infer, from the special pleading of some of our city cotemporaries, that at least ene gallant che- thirty years. that the ma in ‘valier of the fraternity has a pretty long finger in the pie. And why not? Does not the good book say that “where the carcass is there will the vultures be gathered together?’ But what is to be the end of all this? We look at the condition of Mexico, and turn down the leaf. THE LATEST NEWS. BV MAGNETIC AND PRINTING TELEGRAPHS, Interesting from Washington. GRAND SCHEME OF PLUNDER BEFORE CONGRESS— POSITION OF OUR RELATIONS WITH ENGLAND—THE KANSAS TROUBLEE—DOINGS OF THE DEMOCRATIC NATIONAL COMMITTEE, ETC. Wasmrncton, June 16, 1856. One of the greatest echemes for getting possession of millions of property is now before the House of Represen- atives. It is a bill to do away with all appeals to the Su- preme Court or the United States District Courts as to and titles in California, and to make the decisions of the Board of Commissioners there final in all cases. It is frst in order as soon as the House meets; and such mea- sures have been adopted as it is supposed will secure its passage, So large is the interest at stake, that it is said an unlimited amount of money has been raised to insure its euccess. Tho bill should bo thoroughly scrutinized, and on no account should the Board of. Cemmissioners be made irresponsible, after the melancholy experionce the United States have had of Boards. ‘The President and Cabinet are very uneasy as to our relations with England. The gravest fears aro expressed, and orders have been given to all the Navy Yards to ex- pedite the work on hand. It may not be gencrally known that we possess a great- er number of effective cannon, of the latest construction, than all Europe combined. Such, however, is the fact. A distinguished member of the diplomatic corps ex- pressed his belief this morning that England would simply hand Mr. Dallas his passports, and cease diplomatic in- tercourse with us till the exit of Pierce. A strong effort is now being made on the part of a number of gentlemen who arrived here on Saturday from Kansas, together with Dr. Stringfellow and South- ern members of Congress, to induce the President te withdraw the United States troops from Kansas, in order, as they allege,@hat they may settle the difficulty among themeelyes—in other words, to let the pro-slavery and free State meni fight it out. The President, I am informed, gave them no satisfaction. Iam assured that the Presi- dent will not be bound by the recommendation of the Senate, should it pass that body, to send General Scott to Kansas, but, on the contrary, will permit of no interfer- ence in the plan which has been marked out by him for the settlement of the Kansas difficulties. Already, an ad- ditional force of United States infantry and dragoons have been ordered to join Col. Sumner, whose instructions are of amore positive and definite character than any which have thus far been given to him. The Cabinet had a mecting to-day, when the whole subject was discussed. The President is determined to adopt some measure to settle the difficulty as speedily as possible. ‘The Democratic National Committee, who have been in session here for some days, closed up their business to- day. They bave appointed John W. Forney (who is to ‘be stationed here) to attend to the confidential business during the campaign. A good deal of excitement and bad fecling has been produced by this announcement. ‘There ig also a rumor this evening that Forney is to go back into the Union newspaper. Quite a number of leading democrats now here declare open rebellion at this movement. ‘The Senate to-day confirmed the appointment of John ‘A. Godfrey as Consul to Guayamas, and Absalom F. Hedges as Indian Agent at Oregon. Mr. Sumner is at Mr. Blair's country residence. According to information received at the State Depart- ment, the government of Bengal has established three houses of refuge for shipwrecked mariners thrown ashore on the Sunderbunds. Each house has a supply of buiscuit, and a catamarin is attached to each. ‘Accrew pile lighthouse has been erected on the ex- tremity of the shoal to the castward from Wade's Point, at the mouth of the Pasquotank river, North Carolina. An interesting and important case is pending in the Cir- cuit Court fer the District of Columbia, involving a claim tofthe Almadin quicksilver mines in California. Hon. Robert J. Walker, one of the claimants, is largely in- terceted. THIRTY-FOURTH CONGRESS. FIRST SESSION. Senate. Wasmvaton, June 16, 1856. FREE SHIPS MAKE FRBB GOODS. Mr. Brows, (dom.) of Miss., submitted a resolution, which was adopted, calling on the President to communi- cate a copy of the instructions to Mr. nan on ‘free ships making free goods,’ and Mr. hanan’s letter to Lord Clarendon on the same subject, THE PACIFICATION OF KANSAS. Mr. Cravtoy, (K. N.) of Del., snid it would be remem- vered he had carofully abstained from uttering, during the present session, one word calculated to add to the excitement growing out of the present ditressing eccur- rences in Kansas. He bad endeavored to conciliate all parties, in order that he might, on some suitable ocea- sion, present a measure of harmony, justice and poace. He now rove for tho purpose of making the proposi- tion in the sincerity of an honest heart, desiring to propitiate mo particular party por section, He would not presont his bill as.a partisan of any candi- date for the Presidency, but, like the sailor, he desired to go in.a.gang by himself. He was the representative ofa little State (Delaware) which occupies middle ground bo- tween the Northern and Southern portions of the confede- racy. The northern county ef that State, with fifty thou- sand inhabitants, has scarcely one hundred slaves; tho southern is as grossly pro-slavery as Georgia. The mid- die county is the.one which gave him his birth, and is conservate and fairly divided in opinion, But the whole of that little State is deeply anxious to preserve the Union, and prevent rupture if possible. He had ebjecti Kansas coming into-the Union now as a sovere! st One reason was, there is not a federal population of twenty thousand, exclusive of Indi: and others not taxed: There is a feeling in the North, which, if suffered to continue, will result in serious injury to the common Union. He stated his objections both t) Mr. Douglas’ and Mr. Seward’s bills, which propose the admission of Kansas into the Union, and referred to the latest accounts from that Territory, asking shall we sit by when forty men were recently slain, and (he excitement constantly increasing, and towns sacked and plundered, without en- deavoring to avert this distressing ana shameful condition of things? It is only y justice that peace can be re stowed. Some laws in Kansasas, (continued Mr. Clay- ton,) are palpably unjust and uncnstitutional; and these itis the duty of Congress to repeal. One of them pro- ciaims that mo man shall yote until Le swears to support the Fugitive Slave law. He repeated that it was unjust and ¢rue! towards one section of this Union, aud was in- sulting to any honorable man who differkd from hiu re- garding that law. It was a dangerous and unexampled precedent, and contrary to the Nebraska bill. Anothor law of Kansas denies to any man the right to speak or print against the existence or legality of slavery in that Territory, and punishes those infracting the statute with dard labor in the penitentiary for not tees than two \earseit does not «ay how many mor™. This shows the diegraceful coeracter of the act. “Mr. Clayton said he syb- mitted his bill as supplementary to the act to organise Nebraska and Kansas. ‘The dill providos that the Secretary of State shall causo census to be taken, making one theusand persons the asis for one representative in tho lower branch of the ‘ierritorial Legislature, and two thousand for the upper. Legal voters must be bona fide residents of the Territory hree months, and residents of their respective election istricts one month before each cloction. After the ap- ointment, the Governor is to iseue his proclamation dj- reeting the election of members of the Legislative Assembly election to be held not less than fifty nor more than sixty days after the date of the proclamation. No law shall re- main in force violative of the great principle aszerted in the Kansas-Nebraska bill relative to non-intervention on tee subject of slavery, or whereby the people shall be prohibited from a free and full discussion of their own domestic institutions or interests, or whereby said people shall be prohibited from advocating or denying the exton- sion or propriety of prohibiting slavery in the Territory, or be visited or ehreatened with any penality or punishme nor shall any test oath be re- quired relative to the Fugitive Slave law, or any other law of Congress, Trial by fury shall bein accordance with the common law, and no challenge or objection to a jnror,shall avail which is not authorized by the rules of the common law, any statute to the contrary notwith. standing. The bill provides that when the Territory con- tains 93,420 inhabitants, the people shall be authorized to call a convention for the formation of a State constitu. ion. CONTATION OF MI. R. Mr Pen, (dem.) of. € to be read a lottor from Dr. Boyle, to him, comp the note of Dr Lindsley, read at the Mr. Wilson on Friday, did bim Dr. Boyle vays ai Dr, Lincsley Limeelf, og the 30° of May, informed him that there was not much the matter with Mr. Summer. Dr. Ne encloses a letter from Dr. Mil- Jer, for the showing that Mr. Sumner’s condi. ing 3 tion has not been 80 critical as has been repres Dr. Lindsiey. d Mr. Anas, (dem. ., made @ speech in support} of bis bill proposing to extend the term of naturalization! to twenty-one years, and exclude foreign criminals and prupers from voting, in. order to. prevent these and Earo- = from controlling elections, thus per! berties- He said the South are more interested in thie subject than the North, and essayed t© prove the agser- tion by reference to statistics. RHODE ISLAND AND THE SUMNER AABAUIT. Mr. James (dem.) of R. I., presented the resolutions of the Rhode Island Legislature condemning the assault on Mr. Sumner by Mr. Brooks. He said while he had the honor to hold a seat in the Senate, he should defend here or elsewhere, if need be, the freedom of debate. Mr. Buown (dem.) of Miss., remarked that he bad not] seen on the part of anyone an attempt to restrain the utmost freedom of debate. If a man departs from his legitimate sphere to make an attack upon another, he must hold himself responsible and take the consequences, Mr. Skwarp, (nigger worshipper,) of N. Y., differed widely from Mr. Brown as to propriety and courtesy. It is not the right of individual members that are involved —Siates only are here represented. Weare not persons or individuals, but we are the bay are aig of States, and whenever we forget our tes, and bring our- selyes ynd interests, our rights and wishes before this assembly we make as great a mistake as the trage- dian who turns aside to perpetrate a jesty in the tragedy which is being enacted. The constitution prevents Senator from being called to an account eleewhere than n the Senate for words spoen in debate. Mr. Brown replied this was a contzo" between in- dividuals, and not between States. he were to inflict a gross personal insult on tee Senator, a8 aman and & aemprp he would be responsible to him elsewhere, ut not as a Senator. Mr. Sewarp said the States and Union were deeply in- terested in having their opinions and policy maintained’ and defended by their representatives, and repeated that: a Senator could not elsewhere be called to account for words spoken in debate. Messrs. Brown and Rem, of North Caroiina, opposed the printing of the rerolutions. Mr. Toons, of Georgia, differed from the-resotntions of the Rhode Island Legislature, and denies that the consti- tution legalizes calumny and protects calumniators. Mr, Brown asked Mr. Seward whether, if any one should say the Senator from New York could not open hiss mouth without utteringa fulschood, it would not be a per- sonal insult for which the person 80 speaking should be held responsible. Mr. Sxwarp replied, that everything which could be said against him had been said, but he had a philosophical rule which had served him ‘through life, and which ha: thus expressed : ‘A modest, decent, well-bred man will not offend me, and no other can.i’ ‘The resolutions were ordered to be printed. Adjourned till Thur: zg z < Reception of Mr. Fillmore at Buffalo. Burraro, Jane 16, 1856. A large meeting of citizens, without distinction of par- ty, was held here on faturday evening, to adopt measure. for an appropriate reception to Mr. Fillmore. Resola- — SOIT HEARSTY: to Mr. Fillmore were unanimously adopted. Gov. Reeder at Boston. Boston, June 16, 9856. Gov. Reeder was to-day introduced by Hon. Samuel H. | Whalley to about one hundred of the leading business « citizens of Boston, in the hall of the Union Bank building. He made a short address relating to the political, social, and financial interests involved in the struggle in Kansas. He will address a public meeting to-morrow, to be hel) in Tremont Temple. Clark on his Travels. Hongsparg, Pa., June 16, 1856. Gov. Clark and family have been visiting Honesdale for fa few days, as the guests of Z.H. Russell, Feq. They left this morning with a large party, by a special traim, over the Pennsylvania Railroad, for Scranton, and wild}! return on Wednesday. Gov. Clark will be in Albany about fhe 20th. New York State Temperance Society. Anayy, June 16, 1856. ‘The New York State Temperance Society holds its semtie annual meeting, in the Capitol building, on Wednesday, the 18th inst., to commence at 10 A.M. Rev. Dr. Tyng: will be one of the speakers. Presentation to Hon. John P. Hale. Dover, N. H., June 16, 1856. Hon. John P. Hale was presented by Mayor Pierce, in the City Hall, on Saturday evening, with an elegant silver salyer, from the citizens of Dover, for his exertions in the cause of freedom. Mr. Hale responded to the gift in an eloquent speech. The Accident to the Steam Frigate Merrie mac. Barrmmore, June 16, 1856. New Orleans papers of Tucsday of last week are re ciyed. The injury to the United States steam frigate Merrimad onkisted of wearing away the plummer boxes of the en- gine. The Merrimac had arrived at Key West, from whence the Fulton was despatched to Havana for ma: chinery. Disastrous Fires:at Cincinnati. Crvcrxnamt, June 16, 1856. At a fire in this city on Saturday night, the tin shop of Wm. &. Stephenson & Son, and the stores occupied by ‘Wim. Young, saddler, and Josiah Paul, leather dealer, o@ Main etreet, were destroyed. Loss $20,000. Partial in- surance. At the same time a fire broke out on the corner of Western row and George strect, destroying the large block oceupied by Rogers’ boot and “shoe store; Josep Fletcher, leather store; Morris & Talbot, lock manufac- turers, and Mr. Force, hat and cap manufacturer. Loss about $20,000. Mostly insured. Gov. The Body of an Unknown Man Found. Loxa Brancn, dune 16, 1856. The body of a man was picked up to-day by the fisher men, about three miles off the shore here. He is sup- pored to be about twenty-five years old. His height ig about five feet eight inches, In his vest pooket was found a box marked J. D. Chase, watchmaker, Fulton street, Brooklyn, and a brown camco bosom stud, marked M. G. R. The Body is ina preserved state, with the exception of the head, Which is all decayed or eaten off. ‘The Marion at Charleston. CHARLESTON, 8. C., June 14, 1856. ‘The United States mail steamship Marion, Captain W. Foster, from New York, arrived here this (Saturday} | morning, at 10 0 Markets. PHILADELPHIA STOCK BOARD. PHILaDELPitia, June 16, 1856. Stocks heavy. Pennsylvania State 8's, 8274; Reading Railroad, 442(; Long Island Railroad, 124; Morris Canal, 1334; Pennsylvania Railroad, 4614. NEw ee 13, 1856. Cotton market stiffer; sales to day, 2) bales, at 10340, | 2 10%c. for middling. Sales of the week, 17,200 bales, Increase in the receipts, up to the present time, over those of last year, 516,000 bales. Stock on hand, 95,000 bales. Coffec—Sales of the week, 2,500 bales; stock om |} hand, 25,00 bales; prime, 10%c. a 1c. Sugar—7Xc. w 8c. Mess pork—$18. Burrato, June 16—6 P. M. Flour closes better. Sales, 600 barrels, at $525 for choice Wisconsin, $5 50 for choice Indiana, $6 for extra Ohio, and $6 25 for double extra do. Wheat quict. Sales, 45,000 bushels, at 30c. for slightly damaged, and 33c. for sound, from store. Oats and rye quiet. Canal freights— 18. for corn, and 17c. for wheat, to New York. Receipts for the forty-eight hours up to noon:—10,483 barrels flour, 46,254 bushels wheat, 113,264 bushels corn, 3,500, bushels rye. Canal exports for the same time:—64,923 bushels wheat, 142,432 bushels corn, 7,760 bushels oats, 4,700 bushels rye, Oswreo, June 16—6 P. M. Flour dull, Sales at $6 75 a $7 for oxtra Canadian and Oswego. Wheat—light demand. Sales, 12,000 bushels heated corn, at 28c., and sound at 374¢c._ Reccipts to-day —6,000 bushels flour, 61,000 bushels whca,; 5,000; bushels corn, 20,000 bushels rye. Cm1caGo, June 16, 1856. Shipments to-day, 1,465 bbls. flour and 1,565 bushels of wheat, to Buflulo; 34,500 bushels wheat to Oswego, and 1,065 bushels to Kingston; 9,656 bushels corn to Buffalo; | ushels to Oswego, and 355 bushels to Ogdensburg, Wheat dull, a is " ———— Laura Keene’s Varieties. A neatly constructed play, in three acts, entitled: ‘Clarista Harlowe,”’ and founded on Richardson’s cele. brated novel of that name, was produced at this theatre last night. It is an adaptation from the piece which was brought out in Paris a fow seasons ago, and which had such a succesful run, The English version is said to be the work of an American fady, and a very creditable per- formance it is. She has preserved the spirit of the Frenct. original, which was remarkable fer its truthfulness and freedom from exaggeration—qualities not usually to be: found in the works of modern French dramatists, while at the same time she has succoeded in dives! ng it of its Galliciem of sentiment and style; ‘the interest of the piece is sustained thronghout by a succession of picturesque and striking situations, each of hem a etudy in itself, and betraying its artistic origin; and the proof of the skill with which it is put together, is the regret which the epectator feels at the fal! curtain, that the story is 60 soon brought to a close. se. The Xxcellent acting of Miss Keene, in the part of the heroine, contributed in no small degree to this feeling. She in- vested the character with a natural grace and ness which fully realised the ideal of the no and, which carried away the sympathies of the audic Mr. Dickenson, an actor of a good deal of promise, was nob quite daching of forcible chough for the role of Lovelace, but on the whole he rendered the character very creditably and with a fair conception of its spirit. Whon he fecls more confidence in the part, he will be able to give to it the full effect of the suggestions whieh his own ¢ evidently inspired, but which his timidity. pre acting upon to their proper extent, Mies Kate denny, and Jordan as Macdonal © both ¢ y. The cast altogether exeeptio se did not meet with a boisterous sneces, it re- ed the much b er meed of critical approbation, At love Mies Keene was called before the curtain, and ra- ed the well deserved tribute of the andience for ber admirable performance, nest- 4