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Our Lancaster Correspondence. Lanoasrsr, Pa., August 2, 1856. Interesting Movements Around Wheatland—New Converts to the People’s Ticket—John Van Buren, When Mr. Buchanan was first nominated the trouble in his political horizon seemed ‘‘no larger than a man’s hand,” but At is now assuming very rapidly the astounding and overwhehning magnitude of a black thundergust cloud overspreading the whole sky. As fast as one difficulty is disposed of @ new one arises, and the greatest of the “bother” is that the last is always greater than the first. The arrangements for a great central organ of the united democracy of your State haviug been at last com- pleted, with Robert J. Walker aud ‘is stupendous treasury experience at its head, Svunlers ia the mid- ile and Forney at the tail, the ncx' thing to be done was to look after the iuteres!s of i son” at home. According!y tie | Committee was called togethe: yest arrangements for nomminating % co ticket, to pave the way for Mr. I. carry the county in No- vember—a very hopeless sud somewhat delicat task. But it was soon (ow that there were some screws loose, even in their own coun ty committee—that the ‘“isiiinder of the Rocky Mountains’ had n eu walking into the home affections 0: ads of his de- mocratic rival of Wheatland. Dr. C. M. Johnston, well known in thi State as the “‘Drumore Shoemaker, 1 oue of the beat rough and tumble stump «pew that fought for democracy here in 1840 ani 1.44, when he stumped the county against the‘ Buckeye Black- smith,” whose democracy has been most emphati- cally and flatteringly endorsed by Mr. Buchanan himself, who some time since expressed a high esti- mate of the Doctor's se:vices in the ranks aud on the stump—a man who, by the way, woulda’t touch a nigger worshipper, a live Know Nothing, ora cold water fanatic with anything les» thar a iong pole, in the shape of a stump speech—this same Dra- more Shoemaker yesterday seni iu his resignation asa member of the Démocraiic, (or a: ie happily has it,) the “ Buchanan Couuty Committee,” and comes out in his letter very decided/y aguinst the Modern drifting sectional democracy of Cincinnati and its bloodless representative at Whestiand, and is decidedly in favor of Fremuut, But let us come © the cream in the cocoanut. Here it is:— DR. JOHNSON’S LETTER OF DEULINATION. Pumnan’s VaLey, Uram yustip, J 4H. B. Swarr, Esq., chairman of Buct mittee :— Sin—For twenty-five years 1 bays been a young demo- crat. For the last twenty years | bave been a voter in Lancaster county, and during that time have invariably 8 rted the men snd measures «! the Jetiersen and kson democracy—elway's mai th “the greatest good to the greatest u. 4 Sworn, with the great father of democr tility to every form of tyranny over the wi I bave always approved the letter aud spirit of the or” dinance of 1787, which excluded slavery toi all the ter ritory then belonging to the United States, aud the prin- ciple of which has been the settled pouey of tae demo- cratic party since 1798, and of the ‘edoral government down to the administration of Franslia Mere ‘The Cincinnati Convention havin, irom the great highway of republican liverty, repudiated the de- mocracy of Jeiferson and Jackson Uy euuorsiag the sec- tional measures of the administratios of ¢rankliu Pierce, and adopted a platform destructive lu character to the interests of the whole couatry, | am feat that in re- pudia*ing that platform, aac io yic early sepport to Jobn ©. Fremont for the Presidency, | do wot depart ‘in the slightest degice from the faith of tue democratic ‘loctrine of party. As I cannot, therefore, consistently support the pria- ciples embodied im the Ciucinnati piatorm, and as Mr. Buchanan bas lost his personal identty-—thus relieving all who might otherwise have supported Bim ou the prin ciple of county or State “pride” —you wili much oblige me by selecting come other person to represent Drumore township in your committee. I remain, sir, yours rea- pectfully, ©. M. JOHNSLON. As I understand that the Chairman only read eight lines of the above letter to the committee, it is very proper that Dr. Johnston should have the benefit of .8 publication in the Hexaup, to put bimself right betore the public. Of course, the nome or/an 0 Mr. Buchanan will not publish the docwor’s reasons |. for standing on the de _nocratic platform of Jackson, or for supporting the peoples candidate for the Presidency; but the home organ dare not turn its foul breath upon one whom “the Sage of Wheat- Jand”’ bas as “ cordially” endorsed as he did th» platform of Douglas, Pierce. Voraey & Co. The committee accepted the abuve declination and feeling « little depressed in spiriss, adjourne without naming a day for their Qounty Convention ‘The matter was left in the hauds ot the Chairman, with the understanding that he was to be governed to some extent, by the action of the American Com mittee, which met today. It was thought that i the Americans endorsed the Union county ticket “the jig would be all up with the glorified ‘unterri- fied,’’’ and it woulda’t make mach odds when they their Bachanan county ticket, or what men they would set up to be knocked down by five thou- sand majority. The Committee afigernel en masse to Wheatland, foe Peat aas'G the merits of “ the co . .”” and the sate - resent position, and future prospects of the oxxk HERALD, as the main questions, with Sipe ney sect Borin flea inia niggers, ve 's politi ots, tees case of Mr. b's election, and to what bis telegraphic despatch to the united de- mocracy of New York would “please the whole South- ern country.” Mr. Buchanan took occasion to assure his official friends, some members of the Wneatland Junta being present, that he was now sure of carry: ing the States of New York and Wisconsin. There ‘was one original Know Nothing on the committee— a y “sharp” fellow, by the way— who was scarce- Jy able to contain himself at this joyfal assurance. nother member consoled himeelt with the assur- ance that when the new cent-al organ was started “the New York Henatp would get particular Jesse” (not Jessie!) Wellthe American Coanty Committee did meet to- day, and ratified the action of their sub-committee in tavor of a “Union county ticket,’ with remarka- ble unanimity—notwithstanding the extreme out- aside Buchanan re against it. The following is the form of the call adopted and ratified by the American republican and whig committees: — LANCASTER COUNTY UNION CONVENTION. The citizens of Lansaster courtly, without regard to past political differences or divisions, who are opposed to dhe policy of the present federal administration, as em- Dodied in tne Cincinnati platform an: endorsed by James in; to the extension of slavery into territory now free; and in tavor of maintaining the integrity of the constitution, the rights of the States, yd the preservation of “nion, aud of restoring tue policy and action of the government to the principles of Washington , Will assemble in their respebtive districts, at the usual places of holding elections, on Saturday, the ‘98d day of August, and at each meeting elect delegates to ‘@ County Convention to asse: at Lancaster, on Wed. nesday, August 27, at Ll o A. M., t nominate a county ticker. = resolution was also , providing that the RS delegates water the shove, call based on the ratio of the vote polled for 464, every district being entitied to one and to one additional for eve votes after the first hundred’ and one dele. seventy—each dele- gate so elected to have a vote in the Convention. , who even named the train in which he left, was mistaken inthe man it is very singular. ‘was “hoaxed” John may lay one who has the “ inside track” at Of course, I accept John’s explanation jensons why Provisions are Monopolized and Held by Speculators at Present Prices, TO THE EDITOR OF THE HERALD. New Yorn, August 4, 1856. I wilt endeavor candidly to give the explanation the above enigma, although my opinions will be ted by those who have not yet got their fully played out. The notorious gambling in the staple articles of beef and barrel pork for the last year has been notorious and so great an evil, that in my jndg- it calls for an exposé, so that consumers may in what manner they have been taxed to support In 1854, it will be recollected, the corn crop of the West was, in the pork and beef fattening re- almost entirely cut offby along and wide spread ; bat ‘as the previous year's crop of corn was , it egpbled the farmers to produce a suiicient “ NEW YORK HERALD, TUESDAY, AUGUST 5, 1856. supply of both beef and pork. Notwithstanding this, there was an excitement raised by the wire operators in beef cattle at the West, in the epring of 1855, as to their scarcity, and through speculation, they placed it here almost out of the reach of any but wealthy citizens to enjoy a sirloin—a state of things which was, through the forestalling process, continued into the summer. It ruined, however, a large proportion of thespeculators. About the same time reports were freely circulated here and through- out the West, that owiag to the; short crop of corn the year previous, tens of thousands of stock hogs had died, and that in no event could it be possible to pro- cure, at the great packing points, more than half or two-thirds the number of hogs produced the year be- fore. From this commenced the offering and contract ing by the packers, at prices almost unprecedented, which was continued nearly to the close of the last packing season; and then to show the danger of over estimating on a short supply in the great West, a high prices, the number of hogs cut and packed a the large points, at the last packing season—185 and ’56—showed a large increase in numbers, and {ull ten per cent increase in weight. This state o affairs became at once alarming, and the question arose, what is to be done to get these wild and reck- Jess operators out of their difliculties ? A few very wealthy houses in thiscity had accept- ed for these operators to an immense amount, and at once set up the hue and cry that the statemen made by the Cincinnati Price Current (which ba heretofore been consi fered a correct authority) wa erroneous and not to be relied on. This statement made the number of hogs packed West, including increased weight, over 600,000 in number, and not bringinginto the ascount an excess of over two hundred thousand ed here. This at once caused our dealers who had been in the habit of seeing the business done here in a le gitimate manner to take sides with the Price Cur- rent, and from this spring has commenced a species of gambling, which is carried on in this way. The Selers last winter and spring sold short, mostly ,de- liverable in July, from $15 to $18 per bbl., near 40,000 bbls., and nearly all of this large amount was sold to the very same houses, who were the heavy advancers to the Western packer and speculator, who about that time wrote and urged those Western consignees to hold back their pork —hide it away and deny there was any at the large vacking points, or only enough for home consump- jon, promising if they did this, that it would enab) them to save them (the consignees,) to a certain extent, and teach these dealers who had dared to sell short a lesson that they would long remember, g at the same time that they controlled as acceptors seven or pies ot all the barrel kK here and West. This game, up to the present ime, has been very successfully played, and will be continued for some time to come, as many of the coma are yet to matare, during this and next mouth. ¢ The exhibit showed on the Ist inst. by the inspec- tors of meat, 41,000 barrels of pork, which is be- lieved by the trade to be 10,000 barrels less than are in this city and Brooklyn, and the fact that there is known to be near 25,000 bbls. at Louisville, and 10,060 bbls. at St. Louis, besides a large amount at other points and in transit, ought in my estima- tion to satisfy any reasonable mind that there is no good reason why the consume; has been compelled to pay the prices of fresh beef for barrel pork, or will do so, toa certain extent, espec! when bar- rel beef bas been most of the time full 100 per cent less; but unfortunately for the consumers, the game has been played so as to enable these acceptors, not as exactly as they pretended to their customers, to keep them from losing money, (for this they not do,) but to enable themselves to bag some seventy-live to one hundred thousand dol- lars, and this out of their preteuded re- gular business, at the expense of the con- sumer, with this immense stock on hand and yet to come forward. But it is stated by this combination thst there is to bea t scarcity of hoga, West, the coming season. Can any seasible man, who knows the resources of the great West, believe this for a moment, when it is well known that from one quarter to one half of the last year’s corn crop is now in the hands of the farmers, with the prospects of an immense crop the present ssason? But they say that packers at Cincinnati and Louisville are now contracting at 5ic. to 6c. for hogs for Nove n- ber. This, toa small extent, may be so; but if so, it is only carrying out the gam@that is not yet finished; and t do they care if they should lose a few thoussnd dollars on a few thousand hogs, if by so dvuing they can enable their friends here to con- tinue the present prices for a while longer. I would here state that the writer of this has not been inte rested in any of these name operations to the ex tent of a single barrel; and if these statements,which 1 believe are not colored near as_higt as is believed by the trade truih warrants, will cause the thinkin, ye to fully understand why barre! pork has ral ‘or the last sixty days from $19 to $21 bbl., with the immense stock on hand here and West, and an unprecedented light demand, while mess beef has sold at from $9 to $11. Consumer. The Supposed Case of Conspiracy Agains* Madame Desirce de Rondeau, : ANOTHER ACCOUNT OF THE AFFAIR. Tu regard to the large seizare of indiaa gooas, which has created such an excitement in the community, one of our reporters called on Madame de Rondeau, atthe Lafarge House, where she is stopping, and obtained from her certain facts, which seem to place the matter in quite a different light from the account published. Madame Désirée de Rondeau is of dark complexion, with beautiful eyes and teeth; in age she is no longer what the French would call exiréme jewneste. She pos- sesses ail the attractions which De Halzac has so well portrayed in “La Femme de Trenteans.”” Her conversation is most agreeable, and she has, no doubt, mingled in the best circles of society ; but her associations have been pria- cipally among the literati of Paris, Madame de Rondeau was, last year, travelling inthe Rast Indios with her dame de compagnie, and intended to return to Burope, She in- tended to leave for Rotterdam from Java, where her mo- ney was invested, but lost all she owned by the sudden death of ber agent there. She then went to Calcutta, where she was obliged to wait for assistance from her family, as she bad written to ber sister im France the causes which had delayed ber return, demanding, at the fame time, that the last of her property in France should be sold, and the proceeds transmitted to Caleutta, She thought that those funds would arrive on or about January of the present year, and engaged her passage on board of the Charles aad Pauline, Chevalier, commander, direct for Havre, for which port she had taken her passport. Unfortunately, however, on the day ef the departere of the ship, the 10th of February, she had not received any remittance. and was therefere obliged to postpone her voyage for a long time, as therc was no other ship up for Havre. After the departure of the French ship, Mada de Rondeau became acquainted with the commander of the Good Hope, who invited ber to visit bis ship, and stated in con ersation that if she would go to France via New York. she wonl! not be subject to much delay nor to any more expenses. In fact, the American ca;tain did not demand more than five hundred rupees, while she was to pay a thousand to go directly to France. She excclient accom. modations presented hy the Good Hope determined her to come by way of New York, whero, she was told, there were daily departures for Havre. ’ Meanwhile her funds bad arrived, and according to the advice of her triends, she had bought a valuable lot of foods, with the intention of selling them in France, and thus employ the surplus money which se had at her disposal, and which was the last of her fortune after what she had spent in travelling over the work. Madame de Rondeau embarke! on the 22d of March, with her dame de compagnie, an1 apprehensive that she might be subject to imposition and perhaps to violence, as they bad uo friends on board, they told no one that they hed valuable goods with them. captain, however, fas aware of the fact, as his lady ger had, during the voyage, occasion to show him the contents of one of her tronks. After a long and jatiguiog voyage, the Good Hope arrived at last at New York, and Madame de Ron deau hoped soon wo see la belle France again—but “man proposes and God disposes."’ The fair traveller obtained Firbout any diffictity leave to take to the hotel the tranks containing ber personal effects. But now her troubles were about to commence, When she came back, two days afterwards, with a broker. in order to have her oods examined atthe Custom Hfouse, she wae told by the enptain that everything was all right, and that she might take all her trunks without examination. Is it not, to say the least, strange that a pasrenger having more than forty pack: goods on board of a vessel, and that the osteo House officer, Whore duty it is to certify to the contents of every box landed, shold let them pass without taking notice of them: Howe rer |t may be, Madame R was very glial of the facilities afforded ber, and took all her baggage to the hotel. We shonld state here thai her lady companion was very ii), and that Dr. Leerand having been coneulted, ad. vised her to «tay in New York for some time, if she want- ed to keep her friend alive. This «he agreed to do; but as she was nearly out of fonds, ehe letormined to part with sore Of ber goods, in order to pay her expenses here. eing unable to speak Fnglich, «he procured the services of the hotel's cook, who promived to find @ pur- chaser, Indeed, one or two persons called at the hotel but no barcain was Goncladed. when, as hn- already been stated, two tom I10'V8e Officers on Tieaday last seized all the property of Madame de Rondeau, and even her onal effects, on thé ground that they were contraband. p to the present time none of her property hax been re. turned, and even her lettors and other papers have been kept from her, She hax applied to the Freuch Consul, who has placed the cvso in the hanes of his owa lawyer. a ‘without (rien ls here, and ina country of wioss and customs she is ygnorant, sho is entitied to from the proper authorities: and we hope that bave tiken her case in hand will gee that sha tecety es jitstiges ‘The Newspaper Press in New York, Penn- sylvania and [linots, FREMONT WITH MORK FRIENDS THAN THE OTHER TWO TOGETHER. NEW YORK. * BUCHANAN. Argus—Albany.dem.15,860 l’hilosopher—Horsehead=. Advertiser—Rochester 900 Post—Bultalo......... dem.6,200 1,060 Budget--Troy....dem. 660 Republican—Kingston.1,170 Courier—Buffalo, .dem. Republican—Saratoga. 2.160 dem. 1,000 Courier—Carmrel.dem. 900 Republican-Plattsburg Criminal Zeitupg—New dem, You 19,200 Democrat—Ballston: wh Democratic Press—Ly- ons... »»..dem, 400 Sentinel—Marysville., 800 Day Book—New York. ‘Truth Teller—N. York dem. 20,000 dem.4,423 Democrat—Hunting- Telegraph—Poughkeep- [5 a dem. 000 le............ dem.4,000 Democrat—Herkimerco.400 Union—Roch fr Gazette—Utica .,dem 1,500 dem.2,500 Irish American—New Watchman—Greenport YOPK 64 66 + one dem.12,000 iL. I, dem. 650 Journal of Commerce 13,420 —New York (daily 8 em. 8,800 jew York. , Ind, 5,500 News—New York.... dem. 2,000 Advocate—Batavia.. Military “Argi 800 Anzeiger des Wordens 700 ONT. Mirror—Warsaw.whig 750 whig, 4566 News—SaratogaSprings American Mechanic— whig. 8 Rhinebec Ind, 400 Post—NewYork (daily Advertiser. es 4,000) a++e dem. 7, wi Chronicle—Staten I whig. 860 Courier—Mohawk .... dem.1,000 Courier ‘and Enquirer, New York (daily 6,200)........ whig.9,500 Cambro American, dem, Republican—Ogdens- a tem. Rees tee \ Reformer—Watertown. Republican—Lewis On e' gua—new Reporter—Ai 8 Courler—Seneca Falls. 500 Republic—Buffalo’. Ind. 6,050 dem:1,050 Democrat—Rochester. Republican—Westfeld 400 whig.8,000 Iepublican Peekakill.. 600 Democrat-Lansingburg Manlar ton Ein ghana: ‘a lem. 12 Democrat—Jamestown Times—Troy ........- 1,000 dem,1,000 Tribune—New York (daily 19,480) whig. 70,120 Times—New York.... ind’$0,000 ‘Times—Rushville..... whi Times—Clyde.... ‘Tribune—Medina. .... whig. Wahig—renn Yann....1, 5 Abendzietung. .3 whig-16,000 Staats Nemoci 6, Journal—Ithaca..¢em.1,500 Neue Zeit Journal—Ellenvi 400 Journal—Kingston Journal—Low ville. Journal—Ballston Epa. .800 2 SS888SSS3E s Journal—Jamestown.. Long _ Islander—Hun- BEC ree cere sveeseredy! FILLMORE. Coronicle—Sing Sing. . Express—New York. ‘daily 10,000) whi; Herald—Sanay be Adyertiser—Buffalo... whig.2,200 American—Rochester. whig.7,100 American Eagle—Oatskill. + 700 Journal—Moaticell Journal—Punkir! = Advertiser—Fredon! Press—Salem... $00 Peoples’ l’ress—Kingston. Courier—Utica..K. 560 Com. Advertiser—New Maipmey—Adaar Weiss aes whig.3,500 N.S, Correction—-Sag Har- Transcript—Westileld. ce Mppebeaaadt 1,450 RECAFIFULATION, if - Circulation. ry 135, PENNSYLVANIA. BUCHANAN. Pennsylvanian—Phila- delphia.......dem.10,500 Pittsburger Republica- nei +. American Press—Lan Bucks County Express. 980 Possceteserees Correspondent, sees 600 Post—Pittsburg. Democratisch*! Bayeurnfreund., Wacehter......++... 700 Reading Adier.. ..... 700 Demoerat—Doy lestown Schuylkill Democrat,, 400 dem. 1,970 Stars and Stripes— Hamburg Schnetlpost. "860 — Harrisburg....dem. 400 Hanover Gazette., Telegraph and Harrisburg Pemoci ‘Neurgkeitsbote....., 600 Intelligencer—Lancas- Unanhaengrger Repub- ter.. 1,600 licamer......+...4+6 600 Jefferson ‘Democrat... '600 Unabhaengiger Demo- Neutralist CTA cee eee ereeenee Philadelp'a Democrat.6,000 FREMONT. Agitator—Wellsbor’h. 900 Journal— Huntingdon jladel- whi, American — I’! Lebanon Democrat. Mail—Warren Miners’ Jor American—!ndiana.. 300 Pottsville....K, N. 1,344 Amerikanischez Beo- Philadelphia Wochen- bachter.... 00 — biatt......... 600 Argus—Towandt 250 Phila. Freie Presse. 00 Argus—Beaver.whi 760 Pittsburger Courier.. 1,200 er Freiheits- Pittsbu: freum Reporter—Washing'n whig. 1,860 whig. 1,600 Record—Wilksbarre.. Courier—Lebanon... 1,800 whig. 600 Democrat—Honesd ‘le Record— Westchester whig. 500 Ind. 1,824 Dispatch—Pittsburg.. Register—Indiana.... 400 whig.13,000 Reporter—Towanda.. 500 Doy'estown Morgan- Republicanitehe Fiagze StOPD.....cs+ese- 800 | —Philadeipbia..... 5,000 Fagle—Waynesburg. 400 Republican--W'tches- Erie Zuschaver....., 000 .whig.1,300 Examiner—Lancaster jontrose press—L Sore Repost cu. paid Ex ancaster. epository —~ im whig. Dersburg,... whig. 1,600 Freeman—Mercer Star—Gettysbury.... 400 . Tolog raph—Harrisb’¢ KN, 1,500 Gazette—Lewistown.. Times—Poitadetphia. | Gazette—Vittsburg... Times—Bethiehem... whig. Ind. Cazette—New Castle. Uo vi Unsere Welt. . Vaterlandswa Volkstreund and Beo- 400 bachter. Whig—teliefonte.... 300 Whig—Hollidaysbarg whig. Whig— —s: oe Intelligenoer—Harris- Durg........ whig. Journal—Coudersport whig. cathe * whig. 3,180 Journal—Meadville.. . B. whig. 300 Whig—Morcer..whig. FILLMORE. 400 Jou Journal—Reading. Journal—Mercersb’y. Laminary—Muncy .. Miltoning— Milton... News—Philadelphia.. 4,000 News—Shi burg whig Chronicle—Redford.. Democrat—Bellefonte Fgle— York. Farmer—Rastot 500 Freemen—Bloon a0 Garette—Lewistown, 400 Herald—Scranton.... 200 Inquirer—Philadel*a. 11,000 Independent Prese— Williameport. i ILLINOIS, BUCHANAN. Times, Chiet 600 Union, Jorseyville... 300 emokrat, icngo.. 2,200 Democrat, Kankakee. 300 Argue, Rock islend.. 1,500 Argus, Woodstock ow Kock Islander, do. 1000 Republican, Carthage 400 Tribune, Belleville... 400 Herald, Quiney ct Advocate, Salem... Banker, Tak» Zurich ectator, (xin Towtew, Monmouth... Demokrat, Believille. oript, Dixon... Banner, Veoria,..... 00 latelligencer, Lacon. . Signa}, Joliet 950 Sentinel, Mi. Vernon. Standar!, Geneseo... 400 Patriot, Waterloo... Bulletin, Freeport... 300 Democrat, Carrolton. 900 Flagg, Ploomington,. 400 Times, Sterling..... » 400 Press. Peoria « 600 Calamet, Carlisio.... 350 Free |'ress, OW 600 Democrat, Middieport 300 Sentinel, Jacksonville 00 Constitution, Urbana. 500 Democrat, Princeton, 400 400 Gazette, Jonesboro’. . Timer, Gairo....... Spectator. Carlinville. irier, ii irier, Qui q Times, Rushville. . 900 Courier, Galena... 600 400 Observer, Vandalia., 400 300 Blade, Paris... 499 2850 Sentinel, 500 400 A 1000 Anszeigner, F 20 Courier. tion y rr 4 Democrat, Chieago....6,400 Democrat, Waterloo... 400 a. Press, i «+ GA0e on riba be Journal, ar Staats Zeitung Chicago. Zeitony, Belleville. Republican, Quine Whig, Qu finde Alan Isl'd lournal, Springfield gepabioes, Pe oria, rapseript, Peori Advertiser, Galen Advocate, Belleville... Journal, Lasalle. Press, Clinton Union, Urbana 000 200 -1,600 Sentinel, Sycamor 300 Journal, Freeport... "1000 Forum, ‘Atalanta. 400 Plain Dealer, Oquawka 200 Register, Rockfor 400 Free Press, Vittstield.. 250 Workman, Moline. 300 ‘True Democrat, Joliet, 00 Chronicle, Decatur... 400 Selograt sepkekee. Republican, Sterling. 400 ph, Lockport Press, Middleport..... 300 Press, Mandota Independent, Tishkilwa 800 ‘Times, Monticello. . 600 Journal, Greenville. Post, Prireston,, 600 Advertiser, Fulton City 400 Atlas, Monmouti.”.... 00 Gazette, Wheaton... 80 re rat, Gal Courier, See, ae sp os 400 Republican, Mt. Carrell 400 Republikaner, Galva wean" 600 Journal, Elgi » 850 Journal, Wai le,, 400 "= Prairie State, Jersey- Herald,’ Chester oe: 4 Telegraph, Dixon. 800 Republic, Genese Democrat, Rocktord... 600 Gem, Lebanon. Pantagraph, Blooming- Prairie State, Dec ton 409 ‘Tribune, Jtenntpen. Voik=)iaat + 600 Republican Macoom. 600 Journal, Morris... Joureal, Quincy.,.... FILLMORE. Times, Bloomington... 900 Telegraph, Marsnall.. 600 RECAPITULATION, ena 0. of Papers, Circulate Bucbaran... “ ole 550 Fremont 76 Fillmore. + 2 1,609 TOTAL IN THREE STATES. BUCHANAN. FREMONT. -FILLORE. No. of Curcu- No.of Creu. No. of Cireu ion. . lat New York Ta ra Pennsylvania, a TDimois.. 2 Total... 208,070 3 63 Our Washington Correspondence. Wasutnorton, August 2, 1556. Senator Toombs’ Secession Declarations in Con- nection with Fremont’s Election—Unsatisfacto. ry Working of the Japan Treaty—Visit of Go- vernor Wise to New York to Address the Demo- eracy—Mr. Seward’s Bill on Patent Law Re- form, &c., §c. Mr. Toombs risks nothing in reputation by his printed letter declaring disunion in the event of Fremont’s election. majority of this gentle- man's speeches, during this session of Congress, contain similar sentiments, so that the publication of his letter in the Heraup brings to us of this city nothing that is new, original or interesting. It is however, unfair in Mr. Toombs to make Fremont’s election the sole necessity fora dissolution, having himself repeatedly declared in the course of the week, in the Senate, that the South would secede from the Union if continued to bs taxed for the benefit of the North and West. Yet the Union goes on, in the very face of this threat, and over a half million of dollars are voted daily, under the eyes and in the hearing of Mr. Toombs, for river and harbor improvements. Mr. Toombs’ backers heretofore in the Senate have generously turned over to him, for settlement, all interest and titles which they may have enjoyed in the exclusive privilege of working out a disunion of these States; but unfortunately for the Georgia Senator, his chances of success are hourly diminishing. Still the ery of “ going,” *‘ going,” must be kept up for ef- fect, and a velter “ crier,” or auctioneer for the sale of the Union, than the honorable Senator, is not just now to be found. The unsatistactory workings of the Japan treaty, which does not appear to be understood by the Japa- bese as amenable to the interpretation pe upon it by its negotiator, is becoming 1 suurce of trouble to this government. It is understood that there are several complaints before the United States, where have been denied the rights and —. of trading which are ranteed by he translated treaty to A can citizens. When protests of non-conformaty to treaty arrange- ments are presented by Oi mye or traders, a copy of the original agreement is brought forward, aud the differences between it and the published treaty as eppearing in our papers, are readily pointed out to the party interested. Out of the number of ame- rican vessels that bave visited Ja) since the treaty made by the United States with that Power, there not 4 solitary instance noted of a departure from the old system gripening, Lamatican, trade with that favoral country, at to our mercantile interests. The Japanese copy of the bie as brought to this ited since it was receiv- pouaty bas not been translat ed, and hence it is im ible to say how far our English version of it may correspond with the original. Inquiries at the Department of State will sa! those who doubt, that nothiag, in the least, has been gained by our recent efforts to open an improved trade with Japan. Governor Wise has consented to address the de- mocracy of New York in September coming. He is to speak in the city, and als» at Syracuse, where the great State gathering of the Unionists is to be held. The bill of Mr. Seward on Patent Law reform is highly spoken of, as the best that for many years has been presented to Congress. [t was introduced in July last, but in all mige yo? will not be con- sidered during this session. It does away with all the objections that were ur; ‘ainst the passage of the bill introduced by i : ho Island. tor James of Rhode Kansas—The es of Squatter Sove- reignty. A BORDER RUPFIAN CONSTITUTIONAL ARGUMENT. {From the Journal of Commerce, Aug. 4. Kansas Arratns.—It has suited the — of ctionalists to diffuse the Le t the design the area of slavery, and some have had the e{Tron' to assert that by its peoreens slavery is establ in all the Territories of the United States. making this ‘tion they doubtless act 1 tinciple that “a lie well stuck to is as ruth; for they know fuil well that the only portion of the Kansas-Nebraska bill which contains ‘the most distant allusion to slavery, namely, the 32d sec. tion, distinctly proves the falsehood of their asser- tion. The concluding portion of the 32d section ex- ptetsly provides ‘That the constitution and all laws of the United States which are not locally inapplicable sball have the same force and effect within the said Territory of Kansas as elewhere within the United States, except the eighth section of the act preparatory to the admission of Mis souri into the Union, approved March sixth, eighteen hundred and twenty, which being inconsistent with the principle ¢f non intervention by Congress with slavery in the States and ‘ferritories, as recognized by the legislation of ely hteen hundred an! Sfty, -ommonly called the compromise measures, is hereby ‘leciared ‘nopera tive and vetd. it being the true intent and mean: S this act not to legisiate elavery into any Territory or State, nor to excivde it therefrom, but to the peopie thereof perfeetly free to form and re : institutions in their own way, ubjc tution of the United States; Vroviied, that nothing here- in contained shall he construed to revive or put in force any law or regulation which may have existed prior to the act of the sixth of March, eighteen bunired and twenty, either protecting, establishing, prohibiting, or abolishing slavery. : It would puzzle subtler casuists than the abolition to tortare this into me | It ts too clear to admit of dispute or cavil that it was the intention of Congress to clothe thy le of the Ter. ritories with ample power to exclud ery from within ite, as Well while they continned Ter. provisions for its exclusion from the State when that transition ehail take place. Toe only question that can be raised upon the act in this regard must relate to the effect of the grant—that is, whether the constitution authorizes Congress to clothe the people of the Territories wich the ‘er to exclude slavery there Territories. 1 have not the power eee © ere thts y . it itis, 1 think, quite certain that if the objection raised in behalf of the slave States in respect to legislation for the ern: ment of the Territories is well founded, that objection could not be obviated, either by the restoration of the Missouri! compromise or ly the re-adoption of the old mode of settling the question of slavery in_the Territo- riet by the direct ory of Cony her these questions are settled by the act of of the Terri- tories, or by the direct legisiasion of }, Or by the restoration of the Missouri compromise (80 far as that would reach,) the validity of the settlement in each case, thal upon the eoneuauonahty ot tat act; aud this woud and 8 would, of course, have been the case i{ the Nebraska Kansas act bad not recognired in terme the subjection of the powers it intended to grant to the constitution. ‘The true intent and meaning of the act was, to remove the slavery trom the national og hy je of the Torttorne ed this wise and provision been allowed to go into quiet its are well aware — and 80 is intelligent man in the nation who ‘has not fanatic zeal to get the better of his that there was no probability of og nent know! of the characteristics of Kangas : and of the liarities of slavery, to show the ¢ruth this position. To bave assented to this gettle- the question, however, would bave obteed the sectional agitators to abandon a course which they hope to turn to e» much advantage in the Presidential election. Ji was necessary, therefore, for the accomplishment of their objects, to the North and the South ima position of aat nism for the mastery in Kansas: to persuade oue that its rights and interests were attacked, that the Sou! was usurpi and that “ Border Ri strangle freedom in ite deadly embrace, and to induce the other to assume @ tion of defence, under the belief that ita tutions and privileges were menaced with destruction, It was necessary to make the repeal of the Missouri restriction the groundwork of a wide-spread sec- tional agitation; and the best and easiest way of doing so waa by raisin, aye cry that Kansas was to be made a slave State, by culling the phalanx of free soilers and abolitionists to the rescue,and by a pompous display of bluster and braggadocio, excit- ing, unhappily with too much success, an active op- position on the pat of the South. What did they care so long as they gained their purpose, if the strife of passion which they had engaged should surpass control and plunge the country into the horrors of civil wart ‘The more envenomed the dis- cord, the more abundant the advantages which these vuprincipled schemers hoped to derive. All that avarice and thirst of power could offer in the shape of inducement—every advantage that grossly exag- gerated rumor and wilful perversion of fact, could afford—were skilfully and assidiousiy employed to keep alive the inflamed passions of both parties, and to present Kansas as the arena where the North and the South were to meet ia unflinching oppo- sition, and, perhaps, in sanguinary combat. When they saw that the wise and determined interpo- sition of the executive had avorted civil war, which at one time seemed imminent—had overawed the violence of the factionists in the Territory, and was resolved on the vindication of the majesty of the law at all hazards—they adroitly shifted the scene of agitation to the halls of Congress, and have perencaany refused to listen to any proposition, owever conciliatory or pantalla which would de- poe them of the power of keeping the issue opea efore the people in the Presidential canvass. It is Papen ie for anybody not blinded by their so- phisms, to avoid seeing that their purpose is not the speedy, just and peaceful adjustment of the Kansas troubles, but their vigorous maintenance, for the “hoopronlng of agitation and disco From their irst step, in endeavoring to torce a free soil emigra tion into the Territory, to their virtual rejection of the pacificatory bill which recently the Se- nate by an overwhelming majority, and the still more recent act of ousting Gen. Whitfield from his seat and attempting to foist into his place Mr. Reeder, the Topeka rebellion Senator, in subversion of the most trite and ordinary j,rinciples of justice, the impartial observer cannot ‘tail to see that their every movement has tended towards the prolonga- tion rather than the settlement of the contest. Aad this we honestly believe is what they desire. Marine Court. Before Hon. Judge Maynard. ACTION “AGAINST THE CENTRAL PARK POLICE FOR TRESPASS. Ava. 4.—Seudder vs. John WW. Bennett.—This suit is brought by a colored man against a Captain of the Police, for ousting his effects from a house in the Central Park, in trespass. The defence is, that the Commissioners were authorized to appoint a po- lice force for the protection of the park, and ap- pointed the defendant as Captain of that force, who acted under orders from the Commissioners. John Pye being examined, deposed—I am a po- liceman on the Central Park: { don’t know the plaintiff; never saw him that I know of; I know a certain house called the Scudder House; it was un. oceupied in June last; I assisted in carrying out some old rubbish; one or two other policemen helped to carry the things out; Capt. Bennett ordered me to go and bel» to clean out that house. ‘roas-examined—I went into this louse two or three days before these things were removed; the house was vacant and not locked; the rubbish I moved was old harness. Jobn W. Bennett, defendant, called by plaintiff_— she knows the house in question; ft never was locked to my pins I never broke open the door, and never directed it to be done: I directed the things in the house to be taken out; I should think it took about five minutes to clean out the house; I vever saw the plaintiff to my knowledge; I com- menced on the Central Park about the first of June as Captain of a police force; the house belonged t» the Corporation of this city: after the things were re- moved there were some children there of defendant's, and I told them,to put the things in a safe place; T also told them where they might +! the things, and that I would lock them up until they wanted them; the children put them there, and I locked them up until they were called for by defendant's chi'dren; there was about a wheelbarrow full of thin, puta tenant inthe house (a black woman), who there a few days, when the rats drove her out. Cross-examined—I was appointed by the Com- missioners of the Central Paik to take charge of all houses not tenanted, and under those instractions I took charge of this house, and the Commissioners have approved of my acts in relation to this house; when | took charge of this house there was no per- zon in care of it. Eliza Benben (colored) sed—I did know where the plaintiff lived in Eighty-fourth street; I don't know where he moved; the door was locked when Ca Bennett opened it; I saw him open it with his hand and foot; the plaintiff was not present when defendant opened the door; I saw the man remove the things from the house, and put them in the yard; I went there with Captain Bennett, and some other policeman. Cross examined—I cannot tell the day ot the week northe month that Captain Bennett opened this house; I never had seen Captain Bennett be fore; some girls there said it was Cues Bennett; I mean to swear that Captain Bennett kicked open the door of this house, this year, about dusk; Ben- nett then called to the men take the things out; and the men put them out into the yard; Ido not know what any of the things were tliat were taken out. Ada Thom (colored)—I knew the house that Scudder lived in: I went up to this house with Capt. Pennett and others, and I saw the door opened, but who opened it I cannot say; if it was fast, it opened very easy; they the things out, and I moved in; I think it was between three or four o'clock P.M.; Eliza Benben went there with me; I did not stop there more than one day; the rats were very thick; I ae nothing down but the rats would get it, and I left. Cross examined—I did not pay any attention to what the things were that were moved out; I moved in the seme day defendant put the things out of the house: Mr. Scudder had moved out before this some days. Mary Thompson, daughter of the last witness, gave similar evidence. ‘The Court—The defendant was not in possession; therefore he cannot maintain trespass. ere pre mises are unoccupied, title draws possession after it. The city owns this p '. moved out a week previous. It was the of the defendant, as agent of the Central Park Commis- sioners, to take charge of all unoccupied buildings in the Central Park. The old rubbish that was re- moved bad not been to be worth anything nor to have belonged to the iam of the opinion that judgment should go for the defendant. Judgment defendant, with #10 costs and al- lowance. Theatrical, Musical, &. Ninto’s Ganpew —The Ravels ihseming is, pr evel . tty ballet entitled “Les Abeilies,” and Mr. pba in his celebrated tight feats. fresnel M combination of a! Bowrry Tararee—The most vociferous and en- i continues to greet the drama of thusiastic “Pirates of the Mississi, one ee = hom is The ecevery used in both Baars tortie lays. Miss Faxxy Deaxe is to it her dra room entertainment at the Breewey PP aii | this evening. Parntivos, &c.—Drop in at the Dusseldorf Gal- lery, if you desire to inapect the largest and costliest collcction of pictures, statuary, &c., in the country. Gro. Curtsry axp Woop’ their hall for the season last day start id their tour ELES closed and will to- interior. The: ing —— oeancePedl Sates A guished violinist 9%) fite ome of hig concerts at Saratoga daring the the assistance of thle re ec guet for ete taaloal potty. | | 3 ADVERTISEMENTS RENEWED EVERY DAY. —THE THIRD DINNER on Wednesday, ) take lace at foodiawn, ‘August 6 "by otder of K. C. MOWTGOMERY, Preodeat 0. ©, F.~THE R. W. GRAND LODGE OF 801 * + ern New York will commence its newton, 4 room, 0. F Mall, Corner ‘of Grand ‘ond A > * streets, om Wednesday morning. the inst., at 20 0’ order, . wslirs rey I. DAVIES. Grand Becta a JOH. res [*PORTANT TO, PARTIES LOCATING LAND WAR ran's.—The undersigned will locate, for # commission, jand warrants upon lands restored to market from railroad re: servations in several land districts of Wisconsin, if application is made. Said lands, from thelr eoniguiay 1 Uia- provements, will pay 4 protit o 300 per cent this year. STORK & JAMISO} Western Land and Farm Agency, 29 Broadway. at wholesale and tail. By f a meeting on Weduesday next, A notified that we hi ust 6, to organize a real association ou behalf of the coi P. Scherrer, ¥. Boslet, F. Vitter, A. Hubbschmit:, P. Ker: mer, M. Miller, Ii. Kruger. ASONIC NOTICE —NEW YORK LODGE, NO. 330, will meet this (Tuesday) evening, August 5, al their room @orinthian), corner of Grand and Centre streets, By order of FaML, A. Ross, Sec’; € AS. D. BROWN, W. M. JERS PER CITY OF BALTIMORE OTIC arer » 6th of August, incousejuence or the state or the tide: the Oivy of alt proceed down the river, aud auchor below New ‘The steamer Logan Will leave Queen street wharf, om oruing, at7 olock precisely, to convey Passea. a ngers are soqunsies to be’on board G. DALE, Agent. —P ASS! whe: RRORIVER $2 CHAMBERS J Ho ‘ork, June 2, 1866— musi inevitably oocer the latest day the to adopt the f woe will be rigidiy adhered to durin, = KE HH len: ala reveive no money after m 3 shor biticer io this Department is etrietly pr gavelopes eoutatniay money of checks tm the taxes By order HESRY H. HOWAR! : 0 OF aaiae, NO. 6 CITY ‘To tae Puniic—Keports having obtained circulation of the existe nce of disease, d to create unnecessar, alarm inthe public mind, the Commissioners of Health deem tt form ‘Notwithstanding the large increase of mortality for the week euding the 19th, over the previous week, the total death Were slats xix G6) less than the, corresponding week of 1866, which year Was unusually healthy; the mortality for the year having been ‘ive thousand five hundred and twenty-ste s8 than in 5 sioners, desirous of using timely precaution for of disease and the preservation of health, meet Sundays excepted) at I2o'clock, M., at their’ of acting on ali matiers over which the AC 0. BARKER, oe 1 3 sident Hoard of Counciimen, 1)., Health Officer. b . DRAKE, Chairmaa, Valentine Heacy, SON HERRICK, AM MCCON KEY, MASTER.—SHIPPERS OF tis vessel on ner late passage cum Boston sailed in April to for- aed their invoices aod bills of lading, tm vive the proceoda of cargo saved, the olully lost on Elbow Key, on the Lat unet. Walt BROTHERS, $6 Wali aireet. | Committes, Vessel having SATT! New York, Jul Ri) —FERDINAND OLRICH, PUPIL OF KALK- browne to inform his pupils o€ New York and will retura fo town on Mon: A Sept. 8. ion on the piano. to qualify teachers iu har- terpoiut and the “song of the piano.” the latter Jy so much neg ected, $49 per quarter. ‘The sudserip- list {s c.osed; uo more openings for next season. LUABLE WRITING, ARITHMETIC LU he g classes, open day and eventag, by H. © ROWER, » Private instrcetions at the Pesl- dence of pupil Wed visiting cards and orna- ate engravings. ARITHMETIC, WRITING, &c.—MR. for the past eight years at 230’ Broadway, ‘clegnnt rooms No. 862 Broad: nd thoroughly fitted for the ble terms, OF FRENCH CHER ers. T ish branches, ADAME BERGIER RESPECTFULLY [NFORMS HER friends aud the public in general that her boarding aud day achoo! for young indies will be reopened va Wednesday tember i. Circulars cau be obtained ai her residence, 132 Madison avenue. RS—OF THE HIGHER ENGLISH BRANCHES, French and drawing, unitediy or separateyy, ble positions, in a first class seuinary, by ad- immediately Livingston, Post office, New York. FRS.—A RESPECTABLE YOUNG : mong sewing machine, would iructress.. Any Tespecta Y please address Mra Lennox, Noe ldt Kast MUSICAL AND DANCING. DID ROSEWOOD PIANO FOR “). o first class instrument, of excellent: new, Apply at 40 Broome street, cloe! ‘T CARVED SEVEN OCTAVE ROSKE sale. richly finished round corners, beaw- {fully Lined with satin wood and white holly, rich and brilliant tone, made by a celebrated e@y maker; lias all the modern improvements; has not bee use three months: will be bold for $240 ean a rare bargain. | Apply at 101 West Keven fonts rect, near Kighth av for four days, from 5 A. M. SPM. best makers i sireet near FINE ROSEWOOD PIANOFORTE FOR SALE—-IN good order, round corners, seven octay 'T_ SONGS FOR THE PROPLE.—JUST PUR- THE FREMONT NUSTER, containing the popular campaign song: hout the L nion, among whic " COZANS, Wy Nasaau sirect, A PRIMA DONNA ELIZA VALENTINI TEACHES ig pnd the piano, and ean be seen every day from No. 2 Clinion place, corner of Kighth street, in ve private m soirees every (wo C vices as organist to (ap town most eon: qualifiestions, he ve Capacity was rope, Address 4. Herald Pps NO FOR SALF—A GOOD SECOND HAND PIANO, ‘six octave, tor $100, including two quarters’ instruction, Address C. M., Chatham sqnare 1 office. TANOFORTE FOR SALE—AT A GREAT SACRIFE bert & Co."s celebrated pianos, with the piendid tove, and an entirely new instra- ment. Will be a great sacrifice (0 @eash customer. Ap~ ply ot $1 Grand street, near Thompson, this afternoon, be- tween 3 and 6 o'¢lock. LOTHING.—LADIES AND GENTLEMEN HAVING receive the utmost value any to dispose of can re aan n by, addreee- ing 8. Cohen, 12 Laurens street, Broadway. Ladies attended to by R, L. DERBY BEGS TO INFORM Ra gly CO,, ts. the cestom Sep ct” "The great’ the house for procuring sft the latest styles of ve him than heretofore for the Fashionable and stylish garments, He will parueular Bitention to ‘up United States army and navy ie iH be to b friends and Te San departat of Dy DRVLLN & CO. corner of Broad wagr and Warren street. SOUTHERN AND MERCHANTS WISH. oecribers ee ine eloching the sw tein ten faving a lafce experience in thie iat Heir business, now offer superior inducementa to or will make fo order (on a mall commission, direct from the ira) ons, in the most and fashionable manner, and at rates: , ene saine ‘Ail dealers well Know the difienity of etling rn consequence of bad st 5-H feel that by onr system al so ed we are ready to convince MATRIMONIAL. BO Fs racter, by aa i; ng i we bw postage. reagents Vellantes New York Post OVE TESTS —I UPON THE Livan Wat aes Ge eee fsacvermere world! mairimonially set in tn J, way . ~ er, ae. ° . e

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