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4 NEW YORK HERALD. sa5ES GORDON BENNESS, sDrros AND PROPBIETOR, erricd ¥. W. CORNER OF MABSAU AND VULTON OFS. ct cast ecehanDaie =—— Votame KX) eS tad AMUSEMENTS THIS EVENING, WIBLO’S GAR: |, Broadway—Youse HeNGize ON THE ‘Terr fore Fiona ix ‘ZEPrayR—— ASPHODEL. ROWERY eesrae,. wrri—Pas om Decx sy Mums. WAY ATHEN SUM, 654 Broadway—Deawina artnet ‘sy Miss Paxny Deane. ‘SUKULDORF GALLERY, ‘Broadway -V ALuUssLa visa ine esseane masevanen on hives’ be. ES New York, Thureday, August 7, 1856. preteen ERY The News. The steamship Glasgow, from Glasgow 22d ult., arrived last evening. She brings no news. The Asia, which left Liverpool on the 26th for this port, snow in her twelfth day, and her arrival may be Jooked for at any moment. She will bring three days ater intelligence. We have some additional reports of the elections in Towa, Kentucky and Missouri. They indicate What the democracy have been successful in those States; but it will be several days before we shall have received sufficient returns to enable us to speak confidently upon that point. The proceedings of Congress yesterday were im- . passed of river and hy Bs one PE yp te of navigation at Hurlgate. The bill providing for a ‘wagon road to the Pacific was also passed. A peti- tion was presente: the Ocean Steam Naviga- tion Company, for a renewal of their mail contract, and against the bill to make one with Com. Vanderbilt. Mr. Seward introduced a bill providing for a change of venue in the case of the persons charged with treason in Kansas. It was referred to the appropriate committee. The House passed « bill granting to Mississippi 1,500,000 acres of land for railroad pur poses. A bill was introduced granting lands for similar objects in Nebraska, Minnesota and Kansas. ‘The General Appropriation bill was reported by the Committee of the Whole, with the amendments adopted by the nigger worshippers. The chairman of the Committee of Ways and Means proposed a -substitute, omitting the appropriation forthe Kansas Legislature, and excluding the anti-slavery provisos restricting the proposed expenditures. It was ruled out of order, and the voting on the amendments was proceeded with. Mr. Dunn’s amendment, requiring the enactment of a Kansas pacification bill and the prohibition of slavery in Kansas and Nebraska,was re- jected—45 yeas to 110 nays. Mr. Grow’s amendment, requiring the abandonment of the prosecutions for treason and other alleged offemces against the Jaws of the Legislature of Kansas, was adopted—84 yeas to 69 nays. The appropriation for the expenses of the Legislative Assembly of Kansas was stricken oat—# to 58. The amendment that no part of the money be expended for prosecuting or detaining persons charged with treason, was agreed to—S2 to 66. The bill with there restrictions was then passed by a vote of 84 to 55, the democrats and conserva- tive Know Nothings, together with Messrs. Dunn and Bennett, republicans, voting against it. The evening cession was devoted to political matters. The President sent to the Senate yesterday his reply to the resolution calling for information rela- tive to affairs in San Francisco, together with the correspondence upon the subject. An abstract of the documents way be found under the telegraphic bead. Yesterday the American and People’s State Con- ventions met a) Hartford, Conn., and fused upon a ticket for Fremont Presidential Electors. One thou sand delegates were in attendance. The New Jersey Democratic State Convention was held at Trenton, yesterday. Wm.C. Alexan- der, of Mercer county, was nominated as candidate for Governor, on the first ballot. Candidates for Presidential Electors were also nominated. After the adjournment of the Convention, John Van Ba- ren, Hon. John A. Dix, Hon. Robert J. Walker, ex- Gov. Bigler, of Pa., and others, addressed the peo- ple at a pumerously attended mass meeting. The Health Commissioners yesterday gave the City Inspector power to compel the tenants of Rag Pickers’ Row and Rag Pickers’ Paredise, in Sheriff and Third streets, to vacate forthwith the pre- mises. Extracts from a communication from the City Inspector describing these premises, and submitted to the Commissioners, are given in the report of the proceedings of the Board, to be found elsewhere. It is understood that a number of the lower class tenant houses of the city will be directed to be simi- larly vacated, so as not to jeopardize the health of ‘those living adjacent to such tenements. In case of non-compliance on the part of landlords and tenants with the instructions of the City Inspector, they are liable to arrest and summary punishment by fine not exceeding one thousand dollars or imprisonment not exceeding one year, or by both such fine and impri- sonment. This, meanwhile, is the first instance of the exercige of this power. The Resident Physician at Quarantine sent in his report to the Commissioners of Emigration yester- day, in reference to the number of cases of yellow fever that have occurred at that place since the 18th of June last, when the disease first appeared. The Commissioners were desirous of publishing it, bat were prevented from doing so by a resolution passed hy the Board of Health requesting themto keep matters secret as yet. Thi+ policy the Commission- ers agreed to adopt, althongh they condemn it, and argue that it will create more apprehension than it will allay. However, all the material facts have been published in the Herat: and we are informed that the number of -ases at Quarantine has decreased since the date of the publication. During the past week 3.404 emigrants arrived at this port, making 74,771 so far this year. During the month of July 59 vessels landed cargoes of passengers at Castle Ga den depot— in all, 16,043 emigrants. They brought with them #784602 in money—an average of $48 14 per head. This large emigration haa de- reared the indehtednras of the Commissioners to $30,545 1% No business of importance was transacted by the Board of Councilmen lost evening. The resolution appropriating five hundred dollars to enable the New York Volunteers to celebrate the anniversary of the entrance of the American army into the Halls of the Montezumas was taken ap in Committee of the Whole, and ordered to a third reading. The re solntion increasing the pay of Health Wardens from $2 to $3 per diem, passed to a third rewing. The second annual convention of the American Dental Society was held yesterday at the Hope Cha- pel, some seventy delegates being in attendance from various States of the Union. Two sessions were beld during the day, a full report of which wil be found in another colama. It ia understood that they are to remain in session the whole week, their Proceedings to be closed with a public dinner on Batarday evening 5 An important opinion of Judge Hoffman on ma ritime insurance. wili be found in another coloma. It will be read with interest by the mercantile com munity, and by laymen as well as lawyers, Mesers. Pryor and Ridgeway, editors, from Rich mond, fought a del at Bladensburg, yesterday morning, with pistols, at ten paces. The wfair was amicably adjusted without bloodshed. The cotton market was inactive yesterday, and the sales confined to about 300 a 500 bales, without change in prices. Samples of the new bale of cot ton received by the steamer Alabama, were placed with brokers, it having been forwarded from Savan- peh, Georgia, by Mr. Caruthers. It was of fine color and quaiity for the first picking of upland and in neat, clean condition. It wae valued at above 22 cents per Ib Flour, with @ good demand PIRATES oF tHE Missis- RARDE—PO-CA-HON TAS. ZEW YORK HERALD, THURSDAY, AUGUST 7, 1856, for the East and for the British provinces, with some demand also for France, was steady at the previous day’s quotations. Wheat declined apout 5 cents per bushel. Corn was firmer, with sales of sound West- ern mixed at 66c. a 67c. Rye was sold at 85c. a 86c. Pork was steady at $20 a $20 12 for mess, and $17 75 a $18 25 for prime. were more active, with sales of 1,100 to 1,200 hhds., at steady prices. Coffee was more active, and including some lots which changed hands the day previous, the sales embraced about 2,700 bags Rio, and 1,500 mats Java, with 200 bags Laguyara, at full prices. Freights were in moderate request. To Liverpool rates were rather easier, with engagements of wheat, in bags, at 6}d.a 69d. and 7d. in ship’s bags. To other ports there was no change of moment to notice. The market yesterday was overstocked with beef cattle, while a limited demand prevailed, and prices declined somewhat, the average being 84 cents per pound—a few extra bringing as high as 10 cents, Veal calves were in scamt supply, and sold quickly at 5 to 7cents. Sheep and lambs were dull of sale, at from $2 to $6 per head. Best quality milch cows bought $75 to $80, while inferior sold for $28 te $50. The Administration in the Field for Bucha- nan or Secession. ‘That our incredulous readers, if we have any, may be convinced that doubt and alarm have crept into the democratic camp, we transfer to this paper for their edification, a leading article from the Washington Union, endorsing the de- claration of Mr. Senator Toombs, that * the elec- tion of Fremont will and ought to be the end of the Union.” The particular object of this disunion argument of the Cabinet organ is to show that Fremont, as the nominee of the Philadelphia Republican Con- vention, must, if elected, be a sectional Presi- dent, and drive the South, by his coercive policy upon slavery, to secession, or else he must be false to the party and the principles with which he is associated in this canvass. Therefore, if elected, without further ceremony there will be an end of the Union. ‘This bit of pettifogging may be briefly answer- ed. In the first place, Col. Fremont is not the candidate exclusively of the free soilers of the Philadelphia Convention. He was, in fact, rather forced upon that Convention, than otherwise, from the outside pressure of public opinion. He is the candidate of whigs, democrats, know nothings, native and adopted citizens, Protes- tants and Catholics, who are opposed to the per- petuation of this Pierce and Forney democratic dynasty; and the principles upon which he is ad- vocated extend beyond the slavery question, and comprehend all that vast schedule of reforms and retrenchments required for the purification of the government at Washington. As against the democratic nominee, the position of Fremont is analagous to that of Gen. Harrison in 1840, and the popular movement in his behalf presents a sim’lar spontaneous fusion of men of all parties. As the nominee of the Philadelphia Conven- tion, however, there is nothing in the platform he occupies to make him a sectional candidate. That platform sets out with declarations as good and strong in behalf of the constitution, the Union, and the rights of all sections of the Union, as the Cincinnati platform itself. The only issue upon which Fremont occupies anything that may be charged as a sectional position is the Kansas issue. Upon that question be declares himself in favor of the admission of Kansas as a free State, That is all that his Philadelphia supporters pro- pose in regard to Southern slavery. They pro- pose to abide by the Fugitive Slave law—to sus. tain the rights of the South in all those places where slavery is an established institution; and to make no attempt to disturb it, even in the District of Columbia, This platform is so un- acceptable to Garrison, Phillips, and their aboli- tion associates, that they have declared themselves against Fremont as a compromiser with slavery, and in favor of the superior chances of a more embittered disunion agitation of slavery with the election of Buchanan. In addition, therefore. to the history, educa- tion, associations and antecedents of Fremont, which are all so many guarantees in favor of a patriotic and constitutiona inistration, there is really nothing, even in te Philadelphia plat- form, to justify this contemy ible threat of seces- sion if he be elected. But hat are party plat- forms? They straw bal the best of them, A good man is only relionee. The Cincin- nati plaiform bas alvealy Ion several times kieked out of Congress by the democracy of that body upon these river and harbor bills passed over Mr. Pierce's vetoes. We pas no regard to party platforms—they are mere jerty tricks— we look to the man. And what i+ the Fremont which threatens to set the fre? He is in favor of making free State. Is there anything uncoustitational n that? Under the democratic administration of Mr. Polk there was a law passed organ- zing the Territory of Oregon, with a provi- sion positively prohibiting “slavery or invo- luntary servitude in the Territory, except in the ponishment of crimes.” And that act was signed by President Polk, and is «till the existing eu- preme law of Oregon. Why. then, should the same principle, in reference to Kansas, be now declared by our democratic philosophers a justifi- ation of secession, disanion and civil war? Now, we think that Kansas, in view of the cheeks and balances of the constitution, ought to be given to the South; but the same object of a southern balance of power, or equilibrium in the Senate, might, perhaps. be more readily attained by another plan, the terms of which already exist in the Texas compact of annexation. This plan is to admit Kaneas as a free State, and at the same time to admit one, or even two. additional slave States from the present mpire State of Texas. This may be done with Fremont as President; while, on the other hand. t ix till quite likely that the South may secure the Territory of Kansas itself before the next in- anguration, if they manage their carda with a little more skill than Mr. Pieree, Mr. Douglas, Mr. Atchison, Mr. Stringfellow and the border ruffiane have done. Without waiting, howevar, for anything far- ther, Mr. Fillmore says that the South will and ought to secede if Fremont should be elected. Mr. Buchanan echoes the same sentiment, and Mr. Toombs peremptorily declarce, without awhy ora wherefore, that “the clection of Fremont will and ought to be the end of the Union.” There is something particularly moan and dis- honest in this thing. It is “he I win, taib lose.”’ “If I am elected, very well: but if a ed, there will be rebellion, secession and dis- anion, for we can’t stand it.’ Worse than mean- nees or mere diehonesty—there is something which emacke of incipient treason in thig thing. It strikes at the very root of popular government— the will of the majority of the people. Fremont awaits the decision of the people: and whether for him against him, he will bow the pepnigr will, Not so with Mr, Fillmore or ta not eo with Mr. Buchanan. They say, if they are defeated the will of the peeple shall be trampled under foot, and the election shall be nullified by revolution. Such men are but little better than confessed traitors, and are unworthy the public confidence, North or South. We have but one Presidential candidate before the people ready and willing to submit to their judgment, yea or nay. He is the only bona jade candidate in the field; the only one running upon that great fundamental principle of obedience to the will of the majority, whatsoever that will may be, and that candidate is Fremont. He does not counsel the secession of the North should the South elect Buchanan, or should Fill- more get a plurality in the city of Buffalo. He is honestly and in good faith before the people for their suffrages, and will abide by their judg- ment. The decency, dignity, and nationality of this constitutional attitude of Fremont, in con- trast with the mean, tricky and treacherous posi- tion of Buchanan and Fillmore, commands our respect, and we doubt not will contribute much to command the respect of all classes of our voters who respect the law of the majority. Otherwise the ballot box will become a farce, and the bayo- net will take its place. Fremont and free elections against Bucharan and barricades. Prospects of Revolution in Spain, France and Europe generally. Our last letters from Europe state that the is- sue in Spain is still undecided, and that the se- cret societies in France are largely on the in- crease, We incline to the belief that the movement at the head of which General O'Donnell has placed himself, will be, at least for a time, outwardly successful. It is not, as is kpown, a revolution; it is a counter revolution, get up with the view of diminishing the power of the Cortes and the responsibility of government, and increasing the prerogatives of the crown. Its head is believed to be the Queen; its chief promoters are suspect- ed of being Queen Christina, now at Paris, and the Emperor of the French. The belief in the complicity of the latte rests, first, on his inti- macy with Queen Christina; secondly, on a va- riety of remarks he is said to have uttered in re- ference to the necessicy of a change in Spain; and thirdly, on the fact that over two millions of francs were remittel to Madrid in gold by the Credit Mobilier of Paris just before the late out- break. The idea derives additional plausibility from the manifess help which Napoleon would derive from the establishment of a more arbitra- ry government ‘n Spain; a help both present and prospective; present, as it would tend to consoli- date the reins of monarchical authority for the time; prospective, as it would render a revolu- tion certain in the future, and would thus open a door for French intervention, in case it should be convenient, For sixty years the French have been trying to force on the people of Spain their system of cen- tralization. It has been wisely resisted by the Spaniards, who judged that the benefit it procured —in the shape of increased strength imparted to the central power—was more than counterbalanc- ed by the injury it involved, by weakening and paralyzing the extremities of the national body. We shall now see whether this effort will be more successful than the others. Our reasons for sup- posing that it will, are, first the strong position occupied by the Queen ai the head of a powerful bedy of soldiery, led by bold rnscrupulous lead- ers ; secondly, the attitude of France, which bas | already sent an army to the frontier and money to Madrid, and whose conduct at Rome shows how readily it would interfere in Spain were in- tervention required; and thirdly, the seeming helplessness of the Spanish people of the pro- vincee—who for the last century and a half, never seem to have been able to hold their own against ang enemy. England, and one or two other Pow- ers, will be placed in an embarrassing positioa, should the struggle last ; for how can she inter- fere on behalf of absolutism on the one side, or how combat her ally Napoleon, on the other? But the chances are that the British government will contrive to creep out of the responsibility, leaving the settlement of the question to the Em- peror of the French. Turning to France, it is clear that, un- less some startling accident occurs to di- vert attention from home affairs, another outbreak will be imminent before twelve months pase over, We hear alveady that the troops are so disaffected that the Emperor dare not let them go to Paris, and that even his police are so cor- rupt that he employs three sets to watch each other. Tt seems also, from letters received by the French exiles here—who are already bawling at the prospect of more guillotines—that France was never #0 thoroughly organized for revolution as atthe present moment. Never were the secret rocieties co flourishing or so confident. From all this, one may infer that an outbreak is probable. A revolution is a very different thing. So far as experience teaches, the same generation rarely accomplishes two revolutions. The men who achieve a revolution may fail in their object, as the leaders did in 1830 and 1°48: and they may ardently desire to renew the experiment, in order to guard against the perils which wrecked them. It is natural that they should conspire and plot, and always fancy themselves on the eve of a sne- cessful revolution. But it is not natural that, when the time comes, they should find the people ready to join them. The operatives, mechanics, and workmen of every kind who have carried through a revolution have paid the penalty. They have seen their friends shot. They have gone without work. Their families have endur- 4 privation. They have themselves made ene- mie. And in return for all thie they have abso- lutely nothing to show, but a new bead on the national coin. These men will think twice be- fore they embark ina revolutionary movement, raise barricades, and shoot the « eergents de Ville” again. Therefore it is that we think the French revo- jonaries are prematare in their movements. Let them beware of finding themselves a handful of leadere without troops, themselves divided, jealous, precipitate, and opposed to one of the coolest and most unecrupulous sovereigns of the day, with a great army to back bim, and the con- eervative sense of the nation by his ide, There may be a successful counter-revolution in Spain, and very likely there will be a revola- tien of ome kind in Italy: but a revolution of the nature that people expect in France is what we do not look for. Mork Backine axp Finiixne at Wasntxotos. — We learn by telegraph that the administration is undecided whether or no to censure Colonel Sumner for disowning the Topeka Legislature, and has called opon him for an explanation of his conduct in that ofsir. It will be remembered that on that ¢ceesion Colonel Sumner entered the aeecmbly recm of the alleged Legislature, and ideicd ‘be members to dieprre, under @ threng of using the whole foree andor bis command to drive them out in case of resistance. He said, however, at the time, that it was “ ihe most pain- ful act of his Ufe,” and plainly intimated that nothing woukl have induced him to act as he did but specific orders from Washington. The Pro- sident now disavows and prepares to censure him. This is simply another instance of the policy to which Mr, Pierce's administration have ad- hered faithfully from the first. When Colonel John W. Forney directed Mr. Pierce to send Mr. Reeder to Kansas, the Present and administra- tion were satisfied that there was not in all the country another man like Reeder, and that it would have been a bad business indeed for Kan- sas had he not been able to go. After a few weeks trial of him, however, they changed their mind, and recalled him. Next, Shannon is ap- pointed, and the Cabinet is satisfied that this time they have got hold of the right man. After a few weeks, however, it seems he won’t do; and he is dismiseed in disgrace. Meanwhile Colonel Sumner is cent to the seat of war, with instruc- tions which we have not got: the Cabinet organs assure us that he is the best possible man for the business and will make all straight in no time; but the word is hardly uttered before he is snubbed and menaced with dizavowal. That the great sufferings of Kansas are due, for the most part, to this unsteadiness of purpose, and vacillation on the part of the general go- vernment there can be no reasonable doubt. It must be comforting to the democrats to remem- ber that in case their candidate triumphs in No- vember, the same influences will reassert their sway with every prospect of equally signal re- sults, Facts versvs Fears--Comrorr ror tue YEL- Low Fever Atarmists.—As the fact of the ex- istence of the yellow fever at Quarantine (too usual a one, we should think, at this time of year to excite any apprehensions) has been called in aid of the predictions of those prophets of evil who have been favoring us for months past with their anticipated catalogue of horrors, a medical gentleman has taken the trouble to establish by figures the probabilities of the verification of their gloomy forebodings, Taking as his authorities the Medical Journal from the year 1800 to the year 1805, and after that the City Inspectors’ reports down to the present year, it is seen that the table of deaths from yellow fever in New York, during the present century, gives the following results: 1800 lyn—in N. York 1823 10 1856.....,.6+ —in New York....none — 1810-11-12.13 14-1516 none —Total in 65 years..,.1,376 —Or an average of about twenty-five deaths a year, and in no one year a larger number than 650—about the average weekly mortality of the city at this season. This, as it will be seen by the above table, only occurred once, in the year 1803; which, with the two preceding and the three following years, were considered epidemic years. Since the year 1805 there have not been two hundred deaths from yellow fever ori- ginating in New York; or, to state the case with more precision, we have had in fifty years only 189 deaths from this disease amonget our own citizens, The great decrease in the mortality from the epidemic, shown above, is unquestionably due to the improvement that has taken place since 1805 in the drainage of our city and the stricter enforcement of the regulations of the Board of Health, although both are yet far from what they should be in a densely populous com- munity like ours. The figures above quoted prove conclusively that if the city authorities only did their duty, and used the powers entrust- ed tothem to their proper extent, we might enjoy a perfect immunity from the disease in an epidemic form. Of course we can- not expect to guard altogether against its being introduced from foreign ports or from our Southern cities; but by removing the Quarantine to a proper distance from New York, we can impose a barrier against the disease spreading, if it be in reality contagious. Of this latter theory we have always entertained strong doubts, and they are in some degree confirmed hy the fact that although there have been more than one hundred cases at Quarantine, they Lave been entirely confined to persons removed froin infected vessels and a few who had been employed in discharging their cargoes. The facts above stated must convince every one that we have it more or less within our power to control the pro- grees of this unwelcome visiter. By compelling the city authorities to exercise the powers en- trusted to them, and by insisting on the remo. val of the Quarantine to Sandy Hook, we shall in all probability impose an effectual limit for the future to any more alarming extension of the disease. THE LATEST NEWS, BY MAGNETIC ANDO PRINTING TELEGRAPH, The State Blections. KFNTUCKY. Wasirretos, Ang. 6, 1856. A private despatch receivel here by telegraph enys the democrats have carried the Lexington, Ken- tweky, judicial district by a large majority. The com petitor was the present American Chist Justice of the Supreme Court Civerxsati, Ang. 6, 1856. The following American majorities are reported —Bo! lett county, 200; Kent, 260, Harden, 400, Boone, 200, Franklin, 200; Grant, 39. The following democratic majorities are reported — Nelson county, 250; Compbel!, Kenton, Pendleton, Har rison and Bracken average 460 each. In the Ninth district, hoore, dem., Circuit Judge, ‘MISSOURI. St, Lovm, August 6, 1865. Pike county gives Polk and the whole democratic State ticket about 75 majority. Jn Marion county the entire American ticket is clected by 800 to 450 majority. Genevieve county—Poik's majority over Ewing, 150. Benton got only 19 votes in the county. Mosroe county—Reported 360 majority for Ewing Rolls county—200 majority for Fwing. St. Charles county—Benton 200 majority. One whig and one democratic r-presentative elected in the county. In Coie county lolk beats Ewing 800, and Benton vents Polk about 75 Howard county—Reported 200 majority for Polk. Clinton county—Reported 150 majority for Polk 10WA. Wasmwerow, Ang. 6, 1856. A private (espatch says that lubuque City, lowa, gives ‘fa democratic majority of 550. Burning of the Brig Red Warrior. Borrow, Ang. 6, 1856. ‘The brig Red Warrior, Ford, from Marseilies for New York, was burned and abandoned July 18, one hundred tiles from Cape Sable. The crew were taken off by the schooner ihorn, and transferred to the schooner Coren, whieb arrived at Provincetown to day, Interesting from Washing ion. MESSAGE PAOM TER 2:ESIDENT ON THE UALIFORNIA TROUBLES— PROPOSED PUKOHASE OF MOUNT VBR- NON--LAND BILLS IN THE HOUSE—-THE GN ORAL APPROPRIATION BILL---ANOTHFR BLOOW) / 85 AP- FAIR OF HONOR, Etc, Waswsgron, Any 0, 2 A message wae received from the Preside ot cone cating a mass of papers connected with the dilliculties in Californ'a. The letter of the Governor of California asks the Presl- Cent for 3,090 stand of muskets, two mortars, three hun- dred ehells and two gune of large calibre, with their am munition and appliances, promizing they shall be pait for or returned. He likewis@agks the use of the military and pava! forces to suppress the insurrection, The P’re- sident, conceiving i perable obstacles to the astion now demanded, referred the subject to the Attorney General, whoge opinions he approves. Mr. Cushing argues that there js no evidence in the Governor’s statement or in otber authentic information, that in what has occurred in San Francisco there was committed oy threatened any act of resistance or obstruction to the constitution, laws or official authority of the United Statea, and that the President is only to be moved to action by the Logis- lature of the State in which the insurrection exists, or of the Executive of such State when euch Logisiatare cannot be convened, and}when imminent or extreme public disas- ter can be averted only by such interposition of the fede- ral government. He says the whole constitutional power of California hag not been exerted, aud it does not appear that the Governor took ary steps to convene the Legisla- ture, although that remedy might have been adopted, and had its ¢ffectual application to the evils long before any such remedy could be demanded from the Presitent, ‘The Senate has spent the day on the River and Harbor bills, refusing to take up any other business until they were disygeed of, Several were paseed, Mr. Whitney, of New York, introduced a Dill in the House providing for the purchase of Mount Vernon for a military asylum. It meets with general favor, but will not be corgidered this scesion, ‘The Minnesota land fraud will be again attempted by flanking it with bilis for Kansas and Nebraska. Look to it. The Mississippi land Dill, granting fifteen hundred thousand acres to railroads in that State, was taken up and passed. The land bills bave been brought forward and passed, without report and without being printed. They haye been rushed through under the previous question. . ‘The genera} appropriation bill was next disposed ot in the Committee of the Whole and reported to the House, with a recommendation that it pass. Mr. Campbell, of Obio, attempted to avoil the difficulties mentioned in my despatch last night, by moving a substitute, dropping the odious Kansas provisos. A bitter and angry controversy between him and Mr. Giddings followed, in which the jatter was badly used up. The Senate will be compelled to agree to the provieions excluding all appropriations for Kansas, asthe House majority is determined to adhere to them at all riske. ‘The Pacific Railroad echemers are hard at work devis- ing come plan by which to get their bill before the House on Monday, by dint of false representationst hat they only desire to have the bill take its place onthe calendar, In the Committee of the Whole they received a larger vote than they would otherwise. They have now abandoned the atiempt to get it ip, by a suspension of the rules, and Mr. Bennett—whose brother is one of the corporators in the prejected Northern line—is endeavoring to induce the Lend Committee, of which he is chairman, to permit him to report it; but so far without success. There is so much money at stake, however, that it is hkely they will succeed; thovgh it is not probable that the bill will, in the sbape contemplated, ever become a law. Of the members interested, Mattcron and Washburne of Ill., are most conspicuous. Thurlow Weed is again on the ground makirg cow binations, backed up by the New York Ceviral Rairoad monopoly. If they succeed in get ting the bill up, the plan is then to amend it 0 as to give it more entirely into the hands of these in- side and outside epecwlators in Congressional jobs, and, by caliirg the previous question, pushing it through without debate, It will be remembered that the bill gives the Northern route, by name, to a set of speculators in New York. Why does not Leteler or some other honest member demand an investigation into these extraordinary proceedings, involving wot only the legislation of the country, but the character of the legislators ? ‘The lobby is in great number here, pressing patent ex- tensions, &c. The Chairman of the Committee of Ways and Means will endeavor to take up the Navy Appropriation bill to, morrow. It amounts to over fourteen million dollars. ‘The House Committee on lost Offices and Post Roads have agreed to report in favor of Vanderbilt's bill. It Jocks vow as though the House intended to pass it. A despatch was received by Senator Jones this evening, stating that the democ-ats of Iowa have elected both members of Congress. Shots were exchanged to day, near the residence of F. P. Blair, between Mr. Prior, of the Richmond Enquirer, apd Mr. Ridgeway, of the Whig. After the first shot, Col. P. &. Brooke, of &. C.; Mr. Castie and Mr. Edmund- sev, of Va., arrived upon the ground, and settled the maiter amicably. The challenge was withdrawn, and Mr. Prior admitted that bis language was used under the belief that it was Mr. Ridgeway's settled determination to force bim into a difficulty. Mr, Ridgeway disclaimed apy such purpose, and the affair thus ended, Neither party was struck. ‘The proper ition to require the employment of appren- tices in the commercial marine was reported on adversely by Mr. Seward to-day. A distinguished Obie politician was returning ‘o the city last evening, after dining out, and found himself ia the Potomac, Believing he was in the canal, bo felt for the bottom, and came pear drowning. Ho says he left the dinner party early, fearing he might be tempted to driak something. ‘The new steam frigate of war Wabash, at I’biladelphia, will be ready for sca in about two weeks, when it is un derstood that Captain William L. Powell wi!l give place to Captain Frederick Engle, now commanding the Mirrcsota. CHIRTY-FOURTH CONGRESS. FIRST BESSION. ite. Wastaxeron, Aug, 6, 1856, THE KANSAS TRE AOON ASRS, Mr. Erwan, (Digger worshipper,) of N Y., introduced a dill, which was referred to the Judisiory Committes, in certain erimiual caves 4 States for the Terr courts of the Uni “Es Kansas. o bill was founded on the p and others, presented yesterday. THE ORDER OF PUSINERS, Mr. Heaven, (dem.) of Va., moved to take up the army ition of Gov. Robinson ted to fnith the internal improvement bill to day. Mr. Hester insisted that the appropriatiqn bills de served precedence. Mr. Doveras (dem.) of Til., was for sitting out the army bill. Mr. Craytox (K. N.) of Del. tion bills should be first acted on, der of their beirg lost. He expr iden cf baving night versions, for prance to ait bere all night hors would be voted away by lees than a quorum Mr. Hunter's motion was lost by three majority HARBOR IMPROVEMENTS, ‘The Senate then considered and passed the bills making a) propriations for the following purposes:—For the im rement of the harbors of Apalach' Charleston, 8. Ee Cape Cod, Providence, Georget ‘strict of Colum: ba: for tbe vnprovement of Hurlgate, the harbor of Payou Lafourche, the inland passage between St. John's and St. Mary's rivers. Florida: the harbor of Mobile: (or asterm dredge in Lake Michigan, for the improvement of Cape and the Filinois ane Red riv for a survey. of Atchfolaya Bay and approaches, and for a survey of the Falls of Red river. A WAGON ROAD To THE PACIFIC. ‘The bill for a wagon road to the Pacitic, and five private dille, were then paseed. N.Y. Sresented a petition from the Mr. Fren, OfN. Y., presented « 1 Steam Navigation bay oy A praying fora renewal of their contract, and against the bill to make one with Mr. Van- derbilt. Adjourned, House of Representatives. Waswinetow, Aug. 6, 1866 Mr. Onn, (dem.) of 2. C., presented the credentials of Mr. Keitt, who was sworn in. RATTROAD LAND Mp. THonxetos, er worshipper) of lowa, reported a bol granting lands ip Nebraska, Minnesota and Kansas for sailroads. Referred to the Committee of the Whoie. Mr. Bexwert, (Digger worebipper) of N. Y., reported a bil; ranting @ million and a half acres of lands in Missis- sirp for asimilar purpore. Passed by 93 against 59. ‘The House then went into committer on fee /PGIEEATIVE, JUDICIAL AND EXPCUTIVE APPROPRIATION wit. Tie clause ‘opriating $500,000 to the expenses ov The courts of the United Stated was rend. thought the appropria wrts, row, (nly worshipper.) of Penn , moved the prev otha so part of tie money shal te 1 for or person or persons charged with vase or ‘nance in Kansas, He ‘i>sired to witt bold eu from the courts in the Territory, in order tLat the provecutions for the alleged treason miyht "Sie Pisire, (dem) of Mo., wanted the quertion met 2 open and manly way. The amendmont, in offoc proposed to shield the traitors from deserved sae ment. Mr, Srantow, (nigger worshipper) of Ohio, moved to amend by adding, “or apy prosecution which has heretu- fore been instituted {or politicaiotfences.”” He wished to express his disapprobation of an army being employed ip the nefarious work of crosbiag out the free State settlers, end lo jude the United States from paying out even one dollar to the filibusteriug auu marauding Porites, Mr. Knirr, (dem..) of S.C, contended that théveamend. ments asked the House to make itself a judicia) body, 10 determine whether treason iad been committed, ‘and cide in advance of the proper tribunal whether the laws been violated. Mr. Grow’s amendment, together with Mr, Stanton’s, was adopted by 08 against 67. ‘The comm‘ rose, when Mr. Capunrt, of Obio, offer- eda substitute for the bill ce:mitting the clause making sppropriations for the Kansas Legislature, excloding the provisos of Messrs. Dunn, Sherman and Grow, and re- stricting the proposed expenditures. Dr, Wasnnoy (nigzer worebipper) of Mo. rained the point that the substitute was not in order, ‘He was op- posed to the action of the Committee of the Whote on the: state of the Union being superseded by that of the Com. mittee on Ways and Means. Mr. Cares. replied he did not s for that com uait- tee, but for himself. He then explained at length bis: reasors for offering the substitute. The SrvaxkR sustained the objection taken by Mr. Wasaburn, The House then proceeded to act on the an’ ments rted to the bill, ir. Dumn’s, * that no part of the money appro rated: hall be drawn from the Treaswiy until the passage and resicertia) approval of any act for the pacificition of fthe troubles in Kansa*, which shall, among others, Fen provivious for restoring the slavery restriction to #s and Nebraska,” was rejected ,by 45 aggiast 110, 5 fONOWS Yrus~ Messrs, Ball, Barbour, Bennett of N. Y., Billing enton, Buflinton, Chattes, Clawson, Colfax, Comina, Penson] os Dodee. Re tay eeper loloway, Kelsey. . Knowlton, Malteson, MeCarty. Morgan. Morrill, Mott. Oliver anton, an, Was Valbri burne of Wis., Washinirne Of Ii, Watson, Wood, Woodrat The querticn wes then op Mr. Grow’s amendment tov the appropriation for the judiciary of Kansas: “ Toat money sball not be drawn from the Treasury till the criminal preceedings pending in the Territory againet tre pervope charged with treason, or alleged viointion of the - Jaws, rassed by a body of men at Shawnee Mission. Claiming to be the Legisiatnre shall be disnii-sed by the Court, and every person whe has been or may be re strained of bis liberty by such progecution be released from confinement.’” Agreed to, by 84 against 69, as folio’ Yras- Albright, AD! Rennet Piling! Bre: ‘ampbell, 0 ‘ton, Buflinion, Ci son, Colfax, Comins, Deven, Dick, Dodd, tiranger, Grow, Hollow Kelly, King. Knavp, Knight, Knowlton, Knox, Kun 1, Mattoonn, MoCarty, Miller.of New York, Millward, Moria : ray, Norton. Oliver'of New York Parker. P Pennington. Perry, Petit, Pike, Prin Robbing; Roberts, Sabin, Sapp, Stanton, Stranahan, Tappen. Todd, Wade, Wo burne of Wisconsin. Washburne of Illinois, Wo of Maine, Watson, Weod, Woodworth. Navs.—Messrs. Aiken, Bowie, , Branch, Cadwalader. Camp- bell of Ohio, Carlile, Caskie, Clingman, Cobb of Alabama, Crawford, Davis, Dowdell, Dunn. Emrie, English, Rusia, Ir., Faulkner, Florence. Foster, Greenwood, forton. Houston. | Tennessen, Jones of Pennsylvania, Keitt, Kelly, Kidwell, Leteher, Iu shall of Kentucky, Marshall of THinois, Maxwell Miller of Indiana, Millson, Moore. Phelps, Reade, Richardson, Rivers, Rufiin, Rust, Sandi Seward. Shorter, Smith of Virginia, Sneed, Stews a Taylor, Thurston. Underwood. Valk, Warner, Waikins. Whit ney, Williams, Winslow, Wright of Mississippi, Wright of Ten- neksee, Zollicofier. The amendment of Mr. Sherman, similar to the above, ‘was rejected by 39 against 111. The clarse appropriating $2,000 for the expenses of the Legislative Assembly of Kansas, was stricken out, by 20 against 58, Mr. Grow’s and Mr. Staxtox's amendment, that no part of the money be exoended for presecuting or detaining apy person charged with treason, &c., was agreed to, by $2 apainst 62. ‘The bill was then passed. by a vote of 84 against 55; the democrats, together with the South Americans, and Mr. Donn, of Indiana, and Mr. Bennett, of New York, voting in the negative. ‘The House then took a recess till 8 P. M. EVEEING SESSION. Mr. Reany, (K. N )of N.C. ed that Mr. Fillmore’s political course furnishes an rance that the destin: and liberties of the country world be safe in nis hav ps ol dangers of sectionaliem which threaten the Mr. Warxer. (K. N.) of Ala., accounted for bis presence at the Philadelphia American Convention, ani eesigned his resrovs why be could pot ‘upport Fillmore, who, he. sa‘d. adopts the leading idea cf the American platform, con¢ emuatory of the repeal ef the Missouri Compromi:e. All the Northern frien4s of Mr, Fillmore, with the excep- tion of Mr. Valk, were here found voting for its restric- tion; besides, the larger part of the American party ine the North is absorbed in the dirty pool of black republi- canism. Mr. Auistox, (nigger worshipper) of Penn., asked Mr. Walker whether he would consider it a sufficient cause for a die} of the Union if, in the next election. tha : cople rend a majority to Coperess favorable tothe resto- ‘ation of the Missouri restriction. Mr Warrar thar he was no disunioniet, bot in he event to which Mr. Allison alluded, hit voice shold ing for a dissolution of the Union. He should. however, nvoke Heaven toavertso dark @ day. Mr. Fi\lmore’s nd Mr. Buchanan’s past ‘course was distasteful to bim, ut under the present circumstances he woult support he candidate of the democratic party as more conser\a- ive than Mr. Fillmore. (nigger worehipper) of N. ¥., attritited the fortunate bitter arctional agitation ty the viela- Dlivhted pledges on the slavery question and the epeal of the Miseour| comprom! djorned. Connecticut State Conventions. Haxtrorn, Conn., Aug. 6, 1856. Two large Conventions for nominating a Fremont ejec- toral ticket met in thie city to day. A committee wat appointed by each Corvention to report at the alternoon ression an electorial ticket that both Conveniiors conld unite op. and subsequently the following ele toral ticket was nominated vy the American and People’s Sate Con- vention \t_large—Hevry Dutton, of New Haven, and Jutius Cath, of Hartford, Congressional district Thos. Clark, Elibu Spencer, Wm. A. Buckingham and Samue} W. Gold. Both Conventions were la’ gely attended, there being in both 1,000 delegates reported. The American Conventi > was presided over by ex Governor Dutton, and the Peo- ple’s Convention by E. K, Foster, of New Haven, Svong resolutions were adopted in favor of freedom, free speech, aod Fremont. The nominations © ubapimous, and the ticket i thought to be a rtrong one, General Scroggs and the Editor of the Boffalo Republican, Brvrato, Avg. 6. 1856. General G. A. Scroggs, of this city, yesterday ad- drested a note to Venjamin Welch, Jr., the editor of the Daily Repvblivan, characterizing the articie poblished iw the Rrpwllican last Wednesday, referring to his wile, ae grossly ecendalous and insulting, and demanding a pro per explanation and apology, or satisfaction. Mr. Welch replied, expla: the matter in @ manner sati#ia: tory to Geveral Scroggs, and the altair thus termipated without a fight. Wesleyan bemoans ipntrows, Aug. 6. 1854. ‘The annual commencement of the Wesleyan Univorsity takes place to morrow. The exercises before the com- wercement began on Monday. Yesterday, Rev wilvert Haven delivered an oration before the clasa of 846. Jobn Vege. Jr, delivered the oration, and S. J. ke poem, before the Psi ee ce aferpoon, and Geo, W. Curtis the oration, and F. M. Finck the poem, be- = he Philorbetorian and leithologian Societies, The Commencemes: al cinner took place this afternoon, and about four be ‘d eat down to the table. The city i* full of] strangers. The graduating class numbers seventeen. Serlous Ratlroad Accident. BarriMone, Aug. 6, 1856. ‘The Peltimore up train last nicht ran over a row near Crey's berry, end the engine, baggage car, mail car and) two parsenger cars were thrown down an embankment apd demolished, \ special train was sent down to the roene of the disarter, with several physicians on board. he ‘only person severely injured wae) BD, canvasser for the Argus, who-e epine is} hurt and who fe internally injured, Jostab ©. Rall, mat] agent, is cut and bruised severely. John Far hat hie) thigh fractured and wae otherwiee injured. The enc! neer escaped serious injury. The wounded wer brongtt to the city by a #pec'nl tram, and removed to their homes. The escape of the passengers is a miracle. Penmsytvaria Democratic State Convention. CHAMPPRET RO, Psy Avg. 6, 1864, The Democratic State Convention met be and nemirated John Rowe Surveyor General, to vacency. Extensive Robbery of Jewelry. Prov inexor, Ang. ¢ 1856. ‘Three jewellers’ stores in this c¥y were en last night. Frem that of Samuel H. Wales $6,000 wi of watches ond jewelry was taken; from that of D.C. Grimwood, $8,00€ worth, and from the other nothing of] \alue wae taken, Mrs. Fox Drowned. Miponwrows, Aug. 6, 1856. ‘The steamer Granite State reports that as she wa possing Glastonbory, thie afternoon, a woman by ty name of Fox, wife of Heory Fox, of Chestor, Connects cut, either jomped off or fell off the dock and wa: crowned. The New Bedford Regatta, New Beprorp, August 6, 1858. ‘The regatta which was to have come off here to mor-.| row is portponed till Friday, nh there will be no fail ure. Markets, New Ontmaxe, Avg. 5, 1866. The sales of cotton today were only 500 bales, rata. 4 sells at 830.; mixed corn, 680. mers pork, keg lard, 13ic. Cotton freig! to Liverpool, 716d. Sterling exchange, 10 per cent mivm. Atnaxy, Aug. 6=1 P.M, Wheat—Salee of 300 burhels white Kentucky, Corn—Saler of 12,000 bushels Weetern, at Oc. a 6%c., Rye #60, Weather rainy,