The New York Herald Newspaper, August 10, 1856, Page 4

4 NEW YORK HERALD. JAMES GORDON BENNETT, EDITOR AND PROPRIETOR, OFFICE N. W. CORNER OF NASSAU AND FULTON STS. Ne. #41 Volume XX1 AMUSEMENTS TO-MORROW EVENING. NIBLO'S GARDEN, Breadway—Sweerasants axe Wives —Post oF HONOR, i amen BOWERY THRATRE, BSowery—Pinates or TEE Missi Prri—Dancise—Pocs BON TAS. BURPON’S THEATRE, Chambers street—Frencu Pua- PORMANCES—PAUVRE MERE—COMIC SONGS—Lis PiLes GAVST BROADWAY ATHEN #UM No 654 Broadway—Drawena Room Exrextavaaees, By Miss Paxvy DEANE. POTLDING, 539 Broadway—Ermiorran PER BY THE CAMPBELL MINSTKELS. OOKLYN MUSEUM, Broskiyn—Matreo Fatcons— use ‘Oy A LOVER—SCHOOLMASTER 4 HOME—MAIDENS BeE- wart New York, Sunday, August 10, 1556. The News. We are gratified to learn from the report of the City Inepector that there were 119 fewer deaths in the city during the last week than the week pre- vious. The entire number reported for the past week was 627, of whom 463 were under five years ofage. The following is a comperison of the mor- tality of the two weeks:— Men. Women. Boys. Gite. Teal. Week cnding Aug. 2, 90 313289 T48 Week ending Aug.9. 82 59 250 236 627 Decrease wok © 8 2 86ne Among the most prominent causes of death were the following:— Wek ending Week ending Drsrases. . 9. Aug. 2. 4 wet) ay 59 169 163 1 1 MM 6 63 50 41 29 28 22 10 9 Seariet fever 16 9 Measles... 8 il 45 7 Marasmus (infantile). . rasan ke There were also 4 deaths of apoplexy, 9 of conges- tion of the brain, 5 of croup, 24 of dropsy in the bead, § of billous fever, 5 of typhus fever, 3 of heoping cough, 9 of inflammation of the brain, 8 of ioflammation of the lungs, 6 of inflammation of the stomach, & of teething, and 2 of old age. There were 7 premature births, 33 stillborn cases, and 12 deaths from violent causes. 56 deaths occurred im the public institutions of the city. The following table gives the classification of eiseares, and the total number of deaths caused by and ercpt Stillborn and prematrr Stomact, dowels and other curred in the city, of which the City Inspector makes the following remarks:—‘‘Reports having been circulated with reference to the existence of yellow fever in this city, being calculated to create annecessary alarm,1I deem it but proper to state that the only death from such disease reported during this year isthe one above mentioned. The evidence before the Coroner's jury—an inquest hav- ing been held—proved the deceased to have been an intemperate man, who was found in the street on Saturday evening, the 2d inst—one week since—in a condition ‘as if recovering from a fit,’ to use the words of a witness, and that death ensued as the de- ceased was being taken to the Second ward station house. It is the duty of the City Inspector to pub- lish the reterns as made to him, but entertaining serious doubts of the correctness in the above case, my inquiries have resulted in the conviction that the cause of death as stated was not conrect.” The following isa comparative statement of the deaths in each ward during the last fortnight:-- — Deaths werk enlinn— Aug. 2 Aug. 9 . ir uu se Rr tes Black we (pelodes Relies ae Bospiial)...... + Fy 22 rif pp rno>anesenee de 22 The nativity table gives 508 natives of the United States, 64 of Ireland, 33 of (i iy, 9 of England 4 of Scotland, 1 of France, 2 of the West Indies, and 6 enknown. The ex«itement on Staten Island in regard to the yellow fever at Quarantine «till continues. On Fri day morning the Board of Healch of Castleton barricaded the gate leading to the Marine Hospital, and placed officers along the walls and 01 the beach to prevent boats from landing from the vessels at anchor at Quarantine. A specia) meeting of the Mayor and Health Com- Missioners was called yesterday afternoon to take action upon the resolntions passed at a recent meet ing of the Board of Supervisors of Kings county. These resciutions censured the Health Officer at Quarantine, and demanded the removal from their present anchorage 0’ vessels ordered by the Health Officer south of the Quarantine booys. The Com missioners passed resolutions approving the action of the Health Officer, and empowering him to retain the vessels at their present anchorage down the bay. It was meanwhile stated that not the «lightest oc- casion existed at present for apprehension that the yellow fever would reach the city or touch the Long Island shore. The fears of the Long Islanders were declared groundiess, and the alleged rumors of great @anger of the spread of the infections disease on Staten Island were pronounced as the movement of parties aiming to effect the removal from Staten Island of Quarantine. A full report of the meeting will be found in another colamn. The screw steamship Angl>Saxon, from Liver pool July 30, with four days later dates from Earope passed the telegraph station at River da Leup, se wenty miles below Quebec, last evening, but it was not possible to obtain her news at that point. She is expected to reach Quebec early this morning. By the arrival of the steamship Star of the West, Capt. Patterson, at thie port last evening, we have advices from Havana to the 4th inst. The news is unimportant. Gen. Concha had recovered from his attack of yellow fever. The Spanish fleet lately sent to Vera Cruz, had reterned to Havana. Two American seamen, sentenced to the chain gang at the Isie of Pines for being engaged in the slave trade, it was reported, had made their escape. Gen. Concha bad received information thot vewel< had sailed from New York to engage in the slave trade, and wae determined to make severe examples of ali persons so engaged who might fall into hie hands. The returns received of the late State clestions wil) be found among the telegraphic news. In Ken tacky forty-nine counties have been heard from which show a continued democratic gain. In Mis sourt, officia! returns have been received from thirty: eight counties, which give Polk 21,894, Ewing (American) 22,678, and Benton 14,777 votes. As far as beard from, 2% Americans, 20 Bentonites, 17 democrats and 6 whig® have been returned to the Bove. and J Americans, 3 demoerata and 2 Renton. ites to the’Senate, In North Carolina the democra- tic candiate for Governor is said to be elected by about $000 ma‘ority, and the democrats have gain- ed tex members of the Legislature. In Arkan- sas,ene county has certainly gone for the Ameri- cars, but well informed persons think that at least avveek must elapse before we can bave any reliable ‘uformation. In lowa, twenty-five counties have Geen heard from, giving the republicans a majority of 4,500, A number of appointments confirmed by the Senate will be fonnd in our special despatch from Washington this morning. Mr. Jones (whig), of Tennessee, in the Senate yesterday declared his de- termination to support Mr. Buchanan for the Presi- dency, and our correspondent states that the editors of the National Intelligencer will, in a few days, do the same thing. Tn the United States Senate yesterday, a joint re- solution was passed, authorizing Prof. Bache, of the Coast Survey, to accept the meda! presented to him by the King of Sweden. A substitute for the bill re- gulating the pay of members of Congress, was re- ported; it proposes giving them $2,500 4 year, in- stead of $3,000, with a proviso that if books be pre- sented to members, the price of the same shall be deducted from their annual pay. Mr. Thompson, of New Jersey, made a speech to show that Com. Stockton, and not Col. Fremont, was the conqueror of Culifornia. Mr. Bell, of Tennessee, defined his position, stating that he was not a member of the American party, but that he should support Fillmore. Mr. Bigler, of Penn., offer- ed a resolution calling on the President for the vouchers on which Col. Fremont 8 accounts were settled, from his first expedition to Calitornia. In the House of Representatives the bill making ap- propriations for Lighthouses, Coast and Laud Sur veys, Custom Houses, &c., was passed by a vote of 93 against 30. This bill makes appropriations for a Post Office, Custom House and Court House in Philadelphia, for six revenue cutters on the laker, and for the purchase of cuttings and seeds of plants for distribution. Mr. Sherman made a personal expla- nation in regard to the attack of Mr. Savage on the report of the majority of the Kansas Committee. The evening was occupied in political discussion. The Democratic District Convention held at New- port, Me., yesterday, nominated Abraham Sanborn for Congress. The boiler attached to the patent iron safe manu- factory of Messrs. Wilder & Co., corner of Thirteenth street and Third avenue, Brooklyn, exploded yes terday afternoon, demolishing about one-half of the building, and killing five persons and wounding some iitteen others. The noise of the explosion was heard at a great distance. The police and fire- men were soon on the spot, and immediate e{firts were made to assist the wounded and recover the dead from the ruins. But one body, that of Oba- dich Walling, Jr., had been recovered at the time our reporters left. A fall account of the explosion, with the names of the killed and wounded, as far as could be ascertained, and all the particulars that could te gathered, are given elsewhere in our paper this morning. The Coroner's investigation into the case of tie young girl mysteriously poisoned in Rovsevelt street a few days since, rendered a verdict yesterday, that “Mary McCormick came to her death from the effects of a narcotic poison administered by herself or by some person or persons to the jury enknown.” By the way of Chicago we learn that four han- dred Kansas emigrants left Nebraska City on the 4tb inst., for Topeka. Two bundred Missourians had left Westport and Kickapoo for the purpose of in- tercepting them, and one hundred mea from Tope- ka had gone up the Iowa road to assist the emi- grants. Gen. Lane did not accompany them. An interesting report of the proceedings of the New York State Teachers’ Association, held at Troy, is given in our paper today. Much damage was occasioned at the Eastward by the storm of Friday and Friday night last. In Boston it is spoken of as the most severe expe- rierced for mspy years. The Merrimac river rose eleven feet, and much damage is said to have been done in New Hampshire. The damage in Went- worth is estimated at $15,000 or $20,000. The light- house on Plum Island, near Newburyport, was strack by lightning, set on fire, and totally destroyed. Railroad travel is reported to be mach impeded. The sales of cotton yesterday reached about 538 bales, 135 of which was for the Continent, and 400 for home consumption. Clean good grades were scarce. Middling uplands was at 1ljc., and New Orleans at 11je.a lie. Flour was firm, especially for good medium and extra grades, at the previous day's quotations, with fair sales for the East and for export. Wheat, both new and old white, was more plenty, and sold at lower rates, or at $1 68a $1 70 for prime qualities. Prime red was less abundant, and prices were,without important changes. Ten- nessee amber colored has established its character on the Liverpool Exchange as one of the best qua- lities of red wheat sent from the United States to Europe, and of course will command the highest price. The supplies of this Sonthern wheat, from the crop of 1855, reached not le#s than about 500,000 bushels, and the yield may be as large or larger the present year. Corn was easier. Dis tilling lote brought 58c., and good sound Western mixed 62)c.a63c. Rye sold at tic. Pork was steady, with sales of mess at $19 4, and prime at $18. Cut meate were firm, and among the sales were 50,000 Ibs. dry salted shoulders, delivered in Phila, delphia, at 9c. Sugars were steady, with sales at full prices. Coffee was steady, with moderate sales. There was rather more freight offering, and about 69,000 a 70,000 bushels of grain were engaged for Liverpool at 5jc. a 6je., in balk and bags. The Smell States of the Union=Their Danger in Disanton. Since the extremes of both parties at the South and North have declared a wish to dissolve the since on the floor of Congress itself there and knaves hough to encourage the t one of the unhappy conseqnences of such a measure, particularly with regard to the futare of the small States, Not that for a moment we fear a dissolution: the laws of self interest, the sacredness which yet attaches to the constitution, the love borne it hy vast majorities of the people, and the efficient and simple remedies which they could apply to the cure of any such evil, are querantees that the Union will not be dissolved. The timid, it is true, point with prophetic finger at the his of the Grecian States, whieh, having had in their structure some resemblance to our own, May appear to present a parallel case; but on a close examination there will be found to be but little analogy between their political condi- tion and ours—none whatever in the cireum- stances attending it. nor any in the ages in which they existed and in which we exist. The cele- brated Amphyctionic Council are treasonable project—it may be well to consi which wae the early central and representative power of Greece, was in fact the result of a religions sentiment—it became a religious leagne, and political affairs were rarely a part of their deliberations. [It did not bind the States together, nor prevent the effusion of blood It was ‘a passive instrument, powerless for good, and only active for animportant or perni purposes There was no democratic principle it: kings and tyrants were admitted to membership, and at times the oligarchy or petty tyrants, or the rabble, were in the ascendan y inchecked hy its influence or authority. The Achan League, twelve hundred years later, cannot be held up ae an example any more than the Amphyctionic. The sovereignty was in a reneral nesembly, where every one above thirty NEW YORK HERALD, SUNDAY, AUGUST 10, 1856. years of age, if he had not earned his living by handicraft, was allowed a seat and a vote. Towards the last of its existence it sought the favor and protection of foreign princes, and final- ly became an abject instrumentin the hands of the Romans, and the prey of their greedy pro-con- suls, That human nature was then what it is now, we do not deny; but in all else the vasteat of changes have taken place, To our classical alarmists, then, we pay no attention. Our difficulties belong to our own age pecu- liarly; they have arisen from sentimental, and even humane tendencies, im a class of theorists and visionaries, overlooking all practical con- siderations, all the inexorable conditions of life, all the unavoidable evils which attend races, com- pacts and constitutions, and who propose to re- construct society upon a plan more lasting and more equitable than any yet proceeding either from God or man. The resistance to such theo- ries is natural enough; yet even this has not been properly or discreetly urged by our Southern brethren, and between the two factions a great and a powerful nation has been endangered. But we will suppose for a moment that the in- fidels and fanatics of the North and the silly and presumptuous demagogues of the South, much as they oppose each other in principle, should bring about a result in which these extremes meet—that of a separation of the Union—what would be the fate of the small Northern, Middle and Southern States? In the first place, as the spirit of compromise would be annihilated by the disrup- tion, and as we can never hope again to have in any one generation such men as framed our go- vernment, fresh material interests, the unchecked force of numbers, and the ambition of bad men would control the new arrangements. No small State would ever again have an equal voice in a Senate with a larger one. Majorities of the strong would never again tolerate equality with the weak. Those States having the most slaver would rule those who have the least; for they are not now satisfied with the full share they have in the advantages, honors and official emoluments of the nation, but are seeking to enlarge it. There would be no safety for the small States—they would be absorbed and annihilated. What would become of Florida or Texas, even now, but for the protection of the general gov- ernment against the embittered aborigines, who still continue their bleody excursions at every opportunity? Is any Southern State rich enough to carry on a Seminole war or garrison the banks of the Rio Grande? Would those with a popu- lation of slaves in their midst, in some instances equal to that of the whites, be ready or willing to send their militia hundreds of miles distant to de- fend confederates who could never repay the fa- vor, and whose amity would be perfectly without value? What would become of little Delaware— what of the District of Colambia—neither of them of the least political consequence of themselves? What would little Rhode Island do? What would become of the Plantations jostled and squeezed up between more powerful and populous neigh- bore? Would the latter consent to have this little finger of the North grasping as much as their whole hand? How is it possible when the spirit of compromise is to be extinguished now, that it can ever revive again? If the demoniacal hatred of comity, peace and harmony is ready to destroy the very best arranged of political systems, with all its admirable precautiofts in checks and ba- lances, what will it not do when it will have full play in smaller and more easily disturbed com- munities? It must be apparent to the most inat- tentive observer that the small States will be made tributary to the larger, or be entirely absorbed by them at the very start. In this view theymoy learn something from the fate of the classic nations. They would not have the means of self-defence. Their population small, their resources moderate, they could not withstand the aggression of the strong. Nor could they seck foreign alliances without becoming the vassals of their protectors, or maintain that position without continual con- flicts. So, too, the expenses of maintaining a re- venue system along their frontiers would be be- yond their resources, for already some of the in- sane, both in the North and South, speak of non- intercourse as a desirable event. In short, view it in whet light we may. the small States would lose their present position of equality, their infla- ence aml theirimportance, and amid the centinual contests going on around them—such as we see in the republican governments, so called, in Central and South America—they would be overrun, de- spoiled and ruined. Let, then, the statesmen of the «mall States—if any such remain—ponder well upon the impotent and wretched conclusion to which they must come, if they in the least coun- tenance these incendiary schemes. Now th are at least five, whose authority in the & nate of the United States is as great as that of five of te largest States. They have now nearly one-sixth of the power of the nation. both in the appointments of the general government and the treaty making prerogatives. Can they expect any such share again. by any revolutionary and factious re-arrangement of the fragments of the Union? Let us be more practical and we shall be more patriotic. The slavery question, in its worst phases, is the sunallest of all questions compared with that of disunion. It is an evil, but it is not of our seeking: yet it has not impaired the growth of our country, or the increase of its wealth, or the developement of ite resources. On the con- trary. the latter have actually gained hy its con- tinuance. We cannot have everything perfect in this world: we have now more blessings, civil and religious/fhan any other nation ever had. Shall we forfeit these by our impradence and folly? The architects of ruin should pause in their mad career. They may destroy, but they cannot rebuild. Let the small States look well to their own condnet before they are utterly he- trayed. Comrrrottan Fiace Acai. — Comptroller Flagg was summoned before the Committee of the Board of Health on Friday to explain why he refused to pay more money for cleaning the streets, It will be remembered that Mr. Com- missioner Ebling says he has spent his whole ap- propriation already—before the time of year when street cleaning becomes vital—and that he wants more. Mr. Plagg was asked “whether, if the Board should direct the expenditure of mo- neys to keep the street clean. he would draw his warrant for the amount?” He answered that he would not. but added:-- Although | have answered negatively to the various questions put to me, | have to add that i! ye'low fewer, oF cholera or other epidemic should visit the city, 1 would not hesitate for a moment to pay the amount needed for he preservation of the health of the city. In euch cases der ihe question of the public safety should de the aw Now is not this like Flage* He will not break the law—as he construes it—to avert die ease; but when disease comes he will pay any amount to attempt the cleaning of the streete— when it is too late. Could anything describe the ran better? ‘Tae Ewevte at QuarRantine.—We stated yes- terday that a Vigilance Committee had been ap- pointed by the people of Tompkinsville, for the purpose of closing the communication between the inhabitants of Staten Island and the inmates of the hospital. Yesterday morning, the object of the committee was effected, so far as they could effect it, by fencing in the gates of the hos- pital and grounds, Some considerable excite- ment appears to prevail in the locality. We hear of threats to burn the hospital down; others, to blow it up; and generally, the people of the neighborhood are, or appear to be, in a very ex- cited frame of mind on the subject. Though we do not believe that there exists good reason for apprehending the appearance of yellow fever as an epidemic among us, we can quite understand that irritation should pervade the neighbors of the Quarantine Hospital. So great a nuisance as a hospital full of patients ill of contagious and infectious diseases may well arouse an outcry. But the way to look at the matter, as we take it, is not that which the insu- lar community has adopted. The Quarantine Hospital was established on Staten Island at a time when the island contained but few residents, It stood in a comparatively isolated position. In many points of view—in respect of anchorage, salubrity and distance from the city—~it was a desirable site for a qua- rantine. Altogether, at the time the selee- tion was made, it was perhaps as suitable a place as any. But, since then, the condition of the island has altered. Its shoreshave become peopled. There isa village at New Brighton, which is growing into Tompkinsville; which on its side. is growing into Stapleton; which again is connected by an interrupted row of houses with the village at Vanderbilt landing. In the ordinary course of events, it may be taken for granted that a short while hence one unbroken line of houses and streets will border the island on the north and northeast sides, In the very heart of this now stands the Quarantine Hospital. -As to isolation there is and can be none. No Vigilance Committee or other contrivance can for any length of time prevent the constant and free communication of the people within the hospital with the people without. Nor will the barring of the gates be any sort of protection. The air that is breathed in the hospital will be innaled by the inmates of fifty houses outside: if disease can be propagated in this way—and the very exist- ence of quarantines rests upon the supposition that it can—the hospital will actually be the means of creating an epidemic. It is therefore clear that the fitness which there was, many years ago, in locating the Quarantine where it is, can no longer be said to exist; aud that the Legisla- tive Committee was wise in recommending its removal. As the choice of a site to supersede it has al- ready been made, the only question now is how is the hospital to be got rid’? And here, we think, the people of the isliad wrong. Threats of violence are only foolish. No one believes that they are going to be fulfilled; and Vigilance Committees in this State are apt to provoke a spirit of obstinacy among our magistrates, We make no doubt but the man who burns down the hospital would go to the State prison for arson. Ir the hospital be so great an inconvenience to the island we presume that the county possesses the power to do itself justice in a legal way: that nuisances may be abated there as elsewhere, or that, in case of need. the public can exercise the right of eminent domain, We look, however, to nothing but noise and loud talk trom Staten Island. The people of that small but enlightened community will nurse their sorrows for many a year to come, if they are not relieved by help from outside. And, in truth, the removal of the Quarantine ought to come from here. We are to the full as deeply interested in the measure as they: if yellow fever spreads among the people of Tompkins ville, with which we are in steady, constant com- munication, it will surely come here. The whole island cannot be isolated: if disease prevaile there, we cannot escape our share of it. It is for this reason that it appears to us to be the duty of the city authorities and citizens of this city to take up the negotiations with New Jersey where they were broken off, and to endea- vor to carry them through. The only point now unsettled concerns Jersey's right of jurisdiction over the tract choven at Sandy Hook, A little Jabor and a little money would soon carry this through. Tur On Foows axp tin New Faevoyr Movement—Mr. Cravtox, or Detawane.—-One of the strongest proofs that a mighty and whole- some revolution isinvolved in the present tremend- ous popular movement for Fremont, may be found in the fact that most of the old party backs and political fogies of the country shrink from it. It threatens to abolish all the old party machinery, the corrupt cliques, the little regencies of old wirepullers bere and there, and all their old land- marks and guide posts, which have heretofore enabled them to manage our elections and receive the spoils. Worse than all, it threatens to abolish entirely all the system of choosing old party hacks and caucu® managers, and the tools of thimble-rigging conventions as candidate for the Presidency. It is not a matter of wonder, therefore, that Martin Van Buren, late champion of the Buffalo party, should declare in favor of Buchanan and Kansas asa slave State, in preference to Fremont and Kansasas a free State. In the same general view we find a host of old political fogies, cling- ing to the skirts of Buchanan or Fillmore, in pre- ference to the support of this dangerous innova- tion, fresh from the people, of the nomination of Fremont. The last case illustrating this spirit of rebellion of old fogydom against this Fremont movement, is the reported enlistment o John M. Clayton, of Delaware, in the ranks of the Forney democracy. A friend, i appears, Mr. Senator Bayard, has been author- ized to make this important announcement to the world. If, indeed, Mr. Clayton has gone over to Mr. Buchanan. the great principle which has carried him into the democratic camp at this late day can be nothing else than the attachment of one old fogy for another. It is but a fusion of two of our old fogies, each representing a branch of our ancient Bourbons of the late whig and de- mocratic parties. the remnants of which are all that now remain. Very likely, too, Mr. Clayton bas been drawn to Mr. Buchanan from the nego- tiations of the latter in London apon the Clay- ton-Bulwer treaty, the venerable Pennsylvanian taving preached up that humbug all the way hrough as the very essence of human wisdom, ord as unsuccessfully as Mr. Clayton himself. Perl aps, too, the veteran Senator from Dela- ware, “in the evening of his days,” like Martin Ven Boren and Mr. Buchanan, may have tarned flites er inet we an oged grendam open the — of the grave, sometimes cuts a new set of teeth, It is but just, however, to Mr. Clayton, to say that we entertain a lingering doubt of the au- thenticity of this news of his adhesion to the modern democracy. We know that as the Pre- mier of General Taylor, he has no occasion for any overwhelming amount of affection for Mr. Fillmore, because when Mr. Fillmore succeeded to the Presidency, he cheerfully ac- cepted Mr. Clayton’s resignation, and appointed Mr. Webster in his place. According to the po- sition of Mr. Clayton, then, as the prime minister of Gen. Taylor’s policy on the nigger question, he should now be in favor of Fremont ; but we must remember that little Delaware is a slave State. It is due to Mr. Fillmore and the Know Nothings, however—due to the old-line whigs who are still astride of the fence—due to the demo- cracy and to the public, that Mr. Clayton, for himgelf, should define his position. All the old fogies are writing letters. Let us have one from Mr. Clayton. Primary Erectioss—Tue Democracy Horp- 1nG Fast ro THE Snort Boys.—The General Com- mittees of the democracy of this city have had un- der consideration the important questions, Shallwe abolish our old Tammany Hall system of prima- ry elections and adopt some other and more re- spectable system of making our party nomina- tions for office, or shall we adhere to the old plan of leaving the selection of our candidates to the rowdies and ruffians who have heretofore so cheerfully discharged this important duty? But as yet the General Committees have come to no definite conclusion. From all that we can learn, however, we have little hope of the abandonment of the old rowdy policy of the primary elec- tions, The desperate straits of our demo- cratic juntas at this crisis, will hardly permit their abandonment of the short boys, shoulder hit- ters, ballot-box stuffers, and such like useful classes of our fellow citizens at the polls. If repudiated by the democracy, the Know Nothings may add them to their own forces of similar materials, and thus sweep the whole Corporation by an or- ganized terrorism which will be perfectly irre- sistible. Inasmuch, too, as the late proceedings of the San Francisco Vigilance Committee have resulted in considerable acquisitions to the short boy forces of New York, we conclude that the de- mocracy will be compelled to adhere to their old system of primary elections; and that in Novem- ber, as heretofore, the balance of power at our city ballot boxes will be held by whiskey, slung shots and cudgels. Let us have the decision of the democratic committees, that our peaceable citizens may be relieved of their present sus- pense. THE LATEST NEWS. BY MAGNETIC AND PRINTING TELEGRAPHS, Four Days Later from Europe. ARRIVAL OF THE ANGLO-SAXON AT QUEBEC. Quenre, Aug. 9, 1856. The screw steamship Anglo-Saxon, ffrom Liverp9ol on Wednesday, July 20—four days subsequent to the Asia at New York on Thursday afternoon—passed the telegraph station at River Du Loup, seventy miles below this city, this evening, but it was not possible to obtain her news at that point. She will be due here at an early hour to- morrow (Sunday) morning. The State Elections. KENTUCKY. Lovisviiim, Aug. 8, 1856. Forty-nine counties heard from give an American ma- ority of 2,676, which is a large democratic gain. MISSOURI. Sr. Louw, Ang. 8, 1956. Thirteen additional counties—in three of which, how- ever, Benton’s vote is not given—foot up as follows:— Benton, 3,112; Polk, 6,877; Ewing, 7,429. The vote for Congressmen and members of the Legislature is as yet too meagre to base any calculation vpon. Sr. Lovis, Aug. 8, 1856. Thirty-one counties give Ewing, American, 19,248; Polk, 17,611; Benton, 11,671. The oflicial vote will not vary these fgures, which comprise nearly half the popa- lar vote of the State. Fight counties in the Seventh Con- gressional district give Caruthers 3,275; Perriman, 2,369 Stevenson, 1,331. There is no doubt of Caruthers’ elec- on. &r. Lows, Aug. 8, 1856. Seven counties in the Second Congressional district give Anderson, American, 5,061; Richmond, democrat, 2,603, Sx counties in the Fifth district give Woodson, American, 1,492; I'rice, Bentonite, 1,255; Douglass, de- mocrat, 1,864. Tho same countics, same district, to fill the vacancy caured by the doath of J, G, Miller, give Aiken, American, 1,641; Jackson, democrat, 1,365, In the counties heard froia the Americans haye elected fisteen representatives and two Senators; the whiga and democrats, {iMeen representatives and two Senators; and the Bentonites, nineteen representatives and one Senator. Sr. Lovis, Aug. 9, 1956. Forty-one counties, including St. Louis, 21 Amoricans, ‘26 Bentonites, 17 democrats and 6 whigs to the Honse. As far ae heard from, 5 Americans, 3 democrats and 2 Rentoniies are elected to the Senate. In the Second Congressional district, Anderson's, Ame rican, majority in nine counties is 600 over moud, democrat. Two counties are yet to be heard from, but Anderson's majority is considered certain In the Third district, fire counties give Greene 200 majority over Lindley, American. Lindley is cons\ter- ably behind his vote in 1864. His defeat is considered certain. In the Fifth district, seven counties give Woolson, Arrerican, for the full term, 400 majority over Price, Ban tonite, and Douglas#, democrat, ie about 669 behind I’rice. In the same distri ame counties, Aken’, American, for Congress, to fill the vacancy hy the death of Miller, has 600 majority over Jackson, democrat Sixth distriet—The few returns from this district jndi cate the election of Mholps, democr: Congress for another term. #1. Lovis, Ang. $, 1856, Official returhe from 38 counties have been reo 4 giving Polk 21,834, wing, 22,573; Renton, 14,77 The Toported majorities increase the aggregate, so as to sive Polk $3 majority over Ewing. ARKANSAS. Waemyeroy, Aug. 9, 1986. There \s po denying that one county ia Arkansas may have given an American majority, but the members of Congress from that State have as yot received no des patebes, and think at Ipeet a week must clagwe be fore any reliable information can be obtained 1OWA. Carerao, Aug 9, 1856. Twenty five counties of lowa have been heard irom, giving the republicans @ majority of 4,600. Hon, Augustus Hall passed through thie city to day. He announces his own re-election to Congress from the First district of lowa, Advicesyhowever, from lowa City last night reaflrm the election of Curtise, the republi can candidate. NORTH CAROLINA, Rarmon, Ang. 8, 1956, Ih Alomance, Guilford, Sameon, Wake, Warren, For eyth, New Hanover, Columbus, Wick, Northampton, Granville, Orange, Mecklenburg, Daviison, Wayne, Cum berland, Cabarrus, Lenoir, Rowan, Stanley, Yadkin and Greene counties, Bragg’s clear gain is 1,700. The domo erate gain ten members of the jegislature, The State bas gone democratic by about 8,000 inajority News from Kansas, Cmeaco, Aug. 0, 1856. Petween three and four hundred Kansas emigrants le(t Nebraska City on the 4th inst. for Topeka, where it was expected they would arrive on Wednesday following, wn- less interrupted on their march by Missourians, Tw) hundred of the latter had left Westportand Kickapoo, with the tntention of interrupting them. General Lane did not accompany the emigrants, One hundred men from To- peka baye gone wip the lows road to moo} and nevist them, From Wi: APPOINTMENTS CONFIRMED BY THE SENATE—SEN A+ TOR JONES, OF TENNESSEE, AND MR. BUCHANAN— THE NATIONAL INTELLIGENCER—TREATY BETWEEN THE UNITED STATBS AND THE TWO SICILIES, BTC., ETC. Wastixcros, Aug. 9, 1856, ‘The Senate was in executive session two hours to-day, , and confirmed the following nominations :;— POST OFFICE APPOINTMENTS. G. H. Boardman, Grass Valley, California. R, F. Groves, Logansport, Indiana. ‘William G. Hislep, Sonora, California. ‘Thomas D. Lemor, Laporte, Indiana. Thomas Jenegan, Michigan’ City, Indiana. James A. Nesbit, Mason, Georgia. Ra)ph Staples, South Bend, Indiana. George W. Sneed, Florence, Alabama. Henry W. Tilley, Georgetown, District Columbia. Myron B, Williams, Watertown. Wisconsin, Joseph Lemby, Napoleon, Arkansas. COLLECTORS AND SURVEYORS, Joseph PB, Buttengham, Yorktown, Virginia. Samuel Babcock, Middletown, Connecticut. Philip Conley, Chicago, Mlinois. lorris rost get's Soynd, Was! ‘err’ » ‘Alpheus H. Hanscom, acd, Staine. ids James McFetridge, Minnesota and Pembina, Minnesota, John N. Mennmap, Georgetown, South Carolina, Jobn McMullen, Knoxville, Teun. T. B, Slover, Souora, Benecia and Valleji, California, Wittiam J, Walker, Columbus, Ky. ARMY APPOINTMENTS. Dr. George Taylor, Assistant Surgeon. James T, Ghiselin, Assistant Surgeon, Pascal A. Quinan, Assistant Surgeon. Lievt, Alfred Cumming to be Capiein: aly £9, 1856, Second Iieut. Lawrence A. Williams to oe First Lieuten- ant, July 20, 1856, vice Cumming, promoted. Cadet Franck 8.” Armistead 45 bo Second Lieutenant, July 20, 1866. Edward F. Bayley to be Second Lieutenant Fourthy Regular Artillery. SECRETARIES OF LEGATION, 1. B. Caverly, at Lima, Pern. 8. Wells Williams, China. UNITED STATRS DISTRICT ATTORNEY, Thor. $. McCay, for the Eastern district of Louisiana, JUSTICE OF PEACH, DISTRICT OF COLUMBLA. George H. Fulmer, After the trangaction of some unimportant business, Mr. Thompson, of New Jersey, delivered in the Senate: the political speech alluded to by your correspondent some days ago. He took grounds against Fremont an@ im favor of Buchanan, contending that Stockton and not Fremont was the father of Culifornia. Mr. Jones, (whig) of Tennessee, followed suit, and urged the eléction of Mr Buchanan, He thought that gentlemen who could support Andrew Jackson Donelson (alluding to Mr. Crittenden) should not taunt him for voting the democratic ticket. Mr. Geyer, (whig) of Missouri, takes the came course in a few days, and, I understand, the Nulicne! Intelli- gencer does likewise. The House of Representatives have disposed of all the contested cases of election, with the exception of that from Jowa. Several months ago, Mr. Hall, the sitting member, and Mr. Clark, the contestant, came before the Committee of Elections, and agreed upon an armistice for a hundred days. Itis not, therefore, probable that this sub- Ject will be finally acted upon during the preeent session, ‘The Bouse hag also acted on a number of private bills. A bill for the relief of those who have lost property by the troubles in Kansas was referred for consi jeration, On motion of Mr. King, of New York, a resolution was adopted by the House requesting the Postmaster Genera? to make special and vigilant inquiry as to the depreda- tions on the mails, by which books and public documents are abstracted; to expose aud punish the guilty, and to report if further legislation ‘s necessary to eecure the- maile. Great complaints are made that valuab'e public documents do not reach their destinatition. Who gets them ? Mr. Faulkner, from the Military Committee, reported a bill to-day forjreorganizing the army, a copy oi which I forward you. It changes particularly the law as to brevet rank. ‘The Civil Appropriation bill was again taken op in the House today, discussed, amended and passed. The amendment proposing to pay Nicolson & Tucker the ex- tra allowance claimed by them as public printers wag voted down by four to one. Mr. Ball's amendment requiring the employ ment of civil imetead of mlitary en- gineers, was adopted by three to one, Captain Meige will, therefore, have to surrender the Capitc! extension to other hands, An amendment of twenty tho wand dol- lars for works of art to decorate the new Cap tol was agreed to. This bill will pass the Serate, wih a few trifling amendments. The Indian bill as it had been amended by the Senate was next taken up. Some of the amendments were agreed to by the House, many rejected, and the bill again passed. If the Senate refuse to recede from their rejected amendments, a Committee of Conterence will be appointed to settle the matter between the two houses. Many short political speeches were made by membere to night; but the only one of marked ability was from . Mr. Kelly, of New York, in reply to Mr. Whitney, on the temporal powers of the Pope and Know Nothingism generally. Mr. Campbell, of Ohio, has received deepatches in- forming bim that he is unanimously re-nom)oated to Oun- gress. A treaty between the United States and the Two Bici- lies hag veen transmitted to the Senate for rate Dr. Peet, of New York, the well knowa I'r the Deaf and Iumb Institetion, arrived here this evening with a party of eleven instructors, on their way to at- tend & Convention of the Deaf and Dumb at Sggunton, Va., which isto meet on Wednesday cext. TO party comprises deputations from New York, Councctieut and s Ohio. THIRTY-FOURTH CONGRESS. FIRST SESSION, Renate, Waettixetoy, Aug. 9, 18 ‘The Senate parsed a joint resol. thorizieg Prot Pache, of the Coast Survey, to accept the medal present- ed bim by the King of Sweden. PAY OF SMEEERS OF CONCRES Mr. Husten, (dem.) of Va., reported a substitute for the bill reguiating the compensation of members of Con- gress, giving them $2,500 lurtoad of $2,000 a year, with @ section providing that ifany books be distributed to mem- bers by resolution, in either or both houses, the price given for the same be deducted from their annual com~ pensation: provided that thie sal! not extend to books ordered to be printed during the Congress for which the members respectively shail have been elected. COMMODORE STOCKTON AND COLONEL FREMONT. Mr. Thomson OC'N.J., male a epeech to show that Com- modore storkton, and not Colonel Fremont, (co houw Fy by the latter's friends) was conqueror of Cali- forn Mr. Joxm, of Tenn., examined the platforms Parties now in the Presidential tleid, endorsiag that of tne democracy, and declaring Le chould apport Mr. Ba- chanan, beileving that the ss fety of the country depended on bis election. POSTION OF SENATOR RELL Mr. Bris, of Teun, felt imperatively called upon te define his position. He was nota member o! the Ame rican party, but should supp rt Mfr. Fillmore. COLONEL FREMONT OUNTs. Mr. Bwire, (dem.) of submitted a rev- totion, which’ lies z on the President) for copies of the on whiet mont’s nccounts, as bis first expedity 5 so that the nature of the disbursements may appear. alto inquiring whether there is any pb’: money in bis bands unaccounted for, or whether there are any papers on file iu the departments. from off ia! sources charging bim with malfeasance in of ce, &e. THE KANSAS QUESTION. country, whieh was threatening the perpetuity bic. The primary purpose ebtet iruits of gation was to fasten slavery on Kansas, either peacesbly or forcibly. He «poke of squatter sovereignty as a fleet ing phantom, now abandone: by i+ original iende, and | of the subjogation of the people of Kaneas by invarlers and )-urpere. Adjourned House of Representatives. Wasmiserox, August 9, 1856. PURO POCU MENTE, On motion of Mr, Kixe, (nigger worshipper) of N.Y. © resolution was adepted requesting the Tostmaster Gen. eral to make special and vigilant inquiry as to the placee where, and the persona who have unlawfully abstracted or detained from mails transmitted irom Washingtou, beoks and public documents distributed by members of Congress, and when discovered. APPROVRE ATION Mitt The Fonse resumed the consideration of the bil! making appropriations for lighthouses, coast and land surveys, custom houres, marine hospitals, ko, Among its jveme are appropriations fora port office, custom bovse and Philadelphia; for six revenue caters on. 000 for the purchase of the ngs and The bill also provides that N superintendency of public buildings be a ne bill was passed by a vote of 96 agai PERSONAL EXVGANATION, Mr. Sienwis, rising tea question of privilege, exlledt attention to the fact that @r. Savave had, speech made by him, characterized the report of the maj srity of the Committee on Kaneas artairs, a compound of grows pang and & Misrepresentation and perversion ot uth, put forth with impudence and Cogn be hood, All thet he (Sherman) had to say wae, the langoage was violative of the rules of the Honse: that A was a breach of parliomentary decovam and courtesy