The New York Herald Newspaper, October 22, 1856, Page 4

4 NEW YORK HERALD. JAMES GORDON SENNET®P, EDITOR AND PROPRIETOR, (UTE FH. W. CORNER OF NASSAU AND FULTON STS, ¥ my conte annum. PT ne GaP MEY HERALD, coory Suter 4 : specs odltion, Wi par sancaee Sat part af Grea or 80 any part @/ the Oontinens to ielude postage. VOLUNTARY CORRESPONDENCE, containing 4, solicited srom any quarter of the world—if weed will be Fest pend ea: Oh Fouuian Conausrospexrs 4218 ye ARQuESTED TO BEAL AL. Lerrens anv Pack- Agee Sane I gl Lerma anonymous communications, We do n those reve PRINTING executed with neatness, cheapness and des 'WERTISEMENTS renewed every day. AMUSEMENTS THIS EVENING, BIBLO'S GARDEN, Broa¢way—Jocko—Tigat Rorz— Duanowm, Ok THe Kival Farmins. BOWERY THEATRE, Bowery—Ricuarp TII.~Dewon ‘Levan. BURTO: wee NS NEW THEATRE, Broadway. opposite Bond Hawtet—Dascixe—Tear . Buessep Baer, WALLACE’S THEATRE, Broadway—ilaaumt—Away Wire Mess HOLY OBAMBFRS STREET THEATRE, (iste Burton's}—Tre Maseace® oF GLENCOR—NICHABL HRL#—POUNDED ON Facts —Ownang Ovraxe. BARNUM’S AMERICAN MUSEUM, Brosdway—Afterncon and Evemng—D uno. NIBLO'S GARDEN, Broatway—M. Sreakoscu’s Grasp BROADWAY VARIETIES, 47? Broadway—Tar Firiva Devwuxsy—Tae lasu Baoow-maken. CHRISTY & WOOD'S MINSTRELS, 444 Broadway WAN PRBFURMANCES— WSPFO, BOCKLEY'S SERENADERS, 585 Broadway—Ermorus ‘Spererisy— i TORE. Sew York, Wednesday, October 22, 1856. The News. Four steamsbios from Europe, for Quebec, Hali- fax, Philadelphia and this port, are now due, but neither of them had been heard from at the time of our going to press. Additional official returns of the recent election ‘wm Pennsylvania have been received, and we have earetully corrected our tables. The result is as fol- Jore:— — PRED EST 1852.— m. » FS. ‘The Pennsylvania Legislature is ye’ donb, ‘Two counties, Armstrong and Lycoming, are yet tte be heard from. Without them the Legislatare wtands as follows:— Senate... 16 49 ‘Bota! thu far. ove Of oF Armstrong elects three members, and Lyeoming two. The complexion of the Legislature depends wpon these. A United States Senator in the place ef Mr. Brodbead depends upon the result. Yesterday was quite a gala day for the politicians. The democracy had a great time of it ‘in receiving the Keystone Club of Philadelphia, and in mass meet- imgs in the Park and in Tammany Hall. The Know Nothings had also a great time of it in Union square, We give reports of these several Cemonstrations. The Union Convention to form an anti Buchanan electoral ticket in Pennsylvania, met at Harrisbarg yesterday, when the union ticket adopted at Phila delpbia was agreed to,and a committce was ap- pointed to prepare an address to the people. The greatest enthusiasm prevatled throughout the session’ Our readers will find in our columns of this morn. img several addresses to the people from the Re publican State Committees of Ohio, New York and Badiana. Also, one from the leading Americans of Pennsylvania. They should be read—all carefully yead, particularly that of the Pennsylvanis Ameri- eans. The republicans, it appears, are aroused and at work, We shall soon see what they will accom- “ee Clark has issned his proclamation appoiat- img Thorsdey, the 20th November, as a day of thanksgiving ond praise. The Governor says “no dread of impending social calamity mingles with our joy,” and the Governor is about right. We give elsewhere important news from Cuba and Mexico. Spanish naval expeditions were preparing t0 leave Havona for San Domingo City and Vera Craz. Ove ficet would be sent to aid in the move- ment against the integrity of the Dominican repub- Iie, while the other is to be despatched to support the pretensions of the Spanish government in Mexico. We bave intelligence from Ruatan Island to the Sth inst. A party of gold hunters, who left New Orleans on the 13th ot September, for Hondaras, arrived at Roatan on the Jd inst, from Truxillo, The Honduras authorities at Truxillo had refased to allow them to land there, and they proceeded to Raatan to await the return of a messenger that had been despatched to the capital to obtain permission for them to proceed on their expedition. Persons at Ruatan, from the interior ot Honduras, affirm that the stories of the existence of rich gold mines in that country are mere inventions, and that even if the party get permission to prospect they will get no gold. This is the second party of Americans that Honduras has refused to admit within ber borders. More forged paper was bronght to light yesterday on the examination of Huntington. The amoant mow reaches $480,7%6. The Protestant Episcopal Convention at Philadel- pha finally adjourned at eleven o'clock last night. We have papers from Bermnda to the Sth inst. ‘The Bermudian of that day says:—“ The delight fally cool wind which has prevailed here from the north since Saturday evening, and caused the tem- perature to fall to 73 deg. Fahrenheit, does not ap- pear to have prodnced any favorable effect upon the yellow fever, which has been prevailing in some of the parishes vince the end of July.” The disease had broken out at Ireland Island for the firat time, and in Paget, Pembroke aud South ampton parishes twenty new cases had ap- in three daye—Somerset and Warwick head been fearfully visited. Their united popula- tion numbers 2,600, and upwards of 500 had been sttacked with the fever, The diseare had not pass- ed to the eastward of Devonshire parish. The pa- rishes of Smith, Hamilton and St. George, (consti- toting one-third of the territorial extent of the colony,) continned to enjoy uninterrupted good health. The bark Tremont, from Fayal. Azores, at New Bedford, has advices to 20th nit. The health of the islands was good, and the weather in the vicinity favorable for a good catch of whale oi! during the season. The Tremont brought about twelve han red and fifty letters from whaleships. ‘The salos of cotton yesterday embraced about 1,000 2 1,200 bales. The market was heavy and prices rather irregular. Flour exhibited no change of moment in prices, while sales were to a fair ex- tent. Wheat wos rather heavy, with moderate transactions, the market closing in favor of yar. chasers. Corn was a trifle lower, with sales of Western mixed at 7c. a 67). Rye sold pretty freely, and partly for i? export, at &7c, Pork was active, and 400 Ubis. mess 4 2 $21 60, and 2,000 bbls, do, sold at $2 were ufuanally active, and closed at ‘The sales footed up sbout 3,000 a 5.500 ida, to refiners and to the trade, at prices given in another column, The public sale of coffee was a very good one, and prices were quite satisfactory, which ranged from 9¢. a Life. Freights were taken toa ‘mir extent without change of moment in qnotations, NEW YORK HERALD, WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 22, 1856. Developements of «Bargain and Sale.”” ‘We published yesterday the circular of Charles Gibbons, Chairman of the Republican State Exe- cutive Committee of Pennsylvania, to the people of that State, in reference to his self-acrificing, but unfortunate labors in behalf “of a more per- fect union” between the Fremont republicans and the intractable Chairman of the Fillmore Know Nothing State Committee, Mr. J. P, Sanderson. Our readers will have observed that Mr. Gib- bons bad a shrewd customer to dea! with, owing to the curious and interesting cireumstanee that Mr. Sanderson had two strings to his bow—the republican chairman, Mr. Gibbons, and the demo- cratic chairman, Mr. Forney, In one of his con- fidential moods the amiable Mr. Sanderson in- forms the somewhat suspicious Mr. Gibbons that, “I have Forney’s answer, and would like to see you before four o'clock. Can you not slip in at the side door and see me at my office? I do not like to call twice the same day at your office.” Now, we must admit that the answer of Mr. Gib- bons to this dark lantern, side door invitation, is that of an open and fair dealing man; but the policy of bis course isa different question. He does not eare a button for Forney’s answer— more’s the pity. He says that if the opposition intend to unite there need be no mystery about it. Very good; but when there is a mystery it is well enough to find it out. It further appears that a resolution, subsequently passed by Mr. San- derson's Kuow Nothing committee, “in favor ofan honorabJe arrangement between the friends of Fillmore and the friends of Fremont and Dayton, to defeat Buchanan, was never communicated to the repul ns, but was suppressed by Mr. San- derson.”” The upshot of the business is the ulti- matum of Mr. Sanderson's Fillmore Philadelphia Committee the ether evening. declining any other basis of union with the republicans than their adoption of the whole electoral Know Nothing ticket of Fillmore and Donelson. Thus it appears that Forney has played a more successful game with Mr. Sanderson, in his deli- cate business of party politics, than with George Roberts in the Forrest divorce case. Quite likely Mr. Sanderson has made a good thing of it, politically, and perhaps not—very likely, too, Mr. Forney has made a splendid thing of it, ia shifting about the two or three thonsand votes, more or Jess, required to save the State in Octo- ber to the democracy. Should Mr. secure the Philadelphia Custom House or Post Ojfice from Mr. Buchanan, in the event of his election, we sha)] have a solution of the milk in the cocoa- nut; but nobody, we presume, will suppose that a part of the six or seven hundred thousand dollars contributed by the democracy (including extor- tions from federal officcholders), may have gone in at some “ side door,”’ of which the key is in the possession of Mr. Forney, Mr. Sanderson's patrio- tic devotion to Fillmore, and his anxiousendeayors to save the Union, compel us to denounce the idea that he could in any event, in the business of this campaign, be influenced by considerativus of filthy lucre. It is enough to know that the demo- crats raised money, and that Forney knew how to spend it. That the democracy have carried the State by bribery and corruption does not mend the matter. What has been done once can be done again, if their fands are not exhausted. The origin of all this trouble with the Fillmore Know Nothings, wes, of course, the Philadelphia Fillmore Nominating Convention. But the George Law North American offshoot, which subse- quently met in New York, had also a pretty large finger in the pie. They first nomivated Mr. Banks, of Massachusetts, and Johnston, of Penn- sylvania: but Banks peremptorily declining, they compromised upon Fremont and Johnston, still de- manding, we are informed, as the price of a per- fect fusion with the republicans, three or four cabinet offices, including “Live Oak George” himeelf as Secretary of the Navy. The republi- cans promised nothing, and so the North American phalanx agreed finally to coalesce and trust to luck, “ Live Oak George” magnanimously lead- ing the way. The Fillmore division, thus reduced to a mere balance of power in Peunsylvania—but still a balance of power—then commenced their game between Forney and Gibbons, and the result is told by Mr. Gibbons with an air of injured innocence that is perfectly refreshing. Had he only condescended to enter that “side door,” and get at that an- swer of Forney to the Fillmore committee, it might have saved the State to the opposition, with a higher bid for the Union, the glorious Unio: the constitution. We say nothing of the cpoils. Mr. Gibbous, however, indignantly spurned the golden opportunity. He declined to enter “the side door” to get that answer, that mysterious answer of Forney, and the result was the mingling together yesterday of Forney’s Keystone Club and the Empire Club of Captain Rynders in a regular jubilee over the defeat of Mr. Gibbons. The prospect now in Pennsylvania, with the op- position forces, appears to be only confusion worse confounded. We are told that a heavy re- serve of Fremont voters will be brought out in November —that there will be a substantial anion electoral Uicket—and that thousands of Fillmore men who voted in October the democratic State ticket, will vote in November for Fillmore and Donelson. But what of all this? When the most complete union of the opposition forces is demanded to carry the State, what else than de- feat can await them if they are divided? Six thousand votes more in New York, in 1844, would have made Henry Clay President; bat these six thousands votes, and nine thousand over, of the bitterest opposition faction against the democra- cy, were cast for Birney, the abolition candidate, and thus Polk was elected. We care very little for the results of the Har- rishurg Union Electoral Ticket Convention, for we consider that the disclosures of Mr. Gibbons re the important fact that he sacrificed the golden opportunity in declining to enter that “side door,” to read or to hear that mysterious oan of Forney to the Fillmore Committee. id Forney refuse to enter that side door? Did he fail to give a satisfactory answer? Is any in- fluential Fillmorcite, possessing the open sesame of that “side door,” casting about him, in Philadel- phia, since the election, for unencumbered real estate? Mr. Gibbons is too mut of a cautions philosopher for the lusiness of a desperate elee- tion. He should have entered that “side door,” ond seen or heard that mysterious answer of Forney. If niggers are to be raised to five thousand dollars a bead with the election of Mr. Buchanan, what should be the price of white men to seeure his election? Mr. Gibbons, Mr. Gib. bons, you are an old fogy, Mr. Gibbons, Tar Great Orrnatic War—More Botritys rrow norn Cawre.—Field Marshal Maretzek, who is now entertaining the modern Athenians with our Italian Opera, has not yet issued a bulletin in reply,to the tremendous assault made pon him doubtable, indomitable and unconquerable Field Marshal will undoubtedly come down on his op- ponent with a manifesto which wil] smash him into a hundred thousand minute particles, We have, however, for the delectation of our readers to-day, an official document from First Consul Phalen in answer to one of our Philadelphia cor- respondents, who supposed it was a free fight, and therefore desired to be counted in. He may con- sider himself polished off and set on one side to cool, Further, we present a letter from a lady, who, according to her own account, has been behind the scenes of good society and knows all about the wires, springs, traps and other machinery by which our cocial system is kept in running order. She makes a gallant defence for the Chevalier Maretzck, whose ambrosial curls have always en- dearcd him to the Lele sex. We give our fair correspondent’s despatch verbatim, and commend it to the careful consideration of all interested. The war waxes hot, and will soon become per- sonal. Meanwhile we have noJOpera, and the codfish aristocracy mourn. The Academy is de- solate. The young ladies and the old ladies are in despair. Young New York is more assiduous in billiards, and more constant to brandy and water. The dealers in dry goods and Opera cloaks are growing desperate. What is to be done? Let us have the Italian Opera, regardless of expense. Existence is a bore without it. Robert J. Walker In the Fleld—More Raps on Northern Knuckles, The Hon. Robert J. Walker having failed in his project for revolutionizing China, in the view of American interests; having failed in his grand scheme for building a railroad to the Pacific, at a cost of one hundred millions, notwithstanding the liberal distribution of stock among the press, the politicians and the public generally; having also failed in his patriotie endeavor to raise money for the establishment of a genuine democratic organ in this city, with himself as chief editor, and Cap- tain Isaiah Rynders as assistant; has now turned the extraordinary energies of his mind to the somewhat overdone business of ballying the North, and has written a letter to show that if the Northern people will not elect Buchanan, he (Mr. R. J. W.) will “adopt the last alternative— separation—and will follow independence with his bosom bare, though rolling clouds should lower along the sky.” We discovered the key to this singularly chi- yalric determination in yesterday's paper— wherein it is stated that Mr. Walker is an ap- plicant for a Cabinet office under the Presiden- cy of James Buchanan. So that it will be seen that Mr. Walker, as might be expected from a man of his years and diseretion, does not caleu- late to “bare his bosom” for nothing. Whether, under any circumstances, such an attitude could be regarded as a qualitication for a Cabinet office, we shall presently inquire. Meanwhile, it may be worth while to see the na- ture of the arguments on which so experienced a politician as Robert J. Walker bases his support of James Buchanan and his opposition to, nay his execration of, Col. Fremont. They may be summed up ina few words, Mr. Walker says that the Fremont party is “ agrarian and revolu- tionary”—that it “involves principles which wust strike down the tenure of all property in every State as well as every Territory of the Union’*—tbat it “ appeals to the local interests of the North” instead of the interest of the whole Union—that it “seeks to monopolize for the North the whole territory of the Union’’—that it “ assails the bulwarks of the constitution and imperils the Union”’—and that ifs success would “Jead to division, confiscation, sack, plunder and the gullotine.” We have selected here a few of the more tangible propositions advanced in Mr. Walker's three column letter; and even of these, some are so vague, so doubtful in meaniog, that it is hardly possible to grasp them. To begin with those, however, which present the best hold to the mind, the Fremont party is undoubtedly a revolutionary party. Agrarian it is not, as it seeks no fresh division of land; but it is revolutionary, which is to say, that it aims at a general and sweeping correc of all the abuses and corruptions and forms of misgorern- ment, dishonesty and villany which have been illustrated by the Pierce regime. Like the old Revolution, it seeks to restore that form of liberty which the people of this country bronght with them when they emigrated —which the English once endeavored to take away, and of which the administration and the democratic party are now depriving the people of Kansas, of the Southern States and of parts of the North. Thus far, the Fremont party is revo- lutionary—no farther. When Mr. Walker says that it seeks to mono- polise the whole territory of the Union for the North, by appeals to their local interest, he says what is absurd. The bulk of the supporters of Colonel Fremont are quite content that the North and South shall strive fairly and openly for the Territories of the Union: what they will not con- sent to is, that the general government, being wielded by a fewultraSouthern men, shall ase the military power of the United States to debar the North from a fair part in tho contest—to drive Northern men out of the Territories—to seize and imprison law-fearing men because they object to slavery—to maintain laws so flatly contrary to the constitution that they would suit the latitude of Ruesia—and to make Kansas a slave State by force, rapine, murder, fire and bloodshed. That is what the Fremont party consider so wrong that they feel bound to revolutionize it; and when Mr. Walker or any one else pretends that they go be- yond this, and seek to deprive the South of any- thing but the undue assistance of the general government, he says what is contrary to the fact Itis equally untrue that the Fremont party have ever expressed any sentiment or doctrine subversive of or inimical to property of any kind—even the peculiar property of the South in their niggers. Mr. Walker must have made sure of a very ignorant audience when he ventured to assert the contrary. Finally, as to the assaulie wpon the Union, Mr. Walker knows well enough where they have come from. We have yet to hear of the first Fremont man who proposes to dissolve the Union in the event of Buchanan's clection—though, Heaven knows, the North will be as hardly tried by the military despotiem in Kaneas, the violent seizure of Cuba and the con- sequent wars with Great Britain and France, as the South could be by any measure pursued by Col. Fremont, But nota single man has whis- pered the idea of disunion here, while the sup- porters of Mr. Buchanan, from first to last— Wise, Slidell, Toombs, Keitt, Mason, and all of them, including Mr. Walker himself, have abso- jutely uted no other argument in the present canvass. They say they are ready to diswlve to- morrow, The republicans profess abhorronce of dissolution. Which then are the disunioniste? Mr. Woiker protends that be is eaticfied that Kaneas will be a free State; he gives his reasons, which are the old ones, not worth refuting agein. But how will his friend and co-laborer, Governor Wie, like this news—he, whose support of Bu- chanan, as he told us in his great speech, rests altogether on his belief that Buchanan will make Kansas o slave State, and hence that fat buck niggers will be made worth $5,000 a head? How will he make his peace with For- ney, who assured the people of Reading, in a speech which we printed at the time, that “the Sonth was bent on having Kansas, and that they would make it a slave State, by G—4d, if they had to wade up to their horses’ bellies in blood.” These gentlemen should compare notes before coming before the public. In fine, we apprehend that Mr. Robert J, Walker’s chances of a Cabinet office are some- what reduced by this document. For, though it undoubtedly displays remarkable vigor of ima- gination, a Pierce-like, florid style, and a magnifi- cent recklessness of facts, these qualities cannot overbear the fact that it is a plea for disunion— that it declares that Robert J. Walker, like so many other democrate, refuses to abide by the verdict of the majority, and must either have his own way at elections or will turn round and rebel. This enunciation of principle, which tom- noddies like Brooks and Keitt and Toombs may make harmlessly, must prove fatal to the official aspirations of such men as Slidell, Wise, Mason and Walker; for Mr. Buchanan, by his oath of office, will be sworn to confide power to none such, and he is too conscientious a man to commence his official career with an act of perjury. Important from Cuba and Mexico—Demon- strations on Mexico and San Domingo. Our correspondence from Havana conveys the important intelligence that the Spanish govern- mentis maturing a grand scheme of filibusterism against the republics of Mexico and San Domin- go. We are to have an imitation of the historic deeds of Cortez and Pizarro, and the Castilian flag is to be reimplanted in the soil won for Spain centuries ago by the impetuous valor of her daring adventurers. At least such are the am- bitious dreams in which old Spain seems to be now indulging, and from which she will probably awake with no very pleasurable remembrance of it. Mexico is at present the chief prize to which the efforts of Spain are to be directed. The mo- dern Spanish armada is rendezvousing in the wa- ters of Cuba, and her invincible army is being concentrated on the ever faithful island. The army is but awaiting the arrival of a famous ge- neral—Urbistondo—to place himself at their head and Jead them on to victory. This Urbis- tondo was formerly Captain General of the Phi- lippine islands; bas the reputation of a fire-eater, and probably expects to see himself, at no distant day, Viceroy of the rebabilitated kingdom of New Castile. So President Comonfort and his Mexican troops must be prepared to expect a grand thrashing at the hands of this modern Fernando Cortez, unles: the wrath of Spain be appeased, and her subject's debts against the Mexican republic acknowledged and provided for. These debts are the motive for all these mighty preparations. Mexico, in some of the days of her national tribulation, issued bonds for the sake of replenishing her treasury and carrying on her government. As she did not happen theu to enjoy any great reputation asa stable and well organized State, she could not raise more than eight or ten per cent on the apparent value of her bonds. Most of these were disposed of in the Spanish market. The bondholders, who knew the risk they were running, and paid their price accordingly, procured the intervention of their government in causing their claims to be recog- nized and adjusted. Santa Anna, for some mo. tive having weight with bim, concluded a treaty with Spain in 1853, by which the bond- holders were to be all duly satis- fied. It has heen siace discovered that an immense amount of fraudulent claims were covered and provided for in that conven- tion, The Mexican government declined carry- ing out its stipulations until these fraudalent claims could be examined and exposed. There- fore, at the close of last May, Spain sent a minis- ter plenipotentiary to Vera Cruz, backed by a formidable fleet, to enforce payment of these claims. President Comonfort refused to treat with him, until the fleet should be withdrawn} Alvarez declared that he had no control over the movements of the fleet. Finally an interview was arranged between Alvarez ana the Mexican Secretary of State, when a project of settlement was agreed upon. The exact terms of the pro- ject have not been made known, but it is under- stood that the demand for an investigation and exclusion of fraudulent claims was admitted. The project is sent to Spain, and there it is de- nounced by the press, and repudiated by the Minis- try, and Alvarez is deprived of his diplomatic functions. To show the dominant sentiment of Spain in regard to this matter, we publish the translation of an article which appeared in the Madrid journal Zypona—the organ of Marshal Nar- vaez. And now we learn that a grand naval and military armament is being prepared in Cuba to make a descent upon Mexico, overthrow the re- public and re-establish the vice-royalty in its stead. And it is worthy of remark, as perhaps cignifying a unanimity of sentiment and a combi- nation of means, that England is at the same mo- ment persisting in pressing en the government of Mexico the settlement of a trifling matter in con- nection with the claim ‘of Barron, Forbes & Co., arising out of some alleged maltreatment received at Tepic. One would imagine that Spain would consider this matter of the invasion of Mexico as work enough on its banda. But no. Not only is Mexico to be subjugated, but the republic of San Domingo is to be re-annexed to the Spanish do- minions. The excuse for the movement is of even a more flimsy character than in the case of Mexi- co—though both are evideutly part of the great plan submitted by Santa Anna to the Spanish government to re-establish the Spanish r-yine on this continent, For some years past there has been a party in San Domingo whose plan is to establish a Span- ieb torate or domination over that little republic. At its head is ex-President Baez, now an exile. One of the most active spirits on the ieland is the Spanish Chargé and Consul General, Segovia. This individual and party procured, a short time since, the passage of a law by the Dominican Congress, authorizing such Domini- cans as chose to assume Spanish citizenship, to do so. A great number of citizens availed them- selves of the terme of this law, and became what they call matrioulados. It was by the same in- fluence that the treaty negotiated with the Upited States has been recalled, under the pre- text of making verbo) alterations in it, With this party of matrieulados it is in contemplation, at the proper moment, to make a demonstration in favor of Spain. The programme is, first to have Baez recalled from exile and placed in the Presidential chair. Hewill then favor the move- ment. But anticipating the resistance of the real republicans of the island, a Spanish brig of war, THE PRESIDENTIAL STRUGGLE: anne The Contest Becoming Warm and. Exciting, the Habanero, has been sent there from Havana, | Appeals from the Republicans of New York, with five thousand stand of arms, and probably Ohio, Indiana and Pennsylvania, we shall soon hear the news of an attempt to &e., &e., de. overthrow the republican form of government, and to establish a Spanish Captaincy General in its place. It is said that England and France give their approval, and are ready to lend their aid to this very nice little scheme. _ So we are to have two cotemporaneous demon- strations by Spain upon territory on this continent, We are to have two independent republics equelched out, and Spanish vice royalties estab- lished in their stead. Well, if Mexico is not able to resist and drive back the Spanish forces—as we expect she will be—and if Dominica has no ob- jection to being again turned over to the tender mercies of Spain, it is not at allimprobable that the people of the United States may have something to say, and step up in time to forbid the banna, In the meantime let us keep a bright lookout on these new demonstrations on the part of the old Spanish filibusters. Waat 1s AN InpEPENDENT Press?—We pub- lish this morning a truthful article from the Bal- timore Sun, in relation to the province, duties, value, power and usefulness of the independent press. The Sun sets out with the declaration that an independent journal is not a neutral one; and states further, that it is ‘the boast of the lat- ter never to have an opinion of its own,” where- as, the independent press is earnest, truthful, bold, vigorous—serving truth and justice even at the expense of obloquy. ‘It sets out to teach the people, not to cower before them. When it speaks, it speaks out decidedly.” The Sun fur- ther defines the neutral press as stupid. “It winks and blinks like an owl in the light, but never has anything really to say, except to hoot inarticulately at times to keep up its own cour- age.” In contrasting the independent with the partizan press, the Sun states that “it is only the independent press which can join vigor to truth, and be racy without being wrong. Sometimes when the independent press attacks partizan fol- lies, there is a cry that it is no longer impartial; but an independent press which never censured party would soon cease to be trustworthy.” We heartily endorse the sentiments of the Bal- timore Sun. The remarks quoted above are planks from the platform upon which the New York Henarp has stood during its existence; but we are sorry to say that the Baltimore Sun, and its confrere, the Philadelphia Ledger, though very excellent at preaching, are very lax in practice. The Sun and the Ledger are published under false pre- tences. They avsume to be independent papers, but we charge them with being pitiful neutrals, and quote the language of the Sun to prove that our charge is the liviag truth. The Sun and the isdger ave both owned by the same persons, Mesers, Swain & Abell, men who have worked their own way to fortune from the smallest beginning. The joint circulation of these journals amounts to seventy thousand sheets daily. Neither of them have shown their hands in the great Presidential contest which is now being waged. They are published on the battle ground, where the fight is hottest and the result is the most doubtful, and they have never yet indicated their opinions. No one who knows the proprietors of these journals would so far in- sult them as to say they have no opinions on the great questions which have agitated the country during the past six months, Their past histories prove them to be men of ability, energy, perse- verance and sagacity. Such men’s opinions are always firm, decided and generally with the right. Yet we find them winking and blinking, like an owl in the night, but never having any- thing really to say, except to hoot inarticulately at times to keep up their own courage. Think what a power these men might wield with their seventy thousand sheets, and their three bundred thousand readers, and then think how contemptible is their course, in throwing away all this power, ignoring their daty as journalists, and insulting their readers by never having an opinion of their own, That they know their duty is clearly proven by their own words, and that they wilfully neglect it, to gain a few paltry dollars for political advertisements, is also pain- fully apparent, If the proprietors of the Sun and the Lelyer had the excuse of poverty, they might plead it in extenuation, but they are rich—rich beyond their most sanguine hopes, when as poor printers, with a cash capital of less than two dollars, they published the first numbers of the Led- ger. Their conduct is contemptible and wholly without palliation. We take leave of them, with another quotation from their own words:— “The time will come when the neutral and par- tisan papers will almost cease to be, for there is no press, in the long run, which can be trusted, except the independent press,” Panonr'e Concent To Nictt.—This renowed canlatrice, after a lengthened tour inthe provinces, whereby she has added materially to her bank account, now returns to New York to solace us for the disappearance of the Opera. Parodi’s firet concert, under the direction of Strakorch, and with the sesistance of Tiberrini, Marino, our little artist friend Paul Jolien and Barnardi, will be given to-night, at "Niblo’s Saloon, Next week she takes har fight westward. City Intelligence, Srerrs ~—At the last monthly meeting Institute, held at the Institute roome, on Monday evening inst, resolutions were pasred decia- He suya ho ignorant Pastels Wee erga ts bring up the Banderson matter in the THE ELECTION IN NEW YORK. ADDEESS OF THE CENTRAL OOMMITTBE TO THE PEOPLE. ‘The Btate Central Comamitiee of the republican party take this occasion to remind the electors of the State of the great interests depending upon the election of the 4th: of November, and the importance of immediate and con- tinued effort till the election is closed, That election is ta decide whether Kansas shail be free, or whether slavery may be imposed upon a territory by force and fraud against. the wishes of its yeople. The party of Mr. Buchaman hold the laws which have fastenod slavery upon Kansas to be Yalid—the party of Mr. Fillmore bold the same—the par- ty Of Mr, Fremont alone hold them to be void, and void Decause paseed by a mock Legislature, sitting through: violence and fraud. 1t is for the elestors of the country to determine which shall prevail, and upon their de- termination the fate of that vast country, nearly three: imes as large as the State of New York, depends for * period of time, the end of which no man can foresee. ‘The election isto decide more. Itis to decide whether arms cap reach or its influence extend; whether the doc. trine of the Ostend despatch shall de received ag the rule Ne principle, etber Northern electors can be always id led by the adroitness of party leaders; whether the politicians or the people are masters. The visit to Nicaragua of soul, the author of the reso- lution on forcign policy of the Cincinnati Convention, and nly ag re-establishment ot slavery on the Isthmus; instructions to Geary, the new Governor of }, to enforce territorial laws which establish and: fortify slavery. These are but tocome. The prospect is su men to the exertion of every every lawful means till the election ‘The leaders of Mr. Buchansn’s more’s party are coalescing and ind: to coalesce. Already they present the same local tickets coun'ies. of in several of our Tis bus too oxidant thet tbo hopes upon repul jone. us hE pec Fede us whocberisb the fame et their country and think the government, which our fathers degenerate into an instrumeot for the Propagation human se vitude—all who think that s public question once honorably compromised should-not be wantonly re- ) who think slavery an evil, or social, which should not be extended; and slayery a good but tbat it should not be imposed by force cou. & 5 gEE Perfected republican voter is brougb: to the polls; sen is challenged who offers to vote and is not known to ‘be a Jega) voter; and, for the encouragement and concert that a republican meeting be heid ta every town, on the Saturday before election. Republicans! be pose, unceasing in effort, vigilant againat ‘will prevail. EDWIN D. MORGAN, SIMEON DRAPER, JAMES B. faYLOR, D. DUDLEY FIELD, JOSEP BLUNT, JaMESs W NYE, JOBN L, sCH00! DEODATUS WRIGHT, JOSEPH Da’ New Yorks, »7 albany. ON, EG SraUubING, ” fBufalo. LEVIO. 'URNER, STANDISH BARRY, Herkimer, LEVI DIMMICK, -singharton. ALLEN MUNROE. A. G. RICE. Fihootiviile, 8. M. BURROUGHS. Medina. SAMUEL . ALLEN, Rochester. CHAS. 0. SHEP ARG Arcadia, Wyoming Oo CLARKE B. COCHRANE, Schenectady, Sus Aaa etnaee WILLIAM CaREY, HENRY L. BURCH4RD, Oneida. Republican: State Committee. Octower 21, 1856. 4 PENNSYLVANIA. PROCEEDINGS OF THE UNION CONVENTION A? HARRISBURG. Hagnisncne, Oct. 21, 1856. The Convention; called to meet this day at Harrisburg, assembled at the Capitol, at 2 P. M. Nearly every county in the State was fully represented, and men of aM shadee Mr, Barr, on taking the Chair, etated that he had hie own predilections in this conflict, but underlying thea al) ‘was bis opposition to Buchanan. A long discussion ensued in reference to a Committee on Credentials, but it was found that no ecate were in dispute, A Drxecars then proposed that a committee on perma- ‘This was carried, and the following named gontiemen were appointed:—Charles Gibbons, J. P. A. White, Ro- bert Iredeil, Thos. 11. Bull, H. 8. Eckert, Sami. P, Brad- shaw, N. Elimaker, John Uirich, Robert M. Frith, Geo, ALLextows, Oot. 21, I or ta Uxiox Coxvmwrion ih neter- with iller, hereby # «: n ay nation of the electoral delphis: bested by tee. Joes Irena oC Geni county GRiM, * H. LONG WecKER, A. L. RUHE. Mr. Cnanrze Gimmowa thon fead the following de- spatcher, which bad just been recelved:— TILADELPATA, Oct. 21, 1866. card ing Bander Ps ‘Wash. Reed is coming out with a Ay vutive Committee ‘he card will be pubilehed in to-day's Bulletin. 1! te signed rative of the regret of the members fur the loan of their | bY Need aud anumber of Americans supporting the \nion ontremed director and co borer the late George aera Heetera Jou he whois mater? Bene bLumerth. Haq. and tendering to bis widow and children the fi ap of of itr. lilmore « support- privileges of the Institute. Copies of the preamble aad | ers tn phi. He was the leader of the Americans on Tesolations were directed to be forwarded to theyfamily of Mr. Steers, and sito to be framed aod bung up in the brary of the Institute, Srxaxvoat Coti0x.—The steamboat Frarien ran into tho George Law as she was leaving the wharf at Pock oy showed themerivcs £0 strongly opposed electoral tieket. These cespatches were read amidst tremondous cheer Committee ‘on Permanent Organization here re- slip, at 2P. M., on Tuesday, ‘The of the George | timed snd presented te fallow ing report Law concluded on examining his boat, thet Wt weeld ot ea Peeihatt-<aden, Kes of Lancaster right and the paseceutee ‘etealaieg, os thn “Pearior, | Wom. MM. Baird, of Berks; of Seb y ki %s * 7 i | ©. W, Seater, of I ycomng; J. C. Kammer, of A'leg han: The George law will go on the dry {or repairs, aad | 1) ‘Soremiab Seller, of Danpbia; Ler! Kine, of" aba: resume ber trips with all posatble dispatoh. Bee my of latieah; Then. ©” Allen es Dx, Mem. D'Avmoxe to Vert rum Cocstay.—the | Phiindelpbin: Saml. F. Uwinner, of Tucks; aj. ohn batoran, Mer! Draubigne, has been invited to vit this | Thompron, of Cambria: Col. Wn. Bur, ofS at ountry by the Young Men's Christian yy alex. Stor dock of Washi tom; Loyd Jones, ‘ome: Doctor, a rey, — next ’ mery; ly ler: Goo. W. Foering, of and prom AKL. Cailed: cnt, Tod wbioh ka | Venigh; Judson Holcomb, of Bradford, _ receives nothing. ‘The Panchita Slave Ship. UNITED STATES COMMISSIONER'S COURT. es pe LL eer umber! : &. JL. Honnorshotz, P. %, Clinger, of Lancaster ; Wm, F. Seaw, of kimine” Seercdarie—W, ©. Lawrence, of Dauphin: Arthar Bum of Alleghany ; Jacov Mr, Town, on taki Before George F. Betts, Haq. how to acknowledge the honor thus conferred 1 Ort, 21. —Angustes ©, Mosquito, @ Spaniard, of bronx, | He not accestomed to pronide over the deliberations complexion, 1s & charge of | OC legislative Vodice, but he would go as far ae the far out the Panchita, which was recently ar. | (Hest against Mr, Buchanan, and woul! atmk, i{ ueosewary, adjou piptell in the bay of New York. "The case is ier taverday. tron 8, Western son, ae Oe Haven Will Join the force now. ftationéd at i if it ik i —Heo, Wer ea , by ry, his persona) prodelictions in the struggle, aad eoek wil all bis power to overthrow the these “dene L alm of all present was the union and harmony of the op ponents of sla\ery extension; ad far of cur noble old Keystone State shail rise aain ‘next ey in renewed giory. rey. The this bo efectel, the etident’s few but cloyucut romarks were rar ceived with three cbeors, A Deixcate then proposed that a commiltee of one be appointed from each Congressional district r ppt epee Ong district, to somiaate Nek ‘The foli Were choaen by ibe various a ions venartin ‘Thos. G. allen, Geo, Onimgbea fonts re, Jobn Conra}, J. T. Bro n, Sheri, Robert 4 bach, maker, Levi Hollenbach oy Kiting, John Banvon, Ww. lanman, ). Paine, 1. Utimer, Tino, FE. Fabyentock, M. 1. Campbell, R: G. Morchoed, U. a: Wee