The New York Herald Newspaper, December 15, 1856, Page 2

meni to fipleh the canal. He transferred bie contract | prevert such te » New York company, which Degen ‘by « groat of trompets and ended by roaping m debt with everybody hore, snd paying wovody, They eres ont a dredging m bine, which bes Deen net op and now hes ab ibe wharf) der attarhment for debi. Veo éryes’ coniraxt expire ext february, when ibe canal ) Dovid be completed. « a ashe bas quarrelied win your Now York speoulavors and ibeir creudors and every- beey else bere are mach incease! againet hem, the gov- ermwent bes deiermined wo deolare the contract void, whion it wilt do im Feoruary — This will be the taat of tho widioulous New Grapeda Canal ana Steam Navigation Company. as ito cred tors here wil! vel) the mecoine Bext month, Yr. Henry Wailea was former President of tbe pany, Dat we Canpot find oat who is now at the bead ef 8, and we ere told thut tbe treasurer sed a)! ae mo- sey for hie own benesit. So much for one of your Now ‘York Pumbugs. Another of the same xiod hes aiso expioded—the Gold Mining Company. Nearly all of the poor fel- there 0 bunt for gold have come to wwe States, broken down in wy Epclsh bondholders. ‘ides ure growing every day more scarce, and tbere RO TelurD cargoos from Vveeseis that come here. Why caupot Commodore Vanderbilt take up our dike and open ® We would pay bim bandseme); ef War— Independence of the Lihmus—Carthagena Wants to Fight the British— Haslrcad and General News, &c. ‘Yhe most interesting piece of information | have to eommunicatc io you by thia mail is the vorrespoadence publisned in the Panama Star ani Herald, between our Mimister at Bogote— he Hon. James B. Bowlin—and Sr. ‘Limo do Pombo, ihe Granadian Secretary of State, relative fo the tax on United States mails crossing this Isthmus, whieb the rational Congress impored by a law of the 25th @f April last. Mr. Bowlin, im strong and forcible lan- peage, denounces thie proposed impositioa, as contrary ‘existing treaties, conveulions, and the Paname Railroad eberter. He shows how the whole course and eenouct of the Gratadiau government has bon, ever stuce the opening of the railroad, to impose taxes and re- sérionoas on tho transit, Doping thereby to ruisea reve- ue for ite own Dencili from Loe capital and enterprise of fercigners; and he states very cleariy that the United Staves government will not submit to ve thus imposed epon. Hr. /ombo tn bis answer refutes none of the ar. gamenis brought forward, but only complains that the yeiiroad rate of charge for conveyance of the mais is (90 igh, as if tbat was an excuse for New Granada’s charg- mg an addtional sum of $3 20 per pound for merely per- mitiing Uncle Sam wo use bis own railroad. Toe whole OrTeep Uceboe Will Bo doabt De perused with interest by Whe reacers of the dmaasy. er news of the Mackintosh claim ehips of war Orion, #1, 47, an inirey.d, 0, are lying a: Aspinwall, ‘and A. wpe Eek, 21, are 1g «& We bay of Panams, on toe eck Out for Adwira! Broce tn the Mouarch, £4, dally ex- = port. Toe &k ran ig on We 3d for a few s, ard then eatled again The visit of theso vessels te our ports ts ot I neve deem given to understand, any Way connected with the blockade. Kevort says tbat te odyeot ie wo evadle the commanders to report ou Pa. nama 5 » Pacific naral siwon, with the view of maxing Abin Less headquarters, instead of Vatparaiso. Ibis report @ probably correct. The ladeprndener, Comucdore Mervice, and % Marve, hee. Capt Bayiey aud his officers @ im Gntty expectatoo of oving relieves by Sand a uewW crew coming Out in the Warasi De torry to lose the Ss. Marys officers and pervect geutlemen act @ beiter densved lbe Cyave errived grew, for mo set of men Dever Were 1m Pena 8 Arp'nwail om the 28th olt Der ng ibe pest forte gts ths Papamen:« colebrated the wersary Of the imteperge:ce of tne Btbmue. The feruvinies eoosisted 1a teasing a poor old ball in the Pinen durlug the day, ani fring of! stew squibe snd rockets at cigat. On the evening of we 26h Where wor a bal! the Cflicers of tue vouseis of war were invited. Let mo tell you, coatldentialty—but don"t mention it at beme, tor 4 might give rise to some are reat lavorites with the vot the Waeb'ng’ iret, relative to arruming control Were, gaye rire to seme Mitie talk and axoug the spores, Dut they room consoling refiesuen th: be dia” and I really Ddeileve there are some who thick By wry, ibe provincul Segate of Caribagina, iB reply to ine secretary of Site’ eter, informing them of the Diock ade and orcering wwem $0 make no reprisais on the English, passed @ rlroag rn 80: Jadon expreseive 0! their regres at ibe courte adopted by the government “tp not mMasing a delexco azeiast Whe aggressions with which they are threatened, sod the ip Jmeuce of which (he; ait” Whatever might be the angers to which reristauce could expose vm, they say, “they ure preteracie to the dishonor | od in whe gdandonmcnt of the moet sacred rigits of Rationality ' ‘Whai do you think of that? Uniy think bow tbe Cartna enero Dust; ould hove torced the Brittsa ‘vet to raise Ye piorkmle’ Whats chance Sepor Jomo has ved hi Obariey Napier of in attempting to recover (he eat before Croustadt at Cartazera’ No doubt if Uscle Sea) “tried Son’ on the lethmus, ce would fad tt more 4M. cit to manage them than Vers Crus or Monterey. ‘He bs apnownce a thet Jodge Moree is going to Bogota co & coutideatial mission He will go, of course, with all the New Grieane prejadices in fevor of Nicaragua aod Tehu antepes and oppuoed to ihe Isthmas, as Ne@ (ricans bas ever piv red berscif \ be; sa We may expec! a lene PB Uafnctor) arrang/ ment of tho Isthmus difficulties than if mpouber wan bad den selected. Nevertnelosa, we do not fer ® moment doub. that whe Jadge will fail tn arging jy and fercibiy the claims for lademuidoasion for courre Rees, as Well as gusrantees for future protec- acd Ube (be Amesjoan \aterert on tbo Isthmus abail ho treatment it bas Fe. ejved fro oueral govern meat By the time this reaches you the 4 allroad wil) an CORRESPONDENCE CRY WEEN MON. J. B. BOWLIN, FT. Sy MINISTER, AND THK NEW GRANADIAN GOVERNMENT RELATIVE TO THR TAX ON NTEROCEANIC MAILS. Laestos o® THe UsITED STATES, | Booora, Sept. 19, 1854. | f Siz—The undersigned, resident Miniater of (9 Uamed Mater, bas the bhooor to mate known to the Hoa Lino de Pombo, “ccretar® of State and Forvign Reiation#, tnat he eae recetved a Oe Peto ‘rom hie requenting to id i it was when rention would charge respecting We cores ibe Isthmus of Panawa, former WhO AN explanation of the views of the the United sister, in order that tbe two republes mey understand tbe matter ‘ally, asd to demonstrate the volute imporsibiity of the United states sabmitiin vech an enormous exaction, and to the mails being taken ut of tholr pomeeaeion The a.cree stipaiates the pa of eighty cente fo° 3 20 per pound, aa tac ‘sil and Panama, and that the putting mm fore of the decree, anda liberal participation in geet, Are anpigned to the suthorities of the State of ma. The only large mal), or mail of rpecisl importance, ae Tegar ds the volume of ite cxotents, is that ef the United Setes, eDich parses over the Istam from Be part oF he wrrhery , a routs, 09 . = Woold not produce, at the rate an, the teeth nearly which, according to the ceoree, would pay $1 or two militons apnnally, for the +'tap'e privitegs of pareingp= A etm larser, mben laryer then tne ige © erevenves of every xind of New Grew Even u no Weatien, contracte or laws ersied wo NEW YORK HERALD, aD koverpmens of New Bomert supposed that the United Sintes submit to such ep epormous tax; acd if there Ahoold be » dinposition on its part to FeRpect the decree, the only effect wonld be, foreseen OF BOL Lo exclude the the United States from that ravte, and compe! ber © eock spew one for Der maile—an rot which it would berm porsible to view in avy ower light than as a boetile mes the part of Now Gravada, ard as an Injury to rare «a be senisted by the Unicd stac®, "The government of New ‘iranada res; attored that even it protective treaties ting, the prcencsnem of the United s yr pey 200) Peace, as long a8 it power to defend tw requenily, if the decree could pe carried into effest, esuls Would be 10 di ettabiisbipg the wen has 20 Desitation bistory sbows poth.pg Siuiiar to this oxtrsordina: decree, considering tbe principie pon waich itis Dased or the ameunt of th ‘orden. Vor these reasons it is difticul! for the President of the United States to be- Neve that the government cf New Granada snould totend apy ezaction cfsuch a nature, and the state of Now Gra Bada should pot presume for an justant thet the Uaited Staies wil eubeit to it, even UM tbe iccaty between the Iwo repabhes should want stipuiatio 510 which wo appeal to be ¢xempted {rom the action ot thet decree, or any other 0! Nmilar cesertptiog. But ibe government of the United States is not obliged © recur to gepers! principles of the Ovmmon sentiment of this englightened epoch. agaist the ¢ <wotloa of restric- tive imposts on commerce snd tbe transit; 't cam ia yoke with full coafidrce the trestics avd coatract obligations of New Grenaca agains. this enormous exaciion, Tho thirty-Gfta articie of the troaty of 1845 Detween the two re, ublics. expressiv deciarcs ‘* that the cvizons, vease's and mcrchandive of ine Untied States shalt epjey in the ports of New Gravada, incinding those of that part of the Granacian trritory ganrraliy called the Isthmus of Panama, from ite commenvement ia the southern extremity (0 the frontiers of Costs Kica, all the exemptions, privueget, Xc., relative to commerce and payigation, now epjoyed, oF that bereafier may be en joyec, by Granadian cibzenr, their veeseis and mercban sige, ‘apd that this equality of favors sbali Nkewise ex tend to passengcre, correspoxdence (mail mutter) and merchazduve of the Unitec States, pariag across raid Territory [rom ove see w another,’ Neither the decrea of the 26th of April lest, nor avy other of the government * Grapeda, imposes a timiler x om the citizens of w Grenade; cop-eqacntly ik is clear that the deorve of April last ie drectty opposed to the articis of the treaty just quoted, and w openly and totally at variance with the object aud spiritot the iresty. Thle te so ciear that no argumenta ere requirea to explain tt The decree ig alao Giresuy oppoeed to the concessions made to the Railroad Company. The right of that com papy to make alrang¢seuts with the Upited States for the tranepo tation.cf ber mails across the iathimas, was tecured to them 16 the most obligatory manner hy their privilege, acd tbe iecree of the Congress of Now Granaca of the 24 Jume, 186). Onthac date tre goverument of New Grerade procceded to manul the postal connecuon with the United States, as Was aiterwerds verted, sud th that decree it 18 ceciured thst “ tm case of optaining toch recison the Perama Ra'iroad Company msy con tract with the govertment of the United sta for the inane portation of ber correepwademee accoes the Lethaoa, and make use of the payment bade for this service ia accordance wiih the 28tb, 29h and 20th articles of the a- foreesid contract” (ibe Railroad privilege. ) I: 1s admitied by this decree that the rigbt > regulate and receive @ compensation for the trensrertation of the mails of the Unued sates croesirg the letbaus, is conferred on the refiread company by its charver, aud that companys, in virsue of tha; right, and in conformity with the ex press authority (© male use of it celebrated @ contract om the evtject with the United States. Therefore, even if ibe poremnment of New Gracsda bas the iuclinetion, it bee bet the right to interfere Or make avy alterations vapjemest nae, or WDich may be made, by mpary with tbe Uctied sites for the transporta- ct ber matle across ibe ie bmvs in the territory of t State. By the ratiroed charter, a well ko by tbo é 1851, parctened 2d Juco. Now a invesig? shel company with all her rights aod ion in the mas, Abd cannot meddie in it in toe manner proporad in the dceeee of ZOtb grt! last. Nel ther bas New Grapade given up the siglu wituoct seour iter al compeb «eu Sermisson to Uaurpoct jorelga Tre privilege or mails s:rose 2a sce w welstly erntr betion vy we lat ds baa den tre selt to out of tue Compensation re reign me's, Ie adchien to tae werchandive wapsporied by pulation that ts ebail never be OC? per annum, being co ov, when the tve 8 mor: than $10,%0, Tis ts the expreas EcSt tijpulated ip the 8O.b article of the railroad (7 apjroved 4th Jowe, 1850, and conceded to in- ce (he Ciplo, ment of capital in ay provement which has cel d forte the sdairation of th it redound- } Wi hoxt such bios copstrusted, ralle cornering the two jald, upwardeci sever miliions ‘eoterprige at that | om Cl legisiative mclestation ror mences to rations, If pol w sans! its utily, even trampling under foot the mst eatred udliga- ene Cf treaty ard contract. In order to induce the em piey ment of capital in improvement 4 during 800 Frese aiiacles the sitertiee of patio ibe hopes of men, and curing that period, in consequence of (be magnitude of tho werk, every kind of etimu'us war cflerea by New Graraca aud (veo srepsit waa offer od in (eye o@ atreng at could tuen be produced by lan- prope. By reilerated acts of legiwlation, by a treaiy, dy n erp Tack, the porte were Cxempted from every kind of commeretal tax, the transit was made as free a8 the ea guage could exprese, ud #1i Lbie Was neoeesary to laduae Men W wreet Eder Capmtal in this gigantic cater prise; sad Botwithetaudirg ths the care bave not been running twenty mouibs, when alresdy four inws establishing op- pense wopete Laye been irtued, the carrying into ef. ete? any cue cf whi roa. If the road to prosper, it must y changing the direction of the ent chanpel of commeree to that line, and to obtain this ibe frecécm of traagit mart he proeerved irom Gra- ition es religion ly as it bas bee guaran- ada has rot x ven up il right to tax ee a failure: Lecause I the mey cstaciisa suck en ex- roo Will be Griven away witn- i be ruiwed, Hicnoe Gre. posts oa ‘Ube transit, \t We Ube greatest |p ontice towards the com. pany to be oruiinusily dieating oppresaive laws to drive off trace from Weir lino, Desa o commerce dreads im not abandon old lines where it ts free for octane bare scarce © colare bsve bee ume coubtfal, eut A# DO One can Soppore erbmect of the Urited Sater wil preanive uibute establubed by ta decree for the mere { tributary jaws, however irregular they may ve, for mumort that the go7- et scbmit to the op we her melis, |: in 4 Moult to penetrate Cenigas of this law onlese it ivan indirect rrate aid finsily destroy the road, be one Dimy ot carrying the decree to take another rovie, and they ‘ain the and farnieh "be mesne to eatuly New Grenada tor her ehere accore Thie work, ‘amovs tor wghort the world, was executed treaty and by the most soleme contracts, guarantees aod obiigasions which have Lever brem caues into qurstion corti ihe meney wae permanently investo? tn ihe coun try. Apa if (he rights of the company are v0 invaded, tbe uudermgned feels himself mutnorived to declare, re rprciiolly bus Srey, ibat the poversmr nt of the United States will consider ‘ee lf o>) ged to protect it in all ite le fumate rights Toe compeny being authorised ty traneport the mails ot all pations ard coubly aotherweed ty transpnrt those e and guarentee parchaned which @ libera! compen. company angeall)—ine Ko bare contrartea with tor that LAL that the mere tgur toe and right, Avotber disposition im the dceree is that the mail rhall be denivered to the prermaster® of Colon and Pansma re- an and shall therefore be taken ovt of the - rion ot legitimate guardians, appointed wo and keep | in custody from one part \vikege— the same priviv Tecent demree, she exacte ® tridnte #0 exorbi- bocks the common sease of jum transport ‘eo, post and the accitional fact that tt contarne nothing for the I.thmas. copsisting eniy of cloned bage crorsing from one part of ibe republic to another, ana that {s !+ probably one of the riobest matle in the world, imagication is lost in covjeo tore seto the deemn of this part of the Geores. These mail actually weigh on an averege from twelve to fifteen tone, and consist of from two hundred ard ffsy to three burdred sscks; four are rreeived monthly. If the object ie to have them examined by the post mavters, ft will be completely frustrated unless the numer of em. ployee be moch increased and months ot time «lowed for the examination of ench bag, tons detaining them in their route, because the undervigned doce not believe there are ev flictentelerke at either of these places eren to read the addresees # theut deutning the mati many days, If it ie merely to piace the mails in their possesion for a ceria time mais which transport the value of millions every trip. while their reeponeibility would be highiy rotimeted if valved at a fow thoarans dofiars (magination inh Hee Inet in con)rctore to divine the object or inten ton, or why New Greneda shoold wish to aswume fuch « responsibility, not having the slightest inwrest tp ffx con tents. Ber denign certainly cannct be only wo molest wad give tronble to ite traneit and the conten # of che mail in peril, and potwithetanding (tts difficult t eon. cele any other, Besides, by this taking possession of the matin, even if oply detained in their eo. ered with ile owe. the q6|i06 ON efferent «ie ard to understand why it ® required that the mails should be tm the bands of a and sible postmesior. whore entire office te not ‘ori $600, Denber is it at ell vecessary, in Orcer to carry into effect the ober paris of (be decree or lay becaiwe the wails ere weighed publicly and ip an offical manner, aud each Mail ie regviarly noted, a thing well known ny the pro- {this lew, acoording to whled it was evitently be view to obtain ihe wr ouly ‘hat New jas to De wade to iucur, through ber subaltern uch & feartal responelbility as that of ine con- mall dee it may be inferred that the gov- ‘anada did DOt purpose to comprive in ber Cecree the great Calf -roig matt; but if the contrary 18 We ease, It becomes mY duty to assure anew, very respectfully, that such @ metsure cannot be carried into eB ct with the mails of the United States tn transit over jus, from ocean to Ocean, while the government bis profound grief thet apy cause should exist prejudicial to those friendiy sentiments the United States have ual- formliy cultivated, and which ought always to caarac: terize mutoally the corres] of the two repubiits Which occupy the most junguished itions on this oopiinent, and be bimself authorized to assure the government of New Granada that the Uvied States ‘will pever wish to do anything which might tead to dis- terd bi i happily has always exwied itl now een the two countries. Forbearance ant g00d feelirg towards the republics of this continent has fmpapiny: pty 9 policy, she will bear evils as - as they can be borne, rather than do herself justice y force, ‘There are cases, nevertheless, ‘1 which forbearance cesses to be » virtue, and there remains no other re course but to resist ¢ggreseion—the facts against Now Grapada, when summed up, compel the dectar sbe Ortied States cap not yitld to this decree. Citizens of rhe Uni-ed Star ve constructed the Pspama Railroad, cre of the mos’ guiseont works of the at epocb. et tbe expenso of militors of dollars thousands ot ives, under the moet sacred pledges of New Granada, re- freecow of the ports apd the freedom of the der these Most solemn guarantees, lished a tax upon tho passengers in the face of a pledge to the contrary, in go manv words— apc by the forbearance of the United States, covected from our countrymen considerable sums of money while the qurstion of the tax wae under digcussion. The law apoailed, for wact of authority and foundation iu Juation, and yet not a single cent ot the money that had been unjustly collected bas been returned. ‘The fohowing year Papama imposed a tax upon ton rage that was duly revoked, but the camages that {t nas ceveed neither were por wil be repaired. But s few monihs more bad transpired when a sem! «Metal populace sees: ice our people and piun cered cur commerce to an alarming extent, without any reparation whatever, Toe New Granadian Congress. 6 few days after Wis outrage, and in the face of piedges to the contrary, approves this very extortionate law, com. peu gaspects of avnusl tribute of near two millions tor the transit of our mai's, and making a provison for ‘#kirg tbem out of our keeping, & provision aa strange ae neve’. Two moatbs after, when the news of the horrible buteberier and the almost ill'mitable pun ver of our people at Parama bad reached hore, the Congress then ro-as- remold, ebected a tonnage law almost identical in Nes provisions with that waich bad been annulled in October previeur, including ® reward for tbe same parties inat hed arrassineted and robbed cur poopie. It seems thas ah, while the whole civilized world was involved ic precund rympsthy respecting the horrible butchery exd pivnder of thet vight, a New Grayadian Congress rcdulovsly occupied itseif in epproving a law recuring & reward to the assessine, aud provoking the government of tbe people aetasarpated, and tbat ibis Jew decreed pro- Virlors contrary to the guarantees, in thelr very ian avege So, then, {m these (wenty months of the exisiance of the read ci petructeé under @ pleoge of the iree (transit, the United States bave bad to tga, with toor tax inws, any ove ot whieh, carried into execution, would bave driven ‘kaway snd ruined ibe rord, or compelied forcible re- sietwnce. Notwithatanding a’) thero dif cult questions that have beep aponsod by New Cravacian iegiriation and by New Granadian mcba, ihe United States, anxious to preserve fnenaly remtena, have relraiuet fran do ing anythiog more iben ccmpiain ard ask reparation, aud that theae upjoxt ews eballcease. If the ports and tbe Weve of ibe isthmus ere pot free, the whole civilised world eaflers a cheat; if they are, it will be oohe Jt to reconcile this syster ot edopting contiouaily there ox lawe, Upiess (hey are invended to serve as eeods of heard Jp coneiwater, (be undersigned begs again to repeat bic Peg pest to be informer Af the wtexiion ana ceaign of the Mage Grapadian government, by its decree of 25th April, # (Cauptarb the arrangements of the United states rg (ii! ,orpAhort the trave:t of her matia, and sub her ¢o the enorme exection of that cecree 4 g perropaly and wiry sincerely that some causon tbat cwturd the barmony wad lojure the friendly relytions eatablished long sgo between the two repub tes, vely tLe bouorf to represent, the under- Demecif of yhie cecasion 10 renew to the Clary of State the gesurances o! bis most coil gulebed consideration ata rezpcct. JAMS3 B. BIWLIN. Bon. Lovo pz Pombe, Secretary ot State TLE RETLY OF 68. POMDO TO MR Urlic MeCheTARy State yun Founon Booora, Oot. 2, ‘The vndersigned, Secretary of State, nas ihe bonor to repy to the pote, cated Lb September jaet, addresnes te Dim by the Hon. ar Powlin, residemt Minietor of the Upied ctates, toqviring if the rave fixed tn (he 2d article of the faw of 251h april ist, will be applied to the malis cf that republe in trengit by the Panama relroad from <ctan to cecan, at be cousisers om the one hand that from synced eval ‘bee sitop of that law the corresposdence of the United States would be toxed with an enormovs pecunia ry eb ‘avd alleging on the cihor band that the im prrition OF pestege on it would be contrary w the 36th article of Ie tremy of 1846 between the two republics anc te contact or cbarter of the raiiroad company. ‘The fret objection presenta by the Hom. Mr. Bowlin, anc lich meskes the tex tn question amount to mill Hone, arisee one error i» the inverpretation of jee lbw selerred , by supposlae tuat on brorght by te mRtin world De subjected eq to the paj ment of portage at fo mush Accor ding te the iaw—and the Secreta 'y Das already notiGed the fact to the Varema—the duty payable as postage ues mais of Great Britaln, as per portal convention of 2#h May, ta only chargeabie op letters, ac- of eaid convention, all periodi- end their number and weight are ’ L Al ct the same \t eppears, inapplicable to the care, mort agatori iho etecticn of postage cited, as tae 1B closed beg T, end sob {the 86th article of the treaty of 1846, which nce and mer dise to sea by the tath pert «fices of the reprblic crossing the Isthmus (not tn eludtr gt 8 Or rative perio“ceis), al vey! bv ge, accord’rg to tre pemtal tari of 49h Apri’ 1846. ard {tint be remarked that the sald tariff, mush older ip Cate than (be said treaty with the United States oz- presely stipulates, im the fun article, « transit postage ou bil foreign cor: erponcenoe crossing the Isthmus of Pana wa, ieee ip envernt than that charpeabdie on |r tters taking tbe fame route, proceeding from other provivoes of the renublic, that postege beirg tho same stipuated in the coptal ccnverven with Ergiand, and wbico was ratified oy the inw of 4tth April of the present year Ne liber wre the articles of contract between the repab he sod the Panama Raiirced Company, nor the law of 21 of June, 186), etted by Mr. Bowlin in bis note, odstacies to the «xeston of portege. The compeny acquired, by the 80th erticle of ts eon ract, the privilege to arrange witb foreign goverpmente for We transportation of their maile, acd that privtege Was condrmed by the raid law ot )861, respecting the malls of the Uoited States, when ‘he poste) convention of 1844 rhocld be rescinded as it sherwaria was. By that concersion, which was simoly for the rspeportation, tbe pati nal transit portage tarift wae cettber adoiebed nor meuified—it emanates irom territorial righta of sovercignty, ard consitater a reve rte of (be republie; Relther is it affected by the exemp- them from all clagses of Imports coneeded in the 84th ard cle of the contract to objects ard effects of ali Rings trane- ported from sea to tea by the railread, becaure amoog toch effects (of which !t spears unnecessary to ander- stepdad permutadle changer) is pot tnclode correepoa arbre, as tis le epeken of te special erucies. Bot it & remerked tbat the rasiread company bas not obtained the privilege of tramsporting foreign mals gre tolteusly. put bas been bovglit uncer the conditing that she republic thall be @ participant of acertala part of piottr obtaited, Attention is also called to the ne comity of not everctarging the traosit via Panama, be cage it thie a Gove commerce will be driven from that Teute to anctber inter oceanic commusloation, and thus inemtrate the of proconeg greater “ er then tas prev ene To win the undersigned : the per centage payable by the railroad com- the net of the ot the :] Pais i potorloualy very moch Wee thao tbe leg'timate mpenration that shovld be exacted by New Granade taorit portage; 24, thet 'i is the company tablishitg in their tari of traosportation yetes on tbe mallé, enormously dieproportioned to od bear: other articles of equal tolume sod bu with & view (0 apecuiste, extorts riven it off 1 & certain ex the directors of the d to lower the ex bat the efforts ere uns tomes reipirg suck nd injures the transit, company i serpive rates on metit Dred by ‘6 ing all stated, mutorial difficultir, tm ave ariven (0 prevent the the collection of postega of the United Staten cross and the intervention of bags of renderes, prerenting novorioas iaconreplencss, tho Dement pf tbat Blate rerolved provisionally to limit mand to ipt or certilicate of the weight of d moi! bees, which the Amerioan Consulate at jariy. aod the executive ap porable fe Jing inte effeot ‘mmedinte cet red Instructions to sett rigbts and interests as far ar porribie. paint! for the chief ct this ad micistration, that (be Honersbie Mr. Bowlin, while addressing bis regarding transit postage on the isther et the with of the legiaiator to be had fee! ye United Sates. ere has been no motive to resto thom, and therefore the undersigned will sb. vain from all comment op thet bead. ant jodging he Jenvon eatiafied che object to which the present note shoud be confined, finishes by reiterating to the Forerable Mr. Bowlin bis sentime nte ot 4) aishet com- deration LINO DE POM, Hon. James B. Bowie. Rewprrron oF Suaves 1 Canapa—A very silly paragraph I* going about im the papers to the eifuct ‘bate mevement le om feot in Canada to seoure the pas oope of 6 act of Parliament, bY which fogi'ire alavew may hey ib back to ihe Unietd States.’ The a venerable and | Roort ack, ond har been sent to [te atount « great trany cumes. Additional California Vews. OUR SAN FSANCISUO CORRESPONDENCE, aay Faascises, Now, 20, (656 The Preidential Contest—The Eliciion Jor United hte Senators— The Pending Suits ayoinst the Members of ‘he Vigilance Cummitive in Nw York Paimey Oleoracter of the Charges made ogain t sume of the Parties Banishedt by them—Loss (0 the Ryubiiouns by Coalition wih { Vigilance Men, de , de. ‘There are but few matters of govoral intercrt to Wanemitied to the Hast by the eteamer of to » Toe result of the election shows an immense majority for Bucbanan over both his rompetitors, and the election of a Legislature targe)y democratis. im connection with tho latter i the fact that the Gres buriness before them when they meetis the ohoce of two United Staten Senatora. The duty of viecting persons to represent California in the Senate has become so entangled with diflicuitics durmg the past few years, consequent on the rival claims of as Pirapte to tho office, that wo have been unable lo bare more than one (Mr, Welker) for over @ yoar in that branch of the national Legislature. it seems now an election is certain vo take piace in January; and from the character of both houses, the individuals to be chosen will undoubtedly be democrats. There is @ host of can- didates; Dot as twoare al that can bo successful, there will also be @ host disappoimed It may be set dowa us positive that one of the vid well kaown aspirants, aot snother—a new man, but of eminect talents, and woo bas made Dimself warm friends acd oiler enemies by bts course during the Vigilance rule—will se the ext United States Senators from Oaliforaia. It will bos bene Gt tothe State when this question 13 settled. Heretofore it hes only been effectual in ham poring the progress of iegisiation and giving geoands two circulate cherges uf corre ption—whetha@ true or false ii would be impossible to sey—aguivet™candidates and members of the Logivlatore ‘Ther will be gancral aatis faetion when the raatter is deposed of, for people have hecome tired of the a nual waste of time in the of oria to cirpore of a matter easily setued, if partisans would only allow the Legislature to aot as thelr judgmon' aiotate it wsy be proper for readers of Californian news to luke with wany grainy of allowance the loug winded ar vieles which appear ta ea h newspaper devord to the Vigtiance Comm tee, in reistion to 1bose who were fore} bl) Ceported from here, and Who have waiituied action tor Cemaper seine, citizens of this city, at preeent Of comee It is (0 ho expected tho comfremen Uf hee geDik men would feel ineigbant anc frighvones st ibe copecquences iwi siare iberw in the face, woen ever busipers. vieeture oF inciiation jeads them to re visit the Eastern States, end it 1s natural they should use every mesrn 10 Jessen the provabinty ot their odtaivicg exemplary damage by decry g uneir characters. Bat 10 tonetly and irovb, the eeptiments put torward as those © be people of Sap’ Fronctco wre motcorrect. The impo talions apd cbarges buried at Molopy, Duane aga Mui)i gop are cDly Of » prece with the wholecale denuaotatio: » bespedon all, however bigh their standing or pure Weir repu'ationr, who bave dared to dissent from opinion shat they were immacdiate—meaning Cf course ibe leaders of the Vigilance Gommities. Now, it is harc so eey whot the part career of the exiles bas beev—bu: shere ip one thing ceriaip: vo charge made by the Viet ‘weree orgsoe bes ever beep proved. If luane andaseoc! aies are Dad men tbe authory for tbe fact is the aeser cn oO} the'y eneanicr=-those whe Dave, without cessation ore oll ip thelr power to blaken weir bames and de grede them in tke opinion of the world. It » & fect equally true, that the banished have cnends pew, and who. were so at ail time. cceupy ing etatiors of honor and responsibility, and wor in caie of necersity can testify to this effect. If cho mez were dergerour mémbers of society, and were guilty 0! Al tbe crimes laid at their doors, aud the proof of ibe reme is in the honda of the Comm/iitec—and they bave tnid it &—why do they notfafter repeated demands, pub hit? They bave nov done se, and the reason 34, t bro', for they ero not io ibe possession of any evi cevce, Let av lippartis | jury decide tho question, remov they will be from threats of anging in ease they sct under ihe responsibilities Of their ossbe, aud let the ue de Jald cown by & judge WLO is 104 threatened with » f domg bis duty. of the milientus, for the city ie aon racer the role of the men chosen at the dictation of th arce Committee; but the indecent hare made by MD to rush into office and seize the substan 5 much Improvement om tbe otc Terbloved eandiietes for place. Every mioute seemed #0 BDA US Were they Wo reoviyo ibe cinoiamenie vy ce, Toe City Hell was crowded ¥1b these hungry i cialis, and there was co quietness until they get bold o: rien’ of Fro moat ee ow the grest mistake com sued by them in coalerciog with tho Vigtlavcs Commit Tv sost tem len thousand yoves im the intericr Nise. News trom Oregor On the Gret Moncay ia December the Legisiature con vencs, ‘To Evbiopian rerenaders are at Portland. 2 large bomber of pew building: fereonon at Portmad, among whic! ecitice. The Standard learns that Col. Wright has voluctarily sban¢cned toe whole country east of the Dales to the lo dian: Puch on abandor ment is just ~y bat the Indians demand edof Gov Ste as iheir only alterpative of peaco wbile the Governor required of them the surrender of the uw urderers of Dolon, Maitice aad othe re, killed before thr wer, ard the lodiape should al! go apon the reservations in the iresty of '65. We cannot entertain the bellet Col. Wright, from any motive, will bs tndaced wo 0 Vit tation of terms made by the ladiaus, thur -urrencering the whole upper country to the free and do ™ DeLtewsy of the red man, Bat id this be bis po ley, We WAY reasonably expect volfeteer (oops again to the Seid as toon as the spring opens. The peop'e of the Willemetto ye ley are no. willing to forego tho p-tvilece of ¢xpioring a2 cccupying that country, on account of the cemende of tho Indian:, Ite adyantager to the people of Oregon are too well brown ‘The Standard, commenting of ite correspymdence from Fort Colville niculd that country be opened for the peaceadie occa fasion of Amsrican mivers, there are strong reasons for i xpeotieg tbe oiecoverics of very rich gold mines along re northern bownsary of Wasnington Territory. We Dope some treaty or Olber arrangement will be made with the nortbera Indians. which will permit oar poople to prospect thet country unmolested by hostile tribes. Jucge Ulpey, Itatrict Judge United States for wuis dis: «aiet, vpen fenening that Congress had remodelled thr ° jedien retuned to hold the regular term of the Dietries Court imied by law to be beld in this city on Moncoy inet, We understand all the Judges of Oregon nave ecopted the eame couree, end that there will be no vrte held ip the Territory untti after the moeting of the supreme Court, BOW iNDIAN WAR SEWS 18 MANUFACTURED IN the followin g ie 4 UT) of tbe sth of November, ia with @ prominent portion, and letersi Primay Nrowr—s o'clock Nov=The Reywiars Attacked by the Ye ham Fashion bas just arrived from the Cascades rp hy ber oflcers thai an exoress had arrived wt ihe “ith the news that Col. Wright, ofthe Hb Regiment, bad been stiacked by the 'rewmos at wen fel when the © rene left ed there for several ds waiting , according to promian . ‘They cate mand attaeked him for the we, we suppose, of making a pence This is the way the Incians tus mw) make & treaty Cf peace. ‘The (ovowing Jeter, a@dressed to General Woo!, om t) subject of the above extract, tells another story — + Vaxcouven, W. T., Mov. 12, 1886 To Greenat, Woor—1 eneloee you & slip taken from + Oregerion of (he #> inst, just to sbow you What articles w twp i Portlerd for the best. Col Wright anived here ad 4 howtii Dies: bostiitty to be reguiar troops, bu on invite them to settle in thew country and atlord Jy me that there will be no yer in thie or Cre the contrary, them protection, ‘Tbe Colonel tore youble, in bis opinion, twiy. Yours, very truly, OFFICER OF TH 5 bo rumors apprehended, in regard rap: rore with we Incians tp Puget Sound, are founsed. hk @ ead om eftert ts being mace by Gov. Stevens and others to renew the war ‘un Pugot found, but we trast and bevteve Col. Carey wil prevent Nessus 0 the, = fo preerve peace rive whites eninet ravage © unoensing. ‘The volunteers of bow stall ana iine ar Ay Mote nt of officers are retaine the muster role spd a counts sc Moers commancteg companies are discharged on en of thet musicr rolls aod settlement of their clove to the Commas der in Chief, are retaived in service The Commancer in Chief cesires the commanded by Major by Major Maxon, hens Dip, big mom cordial thanl pal gall 1 owerpline they have Cispinyed ay ‘be: tr #1 months’ arduous, iaibful end efficient ser rico, ‘The nature of the vast region of country traversed, the wily snd reroltte ebaracter of the savages Ovi rawod oF subdued, ard the privations endared by the citizen sol duery Of the 2d regiment are well known and appre. cuted by the ss Warbington Territory, who will ynow bow to hover, for al) {ature time, th devoted and fesricee en WHO bave meaimiained the foothold of civil aavich open thie remote frontier Fistery will present the fect with cred't and honor tothe ro unter force that doring the six monthe of eotive rervice of one thou-and Of the citi» os of Washington Territo. y, not ap ivgle friendly Indien bas been harmed ip « volun- teet camp oF teoUt; no [nolan has ber plundered of mo 4 the captured property of det ated pavages has beer. very care, turned over to the proper o Boers, and faytbru/ly secounted for by them. To the fie nt stall, Commirsioned and non commis- beth persore! snd of traoeportation and eupply, ander-In Chief begs to make bis hearty acknow- ledgmente. Devollen to the #ervice, aided by the patriotiem and er gen Worrie Sonne. Nis reporied that Charley's band of the Niequally In dare are fd wh the hewn vervati: Dreyer d fed met op | petuae 16 go on iy amie e the emure Neg , MONDAY, DECEMBER 15, 1856. uded. So taecms thas further tndian t-oub!es are to Pe OB this ido; acd shonld ‘ostili'ies agaw be eo thie winter, Wrere tbe end will be, or what bun dis Of indleun OLY settiemensm will Bevo bo Opyibe, AL jireFe DY CaM GORY: Te Punar eho recorce of armel reneorer, co if Of three persove, neer : by a party of fovr Northern Stickene Indians, is fb ibe wurcer of oe of he crow, the serious of anorber, end the subsequent escape of the Herod Ibe CUBED. ore tbat Commander Sei 0 the Unites Sta eucer Massachuretts, eeprom of Htvely crvizvov to mortof the bavs anc barbers north- ward, wiibin the Uptied States dominions, with ab object of a prebendig aud bringing the savages to justice, yet, accord the Ist accounts from thet quarter, it peare be ber an yet Deen unsuccessful. It is it be bas rurceeded wm capturing the “‘klotch- 1) the wives of the murderers; but we very if the fact of their betog retained im custody 1, in apy manger, serve for the apprehension of their ee pire’ ical husdavde. The fieneer ond Democrat learns that another Indian is threatened on Seattle, ebiet Lascbi was at Fort Nisqually, in a very desti- ture condition News from the British West Indies, MERTING OF TH JAMAIOA LEGISLATURB— THE TON- AOE DUFF—TBE CUBAN SLAVE TRADE—SCARCI- TY OF SILVER- SEVERE WEATHER—TROOPS POR RONDURAS- THE SUGAR CHOPS—EARTHQUAKES— TRADE SEPORT. We have files from Jamaica daud at Kingston on tho 97th of November, with later news from moat of the otber is'ands. ‘The Kirgston Journal of the 27th ultimo, contains tie following summary — + The Legislature ts now in session, but no alterations have been made in the tariff or tonnage dues, as was cou: templated, ‘The peply of the Assembly to the Governor touched vpon the injustice of permitting Cuba to derive the ad- vantages of increasing her lnbor strength, through the African slave trade, when humanity joudly demands ‘ts suppreesicn. In the Gounci) the only subject of interest that bas been mooied is with reference to Cuba and the slave trade, tn which the mover, Mr. Por‘eus, proposes bat there sbould be a joint communication from both branches of our Legislature to Partiament, in order that ‘the British West India colonies might be placed in a more favorable position by the suppression of ihe slave trade. ‘ki intends to move for @ committee to tn qu 0 Ibe caure Or causes of (he present inadequate supp'y of Britieb siiver coun io meet the requirementa of the culopy, with the view to apply a remedy, if such be found becersary end practicable. ‘Tbe rawe paper adus:—Great poonvenience has been experienced 116m the scarcity of silver coin, It nas boea represented, but we caprot say with what truth, that the CoWnoin! Bank bes empiiea ie vauite to export large emovat of eitver to Evglepd; probably this may have dew done to reileve its Parent institution in London from a similar presrure selt in the principal European countries, Tracers aba piabters are put to serious inconvenience rd lose, [schggeneong ae when the bank is applied to, te reaeem their moter, gold, sovereigns, hall sovereigns ard dollar pieces are tendered im pay mens. The Octcher season oid not ses in tili ‘ast week. The rains were beavy, uaccompanied in tois quarter with ibe ubue] boister-us weather, The Faimouth Post re ok rede upon the crow ports that ip tbe country districts every ining bed a plea. -apt appeapence. The cave fields and ures look green. incced, it ie eald that the crop will bo more thas Jouble the ove of last year Atmert tbock of eartaguake was felt at Kingston the forenocn of the 14ib ult. lis severity was felt groater at ike Bort side of the is'and, A Getnebmen: copsieting of two companies of the Third Weot Indie regime ot, under the command of Major Pal- mer, bad embarhcd for Belize. Jn ie mer Stephens is engaged making experi- mepia ip oi ipg cane juke, ard in the manufacture of auger tp concrrte 80 tbat 1% may be exported in bulk wrhout the expense of packages and without the heavy joes from leakege which occurs on the homeward voyage ‘in aarbadoes papers of 8ih of November convey two emer of iprelilgence—the return of Governor Hincks frosa Toca. and he death of the Rev. A. J Leaeock, tbe in- pid pioneer of the Weat India Church Mission of arice. From D+ merera wo bave advices to the Sth ultimo. A bili bad been pastea by the Legis ature for the better preees vatiep of order in the rural districts. Tae British Gulens Benk beld w meeting to take steps to obtain are ‘of yneir charter, whioh will expire bext year. 4 'b from \)e Secretary of State bad been iv before the Coupe! of povert ment, stating that a commu..cation ed¢restea wo the Directors of the Bast India be eubject of immigration being conducted The weather bad heen fine, with oo Fetaten were busily occupied in the Freights were still low. Trade was improv § 1b Antigua the drought bad been intense, and the rains which bev commenced w most From st Lucia at Sonfriere, Ast abion wan very opportune for the planers, lp Granade Do complsiate were made for want of ra\u, ibe crops im the ground had been abundantly watered apd greaily benetived From Trinidec, Acmiral Elliott hed taken bis departure frem the ¢>.ernment, and Colonel Brooke, the com mandéer of the iorces, bad been sworn in as aotiny ke bad been experienced yf Ootober; after which refresbiog fall of rain. A ooo deal of custion was going on rc specting the forgeries committed inst year, OUR BERMUDA CORRESPONDENCE. Hasnutom, Bermuda, Dec. 1, 1856. The British West India Squedron—The Yellow Fever in Bamuda—The Value of Sanitary Precautions Dew strated —Active Benevolence of the Governor and his Lady —The Contested Seat in De House of Astembiy— Reference tothe Crown Officers in England—Probabiitty of @ Gene ral Eleccum, dc., &c. B. M. 8. Boecawen, Capt. Glanville, bearing the fag of Rear Admiral Arthar Fasshawe, © B., the naval Cor mander in Chief, arrived on Thursday last from Halifax. [learn that the Admiral i still confized from {li health Bis term of service havi2g run out, bis successor may skortly be expected. H. M. 8 Nile, Capt, Nandy, ia still bere. Sho bas been here for several months pest, during the whole period of the prevalence of fev nich bee again caused many deathe end much distress amongst us, It is a remark able fact that not one caso of the disease has oosurred on board tbe Nile, aithough I believe the number of her crew is about 960, and the officers bave beew on shore etty freely. Toelr immonity from the diseare has orn Mtn OF to the iptellige nt regulations of ber Cop esrel mot throughly cleansed apd keeping ber breadside the winds, free circviation of air poy ony ber. x, Com. Phayre, bas been tor the Some caves, supposed to be fevor, pt © Cay or two alter hor arrival from jut she preceeded at once to Murray's anchor: Licer the care of the medical otfloer of the joppital ber men have recovered. the diseare may be said to have nearly ‘now oply a few stray cases, and = ot paiure. The ast death that oocar moch eympatpy, wea that of Mr. Po y clerk in the commisceriat, @ youth of toorrved Dere rome few months since from He atended at the office at ton o'clock on bot sbertly after war obliged to retern Sey og come on — The best atiention was be Lim but im the short apace of three days bis od, Se was buried op Friday last. His Ex veroor snd Mra. Marray Dave exhibitet inost kind benefactors to thors sufferers of we fe m they found in peor circometances. The extent of heir charity ted only by tbe oom ber of objects that could be found out. They have thoir tain, tp beeping ventilated, §% claim i) a2 a privilege bover received & ma. of conduct, it is most probabie, I | election will take place shortly, of @ political nature troubling the rd | thick the experience ot the jend the public to the conclusion ther tke pew t interesta of the commeunity will oe better enbeer without @ Hoare of Aseembly than with It elor Tupper’s company, of the 18th battalion royal eriiliery, ie expected here shortly from England, in tho reight ship Norman Parrison. ibipk, that ® 5 (here ie netbing The Dominican Republic. GFN. PARZ, OF PAT PD NGO— HIS COMPLEXION AND EDUCATION BOTH GOOD. by Inst account hoard, has evements, and in he ‘right ra Baex, Bow General of Bri- from ‘exile, and io ® vory bee been recalied ole the Libertndor General Saute- gracious msnner, pa, sod the then President, Don Manuel de Mote mmeolately 'o_ of Baez, he was raised d weloomed ia the mt ontha- ‘int Dom'ngo, and elected on the resignation of been called t the Pree few months since, many gentlemen hat toler) reek siete nay b be wae a very we compl xion) ard pot the vulgar negro ar insinuate! by the Havana correspondent of the New York Hraaip, nid cepled by one of the diurnals of this city. The pre- rent President ard liberal roler of the Domtolcans, is ad- jegeously known in England and France, and feu. jarly inthe iatter counrry, where he bas | hie sebeiasiic ard politicel education, has in view the geod and welfare of bis country, and his known ‘et @t)l lead bim to do all in hie powor to much views an will make ber beppy and proeperous, Already Lebar made s good beginning by offering an arylam to the enferinnate, but reroectable Haytions now roatiored eeyiene leeds, BY fhe imoerioos and unjist ee ebuf pow on the (Drone of New a7 z = KECRO HOVMENTS AT THE SOUTH. Progress of the Lnsurreetions. PLUSIBA. eres #ridian, Dea, 6.) rom Quincy Over tbeano A gevilenur | sigpaioye of Fiori the moring of \he 45th inet. apd the dres dey of Jann] Bezt epeving, We tra kiy confess thet we Mitie coniderce ta eine nt, es such a is bb ©. and ev gertia very iorcibly the propriety of org: Dog en sew police force in every netghbvorb to guard egeinet the improbable conti, Our corresprndent ia evidentiv & map sepre, and we regret exceedingly tot be Bot append bis real name to the letter, Whict would epabued jo correspond witb bim more folly npon pd bave ejwied sgain, giving ) > veme, place pey bims sehans jearn more joo hed rave menses ee "i propriety a peblioly to the et of thi ieve it bas mopisbed to doro vy gentiimon ss iporedn'ous as 9 relf, whe think precautionary ponoe regaletions not be out of piace even under ordinary ci Denner above indicated. "ir tle of pense prepare war,” is & g00d maxim, KENTUCKY. (Corrorpendeton se ie Louisviitle eare} RING Ky. 1 delayed writirg toy ou in orcer to give full partion in regard tothe rise and vcrogreas of the *' . Dave no coubt the darned africans contem, an rection, bot 1 can rate!y tay 1+ has been *“ntpped bud.’? Quiet once more reigos in Southern Kenic All account« were greatly ¢zaggerated as soon as a port was started it was multiplied at every r . As far ag 1 have b: en able to learn, bet« een tb: fitty negroes bare heen arrested and lodged im the diff ent jails, Meny bave been chasitsed and questi They all tell \hesame tuie—the' is, “they were a preparations to rire vgairst the whiter, aod would ‘tne trial on Caristmas day.” A report reached this laat pight that six 1 groes wero hung at Dover, wno supposed to be »ingivaders in ihe conspiracy. © te given to the same, ard I give it you an toid me, nine negroes were Jodged tp jail at this place Satus When ovr citizens arrived at Latoyette, Tuesday, found the ipbabi-apts of that burg ‘more scared hort,” They remu’ned ali night at Lafayetteand ret od to Hopkipsvilie the next day, folly satisfied that the reports were premature. Every farmer tm Chrie covpty bas resaived pimrelf into em ‘vigilance i" tee,’’ ano the city of Hopkinsville is guarded every by a stropg patrol guard. We are not im the “skeered;” bot as the fox sald when he was walkts the ice, ‘ there must cerwinty be some fire where is. go much smoke ” Our town now wears its urual It'vely appearance. have been regaled toe pats three or four nigh bard of pegro minstrels. The little boye all goto show, and “cbildren of larger growth” are Eisce ibe price of porcine »10ck, whi by the way, is cuilip this rection Five dollars per hundred i all ie arked. Several rahe tock piace Saturday, in Jota, at four doliars ana a balf. MARYLAND, Pano COMPANIES —The Port Tobacco (Md ) Times sta} companies are forming in diferent sectio I: Je tke intention of the captains of these: trois to see that every negro, whois caoght from ho night, witbout a writien pass frem his owner, is wih rigidly. VIRGINIA. NvcKors ARRESTED —A plot formed among disconten: begroer, for a movement against their masters, was di onvered the firet of this week, im the vicinity, Williamsburg, Va. Five of the ringleadert nave been rested, and an end put tothe attemptat revolt. A simil occurence took place in Montgomery county, Va. LOUISIANA. The Frankifp (La.) J-u7sa/ says that all the negroes that parish w)o were arrested on « charge of being cd neoted with an ipsurrectionary plot have been dischar, with the excepiion of one ireo 10, Three white © arrested oF @ fiatboa! for et the bead of WP CAPTURE OF RUNAWAY NEGROES. ‘The Vicksburg W Aig of tbe 29th uit., says —On day last, 27th inst ,J ¥. Powell aged about 20 years, s son of Geo. W. Powell, of ibis county, wee Punting in woods, between Bovina and Biack river, in com: with t8oO Fcboo! boys, sons of Madison b y found a camp of repaway negroes, well sto ovisions, Xe., but no one atit. Mr. Powell haa jut one of the boys hed # dousle barreied shot gu jock the gv from the boy, and sent him to e neighbors for belp A few minutes after the started, ero made abe: genteen fore he was tottend. He prepored to give himeelf up and effered| be tied, and approached the boys ostensibly tor that p as soca as he weized as pear ib he from the hands of fowall ad th "na one of them attemptea to sheot Powell with a 5 -d, end the boys succeeded in ‘uring them bob ‘At night ane tod wocrebed. these a. — es oo camp. fhey are now in our city, vey elong Lo persons Ii im Ada and Wilkiason constion si bag SALE OF NEGROES. The Point Pleasant (Mason commy, Va) Nepublid eye Negro ny Re-Opening of the Slave Trade. DEBATE IN THE SOUTH CAROLINA LROISLATU meerege No. 1 of hw Exce: Governor, as res: to slavery and the opening of the slave trade was ferred, made report thereon, and asked leave to during the recess Before the question, “will the House agree to eA "was dovided McCrapy enic—T cannot allow this report to pi thin Hovee wihoot giving rome expression of opinion }o not winh this |mporiant, vory tm matter, hang in suspense over us until the rexs Logisletu What do wo intend to do? Do wo intend ww calculate of barbariera who inhabit Africa’ ao wish? Bethis on tt may, I the re opening of the slave trade. Mr. P'xxky—I1 concur tn whet has beer eaid by i fiow Charleston. Toe committee asik for leave ing the recess This, or something similar, I jrebenced, when 1 refer thie matter 1 He rien by the members a ee Tot oply distract ara 7 He was vpwilitng act upen tt. Mr, Pussorr seid he be the request of Committee would be granted. This wae = very tant matter, sod it was due to ourselves, cue to tource trom which it emanater, and dus to the 0 of our ancestors, to give it's calm avd ravore cons! ton. Thi, owing to the toile and tormotis, the im: amount of business before vs, and the shorteess of rerstion, render it imporetble for the committes to ‘a fell ond emborate report Ail they saked was th #1 d he wreted (tat the good sense of the House agree to thelr request, Mr Minptaton said be could pot concer in whet beep gala. The House bee aircady referred (bie part of m stand Governor to & Special Commiuce, ) tbat commitice bad reported, he did nol see the Poure could ti ery action upon ihe matt That commitics bas pot reported, but sak ie for furtrer time. Until they ‘have and the House bed arted thereon, the optssone of bie ceilency capnet go forth to the word as the opinion the Bovre, We bad the right, ase coordmate of the povertmen’ to expres ow coms upoo any 1 ter, bos he thooght the Heure not forego tts o ection. That Sprcial Committee had not ood he thought the House evuld motact apoo the until they bat reported. Mr. J J, Porm eaid that when the mesrago cf bie colleney wan read, be apprehended some ¢xcivem ‘wovld be created by that portion of it which reterred the opening ofthe siavetrade. He would not take « to cay what war the oF inowrnation the Rovee, when it was read. PB ‘waa ptooked and borrifed when he heard jt motion to refer this me'ter 10 & spec'el committee mode. the represepint vee Of hie Excellency aid tt to the Governor that {t should be #0 4. They now erked for forther time, would nek, if thie tlouse is to be bound bi foot by that committee, We stil! bave # before us, ard be thongbt if the comminee ov port before the end of that time the whole be clowed to go by the board. It bad ai 4 that {his eabject was one be with evil, e truth, 1) war a question of diennion, not of tbe North but cf the Seuth, Almost erery South Siete bes cepourced thts rcbeme, and advised Hoore to rtop at ones the agitation of #0 o matter, Mr. Bryan raid, am allusions had beew mate to the rerentatives wiiuded to. 2 2 the geptieman from Charleston. That gon’ r that the reason why he (Mr. ) ad mo to reter this matter to ® special com: was Decal it was due to the Sovernor. was rohermine Bave beep, sed swore it oe