The New York Herald Newspaper, December 26, 1856, Page 4

4 NEW YORK HERALD. JAMES ‘GORDON BENNETY, RDITOR AND PROPRIETOR. PFICE N. W. CORNER OF NASSAU AND FULTON 878. ram * \ OW its par con ectiocam, $4. Ber Haru, to» Wen part of te Conan 3a~ oa Penman Cenmsoransnese koy Rotary to Swan ate Lerrens 48> We snonymous commirtoatio 4 cnet every ~NsToem avo Pin © Wipow. NWELO'S CARDEN Bicadway-Esauua Oruna—Cin- paw Rie POWERY THEATRE, Bowers—Wiw Oar~Po-ca-now was. BURTON'S NEW THEAT oad way, Opposite Bond st. forty cn Nig@e—BOrme a9 any Waonas or Wo AAD AY 2A TRE, Bronlway ~Manere Meare CATRE, (late Surion's)~Jane oR SieTERS. lway— After BARNUMS AMERICAN MUSEUM ing — Say meoo—Ky Neronnok's Wiet—Linncox b PRBELLA—V OES JONDS. @EO CHRISTY AND WOODS MINSTENL3, 444 Broad way ~Erusoriae Prsvorn.scre—Txe OLD Clock. Brow v. E 889 Broadway.—Ermiorian BUCKLEY'S SERTNAD Maver Esy— O18 be NIBLO'3 SALOON Main's Parmwen Cos enor i New York, Priday, December 26, 1856. The News. We publish this morning our necrologicad index eo the rear whi-h will close ina few days, and trust ‘hat an attentive peresal of its contents will have a walu‘uiy effect in restraining the excesses of the belidaye as well as in clevating many minds from mwan porsuits to on admiration of the dignity of virtue and patriotism. It is impoasible for any one not to be more serious when he reflects on the num- ber of busy minds and brave and ambitions hearts which have been stilled within the short period of ‘@velve mont This republic has lost Mr. Berriea and Mejor Euton—members of General Jackson's Cabinet—Senst rnor Troup and Clayton, ¢ @emmodere Morris, with ers who coun- welled for her interest in the Cavinet, and wpheld ker dignity amidst the contentions of factions and during the perils of war. England has to rewret the deaths of Lord Hardinge,the hero ei many bloody Sights; Sir Henry Pottinger, a mili- r John Ross, the Arctic navigator; geologist, ond Westmacott, the scalp: a mourns for Prince Paskiewitch, the -presentative of two Czars in Poland; Prince Wor onzeff, a faitafe!l and sagacious eounsel- eneral Rudigers, a valiant soldier, and Ad ai- »¥, whose uname is immortalized for the plannisg and carryiog into operation the bridge which led bis comrades from the south to the north side Sebastopol after the capture of the WM kof, Poland still regards the mame o! [gnatius Turkull as tuat borae by one of ber most unspotted patricts, although he returaed to Ler soil to die in the train of the autocrat of Ras. sia. Some of the old statesmen of France have died ia diffsient parts of the world, whilst many of her modern lights have been extinguished in che espital. ‘ page of Napoleon the Gre at expired in Paris; aud one of bis companions on the retreat from Moscow yielded up his life Melo, in this State, refusing for thirtyfive years to speak the langusge which be said had been used for the d strection of his chief. Comnt Bombelies, who mar- ried Marie Louise after the first Emperor of France, died on the Continent, in great indigence. Connt Esterhozy, of Austria, was carried off rather suddenly in Berlia, where he represented the Emperor Francis Joseph 2s Minister. Sir Wil tiam Temple, Lord Palmersten’s brother, who for a jor veld the post of English Miaister at th Neapolitan Court, is also dead. Science, literature and the ‘ine arts have been stricken in the persons of Sharpe, (he geologist; Percival, the American geol »- gist; Sir Willem Hamilton, the metaphysician: Von B tronomer; Henri Heine, the Ger men wr aroline Lee Hentz, Thi 1 anda host of oth es have lot Madame Vestris, o Brabam, Bochsa, and posed os well as he painted. noa, who was worth four mil Mons pounds sterling, anccumbed to death whilt Jobn Sadlior worcbily represented the gi gant ers of the age im the monner of his death b & bis entire caree We could not ry mauner classify all tue famous or ivf the case may be— persons who been moned to their account during the | cede « that task himself, Gini all over the world have to e Mathew, who died at Corb of this month. The wiley gland; Hen: who p y aterm in Br waters eholas By our away. The sudden death of George Steers is free in the mem i, and we may say that tae year has be al to many em'nent mechanics, The seamebip B h left Liverpool on the 10th inet., arrived 4 port yesterday morning after an exceedingly terous passage. Altiouga leter Furopean new ived by way of Halifax bas been published, our correspondence aud the ex tracts from our files, which we publisa, are very in teresting. The Mor confirms the report that the Paris Conference will ee mile. Tt is aid that Turkey dissents that her asemit will s90n be gaincd. Very vheting counts are given respe tir the calle] revolution in Sieils, bat the conrse of the Ki f Naples towards politics! prisoners was more moderate. Advice froan € of the 0th ult. state th that Nish Meet t of the ? the on cess ! ght by the Canada te laut The matle this city atan e morning, but too | to be of service to ws. (ur telegraphic summary 0’ the news, publiahed in Wednesday's paper, con tained all the inc polnta of the loteiligence By way of Kogiaad have news from South Ameiva. T lates are @ Mon tevideo bth, Rio Janeiro lith, batia nambuco 20th of November. Advic Ayres report that trade in 0: genera! expectation, the winter, which limits inter s from Iswenos tober had not realized commonication, having Leen cnasally protracted Freigbts were exorbituntly Digh, and bmsiness was almost confined to the local market. Montevideo was per'e tly quic Rosiness in imports rather brisk and lond rising rapidly in price. In Rio Ja neiro the election: had gone off peacefully, but it was suppcsed that the general result would be the downfall of the presen’ inio ist The transactions in coffee had been important. qualities were ce and holders firm. There wae but little doing in sngar and bide At Bahia sogs | advanced, Dry goolawee in deman 1. In Pernambuco the election: had per-ed off quietly, the yoverament ot, tein ne « large me) rity. A fair business lied been done in dry coode. Supplies of sagar increasing. All the above mentioned ports were healthy. We dave ces from the West Coast of Africa to the Lith o Noyemler, The frigate Jamestown way #8 NEW YORK HERALD, FRIDAY, DROEMBER 26, 1856. StF serra Leone on the 20th. News bed been re- ce’ ved of @ battle in the imterior, ie which four ¥ pousand are said to have been killed. Trade was ia ‘& very unsettled state. There was an average d mand fer beef cattle at ‘the market on Wednesday. Prices ranged from 8c, to lle. per pound, while a few very superior animal brought 12c.a 15c. The receipts at all the yard’ during the week show a falling off of 1,400 head, as compered with the figuresef the week previous. Cows and calves were in better demand, atan ad- vence in prices. The quoted rates range from $25 to $55, and a few choice were held tor $100. Veal calves, sheep and lambs and swine were in active request at improved prices. Indeed, it appears that ‘the present fine appetizing weather, and the holiday festivities, have ephanced the demand and valoe of edibles of every description, from the prize ox to a red herring. We have news from Melbourne (Australia) to the 12th of September. New mines of gold had been discovered, the yield was abundant, and quartz crushing very profitable. Trade was in a prosperous condition. The price of gold remained at £3 15s. 3d. per ounce. Discoveries of silver, copper, tin iron, slate, marble and coal are reported; and in ad- dition to all this mineral wealth codfish—the genuine article—had been found in Bass’ strait. President Pierce’s proclamation of the convention between Austria and the United States for the ex- tradition of criminals has been issued. The trial of Huntington was continued yesterday. Elsewhere we give a report of the testimony. The Christmas festival was very generally ob- served throughout the city yesterday. Busisees was suspended, except with a few retail fancy establish- ments; the old folks went to church, while young New York paraded on target excursions, and danced all night till broad daylight and went home with the girls in the morning. The New British an@ Americar Joint Protce- torate over Central America, We published the other day, in advance of all our cotemporaries, as usual, the treaty lately conchaded in London, between Mr. Dallas, in pe- half of the United United States on the one side, and Lord Clarendon, for the British government on the other. One of our canting and hypocriti- cal mock-heroic and saiatly organs is ehocked at the audacity whieh could lead any newspaper editor into the publication of a treaty without the avthority of the Senate; dectares that the docu- ment “seems to bave been surreptitiously procared and published,” wouldn’t do such a thing for the world: “ but since the thing is already public, however, we print it.” Accordingly our canting cotemporary has published the treaty from our coluans, without a word of credit, which is very much like an unscrupulous rozue crying “ stop thief!’ and quietly appropriating the stolen goods to his own use. ‘coming to the treaty, however, the more we into its extraordiuary assuroptions and pro- visions the more are we perplexed to acceuat for the coreurrence of Mr. Dallas in this new filtbas tering copartnersbip with England over the Central American States. Doubtless Mr. Dallas 'y followed his instructions in afixing nature to this treaty; bat by what instrumentalities poor Pierce and Marcy were to the bel brought treaty they were driving a great bargain, we ef that io this stultifying cannot comprehend. Bat the treaty has been concluded; it has been sent up to the Senate, and only awaits the ratification of that body to be- come not only a law of the United States and gland, but the supreme law of the Contral American States ; for what can they do but enb- mit, with two such self-constituted joiat stock rdians over them as John Bull and Brother 2y ton-Bulwer treaty we had supposed would be the last of such joint stock tampering with the effhirs of other people. The complicat ed troubles and difficulties resulting from that treaty— the f violations and curions, tat convenient, interpretations put upon it by Bo z- Jand. we had supposed bad given our govera ment quite enovgh of that species of diplomacy Our readers, however, will have perceived tha the Clayton-Bulwer treaty was a dignified, cou- sistent factory American arrangement compared with this thing sent home by Mr. 1 '- las, as the settlement of the whole Central Ame rican cont The Cloytoa-Bulwer tre pretensions of the Mosaui- eqment and a excluded both England and ihe from any attempt at ooca- pation or colonization of the Central States. This Dallas treaty sete up the Kin f the Mosquitoes and his dominions in Nic: ny as forming a separate State, for the support of which Niears ity of which are pledged. T' provide that San free port and a free city,” peeullar privileges upon this remarkable com- munity, which poor Pierce denounced to Con- ! to be taxed, and for th land and the United § two great outside Powers next own shall be acd they confer very | se Ameriewn Juan or Gr and burning them ont, ax “a ne ont of pirates” and “a camp of savages.” The most credulous simpleton that ever believed in the wisdom of poor Pierce will roll up the whites of his cyes when informed that this nest of pire this “camp of savages,” hom- borded and burnt out by Pierce's orders some two years ago. has by a treaty between this very man Pierce and England, been promoted to | the highest favors of “a free port and a free | city” under the special protection of England | and the United States. In th t place, as if the marking of State boundaries, the sovereignty of the Mosquito | { | King, and the free city of Greytowa were nx enough, we are brought to the recognition of | riain British rights in Honduras, which heretofore supposed this Pic: adminis | had regarded as nothing * thaa | weurpations And such is th | notad at lust adopted by por j Pie enforeement of the Mopiw dectrin ign wonintervention in the | entral American States! Was | er such a descent from the sublime to the Was there ever such a miserable rint stock tangement made between any two j countries under the sun, to enforce, upon Kos | euth’s plan of intervention, the policy of non- ntervention? Was there ever sach a capital plot devised fer out-tilibustering che fillibus re «have no doubt that this Dallas treaty is the work of Lord Palmers if his | \¢ ntial advilers; and that while the labors | | ur Cabinet have } confined to the simple | on of accepting or rejecting this or sition, Mr. Dallas has had nothing to do in the matter but hey orders ¢ i prehend, too, that the qpal « on the part of Bi od on the part of Ma first upplant Walker in Nicaragna, and | mdly. eo far to inveigle us into new complica- s as to resujt in the speedy reduction of our influence over all Central America to that of a ubordinate and silent partner, It ie Pal mereton and Clarendon’s diplomacy against Pierce and Marcy's credulity. We hope the We ap land | chanan, and the Senate will reject this joint stock filibustering ‘copartmership, im which our government is to play the mere cet’spaw to England. In preference to this, give us the fillibustering solution of Walker. We cannot believe that this Dallas and Clarendon treaty will be ratified by the Senate, ‘but we shall see. Way Don’t We Have rae Travian Oprra?— It is now something over a fortnight since New York has had the Italian Opera in the genuine state, and the distress of fashionable New York is beyond our powers of description. We are fain to believe that were it not for the fact that the fashionable world has a chance to let off a large quantity of its despair in holding festivities and charity concerts, we should hear of a large number of suicides in the Fifth avenue and other aristocratic localities. On Broadway the distress is even greater. The dealers in Opera cloaks, gloves, lorgnettes, and 60 forth, are dying to have some one come forward te open the Academy. The beautiful and ac- complished Mademoiselle Helen C. Traphagen, No, 599 Broadway, who, at the same time, isa great judge of music as well as an eminent manufacturer of the attire without which no person of established position or the slight- est pretence to respectability can go to hear an opera, is waiting anxiously for an opportunity to adorn the elegant shoul- ders of the aristocratic ladies up town, with some entirely new styles of Opera cloaks, The Brovd- way dandies have no longer their pleasant loung- ing places in the corners of the Academy par- quette. They are obligefl to seek consolation from the nigger minstrels, and they actually have the impertinence to turn up their noses at the melting soul stirring ballads supposed to have originated with Mr. Garrison’s colored brethren of the South. In fact, fashionable society mourns like Rachel of old—not Rachel of the Comedie Francaise—- and will net be comforted without its Opera. What are we to do? The indomitable Ma retzek has beaten a retreat from this ungratefal city, and gone to Havana to recruit his health and his pockets—the latter process being posi- tively neccesary. The sweet Brignoli, the de- light of all the boudoirs, is pow entrancing the senoritas of the Queen of the Antilles; the obese Amodio, cecaped from the pressing attachments of the New York Sheriffs, is lardiug the lean earth as be walks along the Cille de los Oficies. The aristocratic Baroness de la Grange is swinging in a grass hammock, fanned by the gentle breczes that blow across the Moro, and several niggers—the Academy is consigned to gloom; there is no Opera——New York is misera- ble. No Opera! No Opera with a low stage of the thermometer—Philosopher Meriam predict- ing another cold term. What is tobe done? We have the raw materials fora very good Opera company now in thecity. There are Parodi, D’Angri, De Wilhorst and Tiberini. Baritones and bassos are as plenty as potatoes in Nova Sco- tia or Irishmen on election day. The city is full of artists, good and bad, most of whom wouldstarve if they did not get something for singing the opera musie in the cburches. But who is to be the d recto? The Chevalier Wikotf is out of the ficld. His new work on European diplomacy has met with the most prodigious success-—the sale exceeds that of any book published this sea- son, aud it opens ‘o him an entirely new career. The President clect has declared that from his personal knowledge, the descriptions of Lonis Napoleon and Lord Palmerston are most vivid and life-like. The Chevalier is now about to de- part for Europe, where be has the most impor- ant diplomatic schemes in band. Asfor Ole Bull, we have not heard of bim tince he was making stump speeches for Fremont iu Western Penusylvania. We suppose he bas been crushed out of sight by the overwhelming defeat of bis party, and we uever expect to hear fiom him gain. Fry is apparently fossilized, overgrown wit the relics of hisown rain. W have endeavored in vain to galvanize some life into him. Strokerch appears to be the for the n He has reformed considerably, ond is a much better man than before. He under- stands f h better, and is wide awake tot necessity of telling the truth on all oceasioos, He has lately manifested a good deal of skiii In managing his business affairs; be hag capital aad experience. Let him bave a fair trial at the Academy. Thalberg has been mentioned as the West di tor of the Opera: but Thalberg understands his man situ own ‘nteresis too well to embar' oy such hazardous cpeculation. He is now makiag from ove hundred thousand wo one bun- dred and fifty thousand dollars per year, and he is not likely to give that up for an uncertainty. {t will be better to call in Strakoseb, and let him do up the Opera as wellashe can. Such a course will be perfectly satisiactory to all classes of Opera goers, and for fashionable socicty it will obviate the necesity of private theatrical entertainments in a Fifth Bapti-t chareb. Give Strakowh a avenue chance, Mr. Srsaton Breven axe nts Teewrernas Mr. Senator Bigler, having been hauled up to a rigid cross-examination by the hmond Junta for Lis free Kansas speech in th of Mr. Buchanen, has been | out of the scrape. His purpose in making ¢ speech, was to blow himself into importance « ntial mouthpiece Mr. Buel man iming, with becoming mock modes ty, any authority of the kind. When called to account f by the R 1 Eng r, Mr | Bigler becomes badly fe 1 over | that he hae heen overdetng Kansas on the free |.ancaster ([’a.) of Mr. Bu Philadelphia, to deny the soft impeachment that be had as sumed to «peak for the Mresident-clect on the momentous subject of niggers. Such assevera- tions of innocence, however, were hardly neces sary. Stete side: and’ co he sets the Intelligent right under the nose at ransndcannmn Brown or Mr. Jones; and we would advise the Richmond Junta, before again going off bysterics respecting Mr. Buchanan's ideas of into niggers, to be patient and wait the inaugural ad- dre Give the man at least the privilege to peak for himeclf, wad reject the foolish no Uon that Mr. Bigler knows everything. War Aone tit Pancoxs.--It appeare from cur eotemporary the Jnd:pendent, that the Rev. | point, the better, | Forney. We all know that Mr. Bigler has no more | | authority to speak for Mr. Buchanan thaa Mr. | the syllables. Her ry Ward Beceher bas been using the colamns { of that journal in a most anjustifiable manner to pul a collection of church hymne in which he ix | interested. The editor of the /ndependent disay- proved, it seems, of the collection in question, but nevertheless allowed the Rev, Henry to have his woy. Byt one day some relative of the editor’; | to prone published & rival hymn book, and got it puffed in a pious paper down East. Down upon this rival fell the Rev. Beecher like a whirlwind, abusing him heartily, and saying that the rival had ac- tually had the indecency to puff his own hymn book. Upon this the editor of the Independent, enraged at Beecher’s impudence, exposes the whole affair of Ais puffing Ais hymn books in the Independent; and makes a pretty blow up gene- rally. When parsons fight they do enjoy it amazingly; though they are not always good de- baters they have an unctuous way of alluding to hell fire in connection with their antagonist which the gladiators of the secular press cannot attempt to imitate, The Straits of England. From the news by the mails received yester- day from Europe, it appears likely that Great Britain will enter the Paris Conference under considerable disadvantages, So far as the poli- ticians are concerned, the alliance between Eng- land and France may be already considered at anend. Mutual recrimipations fil] the journals on either side the Channel—not the obscure ir- responsible presses, but the journals which speak and control public opinion in England, and those which are recognized as the imperial organs in France. It is possible, as certain correspondents aad editors would have us believe, that the Em- peror and the British Ministry take no part in this newspaper war, and do not share the jea- lousies expressed by their adherents; and it is possible that the international abuse which gives such a piquancy to the columns of the Paris Constitutionnel and the London ost may be the safety valve which carries off the dangerous mu- tual antipathy latent in the Gallic and British hearts. These suggestions have been offered by persons who ought to be heard attentively. Let them go for what they are worth. For our part, we are slow to believe either that the masters can be friends when the servants are such foes, or that a perpetual squabbling between the presses can improve the enten/e cordiale between the nations. England, we hear, ‘goes into the Conference with Austria and Turkey on her side. France counts upon Russia and Prussia. Sardinia, hitherto, has been neutral; she is in doubt appa- rently whether it be better for her to secure the friendship of wealthy Eogland or of military France. Asingle glance at this disposition of the national pres shows the weakness of Eng- land's position. Of her two allies, one, Turkey, ought really to be counted out. Not only would she be unable to render any efficient aid to Eng- Jand, if it became necessary to enforce their joiut decisions; she will not even be able to govern her own territories, or support her own sovereign without support from abroad; and ibe older they grow the clearer will even the English see the neccstity of adopting some measures to sub- stitute a strong and united Greek empire for the exhausted nationality of the Sublime Porte. All these considerations will of course tell against Turkey in the Conference. Of Austria, it is bard- ly necessary to speak. She is the ally of Eng- Jand just now, because she ueeds support against Rusia, burning to punish the “enormity of her ingratitude: but what cordial alliance can exist between nations like the Austrians and the Eag- lish, it would puzzle C2dipus to discover. Even the French with their democratic empire have been unable to endure the freedom of the British prese: the Austrians will submit to it far less For a time, in real life, principles and laws ap- pear to bend and be falsified by events; the truth sometimes looks as though it was not great and would not prevail. But this is only fora time. In the end, the immutable laws of nature certain to be vindicated. Europe is about to fur- nish us with a memorable instance of the trath of this principle. Two or three years ago, when the French alliance was consummated, it was decide] by the wise as au attempt to fuse two infu bedics; when Sebastopol was taken, Hoglish acd French swore it would last forever: now, the truth is coming out, the partners are going to separate. Once more, Eugland consoles herself in the arms of a new friend—Austria—than which there does not exist a Power more fan la- mentally opposite and autayonistic to herself, What can come of il but more vexatioa, more disappointmente, and perhaps more wars? ‘There is no ally fur England in Europe, Here- after, perbaps, when ander the pressure of ¢ lu cation, and by the kind efforts of sagacious and patriotic men, the French, Spauiards and Ger- mans begin to exercive the privileges of relf-go- vermment in a sound and real manner, there will be no reason why they should not warmly uniie with England. Indeed, it would be very strange if they did not. But for the present, all alti- ances with these Powers, or with the still more hostile Powers of Russia and Anstria, capnot but be fraught with deception, and mis chief for Ragland. They all hate her—hate ler with the intensity of 6 envy, and prejudice combined. They hate ber for ber wealth, and her trade. They hate her for her intelligence and her frecdom. They hate her for the inzol-at arrogance of her people, who strut the earth as though they were its masters—as iadeed te y would be, bat for America and Rus And, i Kaglich may depend upon it, they will, one aud all, do her all the harm they can. « it seems that the sooner their antagoni«n of Engleml ripens to ahead the better. The sooner the despots of Europe bring the issue be- tween despotiom and freedom to the fightin ys ‘This country would not view such a struggle unmoved: and were England alone uvable with her combined an- ouists, it would dev upon the United States to see to it that frecdom were not crashed outin Europe. In such a time, (but perhaps never till then) Eoglond might count upon a sin cere ally in this country, to cope olen Porsey ts Pexssyhvaxta—A correspon dent at Harrisburg, who professes to have the greatest friendship for us, writes to us a most pathetic letter in behalf of our old antagonist, Forney, says our correspondent, hus very much changed of late. Menow thinks very highly of the Herat, aod has the nighest per- onal admiration for as. Ie is changed and al tered in every way for the better, and would iike to renew his lease of respectability throughout the Union. He repents of all the foolish speeches he made at Tammany under other in fuences than those of patriotion, although the inflaences might be doseribed by a division of He has aleo repented of all his | errors in the Forrest ease. This is all very well. | If a sinner reforms and confesses cording to the doctrines of the church ia wi we were brought up, he is entitled to abao'n We have, therefore, come to « cerous conclusion nce aleolation over Forney, and bring him onee more within the pale of civilization. Ile will do for a candidate for United States Senator, and may get the post if the Legislatury his sins, as h | ton. | 0 A Colton & Co, ® | Barr, = & Co of Pennsylvania can be drummed into clecting | him. We understand that the democrats have a majority of six, but that they cannot all be re- | lied upon for Forney. We advise them to make only one mouthful of an unpleasant dose, and swallow Forney and all as quickly as possible. Let him go to the Senate, New Pray To Inrropuce Siavery tro Cvpa, ~-We translate for the special edification of Governor Adams and the other fire eating pro- African slave trade propagandists of South Caro- lina, an article from the Havana Prensiy on the new law for civilizing the Spanish islands in the Gulf of Guinea, ar transporting their inhabi- tants to Cuba, now agitated by the Spanish slave traders in that island. Governor Adams has failed completely in his attempt to re-open the slave trade, The South itself has killed it. The Legislature of his own State courteously buried it in a committee; the Southern Convention in session at Savannah rejected it, and only eight votes could be found in the federal House of’ Representatives to deny that his policy was “in- expedient, unwise, and contrary to the settled policy of the United States.” But the plan of re-opening the slave trade is not dead yet. The Spanish authorities have a rlan to attain that desirable object, and we re- commend a study of this style of working to our less experienced friend, the Governor of South Carolina, The Spaniards do not show their hand as Governor Adams did—they go to work more artistically. First, missionaries from Spain are sent out to Fernando Po, and other islands in the Gulf of Guinea, to begia the good work. After the niggers have had their heads shaved and dashed with holy water, they are to be sent over to Cuba as voluntary colonists. If there should not be enough in Fernando Po to supply the demand—which would depend entirely on the price of niggers in | Cuba—the African continent is close at hand, with its eighty millions of starving slaves, who, to get rid of present evils, would readily volun- teer to become Christians, much as desperate men volunteer to go anywhere. Philanthropy is the cloak of the Spaniard’s idea—for he has no motive but to civilize these niggers—so he begins with missionaries. Mark that, Gov. Adams. But the Spanish philosophers foresaw that some opposition might be raised in Cuba to this self'etyled philanthropy, for the native Cubans are violently opposed to the slave trade, under all its aspects, They do not want any more niggers from Africa—at least until they get more white people to help take care of them. So, instead of showing their hand, the subject is broached indirectly as being a proposition laid before them for consideration. Do you see the policy of that, Governor Adams? No responsibility attaches to them for the idea, and they can accept it or reject it. just as the popu- Jar mind may turn, and thus be sure of being on the right side before showing their own hand. We recommend to Governor Adams, now that he has been “disrobed of the official ermine,” as Caleb Cushing would say, to take a trip over to Spain this winter and get the Spanish officials to give him a few lessons on popular diplomacy. The Spanish plan for getting more niggers into Cuba, however, does not go down there any more than Governor Adams’ plan did in the South, The fact is, the whole thing is opposed not only to the spirit of the age, but to the true policy of every nation. Those we bave already must be taken care of and kept in their proper position in the society they forma part of; but we want no more niggers from Africa, whether baptised on the Spanish plan, or still heathen under that of Governor Adame. THE LATEST NEWS. BY PRINTING AND MAGNETIC TELEGRAPHS, From Washington, TBE PRESIDENT) IN A FEVER ABOUT GEN, SCOTT'S PAY—AlD FOR THE OCEAN TELEGRAPH—IMPOR- TANT TO AGRICULTURISTS—THS TREAIY WITH SIAM, ETC. ] Wasmmmetos, Doo. 26,1856, | Precident Pierce, Jet. Davis and Gen. Costing are in great tribulation wilh roference to the action of the House | giving Gen Sootthis beck pay. Mr. Pierce got Senator Ciay to cfier th8 resolution calling for the documente, and 1 am informed that some rich dicclosures will bo made. Qotte a pumber of mombers have boon summouod to ap pear before the Brigadier, aud taiked to because they allowed the bill to pass the Home, Two gentlemen who werent the White Houne to day raid they nover waw tho Brigadier so much excited, The Prerident i# preparing a special mesrage, which will be sent to Congress in a fow days, asking an appro Priation to aid tm iaytng the cable between Newfoundiand and Ireland, or rather to give the company ihe same en- couragement that Engiand has. ‘The Commissioner of Patenta is now sending to the ‘Stato Agrieu tural Socletios @ parce! of Ob\n ee sugarcane need, raised under the direct supervision of the Patent Office, sufficient to plant eixteen acres, wiihs view of extending the cultare of this p'ant, It has, since its in- troduction into this country, proved itself we'l a apted to our geographica: range of ludian corn, It is of easy | culture, being similar to that of maize or brown corn, | ‘but will prosper in a much poorer soil. A correspon. dent, writirg to the Commissioner, epenks of the extra- ordinary richness and delicious Mayor of the milk of cows which had been fed cn that description of food. Several gentlemen have likewi-9 recently aequaisted the office with the fact of the success of the liquorice it ie plant, which is hardy 8 far north a. Coanecticat employed not only ior mericinal puryoves, but, they {a an important ment in preparing tome of the best ale and porter in Creat Britain. ‘The treaty Coustuded last May with Siam by Townsend Harrie, the American Com u) General to Slam end Japa: is before the Sevate for ratification, It is priac'pally commercial convention and may be of yaloe to ue af fome foture time pada at Roston. Bostow, Dee 25, 1986. The royal mail steswehip Canada wae sigeatio’ at « inte hovr this forenoon, and reached her wharf soon after coon, Ber malls wore deepaished south over the New Haven Ratirond this efterroon, and will be due at New York at about one o'clock to night. ‘The Steamer © Destructive Rain Storm at Helles. | Hawirax, Deo, 96, 1856 It ban been raining hero incesan'ly since yesterday Boon, and bridges heve been swept oF te ali directions. The enow bas been ail washed away Markets. New Or: Deo. 23, 1866. Cotten— Seles to day 6,500 bales at 11,0. a 19). 0, for middling Molagsen 64c.'n 64),0, Flour sioved with aa Me tonteney rales ai 87, Wheat geaera'ly un Pork buoyant and selling at $18. Be DICK, OF PHILADELPHIA, ndverined [f tho Pittsburg Dispalr, | Becember 90, remaining io the Pittsbarg, Pa, called for: Colinas & Altemus, PREPAR Lint of jew ¥, Sat Post Vnvapeat ron Bactiwone —Grinne! & Jenkins. | List of letters advertined in the Philadelphia Public | Trdger, of Monday, Pecember 320), remaining in the Post Uiitce, Philadelphia, wnealied for — DEW TORK HOT: be Archibald Rovert. | PORTON HoT ees. Grant, Warren & Co, J, Stevenson & Oo ; RALTIMORS Hor one, H_ Abbott & on, Barnitz & Brinton, sa Pa nae bendort & Lanor. Warnmoros Crry.— Galt & Brother, tmoble & Warner, rf & Pon. Phould be ' In the Baltimore Sem of Toseday, December 23, re | taining in the Pont office, Baltimore, uncalied for — YORK ROTARR, PRIADPI Pina HOvam. | J. Beet & Sove, POM Banker, | Sturger, Bennet & Co. Comly, Kirk & Co, Tori ne.—Murrey & Go, i ecessity | po law, we thick we Were perfectly jastified | | which we found hanging on the wall, ‘Tay Late Wrecks at THREE DAYS’ EXPERIENCE OF OUR REPORTESS OB THE NEW JERSEY COAST—ADVENTUBES BY SBA &ND ERS—ATTEMPT TO NEACH SQUAN ON FOOT—TAE TRAVELLERS ARB GOVERKCSREN BY 4 FIERCE SNOW STORM— OW THBY EscaPED 178 FURY BY TAKING SHELJER IN ONE OF TBE GOVERNMFXT STATION BOUES—AN INTENSELY COLD NIGHT. —HOW TH ADVENTURERS FAbED IN UNCLE SAM — ORAOKERS AND SNOW WaT*R USED A! ar SUBSISTENCE FOR TW6NTY FOUR nova VERY DISMAL NIGHT WAS SPENT RETIRING BEST IN A PRIMITIVE MANNER—THE DAWN OF MORNING—TRE JOUUNHY 15 RESUMED ON AM EMPTY STOMACR—ARRIVAL AT A HUMAN HABETATION— THINGS LOOK BRIGHTEX—A TEZAM IS PROCURED AND THE JOURNEY Ty SQUAN 18 Ko DED. The adventuces that often befal our reporters in the dis~ charge of their professional cuties, both in the ciiy and country, are often interesting and bighly amusing. The ex- perience of our reporters at Barnegat beach a few days ago, while attending the wrecés cast on that par.o! the New Jersey coast, was not only extremely interestiug, but wae really romantic, their lives beirg in imminent peri! ort more than one occasion Few of our readere bave any idea of the perseverence displayed by attach.: of the press in their endeavors to lay before the public the latest and most reliabie pews relating to passing eveu\s. In order, therefore, that our patrons may be eniightenca somewhat on the enterpriss, courage and perseyerence, common to newspaper men we have coucivded to fur ‘nish them with a graphic sketch of what two of our re- porters experienced in their laie journey to Barnegat, The narrative is as follows: — On our arrival at Barnegat village, on Monday evening, the 22d instant, the fishermen and inhabitante of tha piace crowded into Schaffer’s Tavern for tbe purpose of inspecting our exterior and learning the latest news from New York. Theircurlosity baving been fully satisted, we commenced to turn the tables upon them, and asic them sundry questions relative to the vessels which were then ashore et tho beach, Al? were extremely desirous of ailording us the fullest in- formation on that point, aad right cheerfully was the task performed. The melancholy fate of John Jones ard Joho Parker, the noble hearteo wreckers who lost thetr liveu in their endeavors to save the passengers and crew of the" British Dark Tasso, seemed to cast a gloom over all the cccupants of the barroom. The deceased were represent- ed’to be men of compage and integ: ity, men who were ful! to the brim with the milk of haman kindness, men who were beloved and reapected by all who came in coutract - with them, and men whose memory a suitable monu- ment should be speedily erected to serve as an incentive to true courage ard humanity. We sympatised in a fit- ‘tipg manner with the friends of the noble feliowe who ~ sacrificed their lives in a good cause, and assured thens that the Hrratp world do justice to the memory of mer of {such* noble character. Afr several hours of rather interestipg conyereaiton {p the barroom we signified our” desire to retiro for the evening, as wo bad te be up bright and early !n the morning for the purpose of proceeding © to the beach, The landlord showed us up stairs to 6 com- fortsble bedroom, where in a few minutes afterwars we fel into the soft embraces of Mor, ab six o’clock 1m the morning the breakfast bell awoke us from a slumber as sweet as we ever enjoyed before, and Lastly dreesing ourselyes, we made our appearasce in wo Sebsfier’s kitchen, ‘and there parvook of a hearty meal. is be sytem for us to praise the buck wheat caxes or an fresh eggs; sa really refreshing, ani did tae hos. tere great cred! Breabiast being concluded for journey to the beach, Schaffer his willingaess wo be mar gente on the even‘tul ovcaion. As ovr landlord is ope of the leading men of that section of the country, and as he was destined to play an active part in th = tory of a perilous adventure, both by land, 4 May not iB amiss to describe eeoeal appearence, ve our readers dea pM Ey of a. eobarer stances §= avout foot high, way well pr oritones, and is bad looking feliow. the acknowlecged wag oe pod aud \ent position tp that worthy community. He does not lack for courage or ingenuity, and ts always ready to make the most of the smaticst advantage. "he 18 8 good na- tured fellow witbal, and would sbare bis last crust wit the needy, Our host being of opisioa that we could not i. the oe we drove up to pp ia ja Wagon, Abd there made preparations for our voyage soross the water. The bay at tbia time was llied with ce redering Savigntion extremely hacardous, ‘Was no easy task to obtain & bosiman wha Row us o'er the ferry. Severe! Lours were spent in ecarohivg for shoe, ba: in vain, Atlant, Sohailer’s perseverance tri iphed, ant it war announced stould start in jus then half an ke Provisions for the trip were then ~~ and peeked up, for tt was extremely dout ‘we could procure anytbirg eatable on ‘t _ pounds of crackers, a littic fe supply of a] jack cur stores. A short walk thro beng ‘mendowe our boat te rd brought us to the edge of the bay, where readiness to convey ws across,’ Jacob and Amon tall, father and son, wore the persons who uadertook the job” of landing us om the k ve with fae mane Persvarion alone we cou! the gcrous experiment, , bey enly an extremely ard wo Il Thetr representations as to being caught ia bo i ice made us feel uncomfortable, but io our friend, Schaflor, was of vainebic aeeist- wee with his Jouse and storie all fears fr cur per. salely banished as quicky aa they ae aswitt breeze trem northward, { the “Dart,” for such was the neme of our lidedt i ing fOr & my .. in the of & bard we reedhel cor fesbe .. Sees vyoyageure were fast becoming mail, but of salt water 5 10 \ing img por~ rr Se our troubles fa ne ‘wt their beigbt, bros wave broke clean over tho bont anc dresohed as to the akin, ‘Tho bettem of the boat became ohoked with feo and ‘water and our cond! ion was ladeed deplorabic. ae: ove late ‘plerrupted the progress of the boat and it re- qutved all the » kil v aneree of the oy wurden te The guile willl increased ite ntbeu the fury of the storm came well us to Cestruction. The reef tackle was every moment bare been inlet wheo thls weebnera in the reeing was discovercd, and as buh the wind and tide were sculng sew feare were on- leat we should be bown oct of thie channel and over the bulwarks of our Ii:tle b fear nd Se nae But the ree! tackle, contrary peoumious held Grn, ‘sod (e loss than hain ho ve were rafely lauded on the ree! iagene. Tae life car was in (oll operation, and w the sat'sfaction of bel Me to pull one oF two persona from the \!i fated vente fs modern invention for a | Me even in the very fe of the storm. ‘the wat jonniog very high at the time, and as each breskor the bow of the stranded vessel acioud of opray wen h in the air, amd enveloped ihe masts and rigging The Wreckers and agents of ihe, vaterwriore wrock when in re }— Td tad M Nicable to crose the bay and go bom way — in we determines ‘io pan mae syeme ov a foot and there hire a conveyance for Freeholt, which we expected to reach next morning. Tie propored journey was a long and tedious one, the ‘wind Was dead against ur, and there was & sow Morm he distance. There was ny bourse whore- night's sbeiler nesrer than ev here we ‘ntended to u resch tt before the dari qulte vieivle te je we ceud obti from the Fhip, that is, if we ¢ ome of | and the biewing thow siorm overtook uf, Travelling on e eandy beach sgainst a song wind, and « cold, ditter one at that, is no joke, Our 4} 088 was slow mech slower than we anticipa’ beard hence we made « tad me. take, Afler plocdimg sitsg for three miles toe threatened enow storm overtook us with a vengesuce. ‘The wind increared to & perfect burricanc, aod tt wae with the greatest dyficalty that we could keep our eyes Pen, [OF the snow pelted os right and left, and seemed cCotermined that ¥e should not get to any station that » ight. After tolling for two Newrs through ule storm we came up to one of the ty station houses, about ive miles distant from th ik, Here ‘iS consultat, wea entered into ax to what Fas bent to be @ stances. [i was then twenty getting dark, and it was very quee- e cowld reach the habitation we were ‘arch of before dark night would overtake us, Be ides it wat very doubtful whether we wonld ve able to reo our way ‘mn the darkness which was thou rapidity ap. Not paves any particular relieh to becaight , id night time wiih «@ mow ¢ decide! to stick fast to Patronize Uncle Sam's domi- ore ard windows of the build. a & window shat ig “iat bureia. and openin, the roar ter im the ty.” a8 Mr. Dogberry would say, coor base us enter, We bad now taken porserrion of the govorument expert manner, | hovre, and although jn doi og fo we committed whas juwyere m ight eall “burglery, ’ yot, an knowe ihe olf. 4s) if the Attorney Ld © prepared to anewer for t' Once Iniviy Ip, ‘he next thing was to ta\.c a aurvey af toe inti rier aed MEKO OUrEElver GF Comforiable RE Clro" a. ttancer and the accommodations afforded by the | miot Statee goverDmemt woud permit, A ‘printed olroular, ee An inventory household (acai. os bby yarious articles, ingluding all