The New York Herald Newspaper, January 10, 1857, Page 2

2 mode of traneit, which will mar mmenieation between the porib and F suet vocand, M. Michelot, the celebrated + smedinn of the Theatre Prangals, cied on Thoreday, 1° a uli, at hie residence ot Poesy, tn bie Tiet oar, Wiohelot was, with Telma, Freury, and Mesdemois snes Dochesnole, Mars, sad Georges, one of the £10" 4eq of the Fronoh stage. He was |e | @qually successft! 1D tragedy and comedy. His Iast groat | q@aracters were che Jeune Mari, in ‘ Heari I1!;" sad ‘Dow Carlos, in ‘> Herpant.”’ i Zz s H E a s § i r 3 z @ ess uh Beyond tbat river Dumas of Hercules’ of the Angto Indian ompire. Can game be raid of the countries to the west @f the coset of the Persian Gui? Tne abeoluicly sitirm. Splendid military and commercial enwpe i 2 & tepeagees Company to strtk: biew wherever \t would suit ite interests Portaps these slightly Machiavellian intentions were present jw the imagination of the ‘of tae DOL diapieased at finding @ pretoxt for aifirming tne sovereignty which she olaims over all the tribes formeriy subjected to the Shah of Persia. Finally, Russia, who thee promiged Persia her active support im caso of aisack, dees not perhaps sco with repugnanoe an opportunity of ‘tmatog ber revenge on one of the Powers which parvoi- eS in the sege of Sebastopol, or at leastof showing ‘the soloxsal war from whieh she nas recently le- Set a net eR bee ee geeen es aan tavor of me ally, ‘The Prossian Difficulty with Switzerland. From the Liverpool Mercury, Dec #4 Ber sbanconment by France and tho appareilily reso. Imte apa energetic action of the King of Prussia bave earsod a food deal of excitement in Switzerland; bu: tre attitude st ihe country is calm, decided, unaninoas— @ren the smail minority that was opposed’ to the course Farsued by the government bas disapeared th the pre Seat threatening arpect of affairs Tho federal Council Bas convosed the Diet, or federal Assembly, for the 274a tmet ; ibe cantons bave been iustructed to preoare the periornci and materiel of thetr miktary c mtingents as wpecaily as possible; and a levy of 20,000 mn Dae been ordered. To cover the potnts most 1ikely to be meraced, a corps of 10,000 men is to oc-apy Bale, and anothor co ps of 10,000 mon is to move ou obalf Deusen. The Grand Council of Berne has erantmous dy voied an unlimited milttary credit, ard the Swies ernment, it is seid, is resolved to exhaust all resources’ rather than’ make the least concessioa to pretensions which would involve the mora! guick’e of the confederation The jatest intelligence trom Berne stars thai on saturday, M. de Sulignuc Fensioa, French minister im Switzerland, aancunced to the ProMdect of the Fede ra} Council the’ tetentions of the Frence govern- ment adding that ‘Switzerland bed only to decide on war, ax Prosria was determined to eoforee her rights Under these sircumstances, the tous for the wiai of tho Noufobstel prisoners are being expedited On the ieth, the court of prelimipary investigaiion at Berne found bills of indictment against 66 of tae accused eouspiratore; 14 others were placed in the second caie- , Shat of those whose casce yd; aod wo of them, namely, Couat Ponrtal Perrot, the advocate, formerly Pr ral others were oon ditionally !borated on bs y von Rougemont, Béward von Pourtales Pury, and Auguttus de Mone wo'tn, find vail to the amount of 60,000 b Seovin, a clergy mi ti enh for ‘600 francs Peed they de PEtang, @ neil, placed iu the second category of thote whose © reserved, weeond category includ part in tbe meurrection, to the dre! persons ‘The London News, ino loading article on ive sia has @ great advantage so sas baring & popula Above 17,006 000, @ reverne of shoot £40,000.000, army of 190,000 reguiar troops, wailed can be ogmented in time of war to 300,000 men eyatiabie [or Botive norvicc, with ® reserve of 250,000 for gar-lron @aty ; whit Switzeriond hae a population of only 2.400. €00, u revenue of jees than £1,000.000, and av army of emly 72,000, with a reserve of 34,000. ‘Still. the Swiss will have tbe edvantage of Ogtting om their own woll, ‘whilst the Prossiaps will have # long land march to reach ther, and the GOH iguration of the country will groatly rd ibe delence Cur cotemporary Tomarks:— One thing is eertato—that if thogSwise can bide the runt of ihe firrt onset of the Pruesians, they real bare ne ivar Of & protracted wer. The elementa of discontent and cisaflection smouldering beneath the surface of Karo n eociety make all the continental goveramente ward with apprebersion vo a war In tho very centre of Burope ‘These apprehensions are weil founded. if the ‘war to Switzer'snd last for three months there will cer tainly be inrorrections in Lisly and Hungary, and proba Diy disturbances, more oF leas neriour, in Germany ant France. If the Swise are truo to themselves they will Bed efirctive allies in every partof the oon'ieest—men who ‘will disiraot the attention and paralyze the il oris of the tovacers by cutting out work for them in cther quer- ters, And if ever men had a cause ce pablo of awakowing ali their beet energies, tt ie that for which the Swiss sre The demand of the King of ry be consptraiors of Neuf i to escepe without trial, i* simply a demeud toat Abey sdall Bold ovt to ali “ privy conspiracy and rebel Bon” the prospect of impunity In all time coming. If bat cemand ie complied with, the maintenance of Iaw and order will benceforth be imposnible in Switzerland ‘The Paris Conaticutionmel of the 224 wt. says:—Te Kuwg of Prossia, entrusting witb confidence to ibe & rer ibe care of his dignity and hit houor as & eign, aly demanded an act of humanity tn order to prepare the way fora voluntary renunciation of his right: of Ny of Neufehatel, @reviliat, to dus Foarantee were given them of such renuncisiion; aat tw so serious an afair, and with @elodr ated for ecrupuiour were jnatified In Cemanding ¢ (From the London Post, Deo, 25.) ‘The news irom Switzeriand and from Beriia, we regret to ray, grows more and more warlike. There ir tats mia teria! diflerence, however, between the two combatants Swrlineriand acts on the defensive in vupport of her man! ipa! iaws—in eur port of her cantonal and federal reie Sons—in support ef ber cristence and soverel Ration and confederation of Pater; wheroat (no Prorets acta of bis own mere wil! and motive—tn purtult on own personal views and volition deteave of Rie own wounded dignity and susceptibility, Hie Mayety cannot brook idea—#o tamiag to princely prido—oi yielding to a Diet composed of private @itixep?, of lawyers, doctors, fermen sod colo nels ci the landwebr. If ‘the King of Prussia é)¢ bot reficet for a moment be would fee that bo atke an ibility of the Swiss Diet. sing (be adair ovourred st the Isieof Wi Island of Sheppy, or the Isiand of Arran, Frederwo< Wi! Bam iV. migdt just as well ask the Queen or the Exeoo tive rovernment in Engiand to do away wiih the Stetote of Treasous, or any Other act on which an indictmeat for feason. felony, or misdemeanor might be framed. Tu Qcecn of there 'realme, az every echoolbcy knows, could Bot, In virtoe of her prerogative, scoede to aay such re quest; for it le not in the power of majesty to sot amide the laws of the land. What te tras in this rogardof ® limit @4 monarchy is troe leo of « ropublic. Neither the President of the Cotted States nor tho President of the Nesionairath in Switzerland, nor the Presidest of the SRacud:raih, dare abrogate or net aside say law of the United Sates or of the Swiss Confederation Ihe iGéu article of the charter of the Swine Confederation provides “ tbe Court of Aseizes, with the assistance of a jary, which bas to decide as we the fects, shall adjncicate ia eaves of high treason aga ast tho Contederation, of re oF riotous resistance (>the federal aathorty—io eases of crimet or Ofenowe against in ernational law —in E rise to an armed intervention of the Fedorsi ‘Thus therefore the Bwise federation © in the pian aod rfect exercive of ‘te right duty And prerogative in ase a charter is exocuted and ju cagtooal and enforced. Yet tt ie for prowsming to ox 0d for not violating ihe charm aud La yw of the coun , Chat the Ki ofa pel = ip his that vetpal atic relations wivd the con feceral government any grievous wrong or any oy Frederik Wiliam [V.. or im, Bat no; there hat been Americans, Venetians Imb, will rash to the not be tp the power, however of the Federal Goverament to turbulent spirits. The liberty 1 the hverty of ap some Pinetrele into soar Germany, i ‘the cante ns of Vand and Geneva, keep roone wi care ve * meenen “Ly v0 10 a eo the Valteline and ie Voraberg for the H i f i il Tie 1° the difficuities which grew out of the exoouiton of the treaty of Paria should be retiled by calling together the pleripotentiartes who made the peace. From time to me the semi official journals hav. announced the moet- ing of the conference ar likely to take piace within a for the last threo raontas such an this dey repeats tho assertion, and obter ves tna: as 600n as the ipatructions reach Paris irom the Porta, ant which mstructions Ieft on the 12th, ‘‘nothing. it conciliatory spirit which is eup- posed to animate all parties towards a solution of difilon! thes. There will be no ¢ifliculties to contend with, unless the Rersten a encoayors to profit by that conciliatory spirit to wi! your contemporary refer* bet after ‘the expericnce we bave had, surely the oon: tracting Powers msy be pardoned i they take every pro- caution to arm thelr representatives with cloar instruo- ‘that very point has po doubt mado e but Avatria hesitate. So far ay tbe governments of Pngland and France are concerned, they have levg since agreed uncer what ciroam stanece the Beesarabian frontier question should be ™ ngbt before the members of the Canferenoes, mere than one of tbe intorosted Cabinets have con sidered it would be much better if dipromacy bad setted the difficuities; that is to say, if an imverchs! of des. patches bad iaken place instead of personal dieonesion However, sucb a eoivtion is wo longer @ qnostion, an’ as oon as tho Turkish Ainbsusador gets bis fall powers, aud bes made himeeif marter of nis instructions. the President of the Conferences, Count Walewskl, will no doubt immediately sppoimt the any ot meciing Of course he can ony ¢0 so when all the ambassadors have notified that they are proparod to respoad to bis ewi. A day oF two since Ausiria hed not ap- pointed ber representative, and the Sardiniea Knvoy’s fival inetrvotions only reached Parison Friday last. It may Le, however, tha! during next week all wtil bo ready; but J still ‘think the year will cloro without tbe desired completion of the work propos Here tt is bo hewed that all will go smoothly, and tf sccb prove to be the orse, threo or four sittings will suifice, We must then expect to eee the British equadran icave the Biack Sea, wud tbe Austrian troops evacnate the Priacipalities, vecawe Ruesia will have subscribed to jext snd spirit of the treaty, by renounciag all commusiention with the Danube. Tals point gained, no dispesiisn will be shown to oilend the dignity and hoor of Russia; but on the contrary, tf arrangeweats can be made to excnse the somewhat .¢ position ebe has taken up, Bo dowht it will be wil ngiy accorded by the oiher Powers; to such ap axvent does their conciliatory spirit extend, Here tho oflios of the eeccnd plenipotentiaricn wi!l coase for the moment They must thea wait for tu tho commissions That of the Danubian jez will perhaps be the Isms to reach Pare. Tho Austrisn army will be called upon to leayo tho Pruot pailiion st a season of the yesr by no means favors die for marching. The Moido-Waliscbien civane cannot wnite until vont army is away, aod nntt! "the Tarkieh government pormti« Meet'nge and discuss'ons, and sach freedom of dhe ‘as bas been for some t me suspend ed. Without anticipating difficulties no one caa shut thelr ever to the tact of the unwilliognor of Austria to remove ber forces from the Principalities om tue one hand, and the disporition which the Porte bee shown to prevent a popular expression of feeling eu the other Nevertheiers, the Oonferences wil! have removed at least the jnst excuse for the present postion which Austria bes iaken tp, and suspend that which Ragland was com mg to assume tn the Biack Sea from ihe atiempt made y huseia to evade the treaty. ‘The War tn Nicaragua. Mhe following letter, ‘rom a correspondent of the 21st uit., i Contra! America, sppears ic the Paris Monttewr:— Guatewara, Nov. 8, 1866. By 0 decrae, dvied the 2d of Oct last, tho government of Gvatemsia contracted a loan of 120,000 pinsters, for the purpore of carrying on the war ageinst Walker, With there iresh resources, a body of men. from 1,600 (0 2.000 lected, and immediately sent to Nicaragua. Sd of October, between 600 and 700 mea aD here theyembarked. Toe remetoder having to march by land, nad #% out on the loth under the ordere of Colonel Cruz. It 's in this way tbe government of Guatemala will be able in concentrate a very superior force at maiens depend en the aseistance of expecially on a powerful diversion by Martixez. The general, who continves to be the the socalled legitioiet party st Nicaragua, hae succeded in raising the number of his soldicre to seven or eight buadred, with whom be ooptinually harasses the American adventure ‘The newe from the at of war continace to be very un- cota. The fclowlog 1] the inormaiion | bere been: bie to coltect from acconnte stti] troomploie Tre United Central American forces have st inst as somed the offeseive; they first proceeded tw Managua, which they occupied without fs contest; they thea marched op Massaya, which the Ameaicace had fortided ar {i for ine purpoe of defending it, bot which they eva- coated without resittapce. The allied tronps hed soarce- ly cetablubed themselves there, when Walker, coming from Greneda, arrived and aliacked them on the morning of October 1% The Salvadorian General, Bellono, received bim at the bord of @ thowrard men, and succeeded in repulsing bim. Bat this suoce the outset bat cnforturately bese fol- by er a heavy Blot which haw fallen on & body Of the troops of the republic, under the orders of Colonel Zavais, This corps, joined by the detach men's of Genera! Martinez and Colonel Estrade, from Miesragas, bad marched on Grausda, and taking ad ventere of Walker’e abience with ths balk of bis forces, bad contrived to get possession of a part ol the town, when the Americans, returning from Mesrays, atiscaed off te gvard, and inflicted on % sonsiderabic lows. Such was the state of things when the last mail left No isteiligence of any iinportance subsequent to ibeae events bas arrived here yet; but the-o in no doubt that the contest, however projonged, cacnot tara out in Walker's favor. In fact, while fresh reiaforoe mente are jcining the allied troope every dey, diseaso and dereruion are making nomorout gaps to the racks of their adversary, who, no ionger receiving fuscor trom the United Staion, will soon find hiraself inoapable of making any forthor resimance. It's said that be js al ready thinking of retiring to the Ieie of Ometepe, in the midet of Lake Nicaragua. The government of (uatemals hae even pabiished tbe news of bis Ceath from wounds received in one of the recent engagements, but no por! tive injormation bas beep received bere a yet to ooo of this rumer. The Artic Ship Recolute. [From the Liv Mercury, lsc. 24) ‘We have learned with iach plessure tha: the Ma Liverpool, with a jurt renee of the resjonnt nll Prompttede and roal tn the performance of tho his hig office tha; are worthy of imitatign, at once sent m Invitation to Osptein Hartetetn nod the oflcors of the rbip Resotate to viet Liverpool and partake of the Dowpralities of the Town Hail. Hie Worship at the same time communicaied with the American Chamero! Commerce co the r bjeot, and the 00 operation of that body. In consequence of apectal morting of the membore of the chamber was {mmodiatsly soo rnned. and they er: their obligation to the Mayor for his Resotute to a pabiic dinner x thie twp. favored with a copy of tho invitation of the chamber, and also of the reply of Capiain Hartston, both of which we ruyjots — Amrnicas Cuawarn oF Comwnnce? Liveeroot, Dee 1. » fir,— Aw chairman of a epecial meeting of the members of the American Chamber of Commeror, hed this day. 1 have thal resolutions werr passed to the highly appreciating the Kind'y fret jovernment and peeple to re moring the Reeolute to the Aritieh patinn this chamber de invite Captain Hertatene and the officers of the United Paves’ navy in charge of the said vessel to & public dinner, gad hat the president be requesiel Wo comamualoste, with ap lartnene on the subject.” I need not say I bave tee above. resot ned OWE Campany. In ihe absence of Mr. Thomas Sellar, dent, Thave ws be eip, your moet obedient servant, THARIRS PORGET, Vioe Premdant. Captain Hanterern, de, de. Porreworrn, Dec, 9, 1808. Pir have the honor to acknowledee the receipt of your favor’ of the i7th instant, inviting myself and the officers ot the Resointe to a pubhe dinner with your honorable body Highly appreciating the distinction yon have thna conferred npon us, Jf regret that \t will be meoemary for na t> decline the Ipvitetion gm account of our being obliged to return & amoR to the Deited Bales, T need not aay how gratifying Mt will be for me to communiome to my government the distnguicied comriemes we have recri: ed during our brief may in Pngian s among which this invitation from the American Themher Commerce is particularly emisemad an the expreamion of the ceammercinl interest of thit country. Ihave the honor to be, fir, yonr obedient servent, MM. J. HARTRTENE, Commander, U. 8. N, To Cuanins Fonaet, Beq., Vice President of the American ber of Commerce, Liverpool ‘Wo are sure tt would bave rejoiced the hearte of the twhabftants of Liverpoot to have bad sn opportunity of Weatisying in somme pubic inatner their bigh apypreciatio ane y~r of the es govern im restoring the lost rhip—an ect the {nt ~~ of which wil! be deeper and more abiding then any and show, and NEW YORK HERALD, SATURDAY, far beyond “ihe immediste ‘Dond of brotherhood that ras bin; deopoitara and is prometing ag the ‘and religions liberty over the face of y {From the London Leader, Dec. 20.) Other : States may to the vereign, as they are istradioee nit moans wi F i A can republic has ust i i ge if A geo Hq ? 1 H iB i fice rrEhlaii Yenterday evening, being the oaly ‘0n9, Captain Hartetein en'¢riaimed a numerons of goatlo men, Arctic voyegera, and others, on board the Resolute Lieutenant Bedford Pim wes present; he was previowrly acqualated with Captain Haristeln, aud the mooting be tween them wes cordtel In the extreme. Lieutevant Pim ts tbe senior representative Bow mp England; and we cen he experienced when anee nv good old ship, from which journey which w: ‘ho panty ist ng hs the party one. The question of a furtb warmly discussed, ani the another effort would be made to clear ‘This morning Captain Haristetn reoel gratifying letter :— very obedient servant, THOMAS OARSON, Captain Hanterenm, United States’ Navy. ‘The ceputation will be received to-morrow with all reapect. ‘Th's afternoon Captain Hartstein, together wiih Vico Admiral Sir George Seymour, progeeded by ratiway wo visit her Msjesty’s Prims Minister, Visconnt Palmer ston. at bie seat, Brcadlands, where they wili spend t!-+ evening. Neng an exceed the honpitality ef the officers of the Resotute to all who pay ® visit to we ship ‘The banquet to morrow night at tbe Portiand Hote: will be briltiant, com prising the Mayor and 00: poraton, apd tbe heads of al) the government departments. ‘The following letters from Mr, Marey and the Secreta. of the United States Navy, rolate to am offer mado by ir. Conard, with characteristic liberality, to convey the whole of the officers an¢ crow of the Resotute, on their return voyage to the United States, without any charge:— DeranryeNt or State, Wasinxcrox, Nov. 34, 1868. Drax ‘As F000 as your note of the 10h fost . offering a free passage wo the oficars und er f the Resolute on their return to the United biaies wae received, the matter waa re ferred to the Seeretary of the Navy. I have jus: received his reply, ® copy of which Js herewith iransinitiad to you. 1ean pot better exprees the Pi at's appreciation of the cour teous end liberal offer made by your s<rapany then to ngaure you that Mr Dobbir's letter falle refieeis hiv sentiments. 1 am. with great spect, your Obedient servant, E, Conarp, * W. &. MARCY. Wasurxotox, Rov 3. My dear sir—! have just perused Mr. Cunard’s note to you, in whicb he very hardsomsly tenders a free passage home wo the officers and men of the Resalute. gencroas wanifer Cooartesy is charseverwlic of the high‘oned Bnglish as if the circumstances bad allo truly your friend, ‘Le Hon. W. L.’Mancx The Slave Livingst tion tn the Bast. [From the London Port, Dec. 22} A very remarkable battle is going on just now, thong’: ombetania are not aware of what ft in about, oF evi thet It t* going on te between phy aud slavery. A century ego the reverse weak need been the cure, andy joal researches would bave been vrdertaken for the purpore of ¢) covering fresh siave markels whence to carry off freeh victims, at what cor! of enflering roever, now goograpoics’ research, nnd taken in the cause of religior, ecience, or trade, verves the cause of humanity by disclosing Lhe oxtetenco of territory capable of supersedt lane Iabor, ant 3.0, DO ax Affected by Doctor Trade I verles—Sugar Cultiva. the property in low oreataree as eae it is Goctiicus, At ‘Le very mo- ite dark emadow threstens to « erepread the jeriean contire nt—at tho very moment taat aodacious adv discovered plotting the estab Habment of a great Southern slave federation in fa name (to whieh, with Wapratiantic imprdence, he making us ecoomplions.) n neries of events commences which mast lead to {te uf!y by any violent fornd not to pay. bes been ® canon with many, indeed with most, that certain articles of tropical produce, bei of universal tee in al! zones, mere especially, nowever, ind) 0, cotton apd svg cannot be produced by free or; that ie toray, that the slimater in which thoy flourieh are unfavorable to European labor, and fra! 0 it feombined with exposure, aod that the natives of thono laittuder—mostiy ball caked savages, easily pro viding themectyee with the rimpio food, cloning anc ebelter they require, and dlaregardial of the fatare—wiil not work excem voder oompuieion, Within ibe laat few joare, however, light bas bogup to broek upon the au jot, and year after yoar facts arcomniate toprove thet these articler—the groat prone of eiavery— an be grown by free Inbor, and consequently vy labor gr 1 by salencn tnd aided by machinery. ‘Tne difticulty o! applying th rotueta of the teotaing Fast t- the wanus of the Wers hitherto consieted in the Coticiency of vernal Com monkation; and that is vanishing as tho tron network creeps slowly over the iand, and the euperduity of on pital in (bie country finds tts way down down the chan nels of {he Indur and the Ganges tn the shape of water traveport. Socbet recently the discontoot of a few Boors with our rule al the Cape of Good iiope, induciog them to eetue at Natal, led to the discovery thas the grea! tropical slave crops migt de cuittwated thore by free invor. The ‘very. latest ‘acconnte from the Cape bring iptelligonoe of ‘the increase and prosperity of tha: braush of industry; and no doubt that discovery will with yours make itself foi in tbo produce warke's of Barope. So algo as the French conquest o Algiers beoomor om soliga'ed, and ber projects of colon!. stion, facilitated by the settlement cf tbe country, aeur.c proportions com menrurate with their object, an immense tract of laad © the most exuberant fertlity parses {rom the hands of the Are, the Turk, the Moor, the Negro, and the Mozabite— tidustry oF capital— great diame of the world fame phenomenen: the finger of Providence won to the presibility of obiaialug the required prog uot without having recourse te the horrid system of prevails in the United Sater of America, Agal ‘&freab paseage to our indian Valley of tho Eu wearch for posscesi ona b Seleucia and rates has foratb! if iH t i ! = i 5 i 3H gt & if FY i E i g & i if \ and demon. have, produced ve pote and. secluded. ae" te bor from the im commotion; and ex- some time pas! ¥ ‘are begtunin; ton) for ives in the ouly ‘0 oppressed. The New York anpoaner events in Tennesseet which amount to litie lea: ban the outbresk of @ servile insurrection. It was sated that twenty four muskets and two kegs of powder isa been found fa the posecasion Of a gang of egrose ai Columbia in that State. Im the county ¢f Perry dfteon inves bad been killed by their owners. The Erarene 5 their frontiers. The day that the ‘that there are two sides of of wo alight ditioulty and danger to, the planter. reckless glow of 8: congregating or visiting attendaboo ot the preaobings in whion they take so much delight, hes been suppressed, and their movements are my instonces, watohed by a vigtiant patrotiing sys tom. From Southern Kentucky it was roperted that « negro popniation bad already and made an attack upon rome ironworks; and vigilance seuatin cr obaaaehntene matin er eens aor the Purpose o1 such prom, ag the emergens7 In short, if we Tre to be gulaed by ihtes acouunte, the excitement extends over a ibe slaveholding territory of the Union, and im degree to promise a large draft on thé energy sad pru dence of the owners for its repression. Unoertatoties and dangers of this kind are the costly terme on wh'ch an immoral and unnatural system iv retained. We are very little given to the business of interpreticg judgments, but wo take it to be perfect ty safe to atlirm that precarious enjoyment and misgiv. ing im the midst of prosperity aro providential reiri butions for the perpetration of wrong, elter cayua or tematic, There are g) for slavery tn the United Stat r vice, and one which is vasily growing on it, i hypocrisy. Nothing will now satisfy its defeaders Dut to ioaintain that negro serritade is an abstractes ly ® righteous tpetitation, an essential condition of buman society im iis purest form. Of course such « wanton apd tueolent affront to reason dugusts those wh: were iaciined to be tolerant and ex # the already ed opponent, whereot the result is a storm of incri nation and lo, which ends in stirring _— paddt« ‘that the slaveowners sbould acsire above all things 1 they are wire, to keep as quiet am possible. Thir is what they Bave now done, and the consequences are bevore us. The connection between the potitical agitation of the last fow months and the plots on th: part of the slave population, which are reported ou #0 many bands, is, we have no doubt, trace i tn the following ‘passage from the Misaourl Demo erat, though we cannot eotireiy agree with the moral do duced in favor of a peremptory interdict against fre: dizeuseion. That, says this paper, which has, more th: ail else, encouraged and {1 negro inaurrection, is the banefal agtiation of this slavery question by every Jemagogue in the slave Sates who wishes to acquire trapalent notoriety, In Missouri especially bave wo fo’! he offect of this slavery agitation nnd slavery ¢~ ension policy; and we venture to assort thit, cemsequence thereo’, mote slaves bave deem induse’ © ctoape frem thelr masters, more deeperate serolutions have been put into their heade, and more geseral inrecurity entailed upon thai species of property, within the past year, than during any flv years preceding. Slaveboldere are but now to rea, the bancful conse:uences of the nudience which beer granted of Inte to those dedased politicians, whor only eteok 'm trade was slavery propagandiem. The terme pt excited tp the minds of the masiers seon extend ed iteeif to the slaves—for all who bave lived to siave- holding communities wall know how eagerly evory scraj of perior conversation, every excited harangue on the stump, or loud-toned diepuie In the streets, is treasared by the negro, end made the burden of kitchen comment during the hours of the night. If no other evil Bad the people of Missouri and eepecialiy the siavehoidin, ‘this, alone would be ruficieat ground to induce them to beniah these peetiferous politicians from their rd and virit upon them the fall weight of thelr censare and condempation '’ This ts we bare no doubt, a substantia! ly true celivery on the ceuses which have protaced the ‘afaire; but if (he ines we “tates will have more to do than lay @ veto on open abo- jon, if they desire to shut out thelr homeo from knowledge of what \s sald for them and . and if they calculate on living eotirely free from the terrible alarms of a servile insurrection. ‘The Canadian Steam Ne y- Carentle, Dee 18%n ingt., Mr, Joseph Cunard eub dey, the mitied to pablic suction, in the Clarendoa rooms, three 0” the steamers which formed the fleot belonging 10 tho Os tho Ottawe pedian Seam \gatlon bs bamel) built by Mr, Joun Laird, of Birkenhesd, 1884, her power being 209 horse, and 1274 66-100 grow reqiatered et present lying iu the Birkontoa’ Great Float; the Cleopatra. now st Plymouth, bailt by Messrs. Denny, of Dumbarton, in Joly, 1862, 1467 2-100 grows registered tonnage, and 240 nominal horse power; the Charity, built by Mr. Jobo laird, mt Birkendead, in 1869, 1290 87 100 grows registered tonnace, 149 nominal horee power, ” vessels wore formerly employed in oarrying the msl: ord pansengers between Liverpool amd Canade, and for inet two years in the Tiritieh tranaport servfoo, Tacre wore a large prmber of mercantile geatieman ia attend ance, bet the competition wae dull and neither of the venscle wae sold. The (ttaws was put up at ©' 6,000, but the bidding only resohed £14,000, whon the auotionser mitmaied that the reserve bid was £25,000. patra waa started at £16,000, and the bidding The Charity i ibe £92,060, The anctioncer intimated the Sesseta would be e(Tared for eale by prt Financtal Affairs. Lomnon Mowey Market, Deo. 98 —The new of Christmas bas bad the effect a fi fiisale te HH a at eae begiy pike Hid jist i j FE i282 Hee i DEODVEM once ere. the gold ootn #0 wt! Mowly, the practice of hoarding having not yet gotten by the -ami| tradesmen, farmers and inay Dave moey, and whose confidence in carity shaken ‘There hae been a fair amount of business done foreign ptock market, but with the exosption of » advance in the valve of Venezuelan bonds there Bo change of the #l\gh\est importrnoe in prices. z * z s 3 i32 # “Coroners! Inqnests, Seppey Neary oF nm Necro Borgrwt Mas.—Joseph Butler, the negro bonquet man, who for many yoars part might be seam offering flowers for sale at the entrance of Thompeon’s enloon, died suddenly on Thursday night, at his residence, No. 62 Worth street. The deceased ware having lowt bis te 7 on & whaling voyage, twenty Ove years ego le wae fifty.two years of age, and & Bative of Virginia, Coroner Perry held an inquest upon the body of deceased, when it appeared from the testimony of Welty. made & pox mortem exami. nation in the cage, that death was oansed by pericorditi«. Tertht '» nenordamce with ibe above facts. JANUARY 10, 1857. Our ° sreshington Wasauxaron, Jan. 7, 2807. Internat 29 pprocanenis at the West—Another National Oana Pre goeed—Tho Torigf—Tre Netherlands Minister. 0 Benr sor Pugh, of Odio, received to-aay a memorial to Con’ wees, signed by three thousand oftizens of Ciacinnati, {grading all the businers mea of the community, pray fg the government to appropriate a portion of tho thir- ‘teen hundred thousand dollars already to tho orodit of the nation on the books of the Louisville apd Portlant Canal Company, to ald in the construction of a spacious canal on the Indians side, at the falls of tho Obio ri rer. ‘The petitioners represent the commerce of tho Ohio valley as amounting annually to $300,0u0,000, carried ‘upon seven bundred and fifty steamors, of 193,401 tons. ‘The present canal is found wholly inadequate, and the obstruction is almost as great as if there was no cauel. and 890 feet is the common length of a first class steamor, Lay even much longer. Commities on Com wi Wasmrveros, Jan. 7, 1867. ‘The Proposed Oceans Mail Contracts—The Screw vs, the Pad dle Wheel—The New Siaies of Minnesota and Oregon. Tho Committee on Post Offices and Port Roads of the House have had under corsideratton for some time a pro- positien to change the whole sysicm of oocan mai! and other eeryice. The dill under discussion proposes to ap- Propriate some seven million of dollars, the same to be put into the bands of the Postmaster General, whose duty it shall be to advertise the vartous routes, reeoive the bide, and then award them to the lowest responstd!c Didder. The object of this bill ie to take this great bone of contention—this great rouree of corruption and speou- lation—out of the halls of Congress, and put !t into the bands of the Department, with proper limiiations, Sc , to be given out the same as the present laa service ‘ts. Since has beep ascertained that the proposod change meots with favor in the committes, thers is of course @ outside influence 0} ist it. Siac as ae Te Sapa as this ese T will tak bir Jo on avdjeot, 0 m dirdesye view of coean steam Davigation. \s ‘Our England. wry ihe mails are op the point of failure tor want of govern mentaid or support. The expenre of keeping up onr steam marine wader the present system is frigntful The Adriaiio, pow nearly completed, (for ihe lime,) wild cost over $1,000,000 before she leaves her dock; and when you come to add the expneo of running her, nothing ehort of the strong arm of Unsie Sam woald be able to mainiain such an expense. Iam not cerian that Co!lips is apxtous to get bis steamers off hiv hands. Vanderbilt's new steamer, which coet $750,000, has no piace to ron where she can be quenty bas never le't her dook. secure government employ. Iam opposed upon princi- went paying any more than « reasona- petebateteie emceghe @ syniem w! eifont, $5 England all the advantage—sbe in the mens im Proving the oppertuptty afforded by tho prolongation of gover! ebeaper ‘on this side, to ttroduce a: system of propulsion, and thus, before wo areaware of it, Manepoitse commerce, to the great detriment of our own country. Oupard, who is we English type of shrewd. ness, is Introducing propellers; and | thik it may be set down as a fixed fact that be will probably bulid but one more paddle wheel ocean steemer. There sre some symptome, perhaps rather vague, that oar gorernmort is getting ita eyes open to this fast. The groseet obste ole im ita wey is, that the loading commorcial men in New Yerk are wedded to the prosent system, and if it goes down they must go down wiih it. ‘The day aesigned for territorial business in the House is Tuesday, the 2°th tontant. Bilis will then be reported ‘suthorizing the people of Minuesots and Oregon to adopt ® State organization. The Minacwta dill wi) provide fur & constitutional convention, to be heid ta July, the baste of repreventation betog two Aclegntes for ever; reprasen tative ta the present Legisiataro. It will also provide for & division of the present territory by a line north and south, following the Red river of the Norts and the Biv Sioux river. Tois division gives the State of Minnesota an an area of 66,060 square miles, Including the shores of Lake Superior and the vast on the pouroes of the ‘Mente: Mr. Andrews favors ruck « boundary ip his on Minnesota and Dacotab, which is sow tn Preas and will shortly be published Captain Cope, of the Topographical Engineers, who explored the Torritory tn 1849, in a letter to Mr. Andrews, which will be pab- Nahed tn hie book, recommends a similar diy ston. Te Bot proposed to organizo the Torritory of Dacotab ti) after the admission of Mirnesota. Wasmetow, Jan. 8, 1857. The Battle of New Orleans and the Marcy-Olarendon A !lianc: —Our Pacific Empire and the Trade of the Eas'—The Privateer Proposition—Our Ovast Defences—An A>nal Steam Marine, Lc. de. If anything were nooded to give ihe finiah'ng blow to the Marcy -Clarondon convention, {t would bo the rocur- rence of this anniversary of the battle of Now Orleanr, which established American power firmly in the Guif of Mexico, through the war of 1812. Defeated in Louisiana inbie attempts at conquest by force of arma, John Bull bas betaken himself to diplomacy to prevent the expau ion of American ideas in thotropies. Thecorrespondence socom pany ing the celebrated tripartie com youtl on so firm- ly rejected by Mr. Everett, diepiays the commercial mo- live aotuating England tn ber colonia! policy in the West Indies. Lord John Russell went #0 far as to say that the commerce of the Fast turned upon the Cuba question. ‘The wonderful developement on our lacific #bore, how- f, bas changed the theatre of action. A bold end tuly American polioy would have sosured to ua the do cheney in thet quarter is amply made up by dinary sotiv@y out doors. [ have scom a great deal of the very peculiar society that ‘' hoarda’’ im thin good city, handsome thing in this matior likewise. cat appalling entalogee of prtont exten. fioniete and other plunderers on hand hore, awaiting that millenium of all soon dems, woth of tho cee Dinet. The Jast named gentleman has the better om he ot “al ‘Niobotson’”” 9 al nn Pr wolking the plank, and be 2 00d condition to retire, ne meses arsenate eat sire fowerine see y le very fall, they will Land warrants ore nct selling as briskty as afew beck, there beng an uneasy epproheusion that ey or wets siters of that portion of w surveyed and ready for mnost eligible portion of which lies in Towa, =— ‘Tho Southerners ave sticking Out strongly duty, although the reat champions of trade, Tolically. ‘The fact is, itis no easy thing to argue one’s pocket. It t#, however, a thane: ‘that twenty. millions of people should be taxed for the bene@t of bundied Loutslana p anters, cxpecially ata ume the national pocketbook ts berating, When the comes up some rich devolopements are expected: ey run to20ed. ‘The Legislatare—Mcmbers of the Same Nan {From the Albuny Journal, Jan, 6.) For the benefit of our readers we a hist of ‘ases where thero are two or more of the sa sme, lable to be mistaken for cach other, ‘Smiths, as usual. are strongest, in the Senate—Oyrus P. Sax'th (republican), Justin A. Smith, of Whiteball, and Addisoa M, Morris, Oteego county. [n the Assembly there are t more—William M. Smith, of Allegany, and Sidney Saul Of Onondage—both repudiicane. re = L agerty ed Lg fork, ao . T, Bpenoer, a repal mber from Coraing. ot “eves Ofark, republican senator of Potsdam, ts un athome, Thore is but one otber of tae name this yea" Lucian Clark, of Copenbagen, Lewis county—a republi: Assembly man, ‘There are two Bakers, both republican members of Assembly—Jeremiab S. Baker, of Perrinton, Mou! county, aad Hezekiah Baker, of 3. Jonnsville, ‘Thero are 2lso two Owens, both Se membe: James om of Port Byron, and Owen, of neoa Fall ‘ meee cg pee who Be republican member fr Parisbville, wrenoe county, should m se 8 mn ma “ a ior a ew. ford, ican Sena’ from Homer, Oortiand coanty, be held responsible for. acts of Robert B. Bradford, cemocratie member fr New York. ‘Thore are two Johnsons, both republican members the Assembly: Thomas Johuson, of Ssvanni Way wont, aud Barna R. Johuson, of Ooichester, wre y: Po a Motts, both + Assembly, Samuel J. Mo a, 's & republican: George Mott, of Bang: Franklin county, a democra'. seen Ingbam Towasend ie a republican member from St ville, Onelda county; Franklin Townsend is a demoora member frem Ajbany. Ibis ponsible that James R. Dickson, republican oc testant from tho Newborg district, may be mistaken | Jobn B Drxon, ¢emoorat, from New York; but the naw are epelt differently. So with Senator Joho B. Halsted, (republican,) of C te, Wyoming county, and John’ Holstead, repabite member of Assembly frou Ouetda county. ‘The Asrombly, this yesr, contains perhaps an unum Bumber of experianced legisiators— Messrs. Prem ef Obavianque; Fost, of Octurio; Wakoman, of Genes Abbott ana Squire, of St. Lawrence; Ketchum, Dutchess; Seott, of Sarateva; Mehan, Glover, Reil) Woods and Dison, of New York, held the samo seate la year. Mr. Luttigohn, of Oswego, was a member tn 1863, aga im 1854, ‘again 'n 1866. Mr. Littlefield, of Jefferso War a member in '864 and 1855. Mr. Dixon, of Ne York, was alto a member it 1065, vill jenare. , Of tie, and Baker, ir manueine haan Mr. Van Vaikenburgh, of Steuben, occupied a seat ir. om iow York, has baree terme—1849, 1850an0 1951.” Meunre, Teavenworth, of Onoataga; Bishon, of Mac fon, are Cady of Torapks ere membere ‘a 1850. Mr. Rowe, of Soffolk ta and 1849. Mr. Woeka, of Putnam, in 1643. Mr. Crowley, of Catiarangus, in 1847. ua of Allcgauy, represenied Warren coun! Mr. Dovid RB. Fiovrd Jooes, of Ques New Vork city districs ty 1841, 1842 ene There aro twe ox-Bpcakers in tho Arsembiy—Messr LitWejobn ond Varnom Mr Prendergast was the r. publican candidate, 4 Mr. Glover a democratic cand date for Speaker Inet year. iy. Sherman, opes five times dischar; & onerous Cutter of Clerk of the House, in 1881, iets 1885 and 1866. ‘Theatrical, Musical, &c. BroapwayY Tamatke —Mr. Forrest will this oventr yi colebrated Geflaition of the character ef Othe!!: Shokepere’s tragedy of that name. “An Object of Ir terens’” is the closing p'ece. Ninio’s Garpay.—The pleasant re entitled “Do Pasquale” in to vo rencered for the second time thi teaxon by (be Pyne and Harrison troupe. No admirer ¢ Aoglied opera should mirs this treat. Bowrxy Tusatke —The friends of this extabtishmon’ po matier what may be the stelo of the woather, wi wovster in sirong force to niga 10 witnem Sh “King Jobo’? and the drama of “ibe Man of far’ Buxtow's —Wanager Birtoa treues teil to ellen arty approval of b's um turday night Tho plays are *" and “Oor Wife.’? Waitacn’s.— Manager Siowart this evening tonders fou very pope . viz’ tne “Vietor Venquinhed,”” “try ing it O0,”” “+Blawaiba”’ and “Wbo's My Husband,” Thi Will be quite enoogh for one wight, 1 AUEA Kaunn’s.—-Tbe besntifal drama entitied “Secon. Love,” je wich Mia Kenro ed some of the chief ram we ver company appear, wil be given with the extravagenza of “Young Bachas,”” Teniene” Ammncan Museus.—The preeent season torminates to dey, when the charming operatic spectacte of **Ctndere! Jn’ will bo performed in tbe a{ternoon and evening, afte wich it with be withdra: Miserunisy.— George Cheisty and Wood's Minatrot tender the'r new farce of ‘New Your's Calis,” and Buok ley’s Serenaders theYburi«sq* on the opera of ‘Mari (ana.’”’ Both pariles alvo offer bamerous songs, &s. Mr, GormscHALK, the distinguished pianist, assisted pa rooms next Ny rn Hir, Dookstavers 2” ‘Tre Boowm Cmpaen will text Monday evening enter tain the inhabitants of Aicxacdria, .D. O., with » series o dramatic ieadings, songs, &o — ADVERTISEMENTS RENEWED EVERY DAY. ee —=Eee RELIGIOUS SOTIONS, Y QERSUAN, SPIRITUALISM. REY. T. 1. HARRIS J will proach st Acadamy Hall, Bone street, morrow, at iO a M and7is P.M. lorning a0 Marriage Supper c¢ the Lamb." Rveaing—“€he OUN SVRERT FIRST MBTHODIST EPrecorat ehureb. between Fassia ant William strees —Presch Ing to morres merring and rvestng by Rev. Chas. B. Harris 8 Ubrietion Jew. Services to commence at 1045 and 7 e clock attend. free. The public generally aretnvited 10 Pants ORAL CHURCH.— REV. A.B. BART WIL to morrow b ERMON TO YOUNG LADIR®.—REV DR. DOWLING will preach at the Berean Rabtet ghnrch, Bedford st eet near Carmine, on Suncay morning and evening. Sermon te young inuier tn the evening. viphte PERSONAL. | agrees a Kaan, Ho. 4 Becond sweet, Mi Bi Aten. of Kings souniy, Irebaed, by on Mar scene, county, 7 Deir brniber's wife who wat’ Soh Ave pears go. Oall at Ko, 45 Want Tweifth street, N.Y. OCAL HABITATION (8 NEW YORK, ON MONDAT afternoon. Write. Fh = RRA, A GENTLEMAN T8SING.—MR. RICHARD eynatan We about 75 of age, of megiam re and whiners & in ang 5 dh lef the honse of his daughter, Street, last Friday, the 2d inst. between Land 2 o'@inck P. ig to to, Be bo ‘n Spring oF treet, (wheee be Said that be had bie carpet bag and bat box. aimee has bron bio. Any information nN) be mot Pravchully acknowledged by hun 4% Broome nd INR, OF NEWARK, W.J., 18 INFORMED THAT AME be liberally rewarded Gop any tntormation cone munieated in persen to the party addroased. re oS _. 1. _ a Rs Marin Poradeh Condinhis Ant ably et. Retort, i mee on : wild pend his .P ‘omed