The New York Herald Newspaper, January 27, 1857, Page 4

Wisi ‘NEW YORK HERALD. JAMES GORDON BENNETT, WBITOR AND PROPRIETOR. made arrangements to open a passage through the | attained is because our Saron natare hes not ad- {ce in their harbor, and it is expected that the chan- eat nel will be sufficiently free of obstructions to permit of the departare of the Cunard steamer America, which is appointed to sail tomorrow for Liverpool. ‘Thirteen years ago it became necessary to open the harbor of Boston for the egress of the British mail Friar ponte per copy, 97 Per anes: yey | steamer. and if our London compeers of the press need or $3 per uinmemn;, the sins Wi or Se | ‘The court martial upon Liat. Fleming, late of the any proof that the rule of popular instincts in Sata cow port Go Couns | 1 Bainbridge, commenced ita sittings at Phila- | thie country is far above politicians and policies, tel 7 CORRE EN “sore | delpbia yesterday. we point to the significant fact that when the bg ‘fr, sar ben WSomscn Conmmerorser™ | At the meeting of the Board of Aldermen last | administration wes abandoning its former policy _ evening, the tax levy for 1857 was taken up. Con-| toward Walker in Central America, and taken of anonymous communication Wede Marey pe. Rang pei siderable debate arose upon to strike | was declaring war against him; when the news ONE 2 TL er out the appropriations for the Central Park andiron | ‘42, walker showed that he was in desperate pavements, but both were retained by very decided votes, and the tax bill finally passed. ‘The cotton market opened yesterday morning at about jc. decline from the highest point before the Persia’s news, at which the market became quite active, with sales of between 6,000 a 7,000 bales, which caused a reaction, and at the close the deoline was about recovered. Flour was heavy, while sales were moderate, with the turn of prices in favor of purchasers. No wheat of moment was sold, but holders continued firm. Sales of new Southern white and mixed corn were made from city stores, at 740. a 75c.; from the Atlantic Docks Western mixed was at.72c. Pork was firm, at $21 for new meas, and $20 for old do. Sugars were firm, but owing to the difficulty of delivering goods, no sales of moment transpired. Coffee was quiet, in view of the eale to come off to-day. Freights were un- changed and engagements moderate, owing to the difficulty, from ice, in delivering produce on board ship. America and England—The Change in the Policy of their Statesmen. It is a cheering evidence of the triumph over policies and politicians, which’the instincts of the people are obsainiog in this country and in Eag- land, that the English press, and particularly those papers which are the recognized exponents of the opinions of men of mark in London, has assumed a tone of conciliation and respect to- wards this country seemingly far more hearty and sincere than has ever before been witnessed in British journalism. With the exception of the AMUSEMENTS THIS DYEING. _pmmounwar THEATRE, Broadway—Ricmxisv— Bron rr. @IBLO’S GARDEN, Grea¢way—Bvauws Ormni—Tan SBoumam Brie ~Pamveorion, BOWERY THEATRE, Bowery—Gunusxun or Moscow— @npine, BTON'S WEW THEATRE. Broadway, opposite Bond Stra Wisbkaine Muvsteg. ‘ * ers on the San Juan, three hundred are pre- paring at Greytown to aight their way to his starting from here. In this matter Marey has committed another of those many blunders that have left him without a shred of a party in this country, and have sunk him and the present administration at Washington beneath even the contempt of the American people. It is a curious contrast, that while Marcy and other of eur poli- ticiuns are so widely mistaking the tone and temper of the times, Palmerston and some of the English statesmen are beginning to appreciate and adopt it, Speed the parting—hail the coming guest! Symproms or ax Opera Excrrewent.—The coup de theatre of Mr. Strakosch, in cenfining his advertisements to the three or four daily news- papers having the largest circulation and widest influence, has created a tremendous hubbub among the small fry journals, which now bids fair to create as great a disturbance as the far-famed “tempest in a teapot.” The newspapers which have not received the offieial announcements of the Opera, have teemed with attacks upon the Inanager and the artists; and it appears to be a ‘WALLAOK’S THEATRE, Broadway—Cauuin—Wae's ‘Mr Hussanpt LAURA EEENE’S THEATRE. 6% Broadway —Deviusor Desumore —Racuam, tug Kearen—Youne Ssconus. BARNUM’S AMERICAN MUSSUM, Breadway—Afer- Tus Bunsexp BSasy--luisn Lion. ‘evening 3uan NrBkS—M. AND Mus. Wore. @B0. CHRISTY & WOOD'S MINSTREL, 444 Broadway— Grmsorias Punronmance—New Yusr Cais. Pamvonesnezs—Don 5 Mew York, (uesday, January 27, 1857. Matis for Gurope. RS KEW YORK HA"ALD EDITION FOR BUROFS. Poo Cunard mail steauship America, Capt. Lang, will Heave Boston on Wedpesdsy, at noon, for Liverpool. ‘The European mails will cioso in this city this after- moon, at half.past iwo o'clock. ‘Wao Buropean edition of the Hmzs.n, printed in French -4n@ English, will be publishod at ten o’clook im the morn- WG Bingle copies, in wrappers, sixpence. (éubeor!ptions and advertisements for any edition of the @uw Yorx Humax will be reocived at the following place: Fee da Sikdabiadindindi Os athe stating London “Times, which has always been marked for eaem 1 nig do. 81 ‘de la Bourse. | its independence of men and measures, every etl fact at a man may not se e tevmroe Do. muster; 1s te pane he tones other leading journal in London is looked upon | journals in which he chooses to advertise his Gavas—Am. & Kuropean Express Oo., $1 Rue Corneille. business without being subjected to the most as the organ of some one statesman or of some political clique. In its independenee of everything except the ruling popular sertiment, the 7imes has, from the moment that the result of our Presidental election became known, thrown overboard many of its old crotchets in respect to our country and its progress, and assumed a tone of friendli- ness that stood in marked contrast with that of some of its compeers) But the politicians and their organs are rapidly follow- ing the lead of the 7%mes, and even the Post—the admitted organ of Lord Palmerston, and the last that would bave been suspected of any coquet- ting with the cotton power in England and Ame- rica—is beginning to see things with a clearer vision, and to give utterance to sentiments that for many years have been foreign to its columns, The truth is, that the old and cherished theories of foreign policy in England are fast giving way to the pressure of public interests and public opinion. Some wieeacres who are always looking for truth in the owl-like vacuity of “the best inform- ed circles,’ pretend to find reasons for this change in a change of political relations between England and the Continent, and a prevision on the part of the former of some coming necessity for support from the United States in a possible gross personal attacks. Mr. Strakosch is the first manager who has had independence enough to adhere to a resolution not to throw away his money foolishly, and the impotent rage of all the little curs of the press is amusing to see. The empressario, however, is not to be crushed. The season has, so far, progressed in @ satisfac- tory manner, and the attacks upon the director, founded upon statements known to be false, will undoubtedly have a beneficial effect. They at least help to create an excitement and to make the public remember the Opera. The public, aware that the manager is unjustly attacked, will give him their sympathies, and thus the artillery of the journalists will recoil upon themselves, M. Strakosch takes advantage of this excite- ment to increase the public interest in his season. Like a skiltul magician he waves his wand and forth comes a débutante—a debutante with three of heaven’s best gifts—youth, beauty and genius. Added to these, the Lucia of to-morrow—Ma- dame de Wilhorst—has energy, will, perseverance and cultivation. She has also that distrust of Fee contents of the European edition of the Hmnatp gil combine the news received by mail and telograph at M6 office during the previous week, and up to the hour @f publication. The News. The steamship Illinos is now due at this port from Aspinwall, with the semimonthly mails and shipment of specie from California. The apprehensions that existed in the minds of many as to the safety of the steamship Black War- rior, were allayed yesterday by the arrival of that vessel at this port. She left Havana on the 14th imstant, and subsequently encountered several ter- rific gales, which-caused considerable damage to her wpperworks. Although entirely out of coal, she managed, by burning nearly all the spars and moy- able woodwork about the ship, to reach Old Point @omfort, where a supply of fuel sufficient to enable her to. reach New York was obtained. The Black Warrior was to have left on her return voyage to- @ay, but her departure has been necessarily de- Jayed until the 31st inst. Our correspondents at Havana, writing on the 14th inst., state that much real feeling was mani- fested by all classes on the island with regard to tho approaching departure of Captain-General Concha, who, it was said, would relinquish his post in a few months. A preposition had been made for laying a pabmarine telegraphic cable between Havana and Cope Florida, but the Cuban government would not sanction it unless it had sole control of both ends of the following letter:— New York, Jan. 26, 1867. the line. Dr. Kane's health was still considered in a | conflict with the despotisms of Contiaental Teached moot your dtinean. eritical condition. Our Consul, Colonel Blythe, hid | Europe. This is all bosh; for though the The call made on the public, however, ry wituess my left hia post for home ia order to complete a matri- | English nation, like every other wise people, pred op men A a iy beayene monial engagement. There were quite a number of | desires the moral support of uther enlight- a? 4.3 ee , a omnes — Ameri:an visiters luxuriating on the island. The slave trade was flourishing, two cargoes having bat recently been landed. The Spanish mail steamer from Cadiz was at Quarantine with smallpox on board. Thirty-five thousand boxes of sugar—old and new—remained on band. Freight had improv- ed. Exchange on New York ruled at 6j a6} per eent discount. By way of Havana we have dates from Vera Craz to the Sist ult. There is no news of importance. Railroad plans are making great progress in public estimation. Government was about to introdace camels into the country as beastsof burden. The explorations for coal and iron were to be pursued en a more enlarged scale. Foreign immigration was still encouraged by government. ened communities, this desire never has been and never will be made the rule of action with any Saxon people. The history of that race in Europe, America, Africa, India, and Australia, has exhibited, and still exhibits, in its develope- ment, a love of the practical, and an adhesion to its dictates, that has overpowered all other consi- derations. Whenever any branch of the Saxon race has been led by a mistaken enthusiasm to put in practice any erroneous theory, the pro- gressive mass of the nation has quietly turned aside from the error in its march, and left the theorists alone in their defeat. It is precisely this that is happening at the cloze of my engagement with Mr. Toalberg, my intention was to revurn to ltaly, and give myself up to assiduous stugy of my art, as I discover may deficiencier. Two weeks since BeOAN engagement at the Academy of Mutic, Pam + t Ss J appeared om 88 Dever on any stage in my lie—bad never studied the musio of any ro and had no more idea of lyric acting than of algebra. Srrakosch insisted, and goarantecd me the the pubic, but I considered my appearance in o, tally udprepared, as an act of foo hardiness expose me not only to :idicule, bet ruin ali my chances of sucores hereatter, when foriified by study aad Our despatches from Washington are interesting, | Prevent time, The old school politicians supposed came, es ogi, my oorepiss, and | cone nied The Senate passed the bill establishiag a naval | that the progress of the United States was inimi- | to undertake the arduous part of ‘Lucia’ ot depot et Branswick, Georgia, and a resolution was | cal to the prosperity of Eagland, and their policy | itige —— my rll § anne alone it will boremembered, Sti), I ihink itducto mv this folly, and equally due tw tho. yuol 10 apologue ts jae 6 puole to advacce for thus with their just expectations bave worked day and almost to master the music of my part; but as to acupg, 1 must trast entirely to in epirasion. May I beg of you, Mr Benuott, and of the press geae rally, to regard my advent at tbe Academy on Weines ofan amateur, not commanding strogg!ing ra'ber to carn an bonest mainte nance, and to spare me, therefore, the cruel effect= crusbing oriticiam + alae ‘ConA DE WiLdoRe It does not appear clear to us that Madame de Wilborst will need that indulgence which she so delicately and feelingly asks, Madame de Wil horst is one of the few American singers who ca: claim a first place in the world of art. She is, moreover, a native New Yorker, born and bred among us, and deserves for many reasons a fair hearing and proper consideration. We oannot but rejoice at the circumstances which gave to the public a lady who bids fair to stand among the great lyric artists of the world. adopted directing a survey of the Niagara river. The House passed the bill increasing the pay of the efficers of the army. It increases the pay of all officers and military storekeepers twenty dollars a month, and the ration commatation to thirty cents. It is supposed the bill will be amended by the Se- mate 0 os to exclude all officers above the rank of Colonel. Mr. Chester, the witness in the corrap tion case, appeared before the House, and having explained that this non-attendance before the Io- vestigating Committee was not occasioned by a de sire to disobey its mandate, he was discharged from arrest. It issaid that the Committee of Ways and Meuns have perfected a tariff bill, which they will report in a day or two. It imposes a duty of ten per cent, ad valorem, on wool, sugar, hemp, lead and ‘salt; all other articles remain as before, except those in the 100 per cent sckedole, which are redaced to fifty per cent. A pumber of topics of interest came up in the Legisla mre yesterday. The Senate Committee on Elections reported unanimously against Mr. Barr's petition, in the contested seat from the Third dis trict. The report will no doubt be accepted, and Mr. Sickles confirmed in his position as the sitting member. The resolution declariag it inexpe tient to enact any probibitory liquor law was debated and laid on the table. In the Assembly the biil creating a Board of Canvassers was discussed till the adjourn- ment. We publish to day a correct report of the meet- ing of the ship Patrick Henry, from London, with the British bark Princess Louisa, off the Highlands. ‘The last named vessel was in great distress, but was immediately supplied with ten days provisions by Captain Gifford, of the Patrick Henry. Owing to the fact that nine of Captain Gifford’s men were frost bitten at the time, he could not spare any, as desired, to work the bark into port, but offered to take all off and land them from his ship. This was declined. The United States storeship Belief left the Brooklyn Navy Yard yesterday morning, in order to craise for vessels in distress, and it is hoped that she may fall in with the Princess Louisa. The religions and scandal-loving people of Bos- ton have recently been highly excited with refer. ence to certain alleged misdemeanors upon the part of Rey. Mr. Kalloch, a popular clergyman of that city. We give a brief account of the affair in ano- ther column. Hon. John Barney, son of the gallant Commodore of that name, of Revolutionary memory, died at Washington yesterday. As is well known, Mr. Barney was engaged for some time past in getting out a book giving his reminiscences of public eventa ‘and notable men and women of his own times, for whieh task his intimate acquaintance with the lead- ing personages who have figured during the past half century emi ently qualified him. The Commop Ovweil aad citigens of Bogton have J ETN OO ILE RE TOR ae was 60 shaped as to meet and oppose our own in every possible way. But the people of both countries, with their practical instincts have gone on developing the true theory of international welfare; and the great majority of Americans and Englieh having come to recognise the truth that the progress of each is coutributive to the pros- perity of the other, the politicians have givea way, and the old English school, with Lord Pal- merston at their head, are taking a new positiva in accordance with the spirit of the times. They have already come to recognize the great truth that what the world demands of the negro race is the culture of cotton, which the Ameri- can branch of the Saxon race is practically car- rying out. They have got to recogaize other great truths in relation to this country, which we have no doubt they will soon do. The tide of trade and travel between our Atlantic and Pac - fic coasts is forced to eeek transit across the Isth- .mus of America. There we find a degenerate mongrel race, whose incapacity for government, and internecine wars, render life and property iu- secure. Our people, obeying the Saxon impulse of practical utility, must and will carry peace and social order to those regions; and though the white neckcloths of both countries may howl, and call it rapacity and murder, the practical in- stinct must be obeyed. Ithas ever been found that the Saxon, whether rallying under the stars and stripes or the cross of St. George, has borne for his motto, “the greatest good of the greatest number.” Exeter Hall and the Tabernacle com- bined are powerless to resist this utilitarian spirit. There is another truth that lies deep in the practical impulses of the American people. The admission of Cuba into the Union is not sought from greed, or purely from a desire to extend territorial sway. The elevation of the people of that idland to the right of self-government, and their afmission as a sovereign State into the Union, brings no profit to king or kaiser, as an extension of territorial limits might do under the autocratic systems of Continental Europe. The advent of Cubs to our political system is an im- pulse im the American heart, because its practical instincts tell it that such is necessary as a mea- sure of defence, that it is a purpose of practical utility to both parties, and would be consonant with the greatest good of the whole civilized world. Every American statesman for the past forty years has recognized theee facts, and they are entwined in the popular heart, The only reaeon that its consummation has no} been Jong sing, Tur Wasutneton Union ann Tar Pustic Privtinc.—Our readers are aware that Mr. Ap- pleton bas purchased of Mr. Nicholson the Wash- ington Union, and that the affair is generally re- garded as transfer of a branch of the govern- ment from the dynasty of poor Pierce to the ad- ministration of Mr. Buchanan—in fact, Mr. Ap- pleton, by the spoilamen of the democratic party, is at this moment regarded as the happiest of men in being the successful applicant for the Union newspaper establishment. A Washington letter which we publish to-day will explain the mystery. The Union newspaper, as far as subscriptions and advertisements go— 1,700 daily subscribers, 3,000 semi-weekly, and 18,000 weekly, and on the credit system at that— cannot pay expenses, It must a losing con- cern, as between subscribers and advertisers re- ceipts on the one hand, and current expenses on the other. But the purchase of the Union office means the purchase of the printing of both houses, for both sessions of the next Congress, as the official government organ and oracle of the party. We very much fear that the tremendous profits of this Congress printing—between two and three hundred thousand dollars » year—will result, by the meeting of the next Congress, in the most formidable spoils conspiracies against Mr. Apple- ton in both houses, and he may be defeated in both. In fact, thie purchase of his of the Union is the purchase of a “pig in a poke,” and the very enormity of the plunder involved only increases his danger of losing it. One of the very first re- forms demanded of Congress js the establisynen', camp, avd hundreds more are on the point of NEW YORK HERALD, TUFSDAY, JANUARY 27, 1857. of o government priating office. The profitenow paid to a party orgam im a single year for this printing, would purchase the buildings and mate- rials required for ite executien. But in the in- terval let not Mr. Appleton console himself with the idea that be has bought the printing of the next Congrese. In that business, as in the case of the present House printer, a good many outsiders as well as insiders, will have « 4inger in the pie; and, besides, Mr. Appleton will ‘have to shell ont liberally or be sold. Advance in Filibuster Steck—The Bulls, the Bears, and the Taree Commodores. The latest news from Walker is decidedly in- teresting, and filibuster stock is rapidly rising in the market. The great contest is between the bulls:end the bears, and promises soon to rival that between Jaceb Little and Wesley & Co., in Wall street, ashort time since. Great attempts are being made to get up a corner in Nicaragua, and present appearances seem to indicate that the bulls are ge the best of it just now, as they did in street lately.. The game is being played by strong hands, and there is cer- tainly fun abead. Morgan and Garrison wear the horns now, and are using them to great advantage in support of General Walker. Commodore Vanderbilt goes in with the claws and the hug, and hopes with the aid of General Spencer, to bring his oppo- nents down under an avalanche of Costa Ricans, It does not matter much which wins, as the fate of Nicaragua, and, indeed, of Central America, is settled, and it must submit to mani- fest destiny. We are informed that new views on the question will seon be carried to England, as an English baronet has been down to Nicara- gua and stayed a month with Walker, just to see how the thing works, and what sort of an animal manifest destiny is. He has come back with a most exalted opinion of the American filibuster, and says there are not men enough in all Central America to whip him. Notwithstanding | this British endorsement of Walker’s position, the Tennessee will leave here to-morrow with three hundred recruits, and the Texas from New Or- leans, on the same day, with an equal number, making in all six hundred more manifest dosti- narians. Col. Titus sailed two weeks since from New Orleans, with his one hundred and forty of the same kidney from Kansas, But our weather prophet sees new compli- cations in this great fight between our steam- ship kings. There are three full blown gene- rals in Nicaragua—General Walker, General Henningsen and Gen. Spencer—and but two of them have their public backers and bottle hold- ers in Wall street. Now, it is a well known fact that here in New York we have the same trium- virate among the steamship kings that there is among the generals in Nicaragua. Commodore Morgan is allied with Gen. Walker, and Com- modore Vanderbilt with Gen. Spencer; but who is Commodore Law working with? Let us see: When Law got stuck with his three hundred thousand old muskets and other hardware, he looked about him and found Col. Henningsen, an able soldier and practical man. Henningsen showed him how to turn hia two dollar muskets into ten dollar rifles, and the thing went on swimmingly for some time. A larger market soon openea its prospective view to George; so he stopped turning old mus- kets into new rifles, and sent Col. Henningsen off to Nicaragua with several howitzers and other hardware, to the value of about fifty thousand dollars, These have been of great service to Walker, and have made Henningsen General-in- Chief of the forces in Nicaragua. So it will be seen that the other Commodore has a live gene- ral in that region, too, and in all the chances he may come in winning something yet. George has a big gullet, and can swallow almost any- thing, evento a Nicaragua Transit Company. Like the Laird of Ravenswood, he is no dou >t biding his time; but all three of the Commodores are in the fight, sure. Look out for what may happen, and look out, particularly, for anoth:r cruise of the Grapeshot. Lorp Narrer.—There is but one feeling here in relation to the new British Minister, and that we are sorry to say is regret. In our time, every body knows everybody, and we all know Lord Napier; who, though he may be the most amia- ble and loveable of men, and possess a very agree- able talent for a certain order of literature, is certainly not the best man that Great Britain had for the embassy to Washington. Many rea- sons might be urged why the appointment was an unfortunate one; but let them pass. We are all so anxious here to remain on good cor- dial terms with the English that we are sorry to see a second rate man like this poor Scotch lord, fresh from absurd despotic courts, come to Washington, perhaps to set us by the ears as the blundering Dublin man Crampton did. Let us, hope that we may be wrong in our apprehensions. Lord Napier may be a Phcenix; let us hope for the best. More “ Leone Vin.arvs.”—The vote on the admission of Jacob Little to his seat at the Bord of Brokers was taken yesterday morning, and decided in his faver by a vote of 75 to5. Tue five “ little villains” in this case represent the full strength and popularity of Wesley & Co., the stockjobbing proprietors of the Times, while the seventy-five represent the popularity of Mr. Little. ‘The suecess of Mr. Little in this instance is much greater than appears by the vote. There are at this moment dozens of applicants for a seat at the board—among them men of the highest charac- ter for integrity and business talents—who have not the slightest probability of being admitted. A large majority of the present members know very well that it is of the utmost importance that Mr. Little should be reinstated, and they have not listened to, or been governed by, the argu- nrents of the “little villains” who have opposed him in all his efforts to settle with his creditors, and in his application for re-admission as a mem- ber of the board. Tar Frisvster Cornesroxpence.— We an- nounced some time since, upon the very best authority, that a sharp correspondence had taken place between Commodore Vanderbilt and Gen. Goicouria, as to whether the former was a filibus- ter. Upon calling for the correspondenee we have been led to believe that each of the parties is willing that his letter should be published, though perbaps neither cares that the other's letter should see the light. We must call upon these timid gentlemen again. Where is Commo- dore Vanderbilt? Is he a filibuster? Where is Gen. Goicouria? Has he gone to Cuba? Where are the letters? The public want them; so bring them out, gentlemen, and let us see who's who, and what's what, Is there anything about Gen. Spencer in them? Hashe cut out Goicouria with the Commodore, and shown the Saxon to be the better man? Let us have the letters and more light, Where is Goicouria? Phe New Law ef Congress and the Investi- gating Committee. Werbeg to say, for our‘part, that we are not efraid of being garroted. by the new law of Con- grees to compel witnesses to testify. We are as great sticklers for the rights of the press as any one else; imdeed, we have fought some battles for ‘the press when the other members of the profes- sion took the side against the press to spite us; but really we do not see anything to alarm our- selves.about in this law. Noroan we, with the ‘vest of intentions, feel much enthusiasm over Mr. Simonton’s persistence in being » martyr. ‘The-facte are simply that the ‘attention of Con- gress being. arrested, and the tender consciences of members unpleasantly rasped by articles in the prees generally—and more in the Hzna1e—on the subject of the notorious cor- ruption attending patent bills and Jand grants, it occurred to.come members to institute an inves- tigation after the fashion of the ene which we :noceeded inextorting from Congress last year in connection with the Colt patent ease. The mo- ment this resolution was made, » particular friend of an aspiring cotemporary of ours made haste to move that the proposed inquiry should be based upon the statements of that journal. The trick was too gross to delude Congrens; members declined being made posters of, to circulate the wares of Mr. Wesley; but & 2 i H He init i ' iit i 4 i 4 i ‘ E F F | Hi i § g i & f & é sc i i ’ &@ mere Seocto Panza to Seward they want a man of talents, abilities and indus try, and of superior qualifications as a debater, and they have declared w ir preference for Ward Hunt, of Utica, a0 just such s man. In addition to being the choice of the radical democrats, we understand that “the repabiican papers of West. ern and Central New York. which have spoken. and a large portion of the members of the Assem- bly from those portions of the State, are decidedly of Mr, Hunt”—that the House is in the resolution was passed, and a committee | in favor of investigation appointed. The inquiry was favor of Hunt, while King bas the Senate; bat pursued with some success and great spirit, until that upon joint ballot it i+ highly probable that the correspondent of the cotemporary aforesaid | Hunt will be elected. came to the stand. This personage, who cannot Ass choice of the best that is offered ua, we be suspected of a want of self-respect or self- | hope se. Mr. Hunt's high reputation aso lawyer esteem, and who no doubt knows the value of a Congressional advertisement as well as Mr. Wes- ley himself, made haste to tender to the com- mittee the volunteer statement that he had been improperly approached, and that members took him pretty generally for a broker in bribery. But, when called upon to specify the names of the ¢orrupters of his innocence, Mr. Simonton de- clared that his honor forbade him to speak. The only parallel on record is that of the girl, who laid a charge of seduction before a magistrate, but avowed, with tears, that her “feelinx” would not permit her to name her seducer. Thus placed in a conspicuous position, “Mr. Simonton has borne up under his notoriety with laudable fortitude. The journal with which he is affiliated has taken care that the pnblic shall not be in darkness as to his feelings, and condi- tion: no convict or burglar on the point of execution was ever more studiously published than this little gentleman. Nor is there any harm in this, if Mr. Wesley and the rest of them like it. We merely take exception to Mr. Simonton’s notion that he is an embodiment of all the journalistic virtue and courage and genius in the country, and that Congress must be regarded as quenching the press when the Sergeant-at-Arms locks him up in an attic. We do not so view it. We are not aware that the of- fence for which Mr. Simonton is now—very justly —confined, was committed in a professional capa- city. If it is usual for metropolitan newspapers to keep in their paya regular bribery broker, the plan is new to us; Mr. Wesley must have the credit of the invention. If Mr. Simonton had been committed to custody because he obtained early news for his paper, or because he spoke fearlessly on this or that subject, we should of course defend him, so long as he allowed himself to be reasona- bly advised; but really it is too much to ask us to take up the cudgel in favor of this gentleman, who is screening two notorious rogues from pun- ishment, and whose only claim upon our sympathy is that when his other business left him leisure, he wrote letters for a New York journal. He must fight his own battle, and sink or swim ac- cording to his merits, For our part we are glad that Congress has passed a law to make witnesses speak. Our only ivar is that it will not be stringent enough. The men who have committed the rogueries charged by the press will not confess save under tremen- dous pressure. Fine and imprisonment will not pry upon their lips. When we hear that this or that witness will defy the committee, and stand upon his honor, we may make up our mind that he is an accom- plice, and dare not speak for his own sake. This “honor” is merely a flimsy cover for roguery. Every honest man will tell the truth. We trust, however, that in spite of “honor,” and conta- macious witnesses, the committee will persevere and will make @ full and fair report of all that they can learn. We beg to direct their especial attention to the Woodworth Patent and the Min- nesota Land cases, and to suggest that the agents of these concerns in and out of Congress be ex- amined. If Simonton’s mouth can be got open, & question or two on these matters to him might be followed by beneficial disclosures. LATIVE TO PENSIONS—A NEW TARIFF PBRFROT. ED—IMPEACHMENT OF JUDGE WATROUS, OF TREAS —DBATH OF HON. JOHN BARMBY, BTC. Waniinaton, Jan. 26, 1867. ‘The Benate to day paserd the bill estabiiehing a mavy yara on Blyth Island, at Brunswick, on the aeeat of Gear- Ga. It wil be concurred in by the House. biti tor the relief of Commodore Thomas Ap Catesby Jones was ported, giving him bis pay during the period he was pended by s Court Martial. Mr. Pogh presented a rial from the soldiers of the war of *813, asking s pension, ‘which will not be granted at present. On motion the Seore- tary of War was directed to inquire and report whether the pablio interests will not be promo'ed by a survey of the Niagara river. A resolotion was adopted, calling on the Secretary of the Interior for information comceraing all the Indian tribes, their reservations and the manner of disbursing their annuities Under the present system Of disbursements there is no check upos the government agents. A new.policy is aimed at by the Senate. Mr. Chester apoeared before the bar of the House this ‘morning, gave bis excuse for not appearing before the Committee of Investigation, and was immediately dis- charged by the usanimous vote of the bedy. ‘It ts thought expedient by the friends im the House of the Bubmarine Telegraph bill to delay calling it up for several days, in order to give time to correct many mis- apprehensions on the subject, aad allow all the members to be fully posted as to the merits of the case. ‘The bill tmereasing the pay of the offcers of the army passed the House to dey under a suspension of the rules. ‘The only ebjection to the bill arose from the fact that i ‘moreased the pay of the general officers, This was net thought necessary The Senate may yet amend by exeept- ‘Rg from its provisions all above the grate of colonel. ‘The House refosed to take up the Senate’s miltary road bill, and spent the residue of the day in passing @ Dill involving legislation on the subject of slavery, and en ‘which, for the first time, the North and the South united. A free negro died in this city leaving realestate, His wife and children are s/aves in Virginia. For the want of heirs the property vested ia the United States, and Dill re-investe im the wife and children of the their being liberated by their owners. The Court of Clatme decided to-day that pensions, under / the act of 1853, extended back to March 4, 1848. There are thousands of cases of this Kind, amd the decision will draw several hundred thousand dollars from the treasury. The United States Senatorial Question at Albany—Trouble in the Camp. The question of the election of a United States Senator at Albany, in place of Hamilton Fish, is beginning to stir up the politicians among all parties and factions of the Legislature. The | The other articles are to remain ander Seward managers appear to be in the predica- the former bill, except those on the one hundred per ment of the traveller who, counting up his hotel | Ses* suhedule, walgh are redueed to Ry per oot expenses without his host, fell considerably short | so4 wii endeavor to pres it to © vole to when he came to pay. It appears thatasfar | sscertsin the sense of the House. back as eighteen months ago, in the first practi- cal movements to the organization of the repub- lican party, Master Thurlow Weed and other managers of the nigger worshippers or Seward party at Albany, in order to bring over St. Law- rence, Jeffersen, Madison, Herkimer, Otsego and other strong Van Buren democratic counties, pledged the office of United States Senator to Preston King; and hence the present trouble in the republican oamp at Albany. The particular reasons for selesting Mr. Pres- ton King as the representative of the free soil Van Buren deserters from the demooratic camp were, that he was from the great county of St. Lawrence, the county of Silas Wsight—that, to some extent, Mr. King was considered as the po- litical heir of Mr. Wright, at least to the extent week. It tsenid the testimony of Mr. Sweeney, an ox- Assistant Doorkeeper of the Hones, and Mr. Triplety— two of the witnesses indicated by Mr. Simonton to the was generally knowa as an old line Northern frontier democrat, turfled republican; and that, in making him the particular lion of new party, the finishing touch given to the grave of the old and ‘The statement of the vote on ry of State, and now they arg ready, apd even