The New York Herald Newspaper, February 26, 1857, Page 4

a NEW YORK HSRALD, THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 26, 1857.’ ep SSS SSSSSsssSeesssesessssnessssneensseeseensst NEW YORK HERALD. has agreed te report in faver of epenmg » therengh- | the new administration. We are none the lees, | railread land grante in the abstract, there can ¢ |, Aer isesselon Mr, Imes Seved to lay the bill om | Ho reseletion of My, Baunett, of fare west of and parallel with Brosdw y. twill | however, apprehensive of the gathering elements | no question but tbat fraud will vitinte them as it | "ir" Runrat'saaentatent providing that tho ooatrast | fod part ef tbe wosinsony at suducsanbes Enaeeee por ene havnonge 1 a a of 9 political, financial and commercial conval- | will vitiate any ether transaction, Against acon- | fia1,20t be binding uatll approved by Congress, was re- | Oe te soegeations wo and Iron haraasns into the te sion in 1860, which will put our whole republi- | tract or covenant procured by fraud, the commun van ea atte, eared we ne montis ok 0 meee Ee, Walams, (oom ) of GUvISs 5. W. CORNED GF NASSAU AND PULOW O88 | tan Gas Company was continued yesterday. Pre —————————— fessor Gibbs, of the Free Academy, made some very Gatame XXEL....-.-- interesting statements concerning the manufacture of gas, the causes of its bad quality, and of its rapid consumption. He proposed that inspectors of me- ters and the quality of gas would insure etizens the worth of their money. The report is interesting. Ba 1 ‘Broadway—Sourey or Engons BOWREE THEATRE, Bowery—Camiiy—Birax linus oF Mace —- @7R20Ws WHEW THRATRE, Breaéweg —Boapy 4p Son—A Maw Cauuie—Dv. '. es: Ly ‘Bread weg — Wasting pea Ferns ‘Bend ut. 734 KERNS saisevrnine Finer Niet. AMERICAN THEATRE. Onambers street —Piranne—Pas @ononen’s Incunst Bucn Myep Susan. BaBFUM'S AMERICAN wooo nay Nuichoon's Wire—Inoe Toson Mrevlog- Past ey eae Resiment—Msson Jones’ Gocursmr, FHBATER, 6 Broadwag—Faver sxp GEO, CHRISTY & WOOP’S MINSTERL, Breadway— gnmoms Puprommance— New YEsu corned SUCELEY'S AERWKADERS, 585 Breadway—Ermerun Pmwcnesroms—Honon 70 Da. Kins. may retisfy an ‘ndulgent public, but # does not quitesaiisiy us. The Hunaxn, it is true, bes reached a tally circulation of nearly 80,000—its increase over the ‘@trouletion of iast year being nearly 20.000 per day. Bat ‘eo grewth of the New Yori Henatp for twenty years Dee been as regular and certaia as the growth of the population and trade of thie metroports. Messrs. Persse & Brooks cbovld Dave made their calculations according: ty, for thoy have been regularly tpformed im advance of i@e supply required by thie establishment. However, ‘we ruppose we most submis to these ‘ destructive fresh ete’? anc bope for better weather in {cture, 1 Ine News. Our despaich from Lancaster states that Mr. Bu- ebanan is suffering from a return of the complaint said to bave been contracted by him while on his »ecent visit to Washington, and that be will exclade aB visiters henceforth until his departure for the eapital oo Monday. A few days repose will. it is thought, restore him to health, and enable him to ow plete his inaugnra! address. The proceedings of Congress yesterday are im. portant in many respects. The Senate adopted the House amendments to the Submarine Telegraph bill and the bill authorizing Minnesota to forma State gevernment, and those measures now only require ‘Mc v'gnature of the President to become a law. A menicrial was presented from the parties interested im the Tehuantepec route, asking for a contract to sarry asemi-monthly mail to Sam Francisco. They state thet within sixty days the route will be in fall eperation. The House was engaged for upwards of sevon hours in discussing the question of the expul- shou of Mr. Gilbert, as recommended by the Investi- wating Committee. No result, however, was ar- rired at. A strange and deliberate attempt to marder a woman named Emma Greene in a house of assigna- tion in Elizabeth street, by shooting her in the ab- d@owen with a revolver, occurred on Tuesday night. ‘Fhe perpetrator, as is usual in euch cases, escaped ‘the vigilance of the police, and is yet at large. No pisusitie motive can be attributed for the commis. wien of the cowardly act, neither can any clue be ebtained to the identity or whereabouts of the per- petrator of the outrage. Full particulars of the mysterious occurrence may be found in another e@tomn. We have ten days later news from Mexico, full éetailk of which may be found elsewhere in our eolamns. The Mericen Extraordinary, in a re view o° the condition of the country, alludes hope- fully to the consummation of treaties with tue United States, that so coon as ratified by the two governments #ili open a new vista in the future of Mexico. lt was reported that simultaneously with the promulgation of the new constitation’a general amnesty woold be published. Those found qitn arms in their hands, and such of the military as have proved faithless to their oaths, would be ex- eloded. The suspension of dipiomati> relations with pain bad been officially announced. ibe steamebip Teonesseo left this port yesterday for San Jnan del Norte and aspinwall. she carried ent shout two bandred and fifty passengers, none of whom, however, were despatched throngh the Nica ragua agenoy. It is said that a large namner of persons nave recently made application for passage to Nicaragua, os colonists, but the steamship com- pany declined conveying them. This has caused woch wonderment in certain quarters, and partica- larly among the friends of General Walker. A letter published in another column, from an eiticer attached to the forces ander Coloaei Lock midge, gives later intelligence of the operations o! the filibusters on the San Juan river than has hereto- fore been given. The writer is very enthusiastic, anc very confident of the enceess of the expedition. The ship Morning Light arrived in the Mersey on the “cb inst., with news from Mi ‘wo the Lath of November. The Morning Light broaght 324,900 ounces of gold (valued at £496,000), 3,500 wales of wool and « large quantity of tallow, tin, head and copper cre. y the Pibtope in Englend we have advices from the weet coast ot Africa dated at Cameroons, Dec, 0: Fernando Po, Jan. 4; Bonny, Jan.5 ; Lagos, Jan. ® ; Acorn, Jan. 10, and Sierra Leone, Jan, 20. ‘The Ethiope hed 2,174 ounces of goid. The coast continued unsettled. Trade was doll ot Liberia, Cainer oons was healthy, and trade brisk. Tne Niger mail steamer was at Liberia Jan. 15, Oar Boropean files to the 11th inst., brought by ‘the steamer Indian at Portland, reached this city Jost evening. ‘Ive telegraphic summary published yesterday morning, bowever, embraced all the im portant points the pews. The papers contain ‘nterest ng particulars of the items of the ac f the income and expenditure of the Br goverment. The Czut of Rossia had ordered a num ber of generals, serving on the frontiers of Per- nia and the coaste of the Caspian and Caucasus, to #:. Petersburg, in order to deliberate and receive or- ders relative to eventualities likely to reauit to the em. pire from the Anglo Perrian war. t was said that the Khan of Khera had offered aid to the Persians The French frigate Catinat had fired on the city of ‘ochin-Chine. ‘Turane, in « Madrid @ tie electoral colleges on the 25th of March. We re- Yr © the vemarkable article from the Paris Moni- 4 explains the policy which the Emperor hes to see corried out in Turkey. ye stewunship Kriesson, which eft Liverpool for tous Wt New York et three o’elock in the afternoon of the 4: > ustan', ererived here at noon yesterday. Seven Gaye in owe had been reosived by the Asia at t port. snd Uy Portians. serding to our ep-einl despatch from Philadel- ' t pen sew Opera House in that . st oveniag, Wess Wrillient affair and a com pee more Crery respect The #euct ©. tynitice of the Board of aldermen cette publishes a decree convouing | Dr. Dixon, the celebrated editor of the Scalpel, delivered a lecture last night on “ Medical Jurispra- dence,” at Hope Chapel, before a namerous audience and a select number of distinguished legal and me- dical gentlemen. It has been found necessary, how- ever, to postpone the report of this interesting leo- tare until to-morrow, owing to a crowd of important matter. In the libel suit of John Hecker sgeinst John H. Hopkins, the jury rendered a verdict of six cents for the plaintiff. A portion of the religious comma- nity have been greatly excited about this matter for some time past. ‘The Commissioners of Emigration met yesterday, but did not do any business beyond receiving the report of a committee, to the effect that the New York City Hospital would receive patients, charge- able to the Commissioners, for one dollar per day, or four dollars a week. The emigration at this port up to the 26th inst. was 9,945, being an inorease over the same period last year of 12, 170 83. The cattle market was well supplied yesterday. The quality, however, was rather ordinary, and prices in consequence declined half a cent per pound, the range being from 8}c. to 11jc., and for best descriptions 12c.a l4c. There is no change to notice in cows and calves or veal calves. Sheep and lambs were in good demand, at 3ic. # 10c. per pound, according te quality. Swine, with an in- ereased supply and abated demand, declined fully 4c. per pound, the range being from 6jc. to Tic. ‘The cotton market was active ana firm yesterday. The sales embrace? about 6,800 bales, inatoding 4,300 tn transite and 2,500 on the spot, all at fal prices, the mar- ket closing with a tendensy to higher rates, A private despatch trom Mobile, daied yesterday, gave the receipts of three days at 8,000 bales, and quoted middiing at 127%e., and freighta st °j0. Cotton bas now reacbed the bighest figure it bas touched tm the last eix or seven years. flour was lower but more active at the decline, wiD sales of 1,600 a 2,000 bbis. for export. Wheat was firm for good prime lots, with sales of Missour! white at #1 80, and of Southern do. at $175, aflost. Corn war tower, and active at 7ic. a 720. for Weetern mixed, from store, ana at 750. for Southern yellow, aoat. Pork ad- vapocd 60. @ 0c. per barrel. Telegrach advices from Cincinnati represented the faling off in the crop of bogs St the West cqual to 26 per cent in number and 6 per c.nt im weight, makings tots! of 31 per ceat Sugars wore Srm, with saice of about 600 a 700 bhds., at rates given in another column. Coflee wes ices active, while prices were frm. Freights were easier for Engiish vorts, with pone offering. In other directions there was no charge of mement to notice ia rates. Mr. Buehanan and the Disuntontste—The New Senthera Disunion Party—What ef the Fature? The text of this article will be found in two leading articles from the New Orleans Delta, which we transfer to the columns of this paper, and to which, in connection with what we have to say, we invite the special attention and re- membravce of our intelligent readers of all par- ties and all sections of the Union. The paper to which we refer is the special or- gan of Jefferson Davis as the leader tor the fu- ture of the secession party and the great Soato- ern confederacy movement of the Soath. The editorial articles in question, with a spirit of frankness and chivalry which challenges our ad- miration, defines the programme of this secession party under Mr. Buchanan's administration. In anticipation of an anti-secession Cabinet, Mr. Buchanan is kindly forewarned that ~ there wil! necessarily be an organized (Southern ultra de- mocratic) opposition in Congress from the com- mencement of his administration to its close; that Jefferson Davis, who will be transferred from the Cabinet to the Senate at the close of the present ty, is the very man for the leader of this p crusade: ‘the very man to crusba bad administration, if the necessity of the case urged him todo so.” We are, it is trae, encou- raged with the hope that “no opposition to Mr. Buchanan's policy may be needed; bat this was written in advance of the authoritative aanounce- ment of Gen. Cass as the Secretary of State and Mr. Cobb as the Secretary of the Treasury of the new Cabinet. These appointments, by the Jeiter- son Davis faction, will doubtless be accepted aul treated as an open declaration of war, and as a war of extermination to the one side or the other.” Considering this inne thu« made ap, and a> cepting Jeflerton Davis as the active democcatic secession opposition leader in the Senate from and after the fourth ef March, we are called upoa to imguire w are the prospects of Mr. Ba- cbhanan’s administration, and what are the chances of the party andthe country in refervoce to the grand campaign of 1860: Do the sigas in the heavens and the clouds all around the poiiti cal horizon indicate a peaceable ciection and the quict supremacy of law, order and sectional concord—or do they portend a geacral explosioa of the fermenting elements of sectionalism, fa- naticism, treason, discord, disunion, asarchy and civil war! We know not; but from all the preseat aspects of things, and judging of the futare from the experience of the past, qnd from the various mischicvous disunion movegients of the day, our apprehensions are etronger than our hopes, The election of Mr. Buchanan, even during the late canvass it wes declared by some of his Southern secession supporters, would not be the ead of the war as between Southern and Northern disor- ganizers, but only an armistice f four years, with an embittered revival of hostilities in 1560, This wos under the presumption that Mr- Buchanan would be the pliant tool of the seces- sion wing of his party ; bat, with the discovery of this mistake, the war is renewed again with the beginning of the new administration, and there will be no armietice at all. Mr. Buchanan has substantially defined his policy, and bas taken his stand in the appoint ment of Cass and Cobb to the two most important positions in his Cabinet. This is equivalent to the moet empbatic repudiation of the Southern fire-caters that could be made. Thus, the re- maius of the democratic party-which have only escaped absolute annibii necidemt of two opposition candidates—witl be reduced to the last stages of demoralization and dissolution by « new series of quarrels and fac- | tious divi ‘Those, bowever, need not be | the ¢ of Mr. Bue’ He was elected, not by, but in spite of, the demoralized and broken down democracy; ood for h purposes than Ciucinnati piatiorms or more party obliga tions, He wae elected ly the Union seatinwat of the conntry, against all » al distarbor and his policy chou! and doubtless will be faithful to that Union renti t, although a perfect chaor of partice may follow his retire- ment from office. From this etand point we are prepared, with the conservative body of the people, to support can system, national and State institutions, to the severest ordeal. We are not, indeed, without some misgivings that the broken remnants of our glorious Union, like the scsttered fragments of a goodly ship among the breakers, may be all that will remain after the terrible tempest which is towering over the Southern and Northern horizon. ‘We have shown from time to time of late that this present golden epoch of fmanciering, specala- tion, lobby corruptions, stock jobbing, merchan- dizing, railroad projecta, loans, credits and ex- travagance among all classes cannot last forever— that pay day must come, and that in this view there is every reason to fear a more disastrous financial revulsion in 1860, ten times over, than the grand crash in 1837. We have shown that while Mr. Buchanan’s peace policy will encourage speculation, the inevitable discords of parties, and sections and factions, which will mark the politi- cal campaign for the succession, will as inevitably precipitate tnis financial revulsion, and that al- together, the disastrous effects of this wide spread state of ruin and confusion, political and finan- cial, may involve the disrupticn of the Union, and the creation of twosor three confederacies “based upon the military principles” of the South Ameri- can republics, The policy, openly proclaimed, of the South- ern secession party, is a great independent South- ern confederacy, of a filibustering character, comprehending the conquest and absorption of Cuba and all the West India islands, and of Mexico and the Central American States, and all to be devoted to the expansion and perpetuation of Southera slavery. But there are also power- ful disunion combinations at work in the North in dehaif of a great overshadowing Northern confederacy, comprehending the Canadas and the adjoining British provinces, bays and islands; and the mission of this confederacy is to be per- petual war upon the South until Southern slavery shall cease to exist. Foremost in the Open proclamation of this policy of the North are the abolition disunionists of the Garrison tribe; but the programme of Seward and his par- tieane, with all its specious disguises, poin’s to the same solution of disavion. Such ere the signs, evidences and clements of war against the new administration, within the camp and without; such are the political materials of that general spirit of turbulence, de- moralization and disunion which will mark the campaign of 1860; and such, too, are the io- dications of a universal financial collapse, to” gether with a general political groundswell in that campaign. With these warnings before us, Mr. Bucbanan is right in strengthening himself in the confidence of the conservative Union eea- timent of the country; and that financier also is right who is adjusting his business operatious in view of the coming day of accounts. The most we can ask of Mr. Buchanan, meantime, and the best that he can do, is to give us an administra- tion consistent with the conservative views of the great body vf the American people. Vain will be all his efforts to reconsolidate the shattered democracy. They are beyond remedy. Let Mr. Buchanan, then, confine himself to his daty to the Union, and leave it to the people to call up from the general chaos of 1860 a new party com- petent to save the country, and he may pass into retirement with a good name and a clear con- science, Let him attempt the miserable party game of poor Pierce and he is lost. Railroad Land Grant system Congress. In yesterday's Hrnato we gave a report of a meeting of democratic workingmen, coavened to protest against the Congressional praetice of giving away the public lands to monster railroad companies, Now, if the Investigating Commit- tee bas been of no other use, it has at all events rendered one public service: it has confirmed the general impression that railroad bills, and other bills of @ like character, are engineered threagh the House, and passed into laws by the aid of money inducements to members. This was gene- rally believed by the public long since; but the Committee has the eredit of having furnished the first authentic evidence of the fact. On the strength of ite discoveries, and more especially on the remarkable evidence of Hon. Reverdy John- eon, who swears toa Congressional organization fitly denominated the Forty Thieves, we feel jus- tified in giving expression to the public convic- tion that all the railroad grant bills which Lave been passed through Congress have owed their success in some measure to corruption. On reterence to the last report of the Secretary of the Interior it appears that during the past four ycars the enormous aggregate of 17 acres have been granted by Congress to railroads. The whole grant since the first adoption of the system largely exceeds 25,000,000 acres, includ- ing the handsome grant to the Illinois Central At the usual rate of sale of waste lands this do- nation would represent no less than $51,116,000 in round figures: but in reality $10 an acre The in Is2 would hardly represent the real interest of the people of the United States in theee kinds. In a few years £20 an acre wiil be a Jow price for them. We may therefore assume that $250,000,000 have been scandalously given away without authority by Congress, to specula- tors, capitalists, railroad operators, and Weetera land agents and bankers; and that this bas beeu | mainly done by the corraption of members of Congress. Now this business is wholly inexcusable, The argument of Mr. McClelland, and the other de- fenders of land grants to railroads, is that with- out these grants the roads would not be bailt, rl that the enhanced value given to the romain- ing sections compensates the government for the loss of those with which it parte. But we do not | find that, in those States where land grants have been rare, there are no roads: nor even does it iook as though the possession of a quantity of donated jand was a guarantee to a road against the con- struction of a rival without any such advantage, As to the enhanced value of remaining sections it ie undoubtedly true that when an effort ie made by railway companies to attract settlers to their lands, all adjoining lands are increased in value; but bow do we kaow that a similer in- |} crease might not have been effected in s fow | yeare by the mere working of time, by means of railroads to which government had granted a more roadway? On the other hand, the naked convtitutionalit | of urauting away to speculators and stock job- | bere the lands which are the inalicnable birthright | | of the American people, scema at the very least | to be highly questionable. What if Congross | were to grant away a portion of its soverviguty¢ | Would that be tolerated? And, in abstract | ! | the one seems as alienable, in the way and man- ner mentioned, as the other. But, whatever ex } ception moy be toleep to the censtitutionality ot} th law of every country awards the party injured afull remedy ; which it secures by reducing to naught the fraudulent contract or covenant, and placing parties on their old footing. Now, we hold that enough has been shown by the Investigating Com- mittee to warrant at least a presumption that every one of the railroad land grant bills was in its origin tainted by fraud and corruption. It is barely possible that one or two of the smaller bills may have escaped the taint; but with the knowledge we derive from the Committee’s e- port, and especially the evidence of Reverdy Jobneon, even this cannot be assumed with any confidence, while the presamption against the vast majority of these bills almost amounts to positive conviction. {t would therefore appear to be the duty of Congress to proceed, at as early a day as possi- ble, to repair the mischief that has been done, by following the legal course in respect to these fraudu- lent grants, They should, in a word, all be repeal- ed. What vested rights may have been acquired by citizens under them may be dealt with ac- cording to the rales of law. But as it is clear that a private individual cannot avail himself of the fruits of fraud and corruption after the same have been detected and pleaded in court, neither can the railway companies hope to retain these fraudulent grants, after the taint of their origin shall have been exposed. The matter is an im portant one ; two hundred and fifty millions are at stake, which might be given to the States, It should be made a test question at elections. THE LATEST NEWS. BY PRINTING AND MAGNETIC TELEGRAPHS, IMPORTANT FROM WASHINGTON. Passage of the Oceanic Telegraph and Min- nesota Bills. Interesting Debate in the House on the Expulsion of Mr. Gilbert. PLATFORM OF THE NEW YORK KNOW NOTHINGS, Brilliant Opening of the Philadelphia Opera House, ac, &., &e. Mr. Bechanan’s Health. THE CROWDS OF VISITERS TO WHEATLAND—TEMPO- MARY ILLNESS OF THE PRESIDENT ELECT, ETO. Lancastar, Fe. 26, 1867. Mr. Buchanan had a retarn yesterday of the complaint contracted on bis recent viaitto Washington. Tne exer- one consequent upon recetving upwards of 200 visiters on Monday and Toesdey, brought on the relapeo. To- day all visiters wero excluded except his intimue friends. Colonel Remsey, of your elty, who has jast re- turned to Wheatland agaie trom Wacnington, spect two pours with Mr. Bucbanen. All visiters, without exoep tion, will be benceforth exctuded until his departure oa Monday. It is bolleved that repose wiil fully restore him to bis usual rebust beaith in afew days. He will take rooms at the Nationa! Eotel. From Washington. OUR SPECIAL CORRESPONDENCE THE CORRUPTION CASE IN THE HOUSE—THE TE: BUANTEPEC ROUTE TO THE PACIFIC, ETC. Wasnixatox, Feb. 26, 1857. ‘The House spent the day on the special ordor—the report of the Corruption Committee—and we had a grand display of special pleading and parliamentary dodging. The parties charged should pray to be saved from their friends. Giibert demands to be hoard by counsel. If the resolation giving Gilbert a trial before the Houss iuila, the House will come to « direct vole on expulsion. It ts thought by the friends of the gentlemen implicated tbat a two thirds vote cannot be carried. Senator Brocerics’s credentials were presented to-day. Mr. Bright presented the memorial of A. G. Sloo fora contract for a sem! wouthly mai! over the Tehuantepec route, which was reierred to the Post Uftice Committee. ‘The memorialist says the route will be open within sizty days, with stages from the head of navigation on the Coatzaccaloos§river to the Pacific coast, and that all ne cespary steamships are prepared to put on the route, from New York via Cuba, and from New Orleans via Vera Cruz, to Suchi!; aleo on the Pacific, to San Francisco. He aske two bundred and fiity thousand doliare per annum, ‘The Gexate ordered the printing of (ity Ave thoussad extra copica of tho agricultural report, ‘The Minnerota bill was pessed by the Senate just as it camo from the Howse, permitting aliens ag well as citi- zeps to vote in forming # State constitation. ‘The Submarine Telegraph bill was then taken up, end after @ vigorous resistance passed the Seasate with the A’ number of genilemen connected with the Brick Church property called om the President to day to ascer- (aln whet action was to be taken with reference to that site, He referred them to the decision of the Attorney General, and informed them that he could not go bebind it There are some awfal long faces to-day. 3. K. Paulding 1s the author of the article in Sanday’s Union piick ing into the Dallas treaty and the foreign po- Ney of the ad miatstration. TAY GENERAL DESPATCH, MR. BUCH ANAN'S MOVEMENTS—PRESENTATION OF FO- KEION MINISTERS—PROGRESS OF MR. SUMNER, ETC. Wasmsotox, Fob, 26, 1887. Mr. Bochanas will arrive at Washington on Monday next, and oooupy the apartmenis at the National Hotel engaged by bim when tn Wachingtor last. M Sweck) and Senor Tassara this morning severally presemte their credentials, and woro received by the President as the Ministers from Russia and Spain. The against him, apd bis tpnecence both in fact and Intention. He says the charge is unsupported by proc, and rests only on mistaken inferences and impressions. Mr. Mat- tgeon will also rubmil a defence. ‘The House was in continvous sersion sevon hours aud a bell on the ease of Mr. Gilbert, The galleries were Ky. Sumser rested during the day ef Philadelphia. He reached, Washington this cveniog, somewbat weary, but quite ocmtortable. THINTY-POURTH CONGRESS. SROOND GESKION. Senate. Waaninoroy, Fob, 26, 1957. AMRAGE OF THE OCRAN TELBORAIH PML, ‘Tec Submarine Telegraph bill wee taken up Mr. Toomns, of Ga, revamed bis remarks against the Dill, calling 11m violation of the constitution and ™ justice, and a scheme which would eubserve no interests except. ing hase of speculators and jobbers. Mr, Tuosmeom, of Ky., moved to postpone the further coneiteration of the bill anti! the Afth of March, jotion lost by 26 against 26. Messrs. Foor ot Vi; Bavramix, of La, aod Bavarn, Del. ad yoosted the bil', and Messrs. Jowms, of Tenn, 4 BeTLam, of 8 C , opposed the bill. ~_ ‘MGR OF MINNESOTA. Pariher copeideretion of it gan magne tf y = val of tho time for resuming tl i. ir, ng the bill anthortaing the people of Minneseta Territory to form ® constitution and “= government, preliminary to vaioe Tec beaten, of Va, gave potion that as Foon a8 tho Minnosoin Dili Was dispored of he should move @ consi ff bil 6, by yous 51, againet pays 24, reconsidered the vote by which tho amendment war adopted restrin tog the right of euilrege 10 ottizens of the United Stator, ond ther mirock ot the amendment by # vote of oy epainet 24; and passed tbo Dill im the pi ‘which It came from the Bouse, by yous 8, va. TRE ecray The Benate resumed the «one tarps bil re on of the fab. Wasuinaton, Feb. 25, 1867. INTERESTING DERATS OF THB EXPULSION OF ME GILEERI. Mr. Davis, of Md., called up the resolution of the Se- Jeot Comamittes for the expulsion from the House of Wm. suppressed testimony is deemed maiertal io Mr. Gilbert's defence. Mr. Davis, of Maryland, remarked there was no cvi- dence which had not been printed. bis statement. Mr. Bayaarr declined to answer, but said if the geotic- man would go to abe priniing office he would see waat stricken out. wes Mr. Homruasy Mansualt wished to knew whether Mr. Gilbert wished to have a trial. pea Gemenacd cGhl on tne pressuteneas epaina nies atrial on i MaBsHaL. said 7 as he supposed the witnesses themecives could be bn duced here. Mr. Crave understood that the accused hed pu} in an answer vo the charges. The Speaker remarked it had pot been tiled ‘Mr, Nicacza, (dem.) of Onio, sald, in this particolar ‘an answer has been made and and would be to day by tue momber particular! \plica ed. Mr. Banat, (rep.) of N. Y , caused to bo read a paper from M: wi truth of the charges againat bim, demands a trial, and asts certain 2. 3 8 office and optaining everyiuing suppressed. Mr. Baxnart remem kod they have a right t> Mr. Simon- ton’s Salome 1, which would show that Mr. Sweeney re to order. aware of vhs agape fT evidence touching concerning the person soc vsed, or which could bear on whe lateness of the proceedings names of wiincsses by whem testimony was given, but be (Simonton) was not compelled to give them as vesti- mony. Me, Mcwoium, (dem.) of Va, said 1h was the duty of Congress to give ibe ® feu trial. This was a0 corded to the meauest criminal. In his opinion the com- mittee had performed their duty creditably to taemselves and to the nation, but he was in favor of giving the ac cused everything he could in fairness ask, inclading the suppressed testimony, which is deemed by the accuted material to bis deietce. After fortber debate, Mr. Ona said be had sent to the printing office for the origimai document. This was sub. ae, . ‘mo some parts with the printed volume, by which tt e that, among others, omis- Sons wine sean te the boewiag eflect:— When 8 was cross-examined as to Gilvert wish io launch cut ona sea of ibis table to break down the testimony | have already given” Im another part Sweeney says, ‘1! seomsto me you already bavo evidence enongh t convict him" epee] And again tho witness stld wo the commits, ‘You s! Bot ed me 00 far of se to make what I have aid impro- ‘Mr. Oxy now said that the change in every ot was made at the izsiance of Mr, “weeney, who wished to pr:- sent bis testumony turly and properly before ine Hous». Mr. Stanton, (rep.) of Obio, inquired whether the oom mittee had consented to this mods of trial Mr. Orn replied that it was for the House to dotermino whether they would gtve this matter tbe go-by; bat, for bimesel!, ouka Dot Consent to give tne accused mem- bers and greater privileges than those which bave been enjoyed by members heretofore. r, Rivcmm, (rep) of Pa., said that the form of trial Was not discussed in the Hei Committee, As to twee. ney, wher the Clerk read to bim bis teeimony, he stated that such parts ag be desired to omit ae mere loose conversations, ta which bo was uying 0 beg of trom stving teas Mr. Dave, of Md , regarded Mr, Gilbert on trial upon the evidence presented Mr. Staxtox sail if the committeo wore acting saa Grand Jory then tt wae right for thom to take exparie \estimony. In bis cpinion, however, the oo eo par. 100k of the charactor of a secres Inquisition, for the wit- eases were tortured to ctter expressions or inuendocs. The scoused should bave a fair trial, and !t was the duty ‘ot the House to recail the witnesrcs to give the evidence before this body. Mr. Purviance, (rop.) of Pa , in order to save time and test the sense of ihe Houre, offered & resolution thas to morrow at meridian be fixed ae the time for the trial of Mr. Gtibert and that the Sergeant-et Arms be direxted to vommon Mr. fripiet apd Mr, Sweemey to appear before ir of the }iouse to be examined as witnesscs, Mr, Wanvmn, (dem) of Ga, eaid, as a momber of the commitice be had endeavored to discdargo ihe laborions elcome duty with fidelity, and be was willing 11 DY the prooee din, tained tha! the tes- the Houses as Lt , timony sho.ia be [ty 2 and 1s was before ‘se Commiitee, which bad acied sirangoly, ‘aud in #taanper which could not be sasta.ned by ibe so- ber and doitbern ——— of this House. Mr. Canwat . (dem ) of Pa, argaod that Mr, Gi)- bert by bis O#n etaument bad admiwed the truth ef the charge againat prim. Mr. Gi: tur requested Mr, Cadwallader to read further om ip the report, whieb ne did, reading the words ‘no agreemen; was made with me (Gilbort) by Seceney, duct was in ts pature corrup:. pane’ \@t0 tbe por ket of one prostate or irs (am, ort. C.) a ir Kerr's (dom, ot 8. C.,) object tm rising was, as Col. Benton aye, to vindicate the truth of history.” He tnen alluded to the course taken in the case of Mr. and — to the journals to estebiish tore to Gomanding that witnesses the House, were in the summery 2 and bimeel!. the first day Of the moss z 3 f z & iptticts! ; tit Hy iF i over sorapalour > let bad no more Wan Mr. Bweeney’s word that any momber of © ngrese was totorested in the book resolution Mr Gilbert them repeate he pover ipulated for Cy! Ryo A jand or other pecuniary comsioeration for his yote for that or nay other moasure, He eobmie bie cane to the Hours, demanding an open trial by the House, where justioe will be sdministerod ncoorditg to legal evidence and in legal form, and where hie rights af ® man and Din privileges ai Proveetin bie ft “ ae every reapect charges. ani an apology tor marke, he eheerfelly abides the jar g- ‘vote of TS egeinet 120, dieegree? to intenvon Mr, Ba»: A oe ere See fi Non.Arrival of the Niagara, Baurax, Feb, 25—21 P. M. ZEW YORE LOGISLATURE. enave. Aunany, Feb. 25, 1857. Yarmons. Mr, goons presented a peiition from Mayor Wood, aud. ex Mayors Havemeyer, Harper, Woodhull, Westervelt, Mr, Srancan presented a petition for an amendmest to. the charter of the Juvenile Avylum, #0 a6 to give power Jor Dindiz g ous ebiidren as» certain age. HILLS INTRODUCED, By Mr. Noxon— Relative to the office of Public Adminis. Sinem ay «ee York, and the settlement of es- —_——- the — mect the psyment of the fu debt, valee ie real ald personal culate, | wn Sn ‘Be alee oF ‘The Senate shen went into executive session. value of sinking feed created to Amembly, Aumany, Feb, 26, 1867, Mr. Pvame, member for the third district of Albany, ap- peared and took bis seat ibis morning. PETINONS PRESENTED, For colored persons to ride in public conveyances m= New York city. For the regulation of the ferriage between New York and Reba a Several pronibitory iw. To regu'ate the East river ships. Agaitat tbe removal of ine Quarantine. For aid to the Lite Saving’s Association in New York. ‘To make Washington's birthday a boliday. ‘To amend the char-er of the Inserance Com- & number of petitions G.'W. Blunt fb. Morgan & 00,” snd boatly 5 juni ‘organ & Oo. @ thoossnd other merchants, Owners, sea captains, actually in commerce, asking that ‘be not removed, and that a branch hospital be cetabiiehed as Bandy Hook for the yellow fever cases, re marked that be was cisposed to pay great deference to but be was surprised as tuis de- made at 0 lateaday. Ia 1849 be bad, ag a member of | his house, takem the croand taker signers of this petitioa bad signed val, but nad since changed their 'y 000’ roagons, bai ustil be wae to what they were he would oppose Presented a > Board ot Education Bll, to night, pect for Dr, Rave. The Mayland Instiute beid Le ‘passed reoslatons Ventitying thet ree ‘The New Yerk American State Cowneil. Tros, Heb. 95, 1837. ‘The proceedings of the Council were opeoet with prayer. Mr. E. T, Woon, of Brooklym moved for # commitice Of eight to drafts aultable form of alteration in tne ritual, abolishing the oaths, grips and degrees now ombraced therein, and substituting instead a pledge of boner, te the end thet the American party shal! be hercefter knows a5an open organization, having for its aims the great principles of American netonaltsy. Mr. Woop supported bis resotation by decisting toat ic ‘& Be was iruc io his principles he needed no oath te SUpptrs them, and W entree, Gets would not bind Rims. -—" Lamrunt, of Oatarie, supporied the resote- Alderman Fuiwmn, of New Yi aeo auvocaied ite oI —rs Abew supporters. , Romana, Of Aloany, opposed the abcliice of J worea, bat wee ctbewias ia hover of the reseloces. ‘The motien was carried, Mr. Bousy, of N Y., introdeced resolution abolishing tho office ot County Depety of tne city and county of New York, Dutafer a warm debate the resolution wae whe- 2, . T. Heavier, from e commitice appointed to platform prescoted tmeir report. tis anid the ing up te platform the cominitice had ondearores: ‘The platform and resotuuops are as follows — Resolved, W atically re adirm the - ‘ red, We emphatically ngharo.om play Here follows the trst eight sections of the } nghamptom piavorm. Resolved. That while the Amortcan party in the Mate of Rena ably opposed 10 the extension of slavery lala lerrnary from. seniehy by the Missourl compromise it had becn excluded. orever ‘Resolved, That we are apposed to the we of the power of the general government to erte.d the Institution er alas spd are willl that che nararal laws which é ¥ Fi i 1 3 4 g ingion, the gros venallty of effort of the Mate Renate to iis power. are tn direc: molation thon, and reveal the objects ard fem to be sports of himaptty the care of every honest Jo elevate them to places of uum and power. ‘The last two resointions Goolare in favor of Mr, Clank, ¢f Oteego, mainly in frvor of ten €1 sinvery 10 tbo voters of every Ternt: Mr, Bovey, of New York, oa ‘| Resolved, That the athe, ghligations and degrees 0° the Or. Ger be abolished, nad thacheroafier, members be Rimiited by ening the platform of by uve tate Cone ci, apd promisiag on their honor as Americans (9 be true ‘tnd faithinl to the principles of the Ametioan pacty. On motion of mar, Grinart O. Dram, ft war— Resolve’, That we are opened to the Rovernmes' ey uen des the dapan OO ‘Ora; ABER Ane Serers eothe peoets oF himacit end betrs. Ge goversment, Tee Committee on the State of imo Urac: ars ‘covatitation a amonamente to tne ; abo! re Mepuy in Now York, and coil in each Asembly aistriot ; ‘eentation to the wtete Nominating Conventions, at * wo from onch Apsembiy district, and aboileniag watering to ail officer ®, exoept $169 for the Ssoretery and his ne coosary expenees. Mearns £. 8. Parsons, Wi! aw etn. James R, Thomoson, strpben Willard, and ‘ett were ADprinted n committee to FavFn LHe soo simpity Lit forme, with power to have Woo amended riiwal printed amd gent 1) exer Counetl On motion of Mr, ©, & M\comr, @ resolotion wae aforted Oenenreiug the refent Aeciarattion of Hoo, Wik om i} Coward, (hee Ube genera! clase of foreign exe,