The New York Herald Newspaper, September 28, 1857, Page 4

4 NEW YORK HERALD. SaMEs GORDUN GENNET®, SDITOR AM] PROPBIBTOR (PETion B. 7. COMMES OF FULTON AND NASSAU ETs. . i. smc Bipice ete 8 os one Great Britain or O8 to amp part af "rae viNiLy AERALD. wory Wed vexday, a: fowr conte par or 83 ? “PoLusraky LORRESP OND ANOS, cniaining mporisal aly paid for. "ag-Otn Poumon Cosswarosvenes sun Fax: ARLY Ruquurrer eo Smal cia lovers AnD PAGEAGED ve BU NOTICR taken of anonymous sorrempondence We do no return those reacted. JUD PRINTING wesewied with manmem shaapnes and dew ADVERTISEMENTS renewed every day; advertisements in wried do Oe Waeeiy HERALD, FAMILY and tm he California and Buropean Riisions, ant ~ Seam. KBE Be. 26: se AMUREWENTH THIS BVANINO, BROADWAY THEATRE, Broadway—A Ovaious Case— Derw Ur—s wsmrnise, FIBLO'S GABUBN, Brosdwar—Li Bovquermes — Bianco. BOWSBY TANATKE Rowery—-Last Days on Pomreti— Youwe Busrax. Vision or tre Mean, BURTON? THEATRE Broadway, opposite Sond at.— FAsio—Thx Ikish BeOOMARER. WALLAUK’S THEATRE, Brosdway—Maio's Tasceor— Goune To rBE Races, LAURA £MBNB'T THRE Fasv—Stam Ligny doarn EW OLYMPIC THEATBS, Broadway—Davr ti Panis | Boxx to oon Lucx ACADEMY OF MUSIO, Fourteenth street —Lucmezta Boscia. treadwar—Livinc Too ‘to Nonsr. BARNUM'S AMERIUAN MUSSU%, Rroatway—Sonce wr (um Wash NiGhringaLs—@rarp AQUARla, Ok QOMAR Gam: ar—Ovnivertins, &O. GRO. URBISTY & WOOD'S MINSTEELS, 44 Broadway -Bmuorias Minsrusis~ Hore: D' arkique. MROHANIOS MAlL 473 Broadway—Naseo Mavovins Woxuesgve Orvcus—By Bavanr’s Mixeravis, The News, Advices from Port au Prince to the 7th inst., fiate that the revolution in St. Domingo was nearly pver. After the defeat of General Baez he retired Ro Las Carreras, a town of considerable note on the Fiver Ocoa, where he remained at the last advices. ‘The Provisional government had not elected a Pre- Bidert, nor would they until Baez left the Island. Mis stay was limited to the 17th inst. The Haytien Boverament had made no demonstration against the evolutionists, but had considerably augmented their army, and no doubt would sustain the deposed President were it not for the French and English Bhips of war at that station, who would, in case of Gay interference with the belligerents, blockade all Boulouqne’s porta. Produce was scarce and dear at Port au Prince. There was no coffee to come in, and Very litle in first hands, and that was engaged for English account. News from Vera Cruz to the 22d, and city of Mexico to the 19th inst., has come to hand. The ebarter of the new Tehuantepec Company requires @hem to finish ten leagues of the railroad every syear. The dykes of the Coatzacoaloos and Ventosa gre to be completed the first year, In our columns this morning will be found the atest news, telegraphic aud otherwise, relating to ‘She great financial pressure, together with extracts from this journa!, pnbiished in 1437, relative to the great monetary crisis at that period. Jt is now con- sGdently asserte! that the proclamation of the Go- vernor of Pennsylvania, calling an extra session of the Legislatare, will be issued to-day. Mr. Lacas, teller of the Gore Bank at London, Canada, has left his post, a defaulter to the amount of twenty thousand dollars. The trial af Jas. P. Donnelly for the murder of Albert 8. Moses, at the Sea View House, on the Ist | mt August last, termina’ed at Freehold, N. J., on Baturday night, and resulted in the conviction of the prisoner of murder in the first degree, as charged in fbe indictment. Donnelly bore up with unusual for- Zitude when the verdict was announced, but when removed to bis cell he realized the horror of his situa- tion to the fullest extent, and indulged in psrox- yeas of grief during the remainder of the night. ‘He complained bitterly of the partiality of the Judge's charge, and said he felt buoyed up with the hope of acquittal until the court assumed the prero™ gative of the prosecutor of the State, and madea dor the prisoner took exceptious to the Judge's charge, and asked that judgment might not be pro- nounced until a writ of error should be applied for to the Chancellor of the State. The r the trial created a great deal of excitemen ghout Monmonth and the adjurent counties. Disoourses were delivered yesterday in many of Our principal churches on the late appalling disaster 40 the Central America. The discourses were gene rally deeply interesting and affecting, and were li« sened to with marked attention by crowded au dicnoe, An iwteresting missionary meeting was held lsat evening in the church of Dr. Adams, in Madison syuare. The spacious edifice was crowded to excesa. The meeting was addressed by the Rev. W. T. Febanfier, of Constantinople, who gave an interest Gog account of the progress of the Bible among the Morecimen. He narrated severai instances of the cunversion of Mabornctans of rank, and gave & very tering histor missionary labors in Tarkey. ‘yng aso wed the sudience, who, he bat push the work ‘Whiting moved tat the recopnizance and papers in the cate of Danie’ E Sickles against the editor of fhe Naw York Hena.p be taken from the files of | lacken their efforts in the great | moost telling argument against him. The counsel {1 urt of Sessions on Saturday Mr. James R. | Qhe Court, and returned to the magistrate who issued | Sie warrant, 60 thet the regular legal preliminary examination onglt be bed. The motion was opposed by Mr. Sedgwick, the As-istan* District Attorney; out after some argument and the reading of an afi, Gavit by Mr Beojumin Galbraith, the motion was granted. We give a report of the proceedings im the cane It having been ascertained by the Secretary of the ‘Treasury and the heads of the Interior and Post Office Departments, that in many instances whole tmamilies were in office under government, they have @eeoived to cut off all but one ineach family in every cose. The Postmaster General intends to visit this oily in a iew days with a view to the selection of nite for & new Post Office. The Secretary of the Interior having despatched Mfr. T. Glover, entomologist and pomologist of the department, to the great cotton growing district of She South, for the purpose of investigating and re porting on the different diseases to which the cotton wiaot i# lisble, as well x on the injuries it sustains Trom insects, tha’ gentleman has arrived in Bolivar County, Mississippi. He xceed'ngly well re e'ved by the planters, who ettuch great importance te this mission, A puvlic meciing of planters was held at Victoria, on the 10th jos, when the Hon. & retary waa thanked for bia attention d the i sli ies of their homes offered to Mr, ver, was invited to make that district his head eres * New York Central, New York and Frie, lvania Central, and Baltimore and Ohio rail ‘panies, agreed at the convention recently ty, not to employ runners or agents for yassengers, either directly or indirectly. employ one travelling agent, and New York, Boston, Philadelphia in whieh the passen will be condacted and regulate). shal) not nse undne influence to take whom et trattic par J from vther, These arrangements, of " we hi Py, will prove vary advantageous $ opets’ “© fo the travelling public. plaints having been nade to the Collector that f im House officar in charge of @ vessel bad ov oped with @ Cartman to favor og: 8 partion at NEW YORK HERALD, MONDAY, SEPTEMBER 28, 185. the expense of others by the early delivery of their goods, an investigation was had on Saturday, and the facts having been clearly proved, the corrupt officer was dismissed. Another case of the same kond will be tried to-day Corruption is rife among the subordinate officials of the Custom House. It is time that it was put a stop to. We publish a cor- respondence on the subject in another column. Additional particulars of the riot among the fire. men will be found elsewhere, Late news from Inagus states that the prospect of @ fine salt season is cheering. The Salt Company of that place had raked 85,000 bushels. There was plenty of salt in the pans, but it could not be gathered through scarcity of laborers. We have advices from Turks Islands dated on the Sth of September. The salt market was dull, and the pans at Grand Turks had been damaged by beavy rain. There was a large supply on hand, at ten cente per bushel. Yellow fever bas made its anpearance at Key West, and is raging violently. The disease is said to have been introduced from Aspinwall. The value of imports of foreigu goods at the port of Boston for the week ending on the 26th inst., was $517,852~ showing an increase of $242,439 over the corresponding week in 1856. The principal articles of import were wool, valued at $144,718, and hemp, raw and manufactured, amounting to $144, 665, sugar and hides. ‘The saics of co:toa op Saturday embreced about 600 bles, raid to have been made cbiofly for export, } unchanged prices, Fionr was depressed The low rates of alerting exchange aud the diMoully of eclling them against sbipments cf produce check ed the orport demunt. The sales were chiefly oon find to the domestic trade, and cioeed at a decline of about 10c @ Abc. per DbI., especially op inferior aud com. mon grades, and tn rome small partly forosd seles the falling off reached from 16e to 200 per dbl. Whsat de Glined about c.a50 per bushel. Corn was bosyy, and closed wt wbout 780 @ 760. per busbe! Pork was uu changed, with small sales of meses at $25 8 $25 25, and of prime at $1975 $20. Sugars wero sold to the oxient of about 300 a 400 hhds , ate. a 86 @ 9s., the Initer figure for prime goods, and the ins'de quotuion for reflo ing low. About 600 bags Rio ooflve 24 at 1050 a 11Ke Freigbts were steady and rates unchanged. Cotton was again taken at 316d. 07521, flour is, 6d, and grain wt 6d. a 6d., in bags and buike. ‘The Crash of 1837 and the Revulston of 1357, We give to-day another series of extracts from the columns of the Heraup published twenty yeare ago, showing the course of affairs imme- diately previous to the great financial crash of 1837. Since that time a generation of merchants has passed away, and the prosent one can only avail itself of the experience of the past by stadying its history as it was recorded daily in the midst of passing events. No one can fail to be etruck with the remark- able resemblance existing between the condition of things at tbat time and the present state of affairs. There is the same exaggerated value of stocks, the same high prices for the necessaries of life, the came wild speculations in real estate, the tame gradual tightening of the money market, with an occasional relaxation, and the fame growing dietrust in the minds of all mea. This is because the causes that have led to the Present state of things are identical in their nature, though different in form, with those that produced the crisis of 1837. Tue great fountain of these causes is the expansion of the currency, thereby disturbing the relation of moaey te pro- ducts and property. During the few years preceding the crisis of 1887, a grand contest for political power arose between the United States Bank on one side, and a set of strong willed, pig-headed, selfish politi- cans on the other. The bank being the great controller of exchanges and regulator of the is sues of the rraaller fry, availed itself of its power to expand the currency, and by so doing created a state of artificial prosperity. This it claimed as being the sole result of the beneficial opera- tions of the bauk, and as au evidence of the ne- cessity for its perpetuation, The politicians of the opposing school fought it with its own wea- pons, and getting control of many of the State islatares, chartered a vast number of banking tions, and eet them to work at the same policy of expansion. The State bauks, under the lead of the Li: Averica and the old Man- battan Bank of city, got the public deposits to their own vaulls, taking advantage of the position that Gen. Jackson had assumed, and the whole set fioally overthrew Nick Biddle and “the monster.” In the fal! of the giant institution all the others were carred down; for being built up- on the bubbie of & financial expansion, there was nothing to support them when it burst. When this did oceur, it wae found that the corrupt poli- ticiaus and speculating editors had completely caten out the 1 eubstance they hed once pot sessed, and nothing was left for the creditors but on empty sheil In the present expansion thie corrnpt clement of political banking is wanting; buat emong the causes of its developement there is an equally corrupt, thievish and seoundrelly system of grants of poblic lands to worthless railroad companies, to the ex tent of hundreds of miltions of acres, which bave been divided among the gambling contrivers of the schemes and the corrupt members of Coa- grvss who have passed the bills, But the primary cause of the expansion is the immenee increase to the circulating medium of the world by the pro- ducts of the gold fields of California nnd Austra- lia, This bas produced the same effect as was produced by the bank expansions of 1834, 5 and *6, though with the difference that the presentex- pansion embraces Europe as well as the United States. This is the reason that we do not see | now, as we did in 1837, the strange spectacle of cargoes of wheat coming from Earope to feed our people, at the same time that we were negotiating ia London immense loans of State stocks and ratl- road eecurities, for the purpose of prosecuting the construction of new roads, new cities, and new everything, just as we have recently been doing At that time there were negotiated in urope, chiefly through the London houses of Wild, Wig- gine and Wilson, familiarly known as the three W's, something over two bundred millions of dollars, a great part of which while the rest as eventually lost to the lenders; it, which had been invested in piny wood raflroads sud Cairo and Chicago town lots, had to wait for the population of the countiy to grow up to them before it could be re- alized. Now, we have borrowed in Europe mething ike Gye hundred millions, no small portion of which is invested in Western cities and Western railroads, end it must go throagh the same operation ae the loans previous to 7. The eame revolutions most alao take pi hers in prices of wheat, flour, cotton aud ils fabrics, reel estate, aad brown stone houses on Fifth avenue. They are altogether elove the limit of large consumption by the great mase of the community. Our banking eye tem must also be uprooted throughout a large portion of the country, for it is based apon a thoroughly rotwn foundation. These are the elements of the coming crisis, whieh in magni- tude will far enrpase that of 1857, though it wilt noi bear the eame relation to the general busl- ness of the country, because we are far more rich and populous, and the general revulsion is now limited to certain sections of the country. ‘The Southern States, and particularly tbe cot- ton growing States, are in a great meaure free, from the wild spirit of speculation that has char- acterised the New England and the Western States. They have buried themselves more in the legitimate operations of growing cotton su. gar, rice, wheat, tobacco and cora, their surplas of which they have sold at almost fabulous prices, so that they are now rich and abundantly able and willing to pay their debts. In addition to this our own city and State banks generally have have lately been well conducted, thanks to the watcbful teachings of the Heraxp, and are now in as wholesome and sound condition as banks can probably be. They will have to eaffer some loss, for they have participated in some degree in the expansive policy of the times, But to sap- port them and the South in bringing about a bealthy condition of affairs after the crash is over, there are far more elemonts than existed in 1837. We bave first the five hundred millions of gold which have caused the expansion. This stili ex- ists, and, unlike the paper issueso! 1854, 5 and’6, will be available as soon as the speculators have el! borsted, avd the public confidence in our true business men is restored. Then we have the five hundred millions which has been borrowed in Earope, a large part of which is invested in en- terprisee which, under the stimulus of the in- creasing prosperity of the country, and relief from the payment of exorbitant commissions ard fictitious dividends, will soon become remu- erative. We have sleo immense crops of cotton, wheat, eugar and tobacco, which will soon find s sele at good prices, though not exorbitant ones, in the gold ioflated markets of Europe. These muet be carried to market; and now that the prices of staples have a hopefai prospect of com- ing down to the ability of the people to consume, both the domestic and foreiga carrying trade will revive, and onr ships that for more than a yrar bave either been idle or doing a loving busi- ness, will again find profitable employment. But before this desirable state of affairs can come about, the speculators in Western lands, city lots, cotton, wheat, flour, sugar, aod all the necesraries of life, must go down. They have been doing business with borrowed capital ou a wrong principle, and the consequence is that property is now all afloat seeking its real owners, Men mast learn to stick to their legitimate basi- ness. When newspaper men try to be bankers, or stockjobbers turn journalists, or editors be come speculators, they must break, as they have done in certain instructive instances in this city. Business must be conducted on ihe true plan in order to be permanent and abiding, Iu fact, there are but two inetitutions in the country that have conducted their affairs waolly in secordance with correct principles, These two inetitutions are the United States Gov- ernment and the New York THera.p; and in the niidst of the gencral shaking and upheaving around them, they stand calm and unmoved, like the Roman poet’s “man resolved and steady to hie trust,” with a large surplus revenue in their breeches pocket. But the epeculators that have so long been eat- Ing out the substance of the people, end building magnificent brown stene and marble mansions, rioting in luxury and dissipation, must all go, and our people must give up the wild extrava- gance that has pervaded all circles. It is to be regretted that in their fall they will carry dowa many good men and true, who have become in- volved in the maelstrom of speculation. These must rub out and begin anew; and one thing must be urged upon Congress at once for action during the coming session. To enable the honest upfortunates to begin anew, and bring their ex- perience and their energies to contribute to the welfare of themselves and of the whole com- manity, we must have a general bankrupt law, There is no need of wasting five years of good men’s lives as we did previous to 1842, and then passing an gbortion, as was the law of that year. Let us have at an early day a well digested law for the relief end discharge of honest bankrupts, uniform in its operation throughout the whole country. And there is one thing the next Con- grees need not trouble itself about; it need not take to itself any care about the dispovition of the surplus revenue. We sball not haveanything of that kind to trouble our politicians next year. Daw Sickies iv Search or A Ctanacren.— We insert cleewbere the report of certain proceed- ings had on Saturday before the City Jadge, in reference to # legal movement set on foot by Dan’'l E. Sicklee, member of Congress elect, with the object of finding out a character for himself, and of ertablishing a fair reputation prior to taking bis seat in the next Congress. There never was a more melancholy and sorrowful instance of injured innocence than that just now presented by Dan Sickles, after so maay years of well known exploits of al! kinds in (hie community, in his commencing an action of libel io reference to a remark on his character, which was principally of a political natara, An attempt or two was made to prevent developements, by suppressing the regular preliminary exmination, and carry- ing the affair directly before the Grand Jury. Bat thoee attempts have been frustrated by the decision given by the Judge in ordering the whole proceedings back to the magistrate who issued the warrant originally. It is probable that these proceedings will be very consoling to Dan Sickles himself in his search for a character, and that they may be also of very important ser- vice to the public at large, by the devolopements that may be made by the numerous political and professional witnesses that wil) be examined on the investigation. We gave ina paragraph, published some days ago, a list of these witneses, con prebending several regiments of politicians in and about Tam- meny Dell, the City Hall, the Custom House and elsewhere, Some of these witness are likely to make revelations of a very remarkable character: both in regard to political and general matters, and se to the special point of Dan Sickles’ charao- ter in particular. In addition to them we have Leen forniehed with a freer) list of witness, who ere ready to give testimony on a variety of in- teresting topice connected with Dan's career a8 a politician and otherwire, und whose revelations may furnish materials for Lali a dozen dramas at the Olympic or Wallack’s theatre. Arong those witnesses ic Mr. Wemyss Jobeon, a bighly respectable member of the College of Physicians and Surgeons of Edicbury, and who now practises the profersion of dentistry and pulls teeth in this city. This gentleman is a philoso- pber end literary man, and has already publiehed avery curious aod amusing pamphiet on the charecter of Mr, Dan Sicklea, who, it seoms, hed been employed by Mr. Jobson as counsel in some case in which he was concerned. Another of the witnemes to be eubpoenacd will be a some- what notorious femme Maprii named Madang Fanny White, who travelled in. Earope afew’) of French. No people dress less extrava- years ago with letters of introduction from Mr. Dan Sickles to American functionaries there, and who will testify to his character for many years past. Another is Marshal Ryuders, a dis- tinguished functionary of the general govern. ment, who will testify under oath to the truth of the declarations which he had the courage and boldness to make in Tammany Hali some years ago in reference to Dan Sickles’ character. Im short, the alacrity of such a number of volunteer witnesses—1male and female, politicians and wen of the world—who are willing to come forward and give evidence, io order to sustain the injured innocence of Mr. Dan Sickles, and to help bim in his energetic search for a-character before he takes a seat in Congress, is one of the most curious instances of public benevolence that bas come to our knowledge in many years ‘The examination before the Justice, aud the fur- ther proceedings in the case, will present revela- tions of local politics, of the character of New York politicians, of affairs connected with the Corporation, and of other matters, that will far- ish materials to the novelists during the next century. Suspension of Specie Payments by the Banks—Moral of the Crisis. Many of the banks in Pennsylvania, Maryland sod elsewhere bave been compelled to bow to the storm and to suspend specie payments. This was no more than was to be expected from the character of those institutions. No banks con- ducted on really sound and correct principlee will find themselves redaced to this necessity. The banks in Philadelphia have not, as a general thing, suspended specie payments, nor are they likely to do so. The old Pennsylvania Bank was compelled to resort to this atep, because it was staggering under the burden of former diffi- culties—eome of them created as far back aa twenty years ago—during its counection with the United States Bank. The attempt to induce the Governor of Pennsylvania to call an extra session of the Legisiature to relieve the default- ing banks from the penalty of the forfeitare of their charters, will fail, because the directors of thoee institutions cannot agree amongst them- selves as to its necessity. The effort, no doubt originated on the part of a few rotten concern which seek to bolster themselves up by a pro ceeding wearing the appearance of a measure of general safety. Why ebould the Legislature be called upon to grant this relief? It was precisely to provide against such an emergency as that in which the banks now find themselves that the law was passed which it is sought to re peal. The fact tbat there are banks now seeking to get rid of it is proof that in Philadelphia, as elsewhere, the banking system requires a periodi- cal weeding out of its rotten and wortblese mem- bers. Letall such concerns go by the board, we eay; their existence is only a source of danger and embarrasement to the commmunity. The position occupied by the New York banks in this crisis is an instructive example to other States. Here, notwithetanding the severe character of the pressure on the mercantile com- munity, there is nothing like the panic which prevails in Philadelphia, Baltimore and else- where. The reason of tois is that we know our banks to be sound, and that we feel that there is no danger of their being driven to the ne- cessity of suspending specie payments The billholders being secured by statutory pro- vision, and the weekly condition of these insti- tutious being within the cognizance of all, no latitude is left to mismanagement or disho. netty, to produce the distress and consternation which are resulting from the suspeasion of the banks in Pennsylvania and Maryland. If no other benefit be derived from the storm which is pow pnrifying the financial and commercial ut- mosphere than that of demonstrating the superi- ority of the system on which the New York banks are conducted, we would hold it cheaply purchased by even 4 greater extent of suffering than that tarough which the mercantile comma ily is passing. It constitutes an element of safety for the future in the necessity that will be felt for its more general adoption. Let it not be forgotten that this distress and suffering do not arise from actual poverty, but trom the very reduodancy of our wealth, We are not as we were in 1520, with very little spe- cie in the country and urgent de mands for its employment. We have at present not only an abandance, but a superfiuity of specie for every legitimate and useful purpove It ie the sense of this sapersbundance and the temp‘ation to use it for mere speculative objects which have produced all the mischief. They have led to a reckless expansion in our business operations, to extravagance in our habits of living, and to general carelosancee in the manage- ment of our affairs, Laws like those which regulate the New York banks are consequently necessary to keep present to people's minds the exact relations between their means, their incli- nations, and their actual wants. Bat legislative securitica will not in them. selves be sufficient to restore the economical balance, or correct whut is rotten and unsound in our condition. We must resume thos babite of relf-control and denial which were the cha- racteristic virtues of our forefathers and which | helped to make our cowatry what it is, It was by degenerating into laxury and effemi- necy that the old Greek and Roman republics lost themselves, and impreseed apon the page of history a lewon too plain snd anequivocul to Le wisunderstood Unhappily the love of enjoyment and the influx of wealth have of late years blioded ua to their cxanple, and we have been runuiog madly on in the same wild career of folly and extravagance. The taste for the fine parple and linens of the ancicnts has found with vs a still more passion- ate developement, until we have won for our- eclves the reputation of tring one of the most luxuriously inclined nations on the face of the earth. If we would regain our former reputation for sob: iety aud energy of purpore, if we would re turn to the position of individual independence which freedom from debt implies, and if we de sire to see the country enter again upon the path of legitimate progres, we toust correct all this, Let us only make the experiment, and we feel satiefied that the results will induce us to por severe. Let us begin, for example, with the article of dress; it is wonderful what economy can be effected under that head alone, The population of the United States amounts at the presevt moment to about 25,000,000, If every individual ia this aggregate were to economise ten dollars yearly, the annual maving would be #250,000,000. By woarimg our clothes six monthe longer the ten doliats could easily be epared, avd we would not be less comfortable or reapectable for the economy. On the con trary, the effort would induce greater simplicity, and consequently better taste in our ature, As 8 proof of this we bave only to cite the example gsutly, and yet they give the vogue in every- thisg connected with coetume. Instead of rival- ling by ovr expenditure let us compete with these, our models, in simplicity and good taste. ‘The results will be that we shall save both our money and our good name, Kausas and the Administration—Proclama- Uoen of Governor Walmer. We make room today for the bold and well timed proclamation addressed by Governor Walker to the people of Kansas in refer- ence to the approaching election in that Ter- ritory. We think and we hope that it will have that ealutary effect which it is so well calculated to have, and that the truths which it professes so earnestly will bring the people of Kaneas to their sober senses, and allay that irritation of feeling which the vacillating course of the Governor's predecessors did so much to strengthen. It was a bold stroke on the part of Governor Walker to embody in his proclamation the des- patch received by him from the Department of State, in which the full concurrence of Mr. Bu- chanan and his Cabinet in his (the Governor's) views is fearlessly and emphatically expressed. ‘The announcement of such sentiments on the part of tbe administration was very appropriate. It was the beat thing that could be done under the circamstances, because the truckling politicians of Lecompton bad been giving it out that they bad private instructions and encouragement from Washington in furtherance of their design to cheat the people of Kansas, and to establish a constitution recognizing slavery. The clear and emphetic manner in which, by the extracts cited, the lie is given to that statement, cannot fail to remove any falee impression that may have been produced, and to assure the settlers of Kansas that they may rely upon the fairness and im- psrtiality of Mr Buchanan’s administration, and of the Governor appointed by it. We look upon this proclamation as in the high- est degree creditable to Governor Walker and to the administration, and at the same time as well adapted to restore peace and order to the people of Kansas. It settles the question as to the posi- tion which the administration occupies in refe- rence to them. That, in itself, is 9 matter of considerable importance, for the border ruffians were iv the habit of boasting that their outrages were favored by the general government, and the Lawrence abolitionists gave credence to the boast. But pow all these absurd stories will cease to have any believers, and the whole people of Kansas—including border ruffian and abolition- ist banditti—will understand that there is a statesman at the head of the government who will administer the duties of his office with fair- ness and impartiality, and who will not tolerate apy invasion of their rights, In this respect what a striking contrast is pre- ented between the administration of Mr. Bucha- nan and that of his poor, weak, shuffling pre- decessor! The views enunciated in the despatch of the Secretary of State to Gov. Walker are in harmony with the sentiments expreseed in the President’s inaugural, and in his famous letter to the New Haven agitators, They are characteris- tic of the strength, determination and firmness of Mr. Buchanan’s administration—qualities derived immediately from the Preeident himself. His Cabiset is composed of sensible, discreet, excel- lent and judicious men, but the force of character which the administration possesses comes direct from the White House. Not so was it with the administration ot poor Pierce. Then there was imbecility ia the White House and contention in the Cabinet; and that state of things continued from the first till the last Gay of ita existence. The Mepbistophiles of that Cabinet was Jefferson Davis, the great fire eater of the South, who, so soon as be leaves it, begins to carry the same plots, intrigues and agiiation which he then de lighted tn, into the section to which he belongs. On the other side was the deceased statesman, Mr. Marcy; and between these two men—representing adverse interests and opposite opinions—poor Pierce was constantly used asa shuttlecock. But the master spirit of Mr. Buchanan’s ad:i- nistration dwells in the White Honse. In his Ca binet there are no factions. Uulike poor Pierce, he has uo Kitchen Cabinet. No outside or coun- ter influences are brought to bear upon and sway the course ot the administration, He understands truly the duties and responsibilities of his position. He is thoroughly and intimately conver- vant with the present state of the coua try, snd wisdom teaches him the proper course to get rid of all the trouble and difficulties that exist, or that may arise from time to time. His maoly outapeaking in regard to Kanens proves that he is lackiag in neither wis dom nor courage. But notwithstanding the hich etatesmanehip and moderation which characterize the policy thus indicated by Mr Buchanan, we have no idea that this proclamation of Gov, Walker will be pairtable to either class of ultraists—the fire- eaters of the Sonth nor the dirt-eaters of the North. As they ecem to act in unison on most | Pubjects, 00 it is to be expected that they will | Join in denouncing both Mr, Buchanan and Gov. Waiker. The fire-eaters of the South will abuse them because they interfere to prevent the election fraud which they contemplated. The dirteaters of the North will abase thom on the grounds taken by the New Haven memorialists, becanse they recognise and uphold the laws, and provide for their due execution, We expect, therefore, that a prodigious clamor will be raised by the ultraiets, North and South, in regard to this proclamation. We expect that it will be roundly denounced by both the pro-slavery and abolitionict journals, The Southern fire-eaters will be very savage against Walker, though wo carnot see how, in this matter, they are to dis- criminate between the Governor of Kansas and the President of the United States. The North- ern dirteaters will be equally savage ; and will endeavor to show that deception, intrigue and treachery are covered up under this proclamation, Bat it is a matter of very slight importance whet either the fire-eaters or the dirt-caters think about it, The great American people will ap- prove it and endoree its sentiments. One thing is certain—that whatever may be the reeult or the approaching election, and whatever may be the character of the constitution that will be given to Kaneas, the conduct of Gov. Walke and of Mr. Buchanan’s administration will be fully fustified by the people. We trust that with the earances of the goo! faith and upright policy of the administration, all the voters of Kansas and none others—will participate in the approaching election, and indicate at the polls their preference for the representatives of efther the pro slavery or free State party. This will settle the whole difficuities, and reelore peace aod good goveroment to Kaneas, Obituary Hon We Daviwem, who represented the Ubariotie (N. ) Gl 4rtet in Congres: two torms, on Wednesd sy, Ve 16cb tnat., from injortos recelved a few daye previous and off with the vehicle dingy He waa eighiy poara of age e THE LATEST NEWS. In! from Wasp! * ‘THR FROUSLES IN INDIA—CHANGES LN THE DEPAhe MANTS—OONSTRUCTION OF THR LAW RELATING #0 PAY OF MINIGTERS AND CONSULS—THR NEW YORE POST OFF10B, BTO. Wasureatox, Sept. 27, 1867, It a wholly untrue that Mr. Buchanan bas expressed ie Lord Napier any sympathy with England in her Indien difficulty, however much he may feel, This I have from @ reliable e:urce. T cannot slso add ‘that Lord Napier expresmes a feeling Of deep regret that Mr. W. Caroy Jonce rhould havo bees went by this government on a secret mission to Conia America without giving any tndiostion whatever te the British Legation + hem 1t is 80 well disposed towards the United States in all questions relating to those countries, Bis feeling is that this secresy was unnocessary and ua- kind. Bet Lord Napier need not feel aggrieved for alt that Carey Jones will aocomplish, judging from his opare- tions thus far ‘The Secretary of the Treasury, as also the Intorior and Post Office Departments, decided yesterday to make some redieal changes in their reepective departments. The Becremries’ atiention have recently been callod to the ‘fact that whole families in numerous instances aro in office here. They have decided tw drop all but one tc each fm milly, Many of these changes will bo made on the frst proximo. A dozen heads will be lopped off in the Trease- Ty, the same number tn the Interior, and quite a eumber in the Post Office Department. Gevernor Walker’s proclamation was received yoster- duy by the administration I undersiand thai it meets ‘heir epprovation, and ts in accordance with their instrue tions. Upon the application of the Secretary of Btate, the Astor ney Geners! fias given his opinion as to the compomate ‘to be allowed Consuls apsointed under the various ane oe 1856, 1866, and 1867, La this opinion it is held that the sat Of 1866 has no retroactive effect, so as to give a salary lo Milsters while reostvivg thelr instructions and going te their poets of duty, and thet Consuls who were appotased under the aot of 1856, ard who wore at their poste whan the sot of 1866 was passed, cannot have the venellt of that ‘act in regard to compensation for services rendered. Ii ia #0 eld that the words “for any malfeassnoe in oflioa,” qualify the expression, ¢ “if be shall bave resigned,’” ag well as the expression, ‘“‘or been recalled therefrom,” eo that any Consul resigning abroad may receive his return pay jut ma mrot as if be bad been recalied, provided that his resig- mation does pct proceed from malfeasance in oifiee. ‘Un ier the rule laid down in tho opinion of the Attorney General, the claim of Mr. McCrea, Inte Consul at Paria, and My Murpliy, Consul st Sbanghae, for time spent tv retern- ing home 1s allowed, as thoir return hone vas long afer the act of 1866 went into effect, and their resignations were ‘not for malfeasance in «flice ‘The ciaim of Mr. Epping, Conse! at Oldenburg, for calary while waiting instructions and golug out is dimllowed, mp fe that of Mr. Blythe, Consu! General for Cubs; elso there }, Inte Consul General tor the British Ame- , and of Mr. Auffnagie, Oonsal Generel te British India, as the time st which the services were per formed does not bring them within the provisions of the sot allowing such pay. ‘The Postmaster General intends leaving here in & few days for New York, with a view to select a site or make ome arrangement for a New York post office. Gen, Herran, New Granadian minister, arrived Here this evening, and le stopping at Willard’s. Gen. Morven, of Georgia, and Hon. Robert Ouyler, of Savannah, have also arrived. ————$ ‘The Mext News from Kurope, Bowron, Sept 27, 1861. ‘The Cunard screw steamer Jura, at tho dave of our lest Advices from Europe, was expected to sail from Cork for 8), John, N. B., om tho lath inst, and should bring two ev three days later intelligence, ‘neluaing probably very im portant pews from India As the steamer had not arrived ‘at the closing hour on ibe Fastern lince last ovoning, ordert ‘were given to have the Maine and New Brone wick Race opened to-day (Sunday) at the expanse of the New York Associated Press; but owing to the careioss indiferenes af the operators upon the Maine line, it has beeo found im- powible to communicate with Si. John to-day, and the press of the whole country are therefore, perbaps, de Prived of the publication of most {important intelligence for twenty four hours, for uo other reason thas thai three ar fvar operators could not be prevaied upon to forego their usual Sen: ay carousals for an bour or two, and sitend to ‘ths duties of their officos. Later from Mexico—Tne Tehuantepec Rall- road. Naw Oxreass, Sept. 26, 1861, ‘The stesmsh!p Texas, from Vora Crez on the 224 inm., haa arrived at Quarantive The dates from the Oty Mexico are to tho 10u inst, bat the advices are mca important. ‘Tho grant @ tte new Tebuartepec company requirce the Anishing of tes lengues of railroad every yoar, from the | Tih September, 1857, and all the dykes ai Coatzaoonioeg and Ventosa within the first year, dellow at hey West, ae. Wasuivaros, Sept. 27, 1887 ‘The Tallahaswe Sout), of the 23d inet, reports yellow fever at Key Weet. Thore were many cases and one deaie Dr. Jackson Maxwo!l, and bis isdy and child, were tying low. Ths origin of the disoage is atiributed © the admis ston of seamen from Anpiewall to the hoetial Col Bates, editor of the Mom!gomery (Alnbaoin) Journal, ‘es dead, Miaskets. Naw Oxrmamn, Sept. 96, 1867 hee ane gray ” es today 1,600 baler Operations were cherked by the diiliooly of negotiating exobangs, end Pre Iectdage ok thongh not quately bigher. Flour. $5 60 ied Corn, 020. Excbanges dull and lower, ov \Lae- don fq per cent premium; on New York i «1 por cent prem! vm, 3 i i z parley, Ps Some Oh! age dota or; alee salen 266 Albany ding st noon to day: 12 out | bbe. flour, 18,000 busbels wheat, 14,000 bushals ours, 41,000 Dusbols cats Gapai exporia: 23.000 brake whcat, 41,000 bushels corn, 7,00 burhels cate Phovinance, Sept. 26, 1887 Woole The Journal reports that the want of loduces boider® Ws bo) - carw to droline salen. bet is withors “hie ee Printing cloths - Omeron, Sant #6 P. Flour dull. Whent closed 0 lower, and with Ame Corn = Osts tMeady, Sipe * o—60 barrels ir; 30,000 bushels ; 08 beebe's corn Shipments te Os: No four 44,000 boshels corn. Receiois to sf 1€0,000 busbele wheat. 3h 100 haebnis corn, ‘Trt Recarra oF me New Youx Yacur Cura will ue Place co Tharecey, the let of October, and will mo ‘vb prove very aliractive and inieresting. The steambe Cacoala will leave the foot of Amos strest for the noone a tho & test at bef past ten o'clock in tho morning, The yaobie will siart from Hoboken snd ran down the harbor, an urve! City Politics. KYOW NOTHING CONVENTION. ‘The following named persons have been olectiod 0 the Nrow Nothing Oty Convention by the Tenth Ward Connet! = Mayoralty —Stephen R. Thorne, Edwerd H. Dominion, Jame Grifithe. Judiciary —Joremiah T Brooke, Thomas G. Hall, J. M Jeon Surregrte and District Atiorney —Roratio Reod, P. Vre- don} org Van Doren, Ubariee Lander Reoor ter, Surrogate ond Governor of the Ales House — NS Hosted, Horace 4 Blim, Matthias Broon Smotorial.—J. W, Mason, Ralph Renolds, T. 0. Gloane, Shr field Beaty, ‘Tho Americana of the Fourth ward Connt:) lected ow Tresony evening celegetas to the following ooventionn— ne Semavoriat—Quincey Stowell, Henry Tamper and ed. Tedaie, pricey Ben). F, Buck, ©. F. Wiliams, Solomon ere. Surrogate and District Attorney—Fred, Tisdale, Aug, P. Oca Regtoer end Almahontos Ang. P. Cretan, OP Witinmes Raber Beatty, Jr athet % Mayrraty—Ron) FF. Book Ang. P. Greene, Albert Roa. ‘ng. “The delegates to the Mayoralty are unanimously te Iavor of Zeapbar Mille The American party of the Fifth wart slootet the fa jawi -¥Hy-~4 - Leen oad to the American Cony Vig fo bg next, vir = James 8. Scofield, John Myies, ime Tie Ravnica wor Sarma —The Owen Morale vue follows in the footateps of Seward and the biask rapabs- cans, aye ‘The nomination of A. M. for oa dota not oh el coeusead tsa 86 var espe,” We oat Dave more to say horeatlor of ds nomination,