The New York Herald Newspaper, December 18, 1857, Page 4

NEW YORK HERALD. JAMES GORDON BENNETT, EDITOR AND PROPRIETOR. OFPICe N. W, CORNER OF FULTON AND NASSAU STS. Bank Fowsies SPoONG ENTS ARM PAR y Reqguestep do Skat ati Lereens ana Packacks: UTICE taken of ancnymous correspondenc, We do not wetusn those rejected. JOR PRINTING executed with meatness, cheapness and des to PCD VERTISEMENTS renewed every day: advertisements in- werted ty the Wrexty Henan, Fawuy Henan, and in (ie California and Bur an Bdition:, Volume XNII....... AMUSEMENTS THIS EVENING. BROADWAY THEATRE, Broadway—Marstaiaw, Zoouo- GICAL ANY HIPPOUKAMATIC ENTERTAINMENTS NIBLO'S GARDEN, Broadway —Soupirx ror Love—Trear Rors Frats—GREBN MONSTER. BOWERY THEATRE. Bowery—Kavestrian ano Granas- tro FRaTe—JOck0, On THE Rusvinian Ave BURTON'S ATRE, Nroadway, opposice Bond stree:— You ky Axotays—Tar Critic—You'Re SURR TO Be Sor, WALLACK’S THEATRE, Brondway—Tax Poor ov New Wonk. LAURA KEEN Tew, on 4 Moray R’ ACADEMY OF MUSIC, F At Two O'Clock —Nowma. BARNUM'S AMERICA oon, A HUSRAND aT Sigut—H Kyening, Tux Kicu or New Yorn: 561 and 563 Broaiway—Grosce apry MAN, THEATRE, Broadway—Tar Sea or PRaYen, eenth st—Orera Marixee M, Brosdway —Afier aes, KING oF CLuBs— ‘OUNDED ON Fact, woon's_ BUILD Cunste & Woon's Mr MECHANIC'S HALL, 472 Broadway—DRrawt’s MINSTRELS —HTMIOriaN SONGS—VOWS IN ALABAMA. NATIONAL CIRCUS, 84 Bowery —Equrstnian, Gymnastic Ackonatic Feats, &c. New York, Friday, December 18, 1857. The News. Neither of the steamships due from Europe, the Canada at Halifax aad the North Star at this port, had Leen heard from at the hour of our going to press, We devote a large portion of our space to-day to the affairs of Kansas in and out of the Territory. First we have Governor Walker's letter of resigna- | tion, sent to the Secretary of State on Wednesday, but with which the President, it is said, will have nothing to do, fearful lest any decapitated office- holder will afflict him with a solemn protest or an indignant justification of interminable porportions. Next we have Acting Governor Stanton's message to the Legislature, to which reference is made in the editorial columns. In connection with these docu- ments we give a couple of newspaper extracts, | showing the progress of the conspiracy against the | administration in the Northwest. The pro-slavery party in Kansas have made their nominations for State officers. Frank Marshall and W. G. Mathews are respectively the candidates for Governor and Lieutenant Governor. General Calhoun, the Presi- dent of the Lecompton Constitutional Convention, was nominated for Governor by acclamation, but | he declined the honor, anticipating an ¢lection to the United States Senate. Mr. Carr was nomi- | nated for Congress. At last accounts General | Denver had not reached the Territory. The repub- | lican journals are industriously circulating reports of | organizations of Missourians to take part in the en- i suing elections. In the Senate yesterday a bill was introduced au- | thorizing the istue of Treasury notes to the amount of twenty millions of dollars, bearing an interest of | not more than six per cent, in the discretion of the | Secretary of the Treasury, redeemable in one year. | In accordance with the rules the bill was laid over. A resolution calling for all correspondence with re- ference to alleged losses by the bombardment of Greytown was adopted. A bill for the construction of arailroad to the Pacific was introduced, and a special committce of nime appointed to consider all } propositions on this subject. Bills were also intro- duced repealing the fishing bounties. and to improve the navigation of the falls of the Ohio river. Col. | Harris, of the Union, was chosen printer by a party | vote. Mr. Weston was the republican candidate. The Senate, in executive session, confirmed the ap- poiutment of Mr. Lamar, of Texas, as Minister to Central America, and several other nominations were acted on. The nomination of Mr. Clifford to the Supreme Court was discussed, but subsequently ceferred to a committee. In the House the death of Mr. Montgomery, of Pennsylvania, was announced, and the usual resolu- tions adopted. An enthusiastic meeting of the democracy was held in the Park last evening. Two stands were erected, from which speeches were made, and there were the usual incidental demonstrations of Drum- mond lights. salutes of artillery, music, &c., &c. The position of the administration in all things was fully endorsed, and the recreant federal officers at this point, as well as the Sachems of Tammany, duly de- nounced. A detailed report is given. We have news from Port au Prince to the 27th of November. Our correspondent informs us that Cap- tain Mayo, of the bark R. W. Packer, of Boston, with his friends, Messrs. Simps he and Hil bert, had 4 trial on the ument charge of ntroducing fraudulent money, and were acquitted. | They were all discharged frow prison r | bert, who, for some reason of the Emperor. protested ect t was det Capt. Mayo and Mr. e the United States Cor el treatment they received, aud a on our government for redrem. Coffee v ot brought into mar- small quantities, and the « t by the people, except rotting on the shrub. It rated at $9. The Cus- | House at Port au Prince was overflowing with goods. There were fourteen thousaud bags of coffee and seventeen hundred tons of logwood on hand Late advices from St. Domingo, by way of Port au Prince, report the prospects of Baez as most gloomy. His friends at St. Thomas were about to desert him. It was thought that the President and his prominent supporters would soon leave the island, and take the five small vessels then in his possession ¢ Police Commissioners are rapidly receiving from the Inspectors of the various wards ion to the facilities to be procured in the vicinity of the station honses for the nightly accom- modation of tue houseless poor. Ln one of the wards on Wednesday evening there were eighty-three persons provided with lodging, awd there were many turned away who could not be accommodated. Immediate me # should be taken to provide at least sleeping places for the poor during the present winter. Commander Berryman delivered an interesting lec tare last evening On submarine geography before the Geographical Society. We give a ch of his remarks in another column. ly reference to a report under our ship news head it will be seen that Captain H. Meyer, of the Hamburg packet ship Guttenberg, who rescued the officers and crew of the ship Howadji, Capt. Bale m Boston to Liverpoc esented to him yesterday a su ronometer watch and chain, inthe name it of the United States, asa testimo- snoble, humane aud gallant conduct on er, convicted of the marder of Hagh morning of the 30th Auust, was yesterday t sentenced by Judge Davies, in the Kings County Court of Oyer aud Terminer, to be bung on the 5th of Fet y next. Patrick Kelly pleaded guilty to ma ghter in the fourth de gree, apd was sent to the penitentiary for one NEW YORK HERALD FRIDAY, DECEMBER 18. 1857. year, and topaya fine of $250. He was indicted with Gallagher as an accessory. t Peter Bonner, indicted for highway robbery, was convicted yesterday in the Court of Sessions of an assault with intent to rob. He, in company with three other men who escaped, attacked Mr. Richard Temple, an old gentleman, at ha!f past six o'clock on the evening of the 11th of November, and at- tempted to thrust him into Theatre alley and rob him. He was remanded for sentence until Thurs- day, the 24th inst. Sciman Dinkenspiel, a whole- sale satin pediay, was tried and acquitted of a charge of receiving $1,700 worth of satins alleged to have been stolen from the store of Hicox & Starr, 167 Water street, in May last. The property was not satisfactorily iden'ified, and in view of Mr. Dinken- spiel’s irreproachab'e character the prosecution abandoned the case. The market for cotton continued inactive yesterday, as dealers were awaiting the receipt of later foreign news, Whilo sales, in lots, were confined to about 200 bales, without change in prices. Flour was again dull and lower, and closed at a further decline of about five cents per bbl. on common und medium grades of extra State and Western, while sales were moderate, Wheat was inactive and prices irregular, except for prime lots, which were scarce, For sales and quotations we refer to another column. Corn was without change of moment, while sales were Hmited. Pork sold to a limited extent at $15 75 a$16 for inspected mess. Sugars were steady, with gales of about 600 hhdy., 2,400 boxes, and 1,200 bags of Siam, at rates given in another place. Coffee was quiet and prices unchanged. Freights were firm to British porta, with engagements at rates elagwhere given. Progress of the Democratic Anti-Slavery Cone spiracy In the Northwest Against the Ad- ministration. Wo transfer to this paper, from the Columbus (Ohio) Statesman, a list of forty-nine democratic journals of that State that have enlisted in the service of Governor Walker and Senator Doug- las against the Kansas policy of the administra- tion. In the same connection we also publish an editorial from the Detroit Free Press, exalt- ing the late specch of Mr. Douglas to the skies, and a report, from the same paper, of a democra- tic mass meeting in Detroit, “re-aflirming the great democratic doctrine of popular sovereign- ty; responding to the speech of Senator Doug- las; expressing confidence in President Bucha- nan, and recommending a State Convention.” Here we have a chapter of facts and disclo- sures very clearly developing the extent, depth and drift of this Walker-Douglas moveinent in the Northwest, and as clearly foreshadowing a new and tremendous sectional revolution in the democratic party. The Ohio Statesman declares that “the fact that the great principle of the Nebraska act and of the Cincinnati platform— popular sovereignty—was contravened by the Lecompton Convention, isenough for us, and enough for nine hundred and ninety-nine out of every thousand democratic voters in our Stato.” The Detroit Free Pras says—* There is really but one sentiment here regarding the posture of affairs. The unanimity in this city (Detroit) is wonderful, and our advices from the interior assure us that the city is an index of the whole State ;" and that, “if we can rely upon our democratic cotemporaries, the democracy of the entire Northwest are impelled by one impulse.” These are strong declarations, and the Ohio list of democratic journals referred to goes very far to establish their truth. But what does all this mean? What are the real causes, and what is the real object underlying this ap- parently spontaneous democratic outburst over | the Northwest against this horrible “raw head and bloody bones,” the Lecompton Convention? The “ great principle of popular sovereignty,” we apprehend, is but the green curtain which shuts of from our view the machinery and the scene-shifters that are behind it. “Popular sovereignty’ is but the pretext, and the whole meaning of this Walker-Douglas anti-slavery conspiracy over the Northwest isa revolution- ary coup d'état for the Presidential succession. The disclosures before us betray, not only the extent of this conspiracy, but the fact that it is the result of premeditation, of active can- varsing in a quiet way, of a deliberate plan and a foregone conclusion. We can no more at- tribute this meeting to the Lecompton Conven- tion than we can attribute the Sepoy rebellion in India to those cartridges greased with hog's lard. But as the late Russian war grew out of aquarrel between the Czar and the Sultan over the Holy Places of Jerusalem, when the real cause was the splendid estates of the “sick man” of Turkey, so while “popular sovereignty” is the pretext for this Douglas conspiracy, the real objects are the spoils and plunder of the Presidency, through the most desperate party and sectional revolution ever attempted in this country. The Southerners in the Baltimore Democratic Convention of 1852 went somewhat out of their way to cive Mr. Douglas the cold shoulder; but the conduct of the fire-eaters at Cincinnati, af- ter all that he had done and suffered for them in the Kansas-Nebraska business, was adding in- sult to injury. We are now satisfied that since the nomination of Mr. Buchanan, Mr. Douglas has been planning his scheme of retalia- ins the South. And here it is. The s Fremont majorities in the North and N the point of awanlt, and the Lecompton Con- vention has 1 the signal for firing the mi and if the Presidential election for the sucees-ion were to come of within a month or two, it is probable that this movement of Mr. Douglas would result in an anti-slavery holy al- liance, which would carry every Northern State by an overwhelming majority. But three years, and even three months, may put an entirely new face upon this Kansas difi- culty. As yet the Lecompton constitution is not before Congress ; it has not been acted upon by the people of Kansas; nor has it been adopted as a fixed and positive measure of the administration. Mr. Buchanan is awaiting the upshot of events in Kansas, and before he can finally determine yea or nay, he must see this Lecompton constitution in its official shape, as ratified through the appointed election. If there is ny practical meaning in the pro- clamation of Acting Governor Stanton, call- ing the new free State Territorial Legisla- ture together, it means that the Legislature can, and most probably will provide an elec- we: tion lew, under which this Lecompton constitu: | ion may be absolutely rejected by the popular vote. In that event, this dreadful Lecompton outrage upon “popular sovereignty” will never get to Washington in an official shape. | All this clamor of Mr. Douglas and his con- fedcrates against the Lecompton constitution, is, at all events, in anticipation of a case which has not occurred, which may not occur, or which, when it does oceur, may be in a modi- fied shape vo reasonable and just that it eannot be efully resisted, Mr. Doug) vuld swallow the bogus Mis- soul Legislaiure imposed upon Kansas; but he strains at this Lecompton Convention. He strains at the gnat and ewallows the camel. His inconsistency proves that his present plea of “popular sovereignty” is a pretence; and weet npon the Kansas issue indicated | that the overthrow of ‘the administration party, and a reconstruction of parties for the eucces- sion, beginning in the Northwest, are his real objects, The developements of his game, a8 they stand before us, constitute one of the most curious and astonishing movements in our political history. Heretofore the Northwest has been content to follow quietly in the wake of the East or the South, and to make no fuss about it, But now, at the tap of the drum, in the very first year of a just and honest democra- tic administration, the whole democracy of the Northwest are in arms, tearing everything to atoms, and throwing the black republicans com- pletely in the shade in their terrible uproar for “ popular sovereignty” in Kansas, Very well. The Southern fire-eaters have tried their guns against the administration, and they have had them spiked. Now Mr. Douglas rallies the Northern dirt-eaters to the assault, and we await without fear the issue to the ad- ministration, With the democratic party, as a national organization, the sun, we apprehend, has gone down. The Rubicon has been crossed by Mr. Douglas; und whatever may be the solu- tion of the Kansas squabble, we may look for the disruption of the democracy, North and South, and the reconstruction of all parties for the succession upon sectional platforms and sec- tional candidates, Kansas, as the case now stands, from all the lights before us, admitted as a free State or as a slave State, upon any terms, will be sufficient for the dissolution of the demo- cratic party, North and South. Kansas Arrars in Kansas anp in Wasuine- toN—Actina Governor Srantoy’s PRocLAMA- vi0oN AND GGvERNOR Warker’s Lerrer.—We publish to-day the letter of resignation of Gov- ernor Walker to the Sceretary of State and the proclamation of the late Acting Governor Stan- ton, of Kansas, calling an extra session of the new free State Legislature, in view ef such legis- lative measures as may be deemed necessary to defeat the Lecompton censtitution As picces of special pleading upon popular rights, and the nice distinctions of popular sovereignty, the proclamation of Mr. Stanton and the letter of Governor of Walker are models of their kind. Mr. Stanton’s reasons, however, for calling the Legislature together are very clearly and frank- ly expressed. His first object is to preserve the public peace, and his second object is to put an extinguisher upon the Lecompton consti- tution. It was a maxim of that jumping philosopher, Sam Patch, that “some things can be done as well as others;” and Mr. Stanton is of this opinion. Accordingly, he has recommended the Legislature to pass a law providing for a popular vote on the day of the Lecompton con- stitutional election, (the 21st inst.,) for and against said constitution in the lump; and he recommends another law for the severest pun- ishment of election frauds and fraudulent re- turns. That eome such laws will be passed we have no doubt. The Legis- lature had assembled and organized, and “Gen. Jim Lane” was on hand with a body guard of some four hundred men, to keep the peace, we suppose. We may now expect an election law which will submit the whole Lecompton consti- tution, and the Topeka constitution, to the popular vote, under a new set of election offi- cers, on the same day of the Lecompton Con- vention election, which is to be held under the special election officers of John Calhoun. That the “pro-slavery” and “no slavery” parties will thus be brought into violent collision at some of the voting places, is very likely; and it is possible that the occasion may here and there require the interposition of the United States troops. With these complications of the affairs of Kansas in Kansas, and with everything in doubt and confusion out there in reference to the Lecompton constitution, the Topeka constitu- tion, the federal constitution, and every other constitution, one would suppose that the time had hardly yet arrived for the opening of the battle upon the Lecompton programme in Con- gress. From all appearances, our belligerent fellow-citizens in Kansas will have “a merry Christmas,” and we cordially wish them “a happy New Year” with their “popular sove- reignty.” Rear Cuaritanie Movements,—Elsewhere, in our advertising columns, will be found the pro- gramme of a series of “ calico dress sarées,” to be given at Niblo’s Saloon, in aid of the funds of several deserving charitable institutions in this city. The plan of the balls or soirées is unique. The ladies are all to wear simple calico dresses, which are afterwards to be distributed among four female benevolent societies. The gentlemen are likewise expected to be simply dressed, and each will donate some article of clothing for the poor. The profits of the even- ing will be devoted to the purchase of bread for the poor, under the direction of the Howard Bread Society. We understand that the pro- jectors of these “ calico dress soir‘es"’ are pre- 4 paring a list of managers, which will include the most respectable and most solid of our citi- zens, Whose names will be a sufficient guarantee for the success of the under ing. They will be announced in the course of the coming week. These balls will be gotten up upon the cheapest, most practical and most sensible plan. The ladies will dress neatly, but cheaply, and the poor will get everything except the bare ex- penses of rent and incidentals This is what we have advocated, and what we wish to see succeed. It is beginning in the right way, sensible and suitable to the times. It is unsuited, however, to the vulgar and vitiated tastes of the Honorable Booby Brooks, of the Fifth avenue, and of Miss Flora McFlimsey, of Madison square. Those distinguished charac- tere—the Honorable Booby Broolé and Miss Flora McFlimsey—are tearing themselves all to pieces, and annoying all the world for the pur- pose of getting up a ball in the most expensive and extravagant way, in order to raise perhaps two or three thousand dollars for a single chari- ty. The Ilonorable Booby Brooks has been threatening everybody with riots, rowdyism, the police, and even the Seventh regiment, if they dare to oppose his project of spending one han dred and fifty thousand dollars in flounces, fur- belows and fustian, Miss Flora MeFlimsey, arnvin-arm with the Nonerable Booby Brooks, is flouncing about in all directions, writing to the newspapers, spouting pootry, and talking in the wildest way against ail persons of a prac- tical, sensible turn, who wish to take arational course, suitable to the tines, The two movements are now fairly before the public. We shall sce whether or not the re- spectable, sensible, benevolent persons who have projected the eheap calico soirces at Niblo’s Sa- loon will not strike the popular chord with more vigor and success than ll the fuss. fury and nonsense of the Honors sle Booby Brooks and Mies Flora McFlimsey rolled toto one. Bank Pelicy—Expenston and Suspension ‘The recent revulsion has ect men a thinking on the general principles of bank policy, which aie not peculiar to any one country or State, or even any particular system of banking, but are common to all banks and banking [astitutions throughout the commercial world. It is evi- dent, at the most superficial glance, thai the widest differences of opinion and policy must prevail between the directors of our financial institutions and those of Europe. Under cir cumstances almost identically alike the banks of New York and those of France and England pursued a diametrically opposite policy. And a good deal of curiosity is felt in the question which of the two was right—which course was best calculated to advance the ultimate inte- rests of the public and of trade. To explain: when the revulsion burst upon us here, in the wake of the failure of the Ohio Life and Trust Company, it found the banks— most disastrously for the public and for them- selvee—enormonsly expanded. They proceeded to confront the storm by a siexdy course of con- traction. For a time the operation was borne with fortitude by the merehants; but afier a while the pressure beceme more severe than they could endure, and the weak houses began to fail pretty rapidly. The mer- chants then said te the banks :—“You must expand, or we shall #ll break.” “ Not 80,” replied the banks: “we cannot ex- pand; we must contract, and if the weak houses among you go to the wall, that is their aair. No strong house will break.” And they pur- sued their policy of contraction resolutely and persistently, in the teeth of menace, opp and loss, tid the Anglo-American houses, who were being ruined by the failure of their cus- tomers, caused 8 run upon the banks. in the hope that they would expand after suspending specie payments, or at all events that such a state of confusion and suspense would ensue that no more failures would take place. They were disappointed in the second part of their design. They forced the banks to suspend specie payments upon their deposits; but they neither drove them into liquidation, aor into expansion. After as before the suspension, the banks continued resolutely to contract, breaking mercilessly every weak and unsound house. We do not propose to reason upon the theoretical consequences of this policy; we sim- ply note that, now two months after the sus- pension, the banks are able toresume with twice the usual quota of specie, and that nearly all the weak and rotten houses waich were a drag upon the market have broken, and lave been or are being got out of the wa; The paralle! between the revulsion here and that in France and England cannot be carried out to its full extent, as yet, for the simple reason that we are a month ahead of our neighbors, in point of time; our revulsion having culminated a month earlier than theirs, But the contrast—so far as matters have pro- gressed abroad—is instructive. When the revulsion and panic burst upon the people of England, the Anglo-American houses were, there as here, the first to agitate them- selves about the course of the bank. The Bank of England had pursued from the start a different course to that followed here; it had not contract- ed, but had raised the rate ofinterest. The Anglo- American bankers now insisted—as their cor- respondents had here—that the bank should ex- pand; and while one of them obtained from the government a permission for the bank to exceed its authorized issue (a similar proceeding, in effect, to our suspension of specie payments), another availed himself of the expansion to ob- tain an additional loan from the bank of near a million sterling. The course pursued in Paris was much the same. The bank expanded om the first rumor of the panic, and has continued to expand ever since. There hus been a reduction of the bank rate of interest, which is evidently a mere trick tocalm the public mind: and meanwhile the panic is met by a general and liberal expansion. It will take a few weeks yet to decide finally on the merits of this policy. Certain it is that while our banks have boldly cut away all the diseased portions of the commercial body, the banks of England and France have covered them up, and carry them along. They have prepared themselves for recovery and revival by overloading themselves with rotten and weak houses, which would have broken but for the aid granted them by the banks, and whose only hope, now, is that merchandise, produce, and commercial paper will not depreciate@h value. They are like the man who will not allow the gangrened limb to be amputated, for fear of the pain: while we represent the same individual after the amputation has taken place. Tue Banks anp THE AtBany Lonay.—Our distinguished cotemporary, the Chevalier Webb, is particularly rejoiced at the resumption of specie payments by the banks of this city; be- cause, as he says, they have thereby been saved | from the garroters of the Albany lobby. The Chevalier declares, of his own knowledge, that the chiefs of the lobby at Albany had made up their minds to rob the banks of at least a million and # half ofdollars before they would be allowed to get rid of the consequences of the violation of the law by the suspension of specie payments, and be relieved from the pains and penalties of repudiation. The Chevalier is quite | correct in this intimation. The only doubt in | our mind is whether the Albany lobby, which is the most corrupt and unscrupulous fn the country, had not made up their books to get from the banks as much as two and a half mil- lions before they were allowed to pass under the scale of legislation. It is very well known that the two principal and official organs of the Albany lobby are the Evening Journal and the Argus—the one black republican, the other black democrat. For twenty odd years—ever since they have been established—these journals have lived upon the treachery, the corruption and the villany of the Albany lobby. Before the banks suspended these journals were vociferous in favor of such an act; afterwards they were delighted that suspension had taken piace. They have since indicated the purpose of the various branches of the lobby, of which they are the especial organs, to rob the banke of more than the aggregate amount eet down by the Chevalier Webb. By the resumption of specie payments the banks have escaped, for the time being, from the clutches of the Albany bandits. They will not, however, be without some new trick to plunder the banks. What it is time wil show. A Devacitine CLewk is tik Scrronk BANK. We understand that a clerk inthe Spifulk Bank wae dis charged from that justitation a few days since for aly stracting some $4,009 from the ban’, and convertiog the rare to bis private uso The young Clerk was on a salary of only $500 per yeas, and iately purchased a house ‘na ‘burban town, ‘and had it handsomely furnished and fitted up with all the modern improvements —Boston Hercld, Dee. Ve THE LATEST NEWS. x Non-Arrival of the Canada. Hauvax, Dec. 1711 A. M. ‘The weather is calm and slightly bazy. There hre no kigns of the eleamship Canada, now in her thirteeath day from Liverpool. News from Washin ° THE PROPOSED I8SUB OF $20,000,000 oF TREASURY NOVES—ELECTION OF PRINTER OF THE SENATE— DESPATCH FROM DRIGHAM YOUNG—REMOVALS BY THE CLERK OF THE HOUSE—APPOINTMENTS CON- FIRMED BY THE SENATE, ETC. Wasmmcro, Dec, 17, 1857. The Finance Committee of the Sevate reported this morning the bill authorizing the Secretary to issue trea- sury notesto the amount of twenty millions of dollars, interest Chereon not to exceed six per cent, but to be left at the discretion of the Secretary of the Treasury. The notes are to be redeemed at the end of one year trom aate of their issue. ‘The bill is the same, with two exceptions, as the one reported in 1847, The bil! lies ever until to-mor- row, under the rules. At one o'clock the Senate proceeded to an election of printer. Mr. Harris, of the Union, was clected, receiving twenty-eight votes. The republicans voted for Mr. Wes- ton. Senator Douglas stated that he should not vote for the Union, for reasons which he did not choose to state. A large number of bills and resolutions were presented ‘in the Senate and referred to proper committees. Sena- tor Gwin presented a memorial of citizens of California and New Mexico, praying for the establishment of the Territory of Arizova. He also introduced the Pacific Railroad andthe Arizona bill, of which ho had before. Biven notice. He also moved the appointment of a se- lect committee of nine to consider s0 much of the Presi- dent's message as refers to the subject of a Pacific rail- road. Mr. Sitdell moved for a select committee of five to ex amine {nto the banking system of the District of Co lumbia, ‘A resolution by Mr. Seward was offefed and adopted, calling on the President for copies of correspondence be- tw cen our government and British and French residents on the subject of claims for alleged losses at the bom- bardment of Greytown. ‘The Senate then went into executive session, and took up the appointment of Mr. Clifford for confirmation for the Supreme Court. The republicans opposed his contirma- tion on the ground of unfitness. After debating the mat- ter for some time, the subject was postponed and the Se- nate adjourned. ‘The Senate to-day confirmed Gen. Lamar as Minister to Central America; and Austin Smith as Naval Officer at San Francisco. Several unimportant nominations were also acted on. In the House, as usual, nothing was accomplished. The committee appointed yesterday to amend, if neces- sary, the rules of the House respecting admissions to the floor, will, it is said, report against admitting any one ex- cept members. All privileged persons heretofore, will be cut off—such as ex-members of Congress, members of Legislatures, foreign ministers, &c. This will destroy the lobby. Speaker Orr favors this idea. Mr. Allen, the new Clerk of the House, removed t6- day Wm. P. Ingraham, Joseph L. Chester, John D. Taomp- son, C. B. Adams, N. B. Markle, Wm. Haslett, J. C. Greenleaf, C.P. Waliach aud Rufus Prentice, assistant clerks employed in his office. Mr. Douglas has ordered twenty thousand copies of his specch. The republicans have ordered one hundred thousand copies. ‘The President has positively refused to receive Gov. Walker's letter, or permit it to be filed among tho ar- chives of the government. Were he to do so, he says be Fhould soon be flooded with similar documents from every subordinate officer who might be dismissed, or should take a notion to resign. Even McKeou, of New York, he fears, might waut to fle a protest. Tue President is collecting all the facts relative to the New York Hotel clique. George N. Sanders’ name will not be sent in to the Senate. His implication with Walker in Kansas is conclusive. His head must d-op. In Naval Court No. 1 to-day, Lieut. Porter read his de- fence. In Court No. 2 documentary evidence was sub- mitted in the case of Commander Johzston. In Court No. 8, in the case of Commander Chauncey, Commander Young and Lieut. Waddell were examined for the govern- ment. Acting Commissioner Mix has received a letter from Brigham Young, dated October 7, 1857. He says:— I improve the opportunity, by first succeeding mail, via Panama, to informa you Ut T forwarded my report and accompanying papers for the quarter ending September 18, 1867, by the bands of Hon. J. M. Bernhisel, our dele- gate to Congress, who accepted a very corteous invita- tion from Captain Van Viet, U.S. A., to cross the Miaing with him en route to Washington; and notwithstanding the quarter was not quite ended, I deemed that course all the more proper from the fact that the mail to this Terri- tory from Independence, Mo., had been stoppea by the Post Office Department, and it was not known how soon the mail from California might also be stopped. Ihave also the honor to inform you that Dr. Garland Hunt, a United States indian agent in this superintendon- cy, saw fit to leave the field of his official duty on the 26th of September last, in company with ome Indians, whom it is said he bired to escort him to the United States troops, and without having made any report to mo of his wishes and designs, or of the disposition he had made of the af fairs of his agency. Such an occasioniess and unwise movement on his part, altogether needlessly exposing himself to sickness, hardship and danger, I did all in my power, upon the earliest intimation of his plans, to pre- vent, as will be seen by a letter addressed to him, a copy of which T enclose, but which unfortunately did not reach his place of residence until afew hours atter his de- parture. ‘Trusting that my official course, ae above indicated, will meet the cordial approval of your judgment, I have the honor to be, very respectfully, BRIGHAM YOUNG Governor and ex-Supt. of Indian Affairs, THR GENRRAL NEWSPAPER DESPATCH. Waasmwoton, Dec, 17, 1857. The following named gentlemen compose the Cominittee of the Senate to which was referred that part of the Presi. dent's message relative to a railroad to the Pacific:— Mersrs. Gwin, Dougias, Bright, Davis, Hunter, Seward, Bell, Foot and Iverson, The nomination of Hon, Nathan Clifford to supply the vacancy on the Supreme Bench was warily debated in executive session of the Senate to-day, and was then re- ferred to the Committee on the Judiciar, Hon R. J, Walker has presented his letter of resigna- tion of the Governorehip of Kansas, designing to supply the press with copies. Some of his friends confidently acsert that the President will refuse to accept bis resigna- tion by returning the letter; that it wil! not appear on the public archives; and further, they anticipate that the President will dismiss him Expected News trom Utah St. Loris, Dec, 17, 1857. Nothing is yet known as to the character of the intelli gence brought by the last messenger from Utah. Arrival of the Vice-President at Washington. Barrons, Dec. 17, 1857. Fion. Joba C. Breckinridge (Vice-President), Senator Mallory, General Gonzales, and Dr. Smith of New Orleans, came up in the Norfolk boat this morning en rowe for Washington. United States Supreme Court. ‘Wasiiwaroy, Dec. 17, 1857. No. 16—Defore reported.—Arguments continued for plainti@ and defendant The Southern Banks and Currency. Avavera, Ga., Deo. 17, 1857. ‘The Legislature of South Carolina refused to legalize the suspensions of the banks in that State The Legislature of Georgia has yet done nothing on the subject, and whether that of Alabama will take any ac tion ts doubtful The Governor of Florida has directed the tax collectors to receive the ordinary currency. Snow Storm tn Georgina. Avavata, Ga., Deo, 17, 1867. A ¥ fhow storm commenced here last night, with pro reets of ad like that of last weck at the West Suicide of n Lady Loypos, ©. W , Deo, 17. 1867. Miss MeV ariane, neice of the Sherif of Hamiiton, com mitted suicide by drowning herself last night. She lefta note stating her determination, and its cause—uurequited love. Execution of Murderers. Prrrenvrc, Dee. 16, 1% The Governor has issued warrants for the exe of the MeKeeeport murderers, Fife and Charlotte Jones, on the 12th February, and Mouroe and Stewart a fortnight later, 'THIRTY-FIFTH CONGRESS. FURST BRASION. — Senate. ‘Wasmaton, Dec. 17, 1867. ‘THE NEW TERRITORY OF ARZONA—TUE PACIFIC RAILROAD, Mr. Gwrx, (adm.) of Cal., presented a memorial from @ large number of the citizens of California aud New Mexico praying for the establishment of the territorial govern- mentof Arizona, and subsequently introduced a Dill for that purpose, On his motion a Senate Commitioe of nine ‘was ordered to consider so much of the President's mes- sage as refers to the subject of the Pacific Railroa!, and subsequently he introduced a bill for ite construction. ‘TUE BANKS OF THK DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA TO BE EXAMINED. On motion of Mr. Sipuzt, (adin.) of La., a select com- mittee of five was appointed to examine into the condition of the banking institutions of the District of Columbia, and the authority by which such corporations assume to trans act the business of banking; also as to what further legis- lation is necessary to regulate and control such banks. LOSSRS BY TUK VOMBARDMENT OF GREYTOWN. On motion of Mr. SkwaKp, (opp) of New York, a reao- lution was adopted calling on the President for copies of any corre: lence which the departments aud the ‘hritan aud Froeth sealdett oe the sul of claims for alleged losses by the bombard- ment of Greytown. eee ir. TRENRU is dentinls of Messrs. Bright aaa SRC oper ‘wits tao protests against their r Feferred to the Commitiee on the Judioiarye nn” So? WOr® LANDS FOR SCHOOLS IN THR DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA. Mr. Witson, orp.) of Massachusetts, gave notice of bis intention to in juce a Dill granting the cities of Wash- ington and Georgetown a miilion of acres of public lands to support schools. VEMENT OF THE.OHIO HAVER. IMPROV Mr. Puau, (adm.) of Ohio, introduced. a bil to improve he navigation at the Valls of the Ohio river. REPEAL OF THY FISHERY BOUNTIES. Mr. Cray, (adm.) of Alabama, introduced a bill to re- peal ai! laws allowing fishing bounties, ISSUR OF $20,000,000 OF TREASURY NOTES. ‘Mr. Hunter, (adm.) of Virginia, from the Committee on Finance, reported a Treasury note bill. Mr. Hunter asked its immediate consideration, and caused to be read a communication from the Secretary of the Treasury, in which it is stated that there is in the warehouses at New York merchandise to the amount of pats pe ya millions of doliars, on which the duties to be paid will be more than six millions. There are ndw in the treasury subject to draft leas than.six millions of dollars, and the excess of expenditures is daily reducing this amount; therefore meen | should forthwith be given for the issue of twenty millions of treasury notes He (Mr. Hunter) seid this bill corresponded with that of 1847, with the exception that there is no prevision for funding the debt; and another difference is as to the mode of pay- ing the interest. ¢ bill was read. It authorizes the President to cause such sums to be issued as the exigencies of the public ser- vice may require: but not to exceed at any time the amount of tweoty millions, nor to be of a less denomina- tion than fifty dollars; the voles to be paid and redeemed at the Treasury after the expiration of one year from the dates of such notes, until they shall be respectively re- deemed. They shail bear such rates of interest as shall be expressed in said notes, which rates of interest upow the first issue which shall not excced six millions of dol- lars, shail be fixed by the Secretary of the Treasury, with the approbation of the President; but ehall in no case ex- ceed six per centum per annum ; the residue shall be raised in whole or in part, after public advertisement of not less than thirty days, as the Secretary of the Treasury may direct, by exchanging them at their par value, for specie, to bidders who shall agree to make the exchange at the lowest rate of interest, not exceeding six per cen- tum per annum ; wided that after the matarity of said notes, the interest thereon shall cease at the expiration of sixty days’ notice of readiness to pay: and redeem the game, which may at any time be given by the Seer of the Treasury. Payment on the re- dem of euch notes shall be made to the lawful hold- ers thereof respectively upon presentmentat the Treasury, and shall include the principal of each note and interest which may be due thereou. The faith of the United States is solemnly pledged for the redemption of the notes, amt no notes sbsll be hypothecated, sold, or disposed of im any for any purpose whatever, either directly or indirectly, for any sum less than the amount of such notes, including principal and interest. The notes shalt be transferred by an assignment endorsed there on by the persons to whose order the samo shall ‘be made parable, accompanied by the de- livery of notice that they have been soassigned. The notes are to be received by the proper officers in payment of all debts and taxes levied hy the authority of the United States, and in payment for public lands; and ou every such payment credit shall be given to the amount of the principal and interest due on such notes on the day whem th II have been received by such officers; authority is given to purchase said notes at a proper amount of prine and ititerest, at any time. Tho remainder of te ill 8 to details, provides penalties for forgery, and appropriates $20,090 to carry it into effect. Objection being made to the consideration of the bill now, Mr. HvsTER gave notice that he would call it up to- morrow. ELECTION OF A PRINTER OF THE SENATE. Before proceeding tw the election of a printer, Mr. Jowx- sox, (adm.) of Arkansax, offered a proposition that the person to receive the contract do so on conaition that Con- gress have the right to repeal or modify all existing laws relative to public printing, and no lose or damage to the perton by reason of such modification or repeal shall be allowed ‘as coustituting any claim or indemnity against ongress. The proposition was agreed to, and the Senate then bal- loted for printer. Mr. Harris, of the Union, received 28 votes, and George ‘M. Weston 18. Scattering, 3 votes. Mr. Harris was then declared elected. Mr. Doratas, before the result was anounced, said that be bad dectined to vote for reasons satisfactory to himself. A NEW HOMMSTRAD BILL. Mr. Foor, of Vt., introduced a bill granting a home- sted of 166 acres of land to actual settlers. THK WAR OF 1812. Mr. Wisow, of Mass., presented the resolutions of the Legislature of Massachusetts, asking that that State be reimbursed for money advanced the United States during the war of 1812. ‘The Senate went into executive session, and shortly af- terwards acljourned. House of Representatives. Wasmuvaroy, Dec. 17, 1857. Mr. Lamy, (adm.) of Pa., announced the death of Mr. Montgomery, of Peunsylvania, and eulogised his charac- ter; as also did Mr. Florence. ‘Tho usual resolutions of respect were passed, and the House adjourned. Markets. PHILADELPHIA STOCK BOARD. Putavmsrima, Dec. 17, 1857. Stocks firm. Pennsylvania §’s, 84; Pennsylvania Rail- road, 3845: Reading Railroad, 27; Morris Cauai, 43%; Long Island Railroad, 934. CHartestos, Dec. 37, 1857. Cotton—Sales to-day, 400 bales. For the week, 9,000 bales, clesing with an adlvancing tendency. Middling fair, Wc. Sales of 600 bales, gunuy bagging, at Llc. on time. AVANNAM, Der. 17, 1857. Cotton—Sales to-day, 1,000 bales, at 96. a Oc. for mid- dling. The market was quite active. CiticAGo, Dee. 176 P.M. a deciining tendency. Wheat firm at Sh\c. ndy. Outs dull. Receipts to-day—1,700 bbls. four, 4,300 bushels wh 800 bushels corn. —_———— Our Washington Correspondence. Wasiixctos, Doc. 1 The Kaneas Question, Donglas’ Speech and dent, de. , de. Tho expicsive eflect of Judge Douglas’ speech ie gradu ally subsiding as men look deeper into the Konus inm- Droglio and distinguish between the theorctical abstractiom of the Senator and the practical good sense of the Presi« dent. The ad captandum argument is with the Sennior; the sober second thought with “Old Buck.'’ Practically - boone cares a button how Kansas comes into the Union, so that the latter be not kept too long in a state of parturi- tion, and afford opportunities for dangerous experiments to pugnacious midwives, The first care of a skilful accoucher is to save the life of the patient, and then that of the child; but in the case of Kansas we have a couple of professors of obstetrics who swear that it is a wrong presentation,” and that it is impossible to deliver the paticnt without the use of instruments. And this they do in advance of the actual labor pains, which will only commence when the constitution sball have arrived in Washington. ‘The President of the United Siates, reproaenting the whole country, and being a man of experience and sound common sense cares very little about mere scientific ab- stractions. As a stateaman he looks to the peace and wel- fare of the Union as the consideration paramount to all others. The agitation of the country was about slavery, and that question is even now as much settled in Kansas as if she were already admitted into the Union with the slavery clause stricken out. That quertion is, the schedule of the Lecompton constitution, as fatrl submitted to the people as any reasonable man could desire; and finally, it is admitted by Governor Walker himself that the question of slavery is alrealy Practicallg settled. What, then, one fools inclined to ask, 1s the o 4 the attempted rebellion in the democratic party? ‘opular cover vignt, cries Robert J. Walker. Popular soveretgnty,”” reiterates Judge Douglas; “nad my interest is the jargest, for | am the father. Thore ia no valid legal objection to the act of the Convention; the constitution is and republican, and the stavery clause ig explicitly su ed to the people; but all that is not enough to satisfy the champions of squatter sove- reignty, who would sooner. plunge the country into anar- chy and civil war than yield a point of their programme, “Popular sovereignty’ is a good battle cry—a might conjuration formula—and hence it is a good politic But everthis will not answer: for the que between the President and his gn Gor pular sovereignty” or ‘BO popul v Leen ns to the tine when that poy ehall be complete.‘ As soon as possibic,”” say chanan, “ and that is the reagon why I wish Kansas at once to bo admitted into the Union.’ “ Not till they have taken my prescription,” says Governor Walker, “ and had soother B nt over it showing the relative strength of parties.”’ Mr. Buohanan’s plan cuts the matter short, ‘and enables Congress to legislate on other important sub= jects in the present distracted state of the country, Gov. Walker's plan continues the agitation in tho Territory, obstructs legislation in Congress, for no praetical benefit to any one or any party but the black republicans These considerations have already had their eifect om Senators and members, and without a single Senator hay ing as yet replied to Judge Dougias’ explosive speech, Tan ato lowe to name even one of his democratic cm