The New York Herald Newspaper, January 10, 1858, Page 4

4 NEW YORK HERALD, SUNDAY, JANUARY 10, 1858 NEW YORK HERALD. JAMES GORDON BENNETT, EDITOR AND PROPRIRTOR. OPFYIOR N. W. CORNER OF FULTON AND NASSAU BTS. ne JREENS ah ademas Fura WaaKLY BAR ALD. cory sry per con or Fa tnah age ede ge omen pinitr i RERALD, every Wednenday, at four cents per ART” CORRESPOND, ra ee Nea oa Y"Tiadseores t0 Sua ait Lerreus ap Packscns MD NOTICE taken Ff anonymous correspondence. We donot "Son PRI execuled with neatness, cheapness and des patch Velume XXIII... -Ne. 9 AMUSEMENTS TO-MORROW EVENING. BROADW. THEATRE, ‘Rqseraiam, Gru Mastic, Messceasse aD Be rey Eevantainusies. oe ba} GARDEN, Broadway—M. Decaatcumau—Tas —Gorpan Eoo—Crevors. — BOWERY THEATRE, Bowery— Mazerra — Achonatic AsHORE. Fravs—Wasck BURTON'S THEATRE, roadway, is Bond atreet— A Bacasion’s Wire, o# THe Voice os Ruason—Co.vmsys. WALLACK'® THEATRE, Broadway—Tas Poor or Naw Yous LAURA KESNE’S THEATRE, Brosdway—Ax Unequat ‘Maton —Hagiaquin Buon Basso. ACADEMY OF MUSIC, Fourteenth street.—ITaLtan Orens I Puriramt, BARNUM’S AMBRICAN MUSEUM, Broadway—Afternoon = Om THE lawe Ewicrant. Evening: PV auentins arp ‘WOOD'S BUILDINGS, 561 and 563 Broadway—Gsonan Oxnwrs & Woov's Minstigis—Naw ‘Year Cars. BUCKLEY'S SERENADERS, No. 444 Broadway—Nacno ‘Mevopies Any Buaieseuss—Wuan's Ma Maus MECHANIC'S HALL, 472 Broadway—Bavane's Minste ais —Brmorux Sonce—Taunap M ULES. New | Yerk, Sunday, January 10, 1858, Average Dally Circulation of the New York Herald for Eech Month tn the Years 1855, 1856 and 1857, with the Highest Day's Issue in Each Month. 1865. A “April... May... June. 3 September 28... October 3.. 2 November Ses mber 1 psc aeeeens 54,015 January 1...... February 54,971 February 9. 56,708 March 20. 57,244 April 19 May 55,080 May 31 56,965 June 27 July 57,926 July 4.. 58,043 August te 58,000 September 13 Geter 57,118 October 18.. November 57,664 November 5. f December $2,560 December 6... . Tuire 18. § July 6.. August 29 September 18.. October 15 . November 4 December . . 082 December 2 Yeariy overage per day... 62495 | 186 1836. 1857. | Yearly average. 6,558 62,495 | Jacrease of 1856 over 1855. . 1857 over 1856 « 1857 over 1855 The above is exclusive of the Sunday Herald, California Herald, Weekly Herald, and European Herald, Family Herald. The News, We learn from Washington that accounts just re- ceived from Utah justify the belief that the Mormons will not, as has been generally supposed, abandon their settlements upon the advance of the United tates troops into the Territory, but on the contrary, that they are preparing to oppose the progresygof the military forces of the government, and that with the opening of spring a bloody war is anticipated. The War Department has, therefore, determined upon reinforcing the army of Utah as svon as practi- cable, and the First regiment of cavalry, Sixth and Seventh regiments of infantry, and light companies A end M of the Second artillery, have been detailed for the service. There are no troops to be sent to Utah by way of Califortia, as has been stated by some of the newspapers, Gen. Scott having been from the first adverse to such a movement, and it seems now that his views in this respect meet with the approval of the War Department. Orders have been issned from the War Department to the head- quarters of the army in this city requiring thirteen hundred recruits by the 15th of March next. They are to rendezvous on (iovernor's Island, and at Carlisle Rarracks, Pa., and Newport Barracks, Ky., and will then concentrate at Fort Leavenworth, where they will be assigned to their respective regi- ments, now under orders for Utah. From the weekly report of the City Inspector we learn that there were 387.deaths in the city during the past week—a decrease of 43 the mortality of the week previous. Of the whole number 282 were of ten years of age and under, and 58 inmates of the varions public institutions. The report shows « considerable dimination of fatal cases of diseases of air passages, but in other re- apects presents no striking feature. The following tubk exhibits the number of deaths during the past two weeks, among adults and children, distinguish- ing the sexes: Men. Women. Boys. Girls. Total. Week ending Jan. 2.. so 8616 O16 0 Week ending Jan. 9. 6 it le UBT Among the scien causes of death were the following :— — Work ending— ws Jan & Consumption... » Convulsions (vatantile 28 DB Infiamamation of the lanes... 2» 2 Infiammation of the brain ¢ a Bearlet fever at * Maracmus (infant Drogey in the head 12 w a Ly 9 16 10 Sexe itis: rt : There were also 4 deaths ‘of apoplexy, 5 of deli- rium tremens, 6 of typhoid fever, 6 of disease of the heart, 4 of palsy, 15 of smallpox, 10 prematare births, 5) stillborn, and 12 from violent causes. The following is o classification of the diseases, and the number of deaths in each class of disease, during the week :— Lungs, throat, ke, tas “ fin, be, and cruptive fevers Bihore and births. Total The number of deaths, € ompared with the corres: pooding weelss in 1856 and 1557, was as follows : Week ending Janaary 12, 1856..... Week ending January 10, 1867. . Week ending January 9, 1867 Week ending Jaguary @, 18.3. Tho ualivity tobe gives 273 walives of iby Guid | to the loca! States, 61 of Ireland, 28 of Germany, 16 of England, and the balance of various foreign countries. The steamship Africa, now fully due at this port from Liverpool, with three days later European news, bad not been signalized off Sandy Hook up to late hour last night. A dreadful accident happened on the New York ahd Erie Railroad near Piermont yesterday. Asan engine and train of empty freight cars were going westward from Piermont, and when about halfa mile from that place, the boiler exploded, killing almost instantly the fireman, named Dalson, anda flagman named Lake, who was upon the engine at the time. The fireman was projected a distance of thirty feet, and fell crashing through the ice into the river, while the flagman was shockingly mangled. The engineer, wonderful to relate, escaped nearly unharmed. The locomotive, which had just been thoroughly repaired and was valued at $10,000, was shattered into fragments. ‘The inquest in the James street homicide case was continued yesterday at the New York Hospital by Coroner Hills. The evidence of the wounded man Kennedy goes to corroborate what has already been said about the affair, and places young Wogan in rather an awkward predicament. The investigation will be continued on Monday morning, when it is hoped the case will be given to the jury. Kennedy is doing well, and the supposition is that he will re- cover. The Metropolitan Police Commissioners met for the first time this year yesterday. Mayor Tiemann, for the first time, took his seatas a Police Commis- sfbper. Cen. Nye, on behalf of the Board, welcomed Mayor Tiemann, ina brief address, to which Mr. Tie- man responded, expressing his determination, not- withstanding his disapproval of the law, to faithfully endeavor to carry out its provisions as far as his offi- cial position was concerned. An interesting report from the committee appointed to report on the old police question was submitted, taking the ground that the majority of the dismissals were legal. In the course of the debate it was stated that the Board has recommended to the Governor the propriety of so changing the law that men who have been once dismissed may be re-appointed at the discretion of the Board. A large number of complaints were passed upon, and a series of rules and regulations for the river police adopted. We publish this morning a very interesting record of the progress of the important events tvanspiring in China, takea from our for@ign files. A perusal of the extracts will show that the great moveracnt« undegaken by the Western Powers on the one hand and Russia on the other, must eventually end in the opening of the Celestial Empire to free trade and civilization. The Russian policy is pursed in that keen, sagacious, firm yet conciliatory manner which distinguishes the course of the Czars, while the posi- tion of their forces on the Amoor river gives them n great chance of overreaching England in the end. This she views with anxiety, and no doubt wil! soon operate actively against Canton. It is hoped that the United States mission will effect advantages for our commerce in a quiet way. France also main- tains a fleet in the waters of China, while all outside parties are aided by the upbgaving of the native rebellion. On the Ist of January twelve per cent per annum was added to all the anpaid taxes, dating from the time the books were opened, equivalent to about four per cent already. The amount of the tax levy of 1857 was $8,056,500, of which only $6,308,884 2was paid up tothe new year, leaving a balance | Yet to be collected of $1,757,615 $8. The receipts for the past week were $56,614 48. ‘The advance in cotten obtained since the receipt of the Atlantic's news was fully sustained yesterday, while the sales embraced about 600 bales of Texas and 100 do. up lands, at full prices. The fiour market was beavy and prices inclined to droop, and common grades clored at rather easier rates, while sales were moderate and chicily nd eastern trade. (cat was inactive, and sales confined to smal! lots of Southern and Kentucky | white, with Chicago spriag at prices given ia another place. Sales of corn were checked by the enhanced views of holders, who demanded 68c. a 70c. for shipping grates of white aad yellow | urk was lees buoyant, with salet Of new mess at $15 a $15 25 and old $14 85a 514 Sugare were moderately dealt in, with sales of 2000 900 hhds. and 300 boxes, at steady prices. Coffee was quiet, and sales light. Freights were without change of moment, while eugagements were light. ‘The Tammany Hall Letter of Governor Wise Another Bombshell among the Demo cracy. The letter, which we published yesterday, of Governor Wise, of Virginia, to the Tammany Society (in honor of their annual commemora- tion of Old Hickory and the battle of New Or- leans), will explode like a bombshell among the Southern democracy. The opening revolu- tionary speech of Senator Douglas on the Le- compton constitution somewhat astonished them, bat this letter of Gov. Wise, we fear, will throw the whole Southern camp into the most terrible confusion. With this pronunciamiento before us we have no further hope of unity among Southern men in or out of Congress; but on the other hand, we anticipate that this de- mocratic war of the roses will now be reopened with increased bitterness from Virginia to Lou- isiuna. What says Governor Wise? Speaking of the Lecompton constitution, he pleads that it should have been submitted bodily to the people, and says: — Rure aud andefiled republicanism, conservative demo- cracy, required that it should be so submitted. There is no mobocracy in that iden. It is even, just, steady, orga- pized, free republican action; the law of popular liberty, defined by citizenship and the rule of election, and is the true cxample of exseatial sovereignt, seasenahes ty - are coset toe Conteanile deterentiatty to we princi pale ined sovere’ , there was a usurpa- tion—a withholding from @ fair, free, fall and compared with | equal election to choose or not to choose their own consti lution of self government It was ex parte; it was all on one side, it was, in gambling phrase, the foul “heads I win and tails you lose:’’ the constitution was obliged to Mn adopted, with the clause of without the clause; the yi was bound to be ‘for the constitution; it wae ali pro Bo om: and we say that wae Bo subsiasion to an éloction at ail. That opinion ie about as strongly expressed as anything that bas been said upon the subject by Gen. Jim Lane or Governor Robinson. The plan of settlement also, a proposed by the annointed chief of the Virginia democracy, is all that Lane or Robinson could desire. Governor Wice maintains that the Lecompton schedule of submission was fraudulent, ex porte and anti- republican, and eays:— What then’ Why, then, if the schadale of submission ‘was auti-republican, if it wae partial, # it did not ac. knowledge and allow the sovereign right of the people t judge for themselves on the question of highest dignity, the organic law of their government, and discriminated unequally between the subjecta of property, the Congress of the United States ought not to reject the legitimate and republican constitution, but ought to adopt it subject to a fair and legal vote of’ the people of Kansas, according a law to be prescribed by their Territorial Legisia- ture, and to admit the State under the constitution when- ever the Territory shall proclaim its approval aud adoption by the peopde - it they adopt it, to admit her ino (3. Union ipso fact»; and if they reject it, to leave of Kansas in thei own way to organize an ay laventien, and to submit another constitution to Congress for approval. This would be a piain and easy eohution, and would take all the asses over the “ bri of shrieks.”’ And for any difference CM dg iy ‘mere mode of submitting cr solving this question, 4 tost that no trae, honest, earnest democrat shall be seribed. No Northerner ought to denounce the Preside: for recognizing the fact of the legitimacy of the Lecompton Convention, and no Southerner ought to denounce Senator Dougias for contending manfully for the right of the fovercign people to adopt of reject their own form of self. government What is the meaning of all this? How hap- pens it that Governor Wise, held up to the ad- miration of the world as the Southern Achilles of the admimistration, should be found, in the pinch of this Kansas difficulty, cheek by jowl between Seward and Douglas’ And how is it that, in reference to Mr. Buchanan's admira- ble message on filibu-tering, Mr. Douglas and Mr. Senator Pugh, of Obio, are found side by sid with the intragtable Southern Gre-eaters eat ee against the honest and impregnable policy of the President? We auswer that the spoils and plunder of the administration and the game of the democratic leaders aud factions for the suc- cession underlie a)! these rebellious movements in the camp. With the election of Mr. Buchanan the various Presidential aspirants and cliques im- mediately set themselves to work to secure the control of his administration, The Southern fire-eaters upon this point made his Cabinet the test question, and when the fact was brought to light that Mr. Buchanan had appointed his own Cabinet, and would himself be the head and front and master of his administration, the work of rebellion began. The Southern fire-eaters, from Richmond to New Orleans, instantly opened their masked batteries upon the Presi- dent, and for several months they kept up a most horrible din, But they had mistaken their man. Mr. Buchanan was neither to be bullied nor frightened into submission. And so, when they had exhausted their ammunition, they sus- pended their useless cannonade. In the meantime, Mr. Senator Douglas had smelt a rat; and he accordingly gave the administration, last summer, a broad hint of an impending rebellion in another quarter. His Kansas coup d'éat was but the fulfilment of a premeditated bolt, re- solved upon from the moment of the discovery that not even the Douglas clique would be per- mitted to dictate the appointments and the policy of the administration, but that Mr. Buchanan intended to pursue his own policy, and leave the various Presidential factions and cliques of the party to take care of themselves, The Tammany Hall letter of Governor Wise may ‘also be explained upon the basis of the next Presidency. Governor Wise isa candidate, and quite a hopeful candidate, for the succession. But he has declared war against the Southern ultras, and has nothing to expect from them in any contingency. They demand the admission of Kansas under her Lecompton constitution as aslave State, and should this policy prevail, even to the extent of uniting the Southern de- mocracy, Governor Wise will be overshadowed by the superior pretensions of Jefferson Davis in the Southern camp of the party. Hence this Tammany Hall letter of the Governor. He has no faith in the Davis faction, and no notion of flying as « tail to the kite of Mr. Hunter. Wise has had enough of that; and prefers the chances of a fusion with Mr. Douglas aud the Northern democracy. Another thing, which has been conclusive in determining the present position of Mr. Doug- las, has doubtless had a very considerable influ- ence over the mind of Governer Wise. We refer to the tremendous popularity of Fremont in the Northern States in the campaign of 1856, There never was anything like it be- fore; never were the democracy so badly frightened, and never did they so narrowly escape an absolute annihilation. In Illinois, which had never before shaken in the faith, the House chairman in Congress on the Kansas- Nebraska bill, Mr. Richardson, was defeated by an overwhelming majority as the democratic and Douglas candidate for Governor. Mr. Bu- chanan, upon the same issue, would have shared the same fate, but for the intervention of Mr. Fillmore, The present policy, therefore, of Mr. Douglas, although a new departure for the suc- cession, has ‘been exacted by the law of self- preservation. We apprehend, however, that if Mr. Douglas or Governor Wise expect from their present course in relation to Kansas to restore the Northern democracy to their ancient footing, they are under a very great delusion. We think that the Northern democracy are now past praying for, and that all these “popular sovereignty” efforts of Douglas, Walker, Wise, and others to help them, will only contribute to swell the forces of the republican camp. We fear, too, that this letter of Governor Wise will be the signal for the breaking up of the South. ern democracy, never again to be reunited. Thus we see that the various movements of ths Presidential aspirants, sections and cliques of the democratie party to rule or ruin the ad- ministration are operating only to demoralize, cut up and sestter the party to the four winds of heaven, The administration stands firmly to ita course, and will be more than a match against all factious movements and tricks aud conspiracies to break it down. Scpvex Susrzxston or tae Irawas Orwea— Bort or tux Cuorvs Snvarrs.—We are in the midst of revulsions, revolations, suspensions and bolts of all sorte, political, commercial, financial and operatic. As will be seen by the card of the manager, which is given elsewhere, the Opera season at the Academy of Music has been temporarily suspended, in consequence of the refural of a portion of the choristers to sing unless they were paid for some extra per- formances, They not only demand money, but desire to dictate terms to the manager, which terms he cannot accept. Those who have bolted are Germans, of whom there are about sixteen altogether. The Germans are very good musi- cians and understand the laws of musical har- mony. but they are a most inbarmonious and troublesome clas# for any manager to deal with. The Italians are much more tractable, and for that reason are certainly preferable. It will be seen by some statistics in another column that Mr. Ullman commenced his season in September, and that since that time, through all the panic, and the stagnation, and the hard times, he has given constant employment to nearly two hundred and fifty persons, paying them all promptly in hard money. Tis expen- aes are very heavy—not less than twenty-two thousand dollars per month—and in» order to meet them he has been obliged to give some extra performances. These were given, not to make money for the manager—because he bas taken none—buat in order to bring the receipts upto the point of the expenses, and enable him to keep his contr: with the persons employed by him. The bolting choris- ters demand, some days after the performances | have been given, extra pay, and make the de- mand just before the rising of the curtain for © new opera. The demand is very properly refused; the bolters are discharged, and the manager asks time from the public to forma new chorus, when the season will be continued, When we add that the chorus singers are paid nearly double what they receive in any European Opera house, we Lave told the whole story. Mr. Ullman has conducted his operatic aflairs with a great deal of skill and tact during these hard timee; and the difficulty which has now been thrust upon him shows a bad disposition in the members of the chorus, as well as a de- gree of stolidity and stupidity quite melan- choly to see. Mr. Uliman's effort are quite well appreciated by the principal artiste of the Academy. Formerly, the operatic revolt, began with the interesting prime donne, the handsome tenori, or the ponderous base; but this bok originated in the orchestra some time since, and has now been carried out by a grand revolution on the part of the rank and file in the chorus. The movement is a very foolish one; it will only result in the discomfiture of the rebels, and positively inure to the benefit of the manager, who will receive the support of the public more heartily than ever. ‘That Eighty-seven Thousand Dollar Job. No little excitement has been created here and at Washington by the announcement of Mesars. Lawrence, Stone and Company, of Bos- ton, that they had paid $87,000 to ensure the paseage of the amendment to the tariff which was effected last year. In this city we have been somewhat concerned to distover what became of a sum of $8,000 which the same vir- tuous but now unhappily defunct firm of Law- rence, Stone and Company, of Boston, declare that they paid for printing, editorial services, and othef charges connected with the preas in this city, Various journals which would not fetch eight thousand dollars if they were put up to auction to-morrow, with their presses, types, subscription lists, and their editors thrown in to boot, have protested in a touching manner that they did not receive the money. Other jour- nals, heretofore somewhat mixed up in affairs of this kind, have preserved a dignified silence. This is a matter about which the public care very little. There is probably no branch of business in this country about which the people as a rule know so little as the newspaper business. It is quite common to hear men of general information, varied attainments and large common sense talk the merest trash, non- sense and balderdash about the press. In their general ignorance of the manner in which me- tropolitan newspapers are carried on, the pub- lic at large are not likely to puzzle themselves much about the $8,000 which Lawrence, Stone and Company say they spent here, or even to inquire who got it, or whether that sort of thing is usual. But it does concern the press that the real facts of this alleged case of bribery should be brought to light, and that the public should be enabled to discriminate between the several journals which are laid before it. We therefore call upon Messrs, Lawrence, Stoue & Company, or their agents, or assignees, or successors—upon the party in short who put forth the statement that $8,000 had been spent upon the New York press—to make known without delay the name of the recipient of this money, and the consider- tion for which it was paid. And we suggest that delay in surrendering the name and the facts would tend to give currency to a ramor— already set afoot—that no such sum was ever paid by Lawrence, Stone & Company, but that the charge covers a debt ofa very different kind. Pass we now to the Congressional business, It is stated that $87,000 (less the $8,000 afore- said) was paid to secure the passage through Congress of the desired amendment to the tariff. Of the truth or falsity of this, we have no means of judging. But, in view of-the revelations &f the corruption Investigating Committee of last year, it appears quite likely that such a sum, or one like it, may have indeed beén spent in Congress for whe purpow it question. In this connectton, the most im- portant document which we can lay before the reader is the test division on the discussion on the tariff amendment. It was on @ substitute pro- poved by Mr. Letcher, of Virginia, making no such alteration in the articles embraced jn the various schedules as Lawrence, Stone & Compa. pany required; their friends therefore voted against it, and are to be found in the following division, among the nays :— YRAS. Garnett, Powell, fe met Hendlys., —, Puryear, Green > pet, Harriss. W., Ruffin, Campbell John P., Harris'T. L.,” Seward, Carlisle, Horeton, ‘Shorter Caskie, Jones G. W., Smith Wm. Ciingman, Kelly, . Govd W. B.W:, Kidwell, Stewart, Craige, Latcher, ‘Talbott, Crawford, Lumpkin, Taylor, Davidson, Mace, jurston, Marshall,S.8., Walker, MeMult = ‘arner, MeQuee: Watkins, Miller Smitth Wells, Millson, Wheelor, Mott, Williams, eek Wright. Foster, Peck, Ps . By Fuller'T J. D., Wright, J. ¥'~63. Albright, Allison, Bat, Barbour Barclay, Beason, Bradshaw, Brenton, Broem, Buffington, Burlingame, Cam) pall J, , Campbell ’ Caruthers, Chaffee Clarke Bayard, Clark Eera, Claw, Colfaz, Comins. Comode Cragiv, Cumback, Daenrelt Davia W., Dean, De Witt, Dick, Dickson, bet Oliver And Wood, ee, wer Andrew, b Etheridge, cer, Woodruff, Bustis, Parker, we The reader will notice that some of the names in the above list are in italics. They are mem- bers of the present Congress. For convenience sake, we give them in a list by themselves. They are— | mag Darfee, Pottit, Op, Fustis, Pike, Bumiegion, Florence, Purviance, r Campbell, {. D. Harris,” thers, Horton . Howard, Ciark Ezra, Kelsey, game’ eat Comina, Maraball, = ce mrell, ' Davie, Morriti, A Murray, Dick Parker, Dodd, These gentlemen all voted in the sense re- quired by the interests of Lawrence, Stone & Company, and are therefore exposed to the sus- picion that they or some of them shared in the $87,000 which Messrs. Lawrence, Stone & Com- pany paid fér that vote. It rests upon them to clear their skirts of the odious impatation by ascertaining, if they can, where the money went to, and which members sold their votes, Not the least curions part of this vote is that neither Matteson nor Gilbert nor Edwards seem to have voted as required by Lawrence, Stone & Company. Whether they operated un- derhand, and did not deem it safe to show them- selves on the division, as they were not needed, or they were overlooked altogether, does not appear. Their names are sought in yain in the division. The Exceution of Donnelty. Few spectacles conneoted with the adminis- tration of justice in this qountry have offered such painful and distressing Yeatures as that of the execution of the unfortuna'e culprit, Don- nelly. A taste for the melodramatic is not amongst the dominant faults’ of the American character, and the circunstances of that curious exhibition are happily an excep- tion to the general style and manner of such scenes, When our countrymen have to pay the penalty of the law for their. misdeeds, they usually meet their deaths like men. The final act of the drama is not with them an elaborate effort to impose on the sympathies or to insult the understandings of the spectators. Still less are they prone, as a gencral thing, to cast upon others the odium of the crimes for which they have to suffer. Leaving out of question the religious view which impresses men with the serious moral responsibility that they incur by venturing before their Maker with a falsehood in their mouths, our criminals have generally a sense of manliness which prevents them from committing a useless meanness merely because itis showy. They have not as yet learned to die like stage heroes, like the English, nor like classical miodels, like the French. Perhaps'the reason is that there is something in the national character antagonistic to humbug, and that we have not as yet arrived at the esthetics of crime. It is in view of the wide departure from these characteristics which Donnelly’s conduct at the last moment presents, that we feel ourselves compelled to offer some strictures upon it. For the sake of his respectable friends—for the sake of one still nearer and dearer to him—we would + gladly have been spared the necessity of making any further allusion to the circumstances of his unhappy end. We could have passed over in silence the efforts made by him to cast doubts on the justice of his con- viction; we could+ have excused the vanity and weakness which seem to have dictated all the preparations for his last dread act of expiation; but we must confess that we cannot regard either with pity or pardon the persistent villany with which, in his last words to the assembled multitude, he endeavor- ed to saddle his crime upon another. We can conceive nothing more mean, more cowardly or more wicked, in the conduct of a dying man. The utter uselessnesa of such a declaration only adds to the contempt with which his previous melo-dramatic exhibitions inspire us, We might have believed in his tears, but for the evident view to effect with which they were shed. Crowned by this act of useless vindictiveness, not a shadow of doubt can remain in any one’s mind of the justice of his sentence. Holding such sentiments, the paplic will readily upderstand why we did not give effect to the ‘of Donnelly’s speech by publishing the name of the party whom he charged4with this murder. However strong the interest which our readers may*feel in what, transpires on such occasions, we hold it to be no parteof.our duty to gratify it at the’expense of an‘innocent man. When the public good demands any, act of per- sonal risk on our part we never shrink from in- cursing it; but in this case no posible benefit could have accrued from ‘making our columns ice medium of a terrible denunciation like this, Bad there been the slightest foundation for the charge Donnelly would not have reserved it for a moment when he kuew that it would be utterly impossible for the accused party to contradict it. His lawyers would have made use of it on his trial, either directly in the way of evidence or indirectly by insinuations calculated to re- lieve his character from a portion of the weight of suspicion that rested upon it. That nothing of this sort was done is a proof that the accusa- tion was made merely to complete the effect of the scene that the culprit had prepared to excite the sympathies of the spectators and to leave bebind him an _ impression favorable to his memory. How signally this bold design failed may be seen from the account that we have published of the scene. Instead of sorrow and compassion, the only feelings that he succeeded in awakening in the breasts of his hearers were those of astonish- ment and horror at the extent and audacity of his wickedness. It is to be regretted, for the mv he public policy, as well as for that of indivi charac- ter, that the caution which we felt it necessary to maintain in this case was not observed by the press generally. The Times and the Sun, to pander to the taste of a few, thought fit to give epecific effect to Donnelly’s charges by the name of the individual whom he has, at the last moment, accused. The party thus injured will of course hold to severe ac- count all who have contributed to damage his reputation on the strength ofa dying murder- er’s declarations. Few persons will say that he is not fully justified inso doing, for a more un- necessary or cruel act of defamation was never committed by a newspaper. If it be unjustifiable for the press to give cir- culation to statements of this kind—which we hold it to be—it becomes a question whether it be not the duty of the Legislature to cut off the opportunities for making them at a stage of the law's proceedings when no possible good can result from them. The fullest latitude should be given toan accused party on his trial to prove his innocence; but once sentence is passed, his mouth should be sealed in regard to others. We can conceive no advantage that can be gained by permitting « criminal like Donnelly to hold forth in « speech of a couple of hours, to an assembled crowd, in order that he may inveigh against the institutions of his country or the honesty of his judges. Still less can we appreciate the policy of his being allowed to indulge in false and vindictive denunciations against individuals, certain that his objects will be secured by the agency of a reskless press. If there be anything wanting to give force to the objections urged by moralists against public executions, this case of Donnelly will be held to supply it. Appointments by the President. COLLECTORS OF THE CUSTOMS. commission expired. Berry, district of Bath, — vice Charles N. Bodfish, whose commission Denger, ilomne, Dudley ¥. Ag vice George P. Sewell, ‘Job He Heaney dnt ctof Waldoborough, Maine, vico Fdmund Witson, commission expired. Amos F, Parlin, district of Machias, Maine, vice Daniel W. Dorman, whose commission expired. Arttrur W. Austin, district of Bowton and Charlestown, , vies’ Charles H. Peaslee, whose commis. ion ‘Moses Maodonald, ‘tntriet of Portiand and Falmouth, tue, vico Kara Carter, Jr., whore commission expired. Thoinaa D, Jones, disirict of Frenchman's Bay, Maino, reegpoined. mn Cousens, district of Kennebank, Maine, reap- Picaber iuakinn, district of York, Maine, r tad Minott A. Osborn, district of New Haven, Home ited. wikeelay 3. Burns, Se Oregon Ter- thory, vice Addison ©. we caren eee of ene, Viegiale, vice RR eS THE LATEST NEWS. IMPORTANT FROM WASHINGTOM. News from the Army of Utah—The Mormons Preparing for War—Orders for the Rein. forcement of Col. Johnston, dic., Sic, P Wasuinaron, Jan. 0, 1866, From advices received to-day, ft appears that the Mer- mons will not retreat from Utah, as was expected by the government, but wiil Aght it out where they are. This insures us @ bloody war in the apring. quarters of the army on Monday, directing the movement of the troops destined to reinforce the troops now en route for Utah:— GENERAL ORDERS—NO. I. Haapqvarrans oF Tux ARwY ‘ute. } New Your«, Jan. 6, 1868, ‘The General-in-Chief, with the approbation of the War Department, directs the following movements:— 1, The army of Utah will be reinforced as goon a9 prac. ticable by the First regiment of cavairy, Sixth and Seventi: regiments ‘of infantry, and light companies A. and M. Se- cond artillery. 2. Forts Smith, Washita, Arbuckle and Belknap wil) be abandoned for the present, and all the troops comprising their garrisons, except the ordnance sergeants, will at the earliest possible day proceed to Jefferson Barracks. The companies at Fort Smith, by the Arkansas and Mississippt rivers; those at Forts Washita, Arbuckle and Belknap, by the Red and Mississippi rivers, if transportation on the for- mer river can be obtained without too greata delay, other- ‘wise by Fort Smith and the first named rivers. 3. The Fourth regiment of artillery, now in Kansas, will take post as follows:—Headquarters, with two com- panies, at Fort Riley: the Lieutenant Colonel, with four companies, at Fort Laramie; the junior Major, with two companies, at Fort Kearney, and two companies at Fort Leavenworth; the companies in each case to be designated by the Colonel. This regiment will be put in march for its several stations by the Commanding General of the Department of the West as early as practicable. 4. An officer of rank being necessary at Fort Kearney, the junior Major of the 4th Artillery wil! at once proceed thither and assume command of the post. 6. Indue time further orders will be given for the march of the reinforcement across the Plains, and preli- minary meagures will be commenced at once by the seve- ral Staff Departments and officers concerned for preparing the troops and the supplies for the movement. 6. Measures will also be taken for filling up the regi- ments and companies to the maximuin standard; and alae for furnisbing recruits for the other troops composing the army of Utah. 7. The several Departments of the Staff will take prompt measures to secure the public property at the posts © be abandoned. : By command of Lieutenant General Scott. IRVING McDOWELL, Asst. Adj. General. * Despatches were received bore this evening from Kam- sas to the effect that the freo Gate men had elected their ticket. At least such was the aspect of the vote as far as heard from. everything was quiet in the Territory. Considerable excitement prevais among Initiated poliel- cians as to the position of Governor Wise on the Karsas question and the policy of the a¢ministration. it is be- lieved there is a combined and Geep political Wise and Douglas movement against the President. T understand, from the best authority, that the Presi- def will not make any more appointments of consuls from the State of New York. He thinks New York has ite share. Mr. Brown, dragoman at Constantinople, will not be removed. There is some difficulty with the Presi- dent in finding a suitable maa for the comsulate of Shaag- ‘hae, China. ‘The Senatg Naval Commities are now examining the cases with the records from the Courts of Inquiry, which wore recently sent to the Senate by tho President, and, I understand, have reported unfavorably on a number of cages which were on the Active list, thus going behind the action of thé and the recommondations of the Pre- sident. The Senate, lowever, havo yet to act on them. The Senate Committee on Commerce will report a bill on Monday to repeal all bounties on the cod dsheries after the year 1860. The Senate Territorial Committee have agreed and wilt report in favor of @ Territorial governmeat for Arizoua. They also have a petition before tuem, from a large num ber of citizens of Western Utah, asking for a Territorial government east of the Sierra Nevada. ‘The democrats of the District are rejoicing at a rumor, apparently well authenticated, that Mr. William Flinn ie Bominated for Marshal of the District of Columbia. ‘Treasury notes of the denomination of one hundred dot- lars will be ready to issue on Tuesday next. Theee were engraved in Philadelphia. The New York engravers are behind hand. Affairs at the State DULL DAY AT THR CAPITAL—LOBBYING FOR SPEAKER —PROBABLE ELECTION ON MONDAY—COLD WSA- THER, ETC., BTC. Asay, Jan. 9, 1858, ‘The Capitol and hotels are nearly deserted to-day, A fow mombers, whose homes are too far distant, could aot venture away, as tho presence of every one is needed on Monday evening, precisely at seven o'clock, when the House will be called to order by the Clork, and the voting” for Speaker commence. It may happen that several or only » few of one party may by accident be absent, anda Speaker and other officers electod by resolution within fifteen minutes after the hour for meeting. A number are closely closeted to day in various squads, endeavoring to effect an arrangement for Monday evening. Tho lobby are unusually industrious also,as there are some dozen minor offices pending. The chauces are against Van Val- kenburgh now, though on Thurssey he came within three votes of an election. ‘There are a number of reports ready to be submitied te the House, but withheld bécause there Is no legal offi- cer to receive them. Amongst these is the report of the Metropolitan Police Commissioners, in the hands of the Gov- ernor. It was supposed that becaues his Excellency 90 stated in bis message, thatfie sent that report in with the message; but itis not the fact, He still retains the copy in manuscript, and it is understood now that he intends to await the organization of (he House, when he will cend it to that body with the message. He would have gratified all the citizens of New York Af he had sent the Police re- port to the Senate with his meaaage to that body, There secims no reasouable exouse for this delay with his Ex- celleucy. The weather here during the last two days has been ex- tremely cold, the thermometer ranging from threo to eight degrees below zero, The ice in the river has made fast, and is now strong enough to allow foct passengers to cross, Teams aro expected to cross on Monday. The Hudson river ferry boat is caught in the ice, near the east shore, and if not relieved soon will be compelied to re- main there until cut out. We have plenty of snow, and every person having a taste for frozen ears and fast horses is indulging to his heart's ccatent. an Abolitionist Expelled from Mobile, Mourne, Jan. 8, 1858. A large meeting waa held at the Amphitheatre to-day, ‘and a committee was appointed who were authorized to expel Wm. Strickland, the abolitionist publisher. Reso- lutions were passed requesting Lim to lenyo the States never to return. —___. Loss of the Schooner Sunbeam and her Bostov, Jan. 9, 1858, The schooner Sunbeam, from New York for Maine, wee wrecked off Newburyport harbor yesterday morning, and her mastor, Captain Toggetson, drowned. The orew, consisting of two men, were badly frost bitten. fan. O—9 7. M. Josoph ©. Sleoper committed suicide at the Matteson House, in this city, this afternoon. His family reside im Sundown. N. H. Escape of « Forger, Bostox, Jan. 0, 1868. Yesterday afternoon Nonald McLellan, manufacturer, of Clinton, Mass., escaped from the office of J. H. W. Paige, in Kilby street, by jumping from the second story window, and bas not sines been heard of. Mol ellan was undergo- ing 4 private oxamination for forging signatures to notes for three of four thousand dollars ‘The Weather. Quenec, Jan. 9, 1858, The thermometer is at § dezroes above zero, owing is from the northeast. Haurax, Jan. 9, 0, 1888, above ‘The thermometer marka 18 degrees motning. The weather # cloudy, with a southwest wind. br. Jons, Jan. 0, 1868. ‘The bang tan indicates 5 degrees above wero two-day, with clear Mowrepar, Jan. 0, 1858 ‘Tae woather ie clowly, ws seocmerly Waal aud a Ladle