The New York Herald Newspaper, January 31, 1858, Page 4

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WOOD'S SUIDINGS S6t ant S62 Broatway—Grorce = BV oon: Mixgtasts—Taa Toomss, wits Cavpis BOTDRES, BOOKLETS SERENADRRS Biao21 ae sey Bo suaiqous—Do No #44 Promiway—Necao 1 ALABaMa REO ANIOS BALL, 672 Brosdwey—Bavarr's Mevoreris ~Sraorr SowGs—GAMKs OF tam COMRICY UM Row Vorm, Suncay, January 31, 1855, The News. Mr. Clarkson, the bearer of the Lecompton consti- tution, has arrived at Washington. Rumors were afioat there that a free State Legislature had been elected in Kanaas. Additional advices from the Utsa army state that 88 acon as Captain Marcy arrives from New Mexico, which will probably be about the middle of April, an attempt will be made by Colonet Johnston to enter Salt Lake City. The Indians on the Pacific have been somewhat excited by the news of the de- struction of the government stores, but as yet have made‘no hostile demonstrations The Committee on Territories will make a report to the House on the Utab difficulties in a few days. They find nothing in Mr. Bernhisel’s case, as the de- legate from Utah, to justify his expulsion from the House, Officeholders in Illinois and other sections who have arrayed themselves against the adminis tration seem to be in rather ticklish situations, as the work of decapitation is about commencing, the | postmaster at Chicago having already fallen a vic- | tim. All the democratic Senators have been invited | to the caucus on Kansas affairs on Monday evening, ‘but the attendance of Mr. Douglas is not regarded as certain. The Legislatare of Lowa have clected ex-Governor Grimes to represent that State in the Senate of the United States. We publish some interesting extracts from our | foreign files this moraing relative to the progress of | events in Rurope, China, India and Japan. It will | -be seen that the American telegraph and railway | systems are progressing favorably in Japan under | the auspices of the Emperor, who uses ibe formor | mode of communicating with his Ministers at a dis- | tance, after the fashion of the more civilized mon archs. The Hop. Mr. Reed, American Commissioner in China, had #0 far taken no part in the official con- | sultationa held by the British, French and Russian Plenipotentiaries, with reference to the affairs of Canton, but remained in sence and alone on board the frigate Minnesota. The speech delivered by the Queen of Spain at the opening of the Cortes is j given; with some reports highiy instructive ws to thes, commercial honesty and public moral of 9pnee’ the manufactaring towns and capital city of Eng- | land. We also give an artidte from the FV @tminstor Review for January on the causes and effects of the | late revulsion in thia country. ‘The trial of Maurice O'Connell for the murder of ‘Teresa Spitzien is drawing to a close in the Court of Oyer and Terminer. A number of witnesses were examined yesterday, and at the adjournment of the court all the evidence was in. The prisoner's good | cbaracter was established, but the main facts of the case as tated by the witnesses for the prosecution, were not contradicted. Counsel will sam up on | Monday, when the case will be passed upon by the | jury. i We aacortain from the weekly report of the City | Inspector that there were 454 deaths in this city during the past week, which is an increase of thirty- one on tbe mortality of the week previous, and a de- crease of thirty-seven as compared with the corres- ponding week in 1857. The principal causes of Geath appear to bave been complaints of the throat, Inngs, &c., diseases of the brain and nerves, and skin and eruptive fevers. Of the whole number of ceaths ‘272 were of children under ten years of age, and 65 inmates of the pubiic institutions. The following table exbibile the number of deaths during the past two weeks among adults and children, distinguish- ing the sexes:- | Men. Women. Boys. Girls. Telat Wiggs eeding Jan 29.60 76 14s 8618 423 ee og Jac 30..79 % 12 1s 454 Among the principal causes of death were the following: Week: ealling Ss Jon Jan Occoumpton Convus. ons ( Toflawmat of typhus fever, 9 of smallpox, 1 of dysen @ of divease of the heart, 5 of teething, 11 pre- mature births, 5S stilfborn, and 7 from violent causes The following is a classification of the diseases, and the number of deaths in each class of disease during the week: 2 . Old age...... 4 Bila. Ac , and er) a Sul ibore and preMatare t » Fiomach, bowels and mae 7 Vncertau ees! and gen PJ Un w one 3 ct y Organs... - & Totes. Soebeee 43 ‘The number of deaths, compared with the corre pending weeks in 1856 and 1867, was ns follows 1 aaey January Week Week eu aH 0, 1868 ‘ 44 natives of the United tivity table gives 455 8 5s of Ireland, * of England, 30 of Germany of Pratice, 2 Pola 2 of Prosda, 1 cach o Beotiand and British America, and 2 unkw - Tre cotta market was firm yesterday, with cals Mout 2,909 bales, cloming at 1050. a 1046. for mid * The transactions for two days have foned which, estimated at $44 per bale, Gileg up abe 4,500 bal would gre a value of about $190,000. The flour market was dul), wot saain Se per bbl. lower for common erades of State ang Weetern; and on low grades of Canedinn there wae a decline of about 100. par bbl. Low andes Of Western and Southern were also choaper Wheat was quiet ae aa! no sales of mompnt baving tw 4. Corn was wits balce were Lait ‘rious ange of moment, while a 6%. fo feoged from 06), | not good taste in Mr. Seward to make it. NEW YORK HERALD, SUNDAY, JANUARY 31 1858, sound new, and prime dry white was held at T0c. Pork ‘wae rather firmer for lote on the spot, and sales of 2008 ‘300 bbis. wore made at $166 $16 26. Sugars were quiet, while prices, under the influence of light steck, were firm. There was greater activity in coffee, with increased sales, while the market improved about a half cent per Ib Froighis were engaged to a moderate extent, while quota, tions were unchanged, Oratory and Stateemanship in Congress. It is a fact which cannot be disputed that American oratory and statesmanship, taking Congressional debates as exponents, have been gradually declining within the past seven or eight years. Our first class men—like the Websters, Clays, Randolphs, Burgesses, Cal- houns, Bentons and Haynes—are no longer found in Congress. They are in the law courts, or editing the journals, or writing the histories of the nation. In the present House there are some clever tacticians, hard working men in committee, and clever parliamentary dodgers —tbat is all. In the Senate we find rather a higher order of ability, and could name half a dozen men, not first rate, but high among the second rates, These convictions are such as must occur to any person of ordinary intelligence who will take the trouble to read the debates as officially published. It is here that the member is seen under the most favorable light. The official re- porters are all masters of the niceties of the language, and often round off a period, or smooth over a bad sentence, or omit a vulgar saying which the speaker believes to be an ele- gant witticiem. The members very often pre- pere their speeches, and they are spread before the country without ever having been delivered. If there is anything good in them it is very sure to be noted by the official gazette. If there is anything particularly stupid, it is very likely to be excised from the report. These facts premised and admitted, let us see what Congress has been doing during the six weeks that it has been in existence. The session opened in the Senate with a debate on the Kansas question, forced on with indecent haste by Mr. Douglas, who hoped, by throwing a firebrand into the councils of the nation, to make a little political capital for him- self. Mr. Douglas went into a leng and elaborate defence of his mythical dogma about squatter sovereignty—a dogma which neither he nor any one else seems to understand, but with which he endeavors to trim his sails so as to catch s few abolition votes. Mr. Douglas’ speech was full of special pleading, and he was answered in the same vein by Mr. Bigler. He was in turn savagely cut up by Mr. Douglas, who is a sharp debater. The Southern Senators gencrally reserved their fire. One of the Indiana Senators made a long speech against Douglas. It should have been better, consider- ing that he was speaking for nothing less than his seat in the Senate. Mr. Broderick made a remarkable speech, in which he talked about the President attempting to “ coerce a people into submission to an illegalized body of men,” and also said that were he in Kansas he would have “cut the ears off from the Lecompton delegates, and flogged them out of the Terri- tory.” This was a fine début; and we do not wonder that the Senator acknowledged to being “much embarrassed” when he sat down. We should suppose that his constituengs would share his feelings. In the debate on the Treasury Note bill—which should have opened the whole question relative to the finance and currency of | the country, and where there was a rare oppor- tunity to display ail the qualities of an orator and a statesmen—we ffad nothing but a very long, dull speech of Mr. Simmons, of Rhode Island, who treated the matter from a purely cotton- spinning point of view. The gist of his speech may be summed up in the single sentence that we have been over trading and over «peoulat- ing: but that is not exactly new. In the course of his epeech Mr. Simmons accidentally trod upon the very sensitive toes of Mr. Davia, of Miwissippi, aud a pretty little quarrel ensued between the cotton spinner and the cotton planter. The spinner said, humbly, “I meant no offence;” and the planter replied, haughtily, “and I take none.” It was in the course of this debate that Mr. Seward made the remarka- ble statement that New York had one of the best administered governments in the world. If it is meant for a joke it is not funny, and it was If in- tended as a serious statement, it shows that Mr. Seward is either very ignorant or that he wil- fully made a diversion from the truth. After this we find the Senators airing their oratory with some obituary eulogies, in one of which a young gentleman from Obio introduced in the orignal a Latin quotation of considerable length, which evidence of learning must have leen quite entertaining to some of the Sena- tors whose English might be improved, to say nothing of the dead languages. The case of Nicaragua Walker has been twice before the Senate, on the President's mewage first, and again upon a motion made by Mr. Doolittle, of Wisconsin, to present the thanks of Congress and a medal to Commodore Paulding. The debates are very dull on both sides. We find, however, a remarkable state ment by Mr. Brown, of Missiseippi, who denied that Walker ever left the United States with any expedition against Nicara- gua, or that he returned to the United States jor the purpose of getting up such an expedition. We next find Mr. Hale, of New Hampshire, treating the Senate to @ two days’ dissertation upon niggers. thickly interspersed with judicial opinions from Moses down to MeLean. Mr. Hale whose speeches are interlarded thns—(Langh- ter). As there ie nothing in the speeches to laugh at, we presume that the Senate laughs at opposition and involving the expenditure of | Frauds in the Comptroller's OMfico—The Com- money. Here we quote a rich bit of debate:— Mr Annorr, (opp.) of Me.—I voted against all those propositions. uercuien, (adim.) of Va.—T am gied to hear it, for it is better evidewce that be is coming to our side. Now, cir, the geutioman tells us that the government ex- penditures for the last year have reached upwards of $70,070,000, aud iutimates that that expenditure is chargeable upon the present administration. How can thas be? Woo hed dhe majority in this House inst Stvrmar. Votcts—Nobody. Mr. Lxremx—Nobody | Ab, T thought the Know Nothings hac it! (Laughter.) At any rate, the majority was not & ccmocratic majority. That is piain and clear; and if woybedy is reapensible for the expendit; voted in this House it is not the democratic party, im & mipor:ty in this bai! et that time, Mr. Wasonvnys, (opp.) of f.—You had posscssion of the Senate. Mr Lavcmn—We had powession of the Senate. I wil! attend to thatscon. By the way, what has become of that court house of yours in Galena? (Laughter.) Mr. Wasuwvnsy—All C3 nail Ir Leroun—He was for expense in rt house where no court wos held, yet be oll the dem wratic party responsible for profligacy in spencicg the public money: and, then, besides, if I recoliect right, my ‘riend in o7 te ij . teen or twenty others for stein purpose. ae ey Ja the House debate upon Nicaragua Walker we find about forty columns of trash, Stephens, of Georgia, believed that if our government had not interfered with Walker “he would now have been as secure in the affections of bis people (the Nicaraguans) as our President is in his.’ Keitt, of South Carolina, talked about the international law being ‘elastic for dynasties, but cramped for republics." Another philoso- pher used-up his hour in illustrations drawa from ancient and modern history, but when he had got as far as the First Consulate of Napo- ieon, down went the Chairman's hammer, and the orator sunk to oblivion. That one hour rule is a blessed invention—make it half were an hour. Eli Thayer, of Massachusetts, tried to emulate Hale, and set himself up as a “fool, a motley fool, for the amusement of the House. He ar- gued that Congress should establish a com- pany, capital half a million, to encourage emigration to Central America, and first repeal tbe neutrality laws. He introduced a resolu- tion which he said he had “ carried in his pockets several days.” It isa pity that an earthquake or some similar Providential visitation had not obliged him to keep it there. Mr. Haskins, of New York, distinguished himself by making his maiden speech in favor of “national grand larce- ny.” He is probably quite well aware by is one of those gentlemen | this time that his constituents do not agree with him in that respect. All the debate on this question, exceptifg, perhaps, a small bit of the speech of Mr. Sickles, was a mass of verbiage without one new idea or one close and logical deduction trom the facts of the case. Since that time there has been only one remarkable speech in the House, that of Mr. Davis, of Maryland, wherein he told some rather sharp truths about the “partizan press,” for which he is now being violently assailed by near- ly all the small political and dirtiest editors in the country. He will undoubtedly survive. It is by no means a pleasant task to expose the weakness and incapacity of the persons whom the people have elected to rule over them. It is, however, necessary that such an exposure should be made. But few people have time to read the debates, and the few don’t do it. Thus, Congress left to itself dete- riorates into a mere country debating society, and gradually loses its resemblance to a grave deliberative body. When this is gone, the re- spect and confidence of the people goes after it, and there is an end to the power of the legisla- tive branch of the government, The only way that we can ever have first class men in Con- gress, in place of the blatant demagogues who now disgrace it, is by keepinga strict watch upon the proceedings, and rewarding each member according to his deverts, without fear or favor. And we have fully determined to purge that course, THE ray 4 Kaysas Resonvriows.—-Not- withstanding dreafifal fuss and fary which have characterized the contest of the Southern fire-eaters for Southern rights and Southern equality. during the last ten years, there is, we must say, at this particular crisis, a remarkable exhibition of indifference among Southern poli- ticians in reference to the all-important South- ern issue of the Lecompton constitution, In anticipation of the admission of California as a free State, the whole rank and file of the South- ern ultras were up in arms; but now, in view of the possible rejection of the Lecompton con- stitution, we hear of no decisive voice from a single Southern State, excepting Alabama. Her Legislature, however, has passed a series of re- solutions flatly in favor of disunion should the Lecompton constitution be rejected by Congress. This alternative of secession may be hard to swallow in this case, but it iggperfectly con- sistent with the teachings and preachings of Southern orators and Southern organs upou Kansas for the last ten months. Perhaps the other “cotton States” are awaiting the move- ments of the waters among their representatives at Washington; but in the meantime the lukewarmness of the Southern democratic newspaper press affords anything but en- couragement to Southern members of Congress, Here and there, outside of Alabama, at wide intervals apart, some Southern journal may be found, now and then speaking out pretty boldly and pointedly for Lecompton; but thie is not the way in which to give the proper aid and comfort to the Southern cause at Wash- ington. The shoulders of the administration are broad and strong; but it especially devolves upon the Southern press at this junctare tocome up to the work of Sonthern constitutional rights. Tar Rewoxstrance or Tar Kansas Antt Le compros Srare Orrrerrs.We have published | the remonstrance of the State officers elected on the 4th instant in Kansas by the free State Mr. Hale, and it is very king of the people of | party, against the admission of Kansas under New Hampshire to send the couseript fathers wherewithal for their mirth. After the holi- days there was a good deal af dodging and twisting among the Sonthern Senators on the Kansas question, and Mr. Gwin said, with much naivdé, that he did not see that any practical good was to result from the discussion. Nor do we, either—in that way. But we must do the Se that ite debates are infini the to say superior to the justi trash thet is uttered in the Howse. No one knows what stuff would have been said had not ney Jones put on the gag, and pressed the iry Note bill to its final passage. One man from Ulinois made a speech cv ap all the banks, and claiming that they caused the revulsion. He believed that the business of the country—thatde, his «mall town on the prairic ~—might be done without any bavking system, He had made the extraordinary discovery that the government wanted this money to Wuy more territory. Me was informed by the administra- tion leader that it was wanted to pay the bill« incurred by the last Congrese, and here were mentioned several propositions initiated hy the the Lecompton conetitati It is, however, @ very curious remonstrance, under the circum: stances. These men firet assume to themselves the official importance and dignity to which they have been promoted under the Lecompton programme, and then coolly proceed to show that the whole thing has been nothing but a tring of infamous frauds, ballot stuffing, and | false pretences. from the beginning to the end. This is about the coolest specimen of stultifiea- tion that we have heard of for some time. If these men have heen elected under a false and infamous constitutional schedule. their election ae State officers is part and parce! of the infamy. Yet we have no doubt that with the admission of Kansas under her Lecompton constitution, every man of there anti-Lecompton State offi- cere will insist upon the legality of his claims to his office. Yetsuch are the inconsistencies and stultifications of all these Kansas freedom shriekers, from Walker and Douglas down. Doubtless this aforesaid remonstrance will be properly interpreted in Congress, There must be no fighting ander false co!ors upen this Kan- eae question, mittecs of Investigation—The Standing Com- mittee of Humbug. The city is witnewing at present the humiliat- ing spectacle of three committees emanating from the Board of Councilmen engaged in the investigation of certain epecial rogueries on the part of officials, and a “Standing Committee on Frauds” appointed by the Board of Aldermen, for the avowed purpose, at least, of bringing to light all the frauds, corruptions and petty larce- nies which are supposed to exist in the adminis- tration of municipal affairs. The very assump- tion that such a committee as this af Alderman Olancy’s—this “Standing Committee on Frauds” —is a necessity, isa standing reproach to the city. We could make up our miuds meekly to endure the opprobrium if we thought that it would work avy good, develope a single piece of corruption, bring avy offender to justice, or arrest the stream of public robbery in its course; but it will not. It isin truth a standing com- mittee of humbug, got up, not for the purpose of exposing crime, but of shielding it. Per- haps it may drag forth some great depredator to the public gaze, but it will be only to afford a better opportunity for smaller ones to make a haul in the confusion. We publish to-day a report of the proceed- ings before the Committee of the Board of Councilmen yesterday, who are investigating the charges of fraud in the Comptroller's de- partment, whereby the city has been plun- dered of $10,000, as is alleged—overpaid on a contract of $2,800, and $4,000 more on another contract. According to Mr. Flagg’s testimony, he appointed a protege of his own to @ clerkship in his office, and entrusted to him a portion of the duties of the Auditor's impor- tant duties, prescribed for that officer alone by the ordinance. Being a friend of this young man’s father, as he states in his testimony, he had implicit confidence in his integrity, and placed bim in a position where he could, as is alleged he has done, appropriate the money of the city to his own use. Confidence in his in- tegrity, Mr. Flagg! Although you knew that he lived in the first style, had a house in the country, kept a yacht, fast horses, and all the other delicate accessories essential to the life ofa fine gentleman, and yet maintained all this style ona salary of twelve hundred a year! No sooner does the HeraLp announce that startling defalcations have been discovered in the Comptroller's department than Mr. Vlagg comes out with a charge against his own ap- pointee, Chemung Smith, rushes before the Dis- trict Attorney, and has him arrested ona charge of conspiracy to defraud the city of ten thou- sand dollars. So far from being the faithful watchdog of the treasury, we fear that Mr. Flagg is but the keeper of @ pack of sorry terriers, whom, it would seem, he lets loose upon it occasionally to pick the very bones of the public deposits. It is quite clear that Mr. Flagg’s reputation as a financier is bogus. He knows nothing about accounts, and is entirely unqualified for the responsible office he holds. If anything were wanted to confirm this, it is eup- plied by his evidence yesterday before the com- mittee in the Smith case. We expect nothing from any of these com- midtees. They are all humbugs alike. They merely give the public a glimpse of the frauds on the city treasury. The causes which gave birth to them, and the consequences which are certain to accrue, are the sarae—the plunder of the city finances, The expositions of fraud with which we have been favored arcse mainly out of the Street Commissioner dispute. Conover and Devlin have each revealed just as much as they thought necessary for their own purposes, but neither of them have divulged one-half the rascafty of which they must both be cognizant. If we could get o few unaltered chapters oyt of the listory of the Street Commissioner's Department, what & delicious morceau it would bel What an in- structive lesson would it not afford fr the rising “Fagins” of city politice! There is one very striking circumstance in connection with all these charges of fraud, and that is, that in no single instance has the late Mayor, who was asserted to be the father of all the cormuptlongghen and wickedness of which this city w unfortunate victim, been implicated. Neither in the serutinies of the in- vestigating committees, the mysterious deve- Inpements of the Comptroller’s Department, or the charges and counter charges of Conover and Devlin, has a particle of anything like an imputation on the public integrity of Fernando Wood appeared. Meantime, any one who places reliance upon the efficiency of all these committees to put a stop to the system of plunder of the public funds and the gross fraud which characterizes our city government, is following an ignis Satuus. There is but one remedy for the evil, and that is what we have often urged before—a radical change in our municipal government; as close an assimilation as we can get to the system of the federal government. A controlling power, clothed with sufficient authority to make itself felt, and bound by a reeponaibility which will insure good behavior, is what we want; not the digjecta membra, with the head and the limbs al- ways at variance, which we now call a city go- vernment. Tur New York Orrick Brooars—“Dovpie Doves Tor. asp Trovwte.”—Office begging in New York is a permanent disorder, and is pro- ductive of more mischief and misery than cho- lera, yellow fever and smallpox combined. Our New York office beggars are like the horse leech—they are never satisfied. Give them everything that you have, and their cry is still “Give! give!” Last year, about this time, the Washington hotels «warmed with these office beggars, and they were not diepersed until the spoils of our Custom House and its appendages were divided. The army of the spoilemen con- cerned then retuned home, with a fixed deter- mination on the part of the barnburners to crowd Augustus Schell out of the Custom House. At thé same time the appointments of Rynders, Sanders, Hart, and come others, to the the choicest pickings of our federal patronage, were considered very curious, and very unsatis- factory, by most men of all parties. Recently the barnburners have been some what appeased by the appointment of Jewett as United States Marshal of the Northwestern dis- | trict of the State. But'this has roused up all the old wrath of the Dickinson faction. Thee, betwedh the two factions the war is revived for some of the fai places of this city which will soon be vacant—the offices, for instances. now held by George N. Sanders, Samug) Batter worth and John J. Cisco, The of Mr. Sanders, as Navy Agent, wHl, most probably; not be sent into the Senate: the official term of Mr. Butterworth, Chief of the Assay Office, will poem expire, aad augthys mag wil) doubtless take bis piace; and Mr. Cisco, Sub-Treasurer, has resigned. We suppose that Mr. Buchanan, in re-filling these places, will do his best to promote peace in the fam ly; but-do what be may, the disappointed will keep up the row till the next Presidential election. Tn conclusion, should the cares aad annoy- ances to which the Presiden: ix subjected result in cutting short his life by five or ten years from the term which he would otherwise accom- plish, a coroner’s jury in the case would be justi- ted in this verdict: * Died from the visitations of the New York office beggars.” Proposed Changes tn the Judiciary System of this State, We understand that it is in contemplation to propose to the Legislature several changesin the judiciary system, and that measures are already in train by means of which it is hoped that these alterations may be carried out, and increased usefulness and economy imparted to this most important branch of our institutions. One alteration which it is proposed to make is a reduction in the number of the Judges of the Superior Court to three. The present number of Superior Court Judges dates from 1849. Tn that year, in consequence of the great quantity of unfinished business lying over from the old Supreme Court and Court of Chancery, three additional Judges of the Superior Court were appointed to get rid of these arrears. It was determined at the same time that their salaries —which amount in the aggregate to $15,000— should be paid by the city and not by the State. The arrears of business which led to the ap- pointment of these Judges were long since dis- posed of, yet the Judges remain, and the city pays the unnecessary tax for their support. The scheme —a very excellent one—now is to reduce the number of Superior Court Judges to three. , There is another reason why the Superior Court can afford to dispense with a portion of their force. In accordance with the sugges- tion of the Governor, which in fact only embo- died a decided expression of public opinion, it is designed to deprive the Superior Court and other inferior tribunals of the right of granting injunctions and appointing receivers—a right which they have not always exercised in a man- ner calculated to promote the public interest, or to enhance the public respect for judicial tri- bunals. In fact, on more than one recent occa- sion, the Judges of the several courts have seemed to be “ touting” for business in the in- junction line. In this respect the suggestion of the Governor and the inteations of the persons who have these reforms in band concur very accurately with public sentiment: people will ses these subordinate courts stripped of this delicate and dangerous power with very general satisfaction. Upon the Supreme Court it is proposed to confer the exclusive privilege of granting in- junctions and appointing receivers; that power to be exercised in the same manner and to the same extent as it was exercised by the old Court of Chancery. It is calculated that the transfer of this branch of law matters to the Supreme Court exclusively will reduce by one-half the business of the Superior Court, while it ne- cessarily adds much to the duties of the higher tribunal; hence, while the three supernumerary Judges of the Superior Court are dispensed with, it is proposed to increase by a like number the Judges of th Supreme Court. The changes will not, however, be simply a transfer of Judges from one court to another; the new Supreme Court Judges will necessarily be paid—not by the city—but by the State. Other minor changes are alse under discus- sion; some of them will doubtless be pressed upon the Legislature simultaneously with the foregoing. It bas been proposed to limit the jurisdictton of the Superior Court and Court of Gommon Pieas to cases involving only certain amounts. But this restriction does not meet the general approval of the leading persous en- gaged in this judiciary reform. The prevalent idea seems to be to leave the jurisdiction un- limited as at present; but to give to both plain- tiff and defendant the right of evoking the case and carrying it before the Supreme Court, where the amount involved {+ considerablo, and either party has reason to believe that the ends of justice would be better attained by a trial in the Supreme Court rather than io the lower tribunals. Other points will come up as these reforms are ventilated in the Legislature; there is ample room for beneficial change. It is not to be expected that our judiciary can fulfil their purpose, or hold as high a rank in public esti- mation as the judiciary of some foreign coun- tries, so long as the pernicious eystem of elect- ing Judges, and especially electing them for short terms, is adhered to in thie State. The public is already pretty well satisfied on this head; some day the opinion will receive a sud- den practical impetus, and we shall resort to the old sound doctrine of appointing our Judges for long terms or during good behaviour. But the continued existence of this defect is no rea- son why the other minor defects of the system should not be cured: we are glad te sec that they are being taken in hand. lesenge of the Governor of Lonisiana. The togiviature of Louisiana was duly organized on the ‘20th inst., by the election of a Speaker of the House, and Governor Wicklife immediately transmitted bis message. NR commences with a forcible ¢xposition of the flaamecial of the general fund—that is, funds available for the use of the Sate, other than pial end trust Candle wae, on the Jet of January, 1808, $48,416 45. Toe Aviitor's estimate for the receipts of the current year, from all sources of revenue, is $1,100,000; showing a fund available for ge neral and extraordinary purposea—ineind! in tions of former years uncalled for—of $1,144,000. The ditures, includ: these Palaness, aro astimitedt at ¥ . he deficiency in the general fund account Will, thorefore, be $270,356 67. The Governor adila that this excess of expenditures, regular and extraordinary, over the rogular revenues is aunually increasiog, and is enpplied by expanding the trust and special funds io treasury. The Governor directs the attention of the Tegisiature earnestly to the fact, and cate upon them to paotioe frogalty in appropriations, and retrench expes. res. The next topic of the mee is the panic and the our rency. This money crivis he attributes to an undue et pansion cf crodits, After «tating the fact of the suspen sion and recovery of three of the free banks, he epeak. of the expediency of #0 modifying the banking laws of the Stato as to sccure & more decidedly motallic currency and in connection with this states, as an imperfection of the law, that the monthly statemonta of the Bowrd of Cur rency i Aare and September leet showed that the real com heir vaults ditler tho tabular statements by $400,000 to $800,000, The only specific suggestion ix that bills under the denominatign of ten dollars ought to be prohibited, and he asks an inquiry into the practica bility of uch a measure. He adds a paragraph of en! on the last Legisinture for its refusal to change the ‘aul ing law: and abother, much better derorved, on the pra dence and wisdom with which the banks of Louisiana have been managed. Federal polities ocropy the remainter of the message. They are <poken of briefly but decidedly. He «peaks of the pending contiiet in Utah as one calling for the support of all good eftizens, and anticipates that, should the emetgeugy arte, the people of the State wilt cordinily tender their aid to the federal government in re storing (viet and qstablishing legal authemity. He trents next aie question, and urges the ad mmission of Kansas the Lecompten constitution, as the only mode now open for settling He controversy in a man ner ‘agreeable alike to the South and the conservative fentiment of the North.” He thinks it the only practical way of carrying out the doctrine of npn intervention. The South does not aek more, and coufd not honestly take lass. He urges the abrogation of the Clayton Bulwer treaty, n order to open the way for legitimate Southorg expan sion, and cails on the Orth to acawiesce to © law of righ ant popessity THE LATEST NEWS. THE MORMON ‘QUBeTION~Dadarrratine onvros- HOLD} RS—TREABURY DamooRaTia CAUCUS ON KANSAS AFFAIRS—MOKB INVHSTIGA- TIONS, BTC. Wastnncrow, Jan. 30, 1868, Mr. Clarkson, the bearer of the Lecompton ‘constivution, has arrived with that important instrument, It is be- Heved that » free State Legislature has been elected im Kansas. Much anxiety is felt about the matter. ‘The House Committee on Territories will report on the Utah affuirs, andMr, Bernbisel’s case in particular, early next week. They find notbing in his case implicating him ‘with the diffoulties at present exirting in Utah Territory, and consequently Congress has no right to expel him froas the floor of the House, Mr. Stephens, of Georgia, the chadr. man, will make an able report, in waoich he will disowgs the right of the United States governm snt to send an army into that Territory to enforce or carry out the laws against the wishes of the people. T learn this evening that the Preeident will shortly com- mence to lop off tho heads of comocorats in Illinois and other sections who are opposing bis administration. The present Postmaster at Chicago, Mr. Price, has boen cut loose, and R. B Carpenter takes his place. At the New York Custom House $195,000 were recetred yesterday for duties. Thore seems to have been a steady: increase during last week. ‘The caucus to be held on Monday evening by the democratic Senators of Congress is for the purpose Of determining on tho course of the party as regards Kancas matters, Ail the Senstors, inctuding Dougtas, heretofore acting with the party, have been invited, though it is coomidered doubtful whether the Senators from Minois will attend, Mr. Richard Gchel! has boon officially invited by the authorities, or by Mr. Speaker Orr, to appear in Wash- ington with regard to serious matters now in the course ef investigation. : TAR GENERAL NEWEPAPRR DESPATCH, Wastayatoy, Jan. 30, 1858. The government employés are being paid their monthly ealarsies to-day, principally in bunared dollar treasury notes and a small portion of specie. The official advices from the Pacific show that the In- dian tribes, though peaceablo, have been much excited by rumore which reached them of the destruction of the go- vernment stores, and it was feared that there is a dispo- sition on their part to break out into open hostilities. ‘The Committee on Foreign Affairs of the House is en- gaged in the preparation of a report on Centra! American affairs, which it is said will support generally the views of the l'resident. From the Utah Expedition. Sr. Lovts, Jan. 30, 1858. The Independence correspondent of the Republican gives some additional items from the Utah army. Capt. Marcy was expected back about the middle of April, and soon thereafter transportation would be effectedpand Col. Johnson would make an effort to enter Salt Lake Cty. Col. Jobnson’s impression, from the demonstrations made in the valley, is that the troops will have to @ght. At Judge E kel’s Court of Session a great many pre- sentments were made to the Grand Jury, iavolving basi- ness enough for two or three weeks. Joseph C. Irwin, who is the bearer of despatches to the government, and who brought the news from Indopen- dence, mot large numbers of Arrapaho, Sioux and Pawnee Indians at different points on the Piains. United States Senator from Iowa. Buriixtos, To., Jan. 30, 1858, Ex-Governor Grimes was elected United Senator from Towa on the 25th ina. by 21 majority. ‘The Case of W. S. Tuckerman, New Haven, Jan. 30, 1858. The examination of W. S. Tuckerman, charged with rew- biag the mails, began before Commissioner Ingersoll yes- verday. This morning the prisoner ved further ox- amination, and was bound over in the sum of $20,000 to take bis trial on the fourth Tuesday of February. The witnesses identified the various documents and packages found in Tockerman’s possession, and proved when they were sent by mall. It was shown that he was in the habit of riding in the mail car, and that his conduct was eus- pected. Mr. Holbrook testified that when he was in the car closet, watching Tuckerman, he heard footeteps, the rattling of @ mail bag,and its fall intos trunk, and the trunk shut. As thoy reached New Haven he saw Tucker. man take a mail bag from bis trunk and put it back. He then arrested him, and found various missing packages upon him. The prisoner, for wang of bail, was returned to jail. ‘ The Southern Mail. Wasavoros, Jan. 90, 1866. ‘The Southern mail brings New Orloans dates of the 26th. ‘Bac rteamehip Pmpire City was aground on the bar on the 23d. Three steamtugs were a¥empting to haul her ot The Galveston Nave of the 1h says:—7,800 bales of cotton were sold yesterday at $c. a 80. for middling. Tho demand was chietly for the better qualities. ‘The freshet in Trinity river continues, and the transpart- ation of the mails was cut off The indians bad made a foray into Erath, Boeque, Palo Pinto and Corrye!! counties, and murderod many persons: and stelen a number of horses. The impression was thas the Indians were in communication with and in the om- ploy of Brigham Young. Fatal Accident, PRLaveLraia, Jan. 30, 1868. Richard B. Jones, formerly proprietor of Jones’ Kx- change Hotel, accidental: Bound. Portiawp, Me, Jan 80, 1869. The steamer North American sailed from this port at half-part two o clock this afternoon, with one hundred amd Sux passengere and fuil freight, tor Liverpool. ‘Weather Reports. the Northern, Eastern, Western and Southern Tele- oul ‘araph Lines,—Cflice 21 Wall etreet. i H Z4z oS p+ tit tt ot ie i td SEEKEEEEKKK K KEEKEXEERKX Zz 4% ‘old and raiming. mu Bluawering. MIN. i MIN M M. ™. M 4 4 H Cloar and colt. 4atg2l | 44! gal g! 271 25% 4041 gaaq! | 14244! Clark's Surnmit. Great Bend, Pa, Montrose, Va...” PRAERUINI ITP > hp > >>> Z2L 2 Mary I. Crane, of 8100 muat be le Crane. Tne sare y the det i to buy clothing for the further sim of $200 to § y for that ‘until May next, provided anit com tinnes #0 long; the timer and manner of payment of the 20), to be examined on the settlement of order. George 1. Penfield ve, Thomgs Tempest, ot al—It the plainti? consente to the dissolution of the injunction, 90 far fe it restraina the defondans Draper, the 1 amendment tg bring in Wits ana de@endant mort be denied. IP the plaintit! door noredncent, he most be mele a party defendant, and the injunction a to the de fondant Draper must be dissolved. As to the defendant Tenijwet, the motion to dissolve the inj must denied without costa to either party on UM motion. Before Han. Judge Ingraham. Mothias Hoclin, ct a’, te. Sohn P. Mitiner.—Motom dant to stipulate not to the same.—The facts reliod"on by the plain- tifls for the injunction being fully denied by the defend. mmta, the motion ia denied, ant the temporary injunctios dirsolved, with $10 coats. GG sie bis he seaites ~Mowom domiyt, Wis $10 costa,