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4 NEW YORK HERALD. JaMES GORDON BENNETT, EDITOR AND PROPRIETOR. ‘OPTION N. W. CORNER OF FULTON AND NASSAU GTS. PRPS cand in advance. TA! DAILY BERALD, two conte per opy, BI per annum. THY WEEKLY HERALD, every Sat rday,« 9 cents per sn Md annum; the European ed ion yo annum to pari reat Bridasn. oF BS te any jos vr’? = oo stement, both * SURE pomaze. f Jeaael No. 38 AMUSEMENTS THIS EVENING BROADWAY THEATRE, Broadway——Granastics Bqurersianisa—Kisrnant, Lion, Tiowas, Ac. NTBLO'S GARDEN, Broadway —Eaveern antsy arp Gym wasriocs—Pexronwinc Rusocenos, Mours, Exernast, dc, BOWERY THEATRE. Kowery—Pact CLirronp—SKercues ay Lxpia—A1osz0, THE BRave — BURTON'S THRATEHE, Mroadway, opposite Bond streot~ Mane? Wives of Wireson—Pocanontas. WALLACK'R THEATRE, Broadway—Tax Vicar or Waxerisco—A Dacwwen C ss. LAU 4 SKENR'S THEATRE, Brosdway—Warre Lics— Brrcthe Murr roKoom BARNUM'E AMERICAN MUSEUM, Broadway—Afternoon —Broxes Sworp. Bvening: PionweR Paraior. (OOM'S BUIDINGS, 661 and 663 Broadway—Grouae pases, A Woon's Mixerkaia—Tur Toopuza, wits Cavpur Lacrerrs. BUCKLEY'S SERENADREKS, No. 444 Broadaray—NxcRo Meconrx: and BuRLesqoes—DOwN IN ALABAMA. BRCHANTO'R HAUL, 472 Broadway—Rarant’s Murstaxis —Rrmorias Bongs—Gaurs or tas Cunnicu um. Fa New Verk, Tuesday, February 2, 1858. ‘The New York Herald—The Largest Daily Circulation in the World. The Postmaster General of the United States bas again decided that the advertising of the letters of the New York Post Office shall be given to the New York Hera, as, by evi- Gence on oath, that journal has the largest circula- urnal in this city, and of course reulation in the United States or tion the largest vid. The following is the statement made on oath the we to the Postmaster General: AVERAGE DAILY CIRCULATION OF THE NEW YORK BEY LD FOR PACH MONTH IN THE YEARS 1853, \\p 1857, WITH THE HIGHES' A NTH January 24. February 26 March 4... April 2.. May 7... June 18 «40,016 ALAS 42.914 September 3. October 13 November 9. December 27. Sept October. November Decem! 0 f i ee rere arent 44,717 Monthly Average. 50,110 January 27 336 February NEW YORK HERALD, TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 2, 1858. discussion of the Printing Deficiency bill. A very important move was made in the House by Mr. Boyce for a committee to take into consideration the reduction of expenditures, the navigation laws, and the abolition of duties on imports. The committee Was appointed. The full advices from Mexico, which we publish elsewhere, give a truthful picture of the state of affairs in that republic, This may be summed up in a few words. Gen. Comonfort has receded from the plan of Tacubaya, and, uniting with the liberals, has placed himself at the head of the army to operate against the reactionists, who have proclaimed Santa Anna. By this move Chief Justice Juarez becomes President of the country, and as the enemy are in partial possession of the city of Mexico, the govern” ment is to be transferred to Celago, a city between Queretaro and Guanajuato, famous for being the place where Iturbide raised the cry of independence which drove out the Spaniards, As the clergy are at the boitom of the reaction, the liberal party is Prepared to issue a general decree of confiscation against the church property as soon as it shall have put down the Santanistas. In the meantime, the parties are going to fight it out in the City of Mexico, having made a comfortable arrangement to have a three hours’ truce every morning, to enable every- body to go to market. Some of the brigand leaders had already come into the capital to take part in the game, and had joined the Santa Anna party; while forces from the north and from Puebla are said to be on their way to assist the liberals. Vera Cruz, in the meantime, is determined not to let Santa Anna in; and so his friends have issued “ a plan of salvation” from Havana, the amount of which is that the nation calls him back to reorganize the country just as he pleases, All this is a very pretty kettle of fish. Our Havana correspondent writes us, under date of the 27th ultimo, that the slave schooner which drove off the boats ofa Spanish man-of-war, when endeavoring to capture her, killing two men in the boats sent to board her, landed her cargo to the west- ward of Havana—officers and crew safely housed in that city, ready again for action. The squadrons which left fr a short cruise have not returned. The health of the city was pretty good. Business met a dam- per by last northern advices. No purchasers for sugars. Exchange as last advised; not much done. Freights—No anxiety to get vessels for this week. We give elsewhere a full report of the speech of General Walker at Mobile on the 25th ult., on the causes which led to the failure of the Nicaragwan ex- pedition. Jn the Board of Aldermen last evening a commu- nication was received from the Counsel of the Cor- poration setting forth further abuses against the city. The Committee on Frauds was augmented by two additional members. Three messages were re- ceived from the Mayor, one from the Street Depart- ment, and one from the Chief Engineer of the Fire Department. A proposition to pay the members of the Board $1,000 a year each was adopted. The an- nual report of the Central Park Commissioners, showing a balance of $226,168 98 was received and ordered to be printed. The Committee on Frauds had another meeting yesterday on the alleged frauds in the contract for flagging Fifty-fourth street. Ex-Alderman Mona- ghan was examined by the committee, and made some serious charges against the City Surveyors. ‘The Kaneas Border Ruflans—Ex-G) ver. ft Stanton’s Manifesto. We publish to-day the address of ex-Governor Stanton “to the people of the United States” on Kaneas affairs. Having been removed by the President, as it appears, without any “‘opportu- nity for explanation or defen,” Mr. Stanton adopts this alternative—to use his own words— “in vindication of my motives, and in explana- tion of the results of the act for which I have been condemned.” The act referred to was his proclamation convening the late extra session of ihe Territorial Legislature, the object of which was to capsize the programme of the Le- compton Convention. The defence of Mr. Stanton hinges upon the old story of border ruffian frauds, border ruf- fian ballot stuffings and border ruffien outrages upon “popular sovereignty.” There is one in- teresting fact, however, in the outset of his state- ment deserving of special attention. He says that—On my arrival in the Territory,in April last, in advance of Gov. Walker, I confess that Thad an imperfect knowledge of the real con- dition of affairs, Ihad supposed the question of slavery to be the only cause of dissension and difficulty among the people.” He soon dis- covered, however, that “this view was altogether too limited, and did not reach the true ground of the contro- verey ;” for that “the great mass of the inhabi- tants of the Territory were dissatisfied with the local government, and earnestly denied the validity of the existing laws.” So decided were they upon this point, that “they proclaimed their determination never to submit to the enactments of legislative bodies, thus believed to be illegitimate and not entitled to obedi- ence.”” Thus enlightened, acting Governor Stanton, and subsequently Governor Walker, adopted the soothing system with these refractory peo- ple, although the Governor took care at the same time to provide himself with the auxiliary argument of the United States army, very much to the detriment of the Utah expedition. Leav- ing the narrative of Kansas events, however, from April to December, to Mr. Stanton, we re- cur to his introductory confession that on his arrival out he had but “an imperfect know- ledge of the real condition of affairs.” How so? we are constrained to ask, when throughout the hot campaign of 1856, from one end of the country to the other, scarcely anything else was discussed but the affairs of Kansas. How so? we repeat, when Mr. Stanton, before start- The Alderman did not appear to entertain a very high opinion of these gentlemen, and said that, so Mareb. March 7 ee April far as salary was concerned, he would rather be a Jun i city surveyor than President of the United States. Suly \ The report is interesting to taxpayers, and will be August A st 19 found elsewhere. September Seprember 9... | The Special Committee of the Board of Council- October October 11. . men, appointed to consider the estimates for the Noveuber November 8 | construction of the new reservoir, met yesterday. December 1: | All the parties whose estimates are umier conshlera- Lo tadese ede teased tion were either present or represented by counsel, January who advocated the claim of each proposal, and af- February 21 ter the committee had heard what was to be ad- March I: vanced in favor of each, it adjourned. April 6 76 The Finance Committee of the Board of Alder- May 16 4 men agreed yesterday to appropriate one hundred June 14 g | thousand dollars in addition to the eleven hundred July 4. -620 | thousand dollars previously appropriated this year rym ole Ps ” to the Board of Education. Comptroller Flagg came Ocrober 3. 61.200 | before the committee, after being sent for by the Maree November 7. i chairman, and said a good deal, but little to show December "65.411 December 1 whether the Board of Education had any right to Yearly average per day. the sum that the committee decided to appropriate. «54,015 September 15. " October 18.. oe November 5. December... .. 52,560 December 6. Yearly average per day...........4 5 . 1887 January........51,652 January 24... Vebruary 70,6 February 15 March.. 62,499 March 5. April. 60,608 April 4. May . 61,636 May 9. Jone.. 61,698 June 18. daly .. 64,046 July 6.. . August. . August 29..... Beptember. .. September 18 October... October 15 November.... November 4. December .. December 2. Yearly average per day........ YEARLY AVERAGE PER DAY. 1882 1854 ® 1856. 44,717 51,948 56,358 Iscrease of 18 18 over 1456.. 1857 over 1853..... The above is exclusive of the Sunday Herald Weekly Herald, Earopeaa Herald, California Herald, and Family Herald. ‘The News. Mormon affairs appear likely to take a new direc tion. A report was prevalent in Washington yester: day that Mr. Buchanan contemplated the withdrawal of the troops from Utah. Mr. Bernhisel, the delegate from Utah, is said to have made overtures to the President, signifying the willingness of the Mormons to leave Utah and take up their fatare residence on fome island outside of the jurisdiction of the United States, provided our government will give them a fair price for their improvements in Salt Lake City. Mr. Bernhisel requests that commissioners be ap- pointed to arrange the details. The Lecompton constitution, accompanied by a fpecial message from the President, will be sent into Cougress today. The administration confidently expect that Kansas will be admitted as a State with the Lecompton constitution, and that there will be less opposition from Northern and Western demo- cratic members than generally supposed. Great calculations are made on the consolidated vpte of the South to cover any defection that may exist in other quarters. It is understood that the Lecomp: ton constitution will be referred to the Territorial Committee in the Senate and immediately reported upon, with the bill for the admission of Minnesota Attached, and that they will be passed together. Similar arrangements have been made in the House. An exciting time is anticipated in both bodies to-day. The Tariff Investigating Committee have sent on an officer to this city for the purpose of bringing Capt Williamson before that body. The Captain is sup. posed to possess important in’ormation, and to be able to tell exactly who received the $87,000. The Senate was occapied yesterday with a debate on the Minnesota bill, which Mr. Douglas was very fnxious to press upon the immediate attention of She Senote. The debate was quite animated. The fime of the House wae principally taken up with a The trial of Maurice O'Connell in the Court of Oyer and Terminer, for the murder of Teresa Spitz- len, in Greenwich street, proceeded yesterday. Counsel for the prisoner and the people summed up, occupying six hours, when Judge Ingraham de- livered his charge, oceupying but thirty-five minutes, and presenting clearly the facts and the law, rather leaning in favor of theaccused. At nine o'clock the jary returned, and asked the effect of a recommenda- tion to mercy attached to a verdict of guilty. The Court informed them that it could only operate upon the Executive of the State, and could not affect the sentence, They also asked information as to whe- ther they could render a verdict of manslaughter in the fint degree, to which the Judge replied that they could convict for either murder or manslaughter in the first or fourth degree. He, however, called them back at half-past nine, and informed them that they could not convict for manslaughter in the first degree, but only for manslaughter in the fourth degree or murder. No agreement being effected at ten o'clock, the Court took a recess until half-past nine this morning. mt The February term of the Court of General Ses. sions commenced yesterday. After the Grand Jury had been empannelled, Recorder Barnard called their attention to those particular subjects required by law. He was very pointed in his remarks on the law relating to usury, and said that the cases in which defendants pleading usury had verdicts were exceedingly rare—that the law, in fact, was almost a dead letter. The Recorder went into quite 4 financial argument, and gave as his opinion that the law offered strong inducements to commit per- jary, and that money should be free and unshackled. In alluding to crime, the Recorder remarked that it was steadily on the increase—in fact, greater than might be expected from the increase of population; and that the only way to check it was by the united action of the press and those entrusted with the administration of the laws, Complaint was made yesterday to the Recorder by the friends of Mra. Frances A. D. Marie, that she had not heen seen at her residence, 165 Greene street, since early in October, and that foul play was Suspected on the part of her husband. The Recorder, on the strength of the affidavits made, issued his warrant for the apprehension of the husband. The affair is still as mach enveloped in mystery as in December, when we published the frst account of it. According to announcement, Rev. Dr. Osgood delivered a lecture last evening on the “Freaks of Fortune and their Lesson,” before the Historical Society. This is one of a series of lectures the pro- ceeds of which are to be devoted to the contingent fund of the association. Although the night waa moat unfavorable there was quite a numerous attendance The steamship Empire City, for Havana and New Orleans, will not leave port today as advertised. Her departure has been deferred until tomorrow af- ternoon at 2 o'clock. The cotton market yesterday con’inued drm, with sales of about 2,000 bales, basod upon middling uplands, at about 10%¢. Flour was quite dull and sales limited, being confined to the local and Hastern trade, with tittle inquiry for export. The market closed about Se. per bbl. lower, especially for common and medium grades. Wheat was inactive, and prime to choice lote were scarce and firmly held. Amal lot of choice Southern white was sold at $1 40, which was an extreme prics, Corn wae steady, with @ fair amount of rales, including lots for Kat orn shipment, at O7¢.@ 68¢., and white, in dry shipping order, at 706. The stock of pork waa light. and the mar ket firmer, with anler of mess at 5 25a $15 95, and of prime at $120 $1226. Sugars were firm, with sales of about 600 bhde. at prices given in another column. Coifoe continued firm, with sales of 2,000 bags Rio at 80. a Ojo. Treighte were taken to @ modereve ekwul, WiKhoul change of moment ip quotations, ing to Kansas, was possessed of all the official and other information in possession of the government, upon Kansas affairs. + The simple truth is, that the slavery agitators on both sides, and especially the leading sectional demagogues, North and South, had so completely smothered up all the local issues of Kansas in this dirty nigger agitation that neither the government nor the country understood the “real condition of affairs.” True, the special Kansas correspondents of the New York Henaxp have given a pretty correct view of the facts and troubles on all sides among the several parties and factions of the Territory; but, from the beginning to this day, all the fire-eating organs and orators of the South, and all the abolition and black republi- can journals and politicians of the North, have kept the country mystified and perplexed with the schemes and atrocities of the pro-slavery and anti-slavery banditti of Kansas. At length we are substantially informed from the last of her ex-Governors that the slavery question all along has really been a secondary issue in Kansas; and that the real obstructions there to law and order may be found in the con flicting schemes and plots of land sharks and political vagabonds, for the spoils and plunder. Thus, the Northern Anti-Slavery Emigrant Aid societies were controlled by land speculators and political stockjobbers; and these sectional movements naturally excited the rivalry of the South. Accordingly, Southern aid societies, emi- grant companies, pro-slavery leaders, and funds for the pro-slavery cause, were thrown into Kan- sas, In this way the most reckless vagabonds of both sections, and the most hostile, brutal, des- perate and fanatical npon the question of nig- gers, were brought face to face in Kansas, like hungry wolves and hyenas in the same cage. Election frauds, riots, assassinations, bloody battles, house burnings and wholesale robberies followed as the natural consequences. The only wonder is, from the reckless and savage character of these Northern and Southern out- laws, that so many of them have survived. The United States army hae, we believe, prevented them from exterminating each ciher; but if this be so, the army, we think, might have been better employed as a guard over other savages. With such materials as these thrown together in Kansas by the joint subscriptions of sectional demagogues, landjobbers and spoilsmen, what else could be expected but incessant wranglings, “noise and confusion” in the settlement of the question of “ popular sovereignty.” And so it is, that while the country for three long years and more has been kept in the hottest excite- ment concerning the finctuations of the slavery question in Kansas, the border raffian cliques and factions of the Territory have really been wrangling and fighting all this time for nothing but the offices, and the spoils and plunder incident to the organigtion of a new State. Thus, the original pro-slavery and no tlavery parties of the Territory have been cut up into four or five indescribable factions, each crying out frauds and villany against the others; but all, more or less, implicated in the same fraudulent and villanous practices, Under such # state of things the Lecompton constitution is a miracle of moderation, fairness and justice to all parties. The rest of the coun- try should really be thankful, notwithstanding the chartered vagrants, blacklegs, cutthroate and whiskey drinking ruffians that have control- led the local affairs of Kansas on all sides since the organization of the Territory, that there have yet been found in Kansas men of sufficient common sense, legal knowledge and moderation to frame the Lecompton constitution. The fatal mistake of Reeder, Shannon, Geary, Walker and Stanton, was the application of the usages and requirement of civilized society to the ruf- flan politicians and squatters of Kansas, If we were to wait from such customers the fulfilment of all the requirements of law and order before admitting them into the Union, Kansas would, perhaps, remain a bone of sectional agitation and discord for twenty years yet to come. The Lecompton constitution has at length been submitted into the hands of the President, and by him it will be delivered over to Con- gress, perhaps to-day, with a special message in ite behalf, as the legal emanation of the Kansas Nebraska bill. Upon this ground, too, this constitution will be passed; and then, if the people of Kansas are capable of self-govern- 1 ment, they will bave @ fair aad full op- portunity to prove it. Within the _ last two months a party of law and order appears to have risen up among the, ruf- fans, and if this party are guided by the plain and simple teachings ofvcommon sense, they will find no difficulty in disposing of their State constitution if they donot like it. Their admission is the shortest way to give them perfect liberty to do with it as they please. Finally, in the adoption of thie Lecompton constitution as a compromise, including Kan- sas, Oregon and Minnesota, there will be.some- thing gained by all eections and parties. The North will get two, yes, three free States; and the South will get their abstraction of slavery, in Kansas, The democracy will get four United States Senators—two from Oregon and two from Minnesota; the black republicans will get, perhaps, the two Senators from Kansas, and certainly the member of the House. The people of Kansas, on the other hand, with their admission as a State, will, for the first time, be left “perfectly free to regulate their domestic institutions in their own way,” and this sense- less agitation will be removed from Congress, Ovr Lap Srrccr.ations.—Mr. Booby Brooks gives out that we are engaged in certain land epeculations at Fort Washington, and that we have bought a large estate there, paying three thousand dollars down, and giving a bond and mortgage for the balance. Like a great many statements made by Mr. Booby Brooks, this has no foundation except in his own imagination. We have purchased at Fort Washington a very beautiful estate, containing nearly forty acres, including hill and dale, meadow and prairie, lawn and forest, and surrounded by the most lovely scenery as far as the eye can reach. The property cost nearly one hundred thousand dollars, of which sum one-half has already been paid and the other moiety soon will be. This property was not purchased for any speculative purposes. We have never engaged in any spe- culations in stocks, funds, lands -or fancies of any kind during the whole time that we have resided in New York, now nearly forty years. We have adhered to one particular business, and that is the publishing and conducting of a leading newspaper, which has grown up from nothing in less than twenty-five years to an es- tablishment the receipts of which amount to six hundred thousand dollars per annum. More than that—thie journal is steadily inercasing in circulation and receipts, and will continue to increase as long as New York and the country progresses in population and wealth, and so long as the proprietor and conductor is not di- verted from his legitima‘ siness by specula- tions of any character. These are the facts of the case. We have purchased this beautiful estate of forty acres, and upon it we intend to reside for the futurein peace and comfort, caring nothing for Wall street, or stockjobbers, or politics, or parties, or politicians, or humbugs of any sort. Wituiam Warxer’s Siun.y Sprecr.—We pub- lish elsewhere a speech which Gen. Walker has made in Mobile. We cannot sce any other ob- ject that be could have had in m: ‘cing this speech than that ef demonstrating more com- pletely and satisfactorily than he had before done his incompetency for any great enter- prise and his utter incapacity as a leader. In- stead of defending his course on the high grounds which his partisans claim that he oceu- pies as a representative man, he comes out with a series of puerile accusations against others, which, even if true, would not afford a single justifying reason for the course he has pursued. But his accusations are not true. If the Presi- dent—not giving heed to the foolish outcry that would brand Walker as a pirate and a robber, which he is not—listened to him as he would to any other leader claiming to represent a great political principle, this courtesy does not imply an assent to bis views; and if Gen. Walker went to Mr. Buchanan with his story under the supposition that if the President did not agree with him in his views and consent to bis plans, he would condescend to explain a proper course to him and argue him out of an improper one, he grossly mistook the position of the Pre- sident and his own, and showed himself to be a greater simpleton than even his enemies accuse him of being. As for the advice given him in an individual capacity by a member of the Cabinet. that could amount to nothing more than an expression of the private opinion of that gentleman, and had no more to do with the action of the Cabinet than Walker's own expression of opinion would have had. His inference that this Cabinet offi- cer came from the President is as unwarranted as his idea that because the President gave him no advice he consgnted to bis plans, His accu- sation against Molina and Yrisarri, and all their countrymen, is a sweeping sesertion with- out reason, and eminently proves his unfitness to become a regenerator of Spanish-Ameriea. In his résumé of supposed causes for a change of policy on the part of the Cabinet his version of the proceedings of Messrs. Benjamin, La Sere and Soulé in Mexico is in direct opposition to the facts. Mr. Soulé was the defeated party. As for a great combination in New York of the Tehuantepec, Panama and Nicaragua interest to defeat him, Walker does not know what he is talking about. It has been the quar- relling of our New York Commodores that sup- ported him, and as for their ever combining these rival routes, it will only be when the sky falls and we catch larks. General Walker says that hie friend in the Cabinet told him the President was opposed to the Nicaragua enterprise, and advised him to go to Mexico. This was not only good advice, but Walker in this confession contradicts his first assertion about what he was led to infer as the opinions of the Cabinet. We also gave him eimilar advice, but he had not the wit to know good advice when it was put before him. We now advise him to hide his rushlight under a pint pot somewhere, and now dismiss General Walker. Boony Brooks acais im Trovnie.—Mr. Booby Brooks seems to be in some great trou- ble again. What can it be? He bursts out ina volley of vulgar, low and ungentlemanly words, which would not be fit for a denizen of the Five Points. He accuses us of all sorts of ridiculous things, without the slightest regard to decency good sense or gentlemanly fecling. What is the matter with the man” Is he angry because the Calico Ball is progressing so beautifully? Is he savage because his name does not appear in the list of the Committee of Management? He does not display in the cokamns of his pa- per enough of evidence that he possesses a suffi- ciency of the manners of a gentleman to ¢ ititle him to hold such a position. Mr. Booby Brooks in these latter days is losing ali eeuse of decency and propriety. It is quly the other day that pe published pa ot tack upon the reputable people who originated the Charity Ball, calling them snobs, wheel- barrow trundlers, &c. Recently he atated that they would leaye their old clothes in one of the drawing rooms atiached to the Academy while the ball is going on, using at the same time some other impudent and offensive words. If Mr. Booby Brooks does not mend his man- nere, we shal! be obliged to get up a charity ball expressty for his benefit, to create a fund to procure teachers who can instruct him in the proprieties of tifs aud endeavor to instil into his behaviour something of the tone of a gen- tleman. Tue Great Mey or tHe AGr.—Henry Clay wes a great man. John C, Calhoun was a great man. Daniel Webster was a great man. These were, as the newspapers say sometimes, God Almighty’s great men;and they are all dead. Yet there are some great men living. William H. Seward is a great man, but he is Thurlow Weed’s great man. Stephen A. Douglas is a great man, but he is George Sanders’ great man. The fact is, that with the exception of the creations of Weed and Sanders, we have no great men not THE LATEST NEWS. IMPORTANT FROM WASHINGTON. THE MORMON AR. The Proposed Withdrawal of the United States Troope—The Probable Hégira of the Mormons. &., &., &e. Wasinatoy, Feb. 1, 1858. It is reported to me on good authority that Mr. Buchanan contemplates withdrawing the troops from Utah. Dr. Bernhicel, the Mormon delegate, has submitted propo sitions to the administration indicating the willingness of the Mormons to vacate ‘Utah and colonize on some of the islands of the sea outside of the jurisdiction of the United States, provided the government will purchase at a fair valuation the Salt Lake City improvements. Dr. B. asks that commissioners be sent out to arrange terms and de- tailz. Should these be agreed on Salt Lake City is to bo- come a grand military station or depot for our Western troops. THE KANSAS QUESTION. The Presid ent’s ‘Special “Message and the Lecomp- ton Constitution. &e., &e, &e., Wastuxctoy, Feb. 1, 1858. A Cabinet council was held early this morning. ‘The President has decided to send the Lecompton con- stitution, with a message, to Congress to. morrow. The Cabinet feel confident that Congress will admit Kansas as © State with the Lecompton constitution. They do not anticipate eo much opposition from members of Congress from the North and West of the democratic party as is generafly belloved. But whatevor defection there may be, they belleve that hardly any Southern member of Congress of any party dare vote against it. The consolidated vote of the South will fully compensate for any defection in the North. ‘The ball was opened to day in the Senate on an. on of Mr. Douglas to take up the bill for the admission of Minne- sota. The debate clearly demonstrated that an effort will be made to keep off the admission of Minnesota until omething definite is done in regard to Kansas, Tho dobate wsumed an animated and for some time « very exciting character. 1 never have seen so much fooling exhibited, and to-morrow when the whole question, Lecompton and all, will be before the Senate, I anticipate ® pretty warm time. Mr. Douglas has given notice thatit ts war to the knife, and from knife to hilt, and that the administration must take the consequences. ‘The caucus of democratic genators has been postponed. They desire to wait until the Lecompton constitution is sent to the Senate, eo that they can arrange their pro- gramme accordingly. If the Lecompton constitution is referred to the Senate Committee on Territories, as it coubtless will be, it will be immediately reported back by @ majority of the committee with the Minnesota bill hitched to it, and both put throogh the Senste together, ‘This ‘s the present arrangement in both houses. TUK GENPRAL NEWSPAPER DESPATCH, Wasivetoy, Feb, 1, 1858, ‘The Cabinet is in extraordinary council this morning, baving for the first time an authenticated copy of the Lecompton constitution before them. The President's special meseage, to accompany ite transmission to Con- grese, has already been prepared, but it may not be com. munieated till to morrow. About fifty Miesourians, tem. porarily in Washington, this morning paid a visit of cour- teay to the President, who for a short time absented him Pelt from the Cabinet to give them audience, OUR WASHINGTON COKKESPONDENCE. Wasinweros, Jan, 31, 1858, The Arrival of the Lecompam Comstitutiom—The Excite. ment among the Politicians The event of the hour in Washington is the arrival of Clarkson with the Lecompton conetitution When it was known last evening, on the arrival of the cars—and the news spread like wildfre over the city—politiciaus and these ubiquitous individuals, newspaper correspondenta, en running to and fro in the greatest excitement. gest elephant was never so popular. In fact, the ind has been so filled Kansas that the smallest nected with that Territory, though in truth ate chongh, is evized with avidity We arean extraordinary people. With more practica! common sense in the affairs of life, with regard to the science of govern- ment, and upon thoge political questions which rise and fall from time to time, than any other people cotemporary OF past, Wo nevertheless appear to be as excitable or mercurial aa the French. This apparent anomaly in our character Iam not going to examine. I leave that for the philosopher and the statesman. But why all this excitement on the arrival of the Kansas constitution? Doee Mr. Clarkson—(General Clarkson, [ beg bie pardon; the official organ calis him General, and he must be #0, and we are fond of titles)—carry the fate of this great republic in his pocket? Some think he does. Men whose opinions are entitle! to reapect think eo, Others again think if he does not bring the fate of tho re- public in bis pocket, he does that of the democratic party ‘Then, again, there are those whose vision is leas extended, and who do not presume to look upon great questiens in all their wide spreading significance, but who only look at the current of passing events and at men, called “ leatirg men,” and discuss ‘matter in ite bearing upon them Hence the readers of the Himatn will see the cause of a! this excitement which makes Genertl Clarkeon, with the Lecompton constitution in his pocket, the lion or the ele phont of the hour. Ia private circles, at the hotels, at the bar rooms, at the supper table Inst night, and at breakfast this morning, along the avenue, and, in fact, wherever one politician meets another, this is the theme of conversation. It is expected that the ball be opened in to morrow in celedration of the arrival of the Lacomston constitution. A great many members of Congress have dressed their speeches for the occasion, with the full purpose of demon strating their figures on the floor, It is also expected that this “ball” will be kept up or open (whichever ex pression you please) for several weeks to coms, to the exe ti sion of all otber business—a grand jubtiee for ali who love to hear their voices or to dance to the music of their constituents Mr. Bombastes Humor, the honorable Senator from the East, who has been for a long time feed ing his mind on sublimated theories, is full of patriotic fas with which to illuminate the Senate. He will, doubt less, take the earliest opportunity to enlighten the Seaate and the dark corners his State. The honorable Mr Straight Construction, from the South, is charged with denationa izing thunder, which he ia ready to explode to the terror of all living men. Then there is the Magician of the North, who uses #0 fluently the magic worde of bumbug, and captivates his followers by mystic nothings and cabalistic gy mbols of bumavitarian rights: he is pre pared to entertain the world with what the Hear has fitly termed “chop ic,” on the Kansas question, This are the members of Congress prepared and preparing themeefves for a grand demonstration on the presentation of the Lecomptan constitution for their . w yur wad = Lad question of momen! interest. Will Congress admit Kansas asa Ghat with the gousvitution? Uf the fete of the tic? There may be, but it wt require an uncom: Cflort to preserve the abip gj state amid this storm of uch under what constitution Kansas be af mitted, as far as the future of that Territory or State i= concerned, bnt it is of the highest consequen6e as to whether the administration and the democratic party be defeated or triumphant. These are the views which absorb the public mind a the federal capital to-¢ay, to the exclusion of almost every thing else. To-morrow the pton constitution, ac- companied by the President's message, will probably be. submitted to Congress There will follow a war af the capital more fierce it ia likely, than thaton the compre- mise measures of 1850. Reduction of Expenditures—Navigation Lawae —Abolition of Duties on Imports—The In- vestigating Committee, Ftc. Wasnuxaton, Fob. 1, 1868, ‘The movement made by Mr. Boyce in the House to-day, which was carried, to appoint a select committecof sever to take into consideration the reduction of expenditures, the navigation laws, and the abolition of duties on imports and a dependence exclusively on internal taxation, is ook- ed upon as significant, and will revolutionize the whole policy of government. ‘ The Tariff Investigating Committee find great difficulty in getting witnesses to obey their summons. If they can get Capt. Williamson, of your city, before them, he wit doubtless unravel the mystery of the eighty-seven thou- sand dollars, and state who received the money. An off- cer left this evening with full power to bring him, pro vided he ia to be found. FIRST SESSION. Senate. Wasuinaron, Feb. 1, 1866. THR PURCHARR OF CUBA. Mr. Doorzrm, (opp.) of Wis., presented the petition of ninety-seven citizens of the United States, praying that measures be taken for the purchase of the island of Cuba and for its annexation to the United States. MINE AND MANUFACTURES. Mr. Bicuer (adm.) introduced a joint resolution for the completion and preservation of the digests of statistics of mines and manufactures collected in the taking of the las& census. Referred. Mr, Cou.asmr, (opp.) of Vt., introduced a bill to aller the times of holding the Circuit and District Courts im Vermont. INCREASE OF THE ARMY. ‘The consideration of the Army bill was resumed. Mr. Houston, (opp.) of Texas, opposed the bill. He saw no necessity for a large stand ing army in a time of peace. Tt was contrary to the theory of our government. He ridiculed the idea of making dragoons of men who had never mounted @ horse in their lives, and did not even know how to bridle one—who would have to be tied on ‘until they learned to ride, and then they would be in dan- ger of going heels over head ween they were brought inte action. (laughter.) At one o'clock the Pacific Railroad bill was callea up, ® being the special order at that hour. Mr. Davis, (adm.) of Misa., expressed a hope that tha Army bill would pot be'postpoteg, as it wae of the utmost oe taken upon it. an te have an opportunity to have it printed. Mr. Srvart, of Mich. 8 question of order, malsiaining At the Armay bil, Teing wofaiohed buainesay had priority over all special orders. Mr. Skwaxp, (opp.) of N. Y., trusted that by unani- e gentleman from Texas would be al- lowed to |, a8 it Was very unpleasant to be cut of in the midst of one’s remarks. This was to. Mr. Horsron resumed, and advocated raising of volunteers to meet all necessary emergencies, saying that they were vot more expensive than regular troops, aad decidedly more preferable. Four additional regiments were raised somo years hy the expense of which wag probably eomething like the twenty millions no # a deficit, in the tressmy. What have they done? Killed afew Indian warriors and many women and children. Sach conduct reflects bat little credit upon civilizetion. Better to treat the Indians like men and elevate them than de- ceive and rob, and then Lunt them down like wild deasta, Do justice to them and you will need no standing anny om mour consent | the frontiers Mr. Witson gave notice of an amendment to the our bill ip the form of a substitute, to the effe t that the dent, for the purpose of enforcing the laws of the United. States, matntaiping peace with the ludian tribes, aad pro- tecting citizenson the routes of emigration to Utah, w beem- ploy ed only ip said Territory, be authorized to ca!l for and. accept the services of voiubteers pot exceeding five thou- sand ia all, officers and men, to serve twoive moths un- Jere previously discharged ; and appropriating ——dollars for the purpose of carrying its provisions into effec. The further consideration of the bil was then postponed. till to morrow. THK MINNESOTA MIL. Mr. Doveras, (opp.) of Hlinois, moved that the Senate take ap the Dill providing for the admission of Mnnesota into the Union saying that he was in favor of tha Paciiia Railroad bill, but thought that the question of senatore from the new State ought to take precedence other business. The Pacific Railroad was a measure im which those gentlemen wore deeply interesed. Mr Gwry (adm.) of Cal , was‘anxious to consider the Pocific Railroad bill. The senators from Minnesota, he was inciined to think, could not get their seats before the passage of that measure. Mr. Guexy. (adm ) of Mo., said there were several con- siderations which must neccesarily to bear when the Minnesota bill shal! be tiken up. ¢ question of representation would depend questions of fact not yet decided. All She retarag &f the Censiis Were Dob yet received. ‘The bill would be prejaciced by prematurely considering it. Mr. Crirravpmy, (opp.) of Ky., thonght that respect for ‘Minnesota and the two gentlemen who have beet selected to represent her on thie floor made it a primary duty of the Senate to consider the subject. They had « right to take seats and be beard on the Pacific Ratircad bil. Mr. SkWARp was in favor of the lacific Railroad bill, bat should be obliged to vote against taking it up at tis time. He Believed with Mr Crittenden that the Wianesote cass Presented a question of privilege, and What those two Senators ought to be allowod to take their seats at the ear- Hest day possible, That would givean increased vote for the Pacific Railroad billgand he was afraid there would not be atrength enough to carry it withoot them. Mr. Frtzvarnick, (adm.) of Ala., a member of tie Com- mittee on Territories, objected to taking up the Munesots Dill, not having had an opportunity to read the report im consequence of sickness. . Mr. Gree did not want a collision between the two measures. He thought the reason assigned by Mr. Fite patrick cufllcient for postponing the Minnesota Dill. Mr Doveras felt it to be his duty to press the motion, and demanded the veas and naya. Mr. GueeN remarked that Mr. ian, a member of the Committees on Territories, was defhined from his seas by sickness, and desired to be present when @e Minne- sota bill was taken up. Let that bill be passed over until the proper time, and Minnesota will glide into he Union without causing a rinple upon the stream Mr. Mason, (atm ) of Va, raid events have occurred and others are at hand, which might enlighten he Amort come in a regular and proper course before he Senate, any objection would be made to the admiasioi of Minne- sota e bad been, however, very grea irregulari- ties in the mode of erecting that State, and they required some examination before the subject could baacted upon, Why this undue haste to have the subject talon up out of ite order? There were other eubjects which might also be conridered th connestion with this, It was knowm that in the course of this week, and bly in aw day or two, the application of would be received and admitted into the Union ae aState. He did not know where the Senaor from Tili- hols (Donglas,) whuld stand apon that mestion, If Kane ae should present herself for admission in the man- ber which was expected, be did not know wire the great array of Senators on the democratic side would stand. He was not to take up the bill for onsideration. When the shall bave had further ime more extended views of all the circumstanes bie exigencies that may surround the admision States at this session, it might be found esiral such questions should be considered searate! he was not to take up measures until other was The Lecompton constitution is now and when it shall be presented * will be accom information touching all matters connec been anticipated, but ht that © eung> step bot be taken in reference to the aimissiorof new until we are able to #ee exactly where westand. might be ciroumstances when it would be y for the Southern States. in orde: rhare (bey stand ia ¢bie Union, that the two questions shonld be taken together. Mr. Wiison, (ovp.) of Mase. said that hean the people he reprevented were favorable to any just ati practionl mensuire for the conatraction of @ Pacific railrad; but he felt constrained to advocate the postponemnt of this measure in order to consider the question of thradmission of Minneeota into the Union. An act was pased last ses- rely blisitaik i i complied with ite provisions. There were irreularities, Sorell pertion to the constitutia, which ibmitted, and received 90.000 votes asinst 500, ice of Minneenta on this subject approaced unant- mity, All irregularities as to form ought to yid to the substance. He hoped that the Sonate and th countey would notice the porition taken by the aenator -om Vir- ginia, who war opposed to giving consideratia to thie measure because be supposed that the senatormpon the republican side of the house may oppose the achisaion of K is under the Lecompton constitution. Th Senator did not want to act on the question of the admsion of State under the constitution authorized by Conrens, be- cause he wants to eee what the republicas intond dome when the proposition for the ad under th» Lecompton constitntion will be resented, He would say to the Senator from Virgie, now, in order that there can be no misundostanding, that they would oppose the consummation ¢ the La compton ewindle by all the means they could employ wn der the rules of this body, and be presumed tte will be the case in the other House. Neither he nor th counter could see why @ Territory which has formed a constitu. tion in accordance with the organic aet—a castitution which has received the sanction of near y the ettire peo- Pie @ the Territory, aud under which was cloted the