The New York Herald Newspaper, February 9, 1858, Page 1

THE NEW YORK HERALD. WHOLE NO. 7830. = NG ERTERESTING FROM WASHINGTON. The Vote in the House on the Le- compton Constitution. WS REFERENCE TO A SPECIAL COMMITTEE. Lively Devete in the Senate on the Kaneas Question. THE RECENT FRACAS ty THE HOUSE. APOLOGIES OF MESSRS, KEITT Avp GROW, &e., &e., dice Affairs in Washington. HE FCENE IN THE HOUSB ON THE VOTING UPON THB LECOMPTON CONSTITUTION—CHANCRS FOR ITS PAS8sGE IN THE SKNATE—NAVAL PROMOTIONS— @OLLECTOR SCHELL BEFORE THE FORT SNELLING INVESTIGATING COMMITTEE, ETC. Wasnieton, Feb. 8, 1858, Long Defore the hour of twelve bad arrived the im- mense bal) of the House, capable of seating nearly four ‘thousand, was filled to repletion with idle spectators. The voll was called, ana two hundred and twenty seven gen- flemen answered (0 their names. It is a very rare thing foro many members to be present. Pending the question, almost the e'tire Senate—democrats and repubticans— tame over to the House, and seemed to take great interest in the voting which was going on. In fact the most in- ‘tense excitement prevailed until the final vote was an- nounced. Mr. Speaker Orr will not be prepared to announce the ames of the committee of fifteen, as cailed for by there- solution of Mr. Barris, until after to morrow. The ma- jority will be men not opposed to the admission of Kansas ‘under the Lecompton constitution. In forming the commit- tee, the Speaker’will be governed by that rule of Parlia- mentiary action which requires that the avowed enemies @amessure should pot be appointed to determine upon i merits. The committee will be announced probably @m Wednesday. Mr. Hughes, of Indiana, will probably be Chairman of the Select Committee, as he offered’ the original proposi+ tion for such committee, The committee will be a fair eve in every respect The vote to-dey was ® very large one—two hundred and twenty-seven out of two hundred and thirty-four, which is afull house, only six members absent, These were Harris of Maryland, Bonham of South Carolina, Caruthers of Missouri, (now in Cuba,) Leidy and Reilly, of Pennsylvania, (paired off) and the famous Matteson. Had every member been present, the reso’ution of Harris might have been de- feated. The Miinols delegation went over en masse to the Diack republicans. About twenty-four of thore called Northern democata went over—among them, Haskin of New York. Clark palf bolted. Adrian, of New Jersey, and six members from Pennsylvania, joined the republl- cans, Davis, of Maryland, went with the niggers. it ie pretty certain that the Lecompton constitution will pass. Iam informed, on the very best authority, that quite & number who yoted for the reference to the special eoumittee will vote for its admigsion on its final passage. It is evident, from the yote in the Senate to-day, that the majority in favor of the admirsion of Kansas will vange from eight to twelve. Meesre. Douglas, Stuart and ‘Broderick voted with the black republicans. The bélief tw general here te-aight that Minnesota and Kansas will be admitted together. Official information has been received showing beyond doubt that a free State Legislature and free State officers have been elected in Kansas. It is understood that the Senate will take np iunmediately the Kanvks basioe+s, and pase a dill for the admission of that State, prodably at the @ame time with Minncsota, and thus save the coantry from the prolonged ugitasion contemplated by the republicans nod Doagias faction of the House. e Richard Schell appeared before the Fort Snelling Tnves tigating Comittee to day, and was examined relative to thattraneaction. He stated dietivetly and empha ly all be knew about it, which was that the purchase wag @ fair one, and that the amount paid for it was more than it would bring to-day upcer the bummer. Warrants for the promoticn of the following named peered midshipmen to masters in the Navy were figned this day by the Secretary of the Navy — John G. Walker, Jowa; John G. Mitchell, Massa chueetta , Francie M. Ramsay, Pennsylvania Rich. ard W. Meade, Jr., California ; Marshal C. Campbell, Missisrippi; Robert Boyd, Jr., Maino; Calvin F. Thomas, New York; Chas. ©. Carpenter, Massachusetts; Andrew J MeCartsey, Pennsylvania; W. A. Kirkland, North Carolina; W. H. Dana, Ohio; Edward E. Pottery Iitinols: George Bacon, York; J. Crossan Chaplin, Pennsy!- vania; Wm. E. Dozier, South Carolina; Lester A. Jeards tee, Now York; W. L. Brraford, Alabama; Charles A. Rabcock, Michigan; .Rnoas Armstrong, Georgia; Thomas D, Bel/ridge, Massachusetts; Joseph N, Miller, Ohio; Jobo 8, BarncsfMassachusetts, and John M, Stribling. South Carolina, ‘The General Land Office haa just received the follow ing approved township plata from the Surveyor General of Kanass and Nebraska Territories, viz ebraska— Township thirteen, north of ranges, three, four, five, six, seven and cight; townebipe six, seven, eight, nise, tom ‘and eleven, north of range three; township whree, north of ranges four, five, six, noven and eight; townships one and two, corth of range sixteen; towoship three, north of ranges fifteen and sixteen; township four, north of ranges fourteen and fifteen, wownship five, north of range fourteeu —all east of the sixth principal meridian. Kansas Terri tory —Township eighteen, south of ranges, ope, two, thros, four, five and fix, east of the sixth principal meridiaa, Number of townsnip plats, thirty. These surveys cover ‘bout ninety thousand acres. THR GENERAL NEWSPAPER DESPATCH. ‘Wasurvoton, Feb. 8, 1868 General Calboun is preparing a statement to the public relative © Kansas affairs. He bas said in conversation with hie friends, and may repeat it in his address, that ho did vote in the Convention to submit the entire constitu: tion, but was defeated, and then went for a vote on the ginvery article, and that there was an attempt t) pracvoe deception upon bim as to the returns from Delaware Crows ing, but that the returns from Delaware Crossing give the Legislature to the fre State party. He is of opinion ‘that this loaves no room for contention, as there is every probability that a proposition will de offered in the Senate from the Lecompton democratic side, at the prover time, ‘emphaticaliy and distinctly recognizing the right of the people of Kansas to alter their constitution whenever they fee proper, anything in the Lecompton constitution to the contrary notwithstanding. ‘The Board to prepare the bode of regulations for the government of the navy, which commenced its sessions on the 10th August last, will finish its labors about the last of this month. These regniations hare been prepared with the greatest care, and by some of the most experi- enced officers of the navy, apd will embrace upwards of two hundred and fifty ordiaary pages of printed matter The United States storeship Relief, now in preparatiwn ‘at the Broklyn Navy Yard to join the Home Squalron, has Deen assigned the following ofoers:—Lieutenant Com manding Strong; First Licutovant McLaughlin; Second Lieutenant Low, and Third Lieutonanta March and Thorn- ton. These officers, excopting Strong, are the first placed 8m active duty since tho proceedings of the Naval Retiring Board of Inquiry and the Senate on tho cases of thos affected by the ate Miva! Retiring Jonna. SCHIRTY-FIFTH CONGRESS, FIRST SESSION. Genate, Wasmoros, Fob. 8, 1858. RHODE LARD AGAINST THR LECOMPTON CONSTITTTION. Mr. ALLEN, (ndm.) of R. 1., prosented the joint resolu- tions of the Taland Tegisiatore against the admis- sion of Kansas under the Lecompton conatitation. SCHOOLMASTRRS FOR THE NAVY. Mr, SkWARD, (OPP.) Of N. ¥, presented piitions from Bishop Potter and other clergymen, and a large number of New York merchants, praying that schoolmastors may ‘be appointed for the Instruction of seamen, poveLas’ KANSAS PROGRAWMR— DISCUSSION ON THE KANSAS QUrsnion, Mr. Dover, (opp.) of T., made several ineffectual efforts to take op his resolution#, offered on Thursday Inst cailing for information relative to the facts attending the formation of the Lecompton constitution, &c. ‘Fhe Vice Preapent announced that the hour had arrived for the consideration of the special order, being the un finished business from Phureday. ‘Mr, Fesaxnpun, (opp.) of Me., who was entitled to the floor, was willing to give way for the purpose of having ‘Mr. Douglas’ resolution considered, if no objection was made, Mr. Masoy, (adm.) of Va., would be compelled to ask the yeas and nays en & motion to postpone the special order, with a view to take up the resoliition, because the effect of that motion must be to continue the discustion in a different form from what it would be ou the resolution of referenee, Mr. DovGras responded that it was entirely immaterial to him whether the vote be taken first on the refe- rence or upon the resolution, He thought that any delay in the adoption of the resolution of in quiry would only operate as a delav in the settlement of the Kansas question, for he should deem it his duty ww obtain that information if he possibly could, and to insist upon any reasonable delay in order to procure it. This {nsormation was essential to the proper consideration o thegubject; but if the Senate preferred to proceed with the Oxoussion of the resolution for reference firet, he would with¢raw the motion and subsequently cali it up. Mr. Frsexpun was perfectly willing to give way, that the Senate tajght pass upon “he question as to whothor asy more informayon was to be afforded to Congreas offivially. Ho was under toy impression i. was not the desire of the majority of the oases the regotuiion should be adopted and the informimtion it sought be obtained. Ho bad no idea such a thing would be allowed, but was will- ing that the attempt should be made. If be supposed any invest would be made in reierence to the frauds which been perpetrated in the various stages uf these Kansas difficulties, the answer which the Senator from Missouri (Mr. Green) made to his inquiry the other day would have sétisfed him that no further iaformativa would be afforded to the Senate officially other than that already before that body; and therefore be saw no reason why he or any other Senator who desired to speak on the subject might not as well proceed now as defer his ret marks upti: the Senate should have a report from the Committee on Territories. Mr Grxes, (adm. ) ot Mo., replied to the question of the Sevacor from Mame, that he was not authorized to speak for the Committee on Territories, but would say on his ‘own responsibility that the question of these frauds was pot before the committee; and further, that the committee would uadertake to carry out any direction that the se- bate cg not proper to give. Mr. ENDEN replied that be unders'oo4 the answer of the Senator, as he had repeated it, but thatanswer convey ed (he impression to his mind that no other information would be afforded them than what they now bad. Mr. F., i: bs comments on the President's mi , said it was drawn with care and design, and was d as an argu- to ihe country to affect their minds in reference ‘this great queetion. He thought it nct unimportant there- fore, that the views of those who differ from the Presi- gent should be expressed to some extent, that the country may understand that while the officer highest in position entertained certain opinions, those who are in @ less de- grce the repreeentatives of the people. entertain differont opinions, take a different view of the facts, and have some- thing to eay in defence of their views. ‘The President has said in his mnessage if Kansas was admitted under the Tecompton constitution the troops could be w:thdrawn, and applied to the ser vice in Utah, and that lef: the inference that on a refusal to adwit Kansas the troops would still be kept there Wass Kansas still to be kept under the control of & military despotism beceuse the Territorial government has not got into the hands of that party who bad heretofore been denominated rebelsY and was the Senator from New York willing to vote for the increase of the army for such a purpose as tha:? Mr. Sewarp, (opp.) of N. Y., thought the Senator had fallen into some error relative w his posilion He had reached the conclusion, from all the facts which hai come to bis knowledge, that there would be such a state of things ip Kanras as would oblige the withdrawal of the troops there. He could not believe that the adm uistra tion would be so infatuated as to endeavor to keep the army in Kansas, although such an inference might bo drawn from the message. Mr. Fessxnpey replied that the Senator from New York utterly rejected the Prosident’s assurances of what he should do, and he (Fessenden) could not understand pon what ground that Senator could base his vote for au in- crease of the army. But he would return to the Presi- dent's Tn undertaking to perform his constitu tional duty of giving Congress information from time to time of the state of the Union the President should take cure to communicate only absolute verity; at any rate he should not set at deflance known and admitted make the argument all on one side, ignoria, op the other. He was obliged to say that the President had been guilty in his message of not only ignoring all well known tacts, but of stating things nich he must have known—if he had examined the documents —could pot be true, What excuse the dent Fessenden) y. [am Chief Magistrate of the Union should be dignided and im partial. It should not be denuaciatory; but yet, from ‘the beginning to the end of thie message we bear from the President denunciation in strong language cf what he admits to be @ majority of the people of the Territory, Decause he alleges that unless he keeps troops there they have the power as weil as the will to overthrow the go- verpmert; at the same time the President has not one wore to say in condemnation, but rather speaks in im. plied approbation of all that bas taken place in Kansas in ‘opposition to the efforts of the peopl the Territory to obtain a free State coustitation. ich language he (Fres. senden) ddemed unworthy of the incumbent of the Pre- sidential chair. It was a little singular, too, thathe nad no sympathy with the free State people of Kansas, when we remember that he was born in a free Sut, and bad seen it grow up to be one of the first in rank in the Union and also in wea'th and power, Fimply in consequence of the free Stote institutions under which her inhabitants lived; but in the message wa fee not obe word except ia denunciation of those who are undertaking to fotroduce the blessings of free State gov ernment in Kansas. On the contrary, be speaks in exuita. tion when he saye that Kansas is now as much of a slave ‘State as Georgia or South Carolina, and ho seems to rejoice in thinking thet it is bound, henceforward and forever, to tho car of slavery. For some reasen or other he haa chosen pap pd the land of his birth, and troate the ques. tion as one of great importance to the slave States, but os of no consequence t the {reo States. If it was of consequence to the South, was it not of more to the seventeen millions of President does not think #0; nino millions of people of uence difficulties must arise if Congress refuses to admit Kinsas under the Lecomptsn conrtitudon, and warns us that the peopie of the siave States would be excited and not sub ‘mit to it, and therefore be counsels the fa ile of the tree States to yield. He (Fessenden) would bave expected of the President, in stating danger of the excitement, warn the people of the South as well as of the North agaivst disobeying the laws of the country. Congress wae the tribusial wo settle thie question, ant if br 4 proper to setile it adversely to the views of the President, he wanted to know should pot connsel the people of the mit to the will of the majority. The adoption of the Tope ka Coustitution was po more rebellion against the ment than the act of atown meeting pasaing resolutions on the same subject. Rebellion does not consiat in words. You muet have forcible acts, and nobody can find that there waa any forcible resistance to the govern- ent, although ft was a usurping goverumeat. vernor Walker was quoted by the President as good aa- thority op one point, but not on others. Waen Governor Walker speaks about frauds tn Kansas, the Proaident door not beheve a word of it; but be regors to Walker's letters end makes many extracts from them, in order to establish the fact of rebellion. But they prove nothing after all. ‘The President says tbat the sense of the peopie of Kansas ‘Was taken on the question to form a constitution, but he (Mr. Fessenden) denied this, They could not express their opinions under the test oath, by which they hae to swear to support not only the constitution of the United ‘States, but also tbe organic and Fugitive Slave law. Who ever heard of « ‘test oath” as applied to the right of suffrage in any part of the world where suffrage is allowod at ail? Does not the President know that throughout the slave States there is a universal abborrence of the Fagitive Slave law, and ip many of the States it is held to be uncon "and considered vely unjust and derogatory to their rights? The President nis eayag that the question of slavery was submitted to the people of Kansas. Mr. Fessenden denied that to. Nothing was submitied but the choice between two constiiitions, both of which establich and reoognike slavery in that Territory; 4, for his life, he was uranie to tel! which waa the ‘orst of th@®two. He also argues that ti Tope — tution was ar legal as the Lecompton constitu here wae no more legality about the penption of the one than of the other, He was opposed this aeampt to force siavery on the peogie of Kaneas, and woult agitate #0 a8 a fingle hope remained that slavery might be driven from a Territory which was stolen and robbed from freecem. He examined tho Dred Scott case, and Argued at length against the force of that dictum of the Supreme Court, quoting from the deciaiona of tho Supretne Court of Georgia, where they treated such extra judicial opinions of the “ey Court of the Voiied Staves with contempt, and did not consider them aa binding. He thought If the late Presiential election had resulted in the defeat of the party who presented that dogma in the Cincinnati platform, we never should have bal a aectrine put forth by the Supreme Court so utterly at variance ‘with truth and destitute of legal logic and support from reason. Mr. Bensawin enid that when the Committee on Territe. ries should make their report he would answer some of the extraordinary argumente of the Senator from Maine ‘Although tbe Senator displayed great ingenuity aad pow: ‘er, bis positions were ullerly unsened. ir. CLAY, (wim. of Ala. gave notios that at the proper fime be would show that State of Alabama had only taken same groand aa the other Sonthern Btates. He wad prepared to sustain that ground’ and would endeavor to fortify himself by unanswerable ar- amente Wier thoee prineiples enumerated in the reso- jutions of the 1. gielature of his State are forgotten or un heeded by Congress, then, like the Senator from Maine, this Union would have no charms for him. He trusted that Alabama would never dishonor herself by retreating from the position she has assumed. Mr. Skwarp said that at the proper time he would ex- press his opinion on this it quoation, and give the re- marks of Messrs. Clay and Serjamin due consideration. He thonght that they would fail to conyince him of the justice and policy of Lay slavery Mito a free Terri- wry. The attemot to carry this Kansas scheme wonld de destructive to tue best interets of society He regretted to hear Senators express the opinion that under any circum- stances this Union could cease to have attractions He had no beiief that this Union would decease at all, nor that it would cease to confer upon all of us the banedt: it was designed to confer. The people of the United Stes - see cberish this Union. ae Ir. Howter (adm. ) of Va., said that the meesage e President met hw tu spypobation. He deprecate! fur- ther debate and hoped the question on reference would be taken at once, Mr. Davis, (acm. ) of Miss. , also heartily concurred in the views: oem in the message. It breathed the sen timents of a patriot. Its principles stood out in bold ro Mef in contrast with the views presented by the Senator from Maine. That Senator bad avowed dis- union sentiments. From the tone of debate indulged on the other side, a stranger not knowing the character of this assemblage might, on entering the Senate, suppose he saw representatives of belligerent States, or States pro posing to make war on one another. But if ‘than that, uri recognized in the senators the representa tives of tho States he would be astonished at the petty Jounies which are seen to exist between them. Mr, Wis bela that a senator was a minister to a friendly court, and the moment he saw that the govern ment was in hostility to his own governmen his personal honor should compel him to withdraw While they were making war on one section of the Union and undermining the foundation, it was an evasion to say that they desire the fabric to stand. The South were arraigned ag day as the aggressive Party, but in whet hy 4 they ever from the very earliest period till now deprived the North of any advan- tages. The whole ground of complaint is, the they would possess and maintain their own institutions. The Senator from New Hampshire (Mr. Hale) some years ago objected to extend the line 36.30 to the Pacitic, as tho southern boundary of Utah, for fear that it might carry tbe implication that slavery migh: exist to the south of it. The North have commenced this Pa hein war, ani the South are acting entirely on the defonsive. There were questions sprang today which require to be met and answered, and therefore he would reply to the Senator from Maiue on some other occasion. Mr Fassksney did not recognise the authority or style Mr. Davis chose to assume to lecture him on the senti ments he thought proper to announce in the Senate. He expressly disavowed any intention or desire to in- terfere with slavery in the States where it now exists, not however, becauce;he had any fear of ayowing such sentiments if he entertained them, nor because be ehould hesitate to do so in the presence of the Senator from Mississippi. When the fear of what man could do or say would induce him to hesitate, he would not sit here a single hour. He should disgrace the noble State from which hecame if he hesitated to express his opiaions on all such questions. While he would treat all Senators, with that respect and courtesy which was due from him to them, having equal right with them, they must accord to him the right to speak the sentiments he entertained, unawed by avy comment on the consequences which may be inti mated from any quarter whatever. The Senator from Missiesippi thought proper to place him in an etitude of advocating disupion. On thia spot they were peers. He was the equal of any man in his rights on this floor,and he would exercise his rights when he chose within the rules of order, let the consequences be what they may. He bad avowed no disunion sentiments. Could the Senator bi Ag much? ir. Davis (excitedly)—Yee, and I have long sought a respectable Tan who could charge the contrary. ir. FRASENDEN said that the newapapers represent the Senator as making a speech in Mississippi, in which be said that he went into President Pierce’s cabinet a dis- union man. Davis replied that it was faise, and inquired whether the Senator could produce the paper. Mr. Freskypen respon¢ed that he could produce the paper tnto which the extract was copied. . Davis said it was false, no matter where it came from, and if the extract justified such a conclusion, what he had said had been falsitied. Mr. Fraskvprn replied that be had made no accusation. He had merely put the question to the Senator, who had accused him (Fessenden) of seeking to und@rmine the constitution. Mr Davis explained that such attacks as had been made, inclucivg that en the judiciary, would have such an effect Mr. Fssseypxw said that he attacked the opinion, not the decision of the Sopreme Gourt, for it gave none. | He be. Heved that that opinion, if carried into effect, would under- mine the ipetitutions of the country, Our institutions have stood firm on the doctrine of freedom, not slavery. If you divide the Territories according to numbers, how much would slaveholders be entitled to whea you put them against twenty millions of free people? Yet the doctrine was taught that because in eome of the States slavery exista, the territory, on the ground of State rights, must be divided. Who began the aggression? Was not the country quiet alter the pas sage of the compromue in 1860% Who introduced the torch of discord among the people? Those who advocated and carried the repeal of the Missouri Compromise, while the opposite side warned tuem that if ~— ingisted on it they would again kindle the flames. The aggression has been going on from the time of the paseage «f the Kansas bill wil now, when the questicn came here ia such a shape a6 compelied the Sen- ator from liinois (Mr. Douglas) from a sense of duty aod justice, to oppose the further progress of the outrages there committed. The South say that they make no aggressions. Was there vo attack on the fishing interest? and bad not the Senator from Georgia givea notice of bis intenton to introduce a bill to repeal the navigation |uws of the United States? Was not that an attack oa the in- terests of the North? He regarded this as only the be: fivning of these aggressions. They bad broken down the Manufactures, as far as taey could, and wore now xeek ing to break down the com aerce of the North. The North have been on the defensive from the commencement in 1854, when the Missouri Compromise was repealed, and they stood on the defensive today. If the conse yaenges are wjarious to mth they themselves are to Dbame. He thought it to be bis duty torepel the imputation upon him hy the Senator from Mississippi. These sen- timents he tly entertained and be did pot feel called upon tofresign bie seat: and although bis opimoos may be the result of malice or ignorance, he preferred the latter —he believed he knew enough to know how w express bis sentiments and upold bis right to express them Mr, Davis replied that he knew not whence sprung the hapit of accusing hit of an attempt to inv midate Senators, He tried to intimicate novody. He thereatened nobody He did not believe, avd hs would say so once for all, that anybody was afraid of him. ir, Fessksoxy—I am. (Laughter.) Mr, Davis=If 0,1 shall never again speak in a decided and firm tone to the senator, Mr. Freeesnes—T mean in an intellectual point. Mr, Davis repeated that he made no threats or intim! dation, The South committed no aggression on the North because they were unwilling to beneilt the codilsheries and keep be pe npmee other words, they wished to keep their own money and protite, and leave the North to get money to the extent they can expect from commerce with the world. That was no aggression. The Souta do not ask the North to pay their expenses in the way of taxation. They only a k good fellowship and protection where the povernment is bound to afford it. Beyono tbat oy wish to be let, alone. ir. Cray, (adm') of Ala., desired to say one word about the codfishe He hoped to put up a couple ots of fsb not offensive to the Senator from Maine # nea trie, He bad been endeavoring to define the difference between rights and principles. aud would snow that | reste Wore on the side of the North, but right on of the South. Mr. Dovetas expressed a hope that a vote would sow be taken. He would make no speech himself, lost some one might reply to it. ‘Tho Senate voted on Mr. Wilmot’s proporition to send the motion to refer the message to the Gommit- tee on Territories, by inetructiog the commitwe to ascertain the number of votes given from fme to time ip Kansas; to ascertain whether the same Were in com. pliance with the law, and to ascertain wit portion of the ‘votes were illegal; and giving the commitiee power to send for persons or papers. ‘was disagreed to by the following vote: — ‘Yuas—Mesare. Broderick, Cameron, Chandler, Colla mer, Dixon, Doolittle, Douglas, Durkee, Fessenden, Foote, Nava—Morsrs. Bell, Benjamin, Biges, Bigler, Bright, Prown, Clay, Crittenden, Davis, Fitch, Fitzpatrick, Green, Hammond, Houston, Hunter, Iverson, Johnaoa of Tenneeser, Kennedy, Mallory, Mason, Polk, Sebastian, Slidell, Toombs, Wright and Yulee—2s, The meseage and the Lecompton constitution were then referred to the Committee on Territories. Mr Doveras again asked the Senate to take ap his ree. lution: ge on the President for information relative to Kansas, including correspondence, &e. Mr. Masow moved an aljournment. Mr. Dovetss hoped not. Wr. Masow —I make that motion, It je not debatable Mr. Wiisow demanded the yeas and nays, and the mo tion to adjourn wae carried by 27 against 23. Adjourned. House of Nepresentatives. Wassatos, Feb. 8, 1858. THR KANSAS LECOMPBON CONSTITUTION REFERRED TO 4 SeLRCT COMMITTER. The galleries of the House are crowded—more so than on any previ us occasion—ineluding many Indies. ‘The Sreaxen announced the ponding proposition to be ‘on seconding the demand for the previous question on the several motions to refer the l’resident’s special Kansas message. ‘The demand for the previous question was seconded by 110 against 105. Mr. Wasnsvey, (opp.) of Mo., demanded the yeas and nays, wisbing the question so decided, instead of by tellers. Mr. Rarxenate, (adm.) of Miss.—That’s a viclation of the contract heretofore agreed on. Mr. Fionawen, (adm.) of Pa.—Yoa, clearly. Mr. Washburn did not press hiff motion. ‘The main question was ordered to be put, by a vote of yeas 113, nays 107. ‘The result of this vote was watched by everybody with extreme anxiety. The next question was announced to be Mr. Stephens’ | motion to refer the message to the Commities on Territo ries. Disagreed to, by 119 against 114, ‘The next question announced was on agreeing to the amendment of Mr. Harris, of Tl! , providing for referring the meseage to a select committee of fifteen. Mr. Cuan, (adm.) of N, ¥., asked to be exeused from ‘voting, on the ground that a vote in the affirmative would | be inconsistent with those he bad just given, and tha a | PRICE TWO CENTS. EDITION- TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 9, 1858. 4 ‘vote im the negative would imply an unwillingnoss to have an jnvestigativn made, which should be by the Committee on Territories. eo refused to excuse him, by a vote of 89 against Mr. Bakxsoal® moved to lay Mr. Harrie’ amendmont on the table. Mr. Frorencr enid that the motion was not consistent with the understanding previously agreed on. Mr. Hanns, (dem.) of lil., remarked that the under- stand'ng was by ubiversal consent. Mr. Savace, (adm.) of Tenn., did not think thémotion to lay on the table would be inconsistent with that agrec- ment, as itmight nally determine the question in the He ‘Mr. Harris’s amendment was then carried by a vole of 116 agaivat 111. The followiug are the yeas and nays on Mr. Harris's proposition w refer the President's message aud the Le compton con: titation toa select committee of Afaen:— Yxss ~Messrs. Abbott, Adrain, Andrews, Bennott, Bil- Ungburst, Bingham, Blair, Bliss, Brayton, Bufflogton, Burlicgame, Burroughs, Campbell, Case, Chaffee, Chap- man, Clark, Jr, of Connecticnt, Clawson, Cochrane, Cockerel!, Colfax, Comins, Covoto, Cox, Cragin, Curtis, Damrell, Davis of Marylsud, Davis of Indiana, Davis of Massachveetts, Davis of lowa, Dawes, Dean, Dewart, Dick, Dodd, Durtee, Edie, English, Karnaworth, Fenton, Foley , Foster, Giddings, Gilman, Gooch, Good win, Granger, Groesbeck, Grow, Hail of Ohio, Hall of setts, Harlan, Harris’ of Ilinois,’ Haskin, Hickman, Hoad, Horton, Howard, Owen, Jonos, Kellogg, Kelsey, Kilgore, Knapp, Kunkel of Pennsylvania, ,tawrence, . Leiter, Tovejoy, McKibben, Marahall"of Iitinois, Montgomery, Morgan, Morrell, Morris of Pennaylvavia, Morris of Tiiinois, Morse of Maine, Morso of New York, Mott, Murray, Niblack, Nichols, Olin, Palmer, Parker, Pettit, Pike, Pottle, Potter, Ritchie, Robbins, ’ Roberts, ce, Bhaw of Illinois, Sherman of New York, Sherman of Ohio, Smith of Miinois, Spinner, Stanton, Stewart of Penneylvania, gat Thayer, Thompson, Tompkins, Wade, Wwbridge, Waldron, Walton, Washburne of Wis: consid, Washburne of Tinois, Washburn ofMaine, ison, Nays—Mesers. Abl, Anderson, Arnold, Atkins, Avery, Barksdale, Bishop, Bocock, Bowie, Boyce, Branch, Bryaa, Burvett, Burve, Caskie, Clark of Mo. , Clay, Clemens, Clingman, Cobb, Jobn’ Cochrane of N. Y., Corning, Craig o’ Mo., Craige ot N.C., Crawford, Carry, David: son, Davis of Miss, Dimmick, Dowde'l, Ea- wundeon, — Elliott, Fuukner, — Floreace, Garnett, Gillis, Greenwood, Gregg, Hatch, Hawkins, Hill, — Hopking, — Houston, Hughes, Huyter, Jackron, Jenkins, Jewott, Jones of Tennessaa, J. Glaocy Jones, Keitt, Kelly, Kunkel of Maryland. Lamar, Landy, Letcher, Maclay, McQueen , Marehail of Kentucky, Mason, Maguar ; Miles, Miller, Miison, Moore, Pendiewa, Peyton, Phetps, Phillips, Powell, ‘Quitman, Ready, Reagan, Ricaud, Ruffin, Russell, Sandidge, Savage, Seales,’ Scott, ‘Searing,’ Seward, Shaw of North Carolipa, Shorter, Sickles, Singleton, Smith of ‘fon pessee, Smith of Virgivia, Stallworth, Stephens, Stevenson, Stewart of Maryland, Talbot, Taylor of New York, Taylor of Louisiana,’ Trippe, Underwood, Ward, Warren, Watkins, White, Whiteley, Winsiow, Woodson, Wirtendyke, Wright of Georgia, Wright of Tennessee, Zollicotfer. Mr. Harkis, of Ill., moved to reconsider the vote and to ley that motion on the table. Carried. Yeas 115, nays 111, Mr. Hughes’ resolution merely to refer the Kansas mestage to @ select committee, by the adoption of Mr. Harri’ substitute as given above, Was agreed wo, Yeas 115, nays 11. On agreeing to Mr. Hughes’ resolution, as amended by ‘Mr. Harria’s tubstitute, the vote was the same as theabove yeas and rays, with the exception that Mr. Pendieton Changed to the affirmative, and Mr. Gilmer’s name was added to the negative. THE FRACAS BETWEEN MESSRS. KEITT AND GROW—EXPLANA TIONS OF THE COMBATANTS. Mr. Kerr, (adm.) of 8. € , rose to a personal explana tion, say.ng the House would remember that its pro- ceedings during tho session of Friday were broken in upop in ap unpleasant manner. It was due to fair dealing that he should assume to himself all the responsibility for the violation of its order, dignity and decorum. He was the aggressor, and whatever of responsibility proper- ly attached to that act belonged to him alone. It 0 due to justice that he should make Feparation it was in his power to tho dignity and decorum of the House thus violated. He did this io the expression of bis profound regret atthe occurrence. Personal collisions are always unpleasant, very seldon ex- cusable, rarely justifiable—never in a legislative body. He felt in fall forve the responsibility which he assumed pin saying be was the agercesor, and that the entire reepon sibility properly belonged to him. Ib this connection be ad but cne other remark to make, and that was— whether any blow was cirected at him or pot, was more than he could say, at least he was unconscious of having received it: with Uhis explanation he parted frow the sub Jeet. Mr. Grow, (opp.) of Pa, said he had been taught in ebildbood that all fighs among men are cixgraceful to human nature ond w the Christian community, and this is especially the case when they occur amoog~iaw moakeis in the midst of their deliberations, Riper years aud the force of education had satisied him that this lesson was good and true. Yet the right of pelf defence be recognized as one of the inalienable rig bts of man, to be exercised ou all ocvasions and upder all circumstan es, whenever necessary for the protection of life or property. Atthe last sittiag of the House be found himsel! unexpectedly engaged in the drst peraobal conflict of the session. He tendered to the House, most cheerfully, whatever apoogy wus due for thix viviation of its orcer and decoram, and no one re gretted more than himself the occasion for the violation of its order. The House immediately adjourned. Our Washington Correspondence, Wasmvetow, Feb. 7, 1858, The Riot in the House of Representatives—Position of the Kansas Question The engrossing subject of conversation here yesterday ‘was the flsticuff scene in the House ef Representatives in the early hours of the morning. The importance and in- terest of the main qrestion which gave rise to the event was nearly i’ not a together lost sight of in the over- shadowing interest which this Occurrence has excited. Tho assault on Mr. Sumner in the Senate, somo cighteen months since, did not awaken one tenth of the feeling that thie thing has caured; and of course that fooling is not confined to Washington, but bax extended and wiil ox- tend wherever the coful occurrence has become or will become known, The newsboys on the avenue yeeter- day evening did a brick trade, their business ery being, reat riot in Congress thix morning.’ How the ears of the members of that august body ought to have tingled with shame when they heard such a descriptive term ap- plied, and so jnst'y, their proceedings. Hw contempt Die they must bave im their own eyes an they appear, 1 doubt not, in the eyes of all men who have avy regard for ‘and decorum, and who have always been in the habit of amsooimting thoee qualitios with their ideal of solemn legisiati aeremblics. Butt fear me wo are fast losing, as a that high regard for the ament- tues and proprietics of which @ usually found witha Dogh sense of honor and integriiy. Wheo tne substance departs the sbadow no 5 J would not at this time trouble you with a descriptive of the “riot in Congress,’ but that T deem it not untikely that one sided versions of the affray may have been imposed upoo you, as they have been imposed upon or gotup by the evenwg newspapers in this city. 1 was not myself an eye witness of the conflict, bat I information: an unprejudiced chose it The version that ie given here of the origin of the fray is, that Mr. Grow, of Pennsytvania, the acknowledged of the repubboan party ip the House, objected w a » that was being made by Mr. Quitman, of Mis- sisaipp!, while he (Grow) was on the democratic side of the House, and that Mr, Keitt baving red that Grow theuld go over to his own side of the Louse to object, Grow rejoined to the effect that he was vot to be ordered by apy slave driver, and that thereupon the chivalrous South Carolipian, feeling himself insulted, cotlared the binck republican. Now, there ia just ecough of truth mixed up With the euppresion of the article, in thie account, asgo make it pass current am a fair and impartial history thereof; but by the suppression of a litle matter, appa | rently of not much couseqnence, the blame ix thrown off the shoulders of the laimotso chevalier on those of the Keystone knight. The expression of the former waa not by any Means 80 void of offence a this would show it to have been. If it was, then the natural yordict ofan un prejudiced person would be that the Penneylvanian gave the firs: insult, an that, ergo, the rep2biican party in the Flouse are responsible for the disgrace that hae been brought wpon i. The remark of Keitt, whieh provoked the retort of Grow, wee pot framed im such a polite and parliamentary style aa tho accounta that | have referred to woul ini) cal would hardly be ruled or considered in any dott berative boly ae in orver, according to parliamentary rules for one henorabse member to irese anothor honorable member shue—Go over to your own aide of the Houre, you damned black republican puppy.’ And yet thore are the precise words which the hooora- bie member from South Carolina addressed Ww the honorable ‘member for Pennaylvania, The response of the latter that be was not to be driven by the ineh of a siave driver was a natural retort, and entirely justifiable under the circumetances. I waa one that could hardly be ruled out of order even in debate. This, you may rest assured, is the true version of the ori- gin of the scene which thon transpired. had jumped up In an instant the Southern chevalier from the sem! recumbent atutude which he had been 00 cupying with his heels on his derk, aod the North- ern chevalier by the throat. They are both young men, strong and athletic, and the blood of the Northern is no loss flery Yan that of the Southern. Grow soized Keitt, and there wae a momentary struggle betereen thom. Mr. Davie, of Mise., a teil, ‘man, with not a morsel ot 1ove for those abol who don't believe iu the Le compton Convention, promptly interfered and loosed the com ba-ants from each other. Then Keitt rtrock at Grow Grow struck back, and Keitt went down. The backers of the Sonthern champton #ay that he stumbled; those of the Northern champion that he fell under the pros ees of their man. It was such an instantaneous thing that I fear the question most ever remain a disputed oce. On the mo ment the forces of the republicans, headed by Potter, of Wise mein, and supported by the Horatii Wachburaes, rushed down the several gangways of their si te to rescue their chief ont of the enemy’s hands and country. Down the gangways of the opposite Fide rushed the Lecompton ites The forces met in the noutral Speaker's chair, (be area where the ere. The conflict is described as terrible. Potter js am as complished professor of the noble art of sel! detoare, and pitehed in right and loft with a cim that opscc en ¢ in fromt of the e divides by tall = dicularity of friend and foe; for in the heat a of the moment iitwe selection. it is said that one of the Washburnes went down under his indiscriminaung blow. Lamar, of Missieeippi, was the leader on tho other side—a stout, broad shouldered tusty youth, for whom one of the Was! on Bewspapers claims knight!'y Dilcod. He, too, wet in ns and left, after the style of Potter, both those worthy leaders hitting from the shoulder in ® manner that would have delighted the heart of Jim. Irwin, Tom Myer, or your other Tammany Hail )izhes Jn fact, the scene just now was the counterpart of many. such as Tammany Ha!! has witnes-ed in ‘ts palmicet daye — from twenty to thirty combatants being jammed up to. gether ina space sosmall as to preclude the danger of any of them being much hurt—the mass surging back- ward and torward, and the arms of those engaged being visible above their beads rising and falling with their stroker, The Speaker was evidently concerned very deeply at the turn affairs bad taken, and tp vain calied gentlemen to order. He knocked lustily with his gavel, Out thé uproar of the fray drowned his vowe and the sound of bis hammer; and he then rather implored than commanded the Sergeant at-Arms to enforce order, One of the doorkeepers, a six-foot ada half Jerseyman, pamed Wright, su} the mace bearer as he forced his way into the thick of the Oght; and in a moment or two the combatants were separated and proclaimed. The incidents of the it are suid to have been extremely comic. One of the Washburnes singled out a stalwart Mississippian, named Barksdale, and with a well uimed biow on the forehead gent bis nears aDineeia reeling and knocked off his chestnut wig. en the article was recovered, it was put on back part front, a sight which, joined to the look of disappointed ven- geance which sat on the countenance of its wearer when he found that the fight was over and that he bad Bo chance of retriev ng bis charaster for pluck, was very provocative of laughter, Little Washburn, of Me, the smallest of the Horatii—atanding, probably, not five foot in bis stocking #oles—singled out for bis antagonist a North Carolinian named Craige, who stands head and sboulders over the rest of the ase, Ido not suppose that Craige was much burt, and | believe he did not get a sight of bis ageailant ail the time. Lamar, also, 1 am ia formed, administered ‘‘a doubler” to bis friend from North Cerolina in the mélée, not distinguishing bim from a black republican. Harris, of Ll., and the other anti- Lecomp'on democrata, stood’ by unmoved spectators of the scene. Gen Quitman hovered on the outskirts, look ing out, as he enid, for the bravest of the foe, that, if all the forces should be neagat in a hand to hand fight he might do his deveirs in the cause of Lecompton. Sam. Smith, of Tenn , illustrated his position by an anecdote of a militia major who went to see an Indian war dance on one occasion :—'While the Indians beat the tom tom and marched solemnly round the circle, 1 was a spec ta tor; when they warmed up and became excited, | waa a par- tici-pa tor; bot when they commenced to quarrei and draw their knives, | was a travel leer, by U—.” After the combatants were separated, but while the ex- chtement of the affray was at ite height Crawford, of Ga, moved that the House adjourn forever; and McQueen, of 8. C., cried out, in evident sincerity, that he seconded that motion. If it sould be that the [louse of Ropresentauves of these United States shail be adjourned forever, it will be owing to the acts of miserable potiticians from both sections of the country, men who are incapable of enter- taining @ just appreciation of thoir responsibilities as representatives of the people. Titus and Laue and © houn and Heoderson were the bane of the peopl» of Kan- vas, and there are many types of tacirs in Congress who I fear, will prove the bane of the people of the United States. It would be the greatest blessing that could be bestowed on the nation if politicians could be banished frow it by some such miraculous interposition as that by which the snakes and vermin were banished long ago from the Island of Saints. MAILS FOR CantTRAL AMERICA—PAcIFIC SLOPE, —The Post Office Department has made arrange- ments for despatching a regular monthly mail to San Jose de Guatemala, La Union, Acajulta, Realejo, San Juan del Sur and Punta Arenas, seaports on the Pacific side of Central America. This mail is made up and despatched by the New York and New Orleans Post Offices, by the California mail steamers of the 5th of each month, and is forwarded from Panama to its destination by the steamship Colum- bas, belonging to the Panama Railroad Company. Besides the seaports above named, letters may be forwarded by thik mail to the following inland towns in Central America, namely :—Esquintla, La An- itgua, Guatemala, Quesaltenango, and other places in Guatemala on the Pacific side; San Miguel, San Vicente, Cojutepeque, Bousonate, San Salvador, and other Vers in Salvador on the Pacific side; Ama- pe (isla de Tigre) and Comayagua in Honduras; nandega, Leon, Managua, Massaya, Virgin Bay, Rivas, Granada, and other places in Nicaragua; San Jose de Costa Rica, Rica, Cartago, Alajuela, Heridia, Esparva, San Mateo, Ortenas, and other places in Costa Rica. The United States postage mast be prepaid, which is ten cents the single letter when the distance from the mailing office to the place of destination is ander 2.500 miles, and twenty cents when the distance is over 2,500 miles. Literary and Sctentific Intelligence. W Alfred Maury, of Paris, one of the leading contribu- tors to the lately published work of Nottand Gliddoo, “ Indigenous Races of the Earth, &.,’’ has been elected a member of the Institute of France. This is consitered a triumph of the modern school of ethaologists, of which M. Maury is a leading member A certain M. Cesar Daly, just returned from Central America, if about bringing out a great work on American Antiquities, in Paris, M. Prisse d’Asennes, author and iNustrator of the mag. | nificent work entitled “ Tlustrations of Egypt,” published | some years ego, by Madden, of London, is bringing out | an equally splendid and elaborate work, ‘History of | Egyptian Art,’ under the auspices of the Emperor. A new and curious work is announced as in press by Trubner, of London, by our fellow citizen, Mr. Squier, and M, Aubin, of Paris, on Mexican and Central American hic: roglyphical MSS, Tt in to contain not less than seven bis. torical Mexican manuscripts on paintings, hitherto unpub- liehed. of Mr. Buckingham Smith, our able and intelligent Seore- tary of Legation at Madrid, has just published in that city vol. I. of a valuable collection, in the original Spanish, of carly unpublished documents relative to the history. ke, of Florida, Louisiana, New Mexico and Cuba, As all thete wide districts have become, or will soon b parts of the United States, their early Spanish history form @ part of the history of the country itself, and must be studied in connection with it Tu this sense, these doca- ments, interesting in themselves, must be invaluable the student of history. Vol. Vi. of Schooleraft’s “Historical Notes on the Hie tory, Condition, &c., of the Indian Tribes of the United States, Ac,” published under the auspices of the Indian Bureau, and at the expense of the government, will aon be issued from the press. It will contain it of ite distinguirbed author—we are not taformed ic inserted a the request or at the expense of the government. Tre Torkian Reak ADwIRAL.—This functionary did not arrive by the Arabia, as had been expected. It is stated that he may not be here for two or three weeks to come. Meantime tho civic authorities are making preparations for bis reception, and we presume that the services of Mr. Oscanyan, the celebrated (Oriental lecturer and Jin guist, will be in demand as the official interpreter. Wo presume that the ofcers of the United States navy resi- dent here will tender some hospitalities to the Turkish admiral, but have not heard that they bave taken any preliminary stops to do eo, Time, Feb. 8. AM vm AM AM. A.M. rM. A. M. PM. AM PM AM. PM PM PM. PM PM AM A. M. Nooo P. MIN. PM PM) PM) PMN. W. AM) = AM = a Ms We AMON. W. AM) = AM) = AMI = AM) = AMUN. W. AM) = AM) N. AML = AMIN. BE ing. AM.) — | 24° [Snowing. A.M] = | 29° cloudy. A. MJ = | 28° [Cloudy, snowing. AM] — | 26° [Cloudy. AM) ON 40° |Clear. AM 40° [Clear. Noon 46° | App. of snow. « | . | 43° |Reautiful day. PM) — | 4° |Weather beautiful, NAPOLEON'S ESCAPE FROM ASSASSINATION, The Projectiles—General Rejoicing of the Contine ntal Honarchs— Official and Popalar Congratulations, Bers hey ke. Our Paris Correspondence. Panis, Jan, 21, 1858, ‘The Attempt on the Life of Napoleon. Thad hardly consigned my last letter to the post when the whole capital was throwa into commotion by one of the most determined attempts om the life of the Emperor Meat has ever been recorded in the annals of monarchical Aasass'nations, As very amplo details of the attempt were circulated in London on the 15:h and 16th, they must of course be already well known to you. Still, from being on the spot, it is possible I may bo able to give some ac- count, in a succinct form, not uninteresting to your readers, even though I should repeat something previously known. The Emperor and Empress having determined to honor the benefit of Mapal at tho (irand Opera, in the Rue Le- pelletier, arrived at the theatre about half past § o'clock on Thursday evening, the 14th inat. The frontage of this theatre occupies some eighty feet, and falls dack a little from the line of the street. A lofty zinc screen, shaped \ke a verandah, runs along it, protecting the entrances from the public. But it i# not through one of these that the Emperor passes on occasions of his being present at per- formances, but through a side door which is seen from a slight projecting wing cn the left, the consequence being that bis carriage is obliged to pull up in a corner, describ- ing a mght argle to the main building. A position, there- fore, more appropriate for such an attack could hardly have been selected, The carriage had scarcely approach- ed the door when a tremendous explosion took place, im- medivtely followed by two others. The effact waa awfal, no less than 141 persons, as has since been ascertained, being wounded, seme of them mortally. The pause and stupor that fotlowed—the still silence folowing upon a report which was that of so many pieces of ordnance—the sudden ex- tinction of ail the gas in front of the theatre—the moment, of mortal fear, when each man in the darkness, hearing of bis neighbor’s fail, would naturally think his own fate at hand, can better be imagined than described. About a dozen of the Lancers who formed the eacorton the occasion were suddenly borne away by their hors yh the thick of the crowd, toa distance of on yarda. It seems that the animala, panic strack af such an unex- pected explosion, and some of them partially wounded by the projectiles, hecame ungovernable, and thus pasformod an involuntary charge, which Is supposed to hag® cleared the streets of sundry groups who knew more aDOut what ‘was going on, perhaps, than they would like toconfoas, It indicates somothing of the nature ot tho vigilance used on such occasions When the chief magistrate of France goes among his lieges, to know that out of the 141 persons maimed and killed, twenty-eight of them were police agents and their employers. The explosive projectiles used on this occasion were bombs, one of which has since been examined. They are pear-shaped, and M. Caron and M. Devismo, the well kuowa gunsmiths, after taking of tho percussion caps one by one and unscrewing the nip- ples, discovered in the open body of the shell a quantity of grayish powder, which bas not yet been analyzed, but which bas all the appearance of fulminate of mercury. The outside consisted of thick glass, from which several tubes projected, each covered with detonating caps. The interior was composed of old nails, pices of iron, slugs and bullets; and how formidable was the effect they were capablo of producing the front of the Opera and the faces of tho Meuses oppo- site sufficiently attest. I went myself early the next morning to intpect a locality which cannot fail for the tuture to have a traditionary interest, and the apoctaclo was indeed a fearful one. The pavement was still wet with blood. The zinc screen was perforated like a colen- der with holes the eize of an orange; the lamp posta, curb stones and bases of the pillars were seared and torn as with grape shot. The windows of the theatre were smahed, as were many of those a the houses opposite, The street was throvged with persous of all descriptions, from the bighest to the lowert, and a good deal of “sensation '? was macifest. I took some pains {0 coll yet the occasional droppings of an assemblage #0 heterogeneous, comprising the wealthiest mil‘ionaire to the lowest owvrier, The loudest express ions of indignation came certainly from the better dressed, but the working man was more chary of Lis reflections. One bold man eaid, “ Well, he killed the republic in a drear, dark night—chacun 4 son tour. He has escaped this time.”’ “Mind what you say,” some one rejoined, “ yeu have two of the police at your elbow.’? I looked around, and certainly there were none but blouses within two yards of him; and so the police must have been, to ure the technical expression, “ im plain clothes.” The more well to-do people rather dwelt dpon the WOsierale cruelty of the attempt which, to attain its object, was prepared to sacrifice so mapy innocent lives; ‘and whenever the name of the Empress was mentioned, there was no mistaking (ve hoartinesss of the feeling. A French gentleman of my acquaintance informed me that he was present at the performance, That ne, like every one else, was astounded by the prodigious nature of the report outaide the theatre, but was pacified on hearing that it wae sitnply « gaa explosion. The audience bad just recovered their equanimity wheu the Emperor and Empress with their suit entered. They came forward a4 asual the front of the Itperial box, but there wae no unusual man*fes tations beyond the customary baz which charac- terzes French good will on such ovcasions. In fact, we au dien © appear to have brown nothing at all about what had taken place ai the enfr’ acte My friend walked out for a few minutes to ee what thus cas explosion could ha been which bad so alarmed the audience, and the sce that met his eye Was a moet graphic one.’ There lay the ge horre of the Fmperor, an animal which an bour d bave fetebed of ere whieh were eti/l in search of others. The gas lights being ox- tinguished torches were in the bands of the police, and the whole of the roe Pelletier was crowded with @ dense mags of gazers, a) murmuring that hoarse note of rensation «o characteristic of weesmble) masees. As the ligt fel! on fhe various features a look of and distrust seemed more or less to he imprinted ape all, aa if each man feared to trast bis fellow. On returning’ to the theatre, my friend found matters precwely as be bad leit them, the performance on as usual, and nope of tbat excitement or werrup- tion in consequence of ncontrollabls volleys of asciamation spoken of in the newspapers. The only worthy of any remark wae that the Empress, woo, throughout the first act had kept ber place calmiy by the sive of the Re peror, in frout of her box, vad now withdrawn to the in- terior, leaving the Emperor alone with the Dake of Co- borg Saxe Gotha, who bad preceed their Majesties in hie Vinit to the theatro, ne circumstance ateuck him imme- dintely after the arrival of their Majesties, ant induced him tu have a certain mixgiving abut the explosion, which was the extraordinary bebavior of the dames d'hon- neur in the boxes adjoining the imperial one. If « cannon shot bad failen into a dowe-cote tbe inmates cunid not have been more excited than were these delicate lass in their diamonds and feathers Not @ moment did they rest without placing the:r beads Seger, leaning Dack, fut tering their fans, whispering nodding. Hach party that entered their box seemed to add fresh excitement to them, ene wbep my friend, ou hi return, after assertain- ing the canke, found the Empress had canted to be a apes- tater of what was going on before tne ligote, be bad litte doubt that fair Fogente waa indemoifying heresif for the pevance which ber well known volapiuty ‘Their Majesties ataid at the performance, and quitting the theatre were received with scclama- Wo Doulevarce were }!'uminated—that ia, that emaid portion of them thi which the unperial cortige would pare en route to the Tuileries, Rot Tam not sw tbat hia Majesty's popularity should be tated by this, as the necessity of hie position has joog enforced & mot d’ordre ia mawers of this nature, which is imperative, In every house there are tri colored banners apd the necessary materia's of an imprompta U/uminanon, ‘and a hint trom the gens d armes is quite sufficient to pro cure» geteral lighting up. T do not mean to aay that or- dere were given on this cocasion, though {am told that ‘Was no exception to the rule; but, atthe same time it is reasonable to suppose that the tradesmen at the court end of (be town would ouly be too happy to evines their ab- horrence of assuredly ore of the most dastardly attempes at aspaseiration suy age bas withered. | atin on): to say, as a candid correspondent, that, epite of all that is written, spite of we throngs of persons who have the palace to joscribe their names in the Emperor's book, of the addresses, meetings, speeches, ‘occasion bas been followed, you do not see evidence of that Loyaute m’ po Ane would Loy need in 5 well-to-do nee ip the a strong government for the time bewg; but they have little or no personal towards him or bie, Perhaps be is too perfect French mind, Buthe is evidently net coneilered of or from amoug them. Bia personal acts are all goodrrs# and forbearance, but his have wo great @ monopoly of him, and entourage ia, for the most part, of bn nn vulgar elements, the oe om popular. @ Emperor says he lives 7, and it is more than’ probe vie that he will be fer mors highly esteemed and honored by his subjects when the grave bas closed upon bim than during hia life. His acts are far sigh‘ed, and tend in their completion to the lasting grandcecr of Frap.e, bot the people at present only see the coercive bands which prevent thom interfering ar Ty. Feane, the colebratet American dentist, having the entrée Ww the F , went down to the Tuileries w mncet their ¥ajecti their retarn from the Opera. fhe Em.