The New York Herald Newspaper, March 18, 1858, Page 4

4 NEW YORK HERALD, THURSDAY, NEW YORK HERALD. JAMES GORDON BENNETT, EDITOK AND PROPRIETOR. FFION N. W. CORNER OF FULTON AND NASSAU 873- TERMS, ened tn odeawre TAR WAILY HERA! D, too conta per cony. per annnm. TARE ceeeee Leeroy geery Saturday, at c ri, * Cunum; Oe Brrepean edition, $4 per an vam tc 51 rae: of Girone Britain, er $3 to ang pert Ore Combis bats wnchude posture TNF PAMILY HERALD, every Wedneaday, at four coms per Cony cs $2 per annum VOLUNTARY CORRESPONDENCE. news salilad from a 4 OR"IGN ¢ prcevansy Raaueeran vO BRar ac: Lariaas ano Packager ave. t seneseres Me 6 AMUSEMENTS THIS EVENING, BROADWAY THEATEE, Broadway—Kavesmrax Exca- creas —Muztage Brecracie, tav News Bars, — RY THKATRE, | Bowery—Crusiio—Desraccrion oo us Rarnie sper Taoveure. BURTOA’R TARATRE, Krosdway, opposite Bond sireet— ‘Tus Moamons—Tas CARWTRNING. WALLACK’S THEATRE Bros¢way—Jeerm Baown, on cua Bauias of Lacknow—Manaiea Bacaswon. LaURA KFENE’S THEATRE, Broaiway—Fiowers or eo Forrst. AMERICAN MUSEUM, Rroa¢way—; pangoes ‘Afternoon ook ov Tas Giss—Inise Liox, Bveuing:—Taa eo Kyrenia. MECH AMTOS BALL, 472 Broadway—Brrast’s Miverasrs ~E:mrorias Somve—He Wovrr ng am Acton. GERMAN THEATRE, SJ and $9 Bowery—Lacrces sy Lo. Moxtex—PLav Or LOLs Moxtax ix Bavaria BROOKLYN ATHEN AUM, Brookiya—Gronce Cuntsry & foon's Minsrexis New York, Thursday, March 18, 1858, To Paper Makers. Proposals and apecimena wil be received at the Naw Youk Hisnaip office for one thousand reams of printing paper per week, 32 by 46; weight, 6) pounds. Cash always on delivery. ‘The News. z In the Senate yesterday Mr. Crittenden delivered speech on the Kansas question which attracted marked attention. He took a decided stand aguinst the admission of Kansas under the Lecompton cunsti- tution. He was followed by Mr. Trumbull, of Tili- nois. The House was occupied in discussing Gen. Quitman’s bill, authorizing the President to employ five regiments of volunteers in the military service. Oor renders are referred to our despatches else- ere for the proceedings of the Legislature and est news from the State Capital. snal at this season of the year, dense fogs enveloped our bays and. rivers for se- veral days past, and a number of accidents have occured in consequence. The eteamer Em- pire State, while on the passage from Fal! River to this ‘city, yesterday morning abo three o'clock, run on the rocks at Matinacook Oyster Bay, and gradually filled tili the ed the level of her deck. The Commodore Vander- bilt, which fortunately happened to be in the vicinity, proceeded to the assistance of the Empire State, and succeeded in taking off all her pagsenzers, one handred and ten in number, together with ber baggage. They reached the city about noon yester- day. The sunken steamer may be raised if the weather holds good, but if a storm aris@s she wik, it is believed, inevitably go to pieces. The steamer Worcester, from New York for Norwich, got aground yesterday morning on the rocks be'ween the light ship and light off New London. After some deton” tion she was got off, and reached New London leak- ing considerably. Several accidents occurred in the bay, none of them, however, atteuded with any serious consequences. Mr. Isaac H. Smith, a well known merchant, and formerly an Alderman of Breoklyn, who was shot in the arm on Sunday night, while on his way to church with his wife, by Mark Johnson, bartender of @ Grinking house in Canal street. died yesterday morning, at his late residence in this city, 26 Ber ch street. The wound was of such a natare that amputation of his arm was considered necessa The operation was performed on Monday afterno a, but the patient gradually sunk, aud died as steiod above. Johnson is now confined ia the Tombs. The body of a man, greatly mutilated by hozs ani dogs, was found among some bashes in a field near Fort Hamilton, a few days siace. Information being given to Coroner Bennett, of Brooklyn, he as- certained that it was the body of Ephraim H. Howell, late a director cf the Grocers’ Bank, of t.is city, who had been missing since November last. A revolver was found by his side, and one barrel had been discharged, which gave rise to the supposition that he bad committed suicide. A valuable gold watch and chain, and some moxey, were also di+ covered near the remains. The Coroner held an in- quest, and a verdict in accordance with such facts as could be obtained was rendered, and the body vas conveyed to his friends in New York for interme t. The anniversary of St. Patrick's natal day was celebrated with more than customary fervor ye-ter- day. Tull accounta of the parade of the military and civic societies, and of the convivialities at the Me fropolitan Hotel aud the Apollo Saloon in the even- ing, roay be found in te-day's paper. An interesting revival meeting. held in Burton's Chambers street theatre yesterda” afternoon, ia fully reported in another column. It was stated in the meeting that Edwin Forrest, the actor, has Istely been converted, and that the Boston theatre is about to be sold. Captain Parker, of the British bark Walton, which arrived at this port yesterday morning from New- castle, Eng., states that on the 10th instant he saw the team frigate Niagara, which sailed hence on (he Sh instant for England. The Niagara had her topsails, topgallarteails and royals set, and was roll- ing some, there being a heavy sea on at the time. C..ptain Parker having no opportunity of taking an vration, was unable to give the distance at thie port at the time he saw the yo mais bene: for Buco; ison fortwo years. GUcor Collins, Kdwd. nd James Ryan, boys, jointly indicted with Mili« were convicted of petit larceny, and sent to the House of Refuge. John Brewer was convicted of étealing a borse and wagon, valued at $500, the property of Nelson R. Benton; State prison two Frederick Warner, indicted for an assault with intent to kill George Wehr, on the 27(h ult., pleaded guilty toassault and battery. He discharged a loaded pistol at the complainant, the contents of which lodged in his shoulder. An indictment of a wimilar nature was tound against Wm. Lee for stab- bing John Auffenanger in the left arm, with a knie, on the 15th of November, who pleaded guilty to aaswlt and battery. Thomas J. Hogan was eharged wh grand larceny in stealing, on the 7th instant, a pocketbook containing $69 from Patrik H Pletcher. Sentence in each of the above cases was postponed till Saturday. Thomas 8. Whittaker, wu pleaded guilty on Monday to forgery in the fourth degree, was placed at the bar for sentence. Judge Rose!) said that a number of affidavits had Leen presented, showing that the defendant's previo Character wae unqnestionnh!e, and the commpluiuia's years very desirous, in view of his respectability, | it will not do for the importers to send out or- thoi judgment should be suspended. His Honor dis | ders based upon the éales of 1656 or 1857. Aad chorged him, stating that if he were ever charged in‘lieted, and advised him to leave the State forth- with. aod appointed Messrs. Purdy and Carrigan as a committee to proceed to Albany to enlighten the Legislature relative to the management of affairs at Castle Garden, about which 89 mach bas been said lately. The Commissioners charge that the investi- gntion is the work of the emigrant runners, who ) with crime the fall penalty of the law would be | The Commissioners of Emigration met yesterday | for the present, we see very slender sigas of an avandonment of the frugal policy dictated by the revulsion. ‘This falling off in the public consumption is one of the most surprising phenomona of social life in the United States. No sack phenomenon can iake place abroad. In England, the poor classes live habitually ou such very short allow- ance that sny retrenchment would cause abso- lute starvation, while the highest classes do not wish to embarrass the action of the Commission. | nocd to retrench for hard times. It is so The emigration to this port for the present year, up to the 17th instant, has been 5,088—a decrease of 6,280 as compared with the same period last year. The preliminary examination of Jacob H. Mott, in other countries, This is the only country where a couple of hundred millions can be saved in a twelvemo nth aga combined reductian of charged with being implicated in the alleged Union | Social expenditures, almost without any one Bank defalcation, was commenced yesterday before | feeling it. There are some points of view in the Recorder. Messrs. Arthur and Smith were the | which the phenomenon is very curious. For in- only witnesses examined; after which the further hearing of the case was adjourned till this afternoon: We give elsewhere a report of the proceedings. At the meeting of the Board of Education last evening an appropriation of $24,550 was made for the purpose of huilding a schoolhouse in the Four- teenth ward, and another of $2,643, as payment for printing. Besides this, a good deal of routine busi- stance, this retrenchment of which we boast, will place the government in the greatest straits for want of money. The sub-treasury is already empty, and the government has been obliged to borrow; but this is only the begin- ning. Our public revenue being derived main- ly from import duties, retrenchment, which cate ness was traneacted, but none of it was of impor- | down importations, will cut down the govern- ance. of a communication from the officers of the Eigh- eenth ward, which asked for an appropriation for the building of a new schoolhouse in that ward, on the ground that the present schoolhouse is in a dan- gerous state of dilapidation. ‘The receipts of beef cattle at the New York mar. kets during the past week amounted to 2,407 head, a decrease of 508 head as compared with the week previous. The receipts of the past fortnight have A very long and warm discussion arose out | ment income from this eource. Our importe- tions at this port for the months of January and February fell short of the corresponding months of 1857 by over thirty millions of dollars; and we chould not be eurprized if the deficit in the national budget this year amounted to an equal sum. The specific which cures the country kills the treasury. It is to be supposed that Uncle Sam will been unusually heavy, and the butchers having pre- | #omehow get out of the scrape; his credit is viously supplied themselves with large stocks, the | good and money is easy. For the country at demand yesterday was very dull, and prices declined fully half a cent per pound. The quotation are 74c. large there could not be a finer prospect than the one which now meets the attentive and far 8 104c., with occasional aales at even less than the | seeing eye--moderate importations, reduced first mentioned figure. There were large receipts of cows and calves, but the demsud was moderate, and prices ruled low, say #25 a $95. Veal calves sold briskly at 4c. a 7e. Sheep anc lambs were in light supply, and the demanglewas rather slack at $3 a consumption, especially of luxuries, abundance of money at the great centres of trade, a gradu- aland careful commercial revival, a copious foreign demand both for our great staplesand $6 50. The price of hogs feli off gc., the best oorn | Our best securities, exceilent agricultural pro- fed bringing only Sjc., and other descriptions 5c. a She. ‘The cotten market was duil yssterday, and sales con- fine! to about 400 bales, closing heavy for middling up- lands, ai 12c, By last adviceat. decline ia the receipts at all the ports, compared with the enme period last year, wag about 341,000 bales. Thettal decreaze in exports mises, and a thorough developemenui of caution among the merchante, Gsear AyriSovruers anyp AytrStavery Movement.—We understand that vast prepara- tions have been going on in this city, for several to Furope amounts to about 149,040 bales. The estimated | Weeks, in behalf of @ grand coalition anti- yield of a crop of abou! 3,000,000 has gained strength, | Southern, anti-slavery, anti-administration, an- and drawn a larger number of persons to its exfpport, though come sti:l adhere to figures as low as 2,800,000 Dales. Flour was heavy, and some descriptions of com- mon grades were lower. Wheat sold more freely, includ- ing Kentucky white at $145: Tenneesce red at $1 21%; ti-Leccmpton mass mecting. Te this end all the deserters from the democratic party, all the anti-Lecompton Know Nothings, the rank and file of the black republicans, and all our sym- Milwaukie club at $1.05; white Michigan at $1 30, and rod | pathising red republicans, French and German, Indira at $118. Corn sold at €4c. for damaged; 670. 680. for sound white, and 690. a 70c. for Kovud yellow, ia shippic. order. Pork was loes buoyant and prices favored purchasers. Sales of mess were made at $16 55 a $13 60, and prime 0, with sour moea at $15 87'5. Sugars werefizm and tolerably active. The market for Cuba arg to be raked and scraped tegether for a grend combined demonstration against the Le- compton constitution. Limited to this subject, this meeting would be comparatively a trifling affair; but as the murcovato advanced fully 14¢. per Ib., and eome sales | first distinct combination and fusion of all the were reported ata {ration greater advance. The eales | odds and ends of our anti-administration par- embraced about 1,400 hhds. Cuba and New Orleans, culcty the former, at rates given in exother place. Coffee as quite steady, with sales of 1,000 & 1,200 bags of Rio, ties and factions, the movement has a peculiar significancy in reference to the Presidential chiefly ot 1Cc. a lle. The etock of Rio in this market is | campaign of 1860, The leaders in the experi- about 19,000 bags, aud of all kinds about £9,000, Froights were without change of importance in rates, white on- gagements wero mederate. The Revival of Basiness. The increased pressure of advertisements upon the reading columns of the Henan is a reliable ment comprehend the old Central Fremont Committee of 1856, the Fillmore Managing Committees, and the bolting democratic follow- ers of Douglas, Wise, Walker, Stanton and Forney. Letters will be addressed to all these gentlemen, and to others of the leaders of the indication of some endeavor being made toward | anti-Lecompton forces, democratic, republican a revival of business. The first sign of an active and Know Nothing, at Washington and else- trade is the spreading of the Hrranpadvertising | where; and possibly Waiker himself may be columns; for when a man has anything to sell, or wants to buy anything, the first step he takes is to let the public know what he wants. Judg- ing therefore from the state of our columns dur- ing the past day or two, the spring trade is not going to be so utterly insignificant as was sup- posed. the special orator of the day. The arrangements are all going on with great activity; but we presume the meeting will be heid back until after the passage of Lecompton through the Senate, so that the demonstration may be made to tell with the greater effect upon the House. We Other indications may likewise be noticed. | are informed, however, that notwithstanding the The shipyards increased their standing force last week to the old complement. At the iron works there have bagn for some time manifest symptoms of active trade; some of the found- ries are doing as good business as they ever did. From all that we can learn, the dry goods interest, which was accused of having suffered the most of all the trades during the revulsion, will, after all, escape with comparatively slight injury, the actual average losses being leas than five per cent of the sales; they anticipate a trade this spring about equal to one half what hey did last year. The grocery trade has been very duil for several weeks past, most of the stocks on hand being held for higher prices; so that, expecially cousidering the late im- provement in tea, coffee, and one or two other staple articles, there is some reason to an- ticipate @ pretty active movement as soon as navigation opens. The same cause will give an impetus to the trade in breadstuffs; there must be an immense quantity of wheat and corn to come forward as soon as vessels can ply. Al- together, the signs of the times are that we shall not be altogether idle this «pring. At the same time, it must not be imagined that we are going to have, right away, the trade which we had before the revulsion. The most important effect of the panic of last fall has been the silent but universal retrenchment to which it led. Throughout the country and throughout every grade of society, imperative and thorough economy has been the rule this ‘ winter, The poor have worn one coat, where, t. they had two; the rich have for+ r ar | vet Guank aerate Whea we } yore that the deuaud for luxuries, and cven certain necewsaries of life, has been dimin- ished since September last by over two hun dred millions of dollars. That is tu say, we have spent this mach lees than we did during the like period of the previous year We can trace the effect of the saving in the re duced prices of almost all commodities. Teas have fallen at least thirty-three per cent; sugars as much; flour as much; other groceries in proportion; rents twenty-five per cent; dry- goods thirty to fifty per cent; raw labor iwonty- five to forty per cen; paper five to ten per cent. In some of these cases, the depreciation has been influenced by other causes; but the diminu- tion in the demand here was the prime cause In making estimates for oi fut trade shia | fallin off in the de» ‘ neu ret | we lly coma If the peopl the | United stute ret to gave between Oc- | f tober, 1857, and ¢ , three to four hun | | dred willious of duliars, fu one way aud auotner | liberal sums of money in behalf of this meeting that are subscribed among the active anti-sla- very politicians, our merchants and business men betray a remarkable indifference in the matter. And why not’ Our business classes understand very well that while this nigger ex- citement is kept open, all sorts of business ope- rations, North and South, must be embarrassed; and that unless this Kansas egitation be now settled, it may perplex avd cramp all our com- mercial and financial operations for years te come, It iv also manifest on ail sides that our reli- gious people have become sick and disgusted with political parsons aud Kansas shriekers, and are now absorbed in the more important business of the ealvation of their own im uortal souls, and in the conversion of sinners. It therefore appears that, after all, neither our mercantile nor religious classes will have much to do with this proposed anti-hecompton turn- out, but that it will be limited pretty much to disappointed office beggars and plotting aod agitating politicians. Cavemne Ovt mie Factions. Great excep- tion has been taken by some of the newspapers in this region to the expression attributed to Mr. Toombs in the Senate, the other night, as to the expediency of “crushing out the factions,” in order to expedite the business of the country. We think Senator Tcombs perfectly right. The factions ought allto be crushed out; and none but miserable politicians and party tools will be four d ¢ ¢ t r ap i secre! clus in every hole and « ilar not the republicans and the Kuo iy Notiauage (ie!) secret organizations, at this moment, in every | ward of this city’ And why this outery, there- fore, against similar committees among the de mocracy! The fact is that all these secret clubs and committees, of all parties, are made up of spoils jobbers and office beggars. But while there are political parties these accessories will exist, and they who do not like them will have to lump them-—that is all Tur Privvise Isvestioarion ty Wasaina- ron.—What has become of the investigation into the Congressional printing? Where ie the evi- deuce! What witnesses have been prodaced? It ix generolly supposed that the printing, bind- ing aoc engraving of Congress could be done haif ue money which it hae cost the Trea- ior the last two sessions. When is the com- vee going to wake up and make its report? ay MA DisorGasvzep Convirion or Centra Ame nica.—-According to the correspondence from tust quarter of the contivent published the oto r day in the Herat, the political affairs of the Ceu‘ral American States are hardly in a better condition than those of Mexico. Disorganiza- tion, revolutionary movements aud general an- archy prevail. The existing government of Nicaragua is the next thing to no government at all, and nobody could teil anything, one way or the other, of the Yrisarri treaty. Our new Minister, Lamar, appears to have gone off in such a hurry that he forgot his credentials, and had stopped at some half-way village to await their arrival from Washington or New Orleans, or from wherever he may have left them. There appears to be something in the atmos- phere of Nicaragua which more or less addles the brains of white men, if we may judge from the foolish transactions of our hituisters there for the last seven or eight years. The Hon. Solon Borland gut into a ‘free fight” at Grey- town, and had his nose broken with & whis bottle, which caused the bombardment and burning of that unfortunate village by orders from Washington. General Wheeler degene- rated from an ambassador into a filibuster, under the leading strings of Walker, and be- came too much for the dignified stomach of Marcy. Mr. Carey Jones, with hit roving com- miasion from Mr. Buchanan, seems to have been wandering about from point to point, like a crazy man, withou‘any purpose, and without knowing where he was half the time, or whither bound, or what for. Lastly, the venerable Lamar, an old Texas campaigner, turns up in the country to which he is accredited without his creden- tials. In fact, the only ambassador, ordinary or extraordinary, we have ever had in Central America, wio seems to have thoroughiy under- stood those countries, their people, resources, institutions, and iocal and foreign embarrase- ments, is Mr. Squier. His services to the government, to commerce, to science and to literature, under cover of his official position in the Central American States, were of great value; but these things appear to have been entirely overlooked at Washington since his return. However, when Mr. Lamar shail have re- ceived his credentials, and when Sir William Gore Ouseley shall have opened his budget, and when Mr. Carey Jones shall have rendered in his report, we may be able to discover that something is going on for the permanent regu- lation of these Central American broils. We can wait with the patience of Commodore Van- derbilt and his high imperial commissioner, Joe White; for, since the decline and fall of the “little gray-eyed man of destiny,” and the col- lapse of Col. Kinney, our interest in Central American stock has fallen below par. Gnaxp Sroms axp Picxver Comarnarios 10 Dereat THE Lecompron Coysirrution.—Read our telegraphic advices from Washington of this morning. The late mystcrious and suspi- cious movements of tle South Americans of the House upon the Kansas question, are now ina fair way ton practical solution. A sum of a hundred thousand dollars among six or eight desperate political speculators and their attachés, in these days, is a temptation which it will be difficult to resist. Worse yet—if the de- feat of the administration and the success of the schemes of the patent lobby men and the bankrupt lobby jobbers can be blended to- gether, we cannot perceive how this joint stock game of public plunder and political tactics is to be resisted. We shall, at all events, know very soon whether the prigciple or the interest of the Kansas imbroglio is to control the action of thése South Americans. Meantime, can Massa Greeley tell us whose pocket was the de- pository of the thirty thousand dollars which made Mr. Banks the Speaker and Mr. Wendell the Printer of the last Congress’ Was the man to whom was entrusted the safe keeping and disbursement of this fund of thirty thouswmd the same financier who acted as the go-between in the matter of that thousand dollar draft of Des Moines Improvement Company ? How Bax Rooves ant Treatep ty Exoiayp. —We see that six of the directors of that colos sal swindling concern, the Royal British Bank, have been found guilty of the charges preferred against them, and sentenced to various terms of imprisonment, according to the different degreer of their complicity. This is ali very right and proper. We should like to know when our own bank rogues and defaulters are to undergo the same progess of correction. Here men oc- cupying positious of financial trust are daily in the buvit of violating the confidence reposed in them. Bank directors, cashiers and tellers are all equally ready to avail themselves of the im- punity with which the lax administration of the law covers their misdeeds. Moral disgrace is insufficient to counterbalance the temptations to fraud offered by the careless management of joimt stock companies. Until the law is pro- perly enforced, and delinquents of this charac- ter are made to pay the penalty of their rascali- ties in the State prison, there will be no end to fraud, embezzlement, and open robbery on the part of bank officers. Personal Intetit,, ‘The Washingtos star of Uo 100. wast. aay ate LE A Ne AL TE ne DS SOONER { net ontre cent get with on journals o Sennior Fonzie. ma oon thy | ‘ early, ia & taisteke, rit aus ws wt mm b ® Mie M e+ yen “WwW oF Savage, Geol + 3 Aiabame—A Reoss, A Garrl a, * Vigelingand 4 tm steerage. in Sqeenahie PA Ady FD Powers. KG For Charlento Mre Nugent, Mins Bair, 0 Benjamin « Hunzel, Me Sbaw, Jno Meyer, A M Harrie—and 24 in steerage, s Covert on, 15, 199, 17, 20 edad revit. —Hon, 44, 16, $22, S44, 861, B66, 862, 886, 387, 28, 251, S80, doo, Bor! SCrRewm Cour. Torm.Mce 67, 68, 69, 02, 141 148, 143, 144, 245, ite, 147, 148, 14, 105, 161" 152, 06, 84 £5, 10, Sib, 42a, BaD, 41,005, 60% O18) 88 € ter ao hw. tat 661, 652) 663, 064, 666, 067, bes. Non. 6, oe ieit Ms, U1, 90, 9a, ta, 44s ite, Lah, Now i 3 » ls, 124, 148,'144, 145,146, 147,143, 0 ‘Usiret States Dumnicr Cover, --Nov. 88.69 88. 99, 190, 100,117, 148, 119, 198, 142, 148) 166) Bobs, ed, ai, 09, 00, Qo, tow, fea; 3, a0, ba, 68.60! 14 nad a aad, 1a, 100, a, O45, 006, 417, 3 *30, fortis 00, 67,8, 8 RCH 18, 1858. a THE LATEST NEWS. INTERESTING FROM WASHINGTON. Our Sprelal Desepateh from Washington. TAK SOUTH AMBIICANS—TAB THIRTY THOUSAND DOLLAK JOB OF THE RLKCTION OF SPRAKER,BANKS A SIMILAK JOINT STOCK OPERATION UNDER WAY TOK THE DEFEAT OF LECOMPTON—THE KaNyAS LEGISLATURZ—MR. TOOMBS’ BANKKUPT BILL— MOVBMENTS OF THE TURKISH ADMIKAL, BTC. Wasnincron, March 17, 1858, ‘The Inte movemerts of the South Americans in Congress: upcn Lecompten are very significant. Intrigue, money and apol’s are at work. You will recollect the long agony vor the election of the Speaker of tho last Congress, aad how at last !t wag ended by the adopticn of the plurality rule, But the facts in conneotion with the adoption of that ruie bave never been fully stated. The difficulty was solved by @ joint stock combieadon fuad of thifty thou- ead dovazé—swesty thousand from the patent lovby job ‘ders, and ten thourand from the mam who should be elect. ed, onder the compact, the House Printer. Tnis general fund, ‘t is eat¢, was divided among the six or eigtt indis- pensabie Koow Nothings of the House, to the oxteat of two cr thros thousand a piece, the rest being absorbed in oyster auppers aad other contiugeusice. But it, was not ti after (be plurality was adopted, and the election of the Gpeaker and the Printer, that this fund wae finally disb=reed. In the tnterval it was pince¢ in the bands ofa celebrated Northern nigger worshipper, who held it as the custodian till the required services were duly performed, and then divided it according to the sargain. ‘Tho success of that schome, n al! its parts, has doubt- lees suggestes the present join: stcck opposition move- ment on foctin regard te Lecompten. The South Ameri- cans cf the House are in the politica! market, anc the re- publicana have fornd out the drift of the wizc, but from the commanding importanoe of the gzsat question at issue, thes» South Americans set themse!ves sta high figure, apd it is sad that at least $100,000 will be needed to con- vince them of the alleged abominsd!e Lecompton frauds, forgeries and perjuriee of John Caihoun, Jack Henderson &Co. But this sum car casily be raised, for the ol¢ lobby patont jobbers are at!ll in the field, snd have millions of capital to work with. More importans still, the bankrupts of the late revuision, and their heirs and assigns, to the number cf ten thousand, and wita assets to the amount of a bundred and fifty millions of doilars, will cheerfully give a hundred thousand, a million, or even five miilions, to have their debts nicely sponged out by a retroepective law. So look ext for a grand spoils combination of pavent jobbers, barkrupt jobbers, Northern Presidential jobbers ‘and Scuth Americans to defeat Lecompton in the House. 1 learn this evening that Gen. Calhoun bas just reteived acertified copy of the vote at Deiaware Crossing, which eiects the free State men to the Kansas Legisiature, aud that certifcates of their election will shortly be gout tc them. ‘The Baxkrupt bill of Senator Toombs was up fer cor ration to-cay in committee, and is progressing ravidly. Hoe bas no dea of urging avythiog but @ substantial law, which shail be permanent and meet the necessities of the country. Mchammed Pacha, who arrived last night, and who is now staying at W!iard’s, visited to-day the Secretaries at their cfficce, begining with the Secretary of State. He then went te the Navy Yard. To morrow he wiii visi:the President. Several senior Naval officers caied upon him this morzing. It is underetood that Philip Barton Key bas been nomi- mated by the Presicent for re-appointment as District At- torney for the District of Columbia, THE GENERAL NEWSPAPER DESPATCH. MK. CRITTENDEN'S SPEECH IN THE SENATE—CAUCUS OF THE REPUBLICANS—RAVELATIONS OF TH8 PRINTING INVESTIGATING COMMITTEE. Wasmsorow, March 17, 1853, Mr. Crittencen’s speech in the Senate attracted the jargest audience of any Kansas epee hb, Mr. Stoekel, Lora Napier axa many members of the House of Repre- sentatives were on the floor. Mra. Crittenden and several of the ladles of the Senators were uw th veries, mod lus friends crowded round him shortly afier be Lad couclud ed and congratulated bim. The republican members of the House are in full caa- custo night; they wart reasonable time for discussion, say from one te two weeks, after the Kansas bill comes from the Senate, waen they will be willing that tho ques- tion be taken ‘The House select committee of ifvestigation on print- ing discloses the fact that the pripting of the two iast Can- gTOsses Cost about $4,700,000. While some of tue mom. Ders of the committee will report in favor of establishing ‘& government office for printing and binding, to be under the Secretary of the Interior, others will propose amend. ments to the present laws om the subject, and recommend & reduction of thirty. five per cent from present prices; also, that ro book exceeding two hundred and fifty pages be printed except by the joint resolution of Congress, nor apy work commenced, unlees the executive officer from whom {t ¢manates certifies that the docament is com- plete; and that gine binding be given to the lowest bidder, under such guards as will prevent fur- ther abuse. In view of the fact that many thougancs cf dollars pad annually to three newspapors in Washington for publishing proposals for carrying the mails, the committee will recommend that one paper here only be selected for that purpose, and give to it greater publicity in the States and Territories where that service is wo be performed. Also, that the executive con- trol over the Post Office bianks and other printing and binding for the departments be removed, and the work let to the iowest bidder All the vacant ahips in the Military Academy havo been Glied. Our Washington Correspondence, Wasinsotow, March 16, 1998. Another Indian Treaty What are these Indian Treatics?— Why and by Whom are They Made? ‘While Congress ard the nation are running mad on the everiseting negro subject, there are several litte by plays going om, merely by way of variety. For several weeks past there has been another Indian treaty incuba. ton going forward, doftly, quietly and emcothiy; and now, judging from appearances, the old mother cormorants fancy the hatching’s near at hand. I will show you bow beautifully the thing is Working, and hope you will not be disposed in any way to disturb the progress of affairs. The nation all at once discorers !tself rather short of jand, and consequently there is a pressing necessity for tho extinguishment of the Chippewa [dian title to the salt marsh, bogs and lakes along the British line in the country of the Red river of the North. This country, ‘which never had, never will have, nor never can have a Ss highly prized just now at the Lodian Bureau. in-the Day is here to negotiate, supported by highly iat giened apd hoo ral'o geademen, entirely aisin- teremten, of co * Now fh to ty | try which t it ba a0! convoy, all right, title " ug only the right of per. 4 and successors rorever. T ¢ conmideration the Jadian returns to submit to be educated, and to corn and beef, instead of Lag | ie to bes very moral treaty, 6. church language, something af | like the scheme, for I kaow hold of the $450,000 (as we say in grammar understood) they will be opon hearted and generous to their friends. Now the Sioux Indians and their friends are hero too, and are to be inade particeps criminis w this treaty busi nese. They are encamped about Lake Troverse, an over the broken country known as the Coteaw des Prairies— about a# valnable t the country as acres in the moon. ‘They are to soil title in the same mauner aa the Chil was, This combinasion of interests incroasos the ouw' pressure, and when consummated will make the bigger show upon to dagzie the gaping crowd who may have the audasity to inquire what thie money ie for. ‘Another mattor, but that ia trifling M knows that good, generous, im friends Wo rich relstions, therefore he baa concelved great fondness for Indian life, and went into training seme years since, under an old ine oo wi ne ia now about to supersede. 7. ™ drove out and =. 4 been, can be. Now, to get this place, which ie Sables tice tan Grose euppert of the troaty traders, who must seo tieie echome fate before they wilt crovide for him. The of ageas S2 eee, Ttbink, and will be removed or bbg tar wil!’ beheld a « hostage ua Whole business ts #atisfactorily coanummated. i And who hae prounhs 06 this extensive and complicated scheme? ‘The Hon. H. M. Rice could, I am confident, dis- close, but I eball not—ai this time, Wasuixarox, March 15, 1868. Matters and Things in Bricf—Who is Here and What They Want—Steam Lines—Contracts—/’atent Exxtenvions— Bankrupt Laws—Tehuantepec Road—Extra, Mast Pay-— Office Hunters, &e., de. As the New Yorx Herary has become tho leading newspaper of this coctivent, and tho giant supporter of Presicent Buchanan and his adaJnistration—a paper read by everybody, especially im this city of piety, piracy, patriotism and gouging—I have thought, porhaps, that & brief note of passing events would be acceptable to your readers. Politically, there is nothing new—all old and etalo—and may be summed up in a ingle paragraph. Three or four ambitious or revengeful poilticians, ocou- pytng high places in the government, who were supposed to belong to the democratic party, have undertaken, the aid of Philistines, who have over opposed that party and their principles, the nerculean task of stouldering the President aud the administration, romd the party inte fragmenta, v Crowd, of ruin tne ronst in 1660! ‘Gab'they Go RP fae Senate have unmistakably said ‘no.’ Will the House rey ae iis tse Gee Won of cue'taan of tho rovenge of bait w douen? We ahail Bee. branch of jar. . W. CG. Raney, Bdward Fox, J. B. Cole, 0, FE. Woods, Robert M. Lak Buecker others are humbly . upplicating the tal aesenary to carry ‘heir scbegaes 10 fallaseuts aod carr, BC thos fncreace the nuts dimeat, of mot lies, the moat - nent of which our Caiifornin fr leew cemeed tees most. The Pacific Mail Steamship is abiy repre sented here, and they are extremely vous for an ex- tension of time upon their contract, and no doubt would like the government to buy off Commoicr+ Vanderbilt im mom 160 as 0 relieve them from (he further pag- enormous boans of meat mont Jos. L. White is at Wierd’ fae ed ion the movements of Minister Yrisarri and General Cov. There ure about. from the Wost have been here for J Large delegations some time, looking after the loaves and fishes which “lay around Icose”’ am the for removi sunihilating the “‘Iatier ‘Day thinks,” wad it io pb pr the haste to contract, and the amount of money paid for wmfluence, may possibly call for another in committee or two. If such should be the decimon, all the Joneses to the stand at once. Col. Samael Col: bas takea up his residence here for the sesaion. He is “some pistol," “eome rifle,” and, I may “geome pumpking ’* warts tofurnish the with bis aruis for the ex; scved new regiments, and weuld not object to the exteasion of his pateuta. Mr. Penfietc is a'so on band with the Sharpe riflo, and le ready toshoo: with the beet cf them. Mr. McUormick ts im the flelc, but doing little with his [amar by bys rac gee taeir cnennne re in force, avi jefatigable, uuconquerable and namanageable Day is hourly expected, when a tit at the tournament In- isa rubber may be looked for. Messrs. Dickinson and Sickles are danc’ the Secretary of the Navy on cu;offs and . while the pistol meu end office hunters are riddiing the Secretary of War Nathaniel Richardsen, Feq , with his beautifel bride, und C. Pawards Lester ave at Willard’s, and arethe cham pions of ¢ eneral krupt jaw, the provisions of which, I bei ielade all chartered companies, euch ag backs, railroads, &c., .nd in the present condition of the United States treasury some facetious member may put in ap amendment inclv sing the government also. The Tebuantepec manii ators are jovkizg in vain for material gid from the goverpmeat Capt W. C. Pratt bas recently retur ied from the isth- Tus, Gad reports thas $2 000 will pus the read in order for business, aud is exerting bimseif manfuily to tring the belligerent parties together and Guish the roud, which, when done, wo ure the inails, troarure aad tray ci againstal! other asstions or routes to California, I something is pot done soon, the whole business will go into other bands, or ¥¢ returned to Mexico, when she Will be ready tor auothor customer, wiuich, lot us hope will be the United States. There has aiready boen tow much of the confidence garce and humbugging on this im- portant route, and the a sdeninitretion 20 understand it. 6 United States Ma'l Steamship Com is, through Few'n Croew °F, lark’ frome ,000 for extra mai! service—a sermce which tho company conjured up te be osdt themselves, in the ab- of any order or autiority from the government whatever. dodge ars we to look for next to de- fraud the treasury and rob the people’ Impudene eis merit among spoilsmen, aad “face” and “cheek”? at a prs- mivin io Waabi Twili keep yon adviged of the work- ings of thie Ga) |, 48 it is not confined entirely to the pretended extsa mail servi +. There is little chance to ¢> any business at the depart- ments. The f are there ia force—iheir name \s faithful Teglon, and the cry ia s58tli ‘ey come.” THIRTY-FIPT & CONGRESS, FIRST 6 GGSION. Benate; Woomvorox, March 17, 1858. The preliminary bus'ness (ransacted embraced nothing cf wpportance. THE MORMON MHMORIAL. The memorial of the Legilature of Utah was ordored to be privted. PERSONAL KIPLANATIONS. Mr. Hace, (epp.) of N. H., bad personal expisnation with Mr. Besxsascw, (adm.) of La. The latter said tn bie speech the other day that the former approved Mr. Toombs’ bill. Mr. Hale queved his exact words from the Giobe, which showed that Le ony approved of « certaim portion of the bill. Mr. Bay, \ats said ho spoxe from memory, aud only ta general terms. THR KANSAS QUESTION—S°ERCH OF MR. CPITTENDEN, Mr. Canrranpes, (opp.) of Xy., spoke on Kansas. He re- ferred to the right of the people to govorn themacives as the great principle applicable to prosent circumstances. The President, he eaid, hae recommonded with unusual earnestness the admiseion of Kansas, Jt wae a question in his mind only of facta, whether the Locompton constl- tution comes with such av Lority od sanction from the people as obliges us to re ognise It as the constitution of Kazsae. Ho thought !t did ut, and said that the evidence of Mesars, Walker and Stavten show it to be against the will of an overwhelming majority of the people. Mr. Crit- tenden recapitulnted the statements as t the various frauds committed at the ole tivas, and then oxamined the legality of the Lecompton constitution, deciarng that as cet Ube constitution of Kanaaa, bat only of the Con- ‘vention which framed tt. The vote of ten tuourand against it on the 4th of January et ows that it is not the constitu- tee of the le. They tell you it obnox. ous to them Because i is tausted \. It is one ofa go | = frauds Log purpose $s coping eaaion gover nent pases, from the atm. eetten, “carried by ermed invaders from Missouri down the present day. Hence he conciuted that to impose it on Eneess wonit bo a plain oo) palpabie violation of the right of the people to g verr themselves. But, com- toued Mr. Crittenden, the | compton constitution carries 5 Ca ‘Vote unless s#¥orn to support it, siavery provisions and all, The six thousand votes shown in ita favor wore in with the view of exhibiting @ suitable ', nt -tder not to make the frau. too monstrous. y weat nat Beyond the I'ne—the “vaudulent intent was apparent 3 aw 6 ern climate, and was reedy but in the eame resolute » pirit in which he would his own rights would he . ofond the repeated he did not votiove Kansas could be @ slave State, ‘Tho South was dee vived im that reepoot. Referring to the Missouri com} ino, he enid it would have *¢an better to tot it ‘Tro South could gain nothing by tt, nor the North, but hallowed aa a bond of aston, Ita accomplishment was t ed aa one of the greatest nets of that great leader, Henry Clay. 10 he te the country by localizing slavery, and it s! id not have heen: broken. wae ing Olfer and lems to new improssione, and ie we yo wae to have rested upon that comprom| ian ite roy omghit wt The reverse of peace—it bas brought us trouble. R rong te Kanaas, be said be would for her admia- sion if be thought ft would b ing Pesce, but he did not ve eve it would. Tt t# #nid tent the admission wiil localiza the question of slavery in that v. did not lieve it, If that question is to be dobat- right way. There siculd be no excitoment. Why should friends at the North use ruch inveoti in Tectives he mist ony of A tost adrocious Lind, Why should we not live in peace ond harmony as our fathers aioe We are united in languare and int iod, And got tails the the great destinies of the fusure aro fo, periy subject of disagreement ia nursed in por! Alluding to previons debates, li much gratified in learning from thom the comparst~ Fenources of the tworections of our country Tae Sens Aor from Souyh Uwroliga bed detatigd the resougees of te