The New York Herald Newspaper, March 22, 1858, Page 4

4 NEW YORK HERALD. JamKS GOROON BRANETT, EDITOR AND PROPRIFTOS. FULTON AND NASSAU STS. OFric8 BS. W. CORNER OF LS, caah én adams PRE DAILY BERATED boo pha ALE TER WREYIY TUE FAMILY Bee. 4 Wetneetay, at sour conte por ‘or 82 per aunium. PcONARY CORRESPONDENCE, sontnining tmgertand eries, B0lie ad (rome any quarter of paid for. wa oe FOREIGN COBRESPONDENTS ane Par- frees Reqvesrrr ro Seat at: Lerrems amp Pacnacus ADVERTISEMENTS renewal every day; the Wrexiy Heeate, Pasiuy ALD, and in the werted tn executed with mentnens, cheapmess and dew Ne. 80 AMUSEMENTS PHIS EVENING. — ACADEMY OF MUSIC, Fourtesuth ot—Itaiiax Orsaa— Tas Hvcvsrors. DWaY THEATRE, Brosdway+Ravastaisy Exaa- cane Mustaar SPECTACLE, THR Nema Sans. BOWERY THEATRE, Bowery—iiorgs, rue Swiss Parnior —harnaoe Ov Faance. BURTON'S THEATRE, Brosdway. opposite Bond street— ‘Waaran, A Barry Fautty -Toe MoRwoxs. ALLACK'S THEATRE, Brosdway—Jussis Bacwx, on was! Reuse or Lacunows Massies BagmBLoR, KEENE’S THEATRE. Broadway—lonsrusn BEADS _Sinios Lawyre—To Paursteano Guaamians. BARNUN'S AMERICAN MUSEUM, Broadway—Afernoon end Rrening—Tue Daivx oF 4x KVEXING. NGS. 661_and MAS Broalway—Geouce paar wooms MiseruvaeeTis Bunton Rion. MECHANICS’ HALL, 472 Rroadway—Barvawy's Mimernc’§ —Fravorux Soscs—VOWN UF Arsnima, New York, “Monday, March 22, 1858, eters Propoesis aud epeciens w York Basin offlce for one thousand roams of printing paper per week, S2 by 46, woight, 60 pounds. Caah wways oc deliver: MAILS FOR KUROPE, The New York Heraki~Edition for Europe. Ths Cunard mai) steamship Canada, Capt. Lanz, will {eave Boston ou Wednesday for Livorpool. ‘Tas Fercpean mails wil ¢ city to-morrow at & quarter past one o’cicck P.M. to go by railroad, and fat wa quarter to three to go by steamboat. The Puropean edition of the Euexain, printed in French ent Fogtich, will bo published af tex o'clock in the morn- fag. Singie covles, ia wrappers, ix cents Advertisements for any ed Aum -Europeas Am.-Eurppesu Pxpreas © K stuart, 10 Exchange Tlavee.....Am. European Express Co., 2) The contents ef the European edition of the Fre. wil combiae the news roceived by mail and telegraph the office during the previous wok, und up to the hour of ree The steamship Arabia. from Liverpool on Satur- day, 6th instant, arrived here at ten o'clock last fMaturday morning. A full resumé of the news, financia!, commercial! and political, was published in the Heap yesterday morning. Our European files and the letters of our correspondents furnish sdditiona! intelligence of interest, which is given elaewhere Our Paria letter contains some interesting de lallk of the trial of Orsini and@ his confederates’ Great anxiety was manifested to obtain acress to the court room, but no one was admitted without a numbered ticket entitling the bearer to a particular feat. A umber of ladies were present, and the cemeanor and sddress of Orsini are said to have created quite a favorable impression. The Emperor aod Empress had endeavored to procure a mitiga tion of the seutence: Lut after an hour's discassion in Cabinet Council the application was denied. Tne day fixed for the execution was not Known. Lord Cowley, the English Ambassador, was to remain, avorite. ‘The interest. which wil and continued a great tains other matters of perusal Oor St. Petereburg correspond movement for the enfranchise Much opposition was expe lity and the press, The Rag: to return home next summer, ng place in the foreign tion of Russia. The news of Lord Pal « downfall was regretted by the govern: ment, but apparently pleased the people. The Great Russian Railroad Company was preparing for active operations. Our Hong Kong let r contains some interesting he movements of the various andthe doings of Mr. Reed, ondent from the United States steamer Powhatan, at St. Helena es some tacts of the voyage thither, aud the condition of the Madeira island here ex-President Pierce and dy w left by the Powhatan. A Connecticut rlntgt been captured by a British brig, having The health of the G was excellent yesterday instant ou board six bundred sh coer @@8 crew of the Powh: The sleamship Black Warrior arrive Havana, with dates tothe 1 made for the celebra even Great preparations were Lei tion of «plendid sétes in honor of the Privce of the Austorias Gener a had returned from a visit to the south side of the island and Ise of Pines. At the last named place a vod many prisoners were releaed from confinement, and amongst them Chauncey, an American sailor, who arrived here in the Black Warrior. There was a lively trade in negroes. Eightyeight thousand boxes of sugar re- mained on hand, with prices tending upward. Ex- obange on New York one-half per cent discount. Preights were dull at Jast rates. The health of Ha- vana was good. By way of Havana we have details of the last news from Meaicc fained in letters from our cor respondent at the capital and at Tampico, dated Om the 4th and 6th insts. respectively. They all agree in report with reapect to the compiete paralysis which has come upon the trade aud fiaances of the country from the p. al insecurity in which she has been plunged. The troops of President Tailoaga were not successfl against the coalition forces at any one point, whilet,on the contrary, we are assured from Tampico that they were signally defeated near Gnanajuato. General Alvarez was withont doubt, advancing on the capital with fevers! thousand pintos ander his command. “The charchmen were in high glee, but still they doled out their cash very sparingly to the army of their Gefenders. Our correspondent at Rio Janeiro, writing on the ‘Hth of January, says: The receipts of coffee from the interior are largely on the increase, with a dc cided downward tendency in prices, The sickness among the shipping, which is usually brought on by the imprudent indulgence of sailors in fruits, drinks x fro! tnd other excesses, is rapidly decreasing. The country ts quiet By the arrive! of the brig Mary Wilkins at this port yesterday We have received Huenos Ayres papers to the Wad of January. They state that “the looat evens of the week have been of secondary importané?, and we are still in the dark as to the stale and pmapects of the Oriental question.” Ex obaoge on the United States was at par. We bave files from Bermuda to the 12th inst. ‘The weather was exceedingly mild. On the night of the 24 instant the islands were visited by a severe shock of earthquake. At Ireland Island it lasted for flout forty seconds, and shook the houses to their four istions We have pews f Mm the Valemes Gated on 71h inst, Our Nassan correspondent states that the Governor had got into a difficulty with the Execu- tive Council, im consequence of which three mem- bers had resigned their seats. The fugitive slaves from Florida had not landed, owing to 2 heavy wale from the north, which it was thought drove them on the shores of Cuba. On Saturday night a sonad of police made 4 descent npon a den of thieves and gamblers in Caral etreet, and captured fourteen of the inmates and conyeyed them to the Pifth ward station house. Some time subsequent!y ‘ie prisoners managed to force open their prison doors, and the entire party, with the exception of four, succeeded in effecting their eecape. Fire Marshal Baker, it seems, has a remarkable case of arson under investigation. A man named Gustavus Ludwig bas been arrested on snspicion of attempting to fire the dwelling house iu which he renided, situated at No. 180 West Thirty-sixth street. A report of some of the facts in the case will be found elsewhere. The value of foreign goods imported at the port ot Boston during the week ending the 19th inst. amounted to $751,742, showing a decrease of $1,205,259 as compared with the corresponding week last year, A large money broker of this city last Friday dis- counted $250,000 worth of grocers’ paper, including paper given for teas, &c., at seven per cent, six inonths, which may be considered as indicative of great eace in the money market. A large auction house stated that out of three hundred customers only sixty-four ud suspended, and of these only four had failed to pay, either in full or over fifty cents on the dollar, which was 2 much more fayora- ble result than they had been at first led to antici- pote. ‘The cotton market was heary on Saturday, owlug to the character of the European news received by the Arabia, confined with the low rates of exchange a2] increasing reccipts at the Southern ports. Tho sales embraced adout 800 & 900 bales, on We basis of 11%; for middiing, aud I1Xc. @ 12%. for strict middling uplands, showing « Gecline on the two grades of fully yc.a Yc. After the circulars and letters received by the Arebia were read, holders of flour became firmer, and especially for the jewer graces, which were firmer, while sales were more freely made, Wheat was rather more freely dealt in; the ales embraced white Genesee at $: 30, red Indiana at $1 20, Delaware red at $1 28, white Kon. tacky m $1 40, and Ohio do. at $1 25. Corn gold w @ fair extent at OSe, a G60. for white, and at 6Tc a 68. for yellow. There was increased activity in pork, with free eales, part to arrive, at $16 65 a $16 75 fer mers and $13 60 for prime, part at seller's option, 30 deys, There was an active movement in suger and molasses, and sales of both were freely made, and gouerally at firm prices. Tho transactions embraced about 2,760 hhde. and 600 boxes of sugar, and ‘3,009 bar rel of New Orleans molaeses, ail at rates given in anetber colump, The aggregate amounted to about the vaiue of $240,000 & $250,000, Coffee was firm, with moderate sales. Froights were unchanged and engagements mode. rate, There was rather more offering for California. Tae ship Dirigo, recently taken up, was wbout half full at $0c per foot measurement, Tue Plyiog Dregon has completed her cargo. The Closing Phase of the Kansas Question— A Prectical and Definite Settlement. We pubiished yesterday the proclamation of John Calhoun, President of the Lecompton Convention, and the Supreme Judge of the elections ordered under the Lecompton sche- dule, declaring positively that the organic State Legislature of Kansas, elected under said schedule, will be in the possession of the free State party. In reference to the fraudulent re- turns of the Delaware Crossing precinct, under which the pro-slavery party would have had the Legislature, Gen. Calhoun says he is left in no doubt; that “{ shall, therefore, issuc the certifientes of election to the persons having the highest number of votes in Leavenworth county, irrespective of the Delaware Crossing precinet ;" and, he continues, “I regret to add that thi decision will give the control of Kansas to the party which I view ae the enemy of the peace and good order, the constitution and the laws of the Usiou.” He then gives the list, by districis, of the members elected to the State Senate and House of Representatives, respectively: but as be omits the party classification, we cannot exactly declare the ascendancy of the froe State party in either House. From the fact, however, that, including the members from L enworth county, the pro-slavery party would have had but a majority of one or two in either House, it follows that, with the transfer of the Leaven- worth delegation to the free State side, they will have a majority equal to, and perhaps ex- cording two-thirds of both branches of the or- ganio State Legislature under the Lecompton constitution. This practically settles the whole question. There remains nothing any longer to the anti- slavery party to fight or to quarrel about. The slavery article ia the Lecompton constitution is thus reduced to the naked abstraction which we have all along represented it to be. Ad- mitted as a State the free State party of Kansas, under the Lecompton schedule, will have re- ceived from the hand of John Calhoun himself a ature fully empowered to send Lane other two of the mostrabid anti-slavery ultras | the party may prefer. The Legislature will also be competent to call at once a new State Convention for such alterations and modifica- tions of their constitution as the people may de- sire; for, with the Stata in the absolute posses tion of the anti-slavery party, the 1864 clause of the Lecompton schedule becomes as much a dead letter aa the clause establishing slavery, Thus the proclamation of John Calhoun de- molishes the last pretext of the Northern suti-lavery disorganizers, their last available excuse Of hostility to Lecompton, from Seward, Hale ond their partizans, to Douglas and his democratic deserters, They can no longer main- tain the cry that Calhoun and the Southern ultras intend to make Kansas, under thie Lecompton programme, a veritable slave State, and that the adminirtration is depended upon to coerce the people of Kansus into the keeping of the “slave power” at the point of the bayonet. Nor will the late horrible threats of u bloody civil war in Kansas, should the Lecompton constitu- tion he adopted, pase muster any longer. We have the fullest confidence in the trath of the state- ment of onr special Kansas correspondent, as published in yesterday's Henan, to wit: that “if Congress passes the Leeompton constitution the free State party ack for the rule, nothing and that if they get the the Kansas hambag is so dead art load of such agony asx that of the Thum cannot resurrect it. If the admiesion of Keneas, then, under the Lecompton programme, will make her practi- cally, absolutely, snd permanently a free State, aud if the possession of the ruling hand by the free State party be all that is needed to give more, nothing less," ruling hand that 4 peace aad comientment to the people of Kansas, what becomes of the agitat- ing black republicans and their demo- cratic “popular sovereignty” allies? They are robbed of their lust plausible excuse of agi- tation and defection, and they sink into public contempt. It is now also manifest that but for ec recklese Sorder ruffian, disorganizing, agi- tesng, Uisvord Uroeding cvarse pursued by the to the United States Senate, o e ‘ etmrnrmaunirmananinn dt Tet beginning that no good should | Sarely it is not for | want of frauds enough to investigate, nov of | witnesses to examine, who gre just as willing to | communicate important information as those | NEW YORK HERALD, MONDAY, MARCH 292, 1858. demagogue free State leaders of Kansas and | A Maguificent Libel Sult—Fernando Wood vs. their outside confederates, that there would | Greeley d& Co,—Seven Hundred and Fifty have been very little trouble in the busincss of framing their State goverament. Qnly about two-thirds of the free State party participated in the election of this organic State Legislature, the remainder having been per sunded by the rabid anti-Lecompton fanatics to tet this election go by detuult, like the others, so that they might have something tangiblo for a fierce and protracted wntislavery agitation inside and outside of Kansas, It must be ad- mitted, too, that a regularly organized slave- holding system, even by default, in the midst of an overwhelming and ultra anti-slavery com- munity, would have been somethingsvery well adapted for palitical agitation for many years to come; but this trick of the reckleas Kansas abolition vagabouds failed them. A sufficient number of fhe law and order class of the free State party, disgusted with their fanatics be- youd further forbearance, resolved to take a hand in this legislative election, although it was under the Lecompton schedule; and look atthe results, In that single act they have made Kansas a free State under the Lecompton pro- gramme, absolutely and permanently, and have secured the most decisive triumph of law and order. On the other hand, as it has been asserted that some Southern men have entertained the delu- sive idea that Kansas could, and perhaps would, in reality, be made a slave State under the Le- compton schedule, we shall now discover the truth or the falsity of this accusation. Our opinion has been, and continues to be, that the vital question with the South in this matter is the ab- straction of slavery. Let this Lecompton con- stitution prevail, and the abstraction involved will establish the principle that no new State hereafter ehall be excluded from the Union be- cause of the recognition of slavery in its or- ganic law. The platform of the republican par- ty is “no more slave Territories—no more slave States,” and while the success of the Lecomp- ton abstraction will be the defeat of this sec- tional policy, the failare of Lecompton will be tantamount to “no more slave Territories,” and “no more slave States.” While. then, the last plausible pretext of Northern hostility to the Lecompton constitu- tion is taken away by Calhoun’s proclamation, the principle indicated still remains to the South in all its force. And yet, if this constitution is to be defeated in Congress, it will be by South- ern men and Southern treachery. It is given out that there is more in the late anti-Southern speeches of Mr, Crittenden and Mr. Bell in the Senate than appears upon the sarface, and that we may now anticipate in the House a coalition between Southern and Northern men which will certainly put Lecompton under the table. The game is said to be well understood by certain disaffected individuals from Maryland, Virginia, North Carolina, Kentucky and Tennessee. Let us watch the developement of the plot; for if, at a crisis like this, Southern men can be found ready to barter the Southern cause for Congres- sional plunder or for Northern Presidential votes, we may truly say that the day of South- ern humniliagiou and Northern dictation is close at bund. Tux Proserey Axr-Sovruprs Mertixa 1x Tux Merroroiis.—For the past two or three weeks the leadersof the opposition hare have been endeavoring to get up a grand demonstra- tion against the admission of Kansas under the Lecompton constitution, but all their efforts have tu.ted—miserably fuiled. It seems that they cannot get up in this city a meeting to oppose Lecompton, They go to the merchants, bankers and others, but can get nonames. The merchants say, admit Kansas any way, with any constitution, or none at all, and then let them settle it among themselves. We desire that Congress shall pass upon this matter at once, and then take up important matters, such as the Bankrupt law, which is much needed. So we will not join in any move- ment calculated to delay the specdy settlement of the question, one way or the other. This is probably the real common sense rea- son why the republicans, Americans and bogus democrats have not been able to get up » meet- ing against the course of the administration on the Kansas question. War ane tun Fraco Commerren Dowe !— The Fraud Committee of the Common Council seem to bave abandoned their labors in despair. What is the reason of this? Are they satisfied that they have done all that was required of them when they elicited the fact that the tax- payers have been nicely plucked in almost every department of the city government? —or have | they concluded, from the experience they have | had, that the thing was all a farce’—or did they come out of their work © who have been already before them (and we all know how rauch that wae) that the Committee have abandoned their very useful occupation. The last time the Aldermen's Commitice met plenty of witnesses were present, but only one of the Committee. It is over a month now since the Committee of the Board of Council- men made any progress in the investigation of the Chemung Smith fraud in the Comptroller's office. Through the wonderful activity of Mr. Flagg several fresh cases of fraud have been brought to the notice of the Council. He dribbles out his astounding diecoverics bit by bit periodical- ly ; while Mr. Conover occasionally pours in his “developements” by wholesale—always taking care that his rival, Devlin, figures in them like the principal character in a play. People are getting tired of being told how dexterously their pockets have been picked, Now they want the criminals to be exposed, and if possible brought to jurticr. If Mr. Plage knew anything of his business he could put bis finger on the perpetrators of all the frauds in his office. He has had cue enough, if he were only competent for the daties which have been entrusted to him. But the fact is he is a superannucted old fogy. whose position at the head of the finance department is little less than a public nuisance. Why has he not sense enough to resign at once, and give place to some competent oficial ’ No Oness ar Ati.—Many of the newapa- pers call the Hiraty the organ of Mr. Buchan- ane adminis n. This is entirely an error. The administration of “Old Buck,” as long as it is bold and right, is the organ of the whole coantry, sud, therefore, thé organ of every well conducted u-wapaper and every sensible man. When the administration ceases to be that sort of an organ. then Fe shall cease ta eupport its measuree—but not UU then, Labels in One Batch. One of the moet magnificent libel suite that has ever been instituted in this country, is shortly to be brought against Horace Greeley & Uo., the proprietors of the Tribune. The al- leged Libels were published iu the Tribune ia the course of the three or four years tont Mayor Wood was in office, and include many charges against him both in his public and private capacity. When the Mayor was in office he did not feel called upon to notice these publications; but now that he has retired from all political ex- Citcewuta, since the recent election, he feels obliged, out of regard for the reputation of himself and his family, to demand s complete and thorough investigation, which will result, he is convinced, in a complete vindication of his character in public and private life. In pursuance of this resolution we are in- formed that Mr. Wood has sccured the services of several eminent lawyers, and that the case will contain no less than seven hundred and fifty distinct libels—principally charges of swindling, thieving, forgery, and other opprobrious offences, and founded upon certain remote commercial transactions which can be easily explained. The array of counsel in the case is one of the greatest ever known at this bar, and the parties will be proceeded against by criminal indict- mente as well as in the civil court, and thus the whole matter will be thoroughly investigated. It will be remembered also in favor of Mr. Wood that, during the recent develope- ments of fraud and corruption by half a dozen committees of the “pure and simple” Corporation, not one singlo charge has been made against the integrity and honesty of Mayor Wood. It follows, therefore, that the charges against his public career in the Zribune origi- nated in the malice and spite of Horace Greeley & Co., and tbat his private character will be es- tablished by the proposed legal investigation. It is for this reason that this great libel suit is brought at this time. The indictment on the criminal side will be drawn against Horace Greeley & Co., but will coatain the names of se- veral individuals alleged to be proprietors of the Zribune, including Charles A. Dana, Wm. H. Fry, George Ripley, George M. Snow, F. J. Ottarson, Bayard Taylor, and several other ob- secure persons, to the number of thirteen, who generally use Horace Greeley as the visiters at Baden Baden use a donkey—to ride up and down the Black Mountains by turns. Patent Exrensions Beroas Concress.—There are now two bills before Congress for the ex- tension of valuable patents; or, in Congressional phraseology, “for the relief of the patentees.” One is the extension of Colonel Colt’s patent, and the other that of Edwin M. Chaffee’s patent for an improvement in the manufacture of India rubber. Col. Colt has not yet succeeded in get- tiag a report on his bill; but Mr. Eddie (repab- lican) of Pennsylvania, has reported a bill to the Hleuse in the India rubber case, which was read twice and referred to a committee of the whole House, accompanied by a report in favor of the bill. Itis strange that the Washingion corres- pondents have not informed the publle of this Chaffee affair. Poor Vorsny!—The loss of $200 a week to keep up the stupid and silly /’ress of Philadel- phia is the iron entering the very soul of little Forney. He bawls out for more patronage— more moncy—more advertisements—more sub- scribers. He culls upon the wondering crowd to come in, and examine his books, and help his cause. He resembles the poor bearded Italian mountebank playing his hand organ under every window, and asking a peany from the paseengers, After having been chief cook fa Pierce's kitchen, it is a sad fall to be turned out in the street, his organ strapped on his back, and playing Douglas ditties and Walker lays for the sake of a penny a tune. Truly, a “reign of terror!’ — Sovrusny Treacreny.—The divisions } } | fpeeches on the Kansas question in Cangre show that the traitors to the South are chiefly from the border slave States—Maryland, Ken- tucky, North Carolina, Tennessee and Virginia. Men from these States have deserted the South in its time of need, and their action shows that there is a vein of treachery to the institutions of the South running all through those States, like afiesure in a solid rock. The South is no longer a solid rock, and wil suffer more from this in- eidious undermining of enemies in its own camp | than from all the assaults of iis open and | avowed enemies. Tur Univep Starrs axon Russia—We have many times pointed to the destiny of the United States and Russia, and have foretold the day when they will be the two most powerful na- lions in the world. The wea is travelling ; ¢ notice that Lord Stanley, the new colo- nial minister under Lord Derby, said in his speech to his constituents that “unless some un- foreseen evente take place, America and Russia will, one hundred years hence, perkyps even fifty years hence, be numerically the most pow- erful empires on the globe.” The moral that Lord Stanley draws is that France and England should remain united in order to withstand these two growing Powers. We sincerely hope the alliance may last fifty or a hundred years; but Lord Stanley himself musi admit that it don’t look very like it just now. Cuaxity Ixpeep.—We have given directions to our cashier to send poor Forney a check for $100 to help the poor sinner along a ttle. = It } Will act as a dose of medicine to a poor man in a high fever. Powhatan, before re ported at St. Helena, arrived on the 271b of January, in tweaty-one days from Madeira. All |. A® soon aa she coaled she would tw China, The Loted Store ship Relief, in commission at the Brooklyn Navy Yard, N. Y.,will be ready tor sea on Tuesday next. Personal Intelligence, The Savannah Latly Georgian says that Col. Thos. Allsop waa seen in that city by an lngtish gentleman. The Wilmington, N.C., Mereld saya:—iidwin Forrest, the gremt travedinn, ix reported to have abandoned the stage for the purpose of opeping a wine and liquor store in Chicago Capt. Van Vicit, United States Quartermaster at Fort Leavenworth, arrived in St. |owa on the 16th inat., from Washington. ARRIVALS. From Hevona and Now Orly WasciorMr New man, Mex: dograst, A Johneon bey, Smith, Uruterer and wert’ Carn) tm, in the steumghin Rieck yudres, Mlag seal! Wi |, Pen ipley, RM Dally and wise, Mr Waken, Capt | Bowen, Meu De jseon, FD Bach, wife and cblid; Whiltmore ott rhe, Porkinson, J W Sargent, TA Rmmett, Loper and nephew, Chureh, Oorning and wife, Gifford, Prembie. Coyle, Govin, Macon, Kork, Pendeta. From Savannah, stoamaltip Thomat Swang-“Rober, ik, TT reunia, ine Chek, Ying Prank oddard, Mes spry Eel, Ted JF 8 Henk and 4 M Berry. Rt : Rota fet om Don, wengie, M Wells, 0 Jone) A Sharrow, d Fiaber, aad 8a the scorsee. Fri tn the park ¥: j=Mre Lee “id, yo eh Mek syste Bective enutn. 4 a ‘ew Burl ye Sam nee, ‘ad eid Wilhtameon Mer’ Mallow, Sleury Piklus as Fencing de ia Moran. DRPARTCRRS. on Por Sydney, in the ship Oarrington—Mr Walter Hays, Misa Het Mow Mirearet hehe Hire tlonore Mevonouch, Mine a Margeaang Meuuvudgiy Bes May gare Ftesater. + ay hee | i THE LATEST NEWS. Affairs in Wi ILLNESS OF MB. DOUGLAS—~THE GasK OF ME. MAT- ‘TRSON. Wasmusarom, March 21, 1868. Mr. Dougiss continues quite ill, en¢ from prevent indi- cations it is tought probable thai be will be unable to edcress the Senate morrow fur more thao a tow mo- j ments, ‘Tho report of the Select Commitico of tio House ia tae | cage of Matteson is prepared, ond will probably be made tomorrow. The majority think the House hag no juris- diction to punish a member for anything known to his Constituents at the time of his election. Mr. Curtis, mom- ber of the committee, dissents as to the question of juris- diction, but holds that this ts not a case, as it now stands, for ita action. Mr, Matteson submitted a written deface, and offered to prove ali his statements, but the committee deckted that they bad no power to gend for persons and papera. Among the papers shown to the coamittee was one from. Doctor Hall, of this city, saying, in reply to a note from Matteson:—At the time of your resignation of your seat in the last House, you were suffering from a severe and dangerous attack of the National Hotel disease, ana my opinion is that you would bave been obliged to resign your life had you not resigned your seat.’’ ‘The General Land (ffice is in recaipt of the following from the Surveyor General of California, viz:—“Map of the rancho San Podro, finally conformed to Muuuel Dominguez etal, embracing part of tuwnsbip 3, south of range 12; townships 3, 4.and §, south of range 15; townships 3 and 4, south of range 14, and township 4,eouth of range 16, ail west of the Sam Bernardino meridian” This claim is bounded on the north by the ranchos Sousal Redondo, Taujita or Los Cuervos, and San Antonio; on the east by the river San Gabriel, und on the south and west partly by the rancho Patos Vordoa, aad partly by the Pacific, and contains 43,119 13-160 acres. Report ot the Republicans of the House of Representatives. mittee ¢ WasumxcTon, March 21, 1858. The ropublican minority of tho solect committee of fif- teen, by Mr. Morrill, will now pubbsh their report, as that of the majority’ has been spread berore the public and that of Mr. Harris is in type. ‘They allude to the protracted struggle from which thoir epyeiutment azose, and declare tiat the essomption ou the part of the majority that the record is com piete, kiko the refusal to submit ths constitution of Kansas to @ full and fair vote of the people, is a confession that @ thorough nvestigation would prove faisi to the extraordinary docu ment, The President’s meseages, tne report of the mejo. rity, aud the conduct of Jobn Calhoun are treated at length. Tho pledges of submission on the part of the Nebraska-Kanaas advocates, the Preeidont, and so down to the Union, ot, also claim their alienation. They say their wanton violation Is dencuicn! as Pu faith. The whole series of alleged fraud: is set cal order. The illegality and irregulsril 0 constitution from the beginning are get forth by a tong array of tacts, step by step. Tusir propositions aro as folicws:-—~ ‘Wo cisim that this Convention coull not make a valid constitution. 1. Because, whatever inhereat power the peopio may possess, Congress refuecd alt mthority to. the Terr torial Legisiature to cal! tbe Convention, President Pierce. 2. Because the Iegisiature which created it was itsolf the creature of fraud tai foreign iavecion, aad that this usurpation was never corevmmated by the acqui- escence of the people, 3. Because the act of that! 1857, to provide for delegates (0 @ convent The census was iocorpicis, the regisiry Was the apportioninest was incompleto, and the delegates assembicd wes imccmpicte. 4. Because through the eat, the tbreatened exclusion from 8 coupied with the payment of a tox to support » government imposed upon thom by high banded oucrages, tarough Imck of all conticence of protection at the polls from violence and fraud, the mmsjority did oot and could not participate in the eiection of delegates; aud i! «as, therefore, composed of a mere faction eptitied to no regard. 5. Because the mest noted deiegaies pledged themselves to submit their work to the ratification or rejection of tho ple—thereby securing their election—and afterwards er their trust, and did uot 6o submit tho constitu- tion 6. Because it is not tn fact the work of a majority of the Convention. the legisiative, judicial and executive of the Kansas Com- 20 ert tiough trged by 7. Because powers conferred upon Jonn Calhoun transceaded the power of the Covvention, aad their exercise was entirely legal, and therefore null aad void. tho proofs that the constitution is netther ‘ acceptable” nor ‘ satisfactory” to the people of Kanaas are exhibited ‘Tho fact of its utter reiection ou the 4th of January is ponte gy Barn» to be the oniy logal thing abouti, Tuo rt clones as follows :— fhe statements made in the report are founded upon official documents and concede: Trois, Lui if aay sould be disputed, we feariess!y challenge such an investigation as Will put thelr accuracy to the keverest test. There is no scrutiny that we do not court, as there is ao rau that we do not seek. The whole purpose of the commitice having Deen thwarted by the refnsal of the majority to enter apon @ full and {sir investigation, we submit ed Ue fro already proven aro cnough to establish tho positions wo maintain to the extent: — 1. That an investigation oughi to have been had by « committee, with the power anc disposition to sead for per. yop and ere. % Wbat the President has formet and badiy advised “in relation (> th tion of par- ties in Kaneac.”” Though he «: great delusion de the public o epparent seems to pervad o pubtic might with greaier holdeet not the beam & Presume its ent 4. That the maligned Topeks constitution was the act of ‘he people of Kansas, necords now moze with the will of the people than any otuer, aud is more eniiiled te the reepoct of Congres. 5 That the —— faith of the nation was pled tho people of Kansas that any constitntion wh bo mace should be submitted by its framers to ¢ bi approval or disapproval, aad thaact has not been ond, 6. That there ix not uniropeachable evidence to eho thai the constitution prosentod Lin Castioun is au t lical copy of theone agreed upon by the Lecompion © vention before it adjourned. 7. That the Lecompton coustilution was illegal in ie in- ception and therefore void: and if this wors not a0, through the action of she Torritoriat Levislatare, tae peo ple Lave been enabled, fairly and legally, ta vote for or against it, and have emphatically rejected it. Not doubting the sincerity of the Presitent when he says that “domestic porco will be the happy couse. quence” of the immediate adiniseion of Kansas utto the Vion wpder the Tecompton coratitation, we are pet con- etrainod to say that, in our deliberate juugment, the Pre- cident r cvtinustes the docility of tha wation, and par- ticu! that of tLe people of Kansas, Domestic peace"? cannot ho obtatniedt by trampling down tho rights of avy portion of the poopie. 7 asuro Is Hob expe dient, even if it were just, but it is clearly wrong. The idea that Kansas taust be admitted in order to sat isfy the Biates “where siavery i¢ recoguized,”’ that it ie not the fixed purpose to admit no more slave States into Union, is even lees tolera Tt will be time erough wo rao question when a slave State cllers itself for ad- mission. To force n free state into the Union as a clave State, will teat the question more keenly than may be do- sirable, aod the project should be deumimeed as a danger- our experiment. ‘The report is signed by .Justin 8. Morritl, Edward Wade, = Bennett, David 8. Waldridge and James Dutlling- Affairs in Albany. MILITARY COMMUTATION STANDS FIRM —ANTT-LE COMPTON INSTRUCTIONS—DEBATR ON THE POLICE DILL—THAT MYSTERIOUS PRER PASS BILL—JUDGHS WANT TO AMEND THE CONSTITUTION—CHATPIELD RESTORED TO HIS BIGHTS—CASTLE GARDEN —Ar- PRBARANCE OF TWO EMIGRANT COMMISSIONERS, BTC. Ausaxy, March 19, 1553, Frver since the military commatation tax was sub. od for personal military sorvice, in 1846, potition® have beer Pouring in the Legisiaturp, praying for the remoyal of that tax. It has boon so during the present sesston, com- ing principally from the rural district, The Military Committee of the Sonate this morning reported unani mously against such ropeal. The laws regulating the militia are ,made pursuant to the requirements of the Congreas of the Tnited States, by whick all able dotied men, between the ages of eighteen an‘ forty-five, are re- quired to perform military service. lormerly the law in this State regulating military eervice required personal service. In 1946 that law wns amended by substituting a commutation tax of reventy tire conts, in place of por sonal service. In 1861 the sum of fifty cents was sub- atituted, in place of seventy five conte. To ropeal these lawn, as requested by the petitioners, would only revive the law requiring personal service, and thia is regarded aa impracticable, Thus, when the opposers to the fifty cont commutation are made to lonrn that by repealing the commutation law they will be compelied to fall back upon personal service in (raining two or three Umes a yoar, we think thoy will profer paying the ay conts, without asking any further questions, The repeal of the Metropolitan Police act was debated in he House this magming. Mr. Crain's speceh was an able argument Pook Ho adtroseed the b ghd last seapion of the Legisiaturs, There ic something really extraordinary ia the delay of the até free railroad par, bi: Th was op agaia in the Senate to-day, occupying cearly a morning acaeion- V few Senators appearod be oppored to it; stil) hardy ‘Auly two held whe aame opinion As to its detaila. After Mr. had — to amendments Coan in number to please everybody, a» wae on motion of Mr. Mather, it was Preferred bank to the Railroad Com mittoe. As two of that commitico ate ont of the city, and as there is no knowing whee they wil return. it is uncertain when the committes will mako their to the geeate. Never was there such» fas and righteous Dill buffete4 ebowt from one oormer Of Wo Semale cham. 5 : HH : BE Ai iti z i a f i unlikely to know anything concerning roa of tha em = ceticas ssbenauabaenmsedialin twenty per cent dividend, they will not be Py Defore the commiice. They wore not Nbany. The Assessment Laws of New York, Comprrotier’s Orrice, Stars ov New Voas,. ALBANY, March 20, 138. To the Honoratle the Senate Tn compliance with a resolution of the Senate, request- ing my opinion whether any change in the assessment jaws would tend to equalize the taxation of Sy wo or foval property, and to mggest hj; sToudmert by otherwisp, which I mig.t ecu expec'snt,t have hovor to report:—That T regard the distinction by the assessment laws now in force bet persona: property without foundation unjust to the citizeus of the State. The real property to be assessed at its value or diminution, whilst personal en 4 Gt its value, after doducting tho ji debts 0: tio owner of the property. T am anable to 666 reason for this discrimination in favor of real property. The expenses of government m_ protecting it are vastly more than real property; a large portion of crimes aro committed against it, and ne inconsiderable share of laxea aanuaily levied and paid the people is made necessary to afford protection te nd secure the nights of those who own And traffic in and yet, py a policy which has heretofore far tho greater portion has ealirely escaped taxation. beems to me that the just and only equal mode of taxation is to Gases properly wherever It is found, without to circumstances or the lisviities of the owner. ee who purchase or hold property should receive it subject, to tho right of the State to impose euch burdeps as are ceemed necessary by the Legialsture to secur®™ the dae and proper administration of de government; but the imposition chould be geueral, reasouable aud equa) —o0s partial or oppressive Why should the farmer who owns « farm worth $10,008, upon which he owes $6,000, be asseesed the full value of his proverty, whilet the merchuat, cimuarly sitaated, with m stock of gota worth $10,060, be asseasod only One-halt the value of ais property’ Or why should the broker es- cape taxation npon his Doles and mortgages, whi ot the wa- fortunate owner of a house and lot (3 entitled to no euch excraption? As government protects all tho property of the citszep, #0 in retura it should exact an equal contrrba- tion from al, and ospce'ally ehould it not exempt taat spe. ciet of property requiring the greaiat amount of expense to proteet it iis asmetines urged shat by the proposed chanpe property will be doubly aséeasad; Giret in the bands of the owner, an‘ Yyrinia the hands of the oredi tor, If this positioa ia true quaily applicadie to real property now. The owner is essed for tts full vais, und the bolder of an izcumbrence is also assessed for its emount, so that if itis proper to make a deduction in the one cage, it is clearly so in tae other. But 1 do not think the position can be maia- tained, that the same Property will be doubly aescesed in any lawful view the subject. The éebie which @ man owes are property in the — by the holder oar wee a acy othor. remlses to pay are roger our Inws as they are protected as such, Dousit and olds. abd bramee mitted 4 such. Government has guthorived the creation: of this kind of property, and has furnished the most am- ie facilities for wereaang, reculating and protecting it hag even gone wo far as to make thesepromises the basis of an extensive banking system, which its adyo- cates insiel is the safest in the world, How can it be amid, tion, when they are such for Overy otner purpose? Are the ¢tate promises deposited in the Banking Department part of the canals because they were issued to borrow ugne3 for their construction’ is it true serteye 4 upon afarm is the farm itaelf or any portion of it, oF aro habilittes of the merchant a portion of his stock of g20dat Th bo legal Rouse Can this bo clatmed, The State morgage, notes and other choseg 1p action are created apd made pronerty by aad tm pursuance of the laws of the State, and as such are Hable to xation, If new pro- mises aro based apon thore already existing wad mmull- plied to amy extent, they are all Isifully authorized pro- perty. Tho objection, tf any oxists, is agalcat tho laws in- veoting them with t he aitributes of property, but these who create and use them ere estopped from denying their lawful character. They have a0 right to avail themselves: of the suthority of government, so far as they are bene- t, and then attempt to cvcape tus burdens which 1y resuit from their own acte; or, in other words, a bas no right to wan his notes tore thousand dal- Jars an’ use end dispose of th property in pursuamce of the nw of tie Sate, aud (ion devy iat they are prom PR, Wd ingket Pint Mey shuld H¢ dedunted fi | cthef tataie, Waen Il becomes ueceseary Thus fo them for purgoers of taxation, Indevd Ide not think is any phase or form of the cre‘lit system which entities it to the special boanty of he Ssia, Not only arc many of the frauds, forgeries, larcenies aad other rascalities which prevail in the and, charge- Ablo to it, buithe pecuniary revalsions aad cousequeat bankruptcies acd pablic and private distresses are its le- gitipate fruits, The system may be, and probably is, a necessary evil; but its ia the highest degree unjust thas ite votaries should be exompted (rom the burdous which all should bear alike. It is a uotcriousfact, that practioaliy & large portion of the porsoual property of the State es- capes taxation, Tho doviers aad fraudulent practices of those owning porsonal property to esoape taxation are 80 generally resorted to, that it ‘has become almost impos- sible to procure the assecament of such property as the Prorent statute makes jiablo. It ia believed, however, that tho removal of tie inequality now exiating will erable public cfllcers entrusted with this duty to remedy ibe diftienity, nnd that a vory large amount will be added to the ages egave valuation in the State. Taxat on bears tco heavily upen the agricultural inter- ents and upon real proporty, sud 1am of whe opiuion thas this injustice should no longer be tolorated. It fh alao engrceted that a more thorough asseaemont of persoua! property will be secured by requiring assessors to separate goods and chatteis from choses in action, aad to make a seperate valuauion of cach. submit herewith a drattof @ bill, which, if adopted tho Legulature, will, in my judgment, remedy ine At Cogree the defceta above referred to Respootfully Fubmnitted, 8. E. CHURCH, Comptroller. AX ACT 70 MEND TIE REVIRED STATOTRE I RELATION 70 THe MASTER IN WHICH ACORSSWENTS ARE TO DE MADE AND THR DUTT OF THE AsSRWORS. ‘The Peopie of the State of Now York, represented in Senate and Assembly, do as follows. Rec. 1. Recilon ning, article two, litle two of chapter thirtenm of ihe Urst part of Ue Kevwed Ruiutes is amended to read as follows Hee. 9, They shall prepare rn aseeesment roll in which they 4 according to the shal! set down in five separate colrmna, beat information in thelr power— 1. Ta the first coluina te avmen of all the taxable inkable tanta in We town or ward, as the cage may be. 2, Tn the second column the quantity of land to be taxed to each person. 3. In the third column the full value of such accord ‘o the definivion of the term laud as given ka the hee chapter. 4. In the fonrth column the full wine of all the household furniture, goods and chatiels owned or by euch person, exeepting only euch property asia by lew exempt from levy aad aade on execution. In the fifth column the full value of all the tardble stooke in moneyed corporations and public socks, debi due solvent debtorn, whether on sccount, contract, mote, moncye. ee, Ratiroad Loans of the Virginia Legislature, Ricwmowp, March 21, 1868, Tho I egislature has pacsed a bill appropriating $800,000 for a loan to the Covington and Ohio Raliroad. Appre- Priations have alzo passed the Assembly, amounting to $1,200,000 divided between the Orange and Alexandria, Manaseas Gep, Alexandria, Hampshire and London, aad Norfolk and Potorsburg Roala. It is believed that there ‘Will be no diftioulty in passing these through the Benate. ‘The Benate has parsed an act for the incorporation of the Norfok and St. Navaire (France) Navigation Com- pany. ‘There ia a disposition on the part of tho Legislature to gratify tho wisher of the banks in regard to a resumption Of epecie payments. —_——$$—$>——_— Death Skilton, of Troy. essere net March ‘, 1858. Dr. Avory J. Skilton, one of the oldest and most pected phyaiclana tn this city, died ou Saturday att at dorclock, 68 ‘Tho funeral takea placo om Tuorday afternoon at 2 o'clock. ‘Weather Reports. astern, Western, Northorn asd Southern Tele —— graph Lines.—Oftios 21 Wail street. Mh Tine Sat. {Mh ai,| Wind.|Th'r.| Romario. ‘child senor 40° |Olear. Coady. Places. --———- Suequehapna, Pa. Dunkirk... 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