The New York Herald Newspaper, March 28, 1858, Page 4

JAMES GORDON BENNETT, EDITOR AND PROPRIRTOR. OFTICH N. W. CORNER OF FULTON AND NASSAU STS. FERME. cashin advance. THE DAILY HERALD, treo rents per ann THe WEEKLY HERALD. coory Spam. Pihented ory or annum, Opean » ws Srrirerg te Scat rte, or 9 any porte Btn bth THE FAMILY RERALD. cory Wreneniag, a4 four conte per or OR per exam. RUN. DENCE, eontaining aes ah Po oe the orld, aad wall be he eoltted Pally pend for” Bante Fonsian ComMasrONDENTS AEB PAR tod anny Ragettres fo Secs ais MATTERS AND PaCuaGua YO NOTICE taken of anonymous communications. We do not Peter theme reweree | ADVERTISEMENTS renewal every day: eorted in the Weexcy Ueeaub, Fasicr and Purcpear Ptitions. he pueizig exccuted wth potch. advertisements in- » and in the neatness, cheapness and dee AMUSEMENTS TO MORROW EVENING. — ACADEMY OF MUSIC, Fourteenth ot Tritium Orsna— Leonons BROADWAY THEATRE, Broadway—Rqueersisn Kxsa- PRCT ACLE OF CLM DOME LA. NIBLO'S GARDEN, Broadway—Laptes ror Love—Ticat Rore Frats— biaxco. BOWERY THRATER, Bowory—Tunss ‘Mae MutsTeeis—Maky, Queen or Scots. Fast Max—Fa- BURTON'S THRATEE. Broadway, opposite Bond street— ‘Tus Mozwoxe -Srorts or AviAs, By THE BRoracns Hurca- veos—Wanrten, A Harry Fair, "8 THEATRE, Brosdway—Jessre BRown, OR ws sine OF Lucksow—Kive Beis. LAURA KKEENR’S THEATRE, Broadway—Poor Sraou- was—fux Eiras. SABNUM’S AMERICAN MUSEUM, Broadway—Afternoon ant Wrening—fus Duis of am EYssino, ‘woo! BUILDINGS, S61 and 863 Brondway—Gronoe cananr a Woons Muxstecis—Tux Sizice Rive. MECHANICS’ HALL, 472 Broadway—Buranr’s MINSTRELS eT Govceruicaran Caisakan. New York, Sunday, March 25, 15558, ‘The News, Our despatches from Washington contain several points of interest. The Senate was not in session yesterday. The House adopted the report of the Belect Committee in the case of 0. B. Matteson, and passed the resolution recommending that no further action be taken in regard to the proposition for his expulsion. The report was agreed to bya vote of 96 to 69—less than two-thirds of the mem- bers voting. The Senate bill establishing three ad- @itional land districts in California was passed. A bill was introduced making an appropria- tion for defraying the expense of collecting the revenue. it repeals the laws permitting pay- ments on the Pacitic coast before the revenue is paid into the treasury. Also a bill authorizing disburs- ing agents to pay money directly to persons to whom payment is to be made, without first depositing the fonds in the treasury. A spicy discussion ensued between varions members of the lilinois delegation and Mr. Smith, of Virginia, with regard to Senator Dongias’ motives in opposing the Lecompton consti- tation. A caucus of democratic members of the House of Representatives was held last evening to consider the best mode and manner of admitting Kansas into the Union ender the Lecompton constitation, and thereby to promote the union and harmony of the democratic party. It was very fully attended by both Lecomptonites and anti-Lecomptonites; and after an interchange of opinion, a committee of twenty, composed of ten men from each side, was appointed, and directed to report the result of their deliberations on Tuesday next, when the caucus will reassemble. The Legislature was hard at work yesterday. So far but litte has been done. Only fifty-six bills have been signed by the Governor. Both houses have now, however, what are termed “ grinding com- mittees,” to whom ull bills are referred to be reported complete, and during the present week they will be turned out in large nombers. A bill waa introduced in the Sonate yesterday to pay the members of last year's Common Council $280 cag, making in the aggregate $25,024. Nothing of general interest trans pired in the Arsembly. Counterfeit twenty dollar bills on the Market Bank of Troy, and fives on the Onondaga Bank of Ryracuse, have been put in circulation in this city. They are so well executed that several money bro- kers have pronounced them genuine. The police yes- terday arrested Mary O'Brien and John inn, upon whose persons some of the counterfeits were foand, and they were accordingly locked up to await an examination. Finn and Mary are said to belong to &@ gang of adroit counterfeiters, and their captare may be regarded as a fortypate circumstance, as it ‘will probably lead to the dixpersion of the fraternity. The Recorder yesterday rendered a decision in the case of Jacob H. Mott, an alleged accomplice of Brotherson, the Union Bank defaulter, denying the motion to discharge the defendant from arrest. Mott was beld in 20,000 to answer. The amount ‘was fixed at a moderate sum, the Recorder said, be- Cause Mott was already held to bail in $142,000 ina civil action. In the case of Dodge A Barnes against Fernando Wood and others—the ship Joseph Walker affair— the jury yesterday announced that they could not agree upon a verdict. It was understood that the jary stood eight for a verdict agninst all the defend. ants, and that four were for a verdict against all but Mr. Wood. We learn from the weekly report of the City inspector that the number of deaths in this city Guring the past week was 476, an increase of 12 as compared with the mortality of the week previous. ‘The following table exhibits the number of deaths during the past two weeks among adalts and chil- dren, distinguishing the sexes :— Women. Days. Girls. Total. in ‘Wook ending March20....101 75 L6G 10h 404 Wook ending March 27....86 88 105 158 476 Among the principal causes of death were the fol- lowing Wane ending — Marc = March 9 There were also 7 ney, * of congestion of the brain, 8 of congestion of the lungs, 15 of hooping cough, 10 of inflamma- tion of the bowels, 4 of palsy, 6 of rheumatiam, 20 of mmalipox, 7 of teething, 4 premature births, 35 still- born, and 15 from violent courses, inclading | adicide and 2 murdered. The following is # classification of the diseases, and ‘the number of deaths in each class of disease daring the week: — Diseases March®. March 27. Boare 3 L Prem ho 10 34 164 | aT et 26 ‘The number of deaths, compared with the corres. ponding weeks in 1656 and 1857, was as follows:— mi oul Btates, 70 of Ireland, 39 of Germany. 0 of Fngland, 4 of Scotiand, 3 of France, 2 of Prussia, 2 of British America, and 1 each of Italy, Belgiam and Africa. ‘The libel sult brought by a colored man, named Lewis H. Putnam, against the President of the New York Colonization Society, the particulars of which have already appeared in the Hexaun, was decided yesterday by the jury, after half an hour's dolibera tion, returning a verdict in favor of the defendant. Counsel for the defendant moved that Putnam be sent before the Grand Jury, in order to be indicted for perjury, it being alleged that he swore falsely on the witness stand. The Judge eaid he would Iny the papers before the Grand Jury. ‘The committee of the Board of Councilmen ap pointed to investigate the alleged frauds in the Comptroller's office met yesterday. Mr. Flags was present, and presented two written statements in relation to two different contracts where it is sup- posed frauds exist. He also said a good deal ver bally before the committee, but neither the written statements nor his own words clear up the mat- ter of the alleged deficiencies satisfactorily. The committee adjourned until next Saturday after noon, when the Comptroller has promised to have more to say, that may have the effect of throwing some light upon the deficiencies, ‘The sales of cotton yesterday embraced about 1,500 bales on the basis of about 117(¢, for straight ines of middiing Uplands; mixed middlings being more p'enty thaa the former were at sbout 11Xc. Straight Unes of middling cottons are more sought for by American spinners and are scarce, while mixed lives are mostly taken for export. Fair cottons are scarce, while the Gemand for them is nino moderate. With larger and better assorted stocks the market would no doubt assume increased activity, and especially for home use, Flour was quite duil and trans. Actions restricted. To have forcod silos « coacession of about five cents per barrel bolow inside figures, aud especially for the common grades, would have had to be submitted to. Western red wheat sold at $1 20 and Southern common do, at $1 16. Corn was active and firm at 68¢. 0 69c., and at 67 3¢c. for mixed Westerm. Pork was steady, with sales of mess at $16 60a$16 65 and prime do. at $13 10a $15 75. Sugars were quile steady, with fair eles at tull prices. Coffoo was quict aad firm, Freigbte—Engegements were to a moderate extent, while rates were unchanged. Mexican Affalse—Santa Anna Again in the Field. According to the letter of our Aspin- wall correspondent, published yesterday, Santa Anna has left his seat at Tarba- co, near Carthagena, for Havana, en route, as it is supposed, for Mexico, Previous to his departure, it is stated that he endeavored to raise money on his Carthagena property, which he values at a million of dollars, but he was only offered on it a paltry three thousand—a poor basis fora military chest. lis visit to Havana at the present conjuncture of affairs in Mexico, and his efforts to raise money on his estates, justify the conclusion that he is again about to enter the lists for the supreme power in that country. Whether his calculation of chances is based on any solid foundation re- mains to be seen; but with a man of his caution, it may reasonably be inferred that he has only been induced to take this step by strong cn- couragement from some quarter or other. It is not improbable that Zuloaga, as the head of the church party, is in secret corres- pondence with the ex-Dictator, and is mere- ly acting as his locum tenens. At the same time it should be recollected that there are no ties of fealty amongst Mexican politicians, and that it Is just as likely that Zuloaga is merely making use of the priests as the instruments of his own ambitious pro- jects. Out of the chaos into which Mexican af- fairs have been thrown by the expulsion of Co- monfort all that we can really ascertain is that there are five or six different interests strug- gling for predominance, but as to forming any opinion as to their respective prospects we con- fess that it is utterly beyond our power to do «0. Mexican politics may be likened to the prismatic effects of the kaleidoscope : shake the box and you have an instantaneous change of colors. Nothing definite, nothing even probable can at at any time be predicated upon such a curious jumble of political clements. All that the ablest statesman can expect in this ever changing con- dition of things is to make his iafluence felt for a brief interval, and then to sink into obli- vion amongst a crowd of worthless and charac- terless adventurers, At no period in its political history has Mex- ico offered such marked evidences of disorgani- zation as ai the present moment. There are, as we have said. five or six parties in the field, all representing distinct interests. There is Juarez, the depositary of the constitutional powers of the government; Zaloaga, the head of the church party and the de facto ruler of the capital; Alvarez, the chief of the Pinto tribes and the main hope of the Puros; Vidaurri, the planner snd expected founder of the Sierra Madre republic; Comonfort, the expelled mo- derado and the future ally and instrument of the American filibustere; and finally, Santa Anna, the representative of his own personal in- terests and the distrusted of all parties, but for that reason not the less feared by them as the Machiavel of their political destinies. In such a conflict of parties, governments and interests it is evident that the hopeful prospect that was opened to Mexico uader Comonfort's government is again indefinitely postponed, aod that the people of that unhappy country have now nothing to cxpect but the same succession of contests and revolutions to which they have been #0 long exposed, It is vain to expect from the disinterestedaess of Mexican statesmen that they should lay aside their quarrels and selfish interests and be- stow some thought upon the political necessi- ties and miseries of the population over whom they are alternately called to rule. Miserable, indeed, must be the condition of « country in which no man can be found of sufficient honesty to vindicate the rights of the oppressed masses, and doubly miserable its lot when its eufferings meet with no external sympathy. From a free and powerful neighbor like the United States the Mexican people are entitied to countenance and aid in their efforts to ehake off the yoke of the military tyrants who, under one pretext or another, succeed fn raising them- selves to the supreme power, dnd in enriching themaclves at the expense of the country. When will it be understood that great nations have their moral responsibilities os weil as their political obligations, ond that in the miserable condition to which Mexico is reduced at present it is our duty to interfere for the protection of the liberties of its people? If we suffer Santa Anna to re-establish a Spanieh despotiem over his countrymen we shall justly be regarded ae indifferent to the cause of human progress and to the great principles on which our own institutions are founded. In our sen- sitiveness to the charge of Glibusterism brought against us by the arch-filibusters of Europe, we have hitherto exercised too much self-re- ttraint on matters of this sort. Piracy is one thing, however, and humanity is another. By our positian, our resources and our political as- cendancy we have become the natural arbiter and guardian of the Central and South Ameri- can States. Why, therefore, should we hesitate from over delicate scruples to cast the «gis of our protection over the down trodden and en- flaved people of Mexico? If the administration of Mr. Buchanan desires to earn for itself some: thing more than the average credit of honest in- NEW YORK HERALD, SUNDAY, tentions, it will inaugurate a policy that will not only entifle it to the gratitude of the neighbor- ing republics, but will strengthen and consoli- Gate our inQuence over the whole of the Ameri- can continent. The Religious Revivala—What ts True 3 The character of true religion is best de- veloped in Christ's Sermon on the Mount, but the freaks, vagaries, crimes and follies of man- kind, covered with the thin veil of piety, are only fitsubjects for the satirist and the true re- furmer. Lt is come benefit to society to expose folly, even though, as it rarely bappens, the parties whose absurd conduct is held up to pub- lic view are themselves insensible to correction. The age we live in may, with some justice, be called the mechanical age, for almost everything which can be effected by the labor of man is done in our day by the skilful adaptation of machinery. But a good thing may be carried too far, and this is the case with machinery whenever it is called into requisition in matters to which it can have no legitimate applicatioa. We are ready to maintain that if machinery is good in convtructing steam engines, or in spin- ning cotton, in damming rivers and in blasting rocks, it is not equally good nor applicable in saving souls. Yet it isa fact, of which our good city of New York and our great country out- side is at this moment a witness, that a large jount of machinery and of mechanical power is being set in motion to make men religious. Thié is a curious phenomenon—a singular spec- tacle—which, as a phase of human folly and madness, not new indeed, but very remarkable, is well deserving the close observation of the philosopher, the philanthropist and the real Christian as understood in heaven. It is a sort of moral disease, which, having assumed the shape and extension of an epidemic, requires its causes, symptoms and effects to be inquired into and ascertained. The character of the patients who are affected by the action of this epidemic, deserves specially to be noticed. One great and broad distinction may be made with respect to these patients. xeneraily, then, they do not consist of the poor, the industrious, the hard working cluss of the community, but of the more genteel and idle Classes—of those who are, or pretend to be, above tho common working classes. If any curious observer were to put his head into any one of the great meetings where men are undergoing the process of religious galvanization, and help ing to work up themselves and others to the due pitch of frenzied feeling which is called (absurdly enough) “conversion,” and profanely enough, the “outpouring of the spirit,” he could not but be struck with the fact that on all sides he would see no other form or shape of human attire except broadcloth and gentility. Hence it is to be inferred that religion, such as is now in process of manufacture, is a luxury which, like canvas back ducks or early shad, only belongs to a special portion of the human fami- ly to enjoy. Poor people are required, of course, to be virtuous, to be honest, to be good, upright, and eo forth; but to be “religious,” to be “one of us,”’ to be a brother or a sister along with respectable people of great wealth and high standing, requires at least some command of silk and broadcloth, some defalcatioa in a Wall etreet bank, or some dividend from a faro bank. Should any one be in doubt upon this matter, and call upon us for demonstration, we would invite him to put his head next Sunday into a classic church or any other similar estab- lishment, in order to verify the fact that the re- ligion which is now being manufactured at high steam pressure in this and other cities is a pe- culiar, genteel, showy, dressy, flaunting, fash- ionable thing, wholly confined to the “very re- spectuble” portion of society, who have plun- dered the public treasury and lost the proceeds, or stolen from some bank and spent the moaey, orrobbed the orphan and gambled away the Loa ‘The factis, it requires a certain amount of means to become a respected member of the religious fraternity in these days. It is like ad- mission to a club er some convivial society, of which no one can become a member without paying his bottle of champagne or other fees. If the inquirer should go a little further in his researches into the nature of the religion of the day he would find that it differs in nothiag from the Paganism of the ancients, on the contrary it is identical in many respects. It ix identical in Uhis; that it only requires person diligeutly to attend the temples and the sacrifices, which if he does, he is told that he will secure himself a place in Elysium. Virtue, truth and good con- duct bave nothing to do with this religion; it consists in fear, terror and a sense of guilt; ia attending the temples regularly and being pre- went at the sacrifices. If these observances are followed, aay evil doing is admissible. There is another strong resemblance between the two, in this, viz.: that the votaries of the present day are as great worshippers and devotees of Venus, Bacchus, and especially of Plutus, as the ancients were. it is true they repudiate the name, bat they love the enbstance, and are sin- cere in their worship. Of the worship of Plutus they make no disguise, but bow down their heads humbly in adoration of wealth and money. Of Bacchus they pretend to be great enemies, but are found oftentimes paying their devotions to him in secret. As to Venus, we hearevery now and then of the warm devotion and love they feel for the goddess. It would be an insult to Christianity te eall the religion which is now being manufactared in this city by ite honored name, Sheridan has best described its trae cha- racter in the person of Joseph Surface. Its true character is the sanctimonious and solema utterance of fine sentiments and undeniable truths, joined with a reckless and hardened pur- suit of aconduct the very reverse of trath, jue tice and virtue. To make Joe Surfaces is easy enongh, and this is ail that the revivals are now making. These Joe Surfaces, however, are al- moat altogether members of whatis called “ggn- teel society,” and it is from such a class that the present religious harvest is now reaping. Having succeeded, ae we believe, in faithful- ly describing the clase of patients who become ecized with the raging epidemic, we are led, on duly considering the subject, into some insight into the causes of the epidemic itself. Th is a maxim of sound Christian philosophy that like causes produce like effects. We have just come forth from a great commercial and financial re- vulsion. A sort of earthquake has shaken this clase of people and their proepects and fortunes, The same thing happened in 1837; then there had been a similar financial revulsion, and it was immediately followed by a great revival among them, similar to what is now going onin our midst. Here we have the cause laid open to our view. When men whore whole aspiration is money making are suddenly checked in their flourishing career, and disappointment in all their glowing hopes stares them in the face, they naturally fall into a prostration of mind ard deepondency of epirit, which is, in its ef- tects, equal to an attack of sickness. They then act precisely asa certain notorious personage is said to have acted when he was sick, of whom the rade couplet says :-— When the devil was sick, the devil saint would be; When the devil got weil, the devil a saint was he. There is one very remarkable feature to be noticed in the religious galvanization now going on; and that is, the extreme—we might say the latitudinarian—tliberality displayed by the operators and wirepullera, (the white choakers, as some people call them,) in all the process at which they are laboring. It is a perfect amalgamation of the most heterogeneous ingre- dients, The movement is carried on by men of all shades of color in opiniones. Fourierites, in- fidels, atheists, free lovers, spiritualists—all join in the operation. The men of the Znbune help forward the movement; and that alone is sufficient to show what sort of a movement it is, and what sort of people are engaged in it. So heterogeneous and ill-assorted are the elements of which it is msde up that, like a rope of sand, it will bind nothing and nobody; and like sand before the whirlwind, or chaff before @ summer breeze, it will disappear and vanish from view as rapidly as it was brought into being. In all sober sadness we cannot but deplore the folly of our fellow men. What folly to imagine that if religion is to be taken to meaa what it ought to mean—if it means truth, good- ness, virtue in conduct and action—what folly to imaginé that it can be taught and obtained in the mesmeric contortions of excitability and apimal feeling! What fanaticism to suppose that the exciting action of singing and praying in a crowd, and the exhibition in public of individual rapture and excitement, operating on the weak nerves of silly people like mesmerism or necromancy, can have any effect or opers- tion s0 as to communicate wisdom to those who have wandered from its paths, or to render virtuous, honest and good those who are habitu- ally vicious, malicious, dishonest and vile! This is not the religion taught by the Sermon on the Mount. Toe Canal Qurstion.—All parties are now agreed that the canals of this State must be completed, and that the sum which it is esti- mated the completion will cost, namely, $3,500,000 for the Erie canal, and nearly $1,500,000 for the Oswego, Cayuga and Seneca, Black River, Genesee Valley and Champlain, must be raised, not by robbing the railways, Danks, savings banks or any other single inter- est, but by a general tax on the whole people of the State. Thus far, there seems to be gene- val concurrence of opinion; bat beyond this, when we inquire into the future destiny of the canals, we find much diversity of rentiment. One view that is urged with much force is that the State should complete and assume the canals and canal debt. That the whele amount of the latter which—when they are completed— would, according to the present estimates, be somewhere in the neighborhood of twenty eight to thirty millions, should be regularly charged against the State, and the interest thereon paid out of the proceeds of the general tax levy. That the canals should be worked at so low rates of tolls as to pay nothing beyond their working expenses and cost of repairs. This plan naturally commends itself to every mind as being calculated to induce large traffic to the canals, and to enable them to compete with ad- vantage with the Canadian and Pennsylvanian rival lines of traffic. Another view is based upon the notorious corruption to which the administration of the canals by State authority has led. It is well known that a very large proportion of the money that is paid to complete the canals is used for corrupt political purposes, and that each party in turn uses the canal funds as a vache & lad to be milked at elec- tion time. Nor is there any prospect, as things now stand, that there will be much improve- ment in this respect. When the last loan was submitted to the people we were assured in the most solemn manner that the sum then raised would complete them, and that no more money would be required. We are now asked for five millions more; but no one who has had any ex- perience in such mutters believes that this fresh expenditure would bring the canals nearer com- pletion than the Inst. Under the circumstances, many persons are inquiring whether, after all, New York had not better follow the example of Pennsylvania, Il- linoie, Michigan, and Indiana, and ecll off her public works toa private company. Judging from the sale of the Pennsylvania canals, which cost thirty and sold for seven millions, our ca- nals might command ten to twelve millions of dollars, and a company which bought them at that figure could afford to comply with the ne- ceseary conditions which the State would exact as to keeping the tolls below a fixed rate. The Central Railroad perhaps would buy them, and could accept, as to toils, the same conditions as are now imposed upon it, with regard to pas senger rates. The suggestion may be worth consideration. Tae Trrevxk MaKing Moxey Agats.—The famous little busy bee which according to Dr. Watts gathers honey every day from every opening flower was a drone in comparison with the philosophers of the Tribune. The industry and ingenuity with which they contrive to make a little money out of every ism or phantasy of the human mind are excellent to contemplate. A few years ago, when a number of weak minds went crazy about Fourieriem and infidelity, the Tribune was filled with matter for their consump- tion, and whatever they lost, the Thidune made money by the delusion. So with Kansas, Whatever trouble and danger the Kansas quar- rel hag cost the country, the 7ribune has tried to make money out of it; and now, it ix hard at work trying to turn a penny by issuing “Revi- val Tribunes”’ full of pious information and godly newa It has no objection to serve God or the devil; but it wants pay in all cases. Tue Broapway Rainoap Jov at Auvany.— We perceive that the bill providing for the de- struction of our beautiful Broadway by @ rail- road, bas been ordered to a third reading in the Assembly, and we understand that a formidable lobby gang are working night and day to push it into a law. Tt is certainly a tempting job of spoils and plunder, inasmuch as it is calculated that the company named in the bill, Charles St. John, Nathan Worley, leave Hendrix, Philander Kimball, Williom M'Dermott, James D. Fish, Charles A. Stetson, William A. Hall, aud their aesociates, can immediately, on receiving the full right to go to work, sell out for at least a million of dollars. This magnificent specula- tion, if we remember correctly, wae concocted in the Astor House some three years ago, and MARCH 28, 1858, the parties concerned have been work ing like moles and beavers ever eince. Nor have we any doubt that, if defeated this session, will resume their labors at the next, and next, and 60 on for at least ten years to come, Gur citizens opposed to this grand job of spells and plunder, therefore, should make up their minds for a long siege, and for the opening of such parallel side streets for the permanent re- lief of Broadway as will secure this beautiful street forever from the proposed public nui- eance, me Crose or THE Operas SkASON—Passion WEEK. —The matinée at the Academy on yesterday was a brilliant culmination for Mr. Ullman’s very euccessful season. The crowning effort of the manager was the production of the “Hugue- nots,”’ which has been played nine times to the largest audiences ever seen at the Opera house on the regular nighta. The success of thi® opera and of “Robert le Diable” is chiefly due to the exertions of Formes. Therefore it is cheer- ing to know that the audience of yesterday and Friday gave to the great busso a flattering re- cognition of hie services, ‘The next important event at the Academy will be the performance of the grand oratorio, “The Messiah,” on Tuesday next. Today is Palm Sunday, commencing Passion Week, the most solemn epoch of the Christian year. During this week the Opera people come to the rescue of the churches, and give a religious demonstration at the Academy on the evening above mentioned. The “Messiah” of Handel breathes a pure religious spirit, and is admira- bly calculated to help along the great work of revival. In England, during this week, it is the custom to close the theatres altogether, but oratorios and performances of sacred music are given at Exeter Hall and elsewhere, They al- ways reccive the patronage of the clergy and the religious community. It is therefore proper that the director of the Academy and the Sacred Harmonic Society should follow the laudable example of Exeter Hall. There will be a great force of orchestra players and chorus singers, and the best singers of the Opera will render the solos. The oratorio itself is too well known to need any particular mention, but its per- formance just now is rendered interesting from the fact that it is an aid to a great religious awakening; that it comes at the most appro- priate season (at the end of Lent) and in the height of a great revival. All the churches in- tend to commence this week a grand batile royal with Satan. The prayer meetings will make a long pull, a strong pull and a pull altogether, and then we shall see whether our people are so far given over to the Evil One that no amount of praying and preaching can save them. The oratorio at the Academy is under the especial patronage of the parsons, and it is expected to bea great help in the good work. The prayer meetings will all do double duty; and the simple fact is, that if with all the preaching and praying and singing, we can- not be saved this week, we must be worse than the inhabitants of Sodom and Gomorrah in their darkest days. When Holy Week shall have pased away some tempting guyetics are being prepared for the Easter holidays. With the Wednesday after Easter Monday comes Musard, fresh from the Boulevarts, with a great force of instrumen- talists and vocalists ready to appear at the waving of his mugic bafon. His concerts will be given throughout the month of April, and in about three weeks all Young Now York will be summoned to the first bal masqué & la mode de Paris. By that time the spring trade will be at its height, the city will be crowded with strangers, the season of fasting, humiliation and prayer will be over, and everybody will be ready to pass to gayer scenes. So goes the world—from the Opera to the prayer meeting; from the chatting and flirting of the matinée to the calm sanctity of the oratorio; from that se- rious exercise to the whirl and dissipation of the bal masqgué. Truly a great capital is all things to all people, and nothing long to any oue. Marreson Wurrtwasnep.—Let the lobby re- jeice. Let the land jobbers, railroad jobbers, patent jobbers, contract jobbers, and all the lobby jobbers of all descriptions, clap their lands and crow. Matteron—Orsamus Benajah Matteson—the incorruptible Matteson, the per- secuted Mattcron, the long suffering Matteson, is whitewsthed. The House did the job yester- day—%6 to 69. See Congress report. Now, let Simonton have a leather medal, and Ict the Mormon delegate from Utah be made chairman on morality, and the arrangements for a new lease to the lobby will be complete. At all events, let the lobby rejoice, for Matteson is whitewashed. ‘Tum Last Marmvey.—Yeetorday was one of the finest of the eearon. All the ladies and all the loungers were out, od Broadway was crowded from worning till night, it is no wonder then that the (pera madinic at the Academy of Music, supplemental to the benefit performance of Mr. Formes on Friday aight, should have drawn @ full bouse. More than that it attracted an audience which overflowed the Academy—aisies, corridors, lobbies and all jammed. The view of the house from the stage wae a superb coup il, with thousands of lacics, oceaus of criaviine, my riads of pretty faces, hundreds of distracting bonnets and ravishing toilettes. A distinguished mathematician pre sent computed that had the expanse of hoops been formed inone line it would have been long evough to have cir cumvallated the whole island of Maubaitan The opera was Flotow's “Martha,’’ sung in German by Formes, Pikancecr, Oehricin and Mme. Johaanaon. Formes sang and acted the rile of Plunkett as if he fully enjoyed it, and bad a greater success than ever before. Pikaneser, the tenor, improves by practice; he only needs study and style to become a very good artist. Mme. Jo bannsen has not quite recoversd her best voice, but was Mull excellent. Altogethor the matinéy was a great suc. coes. Tho receipts fer the benefit of Mr. Formes, (two performances.) amount to over four thousand dotiars, Mr. Musard wae at the marinés, and war extensively Donized. Porsoual ARRIVATA, From Charleston, in steamsbip James \dger--R © Root and Waly, 8 Gedney obd lady, Mine MU bauet, NW Root T J Frm. Pet wn S Gasquoine, Unas ve. NH Rhonda, T Clery—end 48 in steerage Prom Gevganah, steamship Alabama—M Townsend, Mr nm ih G Crow, child nod nares | She J Gormaley, M Keine, & Guckenheimer, J Waterkeyn, DB Fl Mr Co in steernge. For Charl the ees ashville—Henry Young, ‘or Char! in the ste Nashville—t 11, Cohen, CA Willa, Reaward Ih iniey. wre GR Dore ira Wm Y Ripley, Winders, ~ 4 O'R Mingle, Mies Heorei and chill, Mre Sarah Ber: ewin. A Blanchard, Jr, Mr Mollie Wm © Williams, and 10 in steerage. stoamship Florita—A P Robertson, Alien, JD Warren, Mra Jo ekiseon Me sud Mrs Alin Meiriue T reenongn, | Corts, are fon, 1 Walk, FW Mooring. FH Meath, WR Mi BO Green, AM Hasbrouck, Mist Oogens, KT Bowers, JL ford, Ti Jackson, Win G' Foote, Mr ahd Mrs Headerson, T Hoagland Warren, M day) » Jersey City News. Peavy Burgi any.—Therealdence of Mr. Rafus K. Terry, No, 107 Meroer street, Jersey City, was entered by bur- glare during Friday night, and robbed of jewelry, clothing And money to the value of about a thousand dollars. En- trance was éffecten throngh the back door, The house was thoroughly ransacked, and everything of any = wae taken, Burglaries bave of late been very La meget Jersey City, and the perpetrators have been very cessful in eluding detection. of Towers Lacumatvne —The General Asombly Tennesece was to have adjourned stie die op the S2d inet. —— es THE LATEST NEWS. AFVAIRS AY THE RATIONAL CAPIPAL. aera: Our Special W Despatch. pe SOORSTIO CAUCUS ON THE ADMISSION OF KANEAS a” THE UNION OF THE DEMOORACY—SECRET OOU- ver?.ON OF LEADING BLACK REPUBLICANS—THE ‘WaTEou'S, CULLOM AND FORT SNELLING INVBSTIGA- TONS, AKD WHAT THEY WILL amount TO, BTC. Wasetratox, March 27, 1868. Mr. Cocitrans fsené,' & notice this morning for a deme- cratic caccus to be Bad in the hall of the house at hai Past eoven o'clock this eva ting. At the appointed time bet, een sixty and seventy mom- ‘bers were present. Mr. Cochra 26 was called to the chair, and Mr. Seward, of Georgia, was .*ppointed secretary, Mr. Stephens, of Georgia, etated the object of the moet- to ascertain what those gentlemen’ desired. Ho, for ome, was for unity and harmony, and desired above all thiags to preserve the party intact; and he believed it could be done if a proper spirit was manifested. Mr. English, of Indians, then offered the following rese- lution :— ‘That @ committes be appointed by the obaie, and ten anti Leoompton dems: ten Mr. English said be was not in the habit of obtruding his opinions, but he folt that great responsibility rested upon every democratic representative. He concurred im what Mr Stephens had said in reference to the importance of promoting harmony in the democratic family. Hs liked the conci.iatory spirit of his speech, and deeply re- gretted that such a fraternal spirit had not been earlier manifested. If it had been, muoh of the existing trouble and bad feeling would have been avoided. He spoke of the dangor to the democratic party likely te grow out of this question if it were not set- tled, and urged the committee from each side to meet on terms of equality, and as members of the same do- mocratic household to counsel together. Good m'ght come of it; and, at all events, if no agreement could be effected, matters would be no worse than they now are. Be could ecarcely think of a greater calamity than the division and overthrow of the democratic party, and the elevation to its piace of one purely sectional. The ques- tion with him was not so much what ought to have been done with this question originally, as what could be dons with it in the position to which it bas drifted. The resolution was then adopted, and the caucus ad- journed to meet on Tuesday evening next. Every day the administration party in the House is ac- quiring more confidence and strength, and there seems te be no doubt about the admission of Kansas at an carly day. There has been a secret Republican Convention in Wash- ington within the last few days. There were about forty leading men of that party present, coming from most of the States of the North. The President aud Secretary of the New York organization have taken an active part, ‘Their purpose ia to form a more perfect organization fer future operations. This accounts for the presence here of #0 many of your New York republican editors and other leading men of that party. ‘The Judiciary Committee of the House are investigating the case of Judge Watrous, of Texas. They have sum- monod about tweaty witnesses from Texas, and are push- ing vigorousty their investigations. The Fort Snelling Committee’s labors will end in ne thing. It is conceded that the property is not worth ea much—at least, not to any ono but the purchaser—as was given for it. The Cullom invesiigation mater will also cod is smoke. ‘Thus is seen the humbug of such expenstve and noisy demonstrations about frauds before Congress. THIRTY: CONGRESS, FF SBSSION. Benate. Wasmivoton, March 27, 1858. The Senate is not in session. House of Kepresentatives. Wasusoton, March 27, 1858. THR CASE OF ©. R. MATTRSON SETTLED. The House proceeded to the consideration of the report of the special committee in regard to tho Matteson case, which concludes with a resotution that it is incxpedient to take further action in regard to the resolution for bie bis expulsion. Mr. Sswanp, (adm.) of Ga., argued in favor of the views contained in the report. The House bas, by the constite- tion, power to punish a momber for disorderly conduct, and by « vote of two-thirds may expel a member, bat it ever was designed that a charge should be revived at a@ subsequent Congress, because there is no power to limit po ements ge ad the people in the choice of ves. repreeentats Mr. CxaicE, (adm.) of N.C., asked whether any legislative body bas not the right to protect itself against sccundrel- i:m, and agairst association with @ man whose reputation is infamously corrapt? Mr. Saw xp rep ied there was so much diversity of opi- nion as to what ¢ institutes @ geatleman that he shoud Like Mr, Craige to fia the legal standard. Mr. Crarer amid the Houre could itself whee a Man's charactor is pronounces! jofamcus and about which there was ne viversity of opinion Mr. Skw skp remarked that he was not hore as a prese. cttor oF defender ot Mr Matteson, but was endeavoring to explain the law as ho understood tt. He asked Mr, Craige to puis Goger oa toe record to show thet Me. Matteecn wos interes'ed one cent in tho transactions in- vestigated by tho previous Congress. Mz. Cusick said that by universal consent Mr, Matteson was not a fit associate for axy tan. Mr. Sewaxp obeervec that the gentieman from North Carolina Was Bot bound to assocwute will Mr. Matleson aug more than be war. There ts nothing to show that Matte fon was engeged in bribery, or was bribed. If he had libellea the House, bo might bo tried under the criminal tow. The report of the committee was agreed to, by yoas 06, pays e. ‘TUR COLLECTION OF THK REVENTR, BTC. Mr. J. Gigpey downs, (adm ) of Pa, from the Comait- teo on Way Mand Means, reported a bill making appr hops for expcuses incurred im ccliecting the reveaue the rate keeping of the transfer and disbursements of the public revenve, 60 a8 to authorize the Gwoureing With the sanction of the head of his department, to money and pay it directly to the persue to whom pay- ment 6 to be made, witvoul first depositing the same im the treasury. CALPORN.A LAND DiSTMCTA, ‘The House passed the senate bil establishing three ad- aitional iano oistricts in Calif roi, DEKATR ON THE KANSAS QURITION=POSITION OF MR. DOUGLAA Mr. Saw, (acm ) of ii., aluded to the remark made by Mr. Smith, of Virginia, yeeterday—that the successor © Col Richardson informed bim that the democratic members from Iliinols bad held conference, aad 6 .a- claged that the oniy course left for Mr. Dougias to ensure oor Giten oe canta oo eee ar. Shaw wished to say that no such conference beee beld to bis knowlecge, and certainiy he had participated in no puch meeting. Mr. Saint, (adm ) of Tl , endotsed that statement. Mr. Monnis, (adm.) of iu, was confident n0 #nch con contemplated paged de |, Or even my the demoore. tic members of the delegation. never had any inuma- tioa from Mr. Ine, that he ( 'am) was inflacaoed ip tan pooh nani eh ala be bebe & 00 be the fect He bad said be looked on the Lecomptoa the nether Sr "Grate “RS rant ‘ce “ous to be susiained by Tilinole if the ve Fei 4 port. a nd ag ea this be tm Mr. tes er eratic party, and he had also stated that neither Mr. ongias nor’ avy other man who favored Tecomptos be elected to the Senate. He recollected further stating that on his arrival in Wi upon ascertaining that Mr, Douglas would take @ ” against Lecomy ihe ebgnged in conversation . Ricbardson and Mr. Dough be oppose Lecempton, should avail bimself of the earliest opportanity to deliver his ‘views, for it be put off his speech to the Zist Decem- ber, when a vote was te be taken in Kansas, his motives would be impugued, and bis enemies would take advan. tage of it, None of the Lilinol, delegation Dut hims olf took