The New York Herald Newspaper, March 30, 1858, Page 5

INTERESTING FROM KANSAS. Ne @ur Lawrence and Leavenworth Corres- Oar Lawrence Correspondence, Lawnrenes, K. T., March 13, 1858, The Lecompton Covstitution—The Constitutional Conventional— What & is Going to Do—Plans and Designs ¢/ the Free State Party. ‘The only swdject of any interest in Kansas at pre- gent, is the Constitutional Convention;which is to meet on she 29th inst, The indifference of the people as jte the mere fact of the adoption or rejection ef che Lecompton constitution I have developed fa previous ietters. They have almost entirely stepped talking upon that subject. Were an express to arrive to-day, saying that the Lecompton constita- tion had passed Congress, there would be very little techng and no excitement iu regard te it. The masses wouldJive to-morrow and the next day just as they do to day und did yesterday, viz.: at home quiet- Wy, attending to their claims, seeing after the seed time and harvest. ‘The politicians would speculate as to the probable chances of different policies, and see if fhey could not have a new shuffle and deal at the eards, each thereby hoping to obtain a better hand to piay for the advancement of hia personal aspirations. There would be a new squabble amoug the politicians for the spoils—that is all. The idea ef there being @ general uprising of the people against the federal government, its officers snd troops, is absolute, unmitigated and unmixed folly W any one East really and sincerely entertains such an idea he has been egregiously “sold,” or oly eontinues to harbor it from foolhardiness and male- iehness. I do not believe there is one intelligent man inall Kansas Territory who thinks there will de an upheaval bere against the general goverament Desause of the adoption of the Lecomptoa cunsti- sation. Ip a small gathering of free State men yesterday, they were reading a blood and thunder effusion of ene of your shrieking contemporaries, amid roars of ter, wheu the reader stopped .and said frankly: “Well, #0 long as | cousidered that the Lecompton eonstitution would work against as, 1, of course, qvied as loud as any one that we wonid fight the Buited States government, though I knew we would not; but then that was all we could do to defeat the measure, and it is the oly, argument the repub- Kheans can now use against ft. But. now we have got things so fixed that, so far as we ure concerned, I dunt think it mattets whether they pass the aie, 74 constitution or what they do with it. So let the republicans cry ‘war’ and the democrats fight it out or be fright ened out of it, Just as they ke, we will look on aad ” These words struck me as kage + character- istic of public feeling. I noted them down at the time and give them to you, word for word, as they were spoken. Let those who are pra tne | to wake political capital by bdleedisg this ferritory gest such language at their leisure, and if there avy who have been unwittingly deceived in re to the popular feeling here, just let them watch ‘course of events narrowly, and they will be fully eonvinced, not only that the above is a true picture, but that they have been “sold,” and their coutidence Detrayed, sometimes for the continuation of the pey or “Kansas ot a, is the partisan purposes of those journals wi ve be- @omie the mouthpieces of the Haid “historians.” But to return to the constitutional convention: ‘The Minneola fraud was but little noticed in such places ax Lawrence, where le have oe ore med to be paid or supported for pursaing a policy, and for doing or not doing certain But the og among the squat ers is very different: they are “down upon” ibe fraud. The consequence is that they dave rent up & vew set men, to a great exten, to this Constitutional Convention. Some old aud corrupt men, with one or two old and honorable men, are in t, but the majority of the memberselected, 1 am unformed, are new men. The Convention will meet it Minneola. {t has not yet been decided whether it vill remain there or adjourn to Lawrence. It is pro- and designed that the Convention shall ait bat days, On_ the first ors committee, preniy one from each county, will be appointed, to whow the Topeka constitation will be referred, with in- @ructions to make such changes in it as may be de- nanded hy the change of circumstances since its for- ation. ‘here will be a committee, probably of the me size aid similarly appointed, upon ordinaaees, fdo Hpon schedule. It is intended to have the things » well arranged beforehand, that these committees an make their reports, the Convention adopt then, @ al) its business, aud adjourn in five days. But in what light do they p1 to regard the Ircompton constitution? ‘Th if it does not pass yea the new constitution will, of course, be ‘on, With @ petition tor our admission under it. hh the Lecompton constitution does pass Congress, and the pro-lavery party have # majority in the Legmlature, the Convention proposes to preveut them trom putting the government into operation, Dy ansansination and otherwise. If the constitution ex Congress and the tree State party have tue egiclature, it in intended to keep the mewhers from qualifying, both by bringing public opinion to bear againet their doing so aud by buying up the principal menwho are desirous of putting the Le compton State government into operation. Thus Kis ‘d to give Jndge Sinith, the free State eandidate for Governor, under the Lecompton con- #titation, the position of Chief Jnatice of State ander the new constitution, and to make that oilice, yoth by the length of the term and the remuoera Gon,Jsuch as would make ita very desirable positiw, and induce a man to accept of it. It is also pro rored to give Mr. Ewing, a ising, conservatins voung man, of Leavenworth, the position of Attor vey General under the Mineola constitulion—« + to prevent him from making any opposition ty be course herein deli a The Lecom;ton constitutional State goveruneut Wi thus go by default. The new coustitutiona: fate government will be put into operation; every ting will go on regularly, and, being inthe Union as mtate, Kansas will send two representative to Cou- fess, who, it is supposed, will be recognized and amitted by Congress, since there will not be any tw contest their seats. Such is the pol Tarked out by the free State men in rd to the costitution and State government. They consider the our admission under the Lecompton constitu hot will only facilitate their labors, as it will save thexjthe trouble of sending the Minneola constita- tionto Washington. ‘Th reason the Convention wishes to get throug their work and go bome so early is to advance their politi) aspirations. They intend to favor them wives for offices and the spoils under this new cou- ditutiond Biste government to the exciusioa df outsides, Hence their determination to return soon fron the Convention, #0 as to be at homo te work in the nominating conventions for State ofli- cers. They tre set on thia, and will link ther, oh Aa posible to keep the game in their own ‘At the time ‘he people vote for State officers, they Vill alao vote br United States Senators. This is a acvelty in polites, but it is deemed legitimate, aa that ular vote isto be considered merely as a vote of Extraction to he first State Legislature. The Mia- seola Conventon men will thus, it will be observed, dy euccecding in their nominating peter hag ‘¢ongresamen are . end vind the htare State 1 to elect those PEAY Tapenade game of p things a time previous to their were. Pot 00 ttt orcurence il inform to changes may i Trine sersmary with whic! y ras worked out according to programme. Our Leavenworth Forr Leavenworrn, K. T., March 16, 1859. Opening f te Season—The Utah Expediton—For- warding Supplies to the Army—Quiet in Kansas — Polly of the Past—Theatricals, §e. The ice saving 1)) disappeared, and the river risen oan unisually fixe navigable condition, the busi nese of the public tnd private departmentsin this vicinity is getting to be lively. The peculiar whistle of the steamers is being heard at shorter intervals, end by the 26th inst. probably all the mombers of the various lines will be afiont, An immense amount of freight will be shipped this spring from St, Louis for the government, prin- cipally composed of munitions of war, provisions and forage for the Utah reinforcements. The Wil- Yiam H. Russell left one hundred and twenty tons yesterday. The Pacific Railroad Line has secured the contract for the entire shipment, at, if | mistake not, fifty cents per hundred pounds, ‘Phis road ex tends only to Jefferson City, where the freight is re- moved to the Lightning Line of mail steamers con- necting at that point. The order for the movement of two companies of cavalry and two of infantry, with a mule train, re- ferred toin my letter of the Sth inst., which had been countermanded, has been again put in force, The movement commences to-morrow. Colonel Johnston is very anxious that certain necessary sup- Plies at Fort Laramie shall reach him at she earliest NEW YORK fie ALD, TUESDAY, MARCH 3 > practicable moment; while ot the same time the escort with it will he « © leome addition to bis foree, ‘The train can take stile or no supplies fre this _ for it is © > arly ip the season for grazing forthe animals, ad between here and Laramie % runle will ext about as muck a he can draw, One tady, Mre. Carrell, of the L0th intuntry, will go oat with this command, These early movements have created increased ivity im the Quartermaster’+ Department, wh ron its nature, is the grand motive er of an army, ‘The hardy little male is the thing for the Jong march over the plaing, and is @ principal stie aT of purchase. However, they are not scare cult to get. By a practice of some years certain traders know ‘the necessities of the service, and alway* happen ground in the nick of time, with any number of unules, from one t five hundred. By this competition, the government purehaser notonly gets without delay any nuraber of animals he may want, but has, at the same time, the opportunity of select- ng the most snitable for his purpose. It is true, these traders are speculators, but so are contractor; and, indee is difficntt to define this term with- out tone! more or les, the hem of everybody's gamment engaged in trade. I ventare to say, the government could, if necessary, purchase “more mules, in leas time and at a less ligure, at this place than any other in the United States. With the opemng of the spring trade, and the ex- haustion, if not extingaishment, of certain turbulent, spirits, the Territory is quiet and weary of the silly past. Even Lawrence panses, and elects the con servative over the radical. [tis trae some lawless scoundrels ave still prowling around Fort Bott, committing TARR pCO aT: but it’s a free way they have, and which, with the radicals, pases for shrewd @irtue. Lane professes to com- mand these men. He arresied @ome of the offivers recently, in order te ferret out some plain Cases of horse stealing; but the arrest is probably a mere burlesque. There is ao doubt there are some lawless bands roving in that viemity whow only object is plunder, Hitherto they bave gubsixted on certain “fonds” that miisgnided nthropy scattered in the Territory; but they belag stopped by the wire- pullers, they are consequently turowa back on their natural cts for a livizg. Two vompauies of cavalry are still there to proteet the settlem; but so cautious ure the rufans that but few prisoners have ae yet beer tuken. “A company of artillery i+ also at Kickapoo to guard the records aud public money ia the Land office. ‘The iveling in the Territory against those who have so long aud persistently plotted ugaiust its peace ia silently, but steadily, Harering, The mea who will yet be foremost ‘n her poiitical history are those whe can show the cleanest record, who have been sit yet observed, who are now in a qniet way counreliing peace, submission to law, and bring: ing home to the iguoramur aud enthusiast the foilies they have been led inte. The Topeka wing of the State party ir a faction killed by its own vira- All conmervative nea—a vast majority of the —unite against any resascMation of this body. »bineon and Lane will swear like Peter when he ed bix Mater, that they don't know it; but the recosd 18 too tres. = Neither if they exbibit Peter's contrition will it avail auything. The two United States Senators from thie State will be met fst | springing into favor. The !ocation of the capitol at Minneola is viewed by many with distrost. fhe Topekaites are furious. ‘There was a tie when it seamed everything was working and would work for their own ends, bat to be thas deceived by Logg ghv friends is filing the cup to overtiowing, The bistory of this affair is singular; by and by a republican people will begin to think legislation and corruption are syuonymous terms. " ‘The Leavenworth theatre opens in a few days with @ stock company from St. Louis. It i hoped the comic element may be good; the fanatic and border ruffian have so long worn a scowl that a ma- tual laugh may be ry Furthermore, a great poet says a good langh helps digestion and shakes the cobwebs out of the brain. The large number of wagons boand for Utah calla for the vervices of a corresponding namber of teumsters, who are converging here from every d- rection. Their principal outfit is a carpet bag and shot gun. The following are the troops and officers leaving for Utah to-morrow: —- Company F Ist Cavalry, Lieut. Otis commanding. Company K lst Cavalry, Lieutenant Taylor com- manding. Company H 6th Lufaotry, Captain Hendrickson commanding. Company E 6th Infantry, Lieutenant Smith com- manding. Assistant Sargeon B. Norris, Medical Officer, hi i Oar New Orleans Com a New Oxveans, March 14, 1958. Activity of Business—Probsble Extent of the Cotton Vield— Re-opening the Slave Trade—Its Support- ers— ‘The Pearl River Storya Canard"—A New Orleans Paper Publushing W. H. Seward's Speech, §e. 1 find New Orleans very little changed from what it was when I knew it in former years. The game glad welcome is extended to the new comer the same hearty shake of the hand, and beartier ip vitation to “take a driuk” as of yore; and the basy Levee, with its piles upon piles of cotton, sagar, whiskey, lard and grain in all ite forms, aod miles upon miles of ships, steamers and river craft echo- ing with the sounds of busy industry. 1am told that business this season, thoagh not quite 60 good as the last one, has till been large, and *ules of imported gocds bave been be J atre- mnnerativg prices. The rivers have all @ good stage of water for navigation, 0 that the country traders have been able to get their supplies early, and the planter to send his crop forward early if he chose to do so. In this respect [ learn that the cot- ton planters have not been so active as fa former years. The cotton has been held back, partly from | 4 Want of confidence in the commercial stability of the city factors and merchanta, and partly irom a belief that prices would rally again from their re- cent depression. It is now beginning ty come in very freely, and the receipts from the interior duringgg the last two weeks have very lately exceeded those of last yeur. Ax io the provable extent of the yield of cov Ton this year opibions vary exceediagty ning to the extreme of 4 large, and sell asmall © The remark has frequeatly beea mv to me, however, that the ‘Koowing oles are vettus on not than one hundred thousand bales less | than the laet ero; ‘The tone of the business o- munity, so far as J can judge from an intercourse o two days with my old weqnaintances bere, is bealthy and bucyant. During wy travel here i bave found @ new p ablic question working ta the minds of the Southern | people. There is much talk about reopeaing the lave trade, auc admitting negroes from Africa, ap- prenticed to labor for a term of years. Tuese ideas are entertained mostly by a class of people who deem that true devotion to the interests of the South: consists in supporting everything that is opposed in the North. ‘they belong to the same claas of it ractical ultraists who, beaded by Jeilerson Davis, Pisisted t every natural law of population, and every ve ot interest or policy in endeavoring carry negreea into Kanas, which they succeeded in doing, alter two years of extraordinary Pr sesg romped theextent of about 300 slaves, at a posi Joss of some $400 on euch one, The thinkiag men of the South, however, aud the larger portion of the pev- ple, do not hold to these views. They have never cared a tig for Kansas, nor do they now desire a ro- opening of the slave trade or an importation of ue To apprentices. . ‘Thee measures, however, are advocated by the Data of this city aud the Mi ot Jackson, both of which Is belong to Seautor Davis's clique. In Miximsippi a company for the purpose of vetting begioes from Africa Komehow or other, has ntormed, but the enthusiastic nltraista compur ing it have tip eg them-elves the trouble of working out the ils of their scheme ; they con- ~ Genetives Loge ys! pi the high principles e he movement, ant on ting cotton to supply wa mills oy Ses Powell and Han Mascheste?, [he story A Cargo of negroes had been import- ed at Pearl river, in the State of Mississippi, was a conard of the first water—pure Slevegamm 0. In the Legislature of this State an act has passed the lower house, and been fave re; 1 upon in the Benate, legalizing the slave with Airica, It will ly go no larther,as common sene hws ~~ in to save the Senate of Louisiana trom the folly of passing it. These gentlemen have remem ered that by an act of Congress the slave trade is puracy, and that Judge McUaleb, of the federal District Court, would have to sentence to be hung every captain, mate sailor of the slavers aa taat aa they arrived be ln this movement Louisiana has been imitating the factions example af Massachasettia in endeavoring to legislate down the federal laws. You may ask how it comes that the Louisiana Le- gielature dees these things in opposition to vie wishes of the true majority of the pec of tie State? It artes froin the fact that the capital of the State is located at Baton Rouge, a small town aome 120 miles from this city, and in comequenee of its isolation from the true centre of business and aociat movements. men of ability, who generally have seine other matters to attend to besides those of State legislation, will not accept the nomination for elec- tion te the State Legislature; and these are left opea almost entirely tothe young men, who have nothing else to attend to, and a few wire-working politicians who humor the whims of the inexperienced mew bers in order to gain their own ends iv other things. This tact ia generaily acknowledged by Louisianians of all opinions, who regret ity existenog but lay ty medy, which is, to bring the Legislature apply.th to this city, which iv the true centre of all iaterests an the State, ‘the New Orleans Courier, a journalnow in the interestof Mr, Sonlé’. friends, has the following ia regard HL ty to mate room to-morrow for the elaborate Mr Seward in the Sense, @hich is anparenly detined to be the plavorm ¢ black repabican ene Mies iN OUY DEAE greaboontest It is very apie, aa welt worth reading and rememnering, and what i curious enough. it endorses the priacipls Of the Nodraska Kauss bali ww denouncing it The next day it publicued the speech in full. The Street Opening Jeb on the Northern Bod of Manknatean Island, PETITION TO THK LEGISLSTUBE FOR A WILL THE PROPOSED LAW, AND THE KEMONSTRANCE OF TUB PROPERTY OWNKSRS AND RESIDENTS. THY PETITION Te the Legislature of the State of New York:— The petition of the undersigned residents of that pertion of the city ot New Yerk lying north of 125th street, respeetfully prays:--That commissioners numed ip annexed form of an act be appointed by ; your honorable body to determine aad lay down the | course and number of the avenues and streets north of 155th street, and to make such changes ia tue eourse and number of the streets and avenues iyung south of 150th street and north of 125th street as to them may veem proper and suited to the waats of the city and adapted to the formation of the ground, By inspecting the map of the city it will ve seen that all of the avenues west of the Eleventh avenue must start at their southern extremity trom the Hudson river, and that. it is quite impossible to. con- tinue them to the lower part of the city in a straight line, aud that consequently shouid they ever ve opened they woud be compurative!y nveless, ubless the lines as now laid down shovld be altered. It will likewise be seen that more avenues are laid out i) ever be required for the upper end ot the city, inasmuch as the city docs not average more thin three-fourths of a mile in breadth tor a div tance extending about four miles south of Kings bridge, (which is about the northern extremity of the city of New York.) it will likewive be see that the Kingsbridge road and Teath avenue, (which is nearly completed.) ether with at most one avenue more, will fu ) as wuple facilities for travel as will ever be required. ‘And your petitioners furcber represent that, aside from these considerations, the peculiar naba- ral formation of tae upper end of the city of New York—the elevation being from one to three hundred fect above the water level, and composed almost entirely of granite— presenta insuperable difiienlties to the wtraotion aad crading of avenues and streets, in accordance with the plan as laid down ou the map of the city, to euch an extent indeed that the land would be rew dered utterly wortbie-s to the owners, and an enor mous expeure would be entailed apon tie city heatdes. They farther represent that immediate action in the jatter is desirable, inasmuch as costly buildings are stantly being erected, many of which are dirortly in the course of the streets and avelies as now Iaid down, a4 weil asin the course of any eve} vex and streets which may bereafter be deteriniued upon, aud that consequently the longer # suitable pian is deferred the more expensive the opeuing wili become. And your petitioners further pray that an act in accordance with the anuexed form may be passed Tt will be seen that such an act will greatly netit, the upper end of the island, und prevent “jobs” of contractors and others, to the ruin of the owuers and to the great injury of the city. All of which isrespectiully submitted. An Act to change the plan of the streets and vues in all that part of the city of New York i north of 125th street, aud extending to Bpuytea- duyvel Creek, and lying west of the Eighth avenue, aud west of tie Harlem river, aad to estavlisa o mode of opening the same. Whereas, it ix found impracticable and ruinons to land owners, and injurious to the interests of the the city, to grade and lay out streets aad avenues, within the boundaries aforesaid, upen the prevent plan of the cit, t right angles, and in blocks of uniform size, account of the elevated, irregular and rocky formation of toat district. Therefore, tae eople ot the Stale of New York, revresented in nate gud Assernbly, do enact as follow, fection 1. Joho “A. Dix, Shepherd yo, Be Delatield Smith. Terrence Donnelly, James © Willet aud Thomas J. Stewart, be, aud they are hereby, appointed Commissioners of Streets, Pogues and Avenues, in all of that part of the city of New York Iving north of 125th street, and exiending to Spoyten-duyvel creek, and lying west of the Eighth avens west of the Harlem river, for the purpose ol acts and duties hereinafter prescribe cave of the death, resignation act of any or either of said commissioners, it shall, and may Le lawtul for the remaining commisnone: fe the RSoushen aspect of William H. | le or & MAZOTIt, them, a# often as such event or var eaney shall pen, punt aauitadle person or persons to fill such vacancy or vacancies, and sah appointees respectively shall have all the power aud avthority vested in a commissioner by this act Bec. 2. It shall and may be lawful for said com- missioners, or any three of them, and have and possess exetussve power to lay out streets, roxds, avenues and puble squares, idth, exten’ and direction, nud of such grades aa to them aba!l veem most couducive to pablic good, and to close up, or direct tobe closed He any streets, roads, ave- nues or parts thereof, which have beea heret fore Jaid out, and net now legally opened or worked, within all that part of the said city of New York above *pecified, and no square or plotof ground made by the intersection of any streets, roads or ave- nies, 10 be laid out by said oe » shall ever have within the seme, or be divided by, aay pablic street, road, lane or theroughfare; and fo street or | road shall be lnid out in width less than fifty feet, and noxvenve shall be laid out in width leas than eighty (ect; bat nothing in this act shail authorize the cloring upof the Tenth avenue, or of the Kuygs bride or Digominsdase towds Ses, % it shall Le lawful for the said commis er, ond for ali persons acting under their war thority, to enter in the day time into ana pou aay lanus, tenements and hereditaments which they rhall deci recesmary to be surveyed, wed oF con verted for the Iayuig out, opeusng or lorming of any street, roud, avenue or puulic square ie aiure- wand. Abd the said commissioners, of auy three of . shall cause three stinilar maps of said streets, 4a, avennes and pubkte squares, 50 to ve lad out (bok Chie grades t » ad lands by them: urve te be Upon an extensive scaie, accompa: by such field notes and elucidatory remarks as the: nature of the sulyect may require, Wuich wiips, ac companied by such Wed Gotes and remarks, stall be wtterted he sad con ly two oF them, before any perso anthorized to take acknow dveds and conveyances; aad to be filed, we ul the Becretary of Siaie, t) remaiw of record; one other to be’ filed in the oith of the Glerk of tie city and county of Ne Yak, to remain wad the otuer of the said maps gm to tue May Aldermen and Comimonalty of And teat the suid eon monuments at suitavie reads, avenues and public squares and shore the Hodson and Hariem —ivers, denote the positon and coures vi Lue streets, roads, avenues and public squares, and to Le noted ov said maps; ard that aud pners shall take the ele- | vations old depressions Oc the several jaterections of | the streets, roads, en and public squares above | high water mark within the boundaries aforesaid, or | somany of them as they may think suificient, aad | ybali delineate them, togetuer with tue grades aad all such hills, valleys, inlets aod water courses aa may be necessary on said maps, «0 as to reuder the some explicit and intelligible. Bec. 4. It khall not be lawinl for either of the com- misioners, during the tune be may be im vilice, di rectly or indirectly to purchase, or cuntract to pa cha &, any andy, tenerients or hereditaments wil the ounderies aforeaid. And every deed, cou- tract or conveyance, contrary ta the imtent beret, bhall be utterly void. And beiore the commission ers shail enter epon their di ties they shaft severally take and subsenbe ao oath vefore tue Mayor or Re corer of the cty of New York, faitufuily aud impartially to execute the duties of their raid office, and no compeasstion or allowance what ever, directly of indirectly, shall be made to the said commiPsionens, or to uny or either of them, for their services, in virtue of this act, but the actual expense which shall pe mowed by the commissioners for rervices 0 Poplin te and en oases te oem be] pmnissioners in carryleg out the purposes of, a0 the dutier devolving upon ther, under Ubis act, aud for monuments, Maps and other uecesary things, shall be raired annually by tax on ail the lands situ: ate within the boundaries aforesaid, aud to be lected in addition to the ordinary taxes yearly, if Hoard of Supervisors of the city aud couut, New York ate herety anthowzed and em; order and cause the same to aforesaid, provided a true account of such expenses sbali have been first rendered to the or aud Comptrotier of wad city, verified by the of at beast two of sid COmMIANOneD, aud provided such acecunt shall have been approved in wri by ssid Mayor and Comptroller, and when such shall be vaiced it ahall ne paid by the said Comptroller to the raid commissioners to be applied by them ia deiray- ine ead Expenses. tec. 4. The plams, grader and surveys of the sad commissioners, or of any three of them, in respect to the laying out and grating of streets, romts, ave nurs an +9 within the boundaries aforesard, and the said ape shail be and conclusive, as well as to fhe suid Mayor, Aldermen aud Commoval- ty. a8 in pect to the owners and occnpants of lands, tenements and bereditaments within the boundaries aforesaid, and in reapect to all persons whomsogver, Aud no street, ron, avoune or publig | xquure within the said boundaries shall, after the passage of this act, be legally opened, graded or worked, except in accordance with the phin as shell be nid dewn by -aid commissioners in mauner afore Great said: also excepting such aa may have already been pgally opened or worked. And no street, road, ave- ve or public square within the boundaries aforesaid ned, graded o sent or petition » shall, at any tiwe hereafter be worked, except upon the written to the Commen Council of said sity, of the owners ot a major part of the lands, “ix Hineal feet, fronting on ruch street, road, avenue or public axe within the limits of the proposed open and whenever in respect to any conti ua section of ch street, road, avenue a uiile ia leugth, within the there shall not be such consent in writing of t! wHe Qof a major part of the lands, in lineal feet, fronting ch wetion, such section or part shall not be opened until such consent be . See. 6, The owners of any land or landa, through which the commissioners, aw aforesaid, shall lay out, any street, road, avenue or public square, may, at their owa expense, at any time before the opening thereof shall bave been contracted for according to law, open and work, in a proper manner, any sich tuieet, read, avenue or pubsec Square, within the limits of their said land or lands, in accordance with the plans, grades, width, cour-es, elevations and de- pressions laid down vy the suid commissioners as uforesaid, and sh Ore, be ito ap equitable allowance by way of dednetion in anv assessment for the opening aud workiag of Raid Sireet, road, avenue or pubhe square, in respect to the other land or land: through which said street, rovd, avenue or public square may be legally opened, Sec, 7. Whenever the said Mayor, Alder men and Comuroualty shall, upon the writtea consent or petition asafore-aid, of the owners of the mujority of the lineal feet of lands fronting on auy snch street, road, avenue or public square, so to be laid cut a8 atorese'd, open and work such street, road, avenne or public square. the lands, teaements hereditaments to be taken therefor, or devo at provided for in the sixth section of this act, shi be paid tor, and the lands, texements and he reditamerts intended to benetitted thereby shall be assessed in the manner now provided for by existing laws. making xuch eqnitable deduction as aforesaid it, the cases provided for in said sixth se tion, except, however, that the entire expeure, com pensation and charge of every nature aud kind, of the said Commissioners of Bxtimates, &c., or other persons who may be appointed, or who may act respect to the ope of any such street, road, ave: nne or public & , and of all surveyors, clerka, aids, employé: nvel or otherwise, aud includi, al) costs, fees, and disburseme its of auy nature an kind whatever, shall pot in the aggregate for the opening and estimate of assesament and award in respect to any street, road, avenve or public square, exceed the sumof ten handred dollars per mile in length of st street, road, avenue or sqnare, and in that propertion for any leas distance in length whieh ma, ad. = And ppon any such strect, road or any part therco! being h wuld, the fee thereof shall v Aldermen end Commonalty, for the use of the pu lic, aa a public street, ‘road, avenue or public sgnare, Sec. 8. That whenever any of the owners of any auch lands, tenements and hereditaments 50 taken shall be infants or otberwi-e levaily incompetent iu law to act, or abeent from the city of New York, the said Mayor, Aldermen aud Commonalty may pay the sums mentioned ip the report or award 44 coming towneh owners respectively into the said Supreme Court, to_be secared, disposed of and improved as the said Court shall direct; and auch payment shail be eqnally valid and ettectual asif such owner or owners Had been present and legally qualitied to uct, Sec. 9. That all laws and parts of laws ineonsixtent with the provisions of this act. or of any of them, are hereby repealed in so fur ay they relate to or affect any fords, teuements and hereditaments situate within the boundaries aforesaid No provision being made for the commissioners notifying one another as to meeting», and no period being fixed for such meetings, it follows that three commissioners have the whole power under the law, even were the semaining three ready aud will- ing to act, s KFMONSTRANCR OF THE PROPERTY OWNERS AGAINST THE PASHAGS OF THE BILL. To the Legislature of the State of New York:— The undersigned residents aud holders of real es- late in that portion of the city of New York lying north of 155th street, having learned that a petition Was about to be presented to your honorable bodies, praying that commissioners might be appointed to determine and lay down the course and namber of the avenues and atreets north of 155th street, aud to 40 divers other acta as get forth in said petition, pecttully remonstrate against the consideration suid petition by your hoaorabdle bodies, aad veg that the prayer thereof way not be granted. We would respecttuliy submit and urge the fol- lowing reasons opporition to the cousideration and granting of the said tion: — First. ihe power asked for by such cominissioners fa enormovs, and a most dauyerous instrament (or evil, When we see what temptation fur plunder and corruption (a temptation whivb is not and caw not be resicted) ts placed betore the coumismoners pointed t open # single street aad impose the asensiieuts therelor, what must we not expect— what will we uot ree—when the power to lay out and locate streets and aveuues for a por- tien of the island five miles in length, aad com- vrising nearly one-fourth of the whol+ area of the hh d, » phwed in the hands of three men? A more trous deiegution of absolute power cannut well mer ived of. No euch changes as prayed for in said equired, or will be required, for many ‘The city authorities have no power lo open north of 155th street until such power is speci! Iy delegated to them by your honor: able bodies, ana it will net be necessary for them to have any such power until the necessities of the residents in this portion of the city demand that rtreets should be opened and worked. Tue Teuth evente, Which exteuds to Hariem river, nearly to Kingsbridge. i« sufficient for the wanta oi the eaat- oh portion of the city sorth of 155th «treet; while the Kingsbruige road, being & continuation of Krowdway to the extreme northerly eud of the eit, and island, together with the Hudson River Rei rood, turnish oll the bighway uecessary for the westerly portion. ‘Thirdly. Roads, ax they are needed for accoss to vite resiences and the depots of the Hudsoa iver Kailroad, have been and will covtinue to ve opened by private iadividuals aa necessity re quires, which roeds are laid out with Ape cial reference to the «natural = formation of the laud, and can be done much Letter by owners of the land than by commissioners, virangers thereto, and can be purchased by the city whenever, ib your wisdom and the wishes of the re- sidents, it becomes necesury fur the city to own tiem. by thie means the expense of supporting comtuissioners ty do what has been aud will be bet- ter dore by property owners will be avoided; and as ovr taxes are now onerous in the extreme, we pray that we may be spared an addition thereto for the purchase of “nght of way” and for services ot com- mieioners and surveyor The p of the ctition have stated that commissioners, Kc, are not 0 receive compensation. We need not inform your ayy oe bodies that coe ig agro ia be ad only to induce persons the petition, ander: impression that neither they nor Weir property will be anea-ed for expenses consequent upon such a com mosion. As some of the propowed commissioners are neither residents of the part of the island which they desire to lay out, nor owners of any real estate therein, vor temiliar with the natural formation of the land, nor persons who propose to make themselves familiar hey ew it the surveyors ond Gene ‘and tbe cannot be o wi ‘his mnat he levied, u your remon-trants and others, or form city tex, to which, as residents of the city, we must furnieh our quota. Fourthly. Several of the individuals whose names are attached to sad aa “renidents of that portion of the LAs north of 166th street,” are not residents as therein described, and to the best of your remonstrants’ knowledge do not own any real estate in the city of New York north of 155th street, and copeeqnentiy have no interest in the changes Sr propose to make in said portion of « city. Fitly. The names of property holders attached to suid petition form a very i prtion of | the holders of real estate in the part of the island ronght to be affected by the acts ot the contemplated | commissioners. No public meeting of property | holders bas been called or held, aud were such meet- ing to be held, your remonstraiuts are confident that an overwhelming maiority would be found opposed to the in contemphned by said petitioners. Fer e and divers other reasuua mot necessary to detail here, the undersigned respectfully remon- rtrete against any action being taken by your hovor- able bodies in the matter of said , and beg your that the same may be refused. And remon- strants, ax in duty bound, will ever pray, &c., &e. brwemie at tee Usiverarry of Vincixta «An epidemic Cmenee, partaking of the character of typhoid, te pre among the etuaevte atibe Uv vi Jotesville A large number ‘al bad died 6 Gad the stutenta were fast reeurniag Licesewe Gawetive Hover —Ag pil) bas been inte 0, 1858.—TRIPLE SHEET. THE LECOMPTON CONSTITUTION. Democratic Gathering in New Rochelle, Speceb of General Aaron Ward ia sappert of the Administration, hen he. Me. Ata large and enthusiastic meeting of the Na- tional Democrats of the town of New Rochelle, held at tre Town Hall in that village,on Friday evening, March 26, 1858, Richard Lat! , Eaq., was unanimously elected Chairman, aud Theodore Price Keeretary. The Chairman, after concluding an interesting pddgess, intreduced to Loe meeting their fellow-citi- wen Ceneral \aron Ward, of Westehester Conuty who was received wit) much warmth by the meet ing On rising to respond to the call the General re- tooved tis thanks for their kind reception of him, and remarked that the committee appointed by this siceting had called in person upon him at his resi- dence, that morning, and arged him to attend the meeting of the national democratic party, which call wax Kigned by a large number of your principal citizens, who were in tavor of the immediate admis- tion of Kaunas under the Lecompton constitution, and be ielt it to be his duty to comply with their re- quert; but he disclaimed any intention on hia part to interfere with their local nominations, but would confine himself to the great question which wasnow gituting the public mind. ‘Owing to the crowded condition of our columns we reget that we can oply aftord space for a few of the epeaker's observations. We have, said, General Ward great reason to be thankful that we have at our head a chief magistrate who is every way titted for the crisis. He is firm as the rock on the sea shore, at whose base the billows may dash and roar in vain, aud around whore front the gathering tempest may burst with- out injury. His late message on the ull absorbing Kansas questicn is one of the most able State papers of the present day, and will compare favorably with any similar document that has ever emanated from the executive chair of this nation. (Applause.) His large experience as a statesman in the balls of Congrers—both as a member of the House of Repre- rentatives and of the Senate of the United Stater—during the most trying period of our lustory, under the administration of General Jack- son, which he sustained with consummate ability, ax also ux Minister Plenipotentiary at the Vourt of St. Petersburg, a8 Secretary of State under the ad- ministration of President Polk, aud tiawlly as Min- ister at the Court of St. James, have eminently qualitied him to discharge the high and important trust reposed in him by the democracy of the coun- try; and bis inflexible firmness gives us.urance to the true friends of our country that we bave noth ing to apprehend in regard to the safety of the ship of Btute while such # pilot i# at the helm. He en- tered upon the duties oF his high station with a full determination not to allow his uame to be used as a candidate for re-election. He still, as | understand, adheres to that determination. He is uot, therefore, intivenced in the discharge of hia responsible and important duties in the slightest degree by personal or selfish considerations. But baving received the reims of government from the people, he is resolved tu yield them again at the close of nis present term unimpaired. Our political opponents and their anti- alhes who are now carrying on au unrighteous war «thim, must be caretul lest in their zeal to carry their point, by their unparalleled violence and abu-e against o faitnful patriot and a devoted friend w his country, they do not torce the people to insixt upon his giving up his own opiuion and yield- ing to their wishes to run again for a secoud term. (Cheers. | * be ia ud * We have heard§enongh, fellow citizens, of bleed- ing Kansas, Iti high time that the public mud whould have some repove. We uave matters of much importance at home that demand our atten- ; but | think ig, ifest from what we can about as that oar political tien hear and see around opponents and their new adherents are desirous of ig it alive in order to bring it into the aext Presidential! contest. | fear it is with that view thut they are now opposed to the admission of Kansas aa & sovereign State iuto the Union under the Lecomp- ton constitution, for bp dong full weil that the moment it ia admitted t! ill po louger have a subject which will enable them tw keep up the sla- very and sectional agitation. They are wel informed on this subject, and they know that as the Topeka party bave the any in that Jerritory in the pro- portion numer! , as they ray themselves, of thiee ‘Topeka men to one democrat, that the peacea- Die people of the Territory can and will, in ny of their Vieient and turbaleut rulers, soon after its ad- mi-nion as a State frame a new constitution, either with cp without ela as they may choose, which will efiectually put a stop to any turther agita- tion on that exciting subject. (Applause) It reems to me that all who wili examine this matter with candor cannot fail to come to tue corelusion that the present contest is, aa t have taicd, purely & political contest for the Presiden: ’, Presidentia: candidates are = ing up daily in every section of our country. it, in my opiaion, it In NOW altogether too early to commence the political compaign for 1560; aud when the time tor auotuer Presidential contest aball diaw pear, the weapous now used against the present Chief Magistrate will be out of date; and inthe ranks of our oppoueute there may, and, | think, there will be such changea as to render their use more dangerous to those who wield themnfthan to those against whom they are now directed. (Applaure.) ee ae The question ia respect to the admission of Kansas asa sovereign State into the Union under the Lecompton constitution is now evgrossing the atteution of Congress almost to the exclosion of all other business; and tt iy alleged that the greater part of our political opponents who now pore ita admission are ulww opposed to the admin: eo of any other slave State into the Union. Some of the members in Congress, it is true, bave in 40 many words declared that they will not vote fur the admission of a slave State north of ot 36 30, notwithstanding the compromise measures of 1°50 and the act of 1854, There are some few abo- lition members who have taken the broad ground that they are opposed to the admission of any other slave State; bat, thank heaven, their numbers are very limited, and they do not deserve any cousidera- tion whatever. But, tellow citizens, | entertain no dovbt that a large majority of the democratic party, as Well as a majority of the national Know Nothiag rty, will adbere religiously to it, for that doctrine Poeleses to promote the harmony of the Union, by rem ving [rom the federal councils the danger: vtation of the slavery question, and also of re- the people of the slaveholding States from the arbitrary power of hostile majorities, aad it was upon that doctrine that = political eee of 1856 wax fought and gallantly won. (Applauwe.) The admission of Kansas at this time ia generally to be desired, because it is calculated to restore peace and er the = pet — Toe 2 and uiet and prosper good ing to Kansas, Pr mee! "red at ao was the re- sult of a regular exercise respect, and as such is valid aud bindng he so regarded by Congress. That defects and er- rore—if wny exist—can and will be removed by people of . f gn State ys after ite admission into the Union. Frauds may be and doubtless were committed on both sides; bat it is partioularly the of their Legislature ipton that sulject to this is to “That returns and qualifications of own members,” t question simi ute eee al and 1 ta the Topeka to have 90 jarge thet hin inte ‘iy atanging tater to suit rexpect rue, au themselves. Let Congress, , adopt the wine anid,discreet licy of the administration in re spect to uestion, and we will be at once relieved from all trouble in relation to, this whole mine Lecom itlemen, wen 5 —— in payee lar usual way. It is repul in ite form ; the number of the inhabitants within the fimite of the Territory is sufficient to justify an independent State orgauization, These rerequisites are all the constitution of the United Ktates requires to be shown upon an appl tion for the admission of a State. It is not, there fore, now necessary to inquire into the number of. votes polled in favor of that constitution, nor into the whole number of voters within the Territory. Still it may not be inap) ite to state that the aggre- gate number of registered, in parsuance of an act of the Territorial Legislature beiore the elec- tion, as by the official return, were nine thousand two hundred and fifty-one. Now, if there were three thousand more voters residing in the districts where the Topekites Pp) with force and arms, the taking of the census, it will increase the aggregate vote to 12,250. This estimate cannot be far trom the truth, because at no tine prior to the 2ist of December last had there ever en polled over 12,000 therein; hence it will appear that the 6,226-polled for the constitation ia its ? daced 10 the Legmiature f Lraisiacn req siting ga ndling bourses te be icepeed, and fines the tax «¢ $80 G0y 09 eas) gaming bouse in the Siate, in fact a majority of the whole number of voters re: | siding in the Terrivry. The votes polled on the 4tu 5 of Jannary, a+ | have wiready stated, heog irregniar and vod, have oethiag tod) wilh the present ques. tion. Bewides, aa the ekaites have exhibited so great a thirst for the pieod of all who stoned ia their way, it is very Clear that they have no ser ples ot con- reience ageinat Making fo6 returns to anower their porpeese, If Kansas is admitted as a Stale, tt canst e conceded thet it eaonot, nov will uot, adda single additional slave to the Sve ent oum In Union stich increase cannot take slave trade ix re-opened. Bogland change their policy in. that vespe The lat vation has, it is true g tic iso, bat T have no tear thot the olava opened in the United States, pited by the constitution, and that if will a sow! to allow the hapoeut it we were now entirely Kansas would net, on her admission as a State, strike out the slavery claive, it would afford no good reo- ron for rejecting the bill at this time, for the goed faith of the nation is scleaniy pledged to ad- mit any State, either with or without slavery; and this pledge ha» been but recently renewed, it be recollected that our anes d throngh iire and blood, and transmitted ta us thix fair heritage, were themselves slaveholders end slave importer aud they did at an early period extend their hands to Southern brethren and pledged to them their & Loner that they should never be disturbed in the « jent of their domes- tic institutions; and | would ask can we assume to ourcelves that we ere more patriotic, more virtuous or more enlightened than were that band of heroes aod sages, and that tor that reason we can trample apon their pledge thus made’ for ene am not williag to condemn them for that just and righteous act. It ik enough for us, fellow cilizeun, to know that under democratic rule we have vow sixteen free States where pone existed bet 4 that this namber will soon be iucreased to nineteen, for Vinuesoty Oregon and Washington Lerritories are now knock- ing at the door tor admission. All of this bas been, accomplished quietly and peaceably. No objection bas been made t it from any quarter. But the moment un application for adiniwiva of a slave State ix presented then we hear the eolcry agnloss slavery. I carnestly bope that we shall hear no more of it wfter Kansas is ad nit od. Indeed, if Professor Henry's opivion ia entiiled to consideration, we must believe that the terntocy lying west of Kansas and extend! to the Rocky Monntains is not susceptible of c:livation, and ae other State can be orzauized in that divection which will give us any trouble on this slavery question. f am glad to see you xo much interested in tina great quettion, for the present ida time for the exe cise of ‘our highest patriotic duties vuleed throaghout its entire borders and £ it to be the bounden duty of every dem yrat, aud, indeed, of every citizen who loves bis country and her institationt, to express hia sentinsents feeriessly ot questions like the present Every citizen haa ne power to contribute to the support of sennd nation) views, and to promote the cause of good goverus ment. Aud this can best be wecomplished by a firm and decided support of great pablic measures iu times of excitement and danger. Before concluding my remarks, fellow citizens, £ feel it to be my duty to bring to your notice what has been for aome time past, and what is still going on in Kansas, aud in several 0! the Southera States re- specting this unpleasant coutroversy. It i+ a fact, and must be within the knowledge of all who make ita point to read the nemmeners of the day, that the leaders and many of the foilowersof the | ia ites have carried out the instructions which they re- ceived from the so-called * Emigrant Aid Bociety” of Massachusetts aud elawhere, to the very letter. ‘These societies, instend of supplying their settlers with agricultural instrum , and Ww eacouraging them to turn their attention to their agricultural and other og peaceably, actually provided thegg with rifles and munitions of war of every dos- ci , and T have no doabt gave them instractions to carry on a civil war against the slaveholders re- siding within the limite of that Territy Acta of violence are daily perpetrated by" noto- rious Lane aud his followers upon the peaceable citizens. He and his lawless baud have kept the tn- habitants in a constant state of alarm; they have threatened to drive from the Territory all who ua ra way advocate or favor the Lecompton cousti- ation. Goy. Dorr, as | have already stated, waa tried and convicted of treason (or the support he gave to the suftrage party coustitution in its de island, nutwith- etanding that party hud just cause of complaint on; account of the right of suffrage being limited to free- holders to the exclusion of ail other, and notwith- —s their numerical strength far exceeded ia proportion that of the Topekaites, yet Dorr was sen- tenced tor that offence to the State prison for life, while Lite ix not only allowed to go at large, but ia now at thia very momeet engaged in enrolling men to carry out his nefarious threats; aad Congress is gravely called upon, in the face of these facts, to re- ject Kansan as 4 State, to trample upon the right+ of peaceable citizens, und thereby sanction Laue ia his bloodthirsty and revolutionary movements. Such, fellow citizens, is the course, without the «lightet coloring, now pursued by these revolutiouary spirits in Kansas, wa bd bd ° Our demoors- tic Inends im every section of the country hailed with joy the passage of the bill for the admisioa of Kaneas, under the Lecompton constitution, in the Benute, aud the frienda of the measure in that en- lightened body have nobly divcharged their whole duty t the country; aud I must be permitted The country ta con- ovnsider to e that the House of Re tatives will be no lea jutic, and that we shell soon hear, wb oar wires, the gled tidings that the bill bas flaaily pawed both Houses, and thix exciting question happily brought to a eatistusttey close ; for the memoravle ne words of the illustrious Jackson stil ring iu the eace of every patriot The Union, it mast and shall be Teer fois seutanent, eutertained from ton to Buchanan, haa been happily ex- pressed by ovr own poet General Morris, whose name and ferme are dear to every American, and particulars, t lesa on account of his sound democracy, suse he was the drs. to name Jamex Buchana the lofty honom he haa since attained, and he will be the lust ty leave im :~ What God in by eledtom wad merey dewignes, + bis weapon: of thunder joer om and !eetons combioed Hove the power w couquer or sunder | Then the union a’ lakes the anon of laade— The anion of “ater aoDe can Hever — The anion of hearts - And the King of th Aud ever! The Flag of out Unive forever! This speech was well received throughont, and the — coucluded amid the most tumultuoas ap- plaure United Mates (1. calt Coart THE LATE ALLRORD CASK OF AASIETING CUSTOM HOUSE OFFICERS. Manen 20.—Jn re Mestay rand O. Perg line and Others. —Ou Saturday inst the defeniauls, baving seen by (he bewepapers thet an indictment bat been foand agenat Vem for an oileged resistance te Comow Howe offers, Appeared voluntarily before Mr. White, « Comminswose Of the United States, and toeir Counsel) having spphed to Jacge Betts to fix the amount of hall jo aumwar Ubi in tot ment, sod the Jotge baring fixed it at 6400, 0 wes at oper . Ali the partes appeared vo.untarity pefore Joage Ha'l this morning, in open Coart, aed wow counsel demanded « trial They were arr aod pleaded uot guity, aod their trial was sot dows for Wea- Desday next Naval Inteiligence. Lieut. Julius ©. Moire. tate in command of the United States marine guarc ef the United States ploep of war St. Tonia, baa been oriered to the Marine darracks, Brovklya, N. ¥., for duty. The United States steam frigates Morrimec, Commander Hitchcock, aod the Saranac, Capt Kelly, were as Vaipa- rasto on the Ist inet. The former had been in port about three weeks, and the latter cus week. The crews of bow ‘ip Powheten, Commander from & fens a," Indica, via Cape Town, Cape Good — mini Liewt. A N Baker, now stationed at the Marise Rar- racks, Gosport, Va , has teen ordered to the Marine Bar- recks, Brovklyn, New York, for duty. orveral onan —No 7 1, OMoers abernt from the department of New whone leaver expire on of befure the lat of rr c ‘at Fort Leaven@orth by the 16th of May #7 ther H i i z i b F i Officers, therefore, belonging to these reporting at Fort Leaveaworth on the 20h heretofore orders, will repair Caw tie to the former, sed the art cavalry officers to the latter—to go oo recruite, and to conduct them t thet Foyorted worth at Fort Leaven before the ‘this order will noe one nl tw compaain® for Utah, whore terme Necnamen wilt “1 fore the ist of October next, set «be aball Coipt bereot eieet to reiniet in ther bo tranaterred, by the senior officer at Fort f to take effect May 3, to the companies of tne 2d As ow ih Kanaas —See Genera! Orcer N+, tf, of 1864, the War Department, peraeraute % 6,6, ° aod U con mage of ‘ IRVIN meDO' » Acsataas A junat Geperal, i i i i 3 FS Hh t Pini Hh ae