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THE NEW YORK HERALD. WHOLE NO. 7918. THE MAREHT QUESTION. of the West Washington Market Men. 9Hs LAWYKES AT WOAK—OONFERENOS BSCWEEN CHE MskEST MBN AND THE NEW LESSEBS—THE MARKET MBN AKFUSE TO RROOGNIZE THB STATS AUTHORITY THREATS OF BIRCTION—-THB MAYOR PROMISES TO BACK THE MARKET MEN WITH THE METROPOLITAN POLICR—A LIVELY TIMB IN ANTICIPATION, BTC. _A farther meeting of the dealers in West Washington market was held on Thursday afternoon, with a view to rearing the progress of the various commitiees and taking @vunee) as to forure action. ‘Mr, Smua M. Bocerr on taking the chair stated that (Qere had deen a meeting that afternoon between the com- ‘mifites apd the lessees, the counsel of the lessees (ex- Alderman Mott) aad the Assistant Secretary of ‘ate, in ‘Vesey street. The conference was held with a view to 800 what propesition the lessees had to make. The bad informed the committee that they give but pot leases for one year; it] the state z al i ie i gE q : ier re I i i i r i z g i: 3 a§ ‘and Ogbt for them himself. They afver wards call Lawrence, the Arsistan' Domg adsent) and be said that if they would let him know g Fe z i § @ro of them; and jest tbem, they must protect them with the whole police force of the city if Benrerary 4 ‘These statements @otions 01 applause by the market men. ‘Bx Councilman Ta’ ! j [ ; i the conciusion of his speech @ proposition was moved that Mr. agheartey. wl be tarred and rn ‘The commitree os gerer to collect pledrss reported that dealers nad signed the following pledge, only ix having refused :— We, We undersigned, occupying stands on the ground weat @f West street, between Vesey and Dey streets, do hereby Eves ccpvorte ton stsoting commistes appoited by us af 0 ing co « us ee meeting belt April 30, ry viz. —Mes: = s "gauss, osadot.om, Wilkinson, Henry, Johnson, Jamieson—in al! action which they may deem to take in reference w the disyute between the al Rete ioneces of tbe said ground snd tha city of New Cork. 288 Sir sepatiie br ndividaal setoe without rst conferring ap or a and edvising witb a m-jority of the said comaisiee. we siso plege ourselves io pay our just proportion of all ex ‘that ¢ Ineurred by tie commities in de. our and p ivileges. ‘The meeting avjourned after a short session, resolving te eomvene again to bear further from the committee. ‘9HS CLAIMS OF THE STATS TO THE LANDS WEST OF ‘WASHINGTOY MabKST—THE MARKT PEOPLE PRE- GENT IN GREAT POXCE—THKIR REASONS FOR DIS- PUTING THE AUCKOKUTY OF THE STATE LESSEES— DECISION OF THE COMMITTEX, ETC. ‘The special commitieco of the Board of Councilmen that had she subject of the claims of the State upon the lands ‘west of Washington market referred to them, met ysaster- specially interested had w say of the committes, presiding. ‘The interest which the oooupants of standa and sheds fake in the question was strikingly manifested by the rae number of (bem that were present, and the earnest. meas that they evinced in making their satements the Mr. Bogart, who owns a stand on the disputed ground, was the first to «peak when tho commiites aunodnced that they were ready to proceed to Dusiness. He said that he felt the commitice are well poawd on the disputes that Dave s0 often brought Washington market into notoriety, and the present Le believes to De only « pew phase of all We o'd dispates in referonce to the grounds weet of Wash- Ington market, wich the sheds and stands occupy, Oa fast Thurscay Woek the owners of ali the sheds were no- tifed 10 leave the premises that they were then doi Dusiness in, and 00 ihe day following they were all serv: e no.ice to we same effect, U rece: Tite fi uae 8 g i § 3 : 7 8 é i TEPEEREEE® a af eff i 143 fe uy i F : ot 2 ° Fas i i H iH rill ERsE iff WF bn pe Bt fant (a ith F H ifr iH 5 i 58 $3 i i FE a i i f 3 ii i HL fa leet iii ne if 3 a 4 ge k Ss TE i ! Hl i i LH se le ti ft Fy i t ag Ls) g i = g = if I ; i 4 hi He f E 5 | rh i i 55 i d i t Li f z. § 3 z g i z : ft if i i %. nf z iil sf 5. E Swnere of tes stance end 3} could and id willing! woul and it it thin gc | i EE i | 4 i ! 4 a ie a | Hf 2 $3 : 3 H z correspondent may have beon led into error, neverthelegs « proof of the unlimited cond the people of ral America have always towarus the interference of France. a Chamber of Commerce. A weeting of this board was held shortly after one o'clock om Thursday, in the room of the directory of the Merchants’ Bank—Pelatiah Perit, Esq., President, in the cbair. ‘The minutes of the last meeting having been read and confirmed, ‘The Presrpmnr stated that the first business to be pro- ceeded with would be the election of the officers of the board. After some little discussion as to the propriety of first disposing of the routine business, the proposition of the President prevailed, and the election was proceeded Mr. J. H. Buown moved that the President and two Vice Presidents be elected by special tickets; but an objection was raised to this mode of election, and Mr. Brown there- fore proposed that these oficers be elected by unanimous é 3 stibeheth; HH [ F EBE ; ects as a £ te For Tis own pert he would gay that he ways endeayor to do all that laid in his power for the proper discharge of bie duties and for the benefit of tne Chamber of Commerce. be elected by ballot. The amendment was bw. Mr. R Phelps was then nominated as First Vice Presi- apo wade the necessary declaration of his willingness to discharge his Gutics, and promised to use every exertion St eionmnins the duties of his office honorably and faith- ul Mr. A. A. Lowe was proposed as Second Vice President, wad upanimousiy elected. This gentleman also declared nis readiness to fulfll, as far as he was able, the duties im- posed u him by his election. Mr. H. J. Boger: was unanimously elected Chairman of the Committee of Arbitration. Mr. E. C. Bogert was elected Secretary. Mr. Augustus E. Suliman was elected . The foliowing gent emen were elecied Trustees of the Merchants’ Clerks’ Savings Fund:—John H. Moees H. Grimne)l, and B. R Wintnrop. Messrs. William &. Fosdick, F. D. Morgan, and C. A. Davia were unanimously elected the Committee of Arbi- t 4 An appropriation of the sum of $200 to the clerk, and $60 to the perter, was Mr. John H Earle was proposed and elected a member of the Committee of Arbitration for the month. The foliowipg gentiemen were elected members of the Chamber :—Mesers. Daniel H. Smith, Robert Bensoa, Jr., Edward J. Mahion, Henry L. Pearson, Russell C. Root, Jacob Anthony, and Genry Hentz. The Pkmupanr said the next business was to receive the ta from the standing and special commitiees. Ocpkn, trom the on the Revision of the Revenue laws, presented the following report:— The undersigned , Committee of the Chamber of to whom was reterred the bill for the Codification of venue laws, iniroddced at the past session of briefly report that the said bill has been by the various made by, Commerce of the present session; Pace §) kod oe eee 1D) as now am fecittute and bene the commerce of ‘They wor report > s 2 2 - ‘The report was unanimously accepted motion aflerwards made, it was resolved copies ve ed for the use of members, and that a special be called to take the matter into consideratva; @ members observing that, j and, a a imnat 800 cop) f i ; i E a 3 LEZEF i i He if reall A pest rh rt A es Hi af : #372 32 : E & : E 5 i i i ef i ¢ | iE it Hi HF ! i i Hu i i i init E ? i i Hi i g § fi =F if i j Hf t i : if i i | | | i E i £ i i = 4 I aa a bar. a of stealing a quan. tity of o in all at ‘avout $70, er for 6: waeoe. pond § nat and mach patrons of the Rondout, N. ¥., and seven’ ‘ermont, are in cirouls- tion was arrested yos- ter ot the former counter. ferte at Deanin was taken into custody on the Bank of ‘onderstrack, 396 THE ANNIVERSARIES. NEW YORK MAGDALEN SOCIETY. ‘The twenty-afth anniversary of the above society was held on Thursday, at the inetitation on Fighty-eighth street. fhe Rev. tr. Gillette presided. The proceedings were opened by prayer. The Rey. Mr. Danuinc, chaplain of the institation, read the Treasurer’s repors, from which it, appeared that the rociety had not @ doliar surplus funds, but were 6200 in debt. The receipte for the past year amounted to $2,925 98 Out of the seventy seven women who had been protected and recetved religious inatrustion from the society forty-one had left the asyimam—some to return to their relatives and some to occupy situations, whilst afew, alas! had returned to the paths of vise, There wore at Present in the asylum forty-five iemales. ‘The Rev. Mr. Canranrern then addressed the meeting. He saic there were two attitudes of moral reform—one ‘was ita attitude towards the individual sinner, and the other its attitude towards the community. in first this society had alrescy assumed its stending point, and had ah good. In re- gard to the second, the community yet to be instrast. 0d, for instead of 1g tu that ‘they should ba poszeseed a gos; their own—a false system of reli- gion, quite generic of ts kind, and very baneful in its in- fluence. In every house of infamy there was a religious scale by which the mmates arranged their faise hopes, aad the Magdalen society endeavored to protect these creatures, and show them the trae path to y meant to bepetit the poor, and especia'ly the who had ence been off—those thousands who reached the last stage of , but who, four or five =, had been living in comiort, if not fuxury. Did they spea ef slavery? There was uo instance where the rapacity of the slave trade was more countenanced, more ayste na- tic or more than in the case of these unfortunaie ‘women; there was no bondage so abject, nor nosiaves that groaned sofor Liberty. Therefore, these ladies whom he addressed were engaged in & cause whieh, regarded as @ avenue of Le ra ae ‘med man; and Christ pains Bat all attempts at reform- ation in this community must meet with a -—must be absolutely abrogated, and in a certain way neutraized and frustrated, unless they couid tranaform the notion that woman once fallen was forever falloa—that women once lost, could not be fully and absolutely restored. The ladies who were in the cause of that socict; would now come to meet ak peas of tis ep, ‘was but a fallacy. For the last five weeks he had preached every Sabbath afterncon to audiences composed oi the class be alluded to, and their was:—'* Suppose we repent, what chance is there us in this worid?— what church is ready to receive us? theatre is our church. What place is there for us?’ The Sabbath was given to the devil and to works of sin, and how vain it oy inh ee Soe this city while the baboath was o | The Rey. gentleman then eio. sons, a He referred to it in permitting liquors to be many ion wo. they could not succeed in Fracce, was @ right handed Em- ‘of the poor women who nad lost caste u HG 4 itil! eater ea ites HIE 7 i i H ff g Ee it Fl # [ E E FA 5 (i | EE if < H i : i F i £ te BEEES F i : E Important to Non-Resident Landlords, The law calculated to equalize taxation, passed by! Legislature of 1846, has not boen approved by the lan j Jords and others whom it was intended to reaeb. In order to give our readers a perfect understanding of the case, we quote those sections from that law which are the mate rial portions of it. — Section 1. 1 shall be the duty of the sansanore of each town U4] ‘a i 4 Ht e382 i 5 3 i F z ig ; H sf ; Bg a E i i Hd isp ae i i il i Bz bre i F eke i Ls i i i i i HH # i i i t i i : | i g re a ar 3 a & & 3 & 2 Hf sia l iit i | i 8 i Fe tive towns or ward: af the navure of ments just years of age, named Max Spuliski, attempted to jump upon the platform, but fell between the cars, and had one side of his head dreadfully crashed. He was extricated an Boon ae ible, and died about five minutes after the accident. Roroner MeAdally hela the inquest, and « ver. dict of accidental death was rendered. father of do- ceased, who is a jeweller in the Bowery, moved to No. 57 Montgomery street, on the Ist of May last. Bawerit to Mr. Dyort.—Mr. John Dyott, who has been engaged for some time past at the Charleston theatre, has returned to New York for a brief , and has an- nounced hie usual annual benefit for Monday eve ving next, st Wallack’s theatre, The bill itself is attractive, leclad ing one of thoee good ol Engliah comedies—the ‘Belle's Stratagem”’— which it ie refreabing to #60. MORNING EDITION—SATURDAY, PRICE TWO CENTS, International Courtesies. TUS PRESENTATION OF 4 GOLD MEDAL TO SURGEON ROBE OF THE BRITISH NAVY. PURSER KMTENHOUSE TO BURGKON ROAM, SmI am proudly happy in presenting to you, in behalf Of the sailors of the United States shiy Susquehanna, ia whese fever-etricken midst you so bravely stepped, a medal, ip testimony of their grateful appreciation of your heroic act. This creditable sense of kindred galiantry on the part of the humble tar will be no loss accey-abie to you because you re fresh from the homage of a nation’s thanks, The medest surprice with which those thanks wero recelved, have added gracefuloess and beauty to the claims which prompted them, My couatry, all honor to thy mame too, that thy Senate should bestow on peascful and unobirusive services in the cause of humanity that spontaneous tribute of atumiring gratitauée which would de denied to simple valor, however distinguished, and mere eminence, however exa'ted. I do not douds, sir, that, in that moment of gratified confusion,a heart so rous as yours was beating with as atnrop as 8 rarest crosses jared amidet the yehow, ghastl pestilence wasted, as on the smoks enveloped, masic stirring tleids of bloodiest (ame I have no fear, sir, ubat, Megane eckel Besvied tour through tbe laod that bas wel you, you have not seen enough to remini you pleasantly of the beautiful country of your virtn—to cause you, ip consideration of ita recent settiement and won- drous: —— to excuse the absence of some of tne graces, ta nyrnaed der elegant seememnotentecs lire, ‘and, in fine, to ‘pardon something to the spirit erty.” Btrubge would it be that the citizen subject of a nodie nation like Britain, the internal glories of whoee empre equal the magnificence of its exterior greatness, (in the entbusiastic yotiem ae earned liberty, tho diffused p Prosperity of its population,) should fail to observe, and geverous! pin arveng " fe of the marvels taat sur- round him here Has history, ‘‘in ail tts volumes vast,’’ a greater prodigy thap that of ® people which, with @ na- tional existence more recent than that of tnousands of its citizens, LT opener] haif the rauways, haif tne telo graphs, bait the steam tonnage, hal: the news gapery, aud Tore ad most of all, baif tho ‘constivutional Linerios of the world? What msn of sense and sentiment, who, io the face of such stupendous facts as these. while conem- plating a moment among the lest of bumen history can find thought or leisure to drivel of the diesomforts of his personal travel? Yet it is to the prevalence of such ailly, mabgpant criticism es this thet may justly be attri buted much of the alienation which has existed aucasion- ally in minds of nations ‘which had else been mehed into one,” Allow me, sir, te disaduse you of an error which it ‘wou'd not be unnasural that your transient visit may have inspired you. It may be that, with too much intetiig nce not to have observed our material greatness aad graadly accomplishing destinies, your lato sojourn at our political capital may ecaused you to doubt the permanency of that Uniou which contributes so greatiy to our happ neces, as it forme go necessary s condition to our fu ure influence among the nations. Never doust that the infaat Hercules has already strength to strangle the serpents of ambition and fanaticism w)ch heve invaded his cradie,ani will yet live to share with you noble mission of righting the wrongs and Levy pave Sood _— oe. 2 cating as every mast ce of fac Bon im our midat, there are fow that’ doadt that ou tho morrow of the declaration of any war in waich the honor, glory and true interests of our country are plainly coa- cerned, two millions of bayonets will glitter in ite ear- liest beams ; that whenever the toot of an invader has pol- Tnted ovr shores, “ our swords are & millioa, our bosoms areone.’”’ Alas, too, that it should be thus! Alas thet the patriot should ever look to hail the horrors and calami- es of war as a relief }rom hed geoph dangers of civil strife! But, at any rate, this this grim, this last re- source, forever awaits us; and let tue despots of the world take from the fact Many a stern sues amongst us ‘ing that maigoant is now fleroely pr the lessons of its ever profuse, 0 escape the graver consequences of our perity; pursuing the savice of the dying son: ‘Therefore, my Harry, Bet: thy coures to busy’ giddy minds ‘With foreign quarrels. De not doubt algo the sympathy of our Kindred hearts with those of a race with which we have in common #0 many ancestral glor 80 many inherited liverties, 80 many intimately eeedvoven interests. and last, though not least of ail,so many ina/ienably assumed respon- sibilities to the end beppiness of maa. Never, in all her Distery of cotonization and of conquest, never, even in the glorious vaunt of her Canning, tnat be old,’ bas Engiand assumed @ sublimer atutade thas ich she now displays. Forever let her thus re- ‘ik @ great soa mark, standing flow, and ‘bose that eye it” et, cose entinguah thes lop Se eeset st Gees oe is that poply sdf 4 jol—we cannot but rejoice the Carthage modern tmes has all gloriously reverred the history of the old; we cannot butaympathize with a country which, never needing a for @ owa poley, bowever grave, that proveouon 1s polcal Taq) icy, however grave, 10 political fugi- Eres’ which) ‘now required’ by the culprit Bernacd, was once cojoyed by the self-confessed invader of Boulogne. We Cannot but prefer a peopie whioh, lostead of being satistied with the extension of ite Kivolis, is every where savancing the commerce and colonization of the world— instead of @ amused with the connection of ta Louvre with iw Tulleries, is bringing countries and cata by the ties of electric interest and ve. ‘We have been reproached with our sympathy for the cause of an ane war from which you = recently emer; Though not by any means an undi- vided sentiment, | admit the webyusbal justice of the But st the first it was far otherwise. At first i PLEREREE tal fi Ha 88 H i F i it her literatare, tasting © an eftclont old--oid aod cyftapaihy Chien Ry 4 bon nor ean grant oor any royal marriages se. of the ocoasion. Perhaps #0, and I will arrest Bat may 1 not plead, in exoure for the diffaceness of my remarks, gratef| memo officers and crew have carried from your Where more than Arab hoxpivality, ed with the eleewhere soarce ao attain and refinements of civilized life, 1o make onr too transient sqjorrn amongst you one of the mort cherished inetdenta of our lives? Believing she! .o the noble humanity which bas occa fioned these remarks, you have, perhaps, contrivatgt al seeming effected to smoot the difficulties and rewutt the bearws of two great kimared peoples, I wander you, ia beaulf of my gallant sbi mates, whcee humble instrument! have been wade, the assurances of our bigh esteem and ever grato- bes | peottully, your obedient servant. am, sir, vory res yy ol 7 s *"J, B. RUECCENHOUSE, To Mr, Fuxnxnick H, Rose, Assietant Surgoon, R. N. SURGEON ROSE'S REPLY. New York, May 6, 1868. S8m—lIn receiving from you, on behalf of the sailors of We United States sleamebip Sueqauebanna, this handsome ; the » ng between the crew and myeal) ‘out also thas, aitgvugts Ro dand America may occas Ly have some slight political differences, yet that the people om this side tno Atlantic are stil! at heart our warmest and sinceres: Sip counectos_ by Kindred, lagu ge jo8e); aage rf if ceed, any civil war that bas ever devastated empires. Although my stay tn the Us: ‘States was short, yet | bad opportunities afforded me of witnessing the vastness of her resources The wealth, energy, and above all, the liberty of the People, cannot be sppre- ciated unless seen. [he large cities now exwuing where a few short years ago vothiog was visible but & bounciess forest or prairie, now the seat of industry and commerce, are particularly striking to a strasger. Ho ca Og learn that where there is a will all things are porsinle. I am sorry that I am upsble to thank in person those who have done me this honor, an honor tne more wrl come as it was unexpected, and this day I shall ever coa- sider as one of the bappiert o: my life. One word I must say respecting your poor shipmates who have fallen victims to this fmghtful disease, Their patience and submissive! when strickes down could only be eqalled by the bravery of others who, regardiess of Canger, volunteered to nurse the sick, tending anu wachipg them by day and night as if they themso!ves were fever proof. I have seen these men, “and they were pot s few,” ip tears over their dying messmates If apy of them read this, as no doubt some of tacm will, let them not be axbamed, for the tears were aot Lhore of cowards but of brave hearts who sorrowed for their bro thers as only thore cap feel who have been as they were woe uy in each others society for two or three yoare ether. ‘And now, sir, let mo thank you and the other officers of tbe Susquehanna for the kind manner in which I have Deen treated, bth on board sbip aad during my stay in the Unites States, which kindness will ever @¢ remem bered by me with mingled feelings of gratitude ana pica sure. Thave the honor to be, sir, your moat obedient servant, FREDERICK & ROSE, Assiatant Surgoon R. N. Obituary. SUDDEN DEATH OF SENATOR JOSIAH J. BVANS, OF SOUTH CAROLINA. Senator Josiah J. Evans, of South Carolina, died sud- denly at Washington, on Thursday evening, of disease of the heart. He was im his seat in the Senate during the day, apparently in good health; but in the evening, wa.le quietly supping with his colleague, Mr. Hammond, he was suddenly taken ill, and though immediately removed to his residence and medical aid procured, expired at about ten o’clock, Judge Evans, as he was called by his acquaintances, was a native of Marlborough district, South Carolina, of Welch descent, and upwards of sixty-five years of age. He graduated at Columbia College, in this city, and was educated as a lawyer, in which profession he acquired some distinction in his native State by an exteasive prac tice. He represented his district for several terms in the Btate Legislature, and was in 1829 appointed Judge of the Court of CommongggPieas, wich position he held until his election to Congress in 1953, to succeed Hon. Wm. F. Desaussure, who was appointed for tho an- expired term of R. B. Rhett. He was aboat five feet toa inches in height, and vigorous for his years. Ho was quite wealthy, and his social qualities were universaily esteemed. He wes elected to his position because he had gained in his capacity as Judge the higheat character for inwgrity, wisdom and consistency in his decisious; on account of his sustenance of the peculiar doctrines of Southern rigtts, which are so essential to make up @ man to be the repro sentative in Congress of South Carolina; and for the marked and simple virtues, public and private, whica distinguished him since he has been in the Svnate. Though be has not distinguished himself much, bis has been identified with the ultra Southorn of the South Carolina creed, of whica been honest and consistent representa He was more solid than brilliant, more virtuous than talented, and though he did mot attain the eminence of hie predecessore—Hayne, Calhoun and Butlor—nis quiet, unobtrusive, simple virtues, and his unimpeachavle integrity, secured for him the universal respect of hia fellow men, and gained for him especial popularity in his own state as a pleader, @ Judge, Senator and a maa His term of office would have expired on tho 4th of March next DEATH OF A REVOLUTIONARY HEROINE. Mrs Sakan BeNJAMIN died in Mount l’leasant township, Pa., om the 20th ult., at the of one bundred and toar- teen years, five months, three days. Her maiden name, says the Honesdale Democrat, was Jarah Mathews, ‘and she was born in Goshen, Orange cousty, N. ¥., on the Vith of November, 1743, Soe was thrice marriet Her firet husband was Mr. William Reed. He served in tne revolutionary army in the early part of the struggie, ana died of a wound received ia Virginia. Her seoond nusbaad waa Mr. Aaron Osburne, of Goshen, N. ¥. He also was in the army of the ruvolution, but survived the war. Hor last husband was Mr. John Benjamin, with whom she it im 1812. Ho died four yoare of forty years of surring scenes of Her dams, From her youth, until he waa in the midst of rough jutionary struggle. temperament wassuch that could not bean | peo: She entered very deeply in ail these vicissitudes, Up te the latest period of her life alia dis tinetly recollected the family of Mr. Broadhead, whose toms, in 1756, boldly resiated « garty of 200 indiaon, making & fort of their house. was io we vi cinity of Mipixink when rant, the Indian chief, ted & party of Indians and tories through that age | scalping the inhabitants and buraing the houses. After the second marriage she accompa nied ber husband in the army. During marches she made herself useful in food, and, whe in qaar- ters, engaged in sewing for Officers and men She was, however, ready for any service which circumatances seemed to require. When the army was engaged in om- barking some heavy ordnance at Kingsbridge, on the Hudson, ostensibly Ww attack New York, then in the hands of the enemy, it was pecersary to do it in the night, and to place sentries around, leat wey should be observed or Her husband having been pinced as a ‘verbial integrity, tll 1821, whea, im consequence refusal to pay claima rendered Governor Tompk for services and disbursements di the war, but with. out sufficient vouchers, he was removal created much imdigvativn throuybout the Stave, and in ‘1822 the friends of Vovernor Clinton nominated and elected Mr. Mcintyre to the Senate, where he Works are owned by & priv maiden Dosiness of 1t, and only. This is net entistactory to the company, and they have giv lic rotiee (bat they shall suspend all opo- rations on 2d of May. UTAH EXPEDITION. Our Leavenworth Correspendence, Laayarwortn, K. T., april 26, 1969. Departure of the Peace Commissioners— Rumors about their Mission—the Condations for @ Settlement—Peace Dowts- Sul—A Dissenter, de. Commissioners McCulloch and Powell left the fort yea- terdey afternoon, well prepared for an expeditions trip acroes the Plains, and, nothing cocurring out of the erdi- hary course of travel, anticipate reaching Fort Bridger, or the camp of the expedition, between the 20th aud Inst of next month, 4 Every kind of rumor ig afloat about the conditions they bear with them for a peaceable settioment of the Utah diffl- culties, Bome have it that they are to agree to anythin; Proposed by the Mo:.son leader, provided that whieh is submitted has the appearance of saving the honor of the government, justifying the sending of the first army, the reinforcements and the consequent expenditure of few millions, Others are quite as certain that the Com- missioners are tightly Inced, and go there to insist upon the wholesale migration of the Mormon commanity, bag and baggsge, to anywhere they chovee outside the terri- tory of the United States: with the amiable una that Uncle Samuel wili liberatly asst in defraying the expenses of transit, by paying for public improvementa— such as road making, bridge buildmg and their public halls, together with saything ana everything that the government would im justice be required to purchase in order to avoid the charge of persecution and spoliation which the Mormons would not fail to raise and use. At the risk of differing with the re- Presentatives here of your cotemporaries, who, ukely as not, send their favorite versions Kast by the same mail, permit me to assure you that neither of these that Ihave alluded to is corrrect, yet both are popular, The government, through ite Coomimioners, does not intend either to back down before the Mormons aad ac- cept any conditions, or to propose their migration to British America, Russian territory or to any isiand of the sea, Mildness will deubtleas characterize the style of address employed by the Commissioners, and a diaposi- tion w arrange matiers be manifested; but the Mormons havo, in order to effect a peaceabie settlement, to accept the new Governor, new federal olicers, and to permit the entrance of as many troops as may be considered neces- sary to ebtabli#wh in that Territory, somewhere within fitty miles of Groat Salt Lake City, a military station. Provided that the express seat to Col. Johnston, inform ing him of the approach of the Commissioners, arrives sufficiently early to prevent the adveace of that officer and his small command, no difficulty in obtainiag s parley ie acticipated, If hostilities hare not commenced, imme- diately on their arrival at Bridger, = messenger will be despatched to Brigham Young, or wo bis representative in the mountains, wo learn if he will receive them in thew pe € Sing rg hes gered \f #0, Mad the ume and piace sgreed on will goon meet. “Expedition in Dusiweas a the order? The Commissioners take with them a of tho President to the inhabitants of Uwsh, wforming wem of the reporta and charges in circulation in the States inst the Mormon leaders, and his appoimtmen: of new ral officers to administer the laws of the United States im that Territory, in order that the gwity, mf sach be among them, may be punished, and the law abiding ciu rene eet ana if bocy werk falsely acoused of harvor- tog evil intents against eneral government tbat the; “ee , : righam consents to the preced: the proclamation wil be circulated gud se wormas Wil Fee turafrom the mountains to their flresiies to serait the issae of events, and the civil officers are duly taducted into their vaclous departments. An armistice is to be extended the people, on the supposition that they were joyal to only Governor they knew, but wheiher it be extended the leaders will be determined by circumstances, It not presumed that all information reached Wi ton; therefore, s large margin is left for cretit or de! account, favorable or otherwise to the Mormons. the troops are to enter Great Salt Lake City, peaceably if they can, forcibly if wey moat, is certain, and Western contractors have not been would undertake provisioning tae viemg the necessary lumber for drawn from the Mormons themselves. ther goverpine en. the ad a } Rew for whe Sioanses frovabiities of aeetoment Were the Mormons ef Utah like other mortale, there could be Little or no difference 6” oyinim on this subject. At the byghest figure ever given by themseives of ihe Foleo, wien gure was péeoably mice weed for fosilay ,000, wi ure was ly more t of speech than ite accurate representation of thew number within a few thou.ands. Some persons wh? claim to kpow everything vastly better than their neighbors, assert very poritively that 50,000 covers the popaiation-- including men, women and childrea. Be it even the high- Saale them hee NF * * * preponderance male population ia de- Gatien ve _ number of toader ihities that require t attention, together with the. fathers, Lape tng the infirm, tae rena sum of tao toe gradua)ly awindies and becomes ‘ besatifully less.’’ ® bandfui, as before remarked, of ordi Lertais, wee all the advantages of position eaimet canons and mountains, fortiied apd prepared by the beat would never dare to take # decided stand to fignt the forces that the United States can gather against 3 but the Mormons ars not “ ordinary mortals,” They have ‘doen cradled in poverty, schooled in adversity and taught to emile at calamity. 'y are not ordinary foes, nor do they calculate on ordinary Gghting The motives and een. siderations, therefore which would influence others in re- oot the Commissioners, and counvel iargely ihe diapo- ation © accommodate aud arrange may, and grobahiy will, be absent from the minds of the Mormon leaders. The more I consider the chances of a peaceabie settle- ment, the lens | see the probability of acoomp:lehing end, and | think the goverament more on than on peace. Everything necesrary to efficient! and sustain the expedionsry arty tas been pr arraogemema made thin jon, im the 3 Ste 5 i ; 5 5 E ? persons with whom | have talked ps of some standing im i i i hi 5 was po duty of his to assume anything them | ‘but the matter settled and the Governor, Mar- tute ase he ne Too gerthmch wal eran i 3 i military post in tbe Torrhory ao hie posttvely declared pepeused aoctaraten ef ong the wae enuance ‘raja Ut valeys mam be en ach or co mine eflected. jormoa lensers, to ssaietaln their influence with the 'y cannot withdrew their positive declarations, we ie mited number of troops specite: porpese before named; and break up mint heen eter ie tered ai] along the frontiers. are re quired for the protection settle. ments, To the there may =ay- where. diMoulty also be got over, but here Hi : if if b. ia Dot always retentive; neither are bear reports, even with the vest efforte at precision, to Pe w for exactness, but if 1 is detarmined thai Brig- tried, 1 am sincerely convinced that no arrange. . He haa publicly sai1, and repeated statement time and again, that he never would suffer him- Fed cn ond np hae rate ‘i ¥ For of the bare possibility of it as if it were the botwomieas pit yaw to recéive him. If trial is irrevocable inatrue- ‘Yen to the! , Which it @ said to be, then fare- woll to peace. A oman who knows and the people well shook his head and raid to me, nat wee the subject of con po further of peace. have been badly used, have te im them- Hom spent on it Oxev it deeper on the mind that peace not Til lace duty recetving retafercements ta rich va Seats, ssamoters, camp follower, aaa the long striae of ne particaler profession, the fort and the city are never dull, The preparstions for war have been quite a god- rend to Scpere beliinets te meaner Big end pegmny Ty ‘heb te ke ‘oa 5 ; on ao ile the boat lies mae avi fiasco’ soune aron and pass s a tere rh pene Wenn pron — 4 may, have bly lees pleased abnndamce for their former orethren. A recent (mportation of this latter claas han Deen pil on to Brigham alarmingly aad relates terrible tales of owt