The New York Herald Newspaper, May 15, 1858, Page 4

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Broad wey—afernvt gad Brewing -Ciasi—iicxi ue METBOPOLITAN HALL, 585 Broadway.—Faew on Twn Tes Diev Muren'vs ‘ontvaur ser Mus Un Ast acaskia— ‘On Ormeau pa Passace. ‘woo! JUILDINGS, 561 and $43 Broadway—Erniorux Boxos, Dances &c.—Tun Status Lover, ia MBOHANICS’ HALL, 473 Broadway—Berasvs Mineramis —Neono Songs AxD BuRLEsass -Sawpuer AcROBATS. 444 BROA) WAY—Mart Pust's Cawrneu Brmorus Msvovres amr Kocenraicirizs—D, Mrweren— ABKEY'S DREsD. ew York, Saturday, May 15, 1656. ‘The News. ‘The British cruisers in the Galf are still active in their demonstrations against our commerce. Two additional instances of outrage to American veasels are given in today's paper. The bark Glenburn, at Havana from Avtwerp, reported on her arrival that sbe had been boarded by a British naval officer, who asserted that he had orders to board and search all vessels sailing off the Cuban coast. Capt. Gage, of the bark W. H. Chauciler, which arrived at this port yesterday, reports that while lying in the h@bor of Sagua la Grande, his vessel was boarded by the se- cond lieutenant of the British steamer Styx, who made a thorough examination of the ship and her pa pers. He also boarded and searched all the other vessels in the port, most of which belonged to the United States. This conduct aroused the indigaation of the authorities of Sagua la Grande, aad the Port Captain drew up a protest against the action of ‘the British naval officer, to which the masters of the searched vessels affixed their sigaatures. Our correspondent at Havafa, whose letter we publish elsewhere, in connection with an account of the visit to Capt. Gage’s vessel, gives us some addi- tional facts relative to the outrage committed lately by @ British cruiser on the schooner Cortez. The parsports of several passengers on board the Cortez were kept by the British commander, who refused to return them. Annexed isa brief record of the ‘perations of the British in the Gulf during the past three weeks:—Ship Tropic Bird fired into, boarded searched; schoouer Cortez seized and now de- t st Inagua; schooner N. B. Borden fired iato, boutfed and searched; schooner Mobile fired into, boarded and searched; brig Robert Wing fired into, boarded and searched; bark Gieabura overhauled at sea, and bark W. H. Chandler boarded and searched while lying at anchor in the port of Sagua la Grande. In Congress yesterday the Senate unanimously adopted a resolution calling ou the President tocom municate any information which may have been re- ceived relative to the seizure of American vessels by foreign cruisers, and al-o what measures, if any, have been taken in relation thereto. Mr. Rice, one of the new Senators from Minnesota, offered resolation providing for the appointment of a committee to investigate the charges preferred against him in connection with the sale of the Fort Crawiord reserve lands. A number of private bills were passed. Nothing of interest transpired in the House. Av official response was sent to the Senate yes. terdsy to the resolution making the inquiry as to What had been done with regard to the outrages on American commerce at Tampico. The documents contain a letter from Capt. Alimy, in command of the steamer Fulton, by which it is veen he is ren dering good rervice, having obtained a proinise from General Garza that he will behave better in future Geveral Robles, Mexican Minister, assures our gov ernment that his government is indignant atthe cutrages, but promises that when the Mexican gov ernment shall get porsession of Tampico it will bring Garza an’ is adberents to punishment. Mr Forryth, our Minister to Mexico, says that it has been so long since an American vessel of war has visited Mexican ports that the Mexicans have almos forgotten we bave a navy. The trial of Chomas N. Carr, chasged with libel. fing the Corporation Counsel, is progressing in the Court of General Sessions. The case for the prose- cation closed yesterday. Mr. Whiting commenced the defence by reading Mr. Carr's communication poblished in the Henaxp of the 23d of February, upon a portion of which the indictment is founded, and then proceeded to move in an eloquent speech that the letter of the defendant, published on the ‘26th, disclaiming any intention to impeach Mr. Bus Ceed's integrity, should be given as evidence. Pend. Sing the argument, the court adjourned till Monday at 10 o'clock. We continue elsewhere our report of the proceed- ings of the Woman's Rights Convention. The sub- jects under discussion yesterday were of the usual amusing character. Tbe quarterly report of the General Superinten Bent of Police was made to the Commissioners at a meeting held yesterday. The police force numbers 1,186 men, and an additional namber is asked for. ‘The force is represented as being in a high state of efficiency, but our city readers will hardly agree with the Superintendent in this opinion. The doce: ment is given in another column. A Bermads paper of the 5th inst. reports a falling off in the potato and onion crops. This applies es pecially to the potato, the yield of which this season will not be more than one-half of last year's crop. The entire retarn of 185% is notexpected to exceed twenty thousand barrels. The quantity: of ouious shipped to date was fifty-three thoasand pounds, all 20 the West Indies. The quantity of tomatoes was Diwe bondred and thirty boxes, all to New York, ex cept ifly-three boxe s. Oor Havana correspondent states that Asiatics whose term of labor indenture has expired are to be whipped from Cuba, under certain rules, as it was feare: that the pressure of too large a number of ‘therm, would excite s negro revolt, The trade in ne- grove was still openly carried on. ‘Th cottar amarket y enter cay continued fevorieh, while the + sles embraced about 1,800 bales, part in transite, at eee! rates. That sold in store was on ths basie of 12140 Per © for middling uplands. The floor market was with %' ~ ange Of moment in prices. The sales were fair but te tive. Southern brands continued in go01 demand ‘wiv purchases for export to tropical ports. Ssiee of Gs | «and Dupiap’s Richmond milla have been sold for hi) oct this week at 67 76. Wheat was irregular and eer), with tolerably free sales at rates given in @nover piace. Corn was ip fair demand, with fair fairs ah rather better prices, sepecially fur quot Round shipping parcels, which were not plouiy. Pork ecber more streng Dat tvs clon@ Seies of mess 4 $17 60» BIT 75, closing wt the latter figure, bod prime wan at $16 406 $4 60 Tae market for sugars see Orm, butesies erre ovefiae: to about 300 « 400 hhge. end 106 boxes brows Havepe et rates givoe in avother column. Ooflee quiet, but ateady. Freights coa- toned firm To Liverpool about 35,000 basbola of grain were taken ia Dulk aod bags #494 0 93¢4,, aad Lieros beef 1 be , and cheewe at 30s, To London tierce beef was on- geged at be 3d Grain in bage io Ginegow at 05d, and rosin at 3a, The Tehuantepec Mail Contract—A Now Point Made tn Oar American Polley. We learn from Washington that contracts have been entered into by the Post Oiice De- partment, the Tehuantepec Company and the Pacitic Mail Steamship Compauy for the con- veyance of a semi-monthly mail to Culifornia via the Isthmus of Tenuantepec, ‘ Under many points of view, and eepecially in the present conjuncture of affairs relating to the Isthmus questions, this is one of the mont important steps that could be taken by the gov- esnment. The route by the Isthmus of Te- busntepec is much aborter than either of the other present or prospective routes to Califor- nia; ard the first practical effect of its open- ing will be the great one that inteiligeuce, pas- sengers and treasure from San Francisco can be Placed on the Atlantic board in six days leas time than is now required to bring them either by Panama or Nicaragua. This of itseif is a material benefit to an immense domestic trad», which would have been of sufficieat importance to warrant the making of these contracts by the government without any other consideratious, But there are other reasons of the highest cha- racter, and which weigh now with peculiar em- phasis in favor of the immediate opening of the Tehuantepec route. For several years past the trade and trave! ot the Atiantic board with our Pacitic States have been made the sport and prey of certain powerful monopolies, These buve not only forecd the Post Office Department to agree to tbe most overous terms for the trausportation of the mails, but bave, by playing into each other’s bands, epbavced the cost of travel to California to such 8 point as to retard in & serious degree the developement of our Pacific empire. Agaivet the firet of these difficulties the govera- tmeut has carried on a continual but uusuc sess ful struggle, as will be seen by refereuce to the last report of the late Postmaster Geueral. The other bas been a subject of coutinual complaint by every mtcrest counectea with our Pavitic States, but to uo purpose. Occusioually seeming competition bas arisen betweeo the powerful Companies interested ia the Panama and Nicaragua routes, and tbe price of passage bas been tewporarily reduced to a reasonable avd living rate. But ne sooner bas travel obeyed its natural impulse auder these favora ble conditious, than sme secret arrangement i+ mude, the competition ceases, aud the price of passage is again run up to an exorbitant sum Nor is this material disud vantage to the iute- rests of the government aad the people the only evil flowing from the oven and secret in trigues of the companies holding the Pauams and Nicaragua routes. They have succvedad in embarrassing the policy of our goverameut in its efforts to restore peace and security to the Isthmus routes, aud to ‘open them cheapiy to cowmerce and travel; and have, py their in- trigues with the weak goveraments that con trol them, brought into a condition of great dabger the negotiations that have recently beea made with the view of establishing a con- trolling American policy over thoes coun tries, They have got the Nicaragua aud New Gravudian treaties ioto such a snarl that their ratification by the weak Powers that rule thore republics bas become # question of much doubt. The opening ot the Tebuautepec route wul pot only dimiwish the importance uf those ratifications, but by placiug the Nicaragus aud Pavawa routes tome twelve huadred miles out of the live of travel to the Pacific, will reader ita subject of very little importance to the peop'e of the United Sates whether those trea- ties are accepted or not. ‘Ibere is anotber point of view in which the opeuing ot the Tehusntepec route is a most de- sirable thing. The M:xican probl m is closo vpen us, with # demand for its solution lu this matter great difficulties present them selves; but the carrying of the tide of Americau travel aod commerce across the Lethmus of Tabauntepec may belp to @ eatisfactury reeolv- ing of some, if not afl, of these d fficaltics Mexico needs an impulse to ber population aad ber labor, which she will receive in part from the opening of the Tebuaatepec route. She ueeds an interest on the part of our government ia ber internal stability, which can only be ex- teoded where we have large material interests atetake. Jn this view these new coatructs by the government of the United States may coa- tain the germ of Mexico’s regeneration, and of the maintenance, at the same same time, of her inde peadent pationality, In every poiut of view, therefore, these con- tracts for the carrying of the mails across the Isthmus of Tehuantepec have a deep importance to the whole country. We look sow for an early reduction, within reasonable limits, of the present enormous price of passage to Califoraia; tor e much quicker transportation of the mails; tor & more pliant policy on the part of the gor- eroments of New Granada and Nicaragua to- ward American interests; for a more stable order of thiags in Mexico; and for greater con- sideration toward the traveiling public on the pert of the steamboat commodores and their moucpelizing companies, In the establishment of an American policy for the American Isth- mus, Mr. Buchanan could not bave taken a wiser and amore effective stop than thie of opening the Tehuantepec route; and it is one that must meet the approbation of every in terest, except those immediately connected with the prerervation of the existing state of affairs in connection with our Isthmus transit, A Lrrerany Fact—Mesers, Dana and Rip ley,“under the nom de guerre of Greeley & Com pany, are now the principal contributors, writers and philosophers of the New York 7hi bune. They formerly belonged to a Fouricrite plelaoxgown Kast, and are gteat on Fourier ism, women’s rightsism, abolitioniem, anti slavery, end nigger worship in every shape. Recently they have advanced in the columns of the 7rilune @ strong support to imperial assassi- nation as ® political duty of patriots. Messrs, Dana and Ripley are aieo the conductors and editors of the “New American Cyclopedia” now being published by Appleton & Co. Vol- taire, Didier, D’Alembert and other philoso- phers of the French infidel school—who were claseed as the encyclopardistse—were the editors and conductors of the French Euacyclopedia, which laid the foundation of the revolution of “89 and the reign of terror of Robespierre, History is philosophy teaching by example. NEW YORK HYHALE, SATURDAY, MAY 15, 1858, Tax Revivan or tus Aruican Suavs Tans — Sovrukkn Aarration.—While a resolution ip favor of the revival of the African slave trade appeers to have been thus far the engrossing topic of the Soutbern Commercial Convention at Movtgomery, Alabama, we perosive that a number of Soutbern journals are also discuss- ing the eubject with a most remarkable unctioa. For exemple, take the following extract from @ jate Washington letter to the Charlestoa Mercury:— Fem ell eccounte the French are ing large num- bere of ‘apprentices’ from tae coast Africa 0 tacit Wert Iria colepies If it is lawful for thom, wad the Eagitsh wod American war vessels do aot ivierfors wih them, why ehouid it pot be lawful for us? ‘There are ia meres quuptives of rich ‘aud in Soath “Jaroiiog, dou'gis, Florice, aiabama, aad the other Southery ant Joao: ‘western avs, lying ww waste ard wila condiiua whict caly WALt sieve isDOr Bpplied to them te eusdic tacm to fees ond cioibe miliions. Why co not the cuterprisiog plaztcre of the souta Pertir themse!ves—for iney caa, ‘Wiibout molestation, apd wtnoat viciating « single law UpeD the statute book, earicD themuelves acd taeir sec oo, aud give employment to Northern veewols, by im- portirg eperenticey to their plantations? fhe tung must Oe cme who will bave the energy to give its ria! Ore “Why net Jawfal for os?” For the simple reavon that the existing laws of Congrees upoa this rubject stand in the way; aud because the jurisdiction over this business, ia every shape apc form, belongs to Congress, and not to any enterprising individual, or oempany, or State, or Southern Convention of eny sort. Before any company, or State, or combination of States, can lawially enter into this business of the importation cf African apprentices, they wort buve the following sweeping restrictions Tepratee by act of Congress, to wit:— ‘That from and after the first day of barat ga it sbai' pot be lew'ul to import or Oring into Unwed Sata, OF the Territories theres, say segro, malsti2, oF person O° ovlor, with intent to bola, Of Giapoge of such negro, mulatto, or Of Color, as a siave, oF to DO held to service oF tador. (Act March 2, 1607.) It will thas be seen that this brief but compre- hensive Congressional interdict of 1807 will render unlawtul not only way attempt to import African apprentices, but also any attempt to introduce Asiatic coolies of any description. Thur, in the interval to the repeal of thie act, shou!d any attempt be made to inaugurate in ihe South the business of the importation of Atricass or Asiatic coolics, as slaves or as ap- preptices, it will become the duty of the Presi- dent to enforce the law. That is all; bat for all practical purposes that is quite enough. But who are these Southern agitators, so clamorous snd en‘busiastic in their appeals for the revival of the African trade? They are not the 340,000 slavehoid-rs of the South, for they know tbat any large intusiou of negro la borcr trom Africa would seriously depreciate the carb value of their existing slave property, and tb»t this would probably be oaly the be- ginning of the mischief. As they sow exist, the relations between the whites and the slave population of the Soutb are perfectly harmo nious, and perfectly understood between the two races. But throw into any slaveholding community there a lot of wild Africans, and is it pot probable that their contact with the native pegroes will demoralize the latter to a great extent? and, in proportion to their infa- sion amoug the native slaves, may we not con- clude that this demoralization will be increased? There is a great differeace between the slave- holding system of our Southera States and that of Cuba. In the one case it is a patriarchal system, comprebending the most harmonious re- lations of protection and dependence; in the otber it is a despotic and merciless system, the mortality of which amoog the negroes can only be supplied by the African trade, and can only be indemnified by the rich tropical products of Cuba, But thie agitation of the revival of the African lave trade is & mere scarecrow, a mere device of dexprrate and reckless Southern politicians who are not slaveholders, for sectional party purposes. The Southern tlavebolders, as a clare, bave bad as tittle to do in getting up this agitation as our New York merchants, But our Nortberu pigger worshipers are taking up the matter with the same avidity as the Southern polities] nigger drivers; and from the progress they bave already made on both sides, it is very likely that within @ year or so we sbali bave an exciting brush upon the subject between the antitlavery dirt eaters and pro-slavery fire enters in Congress. * Tue Proposrp Revouerion ann Reconsrrve tion ov oun Nationa, Revenue System —Mr, Boyce, of South Carolina, in the Honse of Representatives, has revived the radical project of superreding the preseat tariff system of the United States, with the simple system of direct taxation—s change which the reader will per- cvive would practically be almost equivalent to a cemplete revolution in the federal govern- ment. The sbodition of the tariff system would carry with it to the ground all the great exist- ing ruperstructure of Custom Houses and dis- criminating duties iavolving bounties to Northern maoufecturers, Peansylvania coal and ircn men, and Southera sugar growers, &., and would open the whole country to the bless- ings of absolute free trade. In this view, if our cotton, woollen and iron manufacturers with a duty io their favor of twenty-four per cent, fiud it bard to compete with England, it is probable they would ficd the task still more dificuit with the cash value of their home manufactures reduced twenty-four per cent by act of Congress. Thus, it will appewr that this echeme of Mr. Boyce strikes at the root of the menufecturing wealth of the North, and may be considered a bold Southern movement; but it ie a twoedged sword, for the direct taxation whieh be proposes would fall, perhaps, most heavily upon the slavebolders of the South, and the army of officers that would be required to collect the revenucs ander a eystem of direct taxation would scarcely amount to less than fifty thousand men. In a word, the echeme of Mr. Boyce involves sach a radical and tremen- dous revolution in our federal revenue system, and is # plan *0 full of heavy drawbacks, that it is not likely to make any serious impression opon Congress during the present generation. The abolition of the fishing bounties and sager duties would be « good thing, and we see no reason why Congress at the present session should not st least try the experiment of cheap- ening our sugar. Oy Divs at Tammary Han —We under ttand that Feruando Wood, the late Mayor, has retired entirely from public life, and intends to make ® tour to Europe and the Hoiy Land for the beucfit and recovery of his health. It is stated that Mr. Ben. Wood, whose shrewd busi- nese tact has made him « millionaire, intends taking possestion of the political position of the ex-Mayor, and commences his carver by ranning for Congress in the Third district, next fall, against Hon. Daniel E. Sickles, Mr. Bon. Wood has beew very succesful in business, is reported to be very rich, sports @ fine moustache and pair of horses, and we have no doubt will be very liberal and generous to the nominating commit- tees next tall. 4 ‘Tuk BurraLo Fusion Movemtst oron 4 New | BourraLo PLatvonm—The joint circular of some ; of the leading partizans of W. H. Seward and Millard Fillmore, issued from Baffalo the othor day, proposing a fusion of our black republicans and Know Nothings upon » new Buffalo platform, reems to be attracting some public attention. The signers of the circular in question call upon the people, without distinotion of party, and “without regard to former political aseocia- tions,” to unite in a new party against the administration of Mr. Buchanan. The platform which they propose is war to the knife against what they call “the absolute and unconditional surrender of the government into the hands of the aggressive and intolerant slave power of the country by the national administration, as exemplificd in its attempt to impose a repulsive constitution upon the people of Kansas, in de- fiance of their expressed wishes.” Such is this new Buffalo platform; but, com- pared with the old Van Burea Buffalo platform of 1848, it is a very contracted and shabby affair. “The intolerant and aggressive slave power” have lost Kansas. She will be @ free State, and, with Kansas, Minnesota and Oregon, we shall have three new free States before the expiration, probably, of the present Cougress. With such results from'“the intolerant and ag- gressive slave power,” we presume there will be very little ground for Northern indignation and wrath. Next, with regard to “the attempt to impose a repulsive constitution upon the people of Kansas,” the black republicans and Know Nothings would do well to keep quiet. The fact that every member of Congress, of every party, with “a condition precedent” or a condition subsequent, voted for the admission of Kansas under the Lecompton programme, mixes up the whole batch in this alleged “attempt to impose a repulsive constitution upon Kansas.’ But the bill as finally passed is the true test, and io its substantial submission ef the Lecompton constitution to the popular vote, leaves nothing further to wrangle aboat. Whether the said constitution shall be accepted, orrhall be superseded by a new constitution, the question will be settled. Thus, perhaps, before the consummation of this new coalition upon the new Boffalo platform there will be nothing of the platform left to stand upon. At best it is but a broken plank, which will hardly serve the purposes of our fall elections, In view of the campaign of 1860, something broader, larger, more practical and comprehen- sive than the miserable remnants of the Kansas and nigger agitation must become the platform of the opposition factions, or they will never be united. Nay, more, they mast not only stand upon a national platform of practical issues, ignoring the nigger agitation, but they must mske up their minds to abandon all their old candidates and leaders identified with the late slavery agitation, or with any particular fac- tion or clique of the campaign of 1856, and take up some new man as the compromise can- didate of all the opposition elements, North and South. Thus they can win the day; for, as we have shown, the democratic party throughout the Union has been aminority party since 1836, and according to the results of the last Presidential election it new stands in a minority of three hundred and eighty thousand in the popular vote of the country. But with two or three candidates in the field the opposition may be defeated again asin 1856; and if they want two or three can- didates, the surest way of getting them is to begin with a Northern aati-slavery organization upon this new and contracted Buffalo platform ot General Gustavus Adolphus Scroggs. Dany Cmevtation or Crry Journars.—A very amusing scene took place on the trial of the Carr and Busteed libel case oa Toursday, with reference to the circulation of the daily journals of this city. The proprietor of the Heraxp, when questioned, testified plumply to his daily circulation witnout hesitation. H+ stated that it was between sixty and seventy thousand on an average. This is the game fact prevented in the affidavits for the United States government, previously made, with reference to the publication of the Post Office letter list. The proprietors of other pspers who were put on the witness stand were very costive. The pub- lieher of the Commercial Advertiser refused to an- swer altogether, afraid, probably, that it would prove the smallness of his circulation if he made any statement, and he was indulged by the Court and the lawyers. Another, the pub- lisher of the Daily Express, stated that his circu- lation was three editions; what he meaut by that no one can tell. Was it three different papers, or what? The publisher of the Bvening Post was the only one besides the pro- prietor of the Heratp who gave a positive an- swer. He that his circulation varied from two to seven thousand per day. We should like to have the other publishers of newepapers placed on the witness stand, and compelied to testify. We think it would show that the daily circulation of the Henatp is pro- bably greater than all the morning daily papers together. Ivrvpence or tHe Acapewy Rrorens.—The oyster house critic rioters who were pat down by the police of the Court of Sessions at the Academy of Music the other night, are very funny fows. They first attempted to get up a riot, tid failed. Then they turned their at- tention myainst the Judge who happened to issue the warrant for the arrest of the ring- leader, and tried to have him removed contrary to law. Then they applied to the Mayor and Justice Welsh to arrest the Judge and the police officers, and failed again. They then turned, as last resort, to the Sapervisors of the county, requesting them to abolish the police force of the Court of Sessions entirely, in order that they might have full swing. Now they have the impudence to report that Recorder Barnard sympathizes with and supports them in their pr ings. Recorder Barnard knows his public private duty hetter than to have any sympathy or concert with rioters and breakers of the peace, or to second any attempt to abolish the police force of the Court of Sew sions, who did their duty on that occasion. Mrs. Howy'e Faruwes, Bawavrr —Tho admirers of Mra. losy wilt rally in full force at Wallack’s this evening, whoa ehe takes her farewell beaefit, previous to her de- parture for Europe The bill m a very attractive one, ‘and includes « musical metange, in which Mr. Formes, Mme. D'Angrt, aod other distinguished artists, wil! sing. Nayal Inteiligence. maneet Pegs, ingapore March 98, having arrived on at e oe the, Lean from Nort Pind woeld proceed cece for The Unnet -— cmeas requips Apr! jor Caiiao. “ne Tenuaing portion of the crew of the United States rv amer Surquenanna, that came from cow yy pe? th) Briweh perew rope the ookiyn Nay THE LATEST NEWS. INTERESTING FROM THE NAFIONAL CAPITAL, Oar Special Wasbiugton Despatch, IMPORTANT FROM CAMP SCOTT PRORABLH BRUSH WITH THR MORMONS—THM YRISARKI AND CASS- UbRBAN TREATIBG—SBO&RTARY COBB IN WANT OF MONBY—THS NBW DRAGOMAN AT OONSTANTINO- PLE, RTC., WTO. Wasuxarox, May 14, 1868. ‘The War Department has received despatches from Geversl Jcbnsion, dated Camp Scott, March 14. A large tram cf provisions was within two days’ march of Camp Sovtt, an waa aiao the Eastera mail, being tho first officiad mai; sinos September. Mr. Jones, the costracior, denned Nt advisable to Cause @ halt till he should be reinforced by General Jobpaton, to whom he son! for assistance, as large body of Mormons appeared in his rear. Gonerai Johnston immediately sent the meceseary ald. It is re ported thai the Mormons appear very warl ke. They cau be seen at all hours im large aumbsrs on the atjacent hills. It is expected hore that General Jobasten has tad ® brush with them before this. Tarties bere are making @ noise over a pretended sta‘e- ment of mine, that the President of Nicaragua hes not eigned the Cass-Yrisarri treaty. I bave mace no such atatement, for it would have been nonsense. Treatios forma'ly made do ast require signature by Presidents. ‘What | said was that ‘‘the treaty with Nicaragua has been ratified by Comgres there, but has not yet received the sanction of the President.”’ I have reason to believe this is the true atate of the case, whatever interested partite may Sey to the contrary. A President sanctions s treaty by exchanging tt after ratification, and withholds his ganction by not exchanging it. If the President of Nicarague does not choose to oxcbarge the ratified treaty within the time specified for the performance of that act the troaty fails to tho ground; therefore bis refusal to exchange is a vo.0 to all intents and purposes. President Martinez has not yet sent to this country the ratified Case-Yrisarri troaty, and there is ro power to compel him to perform that act if be does not choose todo so. If the treaty were in this ccuntry, as certain interested parties would have the public believe, Semor Yrisarri could only have received it for the purpose of exchanging the ratificalions; and in kooping it back he would commit an act of discourtesy to our government which I do not believe so able a diplo- matiat as he is wou'd be guilty of. The Case-Herran treaty has been vorified by the New Granadian Sonate in such a way as to render it unaccepta- ble to this government. Gereral Herran cousidera the modifications as unimportant; but he is alone hore in this opinion. The treaty intact is but an instalmentof justice towards the United States, but when the right to protect the transit of the Isthmus, and the purchase of a coal de. pot in the Bay of Panama, are stricken out of it, the treaty ceases to amount to anything. It is believed the Presl- dent will cali upon Congress for power to enforce reapect to our fiag and the claims of our citizens for other wanton outrages committed by the New Granadian authorities ‘This isthe only way their wretc ied government can be made to act hones'ly. If Congress refuses this power, the existence of our naval establishment is a more farce, ‘The information here is, that the lower House of the New Granada Congress would agree vo the modifications of their ‘Sonate, and return the emasculated treaty by the next steamer. From present appearances, the Secretary of the Tros- sury will have to call on Congress for ‘rom twenty to thirty millions of dollars more before the adjournment, either in the shape of treasury notes or a loan. The republicans intend to m: ‘@ push for the door” keeper’s epolls by electing republican hanger on, flackney, the present incumbd:nt, will probably be kicked out. He seems to have been s humble copyist of your Street Commissioner, Devlin. Senator Hsrlan’s attack upon Senator Rice, of Minne- sota, was made after the former had obtaine! official infor- mation from the Department thai the chérge was ground- lees. Mr. Oscanyan’s appointment to Constantiaople is for Dragoman there, and not as Consul. Tho office, like that of Chinese interpreter, is one of great importance, re- quiring peculiar and rare qualifications, which Mr. Oscan. yan peszesses ina singular and fortune degree. He is an American citizen of more than twenty-one years’ standing, yet a Turk by birth, an!, doubtless, na- tional #ympathies in an enlightened sense. He did not leave Coastantinople, where he is vory respectabiy con- nected, until he was sixteen or eighteen years old. Coming to this country, he entered and studied at Columbia Col loge, New York, graduaung as Classmate of J. B. Maclay and oue or more of the other Congressional deie gates hero from New York. He returned to Con stanticople, residing there for fourteen years, and came back to New York some four years since, He is known all over the coustry as @ lecturer and writer in judicioas vindication of his ative country and its present rulers, especially during the iate war. Hence he porseares the confidence of his countrymen in a marked and very do sirable degree, as their champion here. We is ai presen: acting as interpreter to tne Turkisa Rear Admiral, now on @ mission to our shores. bir. Oscanyaa’s appointment is ®& proper recognition of the enlighteved and progressive policy with which the present Sulian is identified, aad wil!, no doubt, further facilitate our existiag cordial roiatious with the Porto. The facalty of Columbia, his alma mater, and the learced genoraily who are interested ia Oriental literature and travel, will rejoice in the appointment of so efficient a scholar and gentleman as Mr. Oscaayan to the posidon of Dragoman at Constactiaopie, ia view of the great utility be ts calculated to be in the caase of letters fund rosearch at his important aud intorest.og post, 10M GENERAL NEWSPAPRR DESPATCH. THE POSITION OF THK CAS#HRAKAN TARATY—THE OUTHAGES UPON AMRKICAN VEHSSL8 AT TAMIIVO. Wasmsotow, May 14, 1858. Tt is ascertained from an undoubted source, by the latest advices from New Grasada, thet the Cass-Herraa troa\y had parsed the Senate with @ comparatively unia- portant ameudmeat to the first article, and vy striking out the sevonth, reiative te tne oval depot for the LU uited States. It was believed that the House would reswre the latter, but with the understanding that the privilege continue only #0 long as the existence of the treaty is subject to re- newal. In cases of disagreement both branches meet in joimt convention, when « majority of all the votes do- tor wines the question. The decided indications were that the treaty would pass with the above mentioned amend monts, The New Granacian Congress were stili ocsupiod with the <iscuseion of the new federal coasti ution. As two of tho three voluntecr regiments are, according to the programme of Gonerai Scott, st once needed to keep open the communication betweea Fort Leavenworth and Sait Lake, an effort will be made next woek to pass tbe bili for their support. Among the papers transmitte4 to the Senate this morn- ing, in reply to a resolution of that body asking the I’resi- dent what moasures bave boen taken for the pro- tection of American isterosta in tho porw of Mexico during the prosent distracted coucition of the country, is @ letter from Minister Forsyth to Secretary Cass, cated April 3, 1864, in which he eays, that since he bas been in charge of this legation Complaints hays been made of deproda:ons committed by Geoeral Garza on American merchandise to the extent of two or three hundred thousan! dotiars. Garza’s habit is, waen Tam pico ts hostile to bim, to seize marchan's’ goods in transit from that port to San Luis Potce! and the interior mar kets. [i haa been #0 long since an American man-of-war has been in Mexican waters that the local autoori'ios hare aimost forgotten that we possess a navy. The British minister had informed him that the presonce of her Majosty’s cruleora wan necessary at the port of Vera Oruz to prevent Governor Zamorra from taking possession of the Custom Hasse dutios, which are pledged to pay the interest on the British door Mr Forsyth says there is no doubt that oroasinaal visi of this kind to the Mexican coast would greatly faci itate his buriness with the government at the city of Mexico. Consul Chase, ia hia letters from Tampico, among other Uhings says, thas from Garza we can expect nothing but utter ruin to everything that comes in bis way, and Ino longer consider the lives and property of our countrymen residing bere safe.’ He accordingly asked that a war vessel be sent thither with the least pussible delay. On applica tion of Secretary Casa, Secretary Toucey devpatshed the steamer Fulton, Captain Aimy, who was inatrusted to re. Port n'l the particulars connected with the firing into the American schooners Amelia ?. Howe and Virginia Antot. neta, and the detention of other American vessels by the officers at Tampico. Captain Almy wrote to Consul Chase, dated of La Barra, April 14, that be waa mach gratified at being ablo to got inside, ard bad accomplished a great dal by it already. Ho had effected the |lveration of Trenmis, aad @ ‘promive had airead) been made by from Genera: Garzs’s camp, who had made Captain Almy « visit, that Captain Tronnia’ bark, the N. Stoteon, would be relaased, and that sol ore and othor persona should put her cargo on board again. Assurance was given that Amorloan vow sols wall uct be required to pry datios thes agit have Deen pai at Tampioo. Capt Aimy orp 0 (gus of geting trough with all bia business composted with ——$ st American coma ree a5 vesseis tocrs; udeed 1h was ab- sloutely necessan,’ before be could tbiuk of golag up te Tampico, Gen. Robien wrote ty Gea. Osss, 8, that the Mexisee Government bad receives’ iafor uation of toe outrayns vem mitted ut Tampico, and req, o#ted hive to assure the Uutied Bates government of its regre, 864 indigauon aL such ow, Isexpected very shorily to cote. "lah ita authority over the dissident forces, when it wouk' cause the su/hors of these excesses to be tried and puniaed ia conformity to the laws. Mr. R W. Latham, the witsess im th’ Willott's Poles case, after whom the Sergeant at-Arms of the House seas his deputy, returned to Washington this maung, ia ac cordauce with the promise contained io the ietier ne ad- dressed to the chairman of the Lavestiguting Commitee ow the day he left fer Kentucky. The Secretary of War has authorized the chiof of the Bureau of Ordnance to send to New York an officer Connected with that bureau for the purpose of testing ths Cannon Cast for the Gussiaa, maa-of-war, now building ta that city. This was done at the requem of the Rassias captain wbo ia superinteadiog the Coastruction of the vee sel The terms of tho contract under which the gues are Cast provides that they should be tested by an oxpericnced officer. ‘The receipts into the treasury last week were $146,008. ‘The ameunt eubject to draft is $3,422,000. Tue roducuee. im the receipts, as Compared with jest wook, is $027 eee. A lower from the Purser of tue sloop-of-war eriamvets states that Mexican dollars have become current cole te Obisa, and will heaccforth be more used thas say omer fore'ge mency. THIRTY-FIFTH CONGRESS, ‘ FIRST BRBSTON. Sanete. Wasninoros, May 14, 1858. AGH GHIZVIiN OF AMERICAN VESSELS BY TIM BRITISH IN TEE Guy, A resolution wis submitted that the President be re- quested, as far as Compatibie with the public interest, te Communicate to the Sonate any information which may have im received concerning the receat searcn or seizure Of American vessels by foreign armed cruisers in the Gulf of Mexico or adjacent seas; and also what moa- eures, if any, have beem takea in reiation thereto, Adegt- ed unanimously. THM GALE OF THR FORT CRAWFORD RESERVE LANDS. Mr. Rics, (adm.) of Min , submitted sresolution, whieh was adopted, that & committee be appointes to investigate the charges made against bim by citizens of lowe reapest ing the sale of the Fort Crawtord reserve ine ia THE STANDING OvMMITTRS The Vice PResu NT sppowted Mr Fitzpatrick to GU the vacancy in the Auditing Commitie of sennts Expeases, Mr.Clingman tn the piace of Mr Evaos 00 thy \}>mmitten op Revolutionary Clams, aod Wr Shields ou the game com mittee during the absence of Mr. Bates, PaiVaT® CLAIMS. The private calesdar was then wkea up, and bills were passea itticg the Indiana Society of Friends te pre €mpt toree buncred and twenty acres of land, aad for ine relief of Jobn Ericsson ara Elbzabeth Montgomery. A protracted Gobate thea easued vo & private bili fer the relief of jMosers. Visser and Villarubia Thess pares are werchauts in New Orieans, woose partacr perpe tratec fraucs ou the customs over & period of four years by meaxs of tDaccurate Invotces 00 importatinds of Buger from Gevasa They asked to be relieved from the po palties curred AD amendment by Mr. Ivensom thas the aci do nm take effect unit) $14,000, the amoun’ of tue duuee fraudaleuly e@veded, ve palo to the government, was carriod. The bid as amevded then passed. ‘Acjourned. House of Representatives. Wasminaron, May 14, 1668. TRRRITORIAL APPAIRS, ‘The House proceeded to dixpuse of the Territoria! basi ‘Rees reported from the Committee of the Wavie, and passed the bill maxing ga approp-iati-a for sae complemen of & military road from Astoria 0 Sa'em in Oregon ferrt- Viki roads ia New Mexice ea@ Two coaen private billa were laid aside for faverable No quorum being present, several ineffoctual efforia were made to adjourn. A call of the House was thee had, and excuses *ere offered for a mentees had married wife, . Mr. Laa¥R, of Obi0, rewarked that Mr. Burroughs waa Rot only paired, but well paired. (Laughter ) Mr. , of Conn , had pea injured by & fail from 6 carriege. ae ‘G1DDINGS, Of Ohio, had lef for home oa acceent of Mr. Tayior, of La., moved that Mr Montgomery be ex- cused on the presumption tust Be war uuweil, aud as mort of tho Pennsylvania deingstion scomed to be im ead . (Lavgbter.) Mr. Cimmexs, of Va ,enid to bis cortain Knowledge Me. '¥ DAG gOKe howe seetescering, Alter further procee: ings, oo motiva Mr. Cuxmuns. the Sergeant at Arms was tirected Ww arrest aud bring the bar of the Bouse such members a4 had uvt vece +x- cused. A number wore arreeted and from time 1 tine brouget in, but their excuses ere pot dermed satisfecury and eh uly alecharged (rum Custody om toe pay ment Mr. MORGAN understood the: membors were diniag st the President's house. Tue offloers of tn # Ooty Sa4 gane thither for them, but were refund aimittece He Debate fo lowed as the prouriety of these prooned- ings Ove side contented that Uiey would regu t im ao good, and the otber (bat members anoud be ova set le Bilebd and Wavsact Dusingss if tmey CXpect ty a.) ure ea the 7tn of June. Adour med. Destruction of Ratiroas Wachiae Shope by Bire- Len $250,000, NEW ALiaNY, fad May 14 186, The machine st ope of tu: Toad Company fn this pace o'olack this Moruing. Seven ‘vou: pesornger Cars, aud & donen frei! chinery io the bui dingn were a estimated & a quarier insurance GiDOUn 8 0 Ouly en Lovussod duliars. was the work of au inceudiery Fire ta Newark Neware, May 14, 1666 Pickett’s factory in this city wan wholly sestroyed fire this morning. [t was vocuyed by EP LZ Paper maker, aod Pierce & Hughes carriage Dow 4 faa owned bY Jenepd Bava, The tial lose ts 614,500 aad the insurance $7,100. Anteam eaxwe owned by W RK Insiey, of Brooklyn, was also cestroyed, 1 was veust $3,500" Toe Gre ie auppo-ed to have boon scvrdeutsl Mr. Haud's lone is $4,600. om waicn there Messrs Pierce & Hughes ione $2 504 seph Bastio's tons $4.:00; i surance & wi lina of doers, an Tae dre r Robbery of Adam~- & Cu.’s Express. AvuurTA, Ga, May 13, 1868, ‘The office here of Adame & 0>.'s Express olf-rs a roward Of $2,600 for the recovery 0: @ paceags of Dilis of the Planters’ Bavk of Crarisewoo, stolen 00 tne rai reed Be tween Atiante, Ga, and Mootgomery, Ala Election in Pruvieence, A. I Provinmvon, may 14,868. satires from tis ony Wo the sale Laguaiasure pentatives yo in po choice. The Southern Mail. Wamnvoton, Way 14, 1886. The mails from ali points Soutu as iate as due are te hand, but bring no news 0 Mar heur. PHILADBLPAiA STOCK BOARD. on Puinaprurusa, May 14, 1008 Stocks are Ivauia sate (ive, 49; Roadeng Rail one terre Gas ifs Lang Island Railroad, a 1 BOM. Ad's ; Penney svapia Ratlroad ineron, May 13, 1858, salon Sales of the decios oF Ko & t Micdling far iat The sales of cotten to di ‘Woek foot up 10,500 bales, ciosing Js per pound from the bigvest quoted at i Ke. The receipts a! al) the ports, as made ap bere to date, are 74:00 bales ahead of last yoar. SAVANNAH, May 13, 1866. The sales of cotion for the werk ars but 1,600 oxien, the marker exbiouog & lowoward ton ency, thoage at most wUre'y Bominal. Reveipts of tho week, 5,608 ven Stock , 4, bales. —_— Batrimonn May 14, 1868. Flour steady. Wheat firm: red, $ @4 4 $1 i $118 0 $1 20. Corn—Sales of white at G00. O%C. a lle,; mens pork Pot AOmLEMIA, MAY 4, 1908, Floar dull, but wi'h litte ox ort demao: beat dull: Fed, $1 06 a 1 10; while, 614088126 Corn Aull: naioe of 3,000 bushels yellow a Tic. Whiskey, 2ic. a 2da Prov wionn Gey eaned. 110, May a2 Flour ie dui; sales of 800 bie at 88 7 i for extra Upper Lake api indians. Wi steady; sales 26,008 Dush, Coi-ago spring as 700. Rnd 3,000 Dusb. ret Ome ab B00, Corn cull; sales of 9 000 busb prine Tilinole at bho. Onta, call, Wowkey vncharged; sales 4) 209 doim. at 10a, fet toads wheat, 130 , a0d four 450. to New Yora importa yesterday 8.100 bia. our 5 ‘000 bush, whent ; *n. onta, Caos) exporte— af bia, flour; 63,000 bush. wheat; 3,000 bua. corm; ,000 bush. eats. ind routhesst. Berraso, May 14, 1868, Flour more active, but lower: aa es 4,600 bis. at 68 608 $3 65; superfine and Uppor Take and Ohio, 88 15a 64 . aod Wheat opened 7 “ Tike and nal. Orta lo’ 000 bushels at 22% for Upper Lake. by active; sales of 300 dia. a4 190. Freigbte duil; flwur abc. to New York Lake impure ap tw avon to dey— 6,000 bin four; 103,000 bushel; wheats 26,000 do corn; 30,000 do outs Canal exp orte-b,006 bbis flour; 80,000 buehols wheat; 6,000 do corn, aad 8,000 a0 oste Oywroo, May 14-6 P.M, Flour steady at $5 {ha 84 tor common H exire State, ‘Wheat, to. m 20, beter; salen 26,000 bushow a $1 for white; 74. » 6c, for Ghioago apring—the latter qnotation