The New York Herald Newspaper, June 1, 1858, Page 4

4 NEW YORK HERALD. JAMES GORDON BENNETT, EDITOR atv PROPKIEIOR. OPrICE X.Y. CORNER OF FULTON AND NASSAU STS. BROADWAY THEsTRx. ‘Mosra: oF Kesvrro: Woven. MIBLOS wasvEN Sreadwag—fers Cuaxreres—Tus Rroreua>t- sar oor BOWKKY THSATHR howery—-Baerman—SomEnovy Eise- Baoapwer ane tue towery, BUBTOn'c T2BaThs sro dawey. opposite Rend ow ‘Vuisoe Ar-tH*cany—Tuerers, tas Onrass OF Gaxeva— Two Brrcon tee Watuaré'® CHBATRS Broséwer—An Oncamio Ar- weerion ‘Leet Dare or Brrowas Young. inser Wir peom—Two Buzz- eps. + aM BRIAN MUREUM Brosdwey—atternoes —Mucas's Map, Werte - Rosauisp Hosear. METROPOLITAN TALL, opposite Nible’s. Frzvon Tus arke—To be on Not to Ba—Le Caronst Bt La Parse FOO FS SULi.DINUG 6M suc O88 Srosaway—#emOrUR Bones, Dawors, &o —Ovrip's Vierim. 21S Halas. 613 Broadway—Bavasee —Nucno Gongs avy Bunizsqves—Hor or Fasuion. 446 BRVs Wal-Mart Prove Osurseu Mievrnes— Penroriss Meiootme amp ‘Lawoms—Wowan's 8iGaTs Convan- HUMOR HAL, Houston streot—Lapy or Lroms -Manca Bet or Beeeuspy. New Yor, Tuceday, Juce 1 18h. om EUROPE. @wec Hereld— Eanes for Curepe—The Fallest Detalis ef cae Bittish Uutrages. The Cunard mail steamabip Niagara, Capt. Wickman, wil! ‘cave 3oston on Wednesday at noon for Liverpool. ‘The European mails will close in this city this after noon, a1 balf past two o'clock, to go by railroad, aod at balf past four o'clock, to go by steam oat. ‘The Ruropeas edition of the Amman, printed to French and Engiisd, will be published at ten o'clock im the Morning. Single copies. tp wrappers,s's cen. Sueocriptions and advertisements for any edition of the New Yorn Hana. will be received at the following places tn Eorope— Lompor,. ,.Sameoa, Low, Sou & Oo. 47 Ladgate Hill. ‘Am. Kurepess @xprees Co., 6 Kiag Wiiiam st, Lavaaroot..am. Kuropean Ex ress Co., 9 Snape! etrect. R. Stuart, 16 Excoange street, East. PaRm. Am. Earepean Exoress Co. 6 Place dela Bourse. Havex.....Am. European Express Co., 21 Buc Corcveilie. ‘The contents of the European edition of the Henai il) combine the news rece'ved by mail and teregrapb a: he office during the previous week, and up to the hour of Publicstinn, tugether with the fullest particulars relative to the recent outrages of the British cruisers. Tne News. Neither the steamer Indian, due at Quebec, nor the Hammonia and North Star, doe at this port, from Europe, had arrived up to one o'clock this morning. The news from Washington this morning is impor- tant. ‘The joint resolution authorizing the President to take such measures against Paraguay as the re fusal of that republic to make reparation for firing into the United States steameg Water Witch may demand, passed the House yesterday, as it was received from the Senate, by a vote of 115 to 79. This is virtually a declaration of war against Paraguay; and doubt- less the President will promptly avail himself of the power placed in his bands to obtain the redress sought, as well as full indemnity for the losses sus- tained by our citizens. In the Senate yesterday the discussion on the resolu- tions of the Committee on Foreign Relations, respect- ing the British outrages, was resumed,and continued until cat off by the expiration of the time allotted for debate. The pending question is a joint resola tion, offered by Mr. Mallory, that the President be authorized to arrest outrages at once. We publish today additional details of visits of Britieh officers to American merchantmen in the Gulf. The instances now on record of this sort of interference with our commerce amount to thirty- two. It is rare that a vessel arrives from the Wes: Indies without reporting acta of insult and aggres- sion committed by the British squadron. It is stated that Lord Napier bas despatched a messenger to the British Admiral commanding on the West India station, informing him of the feeling that exists bere with regard to the condact of the British cruisers, aud the measures that have been taken by our gevernment. The despatches sent to the Ad miral are not, as has been stated, in the natare of Instructions, but simply suggestions for his guidance until the British government can be heard from. The Admiral was at Bermuda on the 18th ult. with his flagship, the Indus, and the steamer Devastation. At last accounts no time had been fixed for his de- parture for Halifax. The recent intelligence from Central Americajof ‘the successful intrigues of Ruropean agents with the native politicians and speculators against American interests, has, it appears, aroused the administration. Steps are speedily to be taken to bring these, vacil- Isting repnblics to terms. Our Washington correspondent states that the New Granadian Minister has received information that the lower house of the New Granadian Con- gress has disagreed to the amendments to the Cass Herrau treaty adopted by the Senate, and that the treaty as agreed upon by the negotiators had passed the first reading. A letter from Porto Praya states that the sloop-of- war Dale arrived at that place on the llth of April from Monrovia, with eighty cases of fever on board. Only one death is mentioned, that of Lieut. T. Lee Walker, who died on the passage and was baried at Porto Praya. Advices fram Washington Territory, dated at Camp Simeahmoo, on 6th of April, represent that an unpleasant feeling existe between the men em ployed in the United States Commissioner's office and the soldiers in camp, which leads to personal collision now andthen. The causes which lead to this need investigation by government. The alleged attempted abdaction of a slave from Norfolk last week, caused great excitement in that city. On Friday evening a public meeting was held, and resolutions passed ordering a man named Mott and another named William Danenberg, said to be agents of abolitionists, to leave the city within twenty-four hoars, under penalty of a coat of tar and feathers. The offenders immediately complied with the requirements of the public. At Petersbarg & vessel called the Keziah has been seized with five men on board. The people there are in great ex citement about these occurrences. The recent action of several of the ward school trustees in stopping the reading of the Bible in the schools is creating much excitement among the Order of United Americans, who are all Protestants, and who are pledged to upholding the’ Bible on. der all circumstances. In order to test the feeling of the members of the Order, a meeting of delegates which was called by the Grand Chancery, from all the chapters, was held last night at the Chancery room, No. 267 Bowery. Over sixty delegates were Present, and they represented only a portion of the chapters. Arch Grand Sachem Simeon Baldwin occupied the chair. The meeting was a secret one, and the evening was spent in devising ways and means to arouse the public sentiment against this alleged attempt of the Romanists to get control of the public schools. Without doing anything very definite the convention adjourned, to meet at an early day. It is understood that a general commit- tee of the American Protestant Association is also organized for the aame purpose. A meeting of the members of the Ladies’ Moot Makers’ Union took place last evening, at 208 Cen. tre street, George Hilliott, the President, presiding. ‘The executive committee reported that they have drawn up an address to the bosses and the opera tives, which they intend to publish, with a view of leading to a reform for the benefit of both parties. A discussion arose as to the propriety of having it Published when the low condition of the fands of the essoclation are taken into consideration. Some of roadway —Leorurs sy Lous BGNBe CHEATRE Groa¢way—Tus Macey the speakers eugaeeted that a committee be app nat ed to vinit all the shoemekers in the city, and urge however, taken. shoemakers of New York at the Fourteenth Ward Hotel last evening, Mr. Charles McCarthy, Prea- dent, inthe chair. S-veral speeches were delivered, and an address, from a committee appointed to draw it op, was presented, urging the necessity for # strong combination among the cordwainers to resixt any encroachment on their mghts and to muintain such prices as would be considered fair remanera*ion for their labor, 90 28 to raise themselves to a leve! with their fellow tradeamen throughout the Union. The addres was carried by sacciamation, and the meeting 620n after adjourned. The Board of Councilmen were in session last evening, and transacted an unusually largo amount of routixe business, The Comptroller was directed to pay the ewployés engaged by the Superintendent of Wharves, &c., under Charles Deviio, providing the sum does not exceed $1,500. The Street Com missioner was instructed to advertise all work in his department that was ordered by the Common Coan- cil. A resolation calling upon the owners of the fer-y from Peck slip to 130th street, East river, to run their boate on Sandays, was referred to the Committee on Ferries. Mr. Brady offered a resolution, which was adopted, requesting the Comptroller to report the name of the perion acting ander the authority of the Finance De partment in the collection of market fees at Wash ington market, also if faithful returns of the moneys received from the let of May, 1857, to the present time, have been made. In accordance with a sag- gestion of the Mayor, a resolution was offered and laid over, appropriating $2,000 to Mr. Valentine, the Clerk of the Common Council, to compile city ordi- nuances. A resolution appropriating $545 for the ex- penses incurred by the Common Council in extend- ing the hospitalities of the city to Mohammed Pa- chs, was adopted. A report of the Finance Com- mittee in favor of donating $1,500 to to the New York Infirmary for Indigent Women and Children, was adopted. The Board adjourned, to meet on Fri- day next at six o'clock The special committee of the Board of Health, appointed to examine and inquire into the condition of the large milk establishments where the cows are fed on swill, and report their views concerning them, held a meeting yesterday, and received the testimony of seven or eight parties, most of whom are employed about the stables at the foot of West Sixteenth street, regarding that establishment. Little, however, was developed by the process through which the witneases went, and the commit- tee adjourned till Wednesday afternoon, when the inquiry into the management and condition of the milk depots will be resumed. The Committee on Streets of the Board of Coun- cilmen held another meeting yesterday in relation to the extending of Albany street through Trinity churchyard. Charles Whiting, as counsel for the parties in favor of the extension, replied to the argu- ments advanced by F.R. Tilloa at the preceding meeting of the committee, and then argued that the extension of the street is a public neceasity. The Committee on Railroads of the Board of Coun- cilmen held a meeting yesterday to hear the parties interested in licensing small city cars. The Presi. dents of the Second and Third avenues and the Secretary of the Sixth avenue railroads were pre sent and argued that it would be unfair to tax the city cars, for various reasons. The course the com- mittee intend to adopt in the matter is not yet known, but they will not hold another public meet- ing to consider the subject. The Excise Commissioners met yesterday, and passed a resolution to the effect that a communica- tion be forwarded to Mayor Tiemann and the Metro- politan Police Commissioners requesting them to consult as to the best method of having the new ex- cise law respected and obeyed. They were also en- gaged for afew minutes discussing the subject of Horace Greeley’s connection with the law, and ar- rived at the conclusion that they would like to hear him speak on the subject before the Board. The Committee on Public Health of the Board of Health held a meeting yesterday, and considered petitions for the removal of sundry public nuisances. They agreed to visit the fat melting houses at tho foot of East Forty fifth street, the offal melting es tablishment at the foot of West Tenth street, and several sunken lots on Eightyseventh street, be- tween Third and Fourth avenues, after which they will make ont their report as to whether it would be jndicious for the Board to permit their continuance. The cotton market yesterday was inactive, as dealers wore waiting later foreign news. The sales embraced about 600 = 600 bales, closing at about 11%c, while some small lots were reported at about iyo. loss, There. was very little good to prime straight lines pressing on the market, bolders being disposed to hold back in the present condition of the market. Flour was heavy and irregular, apd the lower grades wore easier. The sales, bowever, were to a fair extent, both for home use and for export. Wheat was active and in good export demaad, with free sales at rates given tn another columo. Corn ‘was in good demand and firmer, the chief sales being ocn Oped toWestern mixed. Pork was firmer, with sales of moss at $17 76 a $17 00, and prime at $14 25. Sugars were ratnor firmer, -Tre stock of bhd. amounts to about 33.064 against £9,028 at this time last year, and 18,171 boxes agaiom 23,125, 16,300 bags against 12,000, and 3,692 bhds. mo- Indo againet 17 668 last year. Coflee was steady, with sales cf 2,000 bags Rio, ex Union, at private terms, and 450 bage St. Domingo at 9c. The stock oovsisted of 41,710 begs 8nd 1,400 mats. Freights were steady at about last week's quotations. ‘The Unantmity of Feeling Aguinst the British ee ‘War Possible, and Not to be jared, The feeling against the exercise of the right of search by the Britirh cruisers—or, an they wish to call it, the right of visit—upon our ships, is becoming dally stronger throughout the coun- try; and though it bas already surpassed in in- tensity and unanimity what even the most ultra anticipated, there are abundant signs that it is still on the increase. Every new instance of outrage produces @ new and mofe violent out- burst of public sentiment. The Senate is sin- gularly unanimous in its opinions; the municipal wnthorities and public corporations are begin- ning to dircuss the matter; and popular meet- ings are springing up on every side to evince the popular feeling. An occasional effort is made by the British interests among the merchants, and the fanatical faction among the politicians, to aetuage the excitement; but it prodaces no effect. The public feeling is strong everywhere that this question must be settled, and that now is the time to settle it, even if it mast be done by @ war. In view of this state of feeling here, it behooves us to examine the position of matters in England. There we find the “outs,” led by the hungriest of the pack— Palmerston—foreing crisis upon the Derby Ministry, and rendering its fall a pomible thing. Its only chance for safety is a dissola- tion of Parliament if defeated there, and an appeal to the country. We have already dis. cussed the probabilities of euch a course, and now we should look at the other postible con. tingency. If Lord Derby has not the pluck to appeal to the country, he must go out and give place to Palmerston, the originator of the ex- isting difficulties This makes a curious com- plication of the question between the two coun. trice, Palmerston may not recede from the po- sition he took against us Inst fall in issuing hie instructions to the British cruisers; and as he is backed by Louis Napoleon and the absolatist theories of the Continent, instead of disayvowing them to aid in the eurrying out of the measures fur the benefit of the trade, No definite action was, There was & meeting of the men’s branch of the NEW YORK HERALD, TUESDAY, JUNE 1, 1858. and stopping these outrages, he may pat on an impudent front and prees bis demand. It iewell known that Louis N. and Telmerston bave long sympathized and labored togetber against the progress of liberal ideas in the world, aod particularly in Europe, and that they look upon the United States as the con- stant propagaodist of freedom and the alti- wate destroyer ot the monarchical theories of the Ord World, unless their union be first destroyed. They are constantly seeking for the wrans of thwarting our progress, either by op- powing ond misrepresenting us in other coun- tries, or by endeavoring to foment sec- Hovel discord here. The mew schemes of Monsieur Belly in Central America are evidence of this fact, for Belly’s plans were forged long before Palmerston was driven from office; and with the intense entente cordiale existing between hini and the French Emperor, be could bat have been made aware of them. Should Palmerston, therefore, sacceed in re- turning to office in England, it is not at all improbable that these two crusaders against tiberty may undertake a campaiga against the United States, Such an event asa naval war with Eogland, or even with England and France—and no other ¢ben a pavul war is within the bouads of probability—would not only alter the entire condition and policy of the United States, but would cheage the face of the whole world. Its but would be called upon to meet the requisi- tions of a great and active war. This we could do with case, for we possess within ourselves or in our immediate vicinity every soil and cli- mate, and every element and skill requisite for the moet immense production, Grains and meats for food, cotton and wool for raiment, iron aud coal for mechanical appliances, gold and silver for trade, sugar and coffee for luxury, salts and alkalies for the arts, and our inveo- tive faculty and energy of enterprise for their employment equal to every possible emergency. Home production would be increased a thousand fold. Sbut us out from the Earopean markets for only a short season, and we would show to them tbat we need neither their skill, their labor, nor their cepital, to attain even the very higbeet purposes of production and enjoyment But the immense industrial impulse that a vaval war with England would give to us, is not, by any means, the whole effect it would produce. Close our markets for a short season to Esgland and France, and they would lose at once one-third of their entire foreign trade, and one balf of the elements ef their industry, which they do not and cannot produce. Such anevent would deprive the powers of Western Europe of the greater part of their means of revenue, and of paying the interest on their enormous debts; and produce a social and political revolation in every country there, upheaving the very foun- dations of society in all of them except Rassia, which possesses almost the same elements of self eustepance as ourselves. The political results of such a war would be even more vast than its industrial effecta’ The first effect upon the United States would be to heal all our sectional disputes, and setthousands st work developing our coal, iron, silver, gold, wheat and other natural productions, and manipulating them for adaptation to use. Then our five millions of tons of ship- ping would be driven home, and turned at once into a volunteer navy, tocruise upon every sea. As in the Mexican war we saw two hundred thousand volunteers offered to the President in six weeks, so should we see, then, five hundred thousand men offered, ready to march and take possession of every harbor on the continent ard its adjacent islands, frem Greenland to the isthmus of Panama. Before the firet year of war had expired, we should find ourrelves in possession of Canada, Cuba, Ja- maica, St. Domingo, Mexico and Central Ame- rica. All of these would bring new sources of supply, open new avenues of industry and in- ternal trade, and augment the fountains of our strength, while their accession to our Union would seoribly diminish the strength of the Ka- ropean Powers. When the war ended, it would «xhibit results similar to those of the Crimean struggle, but on a vaster scale. We should come out of it first in the world, as Francecame out of the Eastern war first in Earope. No ove can foretell what may be the results of the present irritation of the public mind here against England, and of the political complica- tions there. A naval war is not the most im- probable result, and every reflecting man must see that it is far from being a very undesirable thing to this country. It may be that it is one of the inscrutable designs of Providence for working out the truce and manifest destiny of thie great republic. Tux Postmaster Geena, axD mms Iv- proven Internal Maw. Facu.rrmes.—Postmas- ter General Brown is evidently a practical business man in his department, and is working earnestly to bring up its extensive and complicat- ed machinery to the demands of the day. For ex- ample, it appears that while our Southern Boba- dils and Bombastes Furiosos were discharging their surplus gas and gaaconede at their late mis-called Southern Commercial Convention in Alabama, another convention of a totally dif- ferent character was in session at Chattanooga, Tenneesee, at which the following matter-of-fact and practical rerolutions were adopted, to wit:— jesse Migplesippt Contral, and Ni Gpionne,’ Secbown, 20d poles wd ¥ i the ebortest aod most practicable route for the of the great Southern mail with the line to ia via Tebvaptepec; and we most faliy ask thas the It farther appears, that acting upon these practical suggestions, the Postmaster Gencral promptly took the matter in hand, hay- ing the evidence placed before him that by the route indicated mall ing had been brought from New Orleans to Warhington “in the incredible time of four days and a few hours.” And to chow that this was not ® fancy performance, the company concerned offered to carry the mail between the pointa mentioned, within the time atated, for a whole year, under contract; and with the expiration of the year to put on a double daily mail, to be carried between New York and New Orleans in seventy-five hours. Four days between New York and New Or- Jeans will be a clear saving of three days as compared with the old jog trot slow coach sys effects in a material point of view upon this country would be most extraordinary. Our ex- ternal commerce stopped, our domestic industry would receive an unparalleled impulse. Not only would our artisans and manufacturers bave to supply the ordinary domestic demand, tem left to his successor by Postmaster Gearral Compbell, Of course, this le very mach dae to the completion of connecting railroads; but it is much more due to the promptitade with which Gen. Brown bas appropriated to the ser- vice of the department those incr eased facilities. In this connection, also, a contract has beea entered into with Emile Lasdre, of Loulsians, for the transportation of the mails twice a moth, via Tebuantepec, to San Francisco, within fourteen days from New Orleans. This arrangement, however, is stoutly resisted by the Sloo party ; but we oare very little whether this or that company of speculators shall secure the job, eo that the great object of the Post- master General be attained—whiok is the ehort- ening of the mail time between New York and San Francieco some five or six days, In behalf of the public, and eepeoially of the great commercial community of this metropo- lie, we cordially approve and commend these movements of General Brown for this great Proposed reduction of the mail time between the commercial centre of the continent acd the commercial centre of our Pacific coast. At the eome time we would appeal to the Postmaster General in behalf of our transatlantic mail steamebip lines, At this crisis, particalarly, and in view of the many doubtful contingencies of the future, touching our relations with Eng- land and France, it would be wise to sustain liberally our transatlantic’ ocean mail lines. Without the support of the goveroment they must surrender the field to England; but with a Proper mail allowance from the treasury they may prove, and at no distant day, to be worth five times over all outlays upon them in their usefulness in the military eervice of the coua- try. As a sagacious and pradent statesman, the Postmaster General, at this juncture, cannot fail to appreciate the wisdom of securing and encouraging every available auxiliary to our scanty navy, in view of the possible contingen- cies of war. M. Felix Belly and his Actecedents, The new representative of French iaterests in Central America—as the publio are by this time generally aware—is Monsieur Felix Belly, a literary man and political theorist who has been raised by the Emperor to some political station. We gave in a recent paper an accouat of the arrival of this Monsiear Belly in Costa Rica, and of the successful inauguration, with the aid of an excellent French cook and a good deal of post prandial oratory, of the Belly style of diplomacy in that part of the world. Thus far, it seems, the Central Americans ace charm ed with the Belly system, which strikes them as equally new, practical and pleasing: persons are not wanting who predict that this talkative Frenchman and his cook are going to revolu- tienize the political system of Central America, and to cast into the shade allthe efforts of for- mer diplomatista, However this may be, it is certain that M. Belly is in Central America, scheming actively to advance what he considers to be the interests of France ; and, hence, his former opinions are of some importance. We beg thercfore to refer the public to an article written by this same M. Felix Belly, and published in the Paris Revue Contemporaire, just two years ago; which article undertakes to explain to the people of France the unjust, deceitful, and outrageous conduct pursued by the United States in their relations with the several States of Central America. The article was written and printed at the time of the enlistment difficulty between Great Britain and the United States. M. Belly took occasion, as an ally of Great Britain, to de- nounce the “arrogant pretensions” put forth by this country in its dealings with Great Britain in reference to the enlistment matter, and inti- mate that the policy pursued by the government, jndioial authorities, and the public generally in the United States, was the fruit of inherent mean, narrow, and bigoted prejudice against England, and corrupt sympathy for Rosia. Mr. Crampton wassent beck to his own country, secording to this French authority, not because he had violated our laws and insulted our gov- ernment and our national Legislature, but be- cause that government had begua to act in so @sgraceful » manner that the eye of this honcet Triehman was # perpetual reproach to them, and Pierce and Marcy had to send him home for shame’s sake. Just so is the Central American question viewed. M. Belly considers that the graeping American nation have behaved invarisbly like “aband of bnocancers” In their dealings with the Central American States. He tells the story of Lopez, and intimates that it reveals tho “immorality” which characterises the Ameri- can people. He lashes himself into fury at the thought that our “filibusters have left their traces from Behring’s Straits to Cape Horn, from the West Indies to Polynesia;” and very natu- rally observes that such conduct gives the lie to every principle of honor. He draws pictures of the whole American nation dancing round the feaste of the buccancer Walker, while “the confederates Wite and Wanderbilt poured forth their gold to appease the rapacity of the Ame. rican eagle.” He declares with sorrow that “the model republic is marching away into barbarism ;” a little more rope, and it will be too late even for the civilizing deepot of France to step in and reclaim us with Belly at his right hand. On the whole, Monsieur Belly considers that the case is one which cannot be passed over in silenee. Were there no interests involved bat thore of the United States, that foolish and mis- guided nation might very properly be left to find its own level, and to reap the just penalty of its atrocious crimea—there would be a whole- some justice in leaving us to find our own chas- tisement. And if no one was concerned but ourselves, Belly would rather approve this mode of dealing with us; he is a philosopher, and knows the value of self-carned penalties and spontaneous self-accusation and remorse. But unhappily this is not 60. The world is con- cerned. Monsieur Belly has countrymen who in the eminent capacities of cooks, barbers and fiddlers, are ecattered throughout Central Ame- rica. Shall they be abandoned to the ruthless hand of the miserable buccancers of the reck less republic of the North? Forbid it, Belly. Enrope, says this French diplomatist, is just now enaged (the article was written in 1856), in laying down the law to a refractory and am- bitious potentate of that continent. Why should not the same Powers pursue a like course with regard to this overgrown, unmanageable, selfish and egotistical republic of the United States? “These are rights,” says he, “ which we are bound to protect as part of our Christian inhe. ritance;”’ and these rights will soon compel as to interfere between the United States and their neighbors, and to reecue the civilization of Now Granada from the overflowing barbarism of the Yankees, This is the conclusion and drift of the article. It fa, in fact, a long tirade of abuse against this country, winding up with an intimation—whiok present circumstances would almost make ono regard as eemi-official—that the sotive inier- ference of France and England ia Central America is urgeatly demanded. The fuct that M. Belly wrote this over bis own signature in 1856, ard that he has just been appointed French Minister to Central Amerioa, may shed some tight on French desigus in tbat quarter of the globe. One thing we will venture toa-sare M. Bolly and his masters. The more he does for France, the more he undertakes to advance what he considers French interests, and the more he tries to alter the etate of things now existing in Central America, the more trouble his master will have, the more money it qill cost France, and the more humble pie some one will bave to eat some day, when destiny ac- complishes its itable work. ‘The Recenatz notion of tme Uppectition Forces— ‘Tee Rump of the Kaew Nothing Faction tn Glotton. -With our latest telegraphic advices from Washington we furnish oar readers to-day, full length, the now manifesto of the rump of the Southern Know Nothing faction for the organi- zation of a great “People’s Party of the Union.” It will be seen, however, at a glance, that this new admixture of political priaciples ig nothing more than the old repudiated Phila- delpbia K. N. prescription, elightly dilated with swill milk and lukewarm water.’ It is a dish of balderdash, moonshine, humbug and affected piety, purity asd patriotism, which no man but a regular Aminadab Steck, with a dark lantern bebind him, can read with the sanctimonious na- sal twang to which the subject is eutitled. A more miserable composition of political pra- dery, cant, stuff and twaddle we have no recol- lection of reading during the last forty years, Itis somewhat remarkable, too, that while Meeers. Crittenden, Humpbrey Marehall, Win. ter Davis, and euch of the shining lights of the South American brotherhood, have been en. gaged st Washington in this new plan for a great “‘people’s party,” ignoring the nigger en- tirely—it is somewhat remarkable, we say, that, away up yonder at Buffalo, Millard Fillmore, through his right hand man—General Gusta- vus Adolpbus Scroggs—should be building a new Buffulo platform for the opposition forces of all factions, with nothing but the nigger, “bleeding Kansas,” the “slave power’ and the “slave oligarchy” to stand upon. Leaving the parties concerned, how- ever, to account for this remarkable discrepancy between the Know Notbings at Washington and their brethren at Baffalo, we proceed to the broader question of the true policy of the op- position for 1860. Gen. Wilson, in a late speech in the Senate, and Mr. Sherman, in a recent speech in the House, on government expenditures, retrench- ment and reform, have hit the nail upon the head. Mr. Buchanan is not responsible for the crushing effects upon the country and the trea- sury of the late financial revulsion; nor is he responsible for that public nuisance of Mormon- dom and other expensive legacies inherited from poor Pierce and his predecessors. And yet, let it be made apparent in 1860 that the expendi- tures of Mr. Buchanan’s administration have been exceedingly large for the peace establich- ment, and that the pockets of the people are suffering, and must continue to suffer, uader such a state of things; and let the opposition factions combine upon one candidate, for a change, for retrenchment and reform, and the democracy will just as surely go to the wall as in 1840, The lessons of the past are the best admoni- tions for the future. Since 1828, whenever the nigger question was out of the way, the money question has ruled the roast. The first election of General Jackson was secured upon the cry of “retrenchment and reform.” A horrible dis- cloeure of the corrupt condition of the adminis- tration of John Quincy Adams was the fatal parcel which broke the camel's back. Tobias Watkins, an accounting officer of the Treasury Department at Washington, was found to be a defaulter, or in a deficiency of four thousand dollars ($4,000) to the government. The whole country was roused to indignation, and this an- heard of crime of Watkins was punished with the expulsion of the whole administration to which he was attached. Of course at this day Thurlow Weed, the Chevalier Webb and Orsa- mus Benajah Matteson would consider four or five thousand a mere enack; but poor Watkins flourished when the expenses of the goverament were less than thirteen millions a year. In 1832 the country was too flush of fands and bank accommodations and speculations, and too full of the bank monster, to interfere with Old Hickory; and in 1836 the opposition forces were divided upon too many candidates to do anything, or to expect anything, and the revulsion had not yet come. But in 1837 it did come, and in 1840 it swept Van Buren and the democracy out of power with the force of atornado. In 1841, the money question being adjusted, the nigger was brought into the foreground, and being on the popular side of the nigger issue—the annexa- tion of Texas—the democracy slipped in their candidate by the skin of his teeth. In 1848, the opposition rallied upon Gen. Taylor, sinking the nigger as much as possible, and old Zach was elected. In 1852 the feeblenees of Mr. Fill- more’s administration and the nigger heresies of Sewardism brought the democracy again into power with a tremendous rebound; bat in 1856, having carried the nigger a little too far to the north of Mason and Dixon, they escaped a crushing defeat through the assistance of Mr. Fillmore and his dark lantern. In 1860, it is now evident, the nigger question will be out of the way; and evident, too, that the policy of the opposition will be a battle upon the money question, and for retrenchment and reform. But as yet they are allatsesn, They have not @ single candidate in the field upon whom they can combine, nor have they indicated any programme beyond that of Mesara, Wilson and Sherman, upon which republicans, Know Nothings and fishy democrate, North and South, can possibly coalesce. From all the signs of the times, the odds are decidedly in favor of two or three opposi- tion candidates and platforms in 1860. The rump of the Know Nothings are asking too high a price for their stock in trade, and there will probably be no sale. Vator or tae Ariantic Tensorarn.—If the Atlantic telegraph was in operation orders could have been transmitted by the English government to the Admiral of the British West India fleet in three days, and the outrages on American veeeels stopped at once. Now alx weeks’ time is required for the same eervice, and meanwhile there may be a collision that will involve the two nations in a long and bloody war. THE LATEST NEWS. IMPORTANT FROM WASHINGTON. War Virtually Declared Against Pa- raguay. Debate im the Senate on the British Outrages, The Central American Republics to be Brought to Terms, Action of the on the Cass- Interesting Know Nothing Political Hanifeste, &e., &o., ko. Our Spectal W Despaton. BFFSOT OF THE REOMNT NBWS FROM OONTUAL aun. 3iCa—BOW THE 0488-HSBRAN TEBATY STawes 14 THE NEW GRANADIAN OONGBRSS-THE BUMP OF THE OLD KNOW NOTHING PARTY IN MOLLOR— THBIR PHILADBLPSia PLATFORM BEHASHOu oF WAPHINOTON AS THE Basi8 FOR “A PRorue’t PastY,’ UNDSR THE LIGHT OF TH DAKK Law TRAN, BTO., BTC. ‘Wasawaron, Mey 31, 1868, ‘The State Department bas no news from C.ewel America beyond that published in the Hurat> §= Tout ia- toll'gence bas aroused the determinate not to be hum- bogged any longer by the trifing conduct of the email re- Pubiice there. It is believed that tue State Daparvmeat bas arcady informed ecme of their represeatatives 10 tut effect, and will notfy others. The misorarie ehuilliag of theee weak peopic, under the icflueace of forega w- tigves, will po lopger be endared. News bas beem received at the New Granade Legation from Brgote to April 26th. The convention botweee tee United States and New (Gravada, which bad bese amnaded. im the Sevate, bad passed the first readirg in the Gouseef Reprecentatives with the Sevate amendments etr crea out, leaving the convesticn as negotiaed between Movers. Ouse and Herren. The Senate had seot, according to the form Of proceecing in these cases, a speeker from its voty te argue the amendments before the Huse. Probsbiy tee two boures will meet together to vote on the questiea, The reeult is uncertain. All apprehension of revolution had passed away. The following pronwnciami-nto bas been placed in my hands asthe platform for « new political party, ts be called tbe “Peopie’s Party of the Union” You wiil per. Cetve at once that it is the work of the rump of ths late Know Nothing Jack o’-lantern party. ihe leaders ta tais movement are eush distinguisbed lights of the americun Order as Mr. Crittenden, Humphrey Marshall, Winter De- vis, and Gilmer of North Carelina The meaning ef afl this bigh eousding clap trap is, that these geatiomoa, aew finding themselves outeide of any healtby org sais ction, wish to take the initiative in recrgaa ziog their acatiored forces, 80 a8 to be able to put themssives in a good pe sition for an advantageous fusion with the repa>licass. che romp of the Know Nothing faction has no notioa of boing absorbed without something toehow for it. Here is their mazifesto :— PROPORAL FOR THE KATABLISUMENT OF 4 POLITICAL PARTY, TO ‘BE CALLED “* THR PEOPLE'S PARTY OF THE UNION.’’ All discerning men must bave perceived, and all cea- ecieptious men must admit, thet, owing to various ceases, some of which have been operating for yours, and ethers of which are of but recent origin, there is a0 prittioal party now existing among us, co extensive with the repab- lo, everywhere asserting and malotalning the same pe litical principles, and free alike from sectiooalism ead cor- ruption. The recessity for such a party is evident, aad enhgbtened patriots are everywhere acknowlodg ng tt. Corruption is widely diffused among us, and there is se one of the party organizations now existing capeble of stemming oF correcting it—no one in regard to which there do pot extet mistrust and dissatisfaction in the puke mind of the country. Sectional prejadice has grown and strevgthened greatiy Of late tp the two opposite sections of the confederacy. The appetite for cilicial spoils seems to have become the ruling passion, and « spirit of blind partisanship very widely to prevail and govern. Respect aad effection for the institutions of our fathers are rapidly giving way {to contempt for the government aod lars and to the most alarming spirit of anarchy and lawiese- ness. The government is in process of contracting an enormous national debt, whilst tho high and essential purposes of all free government are almost entirely dis- regarded. There are good men and true, enlightened patriots, re- specters of law and lovers of the Usion to be found im the North, the South, the East and the West, whom is is im the bighest degree desirahje to draw inte fraternal union and efficient co-operation for the weeding oat of corruption, the reformation of abuses, the restoraiea of healthful conservative spirit im the public councils, aad the maintenance of the Union iteclf upon ite own original princtples. ‘With a view to these ends, therefore, we, heretofore members of the various political parties into whio& the American people are divided, do resoive and declare car determination to cetablish, and furthor, with all oar ener- gies, @ political party, to be called “The People’s Party of tho Union;” and we heartily invite all patriotic citizess to unite and co operate with us upon the following DECLARATION OF PRINCIPLES 2. We are ip favor of unlimited freedom io religion, dis- connected from politics; of protection for all poputer rights, and of more toorvughly popalariziog oar govera- ment by making the cifices of Presiveot and Vice Presi- dept clect.ve by a direct vote of the peopie. 8. For the pretection of the daliot box, we are in favor —First, Of prevevting the landing upon oer shores of fe- 4. We are cpposed to civil or military office being held by any one uncer our government bot @ citizen of the bor dj ect of primary importance, th bt" As ano! cy at "eo opt. tion msy be duly corghtened, wi io favor. of oe moting general difusion of knowledge, by educetional lomituuons, free to ail, without distincuoa of creed or perv not subjected to any sectarian relbgtous influence, tained 3 from which the Bible shal! not be exciaded 6. The Union must be preserved, the Coostitation maie- ‘and the supremacy of the inws enforced. 7. We aro opposed to ail intervention by Congress im matters appertaining solely to the individual States; aod {0 ail legis'ation on the part of individual Ya the proaperty an Bappiness of other vo the earlier days of tho repar- lic, by citizens of the Uoited |, who are permaccet eo , Under such neoafui rules and reguia- Congrenmonal le- gislation of cause for sectional agiiation, aod of the reaw. ration and preservation of fraternal harmony boiweea every portion of our country, bot just con eesoan ty the righ 8 and Interoeta of eacd, in that spirit of ¢mpromine and true conservatiem which influence’ the fou E53 Ll Address,” and by which, at various times, I conaition of the Union, when threatened, has necured. 10. Wo aro in favor of retrenchment and reform in the expente- and 0! @ strict economy in the administration of the government. 11. We are ip favor of the widest diffusion of American Civilization apd inteiigence with « fair and just oxtensen of our od free inatitutions. 12. We are in favor of an elevated and thoroughly Ame- rican pationalitr, to be exempiitied Saree ae we woale build ap “Tue Provin's Party ov ms Usrow? apon the princi; hereinbefore stated, esc! all sectional qnestions, uniting upon these jay. |, and admitting into said party all citizens openly avow the principles, opinions and policy eet forth in the foregoing declaration. From the Isthmus the Navy Department ts informed that Lieut. Cash, United States marine corps, of the Sara bac, Purser Jackton, of the Vandalis; Carpenter Thomas,