The New York Herald Newspaper, July 2, 1858, Page 4

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Krening—Jxssig WwATON, WOOD's EU'LDING. 641 and 563 Broad’ @oewas, Dances &c —Panonama or rae Huson Biven, MECUANTC# HAY 47% Rroadway—Brv ans’ Wieerhais —Nuceo Bones amp Busse ‘aves—Bos Bivcuy Festay a1. — 44 BBOADWAY- Marr. Prei’s Caurnett, Mensteers— AX MBLODUKS AND 1/4NCFS—BON LON ASSEMBLY New York, Fiaay, July 2, 1858. BAILé VOR EUROPE. Wee New Vers Beraid—Masuva for Aurope, ‘The steamship Vanderbilt, Capt Lefevre, will leave this port to morrow at on. for Southampton and Havre. The Europea: matis will clese in this city at half past 1p Europe — ‘The News. Our special correspondence from Utah, published to-day, furnishes a most important account of af- fairs at Camp Scott. The soldiers are in excellent condition and perfect discipline. Several discon- and described th-ir sufferings as fearful. The forti fications near the Echo canon, relied on for the de- fence 0? the Mormon cxpital, are miuately described by our correspondent lastrated by diagrams. ‘The exodus of the M s towards the south con- tinues. We publish «\so some highly interesting documents re!ative to Mormonism and the Mormons, which will well repay perusal—among others a mi- | nutely detailed description of all the Mormon settle- | ments in Utah, carefully prepared for our columns. Very litle is known about that Territory, except the vicinity of the Great Sait Lake valley. We give aleo a very curious history of the Mormon Bible, by which it appears that Joc Smith first endeavored to induce Thurlow Weed, then publishing the Anti- Masonic Inquirer at Rochester, to print his Bible; but Thurlow, not liking the prophet’s secarity, was afraid the speculation would not pay, so he declined. Tt wae subsequently printed by Egbert B. Grandin, of the Palmyra Sentinel, at thet town, in 1829, and the job was paid for bya fanatical farmer named Harris. Smith pretended to have dag up the plates on which the book was inscribed on a bill near the town of Manchester, N. Y., in obedience to a vision from the Lord. The plates were alleged to have been buried there by the lost tribe of Nephi. The prophet's mode of translating them is curiously de- scribed. The Committee of the Common Council on the removal of President Monroe's remains held their final meeting yesterday. A communication was read from Collector Schell announcing that the fede- ral government had placed the services of the steam revenue cutter Harriet Lane at the disposal of the Committee of Virginians to assist in the removal of the remains to Virginia. A resolution was passed requesting all the public offices in the city to be closed at twelve o'clock to-day, and during the time that the procession is moving through the city. The Chamber of Commerce met yesterday, but did no business of importance in consequence of the thin attendance. Mr. Perit urged upon the members the desirsbility of meeting every day, between the hours of twelve and one o'clock, to confer upon such matters as are of genera! interest to merchants. No action, however, was taken upon the proposition. The Police Commissioners met yesterday, and passed a resolution providing for the immediate noti- fication of the offal contractor on the appearance of any dead animals in the streets. The property owners of Murray Hill complained that the ordinance stopping steam below Fourth avenue had not yet been enforced as directed by the Board. Several members of the Board assured the delegation that the ordinance would positively be immediately en- forced. The Excise Commissioners met yesterday, fas asual, and granted storekeepers’ licenses to sevoral parties on condition that they would pay $30 each. They adjourned for one day. ‘The corner stone of the first church for the Swe @enborgian denomination in this city was laid yesterday morning, with appropriate ceremonies, at the site of the church in Thirty-fifth street, near Fourth avenue. We give a full report of the pro- ceedings, including a summary of the Swedenbor- gian doctrines, eleewhere. ‘The case in which Mr. David Wemyss Jobson sucs the editor of the Hanaxp for alleged services was resumed yesterday before Mr. Justice Fonda, when the plaintiff narrated the particulars of his claim, and Dr Putnam testified to the reputation which Mr. Jobson enjoys. We give a report of the pro ceedings. The case is still on. The /bersa, of Madrid, learns from a gentleman who arrived from Gibraltar, that the English have commenced their great works of fortification prin- cipally on the sea shore side, in order to prevent boats from landing on other points than the port. We bave news from Ceylon dated at Colombo on the 10th of May. The Observer of that day says: “The exports of plantation coffee to date are consider- ably in excess of the quantity at the correspoading period lart year; those of native are almost equal ‘There is still some coffee in the Colombo stores, and we trast the weather may favor its curing and dew patch. The weather is more pleasant. The Governor is «till in the interior. The failure of an old established firm—Mesers. James Swan & Co.—is nounced. Their misfortune is attributed to the Tate commercial crises in America and England, aud 8 depreciation in the value of colonial prodace.” We have files from Java to the 10th of April. The nutmeg crop in the different parks in Banda, during the month of January, yielded about 56,264 pounds (Amsterdam) of ants and 9,066 pounds (Amster dam) of mace. The inhabitants of «ome campongs on the south const of Ceram having shown a hostile spirit toward: the government, the Governor of the Moluceas chastised them severely with a strong force which be aseemiied for the purpose. The Board ot Health of New Orleans announced ‘on the 20th ult. two deaths from yellow fever. The corner stone of the Calhoun monument was iaid in Citadel Green, Charleston, on Monday last, with appropriate Masonic and mil tary -erea ynies. | Hon Laurence M. Keitt delivered an oratiua oa the occasion The schooner Cameo, Capt. Easterbrook, from Cardenas for Portland, put into Holmes’ Hoie on Wednesday, the captain having the day previous killed his mate, Charles Miller, of Manchester, N. H., and wounded two of the seamen. He is insane. Tae sales of cotton peaterday ombracad eduut 600 a 800 bales, closing without enimation, while pricss ware uo” changed. Flour wee steady, with tair aslea, ohieily to ta home trace, closing without change in pricee. Wheat was weia to a limited extext—cniefly damaged Mi! wautie at 80c., Chicago spring do at 70c., with salcs ct soucd Cane diem white ut $1 Ct. Corn was firm ané prices cnehanged while sales were moderate. Pork was easier, Dut mora active; megs at $16 289 $16 SS, aad primeatSis40, Lard ‘was firm, with moderate sales, Sugars were abou! ',c. Detier, with sales of 700 » $00 hhds. Cuba asd Porto Rivo, at rates given in apother columa. Coffee waa sioady, with alee of abont 900 bags Kio—part of the cargo per Aorace— at 16%¢¢., four months, smd 100 do. at lOc. Java was more firmly held. Freight ecgagements were moderate, incloding wheat in bags to Liverpovl at ('40. a 4c; floer at 1s. 13d. @ 1s. 3d. To London 1,000 bbls. oll qace wero taken at 1a. 94. , and tem tous do. at 178. 6d, The Right of Sea:ch Quistion—No Coucesslon Made by Lud Maimesbary. We have been for some time contending, in op- position to the outgivings of the “well infurmod” circles at Washington, the pompous state- ments of the official organs there, and the ready arquiescence of a thoughtless press throughout the country, that our great issne with England in regard to the immurity of American ships at sea from search in time of peace is not settled. Strenuous efforts have been made to lull the public mind to sleep on this subject by the most fallacious assurances, while the terma of the settlement claimed to have been made have been sedulously withheld from the public eye. Our private sources of information, both at Wasbirgton and in London, warned us of the danger into which we were running, and ad- vised us to give no heed to the statements s0 officiourly put forward. We analyzed, too, the firet revelations on the ficor of the British Par liament, and showed how they conflicted with the idea that a settlement had been attained. We insisted upon it that the public men and journalists of Great Britain were endeavoring to invalidate the testimony of our captains about the recent outrages, and to lead the ques- tion off to a false issue about piracy and the elave trade. We showed that their belief was that we would be content to take our satisfaction out in talk, bluster aud buncombe. We insisted upon it that the United States “did not want a simple apology from Lord Malmesbury and a fictitious order to discontinue British visits to American ships in time of peace,” for we have bushels of these on file at the State Department now. Yet this is all that has been attained now; and no man canread the statements made ia the British House of Commons on the 18th of June last, published in full in our issue yester- day, and believe fora moment that this ques- tion is settled. What is revealed is the Britieh interpretation of the letter written by General Cass on the 10th of April, showing how our Secretary of State bas put his foot in it, and that if our government accept that interpretra. tion it is we that concede the righ: of search to England, and abandon the ground we have held for sixty years past—ground on which we have fought with the penand sword against the ia- solent pretensions of England. Here is the part of General Cass’ letter which the British Under Secretary of State puts forward us the ground upon which England will settle the question of the right of search:— A merchant vessel upon the hich seas is protected b; ber rationa: character. He wno forcioly enters her ph so cpon bis own responsibility. Undounted’y, if a ves- fol assume & pationel character to which she it vet en- titled, and is sailing under faixe colors, she cannot be protected by this assumption of @ patiovality tv wbich abebesnocaim. As the identity of a persen mua be Getermived by the officer beariag 4 procese for bis arrest, ANC OeterMiLes at the Fikk Of sucb offlver, so must the pational icentity of @ vessel be determined at the Nike bazard to who, doubtwa the flag ehe dis pies, searches her to ascertain ber true character. there, no doubt, may be circumstances which would go far to mealify oon anation would have a right to make for such a viclation of tts smereignty. If the board ing cficer had just grounds for suspicion, and deported him. self with propriety in the performance of his task, downy no anjury, and peaceably retiring when sati-fied of has errar, no nation would Make such an act the su'ject of sertous re clamatuen. This concedes all that England has ever claimed. She never asked for more than per- mission to bring to and visit American vessels on her own reeponsibility ; and she bas, within the past few years, dismissed reveral officers from her navy on complaint of the United States, but has never ceased the practice of search. We have uot complained that the British searching officer was not polite—we have complained that they should bourd our veseels at all in time of peace; yet Gen. Cass concedes tbat if the British boarding officer bas surpicion, is polite, and retires peaceah'y, “no nation would make such an act the subject of serious reclamation.” American statesmen uuve not been arguing, and the American people have not been ready to fight at any time, for the last fifty years, to make British naval officers polite to our merchant captains; but they have endeavored to assert the immunity of our veevels from search at sea in time of prace. We have been told that this bas been attained ; that the British government bas receded from ite long maintained position. Bat it bas con- ceded nothing. The British Under Secretary of State ssys, commenting upon the foregoing extract from Gen. Cass’ letter : This, he believed, was strictly the position which we wore entitiod to take by international law. The Aterioan government had themesives actnew letged it on tne face of Gen. Cass’ State pager to be that woich © no nation would make the subject of serious reclamation’ a7 thir course her Majesty's government @ould justract our cromers in fatare to pursue. (Hear, hear.) In the course of the debate in the House of | Commons Lord Palmerston acknowledged that he sent the cruisers to the const of Cuba; that | he expected an outcry and misrepresentation to be made when the improper proceedings of the Americans were brought under supervision; and that he concurred with Lord Joha Russell “in thinking it was impossible to admit the naked principle, that the hoisting of the flag of | any country was to be taken a# an unequivo- cal proof that the vessel belonged to the coun try whore fleg she hoisted.” To thie Mr. Die raeli eaid:— Mig honorable friend, the Cader Secretary, in bis state ment on the part of the government, had not stated wna be (the CLaneetior of the Frchequer) mizbt menthw, tha vat conceding the point to which the noblelord hax jus referred, and which they had met in any way conceded, ber Mejesty's government, after pointing out the terribie abuse of their fieg unger the present system. and the piracy of the mo: flayrant character m ght be comm. bad invited the goveroreent of the United Staies to (avor thom with their eupgeations as to the moda by whiou each Abings wight be vented, aad Had wllered io Lske hone mugeestions into consideration, and if sible to combine that government in any arranger. + that mgt pro mite @eatsfactory olution of the «ficulties which both governnente at present experienced They bad not as yet received any anewer to that proposition, but he wae inclined to baheve that ft womd be rece! ernment of the Unred had been offered. (Hear ‘Thie, then, is the true pasition of our issue with England: that she doce not give up ber long contested claim of the right of search, but ac- cepts its concestion hy the United States, with the proviro that the British naval officer shall be polite when he exercises that right. The British fleet is not yet withdrawn from American NEW YORK HERALD, FRIDAY, JULY 2, 1858. aters, nor are ite officers Instructed to’stop the practice of search on American vestele—they are only inatructed to be more polite. Tbisis what Lord Malmesbury understands Gen. Case ard Mr. Datias to have conceded, aud what he, no doubt, scee pts in bis despatch to Lord Napier, It may be befogyed with ihe usuai diplomatic circum joentions; but if Mr, Cass acd Mr. Dailas could rot see through them, it istime for Mr. Ba- chapan to look for a new Secretary of State aud « new Minister to Eogland. There is yet more in this discussion in the British Parliament which comes home to Ameri- oan statesmen and the American people. Mr. Bright does net belicve in the British outrages at sil; Mr. Fitzgerald, the Under Secretary of State, says the statements of the American sbip- marters were grosely exaggerated, and justifies the conduct of the British officers; Mc. Roebuck says the language held in Congress was not worthy of gentlemen at the head of a great pation; it savored far too much of the Ancient Pistol and Bobadil style; that the British officers Vad only done their duty, and the Americans bed lied about them; and be cailsusa people pandering to bad appetites, who had put in the papers what was not true. This may be taken as conciliatery language; as pert of the concession just made by England’ toAmerica for the purpose of maintaining peace. Rut we warn the politicians and statesmen at Wasbirgton and in St. Stephens, that this is the language of contempt and not of concession, and tbat it will lead to war and not to peace. The American people bave not given up, and will not give up, the right of searching Ameri- can ships in time of peace to Ecgland, nor to avy other Power, great or small. Fifty-one American sbips bave been boarded within a few weeks upon cur own coast; our flag insulted in every instance; the spirit of the whole land has been stirred to its inmest depths; Congress has uttered ite solemn condemnation of these acts, and the nation will not be soothed with a few ambiguous phrases, Let the governments ponder on these things and beware how they peril our future peace by present fallacious assurances, Exauanp, Spars anp THE Stave Trape—A Footise Tureat.—The discussions in the British Parliament on the right of search question have very naturally brought under review in @at body the course of Spain toward England in regard to the suppression of the slave trade, which is the present ground upon which Great Britain founds her argument in favor of a change of the law of nations, and the conces- sion to ber of a general power of police on the fea. The occasion was embraced by the Bishop of Oxford to make a summing up of the cose against Spain. He stated that that Power had united with the {others of Europe in 1814ina declaratory condemnation of the trade ; in 1817 ehe bad made a treaty with England for its suppression in the Spanish dominions, receiving therefor @ consideration of two millions of dol- lars ; in 1835 another treaty was made, renew- ing these engagements, and yet the trade still went on as flourishing as ever. He further stated that Captains General had returned from Cuba after two or three years govern- ment there, worth half a million of dollars from their profits in the trade, and that there was reason to suppose that persons in high standing at the Spanish court made immense *ume out of the traffic. In a word, the indict- ment could bardly have been stronger, and ‘most of ite counts were true. * The Earl of Malmesbury admitted the guilt of Spain, and etated that her conduct in this matter wos the real cause of the present diffi- culty with the United States. He proposed now, bowever, to bring her up to terms by the following threat:— ecpatum of Cuba prevent ony agreement by which she might be to pert with It. But «f Spain continues to show wont of principle, r ways been her Jriend, I do not hevitate to say that she must sapect that indiFormee will be exchanged for amity, and instead of our tabing her part the ewut expect we bo leaee her faicponomen But the Earl of Malmesbury must be a very young statesman to use so silly a threat, and not to know that it has already been twice used by bis predecessors in office, both of whom were foreed to back down by the Spanish diplomate, who used this argument in reply:—“If the policy purrued by England in this matter has been animated by those bigh principles which tbould guide great nations, to abandon them now for the mean motive of attaining a minor end would be base and unworthy, aud if Eag- jand does abandon her eupport of Spain in maintaining her right against wrong, her z i poreession against epoliation, we will appeal to the whole of Europe, aud bold you up to universal scorn.” No British statesman bas yet been found to stand this test. England bas made the mistake ot supporting the claims of Spain to use or mis- use Cubs, and she cannot now abandon her porition. It now seeme pretty evident that this ques rica with Engiand on the right of search will bave to come to the arbitration of war. acd the first etep the United States will have to take is toenter upon the immediate possession of Cuba ovd put down the African slave trade. This will remove the irritating canse of the war, and render pence and a final settlement of the ques tion a matter of easy attaiament. As for Lord Ma!mesbury’s threat against Spain, it is silly io the mouth of a minister, and puerile and ridicu lons on the part of a Power like that of Great Britsin as & means of repairing a wrong towards hen Patnioriem at Tammany Hart. The General Commitwe ef the unterrified democracy bas is sued a circular, in Copjnction with the Sacheme. braves and so on, of Tammeny, for 4 grand pow-wow at the Old Wigwam on the Fonrth of Jaly. The pipe of peace will be «anoked, and the fire water will flow in abundasce, Whether or not thie ceroveing will being the Tammany party out of its difficulties remains to be even The quarrels among the faithfai will, in avy event, deprive the celebration of any very grea’ public interest. A Love Maren Bioxex Orr.—According te t!e latert accounts from Tilinois, the Honorable dase Greeley's propcerd love match between the repnblicane ond the Douglas democracy i utterly broken off, avd there ie a fair prospect that “the Little Giant” will soon return to the fol) allegionce of bis firet lowe, with the regular administration democracy, Kaveas and all. Cresene Set Ixmoren.—Thie confidence men of the City Comptroiler being at lust called upon to account for his corporation per- quiriter, we hope that the venerable Mr. Mlagg will do all that be can to aid the ends of jus tice without ebrinking or blinking. ‘Tee Mormons and the Utah army —Luterest- tng Buaget of News, We spread before our readers this morning a batch of letters from Camp Scott and Salt Lake City, and certain additional papers, embracing 0 variety of very interesting infurmation in re ference tothe Utah army and the Mormone and their Uteh settlements and their religion, which wil! well repay a carefui perusal. First, the condition, course of diecipline, and contemplated movements of the army, a8 detailed in these letters, constitute a very satisfactory report from Camp Scott. The list of the seceding Mormons who have sought ehelter in the camp, and the pinching necesaitles which reduced them to this step, would aleo appear to indicate am extent of poverty and Gestitution among that community which it would not be d:fficult to reduce to a general capitulation; but it seems, on the other band, that the ruling spirit of fanaticism with the mass of the Saints is fully equal to the most desperate extremities. In fact, notwithstanding. the proclamation of Gov. Cumming that the overland route is sgain open through Sali Lake Valley to California, it still appears to be sbut, inasmuch as the very cautions Governor refased u ticket of ad- mission inte Sait Lake City to our careful and judicious correspondext, for fear thut his presence amoug them would be prejudicial to the pacification of the Saints. This proceeding on the part of the Governor, in connection with bis efforts to keep back the army, and with the gencral stampece of the families of the Saints southward from the northern settlements, be- trays a state of combustion among the Mormon leaders and their working and fighting men who heve remained behind, which looks like anything but peace. It appears, also, that the ridiculous apprehen. sions ot Gov. Cumming in reference to the press, do not constitute his only mistake. He seems to be as much afraid of the army as Brigham Young bimeelf, when the new Governor ought to know that but for the presence of the army at Fort Bridger he never would have been ad- mitted into Salt Lake Valley, except to be sent out again with a flea in his ear, or with bis sub- sequent mysterious disappearance to parts ua- known. Perhaps Gov. Cumming may sincerely believe that the policy of pacification urged upon him by Brigham Young, to wit, the re- moval of the army, may be the true policy to pursue ; but we apprehend that outside of Mor- mondom the vote of tbe country would be unani- mously in favor of the permanent presence of a competent army corps in Salt Lake Val- ley, as the best possible instrumentality in be- half of law and order. Coinciding in this popular view of the sub ject, we demur to the excessive precautions of Gov. Cumming, and accept the views of the new Peace Commiteioners as more consistent with the decisive policy laid down in Mr. Bu- cbanan’s Mormon proclamation. According to the Utah letter which we published yesterday, “just as eoon as the trains could be received, the provisions taken in charge by the Quarter- master, apd the animals divided and put in their proper places,” the army would move’ for- ward for the holy city; and the Peace Commis- sioners had eaid, “Do not delay a single hour on our account.” We may, therefore, hope soon to hear of something more satisfactory from Utah than the indecisive negotiations of Gov. Cumming with Brigham Young—that the Salt Lake route to Californian is really open, that the reporters of the public press have been admitted into Salt Lake City without detriment to the public interests, and that the wily Mormon Prophet has flatly resolved either to submit or to evaca- ate the territories of the United States. Aoc- cording to the letter of the Mormon, signed J.L., the Saints, who had almost entirely evacuated their northern settlements, were ex- pecting to move on to @ warmer climate; but they awaited the decision of their Presidency, and would be content to remain, if the govera- ment would stop the persecutions from which they have suffered «0 much. From the whole tone of this letter, it appears that in reality the Saints are all at sea; that they have fixed upon no future destination; that they are wholly unprepared for s general exo- doe; and that their provisions are limited, and that they are almost destitute of even the most indispensable articles of clothing, aod are en- cumbered with women and helpless children, all accounts coucur. This lamentable condition of things may have bad a controlling influence over the mind of Gov. Cumming, and he may thus have desired to keep buck the army, in order to arrest that general desert flight of these deluded people, which would certainly be followed by a fearfal mortality among their inoffensive women and children. Still, ae the policy of the adminie tration is also a policy of humanity, we are en- tirely dispored to believe that the stampede wich followed Gov. Cumming’s advent in Salt Lake City will not be carried into the deserts after a full understanding with the President's Peace Commissioners. If the Sainte are not prepered for abeolute rubmiesion to the federal officers oud laws, including the presence of an army corps, we have no doubt they wiil be al- lowed to gather in their crops; and we hope that they will be assisted rather than embar- raaeed in their departure tor seme other country. Our dercription of their Utah settlements will afford the reader a vivid conception as to the wonderful resulte which may be a-compliehed under the most adverse circumstances, by a eystem of intense fndostry, combined with a spirit of intense fenaticiem. Considering. too, the improvements of their earious settlements, the productiveress of their little artificially irripated vatleys, their salt springs and lakes, and the abundact minerals of their mountains. euch o# ealt, irov, coal, cypeum, &c , their in- ducements to remain, and the sserifices which they wil) be compelled to make fo the hasty abandonment of Utab, may be conjectared. Bot their fanaticiem aud their polygamy, put to the pine, are stronger than all their indace- mente to remain, and ‘all the certain disasters aod unkuown perils of o baety retreat com- bined ; #0 that we regard their capitolation, thelr resistance, or thelr flight, as iovolving one of the mort uocertain aud interesting problems of the dey. Hos. Jony Letouer ACKNOWLEDGES THE Coun. Hon Joho Letcher, of Virginia, is un derstood to be « democratic candicate for Go- verpor, ond ove of the opposition journals bas seoordingty fished np for bis digestion eo old endoreement of Die of a se@i-sbolition addres delivered many veare avo hy «certain De. Ruff ner. Mr. Letever, thee hauled ap to the rack “on the goose question,” enbatantisity sctaow- ledges the corn, bot pleads in exteonation that for ten years past he haa been right and tight, and sound a® ® roach “on the goose.” We bope that this will eatisfy the Virgivia demo ersey. Jefferson himself, in his day, was far from being “sound ou the goose,” according to the moéern Southern standerd; but for the last ten yeors or eo the demands of the Southern ultrae have been so very exacting that if Mr. Letcher bas kept pace with thea he ought to be made the Governor, We should, however, prefer bis coptinuarce in Congress, to assist as in our war upou the harpies of the lobby. Tas TrovesLeE at THE Dupiey Onsgrva- rory.—-It is a great misfortune to the noble cause of eclence that gentlemen who uudertake the charge of public scientific institutions should permit their private likings and dislikings, am- bitions and prejudices to militate against the urcfal operation of those esteblishments. Ever since the Smithsonian Institution was iasugu- rated—the gift to this country of an enlightened Engilithman—-taere bas been some kind of a quarrel going on there among the professors sed others as to who shall be at the head and who at the tail, and other like smal! matters, greatly to the damage of the object for which it was estublithed, and the discredit of ail con- cerned. The Dudley Observatory at Albany is | bow, it appears, the ecene of similar tranaac- tionr. For some reasons which it is hardly worth while inquiring into, the trustees of the }' Obeervatory querrelled with and removed the 1 director, Profissor Gould, without consulting the Scientific Council of learned professorse— whereupon the Council hoid a meeting and pace @ series of resolutions condemning the action of the trustees. A letter to the ‘rwtees has been published from Mrs. Dud- wg-to whore munificence the Observatory mainly owee its existence—in which she very properly complains of this unseemly quarrel, and administers a mild rebuke to thore trustees who are discontented with the director, and re- quests them to resign their places in favor of others who can actin harmony. It is but two or three years since the Dudley Observatory was Cedicated to the service of ecience, and inaugurated with a grand oratioa by Edward Everett, with great éclat and fine promise of future usefulnees; yet, in the very infancy of its existence, we find all the parties charged with maintaining it in its integrity engaged in a genezal enarl among themselves. Pri- vate piques and jealousies seem to be creeping into all our noble public institutions, and per- verting them from their true purposes. Gow iy Oregon axp WasuieTos..—Our recent advices from the northwest coast make it quite certain that rich gold de- pesits bave been found along Frazer's river, just to the northward of the line be- tween Washington and British North America. Immigration from California to the new placers bas already commeneed, and there is a propo- sition to establish a line of steamers from San Francisco to the port nearest the new diggings. The lodes that bave been discovered iu the British possessions will doubtless be found to extend iato Washington and Oregon, and we shall have an- other gold fever, such as that which populated California and cansed the rush of emigrants from Engiand to Australia. In all periods the gold seckers have led in the march of civiliza- tien. They are restless, nervous adventarers, always on the move. In the present day we find them first in California, then in Australia, then in Peru, and now they are en route for Ore- gon. Whatever may be the result of their in- dividual efforts, they will collectively do a great deal of good in opening up new territory for the occupation of the superfiuons popula- tion of the great cities. They may find that the trae philoropher’s stone lies rather in the plough and the spade than in the pick and the pan, but they will nevertheless work out their mission. We ehall find an- other new State—Washington—knocking at the door of Congress for admission into the Union, making the confederation of the United States to extend from ocean to ocean. For so mach and more are we indebted to the gold diggers. Tur Moxror Onskquirs.—This afternoon the mortal remains of James Moxroe will be ex- bumed under the direction of the Corporation of this city, and conveyed in state to the City Hall, where they will remain until to morrow, and then be delivered to the gentlemen delegat- ed from Virginia to convey the body of the ex-President to its final resting place in his ua- tive State. It is gratifying to eve that this eo lemn ceremony will be performed with ali due sttention to ite details. The civic and military bodies will join in paying every respect to the memory of Mr. Monroe, and to the Old Do- minion, which has been well called the Mother of Presidents. Our élite military corps, the Seventh regiment, bas displayed the most com- mendable patriotism, and will accompany the cortége to Richmond. Without doubt this splen- did body of citizen soldiers will receive a re- ception worthy of them and of the occasion, and the visit of the Guard will go far to mollify the bitter feeling between the North and the South which has been fomented by the politicians of all parties. The prompt action of the city of New York in thie matter, with the epirit of the Seventh regiment, will do more to promote fraternal fecling between Virginia and our State than all the speeches that could be made in Congrers in a handred years. In point of fact. we may consider—for the time at least—that Mason and Dixon's line hae been entirely obliterated. SovtTnern Becesston— Hon . L. Yanery’s Pran.—As the secessionist Southern Commer- cial Conventions bave pretty well ran to eecd, the Hon. Wm. L. Yancey, of Alabama, in a letter dated Montgomery (the place of the late African Slave Trade Commercial Convention), hae issued the following plan for “ precipitating the cotton States into a revolation:”"— I bardsy sgree with you that a movement be mace thet wil! clean out ior Augean tadie demoetecy were overtbrowa it would resuit in gving ulace toa greater and Puogner ewarm of flea. fhe rene. CF of the Rovth ® sot !n runt a proceme, It ta in = dill aeute time men for prompt resistance © i ik murs Come in the nature of wm thet we can hepe for any iva move. roel Ore the Sevimern heart, invtruct the md pire Courage to ench otoer, ant at the prober moment, by Coe organized, conerrted action, we can pr eeipitate the Couch Sates inte a revomtion “All “Committees of Safety! Bold idea. over the cotton States” all the other Southern States, inclo@ing Virginia, Maryland, Deiaware, North Carolina, Teonessee, Kentucky and Mie routite be lefteat! Very good. “Fire the Soutbera beart !° Semewhat rash, “ Inetract the Southern mind!" Amen to that. “ Pre cipitate the cotton States icto a revolution |” Not until cotton and “good field hands” become a ding in the market, Mr, Yancey and his agi- tating echoo! ef politicians may try it as soon as they like, if they really wish to get a good wholesome setting down by the cotton growers. Nothing like cotton as a peacemaker. More Viemaxce Comartres.—It will be ecen by commuications from Fiorida and Vir- ginis, that the citizens ef thore States are ex- hibiting a disposition to follow the example re- cently eet them by the New Orleans people, and to administer justice independent of the local suthorities, When the inbabitants of our lead- ing cities feel it necessary to take the law into their own bands, it is evident that corraption and official indifference must have been pushed beyond all bounds of endurance. The repeti- tion of such desperate expedients ehould operate ee warning to persons placed in authority everywhere, If the people cannot obtain re- drees for their wrongs from the legally consti- tuted ministers of the law, the latter may de pend upon it that they will not tamely set down under this sense of double injury. Between the origival criminal and his abettors but little dis- crimination will be used, acd the instruments of official corruption may have a terrible account to render to an outraged and exasperated com- munity. THE LATEST NEWS. The Aflentic Telegraph E: THE WRATHER aT NRWFOUNDLAND. ‘St. Jonna, N. ¥., Juty 1, 1968. ‘This (6 @ beautiful morning. ‘Wind west aod fresh. Ale deliciously cool. No nows of the Niagara. Br. Jones, N. F., July 2—P. M. ‘There ere yet bo signs of the frigate Niagara al Trimty Bay, wbere av cflce bas beta eetablished by the Now- found laud Telegraph Company. Our Sycciat Washington Despatch. NEWS FROM MRXICO—ANTICIPATED DRCIS(VK BAT- TLR OF THE OPPOSING PORCES—MR. FORSYTA’S POSITION—APPOLNTMENTS, BTC. Wasmivaton, July 1, 1968. News has been received at the Mexican legation of @ movement of the contending forces of the goverument and Constitutions! party in Mexico, The army of cack was Dearty equal in numbers—about four or Ove thousand— the former under command of Miramon, and the later under Degollado, A decisive battle would probably take Place near Guansjasta. Osollos was indisposed, and was in command cf a strorg garrison st St. Luis Potesi. The anticipated battle would probabiy decide tho fate of parties. Despatches arrived at the State Department to-day frem Miniater Forsyth. It is not known bow the administration may view his conduct with regard to demanding bis pase- ports. It appears he officially informed American citizens that they should pay the loan, if enforced, under protest, and leave the settlement of the matter to their gevers- ment. Unless there be something move than resistance in this way to the leap on the part of our citizens it is difii- cult to understand why he demanded his passports. ‘The President bas made the following appointments :— Registers of Land Offices, Samuel M. Hawkins, Granada, Misaisstppi, asd Wm. Moss, Washirgtou, Arkansas; Sar- veyor General of New Mexico, William Pelham. ‘The income from the Custom House, New York, last week, averaged seventy thousand dollars a day. ‘The Preeident removed to-day from the Waite Touse te bis residence a few miles from Washington, voar Soldiers’ Home. He will come into the city to transact business. ‘There are but a few straggling office seekers left in the city. The cold shoulder of the Presidest and the heated term bave driven them away. The everlasting George N, Sanders, Navy Agent of New York, oaunot, however, Jeave such an interestirg place. George must either fad ‘Washington « profitable mine, or ho is secrotly laying Pipes In connection with some other Douglas- Walker softs for the succession and accompanying spolis. The President hae confirmed the dismissal by Coart Martial ef Secon Lieutecant & A. Whittier, of the Ma- Fines, and Lieutenant F. (. Stockton, of the Nary. ‘THE GENARAL NEWSPAPER DESPATCH. Wasutiscros, July 1, 1858, Despatches received at the Mexican legetlon today, are silent upon the subject of the American Minister ée- manding acd receivicg bis passports, Such a ropert, however, was current at the capital. Our government also received advices, but their contents have not yet transpired. Civil proceedings wore contioued ageiast foreigners who refused to pay contributions oo their pre- Perty, and those who resisted the federal autboritive wore ordered to leave the capital, Several Russiacs and Ger mans, together with Americans, had sought protection from Mimiater Forsyth. Tiearn that Captain Comstock, agent for Collins & Ca., has returned trom Europe, apd bas contracted with the French goverpmcat, or with partics in France, for tha wale of the three Collie steamers for the sum of 81,600,000. Tais will, of cournc, enlarge the Post. moeater General's discretion tm contracting for ocean mail service. Acoptract bas been covsloded by the Post Ol» and Navy Departments with the Pacific Mall Steamsnip Com- pany for carrying the mails between Asioriz and Panama, at $248,270 per annum. er. W. H. Davicge bas telegraphed to the Post Office Depertment that be bas made an arrangement with the Tehvantepec Company, under the extension, to the let of October, 1889 ‘The entire Territory of New Mexino bas been corstituted a pew iand district. Wm, Pelhem bas doen appointed Borveyor General, and the lands will soon be brought inte market and cpened to preemption, The Land Office has ioformation showing the immense richness of the soll tm Frecious meta's, perticuiarly the Mesilla Valley. Barca de Wettersedt, Minister from Sweden aad Ner- way, bas prevented his credentisis. Jdeseph S. Wuaon ts acting Commissioner of the Land Cttice in Lae absence of Commissioper Hendricks, who hes gore to Indiana. Looutenant General Scott bas left Warhingwa for bie beadouarters. ¥, Belly bas arrived, also the Prince of Wurtomburg. Curistopher Greham has been appotated Receiver of tae Public Moneys at Henverson, Mirresota, and Joseph Bop- ‘kena to @ eimilar office at Mary ariile, Caltfornia. Reported Retignation of Gevernor Denver, of Kacess Sr. Lous, Jume 30, 1864. A despatch trom Leavenworth, of 8th, by the Unised States exprets to Boonville, says thats woll grounded report is in circulation to the effeet that Governcr Denver Wotends vacating the guberpatoriel chair soon after the election ie August The reasces which bare prompted bis Exceliemoy to determine om euch a course are nes male Maine Demecrate State Convention. Portiann, July 1, 1868, ‘The Democratic State Convention met at sugurta yer- teréay. and nominated Hon. Manassab H. Xmith, of War- rep, for Governor, Sho secepted the pomiostion ie @ epeech of ccnsiderablo length. Resolntions wera adopted cCmp menting ibe ac mination, endorsing tho Seal ad Justment of the Lecompton questien,and deuouncing the opyesition and ita measures, Nearly se ven hundred dole grater were present. The convention was presided ever by Hon. W. 8. LAtieBeld, of Bridgeton The Ruffalo Betiroad Co. vez tien, Brrrato, Joly 1, 1968. The Railroad Crovention adjourned sine die at pine o'cIock lest night afer passing the following reaniution :— Reaoived, That the New York and Kris road be r ed to advatee on itr pumonger rates to the pricas poor to Teeent redusven, Which rates shall reman w the 15th of Xt apd thet a committer of raree ppemted wont antion to Inquire ints the diffoul- Have ard Central reads. Moran, Previdert of the Frie roul, protested Apoinet the scticn of the Convention, declaring that he cob be bound by it, and that the Erie road would excenver to werk for tts own intorest, independent of the fetion ot the Convention. Although « ake Shore, Cleveland and Toledo, Cleve. lend, Cormmbus end Cleeinpati and other roads were represented in the city, their delegates took po part in tha proceecirgs of the Convention, and consequently are not bound by its sets. The Committee of Conference made tho following re- port:-— It ts the opinion of the Committes that positive evidence bes been adoverd showing # vielatinn, either on the part of the Erte or Centre! railroads, of the contracts existing between sad Companies, and your commitiee be weve tha the recent great reduotion in Now York Central or other roads, and not from any state and therefore earnestly recommend tu these rome fo meet together im ® apirit of eonciliation and adjurt the ‘ifferences between them and restore again remunerative rates and good feeling, and that in faiiure en the part of said roads differences and restore rates 4 => _ SE §6=§ i