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4 NEW YORK HERALD. JAMES GORDON BENNETT, EDITOR AND PROPRIETOR, not had to resign his office to a more active succes- tor, The scheme owes its origin to Mr. Kokouff, an opulent merchant and manufacturer of Moscow. He engages to raise two millions of silver rubles, iu one hundred shares of twenty thousand rubles each, which have all been taken by himself sad his friends, one of whom is Mr. Novosilaky, the director of the South Russian Steam Navigation Company. ‘The operations of the latter are conducted with remarkable success, and its steamers, which have been running since last year between Odessa and the other Rassian ports on the Black Sea, and Constantinople, Trieste and Marseilles, will extend their trips this season to Smyrna, Beyrout, Alexandria, &c. The new association, which is called the Transcaspian Company, promises to be of still greater importance, both politically and com- mercially. Russia bas been gradually working ber way, by arms and diplomacy, into the heart of Cen- tral Asia; the Balkash and Issikool are enclosed OVPIGE N. W. CORNER OF FULTON AND NASSAU BTS. dap iepinnenaniiniad TERMS, cash in advance. THE DAILY GERALD, two conte . BT per annum, ERALD ‘at six cents THE WEEKLY very Geurkiy,s er ‘annum. '¥ CORRESPONDENCE, containing important ny, any quarter of the world; Y used, will be » BgrOus Forman ARE Famers Buquasten TO Bess att Letrans ann Page ‘ons Bet U8 FO SOFICE taken of anonymous communietions, We do not "ERTISEMENTS renewed every day; advertisements in PE the Weexcy Hewat, Famicy HERALD, and in the TOs PRINTING executed with neatness, cheapness and des = tary are skirted by ber military posts, and her agents AMUSEMENTS THIS EVENING. perform the same part in Khiva, Tashkent and susiegks Gamma, Mscaknar ties Seuene aale Ook Bokhara as the British residents at the courts of pal. Indian rajahs. As yet, however, the trade carried on with these regions has been far from equalling the political influence posseased over them; and the establishment of this company, by extending the BOWERY THEATRE, Bowery—Damox awn Prratas— ‘Tus APostats. ARROWS AMERIC. BRUM, Brosdway—Afor coon insrin Waastow Mveaiag-Fostuax axb His Doc | commercial relations of Russia to the innermost re- ‘Goon rox Noruinc. cesses of Asia, will undoubtedly contribute not a little to the advancement of her political views. The sales of cotton yesterday reached about 1,000 bales, without change of moment in prices, Flour was steady, with @ fair amount of transactions, while prices in the main were without change of importance. Wheat was in tair demand, while the sales embraced about 80,000 bush- els, at rates given elsewhere. Corn was moderately dealt in at 78c. @ 76c. for common to good Western mixed, while Southern yellow was sold at 83c. Pork was firmer for ‘mess, while the market was more active for all kinds; mess sold at $16 50, and prime, om the spot, at $13 35; fmclnded in the sales were 500 bbis. prime, deliverable in all October next, seller’s option, at $13. Sugars continued firm and active, with sales of about 185 bbds. at rates given in another column. Mars. R. L. & A. Stuart have fixed thelr prices for their refined goods for the 24 inst-, which show an advance of \c. over their prices for the 1st of June, Freights wore quite steady and rather stiffer for Liverpool, with more offering. ‘WOOD'S BULLDING, 541 and 563 Brosdway—Ermtoriax Bev Ants’ MINSTRELS MECH ANTOS’ HALL. 472 Broad’ Y Festival. —Nearo Songs any Buatesau: BROAPWAY—Marr. Peet's Carnet Mrvsrzeis— arstorias MzLODEES AND DANCES—BON 10N ASSEMBLY, New Yerk, Saturday, July 3, 1858, MAILS FOR EUROPE. port to-day, at noon, for Southampton and Havre. The European mails will close in this city at half-past ten o’clock this moqning. ‘The European edition of the Hanis, printed im French Douglas in Ulinote-The Dismantled Democracy and the Administration. We have been informed, from a satisfactory source, that it is the purpose of Mr. Senator Mr, ix E. Stuart, 10 Exchange stro Douglas (now en rowe homeward) to enter at AA «- «Ate Express Oo., 21 Rue Corneille. | once upon the State campaign of Illinois, which, ‘The contents of the European odition of the Hinitp in the approaching fall election, is to determine the complexion of the Legislature, and thus whether Mr. Douglas or eome other man is, for the next term of six years, to take the chair so long eccupied in the United States Senate by the “Little Giant.” We learn, too, that, adopt- ing a conciliatory course towards the adminis- tration, the plan of the campaign of Mr. Douglas will be war to the knife against the destructive anti-slavery heresies of the late Dlinois Repub- lican State Convention, and of their Senatorial nominee, Mr. Lincoln; and that thus, taking up the glove thrown down before him, Mr. Douglas, upon the broad democratic principles of consti- tutional obligations and State rights, will make afair field fight with the opposition upon the ground of their own choosing. This is a wise programme on the part of Mr. Douglas. Indeed, under the circumstances, it is the only sensible course which he could pur- sue. During his Kansas fight with the administration in Congress he was courted, caressed and flattered in the most extra- vagant way by the republican leaders and republican organs, from Washington to the St. Lawrence, and from Massachusetts to Kansas; but when they discovered that they had pumped him dry,even upon the sublime doctrine of “popular sovereignty,” and that in all other re- spects he continued, and would continue, in prin- ciple “an intractable locofoco,” they ehut down their hatches upon him and abandoned him. That there might be no mistake in the matter, at their late Dlinois State Convention, as we have already mentioned, they nominated their man to succeed Mr. Douglas in the Senate, and their man being present, promptly laid down the anti-slavery principles, broad and strong, upon which he expects to be elected. ‘This marks the beginning of the reaction for the reunion of the scattered democracy. Much work will be required to perfect this reunion; but it is proper that it should begin where the defection bas been the most pointed and decisive. ‘The first factious movements of insubordination levelled at the administration were set on foot in the South, from Richmond to New Orleans, against the Kansas policy of Mr. Buchanan as administered by Stanton and Walker, and be- fore either had committed himeelf in favor of the free State party. This rebellious ‘movement, however, although fall of “sound and fury,” was, in due season, quieted by the cali, straightforward course of Mr. Bu- chanan, after Walker and Stanton had gone over bag and baggage to the free State agitators. But, as when one end of the eee-saw goes up the other end goes down, so with the assembling of Congress it was shown that the pacification of the Southern ultras had brought about a Kansas rebellion among the Northern and Northwestern ultras, and Mr. Douglas deliberately opened their fire with the reading of the President's annual message in the Senate. Since the passage of the English compro- mise, however, and the success of the adminis. tration, with the aid of patriotic opposition votes upon various other leading measures, the democratic malcontents and factionists, North and South, are returning again to their sober tenses. Thus, while Southern ultras concede that Kaneas is lost to the South, they are content with the principle they have seoured; and thus Northern ultras, who stuck out upon the prin. Giple, are now disposed to drop a secondary ab. etraction in view of the practical ultimatum of the English bill, which will be the admission of Kansas as a free State. Mr. Douglas, too, is doubtless well aware of the fact that the Presi- The News. We have news from Camp Scott to the 12th ult. Col. Hoffman and Capt. Marcy had reached the camp with the supplies and reinforcements, and the army, marching in columns, was to set out upon its march for Salt Lake City on the 13th. The Peace Commissioners would also proceed to the city, but not in company with the army. So far nothing po- sitive is known as to the ulterior designs of the Mor- mons, but the emigration southward continues. We publish in this morning’s paper copious de- of news from Mexico to the 19th inst. The portant point of the intelligence is the fact that the government had ordered foreigners, in de- fault of payment of forced contributions, to leave th ountry, and that in consequence of this mea- Suro the United States Legation was to be closed on the 19th. The steamship Indian Empire, the pioneer of the Galway and New York line, which left the first named port on the evening of the 19th ult., arrived at Halifax on Thursday evening, whence she sailed at four o'clock yesterday morning for this city. The Indian Empire brings no news. She reports encountering on the 24th ult. a severe gale, which continued for twenty-four hours. The re mainder of the passage was pleasant. She saw nothing of the Atlantic telegraph fleet, but the ac- count she gives of the weather during the latter part of her passage is highly favorable to the suc- cessful submerging of the cable. The obsequies of ex-President Monroe yesterday ‘in this city were imposing and interesting, and were viewed bya vast concourse of our citizens. We give elsewhere a very full report of the ceremonies, including the exhumation of the remains, their de- positation in the Church of the Annunciation, the civic and military procession escorting the remains to the City Hall, and the ceremonies there, with a cinnati, in their notification to members to attend the ceremonies of yesterday, thus brietly sketch the public career of the illustrious deceased:—Mr. Mon- roe was a member of the Virginia Cincinnati. He joined the army of the Revolution in 1776 asa volunteer, and brought with him from Virginia a company of artillery, which he raised and com- manded. At the battle of Trenton captain (after- ‘wards clonel) Monroe greatly distinguished him- self. He received a severe wound through the breast, by which be was disabled for nearly a year. After his recovery he was appointed aid-de-camp to Major General Lord Stirling, and continued in his ptafl for some time. He was subsequently elected a member of the Continental Congress, aud was a member in 1783, when General Washington resigned his commission to that body. After the war Colonel Monroe was appointed Minister to France, and sub- sequently Secretary of State and Secretary of War. He was elected President of the United States March 4, 1817,and held that high office for two terms. Mr. Monroe died in this city Jaly 4, 1831. The domestic difficulty between Captain Henri da Reviere and the family of Col. Blount, of Mobile, has been transferred to this city, and an account of the present state of the case will be found elsewhere. Colonel Blount arrived in this city with his family early this week, and, it is reported, was followed by de Reviere. Yesterday the two ladies suddenly disappeared, and as they had not retnrned home up toa late hour last night, the friends of the family fear the worst. From a certificate of marriage given by Father Lafont, of this city, it would seem that de Reviere was already married. The imperial court of Hayti and the people of the capital of that great nigger empire continue in the most Indicrous style to ape the manners of the Toyal courts of Europe and of the people of conti- nental capitals. For an illustration of what they do in that way read our summary of newa from the Asland of Hayti—the opening of the Legislature, the Speech from the throne, in which austin informs his Parliament that the relations of Hayti with all - foreign Powers are y porte the ad. | Gent of the United States holds the commanding Grose from the Honre to the ror, and, finally, | Position of his party, as the fate of Mr. Cal toe nm of th the programme therec d by the Minister of the Interior, the Coun terrier. The Empe- wer has decreed the erection of a Commercial Bx: ebange in Port-au-Prince, and has declared brokers fesponsible for the renuineness of the stock, bills Of exchange, 4c., that they negotiate—not a bad idea, in an age of Schuyleriem. The pro Russian organ, Le Nord, discusses with ability, and with marked compliment to the United Btates, the international quastion of the right of wearch as attempted to Le enforced by Great Britain and as always successfully resisted by this country ‘We «rive elsewhere a translation of the articlo, as it fends ‘o indicate the Rassien view of the question. We learn from our St. Petersburg correspondent thet » commercial enterprise of unusual interest has Just received the Imperial sanction, viz: a company cow brat houn, who turned against President Jackson, and of Mr. Clay, who turned against President Tyler, will testify. But while Mr. Douglas must be convinced upon this point, there is another upon which there can be no mistake, There can be only one opinion in regard to it. We refer to the division of his party in Tlinofe. Unless that division shall bo healed in season for the coming fall election, the party generally will suffer most disastrously, and there will certainly be an end of Mr. Douglas, His only hope is in the speedy reunion of the party, and the only nucleus in Tilinois for that rennion, in common with the party throughont the country, is Mr. Buchanan's administration. The factionists and sectionalists at the Inte cession of Congress wonld ay day fete, with estab! bed forthe purpose of carrying on tradin, persion with Persia, Kulva, Turkestan, aod otner | BAVC destroyed the administration but for tho parts of Central Asia, The project was submitted | intervention of a saving balance of power from to the Roasian government almost twelve months | the opposition side. Now, the democratic ago, Hat the late Minister of Finance, to whose de. | bolters having discovered that in Mr. Buchanan partment it belongs, took #0 long to consider abont | they Lave a man at the head of affaire who fe, ft th the affair would be pending fhe had | and ts resolved to be, the master of bis eltus tion, and who is not to be deluded nor frighten- ed from his course, they are disposed to come to terms. In this aepect of affairs, the Illinois re- Publicans having coolly turned their backs upon Mr. Douglas, he is in an excellent position to understand the exact necessities of his case, the difficulties of his party and the way to sur- mount them. Considering, therefore, the dangers which furround the Illinois democracy, with the criti- cal position of Mr. Douglas on the one hand, and the excessive confidence of the opposition on the other, we may antioipate a campaiga out there as desperate as that of the Pennsylvania October election of 1856, and perhaps as mo- mentous to the democratic party in reference to the Presidency. Mr. Buchanan is secure, in any event, because, from the evidences of the late session, should the democracy continue di- vided and be broken to pieces, he will still be sustained upon all essential measures; but to the disorganized democracy the only hope for 1860 ia the common rallying point of the ad- ministration, They cannot destroy it, but it may eave them. That is all. Brith Concessions—Amether Clayton-Bulwer Imbrogilo. We republish elsewhere in our columnsto-day an extract from our editorial comments upon the Clayton-Bulwer treaty, published in the New Yorx Hera of April 24, 1850, some time before the text of the treaty had been promul- gated, and long before it became a matter of history. These words, which now read like prophecy, will throw a reflected light upon the truo position of our relations with Eagland in regard to the right of search. It was claimed that General “Taylor, Mr. Clayton and Sir Henry Bulwer had made a treaty which settled all our. questions with England in regard to Central America, an- nulled the Mosquito protectorate and triumph- antly established the Monroe doctrine. Subse- quently the treaty was published, and it was found that its passage through the Senate had been resisted by come of the strict construction men on account of its ambiguous phrases, and they were only allayed bys note from Sir Henry Bulwer, which was attached as a sort of inter- preting appendage to it. Then came the cele- brated Chatfield letter, written by Mr. Bulwer, stating that the administration was a weak one and he could do anything with it. Afterwardsit was found that the two parties construed the treaty in opposing senses, and Mr. Clayton went into the Senate to make periodical speeches in defence of it. But the treaty was too much for him, and it carried him to his grave ; though it still stands as the law of the land, notwithstanding the conviction of every thinking man in the country that it is a ham- bug and ought to be abrogated. Something similar to this Clayton-Bulwer imbroglio, we have not the slightest doubt, is the despatch said to have been sent by Lord Malmesbury to Lord Napier on the right of search. Ambiguous phrases, capable of the most contradictory construction, have been used to overlay the true issue for the time, until the present political emergencies in Eu- rope shall have passed by. The letter of Gen. Casa, of the 10th of April, is referred to, not in its broad sense and taken as a whole, but cir- cumecribed to one or two particular passages, upon which quibbles will be hung for long years tocome. It may be that Lord Napier is at this moment chuckling in some letter to a new Chat- field over the easy victory he has attained for England on this great issue. Perhaps the fate of Mr. Clayton awaits Gen. Cass upon this question, though we trust it will not carry him, as the treaty did Mr. Clayton, to his grave. We hope yet to see him for long years defending the rights of our flag and the freedom of the seas as gallantly as he did of yore. But we trust Mr. Buchanan and his Cabinet will not be deceived into a present solution of the right of search question, which shall have ia its bosom the seeds of a contest like that we have yet to go through on the Clayton-Bulwer treaty. Nothing but the publication of Lord Malmesbury’s despatch will satisfy the country that this is not what has beon done, For a long series of years England has used every means to obtain the consent of other go- vernments to the engrafting upon the law of na- tions of an invidious and odious principle, that shall give her navy the right of exer- cising power over the vessels of every other country. She always has a pretence for this claim; and no sooner does one pass away with the mutation of things, than she brings up another. Once it was the necessity of recaptur- ing her own runaway subjects, and our ships were boarded on every sea and rifled of their crews. Ifa sailor was found to say “paas” in- stead of “peas” it constituted “just grounds of suspicion,” and he was hustled over the side and sent to serve for years in the British navy. After that the fisheries founded her right to search. If the British deep sea line found only a certain number ef fathoms of water in the ocean, no one but a British ebject could fish there. That pretence was taken away; and now it is the necessity of every one’s going fo heaven by the Exeter Hall cut. The African slave trade mms’ be put down by searching every American yessel that sails the ocean. There is some fear th: t the slave trade will be stopped before this righ: of search can be ob- tained, and co the new gron. is already being preparedin England. It is m'thing more nor Jese than that every American pessel must be searched, because she may be a pirac?. Nothing can be more fallacious thaa the idea that the slave trade or piracy can be put down by giving to the British cruisers power to search every verre] at cea, All history tele us this, The history of the slave trade and the impotence of Pritish crudsers to stop it prc've it. For years the Medite:ronean was the haunt of the Algerine pirates. Every man of war there practieed the right of search, and every ship that sailed in it carried, besides its other pa pers, a Mediterrancan sea letter to save it from suspicion, Yet thove piracies were not broken up until Algiers and Tanis were bombarded and obliged to enforce proper laws apon the land. So in the West Indies. Piracy could not be broken up there till our Mosquito fleet thirty years ago, landed and burnt their haunte in Cubs. Before this Spain never enforced her lawe there. Havana was the great outfitting place of the pirates, as it is now of the slavera, When he found she had to enforce her laws, and did it, piracy ceared. So it is with the slave trade, As long as the slave traders have an open market, and a country where they enjoy not only immunity from punishment, but high social and political porition, so long will they carry on the slave trade, The British cruisers cannot reach them; and the profits of the trade enable them to employ daring but poor men, aud eurvive great loxsos. We have every confidence in the homesty and NEW YORK HERALD, SATURDAY, JULY 3, 1858, integrity of Mr. Buchanan and his administra- tion, and do net believe they will willingly make @ pernicious concession to any one, But we know the Saxon tenacity of purpose with which England pursues her objects; that she never gives up anything; and that she will re- sort to all sorts of shifts and quibbles to obtain them, as we have s melancholy instance in the Clayton-Bulwer imbroglio, She wants this right to become the policeman of every sca, and will never be without a pretence on which to claim it. The whole country relies upon the administration not to be inveigled into o dangerous concession on a temporary pretext— one which it will cost us@ war to recover, as will yet be the reault of Sir Henry Bulwer’s trickery and Mr. Clayton’s Incapacity. Let the world see Lord Malmesbury’s despatch, that it may be sure we are not deceived. Tum News rrom Mextco.—We received yes- terday our from Mexico, which will be found in full elsewhere. It will be seen that the affairs of that distracted country are still going from bad to worse, and that the Zuloaga government is not only at open variance with the United States legation, but is in a state little short of that with Mr. Otway, the Britiah Minister. The forced subscriptions to the National Bank were being collected by force, and several foreigners who had resisted this measure were about being driven from the country. Our Minister, Mr. Forsyth, had de- termined to close the American legation on the 19th—the day the mail left the capital The course of the government was sustained by Mona. Gabriac, the French Minister, much to the disgust of his countrymen ; and to this cir- cumastance is attributed the unwarrantable acts which have been committed. This gentleman represents three European Powers in Mqxico at this time—France, of which he is full Minister ; and Spain and Prussia as Charge d’Affaires, in the absence of the proper representatives. In this way he forms more than one-half of the entire diplomatic corps in Mexico, now that Mr. Forsyth has withdrawn—the only other repre- sentatives of foreign Powers being Senor Bar- rio, of Guatemala, a thorough partizan of the church, and Mr. Otway, the British Minister. The contest in the interior is being carried on slowly, in consequence of the utter debility of both parties. The hope of the Zuloaga go- vernment rests upon Gen. Osollos and the forces at San Luis Potosi, where some great attroci- ties upon British subjects had been committed by Gen. Miramon, the second in command. To him were opposed the forces sent by Vidaurri, under command of Zaazaa and Zayas. These are two guerrilla-bred rancheros, who hate priests and soldiers, and do not hesitate to hang both. The constitutionalists have also growing hopes of Degollado in the west, who was ad- vancing on Guadalajara, and a stand by in Gen. Alvarez, whose pintos are ravaging the country in their vicinity. Gov. Zamora, at Vera Cruz, still holds out bravely, and President Juarez is with him, Any one great reverse might over- turn the Zuloaga government, but the liberals have two or three chances for success. Itisto be hoped that our government wil take immediate steps to support Mr. Forsyth in the course he has taken. This it can do by an open announcement of its determination to do 80, gpd by sending the Fulton or Arctic to blockade Tampico and Tuspan, the only ports in possession of the Zuloaga government. One of our correspondents from Mexico intimates the possibility of the foreigners in the capital taking arms against the Zuloaga government. If they were to do so they would probably drive it from the city, for they would be immediately joined by a large number of liberals, both from within and without the town. This we can hardly suppose will happen, but it is most do- sirable at the present moment that our govern- ment should make an immediate demonstration. Resvit or tHe Opera Skason.—It seems that the associated artists who have lately given us such a fine series of performances at the Academy of Music, when they came to equare accounts found themselves minus a small sum, as well as their own services. It is un- fortunate that circumstances should combine to deprive so fine an artist as Mme. de Gazzaniga of the public honors she deserved, and the other artists of a fair remuneration for their services. It is not, however, the fault of the public. In the Opera) iis in every other enter- prise, there must be one responsible head. No kind of businems.can be conducted without a leader who has absolute power over his subor- dinates for the time being. in the Opera it is he who has to account with the public for all shortcomings, while the artists reap the ro- ward of the triumphs. A clever director once said, when offered the management by an asso- ciation of artists, “I must decline; I can hardly manage you when I pay you, and it is quite certain that I should fail when we are all equal in the direction.” When the artists next essay to have anyfbusiness arrangements, let them put all the details in the hands of some competent person, who shall have the full direction of all the details of the management. For the next two months we shall hear but little music in the metropolis, except the Mu- sard concerts, which are about to be renewed atthe Academy. The Opera artista are about to try their fortunes in concerts at Niagara and the Canadas, where they will without doubt be very successful. ——_———_—_ Tae Hear ann tHe Covnrry.—The fearful heat and the approach of the Fourth is driving all who can make their escape, out of the dusty city into the fresh, cool country. But the fashionable watering places will not levy their usual toll on pleasure seekers this summer. There will be fewer visiters at Newport and Saratoga than those places have seen for many aycer. The revulsion has, for the time, check- ed the “4e of extravagance, and people who go to the country *his year will not be over anxious to go to fashioanblé places. Ladies will be seen trave’l¥eag about this sum- mer with far lees than the usu®! »‘*feen or seven- teen trunks. Young women, at wate: "7g places, will be content with iwo ‘n°tead of fonr new decesoa per day. There will be less diepliy o* diamonds, pearls and lace; loss ostentatious de- sire to get rid of money at any rate. Of course the gamblers and the chevaliers, the offacourings of eociety, will flourish as ever at the famous resorts of fashion, splendor and dissipation. There will be no reduction in their expenditure; nor, indeed, is any needed: gam- bling did not feel the revalsion. But the quiet, reepectable people this summer wi!! seek quiet, teapectable country homes, far away from the noise and glitter of fashivn, »od in epots where board in the country may really prove what it was originally designed to be ~a whoic “ae cto muing. —_—_——— eee Qur Relations with Hegiaud and Negro Philaathrepy. ‘Dhere is reason to suppose that our question with England in regard to the right of search has awumed a new phase, and that we are about to enter upon a diplomatic correspoa- dence with that government for the extension of philanthropy over the world. This course is supposed to arise from a necessity to amplify the existing slave trade treaties, and that the United States shall unite with England in the effort to put dowa this infamous traffic. The slave trade as now carried on has, as every one knows, been conduoted exolusively for Spanish interests. Cuba is the only mart in which African slaves can be sold in any part of the civilized world, and Spain is the only country which gains by its continu- ance. If the British government in its phi- lanthropy would bring that corrupt and shift- less country to account, the slave trade might easily be brought to a close. But it takes good care not to doso. European politics are supposed to require that Spain should not be interfered with at present; and, under the plea of philanthropy, American commerce alone has been subjected to violence and injury. But let us weigh this philanthropy in the scales of common sense and justice, and see what it amounts to. In behalf of an inferior race, incapable of progress, of humanity, of re- finement and nationality, prize hunting squad- rons are placed on our shores to interrupt our trade, and force is unhesitatingly used to carry out the principle. Granted that a dozen car- goes of slaves have been run into Cuba the last year by pirates, who are ready to violate any flag, the wrong committed bears no comparison whatever with the mischief which would grow out ofa war between Great Britain and the United States. We wilt admit that some thousands of ne- groes have been carried away during the last few years from their homes, if such a people can be said to have any homes, and subjected tolabor. Inhuman as this is, are there not other inhumanities worthy of consideration ? Which is the worst, that these Africans should suffer, or that two great nations should ge to war with each other in their behalf? If we must choose between two evils, should we not choose the least? A war between the two countries would annihilate the most active, the most beneficial and the most profitable com- merce existing on the face of the globe. Fifty millions of white people would find their most important interests endangered, if not destroyed ; and the greatest distress, if not actual rain, would follow the annihilation of all those interests which flourish by the interchange of commodities necessary to life. But worse than this aseleas waste of money would be the waste of life. Hundreds of thou- sands of Christian men would be engaged in a bloody contest—a family quarrel—perhaps a war of extermination before it was concluded. Great philanthropy this, which regards all these consequences with indifference, for the sake of & few cargoes of black men, who never were and never could be made fit to govern or take care ofthemselves. Great statesmen these, who do not see that the slave trade would revive with tenfold power during and after a maritime war, when the cruisers of the antagonist parties would be en- tirely engaged in the destruction of each other, or have been disabled. Such would be some of the effects of the negro war into which Lord Palmerston on the one hand, and Fred Douglass on the other, with their insane partisans, would have burried the two greatest nations of the world. The people of the two countries would be but mere pup- pots, the wretched slaves of men in office or in epaulettes—crushed, massacred, annihilated, in & conflict in which they really have no per- sonal interest. Inhumanity to the whites with these philanthropists is not worthy of con- sideration: inhumanity to the blacks is with them the only evil in life. The Almighty has for many ages given these Afri- cans liberty and a vast continent on which to spread themselves and improve. The only mark of intelligence which they carry has been gained by their intercourse with white masters. Their type is not of mortal moulding. When it is to be changed will be scen in Heaven’s own time, not in Garrison’s or the Dutchess of Suth- erland’s. It is well enough to interfere against the cruelty and oppression practised against them, as it isin the cases of operatives in the coal mines, or spinners in the factories, or over- riven animals in the strects; but we imagine these have not yet been deemed good cause for plunging millions of the masses into & bloody war, or even ground for domestic revo- lution by force of arms. It is, then, an abominable exaggeration of the principle of humanity which assumes the form of negro philanthropy. But if it is necessary that the two govern- ments, in order to establish the true principles of the law of nations in regard to the visitation and search of vessels at sea, must make a joint movement to put down the African slave trade, we trust that the movement will be a final and effective one. Let the two nations unite ins joint declaration of the immunity of all vossels at sea in time of peace; and in a joint an- nouncement to Spain that, as it is her bad faith which stimulates and the trade and urges her slavers to violate our laws, she must either stop the practice entirely, or cqnsent to the sale of Cuba to the United States. If she Tefuses to carry this out in good faith, then let the island be occupied by a force which shall cause these treaties to be respected. In’ this way England will be relieved from the im- mense national sacrifices necessary to support her African squadron, and the United States from all charge of conniving at the slave trade ——___ Tae Nationa Hontmay.—The anniversary of our national independence falliag on Sun- day, it will be celebrated, as usual, on Monday, the fifth, thus giving the over-worked toilers two daye of rest instead of one, and obliging the merchants to meet three days’ payments on one. All notes due to banks to-day, to.mor- row and Monday must be paid to-day, and therefore Wall stroet will witness « large amount of the peculiar gymnastic exercise icmown as ehinning. This year should be signalized by a grand celebration of the Fourth. The Dectaration was signed by the representatives of thirteen small, distressed, impoverished, thinly popu- lated colonies, These thirteen colonies are now thirty-four sovereign States. That scat tered handful of people have increased to thirty-five millions. Since the last fourth of July three States have been added to the Union, with an area of territory almost equal to that of the original thirteen, and when the euneet gun is fired at Eastport the peopl will be saluting his roontay ray A reflsgt of Oregor like this, ao gratifying to the pride of every American, shoud,’ 824 will make the people of all sections forget ev! political differences, and join in giving effect to the memorable words of President Adams: “The Foumi:: of July, 1776, will be the most memorable epoch in the histo- ry of America, * * It oughtto be conrmem- orated as a day of deliverance, by solemn acts to God Almighty. It ought to be solemnized with pomp and parade, with shows, games, sporte, guna, bells, bonfires and illuminations, from one end of tho continent te the other, from this time for evermore.” Greamsme Communication wits InkLasp— AsrivaL or Tae Inpun Eurma—tTho first steamship from Ireland, the Indian Empire, er rived at Halifax at eleven o’clook on Thursday night. She left Galway on the evening of the 19th of June, but when a short time out broke one of her piston rods, which detained her eight house, and she was compelled to make the re- mainder of the voyage with one engine, which necessarily rendered her passage very slow. In addition, she experienced a heavy gale of two days’ duration, which considerably retarded her progress, She therefore made the trip, under these adverse circumstances, in twelve days. In another column we publish s comma- nication from “a Galway man,” to the effect that the people of that part of Ireland have ne connection with the enterprise upon which the steamship Indian Empire is engaged, and re- ferring to a speech of the Reverend Mr. Daly, & gentleman who seems to have taken a promi- nent part init. From Mr. Daly’s atatement it appears that the undertaking is entirely under the control of certain English gentlemen, and they alone are, of course, responsible for any shortcomings, as they will be entitled to the measutre of praise which may be due to the suo- cess of the movement, if it should succeed. The Midland Great Western Railway Company very liberally offered Mr. Lever, the owner of the vessel, ten thousand dollars towards the ex- penses of the first trip, and agreed to take freight and passengers for America over the road for half price, provided the trial trip shoulé manifest the capacity of the Indian Empir: to make the voyage from Galway to New Yort within nine days. The ship, however, being aa old, and by no means fast one, failed to give saa assurance of her powers on the trial trip, aid the company, therefore, consider themselves 1e- leaved from the obligation. But it seems that Mr. Lever was determined to send the veael over here on his own responsibility. There ia a euggestion in Rev. Mr. Daly’s speech which ve highly commend, and that is, that instead of putting an old slow ship on the Galway line the company should have purchased one of the Collins steamers for that purpose. There can be no doubt of the entire availability of the port of Galway for a transatlantic packet sta- tion, both as regards its propinquity to our shores, and the character of its harbor; but it is a great mistake not to put a good ship, such as one of Collins’ or Vanderbilt's, on the line. This would have secured the full measure of success, —_—_—_——__. Wao'Saovt Govern tax Crrr ?—Considera- ble anxiety is telt by many taxpayers to parti- cipate in the movement for the organization of an independent party, with a view to elect honest ‘and competent persons to offices under the Cor- poration at the next election, and we hope that those parties who are foremost in the matter will take proper measures to include all proper- ty owners in the city in their combination. So far, we learn that the numbers signing the calt now in circulation are very large ; but the only way to accomplish the desired purpose effecta- ally is to go through the tax book for last year seriatim, and obtain the signatures of every tax- payer there. Wecannot believe that any one of them is so ignorant of the evils of the present mode of assessing property for street improve- ments—the patent frauds that are daily commit- ted by office holders, contractors, surveyors and others—or so indifferent to the effect thereof om his individual interest as to withhold his oo- operation with the only plan whereby these evils can be corrected. The enemies of municipal reform—and by this we mean nota sham but a genuine reform— a radical change in the whole system of our city government—will endeavor to raise all kinds of outside issues at the fall election, in order to di- vert the public mind from the only question which really interests it, as far as our county election is concerned. But if the men of common sense of all parties, looking to the main subject of cheap, honest, and good government, only do their duty to themmelves, all such attempts will prove utterly futile. Heretofore the rowdy ele- ment has been predominant in all our election. Ithas gained the strength of a giant from the in- difference and carelessness of that claes which has the highest interest in the affairs of the city government—the taxpaying clas. Ae long as the entire control of the nominations and the ballot box is left to a set of vagabonds, rowdies and thieves what can we expect but to see all public offices filled by kindred spiritet That such has been the result of the present and past system of nominating officers for the different departments of the municipal govern- ment it is unnecessary to assert at this time, in the face of the startling revelations which have astonished and alarmed the public for several It costs hardly more than three millions a year to govern, or, rather, misgovern, the city according to the present fashion, yet te* millions will be extorted from the tax- payers this year. Where will the balance got Let the ing. “tment against Chemung Smith, the ioint“ Committee of Accounts, p= > oS of Comptroller Flagg him- self, answer that questio.” bo ye the remedy ~ this state of things is pla.” “4 simple. Wo have fifty thousand voters in . he city, contel- hating by means of taxes to pay fo.” 8°Fe™lag it, and about twenty thousaad who °°Y 8 taxes, but who have actually the control o ‘bia metropolis, its interests, its treasury and it honor in their hands. Let the taxpaying ma- jority unite ae one man, independent of aif party prejadices, and drive these rasculs out of office next December. It only requires a litle energy and determination to accomplish this, Tim Gatsse Cock os Awentoax Son.—We laid before our readers yesterday a characteris. tic article from the pen of M. Felix Belly ow Central America and the equilibrium of the New World. Although written a couple of years back for @ French periodical, it affords ag ® perfect insight into the views and Objecta of the writer's recent misefon to Central America, Tt is evident that M. Belly is one of those tes montées with whom an idea once formed be- nes fixed, and once fixed must be wrought out r Having one time givena n to the 3 of the New rsomal nocessi- ply of &