The New York Herald Newspaper, July 30, 1858, Page 4

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Subscriptions and advertisements for any odition of the rw Yous Hexaip will be recetved at the following place in Rarspa— Louzon,.,.Samsor Low, os & Do., #7 Latgate hil ‘an 2. Baropeau Sxpress Co., $1 Ring Willem st. fancs...,,.Aan,-Buropeas Expross Oo. ,8 Place dela Boaree St RaP OL. Furopean Co., 9 Chapel street, East. Express Oo., 21 Rue Corneille The contents of the Kuropeas edition of the Hxnaip wl! comb!Se the news received by maii and telegraph at ke offive during the previous week, end up to the hour of padiiortion ‘The News. The ship Competitor arrived from Havana and Key West in ballast on Monday. She reported no cases of sickness on board or during the passage,and ‘was permitted to anchor in the lower bay. On Wed. meaday she was visited by Dr. Gillette, who found three of her men sick with yellow fever. They were conveyed to the Marine Hospital, where one of them has since died; the others are in a very low state. On investigation it was ascertained that the Competitor left Swatow, China, for Havana, about the latter part of March with 308 coolies on board. A Yew days after leaving Swatow a disease, either yellow fever or something strongly resembling it, broke out among the passengers, of which 171 coolies died. Most of the deaths occurred befare reaching St. Helena, where the vessel stopped for water. The ship had no physician. The sufferings of the poor coolies are said to have been heartrending. Elsewhere will be found a full report. We give this morning a batch of interesting details of Mormon vews from our special corres- pondent in Utah. These details are very minute, containing much information relative to the coun try around the cities of the Saints, together with an account of the general etate of affairs in Mormon. dom, the feeling among the people, the appearance of the women, the speeches of Brigham Young and Commissioner Powell, and the movements of the army of Utah. Tne Post Office Department is said to be some ‘what dissatisfied with the uncertain conveyance of the European mails under the existing state of things. It is reported that should Mr. Collins feel disposed to run his steamers between Portland andé Liverpool that the department would send the mails by them, and payment be made according to exist ing contracts. Returns of the election in Oregon show that the democrats have a majority of twenty-nine on joint ballot in the Legislature of that Territory. The Legislature was to have met on the Sth inst., when an election for United States Senator would take place, in view of Oregon being admitted as a State mt the next meeting of Congress. The election of General Lane was deemed certain. Our European files brought by the Europa reached this city from Boston early yesterday morning, The telegraphic reports from St. Johns, N. F., and Mali fax, which appeared in the Hznaxp on the 27th and 28th insts. embraced the chief points of the news, dated in Paris and London on the 16th and 17th insts. The London Post, an excellent authority on al! subjects interesting to the ‘fashionable world, an- nounces that Dr. Forbes Winslow made a special re. port on the case of Lady Bulwer Lytton on the 16th instont: that o satisfactory arrangement was then en tered into, and that her ladyship would reach Lon Gon next day. | An Engliehman engaged in trade in New Orleans had been arrested at Geneva, when on a European tour with his wife. It is alleged that several years rince he absconded from his creditors in Liverpool and ccmmenced business in Louisiana, refusing all requests for setti¢ment. He lately went to South- ampton and Havre, but being tracked by a detective officer, and caught, be refunded, as stated, several thousand pounds, and was set at liberty. The Paris Moniteur of Jaly 15 publishes a memo randum of the French Minister of Foreign Affairs about the abolition of privateering. Thirty-seven Powers have given in their adhesion tothe new princi | pie of international law consecrated by the treaty of | Paris. Spain and Mexico bave adbered only par- | tially to the declaration of the 16th of April. The United States alone, says the memorandum, have adjourned their adhesion, which means, we suppose, that they will have nothing to do with the cunning Boheme of the Western Powers. The London Times publishes a thrilling report of fhe scenes which took place on board the Agamem hon during the storm which visited her when sail ing for the rendezvous of the Atlantic telegraph Nieet, with an account of the third failave to lay the wable Gold vained at $3 1,000 was to be available in London in a few days from three Australian vessels Latters had been received from India, dated at Cal: butte en the 4th, and Modras on the 10th of Jane. ‘When Sir Hagh Rose took Calpee he got an immense @tore of war munitions and a large number of excel Tent guns, held there for the nse of the rebele Rat it Appears they lose little by this, as they now work in the foundries which they garrison, and cast cannon | with amazing rapidity. The Sepoy triamph at Gwalior, and the movements in Oude, the Pan Sab, and Central India, show that the insur Gents are united, active, and fall of courage Meanwhile smalipox, dysentery and sun stroke, cut ©ff a lacge proportion of the English soldiers, whilst | Many others fell dead on the marches in Conseqnence Of the weight of the heavy coarse clothing worn by them } More full advices from Hong Kong, dated on 294 Of May, indicate the near approach of an important Crisis in the China war, resulting from the naval and Aiplomatic movements of the allies at the mouth of the Peiho. Canton was more quiet Advices from Senega! to the 15th of June bave ar | much trouble of late years. The conditions of the | posable. | rived in Paris. They contain the important news that | peace had been concluded between the French and the Moorish tribes of Trarzas, wh» have given them 80 peace are that the King of the Trarzas recoguizes as Delonging to France the Oualo, Gue, Bokol, the Toube, and the environs of St. Louis on the two banks of the river to its mouth ; that he recognises the protectorehip of France over the States of the Dimar, the Djilof, the Ndiambour, and the Cayor, and engages himself not to make aby expeditions against those countries without giving due notice to the French ; and, lastly, that the gales of gum to the French shall take place at Dagana—a certain tax being levied on each sale for the benefit of the King. We have advices from St. Thomas to the 15tn inat. ‘The health of the island was good, The Cunard screw steamship Jura, which lef Liverpool on the 17th, arrived last evening. Her news is no Jater than tbat received by the Europa at Boston, which sailed on the same day. By way of China we have news trom Ceylon, dated at Colombo on 15th of June, The report says:—Exports of coffee in fortnight, 11,247 plauta- tion and 628 native. Value of Ceylon imports and exports in 1857 was £5,695,000, ao that this island occupies the third position among British colonies. Country tranquil and revenue flourishing. Tele- graph about to be opened to Candy, and the first sod of railway to be cut by the Governor carly in July. Tn the case of the Washington Market, which was argued in June last before Judge Davies in the Sa preme Court, and not yet decided, the plaintiffs, Brennan & Taylor, have made a new move; they have given notice to the occupants of the stands to remove before the 31st instant, at nine A. M, or to show cause before Justice Van Voorhies on that day, at the corner of Fourth avenue and Eighty-sixth street, why they should not be removed. The plain- tiffs claim that these occupants are tenants at will or sufferance,and as they hold over against plain- tiffs’ wish they should be removed. The usual meeting of the Excise Commissioners took place yesterday. Two applications for store- keepers’ license were made, and the licenses were granted on condition that $30 be paid by each of the applicants. A complaint was made to the board by E. Falkner against Keily & Co. on the cor- ner of Grand and Goerck streets, for selling intoxi- cating liquor without license, and selling i: on Sun- days. Commissioner Holmes, as counsel of the board, stated that whenever Mr. Faikner could prove legally that the drinks sold in Kelly’s store are in" toxicating he would commence proceedings against the offender. Tre tales of cotton yesterday embraced about 600 a 600 bales, the market cloeing without change in prices, which ruled at sbout 12%;c. for middling uplands. Dealers were disposed to await the receipt of the Europa’s letters be- fore doing much. The largest sales cf sugars were made yesterday ever before effected ina single day in the city of New York. Tbe transactions embraced about 7,200 bhds. and about 600 boxes, closing at fully +0. ad- vance. If we estimate the average value of the hogs- heads at $100 each, and the boxes at about $10 each, the value of the sales will smount to the sum of about $738,- 000, It was eatimated that the stock in first bands ia the city and at Quarantive did not exceed 16,000 bbds., aud that the stccks in all hands did not exceed 28,000 bbds.; and it was also estimated that if all the stocks at present held ia Cuba and ta all the British Weet Indies were here today, they would in the aggregate come within seventy per cont of the stock in this city at this time last year. The flour market was less buoyant but more active, the sales having embraced about 15,000 bbls, inclading some parcels for export. Wheat was firm, especial'y for all sound and shipping qualities. The eales embraced about 72,060 bushels, ei rates given ip apother column locluded im the sales were some prime new white Tennessee at $1 60, the highest figure of the season. Pork was less buoyant, but 2 the main firm and in good ceman¢, with sales of mees at 917 65 $17 65, and prime st $14.0$14 25. Coffee was firm, with moderate eaies Freight engagements were moderate, and rates witbout alteration of moment. Presidential Asplrants., It ie at once amusing and interesting to note the movements that have been started all over the country to bring prominently before the public this, that or the other patriot and states- man as candidate for the Presidency. Not half of the term for which the present incum- bent of that office was elected has expired, and yet there is hardly aState in the Union that has not had one or more of its most distinguished men put forward for the eucceesion. HK may be that there is some importance attached to the advantage of being firet in the field; but surely the history of Presidential nominations should suffice to show the fallacy of such an idea, and thould rather euggest the policy of preserving silence as to expectant candidates. Still, how- ever, public opinion, disregardful of such ques tions of expediency, is making itself heard in advance ‘of caucuses and conventions. The press everywhere throughout the country is dis cursing the claims and merits of the popular politicians of the respective localities; and ac- cording to all appearances, these gentlemen, who are thus early in the fleld, will be so com- pletely disfigured by the injudicious handling of friends and the ruder treatment of foes that there will be nothing left of their political *tanding or reputation by the time of the ae sembling of the Charleston Convention and of the other nominating conventions, Perhaps the most notorious specimens that we can present of the candidates whose fate it isto be so early subjected to this disfiguring and destructive process, are Douglas and Wise as connected with the democracy, and Crittenden and Seward os affiliated with the Know No- things and black republicans. The firet two have been prominent, ever since the last Cincinnati Convention, for their undisguised designs upon the succession; and though we have been in- formed that there is a secret understanding between the two to lend each to the other his | influence, as circumstances may require, there is even behind that a determination on the part of each to get the nomination for himself, if What chance either of them has to ece his ambition gratified, it is for the fature to determine. Present appearances are decidedly unfavorable to both of them. It is singular, too, that they oceupy almost identical positions in their respective rections, Wise stands today just the same in the South as Douglas in the North—that is, the fidelity of each to his own section of the Union is more than suspected; and their common infidelity to the democratic party, on the question of Kaneas, is altogether too fresh and too glaring to be overlooked when the rewards of party service come to be meted out. If Douglas is stigmatized at the North by the party he deserted, a* well as by those who are always affrighted at the bugbear of Southern aggression, he is no lees condemned at the South by the moderate men, us well as by the ultraists of that section ; and ¢o he is likely to give a practical illustration, in his own person, of the truth of the adage a: to coming to the ground between two stools. The regular dis- | Ciplinarians end veterans of the democratic party North will not be disposed to look leniently at hie acte of insubordination; and the free soil wing of the party will hardly swallow his equatter sovereignty doctrines and his endorsement of the Dred Seott decteion. With the extremists of the South he bas still less chance of favor: and even those who are not extremists Will find it hard to give countenance to one who abandoned the policy of his party in ree- pect toa measure which it was supposed would favor Southern interests, The S.vawoak News likes bos democracy, but does not Hike his free coils, abd would “prefir to tt bim and his feHowers go evir to the black repub! even W they curry the gext Presidency with them; and the Charlestom Mercury deciares that— tetration (rom apport thi unrepentant aad seit seekin, the parrove of promoting the prospects io the North west ig a blow et tre integrity of ths or- RAviZation, arc Cegredes (ne bigh office of party from the “been repor NEW YORK HERALD, FRIDAY, JULY 30, 1868. ane, which bes bety urged upon the afaia Rous, 16 Feoetve Ine fellomEoiy aad renegade, for party evecers The propoeiti maicterare At privctoics 0 the mere combiaation for pereora # 809 Spot's On the other band, the Chicago Democrat says that there is an intention on the part of Doug- jae to throw himself into the arms of the ex- treme Scuthern democracy at a fitting time, and that there is nothing in hie position which woud prevent him from being the candidate of the Southern extremists, We fear that since the “Little Giant’ bas been 80 indiscreet as to give offence in ell quarters, he will'have a mighty elim chow at the Charleston Convention, even if Lincoln does not succeed in shelving bim long before. Governor Wise, as we have eaid, ocoupics a position in many respects analogous to that of his friend and rival, Douglas. Like the latter, he has lost the confidence of his own sectton, has never had the confidence of the North, and is as much entitled to the epithet applied by the Charieston Mercury, of “an unrepentant and self-seeking renegade” as Douglas himself can be eupposed to be. The same fate evidently awaits them both—that of being shelved to- gether. Reguiescat in pace. So much for the two democratic aspirants whom we have selected as types of a class rather than ws having apy very brilliant prospects for the succcesion, On the opposition side of the camp we have eelected as timilar types Senator Crit- tenden, of Kentucky, and Wm. Ii. Seward, of this State. The former has deeply offended his own section by his couree on the Lecomptoa meesvre, and could rever hope for any large support in the North, on account of his pro- slavery sentiments and his repulsive Kaow Nothing connection. He may be, therefore, conridcred as altogether out of the question. As to Wm. H. Seward, his chancesare equally frail. His abolitionism, of itself, is altogether of too offentive a stamp to admit of his being nomi- vated. Besides, in bis own State, where he is best known, he is least trusted. It the country should ever have the misfortune of seeing him in the Presidential chair, it would be sure, at the same time, to see his administration com- posed of or controlled by the chiefs of interest, with such a man as the lobby Thurlow Weed or Orsamus Benajah Matte- fon as prime vizier. No, no: that is altogether out of the question, Seward could hardly get the support of a majority of delegates in hisown State; and there will be enough of interests repretented in the Republican Convention to cut him out there. Obio will be watchful and ready to coaleece with the opponents of Seward in favor of Judge M’Lean or Stanton; Iilinois will take advantage of thesame state of feeling, and be ready to coalesce in favor of Bissell; Peunsylvania will be no less on the alert in the interest of Cameron; nor will Massachusetts be behind in ousting bim for the sake of Banks. We think, therefore, that without pretending to apy ability to indicate who will be the no- minees of the respective parties, it may be fair- Jy aseumed that the choice of the democracy will not fall on cither Douglas or Wise, and that the choice of the republicans will not fall on either Crittenden or Seward, Whatever the Kentucky Senator may have, owing to the eupposcd expediency or fair- vess of giving the nomination to the the New York Senator bas none whatever. These four knights may, therefore, have their names stricken off chance South, we think the lists even thus early. Between this time and the meeting of the conventions two years hence, public opinion will have indicated through its mouthpiece, the press, who the most worthy contestants for the prize may be. One of the latest suggestions has been John B. Breckenridge for President, and ex-Governor Seymour of New York, for Vice President. This and all the rest must go through the crucible of public opinion, for the developement and enun- ciation of which there is yet plenty of time, No hurry, gentlemen—room enough for all. Arvains iy Uran.—We publish this morning a series of most interesting letters from our special correspondent in Utab, The Mormons are returning in Jarge numbers to Salt Lake City. The army had passed through the city and taken up their quarters in camp at Cedar Valley, forty miles to the southwest of the capt- tal. From the tone of the speeches made by Brigham Young and other Mormon leaders during the temporary exile of their people at Provo, it ie evident that considerable defection exists among the laity, and that a geveral sense of depression, eadness and want of confidence in their cause*pervades the mass of the people. The Peace Commissioners complain of the mode in which the procecdings of the conference have for the Deuret News. It appears that speechés are put into their mouths which they pever made, and the whole affair is falsely represented. The reports were made hy Mor- mon reporters, under the influence of the Pro- phet; and as Governor Camming, in that biun- dering spirit which seems to bave characterized his whole career in Utah, refused to permit a competent reporter who was not a Mormon, to be present, the Mormon version of the con- ference isthe only one on record. Mr. Cum- ming has been heaping error upon error in his courre of conduct since he went to Utah. He is evidently not the right man on the right place. Indeed, were it not for the action of Col. Kane and the presence of the army, he would never have got into Salt Lake City at all. Tue Pew System.—The Churchman continues its apostolic knocks against the doors of the premium pews in the fashionable churches, de. manding that the barricaded doors “hall be broken down, and all the churches declared free to allcomers. Here is the platform:— Open your doors daly morsicg ond eveniog for prat Oulebrave the Lera's Sapper on every lord's tay, wud on every holyéay. I4t your priest not content himself with aSunday tohco!, but Open aleo daily tree parish schools for both eexes | Let deacons, or laymen, or both c» ope rete with biw, in searching out and Dbrivg'ng in chidron Without regard to thelr Wese scl o's wad through the chiléren you may reech to parerts. Hit at Je bring if we Obi'd Make persible; by muste Ne teachirg Give y ng Adapt g the explecetions t srne'ed Older persone as well esto tte chiléren, LA& every tcrmon be ploasibg, Cefivite, uncompromising and iestructive, Sapp churob threvgh the offertery; often instrocticg all | eacred daty ard one privilege ef giv! ig ct Pete ita, 7. Then pray ‘with uncervieting regularity, on the Lora’s for euecers, ong at#icrpate ® true revival The Churchman's doctrine is good; but we are afraid the writer i# a little shead of the times When it comes to a question betwe@m the worehtp of God and Mammon, the latter wins te abouts, of Benstor Senator Hammond, of South Carolina, had re- cently the compliment of a public dianer given in bis honor at Beech Island, in that State. It appears to bave been an al fresco affair, for »e learn from the Charleston Mercury that ther: was an assemblage of fifteen hundred persons on the occasion, 0’ whom some three hundred were of the fair sex. At this demonstration Senator Hammond delivered a speech, a report of which will be found elzewhere in our columns to-day. This speech, as coming from a Senator from South Caroline, is remarkable for its moderate- ners of tone, and for the many sensible things— though not altogether unmixed with some things quite the reverse—which it contains; and it is difficult to know which most to wonder at, the courage of the Senator in speakirg thom, or the agreeable spirit in which they seem to have been received by the audience. Mr. Hammond, as was very natucal, reviewed the important political questious of the day, and gave his own views of them in an eaay, in- dependent, offhand etyle. As to squatter ove reignty he declared that its whole theory and scheme was a matter of diagust, sud the Kausas Nebraska bill a delusion and deception from the beginning, and rotten with fraud. In these views he will find a large majority of sympa thizers in the North, As to the dieunion seuti- ments of his own State he did not seem inclined to give them any more countesance than he gave to the Kangae-Nebracka bill. The South, he said, under the present aspect of affairs, would have to remain in the Union To be eure, the parenthetical phrase “ under the present as- pect of affairs” is not very deficite or intelli- gible, and may be interpreted to suit the views ‘of whoever undertakes to define it. The grounds on which alone he concedes the propriety of a dirsolution of the Union are—first, the demoralization of the federal courts by making the judiciary elective, and then the establish- ment of offensive tariffs, or of a United States Bank, or the direct tampering with slaves. Bat as to dissolving the Union on any such ridi culous pretence as the refusal of Congress to give validity to the Lecompton constitution, he entirely ignores such an idea, and does not even mention it in the list of grievances. But he does distinctly declare, that even if at the next Presidential election the North should by com- bination elect an abolitionist, the great body of the South would not, on that issue, go out of the Union; although ona repetition of the same offence, they might do so. Where was Keitt and the whole body of South Carolina chivalry when such sentiments were publicly declared by a Senator of the Palmetto State? Here is an indirect invitation to more Northern aggres- sions; and yet not @ diseentient voice and not a word of disapproval is heardfrom that reapscta- ble auditory. We must infer from this that the yeomanry and the chivalry of South Carolina do not march under the same banger. But, further on Mr. Hammond takes still more extraordinary positions. The North, he said, was by no means wholly to blame for the present condition of thesections. Many of their grievances took their rise at the South. Many false theories had originated there, and many others the South had adopted. The Bank of the United States had originated with the South, and the tariff had its godfather there. As to the agitation against slavery, no smaller men than Washington and Jefferson had set the evil example. Let Keitt and Boyce, and Miles aud Bonham, and the other chevaliers of the Palmetto State, rave and rant as much as they choose in favor of wresting Cuba from the Spaniards, of absorb- ing Mexico, and of overrunning Central Ame- rice with filibusters—es for him, he thought it all wrong. He was opposed to any further an- nexation of territory, and wished the country to have nothing to do with Mexico or Ceatral America—though if we wanted a Pacific route he would not object to seizing Tehuantepec or Panama, with the right of way. Neither was he in favor of re-opening the slave trade. The idea of doing so, while the South was in the Union, he conceived to be an impracticable, visionary project. What benefit, he asked, was the South to derive from increasing the area of slave territory—or what Southern man would place slaves in Kansas? The reporter does not make the Senator respond to these questions put to himself; but the answer may be inferred from the whole scope of the argument, and from a subsequent remark that the South was now struggling to keep Texas against the inroads of Northern emigrants. Why, there- fore, should the South go for Central America or Mexico? They wanted none of those vast re- gions now, but should rather address thom- selves to the developement of their own interaal resources. It is really refreehing to read such a speech, delivered by a South Carolina Senator in pre- sence of the chivalry and yeomanry of that State. And now what we want to know is, whether the sentiments thus uttered by the lips of Senator Hammond are a fair exposition of the views of the people; for if they are, then all we have to say is, that Keitt and all that pack of froth and fury secessionists are nothing but coneummate humbugs. A Proruet Hatn No Hovorn w His Own Cocxtry.—Some time since we felt called upon to notice in a commendatory spirit a speech de- livered by Jefferson Davis at Portland, Me. We thought that the conservative, high toned national sentiments which it contained, proved that the abilities and etatermanlike qualities of the speaker bod been ontirely underrated by the country at large, and attributed that feeling to the fact that while in poor Pierce's Cabinet he was stifled between the crushing dogmatism | of Marcy snd the tortuous circumlocutions of Cushing. But it scoms that that which won our praise provoked the reeentment of the fire- and-fury secessionists of the South, and the papers in that quarter have not been so flatter- ing to Mr. Davis 08 we bave been. The Charleston Mercury leads the van in these sernnits tpon him, and wan's to know who the | hororable Senator meant when he epoke, in one | of there epecches in the North, of “trifling poli- ticispe in the South” who talk of the dissola- tien @f the Union. It recalls the unpleacant 1eminiecerce that in 1850 and 1852 he him- self was o secetsioniet, and did all he could to induce the people of Mississippi to dievolve the Union by seceding from it ; and then comes this impertinent query, whether he was at that day “a triflirg politiciar—one of the mosquitoes ercurd the ox, who can annoy, bat cannot wound or kilL”” We have no idea whether Mr. Jeferron Davis will urdertake to respond to these ill-tempered remarks and {ll-timed reminiscences; but thie ascavlt opon him is but another proof of the Scriptural declaration that forms the caption of thie article. Pablic BenUment La South Careliaa—Spoech Heatuznwa Amoxa: tae “ Uxco Provs."— Hammond. “Madam,” said Jobn Raudolph to a lady who was very much exercised about the distressed Athenians, “the Greeks are at your door.” The teree epigrommatio eatire of the siateeman of Roanoke is as true now as it was five and twenty years ago. So far as the spread of evangelical religion is concerned, there is the widest field for home missions in those districts which are presumed to monopolize nearly all the pious stock that there isin the market. In New Eng'and, where formerly @ man. could not vote for town officers unless he was & professor of religion, the number of backstiders, Iuke- warm Christians and free thinkers is increasing to a fearful extent. We are told, in an official report to the General Aesociation of Maseachu- eetta, that twenty-five per centum of the popu- lation of New England never attend any church, and that there are in that section nearly a mil- lion and a half of practical heathens. Twenty- six towns in Massachusetts are ia euch a be- nighted condition aa to be altogether without that “stated preaching” which was so grateful to a celebrated politician of Sandy Hill. It happens to be within our knowledge that the same condition of things exists in Scotland, where infidelity, atheism, Geism, and free thinking of all kinds ere gradually sapping the foundations of the faith which Claverhouse’s dragoons in -vain endeavored to root up. The people of New England are not dissimilar to those of Scotlard; many strong points of character, ebrewdness, intelligence and firmness to the ex- treme verge, whether right or wrong, distin- guish alike a Scotchman or Yankee. The spirit of inquiry, investigation, analysis and argu- ment prevails alike in both peoples. This con- stant sifting and searching into abstract ques- tions ralees metaphysical questions which puz- zle the most acute intellects, and the disputants drift from one extreme to another—from the extreme of ascetic Puritanism to that of infidel- ity. The Presbyterian Church, with its rigid discipline, ita extreme dogmas, and its narrow tenets, imbues its believers with bigotry first and indifferentism afterwards. The indifferent Christian is blown about to all points of the compass. He may, like many persons in New England, take up with the spiritual rappers, or the Mormons, or the Swedenborgians, or the Irvingites, or he may relapee into entire infidel- ity. Theodore Parker, once one of the ehiaing lights of the Unitarian Church, has mounted a political hobby, and turned his pulpit into an arena for the display of stump oratory. He is regarded as little better than a heathen by the church from which he has se- ceded. Brownson has tried everything, from infidelity up to Holy Mother Church, in whose bosom he rests for the present. A celebrated historian, who once ministered at the Congre- gational altar in Boston, has become aa Epis- copalian, and is, it is said, on the high road to papacy. When these leaders and teachers of the people fall away from the faith, what can be expected from the masses? No amount of revival excitement will keep them from raaning to the extreme of liberalism. However para- doxical it may appear, the finest field for mis- sionaries is found in the districts particularly distinguished for piety. Tae Ititsoms Caampions on THE SAME Srvmr.—Mr. Lincoln, who expects to OI Mr. Dougias’ seat in the Senate, has challenged bis competitor to stump the State with him, after the Southern fashion, where each candidate ad- dresses the people on the same day from the same rostrum. Mr. Douglas isa little afraid that the other democratic candidate may come into the arrangement and place the Little Giant between two fires—after the fashion of Maryatt’s triangular duel. But being of an accommodating disposition, Mr. Douglas will meet Mr. Lincola at one prominent point in cach Congressional district in the State, except the Second and Fourth, where Mr. Lin- coln has already had the last word. This ar- rangement will doubtless be accepted by Mr. Lincoln, and the people will have an oppor- tunity to hear the various questions of the day dizcusted by two orators of recognized ability. “When Greek joins Greek, then comes the tag of war.” Revrvats or Rewicion at tan Warentsa Praces.—It is so dull at Saratoga that morning prayer meetings have been established, which, according to the Zvangelist, “ gather large crowds from the hotels,” and #o far “ Saratoga has seen larger numbers in the prayer room tban in the bell room.” That's a good siga, and we hope they'll convert some of the tavern keepers and head waiters, Nobody stands so much in need of redeeming grace as they. Wao Suatt Decie? &c.—The Richmond An. quirer informs us that the nomination of Mr. Wise at the Charleston Convention would be exceedingly refreshing and delightful to the Virginia democracy of all sorts. The Whig sides with our correspondent at the White Sulphur, who thinks that Wize is comfortably lad up on avery high shelf. Here is rather a wide mar. gin of difference among the doctors. Settle it among youree) ves, gentlemen, Mewicat Matters Pere at Jowes’ Woop—Paroi—Tho Programme for the Jones’ Wood festival ou the ist, 24 and 5d of August, will be found eleewhere, We understand that all the details of the affair are in course of prepara- tica by competent hands, and we expect to see the grand ent affair of the kind that bas ever taken place inthe United States, Signorina Teresa Parod! was a passenger by the Em- pire City at this port from Havana. During the winter Pared! has been singing at Puerto Principe and St. Jago de Cuba, as prima donna of tho troupe. Sho will rusticate at ber cottage at Lake George during the remainder of the summer, anc carly in autumn commefee a concert tour im the West. Bowrny Trvaree.— Messrs, T. Lingard aad 6. W. 1. Fox, who are both experienced actors and managers, have leased the above named establishment for one year, ccmmetcing on Saturday, Avgust 7, when tho season will ence. A good stock oompany bas already been en. faged. SerruNG CP ELH SCORE —The following i a copy of « | private aot parsed by the Inst Congress: — Chap LXAVI—An Act fag the Relicf of Jama @, Tipton, B. B. Battal and James reel, United States Army. Be itenacted by (bo Senate and House of Representa. Liver of the United States of America in Con, Assom died, That the proper accounting officers of ‘treasm Depertment be, and they are hereby. authorized directed, in settling the accounts of Lieuteoaat James G, Renten, of the Ordnance Department; of Brevet Syne. B. Babbitt, chief assistant quartermaster; and of Major James Lengatreet, actitg commissary of subsistence, to aliew (odin, We orgcie the renpestive enceate of waick they were Cofranced by Parker H Freveh, in San Anton's, Texas, in Joly eighteen banded and fifty, via to James onsen’ and ono — cots; tok. Tt Rabbitt. five bundred and aoiare ninety-tbree end a bail conte; and to vames four hundred and forty eight dollars and ninety Approved June 1, 1888, Perce, N. J.—At theese ceremonies Rey. Mr. Canfield acted as Grand Chap'nin, and Bergen Lodge, among others, were in attendance, Ai the articles deposited in the corner store, not mentioned Hy Hee were the pro. coedings of tha Grand Lodge and rou of mombers of Borgen Le age. THE LATEST NEWS. ; Our Speetal ‘Washingten Despatch. THE ANDIAN WAR SrmaMeni ON THE FRONTIER—T@S COLLINS PS—POLITIO8 IN ORBGON, threatened war msy be avoided by the adminis- tration pursuing a pradent course. Indian wars have previously originated in the avarice of a few indi- viduals, who bave provoked the hostility of the'different tribes for their own selfish purposes, wars which have cost the government millions dollars and thousands of lives. It is quite that the existing difficulty, which in ita aspect looks dark and threatening enough, traceable to the same ed from a reliable source,that thé whole” number of warricrs of all tribes in the Territories of Oregon and Washington, east of the Cascade mountains, is only 2,125, and this includes the old mev who are not in a fighting condition. I send you a list of the different tribes, with the number of warriors im each:— Yobowes and Kiikatats Spckars aud Cour Pend d’Oreliles (Fiat Heads) Ota... cesersecccerssceserccrerscssonseees, The Nez Perces, who, you will perceive, are the largest tribe, and the Cayuses, exercise a great influ- ence over all the others. Their advice is sought after by their brethren in all emergencies, and their will is law among the red men in the Territory. Their feclingx{towards our-government have always been decidedly friendly, yet it appears that they were the most prominent in the affray with Col. Steptoe. A peaceful approach to the leaders of these tribes, if promptly made, would, in all probability, avert the horrors of a protracted, bloody and costly Indian war at the present time. Regret is expressed here that Collins’ splendid line of steamers are not running. There are appli- cations from companies of other lines for contracts with the Post Office Depart nent to carry the Euro- pean mails, and the Department is becoming diasat- ised with the present uncertain state of things. Should Collins be dieposed to ran his line from Portland, Maine, to Liverpool, it is likely the Postmaster General would send the mails and certify to the service per- formed, and that probably the Secretary of the Navy upon such certificate would authorize pay- ment according to existing contracts—what says Mr. Collins to this? General Lane has received information from Ore- gon that the Legislature just elected stands on joint ballot thirty-nine democrats and eleven opposition. An election for United States Senators, in view of coming in asa State next winter, was to be held as soon as the Legislature met, on the fifth of July. The prominent candidates are General Lane, Judges Williams and Smith. The result in General Lane's case appears certain. The democrats had carried all the offices in the Territory. Frazer river gold discoveries were looked upon as calcula- ted to benefit Oregon greatly. Migel, who was expelled from Mexico for resisting officers in collecting the logn, regrets the step lie took, and it is said was about to give up under protest, as did the English and others, but Mr. Forsyth wanting an extreme case screwed up the jeweller to the “ stick- ing point.” Migel has soliciteda passport to return. The State Department granted it, and requested the Mexican Minister to countersign it. So Migel haying martyred himself is about to return. The report of the fall of Zuloaga is not believed at the Mexican Legation. The frigate Sabine is preparing at New York to join the Brazil squadron as the flagship. The sloop- of-war Cyane is at Norfolk preparing to join the Pacific squadron. The steamer Fulton, at Norfolk, ia ordered to Washington to prepare for the Para- guay expedition, and the steamer Water Witch is also ordered to be prepared at Washington for the tame object. ‘The Canal Difficulty Settled. Burrauo, July 29, 1858. The Canal Commissioners, Messrs. Ruggles and Sherrill, met here last evening. All the misunder- standings between them are now removed—Mr. Rag- gles retaining the Western division. They cordially unite in all measures necessary to expedite the en- largement of the canal, and to impart to it the at- most capacity for business, ‘To facilitate steam navigation, and also the passage of boats fully load- ed, they have directed all the bridges to be raised, without delay, at least twelve feet above the top of the water line. Movements of the President, dc. Baprorp Sraivas, July 29, 1858. The President, Miss Lane, Miss Bright, daughter of Sevator Bright, Sir Wm. Gore Ouseiey, lady and danghter, and R. M. Magraw, of Baltimore, have ar- rived at the Springs. The President isin excellent health. It is supposed that he will remain two or three weeks, ‘The Canadian Paritam ent. Tonowto, C. W., July 29, 1858, The government was defeated last night on the Seat of Government question, the House annulling the decision of the home government to make Ottawa the capital. The ministry resigned this morning. ‘Three Young Men Drowned. Cuicaco, July 29, 1858. Last evening, while on a pleasure excursion, three young men were drowned by the upsetting of their boat about a mile from the pier. Their names were G. Wentworth Scott, formerly of Montreal; Haviland Peck, of Toronto, and —— Palmer, of New York. Arrest of a Noted Pickproek st. Boston, July 29, 1958, Wm. Day, alias Squib Dickson, a noted English pickpocket, charged with abstracting seven bun- dred dollars from the pocket of a gentieman at the Fashion Course, Long Island, last week, was arrest- ed here to-day by detective officer Lynch, and wilt be sent to New York for trial. ————— ‘The Canada Outward Bound. Haurrax, July 29, 1868. The Cunard steamship Canada, from Boston, paseed Ragged Island, at 1 P. M. to-day, and will be here at about nine o'clock this evening. She will, doubtless, sail for Liverpool by midnight. Markets, PHILADEL! STOCK BOARD. Puttapetriia, July 20, 1858. pts ST tO Tg nt |, 24% Hl 19%; Pennsylvania Railroad,’ 4196. — Cuanteston, July 20, 1858, Cotton declining. Sales to-dag 850 bales. The wales of the week add op 3,400 bales. market closed with a doprenscd feeling. Pumtanetrara, July 20, 1858 Flowr firm, Wheat scarce and steady. Corn unsettiod; yellow 000, Whiskey firm at 253¢0. « 260, 6: Bavtimore, J: Flour quiet. Wheat active: red, $1 $126 a $142 yh yO i \ white, hoy firm, at 26540, @ 27). frm, Onicago, Jul RGR, Flour quiet, Wheat active at 68. Ag 680, Oats firm, Bhi to bis. flour, ‘corn, . 9,000 bushels wheat, 47,000 bushels Stipmente ts Onwego—10,0(0 bushels wheat. Receipts— flour, 19,000 bushela wheat, 29,000 bushels corn OM