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

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Haven... the contents of the European edition of the Heratn ‘will combine the news received by mail and telegraph at it coffice during the previous week, and up to the hour of ablicaves. The News. We have important news from St. Domingo, dated at Port au Platte on the 2d inst. An issue was raised ‘on the question of the location of the capital, which had been changed from St. Domingo city to Santi- ago, and the restoration of the constitution of 1856- Santana headed the party demanding the new mea- sures, and President Valverde felt constrained, it is Raid, to march troops against him. The men deserted Valverde, who fied, and then they inaugurated San- tana, the conqueror of Baez, as President- Valverde and his Ministers subsequently formally resigned their posts. Additional advices from Kingston, Jamaica, tothe Ist inst., state that the quantity of sugar in first bands is quite small, and sells at 18s.a £1 per 100 Tbs. The island is healthy, but is suffering much from drought, and the canes look as if they were scorched by fire, and the ground so baked and cracked that no small portion of rain will suffice to soften it again. The mercury averages 0 degrees above vero. In the parish of St. Ann's a violent gale of wind, accompanied with heavy rain, thunder and lightning, prevailed on the 28th ultimo, which | caused considerable damage to the crops and dwell- ings. The storm was confined in its extent, and the beat which followed dried up the earth like the floor of an oven. The brig T. M. Mayhew, which arrived here yes terday, brought Bermuda dates to the 7th instant, being eight days later than former advices. ‘The steamer Delta arrived at Bermuda August 31, from Halifax, with the first news despatch transmit- ted over the Atlantic telegraph, being the advices from China. The news was five days in reaching Bermoda from England. It created a great sensa- tion, The Bermuda papers are filled chiefly with matter relating to the proceedings in this country on the successful laying of the cable. The Republican Centra] Committee met last night: and decided to hold their primary elections for the choice of delegates to the County, Congressional ‘and Assembly Conventions on the 22d of the present month, and all the nominations are to be made be- fore the Ist of Octoler. The republicans are thus | early in the field in order to head off the Know | WNothings in the city nominations, with whom the Jeaders do not wish to coalesce. The State nomina tions were endorsed, and a mass meeting will be held next week to publicly ratify them. The Scott Life Guard paraded yesterday in honor of the eleventh return of the anniversary of the sar- render of the city of Mexico to the American army. | ‘The new steamer Sochil was launched from Bell's | yard, at the foot of Houston strect, East river, ves terday. Everything passed off well. An account of the lavnch and some particulars conperning the ves- sel are riven elsewhere. There was merely a qaorum present in the Board of Bupervivors lastevening. Several bills were received and referred. The sum of 1,000 was appropriated for refitting the Superior Court rooms. The bills for refitting the Supreme Court rooms were ordered to be peid. A communication was received from the City Chamberiain showing the appropriations and expenditures of his office from Ist January to 14th Beptember. The bill of Hasbrouck & Co. for $11,250 for stationery for various county offices was received and laid over. It was stated that the $50,000 appropri. ated for the Commissioners of Records did not ap- pear in the printed ordinance, and therefore was | not properly appropriated. The subject was laid over until Tnesday next, and Mr. Kennedy gave no- tice that he would present an ordinance to repeal tnch portion of the former ordimance as related to that matter. Mr. Lawrence, Assistant Corporation Counsel of the City and County of New York, bas resigned. There was not much business transacted in the Conrt of General Sessions yesterday. Hezekiah Allen, a colored man, was charged with highway ruvbery, in stealing a small sum of money from Ed- ward Lacy on the 26th of August. The jery con victed him of petit larceny. Judge Russel? sen. tenced him to six months imprisonment and fined $e him #50. Mary Ann Kemp, indicted for receiving stolen goods, pleaded guilty to that offence by ad- vice of her counsel, Mr. Galbraith. She will be sen- tenced on Saturday. Robert Morrison and John Clancy (youths), were to have been nsed as wit ne wes against Mary Ann Kemp, and as che confess ed her guilt, judgment was enspended on the boys. George Werner was tried for stealing a horse and wagon at Jones’ Wood on the occastom of a German festival; bot the evidence was insufficient to con viet, and the jury rendered a verdict of not guilty Joseph Crow pleaded guilty to assault and battery, and as there were extenuating circumstances judg ment was suspended; after which the Court ad- journed. In the lower Qnarantine there are but twenty sail of vessels from infected ports. There are but few arrivals from the West Indies, and but few are expected, at least for some time. The probation of owt of Whose arrived within tue past mouth Laying NEW YORK HERALD, WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 15, 1858. espiced, ard but few arrivals, accewariiy reduces the oumber at this station. There were no new fever cases yesterday. The chief officer of the brig Lillie Mills, reeentiy arrived from Trinidad de Cuba, was attacked with palsy about six o'clock yesterday merning, while sitting on deck, and became apeech- lessand entirely helpless. His name is —— Tamlin, He bas a wite and family residing in Baltimore. He was brought tothe upper Quarantine in a steam- tug. The Harbor Police yesterday afternoon arreste1 nine seamen on board of the ship Orient, which ar- rived yesterday morning from Liverpool, charged by Capt. Hill with mutiny at sea. The following are their names:—Peter Fay, Wm. Saxon, Jno. Palmer, Burd Harrington, James Cogan, Wm. Carnes, Jas. Coliins, Wm. Epins, John McBride. The prisoners were brought ashore handcuffed and given in charge of a Deputy United States Marshal. ‘The sales of cotton yesterday embraced about 1,800 bales, closiag steady at unchanged prices. The cotton crop of 1867-'68, or for the year ending lst inst., amount- ed, according to Mr. Frederickson’s tables, which have ‘been comptled with care for every week of the year, to 8,124,000 bales, againet 2,040,000 im 1856-87, showing an fecroape of 174,000 bales. OF the crop for the year just Concluded 2,690,000 have been exported, of which Great Britain took 1,810,000 bales; France, 384,000; the North of Europe, 215,000, ard other ports, 181,000; leaving a total stock en hand of 103,000—an increase of 64,000 bales over the stock at the same time last year. Tho highest prices for middlirg uplands fn Liverpool during the year was on the 18tn of September and th of October, 1857, when it ranged from 93d. a 95;a., when consols for money wero at 902; and 80°;, with freights at 6-32d.a %/c. The low- est prices were in December, on the heel of our panic, when it receded to 5X4. In October, 1857, our crieis sent ¢cown sterling bills to 102 a 106—-that as the par of exchenge is about 109}¢, the rates were consequently 33,47 per cent below par—which caused ehipments of specie to be made from England to this country. At last accounts middling uplands were selling in Liverpool at 67(4., and New Orleans middlings at T2(d., with consols at 96%{ for money, and sterling bills in New York at 109% a 110, which takes specie the other way. Flour was heavy yesterday and sales mode- rate; inferior grades were measurably nominal, as well as the choice and higher grades; the chief transactions ‘wero confined to the medium grades. Wheat was inac- tive and irregular, while sales wore limited. Corn was active, but prices tended to lower rates. Pork was irre- gular, but with more doing, at $17 40 for mess, and at $15 40a$15 60 for prime, There was a movement in rice, with sales within a day or two of 2,200 casks at rates given in another column. Sugars were quite steady, with sales of about 700 a 800 hhds. at rates given in another place. Coffee was steady, with a fair amount of sales. Freighta were firmer, with moderate engagements, while the c‘ferings were rather larger. ‘The Autumn Elections—A Word to the De- mocracy at Syracuse. It isnot offen that an administration like that of Mr. Buchanan, which won its election by a contest almost unprecedented for ita severi- ty, ean show so clear a record as that which the firm and coneistent policy of the President has enabled him to present. Since the days of Gen- eral Jackson, the President has almest always found himself in a minority of the popular branch of Congress during the last half of his term. Some of the recent administrations have broken down before they had an opportunity to appeal to the people. Such was the fate of poor Pierce, who not only ruined himself and his friends, but left a legacy of blunders to the next administration, which Mr. Buchanan has almost entirely wiped from the record. The numerous and embarrassing questions which have arisen either during the present adminfs- tration’s tenure of power, or which have been thrown upon it by its predecessors, have been | putin a train which cannot fail to result in their settlement in a manner creditable to the country. The government is respected both at home and abroad. Civil diesensions have been healed, and for once the opposition stands without a single practical issue upon which an appeal to the country can be made. Some disappointed | politicians, of the school of Douglas, Forney & Co., are endeavoring to incite insubordination in the administration party, and they may have | afew ragged followers; but to preserve the integrity of the party their execution is a matter of necessity. The fact of the matter is, plainly, that the adminis- tration can get along without them, while they cannot get alang without the administration. If they return it must be as private soldiers. They must learn to obey before they are entrust- ed with command. The first part of the above proposition— that the administration has not as yet suffered by the partial disintegration of the democratic party consequent upon the Douglas heresy—is proven by the result of the popular elections which have taken place during the past month. In Miseouri, where important lecal interests called out a large vote, we find the administra- tion candidates leading the poll by over twenty thousand votes. North Carolina, once the best bower of the opposition, gives Mr. Buchanan a majority of fifteen thousand; Kentucky, thirteen thousand, and Arkansas fifteen thousand— making altogether in four States a clear majori- ty for the administration of sixty-five thousand votes. Vermont, with black republicanism dyed in ite own wool, gives, so far as heard from a clear gain of six administration members of the State Legislatare. Maine, which gave the op- | position sweeping majoritics daring the last two years, has now cut them down toa low figure. In Massachusetts, where the demo- cracy has been fossilized for fifty years, we find the administration candidate for Governor sud- denly waking up, @ /« Rip Van Winkle, and astonishing the old fogies by talking about stumping the State. Certainly it cannot be gainsayed that, so fur, Mr. Buchanan's acts have been sustained by the country. In the States which gave him their electoral | votes be bas made large gains; in those which etood opposed he has out down the adverse ma- jorities, aud prepared the way for still more de- cided triumphs. Under all these circumstances, with the pree- tige of succese, with the epposition divided and disheartened, the administration supporters meet today in convention at Syracuse. The administration etande better today than it stood a year ago, when the democratic ticket carried the State. The grasping cupidity and odious corruption, the misrale, extravagance, ignorance and stupidity of the Albany lobby, have turned the tide of public sentiment: if it is not clearly in favor of the democracy, it is certainly strongly opposed to the other parties. Added to this there is the prestige of Mr. Ba- chanan’s success elsewhere, and the popularity of his administration at home And abroad. No party ever went into the ficld with happier auspices than that which mects at the salt works today. The fact that success is almost aesured to the democracy will cause much intriguing, fighting and sqnabbling for the local offices, but the State ticket should be chosen without regard to old divisions, and should bear the names of men who will call ont the strength of the party vote in every section of the State. They should be men of the stamp of the administration itself, steadily supporting ite platform as Maid down in Mr. Buchanan's acts, acd sound upon all matters of State poli- ey. «With euch a ticket the administration Party wil! eweep the State from Lockport to Montauk, and pive to Mr Buchenau such @ vote of coatiderce ae will strengthen bis haade for the remainder of bie term, and conserve the best interests of the country, North, South, East and West. ‘The Quarantine Question. According to the declarations made by the Mayor and the Commiseioners of Emi- gration, there. is reason to believe that an application will immediately be made, by them to the State authorities for an appro- priation of $300,000 for the rei of the Quarantine buildings on the site of the old Marine Hospital at Staten Island. In coming to this deciefon, the Mayor and Commis- tioners state that they are mainly influenced by a desire to punieh the Staten Islanders for their eontumacious and rebellious conduct. The im- policy of restoring an acknowledged nuisance and of waging war against the feelings and sentiments of an entire community are ignored in this wise conclusion. It matters not that the general sense of the press and publio has pro- nounced against this perpetuatton of a danger which has long kept alive the apprehensiong and excited the indignation of our citizens. No; New York and Brooklyn must be exposed aanu- ally to the perils of contagion and death, ia order that the Staten Islanders may be brought to a proper eense of the enormity of their offence. The same comprehensive spirit of despotism which saddled New York with the police of Kings, Westchester and Richmend counties, and vice versa, now seeks to distribute to all these districts the punishment incurred only by one of them. What sort of principle is this which the Qua- rantine authorities, prompted and abetted by Governor King, are about to introduce into our civil policy? Under what government, boasting of free institutions, can they find a precedent for ‘uch a course? For the first time in our history we find the duty of government asserted to be that of vengeance, and not of self vindica- tion. Is not the one a necessity arising out of a culpable failure to perform the other; and is not this display of truculent zeal owing to a consciousness of neglected responsibilities? Whether this be or be not the case, we are satisfied that the public of New York will never give their sanction to the recognition of a doc- trine, which, however natural it may be as a corollary of black republican legislation, is sub-' versive of all the principles of sound and whole- some government. Convinced as the Quarantine authorities must be, that this act of severity will neither per- suade the Staten Islanders of the impolicy of their conduct, nor have the effect of permanently restoring the Quarantine buildings to their late site, we can hardly think that their intention of running counter to the feeling of the general body of our citizens and to the declared inten- tions of the Legislature, is dictated by senti- ment alone. In considering the pertinacity and strangences of their course, we mus' not forget the fact that the disbursement of the $300,000 required for the new buildings will involve # large amount of jobs and fat pickings, to be re- newed, as in the case of Seguine’s Point, as soon sdopied at a meeting in the E’gbth werd wre ac ivstaree of this. If ibe people there assembled realty meer to cerry Out these resoluiion# fn their integrity, they will fired wang voters out- side the ranks of the democracy who will join beertily with them. ‘The publio have at length realized the extent to which they have been plurdered for many yeats past by a eet of corrupt politicians and rowdies, end # determination to enfler under the system no Jovger eeems following rapidly upon convic- tion, But nothing effectual can be done with- out organiration. There may exist already in the minds of a large mass of taxpaying voters of all parties a reeolution to eupport no man for @ responsible county office unless he is both honest and efficient, and has a stake in the com- munity; but that is not sufficient—the friends of stealing and plundering form an organized band, and a strong one, too, and they must be met by organization. A committec should therefore, be formed in every ward of the city whose duty it should be to induce every voter resident there to exercise his euffrage alone in favor of those candidates for office under the Corporation who are fitted by talent, reputation and position for the fulfilment of the responsi- ble duties which belong to them. In an emer- gency like the presemt, with the city on the verge of ruin, and corruption eating away the remnant of its life, it is madness to permit mere party preferences, or party rules or obligations to control the voter in our local election. Let politics and parties take care of themselves in the State and throughout the nation; but if we would not be robbed of our last dollar, let us rally round the standard of municipal reform, goin for ® reduction of taxes anda general clearing outof the den of rogues and rowdies in the City Hall and its environs. The men comprising the conventions and com- mittees of all the parties who are to make the nominations for the December election are al- ready chozen, and it may be instructive to know how many of them are office-holders and non- taxpeyers, and what kind of nominations we may expect from that class. We shall endeavor to spread the record before our readers. The Winots Campaign—A Pecuniary Raid on Wall Strent. We understand that quite a deputation of Illinois politicians have arrived in this city, for the purpose of raising funds, on behalf of Judge Douglas, to carry on the present cam- paign and secure his re-election to the Senate. To those desiring a permanent investment no better opportunity could offer, and the success of theee political financiers is therefore certain. Douglas stock will doubtless carry Wall street by storm, and throw all the other fanoies in the shade. Serious'y, however, it must be pretty evident, even to his most ardent admirers, that the re- sult of Judge Douglas’ contest in Illinois is ver; doubtful. Notwithstanding the extraordinary efforts being made in his behalf—the pilgrimages of Southern politicians and the letters from Southern Presidential aspirants—it is manifest that his victory is to be won, if won at all, out of the fire. From the first, his desertion of the party with which he had identified himself can be traced to a destre to make friends with the as the proposed edifices shall beagatn burntdown. | republicans of his State; and yet, at this mo- They must feel morally certain that the people | ment, it is doubtful ifhe has succeeded in rally- of Staten Island will never suffer the Quaran- tine to be again permanently located among | them. No amount of military protection. by | which the new buildings may be eurrounded can ever ensure their safety. Our State militia have duties as citizens, as well as soldiers, and they will not consent to be made the continued instruments of a despotism which thus seeks to perpetuate a monstrous wrong and grievance. We are astonished that the Mayor, who is a man of good common sense, should have allow ed himself to be carried away in this matter by the views of a few ship owners and political jobbers. The one care nothing for the health and eafety of our population, provided they can effect an economy in the charges on their ves sels by keeping the Quarantine in the imme- late vicinity of the city; the other only take into consideration ‘the personal profits to be made out of the disbursement of such a large amount of public money. We are the more sur- prised at the Mayor's conduct, because we do not believe that he sympathizes with cither of these interests, and because he must feel that it is highly improbable that the next Legislature will ratify a proceeding eo directly opposed to the spirit and intentions of the last Quarantine act. Should he persist in his present course, he may depend upon it |that whatever credit he may have gained by the energy and fairness of his previous acts will be forgotten in the odium that will be excited against him by so perverse a resistance to the popular will A reeult not calculated upon by the partizans of the Health Commissioners, is likely to arise out of their determined opposition to public opinion. The facts elicited in the course of the controversy on this Staten Island outburst have led people back to the question, whether there is any utility in a Quarantine establish- ment at all. Since the yellow fever patients have been expoeed to the influence of the open atmosphere and tent life, a sudden check seems to have been opposed to the eproad of the dis- ease, If the destraction of the Quarantine build- ings were attended with no other benefit, the demonstration of so important a fact ia medical science, (supposing it to be a legitimate one,) would in iteelf be cheaply purcliaeed by the cost of the buildings destroyed. It goes far to bear out the theory which now finds general favor in Europe, that the Quarantine system is a clog upon commercial operations. without being pro- ductive of any marked sanitary benefits to the community which it is intended to protect. A reference to the important report upon the ex tortions and oppressions practised in connection with the Staten Island establishment, which ap pears in our columns to-day, will show bow far the firet of these opinions is well founded in our own caso, and the improvement resulting according to our recent experience from exposure to the open air; and a more natural eystem of treat ment would certainly seem to establish the other. A short way, therefore, to settle this troublesome Quarantine question would be to do away with the system altogether, or at all events to make an experiment of the results to be obtained by removing all the existing restric- tions connected with the establishment. Tur Chanter Exrerox axy tim Taxray- ens’ Parry.— Almost every day presents a fresh indication that the labors of the Herat ia ex- poring the frauds and corruptions of our city government, and urging the taxpayers to resist and reform them, are bearing fruitea. The de- termination to make a stand at the coming elec- tion in favor of honeet and capable officials feems to have taken hold even of a portion of the political partice ia thie gity. The resolutions ing a single convert from that side to his stan- dard. The fight, as it now stands, presents the republicans as a united party against him, whilst his denunciation of the President and the policy of the admfnistration has, to say the least, given such offence to a large number of the party he formerly be- longed to, as to render it morally certain they will make no efforts to secure his re-election. Under these circumstances the return of an anti-Douglas Legislature may be safely pre- dicted. If these general reasons for the conolu- sion that Judge Douglas must probably vacate his seat in the Senate on the 4th of March next, are entitled to weight his recent speech at Freeport shows to what despe- rate expodients he is forced to resort to try and secure a portion of the free soil vote, without which he, in #0 many words, proclaims his des- He says— ‘The next question Mr. [incon propounded to mo is, Can the je of a Territory exclude slavery from their wen if means tt comes into the Uaion as ry * 7 answer Cay 4 Mr, Lincoln has beard mo answor ® bundred times. om every swmp in Witnots, that im my opinion the on — means exctade slavery bi ni * No matter what - cision of the Supreme on tbat abetract (usstion, sti!l the right of the people te make it a siave Territory or @ _ is perfect and complete under the Novraska And Mr. Douglas takes the ground that no matter what may be the opinion of the Su- preme Court as to the constitutional power of e State Legislature to exclude slavery, they should exerciee that power, even although it may be ia direct violation of the constitution itself. The opinion of the Supreme Court in the Dred Scott case is clear and emphatic upon this point. After deciding that Congress had no power to probihit slavery in a Territory, the conclusion is arrived at— If Congress iteeif cannot do thie—if it ie beyond the powers conferred on the federal government—it will be pg ‘we premume, that it could not authorize a Cerri torial government to exercise ‘bem. It could confer so Looped a La ee al establinbed by ite autho the provisions of the constitution. aint the o copatiiution recognives the right of Property of the mevtor fn 9 slave, ane makes mo distinction be iption of property and other property ty po tribunal, acting under the author U fnited State *, whether logistative, oxecutive or to draw such a distinction, or deny to end goarantees which have protection of private property the encroachments of the government. The Supreme Court decides that the consti- tation has given no power to the general go- vernment to prohibit slavery in a Territory, and that the Territorial Legislature, which de- rives all its authority from Congress, cannot possess gronter power than the source whence ft emanates. Judge Douglas, on the other hand, ignores the Supreme Court and the con stitution, and endeavors by a pitiful quibble— aa the champion of a higher law doctrine, under the plea that the Nebraska act in fact overrides the conetitution—to gain the ear of his free soil opponents. The experiment, however, has not been eminently successful, for we fiad the Chi cago Tribune —the leading republican organ— thus alluding to it:- Mr. Dowg!as Intest position on the Drod Scott decision 's more distaste’ il to them | the republicans of llimoit) thea the dect ines of the decision iteelf. We believe that we know the sentirvents cf the party in thia State, and we do clare that they are ready to abido the decisions of the fupreme Court on the slavery question, as long as they tre the law of the land; and nowhere in our ranks should we look for 0 mean and y An expedient am that em- eo Mr, Dongiaa to get rid of tl A ey bd lhe Court ban decided, or will decide, to be in nocordance with the constitution and the laws, The refusal of the President and his adminia tration to place any confidence in Mr. Dongias, or to advocate hie reelection to the Senate, was Yosed upon the irresistible opiaion that his course Iaet winter wax induced by the most selfich cons'derations ; aad that eome direcs wet oper evidence of bis being seceibie of the fale ttep he had taken must be appareut, before the administration could with eclf-respect overicok bia tergivereation. Mr. Dougiss failed to in- timidate the President, Mr. Bachanaa having no wirepulling to do—his highest ambition being the faithfal and conscientious execution of bie duty and the trust confided to his charge— heeded not the clamor. He has not stooped to win the emiles of either Douglas or his friends, and the record of the campaign in Illinois provee that to have done eo would have been to drag himself down to the level ef that poli- ticiau who volunteers to sacrifice the Su- premeCourt and the constitution itself to retain his hold of office. A little honesty might have enabled Douglas to have appealed from the Legislature at Springfield to the Convention at Charleston. Now, if he fails in his re-election he sinks beneath the decision of his own State, and retires to private life, stripped alike of office, honor and reputation. Exactions at QuARANTINE.—We give in an- otber column an article regarding the extraor- dinary exactions inflicted upon the commercial and shipping interests of this city, sanctioned as they bave been by the Commissioners of Heakh. The statements made are suetained by copies of the bills paid, and by comparative tables of the customary rates and those estab- lished at Quarantine for stevedores’ work and for lighterage. By these developements it will be seen that the charges are not reasonable, as alleged by Messre. Tiemann, Clancy and Haswell in their card, but exccssively unreasonable and oppressive, and which, if persevered in, must go far to destroy a large portion of our trade and drive it to rival cities. In no other part of the world—not even ia Italy, the originator of quarantines and the worst enemy of free commercial intercourso— are vearels carrying salt or coals subjected to quarantine and fumigation; and it is supposed that if a cargo of chloride of lime were to arrive from Turks Islands, or any of the West India isiande, the Health Officer would order it to be quarantined and fumigated. A former Health Officer stated that all the situation legally yielded in former years was $20,000, with additional incidental receipts of about $2,000 more, making the sum—amply large, in all conscience—equal to about $22,000, ‘Times bave changed. Rates have enormously in- creased, and those who administer the quaran- tine laws, and Port Warden and Harbor Mas- ter regulations, have found a placer in the har- bor of New York which is unparalleled by any- thing of similar boundaries in California or on Fraser river. In no other part of the world, probably, is freeh water sold by the quarantine fraternity at such exorbitant rates. Every basket, or bun- dle, or package of vegetables and provisions de- livered to the shipping by the steamer Cinde- rella, in the service of the Quarantine adminis- tration, is charged for st one dollar each. We have given the bills, and we commend them to the special attention of the Com- missioners of Health, also to the attention of Governor King and the public in general. It is true that those so eadly aggrieved and oppressed petitioned Governor King on the sub- ject, and prayed for his executive interposition in their behalf, which he did not deign to notice. We also commend the developements to can- didates for the ensuing Legislature, because unless they can pledge themselves to a radical reform they should never see the inside of the Capitol at Albany. We further recommend those developements to the calm reflection of corrupt officeholders and politicians of all parties, who may expect some day to hear the people proclaim, in tones of thunder—thus far shalt thou go and no farther. Brows1ow's Discussion vron Tur SLavERY Questios.—The “Reverend” Mr. Brownlow, of Tennessee, appears to be one of those men who never learn wisdom, or even common decency, by the teachings of years or the leesons of expe- rience. He ecems to have been always infected with an inordinate love of notoriety, and in or- der to gain his end has not hesitated to use the press, the forum and the pulpit as the vehicles for his vulgar tirades against those who did not happen to agree with him in opinion upon the social and political questions of the day. Dur- ing the last winter this redoubtable exponent of the blatherskites published his proclamation, to the effect that he intended to visit the North, for the purpose of airing his oratorical powers and contending in debate with any one who presumed to dispute the orthodoxy of his pecu- liar views. At Philade)pbia he appears to have met a foeman worthy of his steel—brass, per- hape, would be a more appropriate term for the metal in which the Parson deals. The Cicero- nian twain have been refreshing themselves and boring the public for the past week or ten daye, with a discussion upon the abstract question of negro slavery, as well as its practical effects, political and eocial. Luckily for the readers of the newspapers, but unfortunately for the dispu- tants, these great debates have only been re- ported in part. That portion of them that has been laid before us is stupid in the extreme on both sides, Although a clergyman by profession, Brownlow has but litge of that meekness, modesty and humility that should be inseparable from his cloth. His harangues teem with vulgar, vituperation against the North and Northern men. In vul- garity he exceeds the coarsest diatribe of « Sixth ward porterhouse politician, and in egot- ism and unblushing falsifications the Baron Munchausen was a fool to him. He rakes up all the exploded fables against the North, and holds up the South as an earthly paradise, where eaints of all colora shail reign to all eter- nity. All the blackguardism that could be concentrated into an hour's speech was enunci- ated with extreme gusto by this rampant miseionary. By virtue of his office, Parson Brownlow should always be prepared for heaven; but, judging from hia spoken words, we fear that he will be obliged to undergo a severe and prolonged penance in purgatory. We do not believe that Brownlow truly repre- sents any one except Brownlow, in the South, any more than we think that Pryne, his opponent, represents any one except Pryne in the North. But we do believe that the overbearing manner and blatant vulgarity of the former, as well as the fanatical bitterness of the latter, form great nuisanee, which ought to be crushed. As for Brownlow, he should have stald in Teanoseee until he bad learned « little better maaaers. TARR ‘croppy sty! ‘i ending amongst the Indies in the city, Riokinae aoe bas cronped thres hanéred and thirt; LF yh —-~ taree months. There owe ay Worteth rags om abject with our young ae, THE LATEST NEWS. Now-Arrtivai of the Persia. Barr ook, Sept, 14—eienight. ‘Tho weather ts very dark, with rain, and there areme signs of tha steamehip Persia, now in ber eloveath dag from Liverpcol. She is bardiy Ukeiy to make her appear- acce before mordeg. > The Maine State Election. Portzanp, Gept. 1d, 1366. Somes, repubkicaa, {a doubtless elected te Congress ie the First c‘sirics. In the ‘Thirt district Jobosen, demcorat, ts 189 votes abead, aad is probsbiy eiected. The towns to be heard from tn this district last peargave 346 republican ma- jority. ‘The jadicaiicos now are that the republicans kave elected five out of the six Congresemen, Morriil’'s majority in Yor 1s 43, ‘The republican State senators are elected in Camber- Jaz.d and Penobeoot ccvnties; York is in dowtt. The republicans will carry most of weir sensters throughout the State. Tn Penobecct, Oumberiand and York counties, all but three representatives have been heard from—standing 32 republicans to 16 democrats. ‘Tax o’Cioce P. M. We bave sufficient retures to establish the re-election of Governor Morrtil by from 8,000 to 9,000 majority, Fur- her returns from the Third district show the election of French, republican, by from twenty five to Gfty votes over Jobneon, democrat, This gives the six members of Congress to the republicans, Our Special Washington Despatch. MR. BENJAMIN DECLINES THE SPANISH MISSTON—RR- FRCT OF THE MAINE RLEOTION—THE CAPITOL BE: TBNSION QUARRBL— APPOINTMENTS, ETO. Wasuicron, Sept. 14, 1868. ‘Mr. Benjamin has declinéd the mission to Spain offered him by the President. A telegraphic report from Maine that the domoorats have suocéeded in electing cne member of Congress ot least, and probably two, has been received at Washingtem: by the government and through the departments with marked satisfaction, as tho commencement of a polition, revolution in the East in favor of the adainistration. ‘Tho President bas appointed James F. Maguire Commal at Melbourne, Australia; Andrew Jackson Smith, of Texas, Consul at Laguna; Rebert J. Cowart, of Georgia, Indian Agent for New Mexico. Capt. Meigs and Mr. Walter, baying charge of the works ef the capifel extersion, have been at loggerheads for some time pazt, and it now apprars the works are actual- ly obstructed by their quarrel, Walter has been empley- ed, since the exposure of frau¢s and mismanagement by the Congressional Investigating Committes, to prepare Plans for cerrying out the work under Meigs. He now refuses to furnish the plang while Meigs hascovtrolL In this difficuity the hope is expressed that the botching and extravagazces about this great national work will be stopped and that the original architect may be employed. ‘THR GENERAL NEWSPAPER DFSPATCH. Wasninctos, Sept. 14, 1858. It 4s understood that General Denver has resigned the Governorsh!p of Kansas, to take place in the course of a fow weeks. It is probable that he will resume his former position as Commissicner of Indian Affairs. There is reason to believe that Minister Forsyth will not return to the United States t!l! October. At last sccounts he was on the eve of leaving for Tacubaya. The Colored Men's State Convention. Tor, N. ¥., Sept 4, 1858, A Oolored Men's State Convention is in session im this city. Wm. Rich is Prostdent, andabout forty doiegates are present. Resolutions were introduced today supporting the republican State ticket, but have not yot been acted upon. Trouble Among the Republicans, Onzay, N. Y., Sept. 14, 1888. ‘The Republican Congressional Convention for this dis- trict (Thirty third), which met at Dunkirk on Saturday leah, adjourned in the evening of that day, after 129 bal- lots, They re assombied yesterday morning at ten o'clock ‘and remainod in seesion till ten o'clock last night, after Dalloting not less than 160times. R. E. renton, re- ceived ten votes, betrg the entire vote of Chactauque comu- ty. The Cattaraugus delegates wore divided between A. Hawiey and A. Sheldon. Fenton insisted upon being ne- minated, but the Cattaraugus delegates were instructed to oppose bis nomination. The Convenfion tually adjourn- ed sine die at ten o'clock last night, witheut having e(fect- ed a nomination. ‘The People’s Party in Philadelphia. Paitapetems, Sept. 14, 1868. A grand ratification meeting of tho “people's” party was beid this evering in Jaynes’ Hall. The assemblage was immense. Geo, W. Bowlin presided. The speakers were local mon. Jonna W. Ryan and F. Joy Morris, candi- Gates for Congress, declared for the principles of a protec- tive tart? and popular soversignty. The resolutions and all the speeches possessed this bearing. Mr. Morris was enthosiastica'ly received, and spoke witn much eloqc ence. He said their defeat would be heralded througheut the country as an endorsement of the administration and Scotch water pipes, and he wished the nex! message sent over the cable to announce the success of protective tariff principles. Pennsylvania Congresstonal Nominations. Purapmirmia, Sept. 14, 1368. In the Fifth Congressioeal district of this State Owes Jones bas been renomirated by the cemocrauw. Joke ‘Wood ts the candidate of the opposition. Ohio Congressional Nominations, Cuverxsan, Sept. 14, 1868. Timothy C. Day, from the First district, andJohm A. Guriley, from the S.cond, were sominated for Congress to-day. Temperance Convention at Boston. Bowtow, Sept. 14, 1858. ‘The State Temperanos Convention held here today im Tremont Temple, was quite fully attended. fion. Joseph White, of Lowoll, was choson Proeideat, with twenty Vice Preeidents, representing various sesttone of the Stato. The anual report of the State Temperance Committee epeaks weil of the success of tue cause during tue past year and encourag'ng!y of the future. On motion of Rew. Dr. Marah, of New York, @ committee was appointet to consider and report upen the subject of temperance in a Dational aspect. A proposition to nominate an indepen- dont temperance ticket for State oflicors at the ensuing cloction wae voted down py a large majority. ‘The Stale temperance address, which was presented by Rev. Dr. Horen, recommends the formation of “Citi. ons leagues’ in all cities of the commonwealth, to secure the election of city acthorities who will instruct tnetr po. lice imperatively to enforce the Probibitory law aa other laws. A series of resolutions favering moral sussion, but recommending impartial enforcement of the quer lag ‘were discussed and adopted. This evening there i a terge mars moeting of the friends of temperance in Tremows Temple. Neal Dow aod Dr. Jewott are among the speakers. Convention of Superintendents of the Poor. Une, Sept. 14, 1858 ‘The Stato Convention of Superintendents of the Poor met here to de) and propcse a thorough revisicn of the poor jaws. The most important changs proposed is the institution of schools far the ch'ldron of paupers. News from Havana, Cuaxtesron, Bopt. 14, 1868, ‘Tho steamship Havant, from Havane and Key West on tho 10th inet, bas arrived at this port. Sugar was um changed. Molaaes, fiveto six rials. Freighta dail. Stew. ling exebengs, fifteen pet cent. Exohaage on New York, three and three quarters per cont. The Otto State Mair. Savvsxy, Sept, 14, 1868. ‘The opening of tho ninth annual State Fair of Ohio tm. day is of the most favorable character. The weather te Deautiful and the attendance large, more tickets haying been eold than on the firet day Inst year. The ontrics are ‘unusually large in ail the Cepar'monts, except froim and. flowers. The entries of live stock number ton hundreg and fifty four, and the miscetiancous fiftesn hundred and sixteon. The Nationat Horse E.xhtbition, Searormo, Maws., Sept. 14, 4863, ‘The third national exh!bition of horses in this City open. ef to-day with the most gratifying prospects of success, ‘Tne weather and al) things are Propitic=s to the occasion, and the attendance and proceedings of the day hawe moat fully realized the anticipations of thowe interested, The dispisy embraces a large number ef the most celebrated, horses in the country, the whole numbering about five hondred, The goneral cavalcade of horses ontered for exbibition made the circult af the grounds this morning severa! times, presenting one of the most maguitcent mpoctacion ever witneswed hers. In the Park grounds the Fempaider of te day wee mowly ogoupied write the exit.