The New York Herald Newspaper, September 24, 1858, Page 4

4 NEW YORK HERALD. JAMES GORDON BENNETT, EDITOR AND PROPRIETOR, $< $$$ nee OFVICE N. W. CORNER OF FULTON AND NASSAU STS, TREMS, cash in advance. Moncy vent by mail will be at the ri he nender. nd THe DAILY WERALD, two conte per copy, $1 por annum THE WEEKDY HERALD, cory gaurd of 2 cone Por copy, or $2. per annum; the European Baition, Sony iar of reat Brain, or 6 any part of the Continent, THE raul HERALD, every Wednesday, at four cents per AMUSEMENTS THIS EVENING. ACADEMY OF MUSIC, Fourteenth street.—Itatiaw Ormna Wun Ta. NIBLO'6 GARDEN, Brosdway.—Tus Puantom—Usev Up BOWERY THEATRE, Bowery.—Gisnpowss, O8 THE ES ‘Bra 7 1 aaa ‘BY THe KerANT'é—JESSIB ROWN a BURTON'S NEW THRATRE, Rroadway.—Itauian Orama —Orexatio Matinge at Two, I. TxovaTous, Kveulng— Orunico—Maneipp Bacusion. LAURA KEENR’S THRATRE, 6% Broadway.—Oun Huaps np Young Hgarts—Dancinc, Bre. HOYM’S THEATRE, 199 and 201 Rowery.—ZavisrowsKr’ Baicet anv Paytommmy Txovrs, Comrrasing 50 CatLpren.s BARNUM'S AMERICAN MUSEUM, Broadway.—AfMernoon @ad Kvening—Tuiopon's Mac Woutp—Cumiositigs, WOOD'S MINSTREL RUTLDING, 561 and 563 Broadway— Erwortas Soxas, Dawoxs, &¢.—Maskep Batt. MECHANIC'S HALL, 472 Brondway.—Bryanrs’ Minstre.s —Necko Sonos and Buwiesqces—Tue Rivas. CAMPBELL MINSTRELS, 444 Broadway.—Ermortan Cas- macteaisrics, BoNGs, &o.—Waux Anound. PALACE GARDEN, Fourteenth street and Sixth avenue.— Aflernoon—MaGie CaRNIVAL BY THE Wizako, HONDON. COOPER INSTITUTK.—Lectvre on Groioor, THB CREA 08 oy Max, ere., Be Du. Borxton. New York, Friday, September 24, 1858. ‘The News. The announcement from Halifax that the ship Rosenbeath passed a large steamship on fire on the 15th inst., in latitude 45 12, longitude 41 48, created @ deep sensation throughout the city yesterday. There are now on the Atlantic ten steamships, namely, the Saxonia, Ariel, Alps, Canada, Edin- burg, City of Baltimore, North Star, Austria, New York, Prince Albert and Hudsou. Seven of these vessels are from New York bound to Buropean porta, and three—the Austria, Prinée Albert and Hudson—are on their way to this port. Froma careful examination into the probable positions of all the above mentioned steaiuships at the time the burning ship was seen, it is conjectured that the unfortunate veasel was either the Ariel, Alps, Ca- nada, Edinburg or Austria. The Austria sailed from Hamburg, via Southampton, on the 4th inst., for New York, and should have arrived some days since. She has on board, it is supposed, upwards of five hundred passengers. The information with re- gard to the burning ship is v indefinite. We shall, however, probably receive more detailed information respecting the disaster to-day by way of Halifax. A despatch from Trinity Bay, received yesterday, states that the Atlantic telegraph cable is again in complete working order. ‘The preparations for the despatch of the nava! expedition against Paraguay are nearly completed The expedition will be composed of the frigates St. Lawrence and Sabine, sloops of war Preble and Falmouth, brigs of war Dolphin, Perry and Bain- bridge, steamers of war Fulton, Water Witch and Harriet Lane. The storeship Supply and the transport steamers Atalanta, Memphis, Caledonia, Westernport and Southern Star accompany the ex- pedition. ‘The entire force is under the command of Commodore Shubrick. A portion of the fleet ‘will sail in a few days for the place of rendezvous. We have Havana dates to the 20th inst. They contain nothing of general interest. The sugar market was dull—stock on hand, 135,000 boxes. An English steamer had arrived at Havana with six hundred and sixty coolies. Our European files by the North Briton reached this city from Quebee yesterday afternoon. The ample telegraphic summary published on Wednes- day morning contained all the points of the news | to the 8th instant, and the mails of the Niagara will bring the details of three days later advices. ‘The Post Office Department has i.sued instruc- ‘jons to send all correspondence for the west coast of Mexico and points in the interior of that repub- lic by the New York aud California route via Pana- ma and Acapulco. To insure transmission by this route letters and newspapers should be distinctly mar ed via Panama and Acapulco.” Postage onlet- ters twenty cents for each half ounce; on newspapers two cents each. Inthe present disturbed condition of Mexico and in the absence of steam communi- cation between New Orleans and Vera Cruz, this route offers the safest and most expeditions convey- ance for postal matter for all poiats in the western and southwestern parts of Mexico. The investigation into General Talimadge’s case ‘was continued yesterday by the Police Commission" ers. Mayor Tiemann, Captain Orabtree and other Witnesses were examined, but the case was finally sdjourned till one vuclock today, owing to the length of time it took to examine the witnesses, A Condensed report of the proceedings yesterday ap- pears elsewhere The Board of Aldermen lust evening. A large number of medical bilis were ordered to be paid, and a very lore nnaber of r ts and appli- cations for remissions and corre: , ments were laid over and referred. the Committee on Roads in favor of fourth strect, between Fourth and Fifth avenues, culated and graded in accordance with the avenues’ bed grade, was presented and laid over. A communication was received from the Street Coumissdoner in relation to contracts for fire alarm Dells, which was laid over. The Board then ad- journed to Monday next. A fire occurred early lact evening in Thirtieth treet, between First avenue and the Kast river, in | premises occupied by Weile & Caufield as a plan- ing mill, and Masterton, Smith & | « sing esteblishinent. The loss ty thousand dollars. The trial of Wm. Somers, charged with the mur. der of John B. Aiken, on Woord the ship Mandarin ay in the Genera! Sessions, ‘The jury retired to deliberute upon the case at half port eleven o'clock, and after an sbsence of four | re returned with a verdict of manslaughter in firet degree. The District Attorney will move | a judgment on Saturday. In the matter of the commonwealth of Virginia met lair’s «te estimated at | was concluded yeate U v for Sgainet Roger A. Prror and F. J. Smith, for cow empt of court in refasing to testify in reference to he duel between 0. uings Wise, Rsq., and the Hion, Sherrard Cle the defendants were admitted to beil jing the arguments before Judge Meredith o © question of bis jurisdiction te decide in the matier of the habeas cor . The Bu authorities worked strenuowly to procure testimony on which to fownd @ prosecution, but subsequently the Judge decided tha: the defendanta were not bound to anew pounded, and their dich Jndge Rossell iansacted w lary int of bua. ness yesterday in the General Sessions. James irwin was convicted of a assault and battery, an} tent to the penitentiary for one year. Henry Young was convicted of a similar offence, and fined #10. Hannah Garkin pleaded guilty to @ like of. fence, and efter inquiring into the circumstances of the case the City Judge suspended jadgment. Wm. Murphy was tried for burgld@y in the first degree, having, as was alleged, broke into the welling house of Mra. Catherine Driscow on the 2%h of August; but the evidence was insufficient to convict, and the jury render f not guilty, James Recd, te Atorie pro ge was ordered an alia NEW YORK HERALD, FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 24, 1858. convicted of burglary in the third degree, having broken into the premises of Julius de la Croix, in Broadway, on the 28th of August. He being an old offender, having been pardoned out of the State prison by the Governor, the Judge sentenced him to five years imprisonment in the Sing Sing prison. John Smith and George Walker (youths), who were jointly ndicted with Reed, pleaded gatity, and were each sent to the State prison fur two years. Nothing of importance occurred at Quarantine yesterday. The examination of Messrs. Thompson and Tompkins, charged with arson, was, owing to the absence of the Attorney General, at his request postponed to Thursday next. Gen. Sandford has issued orders that the Sixth regiment relieve the Eighth, now on duty at Quarantine, on Monday. The Sixth will be relieved by the Seventy-first on the 6th of October. Judge Stuart rendered a decision yesterday in the case of the Excise Commissioners against Thomas W. Hughes, holding that the complaint was regular, and denying the defendant's motion to have it made more definite and certain. The case was set down for trial on the 6th of October next. The Commis- sioners seck to recover the penalties alleged to have been incurred by the defendant by selling liquor in violation of the excise law.. They claim the penalty for each day’s infraction. The sum of money involved amounts to several thousand dol- lars, and the legal questions at issue are of great importance to the liquor dealing interest. The Grand Lodge of Odd Fellows, in session at Baltimore, has received reports of the state of the Order of the United States for the past year. The only States which report a positive prosperity are New Jersey, Ohio, Indiana, Minois, Missouri, and Louisiana, and Canada West. In Canada Kast the Order bas died out; in New York it makes no pro- gress, while in Virginia and Kentucky there is a perceptible falling off. The sales of cotton yesterday embraced about 2,000 bales, closiny stiff on the basis of about 18%c. for mid- dling uplands. The flour market yesterday was again firmer and more active, the sales having been freely made, and at an advauce of about Sc. a 1c, per barrel. Wheat was firmer for prime to choice lots of now mil- ling grades, while sales were fair. Corn was active, while prices were without change of moment. Pork was less active, and sales made in small lots of mess at $16 83a $17, and of prime at $14 704 $15. Sagars were quiet and rather dull, without change of moment in quo. tations, The sales embraced about 400 a 500 hhds. Cuba, with a lot of molado, at rates given in another place. Coffee was Detter. The public sale of Santos showed an advance of about ie. per Ib. A cargo of 4,500 bags Rio sold at private terms, with other lots, at rates given in another coiumn, The first sample of the new crop of Carolina rice was received yesterday from Charleston. The quality was good. It was stated Uhat the yield would be a full average crop. Freights were moderate aud rates steady, without change of moment in quotations, Kansas and the Slavery Agitation—A Fire- Eater's Ultimatum. On Saturday, the 11th instant, at a place call- ed Hazlehurst, in Mississippi, and on the occa- sion of a complimentary barbecue, the Hon. Al- bert G. Brown, a Senator in Congress, from said State, delivered himself of a set speech, from which we make the following extract:— I observe that the New York Henao, the Richmond iver, and other kindred sheets, are urging the aban. donment of the English bill, and the speedy adinix of Kaneas, as the only of saving the detccatic party in 1860. If the democratic party can only b> saved by meuns like this, then the ner it sinks the better. Aod i have this farther to say, that whenever the democratic party consents to be led by eu York Hxxaup and Richmond Pnquiver, it ii ward to strike their colors, We hav nough of sacrificing prineiple to expediency. J want no more of t,and Lwili have no more. For the national democratic party 1 entertain profound respect. It is the last bulwark of the Union; when it falls the Uaion wii! tail with ith it, But if ii requires another compromise, snd anoth. r Sacrifice of Southern righis to save it, it may go Now, considering that this Mr. Brown is a fire- eater of the hottes. quality, and a filibuster of the Walker pattern, these views of his upon the Kansus issue will neither surprise nor frighten any- body. He is opposed to the admission of Kansas under any other terms than those of the English restriction, on the ground that the abandonment of this restriction will be the “ sa7rifice of princi- ple to expediency.” But what is the principle involved? The English bill provides, in the event of the rejection of the Lecompton consti- tution by the people of Kansas, for withholding the admission of the new State until she can muster the full federal ratio required for one representative in Congress—that is to say, 93,300 people. This is the principle of which Mr. Brown and the fire-eaters generally are so very tenacious, which is just no prisciple at all. The overwhelming vote by which the people of Kansas have repudiated the English bill set- tles the question that slavery is dead and done for there, whether we admit the State at the next session of Congress, or five, ten or twenty years hence. The “principle” of slavery, therefore, upon which the South was delnded by Mr. Doug- las into this trial of “popular sovereignty,” is gone. Kansas is lost to the South, and no Con- gvessional expedient, invention or device can restore her to the South. The South have fought the battle. and they have lost it; and no invidious discrimination or restriction against Kansas as a free State will be of any advantage to the South, or to slavery, either in Kansas or ont of Kansas ‘There is no principle any longer involved in the matter, but simply a question of time, population and common sense, We repeat, therefore, that it is the policy of the administration, and the policy of the demo- vratic party, to favor the admission of Kansas at the earliest opportunity; and that any attempt on the part of the democracy, a4 a national party, to hold the people of Kansas to that hum- bugging English restriction will aanihilate the party in 1860. But, says Mr. Brown, in regard to the aban- | donment of this English humbug, “if the demo cratic party can only be saved by means like this, then the sooner it sinks the better.” Doubilees Mr. Brown is perfectly sincere in this declaration. He belongs to that restless clase of fire-eaters who desire, perhaps, above all things, to keep at white heat the slavery agita- in view of a sectional rupture and a South- ern confederacy. Our existing federal govern- ment is not large enough to accommodate with front seats all the would-be Presidents and Cabinet officers among the fire-caters of the South, And among the dirteatera of the North we have quite a lot of hunters of place and power, who would not hesitate to push the two sectione to civil war in order to accomplish their selfish ends. Thus we perceive, that while the fire-eaters are threatening death and destruc- tion to all concerned in the movement for the early admission of Kansas, our Northern dirt- eaters are urging them on; for agitation, azita- tion, incessant agitation, ie the stock in trade of both the Southern fire-eater and Northern dirt- eater—the nigger driver and the nigger worship- per—of Brown, of Miesissipp!, no less than of Seward, of New York. The Northern democracy, however, appear thoroughly to understand the merits of the case. We believe that, thus far, every Northern demo- eratic candidate for Congress regards the Eng- lish restriction a# only eo much “eather and Na,” and advocates the earliest regular iseion of Kansas regardless of the quest'un of md of Place Mr. English himself, who certainly ought to know “the true intent and meaning” of the English bill. It is manifest, therefore, that upon the presentation of the next regularly adopted State constitution from Kansas to Congress, she will be admitted without difficulty; and then we 811 see whether Mr. Senator Brown and the cli of fire-eaters to which he belongs, will acquicse or “resist to the last extremity.” After the memorable examples of 1851, furnished by the fire-eating disunionists of Mississippi, Ala- bama, Georgia and South Carolina, we predict their orderly submission to the English inter- pretation of the English bill. After the late Kansas election, and with the universal desire which bas followed for the earliest possible ad- mission of the embryo State, the idea that that senseless English restriction can be enforced as a “principle,” is utterly preposterous. You might as well talk of reviving and re-enforcing the Lecompton constitution. Mr. Senator Brown, of Mississippi, like the Hon. Joshua R. Giddings, of Ohio, belongs to a class of sectional agitators whose game is sub- stantially played out. Giddings has already been laid upon the shelf by his constituents; and if Brown has no other capital to stand upon than the “principle” of the English bill, and if his ad- hesion to the democratic party is to depend upon their adhesion to this “principle,” he will, per- haps, before six months are over, find himself as high and dry as Giddings. Tux CaBLe Nor Broken, AND THE ConTINUITY Perrecr—The despatch which we publish this morning states that the cable is not only not broken, but that the signals received from Valen- tia at Trinity Bay are as perfect as ever. We never had any doubts of the complete success of the enterprise; and although we have not received a message over the line since the Ist inst., we knew, as we have frequently stated, that as soon as better instruments than those which were first used could be put upon the line, the result would satisfy the most sanguine. “ Good electrical cur- rents have heen passing through the line for the last three days;” but why, it may be justly asked, have we not been informed of this before? The only answer to this question is to be found in the unwillingness of the English electricians, who have now charge of the terminus at Trinity Bay, and who have persistently declined to satis- fy the American public with any information, al- though repeatedly asked. ‘These gentlemen are evidently dissatisfied with the action of the company in dismissing the chief electrician, Dr. Whitehouse, whose instruments they have a particular interest in, and whose de- tective system they expected to see employed in the working of the cable, to the exclusion of all others, Dr. Whitehouse, himself, in a letter to one of the London papers, states that there should be no fears for the safety of the line, and we may add, that as soon as Mr. Hughes’ instru- ments, which previous experiments have proved to be the best, are employed, we will receive daily despatches for publication from the other side. The only difficulty, let us again repeat, was in the employment of imperfect instruments, and owing to the dismissal of the chief electrician, which the company have evidently regarded as unavoidable, we have not and could not reecive any communication till Mr. Hughes’ instruments supnlied their place. The manner in which some of our daily papers explain the long interruption which has taken place in the transmission of messages is ludicrous to those who are at all conversant with the subject. Are they aware that the cables which have been laid across the Mediter- ranean—a sea which is remarkable for the vol- canic character of its bottom, and for the ab- rupt and precipitous declivities by which it is marked—are still more perfict, so far as their electrical condition is concerned, than when they were submerged. Bat they had doubts about the existence of the great oceanic pla- teau, although they have had none, it seems, in regard to the mountain peaks from which they say the cable iseuspended. Yes—and these same wiseacres were confident that the cable would not be laid; but the accomplishment of the work showed what fools they had made of themselves, as the transmission of messages in the course of # few days more will prove how stupid they have been in insisting that the cable is broken. The best thing which the English directors can do is to place the further management of the en- | bi* course terprise in the hands of Mr. Ficld, without whom they would never have laid the cable; for the bungling maaner in which they have acted shows that they cannot get along if left to them- selves, Mr. Field should not have resigned bis office as general manager, at least until a regu- lar daily communication was established be- tween the two worlds. The refusal of the elec- tricians at Trinity Bay to give any information regarding the cable may be traced to this resig- pation, for there is no denying the fact that they have all along adhered to Dr. Whitehouse, and done oll in their power to throw obstacles in the way of Prof. Hughes. Their indifference to the feelings of the American public is highly repre- hensible, and we trust the dircetors will show their disapproval of it in a marked manner. ASTER ON ovR DemocraTtie Stare Convention.—The Abbe McMaster, of the Freemon’s Journal, in a searching interpretation of the revolutions adopted at the Syracuse Demo- cratic Convention, says:— Tp these, it it requisite eautionsly to distingnieh between the ds and the sense. The sense of the resolutions thetr “true intent and meaniug,” is the ignoring, and therefore repudiating what own as the “English bill,’ and the utterance of ar » of thore who, for pertona! motives, amd from personal aepirations, are dis. organ cing the Cay and seekwng the overthrow of democratic principles in Ilinets Afier citing the resolutions admissible of this solution, the sagacious Abbe says that “the mem- bers of the Convention, in overwhelming num- hera, and unconcealed expression, were cordial friends of Judge Douglas,” in some cases leas from priveiple, perhaps, “than from personal at tachment and parti«an foresicht of the fature.” Finally, the Abbe thus sums up the work of the Tammany Convention. Hear him:— vons, by necessary impilextion, the attempt of to control the Votes of the people of Kansas 1 inflvence and Congressional enactment. It mms the personal vindictiveness of the President, in hounding on the alliance of bivck republicans and admin- jatration offices holders in Tilinoie against a gallant demo- cratic Senator, at the expense of the principlee and for- tones of the democracy. For the rest it very properly considers that the administration erst the democracy too toch to clect it; that it is too entirely the creation of the demoereey for the Intter to afford throwing it overbourd, or W refaxe eustaining it, exeept in the above matters, where the administration has straggied from (he bighway of the porty that put it in power. A most graciona and considerate Convention, indeed. Tow very thankful the administration should be for thie generous forbearance of Mr. Dean Richmond and Mr. Peter Cagger. The New York Central Railroad Company are looking up in the world; but, it strikes us, they will have enough to do in maintaining Morgan and “the democracy” at home, without the additional task of vindicating “democratic principles in Du ‘The Mission to Spain and Mr. Belmont—Hew | Queen Victoria in Amxnica— No Monorouy.— to Settle the Question. ‘The mission to Spain having been declined by Mr. Benjamin is again open to the aspirations of the would-be diplomatista, each of whom thinks that he could do better than any! ody else in at- taining the much desired object of a successful negotiation for Cuba. Prominent among these aspirants is Mr. Bel- mont, who was poor Pierce’s Minister at the Hague. On what*grounds this gentleman bases his claims to the Spanish mission is not at all clear. When a young man he was picked up by the Rothschilds in the Judab-strasse at Frank- fort, and after serving for a time in the counting room of that money making house, he was sent over here some years since as their New York correspondent. At that time the business of this city was nothing like what it is at present, and the New York agency was not considered of much account. But the business grew with the progress of the country, and Mr. Belmont dis- played no little skill in applying the maxims he had learned from his principals in the art of money getting, until now he is looked upon as one of the leading financiers in Wall street. Much of his success may be attributed to his connection with the leading Jews of Europe, though there is no doubt that in money and financial matters he has not only experience, but great ability and capacity. During the Pierce campaign the politicians got hold of him and squeezed his money bags to obtain the sinews of war. In compensation for his letting himself be bigd poor Pierce made him Minister to the Hague, where he distinguished himself by doing nothing, for the very excellent reason that there was nothing to do. While there he lived like a nabob, kept an excellent cook, bought a fine gallery of paintings, spent ten tiines the amount of his salary, and no doubt locked upon himself as a very successful Minister as the world goes. But being an excellent finan- cier and a first rate judge of good dinners are not exactly the qualifications ofa good diplomatist, or to make a sucecssful one at the Most Catholic court of Spain. The house of Israel and the fol- lowers of Mahomet are alike hated by the blue blooded hidalgos of Castile; and it is a grave question whether Mr. Belmont, for his affinity to the Judah-strasse of Frankfort, would not meet with a worse reception at Madrid than did the filibuster Soulé. Besides this the house of Roths- child never has been a popular concern with Queen Isabel, and we believe there have been business difficulties between them on account of certain quicksilver matters and other transactions. Mr. Belmont’s abilities as a financier, there- fore, could never be of much utility in negoti- ating for Cuba. The admission of Cuba to the Union is not to be effected by direct bargaining, buying and selling. It will come only through some great complication of affairs in Europe, or by the natural increase of our influence and in- terests there. The succeseful working of the Atlantic cable for one year will do more toward the acquisition of Cuba than Mr. Belmont could do in a life time. The settlement of our other questions with Spain will require other qualifi- cations than those of a great financial, or an able do-nothing Minister. As yet we donot know that Mr. Belmont possesses any other qualifications than thoee requisite for success in Wall street. If he is bent upon distinguishing himeelf in public life, an excellent opportunity is now open to him. Commodore Vanderbilt's representative cannot return to Congress from the third New York district. Let Mr. Belmont start for Con- gress in that district, and show us whether he has bottom. Then, when he has been a little while in Congress, we shall soon know whether he is sound, and if there is anything in him to build his aspirations for the Spanish mission upon. There is nothing like a session or two in Congress to give a man a chance to show what be can do. Put Mr. Belmont’s name on the slate and let us know what there is in him. Wuat's THe Matter ?—We find the following abuse! and cause intensely glorified. sent were some dupes, doubtless, Mr. eed, though Mr... Fields played tof the occasion. Among " lowing were present, viz.:—Messrs. Fields, Sickles, Forney, Haskin, E. B. Hart, A. F. Clark, Aug. Belmont, Dougherty, Harry Magraw, and Dana, of the Leit profesrions of friendship for thase ri been so eaeontially roasted then and there. Yet,as men are known by the company they keep, so surely will such as. sociations earn forthem the reputation of being Feo 4 with Forney, Haskin and Clark, if continued. squad of democratic politicians here who may be said to repre. sent the interest of the parties to this characteristic en- tertainment are just now in great troable, finding it a task of great difficulty, we presume, to reconcile their profes Fions concerning the political sympathies and affaities of their friends with participation in any such aad abuse of the members of the government as is believed to have been uttered after the cloth waa removed. We refer to this dinner, because it previously became a theme of newspaper comment, through a publication in the New York Times, that reads as though it i from the pen of no other than the redoubtable Mr. Forney humeeif. It is quite evident from the above that some- body has been greatly belied, and we feel anxious that the matter should be cleared up. To forward so desirable a consummation we offer the free use of our columns to the in- domitable friends of the administration who have been maligned by the outrageous calum- nies of the Washington journalist, and we shall be very happy to publish their cards explana- tory of the offair. We have hardly ever seen so gross an attack upon political character as that which is quoted above, and we do not hesitate to say that no terms of reproach will be too strong when employed in iis condemnation. “Mowsieve Toxson Come Acaty.”—Accord- ing to our epecial advices of yesterday, Fernando Wood, Marshal Rynders, George N. Sanders, Surveyor Hart, and other active New York poli- ticians were again in Washington, worrying the President with their everlasting squabbles and quarrels about democratic plunder and demo- cratic principles. Now the only sensible way of settling these disgusting broils is for each faction to set up a local ticket here of its own, with the understanding that that ticket which polls the heaviest vote shall be considered as representing the Simon pure democracy. We hope the President will send all hands back to this trial of “popular sovereignty.” We have had enough of the ehameless impadence of these New York politi- cians; and their running off to Washington with tl ting tales against each other can only be st by putting the matters at irene be- tween them to the popular vote of the party. Matteson Wirep Ovt.—The lobby delegate from Oneida has been finally wiped out from the list of political aspirants, The papers pat it de- lieately and say be “declines.” What will the Washington lobby do without ite great chief? The journals of the day, on bo sides of the Atlantic, are discussing very gravely the argu- ments for and against the propa%d visit of Queen Victoria to her possea&™® in America and to her republican cousin’ in the United States, The faet that the Ba’S lish press gives 20 much serious attention to the matter proves that the Queen’s visit to America is by no means impossible. And it is really a matter that should be treated seriously. Our commercial relations with Great Britain are as intimate and important as those of France, while, at the same time, the sovereign of Eng- land bas upon this ide of the ocean subjects as loyal as the most devoted cockney within the sound of Bow bells, The Queen’s tastes are evi- dently of the migratory order, One day we hear of her Majesty at Windsor; the next she is greeted by a procession of Sootch lassies at Bal- moral; again all Dublin turns out to welcome her; subsequently she stands by the tomb of the first Napoleon, lunches in the harbor of Cher- bourg, or pays a maternal visit to the Princess of Prussia. The Queen enjoys travelling; and a journey to the United States, British North America and the West Indies, would give her a fresh sensation, and a degree of freedom from State ceremonies which would be eminently re- freshing after suffering from the frigidities of the effete European courts. ‘The fact is that one day or another we must bave an interchange of courtesies between a ‘sovereign of Great Britain and a Presi- dent of the United States. If the Queen can make several visits to Louis Napo- leon, why not one to Mr. Buchanan? Ten years ago Louis Napoleon was a democrat, and gave in his adhesion to the provisional government of France. He was the devoted servant of the re- public, and as such was chosen first President and subsequently Emperor of the French. It matters not what title is given to a ruler that is chosen by the popular vote. The elections of Paris are conducted with much more fairness and order than those of the First ward of New York, and the government of France is to-day as thoroughly republican in its inception and formation as that of the United States. Louis Napoleon is a parvenu elevated to power by the popular voice. If an hereditary sovereign like Queen Victoria can waive her prejudices and for- get her pride of lineage so far as to decorate the elevated Emperor of the French with the Garter of Edward the Sixth, then she may appropriately shake hands with President Buchanan at the White House. More than all this: We are opposed to mono- poly of all kinds, and Louis Napoleon seems to desire a monopoly of royal visits. The elder Napoleon wrote to Talma from Olmutz: “Come bere and you shall play before a pit full of kings;”’ and the inheritor of his name seems to be anxious to be able to repeat the boast of the “Little Corporal.” Novy, strictly, Louis Napoleon has no more real title to aroyal visit than James Buchanan, and we have a right to demand that the same courtesy which is extended to the Emperor of the French shall be vouchsafed to the President of the United States. Both rulers owe their elevation to the popular will. The President's tenure of office is fixed, while the Emperor is not positively sure of his position for a single day. As for the objections to the Queen's visit, as urged by the English papers, they are trivial in the extreme. Should the Queen really desire to visit us, the “stormy ocean” would not stand in her way. She has crossed the British channel an hundred times, That strait is always rough and tempestuous, while the Atlantic, during six weeks or two months of the year, is as smooth as the Lake of Killarny. In that time the Queen could make a flying tour of the States, the Canadas, and the British West Indies. Such a visit would do more to preserve the entente cordiale between Old Eng- land and New England than all the diplomatic exchanges of note paper, miles of red tape, or mountains of sealing wax could ever effect. We would give her grand democratic reception, and invite the Canadians to join us. We are quite serious about it, and we recommend the loyal subjects of her Majesty to join in an unani- mous petition for her visit. Even the sachems of Tammany, and all the other -lights of the democratic firmament would be pleased to see a live Queen, and we recommend that they should join in asking her to visit us. During the pre- sent progressive days, when scientific acquire- ment ranks before the pride of birth, and when the Atlantic cable has petrified the old fogies, we are not quite certain about the permanence of any dynasty, but while England has a Queen, let us have @ peep at her. Louis Napoleon must not be permitted to monopolise all the royal visits. Crrtovs Nowrations ror Cononress ty Baoox- tyx.—The democracy of Brooklyn seem to be as badly split up as their brethren on this side of the river. One faction has nominated Mr. George Taylor for the next Congress. Mr. Taylor is the present representative of the district, and has been known as an aid in the movement to expose and break up the system of jobbing and corrup- tion about the Cap'tol, particularly in the mat- ter of the printing of Congress, The other fac- tion has put up Mr. E. ©. Litchfield, a railway speculator and financier, whose probable busi- ness in Washington is to forward the railway in- terest by procuring grants of land. Now it is well known that Mr. Taylor's efforts to break up the printing humbug brought out a great many facts which were new to the public. It was proven that the five daily journals in Washing- ton—the Union, the Intelligencer, the States, the Globe and the Star—are all pensioners upon the government, receiving from balf a million to a million per annum, for advertising, printing, &c., or in some roundabout way, just within the color of the law. Not one of these journals could live a week without this government stipend, to which they have no more claim than the blind beggar who asks for alms in Broadway. At the same time it is quite well known that the rail- way men of all parties in the North, are uniting to plunder the public treasury and to rifle the public domain. Under all these circumstances, it is quite clear that Mr. Taylor ought to be re- turned to finish his work, and that his opponent should take “a back seat in the rear car.” Tue Tax Pavers my tie Frenn.—We pub- lich in another column a report of the committee of the taxpayers’ party presented at a recent meeting in one of the up town wards. From this document it will be seen that o_o owners are thoroughly posted on all “modes by which they are plundered by officials, and that they are determined to remove their grievances in the only legitimate and practical way—vamely, by electing faithful, competent men to all the city offices at the coming elec tions, At present the ization from which See canna Sinner ee this promunciamiento emanates, is, to a certain extent, temporarily a secret one. But what is the necessity for secresy if the party be sinceret ‘The work is a good one, and no maa need be ashamed of his participation in it, , Tuvrtow WeEp on Morcan.—The High Priest of the lobby has not yet informed us as to the identity of the Morgan who is running for Gov- ernor on the republican ticket. The public is beoon*ing interested in the subject, and we must, asin duyY bound, endeavor to satisfy the curi- osity eo miturally excited. We have alluded to the singular coincidence in dutes be- tween the disappearance of Weed’s first Morgan at Batavia and the appearance im the world of the Morgan whose biography has lately bees published by Weed. The dates are furnished by Weed himself, #0 there can be no donbt ebout their authenticity. Now what we want to know is which Morgan is now being run for Governor by Weed. Is it the galvanized anti-Mason Morgan of Batavia, or is it a lineal descendant of the same? The coincidences are remarkable, and we must insist upon some sort of an explane- tion from Weed. Is it the real Morgan or hia heir at law that Weed puts up for Governor? Let us know at once. A Meerrma or THE Taxpayers —We are in- formed that arrangements are being made for a mass meeting of the taxpayers on Tuesday even- ing next, at Union square, to discuss the griev- ances under which they are laboring, and te devise means for their remedy. It isnot an hour too soon for the taxpayers to take council to- gether preparatory to the election; but we hope that they are sufficiently organized to get up a great open air meeting. Politicians and knaves are apt to creep in with their insidious iniluence at large demonstrations of this kind, unless the managers are well experienced in such matters, The taxpayers must expect the bitterest opposi- tion from the politicians of all factions, many of whom, in the guise of friendship, will stab the movement to the heart if they get an opportuni- ty to strike the blow. They live by the plundor of the treasury, and will assuredly leave nothing undone to defeat any measure concocted to in- terfere with their dishonest practices. Keep clear of the politicians. THE LATEST NEWS. THE OCEAN CABLE PERFECT. Resumption of Business over the Atlantic Telegraph Line. We had adeepatch from Trinity Bay yesterday morning, which states that electrical currents are now passing through the cable between the office at Trinity Bay and Valentia as perfectly as at any time since the cable was laid. Tanrry Bar, N. F., Sept. 23, 1858. We can at last announce the gratifying intelligence that the Atlantic cable is again in complete working order. Good electrical currents have been paseing through the Ine for the last three days, and though we are not in- formed of the transmission of any specific messages it cam be stated with accuracy that the “signals” received from Valentin are as perfect as ever. It is hoped the cable wild be ready for business in a few weeks at the farthest. Our Washington Despatch. COMPLETE LIST OF THE VESSELS COMPRISING THE EXPEDITION AGAINST PARAGUAY—NAMES OF TIKES COMMANDERS—POSTAL TREATY WITH SPAIN, ETC. Wasnnaron, Sept. 23, 1858. A full list of the vessels and commanding officers of the Paraguay naval expedition is annexed. Flag officer, W. Branford Shubrick. Frigate Sabine (fagship)—Captain Adama, Frigate St. Lawrence, Captain Hall. Sloop-of-war Falmouth, Commander Farrand. Sloop-of-war Preble, Commander Jenkins. Brig-of war Dolphin, Commander Steedman. Brig of war Bainbridge, Lieutenant Renshaw. Brig-of war Perry, Lieutenant Tilghman, Steamer of.war Fulton, Licutenant Aliny. Steamer-of-war Water Witch, Lieutenant Pecram. Steamer-of-war Harriet Lane, Captain Faunce. Steamer Memphis, Commander Marchand. Steamer Atalanta, Commander Ridgely. ‘Steamer Caledonia, Commander Case. Steamer Southern Star, Commander Pennock. ‘Steamer Westeraport, Commander T. T. Hunter. Steamship Supply, Lieutenant Stanly. ‘There may be also three or four additional steamers sent out. Several towing vessels may be employed also to take the vessels up the river. The Fulton, Water Witch, Harriet Lane and Supply, will sail early next week. The Sabino will soon follow, and the rest of the vessels will sa!l ae soon as they are ready. The marine guard of the frigate Seine bas been in- creased by three sergeants, four corporals and Afty pri- vates, who left Washington for New York (his morning. First Lieutenant Charlies A. Henderson has been ordered a8 additional marine officer to the Sabine, It's expected the frigate St Lawrence will retarn soow to the United States. ‘The increased #ea service of the navy has created euch & demand for Officers, expecially licutepants, that the present active list is searcely sufficient to eupply it. This furmr les an additional argoment in favor of drawing on the rettred and furloughed lists, and restoring the officers from them to active duty in all cases where injustice has been done, which are by no means few. Thonms F. Massey has been appointed Register of the Land Office of Forest City, Minnesota, vice Smith, re- moved. Tt is understood that the Spanish government is ready to make a liberal postal treaty with the United States om asimilar basis to the one alreacy negotiated with Great Britain. The Secretary of the Interior bas officially approved of the railroad survey from Hudson to Superior and Buy- field—from the Miss.esippi river to Lake Saperior—thus confirming to the company the grant of land mace by Congress. This grant is very valuable, and it is expected will freititatgan early completion of the work. The die tance from Hudson to Bayfield ix one hundred and sixty- four miles, ‘This ie an important link connecting with the Minnesota and Northern Pacific route, THE GENKRAL NEWSPATER DREPATOH. ‘Wastnworow, Sept. 28, 1858. ‘The receipts into the Treasury Inet week were one mil. Kon one hundred and sixty-six thousand dollars, a reduc- tion of nearly two hundred and sixty-four thousend as compared with those of the previous week. The amount subject to draft is twelve millions nine hundrod thousand. The Land Office at Stillwater has been removed to Cam- bridge, and that at Fairbauit to St. Peters, Minnesota, ‘The Postmaster General, who left for the North this afternvon, will stop at Philadelpaia on bus'neas connected with the Post Office and Custom and Court House ascom- modations in that city. The Paraguay Expedition. Nowrou, Sept, 23, 1968. The steamers Water Witch, Fulton and Arotic and the sloop-of-wat Preble, of the Paraguay expedition, arrived hore last night. New Oninana, Sept. 28, 1958. ‘The steamship Cahawba has arrived here with Havana dates to the 20th inst. An English steamer had brought six bundred and sixty coolies and a cargo of Africans from Cardenas. Sugar was dull, and the stock was one hundro! and thirty five thousand boxes. Exchange on London was fifteen per cent, on New Or- leans five per cent, and on New York four per cent, Everything bide fair for a large attendance on the lay ing of the corner stone of the Incbriate Asylum to.