The New York Herald Newspaper, December 10, 1858, Page 1

WHOLE NO. 8133. INTERESTING FROM WASHINGTON. THE RECALL OF THE BRITISH MINISTER. The Important Subjects Already Be- fore Congress. Seme Account of Chifuahua and Sonora. STANDING COMMITTEES OF THE MOUSE, &e., &e., ko. OUR SPECIAL WASHINGTON DESPATCH. BFFECT OF THE NEWS OF THE RECALL OF L)KD NA- FIER—DETERWINATION OF THE DEMOCRATIC SHNA- TORS TO OUST MK, DOUGLAS FKOM THE CHARMAN: BHIY OF THE COMMITTEE ON THHgTONINS—THE WASE OF JUDGE WATKOUS—VROPOSED KEPEAL OF TRE DUTY ON SALT AND SUGAR, FTC. Wassnxcron, Dec. 9, 1858. The romores recall of Lord Napier is freely commont » apen, and it is helieved it has been bronght about through fhe inetromentality of Sir Wiliam Gore Ouseley. His lerdehip, ap to this evening, had not been informed of bis vecall. ‘The Sepote caucus to-day determined w depose Juige Douglas ag Chairman of the Committee on Territories, It waa considered that he did not represent the democratic party ip the Senate on Territorial questions. Ta fact, that Badid not agree with hik squatter es yvereignty doctrinos; decides, he was in a minority in the committee, and there. fore could have no power, The vote was eighteen to even against him. Among those voting for Mr. Douglas were Moesre. Toombs, Clingman, Pearce, Brown and Steart. This '* considered a terrible blow at the Judge. While bis opponents deem it anvibilating, bis friends ‘ink it another laurel of martyrdom, Tbe question will be determined in the Senate to-morrow. Mr. Green, of Misroori, will, it is understood, be the chairman of the Committee on Territories. ‘The annonneement that Genera) Walker had succeeded tw eluding the federal officers and escaped is gratifying to many Southern members, ‘The vote in the House on the Watrous impeachment ease will be very close. It may occupy considerable time, ‘a there are many membere who intend to speak upon it. Mr. Morris, of Illinois, who gave notice today that he itended to report a bill admitting sugar and salt free of daty, is understood to be the exponent of the views of Indge Pougla: As soon as the Watrous case is dispoeed of, Mr. Stephens, of Georgia, will move to take up the bill for she admission ef Oregon. The republicans will endeavor to postpone action. ‘The weekly receptions by the ladies of members of the €adinet began to-day. ‘There is a most favorable disposition among members of Congress to carry out the views of the President as ox. Pressed in his meseage. There are of course a few fac- thous and cretehety members of the democratic party who object, but there are many of the opposition who will sup. port them, thus confirming the assertion frequently made fm the Renato, that the Presitent must look rather to the patr otiem of Congress than to the party for the success of bis measures. ‘THK GENERAL NEWSPAPER DESPATCH. Wastes, Dec, 9, 1868. The Legislature of Minnesota, with high appreciation of the liberality of Congress, presented to-day, through Senator Rice, a memorial asking for aid to construct a ‘wagon road from Lake Superior to the South Pass of the Rocky Mountains, and also for a large number of appro- Priations for internal improvements. Charles 8. Jones, the democratic caucus nominee for Doorkeeper of the Senate, was elected to-day by thirty- ene votes. Tweive republicans voted for Lewis Clophard, the clerk of the National Bra office. Four votes were also cast for two other gentiemen. The Indian Bureau has received a letter from Dr. For- ney, Superintendent of Indian AMairs for Utah. About the Ast of November he returned from Humboldt river to Salt Lake City, whither be went to inquire about the robbery ef the mail and other outrages. He found the Indians quiet, but in a destitate and very degraded condition, and ready to make @ restitution and enter into a treaty to ebey the laws of the United States. THIRGY-FIFTH CONGRESS. SBCOND SESSION. Senate. Wastuvorton, Dec. 9, 1858. Mr. Crittenden appeared in his seat. Messrs. Toombs and Jebneon, of Tenn., were also in their places. Various petitions were presented. THE NEW SENATE CHAMBER, Mr. Brier, (adm.) of Ind. offered a resolution that the Committee on Pudlic Buildings inquire and report when the new Senate chamber w ill be ready for occupancy. APOLITION OF THE FRANKING PRIVLEGR. ‘Mr. Iverson, (acim.) of Ga., gave notice of a motion for ‘an early day to abolish the franking privilege and subeti- tate for it a commutation in money. LECTION OF DOORKERPRR. Charlee S. Jones was elected doorkeeper. Mr. Jones was previously assistant doorkeeper. KIVER IMPROVEMENTS, LAND GRANTS, FTC. Various memorials were presented, but they were gene- rally of an unimportant character, except one from the Legtelatore of Minnescta asking an appropriation for the improvement of the Mississippi and St. Croix rivers aad for land for railroads, =~ A report was presented from the Secretary of State, communicating an abstract of the registered American seamen, which was ordered to be printed. THR STANDING COMMITTERS. The standing committees of the Senate were announced, a8 follows — On Por Relations—Mr. Mason, chairman; aa, sidell; Polk, Critenden, aeward and Foot. ied On 'Finance.—Mr. Hunter, chairman; Pearor, Gwin, ‘Cameron. On Military Affairs and the Militia —Mr. Davia, chair Man, Fitzpatrick, Jobnson of Ark., Iverson, Broderick, Wileon eit Kiny On Naval Affairs.—Mr. Maliory chairman; Thomason of N. J. Shdelt, Alten, Evans, Bell and Hale. ‘On the Judiciary —Mr Bayard chairman, Toombs, Pagh, Benjamin, Green, Collamer and Trumbull Om Pest Offices and Pot Reads—Mir. Yulee, chairman: ler, Gwin, Fitch, Thompson of N. J., Hale and Dixon. im Public Lands—Mr. Stuart, chaitman; Johnson of ark. , Pugh, Broderick, Johnaon of Tenn., Foster and Har- ‘On Private Land Claime—Mr. Benjamin, chairman; bei Thompeon of Ky., Kennedy and Durkee. Basa, Fach, Bl lives ead Doolin ee , Fiteh, ttle. ‘On Pensione—Mr, Jones, ; Thomeaon of N. J., &. ee chairman Ky. Fostor and King. —Mr. Evans, chairman, Bates, Crittenden, Wieon and Durkee. On Claime—Mr. Iverson, chairman ; Mallory, Polk, Sim mons sod Clark. On the District of Cotumbia—Mr. Brown, chairman; Ma =, Jobnaon of Tenn., Bigler, Kennedy , Hamlin and Chan- ‘On Patents and the Patent Office—Mr, Reid, chairman; Pe at > Bright, cha: On Public Busldsngs and 6 ir. ,ehair. man: Davie, Douglas, Bayard and Clark. ‘On Territories—Me. Douglas, chairman; Jones, Sobas be he ‘ick, Green, Collamer and Wade. qn Avdit and’ Control the Contingent Kepenses ey oy ee eo be ag Printing—Mr. nson, by rman; Fitzpat- rick and Cameron. ae art Bille—Mr. Wright, chairman, Bigler and On Enrolled Bille—Mr. Jones, chairman; Brown and Doolittle, On the 1ibrary—Mr. Pearce, chairman, Bayard and Honter. Adjourned. House of Representatives. Wasniwaros, Dec. 9, 1858. ‘The SrRAKKR announced the stauding committeos, as follows — On Flections—Mesers. Royce, Washburne of Me,, Keven #00, Clark of Conn., Wright of Tenn., Gilmer, Lamar, Ca- vanagh and Wileon On Ways and Arane-—Mceare Phelps of Mo., Cavan nagh, Letcher, Mavis of Maryland, Kelly, Howard, Mhillijs, Maclay, Morrilt and Dowdel. sdeiaaahcaedomoeas ‘On Messrs. Marshall of {H., Jeckson, Giddings, Davideon, Kunkel, Moore, Goodwin, Araold and’ Maynard. On Commerce—Mesers. Joba Cochrane, Millson, Wash: hurno of Iil., Mites, Wade, Stallworth, Eustis, Landy and Comins Cobb, McQueen, Bonnett Davie of Ind., Garnett, Ruffin, Hill, Montgomery and MeKibbin. On Poet Ofices and Post Roale—Mossre, English, Powell, Wood, Scott, Horton, Davis of lowa, Craig of Mo., Dav s of Miss., and Atkins. For the District of Columbia—Meenra. Goode, Bowie, Dodd, Borne t, Morris of Penn, Wright of Ga, Dean, Seales and Ward, Cn the Judiciary—Messrs, Houston, Caskie, spe, Craig N.C. Bilinghurst, Taylor of La., Ready, Chap: man, ond Clark of N.Y. On Kewlutionary Claimt—Mesera. Cox, George Tay or ‘laween, Cragin, Jackson, Lovejoy, Curry, Dawes anc Vance. “Un. Pulitc Brpendituree—Mesera, Eiott, Ehmundson, Covode, ndyke, Parker, Cockerill, Kellogg, Gregg apd Walt Cn Private Land Claime—Mesers. Sandidge, MoKidbin, Harlon, Haw sins, Washbourne of Wis., Blair, Fenton, Gul? man und Avery. Cn Manufactures—Mersre., Ley g Watkins, Bliss, Cie- mens, hurice, At, Ricaud, Shaw of N. C. aud’ Foster. Mesere. Whiteby, Hall’of Obio, Kelsoy , , Mott, Foley and Gillis, Afiairs—Messrs Greenwood, Scott, Leiter, Bryan, W sborter, Isurroughs, Colfax and Russeil Cn Maitary Agfaws—Meeses, Fauikner, Marsball of Ky., Savage, Staston, Bonham, Curtis, Pendleton and Buf fiupton. Cn the Militia—Mosers, Hatch, Watkins, Roberts, Bowie, Tomy kins, Warren, Shaw of IL, Jenkins and Thayer, on Naval Agair—Nessra, Hocosk, Florence, Davis of Mass, Winslow, Cormmg, Shorman of Uw, Seward, Morse 1 Maine, and Huwkinn, On Prveign Agi ears, Hopkins, Burlingame, Clay, duile, Sickles, Branch, Royce and Groos beck. —Mvesre, Stephens, Smith of Va., , Giauger, Hughes, Zollicoter, Knapp Grow, and Clark of Mc On Reveluinary Pensions—Meesrs, Hickman, Leidy, Hailot Maes, Barnsworth, Parker, Shaw of N. C., Ab- boit, Clemens and Po Cn Invalid Pensions—Mesere, Jowett, Florence, Rob- bine, Savage, Chafee, Burns, Aaderson, Palmer and case, On Roads and Canale—Mesere. Jones of Tenn., Talbott, Andrews, Waren, Morris of Il, Thompson, Mason, Gooch and Waibrwige. On Patenu—Mersis. Stewart of Md., Niblack, Reilly, Fdie and Bray tor On Puthic Buildongs and Grounds—Mesera. Keitt, Pey- ton, Morgan, Hall of Obi, and Purviance. Un Kevwal and Unfinished Bussness—Meesrs, Dewart, Miller, Leech, Bryan, und Sherman of N. On ‘Accounts—Merers. Searing, Dick, Powell, Kankel of Md., and Spincer. On Mileage—Messr8. Smith of Tinois, Murray, Phelps of Min. , Harris of Mary jaud, and Waldron. On Engraving—Mosss8, Adsain, Hatch, and Underwood. On Bayer ditwes in the State Department—Messrs, Owen Jones of Pa., Curry, Bingham, avery, aud Hoard, Cn Expenditures in the Treasury Department—Messre. Lawrence, White, Kilgore, Kunkel of Maryland, and Gartrail, On Expenditures in the War Department—Meesrs. Reilly, Clark B. Cochrane, Cockerill, Stewart of Pa., and Wright of Tennessee. Om Expenditures im the Navy ‘tment—Mesere. Has- kin, Mier, Pottie, Poweil, aud Davis of Mississippi. On Expenditures in the Post Ofice Department—Messrs. Talbott, Reagan, Palmer, Burns and Foley On Expenditures on the Public Busldings—Messrs. White, George Taylor, Wasbburne of Wiscousin, Walier abo Olin. Joint Committee on the Library—Mezers. Dimumick, Wine- Jow and Pettit. Juint Commitice on Printing—Mesers, Smith of Tennes- see, Singleton and Nichols. rn Joint Commatice on Enrolled Bills—Messra. Davidson and ike. Regents of the Smithsonian Institution—Mesars. English, Stanion and Gartreil. POPULAR ELECTION OF GOVERNORS AND JUDGES IN TERRITO- RIVS—THE SALT AND SUGAR DUTISS—TI0 NATURALIZATION LAWS. Mr. Mornm, (adm.) of T., gave notice of his intention to introduce a bill providing for the election of Governors and Judges by the people in the organized Territories; also a bill to admit sugar and salt free of duty, and a bill to amend the naturalization laws. THE CASK OF JTDGR WATRODS, OF TEXAS, ‘The report of the Juticiary Committee in the case of Jadge Watrons was then taken up. Mr. Reapy, (opp.) of Tenn., wanted a postponement un- til next Thursday in order to enable the members to look into the case. Mr. Hovstow, (adm.) of Ala., said if this came, which involves impeachment, is to consume the time of the Se- nate, that body ought at once to be enabled to take the initiatory steps on the subject. Therefore he was op. posed to postponement. Mr. Craicx, (adm.) of N.C., remarked that the facts and evidence covered two thousand payes, and members should have an opportunity te look into it. Mr. Jouy Cockan, (adm.) of N. ¥., thonght the case claimed a comprehensive and proper decisiva, and now was the time to prepare for it. Mr. Reacas, (adm.) of Texas, Ly the House would not postpone the ease from day to day, ax the effect might be 10 defeat action on the subject (his session. Aftor further debate the House refused to postpone, and proceeded to the consideration of the subject. of Pa., remarked that two memo- House asking for the imperch- ment of Judge Watrous, of Texas, aud proceeded to review ‘Yar facts and test mony in the case, involviog charges that he was secretly engaged in land speculation, showing & degree of official mscondvet which admits of no excuse, and @ grots exercike of his judicial powers. Not only did he arrange to sit in cases concerning his own private in- terests, but to remove others to New Orleans to be placed vey ond the reach of Texas jurors and litigants, Mr. C believed that confidence in Judge Watrone’ administration had been shaken to its foundation, and he owed it to him- sel and the purity of the judiciary to ask no longer to avoid ajrial, whieh he should either demand or resign. The dBty of the Houre was simply to ascertain whether there is “probable cause,” It was not for the House to inquire innocent or guilty. That was for the Senate Mr. Tarvax, (app.) of N. H., was opposed to the im- peachment of Judge Watrous. ' He asked the Honse to ex- amine the evidence, and not be diverted from the proper line of proceeding by outside pressure. On this evidence alone he wanted them to say whether Watrous was inno- cent or guilty. The resolutions of the Legislature of Tex- as in condempation of his conduct grew out of his decision touching the statute of limitations, the pockets of the people of that State, which de- cision was sustained by the Supreme Oourt of the United States. He said there was no evi- denee to show that Watrous contemplated _ sittin; as jodge of bis own cause, and that in the purchase land he lost nooe of his rights as @ citizen of Texas, Judge Watrous tad done nothing to prevent bim from coming from this ordeal without even a smell ov bis gar- ments. Instead of concealing, the evidence showed that Watrous promptly disclosed that he had an interest in certain case®, in connection with which charges were brought against him. Mr. Tappan entered into a general defence of Watrous, rely ing upon the printed evidence for this purpose. Adjourned. OUR WASHINGTON CORRESPONDENCE. Wastiwatow, Dec. 6, 1858, Opening of Congrete—Scenes at the Capitol—Alarming Influx of Herald Correspondents—The Capitol Improve- ments—Social Contrasts, dc. The pluvial gods are more gracious than usual to day. The sun shines upon a few of the just, and a great many of the unjust. The avenue fe really brilliant. The banner of the republic—that mach abused drapeau—floats from. the hotel fiagstaffs, the hackmen are more pestering than ever, the splendid landscape which environs our ten miles square is bathed in the clear, ambient sparkles of an atmoephere more like that of spring than of winter; in fact, the elements are auspicious, and Congress has been opened. Everybody looks bright, cheerful and busy. In the Departments there is that sense of reliof which comes from onerous duties well performed. The Secretaries and their clerks have made up their estimates, sent in the documents, saying indirectly to Congress, “There, when you get through with that lot let us know, and you shall have some more. The exeeutive part of the work of governing the country has been properly done, and we wait to see what you will originate for the coming year.”’ ‘The Capitol iteelf is a scene of much interest. Throngs of peaple, members, sovereigns, representatives of foreign Powers, fair ladies, and some who are uniair in every way, loafers, and chevaliers d'industrie of all grades aro bound thitherward. Here is a Senator, bored to death with an office seeker, who bas found our adamantine Chief Magistrate altogether impregnable; while, in charming contrast, see Phillis looking at the goldfish that sport in the water about the Naval Monument, She i# cating an apple; Corydon’s arm encircles hor waist. “0, happy south! O, happy maid! 0, happy, happy pair!" What care they whether Jones gota the Skunkville Post Office or not? What care they about our foreign rola- tions, when their domestic affairs promise so well What, indeed! Well, charming as the spectacte is, wo must not dwelt upon it. We are going to the House—the new House, remember; the old one, consecrated by so Many memories, good and bad, looks like dismantled cireus, The new one is not perfect; it has its fanite, se. rious and glaring ones; the furniture is too gaudy, aud the crimson pancls ame not only in bad taste, but abso- jntely distressing to the eye. But the gallery accommo. dations are grand, the approaches are spacious, the ante chambers and committee rooms exceedingly tine and con. venient, The Speaker's room is as fine as the hototr of A Duchess, and why should it not be? If at all gallant Mr. Speaker must rec many feminine sovercicus: and who shall be eo rade as to deprive them of their mirrors, their easy chairs, and other luxuries—Who aid republican simplicity? Who ever saw a woman that was a republican of a simpleton? Not the writer hereof, ceruoly. When one takes the coup d'mit of the tow House, th impression i¢ not favorable, but this coon wears of. T ceiling ie A Work ot h beanty and great viaboratic NT OO WwW YOR MORNING The time will come when it will be universally admired. ‘That wil) be when it has received the endorsement of foreign taste. Our peopie are Lo prosait and too cold to appreciate a work of art until after some stranger points Ott its excellencies, Then they sre often as absurdly ‘enthveiagtic as they bave been stupidly phiegmatic, The public galleries are fuil. The ladies come out strong, and their seats look like @ wrraced flower garden = That lace where you don’t kee any ono is a pen for the foreign finieters, They don’t patropise the House much Their affurs lead them oftener to the Senate, where they are admitted to the floor, Those gentlemen over the Speak- er’schair are the reporters aud correspondents of the De wepapors. They represent a great power, and they are quite well aware of the fact. Lodeed, some of them fall dbto the error of Fupposing that they really are powers of themselves, pereonally. Of course Ido not refer to the offic al reporters who take the debates. They forma corps Of genth men persectly au fait vo thetr duties, which they discharge with wonderful accuracy. 1 do noteay, either, that apy correspondent sitting here to-day shontd be cen- tured, What] do say, however, is that T am surprised at the mago:tude of the Henaty’s force at Washington. Jt is rare to Dhd a feride who is not in some way or other at tached to the New York Hekaup. I have bad the plea sure to kee here several “mole editors’ of that journal have exchanged remarks about the weather with number- of your “own,” “only,” “special”? ana “exclusive” cor respondents, and have been in no small measure amused at the vehemeat way in which e denies the right of the other to the dignity which belongs probably to nei- ther. Fame, however, bas its little drawbacks, and these gentiemen are not more earnest in claiming the author- ship of letter#, when it suits their purposes to do 80, than to deuy their connection with matters that are not fo pleazant to their taste, They must be put to their wit's ena (and that’s not far) i the framing of lies to suit t The school for lying, however, i8 at Washington, and the benches ave always full, That’grand art here arises to the dignity of a poem. Notwithstanding all this, however, the worst of those bogus correspondents are better than'some of the Wash- iweton editors, who bolt at any stray bitof the spoils with the voracity of a balf starved Hoosier or a Missigsip- Pp) steamboat, and don’t mind anything, however small, « ithas the slightest money value. They are not above steniing mnkstande. 0 gayer themes, The Speaker is in his bers are Ging up the two hundred and chairé, each with a primary school-look- ing desk, and the everlasting spittoon, [By tho way, the chansing of these things coste the government five dol- lars per diem.) There is a prayer, which no one hears, and then the roll call. Mr. Henry will bring the message pretty soon, and in the meantime we will stroll towards the Senate, The new rooms for the upper branch are not yet fnisbed, and so the Senators meet in the dingy old chamber. Some people profess to like it better than the Hover—say it is more dignified, and $0 on. One might as well wear the same coat forever on that principle, and I never heard that a fair outaide was prima facie evidence of frivolity within, The Senate is actively engaged in doing nothing what- ever; Fo we can look around us. So muck has been writ- ten about the Capitol improvements that it is perhaps stu- pid to write any more. It has been the fashion, however, io abuse Mr. Meigs, the superintendent, for all the blun- ders, and to refuse’ him the credit of the successes. The truth is, that there are many blunders—it would be stravge if there were not in a work 80 extensive; but there are fine things enough to redeem alt the stupid ones. Some of the frescoes are exquisitely done; the only fault is that there is rather too much of that sort of work. The Vice President's room, with its massive marble ceilings, fupported by the most exquisite Corinthian columns that I have ever seen in this country, is beau tial enough to redeem everythmg that is ab- surd in the rest of the work. When the building is completed it will be something for all of ug to be proad of It promises to be, next to the Louvee, the stateliest public edifice in the world. Much has been’said about the ftatuary, which Is as yin the workshops. It is absurd to criticise the work of a seuljtor until it has been put in ite place. 1 was, however, very fivorably impressed with some work of Mr. Gallarti’s, an Italian artist, who is youthful and promising. Yeibaps we have bad enough of frescoes, marbles, and £0 on for to-day ; and so we are out on the ‘avenue again. ‘There is one thing in favor of Washingtoa—its pablic premeuade is cosmopolitan. Not only is ev tion of our country represented in the liv Jean, but foreign" nations send their exponents, with their customs and belongings. There, for instance, is the French Minister, tooling an out-and-out jockey club drag, to the admiration of no end of tult hunters, Here ina scion of Lord Napier’s working along in a pony chaise, flanked by his governess avd Lis groom. Yonder goes Mowry, fresh from auriferoos Ari and there is Feklea, Judge of the faithi. a Utab. ’ Asia is not yet represented, but before long we shall have a Japanese Muister to astonish the Washington belles. Query ?— Wii! he follow the prevailing fashion, and spread out his skirts with crinoline? Society, too, is In public places, official receptions, the theatre, concerts and 80 on, you see the queerest contrasts, hugely delghted with the audience at @ concert given here by the Strakosch troupe. The Philharmonic Hall, where the aflair took place, is @ miserable affair, with dreary, dirty white walls and hard benches. No doubt it js a good place to sing in, bat it i# an exceedingly hard Place to stay in, The audience on the front ben 3 exceedingly aristocratic, di nd all that sort of thing. re were several celebrated belles, a Cabinet Minister, numerous army men, full representations from the dj ic corps, and, indeed, every one in so ciety that is here just now. ‘Around the edges of the ball, however, things Became rough. There were a good many ourg men who chewed tobacco and expectorated reely. They talked a great deal and applauded with’ their feet, which is exceedingly agreeable. The distinction in the claases of the audience was 0 den. nitely marked that one could bardly have fancied he was in a democratic country, had not the democratic element made itself disagreeably apparent and disgustingly noisy. As for the concert, it Was capital, and a great treat for the refined portion of the audience, The a De Withorst, Colson, Parodi, Strakosch , Brignoli and Amodio—you know well enongh, and the programme was an admirable me- It is’ refreshing to know that the District remains true to our pavional flag—the air bearing reference to the mntinual waving of which “‘o’er the land of the free and the home of the brave,” sung as a duet by Mlle. Parodi and Mme. Strakeseh, received a thundering encore. After the concert, Lord Napier gave the artists, and @ party invited to meet them, a petit sowper. Tregret to eay that the editors of the papers wore not asked, and that there was ag od deal of weeping and wailing and gnashing of teeth in consequence—the Minis- ter's cuirine being “tip-top.”” I forgot to say, up above, whenT was ‘ing about that thoy have got an odd looking group repre: senting, or ordered to represent, Commerce. There i: 5 er) ible looking old gentleman with a Wall street air and rather ashy suit of clothes, sitting and looking at nothing in evlar. There is a giobe, some cotton bales, and 18 at bis feet, and some money bage marked with various sums. Now, as commerce dopenda a good deal on paper, why not have @ promissary note engraved i due form on the pedestal, It must be left blank, how ever, otherwise some of | the lobby chieftians would staal itand bring a claim against the government to recover the amount spec fed. ‘That will do for to day. Don't you think ao. SUBJECTS ALREADY TAKEN UP. THE AMISTAD CASH—THK CLAYTON-BULWER TREATY — GWIN'S PACIFIC RAILROAD BILL—JUDGE WATROUS CASE. Among the subjects which have been already brought before Congress since the opening of the present seasion, are the Amistad case, the Clayton-Bulwor treaty, the case of Judge Watrous, and tho Pacific Railroad and telegraph project of Senator Gwin. As each of these will doubtless be discussed at length be- fore they sball be finally acted upon—if they are disposed of at all this seesion—it may be well to refresh the minds of our readers in regard to them. And, first of all, we shal} commence with the Amistad case, which was brought before the Senate on Monday last, and which was made the special order for Tueeday next, the 14th inst. ‘TAK CASE OF THE AMISTAD. ‘This case has been before our government since 1839, and has not only frequently been referred to in sere ral messages, but was the subject of a lengthy corres pondence between our government and that of Spain. The correspondence was commenced on the 6th of Sep. tember, 1839, with a letter from the Spanish Minister, Calderon de la Barca, to the then Secretary of State, Mr. Forsyth. The letter of the Spanish Minister presented a statement of the whole case, The following are the facts, as ect forth therein, and as they have gince been made known through other fources — A Spanish schooner, called the Amistad, sailed from Havana on the 28th of June, bound to Guanaja, another Coban port. She was commanded by her owner, Don Ramon Ferrer, and, besides a cargo of morchandise, had on board fifty-three negro slaves. Before leaving, hor owner obtained the usual clearance papers and complied with all the requirements of the law. On the night of the 30th of the same month, the captain, two sailors and a negro servant of thy cap: tain were killed by the slaves. In addition to the cap. tain and the two sailors, there were two other persons on board, Don Jose Ruiz and Don Pedro Montez, the latter of whom owned four of the slaves, and the other forty nine. Both Ruiz and Montez were spared that they Might take the vessel to the coast of Africa, where the negroes designed landing. They bad, however, been wounded and treated with much cruelty, and probably had their services not been required, they too, would have been sacrificed. Montez, instead of directing the course of the vessel to Africa, steered her to the coast of the United States, and after several days sailing reached Long Island Sound, Hero the Amistad was boarded by the brig-of war Washington, commanded by Captain Ged. hey, who, having been made acquainted with the elreum Staners, took possession of the vessel, eecured the negroes, ind brought thom with the vessel to New London, Con heetient. A trial of the negroes for murder was subs qnently had, and it They were afterwards a tion Soolety The cloum which bas been prevented to ovr govorsmens Jed in their complete acquittal t over to Africa by the Coloniva EDITION—FRIDAY, is for the indeinn if .Hon of the owners of the slaves aad the Amistad for the furs of their property. The amoant of the claim prerented by the Spanish government on be. half of the agrieved parties is fy thousand dollars, and this, the President, in his message of December, re mende the payment of, by an appropriation for that pur: pose. The claim wae also recommended by President Tolk, and has been repeatedly referred to in other messages since his administration. THE CLAYTON-BULWER TREAVY. A resolution was introduced at the last session of Cougress requesting the President to take such stops as he should deem necessary for the abrogation of the Clayton-Bulwer treaty. The resolution was taken up in the House on Tuesday last, and referred to the Commitice of the Whole on the State of the Union, It reads as follows:— Whereas, the treaty between the United States and Great Britaip, designated tha Claywn-Bulwer treaty, is, under the interpretation placed upon it by Great Britaia, a surrender of the rights of the country; and on the Ave rican construction, a evtangiing alliance, without mitt: ality of benefit or restriction, and has been proluctive only of misunderstanding and controversy betwoou the two governments ; therefore, Resolved, That the President be requested to take steps as may be in his judyment best calculated to ef! the speedy abrogation of raid treaty. ‘The abrogation of the treaty is opposed by England, ‘who insists upon the right to colonize Kuatan and to exer cize the Mosquito protectorate. The terms of tals treaty are to the effect that neither Great Britain or the United States will ever “occupy or fortify, of colonize, or assume or exercise any dominion” over any part of Ceotral Ane rica, The onstruction which the British governmout puts upon the treaty is that it does not extend to those parts of Central America which wore in its possession be fore it was entered upon; and that it recoguizes the pos sessory right of Groat Britain to the whole coast from Rio Hondo to the port and harbor of San Juan de Nicaraxua, with the adjacent Bay Islands, except that portion between the Sarstoon and Cape Honduras, The discussion in the House will tend to thoroughly ventilate the subject. SENATOR GWIN’S PACIFIC RAILROAD. On the 7th Senator Gwin moved to take up the Paritie Railroad bill, but consented tw withdraw it at the time with the intention, however, of bringing it up again at early day. This bill waa introduced by Mr. Gwin on the 17th of Décember of last year, and its object, in brief, war to authorize @nd facilitate the construction of a northern, asonthern, and a central Pacific railroat and maguetic telegraph through the Territories of the United States. It proposed to @ppropriate and set apart a quantity of pub Nie land, equal to the alternate sections, for the space of twelve miles on each side of the roads, from their east ern to their western termini, as follows:— One road @nd telegraph to commence on the western border of the State of Texas, and to pursue the most eligi ble route to the navigable wawrs of the Pacific, in the State of California, to be known as the Southern Pavific Railroad; One road and telegraph to commence on the western border of the States of Micsonrt or lowa, and to pursue the moet eligible route to the bay of San Francisco, to be known as the Central Pacitic Railroad; And one road and telegraph, to commence on the west ern border of the State of Wisconsin, in the Territory of Minnesota, and pursue the most eligible route to the navigable waters of the Pacific in Oregon and Washington Territories, to be known as the Northern Pacific Raitroad, Bids were to be invited by advertisement from persous willing to contract for the construction of each of these lines, in which bids the persons offering were to state, first, the time, not exceeding ten years, in which the road and telegraph would be finished and ready for use, and what extent and portign would bo finished exh year; second, the time in which they wonld surrender the road and its appurtenances, free of cost, to the United States, for the purpose of being surrendered to the several State®, and third, the sum, not exceeding $300 per mile per apnum, for which they would carry the United States mail daily both ways, for fifteen years from the comple- tion of the road, and also at what rate they would carry on any portion of the road, before the completion of the line, troops, arms and munitions of war. As soon as the Toads were surrendered to the United States they were to vest in and become the property of the States ro- spectively within the limits of whieh they should be lo- cated, always reverving the right of the United States t them for postal, military, and all other government ser- vice. In case of the failure to receive such proposal: under the first advertisement, the advertisement was to be renewed annually until the roads and telegraph linos were under contract. IMPEACHMENT OF JUDGE WATROUS, OF TEXAS. ‘Tits important ease was taken up yesterday in tho House. Attempts were made to postpone any debato, but they failed The Jndiciary Committee of the House has had a great dea} of trouble in several Congresses with the case of John C. Watrous, United States District Judge of Texas. The Legielature of that State has tine and again passed resolutions calling on Congress for bis impeachment, oa the ground of his having become corruptly interested iD the results of important suite pending in his Court jm relation to land grants in Texas. The Judiciary Com- mittee at one Congress reported against his im- peachment. At the close of the last Congress it re- ported unavimously that he should be impeached—but then Congress expired, and the report could not be acted on, His case was again before the Judiciary Committoo during the most of last session, and a great mass of tes- timony was taken. The committee, however, was equally divided on the question of his impeachment. Four of the members presented a report in favor of it, and four against. The ninth member did not attend the sittings of the committee, and therefore did not sign either report. The testimony was printed, and has been in the bands of members during the recess, Yesterday several members wished to postpone the case because they had not DECEMBER 10, 1858. the reports. They have had sufficient time to inform | themselves of all the facta, and to vote intelligently for or against Judge Watrous’ impeachment. If the vote be for , then it will devolve upon the Senate to try him. The trial would occupy weeks, if not months, unless the Judge would waive the oral examination of witnesses and let the notes of testimony taken before the Judiciary Committee be read as evidence. It is a curious fact that no judicial officer of the govern ment has yet been impeached. ‘ CHIHUAHUA AND SONORA. THE UNITED STATRS ASSUWE A PROTECT SHALL Fairing of stock is of late years being considered more ani more a hazardous busines?, on account of the preda- tory iweursions of the Tudiané. ‘The Camanches and Apaches, from Texas or Arizona, are im the frequent babit of making descents on the badly protected stock raivers of Chihuahua and Sonora, whose property they drive oi fearlessly and im open daylight; such i# the terror with which the Indians have inspired the poor inbabi- fants, ‘The city of Chihuahua was settled atthe close of the reventeenth century by some adventurous workers of the rich mines discovered about that time in the vicinity, It has about 12,000 inbabitants, [Cis regularly laid out, bas me very good looking buildings, built of stone and be, and is supplied with water by means of a fine aqueduct more than three avd a balf miles long. cathedral is a very imposing builting and cost $800,000, the money being in process of collection for geventy two ax on the money taken from the mine of Mr. Bartlett says these sums, raised by \d require a grosa income sty million eight hundred thousand dollars, This will give some idea of the vast mineral wealth of the country, The Casa de Moheda is , in which gold and silver have been coined. There pinage in this maint of $4,989,- , and $966,002 in gold coin, Large com mercial trains from the United States reach Chihuah via St, Lonis and FE} Paso, or via San Antonis, T The new Butterfeld overland mail route, however, gives far greater facilities than ever before offered of passenger and letter communication with Chihuahua, Mr, Partlett sxy in his personal narrative, that the mineral wealth of Chi hnahua is not surpassed, if equalled, by any other State Silver, gold, copper, lead, tin and iron are abuntant. The high table lands are not adapted to agriculture, but are admirable for raising cattle. But, with all these natural advantages, the people are degraded. The weak and tottering government of the confederation, now taking this form and now that, like the shade of Junius in the ision of Judgement,” fails to inepire people with any vim. They have not the stamina to either protect thom- elves or refuse longer to be left at the merey of govern ment, the only object of whose leaders is barefaced plun. der, Here is a country with absolutely vast natural ad vantages really going to destruction for lack of a strong and stable government, like that of the United States. SONOKA. The State of Sonora has Chihuahua for ite eastern boundary, the Gulf of California for its western, Arizona for ite northern, and Sinoloa for its southern. By the latest official report it appears to have 13,940 square leagues of territory and 189,874 inhabitants, or about ten to each square mile It has one city—the port of Guaymas—ot considerable note, and three smaller ones, ten towns, eighty seven villages, seven congregations, thirty-two missions, forty two haciendas, and one hundred and seventy-five ranches. The surface of the western and southern por- tion of the State is flat, and the south contains a large amount of fruitful land, watered by the Yaqui and Mayo rivers and a number of small lakes. The mountainous districts of the Sierra Madre, in the east, are interspersed with delightful and fertile valleys, and the thermometer ranges from seventy to eighty-tive degrees from April to September, but in early spring the rapid changes of tem perature are unpleasant. Ures, the capital of Sonora, contains the legislative hall, a weekly newspaper, and is laid ont neatly, near the Sonora. The bottom lanés of this river are very fertile, extending more than a mile on each side. Corn, wheat, beans and pumpkins are raised, with but few vegetables; oranges, Jemons, pomegranates and peaches abound. The sugar cane is largely produced. Among the many tribe of Indians—who form a large proportion of the population — are the Yaquis and Opates. The former occupy the posi- tion of servants, and the latter are chiefly devoted to agri- culture, and are of quiet disposition. Near Urea, three companies of infantry have beon formed of them. ‘On the road from Ures to Gwaymas, the famous estate of Senor Gandara, at the town of Tapabnt, is passed, where 28,000 bushels of grain have been raised in one year, while the owner had about 22,000 head of cattle, Hermozillo is the finest interior city of the State. It has about 14,000 inhabitants, with a large trade with Guay- mas, about 108 miles distant, between which and the interior of the State Hermosillo seems to as asortoft disbursing agent. The climate is dry and hot, The town lies in a valley almost ten miles in length, by four wide. Some of the dwellings are the finest in the State, The valley produces yearly about 25,000 funagos, or 65,000 bushels of wheat, 26,250 bushels of maize, and about 1,500 bushels of other cereals. Frnits and nuts are plenty, and, in fact, almost everything cultivable can be rained. ‘Goaymas stands on the eastern boundary of the State, on the shore of the Gulf of California, in 28 degrees north latitude, and 110 degrees 40 minutes longitude, and is completely protected from wind by the mountains on the main. It is considered, next t Acapulco, the best port on the Mexican coast. The town occupies a narrow Ppenineula, but a mile in length and balf a mile in width. ‘The settlement of the State of California bas probal! tended, in a great measure, to-inerease the importance of Guaymas, for, in spite of its natural advantages, it was never much before that time. We received news by the Stir of the West, Now. 12 that a revolution had broken out in this city, and the autboritics were compelled to accede to the wishes of the people, though they bad not fully complicd with ther Promise. The mineral resources of Sonora are very ex tensive and valuable. Lieut, Mowry, the delegate ty Con gress from Arizona, bas just arrived at Wastington with some execllent specimens of the silver are. While the cupidity of the Indians of Northwestern Texas and Arizona has kept the people of Sonora and Chilaw hna in continual terror of being robbed and murdered, have also been so unfortunate as to secure the ship of several bands of Giibusters, who felt deter years as a State Santa Fulaita, a8. | mined to give them their liberty atany price. From Cor | KATE OER THEM 7—TOPOGRAPHICAL, GGOGKA- | PHICAL, HISTORICAL AND POLITICAL INFORMA TION ABOUT THEM-—SHALL THE OVERLAND MAIL | ROUTE BE PROTECTED ? The President in his recent message to Congress earnest ly recommended the immediate assumption by the Unit ed States of & protectorate over the northern portions of Chibvabua and Sonora, and the establicument of military posts therein. Congress will not, doubtless, take any ac tion in the matter, involving, as it does, further entangle ment of our already somewhat snarled Mexican relations, Without discussing the matter thoroughly. In order to re fresh our readers concerning these States, now brought more prominently into notice, we present in a condensed form the latest reliable information concerning them. THR STATE OF CHIMUAMUA. Chihuahua is one of the Mexican States, situated bo. ‘tween lat, 27 and $245 north, and lon. 105 60 and 108 40 wont, According to the latest authority—that of Mr. Siliceo, im bis report to the Mexican government—Chihua Hua measured in extent 16,524 square loagues, of which there were ceded t the United States by the Guadalupe Hidalgo treaty 3,462 square leagnes, and by the treaty of Mesilla, 1,240; #0 that now it has only an extent of 11,615 equare mile, The official report of the population, April, 1857, was 164,693, oF about 14 to the square league. It contains one city—Chihuahua, the capital—18 towns, 130 Villages, 111 baciendas and 640 ranchos. The Sierra Metre and Sierra de Carcay of the Mexican Cordilieras ocoupy the wostern portion of the State, The highest peaks are that of Jomus Maria, which is 2,511 French metres high, and bacotes, which is 2.350 metres high. The Itio Grande is \ie northeastern boundary, and along ite banks the land is exceedingly fertile. The whole land east of the moun tainous ranges is @ vast table land, from four to five thousand fect above the level of the sea. Several rivers that entor the Gait of California take their Tise on the western slope of the Sierra Madre, and on the east Dumerous streams fall into lakes Candelaria, Guzinan, Santa Maria Patos, and others which aboond in the east orn and central part of the State, The hilly nature of tl country sends all the fortility to the valleys, of witch there are many, abounding in rich grazing lands, which afford food for cattle the year round, The soil is gone rally unit for agricultural parposes. The eastern portion of the State is best developed, of course, ant what is loft undone in the neglect of agricnit asuite is made up in the raising of vast herds of cattle for exportation, Tue tex to Waiker was a long stride, and considerable of a deseent, bat Walker's expedition into Lower California in 1854 was said to have had come very deflaite design on Sonora. The fate of the expedition of Crabbe to thie State is fresh in the minds of all. The opposition of the rival families of Gandara and Vesquira aud others led to the employment by Pesquira of a party of Americans ualer Col, Henry Crabbe to co-operate with him in overturning the government of Gandara. manner fn which the deluded Americans were murdered, leaving but one to toll the tale, is eth) fresh in the memory as 4 cold-blooded the two States to which Mr. Buchanan alludes They are incapable of seif gyvernment, and the great dia order in Mexican aflaire renders it highly improvable that Y permanent attention to the wants of Chihuahua and Sonora will be afforded. It is proposed by the Preaidient | to establish military posts in these States, assuming « temporary protectorate, for the following reasons, as given in bis message — “In that remote region, where there are but few white inhabitants, large bands of beetile and predatory Indiaos roam promiscnously over the Mexican States of Chihuahua and Sonora and our adjoining Territories. The local go- vernments of these States are perfectly helpless, and are kept in a state of constant alarm by the Indians. They have not the power, if they possesved the will, even to restrain Jawiess Mexicans from passing the border and committing de on our remote settlers. A state of anarchy amd violence prevails throaghout that distant frontier, The laws are a dead letter, ‘and life and property are wholly insecure. For this rea son the settlement of Arizona is arrested, whilst it is of great importance that achain of inhabitants sboeld ex. tend all along its southern border, sufficient for their own protection and that of the United States mail passing to and from California, Well founded apprebensions are how entertained that the Indians, an’ wandering Mexi cans, equally lawless, thay break up the important « and postal communication recently established betw our Auantic and Pacific possessions, This passes very near to the Mexican boundary throughout the whole length of vue. T can imagine no possible remedy for these ev’ and no mode of restoring law and order on that remote and unsettled frontier, but for the government of the United Stater to aasume & temporary protectorate over the northern portions of Chihuahua end Sonora, and to establish military poste Within the same, and this l earnestiy recommend to Con gress. This protection may be withdrawn as se0n as to cal governments shall be established in these Mexican States capable of performing them duties to the United ‘States, restraining the lawless and preserving peace along the border. Ido not doubt that this measure will be viewed in a friendly spirit by the governments and peo ple of Chihuahua and Sonora, ag it will prove equally + Meetual for the protection of their citizens on that remote and lawless frontier, as for citizens of the Uaited States.’” ‘The President's recommendation i plain and to the point, and its principal objec t-—the protection of our great overland mail—is its main good feature, Sarely our route to the Pacitic is worth establishing, and surely if it is worth establishing it is worth protecting, without say ug anything about our duty to our own citizens in Aria». ha, Western Texas wod California, Court '¥: Serenion Covrt.—Nos. 646, 647, C48, 692, 697, 447, 700, TIS, 787, 746, 428, B47, 184, 482, 6814, S18, 307, 372, 436, 880, 624, 746, 691, 58, 695, 861 ScrneMe Corrt—Cirenit —The trial of Cancomi Common Pisas —Part 1.—Noa, 2016, 2016, 1568, 1712, AIH, Ge? 1600, 2061, 2062, BORE, BAA, BORG,” QNT0) QT a Part 2—Now, 1864, 2044, 2045, 2048, 2050, ‘2001, 2002, 2008, 2004, 2006, 2050, 2067, 2008, 2009, audO . c« HERALD. PRICE WO CENTS, . = ADDITIONAL FROM CALIFORN A. Our San Francisco Correspondence, SAN Paaxcisoy, Nov. 8, 104 News Hems—The Almaden Quicksslyer Mine Arrival t the Coast Survey Brig Fauntleroy, >. The election to fill the vacancy in the Senate for Sacra. mento county, eaused by the death of Wiliam 7. Ferguson, took place on the 6th inst, There were only two candidates—Juhoson Price, no.winated by the adm. nistration demoorats, and R. D. Ferguson, porminawd by the Donglas wing of the party, Mr, Price hag beom eleted by about four hundred majority. The overland mail from St. Louis, with dates to October 14, arrived in this city last evening. Ly a late decision of the Supreme Court, the Sheriff of Mariposa county is dirceted to place John ©. Fremont in possesion of the Josephine vein, from whch his workmen were a few mouths ago forcioly ejected by tho Murcod Mining Company, dames Mears and David Jones have heen discharge fens their debts auder the provisions of the Insolvent act. Sixth Infantry is now encampot at Vosburgh? ranch, six miles east of Placurvilie, Where they are Ww ro main several days, A grand review and dress parade ot the regiment took place last Saturday, Nov, 6. A man naiued John Doyle received a fatal tab on the Dightof the 4th instant, whieh resulted in bi. death the Joniowing day. Jerry MeCarty committed suicile on the morning of the Sth instant by shooting himselt through the heart with a ball, He bas a wife and children residing in Beower, Venobscot county, Maine. ‘The The bark Marianna 8 to sail to lay, with forty paasen- gers, for the isthmus of Tehuantepec, ee route tor the Ate Tanti’ States: Mi H. [. Thornton, the Special Commissioner appointed . Cirenit Court, to proceed to the new Aima- Iver mine, and exomine wih his report, It 1, (th instant, Noting i ) anguage of Lhe order refers to preserving the mine injury and the ore fom waste, ‘The principal points in the report are: that the new Almaden ranch bas two leagues aucultivated land, none of which is under eultivauon, #sve sina! giardens About the honges; that the land is ‘enclosed with a wire fone that the tunber is sparse; that shere are thirty houses and shanties, and sixteen furbaces on the and; thay ths mine isin good condition; that there are 16,67 pounds of qmick- = ver in store, 1,500 tons of ore on the dresang floors entaining 18 per cent of metal, 200,000 metal adobe under cover, and @ kiln of 200,000 bricks. There are springs in the mine which yield 28,000 gations daily, and the pumps should be kept going constantly, Half a dozen ns Fhould be appointed to atten’ to the mine and 1 Will be 8000 grewsly he pillars and te iall- ving way of ing down of the tops and aides ‘The United States coast surveying brig Fauntleroy, Cap- tain Thomas Allen, arrived bere on the 6th instant from Puget Sound, after a stormy passage The Alta aids the folowing particulars: —' surveying party, ander the command of Assistant James Lawson and P/F, have been absent on the brig. #01 tngared in surveying in the G forty ninth parallel During this time a large amount of work has heen dona, which will be dnished up during the next four months on northern climate 18 too rigorous to Continue iz the wint engaged in surveying on this coast. since 1849, and has, with the former Aswatant, George Daviseon, Feq., done much valuable work for the beneat of our coasting trate Much yet remains to be done before all the dangers of our extended sea coast are properly made known, but #till each season lessens the amount of labor and gives addi- tional security to our marine ‘On the passage down the Fauntleroy encountered a aud- den and severe gale, in whieh her sails were worn from the boit ropes and the brig placed in imeniuent poril, but the ekill and watehfalness of Captain Allen brought hor out in safety. The Fauntleroy i# a taut litue craft, and will soon be moored at her dock, near Folsom Ftreat whart. News by the Latest Overland Ma! Sr. Lovrs, Deo. 9, 1853. The overland mail, with California dates of ue luvin ult., bas arrived bere. Four through passengers came with it, among whom iy Mr, Wm. C. Jewett, who furnishes the following summary of news: — ‘The camels which strayed from Fort Tejon had all beem recovered. ‘The Aita Express Company bad faied, leaving the whole field to Moesra, Wella, Fai Mr. Buchanan's letter to Mr. Butterfleld was editorial- ized as a guarantee of the administration in favor of ths Pacitic Railroad. eme Court bad decided that the Governor can or r change death renter Thomas 0. Larkin’s will perty worth upwards of baif a million, George Penn Johnston, atter being acquitted in Marine county, for killmg Senator Ferguson in a deel, bad besa arresied in San Francisco on the same charge. Mr. Jewett's object in making the trip was for persona observation, and with a view to effect the construction 0 a railroad to the Pacific by a Southern route, through @ constitutional bill, His plans are already in Wash- ington. The Latest News via Tehuantepec, New Ontxass, Dee, 9, 1868. We have the following additional news by the steamab.p Quaker City, which arrived at this port yesterday whh San Franeieco dates to the 20th ult, ‘The Sixth Regiment arrived at Benicia on the 16th ult, The ship Lucas was lost on the 9th ult, ‘The State had sned Monare. Wells, Fargo & Oo, for the twenty two thousand of the ni! tbousand dollars ia terip stolen from the reser Mining wos good. Fain was much needed, and the cattle were guffering for want of feed. ppointment of a receiver The appheation for the at for the tew Almaden mines had been denied by the federal courts, and the injan ten continued. ‘ing aud houres were kcarce, ved, but the markets generally word, Rents were ady Business bad im unsettied. ‘Thirteen vessels from Atlantic ports had arrived at San Franeixeo during the fortnight previews to the 2mth ult. [The nomes of the vessels ure given under oor maritime wading —E. | from a Cuban, THE HERALD. New You, Dec, @, 1868, Thave hod great pleasure in reading, in your estimable journal of the Sth inst., a great article on the subject of the Island of Cuba, to such a degree that, «mall as it may be, I cannot but appr the good intentions of the rovernment of the United States in favor of the Island of Cuba, and my brethren, the sons of Cuba, who have lived under great oppression, and will #0 con tinue while we have the despotic government we now have. Yer, we might call ourselves happy if we might me day have the great joy of being under the govern. ment of the United States, What more could we desire? If the government of the United States «hoult even to. morrow think ef taking the Tsiand of Caba,1 would be one ¢t the frst who would volunteer to take up arms, and to bave the great bonor to plant with my own hands the ry Loble American banner on that unhappy island. Then we would be happy, and could breathe @ free air, Nike that which Dhave heen enjoying bere, thave been the last four months im this great Habyion, and have not had to present myself betore any Governor, nor any Captoin of Partido, nor have I hat to get out any certificate or license, nor take off my bat before anybody, and no one bas ktked me a single question. What gran- deur! Here, @ citizen, however poor, enjoys many privileges, and at the same time has a vote. As for that, What vote have we there? None. And what privil do we enjoy? None. The ony privilege we have is of being corporal of the wateh—one of the lowest ha fervice of the government. No ido, wearing out bis own sboes and breaking the rim of his hat, for every time he presents himself to bis captaia or any other officer he by only privilege the sons of Cuba enjoy. and (t even maker lam your very obedient servant, who Kisres your bands. A CUBAN. Brooklyn City News. Rare fevrevcen to Stark Pawow vor Lewin the Court of Sessions yesterday, James Lowry, indicted for committ | & rape upon the person of a litte gpriony eight yours of age,named Mary Murphy, wae tried oa the charge, and convicted, It appears that in the habit of visiting the girl's parents, in Hu: nue, and on one occasion, when her mother was absent, committed the offence as charged. The girl became #¢¢, ond on calling physician it wat ascerteiaed that ‘abored under a loathsome disease, She then, for the fret time, told hee mother of the occurrence, whe made com. plaint to the police, and Lowry was arrested. Surgeon Hi] was subsequently called, and by his direction she was sent to the City Hospital. She remained there for fome weeks, and was for a time ina very low state. She soon after recovered snfliciently, however, to be taken home, and was able yesterday to appear in court. Her evidence was straightforward and clear, leaving 00 doubt upon the mind of any one present but that every state. ‘ment she made was true. details are of a em | natare. She js tall for a girl of her age, and appeared very pale and thin, having not yet recovered. The offence was committed on the 2ud ber last. Lowry if & man of mediom size, very dark complexion, and with long black hair and moustaches. He was born on hoard the U.S frigate Chesapeake, in 1808, then lying at Norfotk, Va., and is consequently pow fifty years of age He bas been in the United States naval service since a hoy, and of late years was one of the musicians attached to the band. of receiving skip North Carolina, The jory found him guilty after a few minutes’ deliber: he was aentenced to imprisonment in the State ‘ai Sing Sing for the term of his natural life