The New York Herald Newspaper, April 3, 1859, Page 4

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BOWERY THEATRE, Bowery.—Muier or New Jemsey —New YoKK xD BROOKLYN. METROPOLIT 4N THEATSE (Late Burton's.) —Tux Czani- a—Kiss iN THE Dark. WALLACK’s THEATRE, Broadway.—As You Lixg Ir— Love aby Munpen. LAURA KEENF'S THEATRE, No. 824 Broadway.—Tus Boab to Ruin—Jexnxy Linn. THEATRE FRANCAIA, 585 Broadway—Jonin ev Nawerrs: La Lietre py BeRaxcek—Le Piano ps Bestan—Ux SoanpaLe a New Yor. STADT THEATRE, 37 and 39 Bowery.—Guxuan OreRa— ‘TANNHARUSER. BARNUM’S AMERICAN MUSEUM, Brosdway.—After mown aud Bveuing—Ove Inisr Covsia. WOOD'S MINSTREL BUILDING, 561 and 563 Broadway— Ernioriax 8oncs, Dances, &0.—Staror Loves. BRY ANTS’ MINSTRELS, MECHANTOS’ HALL, 427 Broad- way.—NeGro Bones, &0,—Boniasgue Itatian Orewa. New York, Sunday, April 3, 1859. NOTICE TO THE PUBLIC. Advertisers are requested to hand in their busiress notices as much before nine o'clock in the evening as poesivie. It is our desire to accommodate them so far ag we can, but time, in the present pressure upon our columns, is of as much importance to advertisers as to our- selves, The News. Tn the State Senate yesterday the bill relative to the damages by the destruction of the Quarantine bnildings, and the bill providing for the removal of Quarantine, were reported favorably, but the latter was recommitted. The bill regulating wharfage in New York and Brooklyn was laid on the table. After considerable debate it was agreed to print the report of the special Metro- politan Police Investigating, Committee, and_also the memorial of the Police Commissioners. The Assembly was occupied with the third reading of bills. The trial of Mr. Sickles commences at Washing- ton to-morrow. Our correspondent states that great difficulty is apprehended in procuring a jury, and thatin all probability Monday and Tuesday will be consumed before one is obtained. Quite a number of New Yorkers have already proceeded to ‘Washington to witness the trial. The Grand Jury of the Criminal Court of Wash- ington have made presentments in the cases of Ge- neral Cullom, late Clerk of the House of Represen- tatives; Mr. Seaman, late Superintendent of Print- ing, and Mr. Duvall, of Philadelphia, a contractor under Seaman. Part of the Committee of the Board of Alder- men—namely, Aldermen Boole, Smith, Stevens» Brady and Bradley—left New York on Saturday morning, by the eight o'clock train, for Albany, for the purpose of remonstrating against the adoption of the charter now before the Legislature. By the arrival of the ship George F. Patten we have Bermuda papers to March 16. They contain very little news of interest. The telegraph is to be introduced in the island, to connect St. George's and Hamilton with the dock yards and naval and military establishments at the eastern and western Sturtevant died at the Astor House, at eleven o'clock Friday night, after an illness of three days. He was elected Alderman of the Third ward three times successively, was a lawyer by profession, and was well known throughout the city. His age was 49 years. According to the report of the City Inspector there were 426 deaths in the city during the past week, an increase of 7 as compared with the mor- tality of the week previous, and 20 less than oc- curred during the corresponding week of last year. Of the whole number 242 were of 10 years of age and under, and 50 were inmates of the various pub- lic institutions. The following table shows the num- ber of deaths for the past two weeks among adults and children, distinguishing the sexes: Men. Women. Boys. Girls. Total. Wee ending March 26..81 rey 150 116 49 Week ending April 2 76 140 116 426 Among the principal causes of death were the following :-- Diseases. March 20. = April 2 Brenenitis.., “ve +8 13 Consutnption ...... 56 70 Convulsions (infant 36 26 Dropsy m the head, uM M7 Toflammation of the bowel 4 9 Toflammation of the lung ) 30 Inilaqmation of the brain. 9 7 Marasmos (infantil 27 19 Scarlet fever..... 23 There were also 12 deaths of congestion of the brain, 7 of congestion of the lungs, 8 of croup, 11 of debility (infantile), 8 of puerperal fever, 7 of typhoid fever, 5 of typhus fever, 6 of disease of the heart. of whooping cough, 6 of scrofula, 6 of teeth ing, # premature births, 30 stillborn, and 9 from vio. Jent causes, including 1 suicide and3 murders. The annexed table shows what portions of the human fystem have been most affected :— Disenses., March 28. April 2. Ronee, joints, &c 2 6 Brain ana nerves Generative organ Heart und blood Lungs, throat, &e,,, Old age... . Skin, &e. id eruptive fe 5 il Stilidorn and premature births Stomach, bowels and other digestive organs Uncertain seat and general fevers . Unkoown... . Urinary organ ; Total....sevveees sence ceceevesee ee Al® 426 The namber of deaths, compared with the corres- ponding weeks in 1857 and 1858, was as follows : Week ending April $, 1867 Weck ending April 3, 1868 Week eading March 26, 1869 Week ending april 2, 1869, The nativity table gives 294 natives of the United tates. 90 of Ireland, 21 of Germany, 14 of England, % of Scotland, 1 of Poland, 2 of British America, and 1 of Africa, z The sales of cotton yesterday embraced about 8,000 bales, only about 600 or 700 of which were sold in Store, The market closed heavy and easier for lots in transitu, while parcels from store were without quotable change, though less buoyant. Flour was” in better ro- quest, expecially State and Western common brands, while ‘the higher and extra grades continued frm. Southern ‘brands were in fair demand, while prices wore unchanged. ‘Wheat was in better request, with more firmness on the part of holders, though sales were moderate, Corn con- tinned heavy, with sales of round Northern at 97 Mea 880., and yellow Jersey and Southern at 870, n 890, and Choice white Southern at 930. Pork was more buoyant, ‘with fair salogat $17 75 for new mess, and $17 30 for old do., and $1260 @ $1275 for prime, with sales of mess, seller's option, deliverable from April 20to June 1, at $1775. Sugars were steady, with sales of about 1,200 hbds, Cuba and New Orléans. Coffoe was stoady, with moderate sales of Rio, Maracaibo and Java. Freight en- E2gemenis wore moderate, and rates unchanged, The Central American Imbrogiio—The Ad- ministration and the Fatuhtess Leaders and Organs of the Democratic Party. We pub''sb to-day, ‘rom th Washington Union, an ‘nteres ng article, explaining and vindicating th posi: n of the admin'stratio» in reference to the present complications of the international af- fairs icaragua. We a'so present the other side oft» — icture, trom another Washington organ of the emocratic fire-eat ng and filibustering school, fr » which it appears that in this Central Ame- rien business “Mr. Buchanan is the victim of eplaced confidence,” and the “dupe of Ouse- ‘ey ’s artful diplomacy.” The first of these articles, so far as it relatesto the vindication of Mr. Buchanan, is a clear and satisfactory statement; but in reference to the de- mocratic leaders, cliques and intrigues that have in this, as in other matters, operated to embar- rass and break down the administration, the Union, in its culpable silence, deserves iteelf to be classed among these fuithless conspirators. The accusations and insinuations of the organ of the fire-caters and filibusters were pointed and offensive against the administration, and the Union, ‘n its defence of Mr. Buchanan, should have thrown the responsibility in the premises where it belongs. But in doing this, some promi- nent democratic Senators and members of the House would have suffered, and the consequence would, probably, be very serions to the Union lobby jobbers as candidates for the Congressional printing spoils and plunder, This Congress printing wil explain, at once, the whining, imbecile and double-dealing policy of the Union, as a democratic organ under the patronage of the administration. It is an organ which fights the black republicans and all the other opposition factions with remarkable alacrity: it has signalized itself with a very savage warfure upon Senator Douglas and his partisans in Inois, and upon Forney and his confederates in Pennsylvania; but in regard to ch disorganizing democratic leaders in Con- gress as Mason, Toombs, Brown, and others of the Senate, and their partisans in the House, this Washington democratic organ has simply played the sneak and the flunkey. We have every reason to believe that the failure of Mr. Douglas to support the claims of Cornelius Wendell a: a candida’e for the printing of Congress had much more to do with the course of the Union against Mr. Douglas in the late Illinois cam- paign than either the wishes of the administra- tion or any considerations of party policy. A newspaper thus controlled by the petty per- sonal spites and schemes for the spoils of its proprietor, instead of being of any value as an organ of the administration, is a dead weight which no admin:stration can very long afford to carry. The democratic organ at Washington of the fire eaters and filibusters does not mince matters, nor attempt to blow hot and cold with thesame breath. It frankly confesses its lack of faith in the administration, and the President thus knows exactly where to find it. Like For- ney’s Philadelphia Press, it has ceased to be a smooth-faced conspirator, and has become an open and defiant enemy of the administration, So with the Richmond Enquirer. From an equivocal and suspicious support of the Presi- dent's policy in the outset, it has gradually un- masked itself, until it stands as conspicuously opposed to his leading recommendations as any organ of the black republican camp. The “milk in the cocoanut” in the case of Forney may be charged to an unfortunate application for a place in the Cabinet; in the case of the Washington organ of the filibusters, to various disappoint ments in the matter of the government printing, bookbinding and advertising, and the difficulty with the Richmond Enguirer may be traced, not to Lecompton, nor to the tariff, nor to the Cuba question, but to some foreign mission, if we are not mistaken. These three democratic organs, or the mana- gers thereof, having failed to draw the high prizes which they expected, have only followed the old familiar way of soured and disappointed spoilsmen in their assaults upon the administra- tion; Imt the Washington Union holds an equally degraded position, as a shrinking, half-way and treacherous supporter of the President and his domestic and foreign policy. To whom may be more justly charged the defeat in Congress of the wise and seasonable recommendations of Mr. Buchanan in reference to Central America than to the Southern demo cratic leaders of the Senate? And were not Messrs. Mason, Toombs, and other Southern democrats of the Senate, equally guilty with Mr. Grow and bis republican confederates of the House, in the defeat of the Post Office appro- priations? And yet this Washington organ of the national democracy has permitted these and many other acts of treachery, disaffection and disorganization on the part of the Southern democratic leaders and cliques concerned, to pass without a word of special complaint. And wherefore? Simply because Mr. Wendell prefers to play the Munkey for the votes of these men in the matter of the spoils and plunder of the public printing. Mr. Buchanan isa good natured man ; bat we apprehend that if the Union clique of lobby job- bers expect to use him and the Southern demo- cratic enemies of his administration in Congress at the same time, and for the same object—the public printing—the parties concerned in this | game will signally fail. The faithful newspaper organ of the administration can no more be iden- tified or affiliated with the disorganizing Southern fire-caters, African slave traders and fillivusters, than with Forney and his little rebellious squad of disappointed office eeckers. Tae Wan Qvestion—Freci ov Germanys | We publish this morning a batch of interesting | correspondence and newspaper extracts reflect- ing the public feeling abroad on the great ques- tion which is now engrossing the attention of European politicians. The position of Austria, it will be seen, ix looked upon in Germany as a desperate one, in view of her obstinacy in regard to the occupation of the Duchies. On this point “ German unity” ma ts itself unmistakeably, however divided it may be on ulterior considera- tions. The conference about to he held in Paris will, it is expected, completely isolate that Power, whilst at the same time it will settle de- finitively the Principalities question, It is stated that when the Conference gets through the work of its Continental arrangements it will occupy itself with the relations of the United States with the Central and South American republics, in or- der to agree upon some common line of action in opposition to the Monroe doctrine. We shall be- lieve it when we sce it, although the procecdinga of France in Nicaragua and Mexico go some way to justify such an assumption. Tlowever dis- posed Louis Napoleon may be to push his schemes in those quartets, he will be cautious how he shows his game in regard to us in so formal and positive a manner, Ife has enough NEW YORK HERALD, SUNDAY, APRIL 3, 1859. on b's hands just now, without provoking our sot ve hostility, and he will therefore content himeelf with stealthily weaving his plans for fature intervention in Central American and Mexican affairs, without making the Conference vy to h s intentions, i ‘Tue GureRNatontat Contest 1 Virarta.— The residents of the quiet, old-fashioned little country towns of Northwestern Virgiaia have been enjoying a rare treat recently, ia the exhi- bitions made before them by the two candidates for the Governorship of the State, Messrs. Letcher and Goggin, The stump discussions that take place before the assembled beauty and chivalry of old Virginia are almost as entertain- ing to the dwellers in those sequestered regions as would be the visits of a travelling menagerie or circus company. The appointment days are general holidays, in which ordinary business avocations are laid aside, and men and women put on their best attire and set out for the county court house, at which political mectings of this kind are almost uniformly held. Since the ex- citing canvass of four years since, in which Gov- ernor Wise stumped the Stute in his successful crusade against the Know Nothing party, Vir- ginia has known nothing approaching the excite- ment which now prevails in regard to the con- test between Letcher and Goggin. The letters rom our special correspondent, which we print elsewhere, convey a capital picture of the freah and varied scenes in which these gentlemen sre principal actors, in their political pilgrim’s pro- gress through the picturesque regions of North- western Virginia, This contest for the Governorship of the Old Dominion does not owe its importance merely to the personal or State issues involved, but owes it chiefly to its acknowledged bearing on the Presidential contest of 1860. The demoralized democracy is represented by Mr. Letcher, who is entirely too honest and up- right politician to have to bear upon his shoul- ders the sins of that party; while his antagonist, Mr. Goggin, is the representative of the old- fashioned . conservative whig party, which bas been resuscitated in Virginia and Kentucky, and which, even in this State, is showing sigos of a new birth. This party is gaining much strength, and it would not be at all surprising if Letcher, with all his personal popularity, should fiad him- self defeated by his rival. It that should be the issue of the contest now waging in Virginia, its effect upon the next Presidential electioa would be very great; and the aspirations of the speak- ersat the late whig meeting at Hope Chapel might be nearer realization than any one is now inclined to suppose. ee AFFAIRS IN WASHINGTON. Our Difficulties with Nicaragua—Spectal In- strucuons to Minister Lamar—The Home Squadron Ordered to Nicaragua—Lord Na- pier’s Oplaion Respecting the Ouseley ‘Treaty—The Case of Mr. Sickles, &ec. OUR SPECIAL WASHINGTON DESPATCH. Wasmmnctoy, April 2, 1859. The President has been engaged the entire day at the Department of State, with his Secretary and Agsistant Secretary, preparing instructions to Mimister Lamar, which will be despatched to Nicaragua by a apecial bearer in the steamer of the 5th. The course our govern- ment intends to poraue will be clearly laid down in Geno- ra\ Lamar's instructions, provided the future official ad- vices from Nicaragua confirm the statements already re- ceived, in which case prompt and decisive action will be taken. It is understood that instructions will also be sent to the commander of the Home Squadron to concentrate bis entire force at points in Nicaragua to protect the intercets of American residents thore. In connection with this matter, I may state that Lord Napier discredits the reported action of sir Gore Ouscley in Nicaragua. Nothing official has been received by bis lordship in regard to the ratification of the English treaty. As the time approaches for the Sickles trial a deep interest is manifested in the case. Already quite a num- ber of New Yorkers ore here. Monday and Tuesday will probably be consumed in empannelling ® jury. Groat difficulty is apprebended in gotting w jury. Neither the prosecution nor the defence disclose any of their moye- ments. District Attorney Ould has been in frequent con sultation with Mesers. Carlile and Bradley witbin the last fow days. The Grand Jury bave had for the last week the cases of Gen. Cuilom, late Clerk of the House, Mr, Seaman, late Superintendent of Printing, and Mr. Duvall, of Philadel pbia, contractor under Mr. Seaman, aud have made pre. sentments against all of them. Their cases will probably go over until the next term of the Criminal Court. THE OF ENERAL NEWSPAY'ER DESPATCH, Wastivetox, April 2, 1859, The Grand Jury, after examining witnesses for a week or two, baye made preeentments in the cases of A. G. Seaman, late Superintendent of Public Printing, General Cullom, late Clerk of the Houge of Representatives, and P. D. Duval, of Philadelphia, The last named was a wit- ness before the Select Committee to examine Mr. Seaman's accounts, Should the District Attorney prepare the bills of indictment, they will not be immediately acted upon by the Grand Jury, that body having been discharged for two weeks. Gen. Cullom,oa learning the action of the Grand Jury, appeared and gave bail, The distant press is already largely represented in anticipation of the Sickies trial. There are, in fact, more reporters hore than can be comfortably accommodated With seats, and more are on their way, The wituceses in the case were to-day subpmraed for Monday. Lawyer Brady, of New York, was in the Court to-day. The number of proposals received for tho Southern mail contracts are represented as fully up to the average, and as far as known the bids are not generally at a higher rato than usual. Ex.Congressman Hatch, of New York, ia,among a dozen others, named as a candidate for the Commissionership of Indian Affairs. Fugitive Stave Case at Harrisburg. Hanwencrc, Pa., April 2, 1859, United States Marshal Jenkine arrested a negro in Mar- ket place this morning, supposed to be a fugitive slave. Intense excitement ensued, but the officers succeeded in getting him off to Philadelphia, Grand Operatic Combination. Poitapmruta, April 2, 1859. Mr. Ullman gettled to-day the lease of the American Academy of Music, commencing in August next, for one year, Thus the union between the great houses of New York, Boston and Philadelphia, under his management, is completed, ——_ The Massachusetts Legislature and Telegraph Scheimes. Boston, April 2, 1850. In the House to-day the bill to amend the Atlant Tale graph charter by reducing the par value of its stock, was defented by a large voto. Thie company,was chartered by the Massachusotts Legislature in 1854, ostensibly to build line of telegraph from New York to Halilax; but the corporation never having legally organized, the charter expired by limitation. At the pregent segsion certain tele graph speculators, in order to give the charter vitality, succeeded in getting it before the 1. amend ment, with the resuit as above eer iti ‘The new line, originating with FE. §. Tobey and others for @ eub-marine telegraph from the coast of Massachn- welts to Yarmouth, passed a third reading in the House to- gay. It will probably come up on Monday for engross ment, The bill ia the same in effect as the one debated and killed in the Senate afew Peon ntictnh alice, inh ne Comnectiont Congressional Nomination, Brtnoxvort, April 2, 1859. The republicans last evening nominated A, A. Pettongill, of the Standard, for representative to the State Logisia- ture, The Ohio River, PARKERSHURG, Va., April 2, 1859. The Obio river at thie point, two hundred miles below Piteburg, 18 fifteen fect deep. With a daily line of first clase steamers thence to Cincinnati, Louiaville, St, Louis, Cairo, New Orleans, and intermediate river landings, Sroigh's will be pransported ai oxiromely low rates, | DOINGS AT ALBANY. CITY AFFAIRS IN THE LEGISLATURE, Progress of the Amended City Charter and City Railroad Bills, Election of Regents of the University—Trl- nity Charch Troubles—The National in- dependence Nonument—Heavy Rail- road Freight Charges—Amend. ments to the Constitu- tion—Canal Matters. MOVEMENTS OF THE POLITICIANS, Reo, key kee ALBANY, March 29, 1859, The New City Charter—Combined Opposition te —Witt It Pas?—Election of Regents of Ute University—City Rail- road Bitls—Governor's Vetoes, dc., Le. The sy nopsis 0 @ bill purporting to amend the charter of the city of New York, which appeared exclusively in the Buxatp on Monday, bas been attentively perused and ecrutinized by the citizens of that locality, as appears by tho numbers from the city to obtain a sight of the origi pal. So anxious are they to examin its entire features, that several gentlemen came up from New York this morning and made an examination of the copy now in the printers’ bands, They denominate it a “party omnibus,” in which all the measures of pretended reform and econo- my are piled in hurley-burley. Several leading and infla- ential citizens, not of the democratic party, are here, who denounce the bill ag the most preposterous bantling ever conceived and ushered into the light of dsy. These par ties declare that if tho leaders of the republican party in New York and Albany bavye combined und put tbat pretended amended charter bill upon the “slate,” there will roll up such romonstrances against its passege as will agsuredly not only demolish the ‘‘slate,”” but also consign to merited condemnation all its authors: abevtors, advocates and supporters. The feeling exhibited here to-day Is of uo political or partisan complexion, but ‘gas resolutely expressed by the republicans as any others, The simple farce of electing two Regents of the Univer- sity wag enacted by both houses to-day, The time was when some honor rested upon the learned and public- spirited gentlemen who were bonored with that station. Previous to these latter days the candidates were selected from the literati and intelligence of the State; but now no other qualification is necessary than a recognized ortho- dox partisanehip, Time was when such great minds as Gulian ©. Verplanck, John L. Graham, Gideon Hawley, David Buel, and others of like intellectual eadowments, were selected on that account; but now, and for a few previous years, the strict line of political pre- ference has been strictly drawn. In 1867 a man named the Reverend Isaac Parks was made Regent, without any qualification whatever. He was placed there by a political majority in the Legislature, simply because he desecrated bis Methodist pulpit in ecreecbing for poor bleeding Kansag, and exhibited, as far a# his talents permitted, as much political zeal and hallu- cination as any of the Beechers or Kallochs of that event- ful mustang period. To-day politics again ruled the eeiec- Won, and the notorious George B. Cheever, for similar reasons, was declared elected. It is not to be wondered at that BMajor Schoiefield of the House desiros to abolish the institution. There were three reports submitted to the Senate this morning in the Wetmore case—one from cach member of the Select Committee. Mr. Ladin (republican), chairman, made a etrong constitutional argument, conc/nding to admit Wetmore to the seat upon his the oath of office. Mr. Scott (democrat) ably resisted his admission, on the ground that there existed no vacancy at the time the people cast their votes for Senator; but if there was such vacancy, there was neither any power ju the constitution, nor any law on the statute books, authorizing an election in case of such vacancy. If we argument of Judge Scott. be correct, then Mr. Prosser, of Builulo, falls uncer the imputation aiso of voting speak- ing and holding bis seat illegally. Mr. Lamont (rep.), submitted his views, also, treading very cautiously upon the toes of Mr. Lafiin, though in conclusion he intimated that Mr. Wetmore was not entitled to a seat, under all the facts and circumstances presented to the committee. The three several reports were directed to be printed, after which the vote will be taken. My prediction is that Mr. Wetmore wili not be admitted. Several eflorts were made to day in the House to make the New York city railroad bills the special order for some particular time to arrive. But the request was re- fused. There are come three hundred and fifty bills ahead of them; sti!l the iobby are pressing the mom- bers £0 a8 10 override ali other busin During the years past, when tho project was rifo for railroading Broadway , it was thought the city had emptied its electioneering committees in the capital therefor. But that rush was ‘owd about the 19 for rattroads, tractors, itis impoesi- d without carrying represented each by jobbers and bie for any one, two or three to shrovgh pearly the entire numbe more of the projects. The prominent app paralici Broadway, name now changed to nue,’” apd tenants along its jing. A great combmation bas boen formed, and it will be strange if this Legislature docs not make a gridiron of the city Governor Morgan sent it two vetoes to the Assembly this morning: one against the bill anecxing a emall part of the town ot Italy, in the county of Yates, to the town of Naples, in the county of Ontario. a bill ebanging the name of a ‘the time oF the Legislatare 1s too vainable to be expended The other veto is upon upon sach frivolous matters. This makes some half cozen vetoes upon bills which nobody cares anything about. Public expectation {8 on tiptoe awatuug on vpon several other bills which really do embri matters for sage consultation and earefal consideration. ‘ihe friends of the railroads feel no apprehension that the Toll bill, Stilithere wil be a determined fight upon it when it is reacbed in the House The billappointing Inspectors of election and canvassers ofvotes in the city of New York passed the House this morning. Ataxy, March 30, 1859. Old Trinity Aflictel~Another Victory Over Boorman— The National Monument to the Signers of the Declara- tion—Shall New York Repudiate It ?-—Erorbitant Rail road Freight Charges—Amending the Constitution—Canal Fraud, Squandering, de, Old Trinity is again afilicted with troublesome affairs. Having completely silenced, by her overpowering influ- ence, all interference with her property, real and pergon- al, the Vestry are now in water and steam up to theirarm- pits with regard to taking off a slice from the north side of Trinity burying ground, in order for the widening of Albany street, James Boorman and forty-six others gent & memorial to the Legislature, praying for a taw to widen that street~a law which would supersede-all ac- tion of the New York Common Connell, which honorable body, it seems, has been most mysteriously influenced by old Mother Trinity, This morning a majority of the Com- mittee on Cities and Villages, having the matter in charge, reported in fayor of the bill. In it is aleo contained propo- sitions for widening Trinity place, Morris street and Rector street, and providing that whenevor ten or more pro perty owners on the fine of the street shall apply to. the Comptroller of the city for widening either street, it shall be his duty to take the immediate necessary measures to accomplish it. The bill contains several sections making provision for cutting throug’ a part of the Trinity burial | ground, removal of the remaina, payment of damages, &e., and further provides that if Trinity does not consent? then the Comptroiler shal) proceed, notwithstanding, no- cording to the provisions of the bill. It is proper to state that Mr. Reilly,the only member from the city on tho Committee of Cities and Villages, opposed the introduc tion of the bill. There is to be a tremendons fight upon this bill, On the one aide is arrayea Mr. Boorman and his tillionare friends, and on the other, Trinity, with all her wcknowledged and hitherto irresistible power. Which will eneceed? There will be fine picking for the lobby, as cach party is able and willing to pay most liberally, ‘Trinity bas her lawyers in attendance, A few yours since & proposition was suggested among rome of the States to raise a certain eum of money, at some future period, for the purpose of erecting a monument near the spot, in the city of Philadelph the immortal Declaration of 1776 was issued, comm: tng the independence of the Untied States of America, The Legisiature of New York in 1863 patriotically re sponded, and passed a law appropriating the sum of Afiy thousand dollars, to be applied when seven other States hould comply with the arrangement, Nine States have thos offered to contribute to ihe erection of the monument. A few days since his Excellency, Governor Morgan of this State, volunteered a mersage to the Legislature, urging the repeal of that Jaw. The Committes of Ways and Meane of the Houge, at the head of which stands the Hon. Frederick A. Conkling, representing the Seventh district «f the city, to whom the Governor's message was eferred, made a report yesterday, recommending a epeal of the act of 186%, In aecordance with his Excellency’s requirements. Mr. Tomlinson, (dem.) took trong grounte against the repeal; he believed the State would be dirgraced by the repeal of this act; ho would never recall an appropriation for such a noble object, even if the State was in the depth of poverty. By doing #0, this State would disgrace herself in the eyon of the nation. All honor was due the memory of the Legisla- ture that passed the bill 80 worthily to commemorats the flory of our, Revolutionary ancestors, and he calied upon 18 democratic friends inthe House not to assist in tar- nisbing the honor and reputation of New York by voting with the republicans In favor of this repeal measure, Mr. T. spoke eloquently and patriotically, and was listened to with warked attention. Mr. C. 8. Spencer, Mr. Opdyke, and other friends of his Excellency, trew off the politis cal collar and went with Mr, Tomlinson. The Speaker was amember in 1853, and presumed he voted for the law; he believed the State was cormitted, and in order that he might have at opportunity to examine the matter, he moved that the subject be postponed for the presont, which was done. The oft repented, but as yot unsuccgseful, eivempe te There is scarcely a | member from the city but is committed to some one or | in order to divert the attention of property holders | pass a law compelling the Canal Commissioners to close the caval locks op Sundays, is now more far looked upon than ever. Heretofore the forwarders in lopby Lave exercised sufiicrent influcnce to prevent the passage cf euch a law. The vote in the Senate yesterday, inti- mating, by a voto of 16 to 8, tbat such a law should be adopted, was quite ificant, end from the looks of the question, it s reasor to conrider that the State will be compelied into ap “ observance of the Sabbath,” as well fe {ts citizens, Why not? Burbels of petitions have been presented from persons a pro- ou the linee of the main railroads, praying the Le w epact some law by which way freikht m: tected trom extravagant charges. It is cont ied that it costs more so ccee the transportation of a ton of goods or produce a sipgle bundred miles on the railroads a it dues to convey the same amount from ove extreme poiat to snother—tbat is, a mercbani of Utica or Rocheater pays nearly as much for transportation a8 those do residing at Detroit, Toledo or Chicago. The petitioners waat « rata treigbt bill established by the islatare. Ye , day Mr. Godard (rep ), of the House, rman on Rall- reads, made @ report against the Dill. Mr. Speaker Little- jobp oppoeed the action of the committee. He said the preeent local rates of railroad freights were double those of other States, and had grown ivto a serious evil, and unless remedied would create a popular issue that would rweep the State like a tormado, Well, well, this looks romething like a threat of merging the sepshioee party mto an aptirailroad party. Mr. Littles is of ee House, who never utters a sentiment wit a meuning. A proposition brought forward several days since for umendipg the constitution, or agein ripping ite bowels open to extract something hke four millions more, was faken up ip the Senate iast evening. An animated dis- cureion ensued. It turned upon the question of eubstitut- ing Senator Diven’s bill, which submits the propriety ofa joan of $2,500,060 directly to the people. 18 Was BUp- ported by Mr. Diven and Mr. Noxon, the two strongest republican Senators, ag well a8 by the democratic side. Mr. Truman, always sagacious, said if the project of Se- nator Diven was ado) » “you had better dig the grave of the republican party—that will be the end of that party.” Weil, if Mr. Traman is correct in bis antici pations that the existence of his party depends upon again opening the constitution to extract more millious for cana! squandering, be must think that bis party haga upon a very slender thread. Mr. Diven’s bill was pre- ferred to Mr. Proeser’s amendment of the constitution, ALnany, March 81, 1859. Movements for a General Stampede of Barnburners from the Republican Ranks— Reorganization of a@ ‘New Demo- cracy”’ Mooted—Dean Richmond, Seymour and the Tam- many Douglas Clique at Work—Sketch of a New Manifest Destiny Squatter Sovereignty and Free Soil Platform— Transportation of the Slave Interest and Removal of Mason and Dizon's Line Further South—Cuba, Canada, Central America and the Demoralization of the Republican Party—Postmaster Fowler and Mr. Hol’s Retrench- ments— Position of the Free Soil Democrats on Seward’s Nomination, There is a good deal of curious rumor afloat here which, taken in connection with current facts aud with political movements elsewhere, appear to be regarded ag not a little significant of some important changes in the political combinations of the day. Dean Richmond and the Sey- mour clique here have had long and earnest “buzzings’”’ with various of the old ‘barnburner” faction of poli- ticians now in the ranks of the republicans. Dick Oonnolly, and others of Douglas’ active mavagers in Tammany Hall, have been. bere on special errands since the recent shee ero jg au undisguised effort made by the ruling clique of the “‘eotts’’ in the democracy to win back from the republicans their associates who went over to Sewardism in the Fre- at the Everett House of the ‘‘squatter sovereign.” mont movement, A platform bas been talked of for the organization of a “uew cemocracy,’”? which should change the bias of from its Houthern leaning, under the rule of the the part; i to a pronounced and comprehensive Northern “hurds, corplexion, and which should cali back to the fold all the barpburner leaders. This movement has had a particu. larjy active stimulus since the shock of Senator wo's Cuba speech at Tammany Hall. The idea now is that the principles of the democracy can and should be harmo- nized, and that ite very existence depends upon an im- Mediate revision and retraction of yarious points bearing upon public opinion in the Northern and Western States, With this view a variety of mines and apy have been set on foat of late by the ruling Tammany Hall sofwbeli clique in your city the Deun Richmond and Horatio Seymour junta in this capital, with the view of preparations and under- standings to thigend. Tho harmonized platform for this Proposed new democracy, it is assumed, could combine the two ruling ideas of free soi] and the comprehen- sive expavsion of our national bounds. Thus, the acquisi- tion of Cuba and the expansion of slave labor on our Southern borders, whether in Mexico or Central America, world naturally bead off the slave trade agitation, afford a market for the negro property of Virginia, and of the whole northern tier of the slave States, and nive also, for the firet time, a practical, obvious basia for the doctrine of “popular sovorcignty’” wheroon to deve- Lope iteelf into a vigorous, full fledged freo soil agitation in Maryland, Virginia, Kentucky, Missouri, and all the Terri- tories of the Union outside of the cotton States. The idea would not be that of the whig abolitionists, to emanct the wigger and destroy the vast and vital results of his labor; the ai to be achieved in the Gulf of Mexico, and stimulate the transfer of slave property, by profitable inducements,{to Cuba and Central America ‘The pith of the matter may be stated, so far as I can gather, in the following points:— The barn burners, or free soil democrats, now in the ropublican ranks, shall strike hands with their old com- peers of Tammany Hall and elsewhere in the State, with a view to carrying this State against the proposed similar alliance of the whigs and bardshells iv the elections next fail . The popular sovereignty doctrine shall be understood in free soil sense, and shail take its most prominent shape 1 & preliminary agitation for the further removal South of azon and Dixon's jine.”” ‘The acquisition of Cuba ehall imply the abrogation of the African slave trade, and the settlement of that island or ouy similar acquisitions in the tropics by migrations of our Southern planters with their slave property, ‘The active local agitation of a generat negro expulsion from the path of free white industry in all but the cotton | of Gulf States eball be fet on foot. urch in Gowanus. He says | | al interest in the Legislature is guilicient to pasa the | . i | ger, Obareh ABs a compensation for the proposed tropical expansion ‘ our bounds, the movements already started, con- mplating the eeparation of the Canadas from Great Bri- in, shall be aided and stimulated with a view to further annexation, ly means of such a programme as this, it is assumed hat a democratic organization of irresistible popular forea snd vitality could be reconstructed at once trom the dit fercnt shattered and disorganized sections of the great party of the people. It would evade alike the reckless chetoes of the slave trade fire eaters aud the fanatical, voptracted views of the abolition whigs. Itis urgedas the embodiment of our moanifest deetiny, plainly based upon the growth and pataral developement of or population ind Dational interests. It would offer, it is supposed, a so- ution for the slavery question short of the evils and im- practicable bearings involved in the idea of emancipation. ‘Ybere bas, therefore, been @ good deal mooted on this subject already, and many more letters have passed to and fro, whether from the “demoralized republicans” of New Hampshire, whom John P. Hale spoke of in the Se- uate, or thoee of other sections, Jn this State a gyand stampede of the free soil democrats is earnestly anticipated by Richmond, Seymour, Cag- Jewett, &e., and all their operations are vow directed with that view. From Tammany Hall ma- festations are sent up bere of a vast disgust having n excited by Senator Brown's expositions on Cuba, The Post Office, too, over which Mr. Fowler provides, has come to be rendered particularly uncomfortable ail of a adden for the Chairman of Tammany. Ile is in tho ist of a retrenchment to the extent of thirty-three and one-third per cent of his expenditure and clerical help. lam positive that the inevitable nomination of Seward by the republicans is far from being agsured as yet. Tne iree soil democrats in the republican party insist that the question i entirely open. ven, for instance, is of that opinion. He thinks also that tho ement of “Long Jobn Wentworth” ana the republicans of liinois only kept Dovglas out of the party, and that similar tactics in this State would carry off ail the “barnburner” battiements, which at present give its great strength to the Seward edifice. John Van Buren will have his rivals for the domocratic nomination as United States Senator narrowed down to Horatio Seymour. As the leader of the proposed move- ment for a “new democracy,’ bis chances against Seward would not appear so hopeless, and at the worst it is supposed he would be gia to compromise upon the nomi- nation for Governor, In oy. politics the battle against Mozart Hall and the proposed rival delogation to Charlos- ton under those auspicer, it s apprehended, will be mato. rally affected by the consequences of the Sickles tra- gedy. tow days since the House sent this regolution of ingulty to the Attorney Geni ‘bereas, by virtue of an ac State, entitied “An act to estat lines for the port of New York,’ passed April 17, 1857, the Corporation of the city of w York is busily en- gaged in filfing in and extending the Battory and many batkheads and piers out tothe water Jine tha establiahed by jaw, adding many acres of ground to the island of New York, at an expense to the taxpayers of said city of mil- lions of dollars; and whereas, mach doubt exiats upon the question of whether said’ property, when made and completed, will belong to said city, or to the State of New York, therefore Resoived, That the Attorney Genoral be and is hereby requested to furnieh to this Touse, at his earliest con- venience, bis opmion upon the question of said made ground of the Legislature of this ish bulkheads and pier 4 lich the Attorney General thus replied on the 28th inst. — The act of the Legislature referred to in the resolution declares and establishes a bulkhead line or lines of solid fling, and the pier line adjacent to the shores of the port of New York, aad deciares that it shall be unlawfal w fil in beyond such line, except o8 therein specified. The purposes of the act were to prererve the harbor of New York from excroachments and to protect its nocossary navigation, It does not profess to convey to the city of New York, or to any orton, any title to ianda that have hitherto been vested in the State; nor does it assume to take posscesion, by virtae of tho right of eminent do- main, of any lwnds belonging to the city or private indi- viduals, No jnformation, thereforo, in reference to the ude of any lands that bad been made prior to its pass- age, or that may have been mado since that time, can bo derived from that act. To ascertain the ownership of any Jand upon the island of New York, it will be neces. rary &® ascertain where the titie was vested when the said jaw was passed. 1 do not understand that my opinion is desired morely in reference to the owneranip of tbe lands created in conaeqnence of the extension of the Battery; but the resolution seems to be genoral in ite terms, and to cail for my opinion in reference to the title of apy and all lands upon tho island of New York made by filling in up tothe bulkhead and pier ines established by the act of 1867. To angwer the reso- lution as thus understood requires a knowledge of facts that are notin the possession of the Attorney General. He has neither records, title deeds, maps, surveys, granta from the State or from the United States, nor any other information indispenrahly necersary to the formation of wa intelligent opinion, Le takes ocgnsion, howeyor, 1 and by their compatriots of is to realize a market by new acquisitions, add, that in 1857 a reeclution was by the Ar requesting the Atwruey Gen to bring an « | 'm bebail of tbe State to recover the prope Ly now k ap Castic Garden, in the city of Now Yor« (See as | bly Journal, pege 1,514) That action was bre | against the City of New York and the Commasione | Emigration, and is still pend! If the Assembly ¢ ‘0 become fami iar with the history of the title t« Battery and Castle Garden, it will flud a vory elab/ and inte esting statement #@ the Jaw and th» facts | icg tothe entire subject the case of Phonix w | pes eaerey: | of Enigraime, fo Abboti's Practic | > \ ao re bd in 14 Hownd the same case on appoa', NEW YORK LEGISLATURE. Beuate. Alnany, April 2, 18] The following Assembly bills were reported fai] bly:— ‘To charter the American Missionary Association, ‘To charter the Woman's Library of Now York. To provide for ascertaining and collecting the dan) caused by the destruction of the Marine Hospital ings at Quarantine. For the removal of Quarantine, . ‘To charter the Kane Monument Association, The Grinding Committee reported several local bill Mr. O. B, Waxxtxr (dem.) called from the table the fon to reconsider the vote to print the Metropolitan P investigation report and testimony, Mr. Noxos (rep.) opposed the motion, but it was nied, and the resolution te print again adopted. Mr. Noxon moved to print the memorial and aff presented by the Police Commissioners, Mr. Marugr (dem.) moved to strike out tho affldat obn 8. Folks as disrespectful. Carried. ‘Mr. MarpeR moved to strike out portions of the rial of the Commiesioners as disree pectful. After debate Mr. SrivoLa gaid that be was willing) memoria should be printed. It reflected disgrace on! its authors. He dared the republican patry to endo memorial, which bad been condemned by their own p and much more, be dared them tw endorse the acti some of the Commissioners whose names were sigued Mr. Mater withdrew the motion to strike out, and memorial was ordered to be printed. The bill to close the canal jocks on Sunday comin for a third reading, Mr. Mazar raised the polut of 0! that as the bili hud never been in the Committee o ‘Whole it could not be read. ‘The point of order was sustained. Tho bill was then recommitted, and this destroys all bability of its paseuge. The bill to provive for vacancies which may 4 the office of Justices of the Superior Court, Now ‘was sent to a third reading; also the bill in relation Bank Department. Mr. Noxon, from the Grinding Committee, reported bill reguiating the rates pf wharfage in New York Brook)yn as proper to be reported complete. Mr. Srwora oppored the imtroduction of the regi The bill was oot such a one as the Griuding Comn ebould report. He moved to Jay the bill on the taj Carried. On motion of Mr. Sprvota, the bill for the removi Quarantine was recommit Assembly. H ‘The close of our report of Friday’s proceedings left Opdyke on the floor, speaking to a motion to strike 0 the report of the Grinding Committee tho bills for 9 York city railroads. He proposed to read a letter be had picked up in the committee room addressed member by an ex-Senator, urging the passage of the without debate, Mr. MILLER (rep.) rose to a point of order, and objeq to the readmg of the letter. The Srgaxer ruled the point of order well taken. i oe OrbyKe concluded by urging the rejection of pili, The letter which Mr. Opdyke alluded to was addre to Mr. Abbott by Mr. Willium Beach. It advocs passage of the bills through the Grinding Committee, out debate, on the ground that discussion can be fore the Special Committee to which the bill must b ferred to be reported complete. It also states that every name erased from the ication for their twenty others could have bern obtained had the fi of the bill bad time to prooure them. . Mr. Gover (dem.) said that the gentleman from York had denounced the lobby severely, aud talked entiemen on the floor as being under the influeace o bymen and outsiders, while atthe same time he had that he opposed these bills because a friend of his di sc ieieet oad franchise himseif; and was willing half # million of dollars for it. Mr. Orvyke—The gentleman misunderstands me. not charge gentiemen on the floor with beiog under fluence of the lobby. Mr. Gover—Then the gentleman’s language mir sented his meaning. He would not charge his coll (Qlr. Opdyke) with having a personal interest in th of half a million of dollars, but he (Mr. Gover) would be was just as willing to give the franchise to worth; who couid not afford to pay haifa million of dollars, those who could afford to pay that sum. He believed the latter, while willing to give balf a million of d for the franchise now, In order to secure it, would, Kram up more than tuat sum out of the peop Mr. Lawexxce spoke against the bills, and against gf away a franchise for which a large sum was offered. was ubcompromisingly opposed to the conversion of may be public necessity to the exclusive promotioa a dividual or private advantage. The exercise of the pa of the State vo take private property for projessedly lic purpoves should never be resorted to, unless the pa will be greatly benefitted, nor unless full and adeq compengation is given to tho individuals whose prop is taken. Mr. Scnorxrmxp (rep.) spoke at length in favor of dills, urging the great necessity of railroads for the of the muillions travelling in the city of New York. only persons that opposed them were a few prope hoiders and omuibus proprietors, who desired to force people to ride in their ont of date vehicles. He repl to the remarks of Mr. Opdyke respecting lobby intlaenct by referring him to the hosts of outsiders in’ the inter of the omnibus proprietors, stage route owners and pt perty boiders, who were besieging members not to p theee bills. He inquired whether Mr. Opdyke bad mi asgertions of corrupt influences being used by promin republicans. Did he doso from his personal knowled of their truth, or ovly from rumor? Mr. OrpyK¥—TI siated rumor gaid, but did not oh the corrupt uee of intluence by prominent republicaa: Mr. Scnorerieyp certainly bad understood him go, wae gind to bear this explicit denial. He proceeded describe humorously the exertions of the lobby agi these bills. . Mr. Turni1 spoke in favor of the bills, and against th motion to strike them out of the report, urging their m ceesity. They were demanded for the public conveyan ancl it was almost impossible to get along much tongd without them. He regarded the talk about lobby inf ences a8 idle. That influence bad been used in scores bills for wheeb ali the mentvers bad vot Tt was use on both sides, for and against bills. He would not rejod a bill that was wite in its provisions and demanded | public necessity simply because some person inverested | it was lobby:pg, as it is called, in its favor. He woul] not dash out the brains of a child because it had th staallpox, He believed there were lobby influ f And against theee bills, but believed also that the railro were demanded on the routes nathed in the bills, ag should vote for their retention in the report, and for thel final pagsage. Mr. N. A. Camps (dem.) spoke against the bills. Mr. ©. 8. Srmxcwn said he bad been opposed to the bill because he deemed it unjust to deprive the omnibus pr prletors of their privileges, which would rain them. B e now learned that the corporators in the bills had offer a liberal and honorable compensation to the ' proprieto & ee routes, and if this was dono he should fa ¢ bills. Mr. Surrn asked and obtained leave to present potitio numerously signed from the First ward, in favor of railroads. He stated that his constituents had instruc him to vote for these bills. * Mr. Law (Am,) said the members from the counts find difficulty in voting on questions coming from Net York. The streets of New York bave been paid for, at the public has the right to use them for public conveyani as they see fit. The omnibus ie an institution of the p and has no prescriptive right to use the streets for carr] ing passengers. I the omnibus proprictors are injuro We regret It; but we must legislate for the public, not ft individnals. Ifthe New York Common Council wil o charter railroads for the public convenience, the Le ture should. We hear much of lobby corruption fraud, hut we had heard too much of that alrewiy. afavorite way of defeating Jaws here. Tho pablic think there is no purity here. They will think the m hers of the Legislature are a8 corrupt as the festering p Intion of cities. The men who come from New York, and against tho bills, havo # right to come, and we hy no right to call such men corrupt, and hold them up seori Mr. Mirren spoke in favor of the bills. Although fr aremote part of the State, he had felt as all wnd ga New York must feel—the necessity of railroads in city. He declared the opposition to the bills came fe the ompibus gentlemen, who were opposed to al! prog: Mr. Avnor (rep.) said a letter had been introduced the House aud commented on by the gentioman fr New York (Mr. Opdyke) addreesed ta him by an intim personal friead and constituent of bis, Mr. Beach, He nounced the manner jn which the Jetter.bad beon ov ed, and denied the right of the member wo use it, bat the same time, in justice to the writer, would say that construction attempted to be put on the letter was not fu willed by the facta, There was not one word in it wind ought not to have been written. It was not one half, nd } one-teentioth part so strong in its language in favor de action on the bills as had been th plications and exhe tations addresred to him by pert imerested in the eat of tho bila, and even by Mr. Opdyke hit indnee him not to report the bills, Mr. Roviunvonn (dem) anid it was no ure saying any: thing against the bills, for they would be passea by both houees and signed by the Governor, Mr. OvpyKE disclaimed against insinustion as to th integrity of Mr. Abbot in hig allusions to ibe letter, and, declared that in using them he had deemed himself en tirely justified. y Mr. Tomisson bad intended to say nothing on this que tion; but if the assertion of bis collengne (Mr, Ruth ford) was correct, that the bills would be passed signed by the Governor, and that it wax no uso op them, it was time for the House to take action, He 4 nounced those who would yield up the city of New Yor and the rights of property holders to the mercy of Uh railroad corporations because they offered compen to the omnibus proprictors or to any others, He argu inst the right to run © railroad in the front 4 apy man’s operty without his consent. ad streets of New York are held in trust the peopte by the city, There was no more right in Legislature to give away these franchises than to away the ferries from which the city derives & Share of its income. He argued at length on tho m ofthe question, and alluded to Mr. Spencer's rom: in an article on the ronda inthe Bvening Journal. aoorngd the legislater Whe would gu quswe bY il ‘| f,