The New York Herald Newspaper, April 7, 1859, Page 4

4 THE NEW CHARTER. Important Message from the Mayor to the Common Council. INVASION OF THE RIGHTS OF THE CITY sbould also act es an executive department, The reor. gan ‘zation of thie department is in the main judicious, and well calculated toingure beneficial results. It should, bow- ever, be provided tuat the bead of the Sanitary Depart ment ebould be a member of the Board. ‘THE ASSSMENTS AND THX COMPTROLLER, The bill also proposes to trausfer to the Finaace Depart Ment the colection of usses+ments, and for that purpose it 18 proposed to create a new bureau in that departuent for the collection of assessments, with # collector, foar deputies, two bookkeepers and two messengers. Taia ow reau sbail have the coliection of atl ass96ameats confirmed accor ding to taw. The bill legialates out of offi the pre Sept incumbents who ure pow empowered 10 coilect assess. ments, sad gives the Comptroller the appointment ot tho new officers. Proceedings of the Board of Councilmen, The intention of all our charters has been to give the Comptrolier power to sdjast and audit ail claims against &., &., km. the city, Under our preseat cbarter, al! moneys from tho City Treasury must be drawao 10 vouchers, to be examine by the Auditor and approved by the Comptroller, To him porary belonge the duty of uegotiating the loins meie ry the city, To these reeponsibie dues I have alreaty Suggested the propriety of giving that officer the suparvi of moneys expended by the Ten Governors, aad, [ ‘woul a/eo add, the authority to audit, adjust and pay all the expenditures of the Board of Education. To his departmeat sbould be jed tho Goal atjnetment of accounts relat- ing to the receipts and expenditures made by any of the departments of the city government, Whilst [ am thus prepared to confer advitional and appropriate powera on the Finance Depsrtment, I cannot concur in the proposed. transfer of the Bureau of Collection of Assessments, Tue collection of ait public moneys should be entrastsd to agents appointed by tas Mayor or heads of departmsacs, independentof the Comptroiler, and the aw shonld give the Comptroller such aa effective auperviaion ot these counts of such offlves as wiil lead to the immediate detac tion of any miappropriation of the public funds, Cas system of keeping the hooks of the burean and of mxking returns now established in the Bureau of Collection of As: Beesmenta will render impossible the recurrence ‘of the abuses which existed ip this bureau prior to the appoint ment of the preeent incumbents, iavolving tl batraction of public money of over $200,000, Tt ig now provided by ordinances that the collectorsball in all cages give a recept, with a notice priated conapisu- ousiy thereon stating that on registering sach receipi in the office of the Comptroller, the lien may be discharged. If this regwtration were made obigatory by law oofore the claim of the city for any lien was discharg:d, and weekly returns, item by itew, made, as at present, by the collectors to abe Comptrolier, the check would pa com plete, and ¢: ort would at once be detactet. No rea. Son is apparent why the collection of assessments should be transferred to the Finance department, ani th» coileo tion of Croton Water rents be aliowed to remain in the Croton Water Boura. The same priociples are equally ap- plicable to both T canvot but reiterate the views on this subject’convay. ed in my annual message, under date of January 3, 1859, in which I stated that, io my opinion, “judicious system vequires that the Boreau. for the Collection of Public Moneys should not be in the Finance Department. All persons paying moneys to city officers should, however, be required Uo register such payments ia the #inance Da- partment, which would thus be enabled to detect at ouce auy appropriation of public moneys by coilecting offivers; the Finance Department would thea exercise tha functions properly appertatving to it, and would be @ check upon ali the other cepartments. This salutary check of two indepencent departments upon each othor wauld, in my opinion, lead to & salvtary improvement in the collection | and digbursement of che funds of the city.’” SALARIES TO THR COMMON COUNCTL. To the provision io the bil which suggests a com pensation to the members of the Common Gouncit not exceeding $600 per annum T object, on grounds which I have heretofore prosented to tae Com- mon Council, when resolutions have beea passed by them asking the Lejisisture to pass a law authorize the payment of a certain annual gum to the members of the Board, The mecreage ia the amount for salaries since 1850 has been from $210,000 Ww over $7%),- 060. Instead of reducing, or even restraining, the ox- penditure of the city government by this measure, taoy would be increased, by paying a Common Council elected with a view to @ reduction of the expenses of tne 4o- vernment, to pay its members for what the charter pro- hibited on their entering upon their offices. ‘A GOOD PROVISION IN THK BILL. There is a proper provision of the biil that the consent The Board of Councilmen belt a meeting last evening, the President, Mr. Covet, presiding. Aftor the presen- tation of afew unimportant petitions, the followiag im- portant communication was received from the Mayor, and read, amid profound silesce:— Mayor’s Orrios, Naw Yor, April 6, 1859, To Tar Common Couscr. or tH Srey oF Naw Yorn:— GENTLEMEN—AS the chief exoutive officer of this city, T deem it my duty to call your attention to a bill which, aa ‘appears by the published proceelings of the Assemoly of this State, was reported by a majority of the Committee on the [ncorporatiou of Cities aad Villages, and after refe rence to a special comm tte, bas been reported, with smendments, complete, for the acum of the House of As- sembly. The proposed bill is entitled “4m Act to define and prescribe ceriain powers, duties, terms of office aad emol- vments of the Munict,.al Government of the Corporation of the City of New York.” THE BILL NOT SOUGHE HY THY PROPLE OF THEIR REPREIENTA- ‘TIVES, ‘This bill, as now before tue Assembly, proposes most important chapgws 'p the charter of tne city, It bas been Introduced into the Hogisistare without aoy petition from from apy of the constituted suthor tics of the city or of its citizems, and without even ths podlic notice which is required by tiw for the amendment of the humbiest cor- Poration of the Siate SHR BULL BOTH UNCONSTIYVVIONAL AND A CHARTERED RIGHTS, T deem it proper to preseut to you, as aco ordinate branch of the city government, my v.ews on this propoaad legislation, ana to call your atte aod that of the pab- Hic thereto, in order that all propor measnres may be taken to prevent the enactment of aiaw whieh, in my judgieat, involves an nowarraatable iavasion on the part ‘of the Legisiature of the musiipal rigbts of this cty,and which ig alike repugnant to the apirit of the cons.ttdsion of the State and w all sound priaciples of repubdlicaa go vernment. With deep coocern the people have observed the gra duaj steps taken by the Lecis!ature of the State to wrest from this city those rights sod franchises, as a muaicipal corporation, which have been gu ranteed to nha tante by its charters, anterior to the formation of our State government and the covalitation of the state. It is | ot two years since important changes Were made by the | | VIOLATION. OF Legisiatare in the organic inws of Unis city, aud it ia now proposed to make other chane@a, woichin my jadgmeot Te by po means acce; f our fellow e'tizens. ‘That the government of thie city is defective, and that feri®us evils are the consequent result, no teno to deny; but the proposed bill, 80 far from in irg the system and provi. ing remedies for present defects | and evils, will rather tend to aggravate tbaa to correct | them. A CITY GOVERNMENT OUGHT TO BE LIKE THE GENERAL GoY- ERNMENT AND THE GOVERNMENT OF THE STATE. Any charter for the goveruinent of this city ehouid asai- milate, as far as poseidie, to the provisions of tha consti- tutions of the Uuited States and of the State. Caore should be a perfect division between the powera of the legislative and the executive bravches of tue government. The legislative branch of the city governinent shonli ba elected by the psopis of ths city, and should «love have the power to make a) )yropriations and to aatuorize expon- ¢itores for municipal purposes. To the legisiative department of the city should exclu € 10 aay considerable portion sively belong tue hich respoosibility of — decid. fitedee cooneary to conf ing bow much should be taken from the in belle be Cororace oun: yall Hob: be Ae: dustry of the people for tha purposes of | ” ‘The duty of the Common Couneil should end when it has conducting our city government. The legislative branch should determine what amount sould be raised for public charities, police, and for ail other municipal parposes, While it 1s proper that the sanction of the Legisiature of the State should be ne 'y for the raising of mousy by taxation, or the incurring of puiic dent, the Scate anould Dot authorize expenditures for porely muaictps! par poses, without the previous action of the legisiative branch of the city government A great part of ths authority ia Row committe to variour commiszioners, created by the Jaws of the Stato, indep dentin all reepacts of ths Com. mon Council. This divided respousbility has tented w increage enormove'y th mses ofthe ety. (n my last annual weseage to the Comm uuell, Tfutly set ford the much larger proportionats increage in Ube classes of | meut. They are Under a solemn responsibility to tose expenditure under the costrol of these comuissioas | by whom they msy be elected or appointed. ‘Lue system than tp those under the coutro! of the city goverament. | thor far has worked with eilicieocy in the general go- Millions are expended by the Commissionors of Vo'lse, by | vernment, and can be with ad vautage adopted by tao city the Governors of the Almshouse, aud the Board of Eluca- | Contracts have been delayed for months 19 the hands of tion, over which the Bfxyor aed Common Couneil have 00 | the Common Cooncil. This delay bas uot ouly been a control. To the legislasive bo ae power | serious injury to fhe pablic imieresta, but has been op- to decide for what pu poses the es raised bY | pressive on the contrectors apd others having lawral taxation shoold be expended. A after any specific work Claims againet the Common Coaneil. It has also been one has been authorized by the ative branch, the exesu- | of the great causes of the charges of corruption broaght tion of that work shold be lett to the executive depart | against the Common Council, It seems to me taat tha ments, with whore functions th Commen Council, vot only moved by considerations of should not be pertniited to interfere public pelloy, bat also by a desire to shield themselves THE BEADS OF DEPANIMANTS NOT TO EY REMOVED FOR ANY | from avy suspicion, would cheerfully accede to the sug catse, . tion te be relieved of this unnecessary duty. The same absence of all unity snl direct responsibility |" Tax COMMON COUNCIL PLACKD UNDRR ITS SUBORDINATES. to any common head which has exietet ia respect to tho | One of the provisions of the bill entirely deprives tne legistative branch of the city government, bas 4/so | Common Council of the legialative contro! of the depart existed in respect to the Exeouuive degartineot, The | ments, The 1dth section provides that “ uo bareau, clerk Mayor, the nominal head of the cative branch of the | ship, office or place of subordinate trast, which shall exist city goverpment hexno direct eontro! over any of those | at the paseage of thie act, shall he mom ad, abolished or cepartmenta, whe! oted Or appointed; ence in ofllce | changed by the Common Council of exit city, they are indepenaent of the Mayor. By the oresent law the | some has been asked for by the proper head d Mayor and Borrd of Aldermen, together, can, for cause, | partment, by a written communication addressed to ths remove certain of the hears of departments | Common Council.”” This action virtaaily annihijates the By the bill now before te Legisiavwre the power of re- | power of the representatives of the people, and transfers moving any head of department, in aay case, or for any | to subordinates the power of deciding wuat way be tho cause, is absolutely abolished. | public exigencies. It takes from those representatives Schaal the heads of departments are each rendered inde- | charged with respousibility to the people not only tae oars power of reducing the public expenges, but compeia thom The heads of Executive tepartments should be nomina S continue in off ay of biliials, even aithough the ted by the Mayor, and contrmed by one branca of the | necessity for their employ ment may have expired. legislative power. The power should be given to the | One of the sectiovs of the bill is intended to convey tha Mayor of removing any bead of an Executive department, | idea that the Mayor of the city enail have the power of except only that of Comptrotier, the duties of whose olfice | appolvting aud removing at pleasure any head of the Should be such, and soch only, as would enable bis depart. | Executive Departments, but a due exumination of the ment to act sa a check on the other departments. The | whole act wil! show that but little power is given to tha chief executive officer of the city should he clothed with | chief executive officer. The power is given to the Mayor such authority as would give unity and afficiency to the | of appointing Inspectors and Sealors of Weights avd Mea. whole system of muvic'pa! government, Fures, and the Sanitary Inspector; bat it expressly pro- COMMIARIOUIRS OF THE ALANsOTE, vides that the Mayor's power of appointment aad removal The bill which is now betore the Assembly, in my jadg- | ge to heads of departments shal! uot be operative unuil tae mont is in mos! Of its provisions direntiy oppored to the | Jet day of Janumry, 196%. Until that time, the persons rincipies to which I have ref-rret. It proposes in the | holding the several offices of Street Commissioner, of the rst place to abolish the present Exvoutive desartmeat, | heads of the Croton Aqueduct Department, tbe heal of the known as “the Governors of the Almshouse,” after the | Taw Department, the Chamberlain of the city, are to be firet day of July next, and to substitace in its place six | continued in office. If any vacancy shall occur in the Commissioners, to be appointed by tha Board of Supervi- | Croton Board, the vacancy ehail be filled not on too fors. As originally reported, the Mavor was to nominate | nomination of ‘the Mayor, but by the remaining officers of these Commissioners, axd the Board of Supervisors to cO9- | the Board. The heads of the departments may appoint fim or reject. As the bill now stands, the nomination is | and remove all depution, chiefs of bureaus, clerks, and all taken from the Mayor. The bil! morely transfers all the | $e holding oilices’ under thom. Mow, undar such authority now poreresed by the Ten Governors to commia- | oironmstances, can the Mayor be held respoasiole for taa siouers, to be appointed by the Supervisors. It isatrans- | proper administradon of the executive functions of tu> fer of power from one set of public agevte, ele sted for city government? an express purpose, to another eet, to de appointed by eisai tab tin ciao sx uaa rane n of the term of these off) ordered the work to be done, and bas appropriated tne money for its execution. To ube proper Executive depart ment should beloug the duty of eatering iato aud execut ing contracts. Ja the general ani State governmonts tha Legislatare de cides on the work to be done, and the amount of appropri. ations to be expended by ‘the proper department for svch work. Who ever thought of asking Congress to confirm a coutract de by tho Navy Department for the building of vessels, or of macbinery, by the War De. partment for supplies for tbe army? Who evar heard of coptracts for roaking or repuring caaals, or of any olner work of the State being coufirmed by the Legis!aure? Sveh ounes are left to the exccative branch of the gor & bocy elected in the same manoer as the oflicers | removed, There is uot an objection which can | , The proposed exwr be urged against =the prveens system of | I questionabie on the ground of sxpedtency an? covarita election of the Ten Goveraors which cannot with equal | Honality. One of the offivers whose term is extended for | toree years holds an elective office, the term of wh expires on the ist dav of December next. Tne 0.) ‘ffcers whose terms of office are extended boli th efiices by appointment of the Mayor and Board of Alter men, The article of the constitution whish proviier tx ail city and county officers shali be elected by the pen, or appointed by the Jocal authorities of the city or ty will be violated legislation, The Legislature, by sue 2p authority which A not by our Copstitetion capacity of the pe ral localities to their agents; and any attomp! by & legislative o remove from the people tho power freqnentiy ty vl their public servants and to tran id wer from thr fxnthorities to the Stave, will be frowad® upoa by av indig bant community. I bave thus frankly stated to you the views I «1 force be urged against the Bowrd of Su ore, It ip justly and forcibly urged that the preseut system of elect ‘ing both the Board of Ten Governors and the Supervisors is objectionable. Tt dieregards the funiamental principle of all republican goveroments—that all persons elected to wblic office should receive a majority of tue vows cust, ‘be nomination of avy indiv al by & coovention of either of the great po'ilical part wares aa election. It thus gives to managers of politics! parties great find removes the 64 securing a majority of | impair. Ifany ame mont ts to de made in the organize. tion of this department it would be ove by which ail their acconnts for expenditures should be audited paid by the Finance Department. THE CITY INSPECTORSIIP 70 BE AnOLISIND—NeW SANITARY BOARD Another alteration which is propored by the bill is the rain abolishment of the executive department kaown ag tho 1p relation to the Dill now before the Legislature of thie Stare, City Inspector's Department, Ab & substitute, it i proposed to organize adepartmeat —_Po you, an the peculiar guardians of the rights of the to be catled the Bureau of Savitary Inspection, and te — People of this city, 1 submit them, with the most perfect transfer from the City lospector’s Department the cleaa- Adence that you will promptly take such me ing of streets to the Croton Aquedact Department, | the public ste require io the promises. At und the police and regulation of the marketg Umel convey to you my assurance that Teball t to the Comptrojier’s Department. The Bureau of Sanitary | 1 COcperate with you \@ any proceeding whitch cure the Dest inverests of Our constitaents and tered rights of a city, in whows prosperity the entire apd coniideracy are deeply interested. DANIEL F. TIEMANN, Mayor Mr, Laster moved to lay the moseage on the table and have it printed in the minutes. Connett, the Presideat, who vacated the chair, hoped that it would be referred to the Commitice oa Law He thought if it were laid oa the table thoy wou'lt be treating the chief magistrate of the city with disrespect. Inspection is to be cl Inatters wifecting the p of the Bureau mutt be by the Mayor, abnum. ie shall bave t per annum ‘Toe organization ofa department exclusively charged With the supervieon of the sanitary condition of the city is desirable; bat in my judgment the cleaning of the s' the removal of nu * and the mangement of the Marketa, the renting of siatis, &c., involve an amonat of attention to detail fully eailicient to justify the contian a & salary of $3,000 par ee clerks, cach to receive $1,000 ance of an incependont Gepartment ‘charge’ with those | There were a great many things in the measage to which matters, shonld the My nector’s Department be | pe ry 3 etd evtee: eect Abolished, What just fication can tere be for tranatereing | PS (tr. Corel!) could heartily subsorive; yot there wore to the Fivance Department, whowe duty should be audi | & Dumber of suggeetions in it with which he could not perinies tence and ra. 8 would, with more lary Dopariment. concur, Mr. Lamu said that he was desirour to have the ing and adjusting of sooounts, the ulation of the markets? Tasse propriety, be trausferred to the San Tam aware that the propored chenge is attempted to be | COmnay: jaid upon the table, because there were justified by the neglect of the Board of Aldermen to com overal things in it which he would stronuonsly oppose. ply with the requiremente of the obarter of 1867, by Te | Fe pone) Jectng or confrining the porm|oation of the Magor of some pereon to fill the office of City Inzynctor, the term of office of the person heretofore elected to that department baving expired on the Slat day of December last. Whilet T regret the course pursned by the members of tue Board, | rascally pieces of legislation that was ever at! pted, aod raid that the conduct of gome of the members of the La- ature Was vory reprehensible, Ho (Mr. 1.) hopot T cannot but feel that thay are responsible for their ation | hat the docuwent would not be sent wo Albsny before to their several eonerituencie? alone. The Moty which | [he members kvew what was tn it, the shagten bee dev ot 0 tae es Beas cry a jr | The motion to lay on tho table was lost thiegs whereby the poniic ith or interests mignt be Mr, Corwen. reucwed bis motion to racolvo the commu. in ANY Manner afectod, The refusal of the Bourd of Al- dermen wo act shoul) not prompt the Legisiauure of the State to adopts system which i» wall calculated to throw | us {nto confusion, anc to promote instead of relieving dm from evils under which wo may antfer, The bitl proposes that the Board shall bave power to clean the streets by contract, by day's work or other- wine, and to give to their wubordinatos in the depart met much compensation a8 they @tiall ree tit, re this unrestricted power te 6 Fee cxpense of cleaning o2r public sireets can be retucet if dove by contract. At the present time proposala hav been made to me to clean the ster t | Bication and bay. was lost, Mr. Crart moved to have it referred to the Committea on Law, which was seconded by Mr. Rhodes. Mr. Doren was very desirous lo have the papsr ited in document form, for the use of ihe mambers of the Board. The motion toyvefer the paper t the Sommittee on Law was lost amid Peat confusion: whereupon a motion to ad journ waa made, which was aiso lost. Mr. MoCamry then moyed that the Mayor's mossaige be received and printed to minutes of the next meetiog, i) printed ia document form, witich for the sum of £200,000 : which wasamented by Mr. Bultesl, who was ¢ 4 contrat to he gusrante a untoubwd inte | to have it printed in document form. @ erity and meaner. The ment Known Mr Lust stated that as the massage would be printed the fMoard of Hoa'to no mera* ot na morning papers it Wou'd be eel to loon the Roard of Aldermen and Coaaciimen a neo of printing it, Ae 4, tharofore, that the the Mayor, At its foo Kooutice, it Muimication woold be received and plated on tis. in ancortance © m Jeq. After which the Board adjourn: not sound pi ples & the persons : oon p Comprising the legisiaiive braugh uf ioe city governmeus od Uli Monday " | or whorewer be might by the adoption of the propowt | ucps | {| the first fonda red the propowed new charter oo¢ of the most | NEW YORK HERALD, THURSDAY, APRIL 7, 1859.—TRIPLE SHERT. OUR PEACE W'TH PARAGBAY- Sketch of Urquize, the Successful Mediator and President of the Argentine Confede- ration. Tn view of the importance of the news pubdliched in yesterday's Hesanp, of the perc settlement of our difloelurs with Paraguay, by the sgeoment of Lopez to accede to our demands, paiio attontioa will baturally be directed to Gen, Urquiza, the President of the Argeotine repub!c, by whosgintervention it apyears the amicable settlement was mainly brought about. General Don Jnso Jose Urquiza, the Presitont of the Argevtioe republic, was born about the year 1890, ia te province of Eatre Rios, oue of the States of the Coafe tera. tion, in which bis family wag among the most distin guished. He was Governor of that province under Rosss, in whore cause bo fret took up arms, and wita whoee party be continued after Rosas had placed himself at the bead of the government, and until Rosas, im sustaining Oribe, attempted to force « Governor upon the republic of Uraguay, Urqniza determined then to establizh a covstitutional government. !1» attacked Oribe and Rosas, seconded by legions of supporters. He foon succeeded ir destroyiag Oribe, aud threatened to in- vade the province of Buenos Ayres. Whether from cowardice, or a lack of belief that Urquiza was ia such earnest, Rosas opposed but a weak regiatance, and as Ur- quiza penetrated te Buenos Ayres and gained popularity, ly, Rosas lost ground, and was finally defeated movt sign: after a very weak dofence, at Moote de Caseros, will eighteen miles of Buenos Ayres, leaving Urquiz2 in abso- lute control of the destinies of the country. Of Urquiza’s military capacity Lttie has beon said, it being generally believed that he is wo rash aad of to hot a temper to command a large force, although at the action of Judea Muerta, by dint of energy and skill, be gained a complete victory. Yet, his success against Rosas opened a proapect of poace and its consequent pros- perity, such 8 this part of South america never ba- fore bad in view, What many admire in Urquiza is his steady disposition to aid and protect all good aad useful men, and even reformed villains, 80 long as there is & hope of their behaving themselves; but when such refura to their former habits, they find in Urquiza a most dect sive executor of the law, In Entre Rios, whe he was Governor, there waa no shelter for a thief, a murdorer or a vagabond of any kind: for all such there was only one punishment in Urquiza’s criminal code, viz, death, Of these summary trials the details are both amusing and instructive, and prove by what means a Lorde of iavete- rate banditt} may be converted into orderly avd useful citiz-ne, Such details present a picture of what might be called cruel barbarity; bat itis only when the results are estimated that the means used should be justified or for- Diddon, Urqriza bad now become a most congpisuous and for. midable character; and whatever use he might make ulti- mately of his late victory, might retard or advance the interests of Buenos Ayres, and improve or injure the con- dition of all the countries bordering oa the river Plate, He bad been twice the saviour of the Banda Oriental— First, by freeing it from the ruinous thraldom of Oribe’s desolating system; and latterly, from a still more murderous and bloody rupture, which was to have commenced on tho vews of Ur. quiza’s defeat, on which a great number of tho federa) malcontents gravely calculated, At length, tne im- portant news arrived, which inspired all frionds of ordor with fresh life and bealth, and annibilated every hope and prospect of the federal party, Thie disaffection among tho federais, or, rather Oribe party, commenced about as soon as Uiquiza retired from the Banuda Oriental; or rather im- mediately on the demise of General Garzon. On him all eyes hal been fixed for future President; bat the moment he was gone, a strife arose between the two opposing par- ties a8 to which sbouid most predominate in the new go- vernment now to be formed, and which party should have the Presicent. One great canse of diacoutent to the federals was the Kittle respect paid to the right of property hold by the gift of Oribe, wbile it was known to helong to other persons, Such property, wherever fonnd, had been moat vnceremoniously takew from the last holder, and given to the one who bad the prior right. These changes nearly ruined macy indivtiuals, some of bigh military stagding, Ic turned oat to be @ sat miscalculation on the art of the many Orientals who joined and assisted Urquiza and Carzen ip the overthrow of Oribe, Toey did not forease the ruin they wore bringing upon themssives Thay ex pected, no doubt, to enjoy under Garzon tha Fime powers and privileges they hold unter Oribe, avd whea expa- rience ehowed them ther misteke, they eet anout pre- paring the ewny for restoring the former order of thiaga, in the event of Uraniza’s being defeated, Chorsfore mach depend Urquiza’s vietory; hat he been rautod in Sapws Lugeres, the commencement of afresh war, most murderooe and interminable, woald have reaultei” Oue | of its firat consequences would have been the septration of Mootevideo from the Campana, and the blockading of all the coast of tho Bands Oriental by tov Brazihan squsdron, while the whole country, with the excep tion of the soot on which the Brazrian army trod, woult be traversed at diecretion by gangs pf cruel, murdering vogshonds, whose immediate reward would he free license for the commission of every imagnablecrima. Add to this the total want of provisions which this atate of things would immediately produce in this already ex | havsted country, and its poesible wretched condition may cusily be iinugined. Rot the timely interforence of | Urquiza and Garzoa prevented ali this, General Urqu za is of middle stature and a strong and athletic frame of person, well fitted to endure the fatigues of® military life. In address he i open, frank aod pre- possersing, and on being approached by @ stranger of Rinister espeet ae a remarkab'y searching and pene. trating look. His opinions on all subjects are professodty liberal, As Governor of Entre Rios hig power was abso. lute, end bis autbority pervaded every department—civil, military, ecelesiastic and pecuniary. He was the jatge of Jart appeal in ailadTairs, whetner of importancs to tue State or @ private wudividuala, AM sabmitted to his do- isions, which are teif to have been charanter- invariably by the rensoniogs of justice, though not always ly according to what bis been considered law. Itts no little recommendation to him that, under hie management, a den of robbers was con- verted, in the course of a few years, tothe discip'ias of a camp, in which bia word alone could congregateat a day’s warning meny thousands of the moet orderly military man, As regards Teligion, be {8 said to trouble hie head httle with | forms or mysteries; but, as a protector of his he sees that even the holy fathers do not practise positions. hut only euch aa are ju tiled by tho neeges of theebarch. For many years past be seen the generous protector of the Salvages Unitarios, and, indeed, ry dlatressed being who sought shelter under bis shacow. Jt was considered a misfortune that the noble rous, and disinterested General Lavalle and he eo understand one another, Their uniting in me would have saved a world of lives and property AS & general, he has been victorions, anda f tae greatest battles ag to numbers, the hardest fought, whieh we have hear now gone. | of i this division of Arnerica, woicn says mach in favor | of bis military s Bat as ajudge his character stands | pre eminent , swift to redress, to punteh, bis t bts own house, the fi to Ve waen distress claim nition) was always accessible to the pSor aod r is reputation he entered npon his duties vs Presi. 51. Ho had risked all vo cata nmept; he had brought together pe population, and promu'eviot wtution woeh had beeo adopted, thus effecting ange in the laws of Soain. fo | allowed free access to th» ports of the Confederacy, pro- | claiming the priactpls of the free navigation of fe rivers—— 8 principle which hes deen since atoptad by the whole of | South America. He oxt-nded to foreigners the civil rights | of citizenship, with exemption from military duty, and estab! hed one federal ay stem of enstam houve collections | in place of fourteen separate eustom houses which be abouebed, of the lot but that of Baeaos Ayros, m tbe m to od) him, and eabsequentiy , thoagh recent aco vuats areanion was about to taxe General Urqulaa hes proven himaolf a firm friend of froe and froe reli an viven genoral sat sfac: tion by bie adm otetraria: , dapecially in refrain ug, from the oy boat ler one of t duration of but Roses party. He is of y young, and one of the itine territory. By the tive power is tohave a Yours, 60 that in 1960 the sailrages of the Argentine provioces must elect another Preeident. _ Hig latest aclevement, in securing peace betereen the | Corted States and Parag ay, 4 a Sang close to his ofiicval career, and will add aocwuer loaf to the laurel with which | bie epprociating countrymen »ave crowned bint THE PARAGUAY ARRANGUMENT. | TO THY EOWOR OF TY NRW YORK HARALD. | In your journal of yerterday 7 found (exclusively) the | important vews of @ peacetul eottioment of our diMlcultion with Pareguay, Compensation is to be made to the family Of the seurnan killed on board tha Water Witch, and to be paid to the American company driven out ntry by Lopez. If thie last staternant be true, | Timagine the company will hardly be satisfed, Ihave how before me ite accounts during the outfit of the expe- dition from this city, and the ville of lading of the Kate and Alice, chartered for it by Livingston, Wolls & | ©>., which was the first sent with the company's | property destined for Asuncion, which safely arrived there It will be geen at * clanes that the objects of the expediiion were not purely commercial, bat were to beneit the commerce, agriculture and manufactures of Paraguay, qnd add to its intrinsic prosperity and the individual hap Piness of its people. It wax, indeed, one of the most phi- Janthropic eutorprises ever attempted by a commercial company. Among the articles alinded to were the follow. ing:—Plooghs, borrows, scythes, corn shollere, paas for sugar making, matting, saldiory, furpiture, sofas, organ Jor cathedr irom safer, printing proases, typee aad ix teres for ol arriagos of various styles, malted to the couvtry; churns, ¢ 8, choowe prossea, horwe equipmsate brick machine, hove, spades, shovels, trowel, burr atone: meron mie 9 & saving machines, planin ills, bark uaiis, Bueling maviinus, BUgAr MLS, oloaie engines for factories, and a sual steamer, copyet atil's, vicor, anvils, hammers, ploughsbaras, cottos gina, spin- Ding and weaving machines, Comptele machiaory for tie mapvfactore of tobacco np e!l ite forms, accoragwmiet by a corps of Cucan operatives familiar with the various pro- conses; American books in Spanish, aad numerous boxes and bales of American abrica, of paper, india rudd r, ivory and cotton—n sho t, all those Amerioae manafac tures likely to he adopted by the Paraguayans, ant to create av active commerce with the United State, Large quantities of staple merchacdina of other characters were also sent down for the parpose of opening an iwmeciaty teale, Too freight paid oa this vessel, the first dispatened to Paraguay, as I porevive by the charter party pow berore me, was uowarde of $3,000. The emouct of cash exp nded by the company for its oatft, in the city of New York alae, was upwards of $131,000 a8 ix aieo seen in the accounts vefore me; aod after its trapanctions were tranaferred to Providence, Roote Island, more than twiee that amouot was expeadet in Duile ing etemmers for the Paraguay river and for farther Operations st Asuncion, A}! this waa proved to the satis- faction of President Pierce aud Mr. Marcy ‘The erenteat part of this property was seized and roid by Loner, and the company ignominiousty tarned out of Parncuny. But for the timely presence of the Water Witch, i ig beltevet the American Coasal would have been imprironed for life,or probably executg!, To addi. tion to this, the most costly presents ware made ta Lo pez, of carriage and harness, costing $1,499, valuable plate and jewelry to his family, brass howitzors, anda netiorai flag of the most expensive description, All this ovtiey was made under the most sulemn pledge of secu. rity and protection for the company, If Lopez has settled these claims by a payment of $25,0(0, obtained from the property he bas stolen from the Americans, he has achieved one of his usual triumphs; and we bave but little to brag of after sending out 20 for- midable and expensive an expedition to bring him to jus- tice, A NEW YORK SUSFERER, Additional from Bayt. DEPRES *10N OF COMMERCE AND FINANCE—-THE POLICY LATELY PURSUED BY SOULOUQUE —ORGANIZATION OF THE NATION AL GUARD —FREEDOM OF THE PRESS, An article in La Repullbque comp'aing that by the abuses: and brutalizing system of oppression pursued by the fall- en government, the country hag been left in a precarious condition, from which it wil! take some time to recover. An enormous debt at bome,a languishing agriculture, and & cou merce nearly ruined, are the legacies of the so-called empire to the free republic. The best financial measures for the reewration of prosperity must be in vain, it argues, unless the thousands of atalwarth arms which wore forcibiy detaiped in the army by the late government are given back to the spricultural fieite; unless this is done at once, then certain bankrapiey ix at the door. Geuera) Sou- logue existed entirely on spoliation and raping, Waiie he had these regiments at tis disposal, to cultivate his lances ond make them productive, he thougbt he was goverping the country well, What were the sufferings of the people to him? At! that he sought for was to enrich himeeif, and that at any price, Ho thought it quite enough for the people to burden them with frequaut issues of bed bills. Of course the ragged people were expccted to be very bappy and to fort consoled when they saw their master in the streets robed in splondid Garments, Gold exthroned on rags! What « right! ‘The present government, continues La Republique, has extricaied us from this painfal position. No mora bat paper money will afllict us, Soulouque prevented the progress of the country by the multiplication of go called national files; hereafter there will be only two—that of Independence, to celebrate that memorahio date, ever dear tw our citizens, und that of Agriculture, the source of ali national prosperity. The President of the republe had lasned a decree for the immediate organizstinu of the Nationai Guard, which will include every male Havtien of the age of eightosn, and not exceeding eixty yearn, The Guard is to be placed upon the best footing possible to the circumstances of the country. The Eroue du Commerce contradicts the ceport that the sident of Hayti was endeavoring to stifie the press. He characterizes the report 2s a malevolent assertion, which no ope who kuows the character of the President would believe. Interesting from Japan. JOMMISSIONERS TO WASRINGTON APPOINTED— EXTENSION OF TRADE—TOEK DANES DRIVEN AWAY— CHOLERA PROGRESS. We have received interesting advices from Nagasaki, Japan, dated on the 31st. of December. The Japancee Commissioners bed already boon appoint. od to proceed to Washington to exchange ratilications of the late treaty. Tho Russian Consulate is to be removed to Kunagawa in the course of the year. ‘The frigate Atkoide was in the harbor, repairing, but | the crew seem to be ip no hurry with the reapers. The Danish brig Vibelmine, watch bul cove to Naga. | saki from Shanghae, was not allowed totrade, and bad to sai! on the 2ist December, threo days after hor arrival, in consequence of there being no treaty betwoen Deumark 1 and Jupan. The vessels of treaty Powers aro allowed to trade, pending the exchange of ratifications, ander the Dawh treaties of 50th January, 1856, and addiiozal articies of 16th October, 1856, already pabdiished, The Japancee hays now perraission to soll bullocks to foreignere, which they do at $3 (Mexican) a head. Sheep have been imported by tae Governor trom Saang- hae for the supply of foreigners and shipping. Cholera bas heen raging at Jeddo aud throughout the northera part of Japan, by: Interesting from Slam. ‘We transiate the following curious details from a letter recently written by a young Freach sailor, to his parents at Montpelier, and published in the Journal du Havre of March 21:—~ The city of Bangkelr, the capital of the kingdom of Siam, ie partiuily built om pile work. It is watered by the river Moinam, the borders of which are covered with a splendid vegetation. Tho jungles hide a groat number of tigers, serpents, leoparde and oanthers; therefore it is Impoaethia to venture in them unless well provided with nems, The inbabitants of Bangkok are kind and hospitable. Thoir only clothing isa pagne, a kind of apron, mace of bark, ‘The King bimself weare nothing more than that primitive cogtume, The bandsomest pagodas of China India are at Siam, Nothing is more megnificent than those gigantic m ments, covered with fantasticet sculptures, otnamente: with gold and marbic The King of Siam invors Christianity much. The writer of the letter has calied on hop Paitiegoix, who for the last twenty years has preached the gospel to the in babitants of that country. The reverent bishop was dress- ed in a vidiet colores simare, and barefooted. He was smoking, incompany with young sailor catied on him. Mr. Paillego:x 1@ the author of a book on the Kingdom of Siam, and of a Stamese-Avglo French ah A theatrical perform ico was givea the French #t Siam. The perfortaers played a lively paa- A gambling place was a.80 shown to our cou ‘Tbe Siamese frequent it assiduonsty, ana mie ate for gamolng. Tue game wae merely be odd of even, be who guessed right or nad the most money iu band was the wiuner. Wite Murder in Detrott. [From th ‘oit Free Press, Apr A men pamed Etward H. Benedict, an Am ing oa Michigan ave an, liv. 26, Flubbed bis wife through tho heart, infioting a wouut of which she disa wituin hait anhour, The deed was comm.twd unter the infiaence of passion which was, perbeps, inflamed by indnigence liquor. The Orat intimation that was received of trouble was cries issulve from ibe house, followed by the appearance of Mra. Benedict, who ran out of the front gate and im mediotely fell to the grovad, when she was fount vo be in & éyivg condition, At the same time her nisbaad was discovered rupumg out of the baro and making for the note, which # bail a mile of more distant. Upoa %tuken into enswdy he aninowte iged the deed, aad fell on bye knees, with big hanas clasped, iaploriag mar. cy from beavea. The pair lived in a agiell brown house, and bad three children Alan interview which our reporter had with the pri- soner he made ® etatement which he main. taine ie every particular. Lo thig bo stated that a dificuliy had for som time existed hatwoon himecif and bie wife on various causes. One wes Lhat frome time since be deeded to ber « farm worta $3,000, which she bas gince held, and refused to allow dim t participate in, Lately she declared that sae sould joave bit, teiling him Opeuly that there was a mon ia the etly Whois ste Itkhed better, wad who was the futacr of ber lat cud. This exasperated him, and perbaoa tn bum 0 drink fore than he bad been apcuatomed ‘esterday he had some whiskey in the house, of whied be drauk moderately, Ste had forty dollars ia ber powsrsvon, winch che bad lately received, somo of which he « her to let hitn have to pay debts with Sho re fused to do #0, and ao altercation ensued, ia which there were bard words on both sides, and tha old mattor of the other m yoght up by hor {2 a manuer that greatiy corage Sho again declared her intention of , and bad pac pome things preparatory when b rded the moasy, anid was » hor haart’s blood fret, With that by drew oot a pocket knife and plonged it into ber brewst, He instantly recovered from bis passion aad realized the extent of the deed, aud in a dt of deaperation ran io the bara, where he aeized a chain an! p'tompcd to hang himeeif tes beam Tbe chain slipped off the beam, and, hearing peovie im the house, he took it in bia hacd and rap for the wooda, Intending to wecompliga his objact there, bul was prevented by tbe pursuit that was mule. He wag evidentiy dosperate, and determined to commit sulckis if poesibie, fle i¢ au Americen, a8 above stated, and bas the appear. ance of being an Intelligent man. fis reputation te that of a quiet, ino naive person, and many who dave known him & long time were astonished tbat he shond comme the act. His wife was considered an encrgotic woman, and was universally esteemed by her acjaaintances. He has been doing nothing for some time. Hor relativoe aay that they have had very jiltle diffleaty, and that be nover offered her violence before. He ts cael down completely, and deciares tha. no panishment ja Lois world of the next would be too heavy, if he conid, hy enduring it patiently, bring ber back to lite. The act’ was evidently committe wil apovotroliable fit of passion, aod as iof Te wag formerly tuepkoy ia the nod wont to Mexino ta the regime nd angworod by ber that he mast tak: war Hh bh & man named M ‘ 1, but from wh a the township of 1 1, a Lie county, { the Northey auotuer priest, whon the War Upon the Abolliion Methodists of Texas, MK METHODIST CHORCH NORTH TO BE DRIVEN OUT O¥ FANNIN COUNTY—TROUBLK AH@AD. {From the Boobam (Texan) I ' Maron 19.) Ata meeting of the ovize08 of Feanto, eid at the oourt boure im fophem, on Saturday the L2to we aat— (m motiow, Dr. Holfar was called to the Chair, and Jobo M. Crane «a8 svpointed Seoretary, On motion, Gen GRRKY war called an to state the object of the meaning Tle teated that an organization, kno@D as etbodivts, existed ja this couaty; that is as grasamily inereasing ta strength by accessions of members kod preacters from the por:bera States, and whe becoming £0 Strong 43 LO er the: Bcurity of our slave propercy, that Uke avowed Object of this church was the extirpation of slavery, and that their organize. tions were bot 60 many agencies from the North desiga- ing V8 ultimace soolitiey among ue; aod in proof of the ground assumed towarda slavery, be called oo Mr. DeLiale to read @ evries of resaiutions trom official dooumeuts of the Ma:no conferences of the Northern Metholis, Uhurch, that were adepted at ther anonat meetings in (858. The first cores of regolumons were adopted by the Maine com- ference, apd thy Fecond by the East Maine conference, General GREEN then proceeded by stating that one of the presebereof Wis denomination (Joe Logsdon), on bearin; these resolutions reat on the street, pablicly erodiationt bis endorsement of every articie, aud furtner, “that thoy could not be engaged im puttiog down a greater evil.” He stated that the citizens felt insulted: and outraged by Buch proceedings, aud had assembled to take measures for the 1¢moval of this nuissnoce from the couaty. Judge Samuat A. Rovnts, being caled for next, came forward He was astonahed at doding an assoctation of men in our midst profereivg such seutimenta. He could vot bave bear one of them eadorswg pach resolutions without strking oim to wwe grouud He felt satisfied from the regolutions passed hy their different conferences as the North, what the sentimeote of their church were, that they aiffered from the Methodist Epiacopal Onuroh South only Oo the slavery question, and that this organiza tion coming here from tho North, aud presided over by Northern men, must necessarily ba en- deavoring to carry out thasame eudaas the church ot the North, and hence snould not be tolera- ed by the peovie. He farther stated, that be was never in favor of mob law, but it was necessary that the p ople should tke some decisive measures—let thom Ack mildly, but firmly, R. P. Takueton then moved that a committee of three be appointed to draft resolutions expressive of the senti- ments of thie meeting avd of the »tizens gonorally, The motion was carried, and the follow mg gentlemen appointed by the chairtnun:—Gen. Greea, Judge Roberts aad Joha M. Crane. During the absence of the committee, Wat, Woops, Esq., was called for and came forward. fe entered into a dis- cussion of the feelings of the abolitiouists towards tho glavyebolding porbon of the Son, aud their utter disra- gard for ali Jaw when intervening between ther and the prospects of their abolition schemes. Ho cniargsd oa their conduct towards the Sythern people in the lave Kansas war, and montwoned s¢ ances that came under bis personal onsorvs tick ator iat that Ftrsggle,and clyeed by urving the people to adopt de- Cigive measures towards those ia this county, and drive | them from our bord rs L ©. De Lisie, Bsq., spoke next, end after reading seve- Chureb, devoted a short time to a poltey porsued by the Nortvern abolition soct ending their “wolves aressed iy Bbeep’ Us, professing to preach the Gospel, but in reatity to spread aboution dociments among the people, aud eadea- vor to abolition ze the country; Unat all their operations were carried’ on in the “under ground railroad system: that if we waited to cateh them ia the overtact, we would Wait Ubu! it was too late, as did tae people of South Caro. lina apa Virginia before the feartul oegro inaurrections that tool: place in portions of these Staves, insvgated by the emisseries of the Northern abolition societies. He beleved those in our midat to be butspies and foreruna re of tbe invading army of panera 8 and meatioued tke | le Peace and safety that resuited to people of Marion county, Mo, from routing just such a nest that had or- ganized in their midst. Dr. P. DAKIN next came forward, commented on the resolutions that bad been reat, «od thought the time had come when it wes necessary (hat the prope, in self pro tection, should put down such organizations, henceforth forever. S. D. Rarvey, Fsq., was loudly called for and game for- ward. He endorsed all that had been said on the subject. He believed they were derogatory to our best interests, and that they were exerting ao influence that bat hetwr in the bad, or it would yet cause us troaole, Dr. Regn, on being called for, stated that he hoartily en- doreed 4!] said op the anbject by the epeakers that bad preceded him, and for his own part would not foal con- tented with anything short of placing the entire orgaulsa- tion across Red river. B. Ff. Cerietay was next called for, and cams forward and étrongly advocated the poioy of immediate aad de- cikive action against t tion. The committ: @ appoit rait resolutions now re- tornes, ave the Chairman presented the following res tions, Which were wtopted vuspimousiy:— Whereas, a® a secret foe Iuka iu our midat, known as the Northern Methiotist church, eetertaining ‘saxtments antegonistic to the imstitut ou of slavery, aud the manifest inteution of whoew Northern cowmjulore is to do sway with slavery in these Uuited States, aod whereas, the further” growth of thia enewny would be likely to eadangor the par- potity of that institution in Texas; abd whereas, soutt- Mente diametrically opposed to the taterests of the 3oath have been this day pubs prooiaimed upon our street ‘by a minister of eaid Northern Methodist church; there- fore, be it Resolved, 1, That the Methodist church having separated into divisioas North aod South, the orgavizevion of a Nortoern branch of that cnurcb 1a ovr mutt, a8 a Berean Debiod which to hide the ermpeacios of a Northora politt- calfaction kuown a8 abolitiousts is daogerous to oor in terecta, aud ought not, therefore, to ba twlorated by the people of Texas 2 That the public denvenciation of the institution of slavery, and the pabiic assertion by a mialster of their cburch, to the effect that the Northern Methorists desiga- ed the extiroation of that tostitation in our iand, heard ia our Streets this day, was a groas jusmitto our poopie, aud sbould be boldly and sa mmarily reseuted, 3 That the teachings and preachiog of t thatchureh do not mect the views of the pe and must therefore be stopped. 4. That a commitwee be appointed to memorialize ihe Legislature to pass laws to punish the utterance of ditiovs sentiments as are mentioned ia reaolation that other counties be earnestly cailed on to coasider tae matter. 5. That a suitable committe be apooinwed to wait ou the Bishop and Miaieters wow in Conference assembiet, on Timber Creek, 1n this county, and warn them to with hold the farther prosecution of said Covferen se, as its oon- tnuance will be well catculated to eudaager the peace of this community. 6. That our motto is:—Peaceably if we can, forcibly if we must. The foilowing resolution was presented by B. F. Foire, Eeq., which was appended, and made part of the above:— 7. That we hereby bind oarselves to co-oparats in tho foture to do all we can to supgress abolitioniem in our midst, and that benceforth we will sufler nd puolic ex- pression of abolition doctrines or sentiments in our streets or county to go unpunished. It was moved by Dr. Rew that a committes of fifty re- sponsible mon be appointed py the Chairman to wait on Bishop Jayve and the miaisters ta Conference assem pied, at Timber creek church, on Sunday the 13:b of March, and read to them the resolutions adopted by this meeting, and to order the discoutinuance of their meetings: in this county heoceforth ant forever. A meeting, p' ant 00 adjournment, was hold on Mon- doy, March 14, Or. A. H. Hoffur im the chair, aad L. 0. DeLisia, & Ond ministers of ple of Fausiv, olary. g called, Jndge Sast. A. Rowgrta, chairman of | the committee appointed to read tho resotitions atoptad At the last meeting, to Behop Jayne, and tae ministers in conference assembled on Tiraber Oreek, reported as fol- lows: That, in conformity ith the instructions of tho meeting on’ Saturday, the Committee met on guntay morring, at the Bonbam Court House, and theace pro. ceeded W the place of holding the Conference, On their arrival at the church worstip had commenced, aod the committes was informed that 4$ soon 48 service was ended, the € ence vw isverse; that this was the only opportunity io be had of presenting the resolutions fothem #s a body, Consequently we entered the house after tbe prayer was , and road the resolutions to the Bishop, and told him that we wonld expect & categorical anewer; in two hours after the ox- piravon of whicn tino two of thir preachors (Cariisle and Hatley) resortod that thoy were aavhoriaet by the Couference &) answer that thoy wouf ceage thoir ministerial functions wotil tiir next quarterly Conte rence, when action woul! t ea on the matter, Whore upon the committee withdrew, Kigo Roberts thou called on Jno. M. Crane, who read ‘esoluvions alopted een of their mces in dilfsrent portions of bern Siates. Judge R. then proceeded by the atwation of the meeting to these reso\ution: they ail denoonced slavery in the etrongeat tera recommended the preachor to work (or its extirpw the pulpit, and the members to work turough U box, and by circulating their avti slavery literature, ani he considered that if tiie organization do not openly pass such resolutions as thove just road, itis because they care not, living as they do, loa @lavs State, But do pot perform all the functions aeoretly? fa wish to hear a fall expression from tho gentiemen pre sent On thie importan’ question, Hon. Ginko Ssuvu rose to a question of Inquiry. He had heard that a vegro belonging to Joshua Cox had been tra Pered with by some of the momnouré of this denomination on Timber Creek, and requestol that Mr, Cox wonid como forward and give the facis to U ooting Mr. Cox stated that bis negro man commenced attending their moatings, and was entirely uselese to him aficr so doing Ho» cora- meneed to leave home every uight, aud when tok to re majo at home would steal oif after bed time; whea I asked bie where he epoat bis nights, be answered at the Boiss of James Rose, who used to read to bia wad talk to hia about hie freedom, Mr, Cox furthor stated that he weat to Mr, sand requosted him to whip the megro and send him home, Mr Rose acknowledged that the asgro came there of nighte to boar him reed, and he dit not foot like driving bim away, Mr, Cox sold the negro to Col. R, H. Lape, Ool. Lane was then cailed. He did not wish to make avy slatement to criminate a white man ou the ovi- dence ofa negro, bot mentioned thet the aegro said he war told by one of ihe Nortoern Mothodisis that if he would go to Lilingis he goon could make suflicient money by preaching to buy bis freedom. . Mr. Davipsoy movtioned the ‘finding of some abolition literature, by some geatioman im the eoanty, in the pyr session of bie negroes, and they sald they got it from Timber Croek ‘ Alter hearing those statements, Mr. Surrit proceeded by Saying that sufficient had beea beard to acto. Tt was pain that they were undermining us secretly, and it be- hooved us to protect ouraa!ves and our property, to adopt strong toeasures and carry them out. It was usoless to draft resolutions and not carry them out, We had oro- ceeded ton far now to turn back, [t is necossary to stop their proceedings, let the means bo such as they will, Hon. R.A. Tavion waa the next speaker, and bo ad- dressed the mocting in aa eloquent and tolling speoch. He waa one in the committee thet waited on Bishop Jayne y and hat become satisfied ag to tho fact of their being pilota—men tent to blaze the way for the hosts of abolitiontets that were to follow, With withoring invec- tives he exporod the designs and dovicny of their sohemes in there mirsiona against tt ttotiong of onr Stato. Thera !@ no law On our statue book to progont them, without the ovort uct. But there is vomething abov if-pregervation; and this f pendiary aaechoa are pormitted on o ponity, Be was jg favor of trong r sid expositinn of the | such « procedure, and that they sbou'd not onty be tea, bal placed nthe hands of meu who will Rev. Mr. Poarsn was now oalled for, and came forward, He recommended at some length the on ens Separation of tne Mothodiet Eyiscopal churcd iato the divi slop North avd Soute, He coesidered the Northern por} Mon thorouybly abotitionized—he considered those ia Jotu the Loutbers portions han bemn iu l'on acon . jo had oo io a the late Conterr held in thin coouty, for the purpog watching therm; be aia not think we had much danger apprebend fiom £0 long as they rematued an ‘e bodiment of igvoravce,” but thougot they bad the will tamper with our property, avd would doubtless do £0 8008 as they received fresh anceesions of men more intelligence and from tbe North, Judge Rowenta moved. that's comm tee of five be pointed to draft resolutions to be acted upon next m: The motion was carried, and tne following goatlomen Christian, A. EB. Pace, Hoo G HL Taylor and Judge Baily Kaglieh. raed, to meet again the 19th inst., at two o'clock. ted :-—B. F. Brann, Hoo, Robe On motioo the meeting adjon: place on Saturday, Democratic vd the Charleston Convention. (From the Charleston Mercury April 2.) PARTIES. There can be no better criterion Of a party thre that moves in harmouy with ite head or chief Preeident of the United States is the sole exvoutive of Uniteu States. All suboraina’e executive officers are | pe by him, avd sare generally removable by hi lore apporntin: nt to offices are mude by the Presiieant the United Sta'es than by the sovereign of Great Brita! | because the policy of rotation in office is unknown amon, | Subordinate officers. Has the democratic party throu | out the Union and at Washington artod in barmony wi | tte great bead, the |’ -sident of the United States? Th very first recommen:\.ciou he made bearing on the int | reste of the two # ctivoe of the Unton—the aunuwsion ; Kaveas into the Uniou with the Lecompton constitution | wae opposed by a large portion of the democratic p from the North, in Congress, Toe opposition was o | into the last fall elections, and the President’s recomm dation was everywhere, in the North, reputiated; those who supported it were defeated before the people an affiliation between the aboutionisis aod the ant | Lecompton demoorats, And how have the rec mencatioos of the President fared at the seesion of Congress? With a clear majority of mecrals in both branches of Cimgreis, scarcely one | Um has Leen supported. “Now, what do thave th shoe? Why, thatthe democratic para es ap pouty tion, and is no party atall. Itt b oken up into litle fi ims, One faction supports the Pacific Raviroad—anott ® Protective Taril—avotber, the Homesteat vill—: oihev, the purchaee or seizure of Cuba—unotbper, squats | sovereignty —but all Ny nag to one general consunm| tiou—the array of the two sections of tha Uoinn age each other ip deadly bosti operations of the party wi regard to the President, with regard to measures, there are distraction, disnalt and opporition amongst 1 menbers, This was never a case until sectumalesm became the grevt controling ele tn the polurcs uf the Unum Down to tae days « | dent Vao Bureo, the President was tas reapecte | benored beac of the party. Whon he réecommenstod t] adoption of the Independent Treasury golcy, the deal rave party supported it, All who opp tee: q off a8 members cf the party, Woen President Pie commenced the Mexican war, the party supporte: it, | ail who opposed it were out of tue party, Socvousita lingering wiways as the great disturbing cause whi would, iu due ume, rond asunder all parties aod the Uo iteelf, eprnog op nwo gigantic proportions from «his w. The acquisition of California disclued and prenpiuued antigoniem between the two sectims of the Union the effort on th» past of tho Noriu exciute cas Sod from this terriiory , the great battle of State end sectiol equality was fought ond fost. Lhe North wou. dor toual euperiority became a settied fact in the Unig Nothing could prevent, thereafter, the predomiaance wctiopalism ib the politics of the Union, aud anit could prevept ita consequent dissolution. [te ena wr: mere matter of time. Yet the wiseacres who parpetrat this enormous fraud upon the South, and ihe greal Wireacres who submitted Ww it, did it all to save and o {inne the Union. The potitics of the Union, from that d to tkis, has been nothing but sectiooalism., The two tions of the Union have beoa driven wider and wi apart—are more concentrated amongst themseives. epgrersive North has first compieted ber sectinaal org zation to rule the Suuth, The whig party box crumo| before it; and now the democratic pa ry of the North, b Sestering cnpee, is falling to pieces by the dec mposing ‘of sectronalism, It must be dussolvedt, and tw» porties, and only, arise in te Union—a party of the Nurtr and a of the Svuth—the one to rule, We other to defend; tie to Gestroy, the other to save the Syath. A sectioual p. fa\thfui to the constitution and the rights of the two ‘uous of the Union, 1s au imposaivility, Tae South, though more slowly and reluctantly, is vaq moving on to her sectional crystahzetion. yet ig thee not a democratic party to meot convention oext May twelvemonth, tw nominate o: dews for Presdent and View Presideot of thy Unt Stans? We are not sure that any sush Convention meets tai! if it does, unless tt 18 muted exclusively dele, Sram the Souih, it) will be no Convention of the demoe: party. Itwitt be po party united on the rights of South in our common territory, aod on the rigat of peorle of the South to their property, unappropriated Northern manofactarers. It will b+ a heverogepoous diecordant mask, who jo'n together for ooe odject ou! ‘the porsession of the government, with ite offices interest weil the people of the South have in such a Vo tim? Tho Noitheru poople may well go into such a vention, for they can lose vothiag by tes resalte, wili take care, wheter the candidate is from tae Nort tbe Socth, that he wri! veto none of thoir section! y for sectional aggranaizement. They went ue more. legisiation of Congrees wii be ip their haude; and, in q vinatiow with the black repub! laws they please to promote thoir $e poiicy, “But the South—wrere will she bein joining ollie: in making a Pretdent? Has she wt seen in the iait Congress oppre the Presilent, betrvy nes, ard ji the Uiack republicans Suppose that she could vbdteia a President to her rights, wouli he be more powertal to her than President Pierce or President Bachay Would he not be a mere State fragiuent, helpices rest the swelling tide of sectionalism which, ia the Ui must overwhehn and engulpb her rights? There be a more pitiable position in the political world a lrevicent of the United States without power—ihe n ble aimoner of offices and piace—the tortured victil importubate ambition or venal poverty. Who ot South would take sucha place? Who worthy of tae effort on the part of the people of the South to e! would stand in sucha position? To be tho expoae great princip'es of liberty—io have the power to cot great te alfaira—to be the leader of a party w based on the eternal truths of right and justice, bids ance to wrong and tyranny, is a proud position might be worth Hiving or worth striving for, But, q the poor South! no longer can any of her sone ui high office of President of the United States, but to tray ber, or see her betrayel. To win ths Prosite honors they must pander to wrong—or they most p with words in a double sense—or they mast ccoast b Northern ambition or veoulity—or they muct waiiow| ire of foul Lypoczisy, to obtain support from antag and conflicting ipteresit—or they must go over enomies of the Soutb—an ayowei apostate, an acy traitor. Wiil the South aid to hft such a man to piacd power? The California Members of Co: TO THE EDITOR OF TAK HERALD. Tn your issue of Friday, the 4th inst., I notice th classifying the members now elect who are to comp next Congros#, youd set down Mesers. McKibben and Jey as the elect representatives of California. Of c you must be aware, (for editors area supposed w everything), that the election of these gontiemen wi gal and contrary to the laws of California; for tue re clection for Governor and other State officers, a3 wi of Congresamen, if yet to take piace, and wil be during the coming fall, when, if the above gentemn iairly before the people, they wilt be defeated by an 'g majority. At the election of 1858, by which they claim to} been elected, they mot wich no opposition, save a republican vote, Dot worth Doticing, !yasmuch as the jar democratic party, well knowing that the sald et was totally unauthor:zed, refused to muke any no tione for Congresamen. Iocan prove conclusively that thoir defeat was had the administration party enterod iato the and for this purpose | need bot say tuat Mersrs. Mo! and Dudley are beth admirers and toliowers of Mr. rick, and belong to that faction known im Oatiforn “‘anti-Lecomptonites;”” and this, if nothiog more, is ¢ of iiself to insure their defeat, Again: Thayo but to cite tho great adminitstratl jority in that State, not only In both houses of the Joinre and all the State ofllcers, but also she recent eb of Jadge of the Saprome Court, wherein Mr. Bald wi pomupton democrat, Hos elected by 8,452 majority Mr. Corry, anti-Lecompton: besides, bot Mr. Curr] Mr. Mei ibben were supported by the republicans, Now, Mr. Editor, I ask you, is it to be for on Toent eo yposed thas the State that har eo vobly & the almipistravon—cemocralic Caliloroia—ta got low herself to be represented in Congres by men wl opposed in politics, holding views contrary to aud a the principles of a large majority of ber people? T repeat, if Meters. McKibben aud Dadley go yefore tl ple of Californix at tho regular election whicn is place next fall, and are elected, the un teraiened, fo will congratulate thew pou tuetr snccer®; but unle #0 do, they may expoct that their seats will, and J too, be conteated. By piving to the above @ place in the colamna ot valuable jourgal, you will de jastice to Cajiforni obliga A CALIFORNI y. Waether wo inok w 3 Rowane ue readers will romember (sa: Troy Whig) that ip June, 1451, Mr. Francis Boorss tho firm of Bourasto & Proyn, lett this city on a voy Europe. A few montha afterwards news came family that he bad been drowned vear theenast of Ff] While out ip an open boat, endeavoring to eatoh to. d steamer, Ag ho bat » ounsideravie amo| y with him at the tine, it was foared that t 1 tourdere’!, and ng years passed and nothin heard of him, bis friend ‘sotled down to the coay hi bad beon his fate, Withia a fow mouths Was commenced by his reprosentatives against : Shrance company which hart issued a policy upon b and the case war to have begn tried at the next © court. A few weeks ance Dr. Richard Bivas, of Tee ceived a fetter from Now Orteana from a stranger | ing after a family by the name of Bourargo. yr. ewered the letter, giving the writer the informati | desired, and he goon received another communicatior Mr, Bourngeo himvelf, giving awurance of his safety | Blowp started with this lotter in hie pocket. to the res!) of Mre, Bourasso, buton hia way was thrown out | carriage, the letter was joet, aod Dr, B, remune] btate of tnsensibility for some time, and unable tJ Udings to the persoa most tate Hie was at last enabled to make known Uuose (rots t Bouraneo, and a correspondence followed, in which Ch planations were mate betwoon the long senera band ant wife, Tt eevma that Mr Booramen becany comm SOMO ZOvernment diffealtrom, * { pei nb Franco, Oa big ene he beard t wile bad married and ws o bo in lus former home again in u fow weuks,