The New York Herald Newspaper, November 4, 1859, Page 4

4 NEW YORK HERALD. JAMES GORDON BENNETT, EDITOR AND PROPRIETOR, OPTS X. W. CORNER OF NASSAU AND FULTON ors. $RRNS, cash bn advance, eon BIAS su Money soe by malt wil be of the write DAILY HERALD. conte annum. 4 eBKLY BERAED. ‘eory ee ee nor annum, the Burquean Edition 4 PEt pd eer teens Gad forncs' Mion on the Bh cd nih ay ad nee per opy at $1 90 rer anne THE VANILY EBRAED on Wednesday, at four conte per Hi ToxtakY CORRESPONDENCR, Wooredly pid F sg pF a Phendocean Cequasean ‘We feat aut Lerress amp Pace- (058 8EXT UB. WO ee taken of anonymous correspondence, ‘We do nat weturn rejected ADVERTISEM: renewed every ; ey a ae PRI advertisements tn and in the mpecuted with neutness, cheapness and de ACADEMY OF MUBIO, Fourtee: atreet.—Itauian Orz- ga Locuxzia Boacia. oa x Far GARDEN, Broadway.—Inecanp As It Is—Aw I REVULE, BOWERY THEATRE, Bowery.—Brirarcoz—Da' gay Waprinc—Jack Saarrann’ rer gNINTER GARDEN, Broadway, opposite Bond street — MIKE. 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Tinklopaugh, Will leave this port to-morrow afternoon, at two o’clock, for Aspinwall. ‘The mails for California and other parts of the Pacific ‘Will close at one 0’clook to-morrow afternoon. ‘The New York Werxiy Hrratp—California edition— @ontaining the Iatest intolligence from all parts of the ‘World, will be published at cloven o’clock in the morning. Single copies, in wrappers, ready for mailing, six cents. Agents will pleas send im their orders as carly as pos- Bible. _ The News. The steamship America has arrived at Halifax, with European news to the 23d ult., four days later than the advices brought by the Nova Sco- tian. A copious summary of the news will be published in today’s evening edition of the Herarp. ‘We are informed that the steamship Wesor, ori- ginally appointed to sail from Southampton on the 16th ult., has been temporarily withdrawn from the Bremen line, and would not resume her trips this year. There is nothing specially important respecting the Harper's Ferry affair this morning. The trials of the prisoners are still progressing at Charles- town. Coppie, already convicted, has not yet re- ceived sentence. Shields Green, one of the negro prisoners, was on trial yesterday, and his case will be submitted to the jury to-day. Copland will be next placed on trial. Stephens, though still suf- fering severely from his wounds, will probably be examined before the Magistrates’ Court on Monday next. It is expected that Cook will submit a fall confession to the Court and plead guilty. The Netherlands government has published @ very interesting official report of the trade carried on in the port of Nagasaki, Japan, from the 16th of October, 1857, to the 4th of July, 18659, and the statistics give a flat tering idea of the commercial prospecta which lie before the civilized nations when Japan and China are fully opened. During the period referred to one hundred and forty-nine vessels arrived at Naga- paki, and all foreigners were freely admitted by the authorities, the flag of the chip only being scru- tinized. So brisk was tho trade that the authorities ‘were nearly overwhelmed; but still they endeavored to mect it ina liberal spirit, with the exception of the Commercial Corporation, a sort of native Chambor of Commerce, the members of which have enjoyed B monopoly. Warehouse accommodation was very much required. The Japanese junks coming into port were increasing in number. Within two years Japan will furnish a good supply of raw silk, but at present her experts are not well euited for European or American markets. Coal is sent to China, with fair and steady supply. A police has been organ- ized in Nagasaki, and foreigners were well treated. ‘Vessela were repaired there satisfactorily and cheaper than in Shanghae. The Cooper Institute was crowded last evening, for the purpose of ratifying the republican nomina- tions for State officers, and also with the hope of listening to somo of their “great guns’ expound Seward's irrepressible conflict doctrines. Bat the principal speech of the evening was Tom Corwin’s conservative exposition of the constitution on the Bubject of slavery, which was a rehash of his Brook- dyn address (fally reported in yesterday's HERALD), without its raciness and merriment. The Chamber of Commerce held their regular monthly meeting yesterday. The Secretary read voluminous correspondence between Lord John Ramell and Mr: Dallas, the United States Minister to England, in regard to the gold medals sent to the latter place for presentation to the British off- cers engaged in the late Atlantic cable expedition. Four new members were elected. An inte: report on harbor encroachments was read and ap} proved and ordered to be printed. Matthew Mau- ry read paper giving an account of the adultera- tion of cotton by the Southern cotton growers. A communication from Prof. Olcott, of the Dadley Observatory, in regard to farnishing standard time for New York from Albany, by means of telegraphic communication, was read and referred to a com- mittee. At the meeting of the Board of Aldermen last Bvening, a resolution was adopted rescinding the former resolution inviting the Mayor to Convene the Board on the 10th inst. for the Purpose of appointing clerks for the several istrict Courts, and named the 14th inst. as the ay of meeting. Petitions of property owners on Beventy-first street, for s grant to run a line of Stages from Second and Third avenues to Central Park, were presented and referred. A resolution to the effect that the salary of the Superintendent Of Fire Apparatus be increased to the sum of $2,000 per annum, was referred to the Committee on Sa- tr Cause an examination to be ‘iat as pagrag.si and propriety of removing the Partitions in the Governor's Room, and report to the Board the pro- bable cost. A communication Was received from the Oroton Aqueduct Department, setting forth that the appropriation for water pipes and laying the pame is nearly exhausted, and offering for adoption PreKolution to the effect that the cum of $5 900 be appropriated, under the head of “ Water Pipes end Laying.” to be expended by the Oroton Aqueduct Board :n the prosecution and completion of ork “| now in progress, This was laid over. The Board took a recevs for @ quarter of an hour, and then proceeded to make corrections in the lists of in- spectors and canvassers of clection. There was very little business transacted in the Board of Councilmen last eveniog. A resolution Prevented by the President was adopted, request- ing the Comptroller to inform tho Board at its next meeting what steps had been taken on a resolution adopted by the Common Council directing a lease of a ferry from the foot of Thirty-fourth street, Kaat river, to West First street, Hunter’s Point, The Board concurred with the Aldermen in passing ‘a resolution that the grade of Worth street, between the west side of Broadway and a point one handred feet weat of Church streét, be changed so as to conform to a map dated Oct. 8, 185% A resolution Proposing to appropriate $1,000 for cel-brating Evacuation Day, and to appoint a committee to make the arfangements, was laid over. Council- man Lent asked permission of the Board to with- draw @ resolution offered by him on Monday, in: structing the Street Commissioner t> advertise for Proposals to take two feet of the sidewalk off Broadway, which was granted. He said that his only object in offering it was to call attention to the ivcumbrances in that thoroughfore, and not, as some eygposed, to favor a railroud in that strect. ‘The stqgm towboat Dr. Kane came down last night from the sunken steamer New World, by which we learn that slow progress is making towards raising the sunken verecl. Some two hundred empty casks had been taken up for the purpose of being placed under her guards at low water, but the strong ebb tice renders that very difficult. The steamer last night at eight o’clock was atill on the bottom, the water being up to the floor of the main saloon. No freight, except a quantity of iron | and stocl on the forward deck,and some heavy 4 freight aft, remains on board. If she is raised and brought down to the city within two weeks it will f be as soon as the workmen evgaged in getting her |. up expect. ‘Lhe Police Commissioners ‘met yesterday morn- ing, and tried the complaint made against Sergeant Souder, of the Second precinct, by a Mr. Mulonay, who charged the def ndant with absentiog himself from duty and pla, . ; a game of cards. From the testimony elicited the charge was proved frivolous and untrue, whereupon the cuse was dismissed. John B. Ross, David Leach and Adolph Bishop were arrested on Wednesday, on board of the steamer Europa, just as she was about starting for Liverpool. The party are charged with com- mitting forgeries on the Nassau and Common- wealth Banks of this city, in sums of $3,156 and $4,300 respectively. Upon an examination before the Boston police court, Ross was discharged, the evidence not implicating him. An important foreign mail arrangement has been concluded by the Postmaster General with the Ca- nadian Post Department, by which the mails are to be transported for the sea postage weekly between. Detroit and Liverpool, via Portland, in winter, and via the river St. Lawrence in summer—the servico to commence by the trip of the first steamer out- ward from Portland on the 26th of November cur- rent. It is intended to have the mails, or such of them as may be thereby expedited, for and from the Western, Northwestern, and probably some of the Southwestern States, sent in closed bags be- tween Chicago and Detroit on the one side and Liverpool and London on the other; and to this end tho assent of the British Post Department has been requested to constitute Chicago and Detroit ex- change offices for United States and British mails. We have received files of Bermuda papers to the Sth ult., but they contain no news of interest. The third mooting of the Special Committee of the Councilmen on the subject of reporting an ordinance favorable to the appointing of inspectors of steam boilers, took place yesterday. Several gentlemen submitted their views upon the subject, a compendium of which is contained in our report. The final meeting of the committee will be held next Thursday. Amongst the indistments found by the Grand Jury of the Court of Oyer and Terminer yesterday was one against McCabe, for an assault on Mr Thomson, editor of the Daily News. The court will meet again to-day, when perhaps the matter may be brought up. ‘The sales of cotton yesterday embraced about 1,500 bales, part in transitu, on the basia of quotations given in another column. The market closed with an easlor feel- ing, though without change in prices. The flour market ‘was firmer for common and medium grades of State and ‘Western, while higher brands were unchanged. The salea made wero to a fair extent, including purchasos for export. Corn was rather scarco, and the sales somewhat restricted; a lot of Jersey new gold at 85c. Pork was steady for mesa and rather heavy for prime; the former Bold at $16 3734 a $15 46, and prime at $10 5614 a $10 65; thin mess sold at $15 25. Sugars wero steady and in fair demand, with sales of about 600 hhds. and 11,000 bags China, for refining, onjterms given in another place. Tho Public sale of Rio coffee came off yesterday; it drew a good and spirited company. The catalogue comprised 4,600 bags, of which 2,600 bags of good quality were sold at an average of 115fc.; 300 bags were withdrawn at 12c., and 1,700 do. common were sold at an average of 10%c. Freight engagements were moderate and previous rates sustained. The Contest in Mexico—Which is the Real Government There} The news from Mexico, by the Tennessee, shows that affairs there areagain becoming com- plicated as the time for action approaches, and the dry and cool season permits the several armies to take the field. The issue of the open- ing campaign may decide the fate of that re- public for years to come, and it may be worth while to take a view of the positions of the contending parties. The last campaign ended with the failure of Miramon before Vera Cruz, and his withdrawal to the city of Mexico. Since that time the constitutional government of President Juarez has undertaken no energetic enterprise, andits duty has been to prepare, during the summer months, the means fora general and decided movement to be made against the capital as soon as the season for military operations sets in. If it has done so, we shall soon gee the result in the concerted movement of its forces, If has not done so, it has been wanting in its duty to the mission with which it is charged—that of preserving the liberal constitution from complete overthrow by the combined orders of tho priesthood and the army. General Degollado is at San Luis Potosi, General Alvarez has his forces at Cuernavaca, and Doblado, Coronado, and several other minor leaders, are in the North and West, all desirous of moving on the centre, and all waiting for the means to do so, which it is the duty of the Cabinet at Vera Cruz to provide. It has been the general opinion that these means could be obtained only through a treaty with this country; but as President Juarez has declined to sign that treaty thus far, it is to be presumed that he has found them from some other source, as not to provide the means of action for the time of action, when he has the power to do so, would be to commit treason to the very cause which he represents. The calling home of the British Minister, Mr. Otway, under circumstances which indicate, on the part of his government, a disposition to censure the open support he has given to the rebellious clergy and army in Mexico, and the return of Mr. McLane to Vera Cruz at the pre- V vi by eent juncture, must give gtill greater moral weight to the active movements which the Jusrez government may be prepared to make; white, on the contrary, ehould it haveneglected to make these preparations, its to do so will heighten the injury whiph its in- action will inflict upon the republic. Trem this combination of cirewmstances it will be seen that if ths Cabinet of Vera Cruz bas not. prepared to take the fleld with energy at an early day, it has tesigned it- self to accept the overthrow which an active movement of the other party must bring upon it. On the other hand, the course of the Miramon government exhibits evident signs of weakness. It bas not been able to attack Degollado in San Luis, Robles bas not been ‘strengthened at Ja- lapa, and Marquez is clamoring vainly for as- sistance in Guadalojara, It may have beon husbanding its resources for the ir opera- tions, and if this is so, it will derive a palpable advantage from being the first to take the fleld in any active way, Some of the means it has resorted to for the purpose of raising money are of avery doubtful character. A short time since our city of Mexico correspondentinformed us that it had raised three hundred thousand dollars by issuing three millions of bends of the domestic debt to an English house. If it can raiso money in this way it is perfectly safe, for the principle has already been estabjished that bonds thus issued are worthless. A few years since the house of Lizardi, as agents of the Mexican government, and under its direct authority, issued a quantity of Mexican bonds in London in precisely the same way. The English bondholders complained of this unlimited issue, and it was deolared null, but the money was never returned, though the bonds were cancelled. Miramon knows this, and it would be supposed that parties in Mexico would be fully aware of the fact. The whole question of Mexico turns, there- fore, on the preparations which have been made during the summer for the approaching winter campaign. Whichever party has been most successful in preparation will be the one to tri- umph. If the Juarez government has failed in its duty in this respect, we shall not be surprised to see it overthrown at an early day. Should this not be within the power of Miramon, it will be in that of some of its own partisans, whose hopes have been kept alive by promises of action on the part of the cabinet at Vera Cruz. It will be well for our government and for Mr. McLane, now that he is about to return to his post, to sce that we are not committed too far in support of a government which may be, after all, but a mere shadow, and destined to come to an early end. Heavy Importarrons anp Taem Errecr vron Tae Business oy THE Counrry.—The reac- tion in business for the past year, which fol- lowed the revulsion of 1857, taken in connection with the recent European war, has naturally» though not wisely, led to a very large importa- tion of goods into this country, the inevitable result of which has been, as we predicted, to a great extent, an overstocked market, a forced tale and an extended credit. Itis true thatthe lessons learned in 1857 have not been without a good effect on the credit system, and have kept puyers geucrolty within honnds; still, the consequence of large importations is visible now, 88 it always bas been in many branches of commerce, in overstocks and considerable failures. The effect of the undue importations of the past spring is only beginning to be felt; and while it is true that no financial revulsion is imminent at present, we must be prepared for a great deal of smashing up all through the country during this fall and next spring. The imports at New York for the past ten months of this year amount to nearly a hundred millions of dollars, an increase over the same period last year of more than forty-six millions, and an increase over the same time in the year of the panic, 1857, of nearly twelve millions. The result of this, as we have said, has not yet been generally felt throughout the country, but it undoubtedly will be in the coming months of January, February and March. Thoimporters, however, will be considerable losers, and a still heavier loss must accrue to the foreign manu- factarers. Up to this time the state of trade has been healthy enough. The leading Western cities, however, are already giving indi- cations of coming trouble. Within the past month, as we learn from the ox- cellent mercantile agency of McKillop & Wood, there have been forty failures reported in the three cities of Chicago, St. Louis and Cincinnati alone—a few of them for large amounts. In New York there have beena few failures, but none of any note. Several Eastern houses, in the shoe and leather busi- ness, have failed; but though the importations in calfskins here have beon very large, our “men of the Swamp” have not suffered very se- verely, and are still quite strong. Upon the whole, notwithstanding the tempta- tions to which our importers have been sub- jected, and the encouraging state of trade gene- rally for the past year, we see no reason to an- ticipate another financial panic, for, happily, the banks are sound, and hold a good deal of specie, though many heavy failures may occur between this and next summer. Senator Hane anp Coroyen Forses.—We have published a card from Senator Hale, pur- porting to be a denial of the charge that he was aware of the intention of Brown and others to make the insurrectionary attempt at Harper’s Ferry. The card of the Senator is more of a justification of Colonel Forbes than anything else. Forbesstated explicitly that he never told Hale anything about the intention of Brown, and Hale verifies the statements of Forbes, and declares that he has “correctly stated” the facta, Colonel Forbes has been roundly abused by his old friend Greeley, who gave him a dinner and twenty dollars to go to Kansas, and told him when the fighting began to send word to the Zribune office and he (Greeley) would go. Now that Forbes’ ve- racity is endorsed by a republican Senator, what does Greeley say? No Hayarnc, Arrer ALL.—We understand that Governor Wise has decided not to hang Old Brown and his companions, but to set them to work in the State penitentiary, and have strict examination made as to their sanity, about which there seems to be alittle doubt. At the expiration of his term of office, Governor Wise will turn them over to his successor, Governor Letcher, probably to be again respited. Brown, Cook & Co. will be kept in the hope df catching Seward, Giddings & Co., who would be much more welcome in Virginia than their half crazy tools. HERALD, FRIDAY, NOVEMBER ‘Tae Brooxiyn Warer Questiow.—We pub- lish in another part of to-day’s paper a lucid and impartial history of the troubles that have grown up in the City of Churches in regard to the supply of Ridgewood water, and also a communication from a member of the Board of Aldermen in vindication of the course of that body on the subject. The one is written by our regular Brooklyn reporter—the other by Alderman Douglass, of the Tenth ward. In the first, the whele merits of the controversy are clearly and fairly stated; in the second, the views of that section of the Common Council that act with Alderman Douglass, to the serous detriment of tre city’s interest, are given, mixed up with clap-trap allusions to politics, which have nothing whatever to do with the matter. The question really lies in a nutshell; and can be embraced in a few sentences. In June, 1856, the Board of Water Commis- sioners of the city of Brooklyn, created under an act of the Legislature, made contracts, amounting in the aggregate to $4,200,000, for constructing an aqueduct and water works, and supplying tho city with o specified quantity of water. While the works were in pro- gress it became evident that it would be a very desirable and very necessary improve- ment in the plan to substitute a covered con- duit for the open canal specified in the original contract. It was also deemed proper to ex- tend the water facilities over a section of the city not included in the original estimates. Application was made to the Common Council for their assent to the proposed revision of the contracts. They refused to accede to it, on the ground of the increased expense to the city, The Commissioners then went before the Legis- lature, and procured the passage of an act (16th April, 1859,) giving them full authority in the premises. Under that act fresh contracts were entered into to the amount of $650,000 for the covered conduit and the extension of water pipe, cm- bracing also an arrangement for the expenses of pumping water into the reservoir. The Comptroller refused to recognise these con- tracts, or to pay anything under them, on the ground that the law of April, 1859, was uncon- stitutional. Tho question was brought up be- fore a Judge of the Supreme Court, and it was decided in favor of the constitutionality of the law, and a peremptory mandamus granted di- recting the Comptroller to issue the bonds. The whole matter was referred to a speoial committee of the Common Council, and that committee recommended that the litigation should be carried on no furthor, as not only would the city have to pay, in any event, the legal expenses meurred on both sides, but the contractors would have a pretext for suing the city for damages, and the citizens would be ex- posed to the risk of a stoppage of the supply o¢ water. That sensible recommendation was not, however, acted on; the Comptroller has appealed from Judge Lott’s decision; the pumping has been stopped; and, in a few days more, the city will be without water. These are the simple facts. And yet Alder- man Douglass, in a rude and impertinent man- ner, intimates that the previous article in the Henratp, based on these facts, was written in the interest of the Water Commissioners, and that the decision of Judge Lott was inspired by personal and pecuniary motives. -We pre- sume that the latter jinsinuation is as ground- less as the former. The very names of the Wa- ter Commissioners were unknown to the writer, the article being based simply on matters of public notary: When the citizens of Brooklyn are deprived of water, as they will be in a day or two—with their cisterns filled up and their pumps ne- glected—they will then ascertain where the fault lies, and will probably learn to be a little more circumspect in future as to whom they entrust with the city’s interests. ‘Tue New Stare Loan.—At the State election next week the people will be called upon to vote on the question of a loan of two millions and a half of dollars. According to the Con- stitution, the Legislature cannot go into debt beyond a million of dollars for the canals with- out the vote of the people, If the Legislature had the power to contract for the loan without the sanction of the people, they would be very sorry to consult them in the matter. They come to them because they cannot help it. Four or five years ago a debt of nine millions was contracted for the same object, and now there is a demand for more. In two or three years there will be another attempt to raise the wind, so that there will be no end to this system of borrowing, by which a debt of forty millions of dollars is already saddled upon the State. This should be stopped at once, and the liabilities of the government met by a direct tax, which would bring home the lavish and reckless expenditure of their repre- sentatives to the pockets of the people— the most effectual way of checking it. What is easily got is easily gone; and though it is stolen and plundered, the people do not feel it, because it does not press upon them immediately. But the load iscontinually accumulating by the borrowing system, and the day will soon come when the State will feel it like a millstone around her neck, dragging her down to the depths of bankruptcy. Let every one, therefore, vote against the Joan, and let whatever money is required for the public service be raised by a direct tax. ‘The canals have always been a fruitfnl source of swindling and fraud for the leaders of all parties. Every few years new loans have been raised, either to complete these never to be fin- ished public works, or to pay the interest on the debt already incurred for past expenditures. The moneys thus raised, instead“of being hon- estly applied to the objects alleged, have been squandered in political corruption and pecula- tion; and hence the present demand for a new loan, which, if granted, is destined to go to “the devil’s exchequer,” where the rest of tho money went. We hope, therefore, the people will meet the question on which they have to vote with an emphatic “No!”’ TREACHERY oF THE ALBANY ReGENCcY.—We learn that the Democratic Vigilant Association of this city sent several thousands of their manifesto apropos to the opening of the irre- preesible conflict at Harper's Ferry, to the State Committee at Albany for distribution throughout the rural districts, but Cassidy, Cagger & Co. refused to forward the documents. This delectable firm have no doubt some secret understanding with the Seward party, whereby they can have a share in the plunder to be dis- tributed by the Legislature noxt winter. That Legislature will be in the hands of the “irre- pressible conflict” party, and Cassidy, Cagger & Co. will join, no doubt, with Thurlow Weed 4,. 1869. in getting through ensetments to enrich the , Centcul Railway, to sell the State canals for & song, and put the State directly under the hecls of a few railway directors and stock jobbers in Albany aud Wall street. ‘Bhat’s about the truth of the matter. Brown’s Speech Burore Senrence.—Old Brown has pricked the bubble of glery which Greeley, Weed, Wendell Phillips and all his other black republican coadjuters have been assiduously blowing for him. He sets aside the proffered honors of a martyred hero, and claims to be nothing more than a nigger stealer. How the black republicans will harmonise his declaration, that he merely desired to run off a few negroes from Virginia, just as he ac- knowledges he had done from Missouri, with all his prepared paraphernalia of a new consti- tution for the United States, with its Cabinet officers, and Commander-in-Chief of its armies, all regularly appointed and commissioned in Canada, we have yet to see. To us the whole thing looks supremely ridiculous, and we should not wonder if Greeley would now be willing that Old Brown’s epitaph be written at once, instead of waiting for that undefined but high sounding period of time to which he at first wished it to be deferred. The fact is, Brown has stultified them all, and gone very far towards proving himself a pious liar as well aaa pious ruffian, We hope Kagi, the Tribune’s correspondent, will give us his ver- sion of the plot; and when Seward, Giddings, Gerrit Smith, Greeley, and all the other con- spirators and accessories before the fact are brought into Court on the trial of Cook, we shall get a further insight to it. In Brown’s speech there are some points worth noticing. He acknowledges the truth- fulness of the witnesses, and his entire satisfac- tion with the treatment he has received from the Court, but he claims that he should not be punished for what he has done. He never in- tended murder or treason. It is true he com- mitted both, but, clinging to Seward’s higher law, he believes that it was right for him to do so. This is the logical result of the black re- publican teachings, and forms the “irrepressi- ble conflict” of the brutal and bloody Roches- ter manifesto, In this path of treason Brown and Wendell Phillips are but a step in a@vance of Seward and Horace Greeley; theseare close- ly followed by Corwin and Wilson, and behind them march the rest of the party, all advancing on the same broad way of treason to the con- stitution and murder of their fellow citizens. The palliatives that Brown alleges in his speech are those inculcated by the orators of the party and repeated by their humbler followers. How few of these reflect that their course leads them to treason, and for this the law prescribes the penalty. PropasLe Triempn or ANTI-SLAVERY IN THE Srare or New Yors.—From all appearances, it is extremely probable that the black re- publican ticket will be elected in the State of New York. The excitement produced by the Harper’s Ferry affair and the trial of the conspirators is systematically increased and intensified. All the great leaders of the revo- lutionary party—Wilson, Corwin, Becchor, Cheever and the rest—are adding fuel to the flame of hostility to the South, and it is evident that their inflammatory appeals are taking hold of the public mind. Emboldoned by impunity, and flushed with the hope of political success, they give free utterance to their treason, and do not mince the matter. For this their senti- ments are the more acceptable, and make the deeper impression. With the aid of this ex- citement there is every prospect, therefore, that the revolutionary element will be triumph- ant in our State election. The democratic party are so demoralised— all the leaders being jobbers and intriguers, who care nothing for the country, unless so far as it affords them plunder and spoils—no ef- fectual resistance can be offered from that quarter. The revolutionists are thus confident of an easy victory, and are already calculating their majority. Meantime, while the war against the South is carried on by all the nigger worshippers and their journals, tho Southerners in Virginia are organizing for the purpose of preparing fron- tier defences against the forays of the Northern invaders, and establishing a system of pass- ports for all travellers crossing Mason and Dixon’s line. The times are out of joint, and some ternible calamity is visibly hanging over the destiny of the United States. Frep Dovoriass Has an Aversion To Bana Baaorp.—Tho black Douglass, having had some experience in his early life of the pleasures of Southern society, and having no desire to trust himeelf again even on the borders of the Poto- mac, has packed up his carpet bag and started for the Canadas. From that safe and cool re- treat he indites a card to one of the Rochester papers, on the subject of the Harper’s Ferry raid of Ossawatomie Brown and his riflemen and halberdiers, black and white. This card we publish elsewhere, In it Fred defends himself from the charge of cowardice made against him by Cook, the lieutenant of Brown, and retorts upon that valiant man of arms by say- ing that he it was who deserted his leader and precipitately fled to the mountains. Fred ac- knowledges that he knew of the Harper’s Ferry project, but had too much discretion—the bet- ter part of valor—to trust his life and fortunes on such a venture. Finally, he accounts for his presence in Canada on the ground of his decided aversion to being bagged by Governor Wise, and he intimates that he, too, has a story to tell in regard to what he calls “the despe- rate but sublimely disinterested effort” of Old Brown. What a pity that Fred cannot be bag- ged and made to tell his story immediately, so that we might see how far Seward and Greeley and Hale and Gerrit Smith are really responsi- ble for the Harper's Ferry raid. Larce Reaistry or Vorers.—If the return of the number of votes registered within the last two days under the new law be correctly rendered, it would intimate that the voters of this city take an extraordinary interest in the coming elections. The votes registered up to the closing of the Registrars’ books is said to be about 100,000—an unusually large number. The largest vote ever polled in this city was only a little over 80,000, and if all those who have registered their votes deposit them now it will be an unprecedented circumstance. It is probable that the excitement about the Har- per’s Ferry rebellion has induced many to pre- pare for the exercise of their franchise who would be otherwise indifferent; although up to this time the agitation arising out of that affair seems to ke confined chiefly to the politicians, ay Bat what is more likely stifl, ©, that the publig feel a deep interest in the city lection, and are determined to make their influei\oe felt in the selection of proper men to fill all ‘he important municipsl offices. oa A A NS - ‘Tax Nexr Cononess will be the mo.¥t inper- tant body that has assembled in the United States for the past fifty years, Its mcmbems will be called upon to discuss the presen? eoa- dition of our national affairs, which have Litely assumed a very grave, not to say alarming wad dangerous phase. The debates of the mmt — ; may go far to demonstrate whotuw F not our governmental experiment is a failure) and they will be watohed with the moat intense interest by the whole civilized world. —_— NEWS FROM EUROPE. eens Arrival of the America at Halifax. Saocvitim, N. B,, Nov. 3—Evening. ‘The Canard steamship America, Captain Moodie, (rea Liverpool on Satarday, the 234 of October, was signaticd Off Halifax at threo o'clock this afternoon, and doubtions Feached her dock before five é’olock. Ne news has come to hand over the Nova Sootla wires, and the presumption 46 that tho managers thereof have refused to forward the Press despatch, and that the horse express is ae rowte for this place, and wil arrive here to-morrow morning. News from W: IMPORTANT POSTAL AKRANGEMENTS—NBW MAUL Fa- OULITIES BETWEEN THE UNITED STATES AND BE ROPE, ETO, ‘Wasmnaton, Nov. 3, 1859. The Postma:ter General has concluded an arrange- ment with the Canadian Post Office Department, by whide the mails are to be transported for the sea postage weekly: between Detroit and Liverpool, via Portland in winter, an@ the river St. Lawrence in summer. The service is to commence by the trip of the first steamer outward from Portland on the 26th inst. It is intended to have the mails, or such as may be thereby despatched, for and from the Western, Northwestern, and probably some of the South- western States, sent in closed bags, between Chicago and Detroit on the one side, and Liverpool and London on the other, and for this purpose the British Post Office Depart- ment has been requested to constitute Chicago and Detroit exchange offices for the United States and British mails. On the side of the British, Cork may also be constituted am exchange office. By the schedule the time between Port land and Chicago is to be forty-eight hours, and when the service commences there will be an unbroken line of raal- road the whole way. This will bea vory direct line be- tween the Far West and Europe. A letter bas been received hero stating that General ‘Ieias, for many years Governor of Chihuahua, is shortly expected at El Paso, to consult with Judge Hart with refe- rence to the construction of a railroad Chihuahua, under the grant to Hart, Otero and others, by the Legtala- ture of that State last year. Lioutenant Maury is seriously ill at El Paso. ‘Marshall M. Smith, of Missisisppl, has been appointed by the President Consul to Constantinople. Lewis Jones, a young clerk in the Land Office, commatt- ted suicide this morning by blowing his brains out withe pistol. The Maryland State Election. Barrons, Nov. 3, 1859. Frederick county (Fifth district) gives Hoffman, Ame- rican, for Congress, about 300 majority—a loss of 432. Washington county gives Hoffman 50 majority. Anue Arundel county (Sixth district) gives Hughes, de- mocrat, for Congress, 119 majority—a gain of 69. Returns from Cecil and Howard counties show a demo- cratic gain in those counties of four members of the ‘House and two Senators. ‘The returns indicate that the democrats will haves majority in the House, but there is doubt as to the Senate. ‘Tho returns from the city wards are not complete yet. ‘Tho Americans will havo about 17,000 majority, which. of course secures their State ticket by a heavy majority. So far their appears to be-no changes in the Congressional delegation. Organization of the Georgia Legislature. Miizpaviix, Ga. Nov. 3, 1860, Tho Legislature met yesterday. Legrand Gerry was chosen President of the Senate, and Isaiah Irving, Speaker ofthe Houso. The message was sent in. It is quite lengthy and confined entirely to State affairs. Accident to a Train on the New York Oentral Railroad. Atsayy, Nov. 8, 1869. ‘This morning, about one o’clock, a train of forty freight cars on tho Central Railroad ran off the track coming down the heavy grade, just as they wero entering the city. The locomotive was smashed, and every car nearly demolished. A large quantity of flour barrels were broken, and the contents scattered on the track. Damage to other freight but trifling. Lose mostly on company’s engine and cars. No person was injured. Tho engineer and brakes- man leaped from their stations in season to escape injury. Tho employés of tho road were immediately aroused, the freight removed, and before daylight one track cleared. Damage estimated at some $20,000. Autanr, Nov. 3, 1869. Between eleven and twolve o'clock last night, a freight train, consisting of forty-one cars run, off the track at the entrance to the ci‘y,on the heavy down grade, andon reaching the corner of Van Wart strect the locomotive, one of the largeat on the road, was overturned, and a general smash up followed. Uight of the freight cars were shivered to atoms,and their contents scattered about in all directions. The remainder of the the train was more or less injured by the concussion. The locomotive was very badly damaged. No lives were lost nor any ono in- fured. Tho accident was caused by ice on the rails, rain having fallen a short time previous and frozen. Tho train actually ran away from the engineer. All the brakes wero down, and etill the momentum was cqual to fifteen miloa an hour. Tho engineer says it is fortunate the train ran. off where it did, as it would have been impossible to chook its headway before entering tho passenger depot, where fay more serious resulta would have followed. Verdict on the Accident on the Chicago, and Northwestern Railroad. Warsntowx, Wis., Nov. 2, 1850, A Coroner’s inquest was held this afternoon upon the . bodies of those killed by the railroad accident yesterdayy, and a verdict that the accident was unavoidable and nog t the fault of any person in chargo of tho train was rem - dered. It is stated by the officers of the road that grer pains have been taken for the purposo of avoiding act j- dents, and that the fatal train was running at @ rate ¥ .ot oxoceding tifteon miles an hour. nantes 3K Mace Arrest of New York Forgers at Bosta a, Bostox, Nov. 8, 18F 9, John B. Ross, David Leach and Adolph Bishop, alias Swartz, were arrested yesterday on board the stew aghip ¥uropa, just beforo she left the dock for Liverpool. Thoy aro charged with obtaining $3,156 from the Nassw y Bank of New York, on a forged check, purporting to be signod by Robert Bonner; also for another forgery to the | amount of $4,300 on the Commonwealth Bank, of New Ye wrk, Tho cago was investigated this afternoon in the Poll co Court, Mr. Briggs, paying toller of the Nassau Band :,and Mr. Alexander V. Robertson, lithographer, of 93) alton street, N. ¥., appearing as witnesses. Ross was discharged, tho evidence not !mplicating Lim. The furt? ier examina- tion of Leach and Bishop was postponed til’ Saturday. ——————__ Burning of the Pembroke Co! iton Mills. Cosconn, N. H.., Nov. 3, 1859. ‘Tho Pembroke cotton mills at Sunco ok village wore destroyed by fire this morning, togethe ¢ with a dwelling, and tho picker and counting rooms oF, the opposite side of the rivor. ‘The loss i# $130,000, of which about $90,000 8 insured. Tho mills wero owned p rincipally by Messrs. ‘Weld & Minot, Thomas Howo, W. !oberts and M. Pope, all of Boston. Nearly two hundred and fifty operatives are thrown out of employment ‘by: this calamity. Trotting Match at Philadelphia. Py itapeurima, Nov. 3, 1869. A trotting match took place to-day in tho Suffolk Park, between Patchen and Brown Dick, the former winning in three straight heats. Time, 4: cot Was advertised to trot also, but was asaieiahinliing Fears for the Safety of the Santa Fe Maths. Sr. Lours, Nov. 3, 1859. The Westport correspondent of the Republican says that four Santa Fe mails aro now due at Independence, and that serious apprehensions are felt for the salety of both,