The New York Herald Newspaper, November 26, 1859, Page 4

. the long desired popular reforms; while others 4 NEW YORK HERALD. JAMES GORVON BENNETT, EVE ent hy anit wilt be at the not veerteed as subscription ostrgns the Bh of each month at wix cents LUNTARY CR, cont ining important neve. solirited from ony 16 work; Y used. will be Hierally paid for. Rr OV FORMGN CORRESPONDENTS ARB PARTICULACLY KEQUPATRD 10 Skat ALL LETTERS AND PACK: vs SYNT OS ACNO NOTICE taken of anonymous correspondence, We ilo not return rejected communivations. ADVERTISEM seited én the WeRK Cadtyornia and Europ JOB PRINTING gash. 'S renettet every day: advertisements in: Hevaip Pamir Miiguatp, and in the execute! 1cith meatness, cheapness and de- Volume XXIV. AMUSEMANTS THIS EVENING. 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Canitr’s Mrx- SrRELs IN Songs, 7 ances, BALESQUES, &¢.—Afiernoon aod Bvening—Brace Starvk, NEW OPERA HOUSE, 72) Broadwav.—Matinee at Two— Dxarros’s Pakwok Orenss anv Lykio PRovexes. CHATHAM AMPHITHEATRE —Afternoon and Evening— WEsTKLAs PERPOKM .NCKS, “om PantomiaRs, Av. HOPE CHAPEL, 72) Broadway.—Wavon’s Tratu. eee New York, Saturday, November 26, 1859. —oo— EEE The News. The Canard steamships Vigo and Africa, from Liverpool on the 9th and 12 h instant, reached this | port auring yerterday. The main features of the news, with the warket and fioanvcial reports, were fully anticipated by the arrival of the Circassian at St. Johns, N. F., and her telegraphic summary published in the Hexaxp yesterday morning. Our files, however, contain some interesting ex- tracts respecting the position of affairs in Italy and the chances of their settlement by a general Con- er It was said by some that Napoleon would visit the Pope, and that his Hoiiness would grant asserted that, encouruged by the tone of the pasto- | tals of the bishops, he would resist the political | pressure of the Bmperor fully. Our London correspondent states that the Eng- * son, but uo contract Las yet been entered into, EUM, Broadway.—After- lish Foreign Office was determined to uphold, as long as possible, their claim to the island of San Juan. More fall advices concerning the progress of the hostilities between Spain and Morocco are given today. A general exodus of foreigners had taken place from the Algerian cities. The Moors exulted | in the prospect of a war with the Spaniards, and | congratulated each other on the rewards to be ob- | tained in Paradise by those who shall have the | good fortune to killone or more of the Infidels. | ‘The Sultan, however, seems desirous of peace, and bas given bis brother, Malai Abbas, who is encamp- ed near Tangier, full power to grant the demands | of Spain in the ultimatum of the 5th of October. The Jews and Christians in the Moorish domiaions were beiog fully protected, and severe punishment was threatened for any offence against their lives or property. The speech of Sir G. Cornwall Lewis at Guildhall explains the position of the British Cabinct towards Chona and the European Congress op the Italian question. ‘The wreck of the steamship Indian was attended with more disastrous conseqnences than were at firatimagined. Our de+patch from Sackville, N. B., dated yes'erday, informs us that she struck on a sunken ledge, avd parted amidships in half an hour afterwards, and that one boat was capsized and “several persons” drowned, another boat was stove alongside the parting hull, whilst two boats, contain- ing a portion of the passengers and crew, drifted to sea, and had not been heard of at latest date. | of the New York Republican State Committee, NEW YORK HER by low, and stipulated in express terms to be his nmifor offivial services, may bring «City Treasury, atter the lapse o « This claim hus a peoutar aspeot will observe the prosegdings on the purlusity and interest. fait ow jo a DH ag pew seveval and the appeal with nv The dewocicy assembled jo great strength last evenmg at Tammany Hail to ratty the nominations for Mayor, Corporation Counsel, Governor of the Ainishoure and other city officers, Tho meeting wus uddiexsed by sever! gentlemen, whose speeches, together with the proceedings, will be found elsewhere, The American Mayoralty Convention met last night ut 187 Beawery. Beyond a noisy debate on the subject of the admi-sion of delegates tu till vacancies, the Convention did nothiag up to twelve o'clock, the hour at which our reporter lef. As potorious friends of the three parties already in the field are amongst the delegates, it would be wile to speculate aa ty the result of the Coaventiva, Apumber of gentlemen, calling themselves the Independent Taxpayers Assuciation of the Suventh Councumonio distriet, met last evening to consider the propriety o nominating inen of character and reapectability as Councilmen. Nothing was dove however, except requesting the delegates from each ward to furnish the names of suitable porsons tor nomination, ‘The War Departmont has received advices from Gen. Scott, at Fort Townsend. The Geuersi in- forms the department that be had proposed » tem porary suspension of the San Juaa difliculty to Gov. Dougta-a. He bad received no reply, but had no doubt of the acceptance of the proposition ‘Tranquillity prevailed throughout the islands. A project to establish a lige of steamships be- tweea New York and the Beazils, via St. Thomas, and :arry the muils for the postages, has beon sub- mitted to the department by Mr. James D. Steven- Daniel Stuckpole, in November of last year, at the River House, m Harlem, was commenced yester- ? ? day in the Geueral Sessions, and will be finished this morning. Abraham D. Thompson, who was jomtly indicted with Moore, was convicted in Febroary : f manslaughter in the third degroe. Owing to the character of the Cireassia’s news tho cot ton market exhibited less spirit yesterday, while the salos embraced about 1,000 bales, clusing tamely on the basis of 114c. for middling uplands. The foreign news im parted quite an active movement to flour, and sales were active, closing at an advance of about 10c. a thc. per barrel, aud in some cases it was as much as 2c. higher. Wheat as also excited aud advanced from 3c. a Sc. per bushel, with sales of about 70,000 bushels, includ- ing some parcels on speculation. Corn opened dull but closed with some firmness for good old lots, while new was without change of moment’in prices. Pork was iu good demand, with sales of mess at $16 a $16 30 and prime at $11 20a $11 3: Sugars were firm and active, with sale- of 1 900 Lhds. Cuba muscovado, and 5,009 bags Pernambucos, at rates given in another column. Coffee was steady but firm. Freights were firm for English ports, with a fair amount of engagements, Revolutionary Designs of the Abolition- ists—New York Names Endorsing Treasn. We publish to-day one of the most extraor- dinary revelations of a revolutionary design on the part of the leading abolitionists and re- publicans that has ever been brought to light in this country since the treason of Benedict Arnold was detected at Tarrytown. It hes been widely asserted by many of the black republican journals that the treasonable proceedings of John Brown, at Harper's Ferry, were instigated by his own mad brain; but it now turns out that ever since the 9th day of March last, a book, called “Compendium of the Impending Crisis of the South,” has been se- cretly circulated in large nnmbers in the Northern States, endorsed by private circn- lar, to which are appended the names of the Governor of the State of New York, of an ex- Judge of our Supreme Court, of the Chairman of a large number of our most wealthy and rexpectabie clitzens, und ofsixty-elght members of Congress. We give in another column the circular in full,a series of extracts from the,revolutionary pages of the book itself, and the list of suscribers who have paid large sums for its circulation, , tion of Mayor and Corporation Counsel was to i ‘The tria} of Charles Moore, charged with killing i be a purely municipal affair, aud that, tled up The book itself claims to have been got up by a Southern man; but it smells so strongly of the shop that every one who ex- amines it is led to the inevitable conviction that the workers of the Zribune have had their hands deeply in its preparation. In its pages the mask of moderation ia completely thrown aside, the republican party is declared to be cowpletely abolitionised, and its intention to hurry on a remorseless and bloody revolution Twenty-four persons were saved by the schooner Alexander and landed at Halifax on the 24th inst, Toe breakers raged with force on all sides of the Bteamer* The schooner Lutea was aiso wrecked en the breakers, while running close to the wreck of the Indian. The Indian brought thirty-eight passengers, a crew of one hundred men, 800 tons of cargo, and some specie, from Liverpool. Vera Cruz advices to the 22d inst. state that Mc McLane arrived there on the previous day, but, on account of sickness in his family, remained on board the Brocklyn. The rumor that Marquez had pro nounced for Santa Anna was unfounded, but the re- port of his seizing the conductais confirmed. Mar- quez excuses the seizure on the ground that he wanted the money to save the country from the Yankees, and will repay it. Doblado had been de- feated with heavy loss. A report was current that Vera Cruz was to be blockaded by a Freneh fieet, and that Miramon would attack it by land. The Legislature of Texas has authorized the Gov- ernor to call out all the troops necessary for the defence of the frontier. Brownsyille was closely besieged by Cortinas on the 19th. Cortinas had set Campbell, the Deputy Sheriff, at liberty. Our advices from Mauritius extend to the 10th of October. Since the intelligence of the re-establish- ment of peace in Italy, commercial transactions had been stimulated, and greater activity prevailed in most departments. The price of sugar had been comparatively steady. No. 12 had not been sold for less than $5 60. The short stock of rice was being increased by arrivals from India, and the late high prices would, it was thought, be gradually re- duced. Advices from St. Thomas, W. L., of the 31st of Oc- tober report:—Our market is fairly supplied with breadstnffz. The transactions have been very lim- ited. Flour—There have been no transactions of aby importance. Beef and Pork—The market is overstocked with sour. Lumber—White and pitch pive are becoming scarce. Freights have been very ae ‘The health of the Island continues perfectly good. With the exception of alarms and ramors, affairs ‘were tranquil at Cherlestown yesterday, General ‘Taliefero has taken command of the troops, four companies of which are quartered in the Court House. Brown, it is said, has greatly changed, and is becoming repentant. Governor Wise has ordered five hundred additional troops to be pre- sent at his execntion on Friday next, The brought by the Corporation Connsel ogainst the extraordinary award of 431,000 in fa- vor of ex-Oorpdtation Attorney Theodore F. Tom- linson, for fees alleged to be due bim trom the city, in addition to his salary, will come up in one of the courta of this city for argument on Monday next. The case iavolves the important question as to whether a public officer whose salary is fixed is openly proclaimed:—* Slavery must he throttled. * * No man can be a true patriot without becoming an abolitionist. * * Every victim of ihe vile institution, whether white or black, must be reinvested with the sacred rights. * * We believe the Northern people have been too scrupulous. * * They haveap- proached but half-way to the line of their duty.” The nonslaveholders of the South are thus ex- horted:—“Do not reserve the strength of your arms until you shall have been rendered power- ess to strike; and the slaveholders are told, “it is for yon to decide whether we are to have justice peaceably or by violence, for, whatever consequences may follow, we are determined to have it one way or ancther.” This isthe unblushing language of revolu- tion, calling upon the people of the Northern States to unite for the purpose of making a raid upon the South even worse than that of John Brown. In almost any other country its ut- terance would constitute treason ; but, happily for the endorsers of it, treason here is limited tolevying war upon the State, These senti- ments, however, stimulate to treason, andactors will soon be found, when men of wealth and social position—men, most prominent in the community—are found to proclaim ‘and justify the proceeding. Such a revolution as this book proclaims is @ revolution against the right of self-government, which every State in the Union now possesses, and by its natural re- action on the North would inflict a deadly wound at our own liberties, by destroying the very principle on which they are based. On the day in which the first blow should be struck, confidence would cease to exist in the North as well as the South—industry and com- merce would stop, and the‘value of both labor and property decline immensely. Yet we are told that prudent men counsei it, pious men sanction it, and patriotic men sustain it. We are loath to believe it; and we call upon the prominent men whose names are affixed to the endorsement of these revolutionary and treasonable doctrines to come out and say if they carry them in their hearts and proclaim them io their followers. We call upon you, Edwin D. Morgan, Governor of the State of New York; and on you, ex-Judge Charles A. Peabody, of the Supreme Court; and on you, J. 8. T. Stranahan, Police Commissioner of this metropolitan city; and on you, James Kelly, Chairman of the New York Republican State Cem ral Committe; and on you, Edgar Ketcham Chairman of the Opdyke city Mayoralty Con vention; and on you, David Dudley Field, mem- ber of the New York bar; and on all the wealthy aod prominent citizens whose names are given as the promoters of a revolution which is to bathe our whole couniry in blood aud destroy its dearest rights, to tell the world \f this thing bas beea done with your know ledge sud conseut, and if you have calmly weig led the consequences of such a couftict us you are proclaimed as sanctioning, That the wid fapatigs whose names are linked with yours ip this infamous work, the raving abolition’sts, the insaue philosophers of Fourierite phalap-teries, the penniless udveu- turers who bave nothing to lose and all to gain in # social opheuving, and the ambitious dema gogues who would rule or rain, should utter such sentiments and inculcate such a strife, is not surprising. But that you, men of sub- stance, hovored citizens, and many of you rulers in the land, who have solemnly sworn to uphold the constitution of the State and of the United States, should be thus traitors to your duty as oitizens, false to your oaths as rulers, and regardless of tho rights of your brethren 2s men, must shock those who have hitherto confided in you, alarm those who have obeyed you, and streogthen those who have opposed you. Hinton Rowan Helper pro- claims you as revolutionists and traitors, and your fellow citizens wait to hear your own pica of guilty of not guilty. Tue Municirat. Execrion Assumina Nationan Provortions—We had supposed that the elec- as the hands of the Mayor of New York are, it made litle difference who might be elected, whilst the control of the public purse was under the fingers of the Common Council. The elec- ion, however, it seems, is about to partake of the spirit of the times and the events of Har- per’s Ferry; abolitionism on one side and na- tionality on the other are to enter into the con- test, and become the real issue in the struggle. Yesterday the organ of ove of the candidates charged another of the candidates—Fernand» Wood—with making a treacherous compact with the friends of W. H. Seward, to the effect that on the condition of the republicans voting for Wood in the coming municipal election, Wood's party will vote for Seward’s party at the next State and Presidential elections; and as New York city is the stronghold of the de woeracy in the State, the State would thus be delivered over to the complete control of the republicans for the great national contest of 1860, As it is now, the republicans cousider it insecure; Lut by the accession of Wood’s party in the city of New York, the State, they think, would be rendered safe for Sewardism, the higher law and revelution. This looks very like the pickpocket shouting “stop thief !”” and pointing in avother direction, in order to direct attention from him-elf. Now, it is well known that Mr? Havemeyer is the candidate of Confidence Cassidy, Cagger and Co., and that these men and Thurlow Weed thoroughly understand each other, the differ- ence between them on principles of national policy scarcely amounting to tbe splitting of a hair. They have been here making arrange- ments about the municipal election, and Tam- many Hall is known to be under their control. They are the leaders of the baruburner faction, which betrayed the democracy in 1848; they are free soil deviocrats, the republicans being only free soil whigs. The affinity is therefore com- plete. Haveweyer belonged to the barnburn- ers in 1848; be voted for the republican Presi- dential candidate in 1856, and subscribed money for his election. He voted for Morgan, the black republican candidate for Governor, last November. He voted for Manierre, the republican candidate for Sendtor in the Sixth district; and it is added that he calculated upon the endorsement of the republicans, on the ground of “being a good enough re- pubjican for them; otherwise he would not have accepted the Tammany nomination. His addregs fully confirms this idea, and it is plain that he does not regard himself as a demo- cratic candidate. Mr. Tilden, the Tammany candidate for Corporation Counsel, has always belonged to the same free soil faction. Now, Fernando Wood, though charged with a great many things, has never been charged with even a tendency towards free soilism; his ante- cedents have been all the other way; and the same is trne of Mr. Greene C. Bronson, the can- didate for Corporation Counsel who is nomi- nated on the same ticket with Wooa, and who has always been distinguished for his national principles, Where the two parties accuse each other of betraying the State into the hands of Seward, the only way of determining the truth is by a reference to the antecedents of both. The time was when Tammany Hall, whatever might be its other vices, was noted for its nationality. In recent times it has fallen into the bands of the barnburners, and isin fact abolitionized. In putting forward men like Havemeyor and Til- den to represent it, the faction has taken the first step towards open abolition and Sewardism. It has been initiated into the abo- lition church and received the waters of its baptism. It only wants the rite ofconfirmation in the struggle of 1860 to make it as oul-and- out abolition as Phillips, and Cheever, and John Brown. Wood's organ claims for him the championsbip of nationality, and saya:— Such are the influences and agencies that aro brought ta bear to carry the Mayoralty electjov in favor of a republi- cay candidate, wearing a mask provided for him at Tam- many Hall, which has becomo the secret prostitute of abolition, and will soon be found pub! arm in arm volutionary element which this p ‘ew York city ia the strooghold wonality in the: Jet the repab- leans and repubhean sympathizers ‘Ty this fortress, and the Sta et to the national party in 1860. Let the national candicate for the Mayoralty be elected, and the State is eafe against Seward aud bis revolutionary designa. The contest is thus no longer a mere munici- pal one; it has assumed national proportions, and as a national iseue it will go to the people. eleeuon than « Tux Scuoor Boarp.—Hardly second in im- portance to the Boards of the Aldermen and Councilmen is the Schoo! Board to be elected at the charter election in December. The School Commissioners have the charge of the educa- tion of our youth of both sexes, and they should certainly be men of intelligence, good character and moral standing; but we are sorry to say that instead of men of that cluss being elected, we shall have an ignorant and incom- petent body of men inthe School Board, who seek that position for the political influence they may attain by it, or, perhaps, fer baser purposes. Isit not possible to get a few re- spectable citizens to serve as School Commis- sioners? Will the citizens of each ward, setting aside political nominees, ece whether they ¢an- not find well educated, reputable and trust- worthy men to take the office? If they move at all in the matter, they must do so quickly. Famuoxaste AMUsEMENTS—A LirtLe Patri Leavy mus Wott Opgratic Lumr.—The managers of the Academy of Music have not teca heretofore such expert marksmen as the Tyrolese patriot, who, according to accounts which sre more or less reliable, saved his coun- try by shooting ap apple from his son’s head at the first trial, The impresarii of Irving pluce have been more tike some of our target companies, who never hit the white even by accident. The primedonne they have imported from Europe this year—and, with the solitary exception of Piccolomini, for the last three or tour years—bave either failed altogether on their first appearance, or have taken their places in the ranks of the “fair to middling fair” artiste, singers whom we could hear with- out any danger ot being shocked, or electrified, or thrilled, or excited in any awful degree. They never hit the white in the public target. Some conld not sing at all, some sang too much, rome were too ugly, many too old, all bad some disability “A¢ which the dainty public could turn up fts delicate nose. And it did turn up its nose, and, by con- sequence, the Opera was going to the dogs. Everything was tried. The company was strengthened. New operas were produced. ‘The managers put forth the most plalutive ap- peals; but the public bardened its heart, and travelled in the error of its ways to the Dray- ions, the ordinary theatres and the negro min- sirels, There was an awful state of things, Art was below par. The Opera was languishing. The liberally disposed stockholders were looking in yain ufter the immense sums of money which they had advanced. Mulla bona was eadursed on the opera programmes; ne exeat was written over the scores of the new operas. UlIman lost that genial and sunny smile, that calm sun- shine of the soul for whichghe is so eminently distinguished, and the amiable Strakosch was enveloped in a.pale green melancholy, orna- mented round the edges with sky blue. The artists trembled for their salaries, and the San- day papers became ravenous for their little accounts. In point of fact, Irving place was iu a bad way, and there seemed to be no means of getting out of it, except by falling back upon tbe provinces, and making Boston and Philadelphia pay the expeuses of the metro politan campaign, Tha’ was a dangerous, and therefore a last resort. The operatic audiences in all the principal cities, uo matter what the provincial press may say to the contrary, are always en rapport with each other; and what will not answer for Madison avenue will not do for Beacon or Broad street. The Opera managers were in as perplexing a predicament as that of two colored brethren who found themselves drifting out to sea in an open boat, in a “high wind and a heavy sea, which threatened to swamp the chattels. “Sam,” suid one to the other, “can you pray?” “I don’t know,” was the reply, “but I'l try.” “Well, you'd better,” rejoined the other, ‘for something’s gotto be done mighty quick.” So with the Opera: something had to be done, and, as a Jast resort, Strakosch produced his sister-in- law, known as “Little Patti,” to distinguish her from the other Pattis, whose name is legion. Strakoech had been considerably snubbed for bis memorable Italian campaign, and now there were serious doubts as to whether anything good could come out of Nazareth or Ninth avenne. So there was very little said about Patti.%Sbe was sent afloat on an off-night, and, with a small biscuit or two tossed into her boat by kindly amateurs who remembered her child-triumphs, launched boldly out into a sea which contains many worse rocks than Seylla or Charybdis. How she succeeded, how she hit the white and rang the bell many times in succession, how she’ astonished every- body, how she stirred up the most blasé ten about town, is already the talk of the city. Her triumph has but one parallel—that of Malibran, who came here at the age of eighteen, all unknown, and sang herself at once into the Temple of Fame— in fact, ocenpied that mythical edifice al- together fora while. Miss Patti, considering all the circumstances, has made amore pro- found impression than Jenny Lind or Piccolo- mini at their first appearances here, and the most brilliant career is open to the new Ameri- can prima donna. Strakosch, as he had all the obloquy of the failures of the season, deserves great credit for this full and genuine success of his protegé. Of course there is a great deal of surprise at the discovery of this little girl, who can sing so much better than the best artists that we bave been able to get from Europe; and there are people who say that it is amanagerial dodge of Christopher Columbus Strakosch and Napoleon Bonaparte Ullman to bring out some cheap and poor‘singers from Europe, in order to give little Patti a better chance, and show our people—what they ought to know by this time—that we have no real oc- cation to go abroad for our singing birds, But whatever may have been the motive— whether the managers intended to do a clever thing, or whether they seized upon it in des- peration—the result is the same. It is a very gratifying, a very novel and a very curious re- sult, Everybody has been trying to save the ope- ra, managers, stockholders journalists, and all, without any very tremendons amount of suc- cess, when out steps this little girl, and with the magic of her voice dispels the clouds which obscured the operatic horizon; and the Opera is saved. Next week there will be a furore. Patti will make it. And the the faces of the managers and the stockholders are considerably shorter than they were. The public is in a good humor, too, and means to make a pet of little Patti. And all this has been dono by a girl just out of primers and pantalettes! It is a great thing, and little Patti is quite equal to the Petite Cor- poral who superseded and snubbed all the old moustaches of the French army. A viva for Young America, especially the crinoline sec- tion of it, A little Patti leavens the whole Academy lump. Tue New Common Councit.—From all ap- pearances we shall have the moat corrupt and villainous Common Council next year that we ever bad. The worst men in the community; men without intelligence or good standing; the most worthless, ignorant and rapacious set of fellows in the whole city, will be nominated in all the districts; so that we may as well make up our minds to see the taxes increased from ten millions to fourteen or fifteen, by all kinds of jobs and extravagance. There is no help for it, ALD, SATURDAY, NOVEMBER 26, 1859. Tux Steamer Inpiax’—ComParative Strenora or Inon axv Tamper Bon,? V8sseis.—From the uccounts received yesterday by telegraph, there is reason to fear that the sacrifice of life result- ing trom the loss of the steamer Indian will be much greater than was at first anticipated. When the vessel struck there were one hundred and thirty-eight persons on board, thirty- eight of whom were passengers. Besides the two boats that were stove and capsized, we now learn that two more, with part of the passengers and crew, drifted out to sea, and have not since been Leurd of. It is to be hoped tbat they have by this time been picked up, and that we shall shortly have some tidings of them. It may, however, be some weeks before their safety or the full extent of the calamity is as- certained, for vessels bound outward would not be likely to change their course for the pur- pose of landing them at their original destina- tion. The simfarity of the circumstances under which this steamer and the Royal Charter have been lost within so short an interval sug- gests s question as to the comparative safes of iron and timber built vessels. The Royal Charter and the Indian were both constructed of iron, and both went to pieces almost immediately after striking. The Indian, it seems, parted amidships, which proves the small power of resistance that she possessed against a longitudinal strain. This weakness in iron ships seems to have been foreseen and apprebended, if we may judge from the recent introduction of diagonal ribs, Whether these two unlucky vessels were constructed on this principle we are unable to say; but should the fact turn out to be so, it will tend to the con- clusion that means have not as yet been dis- covered to render iron ships as secure against accidents of this kind as stout oak or teak built vessele, We do not believe that a steamer of the latter construction would, under the same circumstances, have gone to pieces in anything like the same short space of time that the Royal Charter and Indian have done. So rapidly was the former broken up that she crushed the passengers between decks as they were making their way out of the cabins, whilst, as we have already stated, in a half an hour after striking the Indian parted clean in two. In most disasters of the same kind occurring to timber built vessels there is ordi- narily a good deal of time left to the persons on board to make their preparations for escape. In iron vessels, on the confrary, if we are to judge by these recent examples, the perils en- countered are immediate, and leave no time for the exercise of those faculties in which the seaman places his reliance in moments of dan- ger. Science will no doubt discover the means of equalizing this difference in strength between iron and timber built vessels; but until it does so, the preferences of most pru- dent people wiil incline in favor of the latter. CanpipaTes FoR THE Congress PRintING.— From all that we can learn, there will be a mighty and a hungry swarm of party news- paper candidates for the printing of the new Congress. Here are, as we understand, a few of them:— 1, The joint stock firm of Thurlow Weed and Cornelings Wendell, the head obiefs of the Albany and Washington lobby gangs. - 2. Banks, late of Virginia, and Steadman, of Ohio, the lobby firm who supplanted Wendell for the late Congress printing, and then sold out to him, and sold him in the bargain. 3. Bhe Washington lobby firms of the Na- tional Intelligencer, Globe, Constitution, National Era, Republic and States. 4. The PhiladeJphia newspaper candidates, including the Chevalier Forney of the Press, McMichael of the North American, and Flenni- gin of the Nes. 5, The fifth division will be made up from the conservative opposition sectional compromise newspapers of the South, such as the Baltimore Patriot, Richmond Whig and the Louisville Journal, 6. The sixth division will represent such em- phatic Western republican papers as the Cin- cinnati Gazette, the Chicago Tribune and the St. Louis Democrat. Throw all these cliques and combinations to- gether in the lobby at Washington, and it may be readily imagined that they will have a regu- lar Donnybrook time of it. Last, though not least, it is probable that the Chevalier Webb will have o finger in the pie. If it should turn out that he has secured a house and provisions in Washington, free of charge, for the session, upon some such grand lobby idea as “ free wool,” or that he is the agent of some combination for a new bankrupt law, or a general banking law, or something of that sort, ($52,675 included,) he will have to be taken into the firm of Weed and Wendell, so that it shall read Weed, Webb and Wendell, or the game of Thurlow will be spoiled. The books are still open; and all that will come may come into this grand approaching lobby scramble for the enormous masses of spoils and plunder comprehended in this Congress printing. THANKSGIVING AT THE THEATRES.—The obser- vance of the Puritan holiday, on Thursday last, ‘was more marked and general than ever be- fore in the metropolis, During the day the fashionable churches were crowded and the streets presented a most animated spectacle. The theatres, concerts and shows of all kinds reaped a rich harvest, as may be judged from the following statement of their receipts, which are rather under than over estimated:— Theatres. Academy of Music (two performances: Niblo’s Gard ‘900 Laura Keene's Theatre 950 New Bowery Theatre (two performances) 1,600 ‘Theatre Francais.......... 500 Barpom’s American Museum Wood's Minstrels New Opera Hou: Chatham Amphith German theatres, concerts, poeevvervesesercevantevesens 916,175 This shows that while the people of some parts of the country are in mortal fear of trea- sonable invasions ayd servile insurrections, and while the rabid abolitionists of New Eng- land and the West are endeavoring to excite the North against the South, the people of the metropolis are attending quietly to their own affairs, enjoying prosperous times, devoting themselves strictly to business, and in proper times amusing and enjaying themselves in the ynost harmless and innocent way. Some of the provincial cities might find © good oxample from the quiet dignity and steady conserva- tiem which distinguish the masses of the peo- ple in the metropolis, ——— Wun t Oup Brown Has Dovt.—While the out and-out #bolition journals are exulting over the idea that Old Brown bas carried their war into Africa, an bas henceforth to the Southern slavebolders rain'@ up the ghost of Banquo; - and while our more Calculating black republi- can organs are full of vars, and sympathy, and glory and admiration oW the “stout old Pur} tan,” and while they are wasting that he hag taken the mask off the “save power,” and shown its weakness to the \World; all these Norther freedom shriekers seem’ to forget that he has done something more. Hi’? has given the true interpretation to Mr. Sew. td's “irre- presaible conflict,” and bas shown that: it means revolution, disuvion, and servile and ¢,.\wil war. This is what Old John Brown bas done; and if a reaction in the Nortbern public mind ag Nlast Seward and his party is not soon made mani Yost in some way, then we may indeed aaticipa’e the worst consequences to the Union, — Arrival of the American Minister at Vora, Crez—Marquee Has Not Pronounced for Senta Anna—Defeat of Dobludo-In- ‘temded Blockade of Vers Oruz by the French Flect and an Attack by Marae - mon om Land, &., &c. New Oauz.s, Nov. 25, 1850, ‘The steamship Tonnessce has arrived hero with Vera, Crus dates of the 224 inet, and $36,000 in apecie, Minister McLane arrived there on the ist, but remained on board tho Brooklyn, in consequence offis fumily boing sick. The report that Marquez had pronounced in faver af Santa Anna was withou: foundation. Tho report of bie Seizure of the conducta is confirmed, but that of his escape is contradicted, Marquez says that he is using the moncy to save the rm country from the Yankees, and promises to reture it from the first duties received at Tepic and Mazatlan, which he intimates he intends retaking, Miramon was at Queretaro waiting for tho liberals, who threatened the capital. Doblado had been defeated at Guanajuato with heavy loss. An American officer who was with him was shot er assassinated. Cobos had captured Oajaca, and tho liberals there had disbanded, The Picayune’s correspondent reports that the Fremok flect will soon blockade Vera Cruz. Miramon, at the suggestion of the French Minister, is to open Alvarada as a port of entry. Insurance policies are to have a blockade clause inserted in them. Miramon also proposes simultancously attacking Vers Cruz, ‘The Savannah and one French and one Spanish brig of ‘war were at Sacrificios. A eovore gale had caused seycral small vessels to rem ashore. NEWS FROM WASHINGTON, Speculation Regarding the Organize- tion of the mext House of Representa- tives—Interference of Military Officers im the Elections in New MexicomRe- forme in the Post Office Department, &e. QUE WASHINGTON CORRESPONDENCE, ‘Wasmietox, Nov. 25, 1859. ‘The possibility of the success of the programme for or- ganizing the Houso of Representatives, published in the Herp the other day, has put the numerous office seek- ing republicans already in Washington ina state of alarm. ‘They virtuously denounce all compromises as being de- cidedly immoral. That progamme is entirely acceptable to the democratic members and Senators who hay ar- rived. For the sake of avoiding. greater evil, they say let the South Americans have the printing, and the Douglas democrats the clerkship, in order to get tho Speaker. Phelps, of Missouri, is the man indicated. Mr. Otero, delegate from Now Mexico, is about fo de- mand a court martial on Colonel Bonneville and other military officers, for their interference in the election for delegate in New Mexico. He states they took an active part, incompatible with their military character and poet- tion, in the clection, and against himself, an administra- tion man. Postmaster General Holt will, in bis report to Congress, take ground against the extravagant contracts and ap- propriations for remote and comparatively usoless routes heretofore authorized, and will recommend the propriety of making, a8 s0on as practicable, the Post Office Depart- ment independent of the federal treasury. He believes this can be done without increasing the rate of postage. ‘He has taken the initiative in cutting off great numbers of useless post offices and employés. OFFICIAL DESPATCH FROM GENERAL, SCOTT ON THE SAN JUAN DIFFICULTY -STEAM BETWEEN NEW YORK AND THE BRAZILS—CONDITION OF THE TREASURY, ETC., ETO. ‘DHE GENERAL NEWSPAPER DESPATOH. ‘Wascuncton, Nov. 22, 1859. ‘The Secretary of War to-day received the following nespatch from Iieut. General Scott, dutod Straits of Fuca, und sent by way of Leavenworth:—* Two days ago, despatched from Fort Townsend a communication to Go- vernor Douglas, proposing a temporary adjustment of the existing difficulties on the basis suggested by the Presi- dent in his instructions to me, There has been no answer yet; but thero is nu doubt the proposition will be accepted. Everything is tranquil in these islands,” Dr. Breed, formerly an examiner in tho Patent Office, having beén arraigned before Justice Donn, on ‘he charge of uttering Incendiary language, was to-day required to give security in the sum of $2,000 to keep tho peace It appears the objectionable words were uttered in the presence of several persons (Senator Seward’s views be- ing the topic of conversation), and goon thereafter wore. published m the States and Union newspapers, Hence his arrest. James D. Stevenson, of New York, has offored to estab- lish a steamship line and carry the mails for the postages, from that city via St. Thomas to the Brazils, and tho Post= master General has signified his willingness to conclude such an arrangement on satisfactory sureties boing fur- nished. No contract, however, has yet boon executed. At a meeting of the Central National Bots Club of Washington, heid to night, it was resolved to merge the same into the National Opposition Club of New York, where the headguarters will be in future. According to the reported conversations with Governor Wise, recently, in city, he has no doubt of the existence of gecret eccteties in yarious portions of Ohio and elsewhere, the members of which aro bound horrid oaths, not only to rescuo Brown, but to take ro- venge on those who were instrumental in the convic- tion of him and his associates for their offences at Harper's Ferry. The letters which the Governor has received upon this subject aro from men ie whose word he places tho fullest confidence, but whose names will not be revealed by him. It was doubtless tho belief of the existence of such societles, numbering, a8 was reported to him, thousands of mem- bers, for the purposes related, that led the Governor re- cently to call oat an additional nathbor of troops. Its understood that the physicians of Judge Douglas unite in urging bim to proceed to the coast of Florida, with n view to the restoration of his health, and also Mrs Dougins accompany him for a similar purpose, as foon as their strength will enable them to travel. Tt not yet known, heweyer, whother he will act on the sug- gestion. Several of the ministers of the gospel, yesterday, in their thanksgiving sermone, earnestly condemnod the expressions of sympathy for Brown and his companions, and deciared that their execution was due to justice and the enormity of their crime. ‘The number of members of Congress in this city is daily increasing. The organ zation of the House of Repre- sentatives is with them the prominent topic of convorsa- tion apd concern, The Treasurer's statemont shows that the receipts for the week ending on Monday were $1,366,000. ‘The amount of the drafts paid was 798,000, and dratts 1ssned $1,268,000, The amount subject 'to Uraft is $6,257,000. The increage over the sum on hand last week is noarky- $96,000, ee The Loss of the Ind Sackvinux, N. B., Noy. 25,18" , ‘The tron steamer Indian, from Livorpool, struck ® gant. en ledge near Marie Joeeph, on Monday, 21st inst, ; Sho had 38 passengors, a crew of 100 men, 80’ y tong of cargo and somo specio, Half an hour after striking sho parted amids' sing, One boat was oapsiad, and several pr woons were drowned. Another boat was stove alongside. Two moro boata, with part of the passr mgors and crew, drifted to gea and have not since boon b pard of, The schooner Alexander, Capt, Shel! nut, was the fret to Tender assistance, and arrived at Hal fax on the 24th, with twenty four persons on bourd. The number of lives lost is not get known, Tho schooner Lutes ran clos’s to tho wreck among the breakers, and became herr Alt a total wreck, Tho crow were saved, —-—— of Mr, Knox. Tovnisnura, Nov. 25, 1860 The C: I Willom Brox, of philgdeiptirs, ampested here twa mouths