The New York Herald Newspaper, March 27, 1860, Page 6

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R. a aalawin oe ra contents of the Evroraaw Eorrion ov ma Hxratd ‘will combine the news received by mail and telegraph at ‘the office during the previous week and ‘up to the hour of publication. The News. The Committee on Public Expenditures of the House of Representatives, made a report yester- day on the subject of the public printing. The re port recommends the election of a practical priv who is alo to execute the binding. The to be done ata reduction of fifty per - Work Prices now paid. The proceedings i- Cg ase yesterday, were marked by no fest “the Senate lar importance, .ares of particu- Jackalow, the Chinaman. heving murdered Captain’ ° es bli od seets an on the oyster sloop Spre Jy, was yesterday arrested, while attempting t Hackensack rige ” Cross the bridge over the Bewark. Atty -‘ between Jersey City and Jersey City’ -* hia capture he was taken to action of Dd committed to prison, to await the tails of * the United States authorities. Full de- trate ais capture, examination before the magis- -, &e., are given elsewhere. The sloop Spray a8 towed to the Battery yesterday, for the pur- pose of thoroughly searching her, and was visited by large numbers of individuals, anxious to learn the result of the investigation aa it progressed. « Johnson, alias Hicks, implicated in the tragedy on board the oyster sloop E. A. Johnson, was yes- terday brought up before the United States Com- missioner, and was fully identified as the person who had landed on Staten Island. The watch and money bag found in his possession were also iden- tified as having belonged to Captain Burr. John. gon was committed to the Tombs until to-morrow, when an examination of the prisoner will take place. The Board of Supervisors met last evening, but their proceedings were of little momeat. A reso- lution was offered by Supervisor Bell, and unani- mously adopted, that the thanks of the Board of Bupervisors of the county of New York be tendered to his Excellency Governor Morgan for his veto of the tax levy, on account of its containing an ap- Propriation of $193,090 for the use of the Com- missioner of Records. A communication was sent in by the legal adviser of the Board, stating that bills for furnishing paper, blanks, &c., for the use of special and general elections should be paid by the county, and by the city in the case of charter elections. The Board of Councilmen met yesterday after- noon. A petition from the Mayor, Aldermen and Commonalty of the city of New York to the Legis- Sature was read and ordered to be printed. The petition was a remonstrance and protest against the passage of any of the bills now before the Le- gislature authorizing the construction of railroads in the thoroughfares of this city. The reception of the expected Japanese Commissioners to, this country was considered, and a committee appointed to ascertain the proper manner of receiving them. In consequence of the absence of the majority of. the members of the Board of Aldermen no busi- ees was transacted yesterday. The Board stands Sdjourned until the first Monday in April. The schooner Enchantress, from Maracaibo 5th inst., reports that the rebel army had been totally defeated and dispersed at the pass Carocol, and that the war in Venezuela was supposed to be at anend. Business generally was dull. Coffee and hidea were scarce, and high in price, on account of political troubles interfering with iadustrial pur- Suits. Provisions were in request, and sales re- munerative. A large and most enthusiastic Union meeting, under the auspices of the Young Men's National Union Club of the city of New York, was held at the Cooper Institute last evening. Speeches were made by the Hon. Thos. A. B. Nelson, of Tennes- see; Hon. Horace Maynard, of Tennessee; J. W, Girard, Esq., of New York, and others. A mass meeting of the house painters of this city Was held last wight at Military Hall. The meeting was called by the Journeymen Honse Painters’ So- ciety for the parpose of inducing those painters who were not members to join the Society, and vuite with it in demanding a uniform rate of wages, ‘The dullnesa which characterized the cotton market, «! the close of asi week, was continued Yesterday. Ordi’ Pary ant ferior grades were nominal, while the mid iling aud upper qualities were without Change, and fas to Choice Iva were firmly held at full prices. Tho salos were copfized to about 500 a 600 Dales, part in transit, on ths basia of jrices given in another column. The flour mark-t was without animation, the demand was chiefly from the domestic trade. Some descriptions, including Southern Brenda, closed at easior rates, Wavat was beavy aod spring qualities, were nominal. The sales were Neotted snd configed ‘to small lots Southern red at $1 463¢ and white Capadian and Southora on private terms, Corn was rapier, and more active at the,concession. Pork was more active, and closed at firmer rates; new mess fold at $17 76, including some 1,600 bbls. check on the day at that figure, and new prime was reported at $14 373, & $1450 Sugars were in good request, and prices Bleady, with sales of about 800 a 900 hdds., and 840 bores Ou terme given in another place. Coffee was tirm, while sale: wire limited. Freights were steady with moderate enga::mentz, The advance in the rates of freights, at Erst India ports, has not been without its effect upon tho vilve of T-dia goods in our markets. Gunny cloth has advarced to 1250, @ 12Xe., to arrive here and in Beton. Linseed bas advanced to $1 70 per bushel, and Biltpetie to 30c. per pound. The importation of these a cls wiibin the previous twelve to eighteen months sured boavy losses to importers, and led to the suspen- Sion of Bome houses that had embarked in the trade with- vot the basis of soffleient capital and experience. These reverses Caused the withdrawal of vessels, and conso- quent advance in freights, which have again revived prices, and wil enable bolders of goots previously im. ported at low prices to realize good profits. Such are the viclesitudes in commercial pursuits, War with Mexico—Shall American Citi- zens be Protected Abroad? War with Mexico is a state of things which Congress should at once contemplate and pro vide for; for not only is it a possibility, but so immediately is it within the range of probabi lity that the next gale from the south may bring its tidings to our ears, At the last accounts from Vera Cruz, Mira- mon had recommenced the bombardment of that city, and, however much we may hope and believe that he will not succeed fn reducing it, still the chances of war are uncertain, and al- ready the atrocities which marked the triumph of “Religion and Privileges” at Tacubaya and Tepic may have been committed within its walls. We must be prepared to meet this pos- sible result. If Miramon takes the city of Vera Cruz, he brings his government and its responsibilities within our reach, and there is no possible way tbat we can, with a decorous self-respect, and a just regard for the honor of the American name and the safety of our coun- trymen, avoid taking up the gauntlet he has so repeatedly thrown down to us. For more than a year past a virtual and savage war bas been carried on against every person and thing American by the Church party in the interior of Mexico, Without an open de- claration of hostilities, our citizens have been continuously insulted and plundered, they bave been denied the protection usually ac- corded through diplomatic representation, and our Minister and Coneul have been obliged to close their offices and withdraw from the capital in consequence of the repeated slights directed at their official capacity. Berides these facta, which are evident on the urface of the past, there has long been run- ning astream of deep andsecret intrigue against our interests in the territories and seas south of us, Spain bas eet herself up as the antago- nist of American progress and influence there, and Madrid and Havana have been active circles of negotiation and preparation. In the firs’, 9 treaty has been negotiated aod formally “atified with the Miramon government, and in the second a corsair expedition has been fitted ont, in fulfilment of a secret article in the treaty, to harass the commerce of the Gulf and to assist in the capture of Vera Cruz, This policy has been pureued by the Church party in Mexico with aii the efetgy of desperation. The magnates of the Church there know that thereare but two ways by which they can save their vast accumulations. One of these is by procuring foreign assistance, which shall ena ble them tosubdue, and keep down forever, the liberal element in Mexico, which is pursuing a war of extermination against the ecclesiastical privileges ; and the other is, in default of that foreign assistance, to provoke a war with this country, which shall compel us to another con- quest and occupation. In their present strag- gle, a continuance of the war is almost as disas- trous to them as a defeat, for the sacrifices ne- ceseary to sustain their troops are consuming their accumulations to annihilation, But if the United States forces are compelled to occupy the country, they know that their possessions are safe, and will be respected. In this policy we have an explanation of the long continued contumely with which our citi- zens and our official representatives have been treated, and the extraordinary course of Com- mander Marin in firing upon the Saratoga. The Spanich flag was, no doubt, designedly used, in the recent affair of the two steamers, fer the purpose of creating a still fur- ther complication of questions. It is time, therefore, that Congress should lay aside the political bickerings of party lead- ers in the consideration of our foreign rela- tions. Even in the event of Miramon’s failure before Vera Cruz, itis incumbent upon us to take some decided action for the protection of our interests and the lives of our citizens in Mexico. We have presented an inane front long enough to the outrages that have been committed upon them. Party bitterness with- holds from the Executive the power it should possess to protect individual Americans abroad, and upon the black republican Senators and leaders must fall the odium that will follow the degradation to which our national honor and the name of American citizen are being subject- ed in the anarchical countries south of us, Tur Ciry Ramroap SwinpLe at ALBANy.— We understand that the mammoth railroad gridiron ‘of George Law, and the six little grid- iron bills now in the Assembly, have formed a coalition, and in all probability will pas. The railroad forces of the lobby, it is sup posed, completed their arrangements last night, in which event the bills will be taken up to- day, if the House reaches that kind of business. Thus New York is to be sold at Albany toa parcel of hungry speculators—its rights and privileges to be made away with, without the consent or sanction of its citizens. This is one of the grossest swindles which has ever been perpetrated, even by the Albany Legislature. These railroads are worth millions of dollars; they belong of right to this city, and to dispose of them in this fashion is an outrage which no langnage is strong enough to condemn in the terms it deserves. . Ol “iia ee The Connecticut Election—Its Impor- tance. In another column we publish an article from the Boston Atlas on the Conn -«*i- cut election. Its allegation that we have misrepresented facts we have already dispos+4 of in commenting on the statement of the 7vi- bune. We have shown how Connecticut will be vitally injured in her manufacturing inte- rests through her intimate connection with New York city, should she play so suicidal a part as to vote the republican ticket. But the article from our Boston contemporary shows how great importance is justly attached to the struggle by one of the organs of the republican party in the New Eoghand States. The New York Tribune also perceives the effect which the result will have upon the destinies of re- publicanism throughout the country, either giving it a new impetus which will probably | render it triumphant in the conflict of next No- vewber, or dealing it a heavy blow from which it may never recover. The carrying of the coming election by the democracy will have the same effect upon the conservative cause that the terrible passage of the Bridge of Lodi bad upon the Italian campaign of the elder Napoleon, and the bloody passage of the Ticiao at Magenta had upon the campaign of \»- poleon IIL, resulting in making both masters of Milan and all Lombardy, and ultimateiy defeating the Austrians in the atrugzie. There is every probability that the conserva- tive elements of the State will reconquer it to patriotiem. In 1852 it voted the democratic ticket by a plurality of 2,890 over the whig ticket, though on the whole vote democracy was in a minority by 270 votes. In 1856 it voted for republicanism, and has done so ever eince, but with the majority continuully lessen- ing. In 1856 the republican majority was up- wards of 5,000. In 1858 it was 2,471. Last year it was only 1,692. The whole vote last year was 78,786; in 1856 it was 80,325—being 1539 more, Now, if we add the natural in- crease of voters, judging from the increase from 1852 to 1856, of 13,557 votes, there ought to be am increase of some 16,000 votes at the Presi- dential election next fall, and making some 17,500 votes of an increase upon the whole vote of last year. Indeed, we would not besurprised il the whole vote would reach 100,000. The following table will show the reader ata glance the data on which we found our calculation:— Scott (whig)... Hale (apolitioniat) . Pieroe’s plurs Fremont's plurality., 7,720 ‘Majority again Fremont's Majority., 6,106 STATE ELRCTION, 1865. Bockingham (rep.). -86.208 STATE ELECTION, 1859. ham Pratt (dem.), 544 Scattering. ‘286 Total vote, 127 Buckingbam’s 2,74 B Buckipgbam’s maj’ty. 2,471 Whole vote in 1852..., Whole vote in 1856.,... Increase in four years. ‘Estimated increase in Estimated whole vote in ‘Total vote of inst year... ROOCrVO VOLE... see cece ee cece ec ee ee sene eter ee Here, then, we see that the whole vote is cal- culated at 96,325, and it will probably reach 100,000, showing a reserve vote of from 17,000 to 20,000, which was not polled atthe last State election, but which will certainly be brought out in the coming contest. As this reserve vote is a conservative vote, and as the republi- can majority was only 1,692 last year, there is every prospect of a handsome majority for the Seymour ticket and the conquest of the State in the interest of the Union and the constitu- tion, against the revolutionary designs of the republican party. Tae Last Cuance For 4Goop Crry Govery- uext.—A great deal of fuss is being made about the new city charter which is now occu- pying the attention of the Legislature, and there is a good deal of opposition in different quarters to the programme of the charter, which is simply the centralization of executive power in the Mayor, Comptroller and Corpora- tion Counsel. This is the last resort for a trial to obtain an efficient city government; it may be but an experiment; but even as an experi- ment, let us have it. The only hope left of ac- quiring 8 practical government for this metro- polis is by taking all executive power out of the hands of the Aldermen and Councilmen, and concentrating it in responsible men who have a character to lose or to win. The opposition to the charter seems to come from two quarters—the republicans, who are afraid that they will not get patronage enough under it, and the Tammany faction, who are afraid that they will lose the patronage they have. But the opinions of some of these par- ties, republicans, Tammanyites, or Mozart Hall men, are not entitled to the slightest notice or consideration, and we hope that the Legislature will pase the charter, despite their opposition. As for the Aldermen, they have shown them- eelves entirely unfit to exercise any executive power whatever; they sbon!d be restricted sim ply to their legislative duties, and be paid whatever their services are worth. The char ter proposes to pay them $1,200 a year; but this is above their value; they are worth iv reality about as much as 8 convict at Sing Sing can make by his labor, and that, we be lieve, is about $500 per annum. It is true Alderman Brady values an Alderman at some thing above $2,000; but we are not disposed to go co bigh s figure. Mowxty For Tae Coxnecticur Etecriox.—In every enterprise money is necessary to carry | it out. It is the life blood of commerce. In war it is the sinews, and in the political con- flict it is as much needed as in any other etrug- gle. The republican purists profess to have their moral seosibilities dreadfully shocked by the confidential letter of certain merchants of New York, subscribing $3,200 to aid the con- servatives in their contest with the republicans of Connecticut. Cannot this amount of money, and far more, be spent without bribery, or other corrupt eppliances? Do the republican leaders judge of others from themselves, and conctude that because they are in the habit of using mo- ney in this way, the democrats will do the same thing? Is it any secret that the republicans contribute money very largely to carry elec tions ?~—much more than do the democrate? Is it not, therefore, the veriest hypocrisy, and the challowest humbug, to affect indignation against the nse of money in the Connecticut election? All the republican leaders fear is, that with this liberal aid from New York the democrats will have the advantage of them by controlling alarger fund. The truth, therefore, ia that these political Joseph Surfaces and Dr. Cantwells and Maworms are only annoyed because they can- ; HOHAM .YA(MeR NEW. YORK .HBRALD, TUESDAY, MARCH LTA 4 ANOY 1860.-TRIPLE SHERT. : ot get almighty. dollars in euficcent number | he was; but we are quite certain he was not Grave <"480m8 Acanet rue Tun Goves- Wwau for themselves, The turning up of the whites | our reporter, whatever he may have represent Of their eyes to beaven is all gammon. Distinguished Visiters te the United > States, It is understood that during the coming eum- mer the United States will have the inexpressi- ble honor of entertaining several very dis- tinguished vieiters from abroad. We have had Counts and barons and dukes and lords with- out number, a fair allowance of literary lions, a few princes out of favor, and a king or two without a kingdom, and have been duly de- lighted, of couree, All these guests of Colum- bia fade, however, into insignificance before the prospect that now dawns upon our aston- ished vision, or that will dawn in the leafy month of June. Then, it appears, that the Joyal Canadian subjects of her Gracious Ma- jesty the Queen of Great Britain, Defender, &c., are to have the honor of a visit from the heir spparent to the throne. It is not probable that the Prince of Wales, who will make an official visit with a suitable retinue of nobles and geatlemen, will confine his explorations to the provinces over which he will one day rule. The United States form a nation which is an off- shoot from the Queen’s dominions, and it is the old monarcbical doctrine that allegiance can- not be alienated; so that his Royal Highness may account the two and thirty millions of American eovereigns among his subjects. At any rate, he will feel anxious to see how a great country can get on without a king, unless we make account of King Caucus and King Convention. His Royal Highness is Colonel of the Oxford Rifle Corps, too, and may like to have a look at some of our crack militia corps, like the Seventh or Seventy-first regiments. So that his visit may be accounted as a reasona- ble certainty, The other distinguished guests of the repub- lic are the members of the Japanese mission, who are numerous enough to occupy all the spare room on board of @ first class steam fri- gate, and who will bear the personal greetings of their Emperor to the President of the United States. This unique diplomatic body will make a tour of the country, and will attract even more attention than the Prince of Wales and his aris- tocratic suite. Even St. James’ Palace must pale before Jeddo, and a duke with sixteen quarterings would have no show with a real Japan noble having the genuine polish. Both missions will be welcome, however, as is apparent by the tone of the press, which re- flects the tone of the public mind in advance. The only question is, what ehall we do with them, so that they may be properly received, and we not be made ridiculous in the eyes of Christendom? Jonathan isa plain, honest chap, who has been too hard at work all his lifetime to have become informed as to court eti- quette, and he often makes blunders from over- anxiety to do the genteel thing to his guests. A while ago he was honored bys call from a real Tark, representing the Commander of-the Faithful. Jonathan was dreadfully puzzled; he gave to the Effendi the flesh of the pig, in the form of the festive sandwich, and proffered the juice of the grape, both of which are for- bidden to the true believer. Divers other contretemps have occurred with our fine com- pany, and many sensible people think that it would be as well to protect them by law against Aldermen and other officials, as we profess to shield the emigrant from ticket swindlers. However, that isa question to be settled hereafter. As we are to have the great company, and as our house is not over and above clean, it will be as well to set it in or- der, to pack away all the national dirty linen, and to wash, dress and shave our servants, giv- ing Congress, the State Legislatures and muni- Cipal bodies a fair exterior, at apy rate. It is not probable that the Japanese will understand much of what is going on around them here; but if the rowdy members of the House from Virginia and elsewhere could get up a fight or two while the English are in Washing- ton, it would afford a fine theme for some sharp articles in the London 7imes, and telling speeches in the Imperial Parlia- ment. Perhaps it would be better, however, for Jonathan to put on his best behavior, and entertain his distinguished visiters in a modest, quiet and gentlemanly way, so that both mis- sions from the two great nations of the East and West may go home and make a favorable report of the condition of affairs in the great republic, which has some of the follies and ec- centricities, as well as the vigor, and strength, and glory of the first morning of manly youth. Even Achilles had one vulnerable spot. ‘Tar Printixa Corruption Fuxpix Congress— Terris Exposvre.—We publish to-day the report of the House Committee on Public Ex- penditures, together with the most important portions of the testimony touching the printing of Congress, presented yesterday to the House of Representatives, from which the reader will see that all we have hitherto safd about this Congressional printing being a source of cor- ruption, employed by both parties alternately, is more than borne out. It will be perceived. that the printing could be done for just half what it costs, and leave a good profit to the printers, but that dou- ble price is deliberately paid by Con- gress in order that miserable, sinking party papers may be held up by the chin, like drowning men who cannot swim. It will be observed that those who are elected print- ers are no printers at all; for instance, honest Tom Ford, who made sundry arrangements about which he refused to tell. But both he and Defrees—the Seward and Weed candi- date—tell enough to show the kind of bar gains they made with the republican party in the House, every member ot which entered into tbe corrupt compact by voting for the candi- dates, except Mr. Adams, of Massachusetts, who was ashamed of so flagrant a business, The immeculate republicans denounced the democracy for their participation in the print- ing swindle, and the subsidizing of newspapers, and now they are caught in the same practices themeelyes, and are presented to tue world as so many Tartuffes, claiming high political puri- ty and public morality, while they ere steeped to the lips in the foulest corruption. A Very Gexrrovs Acr.—We find the follow- ing paragraph in the Savannah Republican of the 22d inst.:— Unrecasaanity Foeey.—The New Yous Hearn is making aterrible to do over the enormous expense of iiving at Charleston during the Democratic Convention. The HxnaLy need not trouble itself, for it will bardly suffer serious joss from the expense of ite attachés. We paid the hotel bill of iis reporter to the Southern Commercial Convention, four years ego, and that is the last of it. It was very generous of the Republican editor to pay the hotel bill of this individual, whoever ed himself to be. Our reporters have instruc- tions to travel as gentlemen, and to psy their railroad fares and hotel bills as gentlomea do. They are instructed not to travel as dead heads, We are very much obliged to this good Sa- maritan in Savanpah for his kindness and ge- nerosity; but ashe has made this curious charge, we insist now upon being furnished with a bill of particulars. Barnum’s Last Pronuncramrento.—The Che- valier Barnum has come out with s long speech, a sort of confession and apology for his past errors, and so on. The Chevalier is, like all sinners, profuse in promises to do better in future, and his morals are of the highest order. We do not know when we have seen amore refreshing piece of blarney than | Barnum’s last oration; certainly not since he printed his great book. Barnum declares that he is all right again; that he hassettledall hisclook | notes, bought back his wax works, monkeys | and other curiosities, and that he intends to | stick to the show business at the old stand. It | is very difficult to find out what Barnum means by what he says at any time, and this latter movement is quite as mysteriousas those which have preceded it. What the Chevalier’s game is no one can tell, and there is no knowing where he may turn up st apy moment. He is plausible, fluent, pathetic, moral and reli- gious, giving a great many words and very few facts, and meaning nothing in particular. The speech may besetdown asa clever hum- bug; but with all Barnum’s elaborate argu- ments, and his wonderful accounts of his tre- mendous exertions, there is still apparent the circumstance that he lacks the great balance wheel of common sense, without which the human engine can never be run successfully. If we take the career of Barnum and compare it with those of men who have won fame and fortune in pursuits similar to his own, we wil! find the strongest evidence that some- thing is wanting in the furniture of the Chevalier’s mental household. We might allude to the case of Mr. William Niblo, who com- menced life im other pursuits, but afterwards drifted into the business of catering for the pub- lic’s amusement. Mr. Niblo has been twenty- five years before the public, directing every variety of theatrical entertainment, and has ad- hered strictly to his business. No clock specu- lations, no fire annihilators, no ehingle palaces, nor wild real estate operations, for Niblo. He left those to Barnum. Nor has Niblo ever in- truded his personality upon the public by at- tempting extraordinary coups, writing silly booke, or making pretentious speeches. On the contrary, Mr. Niblo has been a quick, steady- going man of business, whose word was hie bond, who was just, generous and liberal at the same time, and who, although dealing with artists and entrepreneurs of all nations, and coming in contact with all mauner of people, has left a favorable impression upon all. In Europe, as well as America, Mr. Niblo bears the reputation of the upright manager. He re- tires, as we hear, on the Ist of May next, a mil- lonaire in reality. The lesson from all this is that Niblo succeeded by sticking te the business which he had and understood, while Barnum, overrating his own powers, became an easy prey tosharpers and kiteflyers. Both Barnum and Niblo are naturally clever men, but Niblo bad that staple, common sense, which Barnum lacks. Hence Niblo retires a milljonatre, while Barnum goes to work again apoor man, looking for another Joice Heth. It ecems to us that the lives of these two men, Niblo and Barnum, afford s good lesson for the rising generation, and therefore we have direct- ed especial attention to them. ‘Tae Exection mm Ruope Isuanp—This elec- tion comes off two days after the election in Connecticut, and is only second to it in impor- tance as indicating the feeling of the people of the New England States at this perilous crisis in the history of the country. In the Presiden- tial election of 1852 Rhode Island was carried by the democracy. The vote was as follows:— Pierce, 8,735; Scott, 7,626; Hale, 744—thus giving Pierce a majority. of 465, and a plurali- ty of 1,109. In 1856 the vote for President was:—Fremont, 11,467; Buchanan, 6,680; Fill- more, 1,675, Fremont’s plurality over Bu- chanan was thus 4,787, and majority over all, 8,112. Last year the vote for Governor was:— For Dyer, republican, 7,522; for Potter, demo- crat, 3,618—republican majority, 3,901—which, it will be seen. is a very small vete. The total votes for the three periods here indicated were as follows: 1952, total vote. +17,008 1856, -19,822 1859, seed 140 This last is not half the vote, for, according to the ratio of increase from 1852 to 1856, which was 2,817, the vote ought to increase about 3,300 in 1860, which would make the full vote at present about 23,000, or more than double what was brought out in 1859. There is, therefore, in Rhode Island, as well as in Connecticut, a reserve conservative vote—a vote of from 11,000 to 12,000; and this is the hope of the democracy in the State—their off. set against the prestige of 3,904 republican majority last year. The same interests and the same motives ought to sway the people of Bhode Island as the people of Connecticut in the coming contest, and if they are only true to themselves, the State will now go as it went in 1852. If Connecticut should declare against black republicanism, and Rhode Island should follow its example, that would be a double victory whose moral effect would be instantly felt throughout the country, and which would be the sure harbinger of other victories in the Middle States, if not in New England. Even if Connecticut should fail in its duty to the country, that would be no reason why Rhode Island should commit a similar error, but, on the contrary, be a strong reason for the con- servative elements of the State making greater exertions than ever to redeem New England from the disgrace andthe peril of going com- pletely black republican. Thus “little Rho- dy,” the smallest of all the States, may have the credit of playing a highly important part in the Presidential campaign, by being the first to stem the tide of Northern fanaticism, and to afford to the South the practical argument of the ballot box, that there is justice still at the North, and that there is no necessity for breaking up the Union and forming a new con- federacy of Southern States. ? ‘NORA —Cortaia Voy Brave dvupkenness, “4 been made by one of erie Cotompvraries ugsinet members of thet Board have Wadertakea to ia~ vestigate them, as, indeed, it in im erative neon them todo. But thisis potenough, The Legis- lature siso whould take the matior wp and have it thoroughly ventilated, for that body has the power to compel witnesses to testiiy as to the muaagement of the Almshouse De partment, and sll other facts connected with: there serious allegations, It is remarkable that, for along time past, whispers have been circulated abroad concerning the state of af. faise in the Almshquse Department, similar te | those charges of extravagance, proflignoy, im- decency and drunkeaness so openly made by our cotemporary, and the public have” been, generally dispored to believe them. We have beard such charges breathed before, and we are inclined to think that the general opinion is that the Almshouse Department is about the worst managed in the city, and that some of the managers are very little better than many of the inmates of some of the institutions under their control. Therefore it becomes necessary for the Board of Ten Governors and the Legie ~- lature to have these charges rigidly investi- gated, and, if the imputstions should prove um- true, that the public mind may be relieved from impreesions so very unfavorable to the morality and good conduct of the Governors. Oreste oF THE WELLAND CanaL.—This canal will be opened for navigation on Monday next, Asa geveral thing, it is always opened the earlieet in the season, and long in advance of our own capals. The early opening of the Welland Canal is most important to those ia- terested in ita trade. Connecting lakes Erie avd Ontario, it haa the advantage of tranapert- ivg all the early produce of the country which goes across the ocean to Europe. Tbis is one of the principal causes of the ruin and desiruc- tion of our canals. They are not opened for navigation until late in the season, when a large quantity of prodnce has already gone to Europe, and the consequence is that other en- terprises grow rich at their expense, while they decay. Contsstep Szats 1x THe Hovse—Buatr Vs_ Barret.—We publish elsewhere a letter from Mr. Barret, the Representative in Congress for the city of St. Lonis, and recommend the 'doca- ment to the especial attention of Mr. Blair, whe contests Mr. Barret’s seat. In an election which was very closely contested, and where the sharpest possible lookout was kept by ali parties, Mr. Barret was returned by seven or eight hundred wmejority. Mr. Biair now makes @ charge of fraud, and attempta, as the sitting member alleges, to prejudice the case in the public press. This is very like the Blair tactics, and probably Mr. Barret is more than half right. In any aspect of the matter the offer made by Mr. Barret is a fair one. He pro- poees the matter sha)) be left to the arbitrament of Mr. Blair’s political friends, and should they decide that he (Barret) has no right to the seat, he will resign it. If Blair bas any case what- ever, here is certainly a fair chance for him to make it apparent. —_ Ixsotvent Desrors’ Brit.—aA bill to abolish all débte—to wipe them ont as if they bad never existed—bas passed the Senate of this State, and is now before the Assembly. The bill provides that any debtor two-thirds of whose debts have been due one year may; on filing an inventory and making an assignment, be discharged from such debts forever, aud that be can begin again the following year, and act the same farce, if any one will trust hia again. Even trustees, executors, guardians and fraudulent debtors are included; all, with- out exception, may be whitewashed by this universal brueh. Verily there is a good time coming for all who owe apything—a millen- ninm for bankrupts. This sort of legislation reminds us of the demagoguical bills proposed by the agrarians in the republic of ancient Rome, to abolish all debts and give every mam a farm. ‘Tus Usrrep States Man Sraamsimr [t1ixom, Captain 8. P. Griffin, proceeded down the bay yesterday morning on atrial trip, and returned in the a’ternoon to pier 3 North river, preparatory to her departure for Southamp ton and Havre, April 7. Tbis favorite ship bee deen tho- roughly rebuilt and refitted for the European service. Her engines have 3i¢fels & Dickerson’s adjustable steam cut offs, and work with unsurpassed power, surety aad emootbuess, making fifteen revolutions per minuts under & pressure of 15 pounds of steam. We notes great re- duction in the price of passege on this ahipto England and France. ‘Wivrer Ganpxn.—The exact period when the Opere season at this theatre, under Me. Meretesk’s directive, will commencs, has not yet been definitely ixed. Tae engagement of Miss Kate Bateman, who is now nightly performing in the drama of “Evangeline,” docs not ex- pire until the 16th of April, #0 that the Opera cannot be given in Easter week at this house, Nisio’s Garpay.— Willy O'Reilly,” a new Iriah drama of the serio-comic domestic echool, was produced here iast night, ana received with marked favor by a crowded house» The plot of the new piece, which in its present shape is the work of Mr. H. G. Plunkett, en actor and dramatist favorably known to the public, is no} so strikingly novel as to need any elaborate description. . It is, im fact, the old etory of Irish tfe—the witty, light-hearted peasant, week, says the Star, forty or Gfty delegates to the Charies- ton Convention have been im Washington, feeling their way, as it were. Thisisan old practice, this custom of repairing to the federal metropolis after being elected delegates to democratic national conventions, to consult with the leading democratic party men in public life from different sections of the country as to the best nominations that cam be made, ere making up their minds as to the courne to be pursued by themselves in the discharge of their duties. ‘Tmermmers Concrmtoxa, Disruct or Vincona.—Hee. Fayette McMullen, of Virginia, defeated in 1858, has de- clared himself a candidate for Congress from the Abing doa diatrict. ‘ ‘Tam Laxcuaces ix Wiscowmx.—The public documents the State of Wisconsin are generally printed im the lish, German, Norwegian, Dutch, Welsh, Irish aad Fi languages, aad Jodecaey_-hart ~aad Sits