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10 NEWS FROM WASHINGION. Congress Refuses to Adjourn Over for the Presidential Coaventions. A New Homestead Bill Intro- duced in the Senate. Bpeech of Mr. Conkling on the Slavery Question and the Suy THIRTY-stx7H CONGRESS. FIRST GESSION. Be Wasmsatox, April 17, 1860. PROTSCTION OF OUR CITIZENS ABROAD. ‘A wersoge was received from the Presidest enclosing ‘a commuptetion from the Seoretary of War In reply ton rerolution ssking for information as to the eelz ire aad im- presemert of naturalized citizens by foreign governments. The commucication was not read, but was ordered to be printed. MIETORY OF THE COLONTZATION OF AWERICA. Mr. Wuson, (rep ) of Mase, introduced a joint resolu- tion aviborizing the collection apd publication of the re: e rde and documents relating to the history of the colont zation cf America by commercial companies in England, ipeorporated in 1606. Referred to the Oommitice on the Library. What is Thought of the Official Con- gressional Debates, 2o., fe Our Special Washington Despatch. Wassixoton, April 07, 1860. RO RBCESS OF CONGRESS FOR THE CONVENTIONS. Both Houses bave to-day agreed not to adjourn over for @> Cooventons, but, pevertheless, the members are pair og off in ki Many, and some of the abiest men op both sides, are abeent, and to-morrow the demo- @atic side wil] thin out, but exactly to what extent it is AiMoult to state. TRE OFFICIAL REPORTS OF CONGRESSIONAL DEBATES. The Houee, in Committee of the Whole to.day, on the Miscel.aveous Appropriation bill, did justice to the out Pegeous practice of uttering one kind of speech on the feor in debate, avd then altering it in the Globe office be fore it i» printed , so that the only truthful and angarbled Feports which are made in the great metropolitan Jeornals of the country vary as much from the Globe re. ports re bisck Coes from white, The present system of Feporting the debates for the Giobe i8 pernicious. TESTIMONY REFORE THE COVODR COMMITTER, Robert J Walker was before the Covode committee to day, He was asked for a copy of the celebrated letter of faetructions from the President relative wo his policy while Governor of Kansas. He did not, bat may suoply it. Mr. ‘Walker declares be will not go to Cuarleston, that his Baneas policy was right, ia right, and ever will be, and if he should go to Charleston he would £0 announce, but on the whole thinks he won’t go. POSTAL AFFAIRS. Butterfeld’e Gulf steamebip project, in the House Com- malttee on Post (ilices and Post Roads, was to-day referred fe wud committee of three to be reported upon at the mext- meeting. It is doubiful when the matter will reach ‘Me House. In the sate commities to-day, the subject of the Phila- @elphia Post Office was also referred to a sub-committee to be investigates. TBE CONTESTED ELECTIONS, The contected case of Cooper versus Howard will bo ‘fhe next cece reported to the House frem the Committee wa Elections. ‘The case of Barrett versus Blair will follow. It Ww reported that the pprincipal argument in this aco will be made by Mr. Marston, of New Hamp- shire, who as & lawyer has no superior at the bar of bie State, It is said 9 majority of the committee are of the opinion that neither Cooper nor Barrett is en- Uitied to his seat, and they will so report. TUR PRYSIDENT'S RECEPTION The President held bis regular re,eption this evening, which was crowded, a large number of delegates and ethers bound to Charleston being present, PROTECTION OF OUR CITIZENS ABROAD. ‘The President to day transmitted to the Senate copies of additional correspondence with foreign governments, con- eerping the rights of American naturalized citizens abroad. Is is conducted throughout in good temper, the United Btates in all cases repudiating the doctrine of perpetual allegiance. It appears from these documents that twelve years ago, the British government, at the instance of Min- tater Bancroft, released two naturalized Iriehmen who were suspected of aiding in the rebeliion, and engeged in “‘trea- sonable practices.” Lord Palmerston, however, declared 4 that foreign born subjects of Great Britain, who may Dave become naturalized in a foreign country, but who return to the United Kingdom, are as amenable as any other of ber Majerty’s subjects to any laws which may be wm force, either of a permanent or temporary nature.” APPOINTMENT CONFIRMED. GOVERNMENT LAND TITLES (N CATTFORNIA. Wr. Laxre (cem : Of Oregon, introduced a b | to per- fect the titles of land in California, on which he United Rtates bave erected fortifications. A discuss on eneued on ‘he question of refeence, bu’ it wae finally referred to the Committee on Miitary Af. fairs. THE CARR OF MR. SANTIORN. Mr. Tromnv1t, (rep ) of I., called up the proposition to refer the memorial of Mr. Sanborn, that being unfoish. 0 Dusinees of yesterday, and it was referred to the Oom- Teittee on Judiciary, &. THE TARIFF. Mr. Cameron, (rep ), of Pa , presented @ momorial in favor of a modification of the tariff. TIE PACTFIC MATS Mr, Kexnepr (8. opp.), of Md , geve notice of @ bill for the trargportation of the matle by railroad to the Pacific. PRIVATE PR) TY FOR PUBLIC USRS. Mr. Gwin (dem ) of introduced @ bill to provide for taking private property for public vses, and providing jost compe no therefor. Referred THE SENATE REFUSES TO ADJOURN OVER YOR THE CHARLESON CONVENTION. Mr, Flare, (rep.) of N. H , moved to take up hie resoln- tion for recess of Congress from the 19th of April to the 224 of May. Mr. Cuixcaan, (¢em.) of N. C., moved an amendment, mating the time from the 19th of April to the lst of May. ‘The Cuain anpounced that the hour bad arrived for the special order. Mr, Hate moved to postpone all prior orders and con- tider bis resolotion. ‘Mr. Gwin asked forthe yeas and neys, The motion was agreed to by yeas, 27; nays, 25. Mr. Trumsvit boped if Congress adjourned at all, it would he over both Conventions. He was, however, op- pored to any adjournment at all. Mr. Bayar, (dem ) of Del , thought it best to adjourn from the 19h to the 30th of April, and fro: the 12th to the 2ist of May, 60 as to provide for both Conventions No business would be done,and Congress had better adjourn. * Mr. CuxGMan modified his amendment, substituting the 80th of April for the lst of May. Mr. Dixon, (rep.) of Conn., moved to amend the amencment by adding that Congress adjourn sine dis on the 4tb of June. Mr. Pucu, (dem) of Ohio, moved to lay the whole eubject on the table. Loat. Mr. Dixon’s amendment was lost by yees 18, nays 31 Mr. Hate offered an amendment, fixing the hour of adjournment on Thursday at2 P.M. Adopted. ‘The question occarring on the reeolation as amended it wae rejected, by yeas 20, nays 80. Mr. Stipett (dem. of La) offered a resolution pro. viding for ap adjournment 0” the Senate every three days from the 19th Inst. to the Ist of May. Laid over. EXECUTIVE SESSION. ‘The Senate bad an executive seasion, after which ‘THE HOMESTEAD BILL Mr Jobneon (dem.), of Tenn ,from the Committes on Public Lands, reported buck the Homestead bill as modi fied by the Committee. Mr, Jonxson (dem:), of Ark., explained the difference ‘p the present and that originally preesnted. The first difference was as to the class of persons provided for. The original bill gave lands to heads of families, and all persons over twenty-one; this only to heads of families. second difference ‘was requiring the payment of twenty five cents per acre; the original gave the Jands absolutely away; twenty-five cents an acre was the actual cost of the lands to the goverpmert. The amenied bill further required five years residence, and an actual title to be given at the ex piratien of that time, the price fixed being then paid. The House bill required a consecutive reeidence of five Years, but the tities were not given till two years after wards. Forther, the Senate bill only tncluded lends 037en to pri- vate entry, while the House bill ‘all land subject to preemption. The Senate Dill also require? a corstant settlement on the land for five years, and probibits any sale, trausfer, or abandonment, upon penalty of forfeiture The House bill allowed the settler to eell it at the end of five years, or to abandon it fortwo yeas, and then dispose of it, The House bill further provided that a homestead shall not bo liable for any debt contracted prior to the seven years of Occupancy. The Senate bill provided that the land shall, not be sold for debt of the settler until the United Siates parte with the title. The Senate further required an alien to file his declaration of intention '@ become a citizen be- fore he could avail himself of the benefits of the bill. The effect of this waa to restrict the operation of the act toctti- zens of tho United States and heads of families. Mr. Johnson argued at some length in favor of the new bill, pointing out its advan' ‘Over the House bill. It gave the settler ‘| right at any time witbin five years to perfect his title by payirg the government price. He read a statement from the Commissioner of the Land Office, showing that under ge numbers, the donation acts pasted in rogard to Oregon ‘The Senate to day confirmed Major Elista G. Englishas | and Florica, over seventy per cent of the Valted States Marshal for Indiana. settlers availed themselves of the _provisiors of the acts, and remained on the land, petitioned Con- gress to allow them to pay the government price, and erfect their titles beforethe oxpiration of the period of four years, at the end of which they would obtain the title Without paying anything. In the case of Florida 211,560 acres were seized upon under the grant made by Congrees. Of these 138,400 acres were afterwards aban- doned and forfeited tothe ment. He called attention to ancther provision in the amended bill not embraced in the Houee bill, which compels the sale of surveyed pub lo lance two years after the surveys aro made. The last provision of the amended bill was that lands in any Stato remaining upeold after thirty-five years should be cedod to the States in which they lie. Mr. Gwin offered an amendment legalizing the occupancy of the mineral lands in California an! Oregon by citizens of the United States, or persons who have declared their intentions to become citizens. Mr. Masow, (Dem of Vi wanted to know if minore on the Government lacns had troubled by any ono? Mr. Gwin raid, ni Mr Mason thought it better to adhere to the old Ro- mapjmixim, ‘ Let things at rest remain at rest” Mr. Gwriy avowed that the object of his amendment war to drive out coolie Jabor from the minez, and conflao 1: to agriculture. The bill was then laid aside to receive a message from the President. PENSION FOR AN OLD SOLDIER ‘The bill for the relief of Valentine Wehrheim, a blind and deaf soldier from the army, was received from the House with an amendment, increasing the pension to $25 per month. Mr. Taoursoy, (dem.) of N. J., ssid Webrheim was a common soldier, receiving eight dollars per month at the time he received tho wound which caused his infirmities. The committee of the Senate had granted him sixteen do! lars per month, but the House now raised it to twenty-five dollars. He boped it would be voted down. If not, the Committe on Pensions might as well bo abolished. Mr. Tooams (dem.), of Ga., had abandoaed all hope of stopping the profligate expenditure of public money; he only wanted it done decently and regularly. He moved for its reference to the Committee on ns, Carried. VETO MESSAGE FROM THE PRESIDENT. The message from the President was read. It proved to be a veto on the bill for the relief of Arthur Eiwards and his associates who carried mails on the Northern lakes trom 1849 to 1853. The President says, in 1854 the parties presented the bill for these services. amounting to $25,000, which the Postmaster Goneral rejected; they AFFAIKS IN. MEXICO. The New Orleavs Picayune, of Saturday, contains an extract from a private letter. dated Mexico, March 28, Stating that the Britich Minister has proposed a truce, of ix months at the utmost, during which a Congress is to be elected by the different States of the republic. This Congress is to be united in Jalapa, which is to be declared neutral ground, under the protection of the English government, and if necessary of English troops. Toe Congress voted by the nation is to ake a new constitution, which wil! be recognized, pro fected avd enforced by England. The clergy disapprove Of the propesition, but if they refuge it the English Min feter will immediately take his passports and leave for Vera Cruz, where he will recognise the Juarez govern ment. Our Warhington Correspondence. Wasmcto, April 16, 1860. The Pryor and Potter Affair Setilel—The Moral Thercof— Bo adjournment of Congres om Account of the Party Conventions—The Gathering of the Clouds for Charles- ten—Mr. Eliot’s Anti-Coolie Importation Bill—Qurious Fact Connected with It, de., de. ‘The Potter and Pryor excitement is ended. The official @orrespondence is before the public. The general im pression here is pretty much the same as in the affair on @he Kansas Nebraska bill (i864), between Breckiaridge and Catting of the Hourse—Potter, in this case, holding the advantageous porition of Breckinridge. The repab Boans, at ail events, aresatisfied; but they say that if this Jereon wil) not suffice to cool down the belligerent cham- pions of Southern chivalry, then they can be accommo- dated on the first demand with another lesson or two, even to a little blood letting, if they must have it. But the truth is, that since the narrow escape from a Bloody scrimmage on the floor, on the occasion of tho rabid speech of the R4y. Mr. Lovojoy, both sides of the Bouse have been admonished by the wisdom of natural | then went to the Court of Claims with @ claim forbearance. The republicans still chafe from the terri- | Sy moh Rg a re a ed ‘die raking Sre on Helper and John Brown, to which they were subjected during the contest for the Speaker; bat, in view of the pear approach of the heavy work of the Presidential campaign, they, as well as the Southern democrats, are disposed to siok their personal bickerings in the more important issues before them. At all events, Potter and Pryor will have rendered some service to the State in their late escapade, Mf it shall result, as it is believed it will result, in coollag cown the bellicote proclivities of the fighting mombers of ‘the Houre. The question of an adjournment of both, houses, in order to dance attendance at these approaching political Party conventions, received a quietus tn the vote of 115 to 72, under which the whole subject was laid on the table. The coxtrolling idea in this vote was that these ew conventions being unknown to the constitation, and vying DO legitimate connection with the legislation of Congress, they are not entitied to any recognition by Congress, which is the proper view of the subject. Bat for ai) this, the Charleston Convention 18 the great engrossixg question of the day, in as well as out of Coa- e+8; and as the delegates en route to the seat of war dese in numbers at this point, the excitement in ti reanes from day to day. We now understand that every delegation irom eyery State be drilled to its duty, in view of all contingencies, be(orehand; that the Southern States will be organized as a unit, and that they will require that the platform, a3 well as the candidata, shall requtro a two thirds vote, and that the issua upoo the pistform shall be the first regular basine:s of the Convention. It is alo apprehended, from the apparently desperate game revolved upon by the Douglas delegates, that with all the avspicions sigue of the times in favor of the union of tbe democratic party, there may be a terrific c Plesion at Charleston, resulting in two or three independ enttickets. Bot the spoils of a hundred miliionsa year ‘dave a cohesive power which wi!l dozbtless be equal to allemerpencies, and very few indeed of the delogates to Cbariest.n wii! under any other impression than the complete reunion ani success of the party, as in 1856, from the division of the oppasitinn forors : Be Hse moved to refer it to the Post Office Commit Mr Brscnaw, (rop.), of Mich:, explained the natare of the services rendered by Captain Edwards, and argaed in favor offthe justice of his claim. After further discussion, in which Mr. Masow ex] the opinion that such reference was no} in aocordance with the provisions of the constitution. ‘Without action on it the Senate adjourned. House of Representatives. Wasntncton, April 17, 1860. THR PAY OF MEMDERS—RECESS OF CONGRESS, Mr. Scuwarrs, (A. L. dem.) of Pa , offered a resotution, which was read for information, instructing the Commit tee on Public Expenditures to report a bill reducing the compeneation of members of Congress to eight dollars per diem for each day of actual service; and providing also that when both houses in joint resolution adjourn to at. tend a political convention, the members voting therefor shall not receive pay during the receas. (Laughter.) Mr. Suensan, (rep.) of Ohio, objected to the resolu ion. Mr Hovstox, (dom.) of Als., understood that some geutlemen drow their pay when paired off and absent. If £0, he wanted this abuse corrected. THE SLAVERY QUESTION. The House went into committee on the Deficiency Ap- Propria‘ion bill. Mr. CoykuixG, (rep ) of N. ¥.—Mr, Chairman—I pur ose, Bir, to confine my remarks to that portion of the last apoual Message of the President wherein he states that the fate of all the Terriiovies of the Republic have decn irrevocacly sealed by the action of the courts of jaw. This ennouucement is a very extraordinary onc, and could never buve been made bad our inatitutlons been purely elective. Objectionable as sach a prieciple must have appeared to our fathers, it would have pre served the American Congrees forever from receiving —_ a ee as the present Executive hag lately sent us. With no power or authorit Chrectly and solely by the E, Sal Game denen The Vill totrodnond ‘by Me. Wot, of Massachusatte, People, aud these depfived oy Mr. ’ , | of the elements of growth’ by provision’ up- pine 1 jt Suppreesion of the coolie trade, so far as rooting them ot frequent intervala,” that ' a) re y American citizens in American veseels, has eth the government would never have arrived when the ju} cial tribenal would attempt, in the sense imaplied by th President of the United States, final sottiement of this rea’ political question. Certainly uo each a:tumpt would five bent ikea. pot Ussariea falsifying the history of the country, and caleolated to enturone barbartem jn diaclosed curious fact, to wit, that fn the State of Hentucky, and inthe district ‘represented by vr, Baratt ‘these coolies have been introduced un ior t g whip system, and bave proved to pb. 1, MBorers that Mr. Burnett desires a largor ¥ the use of his constituents pPly of thom Ths now clement of sor | every territorial posession of the repibiic, if not ia toe VA er a ear oar om, Atiatic elommnt, 1s suz | Stavos themeclves’ But. e'r, the checks and bal:noes 21 ra ge Ls upon the african slave | justed by our fathers have proved inadequate to avert w Ebor . Veter of the Sooth, froma mixture of raci ant ° bs be ROwe rt bet not jn ¢.0f labor syatems caloulated to result in mox Strange a contingency. The government bet n nach the alotted years of manbood whon the jutie'al depart ‘wofneion, rife tions asta conaaiting t Stemay rans ment attempted all I have said. fa a ciao proasnu yy * ,) can | the simple right of one poor cam, Will be apt to discover this dancer ines P r slave ey °™) ; ni x hia action, the Suprema Conrt hed ‘the* Dill, of tne horror of which, even asa} to fx. forever the most. sacred rig’ None To he enre, tha efen war 7 J gitizonedip of the plaigti’ wag tbe only point under 903- Saawe mens? He Mbowld say there ongtit to bo yory Saaig our NEW YORK HERALD, WEDNESDAY, APRIL 18, Hideretion, and that being determined advernety to him, We Care “eas at ao end: ut, noteitomancing, epinions UpOD Wie eubject welled into &® maseum of dieenestion, which, however it may Dave distingaishet the debsters, dererves po relevancy sf lew. The formal want of ‘Wiborty tn this ciecussion 18 practioalty important, how. ‘ever, os far an it giver power to events, aad enadies us to Celermiue clearly and calaly the constitutional rights and hmitations of the Court, But ao oocasion must soon rive for impartirg the forme of law to these premonitory Wapifeston Should it arise during the existence of the present Beneb, it will be eogerly embraced, and then will be presented the question, the gravest which the prevent generation will be called on to colve. In its frst approach it wi!) settle the question Detween slavery an? freedom. Bat it wil) turn outeven- tually to be a copflict between prerogatives and power—a colteion of enduring forces, a more or lees the fate of every popular right. 4 powerfnl party will be found mainteiping thet the Supreme Court is endowed with au. thority to way what laws Congress shall and sball not epact; and when once this autbority has been exercised, neither the Executive nor Congress may overetep the Ymite preecribed. On the other band, e political orgapi- zetion representing eternal principles will ery out against the imperial aseumytion, and the lesve wi!) streton far be- youd even the undecovered confines of the one all-per. vacing question of human slavery. Should the court party prevail, anc the constitation he held to endow the Judges with a cenrorship over Congress, will Jead io. @ bald usurpation of the leading stateaman. ship of haif acentury, to ostracise the most numerous aud most liberal party ip the couctry, and to set up a cogmma repogoant 0 the material interesta of the nation snd abborrent to the convictions of the civilized world The question of slavery was determ'ned ia this country long ago. Inepired by the great conception in which the found ation of tbe goveroment was laid, conscious of the exalted purposes tt was intended 10 subserve, pro- foundly ‘metrncted in ail its great principles, the men who inaugurated the constitution pursued bo ambigucus or deviating course on the suh- ject of tiavery. ‘The earlier bours of Congrees were Fpent ip devietog @ cure for this then universally admitied evil. The statesmen of al parties concurred in treatiog involuptary servitude eB a stationary, nct as a progees sive wstitotion, and the federal legisiature, with a strong , Waa invoked to prevent ite territorial encroach- meni. ‘The warranty for this policy was found in the cepstitution, apd every free eentiment of the country de mended it end vitalized it. That sentiment bas been on continual inerease. Deploring slavery a8 a sad national calamity, reflecting that it is a barbarous and detestable crime, the ipbsbitants of the free States have ever sought, by moral and by pohtical force, to prevent its increase and expansion. These efforts have been from time t) time ‘Stayed by concessions and compromises; but now, sir, it would be idle and frattlees to deny that, with regard to slavery, a great change bas come upon the country. Iv copnect‘on with this question outrages and riots have oc curred, biecd has been shed uzon distant fields, scones of riot and brutality bave been enacted in this Capito! bravaco bas reigned in this very hall, uotilthe public mind bas been lashed into a state of intense excitement; and now it is cetermined that from thie time forth we shail,in connection wih the. question of slavery, have resolts and pot arguments, isaues and not’ com. promiecs. The free States insrst that slavery shall remain localized in the slaveholding free States; and even with regard to slavery in the South, ‘there lives a bope that in i's abiding place thore ‘it will wither snd dle. This is, indeed, the prayer of humanity —pot the cry of aparty. But,’sir, the Supreme Cour! esterts that every acre of the territorial possessions is al: reasy the prey of slavery; apd,in the language of the President, neither Congress, nor the Territ Legisia- ture, nor any human authority whatever, hes any righi to appul or impair this vested right of slavery over the Territories. Such, vo doubt, will be the decision of the Present med; and the reeolution which sustains it will carry bondage into every State in the republic. Tae whole subject has been brought before us and the coa. visilon of the public mind is deep enough to lay the foun- dation of a great coiliet between the legitlative and the judicial powers, Tne controversy will derive serious im. portance trom its immediate resuirs, but still more from the equilibrium, or prc ponderance, it is destined to establish among the three great torces of the government. I will Dot discuss the decision of Judge Taney in the Dred Scott cage, nor will I pronounce the law as laid dowa thereia, good law or bad Jaw. My bueinees fe with the power of the Supreme Court, not with its wisdom. My object is to ascertain whether the decisions of the Judiciary are bind. ing vpon the law mseking power of the govern ment, and if not binding, bow far they shall jofluence legislative ac- tion. Toe War of lusependence was undertaken and waged to redrees a ringle grievance—that was the passing and enforcement of a law not imetituted by thoee who were expected to obey it; and, therefore, it may be said thet ibe Revolution accomplished but @ single re- form—tbat was, to endow the colonies with sovereign rights, to make or unmake or modify their lawsand in stitutioos. [he men who died for these prerogatives, not more then those who lived to achieve and porpetuate them, were profouncly learned in the realities of civil \ibefry, and convereant with the principles of modern statesmansnip. They studied the dreams of the old phi- losophers who lived before the uge of free governments bad dawned, end bed explored the paths by which the moet famous republice had dwindled trom greatucss to decay. Their ancestors bad bequeathed to them an in- tense hatred to wropg aud opproesion in w! rer sbape it appeared. Tne French revolution was just delivering its terrible messsge to mankind, and everything conspired to elevate their appreciation of those priceless prerogatives of a people—the right of self-government; I mean a complete civil liberty—a liberty unimpaired by the existence of a single rogetive residing anywhere save in the peopie themeelves. Thus prepared for their great undertating, the men of 1787 bent every energy to the formation of a government which should preserve forever ali the liber- es which they had just achieved. If there were those who feared for the continuance of a goverawent founded on republican inetitutions—if there were those who, for the sake of imparting strength and stability to the govern- ment, favored the surrender of popular supremacy, they were not the men whose councils prevailed in tie plan adopted or in the end attained. The party which ruled im the Federal Convention, and who afterwards predomi- nated in the deliberations of the State, were tne party who insisted with jealous care on the reservation by the le of every right and power not indepensabie to the vitality of the government. I eveak of reservation tothe people, not by States, because, for the purposes of @y argument, it is wholly immaterial whether the gov. erpmeut of this country is, as now asserted by gentlemen on the other side of tne House, a contederation of govern ments, or whether it is, as the Supreme Coart long ago desided, the vnicn of the people themeelves. It is to the liberal elemeot of the Convention we must go to ascer tain the meaning of the constitution. If it can bear the construction which, for ths first time, is contended for by the democratic party, then the aposties of liberal govern- mept, in their early minietrations, conferred a power as irresponsible and irrevocabie as any artificial power, apd more sweeping and absolute tuan any junit cal tribunal mentioved in history. Certaialy no tribunal which bad escaped the execrations of humanity ever wielded such unmeasured power as this. Why, sir, if this principle were to be carried out, the covstitution and inatitutone of this country would be but as cyphers in the hands of the Judges It amounts toa running irre. sponsible power of amendment. If the constitution, ak the courts now expound it, is the constitution which we as a legislature are sworn to protect, then in this year of grace, 1860, our allegiance is due to a very different ar- ticle of faith than that of those who went before us. Tae Federal government of the country comprises tnree branches—the executive, the legislative, and the judicial—Dbut these eeveral departments are mere agents of one principal, the servants of one mas- ter, acting under one common appointment, name. ly, the Constitution of the United States. what of right can one of these three agents, coeval and identical with the others, bo suffered to deter- mine for bimeelf, as ageivst all the world, not only his own power and prerogatives, but the power of his co- equals, witbout escape and without appeal? We are told that the whole power was placed in this onc agent. We know not whether to commiserate as madmen, condemo as criminals, or commend as stetesmen, the men who would introduce into the discussion of the question such arguments as the supporters of this view. And yet there is no exeggeration in the action of the men who, on the ist of May, 1787, with George Wasbiogton at their concluded the task of revising the old articles of the Confed- eration. It is now asserted that the framers of the contita- tion made one department supreme—not merely within its action, but supreme in every sphere, paramount to the constitution apd the reserved rights »f the people. Tne department thus clothed with supremacy is the one farthest removed from the source of all poli- tical power in the country, the department which has least sympathy with ths people, and which fg most esiranged from the people. I know there is a power of im: ment, which lies far back in the recerses of the constitution; but, as Jeifereon ones said, it has vever risen to tho efficiency of a scare crow. This overbanging instrument is esseatisliy irre- sponsible, and is little better than an oligarchy in the re- public—a’ thing destined to atgorb all political power. It cannot be supposed that our fathers ever intended #0 perverse @ thing—calpable, ruinous, absurd as such @ perversion of common sense would have been in the earliest aud rudest democmacy. It could hardly have crept imto the democracy raised by the men who worked, pot in the twilight of the early morn, but with the beams of enlightened ceatarics streaming upon them, through all the jotervals of which vhey drow tbeir ideas of a free goverament. Where could ‘they find such an anomaly as this? Monarohial as she was, England had long been ruled by laws made in the People’s Parliament; and these laws were oinnipotent over King, serfs and aristocrats. The fathers of tno re public provided rgainst every mistake. Nothing engaged their serious consideration more than the dangers aod evils of unchecked legislative power. They recalled of the Tealian republics and other States which bad gone dowa in ¢arkpess, and by common consent very cbeck, every restriction, every safeguard which the case required or admitted of, was sought out aad carcfolly ai. justed. The second Legislature was there'ore adopted, which might check and overrule the other. This was the earjiest expediency. After regulating the manner of the composition of these two branches of the Legislature, the Dext thing considered was the power o. the veto. This met with a whirlwind of denunciation. At one time it was proposed to give the Executive a aegative over Con- gress which ehould be final. This waz e:rongly oppossd, aud pegatived, every State voting agaiast it. Tho itea of imposing any external power over Congress at all met with stern resistance. The idea was opposed as antl. republican, and it was stigmatized as an offshoot of mo- naichy, £0 jealous were our fathers lest anything savoring of enero chment ebould fasten iteelf upon the democratic elements of the government; and yet how futile, how |m- potent, how utterly unimportant, ia this veto power, com pared with the infailibility now ascribed to tho Sopreme Court! The veto power, however, at no time was coo- fided to a body of men whose bumber was left uafixed and only liable to statuatory limitatioa, but to a engie man, whore individuality exposed him to rigi} accounca- bility. The veto power was never confines toa custo dion selected, rominated and copflrmed without any agency or knowledge of the people, but toan oiler chosen by univ suftraze. ‘Yao yew war confided to w person wo coud not ad ‘opger than four years, bat never to min whose u ued “them ta place long fiteess had passeel ay Jadictary meddling with wos novew thing, and history tis ns tha: i > be guarced sp The coswitetoa eme Court no F was given t anybody, it wae gtven,tot to the Su- Preme Court, bot to the invertor evurts By see'ton 863 ene of article three, the Supreme Conrt Bas no fnriettetion batever cver apy cae wDleh oan oF may give rise to con- utioval questions, €xeept for the sole purpose of revie@- pe the decisions of the inferior tribonals, and to correct ‘heir errors, ‘The whole tenor of the constitution rarher places the Jndiciary at the dbcretion of the I-gie- Ietore, for the Legtelat can at any momest rezea) or smiepd the whole procedure by which the Svpreme Court ean ley bold of constitutiooary questions. Again, the framers of the constitution entire 'y failed to derigoote the number of Jodges, and it can be only ndirect!y iwferreo that there ebould bo more than cue There igpot even a qvalficaion Iaid down to guite their apporntaient. A Sepator must be thirty years oud, apd be pine y of the State. The members of thie Bonve, tutionally the bighest department in the government, must be at least of that age when dis cretion 1s euppeecd to begin. A man must be twenty five sears of age to be qualified for tin this Houre, and yet a person migbt be a Chief Justice of the United Siates at 2 much carier age, whether be was a lawy:r or not. At twenty-one years of age, or eighty one, a Chief Justice might Y Ebake bie ambrosia? curls, And gives ned the stamp of faith— emote Goren tp | bave come to the conclusion that the decisions of the Jooges of the Supreme Court are not obligatory upoa Ooa- press ip apy senee; but that these decimoor like other argomen's. are merely acdreseed to the discretion of Congress, and whenever, tp the opinion of Congress, the ceersion of tbe Supreme Court is subversive of the righta and hbertirs of the people, or hurtful or ruioous in auy reepect whatever, it {8 not only the right but the solemn Ovty of Congress’ persistenty to disregard it. Jeiferson opce wrote these worer to a friend—** At last we have a chance of getting @ republican majority among the Jadges of the Sopreme Court’? Now, in 1860, we have a chance to ‘go and do likewise.” The reorganizstion ond tbe revigorating of the Supreme Oourt is one of the suspicious promises of republican victory, and wben this reform is consummated the vampire of slavery, which now ilite among the shadows of a sheltering tribu- nal, will stretch ita wings once more over @ peace’ul comsin, where its mipistrations are essential to the deve- opem nt of the highest type of white civilization. The Committee roee. . ‘TRE HOUSE KAFUSRS 10 ADJOURN OVER FOR THE CHARLESTON CONVENTION. Mr. Bonbam’s rerolution to adjourn from Friday to the Yet of May was rejected, by 69 agaigst 113. WHAT 18 THOUGHT OF THR OFFICIAL REPORTS OF THE PROCEED- INGS OF THE HOUSE. ‘The consideration of the Deficiency bill was resumed. During tbe proceedings, on an apppropriation for the Congressional Globe, Mr. Sravens, (rep.) of Pa., said—If there is to be an official publication of the proceedings they ought to be printed as they are reported, and never be submitted to revisiop, which latter makes speeches, in some cases, en- tirely different from what is delivered. Writing out speectcs never uttered is not ‘ing. Mr. Branca, (dem ) of N. C., rose to propose an amend- ment to the resolution. He contended that if there w eeeng we war really legitimate, or realy worth tl money they expended on it, it was the publication of the debates in the Globe This was a parliamentary body, and their constituents bad @ right to know what they ere doing here—pot only how they voted, but what they raid. Their constituents bad a rignt to know what they were doing on that floor in their public capecity. Their constitvents demunded to know, and they had a right to make their debates and doings known, without sickling as to the amount of money it would cost. Gentlemen epoke of the vast amount of stuff that was contained iv the Globe; but he would ask who put it there? They put the stuff, as they call it, there themsolyes. If the contents of the book were valueless, it was because what they eaid did not possess any value ia the estima- tion of some gentlemen; and, indeed, after all, he be- Nevod that to eome extent that estimate was the correct ope. (Laugbter ) But, valuable or valuless. sense or non- renee, their constituents bad aright to know what they were paying andjwhat they were doing. Gentlomon were greatly mistaken if they supposed tbat while disbanding the official corps of reporters they would thus keep from the knowledge of their constituents what they said and what they did upon that floor. There was « volunteer staff above their heads jn the gallery who would sen‘ to the public and the country a full knowledge of everything that occurred in the House. whether they would prefer to be reported by irresponsible reporters, or by the official and responsible reporters of the House? For ene, 1am pot willing that it should be so. I am willing and glad to eee volunteer reporters sending forth to the country their versions of what occurs eres nee cfticial record is that to which members couid whenever snetignvemmee sc Rech on aaaae Mr. Maywarp, (8. opp ny i four copies of the Globe inadequate to disseminate such knowledge throughout the districts. Mr. Brancri—It the gentleman would do what some of them did, that pumber would be sufficient to give to a large portion of their constituents a knowledge of what Congressional GV be promiscnously, but he deposited it in tbe Court Houses of the county towns of his district, for the use of the people. Atleast, he was reserving them for that porpose.. Mr. Srevexs, (rep.) of Pa.—So far as he was concerned, there were societies all through bis county with libraries, ‘by which means the rural population had aceess to them. Mr. Brance confessed that he did not gressional Globe, and he did not ‘who knew how the read it, or tbat any person who bad once undertaken to read it'would readitagatn. (Laughter.) Bat still it was a valuable book for reference. In his ju: mnt, the sy: tem of reporting which in louse and in the Senate was one of the world’s wonders. He feared that if ibey abolished the present system the reporting would fall into the hands of those who would not care to do them justice; and for himself, while he occupied a seat upon tbe floor, he wanted bis reputation to remain in the keeping of the official reporters, who were responsible to he Hovee for any misrepresentations they might make, cr apy wrong they might do members. Mr Curry, (dem ) of Ala, in condemning the present system of reporting the debates of the Houre, said:—I look upon it as an upmixed evil. I bave not a word to tay againet the reporters. The question is between a sbackled press and a free press. The question is, whether Congress shall aporopriate money to publish ‘speeches which are made, or to publieh speeches which are never made, It is well known that the specches that are pub- lished in the Globe are not the speeches that are delivered upon this floor; but, on the contrary, the whole reports of our proceedings are perversions of what really takes place here. I do not charge this vpon the reporters, be- cauge, as far as I know, they report what ie seid and what ‘es dene with marvelous accuracy and fidelity. Bat everybody knows, who is familiar with their ings, that members constantly go and strike out what he likes, and pots in just what pleases him on second considera tion, ro that in the morning one cannot tell from the Globe the rpeech of any gentleman, yh he may have been attentively listened to when delivering iton the floor. I myee)t have been presented at times in most ridiculou: attitades I bave gone myself to revise what I may ha id in putting @ question or in replying to one, but in the morning I would find that somebody else had ‘gone, too, and stricken out from their speech the very part that had ealled forth my remarke, so that then they would appsar in the Globe they were without meaning of any kind. The country is taxed, and the treasury compelled to pay for there reports, which are not faithful or correct records of the proceedings of this House, Theyare not the reports of what is said in this Houre, but as they may have been afterwarcs corrected in the reporters’ room in the Globe office. In my judgment the whole system is a nui- eance, &® fungus, an excregence on the body po- Utic, ‘and {ncreating the expenses of the govern. ment year ear. The sysiem is at war with the theory of the government, and in my judgment it does more to destroy legitimate debate than apy other thi Ht does more to prevent the en- lighten ment of the House by the discussion of questions before it than anything ele connected with the Parlia- mentary 8 stem. ‘This system does not prevail in England, por epywhere else—pot even in our State Legie- laturer, We do rot object to voluntary reports of the proceedings of Congress. The only thing we object to ie, the Treasury being saddled with the expense of print ing thore documents, which are not ordinarily for the en lightenment of the people. The whole aystem is a mill- atene, if not a tex upon the intellect of the country. Mr. Misoy, (dem) of Va—The suggestion of my friend from Nopth Caroliaa might be very useful if any reporters could’present faithfol and accurate reports of the transactiors in this House. But, sir,no human skill can achieve the miracie of reporting the speakers on the de- bates here precisely as they express themselves. Per- baps, from an iofirmity which I caonot overcome, my own style of speaking ‘s urually slow; and yet I have never revieed the reports of my own remarks without detecting numerous and sometimes the most ridiculous and groterque errors And, sir, anybody who knows the mode in which oor reporter takes down the debates must nee it is absolutely imporeible to avoid mistakes. A fow days ago. ip a few remarks J made here, which I did not correct, avd which have gone into the ional Plohe uncorrected, I was made to say things which | not only ever uttered, but which would have been ridiculous for anybocy to utter here. If it were pesaible to write down accurately all that is said, I should entirely agree with the egg stion, that there should be no revisiou of the reports of tbe speeches; but mistakes are unavoidable with the best reporters, and it is pot desirable that they should re- wain jp the Daily and be perpetuated in the Congressi-nal Glbe. No bonorable member would so correct bis re- mal to change wholly wha: be says, and therefore must leave it to the discretion of members themselves to revise their own remarke as they think fit. I think our reporters are as faitbiul and accurate as avy, acd if I had apy complaint to make it is that they are too faithful. The interjections made by members witho it the recogal- ticn of the Chair, or the leave of the member interrupted, ovght po more - 2 oe than the private conversa- tions going roun Mr Sirens , (Fep ) of Obio, said the Committe of Ways avd Means have under consideration a measure calcu- Iated to prevent this abuse. Amorg other amend ments adopted was an appropria. ion of $5,000 for a delegate tothe International tical Congress in July next. The ‘commmitiee rose, and without final action on the bill the Houge adjourned. The Potter-Pryor Affair. Thera is yet another epistie concerning tne diffiouly do- tween Messrs Potter and Pryor which remaias uapud- lished. It is the letter of Mr. Potter to his seoond, ia wbich be says that he is profoundly hostile to ths whole system of dueHing—that be regards it as barbarous in the last cegree—that be said pothing in the course of the de bate to which Mr. Pryor took oilence which was inteaded as 6p insult to the laner—thet he bad po unkind feeling to Mr. Pryor; but inasmuch as the latter hed challenged unconditionally, without Jeavtog the door open to expli- pation, he was ready to meet the final aiternative—thit the course of éventsin tho House of Representatives du- ring thirty days prior to the election of Speaker, and (or some time after, indicated that the rigat of free soeech war in peril—nod that, for his own part, if the sacrifice ‘of bie life could prevent a bloody colliion upon the floor, and reoure the protection of this right, be was ready w neoome the Viotitm—that uvless some one did thie ihe in a ac pendent action of Nortbero men in Congress and the whofe freedom of debate would be “violently over. 4 now trial Will be made at an carly day, 1860.—TKIPLE SHEET. THE PRIZE RING. The International Fight Deotdet— When w u Kesult be Keown i New York !—Betung New York asd Gus ten—A Novel Weper—Letters from Mur- Tissey and Hi —Murrisscy'» Recep. tion tm London as the True American Cham pion—H)s Visitto Bion of the Mpgiteh Pa; of the Latter ip bts Wiania od Wiwon— trom Jehn Wood h Garry ss, 0f Bostoa—The Latter Accept- ‘The-great international contest for the championship of the English prize ring is, in all probability, aa event of the past. But some few days must still elapse before the result ie"kmown to the inhabitants of the Western hemis- phere, and the interval will, to sporting men a8 well to the general public, be productive ot intense excitement and anxiety, The day originatly fixed upon in the articles of agree- ment between Heenan and Sayers for the great interns tional Sight to take place was Monday last, the 16th inst. There is every reason to believe that the contest would be decided on that day, although rumors have been pre- valent that an alteration to the 18th had been agroed Upon, As these reports, however, were traced to parties whcee profeeeions of superior knowledge and information ‘were proved to be false and unreliable, little or no oredit ‘Was attached to them, and recent intelligence frqin Eng- Jand, by the Pereia, has confirmed the belief that no such change bad ever been contemplated. Presuming that the Great fistic contest was decided on the 16th inet., It is ex- ceecingly probable that we sball learn the result either on Tuesday, the 24th, or Wednesday, the 25th The first steamer that leaves England for Americe, after the fight, is the Vanderbilt, which sails from Southampton for New York on the morning of Thursday, the 19th inst. She will in all Probability pars Cape Race on the 24th; and, if the weather is clear, will be intercepted by the news yacht of the Associated Prees, stationed at that point, and her news at once tele graphed to thie city, some four days in advance of her arrival. These anticipations may, however, prove incor- rect, ag it may happen that the Vanderbilt may pass Capo Race in a fog or in the night, and thus all possibility of telegraphic communication be prevented. We may there- fore conclude that if no intelligence is received from Caps Race by the 25th inst, we shall have to await patiently the arrival of the Vanderbilt at New York to learn the omer. antics reeult, iting ip York has undergone considerable flac tuations during the last few days. Tne frienda of Hoenay, who, the week previous, were 80 anxious to in zest their loose cash on their champion, suddeniy refused to back him for even money, and in some cases the odds of 100 to $0 against him were refused. The Persia's intelii- gence still further increaged the coofidence of the 7 lish champion’s friends, and 1,000 to 800 were wagsred two or tbree times on hie winpiog the fight. Tae largest taker of the above named odds was a gentleman who has hitherto been one of the staunchest and heaviest backers of Saycrs, but who bas now learned good reasons, as he Jndges, for“ hedging” bis money. Suil,a very heavy amount is waiting jnveetment at evens on Sayers, with but little probability of meeting with a chauce of so doing before the result is known. In Boston the Bevicia Boy bas alwaye been and stii] continues the favorite at slight pe ya amount of money is there dependent two well rooms sporting ta, of tae oy Latin wD 8 ig men Bereil and Jemmy Maesey. Should Sayers be defeated, Massey agrees to sweep any crossing on Broaiway that Bereil may select, for three hours each day for three days or forfeit $200. In the event of Heenan defeated, Bereil is to sweep the Bowery and Houston street crossing, in front of Maesey’s house, for one hour each day for three days, or forfeit $200 to Massey. "y bas addressed the followin Spirit ence bis arrival in London and Sayers at Pam naah He still avheres to hig ann resolu challenge the Benicia event of the latter beating Sayers. ms Loxpon, March 29, 1860, Teend he Danae! from this place, according to pro- mise, Lavail myzelf of the opportunity to make it anewer for all the is who I cannot now find time to on meagan pleacant passage of twelve days, nothing to comoiein of, either in the way of wind or weather, and certaialy 1g to Of inthe way we jived, for I stepped asbore a heavier man by twenty pounds ‘than I was “*T iad not the least idea I would be kno i nef len wn in Liver beyond the friends who had come over with me, a the pai ers on board the ship; but I had not gone Tiong the streets before I becsine aware that Ban directing & particular attention to me, which all tha while kept increasing. At length crowds commence1 tollo wing us along the eidewalks, and when we to take a look at St. George’s Bais oe five building near the Great Western Railroad depot—| least @ thousand peopl arming close around us. The thipg had now come to a head, for they broke in on mo, and commenced theking hands and welooming me to Englsnd as the champion of America. Finding ‘bie was getting rather hot for me, I whirled round and made a move for a botelnear at hand; but as soon as I did this one fellow gave the signal, and they gave me off hand one of the stoutest cheers J ever heard in my life. After I got to shelter the crowd kept ae around the door, t- ing for me to come out again, 80 I came to the conclusion that the ecover I got out of Liverpool the better. One of my friends, therefore, went over tothe station and bought tickets for the party up to London, which we struck early the game evening. On coming out, however, from the ian where Ijhad taken refugo, another cheer welcomed us, ard the crowd followed us all along till they housed us to our own headquarters. I made it my first business on my arrival in London to look up Mr. Wilkes, and, as tho nearest way to doit, Grove at once to Bell's Life, and there they directed me the Adelphi Hotel. Itso happened, however, that when I arrived there be was out to the t! , where he had gone, asthe lady in the office told me, to are the now ece about the Benicia Boy, Depositing with her the cing Calencere and letters which [had received from you, I then started off for Owen Switt’s, under the direc- tion of the driver, who had taken care of me safely thus far. I entered Swift’s a'one. His wife and a very haad- some young gir), who I afterwards learned was his daugh- ter, were bebina the bar, and on my inquiriog, thoy an- swered that Mr Swift was in the back room. I was walked in and looked around, when a sma'l sized, well bullt, gentiemanly-looking, middle-aged man rose up end came towards me, puttting out hig band as he did 20, and eald:—This 13 Mr. Mor) v” & Yes,” said 1, 8 good deal surprised at this, ‘-and this is Mr. Swift?” ‘We both knew each other once ; and without deal- ing in too many words I found him to’ be every: | man would be proud in bis best friend. LJ while we went out togetl back to his house, which is one of and beet patronized in London, I set out by myself to pay a vitit to, what we would call at bi fighting taverns of the town. I did not miss one, but setved them all dlike, and I must say I never was more cordially re- ceived nor better treated in my life. What was very sin- gular, they nearly all rpotted me as goon as I went ip, and yet not one of them had any reason to believe tha’ I was in the country, much less coming to see thom thet Oe They allreferred to Heenan’s refusal toshow him- self soctably on his first arrival, and felt very gore about it. In almost every place I went I saw your paper, and you need give yourself no concern about it being recog: Dized as she sporting organ of America, for no other was alluded to during the evening, while the name of Wilkes’ Spirit avd Bell’s Life kept frequently coming up in the conversation. Ihad hard work to got away from each place, but I managed to get through by 11 o'clock, when I returned sgain to Owen Swift's In the couree of the evening I made a bet at his house of $500 against $3,500 (or 7 to 1) that Umpire would win the “Two thouran3 guineas,’’ if he ran for them, and, as@ matter of course, I took out a £100 note and handed it to Mr. Swift, as my share of the stakes. “What ie this for, Mr Morrissey?” said he. “My five buncred in that bet,” sald 1. “ Well, you can put that ia your pocket,” was his answer. “It will be time enovgh to pay when you have lost ” “ But Iam a etranger here,’’ gaid I, still holding the note in my fingers. “If you are, your charaster came here bofore you!” was bis answer. The next morning I found Mr. Wilkes at bis hotel, and after that T called on thé editor of Bell's Life, aad of tho Sporting Life, and was most kindly and pleasantly re- ceived by both. Ihada talk of full two hours with Mr. Dowling, and aliT bave to say about bim is, that it ia impoeribie to meet with a finer gentleman’ aay where. Tebould think Mr. Wilkes and he are great friends. Indeed, there je no mtatake in the way that Mr. W. stands here. He i very much sought after, snd the Americans are very proud of him for the way he pitched into some writers here who re flected on the climate and courage of his country. Bat I Suppore you saw those articles in Bell's Life. Mr. Fiat and Mr. Foster, 0! tho Sporting Life, are also very plea faut gentlemen. The Intter one 1 had previously met ta New York. On Wedvesday I took a run down to New- market to 8ee Sayers at his training quarters. { arrived there at seve o'clock, and just as I bad etarted from tho fon In a eab to ride to his house, Isaw two men who also hod jnet got ont of atrain that hed arrived: at the game moment with me from another. It wasnearly dark ane Teowd not see the faces of the men, for their barks wrre turned towards me, bat there was something about the back of the head ana peck of the smallest one that mete me recognize bim at once. When they Leard mo hallcoirg to the driver to etop, they looked around, and a8! got ont, Sayers walkee pp to me, and putting ot his hand sate, “This is M-, Morriarey, Ibelleve.”” My friends who bas beeu down ip advance cf me, avd who now came towarce us, were then iutroduced all round, and tho whole party of us started up to the White Hart Hotel, where Sayers Goon joined us, and we parsed the evening until ten o’clock. Mr Fuller, the trainer of Sayer very anziove he should leave us avd go to bed ea) he ¥ery positively said he should not hurry himeel etaid, as I te) you, til! after tn. ‘The vest morning I took breakfast with him, as als> did Mr. Berghaue, an artist, who wes sent out in the same ship with me by Frank Lestio to tlastrnte tho fight. Say- eve gond naturedty etripned for him, and “pnt up hie bands” that be might make @ ood likenes? of hin, aud wed him everything from his fighting shoes to the dut- tens op his sbi Foe 1 the best made man of perfect His & of any man you ever heard of bag#, no nonsence of any all ime, protty mah what ot Next week I atiall to pemein etch hin ated 4 bhp Sgbt, and as J care gota lilo moro Leen oa pag wae b AvéDbA for trial, Terant, Tshall pot odj-ct totaking a part of bis work with bim day in and day cut, till the great eveat com Ho did not show apy inqnisitivepess about Heenan at al), Dut loos vpow the fgbt as sare thiog Ho has laid coptiderable money at 6 to 4, apd when [ told him tat amoig ‘he last rhings I did 00 leaviog was to make two Jorge bets op him as 6 10 4, ne regretted that he could not get tbe chabee for suck an in eestment nero. Upon that biot Ttold bim be wigbt bave £100 of mj New York wages atevens, which gladly accepted. YP pp aktog of the maton be said it ‘an jotoraational affair, nro bad never been spoken Of as aoything else. 1 come vp from Newmarket lest nignt (Tnarsdey), ! end will go cown again on Soaday, Next week, woen Yhave been with Sayers for some three or four days, E ‘will write you spother letter, and you will please tell the frience that call at your office exoecting letters from me, ; that they must be satisfied with what I rend them in this Traw Umpire thie morning walking on the heath, and be Js the biggest and finest three year o!4 I ever clanped my «: " JOHN MORRISEY. We give below a letter from the Benicia Boy to the ecitor of the Clipper, in which he states that the fight will teke place on the 18th. How to reconcile this with P the poritive stutement of Mr. Dowling, the editor of Bell’s Lnfe, that the figbt will positively come off on the originally fixed (tbe 16th) we are unable to guess. It max isteria) interference was to be apprehended on the Cay firet appointed, the eame cause would be in opera- tion to prevent it on the 18th. Even should it come off on the Cay laet named, we she! still receive the news of the result by the Vanderbilt steamer, Baprorp, March 29th, 1860. You will observe by the heading to this letter that we have once more been compelled to chai our quarters. Is it pot a littie empgular that while I bave been disturbed no lets than four times to my training, Sayers remains at Newmarket opmoteated? It is certain), atious 10 be driven from place to piace, as I bave Pom yet I do not suffer it to disturb my equanimt'y; but, on the contrary, it has the effect io incite me to /eave no fair means untried to baflle my opponents. 1 ove just received intelligence that Morrissey bes arriced, in company with Dad Can- 1ipgbam and Paddy Higbes.' Morrissey bas stated in the. papers that if 1 win wy Dattle with Sayers, he (Morrissey) ‘will igbt me sgain, bat not otberwise, He down to- day to spar with Sayers The news war forwarded to you by the last steamer that the day of fighting hai been set back to the 13th. For certain reasons we have cbanged the time of Sighting to Wednesday, the e' ¢ay Of April. This news you heve ip advance of others; £0 wake vee of it ip the Clipper. Wilkes comtipues his talk sgainet;mefin London; but neither himeelf por paper can cefeat me. I wish you would send the Clipper to my trainer, Jack McDonald, whose address enclose He a staunch friend, end bis beart and soul are wrapped up in this match, We are all well and in spirite, and it I do not fight and do my duty on the ’ cail me a “canary bird.” J. C. Heenan, An amusing feature in this international contest is the vast amount of poetic effusions which it bas evoked, bot bere and jn Ep; 4, and all deeply imbued with a triotic if not poetical feeling. We extract from the Cin- 3 cinnati Herald:— HEENAN BEFORE THE FIGHT. With marble colores shoulders, aud keen eyes Protected by a forebead, broad snd white, And hair cut close, lest it impede the sight, And clk-ncbed bands firm, and punishing in size— ‘Ste-dily beld, or motioned wary wise To hit or stop—and kerchief too. drawn tigtt O’er the upyielding loins—to keep from flight ‘The incop+tint wind. that all too often fliee— ay The Boy Benicia stands! Fame, whose bright eyes ran or or ‘With joy, to see a chicken of her own Dice ber rich pen in claret, and writes down Under the letier H. first on the stone, Heenan—Jobn—Irish pareots—age not known— Good with both hanca— weight, twelve stove foar. . SCENE AFTER THE FIGHT—HEENAN ON HIS KNEES TO | ADAH. } All punished and penitent, down on the kneo Inow bend, Adad, to avert an anieu; Ob, let not thine eyes, love, look black upon me, i Beeasee mine are forced to look biack upon you. : Am I worte ip your eyes, for worse in my own?) Are the women to punish as well as the men? I thought you’d bave brought, when you found me alone, leldoc and smiles to restore me again. Forgive me, and never,ob, never by oc Till cultivate light bluo, or brown inebriety; T'll give up a)l chance of a fracture or sprain, And part, worse than all, with Tom Hyer’s society. mar we Lag fib Ftc paboreoms that frown, nd spar with r and prettier toue, Tl look—if the swelling sbould ever go down And these eyes look again—upon you, love, alone! From the Cincinnati we lesrn thet, on Friday last, Mr. A. J. Menken filed in the Court of Common Pleas” tn the above city, petition for a divorce, a vinculo mairi- mcnét, from his wif, Adab Iseacs Menken 3 re ‘The ground upon which the application is mate is tery aleged ‘to have been committed with John epan. The international ae, overshadows all other es erases even teens we are im our midst. Tt is thie which has prevented so much pul attention being centered »pon the matob between Gribben ond Wilson, af would otherwise have been the case. This- event comes off on Tuetday next in Canada. There is not much speculation on the result, but the betting seems to:: Tule at evens at present. Boston pugilists, John Woods and Harry Finegass, bave recently iseued Jenges to the pugiiistic frat of the United States, The former offers to fight any man. 1m Amerion (but the retired “Chiet,” Tom Hyer), but hig" challenge is evidently directed to E1 Price, of Boston who recently defeated Australien Kelly. Price has not yet eignified bis intentions in the affair. Finegass offers to - bt any 130 pound man im the States for $300 a side, give or take three pounds, in the same ring with Grivben and Wilson. This bes been accepted contitionally by Jobn Monaghan, the trainer of Wilson, who agrees to. fight him at 128 pounde, for the above sum, in five or six. weeks time. He alleges that Finegaes has been training for the last six weeks, in isipation of the challenge belog accepted by him (Monaghan), who has baen pre- vented by an accident from taking the necessary exerciss in the way of preparation If the above terms suit a match can, he says, at once be concluded. Police Intelligence. DARING EXPRESS ROBBERY—$16,000 STOLEN. A daring and successful robbery was offected pn the New York and New Haven Railroad train waich reached this city on Monday night, During the temporary ab- sence of Adams’ Express messenger from the room in - which he was stationed, an iron safe, weighiog 160 pounds, containing $16,000, was throwa’ from the car by some pereoa upknown. The express room is duit in the for- ward partof the baggage car, and between it and the~ baggage room isthe mat! department Jt was while the meseenger was in the latter room that the bold robbery waseffected. The lors of the ea’e was not: iscovered until the train reached this city. The messenger had been absent from the express room for nearly two hours, so that it is difficult to say on what part. of the line the safe was thrown overboard. Toe following is a list of the property con- tained in the safe, as far as is koown:—Tvn $500 bilis offer to negotiate an} probaple thet, they will be Serena 0 ‘the greater portion of tae money can be identified. No efforts will be spared to ferret oat the perpetraters of the robbery. A Dmar Mcte mw Trovsts —U. F. Phelps, adeai mute, ‘was arrested by deteotive Fier, on charge of stealing $415 in gold Goin and a watch from a gentleman in Charieston. ‘The accused, who was arrested at the tasaoce of the Cotef of Police at Charleston, was found on doard the steamer Marion. The detective boarded the steamer| some distance below Quarantine, and, aided by the harbor police, succeeded in bringing the prisoner ashors without . apy difficulty. Phelps, who is a card writer by profes- sion, was taken to tbe office of the Deputy Supsrintendent and locked up until the necessary papers for his extradi- tion could be procured from Albany. Mr Pheips denies the ebarge preferred against him, and says Le will be able to prove his innocenes when the matter comes up for investigation. Cuarcr oy Passive 4 Fase Toxen.—W. Jackson, ex policeman, was arrested yesterday by policemay Barclay, on charge of passing @ false token, with intent to cheat and Cefraud Mesers. Shenfield & Brother,of No. 156 Broad- way, cut of $213 worth of watches, jeweiry and plated ware. The complainants ai) ge that the prieoner gave them a check on the Oriente! Bank for the 2bove amount, at the eame timo assuring them that it was good, and would be ‘upon prerentation. Upon pres+oting the check at the bank in question they learned tha: never kad more than $100 deposited there s time, and that at that time he hed not mor standing to his credit. The complainants fnithor atate that on the day they accepted said check J» :keon told them that he had just mace a deposit of $7,0°. Auircrp Sreeet Rozsery.—Thomas Lieyc. a young fellow about seventeen years of age, was brovg! before Snetice Queckendueb, at the Jefferson Market Police Court, on charge of street robbery, preferred agaiast him by George H, Glenville, of 215 West street Com and bis wife, 1} appear sbout three o’clock yester soner, it is alleged, jostled agatnet him, ar valuable gold watch from bis at. cried, “Stop thie,” wher-upon poiicew: Righth precivet, came up and arreatod th» pr the watch in bis posreesion. Livyd took the ma'ter quite coolly, and bad the impuience to pat ina vice of now guilty, The magistrate committed him for trial A young man, nameo Henry Aiken, was aivo com guspicion of baving been implicated in the robs Rornrxe His Ferrow Worrstax.—A young shoemaker, bamed George Speight, was arrested by policeman Mead on charge of stealing a silver watch and $6f in crs, the property of a fellow workman, named Nicholes “end Ber. The larceny if alloged to have been comraitied 18 shee store in Atlantic street, Brooklyn, ners oe ee ar and compleirant were both at work. A wom Soon Jercepy war made against the prisoner Dy Jolin Topostel of No 2C9 William atreet, who charges thst terrane stole 2 quantity of boots and: shoes from Din. jnates Brennan thought that rege wasin ri pr bail tha pri- wiracted & Glenville ; } i : ee n dleament, and recommended him to emplcy «}x«yer tm: Committed for trial. Briti#h bark Jave Fraacia, ded by ® mediately. Lanp Suanxs Aproap.— Tbe lying at anchor in the ties, heed hos 4 sharks on re paer of Mao entice the sailors ashore orcered the rimpers of bir weeeel, bat the: fothority, nd it was not until a boat coptat: police carne alorgeice that they consented ‘Aut Anovt A Butt DoG.— Patrick Boyle wa policeman King, of the Lover Police Court, on stenting a boil dog, valued st $50, from Jobe Griffin, of No. 14 Mulberry street. The dog fu qnestis. ©aathe pride and delight of Mr. Griffin, who used to o=hioie hia nightly to the patrons of Ferry Jennings’ ¢ ‘*hment in White etrect, Ju wre im