The New York Herald Newspaper, May 1, 1860, Page 6

6 NEW YORK HERALD. JAMES GORDON BENNETT, EDITOR AND PROPRIETOR. DPFICE M. W. CORNER OF NARGAU AND FULTON ers. TERMS, cash tn advance, Money sont Hae Oe sader.” Pouuge dames moe THE DAILY HERALD t00 cents per copy. 81 per annum. Tua WEEKLY HERALD, every Sunmday tobe cont mall will he at the ws wubsorypaom Me $B per annum: the ils Cate por copy, $4 per annum to F Fe Ea Font a Re pe ay "THe PAMILT URRALD om Weinenday, at four cents per copy, oF $2 ver annua. JOB PRINTING, executed with neatness, chaxpness and de- Velume XXV. AMUSEMENTS THIS EVENING. NIBLO'S GARDEN, Broadway.—Equusrsian Paaroau- ances—Baonze Horse. BOWERY THEATRE. Panis—THvmring Lucacy—Nwicison's Pee ie, WALLACK’S THEATRE, Broadway.—Qart. Warou—Huis-at-Law. 6) oo akages KEENB’S THEATER, 6% Broadway.—Couzsn sEW BOWERY, Gi aan iz, Bowery. ursy Davertss—Poxco— YHEATRE PRANCAIS. 685 Broadway.—La Bovcroum— ‘vB Peates—Mowsirce vs oo ‘Ounoun, _ La Couss MBA. BROUGHAN’S THEAT: coy Ata aawea. BE, Broadway. a. 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Single copies, in wrap- pers, etx cont. Subsoriptons and adverusemeats for amy edition of the New ¥ous Haman will be received at the foliowing places 2 Burope — Loenon,...Sampeon Low, Son & On. 47 mm. Lansing, Starr & Co., 74 King Wi street. Pans... Lansing adtwin & do.,$ place de ia Bourse. Lavasroce, Lansing, Sure & Co., No. mires. Saves... Lansing, Paldwe ie Go., D re Onresille, Gaupune. ..De Chapeauronge & Oo. ‘The cuntents of the Bveoraam Eprom or me Bras will combine the news reowved by mail aad telegraph at {ee office during the previous week and up to the hour of publication. Tne Nows. The news from Charleston is highly important. ‘The Convention yesterday adopted the Douglas platform by a vote of 165 to 138. Whereupon the South Carolina, Alebama, Mississippi, Louisiana, Texas, Arkansas and Florida delegations formally withdrew. At this stage of the proceedings an ad- Journment was carried in order that the Southern delegations might have time and opportunity for consultation. The bolters met and organized a separate Convention. Full reports of the proceed- ings are given elsewhere in to-day's paper. Our special despatch from Washington, on the authority of a private letter from the house of Wet more, Williams & Co., of Shanghae, states that Mr. Townsend Harris, our Consul General at Japan, is dead. As neither the newspapers nor the State Department bave received intelligence of theevent, we are disposed to doubt the correctness of the re- port. We learn that General Scott has been suddenly called to Washington. He left town yesterday afternoon, accompanied by Colonels Thomas and Keyes. lt wil) }e recollected that Colonel Thomas ‘Was with the General on his late mission to the Pacific and San Juan Island, and it is not unlikely that this sndden movement is in connection with our new boundary difficulty with England. General Houston has addressed another comma nication to the War Department respecting the troubles with the savages on the frontiers of Texas. ‘The Indians are ravaging the frontier counties, mur- dering and ravaging tn ail directions. Governor Houston urges the immediate formation of a regi- Ment of mounted Texan volunteers, as the bert means of checking the depredations of the Indians Tt ie not improbable that General Scott's summons to Washington may have reference to the disposi- tion of the troops in Texas, or the reinforcement of the force already there. Both houses of Congress were in session yester. day, bat nothing of public interest transpired in either body. The North Briton, from Liverpool I8th and Queenstown 19th alt., arrived in the river St. Law- rence yesteriay, The news is one day later than the advices brought by the Vanderbilt. The war between the London bankers and the Bank of Eng- land had ceased by the surrender of the firetmen- tioned parties, and consols had improved. The Liverpool American produce markets remained Pretty mach the same as previously reported General Ortega, the leader of the recent revolt in Spain, has been shot. The revolutionary move. @ ments in Naples sppear to be gaining in impor tenes. The great fight continued to absorb the at tention of the British public. tis stated, on the suthority of the referee, that the battle between Heenan snd Sayers was closed only in compliance with the wishes of the Americans. No other hoe tile meeting will, it i# esid, tke place between the two men. The Celifornia Pony Express, which left San Francisco on the evening of the 20th alt.. arrived at Bt. Joseph, Mo , at noon yesterday, having made the trip across the continent in less than ten days. There had been no arrivals at San Francisco from the Atlantic subsequent to the last advices. The markets were very dull. The mail steamer, which sailed for Panama on the morning of the 20th, had on board 414 passengers and $1.38? 723 in treasure $1,237,723 of which was shipped for New York. ‘The lecture room adjotming the Church of the Paritans was again filled Inst evening with the members of Dr. Cheever's congregation. Mr ‘Warren, Mr. Aberneathy, Mr. J.C. White and Mr. yesterday, the Serzear' of the Sanitary Squad re- ported between seveny 4nd eighty premises in va- rious parts of New Y."* and Brooklyn as being in & filthy condition. ‘Th’ location of each house re- ported is given in ou: Teport of the proceedings. The balance of the business transacted by the Board was of no genesal interest. Coroner Jackman festerday concluded the in- quest upon the body cf the infant of Mary Connor, recently found dead in bed with its mother at Bellevue Hospital, haying its face partially eaten by rats. The jury rendered a verdict of “Death by suffocation, the gufforation being that it was over- laid by ita mother,” snd recommended that an ad- Gitional watch be employed at night, and that im- mediate steps be teken to free the hospital from rate. The last reeommendation of the jury has already been complie! with by the Commissioners, who have contracte! with a noted exterminator to keep the hospital ‘lear for one year for $300, Another meeting of 8eamstresses ond female ope- Tatives, sympathizing With the New England aod Western strikers, wi8 held last night at Botanic Hall, in East Broadway. The attendance was small. Remarks wer? made by two or three gen- tlemen present and o#€ lady, and a collection taken up amounting to $1 43+ The Special Committee appointed to investigate the claims of the rval candidates for the Alder- manic honors of the Eighth district met yesterday afternoon, Aldermer Genet, Cornell and Boole being present. At the request of the counsel for Peter Mitchel, the investigation was adjourned for two days im conacquence of the absence of sev- eral witnesses. The 0¢xt meeting of the Commit- tee will be the last of this subject. According to the City Inspector's report, there were 491 deaths in th? City during the past week, an increase of 69 as compared with the mortality of the week previous, 4nd 125 more than occurred during the corresponting week last year. The re- capitulation table gi’é@ 1 death of disease of the bones, joints, &c., 89 Of the brain and nerves, 8 of the geaerative organ’, 18 of the heart and blood veesels, 171 of the lu9g8, throat, &c., 11 of old age, 85 of diseases of the rkin and eruptive fevers, 6 still- born and premature births, 59 of diseases of the stomach, bowels and Other digestive organs, 50 of general fevers, 1 of disease of the urinary organs, 1 unknown, and 32 from violent causes. The na- tivity table gives 32/ natives of the United States, 96 of Ireland, 39 of Germany, 4 of Scotland, 9 of England, and the bélance of various foreign ooun- tries. ‘The cotton market yesterday was withou! animation, while prices were without quotable change. Fine cottons coptipued to be beld with firmnces, while inferior grader wero heavy and irreftlar. The sales embraced about 600 bales. The arri/#! of « canal boat from Lake Champlain, with a car{0 of oats, and the prospect of other arrivals from Buflalo, "ia the Erie caval, before the close of the week, exercise! ® depressing influence on flour and grain. State ap! Western brands of the former closed at a decline of 5c. ® 10c, por barrel, while sales were fair Southern a in eteedy demand, with eales at Saturday's prices. wheat was heavy, and closed at a do- cline of 2c. & 3c. per bushel. Corn was in good supply, while sales were moa/fate at about the current rates of Saturday. Sugars wer? irm. Among the sales were about 1,000 hhds. Cuba and Porto Rico, and 660.do, melado, at rates given in another Columa. The stock embraced about 48,899 bhds., against 58,481 on the lat of May in 1859, and 14,733 boxes, agit 18,808 in 1860; 87,123 bags, against 20,250 in 1856, and 6,452 bhds. melado, against 2,115 last year. Come was firm. The sales embraced 8,000 mate Java at )340., 800 do. Maracaibo at 133;0., and 300 do. Laguayr ®t 143¢c. Freights were steady, with moderate Among the shipments were 16,000 bushels corn Aad wheat, engaged for Liverpool, inciuding 6,000 corr by steamer at 8d., in stoamer's Dags, and some 3,00¢ 40. wheat and 5,000 do. corn, by sailing vensels, tm ab/Ps’ bags, at 64. Split im the Charleston Convention— Cycles (f Politieal Parties. The old democratic party has breathed its last, and today #@ enter upon a new era in national politica The Convention at Charles. ton bas split, and, Whether it be on men or on measures, the prictical reeult is the same. The late proc’¢dings st Charleston prove that the democ/stic organization has worn itaelf out, and that party divisions in the country bave to ¢ ranged hereafter on other issues than thos¢ on which the political battles of the past have been fought. The democratic party has fulfii/d its allotted time. Like its great predecess?, it has run its cycle, and buried the entire generation of men who founded and led it. A complete generation has grown up sitce, and the new men who are now on the field find new circumstances around them, and new necessities to meet. The politi- cal history of the republic exhibits two com- plete political cycles, which have long ago been classed in the popular mind as the times of the founders ani the expounders of the con- stitution. Each of these cycles ran through a period of thirty six years, being equivalent to the passing awry of an entire generation of men. The firet political cycle, that of the founders of the constitution, began in 1788, and ended in 1824, with the Presidency of Monroe. He was the last of the Revolutionary list of Presi- dents. The party divisions of the first cycle were mainly on the question of sympathy with one or other of the forms and spirit of govern- ment then existig in Europe. The republican party, with Mr. Jefferson at its head, leaned to- wards the new Order of things then springing up in France, While the federalists, led by Hamilton, inclined to the form and spirit of the English gover®ment. The contest was in- tensely bitter, 804 culminated in the war of 1812, and the Hartford Convention, which gave the last blow to federalism. The triamphant party, losing i great antagonist, and with it | ite own cohesi@ power, lingered on through | “the era of geod feeling,’ with no particular object or polly in view, and impelled in its action by new Circumstances which did not ex- } ist at the time Of ite organization, Among its acts were the creation of the National Bank, and the incipient consideration of the free trade theories that were then beginning to agitate the | political wort’. In 1524 five candidates ran | for the Presidency, and the three which obtain- ed the largest popular vote went before the | House of Representatives for election, as pre- | scribed by the constitution. Here began the second political cycle, in which parties Tanged themselves on domestic questions, undet the leadership of men almost | exclusively from the ranks of the old republi- can or Jeffersonian party. The tariff in ail its Woodbury addressed the meeting on the subject of | bearings on r*¥enue and industry, the national the Foreign Missionary Society, but no vote ¥ | bank with ity telations to currency and ex- taken or decision come to. The meeting stands | adjourned antil Wednesday evening next, at half past seven o'clock. In the Board of Aldermen last evening « resola- tio- as offered for the appointment of s Sanitary C nftteeand laid over. The Comptroller reported it of $2,022,802 87 in the Street Improvement + and tramemitted an ordinance suthorizing the te ng of money in anticipation of the collection of . .csmente for that parposs. A sum of $3,000 wae» .nimonsly voted for the expenses of com- piliny <c., the Corporstion Manual for the carrest year. The Street Commissioner was directed to fit ‘=p rooms for the City Inspector, at a cost not to exceed $3,000, At the meeting of the Police Commissioners change, and ‘he question whether internal im- should be made by the federal go- vernment or PY local and individual exertion, called for freduent and constant interpretations of the constitttion. The founders of the Union had passed ai8y, and the greatness of the exi- gency called forth the highest powers among the young /adere. Jackson developed vast political sagtclty and administrative abfity, Calhoun was *nsurpaseed in analysis, Webster's argumentativ? power was unequalled, and Clay was the peerless orator of his time. The struggle rea hgh, andthe intensity of popular feeling for s while equalled ta bitterness thet of the early history of the republican and federal parties. Point by point the democratic organi- zation carried its struggle with its antagonist, which changed its name and tactics with each great defeat. The internal improvements, the currency, and, last of all, the tariff policies, were established on the democratic theories, and since then that party has been dying out. The men which had fought its battles gradually passed away, with the leaders that had given life to the contest, and their old slogans have no meaning for the present generation. Mr. Buchanan is the last of the Presidents of the race of expounders, a8 Mr. Monroe was the last of that of the founders of the constitution. A new issue has come up with the new gene- ration—an issue which involves higher princi- ples than internal improvements, bank or tariff, for it involves the very existence of the Union itself. An aggressive and a destructive mauia, which insists upon measuring all things by its one standard, set up by fanaticism, aims to impose a unity of social organiza- tion upon the confederacy, irrespective of differences of climate, races and the existing circumstances of social develope- ment, Its theories are revolutionary in every sense of the word, and it is excited, organ- ized and led on by corrupt politicians and broken down leaders from the débris of old party organizations. Radical in all its tendeo- cies, ita advent is rousing the conservative ele- ments everywhere against it, and preparing them for the coming party organizations and new popular leaders, Its cries already are “Land for the landless,” which germinates in the Homestead bill now before Congress; “Down with the aristocrats,” which breathes in every utterance against the social organization of the Southern States; and the equality of all the races which underlies the black republican agitation. These real impracticabilities, which have failed, and always will fail, whenever an attempt is made to administer the State upon them, are now ranging the conservative and destructive parties against each other, and our republican institutions are to be Seared the test of the same social conflict which agt- tates the communities of Europe. Had the politicians who are gathered at Charleston poseessed the breadth of view neces- sary to perceive what is paesing around them, they would have seen this and met the exigencies of the day. The attempt to patch up political platforms not consonant with the active ideas of the time, merely to suit particular candi- dates, is a folly that reaps its own harvest; platforms and candidates are swept away to- gether. If the Convention at Charleston had adopted a few simple resolutions, recognizing the existing condition of affairs, and nominated & conservative candidate, he have been elected by the popular vote. As it has not done this, we shall have this year a repetition of the struggle of 1824, preliminary to the new construction of parties on the conservative and destructive platforms. Tue Taiuxe axp THe Crry Raroapa,—The Tribune is as sensitive about our statement con- cerning the connection of the newspapers with the city railroad bills as if it really had an in- terest in them. Now we did not say that the Tribune, or any other paper, had an interest in theeerailroad jobs. We only said that George Law, who knows all about them, declared that the next friend of every daily paper in the city was interested, either directly or indirectly, in them, except the Heraxp, and he could not find out that the Herap had anything to do with them. We do not pretend to know the facts in the case of our own knowledge, but we do know that George Law’s friends affirm that he de- clared, and will no doubt maintain, just what we stated; and perhaps if the Grand Jury were to investigate some of the iniquities going on around us, and would subpena George Law and others, who know something about them, it would be found that there is a nest of cor- ruption among the newspapers that surpasses that of the Corporation, and would surprise every one. That $1,000 check which the Hon. Massa Greeley carried in his breeches pocket 80 long would be nothing to it, or that $5,000 free wool operation of Thurlow Weed’s would be nothing to it, or the wine bill which the Wall street folks paid for a certain renowned chevalier during his stay in Washington, would be nothing to it We think that George Law's account of the way in which these railroad bills were passed is a very plausible one, and he certainly ought to know the whole story as well as anybody. That the scheme was carried out by com- promises and arrangements with Weed and his lobby we have no doubt, for they could not build the roads; but George Law has the iron, and he could. It is very probable that not one of them will be constructed, except the Seventh avenue road, which Law will build) The in- corporators of the cross street roads may eel! the charters to Law or some one else, but they are not able to build them themselves. As for the interest which the next friends of the newspapers have in the roads, we can only say that George Law declares that they have such an interest, and that it is @ remarkable fact that while the papers were comparatively silent about the six or seven little gridirons while they were before the Legislature, and even when they passed, they raised a fierce outcry against George Law's mammoth grid- iron, though the little bills contained the very same objections, only divided into five or six parts. That's all. ImrnovemRsTs TO Staren Istap.—The Legis. | lature granted authority a few years ago to George Law and associates to build large cot- ton warehouees at Staten Island, on the piece | of land adjoining his ferry pier at Stapleton, | for the reception of cotton arriving here from the South in fransity to England and the East. There is about thirty millions worth of cotton arriving here every year bound in these direo- tions, which is now stored down town at con siderable expense for storage, and subject to | waste and damage in various ways. When these stores are built on Staten Island, as they soon will be we understand, all this cotton will of course be landed down there, where it can be sold on warehoure warrants without coming to the city at all. This will necessarily affect the cotton trade in the city very mate- rially, and will change the whole mode of doing | business in that important commodity. It wil! | have another effect also, and that is to reduce the rents and the value of property considera. bly in the lower portions of the city, which are already very much deteriorsted by the more ment of business houses up town, while it wil of course enhance the ralue of property on States Islaad. NEW YORK HERALD, TUESDAY, MAY ], 1860.—TRIPLE~ SHEET. Troubles of the Black Republicam Pre- sident Makers. The Chicago Convention will commence its sessions on Wednesday fortnight, and the wire- pullers are already in « great deal of trouble through a multiplicity of candidates. A little while ago there were more of them, but even now there is what might be termed a genteel sufficiency, the party recognizing no less than four living and two dead aspirants. The former are Mr. Seward, of New York; Mr. Banks, of Massachusetts; Mr. Chase, of Ohio, and Mr. Cameron, of Pennsylvania; the latter are Mr. Bates, of Missouri, and Mr. McLean, of Ohio. On the principle of treating the dead with the ut. most consideration, we begin with them. Judge McLean has been comfortably interred under the Supreme Court bench for this many a day. We have heard of him any time these thirty years as @ Presidential candidate—sometimes by one party and then by another. Once he was thought of by the democrats, and again by the whigs. He was put forward at Philadelphia, in 1856, for both the republican and the Know Nothing nomination. If there is such a thing as being too available by half, Judge McLean is its exponent. Judge Bates died about twen- ty years sgo from sheer intellectual imanity— utter exhaustion of his political stamina, if he ever had any. He was sleeping the sleep of the just in his political coffin, when old Blair, of Silver Springs; young Blair, of St. Louis, and Hon. Massa Greeley, who were occupied in some curious geological explorations, dis- covered him embedded one or two formations below Greeley’s tariff theories. So fine a specimen of the pure fossil tickled old Blair immensely, and Mr. Bates was straightway ex- cavated, rubbed down with the Tribune, and added to the republican museum, and put in a case of his own period, side by side with McLean, where we will leave them and look at the living candidates. The republican party is made up from the rump of the old whig party and a strong infu- sion of dissatisfied democrats. The whigs as- .sume to control the party, and they put forward Mr. Seward, who is bitterly opposed by the democratic element. Itis very true that Mr. Seward gains some strength from the enthusi- astic support given to him by the radical aboli- tioniste; but their influence is ina great mea- sure neutralized by the fact that the election is in the hands of the conservative voters of the Central States, who would prefer a moderate man. The democratic section of the party of- fere three distinguished men—Cameron, Banks and Chase— Colonel Fremont being laid on the shelf for the present. Narrowing the choice down to Cameron and Banks, the former would seem to have the advantages of a superior po- sition, while the latter is a better practical statesman. Cameron is a very strong man, general, a financier, and asekillful a politician as Seward bimself. Cameron has the control of the people’s party in Pennsylvania and New Jereey, and that party hold the balance of power in thore States, which cannot now be de- pended upon for either of the two great parties. The moderate republicans will urge the neces- sity of conctlisting that section of the opposi- tion which is represented by the hybrid organi- zation called tbe Union and Constitution party, and which will bold a convention at Baltimore after the Charleston and Chicago nominations have been made. Mr. Seward would not be acceptable to very many conservatives in the North--who would vote for Cameron. And whatever may happen at Charleston—whether the democratic party is split or no—the chances for a republican victory with Mr. Seward are very doubtful; while, on the other hand, Mr. Cameron, with New Jersey and Pennsylvania at his back, and his skill as a political manager to help him, would be rather a tough customer for the democracy, even if united, and might stand a fair chance to succeed. All the indications go to show that the black republicans have as much trouble in their camp as the democracy. The difficulty at Chicago, however, will be a free, open fight of the friends of Mr. Seward against the very trong combination which will oppose him. The democratic section, although generally over- ruled by the old whigs, is still powerful, and is capable of doing a great deal of mischief if the Sewardites attempt to play tricks. Of course the republicans cannot indulge in the luxury of a sham fight for a platform—that is reserved for the democracy—and therefore their con- vention will be simply a trial of skill between the managers of the several candidates, and it will be one of the most interesting exhibi- tions of political finesse ever witnessed in this country. Gicaytic Cueat Uroy rae Apwintstratioy BY Norrnern Orrice Houpers.—One of the most remarkable of all the developements that have been made by the discussions at Charleston, in and out of the Convention, is that the principal supporters of Mr. Douglas, the persons who have pulled all his wires and actually put him before the Convention for nomination, are pro- minent office holders at the North and West. The comprehensiveness of this case of political swindling may be better understood when we recall to our minds the fact that for the last three years Mr. Douglas and his especial friends have been at war with the administration and a constant drag upon its movements. The idea of the Northern office holders in using the very patronage of the administration for the purpose of breaking it down and leaving tho field clear for Douglas. But it really appears that this has been the courre pursued by nearly all Mr. Buchanan's appointees in New York, New Eng- Jand and the West. There could hardly be a more striking proof of the utter demoralization of Northern politicians than that which is af- forded by this remarkable expos). Tux Troy Stave Case.—The recent rescue of an escaped alave by an’ excited mob in the city of Troy is another plain proof of the way in which Southern rights are respected in the North. The details of this case show that no lene than three distinct were made to run off the fugitive, the last of which was suc cessful. There is nothing more clearly set forth in the provisions of the constitution than the protection therein given to the South over their slave property, and yet they stand no sort of chance to recover any number of their slaves in the North, where they are stolen and run off with the greatest impunity, in spite of the positive provisions of the constitution and the enactments of Congress on the subject. This ehameful Troy case is no exceptional one It has been so im nearly every fugitive slave cane that has taken place at the North. The laws and the constitution are invariably set aside to gratify a morbid desire to injure Southern laveresta, Judg'ag from there foods, it seems very plain that no fugitive slave who once reaches the North can ever be sturned to his master. Public] Excitememts and the Growth ef Newspapers. In the history of the newspaper press there have never before been two such days of excitement and business pressure as Saturday and Sunday lest. On the Satur- day the number of Heratns sold was up- wards of 104,000, and on the Sunday 97,000. These are the largest issues ever made by « daily newspaper, either here or abroad. On a former occasion our sale reached 89,000 in one day, our average circulation be- ing 70,000, At the time this was thought ex- traordinary, but it has been thrown into the shade by these later performances. It may be supposed that the causes which lead to these sudden expansions of circulation are temporary in their effects. Such, however, is mot the fact. It is only because they exercise a Permanent influence on the prosperity and Progress ef journaliam that we deem them worthy of notice at all. The newspaper business is unlike every other in the conditions and manner of its growth. Commercial establishments, generally speaking, are built up by slow gradations, and owe but little to the influence of extraneous causes. Although capital and activity undoubt- edly do much for them, yet they do not supply all the conditions of success. Competition reduces these two requirements to a uniformity of chances among but too many. It is only the confidence of the public in the superior skill and resources of particular establishments which carries away the larger prizes. Confidence is, however, a plant of slow growth, and bence it is that we rarely find great commercial success attained by any but diffi cult and progressive stages. In the business of newspapers the contrary It augments by fits and starts which bid defiance to regular caleula- tions. If a speculator were to commence a result is observable. NEWS FROM WASHINGTON. Reported Death of Our Consul- General at Japan. THE INDIAN OUTRAGES IN TEXAS. Important Communication frem Gov. to the Capital. ORGANIZATION OF NEW TERRITORIES, The Boundaries of Five New States of the Republic Marked Out. THE PROCEEDINGS OF CONGRESS, wo. ae, aa. @ur Special Washington Despatch. @ Wasuurcron, April 30, 1868. REPORTED DRATH OF TOWNSEND HARRIS, OUR CONSUL GENERAL AT JAPAN. Tlearn by ® private letter, received in this couawy from one of the firm of Wetmore, Williams & Cs., at Shangbas, that Mr. Townsend Harris, our Consul-Geseral to Japan, is dead. Ido not hear any information on the subject has yet reached the Department of State. GMM. SCOTT ORDERED TO WASHINGTON, Tt sppears that there is something in the wind. ral Soott has been suddenly called to Washington by a telegraphic despatch. It is supposed that with bis weual promptitude he will at once start for thai city. What the result of this may be i} is impossible to foresee. THX INDIAN OUTRAGES ON THE FRONTIER OF RXAS—IMPOR- TANT COMMUNICATION YROM GOVERNOR HOUSTON To Tite ‘WAR DEPARTMENT. Despatches wore recetved by the 'y of War te- day from Governor Houston, dated Depa-tamens, Austin, Texas, April 14, 1860. Governor Houston says he is actuated by a sense of duty, as well as impelled by the helpless condition of the Texan frontier peopie, to again address the War Depart- ment. He says the regular troops are useless in Gighting the Indians, because they detest the service, and they are not drilled to fight such a foe. While he considers it ridly, culous to thipk of employing the reguiar service against the Indians, he pays the bighesvtribute to the valor of the regulars. He urges the necessity of « regiment of newspaper to-morrow with five hundred thou- sand dollars capital, and were to propose to himself to accomplish certain results within a given space of time, asa dry goods merchant might safely calculate to do, the chances are that he would fail. Nearly 4 mil- { Texas volunteers, ten companies, to be stationed at tom lion of dollars was sunk in the Lon. | P\ltrest points on the line of the Texan frontier, end pa- Made to pass between the points, By th don Daily News before it attained a} , eration Resale pear agers r circulation of five thousand copies, although its proprietors calculated on beating the Lon- don Times out of the field. The Daily News. after twelve or fourteen years of existence, has still but an eighth part of the circulation of the Times, the penny papers having struck in between it and the imaginary results which it expected to achieve. Had the business been one of mere progression, to be effected by the force of capital alone, the News would not have remained so many years in a nearly stationary position before the establishment of the penny dailies cut off all hope of a further increase. The experience of all great leading journals that increase of circulation is spas- modic rather than , and is due more to the influence of events of mere business activity. Thus great public excitements do more for newspapers in this reepect than any other impulse that can be imparted to them. It was the anticipation of the government de- spetches from the field of Waterloo by the London Times that gave to that paper the first large addition. to ite circulation. The agitation which pervaded the public mind in England created an immegpee demand for the peper, and although with the subsidence of the excitement a considerable portion of that de- mand fell off, yet sufficient remained to form such s basis for further operations that its con- ductors were enabled to turn to profitable ac- count all minor excitements, The career of the New Yorx Henatp offers precisely the same record of facts. It has received the greater part of its present immense circulation in large instalments, due to exciting events, and its ability to gratify the public thirst for news on the engrossing topics of the day. Al- though, as we have already observed, the ex- traordinary demand created by occurrences of unusual interest necessarily declines again, it invariably leaves a considerable addition to the previous circulation, when the psper has a reputation for news enterprise. This increase, however, is only valuable in proportion to the amount of advertising pa tronege which it brings. Any addition that may be made to our circulation, South or West, is but of little importance to us, as it merely adds to our expenses without bringing us any compensating return. The circulation on which we rely for the steady profits of our paper is derived mainly from this great commercial city’ and from a vicinage ex- tending to about two hundred miles be- yond or around it, where we can de- liver the paper at breakfast time. Whatever may be the influences, political or otherwise, which disturb the rest of the Union, they do not affect us at all. In a pecuniary point of view, therefore, it matters but little to us whether the Henatp enjoys a large circulation East, West or South. The fact that it does so is merely a proof to us that the political course that we pursue is acceptable to the great mam of independent thinkers throughout the coun- try. ments without their trails being discovered and pursuit given before they would have an opportunity to massacre and depredate upon the people. Gov. Houston estimates that the Texas Rangera are pot only superior to apy other class of troops for the service, but more eoonomical. They are excellert horsemen, accustomed to hardships ; and the Texas borses, having been raised om gress, can perform service without requiring grain, except to recruit their strength for afew days. The Texans are acquainted with Indian babits, and know where to find their haante. Gov. Houston, as the executive head of Texas, expresses a wish to avoid the appearance of captiousness or com- plaining of his intercourse with the federal government. He states that within ibe past few hours of the date of writing, expresses arrived at Austin from Eastland and Palo Pinto counties, announcing the murder of three men and two boys, one ten and the other eight yeas of age, with all the attendant barbarities of scalping and motilation. The Indians are along the Texsa frontier, and penetrate with unparalleled audacity te within forty miles of Austin. They are ravaging the Ger- quence is, that people are quitting whole and forting up at the county sites. Their little cabins are deserted, and their felda of young corn apd wheat are left 10 waste. In many countios there is no bread. apd but @ scanty subsistence for the women sad children. While their men are in pursuit of the foe, starvation is staring them in the face. A large por- bension, and are not prepared for the terrible realities which are now upom them. The Indians have every ad- vantage, and can surprise the settlements a! aay time. Gov. Houston also informs the Secretary of War that Texas is dotng all in ber power to repel the emmy. There ‘13th inet, preparatory to making determined effort te purtue and punish the Indians. Goversor Houston thinks the general gorerament sbou.d pot impose upon Teras the burthen of sustaining this force im the field. He says, iy addition to the feree named, that every available maa in the frontier countic is in the saddle and bas been for months. The whe distance of seven hundred miles from the Red River’ the Rio Grande ia exposed. This should be taken into ¢- wderation, be thinks, im the distributioa of troops. He alludes to the impression which prevaile ir minds of some, that Texas has a covert design upow** joo, He disclaims it, adding that if the Mexican *@8* com mit outrages upon the people of Texas, and can authorities will not stop it, that it will be iy o Texas or the general government to prevent ‘TS & the expense of pursuing the enemy into Mexico! Bela. a oeuine ot ovr peopl, will not be content w loo —- pe sent condition, but some one pews “tin gave sree te regeneration, and will to ‘ Tue Mmamox Govarxment ty Mexico, ano tue Riowts or Inprvipcars—We publish in another column to-day a clear and exact nar- rative of the outrages committed by the Mira mon government in the city of Mexico, on the property and interests of Mr. John Temple, an American citizen resident in California, who has been for some years largely connected with busi- nese in the neighboring republic. This statement of facts shows in the most conclusive light the utter disregard by the Miramon cabinet of the principles which should guide every govern- ment in its relations with individuals, and proves more than cond volames of argument the propriety of the course pursued by Mr. Ba- chanaa in our relations with Mexico. We hope policy of the President will read the statement Dandred and sighes of Mr. Temple's case. If, after so doing, they can v) Utah on the north, Virgin river vtill find reason to support Miramon in his out- poy gree pny bev dlnwee heal rages upon American citizens, they will be in- Now BM —— = ome bundred thousand square miles. saad ‘Trearns Fraxcam —Monsiears James Karech end P. rt bounded on the north by Orecen ang Depeat, two very clever artiste of the Freech theatre, parallel to Green river, theace by Greve narea Dena tonight, and, premest three now pieces, |/* Northern boundary of ian, thence woot camely “Le Collier de Portes,” “Le Rougestr,” and boundary of Uiah to the one hundred “Moarieur Va Au Cercle.” Fad and it Ot weet longitnde, thenen Vy tne 2 Sree See o ane pine A ~~ of Shoat one hundred ant eoryaty Ary then, vomuar 7.