The New York Herald Newspaper, May 30, 1860, Page 4

4 NEW YORK HERALD, WEDNESDAY, MAY 30, 1860, NEW YORK HERALD. | =iivo(20res xe ores eros JAMES GORDON BENNETT, EDITOR AND PROPRIETOR. OFFICE N. W. CORNER OF NASSAU AND FULTON srs. TERNS, cash tm advance, Money sons risk of the vender Postage amps not Tilt DAILY HERALD theo conts 9 per annum. THE WEEKLY HEALD cocry Suturdicy. ul. nte, cents per or 83 per unminn; the in Balation every Wednentiy tad els conte por cory, $i per marl well be at the (da subecriphion toany part of Grout Britain, OF BO to amy port af the nt int to snctule postage; he Galyornia Ldition on the A BOdh of each month ut abs conte per copy. oF $1 8 per annus THE FAMILY HEBALD 0» Welnewday, at four conte por engy, on St per cam OLUNTARY CORRESPONDENCE containing dmportent news A from any quarter of ths 1wor week erally paid jor ‘Gum Fomatan Cow MANVICULARLY BAQUESTED fo BEAL ALL La a8 BERT OS NO NOTICE taken of anonymous correnpondence We do nah return tums. 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In Congress yesterday the Senate took up the Homestead bill, anda motion to disagree to the House amendment was adopted—29 to 20. The Pacific Telegraph bill was taken up, and & motion made to concur in the House amendments, but pending the question the subject was passed over, and Mr, Pearce entered into explanations relative to the provisions of the Post Office Deficiency Ap- propriation bill. This subject was also laid aside, ‘and Mr. Slidell made a personal explanation in re- gard to his alleged interest in the Kansas Land Grant bill. He recited the facts, and refuted the charges preferred against him. Messrs. Benjamin and Tooubs entered inw explanations respecting the Houmas land grant, and Mr. Pagh spoke in fa. vor of the bill providing for the final setdement of private land claims in Louisiana. In the House the debate on the Pacific Railroad bill was resumed, and finally the bill and amendments were recom- mitted to the select committee on the subject. In Committee of the Whole, Mr. Washburne, of Illinois, overhauled the Congressional record of Mr. Lin- coln, tue republican candidate for the Presidency, nhowing the measures he advocated while a mem- Der of the House. Our special despatch from Washington states that the government has been advised of the cap- ture by the Crusader of another slaver on the coast of Cubs, with four hundred and fifty Africans on board. The steamship Arabia, which left Liverpool on the 19th and Queenstown on the 20th inst., arrived at Boston at seven o'clock last evening. The Eu- ropean mails will reach this city about five o'clock this afternoon. The steamship Quaker City, Capt. Schufeldt, arrived at this port from Havana’ yesterday after- noon. Her dates are to the 25th. There is no political news. Senor Pacheso, her Catholic Majesty's Minister to Mexico, left on the 19th for that country. Several large fires had occurred near Trinidad, and great quantities of sugar cane were destroyed. The Italian Opera, notwithstand- ing the heat of the weather, still continued to be a great saccess. Mr. Crawford, liritish Consul Gene- ral at Havana, and Miss A. Ramirez, prima donna, fare among the arrivals by the Quaker City. A popular demonstration was made, under very spirited circumstances, at Union square last even- ing, to ratify the Presidential nomination of Gen. Sam Houston by the people of Texas. There were from three to four thousand persons present, and several speeches were delivered, of which we sup- ply a full report. Appended to our report may be found a letter from Gen. Houston, accepting the nomination for the Presidency, and giving his views on the subject. He will not accept the no- Tmination of a convention, but will yield to the Spontaneous wishes of the people. In the Methodist Episcopal Conference at Butalo Sesterday, a vote was taken on the first resolution of the majority report of the Slavery Committee, which recommends a change of the rule in regard to the Discipline on slavery. The vote stood 138 for the resolution to 74 against it, lacking ten votes of the required two-thirds to adopt. It is believed that the votes of the absentees will not change the Tesalt. The New York Baptist Association commenced its seventieth anniversary yesterday at the First Bap- tist church, corner of Broome and Ludlow streets. Rev. Mr.,Pelty delivered the opening sermon, when officers were chosen for the ensuing year, Rev. Dr. Armitage being elected Moderator, Saml. ‘T. Hillman treasurer, aud Cylvester Pier secretary, with the appointment of some dozen committees. Reports from some thirty churches were submit- ted. In the evening an address on Sabbath schools was delivered. The meeting will be resamed at nine o'clock thia morning. The Board of Supervisors met yesterday, but transacted no business of general interest. The Excire Commissioners held a meeting yes- terday, and granted eight thirty dollar licenses. Several of the respectable members of the Liquor Dealers’ Association are now availing themselves of the resolution recently offered by Supervisor Roache, and passed by the Board of Supervisors, to take out licenses. The Commissioners meet again ‘this morning. The lease of the Hamilton avenue, South, Wall, Fulton and Catharine street ferries, between New York and Brooklyn, was sold at auction yesterday at the City Hall under the direction of the Comp- troller. The lease is for ten years from the let of May next, and sold for the eum of $103,000—about the amount, we understand, that the docks would be worth for commercial purposes. The Union Ferry Company, the present lessee, was the par chaser. The amount paid for the lease that has expired was $56,000. In the Court of General Sessions yesterday, the case of James Sheppard, indicted for wife marder and arson, was called on. The prisoner's counsel made « motion to postpone the trial until a com mission could be sent to New Jersey to take the testimony of an important witness, who had moved ‘there since the last trial. The motion was granted, and Sheppard was remanded. ‘The sales of cotten yesterday embraced about 600 800 bales, closing dull, wibout quotable change in prices. Flour was firmer, expecially common and medium grades of State and Wertern, with « good request for export and for domestic use Wheat was firmer, and in good export Gomand , eepecially for Western spring, in shipping otder. Gorn was in good demand from the domestis trade and for distiliing, with free sales at prices riven im another piece. § Pork was dull, aod enles light, closing with ® ‘endency towards lower prices. The transac. Mane inchuded new meee ot $17 15 4 $iT 56, and ROW prime at $1260. Beef and lard wore sendy, Se G88 wore in fair domant, with sales of about 280 dads 1850. Thesteck of Rio was 16,023 bags ami 16,414 mats, and 13,000 government begs Java, ead of all kinds 41,617 packages. Freights wore tolorably astive, aad rates for grain to Liverpool wore firmer. The ongege- merte of corm and wheat amounted to sbout 70,0000 75,€CO bushels, at 844. @ 8)<d. for corm im balk and bags, anc some wheat was takea in ebip’s bags af 8Xd., and flour at 24. 34. Poluuical amd Commercial OClvuds tu Kurepe—Dangers im the Path. Tbe signs of the times in Europe are omi- nous. The popular hero of the Old World, with sword and life in head, and the golden promise of liberty on his lips, has landed in Sicily with a slender band, and ali the nations and peoples wait anxiously for tidings of bis fate. Few doubt his success; for the line of coa- duct which has been embraced by the young King of Naples fs euch as to deprive him of all popular sympatby, and to turn aside even that of hia fellow monarchs, who have come to con- template him as s standing illustration of the benefits of freedom, by presenting in a glaring light the bitterest evils of monarchy. Naples forms a constant incentive to revolution in Southern Europe. The government, given over entirely to the guidance of priestcraft, has pursued a system of oppression, imprison- ment and exile that has been a reproach to civilization for many years, and the present young King has shown himself to be more priest-ridden and intolerant than his father. The governments of Western Earope have re- monstrated with him and threatened to suspend diplomatic relations, as they did with his father, to no purpose. At Jast the example of the [talian Dachies and of the Legations has roused the Sicilians to effort, and the King of Naples stands in the path of revolution, without a friend and witbout a moral support outside of his own dominions. Within the kingdom of the Two Sicilies public opinion is like an over- charged and pent up volcano against him. The appearance of Garibaldi upon the shore brings to Sicily the point of concentration which it required to consolidate and direct its action. Ena has burst forth, and there can be little doubt that Vesuvius will answer to its call. The great question of the day is, what will be the effect of this movement on the rest of Europe? In the doubt that attends the answer, public securities have fallen, and every ex- change in the great money marts has a cloud over it Men have not forgotten that the revolution which blazed through Europe {in 1848, sweeping away so many splendid fortunes, eo many strong mer- chant princes, and toppling so many pow- erful thrones, began in Palermo, It is true the state of Europe to-day is very different from what it was in 1848, But what is its condition to-day? It is not alone Sicily and Naples that are in a ferment—the States of the church are kept from revolution only by the presence of French troops. Venetia is burning with desire to follow Lombardy into the arms of Piedmont, Hungary is on the verge of outbreak. Austria, poverty-stricken, finds herself powerless to re- sist torrent of public opinion. Germany is again agitating for German unity. Russia is stirring up to revolt the Christian population of Turkey. Between France and England the public relations are so insecure that the French Emperor has issued orders to the press to use no strong language towards his ally. Doubt and distrust prevail everywhere. There is acause for the widespread exist- ence of this feeling, and it lies in the fact that, except in England, men do not believe that the existing state of things is stable enough to se- cure it from revolution. Should the same fever run through the Continent that pervaded it in 1848, the thrones of Prussia, Austria, the Pope and Naples would soon be swept away, and those of France and Piedmont save themselves only by going with the revolutionary tide. Louis Napoleon would endeavor to direct rather than to stem the torrent. England could not permit her court circles to act on their perso- nal sympathies and alliances with the German princes, but would compel them to hold aloof from all intervention. Russia might seize the opportunity to fly her eagles to the Darda- uelles, All of these things lie in the path of natural developement of the existing state of things In Earope; and in them every man can perceive innumerable causes for international wars and domestic conflicts. At such a moment our merchants and finan- clers will do well to remember the lessons of 1848. The demands of Europe on us may completely change in their character in any one day. Orders to stop advances on ship- ments of products, to realise investments, to ship specie, may come in shoals upon our now plethoric money dealers, at any moment Re- volution always creates a strong desire to hoard coin among the people, and an intense want of money among governments and the governing classes. This affects trade and brings sudden ruin to the merchants. All of these causes may follow in the wake of Gari- baldi’s steamers scroes the arm of the Mediter- ranean, and the year yet take its stand in the jong list of past years of commercial depres. sion and financial panic. Europe exists on the verge of the abyss of revolution, into which a single adventurer's sword —e Garibaldi, a Kossuth, or a Louis Napoleon—may at any moment topple her thrones and her merchant princes together. Tne Pouricuaxs axp tax Common ScHoot Conrextion.—The small politicians of thie city are in a great excitement about some removals that have been made recently in the common schools. It appears that » few teachers, who happened to be Protestants, were removed, and others appointed who happened to be Catholics, and the petty ward politicians are making « great fuss about it The only objeo- tion to the new appointees seems to be their religion; but it is a little too late in the day, in this intelligent community, to make the profes- sion of Catholicity » disqualification for office in the public schools, or any other department; and, moreover, there are a great many better school books than the Bible. Ii was never in- tended for a school book by God Almighty, who knew a little more about it than the poll- ticians. It was designed for men with intelli- gent minds, ass guide for them in their search after true Christianity, and for nothing else; and if the Saviour were on earth now, perhaps he would be very decidedly against having the Bible read in the common schools at all. But be that as it may, these discumions and contentions abont Protestants and Catholics in our public school system are absurd and prepos terous. One is about as good as the other. There is evil enowgh in both to correct, and geod enough in both to carry them to heaven if they only practise it. Let the politicians remember this, cease their wrangling, and teara from the Bible—as many of them as can read it--that tu be truly religious it is neces sary to be honest, and to abjure lying, stealing and other evil practices, so common to the olass. The Sam Houston Mass Mecting Last Sagme. On another page we publish the proceediags of the mass meeting held last evening at Unioa equare, in this city, to bring forward Sam Houston as an independent candidate for the Presidency. The meeting was quite respecta- bie in numbers, and te give it éclat bands of This demonstration appears to be in deroga- tion of Lell, and doubtless has been gotten up by that section of the Union party who are as diesatisfed with his nomination as the Seward republicans are dissatisfied with the nomination of Lincoln. It certainly seems remarka- ble, and not a little ourions, that Houston hould be now taken up by» mass meeting at New York, when the only chance of success he has woul seem to be in the action of an- other convention at Baltimore, of an entirely different party; and yet, according to a recent letter from the hero of San Jaciato, which we publish this morning, accepting the nomination of the people of Texas, he throws cold water on the action of the late Baltimore Convention, at which he says the use of his name was not aathorized by him, and reasserts that he will not consent to have his name submitted to any convention, the people alone having the nomi- nating power. One thing is certain, and that is, that after all the trotting out of democratic candidates by the newspapers aud by their friends, the number to be brought before the Baltimore Convention on the 18th of next month is nar- rowed down to two or three, who ace availabie, and alive in the minds of the people. The friends of Dickinson say he could get the unanimous vote of the South, and that he could carry New York State by large ma- jority, if nominated, as the people are ia his favor. The majority of the delegation are un- derstood to assert to the contrary as regards the popular feeling of the masses in this State. The Southern men are, of course, puzzled be- tween these opposite allegations. Now, the best way to test the truth is for the friends of Dickinson to call masa meetings and see how the popular voice will respond. The South capnot be expected to go for a Northern man who cannot carry a sufficient number of Northern votes to make up a majority when added to the votes of the Southern States. The friends of Gen. Lane, “honest Joe Lane,” it is understood, are about to get up meetings in his favor all over the country, when they intend to show that he has all the available points of “honeet Abe Lincoln,” and one by which he completely eclipses him—his brilliant career in the Mexican war, of which he was the Marion, whilst Lincoln, in Congress, was at that very time voting and declaiming against his country, and leaguing with its enemies. As the conventions have failed all round in carrying out the will of the people, these mass meetings appear to be the only means left of indicating the direction and strength of the popular breeze. Whar is Tae Pourricat Srure or “ Honest Ave” Lriycotn’—Those moderate, almost conservative republicans who are rejoicing at having got rid of William H. Seward, as the au- thor of the “irrepressible conflict,” and as too ultra for success, if put forward as the nominee of the party, are completely sold if they have laid the flattering unction to their souls that they have got in his stead any other than the mort ultra abolitionist. It is known to all how ultra is Joshua R. Giddings) He and Lincoln were devoted friends when they were in Con- gress together for one seasion, and that friend- sbip has continued ever since, founded, as it is, on common principles and common hopes, which Cataline, in his conspiracy to overthrow the Roman republic, laid down to his follow- ers as the true foundation ot political combina- tion. At Chicago Giddings proved the staunch friend of Lincoln, and opponent of Seward, which would not have been the case if he did not, from personal knowledge, know Lincoln to be the more ultra of the two, and Giddings, from long intimacy, had a full opportunity of knowing his man. Giddings has been always regarded as the moat extreme of the abolition- ists exactly of the same stripe with Garrison aod Wendell Phillips. When he was hore, a few months ago, on his lecturing tour, he justi- fied and glorified John Brown, and gave ut- terance to the most fanatical and sanguinary sentiments. When Lincoln made bis appear- ance here, about the same time, on the same mission, his doctrines were just as radical as they were when he stumped the State of Illi- ncis against Dougles, Lincoln, not Seward, is the author of the irrepressible conflict. In the first speech of his campaign, and in the very opening of that speech, de- livered on the 17th of June, 1858, at Spring- field, Ulinois, he proclaimed that doctrine to be the fundamental principle of his position as candidate for the United States Senate, and the fundamental principle of the republican party. This was long before Seward’s Rochester specch. Tle laid down the postalate that there was irreconcilable antagonism between the two different system of labor at the North and the South, and that an inevitable conflict would go on between them till the whole coun- try was éither slave or free. We accept the sobriquet given to Lincoln by his friends, “Ionest Abe.” He is honest, be- cause he believes what he says—believes in the irrepressible conflict, We have nothing to say againet Lincoln—nothing against his pri- vate character. He used to make very good rails, and showed fair play in a rough and tumble fight. He was honest in his dealings with his neighbors, and we doubt not he is equaliy honest in his political opinions, He is of the same school as “Honest John Brown,” unless that he believes the courta the best mode of effecting their common object If he becomes President, his purpose is to liberate all the slaves in the Southern States by habeas corpus, using the whole power Of the army and navy in carrying out his grand scheme. What this would lead to we need scarcely eny. It is, therefore, evident that Lincoln runs for President as an extreme abolitionist of the revolutionary type, and that he will be sup- ported as such in the coming campaign. The republican organs have not yet commenced the Gxht. They are at present too i engaged rin @ family quarrel arising out of the defeat of Seward, and of which plunder and office are the chief features. That settled, then begins tue tug of war, and ther the irrepressible con- fitot will be exhibited in its true colors. Political Traders and Trading. Among the most curious developements in cur current political history are those which bave appeared in the evidence of politicians, contractore, lobbymen and others, before the several investigating committees that have been appointed by both parties in Congres. The Covode Committee, now in session, has brought out a great deal of evidence in which, a6 in all testimony of the sort, the truth is in the proportion of a grain of wheat to a bushel of chaff; still, as. vehicle for the exploitation of the peculiar tactics employed by the politi- cal traders of the country, the committee is not without its value to the disinterested observer. Thus the testimony of Walker, Fisher, and others of lesser note, has attracted a great deal of attention and no little speculation, and if the committee accompilshes no particular good for the party which its mejerity represents, seeing that the public miad is prone to believe that politicians are all slike, all thirsting for the spoils, we shall stil! be indebted to it for some valuable contributions to our stock of information as to the peculiar manner in which business is conducted behind the scenes of the political theatre. ° The latest, and altogether the most enter. taining developement made by the Covode Com: mittee is in relation to the Chevalier Forney and the printing of the Post Office blanks, a job said to be worth as muoh as eighty thousand dollars. It is stated on the authority of a Mr. Webster that he was authorized to offer this job to the Chevalier Forney, on condition that he would support the Lecompton bill, then be- fore Congress. Mr. Webster states that Mr. Forney declined the offer, and that the negotis- Some wane net erent. Mr, Webster, it sp- pears, pl ® certain value orney; bat the latter, like the Peoulha g- Bi the Aristides of the New York Board of Alder- men, held himeelf at a rate higher than the price which was offered. This we can very readily understand. In 1856 Forney was sup- pored to ecoupy a very important position. He was made the custodian of « fand of sixty or eeventy thousand dollars, raised in New York, for the purpose of carrying Pennsylva- nia, Forney received this money, and it is sup- posed that it was expended in bringing up a sufficient number of American votes, so that the State might be carried by the democracy. After the election Forney was much puffed up with vanity, and wished to be elected to the United States Senate. His political friends, and among them Mr. Buchanan, assisted him to the best of their ability; but the people of Pennsylvania, as represented in the Legisla- ture, knew the man better, and he was defeated. Next he coveted seat in the Cabinet as Postmaster General, which office Mr. Buchanan would not give him, but offered the Liverpool Consulate, which, with salary and trimmings, is worth about five thousand dollarsa year. Forney turned up his nose at this offer, and began to negotiate with the black republicans. It was at that moment probably that the offer of the print- ing was made. The Chevalier had closed the bargain with the republicans for the position he now holds, knowing full well that the Clerkship of the House was a fatter thing in every way than he could get from the demo- crats. He was already sold to the other side, and is now enjoying the spoils of the bargain. ‘The republicans had a more accurate know- ledge of Forney’s price than the democrats, and so he was secured by the former. The moral of the Forney case and of kin- dred developements, such as the war now go- ing on between Greeley, Raymond and Webb, is a very plain one. These occurrences show that trading, bartering and traficking are the order of the day among all parties, democrats as well as republicans. Public men put them- selves up to be sold as auctioneers dispose of goods to the highest bidder. The Forney case shows very clearly that, in one instence at least, the black republican brokers had a little advantage (if advantage it was) over the shop on the opposite side of the way. Tus Poisoxing Maxia---The contagion of crime is one of the most irresistible epidemics known to humanity. Strange as it may appear, it rarely happens that any great violation of natural or human laws is committed without Its immediately finding imitators. In the Middle Ages the example of the Borgias led to a num- ber of murders, in which poison was the favo- rite agent. Ata later period the success ofs Brinvilliers, in the compounding of subtle dis- tilments of a similar deadly character, filled the prisons of France with students in the same fearful school. In England, within the last year or two, the taking of life by poison has become & common practice. The Rugeley murder gave ‘an impulse to it, which proves that the love of imitation is one of the strongest impulses among the viciously disposed. In this country we regret to say that the influence of example is no lems powerful in these matters. Within afew months have occurred a number of polson- ings, which, for coldbloodednese and deliberate atrocity, cannot be surpassed by any of the we bad the case of Stephens, who killed his crimes recorded in the causes célébres. Pirst, wife by slow doses of arsenic; then that at Weymouth, where » party is charged with poi- soning first his own wife, and then two sisters, whom he is said to have seduced; and lastly, the Ratland case, in which » medical man is accused of disposing of his wife in a similar manner. These occurrences furnish a sad com- mentary on our boasted civilization. It is evl- dent that there is a screw loose somewhere, or we should not have such things to record. If our clergy devoted less attention to humanita- rian abstractions, and more time to the practi- cal teachings of Christianity, we are satisfied that the public mind would not be so frequently shocked by these dreadful occurrences. Crime Here axp Annoan—We see that Pal- linger, the ¢efaulting cashier of the Union Bank of Lond 9, bas been condemned to twen- ty years penal eervitude. The money which he is enid to have laid by will not, therefore, profit him much. The severe example made in this case will no doubt have a beneficial influence on other evil doers. It is the misfor- (une of our condition that similar delinquen- cies are neither regarded with any very strong feeling of censure, nor punished as the law prescribes. If the offender be peor and friend. lees, be may, perchance. pay the penalty of his sssuring to the rest of the world. A Dut. Presmxxrut Caxvass.—Nothing could be more dall, lifeless, apathetic, and al- together stupid, than the opening of the Presi- dential canvass of 1860. There are eieandy two candidates before the people, namely, cola and Bell; but their nominations have been received without the slightest sign of interest with more or less cordiality, but they do not succeed in arousing the dormant enthusiasm of the rank end file. In New York the attention of the party seems to be concentrated upon the very curious dis- cussion which is going om over the grave of Mr. Seward, who was snugly imterred in the Auburn cemetery over a week ago. The chief mourners, Raymond and Webb, are pouring out mingled tears and reproaches upon the be- nevolent head of the philosophic and philan- thropic Greeley, who placidly pokes fan at both his antagonists. Such conduct upon s0 solemn an occasion cannot be too severely re- prehended. The crime of assassination is a high offence in the political world, and the ringleader of the murderers should at least Tefrain from making jokes at the expense of the chief mourners before the grass bas begun to grow over the remains of the distinguished deceased. It is fair to say, however, that Greeley, with charac- teristic modesty, denies that he struck the fatal blow, and talks about the Blairs and others as principals or accessories before the fact. Webb end Raymond, however, insist that the glory shall be Greeley’s. The quarrel has been taken ap by the party journals in the State and elsewhere, and bids fair to last for some time to come. The Greeley war, however, is more interest- ing to the parties immediately concerned than to the people in general, who attach very little importance to the quarrels of rival politicians. Greeley’s affair with Raymond diverts atten- tion from the candidates temporarily, and we hear but little about honest Abe Lincoln or honest John Bell. The for- mer seems to have been nominated by the Abolition Republican Convention at Chicago simply and solely on account of bis honesty, which we do not doubt. It is an im- portant qualification in s public man, bat not the only one required. I¢ seems to be the only one which Lincoln possesses. He has no capacity whatever for the great office to which he as- pires. We must have a man who will prevent other people from stealing, as well as refrain from it himeelf. The republican papers sing the same tune, “honest Abe,” “honest Abe,” “honest Abe” continuously, as if Abe was the only honest man in the Union. Mr. Bell is equally hunest, and ten times as capable. Why do we not hear anything about honest John Bell? Is old Abe to monopolise all the credit for integrity that the political world has to bestow? Mr. Bell, through an extended public career, occupying the highest positions, has always kept his record bright aud clear. Per- baps this circumstance will be more clearly developed as the canvass goes on. Meantime it Is to be hoped that some event will occur which will put a little spirit into the campaign At present dishwater is lively compared to it. Tur Prixn’s Prax Gop Srorms—The gold hunting mania seems to be raging with unusual vigor in the direction of the Kansas-Nebraska mines. Late accounts from Denver City repre- sent the adventurers as pushing on for the Pike’s Peak region at the rate of a thousand a day, stimulated by the glowing accounts re- ceived from that quarter; and it is quite pro- bable that the emigration in that direction during the summer will be very large. All these stories, however, should be taken with considerable allowance for exaggeration, and the desire of interested parties to induce an in- flux of people to these gold bearing localities of the West. The fact has undoubtedly been established thet gold exists in the Pike’s Peak district, and in very fair quantities; but it iv by no means certain that large fortunes are |. be made there for any considerable number of people, even at the cost of great toil, priva. tion and suffering. It is significant that the correepondence, of nearly the same dates, which represents the travel in the direction of the mines as very great, speaks also of num- bers returning to the States, homesick and dis. heartened. There is every probability that the immense immigration now going on from Eu- rope will be the means of accelerating the emigration westward in search of gold; and ehould the numbers flocking in that direction become very great, s good deal of disappoint- ment and disaster may be the consequence. We advise people, then, to be cautious bow they accept the extravagant stories which are al- ways put {nto circulation, of the abundance of wealth to be found in new gold regions, and, if they must go on an adventure to Pike's Peak, to go well provided with provisions and with proper machinery to render their toil avail- able. Tue City Crawnentsry Cosrnoversy.—There is @ good deal of contention, bickering and threatening going on just now about the re moval of Mr. Stout, the City Chamberlain, by the Mayor, and it is said that he intends to remove the Street Commissioner and City Inapector also. The black republican journals, we nee, threaten that the Governor wili remove the Mayor, as matter of reprisal and retaliation; bat this is not s0 easily done. The Mayor, as bead of the municipality, can remove any cor. poration official “for cause,” and of course, in most Cases, cause can be found if it is desira- ble; but the Governor cannot remove the Mayor without impeachment and some form of trial, Such threats, thes, are vain and fatile. There is one thing in connection with munici- pal affairs which we hope will not be over. looked in the midet of this contention—that is, the cleanliness of the city. The hot season is commencing, and we trust that while the poli- ticians are fighting some one will look after the garbage boxes and dirty gutters. —Orert— Part rok tosn’ fos, 1088, 1068, 1098, 11.6, 1108, 1114) 2045, 645, Ola, O91, (hae, 738, Be, iiss, 1190, thaa, =x Sratad inererr Covet —Noa, 9%, 79, 90, 113, 81 NEWS FROM WASHINGTON. ~ The Debate in the House on the Pacific Railroad Bill The Subject Referred Back to the Old Abe Zémcoln’ 's Congressional Oem THE CASE OF MARSHAL RYNDERS. OPP A LAA Another Slaver Captured off the Coast of Cuba, . Ree, has, hes Our Special Washington Bespatoh. Wasuuroron, May 29, 1860. ‘THE CASS OF MARSHAL BYNDERS, OF HEW TORK, ‘The case of Mr. Rynders, United States Marshal, has ‘been considered by the Presideat and Cabinet, and ts net dcomed one which would demand bis removal The csa- duct of Miller, the dep@iy, admits of ne defence, bat mothing has been shown to indicate any compliatty oC Ryaders in the matter. * ANOTHER GLAVER CAFTUERD. ‘The government received intelligence to-day from Lieut, ‘Mafit, commanding the United States war steamer Crass- der, that be bad captured another slaver off the cosst ef Ouba, with four hundred and fifty slaves oa beard, and baad taken them into Key West. THE OUMAS LAND CLAIM, ‘The Benate has occupied most of to-day upon the Houmas land claim, Senator Benjamin, an alleged in- terested party, defending himsolf against the charges in Mr. Toombs’ report on the subject. ‘THR PACIFIC RAILROAD BILL. The Pacific Railroad has absorbed the House to day. By special assignment, the House agreed to voting at four o'clock P. M., but Mr. Davia, of Maryland, Jar, and a large amount of Northern capital is invested in 1, and the impression is that if the committee dees not agree to report it to the House, notwithstanding the unfa- vorable impression made by Mr. Hamitton, that the House Mtaelf will yet be induced to add it to the bill comtaining the Central route, and give to the cou-try two roads. ‘The act of recomitting the bill, together with the various amendments, to the Select Committes of the House to- Gay, is regarded as equivalent to its postponement for the Present session. The reasons for thas disposing of it in- Gude the coutrariety of opinions as to the proper location of the road and the insufficiency of the conditions to s0- THE NATIONAL REPUBLICAN COMDOTTER, ing four years was announced at Chicago, the member fer have unanimously agreed to recommend the contiauaase of the existing law requiring the Post Office of Boston te Temaia in State street yntil March 4, 1861, when, if such recommendation become a law, a new administration will decide upon the matter. The action of the committes ‘not yet known to the House, and when it is, if the House Adopt the report, the subject cannot reach the Senate early enough to be considered. Hence, the present law ceasing to exist with this session, Postmaster Capen will be free to remove from State to Summer street. ‘THE CARADLAN RECIPROCITY TREATY. 1 leara that the © Secretary of State deciines to comply with the cali of the House for a copy of Hetch’s report,on the ground ‘that it would be incompatible with the public interest. ‘THR ADMINGON OF KANSAS. ‘The admission of Kansas into the Union is specially as. Signed for to-morrow im the Senate. It is said to be the policy of the democracy to keop Kansas out unti! afer the Presidential lection. Mr. Summer will make an elaborate speech on the subject on Momday next. THR FORAL ADJOURNMENT OF CONGRESS, ‘These who were most sanguine fer adjourning om the ‘18th of June. are'now satiaGed that it camnot be done earlier ‘than the Ist or middie of July, which will be cartier by three weeks than the Thirty fourth Congress adjourned, whea aa equally proioaged contest was had for Speaker. THM REPUGLICAN RATIFICATION MEKRNG. At least five thourani people attended the republican ratification mecting last evening in the square in fromt of the City Hall. 1: was larger than the meeting which rati- fled the nomina\ion of Taylor, and none was ever more orderly. The republicans are so well pleased that ibe appropriations for the District will provedly Gnd litle or De oppor ition. OCR RELATIONS WITH CENTRAL AND SOCTR AMFRICA. Advices were received this morning from Central Ame- ‘ea, brought by the Northern Light, from Mr. Dimitry, \nimer to Nicaragua, with dates to the 13th of April, und left Mamagus and gone to San Jove. There was a> material change im the aspec! of affairs, and moarceig anythicg of nterest transpiring, either in Nicaracss or Costa Kien. In the former State the contest was still go ing om ia regard t the transit routes. The object of Mr. Dimitry's visi; to O.sta Rica is not known. He seems te be making little progress im the settloment of matiera peria ning to the two governments. Nothing was received by the government by this mail from Peru. ‘he sending of « man-ol-war to convey the despatches to cur Minister will undoubtedly bring that goverment to ite senses. The tone of the despatches are clear and positive, and indicate that the government are in earnest in thetr demands for a speedy settlement of the THM CAPTURED APRICANS. The Howse Jodictary Committee have authorized Mr. Reynolds to report back to the House the Sonate bill providing for the captured Africans, with an amendment obangipg the amount per bead for keeping them from eae hundred to ove hundred and Afty dollars, and incressed {be appropriation frem two handred thousand to twe hua- dred and fifty thousnd dollars. Mr. Reynolds scoom- panies the bill by # report explanatory of ite provisions, ant the constrections which have been pul by government on the act of 1810 Mr. Miles Taylor bee prepared an to thie bal, whieh he will an Go omits wren which may be entered into by the President, under the authority of thie sot, shall be renewed by itn wat! « contract shail be catered into between the | ajted States and Grea} Britain making joint provision for the return of il Africans captured om the const of Afries on the enme terms and coediticns WRRACH LOADING CANNOR. Ry order ofthe Secretary of War, a board of ofoers, to consist of Majors Ramsey and Laidley, and Captain Maynadier, of the Ordnance Department, ie 1 assemble (om the 27th, or as oon thereafter as possible, to oxneee and report upon the merita of breach loading heh now patent, presented to the Board by Arthur Restman. ACKNOWLEDGMENT OF THR SERVICES OF MR. HAREM, OUR MINISTER AT JAPAN. ‘The Hours Committee on Foreign Affaire to day unant. moualy agreed to report the Sesate bit appropriating ton thousend dollars to Townsend Harrie, for negotiating the treaty with Giam, which ia intended e# a soknowiedg. ment of his valuable services to the commerce in the pesado ‘Now York, asking Congress to require the mints t copper comtn a: par in ex change for other cote. Our Washington Correspondence. Wasmmerow, May 28, 1968 patas to forward everything swurn to before the Goroaa Lm } 4 s