The New York Herald Newspaper, August 9, 1860, Page 4

4 NEW YORK HERALD. JAMES GORDON BENNETT, EDITOR AND PROPRIETOR. @FFICE N. W. COBNER OF NASSAU AND FULTON BT. TERMS, cash tm advance, Money; sent oy matt will be at the risk of the sender, Postage stan ys wot received as subscription THE DAILY HERALD tov cents por copy, $1 par annum THE WEEKLY HERAL Sry, ad ake conte per , OF $3 per annum; the dicion every WoeduenLay, cents per copy, $4 w partoy Great Britain, per or $5 to. uny part of the be i he California d Pion Mh eh weed dch oy cack month ot ole oonts Ber copy, of 81 WD per annum. THE VANILY WERALD on Wednesday, at four cents per copy, oF $2 per annum Volume XXV...... ccc cece eeenee sees No, #20 AMUSEMENTS THIS EVENING. NIBLO'S GARDEN, Broadway.—Kquesraiay PeRrone~ ances WINTER GARDEN, None eUS—Magie Prt way, opposite Boud street— adway.—O'PLANNIGAN AXD A OK'S THRAT ey By AcKER HOUSBKaXrER, tue Faies—Taxick M LAURA EK "S THEATRE, No, 4 Broadway.—Ooa Amruicay Co NEW HOWERY THRATRE, Aventcea—Koseut Macaine. Bowery.—Mi Aut xino— BARNUM’S AMERICAN MUSEUM, Broadway.—Day aad Eveniug—Etuiortax, Boas, Daxous, Buacesages, Liviaa Comiosicies, BRYANTS! MINSTRELS, Mecuaulcs’ Hal, 472 Brosdway.— Buauesgues, Sonus, Danors, &0.—Saam Figur, NATIONAL VARIETIES, Chatham street —Jauxy Twit. Saxx—M. Deceatumeaux—Toovies, PALACE GARDEN, Fourtec frRoMEN TAL Concent. areet.—Vocat axo Ix- CANTERBURY CONCKRT LiALL, 663 Broadway.—Somas, Danczs, Buxixsouns, dv. New York, Thursday, August ‘, 1960. Tne News. By the arrival of the Europa at Halifax we have 29th ult., two days later Owing to the in operations our sum! terruption of te of the news is necessarily very brie. The gence, however, is not of special importance. There is nothing new respecting affairs in Syria The convention of the great Powers, providing intervention in Syria, had not been coneluded, but it was expected that it would soon be sigi There are reports that the Neapo! d not evacuated Sic d also that Ga li had been wounded at Melazzo. The American produce markets were much the same as before reported. We are in possession of intelligence from Jamai- ca, dated at Falmouth th of Jaly. The only matter of importance is the dissolution of the As- sembly by Governor Darling, on the 2d of the same month. According to conventional rule, the As- sembly expires from effluxion of time. This rale bas been maintained for the last two centuries; but Mr. Darling was disposed to abide by the letter of the constitution and allow the Assembly, contrary to precedent, to run for the full term of seven years. His retractation is considered by the colo- nists as a graceful, though not unlooked-for conces- sion, and willresult inthe purging of the House from much of its obnoxious negro element. The Convention of the New York Breckinridge democracy at Syracuse closed its labors yesterday. ‘The platform adopted by the Convention, and the names of the district Presidential electors selected, | were published in Tuesday's paper. To-day we give a full report of yesterday's proceedings, in- cluding the names of the electors at large, and the nominees for State offices, as follows: — Electors -Gideon J. Tucker and Henry 8. Randall Governor James T. Brady, of New York, Lieut. G H. K. Viele, of Bu‘fato. Canal Commis'r.Joun M. Jascox. State Pris. Ins’r Robert W. Allen, of Kings. In our columns this morning may be found an ac- count of the first day's sailing of the yacht squad- ron, which commenced the usual August cruise yesterday. The yachts left Glencove at eight o’elock yesterday morning, and arrived at New Haven at four in the afternoon—the Julia leading the fleet, the Rebecca arriving three minutes after, and the Maria coming in third. The Long Branch mystery remains as impene- trable as before. The Distrist Attorney was at the place yesterday engaged with the Coroner ininves- tigating the affair. The blood has been analyzed and pronounced to be that of a human being. A fall report of all the facts thus far ascertained will be found in our paper of to-day. The Sole Leather Tanners’ Association held their semi-annual meeting at the Astor House yester- and decided to contiaue their efforts to curtail of that article, in hopes of raising the More remunerative figure. A report dings will be found elsewhere. A meeting of the Commissioners of Emigration took place yesterday at Castle Garden. A resola- tion to notify the Health Officer and Quarantine Commissioners that fever patients will not be re- ceived on Ward's Island, was adopted. A full re- port of the proceedings, together with the weekly statement, will be found in another column. Yesterday afternoon the corner stone of a mission church, erected by the friends of the Methodist Episcopal church, was laidin Twenty-fourth street, between Kighth and Ninth avenues, by Bishop Janes. The building is to be of brick, and when completed will cost about $25,000, Interesting and brief speeches were made by Bishop Janes and Drs. Thompson and Osbon, and the necessary amount required to complete the edifice —$3,000— was subscribed. The directors of the New York Central Railroad yesterday declared a semi-annual dividend of three per cent., payable on the 20th inst. Beet cattle yesterday were in good demand for extra quality, at half accent per pound advance, but other kinds were dull and unchanged. Milch cows were steady. Veal calves were in fair de- mand at full previous prices. Sheep and lambs were steady at about lust week's prices. Swine were plenty, ond the best were a shade lower, prices ranging from 6 to 6j cents per pound, The total receipts (including Bergen Hill) were 4,322 beeves, 158 cows, 752 calves, 14,545 sheep and lambs and 5,016 swine. The cotton market yosterday was steady, but not active; the sales embraced about 600 bales, at quote tions given in another cx The receipts of new cut- ton at the Soutbern ports ! especially at those on the Gulf, are larger than usual for the season of the year. So far, however, from this fact aifording any intication of a large crop, it may generally be taken as the reverse, The loug dry, bot and forcing weather, bas caused the Dolls to mature and open with an unhealthy rapidity The receipts of new cotton last year were said to have been nearly three weeks later than those of the present year. The receipta of the short crop, some years since, it was said commenced very carly. From all that can be learaet the crop seems to have sulered most in Eastern Texas, ia he Red river district of Louisiana, in some parts of Mississippi, Contral Alabama, and in the apper parts o: Georgia and South Carolina. At last accounts rain had ocurred over many tracts of country, Dut it was feared hardly in time to repsir the Injury already inficte. Some parts of Texas are Qoneider od too far south and too intertropical to secure certainty In the crops one year with another. Very long droughts, ar well as long periods of rain, are equally prejadicial to the propor growth and developement of this ansmal plant, The flour market opened firm, with an apward tendency iu paicee, but the scarcity of vessols ani the advance ta freighta tended 10 check sslee, ant the market closed | Wheat was firm, and wanted for export, bet t» bigh treights chooked operations. Corn was stewty, with moderate sales at anchanged prices. Fork was heavy, with sales of new mess at 619, aad oi ae# pria PHA Segars cabibiled more Leayiness, ay ga Fbout dull. quotable change ia prices, the sales embraced about 600 of 900 hhds aod 360 boxes, at rates given elsewhere The public sale of Ri coffee came off to-day; the amouat ad- vertised was 4,600 bags, 1,848 of which were ppold at Mc. a LDKe: average 16.7c, The remainder was withdrawa, and 480 bags of it afterwards sold oo p. t, aud 360 bags Savanilla were fold at 15c. Freights were again higher aad vessels scarce, and the wonder contiaued to be where they had al! gope to. During the late dull period in the freighting business they ecattered to ali parts of the world, and probably at ao previous time in the history of our mer- cavtile marine has Americau tonnage been more dis- persed. There is uot ouly a good demand for vessels for England, but also for other more distant places. Ia view of the coming war in China, American coal, beef, pork, Ac., are being sipped to Hong Kong and Shanghae, You terday wheat, ia bags, was taken at Hd., which was re- fused at the close, and im bull at 105¢d., aad dour at Sa, and to Loadon flour was engaged at 33. 6d. Lincoln's Milection in the South—The Dis- union Question, Mr. Orr, of South Carolina, Speaker of the House of Representatives of the last Coagress, haa written a letter on the Presidential issue to his immediate constituenta, which we transfer to these columns because there isa point or two in it upon which the future of all our political parties aud of the country itseif wili depend. The first of these salieat points of Mr. Orr's letter, is that for the Presidency and Vice Pre- sideucy “Lincoln and Hamlin, the black re- publican nominees, will be elected in November next;’’ and the second is, that “the South will then decide the great question, whether she will submit to the domination of black republican rule, the fundamental principle of theie or- ganization being undisguised and declared war upon our social institutions.” Mr. Orr believes “that the honor and safety of the South, ia that contingency, will require the prompt secession of the slavebolding States;"’ but he is not will ing that South Carolina should lead off single- handed. His assent to the movement would require the co-operation of Geor Alabama and Mississippi. Thus brought to the test, he | thinks that “Southern Breckinridge men and Dougtas men wil! on’ nutlate each other” fo their gallant devo houor and inte- resta of their section T e the views of perhaps the most C rvatire politician in South Carolina, not excepting those great slaveholders, Senator Hammond and General Wade Lampton. Mr. Orr would “repudiate any scheme haviag for its object the separate secession of South Caro- lina.” There is something peculiarly signifi- cant in this. It refers to a powerful party in South Carolina, who desire and intend, if they can effect it, that, in the event of Lincoln's elec- tion, said State shall, while the iron is hot, strike the initiative blow for a Southera coafe- deracy, without waiting to consult upon the co- operation of other States. The admission of the whole of California ia 1850 as a free State destroyed the equilibrium between the North and the South in the Senate, and made the States stand sixteem free States against fifteen slave States. The South being thus turned over to the mercy of the North in both houses of Congress, a very great sensation followed in the Southera States. Thus, in 1351, the pre-existing democratic and whig parties were superseded in South Carolina, Georgia, | Alabama and Mississippi by a Southera rights, or secession party, and aa opposing Union party. The secessionists were sig- nally defeated in ali said States, Howell Cobb, the Union candidate for Governor in Georgia, leading off with a majority of near- ly 20,000. But in South Carolina the issue was not between Union and disunion, but between | independent and co-operative secession. The co-operationists succeeded, aad as no other States came to the rescue, South Carolina was compelied to “wait a little longer.” This action of South Carolina, however. was upon the comparatively narrow issue of sub- mitting to the destruction of the sectional equi. librium in the Senate by the admission of Cali- fornia, giving the North in that body thirty-two members, against thirty for the South. Now how stands the case? Since 1850 two more free States— Minnesota and Oregon—have been ad- mitted, giving the North a Senatoriai majority of six, Kansas will be admitted this next win- ter, which will increase the majority to eight. Should “Honest Old Abe's” administration go on smoothly, Nebraska, Washington, Chippewa, Idaho, Nevada and Arizona will be added to the free list, making a Senstorial majority of twenty against the slave States, and a majority against them of perhaps one hundred in the House. The question, therefore, of Union or disunion, will have to be settled with Lincoln's election because acquiescence on the part of the South. ern States to his administration will soon result in such an accumulation of Northern anti-slavery strength in every department of the governmeat as to render any subsequent Southern secession movement, under any provocation, utterly fool- ish and impotent. The position of the Southern States will be like that af the Italian States after the European peace of 1815. They will be put completely under the thumb of their Northern masters. Hence it is that there is o large party in South Carolina ready, in the event of Lin- coln’s election, to take the Initiative, like Gari- baldi, and to trust in the chances of co-operation. ‘This is the danger to which Mr. Orr so pointedly refers. He is a conservative and cautious maa, and does not wish to fisk too rashly the chances of a terrible civil war. ‘The simple truth is, that ia submitting to Lin- coln’s election, the South must be content to prepare deliberately for the abolition of slavery from Delaware to Texas. This is exactly what | this thing means. The will and the power will | be given, with Lincoln's election, to a party founded upon this “one idea” and pledged to | this work; and they willdo it. Hence it is, per- haps. that we,find this apparent general indiffer- ence in the South to their own ticket of Breck- inridge and Lane. Southern men like Mr. Orr | give it up, and are casting about what to do, not to defeat, but to meet Mr. Lincoln's elec- tion. It is enough for them that all the South- ern States will be against Lincoln in any event, and that the responsibility of his election will rest upon the disordered conservative ranks of the North. Stupid, indeed, must be our managers and leaders of the Northern forces opposed to Lia- coln, if they do not know that with them will rest the responsibility for bis election, and for the terrible consequences which may follow | it. The establishment of the republican party | in power at Washingtoa will mark a sew epoch which will be signalized either for the abolition of 8 y throughout the Union, or the d of the Union into two independeat confedera cies, wita Boglaad aad France, on the cotto question, sustaining the confederacy South. ese _ Our Next State Legislature. It is 8 aubject of general remark that the peo ple of the country are evincing very little con- cern or interest in the Presidential canvass. The fights of the conservative democratic fac- tions have resulted in thoroughly disgusting the people, and there is now little doubt that the black republican candidate for the Presidency will be elected by the popular vote in Novem- ber. Therefore, all interest in the Presidential struggle has died out, at least in this State, and the politicians are turning their sole attention to the election of State officers and of members of the Senate and House of Assembly. The last Legislature is acknowledged, even by the black republican organs, to have left an intoler- able stench of corruption behind it, and it is now the duty of all good citizens to take care that the Legislature to be elected this fall will not be composed of such thoroughly bad mate- rials, 7 Wesee that one of the little country campaign papers, published at Seneca Falls, bas exhumed a letter from our Albany correspondent, pub- ished in the Heratp of October 29, 1859, ia which the pipelaying of the Central Railroad managers in this: State was exposed, and the schemes of Thurlow Weed and his associates, with reference to a grand city railroad combi- nation, were fully pointed out in advance of their actual developement. The accuracy of our correspondent in these matters, nas verified by the history of the Legislature of 1860, aston- isbed our rural cotemporary, and was, in fact, a little remarkable. He showed how arrange- ments were being effected with the controllers of primary elections to have only such men put in nomination for the Senate and House of Assem- bly as would pledge themselves to vote for city raliroad bills, and stated in so many words that all those charters would be granted, and wou!d be passed, too, over Governor Morgan's veto. We reprint (he ivtter itself in another part of to- day's paper. This letter, takeu in coujuaction with the acta of the last Legislature, which must be still fresh iu the recollection of our readers, gives a pretty clear insight into the mode of operating the po- litical machine, as putin practice by Thurlow Weed and bis confederates. They adopt the economical plan of buying up those grogshop politicians who rule the primaries, and through them secure the nomination of just the sort of men they waat. The pettifogging lawyera and small beer politicians who have an ambition to get into the Legislature are generally found eager to snatch at the bait, aud to give in return for their nomination such pledge as may be re- quired of them. A few hundred dollars may be found ample to aecure in this way the choice of a suitable tool from each Senatorial and As- sembly district, while the direct purchase of the vote might cost ten times as much, and be more liable to discovery and exposure. Ta the way poiated out by our correspondent were the members of the last Legislature chosen. Their acts were worthy of their ori- gin. A more flagitiously aud shamelessly corrupt body of men never disgraced the Capitol at Albany. The principal acts of the session were the attempts to enrich a few capi- talists and speculators by charters of city raii- roads to be run through the avenues and streets of this metropolis, and the profligate sale of the West Washington market property. After the failure of George Law's wholesale gridiron scheme of railroads, a compromise wus effected, and seven distinct railroad bilis passed both branches of the Legislature. These were for the construction of roads in avenue D and East Broadway, in Seventh avenue, in Tenth avenue and Forty-second street, in Fourteenth and other streets and avenues, in South, West and other streets, in Houston and other streets, and to extend the Ninth avenue road to the Bat- tery. Governor Morgan, himself a republican, felt constrained to veto those bills on account of the manifest fraud upon the city which was involved in them. He characterized them as being at variance with justice and sound poli- cy, a8 not in consonance with the wishes or wanta of the people, and as being deficieftt in legislative safeguards. The bills were all passed over the Governor's veto by large majorities. The vote on the ave- nue D road was, in the Senate, 21 to 9, as fol- lows:— Yias—Mosars. Abell, Blood, Colvin, Connolly, Fiero, Gardiner, Grant, Hammond, Ketchum, Lapham, Law rence, Munroe, J. McLeod Murphy, Ramsey, Rictmond, Ne Rotch, Seasions, qs, Warner, Wuliams— Navs—Messrs. Bell, Goss, Hillhouse, Kelly, McGraw, Manierro, Montgomery, P. P. Murphy, Traman—9. ‘Asewt on Not VorisG—Messrs, Ferry and Crosser. (Republicans ta roman, democrats tu valicr. | In the Assembly the vote was 83 to 25, as foliows: — Yaas—Mosers, B. Allen, Arowlarius, Barden, Beebe. Bush, Bixby, Bowman, Burns, Caldwell, Caltécott, Carter, P. Clark, Colee, ‘Cook, Cornelis, Couch er, Dorey, orech, owns, Ellsworth, Fulton, Gide, Gover, Gray, |, Harris, akway, 7 iq enamine, Jowell mn, © " ‘ 4 Law, Mearthur, MeQuade, Me’ pny ry Vean, Maxson, Mersells, Miler, Millingtow, Morgan, ‘Moulton Austin ‘Myers, A.A. Myers, O'Rourke, Payne, Peck, Pel! . Perry, Pond, Regan, Rider, St. John, Searles, Servis, Siingertand, 4. ‘Smich, 'W. M.' Smith, Speaker, 'Stilson; Tucker, Van Alstyne, Fermilye, Voorhees, Walsh, Whip: ple, Wiley, Woda, Yeury—¥3 Nave—Messrs. Barnett Collins, Dwight, Emo. rick, Fisher, Flagler, ,, Hubbell, Jaques, R. J. Kelsey, McFadden, Merritt, Newell, Odell, Palmer, Pettit, Plumb, Powell, Ricbardson, H. Smith, Tuber, Van Hora, Yanan, Welter, Williams—25. Ansext on Nor Vorma—Messrs. 0. Allen, Piagham, Briggs, Butler, Chittenden, D. Clark, J. Clark, Coukling, Culver, Decker’ Dickinson, ‘aril, Fuller, Garreison, Mitii ken, Robinson, Savage, J. M. Smith, Taggart, Van Hora— (Republicans in roman, democrats in italics.) In regard to the West Washington market bill, the villanous features of which Governor Morgan pointed out in his veto message, the vote was equally large. In the Senate the bill was passed over the veto by nineteen to eight, as follows: — Yeas—Messra. Abell, Blood, Colvin, Connolly, Ferry, Gardiner, Grant, Hammond, ‘Ketcham, Lapham, Lave Hamsey, Richmoad, Robertson, Rotcb, Bull, owe, HilIhoure, K. , Goss, Hillhoure, Kelly, MoGraw, arphy, Trecann—6 é Ausant on Not Votixc—Mesers. Fiero, Moutgomory, J. M. Murphy, Promer, Williams—b, In the Assembly the vote was 74 to 29, as ia follows:— Yras—Mesara. B Allon, Arculariue, Marden, Bixby, Bowman, Briggs, Burns, Bush, Caldwell, P. Clark, Coles, Conley,’ Cornus, Couckman,’ Crane, Crocker, Culver, Darcy, Decker, Dorkeb, Ellsworth, Evans, Fulion, Garret ton, Gadde, Gover, Hall, Harris, Hoskins, Jeffords, Jen ings, Jewell, Jewett, Jones, Johnson, C. Kelsey, Kennedy, Kortright, Law, McArthur, ‘ , Merselis, Miler, Millington, Morgan, Moulton, Astin Myers, A. A. Myers, Odell, O' Rourke, Payne, Peck, Pelton, Perr, Pond, , Ru . John, Servis, Siingeriand, A. Grrith, J. M. Smith, WM. Smith, Speaker, Stilson, ‘Var Aistye, Feretiye, Foorhect, Waleh, Whipple, Woodrug, ~ “ Niko Sowers Barnett, Gallic’, Coleman, Collins, Dwight, Finch, Fisher, Fiagier, Holcomb, Bough, Hubba, jacway, agers McFadden, Masterson’ itt, Newell, Palmer, Biamd, Powell, Riebard: Smith, Taber, Tucker; Van Hbra, Varian, Wil- Not Votwo—Messrs. © Allon, Beebe. , Carter, Chittenden, 0. Clark, J. Clark imoriek, Faller, Gray, Cooper, Dickinson, Downs, Ravi! RS Lng Nw eno, Mather, Milliken, Rovinson, savage, Teggart, Wester, Wiley —25 In the carrying out of ail these corrupt schemes, democrats co-operated with republi- The question of mere partisan politics is titerton whatever to be guided by, NEW YORK HERALD, THURSDAY, AUGUST 9, 1860. As a geveral rule, the patriotic individuals who seek to be elected to the Legislature have m0 stronger motive than to profit by the opportu nities of selling their votes when they get there. How consistently they pursue that course the history of the last Legislature abundantly tes- tifles. The struggle now going on in this State is chiefty directed to the Governorship and the Legislature. Weed, indignant at Governor Morgaa’s interference with bia city railroad projects, is striving against his renomination, which is favored by Greeley, for motives that are not yet 80 palpable; and unlesa the people exert themselves to preserve the legislation of the State from utter demoralization, we may confidently expect that the Legislature of 1861 will leave aa intolerable a stench of corruption behind it aa did that of 1860. The Syrian question overshadows at present all other issues in European politics, From that emall speck in the East, which seemed with- in the power of the Porte to dispel, it has as- med all the proportions of a thunder cloud pregnant with political troubles. The horrors perpetrated, with the connivance if not with the active concurrence of the Turkish authort- ties, have stirred up the heart of Christendom, and it will be impossible now to allay the feel- ings of indignation which they have excited. The question no longer is whether Russian am- bition has anything to gain by intervention in the affairs of Turkey, but whether it is humane or just to permit the continuance of a govern- ment which is unable to restrain the atrocities of which the Lebanon is periodically made the theatre. Undoubtedly the consideration as to the future disposition of the Ottoman territories is one involving considerable apprehension, from the fact that three of the lead. ing governments are eager to mono- polize the Lon’s share of the spoil; but all anxieties on this subject must give place to the feelings inspired by the cruelties perpetra- ted on the Christian population of Syria, and the knowledge of the utter inability of the Porte to check the fanaticism which induces its subordi- nates to openly connive at these barbarities. The time has arrived when the jealousies of the European governments can no longer be permitted to perpetuate a state of things which constitutes a standing repreach to the Christian world. It is all very well to uphold the rights of sovereign States when their governments show themselves willing to conform to those general principles of policy which form a safe- guard against revolution or fanatical excesses. Witbout doubting for a moment the disposition of the Sultan to govern all classes of his sub- jects in a paternal and impartial spirit, we are yet compelled to arrive at the conclusion that the political system of which he is the head is incapable of adapting itself to the require- ments of modern civilization. Animated by the best intentions, he is continually crossed and thwarted by the bigots by whom he is surrounded, or by the fanatical subordinates to whom the government of the provinces is entrusted. Superadded to these influences, the intrigues and threats of the representatives of the three leading European governments, all having their separate interests te push, leave him but little liberty of action; and if the truth were known, there is not upon the face of the earth a ruler who enjoys less real pewer, or who is more oppressed by the cares and anxie- ties of his station, than Abdul Medjid. To maintain that the doctrine of non-intervention bolds good in the case of such a government as hie would be the merest mockery; and we are happy to find that the European public will no longer submit to be duped by the fallacies by which England, for her own purposes, has thus far succeeded in bolstering up one of the strangest political anomalies of our times. It is to the sagacity and prompt action of the French Emperor—ready, as he always is, to avail himself of the chances that present themselves of magnifying the glory and power of France— that a temporary stop has been put to the perse- cutions which have deluged Syria with Christian blood. It is to that and no other influence that the unfortunate Maronites owe the truce which has been accorded to them. But that this truce will be permanent, unless followed up by the strongest measures on the part of the Christian governments, there is but little prospect. The European Powers are fully impressed with this fact, and notwithstanding the formal an- nouncement of peace, and the assurances of the Porte, they have agreed upon the necessity of an armed intervention. There would appear to be some difficulty as to the mode in which this is to be carried out; but France having taken the initiative, and being determined, under any circumstances, to land an armed force in Syria, the other governments will be forced either to delegate to her the authority which she asks for, or to occupy the Lebanon conjointly with her. Thus will be established two facts, which will exercise anew and important influence on the future destinies of the Ottoman population. We shall have France obtaining a foothold in the East, and maintaining a firm balance between the preten- sions ot Russia on the one hand and the influ- ence of England on the other. Then a military occupation of Syria, either separately by France, or conjointly by the three Powers most interested, will at once strike at the indepen- dence of Turkey, and afford the pretence desired for its ultimate partition. Should this be ami- cably effected, there would be nothing to be regretted. The interests of humanity urgently dictate that the European governments shall take into their own hands the protection of the Christian population of Syria. How this is to be done. other than by an equitable distribution of the effects of “the sick man,” is a problem which, we fear, diplomacy will be unable to solve. Tur Crors Here axp tx Evrore.—The ad- vices from Europe represent breadstuffs ad- vancing, and the crops there as anything but promising; the probability is that there will not be an average yield of grain this season. Should present predictions be verified in this respect, and should the fields of this country redeem the golden promises they now hold out, the demand for American breadstuffs will be immense. At no former period did the harvest all over the country look so splendid and abun- dant as now. The wheat and corn country of the West, and of New York and Pennsylvania, pre- sents a gladdening spectacle to the eyes of the farmers. The South has already filled her gar- ners to overflowing, the present drought in that region having set in too late to damage the grain crop. The shipments to Europe are aiready large and vessels are getting scarce. Ta the event of a falling of ia the Buropeag harvests, the trade in bresdstufs, the *Pping business and commerce generally, must . “Per ence an extraordinary activity; and per. "P* the best thing the Great Eastern could do,.™ she cannot get a cargo of cotton, would be to return home full of flour and grain. ‘Tux Ovations To THE PRINCE OY WaLes.—Tae Evvecr ov ais Visrr ro rar Unrrep States.—We continue to publish secounts of the progress of the Prince of Wales through the British pro- vinces. The enthusiasm and excitement have not at all abated. Wherever he comes the stores are closed, and the people give them- selves up to the festivities of a general holiday. Addresses and fétes and balls are the order of the day and of the night. ‘ In the dance we observe that the Prince onl, gives the lady his left hand, and she is not permitted to take his right, as being contrary to the etiquette due from a subject to the heir ap- parent to the throne, the next in rank to the reigning sovereign. It is said that this restric- tion has sometimes a very awkward effect upon the movements of the Prince in the dance, and that when he sees a lady attempting to get hold of his right hand he dodges the effort in a way that is sometimes very ludi- crous. We should think that this restraint upon the ladies must be very disagreeable to the Prince, who desires to take the sex by both hands, if it will please them. When he comes here the case will be entirely different. He will mingle, not with subjects, but equals. He will be no longer a Prince, but a private gentleman, and, relieved from the trammels of royal eti- quette, he can dance with the ladies just in what way he pleases, and allow them to take him by the right hand or left band, or both hands, or in whatever way will be most gratify- ing to him and them. He will thus learn the difference between the thraldom of a Prince and the freedom of a man, and he will be able to give a loose rein to the abandon of his na- ture, and develope his true character. He has been hitherto kept under very strict surveil- lance by religious tutors, and the sweets of liberty will, therefore, be the more appreciated by him. It often bappens that youth, who have been held under a_ puri- tanical restraint that was unnatural, when they get the reins in their own hands amply indemnify themselves by giving free indulgence to their faculties, Princes are hu- man, and do not essentially differ from other men. In his visit to the United States the Prince will learn more of the world and of men and women than he ever did in England or can now in the British Provinces, because he will mingle freely with the people—a luxury not permitted to the Prince when he is at home. Peter the Great of Russia travelled everywhere incognito, and even became a mechanig that he might acquire a deeper insight into men and things. The result was seen in his future reign; and we have no doubt that the Prince of Wales will be able hereafter, when he sits upon the British throne, to trace his best ideas to his in- tercourse with the American people, and to look back upon his visit here with feelings of pleasure and satisfaction. Tse Centrat Park.—Notwithstanding the vast amount of labor and money expended on the Central Park, and the general progress made there since the work commenced, the visiter who seeks it for shelter and comfort one of these hot days will be disappointed at find- ing little or no shade there; and without a grateful sbade such weather as this, comfort is out of the question, anda place of pleasure be- comes a place of torment. It is very much to be regretted that the Central Park is so defi- cient in this essential element. There is no doubt that a great deal of work has been ac- complished in laying out the walks and drives, building bridges, cutting transverse roads, draining and planting shrubs; but, after all, this work makes very little show for the time and money lavished on it, and one good, long, shady avenue or grove of full trees would be more acceptable to the public just now than the whole of iff One of the first things which should have been done in the park was to transplant a large number of full grown forest trees; a few, we believe, were transplanted from the shores of the North river, but they do not seem to have flourished very well. Why not adopt the sys- tem practised by the French Emperor in Paris, when he was laying out the Bois de Boulogne, where huge trees of mature growth might be seen daily carted along the avenues, to be placed in their new beds, in which they soon rested securely, without a leaf or branch faded? It would be worth while spending a good deal of money to accomplish thie. A park without shade trees is like a theatre without scenery; it is but the skeleton of a park after all, be its walks and drives, and lakes and bridges, ever £0 perfect. Next to plenty of breathing space, a pleasant shade is the most essential feature in a public park; but we are afraid, at the rate the Central Park is going on in this respect, that the present generation will have passed away before any of our citizens can enjoy themselves there, like Tityrus of old, sub tegmine fagi. Tue Gaeat Eastern at tue Sovra.—The Great Eastern festival, as the Virginia papers call the visit of the big ship to Southern waters, has made a tremendous sensation down there. The talk of “untold numbers” visiting and to visit her. Ten thousand people were on board during her first day in Hampton Roads, and it appears that Old Virginia is quite waked up by the event. Every available thing in the shape of a boat was brought into requisi- tion for the use of excursionists from all the neighboring points, and on Saturday last one train of cars on the Norfolk and Petersburg road actually carried 850 people—a rare occur- rence in Virginia, as the Richmond Enquirer ays. The directors of the Great Eastern will make a good thing out of their Southern trip, between the visiters’ fees and the fifteen thousand dol- lars’ worth of coal they are to get for making the trip to Annapolis. As for the steamboat proprietors and railroad companies of Virginia, they will make a small fortune out of it. But, at the same time, we are afraid that the visit of the Great Eastern bas not done much for direct trade. It is understood, however, that if she can be insured a full cargo of cotton, the di- rectors now with her will lay the matter before the general Board on their return to England, and probably come back for the thirty thousand bales of cotton. In this way who knows but that the Great Eastern may realize the Southera dream of direct trade with Europe after all? Tex Cooxcuamen ap THe Jarannse Swix: DLE.—The Councilmen are coquetting with the Japanese swindle. They touched it very deli- cately with the tips of their fingers on Tuesday night, and then laid it by for future considera- tion, some of them, meantime, exhibiting aymp- tox Of penitence and remorse of conscience. They *¢ evidently afraid to endorse the ac- tion o ‘he Aldermen, yet they are loth to abandon ‘heir share of the plunder. To-mor- row night ,i¢ will be up again, when, it is thought, the’ test will be applied to those Councilmen w 00 Are wavering between honesty and knavezy. There will be av excitement over the debate to-morrow nigitt little short of what is some- times witnessed in Coagress, and we have no doubt that the Council Chamber will be crowded with peop'le anxious to see whether they are to be robbe ‘d or not on this interesting occasion. It was advised in a c, cus of the Councilmen, we believe, to postpone any action in the mat- ter until publie indignaton bad subsided and the newspapers got tin‘d of pitching into it; but they will have to witit a long time be- fore either the public or thy’ press forget’this impudent and infamous swinclle. The oppro- bium will stick to every one cc nnected with it as long as they live. If the Councilmen pass the appropriation, we advise the people to assemble in public meet- ing, and request the Grand Jury to take it im hand, and summon Mr. Leland, aad every one else who furnished any items in the bill of $105,000, to state upon oath the amounts they claim from the city, and the arrangementa entered into between them and the Committee of the Corporation. This will be the shortest and easiest mode of settling the business. It isa great fraud, and tt Grand Jury have the power to take cogni- zance, of it and originate indictments, if the evi- dence warrants such a course. More Metvors—Three distinct meteors have been seen above our horizon almost within sa many weeks—the great meteor of the age, whose course was (racked over a distance of more than a thousand miles; the second, whick was seen subsequently in many of the South- ern States; and the small aerolite, which was ob- served at two or three points in this vicinity, making a small arc, on Monday night. These phenomena are very unusual and very extraordinary, and taken with the fact that the aurora borealis has flashed its brilliant light over the heavens repeatedly, and with remark- able power, at this season of the year, when it is rarely if ever visible, we conclude that there is some curious process going on in the atmos- phere, which it would be very interesting to explain, if any of our scientific gentlemen caa compass it. This year has been peculiarly fruitful ia phenomena: there is the comet now visible in California; and then there was the eclipse of the sun, which occurred with such unerring accuracy in accordance with the predictions of the astronomers; the meteors and the northern lights, which put the telegraph wires east of Boston hors de combat on Tuesday night, aad interrupted the Europa’s news. We scem to be living in an atmosphere of magnetism aod electricity, to which are probably due the freedom from epidemic disease, and the remarix- able abundance of the erops. News from the National Capttai. OUR SPECIAL WASHINGTON DESPATCH Wasivoron, August 8, 1860 TROBABLE RESIGNATION OF GEN. CASS —DICKINSON 1K 890- CESOR. It is reported here that Gen. Cass, having uiferod severely since bis arrival home from one of bis alarming attacks of vertigo, seriously contemplates resigning hia place in the Cabinet, in which event it will be tendered to Daniel S. Dickinson. This arrangement will remove the latter from the field as competitor of General Cushing for the Supreme bench vacancye ‘THE DOUGLAS OFFICE HOLDERS TO BR WREDKD OCT ‘The administration is getting fully awake to the im- portance of taking decisive action with reference to the course of its representatives in the prosout campaiga. As all ite members are now understood to be actively fayorable to the election of Breckinridge and Lane, it has been determined that ail offices of influence aad Patronage shall be filled by parties who coincide with them in opinion, Incumbents are therefore called upoa to declare under which king they will serve. This course is deemed necessary in order to fully establish the ortho- doxy of the Breckinridge and Lane movement. Tho admt- nistration being the head of the democratic party, those who grant a cordial support to ite policy must certainly be Considered faithful members of the church, while ita op- ponents must be ditciplived and ostracised to preveat their example from demoralizing the masses. Mr. Jewett, Marshal of the Northern district of New York, has beea removed, and James B. Howe appotntea to succeed bim. Mr. Comstock, Postmaster at Albany, it # said, bas been called upon to give place to Mr. McMabou This policy will be pursued with great vigor throughout the Northern States, and officials will be compelled to opealy declare themselves upon ne side or the other, Whe. ther there be say chasce to win or not, it is deemed all important to protect the integrity of the party. Organization. Collector Whitney, of Bestoa, has beea called here to advise the government as to who are the shaky ones in New England. Those who are weak ia the knees may aa well prepare to go. ‘WHAT [8 THOUGHT OF HR. ORR’? LATTER. Col. Orr's letter has taken his friends here very much by surprise. He has always been considered s stauach friend of the Union, and ‘atterly also a friend of Dougtas, His open declaration in ‘favor of Breckinridge and Lane, and of the secession ¢f South Carolina, in case she ia joined by Alabama, Georgia and Mississippi, immediately ‘upon the eleetion of Linoo!n, without the commissioa of any overt act on the part of the republican admia\stea- tion, is deemed an eflort to outbid Keitt for the United Statee Sevatorsbip. INTRRESTING TRADE STATO nice Asan evidence of resuming animation in the geuerat commercial transactions between the United States aad the various couatries of Europe, receatly received off. cial statistics show the state of the trade betweon Grom Britain, the great emporium of European commerce, aad this country, in two of the leading exports of the iattor, for the first five months of the present year. Of the 6,297,063 ewt. of cotton imported into England from Ja- buary 1 to May 91, $,984,131 were from the United States, while in 1859, for the corresponding poriod, the amount was only 8,738,512 cwt., of whieh from the United States, 9,199,608 owt. Tobacco entered for home consumption from January 1 to May St, 1900, 14,643 119 Ibs., while during the corresponding pe riod of the year previous the amount was a third of@ million of pounds less. COMPLIMENTARY SEREY AD Asa merely political item, it may be stated that soma gentlemen from New York, now in Washington, intend giving ® serenade to their old friend, Willlam J, Ross, formerly Bresident of the New York Ceutrai Democratia Association, on Thursday evening. Severa! of the leading orators and friends of Breckinridge and Lane have been privately invited to be in readiness to add to the tuteraat of the occasion. OPEN PORTS IN TUR PaTLLcPIVe mLAND®, Oficial inteligonce has beea communicated to thestala Department that the only ports open to foreign commeres, in the Phillipine Islands, are those of Manila, Stal, Moria, Tamboaogs, and that no foreign Sag will be allowed t Carry 04 direct trade with Jolo, or the ports midjacout thereto, TUE PAREDANT'S TERE TO THE GREAT HW rrane A very Inrge company will aecompaay tbs rea PY Aaoape 4 tomorrow,