The New York Herald Newspaper, August 15, 1860, Page 4

4 _ NEW YORK HERALD, WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 15, 1860. NEW YORK HERALD. JANES GORDON BENNETT, OFrWwe &. W. CORNER NASSAC AND FULTON OT. TERMS. cash én advance. Money wni dy matt wt! be at the Wisk of Cs vender. Postage stamps tA \ ceived as suvcription THE DAILT HERALD noo conts ver “apy. 81 por tm. THE WEERLY HERALD, ery Stray vente ee a the in Estiton every a zs Bom. sony, Be por aat ton by in ‘ay par’ ‘Continent, fede stages Sint testa ma ng wi conte yor aati Y bIALD on Weare, 0: VOLUNTARY CORRESPONDENC?, contain eporwat fee satietad rom fag ia ‘of the world: 47 weed, four cots per OUR FORRIGN COMMESPONDENTS oye Farnooe tar ta Xntr’ Ruguesree 0 Amat siz Laprraus aso Pace ‘ACES onrt CVO NOTICE taken of anonymow: correenmcence, Woda not recurn joa tions. AB VES TIBUENTS ron renewed every day) ar tee = ine Gaiormin and tebanl Editions, Fuwny Bskaw, and « the with neatness, cheapness and de- AMUSEMENTS THIS RVEN) NIBLO'S GARDEN, nies = Avcas——Cisbanmabe.’ Afternoon and sd Perrorm- GARDEN, Broadway.—Ticat Rore Frats— —Buaxco. wee ‘THEATRE. Broadway.—Hinpy Anny— oot: —T Wo Fatuers. LAURA KEENE’S THEATRE, No. 6% Brostway.—Ove Amenicay Cousin. NEW BOWERY THEATRE, Rowery.—Monte Caisro— Osoxct oF lorenest—Drvin's Oak. BARNUM’S AMERICAN MUSEUM, Bronaway.—Day and Evening—Rrmroriax Sonas, Dances, PuRLxsques,—Liv- imo Cumosirizs, dc. BRYANTS’ MINSTRELS, Mecbantes’ Hall, 472 Broadway.— Bunssqres, Songs, Daxces, &c.—Go "War, Bors. HOO! RY & CAMPI! 3 OPERA HOUSE, 685 Broad. way.—Ermiortas Sones, Buxiesaves, Dances,’ £o.—Somme- MERHOKN's Bor. NATIONAL VARIETIES. Spire oF Hixsety—FouR Lo’ PALACE GARDEN, Fourteenth street.—Vocat anv In STRUMENTAL CONCERT. CANTERBURY conceRt HALL, 663 Broadway.— songs, Dances, Bouuxsqves, New York, Wednesda Ampust 15, 1860. MAILS FOR EUROPE. The New York Herala---Kdition for Europe. The Cunard mail steamship Asia, Capt. Lott, will leave this port to day, for Liverpool. The European mails will close in this city this morn- tng at half-past ten o'clock. The Evrorzan Eprron or THe Heratp will be published at ton o'clock in the morning. Sipgie copies, in wrap- pers, six cents. Tue contents of the Evrorxay Eorron or ra Herat will combine the news recetved by mail aud telegraph at the office during the previous week, aad up to tbe hour of publication, The News. The brig Thos. Achorn arrived at this port last evening from the coast of Africa, in charge of Master Nathaniel Green, she having been captured on the 27th of June by the United States steamer Mystic, on the supposition that she was a slaver. The American Lloyd’s Marine Register says the Thos. Achornu belongs to Messrs. Yates, Porterfleld & Co., of this city. She was cleared in this city on the 27th of March last, by J. M. Parker, for Rio Janeiro, unter the command of Captain Parker. The Anglo-Saxon, from Liverpool August 2, ar- rived off Farther Point yesterday afternoon, bring- ing two days later news. The only important point received by this arrival is the announcement that the Convention between the great Powers re- lative to the Syrian question had been signed at Paris. The Damascus and the Edinburg arrived at this port last evening, but their advices have been anticipated by the Adriatic. The weather in Eng- land continued favorable for the crops, and bread- stuffs were unchanged. The steamship Persia was reported to be coming up the bay yesterday evening, and, in consequence, a number of persons who have friends on board assembled at her dock in Jersey City, and anxious- ly awaited her arrival till a late hoar. The Persia is now in her eleventh day out, having sailed on the 4th pected to-day. Our corre Janeiro, writing under F ‘he French and English ch have recently arrived here have 'y unfavorable accounts of coffee, both 1d England. The markets there were ed, and prices receded fully five to six per This news has affected the market here, and 00 res per aroba has taken place. The ‘ast month were 95,500 bags, of which 43,- e for the United States. The stock in port 000 bags, all sold. The crop will not exceed 0 begs. Flour is in fair supply, Stock 500 barrels, and prices range from 16/500 to 0. Dry goods, composition candles, codfish, hams, lard ané : are wanted. Business very ac- tive. Exchange on London 26d.” Files of Caracas, Venezuela, papers have been received to July 24. On the 20th a new Ministry was nominated, which immediately entered on the performance of its duties. The trial of ex-Presi- dent Castro and his Ministers was progressing, thoug? very slowly. The news from the interior is still Little else beyond accounts of cowardly and ers, women, old men, and even little og in many caces the victims. The Inde: of Caracas, in its issue of the 24th, speaks in the most desponding manner of the country and the state of hopeless anarchy and ruin to which it has been reduced. The editor says: ‘We believe at times—and those times are very frequent—that there is absolutely no remedy for the evils of Venezuela.” Bermuda advices to the 7th inst. state that a law compelling masters of sailing vessels to carry the mails between the islands and the United States had been recommended. Suitable prepara- tions were being made to receive the Prince of Wales on his arrival at the islands. The drought still prevailed at Barbadoes, causing serious losses date of Ju to plan’ Advices from Denver City to the Sth instant re- port prospecting for gold as successful. Money was scarce in the mines, and at Denver City busi- ness was extremely dull. The Indians were ex ent, and a fight had occurred be- nd the government troops. Some Kiowa who had been taken prisoners and confined in Bent’ t, were released through fear of an attack on that position. We give elsewhere the first campaign speech of the Hon. W. H. Seward, delivered on Monday evening at Boston, on his arrival from Bangor. ‘The higher law and the irrepressible conflict were boldly proclaimed, with enthusiastic predictions of the success of Lincoln and the republicans in the approaching contest for the Presidency. Mr. Seward left Boston for Albany yesterday afternoon. Accounts from Kansas state the drought in that Territory is not so disastrous as reported, although very severe in some localities. It was believed that sufficient food for home consumption would be raised. We give to-day fall and interesting details of the Prince of Wales’ arrival and reception in the pro- vince of New Branswick, where he was welcomed by the people in enthusisstic processions, and by the legislative and municipal bodies in loyal address- es. Under the same head will also be found the sentiments of the Prince in regard to his intended reception by the British residents of New York. A mecting of prominent citizens was beld yes. tremely bel tween them | terday at the Merchants’ Bank, in Wal! street, to take the preliminary steps towards giving a public reception and dinner to the Prince of Wales and his suite, at the Academy of Music, on his arrival in this city, A committee of seven Was appointed to proceed immediately to Canada and give the invitation. Other committegs of general arrange- ments were also appointed. A full report of the meeting wil! be found in another column, Further accounts of the late storm at New Or- tute that the greater portion of the parish of mine is submerged, and many families left homeless. The lower part of the city of New Or- leans was overflowed, and property waa greatly damaged. In the Supreme Court yeaterday, dudge Suther- land, after the argumeht of ex-Attorney General Chatfield for an injunction to restrain the payment of the $105,000 for the expenses of the Japanese Embassy, denied the motion, without hearing the reply of Mr. Anderson, the Assistant Corporation Counsel. The Board of Delegates of American Israelites held an adjourned meeting last evening. Among the resolutions passed was one relative to obtain- ing full statistics of the Israelites in this country, and another that education should be promoted by the establishment of local schools, with a high school for the education of young men for the ministry. The Board will hold its next annual meeting at Philadelphia. The Board of Aldermen of Boston have refused to license the proposed pugilistic exhibition in that city for the benefit of John C. Heenan. Heenan arrived in Philadelphia last evening. The United States steam frigate Powhatan ar- rived in the Delaware yesterday evening from Pana- ma. She isto be thoroughly overhauled, repaired and equipped at Philadelphia. The cotton market was firmer yesterday and more ac- tive. The sales footed up about 2,500 a 3,000 bales Prices closed firm at the quotations given in another column, Flour, in consequence of the inclemency of the weather, was inactive, and eales of State and Western were moderate aud rather easier for common brauds Southern flour was steady and in good request, both for domestic use and for export. Whea' was eomewhat irre gular and in fair demand, with about aa average amount of sales. Corn was heavy for mixed lots, an! steady for round yellow and white Western. Pork was quiet and eales limited, including new mess at $19 25, «nd new primea: $14, Tue rain interfered with sales of sugars; the market, however, was steady, with a fair inquiry from the trade; about 500 bhds. were sold, at rates given in another place. Coffee was quiet, but firm; the stoc of Rio amounted to only 2,097 bags, and the toa’ of bags and mats of all kinds *o 29,749. Freights were steady; the chief business doing was to Liverpool, to which port wheat was engaged in ship’s bags «1 10:c., an i 260 bbis. four at 3s. Course of ‘Our Happy py Revolution—The Results in the South Point to the Duty of the North. The great features of the present political campaign are beginning to stand out witha distinctness that even he who runs may read them, and comprehend the tendencies of the deep and all pervading revolution which is working itself out in every section of the Union. For nearly twenty years parties have been without any great political issues. The policy of the government in finance and material de- velopement was settled in the struggle of giant intellects which commenced soon after the in- auguration of President Adams, in 1824, and which for three Presidential terms ranged the advocates of conflicting interesi« and ideas with a sharpness that left no room even to imagine the existence of a third party. The democratic policy triumphed, and its antagonists dissolved, confessing that the theories for which they had so long battled had become obso- lete ideas. Without a strong opposition to concentrate its energies and its aims, it was natural that the democratic party should become degenerate. Its triumphant organiza- tion passed into the hands of minor capacities, with only private and selfish ends to serve, and for the last dozen years their corruption has offended the sense of all right minded men. A temporary reaction, a few years since, gave a sudden vitality to the Know Nothing organiza- tion; but the proscriptive sentiment which animated that movement was ctterly distaste- ful to the American heart, aud its party organization sank with the same rapidity with which it had risen. In this state of things the crowning act of the rotten and corrupt democracy was con- summated. The Kansas Nebraska bill, with its repeal of the Missouri Compromise, and its formal introduction of the moral question of tlavery as a political itsue, was the fruit of the petty minds that controlled the democratic organization. Its results soon began to be seen. Instead of giving a living issue and new life to a worn out party organization, it fostered the impracticable and worthless sims of a set of ultra Southern politicians, and disgusted the common sense of the people North and South. Professional politicians and demagogues in the North, of the same petty calibre in stateemanship with the Southern party wirepullers, seized the occasion in order to turn it te their own profit. A moral propaganda, based on the question of slavery, but embracing, also, temperance, woman's rights, and a host of isms, was preached from pulpit and platform in every Northern commu- nity. Slavery, stigmatized as a great moral evil and sin, as “ the sum of all villanies,” was made the object of a political crusade, and three thousand clergymen entered the political field as agitators in the campaign of 1856. The mo- ral sentiment of the masses, in the absence of any real political issue, was stimulated to fana- ticism as a motive in political action. This movement culminated in 1859 with the Jobn Brown raid in Virginia. In the course of its developement Spooner had demon- strated how the constitution could be made an qbolition instrument, and every slave liberated by habeas corpus; Helper had published his hand-book of incendiary re volution; Lincoln bad proclaimed in Illi- nois the “irrepressible conflict” between the North and the South, and Seward had pro- nounced at Rochester bis brutal and bloody manifesto. Jobn Brown's raid awoke the con- servative sentiment in the North toa sense of the danger that was imminent, and the reaction commenced. The Helper candidate for Speak- er of the House was defeated when Con- gress met; Seward returned from Europe, and, acceding, for a time, to the clamors of his conservative friends, delivered in the Senate a speech receding from the brutal and bloody positions he had assumed at Rochester; minor leaderg made concilie- tory epeeches in and out of Congress, and the violence of Snwner and other pare and simple abolitionists; the fanatics wore de. od in the local elections of Rhode Iaiand and Wisconsin, and brought to the verge of defeat in Connecticut, and finally Seward was rejected at Chicago as too radically revolution ary, although Lincoln, a atill more radical revo- Intionist. was foisted upon the unwitting dele- gates. To-day the contest of f fanatic faction again rages, and though the three thousand clergywen are not seen in tbe political field, the leaders are reiterating their revolutionary and destructive appeals to excited fanaticism and the wildest local prejudices of the North. While this condition of things has been de- veloping in the sectional Nortbern party, others of equal importance have been working out in the old democratic organization, and in the South, Intent ou petty ends, the political wire- pullers and demagogues began at Charleston, and consummated at Baltimore, the Qual break- ing up of that organization, which had con- tinued its triumphs long after the political is- sues that had constituted its life hud ceased to exist. It was a significant indicatipn of the feeling in the popular heart, wheu that time bonored and once mighty power was eeen to break to pieces and fall, without a tingle wail from any quarter, or even hardly a common ex- pression of regret. The two great fragments of the old organization proceeded ta act on the customary forms, and brought forward their platforms and their candidates. But these have fuiled to awaken apy enthusiasm among the people. The partisaus of Douglas have tried in vain to make a strong party in the North, and are forced to seek glliances and combinations in order to preserve even @ sem- blance of life; while the defeat of the Breckin- ridge tickets in Kentucky and Missouri, and the immense falling off from the old demo ‘cratic vote in North Carolinu, show conclusive: ly the conservative revolution that is going on in the South. It is this conservative uprising in the South that now points out to the conservative in- terests of the North the path they should follow, and the duty they should fulfil, A series of ultra Southern resolutions, got up by petiy politicians, who believe they will be greater men in a small confederation than they are io ope majestic and mighty, and passed by the Alubama Legislature, led to the Yancey seces- sion movement at the Charleeton Convention, and culminaied in the nomination of Breckin- ridge at Baltimore. The instincts of the Soutb- ern people led them ut once to suspect the de- signs of the disuniou plotters. They saw in the divided nominations of the old democratic party a determination to contribute to the elec- tion of a sectional and fanatical Northern President, and thus bring about a state of things which would by force make them dis- unionists in self defence. While, therefore, they are resolved to a man to defend their rights, if attacked by an aggressive Northern fanaticism, they have determined to rebuke even the suspicion of disunionism at home, and to leave to their brethren in the North the like duty of defeating the destructive designs of the Northern fanatics. This is the key to the remarkable political revolution which has already been witnessed in some of the Southern States, and which is rife in many others of them. The great conserva- tive vote, which comes out only on occasions of imminent danger, will accept neither Breckin- ridge nor Douglas, but throws its weight in fa- vor of the seemingly empty nomination of Bell. But it is the weakness of this nomina- tion which constitutes its strength. It pro- claims no policy for future political action— only present defence of the constitution and the Union—and thus binds men to no new party theories. In taking this course, the con- servative interests of the South exhibit their love for and perform the whole of their pre- sent duty to the wise and beneficial Union which our fathers establiehed, without any” animadversion or threat for the probable course of the North. There is in it a true fraternity, which the conservative interests at the North should imitate. It is then the duty of all the conservative interests here to unite for the defeat and rebuke of Northern fanatical sectionalism. ‘They should all combine for that purpose, and their vast majorities, even in localities where they are now little suspected to exist, will be overwhelmingly demonstrated in November, if the corrupt and eelfish politicians and party wirepullers will permit the combinations to be made. If there is not time to bring out some new man before the election is to take place, then let the conservatives in every State take at once such action as will prevent the vote thereof from being thrown for Lincoln and the revolutionary schemes which his fanatical party will force him to prosecute if elected. ‘The partisans of Breckinridge, Bell and Donglas in the North all claim to be true conserva- tives, snd to have the perpetuation of the Union at heart. Let them unite, then, without refe- rence to future political action, insuch manner as may best conduce to the defeat of Lincoln. New York, Pennsylvania, New Jersey, Connec- ticut and Rhode Island can be carried against him without a doubt, if the conservatives will effecteven a partial union among themselves. The plurality of the block republicans in these States is really a small minori:, of the popular vote. The point of danger is the election of Lincoln through the division" of the conserva- tive majorities, and true patriotism telis the Union loving men of the North what course they should pursue in the face of the present imminent danger to the highest and dearest in- terests of all. Tue Jaraxese Doxarion 10 Tue Potrce— What & To Become or Tax Moxey’—It is bow some five or six weeks since the Japanese Ambassadors taade & most munificent present to the police department of our city, in the shape of $15.750; but the money bas not been as yet distributed among the force, although the check for the amount) \as been received by the Commitsioners. If divided, the sam com- ing to euch man would be between eight and pine dollars; but the Commissioners, instead of at once making this division, have been dis- cussing various plans for the disposition of the money. At first it was thonght proper that it should be added to the widows’ and orphans’ fund of the department. under o provision which declares that all moneys, emoluments and rewards received by the police shall be so disposed of. This idea, however, was rejected as vot being in conformity with the intention of the donors It was theo proposed, as the smount each one was entitled to was ac small, to invest the entire eum f wholesale purchase of cloth for uniforms, which would render the cost of each ontfit more economical. No action hos been taken upon this intention, aod the mouey siill ties iu bank. The members of the force, in the meantime, are loud in their mur- murs against the imactivity of the Commis sioners, and pota few make bold enough to declare that the money is to be used for eleo- tloneering purposes in the coming campaign. Vistt of. the Brtuse, of Wein tc Wow York—Grand Metropolitan Banquet. We invite attention to the proceedings of a meeting held yesterday, at the Merchants’ Bank, to consider the character of the compli- ment which it would be proper to offer to the Prince of Wales on the occasion of his visit to New York. The call emanated from some half dozen gentlemen occupying a foremost posi- tion amongst our citizens for their wealth and influence, and it was responded to in a manner which not only marked the interest taken in the subject matter of the requisition, but the conficence felt by the public in the individuals whose names were attached to it. The at- tendance comprised an unusually large repre- sentation of our mercantile aristocracy, and the utmost eagerness was manifested to render whatever demonstration might be agreed upon in every way worthy of a community which is second to none in intelligence, activity, enter- prise and all the other elements of commercial greatness. Consistently with the business habits and prac- tica! character of the gentlemen who assumed the initiative in this matter, it took but few words to arrange a programme which promises to give full effect to the opinions so trequently expressed io this journal. In view of the dis- grace brought upon our community by the shameless proceedings of the Aldermen and their triends at the Japanese ball, all civic co- operation was ignored, and the arrangements confided to gentlemen whose social and com- mercial standing offers a guarantee that we shall have nothing to blush for in connection with an event which will naturally excite a great deal of attention and comment abroad. In order that all the political benefit of which it is susceptible may be derived from it, it was reeolved that the demonetration should be of a character to elicit a free and genial interchange of sentiments between the statesmen of the two countries who may be enabled to take part in it. With this view it was agreed that a grand banquet at the Academy of Music would be the most proper and fitting expression of the sense entertained by the citizens of New York of the compliment conferred upon them by the Prince’s visit. No less than ten committees were appointed to carry out the different ar- rangements consequent upon this decision. One, composed of Messrs. W. B. Astor, Joo. A. King, W. F. Havemeyer, Robt. B. Minturn, Hamilton Fish, Wilson G. Hunt and Robert L. Kennedy, was instructed to proceed to Canada to tender the invitation to the Prince. Another is to go to Washington to invite the President and the members of his Cabinet. The re- maining committees are to have charge of all the details connected with the banquet, upon which no expense is to be spared. The decorations are to be of the most gor- geovs description, the parquette of the Aca- demy is to be boarded over, and the tables ex- tended from the balcony to the end of the stage. On the arrangements for cooking, seve- ral thousand dollars are to be expended, the building being deficient in all the requirements which the entertainment of such a large num- ber of people necessitates. The boxes are to be almost entirely devoted to ladies, and the effect which the presence of so many beantiful and elegantly dressed women will impart to the scene will be unusually brilliant aud dazzling. In the many ovations to which the young heir to the British throne is destined in the course of the splendid career that lies before him, he will probubly never receive any that will leave a more agreeable and intoxicating impression upon his mind. He may, perhaps, derive from it the conclusion that republican simplicity is, after all, not such a very severe and self-deny- ing a condition of things as he has been taught to believe. It is proper to add that, although this banquet originates with the merchants, its man- agement is not to be confined to that body. The list of the general committee embraces gentlemen of ali the different professions, as well as commercial men. This is as it should be. It will prevent the spirit of jealousy from marring the effect of a compliment which is intended to be the spontaneous tribute of a whole community. It is the intention of the Managing Committee, we understand, to invite General Scott to pre- side on this occasion. No better selection could be made than that of the first soldier of the republic, whose gallant deeds have gained for him a world-wide reputation, and whose cool judgment and conciliatory spirit have so frequently elicited warm eulogiums from British statesmen. From no lips can the words of welcome and of friendly greeting fall more acceptably on the ear of the young Prince, and we only trust that the gallant chief's occupa- tions and health will permit him to discharge the duties which the committee seek to impose upon him. The judicious and discriminating spirit in which these arrangements have been entered upon inspires us with the fullest confidence as to the manner in which they will be carried out. Unless unforeseen obstacles should pre- sent themselves to mar the plans of the gentle- men who have the management of it, this ban- quet will, we predict, be one of the most bril- liant and memorable ever given to Prince or Kaiser. Tue Poxcrvaurry or Royautr.—A remarka- ble peculiarity in the tour of the Prince of Wales through the British Provinces is the with which all his movements are made. Before he left England the programme of his journey was laid down, and the time fixed for his arrivals and departures at the dif- ferent points, and in no instance has there beea the slightest deviation from that time table, if ‘we make one exception, and that was that he was announced to arrive at St. Johns, N. F., on the 25th of June, and the fleet arrived there on the 24th, having crossed the Atlantic in four- teen days. In every other instance he has been exactly up to time, neither too soon nor too late. On the programme we find his arrival at Gaspe set down for the 12th August, aad our telegraphic despatch proclaimed bis arrival at that place on Sunday last, the 12th inst. Some of the punctuality observed by royal- ty in this case would do no bacm in many of our pageants, where the order of time is not very rigidly reearded. It often happens that the people are kent walling four or five hours under » bot snn, owing to the inc impetoney of the raanagets of our grand displays o- come other cause. Tn the carver ot Wartington we find meuy examples of pis close adherence to time. On one occasion during bis tour through the country, he visited Bostoa, where be was to be received by a locai company at the Old Sonth uureh, at seven o'clock fa the morning. He was on the a precisely at the bour, but the military did not make their appearance. After waiting come time he rode off with his staff, and had reached Charlestown bridge when the company came panting efter bim. Washington apologized for leaving without them, but stated that he was up to time, and not finding them equally punctual, he aupposed some accident had occurred to detain them, and, as be always kept his appointments, he was compelled to proceed. If the managers of our pageants would take a leaf out of the book of Washington or the Prince of Wales, it would be a great conveni- ence to the public. — Tur CrevaLieR Wann Ravootites Tae Gur- wey PiLank or THE Repusiican PLarror™.— The Trilne doctrine of free love, as well as free soil and free negroes, as set forth in the famous Gurney letter, has created no little seu- sation among the republicans. The jouroals comment upon it very freely, and, as a general thing, seem to think that Hon. Massa Greeley has come out rather too strongly in favor of the Fourrierite and free love section of the party. The Chevalier Webb is in an awful state of mind about it. Our military and diplomatic cotemporary takes upon himself the task of keeping the morals of his political associates in good order. Although he is eminently fitted by age, experience and associations for the office of Mentor, yet such is the depravity of the young scamps, like Greeley & Co., that they only laugh at the old chap, and go on in the paths of wickedness just the same as ever. The Chevalier is s0 terribly cut up by this Gurney letter, and so annoyed by the damaging effect which it will have upon the party prospects, that he loses his temper and scolds away like an enraged fish wife, calling the 7ribune philosophers filthy and licentious fellows, and declaring that nice, clean republicans of the Courier school will have nothing to do with such naughty people, who prostitute the press, and cause the upright Webb to come to grief. We can see why the Chevalier sets up this terrific howl. He hopes by abusing his confréres of the Tribune to re- lieve the party from the stigma of its pestife- rous social doctrines. But this sort of thing will not work. Such affairs as that of the Gur- ney people come as the logical results of the doctrines accepted by a very large proportion of the republican party. They also accept Lin- coln as the representative of the new social movement by which the overthrow of all laws which interfere with entire freedom of action for men and women—white and black—is to be practically initiated. The fact stands boldly forth in the writings and speeches of the radi- cal abolitionists, in which category Lincoln must be reckoned, and the Tribune's publica- tion of the Gurney letter is only a piece of cor- roborative testimony. The Tribune has been true to the tenets of its party, while the Cheva- Mer Webb endeavors to cloak them under a veil of morality altogether too flimsy to deceive any body for a single moment. Tae Movers Greexs 1s THE YANKEE Aruens.—We hear that the Puritan city is on the tiptoe of expectation with reference to the advent in Boston of the Benicia Boy and his at- tendant apostles of muscular Christianity. This auspicious event fs to take place on Friday next, and it is evidently regarded as most im™ portant. The distinguished modern Greek will hold his levees in a temple of art, the Boston Music Hall; his gladiatorial arena will be pitch- ed over against the statue of Beethoven, and the Isthmian games will take place directly un- der the august nose of the great composer, whose works cannot be properly illustrated outside of the Trimountain City. We presume that a select company of musicians will per- form the Ninth Symphony between rounds, and the Handel and Haydn Society might give the “Hallelujah” chorus as a finale to the show. President Felton should ‘be on hand with a salutatory in Greek, and, as all the Bostonians understand Latin, there will be no difficulty in obtaining a Ciceronian vale- dictory. There are poets, too, on every cor- ner, so that pwans are as plenty as pork and beans. Thus the affair may be made truly classical and Bostonian—the terms are synony- mous. In order still further to maintain the antique forms, we perceive that the “Boy” is to hold a levee especially for ladies and children. There is to be « strictly crinoline “Muscular Mati- nee”—no men are to be admitted on ary av- count to this delightful affuir for the fair. It is related in ancient history that patrician ladies were among the most constant attendants at the Olympic games, and in Rome they watehed the death throes of the gladiators with eager eyes and parted lips, when strong men sbud- dered and turned away. Juvenal satirizes a noble Roman lady for throwing herself at the head of a fighter who was old, ugly and bat- tered almost into small bits. The women of modern times have degenerated from the an- tique muscular standard and faint at the sight of a little blood. But now that the new era of muscular civilization has com- menced, the women must indurate themselves. They must be all Amazonian maids or Spartan mothers. The strong minded woman—the well informed woman—the woman who wears blue spectacles, knows mathematics (plain and mixed), and don't talk nonsense—abounds in New England, and she is the proper person to be chosen as the pioneer of the new movement. Why shouldn't we have muscle-women as well as muscle-men? In the good old days of Merry England, when they hanged men for sheep stealing, women fought in the prize ring. Why should we not revive those halcyon days, and redeem the age from the stigma of degeneracy : Let us hear from the modern Athens on this vastly important subject. The metropolis bas already spoken. We wait now for the rural districts. Ay Otn Stony.—Mr. Benjamia F. Batler, of Masrachusette, a delegate to the Charleston and Baltimore Conventions, bas been making a speech to his constituents defining bis anti-Dou- glas course of action in said Conventions, and how the factions doings of the Douglas mann- gers bronght about the terrific explosion of the combustible democracy. But ali this is an old story, and ite repetition is like “« thrice told tale in the earof a arowey man.” Can My Butler tell the Massnchuseite democracy che way wherehy they moy possibly turn her élec- torai vote against Lineolat [f he can, let him speak. In eny evens, upon the recniarity of thie thing, and the irregalarity of that, at Cherieston and at Baltimore, everybody bas beard enough, and nobody wats to hear any more, Feston axp Conrusto.—In Georgia the Dou- les and Bell men have put up» fusion ticket ; in Kentucky, Douglas men, Bell men and black republicans co-operated in the late State elec- tion ; in Maryland the republicans have put up an electoral ticket of their own, in order to as- sist in breaking down the Bell party. In the late Missouri lection Breckinridge men and Douglas men co-operated against Bell men aad black republicans. In New Jersey the Breck- inridge men end Bell men have fused upon a commen electoral ticket, while the Douglas fac- tion have set up a ticket of their own. Couldn’t fuse with the “Breckinridge disupioniste” om any terms. In Pennsylvania a nominal fusion hae been agreed upon between the Breckinridge and Douglas democracy, but some of the Douglas men have kicked out of the traces. In New York fusion and confusion are nearly equally mixed, but confusion will probably carry the day. Gen. Gustavus Adolphus Scroggs, the right-hand man of Millard Fillmore, has lately made a flaming speech for “ Lincoln and victo- ry,” and yet he till exercises the authority of calling a State Convention of the subordinate councils of the late great American party. It will thus be seen that our political parties, here, there and everywhere, are inexplicably mixed up, and that the various elements oppos- ed to Lincoln are fighting more violently against each other then against the commom evemy. Who could have supposed that one little experiment in Congress for the sweet voice of the South could have done all this mischieft And yet the whole of it may be traced to that little Presidential experiment of the Kansas-Ne- braska bill. With that act began the dissolu- tion of the democratic party and the Americaa party, and the uprising of this present oversha- dowing anti slavery republican party. But the end is not yet. We are only approaching the beginning of the end ; for the indications of the day are that this revolutionary condition of par- ties is but the prelude to the most tremendous revolutionary events. Aw Iyrerestive Question ror SatPowxurs.— A very curious case, which cannot be devoid of interest to the owners and masters of ships, oc- curred recently in the port of Bremerhaven te the American bark Sarah Park. According te law a seaman voluntarily discharged by a ship- master in a foreign port is entitled to three months’ wages, and the United States Consul is required to demand the same from the captain before furnishing his clearance papers. In this case, however, a seaman was arrested and im- prisoned by the municipal authorities of Bre- merbaven for wounding a citizen of that place while drunk, by pusbing him off the plank, and the captain of the bark, after a fruitless appli- cation for his release, was compelled to go to eea without him. The United States Consular Agent, acting under the instructions of his eu-' perior, the United States Consul at Bremen, de- manded and obtained from Captain Pendleton the master of the bark, three months’ wages for the imprisoned seaman, and twelve dollars due to him at the time of his arrest, which sum the shipmaster paid under protest, because unless he complied with the demand he could not ob- tain his papers from the Consulate. On arriving in England, it appears that the captain laid the case before Mr. Campbell, the United States Consul at London, and Mr. Davy, the Consul at Newcastle-on-Tyne, both of whom gave as their opinion that the demand for extra wages in behalf of an imprisoned seaman would ‘affect a ship unjustly, and should not have been made. The case is a peculiar one, and we think should be laid before the Secretary of State, and the opinion of the Attorney General as to the interpretation of the law be obtained upoa it. It is at best a question of doubtful justice; and it appears to us that if a seaman can obtaiz three months’ wages, and procure a release from his obligations, upon deserting his ship ine foreign port, by committing some slight breach of a municipal law, involving perhaps a merely nominal penalty, it may be very hard upom ship captains and owners. Ovr Dovetas Dewocnaric Stare Coxven- ‘Tiox.—This body, which meets at Syracuse to- day, will be charged with a very grave respon- sibility. It will devolve upon this Convention to decide whether the forces in this State op- posed to Lincoln shal! be united or divided in the November election. The Regency organ at Albany has been throwing out some signifi- cant threats of a confirmed rupture between the Douglas and Breckinridge factions, and thie is generally expected. The Breckinridge Con- vention of the 7th appointed a Committee of Conference to sound this Douglas Convention upon the subject of a coalition, and if that committee be decently received there may be a treaty of peace. The Bell and Everett men stand ready to bitch on; so that everything de- pends upon the game of the Regency. The only chances of anything good from them are their chances for the spoils. and they appear now eo exceedingly elim that Richmond, Cagger and Confidence Cassidy may prefer to eurren- der the citadel to the enemy at once, and trust to the generosity of Thurlow Weed. This dey will settle the question. New Ber.oincs—Gnowrs or tux Crry.—We publish to-day another detailed account of the progress of the building trade in the metropolis, which manifests a brisknese in that branch of business o indicative of our growing prosperity. Buildings are now im course of construction the cost of which will ainount to between five and eight millions of Collars, and they are all of a class that will im- part to the city an additional magnificence te that which it has presented at any previous time. Tt is not alone in Broadway, the great busi- ness artery of the metropolis, that these im- provements are going forward, but in many of the back streets also, euch as Church, Broad, Chambers, Canal, Reade, Duane and Nesseu streets. The great majority of them are, of course, to be devoted to the purposes of trade, and splendid edifices they will be. There are some five or six churches among them, as well asa music hall and an institute for the fue arts; but commerce is king in the metropolitam city of New York, and commerce in our day, in this great emporium, is content with nothing Jess than a royal palace. No Mover rox tux Rovons.—We alluded the other day to the fine opportunity which the Politicians would have ot the ¢ al of the muscular Christians to select (ueir invotees of shoulder-bitting influence for the eaming cam- paign. The Dalgettys were all on hand, bat the purchasers, it is paid, did not appeer in the market. And itis further insinnated that, owing to the peculiar state of parties and the general