The New York Herald Newspaper, August 23, 1860, Page 4

4 NEW YORK HERALD. EDITOR AND PROPRIETOR. OFFICE N. W. CORNER OF NASSAU AND FULTON 813. Volume XXV No, 234 AMUSEMENTS THIS EVENING. NIBLO'S GARDEN, Broadway.—Egomseaian Pexromm- (ANORS —CiUNDERMLLA. WINTER GARDEN, Broadway.—Paoreason AnpEnson. WAULAOR’S THEATRE, Broadway. —Domsey anv Soy— Misomikvous ANNin. LAURA KEENE’S THEATERS, No. @4 Broadway.—Ou® Ameaicas Covsix, NEW BOWERY THEATRE. Bowery.—Monte Onisto— Tow Crinaie’s Loc—How’s Your Unvist BARNUM’S AMERICAN MUSEUM, Broadway.—Day and Evening—Sivcina ap Danowso—Bex Bout—Livine Cy- Biosities. Ere. NTS! MINSTRELS, Mechanica’ Hall, 473 Broadway.— Boe TANTS Bois Daxcks, ac Wao Staucx BuLe Yar. TEKSONT ERA HOUSE, 685 Broad- woe Dances, do. HOOLE way.—Frmiorian So: Brarox. [ONAL VARIETIES, Chatham sreet.—Roasrr’s Mac Piis—lasd SOsOOumasTER, PALACE GARDEN, Fourteenth street.—Paomenape Cox- car. CANTERBURY CONCERT SALOON, No. 663 Broadway.— Bonus, Dances, Bumimsqoms, Bo. New York, Thursda t 23, 1860. The News. The Republican State Convention made their nominations at Syracuse yesterday of candidates for the various State offices. An electoral ticket was also formed to suit all sections of the party. An attempt to denounce the corruption of the last Legislature was made by some members of the Convention, but it r 1 unsuccessfully. Modi- fied res ns, howeve ere passed, denouncing corruption generally, and declaring that the schemes at Albany could not have been got through the Le: e last winter without the al- most unauimous ¢ rreace of the democratic members. The following are the State nomina- tions: — Governor 2 D. Morgan Lieut. Governor t D. Campbell. Canal Commissions uel H Barnes, ‘State Prison Insoector james K. Bates. A Douglas and Jc ass ion meeBng Newarl J. An im. thered together half-past eight o'clock was held last ev: on the oecasion. Abo' Mr. Douglas arrived from New York, and entered the building where eting was held. He was received with the most ardent enthusiasm, the people standing up and cheering for several mi- nutes. Several speakers addressed the meeting, but the great spee voked for was that of Mr. Douglas, which will be found reported at length in another place. Further det of the movements of the Prince of Wales at Quebec yesterday are given under our telegraphic head. A seri accident, by which many persons were se and a few fatally red by the falling of a seat, occurred during an exhibition of fireworks on the Esplanade in the evening. The Prince leaves for Montreal this morning. There is a probability that the invitation of Mayor Wood will be accepted. The steamship Arabia arrived at Boston yester- Gay afternoon. He: ils for this city were de- spatched in the evening train, and reached this city about midnight. We give some additional Getails of the foreign news. ‘Ihe new steamship Bienville, Capt. Bulloch, from New Orleans and Havana the 1th inst., ar- rived here early yesterday afternoon. She brings | no news of importance. limited for the latrodaction of coolies is d of Cuba had been extended by the gove t. The health of Havana continued r ably good @or advices from pu, Bermuda, are to the 28th i or is to vacate the goverum om, with a view to ita being prepared f » reception of the Prince of Wales. Th is health ess (sun fev there had been some si ra, after which yay a moderate rent to he free from ur years, e in the pub- n boatmen are not The Academy of Arts @ Ist inst d the benefit government is ed by the Baez t of operations of steamers w is to connect the Thomas, Porto Rico and other da is anxiously looked for. The Archbishop elect had died at Porto Rico, where he had gone to be consecrated. Our correspondent at Mayaguez, Porto Rico, 8 that coolie labor ent as it has been, roes from the west he coolies manifest re is no probability ¢ part of the coolies, it ecessary to isolate the negroes until writing on the 1 they can be disposed of or exchanged for coolies from C Business was rather dull, aad no re ted until the new crop made its ap arket. The weather was very favor the abundance of rain, for the grow- and was not oppressively hot. adyices from Pike's Peak inform us of great at Denver City in consequence of the of rich silver leads in the vicinity of Tarryall, some sixty s from the former place. The ore is represented as yielding by assay from $100 to $180 worth of silver per ton. The expe- ciency of organizing a State government was still a subject of & The first government mail eastward had taken upwards of four thousand letters, The United States steam frigate Susquehanna hacied down to t Battery yesterday afternoon from the Brooklyn Navy Yard, she having received orders to proceed immediately to Vera Cruz, Mexico, instead of the Mediterranean. The Police Commissioners, at their meeting yes- terday, dismissed from the force patrolman McCar. thy, of the Twenty-first precinct, for being found aaleep on his post. A hearing in the case of Cap- tain Williamson was had, charged with absenting himself from duty, but no decision given. The Ge- feral Superintendent was ordered to inquire into the charge preferred against Captain Squires and Ser- geant Laplin, of the Eleventh precinct, for inter fering at the republican primaries. Such portions of the New York Central Railroad ga were affected by the late severe storms in the western part of the State have been repaired, and the trains are now ruaning with their usual regu- larity. ‘The examination of witnesses in the case of the alleged alaver Achorn was concluded yesterday. The decision of the Commissioner will be rendered t& day, at the opening of the Court. The market for beef cattle yesterday was the dullest of the season. The receipts were again very heavy, but the range of prices was without material change, 5c. and 9c. being the outside prices. Cows were steady. Calves were in re quest at unchanged prices. The rates for prime sheep were steady, but 95¢. lower for lambs, Swine were plenty aud an eighth of a cent per pound lower, varying from 6c, to 6fc. The total receipts at all the yards, including Bergen Hill, were 4,892 beeves, 159 cows, 690 veals, 14,640 sheep and lambs, and 4,425 swine. ‘The acs of cotton yesterday embraced about 1,200 to 1,600 bales, closing on the basis of ic. per tb. for mid- dling uplands, The advance noticed this week has been chiafly realized on the lower grades, from middling downwards. The firmness of holders for medium and higher qualities bas tended to check sales. Flour opened with more buoyancy and sales were large, but towards the close the market was heary and dull. Wheat was firm for red, amber colored and white Westera, and the sales were quite large; common qualities, including spring grown, &c., were heavy and prices dull, Corn was rather firmer, while sales were large. Pork was in good demand, and prices, especially for new ‘mess, were firmer. Salea of mess were made at $19 375; @ $10 40, and of now prime at $14.a814 25. Sugars were Steady, with sales of 1,208 a 1,300 bhds. and 1,000 boxes, At rates given in another column. Coffe continued to be firmly beld, while sales were limited. Freights con tinued firm, with an advancing tendency for Koglish ports. For Liverpool about 90,000 a 100,000 bushels, wheat were engaged, in ship's bags, at 11%{4.; included in the engagements were 6,000 do. do., in bags, at 12d., with flour at $8, 3d, To London wheat, in bags, was engaged at 12d.; flour was 23. 9d. There was a good demand for vessels on charter, aud several were taken up at full rates, The Bemeralization and Corruption of the Black Republican Party—Singular Developements at Syracuse—The Party Breaking Up. We give in another part of this paper some very curious evidence as to the character of the black republican leaders, drawn from their own party organs. Taken along with the pro- ceedings of the Convention at Syracuse yester- day, and the record of the last Legislature, the explosion of this last bombshell in the Weed camp throws considerable light upon the secret schemes and intrigues of the black republican leaders, who have begun thus early to fight for the federal spoils, which they believe are as good as in their actual possession. Ever since the Chicago Convention the Tri- bune philosophers have been carrying on a bit- ter hand-to-hand warfare against Thurlow Weed and his lobby clique. The Tribune has charged openly that the last Legislature was corrupt to an unparalleled extent; that the prime mover in the infamous schemes pushed through by the lobby was Thurlow Weed, and that that person, more than any other, was re- sponsible for the odium which those schemes brought upon the party. Weed’s ark of refuge has been in supporting Governor Morgan, who vetoed many of the plunder bills; but we find now that, according to the other Lincoln organ, the Governor himself is not so far above sus- picion as the wife of Cwsar. The Times has joined hands with the Tribune in the Weed war, and, under cover of presenting both sides of the question, states, what everybody knew before, that the Weed clique recommended Morgan for renomination on the heavy moral, indemitably patriotic and __ strict- ly honest dodges, and then proceeds to state the charges against the Governor in detail. It is declared that all his vetoes | Were “put up jobs;” that it was arranged be- forehand that they should be overriden; that he signed the Ninth Avenue Railroad bill be- cause it would help his interest in the Hudson River road; that he played into the bands of the brokers in the matter of the interest bills; that he bought up the whole aity delegation to Syracuse; that he helped to ruin Seward’s chances at Chicago; that when he spends any money for party purposes he keeps a sharp lookout for number one; that be deceived and entrapped his friends in the matter of the Alba- ny and Susquehanna Railroad bill, and that now he is only supported by Weed and Co. because they can use bim to help along their predatory schemes upon the public funds and the tax- payers’ pockets. All this comes from the Times before the Convention meets. It is @f the same tenor as the Tribune articles, and is intended as a direct blow at the Albany faction. Curiously enough, Raymond, who was one of the chief mourners over the body of Seward at Chicago, and who stopped .t Auburn to shed a few crystal drops over the remains of the High Priest of the higher law, bas now gone over to the Senator's arch enemy, and appears as the aid of Greeley in helping along the dissolution of the party. With all this evidence before their eyes, the delegates again bowed the knee to Baal. At Fonda, where the A'bany clique were detained by a flood which carried away a bridge bat tailed to cleanse the Augean stable, Weed arranged his slate, The portentous finger was raised, and the Convention followed its direc- tion with the fidelity of a whipped spaniel. The machine was newly oiled, and ran so smoothly that the Weed men had everything in their own hands from the moment the Convention assembled. Morgan was put in nomination without dissent, the old Albany bouse has again triumphed, and will be ready to carry on business, either at Albany or Washington, or both, with the utmost prompt hess, neatpess and despatch. After the nomi- nation of Morgan the further action of the Con- vention has but little significance. They might pass all the resolutions in the world, but they could not deceive any person with a particle of common sense for a moment Either the charges against Morgan were true or false. In any case, the Convention should have looked into them before presenting bis name for a second term. The railroad speed with which the Convention was put through is another proof of the ferce internecine feud which exists in the ranks of the party, already divided into antagonistic and embittered cliques. It will be seen now how important it was that Weed and his man Seward, the es pecial representatives of the lobby, should be overthrown at Chicago. But the work has only been half accomplished. Weed still reigns lord paramount over the majority of his party in this State. He is, according to the Times, the bead of a party liko the famous Matteson league in the last Congress, and even more hungry for the spoils than the famous fol- lowers of ©. B. M. On the other hand, there is another clique, under Greeley and Raymond, who are anxious to emancipate the party from the Weed yoke, undoubtedly with a view to bring it under some other. The quarrels of the leaders abow the utter rottenness of the repub- lican organization, and indicate the speedy dis- solution of the party. It will be well to notice that thFevidence po doubt that the two hundred men which he may have with him will make their fight good against any thousand men that might attack them as long us their powder lasts; but, under the circumstances, without supplies or succor, they must dwindle away with disease and de- sertion, without accomplishing anything. The British cruisers will probably recapture Trux- illo at an early day, and the fate of Walker will be the same as that of Lopez in Cuba, under circumstances of a very similar character. Sovraern Pustic Senrmmnt—Tue Late Sovrnenrs E.xcrions.—We have several letters before us from Southern gentlemen saying that we are somewhat mistaken concerning the pub- lic sentiment of the South—that Mr. Breckin- ridge will carry all before him, and that this supposed reaction of Southern public senti- ment against the Southern democracy is a delu- sion. In reply, we point to the results of the Jate elections in Kentucky, North Carolina, Mis- souri and Alabama, (@ eay nothing of Arkansas. The results of these elections are positive and authoritative expositions of Southern public opinion, and they all tell the same story—a tre- mendous popular conservative reaction against the fire-eating leaders of the Southern demo- cracy and their programme of secession—a separate Southern confederacy, the re-establish- ment of the African slave trade, and a grand filibustering system of Southern expansion ac- ~cording to the plan of General William Walker. All this business has been most emphati- cally rebuked by these late Southern elec- tions. In the face of the bard, stubborn facts which they furnish, mere individual opinions go for nothing, because they amount to nothing. Take the case of Kentucky, for ex- ample. It is the State to which Mr. Breckin- ridge belongs, and in which, no doubt, his per- sonal popularity is greater than that of any other living democrat. But Kentucky, as it appears from the figures, went against him in this late election, to the extent of twenty-five thousand plurality for Coombs, the Bell-Eve- rett candidate for Clerk of the Court of Ap- peals, It will notdo to say that this result is due to the personal populagity of Gen. Coombs; for, if we mistake not, he was beaten very handsomely for Congress, only a few years ago, by Mr. Breckinridge, in the Ashland district, which now has given a heavy majority for Coombs. No, it was not Coombs that carried this Ken- tucky election—it was something more—it was the reaction in the Southern public mind against the democratic disunionists of the Yan- cey, Keitt, Rhett and Spratt school that did the work; and if the result has fallen heavily upon Mr. Breckinridge, it is because of the company in which the people find him. “Show ents. It comes from their own organs— pewspapers which support Lincoln, from edi- tors who have held office, and who are acquainted with lobby operations. And the @rand result of al) this is, that should the black republicans carry this State and elect Lincoln, we eball have bands of brigands in Albany and Washington the like of which have never been seen before; Weed will be in the ascen- dant at Albany, and will doubtless find some means to wriggle into Old Abe's kitchen cabi- net, and to divide the choice bits among his camp followers, That this course of proceed- ing will Gnally break up and dissolve the re- publican party there can be no doubt. But it is also true that if the conservative voters of the State will come out in force and declare themselves against these notorious spoilsmen, there will be no need to wait for the decease of the party in the natural course of things. Torn by internal dissensions, loathsome in its own rottenness, foul with its own corruption, the black republican party offers an easy prey if its opponents can combine their forces. The result of one united, vigorous effort would be the expulsion of Weed and his gang from our legislative halls, as the money changers were turned neck and heels out of the temple. anv Comments By CurvaLisn Weps.—In yester- day’s Courier and Enquirer Chevalier Webb is out again in another long article sbout the creed of the republican party and his own creed, in reply to eome observations we made on Monday last, showing that the cardinal point in the republican creed is the “extinction of slavery,” and that Webb had attempted to pass off a counterfeit for the genuine article. What Webb’s own opinions are, or at any time were, we never dreamed of discussing. His opinions are of about as much consequence as his fifty-two thousand dollar note to the United States Bank. Our inquiry had refe- rence to the doctrines of the republican party as proclaimed by their leaders, their organs and their documents. Where do we find the first, the fullest and most complete exposition of the republican creed? In “Helper’s Book,” which is endorseed by sixty-eight leading mem- bers of Congress, including Seward, Sum- ner, Wilson, together with Morgan, Weed, &c. It is hardly necessary to say that the burthen of that book is the abolition of slavery throughout the Union as an evil andacrime. Mr. Sher- map, who lent his name to endorse it, was the republican candidate for Speaker in the last House of Representatives, supported and sus- tained by the whole party for two months. The opinions contained in that book have never been recanted by these members of Congress, or by the leaders of the party out of Congress. Lincoln hes never recanted his speech at Spring- field, in which he held up “the ultimate extinc- tion of slavery” as the aim and object of the republican party, organized to wage eternal war against it till the Southern institution is destroyed and the free labor system alone pre- vails in every State. So far from recantation, Lincoln reiterated this sentiment in still stronger terms a few days ago. So did Mr. Seward, lately, at Boston, reaflirm the doctrine of his “irrepressible conflict” speech, of which Cheva- lier Webb finds it convenient to take no notice, though we quoted it for him in our article. These leaders, and all the leaders, including Greeley, Sumner, Wilson and Lovejoy, have declared slavery to be a moral, social and poli- tical evil, which it is the purpose of the repub- lican party to extinguish. Believing as they do, they are only consistent in this aim. Webb himself pronounces slavery to be an evil, but stultifies himself by declaring in favor of its “ protection,” even by force of arms. We cannot accept Webb’s opinions (any more than his note for $52,000) as the creed of the republican party, but take the declarations of the republican candidate; of the prophet of the party, William H. Seward; of the chief or- gans of the party, Thurlow Weed and Horace Greeley; of the republican members of Con- gress, of the leading men of the organization throughout the country, and of the evangel of republicanism, Hinton Rowan Helper’s “Im- pending Crisis of the South,” endorsed by these leaders, and now sent forth by them to the country as @ campaign book. Here we find genuine republicaniam, and not in the bogus note of the Chevalier Webb. The Prince of Wales and His Woald-Be New York Hosts. Since the arrival of the Prince of Wales in the British Provinces his manner of conducting himself, under circumstances and amongst a population so different from those to which be has been accustomed, has been curiously and attentively scrutinized. It was expected that the loyalty of the colonial subjects of his illus- trious mother would undergo some severe checks from the chilling restrictions and for- malities by which the young Prince would be surrounded. With their democratic and half republican tendencies, such dampers on their hospitable inclinations would soon have extin- guished the cordial feelings by which they were animated. Fortunately the young Prince, himself too young to discriminate as to the course of conduct that best befitted him on this unexplored ground, had been entrusted to dis- creet and experienced guardianship. Although the natural and easy manner in which he has accommodated himself to the circumstances in which he has been placed has been set down to the genial and amiable impulses of his own nature, it must not be forgotten that he has been all the time under strict tute- lage, and that it is more to the judgment and tact of his advisers than to his own unfettered discretion that are due the admirable propriety and freedom from all that was likely to shock democratic prejudices that have marked his progress since he set foot on the American shores. It is but right that the Mentor to whom the popularity of the British Telemachus is in a great measure owing shoulfl have his fair share of the credit attaching to the conduct of his royal charge. Itis not generally known, and it is time that the fact should be stated, that on his Grace the Duke of Newcastle bas been de- volved by Queen Victoria the entire responsi- bility of her son’s actions during his visit to our Continent. Amongst the whole British arietoc- racy a wiser or more judicious selection could not have been made. The career of this noble- man, from his first entrance on public life, has been marked by an uprightness, a soundness of judgment and a comprehensiveness of views which have singled him out as one of the most patriotic and estimable of living British states- men. When Lord Lincoln, and under the control of a bigoted father, his Grace was one of the first to give his adhesion to the free trade theories of Sir Robert Peel, conviaced that in their adoption lay the only permaneat foundations of the prosperity of his country. When that great man was made the incessant object of bitter persecutions by the party whom he had consci- entiously deserted, Lord Lincoln was one of the small but gallant band of statesmen who adhered to his fortunes, and who, after his death, esteemed it their greatest pride to have been numbered amongst his followers. But it is not in bis public life only that the Duke bas displayed those rare qualities which have point- ed him out to his sovereign for his present delicate and responsible position. The course which he pursued on coming into possession of his father’s title and estates offered an equally striking example of the justness of views and lofty disinterestedness which seem to be the leading qualities of his character. In bis address to the tenantry of the Clumber estates, Notts, delivered in Decem- ber, 1851, he gave expression to sentiments and intentions which did equal credit to his Lead and heart. In the first place he informed them that the custom that had prevailed of de- manding the rent immediately after harvest would be discontinued, as he felt that the prac- tice was prejudicial to the tenant, by compell- ing him to thresh out Lis corn at a time when it was not fit for market, and disposing of it at & considerable loss to himself. Then, after pre- facing the announcement by an allusion to cer- tain abatements of rent made by his father, he stated that he had come to the conclusion that, as a claim for such reductions had been made, he thought the fairest course was to have all the farms upon the estates revalued, which had accordingly been done by his orders, and the result was the reduction of the rent of a large Ppropertion of them, whilst the few that were raised he had decided upon leaving at their old rental. Considering the heavy sacrifices which these concessions entailed on a landlord who had a princely rank to maintain, they manifest ® conscientious regard for his obligations and duties towards his tenantry, which is but rarely to be met with amongst the class to which he belongs. Feare have been expressed that when the Prince of Wales comes amongst usbe may be betrayed into accepting some of the fulsome ob- ligations which individuals, for their own glo- Tification, seem intent upon forcing on him. We have no apprehensions of this kind. The Duke of Newcastle is too discreet and safe a guide for bim to permit his royal charge to be made the instrument of ministering to this fool- ish vanity, The Prince visits us as a private individual, arf€, with the exception of the iaei- tations from the President and the Mayor, we think it highly improbable, considering the hands be is in, that he will accept any other compliments of this nature. The tuft hunters and Jenkinses that sre lying in wait for him may therefore spare themselves all the trouble to which they are putting themselves. The Duke, bie Mentor, knows the ropes, and will not give him @ chance of falling into their clutches. philosopher, “and I will tell you what he is.” Acting upon this idea, the conservative people of the South, as exhibited in these late elections, have risen, and are rising, from Delaware to Louisiana, against Mr. Breckinridge as a Presi- dential candidate, because he is the anointed champion of that disorganizing faction of the democracy, the Southern disunionists. We do not suppose that either Mr. Breckinridge or General Lane sympathizes with the wild vaga- ries of Yancey; but it is due to themselves and the country that both Mr. Breckinridge and General Lane should frankly state to the public their views upon this paramount issue of Union or disunion, so that we may all know exactly where they are. The conservative masses of the South, mean- time, have inaugurated a revolution in that section against the pro-slavery disunionists, and all that we now want is a concurrent Northern conservative movement against our no-slavery disunionists; for thus, we feel as- sured, the Union will secure an unlimited lease of power, with the prostration of the disunion- ists of the South and the North. Street Cirantnng—How ano Waar it Cosrs.—For years past complaints have arisen from all quarters of the immense outlay of money for keeping clean the streets of the me- tropolis. An ordinance to give out the work by contract has passed the Common Coun- cil, and proposals have been advertised for and accepted by responsible parties, which the Common Council refuse either to confirm or reject. The City Inspector and the Comp- troller have done evreything in their power to carry existing ordinances into effect, but the Common Council still delay to act in co-opera- tion with their efforts. By enforcing the condi- tions of the late contract, entered upon some six or seven months ago, there would be a saving to the city of more than $100,000 an- nually, with a guarantee that the work would be well done. The question why such a state of things continues, necessarily forces itself upon the public mind. Is it for the reason that the city fathers can make a better thing of it for themselves by keeping matters as they are than by changing the existing system? Under the contract system, the large per centage now received from Health Wardens, Deputy Health Wardens and Street Inspectors would cease to exist, besides interfering with the arrangements of some of the city fathers, who perhaps, natu- rally enough, desires longer lease of the plea- sant places they now enjoy. For the present it seems very certain that nothing will be done by the Common Council to change for the better the present system of street cleaning. while every inducement is held out to add to its expendi- tures. From recent returns from the City Inspec- tor’s office, it is evident that this official is determined that, so far as the exercise of such power as he possesses is concerned, be will triumph over the obstacles thrown in his way; and there is a consolation, as novel as it will be gratifying to the taxpayers, to knqw that his efforts are being made available to reduce the expenses of this branch of the city service, while its duties will be performed with unre- mitted efficiency. It is understood that for the last two weeks the City Inspector baa, in addi- tion to his own duties as head of the depart- ment, officiated as head of the Bureau of Sani- tary Affairs during the absence from the city of Mr. Downing, with the result of the reduc tion of expenses last week of $1,004, the total expenses for cleaning the streets amounting to $5,627 23, It is dificult to give a reason for this important discrepancy, amounting in the year to a saving of more than $50,000 to the city, without charging it to the fault of a hither- to unnecessary and totally useless expenditure of the public money, The difference between Mr. Downing’s last week, from records before us, and Mr. Delavan'’s late retura, cannot escape attention, dnd the public would like to know if Colonel Delavan has discovered some new method of reducing the expenses of street cleaning since he has acted in the double capacity of City Inspector and Chief of the Sanitary Bureau’ Mexico axp THE Sranisn Demanps on Her.— The Mexican question has again attracted the attention of the diplomatic world, from the fact that France, England and the United States having failed to stop the civil war in that republic through moral influences, Spain has concluded to try her hand at diplomatic intervention. The recent movements of Sr. Pacheco and the Spanish naval commander at Vera Cruz have attracted the attention of our govern- ment, and in consequence thereof the steam frigate Susquehanna, which was ready to pro- ceed to the Mediterranean, has received pe- remptory erders to go at once to the Gulf of Mexico. Spain has two causes of difficulty with the Mexicans—one with each of the go- vernments struggling for supremacy there. With the constitutional government it has the case of the bark Maria Concepcion, which cleared from Havana for Galveston, but was captured in suspicious proximity to the port of Alvarado shortly after our capture of the two steamers. Her cargo of bay, provisions, &c., had a strong appearance of being supplies intended for the camp of Miramon during the siege of Vera Cruz, and as they were equally adapted to the sustenance of the be- sieged city, the Mexican courts have been in no hurry to adjudicate her case. The other difficulty is with the Miramon government, and refers to the assassinations of Spanish subjects, payments on Spanish claims, &c., which have been long pending, and, from all appearances, are likely to hang fire for some time longer, Senor Pacheco and his instructions to the con- trary notwithstanding. The truth is, Spain has plenty of reasons to pick # quarrel with both parties in Mexico, and the only difficulty in the way is to fiad how she can derive advantage from quarreling with either, A quarrel with Miramon would only result in benefitting Juarez, whose auti church and liberal views Spain cannot stomach. One with Juarez would not bring anything but empty words as a salve for wounded honor, thongh if carried to extremes it might produce grave complications with all the other Powers, American and European, aod reproduce that state of things which, between the years 1815 and 1830, swept the Spanish flag from the ocean, and left it to wave only in the islands of Cuba and Porto Rico, of all its once American posses sions. The rising commerce of Spain offers too tempting a booty to be safe in times of troubie We presume the government will order other vessels to Vera Cruz, in order to make onr forve respectable there and keep the Juarez govern- ment in countenance, and some fiery Spanish lieutenant, ignorant of the extent to which bis government may be disposed to carry its game of threat, may by some indiacteet act apply Wits Warxer Come Agary.— Walker, after knocking about for a month or six weeks in the Caribbean Sea, picking up mall squads of men that left the Southern ports by casual opportunities to join him, has gathered his forces and landed at Truxillo, in the republic of Hon duras, The capture of this little unprepared town was an easy thing, and now, in the month of August, be stands, with the tropical forest. beture him and the tropical fevers behind, in the tace of a march of some two hundred miles through a mountainous and desert country to the northern frontier of Nicaragua. We have me the company a man keeps,” says a shrewd the torch to the aati-Spanish sentiment, which is slumbering in this country and Mexico, and in- Volve results little contemplated now by either Spain or Mexico, Of one thing we may be reasonably certain: in the present season of fever and hurricane Spain is not going to make any naval demonstration in Mexican waters, and affairs will probably drag along there for three or four months as they have for some time past, while Mexico herself continues her down- ward course to that final dissolution which ia her evident fate. —_—— THE REPUBLICAN STATE CONVENTION. The Struggle Between the Weedites and Greeleyites. All About the Corruptions of the Last Legislature, SERIOUS TROUBLE IN THE REPUBLICAN CAMP. Temporary Triumph of Weed and the Developements for the People to Ponder Over. Nomination of Governor Morgan and Lieut. Governor Campbell. Softening Down of the State Platform. hen, Res, he OUR SPECIAL DESPATCH. Syxacusx, August 22, 1360, Now that Weed is here the programme is taking eome definite sbape. The harmony that appeared to reign last night is somewhat clouded this morning. ‘The members of the last Legislature, who were mixed up with the venality of that body, are courting the intre- duction of denunciatory resolutions, that they may defend themselves and show where the corruptions of that ses- sion rightly belong. Could Morgan’s record be ag thoroughly canvassed tor twenty-four hours a8 ii ias been this morning, no persom would be found here to hold him vp as a sample of honesty. The delegates along the line of the Susquebanpa Rail- road state that ifthe democracy will unite on Kelly they will give him nine tenths of the republican vote in their counties as against Morgan. The republican editors from the interior and western portions of the State held a caucus last evening to decide upon some course of action in the Convention and the campaiga. Clapp, of Builalo, presided, and Thompson, of the Leroy Gazelle, acted as secretary. Stuart, of Binghamton, offered a resolution denouncing the last Legislature, and asking the caucus to re- commend its introduction into the Convention today. Aspicy debate followed for several hours, im which the Chairman saii he was in favor of denouncing that body, but did not like the ,resolutions; he wanted they should name the corrupt deeds, as he was tired of “glittering generalities" Another editor spoke at much length, declaring the issue as marked out by the resolutions to be simply a personal fight be- tween Greeley aud Weed, and if they took aay ‘Action upon it, they would have to sife with one or the other ; he therefore opposed al! action. The relative merits of Greeley and Weed were discussed pro and con, and aa attempt was made to draft a resolution to suit Mr. Clapp’s idea, but no person was found equal to the tosk, and the caucus adjourned without agreeing upon anything. Those in favor of the resolution assert that it waa de feated by Clapp’s mancuvring. The feeling brought about in favor of the renomination of Lieatenant Governor Campbell has been done by the Onslaught of the radicals and the frieads of Campbell upoa Governor Morgan. The friends of the latter are frightea- ed wt the attitude of things, and take him to save them- selves. It is one of the bitterest pills that could be ad- ministered to Weed and Morgan, but one that they will be forced to swallow or have a general smash up. The radicals declare that Morgan shall not be taken for his purity, and Campbell, who did more to resist the cor- ruptions at Albany than any other mau, be strickea down. Dana is looked upon as the leader of the aati- Weed forces, and around him the friends of Greeley rally; but they will be able to accomplish but little, for, as asu- ‘al, the old man at Albany will have everything bis own way, with the exception of the nomination of Campbei, which he is obliged to submit to, or fare worse. ‘The Central Committee had a warm time over the tem- porary chairman of the Convention. ‘The radicals, through the engineering of Wadsworth and Bristol, triumpled ta the selection of James Smith, of Canandaigua. Srnacwem, August 22—1 P. M. The morning session of the Conveution revealed aa ir- repressible conflict between the anti legislative party and the Weed men, showing the former to have more strength than at first supposed. Thus fir they have car- ried everything their own way. The first test was upon the motion to refer all resotu- tiona offered to the Commitice on Resulytions without de- bate. This motion was made to smuggle all resolutions denouncing the Legisiature. The motion was tabled by « Vote of 113 to 96. Weed also showed that he felt that the tide against him was exceedingly strong by sending for the radical candidate for temporary chairman, ana having @ consultation with bim. Synacuse, August 22-10 P.M. On motion of E. Delafield Smith, Edwin D. Morgan re- ceived the nomination for Governor, and Robert D. Camp- bel! that for Lieutenant Governor by ecclamation—aot @ voice raised against the motion. AS noon a8 the vete was announced as carried the ‘whole Convention rose to their feet, and, with the crowd im the gallery, gave cheer after cheer. Great enthusiasm prevails. The republicans of this city fired one hundred guna ta honor of the nomination. Samuel H. Barnes, of Chenango county, Woods candi- date for Canal Commissioner, was nominate! on the firet ballot, reosiving one hundred and forty votes; and James K. Bates, of Jefferson county, for State Prison Inspector. ‘Thus Weed’s slate has been adopted. The ticket ie Just as he wanted it, with the exception of Campveli—a pill that he bad to accept to prevent a general smash up. The Committée on Resolutions concluded thetr labore this evening, with less trouble than it was anticipated. ‘Those that everybody believed would insist apom Fecommend ing stringent resolutions seem to have backed down, and the committee bave agreed upow a set “as mo- deat a5 & maid of sixteen.” Mr. Dana sent to the committee a series of resolutions denouncing in bitter terms the venality at Albany. They were read by Mr. Field, ana laid one side without aay further action. Several persons presented resolutions, amongst them a series by David Dudley Field, which alse spoke in bitter terme of the Legisiature, but it was urged by the members of the Committee that there was no judi- Cial proof of corruption, They could not, therefore, pra- dently make a wholesale repudiation of that body. Thie strain of argument characterized the remarks of all the Mr. Field finally modified bis resolution, merely de Bouncing corruption in general terms in ali legislative bodies, wad declaring that the schemew at Albuay could not have been parsed without the almost nnsnimous woe of the democratic members; thas making an auompt to throw the responsibility upon the democracy—a dodge that will not go down with the people as woll as it hae ‘with the convention. With that modification the evm- mittee were wnanimous in their report. Thista a de eided backdown from the attitude of tho anti. Weed men yesterday avd thin morning, and ia rimply whitewsshang the albany iniquity Wee has come ont vppermost, after ail the charges of Greeley and others against him. He aad his Aloauy crew have received a varnishtigausing « retical brash to Accomplish it The impndence of the committee ta Without paraiie| ia owr poutioal himtory. The eivotors bave been amicably divided hetwwon tne different facuous composing the Fupablionn party. the At loans are invited by the game Of Putaun, the Ger.