The New York Herald Newspaper, September 22, 1860, Page 6

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NIRLO’S BALOON, Brontway.—Hooury & Camrmgzt’s Munstaats x Wreiortan Soxus, was, Dances, ho.— Tsivouzation Baw | NATIONAL THEATRE, Chatham street.—Leee ton qavoame -Wipow’s Viertu~Nowan = Cngtxa—Ogm Iecer Souas, OANTERPURY MUSIC HALL, 653 Brosiway.—Sowes, Daxons, Hunizsares, 60 ey yw Work, Saturday, September 3%, 1860. ils to the Sth inst., bronght by tue Europa, at Boston, reached this city late last wight. The newspaper despatches came on by the Bhore I'ne, and arrived at eight o'clock ven icg. The main parts of the intelligence, received wa Cape Race, have already been published. We &\¢, however, in to-day's paper, letters from our Leadon and Paris correspondents, and extracts fom ou files, which supply the details. By the arrival of the brig Isabel B Capt. Tass, at this port, yesterday, we vices from Port au Prince to the St! . The Country was very healthy aud quiet. The autho- rites of the city were impreving the streets and roaking trenches outside the town, in order to pre- NEW YORK HERALD, SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 22, 1860.—TRIPLE SHEET. The Union Reaction at Work—Glorious News from Pennsy!ivania. While our New York politicians of the va- rious conservative clignes and facticas are making confsion worse confounded in their ccatacted cxperimenta for fusion, we are eud- | Gealy ealightened with the mest cheeriag intel- ligecce from the “Old Key:tone Stute” in be- balf of the common cause of all good UVaton men against this sectional disunion republican party We refer the intelligent reader to the calm and impartial article from the Philadelphia Jog: (rer, in another part of this Paper, touching the prospective resulta of the approaching Penrsylvauis October election. From this icle, embodying the views o intelligent and independent anti-democratic journalist, it Will be perceived that there isa practical fusion actively at work among all the conservative element: opposed to Lincoln's election, and a gece prospect of the success of Faster, the de- mocratic and Union candidate fer Governor. Acdwhy not? Therepublican party in Peansy!- vania represents but 9 miserable minority of her popular vote. Array against th's party the democratic, Americun and old line whig sle- ments opposed to Lincoln's election, and the coalition, we dare say, would exhibit a majority to-day of full Ofey thousand Union men. Upon this point what says our independent Philadelphia contemporary’ He says that it = w evident that there is a chance of a full united democratic vote’ upon Foster; “that a lsrge proportion of the Bell and Everett party will add to the nominal strength of the patch- work array,” and that, “with fusion and energy, Mr. Foster may, in the course of thiags, be elected; but that if fusion were to meet with so marked a success in Pennsylvania in October, thea in New York, New Jersey and other States, where the coalition is not yet perfect or the Presidential question, & similar course would be euforced by the rank and file of the parties con- cerucd, whatever might be the wishes of their leaders.’ This is the whole case in a nutshell. Pennsylvaoia, in all probability, as in 1856, will settle the question. The chances now are better for the Union cause, against the re- pxblican party, than they were in 1656. Then the republicans and Americans, from recent tiumpbs, were flushed w ith the hopes of succeas, united and active—while the democracy, from late defeats, were under a cloud, and fighting single handed. Now a large proportion of the American party are with the democracy; they are cordially uniting, and the result, we say, will most probably be the defeat of the repub- licazs in the cecisive Pennsylvania October election, as in 1856, but by a larger vote. Decisive, we repeat, will be this Pennsylvania election, as in 1656, with the success of Foster. And the materfuls are at hand, and the right spirit is at work among Union-loving democrats, went the water running in duriag the rainy fBeasoa, The opening of markets on Sundays Lad beca probibited. Boron Renfrew on Thursday evening placed him- felf cader the wings of the American Eagle. He landed at Detroit amid a brilliant pyrotechnic dis play ead a general illumination. He was received by a multitude of people and a torchlight proces gion. Yesterday the Baron visited the notable laces of Detroit, and everywhere he went the were thronged with citizens anxious to bh a glimpse of Mis countenance. At ten ik he took his departure for Chicago, where arrived last evening. A telegraphic despatch from Fart Se "th, Arkan Bas, sanownces the destruction by fire at that place, on Thursday night, of the City Hotel and the garrison blo dings, involving a loss of property est 0,000. Minister Mel Washington on Monday next for Key West, where he will join the sloop-of- war Pawnee, and proceed to Vera Craz, and re- poe Lis duUes as our representative in Mexico, ‘The withdrawal of the bids of Messrs. Harman and Ficklin having been accepted by the Secretary of the Treasury, that officer yesterday awarded the contract for the constraction of the Pacific telegraph line to Hiram Sibley. It is stated that the & ‘ament hare full confidence in Mr. Sibley's > lity to fulfil his contract jority. At the meeting of the Police Commissioners yes- ferday, Captain Gibson, of the Harbor police, and Captain Weed, of the Second ward, sent in their resignations, which were accepted. Officer David K. Leaman also gant in his resignation, which was gecepted. Captain Hut was transferred from the Fifth to the precinct: Captain Curry from the Twentieth to the Fifth, and Ser- feant McKilvey made captain, and detailed to the Tweatleth ward. Sergeant Todd was ordered to act as captain over the Harbor police; Sergeant | Cooper, of the Steamboat squad, transferred to the B way squad, and Sergeant Guest, of the Se- weateenth, transferred to the Steamboat squad. Povndsman Brower, of the Tenth, was made ser- gGeont, and detailed to the Seventeenth ward. The sales of cotton yesterday embraced about 1,700 Dales. The tone of the market was rather softer, and Prices for most grades somewhat irregular; doalers were Hooking forward with some anxiety for the receipt of tater foreign pews. In breadstulls there was 50 impor- Bart change in prices to note. The news expected by the Adratic was looked for with great interest. we conceded that, tbould she report continued fine weather up to the period of ber sailing, with the successful pro- frees cof the barvesting, the cake of many specula- fo-s wou!d stand a chance of being turned into dough. Ls other words, the bettom to high prices would fall out. Per contra, should the flne weather reported by the Europa Bare been sudden'y superseded by raia and storm, tt ‘would impart some reaction to the market, give Bnew lenge to the bopes of rpecalators, bank officers and icc operators. Floor, yesterday, held ite own, with far oales, Further orders for wheat were Giled, which, with parchases to meet mataring freight engagements, ended to sustain prices and to keep up a rather sotire market. Corn was eustained by the local and Rastera emaad. Pork was more buoyant, with sales of moss at B19 Go a 810 OT, amd of prime at $14 $14 25. Bugare, ‘wrre steady, with mies of about 1,000 bhds, and 1,500 ores, at rates given im another place. Freights were . Meady and rather Grmer. To !ivorpool, among the engage. rents were some 40,000 borhels of wheat, in balk and Hage, at 12)¢4. w194,, and about 2.000 bales of cotton at TF 5.4. a (4. for Compressed and uncompressed, including Soo to Gil up (compressed) at 5-164. Flour closed at os. 4. Wheat, to Havre, was at 250. per bushel. Tax Gaowrn or Tux Cocntry.—The growth fd prosperity of this country, in population, products and enterprise, as shown by the cen- fs returns which we give in another column, fre something marvellous to contemplate. If ocr forefathers of two generations past could Behold the wonderful increase in population, he extent of territory under cultivation, the f®bundant returns from the soil, the number fand magnitude of cities and towns thickly co- wering the country, mineral resources being daily developed, the railroad and steam- host enterprise flourishing everywhere, they woo ld be struck with astonishment as profound @2 vould be the ancient barbaric nations could they behold the marvels which science and knowlege have wrought In our day. In the history of the world there is truly no parallel fr the rapid growth of the United States, whigs, Ameri and all concerned, to achieve this decisive trizmph. With this achievement the tables will be turned at ouce, and the cor- servative forces of New Jersey, New Yerk and | other States, with or without cur bungling poli. liclans, wiil rally together upen o co-union electoral ticket, end give this slavery egitating republican party a ccushicg defeat in Novem- ber. Let our New York conservatives of all par- ties, in the meantime, lend e generous helping baud in behalf of the election of Foster as Go- vernor of Pepnsylvania. and the s«mhetensial work of a powerful reactionary revolution, with bis election, will be accomplished. We have been buildiag our hopes upon New York; but Pennsylvania, it appears, has the man, the means and the will for the crisis, Let the Union cause, then, be pushed abead in Peansy!- vania, and her October election will decree a great and glorious revolution in November. Tus Levy Exew Drsasten.—We recently published an article adverting fa general terme to the Inte Lady Elgin disaster on Lake Michigan, in discharging our duty as journal- ists. We made cvveral inquiries pertinent to the subject, and, after reading the published statements in the case, placed the onus of blame where we thought it properly be- longed. In answer to our article, the United States Steamboat Inspectors of the Chicago @istrict publish a card, in which they stig- matice it as devoid cf truth, and conclude the lucubration by volunteering the assertion that no storm prevailed at the time the Elgia left Chicago on ber disastrous voyage. Here fs our proof :— {From the Chicago Democrat, ept 19.) STATEMENT OF EDWARD WSETLANE. 1 was porter on Ue rteamer Lady Bigio. We lett Cht- cago on Friday eveniog for Milwaukee, shortly after mid- night. Tbe wind was blowing hard from the northeast and a beery cra renaing. 4 twas! ee Winctasta, Sort. 10) If there was acy Dlarae, it was in starting eat when the #X (oa portended #9 furious a storm ae they did thit night, ms carly even as ten o'clock. The sky was of aa inky black- nese wind bega whiste orev and dang window bilods and Sap awnings, and these pro- te (ad \eations were followed up late at uight by cae Of tho mest fearfu! etorms Among other portions ef onr article to which the Inspectors demur is our state- ment that there were no life preservers oa board the Elgin at the time of the disaster. We pre- mised our assertion on the reports of the Chi- cego papers, ond also from a manuscript letter written to us by a friend of one of the enr- virors from the wreck of the Elgin; bat now, allowing the atatement in the Inspectors’ card, “that there were four hundred floats on board,” we still insist that the Elgin dic not have her Jogal complement of life preservers, as required by law, which says that“a life preserrer shall be provided for each and every passenger on board.” Now, the evidence thos far goes to prove that the ill. fated steamer bad nearly five hundred persons on board. This fact, therefore, does not ame- Norate the measure of responsibility now rest- ing on them. Again, these Iaspectors any: — ticular posit.ous. pp If these inspectors were aware of these de. fects in the law to which they refer, why did they not place their protest on record with the Secretary of the Tyeasury, or publish the facts to the world? The effort made by tho Inspectors to prove that the Kigin was furnished with suitable life boats ae required by law, by mis- calling yawl boats and small boats life boats, only impresses the readers of their “card” with the conviction that a better attention to their duties is Gesizabie The Baron Remfrew Under the American Flag. Aawill be seen bya very interesting tele- @rapbic despatch published elsewhere, the Prince of Wales has concluded his teur in the loyal Canadas and landed at Detrcit, the most American of American cities, amidst the blaze of fireworks, iluminations and firemen’s torche= aad, as a matter of course, the playing cf the national airs by a large number of brass bands. ‘The fact that the Prince travels as Baron Rez- frew, and waa eo saluted by the Mayor of De- troit, bas not prevented the people of Michigan from giving him a right royal welceme; and we have no doubt that the same cordial greeting awaits him in every city which he may visit during his American tour. Itis true that we notice here and there, in some of the Irish papers that kave no circulation worth men- tioning and¢ which are edited by a set of ma- niacs who never seem to know what fs going on around them in the world, a few cbaractcrie tic growls. But theee have little or no weight. The Prince's Canadian career has made him already very popular in the United States. At the latest ball, at Hamilton, ©. W., he wes the geyest of the gay, dancing continually, acting 26 floor manager, correcting the bluadere of the awkward daucers, and straightening cut the enarled sets. His fow of animal spirits seems frewbauetible, aud be enters into every sport thot fs proposed with undiminished ardor. His Canedian experience reminds v3 forel- bly of the stories told of the*madcap Hal, Prince of Wales, whom Shakepere made the boon companion of fat Jack Falstaff. The pre- sent Prince seems to resemble the hero of Shrewebury in his good points only—hts gal- lant bearing, chivalrous admiration for ladies fair, and universal kindness to all about bim. Happily, the times have changed since the ifth Harry’s time, and men kave changed with them, Princes bave become more democratic, and are no longer roystering blades, but pleasant, dashing young fellows, who court the breeze of popular favor and are careful to do every- thing to conciliate it. Then, the Prince has been in the best hands. The Duke of New- castle, and the other noblemen and gentlemen of the suite, have performed their delicate du- ties in the best possible manner. Nothing cculd have been more admirable than the Duke's course in the matter of the Orangemen. He was courteous, but firm, and kept his temper under the most trying circumstances. He has been especially attentive to citizens of the United States who have approached the Prince. and we hear from the most reliable ‘ources, public and private, that the manner of the whole party, especially at Ningara, was eminent- ly agreeable to all of our people with whom the Prince came in contact. We have heard many pleasant anecdotes Llustrative of this fact. We have no doubt that the tour of the Prince in this country will be equally gratifying to all parties concerned. It is only a little more than six weeks since the vice-regal party landed upon American soil, and in that time the Priace has had a better inside view of human nature, fo all its various aspects, than he could have obtained in Europein six years, and he will pick up a vast amount of information about men and things which he could not get in any other way. In the United Stotes the Prince's visit is the grand topic of discussion. The ladies are espe- elatly interested lu the matter Pevut etroit and Chicago and St. Louts sll the way round to New York, Boston and Portland, there is an extended circle of crinoline divinities, all of whom are waiting with the liveliest emotions the arrival of the Pricco, who seems to be quite es fond of the pretty girls os they are of him. In the metropolis the graud ball is, of course, the coming sensation. The members of the committee sent tc Washington to invite the President have returned, and, as we under- stand, it is doubtful whether Mr. Buchanan can come to the ball, but it is understood that eome of the ladies of his family will be present. The question as to whe should open the ball with the Prince gives the committee a good deal of unnecessary trouble. The discussion fs alto- gether absurd and useless. At every place in Canada where a ball has takea place the Prince has danced first with the wife or daughter of a local oficial. That is the proper rule to be adopted here, and therefore there will be no occasion to send to Washington for a partner | for the Prince. He should dance first with the daughter of the Mayor or the wife or daughter of the Govermor of the State. It would be sin- @clar, indeed, if the scrvereign State of New York, with its immense population, could not find a partuer for apy quantity of Princes. In that case we had better suspend the perform- ance of the art Terpsichorean altogether. After the first quadrille the Prince will undoubtedly be able to select his own partners without the assistance of the membere of the Chamber of Commerce. The Prince has heretofore selected the pret- tiest girls he could find; so all the young and bandeome ladies will get as near to him as pos- sible, In order that they may not be over- looked, while the antique dowagers will tand back ands give the girls s chance. The matter of the Prince's first partner is net the only one in which some of the committee have blundered; and unless these geuchéries are corrected we shall feel compelled to allude to them more particularly in # day or two. We believe that the experiences of the Prince and hie eutte under the American fiag will be both pleasant and profitable. It is well that so wise a statesman and so kindly a gentleman as the Duke of Newcastle makes this tour with the fature sovereign of England. He will eee the people of the model republic as they are, and not through the distorted imagination of preju- diced tourists. We are all ready and willing to abide by the verdict of euch distinguished and dispassionate judges, and to promise the British Lion the very loudest scream of welcome from hia old friend, yet some time foe, the American Eagle. Forosar axp Free Lovs.--The republican journals of this city are just now engaged ina magnificent controversy among themselves about forgery and free love, touching the Mrs. | fear that Lincoln, if elected, will be governed Gurney letter. This is curious, considering that ; entirely by the corrupt leaders of his party, the vital question of Presidential election is | like Weed, and they have evidently very little Perding. The subject of marringe—its sanc-| faith that Mr. Seward, with all hie extreme tity and its violation—appenrs to oconpy equal | views, “irrepressible conflict” doctrines, and so Attention jn the republican organs with the} forth, will escape a like influence. The radical claims of Lincoln and the woes of the negro. | abolitionists, therefore, are iseuing pamphlets One republican paper charges the proprietors | strongly denunciatory of the republicans, charg- of another with demoralizing and debauching | ing them with hypocrisy, insincerity and all the people with its views on the question of | sorts of crimes against the Simon Pure doctrine marriage, and they are all apparently as in-] of antislavery, One of their pamphlets declares exteigably mixed up in @ quarrel about free | that of all the fagtions at present engaged iq love and forgery as if they had nc candidate at all to elect tc the Presldency, But these themes are ao amalgamated with republicaa doctrines generally that we suppose thay can: not help themselves. Free love seems te come naturally into the contest. ——_—_ The Republican Persecu of the Ger mana, Many of the German population have become disguated with our institutions from the tyranny practised upon them by the republican party ia this city, who for the time being bold the reina of power, and can‘work their wantcnness aad despotism in form of law. But they ought not to judge our institutions by the republican etaadard, but by the constitution of the United States, by the general epirit of our laws, aud by the history of the country. The repubitcar government in this State has usurped powers and functions which do noi rightfully belong to it, mor to apy other government in the Union. The dey ofits overthrow cannot be far distant, and it will be some satisfaction to the Germen population te know that it wiil be in their power to contribute largely to the reeult. The German population are among the most industrious, orderly, mordl and temperate citi- zens in the community, and they deserve well of (se Stute for the part they have performed in Coveloping its resources and adding toits wealth. lt_w Lave they been appreciated and rewarded b> the black republicans ia power? With perse- cution and contumely. It is the policy cf the American system of government to invite good citizens from foreign countries te settle amoug end they are invited to do so on the condi- tion of sharing our civil rights and religious liberties on a footing of perfect equality. But no sooner do they become citizens, and swear fidelity to the constitution and the government, than their rights and liberties are ignored by the rampant fanatical faction which has ecu- trolled the State Legislature of New York fer several years. An outcry was justly raised against the Kaow Nothing party for making s man’s religion or bis birthplace a test for office, ora reason for delaying to a distant period hi: exercise of the suffrage. But what is « paltry office, which con culy be given to one person out of many; and what is the right to vote, compared with a man's right to locomotion, his right to eat and drink what he pleases and wher he pleases, and his right to worship God in what form and by what ceremonies his con- science dictates? The republican mejority, usurping the prerogatives of God and con- ecience, decree that all mex must conform to their peculiar puritanical observance of the Sabbath; thet they shall neither have liberty to go Into the country tc enjey the pure, free air and the charms of nature, nor yet to enjoy themselves ic the city after a moral mancer and as their inclioations prompt. They are not permitted to drink on Sunday the innocent lager bier, to which ther have been always accustoned, and the Sunday is rendered to them o day of sadness and gloom, instead of a day of rejoicing and hap- piness. The puritanical and straightlaced notions imported here from one portion of Eu- rope are forced down the throats of a popula- tion from a different part of Europe, who never believed in them, and they are compelled to yield obedience to o holy Protestant in- aplaitinn. with a niona Pilsbury or @ godly Kennedy to carry out its edicts. Hitherto American citizens were led te believe that their houses were their castles, and that no man has authority tc enter without a warrant from a magistrate charging a crime upon an in- mate. But, in defiance of this maxim of law, the Metropolitan police can enter what houses they suspect, and can suspect what houses they please. Sc the privacy and sanctity of all our dwellings are dependent on the caprice of a despotic police. What more in Paris, or Vien- na, or St. Petersburg ¢ By what right do o puritanical plurality in the Legislature—whose deeds of darkness du- ting the last seesion have been at variance with every principle of morality and religion—as- sume the control of other men’s liberties about the observance of Sunday, or in respect to what or when they may drink! As well might they determine what people shall ent and wear, and what sort of furniture they shall have in their houses. Suppose the Cathe- lies were a majority of the population of this State, and that the Legislature ordered that no man should eat fesh meat on Fridays; that all should go to confession te a priest; thet none should work on any of the nu- merous holidays of the church; that every man should bow the knee to the host, o- consecrated wafer, as being the real body and blood of Christ—what indignation would fire every Pro- testant in the land! But this, in principle, is just what the republicans are attempting to do fn the case of their fellow citizens. What is sauce for the goose is sauce for the gander; and if it would be in violation of our State constitu- tion, which probibite any preference of one re- ligion over another, and in direct hostility tc the constitution of the United States, which has Placed all religions on the same ievel, that Catholics should compel Protestants to observe the ceremonies of their church, so fs it equally unconstitutional for republicans to compel thelr fellow Protestants of other sects, or their fellow citizens of the Catholic religion, to em- brace their peculiar tenets and practice their peculiar obeervances, under pains end penal- ties, and the destruction of their business and property. We trust our German population will bear in mind that their fellow citizens gene- rally abbor the puritanical ideas of the republi- cans, anc that it is only « fection in the State who have persecuted them. They have redress in their own hands, Let them take it when they can. Tue Ravrcan Anorrrioxsts ox THe Rerreti- civ Party.—The radical abolitionists, in some | of thelr New England conventions, have nomi- nated Gerrit Smith for the Presidency, and the nomination has been confirmed by that party in our own State. The extreme portion of the abolition party are desperately opposed to the republicans and to Lincoln and Seward. They the Presidential coatest “the republi.sn is the most thoroughly senseless, baseless, aimless, inconsistent and insincere. It bas no copstitu- tional principles to stand upon, and it lives ep to no moral ones.”" It charges, moreover, that its only object is to clutch the spoils of office; that it is composed of two wings, oue fivorable to liberty and the other to slavery; and that, in onder to keep these two wing: together long enough to obtain the spoils, the leaders cry to one wing, ‘Put us in power and we will do every- thing we constitutionally can for liberty; and to the other, put usin power; you can do it with- perfect eafety to slavery, for constitutionally we can do nothing against it where itis.’ Such is the opinion of the antislavery extremists with regard to the republican party. The republi- cans, they say, pretend to treat the constitution as an anti-slavery document, but attempt to pervert it into a warrant for the continuation of slavery where it exists; while the radical abolitionists denounce it asa pro-sisvery in- strument. and pronounce it an evil and s curse not to be respected or endured Of Mr. Seward individually the abolitionists epeakin no measured terms of abuse, atigma- tising bim aa ‘‘a shamelesa maz;” colling him “weak and wicked,” and charging Lim with “deliberate heartlessners (towards the negro), 80 monstrous as to be disgusting.”’ In concln- elon, they declare that the great object to be attained at the coming election is, “to procure the defeat of the republicane’—a sentiment in which we entirely agree with them. Tae Tammany Democracr.—The sachems of Tsmmeny, in the matter of their city and county nominations, have placed thelr exclu- sive candidates for Supreme Judge, Kecorder, City Judge, Surrogate, Register and Super- visor before the people. Their ticket, how- ever, limited to the corrupt cabal of the Old Wigwam, will of course be defeated. The prestige cf defeat haa followed these deme rul- ized party sachems for several years. Notbiog but bad luck has been their portion since they commenced their dirty squabbles over the spoils and plunder of Mr. Buchsnan’e admi- nistration, They have disgusted him, sickened the community, and ruined the business of their policy shop with their blundering and unblush- icg rascallities. Witness the living evidences of the impoteney of old Tammany in ovr pre- sent Mayor and Comptroller, and other officia!s, elected in defiance of her “regulaz’’ nomine- tions. In the present emergency there was nc hope for the deluded sachems except in a gene- rous arrangement of union with the other fragments of the broken up democracy; but the first overtures to thisend were eo in- dignantly rejected as to cut offany other. The silly sachems should have learned something from the lesson lately taught them by the Al- bany Regency; but the silly sachems are like the silly old French Bourbons: they learn nothing and they forget nothing. They will rule as the legitimate masters of this city, by the divine rights of the Coal Hole, or they will consent to be crushed out. Aad thus, since 1857, they have been undergoing the crashicg out process, and this election will finish them, unless we are very much mistaken. Every honest man in this community must share in our hope that the incoming of the New Year will be signalized with the absolute extir- guisbment of that shameless, debauched. demo- ralizing and utterly corrrp+ aud aingracef.l close corporation of political Peter Funks, old Tam many Hall. It is time that the history of this institution, which is but a record of rowdyiem, spoliations, debaucheries, violence and blood, were brought to a close. This offensive Old Wigwam is mockery of the freedom of the elective franchise, and s etanding reproach against this intelligent community, which ought }. not to be any longer tolerated. The people of |’ this city have done much for the abatement of this public nuisance, and we hope and believe that this time they will effectually dispose of it. Poocress or Taunnow Ween—Seeoxn Srer Towarns Secvainc tue Next Leowsiarcre.— The republicans of the First Assembly district of Oswego county met in convention on the 19th day of September, and amidst great enthusisem unanimously renominated Dewitt C. Little- john, the Speaker of the last House, for mem- ber of Assembly. It is also reported that he addressed the Convention in vindication of bis course at Albany. There is certainly great need of his offering some excuse, let it be ever £0 weak, in defence of the record that he made @uring the short session of that memorable Legislature; but we doubt if he could convince the public in this locality that his record is a righteous one were he to talk from now until election day. Mr. Littlejohn seems to hare a patent right to represent the republicans of that district. He has already been elected to the Assembly six times, and is now nominated for the seventh term; but on no former occasion did he leare &s many and so large footprints in the lobby as during the last session. The official journal of the doings of the last Assembly has, withont any other evidence, undeniable proof of this; those printed pages reveal the fact that he voted for almost every claim against the State that was presented; the division of counties was sure to meet with bis approval. He voted to override the Governor's veto of the bill ferming a new county ont of Steuben, called Canisteo; and likewise for the Albany end Susquehanna bill, notwithstanding the ob- Jections of the Governor. The several Quaran- tine peculating schemes received his support, including George Law's monster. When the several gridiron railroads were being reported from the Committee of the Whole in the Assem- bly, Mr. McQuade moved “that the bills be re- ferred to the Committee on Cities and Villages, with power to report complete.” To this mo- tion Mr. Conkling moved an amendment, “ in- structing the committee to strike out all after the enacting clause,” and to Insert « bil! that had been introduced in the Senate, providing for the eale of these franchises to the highest bidder, by the Comptroller of the city of New York, and on this motion we find Mr. Littlejohn recorded in the negative. When these seme bills were before the Assembly on their final pas eege, Mr. Plumb moved to “recommit, with ta- structions toso amend that the fare ehall be four cents instead of five.” By the official jour~ nal of proceedings we fied that Mr. Little sa is recorded In the negative upon this masion; also upon the return of the several railroad bills by the Governor, with bis aojections and reasons for vetoing. Mr. Littlejohn called a substitute to tha chair, took the floor and made a half hour speech in their defence, ghowing why the vetoes should act be exstein. —_—_——— —_—— ed, and the bills become « law cotwithetunding the objections of the Governor. He was like wise the leading advocate sf the West Washing- ton Market bil!, making a speech in ite favor, both on its first and final pacsage and after it bad been vetoed by the Goverex. His deci- slone ss a presiding officer during the bast three hours of the session of that remarkable body, when the Almshouse bill was under considvta- tion, are without parallel in the history of Leght- lative bodies. This record seems to be sutisfactory to thet republicans of Oswego, who hove nominated bim. ve are told, by acclamation. Their actlom may be taken as ancther evidence that the re- pullicans of the interior of the State imend to continué their raid upon the rights of thie city. It appesrs, from the nominations that are belag made throughont the Stale, that the c<phame auc generale— those who marshalled on the haste in the lass infamous Legialature—are al. beiMe reacminated, whilst the rank and file ace ¢3- jected. This iy doubtless in accordance with orders from Weed, who hee plenty" ef steaks smoking on. the gridiron for the next Legislature, and will Lave no fear as to the rank and file if he cam only bave his leaders returned. We trust thot the people will settle this questice at the ballet box, aad not only keep the rank and file of the vemal band that occupied the legislative bolle Laat winter from being re elected, but their leadesm also NEWS FROM THE NATIONAL CAPITAL. Award of the Pacific Telegraph Contract —The Mezican Missiom—The Cases of ° Gen, Harney aud Capt Meigs—A Land Warrant Issued to Abraham Lincolm, Ge, ics Wasmsaror, Sept. 21, 1960. OTR RELATOR WITH wLICC. ‘The Secretary of the Navy has ordered the United States sloop at Pawnee, now et Philndelplis, to proceed a6 once to Key West, to take on board Minister McLane. The government bas cearly completed its inatrictions, ocd be will leave here oc Monday and jot: the Pawnee a Key Weat, ‘The Liberal party in Mexico, tt appears, took aa carigr orcaaion to imform the English aud French Ministers that it was cecldediy opposed to the intervention policy of those governments to bring about an adjustment of di@i- culties in thatcountry. Qur government was alse im- formed to the eame effect. TRE PACIIC TELRGRAT. CONTRACT. The Secretary of the Treasury has granted the request of Harmon and Ficklin, the two lowest bidders for the telegraph contract, to withdraw their bids, and today awarded the contract to Mr. Sibley, This insures a cpee@yr completion of the telegraph to the Pacific coast. ‘TOT OASRS-O7 GRNE?AL HARWBT AND CAPTAIN MEIGS. If the magnanimity, the delicacy and the cautious an@ celiberate jutgment which distinguish President Bucha- nan’s decisions ir regard to all cases involving the charae- ter and conduct of reputable men engaged in the public service, whether low or high, needed any additional ex- ampie, they are illustrated in the case of General Barney; but the position of the government, as to ita foreign po- Ley and the rogulationg of the army, must and will be maintaived in this instance as tn all others. ‘Doth the army and navy spprove the order of the War Department relieving Captain Molgs from duty on the water works bere, and detailing him to another service, If achief and a subordinate cannot get on harmoniousiy, {t ts manifest that one or the other must give way. No offeer who regards the best.tnterests of elther branch of the service justifies Meigs, or hesitates to approve hig transfer to otber duty. It is reported to-day that Captain Meigs, owing to ax orde> just tssued by the Secretary of War, relieving him from duty on the Wasbiogton aquedu:t, and transferring him to Florida, will resign bis position in the army. ‘TUR CONUS BUREAU aPPOLNTKcuNTE. Nothing can be more unfounded than the aspertions of the Tedems ow the Rarrotery of tha Interior, in referenca to the examwation of applicants for places in the Census Burea:, The truth is, all men of education here are re- Joiced that tho examiners bare subjected the nominees te. sore ordes!. None complain ut the ipcompetent. There are many bighly educated and refined women who would stand the examination in arithmetic more satisfactorily than those asptrants who object to the rigor of the ques tions, and these would be very glad to fill the places of she rejected men. TOR PREAIDENT'S PRIVATE SBORRTART. Jams Buchanan, Bs}., Private Secretary to the Prost. dent, will soon resume his residence in Philadelphia, Ib is ubconstood fiat the piace thus tc be vacated has been | tendered to Adam J. Glosbromner, late Sergeant at-Arms of Uc House of Representatives. ARMY AND SAVY MATTERS. ‘Tho Secretary of War has ordored company F, Tweeti- eth ectillery, pow at Fort Smith, to return to Fort Leaver: worth as soon asthe emergency which called it to the furmer pest shail Lave crased. FA Surgeon Dillord bas bees ordered te the sloop of- war Crmberiand, as fleet eurzeor of the Home Squadcon, and also Assistant Suvgoon Grafton to the came ship. 4 LAND PATENT ISGCRD TO ABRAMAM LZNCOLY, (A patent of cae bundred and twenty acres of land haw Just been lswued from the Land Office to Abrabam Lia- coin, the repu.ican candidate for Preaiden:, as capta!a jo the [!linots militia during the Bisck Hawk war. ft te stated that Liocota, while \u Congress, voted against the granting of lands to soldiers serving tn the Mexican war, yet be has no objection to taking one hundred and tweaty acres for bimeelt. The Disastrous Coumagration at Fort Bmith. LOSS OF TWO BUNORED THOURAND DOLLARS—THE POST OFFICK DESTROYSD, WITH FOUR THOUSAND LETTERS. Font Sucrn, Ark., Sept. 20, 1960. ‘This morning, at about four o'clock, a fire broke out im ‘his place, which resulted in the destruction of the City ‘Hote! and the Garrison block of buildings. The value of the buildings which were destroyed was about $100,009, aad the following additional losses were sustained in mer- ebandise, furniture, &e.:— . Suttor & Spring, dealers in dry gooda, groceries, &o., loss 80 ,00—no Insurance. ‘Walton & Bourne, dry goods, $15 000—inrcred $10,008. A. Hacnilton Cline, druggist. $20,000—no inearance. Benrett & Foss, dry goods, &e , $16 000—insured 96,000. ‘The fires printing office, $6 ,000—no insurasce. G. W. Lieston, $8,000—no tosurance. J. B. Gudiey, 1,860—tnenred $1,200. Co! one! Spring's law office, $1,500—no insurance. Overtand Mail Company, $500—no tnmsurance; and, Yhe Post Office, including 4,000 letters end the last Cal fornia mail for Memphis. ‘The entire lose by this disastrous conflagration Mmoust- 4 to fully 200,000. ‘The origin of the fire is unknown, but it is » spposed to have been the work of an Incendiary. From the Plains. a oon Four sors, Ark., dept. 20, 1860. Six hundred troops and seventy # gone, from the Plains, Captain Sturgis commanding, @ rived Lere vester- ty Omana, Nebraska Territe ry, Sept. 29, 1960. By a messenger ‘ust in from the Plaine, we lcacn that the telegraph poles are set with’ a ninety miles of Fort Kearney, and although they have to be hauled a distance of Silty miles on the western port fon of the I'se, the com- pany are putting them tp at th’, rate of five and six miles day. Pique pole willbe wp to Fort, Rear sey by the middle of Octover, and the wires Stretehed about the first of Ne- vember. Ths company 18 re pu shed the construction of ‘the line thus far so rapidly, in ‘order to bave it ready 10 franamit the November ler tions by pony express vid Fort Kearney, which wilt ty scres gain of nearly two days ‘upon the present time, —— News tm Pike's Peak. VALTABLE DISCOVIT 159 OF BILYER AND GOLD. BTC. Br. Joserm, Mo., Sept. 20, 1860. "3 PeAK express reached here lest night, with 947 809 in ust, ? ecices come $60,000 in the hands of pas. Seugers. TOI‘. the largest treasure arrival this seasoa. Busines ab Denver City is fast reviving, aad the stresta presents Lively appenrance. (et qorather being about over ead cold weather coming