The New York Herald Newspaper, April 12, 1861, Page 4

4 NEW YORK HERALD. JAMES GURDON BENNETT, EDITOR AND PROPRIETOR. OFFICE N. W. CORNER OF FULTON AND N. AMUSEMENTS Tlids EVENING. ACADEMY OF MUSIC, Fourteenth stroct.—Iranian Orunsa—Linpa pt Cuamountx. NIBLO'S GARDEN, Broadway.—Nixon's Borat Cincus | WINTEE GARDEN. Broadway, opposite Bond street, Bavxs ix tux Woon—Cousiw JO, | BOWERY THEATRE, Bowery.—Sratpinc & Roa Equxsraian Tuovr®, WALLACK'S THEATRE, Broadway.—Muxnierre—A Rxcurar Pix LAURA KEENE'S THEATKE, No, 624 Broadway — Buren BisTeRS w ROWBRY THEATRE, Bowery.—Ric Picker or new Youk—Si0N JRNNINGS—DODGING FOR 4 Wire. BAENUM’S AMERICAN MUSEUM, Broadway.—Day and Kvening—Rura Oxatev—Fiving DutTcuaay—Skaks, Sea Lio AnD OrueR Cuniositixs, | | KIBLO'S SALOON, Broadway.—Luorn's Minsreecs in Bonuxsevzs, 8oxGs, Dances, ko—Bu.ty Parreuson. MELODEON CONCERT HALL, No, 639 Broadway.— Bones, Dances, BuRLEsacy: METROPOLITAN HALL, Jereey City.—Vocat Coxcrer. New York, Friday, April 12, The News. Highly important news from Charleston is pub- lished in this morning’s paper. Major Anderson was formally summoned, by General Beauregard, the commander of the secession forces, at noon yesterday, to surrender Fort Sumter. Major An- Gerson declined compliance, alleging that such a course would be incompatible with his daty to his government. The people of Charleston were intensely excited on the receipt of this refusal to surrender the Fort. The piers and housetops, and allthe places from whence a view of the harbor could be obtained, were thronged with men and women, eager to witness the conflict, which was expected momentarily to begin. No hostile shot, however, was fired on either side. But later in the day negotiations were reopened between the commanders, and pending their conclusion hostilities have of course been postponed. The federal fleet had not made at last accounts, its appearance off Charleston The non-arrival of the squadron off Charleston is do as due to the heavy gale that has pre- vailed along the Southern coast for the past two or three days. The storm was so severe that a large number of vessels, including several steam- ers, were obliged to take refuge in Hampton Roads. The Southern Commissioners to Washington yesterday sent to the Department of State their rejoinder to the note of Mr. Seward rejecting their offer to treat with reference to the troubles of the nation. They believe war inevitable, and have proceeded to Montgomery to report to the Confederate States government. The excitement in Washington, caused by the enrolinent of volunteers for the defence of the d con- federal capital, was renewed yesterday tinued without abatement. There are now said, about one thousand of the uniformed militia ofthe District mustered into service. The non- jents, inclading many office seekers, are or- resid gani a volunteer corps. Acek from New Mexico state that the citi- vens ci Arizona, in convention at Mesilla, have vored that Territory out of the Unio he bit- for five million dollars of Treasury noies were opened at Washington last evening. The entire amount was token at par to 27-100 pre- mium. There were $439,000 more offered than was calied for, “he present session of our State Legislature beiny near its close, both houses are pushiag mat actively. A large amount of business was transacted yesterday. In the Senate the Gover nor’s veto of the Albany and Susquehanna Rail- road appropriation bill was taken up, and ar successful effort made to pass it by a two-th The bill arranging the new Congressional e, on the basis of the vote. apportionment of the St ce s of 1860, was presented from the select committee and discussed. [¢ will be found in an- other column of this paper. Various other matters were acted on by the Senate. In the Assembly the New York city tax levy bill was passed; also the City Chamberlain bill and the bill incorpo- rating the Artista’ Fund Society of New York. The bill appropriating haifa million to promote the efliciency of the State militia was reported back to the House from the committee to which it was referred the previous day, was discussed warmly and atlength, and, on being put on its passage, was defeated. It was afterwards called up again, and referred to a select committee, who will report it to the House again to-day. The government steam transport Ceatzacoalcos, from Pass Cavallo, Texas, with United States troop, arrived at this port yesterday. An ac- count of her voyage, together with the names of her pa-sengers, and a list of the companies of sol- diers, my be found in another colamn. She land- ed companies A and H, First infantry, at Key West, to garrison the barracks at that place. The troops remaining in Texas were in excellent health, and abundantly supplied with provisions. They number abeut one thousand mea, and will be ship- ped on board the steamers Empire City and Star of the West. Ry the arrival of the overland express we have news from Francisco to the afternoon of the 30th ult. Very heavy rains had fallen, which, te- gether with the melting of the snow on the moun- tains, had swollen the rivers and streams in the interior of California, so that the water was higher than at any time since 1852. The flood had swept away bridges, thousands of acres of land were submerged, large quantities of stock drowned and several lives lost. The damage is estimated by hundreds of thousands of dollars. The impassable condition of the roads, preventing the transporta- tion of goods to the interior, had checked business operations, but prices had not been materially affected. In the Legislature the committee ap- pointed to investigate che facts with reference to the alleged mistake in the count of the votes for United States Senator had made a report, and @ Joint resolution was adopted to go into another election on the 24 inst. By way of Havaua we have received definite intelligence in regard to the long whispered of descent on San Domingo. The Mavana papers have at length spoken, and it is somewhat singu- lar that the very first mention made of the affair by that press should be the announcement of its consummation, We have the authority of the Diario de la Marina, of Havana, and the pro- clamation of Santana, ex-President of the ex. fepubiic of San Domingo, for the statement that the Dominicad portion of the island has passed once more under the dominion of the Spanish crown, and is now held by seven thousand bayo- nets of her Catholic Mejesty'’s army. Interesting details will be found in our news columns. There not being a quorum of Councilmen pee- sent at the call of the roll last evening, the Board adjourned till Monday. The business at the Custom House continues very dull. Everything is at @ stand still, Mr. Barney having left for Washington, the usual after. Doon reception was dispensed with yesterday, the NEW YORK HEKALD, FRIDAY, “APRIL ‘12, "1861. applications having to be left for examination in- stead of being presented personally. The Col- lector is expected to be absent until Monday next, We have in type, but are unable to publish this morning, for want of space, the communication sent to the Legislature on Wednesday by Messrs. Jobn A. King, Wm. Curtis Noyes, A. B. James, J. C, Smith and James 8, Wadsworth, a portion of the State Commission to the late Washington Peace Conference, in reply to Mr. David Dudley Field’s recent public explanation of his absence from the Conference when the yote of New York was cast on the proposed amendment to the constitution. We have also Mr. Field's rejoinder to this docu- ment of his colleagues, At the fortnightly meeting of the Commissioners of Charities and Correction yesterday the Com- mittee of the Whole reported that they have pur- chased a steamer for the use of the department, which will make three trips a day between the city and the institutions. The report also contained a correspondence which has passed between the Board and Dr. Taylor, the President of the Medical Board of Bellevue Hospital, in reference to the legal establishment of the Bellevue Hospital Medi- cal College. ‘The college is to be built by private subscription, and its peculiar feature will be the prominence givon to clinical instraction, There are now in the institutions 8,672 persons—a decrease during the week of 64, The number admitted last week was 2,102, and the number discharged, transferred or who dicd, numbered 2,166. The cotton market was quiet yesterday and less buoy ant. Dealers were awaiting later news from Europe and from the South, The sales embraced about 700 bales, in lots, closing on the basis of about 12%jc. for middling uplands. Large holders were not pressing sales. At last dates the decrease at the ports compared with last year, had reached 835,000 bales, and the decrease in exports to Great Britain 188,000 bales; to France, 7,000, and to other foreign ports, 67,000, Total decrease in exports, 202,000 bales, leaving a stock on hand of 441,000 bales, against 798,000 in 1860, 772,000 in 1859, and 760,000 bales in 1858. The receipts of flour being moderate, th: market «xnibited more firmness and activity, and closed at an advance of 2}gc. a bc. per barrel on common and medium grades, Wheat was also in good request, chiefly for export, and prices closed quite firm and rather higher for some grades. Corn was also drmer and in fair demand, with sales for home use and for expart. Pork was firm, with sales of mees at $17 50, and of prime at $13. Beef was also firmer and in good deniand, with sales of repacked mess at $$ 873 a $10 26, and extra do. at $10 50a $1160. Sugars were steady and in fair re- quest, with gales of about 50 hhds., at rates given in another column. Coffee was comparatively quiet, but steady, Freights were less active, while the engagements were moderate at unchao, tes, ‘The Civil War—The Absolute Necessity of an Extra Session of Congress. It is the bounden duty of President Lincoln, at this stage of the terrible crisis through which the country is passing, to call an extra session of Congress, which shall pronounce authoritatively upon the means to be adopted to restore peace and prosperity to the nation. An idea prevails in the community, that the rein- forcement, which is being attempted by the administration, of Fort Sumter, wit, perhaps, prove not to have been an irreparable cala- by the enlightened of every land; our inatitu-| ¢ 1 aside the drawn sword of war, we may at tions a model for patriots; and our form of government a salutary and beneficent example to those who are throwing off a despotic yoke; we have become a byword and a laughing stock, and a cloud of shame encompasses our fair fame. Great Britain affects to pa- tronize and pity us; the Kmperor of the French mourns over our lost unity; and the statesmen who lead the cabineta of Europe, behold, with amazement, the hideous national suicide we are perpetrating. Unless Congress interposes, nothing can prevent the entire de- struction of our national prosperity, by the steady roll forward of the Juggernaut car of in- ternecine strife, which has been so ruthlessly set in motion. Civil war once commenced in nations, has seldom ceased, until it has brought forth ter- rible fruits of calamity and bloodshed. Slowly gtew the one dark spot of trouble, in the Ro- man republic, until it ended in just such storms as we are menaced with, by more rapid ad- vances, in America. Its palmy days, subse- quent to the establishment of equality, by the Licinian rogations, had lasted three times the length of ours, before those divisions arose which ended in a military despotism. Never did the sun of Roman freedom shine so brightly; never was its rule so firmly established, as when the rivalry between Octavius and Grac- chus—the respective heads of ihe forensic mob and the senatorial nobility, the sectional par- ties of that day—began. Then came the armed hostility of Scipio and Crassus; later the more extended conflicts of Marius aud Syila; with the latter, such catering to popular passions as prepared the way for Pompey and Cwsar; and, finally, the triumvirate of Lepidus, Antony, and Augustus, which ended in the imperial auto- cracy that preceded the fall of Rome. It will require but a few months for the United States to sink into depths lower than were reached by tome, in years. If Congress does not intervene; if the good sense, wisdom, civi- ilization and humanity of the age, find no representation in that body; if counsels of peace do not prevail; and the most fearful of all horrors—a war between brother and brother—is to be stereotyped upon the country, the end we are tast approaching will be bitter indeed. Far better that the Union should perish forever, than that a result so hu- miliating and disastrous should be expe- rienced. . The developements of each hour, are looked forward to with dread. At any moment the news may arrive that blood has been shed, and that the harbor of Charleston has been the scene of carnage. The prospect is dark and menacing; but sad as the state of affairs is, it will become worse, unless there is a prompt and speedy remedy. The representatives of mity, if, thereby, an end shall be put to the gnawing suspense and feverish excitement, that have prevailed during the last few weeks. In case of collision and bloodshed, a victory, on either side, will, itis hoped, prepare the wey for a definite settlement of differences, and a clearing of the atmosphere from the dark and the people in Congress, are the only power ca- pable of applying it, and it is the duty of the President of the United States, to convene them, without delay. Otherwise, oceans of blood, and millions of treasure, will be wasted, with no other imaginable end than to leave the country exhausted, impoverished and wretched, threatening clouds that overshadow the future. This is a sad mistake. The intentions of the Washington administration will not be changed by a repulse in Charleston harbor, | and the hostility of the Montgomery govern- ment will only be intensified by a temporary humiliation, Tens of thousands of troops, will replace the small hosts now arrayed against each other, and the area of conflict will be widened, instead of diminished. The priaci- ples which inspire the two sections will remain unchanged, and, after the land has been drained of ifs resources, and untold lives have been expended, in fratricidul warfare, both par- ties will be compelled to negotiate peace, from the same basis that exists at present. There- fore, Congress, which alone can propose a re- medy, should be called upon to interpose, be- fore the evil has extended further, and become irreparable. No human being can foresee where and when the tragedy will cease, after the first drop of blood shall have been shed. The Southera confederacy stands firm and unshaken upon the principle of revolutionary right—the sane that has been the justification, in the eyes of posterity, of the declaration, by the colonies, of their independence from Great Britain, in 1776. Their platform will be made, intrinsically, neither weaker nor stronger by defeat or triumph. The former will inspire them, how- ever, with the zeal of martyrs in a just cause, ”) while, from the latter, they may hope to de rive a material strength, which shall render their position impregnable. The Washington Cabinet relies upon constitutional authority, | and justifies its policy by an uppeal to the laws of the land. If the fleet and troops it has despatched to Forts Pickens and Sumter, are unsuccessful in their mission, those laws will authorize recurrence to similar altempts; while, ifthey enable government to retain those defences, it will have only gained a loss, com- plicated entanglements, and aggravated exist- ing embitterments. Both the Northern and Southern administrations, have already shown a dispofition to overstep legal boundaries, and, when fighting shall have commenced, it is to be feared they will throw off all restraint, and that statutes and constitutions will cease to be a barrier between their passions and an en- venomed conflict, without a parallel in modern times. Let Mr. Lincoln, then, call Congress together. without delay. Be its proceedings what they may, it will be looked to by the public as a safeguard, and no legislation it may adopt, can render the prospect before the country more dreary and desolate than it ig now. By Congress alone can any remedy be ap- plied, which will adequately meet the exigen- cies of the republic. It can stay the progress of civil war; propose amendments to the con- stitution, which shall pave the way for a recon- struction of the Union; or, in case it can agree upon no measure, submit the agitating issues of the period to the people. If the Crittenden, or even the Bigler amendments to the constitu- tion, had been adopted by the late Congress, an instant stop would have been put to the pro- grees of the disunion contagion in the South. Virginia is now on the eve of secession, and Maryland and the other border States will fol- low inher wake, This may be prevented by an extra session of Congress; while, if it is not called, we may soon see the twelve millions of people of the South, in battle array against the eighteen millions of the North, with no possible prospect, in the future, but anarchy and mili- tary despotism. The United States has, within six months, fallen from its place in the scale of nations. We are jeeringly reminded, by the press of Europe, that we can have no claim here- after to the respect and influence we once en. joyed. Envied and admired as we lately were, and, worse than all, despoiled of the freedom purchased at such cost by our forefathers, Our Impending Civil War—The Dangers and the Daty of New York City. Civil war is upon us. Our federal adminis- tration, approving the counsels of our warlike cotemporaries—the Jiibune, (oyrier and En- quirer, Times and other republican journals— bas resolved that the Union is worth the ex- periment of civil war. We are expecting every moment the news from Charleston that civil war, upon a paltry party abstraction or two, has been inaugurated. Once begun, where is it toend’ Inthe restoration of the Union? That idea is preposterous, In 9 mili- tary despotism? Yes, after the resources of the belligerents are exbausted, and the people of the North and South—prosteated financially, , commercially, and in all their industrial pur- suits—are prepared to submit to the rule of a military dictator, as a relief {rom the terrors of anarchy. Meantime we are forewarned, from the teach- ings of history, that when a nation is visited by a wasting civil war, its great commer- cial cities feel first and most heavily its op- pressive burthens. The city of New York, therefore, if this country is to suffer the calami- ties of a wasting civil war, will suffer in pro- portion to its wealth, iis poverty, and its de- pendence upon a state of peace. Under cover of law and popular elections, no people of any | other city in Christendom have suffered so much as the taxpaying people of this metropolis have suffered and are suffering from the rule of ruffians and robbers. What, then, will be our portion with the excitements, confusion, digorder and lawlessness incident to civil war raging in our midst? Neither life nor property will be secure; “for where the carcass is there will the vultures be gathered together.” The city of New York owes its prosperity, population, wealth, commercial and political power, to the Union; but its very existence de- pends upon peace, law and order. The disrup- tion of the Union has suddenly arrested our progress, and haa brought this great communi- ty toa lively appreciation of the value of our Jate relations of union and brotherhood with the people of the South. The Union is broken, and civil war is resorted to by our federal government to restore it. Helieving that this desperate remedy will be utterly rainous to all our hopes and prospects as a civilized peo- ple, and particularly destructive of the mate- rial interests of this great city, what is the first duty of its people? Our first duty is to meet together and consult upon the ways and means best calculated to save us from the horrors of civil strife. Commanding, as we do now, the sinews of war, we may, perhaps, command peace, if we proceed promptly, unitedly and earnestly to work for this great object. We accordingly suggest to our conserva- tive fellow citizens, of all parties and all pur- sujis on this island, the call of a great peace meeting without delay, with a view to the ap- pointment of peace commirsioners to the go- vernment at Washington and the government at Montgomery in behalf of an armistice, and an extra session of the United States Congress and of the Confederate States Congress, in view of a treaty of peace. The late Peace Conference, called together at Washington at the instance of the Virginia Legislature, and the State Con- vention still in ression at Richmond, have done all they could or can do in behalf of Union and peace. We have been looking for relief to Vir- ginia until that hope isgone, Now it devolves upon the great Empire City of the continent to put her shoulder to the wheel, and for her own eafety, Under the terrible disorganizing ele- ments of a civil strife we are not secure geist the evils of anarchy; and if we cannot NEWS FROM THE STATE carrran, TAGHLY IMPORTANT FROM ST. DOMINGE least put this metropolis in a condition of se- curity against such eventualities as those of squatter sovereignty in Kansas. ‘The peace of the country is surely worth an effort on the part of New York cily in the man- ner indicated; but the internal security of the city itself, against all the possible contingen- cies of a civil war, is a duty which no good citi- zen can hesitate to recognise and to discharge. Let us have, then, without delay, a grand mass meeting of our responsible and law abiding fellow citizens, in bebalf of peace and of law and order. Let us, while still hoping and striving for the best, prepare for the worst. Ausayy, Appil 11, 1851. ‘There is a great rush of New Yorkers here, on ali man ner of subjects, The Health bill attracts the larges: crowd. The Senate this afternoon went into Committee of the Whole on the Chamberlain bill, and ordered the bill, as it passed the Assembly, to a third reading. Sanator Hammond—one of the future associate editors of the Jimes, a paper deeply interested in the appointment of Stout— opposed it in every manner andyform in his power. It will come up for a third reading in that body to- morrow. Tt now looks as thi the Senate would confirm Van Dyck, and they will probably have an Executive session to-morrow. The action of certain Senators bas brought about this change, in connection with the fact that the Governor would have no power to appoint after the Legislature adjourned, with the nomination of Van Dyck pending. . Atnayy, April 12~12 P. M. ‘The Senate has been in the Committee of the Whole all the evening, on the bill to call a convention to amend the constitution, which was ordered to a third reading, but by so small a vote that it looks somewaat doubtful about its passage. ‘The same Committee debated at much length the Capi- tal Punishment bill. ‘The Asrembly rushed business. On the tbird reading of bills a large number were acted upon, mostly local. The Harlen Bridge bill was passed by « large vote. It has already passed the Senate, but has to g> back to that body to act upon the amendments made in the Aseembly Committee. This 15 one of the “big things” of the eession, ‘The Military Appropriation bill was called from the <table this evening. and the vote reconsidered, and tne pill referred to a celect committee of its triends, to fix up to suit the Assembly, with iustruction to report to- morrow morning We shail have auother controversy over it to morrow. It will probably be passed. 'The Senate committee on the Charter Coramission bill will add at least six names to the commission. Tue repub- lican names already fixed opon are Wm. ‘'ocker, C. B. Marshall and G. W. Bluut The democratic names have not been agreed upon The Congressional Apportionment Bill was made the special order in the Seuate for twelve o'clock to-morrow, SURRENDER OF THE ISLAND TO SP) Proclamation of Preside Santana. An Army of Seven Thousand ) in Possession. Arrival of the Confederate States Commissio at Havana on Their Way to Europe, be., de, ke. ; i Our Havana Correspondence. i Havana, Aprii 6,18 | The unexpected arrival of the Coatzacoalcos, mander Griffin, gives me an opportunity of sending additional details which have been in my hands for days. Understanding the process of Spanish acti. 8t. Domingo, the proclamation, purporting to em A from Santana, the late President, did not take vw surprise, The real condition of the people of the Dominica) |] publi¢ docs uot trarspire here, nor the preparatic. | though perfectly understood by the intelligent of the community, who laugh over the parade of tionate return to the maternal embrace of the,Jost which embellishes the notices of the Presg, the ord: the government, as well as the manifesto proclan emanating from the same source. The troopa have been sent to St. Domingo to help them bac the embrace will number about seven thousand men Porto Rico, St. Jago de Cuba and Havana, and the : emigrant parties previously introduced from Spa / other parts, Of those sent hence were the regim! Corona, composed of two battalions of light inf: 2,000 men ; regiment Isabel the Second, 1,000 me zadores ; the first commanded by Coionei Ca: nos, and the last by Colonel Anatilo jante; a park of eight pioces of heavy field orar with the artillery force and horses ueceasary for it vice; and also the carriages and munitions, men an terials for other eight picces already at or near &) mingo City. The whole force to be commanded by | dier Pelaez, the chief of the general staif of the i with an efficient staff for all arms and departments army, and 2 squadron of cavairy of 120 men and hb well armed and equipped. Two battalions are also and waiting orders for embarkation, not counted previous estimate. The effective force as it aow : is quite equal to Scott’s army when he marched up: city of Mexico, with the difference that we inv frieadly country, while he was surrounded by en Anumber of old slavers have been drafted into tl viec—the steamship,City of Norfolk; a whaler re found adrift outside, having landed 700 negro two sailors found on board, with several others, are or have left, with couls, provisions, war mu and stores. The screw frigates Barenguela ani P first class side-wheel frigate Issbel la Catolica, + do. Velasco, gone. The steamers Pelayo and Pajard also left with cargoes and troops under ¢ by the government. A formidable display well calculated to secure the peacefct acquisition | | new territory, which is to become Spanish if the } acoepts the proffered sovereignty of a strange peop joled of their liberty by her own loving subjects— we need not remain to see. Retired officers are c_ Tue SECESSION oF Anim AND THE GRAND Procrawme Ixvoivep 1s Ir,—Arizona has se- ceded, gone out, left the United and joined the Confederate States. Arizona! Where is Ari- zona? It is the Gadsden country, the territory acquired by the Gadsden treaty, and for which the United States paid, if we are not mistaken, ten millions of dollars to Mexico. Arizona, as yet, is of very little account. Its general cha- racter is that of a desert, and its white popula- tion is limited to a few hundreds in a few villages. But as this unorganized Teritory extends io the head of ‘the Gulf of California and as its mountains and valleys are kaown to be rich in silver and gold, it has very great expectations of one day being a second edition of California, particularly with the annexation of Sonora and Lower California, which will in- clude that gulf, six or seven hundred miles long, the peninsula, and, on the Pacific, a cor- responding line of sea coast. This prospective annexation and command of the Pacific Ocean is, no doubt, at the bottom of this Arizona secession movement. New Mewico proper lies between Arizona and Texas; so that to make the secession Jine complete across the continent, from the Gulf of Mexico to the Gulf of California, New Mexico must secede; aud she will probably be the next to go. Then,if they can hold their ground, the Confederate States, occupying the north side of our Mexican boundary all the way through to the Gulf of California, wil have secured the monopoly of any further acquisition of Mexican soil. This is the game which, we suspect, the appointment of Hon. Tom Corwin as Mr. Lin- coln’s Minister to Mexico is designed to block. And thus the reader will perceive that this se- cession of Arizona, though a small affair ot itself, comprehends a grand programme of ex- pansion on the part of the Confederate States, which the government of the United States is moving to defeat. To this end it is probable that the troops which arrived here yesterday from Texas will soon bs shipped back there again. General Scott’s long head in military matters is in this work, and we hope he may live to see the end of it, and the reign of peace NEW YORK LEGISLATURE, (Senate, : Aunany, April 10, 1861. A pleasing interlude was offered to Wo-day’s proceedings in the Senate, by the presentation io James Terwilliger Clerk of the Senate, by tho Ligutenant Governor and members of the Senate, of a handsome service of silver. ‘The Senate is doing a large businees at the morning ses sion. ‘The Governor's veto of the Albany and Susquehanna Railroad bill was taken up. . After a long debate the Senate sustained the veto. On the question, Shall the bill pass notwithstanding the veto! the vote was 18 to 13—not a two third majority— us follows.— Avrs~Mesara. Abell, Blood, Colvin, Connolly, Gardner Goss, Grant, Hammond, Kelly, manierre, J. Mc. i, Murphy: Frosker, Ramsey, Kobertson, Roth, Spinola, Truwaa, War" Noxs—Mexere. Bell, Ferry, Fiero, Hillhouse, Ketchum, Lapham, Lawrence, MeGraw, Moutgomery, 1’. 'P, Murphy, Richmond, Sessions,’ Williams ‘The result occasioned much excitement. Mr. Mcjraw gave notice of a motion to suspend the rules so as to moye forwagd thie bill of the Madison Uni- versity. Mr. Gemors, from the Grinding Committee, reported the Bushwick Avenue bill, and the bill to alter the Com- missioners’ map of Brooklyn to be reported complete. Mr. Goss, from the Select Cummittee, reported the Dill to apportion the Cougressioual districts of the State. Mr. Connoi.y submitted a minority report objecting to the apportionment at this time. ‘A motion to postpone action indefinitely was lost, aud. the bill was made the special order for this evening. Several bills were reported, amoug them the biil to in- crease the power of the canal appraisers, which was re- ported for the consideration of the Senate only. ‘The following bills were passed:— Giving the consent of the State to the purchase, by the United ©, of the Sister Isiands, Amending the act 2p nae Dora the companies that | appear and furnish the government with their navigate the lakes and rivers. 5. - ‘ once more. The pill relative to the Chamberlain of New York city dences, rank, &s., it is believed with a view ws} ipsa a3 was substituted for the Senate bill, and was ordered to a { Cmp.ymeut In active service should they be rec! NEWS FROM THE NATIONAL CAPITAL, third reading. It is reported here that Geffrard, Prosident of Ha. Mr. Svinota reported compiete the bill altering the commissioners’ map of the city of Brooklyn. Also in reference to Bushwick avenue, in Brooklyn. EVENING SESSION. The bill dividing the State into Congressional districts was made the special erder for to-morrow. The bills submitting the question of calling a conven- 4ion to revise and amend the constitution, and relating to the Chamberlain of New York city, were ordered to a third reading. ‘The Dill providing for the more certain punishinent of crimes, treason, murder and arson, jn the first degree, was token up in the Committee of the Whole, aud ths Assembly bill providing for tue punishment of murder, iu the frat degree, by death was substituted, A cebate occupying several hcurs ens The oppo- nents of the deatn penalty, led by Messrs. Colvin, fru- man aud Lapham, wakiog 4 strong opposition Pending the motion to order the bill to a third reading the com- mittee rose. threatening the Dominican frontier witn seven th men, which is viewed as an excuse, in some md © for the last armament for ® mission of peace and |v 3 ‘The Commissioners of the Confederate States of ca’ arrived at Havana on the 84 inst.,on their y / Europe—Judge Rost, W. L. Yancey, Mr. Fearn a_ Adolphus Rost; the last two Secretaries of Ley 7 Judge R. has his wife with him, The party oc. rooms a: the Hotel Cubano. They leave by a) steamer for Southampton to-day. SANTO DOMING® FOR SPAIN—LONG LIVE 8. LONG LIVE SANTO DOWINGO ! ‘Tranelated for the New Yorx Ienarp from the de Ia Marina, March 29.) The inhabitants of old Spain—the people, th and the government—have realized at jength 1 expressed intention of re-establishing in this b: isud the authority of the Crown ot Spain. Sind nobly and valiantly broke the ominous yoke w they were reduced by the want of union, aad act oes of the hereditary instinets of thelr race, the nicans foresaw the serious difficulties with whic would have to contend to constitute an indepeade tiopatity; and thetr first thought, sincs the coates the Haytiens allowed them vo take breath, w: upon Spain. While, on the oue hand, there ‘still there iu Its purity the love of the old mother ec the spectacle which Cuba, with its admizable pros Wasainety D. C. Jackson, of Madison, has been appointed Marshal, and J. B. Cogysweil, of Milwaukee, District Attorney of Wieconsin. Hon. Mr. Potter, of Wisconsin, has been forced by sick- ness to leave here for the sea shore. Col. Lamon, recently appointed Marchal for the District of Columbia, continues George W. Phillips, who serve under bis two predecessors, as his deputy. E. 8, Cleveland has been appointed Postaaster of Hart ford, Connecticut. ‘There is a movement making for 4 ( sion mass meet ing, of citizens axd residents now in this city, to take place within a few days. TUE APPOINTMENTS. Collector Parney, of New York, arrived hore this morning, Aa his last visit was signalized by some New York appointments, it is presumed that the remaining expectants from the Empire City will be at last relieved from the “anxious bench” during his stay. Postmaster Taylor, of New York, hat aa interview with the President and the Postmaster Geurrai to-day, The New York appointments will not be made until Senator Mungox, in a question of privilego, desired that his vote be recorced in the negative on the question of the passage of the Alonny and Susquehanna Iailroad bill over tho veto of the Goverzor, his desire being to sus- tain the veto. Adjourned at 11:30 P. M. Assembly. Auwaxy, April 11, 1861, ‘The Assembly is pushing business with vigor, amd | oiered to them, was on other specs we 2 sheer Aaa =a there are judicious of determined: efor at logrolliag | & powerful stimulus to induce | "thew i ou several big measures, but with doubtful chance: Drocieim. 08. ided | wish, that whic All the Foreign Ministors are preparing despatches to | Cees eee Hehance of | one time appeared to them asign of welfare an? pr and a secure refuge against the adversities whict would have to encounter in new struggles with wh. ambitious and turbulent neighbor threatened th. well as, perhaps, the frequent recurreace of blo ternal strife. In this way are to be explained the vy, — movements in favor of spain by all thogoreramentq ! their governments announcing the momentous move ments of the administration and the apparent inevita- bility of civil war. TUX MASSACIUSERTS APPOINTMENTS, ‘The Macsachusetts Senators, and representatives Train, Alley and Gooch, and Mr, Burlingame, called upoa the President to-day to urge him to make the appointmeats for that State according to the plate marké@ down by them. ‘The President gaye the gentlemen no gatisfaction, ond the impression is that he wil! break the slate, Fara Lincoln, of Massachusetts, has been appoiated As sistant United States Treasurer at Boston. Mr. Staere bas been appointed Postmaster at Springfield, Massachu- sotte John A. Goodwin, Speaker of the Massachusetts House of Representatives, has been appointed Postmaster of The enacting clauso was stricken oat of the bill to " a Mr. Warsi, under the Rcbinson resolution, moved fur- ward the bili to amend the act of 1860 {or opening Maili- fon avenue, in New York, and it was referred to the select cominittee to report complete. The yote defeating the bili in relation to actions now pending or hereafter to be brought by receivers of insolvent mutual insurance companies was reconsidered. A motion to recommit was lost, and the bill passed by 79 to 18. Ob motion of Mr. Cozaxs, the New York city annual Tax Levy was put on the final passage. Mr. VakiaN moved to recommit, with instructions to reduce the appropriation for repairs of roads and ave. hues to twenty-five thousand dollars, to strike out the section allowing one bureau to draw unexpended moaeys from another, and for other amendments. Mesere, Cozans and AKCULARICS: on the ground of canger in dejay. and the bill passed by 84 to 8. Tomingo, and oven sometimes in fayor of Fri which are notorious and fuily chronicled by t pean press. Who is there wuo resided here duriay period that es be ignorant of the steps whic een taken since 1343” But,ewhile the desire « Dominicans was to spare 10 effort to consolidate th tionality, the necessity for the Spanish governm) nitend to the necessities of an empire so vast as monarchy, whoee exuberant territory ,so rich in of of power, in Kurope as in America, in Oceanica « Africa, was more than enough to satisfy the most | b avle ambition, and decided Spain to enc — the young republic to persevere in her wv | effort of establishing her independence. The love of | — the purity, of sentiment, had, however, to give \ @ recommittal, ‘he motion was lost, eee ee PHRADELPETA APPOINTEES, 170. amend the Tay for the collection of demands agatst | eo mutter county, to other feeings ans, ot Philade! ppoi: , Ships, vessels, &c. - a aaa. /phia appoiutments wil be made next Mr. Bixcuam moved to take from the ‘able the motion }| YP #0d the lively interest which in has ¢ evinced for the welfare and ‘of the republi, Nearly twenty years have passed since the fl | these excitemenis, which were repeated with de sisi, | pulse; and nevertheless, Spain has never made any so obtain that which, with grea; earnestness, she d But those twenty taught a very sorrowful le: Dominica; the civil strifes #0 often repeated brougy them the practical coaviction that a return to tl mother country, or annexation to some other Powe w St. Domingo a question of life or death, and 1, i the solicitude and anxiety of the governmest | Majesty, in recom: Rew efforts for thehon: ‘tion of the republic comme 4 entirely useless. | The burst of enthusiasm with which the Domi. have just pronounced their union with Spain, forcec al] sides on the government presided over by the il ous genera) who liberated them from the Haytien 5 and in whose hands a real dictatorship had been pir is the best testimony of the compression in which, desire had remained, nurtured by so many noble mente—that hope ina great futuro, inepired by su different considerations; and the preciamation « | President, which we insert below, reveals uothing ¢ But if our information ,be correct, although ever, ought to inspire the hope that our brethren v to reconaider the vote defeating the insolvent bill amend. tng the One third act. Ayes aud nays were demanded, and before the calling of the roll was completed it was evident that the yote could not be reconsidered. The friends of the bill consequently changed votes, and the motion to take it from the table was lost by 41 to 55. On motion of Mr. Daxey the Brooklyn Deficiency bill was read the third time and passed, HILLS PASSED. To relation to fines, recognizances and forfeitures. To incorporate the Artists Fund society of Now York. In relation to the Chamberlain of the city of New York, To authorize the Commissioners of the Sinkigg Fand of New York to sell certain lands in said city. To \ndorporate the Bath and Coney Island Bridge Com- pany. Mr. Woopxvry reported complete tae bill to provide more effectually for vagrancy and other petty of. fences in the police courts of New York, and it was or. dered to a third reading. The Haif slilion Appropriation bill to arm the militix of the State was rapor back with the amendments ordered to be inserted yesterday. CONEUIS RECOGNIZED. The President has recognized Pennheinich Rudolph Kembart as Consul of Hamburg: Kari August Stotten. foht, Consul of Lubec, and Guizeppe au fora Det Duchi 4i Licignano, Consul General of Sardiala, all at New York. Effects of the Recent Gale on the South- ern Coa: Norvoux, April 10, 1861. Arrived, steamer Hankow, from New York, leaking and otherwise damaged. A’ large number of’ vessels, mustly from the South, are detained by storm in the Roads. ‘The Pocahontas sailed to-day with sealed orders. The steamer south Csroliva, from Boston, bound to Charleston, touched here to-cay (o lund twenty-tive pas- sepgers, She experienced a very heavy gale. The steamer Potomac, from Charleston, bound to Balti- more, baa put into this port for coal The steamer Georgiauva, from Baltimore on Monday, bound here, bas not been heard from, she Leing over due, a mouths Carols amet Al 1861. ha steamer South Carolina, henco for Charleston, put into Norfolk yesterday and landed her passengers, toe Mr. Pues moved to reconsider the vote and again t-five in al, a6 toon proceeded for Charleston, It ts | Strike out the amoncment. supposed that she spoke the war ilect, aud from intelli- The subject is being debated warmly. gecce received thought it impradent to tako her pasgon- | | Mr. Vinucn reported back the bill appropriating half gere to Charleston, mijiion of dollars to arm the militia of the State with, oan Mr. Rovinsoy’s amenoment inserted according tc the Markets. instrvetiovs of the House, and moved to reconsider the | Domingo will finaliy seo their desires fuldtied, thy New On:vavs, April 11, 1961 vole by which the aunendinent was ad aa ; repteteatative of her Majesty in that island, vi Sales to day 1,500 bales; rhicdling, ‘Lz: After a warm debate the House refused to reconsiger | wanenee’ a ; Gager frm, tnir'te telly tai. be. a6. Th the vote, thus placing the amendinent irrevocably ta the | (UN Prudence Is no less known than his ardent p quiet; Ohio, $520 a $600. Corn—Mixed, 52e. a & bili The bill was then read the third time and lost, | i#m, reserves, subject to the will of our august soy: York quiet; mess, $18 25. Frights —Cotton to Havre, "4c. Monn, April 10, 186 Cotton—Salos of 600 bales at 123s0.'a 12%0, for mid- dling. The market is quiet and easier Morr, April 11, 1861. Cotton.—Sales of 650 bales; middling’, 12,0. 'a L2Ke Market quiet and lower, Ayes, 60: naya 45. wr. Purce moved to reconsider the vote, Laid on the table. ‘The bill to prevent the mutilation of records in New York was referred to be reported complete, ‘The bili to wutborize the Loney Iaiaad and Brooklyn Railroad Company to construct a toai with rails lees than fifty pounds weight to the jineal yard, was passe 1. ‘The enacsing clause was stricken out of the bill in re, Jation to the Free Acatemy of New Y 3 EVENING SESSION, Mr. Pisnex cailed from the table the motion to recon sider the vote defeating the half million military appros priation bill and it was carried, 73 to 17, The bill wos then being again pat on the third row tis ERR Moved to reeommit to a select committee of pertect and report tomorrow, Carricd, 72 to 2i. Mr. Kesvay raised int of order that the amend meut of Mr. Robison having bean inserted by a yote of the House, and the motion to reconsider lost, it could mat now be removed from the bill, the Spesker eaia there was nothing in the resolution tiking oot that amendment. It t@ well ki ever, that the committee design to remove or that amendment, The Speaker appointed ag the committee Messrs, dict, French, Shaw, May and Hardy, WLLA PASBRD. To exempt telegraph operator: employes from mi. itary wea ry duty; toregulate the use of piers $2 and 35 Rut river; to incorporate the American Charch Missionary jety; fo amend the act to promote agricultare: to meud ihe act to incorporate the Long islaud Steamboat Company. The bi to amend td Coles or Harlem Bridge act, came Oe sas OTOR Texecommit, to strike out the name of A. Hi. Lockwood hd insert’ Charles W. Bathgate Totes bill waa then read a third time and passed. Ayes “hore railog in the negative are Messrs, Bet oli, Bills, Corsing. Comans, Kernan, Knapp, ScoviFy Vari an, Weyster ala Kourg. the situation created by the warta pronunciam the Dominicans, and contlaes himeelf to fillj patriotic mission conferred on his high office in countries, ag a faithful guardian of the dignity and of the national flag; with which object, as weil essisting the Dominicans in the preservation of oraer, he arranged the sending of the land and, forces whieh are about to set out under the orders Commandant General of the Navy Yard. ‘The Mustrions Genoral Santana, surrounded by who constitute the lawful powers of the conntr continue to govern it conformably to its own Iaws the short space of time required to learn tho dete tion of cur august Queon; bat in the meanwhile’ ou thers of St. Domingo will have another occasion of| ening the bonds of effection which unite them to us od by the lofty spirit of our army and navy, its {° ous chiefs, and the,soble and sympathetic ‘genera, Jeacs them, and in whose high qualities the peopl govertment of St, Domingo will find tho best expr) of tbe = prefound 8} mpatny with = whi uct bas inspired our Governor ani C, Geaeraltho genuine interpreter, now as ever, of t) tonal sentiments, and especially those which we, 6 habitants of Cuba, cherish towards Sen Doiningo. Ms Wb is the proclamation of the illustrious G a PROCLAMATION OF GENYRAL SANTANA, Pres! OF THE REPUBLIC OF SAN DOMINGO. Domusiesne-—-There hot my years since my ever loyal aud cont stent, aroused you to the pres fortn of our constitution, oar national glories, heirs Great au Dubie rece to which We owe our origi make, then, such vivid manifestation of my rent which | believed wore faithful tors ofp you which | was not deceived, marked my conduct! snirpasted my hopes. saad epoutane vas lar man'testatious bave come t mr naady df Cay you have endowed me with oxtmordiuary fi pn your anxiety contirms the iniuh what your losaity ever derived. Religion, idiom, creeds and customs, al) yet pr with pority—oet without these, however, who ed lo wrench these precions gifts trom ue, and Avovera, April 11, 1961 Cotton—Sales of 1,500 bales, ranging at 9c. to L4o. for middling, Market firm. wh. Brooktyy Acabexy of Music. —“I.a Jatve was given last night to @ very fair house, but not such as was to be expected on the occasion of @ grand spectacular repre+ sentation involving so much expense. If the acenic effee’s were not quite as good as at the New York Aca demy, the performance was in many respects better. Even Colson surpassed her efforts of the previous night, which were admitied to place her on a level witn any teagedienne that has played here in the role of Rachel. She was called out after every act with Stigelli, whore Kleavar is really a superb performance, Miss Hinkiey and Susini also merited the applause which they so abundantly reooi ved. On Saturday “Moses in Egypt’ will be given in Brook yn, with new scenery, costumes, ko This will be the Jaat’ performance of the Associated Artists, as they play in Philadelphia on Monday. Mx. Daviner’s Bavarrr.—It will be seen by a notice in our advertising columns that this popular comedian takes his benefit at the Winter Garden on Saturday next, Lith inatant, He has engaged for this occasion Mr. Chas, Dil Jon, who-e performance of Belphegor, on his first appear ance in New York a few months since, stamped him at once as an artist of uncommon merit. Mr. Davidge’s own claims on the favor of our New York audiences hard ly required thie reinforcement of attraction. fe was eure to bave bad good 4 Louse in aay event,