The New York Herald Newspaper, November 22, 1867, Page 6

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LYRIC HALL, 733 Gixib avenue.—Gaann Conceat. HOOLEY'S OPRRA HOUSE, Broot!ya.—Eruioruas Mivsraziay, Battave asp BuRLRsguas. FINE ART GALLERIES, 646 Broadway. —Exaisition oF Pauerinos, NEW YORK MUSEUM OF ANATOMY, O18 Broadway.— Bcimncy anv Agr. ACAPRAY OF MUSIC, Fourteenth street. —Manzaxye, SHEET. THB WEWa. EUROPE. ‘The news report by the Atlantic cable ie dated yester- day afternoon, November 81. Queen Victoria's allusion to the Italian question was regarded in Paris as favorabie to Italian nationality. The Spanish government ie (itting out an expedition for the relief of the inhabitants of Forto Rico affected by the late calamity. Consols were at 9434, for money, in Loudon. Five- twentics were at 7013-16 in London. The Liverpool cotton market was quiet, with prices anchanzed. Breadstuffé steady. Provisions slightiy advanced, Prod- uce improved. CONGRESS. The adjourned session of the Fortieth Congress met at the Capito! yesterday. In the Senate the President and forty members were Presect. Mr, Sumner asked permission to introduce his Dill securing equel rightsin the District of Columbia, Dut Mr. Datis objecting, it wemt over, Mr. Edmunds Offered a resolution that the public debt must be paid in coin, which was laid om the table. Mr. Wiison called on the Secretary of the Treasury for facts relativo to the Proposed repoal of the cotton tax, and the Semato ad. Journed unti) Munday. In the House the attendance of members was un- ‘Usvaily large, Mr Stevens, amnong others, being present. The Tonnesee delegation were about to take the oaths when Mr, Brooks objected, on the ground that some of them—Mullins, Arnel! and Stokes—had been dis- Joyal and aided the rebellion, and also that Tennessee did not bave a repubiican form of government. His motion was rejected Mr. Eldridge moved that the creceatials of Mr. Stokes, of Tenocsses, be referred to the Committee on Elections, which ‘was amended by substiteting Butler for Stokes and agreed to, the democrate generally, and Mr. Brooks ‘mong them, voting in the nogative. The report of the Impeachment Committee was then in order, but at the Fequest of the chairman, who seated that the commitices ‘was not ready, the roseption of the report was post- poned until Monday. A resolution was offered as o question of privilege Impeaching Mr. Adams, the Minis. ter to England, and the House adjourned wolil Monday. Bs MISCELLANEOUS. Japan advices state that Stoteborki had resigned and Shogornati bad been reinstated. Two warrant officers of the British war steamer Yearmes had been murdered at Nagasaki, and the Governor of that place bad been removed for failing to bring the perpetrators to justice, The shipment of teas to New York shie year is ten mil- lion pounds in excess of tast year, WOur correspondence from Havame dated November 13, Gives some farther particulars of the disasterous torna- oes at St. Thoms and Porto Rico, Our special eorrespondent at Trinidad de Cubs writing sullestene Gf oad saye:—A great many of the tations will commence to grind sugar about the 101b inst, Weather warm. Richard O'Gormas, Corporation Counsel, has pub- Hahed an answer at length to the charges of the Citizens’ Associstion, which will be found elsewhere im our In Commitice of the Whole « general debate @nrued on the excise questios, and @ reste. ‘the Legisiature shat! not the sale of intoxicating laws Go applienble to the whole State, The article on the powers and duties of the Logisiatere was them reperted to tho Convention, the Comm ittes being discharged from ite further con- Gideration. The Convention then weat Into Com mittee of the Whole ou the report of she Judiciary Commit. ter, and pending 118 consideration edjoursed. The Convention election im Nerth Carolina ts proba. bly, and in South Carolina undoubtedly, carried by the Fadicals, In the latter State mot one vote ie known to have been cast agaiost Convention, (Nibe Alabama Comrention yesterday adopled the ar. NEW YORK. HERALD, FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 22, 1867.-THIPLE SHEET. and specifications, and an imméate’ miss of | the tele omtramchise, and is is pablishod elsewhere in or columns this morning, Resolutions were adopted thank ing General: Pope for bis Srm administration of affairs in the State, The work of the Convention will BFODSAY Genera) Mowor yosterday ‘sued an order removing the Lieutenant Governor, Secrotary of State, Treasurer, Auditor, Superintendent of Publis Education and other officials of Lovieiana from their positions, ‘At the coming trial of Jef Davis, bis counsel, ti, ald, will object to Judge Underwood and the negro jury; to the Judge, becauso he Is reported to have expressed himeelf as desirous of a conviction by means of a packed jury, and the negroes on the ground that they are pre- Judiced and incompetent. If both objections are over- ruled, the prisoner's counsel will withdraw, A railroad collision occurred at Rockland, Obie, yes- terday morning, @ freight train under full headway dashing tnto the rear of am expreas passenger train, The stoves were kaocked down and tour ladies and # man wore burned to death, Three of the ladies were sisters, named Morgan, and had tickets to Detroit and Louisville; the fourth, whose name is unknown, also bade ticket to Detroit, and the man, whose name was Jackson, was from Boston, Several other persons wore seriously injured. Ata meeting of the New Hampshire Republican Stato Central Committee at Concord yesterday, the meeting of the State Convention was fixed for December 18 in the game city. The committee appeared determined to go actively at work. Wesion is somewhere in the neighborhood of Toledo. Tne robghs at Fremont, Ohio, attempted to interfore ‘with bis progress, but were prevented by the police, The Patmer-Stevens murder case was concluded in Albany yesterday. The jury failed to agree and th Judge discharged thom and the prisoner, ordering © verdict of ‘not guilty’? to be entered, Distress 1s apprebeaded in Louisville on account of a ecarcity of coal during the coming winter, The government telegraph across Chesapeake Bay is to be sold, ‘The citizens of Denver, Colorado, are moving in the matter of @ branch connection to the Pacific Rail- road. A Miss Cunningham, who was connected with the famous Burdeli-Cunniogham ease, ia plaintiff in a di- voree suit in California. The stock market was Darely steady yesterday. Gov- ernment securities were dull but steady. Gold closed at 14034 0 140%. The’ First Day in Congress—Prospect of an Exciting Session. The reassembling of Congress yesterday was marked by an unusually large attendance of the members of both houses for the first day after a recess. The interest of the people in the important occasion was manifested by the dense multitude, including « eprinkling of Alricans, which occupied the galleries and lobbies, especially of the House, long before the appointed hour for business, In the Senate Mr. Sumner, as usual, opened the ball with the “almighty nigger,” and the next proposition of any moment was from Mr. Edmunds, of Vermont, on the “almighty dol- lar.” On these two great questions of the day, the nligger question and the money question, hang the reconstruction of parties, the Presi- dential succession and the destinies of this mighty republic. Mr. Edmunds is first in the field from the Senate.in behalf of gold for the national bondholders and greenbacks for the rest of the people. We suspect, however, that the republican party in Congress is aware of the danger of this thing, and will accordingly handle it very gingerly. Without further pro- ceedings of special moment, beyond a resolu- tion of inquiry trom Mr. Wilson on the cotton tax, the Senate adjourned over to Monilay. In the House the most marked event of the ay. was the bodily presence of the indomite- ble “Old Thad. Stevens,” notwithstanding his age and his serious physical infirmities, The music commenced on the quostion of admitting the Tennessee delegation, Mr. Eldridge objected to Mr. Stokes, and Mr. Brooks fol- lowed up this single shot in a broadside at the Tennessee members, He would not admit any of them. First, because some had been guilty of treason, of disloyalty and of “giving aid and comfort” to the rebellion; and secondly, be- cause the existing Stave government of Ten- nessee was anything but “republican in form.” A lively bueh fight followed oetween the two sides of the House on loyalty, treason, con- sistency, repentance, &.; but the accusa- tions of Mr. Brooks against the {individual Tennessee members were disregarded, and they were all sworn in, except Mr. Butler, who was turned over to the Committee on Elec- tions. In this case the objections of Mr. Brooks to a recognition of the member were that Mr. Butier, “as a member of the Tennvssee Legis- lature, before and during the rebellion, had in- troduced, supported and voted for resolutions and measures proving his disloyalty to the government of the United States,” and these objections were deemed too pointed and specific to be disregarded by the House, Verily, this Tennessee radical delegation, as individually descrioed by the disgusted gen- tleman from New York, are as ring-streak d and speckled as Jacob’s lambs or the worst of the Kentucky copperhead delegation in their war record. Next, the Judiciary Committee being re- minded by the Speaker that they were required by resolution oi the House to report on the impeachment question at once, Mr. Wilson, of Iowa, chairman of the committee, said that the report was not yet completed, but that on Monday a majority and minority report might be expected. So the matter was post- poned till Monday, and then the mountain, so long in labor, wili be dclivered of a terrible monster or a harmless mouse, Mr. Robinson, of New York, a democrat, an Irishman and a Fenian, then submitted as a privileged question a resolution charging Mr. Adams, our Minister to England, with neglect of duty towards American citizens in England and Ireland (Fenians), in failing to secure their rights as such citizens, and instructing the Commitice on Foreign Affairs to make an in- quiry into these charges. The Speaker de- cided that as this resolution proposed the im- peachment of an officer it was a privileged question, whereupon Mr. Robinson proceeded to debate the cases of Colonels Warren and Nagle (Fenians), under arrest in Ireland ; but after some time their advocate gave way to a motion to adjourn, and the House (with a notification from the Speaker that on that day he would announce the standing committees) over to Monday noxt. Next Monday, therefore, on the impeachment question, will be “ big with the fate of Caesar and of Rome,” and likewise with the fate of those aforesaid Fenians. In the meantime, as we. have heretofore intimated, there will be active and anxious work among the republi- cans in comparing notes and in counting noses upon the negro question and the money ques- tion, in all their various shapes and bearings, in view of the best policy of the party in power looking to the Presidential contest. The mubject of Monday, however, will be those promised reports on impeachment from the Judiciary Committo>, embracing © lengthy sohedule of charges The sense of resentment still felt testimony, good, bad and indifferent, against | st the Alabams ontrages is far too deep to be Andrew Johnson. Some hints have been | sncered awsy. We want England to acknow- thrown out that the minority report of the committee for impeachment will be so sharp and pungent in its factsand evidence as probs- bly to prevail over the majority report against impeachment. It would appear, also, from what is rumored of Mr. Jobhnson’s opin- ions, that he has fears of the upshot of this in- vestigation. He may, perhaps, Bave had a glimpse or two behind the scenes; but we apprehend nothing from the committee like the discovery of a Guy Fawkes to blow up the Parliament, Lords and Commons, nor any- thing so combustible as to set the Potomac river on fire. The Charter Electio: New Feature fn the Contest, Tho nomination of John H. Anthon puts a new feature upon the Mayoralty contest and bolds out ® prospect of the election of a thoroughly good citizen and an honest re- former to the position of chief magiatrate of the city. The Miles O’Reilly democracy, whose nominee he is, have the credit of putting into the field the best candidate yet nominated, and they are bound to give him their earnest support under any circumstances, as every vote cast for him will be an honor to the or- ganization. But the fact is they have a good prospect of winning the high renown of elect- ing the Mayor. The withdrawal of Mr. Darling from the contest would secure the success of Anthon; and, even if the former should nom- inally continue in the field, the certainty of bis defeat will no doubt induce the main portion of his party to cast their votes for Anthon as the only m:ans by which Fernando Wood can be defeated. Tho recent developments made through Peter Cooper have entirely destroyed Hoff- man’s chance of success, He is responsible for all the corruption in every branch of the city government, since the treasury cannot be robbed of a single dollar without his con- nivance and consent. No money whatever can be drawn from the treasury unless on 9 warrant signed by the Mayor. It is the especial duty of that officer to withhold his final signature from all warrants unless he is satisfied that the money they call for is honeatly due to the claimant. That power {is given to him for the protection of the city. When we find one hundred and fifty-two thousand dollars drawn out of the treasury for the ex- penses of a department that ought not to cost the city fifty’ thousand dollars, and that bogus claims of seventy-nine and one hun- dred and two thousand dollars have been allowed by the city without an appeal, wo know that the Mayor is the party really respon- sible for the outrage, since he has the power to prevent and is placed in office for the ex- press purpose ef protecting the city against just such frauds, Let the honest, men of the city rally upon Anthon, and they can elect him. Mies O'Reilly was elected Register by the strength o/ his own party, and his best efforts must be put forth for his nominee. The whole Union democracy ledge her acts by paying, if she will. If she will not pay we want her to refuse distinctly, that the law may be applied in the future just as she rules it. We care not which way she decides, but the only settlement of the Ala- bama question that will ever be accepted is her positive decision one way or the other. Mr. Chase Trying to Head Off Congress on the Bank and Currency Question. We are informed from Washington that Chief Justice Chase is giving “considerable atten- tion to financial matters,” that be thinks we shall soon return to specie payments, that all the bonds will be redeemed in specie, that the national bank system is the acme of perfec- tion, that its currency is the best in the world, and that all nations will copy the profound bauking and financial system which he estab- lished. Mr. Chase, in making this modest declaration of the beauties of his financial policy and of his own merits in devising it, shows he is paying far more attention to this subject than to his judicial duties. The truth is, this is the foundation on which his ambition to reach the White House is built. Seeing the current of public opinion setting strongly against his infamous national bank system and crude specie payment theories, and apprehend- ing some action in Congress to upset the whole gingerbread fabric, he bas become alarmed, and issues his pronunciamiento to head off the movement. Thongh coming indirectly through a Washington correspondent, there can be no mistake about the object. This expres- sion of his views appears on the same day Congress reassembles, and is evidently in- tended to operate upon his radical supporters. It is the Chase radical platform coming, con- structed by the chief himself. The country is painfully conscious that Mr. Chase has been paying “considerable atten- tion to financial matters” for several years past. A debt of near three thousand millions and a frightful burden of taxation, such as England or any other country never bore, show the results of his attention to our national finances, Not half this debt, nor half this amount of taxation, would have been felt had he never controlled the Treasury Department. Seven years ago sixty or seventy millions a year was all the revenue we needed ; now it amounts to five hundred millions. Then we had not a hundred millions of debt ; now it is for the tederal goverament alone near three thousand millions. Jo less than seven years @ people who hardly felt the weight of federal taxation have become taxed to the utmost limit of forbearance. We, who used to point to England as a country weighed down by taxation, are now In # worse condition than the British. Where they are taxed a dollar we are taxed two. With them the burden was ages accumulating; it has taken seven years only in this country. Admitiing the magni- tude and vast expense of our war, there was still no necessity for creating half such a debt. Tt was the wretched and imbecile administra- tion of the Treasury under Mr. Chase that must in all honor suppor: him, as worthy of | brought the burden upon us. But worse than their trust and confidence, or must forever after yield all pretence of an independent organiza- tion. They have done nobly in their conven- tion; they nitst do as nobly at the polls. ‘The Tribune, which has always advocated a union on @ good candidate for the sake of the city, and has before now supported a democrat for Mayor on a reform p'aiform, cannot consist ently refuse to advise the withdrawal of Dar- ling and a thorough concentration on Anthop The people have the ma‘ter in their own hands, and it they choose to rally to the side of Anthon and the Miies O'Reilly democracy they can finally disposo of Wood and Hoffman and effectually break down all the rascally rings whose corrupt rule has cost the taxpayers so many millions of dollars. pea SeS Wer ea searu ns The Ala Claims. The speech of ber Majesty the Queen of Great Britain, &c., does not refer to this sub- ject of difference be:ween her government and that of the United States. Perhaps this is not @ point that we should find fault upon, since the speech is so notably silent on nearly every matter of consequence to the British people that it may be inferred the topics not touched are those the government really has at heart, while those discussed or alluded to merely make their appearance in the royal address as so many dummies to draw the fire of critical assault. Another indication that ber Majesty’s Ministers have the settlement of this Alabama disputo at heart is that the Lon- don press is giving the topic some attention and treating it with rather more than the usual British indifference to the facts. Bullying an opponent is with John Bull « peculiarly favorite way of opening negotiation. In- deed, his fino sense of his own iffportance will never permit that illustrious personage to open negotiation except upon the assumption that the opposing party is in the wrong; and this ground he thinks is secured when he begins by bullying. It is in this spirit, ap- parently, that the London Times makes its latest declarations as to the Alabama claims, Tt asserts that the English government has made “a fair and siraightforward offer” in this matter; that the American people “are fully aware of this,” and that the prominence given to the subject here is not due to the interest of that, he and his partisans dnd friends would fasten this debt upon us through all time by forcing specie payments, by increasing our ‘burdens, and ky perpetuating a system of banks and currency that would rob the people of all the profits of their induetry— that would continue to make tho poor poorer and the rich richer, till we shonld reach a lower deptn of pauperiem than Brevaits in Great Britain and Ireland. Such is tho miserable pretender to financial statesmanship who presumes, even while on the bench, to dictate the financial policy of the republic, We bave no idea that Congress will follow his dictates, but if it should be stupid enough to do so the people will certainly denounce its conduct. For seven years we have been rushing the down- ward road to financial ruin at railroad speed, with Mr. Chase as the engineer. We cannot go much farther without coming to destruction. He and his sot of ignorant and reckless man- agers, M.Culloch, Jay Cooks and all, must be thrown overboard and our national finances committed to abler men. The News from South America, Our news from the southern balf of our Gon- tinent is of interest, The countries appear to be still warlike in their appearance, and from Panama to the estuary of La Plata they talk of littie but war. The warlike fever appears to extend even northward, and the unusually quiet little republics of Guatemala and Costa Rica are assuming a threatening attitude against each other. Following down the coast of South America we find in Ecuador that the people are getting tired of arms and promise.a little peace—peace for @ moment, that they may take breath for the next dash. Peru presents a little darker aspect; and here we have something that savors of a re- spectable fight. General Prado, at the head of the government, is determined not to be ousted from power, and makes a sturdy fight against the retrograde element opposed to him. In fact, Peru is having a very lively time of it, At the port of Callao the foreign- ers, at the latest dates, were forming them- selves into a guard, so that in case of any out break they might protect their property. There is a largo party in Peru which demands peace, the people in it—not duo to the feeling of re. | and which lately attempted it ins novel way sentment at injustice and outrage, but solely to Mr. Seward’s desire to use tho topic tor manufacturing political capital. It is to be hoped that the Times does not represent the condition of English knowledge and sentiment in this case. ‘The American people are fully by trying to assemble Congress and put down both the rival chiefs in favor of a third. From Chile come the usual notices of an uncertain condition of things, occasioned by te war with Spain, which is a war and isnot a war; which brings out a deal of bombast on aware that Bogland has made an offer; but so] the part of both belligerents and which is far from regarding it as fair and straightfor- ward, they look upon it as but little short in itself of a national insult. What is wanted is & subterfuge, and an attempt to avoid of quite another nature. As to the notion that the weakest point in thie matter by such qatdes minus the fighting to make it respectable. We cannot understand why Chile and have spent such large amounts of money in the forti- fication of their ports during this war. Had they early in the struggle equipped three or four fast privateers, they might have swept the commerce of Spain completely from the ocean and made her sue for peace. ° It is not too Inte to do this even yet, and it should at once be undertaken. The very revolution now existing in Peru is stirred to action by Spanish intrigue to weaken the Peruvian government, and there are indications that Spain is also at work in Chile for similar How long the Spanish American republics will stand the bullying of wornout old Spain we have no idea ; but we do know that weare administration of our foreign | as much to blame as South America is, and not the English people bo de- | that an attack by any Europeam people upon one of them is an attack upon us. ‘ The Royal speeches. The English Parliament and the French | rich country, especially in Legislature have both been formally opened with speeches from the throne. In yesterday's Henatp we printed the Emperor’s speech in full and a synopsis of that of the Queen. The Emperor appeared and delivered his speech in person. The Queen’s speech was read by & royal commission. There is some food for thought in this difference, The Emperor of France retains his populerity and his power by doing his own work. The Queen loses her popularity and her power by leaving her work to be done by others. Many things might be said on this subject if we felt disposed to go into particulars. This much, at least, it is eafe to say, that if @ little leas of Napoleonism would be a blessing to France, a little more of Napolconism would be a blessing to England. Where monarchy exists its success dgpends op the avoidance of two opposite extgmes. Too much projected, monarchy is liable to become a bore; too little projected, it is liable to be- come a nuisance, We have the two extremes exemplified in France and England. Napo- leon is too much of a despot; Victoria is too much of an automaton. . It is no longer to be denied that if the French people have occasion to complain that the government is too much in the hands of one man, the English people are of opinion that a little more of Napoleon- ism is the thing which, of all others, they most need. The fashionable world of London, including, of course, the West End sbop- keepers, are heartily sick of the Queen’s retirement, This feeling has been very much agcravated by the protracted illncas of the Princess of Wales. Even the English people will get tired of monarchy if it cannot or will not keep up the enpitement of a court. The Queen’s speech does not appear to have had any special excellence. We do not forget, of course, that the speech was composed by Lord Derby and his henchman Disraeli. It seems to have been guarded and cautious in the extreme. If it erred at all it erred by defect. The Emperor’s spsech, on the other hand, was full and exhaustive. It is his own speech—an expression “of the thoughts of bis own active and observant mind—and no one can read it without feeling that it is worthy of the ruler of a great country. We are not blind admirers of the Emperor Napoleon. We think he has made during his reign some great and serious mistakes. But perfection is not to be looked for in mere mortality, even if that mortality should be found to live in the persons of imperial philosophers. History will con- demn him for the part he has played in the September Convention business; but history will justify the conclusion he has arrived at in regard to the consolidation of Germany. We are not satisfied that the Emperor is quite pleased to have on his northern border so pow- erful a neighbor as Prassia has become; but he has shown his wisdom by yielding gracefully and in time to that which he cannot resist. We cannot say that Napoleon has never attempted the impossible; but we can say tbat he has never stupidly per- sisted in the attempt In this Roman difficulty Napoleon has a heavy task on band, but we are not without reasons for believing that if life is spared him he will bring it to a satisfactory issue. The September Convention unquestionably rendered his inter- vention necessary; but, though originally in our opinion a grand mistake, the September Convention may prove the means of finally and satisfactorily settling the Roman question. No one 18 now more fully convinced than Napoleon bimeelf toat the Pope, to remain a | great spiritual ruler, must cease to be a tem- poral prince. It will be seen from the Emperor’s remarks that the efficiency of the army is the object of his constant soli- eitude, It is equally manifest from the tenor of his speech that a European war is no longer to be decided. To be ready tor any emergency is wise policy; but his desire to maintain the efficiency of the army does not imply that the Emperor wishes war. It is gratifying to learn that the Western Powers are .at one as to the policy to be pursued in the East If the doctors do not tender too much advice the “Sick Man” may yetbecome convalesc-nt. The Roman question is the only difficulty Napoleon has on his bands. He has, be tells us, called to his aid the dif- ferent European Powers; but it remains to be seen whethor they will respond to his call. Napoleon ought, not to wait for their advice. He is strong enough to complete the work which he bas begun in Italy. The real crown- ing of the edifice would be the dissolution of tbe temporal power of the Papacy. It was a French Emperor who laid the foundation of that power. Itia fitting, now that its work is done, thata Freach Emperor should bring it to naught. The work of the second Charlemagne might thus be greater than that of the first. The Pacific Railroads. Tn pushjng the Pacific railroads westward they have finally reached points whore it is ab- solutely necessary to decide upon the routes to be taken in their further extension. Here- tofore there has been much hesitation evinced in this particular on the part of the various companies, This is especially the case with tbe Union Pacific, which is now running to Cheyenne Wells, near the bage of the Rocky Mountains. The gradients ly westward from the above point aro very heavy and the ourves necessarily very This is owing 40 the fact that a direct line cuts the water courses at nearly right angles, while, aa a general rule, all railroad lines should seek routes parallel with the rivers that they may be easier of consiruction. Owing to this rule we now see the Eastern division of the Union road tracing its grand ‘trunk line far to the southward, making s great bend at Cheyenne down toward Santa Fé, and, in New Mexico, turning westward azain to seck an easy route on the thirty-fifth pirallel of latitude. Finally it reaches the mountain valleys of California which run parallel with the Pacifico coast ‘Thence up one of these it is proposed to reach San Francisco. It is evident, however, that the first point that it reaches the Pacific will be at Guaymas, on the Gulf of California, this being one of tho contemplated branches of the Union road. This branch has many advantages. It is saving over the route above named to San Fran- elsco of at least five hundred miles, while the gradients, the curvature and without a competitor. This fact that the whole road F6 to the California guif toute across the Plains, winding as it docs down the river valleys and Sonors. has slso—it appears from our Washington news—become a great military necessity to our government. Tho Me y government has ritories bordering Mexico. saving of seventy-five per cent in costs over our present tedious method of land carriage. Wherever we are to have a Pacific railroad let us have it quickly. The wants of the country for such a road are numberless. Uf San Francisco can be first reached, it is wall ; if San Diego or Guaymas first, we aro agreed. The shortest and quickest route to the Pacific— that is what we want; for we have upon the Pacific slope of North America interests which should not be neglected. There are intsresia, too, besides those which arise from the intrinsic value of our territorial possessions—they are those which have their birth in the vast Bast India trade which faces the Pacific slope of North America. There is not ® foot of our coast there that can fail to reap ‘immense wealth from the Asiatic trade, and the sooner we finish our Pacific lines the quicker we shall reap these national blessings. We should not, however, confine our efforts toa single route ; nor should our government show any prefer ence in granting favors. Four great trunk lines should be pushed through immodiately. By doing so we shill bind the country closer together, shall settle at once and forever the very expensive Indian question, and do more towards reconstruction than can be done by the politicians in a half century of demagogue labors. “The Bick Man.” According to » telegram from Constanti- nuple, published in Monday’s Heraxo, the SuJtan is dangerously ill. His illness, how- ever, and even his death, would probably not — much increase the complications of the Eastern question at this particular juncture. Were he to die he.would at once be replaced by his legitimate successor, without any effort on the part of the European Powers to seizo an op- portunity of destroying the integrity of the Ottoman empire. And physically sick as the Sultan is reported to be, the stereotyped phrase of “The Sick Man,” which has so often been applied to bim as the representative of Turkey by European diplomatists and journal- ists, is now less applicable than ever. As we lately took occasion to intimate, Turkey has been called sick by all the wos, chiefly in consequetice of its having suffered from over- doctoring. Left to itself, as it seems to have been by the recent note of the representatives of France, Italy and Prussia, it may make proof of recuperative powers sufficient te rescue it from what must have been its mevi- table fate had it persisted in opposing the current of modera progress. But the recent visit of the Sultan to Western Europe seems to bave confirmed him in his tendencies towards the, recognition and the adoption of modern ideas, That visit was itself, as we have said, sn unprecedented — revolu- tion. Since the return of the Sultan to Constantinople his acts have shown that he spoke no empty words when he said to Na- poleon, “The Sultan comes to visit the Em- peror, and Islamism renders homage to” Christianity ;” and to Victoria, “I cannot hope to govern thirty-six millions of subjects without removing all barriers which separate them, outside even of religious faith.” The fror which be has manifested towards the ceform pat directed by the younger Turks «¢ho have been educaled at Paris and * London, aud his readinees to promote the fotroduction of those potent agoncles of nic**™™ “ivillaation, the printing press, the railway and tho teie- graph, are encouraging signs that “The Sick Man” is not so near death as his encmics might wish. The Sultan himself may yet live long enough, we hope, to witness the most satisfactory results from the reforms which he has initiated. It is true that the recent note presented to the Porte by France, Italy and Prussia may be interpreted as an act of com- piaisance to Russia, But Russia herself seems to have relaxed, at least for the present, her active inverference azainst tae Porte. And the note in question, although in form favorable to the Greeks, is in substaace favorable to Tar key. “In reality,” says a letter from Canes, dated the 3 inst, and published in a Paris jour- nal, “the Powers leave the Turks faco to face with the Cretan insurgents and the Greek vol- unteers, only treating the latter with indul- gence.” The speech which the Emperor of the French delivered to the Senate and Corps Législatif on the 19th, and which the Hexaup published the next morning, quite clearly pre- sents the actual state of the case. His imperial Majesty adverts to the fact that the conciliatory’ spirit of the Powers removes the irritating differences of opinion that existed between them as regards bringing about the pacifica- tion of Crete. Napoleon says :—“I am happy to announce that they have agreed on two principal points—the maintenance of the in- tegrity of the Ottoman empire and the ameliora- tion of the cond.tion of the Christians.” It is evident that the great Powers unitedly refrain from insisting upon the cession of Crete by the Sultan, inasmuch as they see that this cession would be but a beginning of the end and would inevitably result in the disintegration of the Ottoman empire. The end, therefore, is not yet. The Sultan is to be left free to develop the recuperative powers which may prolong the life and restore the health of “The Sick Man.” If Turkey will but enter beartily on the path of modern progress, availing her- self of steam, electricity and the other grand instrumentalities of civilization, we may see that “ there’s life in the old land yet.” Tho Pacific Mail Steamship Company ia a Sterm. The Pacific Mail Steamsbip Company is in anything but ® pacific state at the present time, so far as ite domestic affairs are concerned. The election of directors, appointed to take place last Wednesday, was interrupted by & flood of injunctions flowing in upon the stock- holders from every court of competent jurie- diotion in the city, and compelling a postpone- ment until the 16th of December. The oc casion of all this strife and is the attempt of s certain set of wealthy gentlemen to obtain control of the direction of the com- pany, in place of the wealthy gontlemen who comprise the present board. It fs the old fight of the “outs” against the “ins,” and fa this instance the value of the prise gives especial vigor and virulence to the contest The “outs,” of course, make terrible charges