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WASHINGTON eee Proceedings of the Recousiruction Committee | in Relation to the Admission of the Southern States. Mr. Stevens’ Proposition for the Division of Texas Into Three States. Passase in the Senate of the Bill for the Gradual Reduction of the Army. Pensions for the Heroes of the War of 1812. NT OF THE POSTAL LAWS 11 o’Clock ‘Wasnixctox, Feb, 18, Bi Proceedings of the Reconstruction Commit. see—The Admission of the Southern States— The Division of Texas. The Reconstruction Committee held » meeting this forenoon, ‘The first proposition presented for considor- ‘ation was to remove the disabilities of Mr. Butler, clam- Sug to be a Representative elect from Tennessee and ‘ @uspeuding the test oa:h in bis case in order that he might be admitted to a seat in the House, Representa- tive Brooks moved to include John Young Brown, of Kentucky, within the scope of the resolution, not be- eauee ho considered Mr. Brown a rebel, but because the House bad declared that ho '@ wid, countenance and support to the rebellion, and was therofure ineligible to a seat, Messrs, Butler and Brown thus being preciuded from the House on similar grounds, Mr. Breoks’ amendment was rejected by a party vote, Daring the discussion tt was said that John Young Brown bad 001 asked to be pardoned. Mr, Brooks re- plied that it was true, but the committee hud decided to remove the disabilities from Governor Orr, ex-G.v- eraor Holden and nine or ten others who had not ma personal applicatios for that purpose. Mr. Stevens, of Pennsylvauia, said the committee had actou too hastily on tha: sudject and destred further time to look jaio 1%, No alaitional action was taken ‘upon the question at this meeting. Tho bill yesterday introduced by Mr. Bincham for the admiss ou of the State of Al.bame into the Union was considered f'rashori timo, Mr. Stevens thought that wetion ought to be deiayed until they could get all the Tact, He was ratner dissatisGed with it, Dowever, belicving that a general Dill applicable 40 all ine Southern States should be passed Anstead of acting upon tiese States separately, Mir. Stevens submitted a bill fur the division of Toxas into three State-, providing that the Convention about assembling in (bat Siate fix the metes and boundaries of the new Siates, aud further, that each or them havo the same constitution, He said he thought there ought 10 be four or five Slaves carved out of the Texas territory, but would be content with three. Mr, Stevens will report the bill to the House so that it may be printed and re- ferred back to the commitre: for revision if necessary. Mr. Higgins, a Freedmen’s Bureau officer, appeared and made complaint against General Giliem in connec. ton with a court martial which acquitted a man named Johnson for the murder of a pogro. The narrative was dstened to attentively, but led to no action on the part of 6 committee, . The Protection of American Citizens Abroad— Order of Secretary Seward. The Houso Commitiee on Foreign Affairs at their mecting to-day considered the various propositions offered in that branch of Congre-s aud referred to them with a view to Larmonize coaflicting views on the sub- ject of protecting tbo righis of American citizens abroad, They will report av entirely new vii to the House. several mombers of the committee were averse to declaring the right of expatriation on the ground ‘hat this was a principle so firmy fixed in this tountry as not to require its reassertion; but the ma. Jority decided to tnsert it in the new bill, all decisions of sourts everywhere 1o the contrary notwithstanding, The -following official order has just been issned:— Drvartuent oF Stare, Wasixoron, Feb, 18, 1868, f At to recommended to ali citizens of the United States, native or naturalized, who have occasion to vigit Great Brivain or Ireiaud, vo procure passports (rem this de- partment while the habeas corpus reinains suspended in the jatter country. Citizens of the United States un- justly arrested ure liavle to pe detained without prompt examivation unit they can procure and produce legu! evidence of their citizenship. WILLIAM H, SEWARD. General Grant in the House of Kepresen- tatives. General Grant, accompunied by General Howard, was pon the floor of the House of Regresentatives this afteraoon, and both were for a considerable time en- gaged in conversation with radical members, Messrs, Washburne, of ilimois, and Bingham of Ohio, had a particularly protracted interview. Opposition o: the Louisiana Radicals to Goneral Haucock’s Administration. The Telegram staves that the action of General Hencock in removing the seven colored members of the Common ouncil in New Orieans and nullifying the appointment of Recorder by that body has given so much annoyance to the radicals that several representatives of the so called Joyal element of New Orleans at present sojourning ia this city Have constituted themselvee special complain- ants on bebaif of the aggrieved loyalists of Louisiana. General Grant has been toid the other or colored side of the story by these gentry, aud everything calculated to @amage the reputation of General Hancock has been suggested, shough eo far the removal of the General, which is the chiet thing desired, has not been evon re- motely intimated 10 them by Grant, who is not yat pro- pared to say that Hancock has been partial or derelict an the discharge of his duties, ihe radical representatives of Lonisiana loyalty embrace the Rev. T. W. Conway, Tho- mar C, Durant and Governor Hahn. One of these gentlemen states that Gevoral Hancock intends to ovorstep his legitimate duties, as marked out under the Reconstruction laws, by preventing an election for State officers om the same ticket with which the con- stitution is eubmitted for ratification, The Reconstruc- tion act does not authorize the election of State officers at the same time the constitution is submitted, but the radical theory is that the option is left with the Conver. tom todo so if it thinks fit, amd in doing so itacw ‘upon the correet principio that the framers of a constitu- tion are competent to nominute officers to 800 after it: a loyalists say that Gueral Hat cock has misrepresented his action in New Orleans to Genera! Grant, and made it appear thai was acting am strict conformity with the Reconstruction acts of Congress, without regard to race or co! They dwell ecpecialiy upon what they term his duplicity im stati that he removed seven colored men from the Board of Common Council, without adding that these sevon em- ‘braced all the colored element in that body, and that he Mentioned the removal at the same 9 of two white men to give his action the color of impartiality. Ali this has bees represented to General Grant, and the Prospective action of General Hancvck foreshadowe: being entirely inimical and obstructive to the policy of Congress, The Amount of Gold in the Treasury. ‘The amount of gold in the Treasury of the United ‘States at this date is $104,000,000, of which sum there fs payable in gold certificates $28,700,000, leaving « Balance of $75,300,000 in gold coin belonging exclusively to the United States, It is estimated that the receipts of gold from custom from this date to May 1 will be $28,000,000, making an aggregate of $103,000,000, out ef which there is payable on the Ist of March next $4,000,000, due on the ten-forty bonds, and on the lat day of May about $27,000,000, interest duo on the five- twenty bonds, leaving a balance on hand of gold, after paying all expenses, of $98,500,000, or $71,000,000 after the coin certificates are deducted. These estimates are 4m case no sales of gold aro made between the periods, Press e for Appointments in the War De- partment. Notwithstanding the constant retronchment which is fow going on tn the various bureaus of the War Depart Ment the prossuro for appointments continnos as large as ever, the applications coming mostly from discharged soldiers or poldiors’ widows. Th ey ere invariably mes NEW YORK .HERALD, WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 19, 1868—TRIPLE SHEET. with the response that “ib 19 IMP” Lainie to make addi- tional appormtmen's,” 884 16 oven contemplated at an early day to make ® ft”. 1aeve decrease in the clerical forgo of the War DOP” enone Amen" ment of the Postal Laws. One section, of Senator Ramsey’s bill for amending the postal iaws provides that the fee for a money order ‘shall in future be ten coats on a sum of ten dollars, and Ot @xceeding thirty shall be fifteen cents, and for an ‘order exceeding thirty dollars a fee of twenty-tive cents shall be charged, and that the compenzation of deputy postmasters for the payment of money orders be increas- ed from one-cighth to one-fourth of one per centum on the gross amount of orders paid at their re- spective offices, That the Postmaster Goneral appoint the mail steamers plying between San Francisco, China and Honolulu a government agent in charge of the malis,'at a salary of $2,000 each, The Postmaster General is also authorized to appoint in his department a superintend- ent of foreign mails, at a salary of $3,000, and also three additional clerks tor that branch of the service, The act authorizing the sales of postage stamps and stamped envelopes shali be so modified that the quantities of each soldat any one time to the same party shall now exceed $100 in vaiue, and that euch sales shall be re- stricted to certain designated agents, The last section provides that it shall not be lawful to deposit in a post office, to be sent by mail, any letters or circulars con- corning lotteries, so called gift concerts or other similar enterprises offering prizes of any kind on any pretext whatever, and the postmaster believing them to be such shall send them to the Dead Letter Office, Increuse of Postage to the East Indies Through the British Mai Notice has been given by the British Post Ofice De- partment that on and from the 1st of March vext the single rate of postage for letters between the United States and the East Indies, via England, will be tweaty- eight cente per balf ounce when forwarded for tra mission via Southampton, and thirty-six cents when intended to be sent via Marseiliea, prepayment compul- sory. Bureau of Justice. ‘The Judiciary Committee this mornivg determined to report a bill establishing a Bureau of Justice. The Admission of Alabnma. A radical delegation from the state of Alabama has arrived in ths city and will press Congress to pass euch laws as they deem necersary to secure the readmission of their state, Tne House bill on the subject seems to receive the utmost favor, Regulatton of the National Banks and Depos- its of Public Money. Mr. Butler, of Massacnucetis introduced to-day the fol- lowing bill amendatory to several acs establishing the national banks:~ SEcTION 1. [hat every stockholde to the number of 81 be holds in the fuilowing pro- poruon:—For one share one vote, and tor every two ad- diLonal shures vue vole more, but no stockholder suall have more tnan tweuty voles, Absent stuccuolders may vote by proxy, but uo salaried oificer of tue baak sual vote as proxy.’ No officer ag proxy shall cast more than ten vores, and no person aa proxy sball cust more than fifty votes. Ske. 2. Each bank shall, at least once in every six months, piepare @ list of its stockhoiders, with ie amount of stock hela by each, and shail provide a book 1n which all proxies flied under the folowing section sail be fortuwith entersd, with the date of execution, acknowledgment aud ting the same, and the names of the stock: olders aud proxy or attorney named there; and such hist, book aud prosies filed sual! at ali times be open to the inspection of every stocknolder. A bank tailing to comply with the provVi-iuns of tuis sec tion shail for each ollence furieit a sum not exceeding $600. Senator Cattel, from the Committee on Finance, re- ported adversely the House bill to regulate the deposits of public moneva, providing that a national bank shall not be selected in auy city or piace or witnin ofiy miles of any such city or place where there is located the Treasurer or an Assistant Treasurer of the United States a3 a public depository, and that all public moneys collected ia such places bo deposited with tho Treasurer or Assistant Treasurer of the United States, The New Tax Bill. A sub-commiitee of the Ways and Means Commiitee is in session on the detail aud phraseology of the new Tax bill, which will not be reported for several weeks to come, y vote according The Purchase of Samana. At @ meeting of the Senate Commutee on Foreign Affairs the question of the proposed purchase of the Bay of Samuna was discussed, but no action was had Upon it, It is understood that the views of the eom- mittee on the propriety of the purchase were asked by the President betore the negotiations with St. Deiningo wore advanced to a foal result, Oficial Despatebes from Japan, The Department of tate reveived to-day, by way of San’ Francisco, the following telegrams from the Unitede States Legation in Japan, dated Osaka, January 18, 1868 ;-— To Hoo. Witttam H. Sewarn, Secretary of State:— Sm—The opponents of the Tycoon, with armed forces, on the 3d instant wok possession of tue Mikado Castle and person, and imdneed bim to issue a ree abolisi ing the office of Tycoon, The Tycoon is bere gathoring troops, War is immi- nont. Adinira! H. H. Bell, Lieutenant Commander Reed and ten sailors were drowned bere on the 1th instant, The bodies were recovered and buried at fliogo Usaka and Hiogo were opened withuut trouble. R. B, VAN VALKENBURGH, Minister Resident, Unirep States Lecatios ar Yoronama, Jan, 26, 1968, To Hon. Wruisam H, Sewann, Secretary of state :— =tk—On the 19th there was some severe fighting at Yeddo betweea statsuima, Statma’s reiainers and the Tycoon's forces, both on shore and afloat, Severai hun- dred are reported killed, ‘Ine three palaces of Stateuma were destroyed. ‘There bas beep @ paval engagement within eight miles of Yokohama, ‘This place, however, is safe. Perfact tranquillity is restored both bere and at Yeddo, The Monocary 1s in port. Tam awaiting tne Stonewall and further instructions from Osaka. All foreign reproeentatives are there with the Tycoon, Very respocuiully, A. L, C, PORTMAN, Indian Delegation. A delegation of the Potawatamie Indians, five in number, from Kahsas, bave arrived in this city, and had an introductory interview with the Commissioner of Indian Afuirs this morning regarding the general business of thelr tribes. ‘The Indian Agent Mathews, of tho Mountain Crows, bas reached this city from Fort Phil Kearney. He camo dowa the Powder river road alone, and reports the Indians peaceable in that section, The Japanese Kam Stonewall. A private letter received in thie city from Commander George Brown, commanding the Japanese ram Stone- wali, dated Calla@ Jauuary 27, announces his arnval there with that vessel on the 23d of that monin, and that he would leave on the morning of the 30im for Honolulu, Ail on board of her wero wel, Affairs in Crete. Dates trom Crete to January 20 represopt the pros. pects of tho Turks there as more gloomy than ever. ‘They havo been defeated im several engagements of lace with severe lossva, The Mussulman population are be- coming more and more discontented, and the troops have shown auch @ mutieous disposition that y were obliged on one occasion to be lod back to headquarters, ‘Sawas Pacha bas utterly failed of getting even into the outer verge of his Pacbalicof Sphakia, baving twice been driven back with his troops in disorderly flight. The Sultan's Grand Vizler’s mission to Crote is failure, and the island is now im @ more successful state of revolution than 6 Arms Provisions continue to be sent into Crete from all quarters for the relief of the Cretan warriors. The women and children continue to flee from the island to Greece. Om the 24th of January 9 Russian corvette landed fourteen hundred womon and children from Crete at the Pirwus, The total number of Cretan non-combatants in Greece at the present time is estimated at sixty-three thoussnd, The provisional government has again appealed to the Christian Powers to send ships for the convey. ce of Cretan families to Greece, and has also pro- tested against the crueltios lately perpetrated by the Sultan's morcenaries. Tho Onalaska Canoe. There ie im the audience room of the Department of State an interesting spocimen of the canoe used by the Onalaska Indians jin Russian America, The canoe ap- pears tobe made of the skins of some animal sewed with tendons and stretched over a wooden frame, It is about eighteen feet im length, pointed at the ende, and deep enough to hold in a sitting posture the single occu- pant for whioh it is intended. His place is in the middle, and a wob apparently made of fish skin ts intended to be stretched over the hole where he sits, to keep out the water there, The double bladed paddle by which the canoe is propelied js about elght feet fa length and is held in the middie by doth hands, Visitors to the region inbab- ited by the Indians referred to say that the ekiit with which they manage these canoes and their courage in Gsting enterprises in thom far from land on @ stormy sea are wonderful, The canoe is understood to have beon rent to Washington by Captain W. A. Howard, of the Revenue service, The Buoy List of the Lighthouse Ronrd.’ The buoy jist of the Lighthouse Board will be jasued im about (on days and be sent to the collectors of cus. toms on the Atlantic and Pacific coasts and in the lake | be would vote on the case simply as warranted by the Ports for the use of mariners, The list comprises all ‘the beacons, buoys and day marks in the waters of the United states, A sufficient number of copies will be Printed for full distribution te mariners, United States Si je Court. In the Supreme Court to-day case No. 39, Stevens, claimant, va, the United States,’ was argued, THE FORTIETH CONGRESS. Second Sess! ba SENATE. Wasarnaton, Feb, 18, 1868, PETITIONS, ETC, ‘The Cuam inid before the Senate resolutions from the Town Council of Washington praying for the removal of the charter, which was referred to the Commiltee on the District of Columbia, Mr. Carruut, (rep.) of N. J., presented, he said, with great pleasure, a petition from the anti-monopolists of Now Jersey, also @ petition from the citizens of New Jersey aud Pegnsylvania, in regard to the damages from the encroachments of the sea at Absecomb inlet, which Was referred to the Committee on Commerce, Mr. Howaxp, (rep.) of Mich., presented @ petition from the inbabitants of the commercial towns oa Lake Michigan praying for the improvement of the harbor at New Buflalo, which was referred to the Committee on Commerce, Mr, AntHoxy, (rep.) of R, 1, presented a memorial from some of the persons who shared in the capture of the rebel ram Albemarle setting forth that they are entitled to prize money, Mr. Grimes, (rep) of lowa, presented a petition of several commodores, praying that all commodores on the retired list on the ist of January, 1867, be promoted to be rear admirals, Referred to the Committee on Naval Allaire, THANKS TO SOLDIERS FREE OF POSTAGE. Mr. Ramaty, (rep.) of Minn., called up the House bill ‘to authorize the Adjutant General of New Hampshire to transmit free of postage ceriain certificates of thanks to soldiers of that state, A sabstiiute bad been inserted making the bill general to all Staiea The amendment ‘was adopted, Mr, Savtanury, (dem.) of Del., said of course this had nothing todo with the New Hampshire election. He was glad the Senate had awakened to a realizing senso of the service of the soldiers, who had been greatly wronged heretofore in not being allowed by New Hampshire to receive such cortificates free of expense, The vill was passed. REDUCTION OF EXPENSES OF THE WAR DEPARTMENT. The House joint resolution for reducing the ex- penses of the War Department, &c., was taken up and Passed on motion of Mr, WiLsoy, (rep.) of Mass. It pro- vides for the reduction of expenses in the city of New York by concentrating the business of tue various bureaus connected with the War Department into one building, ata cost not exceeding $25,000 per anoum, and the selection of a suitable property for receiving and storing army stores, at a cost not excecding $50,000 per annum. REDUCTION O¥ THE ARMY, Mr. Wilson’s bili for the reduction of the army and to discontinue unnecessary grades therein, and for otner purposes, was reported with amendments and passed, It confines the appointments of second lieutenant to graduaves of the Military Academy, abolishes tne grades of regimental commissary sergeant, regimental hospital steward and veterinary surgeon, and reduces !ho num- ber of corporals to each company to four; discharges fourteen bands and incorporates the provisions of tue bill relating to bounties, &c., recently reported—namely, tat no bounty suail be paid toa deserier, unless the Secreiary of War or tue Secretary of the Navy sual cancel the coarge of desertion on the ground that it was erroneously wade, and the dechiration that olficers of tue army on leave or on whe rovired list shait nt bo considered a3 changing their station when obeyiug an order for duty. AMENDMENT OF THE POSTAL LAWS, Mr, Ramsey, (rep.) of Min., introduced a vill to amend the pustat laws and increase tho eilictency of the postal service, which was roterr.d to the Post Uiice Communities, It provities that the existing law shall not be cousuned tu prevent tue Postmaster at any monoy ordor oftice froin issuing orders payable by himseit, and tuat ine term “Deputy Postmaster” used in gaia uct shall ve id to Mean the postmaster of every money order olive, ‘Tho charges for money orders are a3 fuliows:—For an order not exceeding $10, ten cents; for an order trom $10 to $30, fifteen weuts; for an order exceeding $30, iwenty-live cents, and tae CompensaviuD of postmasers for payment of ‘orders ix increased trom 3 to 4 per cent on their amount. ections three and four relate to the issue of duplicates; and punishment for forging mouey ‘orders, imprisonment at hard labor irom two to five years aud a@ fine not excee ling $5,000; and the subsequent provisions authorize the Fostmaster General to appomt and employ mail agents on the steamers running trom ailfornia to Chow and from Seo cisco to Houolulu at agiaries of $2,000 each, and to estavlish a general agency at Sbanghae, with branch ageucies at other ports in China and in Japan, appointing postal agenws, clerks, &c., a8 may bo necessary for conducting tue postal business, For we more vilisieut management of ihe foreign mail service he is authorized w appoint in his department a superintendent of foreign mails, ata suary of $3,000, aud three additional clerks, and he is also autuorized 10 appoint a chiof of division for the dead Jeter ollice ata salary of $2,500, Punistimenis aro provided for the use of cancelled stamps, &. ; in the case of department em- ployés imprisonment from one to three years; other persone gx months to one year and a five of $500. Sales of stamps and stamped envelopes at a discount are limited to the amount of $100 at any one ume to the same party, and such sules are to be restricted to designated agents, wi will auree to sell again without discount, under rales to be tixed vy tho Postmaster General, ‘Tbe last seccion provides tuat it sbali not be lawful to deposit in a post office, to be sent by mail, any letter or circular concerning lotteries, Kut concerts OF similar enterprise’, offering prizes of any kind on acy pretext, aud postmaster, receiving what they have reason to believe ar: such icwers or cir- culars shall send them to the dead Jetter oifice, c Mr, Mornuts, (rop.) flered a resolution directing the ccllevtou of books’ and documen s of we Senate into # brary, under the direcsion of ihe Library Committee, and appropriating certara fuoms in the Senate wing of the Camtol, He said thie was nearly identical with @ resolution on the subject by the lae Senator, sr. Foote, four or five yeurs ago, and tuat there was now no library where the senators could get access to complete sets Or documenta ot the Sevate, ‘The resolution was rolerrod to t he Commitiee on the Library. DEPOSITOUES OF PULLIC MONEYS, Mr. Carrect, from the Commitee on Finance, reported adversely the House biil forbidding the des.gnation as a public depository of avy vational bank within titty miles | Of 2 place where an Assistant Treasurer ie located, THE CASE OP 8 NATO THOMAS. ‘The special which was esoiution to acmit Mr. Tuomas, Senaior elect from Mary!and, was taken up Mr, Jomxson, (dem. ) of Md,, bad the floor to cioee the debate, bus yicided to Mr. TReMeULL, (rp,) of iil., whe desired to answer some remarks made oo his tormor speech in the course of debate. He road from the report of the committee on the subjeet to show that they bad found nothing against the admission of Mr. Thomas if not contaiged in the matter in connection with pis fon; yet Senators baged their objection upon enurely different grounds, some ot them members of the committee Who signed that report, Tbe Senate was sitting to decide the case under the law and the facta It was not a question whether Mr. Thomas sympathized with the rebellion, but whether he was the rogulerly qualified representative of the State of Maryland, He (Mr. Trumbull) had not selected him. He replied to Mr, Ed- munds’ comments oa his defence of Mr. Thomas and his son and bis denunciation of them ae traitors, and said this was not the piace for such denunciations, He ; Mr. ‘Trumbul)) claimed to be as loyal as any Senator; he nad asgreaten abhorrence of treason as anyone; but did seat’ If that Senat Was shown tobe a traitor he could be kept out; but was to be kept out not by deciamation, buton the proof of the facts in the case. dir. Trumbull again discussed against Mr. Thomas. ‘at the time Mr. Thomas resign ard; if so, it was only on our side decision of the Supreme Court, in the prizect he no judges claimed that war existed uatil the fring on og Sumter; and yet the Senator said flagrans war exist: Mr, Draxe, (rep.) of Mo., said it was flagrant enough on one side, Mr, Tromavtt continued, claiming, in the course of his remarks, that the act of Mr. Thomas, in resigning # Treasury Department to Gencral Dix, in whom t! try bad such confidence as they did not repose 11 was not aiding the enemy, but the contrary. Hi te det misprision of treaso that io order piy it to the act of Mr. Thomas to a ine sop, the treason must frst have been committed but the son did not joim the revel army for a long time afterwards. Mr, Ferry, (rep.) of Conn,, imtorrupted Mr. Trambull todescribe the condition of things atthe time of that occurrence, and eaid if that Senator had a minor son lurking within the federal lines with that pui really asa iven imf jon to to bis arrest he was guilty of misprision of treason, and should not be admitted. Mr. TROMUULL supposed the Senator would scarcely ‘vote to keep out every man who bad given such aidjand comfort as consisted ina Mice mctalfy od of the intention to joi the rebellion without giving information, If that rule Ps Nate there would be few of the prosent Sqne- tora here. mr. Drake interrupted to ask Mr. Trumbull to notice the reasons for the resignation advanced by Mr, Them: in bie letter rather than those advanced six years after, and proceeded to quote those reasons, eaying that Mi Thomas bad resigned forty-eight hours atter the rei forcement of Fort Sumter, Mr. Trvmecrs supposed that the Senator did not agree with every act of Mr, Buchanan, such as the appoint~ ment of Peace Commissioner, who promised Fort Sum- ter should not be reinfe wir, Draxe doubted whether the Senator would claim that Mr, Thomas resigned on accouat of such acts ae that. Trevor centinied, quoting Mr. Cisco's testi. Mr. mony in favor of Mr, Thomas, apd concluded by saying = preveat the Senator from Maryland being entitled | means, {| Was requested to communicate any report mad: testimony. Messrs. Howarp, Stewart and Jouxsox endeavored stmultageously to get the floor, but the Coair recognised - Jobuson, who «allied the Clerk to read some remarks he had prepared. They were read, being mainly addressed to the point of constitutional qualifications, saying the only law on the subject additional to the constitution was that requiring an oath, though iv bis judgiment Congrest bad no power to pass such a law, thought that as Mr. Thomas, who was admitted to bea man of high character, was willing to take that oath, that fact was:onclusive upon Congress, After the reading was concluced Mr, Juhnson added a few words in regard to the charges made against Mr, Thomas. He thouzht Mr, Sumner bad wholly misapprebended the act of April, 1790, om the subject of treason. The first section defined treason as levying war against the United States, andgimposed a penalty; the second defined misprision of treason as knowledge of uch treason or giving it ‘id and comfort, To bring Mr. Thomas within that statute it was necessary to prove tbat when the sonleft he had committed the crime of treason; and that Senator, had be been cailed upon to frame ad indictment, would have been obliged to set out that that son tad committed treason by levying war betore he left hws father’s house, Mr. Johnson went on to defend the conduct of Mr, thomas in that counec- ‘was unknowa to bim (Mr. Johoson), and he did not be. lieve it, He quoied the son's testimony to rebut charge made by Mr, Morton that the reasou ad- vanced by Mr, Thomas to dissuade his son from goiumg Was that his state bad not seceded, and to show that he had told him he suould not go because it would be fighting against his goveroment, Certainiy no evi- dence could be shown that Thomas while in the Cabinet participated im the cot ey; he had discharged every obligation resting upon him; no inumacy had existed between bim and Cobb, whom he succeeded, and his subsequent conduct showed his motives in acccpting ti office, To shake the public credit at that time would have been to destroy the Union: and his first act was, on tearoipg that there were no funds to meet the obliga- tions maturing on January 1, to write to Mr, Cisco, As- sistant Treasurer, inquiring whether he could not usa certain funds for the purpose of saving the national houor, Mr, Johnson then referred to Mr. Thomas’ proimptitude in advertising the loan subsequently author- wed by Congress, and bis readiness in accepting the forthcoming propositions, and thereby meeting those Was that the conduct of a obi} ations on January 1. pegotiati a rt of that ucuanan and expressed & Thomas. In consequeuce of that doubt on bis integrity Mr, Toomas resigned—an act for wuich he honored eather than censured him, Mr. Johnson discussed the letter of resignation, bold ng that Mr. Thomas’ disagree- ment from the President's act in collecting revenue on sbipooard was justifiable, In the time of Jackson it Was not thought that such power existed when the nullification doctrine of South Carolina gave rise to the question, and special leg giation was found necessary. The same view was held when the question presented itself to the administration of President Lincoln. It was, therefore, uojust to make apy such charge against Ar. Thomas on that ground, In regard wo otuer reasous advanced for his resignation, Mr. Jonnson said no war then existed. Ine imbecility of Buchanan, however, bad permitted the rebels to gird Sumter with a circe of fire and the small but glorious garrison were in danger of starving; yet Buctavan bad agreed with the South Carolina cuminissioners thut no elfort suouid be made to reinforce it, Alterwards 1 was concluded to rointorce aod provision the fort by the Star of the West. General Scott and other loyal men opposed the proposition as certam to result in failure, she bemg an unarme wooden steamer. Mr. Jobnson connected the language of Mr, Thomas in disagreeiog with tha poticy of Buchanan towards South Carolina with the proposition as being based on hoping that the etusion of blood might otherwise be prevented, The road to compro- Mise wasstill open and was dear to the heartof evory American citiz p, What, tuen, did thomas do? He went to bis home and had never since done an act or said a word to epvourage the rebellion, He wasa man of ear- estness aud firmness, and would doubtiess, if sympa. thizing with tbe rebellion, have taken a promiment nand in itg favor. Instead of that be had staid at his post and negouated a loan tor the gevernment, H> quoted trom a tetter from My. Thomas while Secretary oO. tue Trea Sury yecommeuding that the name of Coxeter, who had tendered tue resignation of his comaussion as Cow- mander of a reveuue cutter stationed at Charleston, be siricken from the roils, retusing (0 recoive the resigna- tion, and classed it with the act of his successor, Gens- ral Dix, ja diroeung “if any man haul down toe An- erican fiag, shoot Lim on the spot,” Auludiog tothe chargo tout war existed at the time of his resignation, he referred to the convention exlied by Virginia in February, 1861, and pariicipated m by tweaty-two States, adjourning Februar, 27, which had expressed strong hopes thal the conlingency of war mihe be avoried He referred also tw the deciaration of neurrality by Keutucky, after the prociamution of Linco of Apri, 1861, which declaration signed by Guthrie and Attorney General Speed, loyal among the loyal, and adjured Senators, to deal wu Mr. ‘Thomas as they had dealt with them. In reply to1mpu- tations upon the republican form of governineat of Maryland by Mr, Morrill, of Maine, in ihe course of tue debate be said hundreds of thousands t as in otuer States ,bolieved, wo doubs siacerely, in a State's right to secede, although sp that he b. lieved they nad buen in error, Thousands of them in the armies of the Uni bad proved themselves fit successurs of hogs who, in ‘1782, ma the battle of Cowpens, by a bridiant charge upou the enemy, snatched victory irom defeat wad turned the fortapes of the day, acbievina historical and deathiess fame for the Maryland line and its noble tJeaders. ir, Stewart, (rep.) of Nevada, replying to Mr. Trumbull, admitted that he had agreed to the report of the committee, but said it was a compromise report, and clarmed that tuose who agreed to 1 could not be charged with inconsistency fur taking 1m ths Senate tho same view they bad taken in the committes, He then proceeded to contend shat it Was evident from the facts shown that Mr. Thomas wad always been in sympatay with the enemies of (he government, and bistory warned them to beware of admitting such men to a share in tho government, Mr. Connnes, (rep.) of Cal., moved, at twenty minutes after four o'clock, to go into executive session, saying it was evident no vote would be reached to-night, as seve- Tal Senators desired to speak. Mr. SHERMAN, (rep.) Of Okio, 6aid that probably on such a question the Senate would rit until six o'clock before a vote was reached; at ail events he hoped thoy would go on. Mr Axrniowy, (rep.) of R. J., advocated going into executive session A motion to adjoarn wae lost, The motion of Mr, Conness war lost—12 to 25. Mr. Hows, (rep.) of Wis., said he wag as much die- josed to speak as any mau—(laughter)—but did not Are 10 do sv if a vote were possible to-night, He would not answer for what he might do to-morrow. (Laughter. ) After farther discussion relative to tho propriety of devare, after the formal understanding that Mr. Joun- son should cose it, on motion of Mr. Fessenden, si 4:40 o'clock, the Senate adjourned, HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES. Wasiincrox, Feb, 18, 1868, THE FARMERS’ AND CITIZENS’ BANK OF WILLIAMPRURG, Mr. Hvsnann, (rep.) of W.Va, from the Committees on ; Banking and Currenoy, reported @ joint resolution aus thorizing the Comptrolier of the Carrency, with the ap- | proval of (he Secretary of she Treasury, to revoke the 2ppointment of receiver for the Farmers’ and Citizens’ Bank of Williamsburg, N. Y., and to restore the bank to ite owners, provided they present satistactory assurance | that the public mteroe: will thereby be promoted, secure | the full payment of all the creditors bf the bank and resiore the capital stock to its original amount, ‘The bill was read three timos and passed, THE PARIS EXPORT Mr Ketuey, (rep.) of Pa, offered a recolution direct- ing the Secretary of State to transmit @ copy of the roport of Elliot C, Cowdin, Commissioner to the Paris Exposition of 1867, on sik and silk ménufacturee, ‘which was adopted. NATIONAL RANKS, Mr. Botier, (p.) of Mass., introduced a bill to amend the act establisuing national banks in reference to voting by proxies, &c., which was referred to the Committeo on Banking and Currency. RELIRY OF AMERICAN CITIZENS APROAD, Mr. Stankweratuer, (rep.) of Coun, by tnanimous conrent, Introduced a joint resolution appropriating $50,000 to be used by the Secretary of State for the relief of the personal wants or for the retura to this country of American citizens destitute of who have been or who may be im prisoned in foreign countries without just cause and discharged without trial or acquitted on trial, the the various charges | Sec wo rt in detail all h 7 all" thee fons boron retary to repos all such disb:rsements, Mr. Starkweather briefly explained and advocated the proposition and moved the previous question, which ages, where | was seconded, Tho joint resolution was then passed by yeas 114, mays 29, THE OWIO FALLS SHIP CANAL PROZECT, On motion of Mr. Kann, (dem.) of 1 1 pur. suance of the joint resolution of the 29th of March, 1867, in reference to abip canals around the falls of the Obio river, PENSIONS TO THE HEROES OF THE WAR OF 1812, The House then resumed the consideration of, im the morning hour, the bill reported by Mr. Miller, from the ittee on Revolutionary Pensions, giving $8 per month pension to thi viving officers and emlisted men, including militia and volunteers, of the military and , and if he had = "then | naval service of tho United States, who served consecu- tively for three months in the war of 1812, re honorably sharged, who at no time duri: ‘ Inte rebellion Ted to the cause of the enemies of the government, but bn iy be hod wan eee ke the test oath, and ees which ont ts wappert, render them dependent ir. MiLLeR, (rep.) of Pa., addressed the House at some length in advocacy of the bill. Ho claimed that net more than one-twentieth, or twelve thousand & hundred and fifty-seven of the soldiers Cat led for in the bill were now ali , yasi086, na thon a Eiie bit'amount: to ‘$1,224,072 But Seen epnaine constantly ove-tenth of were in indigen' imatan a a Would be $2,449,344. pi oe (rep.) of Mo,, addressed the House in sup. of the bill, and elaim Bren py Giaimed that ao nreuber would dare ate {he previous question on the pas. i Wananvane, (rep,) of 1ii,, hoped the House would ‘Bot second the previous quest: but let the matter be discussed, particularly after the challenge thrown down by the gentleman from Missouri (Mr. Loan). The bill had beea op) and 0; mes een, nm conus Successfully, for she am the hadibefore him an estimate showing bill » Tomarked that that would cost in the aggrega $1732, etnua cor ene a ta rma {Tere imate was made ip regard to ‘a totally di t bil! — ‘@ bill to pension all the survivors and thor widow , The previous question was then seconded, Mr. ng entitled to an hour to close the dis- cussion, yielded to Mr, Loan who, in resj toa question Mr. Baker, said it was utterly impossible to atate the precise amount that would be paid for pensions under the bill, but from ali the mformation accessible to the committee, 16 would not exceed $2,000,000 a year. The statement of the gentleman from Illinois (Me, Washburne) was go absurdiy in- correct that it was periectly amazing how he could be induced to make it. ‘That statement included .ail probable survivors and all widowa, and was calculated on the supposition that the average lengih of life of the beneficiaries would be twelve years. Mr, Wasuuonns dofended the statcment which he had made, Mr. Parve, (rep.)of Wis, asked at what time the pensions were to commence ? Mr. Loan replied that they would commoence from the time of the application under the bul. Mr. Paine asked whether there was any objection to make that point more clear and nite in the bill? Mr, Loan said there was ni whatever. {bere was mo time fixed in the bill, and therefore under the general law it was dependent on the date of tne appli- cation, Mr. Wasuaurne, (rep.) of Ind., expressed his surprise that any opposition suould be made to this bill by any of those who had appropriated $50,000 this morning to go hunting over Europe for paupers to be vrought back to this country, Short speeches in advocacy of the bill re made by Messra, Logan, Burr, Boutoa, Mullit Lawrence (Viiv), Bromweil, Priyn, ONeill aud Mil Mir, Motus, (rep,) of Toon., ridiculed the economy of Mr. Washburng, of Lilinois, and said that when turned to Lilinos the old soldiers would dig a nole for bim and bury him in it. Mr. Proyy, (dem.) of N, Y., gave it as his impression that there were not 20,000 survivors of the class pro- vided for in the bill, and remarked that if all tucse were @utitied to pensions, the whole annual cost would not ceed two aad a balf millions, Mr, O’NwiLL expressed the opinion that there would not be 5,000 applicants under the bill. Mr. Wasneuxne, of Ill, referred to the fact that he bad been assaiied by almost alt who had spoken in sup- larly by the geatlemaa trom tennessee (Jr, Mullins), all because he wud desred tue House to have an opportunity of investigating the mat- ter. When the geutieman from Tennessee nad been represeatiog bis constituents for sixteon years it would be time enough tor him to make sucu a remark. He bad always beep in favor of sustaiuing the soldier and giving him a bounty and pension; but there were otuer people who bad rights as well us the soldiers of 1812 He thought the soldiers in whe Jate rebellion bad some rights, and toe laboring people of the country who woro famishing and crying for bread bad sume rights, He had not even stated that he would vow axuinst the bill, aud did not know but what he should voto for it, (Laughtor.) He bad wanted information ia regard to the bill, and for that be tad oven assuied; but bis constituents had nover failed to sustain him, because he nad mover misrepresenied tueir interests or their convictions, The discussion being closed, the bili was passed with- outa division. WASHINGTON CITY CHARTER, The SPrakeR prosenied resolutiou#or the Washington Common Council in reterence to the city charter, Wich were referred to the Committee on the Districy of Columba, PRETTIONS, Mr. Brooks, (dem.) of N. Y., presented the petition of persons employed in telegraphing tor the removal of the income tax, which was referred to the Commitee on Ways tnd Means, Mr, Van Wvox, (rep.)of N, Y., presented the petition of citizens of Waluen, Orange coun y, N, Y., for the re: duction of the government expeaores and tio removal of the axes on necessaries, which Was referred to te Coui- miitee on Ways aud Means. Mr, Wano, (rep.) of N. ¥., prosouted a petition from three hundred citizens of Hornelisvile, Y., lor a aw to define the status of vaturauzed citizens abroad, and tv compel foreiga governments to re-pecs their rights, whicn was referred to the Committee on Foreign All: THE LEGISLATIVE AND BXECUTIVE APUROVIATION DILL ‘Yue House tuen, at balf-past two o’cwe<, weat into Committee of the Whole on the state of the Union, with ar, Wiso, of lowa, in the chai, and resumed tne consideration of the Legislative, Executive aud Judicial Appropriation bill, the question being on Mr, Donneily’s amendments to isert items for the Department of Educaiion, The question was discussed by Mes-ra, Preies, Baker and Bourwsut ja favor of, and Messré HarvivG and Woopwarp against the ameudmen!, The aweudueut was rejected—4l Lo 60. Mr. Dawes, (rep.) of Mass., made tho point of order on ine tinal clauge of the bill limiting the employes of the various dop-riments to the numbor sp citied in the bill and repealing all conflicting acts. ‘Ine only vbjec- tiun was that it was independent legistattun, Tho CHAIMMAN guetain.d the point of clause was stricxen out. ‘The Committee rose and reported tho bill. Mr. WasnounNs, of Til, offered as an amendment in the House the clause which nad-jast been stricken out. Mr. Dawra made the samo pois of order, 1atunates that bis object was to save te Departinent of Educa- tion. The Srraxer sustained it, Mr, Wasnuuene then modified the amendment by omitting the repealing portion of it and by iimiting tho payments under the bill to the persous provided (or ins The House seconded the previous question on the Dill and peuding amendinent, Mr. Wasnsuxse said be would not press action on tho bill this evening. RELIEF OF EXPORTERS OF HISTILLED SPIRITS, Me. Scuenck, (rep.) of Ohio, introduced a bill for the reliof of certain exporters of distilled spirits, Reierred to the Committee on Waye and scans. STATE DEPARTMENT OON/INGENT FOND. On mouion of Mr, SauxNek, the Secretary of Siate was directed to furnish Infor.navion in reference to the con- tingeot fand of bis department, and tuen at haif-past four o’ciock the House adjourned, jor and the AMUSEMENTS. Tory Pastor’s,—The east side has ite attraction as well as Broadway. Tony Pastor reigas wich undisputed power over thoge of tho Bowery who are troubled with theatrical prociivities, He now treals his demonstrative patrons to @ trip up the Hudéon, to anew ballet and « large and choice budget of songs. Sas Fraxcisco Mixstrets.—-Birch, Wambold, Ber- nard and Backus haves new dramatist, named August Weekly, to furnieh them with side-splitting burtesques, His latest effort 1s called ‘‘Uuder ths Kerosene Lamp,'’ and (be celebrated Lorrell Sisters are in the cast, Lhe express train in the piece ig run on the high pressure priaciple of fan aud causes the audience to burst with Jaughter every nigut Keury & Leon's Minsrrets,—Foster or Schneider would receive new hints were they to see “La Grande Duchease’’ in an Ethiopian poim of view, a prevented a this handsome litie hall. Tuo “Grand Duten 3," wita Leon as the dusky prima donna, the everiasting savre, the cancan and the extraordinary court and army of the lady in question draw like a corkscréw and receive great applause. Butier’s American ToxaTee —The “Bill Poster's Dream’? would be a puzzling subject for Verdi, Meyer. beer or even Waenor to make an opera from, but Batier has achieved @ triumph in it. The principal rile ia filied by J, ©, Stewart, To enumerace the attractions on this week's programmo at this popular variety suoa- tre would require a directory. Hooxey'’s, Brooxtry,—Charles Cayler is bringing ont a musical extravaganza at this house, called the “Wiid Fawn of the Woods,” which will assume the character of spectacle, Professor Hutchinson and bis trained dogs are the precursors of this Ktniopian Biche aus Bois, Mustcal and Dramatic Gossip. The do not tike Mrs, Lander’s fii beth. Zoe did not Mill McVieker’s, Why? Liston to @ paper from the Lake City:—"The fact is that “Undine” and the “Black Crook’ pave killed the “French Spy’? business as dead as last sum- mers roses, After ocing Ofty pairs ef loge for seventy-five its, who is going to pay the same amount to see one? Our ladies of the Spy, thore- fore, will either have to turn their bands or legs to some other branch of the profession, or else to remove beyond the demoralizing influence of French ballet.” Nevada Territory is in ecstasios over the possession of Miss Lie! Lester, @ young Wiscor Jady, Toader are said to be remarkable, Mre, W. H. Riley arrived at 1: apolis yesterday, from New Orleans, with the remains of her iste hue band, who will be buried to-day, A aew athlete, of extraordinary strength, hag made his appearance at the Holborm theatre, London, He makes ® fullewing upon the trapeze holding the rope only by bis teeta, and, hanging by h: ward, he wwi of his wrist, Ono of the Philadelphia theatre managers distributes five hundred ioaves of bread to the poor every Wedue: day morning, The Indianapolis theatre will close its winter seasen on the 29th, after which Mr, Charlos Popa will reopem it for @ season, with @ succession of such stars as Forrest and Joha &, Owens, Signoras Theresa and Antonio and Miss Kate Pennoyer ie the “Black Crook’ at Pittaburg. ey are playing the “Lady of Lyons!’ in Shreveport, Ta, where Pauline appears in cowhide boots and chews tobacco, while Clande tells her of his palace by the Lake of Como im a rebel colonel’s uniform, with a pipo im bis whove The Hanlon Brothers aro in Detroit, at the Young Men's Hall, Booth, supporied by Miss Mary MoVickor, opened in 3 Detroit, om the 174h, in Hamlet, for # season of one week, Parin is getting sick of lega, and actually demands some brains in theatrical circles. Olive Logan holds forth to-night at Dodworth Hall as ® lecturer, ‘The Liederkranz Bal masqué takes place at the Acade- my of Music on Thursday might. What with the musie of Strauss, the dresses of Schirmer and the processions Of tho past year, the bail of this society will eclipse all Mts predecessors ibis year, ST. DOMINGO. Salo of Samana—Position of Foremners. By a late arrival at this port advices to the 15th of January from St, Domingo have been received. ‘Tho text of the manifesto addressed to the Dominicans by the provisional government at Santiazo during the Progress of tho revolutionary movement, which has re- sulted in the overthrow of President Cabral sets forth the grievances of the Dominican people under the gov- ernment of Goneral Cabral, {t contains a formidanle indictment against Cabral and his administration, which Administration, it says, consisted of five or mz young men destitute of the experience of public affairs which 13 required in those tg whom the conduct of such affairs is entrusted, It charges Cabral with having usurped the Presideucy by means of corruption and violence; with having arbitrarily proscribed a large number of Dominican citizens of ail classes of society ; with having persecuted and driven into exile several of tho most distinguished defenders of the national independence in the war of the Spanish intervention; with having violently expatnated the head of the Roman Catholic Church in St, Domingo, and with exercising the patronage of the goverameat in ecclesiastical mat- ters in @ scandalous manner, forbidding the national clergy at the same time to obey orders from Rome; with having received pay trom General Geffrard, while Presi- dent of Hayti, to prosecute General Salnave and hig compatriots who bad sought refuge in St, Domingo, with neglecting to publish accounts showing the stave of the national Gnances and with floodiag the country with rredeemabie and worthless paper mooey; with having im his extremity, for want of means, proposed and getting passed through Congress a decree for a loan of $100,000 in merchandise gbtained at St Tnomas, for the tern of nine montis, to tue qreat dis- credit of the country and the injury of legitimate trade; with having adopted dnancial measures geuvrally whic lyzing to commerce aud industry, while they bad th ricuing his par isis; wit having forcibly seized the property of citizens coutrary to la’ fod with having Violaed the secrecy of private rexpondence, and imputing ag acrime to tue parents ud fricnas of Dominicans im exile the recoiving of letters from the expatriated gons of the country, ‘The following is @ trauslanoa of tue protest of tha provisional government againss tho proposed lease of the Bay of samané to the United States; — Seeing. that in a co nication without | date from St, Dou by General 1 dain" A, Valaaco, ” Fre terico Hon, Julian Cure: and Jo: geours the’ folowing pa aK Init today for the Unite od with full powers to efiect a pamank;’ and copsidertng On the ue van thas this ney (istion may be p-ejudien: to the interes a of the republic, Abd OM Ube Obicr, that, IM consequence of the state o: revolution im which the yuntry is found through (he suowission to the in wv of Monte Christ of te two the provinces most poydlous i : the vinces t. voming . t Gonera OL possibly receive Dom'u mm esides te wack a 2 ceniral gove usta ¢ ' nix hers trans d the infor peciully of the government ot the American wy med, members composing y the will of th= peopl te hone to proviai ‘ the 2 of ated the av rub tity us wiiel 1 Cabral has sent General Pujol to the United Ment With POWErS to HeoUAte Lhe lease oF the Bay of Sama That Us was done not atthe moment when the revolt, having just broken out, might be regarded as a simple re- ordious of a general s butatier it bad taken tie yn uth bel r he negotiation which as null and ony ¢ do by the 8 presents, Our ght gives as, agalust ey 4 these cireumet should be ase 't had not the we thergiore protest, ull the mora energy whic negouation of he samanw pr nd inorder that the good faith for w 5 4 government is known might not be abusel, we put foi th fhe preseut protest a8 svon as the oilicial noice quoved ubove has come to our Knowledga, With weniments oh NMAGO De LOS On BELLEROS. Deoenpen 2, 1867. A Notwithstanding the civil commotions in St, Do- minge foreizu enterprise in the couairy does not lag, and foreigaers, it appears, receive no molestation whaiev er. An American residing on the soutn side of tue island Wiites thus of tue {mmunity enjoyed by foreigners en- gaged in trade and industrial enierpiice-:—-ince the Dominican government opened ts uarivatled mines to foreign cuterprise there bas been a good deal of pro- liminary movement. An Eoglish, @ French, an Itaian aud an American pany vave euch their .cologists and micing engincers exploring the copper aud god region between and in the Nigua vod Haiva rivers, Messengers with money ana s-pplies are daily passing to and fro perectiy sae, and feeting as litte alarm as @ Yankee ona New Engiand road, I have ven within two days the weekly sapply cart of the St, Domingo Copper Company of New York pass through the disturbed district, loaded with fluar, mess pork, dsh, coflee, sugar, rice, beans—in suort, the weekly rations Of thirty or forty men, and not one of these tempt ng loads bas ever been molested. i on the ‘of the ishand, im what 1s really ‘he diap ted ‘and the Dominican republic, ican Lrangporta ion (Company go and come f Perbaps no country m the world in show & farer record towards strangers than we abused Dominican repubi HAYTI. 1 Cabra Generals=steam Line to New York—Genernl Salomon, We have advices direct from Capo Haytie, to tie 28th ultimo: Presidont Salnave Was Att ve Diao to which he bid retreated with #4! “smained of the Haytien army, which bad bee0 ‘Yadiy beaten in aseries of engsgements by the (4708 revels, who bad succeeded in recapturing all Ua portant parts out of which they were recently Grivon by the nati troops. Suinaves # army ie ro- presented as having bern completely demolished by the disasters it had met with. Large oumbera sf the men bad deserted, and only the skeleton of an a°@¥ remained at Cape Uaytion, To add to Sulnave's” diMculties, he bad had a serious quarrel with General Alexis Nord, the best of the Haytion generals, it ia said, ‘od at the latest advices it was rurnored injlape Haytien that Nord, to revenge bimseif upon the President, bad gone over to the Cacore, taking with bim a large number of men. ‘The quarrel arose from Sainavo's having charged General Nord with being th® cause Gofeats sustained by his army. Suinive’s posi:ion wee altogother very critical, umd itwas tered that hig enemies in the south would take advaviage of tie troubles for effecting bis overthrow, The Chamber of Representatives at Port an Prince had voted the sum of $24,000 as an annuai subsidy tor the establishment of two lines of steamers to run be- tween Hayti and York. One tine is to run from Po egy and Port au Prince, and eave Port ince aad touch sue ly a Jeremie, aux Cay-a and Jacmel, “eee Arthur Folsom, the United States Consul at Ca: bad submivied to (he government of Hoyts project for the establishment of telegraphic communic: tion between Port au Prince and Cape Haytien, conuec ing the intermediate towns, and for the x marine telegraph from the latter place to Cuba, to t with the line between Hay and New York. The yject was favorably entertained, and it was belioved that should Salnave succeed in surmounting his difficul= 088 be a would be carried qut with as lite The nniversary of the independence on New Year's Day was celebrated all over the republic with groat rejoiciags, iacluding salutes fired at suarise, at midiay and at sunset, general illuminations, processions, tili- tary displays and public religious services in all (he principal towns, General Sal . Plenipotentiary of Hayti St. James, bad boen received by the in special audience at Windsor Palace, when Majesty charged him to convey to Promdent Sanlave ner compliments and the assurance of her eS wishes, The Queen bad written a letter to ident Sainave, testi! ia lively terms the triondly of the oe government towards the republic and the present Haytien government. iter from Lord Stanley, M ir of Foreign Afairs, to the Haytien government had likewise been received, the thacks of the British governmont to ine governm the alacrity in rending a Hay~ tien steamer to assistance of English steamor Cuban, which some time job on the reefs a entrance of the harbor of Port au Prince, FATAL ACCIDENT AT GREENWICH, CONN. [From the Evening Tolegram of yesterday.) ‘Norwics, Feb, 18, 1808, A Vory sorious accident occurred at Greeawich, Cony,, yesterday morning, reeulting in the serious injury of w jad named Edward Finsley and the death of Mr, Joon Douglass, a very worthy citizen, Mr. Douglass stariod for Greenville yesterdyy with his ry fof the grist the = street the t from some ci was thrown body, breaking b The hoi ing. looe0 me Spon the and before years, cutting a fearful 4 bim ‘several foct, Al. though he Was severely injured, boocs are enteriaine@ of his recovery.