The New York Herald Newspaper, February 29, 1868, Page 5

TELEGRAPHIC NEWS FROM ALL PARTS OF THE WORLD. ENGLAND. A Lull in Politics—Cabinet Reconstruction= The New Chancellor of the Exchequers Lonvon, Feb, 28-2 P. M. ‘The politica! news to-day is unimportant Lonpon, . 28—Evening. ‘The royal assent has been given tothe bill forthe *uspension of the writ of habeas corpus in Ireland. Mr, G, W, Hunt, Under Secretary of the Treasury, ‘will be appointed Chancellor of the Exchequer. In the House of Commons this afternoon Lord Stanley said an adjournment of Parliament until Thursday next was desirable, to afford the government an Opportunity ‘wo complete the Cabinet. Mr, Gladstone said such a delay {n the proceedings of Parliament was unprecedented, but in the present case 4 might possibly be justifiable, Lora Wensloydale is dead. Burke and the other Fenian prisoners in the Warwick * salt wit! De removed to this city for trial. FRANCE. ‘The Bank Return—Army Fi Shortened=Princo Napoloon En Route to Germany, Panis, Feb, 28—Evening. ‘The regular weekly statement of the condition of the Bank of Franco was made public this morning, Ib sbowa that the bullion in vault has increased since last week to the amount of 18,000,000 france, Officers of the French army now abeent on furlough ‘save been ordered to report at their headquartérs on or defore the 31st of March next, on which day al! existing furloughs wiil terminate. Priuco Napoleon bas left Paria on a visit to Germany, BELGIUM. Deadly Assault on the Russian Miulster to | Paria. Verviers, Feb. 28, 1868, The Baron of Budderg, the Russian Ambassador to Paris, while passing throuch this city om his return from @ visit to St. retersburg, was violently assalled by « won of the late Baron de Meyondor!, a wel! known Rus- stan diplomatist. Tho assailant throw a hand grenade at the Baron, The wisaile failed to take effect, and the Ambassador eecaped | tnjary. | - | PRUSSIA Reported Accident to the King. Panis, Feb, 28, 1868, The Literti (newspaper) publishes a report that King ‘William of Prostia was recently thrown from his horse aad badly injured, IRELAND. Battle With Burgiars=<General Nagle’s T! Corn, Feb 28, 1868. The parsonage of the Rev. Mr. Leslie, at Wilmount, near this city, was attacked iast night, but the assailants ‘were driven off, Dustin, Fob. 28—Evening. Genoral Nagle and his fellow prisoners were indicted for treason at Sligo to-day. Mr, Heron, counse! for ths defence, moved for a 4e- ly of the trial, After hearing the motion the court toasrved its decision. KANSAS. ‘The State Democratic Convention. Lavexwortn, Feb, 23, 1868, The Democratic State Convention reassembied to-day «t Topeka, and adopted the following resolutfons:— Resolved, That the present distrust of the business mon throughout the Union and want of confidence ip pecuniary matters are caused by the neglect of Coneress to perfect measures in regard to taxation and currency, id the evidence on the part of Congress of a want of ppreciste the situation’ as well as indif. general welfare. nd uniform rate of taxation Resolved, That gold for the rich and paper for poor is oppressive and unjust, and an equal and uniform cur- renoy for the whole people ts demanded. Resolved, That the flag of our weg 4 should protect the rights of persons and property of al native and foreign boro, in all parts Vhat the wovernment should take prompt meas: make that protection certain and effective, happy difference be- nd the President Poustivutlonal payee f and the Supreme Court of fs proper functions In o1 they may carry out their le echémes of negro supremacy In certain States, in violation of the constit f Atates And contrary to the sentiments and feelings of the great bulk of the population of the Union, ved, That we are in favor of anne to seach State {n this Union a republican form of govern- meat, undor the contro! of the white race, ved, That we have full confidence in the sober second thought of the people, and fee! confident that at the next election they will decide as to justice all th ital laws, and reunite our once ippy Union !n harmony and p above were uoanimously adopted, all the GEORGIA. the Judiciary Attanta, Eob, 28, 1868, {m the Convention section third of the constitution ia regard to the Judiciary Department was adopted.te-day. Tt provides that until the General Assembly shall other. ‘wise direct thore shall be a District Judge and a District Attorney for each Senatorial district ia the State, the «ourts thas constituted te deiermine al! offences act punishable with death or imprisonment in the peniten. Wary, Paragraph one, section eight, provides tbat the Supreme, Superior and District Courts, the Attorney General and District Atsor- neys shall be appointed by Governor, a majority of the Senate consenting. [t also provides shat ome Justice of the peace to each district be elected by the people, to serve the term of four years. The Charges Ag therifies of Sava Meade. cipal Aue ib Dismissed by General Avovsra, Feb, 25, 1808, General Meade issued an order that {n tho cago of the | raunicipal anthorities of Savannah the charges of al- Jozed maladministration not being sustained beforethe fae by suficieat evidence, the care be damissod. NORTH CAROLINA. Mreoeedings Nom State Elections. N.C, 28, 1868, The Reconstruction Convention was engaged to-day ov the article on the judiciary, with the various emend- ments, It was determined to elect the jadges for eight wears. The State Conservative Executive Committee met here today, the time being too short to call the Con- vention, and proceeded to nominate the can- difates aa empowered to do so by the (on- vention. The following are the nominations ‘up to the presont time:—For Governor, 2, B, Vance, of fechlonburg; for Lieutenant Governor, E 1). Hall, of New Hauover; for Secretary of State, h. W. Boat, of Greene; for Public Treasurer, K. P. Battle, of Wal for Auditor, 4. W. Burgin, of Buncombe; for 3 Public Works, SF. Pa itondent i Public Ins MISSOURI. | olin Ineu! e CasemA nd Army of the Republic ‘The Mtonmer Mi Domecratic ¢ Organizing. Br, Lovie, Feb, 28, 18¢8, {a Lhe steamer Magnolia euit of Marshall and Kilpatrick @qainst the Thames Insurance Company to recover 340,000, the a tion ef Mr. Strander, one of ihe pilots of the Magnolia, was read, setting forth that Mr. Mar. saball_ bad ira ii it) $5, to sink the ateamer, The wite of Dir. Strander testified wal Kilpatrick had offered her $3,000 if abe woul her husband from testifying in case, The suit @: cites much interest, Some of the bost lawyers in the ity are engaged in it, . 2 organization is ip bs ag here, composed of ic @x-oMeers aud soldiers of the Usion army, designed to cowmteract as much as poss ble the influ of the Grand Army of the Republic, Postmaster Fu ton is or wil! be the President of the cuainine, loers, Other prominegt conaerratives will beamong 115 ee — _ LQUISIANA. ef General Hawceck—Kelastutement New Oniaana, Fob. 28, 1868, The following order was sued by Genoral Hancock last night:— SPRCIAL ORDERS NO. 44. Hrapquanrens op Tax Fiera Miutary Drarwor, * New Ongans, La, Feb, 27, 1968. By order of General Grant, so much of ir of sBpecial Orders No. 28, current series, these juarters, as remot the Aldermen and Assistant Aldermen of the oity of New Orleans, therein named, for contempt of orders from these headquarters and ‘Sppoints others in the:r stead is the Board of Alderm jamed by it are be astated and w:ll resume their duties the same a2 if the said orders had not been issued. So much of paragraph two, special Orders No. 41, cur- Fent series, from these headquarters, as appoints certain persons as members of the Buard of Aldermen and Assistant Aldermen of the city of New Orleaus in place 0! previous appo:ntees, who had declined or failed to quaufy, is in consequence aiso revoked, The City Council !ast might adopted an ordinance pro- viding ‘or the issuance of four millions of seven por cent twenty t bonds, for thi Present city pA cy ws a resvene ot nae ne The city notes to-day dectined 3 a 6 per cent. In the Reconstraction Convention to-day « resolution of thi to Congress and General Grant tor their efforts reconstruction was laid over. A substitute ninety-eight was adopted, which restores sul @ to all except these who held office ander the confederacy, for secession ‘n any State, editors and pro- Prietors of Dewspapers advocating secession and al! who Preached secession sermons, ‘The constitution was adopted to article 132, PENNSYLVANIA. The Phitadelphin Gas Works to Bo Selzed by the Mi Punavenrata, Fob 28, 1868, On Monday noxt, by virtue ef the ordinance of the City Counci!, the Mayor will take possession of the gas works berotofore managed by trustees, Hereafter the works will be managed ag a» department of the city gi ernment. I¢ is roported that the trustees will resist the —— z force, having already filed a bil! im the court Againet it, MASSACHUSETTS, Drowulng of Two Girls Near § Innad=The New Liquor Third Y \dings ip Boston. Bosro, Fob, 28, 1863. Two elstors, aged eighteen and sixteen years, named Collins, living in South Groveland, Mass,, were drowned on Wednesday night by breaking in (ho ico while at- tempting to cross a brook. Inthe Massacuusetts House this afteraoon the now liquor licenso bili waa refused @ third reading by a voto of 152 to 62. Dickens closed his third saries of readings in Boston tonight. The audiences have beon large and the ap- plauge bearty, Murder tn Worcester. Worcesrer, Feb, 28, 1868, Jogoph Clark, the keoper of a gamblimg place on Union block, in thie city, was robbed and murdered this evening in his rooms. When found his head was split open, with the brains protruding, and a rope wae tightly twisted eround his neck. Keroseno of! had been poured over his head and body and bis bed had been set on fire. The deed muat have been done before gine o'clock to-night, and diamond ring were taken, pected—one, Silas Green, of N under arr ar) light browa overcoat,” atiff- rimmoer dark hat with e wide ribbon, EUROPEAN MARKETS. Lonpon Monay Market.—Lonpoy, Feb, 283—6 P. M.— Consots closed at 92% a 93for momoy and 93 for ac- cow! ited States dye-twentiox, 71% ; Liilnole Central aba: Erie Railway shares, 44); FRanxvort Boursa.—Fravkrort, Feb, 28—5 P, M.— aes Statee bouds closed at 76 a 763¢ for the iague of Pare Bovrer.—larr, Feb, 28-1115 A. M—The Rouree opened dull and heavy, Reuiea are very weak. Livexroor, Corron Manket.—Liverroor, Feb, 28—6 P. M.—The cotton market closed beavy at a decline of ‘ :—Middiing upiands, 93¢d,; mid- The enles of the day foots up 8,000 a 6 last week, . port and 7,000 for speculation. been generally dali and heavy during the week just closed, with a decided downward tondency. American scription vo declined fully 4d. per Ib, The folio ng are the authorized quotations :— Roa “ e This Werk. Last Week, iddling upis ls, on the %.. b Wis a— Middling uplands, afloat... ..t 9% a 03g Middling Orleans, on the spot, 9 Ww, a — Ply The total stock of all kinds im port and on shipboard at present is estimated at 202,000 baler, tncluding 169,000 bales of American growth. Trane Reronr—Livanvoor, Feb, 28—6 P, M.—The ad- vices from Manchester are unfavorable; the market for goods and yarns is dul! Tavenruol ADSTURRS MAR or, Fob, 28— ket is gencrally dull and beavy, und clive articlos in the list have matariall 6d. per quarter for mixed Wost- ern; whoat, 16e, per cental for California white, and lds. 84, for No, 2 tod Western. Flour steady at 30s. 6d, Liverroor I'novisions Market—Livervoot, Feb, 23—6 P, M.—-The lard market is atili active, and prices have sdvanced to 61a, 6d. por ewt. Bacon has advanced 64. aince last report, and is now quoted at 428. per owt. for Cumberland cut. ‘i Livesroot, Propver Makkrr,—Livenroor, Feb, 23 —5 P. M.—Sugar quiet and steady ob 26, for No. 12 Dutoh tg standard. Tallow active the last sales wore made at 43s. 6d. per owt. Rosin, @d. for common North Carolia and Ils. for medium. Turpentine, 34s. 64. percwt, Whale oll, £36 per t Sperm oit, £110 ton, Linaced oll, £36 10 per Refined petro- 1s, 8d. per gation. Linseed cakes, £10 10 per ton for ihig oblong for feeding, EUROPEAN MARINE NEWS. Movitr, Feb, 28—The Anchor tine miship Cale. donia, from New York, arrived lore to-day and sailed for Glasgow, « Qveexatows, Feb, 23 --The royal mail steamship Java, Captain Moodie, of the Cunard line, which New York on (he 19th inst, arrived at this port today on hes way 1 Liverpool. ee AMUSEMENTS. Pixe’s Orns Hovse.-More favorable weather than usual increased last evening tho audience which the west side of the sown delights {m eeading to this beaut - ful Opera House, even on the wintrieat nights, Petrell celebrated come opera, The Carnival of Von’ the attraction. Its sparkling music is admirals! fo the mirthfulness of the story, Signor Roneont’s tu- exhansiable fun found full vent im the part of Com In the Mfth eoeme of the second act, particularly, Ronvoni seemed not te have boon warned by the experionee of the poet Holmes, after which ho ni dared again ‘or “to be as funny as he cen,” for the great buffo merci- lesely threw the whole nouse into convulsions of laughter. Mise Minnie Hauck's freah aad sympathetic voice won hearty applanse, and she persomated Albina with an obviously growing sense of the fact that good acting af well ae good sit 7 l@ to success im opera, Mme. Tests, in t! real artietic talent, Signor Bell Signera Ronconi sustal: Testa f Or Si | made @ capital Muxio, the rils of Romella, Signor jor Barili that of Pyiades, and Mi jarrison's Carnival cy to. jatinoe Faust’ wilt be Fepeated, with the same strong cast ae at .te fires repre- reutation. Faescn THsarne, — Grande Ducheese,’ with ai) ite elegance of costume, perfection of im im the light opera order, ibiy fanny acting of the sane very light erder and general attrac\iveness, which, uuder the present exi/ful it of (he Thédtre Fran Das compelled rather than ‘nduced public patronage, still crowds the house ow Overy presentation, Almost everybody hae by thie tie Vecome acquainted with the fair maitrene of Gerolnte: the puffy Boum, the Obtequioute Paul, the three bappy Frita and an the 1 of she excelleat counterparts of durlorqued sature which Offenbach bas served up in delicions music. Ae there bas been here. tofore no coldness in the welcome which “Ia Grand Duchesse” has received upon every occasion wh whe tapped hor pretty foot so gracefully with whip, and warbiod #0 sweetly, there will certainly be falli ttendauce at he matince to-day; for we undorati deen dispoved of whieh aceommodaie, and theretore there will be LU Omers, OXCO| neat, if they are fo nough to g privilege of manding during the performan: Tam Warrans Reaniece.—Me, Augustus Watters will Hom monce a series of winter Digh's' entertainments in thie city thie evening, at room 24 Cooper Institute, con modern poota and dramatists, and Insitations of Dickens a Kean. Mr, Watters basachieved considerable repu- tation as an clecutionist, and whenever he hae appeared, produced « profonn is entertain. |. His reading of bas rapecially won bim ee com. programine for to-might, with jekons, Shabapvare overs, m welt THE STATE CAPITAL.. SPECIAL CORRESPONDENCE OF THE HER! A Busy Session—Introduction of a Bill to Establish a Sye of Cate la New York. Axsany, Feb, 28, 1868. The Legislature seems determined to make up for the inactivity of the session previous to the recess, The past three days have been almost unequalled for the sssiduity with which the members have advanced legis- lation, To-day was almost wholly devoted to the final passage of bills, The only new measure of interest introduced to-day ‘Wasa bill by Senator Creamer to ‘ncorporate the Pasaen- ger Transit Company of New York city, whose corpo tors are Chester Lamb, John Nash, Johm Murph: ©. D. Ashley, Eaward Kearney and o with eapital stock of $100,000, power to keep and run so carrie, as may be necessary for the accommodation o! pase raaud conveying them toand from steamboat and railway stations in New York and Brook:yn, fare not Lo exceed fifty cents for each passenger and Swenty-five cents for each trunk from ap: ea ip New York below Forty-second street and one do lar for every Passenger above that named street and south of 110\u Street, and to any point above sald atrees ifty cenis additional, and one dollar and fifty cents trom any po:nt ‘no New York to any point in Brook!yn for eacb passen- er. {tts the initiative fora cal system im ihe city of low York, NEW YORK LEGISLATURE. SENATE, Atuayy, Feb, 28, 1863, BILLS REPORTED, To amend the charter of the city of Hudson; reiati to the ordinance passed for street improvements in York ; against closing Flood’s alley in Brooklyn—agreed to; to extend the time for the collection of taxos in Utica—passed; making appropriations for the Boys’ Lodging House and for the Children’s Aid Society tm New York. BILLS NOTICRD. By Mr, Crmamur—To require gas companies in Now York to furnish puro gas at reduced prices. By Mr. Norto—For a railroad in Séventeenth stract and othor streets in New York, BILLS INTRODUCED. By Mr. O'Donveni—Authorizing the purehase of dis- infectants for use in State prisons; also to incorporaio the Freewill Baptist Genera! Conference. By Mr. Noatos—Incorporating the Auxiliary Board of Trustees of tho Americaa Printing Hous ° By Mr. Casamer-—Incorporating the New York Bur- Lia Insurance Company; incorporating the Jeiferson joctety of New York; {n Fasaenger and je corporating the New York ‘ fe Company; incorporating the United Stats Contracting Company. By Mr. Gexet—To repeal the Metropolitan Excise taw, fo far as the game relates to towns !n Queens county, BILLS PASSED. For the protection of ice ponds In Rockland, Putnam and Westchester counties, appropriating $25,000 for an armory in Schenectady; to provide for the erection of wharves and piers in the Harlem river, below Second avenue; incorporating the Trustees of the Maynard Fund of the Protestant Episcopal church, amending the act authorizing the sale of lands for the uou-pay- ment of taxes In Westchester county, On motion of Mr, Pusack the adverse report on the bill for closing Flood’s alley, Brooklyn, was recow- mended for further beariag The Senate then adjourned til) sevon o'clock Monday evening. ASSEMBLY. Aurayy, Feb, 28, 1868, BILLS PASSED To incorporate the Rondout Savings Bank; to amend the Newburg city charter; Le improve ihe Locust ave- ; to improve the road from Yonkors 0 tncorporate the New York Citizen Markemen Society; to amend the charter of the Ger- mania Savings Baak, BILLS REPORTRD FAVORABLY, In relation to gas companios in York; to a Excise law; to probibit gas companies Queens county from collecting rents to create the office of Metropolitan shal; relative to the New York Law Library; to Incorporate the New York Public Exchange; to amen: an act relative to the Buffalo police force; to amend the Binghamton city charter; to {ncorporate the Eleventh Ward Savings Bank of New York; to authorize life in- surance companies to invest funds im town bonds; to Incorporate the Security Savings Bank of Buffalo; to pro- tect consumers of coal in New York and Brooklyn. Mr Fuack, from the Military Committee, reported that they bad oxamined the accounts of Commissary General Palmer in relation to the purchase of guns and found them correct, Adjourned, THE PACIFIC MAIL STEAMSHIP COMPANY, Report of the President. Mr, Allan McLane, President of the Pacific Mai! Sieam- ship Company, has submitted to the stockholders of that corporation a voluminous report on the condition and workings of its intorests. He alludes to an extended visit he has made to the ports of Aspinwall, Panama, Acapulco, Manzanillo, San Francisco, Benicia, Yokohama, Nagaski,' Hiogo, Jeddo, Hong Kong, Canton, Shanghae, ‘aud the open ports on the Yang-tze river; explains why certain official documents relating to the company wore discontinued; reverts to the policy in the workin, of the company announced in the year 1861, and details the businoss of the intervening years to the Lat of Feb- raary, 1868, The latter table gives the condition of this company’s affuirs ut that date, It is appended and of interest, Mr. McLane in introducing it sayé:—'Oa the Ist of February, 186%, the actual condition of the com- y wasassiown by the following statement. ‘The firat column gives the ledger balances as verified by the auditing committee; and the second, indicating tho fair and reasonable valuation of assets, ail reduced to currency, at the assumed rate of 133 1-3 per cent for after porsonal iuspection.”’ : ASSETS, Ledger Pav Value. Balanere, Caah be eeseeeees $50,703 Investments, viz :— U. 8, 5-20 bonds... $1,000,000 1,158,952 U. & sixes of 1881.. 200.000 252,200 Paci Mail S. 5 Co, 2,665,300 3,993,035 Panama Railroad Co, 406,300 = 1,0 32 York State 6’e. 100,000 100,000 York city water MOCK, .. sere eerees 8,800 abl Now York Stave Ca- 3,000 3,000 30,000 24.000 5 ” ‘ber Asocial ord 23,716 23,116 91,621 Atlantic Telegrach Company ..... 66s £1,000 4058 4,904 —- $6,621,401 $6,548,177 356,733 1,356,733 40,547 40,547 vesakedants SMIG ODE Steamers, twenty-two in aum- ber, viz:— Rising Star, Arizona, Henry Chauncey, | Ocean | Queen, Northern ‘Light, Ariel, Clara : Montana, Golden © Constitution, ento, ‘Age, St. Louis, Sono. Golden California, Taboga, (reat Repablic, China, Colorado, New York, Costa Rica and Lt 8,078, 11,010,000 ™ number, viz:— Japan, America, Alaska and ama ten cos 1D pursers. Outfits and supplies in store at mcios and io transty...... Real estate, including wharves. a, machinery, Ac,, 9 1,740,000 1,740,000 208 $27,065 * 140,805 060 Ben’ San Francisc Dry dock at San Francisco ‘Aspinwall, 121,969 Hong Kong we $1,987 Yokabama...... 00 24, bse 93,144,047 Promivms on cargo iugurance, Dot yei adjusted, te ‘Total Capital stock ss Brown, Shipley & ling credita ‘uved chase of coal, ri Chima, eupplier. .. wy 296 414 Unpaid’ freights on coal (n Pa eee er ett jurpiue, @* per quarter'y stale. tment’ February 19, $617,531 joes of #undry ac. ounte hot yet closed. 142,086 250,018 Totele NEW JERSEY. Jersey Tur Tocroat Exrioson,.—The inquest on the body of Alonso Diver, the fireman killed by the boiler explosion on the tugboat James A, Wright, was concluded yemor- day afiernoon. The jury im their verdict stated the culpable negicct of tho owners of the tugboat in not | aving the boiler inspect fosted ® apirit of re "Ie Captatn Dal ratood, Raitroad Moxorott,—Aaother public meeting was beld last evening at the City Hall to protest againat the passage of the bill transferring the ownership of the Harsimus cove property from the State to the Camden and Amboy corporation. 4 report was made that the citizens’ committee proceeded to Trentom on Thursday and procured the recommitment of the mh pending in the Senate, aud the appoiniment of next Wednesday night for a hearing before the Committee om Corpora- tions, when thi le of Jersey City will be beard ‘brough counsel, The public feeling is very strong exainst the proposed bill, which, if , will prove most disadvantageous to the city and State before many y.sars bave elapsed. ANDREW JOHNSON. Cooper Lustitute=Great Rally of Johason Democratsa—The Radical Acts of Congress Denounced=Mr, Johnson's pg was held inst even'ng al the Cooper Institute which was attended by an assemblage that filled the Jarge bal! in every part. Conatdering ibe brief notice that hac been given the meeting may be properly classed among one of the largest that bas Deen held withim the walls of ihé Coopor lnstitute for some time past. At the hour gamed (hatf-past soven o'clock) the proceedings were promp! commenced by the appointmont as chairman of James , Who took the chair amid cheering. ABMARK? OF TH CHAIRMAN, ‘The Crammman then proceeded to address the meeting. He thanked the meeting for ihe bonor which bad been done bim tm calling upon bim to preside on thie mo- mentous occasion, He wou!d aot fatigue thom oy die ouas: is used by those who broug! Fe the , ward (be act of impeachment upon the Pret . would o1 yet matter forward to show ‘ont iniquity of the proceed:ng wader :bat unconstitutional law called the Tenure Office bill of March 2, 1967, But that act did aot ag Me. Johnson of power (o¥remove Mr. Stanton from office, He was not appointed by him, but % bis easor during bis m of office, ‘That, however, was not the only point t chairman) felt himself called upon to exp! mente. Tt could not be dentod that under covor of the impeachment scheme an opportunity had been taken in the course of ths proceedings to introduce abusive in- vectives against the President of the United States, He bad been unjustly assaiied, and why was be made the subject of those attacks! Prostdent Johnson had ex- hibited a patriotism never exceeded and rareiy equailed, He devoted himself to the task of restoring the Union established by the coastitution. It waa by adhering to that course that they had attained the elevated position they now filed in the civilized community, and ibaa their duty to seo that it was not imperiled, Tho measures contemplated by Congress tended ‘ably to weaken tho love of liberty and reverence for the constitution, Alter aome further remarks the chairman retired amid applaus ‘The following resolutions wei Resolved, That the present political crisis is fraught with great and peculiar danger to constitutional goverumont and to republican fustitutions in the United states, Resolved, That the chief, if not the only, safeguard of freedom nment iuder aud by a written constituuon, nice of the rights of the people and hich can alone Insure the stability of re Ng, Upou which Fests the permanent pr perity of this country; that, wisely and skiliully framed. w was the consultation which the fathers of the republio left us aa the fruit of thelr bloody str i les. the preservation of this constitution that de our chiefest care than tha absolute submission to the constitution, whatever it may be, wuul {tt ehanged by the wil! of the people in accordance with {te own provisions Resolved, That bo.ng the organie law, 1 virtue of whi then tead:— only ottr political nationality and our government exist, 4 conatituuon is, for the people and the government of United Staves, at once the foundacioa of all municipal ndabove ail other buman law, and ts stricily ng n all departments of the government, legislative ay welt an cxecutive and judictal; and that those who attack, defy, or disregard this pi ore 0! law, openly or insidiously under the Segislation, commit ® like wrong with those who ike ends by force of arma; that itis the first duty President of ‘he United States to nstitution by all lawt quarter, even sould th pf the people, w! it or change it otherwise provisions, except by break against anarchy on the one sid down cur only barrier tyranny on the other, ‘Resolved, That the President, belng (he only executive officer known to the constitution, and the Secretaries of the several departinents being. as the cided, bis subordinate, tn! of the court, terial officers, or, in the words “his band: in practice ministration of Wastington Judge of their fitne: : jon with bim; and thi seman and tri pachusetts, which he pr conne: yatriot, tho ' he applied :o Johnson, Congress ought to leave the Presiden: free to le ernor Andrew, of M. G Mr. select his Cabinet, und to try would ‘do. for to for tl sponsibie, id thet being he c thu, ce ands consticullonaiiy of those measures, 7 |. That the endeavor to class the efforte of a Presi- dent to preserve to bis office a power which las been (ranr- mitted to him with the assent of all the peopie auimpaired _NEW YORK HERALD, SATURDAY, FEBRUARY 29, 1868. gress without aay army or oavy; for they have stripped bim of that, and he bas uot « corporal's guard eae him*to assert his authority, (A vowe—'"We the next Congress will do is to take a black pencil ai mark out all the unconstitutional acts that the Congress bas enacted. Look out. If,they pull dow the constisution the people, like Samson of old, wil perish io the ruing Stand from under, for in next No- vember the slogan of the Campbeil's will sound, and the people wiil advance to the rescue of tho nation aud the Copstitution, (Cheers.) REMARKS OF MB. NOFEY. Mayor Horruan was th he said, the invited against a a ous wrong threatenod in tho capital of tho country, je spoke not aga partisan, but as an Ameri- Citizen and as the head of au American city, with undred thousand men who to-Tuorraw would cass army and navy." Cheers.) ‘The first ir | Be was nol, He came as @ a0 earnest protest 0 thetr bailots in support of every word he would utter, Cheers) trom .b: It would jane tf no voices went forth city when it ie ‘attempted to overthrow the ff law. It would bea oak against this invi 4 the explanatory let! ate, It ought to erioua time in the history af the country, WH not preseat es the advocate of Johnson, Jou did much be applauded, much for which he tim, The President bas always chosen his Cabinet, | w'thout exception. Lincoln appointed 2 Cabines, | Johnson did oot dogo, Differences bave arisen ip ihe Cabinet and he desires to remove s man at war with bim. He requests him to resign. Stanton refused, which ao man of honor would have done, (Cheors.) And the President removed him and dezignated 4 auc cessor to Uli his place ad interim This only the ox. | ercise of the power belonging to him. aud aa a ies | question wi! er he could remo" imoraot Thi his right—to teat the constitutionailty of act— all, But Congress (mmedistely votes io impeach ui high crime and misdemeanor. Johnaon removed uo Cabtnes officer appointed by hina, but one appointed vy bie predeceswor. When be considered thas upon ght a foundation so serious « dificuity bas been based he was incensed. Mr Johnson did nothing to deserve Peachment up to this time; It i a wonder that the passions of that 22d of February could pot have found 4 nobler vent than the tmpeachmont of » man who tad done vo wrong. He would tel! them there can be but ono reason (or impeachment, shai ig, that Mr Johason may be removed before the question of a next election comes before thom. He would venture a prophocy | that If this thing goes on, not as regards the moimbers | of the House of Represontatives, but thas members of 8 upon the President, the Senate, who are to sit as ju one of whom represents the of Now York cily and say to him and 3 npeschmeat to con u that if they pr venture to prop ft ic and the impeachers of another de by sido on the pages of history with like odium, (Cheera) H would warn Congress not to proceed in (his matter. ‘There will be no resistw by force, but tho great force of any civilized age te the force of public opimion ex: preraed as the public know low to express it, yCheers ) Mr. James Books then came forward He said be was glad to be among the true hearted, loyal democracy of New York, lt gevo him fresh courage to return to bie gallant associates ond assure thom that the great heart of (he motropolis was with them in their struggle to maintain the constitution, —(¢ Mr J. 5, Tuayer foilowed, He sai ideas Wo are not hero to defend Andrew Johnson or to advocate bis cause, It is the ombod:ment of the sovereigaty and the represent- ative of tho Amorican pooplo that iz assailed, We are here to oppose those unconstitutional measures cf Con- ress—not by force, Lut by discusston and by the ballot, We aro hora to protect and defend the constitution of the United States, and we are determined to do it at all ‘ards, (Cheors.) Let this thing go on now--lob us mit te It now, and what will b of the govern- meni? Despolied of its just proportions—robbed of ts beautiful symmetry given to it by the original Master hand—and It becomes ® hapen, deformed imago— (applauge)—fit ouly for tyrauta to piay with aud siaves 0 bow before, Wo are now soeking to avert tho moat ter- rible pert! that could threaten # free goverument, This overnment of delegated powers, with various nd when one Uranch attempts to seize and and turn thom agwinss the administration ot the governmont that it atabitton, ita interest and caprice TAY suggest, it becomes simply a despotism of the worst d, and it doos not goften its rigor because that it is @ i Jefferson said that an elective despotism was not the sort of @ government that wo fought for: The simple question is, therefore, shall the President be maintained? (Great cheering.) Mr, Thayer closed his remarks amid great appiause, Mr. Cuayncry Suavrxn waa the next speaker. After a few remarks from him the meeting separated with cheers for President Jubnson, A'S LECTURE. posed despotisia. The Newro Tribes of Equatorial Atrica— Types and Races of Manhood. Mr, Du Chailtu dellvored tho Inst tecture of this course on the abovo aubjoct yesterday evoning at Steinway Hall, 1m the presence ot a large and appreciative audionce, Ho suid that languages, like the racos of men, disappear aud become eatirely obliterated from from the days of Washington with such bigh crimes and misdemeanoi the of the constitution coupled with treason and bribery is « palpable absurdity, and « mon. aralon of (he power conferred upon the House of ven. jolved, That the impeachment of a President of the United States should be the last resort for the protection of the republic from such disgrace, or grievous wrong ns hon- orable men of all parties would feel and would wtrive to- gether to avert; gud that the adoption of such am strict party voto, becau S nt course In regard to hes hie right in his own political houschoid and is st va. with the constitution as it has boen interpreted from riane the , and Jefferson to the present and opposed (a the views and the feeling of a large pro- ortion, {f not a majority, of the people, is uot mpeachinant as contemplated i the framing of the constitution, but » mere device by which the dominant majority in any Con. gress, dividing itse!f Into a» r may Gecide ag a court of Iast re. ‘own acts, « proceeding which priuetples of law, of reason of honor, andone which must degrade what should be » solemn vindication of the diguity and welfare of the nation into an instrument of party tactics and a means of pariy revenge. Resolved. That wecan uow rely only upon the dignity and moderation of the Senate, and the personal and judicial jutegrity of the individual Senators to country, m the great h which it 1# threatened, aud trorn a deprecat ° in support of the trusts thatthe American people will look with calmness von upon the tindictive impeachment and possibie dis placement of the President of the United States, and will rely only upon the peaceful means of discussion wnt the ballot box for the vindication of th band the restora. tion of wisdom to the councils of tion, Mr, J, W. Gurano next addressed the meeting. Mo said this meeting had not been heralded by any blue lights or other fireworks, uor was it the object of the meeting to inflame the passions of the people—(great cheering)—bat to calm them down. This was no party meeting, They did not fotend to array thems y party banner, but to denounce the rece proceodings of Congress. (Cheers ) Formerly the meet- ings of Congress wore held with plensuto, to regulate nae in 200, 764 | 184,161 | the commerce of the country, to promote agriculture and to be carofal that the taxes wore not oxcossive, out what had those meetings for the last three years de- veloped? Had they beon years LE On the contrary, that prt had beon marked with great dis- turbance; nor did ha believe there would ever be peace #0 long a8 the republican party wasin power. American cotameroo was rapidly declining under their control. After alluding at some leugth to the policy pursued by the repubiicans in regard to the reconstruction of the Soutnern States, which he characterized as exceed ingly pernicious, the speaker went on to state that the meeting had not been called for Andrew Johason, but Executive of the country, and to strenuously sup- e What wore tho hi mes and misdemeanors plained of ? He vetoed the Reconstruction bill opposed negro superiority in the Southern States, Why, | tile republican party did mot caro how the ton Stats | were constructed so long as their votes wore obtained, ' What bad Johnson not undergone ? | breakwater of the constitation statesinan qual toany man, He stood without a party | tke @ rock, and fem Derty storms bave beaten againat hiro he has #tood tike the great breakwater that he is, defying the storm and the tempest, They have opened against bim the siuices of party hate, for whieh | they will be sorry before many days go over ther ds, Johnson has undoubted power to remove with se a member of his Cabmet without any violation of constitution. (Cheers) There is no prohibition removal He must have harmooy in hie move was true that bie | appointments must be confirmed by (he Senate, but not | bis removals from office. That question has been often |, and Madieon mupperied the principle that this was one of the powere of the President, confirmed by | Washington and never questioned (11! the present time. Jackaon struck of the hoads of whigs every day, and in the exereise Of that power he was supported by Mr. Websier, He beld in Lie hand an extract eut from ap e@tttorial of the Hraatn, whieh gives the date of the com- mission of Stanton by which be holds the office of Secretary of We Tt gaye that Stanton was appointed by Mr. Lincoln as Secretary of and you will see | that ¢ Mr, Lincolm had the power to 0 jobpson bi wor, He Boar dut of the Prevident of the United States tor nly by the act of Mr. Lincoln, but subject to th eof the President of the United states for the time whether Mr. Lneoln, may be the President. There | cording to the Tenure of Ofi | having appolnted Stanton th no violation oF the Tenure of Uffice bil by removing him, and for this they imperch him for high crimes aad misdemeanors. Jonnson did not believefthe act was constitutional, and therefore it was that he desired (o test the question by removing Stanton and appointing Grapt od ind th tgfore it was that the radicals and backed out y impeach the /resident, and Wade je (he man who can cast & vote against Johneon, wheiber Jounsoo ie right or fais And who will pronounce sentence? Chase, bimself an aspirant for P dency. And who are the judges? A radical li Dent On sentence Of guilty uniess the people rise je their might and say that this thing shail p further, (Applause.) Has not Peunsyiv ‘© offered men ‘And has not the Grand Army of the Repub. invisible body that me one has ever seen~-01 | recourse to bullets, has Johnson | do? To faithfully execute the Iaws ef the United States and preserve the coustituuon, and he laa do and bo man hae ever done it beter ((heers.) great What he tae apposed Cons oe { His orang tho face of the earth, never to come back io. He was surprised at tho analogy of disintegration that the uegro population of Africa prosemted with that of tho aborigines of America, Both conlinonts possessed a great number of languages, and the population of both wae divided into @ great nuraber of trib Ppossevses remains showing that once its tants enjoyed u certain degree of civilization, and that the ‘race possessed a certain pro- gressive power iu itself which was necessary to lead thom on to the condition they attained. Geology has demonstrated to us that thero #asatime when mea could not possibly live upon earth, and the dis. covories mado since have shown us that the origin of man dates from # more antorior period than wo hi ven led to bole Happily the mind of mao Creator that time goe@ on that and sub- ve dreamed of. nong all the races of mankind pi s@ of time chan, @ Caucasian type, for the reason that progre in all other types has ceased —and rot only ceazad, hut their extinction is surely taking place. It all the races of mankind came frou a single primeval typo, and as we seo that there is progression, he was inclined to believe that the Hottentot and negro wore the oldest races of those now living, Ha belioved firmly in the decline of tho Vital energies of men, and in the extinction of the races of men, with the exception of the progressive races, Honce the Hottontot and Bushmap, lowest type of the negro, will disappear Austrat! Polynesian and American Indian anv others, Deing the lowest reprosentatives of tho Mongolian, will disappear also, He (tho speaker) was amazed when he heard it aseerted that the white man was the cause of the extinction of the aboriginies wherever ho came Into ot with them, ag if races tad only been di r- f late. Good and kind hearted people wilt tell you that assoon as these communities of savages become absorbed the decrease will stop, as they will become as intelligent as the Caucasian. He need hardly mention what all bad heard of before the discoveries which bad been made in America and Europe concern- ing the antiquity of men. The mounds discovered in America bavo shown In the most conclusive manner that once there oxisted a race of men het aborigines of the present day. jn Central America and Peru testif; pra showing already. to the intermixing of the differ casian hich was most beneficial The interwix most injurtous, The per. manency of the type isso strong that a third race cai not be made by (he eroseimg of the two pew Wher. ever it has taken place upon a large scale {t has polsoned the whole population sad haz beom most Injurious. Mexico, St. Domingo and other countries are living examples to warn us against the violation of thie i of nature, Can al, the racee of mankind, they now become equal in thet: intellectnal devel Do they possess the same Cong ody that when * ght th copied some part of ‘4, but no G de the most vious Knowledge, conques take place one afier the other, the metural laws that govern our world are better understond Boing onward and ouward until we hardly forward that bright future of thore who will come aud to the kaowledge they wil! possers, But oe thas have beon coworkers where ai shat we will Knowle: mid thet sali riso as ® testimony of the God who created us a | ATIEMPT TO ROB A HOUSE IN’ GRAVESEND. the Borglares Wounded ani « Vive Two of y Giaaler, jamed Cor. noar the Coney Isiand frame sructuro which stands back about itty yards from (he road—aad \oformed Mr, siryker that a plot (o rob the Bouse had been concocted by some pals of hie (the informer), but that he, wot wishing to sker, at Oraveaend, take part in 60 cefario: arrangement, desired te put bh a8 ward, that Le might be prepared io de! himself, Mr, Hiryker communicated with Inepector Polk on Mi afier hear a spector to sit up ain b |, and weit wut)! ibe on had effected ap eniranes, thea to “let shen bare it.” Mr. Baryker acted aceordingty, and last night, having armed bimeelf © mon named bdward Waliors with fowling pieces loaded with buck shot, © commending position tho house, whe oy irty aacended the at of stoop began Ror operations by prelag Open the shutters of the patior windowa, Asti Ts tors flow open the biuaderhissoa wore discharged from WivuAh, Ofoating @ aKedWAdiing PRUle Among the Worthy group of homsebreakers, why’ 4 One of the shots the mouth, carrying away one bacty retreat. another shot Golden and U former and tain Brown a precinct, cautioned Mr, information wh.ch he eave the pollce bringing bis gu ity comrades to justice, ee jodeed in the ki e'| Cohen Stryker o jore ti Oy of bis tooth, wh tie of Mark Goldwater. isouera by tue handed them over to Oap- Sergeant Wi wi t Du Four, of the Forty-cigaty Teaac Go'den. who had the misfortang to be wounded, ad tte Hams and roundsmen Mackaller and Weber were do- spatched to the haunts of the pals in New Fork, set there, after some diMwculty, Goldwater and Ieadore street, where thoy found Israel beimg @ substitute for anothor who did mm gite These m Goidwater had yropared for if tng huge knife, 3 armed with stout clubs ceeedod to a y in a house i Thence they proceaded toa place in Mulberry lattew Bloom, the ad Which they carried 90 be y emergency that might arise, the yard they fed the dogs with meat, witht they had provided themselves. They had also e umber of burglarioug imptements tn their posseaston. The plot was pretty well laid, have succeeded but for the constientious acru jen, through whose agency Was underatood among ‘whem that the proceed: would be equal 10 $60,000, which \t would amply repay them for thelr traubte, robber} we dore: 1 was frustrat nd Would probabl On en ty 3 Come They are a!) natives of Poland, Jows and window era, MAILS FOR THE ths etesmabip Arizona will sail frou t Saturday for Aspinwall. The PACIFIC. port Wiil close at Laif-past ten o'clock im the morning. Tas New York Hwnas—Edition for the Paciio=wite be ready a6 haif-past mine in the morning. 8 ugle coptes, in wrappere for mailing, six cents, SHIPPING NEWS. pn erty winds te: ip ¥ James Hand. Ship Cult and paasengors, vu J Bark W Sth, with tdve and Ar ‘spo.eon TT all the pas faitey C1 PORT OF NEW YORK, FERRUARY 28, \86H Ls hina ‘The prisoners wore arraigned before the Police Jualice oroing. aud committed to jail to await examiak * for Comira! America antl the Soudty Porte sK0 Roberts, Norfotk, with mars; to Ole 0 ¥. Price, Philatatphla, with imtse,’ Liverpoo!, Jan 12, with mise mi & Guo. eward, Cardiff, Jan 31, with raliroad iron. to Boyd Brig GW Rosebrook, Manzaniila, 21 days, wititew- ar, do, o Thompson & Hunter: bad heavy weather, and haw eon 6 days norta of Hatteras, with stroug N : winds. Bi y. Rowley, Trinizad 3t days. wit sugar aud molasses, to tiaeter. Has had stroog Nand ant been 10 days norta of Hat. f New to via Delaware B Had strong N ai & miles of Sandy Hool heavy norther! ® Sehr Ida Richardson, water [hours with s Satiila river, Pod bei f Hatteras, wi che Heien A to F Knowlton atroug NE wind Scur Kenduaken jeras. Feb 25, MH Culbert (Hr), ia th of Hai tr company with brigs roake at nd NE gale of that dai Bedell, eller, ha Hoyt, Soper, C Has beea 6 day orig, and saw the NH again Brig Executive, Gorham, Turks Island, 15 days, with st. ia er, ur Syivan (of Stockton), Blanchard, Ponee, PR bh Inat, with augur, to toaster: the-entire passage, Feb 22, and was blown oi in the or of Beverly. Mass, Adare Dolaware Breakwater, avy weatlor therentire p: a days'n storaa with strong NIC ga Five Fathom Shoal, spoke schooner Je . for NYork, short of provisions, and supe Sailed 20. off Matte: a Was with a 13 daya via Del pa9sage; Philadelphia, mites south of Cane Henlopen, spoke bark. n —— for Pbiladelplua, ma Watvon and Nelle Husted, for t t, 24 daya, a. r to Juhu Richardson, whole yeom b 16, olf onic A Shepard. froas \. Newman, Arecibo, PI Has beeo 10 days ng Nand NE gales, aries, 17 days, with augae north of latieras, wl ny of Baugor), Wyatt, Caibarten 17 days, with sugar, to Brett, Son & Co. Has been 4 dare Nof iat Tras. Behr Lawrence J Lockwood, St John, Wiimington, NO, Ub days. Schr § M Smith, Freeman, Virginia. Bol Bark Qoean, from Cardi. Brig Ricbinon Seti Wobb, No 5). Brig Nellie 1 Brig Abby W: chr BM Re nd, from Ma ous Marine Disasters. Buic Ivan, Cevrany, from Cienfitegos for New York, was spoken by wchr Joseph Alicu, at Charlenton 26th from Baracoa, with ais feet of water t vessel was to romain by hor. Forelga Ports, Anxcmo, PR, Fob 12—In port schr Gold Mi next day wanten, Feb and Lottie Clark BOSTON, Feb 28--Arrived, steamer {ARLESTON, Po 25—Arrivi schrs WS Doughtoa, Providence hia, A Lucy W for her hold, company with the sohr BR Clossom, of Brook’ She was American Portn. Feb brig Prestiasimo. HOLMES’ HOLE, Feb 98, 1 AM—Pasning by, steamer 4, £9 de Cuba for ‘Cleared —Ships F II for Livery Ringbird, Have i NYork. aol a. Southern yd ROE 28 In \—Steamuhip Star of the South, Roman, from Rotterdam. tauzns, Windward, from Malays (ail by pilot boat Chagioue: 5) ed, from Trinidad. 9, trom Trimld: (by pilot boat Edmund Riant, No #, An port bark Erwin; schreG ¥ Young, York in 10 days, Philadet- \ Altevels, Matam Joseph Allen, Bare Roads, steiner James rr ? imore for Boston. Arrived, steamer Cleopatra, N York; ade . British Queen, and Forest Queewy barks Guiova, do; ey Advai For other Shipping News eee Seventh Pagt, Rey. New York Cheer fy and oils or A.mA— In Colors tie ‘h 19 u. Sold bj polian Tv Fett Sire wnSedsrovon ta th fait rect an Asy! Seven Grand C ob, 1 we aaaist the un Batchelor’s chai rt True Merit TRSOnES Each year Gods the Froc! ean dis auperi 4 out, ats. jurnett’s € jor French pomades nese Halr Stain Whiskers aud mustache a besutifut black ouly oue preparation. Only 60 cents a T. HELMBOLD, 634 Broadway Hotel, aud by wil dev by been exbl ny ertaking. 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