The New York Herald Newspaper, December 15, 1869, Page 4

4 EUROPE. General Sickles’ Negotiation and the Cuba and ‘throne Ques- tions ia Madrid. Parliamentary Proceedings and Political Agitation in Franee. ous Yarning to the Prince THE GERMAN-AMERICAN CABLY TELCGRAPH “The French Transatiantic Mail Sieamship Com- pany’s svoamsnip \iie de Paris, Captaua Sarmopt, which left Havre on the 2d aid rest oa the 4rh instant, arrived at suis port yesterday worming alver & fine trip. The Ville de Yaris delivered our and special European corresponaene Jes from Paris whe HERALD butlding ac a quarter past ove o'clock In the afver- noon, the mull @uvices being as laie as those on board tho Cunard Sieauisiip whic) ‘om lre- land the next day. Suada In reference (o the statement that gone severai woruiags w the Tun the Paris Temps, Freneu Protestant organ, thinks that those visits reiaie to the adairs of the Retormed Church cf Fans, 1a Wick the gentleman holds so prominent a piace, ‘The Minister of War of France is about to uuite togetier u!i Lhe barracks ana guard houses of Paris by telegraphic wires. A commu ton in the Wa of Vienna, states tiat Praice ituroide, who considers Limseil heir to the Mexican throne, 1s about to marry a rich heiress of Stutzarut, Alle, de Kauiuaun, who, betore the Muptial ceremony, WL embrace the Catholic religion. ‘he jady is a niece of the Councilor of State, de Neurats, who, although a Provestant, 18 regarded asa devoted chumpion of the uitramon tanes tn Wurtemberg., The Prince proposes return- ing, afier his marrage, to Mexico, a company with Father Fischer, wo aduiuisiered the lust religious consolations to the + Buperor’? Maximilian. The sione which Sraupmann, the Faris murderer, Placed on his victim weighs een sixty aud M. Guizot had rie aderer, seventy pounds, At some paces from the grave 18 another Siour of avout 400 pounds, WHiek has been disturbed; the murderer, witnout douot, having atvempteo nu stuliy to place it over the corpse. Hequetie, wiu icund tie body, bas recelyed the reward o/ 600i. promised by the tami ‘The MEuori Dipomatque, vi Paris, bas the fol- we receive from Rome erinits us to be- oops expressed by the Kavperor in bis i LUG Lurclie &8 LO the Issite OL (Re deliber- ations Of Uv beuimeuical Council will be reaidaed. The fact is notwrivus thal au tmporiaat sraction o1 the Germun Cuiuoae Episcopacy fave sormaily de- Clared (iat tie proclamation of ihe persona: infalit- . dad Would espectaiiy favor Frovestant nisin among the popwations ~witicn, 4 CaLuOie, are GaWLiIng Ww adiit sach woso- Inve prinvipies abd docirines, A smulur atutude BeeMs also lo Lave Deeu agopled by we ‘rened pr Taves, 50 thai We are more Lian ever justived 14 ex Peciing trou tue assembly Gr the visiops “a Work Of Wisdom and conclusion’? Pope Pius Lx. bes coniided the task of writing the history of tie ap. ching Council to te Halap author, Cesare Canta, For that purpose he has been guthorized by the Luly Father to be present at the Bittings of tie assembly. Le 1s the only layman to whom tl ivilege will be accorded. A new comet bas beea discovered at Marseilles by M, Tempel, it Was seen fur the rst tine on the 27th of November, at nine o'clock P, M., in the con- atellation of Pegasus, KR. A., Sli dex. 15 min; polar distance, 75 dey. 44 ‘The eis & nebula, Measuring {row iweive to fifteen winuies iu diame- ter. It bas no nucleus, aud 1s even luminous at the centre than va tie clreumferen 1c 14 advaue- oe. 2) O&eraie Of oue degree per day in R. A,, and ity five minuies to deciiuagon. The Lrussels journais state taas the Senne, which Tons througi (uat city, overfowed its banks 1a con- sequence of 4 Loutinuauce of heavy raius aud caused eonsiaeravie damage Ministeriat Dficalifes and Politiesl Divi- slous—Persount Revenge Covered by Gov- ernuent Prosecativus— The Throne Question Canvass—Povlitical Demoralization, Mapnip, Dee, 1, 1969. The Spanish revolutionary ministerial state ship, which but the other day, as it were, so gallanty stemmed ike current, has become aimost a wreck. Poor Spaia! Mow much nas sue changed in a few short mout Afier ail her uovie endeavors to burst the bovus of ery aud enjoy the sweets of liberty, she sesms destined to sink deeper in the agauce, indoleuce, fujastice and ven- geance have as powerful a reigu as ever, even as they did im tue ume of the ex-Queen, if not wo Greater exveut. goverament is, indeed, as one of We paper: “El mismo perro con collar dites —tue sane Gog with a different collar. vuld ave Luoughe that the hardships Of polttiou! exe Would have taugat the men now in pow erauoa aud bumauty; but no—fire, SWord ani exicruinauon stili coutinue to be the order of tiie jug vensravle aud brave patriot, fad, Biull des ib ving iu jail with b ined, Ths is the Geueral what headed th D it Madrid ta 1560, ad, covered with wounds, w wakop bo States lewat'on aud Aiterwards escaped t fo August, is67, he v1 Arragou fougtit tue coe... tue revelved two bullet fliu prouising tO Pulse We revolutionary a, bub did Lotdose, When adi in Septer roused ty lies detained unter arrest sed Ws PepUdilcaN Views Aa pul upwards of 19,000 repuu- eX pie Besiaes riers for the General intends to show up many person 8 of Im portauce who have not kept their solema prouise to vote fur Montpensier. . The Throne Question and Dynastic Aspira= tions—Prinv’s Solution—French Kepesta of the Sickles Banquet and Negotiations, The Madrid correspondent of a Pacis journal Writing on the ist ef Lecember, suppliés the follow- Ing fest of tue then existing condition of affurs in, the Spauisa capital:— Prince Henry, brother to the King-Consort, has been liece some days. There 13 no chance for any of his ianilly, (¢ ts Satd that before jong a demousira- thon will be made by the partisans of the late dy- 1 i have uo doubts Pruu desires to soe It beg: he way bave (he pleasure of deals with eoctuer insurrection, Without such pressure the cicuients OL cOkvsiOd diseppear und his party biea.s Up. Priues Heury wusy be caretul or be will fod hoosell before @ military court oa the sighvesé 7 Arresis, tials aud coudemnauons are imaliers Of every Gay ocourrenve, wud the jour Hon one in ten, Many pelsous sued without trial, aud if these .ougced the Juuroai 13 Buppressed. 8 copnlnue their marked witenuous (oicwes, tue United States sinister. ‘fhe , When be Was Im the Lipiomate tribuse tng lot r’s explanation Of the late Allmusic Thu rials, ae President of the Cortes (iver) pre- senied tiiseif there, attended by several deputios, sud wade to the General a Howery Castilian speeca, Tall of compliments to the United ‘siat.s and to lum Seu, aid ended by asking Niu Co meet the Otel per- Sonsges OL the BUAtOL wb a diuner wich the speaner Was about to give. ‘The banquet came off 14 due Course, aud Ib Wus a Superl alain dhe ViKib Su pali bo (he Urtvune and the entertainment have been gazetted exceustvely, dad O. Course been Lie THEULG Ul ACM speculated Lu dtpiomatic aud oficial circles, 4 he dinuer party ine.uded the Secretary of Stale for Poreiga Affaus, tue Cooutai secretary, the tate heudl Of Foreign Adairs, Silveia, tue preseae and late Under Seerevaries of vow departuents, wut several proutineat members Of the Cories; tue Lost bells, a3 1 Have Said, tue Present of tue Conner, ihey discussed Cuba; tile relutious of Spat ana tue United tates in all there beariags, tie Spanisa Colv: niat policy aud the OUtiMeEs Of a Weaty Which, When pertecied, wil be the diplomatic event of the year. i is evident tue ppansa Cavinet have a Way esoue dread of Wuat Cougres may dy in is ap proaciuug session, aud Nope co vreak the force vi tae Cubad "cat meat ia tue Cited states oy timely acilou ur opvortuue overtures. Maurod i9 HOC sO Gut as iv tas been, The Regent receives Ou Thursdays, the Gountess Montyo ou sun days, Count and Coantess de Heuss (rin) the same Giglt cud bie Americau Minister on Wednesdays. circumstance now alluded to. indeed this journal, which speaks thus, must ® very severe pelagogue to at Once take a its pocket 4n order to reprove a smile, Wel, all we can sas 13 that the writers ia the Aévell do not seem to like | gayety. * Parliamentary Officers, [From Galignani'’s Messenger, December 3.) M. Schocider was Vice presiaent for fourveen years, from i952 to 1308, and presided under that titio aur- lng the entire session Of 1565. Since 1867 he nus been presylent. ‘Two of the vice presidents, now ele el. had Biled the post of secretary; the Marquis de fainouel, irom 186 to Lsé4, and Baron Jerome David, from 1961 to 1863, M. Hebert has been atid alnce 1862, without in- terruption, He has had successively lor coileagues, from 1802 to 1860, Baron Vast-VimneuXx, father of the present Deputy; trom 186) to 1863, General Perrot; froin 1864 to 1962, Karon de Romeuf, repiaced siace the month of July by weneral Lebreton, who bad al- ready occupied a similar position tn the Cousutuent Asoe.nbly, Where he Was avpolated tn place of Geue- val Négrier, kuied duriag the days of June, ‘The following are tue terms 12 which M, Schneider returned tusaks to tug Legislative body for his eive- Ucn as Prestagut:—~ GRExTLEMES—I am sure I express your sentiments to thauking o4F venerated ullest memoer’ (Loud mpplanse. Le posseasey the wm of ail Of Yous and we have been happy to see hin for a moment pinged over as, Let bin ac- cept on this occasion thiy mark of our appreciation, nut ov'y OC his inst mcs, UUt Of mag whole ite. (Teak cheerin:,.) For mysou, pominated formerly by the Empersr's eontidenve to presi ie dver the debates of the Leglsiative bly, Lat present owe the honor of this high mission 10. the suifrage of my vo.~ leagues aad L ofler taem my most hearty thanks. (Hear, hear.) Hervonal moiivas inigit Lave, peraays, wuthorized ine to de clive this beavy task. utl have imposed on myseil as & duty wo remaiu at tho orders of the Cha.aver, more especialy fat d moment Wheu tho country has moat particulary We rig to couat Upoa the devotetugss of aul lus sous, (Hear, bear.) Tho; Ast, genie ven thal, in fwalliing the dutted which do ame f shall aways be ab © 10 reckon Oa your aa jee, amet shall bi 8h wuuraged by your ladulgenee, (Cou- tinued cheerlag., Privilege, ssenger of December 3 reports:— Uoder Louis Philippe and under the republic tue ue Of eacciluacy Dever preceded tue game Of the Fresi- dené of las Chamber of Devaties, Tue quesuon las been asked Whotuer Mi, Scunemer would comorm to luis usage. ‘Lhe report of tie Journal Upicrel yesver- day decided 1a the adirmative, Gangnants What ia Said of Napoleon’s Speech. ‘The speech of Napoleon to the French Legisiature, reported in te HBKALO, 18 the ouly subject discussed by the Varis journals, the Comments 43 translated 11 the Engish jourgais betug, ta general, extremely cuncisis. We subjoin some short extracts, commencing with the jollowing from the consitutiounet—the new Vicaus aud ca kao risus, and Heaven Only aud wat ls te Ay Danisine famous consituciou ui tu i Ot Li63¢ Au As Brodded Wuuer scot aud replaced by @ silent despot am. Where are tue propose Consult the budget; AuOUMI daa flowing devia; Lhe pro- posed new ivan a rouiong bt the army, and a palo bo an in Week aiver we inonth passes, aod What 1s done 1m Cougress for t tof Ue Couu- try? Notwing, tiierauy notaiag. ‘Lhe precious ime that should be devoted to reform 1s syuaudered in idle, unmeautug tak, personal quesuions, personal fatire and avusc, — Meanwhile the quesuou of the canaiusio for tue throne. of ie future ruer of Suan, remains almost in tue Bae Musatisfactory Siale, Ab 19 ote boat the Duke tis governue.t candidate, has obtumed re Votes, bul they come 1h 80 slowly Luat | Cau scarce.y Unk tbat he ts really backed by Peun; for the Prune Minisier seems to i ave so Ittile heart In the matier as to wake one beveve that tnere is sometbiig belinu the scenes tue Cariists are again chang chewise. ves for #2 Invasion uuder the auspices of General Cabrera, The republicans con- tinue retired trom Congress, and Lawl uiost power fui enemy, Wie Isabe: Allonsta party, is conspiring in broad dayiiclt, aud slortiy expected (ov nace an outbreak, % say jothing Of Muulspeusier, who is canvassing ail Spain ior signatures tn his own favor, Toe candidature of Moutpeusier repr Dis 6b Uriean.st Coailion agasust Lue Lonaparte throue Of France, Seior ivero, President of Congress, nas recovered from his iliness aud agato assisvis at tue sex#ions. Admiral ‘ope Was elected Vice President of the House of Kepreseniatives almost unanimously, ob taining ail tue votes except tour, and on Friday he took lis seat iu tue Presiucney, Ou the 26cu inst. We Regent will give a grand poulical dinner, Whicd Was deferred of xecount of the ire that occurred at his residence tu the Presidency. ‘The Spauish oaung debt amounted to $12,520,534 On the ist of Uctover; during that mont it rose to 5,669,008 60, but ou tae Ist uc November It stoud at 520,654, Bhwing & decrease of $6,418,168. is Highness the Kegent jas revurned the visit of the Ox-ihiane Don Eneijuo de Borbon. boa Enrique iy @ Man Of Jiverui ideas, aud Was banish iry bY his pear relative, the ex-yueen, Tue peuple of Madrid are raislog a fund for the redeniption Of conscripts, and Gonationa havo ai- Teady Deen received £0 the aiaount of $2,844, A few daya ogo Generai Duico, woo ts now tn France on account of ill health, wrote to one of bis friends calling hia attention to the agreement that ‘Was envered tnto by the revolutionary party of lous to proclaim the Duke of Montpensier King of Spaiu, and that oom as his health will permit bin he jotends to come w Madrid ip order to defend to Cougross what ng las said in his letter. This ietier nas Rowe the cause vi great discussion lo poiltical clgics, FRANCE. The Varllnmentary Agitation—Democratic Progress. {From Galiguaui’s Messenger, Dec. 1.) Alter Loe muperis siting OD diouday, about elghty uging UO the exureme right, right wud tue tiers purty which scelus to lave couip.vlery Jommed the rmajocty, veld a sitting la tie Sade du ifOue at the Cuamber, M, smite Olivier ta tue chair, Tuis jaccer uddressed tis Colleagues at sole wth, insisuing OR the uecessity of cuniila tou, boil for priucipies and for mau, aad vo advance Tesoiuiety in Le pach Opened by the senacus COW oon of September, in order ty ack in whe seuse proposea the meeung decided toat a couuuitiee of eleven iueuders should be mauieu the nextday to prepare the election of tue Vice presideuts, seiecung LWo Dames OL depavies be Ifuguig to tue Liv, aud LWO trom the majoriiy. A. Ouivier on LHe same Occasiod deviared that he had ny luwention wuatever of becoming # candidate for Lae place of Presiuent. According to the Journal de Paris four important ups are aiceady detideu in the legislative oody ~ division of @uthority and responsibility 1s very Cieurly aod delicately indicated by the general Lore of tie speeca. Lae Emperor, im reminding the depuues of the great ceiorms which are due t0 18 ow tuiliative, @upioys tue persoual for: “L pros posed,” he says, “tae Ssenabys Cunsultum.” It was tue Winding up of tie regime of 1852. In enumerat- lug the new laws and the reforms which tue future reserves for us, lis Majesty speaks coiectively. “our task,” he says, “coass.s in applyimg the pria- cxpies laid down,” amd again, “fhe Ministers will present for your approva,” &c. 1 is the maugura- lon of the parhamentary regime, ‘The Public expresses iiself m these terms:—''The Proposal to give Lo the legisial've vody the elecuioa of the Municipal Council o: Paris Was cold)y received. Ob tue viner bana, much applause greeted the an- nouncemeat of the avolitioa of tue War baif-decime 1n the regisiralion dues on successions, the extea- 810. of Savings’ Danas CO Lue rural popaiations, and the promise tnat cue customs? tariYs supuid be ex- a@umiied witb aii tie informavion necessary to ad- vance the deijoeratious of the Parl ament. The} as- sages conceraing (he relations with foreign Powers, the desire for peace, ihe Lope placed in tue Ecuwen- ical Counc), trom which is expected & Work OF Wis- do and conciliation, met wita geveral asseat, Mgr. Chigh, op Whom all eyes were tien turaed, made the right. Ue rignt centre, tue left cenire aad ibe leit, AS Une WoiON Of LWo Of these factions ig neces sary to Coustivute a majority, the jouraal makes we jolowing caculaion as to probablivles:—cLue new wajority will be composed eliuer of the right and ieft centres (which will thea be simpiy the party of the 116, organized and sirengitiened), or of che right ad rigut cen iWhica would %e the former majorly recousticut Wita the sadition of sume fresit meutbers aud some vas). OUF sympatiues, We Lave no occasion sre with the left ceutre, However, we recognize tbat at this moment the right cen- tre ts wwevilably Called upon to become the nuceus OL the new majority and the pivot Of the approacu- ing Ministerial combination. Lf a separation 13 to be indie between tue riguy centre and leit one, we sual not be sorry to see the iatter reumata uncon nected with it would form Lue vasis of a new Consutuiioual Opyosition—Would be & reseive -tor tue iuture, in the Varitamentary régime relays of Aiuisters are required; tue rigut coutre 13 the trst; tue leit ceutre the second, Perhaps the better course Would be wut to einploy thea buth ac tie same time. M4. M. Thiers and Jules Favre=Their Parlin- mentary Course. (from Gaitgnani’s Messenger, Deo, 2.) M. Trlers attends te Sittings ut tae Chamber, but litherio has spoken to but jew of his colleagues and does nol seeui Gtsposed 19 eutor 1Bto any Of Wie [race tions or Lake part in the meetings orgaulzed. ‘The following is the expose Ges mouss to the bill preseacea by M. Jules Favre on Tuesday m the Leg. isistive body:—Lhe national sovereignty 18 the principle on Which our institutions depend, It may be delcgated but Cannot ve either alienated or Giviaed; by the former it would be destroyed aad by the latter would become an element of anarchy. Toe author of the coustitution of 1852, by huit- seif invoking the principles of 1789, has sub- mitted to that fladamental law of all tree societies. However, the executive, after attributing to itseif the constituent power, intends to retain it, and thus to elude the wil of the country. This 1 done through the intervention of the Senate created by the Emperor, That body modiies at its will the constitution, usurps the funcitons of the Legisiative body and by means of this exorbitant autuority remains soverelun master of our institutions, Such a state of things is the forfeiture of the national goveranicut, Compromises every interest by destroy- irity aud makes progress dependent, not rishes of al!, but on those of a single man. The couutry has clearly deciared by the last elections that it 18 decrmined to depend on itself and vot on any oue person, In order to conform to that dectsion we imust returo to Principles, The constitueut authority ana the legis- Jative oue can only be.ong to the navion represented by its leputies freely elecced, This country would not 6 satisiled to take an tiusory part tn theenange of its constitution by ratutying by a plebiscite reso- lutions devided ou without it, That course of pro- ceeding whica suppresses deliberation, strikes op tat account the gravest biow at liberty of voting. tis the most deiecive form of direct government, and has never been anytuing but the lever of despot- ism. ‘The appheation of thease principles 18 conse: ‘ated by ihe bill which we vow have, m virtue of ur miliauve, the honor to submit to the Chasaver, ‘There 18 but one article, Whiten runs thus:—-rhe consUtueut power shail heaceiorth belong exciu- sively to the Legislative body." « Rochefort in the House, lignans Messenger, Deo. 3.) islauve body on Weduesaay, afver the previous sitting had veea read, M. leave to speak; but ne and at last made some thiquiry of M. t Picard, WhO gave a sign of assent. He thea Jed from his place, 4nd advanced vowards tue tribune; but he Was tvo sioW, as during tbe few dangles Whick be bad lost m overcomiug his irreso- ution Colonel Kegius had deciared the ballot open. M. Roenelort did not thea veatare furier, bat returned to hia place with a dispirited alr, Hits pu js Suid Lo Dave been to propose that tue tb aud vice presidents should eit ip turns ek each. The /rance, {a speaking of the incident, says:— “The Homme qui manque le Cocke is ® Very gay piece, Which greatly amused in ils time the andi- ence of the Variet 3, butit may not wave tae same success among Lue electors at elievilic.” M. Ollivicr and the Ronaparte Dynasty. The Legislative body of France met in session December z, 1a the bureau, to Nominaie the presi- deats and secretaries, When the tolowing reault F In the Prosident; M. de Soubeyran, Secretary. Hlivier ; iP Aigavi kan. 7 Fourth—Marquin |. Kole, F yc N. Scunelder, Premdeat seis M. Segria, elected; M. Baboiw. Sath M. Seneca; M, des Rotonrs. Seventh M. Coevindler ve Vaidrome; M. Huet, Zighth—M. Vani Dupont; Baron Gorse. Dinth—M. Cazelion; M, Duguat de la fauconnerte, Jn the second bureau au incident occurred of some interest. M. Hume Oliivier, in returaing thanks (or belag named presideat, expressed his regret ut hav- ing been abandoned by fis political friends, who were at preseut among the dissentients; as vo |b self he intended persevering In tie Work Of concilia- tion Wittch be bad undertaken; he indulged in che hope of Seeing wil political men railying atuund the dynasty. “In fact,’ said the honorave genvieman, “WO MUSt Save ths Kmypire.? M. Martel repiled replied with considerable warmti, ailirming iaat tae Lett Centre, in wich were M. Biniie Vilvier's old freads, was not revolu- honary, aa did not intend ettuer Lo fal im its duly or to leave 10 Ue Honuravie gentiemau the exeiusive care of concliiativg the Kinpie with tiberty, “Lt 1s M. Olivier,” he added, “woo has quitted the Left Centre; such members of which v8 are suil united have remained faiualul Co their original polic: ML. Veudre rose vo reply, but ihe other Deputies do- cided that the incident Was closed, The Prince Imperial, It appears that this young pentieman was soon to smile during the progress 01 a devate tn tue Legls- ature. On ins M. Kochefort, Who was caiied out in the Salle des Kicds, Makes the following refectio: “yhs precoptor of the helr prosunptive should teach tnat young lad respect for those elected by universal Batrage and for propriety. Although ne can so ve charades and enlgmas, DO 1s Do’ ye old enouga to judge men and things, and in pudiic ceremonies he is only an accessory, Let his historical tutor potas out to Him what @ gesture of Coulempt and a smile have cost monarchs, Not to gv wo far back, Marie Antoinerte, Whose memory is 80 greatly venerated at the Tuveries, will furnish him an exauipie,’ The Journal de Paris Makes tue sudjoined com- ment on the above:—Tho Prince Imperial certawiy would have done betier not to iaugi. Bul his guv- eraor, Geperai Froissart, who ts uot by all aecounts @ very laduigent person, could nut dave loreseen Wo several Signs of approvauon, We take the annexed passages from the Dibar: “We find in tho 1mpertal speech the enumeration of tae principal reforms Wine we sMtuistry will be charged vo lay before the Caamber, Lhe progranime 1s nearly tae same as that already made kKnowa by tue seiut-villcil press, fue changes announced are cer- Vataly iiveral, but of small exteat; aud, moreover, we (nay be permiited to consider them sumewaat incomplete.” * ‘he subjoined passages are from tho Presse:— “fhe spesca cannot bué by well received by impar- tal nunds, it testifes to the sincere and really (iberal sentiments which animate che Kinperor; it @ttests tuat move Of Lae reforms wich the couuiry aay demand by te votce Of 1c3 representatives will be reiused or eveu coniested; bub it proves thas the Ministry Of the 1760 of suly has not comprehended Wuat chaages the Snatus Consuttum of the oth of Sepiember entaied to the political and admuuis- trative orgauizauion of France, ‘The Cabinet nas not regarded (ue situation of the country with tne eie- vated spiric aud ‘he breadtia of view demanded vy exisung circumstances.” ‘The stecle uses the following language:—“We find in this document ‘hetwer the devisiou aor tae frauk- uess called for by existing circumstances, it 18 to utier mere commonpiaces lo gay, ‘France ts anxi- ous for liberty, but accompanied by order * * * jet us hold ourselves ay an equal distance from reaction and frou revolutionary theories, * * * To save liberiy give we your assistance.’ ‘The einpie, Whicd protesses to preserve Mercy, lorgets aa: 1 bas not yet beew estabisugd. Dues the gov- ernment think $9 aiain Ghat resdtt by the Measures how aunouuced, Which the press has aiready Judged and condemned as a mocsery of iberalisi /? ‘The Liberie makes the subjoined comment:—“ine COMMURPIACe suyiiys abu urder With Liberty, tu- stead of order by liberty aré used up, aad more Worn out then old coin condemned to be recast. The tne hay airived ior a uew poiicy, to speak a less aot quated lauguage. Logic nas proved tore than once ‘that it is nob to be Vio\wled as easily as liberty.” ‘The Avenir National says: —1ue speech is exactly Woat we expected. 1t perfectiy reflects tue situa- tion and the morai state of tue kmperor, Dull in form, vague 1a substance, it only shows cleariy two things—disarray ia tue preseat and fear tor tue fu- ture. The Temps 1s scarcely less severe:—‘‘if we are not greatly mispaken,” itsays, ‘the uperial Bpeech 18 Jar {roi respond ng to what was required by Lie sii- uauion, By iis Commencement, abu especially oy its sally aguinst ‘subversive passions, culpable exag. gerations wud impoient attac' Wt Nas the misior- tune to remud oue of the last utterances from tue thrones of Chares X. and Louis Phtippe.” We take the lolowing passage [ruin the Union:— “The tiuperial address, somewhat ordinary in torm, gud lu wnich Com Lonplaces yea ad @ very large Space, Will disappoint the hopes of those who ex- pected the strisng wauguraion Of some Vague noveily.” We verminate with the subjoined from the Journal de Paris:— ‘At present We Can only express a very general and superficial opinton on the speech, As a literary Vomporitioa the style is somewhat lovse, So iar us the inatter Ig concerned, the raling tiea evidently 33 the emperor's desire to place nmself Gud lus personal prerogauve ta the foreground ihe document 1s far from promising new additions to tue power or tafluenCe of Pariiawent. It is not, uowever, tlloeral, aud Lo see in .t a menace ayaiust the libervies which We bave gamed Would appear to 48 oO be an eXaggeration.” Napeoleon’s Son iu School, {From Galignani’s Messenger, Dec. 2, Prince Napoleon bas just seat ais eidest son, Vic- tor, seven years of age, wo @ private sciool in Kae Gauinartin, in which there are avout fiitcea pupils, The principal as! the father how ie sivuld address the boy, ag “Monselgneur’ or “Your Highness?’ “Call him simply Victor,” said tne Prince. “But on the lists of wonor for atteution aud good coaducty’ “Ua, tien, Victor Napoleon; bur Whea nis companions give Lim @ biow aad he re- turns It, Victor, suort, and la Ro case whatever Mouselgneur.’” Prince Embezziements and Moucy Frauds, A Paris writer, speaking on the 8d of December, says:—* Che present year wilt be remarkable jor the humber aud kuoportance of the cases of embez. aziemeut vrougut before the Court of Assizes of tae Seine, The following staustics ou the sudject are eloqaent:—‘Allotte, castier tothe Agent de Change bauer, decir $,v00,v001,; con- feswed—acquitter; Picard, similar capacity to the society Générale—so0,0v0f,, with falsification of tue booxs—contession—acquitial; Laperche, Ageut ce Changé, 2,800,000f., With false entries—con- lessed—acquittal; Vailfer, of the Union Insurance 6, 1,000,008, systemauc roubery during twenty conplele avowal—seven years’ imprisoa- ni; Pic, director o tae Ltsndard journal, gom- piteity in the former, though of @ more recent date, Tespuusible for about yu0,v0ul out Of tne $1,600,000— euergeuc deutal—iweive years’ bard laoor: Brochon, Decietary General to tne linmoniliere, deivit su,000,—Coniession, but partial reparation of tue Wroag—two years’ tmprisoument. Tne result is tual Loree accused out of six Were acquitted, and Uiat Lie forvupate personas Were those Whe had goue 1a for the largess amounts. For 6,100,00vf. appro- priated give three “not guiities,”” waile 800,001, cost bWo years’ Luprisoninent, 1,590,000f, sevea, and 90,00UL, tweive years of »euul servitude, OCEAN TELEGRAPHY. Tho German-American Cable Concession, (From the London News (cy arucle).J We are juformed that the arrangements as (o the Gerinan-\merican telegraph cable have not beea accurately represented, aud the following has been farmished to us as comprising tie real facts of the case:— A conce*sion has beon granted by the North Ger- man Goatederation of all telegrams from North Ger- Inany Lo America Hot required by We sender to be gaat by egme other rou and aiso wwe rigutto tiansuilt German aud Kuglisi messages, Whicu will be transierred to a new Gerimau-Hngiisn com- pany about to be formed. The cautioa money— £16,000 in Prussian government stock—was deposited some weeks siace and the re- quisiie contracts and arrangements will shoruy be completed. A Dew cavie, coutaiming three con- dactors, Wil be lad by the Pelegraph Consiruction aud Maintenance Company, trom North Germany to Loweswit One Of the Wires will be reserved for derman-American messages; the other two Will be usel for German aod Bagish eee mis. Oue of tue wires of the Angio-American Company, from London 10 the United States, wili segrevaaes, siusively, Tor tao German-Almérigaa Cor a the hew company are to recetve a Angio- American vod Newfoundiaad ue from the P revue Companies On mesinges Pawsug Wuigugh Whe LEW EW YORK HERALD. WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 15, 1869.-TRIPLE SHEET. cable and the Attantic lines, Ttis expected thata large revenue wiil be obta from the Geruaa-Bugiish traitic, The Tel of tast year specially e act excepted telegrams wo and fron foreign councries from we Posunaster General's monopoly, THE CURRENCY. The Most Important Question Beforo the Country. To THe Epiror oF THE HERALD:— What gives precedence to this question is the cir- cumstance that the currency of a country is a permanent, everabiding necesstty—a thing not of months or years, but for all time. While industry and commerce continue to exist, or in otner words so long as the human race shall inhabit the earth in 1s present form, currency, in some shape and under some condition or other, musi be maintained to cir- culate commodities and keep ail the complicated and varied machinery of labor in motion. Hence the question of funding the national debt, which ts on'y @ temporary charge On the industry of the people, and the reacjustmeat of taxation, which is merely an incident growing out of the same, are matters wi ich the economist and the legislator can only regard as of secondary importance. We have shown the origin of paper currency, and that ic was rather the result of accident than of any proconceived theory. The “money dealers letters” of the Lombard merchants in the thirveonth century were simply biils of exchango, siailar to those of the present day, which we shall hereafver classify with tue various kinds of currenéy recognized by moderp political ecouomists, heir ‘circulation, however, Was limited, aud we have no evidence that they were used as money then more than now. ‘The wold certificates of the sank of Amsterdam, whicit were payable in six months, did take the place of gold as a circuliting medium. Now, it was tue uccidental circumstance of thy issue of this currency of “paper money’ by the Baak of Amsier- dam that estaviished tae practice or system wiich has ever since prevailed of Jimiting the iwsue of bromussory notes, payaole on denand in gold or silver bullion or coin to banks, Had tie goverument of Holland or of any o:her opu'eat country veea the first to issue such certticates or demand notes 1t 1s not only provable, but certain, that the usaye woald have coniined the practice to the national ad- m.vistrattons, iustead of turaing wt over to a numver of private corporations, or to one great national Monopoly, a3 1n Kngland, France and other kuro- peaa countries, When governments have resorted to the practice of issuing paper promises, they have 10 all cases done s0—not (0 create a coavenieat cir- culating medium, or to promote fae eads of legiti- mate commerce, but to create capital or resources, out ol the credit of tie nation. ence such nots bave as invariabiy beea irredeemabie, and as a consequence, have depreciated when issued ta ex- ess Of tie requirements of commerce. ‘she argument of Senator Sumner and other state: men that we should make haste to avolisa our ua- tuonal or government curreacy, and substbrite in tis place the paper of an indaite Aumoer Of banks, has no better foundation than Che rea on Offercd vy we countryman who was asced by iis more enligiteued neighbor why ae balanced bis bag of grain on his horse, by means of a sione of equal welght, Waen te migut readily divide Qi3 corn bs tween Che two ends and thus relieve ts beast of halt his load, His answer, we ave tiormed was, buat his father and grandfather bad done so before ium and it was bot for him to wy expertie: ‘hose who argue for a reveation of our oatioual currency and for abolishing our bank curreucy fortuaawly have had the experiment so far tried &3 v0 leave no doubt of its compleie success Whoa the growls of our cominerce aad the rapidly increasias resources oi the nation shall bring that curreacy to u specie basis by an easy and pacural process. 1b 13 of no consequence What the oriytnators 01 our present na- uuonai currency coulempiated when they pus i in curculation—whether they intended tt as & tewporary War measure of 43. & permanent instiwution. 11 it nas served @ valuavie purpose aad has, as we contead t has, produced a large suare of tae resources, of the prosperity which bas siace enapied the country not oniy to bear up against an enormous taxation, but to develop its incredibie wealth in a ratio uever belore Known if Lis oF aay obuer com- lounity, or lu any age oO: the worid, thea, we say, let Us Not destroy 11, aud go back to the worst uud moss precarious sysiem Of currency ever kuowa, that of the Celebrated Jova Law, or ol the assignats, ° Bai we purpose to demonstrate, by scientific reasoning or aeductiou, that the issuing Of Laat de- scription of currency, Wilci takes the place of moaey, and witch wo shall refer to ovcasivnauy as papor money In Contradisiinction to dnouey, vs well as to tiose other Kinds of paper currency Wuich, witie Lney Serve to circulate Consmodities, are nol received or used as mouey, suould bs coudned exciygsively to \ne nation, in order the more exuctiy Lo reach the conclusion we are wuniug at Wo imust oriviy stave the objecis attaimed or suvserved by the substitution of a paper for a purely uevauic curreucy. Khe object aud purpose of money, in whatever form, 18 tv Circuluie Commodities—aot as some assert, to “actiitate exchaages.” It ia fact abol- ishes exchauges by reuderiag tho unecessary. Before the iavention of money the commerce of tie world Must Wave beeu carried on by tue rude pro- cess of burier or by CXchauging one Kind Of produce for another. Goid and siver having been selecivd a3 @ common measure Of Values, because of Cheir acarelty wad great value a3 coummmudities, at o1ee ubolisved tho practice of eXchanges of com vodities, boca ab nOMe aud Wilh forelyu Countries. Wueo writers assert tuat “money is the mediam for ex#ecvung ‘tue exchange of commodiies, they simply mean that pelug tie measure of vaiues the owner of 1% may procure suca as he de- sires without the necessity Of keeping on hand ove kiod of Merchaauise to be excuanged for anoiaer, The object aud purpose Of money 1s, then, to promote or factlivate tue Commercial traas- actions between individuais and couucries, by dolag away with the system of barier or the exchange of one specittc description of merchandise or product of lavor for another. But todo tis 16 wag necessary uatl the invention of paper curreacy, payavie im Money On demand or ut a speciiic date, came into vogue lo transier the precious imeials ta the simpe of dallion or com from tae purchaser to Lhe selier. Ia asmall community tuere migit not bs maca 1aco: Vveuence in vis latter method, But it wilt be ob- vious to every man of reiection-that in large com- munities aud widesprea’l transactions great incon: veulence aud risk wowid ensue, dence it will ve equaily oovious that the notes of @ solvent baak or &@ governineut convertible into gold ou demand mast teud gieatly to promote the ends of commerce aud tu the same degree stimulate ludustry, We desire to 1x these universally accepted priaciples ou the minds of readers, because tuey Iorm the ground. work of the great question as to what kiud of cur- reacy We shal hencetorta have in tua couniry. We have a few wore general princip.es to elucidate before We Cau react (i? main quesvion coming up for discussion la Congress. We nave to state the fact ual there are severdl Kinds of currency 1a continual use 1a comuercial countries, First, there is guid and silver, or mouey proper; secondly, the demand notes of solveat bauk? and governments, whica are divided into Two deseriptions, guverned partly by the same laws—namely, rede@.nable according to the terns of the promises and irredeemabie, Bown kinds are usuaiiy received aad pass as mouey, and may properiy enough b@ Called “paper mouey,’? And thirdly, all other Kinds of commercial paper, such as checks On bankers, Lue notes anit Oilis Of exchange used iu circulat.ng commodities These constitute the carrency ot clvuiZed Ration’. Se. curilies that ate not commonly used in circulating commodities, such ag the bouds of governments, States, municipalities and Corporations, must be ex- cluded, as not possessing tue requisites ol Curreacy, which.18 money or its Tepresentaitve or equivalent inthe markets of the worid. We have now nar- rowed the subject down to one of close reasoniug and demousiraiton, at which we shall endeavor wo arrive. ‘Treasury Report. To THE Epiror or THR MeRALp:— Acareful perusal of the report of the Secretary of the Treasury has seusibly increased our respect for this officer. He has coime nearer to our views on the condition of the trade, currency and national in- verests of this Continent than any other has done since the commencement of our late war. indeed, he hus ta several imstances used almost the same language. He says:—'Yhe ability of the country to Teaume specie payments will not be due to any special legislation upon that subject, but to the coudition of its industries, and to its Anancial rele- Uons to other countries. These of course will be more or jess dependent upon the general policy of the government.’ True, every word of it. This clearly and conclusively sustains our olt-repeated declaration that the specie ot the country is drawn from us by the course of exchange, and, therefore, that this premium on specie does not imply or prove a depreciation of our coined paper, And again he saysi—“And when our exporta, exclusive of public securities, shall be equal to our Im- ports specie payments may be resumed with- out a temporary embarrassment to the business of the country.” This is also true and very nearly in our words. The Secretary then suggests or proposes to have bill pasted by Congress vw authorize him to make a loan in Kurope to ti extent of ¥1,200,000.000, waich sum, he tells us, will be sum- cient to pay all the tive-twenues he proposes to fund. Now, here at this point we call the atteation of the Secretary to our proposition to fund this amount in bonds of ity dollars to $1,000, each beating an inter- est of ¥,05 per cen; per manum, Or one cent per day on $100, and make them siay at home and float among our merchants by makin them a legal onder to tho extent of the principal of the bond, The full value of this pian will not be appreciated with out some explanation and iiluscratio and, vberefore, we claim the eae of the Secretary whue ‘we make a few statements. In the first piace the interest is made #© moderate a8 to Iniict no burden upon tie le, Gnd while 1 Will A0t ve so large as to make these bonds desirable as @ permanent invest- meni it will be large enongh to induce merchants, farmers, mechanics aud others who need tie use of money at uncertain Uros to hold them In their sale = keeping, safes aud oluer pl for aad to be in readiness ior business demanus as money, By making bio principal of tie vond a iegai endes only, @§ sOvd ad GO WOuld’ Inversee BCoU- mulates It will be hoider to retata che months out of the six. montis it will be held ag au investment, The of this principle will be to business men for more sian bonds, Then again, te will portant effect, whic every true-hearted and proud American wust feci—i¢ wit prevent the creuit, faith and honor of our giorious repuvite from being anges and soid in eer e bulla and bears of Wail street or the ange tn London wail not be avle to put up or pat down the credit of our coun try tor their amusement, interest or caprice; but every Joyal and disloyal man will be compeliea 10 pay equal respect 10 [he soleinn obilgations Of the gov- ernment, Our debt will bear a small interest; it will be of great aad incalculaole value to the trade aud business of our country and the character of our obligations will be no longer bought and soid like watered Block on our inarket. ‘aus we utilize our public debt aud make it @ public peneiit, ‘iuese bonds wil present the characteristics of a periect credit. The security will be the very best, it will be universally Known Lo be such, and easily converted into any other thing, Jhese, together with an inter- 09, Wii Make thea more Gesirable tuaa au} urity. ‘Then why should not the people have these bonds iu this form’ You dre content to let the peopie have every description uf low or depre- acited security—iudividual aad corporate—and Bub- ject them vo shares and heavy losses to reduce them to wabupe that will pay a devi. Aud how can you re- Tuse Unis boon bi a perfect credit to our people WueR vu sauctiou ali kinds of imperfect crediis? Let our jaws be equitable aud give to ail our people & perfect credit to Gue extent that they Gan pay for tt But, Mr. secreiary, you speak of asking foreign brokers to buy our credit at a discount upon the con- soi Crouicor Bngiand, Cant ve possible that you are iu earnesi¢ Are you willlag to say that our credit is second tO Bugiisu credit? Are you willing to coutess to this proud nation, while you are tuik- lug big about cae Alabama claims, that you, the Secretary of the Treasury of tue republic, mast go to tue brokers of vid England to borrow their credit ln exchange for our owut is this your atucesmauship? 13 bus bigh-toned patriotism’ Is tuis independence? On! fe apon you, Ar, Seore- tary. 1 Wouid rawer pay to our own farmers, w., turee tunes Lae rate of luterest you propose to pay to these Lngisb brokers vian Mumiliate my country by Suct a plan of degragation, We wave lougat out our dumesue Quarre: without the akl or irieodly syMpucby of our good friguds Who bulié and equip- ped the Alabama, apd we ourselves snould giory 12 raising among our own people ali cae money necessary to cuiupe, old Kngiwad Lo oot the bill of damages occasi.aed by that celeprased steamer, And every proud aud independent citizen Of this Tepuolic Would rather see you hanged With your own red tapes tia sell our credit fo ungilsh brokers at a discount upoo tne Baglisn debt, which uo une be- hieves will ever be paid. sfore anon. JONATHAN OLDBUOK, Another Letter from Treasurer Spluner on the Currency Question. Py The following letter irom General Spinner ts ad- dressed to John Kiwell, of Ouawa, Lowi: TREASURY OF THE UNITED SLATES } WASHINGTON, Dec, 11, 1850. Dea Sin—Your letter of the zsth of Octover reacved me on the 1st of Novemver iast, when I was suyerug irom @ paiuful sickness aud linmersed over ead aud ears" the 1acts and figures for my annual stavenient to the Secretary of tie condition of the ‘treasury, But tor tuis reason it would lave received lusinediate auieation, You say 80 many good things aud ue in your jetler that 1 regre) my inapiiliy to give wy assent Lo the Whuie, There ave several propusitions in it from which candor coupels m2 to disseat in tou, You say that by uu iaconvertible currency you mean one thut 13 uot made Guiveruidie Ly Slatute law, aud tiat you “would have ty convertible, voluntarily, by natural law. Auy one Daving specie Would Ireely exchange itat par for paper, oue paving the same exchange- aule value ad tue over.” And this you say in ex- planation lo the following passage 1 your letter to mn¢ under dace oLsepicmver 28, 1odv:—"'1 endeavored ty shuw the great superiority of an inconveruvie currency to oue tha is convertible.” And again, “] endeavored to show how Lo bring this currency to the specie ievel wituout the use of uny specie, Without coutraction aad without any disturbance of tae business of the country.” When in my an- swer to you, under dave of ie 9th of Octwper Last, 1 said that Wheu these resuits were brougut about L slould Wen KLOW tuat the philosophers stoue hud vee fouud; that the discovery of the perpetual moon was near at hand; and tie making of some- tuimg out of nOoLuMg nov Very far Ou, 1 ateaded no direspect, eluber Wo you persouaily, or to tue start lung Lueories 1a polliical econuiny of whica you are tue wavecaie; Lstarpiy wigued to express Lay Uissvut iu strong language.” . somegteat ‘#4 good inen have honestly believed that ti Would ve best to abousi att laws for the col- lection of debts fouuded on contract, aud have Ad- duced Very plausible arguiaeuis ia support oi their Views, yet Hol & slugle commercial nation of the civilized worid has veatured to uy the experiment, . Your tueory goes iar beyond this, You would cou- pei the creditor ww receive cae irredeemabie paper prowwise of another debior ta full payment ol a prior promise of his devier to pay ia mouey. ‘Luese schemes have bed tried Over aad, Over again tn all manucr of ways, ab ail tines since w cifculal- lug wediuin has pevn used ia co mimerce, by ind Viduais, by compamies, COrporatious aad by nations; yel so farusi Uave ever beard, WiLuOUL an excep. Liod, Dave Deed Laiures, Goid aud suVer aud % paper currency that 1s at all times at tue will of the holder, convertible on dewaua into col, are the only Incans that have been fouud {u'iy Ww auswer the purposes of a good circu. latug medluin aod at the same Lie & Stabe Measure of Vaiue 1 Coummeroil Countries ike Ours. You say, “if tue people of Luis Country prefer using paper for a ume, uli toat is necessary to MaKe lis exchangeable Vaiue equal to specie 1s for the governiment Lo issue tt, Ire it & legai tender, use Lb us mocey io iva recelpis and disvursements aud Junie 8 amount tasoaietutay less taaa our propur- ton of tae curreavy of the world,” Now, tais ts jusb what tie government has been dowg—vriginuily as a War leasure, Dut in deflauce OF tae consiidivu Of the Ualled States, as is believed by muuy—is still doing, now that the war ts ended and tie necessity Was ceased. And yet L kuow of uo ove so grova as to Vo.uutarily exchauge aid gold and silver ivr tie tacouvertivie legal tender voles Of tue government,. except va belag paid @ prema ov the guid that has, wituin the Space OL @iliwe Over WO montis frou the 23d of September last, ranged trom twouly to sixev~ five per ceut. No commercial commanity bav- lug business Freiations A oiher couutries will be avie lo stand such Uuctuatious of tho cur. reacy for any great length oi tue, Commercial revuistons and universal etic will, under such a siate uf tugs, become the vider of tue day. All legluimace Wauic Wil Cease, and speculation, if not traud aud swindle, will taxe its piace. Coin oul, as (he basis aud @ COnstCUent pari ol wae currency, can correcs Luis evil, Gold is Lo tie currency What the balance-wheel 13 to a watch or what the “gover- hor’ i8 to an eagiie. You say, ‘‘Wiuie our paper money, though ail le- gal leader, is 1m excess of our proportion of the car. rency OL tie Worid, 16 will be depreciated. What ever the amount of paper, it is only worthin specie Wiat our proporuoa vi tae currency of tue Word may be." A Whea every country has tho exclusive right sov- eraily for itseif tu 1X the AiuoUnt Of 14 payer cur. reucy, 1&6 Would bo vw dislcuit probieia to work out aud ascermia-our proportion of tue world’s cur- reuty. Paper moncy caa ouly be used La the country Liat 133ues It, ihe balance of trade between coun- tries cannot be adjusted by it, Cova, on ihe cou- trary, Wien tle rue pro portion Is destroyed, lows from the countries Wiere 16 Is 10 excess Lo those wuere 1 18 needed, aud so tke true proportion for each couniry comes of Lisell, by Babural laws, Bud the equiitv:ium 13 at once restored. ‘The iave Secretary of the freasury, with a large ma- Jority of our peopie at tao Wing, believed Laat by a re- ‘duction of the legal tender nutes, 80 a3 to Dring tue a@iumouni of such WoKey nearer to What a Maxed cur. reucy would ve alter festa ption of specie payments, aud to your “proportion wivi tue rest uf tae word” buese Hotes would luumediaicly appreciaie; and that by continued reduciion of the amouut of sacha notes tuey would by degrees come up to the par Of gold. Ju the face of ail his eiforis in that direction tue legai teuder notes depreciaved, Congress, by iuw, prevenied the further reducuon; and by this act eadeavored to fix your true proportion with the rest 01 the World to Ve §465,040,000, ‘The elforia of the thea Secreiary were rigut, 80 far as tuey Weal; they needed but tue one element to success, to Wit—the Couvertivility of tue notes lute cola, Vaper money, bo Mater What tts Volume May be, WHi wiways be the equal of cuin just so long ua it can Ab doy MOWeENt, wt tue Optioa oi the bolder, On dewand, be cunveried into god ; and it is equaily true Lat any paper mouey, altaoagy iL sbould hut exceed vue per cent of the coin of tne County, that is not so convertivie, or receivable py the goveru- ment as the equivoleat of culu, can never sustain 113 fave Va.ue at par with gold. ‘Notuing cau ve truer than your proposition that “the price of properly is aiWays 1a proportion to the amount of mouey iM Circulation.” Yer it sues to ine that itis in direct conics With the proposi- tions tual t have belore qavted irom your lever, It iy for the Very reason as stated vy you that poutical ecouvmists bave insisted tuat tue circulating mediuin of a comuiercial country should be of a Kind whose intrinsic value could not greatly Muctuaty, do that to iv character of a measure of all Oluer Commodities 1b Would not saddeuly'eniarge of diminisi is ca. ibFs. ‘Tue lesuers of an irredeemable paper currency, be they ivdiviauala, banks or tue government, having tae power at any time to expand or contract sucn currency, are invested with & power equal to the right to increase or diminish the length of the yard or the capacity of the bushe!, Waonever I 1s to the interest of the parties issuing such @ currency to do ao. Wiiat sane mau Would be willing to give to any man cr any body of men such @ power? And yet ib deems clear iat the power to expand or to contract the currency of @ nation 14 Cqual to tue right to chanue all the measures of extension, weignt or capacity of a Couniry at Wil 'Tuus tar, and lor the Teasons given, I ain compelied to disseut from some Oj your views In regard to Lue natioual currency. dou’t doubt that the Secretary’s management of jhe afairs of the ‘ireasury, 80 Tar as regards the thorough collection of the revenue and the spec payment of whe puvlio debt, has your approv: You wil have a little patience (or & walle J arm satis ded that his placing the remainder of the puviic debt ata greatly reduced rate of interest and Dis disposition of ‘the wivid question of the Gur. rency will equally chalienge your approbation, I Orinly delleve that all these questions Will be setiled to the sautstacuion of the country before te close of General Urant’s adminiatrauon, Very Poise youra, » Me STN Bike Joun BLWALL, Onawa, Lowa, LEGISLATIVE LEGERDEMAIN. Gambling in Stocks and What Came of It—More Transictions in Erie—Tho Danger of Playing at Faro—What Are We Coming To? ‘The case of Samuel P, White vs. Senator A. C, Matioon, involving some very peculiar disclosures of legisiative leggrdemain, came up for @ hear- ing yesterday, before Judze Cardozo, at Special Term of the Supreme Court. ‘The defendant in this action is the present well known State Sena- tor from Oswego county, and the whole transaction arose out of speculation, or Nshing, in the troubdied Waters of “Erie.” It appears tiat in March, 1863, Senator Mattvon was cliairman of a committee ap- polnted to investigate matters pertaining to Central and Erie Rauway stock. {tis alleged that he was introduced to the plaintiff, Mr. White, by one George O. Jones, who, it 18 ciaimed, 18 a professional lov. bylst, White and Mattoon then made an agreement to purchase 1,000 shares of stock, with the under- standing, as alleged by the former, taas the profits and tne losses, if any, were to be equaliy divided between them. Accordingly the shares were bought for $30,399, and were subsequently sold and a loss . of $6,074 sustained. Whice, upon this, asked Mat. toon to pay nis share of the loss, which Mattoon re- fused, and the present suit was the consequence, The plaintiff, Mr. White, was placed on the stand and proved subsiantially the facts as stated above. Mr. Mattoon was then placed on the siand and on cross-examination swore that by the agreement he Was not to lose anything, but was to share in the rolits, f any, on condition of his giving “valuabie information” to White; thas tals “valuable informa- tion,” which was to come to him under tie secrecy of his oath as chairnan of the Senate comiittce, was in reference to tne issue vi $10,000,000 of bonds that he had tried on another speculation of the saw kind with @ Wall street oroker. ‘On being pressed by plaimnuils counsel to answor further questions in relation to those speculations, Mr. Matioon positively deciined to do Be on the ground that it would dezrade iim. ‘On his re-direct exauination his counsel asked him in what roow of dir, White’s house that gentler man received hin on the imornmg of March, 1503, when the agreement was consuinmated? A, I think it was in the faro bank room, Counsel for piaintiul objected, but Judge Cardozo said he would tet tue answer staud. 5 MR. MATZOON REGRONS-EX AMINED, Q. Have you ever been a professional gambler yourseli? A. 1 bave not, Q, Have you ever gambled yourself? A, I decline to answer, Q. Have you ever dealt in faro banks? A. I never played against at tor five years, q How often nave you played against itin your life? A. Over thirty years ago, 1 think, | played occasionally when I was & boy. Q. Did you not ior & nuber of years live by play- ing against faro banks? A. 1 did not, Q. Were you not recognized m tue sporting com. munity asy@ regular, prolessed, habitual gainbier? A. 1 don't know, Q. Where did you live when you were a boy and played against faro? A. lu Rochester, in the Stave of New York. Mr, White, the plaintiff, was again placed on the stand, and several questions put to him toucning Mr. Matwioon’s gambling proclivities, Which were ex- cluded by Judge Cardozo. tie deuied emphatically that Mr. George O. Jones had anything to do with the transaction at issue, and said Mr. Mattoon came unaccompanied by any one to see him. Did Mr. Mattoon or uot desire secrecy from first tolast? A. He dd. . Were you in Albany between the 1th and 30th of March, 1803? A, Lf iniuk I was; [ fad a couversa- tion with Mr. Mattoon in Albany thea; my oviect was settling the interest on tle $1,000 loss; he put me off and said he dia not have the money then, aud that we would get evea by buylug or selling tis same stock, Q. Was or was not this note written in pursuance of that conversation? (uper Danded to witness.) OY Yes. Q. Did you see him after the receipt of that note? A. He telegraphed we aticr the receipt of that note not to operate ia this matier. Plaintt’s counsel ere read the note referred to lollows:: any Auvany, March 30-6 P.M. 8. P. Winre:— DEAL S1z—Notwithstanding the eummary defeat of the Drew interest on Fri ‘ay inst tie Investizating Committeo uf the Senate will mace their repart tomorrow in favor of the Erie Roai, and will report a bill to that end and will pass ft through byth Houses sure this week. The Drew party jinve had everytaing —thel owa way for the las: two dayw and have improve: the opportunity. Ixy Gould ia here with the Ulack bay that the Pane says he touk West, and ul win for the Erie, sure, You will hear of work ha en dene by the Eris party at about noon to-morrow. Dou't fail to sei ‘short, even on the other trarsaction, I wish I contd see you fice to face five minutes I kuow Jou word more than get out, Act promptiy und with fxita, wil, stare ufty yar cont of the lose, 1f there !¥ aay. Ii vol have a conidential broker you may show this to bim; but act Lrily aud wo it beavy. ‘ours traly, A. ©. MATTOON. {Coniideatial.) Tle also read the following telegraphic despatch:— “Do not operaic on my ietter.—MArroon.” Counsel on both sidés having suinmed up the case, apace Cardozo took the papers and reserved his de Oe WEW LECTURE BY WENAY WAAD BECCH The “Household”—Love, Murringe, Divorce. (From the Hartiord Courant, Dec. 14.) Allyn Hail was packed 1.st eveutng to hear who Rev. Henry Ward Beecuer on “Tne Household.” It ia a new lecture, first delivered here, and Mr, Beecher was more confined to his noves shan Pe usually is, The lecture was carefully prepared full of beautiful passages and pervaded by the noviess Christian philosopay. It 13 safe to say that the vast audience, who were delighted by it for an hour, went away With refreabed and ennodled ideas of thd life of tue houseuvid which they Will nut guon torget. ir. Beecher said that he was sorry for any man to whose ear inere 18 auy Word in the English language sweeter than home, Growth changeth all chings but our opinion of home, Jt is the paradise of quemory. The oue altar where ligt uever goes out is howe. The whole secret lies in the divine navure of love, ‘The history begins in love, aud its untolding and ai 4.9 constructive eieimeuts are the true outcome o: afection, Mr. Beecher dweit ab length upon this nobieat part of man’s navure, and speculated upon the reasun Why the untoiding Of this passion tn the Young soul, So serious an auair to mau or Woman, Should always Lave a ludicrous side vo spectators, why the eathusiasin of lovers alwavs covers wit and ratllery. ‘Lhe jeoring World revards love as @ bon- fire, that blazes for & moment and goes oat 1 ashes, Would that one could discovor the art of fixing love. The leccurer condemnel the philosophy that said to the young, “You expect too much i love.” li is an evil phiiosophy Wich lucitcs to moderation vy undervaiuing love. Me would sey tu every lugonu0us youth, God fas made your bapplaess in thts iia vet more Opon loving tian upon all ctuer things. The lecturer proceeded, with mingled humor and paios, to slow how 1.13 thatiove and that only makes the houseltoid happy, Bad thav itis oniy by a saciiice of seit tuwt two beiags wedded Can grow in love and make & bewuuial home avout them. The lirst step in the housenoid is to Jearn the art of liv. Ing intimately together. Whea the iiusions of imagination vanish tea comes the task Of asslintia- ton, Ollen a liteiong work, but ww be persevered in at all Costs, for Only 80 Cau tue Victury Come—only by love and generous gooi nature can the adjust went of two Mdependeut souls take place. Marria never mates, ‘lime aioue cuu do that, Love is a schoolmaster, aud carries discipline ag well as in- atruciton. dive Well togetuer requives @n effort us seif-denying, @% dificult, as cross-vearlug as any other religious act of ile, Women often, men never, love on when loveliness 19 goue. ‘he Household! Aiready it was been to the world more than church or government or jaw, It is God’a Own grand natural iustituuon. Two hearts india- solubly jomed for beter or for bate nd by iove overcoming unloveltuess—tiis 1s God's foundation of the housenoid, Touching the Most prominent social question of the day, Mr. Beecher said:—Men must overcome the causes of uubappiness wituin the household, or eise endure thenf, ‘tv open au easy and wide door out Of wedlock 13 to take Lae tivery Of from two and put it upon wovieiy at iarge. ihe remedy must ve applied d@& the dour of euirance inio wedlock, and nut at the points of exit, If tierce were no command 1m Curisuanity, if men were leit to [rame status solely by tua light derived Irom experience, it would be wise to make the wedding compact indta- soluble except for dissolving vice and crime. As it is, im the growing laxity of tue pudlic conscrence marrage on lke |. @ mountain pool betweou two es. = Men plurtge into it neadiong, whirl around ti “ad circie and go on tueir volsicrous and troubled way, ‘Tuts 8 the wid way of animal life, Tne Lord's way is the way Of sell-sacrifice, ‘Lue houseboid is God's school, Waere Lwo hearis ure to be shut up and for. biaden to go out until they Have adjusted all their dilleronces—and tion they will not Wish to go out, ‘Lhe orator proceeued to speak of the unprovement of the housetiold in the recent ages, and to aturibute w latgely to the education sud developineut of women, i¢18 to be made periect In tue periection of the man aud woman. He dweit aiso upou tne home; woat it should bo, from ccliar to garret, and how weaiti 1s well spent to eortch and adorn it. He sketched tue fautly life to-day of a weil ordered househvid, and showed Lhat 1k 13 On a higher average than ever belore tn history. Ignorance used to ve thought the mother of devotiou; it is by many now belteved tual Iguorance pioimoves iemaie dericacy and grace. But reason is at tue foundation of io Which eadures; aud education aud the cultivate of all the powera Will eunovie the housenold Life. iB ASSAULT Uron Dr, Day.—Dr. Albert Day, Suyorinioudent of tue Lueorime Asylam at Bingbaim- tou, this state, Wao Was sevorely assaulted by ® Granken innate of the Institution & short Lime since, Ma still sasiering seriously irom tne, Wound: adiclod upon Him, bus 16 Convalescent, aud WIL be able (O assume Ly labors, im part ab least, in we course of @ Wek,