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- CONGRESS.| [he House Adjournment Resolation | Tabled in the Senate, ow A Senatorial Spuiter Over Sumner’s St. Domingo Resolution. The Massachusetts Dictator Permitted to Ventilate His Hostility to the Administration. Consideration by tho Senate of the Defictoney Appropriation Bill, SENATE. WASHINGTON, March 94, 1871, THE HOUSE ADJOURNMENT RESOLUTION, The Viow PREsIDENT laid before the Benate the resolution Feoeived from the Hous for a final adjournment of that body, wish the concurrence of the Senate, on Monday next, On motion of Mr, EDMUNDS, (rep.) of Vt., the resolution ‘was tabled by a viva vce vote, ‘The Voz PursrpenT stated that under his interpretation ‘ef the order prescribing the business of the present Senate, memorials and petitions which might b la Sereferred to cbmuutices, bul must be’ ploed on the hle'o » ee ei ee a . (Fep.) of Maas., went to the Secretary a reso- ation which he asked to have fead. u ‘Mr. CONKLING, (rep.) of N.Y», renewed the question of ‘order submitied by him yesteriay, that the resolution could Zot be reogived, inaamuch as DO other business could be en: See the matters specifically stated in the order ry The “ViOE PRrsrext ruled a resolution to instruct @ eommittee to report in the nature of le; lon, and ould not be received, but that resolution of inquiry ‘or calling upon the Prealdent or department for information ‘waa not excluded. ‘The Chair ‘would, however, subinit tion upon the reception of 'the resolution to ate. He then read from the oficial report the called An the «iuie of the, proceedings of the Senate at eession in iret) 1861, for executive business. On the intro- duction, at that time, of a resoiution by Mr. Douglas, call tug for agen vga concernin; tee, Se ot he eae wurgents, objection was i juction, aud the then Vice President (Mr. Hamlin) decideu that it was not in the nature of legis'ation and could, therefore, be received, In the opinion of the Vice President resolutions for execu: tive info: mation, expressive of the sense of the Senate ypon any audject, or affecting the rights of members, could only Mr. TuCRMAN, (dem.) of Ohio, held that the resolution ‘should be read, as otherwise the Renate could not tell whether Mt was within the category of those adinisaible in the opinion of the Chair. ‘Mr, CONKLING said his point of order was that the reso- lution could not be read pending the question of its recep- tion. He did not_know what the resolution was, and denied that his motive was to object to any particular resolution. His objeciion was general and solely to preserve intact the order of business, Mr. Davis, (dem.) of Ky., insisted upon the right of member to have a resolition read for information, aud tat M8 was (re uently exercise |. ‘The Vio“ PRESIDRNT remarked that ho wonld direct the resolutions to be read under the precedent estabiished by thi Senate in 1867, when, during pendency of a similar order, certain resolutions !ntroduced by to Maximilian were received. ‘The resolutions, being stantiaily the same as those offered by Mr. Sumner yester- day, withan addition and relating to the employment of the United Stated navai forces in Dominican waters , were then Mr, Chandler in reference read by the Secroiary. ‘Mr. SUMNEB then moved that the resolutions be printed andiaid onthe table for the present, He intended to offer them as an amendment to the resolution to the South. The Viox PaxstDENT remarked that he had submitted to the Senate whether the resolution should be received, and that question was not yet decided. Mr. CASeRBLY, (dem.) of Cal., desired some Senator to state the ground upon which the objection to the reception of the resolutions was based. He desired that some such should be made tor the information of th pret iy on aetae Me ret va 8 6 Mr. Con! 7 ef order. 4 ie The Viow Parsrpewr, in reply to Mr. Edmunds, stated that this would not carry’ with 1 tue resolitions Mr. SuarwEE demanded the yeas aud nays. On motion to lay on the table, which was agreed to— yeas 29, nays 25—tho vote was as follows :— Yras— ‘Boreman, Brownlow, Buckingham, Cald- Fel, Cameron, Chandier, Vole, Conkling, Corbett, Edmunds, Pool (easrs, Mich., Freli Gilbert, Hamilton of Texas, relinghuysen, Gilbert, n oF Hill, tiitchoock, Howe, Mortar Pratt, "Bice, Sawyer, Sherman, born, Pomeroy, ‘and Bayard, Biatr, wis of W. Van. i fest, Windom ‘Navo—Mossra. asset! Davis of Ky., Di fenton, Hamilton’ of Man, Hamlin, Jol » Kelly, Morrill of Vt,” Patterson, Robert son, Saiilabury, Schur, Spencer, Stevenson, Stooxton, Bum- ner, Thurman, Tipton, Vickers and Wilsou—26. Mr. SUMNEE inquired as to the present status of his resolu- ‘The Vick PRESIDENT replied that they had not been re- ‘Mr. SUMNER then asked whether they would not come up ‘m order in the morning hour to- taken up upo! vote a gee ‘Mr, SUMNBE moved to have them printed. Agreed to by wnanimous vote. Mr. SUMNER was then granted leave to make a statement, which was to the effect thas he had been prevented from delivering prepared speech on St. Domingo at the inst seeston by indisposition. He had since regained his strength, lowly, but not completely, but the fmportance of the sub: {inpelied him to address the Senxte upon it, and be xd he might have the indulgence of the Senate to proc with the question, which he proposed in connection with the pending resolution for legislation on the Southern out- ages, 1n which the Senator from Indiana (Mr. Morton) took ‘so great an interest. fr. MORTON, (rep.) of Ind,, hoped Mr. Sumner would have ‘ission to make bis speech at way time he saw proper. Por one he gave bis conseat to tt. Mr. SUERMAN would assent to Mr. Sumner's speaking, but ho would insist that St. Domingo should not be considered at the present seasion, ad whenever the subject was brought {in he would have (6 move to ly it on the table. ‘Mr. CONKLING explained that Lis point of order against Mr. Sumner's resoliition should not be construed as an. indl- cation on his part to refuse to conceds any courtesy to a fel- low member. The Senator from Mussachusetts would en- counter no opposition from him to his_addressing the Senate at any time. On the contrary be hoped that the Senator Would bays abundant opportuulty. Mr. SOMNER—I suzil, (Caughter.) Mr. CONKLING added, that his motive had been entirely to jerve the integrity of the rule prescribed by the Senaie as ita, business. ‘He would not have made any objection to Mr. Sumner’s proceeding yesterday had that gentleman asked uvanimous consent for tne purpose, as required by rules. ‘Mr, HAMLIN, (rep.) of Me., sald he voted against laying ‘on the table to give Mr. Summer an opportunityYo make his ech. ‘Mr. SUMNER was disposed to take advantage of the era of good feeling inaugurated by the Senator from New York (Mr. Sonkiing). ‘That Senator had declared that if he (Mr. Sum- ner) pad made an appeal for unanimous consent he would not object. He mace that appeal now. He asked that by unaniunous consent the resolution be placed on the calendar for consideration. ‘Mr. MORTON—I hope they will be recetved unanimously. ‘The resolutions were acccrdingly received by a unanimous vote and placed on the calendar. (Laughter on the floor and applause In the galleries. ir, SUMNER gave notice of his intention to address the Senate on the subject on Monday next, “ihe following 8 the additional resolution submitted by ‘Mr. 5uMNER in connection with those which he offered yes- fag Revived, That every sentiment of justice is disturbed by the employment of foreign force in ‘the maintenance of a ruler engaged in selling his country, and this ioral repug- ‘Bance is increased when it is known that the attemoted sale fa in violation of the constitution of the country to be sold; that, therefore, the employment of our navy to maintain Baez in usurped power while attempting to sell his country to the United 81 4p open violation the Dominican con- stitution is morally wrong, and any transaction founded ‘upon ft must be null and vold, DETIOLENOCY APPROPRIATION BILL, The regular busi belt . Sherman's resolution in- mructing the Judiciary Committee to report Presa Ku Kiux disorders, ‘Mr. COLE, (rep.) of Cal., moved to postpone Its considera- u, in order to proceed with the pending Deficiency Appro- oneee bili. HER vill to sup- Nglemanded the yeas and nay miotton was adopted—26 to 23. ig is the vote in detail -— ard, Blair, Caldwell, on the motion, ‘The followin, ‘YEAS—Messrs. Anthony, Bi Cas- Cole. Cooper, Corbett; Davis of Ky., Davis of W. Va., Basilton of Ma., Hu, | Jonnato Kelloniy Morrill of Vt, Rameey, Saulsbury, Schurz, Stevenson, stockton, Sumner, ‘ghurmah, Tipton, Wilson, Windom and’ Wright—26. Navs—Messrs. Horeman, Brownlow, Buckingham, Chand- ter, Conkling, ‘Terry ot’ Mich., Freliaghuysen, ‘Gilbert, Hamlin, Harian, Hitchcock, Morton, Osborn, Patterson, Pomeroy, Pool, Fratt, Robertson, Scull, Sherman, spencer and West-2 ‘The Deficiency Appropriation bill was then taken up. Mr. ANTHONY, (rep.) of R. 4, gave notice of a resolution (to be calied up to-morrow) prohibiting ail amendments to the bill hereafter unless tosupply detictencles for the current and ensuing fiscal year. - Mr. SURRMAN moved, a8 an amendment, the bill for the reissue of national bank notes for mutilated currency, Ado; Mr. PRELINauOYSES, (rep. of N. J.. moved to amend by tory of the revenue laws providing an interna! revenue poilce, &c. ‘This motion was ruled out of order upon the objection of Mr. HAMILTON, (dem.) of afd. that {twas in conilict with the present rule of business, ‘Amendments were adopted for the sale of the Marine Hoa- pital buluing in Son Francisca, and for repealing the limita ion as to the coat of the Marine Hospital building at Chi- ir. SUMNER moved to snnropriate $12,000 to the aged col- ored poor of the District of Columbia, and 85,00) worth of elothin Gr. Vickers, (dem.) of Md., moved to include the poor ‘white peop.e. Mr. Funan thought tt singular that these appropriations were invariably made prior to an election in the District. The story of destitution would not be believed by thoxe who had noted on Sundays and gala days the crowds of colored yople on the avenue arraye fine linen, with Rhett cord ‘and ‘These colored indies and gentiemén might often be seen driven around in carriages by white men, and had every appearance of being in the height of prosperity. z Mr, WILSON, (rep.) of Mass. anid tho anprepriation was for the bonent Of ayed celored ‘people, many of whom were eighty or ninety years of age, refugees and friendless. Un seeing was done. tor them they would starve, gretted that charity or humanity to colored people always aronse the bostility of the Senator from Ohio, Me. THU x reviled that the Senator (Wilson) bad gotten off is twenty years? old anti-slavery speeck, which was always aimed at a democrat when the opportuait otfared. It was a libel on the people of the District, bot white and colored, to say they were starving. Mr. W1u.80N feared he would have occasion to repeat his Sptkalavery speech 0 long as the Seuator from Obie re- indhe ate. Mr. LOGAN, (rep.) of IlL, referred to a distribution of alma voted by ‘Congress, of which he was an eyewituess. On that occasion he saw men receiving rations who were mare able-bodied then hiinself. While he was without any protec- tion from the ieather some of thess recipients of public ebarity aported umbrellas over their heads, His observa- Hons convinced kim of the impropriety of ‘oontinuing the distribution of these aj Hations through private parties, and asa member of the house he subsequently moved a pro- viso placing their distribution under the control of the tary of War. He advised that any appropriation now made should be under some supervision, fe was, however, to the whole thing, as: there was. no rity the people of the oolintry to bupport ‘the noortot ine Disirlet of Columbia than 10 take care of the poor of Chie if Washington, instead If th ‘ashi if ft eisiy sbousand dovare 10 Josugurating an old Pooia cere NEW YORK HERALD, SATURDAY. MARCH 25, 1871.—TRIPLE SHEET. tn Ku Klux garb to omen and crvares, wad 9 ceutlitien, they would Haye found y ¥ c for their money, "ie fuss wan ail pout one ‘pavement; but fo bis part of the SopARy they bad hundreds of of wooden pavement, and thought mn | of it. {18 tem peravoe friend (Mr. Wilson) would be shoo! if be HI knew how much money was spent for poisonous hgaor oD Mies Vickers! amendment preva Mr, COLB moved to strike out the ‘words ‘white and col- grea,” which Mr. Vickers #ald would be acoeptable to hia, Fie amendment was then adopted, with a provision res | distribution of the appropriation under the direa- | SOUP tere deg PP Becta War Sd the recommen: ion of the managers o! a+ wee Se Teena assy | the Freedmen’s Institution and ‘Without disposing of the bill the Senate, at half-past five | 2 brie Bujourned ull to o'clock, after a brief executive session, adjo morrow. ST. DOMINGO. Letter to Mr. Sumner from a Refagee of St. Domingo, ‘The following 1s a copy of the letter which accom- panied the protest that the Hon. Chartes Sumner endeavored to lay before the Senate, but which he ‘was prevented from doing by tne reading being de- clared out of order, Ite contents will be found in- teresting. They set forth a strong argument against the annexation of St. Domingo, made by Dominicans who are exiles or refugees from their homes. The language used 1s plain, strong and most convincing, not to be misunderstood, and coming, as it does, from @ native of the republic, who has a right to protest against the action of those in power, it 1s evident that all who are citizens of Dominica are not in favor of annexation:— AGUADILLA, IsLaND OF PoRTO RI0O,) February 4, 1871. To Bis Excellency CHAnr.Es SUMNER, member of the Senate of the United States of America :. igned the enclosed protest, which we resent to the honorable Senate of Sie have req lace in the hand ‘Excellency ver Ey ce in the hands of your Ex: my Cerliled sopy high I have the honor fo efelone herewith in order Cdedience to, your convictions when your Excellency undertook to take the defence of the threatened independence of @ free people, you may continue with a greater support, the noble task you have imposed upon F to prevent thats great, powerful enlightened and just pation, yielding to ite generous impulses and deceived faith, should willingly be the instrument of uniawrul inte- feats, | Your, Excellency, interpreting, the true sentiments of the people which en! you with thelr representation 1a the Ame nate, Yaised your voice authoritatively {n thelr vehalt ageinét the annexation of St. Domingo, pro- osed to the Cabinet of Washington by General Baez, olber norabie members of that high body, considering also the sdvantages of the two countries, havg joined your Eacelien- oy, and together you have opposed and fou,t such a danger- ous idea. Permit me, first of all, to offer to you, inthe name of my political co-religionists, their most grateful thanks for sach | Robie, loyal and disintcrested con In order to afford to your Exeellaacy a more thorough Kuowledge ot the cause you have advocated and to enable continue your sup- Port in favor of the liberty and independence of the ican people, for the sake of the respect which natious owe to each other, as well as for the accomplishment of the duty which my friends, my age and my patriotism impose upon me, I beg leave to request your Excellency to allow me to make a faith(ul statement of the condition of affairs in the ‘Domin‘can republic. ‘That statement shall not be the expressions of personal wrong, 8 by many, who could accuse the administra- tion of General Baez; neither shall it be the echo of mean 0 my advanced in prosence of that tomb whose’ portals. are open to re- gcive me, and of that, posterity which will judge my public life, passions lose their power and falsehood gives way be- fore truth, No! for the patriot, and for one who has devoted his whole extstonce to the service ot his country, there are in- teresta of a higher order—the welfure of his fellow citizen that of the family which soon will have no protector, an that of the children who are to reap the fruits of our sacri fices, ‘These are the principal motives which move those who love the aoil of thelr birth, and which also prompt me to ad- dreas myeelf to your Excellency. Tshali not expatiate upon nor refer to the history of the misfortunes which have crushed the unhappy Espanola; neither shall I describe the various political changes which have taken place in her (rom the time of her discovery unt the present day. I shall not speak of the torrents of heroic blood which have been shed by her sons for the preservation | of her independence, so often destroyed by the ambition | and cupidity of some, and so frequently the battle fielas by the valor and others, deeds, consigned in the paces of her history, are known to’ you, and you have appreciated, on more thag one occasion, the efforia of a people in whose jominates the sacred love of Nberty and of indepen- dance; but of what I must inform your Excellency is the actual condition of that country, tx public wpiri: and its aspl- Fations, inasmuch that the exaggerations of political pai have misrepresented everything, and because, in the contra- dictions as shown by their writings, an impartial and retiec- tive man could scarcely discover the real state of the facts, ir reasons, their tendences, and finally their resulta, Since 1812, and I may gay even before that epoch, I have figured in ail the pubiic events of that country, som as an actor, sometimes as a spectator, and at others aa the vic- tim of the enemity of the governing powers. I. have had the honor to be one of the initiators who, on the 27th of Febru- 1844, gave life tothe Dominican republic. And during elghty even more, of my life, I shared a latortunes, dee en, ber tyrants and break the yoke of pression. With the reason, Justice and the tmpartiallt ofa man who considers this adt; perhaps the last one of hi public career, I will tell you, with the solemn authority of old | ge, without Goncealing anyihing, and for the tranquility of | may consctence, what the resulta of an annexation which force alone can accomplish, and what will be the | Countless evils from such ® deed, in which the advantages | and ot afew are only consulted, wi:h a total disre- | gard for the mutual benefits of two countries brought to- | Bether, whose destiay for one is to be the generous protector Of the other, without attempting to its liberty and existence. | In St. Domingo, dear sir, terror and tyruny have estab- Mshed thefr supreme power, which covers everything with mourning and carries fear and desolation everywere. Men of highwtanding are ostracised; families are abandoned and moan in their solitu children Ahi 9 for the absence of their fathers; the wife in vain for the return of her husband, and'the most notable citizens, imprisoned and in chains, suffer without cause the pri Espionage and delation are claims upon sideration of present government of Baez, and dissensions brought in the midst families heretofore united are the systems adopted to | govern that coantry, which, broken down oy the weight of its | sorrows, dares not to manifest an opinion contrary to that | which 18 imposed by the power in force, fearing to communt- | cate {ts thoughts, even to those who by nature are called upon to be the contidents of our griefs and. the advisers of our in- tentions. Such is the terror inspired by the administration | of Bae: uch is the mistrust that exists among the members of the same family; such is, finally, the situation of that un- | fortunate society which ite actual rulers persist in showing to the whole world as being happy and enthusiastic for tho new political transformation which they have prepared; as | 1f, to bo covered with infamy, and to bequeath everiasiing ahauie to thelr children, could satisty the aspirations of the people of a free nation. Thus your Excellency understood it when you repelled with indignation, in the Hall of the honorable Senate of the United States, the proposed annexat.on, because your patriotic sen- timents were moved with pity for an act whicn did not spring from noble hearts; because no one could understand how a@ country which has a brilliant future could degrade Itself to the extremes of tearing the pages of its history, of cu:ting into shreds a fing which protected it under imperishable lorry, of renouncing piuce in the great Congress. of "nations of America, and of abdicating its nn- tionality for the sake of being mixed and lost in another great, rich, powerful, enlightened ana endowed | with free institutions, it is true; but, however great may be the advantages which they offer to the Dominicans, the United Btates could never compensate them for the immense Sacriice whlch tuey would make in exchange for their na- uionality. Tf ever the Dominicans cowid consent to be annexed it | would be to Spain alone; for their language, customs, rell- gious propensities, traditions, their deep-rooted love for inde- pendence, thelr family names, the blood which flows in thelr Veins, everything, in fact, reminds them of thelr noble fore- fathers: and, wwianding the wonderful struggle | they made Against Spain, who brought her gold and lavished st upon themiwith pen hands, who declared valid and permanent the acts of the previous governments, gave them her laws, protected their property, ‘paid their greatly increased public debt and funded the circulating paper money, considered the military services ‘lent “to. ihe republic as if they had been to the Sp@nish monarchy, recognized the ranks in the army and Jn the miiina, employed the services of | the Yormer chiets of the’ republic, exempted the Dominicans from the bloody contribution which was levied upon. other Spaniards, gave posi.lons to the sons of that soli and ad- mitted them in the public employs and functions, with no more distinction than that of personal merit, surrounded worship with pompous splendor and gave to’ that island, h was then s Spanish province, all the concessions which would be in accordance with monarchieal institu- tions and colonfa! regulations. That struggle proves clo. ently that the Dominican republic only aspires to be o free, sovereign and independent nation. | However, the political existence of that danger if a great nation like that of the Tegarding the principles of right and justice, was, willl to accept the responsibilty of the destruction of ‘a whole country, darken its fair name by domineering forcibly, since fteannot do itrightfaily, upon a people too’ small and too powerless to contend against it, but which deserve: tection of the strong, and worthy on more than on of the friendship and ald of mighty nations which sess the sense of justice. Tam well acquainted with the Dominican people. Con- stantly abandoned to thelr own resources, they have always | led for thelr liberty, and thelr efforts to attain that dee eo 1e would be in Jnited States, dis- stryy ati ect have always been crowned with auccess. -T ‘short time be ruled over by foreigners, ‘as the sud- the act which changes their political condition deprives them of the means of resistance aud of actioa; but let that drst moment of stupor pass away, then they will rise Mike one man, obeying ane sentiment onfy—that of oppoain, those who pretend to take away by violence their liberty an thelr independence. Accustomed to self-government for more than ‘fly years, | to live in camps, to pasa days, montha and years always armed, deprived of every comfort, defying hunwer and the incleméncy of the climate, accustomed to be free and to owe thetr liberty to nothin, but their own exertions, they cannot bear a foreign dom! tion; onthe contrary, they overthrow un ‘and engage in the atrugele with thefr oppressors, aud notwithstanding the con- jousness of their weakness they continue and make {t 8 heroic by their despair, and with the strong desire to remain free they prolong and cause the strife to be bloody and hor- rible. It ie possible that in the end that heroic people may fall. But whi hall have been obtained by the conqueror? After ‘are laid waste, villages burned down, cities de- id families famie der in the mountaing }d conceal themselves in caverns to weep tor the loss of their liberty and that favored land, but a vast desert, what | laurels shall encircle the brow of the victorious? They cer- [ tainly shall not be those of glory, nor shall he ride in tlumph in the midst of the rejotcing# of an enthuslastic peo. | le; crowned, yea; for contemplating ruins and the lifeless Godies of the rictims, Yes, he spall rece of. the mournful cypress tree, which their broken-hearted daughte.s shall weave for him ‘while looking down upon auch desola- tion, such helplessness and upon so many orphans, But. why should I dwell upon such considerations and pre- ict evils which are not likely to occur? Why? Because the noble American ration by her wealth and power ts called upon to be the protectress of the South American national! tea, to pe in their intestine Ga | to intervene in id thelr Jes against a foreign foe and to al them in adjusting thelr divisions, The United States need no extension to their vast territory, to aban- don the fulfilment of thelr high mission in the New World. For that reason the Dominicana tive in the confidence that the American nation will not employ ler strength to fi herself asa domineering power, and that trust, arising from profound convictions, increases with the consideration ot the pradent means adopted by the honora- bie Senators of the Union te settle such @ grave and trans- ceudent question. The sending of a Commission to study the public mind of the Dominicans confirms that opinion, and proves clearly that the United States will not accept the pro- posed annexation if it is not based upon the result of the free, spontaneous and unanimous expression of the Dominicans, ¢ American Senate unders it an excess of prudence could not injure the interest of their nation aud knew that an unadyised acceptance of ee one negotiations could bring complications which would embexass their course, The resuls of the Juvesiications which the Commission ja . | culties can be remedied. | about to be transport making will no doubt be contrary tot of 0 desire to sell their country. It will be suilictent for the Com- mission to pass throug! Dominican territory to be ad- Quainted with the pressure exercised upon the people by the vernment and to be couvinoe of the underband intrigues mployed to force upon the citizens & vole ovposel to their Sonvictions and to the grea! inieresta of the entire comunu- nity, are some who will pretend to snow to the Commis- to ji fi, that of being Dominicans, doll and reject the interested influences of the annexionists, aversion produced by the idea alone of a political change bere sion the state of things under a prism contrary to truth; but ese are 1 numbers, and neither do they form the mafority of the Dominicans nor perhaps possess for the moat right to jud uestion of such magnitude, not ving the first quality ro It is hoped that the members of the Commission will know how to luspire confidence in the minds of the sone of the ‘They will survey tho flelds, visit the viliages and the cities, stuly the different opinions for themselves, see in every: Body's face, even of those who say no:hing, the profound which tears away the glories of Dominica and deprives her sons of thelr right to immortality. Then they wit se» that from Oue end of the {sland to the other aii prefer their present altuation with their (reedom to the benefits that could be offef@d to them in exchange for lr independence. Then the Comminsioners, with the Im- perelity of the character with which they are invested will to the honorable Senate of the United Siates that the (Feet majority of the Dominicans are _not wil r nationality. ‘hen thousands of spensed with, x to los {n, the Commissioners will say rimmed citizena, and whose votes cannot are uncer the orders of the leaders of the cities on the frontiers— N. Band Las Matas in the South, and thor of D.» C. and’ G, ih the north, defeuding the prop of 1 integrity of thelr territory, threaten by atyrandical co ernment, which bas shown no respect for the laws, violated the customa’of war, destroyed property, not even sparing in their thirat tor revenge women and children. ‘The Commis, sion will add, that the proposed annexation is the work of only a few, whose sole object {s commercial, and that to in- tate the idea {t waa found necessary to exilé some, kill oth- ers, immpriaon several, intimidate the greater uimber in Shreatening them with’ ostracisin or with a perpetual reclu: sion; that the realization of the project is Impossible, and that the apparent protection boasted of by Baez is the only thing that supports him in his tottering power. n the government and the houorableSenate of the Ame- riean Union, thoroughly enlightened upon all the points of ti intended negotiations and calmly awaiting fur the conven ‘ences arising from them, will not accept the proposition made Ss nothing else can or must be expected trom those men who in the American Congress and in the execut! public homage to the respect due to Independent nations; ‘and these reasons, which are of immense value for those Who; like your Excellency, the members of the Cabinet and of nate, prize the honor of thelr country, ure strengthened by principles of national law and the eternal dictates of justice whlch your Excellency will never abandon; ‘Amirioan repubifc has always been generous and lenient toward that of St. Domingo, with which it has ratified Public treaties ef friendsbip and commerce, drew closer the Telations which have been benetictal to ail and committed no Sot of hontlity againat Dominica; therefore it Is not to be beloved that now it will protect the tyrant who oppresses that unhappy country, The Dominicans demre the frlend- ship of the United States, they invite them to share the ad- v offered by ‘thelr peivilexed soll, to profit tho treasures concealed in its bosom and to Participate in its natural wealth; want a friend ship based upon sincere relations and reciprocal franchises as well as the disint d protection of that great People, their progress and filustration. But the Do- Mminicans desire also, while remaining free, to en- {oy.that indepentonce Which has cost to ‘them so much 100d, 8 many sacrifices and so much gold. Here, honora- dle sir, you have a sketch of the aspirations and hopes of the mninican people, of their present political situation and of thetr public spirit, ’ I ha ve spoken the truth, with no exagge- ration, but with a know ledge acquired by the experience of men aid of events, and I feel confident that time will justify ‘words, isten, then, to the voice of an old man who addresses in the name of his oppressed country, and who entreats you to continue the noble task of defending the mdependence of an unhappy nation whose children are struggiing to over. throw their tyrant, You and those who stand by you have deserved the consideration of the free men who admire your course, as well as that of every true Dominican, who shall always pay to you the respectful homage of an everlasting gratitude. With feelings of high consideration and esteem I have the honor to be your Excellency’s obedient and respectful ser- vant, TOMAS BOBADILLA, THE SUMNER POLITICAL EARTHQUAKE, Legislation in the Dark—Tho Schism in the Republican Party. {From the Boston Advertiser (Eastern Republican organ), March 24] LEGISLATING IN THE DARK. Ifany meimber of Congress sees his way clear to further legislation on the southern dimicuittes he is perlectly right in insisting that his associates shail stand by him tll the strength ofhis plan has been tested by discussion aud a vote, But if ten ‘ears of almost continuous legislation on this subject THis LO violations of law charged upon the Ku Klux conspir- ators Congress may well pause and consider whether 1t 1s legislating in the rigot direction, It is at least bound to inquire as to the causes of @ dls+ ease whicil, as the existing panic shows, their reme- dies have failed to reach. Of the four leading mea- sures offered for the pacification of the South, none have the slightest prospect of adoption in thepresent temper of the House. This is a good sign. The comprehensive scheme of General But ler, throwing a drag-net over the whole South, giving to a body of United States Officers extraordinary powers, and throwing the cases they might select into the federal courts, has been rejected. Judge Sheilabarger’s bill, giving the President power to send troops into any State to en- force order, whether the State authoritles desire it | or not, and to treat conspiracies in the States as in {| Uhe Territories, where the reteral law 1s supreme, 13 also out of favor. The Hous ecaucus bill, embracing the main peints of the other two,’ and new power to suppress and punish the Nagrant | ITALY IN ROME. The Question of the Pope's Departure from the Holy City. Special Herald Report from the Vatican—Daily Beutine and Receptions by His Holiness— “Young America” and Pio Nono—A New York Shake of the Hand—The People, the Clergy and the Schools. Rome, March 2, 1871. The topic of the day here 1s, will the Pope leave Rome? Most important question for Romans, for what is Rome without a Pope? Every morning now the newsboys cry their papers as early as seven o'clock, with the following addition to the name of the paper—“Departure of Pio Nonol”’ This cry, uttered in the most stentorian voice, effec- tually stfrs us up, and clutching at the wet little Journal, we read to see if his Holiness has gone or is going, and find only some sensational paragraph, showing very plainly that the national party have very lively fears that the departure will take place. Although this procedure is a standing joke, it is beyond a doubt that the new comers in the new capl- tal would look upon the vacating of the Vatican as ‘a severe blow to their cause, and they appear anx- tous to get the public at least familiar with the idea ofa possible departare, and hence the paragraphs mentioned, which have not only excited all Rome, but all Italy. After all that has been said and done, ‘this country is really proud of being the seat of the Holy See—the ruler over 200,000,000 Catholic sub- jects. On the other side, the Pope's party half deny tho asserted departure, while threatening the most dire consequences if such a mishap should per- chance befall this city, now so misruled and mis- guided, in thetr opinion. Once, they proclaim, that the Holy Father ts com- pelled to abandon his capital, and 1t will immediately lose all its prestige and become a poor, provincial city, over which the lamentations of Jeremiah might as well be pronounced. The famous monuments which compose the entire city of Rome, if the Pope spould not reside in the latter, would in that case appear to lose all their grandeur and importance, foreigners would disdain to visit it, wretchedness would assail tne citizens, the shepnerd would lead his flock to eat the grass growing upon the squares of the City of Seven Hills, ‘he popes are the life, the prosperity and the grandeur of Rome, Even amid cajamities and misfortunes the Roman people are happy if they only know that they have the Holy Father with them, WHY THE POPE SHOULD REMAIN. Pio Nono does not go out of the Vatican and Rome 1s not Rome since September 20, 1870, Liberty was promised with the new capitalship. Say, oh! Romans, was not the ‘tyrannical yoke of Pio Nono’”? better? What sight would greet the foreigner arriv- ing at Rome to-day! Churches profaned, the minis- ters of law msulted and villanously beaten, news- papers which deride doctrine, morality and Inno- cence; taxes always increasing, the splendor of re- ligious festivals ceased, all prosperity vanished, rob- bery, rapine and blood the order of the day; the no- bility fied, the Pope-King @ prisoner in his own palace, the Mother Church reduced almost to the catacombs. See there the Rome of to-day, because it 1g not the Rome of the pontims, The picture is a little overdrawn by the devoted followers of Pius 1X.; but it 1s clear the only agitat- re topic here—even beyond the signing of te treaty of peace in France—Iis in regard to the ousted Pon- tuff, One single palace, the Vatican, overshadows the whole city, ana makes @ certain stand-up fight against whole nation, thanks to the encourage- ment und meaus furnisved by the aforesaid two hundred miilions of people outside. As all politics here, then, turn for the moment on this momentous qu estion, whether an old man | should or will abandon a city or not, and as i wished, for the benefit of your readers, to ascertain the true Btaie of the situation, I went this morning in person to the Vatican palace and was there admitted to an audience without dificulty, owing to {the triendiy Telations which | secured there last year among its | disting uished occupants. 1 was given to understand officially and positively, that 1¢ was not true his Jioliness entertatued tne sligntest idea of abandon- ingredients of a stringent and corrosive charac- ter, bas been put aside as impracticable. Mr. Wilson’s bill, authorizing the Presitent to employ the lana and naval forces of the | United States and the militia of any State to sup} in the hands of the Judiciary Committee of Senate, and will prebably remain there. What acuon Will be taken now, if any, in response to the President's recommendation, rests with the Judi- clary Committee of the Senate. Of this committee we believe Messrs. ‘trumobull, Edmunds, Fretinghuy- sen and Sherman Would be opposed to any legisla- tion of the kind above indicated. ‘The minority of the committee have at various tines taken different views of the situation, and wouid be disposed to re- | Port more severe measures. It is not in this way, in our judgment, that the dim- That Venerable and much abused document, the constitution, and the laws made in pursuance of it, provide the means for their enforcement, the South ave oy. seated and will conti what- ever federal interference there may be, fo1 to come. The reaction from the ignorance and in- trigue which came to the surface arter the war is now going on. It was impossible that the inexperienced negroes and the Northern adventurers who wok advantage of their opportunity and seized so many | of the State and local governments should perma- nently hold them without encountering both open and secret enemies. The powerful atd which the general government has given to them in the distri- bution of its patronage, by its moral support, has driven the worst of the opposition into secret com- binations whose crimes are the cause of these peri- odical excitements. In all cases where the State authorities desire the suppression of these bands of brigands and assassins and have not the power the resources of the general government are at their command, But what is to be done where the State sithorities have the power but not the disposition to euforce order and to punish crime? The worst that could happen in the end would be that the dis- orderly and violent neighborhoods would be aban- doned by peaceade citizens, and the States which failed to protect them would lose them altogether. Nothing would sooner destroy the prosperity and the credit of a State or so fatally cripple its re- sources as the repetition of unpunished crimes like those reported in some parts of North @arolina and Mississippi. The greater the violence of the outlaws the sooner it would exhaust itself, or call down upon. them a vengeance as wild as thelr own. SOME SAFE. A Bridge That is Not Safe for Si ‘i Go Over. Yesterday Fire Commissioner Campbell, who was one of the commissioners for the construction of the Washington avenue bridge, visited the office of Street Commissioner Furey, and stated that an im- mense iron safe, weighng thirty-two tons, was across the briage, and, in his opinion, the bridge would not stand the weight. He was desirous that the transportation of this weighty safe across the bridge should be pro- hibited. An order to that effect was tssued. ‘The manufacturers of the safe were removing it on last a Safe to Friday morning when it broke the truck down at the foot of North Oxford street, where it has been lying ever since, it is intended tor some New York bank, but the ferry- boats nave refused to take it across the river. itis said that a lighter has been engaged to convey it across. The Pigseries and Fat Solling Nuisances rid Dutch Kills, Now that Long Island City ts 4 city, in fact as well as m name, and has been separated from New- town district the Health Board propose to remove and abolish the fat botling establishments, great | clumsy factories and piggertes at Dutch Kills, | which now poison the Eastern district of Long Island Citygwithin a mile of Dutch Kills. There are in all about two dozen of these establisnments located in Dutch Kills, most of them having removed from New York at the time that the Health Board or New york drove them from the city. Not only is the alr fliled with this potson, but Dutch Kills | creex, Which runs through this district, carries the | fiith for two miles and more Chrough the city, and at | low tide lying tu the bed of the river, creating a most disgusung smell, NAVAL INTELLIGENCE. Was TON, March 24, 1871. 0 Lieutenant Commander Joun Schouler ts ordered to ordnance duty at the Boston Navy Yard; Lieute- | { | | | nant Commander 8. D. Greene 1s detached from the Pacific fleet and ordered to the Naval Academy on the Ist of May. SAN FRANCI6CO, Cal., March 24, 1871. The United States steamer Saranac is repairing at Mare Island, and will be bevgf for sea by the Ist of April. The Pensacola, whict has been virtually re- built, will be ready for sea by the 1st of May. ARMY INTELLIGENCE. Lientenant 8. P. Jocelyn, for somé time on duty in the Western Indian Department, was gestezday re- appointed in the army by the Pregident * Is there occasion now to go out. | side of them for authority to suppress local disor- | ders? oris it desirable? The polttical disorders at | a ing Rome as long as he was not ariven away, or + some extraordinary event, not expected, should occur, Such an idea had been gotten up by the miserabie journals now published in Rome, where | the press is without restraint. ‘The departure would | Mot take place, uolWilhstanding the Imprisonment And persecutions and ius inilicted on the august | Mead of the Churen, zor the simple reasons j Mar Kome is the legiuinate seat of the Holy Se | and that if the Pope shoiia once leave the Vat | cum palace, tae Italian government would con- fiscate it for Victor Ermmanuel’s residence—just as it | gad dove the Quirinai for the Piedmoutese priuces— | and the Ponti would not be able to recover it. Mo.eover, that if the Powers are going to restore to | him at any time tis just rights of ownership over Rome and the Komagnu they would have to bring him back here, so he had far better remain on the spot to Wait for them rather than seek ald im foreign countries, Where he would be a weivoine guest, but { sull only a zu The Yope fe lumself was represented as bemg in e liealth and personally imdisposed to travel broad, Ihave no doubt that this wise decision, given to me as an ullditatum in the case, has reaily been udopted at the Vatican Council board, where the | rash prooeedings of an Keumenical assembly and the more rash doings of a Napoleonic Lord High | Protector have set up exaiples of some moderation aud judgment in political matters at least. EVERY DAY LIFE OF HIS HOLINESS. In the meantime, while apparently awuiting aid from M, Tiers, ivom Austria or any other source, his Holiness walks about m the gardeug of his | palace, and takes a hand atrare intervais in rolling | the bulls of the Jialan game of doccie, as played vy | the cardinals and a few illustrious patrician ladies | and gentlemen who have the privilege of entry in ; the precincts. He also gives formal receptions to visitors every Thursday. These are the last outward signs of his | sovereignty as a King, the Vatican being in “secret | session.” “YOUNG AMERICA” AND A NEW YORK GREETING. Last Thursday ‘one hundred Awerican citizens, mostly Protestants, were presented to his Holiness + ea formal reception, held for their benefit in the ‘atican. ‘rhe ladies and gentlemen were drawn up in a line, down the line, followed by the purpled functionaries of his court, the master of ceremonies called out the name and city of each party, who was thereupon honoted with a few words, in French, by his ness, Who was very cordial and -natured. He said, ‘‘Although they were of different notions and faith still he considered them as being all his cnil- dren;” and bestowed the apostolical benediction, stretching out the two first fingers of his right han toward each as he passed along. At the end of the line stood a youth, of nineteen summers, a good specimen of “Young America.” As the Pope approached him, and held out bis hand to be kissed (as 1t had been by all the others, some Kneeling andgkissing his feet, more Romano), the aforesaid youth made a slight bow and warmly grasped the Head of the Church by the hand, in | good American shake-hand fashion, | Pius IX, took it as a good joke—a piece of variety, | the spice ot life—especially in pri-on, His eyes | | twinkled; Be lifted vp one finger in threatening | attituue—of mock reproach—and then patted the | evidently heretical youngster on the shoulder, ask- ing him in English if he was irom New York ¢ / “*Yes,’* was the reply, and, with & parting 1c OL ' being highly tickled by this especial pros Zora | Pope being familiarly shaken by the hand, ius |X. | passed on. Young America was subsequently heard } lo remark sans sa ‘T shook hands wih hin just as | would with General Grant.’ 'BLIC MORALS. One ean catch Romans lying or stealing, but 16 13 rare to catch taem taking ap oath or tie Lord's name in vain. The liberal party of Italy is a free- thinking party, witheut auy prejudices or scruples in matters of religion. If they Can manaye to keep the Romans ip hand long enough they will without } doubt. render them as sceptical, With regard to all teachings which cannot be seen and touched, as are the other Italians who have been educated by them, 1 have conversed with many Romans in regard to Uuelr opimions about the illustrious prisoner, ‘They seem io be unanimous in saying—and some of the Nberals admit the same—chat if he was to come | Out of the Vatican into the streets he would receive | an entnusiastic ovation. Under such ciret lending a hand vo conciilation, why should pe not make terms at once with the Itallan Cabinet? It iooks a8 if te Papacy would have to come to that | now, if it 1s to Keep up in this old city. THE NEW REGIME. The first train of State archives and documents ar- rived here yesterday from Florence. Most of the Italian laws have already gone into operation in the newly annexed provinces. ‘Tne conscription law is obeyed heartily by most of the young men attaming their majority of twenty-one years. The law when introduced applied only to those under twenty-one, hence a large body of young men, the flower of the city, Were left uvtouctied aud unrequired to perform | military duties to thetr newly adopted country. This little chance has been day prized and envied during such scary war times as those now passing current in the world. [ have heard several, who were caught in by une conscription het and who were tree last year, exclaim:—* Accidente / if I bad only been born two years sooner !"—very much after the style of that party who, during ‘our own war in America, ‘Was of opinion thatbe would have “liked to have swapped places With his grandfather.” Where Wenld ti Pope Seck Refuge ¢ Roms, March 1, 1871. The Liberté asserted, some days ago, that negotia- Uons were going on between the Holy See and the Deadsof the Catholic party in Belgium, for a trang fer of the chair of Peter to that country; but the ! Journal de Bruxelles energetically denied the fact, | which did not prevent the Liverté from returning to | the charge with a renewed assertion. Now the Gaz- zeta d' [talta is determined to send Plus IX. into ex- ile, and meations Corsica as the new headquarters | of Catholicism, without stating whether Ajaccio or | Bastla will enjoy the privilege of affording the Pon- tif a residence, These rumors of the Pope’s depar- ture have been periodically renewed ever since the Ttallan troops entered Rome on the 20th September, Each successive political occurrence would, it was said, prove the signal for Pio Nono's flight from the Vatican, First, the plébiscite, then the law sanc- tioning the transfer of the capital from | Florence to Rome, then the king’s arrival. | But all these events have titted across the political horizon, and Pio Nono is still quietly residing at the Vatican, more quietly, in fact, than at any previous period of his eventfal reign; for now his chief oc- cupation—and not an unpleasing one—ts that of re- ceiving the devotional protests and respectful com- pllments of Innumerabie visitors, and accepting the unceasing stream of pecuniary offerings which flows in from Catholic sources under the denomina- ton of Peter's pence, ITALIAN LEGISLATION AGAINST THR JESUITS. “With regard to the suppression of the Jesuits, we shall see what course the discussion takes in the Italian Parliament; but the petition to that effect circulating for signatures in Rome does not seem likely to assume the proportions required to weigh influentially in the balance of public opinion, FORKIGN DIPLOMACY AT THE CENTRE. The assertion that M. de Vernouiilet, Secretary of the French Legation, recently arrived in Rome, had obtained an interview of the Pope for the purpose of inquiring of his Holiness what diplomatist he would prefer as the future French representative atthe Holy See, is entirely incorrect, Such offers are Sar if ever made by one government to an- other, M, Vernouiilet is the secona secretary of the French Legation, and he fee in fact just returned to Rome alter his summer’s leave of absence, but @pparentiy without any oilicial message, waoich would have come more appropriatey Ulrough his ng the Chargé d’Afaires, M. de Behaine. ‘he French government reserves to itself very Wisely the nomination of its iuture representative at the Vatican, whe, if not a prelate, will, at any Tate, out of compliment to the Holy Father, be se- lected out of the ranks of thoroughly religtous polls ticians. It is reported that M. de Corcelles, who rep- resenied France uere in 1849 and went to Porte in the name of President Bonaparte to conduct Pius 1X, back to this capital, expugnaied by French arms, will, after a lapse of twenty-two years, reassume the office he then held. The departure of the Prussian Minister, Count @’Arnim, for Versailles, has afforded a fine oppor- to the Gazzetta det Lopolo and other Florentine Journals, his Exceliency had no sooner arrived at Florence than he applied for an interview with any or all of the Ministers, and obtained as ny docu. ments as possible bearing on the proposed law on Papal guarantees to take with him to the Prussian headquarters, The fact 18 that the Count only | stopped a. few minutes at the Florence station, being anxious to get on towards the nortn, and his train contmued at once to Alessandria, Where he was met by his son. The object of his journey is suil a mysiery, some journals asserting that he will be the new North German representative at Paris, while the Observa- wore Komano, which ought wo know what goes on at the Vatican, states that on taking leave of his Holi. ness the Connt stated that his journey was required by mere jamliy matters, and that ue expected to re- turn to Rome almost immediately, The same journal has the following paragraph:— Many letters arrive from Germany demonstrating the sini ter impression produced by the assertion, widely apr there, that the Supreme Pontiff had advised the patriotic party ‘n Havaria to approve the negotiations of Versailles, ‘e know from an excellent source that this assertion is ab- solutely faise. The intention of those who, at the expense of truth, spread and ditfuse such reports in evident, Tnerefore we think it the duty of every Lonest journal in Germany to record our rectification, Preparations are going on very actively for the lo- cation of the Senators, Deputies, and Ministerial oftices, and the works have already begun in sev- eral directions, Tbe Italian government calculates that France will not be inclined or able to make any positive intervenuon in Koman allairs during the three years of Prussian occupation and pecuniary obligation, and by the end of that period it 18 ex- pected that the new régime will be too solidly in- stalled in the Eternal City to fear foreign inter- ference. MILITARY REVIEW—ARMY DISORGANIZATION. Sunday afternoon the National Guara of Rome was reviewed in the Pietorian camp by General Lopez. Four legions of about one taousand men each were on the parade ground, in admirable tenue, but whether owing to the inexperience of the citizen soldiers or the impatience of the General, the move- ments undertaken resuited in a complete flasco, eliciting from the veteran commander such ener- getic expressions 01 disapprobation that the oficers and men were heartily ashamea. Yesterday several of the colonels and staff officers announced their intention of resigning, and to-day General Lopez himself has come to a similar resolue Uon, sO that there 1s an entire break up of the force. THE LAY POWERS AND THE PAPACY. Freach and German Diplomacy at the Court in two of the splendid rooms, and as the Pope passed | | ve just now uf they were neglected. of the Holy See. American Representation by Beautiful Ladies—A Boston Belle Describes the Pope—A Depu- tation from Germany—‘‘A Priso. ner in the Vatican.” Rome, March 5, 1871. It 1s natural that the authorities at the Vatican should attach great importance to the political and religious prine:ples of the person nominated by the | Thiers government in Paris to represent the France of 1871 at the Holy See. We have had severat tndl- cations of likely French envoys of late, including M. Cochin and M. de Courceiles, the latter of whom would have been very welcome at the Vatican, in remembrance of his services in 1849 and his part in the return of Pius IX. from Porticl toRome. But the French government would be embarrassed by a good many formalities in the appointment of a new ambassador to the Pope. {thas been customary hitherto for the ambassadors of France, Spain and Austria, to present their credentials to nis Holiness for the first time In very great state, all the person- nel of the legation following their chief in five or six gala carriages, preceded by running footmen and escorted by Papal dragoons to and from the Vatican, Under the present changed circumstances of the Eternal City, such a display might be considered to have a signification very hostile to the Italian government, and the cavalry escort would have to be either furnished by the regiment of Aosta lancers or omitted altogether. But the Court of Rome is very much attached to these tra- ditional formatities, and would be peculiarly sensi- Therefore 1t S probable that ue Thiers government will decide , to send M. de Bannevilie back to Rome, if that dipiomatist will consent to resume the post of Ambassador, which he held under Napoleon IL. The Marqwus de Banneviile was certainly startled at Che composition of the National Detence govern- ment in France atier the disaster of Sedan, and he resigned his post tn ¢ equence; but, as he has never presented any letters of recall at the Vatican, he is still regarded by the Pope and Cardinal Anto- ueili as representing the French government at the Holy See, andif he we to withdraw his resigna- ion and resume is diplomatic relations at the Veuicun to-morrow he could do so without the nee ty of renewed credentials or publie formalt- es, and thus neither the susceptibilities of the Pope nor of Victor Kmmanuel Would be excited by a new representative’s omission or commission of such ceremonies, THE AMBASSADOR OF IMPERIAL GERMANY, Tae departure of the Prussian Minister, Count D'Aruim, from Rome, ts detinitive, and the repre- sentation of the German Empire at the Holy See has tunity lor spreading alarming reports. According | 5 —" his ffoliness miveg, ro confirmation of them by viate pee tions, bat continues to reside peaceably, in tne Vatiean, varving lua time by frequently re- ceiving foreign visiiors, ‘A NEW ENGLAND LADY REPORTS A CEREMONIAL. Thursday morning Pius IX. granted audience to numerous party of Americans, chictty ladies, one whom, a charming young bostoulan, was ku enough to give me @a account of her interview, which, a8 she justly observed, “was not, atelotly speaking, of a private character, a8 about one hun dred other ladies were present, besides & small prow portion of gentiemen,’? H She added:—‘His Holiness, who was accom | nied by Cardinais Patrizi, Areal, Bera, Guidt, Caterint, poneparts. with other bishops aud gre lates, delivered a discourse to his visitors, of whicht the expression which Pp incipally struck her wi that ‘Cnrist died for all.’ Tue Pope presented bi hand to be kissed, which,” my lively informant assured me, “was white and soft, which Holiness extended with much benignity to bless th chaplets, rosaries and souvenirs of all sot brought for that purpose by the ladies and collect for the reception of tne apostolic benediction.” q The reception, which been waited about an hour and a half in various ante-chambe! only ocoupied ten minutes, but the general im; sion among the American ladies was that ‘the ‘was a lovely old man; that he was very kind courteous tu them all, aad had furnished them wil @ very pleasant souvenir to carry away from Rome.’* pe : GURMAM FRALEY. of @ next great reception, in a national pomt view, will be of Germans, an influential deputation of whom arrived in Rome on Thursday evening. THE TOMBS OF THE APOSTLES, ! It used to be customary for the Pope and his cones to descend from the Vatican palace into the Chai of St. Peter every Friaay afternoon in Lent to visit the tomb of the Aposties and pray at specified ald tars. Hitherto, during the ,Quadragestmal seasong this practice has beea negiected by his Holiness, coré roborating the reports which represent bim as @ strict “prisoner in the Vatican.” NEW YORK CITY. Tne following record will show the chanzes in thal temperature for the past twenty-four hours 1n comb! parison with the corresponding day of last year, as! indicated by the thermometer at Hudout’s Phar) macy, HERALD a corner of Aun sireet:— 1870, 1871. 1670, 18TIe 49 perature yesterday. Average temperature for corresp The next lecture in the free course ot sclentifioe lectures for the people, at the Cooper Union, will take place ta the greet ball, on this evening, at eight o'clock, when idr. Thomas Eggleston will lec- ture on “The Manufacture of iron.”” A number of leading citizens of the Twenty-seo ond ward assembied at No. 8 Morris piace (West Forty-second street) on Thursday evening, and ore anized @ Henry Murray Assoclation, with John jcGrady as president, and R. BE, Danvers and John Harney as secretaries. The object of the associa- uon is to urge a speedy trialin the contested Jus- Uceship case between Henry Murray aud James KB. Coulter, & The case of James M. Cromilen, who was brought to Essex Market Thursday, charged with forgin notes to the amount of $2,800 on the firm Heilbrun & Sons, of Baltimore, was examined yes¢ terday by Judge Ledwith. Cromlien, who ts @ young man, inteliigent and quite respectable look- ing, claims’ that these notes were accommodatio nd were takea up and paid a year ago vy thi “8 Who are bringing the suit, He said he wad the husband of Rachel Hetibrun, sister of the com. luinant; that sve had been uufaithful to him, an jad connection with a certain Meyer Y. Newmari @ Caltiornia commission merchant. It was a of public notoriety. To cover up the disgrace hei family had brouglit this charge of forgery aati him in order to frighten him into giving lis wile a divorce, whereby she might marry Newmark, EH was admitted to bali in ,$3,000, Examination to continued to-day. LIFE IN LIBBY. The Bright Side of Prison Existence- Lecture by Chaplain McCabe. The Rev. C. C, McCabe, familiarly known a@ “Chaplain” McCabe, told a large audience in the Second street Methodist Episcopal church last even< ing something about “Bright Days in Libpy Prison.’® Probably not one of his auditors had any idea that such a body of half-starved Union soldiers as were gatnered for a time into the prison pens of the South could have had a bright aay. But, from the chap lain’s showing, there were many such days im Libby. One of them was when Grant took Vicksburg, and the 500 men on the second floor of Libby on thag 4th of July discovered among themselves a red,, blue and @ white shirt, which they tore Into strip and made a fag of, and suspended it from the rafters and celebrated the nation’s birthday as it had never been celebrated there. But their joy waa marred when a rebel sergeant, with his guard, en- vered and tore it down. Another bright day was when the news of Mead’s great victory at Gettys« burg@ reached their caes. But besides these there were many days which the chaplan while he had strength and health made bright with songs of ope and heaven, Soon alter, his entrance into that dungeon the rebel Com- missary Warren found him out and acknowledged @ great debt of grautuae to the chaplain’s mother, and for her sake showed him and lls comraded great kindness. He turnished them such books at cost as the men desired, mncluding the principat partol alaw hbrary which bad been sold at auc- tion, and with which the forty 1awyers who were in prison organized a law scnool and estabiished mock courts. Classes were also organized in Eng- gush, French, German, Spanish, Italian and Greek, and there was one Hebrew scholar and teacher combined among them. When the controversy about the exchange of prisoners was at its height and the Confederate government had threatened death to every Union oticer Yound in command of cotored __ troops, the prisoners day after day debated the question whether the federal government was right or wrong in refusing an exchange while an excep- tion was made to any of its officers and men. The weight of the arguments were for the right, and as the chaplain was borne out of the prison to be ex- changed one of those oMicers called out to him, “Tell @ Old Abe not.to back aown on our account,” and the message was afterward delivered to President Lin- coln, At the close of the lecture Chaplain McCabe,, by request, sang some of the songs which the Union men 1n Libby were wont to sing in the darkest days, such as “uur God 18 Marching On,” ‘fhe Trundie Bed,” “The Sword of Bunker Hill” and Miles O’Rellly’s ‘*Old Canteen,” closing with a doxology, as he called it, from the »Star Spavgied Banner.” AIHLETIC CARNIVAL. Amateur Athletes nt Wood’s Gymnast A grand complimentary exhibition was given by the pupils of Wooa’s Gymnastic Academy, on Wed« nesday evening, at their hall in Twenty-eighth street, There was @ large audience, including @ number of the lady friends of the athletes, and the more striking feats were duly honored with the en« thustastic meed of praise they merited. The exhibition comprised every variety of gym- nastic exercises. It began with @ series of aerial leaps, that is to say, running jumps over a cord. In this Mr, F. W. ne conspicuously distinguished himself je the grace and agility of his leaping. “Posturing’? was the next display, and Mr. Shapter, Mr, Barnes and Mr. Eugene Finkenau: were awarded the laurel crown o1 triumph. Tha rest of the Gr was enlivened with exhipitiens of vaulting, double trapeze and equestrian fights, contortional movements on the parailel bars, Indian clubs, dumb bells, &c. The entertainment cone cluded with a brilliant series of single, double and even quintuple somersaults. Mr. Shapter againeame to the front, and, in spi‘e of his enormous weight, Was as agile as & wildcat of the Western wilderness, SMALLPOX 08 CROUP. A Funeral in Brooklyn Stopped by the Health Authorities. Coroner Jones was notiflea yesterday to hold an inquest over the body of a child named Joseph Zazier, who, the physician’s certificate set forth, had died at No. 129 Meecker avenue, from croup. It appears that the parents of tha child were about to bury it on Thursday, at the Oypréss Hills Cemetery, on a permit obtained on the certificate of the physician. The health authorities were informed that the child had’ devolved upon the Baron Taufkerchen, Who has hitherto been only accredited as Bavarian Minister, it 13 easy to realize that ff the Pope's temporal power remais go! quiescent the sphere of action open to diplomatists accredited to his Holiness will become very limited, only embracing concordat questions and international ecclesiastic relations. RECOLLECTIONS OF THE SIEGE OF PABIS, We have a member of the French National Defence government now in Rome, M. Arago, @ thorough republican and an unpretending citizen, with whom Italy 1s a familiar place of sojourn. [do not believe the reports which assign @ special political mission as the motive of his presence here, but such persons are like cometé, and always ‘travel with a long tail of more or less luminous co! e wures behind them. Meanwhile M. Arago has been reeeived with all due deference at ‘ne French Embassy, and has given M. and Madame de Behaine a full, true and particular ac- count of all he underwent in beleaguered Paris, in- cluding the menu of the conclading days of the siege, which comprised animal food not generally served up atthe Café de Paris, the Rocher de Can- cale or the Freres Provengaux. M. Arago confessed to having dined seventeen times oi acknowledged cat, but admitted that he might have earen tne do- Meatic puss much oftener without knowing it. THE PAPAL COURT. In spite of all the rumors of tng Pape’s departure was a matter of forecl McGuire, of died from smailpox, and an officer stopped the’ funeral. The was placed In a receiving vault. If the Coroner finds tat the child died from small- pox the physician will be held to @ strict account REAL ESTATE MATTERS. The sale on Tharsday of 120 Central Park iots completed the important transactions of the week, and as it was so eminently satisfactory a more ene couraging tone has been imparted to the market, which had commenced to droop. The improve- ments around the squares and little parks wiih which the city now avounds, have contributed in no small degree to enhance the value of property 1a their immediate vicinity, aud lend @ beauty to jo- calities heretofore devoid of all atwractious. ‘The robable at Albany of the viauret railroad bul, and the making of the city a stockln «ler to ihe extent of $5,000,000, 18 creating much ex among property owners ju Harlem aad . fi county, although there 1s too much disposilicn to aiscount the future and butld of possibilities in- 2 stead of realities. The only transaction at the Exchange yesterday ure sale by Ko ets tenth interest in some property im coand Worth street for §6,00u- University pl