The Express.
London, England, 1856-02-14 00:00:00

GREECE.

It appears that M. Xmas, the Greek Consul at
Smyrna, of whose arrest we were lately informed by
the Greek Monitair, stands charged with having
ocostructed in the very home of the consulate a ma-
nufactory of base ode, the operatiocs of which are
said to have been carried cm by M. Xenos and his
ems I The two amused await a sentence at Athens.
A second scandal, not less outrageous, is a topic
of conversation ►t Athens. A tam:dimity attached
to the Greek ernbisey at Constantinople, entrusted
with the direction of commercial affairs, is accused of
having fraudulently authorised the oommeros of
grain with the Russian ports of the Danube and of
the Black Sea coder the Greek flag! This personage
is aboat to be pat on his trial
The brigands who had captured Capt. Bertend
have fallen into the hands of the authorities. Five
were killed, and the rest (of whom four were
wounded) are prim:nen, Admiral Beet Willman:
had arrived in the Pines&

The King has decreed the making of a road from
Athos@ to Corinth.

Wo read in a letter from Pgris in L.IVo d
.4 Although .either Pnwsl► ■er the Dermal(' Diet will
op, wetly be reprosestod Is the Coaferawer, there will be
a eettsia amber of Gorses dipleauttiete 'nee■t la Paris
dada( dee regress of the segetiatioaa. elLaoaget ethers,
M. as Biewareit-Ilebettaltassew, repretwatative of Premiss at

the Diet, wise will s►ortly b law: Those diplomatists will
be 'Woolly, if list eilleally, esissoltod, sad will be kept
ass forma with the progress of Ma asmotistiems."_ _ _

The late trial of tire digests of the Beek Poly-
lambskins made kerma the bet that IL Ifloul wee sea-
Measly greeted with the my "Tide donned' V' • Two
oderairise ! " It seeds that while ell tides the emitting
reverasest el Flame, a "MN OSIPIUMeg. "Cam yea es.
plait' to se the morality tif the mop il'efer f" N. Medi
thee proceeded Pt justify the reap geed by eademoeriag
te establish a system of doable seentity, sae I. severe_
meet del see Le iatilelileak. Neese tte biscuit 07
. the @seised, "TM tae monk :« I"

THE UNITED STATES.

ARRIVAL OF THE BALTIC.
LIVERPOOL, WZDNESDAT.

Thum afternoon the United States mail steam ship
Baltic, Captain Comstock, arrived in the Mersey
from New York with advice. to the 2nd instant, 83
passengers, and 35,000 dollars in specie on freight.

The United States mail steamer Union, from Havre
and Southampton for New York, had put into Hali-
fax on the Ist for a supply of coal.
The peace news taken out by the Arabia was be-
neficially affecting mercantile affairs, although the
receipt of the news was too recent to predict the
extent. The New York Herake is very reluctant
to believe in the tidings. Alexander 11. (it says, is
not in • position which would justify his acceptance
of the new conditions sought to be imposed on him.
The financial resources of his empire are still unim-
paired, and his military strength has suffered no ma-
terial diminution. His arms have, on the contrary,
reaped a rich harvest of glory in the contest thus
far. Again, it by no means follows that because he
has consented to treat on the basis of those condi-
tions he means to accept them in their present sense.
and so on.

The advice. by the Baltic report that the House
of Representatives was still without a Speaker.
The same attempts, sa heretofore noticed, to com-
plete an election by plurality vote had failed. The
following is the latest telegraph from Washington
on this subject:—" Mr. Aiken, Democrat, of South
Carolina, came to day within four votes of being
elected Speaker. Much agitation prevails on the
subject to-night. The Democrats assert that Mr.
Aiken will be elected by • majority to-morrow.
The friends of Mr. Backs remain firm. He is pro-
mised 108 votes tomorrow. It is rumoured that
Mr. Aiken is an Irishman by birth, which may de-
prive him of Know-Nothing support. Messrs.
Whitney, Wheeler, Bayard Clark, Valk, and Wil-
liams, of New York, Broom and Fuller, of Pennsyl-
vania, all ' Twelfth Section' Know-Nothings, voted
for Mr. Aiken. Mr. Banks, or another, will probably
be elected to-morrow.

Mr. Mai accepts the mission to England, and
will depart with all possible speed to London.
After the adjournment of the Senate, on the 31st
ult., an executive session was held to consider the
nomination of Mr. Dallas as minister to England.
It was proposed to confirm the nomination without
delay ; but, on a motion of Mr. Clayton, who wishes
to ascertain the views of the nominee on questions of
foreign policy, the subject was referred to the appro-
priate committee. It is said Mr. Buchanan will
leave London on the 12th of February. The follow-
ing sketch of Mr. Dallas appears in a New York
journal:

The subject of the sketth, our newly-appointed minister
to Hoglend, was born in Philadelphia, in the year 1792, and
is coasequently now in his 61th year. His father was Ales-
seder James Dallas, a native of Ireland, who emigrated in
early life to this country, and subecwatly became Secu-
lar, of the Treasury and Secretary at War, in which goats
he rendered eminent services to his adopted country. The
&selfish family from which ear new minister is desoended
is reify bigh y connected, and has from time to time been
brought int) prominent notice by the literary and ecientilic
' talent' of its members. B.r Ge rte Dallas, whose political
writings were so highly appreciated by William Pitt, end
hit brother, Sir Rebut Della', Chief Justice of the Uom•
men Pleas, were amongst its most diseinguiethed erne -
meat, bliss Dallas the Mintster's aunt, married Cap.
.a.a Byre is, of 'be liogitsh navy, and was molter of
the present and 'moth L erd Byron. His dint burlier
rose to the rank of etmco lore in the American navy,
sad his yourg-at was the lase Judge Dallas, of Pitt burg.
Mr. Dulls himself entered the civil ureic* o: the country
at a very early ;lewd of life, acting as prIVVe eccietary to
Albeit Genet aintl e missi en of the latter to Russ,. On
his 11 owe be appl,ed himself CI tee study of the law,
and In return for bit eees vices tendered to General Jackson
w,,, stonly after the erection of the latter, appointed
District atte rney of the United Stabs for the awe 01 Penn-
rylvania. In 1831 he w.s chosen United Ft des &fluor by
the Pennsylvania Leg:stature; and in 1837, on the election
of Mr. Vu Buren to the Tendency, he we.a appointed
minister to the c.tter: of St. Pe homburg. In 1839 be was
'resald flow h a minion, at his own request ; and ail years
afterwaras, having received the n,miaation of the demo-
cratic party, he was elected Via -Prasidest of the United
Suttee, and teok the ca t s of (Moe on the 4th of bisr:l,
1846. Sines the exptratiem of his term as Vioe-Prisielent,
Mr. Dallas has resided In the ety of Philadelphia, and ap-
plied himself 6(8.1 to the practice of his peofeesioe. The
whole of his career has been marked by a thorough and
consistent democracy and an unsullied integrity of charac-
ter, both in public and private life.

THE CENTRAL AMERICAN QUESTION.

SPIRCII 07 HON. U. IL ONWARD.

In the sitting of the Senate of the United State,.
held on the filet of January, the Hoe. W. H. Boogied deli.
wed a speech in which, alter discussing the several points
in dispute between Eogland sod America. he said :
r. I have thus leeched the **rebellion that the American
positius sr, jut, and the American demands are right.
The final questun is a prettied ore—Wr at ought the
United Butte sow t t dot I vas now only slat c i at some
of the eireenutivices which affect the question. I regret
that in soy ewe it'involves a poesibility of war. Although
I believe war sometimes justifiable, I regard it always, ne-
vertheless, as a eatasity and an evil. I do not agree with
either those who suppose it eoutrihi.tes to national prosperity,
or those who regard it as • ealut,ry discipline of sta es. lt
there'ore, deeply deplore soy war with acy nation, '
and more than ray other, a war with Great Britain.
That vwer no longer arms aline. Its wield% and infs.
eats easily ic•ures &lie.. Nur in such a contest should we
he unaided. The adjacent American states at least would
oc- treats with us. It would therefore be a Fermi war,
and ooniocinently mire 'suasively injurious and widely
demoralising than any other in which we could be engaged.
It would, moreover, renew and practically perpetuate en
alienation botwesn two fraternal states, on w one COMMIS
guider c t (only ousted through the r concord) the &drain.
leg maims largely depend. I deprecate a war, moreover,
because it can be avoided, unless there shall be fault on
betty sides, or on clue side ; and therefore in ore tease It
would be an *stemmas, oriellict. Notwithstanding the
occasional occurrence of mis,ppuhensions and irritations,
the world is yet wide enough for both nations, and for all
nations. We sr* the centre of one system—au American
one; Gnat Britain is the untie of another—en European
ono Almost in spite of ourselves, we are steadily extend-
ing and increasing our control over those continent,. Not-
withstanding her tenacity, she is e. 'want!y loaiort her
dominion here. Ttie is within the order of nature. It wee
to,- three hundred years the business of European nations to
crisis*, disciple', and educate American nation,. It is
now the humilities of these rations to govern themrelves.
The decline of European power ten pro tinily beg n with
the fall of Canada out of the c introl of France in 1763. It
hoe steadily continued until now only r me relics, possessing
little vitality, remain. Without say war on cur part,
Greet Britain will wisely withdraw end disapp•or from this
h-soisphe rei within a quarter of a century—at least, w thin
belt • century. War sight hasten, bet might ales delay It.
I regret, alto, shot a war, if it mast come, mast also proba-
bly c one car with the y rest c tefiet that now eciavultivs Europe.
The British sdinioistratioa has lug bees un'aiiliful to the
oases cf free insttetious is Europe, and the French empire
is. In my eyes, a hateful wserpstien. Nerartbeleis,
both i f these administrations ere temporary and prat-
dimity ephemeral, while the Russian empire is an ob-
stinate and portentous reality. I scup.. the oracular expo-
piton of the first Napoleon ; and believing that Europe moot
he soon either Republican or Cosesek, 1 ricognise beneath
the monarchic .1 mask of the silos, the Western tisfens con-
tending agatost en advancing deep item. Although no duly
and no propriety requires as to intervene on their side,
should be very unwilling to engage my solitary In a rots
hinaWn gluiest them. I regret, al o, the sad oonditios of
the Central American States, which seem, to render them
as incapable of 'poetise by oar Intervention, as the French
people were, whin la 1799, they demanded a like interposi-
tion, in halftime tr. of our precedent treaties of commerce end
&Alma. Nevertheless. a war with Great Bri an is now
among the possible solut on. of the present embarrassment.
We ceria'nll can look for me moderation on bee part here-
after, if we overlook her persistent refusal to foI6l this, the
most solemn' and imp ortant of all oar international eogsge.
meets. It wi 1 he as idle dream to nipple* ourselves free
sad safe if we leave her to waylay us on all sides of oar
Isthmus pewsgee, from our Atlantic region to the Pa ilk
States. Nor do I fear a war, bavirg justice and high Sate
necessity on our side. We outnumber to pc pulatiou of the
ddtioh I•lands. Their dip ndenct.s de tree'. from hulloed
1 of leading at., noth. Although we have leis realised wealth,
we have infinitely greater resources thin thou of Great
Britain; and our revenues, or eirible of largo increase,
are prec•ieelly free. Our recruiting ground is ample, as
Great Britain well knows, for she has tried to enter it clea-
r deotisely. If there were any deficiency of native roluoteurs,
Greet Britain herself, es well as other Europea. sunless,
has supplied us with this element of war. We have a
corps of mil Cory officers unequalled, and we have the
fouadetinns of as effe.tive navy, that can speedily he built
up and put Is sattion. In view of the cireumstences, it
seems to me wise to adhere to our demands, a id yet to east
en Groat Brits's di.tiactly the responsibility of deciding
upon pease or war. Bose wculi advise se to propose
I arbitration. Bat I thick we have pouf that point
sir .ady. It mid imply doubt of the rightfalnesi
of the posits= ea which we bass fleeted to stand, as
*laments eat of pessesaioe. Bach Indecision weal I he
equivalest tit &hese minuet. Beady., I do sot know where
we could lied ea impartial umpire in Vie primes% disturbed
peaditioa of Europe, I do net Wok OM Great Britain

will eboose a ruort to war. Her go‘ernotest, hardly lest
than our own, is a popular one. This ecuttoveray prows
out of a curries of her own se mieistration. A war would
embarrass her prosperous industrial system, arid could bring
to her in return DO adequate advantace, even if she were
successful. My counsel thern.re is • rr tee to Greg
Britain that we shall interfere to prevent her exercise of
dominion in South America, if it stool nut he disco ungued
within out year, and also that authority be cc w givi o tithe
President to execute that delayed punose. Grist Brit,*
may reconsider—may propose to us • reference, nr some
other amicable adjustment. I would be ready to hrgromd
to go tr the very verge of accrtomodatioft. But this
disposition. I think, ought not t, anima os to in-
activity. If the wisdom of Congress shall approve
this course then the intervening time can be well and
wisely improv.d. No sairseious nation will ever hazard all
' its foreign dominion or influence, ur the int. grit, of its ter-
' ritory, without bringing all its Dower into rank. A
nation that strikes for minticentsl supreme I must at One
' render itself relf-iustaining and indepewlent. Bsfi re wet
' expire Callfirois and Oregon to the boards of a war with
the Stain real sower in tar world, we meat at lent begin
what has been too long del eyed already, the cc nitructios of
railroads inn the western borders of the Mississippi *Mao
to oar p ate on the Pacific A& ough toe c introverryirlsea
on the alines of the Caribbean Be., yet the field of contest
will rcw, u hereof, re, lie north cf the St. Lawrence.
Canada mint be conquered against her will. Sb. cannot
refuse if you tender her inns zatinn on just terms, with
indemnity for the struggle e may expect wit Great
Britain. I h.ve thus expressed my pinions with frankness.
But lam not tenantillt 01 them 11. I irim he equal frank-
new and the brAidt at patriotism on all sides of this chamber,
mid in ail parts of the country. If these shall be fully rect.
eised, this day sill inaugurate a air and impor ant and
peacefal triumph over the ancient eoloatsl jolizy of Europa,
l honourable to 01111 t lves, aid &aspic:out to all nations.