The Northern Daily Times.
Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1856-03-24 00:00:00

AMERICA.

The United States mail steam-ship Arago, Capt.
Lines, with the French and English mail, from
New York, arrived at Southampton, on her way to

Havre, on Friday evening.
The Arago brings eighty passengers, specie to
the value of 404„000 dollars, and 2,500 barrels of
flour. By her we have intelligence from New York

to the Bth inst.
On the afternoon of that day the Arago passed,
six miles east of Sandy Hook, the royal mail
steamer Arabia, from Liverpool, bound to New
York. She brings no intelligence of the missing
mail steamship Pacific. There is little news of
political importance by this arrival. The State
Democratic Convention of Pennsylvania have put
forward the name of Mr. Buchanan, ex• Minister to
London, as its choice for the next Presidential

term.
The correspondent of the New York Herald, in
Washington, telegraphs as follows, under date the

7th it-Ist :
It is stated by those in confidential relations with Mr.
Crampton that he has no apprehension of being
dismissed ; everything, however, depends upon circum-
stances. General Cushing said to a gentleman to-day that
England would not withdraw her representative, " but,"
said he " if they do not, he will certainly be dismissed."

Nous verrons.
Mr. Crampton'a discovery of Lord Clarendon's directin,
that he should communicate to Mr. Marcy the contents of a
despatch relative to an arbitration of the Clayton-Bulwer
treaty dispute, occurred in this wise :—Another Foreign
Minister was at Mr. Crampton's house, and they were
talking about Lord Clarendon's assertion that Great
Britain had offered to arbitrate, when Mr. Crampton
remarked that he had a letter from Lori Clarendon
on the subject. The letter was produced and read by Mr.

Crampton.
Upon reaching the concluding paragraph, he exclaimed,
" I did nut notice that before ; what shall I do ? " He
decided to send the letter immediately to Mr. Marcy. This
explains the eircamstanec noted by Mr. Marcy of the
receipt of the document at the State Department at eleven
o'clock at night.
In connexion with the fact that a large British squadron
is understood to be on the way to the coast of Central
America, I will mention that I have learnt to-day, that the
government of Great Britain sent word to Mr; Marcy several
weeks since, that British subjects in Central Ameriea had
supplicated them for aid, and that they should afford them
protection. This looks a little squally for General Walker,
but it the British lion puts his paw upon the American
steamers bound to Nicaragua to overhaul them for men and
arms, I appehend he will get some of his claws pulled out.
There may be something hot besides the climate in that
region before long.
Secretary Marcy has been very busy for the last forty-
eight hours preparing elaborate despatches, which go out in
the European steamer to-morrow, with reference to our
present difficulties with England. Complete instructions to
Air. Dallas will accAmpany the despatches.
The despatches brought by the America were received at
the Sate Department yesterday. Mr. Marcy has thoroughly
sifted their contents. There is nothing decisive or definite
in them, notwithstanding there are various rumours afloat
that they are of a belligerent character.
I am informed this evening from a creditable source, that
Mr. Crampton will be transferred to some other position, he
having intimated a desire to that effect. After what has
transpired between himself and our government, the same
authority says that the ritficulty between England and the
United States will be amicably settled.
The Washington Union of the 6th inst. concludes
a long editorial article, published, it was supposed,
by the authority of the administration, with the
following declaration :
" But we cannot forbear to add one remark, which is
that Great Britain is thus threatening the United States
with war, not. because we have infringed her laws, or
insulted her sovereignity in any the least things what-
ever, but only because, after she had infringed our laws
and insulted our sovereiguity, we courteously request
her to relieve us from the presence of her minister, Mr.
Crampton, fur reasons the most cogent and un-
answerable.'
In the Senate a bill had been introduced for the
construction of a railroad and telegraph from a
point on the river Mississippi south of hit. 37 to
the Pacific at San Francisco.
Mr. Sumner's resolution, directing the com-
mittee on foreign relations to consider the expe-
diency of some act of legislation to effectively
abrogate the treaty with Denmark, and to repudiate
the payment of the Sound Dues, was considered.
Mr. Sumner argued that the notice given by the
president by direction of the senate in executive
session for the termination of the treaty was defec-
tive, inasmuch as treaties are a part of the supreme
law of thy land, and can only be abrogated by the
action of both houses of Congress, approved by
the president. Messrs. Seward, Pessenden, Col-
lamer, Crittenden, and Stewart sustained Mr.
Suinner's views, and Messrs. Mason, Toucey, and
Cass opposed them. The resolution then passed,
and the senate adjourned.
Intelligence from Sierra Leone has been received
to the 19th of January. Fever prevailed generally
along the coast. An American brig of 200 tons,
completely equipped for the slave trade, and pre-
pared to take in a large cargo, hail been destroyed
at Bona Vista. The disturbances still continued at
Liberia, and a large force under General Lewis had
been despatched against the insurgents. At
Bathurst the black inhabitants had mernorialiEed
the Governor to admit six of their number as
members of the Legislative Council of the colony.
The Governor declined acceding to the request.
A schooner belonging to Fairhaven was struck
by the ice off Rock Point on the morning of the
4th inst , and the captain and cook were drowned.
The crew, 10 in number, remained in the rigging
for 27 hours, and were badly frostbitten when

rescued.
A. bill has been introduced in the Senate of
Louisiana prohibiting the emancipation of slaves
in that State, unless the master furnishes a bond
that they should be transported out of the United
States.