The Northern Daily Times.
Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1857-01-05 00:00:00

AMERICA.

ARRIVAL OF THE AFRICA.

The British and North American Royal Mail
steamer Africa, Contain Sbannote,. strived-here last
evening with New York ndvices to the 2,lth ult., 5:3
passengers, and 250,000 dols. on freight. She reports
the arrival out at Halifax, of the Canada; thereby
relieving the anxiety that was beginning to be felt
with respect to the non-arrival of the America,
Which it will be remembered put back to Liverpool
after experiencing a violent gale in the channel. The
Baltic had not arrived out at New York when the
Africa left; but the latter vessel reports passing a
large steamer at 6 p m., on the 25th ult., in lat.
40.50, long. 67.45, bound West; supposed to be the
Baltic. She also passed the steamer Edinburgh,
from Glasgow to New York, on the 26th December.
The news is four days later than that brought by
the Atlantic, arrived here on Thursday.
The discussion in Congress on the President's
Message has terminated. Alluding to this matter,
the New York Courier and Enquirer says :
That if there is any resooneibuity for the consumption
of this valuable time in this manner, it attaches to the Pre-
sident himser. That dignitary saw fit to pervert the duty
which ,the Constitution imposes upon him of giving Con-
greso inform ation of the state of the Union,' into an occasion
for entering into an elaborate and bitter impeachment of
the loyalty of eleven of the most intelligent States of the
Union, and of the Republican party, which last month
polled more than a million of votes. He charged them, in
unequivocal and violect terms, with adopting and persist-
ently pursuing a policy which was in complete contrariety to
the obligations of the Constitution, and directly calculated
to rend asunder the Union. He took upon himself the
unprecedented part of acting, in his Presidential capacity,
as a public accuser and denouncer of sovereign States and
an immense body of his fellow citizens ; and though such
audacity in itself is best met by silent scorn, yet it acquires
a consequence when proceeding from the highest station in
the land that forbids it to pass unnoticed. Self respect and
€ a decent respect to the opinicns of mankind,' required
that it should be promptly and resolutely met and repelled,
Under such a provocation, the debate was a necessity.
Withal, it has served a valuable purpose in a twofold aspect:
It has established and defined, in the clearest possible man-
ner, the conservative position of the Republican party with
regard to Slavery, and it has brought out more palpably
than ever the radical difference in the Democratic party on
the doctrine of Squatter Sovereignty.
In Congress but little business of importance
had been transacted. In the Senate, the House
Bill, appropriating 150,000 dollars for the purchase
of a steam revenue cutter, to be stationed at New
York, for the relief of vessels in distress, was taken
up and discussed at considerable length On the
motion of Mr. Seward, it was so amended as not to
limit its use to the relief of vessels ; on the motion
of Mr. Hale it was so amended as not to limit its
station to New York. In this state it passed, 28 to
13.

The House adopted the resolution calling on the
President for a statement of the expense which has
been incurred in the various methods of " main-
taining peace" in Kansas. A bill, explanatory of
the resolution making General Scott Lieutenant-
General by brevet, so as to give him the same rate
of pay that was allowed to General Washington,
was passed.
At New York, a very largely attended Walker
sympathy meeting came off on the evening of the
21st ult. Geu. Ward B. Burnett, Col. of the New
York Regiment of Volunteers in the Mexican war,
presided. Speeches were made by him, Mr. Oak
smith, G-en. D uff Green, Gen. Wheat, a distinguished
officer.of dur army in the Mexican war, Gon. Green,
of Texas, and others. Letters of sympathy were
read from Gen. Quitman, of Miss., Senator Jones,
of Tenn., Gen. Walbridge, of New York, and others.
A series of resolutions, pledging aid to Walker,
calling on the government to send national vessels
to fan Juan del Norte and San Juan del Sur, and
endorsing Minister Wheeler's course in Nicaragua,
were adopted. A collection was afterwards made,
amounting to 1,307 dols. The committee were
also notified that 1,000 rifles were ready to be placed
at their service, that the St. Nicholas Hotel would
send bz,,,ae_steamer on Wednesday 100 barrels of
btead, and the Metropolitan Hotel 5,000 pounds of
bacon, for the use of the army, It was also
announced by Gen. Wheat that 2,000 volunteers
Were ready to start from New Orleans. and that
hundreds would leave New York on Wednesday
next.

The President of the United States had issued
an order for the arrest of Cornelius K. Garrison,
Charles Morgan, and G'neral Win. Walker, to
answer the Accessory Transit Company in a plea
'for trespass, fur converting and disposing of the
goods and chattels of the company, to the value of
1,000,000 dots; and also a further sum of 1,000,000
dols ; and also a further sum of 1,000,0)0 dots for
interrupting their business.
The Herald Washington correspondent states

that orders have been sent to the government
officers in this city. tt stop all shipments of men,
arms, and provisions to General Walker, but
the correspondent of the Journal of Commerce is
of a different opinion. He says :—" It is doubted
here whether the Government has given orders for
the prevention of the departure of the Tennessee,
with provisions and clothing for Walker's army.
There is no law for such prohibition. An expedi-
tion of troops, and the supply of munitions of war
for either of the contending parties, is prohibited
by the neutrality laws. But these laws have not
been enforced since the recognition of the Rivas
Government."

S-,verel gentlemen from New York, connected
with the New York, Newfoundland, tend London
Telegraph Company, had visited Washington and
had ealled on the President, and Secretary Marcy
and Dobbin, with the view of enlisting the govern-
ment in lending its aid and countenance in carry-
ing out the great enterprise of uniting America
and Europe by an electric cable. It was under
stood that the object of their mission was likely
to he crowned with entire success.

The Washington Court of Claims had made a

favourable decision hi Captain Ericcsson's ease,
giving him over 13,000 dollars for his application
of a ship propeller and steam machinery, and
superintendence in the building of the steamer
Princeton.

We , have full particulars of later intelligence
from Mexico. The Mexican Extraordinary, of Nov.
27. says :
Vidaurri's scheme of a lone star has voluntarily set itself
behind the cloud of persuasion which has overtaken it
from the Government of Mexico. The plan of the Sierra
Madre republic has been abandoned, and Vidaurri has
come out of the strife a defeated adventurer, but a
patriotic, sagacious, and good citizen. The traitor of to-
day, the patriot of tomorrow, is a process of ground and
lofty tumbling that should be more generally looked into
by political gymnasts in other parts of the world A
messenger arrived here the day before yesterday with the
plan of the arrangement which has just been concluded
between Senor Rosa Landa, on the part of the government,
and Senor Vidaurri, on the part of himself, by which
Coahuila and Nuevo Leon have returned to the paternal
fold of the Mexican confederation. The following a' e the
conditions of the compromise which have already been
published in this city :
" The state of Nuevo Leon recognises the supreme
government. Senor Vidaurri relinquishes the government
of the State to the first member of the council. The
troops shall be withdrawn ; those of the frontier are to
return to their homes. Nuevo Leon shall receive monthly
the sum of eight thousand dollars to enable it to maintain

the war maiOst the Indians, and Saltillo shall remain in

the condition in which it was found until after the pro-
mulgation of the constitution. The above are the condi-
tions, which have bean declared highly satisfactory."

COMMERCIAL INTELLIGENCE.

NEW YORK, DEC. 24.

MONETARY AFFAIRS : Since the date of our last report,
the Stock Market has presented no important new feature
The business of the fortnight has been moderate. In
speculative operations there is a marked decrease, and the
demand for investment securities, al►hough rather active,
is not large. The encouraging acivices from Europe pro-
duced, for a time, an upward movement, which, in conse-
quence of the scarcity of money, was not sustained, and
the closing prices, with few exceptions, vary but slightly
from those of the previous fortnight. An easier state of
money matters is looked for after the first week of
January, as the existing stringency is one of the charac-
ter usually experienced at the close of the year, and
proceeds from merely temporary causes. The disburse.
ments for interests, dividends, &c., during the next
month, will add largely to the amount of floating
capital, and the heavy differences paid on stock contracts,
at thirty and sixty days, are an evidence of the confidence
with which an early advance in prices is anticipated. In
other stocks of this class the changes have been slight.
' The following dividends have been declared for the last