The New York herald., 1850-05-21

SPIRITED COURSE or AMERICAN NAVAL opYIcgrs
INTERVIEW BETWEEN TIIE uNITKD STATES srE-
CIAL AoENT AND EMPEROR SouIOrQUE, ETC.
The brig Virginia, Capt. Cooper, arrived at this
port yesterday from Port au Prince, after passage
Of fourteen days. This places US in possession Of
news from that qnartrr, to the 9Th inst Our prey-
ous advices were Of the 2Gth ult.
We learn from Capt. Cooper thai he len at Port
eu Prince the u. ;. ships Albany, Capt. Ran
doph, Yorktown and Germantown, and Steamer
Vixen: he understood that the Commander OF the
fleet had demanded certain sum OF money from
the Hayden government, and was waiting for an
answer.
rrfIGnAPnc.
Bosro,, May 20. 1850.
The brig Enoeh, Bsnner, arrived to-day, from Por.
au Prince with dates TO May "a. The Albany, Ger
mantown ard vixen, were In port
The special agent Of the United States. Mr. Benj T.
Green, had interview with the Emperor soulouque
ib which he demanded the recognition of our CONNER
cial agent are that he shs hsvs the privileges
ss those of other nations. He also demanded the sp
poinims Mt of pcrssn to confer with him certain
claims he had TO present against the government and
Gen. pelvio, black was appointed The cause Of tho
Unitst states government coming forward with their
claims, at the present time. is unknown.
The Germantown and Albany were short Of prov-
sions. and to have sailed immediately Tor home
The latter 10 bound for this port
The Prssidsns and the California q uessien.
From the Washington Republic, May 20
The admission Of California into the Union a.
sovereign State, and the course 10 be pursued ne 10
New Mexico aud Utah, more than any other mca-
surcs. new occupy the time Of Congress aud the
attention Of the public.
Pursuant 10 the provision Of the constitution
which requires the President from time To time to
recommend TO Congress such measures ne he may
deem necessary and cxpedent, he, in his message
Ct the 2lst of January lset, recommended the adj
mission of California into the Union as a separate
and indept ndent measure, leaving the residue Of
our newly acquired territories subject to existing
laws, till hey should respectively form State go-
vcinnen,s, and syply for admission also.
II could rot be- expected that ell pariiee IN all
sections OF the country, should unite this, any
other touching the subject; yet tho Prcpi-
dents recommendation was at once received with
favor by large proportion Of the people. and s, II
b. leIieved, siill generally acceptable to them.
Ijut difference or opinion as TO the true line OF
policy on kindred measures. and difference also
a. 10 the mode Of carrying ont the affirmative mca-
sue recommended by the President and which s
very generally admitted to be expcdicnt and right.
have caused u to linger in the two houses Of Con-
cress. and u has yet received the action Of neither
The President. however, performed his duty, az TO
the measure, in recommending il carly TO the con-
sideTsticn of Congress. But an impression seems
10 have got abroad, that he now wsvers, or has
wavered, in his opinion on THE subject. This, we
are well advised, 10 unfcundcd IN fact. lie re-
msint II II proper the public should understand
that he rcmsns--frm in the opinion that the course
Of Policy which he recommended was, and is
under all the circumstances, the best practicable,
ard that he has never for moment changed or
modified that opinion. The misapprehcnsion on
this subject, so far rs II exists, ought 10 be cor
recicd so that the Presidents official reco,nncn.
dsiion nlsy rot. in Effect. be wi,hlrawn. o. n,oi-
L,J fos h.fn, without his ag,hcIiiy.