The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1852-04-24
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New York, Saturday, April "a, 1864.


The News.
Our Special Washington correspondent writes that,
in consequence of his being unwilling to hold any
personal intercourse with Secretary Webster, the
Austrian charge, Chevaer Hulsemann, has obtained
leave Of absence from his government and will
shortly sail for Europe He contemplntcs returning
about the fourth of next March, provided the at
mosphere Of national capital is not infected by
the present Secretary Of State. Our correspondent
observes that Gen. Flores the chief of the expedi
ton against Ecuador, belongs to the claw and order
party" OF course he does So did Lopez, and Cara
vajal, and every other General who ever attempted
70 revolutionre country south Of the boundary of
the United States Shoald Flores succeed, he will,
no doubt, endcawer to maintain claw and order
otherwise, he will himeeE be upset by some other
aspiring cheftain.
The peculiar proceedings in the whig caucus the
ether evening continue the all-engrOssing topic Of
discussion in the Political circles, not only in Wash
ington, but throughout the country. Senator
Hangum having made speech Thursday, in
which he bore very strongly upon the character and
veracity of Mr. Brooks, it became necessary for the
latter to make an explanation. His speech will be
found in the House proceedings of yesterday. The
old fogy and young America, the freesoilers and
the Southern rights factions belonging to the
democratic party, have had innumerable hare-ups
among themselves during this session Of Congress
but they small Affairs, and could not be eassed
rs anything mo than mere ripples upon the sea
Of politics. But this rupture among the wings is
more than a rebellion. 1t has turned the wkole
whig fabric into complete chaos. The entire party
is in far state of confusion than the French
people were during Robespiere's reign Of terror
The wing hive has been turned topsy-turvy by the
freesoil drones. and the working bees--those who
gather the honey, but are not permitted to taste
much of it-are at a loss what to do. or where to
60. Where viii all this end Who will collect the
scattered fragments and rebuild the temple 7 If
the freesoilcrs attempt it, the whole concern will
tumble down before they are half through. Some
other men must do the work The foundation must
be the constitution-thc compromise must form the
walls, and equal justice the cupola. But black
paint must be used in adjoining it. Remember that
But little business of general Importance
sumrnated in either branch of Congress yesterday
The Senate passed twenty private bills ameng
them ono Cor the relief of Lieut. Hunter The House
passed bills for the relief of the Monroe Railroad
Company, and for changing the time of holding
courts in alabama. Bills were reported making
appropriations for the departments and the balance
Of the day spent in making Buncombe speeches.
Rumors are sfoat in Washington that Postmaster
Hall intends to resign Rather improbable.
good situation IS not to be procured every day.
full account Of the doings in New Haven. on
the reception o. Kossuth yesterday will be found in
the letter of special reporter The people there
appear to have Been anxious TO see him, but his
speech to then indicates that he was uneasy.
Something apparently annoyed him. Perhaps his
Southern tour was running in his mind. He reached
Springfield in the t-ening, and will make speech
there ills morning.
It6ppcars that the Mexican government has been
compelled to set aside the new and restore the old
tariff + Matamoras. lad this been done before ii
would ave saved blood hed and disgrace The I'm
successful Rio Grande revolution was mainly owing
to the new, ill-adyised, and unequal tariff which
Gen. Asa,os undertook t. impose on the merchants
Of Mata1oras. II was he same tariff against
which tn. fore gn minister's protested in terms
not TO be misunderstood. And it was this pro-
test which, alarmed the Ii -xicsn Congress, and
caused them, 20 gnoby back ut from their position.
They will have still mo,c backward work to per-
form, unless .aey are very caraful-for we observe
thL. their Min ser Of Foreign Relations has pub
Iisbed lengthy document in opposition to the
Garuy Grant. Mr. Fillmore Az his cabinet are
not busy With he next Presidency it is not i'm
expectancy Of ad4 ing a different policy. 1t IL
essential that their ehuantcpee stpgsaton. should
be fulfilled.
Snow feil on the Heidelberg moLr.a aims, near |
Albany, yesterday morning. Nice Apslwcattar
Rather al interesting piece Of infotmation if |
true, is conialaed in a Eoston despatch. A letter
has been received from Eaenos AyreF. dated the |
18th OF February, which iyers that the schooner
Draco had gone to Patagonia for the purpose Of
raising a 70 operate against Brazilian vessels
under the plea Or letter a. marque. IN ctEer
words. she had turned pirate. Our adyices from
Buenos Ayres are seven days lates than the above,
but they make 10 mention Of anything Of the kind.
Several village in Virginia, reported to have
been entirely destroyed by the recent floods. See
the teiegraphie despo tches for the particulars.
The highly interesting proceedings on The occasion
Of the anniversary Of ST. Georges Day. are reported
nj length in another column
In addition to a great quantity Of advertisements
rs well as highly entertaining reading matter ouy
inside pages contain large batch Of curious infor.
nation from Great Salt Lake City The Nor
mons wonderful people, and they have an ex-
<aordinary way of letting the world know it, as
viI be seen by the singular extracts from their
newspapers. This is decidedly supendous coun-
ny, specially when Utah is taken into sonadsra
hen.