The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1852-11-30

Va, yesterday, that Hon w r. King, Vice-Presi-
dent elect, was dead. This is evidently incorrect
At last accounts, Mr. x. had nearly recovered from
his late severe Illness
TIE Bslc's news produced no change In the price
Of breadstuss while it tended to depress the cotton
market Freights were again frmer, and a ,ur was
engaged for Liverpool, at 3s Cd and some vessels
at the close ked As. This improvement in freights
checked operations in flour and grain
The London Eeoaonist notices the supposed ope-
rations OF Emperor Louis Napoleon in the Londen
corn market, FOR decline, with view Of lowering
or keeping down prices in France.
The report Of the City Inspector, for the week
ended last Saturday, exhibits increase in the
mortality occurring in New York Of twen'y-four
cases, comparing the return with the total number
for TIE week ended on Saturday, the Goth instant
Diseases incident to the approach of winter
seem to have made up the exact number. Con.
sumption carried away thirteen patients more last
week, whilst congestion of the lungs, with the
rious inAammatory fevers, swept off the remainder.
The general health Of the city is good
1t is seldom that our inside pages present such
diversity OF reading as they do this morning. The
annexed is a summary of the contents: The Trial
| of William johnson, charged with the murder of
| Charles Baxter; Action Of thu Supreme Court in
the case Of the convicted murderers. Sullivan aud
! Clarsi; Proceedings in the United States District
| Court in Admiralty; Decisions by Judge Roose
welt in the Supreme Court; Lectures, by
| Mr.. Thackeray on the Poets of Queen Aune's
| Reign aad by Rev. Mr. Shock on the ''Alleged
Witchcraft of the Bibio;' Proceedings in the Scud-
der Missionary Society; Various Political Statistics,
giving the Presidential Votes of Indiana, Ohio,
Mississippi, Vermont, and New Hampshre Martin
- = A 1naAsn T.s41.
Washrgton; Affairs in Costa Rica; Commercial
Reports; three or four columns Of news paragraphs
of every description, together with large number
of advertisements, all fresh, and possessing much
local rs well as general information relative bust
ness affairs.
Our Relations with spain-Thc Publication
of the Correspondence.
The newspapers have been publishing .
Der Of letters in reference to our relations with
Spain, dated as far back the administration Of
Mr.. Adams, and including also the correspondence
between Mr.. Buchanan, Secretary Of State, under
the last democratic administration, and Mr. Saan-
ders, then Minister to Spain containing specif;
offer for the purchase of Cuba. We are told that
this correspondence had been sent to the House Of
Representatives, il reply to call on the President
to that effect, and n consequence of it we see now
the most confidential communications between the
Ministry and the State Department brough. before
the world publications which the best interests Of
the country and regard for the pass administrations
from Mr. Adams down to shat of Mr.. Polk, forbade
alike.
What shall We say when We see letter Of Mr.
Everett of so private nature, that he did not
even wish it put on hle in the State Department,
published in every paper in the Union Tie call Of
Congress for the correspondence having reference to
relations with Spain explicitly guards against
any communication which might interfere with the
public interest," and yet the administrator, not salts
led with sending to the House letters and dispatches
which ought never to have left the archives of the
State Department, authorizes their publication by
its organs at time when Congresis not in ssion,
ard could therefore not sanction this extraordinary
proceeding. We no, really understand what
could have induced Mr.. Fillmore to commit so un-
psrdoIab indiscretion unless it is to embarass
Gen Pierce in his foreign policy, and particularly in
diplomatic relations with Spain, already rendered
difficult enough by the weak and vacillating position
taken by Mr. Flllmores cabinet in the recent diff
culties with the Cuban authorities 1t is the more
apparent that such is the motive which prompted the
communication of these important State papers to
the House, and their publication al this precise
ment from the fact manifest their face that the
letters of Mr.. Buchanan are only given in garbled
condition. II information asked for by the House
of Representatives had, of necessity, to be publish
cd in the government organ, in order to inform the
world Of intentions in regard to Cuba, why this
incompleteness in its most important portion After
thus seeing correspondence brought to light,
which the best interests of the country required to
be kept secret and which, under any circumstances
it was not for outgoing administration to publish
on the eve of its being forced by the voice Of the
people, to give up the helm of State to other hands
it would require extraordinary amount Of charity
10 believe that these omissions had been made from
regard to the public interest. Afte' so much has
been published materially to impede any move
ments Of the coming admins ration in the prose,u
tion of objecs, which, whatever may be the
views Of Mr Fillmore and his cabinet, has doubtless
many powerful supporters among our most expert
enced statesmen, do not see why any portion
should be kept back, and, inasmuch as the govern
ment organs not satisfied with the injury intended
to the future movements Of the democratic party,
have taken this opportunity to attack the late ad
minittration, we call upon them and upon the Exc
cutive for the publication of the part suppressed.
Lei then publish Mr. Buchanan's letters in full SO
that the people may judge whether their interests
are more conscientiously and firmly watched over
under whig or democratic administrations
That this opportunity ,hould be seized upon by
the Tribune for violent attack upon Mr.. Polk,
we do not wonder at. Poor Greeley will want
some time before he gets over the effects Of the
I'd Of November, and it would be cruelty not to al
low him this little harmless for his spleen; but
when We see the LattHtgenc9 object to Mr. Folks
offers for Cuba because they had not been frst com
municated to the Senate and even to the House, it
appears to US so unjusti6able an attack, that we
cannot pa 1t with silence. How could any nego-
citation with foreign power, be it for the acquisi-
ton Of foreign territory only for the establish.
ment Of commercial and other treaties ever be sue
cessfully csnied on, If the Intentions and limits Of