The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1854-01-28

euns'anCes II IL possible that the conservatives viii
carry the day, by securing the adoption OF more
moderate act, similar to the one reported by Mr..
Crosby few days ago.
The Assembly of this State appears to be COM
posed Of do wright economists; however Of this we
shall he more capable of Judging at the close of the
session. They yesterday struck out the proposition
Of the Senate, awarding silver speaking trampets TO
the captains of the vessels which rescued the suf
ferers on board the San Francisco. The merchants
OF Boston, it win be seen by an article in another
column, collected 1920, which has been divided
among the officers and crews of the rescuing yes
sss and the chief uen on board the i'll fated steamer
The steamship United States is reported to have
arrived at New Orleans Wednesday, with the
California msis Of the lst last She left the mail
steamer Ohio. for this port, at Aspinwall. Among
the items OF news furnished by this arrival is the re-
| port that another revolution had broken ous in
| Bolivia. The sloopotwar Cyane was about leaving
| for Carthageps with the party for exploring the
| proposed canal across the Isthpus of Darien The
| Congress of New Granada had levied tax of ten
per cent on the estimated profits Of all vessels arrv
| ing at and departing from AspinwAll.
BY the letters from special correspondent, and
the accompanying Geographic dispatches it will be
that the dsafected portion OF the people'of Fri
determined to persist in their opposition to the
railroad, despite the annuDciaton that the general
government intends t, sustain the United States
Marshal in experimenting TIE repairs to the track
That officer ir however, doing his duty and should
he be again interfered with it is probable detach
ment of troops will be ordered To the vicinity.
The convention of the New England Anti Slavery
Society adjourned last evening, after session of
three days. 1t is represented to have been more
thnly attended and less attractive, than any similar
exhibition that ever took place in Boston.
The town of rapula on the Mississippi, with 5000
bales Of cotton, was destroyed by fire on Tuesday
last
Our market for beadstuffs was somewhat unset
tied yesterday but at the close prices were decidedly
frper. Some fifteen thousand barrels changed
hands, at figures ranging from 50 25 to $40 rs.
Our Geographic dispatches show that the prices are
going up at proportonate rate in the various large
cities West and South. Stocks at the Exchange are
dull and dropping, the daily changes being SO small
as to be scarcely worthy of record. We notice that
the Assistant Treasurer has reduced the sums of
silver change that can be procured at his office from
five to one thousand dollars. This is little better
but why not put the change mp in fifty and one hun
bred dollar packages and thus give tradesmep
who really need it, an opportunity Of procuring
iii Under the present system, few, except brokers
who sell it at an enormous per cent can afford to
take such large amount at time. Omen the doors
to small dealers, throw the silver into circulation
and we may be able to dispense with portion of
the bills of doubtful banks, East and West, now in
such abundant circulation.
Mr.. Henry A. Holmes who has been resident of
Constantinope for the last eighteen years. delivered
lecture last evening in the Tabernacle upon "Tur
key, its Reforms and their Results" The audience
was very sma,.
Lectures were also delivered last evening by Dr.
Solger on the "Polcy of England with regard to
the Eastern Question: and by Rev. Mr.. Milburn,
on Young America" full reports OF which are
given elsewhere.
zen Gadsden's Treaty Curious and In
teresting Disclosures.
Having, in advance of the Administration
been informed of the treaty between SAINT,
Anna and Gen. Gadsden, it may be safely pre-
sumed 10y our readers that we are likely to
know how the affair was brought about, add
why it is that we shall have to pay SO much
money for such God forsaken country as tbs
proposed new cession from the deserts of
Mexico And as we happen to be in the pos
session of certain curious facts and disclosures
upon these points, and holding, on our part.
that the public are fully entitled to the nfor-
nation, We shall proceed to state it accordingly.
First, be il understood that it was not Secre- |
tary Marcy who furnished the more particular |
instructions to Gen. Gadsden on his departure
to Mexico. Marcy's ignorance of the geogra-
pbcal questions involved rendered him in
competent to give any very valuable hints or
suggestions in the premises. His Assistant
Secretary of State, Mr. Dudley Mann, was even
less qualified for the task. Mexican affairs
are not in his line. He is only at home |
upon questions touching the movements |
and policy of the red republicans, social |
lists, and revolutionary propaganda of |
Europe. 1t is quite possible that he never |
heard of Cookies wagon route until our an
nouncement of in connection with this treaty.
The Cabinet member who cooked and primed |
General Gadsden for his negotiations with Santa
Anna, was General Jefferson Davis. of the War
Office His knowledge of the country, from his |
observations as an officer of the army during
the Mexican war, his qualifications for canvass
ing the country with military eye, and his
Southern ultra notions of :" manifest DESTINY
rendered him peculiarly well qualified for post
ing up General Gadsden-he being good spe-
cimen OF South Carolina diplomacy
twas Secretary Davis, therefore, who framed
the precise instructions to General Gadsden.
aided, perhaps by General Cushing without
consultation with Marcy. In fact, it was their
policy to avoid him. on account of his dangerous
proclivities for free soil 1t is even doubtful
whether General Pierce himself was informed,
before che departure of General Gadsden. of the
practical suggestions he had received from Gen.
eral Davis and General Gushing. The President
was certainly behind hand in bis information Of
the treaty, from which we may reasonably infer
that he was actually in ignorance of the precise