The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1854-08-21

WI rH ~ 't inquiry ny ~hiu btmmlf tes
FIR n ,hese rape IL aps-a that ~ the four Q vii
Con nh iontrs who visited Sprn, d-id one Is sa-
ddste fer TIE <sn-udercy " THAT A. m r., D4ing
rec DGended by tbe other thrse flr that BOAT aud
tha' one OF tie latter h. been r.comm- nd-d for
thv superi' teroescy OF Haipef's Fe ~ arnor F.; OF
the Dibe wi'rrsscs ir m Hsr .re Ferry end Spring
field. who ust f. bef.r the select COMMITTED tn It
ID didssr- for the office or superptsud
eDt. aid t~o fo Offices 70 said les; OF, see
con nitfte, that the cbAirU an wsa an a Mi ,abt for
tire ofEc. Of Commissioner Of Public BuiIdi,ss VIII n
il in udtc the -urpeTy isi0n OF the Capitol extension
- work fere0 10 IL the reslnti u-and sh A. one
Of the nj. mh- 3 las ne Omm.nded person. for Office
yours jEPf. DAVIS, Sc retpy of War
Hou. LINN BOYD, Spoke Houle Of Representa-
tves.
The Hon. Chs. Jas. Faulkner was at the head
of the Military Committee in the House, which
devised and mafured these army changes,
and il will doubtless establish bin In
bis own district az the Jupiter Tonans
of military resormers, for which there
are many aspirants always 10 and about
the balls at Congress. He il noto,iousdy inim-
reas on, II none other, WAS unfit for the position
he held. Facts are stubborn things, and 1t
is susceptible Of the clesr.st proof that these
superiDi, Ddercies when filed by civilians
were n,estsd with more expense to the gov
eminent, ard Of far fees utility, than when uu-
der amy officers. The very feature most OBJ
jectt d to under the old re gime-that of militia
ry Observation-Disclosures what saved the ooun-
try Thousands Of dollars annually In the
manufacture Of arms, to ray nothing of the
sup.ri. ri'y uhich the education aud Skill OF
TIM West Poip' graz uate infused into the me
cbapicaI depaItm ents And yet it is sal that
mechanics cannot bear the military insolence
al ID de-, po'ic rule Now, ! happen to know
sOntth NJ personally OF these military super
inicbdents, ana pronounce many of them un.
surpas, 20 in the attr butes OF the scholar auh
gtnteman; and am further able to say that
the Lest wolkntn und,r them are most opposed
to the charge cont, mi lated or established by
Fauikhers hill profess 10 he the freud Of
he m, chsnic ann working man, but l am no
mans frie d at the expense of justice and
truth. Iu concluding this matter, pro tenn,
| hazard the assertion that Congress will ire
long see The necessity of restoring the military
superb sendents.
Attorney General Cushing aud Sydney Web
ster, Esq, The Presidents private secretary, are
at the Virginia Springs Mr. Secretary Dob
bin is ''at home" III North Carolina. He is
doubles keeping an eye to windward'' for
the United States Senate He and Governor
Reid-the latter one Of thr most popular Of
meD-are to take the places of Badger aud
ManRum. CliD9man. of the House, has some
aspirations tor the Senate, too; but he won't
get the''-he has only been democrat for one
or two years. and is not fedged fully enough
in democracy tn fly very high. His feathers
are too few TO make a fuss. Notwithstanding his
memorable attempt to pluck old "fuss and
feathers" IN the late Presidential contest.
SoUTHERNER.
Correspondence of the Baltimore SUM-
WAsHINaToN, August 16, 1854.
hT Asptcf Of the Negro and american Citisenship
Htss4sf mn a (f...>
Cou"t'y-Hi. demands on the Un,ted States for
Ps0ftcff0n-N0 Passp0sts to be Gipen as Cifi.
sens-C"W. Rollins d,nyed tn Washingtoy--His
EnghSh Friend. Capt. Joitv, &c.
TO be pies+ nted 10 new aspect. fugitive slave,
rho had gone to q foreign ,Ountry upon sustaining
In that country what he conceived to be wrong
lr.m i's government, applied to tue United States
citizen Of the United States. The de ;ision Of oor
minister was adverse to his right to claim the inter
veLtion sought.
The information received ia not very explicit,
ard dfeiebt version denies the imputed wrong
and the refusal Of prote ton, stating that the min
lister merely declined u give IN American passport
to tie negiO, TO rise or taacton consular pass
port given to him before.
THIS, no doubt will, BY Northern abolitonists. be
TONED tito grave QUESTION; but the opinion here
decidedly incines in favor Of the act Of our min
lister. My. Webever, while Secrttarv OF State,
believe refused passpo II to negroes "a citizens Of
the United States, though they were born In this
cou, Try, and the natu alzaton laws are not held to
allly to item.
The question, it is understood will be presented
to the administration in the form Of complaint
agar st our m Mister. It Ia presumed the Executive
viii maintain the doctrine that the federal zion il
Q .onftderacy Of whites, and not 0 " mixed re-
public"
The Greytown or San Juan de Nicaragua affair is
bringing the Central American question to point.
Negotiations have been carried on for some time
between MIR. Buchanan al the British government,
In LONDON, and the result will probably be new
treaty, b which England will entirely back ont from
her absurd stealing propensities In regard to the
The upehos of the whole will be the speedy set
Element Of the disputed territory add the substan-
tisi rebuilding OF Grey town b. American citlzens,
who will rot only protect emseves, but put down
all ,ther pJotectOrates IN that quarter.
Captain Ho]iI has arrived here In Washington,
and looks no wore for wear. Captain Jolly, Of II.
b. M. ship Bermuda, is a lly, though not rash,
youth Of about eighty. His commission as mid-hip-
man, understand, dates back to the time Of old
commission for the last half century. He TINS
looks upon f0Rging rs tine-honored practice, Us
applicable to the ci'zets Of Greytoan as to British
ta's. We are benghted, SINE say, to have aboI.
ished the custom In our navy; he may be kaighted
Tor enforcing 1t.
WASHINGTON, August 16, 1854.
interesting 8gricuifuraf R.po,f - STATISTICS of
Ho'sss, Bread Crops, Cotton and Tobacco The
yt1S ana 0Vfg Crop.
The agricultural bureau of the Patent office, OF
which DR.. jay Browne, ESQ.,, ia the chief, re-
ceved this morning from the hands Of the binder q
few copies of the Letter Of the Commissioners OF
Patents. communicating the agricultural po ton Of
the report of that office for the year 1853" Pub
isbeo IN q condensed ard convenient form, here is
brought to view the results of vasieus experiments
by many OF our most scientific aud IRA tfca, tile 9
OF the soil from every part Of our wide spread
country.
Tbese papers treat If domestic sn;ma,s eev H.
zers. improvement Of land, bread crops, textile
and forage crope miscellaneous crops fruits wire e,
&C., and climafoloRy. Icy embrace numerous IN
portant tables, OK btiDg the quantities, valuations,
&C.. 'btside which the work IL eubeilished with
seve al beautiful ano truthful plates OF the straw
berry, corn, &c, sDd other oducts. Time will only
permit me 70 cay no. that this work. which oss
involved An immense amodct Of care acd labor for
several months, is thus rodpced In manner when
mus COMMAND OF only the approvs, but the adwi
ration OF large pro Jcrtion OF our cuunirsmen.
This work aays that, according I, shs Census re-
tuvns OF 1910, there were in TIE UIitsd States
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