The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1854-01-23
view York. Monday, january 20, 1854.
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TIE Cunard steamer Niagara, with Liverpool al
vices to the Ill Instant had not rea ,ned Halifax ~
late hour last gh The Collins steamer Atlantic
Is fully due d. this port With dates to the 18th.
Both these vessels lave doubtless been retarded in
their voyage ~ unpropitious weather. The Cam
bfia, which arrived yesterday was twenty-five days
IN making the voyage from southampton, viz RIn.
fax.
Some days ago one Of our Washington cores
pondents mentioned, in connection with information
relative 10 the Gadsden treaty and various items q
Mexican news brought by the steamer Texas 70 New
Orleans, that sealed dispatches had been received
from California TO The 30h u.., but their contents
were unknown. An agent e Adams express is said
70 have come through TO Acapulco end Vera Cruz
with important papers. I, i rumored that another
Pacific steamer las been lost bu. that the passengers
snd property were saved also that two San Francis.
co banking houses had failed The papers spoken Of
a. having been brought by the express agent may
have related % The late ftae Lower llifornia bu
tiers, who reported to have been entirely des royed
by the Mexicals, with the exception Of the leader,
Capt Walker, who contriyed to escape. The cor
rectness Of these rumors wifi be settled ny the ri
val OF the steamers nearly due from San Jua1 and
Aspin wall, with advices from San Francisco to the
st instant.
We learn from Washington that the Nebraska
Territorial bill underwent long discussion in ca
binet meeting last Saturday afternoon, and that
all the members, except Messrs. Davis and Dohbn,
opposed the proposed amendment abrogating the
Missouri. compromise ac! as applied to territories
1t is understood that the result of the deliberation
was an agreement that an amend nent should be
offered providing that the rights OF persons and pro-
petty in the new territory shall be governed by the
restrictions aud limitations imposed by the constitu-
tion Of the United States, and the acts giving gov.
ernnents to lie adjusted by decision OF the Supreme
Court. On the other hand, it is stated that the
House Committee on Territories intend 70 report a
bill dividing Nebraska into two territories, eastern
srd western which win in express terms repeal the
Missouri compromise far q Il bears upon the
domain 10 question, This is simply proposition to
form free ald save territory, AID will, it is as
serted, place the matter squarely before Congress
without mystifcstion or lodging.
1t is intimated that Secretary Davis ID quite dii
appointed because, contrary to the instructions
which he IS reported to have written Is guidance
for Mr.. Gadsden, the rev treaty docs not acquire
much Mexican territory a. he desired The project
gives Us little more than route for railroad, via
Col Cookies wagon track through desert and gene.
10 secure all tie territory that contains the battle
fields IL which he fought during the Mexican cam.
pagn. For variety Of information relative to this
treaty, bills before Congress, patent legislation
management OF national affairs, political move
ments, &c. the reader IS referred TO the various in
teresting letters, &C. published under the Washing
con head.
In our columns this morning viii be found the par
ticulars three disastrous and destructive
fagraions. Verify, the ire.king has ragged through.
out the United States during the present month to
an extent probably never before known in the same
space of time. Numerous have been the causes
assigned for the origin Of large fires, and various are
the mea sures which have been presented for their
future prevention, but the following list Of Ares
during the presen! month will show how fallacoas
h is TO attempt to assign general causes for fires
which are in the main incidental, Of to stay the de-
vourng element by theory or delibeatiou. Care ia
The construction Of buildings and well organized
fire department are all which Is necessary; and
even these are weak when battling against fate Tic
following il the lat..-