The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1854-09-11
Affairs In Washing ton.

WASHINGTON, Sept. g. 1854,
Central american Question Jr. BnchQnGn's Re
The Preedency. &c.
The Central Amer i au question is in m ,st able
hands, ard sill yet be settled amicaby il tie "ltte
CUPID" as Princess Lleven ased to call Lord Pal
nerston, should be wiling to give up his most I'm.
worthy notion Of teszing Nicaragua little longer.
Does his Crdsbp unos rstGhd he unspeskabie mean.
hess there Is in such declaration
Mr. Buchanan will not .etutn Dome till next year.
Tbs Was VI deIstood al the time hes accepted his
mission, and is consequently, no Indication Of un.
friendly feeling between hin aud the administration.
eir. Bucnansn 1t is understood, will be put forward
Tor lhe prt soercy by bis fren Is, though lie avOws
bis letters he has no personal aspirations of that
sort. CEREAL Cas- avows the same thing So the
Ia seems to k long TO Q younger mea
The suit against Capt aoilins, on account OF the
destruction OF private property at Greytown, is
likely 70 involve ne ana interesting considerations.
The United States Courts have oitaerso, ia many
cesis ons held that United States civil and military
officers were ans werable ia their own peysoas for
any illegal acts, though executed undar government
orders. The case of Harmony ard Mitchell, which
vas ret emily referred to, Is strong one in point
Col. Mitchell, acting under the ORDERS of his COM
nander, Gep. Doniphon, turned Harmony's wagon
trains out OF their track not destroying capturing
thu m; wbereupcn the agents having them in charge
abandoned them, aud obtained judgment in the
United States Supreme Court for their value against
Colonel Mitchell, in his capacity as private citi
zen. An appropriation was made by Congress to
pay the judgment. Mr.. Marcy was Secret Try Of
War when the act was committed by Col. Mitchell
anu ho was subsequently ADVISORY counsel OF Har-
| Msny In his suit.
Ia regard to the Greytown case, it will be es!ab.
lisbed IN the courts below that he town was not In
astate OF war with the United States uor pratt.
cal town; and therefore It will probably be decided
that the destruction OF private property there was
| illegal. But in the United Staes Supreme Court,
to wAlcht,e case will be fnalIy b ought for deci.
sion 1t may be held, as is supposed, that the court
Las no Jurisdiction over the po.la al seton of the
gov. rnlent. The decision of the exc utive govern.
IN ut, up which the orders of Gait Hollias were
issued sasupon political que stion, which the So.
pteme Court will probably refuse to review. But
wv shall see.
The fishery and reciprocity treaty will, as is sup
pose d, be finally ratified by The cololia egslatuIes
ID the c. 30 OF the present month. Among those
whose names are mentioned in connection with the
a. compishment Of this beneficial measure is that Of
Gen. Jno. A. DIX. He was the author of the act
granting drawback upon COOS sent to Canada,
anu presented all the arguments upon which the re.
clprocty tresty was founded, 10 very able speech
IN support OF areciprocity bill. One of the objec.
tions urged against the measure that il looked
to political annexation with Canada, and it was
Proposed to put Cuba on the same footing, with =
view to like result,
A Decree In Relation to the RAllroad War
at Hrs.
The following decree In relation to the famous
railroad war at Erie, was delivered at Pitsburg on
the Tin instant, IN the Supreme Court. As will be
perceived, It sustans the Erians la tier hossties
upon tie Railroad Company, and requires that the
boz Geek township shall be taken up. The decision
10 doubt will give great satisfaction to the people
Of Eric, who struggled long and vaantly for the
rights which aye thus legally maintained. fhc fol-
IEcRtE OF TIE SUPREME COURT Ssrr. T. 1ss4--Opinion
by ChtJ Justice Black This cause came DO heard
befole The supreme Court, the bill of complaint
the al swcr of the cefendants and the proofs aud
evidence akcn by both parties and argued by
sell And thereupon 1t appears 70 this Court that the de-
fentanis have built and 90 now use and maintain Ger
tain rsrroad known the Erie ana Northeast Railroad
OF which raid railroad part is within the present limits
OF The city Of Erie and upon certain streets thereof and
another part upon the bed Of q certain public road
snown as the Bnh,lo road in Hirbor Creek township
Le county and that the saia railroad in those parts
|. thereof 70 public and comm nuisance
IL u therefore, ordered, and adjudyed, and decreed
mat me artt shall before the sxpration OF
% non rom this date take up 50 much of their
Hunao road AID romoge tue materials thereof so as to
ieays tho ssd streets and road in good condition as
they wore In before the construction of said railroad
And IL Ia iurtbsr declared and adjujged that the said
defendants sro bound to maize the borough of Ee with
such Uits 1t had in 1872 the western ternaus of
their railroad II Is therefore decreed and ordered that
he said defendants SHALL within -four months from this
date change the route and construction Of their railroad
ives the eastern Inc Of said borough In Is42 or within
the sa borough And the sad defendants shall
sue, Their railroad to supply he arts hereby ordered
70 % nroAen up aeco1 ing 70 plans and
be ty thsm made be submitted and approved by
this court Oh full notice to the counsel Of the Common
wealth, ard pot otlerwle
And deepdsuts shan pay al lawful costs, to be taxed
by the prothonotsry
TIE NEW DOLLAR CoIS.-Tbe seoretarv =, tho
Iraeury bss ordered toe new gold dollar coin. des.
cilDed at length by Us some tine suce. to he
substituted for the American gold dollar coin now
10 circulation. As we remarked, when preyi3nsls
writing Oh toe subject, the new coin has a. iaroe
surface A. The silver five cent piece Orders have
neeD s'bt 10 base ITEM stuck off in all the United
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