The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1855-07-11

OF the SPECTATORS, are often completely non
plussed and put to q vast deal Of trouble by the
peculiar tactics Of many Of the registers and
receivers OF the public land Offices.
1t is no uncommon thing for a warrant to be
rejected because the warrantee has omitted to
sign his given name in full, or has omitted
letter in writing his name. Even the certificate
Of the officer taking the acknowledgment, GER
flying that he is the identical person to whom
thewarrant 10 issued, is not deemed sufficient to
override the least discrepancy. Aud the forms
prescribed at Washington for assignments.
though no better than q hundred other forms,
must be followed rerbatim ct iteratim or the
warrant will be rejected.
This systematic determination on the part of
public officers to Inconvenience aud put to ex-
pense large class of the community deemed
by Congress to be worthy of government boun-
ty, can be accounted for only on the ground
that ignorant and incompetent, instead of intel
ligent business men, fill public Offices.
1t often costs one-half the value of the war
rant to correct what is absurdly called defec-
tive assignment.
Our armies are generally composed of men
more expert with the musket than with the pen,
and the administration at Washington are only
carrying out their diplomatic costume absurdity
when they require that the assignment of war
rants should be made with all the punctlious-
nees of q court dress. It is absurd to suppose
that this peculiar nicely is any guard against
fraud, for counterfeiting and forging is always
done by the rule, even to the dotting of an
and the eros sing of at.
There is no surer proof of the honest execu.
ton of the assignment than the original though
awkward and pungling cast of its penmanship
MEETING OF THE KNOW NorHNGs OF New
YoRK.-We see that the Know Nothings Of this
State are fully alive to the Importance of the
position they hold in preserving the integrity
Of the party in the Union. They purpose the
holding of an extra session Of the Grand Coun
Gil in Binghamton on the first Tuesday in Au-
gust next. The design is to direct an earlier
call for general nominating convention than
the present constitution authorizes-as the
members generally believe that the Ameri-
can ticket should be the first in the field, The
call for the extra session has been properly
signed, and the State President will, no doubt,
early issue the needful authority. As but three
weeks will intervene between the extra and the
regular sessions, it is more than probable that
both will be merged into one, and the regular
semi.annua business of the Order be transacted
at this session. With the Seward and johnson
intrigue in Pennsylvania fresh in their minds,
the Know Nothings ofNew York will be likely
to keep in view the necessity of adhering to
the national platform and the constitution OF
the United States and avoid all higher law doc
trines.
TRAVEL 10 EukorS.-Tns Baltic win leave q. aoon TO-
day, for Liverpool and viii carry about two hundred
passengers and three hundred and sixty THOUSAND dol
lars in specie.
Among those who take their departure in the b.,
are Judges DEMO and Johnson Of ths Coat Of Appeals
Of this State They intend to be absent about two
montha-time enough nov adsys, to visit nearly every
part Of Europe, such the wonderful facilities for
travelling.
Colonel Jno. s. Williams, distinguished - Captain
Williams Of the Kentucky Volunteers at Cerro Gordo
also out 10 the Baltic. Colonel Williams eiucatsi
Law efa srse and lucrative practice for the bat
tie fields CT Mexico, and is celebrated in Ken
lucky for his fine stock AMI tbs admirable appointments
OF his farm, be honored by orr military men for
the high discipline and condition of his regiment at
city OF Mexico. Colonel Williams has letters from
Lieut. Gen. Scott and others Of distinguished men;
be viii be absent several years, and win visit all tbs
tries of Europe to look into their agricultural msnase
msnt and their military orgsnizs ton and action We |
promised for the HERALD notes of everything OF
from his graphic aud pra sticsl pen. |
M Buckingham Smith the newly appointed Secretary
of Legation At MADRID, is also tbs BIS passenger
list and told that Mr.. Dudley Mann, late Assist
ant Secretary of State intends to take the same
to look after the red repu oncsns of Europe Mr. Smith
was formerly Secretary of legation at the city of Msx
co, and Is not, therefore, in diplomacy Ac
cordipg TO our selegrsph.c despatch from Washington
ne hkef out important instructions TO Minister in
Spain
Among other distinguished persons who embayh ia the
Baltic we may mention Mr. James Anderson, the we'll
Known English trsgsdan he VIII return IN shor. time
to ful6l here and in the South and wss
NmIo's GARDEN The :. Queen of a Dsy y /, having
most successful this theatre The music of this
operets Is lively and sparkling and the hreo Ia, an
interest apart from It's yrial attractions In NO pIscs
10 that Charming vocalist, Louisa pyDe, greater
advantage IHer singing the "sky Lark which 10 ap
propfatey introduced TO supply an hiatus in the
rapsement OF the hbretto ia itself worth 90 ng any
distance 70 hear II IL one OF the most deeIou. aud or.
cns pieces OF voeslisaton In the whole range OF ma
steal composition. some alterations are about TO be
made in the arrangements Of this house. order TO AZ.
ford relief the oversxed energies Of the opera con-
psuy That erssNfavcrite. Mr.. Burton, IL to CON
mence sn engagement there Tuesday NEXT. little
uD or rather great deal Of fun, wlsbs most accept
able, during the heated tsrm of July and August
By way Of alteration with the opera performances
Louisa Pyne will three nights charm, and Barton
nthsr nvuta "A
laughter therequsntsrs Of tnisdehshtfuy cool
theatre.
THE FRENCH TnsArRs-. Iss FuIEs MARRRx.n-- |
rte French company sill give this evening at wsiscks
he drama Les Files de Marbre" whisb caused grsa
,ensatiop At Psr and from which The Marble Heart