The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1855-03-14

the largest sales Of real estate the present season.
Much was desirable property. All, except two lots |
on Fifth avenue, probably purchased for churches
or for fancy private use sold under rates current
this time year ago.
The delegates Of the American Baptist Missionary
Union met in session yesterday forenoon in DR..
Lathrop's church, in the Second avenue. After an
organization perfecteda report from one Of the
committees was read, in which the reasons for the
present convention were set forth. They relate
chiefly to the state Of the missions in Burmah and
elsewhere. number Of unimportant papers were
presented, after which Q recess was taken. The
evening session was kept private.
William Kissane, notorious for his connection
with criminal charges at the West particularly the
Martha Washington conspiracy case, was put ON
trial in tie Court Of Sessions yesterday, on the
charge OF obtaining some twelve thousand dollars
from the Chemical Bank, by MEANS Of forged
check. The circumstances connected with this
affair." which took place about six months ago, and
tie incidents of Kissane's fight his adroit battling
OF the police and his subsequent arrest, doubt
less familiar to our readers. We give elsewhere
report of the trial as far as II has progressed.
The case of the steamer Massachusetts, charged
with being engaged in illegal expedition against
the island Of Cuba, was continued yesterday bf,re
E. P. Cowles, Esq, the newly appointed Judge
Of the Supreme Court. took his seat at Chambers
Yesterday, and transacted some routine business.
We publish to. day full report of tho court pro
ceedings which took place at the frst levee Of His
Majesty Ksmehamehs Nv, the addresses Of the
foreign diplomats, conaus and naval commanders,
and the replies of the King thereto, all after the
fashion and quite IS important, perhaps, as similar
specteces q. the courts Of more verfu potentates
| Cuba and the Administration-A New and
Startling Manifesto--War and Seizure
| Threatened.
We transfer to our columns this morning,
| from the Washington Union, the very latest
manifesto Of the administration upon the Cuba
question. This programme is very bold, and is
very important and suggestive, Us the present
platform Of Mr.. Pierce upon our relations with
Spain.
Upon the perusal Of this manifesto, it will be
remarked that since the late ominous resolu-
tions Of the democracy at Tammany Hall q
very considerable reaction has taken place in
the Cabinet upon the;Cuban p ronuncsamento of
our diplomatic triumvrate of AK 10 Chapelle.
1t seems that Tammany Hall has spoken to
some purpose-that the administration has
taken the hint thrown out by the HERALD and
the TammaDy resolutions, and is resolved to
follow it up, as the last living chance for hold
ing Mr.. Pierce and the democratic party toge-
Their. In a word, Mr.. Pierce has resolved to
abandon the old fogy counsels of Marcy, and
to place himself upon the AK Ia Chapelle poll
cy, the Tammany resolutions, and the acquisi-
tion Of Cuba as an administration party mear
| hyy hu ba 10
quences what they may.
According to this article Of the Presidents
official mouth piece, his present policy Of ac-
ion upon this business proposes
l. Another and final effort to secure the
acquisition of Cuba by purchase, or, failing in
| this:
2. An appeal to Congress in behalf of the
forcible seizure OF the island.
| We are free. thnn. tn assume that M dodge,
our new Minister to Spain, will go out to Madrid
with the most elaborate and thoroughly digest
| I'd Instructions to reopen and prosecute nego-
| tjaticDs for the cession of the island to the
United States for liberal equivalent in hard
eash These negotiations will probably extend
to England and France, in conjunction with the
efforts of our Minister at Madrid.
may serve their purpose with the Spanish gov
eminent, either in frightening it into submis-
sion as the official endorsement of the Aix.la-
! Cbapelle pr0nunciamento, or in driving the
proud spirit Of poor old Spain to an attitude
| of wrath and defiance. In either event our
object will be gained. If Spain is frightened
into submission, she will SELL or if she is exas-
pera.ed by these warnings and threats beyond
iorbearance she will fight; and then, of course,
in the language of the Ostend trumvirate, we
shall take the island if we have the power"
That we have the power, is perfectly conclu-
sive In the event Of rupture, the seizure
and occupation Of Cuba would be O mere holi-
day operation. Not all the fleets OF England
and France could prevent our swift steamers
from slipping in upon the coasts of Cuba suf
tcient force to overrun and revolutionize the
island in short campaign.
The plan Of the administration, then, for the
recess Of Congress being the plan OF the Ostend
conference we have only to make our esti-
mates of the probable results First Of all, it
involves the question of the continuance of
Marcy in the Cabinet After snubbing, as he
has done, the policy of Messrs. Buchanan, Mo
son and Soule, it might be supposed that this
snubbing Of Marcy by the Presidents organ,
would result in an explosion Of the Cabinet, or
in another back out on the part of Mr.. Pierce.
But it is possible that neither Of these msior-
tunes may occur, though both may come to
pass. Marcy is flexible or firm, as his spols
policy may require; and he will be very apt to
shape himself to the exigencies of the day He
is ter acious ofthe spols, ard is dead set against
the Buchanan interest stenpinn into his shoes