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The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1856-11-24

The BROOKLYN FEREIEs.-Wc have not as yet
heard whether any legal steps have been taken
10 try the question OF the Communication righs with
the directors Of the Union Ferry Company We
40 in Tor practical remedies for practical
grievances II the law is with the residents of
Brooklyn. Why DO they not avail themselves Of its
provisions The silence Of the Ferry Company
shows that they do not feel themselves very
strong on this point The continued inaction Of
The Brooklyn people will only go to prove thai
the grievance Of which they have been complain
ing is DO grievance at all, otherwise they would
resort TO the measures we have indicated. We
believe that the mere menace Of a suit would i'm
mcdiately bring the company to terms Is there
no Brooklyn Curtius ready to throw himself into
the gap TO defend the rights Of bis fellow cit-
zersl II they wait for the action Of our Corpo-
ration, We fear that they viii sacrifice any guam
ti,y OF their bard earned cents The matter was
referred to committee Of the Common Council
for report. but as jet no action has been taken
upon it. The Brooklynites must do their own
susiL.gG .iiee ~ q e Gel fardTa.
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The CENTRAL AMERICAN WAR IN New YORK
At the last accounts from Nicaragua Walker
gained several victories over bis enemies, and
the war in Central America was supposed to be
pretty near its end-that is if wars in Central
America ever do have any end During the tenn
porary suspension of hostilities in Nicaragua the
war has broken out in New York, commencing
with furious newspaper battle between Messrs
Heiss, Goicouria and Edmund Randolph, with a
few outsiders firing small arms, just to keep up
the excitement From letter writing to duelling
seems a natural transition, and hostile meeting
between Goicouria and Randolph is on the taps.
Another hero anxious for renown and pistol
practice at ten PAGES, sends US the following plea
SAINT little note -
TO THE EDITOR OF THE HERALD.
NBw YORK. Nov. a. 1856
The gentleman that wrote the article s.gaed 10
Anmo'' in this mornings issue . liar and a coward,
and dare not acknowledge be name G:-r,xrp
Lieut.. FRS. Rifles. ". A.,
Baltimore, Nd
n B.-wm be in New York q. any time to refuts such
OF course "Lo Msmo' will come out and re-
spend to this gentle invitation, and then there
win be another duel; so the war may last until
pdTtlts On DOu hQcs HdNe eaten cdCu OLutr
up. This small business, however, is disgusting;
and we would propose to all the disputants to
arrange day for grand row, engage splendid
steamboat-one OF those they are quarrelling
about-and go up the North river for a grand
setto all around, and thus do up all the business
at once, in the wholesale way.
-4propos Of Central Amcrica-We publish two
more bulletins in this mornings paper: one from
General Goicouria in reply to Major HESS, and
one from Commodore Vanderbilt. Commodore
" is brief, and simply denies that General Col
coura was his agent; but the Generals letter is a
sharp one, and very extraordinary document
1t will be seen that General Walker first made a
contract in which be agreed to embrace Cuba in
his plan Of operations, but that he afterwards
concluded to form splendid Southern confede-
raey in opposition to the North, he having a very
poor opinion of psalm singing Yankees'-mean-
ing, we suppose the inhabitants of the country
little this side of Mason and Dixons line. After
few more publications such as have appeared in
our columns during the last few days, the public
win be somewhat enlightened on Nicaragua az
fairs.
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T. lie TEST NE w 5.
BY MAGNETIC AND PRINTING TslEGaFHs.
Affairs In Washington.

Affairs In Washington.
The DIFFICULTIES WITH 0RASADA-NEw SUBJECTS
TO RE sETrLED-THE PANAMA MASSACRE AND
POSTAL ARRANGEMENTS.
WASHINGTON, Nov. -, 1855.
understand there are two subjects 70 be arranged
between the government. OF New Granada and the
United Sta!es The principal one is that or tho
Panama In reference TO IT, the United states
win require that not only full indemnity and repa-
ration bo made for that outrage but that also sstsfAo
tory provision be made 10 protect citizens residing
passng through the Ishmus from insult and injury
future. The second and lees important matter for sse
ment Is postal treaty between the two governments;
but this treaty will have less bearing upon the
interests OF the Panama Railroad, Ia not without 10
share Of Importance. The New Granadiaa government
desires 10 have both subjects embraced within tho
convention Our government, however objects thai.
proposition Its idea H. that - the Panama massacre,
was accidental extraordinary occurrence is set-
Element should be kept distinct from every other mas.
ter. In this view Of tho matter government IL IN
doubte6y correct.
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hALrIMOKn, NOV. 81 Isbb.
New Orleans Iapers Of Monday last received. They
ctntan returns OF the election In Louisiana mostly on
ncal, which show majority Of ], SIS for Buonsnan.
Judge Larus Of New Orleans, formerly editor Of tho
Ctsoent, died suddenly the 18th inst
the Richmond Enquirer declares the that Cover.
Wise 10 about 70 call sxua session OF tho Virginia
Legislature 10 be without foundation.
The President Of The Georgia Central Railroad has ad
dressed letter 10 the London Rm denying the truth OF
the ridiculous dueHins story 70 tina, paper BY Mr.
irrowsmitb The President says that he v. 10 savAn.
nah on The 2sh Of August last and knows tina, there 10
not one word Of truth In the statement
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A SAMPLE OF THE LoT-A few days ago. we
gave some rough sketches Of the new Aldermen
and Councilmen, by which attention they should
have felt fattered but it appears that in one in
stance the feeling was, ION the contrary, quite
the reverse One of the dignitaries was mortal
ly offended and writes us an indignant note,
which we give below, without altering single
comma
NOVEMBER 2lst '6o
SIR having neticed arce in your issue of tne 10th
Inst in which you have fit to reflect Of
Council dealer old booege, take the liberty
h inter dsd for me- Whatever Inc 6cupatos Of YOUR in
form ert Ii or may have been know not therefore can
MAKE 20 comments upon but this much will ray that
any business however humble II honest detracts
nothing my estimation from the character honesty Of
the man, In conclusion s-I do not doubt but what
have been mad acquainted with the toe Of some gentle
boot tho legs OF which may have been 10 my pos
your willingness 70 do Justice when required ask thai
you will give this place in your columns,
remain yours one OF the Councilman returned
per JoBs LKAsY Hester 81 cor Mulberry
1t will be seen that Mr. Smith has crude talent
as letter writer, and we advise him to put him
self under the tuition Of Mr.. Stephen H. Branch,
whose talents in this line are too well known to
need COMMUNICATION at our hands Mr.. Branch,
too could give the new Councilman some lessons
in practical craftsmanship which would elevate
the tone of that honorable body. Mr.. Smith has
an easy flow of wit and humor which win make
him shine in debate, and we hope TO hear him IL
Illuminate the Council chamber with his BON nOts.
As to his calling, we said nothing in disparage-
ment Of 1t; we simply made the statement that
one Of the Councilmen was dealer in old boot
legs Mr.. Smith comes forward to acknowledge
and defend his vocation in manner that does
equal honor to his head and heart. All the deal
ers in old boot legs ought to be proud Of Smith,
and give him banquet Ia Peabody. The city
ought to be proud of Smith Everybody ought
to be proud of Smith. Vie Smith
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WAITING FOR THE INAuoURAI.-It is the Gus
tom with the Ohio democracy to meet in State
convention, and nominate their candidates for
State officers, on the sth day Of January; but on
the next occasion the day will most probably be
put of till after the Inauguration. There are
two democratic factions in Ohio, as in New York,
and the difficulty is fusion until they know upon
what they are to fuse. They are therefore, dis
cussing the expedency Of awaiting the inaugural
and the Cabinet of Mr. Buchanan, and we seri-
ously recommend them to waits for that one fac
ton or the other will be compelled to surrender
or declare war, we regard as certain as that Mr..
Buchanan Is elected. IL won't do to trust to the
6libustering claptrep Of the Cincinnati platform,
nor TO the Ostend manifesto. They have served
their purpose, and the democracy must now wait
to sec where Mr.. Buchanan will bring them up.
The inaugural may be cloudy; but the Cabinet
will pretty clearly show which way the wind is
blowing. Mr.. Pierce's inaugural was magniii-
ceut-it would have foatcd ship Of the line
but his Cabinet reduced him 10 piratical craft.
which was foundered with the launching. The
Ohio democracy are welcome to the inaugural.
We await the Cabinet. "Acts speak louder than
verbs"
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BusrLE AMONG THE PoIIrCIANs-There il q
great hustle just now among all the cliques and
committees of the democracy. There is a great
hustle about the election of the General Com
mttee for the ensuing year, which committee is
to be chosen next week. There is a great hustle
in the Tammany Society, which venerable body
admitted thirty new members the other night
All this hustle about the General Committee and
the Tammany Society has direct reference to the
division of the spoils Of the incoming adninistra-
tion The Tammany Society and the General
Committee are the regular organs Of the de-
mocracy Of the city, and under these circum-
stances claim to have something to say
as to the distribution of the fat things.
but there is still another outside clique
Of spoils- seeking politicians, headed by certain
persons who claim influence with the powers at
Washington, and desire to regulate matters their
own way. This is very important matter and
accordingly they have been actively engaged in
organizing their forces in certain room at the
New York Hotel. This organization is headed
by Daniel E. Sickles, member of Congress elect;
Isaac v. Fowler, the Postmaster; Robert j. Walk
er, the defunct Secretary of the Treasury, with
the head and tail of the Libby party. They de-
sire to control the New York appointments,
take the appointment of Collector, Surveyor, and
SO on, to prevent Mr.. Buchanan from falling into
the came difficulties which ruined poor Pierce.
If we are not very much mistaken, they are weav-
ing web for Mr.. Buchanan which viii entangle
him in troubles equally as disastrous as those by
which poor Pierce was broken down. Now that
we in the spot, we shall explain all these mat
ters, and endeavor to fuse all the hard shells soft
shells, and Rochelles. into one harmonious mass,
SO that the new administration may not be pros
trated by the same influences which destroyed
poor Pierce. Mr.. Buchanan is worth saving from
the trap which caught poor, pitiful. Insignificant
Pierce.
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brethren get their share Of the spoils Thus the
Union is secure under !" the cohesive power OF
the public plumber" Bobadil Wise has sheathed
his sword and dismounted his higH horse and
Davis Rhett and company must do without him.
He takes his chances for the niggers and goes for
the sp0la
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the sp0lla
AN HONEST CONFESSION AT LAsT-GEN CAss
ON THE STAND.-We publish in another part of
this paper, very suggestive article from the
Detroit Free Press, (the confidential home organ
Of Gen. Cass, on ''the cause of the large Ere
mont msjorities in the North" As Gen. Cass
has been made to feel the whole dead weight Of
these Fremont majorities," the "cause," as con-
fessed by his home organ, will hardly be dsput-
ed by Mr. Pierce's organ at Washington, now
that the election is over and that the practical
Issues of the day viii have to be looked at square
ly and fart in the face.
This homV organ of Gen. Cass charges these
"heavy Fremont majorities in the North" "solely
to the maladministration of affairs in Kansas"
1t confesses substantially that while the Northern
democracy thought themselves voting for great
the dupes Of an unprincipled Southern conspiracy.
1t tells its Southern fellow democrats that ''the
first election in Kansas was carried by an irrup-
ton of Missourians," that "the Legislature thus
chosen went on to legalize slavery and to enact
code Of laws fifty characterized by Gen. Cass,
in the Senate of the United States as disgraceful
to the civilization Of the age;" that "this legis
lation was followed by scenes in Kansas which
have furnished the black republicans with just
the sort of capital they wanted" that "a nation
al administration (poor Pierce) for months sat
still, and permitted these scenes to transpire,"
and that (mark this) chad the Southern demo-
cratic press, and had Southern democratic states
men, condemned the Missouri irruption in Ian
guage not to be misunderstood, and had they de-
bounced the attempts then and since made to in
troduce slavery into Kansas by force and fraud,
the Fremont majorities would have been very
much less in the Northern States"
This is excellent as far as it goes but had
General Cass and other democratic leaders in
Congress contrived to secure the admission of
Kansas into the Union under the Topeka Consti-
tuition as free State the Fremont majorities in
the North would have entirely disappeared, and
General Cass would have secured certain re-
election to the United States Senate We are
gratifed, however, to learn, as from the mouth of
General Cass himself that he wants no assur-
ance with respect to Mr.. Bnchanan's Kansas poll
Cyl" that "he will preserve order and crush out
ruffianism- Southern rufianism and Northern
rufiianism'- that che will secure to the bona
fde inhabitants of the Territory their unquestion-
able rights under the organic law" This is also
what we expect; and should this be done in good
faith, we feel entirely satisfied that the destiny Of
Kansas will be her admission into the Union as
free State, and that this solution will do much to
crush out the present formidable Northern anti
Atchison organization, and much to restore the
democratic party to solid and respectable foot
ing in the North, which it cannot otherwise re-
cover. In this we cannot be mistaken.
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INDICTMENTS WITH VENGEANcE.-We per-
ceive that the Grand Jury, under the direction Of
the Recorder, has proceeded to indict fifty or six
ty Inspectors of Election for delaying their re-
turns beyond the limit Of time allowed by law,
and twenty or thirty policemen have also been
indicted for alleged dereliction Of duty in failing
to make arrests on election day.
Of course we have no means Of knowing the
evidence upon which the Grand Inquest has made
its presentment in these cases, but it really ap-
pears to us that these indictments are only poll
teal indictments, caused by the reaction of bitter
political feeling, which, burning and tuning be-
fore the election, now seeks vengeance upon
something or other after it.
According to the best Of our information, the
question between the Grand Jury and the Inspec-
tors Of Election is a dispute as to the construc-
tion of the law, which has arisen before and that
the Inspectors claim that their construction is the
correct one 70 that the Indictment Is merely
one for constituting the law differently from the
Grand Inquest.
The indictments against the policemen are
still more absurd. The policeman is an execu-
tive officer, acting under orders Of a superior
power. When he is directed by his superior
officer to make an arrest, and neglects or re-
fuses to obey the order, he may be punished by
the source whence he derives his power
cashiered, suspended, or deprived of pay. When
policeman is on duty, the law allows him TO
use his own judgment as to what it is right for
him TO do. If he abstans from making arrests
under those circumstances he may be guilty of
an error Of judgment; but it cannot be construed
on its face as a crime by any Grand Jury in the
world.
Thus the Grand Jury, under the direction of
the Recorder, has travelled beyond the limits Of
its power In these indictments Of the Inspectors
for misconstruction of the law of which they
may be guilty, instead OF criminal act of which
they are not guilty.
With regard to the policemen, the Grand Jury
has no power over them more than over any
private citizen. With policemen, as such, the
Grand Inquest has nothing to do. When a
policeman has been guilty Of breach of duty,
bis tribunal Is the Board Of Commissioners of Pc
lice, which commission was established for Me
purpose.
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LAsBrRryuis, N. j., Nov. y, 1850.
colored boy, named Elijah johnson about IL years.
old was shot here yesterday by hts brother while out
cunning, and died in fcv hours The brother declares
was accidental but white boy who witnessed the a.
fair, says that he boy who fred the shot deliberately
took aim and nrsd al his brother In d Of anger.
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age, with its rich and ripe experiences-in.
spred with the spirit of Washington when he
announced to Robert Morris that his s.sutfraoe
should not be wanting" to effect ''the aboli-
.oh oil slavery in his own native Virginia,
IN the only proper and effectual mode in which
II could be omplished-that is. by lerisla
tive authority" severed the ties which had
bound them to other organizations. and united
to prohibit slavery everywhere outside the
slave States, where it exists under the exclu-
sive authority of Congress. This is the Of
fence of the one million three hundred thou
sand persons of the free North, upon whom
the unkennelied hounds of the slave propa-
gandists have been unleashed.
Sir, the President OF the United States. in
this, his last will and testament, has arraigned
the one million three hundred thousand in
telligent and patriotic freemen of the country.
His accusations have gone forth over the land.
Steam and sail, wind and wave, ate bearing
these accusations all over the Christian and
civilized world. Wherever our country ia
known, the accusations made by the chief
magistrate of the Republic. will meet the eve,
or reach the ear of men. Indulge the hope.
however, that the Republicans of the Old
World, who have been and now are de-
nounced as factionists, disorganisers, Jewelers..
enemies of churches and hierarchies, will re.
member that the Republicans of the New
World are doomed like themselves to share the
contumey of men who battle for the liberty
of man against the dominion of man.
Assuming, Mr.. President, that lis policy
has been sanctioned by the election, the Pres
ident proceeds to accuse more than l, 800, 900
American citizens Of an attempt TO organize a
sectional party and usurp the government of
the country. He proceeds to arraign more
than 100000 citizens OF the free North, and
to charge them with " forming an association
OF individuals, who. pretending 30 seek only
to prevent the spread Of slavery into the pres
ent or future inchoate States are really in
Hamed with the desire to change the domestic
institutions of existing States with seek
ing " an object which they well know to be a
revolutionary one, with entering g a path
which leads nowhere, unless is be to civil war
and disunioH, with being perfectly aware
that the only path to tho accomplishment of
the change they seek, is through burning cit.
les and ravaged fields, and slaughtered popu.
lations, with endeavoung to prepare the
people of the United States for civil war, by
doing everything in their pc wer to deprive tile
Constitution and the laws of moral authority.
and to undermine the fabric of the Union by
appeals TO passion and sectional prejudice, by
matchmaking the people with reciprocal ha-
tired, by educating them to stand face to face
as enemies"
Sir, deny each, every one, aye, all of these
charges. There is not the semblance of truth
in them. If the serpent that stole into Eden,
that beguiled our first mother, that the an
gels
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Crumbs which from its table fall"
But. sir, can nd, we can stand here to-
day and say, as the great New England ora
tor then said, that these accusations and sus-
picions are wholly groundless that no at
tempt has ever been made since Washington
took the oath of office on the 3Oth of April,
1889, to this hour, to interfere with the legal
and constitutional rights of the people of the
Southern States in their domestic concerns.
On the 4th Of November last, more than
100000 men, intelligent, patriotic, liberty
loving, law-abidng citizens of New England,
the grent Central States, and the Northwest
holding with our Republican Fathers that all
men are created equal, and have an inalien-
able right TO liberty; that the Constitution of
the United States was ordained and establish
ed to secure that inalienable right everywhere
under its exclusive authority, denying 'sthe
authority of Congress, of territorial Legisla-
ture, of an individual OF association of indi-
viduals, to give legal existence to slavery in
any territory Of the United States while tho
present Constitution shall be maintained"
pronounced through the ballot box, that "the
Constitution confers upon Congress sovereign
power over the territories Of the United States,
and that in the exercise of this power, it is
both the right and duty of Congress to pro-
hibit in the territories those twin relics of bar
barism-polygainy and slavery" Believing
with Franklin that "slavery is an atrocous de-.
basement Of human nature" with Adams
that "consenting to slavery is sacrilegious
breach Of trust" with Jefferson "that one
hour of American Slavery is fraught with
more misery than ages of that which we rose
in rebellion to oppose" with Madison that
slavery is dreadful calamity" that ..imbe.
cility is ever attendant upon a country filled
with slaves:" with Monroe, that "slavery has
preyed upon the vitals of the community in
all the States where IL has existed !" with
Montesquieu, that ''even the very earth,
which teens with profusion under the euliyat.
ing hand Of the free-b born laborer, shrinks in
to barrenness from the communicating sweat
Off slave = they pronounced their purpose to
be to save kanzas now in peril, and all the
territories of the Republic, for the free labor
ing man Of the North and the South, and their
children and their childrens children for
ever. eri ~ HaN aii HaHg8
Accepting the Declaration Of Independence
and the Constitution of the United States ns
their political charts avowing their purposes
to be to maintain the Constitution, the Federal
Union, and the rights of the States; pro-
claiming everywhere their purpose not to
make war upon the South, not TO interfere
with the legal and constitutional rights Of the
people Of any Of the States, they gave their
votes with the profoundeBt conviction that
they were discharging the duties sanctioned
by humanity, patriotism, and religion. Youth
with its high hopes aud ASPIRATIONS
hood,in tho wigcr and maturity Of Ito pOwers---
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