The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1856-01-14

c. raging the cultivation Of yams, and hoped that
cotton would be raised successfully in his colony.
The Chontales and other gold mines of Mica
ragua were attracting much attention. Walk
er's chief of commissariat had advertised for
contracts for army supplies. These reports, direct
nom Nicaragua Of church services, balls, increase
of house property value, army contracts and promo
tons, gold mines, and yam and cotton cultivation,
fatty contradict our late Washington advces on the
prospects Of Central Amer ca A large feet Of
United States and British men-ofwar were expected
at San Juan.
Elsewhere will be found detailed account of the
loss Of the pilot boat E. X. Collins, of Fire Island
Inlet during the severe weather that occurred last
week, also the loss of the clipper ship ogray from
Canton, on the same coast. The loss q life not
large but the wreck of the pilot boat attended
with circumstances that make the narrative Of
thrilling interest. We give the statement Of boy
who ON the frozen wreck for thirty-two hours,
great part of which time he was in the water up to
his armpits, and who eventually rescued though
three of his companions persisted. A statement is
also given of the suerings of our New York pilots
along the coast during the recent severe weather,
and the whole is vivid picture of the perils that
environ those who Ego down to the sea in ships.'
We have news from Laguayn (venezuela) to the
2lst ult. Senior Amanda, late Secretary of the In
terror and Foreign Affairs, had been appointed Min
lister to the United States and had already left for
his destination. The country was quiet and bust
ness active.
Gov. Clark has appointed Enoch Jacobs, of Will
liamsburg, Justice of the Peace for the county Of
Kings, in place of James Hall, resigned.
The value of foreign goods imported into the
port of Boston during the week ending 18th inst
amounted to s434,956.
Hon. Jesse D. Bright was recommended for the
Presidency by the old line Democratic State Con-
venton of Indiana, which met on the sth inst.
We give in another column the third days pro-
ceedngs in the case of the alleged Irish libusters
at Cincinnati. The testimony is very interesting.
There was more activity in the cotton market on
Saturday, while prices were shade easier without
change in prices. The sales embraced 1000 bales
part in transitu. Flour opened slack but grew
frmer and closed at 81 12Ac. per barrel higher tor
common and medium grades. Wheat was quiet, the
only sales being confined to Western red, at 81 80
for common, while good was reported sold at 81 So
Holders of prime shipping lots Of corn were firm
while transactions were limited to small lots new
yellow Southern at Sec, and old Western mixed at
81 &c., while for lots of prime, delivered 94c.
asked. Pork was higher, and sales of mess were
made at SIG SIG l2a. Sugar was without change
in prices and sales of hogsheads were quite limited.
About 600 boxes more sold, chiefly at SC. a SIC.
Freights were steady, with fair amount of engage
ments, especially for English ports.
The Great Question OF 1856 In the United
States.
If experience is either to be remembered or
considered, it would seem impossible that the
people of the United States should longer
yield obedience to the behests and edicts of
party. So long as we were struggling through
an experiment in our peculiar government
recognized as nation, but given no voice in
the councils of misunderstanding the func-
tions Of an Independent State, but denied the
character Of solid nationality-it was all very
well to be wrangling for mere party ascen-
dency. But now that we have risen to be q
Power, and our authority can no longer be
questioned-that our ability and stability are
recognized-that our government, republican
as it is, is giving evidence to all the world
that it is based on principles which alone can
assure permanence-that ours is the normal
rule, and that all others are mere temporary
expedients--it is full time that mere party
wrangles should cease and the American peo-
pie should look to the great interests of their
race, and to their own duties and destiny as
nation.
The question of 1856 is not, then, Buchanan,
or Douglas or Marcy, or Wise, or Seward, or
any mere man or candidate nor is it this
party or that party, this interest or that inte-
rest, but it is what party or movement will best
subserve the solid interests Of the country.
1t is not hard shells, nor soft shells, nor half
shells, nor democrats, nor wings nor Know
great interests of the Anglo-Saxon race in the
United States. They are the people of pro-
gress, of moral and intellectual Developments;
and that the branch of this race occupying the
States Of the federal Union are in advance of
all others, We need do no more to prove than
the present condition of the people inhabiting
its territories In government, they are more
stable and firm in industry, more enterpris-
ing, prosperous and successful /; in education,
more enlightened in religion, as jealous in
benevolence as generous: in invention as USE
full /; and in all the range Of social life, more
virtuous and happy than any other people on
the globe.
1t is time, then; to abjure and put in subjec-
ton the mere mercenary spirit Of party, and
to rise up to the dignity Of our people as
nation. 1t is time to exercise the positive
force placed in our hands, aud to assert our
rights-to vindicate our position as the arant
courier of civilization and progress We are
no longer second rate Power. By our geo
graphical position, as well as by our physical
resources, our numbers and our intelligence,
we occupy unassailable ground, and 1T is full
time that we should get rid of those miserable
Asia,ic ideas which would pen us up and con
fine US as prisoners within our own fruitful
gardens.