The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1856-04-09
The Pith or Our Communications.


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The Pith or Our Communications.
The demands upon space occasionea by the pres.
sure Of spring advertisements, compel 10 omit
many communications to which We would otherwise be
glad to give insertion In Order however, not to wholly
dsappoint correspondents take the liberty o.
densipg into few lines the views and statements with
which they have favored us.
Mr. Charles A. Peck referring to the attempted suicide
ofSenor Hechevera of Havana states that there ct
present from fifteen to eighteen Cuban exes in this city
who although formerly Of large fortunes and high
social position in state of the most complete
restitution Mr. Peck proposes that the HERALD Office
should be made the depository Of subscriptions for the
relief Of those gentlemen To this the only objection
have 10 offer Is the fact that to personal knowledge
many of the parties whom he specifies are, happily, far
removed from the necessitous state In which he repre-
sents them to be placed.
Mr. E. Smith writes to contradict the statement that
the telegraph line from Boston to Cape Cod, for which
charter obtained in May 1856, was built by New
York capital The only capital furnished by New York
for the enterprise he says, HUNDRED dollars sub
scribed in stock by South sseet merchant.
Washington correspondents complains Of the indus
tous efforts that have been made by certain journals in
this city to isrepreent the facts connected with the
operations Of General Harvey in the Sioux country. To
show the real character Of the so-caed harmless and
offensive Indians of that region he quotes long list of
murders and outages committed them upon emgrants
previous to the Grattan massacre 1T Fort Laramie
Even in this latter affair supposing the troops in
the wrong they themselves the greatest sufferers
It, nasmuch they lost twenty three Of their to
Indian killed The destruction the party carrying
the United States mail subsequently to this occurrence,
at length compelled government to take energetic steps
to stop to these QUIT and with this view Gene
raj Harvey sent into the Indian territory With
gard to the affair 1T the Blue Water which been 10
much misrepesented correspondent states that the
troops had already turned the of the Indians when
the interview took place with the chief At this meeting
General Harvey told the latter that he had been sent
punish his people for the murders which they had COM
mted but that he might select his position and that
not single gun should be fred until he was ready As
to the charge Of the United States troops shooting f.
Males it ID true that squaws had been killed. but
this occurred from the mpossbity Of distinguishing
them at De distance Of several hundred yards,
both mon and women wearing alike long flowing
hair. It is not true, stated, that the latter wore
caps, by which they might be marked. To control
the Indian it necessary to force to display be-
fore him. moral lecture would be rather out Of place
with people like the Sioux. The proof of the activity
and energy displayed BY General Harvey in carrying out
the instructions Of the the fact that the
entire Sioux nation numbering 1900 warriors,
suing for peace and before many months treaty
win be concluded which will restore tranquility and
curity to extended Western frontiers.
One of the border rufians," writing from westport,
Missouri assures that Kansas Territory s per-
fectly quiet and that excitement prevails amongst
the settlers, except in few localities amongst the
aboionists. No fear, whatever, is entertained Of
Missouri mob invading the Territory represented in
the circular of Robinson and Lane to the Governors of
Ahn e. Ckokno Tia IL -
propagated than that put forth by those two men.
The border ruans have much stronger motive to
tain the laws Of the country and to their efforts to
put down mobs, than q set Of desperadoes who were
hired to 60 TO Kansas to excite strife amongst kin.
drtd people, and embro them, possible, in civil
An Alabama correspondent referring to late tcls
In the Hiss Boosting Of the increase of it's circua
ton in the slave States writes Indignantly to assure
that II any such phenomenon has occurred it 10 to be
taken rather proof Of the determination Of the
Southern people to watch and defeat the schemes Of the
party OF which the Tribune the organ, than evil
dence Of any increased sympathy with opinions which
tend to the subversion of the Union.
circular from the American Geographical and Stats.
teal Society," informs that they have resolved to send
out expedition to explore the Western section Of the
broad central belt of the African continent The con.
sderatons which have induced them to take this STEP
stated to be the that he's attended
recent explorations the continent Of Africa the great
advantages that these explorations promise the
merce Of the world the special commercial and political
aHites Of the republic Of Liberia with the United States
the readiness Of the beran to cooperate
in such enterprise and the proer Of the services Of
gentleman long familiar with African affairs, and tho
roughly accimated to tropical regions The estimated
cost Of the expedition eight thousand dollars and 1t
will not sail until that has been raised. The Rev.
Morris Pease who win be associated with the expedition
authorized to receive subscriptions and remttances
may also be made direct to Mr.. Ridley Watts No. 7ss
South street. Treasurer to the Geographical and Stats
tical Society.
The Directors of the Massachusetts Charitable Ne.
chaLics Institution have issued the programme of the
Eighth Exhibition of American Manufactures and tho.
Mechanical Arts, which is to commence on the
10th and end on the 9th Of September next, at
Faneui and Quircy Halls, Boston Articles in
tended for exhibition must be delivered at FaneuA Hail
before Saturday the 9th September. All persons
proposing TO contribute requested communicate to
the Secretary specification Of the article and Of the
space required previous to the 10th Of August.
We have received a Communication from Counsellor
G. g. Spencer correcting In the report Of the
case Of Levi Judge Capron, which was published in
our paper and which attributed the withdrawal Of the
suit for se imprisonment against Judge Capron to GER
tain threats held out by the latter interview With
Levi Mr. Spencer states the facts TO be simply these
About fortnight since he employed to defend two
young men-Irsel v. and George Levi-agsinst two
ehav0es sssaulk nd haffAvv vhiah prefarFod