The Davenport daily gazette. [volume] (Davenport, Iowa) 1856-1869, 1856-01-07
GAZETTE CORRESPONDENCE

NswYoR Dec. 3lst. 1855.
Fsa aifnir Of The Northern Light stu
hotis prominence in the city gossip. Il i
gene.. j concluded that The Government
aetei very prematugely am iaiudicious-
IL IL Ter srrest on the way 10 sea,
u..t sas.entioa in our harbor, The owners
g! ~ Vessel are about 10 commence suit
10 re we. damages. The opinion IS thai
they Mi BE- successful, and that the Coy.
ernmeni must have its position more clearly
defined in matters Of international policy,
and the rights Of American citizens In Ira.
ding with foreign States The bulk OF The
passengers OF the Northern Light were per-
mtted 10 sail with her when she started.
They are oi that class ot whom il may be
truly ssid, 'ihey leave their country tor their
j coun,rv's good They were made up of
blacklegs. piekpockets. and pugIistS. There
were howevep, one editor. one art!st-not
fighting artist, but painter one actor,
one gentleman's son, and one man about
I town, who IS still "hobblng around among
Us There were in all about four hundred
and fly passengers on board the Northern
f! Light, two hundred OF whom had moi yet
| paid their passage The two hundred who
(, had paid we're allowed to depart with the
I steaner the others were detained Aecor-
/ ding to the accepted Interpretation OF the
! Clayton Balwer treaty, The United States
/ Government is hound not only to crush eut
! fllibus,ering expeditions to Nicsragua, but
to prevent the colonization OF that State by
Americans Now, there some doubts whe'h-
er the President has power, under he con-
s,itu,icn. to ralify any such treaty. Amer'-
can citizens will not willingly reinquish
the right of settling in any part OF the globe,
| as their interest or humor dictates, II was
10 make the japanese sensible Of this that
| the expedition TO that empire was sent nn-
der Commodore Perry; and the refusal 70
pay Sound Dues" 10 the Danish Govern
ment is but an enlargement Of the same
I idea. As an inducement to Americans TO
| settle IN that State, the Nitaraguan Gov.
eminent offers to each actua. settler farm
of three hundred aad fifty acres; there IS
! large class of politicians in This country who
/ advocate granting western lands 10 Europe
| an emgrants. la this particular there is not
much difference between the CentralAmeri-
! can Government and the United States, on
! Iy that the Nicarsguan is prepared to go
! further by paying the passage OF these same
settlers AS Americans have tendency
TO qrayit2te 10 a certain center. the English
Government object, or are AFRAID - have
such an important portion Of the globe COL
oni2ad by the people from this country, and
| through fear of the English the present
patriots al Washington infringe upon the
| rights Of the citizens OF this country. II the
Administration expected to make political
! capital out of The Northern Light affair.
| fear il mas made 4 mistake. Parker H.
! French, sent here by the Nicaraguan Gov
eminent as minister, has been ordered u
leave tie country The Administration
thus closes its eyes to the advantages Of n
innate rel atoms with Central America. The
English Goyernmen, will, no doubt, receive
the Nicaraguan representatives. with cordial
ity, and through his means grasp the flourish
ing trade OF that important CONNER cia!
center.
Dr. Ksne--ot The Arctic exploration note
riety-delivered lecture one evening last
week to large audience. The pgincipa!
novelty, aside from seeing The gentleman
himself, was hs theory Of an open polar sea.
| 1t appears that such sea has been ior
| long time known 10 the Russians. II IS
supposed that there may be islands in this
sea covered with serdure; and this suppose
! ton is strengthened by the fact that beyond
; latitude i5O birds wing their way nortbward
| on the approach g cold weather, as ours do
! southwark at like season 1t was supposed
/ that after the return OF DR.. Kane Ion.
| period would intervene before another polar
expedition would be fitted out, but now, the
open Polar Sea awaits an exploration.
! Science cries cut for il; our geography
needs It; DR. Kane processes a willingness.
| to undertake it, shall we have II
The theatres have been doing rushing
business during the gala days. Something
to laugh at has been the rule-burlesques.
the stock in trade in nearly all except
Laura keene's Varieties - where the more
legitimate drama has since the opening
been upon the stage. This place has been
crowded since It's opening, aud is unques-
tionsbly The most popular place Of amuse'
ment in the city. The general excellence
Of the company and the peculiar talents o.
Laura" herself draw like steam engine.
New York is on runners; sleigh bells,
with their administrations, fill the air
There is about five inches OF snow upon tie
ground; while it lasts, New York may be set
down az partially insane MENTOR.
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