The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1857-04-09

The NAVY DEPARTMENT AND INTERNATIONAL
PROGRESS Consequence Of the in'escst taken
by the public in the laying down Of the transata0-
tic telegraph cable, aud of the importance OF
that event to commerce. ecience aud civiliz alton.
we proposed 10 give to our readers full and au-
tbeDtic Iews of the cruise of the Niagara and
Mississippi, and accordingly directed letter to
be written to the Secretary of the Navy. solicit.
ing passage for reporter on board each YES
sci. We Informed the Secretary thst we desired
to pay ali wardI DOM charges, aud other expenses
AID that the gentlemen sent would place them
selves uDder the control of the rules and regula-
tiops in force in the United States naval service.
We have received the following reply
Navy DrpAsSMssr, ApvI& 4. 1867
sn:-I hsve reoetyed letter of the ~ s,aas
ALI, for p-, mss to have gens,emaa asssssd - his
orcs osro asch OF the eoverpment ves oils 90 ma
NewruDn and IN order % OBTAIN - o"vreot ia'orus-
HIN y o."
- srs,ps, the rule OF the Department, and iseouve
olept have passengers h0ard ss
persons oisccnns ce1 WITH tho naval service
nsty .cpl cations Of u uar nature which have
petvsinso IN deoina aad cannot make IN
oape,ou IN faveY OF We B ppets b.
very respectfully, your oSsdisn. ser-snt
] TOJJEY.
Upon this docuDezt we have a very few re-
marks to make. If it be against the rule, and
ipeonverient to the service" for such events as
the laying of the first international telegraph to
he properly reported. and duly made known to
the world, then the sooner that rule is repealed,
al toe more speedily that service alters its no
tons of convenience the better it will be for the
country at large ADD the navy in particular.
When the British government sent their squad
rops to the Baltic, and the Black Sea, reporters
went in every large ship, and after every move
ment Of importance, the newspapers we're flood
ed with letters which showed that the writer's
bad been favored With all needed information by
the highest authorities: yet we have no doubt
there exists in the British service rule as anti
quated and as ridiculous as the one which Mr.
Toucey quotes. Further, when the British feet
was reviewed at Spithead, the Admiralty provid-
ed special steamer for the press, and gave them
the fullest and the kindest facilities
Mr.. Toucey desires to teach us before he dies
that's democratic secretary, in Q republic, may
be more stiffnecked, more conservative more
obsolete and less obliging than the aristocratio
minister of an oIigarchical monarchy. And it is
also evidently his intention to give the lie to
there charitable persons who, when he was ap-
pointed, excused Mr.. Buchanan for the choice,
and promised that Notwithstanding his great age,
his tame life, and bis singularly dull wit, Mr..
Toucey would pass muster - Secretary Of the
Nwy. Mr.. Toucey win let no such fallacy as
this escape refutation.
Tx KALLocH CASE The delay and Disagree
ment of the jury in the Kallseh case at Boston
have been cause of much surprise to all who
are familiar with the evidence. II Is unnecessary
to enter into the facts In this place; sufice II to
say that they pointed very strongly and plainly
to clear conclusion, and that every sensible
person who became acquainted with them must
have come to that conclusion. Yet when the
jury retire, they instantly differ, and spend hour
after hour In idle debate.
The fact is q new illustration of an old princi-
pie. That principle Is that when men are %
tuated by motives in any way connected with re-
ligion, logic takes no hold upon their mind. II
is evident that some persons on the jury which
has tried the Rev. Mr.. Kalloch are of the same
religious persuasion - that geDtleman, and en-
tertain general opinion that a clergyman of
their own faith can do no wrong. One gentleman
actually declared that o unanimous finding of
the jury would not alter his belief In Mr.. Kali
loch's innocence. 1t has been 90 always Pro-
testants have never been able to admit that two
and two make four, when Catholics would be
benefited by the admission; and Catholics have
been deaf, dumb and blind to Protestant facts
Just 20 Mr.. Kalloch's practitioners and friends
would not admit bis guilt though they had been
eye witnesses OF the crime.
Religious prejudice is the most effective dis
qualifer Of witnesses that is known to our courts
The ST. LOUIS Crr ElxcrIos-C,RRYrso
TIE WAR INTO AYRIc,.-H appears that the
party in st. Louis openly advocating the policy
of the gradual abolition Of slavery rs the true
policy Of the State, have, in their very first bet
tie, carried the city by some fifteen hundred
majority. This Is q sign II Is the entering
wedge to similar movements In all the border
slave States. No doubt of it No help for II;
for the solid argument Of the pocket Ia irresistible
among communities and States, Is among fami-
lies and individuals Meantime, we recognize
in this St Louis election significant reaction in
Missouri against the Kansas border rufaau policy
of Atchiron, stingfellow and Company, and
movement of very great import in reference to
the slavery feature Of the great campaign Of
1860. Honceforward there will be no sleep to
the disunion freeaters of the border slave States
The Northern hive is swarming, and its out
pouring millions must have room
THE WAR OF THE TRAGEDnSSEs.-Madsme
Mcmahon has replied to Madcmoiselle Heron.
We give her letter in another column. Thus the
two great tragoiienns are fairly ct work Honest
dramatic criticism will be benefited by the con-
trovery.
MIR. w alter n. Dsch and his Services 10 the