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New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1857-02-18
THE TRIBUNE ALMANAC FOR 1857.


In addition to the usual Calendar and Aronomca
Csiculsions The TRIBUNE ALMANAC contains:
Why Full COMPLETE ELECTION RETURNS, by States
Con yrsssoDa Dscs and Counties, for 1856 carefully
pared with the returns of former years
TIE IMPoRTANT AcTs OF CONGRESS, condensed
Tar GOVERNMENT The UNITED STATES.
LIST OF MEMBERS TIVE PRESENT CONGRESS and OF the
Asxt - far elected. classified politically.
A CONCISE STATEMENT THE DoIsGs IN KANSAS during
tbs past year.
Al ACCOUNT OF THE REMARKABLE CONTEST ros SrEAkEs
81 he House.
An ARTICLE THE STATE OF EUROPE.
An ACCOUNT OF MOVEMENTS OF OsyEEAL WALHBs
end his Filibuster Compsniors in Nicaragua
A CLASSIFIED LIST OF THE GOVERNORS OF THE STATES,
Time, OF Holding Elections, Meeting of Legsaures &C.
TAE PLATFORM THE REPUBLICAN PANTY, with q con-
deused Of those Of the DEMociATc and AMERICAN
Parties.
THE JEFrERsoSIAS ORDINANCE OF 1884, document not gen
ssy accessible and which, had been adopted would have
MAKO Kentucky, Alabama Mississippi and Tennessee, Free
States Three yesrs later the Ordinance of 1897 applicable
10 the North West Territory. adopted
Single Copies l2s cents 81 per dozeni 81 per 100.
Postage the ALMANAC, cent each, must be prepaid
Orders inclosing the cash respectfully solicited.
GREELEY McELaATH
Tribune Office York.
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The recent startling murder in this city has had
the effect Of arousing all the moralsts, and more
especially the moralists of the newspapers, who
have studousy set to work to discover why Pc
Rod ike ours, of prosperity, propriety, refinement
and intelligence, should also be period of startling
and unusual crimes. Some of these writer's insist
that the pulpit has been false to its bigh trust;
others are certain that we need no protection so
much as that of an efficient police 1t seems to US
that much of this is mere speculation, and specula
ton of superficial character. Whether, on the
whole, crime has become more frequent, and
whether the aggregate of Offsnses against society
has increased in these years over the aggregate of
other years, are questions which it would require
much time and much statistical information to
snswer inte)Bgently. We are willing to believe,
and we are glad to do So that the human race has,
in this nineteenth century, made great advances
toward uprightness and happiness; but they are
not, in their timidlty and limit, to be compared
with those which are before it. Mainly they are to
be valued as showing recognition of the weakness
and iallacy of much of past social science, and
the necessity for higher aud wider philosophy In
this very matter Of the prevention of crime, bow
mach has been gained since communities have dis
covered that if they neglect precauton, ii they per-
sis: in permitting great masses Of children TO grow
up in mental darkness, if they sustain institutions
which give thousands sfiueIce and afford millions
only besgay, that they are i'll some sort, response
bic for the legitimate result OF such madness.
There has been time when no one dared 10 speak
for criminal, when one dared to hint at excuses,
and when the penalty of life was extorted for
trivial as well as for tremendous offences. We
hsve greatly changed in this respect. 1t is barely
possible that the reaction may have been too great,
and from being too severe, that we may have be-
come too lenient. The whole question of proven
ton and of punishment still remains unsettled.
The great fact is, that it is admitted to be ques-
ton at al.
He who would justly eetmste the popularity OF
the crimes which distinguish the present, must go
below the surface of society. This is not merely au
ksge OF pecuniay defalcatioDs and of commercial
dishonesty, as manifested in ordinary forms. The
cupidity of the time has become so overweeuing as
to be desperate Ind dangerous. The Treasurer who
tmbezzes the funds of corporation, or the Presi-
dent who s.eas its stock, the forger who takes
liberty with bis neighbours pau., commits crime
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Let Independence be our boast,
Ever mindful what il cost
Hail Co. umbia, &c, 30 &c

There Is no fool like your slaveholding fool there
is no maniac Ike your sayehOlding maniac, who
makes espionage ridiculous and prevention farce.
The TRIBUNE, being in the habit of advertising its
business (as other concerns advertise their BUSH
ness) found it proper to state it's terms and other
particulars of its publication, on ly-leaf of The
american Almanac for 1874 journal printed
yearly in Boston, the astronomical matter Of which
is regarded as valuable, while in the departments of
statistics, events, and other information, it has
been held as authoritative. Some copies Of this
americas almanac have found their way to Mobile,
and one Of them was given (Of course he did not
buy it) 10 the person who conducts The Mobile
Rsgisttr. This gentleman looks il over. His eye
gsbces with peculiar JOY at the astronomical tables.
He finds nothing to offend him in the general matter
of The Almanac. He is about 10 close it, and about
to write the sweetest puff in life about it, when,
daintily handling the leaves he discovers an adver
tisement of The TRIBUNE His mind is az once
made up. This Almanac" be says to the people
of Mobile, sis a remarkably clever Almanac in its
way. / had intended to give it the best Of
"notces, but am shocked distressed, aggravated,
"fabbergasted and reduced to a state of cooked
"hattedness by discovering that on Of the leaves
:" is advertised THE TRIBUNE! Take warning my
dear fellow.citizens Of Mobile. DO not buy The
"American almanac for lo57 A serpent is hid
Gin the grass"
This, We must be permitted TO say, reminds rs
of the story Of London Alderman who, being
greatly given to potations, and having often
succumbed TO them, was ted that by placing straw
berry in his glass the Debriating effect might be
avoided. He tried the experiment Gas the story
goes on 70 say, and having relied too much upon
the strawberry, was carried to bed at an uuususly
early hour. few friends called upon him 10 the
morning 10 coDdoe With him upon bis misfortune,
AID. in their innocence blamed the claret; to which
the Alderman, With 81 his headache, was able TO
respond "Sir, the claret WA sound and could
"burt DO man; il was that - strawberry at the
"bottom of my glass"
VIII our Southern friends Try to be sensible
OF what use is this getting into passion soont
TRIES We shall continue te pint THE TRIBUNE
for great while 10 come, and while we print it,
we shall continue TO advertise it, asd to send it 10
people who are willing to pay for il. We are net
living in Austria, nor are we living in st.
Peterturg A little free speech may bother our
Mobile friend, but be must get used to it. The
Poet Offices are thus far Theoretically free, and
We arc afraid that we must go on printing The
TRIBUNE, and responding to the nuuerous I've
had almost sad irnumerous) calls which are made
for it. In view of tue principles which We urge,
81 d the favor with which they are received, this
Mobile fumnery locks very ridiculous.
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FUEL.
woodmsu spare that tree

"Woodnau spare that Tree
One who locks but few years into the future will
gloomy prospect in respect 10 this indispensable
necessity In the northern eastern aud southern pof
tors Of the State where large portions Of the original
forest reman or whse the faoe and soil of the coun
ty admits Of the reproduction Of timber, the prospect
i, cot as bad Is in the central and western parts.
In The great champaign region west Of Uucs, the
native forest has vanished with an alarming rspidty
aud 70 measures have been taken ~ reproduce 50 i
psstant an Article.
Along the routes traversed by the Central Railroad
Hnd its numerous consolidated branches from Utica
west IL lie extravagsnt to say that within twenty
yrais more than half the wood standing at the COM
xnebesment Of that period has been consumed AT the
preset rate 0 consumption BY families railroads salt
pnd other manufactures, not Of original forest
viii be left in twenty years upon large districts Of
Corrry Coal Is beginning to take the place of wood
in cities and villages but il remains to be whether
a community can be prosperous forced to bring its
fuel tundreds Of miles and submit to the e1sctons OF
two or more mopopolizipg corporations, and State
legislature over which it has DO control.
As the country becomes denuded Of it's native forests
The severity Of the Winters increase The preseit
IRE two previous ones are hints that we are to have
a coil time in the future and should even at tnis
I.ss period, begin to contrive ways of mitigating. as
far "a practicable the evil % certain TO reach our chill
dren IL not ourselves.
III fail to zee rome practical suggestions upon the
s,bieos that my judgment approves, 1 VIII hereafter
MA, sone myself. D
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MIR. BUCHANANS CABINET.

WAsHiSGTON, tuesday, req. IL, 1901.
II is believed 10 night by Members Of Congress and
Others, both from letters and verbal reports from
Wheatland that the Cabinet Of Mr. Buchanan will be
composed of Mr. Cas- as Secretary OF STATE Mr. Cooo
of Gsoreis a. Secretary OF the Treasury, eK.Gov.
FLOYD as Secretary of War exGov. Brown of Tonnes
zee as Secretary Of the Navy, Mr. Toucey "a Attorney
General, Mr.. Jones of Pennsylvania as Postmaster
General and Jacob Thompson OF Mississippi a. Secre-
tary Of the Interior.
moped by the investigating Committee last Friday
week have not yet arrived The Committee Is ready
TO report and one of its members says the report vh
be sent in Tomorrow
sofa Land bill that nothing has been discovered by tue
Committee throwing sGspIcion on that measure den-
era Shields received this assurance from member OF
the Committee.
petition, numerously signed by citizens Of Cali
fornia asking the expulsion of Mr. Herbert has been
referred to the Committee on Elections in the House
The Dallas Clarendon treaty was mainly attacked
by Democrats in the Senate. Mr.. Seward Is under
stood to have made speech 10 its favor as did others
on the Republican side.
The bill increasing the pay Of officers Of the army,
which ats the signature Of the President will o-
cresse the Lieut. General SCOTS salary, 81 S2S msk-
ing bis yearly compensation go $40. The bill increa.es
each of the Brigade Generals salaries 1907 the Colo
nes salaries $780, the Lieutenant Colonies $3.50; the
Msjon $3.50; the Captains $500; and the Leatensats
$500, making their salaries respectively - 200, OOO
g. 500 81 300, OIL. 800 and 81 600. The average in
crease is $500 to each officer, or in s sj25 900. Al
old law provides that any increase of III pay of the
amy shall relatively affect that of the Marine Corps.
The following are the names of all the members from
holding States, who joined the Southerners in
voting sgans the bill in the House declaring the Isgis
sture Of Kansas spurious its laws invalid, and provd
ing for new election: Messrs. Allen, Broom, Cadwd-
lsder English, Florence, Fuller lof Msine II al, Har-
ris of nlinos), Kelly, Miller lof IndiansI, Morrison,
Packer. Peck and Whitney.
The New York mails of this morning have been re-
ceved.
All the hotels in the city are full, and hundreds
of people are arriving by every train
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THE LATEST NEWS.
RECEIVED BIZ
MAGNETIC TELEGRAPH,
FROM WASHINGTON
s,a.oh to The n. Y. Tribune.

Special Dsos,ch to The n. Y. Tribune.
WASHINGTON, Tuesday Feb. II, 1857.
The Tariff bill WAS not reached to-day &c e.
pectej, yet Mr. Campbell keeps it ahead Of IL
other business 90 far IS be can. The delay in Dis
posing Of it is immensely damaging 10 other bssi-
ness Of the greatest importance, for al the spprs.
prisfion bills, six or seven in number, sre behiai it.
The House was engaged the greater part Of tie
day on the Atlantic Telegraph, and the repeal Il
the more obnoxious Of the Kansas Laws. The
Telegraph bill came up and, being likely 10 -
swsmped BY amendments and speeches, wss sdrs;uy
relieved from peril BY motion Of Mr.. Wskemsa
BY which il was re-commtted 10 the Ways aud
Means. That Committee III amend ii BY reducing
its monopoly features, and in that shape it 10 Likely
to pass. There is however growing disposition
among the Democracy in the House to 6lhbsstr
strong enough to do it by fair means. They wsce
trying this game on the Telegraph blu to-day whsa
it was recommtted. They tried it also to some
extent on the bill to repeal the bogus laws Of Ksa
sss, but that measure went through its vsnoss
stages Of the Yeas and Nays by fifteen to tweaH
msority, ard was finally passed in the House BY 9
vote of 90 to 20; al the South Americas but HA-
and Scott Harrison voting against the repeal
The measure escaped the full application Of the ft-
clustering process the ground that the Senate can
be relied on TO defeat il.
The Senate spent the day over the bill to increase
the army psy. IL will go into secret session again
tomorrow on the Lecompte case. The Disposition
of that case is quite uncertain.
The Investigation Committee expect to make
their report toward the close Of the sitting To-
morrow.
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THE FUTURE CABINET.

From An Occasions, CoFrespoadent
WASHINGTON, Tuesday, Feb II, 1857.
am able to assure the public and all the rect Of
mankind that 80 far as Mr. Walker 10 concerned.
the question Of the Premiership is ed. To that
gentleman Mr. Buchanan has offered the post Of
Secretary Of the Treasury, and he has declined it.
OF this am certain. Ipresume the Premiership
has gone to Mr.. Cobb. 1t is not surprising taat,
with his newly acquired fortune of half million.
Mr. Walker should not desire to play second fiddle
in the new Ministry.
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CARD,

HyArTs PATENT LIGHTS.
Tie manufacture the above article heretofore conducted
ii No. 40 West Broadway has been transferred TO
No WoIth-st.,
Near Hudson
The property West broadway will be sold at suction on
the s subscriber having made Arrangements settle
aud invest his capital in Kansas.
Tux BcsISEsS
ell Be conducted by his brother,
Theodore Hyatt,
Ia connection with sthers. under the name OF
HYATT, CORNELL q Co
No o:her parties in NewYork authorized to manufacture
these lsh.s
Tho prismscs" aud other inferior limitations VOLS
tor patents aud the suits which have been commenced
against i3trinsets win be prosecuted with energy.
TsADpEVs HYATT.
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Mr. Recorder Smith, in his charge to the Grand
Jury in relation to the Burde murder, informed
them that there is very great distinction between
moral and legal eyideDce-a distinction 10 which,
in their action in the case about to come before
them, they ought to pay regard. If so, it wonld
seem to have been highly proper that Mr.. Recorder
should have instructed them in what this difference
consists.
1t is not, we presume, as to the amount Of evil
dence required, since the law Itself carefully grad
yates this amount according to the nature and re-
suits Of the fact to be established. In mere dis
pute about property, an amount of evidence would
suffice which would be held insufficient to warrant.
verdict upon which party's life or liberty might
depend. The distinction COZ sists mainly we ap-
preheLd, in the sort Of evidence which is allowed
to 90 be ore Jury-tbe law, in its extreme anxiety
to pIegert Jures from being misled hay.
ing treated them much as we treat the
horses we drive, carefully excluding all side views
and allowing them TO look only in one direction.
This is only more modern form Of the same help
less policy which, in the dark ages, through fear Of
being misled by conflicting or false testimony,
rejected all evidence and left the m.tter in dis ,ue
to the decision of the ordeal or the Judicial combat.
1t is proof of the advancing intelligence of the age,
that these sort of judicial binders are being rapidly
dispensed wi h, and the dstinc ion between legal
and moral evidence being thus rapidly done away.
1t was an old rule of the Common Law, that
man convicted of felony could not be allowed TO
testify in Court of Justice, the ground that the
nafh Of oh mar for nd h;a
evidence DOT worthy of any attention. Such is stu
the law in many parts Of the United Safes but the
English bave had the good sense to alter the rule,
allowing the testimony even of convicted feons to
60 to the jury for what it may appear to be worth;
and the ressonableness of the change was fully vim
dicated in the late remarkable trial of the South
Eastern Railway buliOn.rObbers, at London.
that hearsay testimony shall not be ordinarily re-
ceved; but this rule like most Others has or ought
to have its limitations. This the law confesses by
the admission of hearsay testimony as to facts of
ancient date that no direct testimony about
them can be expected to be produced. So also it
admits the dying declarations of murdered man as
to the persons by whom the deed was done. Why
not on the same principle, aud because it is the
best evidence that the admits of, receive the
declarations Of the murdered man made shortly
before the murder, as to relations between HIM and
other parties tending to throw light on the motives
and perpetr ators of the deed Everything which
tends to produce moral conviction ought, we
should say, to be admitted in evidence. But in
speaking of moral conviction we must not be nu
derstood to mean a mere suspicious it must be
something sufficient to satisfy the mind as to the
point to be proved.
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with Al due reverence ED ssrrow-he died to-
coon. His scn, who should have uPheH the homer
.fhi. house, ard who should have remembered the
brave words which the yet uusulied lips ofh father
spoke for Freedom, has gone in search Of the flesh
Dot. of Buchanan. There is no one to ustain his
fame dead, except those who were compelled to
opnose him living.
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To ADvIRTIsEps-THE WEEKLY TRIBuSE VIII 20
10 press tomorrow morning a. an early hour. We
shall print Of this weeks issue 49, 900 copies.
sew advertisements will be received If handed in
early to-day. Price, One Dollar line
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Little DorIit-Parf Ky.

The February part Of Dickens Little DON'T. "
received by the steamer which arrived at Boston on
Sunday lost, viii appear entire in The WEEKLI
TRIBUNE of to morrow morniug. Price G. cents.
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The SENATE yesterday passed bill to improve
the organization the Treasury Department; also
the swamp land BILL also the bill increasing the
pay Of army officers.
In the HOUSE the Submarine Telegraph bill was
resusctated and referred to the Committee on
Ways and Means. The bill repeating the laws of
Kansas and repudiatiDg the bogus Shawnee Mission
legislature as nully was adopted BY twenty
majority.
New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1857-02-18

WIGS-HAR-DYE- --WIGS.-BA BACHELOR 8
WIGS and royPEEs have improvements peculiar to their house
They celebrated ell the world for Their graceful beauty
and euabyftns to charm The larsest and best
sk n the world Twelve private for applying his ia
ners Dvx. Sold at BArcHELoRs, No. IS Broadway
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Parker Plsbury, the well-known Anti Slavery ad.
vocate, having spent two yean in Eurooe, 10 giving
the resus of bis experience and obeerv stou a. for
eien traveller before various yceums in New England
Ia a kctu,e. entitled The American Abroad"
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Nesu1 daily @ribnars
WEDNESDAY. FEBRUARY 10, 1857.
TO COMMANDMENTS

The notice frequently occurring foreirn works The
author has we'd the night Of translation" does
any restraint In America 20 FIR Translation Of
VOLS would any publisher to bay trsnsl.toa
that account
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XXXIVTH CON G RESS.
SECOND SESSION.

SENATE. .WAsHIsGToS, Feb IL, 1857.
fr. Stewards bill to perfect the home valuation
principle Of the Tariff act of 1916 wss laid the table
at his own instance in order 10 avoid embarrassment
to its consideration In consequence Of M. Adamss
amendment TO exempt railroad iron from duty IL u
Mr.. Seward intention TO call t up at future day.
The sepate passed the bill in addition 10 an act the
more efectusy providing for the punishment Of GER
tain crimes aiDst the United States also, the bill 70
amend the act providing for the better organic alton Of
the Treasury, and for the collection, transfer, safe
keeping and disbursement Of the public revenue; ALSO
the bill confirming TO the several States the swamp and
oveIfoweo Ian IL berein.
Mr. SEWARD introduced O bill TO further amend tho
act for the better security Of the lives of pasengeu
roads and vessels propelled in whole or in part by
steam.
Mr. BELL Tenn introduced bin to secure TO eli
the States some greater of Justice and Atty
in the distribution Of the public lands and their pro-
ceeds.
The Senate proceeded b the consideration Of the blu
to nc.esse the pay Of officers OF the army, passed
after debate with out amendment.
On motion OF Mr.. TOOMBS, resolution was adopted
calling on the Committee OF Commerce 10 inquire into
be exrediency OF exploring The River Niger ia Africa
On motion Of Mr.. BRODHEAD, a resolution VA
adopted directing the Com nrtee on Commerce 10 in
quIe into the expedency Of authorizing the Secretaries
Of War and the Navy, under direction Of the Presdont
such exploration and veTfcation OF general surveys
already made for q ship canal near the Isthmus of
Dsrien TO connect the waters OF the Pscic with the
Atsr tic by the Atrato and TTundo Rivers.
Mr.. JOHNSON, from the Connttfe on Printing.
reported 10 favor Of printing q 900 extra copies OF the
mechanical part Of the Report Of the Commissioner Of
Patents. Agreed TO. Adjourned.
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HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES.


Mr. WAKEMAN called up Mr.. Bsrbour's motion 10
reconsider the vote by which the Senates Submarine
Telegraph bill referred TO the Committee on
Poet-Ofices.
the table. Ntgatiyed by II against iii.
The question on reconsidering was carried.
Mr.. JONES Tenn moved to lay the bill on the
table NeRatived by II against III.
He then Intellectually moved 10 refer the bill TO the
Committee Of the Whole on the State Of the Union, tho
vote being "a against III.
Mr.. JONES Tenn moved the, the further ccnsid-
Grafton of the bill be postponed TO the I'd Of March
Eegaiived, by "a sesinst ia.
Mr. CAMPBELL (OhioD said be would interpose no
objection to the amendments which had been desig'
psted, Damey-proposDg that The line shall be opss
to the people Of the United States without @ Of tune
ard that at the end Of ten years this nay
Dive A Years notice 10 terminate the contract
Mr.. FLORENCE esked what security have We 81
centro lir messages Over entire line from Lsndon
% W,shirg.rn None vas'sver. Tts Oosss end
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used your Pills my family medicine, and wish and
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box.