Worcester daily spy. [volume] (Worcester [Mass.]) 1850-1888, 1858-03-23

From HAvANNA.-The steamship Black
Warrior, from New Orleans via Havannuh
10th inst, arrived at New Y ork at o'clock
Sunday evening.
Captain General Concha had returned from
a tour of observation on ihe South side of the
Island, and Isle of Pines, and was well re-
celyed everywhere, even in the districts pre-
vluusly most affected.
Preparations being made on an extern
slve scale at Havannah to celebrate the birth
OF the Prince Of Asturias. Havana will
be brilliantly Illuminated.
The British mail steamer from Vera Cruz,
arrived on the 18Th. The accounts Of affairs
IN Mexico are dreadful. says our correspond
ent. The whole country was rent asunder
by partizan squabbles.
The rates Of sugar at Havana remain I'M
altered; but the demand, however, is active,
and holders are quite firm. Various large
contracts are reported to have been made at
the current rates. The stock here and at
Matanzas is estimated at nearly $4,000 box
es' Molasses is in active demand at 3 IL
rails per keg for cayed, and 4 IL rails per
keg Tor Muscovado. Freights still remain
auIi scarcely any engagements for Europe
nave been entered into since our last dispatch.
REPORT OF THE MINORITY OF THE HOUSE
COMMITTEE ON KANzAs. - The republican
minority of the House select committee of
htteen on Kanzas, have published their re-
port, prepared by Mr.. Morrill, of VT, since
the majority have already made theirs public.
and the Douglas minority, by Mr. Harris of
ILL.,, have theirs in type. The report declares
that the assumption by the majority that the
record is complete, like the refusal to submit
the constitution to full and fair vote, is
confession that thorough investigation would
prove fatal to the extraordinary document.
The presidents message, the report of the
majority, and the conduct of John Calhoun,
are treated at length at fitting associates in the
fraud, The propositions of tie minority are
as follows:
owe claim that the convention could not
make a valid constitution:
"First-Because, whatever inherent power
the people may possess, Congress refused all
legal authority to the territorial legislature to
call the convention though urged by president
Pierce.
"Second-Because the Legislature which
created it was itself the creature Of fraud and
foreign invasion, and that this usurpation was
never consummated by the acquiescence of the
people.
"ThiFd-Because the act of that Legisla-
ture, passed February II, 1857, 'to provide
for taking census and the election of dele
gales 70 a convention, wes never fairly exc
cuted. The census was incomplete, the registry
was incomplete, the apportionment was in
complete, and the number of delegates as
sembled was incomplete.
"Fourth-Because, through the nefarious
apportlonment, the threatened exclusion from
the polls unless coupled with the payment of
a tax 10 support government imposed upon
them by high handed outrage through lack
Of all confidence of protection at the polls
from violence and fraud, the majority diu not
and could not participate in the election Of
dele ates, and it was therefore composed of
mere faction entitled to no regard.
"Flfth-Because the most noted delegates
pledged themselves to submit their work to
the ratification or rejection Of the people,
thereby securing their election, and after
wards betrayed their trust and did not so
submit the constitution.
"SiXth-Because 1t is not in fact the work
OF majority Of the convention.
"Seventh-B Because the Legislative, judicial
and executive powers, conferred upon John
Calhoun transcribed the power of the con-
vention, and their exercise was entirely illegal
and therefore null and void
The report closes with denial of the Pres
idents assumption that the immediate ad-
mission OF Kanzas willlglve peace to the Union,
and courts successful impeachment of the
positions above assumed