The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1859-04-01


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FRIDAY M0RNING............... APRIL 1859
TIE AMERICANS IN BRITISH COLUMBIA We stated
yesterday that the Americans at Victoria had pub.
iished an address, setting forth that the British
government had refused to permit them to fire q
salute in honor of Washington's birthday. In this
address they say:
The larger portion of this community is at pre-.
sent composed of Americans, who have emiprated
to the colony n its iufancy-almost entirely de.
veloping far has yet been done, the resources
of the interior, by their enterprise and industry
BY our own acts We have identified our interests
with the welfare of the country. We are confident,
also, that since our scjourn here we have fully
sustained the proud reputation of law.abidipg
citizens
Iu view of these facts, it seems that a sense OF
justice would have dictated at least the assign
ment of q reason for the refusal of our request
Ia the absence of such reason, and the total 81.
leDce OF the reply upon that point, are forced
to believe that q desire is entertained of making
us feel that We are aliens, whose presence is un-
wished for, and who must Deither look for the re.
spect which is due to our country, nor the common
courtesies which are paid to gentlemen in every
portion Of the world.
FURTHER FROM CENTRAL AMERICl.--Sir Vim. Cor.
OuseIy. having completed his labors 10 Nicaragua
has gone to Costa Rcs. General Lamar remain,
inactive at Leon, where the sentiment is decided,
uufayorsbIe to the ratification of the Cass Yrrssar
treaty:
General william Walker, ex-President of Mica.
ragua, under the assumed name OF VIM. Wilson
arrived at Aspiawsli on the 18th inst, and on the
10th proceeded to California. II is said that be
goes to prepare an expedition 70 Invade Sonora
A false rumor vas prevalent in Castillo that
General Walker had landed in San Juan, and
party of some thirty persons in the garrison form
ed a plan to capture the fort aud deliver it tc
Walker. The conspiracy wBs, however, discovered
and the ringleadrt. Leenese named Aimaridiaga
was executed in Tia mcst brutal manner. Padre
Viii, Walkers ex-Minister to the United States
had been expelled the country by Martinez.
The President of New Granada, in his message
aludes only cursory to the outstanding treaty
with the United States, expressing the nope that
aside from the Panama dispute, the pending ques-
tious may reach an early and peaceful solution.
From Panama we have the arrival of NJ. Belly
and his corps OF French engineers reported.
UNUSUAL SCENE IN NORTHERN CHURCH.-A let.
ter in the Hartford Times from Barkhamstead
CT, Gays that on Sunday last an extraordinary
scene occurred in a church there. preacher
from another town was appointed to preach there
After announcing his text he proceeded with bis
sermon, but had not gone fsr when he said TO the
astonished audience:
81 have been instructed lot to preach any thing
of aboiitiouism or republicanism-dW l mus
serve nay Master, and i
At this iuucture Deacon D. rose and said:
"Hold on. It's my impression that you havs
said enough" Turning to the audience,) inject
ing is out"
The audience rose simultaneously. and, taking
their hats, went out. The minister sat down.
Al -trtS ct-a oatA frh
"If You want TO preach politics haye no objec
ton, and my house is at your service. But thi
church is not the proper place, and it cannot h'
permitted. If you desire to give political ser
mon or speech you can do so at my house, or any
other Mace and will warrant q good audience
and you shall have fair play and not be burt: bu
you must not attempt it in this church" There
was no more preaching in the church that alter
noon.
THE Gun Boar SToRY-Some Of the Washing
ton correspondents have Ieen giving currency Il
a story that President Jefferson, during his ad-
ministratiou, intended to make foray upor
Cuba. with q view of annexing ii to the United
States, and that the real OF ect of the adoption
his gun boat system, so much ridicued then, bu
since put in successful operation by England anC
France, was not to serve as coast guard but Il
assist in taking Cuba. This statement, it is said
rested upon the evidence of a written letter from
Commodore Stewart. That letter has been pro
duced and published. So far from sustaining tn,
idea that President Jefferson entertained the rob
Der principle of flibustering, it shows that ths
anticipated assault upon Cuba, rested upon tn
contingency that Spain declared upon til,
United States, which at the time was imminent
and then the gun boats, some of which was bull
for the Tripoi war, but since then had been uset
10 guard against smuggling, were to be used 70
an attack ou the island of Cuba as the most eff
cient meaus of biockadng all her outrorts, an
| for the attack on her protecting batteries. Get
ting ready for honorable warfare is very differ
| ent affair from secretly preparing to steal terr
| tory.
WoN'r LEAVE PUBLIC LIFE.-The New York cor
respondent of the Charleston Courier, who Is evl
denty one of the friends OF Mr.. SIckles. says tina
they entertain no fear to the result OF the tria
| and expect soon to see him return home, acquii
| ted of the murder of Key. "lf acquitted uncon
ditionally, he will not resign his seat IN the mex
Congress; but if to his release there 10 any quaii
| fcatious he will send in his resignation at once
and when the speciaI election occurs he will agai
| be a candidate, and the power does not exist
| New York to prevent his triumphant return
| Another correspondent, who belongs to the sam
party, thinks that the trial will consume nine 0
| ten days.
| N.y.1-The United States sloop of war 8
| Mary's was at Panama on the 18th inst' ine n
| ted States steam frigats Merrimac was at Resle1
| on the % inst. The United States sloop Decata
| sailed from Realeio on the 23d OF February Il
san Juan del Sur. The jamestown and st. Lou
are at San Juan del Norse.
| Assistant Surgeon Msrceilus Z. Christian ns
been transferred from the Brooklyn to the fla
| ship Roanoke. First Assistant Engineer Thoms
| A Shock. of the Roanoke, has been condemned
| a medical survey and will return to the Unite
| Statee.
/ DEATH OF AMuRpERER.-About year since
| Sarah j. Gould, of st. Lawrence county, N. forl
| n school teacher, was murdered by James e. Eli
| ridge n Young man who was thought 70 oe el
| gagged te her in marriage. He was tried ana COZ
| yicted of the murder, but Few trial was ordere
| which was soon to have taken place; but he Ole
| of consumption in Jail on the 24th inst
/ Tur LATE STEAMBOAT COLLISION is now asce
| tanned that no lives were lost on the David Gibso
| in the collision on the Ohio. The Nat Holm
/ had sG passengers, 43 of whom are lost. The su
vivors lost nearly all their clothing, aud nitet
| thousand dollars in money. The total loss on oo
| boats, and their cargoes, is about three uuneE'
| thousand dollars, and the insurance ono huua''
| and seventy Ave thousand.
| The DAY TRIAL AT ST. JosEPHS.-The jury IN y
case OF Dr. Day and bis son,on trial az 81 joseph
| an the charge Of running OF slaves into kanss
| was upabie TO agree. A noUs prosequt was enter
/ 10 the csae Of Charles Day, and DR.. Day pas De-
held 10 $1,000 bail for his appearance at the Nc
| term Of the court.
| A tender to a SLAYER is said TO be on the coast
Louisisna, snd q revenue cutter has been seut fro
Mobile Ito intercept the pirates.
| During the past winter there have been fort
odd stesmships plying between New York si
| European ports, and only two Of them have bes
American.
Ex.aoyernor Paystte McMullin, Of Virginia, Z
caudtdHte for Congress In the Little Tennessee d
trct Ia opposition to Col, Foysd, the regular ds'
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