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LETTER OF HORACE GREELEY TO SENATOR

we puollsh below, from the New 0rk Atlas, the
much talked of letter which was addressed six
! years ago by Mr.. Greeley to Senator Seward,
SeVerlng all further connection with the latter, in
consequence OF his refusal to promote the claims of
'"o philosopher of the Tribune to political prefer
tn'"'. AS 1t mas been charged by the Times that
EreeIey's hostility to the nomination of Mr.. Seward
arose from personal pique, and dates back to the
time when the letter to which we refer was written.
its production, which Mr. Greeley himself de-
manded for the purpose of vindicatip, his conrsa
in the eyes of his party, cannot be otherwise than
interesting. 1t is sharp, acrid and Greeeyish all
over
New YORK, November 5, 1854
TO the Hon. IFn. II. ,Se1rard:
SR:-l desire to say to you, that the firm of
Seward, Weed d Greeley is from this dav dissolved
by the withdrawal of the junior member of the
firm. When edited the Jejjersoniat at Albany,
you and your friends acknowledged the effect of
my laDors IN your cause, in elevatng you to the
once Oh governor and United States Senator. For
my laoorS III sustaining you | only received ten
dou"rS q 1reeh to support my Wife self and child
w hen you were Governor of this State with great
patronage in your hands, no offer of anv nosifion
to assist me was ever made When General Uarri-
son was elected President you had full control of
the Federal patronage in this State, and received
no consideration at your hands. When General
Taylor was elected President you also had the
principal distribution of the Federal patronageand
in connection with Mr.. Weed, you made Hugh
Maxwell collector of this port, who was
never entitled to the confidence of the Whip party.
Instead of rewardng men who had faithfully ad-
hered to Henry Clay and to you, such men as
Lebedee Ring, an OutCast from Nova Scotia, was
appointed surveyor of the port David A. Bokee
was made naval officer; William V. Brady, post
master; William ii. Leroy, navy agent; Hiram
Fuller, naval storekeeper; John Young, sub-trea-
surer; and a man was selected for United States
marshal. whom you know l cannot name. And
yet, while you knew had lost every dollar pos
sessed, in starting the Galway line of steam packets
to benefit Ireland and yourself, offer was made
me OF assistance or place, Subsequently, it
understood by my friends that | should be the
candidate of our party for Governor, and your
consent was given; but, instead of supporting me,
you and your friends nominated that trimmer and
little villain Raymond for Lieutenant Governor,
who was of no advantage to party, and a man
whom to know is to detest. In all the positions |
have labOred to place you, the emouments and the
honors have been divided between yourself and
Weed. have now to say, that any support you
may hereafter receive from me will be because it
is necessary for the party, but not from personal
consideration. Yours &C., HORACE GREELEY.
WASHINGTON NEWS.
MEXICAN AFFAms-NEw MISUNDERSTANDING
NEoUs.
Senor Mata had long interview on Saturday
with the Secretary of State in regard to Mexican
affairs. lie informed the Secretary that special
bearer, with important dispatches, was on his wav
from New Orleans, having arrived at that place in
the Pocahontas several days ago. From the tenor
of the bearers despatch from New Orleans it Is
evident that the liberal party ere this are in full
possession of the city of Mexico, and Miramon,
backed and kept up by the Church, overthrown
and utterly routed. SenOr Mata is Of the opinion,
as is also the Secretary, that the liberal govern
ment has fully and permanently established itself
and that the British and French Ministers will at
once recognize it.-Atthe next executive session
of the Senate, John Appleton will be confirmed as
Minister to Russia. 1t is not yet determined who
will succeed him as Assistant Secretary of State,
but William Hunter the present Chief Clerk, will
be much pressed. Henry ID. johnson, present Lii
| hror nf Safa al, h..
tirmed as Consul General at Constantinople. Both
nominations were unanimously reported by the
Committee on Foreign Relations on Friday. Mr..
johnson will be succeeded as Librarian by Mr..
| Derrick, one of the clerks in the State Depart
| ment.-Mr. Douglas friends have headquarters
established on Pennsylvania avenue occupying all
the upper stories of large building, from which
immense quantities of his recent speech and other
| documents are issued, principally for Southern
distribution. large force OF clerks is kept con-
stantly employed, and several members of the
House engaged in franking. "A violent
storm, which passed over this city last night,
rooted the mansion Of Judge Douglas The rain,
which pouring in torrents, damaged nearly
every room in the house. Elegant carpets, furni-
ture, paintings, &c, completely ruined. The
matter is made worse owing to the fact that Judge
Douglas is lying very i'll with the throat disease.
"A movement is on foot in the House for the
passage of bill donating $50 900 year to aid in
| the construction of the Washington monument
! The receipts from the different post offices in the
country make but a small revenue, and if this work
Is ever 10 DG competed, IL VIII necessarily nave 10
| receive aid from Congress, or the ladies of the
! country. President, it is understood, will
not sign the Navy Pay BILL neither will he veto it,
but will allow it to become Law by remaining in
his possession over ten days. He believes that it
is improper bill. but nasmuch it has passed
by over two-thrds vote in both houses, he ought
not to veto it.
MYSTERIOUS BELL RINGING. The Providence
journal gives an account of case of mysterious
bell ringing in that city. The ringing commenced
on Thursday evening and continued at intervals
for some three hours. SO annoying did the ring
ing become, that the wire of one bell detached
and the other bell was mulled by being completely
enveloped in napkin. The phenomenon was wit
messed by several persons, who thoroughly eXami-
ned every part of the bell apparatus, but could dis
cover cause which tended to throw any light
upon the occurrence. One gentleman present took
hold of the knob and held it firmly; he saws there
was much force exerted to move the knob while he
held it, and that he distinctly felt power attempt
ing TO- pull it. As he let 90, the bell would
begin to move, and flew rapidly backwards and
forwards as though some one pulled and then sud-
denly let 90. He held the knob several times, and
in every instance with the same result. At the
same time, the bell would ring by amovement com
muncated to the wire between the first and second
director. One gentleman present attempted to
seize the wire, and as his hand approached
it the ringing would cease, and the other bell
mence ringing. Suddenly turning to seize hold of
this it would stop, and the first commence ringing
again He tried this repeatedly, and in every in
stance the motion would cease in the and com
mence in the other. The same was true of other
parties. For fortnight the little girl who usually
answer the bell has been to the door and found no
one there, and within two or three days has been
several times in day.
FROM CENTRAL AND SoUrH AMERICA.-Advces re-
ceivcd by the Golden Gate show that the revolu-
tonary movements in consequence OF the obnoxious
election law and the course of the Granadian
Congress in relation thereto and the measures
adopted to enforce the United States claim against
! Peru, the most important items from New
| Granada. Another important item mentioned by
our correspondent from San Juan del NOrte
| (Greytown) is that the Cauty contract has not
| been ratified, as had been formerly stated IN the
newspapers. There is much complaint at the 18TH
mus on account of imperfect postal arrangements.
In consequence of there being no United States
agents there the mail is taken III charge by the
local authorities who generally make mess OF 1t.
correspondent says that sometimes the letter bags
| for Aspinwa sent to San Francisco The
! Oregon Republican State Convention met on the
| 10Th ut., when David Logan was nominated as the
candidate for Congress. From Vancouver Island
we learn that great Indignation is expressed
throughout the colony at the administration of
Gov. Douglas. The subject was elaboratey COM
mented upon by the press, and Indignation meet
ings quite prevalent. The Governor
openly charged with mafeasance and the prostitu-
tion of his office to selfish and personal purposes.
The LARGEST METEoRIC SToNE.-A. NJ. Patterson,
resident in Summit county, Ohio, is in city,
says the Pittsburg Commercial of the 25h inst,
his way for the East with specimen of the acroite
stones that fell near his residence during the
teorc shower which took place there last summer.
The stone is the largest that fell. 1t is almost in
discrbable to shape being so irregular; but we
| should call it quintason. Its weight is one hun
dred and three pounds. 1t contains a considerable
| quantity ofsulphurate of iron and some nickel
The doctor has other specimens which he has ana
| lvzed Very many of these stones fell during the
! said shower, vet one injured. The one of
| which writing seen to fall, but so
buried itself that it was with considerable difficulty
found. We presume Mr.. Patterson will take it to
the Smithsonian, other scientific institute,
though he has been offered one hundred and fifty
examinations of these stones he thinks will ena-
BILE him to tell whence they fell.
CAPT. FARNHAM's TRIAL.-Capt. Farnham's case
at Savannah, was given to the jury on Friday, but
at last accounts they had not yet agreed. The
following points, regarding the constitutonality of
the law under which he was arrested, was raised
by his counsel
l. The Constitution is compact entered into by
the various Sovereign States, wherein they mutu-
ally cOncede powers to Congress, (Which inherently
has power,) and all powers not conceded by the
Constitution are retained by the States. 2. Con-
gress has power to punish offences except where
the power is expressly given by the Constitutions
and these express powers, when they of penal
nature, must be construed strictly 3. ANY statute
then. passed by Congress repugnant to the Cnnst-
tuition, and conferring penal powers on Congress
not contemplated by the terms of the Constitution
is imperative and vod.-l. Cranch, l37
GARIBALDI THE FLBUsrER.- Wherein does the
recent exploit of Jarbaldi differ from that of tho