The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1861-03-30

vict rom San Francisco to the afternoon Of the
18th inst. The news Is not of special importance.
Commercial affairs continued depressed. phe
Legislature Of California had been engagedin bal
ioting for q United States Senator. They ad-
journed on the 18th to the 10th, and Mr. McDcu-
CALLS supporters were confident OF electing him
mt the next meeting.
In the State Senate yesterday number of bills
were acted upon. Among those reported upon
favorably was that passed by the Assembly some
DAYS since in reference to the Post Office site in
this CITY, This BILL as smended.snd passed In the
Assembly, gives the consent of the State 70 the
purchase by the federal government Of any site
within the city that it may select. Several other
bills having reference to this city were either or
drredto third reading or reported upon favor
ably ir.m the committees, but nothing of very
great importance received final action. In the AS
stmhly the previous vote On the Albany and 5usque-
hanns Railroad was reconsidereaa and tho bill pass
ed The cun,xsrent resolu lions from the Senate In
favor Of pros ijing for amendment to the consti-
tuition 10 lAolibt the sae Of intoxicating liquors
w.e called - -, aud e'eitYd warm deba,e, tut
wsIe finally mont oncurred n. number of re-
n.ossirGnces were received u the Assembly
eserst the proposed Broadway Railroad. The
on mittcc 90 Cities and Villages had under con-
,deraton the city tax levy, but. without deciding
on amou.ts, po.rloned it to Tuesday next. The
bill IN reder,n &c the powers 0f the Aldermen in
rees~d to cous acts was made the special order in
the House for next Monday afternoon.
The Canal Board at Albany on Thursday gave
the forwardcrs aud mers hearing, and read
juste the tolls, as folows:-Flour, wheat, corn
&C., two and half mills; barley, three mills. 1t
is expected that this spring f,r the first time, the
full benefits If the enlargement will be realized
tie entire length Of the Erie, Oswego and Cayuga
and Sereca canals, as the work of preparing them
tor seven feet of water, by the opening Of navga-
ion, il going on vigorously
Orders have been received at the Brooklyn Navy
Yard from the Department at Washington to get
the storeshp Release ready for sea Immediately
Accordingly yesterday provisions and stores of
all descriptions were being put on board with all
despatch, and her rigging was undergoing the me-
cessary overhauling. 1t is not yet known who are
% be her commander and officers. The same Sc
cresy is observed in regard to her destination; but
il is believed she is being sent to convey supplies
to the Gulf squadron.
We are again under many obligations to the
kind and considerable purser Of the steamship Ma
tanzas, Mr.. J. E. Huertas, who brought us Ha-
vana news, letters and papers Of the latest dates,
we'll flies of his own and other newspapers
published in Matanzas. We beg Mr.. Huertas to
receive our thanks for these and numberess
other kindnesses for which we are indebted to
him.
The steamships Star of the West and Coatza.
coalcos. from New York, were seen on the 23d
INST, within days sail Of Indianela, Texas, for
which port they were bound.
The cotton market continued hrm yesterday, though
less active The sales embraced about 900 bales,
closing on the basin Of l2Ac for midilmg uplands,
though some sales were reported at 1880. The -four
Set less active and buoyant WI lie sales
fair, but the prices for medium grades Of
sta Q and Western easier. Wheat also less
octve, while prices for common qualities were rather
lower. Corn was also heavy and easier while fair
demand existed for DO home and for export Pork
inactive at SIS rs for ana At $l2 so $13 for
p,ins-the latter figure for extra Sugars active
prices steady the Gales footed up about 24 hhds
~ ices gwen another column Coffee steady,
with limited sales F,e'shts were unchanged, while
gsgsucnts were made to a rair extent
The Great Revolutionary Crisis-What
II the Duty or Our Capitaiistsy
The moneyed men and capitalists Of our
country in their hands. They represent the
surplus wealth Of the nation, and from them
alone can be derived the means, so eagerly
sought tor by the governments at Washington
and Montgomery, OF plunging the two sections
into bloody civil war II they do their duty;
if they are fully alive to the fearfulness of the
responsibility which rests upon them, they will
not contribute single farthlng to forward the
iDiquit Us and suicidal purposes cherished by
both the secession and abolitionist administra-
tons. Two Secretaries OF the Treasury are in
tie market fr loans Mr. Memminger re-
CURES fifteen millions of dollars-a third of
which is to be paid immediately; while Mr.
Clsse demands seventeen millions, of which
eight aye 10 be bid for, on Tuesday next They
wsnt the money, ia order to assemble troops,
provide munitions Of war, concentrate naval
strength, and develope, In hIdeous detail, the
horrible programme that sh all render recoDci-
liza ION impossible, and secure the supremacy
of their respective factions II the capitalists
OF New York and New Orleans are faithless to
the constituency of wealth and prosperity
they represent, and grant the loans that have
be. asked for thu last hopes Of those who de-
sire Reconstruction OF the confedsracy will be
destroyed. They will have prepared the way for
the expendi ure Of hundreds of millions mere,
wbch will be swallowed up In the same awful
vortex Universal bankruptcy, and a wanton.
csuseless rational ruin will be the final result
o, their shor,sighted calculations and conf
denoe ar cTedu will be destroyed by the very
hands that have been industriously engaged
for tbreequarttrs Of a century. in elevatng
the country 10 It's recent pinnacle Of greatness
The British House Of Commons is 80 consti-
tuted that It represents the interests Of pro-
perry IN the United Kingdom. All moaeyed
interests are properly interpreted there, and no
government can obtain supplies, until the OBJ
ject Tor which they are granted has been ma