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r.WTOB. QMOOW CITY I SATURDAY, JUNE II, 1859. REPUBLICAN NOMINATION. Tot Confreu, DAVID LOGAN, Or ilVLTSOMAH. Arrival or tiik Eastem Mail. The U. 8. Mail steamship Panama reached Portland on Monday last, with neiri from the East to the 12th of May. We are In debted to J. W. Sullivao of San Francisco, and to Dr. Steele, of thia city, for laU pa pers. tsr Delusion Smith and Jo Lane we nudenUnd made ejtceches in thil city on Thursday afternoon lust. There were not more than forty or fifty persons In attend ance, most of whom were Republicans, Considering that it waa through the influ ence of the Dolf clique in and about town tliat the Lane party juggled t!ie nomination of the Know Nothing Stout in the grocery caucua at Salem, the reception of Jo and Delusion in this city the other day was ra ther cold. Delusion In hii ipcech bore down hard on Bush in much the tame man ner he did at Lebanon and Scio, thus cor roborating the statements of our corrcspon dent, ' Looker On,' which Delusion once denied in a letter to the Statesman. He gave fair warning that he intended to be a candidate for Senator in 1800, and expect ed the people to make that an issuo in the election of members of the Legislature next year. 1ST Mr. Geary, Superintendent of In diau Affair, with Father DeSmet, and the Indian Chiefi (seven In number) who were induced to come in and hare a talk with Gen. Harney, passed through our city ye tcrday on their way to Salem. Tho Chiefs are taken along to "tee tho country merely. tqf Gen. Harney and quite a number of officers from the U. S. Army at Vancou ver, paid our city a (lying visit this week. BCRip-Hoi.DKiia. Those holding war scrip will find it to their advantage, proboh ly, to pay some attention to an advertise ment in this week's paper, headed Come let us reason together." Photographic Those wishing pictures taken can be accommodated by calling at the rooms of Messrs. Holland k Day, oppo site Abernothy k Co.'s brick store. Messrs. H. k D. promise to execute like newts iu the latest and neatest style. See advertisement. Ha We are under obligations to R. E. Ball, News Depot, Portland, and to Free man k Co.'s Express, for tiles of lute pa pers by the last stenmrr. Dduotn aid Our t'.nrrrpikeal I.ooktr Oa.il Washington Bitk, May 29, 18,19, En. A mus: Yon have probably noticed that Delason Smith lias published a letter in the Statesman over his own signature, denying the truth of the statements made by your correspondent " Looker On" of this place. It so happens that I and scores of other citizens of this vicinity arc living witnesses to the truth of the statement made by your correspondent, Smith did say that " he and G rover wrote every edi torial that ever appeared in the Statesman in favor of Stute government, and that Rush always opposed a Stute government." He did say that "Bush was eternally slanging somebody or other that nono es capedthat lie (Smith) packed him on his back for sixty days (one man here thinks he said six weeks) last year, and barked for him, for Bush was a dumb dog, and couldn't bark for himself." He did say that " Hush was a perfect drawback on the party," and that nine-tenths of nil the po litical enemies he (Smith) hud made in Or egon, ho made by upholding that mean Bush." Smith moreover did say that " Lo gan was devoid of principle, and mean and treacherous." Ho also said that if the election went into the House, a million of dollars could be commanded by the Repre sentative from Oregon, and implied that Logan could I taught over. Ho also said thut Nesmith hud told him to draw on him while In Washington City for a thou aaud dollars on a certain contingency. The idea we all gathered was that Ncsmith had tried to bribe him to oppose Lane. These and many other statements he made of a similar character, which men of all parties will testify to. Those who may want fur ther evidence arc referred to Morgan Kees, Luther Elkius, James Klkina, Cpt. Shields, Copt. Settle, Robert Miller, Harvey Smith, Jeremiah Ralston Sr., II. C. Hill, all Democrats, besides many other Demo crat and Republicans, who were present and heard tho statements. The fact is, Smith's letter of denial is so notoriously fclsc that his warmest friends are growiug cold toward hiin and if he secures a seat in the Senate by Lis falsehoods, he ha oer Uiuly lost the confidence of many of hi former friends in LIun. Rclcct fully yours, J. w. Gsoaot Kansas From Kansas we Warn that the official majority m favor of calling a Stat constitution! conveution wa3,8$l totes. Tbe convention will assemble in Jute, and Gov. Medary has mH hi. proc lamstioD to that fhVt. W. I. iDAXJ, ftleklta Atmt The trial of Daniel E. Sickles closed at Washington April 20, the twentieth day of the trial. The case waa submitted to the Ju7 without argument by counsel on either side, and, after retiring about an hour, they returned with verdict of not guilty. According to the reports In the New York papers, the burst of feeling that ensued on the rendition ol the verdict was beyond de scription. For several minutes the Court was scene ol uproar that was unparal leled. Hundreds yelled an though gone mad, others wept, and a great number leajicd Into the dock and embraced the prisoner wildly. With great effort the judge and his officers obtained a moment trj lull, wheu one of his counsel moved the discharge of the prisoner. It was ordered, and Mr. Sickles was carried upon the shoul dcrs of the crowd out of the court room For a moment he stopped and shook hands with the jury, but he was too much over come to utter a word. Many of the jury men wept profusely. Once outside the Court room, the shouting-was renewed, and there was a tremendous rush of the crowd to seize Mr. Sickles and embrace him. The police were overthrown, and such wild demonstrations of affection and sympathy were probably never witnessed before. With a great effort he was extricated and pluced in a carriage, when a movement was made by the crowd to take the horses out of the carriage and draw it themselves but this was nreveutcd. no was borne away to the residence of Major McBIair, where he wus followed by hundreds of peo ple of all classes. Onco there, it was im possible to resist the impetuosity of the populur feeling, and the house was thrown open. A steady current of people of all classes, ages, and conditions flowed through it for several hours, who shook hands with Mr. Sickles, and congratulated him with a heartiness that moved him to tears. The verdict of acquittal spread like wild fire through the city, and for a moment all business was suspended. The news reached Willard's Hotel at the hour of dining, when the guests stood up and gave repeat ed hurrahs. It is useless to describe the extraordinary manifestations of public sen timent, which took every conceivable shupc, evincing the joy of the community at this most righteous verdict. uMqalbil Rrdlvlvat. En. A mil's: I think you arc mistaken in the statement made in your lost issue that Stout refused to answer, when asked " if the people of a Territory could pass laws interdicting slavery." I was present and thought I heard Stout use about the following language: "The people, or Legislature, of a Terri tory can puss laws prohibiting slavery, but I express the opinion, as a lawyer, that all such laws would be unconstitutional, and would be declared so whenever the questiou is carried to the Supreme Court," The fnct is, Stout occupies the same posi tion as Jo Lane and Delazon Smith. Ho is not a Douglas noninterventionist. Sqtu. June 10, 18;.9. DoinUoi Valrals. Land Okfick, Oregon Citv, ) June 7, 1859. J En. Aroi-s: This office is, by tho last mail, in receipt of forty four Oregon Dona tion Patents, for delivery to James White k wife, Khun Young, Tlios. Stanly k wife, Dr. D. II. Belknap k wife, Albert C. Long, Sanrord W. Staples, Marshall SI. Chipman, Edward M. Wnitp, James Kellv, James Miller, Win. S. Robb, Win. 11. Brown, John McCaslin k wife, Solomon K. Crawley, Tlios. J. Huyler, Chas. 0. Merrill k wife, Hufus McCluin, Geo. W. Butcher, Ira A. Henderson, Win. A. Long, Squire Griffin, Isaac Smith, Stephen!). Sayler, Win. B. Burger, Ira C. Barker. Win. Neel, Simon P. C. Fleener, Milton Wolverton, Eli Davis, David Chnmbcrlaiii, Henry Merrill, Joseph Jones, Joseph A. Woodin, John L. Klinger k wife, Barnard McPhilips, Lewis Childcm, James Officer wife, Oliver C. Williams, Geo. Mercer, Wm. R. Conon, Cyrus Olney k wife, Ed ward Gerard. The above Patents will be delivered on the receipt of the settler's certificate. B. Jrx.NiNCH, Register. The Aksiinistration Endorsed by a Democratic Meeting. Two men, says the Boston Traveler, recently contrived to saw their way out of the Little Rock (Ark.) jail, but before they left held a meeting, and adopted resolutions denouncing Know Nothingism, endorsing the foreign and do mestic policy of the "present Administra tion," and expressing their " unabated con fidence in the wisdom, patriotism, and in tegrity of our present Chief Magistrate." The resolutions were carried unauiniously, and a copy left, with a request that they be puiuishea in the Little Rock papers. The meeting then adjourned sine die, and went to sawing. r The new otnciul organ, the Consti tution, lays down the law to office-holders a follows: "The President of the United States ays for his paer in advance, and all sala ried ofliee rs of the Government will be ex pected to follow hi example in this oar ticular." ' Mexico. President Buchanan has rec oguixed Juarei a the constitutional Presi dent of Mexico, and Senor Mata, the min ister from that government, Las been for mally received. The interview is described as one "or the most ermtifvm.r Ar.v.t... o J O i Wm. C. Rive has delivered a political address at Richmond, Vs., in which he urged the burial of the slavery question as a political mat, sad pitched into the pres ent administration as venal and corrupt. It is intimated that Mr. Ricbord Cobden, during bis late sojourn at the White House, bat availed himself of the opportunity to sound the President on tbe subject of a moral interposition of the Uulted State In the present tangled and menacing affairs of Europe. It is certain tuat fcngnsn states men are generally alarmed, and the wisest nnable to foresee to what terrible issues tbe present complications are to lead. St. Lotis, May 10. Very discouraging accounts have been received from the Pike' Peak mines, which represent the miners as in a starving condition, and ninny of them leaving. Ti. Kt Josenh Journal of May 4th savs: " Prom a crentlemnn who came in from Highland, situated about twenty miles from here, out in the territory, on tbe great tlioroi'nrhfare to Pike's Peak, California, Utah, and Oregon, we lenrn that between here and there he counted 1"3 emigrant wagons, ail wending their way Westward." The Boston Atlas of April 23 says: "Every one of our readers will be pained to hear that Senator Sumner is in a Tcry bad state of health; but such is the tenor of the dispatch which comes to us from New York, where it has been received itimiKrh a nrivnte letter from Europe. He o goes to Italy." The Washington Stur says: " By an act of Congress, passed just at tho close of the late session, it was provided that coal for the navy should hereafter be obtained just as other supplies are namely, by adver tisement for proposals, and making contracts directlv with the coal dealers. This of course, necessitates the abolition of the coal agencies, and accordingly, the Secretary of the Navy has informed the agents that their offices are now discontinued." Senator Sewnrd ailed for Europe May 7, on ihe teatiithip Ariel, frum New i irk. It ia ttated lliat tha President intends ianl additional vela of war to Mei'eo, and that all Ilia support which cm consistently be g vrn to Ihe Juarei government will ueeiteiiueu 10 u. Juilva Greenwood, of Arkansas, who wan recently lemleiedthe Cuninisfiouersuip of Indian Alum, hai acceded it. liociPAav. The Cabinet hat under adiinement an im oru.nl questmn at U the boundary una be tween ihe t'niied Slalea and the liritwh North American powewiune fixed by the treaty of IS 10. Iliu treaty rune the tmuii.iary a:onff the -tilth parallel l Ihe middle of the channel which epnralM Vancouver Ivlund fruni Ilia Continent, ml thence no.itlierty to tne racino oeeun inruugn the middle nf the chann-1 and Kuoa Straits, the navigatiua of the nten to be free to both contract ing purne. It It Claiinej liv our uovrrnineni inni the channel indicated it the Canal de lluro, which it Ihe widrtt and deepett channel, and the horlcat w.iy to proceed from the Uulf of (Jeorg a to the ttraita. IS carer to the thore of V anlungtn, hew ever, ore Ihe lionario ttraita, and between them and Ihe wide channel are tome fifieen or Iweuty mall itlan.lt. the San JunnOrcas, and rome othcra, which are nnw claimed by bo h ihe I tilled tilatea and Great Hrita'n. The inland are nearer In the L'niled .Slatct than to Vancouver Itiand. They have an area altogether f 300 tquarc milct, or u ar mi.UIIU acnt orinnd. I lie Island or Jvin .Juan it the key of (lit Gulf of Georciu. and overlook the channels n rth and south. If fortified, it would command the posteniou ou bo:h tides of the channel. The ma'tcr of p era ton in tho islnnda hat late ly awiimed eiranrdrary importance, on account of the sold diiravered near llncer river, and both tiovi-rninen i have appointed Ciminrnaioneni toar range the basn fur the tctl.ementof the ana r. Utah. Secretary Floyd hat revived voluminous diopatchct from Col. duhntun, Commanding in Lull. This officer gives a gloomy account of Ihe oonllict there bolwein himself and Gov. Cumming, and between Ihe Governor and the Judiciary, fully oi.nliiming the accounts contained in the rpcuial Correspondence of the Tin en. Judgrisincla rand Cradlebaugh oked of lo onel Johmon military protection for the Court, witmsses, and prisoners, tnd he scut to IWo City a company of infantry for that purpoac. Governor Ctirnining, siding with the .lloinioiis, protested nga nst this, and de manded of Colonel JjIiiisod that the troops thould be withdrawn. The demand was refused, and the Governor threatened to call out the Mormon mil ilia to drive them nlT, when Colonel Johnrou eent up revernl additional eompauiet of infantry, one of artillery, auJ uue of cavalry, to sustain the guard if nece.-aary. Such was the position of atl'airs when the express left. The dispatches were immedi ately communicated to President Buchanan, who tcenia greatly embairaMed at Ihe turn of utTiirt. Secretary Floyd heartily approves of the action of General Johnson in the pri ui sea. The dispatches contain numerous incloaures, give g a history nf everything which has occurred. Governor Cum ming is exhibited ill no enviable light. Dr. Forney, Superintendent of Indian Affaire for I'tnli. writes to the Indian bureau, under date of .March 1 (Mil, that he it in potnesioii of such relia ble information as leaves no doubt of the complicity of the Mormons in Ihe Mountain Meadow mawa cre, and that after which (here was d stributvd among the leading Church dignitaries J.;!0 worth of property. '1 he seventeen ch IdreB who escucd were iu Ins (Forney's) care, ami arraiigeim nts had been nude to restoro thein to their friends in Aikansaa. Wasiiinbton, Muy 10. The contract for carrying the mail from New Orleans to Snn Francisco via Nicaragua, was to-day awarded to Daniel II. Johnson, of "ew York, for M 62,000. The contract is for nine months, from the first of Octolier, and requires a semi-monthly service. The schedule time from New York to San Francisco is twenty-three days, and from New Orleans to San Fran cisco twenty days. The Government has forwarded instruc tions to Utah, requesting Gen. Johnson not to order out the troops as a posse comitatus unless upon a requisition from Governor Cumming. The President also informs the Mormons, through Governor Cumming, that the am nesty granted by the President's proclama tion extends only to political offences, and that Judge Cradlebaugh did wrong only iu calling on Gen. Johnson for troops. Our Government has sent dispatches to BigUr, our Minister to Chile, demanding the restoration of the exequaturs of our Consul, and demanding the punishment of the soldiers who were engaged in the law less proceedings at Consul Trevitfs house. John Morris"y and John C. Heenan are intending to traTel together, and give Sarring exhibitions for mntual benefit. " A fellow feeling makes ns wondrous kind." Morrissey expresses himself rradv to het $10,000 that in the event of a fight Heenan will whip Savers, the English champion, neenan has made oat his official papers, and intends to cns the ocean in Julv. Political Ixtelliosxci mom TBI East, -Tbe war of the Administration Demoe racy of Illinois, against Mr. Douglas, con tinues with unabated fury. Postmuter Cook, of Chicago, the Administration lead er has published a document denouncing ' ' ... as At.. Tin. Douglas, and banishing Dim iroin iue and announcing that the anti- Douglas democrats of Illinois will be fully represented in the Charleston Convention. Of course, the other wing of the Illinois Democracy will abo Imj represented there. If lo annrehended that this will Dot be the a ' . i only instance of a double set of State del egates to that Convention. Tho Jackson Mississippisn, a Drc-cating journal, which is anxious the South should eo out of the Union, recently put the query to the Memphis (Tenn.) Enquirer, whether it was not in favor of Southern secession from the Union, if a Republican should be elected in 1800. The Enquirer responds " that it subscrilws to no such doctrines as resisting the inauguration of a President constitutionally elected, and that it will re sist it to tbe utmost, and it adds that until the Southern people are struck with judicial blindness, it can never take a deep bold up on the public mind. It assures the Misnis sippian that it and iU friends will have a shurp time before they are able to dissolve tho Union. J. F. St. James, recently elected Sfayor of St. Genevieve, Missouri, has long been known as one of the ablest and boldest ad vocntes of Free-soilism. It is claimed by the St. Louis Democrat that the emancipa tion feeling is rapidly spreading in that State. An Indiana paper in noticing the violence with which tho Louisville Courier, the home organ of Mr. Guthrie, demnnds the enactment of a slave code for tho Territo ries, says very truly: " There are a great many Democrats in Indiuna who feel friendly disposed toward the Hon. James Guthrie as a candidate for the Presidency, but if the Louisville Couri er expresses the views of that gentleman on the subject of Congressional intervention iu fuvor of slavery in the Territories, there is not one in a hundred who would touch him with a forty-foot pole." The Memphis Enquirer expresses the con fident belief that the opposition will gain two members of Congress from the west ern division ot iennessee. milium I. Avery, a member of the lust House of Rep resentatives, is tho Democratic candidate for re-election in the tenth district. John Scott Harrison declines to lie the Democratic candidate for Governor of Ohio. Oliver H. Perry, Republican, was on the 4th of May elected Speaker of tho House of Representatives of Connecticut, by a voto of 1 17 out of 228. W. W. Stone and D. E. Holcomb, Republicans, were elected Clerks. The Senate was also organized by election of Republican officers. A letter from Texas states that-General Samuel Houston is the candidate for Gov ernor in that State of the Independent or anti-Convention Democrats, in opposition to Gov. Runnels, the candidate of the Convention Democrats. The Peoples' party in Philadelphia, haTe carried the municipal election by a large majority over their Democratic opponents. Benjamin n. Brown was chosen Cily Treasurer, and Charles X. Xeal, City Com missioner. Senator Slidcll, it is said, lias changed his residence to Natchitoches in order to escnpo the objections at the election next year, when his term of office expires, against having two Senators from New Orleans, where his colleague, Mr. Benjamin resides. REri'BLiCAS Prospects thk Next Presidency. The New York Herald, in reviewing the political wpect of affairs in Pennsylvania, reaches the following con clusions in regard to the next Prcsidcncv: Starting from this point, the chances of the Kepublican party loom np into bold relief. The Pennsylvania October State election or IS00 decided the last Presiden tial election in favor of Mr. Buchanan. In thus saving the State to the Democracy, he saved the party from absolute destruc tion. Rutin tho Pennsylvania October election ol l8o8 the Democracy were rout ed, borse, foot, and dragoons;" and now, in ine spring or isoy, we Una the party there so hopelessly demoralized, distracted, and divided upon spoils and plunder, and slavery abstractions, and personal nunrrels. as to render it morally certain that the op- . r cut n !! i it . Kuiun in laoo win noia possession of the State by a large majority. The same may be said of New Jersey, from which a Re publican bos been elected to the United States Senate by a fusion of the ormosition majority of the Legislature, which may be ccrpu-u as itio oasis or tiicir Presidential coulitiou. Thus, from the local elections of 1858-9 it would appear that the Republican nartT holds in the palm of its own hn,i ti,. States of the following list, and the elector al vote which they represent, to wit Connecticut. 6 Ohio Pennsylvania.. Rhode bland... Vermont Wisconsin Kansas ... Iowa 4 Maine 8 Massachusetts 13 ....2.1 .....S7 4 J 5 J ...151 ...305 Michigan f New Hampshire... 5 New Jersey 7 New York 35 Total..., Total electoral rote f the Union, 1860. Necessary to aa election 153 In addition to the above catalogue of C . 41 e . , ... o c-iium, uiemore, ine Kepuolicans secure either Minnesota, or Indiana, or Illinois, to moke np a majority of the electoral vote; but, from the elections of those States last fall, and from the general run of tbe North ern elections of this spring, and from the prevailing distractions of the Democracv everywhere, Indiana, Illinois, and Minne ta may all be carried by the Republicans. a? Great hearts, like congfal. ' LATE FROM EUROPE. WAR ABOUT TO COMMEXCEN Alliance between Tranca sit KtmU! CHEAT ALARM IS ENOLASD! wretch UtaUtrr Ordrre W !. Vleaaat The steamship Adcluido arrived at St. Johns, N. F., May 9, bringlinr advices from Liverool to April 80. Actual hostilities have not yet Itegun, and no declaration of war luu been nmde, but the movements of tho different nrin'cs in Italy show that actual war can 110 longer be prevented, and the announcement of the commencement of hostilities Is momentarily exK'cted. Decidedly hostile movements are being made on every hand. The Austrians have taken the initiative bv crowing the Ticino river Into Sardinian territory with 1 20,000 men, and the French troops arc pouring into Piedmont by lutid and sea. No actunl ciigugeincntH had taken place at lost advices, but Freueh troops were pouring into Piedmont by railway and by forced marches. It is announced thut Tuscany had formed an ullianeo with France and Surdinia, and had joined her forces with those of the lutter powers. It is stated that France und Russia have concluded an offensive and defensive treaty of alliance, tho announcement of which caused greut excitement in England. The rcort was contradicted by the Paris Con stitutionnel and the London News, but the Loudon Times publishes the provisions of the treaty. The News thereupou modifies its statement, and says that a document has been signed by those powers, which gave rise to the report of the alliance, but asserts that it is a mere conveution. This denial of the existence of an offensive and defens ive alliance had a favorable effect 011 the funds tcmornrily, but the Times' publica tion of the points of the treaty cau-icd a sudtlen reaction, and a grmt panic 011 'Change. The London Times, in an elaborate arti cle upou tho present crisis, says tho an nouncement of the Russo-Frcnch alliance produced a most startling effect in Eng land, as it changes iu n moment the whole state of affairs. The Times regards the alliance between F ranee and Russia as n menace to England, from the fact that Rus sia guaranties to France the services of the Russian fleet iu the Mediterranean and the Baltic. Warlike preparations nrc going forward with the grentest activity at Woolwich, and at other naval stations iu England. The British government has chartered the Cuuurd screw steamship Etna and a num ber of other large steamers, for transporta tion of troops and munitions of war to the Mediterranean. It is reported that '.the British government intends soon to issue n proclamation tor tho enrollment of 20,000 additional men into the naval service. The Lloyds and other leading underwri ters generally demand war premiums on all marine risks taken by them. It is rumored that the entire military forco of England is to be embodied and placed on a war footing. The French Legislative bodr met A pri 26th at Paris, to receive the Government statement relative to the present ciisisin Europe, and to sanction the loan of 600,- 000,000 francs. Count Walcwski, in ma king the official explanation, threw all the blnmo of the approaching war upon Aus tria, and defended the policy of France as being fuvornblo to peace. The French con tingentfor the year has been ruised to 140,000 men instead of 80,000. England, Russia, and Prussia unite in protesting against the conduct of Austria in precipitating the war by her nircressiv policy, and throw the responsibility of the approaching conflict upon her. The Sardinian Chamber bnrl invrat King Victor Emanuel with dictatorial pow er, suspending the Constitution temporarily ror that purpose. King Victor Emanuel will probably command the Sardinian army 111 person, Russia has placed four additional corps d armee on a war footintr tun nf l,i..l. will advance toward the Austrian and two townru tne rrussiun frontier. The Paris Pntrie announces that the Emperor and Trince Napoleon would leave I ans shortly to join the Army of Ituly The question or the French Regency had been a subject of discussion in the French Cabinet, iu anticipation of the contingency the Emperor's death would occasion; and the Empress Eugenio would probably bo appointed to the Regency. Prince Jerome is also spoken of in the same connection A dispatch from Vienna annouuees that trench troops have arrived at Genoa from Toulon, and had already violated neutral territory by cutering Sardiuia. French troops are landing at Genoa in largo numbers, and are received with the greatest enthusiasm by the people It was expected that by the 30th April there would be at least 80,000 French troops in Italy. The French Minister at Vienna had re ceived hi passports, and the Austrian troy eminent had ordered him to quit Vienna and withdraw bis legation at once ' The Austrian official journal contains a manifesto of the government. expEn? the necessity of war with Sarri;n;. jb nying the existence of secret treaty be tween Russia and France. This manifesto is considered as tantamount f . ai of war ajramst San nia Paris. April 30 Tho rr !.. AUStnan troops had rrrvtsMl K T;.: ruby confirmed by official intelligence re ceived here this morning. The War Office tZ "I nTiVd, Aih "nouncing that hostilities had commenced nPsJ". Grand r ucv,""! ar against Austria, and Ijon France and Piedmont in freeing Italy from tho Austrian yoke. Tho Grand Duke refused the demand of the army, and fled. The army then declared a military diet, torshlii. It is reKrtl, upon what appear to he good authority, that France has concluded an offensive and defensive treaty with Den mark, C.trroalloa ( tkt AalalstraUea, ' , Every day brings Its new dcvclopemetit of tho rotten corruption of the Federal Ad. ministration. " Occasional," the Washing tou correspondent of Forney's Press, writta that "exposures will bo made at the next session of Congress of a character to dt mnnd tho imHacliineiit of high officers of tho Government. It would seem that la many departments there is not only a delib erate disregard of the Icttur of the law, but, more shameful fact still, there have beet authorized violations of the sanctity of pri. rate corrcsiiondcnce. To relieve our iuiti. tiitions from the infamy that the present Administration has put upou them, and 0 save us from that dire calamity, in which tho finger of scorn would point at us front every quarter of the civilized world, it li 1 bounden duty of every man, whether a rep resentative of the peoplo, journalist, or otherwise, to so make the facts appear that they will call down at once crushing denun ciations upon tho heads of the u'lty.-i! Hero is one: A gentleman, in one of tlte great cities of tho West, holds himself re sponsible, with another, on oath, to prore that not only were documents ordered not to be distributed when sent by a certaia Senator, but that letters were also violated. An investigating committee will be called upon this matter, ns well as upon the ma). practices of the Post Office Department, st an early day of the session. So iusecurs has tho transmission of private correspon dence become, Hint 0110 niiht well think tin re was here, as in tho pulmy days of the Austrian dcsxtism, a censor of tl.e mails one who, with diabolicul ingenuity, got in side of letters and allowed all to pass that wcro unexceptionable, to its requirement!, and withheld all that were calculated to de feat or embarrass tho 'powers that are."' Cay- Hon. Jereiniuh Clemen, formerly a distinguished Democrat, now iditor of th Memphis Enquirer, said in his sjrccIi in the American Convention nt Nashwlle, a few days ago, that it required cxtiaordinary credulity to believe that the Administration intended to use the thirty million dollars It asked for of the late Congress, in the pur chase of Cuba. "In my honest opinion," said Mr. Clemens, " the intention wm to use it ns a corruption fund to secure the nomination and election of John Slidell at President of these United States, Th:r is nothing in the past history of cither James Buchanan or John Slid"ll to pltici them above suspicion. Give them thirty millions of dollars to be used in buyiit; Spanish officials, and, unless some such tu'r adc occurs us thut of the leopard changing his spots, a part of the sum will be employ ed in buying the Charleston Convention, and the remainder in ptirclins'ng the vote necessary to insure the election of its nominee," ' Exrn.vv.vcANCE of tiik Adjiixistkatio. Senator Toombs, in his late speech on the revenue question, spoke of the wastefulness of the Government in these terms: " Your appropriations for the navy yards hate gone to the building of heroscs for officeB and the making of flowcr-pots, and all that sort of thing, nt a cost of $2,000,000 and it will be no less as long as you will pay it, but will go up to $1,000,000 if you dool stop it. There are $2,000, 000 that yon have no need for nt all. You have 8,000 sailors to man your navy. You have not increased them of late years, and you nave now 8,000 men in your navy yards to help them civilians. You have carried their number up from 3,000 to 8,000. ' You have eight navy yards. England has 550 ships, and has two navy yards. (You have eight conveniently located all about the country, and it is a cause of reproach to good Democrats for tho enemy to say w keep people here to cheat them in electim', and at God is my Judije, I urn araid thin is something in it." : . Shii'wheck. Liverpool, April 30. . The ship Pomona, from Liverpool bound for New York, was wrecked off Wexford on the I7th. The crew and three nassenetrs, whose names are unknown, were saved, There were ever 400 passengers on board, but tbe loss of life has not yet been ascer tained, as it is supposed many others were saved. 1 I One John Lehman wag recently sentenced, at trbana, Missouri, to imprto' onment for life for a heinous crime, and day or two after, having been convicted of horse stealing, was sentenced therefor, by the stern Judge, to an additional term of eight years! Coquetry. In most women HneciaIlT if they are handsome the love of coquetry is as strong as the love of life. It showl itself as soon as the beanty of the maidei begins to bud. It pnta forth its blosson" as she advances into womanhood, and fade! only with her fading charms. Vanity vanity is the root of the plant. The desire of pleasing all of offending none is the origin of coquetry. Then, too, the display of power by which the strong man if ebon of his strength, leads many a female, Defr lah-hke, to tnrn traitoress to him who trsstt tOO Securely in her mnes-rtlr Wl,.tTerhs the causes of this species of deception, Hi, effects are most deplorable; for it canaot fad, in the end, to render ber who practise! it an obj-jct of indifference to those upo whom it is practised. Prond men have do real friro'ri.