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if ohimb vt ?• 0nquiver f HI- WBKKLy. COl.UMBlJa. OA.: Thursday Morning, March 5,1857. MAIL BECOBD. Tcntt, March l.y KMlfra mall T»l*" New York Fob. 2«th nnA 27Mi; Philadelphia, . I e- KV 13th.n<U8th; Richmond Fob. 2711.; nab March let M..1 31. »-*«!« Ain more Fob. 3d and 57lh: Washington f '♦>/* h , fI‘. M ’ « March 1st: Nov Orleans Feh 4th, 11th and 28th; Mo bile Mar.-h 1st: Monttr-unwry March id and 3d. No papers by either mail from Columbia. Wfonkhday, March 4.—Received papers from New York, feb 28th ; PhUsdelpblaittth; Columbia March 2d; AuRtt“- ” 3d; New Orleans Fob.28th and March 1st, t; Montgomery 3d. No papers from Haiti- \ Cltv lUchwon. nr Charleston. _ ty An article which we had prepared in rela- tion to tlio iloranfieinent anil failures of the msils, has been crowded over ,o our i-from the iey north. The following dispatch from thsnk Mr. Smyth*, Postmaster at Augusta, for h.s * to p hil „a Bl „ hl * Amer . The Treaty with Mexlcb* Treaty still differ very widely. The Atlanta Intel ligencer is in ecstacics over the prospect of another great acquisition to our territory, and thinks that ‘all the glory’ ol the magnificent accomplishment be longs to the Administration of Franklin Pierce, which has at last done something to redound to its credit! It thinks that both Sonora and Lower Cal ifornia have been purchased by the provisions of the Treaty, and lets off ns follows : ‘‘The treaty which was recently transmitted to our Government, and which we referred to some days ago, seems to be regarded ns a great diplo matic triumph, accomplishing results ot no ordina ry magnitude to the future prospects of our coun try I o the administration of Franklin Pierce will belong all the glory of this magnificent acquisition, extending the boundaries of the Republic on the Pacific down to the 25th parallel of latitude, and which will bring increased importance to our com mercial relations.” But alas ! there comes a frost—‘‘a killing frost” statement of the causes of the late failures and ec centricities, of which wo have spoken, and we are glad to learn that the fault of the present difficul ties does not devolve upon his shoulders, or those of his assistants. We have some comments to make upon the real cause of those failures and de lays. in the article postponed. Ill the meantime, we ask the reader to refer to our >'Mail Record” in this paper, after perusing Mr. Smythe’a euhjfcr^n the Postmaster General. Cold ami Frost. At the close of a February of unusual mildness, which had beautifully stalled vegetation and ap peared to be the first stage of uninterrupted Spring, old Winter stole a March upon us again on the 1st and 2d inst., accompanied by his usual agents, frost and ice. A wind from the north and north west, on Sunday, chilled us with premonitory indi cations of the coming changes, and on Monday morning a slight frost was noticed, notwithstanding a brisk breeze and dry season. On Tuesday morn ing there was a heavier frost and thin ice ; and ex posed tender garden vegetables were killed. There was another frost on Wednesday morning, but the weather appeared to moderate during the day.— The peaches, plums, and some other fruit trees, were in full bloom, but wo are glad to learn that only a partial destruction of the germs has yet been observed—probably the dryness of the atmosphere prevented a more general destruction. We pre sume that but very little corn was up. Fatal Accident.—A young man named John Hooks, a braketnan on the Mobile and Girard Rail* road, was crushed between two cars and killed, yesterday, at the depot in Girard. He was stand ing on the track between the cars to couple them when run together, but, being careless about his position, or miscalculating the space between them., he was crushed in the collision. Wc learn that the deceased had no fuinily. A Complicated Case. A New Orleans police oflicer named Phillips, and Mr. Simons of this city, arrived here on Tues day, having in custody George W. Morman, late a resident of Columbus. They also arrested in New Orleans a negro man calling himself Aaron, and lodged him in jail at Montgomery, Ala. We learn from the New Orleans papers that the negro was carried to that city by Morman, who claimed him as a slave, but that the negro there insisted that he was a free man. The officers arrested and de tained them (with the assistance of Mr. McGibony of Montgomory) on suspicion that that they were concerned in the robbing of the United States mail on the Montgomery and West Point Railroad.— A considerable amount of money, and a gold watch and other articles of value, were found ’* possession and taken in charge by the gentlemen who urrested him. On their arrival here, Morman was committed for examination, and his counsel instituted proceedings against Phillips for using part of the money to pay traveling expenses, requir ing him to give bond to answer the charge, which I he found no difficulty in doing. j Yesterday the counsel for Morman sued for his release on habeas corpus, on the ground that he was held in custody without proper authority. It appearing to the Court (Justices McKendreo, Wor- pum and Coleman) that no warrant for his deten tion was in the hands of the sheritT or jailor, they ordered his release, hut sheriff Brooks immediately served on him a warrant issued upon the affidavit of the Postmaster of this city, alleging that he had reason to believe that a mail-bag had been robbed at Montgomery, Ala., by the negro Aaron, and that Morman had knowingly received and held a part of the stolen money. The counsel demanded au in vestigation of this charge, but the Court refused to act and committed Morman to the custody of the sheriff. It is understood that an examination on this latter charge will he held before United States Commissioner Wiley Williams, this morning. There are many rumors and surmises afloat in reference to this case. One is, that an article of jewelry found in Morman’s possession belonged to Mr. Estevez, who mysteriously disappeared a few weeks ago, and that he has been robbed or murder ed. Another current report is that the negro Aa ron confesses that he stole the money from the mail and gave it to Morman or one of his relations. And still another, that the piece of jewelry supposed to have belonged to Estevez was given by him to a sister of Morman, and by her to her brother. The case appears tojie a very tangled and com plicated one—at least public suspicion so regards it .--and much interest is felt in reference to its devel opments. CF" The Times <$• Sentinel is mistaken as to one of the members, as well as his party relations, in the following paragraph : “Friends f the South.—The following are the names of all the members from the non-slavehold ing State? who joined the southerners in voting against the bill in the lower House of Congress de claring the legislature ofKansasspurious and its law invalid, and providing for a new election: (all Dem ocrats except Whitney,) Messrs. Allen, Brown, Cadwallader, English, Florence, Fuller of Maine, Hall, Harris of Illinois, Kelley, Miller of Indiana, Morrison, Packer, Peck and Whitney.” Mr. Broome, of Pa., instead of Brown, was tho Northern member who voted in the above list.— Both Broome and Whitney are staunch Fillmore Americans. Wc do not believo that there is any member of the present House of Representatives named Brown ; nor do we know anything about Mr. Morrison or his politics. If the Democracy ian only muster eleven or twelve “friends of the outh” in the House of Representatives, it is time stop the delusive boasts of the fidelity and ngth of “our natural allies.” i Washington City to the Philadelphia North A icon speaks in terms decided and explicit, and is moreover sustained by similar statements from other quarters; we feqr it is hut too true: Washington, Feb. 2fi.—The new trenty with Mexico reached bore lust night, and was submitted 1 to the cabinet at the meeting held to-day. It con- ■ sists of four conditions : First,reciprocity between ! the United States and Mexico, professedly predica- I ted on the principle of the arrangement with Can ada. Second—A loan of fifteen millions of dollars, to be secured by the Mexican customs revenues; eight millions of the loan are to be paid to Mexico, four millions to the Brilish bondholders, and three are reserved for the payment of claims from the United States Third—A commission is to he con stituted for the adj udication of the American claims. Fourth—A postal convention on the basis of that made by Gen. Gadsden, No territory of any kind is acquired or contemplated, and no advantages are proposed not already existing. The whole proposi tion is considered extraordinary, and the sentiment oftho Cabinet, at the meeting to-day, was very de cided against recognizing it so far ns to ask the ad vice of the Senate. This treaty having been orig inated l>y Mr. Forsyth, without instructions of any kind, and being opposed to the views of the Admin istration, the Executive will probably take the re sponsibility of disapproving the act oi Mr. Forsyth entir ly. ' New Post Office.—The Post Master General has established a new Post Office at the residence of Mr. Persons, near the line of Macon and Rus- II counties, Ala., called Persons, and appointed r. Pratt, Postmaster. The office will he supplied with mail facilities from Columbus, Ga. Augusta Races. The races closed on Saturday with two spirited nud exciting contests. For the four mile purse of $1,000, Sue Washington, Moidore and Olio, three fast and successful racers, appeared at the tap of the drum. Sue Washington was the general fa vorite, and won the race in two straight heats— Olio distanced in the second heat. Time, 7:42, 7:46£. The last race was for a purse of $200, mile heats, best three in five. Carolina and Mary Blueskin were the only contestants. Carolina took the first heat, and Blueskin the 2d, 3d and 4th.— Time, 1:58$, 1:57, 2:04, 2:04. We learn that Frank Allen was greatly out of order, which accounts for his non-appearance in the lists during the week. VOS’. THU CQWKBUS ENQC Post-Office, Augusta, Ga., 1 March 2, 1857. J Messrs Ragland 4* Co., Columbus, Ga. Gentlemen:—I thank you for the copy of your paper of the 26th ultimo, which contains your arti cle in reference to the mails sent from this Post- office to that of Columbus, Ga. A short absence from the city prevented an earlier reply to such of your remarks as 1 deem it proper to notice. You define the source of inconvenience as follows: “We stated that wo often received by the eastern mail a paper or two from New York, or Baltimore, or Washington City, while the papers along Urc ' route between those cities nWd Augusta failed to come through. Thus wo might reccivo a New York paper, but none from Philadelphia, Wash ington, or Baltimore; or a Baltimore or Richmond paper, and none from Petersburg, Columbia or Charleston. Jn truth, there appears at present to he no connection whatevorof the dates of papers daily received at this office. Of course, wc do not unckAike to say that the Augusta office is respon- sib^nor [From the Mobile Tribune Extra. | Another Great Fire lu Mobile. About 4,000 bales of Cotton burnt—Loss §250,0001 Mobile, March 2.—Another destructive fire broke out yesterday at 3 o’clock, P. M., in the Cotton Ware-house of Messrs. Emanuel & Gaines, on State street, between Commerce and Water streets. It was first discovered by the Bell Sentinel in the City Watchtower. The gates were all locked up and had to be burst open by ose who first arri ved at the place, and from the fact that they had remained closed Bi.opaj»esterJav» **»•»« tho tim bod neon slumbering for some time previous lo its breaking out. The Fire Companies were quickly on the ground; hut despite their prompt and energetic exertions the entire contents of the Warehouses were con sumed. Adjoining this Warehouse, on the North side, was Coley’s Warehouse, which was neurly filled with cotton, and next to that is the Eslava Warc- *e containing about 4000 bales. When it was found that the tide of destruction in the first could not bo stayed attention was directed exclusively to saving the two last. The judicious efforts resulted favorably, and the cotton in those Warehouses sus tained no further damage than that occasioned by being drenched with water. We have heard of several firms In this city, who are said to be losers to a limited extent. Very little of the cotton was ship-marked. It is supposed that not more than one half of tho whole amount was covered by insuranco. Tho Warehouse, valued at $5000, was not in sured. Sinee writing^thc above we learn that the num ber of bales destroyed is 3,400, which makes the loss over $221,000—of which >$50,000 is sustained by the Alabama Life and Trust—$40,000 by the Mobile—$13,000 by the Navigation—$11,000] by the City-r$ 10,000 by tho Firemen’s—7,000 by tho Merchants—$4,500 by the Dry Dock and $25,000 by the Greensboro’ Fite Insurance Companies, ma king altogether $150,000. -The number ship- marked is set down at 100 bales—-which leaves 846 bules in the hands of planters not insured, a- mounting to about $55,000. ^ It is stated that Mr. Buchanan has selected phew, James Buchanan Henry, as his Private try; and that his accomplished niece will over the domestic arrangements of the T ouse. The fashionables about Washing- themselves that the old gentleman will very lively and hospitable “bachelor's Kansas. We are gratified to learn that the projected Kan sas expedition of Messrs. Treadwell, Danforth and Clayton is likely to ho crowned with signal suc cess. They have already received applications to tuke as many emigrants as the funds nowon hand will permit. The emigrants, for the moat part, are families, of exactly the right sort, to advance our cause in Kansas. Wc have lately received a pri vate letter from a distinguished Southern gentle man there, who gives the strongest encouragement, that with anything like proper exertions, Kansas will certainly be ours. They are no friends of the South who do their best to chill the ardor of true men, by gloomy and unfounded forebodings of fail ure and disaster. The fact stares us in the face, that money alone is wanting to ensure the establish ment of our institutions in that fair.land, and if we lose it, our own parsimony will he the humiliat ing cause. There are many men in the South, of ample means, who have not as yet,done anything to wards the accomplishment of this transcendency important object. Wo implore all such to use the present and perhaps the last opportunity that will be presented of aiding the patriotic work. They may rely on it that the best sort of Southern emigrants are not wanting where the means of transporta tion arc furnished. Nobody need fear to confide their funds fo the keeping of such men as those who are engaged in this noble undertaking.—Eu- fa/a Spirit. Old Buck alt over for tub Union.—Tho Phila delphia Ledger says :—“Mr. Buchanan has got his inaugural coat made by an honest Dutch tailor of Lancaster, who has patriotically stitched it with stars, representing the thirty-one Stajji of the Un ion. The idea is a good one, andTould only have originated in Lancaster county, inhere the Union is a cardinal principle with the Dutch yeomanry, who will not have it separated without tearing the whole fubric, materia) and workmanship, into shreds. It is also symbolical of Mr. Buchanan’s administra tion. With the Union stitched into the Democrat ic policy, and with the right kind of buckram in the cabinet to stiffen it, it will wear out its term—a credit to the manufacturer, a satisfaction to the wearer, and the admiration of the people.” this partiality and eccentricity in the ser vice ; but we regret that the Postmaster there ex hibits so little disposition to aid us in discovering the true cause or point of failure, and does not even sr/ggcs/soine solution oftho intricate problem.” I have noticed (particularly since the obstruc tions to tho mails by the late intonscly^old weath er) the irregnlnri ies to which you refer in the above paragraph. T he solution of the problem is easy. The moils did not all come at once, and la ter dates of loiters and papers- were as apt to be re ceived as earlier oties. A New York pouch or paper sack may have come unaccompanied with either from other offices, because, in the transmission of a port ol the accumulated mails, it may have acci dentally been most convenient to reach and for ward. In the same way, a Baltimore or Richmond bag may have reached us and been distributed be fore one front Charleston or some other intervening office. It was impossible for us to distribute all, and with the office frequently full of newspaper sacks piled upon each other, we could not discrim inate if wc desired it. You will perceive at n glance that I could not know where the bogs were detained, or how and in what quantities they were transmit ted on the roads. I never express opinions in news papers on such subjects, lest I may do injustice from the wont of a true knowledge of tho facts.— What we did receive we forwarded with the utmost possible dispatch ; and I use the occasion to say that greater delays would have occurred than did, but for the kind osistance extended to us by the Postmasters and their assistants at your city, At lanta and Savannah. 1 do not “protest” as you seem to think, against your instituting inquiries to find out the cause and points of failures in the mails. I merely objected to the publication in your widely-spread columns of your supposition that the irregularities occurred at this office. You must see that injurious impres sions against its management would easily be made in that way, whether merited or not. I am desirous to advance and protect, as far as I can, the rights and interests of the Publishers of newspapers. More that ten years connection with papers, as Editor and Proprietor, thoroughly indoc trinated me into the hazards of Publishers and the arduous toil, mental and physical, of Editors. Per sonal experience and the kindred sympathies of the past, give gentlemen of the Press a claim upon my services independent of official obligations. You have referred to documents mailed by mem bers of Congress, and seeds sent from the Patent Office failing to reach their destinations. At this office, wc have regretted the reception of Docu ments without wrappers, and packages or covers of seeds, destitute of their contents, and have often put ourselves to extra official trouble to tie up and send on such as contained enough of the wrappers to enable U9 to ascertain the parties addressed and the places of destination. Packages of seeds, par ticularly, ma8hed nml crushed as tiWW heavy piles of mail bags, will in many cases bo so torn as to reach this office and other offices without their contents. Many of the irregularities in the mails are owing to causes over which the “Government” can have no control. Storms, and other adverse agents, are dispensed by a higher power than that of Postmas- ter^Gencral and President. I think much has been done lb facilitate the transmission of mails, and it is surely seen, when the weather permits the regu lar arrivals, connections and departures of the cars upon^Jie great rnilroads of the country. We may have q. Post master General who may be moje suc cessful than Mi^Campbell has been ; but I doubt if any one may exert himself more to advance the public interests. This is my opinion, founded up on a close inspection of Post Office matters in all my rel^dns with Mr. C. and the heads of the va rious bureaus of#hc Department. I allude to these matters because you have seen proper to bring them up in your articMHn reference to this office and the transmission of the mails between it and Colum bus ; My motives, I trust, may not be misconstrued, especiaUjS^yhenl slate that I have held office by appointment ofUfe President, and not of flic Post master General, both of whom also will in two days more give place to their successors. Very respectfully, &c. JAMES M. SMYTIIE, P. M. [FOR THK COLVMUU8 XNQUlRBn.J FOR THE TERRITORY OF KANSAS. Crawford, Ala., March 1, 1857. Messrs. Editors : I am a citizen of the Territo ry of Kansas. I have recently returned to Ala bama for the purpose of closing up my business, anil shall return on the 10th of April. Having been reared and educated at the South, I leel a lively interest in the success of Southern in stitutions in that rich and beautiful Territory, and deem it my duty to employ my best and ablest efforts to aid in permanently establishing slavery there. Alone with this, view, I propose to take with me to Kansas us many Southern emigrants as I may be able to furnish with means to pay expen ses by contribution. My intention is take none but single men, and who intend to establish themselves permanently there. Any person can go with mo and pay their own expenses, if they wish lo do so, and have the advantage of cheaper traveling than to go alone. Having resided there nearly twelve months, and traveled some over the Territory, I shall be enabled to assist in u considerable degree those who may accompany me in selecting advantageous locations, whether they be laborers or professional men. For the purpose, therefore, of enabling myself to carry as many as may desire to go, I shall, in com pany with Col. Baker and others, who have kindly consented to assist me, address tho citizens of Chambers county, at LaFoyptte, sometime during tho next Circuit Court; and at*Crawford, on Mon- day the fir^t day of Corfjfjthe citizens of RubscII tion in planting institutions in this fertile region, oeinlly the one of slavery, and lo forever perpet-^ uate the same. Satisfactory evidence will be given to contribu tors that the money will bo applied strictly to the object contemplated. Persons wishing to accom pany me will, if they desire, address mo ot Craw ford, Russell county, Ala., any time between this and the 20th of this inst. Emigrants must notice this paper to see if I make nny changes. My place of departure will be from Tuskcgce, and I hope all will be there the day before starting. A. B. EILAND. From Washington* Washington, Feb. 26—Hon. J. Glancey Jones, who declined a Cabinet appointment, in order to relievo Mr. Buchanan from embarrassment concern ing Pennsylvania, now says he will accept lor the purpose of spiting Col. Forney, who headed the opposition to him. Washington, March 2.—Mr. Buchanan left Lancaster this morning. There was a great turn out of the people and the military. Cannon were fired, bells were rung, and the President is escorted from homo by the Lancaster Fencibles. Ho will reach Washington to-night. Kansas" News. [Correspondence of the N. Y. Daily News.] Washington, Feb. 26 The news from Kansas which reached here to-day by telegraph has caused some excitement. Mr. Shcrrard, the gentleman who spit in Gov. Geary’s face and was subsequent ly killed, was a very respectable young man from Winchester, Virginia. Young Shcrrard it appears was appointed Sheriff of Douglas county, Kansas, according to law; hut the Governor afterwards agreed to give him his commission, and finally put ofi doing so until the retnul^f llWWJlcretary of the Territory to tho capital. The Secretary having re turned. and the commission still remaining unsign ed, a very had feeling grew between the Governor and young Shcrrard, which resulted in the death of the latter in the manner indicated by tho dispatch. St. Louis, Feb. 28.—The Legislature of Kansas has passed a law declaring resistance to territorial authority rebellion, and punishable with death.— The House has refused to repeal the test oaths. Supreme Court—Important Decisions. Three decisions were rendered Saturday night last, of much interest and importance, two of which arc noted below. In the third, thclrwinton Bridge case, a new trial was granted : The Macon Building and Loan Association, and the 13ibb County Loan Association of this city, having loaned or advanced money to one of their members, and taken- mortgages on real estate, to secure the payment of the instalments and interest due on said loans, instituted proceedings to fore close said mortgages. The borrower filed the plea of usury, which was sustained by the Superior Court, (Judge Allen presiding)—the Judge holding that the Acts of the Legislature incorporating said Associations, do not authorize them to loan or ad vance money to their members on the terms speci fied in their Constitution and By-Laws. This de cision was reversed by the Supremo Court at its late session in this city—one of the Judges dissent ing—the Supreme Court deciding that nil mortga ges for loans or advances made in accordance with the Constitution and By-Laws of said Associations are legal and valid, the act- of the Legislature in reference to said associations, being, that they “are incorporated and made a body politic, under and according to tb.e Constitution and By-Laws, here tofore (theretofore) adopted by them.” Lanier & Anderson and 8. T. Bailey, counsel for the. Associations. E. A. <St J. A. Nisbct, for the Mortgagor. John 8. Hoge vs. The Directors of the Commer cial Bank ol Mr con. This was an action at the instance of a Billhold- er vs. the Directors of the Commercial Bank, un der the 8th clause of the charter—making said di rectors liable in their individual capacity, in case at any time tlu^^b^JpOhe Bank should exceed three timcsIflWWiWm^^^specic, or the notes of spec e paying Banks, or monies deposited in their vaults for safe keeping. The Bnnk suspended payment in 1817—the charter expired in 1852--the action was brought in 1855, to which action defendants filed pleas of the statuto of limitations and the expiration of the char ter, which pleas were over-ruled by the Superior Court, Judge Allen presiding, and the Jury in structed to find for the Plaintiff the amount of his demand. This decision was reversed by the Su preme Court (Judge Lumpkin dissenting.) the Su preme Court holding that the charter was a contract that the clause above referred to, did not provide for the event of the expiration of the charter, and thereupon creating a statutory liability which should ive the expiration of tho charter,—and that in of such omission, the common law rule, which provides that upon the expiration of a charter, the debts to and from a corporation are extinguished, is the law of force in Georgia. Hines Holt, Seaborn Jones and E. D. Tracy for the Directors. Rutherford for the Billholdcr. Georgia Telegraph. county ; arid the citizens pf Macon oounty at Tus- kegee, somo^ie during the first week of Court, and thus furnish to everijpan another opportunity to contribute material atfln permanently establish ing slavery in Kansas. My personal observai ions there have convinced me that with a continued and persevering effort on ,the part of the South, we may yet innke Kansas a slave State in spite of the Abo litionists; and if the people will meet mo at the places indicated, I think I shall bo able to convince them of tho fact. I have no more interest in this question than a majority of Southern’men, and if I know myself, my sole object is to aid the interest of my beloved A Balloon Story.—From France toAlgieis in a Balloon.—We find the following remark able paragraph in ono of our English papers, under tire head of “Wonderful if true:”—“A small Paris journal, called Les Contcmpo- rains, has just published a most strange ac count, signed Henri Page, of an icrostatic excursion, which the article declares has solved the long canvassed problem of di recting balloons. The persons who are Sta ten to have made the excursion, are the Count de Pleuvier, M. Gavarni, M. Migeon. Mr. Falconer, an English aeronaut, and Mr. Henri Page, the writer. The apparatus used is stated to have cost not less 300,0001, the greater portion ot which was furnished by Count de Pleuvier. The machine is repre sented as consisting of two balloons united together, of a spherical form, able to contain 10U pounds of hydrogen gas. The directing power is a modified screw, communicating with the car, and a rudder, made principal ly of whalebone, to change the direction when required. M. Gavarni, the inventor, it is declared, can obtain the upward move ment ut the balloon without throwing out ballast, which system soon exhausts the re sources of the very best constructed balloon, and becomes an invincible obstacle to long excursions in the air. The loss of hydrogen is instantaneously repaired by a chemical proceeding, of which M. Migeon is said to possess the secret, and by a little apparatus of commuication, also invented by M. Ga- varni. The descent is effected, as r hitherto, by letting the gas escape. The departure ot the aeronauts, on the occasion referred to took place on the 15th of January, at ton in the morning, from the park of Ferrieras, in the tSolonge; and the next morning, at five the airia 1 travellers effected a safe descent within half a mile of Algiers. “Wo received,” says the account, “the most touching hospi tality. i he inhabitants wanted to carry us in triumph, but we declined the honor, and as soon as we could, went to take some te- pose, leaving our aerostatic apparatus under , J e K l ] ar( lianship of a file ot zouaves. Mar shal llandon deigned to congratulate us, and pressed the hand of Gavarni with tho utmost warmth. We remained on the Afri can soil only 30 hours, and led at noon the i a ,l r |.n l ,T„° U [ a T V ? 1 ’ in si f? ht ot al > immense multitude who had assembled to see us as cend trom the Mole. Our return was effect- ed without the slightest incident, but with much greater rapidity. At half past four the next mormng we alighted at the spot from which we started, in the park of Count de Congressional* The Corruption Trials dispus t ,f m Washington,Feb. 27—Tho House i«-umed consideration of tho resolution for the expulsion 0 f Mr. Gilbert. Mr. Purviancc offered a substitute that the House will forthwith proceed with tho t ial, directing th e Sergeant at arms 'o summon Messrs. Triplett and Sweeney to appear before the bar of the House f 0r examination, and that Mr. Gilbert bo heard in per son or by counsel. Mr. Stanton asked to have some parts of th e manuscript of Mr. Simonton’s testimony, not prin ted. Mr. Orr objected, saying it was not testimony. Mr. Stanton said that the House could judge as j to that. The resolution of Mr. Purvianco was rejected— yeas 82, nays 109. Mr. Gilbert then rose to speak, and tho members gathered about him. He remarked that he rose with un unusual de. gree of emotion, but he felt in his own consience that he was not condemned. Although he had been placed thus before this asscinbage and his ' name spread broadcast over tho land, he was con- vinccd of his own innocence. He stood here void H of offence. Tho volume of evidence regarding himself, had V been commented on by others, and he would add no weight to what had been said. He submitted 1 to gentlemen, men of intelligence and lawyers, whether on such evidence, they, sitting as a jury, would enforce a judgment in a civil suit for $25. On that evidence he had been arraigned, and char ges preferred against him, which, if true, would affix upon his name an enduring stigma. His po- sition in life was well known, and he challenged any man to say aught aguinst his personal or official conduct. If any member of this body felt tjmt he had boon*Aiijured by a^Bintion vffehhim, let him rise and say so. He had answered to tho allega tion with perfect confidence that his statement un derneath, would rccive some degree of credit. He referred to matters connected with his case to show that it had not been his intention or desire to delay- action by the committee, and alluded to the confi- dencc reposed in him by his constituency. If ho had been that corrupt and obnoxious man he was rep. resented to be, it was very likely that it would be known where he was best known. Forty years had he lived and until the present, never had such a charge been laid at his door. Ho did not feat t. Those dearest to him had said—sus tain your dignity—let the result lie as it may, do no mean act, and if your pursuers follow you, then your friends will take care of you r.t home. He had two daughters growing up. If he was alone the world he should feel ns free as air, but he knew his responsibility. This attempt to fix a stigma on his good name, was unprecedented. He charged the House with gross injustice towards him, his family, his friends, his constituents and the world, in depriving him of a fair hearing. Hi* felt confident that on his trial he would come out • unscathed. There was a history connected with Mr. Sweeney that is yet a secret. He has been home since he testified. He has been associated with men who have used him as their tool, occurJ. ing to his (Gilbert’s) honest belief, and he thought he could be sustained. There are men high in authority, who dare not cross Sweeney’s track. If the House had gone into a trial, some, astonishing developments w«mlJ ha’ o been made. He was prepared, if the trial had been accorded, to vindicate himself. Mr. Gilbert sent up » paper to tho clerk, which was read. It stated that tho committee had re- fused him a fair hearing, had reported garbled ex- parte testimony, with the view to convict him. He concludes by saying, trom this moment he has re signed his scat as a member and notified the Gov. ernor of New York of the fact. This announcement took the House by surprise. Mr. Gilbert immediately left his seat. The resolutions of the Investigating Committee in the case of Mr. Gilbert were tabled—voas 135, nays 68. Mr. Morgan sent up a letter from Mr. Malteson, addressed to the Speaker, to the effect that he had, .underjhc resolution previously adopted, filed Lis reasons for refusing to submit to tho usurpation of the Committee. As a trial had been denied to Mr. Gilbert, he had no right to expect that any larger measure of justice would be accorded to him. A secret requisition, without warrant or authority, hail taken testimony against him without his knowl edge, and on that had invoked the House to punish him to the greatest extent it could inflict. It was too plain neither the rights of his constituents nor his own could be longer secure or respected, there fore he deemed it to be his duty to forthwith re sign his seat as a member of the House. Mr. Bennett of New York moved to table the Committee’s resolutions respecting Mr. Matteson. The House disagreed to the motion by 25 against 102. Mr. Matteson was not present during the proceed ings The reading of Mr. Mattcson’s answer to the resolutions of the Committee was earnestly detnuud- ed by various gentlemen. Mr. Dunn remarked that the communication read to-day from Mr. Matteson being scurrilous, he objected to reading any other from that source. Mr. Stanton desired to lay the whole subject on the table. Mr. Houston—Then I will object to tho reading of the libelous paper, as I understand it. Mr. Warner having the floor, proceeded to refer to tho testimony in Mr. Mattcson’s case, Faying that Mr. Matteson admitted that the giving of one- fourth of a factory, and having hero a hundred thousand dollars to he given to outsiders, in order to carry the Des Moines bill through, wrs legitimate. If such be the moral standard of Mr. Matteson. lie should like to know who upheld such an opinion, and hence wished a vote on the resolutions. Mr. Matteson had denied that ho had committed an of fense on the House, as the money was not propos ed to be used to influonce members ; but Mr. War ner referred to legal documents to show that Mr. Matteson had been guilty of an offense, and justi fying the severest punishment. Up to the time of his appointment he did not know anything of out side influence. Mr. Orr made a brief speech in defenco of the conduct of the Committee; insisting that they were governed by fairness in eliciting testimony. Mr. Bennett of New York moved to table the res olution. Lost by 83 against 108. 1 he first resolution against Mr. Matteson was read and adopted—yeas 145, nays 17. Tho second resolution was then adopted, and the third (expell ing him) was laid on the table. The resolutions against Mr. Welch were then taken up, and, after some discussion ns to the cred ibility of the witnesses against him &c., Mr. Smith of Virginia offered the following as a substitute for the Committee’s resolutions: “Resolved, That there has been no sufficient ev idence dieted by the Committee who were charged with and have reported in the case of Mr. Welch, »nd that no further proceedings should be had against him.” I his resolution was adopted by a vote of 119 against 42. Wabhinoton, Feb. 28.—The House to-day laid on the tuble tho bill reported by the corruption in vestigating committee, and refused to accept the Senate’s amendments to the tariff bill, but asked for a committee of conference of both Houses. Tho resolution in the cnee of Edwards was tabled, and Siinonton and Triplett were expelled. In the Senate the deficiency appropriation bill* were passed. A resolution calling on tho President for correspondence in regard to Kansas affairs, and various House bills weru passed, including tho one making Augusta, Ga., a port of delivery,| Entrance of Sumner in the Senate :—A des patch from Washington, dated the 26th ult-, »nys: ‘‘Mr. Sumner appeared in his seut at 2 p. m. was warmly welcomed by his friends, but was not accosted by a single Southern 8enator. Mr. But ler gazed at him and wiped his eyes, evidently ol the thought of Mr. Brooks.”