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All Communications should be address le Publishers post paid. ii the Ncto York Herald, 9th inst. *AHTIT/1/N ? intt i^v/iiiirtuu and THE CABINET. iBTwo months ngo, we announced that a jjHiet mission to Faustin I., Emperor, of Hayti, had been sent from Wasli^EHon three months previous, by Mr. *0Pyton. The secret commissary was l|g| Hon. Dcnj E. Green, a diplomatist and ^uist, and fully competent to discharge Iiuiics oi tnat, or even a higher mis* y a telegraphic despatch received mlay, from Washington, wo learn the Hon. Commissioner, Mr Greene, returned in a government vessel, from .-nu-Prinoe, which vessel arrived at folk on the 6th, when Mr Greene ed and proceeded at once to Washon, and presented himself to Mr ClayIhose cumbersome, slow-moving ises that have doubted the correctness 10 IJorald's sources of information in particular, will bo fully awake, not ' to tho truthfulness of our statements Lthsnjjro, but to the great importance his mission viownrt iri r>?". ..w.ivu (II ?T U I nil wait with grant anxiety to receive b report which Mr Green will make to e Secretary of State. We have strong irs that Mr Clayton lias made a bltui- I r in this business. j This government, constituted ?s it is, n never lccognise any empire, kingdom, | republic of ulacks, directly or indirect, without insulting fifteen States of tho mfedcracy, and pvoduoing an excitement I.??ulQ w,uo11 could only be allayed ? instantly abandoning such a principle 'recognition. We notice tlmt Mr Green i<\ procured the acknowledgment of ir consuls sent to the ports of /Tayti, }d that hereafter they shall be treated | te same as English, or the consuls of i Iher nations. Tl?e reason that the variUs negro governments of thoi island in rmer years have refused the privileges > our consuls sent tliitV.er? has been that 'o would not recognise their negro go"inment under any form, or reoeive any j iplomatio agent or consul from it. ve hope Mr Clayton, under the advice f an abolition set of colleague?, has not Jiven up the principle in order to get a I_ Ior our consuls. Wc have our louhts; and should not be supriscd to Jear shortly that a black Duke of Faustin i. it" Washington, astonishing the good people by the ?lire ebony of his complexon, the brilliancy of hu d^'ooiatic uniorm, and magnificence of uio legation md attaches. This would l>e followed by i negro consul at all the Northern and the principal Southern porta, "We have some important intelligence in regard to ] rill t])ACft moHnno* 1\?# WA wiol* a r?'iun Hi/. Ir'.i ?i?v~v MiuvbviKi, uuu HV nwu IV v?iv? Cabinet the full glory of oil thoy have done; apd if the result of Mr 0 recti's mission is laid before the public at an early day, the Secretory of State may do it in jiis cwn way: The Southern members who havo re* yarded tho former articles of the Herald ;in regard to this mission as imaginary, believing it impossible that so important a mission connected with the negro question could bo ma 'e by the Cabinet without their knowing something about it, will jiow find that tho Herald was right, as it always is; and we doubt not that 0 ongroas will soon call for all the facts connected with fhis negro mission. Ip mr editorial article whioh appeared I jn tho //ernld |n the early part of April, we used tho following language: Tlicro are 10,000 men in this oity who would volunteer to oolonize St. Domingo (.hp instant the administration gives a hint that it is desirable to do so, and will furm ish any reasonable excuse, based on Mr, Green s report, that it is desirable they should go and abolish the negro butchery business. St. Domingo will be ft State III ttyear4 Qiy 9atync^ will b?t a^or^o white volunteers to make slaves of every I negro they can catch when Jthey reach J 7/ayti. Give us the facts, and let our citizens move at once. We ho 3 read, in various Amorican joutna's, containing letters nnd accounts from Port au Prince, that when the 7/er? aid containing this nrticle, reachcd Port au Prince, the black Emperor, Faustin the First, got terribly frightened, and I j wns a very good looking white man?all i but the wool?for nearly twenty-four hours. Ifc culled his Dukos, ministers, and army officers, about him at the palace, had the Herald's article translated and read to them, and several private councils were called. One curious result j followed. Three days afterwards, ho granted the full privileges of consuls to all Americans sent to the ports of his empire, as such, by this government. ) This St. Domingo business comes just ... viuiq iu nuu new iuei 10 ino negro exI citcmcnt at Washington. Couldn't vre have something more? Why won't Se| wnrd or Qiddings introduce a bill admitting Liberia as a State, and authorizing her, as such to send two negro Senators, and a nigger representative to Congress? Pray do. FROM HAVANA. The Charleston Mercury has the following intelligence, brought by the Isabel, respecting the trial ot the American ' prisoners at Havmnnr The officers, crews, nnd passengers of the American vessels still remain in close confinement. Efforts havo been made by torture to ex.ort confessions f^Dm the captains of the Goorgiana anc Susan Loud, but in vain. They declared repeatedly that they regularly cleared from Ne-.v Orleans for Chngres, as was confirmed by their papers, that they had no knowledge of the character or objects of their passengers until the steamer Creole came alongside, when a number of them went on boiud of that vessel, and that they were proceeding on their way to Clmgies when they were captured by the Spanish steamer. in,. ? *' ... i AiiouapinuiH were men suspended in the air by cords attached to their thumbs; but, despite the torture, ih'jy persisted in their statement, Among the prisoners was a young lawyer from ono of the Western States, whoso symptoms of trepidation gave expectation that by Working on his fears confessions might be obtained that would tend to criminatrt a halter was accordingly placed round his neck, and cannon balls attached to his feet, and with the threat of immediate death hanging over him, under promhe of pardon for himself nrtd for some of his "ompaniona whom he named, he made certain disclosures upon which the authorities based their further proceedings, j The Amorican C onsul was perempto! rily refused all access to or communicaI tion with the prisoners, To give a color, ; however, to tne proceedings of the court, j the presence of the British Consul was invited. A strong disposition was manifested to dispose of the two American captains by a summary execution ; but against this course tho British consul remonstrated warmly, and warned th<*m that such a step would inevitably involve tfintvi in <,/>?/...? '1 >UVU1 1U DCIIllUn UIIIIUUIIICO Willi [lie | American Government. In consequence j of these remonstrances the decision of the court upon their case was postponed; The chief engineer of the Matanzas ami Savanilla Railroad died suddenly at Jjfavam, and it was supposed by poison; but there is no doubt thnt hid death was occasioned by over excitement and perplexity consequent upon the invasion at I Cardenas. I We have been informed by highly inI tclligent gentlemen that the excitement ana terror at A!atanzas liavann, and | throughout tho island, upon tho spread of the intelligence of the landing at Cardenas, was extreme, and in many instances the authorities seemed perfectly paialyzetl. It is thoir opinion that if a thousand brave men, welf-appointed and well officered, had pushed on promptly from 0 nrdenas, they could have placed themselves in the centre of the city of 7/avana without serious resistance. ? i vw/ t xjj iu v.'twry, Havana, June 6,1850. Gentlemen; A few days sinc?? I begged admission to your column#, and would now agair trespass upon you. The preoarioua condition of our situation here, impels me to it. One hundred of our fellow oitixena manaoled and ip prison, awaiting trial for their live*, without advocate without defence, and subject to the tender mercies of a hordo of Irritated and vain-fflorious officials. Two Amftrican J ships (captured on tho high seas?our flajjr 1 trampled upon; our nationality insulted and outraged; our ships of war sent hero to maintain tho permanency of Spanish power, and then, finding that frco from menace, abandoning our port, and oven when bearing despatches to the Government, lagging on their way, lingering at Key West, giving and receiving balls. | Americans openly insulted and menaced in the streets, cafes, and places of public resort* The Consul denied access to his | imprisoned fellow citizens, and his communications to the authorities sent back unopened, with the insulting message that he has no diplomatic authority?and the press of the United Slates, instead of maintaining the immunity of our llag upon the seas, defending the sacrcd character of our soil, and advocating the rights of our unfortunate citizens oppressed in the very teeth of tieaty stipulations, hounded on by defeat, and running and barking like a pack of cowardly dogs at the heels of a few (lying marauders. a r** * iuu Bivuurai ounuuic, \jommanuer Tattnall, left here on the 20th ult. with de spatches for the Government at Washington, informing it of tli e state of affairs, forsooth we hear of him at Key West on tho 2d inst. giving a ball, and reciprocating the attentions of tho citizens there. Meanwhile his countrymen, immured in ft Spanish prison, denied all communication with their friends, shut out from the light of Heaven, may await the appearance of the delivering angel borne on the wings of ft Spanish bullet- And we, who for ft little while aro allowed an intercourse with our fellow beings, are cooly comforted by Judge Marvin and Dotiglas, of the aforesaid Key West, with the assu ranee that (lie Spanish Government has not only perfect right to confiscate our property captured on the great highway of nations, but that it can, at its sovereign pleasure, capture, imprison, try. condemn, and execute, American citizens who hover thought of, or intended, coming to the Island of Cuba; and oven that it would have been perfectly justified in landing an armed force on nmcricnn soil, and capturing and executing on the spot the pirates of the Creole. Not T alone, but every one of my fellow-countrymen here, has with bursting heart, exclaimed "Would to God, I were an Englishman!" While I am writing these lines tho Erize bark Georgiana and brig Susan oud are boldly runing into port; showing no colors, even while under the guns of 'lie sloops of war Albany and Germ mtown, which have this morning re-appeared oft*our harbor; How their doughty commar icrs could brook this hrrnrh nf Naval etiquotte, I cannot conceive. The stcavcr Surnnnc has also come in, nnd takes no notico whatever of the prizes. It is to be hoped the Government at Washington will lake other views of thepo captures than thosu hold by the Koy West Cabinet. Respectfully yours, AMERICAN. FIVE DAYS LATER FROM CUBA. \f T ~ jluuuilk, junc V. The Excitement in Havana?Four of the Invadeks Shot?Movements ok General Lofez, dtc. The British steamer Thames, arrived at Mobile from Havana, with dates to tho 27th ult. Our Consul at Havana, Mr Campbell, states tlmt the Spaniards are nnlch embittered against the American authorities, find refused to furnish any information ns to the number, names and probable fate of tho prisoners, who were closely confined. ./vo vices trom Havana state that four members of the expedition, left behind at Cardenas, have been shot; General Lopez addressed the citizens of A/obile yesterday, explaining the caus'cs of the defeat of the expedition. The subordinate officers mado public state-1 ments vindicating Oen Lopez. They I epeak In the highest terms of his bravery i and military skill. Charleston, Juno 4. Latkk krom Cuba?A Rkvoi.t Antioi patrd, <fcc. The brig Havana arrived at Savannah, brings dates from //avana to the 23d, confirming the report that all the troops had loft that placo for Oardenas. The oity was greatly excited. It waa the impression of A well informed oitizon that ,?l.. 1.1 i l i ii. - r_ I n lOTUiuuuii nuuiu uiun& UUU uil I/I1U AO* land without the aid of Qon Lopez. Senatorial Difficulty.?A. despatch to the Baltimore Sun on Sunday says: "I learn that Messrs. Benton and King had a personal difficulty ycstorday, whilo in committee on the Senatorial fracas between Messrs Foote and Benton. Mr. Kin^ wis to-day. therefore, excused from serving further 9a said SWSiSittoV' I INTERESTING LETTER. We take the following extracts from a letter written by a gentleman of Mississippi, now in Cnhfonia, to Governor Quitman. It shows tho political chicanery used to defraud the &outh out of her rights in that territory, and the value l of our species of labor in tho mining [ operations: I "At tho time when the recent elections I took place, the voting population of the State could not have been less than 50,000; whereas only ten or 1 '2,000 were polled. These of courso were cast by the inbabitnnfa r>f ?1 -!*5 - ~ v.iv. tiiici{>va mill "lllUS; I while tho miners, who constitute fourI fifths of the inhabitants of California, were debarred the privilege of voting. Here arises a question in the scienco of government. A Stato is on the eve of budding into sovereignty. She contains a number of freemen who were entitled to an equal privilege in framing t'.io organic law of their country. A few 1 demagogues of influence, over anxious in the mat'er, and impatient to see tlmmselves elevated to the high plnces of hon ur, press me ining m sucii a manner that only one-fifth succeed in getting ft voice in the councils of their country. Is the constitution thus formed over tho heads of the majority binding on them? Or, 1 in other words, is it a constitution at all? In my humble opinion it is not; otherwise minorities may rule: and if this doctrine is ever acknowledged and permitted in our country, I pronounce the Republic at an end. It may be said, that in such cases it is the duty of the majority to protest against the action of the minorifv . ?* v, u.uuiniou uy men llWJUIUSCenCC nicy ratify all that the minority has done. Hut in answer to this, it may bo objected that a majority of the people of California have not, nor do they now consider themselves permanent citizens of California; consequently are not sufficiently interest- ; ed to care much what minorities do, or I what kind of government they institute, so they are permitted to gather their gold unmolested and retire from the country. Let it be remembered also, that a majority of the minority who voted not only for the convention, but afterwards for the constitution adopted by it, did not at the time, nor do they now, intend to remain permanently in the country. What a fraud on the elective franchise ! Nine tenths of our present population hither expecting to amass ft fortune in a few weeks or months fit most, and then return home to enjoy their latter days in ponce and plenty. While tut few com paratively come "animo manendi." Thus tilings huvo been done in California.? you pcrceivo who have given caste to the political complexion of this country.? Thus you pcrceivo how and by whom has been settled tho ominous question of slavery in the territories?a question with dark and lowering aspect, threatening almost a dissolution of the Union?and is it thus to be lightly treated and disposed of? Will tho&outh, with folded arms, stand silent and endure this fraud and outrage not only upon her and her interests, but this mockery upon all Republican institutions? Will Congress, with full knowledge of th; facts, (as sho ought to have beforo acting on the promises) permit their fraud to bo carried out? Will fihe permit the present mem-* hereof Congressolcct, now knocking at the door for admission into tho Union, to enter and faiUn flioir c^nfu na ln/flilmotn representatives of a sovereign State ? If so, a fearful calamity is about to dawn upon us Nearly all the Southerners in Califor* nia are and have been engaged in mining ?numbers of whom have negroes working for them. These (that is the mining population) were tho ones debarred their voico in tho rdccnt elections. From time to time, business requires their attention in the cities, who, on their arrival, and neanng now things nave Dcen managed, expresses their decided dissatisfaction, und declare in most emphatic langucgc, that things arc wrong and ought to be remedied, This sentiment of indignation, I am quite sure, pervades at leant onethird tho bosoms of Galifornians?for tho South is not so much in the minority OS many are lead to believe. To the (South I would say, conio in hosts! with nil your negroes?'tis not yet toolatoto effect a mighty revolution in tho present aspcct ol uiiuiid. I see that my nativo Stato, Mississippi, has been the first to be aroused to a senso of hor duty in tho coming political storm. I have read with great pleasure the proceedings of tho convention at Jackson, which took this ominous topic into consideration. The opening remarks of tho President, Judge Sharkoy on taking his seat, should meet with a nea^ty response from every Southern breast, breathing I the true spirit of State rights, as advoI catcd ana maintained by the South.? Nothing has been more gratifoing tomr? than to SCO that democracy, for a whilwdriven from the haunts of men, like ancient Justice, is returning again, whip in hand, visiting condign punishment on the heads of the present administration and its supporters. Finally, taking into consideration the lnboriousness of mining, the great heatof the weather during the mining season, the thermometer fi ?quently rising to lttO deg, Fahrenheit in the shade, and the numerous diseases thus brought on the white laborers, it seems to mo afield is opened lor slave labor exce eding tlic most chimerical fancies of the imagination. Indeed the slave owners of the South would actually realize fortunes by sending, as tlyj Northerners have done, every person within their limits who ary unable to get here for the want of means, until a suflicicnt number be in the country to remodel its institutions. 'Scd satis tufficit? " | Political Affaihs at wasninnrnv Our informal ion from the scat of government is by no moans of a satisfactory character. From the most authentic intelligence in respect to the prospects I and probabilities in relation to the great , question at issue between the North and : South, we must confess that the political | horiron seems to us covered with dark : and threatning clouds. In a word, we do ' not venture to believe, at present, that ' anv satisfactory adjustment of the matter I will take place in either houso during tho | present session. Since the powerful | 8pccch ot Judge Mason, of Virginia, on ; Monday, it becomes more and more evij dent that tho South will reject all amend | mcnts or comnrnmisnc ?? ? vm.twvu ii iiivu uvi :iui um"* sumo as a basis the extension of the Missouri compromise lino, through to the Pacific. As that gentleman remarked, and j as our associate in Washington some days since expressed himself, there can bo no reason for offering the South, or expeo* | ting her to accept, a plan of compromise in 1850 which was not thought of preJ senting to her in 1820. Thirty year? , have made no difference in rights and principles; and what was justice then is justice now. Besides, the South complains, and with great propriety, that the legislation pro j>u?cu uy ixormern Senator is unfair, ns it settles nothing, leaves nothing permanent but thrown the whole rjuestion open for continual discussion, broil, and discontent. When the 3/lssouri compromise was proSosed in 1820 it was urged upon tho outh on tho ground that it would be a permanent and final settlement of tho ques. ion. Now, however, this settlement is ti'.i broken up, and the whole gronnd is to be gone over again; and again we aro told tbat if the South will accept this new compromise, it will be a "permanent" and "final" settlement of the question. How 1 _ 1 * long and now often, asks the South, is this child's play to ho repeated? Let us take the proposers and advocates of the ./Missouri compromise at their word?let us fall back upon its provisions, let us plant ourselves firmly there, and whilo we lcfrain from advancing a single inch beyond them, let us steadily refuse to fall behind them. jT*hl3 being the feeling which grows-, and strengthens every day in Congress, as well as all over the South, wo do not. sec the ground for sympathizing with the sanguine hopes of tho friends of the present compromise that it will receive tho . countenance of both. Of course if such amendments were to* he proposed ns would extend the Missouri line to the Pacifit or protect slaveholder*emigrating to the now territories, lur.ch of the difhculty would bfj removed; but even then it is doubtful whether California, with her present boundaries, could be forced through. Wo sco that Congress adjourned over on Thursday morning till Tuesday; and wo think it quite n* well. Affairs would go on just at rapidly and just as properly, in tho present stato of feeling, if they did not set but ono dny in tho week.?- Afenhani'a Day Book. Five British soldiers deserted froirl Kingston, on Friday night, in a boat, and landed on the American shore of the rivor St Lawrence, at French Creek, Jefferson county, New York. Tbey were pursued and arrested by Canadian officers on a complaint of larceny in taking the boat. Tho officers claimed that they could bo immediately taken back to Kingston, under tho Ashburton treaty, to stand trial for larceny. The Watertown Union says .1 - --1 -J V . . . ? nicy were nut given up, oui are io do examined there. The Union" thinks no | jury will convict them of larceny in taking a boat to escape from one country to another without attempting to dispose of the same.