UNITED STATES.

Hawke's Bay Herald, Volume 12, Issue 913, 1 February 1868, Page 4

UNITED STATES.

• '■..,;■ :. New York, Dec. 16. . The resolution for the impeachment of the President; has been defeated in the •House of/Representatives by 108 to 57. . A resolution of censure upon the President, introduced by Senator Drake, of Missouri, . was under discussion in the Hpuse, but would in: all probability be rejected. .. The Radicals have met in caucus, in Washington, and adopted a resolution that "they will take no step backward." -.-i A negro delegation from the Southern States recently called upon Thaddeus Ste;y,ens;; He received them very kindly, and : said he would do all he could to protect

interests, and he hoped ere long that all their rights would be placed on so firm -, a foundation that they never could be deprived of them again. He also said the '. day ; -for impeaching the President had passed, but that" if it had been done a year ago the country would have been the ; gainer by it. . The delegation then called upon General Butler, who told them that they must .take; no step backward, but stand firm .and fight for their rights if need be. General Butler now aspires to be the leader of the negro party in this country, and pro- ' poses to make a tour through the States shortly to ascertain the wishes and desires of the negroes in these States. Hannicutt, , the incendiary leader of the negroes in the city of Richmond, has promised to receive him with a procession of 4000 of our .colored' brethren, and give him a grand ovation. It is said the purpose of the -.General is to: try and divide the Radical -party into two hostile camps, with the object of defeating General Grant as a candidate for the Presidency, whom it is well* known that General Butler utterly detests for daring to "bottle him up so unmercifully." ; .General Grant is likely to be nominated for the Presidency. - There appears to be no likelihood that ex- Secretary Stanton will be restored to his.position at the head of the war department. . The members of the Fenian Brotherhood : in this country are very much stirred up about the execution of Allen, Larkin, and Gould in England, and threaten fearful things against that Government. They are. passing resolutions almost daily insisting upon the United States Govern..ment demanding the release of all natu-ralized-American citizens in England, and "also reparation for the injuries already sustained by such citizens. The Danish Commissioners who have in charge the cession of the Danish West India. Islands to the United States, have arrived in Washington, and met with a handsome reception. , Business in all its departments in this city,, and in fact throughout the entire country, is very dull indeed. In the "dry goods' trade alone it is estimated that within i;he last two or three weeks the aggregate liabilities of the firms that have stopped payment will foot up twenty millions of dollars. Over fifty thousand people in this city are out of employment. - Charles Dickens is now giving "readings" in this city, and is creating an immense amount of enthusiasm among the people. Tickets are selling all the way from $2 to $30 to hear him. Mr; Hoffmann, the Democratic candidate, has been elected mayor of this city. It is rumored that overtures have been ; made' to Spain by the United States for the-; purchase of Cuba and Porto Rico. How much truth there is in the statement, time will tell.

The accounts from the Southern States represent that the greatest distress is prevailing there among all the poor white classes, and to be added to this there is a feartfiat there will be a general rising of jnegroes against the whites on the Ist January. In several of the Southern States military precautions are already being taken to prevent any such rising. . A fight had occurred in Broadway between the leaders of two rival negro bands, which resulted in the death of one of the parties and the wounding of the other. 'Mrs. Boone, a very talented woman, and the widow of an actor, yesterday poisoned herself and her four children, because ■ she -„. could not obtain the necessaries of life for them, and was too proud to beg or allow her children to do itii ; They are not yet dead, .but the lives of all are despaired of.