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DOUSE—DEATH OF THE KING OF PEU•SIA—THE NEW
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LADISLAUS TELZKI—ITALY—STRECHNINE IN WHIS
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FIRST PAGE -n*olooll'll Italian Policy; The
Sunbury and Brie Railroad; Literature; Map of
Charleston Harbor; Hon. Thoaiae B Florence;
;The Mississippi Diver Blockaded; Farther from
Europe ; Later from Mexico; Railroad Conven
tion; New York Legislature; The Chicago Board
of Trade; The Cleveland Fugitive-Slave Case;
Departure of the America; Charged with De
frauding the Pennsylvania Railroad; Brutal Mur
der on Shipboard; The Crawford Homicide—Trial
of Thomea J. Armstrong. FOURTH Pana —The
Crisis—lts Ceases, and the Way to Meet it: Speech
of the Ron. I. N. Morris, of Illinoia, in the Home
of Representatives, January 18, 1861; Marine In
telligence.
The English Money Market.
The Times, of January Bth, announcing that,
on the previous day, the Bank of England had
advanced their rate of discount from six per
cent., at which it was fixed on the last day of
the year, to seven per cent., says: " This is
higher than any point attained since the panic
of 1857," and thus states the reason for the
advance:
" The step came unexpectedly, and a few mi
nutes previously to its notification, money was
obtainible in the discount-market at a fraction
below the Bank terms then current. The reasons
assigned for it, however, are suffielently import
ant. Not only did the Asta take out a further
anus of £300,000 for New York on Saturday, but
the Teutonta, from Southampton, this morning,
has carried £70,000, and it may therefore be in
ferred that the City of Washington, Arago,
Vigo, North Britain, Marathon, and Niagara,
to sail during tho week, will all, or most of them,
have additional totals, especially as the accounts
to-day are likely to excite the confidence of remit
ters. At the same time, the advice, from Paris
aro discouraging with regard to the position
and prospoots of the Bank of Frame, which,
in its approaching monthly statement, is ex
pected to show a farther very considerable reduc
tion of bullion, the effect of the American panto
having relatively been quite as much felt In France
as lu England. In addition to these considerations,
there is also the fact that the last weekly return
of oar bank showed a falling off of £1,024,260 in
the reserve of notes, and that the accounts from
India, although they confirm the statement that
no new native lean is contemplated, indicate that,
if pnbtio Improvements are to be continued in that
country on any extensive scale, it must be by
funds drawn exclusively from this aide. These
things seemed to warrant 80020 additional action
on the money market, and hence, although the
public were unprepared for the movement, it has
created no dissatisfaction, especially as there is
not the slightest symptom of internal rassm-or
discredit, and all oommelelai - dr
believe Ow ladepostift` no'
tole remaining amount of gold to be
taken from England to the United States, this
season, is $5,500,000. The report from Paris
is that the absence of the usual orders for
French produce for the United States has
been severely felt by many who had provided
themselves with a heavy stock of goods for
that market. Many people ask, now that
money is so scarce, what has become of the
enormous mass of gold coin issued from the
French mint within the last two years and a
half? The answer given is, that the French
people aro remarkable for hiding and hoard
ing their cash in time of difficulty, and that
gold coin is particularly convenient for such
an operation.
THE BEBOLETIONS of the Legislatures of Ohio
and New York, unanimously pledging the
people of those States to the support of the
Federal Government in the enforcement of
the laws, have given unnecessary offence to,
and created unnecessary alarm in, the border
slave States. Our friends in those States should
remember that while a large majority of the
masses in the North and Northwest stand
ready to respond to all reasonable demands
that may be made upon them by the Union
loving citizens of the South, they will never
yield either the right of secession or fail to
avow their readiness to uphold the Ex
ecutive In every effort to execute the
laws :wade in pursuance of the Consti
tution. Upon this ground our people are
almost a unit, those only objecting to it who
look upon Disunion as right and sympathize
with the Disunion conspirators. It would be
a monstrous anomaly if our Northern and
Northwestern people did not instinctively
and intuitively assert their devotion to the
Government, when the foes of that Govern
ment in the Cotton States aro arming
for its overthrow and erecting fortifica
tions and batteries along the banks of the
Mississippi. Governor LETOIIEB, should un
derstand that our preparations do not mean
aggression nor coercion. They begin and
end in the same sentiment that prompts us to
offer him our right hand, viz : that of *inure
and conscientious devotion ,to the Union of
these States.
Henry Ward Beecher.
This evening, unless he again disappoints
the audience, the Reverend HENRY WARD
BEECHER will lecture, at Concert Hall, for the
People's Literary Institute. He will com
mence, it is to be hoped, (rather than ex
pected,) by apologizing for his previously
having disappointed his Philadelphian audi
tors. Again, we see, the subject of his Lec
ture Is not announced—upon his part and
also on the part of the managers of the cc In
stitute" an inexcusable liberty. His design
may be to allow himself the fullest opportu
nity of making a religio-political oration.
WILLIAM M. BROWNE, of the Washington
Constitution, has been invited, it is said, to
move to Mississippi, for the purpose of taking
charge of the organ of the now Southern
Confederacy. Printing newspapers at this
time, if we may believe the Charleston Cou
rier, is not the surest way to opulence In the
slave States, whore men are taxed to maintain
a Government, or dragooned Into the ranks of
the military; but we do not know anywhere
so fit a person to manage such a concern.as this
British subject. Inheriting an honest hatred
of free institutions, ho is, of all others, best
qualified to assail them; and when the now
monarchy is founded, he can be elevated to
the peerage, and enjoy another empty title.
GEOROMI noon's Oorionar.—Considering
that there is not tho remotest chance of soon hay
log a regular Operatio troupe at the Aoademy of
Music, the public , should BOIZi tbo opportunity of
hearing Arms Bishop, Johannaen, you Berko',
Oar/ Formes, and &igen!, In the best cowls a fa
vorite operas, at Mr. George Hood's Concert ,thia
evening. Their doing so will also be aanbstardial
benefit to Mr. Hood.
City Passenger Railways
It is undoubtedly true that, in some cases,
communities, like individuals, may be favored
with too much of a good thing; and the pro
positions which have been made to increase
the number of city passenger railways by the
present Legislature indicates that we are in
some danger of realizing the justice of this
remark by a superabundance of those useful
improvements. There has been a great out
cry in New York against the projects for
gridironing that city with such lines ; but Phi
ladelphia is not only gridironed with them
now, but, if we may be allowed the use
of such an expression, she stands in con
siderable danger of being re-gridironed
by them. However convenient and useful
the existing roads may be deemed, there is a
manifest propriety in preserving, at least, a
few of our thoroughfares for the exclusive use
of other vehicles ; and if this is not done, we
must expect in the future many serious em
barrassments, street blockades, and inconve
niences to our whole business and travelling
population. It is possible that there may be
a legitimate necessity for the establishment of
one or two more passenger railways, and
where this fact is clearly and unequivocally
demonstrated, we would have no disposition
to strenuously oppose them, but our whole
community is interested in preventing a com
plete absorption of all its leading avenues for
such purposes.
There is another point involved in this
question which deserves attention. In a re
cent decision of the Supremo Court of New
York, in one of their famous city passenger
railway cases, the doctrine was laid down
that New York city was the legitimate owner
of the streets located within its limits, and
that, therefore, she had a right to resist their
use for any purpose authorized by the Legis
lature until she was properly compensated
for such privilege. Ibis doctrine has cora
-1 mon sense and justice to sustain it, for the
streets of a city being, to a very great ex
tent, absolutely bought and paid for out of the
funds of its treasury, it should have the
same vested right in and control over
them that an individual has over his
private p i toperty. It is, of course, a
necessary inference from this decision, that
oven it the Legislature does incorporate now
passenger rail Way companies, they will have
no right to use our streets, unless their title is
confirmed by our City Councils as the repre
sentative of the interests of the corporation,
or the value of the right of way is assessed in
the same manner as if it were private property,
and the city duly compensated therefor. To
anticipate the exciting and perplexing litiga
tion which will probably occur, and, at the
same time, to give our citizens the authority
and control over their local afthirs, to which
they are legitimately entitled, it is to be hoped
that, if tho Legislature does charter any now
city passenger railroads, they will, at least,
require the assent of our City Councils before
any work upon the new linos can bo com
menced.
The Western Excursion Party
The excursion party, which represents the
Boards of Trade of Chicago and Milwaukee,
will, no doubt, arrive in our city to-day, and
bo warmly welcomed by the members of
our Board of Trade and other loading business
men. Upon no future contingency have our
citizens generally a deeper stake than the es
tablisl'ment of more intimate and extensive
business relations with the West and North.
west than those which now exist. If our
foreign commerce is over to be revived and
conducted upon a groat and extensive basis,
we must first render our city one of the chief
outlets for the immense agricultural produc
tions of that section. If our internal mer
cantile trade is to flourish and expand, we
must find there new customers and new mar
kets. If our manufactures aro to continuo in
creasing in extent and importance, we must
look, in a great measure, to that productive
and growing region to support and sustain
them. All classes of our citizens aro, there
fore, directly or indirectly concerned in ex
tending to the visitors who will arrive to-day
a most cordial and friendly reception, and in
impressing them as deeply as possible with
our desire and capacity for ministering ad
vantageously to the commercial necessities of
tho cities they represent, and the productive
States in which they are located.
kr A.PDEAUS there is another Southern De
mocrat in Congress who has not been daunted
because that incorrigible patriot, ANDREW
Jenne; of Tennessee, and that still more in
corrigible warrior, WrtirlELD SCOTT, of Vir
ginia, have been burned in effigy by the ene
mies of the country. SUE/MAUD CLEMENS, in
the name of Re e pres_e_Miy a ok i ca
aftenagrus--•en
runic precisely as If be had a sincere and en
thusiastic regard for IL His truths raked them
like so much grape and cannister ; and
his defiance of their throats, and contra
dictions of their arguments, mowed them
down like chain-shot. Mr. CLEMENS re
presents Western Virginia, but he spoke to
Eastern Virginia with voice potential, not only
holding the mirror up to nature by showing
the conspirators that they were committing
perjury, but by admonishing the people of the
Old Dominion that the foundation of the new
Southern Confederacy would be the reopening
of the African slave trade, and therefore the
destruction of one of the material interests of
his own State. Ho dissected and ventilated
the favorite expectation of the Disunionists,
of aid from Europe, in the most original and
fearless manner. How the sc F. F. V.s" will
roar now I
IN TEE lays of Lecompton and the English
bill, Mr. SLIDELL, JEFFERSON Davis, the Wash
ington Constitution, and all the office-holders
and office-seekers, joined in the chorus that the
Administration was the Democratic party, and
SAHEB BUCHANAN the head thereof. Many
an honest man was deceived by the cry, and
swallowed the poison because it had been thus
gilded in the official mint. Admit, they said,
that Locompton was wrong, and the English
bill a snare and a cheat, still good Demo
crats should stifle their objections in view of
the fact that the Administration had made
these measures part of its sublime policy.
Now, however, the boot is on the other leg,
and Mr. SLIDELL and his cohorts aro opposing
the Administration and the President, forget
ful of their own argument on the occasion re
ferred to. If that was their logic in the one
case, why cannot wo hold them to it in the
other 1 Are Mr. SLIDELL and his followers
Democrats or not 7 Tried by their own stand
ard, they are clearly out of the party, be
cause they oppose the Administration. They
will, we think, find it a much more difficult
task to oppose the Administration and the
Union at the same time. Wit}} the aid of the
former they were powerful enough to make
their iniquity successful for a brief period;
but how, without the Administration, and
against the Administration, can they expect
to destroy the countr y
LORD DUNDREARY AT HONE AT THE WALNUT.—
Lord Dundreary, the veritable, in company with
his brother Sam, continues to be at home with
"The American Cousin," at We house, every eve
ning, and their receptions attract crowds of viol
tors, who evince their delight by the most np•
'various merriment. Never wasithere a three-act
piece placed upon the stage so wickedly and atro.
<dowdy funny - as is this same "American Cousin
at Home," nor is there any other man than Mr.
Sothern on the boards that could so inimitably
portray the opposite eccentricities of his Lordship
of "Jundreary and hie brother Sam, nor one who
could keep hie audience in continuous shouts of
laughter for three mortal hours. If Mr. Sothern
had never appeared in any other role, his persona.
tion of Lord Dumdreary would bo all.sufacient to
stamp him, as an eccentric , light comedian, who
has no rival in America. The piece is, to a consider
able extent, changed every evening, in Consequence
of the produotion of some new and abominable
" Mnnehansonism," or some new batch of villain
one puns, that convulse all present with laughter.
Mr. liemple's 13tmooy is a fit companion to Mr.
Bothern'e Dumireary. He looks and plays the
part admirably. The piece will be repeated this
and every evening this week, and might for weeks
to come.
EITZNSIYE Ane VALUABLIC LimtAity.—noniaa
lc Bone oontinue the sale, We evening, ,4 a Li•
brary of very valuable and elegant books.
STOCXII, MOMAGEI3, REAX, EBTATE.—Their
sale at the Beohango, next nimbi'', hill comprise
a large amount and variety of property, Including
a valuable store, Brooke, Mortgages, ‘f Tho Tyrone
and Lookhavon Railroad," 40. Boa advertise
ments of both sales.
Jiadge Jones, °tithe United States Distrlot Court
at Mobile, on Friday afternoon announced from
the windows of the court-room that the United
States Court for the Southern Idistriot of Alabama
was t. adjournait forever
WASHINGTON , CORRESPONDENCE
Letter from 4, Occasional."
Norreopondenoe of Tho Prose.]
WASHINGTON, Jan. 23, 11361
When railroads and telegraphs were invented,
two of the grandest agents in the concentration of
a Lee people, and in the extension and strength
ening of the bonds that bind these States together,
were conferred upon our race. They have almost
annihilated space, and have, in fact, p olonged
human life by an immense saving of the time here
tofore consumed in toilsome journeys. The genius
and the energy that pierces the rook ribbed moun
tain, fills the chasm, the ravine, and the valley ;
bridges the mighty river, explores and beautifies
the desert, and makes neighbors of those who, for
years, had been strangers, is the omnipotent foe
of those who toil to dislocate and hew down this
mighty Republic. As Mr. Benjamin said, on the
7th of November last, in his splendid address to
the people of San Francisco, when he spoke with
the true inspiration of a patriotic friend of the
Union, " the men who are engaged in this work of
disruption are like those silly savages who shoot
their arrows at the sun, which, in spite of their
impotent malice, continues to shine on in all his
reaploadent radiance,"
It is significant that all the presidents of the
railroads in our country, with the exception of
those of South Carolina, aro known to be warmly
in favor of the preservation of the Government:
And for the beet of reasons. The magnificent sys
tem of improvements of which they are the di
rectors, would fall into contempt if the restrictive
policy of the madmen of the South could prevail.
Whatever obstructions are thrown in the way of
this system, directly and vitally affect every citi
zen. Think of South Carolina attempting to out off
railroad and telegraphic communication by taxa
tion or by direct violence ! What incalculable dis
aster would be inflicted upon her people! To allow
no Northern man to travel through the South, or
to establish a despotic surveillance over the tele
graphic wires, will end in the utter destruction of
those who reeort to these experiments.
The mere idea of permanently carrying out this
miserable and contracted system shows what an
impossibility It is, and is one of the strongest ar
guments to establish the durability of the Union.
One fact need only be mentioned in connection
with this novel mode of attempting to interfere
with the great auxiliaries of civilization, and that is,
in proportion as the seceding States block up their
harbors, or attempt to interfere with the collection
by the United States offiesers of the revenues be
longing to the entire people, they encourage a vast
internal commerce, and throw upon all our great
raaroad limes as tuconcetvalle amount of travel
and of trade. lam assured that the cotton, which
unmet safely be sent from New Orleans, Charleston,
rfiebile, and Savannah, owing to the Chinese regu
lations of the Dieu Monists and the threatened con-
diet between them and the National authorities, is
now sent overland by rail from Memphis to Phila.
delphia, Now Yon!, and the Eastern States, mneh
more suourely, and, in the long run, more economi
cally than by water. The inoreased rapidity of trans
portation, and the feot that very little insurance is
required, render it by far the most acceptable me
thod of transportation; and when the short two
miles of railroad is ooustruoted, so as to uonneot
the Washington with the Alexandria roads, the
authority for which will undoubtedly be conferred
before the adjournment of the present Congaree,
we shall have a continued iron thoroughfare from
Philadelphia south to Memphis, Montgomery, and
New Orleans, precisely as wo now have between
Philadelphia and the great Northwestern Mateo.
Grade, like water, it is said, always finds
Its level, and the fanatics nod discontents of the
South will soon discover, however they may re
gard their enterprise, that it must end in irre
trievable calamities to themselves alone In pro
portion as they attempt to defy the great elements
of civilization and Christianity ; as they out loose
from the Post Office Department, from the ad
vantages
of internal commerce, from the salutary
influences of Northern society, from the wonder
ful benefits conferred by steam and by electricity—
they now find that they really assist to relieve the
Government, enrich rival railroads, concentrate
capital and trade, where trade, like thought, is
free, and Impovertsh themselves ice all their own
material resources and present advantages.
What has made Georgia the boasted Empire State
-4 the South but her railroads, constructed by
Northern men, and now worked and managed by I
Northern men? Take the beautiful and flourish-
ing city of At:anta, in that State, which, within
the few years past, has grown into a largo popu
lation, is the pride of all Georgians, and Is quoted
as an evidence that the South can rival the North
in energy and public spirit Take the new impe
tus that has been given to all descriptions of in
dustry in Tennessee, with hor great Chicago—the
advancing city of Memphis. Tabs New Orleans
and Louisiana, which have lately made such tre
mendous strides in commerce and in affluence.
Take Alabama, now invigorated with the spirit of
the new age, and struggling to connect her great
aommeroial city, Mobile, with the routes lending
North What has produced this state of thing s
but the railroad system? The animating instinct, ,
the vitality and vigor of all that bee lately dietin
grabbed the Southern people in their efforts to con- I
street railroads. has been the instznct of unran,
not with themselves alone, but with the distant
Northwestern and Northern clues—the verz ,
munities against which their utfatitated polar;
rleclaimin -t - ger — on-t,nd l ie w olir i
clans are now
arf•aSfs'itrffraitho navigation of the Mississippi is
,nterfored with by batteries planed on the banks
of that noble stream, and every cargo is inspected
by military officers, how long will the Southern
people be able to bear ep, in view of the fact that
they have also established a sort of barrier on the
land side between themselves and the people of the
free States
Speaking of Mr. Benjamin, who is the most per
tinacious of the firs-eaters in the Senate, and the
meet anxious to make himself notorious by at
tempting to bring the Union into disrepute, and
by defending the worst heresies of the Booth
Carolina sohismatioa, it is ik feet by no
means creditable to that wily and gifted man,
that, oven so late as the 7111 of November
last, ho pronouneed a eulogy upon the Union
in California, in which he displayed all
of his characteristically eloquent rhetoric. I
re-copy an extract in the first paragraph. lion.
Roverdy Johnson, now in this oily, was present
among the audience when this eulogy was deli
vered, and a number of gentlemen, who reached I
Washington by the late steamer from the Pacific,
(lemur with Mr. Johnson in stating that no Union
man could have gone further than Mr. Benjamin
in exalting theadvantages of the Confederacy, and
in pointing out the utter impossibility of its over
throw. Mr. Benjamin spoke only two days after
the Presidential election, and when the returns
were coming into f-an Francisco, indicating that
the State had gone for Lincoln. lie had been one
of the most earnest of the Brookinridgo cham
pions; he exhorted for the Union in a State widish
had pronounced against his candidate; and yet,
with all these feelings, knowing well that the
whole Paola° border was ringing with devotion to
our family of States, he did not hesitate to give
utterance to a defense of a perpetual Ropublio,
which would have done credit oven to Andrew
Johnson or Stephen A. Douglas. I am promised
a copy of this production by a gentleman from
California, and when I obtain it, I will ask you to
contrast the November eloquence of the Louisiana
Senator, in support of the Republic, with his Janu
ary diatribes against it Such are the inconsist
erodes of those desperate politicians. To each
straits are these men driven to maintain them
selves. Can it be possible that the Southern
people' will long allow themselves to be deluded by
these agitators?
There is great rejoicing in Washington as I
write at the good news which Is being received
from the North, indicating that the Republicans
aro at last acting up to general expectation in re
gard to the personal• liberty bills. I have been
surprised that such a man as Thomas Williams,
of,Allegbouy, who has made himself offensive by hie
continued efforts to induoo the people of Allegheny
to adopt what is neither more nor lees than the
repudiation of honest debts, should have been put
forward by any respectable party in your State
Legislature to speak the doctrines of impraoticable
and ultra men; and I am more than surprised that
Mr. Davis, of Venango, the Speaker of the HOLM,
should allow himself to fall into his train These
gentlemen ought to remember, when they talk
about surrendering principle, that the people of
this country will yield mach—yes, everything in
honor, and particularly party platforms and po
litical records, to save this Union; and I am, !
therefore, glad to perceive that there are some I
independent men in the Republican ranks, some
Representatives at Harrisburg, who have intelli•
gene° to perceive, and courage to aot, upon this
fact. Every patriot ehould know that, strong as
is our Northern sentiment against South Carolina,
that of the good men of Virginia, Kentucky, Mary- i
land, Tennessee, and the other Border slave States,
is quite equal to it. Shall not these good men be
sustained? If South Carolina, and Georgia, and
Alabama, disdain our aid, and laugh at our pro
fessions of kindness, it is not so with Governor I
Loteher, of Virginia, Governor Hicks, of Mary
land,
John J. Crittenden, of Kentucky, and An- I
drew Johnson, of Tennessee. These men emplace
us to come forward and aid them, and If we did not
do so, we should be unworthy of the blessings we I
now enjoy. The conspirators of the Cotton
States aro doing their best to influence '
the Border States against them, and the scan.
daloue conduct of Governor Pettis, of Mississippi, I
in planting a battery at Natchez, for the purpose
of obstructing the passage up and down the Mis- I
siseippi, is doing the work most effectually. The
pretext is that these boats 111107 9arry Abolition-
I lets or mutations for the army ; and the nesst step I
will probably bo to collect dirties upon all goods I
and produce coming from a Northern market.
fnteiligenee which I have just waived leads mo !
to }valley° that other points along the river wilt I
soon he similarly fortified, vat when the Soothern
Confedorapy assemhiea in
,conyantlon
at ffont
gomery, a regular tarif f will he adopted, carrying
out the idea hero suggested.
OCCASION4b•
THE PRESS.-PHILADELPHLi THURSDAY, JANUARY 24, 1861.
Letter, from “Kappa.”
[Correepondenoe of The Prete.]
Your readers are acquainted with the cent
of the able °pellet made a few days op tai
House by the Hon. Immo N. Morris, of Illinois
is very severe but just on the President, retain;
him of various eats, unfortunate in their bears
upon the country, which he has committed dt
hie Administration. Mr Morris was ono of b
few who during the last two or three yoaral
boldness enough, not only to tell Mr. Buohn
that he was doing wrong, but who foretold I
predicted what bee happened now. He sea
copy of his last speeoh, with the actompang
letter to Mr. Buchanan. It will be paroed
from the tenor of the letter that Mr. Morris Ire
no personal grudge towards the President ; bus
a legislator and statesman who loves his eoury,
he considers it his duty to toll the latter whets
opinion le about his past :
WASUINGTON, Jan 19, 181
" Sue : Desiring to assume the full share oily
responsibility as a Representative, I send on
herewith a copy of a speech delivered in the Ilse
the 16th inst. I do this in no unfriendly slit,
but because I told the truth, the whole truth,ed
nothing but the truth. lam gratified to be to
to say that your recent policy in support °fie
Union, and removing its enemies from 01138,1-
though inaugurated at a late period, meets ,y
cordial approval. I exhort you to a steady id
persevering determination therein. You may BA
do much to obliterate the recollection of the pit,
and commend yourself to the future
" Very respectfully. I. N. Monnis
"Ills Excellency James BUCHANAN."
Though Northern papers have published vexing
rumors about the acceptance of the office of Sere.
tary of Interior by Judge Greenwood, of Arkanas,
at present the able superintendent of Indian Affirs,
I can, almost positively, state that, as soon as betas
finished an important work in the Indian Duran,
he will immediately triter upon the duties of his
now and responsible position There is no troth
fra,the statement that he hesitated to accept the
honorable offer of the President. If he wan be
Commissioner of Indian Affairs under the present
atato of our political affairs, it will be no Bin for
him to ascend a little higher, and become Beare.
tary.
Quito a scene occurred yesterday between some
members of the Democratio delegation from Mi.
nolo. We sincerely hope that the old friendly
feeling, is necessary for the welfare of the coun
try, and which has existed so long between them,
will soon again be re-established between our
Illinois friends.
The most farcical secession of all is that of Mis
sissippi. Having no port of entry, there
no trouble, as far as the collection of Federal
revenue is concerned in that State. In regard to
the United States mail, the Mississippi Legisla
ture have graciously permitted Uncle Sam to con
tinue it, because it does not pay even at present.
Though she hes declared herself out of the Union,
Mississippi and her chivalrous leader, Jefferson
Davis, are kind enough to ask the United States,
in order to keep up the postal service in the State,
to pay every year about $200,000 out of the Fede.
ral treasury to maintain it The movement is now
really getting to be childish The lion. Reuben
Davis, one of the seceding members, who bee
formally left the halls of Congress, and resides
now in Mississippi, does not disdain to use still the
franking privilege of the United States House of
Representatives. KAPPA.
Werriarox, Jan. 23 —Captain Armstrong, late
In amend of the Pensacola navy yard, arrived
herte_day. Re represents to the Navy Depart.
anent at of the sixty officers and men who wero
in Weslaco with him, about three-fourths wero
Seoesnists, who would have revolted had ho at
tempi a resistance to the four hundred or more
men der Major Chase, who demanded his our
ranch Therefore, any opposition by him would
havesen useless.
Tbseoession feeling was so rife as to silence the
Linkmen This was Illustrated by the ease of
one to, the day before, while thus avowing him
solLas stabbed.
Sktly before the surrender, the Secessionists
Overby no means dominant in Pensacola, but
Mej Chase, through a public meeting at which
section resolutions were passed, inflamed the
miss of the people and draw them generally
intihe movement.
hen, under order of Lieutenant Ronshaw, the
An:icier , flag was lowering, it suddenly fell into
thdust, when a loud shout went up from the ex
unit multitude, led by an otSoer attached to the
etener Wyandotte, which will soon proceed to
Pindelphia.
butenant Saunders, who was bearer of do
spches to Captain Armstrong, had them demand
edt him, at his quarters, by the Secession offi
cial but he refused to comply with their request.
Haas then informed that they would ho taken
fra him. flo replied that that would be an
no of war against the United States. Ile was
afrward conducted into the navy yard, and in
tb presence of Captain Armstrong, who had al
rely surrendered. Perceiving the condition of
mire, further refusal to surrender his despatches
too unavailing.
At Fort Pickens there were about eighty men
my to two hundred and fatty guns. Lieutenant
This distinguished Alterman was in Washington
several days during the past week,
making every 3lommer, commanding the poet, has his family
with him. After be had abandoned Fort Moltae,
effort to prooure such legislation as would lead to
an amicable adjustment of our national troubles.
his wife went thither to procure some of his wear-
The New Supreme Judge of the U. S. my apparel, and, it being denied her, she indig
nantly left, saying she, herself, on her return to
Since the retirement of the Southern conspire- Fort Pickens, would man ono of the guns.
LATEST NEWS
By Telegraph to The Preee,E
FROM ® WASHINGTON.
Special Despatches to "The Press."
The Itlext U, S. Senator front California.
By the last steamer from California we learn
that the contest for United States Senator in the
Legislature of that State is between ex•tlov. Mc•
DOUGALL and DENVER.
lion. William U. Rives.
tore, some doubt is entertained whether the Senate
will confirm the nomination of President BUCHANAN
of one of his favorites for the vacancy on the Su
preme Bench. It is also elated, that inasmuch as
the vaoanoy has occurred in a Southern district,
and those most interested in it have seceded from
the Union, the President will leave the appoint
ment of a person to fill it to Isis successor, Mr. LIN
COLN.
Ex-Goycinor P4cker, of Peunsylvanin
I have been assured that ex• Governor PACKER
will roach Washington as soon as he has completed
arrangements for the removal of his family to
Williamsport. No public man of our day will be
more warmly welcomed at the National capital by
the true friends of the Union.
Factions at Springfield.
Mr. limo Lit is sadly bere4,l,-trie abilef-y-01
in his own and °the w s - a "
Wiaesman In nnog IC^l.
etnetion"lnae could be given that
very best oont!al ..
element of our elliflaulties.
Arrival of Cassius M. Clay, of Ken.
conservative Sonistlietro
tricky.
This distinguished Kentucky Republican is now
here, baying arrived this morning, from Lexing
ton, where he had a long interview with tho De
moorats and Union mon, and partionarly with Gov.
MAGOFFIN, the friend of Mr. BRECKINRIDGS. Mr.
CLAY, who occupies the highest position in the
Republican party, ou account of his fearless sup
port of their principles in a slave State, and who
stood by Mr. LINCOLN during all the late exciting
campaign, openly takes ground that it hi the duty
of the Republicans to settle the agitation which
is now distracting the country, and threaten
ing to overthrow the Republic. He says that the
border slave States must be saved; that they
are too full of good friends of the Union to be
sacrificed, and that for his own part Ile conceives
it to be his duty, and the duty of the organization
of which ho is a member, to make every possible
sacrifice consistent with honor to rescue the Go
vernment from the men who aro now seeking its
destruction. .4s I write be is surrounded with a
number of the loading men of the Republican party,
appealing to them with eloquence and energy to
do their duty in the crisis.
I have boon very much struck with Mr. CLAY'S
appearance, having never met or conversed with
him before. He will remain a day or two, and is
extremely active in consulting his political friends.
Senator YuLEE, after leaving the Union on
Tuesday last, called at the Poet Office Department
for the purpose of ascertaining what the order of
the acting Postmaster General meant directing all
lettere sent tp Pensaoplo should be sent to the
Dead letter Office. Ms. Mao, the polite bead of
the Department, received him with dignity, but
told him with brevity that ho could have no com
munication with him, and declined to show him
any of the papers. You will remember that this
is the method suggested by the gallant Rota for
the purpose of giving the Florida Disunionists a
dose of their own medicine.
The Now York Contested Election
Case.
Mr. WiLurattsoN, who has been contesting the
seat of the lion. DANIEL E. Stogr.r.e, this morning,
before the Committee on Eleotions, gave up the
Expected neeignigion of Justice
Alabama having forinally Receded from the
Union, Hie not doubted that Justice CAMPBELL, of
the Supreme Court of the United States, will re
sign hie Heat. This is to be deplored, inasmuch as
ho is a strong Union man ; but ho believes that he
should follow his State out of it.
Great Union Speech of Hou. Emerson
Etheridge, of Tennessee.
ion. EMERSON ETHBRIDGE made ono of his lin
petuous, eccentric', and original speeches, in the
House, this afternoon. Ile oersted his audience
with him, alike on the floor and in the galleries,
and was repeatedly applauded His appeals to
the South were thrilling in the extreme, and hie
denunciations of the Secessionists full of sarcasm
Tho friends of the Union feel that they aro getting
the upper band of Its enemies, and are in high
spirits this evoniag
A New Plan for Obtaining the Vote of
the People—The Present Congress-
Men to resign, and their Successors
elected immediately.
The following paper, prepared by Repreeerita
five MONTGOMERY, of Pennsylvania, was today
circulated iu the House, and among others, has
been signed by Messrs. Bococß and MARTIN of
Virginia, SICKLES, FLORENCE, MONTGOMERY, and
CLEMENS :
" We the undersigned members of the Thirty
sixth dongress, convinced by the various votes
taken on the several propositions presented for our
consideration from time to time, that there Is no
hope that any measure which wilt reconcile the
existing differences between the sections of our
country call receive a vote q a ooneitutiongi ma
jority, and as none of the present members were
elected in view of the existing troubles, and be
lieving that in a time of so great a peril it
is proper to refer this question to the people
of our several districts, propose that the mem
bers of this Congress shall resign, to take
°not on the 21st of February next, and that
we immediately provide for the election of our
successors by the people, who shall assemble here
on the 22d day of February next; and to these
Representatives, bearing the instructions of the
people, the various propositions of compromise
now pending. and hereatter to bo prorsed, shell
be rererred- , the said efeetion not to in erforo with
the officors'and employees of flits Rau e."
Andrew Johnson at Ifonte.
Eloyernor Jotutson, pie noble champion of the
union, is about to visit Tonttosiee. Citizens of all
parties in hie State haye aildreeeed loath to hint,
asking him to 80,0 !inn lq filo kapq and stripes.
pi , en from 4noxville, a place whore he wee recently
barnt in eWgy; he hu 'Ttieelyed an address signed
by three hundred leading ditineno. Iu antioipal
WASUU%OTON, J anuary 23, 188
Wearunurox, January 23, 1860
The (Jut Direct.
Campbell.
Lion of.his appoaranoo at Nashville, the Tennessee
Hewn of ittipteitutatives voted on Thursday last,
by a decided nsjority, in favor of tendering him
the use of the Intl of that body, to deliver an ad
dress, If he Amid desire it. The Governor is as
firm as ANDREV JACKSON. The fire from his effi
gies cannot mare him swerve from his duty and
MS love of de Constitution and. Union. After
Congress boo tdjourned, he will take the stump In
behalf of thee blesstoge under whioh we have be
come a powerhl and prosperous nation.
Miscellaneous
Tho Rollet )OMICAtteO on Eleetions to•day agreed
upon a unaticoas report confirming, Mr. SmuLus
in the retoribn of his seat.
A naval ofroer left Washington several days ego
for Fort holism, with such instruotions as may
prevent a ulision with the Federal authorities.
A asps.* has been received from Governor
PICKENS, /Mob says that the best understanding
exists beeeen Major ANDERSON and the South
Carolimauthorities, and there is no apprehension
of immdate hostilities.
The frnds of the Virginia peaoe proposition as
sign, as eir reason for pressing it on the atten
tion of b other border slave States, that it will
have thoffeot of preventing them from joining the
Cotton Res, and, if adopted by them, will afford
an oppounity for the latter to return to the
THE 'SRRENDER OF PENSACOLA
NAVY YARD.
INTRESTING PARTICULARS
RECUT OF THE LATE COMMANDER
THREFOURTHS OF HIS OFFICERS AND
IIEN SECESSIONISTS
A 'NIONIST STABBED
I 'SUET TO THE FLAG
A BIREIC OF DESPATCHES IN-
TERCE ?TED.
(edition of Fort Pickens
1 Senators Mallory and Yulee, and Representative
Hawkins, have been appointed commissioners for
Florida, whose duty it is to negotiate with the au
thorities at Washington for the surrender to that
state of all the navy yards, forte, magazines, ar
senals, and other public property within its limits.
Important from Charleston
Firing on a float from Fort Sumpter,
supposed to contain Deserters.
CHARLESTON, Jan. 23 —Tho entry on the beach
of Sullivan's Island fired into a boat from door!
Sumpter, on Monday ilig,lll...Thm a n k3 ari n v e ire o l t ti
Clang to obey, the qontry fired hie musket into the
boat, when it turned round and was rowed away.
Soon after the Bantry heard a noise like the haul
ing up of a boat at Fort Sumpter. One man is
said to have been wounded badly. The object is
supposed to have boon desertion. Some say, how•
ever, that It was a desperate attempt to run the
gauntlet of the sentries and spike the guns of the
battery.
Yesterday the Senate refused to appropriate
money for laying a sub•martno telegraph in the
harbor to oonneot the military posts. The War
Department of South Carolina will do it whoa Le
oessary.
Jefferson Davis was expooted to arrive hefts last
night. Ho hay got a groat many friends hero, and
is highly apokon of for President of the Southern
Clonfederaoy.
The Legislature will not adjourn before Friday
or Saturday, as the business pending will occupy
their attention till then. A Sovereign Convention
will then be sailed.
Tho Governor is in reooipt of many insulting
anonymous letters from tho North.
A young man from the North has offered his
services, to the Governor, in the South Carolina
navy, end has been accepted, and recommended to
a post if his oredentirtis aro good His letter is
said to he a noble one ( ! )
Proceedings of the South Carolina Le
gislature.
THE TAX RATE INCREARED TWENTY YER CENT
CHARLUSTON, S. C., Jan. 23.—The Senate hoe
passed the tax bill. The rates of taxes are in
creased twenty per cent. over those of the year
1859, in order to moot the demand of a million and
a half dollars ncoosaary for all of South Carolina's
purposes.
Treasury notes are ordered to be issued for
$700,000, and bills receivable of the State for
$300,000, for juilitary eontingenalos.
The Georgia Convention.
J!Junnocevisa.n, Ga , Jan 23 —The Convention
determined to elect to-morrow, at noon, ton dole
gates, to meet at Montgomery on the 4th of Febru
ary, in convention with the delegates from the
Southern States—the delegates to bo instructed—
and all Southern States are invited to send dele•
gates.
Tho special order, being the ordinance prohibit
ing the African slave trade, was considered. Tho
ordinance wee so amended cc to substitute, for the
declaration of piracy, an imprisonment in the
penitentiary fur violation of the former Federal
laws.. It was Oen passed unanimously.
Mr. Hill, of 'lroupe, offered an ordinance, which
was referred, providing for the continuance of the
present .)ostal, revenue, and other laws. Ms said
wo should soon have another Government es
tablished on the basis of the old ono.
Judge Denning offered an ordinance continuing
in operation the laws about the inter-State slave
trade.
Also, a resolution appointing occnocisaienors to
all the slaveholding States.
Mr. Cobb reported an ordinance revoking the
Federal jurisdietion over all lands that may have
been coded to it by the State, and authorizing the
payment by the State for the fortifications, ar
senals, and all other improvements, and the stores
therein. Laid over.
Many rumors are afloat as to the delegates to
be sent to Montgomery. It Is generally conceded
that Messrs. Toombs and Howell Cobb will go
from the State at large, but there Is numb per
plexity about the other delegates Us regard
will be paid to the present Congressmen in this re
presontatton
lionorel f a tisfac t ion le expressed at the unani
moue passage of the anti alaco•trado ordinance.
It has been raining during the entire day.
Louisiana Legislature
BATON ROUGE, Jan. 22 —The Governor's once•
sago to the Legislature has been sent in
Ho says that " Our dismiss will find throughout
Louisiana that there is but one people, one heart,
and ono mind, not to be cajoled into an abandon•
mont of just rights, and not to bo subdued. All
hopes are at an and that the dissension between
the North and the South can be healed, as all
the propusitiona Insilco by the iodinate men
have been contemptuously rejected Tho cry
of the North is fur coercion, and there is no
longer any doubt of the wisdom of that policy
which demands that the 13nflict shall sumo and be
settled now." The whole tons of the messago is
uncompromising.
The North Carolina Legislature.
THE CONVENTION HILL NOT YET ACTED ON.
RALEIGH, N. C., Jan. 23 —The Convention bill
was undor discussion in the Legislature again to
day, on the motion to fig a day for Re assem
bling,
A resolution was introduced to send commission
ers to Washington, in accordance with the plan of
Virginia It was made the sputa' order for to.
morrow.
The passage of tho Convention bill is still doubt
ful.
The City of Wabliitrgton at New York.
Nay/ i7orin, Jan. 23.-The Steamer City of
Waslangton, from Liverpool on the 9th, arrived
hero this evening. Her advloos have been initial.
patl.
36111 CONGRESS----SECOND SESSION,
WASIIINGTON, Jan. 23 1881
SENATE.
Mr HrGIAIR. of Penner lvania. presented a memorial
asking for the passage of the ttenden resolutions
Mr. CoLLAMER. of Vermont, introduced a bill to
ret'lliate the collection of 1m ppe's
Mr. GREEN. of Missouri, introduced a joint regale
tinn, appolntine A T. Greenwood, treverdy Johnson.
and Montgomery Blair ciommitsioners to make a full
and eguttaule astilement of all clams between the
United Rates and William IT Russell Laid over.
Mr. DOoLI l'T LE of Wieconsin presented the Cre
dentials of senator Trumbuti, re-Mooted to the United
States Senate from Illinois
Mr CHANDLER. of Michigan, prevented the me
morial of citizens of altohman. remonstrating against
any change in the Constitution.
Mr THUM BULL presented memorials from the
oitieens of Blinoie, expressing the opinion that a di
bvision of the Territories by the line aa deg. 90 min will
e a mattsfactory settlement of the present national
difficulties.
Mr. 14 tNG. of New York. presented a petition for
the preservation of the Union.
Also, one against any nonage in the pilot laws
Mr. SL !DELL. of Louisiana, asked to take up the
resolution he hod offered in regard to the President's
message. respecting the appointment of Mr. Holt as
acting Secretaryof War. tie moved that the resoln
von, together with the message, be referred to the
Committee on the Judiciary.
Mr. IVERSON, rf Georgia. asked to he excuse' from
further service on the Committee on Claims. He said
that. as some question had been salted about the re
tired senators in regard to filling their Manes on the
committees. he would ask to be excused while he
wee yet a member ~f the senate.
On motion, he was (Gunned.
The bill in relation to the sale of lands and removal
of the United States arsenal at Pt. Louie. and the con
struction of a new argenal at Jefferson barracks, was
taken up and passed.
On motion of rdr. BRAGG, of !North Carolina. next
Yriday was set apart for the consideration of private
bill Ms.
r CAMFRON, of Pennsylvania moved to postpone
the prier ordere and take up the tariff bill.
Mr. FESS FN D EN. of Mame, said that the hi'l was
reported from the Committee on Sienna s. with a re
commendatem to postpone it till the 4th of March.
Mr. Odell' NDEN, of Kentucky, opposed any
postponement able resolutions.
Mr. HALE, of New Hampshire, asked if the bill had
received any detailed examination by the Committee
on Finance.
Mr. Fatittt NDEN said it had not.
Mr. HALE said that he believed that some things in
the bill were detrimental to the interests of Ins section,
and that wouldgovern his vote. party or no party.
Mr. Ff'SSENDEN, ef Maine, said that if the remora
meneation of the committee were not agreed to the bill
ought to be emit book to the committee
Per. TRUIHRULL. of Minnie, card that he wished to
correct the impression that the ' Republieana heti power
in the Senate. It was not so. There was a majority of
six against them even nowt end he thought that the
reepersibil try of action or inflation could not yet be laid
en the Renublesan party.
Mr. WIL , ON. of Maseaehusetta, urged the necessi ty
of immediate notion. It was a very important measure
to the country, and should be acted onto some way.
After further dtsouesitm the tariff bill wee taken up,
and on motion of Mr. SIMMONn, was referred to a
special committee of five with inetruotiona by report
bank the bill nee t week (Wedneeday.•
Mr. BiGLE R mewed to take up the Crittenden resolu
tions Disagreed to
lees—Messrs. Bayard. Benjamid, Bigler, Bragg,
Bright, Chapman, Crittenden, Douglas. Pitch,
Hunter. Iverson.Johuson(Tenn.) Kennedy, Lane.
Marion. Nicholson. Pearce. Polk. Powell, Rice, &Mae
tot n Thomson. and Wigfall-24.
Nal b— masers. Anthony, Baker, Bingham, Cameron,
Chandler. Clark. Collamer, Imelittle. Ltirifeet Feseen
len. Foot. Foster. Grimes. Gwin. Hale. Harlan, King,
Latham. Merrill. SewariLtionmens, eumner.Ten Eyck,
Trumbull. Wade. Wilkinson. and Wilson-27.
On motion of Mr GWIN, of California, the Pacific,
lia Road bill was taken up
The pending amendment of the Senator from Oregon.
Mr. Lane. in regard to the branch to Portland. Oregon,
was agreed to.
Mr. GWI ta offered an amendment, adding several
names to the list of corperaters.
Mr. DOUGLAS said that. is adaltng the names from
Illinois, they had put on three Reoublusane and one
Democrat, including John Went's , ' , Mli and others. He
pretested against any pasnean feeling in the bill.
Mr. TRUMBULL said that there was no partisan
character in adding the names, but he thought there
must be some party feeling, or there would have been
no complaint. He did not know as Mr. Wentworth was
earama ly is party man.
Mr. LOUGLAS said that he was aetounded to hear
that Mr. Wentworth was not a party man. Howes the
very II , 111 of the Republican party of 111111011.. Be re
garded him as the roost dangerous and powerful adver
sary he or the Demooratie party ever had in Ilitnois.
He wanted the bill stripped of all party, polities.
Mr. V. 1.14 ON. of Massachusetts. said he was Burry
to see any reeling of this kind. He did not cam what
Party men bemused tit; but he wanted m.n of influence
and matter take hold and finish the road. Lie would
never step to nak a etteetien of their party.
Mr TRUMBiI L said that hie colleague was the only
man who brought politics in, and that the whole burden
of hie speech demanded titan tor man to be appointed
as partisans
After further discussion by Messrs. Douglas and
Trumbull.
Mr. BENJAMIN. of Louisiana, said that the bill was
en amended that anybody- (multi come in. He did not
Bee wha , earthly difference it made what names were
offered. It would be proper to have a commit ee to in
vest'gate the subject. as there seemed to be a difference
between the Senators, and something that did not ap
pear
tothe Senate. •
Mr DOUGLAS said that perhaps there were other
things that committees might investigate. He scorned
the inimannon that there were other things. and would
scorn himself if Ise base so to make such an imputa
tion.
Mr. BENJAMIN said that the Senator meet he mis
taken, or else he was using unwarrantable language.
Ile had not asserted that there was anything behind
thee.
Mr. DOUGLAS explained that he was under a mis
apprehension, and withdrew whet he had card. He
moved to strike out the names of Wentworth and N.
B Judd. He said there evidently was an attempt to
make is party machine of the Pacific, Railroad,
Further discussion ensued, when the motion was lost
—yeas 20 nay!. 26.
The discussion was again continued. and Mr, DOU
GLAS moved to strike out the name of Wentworth and
insert Mr. limey.
Mr. HALE. of New Hampshire, said this wits about
the smal'eet fight over saw in the senate—rather
small business for the United States Senate, to single
out one man and kick him out.
Mr. OREEN, of Missouri. asked if it was a email
businene to single one man out, how was it that he was
singled ?
Mr. Douglas' motion was agreed to.
A large number of names were thnt added by various
Senators.
Mr. GREEN said that he wiehed to suggest two
names of eminent railroad men—John Brown, Jr , and
Wendell Philips, of the underground railroad. [Laugh
ter I Adjourned.
HOUSE OP REPRESENTATIVES
Mr. COLFAX, of Indiana, called up the post-route
bill which passed the House at the last session, and
woo returned from the Senate with amendments. wh oh
were now considered. and nearly. alt agreed to. in
cluding the provisions for procuring and furnishiog
one-cent stamped wrappers and einveleipes ; requiring
letters which nave been advertised to be returned to
the deed letter office withm two months letters for the
seabonrcl to be retained for ft longer period. under the
post office renulatione ; unclaimed money fom the
dead letter officio to be applied to promote the 01E-
Hr. r o e fTidiana. said that the Committee
on Poat
Officio end Post Roads reoommend a non con
currence in the Senate amendment. proposing to limit
the compensation to railrmds carrying t a mail to $2OO
per mile per antinni..fq/1401/t_elais service, s fl for the
M
Dar hoer lee enoh ass. 'mg woulderderiVilaVilira
the treasury of 6'951.000 per annum. but the committee
think that such a reduction now would have the effect
01 deranging the present system.
Mr. sit Sltkla N. of Ohio. gave his reasons why he
hoped that the amondmtnt would be adopted—lmmoo a
view to economy.
Mr. Bite NOR. of North Carolina, opposed It. He
said the compensation was now inadequate, and a re
dnetion would induce the contractors to refuse the
contract. There was no power here to control the
speed of the oars
Actor further debate the amendment was rejected.
Tee senate amendment. giving to newspaper 'and pe
thidine' dealers the privilege of recd vine their supplies
at a prO rota of the rates paid by the reenier antrum
bore, was considered
. • • •
Mr. SICK I.Es. of New York. offered an nmeudment
thereto authorizing the Postmaster General' to esta
blish a daily or nano-daily delivery of letters by car
riers. through a circuit of nine miles, from the New
York City Hall, under the supervision of the city post
master, whenever the revenue was suffusient to defray
the expenses thereof.
The Senate's amendment, thou amended was adopt
ed Alan an amendment. making lithographs and mars
on rollers. eto . mailable matter, the charge to be at
the rote of one cent per ounce to any part of the coun
try. Further prooeedings on other amendments were
inter] owed by dm expiration of the morning sour.
Mr. CLEMENS. of Virginia. rising to a personal ox
planation. said that he perceived from the official ',s
port of yesterday's proceedings. that line colleague (Mr
Martini is reported to have expressed a wish that hq
(M r• Clement) should go on with his tzattoroua re
marks. He understood at the time that Ina colleague
had made some other obsdrvation which did not rear h
his oar. It was new for tom to any at first an well as
last, that the position ho conceived it to be his duty to
take in this national emergency waa taken deliberately,
and with the expectation that ho would be subject to
pyre onat defamation.
If Its colleague's remark wan intended to give offence
he pardoned him for the reason that he was now labor
ink under a physical inEirmity.with a reeking wound re
ceived in a risrsonal renCoonter. If his colleague had a
like iriurure in the thigh bone. and nod been orippled
for two and a half years. he would find a bullet not a
condlittablo animation. ILaughterd Be did not de
sire to lie put in a condition to gore in Punch or
Vanity Fair. as leaning on a cane with one hand, and
holding. a pistol in the other. [Laughter I
Mr. FUN HiNIAN, of Arkansas, reminded the gentle
men that hie colleague (Mr. Martin) was not present.
M. CLEMENS was not aware of that. but if any one
was desirous to oast imput Awns on him this fancy
could be indulged for the reations stated. He could 0.11-
onive of men who would be unknown, either in this or is
any otner Congress, had it not been that. through'the
internee two of Providence, they have' been elevated
to the potations the, now Ito d.
The House reenined the consideration al the report
of the Committee of ThirtT• three. '
Mr. EToER.IDGE, or Tennessee, eels if a jury of
twelve honest {hen could be sworn to try the mime
joined between the. twb contending factions, and be
longing tb no volitocal patty. with no motive but to pub
servo the country. andoud submit toe cane
without argument have an unauimoue verd ic t
But. unforiunately. r 4 dialtiterested jury cannot be pro
cured, and the people are sillrenough to appeal to this
tribunal for pence There are two hundred and thirty
six me inhere of this House, but an equal number of as
wan, men can be found in any Congressional &strict in
the country, end Net we era told thst because this Con
gress, elected without reference to the present iseuee,
will not instantly stay the tide of rovo.ution. therefore,
there to no hope for ma free people. What right have
gentlemen here to mistime that they can settle thq
queen , n While he would be glad to see the Hou s e do
something and moon to allay the robins egoitement,
yet he announced that if tine House or Congress fail to
come up to public capacitation before he would under
take to overturn the temple of liberty, and mush the
last hopes of the patriot. he wou'd move an agjourns
'tient of the pending questions from this Home to the
people theme Ives.
The revolution now threatening to subvert the coun
try was the moat unjustifiable and non. rdonable that
the world ever beheld. involving the /110. t fea;ful oda
sequences. add set men all over thy country are Dial ,
nig with the and pessioas or the eople, and enigma.
mg chore ag traitor's whet wou ld not participate in
the revoiution
. .
He proceeded to show the madness and folly of sub
verting the Government to secure any right without
that may not be enjoyed In the Union. The personal
liberty bulls Are not without excuse, but it was due to
the truth to express his belief that they would be noon
swept front the statute-books, and, if uric .netitutional,
they aro already null and void. If conetiturional, there
to no right to complain Au to the lusitive-slave
law, from the commencement of the present cen
tury till now not ono cozen slaves hove been
resorted from the State authoripes. Mr. Orr
himself of the kingdom Of O.Holitia
said that It VOW, JOIOrCOOf . ', Oifyli body Wished to mai Ott;
and would the Higtheeielave law he any.more atringen t
a;;(1 the peotila more willing to execute it out of than in
the Union t The Northern poop e have always, and
will riser be °tweed to slavery. and YOU can mane no
man in the Burih a pro slavery man. The strongest
slavery men in the Sento are 'Yankees, and they no
anon e r g.• Nouth than they MOM a negro. j Laughter 1
Ito boggedpar, on, y marry a woman with negroes.
and then they commence to talk about the rigida of
elaveholdera. There was not a man in thie body who
olio me to be an Ab , !Monist.
. .
If there is such a one he wanted to know it. [Re
sponses from the Republican side—' Not one." net
ono" The Hepublicaus in their ulalf rm' denounced
the John Brown raid as the posttest N . ' armies. what
other parts had formally thus? The people South
and North till not bate one anothe r more than the old
Vales and Demoorate used to late each other. But
will you love Cue another more i You separate? You
will separate en peper. but the Ohio river is the only
barrier to separate hostile States. If you have a- love
now, will you love each other better when ton become
hostim nations and 'wale? It our ooneiituenis could
see all too Free-Boilers and Sou. hern radicals h re em
bracing each other they would not believe a word of it.
( n voice—'• That's a Met "J Technic one another be
cause the insmustsnon give place to the outs. when a po
hhmd must take up ti err baggage and travel
tram e Capitol (Laughter j If he could to-day
save the country by self immolation tie would do so.
and trusted that others woo it. Buy a soparation would
lead to blood, and precipitate a war of longer duration
than that between the houses of York and Lancaster.
Lot the central S etre be drawn into the oontemp ated
Southern Confederacy. and ten years will not elapse
belore the slumbering fires therein will break out with
intensity. If this to not tiv.4heit 4ilstprr leaUtoshoost
and a lie.
If. as \icon eharced, the Northern people are for
prier° ei 'way that is a matter of bete. [ Leughter.l
But whi o he aid not believe this, a eeparation world
not change their opimens. Up to 1834 of
uegroes had
the privilege of suffrage over certain white men in
Tennesses. who waisted in making the Constitution
of that ri tato I Andrew Jackson. And before it was
amended. tee latter was twice cleated President of the
United States. in New York, recently, a mintier pro
position was voted d wn—twenty against one Politi
cal equality as to white and black existed in North Ca
rolina tW,nty years ago but does not now. He would
stand by the Government. and give It e Northern
brethren a chance to progress in political 1 / 3 1-
once As to John Brown raids! 0 would ask hie
frie n ds t:l 6 ' ilclVo ) a More strin
gent code out of tile Union than they bave now? Tne
greet; evil of the times is that the people have suffered
so much from m arepresontation and persistent false
hood 'hat they understand one and another less to day
than they did arty mare ago. The higher-law men pro
pose's, toe libels of the Disunionists, while the letter
pubheli the remarks of Northern fanatics as the
opunons of the people of the North. This 1u 'ogig its
evil work.
As an ovulation of till disposition for seam he would
submit eight years longer to the Aannnistration of
President Buchanan. [Laughter.] He would assent to
anything—to the Crittenden. or the Border States'
Compromise. or the resolutions which lie had himself
sought to iutroduee here. He would go for the recom
mendations of the Select Committee of Thirty three,
before he would go out of the union. r ail,ng 4n hie
he would meet the Disdnisniata with torch one hand
pint oword Inge° of bee; undo so IRag as the stars and
liCrliAse Wave over Tonuetuee, he would never submit to
disunion. applause.) He proceeded to show that
every slave set of Congress which has excited public
notice and disoussion has been dictated by Southern
statesmen, or advocated by then In every instanoe
where southern statesmen demanded no cession and
guarantees the North his boon leafing everything
that was demanded. ;hough it might ha relunt mdr. He
referred to the • oniimition of boulmana and Florida a
few years ago. In 1619 before h • lived even, the clamor
was so great that the Fe oral Government had t , pur
chase that territory. because th pooh sOa mn : t not be
in the hands at aloreign Power Ito.atfivenndi,nsnrr
gtnally. and fifty a Shone more were event to impure,
the Inch in hostilities, and mil ions in re to build forti
fications to guard our c 'lnmates, e fte. all. Florida
with not half as man, people therein as were in his
district—whien can't muster enough men to destroy
alligators—assumes to sevarntn fr,ini her sisters She
walks me of lie Union, not only with our fortifications
and public lands—that is not the wont—she leaves no
prestige of the unity of the - Vibes. Why Florida can
not protect herself from nth eaters witiiont the Federal
Government. [Laughter.] Florida was purchased a'
the Instance of s outhern men. The, South demanded
and obtained Texas. and in tins connection he paid an
eloquent tribute to General Haus on, who was now stig
m s Hied by some as Et traitor and untrue to the South.
11 lie South in 1793 got the fug.tiva-slave law, and
in 1950 obtained a more stringent one, whirls, the Ex
ecutive sge, has been enforced. In 1820 the Missouri
Compromise billpassed. Distinguished stamismen, such
as Pinckney. hailed this as a great Soutnern triumph
In 1834, it was said that this eninaromian:waii a stigma
and stain on the Mouth, and it was removed, and nova
lay sovereignty was inaugurated What has the South
everked that she boo not got? It wan but recently
she as ked that slavery shall be proteceed. livens not for
him to can that this proposition was most unmistakably
defeated lir them No member of Congress ever intro
duced a bill to protect slavery in the 'Territories Y. t,
it is proposed to dissolve the Union banns° three inil
lions of ;he people said, or their verdict, non intersei
Hon Mall you shall ever' have.
Mr. Lincoln was not sleeted fully on the Republican
PlnCorm including was a eong . omeration of various in
terests, the tariff measure. When a respect
fut statement of Southern erievanoss shall be made
ut. he had ne doubt toe penn'e of the north, at tne
ballot lox, would grant all that fa r-minded men should
ask.
air. VALL ANDIGHANI,of Ohio, mated. if the gen le
than's statement of the ease between the eiaveholdint
and non alaveholchng States tie true. eught the people
of the free States to hn ibate themselves by proposing
any constitution tl amendment or additional legielation.
Mr. ETII of Tennessee, replied b, Baying
tint so persistent have been the mieappreheneions or
misrepresentations of Northern men, high in position,
an to what would us the Republican policy, that the peo
ple of the South are willing to believe a lie that
may be damned, [Laughter.]
Mr. VALLANL IMAM, of Ohio. further flaked whe
ther that was good reason that they eliould yield what
sell-respect may forbid
Mr. ETHERIDGE. said it was known that the reop'e
of the nth are like a tempest. They were movie ;
and, in the language cf Scripture. he would answer
them au he we'll.' a fool—' according to his folly." If
the people of one section are mimed, in the name of
Heaven, would it be Just to nay chat those of the other
suction should nut do what is right to digabt se the r
minds? In the course of his remarks he rend an arti
cle from the Montsomery Mail, in which the editor
says that the policy of the Nepublimms is to tarn the
flagmen loose, and compel them to intermarry with the
poor whites, rbo. was it not true that Mr. Rhett had
alleged that Mr. Flamini was a mulatto ? And did not
elemminger announce, on the Pine hole. to persons of
high and low cegree. including " philosophers " and
'• short hos S," that Mr. Hamlin was real y a mulatto e.,3
Mr. V ALL ANDIGHAM. inquired whether anyth ng
in the Crittenden proposition, or the resolutions of the
Border &Wes Committee, or in the recommeudations
contained in the report of the Committee of 'I lorry
throe, is ealculat.d to remove suck a delusion as was
spoken of. in the minds of the outhern people?
Mr. ETHERIDGE replied that men are standing in
the South, to-day. surrounded by a tempest—by a fire
which feeds itself. and is all-devouring. It is well
known that throughout the thmilt. where the disunion
sentiment predominates, there exists a reign 0, Inn or.
While the, Conventions are in session in Charleston,
rig ontgomery. and elsewhere,—while men are oehhera
ling on the fate of an empire — the military are being
drilled.
Mr. LEARE, of Virginia, wanted to know where:the
gentleman stood—by the North or South?
Mr ET I - I.ERIDI3fI. I speak on the eide whioh has
but few reeresentatives. I am speaking for my coun
try. [Applause.]
After alluding to the fearful condition of affairs in
the South, and the alarm which the military move
ments occasion. he said no would vote for any propom
tion that ocitild, for a moment, relieve the public mind.
I will. he added, retort, to Tennessee to mist the wave
of disunion. I the worst limes to the worst. and I
should be dragged to the fearful preemie°. and made
an unwilling observer of my country's ruin, I will wash
my hands of the shame and crime which will attach
to those who would overthrow the public liberty, end
make our country a despotism. 1 will sling to the flag
of my country in this darkest hour of her peril, and
cling to it us the pint would cling to hie God. [Ap
plause.)
The SPEAKER laid before the House a communiea
thin tugned by all she trample Representatives( Mr. Hill
excepted,) announci g the emission of that State, and
adolng
with
having dissolved her political connection
with the Federal Government, and having thereby re
pealed the ordinance of .78 by whieh the Conetitutton
was ratified. and having resumed her powers hereto•
fore de egated, wa hereby announce that we are no
longer members of the House of Representatives."
A communication was read from Mr. Hill, of Georgia,
is which he says: "Satisfied as t am that a majority of
the people of Georgia in Conventme assem,.iee desir e
that et.e.te to be no longer represented on this floor. I,
in obedience to their wishes. hereby resign the east
hold ag a member of Una Houle from that tate " Both
corn menu, diens were laid on the table and ordered to
be fg r .V/E3OY, of Winois, felt solemnly impressed
with the enestion before Min, and prayed for wisdom
fromon Nigh. which was first pure, and they peaceable.
to direct his thoughts. that he might clothe them match
lunges , e as befitted the oceasioe, and the presence of
this au& nee He then argued that the theory of our
Government is laid down briefly, and withhilosophical
precision in the Declaration of indepen dence, which
our fathers loads, sad in the Constitution. He said tile
wildest dogma was that of secession. whioli was trea
son rebellion, and a crime against God and man. If
the Government could not be maintained it wee a more
rope of sand—a niece copartnership, to be dissolved bi
ogle member of the firm. youth Car line could not
dissolve a Union ens did not lea 0. except in con
junction with she other Stater, and it was a miserabie,
derisive mockery for her to attempt the seizure of the
forte and arsenals of the United States. And, is this
. . _ • . • -
connection. he Was speaking of coercion. when
Mr. DEJA k NEPTr." of Virginia. rose to a question of
oP et*. that Mr Lovejoy was not speaking from his seat,
as required 1,9 . the rules
111 r 1,0.11.JuY. I admire the magnanimity and
chivalry of the gentleman train Virginia.
Mr. GROW . hat is the gen.leman'a seat.
Mr. LOt EJOY. oat the gentl.. man from Virginia
!wan that l shall stand in my °hair I (Laughter.]
Mr. DEJAHN r.. At the request of my in.:mils I
n y question of order
.r LOVh,Ji,Y. roaming. gfid wou'dhot conet'i
. .
ate wnh rebels whn attempted to net the Uovernment
at de flume. Whatever he might do under the oacum-
stances, never. as O. d , fives would he vote for any par
tici e of a o , mproaute t II the insult to our flag shah he
apologized for or avenged. Ho wanted to see this (Its
union farce or tragedy played oat. It was said that, in
orimprout sing the extremes. the tletubltpan party must
be gut off. He wished they would /two a men. time
of it They would be acting Hamlet with the character
of Hamlet loft ut. He appealed to his Nepublican
friends to stand Arin and decided. and not part with the
golden opportunity they now po_sers to carry out their
prinoiptas. et nd still and see the salvation f the
Lord. [Laughter.]
Some of them were looking to Mr. Lincoln for corn•
pt . Ornise. srem his soul he did not believe that Mr.
I incinin was so disposed but would stand by the prin
ciples enunciated in the Chicago platform. if ho or an
angel from Heaven pr..olaimA any other doctrine, let
him be anathematized. Lot him be accursed and the
people curse blm. [Laughter. I Pis to himself. he vr^uld
not vote far a if sue was introduced, to abolish
slavery to the States where it mats. He would have
all mankind free but they had no constitutional power
thus to nor. Ho would not, however, sacrifice the right
- '.freedom to slavery. .
a prop . pi 1 fiXiiihl kifY, of I
'ennui ivan o ia. said he lr e t!
p
Elan/ offitoolties tililil A s a w n ta
A...(;.„M . ad l a, : t eTenp t roa•ont ITIOIII-
th
bora, owing to their various vi s
owa. and trorn the
opinions expressed it Ina apparent that Borne Were 1:10:
!!!!!Ktj,d„tß,Littld.,..h.a_tlittrnenrot nmejw.ft ttkl.. ~...v
ter a action before the fourth cf Otacc/t. [Um: 01
" Agreqd...'l.
air. OWN. of Pennsylvania. asked hie colleague
whether his successor had not been sleeted?
Mr. NION'I OuNI.E.RY replied. I mean an election for
the present. and not for tee next, Uonereis
Mr. hie eIIt,RBON. of Pennsylvania, remarked that
it had been eau; that we aro in the midst of a revolu
tion, but he thought we were in the presence of a cur -
spiraoy and the blow (mines from theme who admit that
long ago they laid the play' . and carefully p,repared the
means for Its accomplishment. In :lifetime to the
history of events in this connection, be said that
Cabinet officers had used the machinery of the Govern
ment for their nefaiieue purposes, said over, the House
ono "mutt.) chamier had not escaped ; He oharacter
'zed the movement an de'potio, originating in disap
pointed personal ambition and nurtured in iniquity. In
reviewing the
_progress of events. he said one thine was
cert. M—the Union was not to lie destroyed, foe the
pe gr. le would matrttain
l North Carolina, w s assigned
the fl oor, which Mr. Nelpri, of Tennessee, ; l aid helm's
ed to himself.
" The decision of the Epeaker woe in favor of the
former.
Mr. NELSON appealed from the decision, and with
much sarnestnese anierted toe claim.
Mr. BOCOCK, of Virginia, came in as mediator, when
the number of persons present had dwindled down to a
dozen. Adjoureed.
PENNSYLVANIA LEGISLATURE
=MMMEII
SENATE
The Ntlllilie was called to order at 11 o'clock by the
Speaker. Prayer by Roe. Mr. Colder. Jeernal of yes
terday read and approved.
DM=
Mr. THOMPSON. from the Committee on Reath: and
Bridges, reported the supplement to the act incorpora
ting the Delaware County turnpike Company as own
mrtied.
I=3
Mr. PENNEY. a supplement to the act ineerromtleg
the Cltizens' Passenger Railway Company of rat,
burg.
Mr. BER RILL ,an act authorizing the Directors of the
Poor and House of Emplorment of Delaware county to
sell certain re Imitate.
Mr. IMEATAND. a supplement to the act moor
pointing the Lancaster alai Ephrata Turnpike or Hank-
Eorol PornpanY.
Mr. IftheH, a supplement to an act ut relsmon to the
rights of property of husband and w i e .
ORIGINAL UV SOLUTION
. .
Mr. FINNEY offered the following :
Nesoired, That the Secretary - of the Commonwealth
be directed to inform the senate COW many. if any.
o• Rogers' Geological hurvey remain in his oMee for
distribution, and it there remain. a surplus number of
comes over the number to be distributed to those now
entitled to receive time; which was twice read, and
passed
HILLS COs*bI7)I3RED
The bid to lnoorporate the Penn Gas Coal Company
came up on mooed reading, and its passage wan advo
cated by Mr. eiallTll.
Mr. PENNEY opposed the bill, as it prorosed making
a etc e corporation. the object of which was to.build a
railroad fifteen miles in length. under the general rail
road law. Instead of the lateral rediway law
Mr. PULLER offered an amendment. aubieeting the
rat'road to the restrimaons of the nut in rel.tion to lateral
railroads. ciatept so far an the length of the road is con.
nomad ; which was adopted.
Mr.t.'UL LER moved to amend the third section so net
to make the road not to exceed seven miles in length ;
which was agreed to. '2 he secinon, as amended. passed
—yeas 19 ease 8.
Mr. FINNEY moved to amend the seventh section,
so as to give the company corporate privileges for
twenty years, instead of twenty-five ;which was agreed
to.
•
Mr. FULLER offered an amendment to the eighth
section, making the stookholders individua.ly liable for
all the debts contraoted
Mr. 81111,TH oder , d an amendment to the amend
ment. making the compan• liable only to a certain ex
tenti which was lost—yeas 13. nays M.
'1 he question reourrmg on the amendment of Mr.
Fuller, It woe los—, earl 14, nays IS.
W
51r. ILSII oft, red, as a subst tuto for the eighth
section, the general liability clause known no roe ook
awannrt provision. making the company individually
liable for all debts contracted, and defining the ProoO2lB
of law by which such debts are to he collected.
Mr. 51cCutiltE offered an amendment modifying the
amtnd.,ent.whlch makes the stockholders re•poniuble
for ail debts; which was carried—yeas 21. nays 9
• avers.. other amendments were proposedar,tl - cored
down, and without coming to a vota Voe bid the
Senate adiournau.
BOMBE.
r Mr. trru:PrA RD, ant adeirMa., asked a unanimous
yole'ta rs- oord bin onions the donate resolotions passed
Shot ❑tk ht Mr. MoOKF, of . naked she
s am e prnoles.e. Agreed to. Both geutlimen for
the Small resolutions.
The epeotal order of tho day being the consideration
of certain resolutions proviomly offered by Mr. Arm
strong, of Lycoming, on the nat., of the Union. toot
gentleman moved that the resolutions be postponed un
til to-morrow morning. in o der to &bow members an
opportunity to present balls and resolutt , ns. Agreed to.
=ESTE=
Mr. PRESTON offered a resolution giving mat of
the subordinate offhers of the House n copy of Zleg
lor's Manual, Agreed to.
The House agreed by resolution to fix Mondays and
Thursda, e for the reception of petitions
Mr. SHEPPA RD, a resolution canine upon the B DOC
Treasurer, It ud , tor General, &w '" ets, of the Com
monwealth, Superintendent of the Pulle Schools, At
torney General, A-a.. to tarnish Om House with a lint
of the number of 'clerks amployed in their Depart
meats, co7tiageht eXeonsee. /ca, Agreed to
EEPOR I, OF COMMITTEES.
111 r, Pf EROS, an not to incorporate the Sinking
Springs e.metery &may.
hlr. WILDEY. an act to change the name of the Har
mama Mum Society of Philadelphia.
hlr ohIITH, to incorporate the thiladelphia Skating
and Humane Society.
mr. SMITE. of herka,on act for the further reibto
tine of the amts tax. Referred to the Committp uti
\Veva and Means.
Mr. MULI.IN an Ret extending the hm; eof the bo
rough ot Johnstown, and for the colligation of taxes in
gaid borough. Referred.
Mr. BUTLER. ot a further supplement to
the not ihe,,,rporatnlg the Philadelphia and Wittiest:tam
Teleprapli emnpany. Referred.
Mr. PIP ROE. an not relating to vagrants in the bo
rough of West ell rate r.
r. clUbt R, a supplement to an not relative to.
ink dogs in Chester county.
Mr. GOB DUN. an act to ineorpornta 3 company to
build a bruit , e over Clearfield oreai.
Mr. id ARV b Y, ai 11,Ot YOIMIVO to taxation in the bo
rough of o,h,eskr.
Mr. OORIKYN,_ an not supplementary to an act erect
inc the county of Cameron
TFRSON, an net to incorporate Cho Bank of
Jut,iata Valley.
Mr. BYRNE, an act to incorporate the Lacicalyaana
Savings Fund.
Mr. POOR. an not to inoorperata the Lackawanna
and Buseueh in nn Railroad Com ttanY
Mr. Eli, tt, I.3Eit tiR, an act relative to fire oompa
nie.t of tam Commonwealth.
MY, RANDALL, an not relalci e to an exemption of
3.310 for VientoB. children. and seamen.
DeIMwM r OORE e ane nßao
wa or . porate the Schuylkill and
Mr. 8H• PP k RD, an act to Incorporate Wilson's!
Sewing Machine Maaulacituritiq Comeau!.
r. g:diTH. of Philadelphia an act to change the
name of the People's and limo° Insurance CO•l. yth !Oa
to Chin marcial Insurance . °mean!, and to unto the
sirno.
r Drl cTTELD, furthe• rupplement to the net to
incorporato the l'hilauelphia and Delaware nailroad
Company npprnved ,arty 18.14
Mr, 13 SR I.I{O6e)MEW nu act to incorporate the
A riculiural and Hor iculiral. and Mechanical Sato
mationa i•f 3chu. bull county.
Mr. LAW It ENCEI. an act to authorize the Commis
loners of Cameron county to borrow money.
SILLS coNRIDETED
Mr I,IOFTUS moved that the house proceed to the
ermeideratirio of senate 101 l no. 40, relative tomtits by
Bharat in Westrno) eland, Ldeorainc, and Washingtoa
coorLea Auer a short discussion, the bll was re
!erred to thd Commtvee on J udtmary. (Local.)
Tha House then tank up the bill authorizing the Ty
gone and uieargeld Railroad Company to 'arrow cha
otic'. Passed Snail,.
The House then took up an ant to change the time and
place for holding elections for borough . and school die
trict officers the borough of Orwarsburt.liabuylkill
county. Passed finally.
The bill to incorporate the Eagle Library Com
pany. of Philadelphia, was tab n up and Parsed
finaly.
r. called n p ilia bill to incorporate the Phi
ladel,hia Skating Club and Humane boctety.which was
read three times and passed.
Mr. DUFF] EL D called up the bill to i norporate the
Furnmit Methodist Emsooprl Church. of Philadelphia.
which was read three times and passed.
Mr S tic PPA It o called ay, the bill to incormsrate the
Lathrop and Wilson Sewing-machine Manama uncut
Company. which was considered and passed finally.
Adjourned
STILL LATER FROM EUROPE.
THE NORTH BRITON AT PORTLAND
BREAD PANIC &HONG THE POOR OF
LIVERPOOL.
French Intervention in. Sardinia
IMPORTAIIT FROM CHINA
The Chinese Ports Opened, and a
Foreign Inland Trade Afforded.
A CHINESE AMBASSADOR TO THE COURT
Ott ST. JAMES
Lord Palmer:4ton on the American
Cyiar3
COUPON ADVANCING—CONBOLS 01lei
PORTLAND, Jan. 23 —The steamship North Bra•
too, from Liverpool on the 10th instant, arrived at
this port this afternoon.
GREAT BRITAIN.
A pAnia broke out among a portion of the in
habtlanti of Liverpool on the 9th inet , and it was
rumored that a mob had entered tho bakers' shape
and plundered them, owing to,the advance m
prices owl the covertly of the weather causing
a suspension of labor
Many if the shops ware closed. but the fears of
an attack proved groundless
Lord Palmerston expresses the hope that if the
American Union is to be dissolved the separation
may be amicable, that the world rosy be spared
the horrible Ppez t aele of brothers warring on
brothers.
The weather was severe throughout England,
and fears of bread-riota wore en , ertained.
FRANCE.
It wag rumored that M. Thonvenel will retire
from tn. , French Foreign Moe.
The Bourse on the oth dieted inanimate. Routes
were quoted at 67f 10e
It was believed that the Erenoh fleet, after
leaving Gaeta, will proceed to the Adriatic.
BARDINIA
The Piedmoutese were oor.atructing batteries
Lye hundred yards from Gaeta.
The Turin Cabinet had resolved to tolerate no
intervtntion other then the of Prance.
It was untrue that a Ituitian fleet is to replaoe
that of the Frer.oh at Uaets.
INDIA, CIIINA, AND AUSTRALIA
The Calcutta, China, and Australian mails had
been telegraphed, and were due in London in time
for the steamship Nzagara (for Halifax) to receive
the Amerioan portion
The news from China is all-important.
Tho Oiliness ports are to be opened and an In
land foreign trade allowed.
A Chinese ambassador is to reside at London.
Exchange at Hong Kong had declined -I.
The rebellion in New Zealand had been sup
pressed
The Russian ambassador to Pekin had ratified a
convention confirming the privileges on the Amoor
and extending the commercial advantages.
GERMANY
It is said that the German Diet will refuse to re
cognize any repre3entstive from Sardinia under
the now Italian annexations to the kingdom.
The German army is raid to be ready to meet
any etemy.
AUSTRIA
The Austrian ministers have, been ordered to
pat the new ordinance into effect immediately.
A provisional electoral law is to be adopted for
Hungary
The flurgarian Diet will &tremble on April 2d.
SERt'IA
The disquiet at Servia was increasing.
Commercial Intelligence.
LIVERPOOL COTTON MARKET, Friday. lan. IL
he sales of the week amount to 67 had bales. inolu
di ng 8 end bales to speaulatora and a tou bales for export
Tha market c,,,ened with an advancing tendency. but
became. dull, owing to the advance to the bank rates;
but the news from America, furt tithed b , the arrival of
the steamer ..ton, enlivened the market. and tt glossal
with an advancing ten encl, she quotations being fully
up to last treek!s prices.
T Ira tales to day (Friday) are estimated at 12 000
bales, i , oluding 400 bales to speculators and for ex
port. '1 he market olostd with an *online demand at the
following quotations
N•w Orleans..
M0b11a........
Middlings ..... tild 71-10
The atooli in port amounts to 540.000 bales, including
372 CCO bales of is mericau.
Hewitt dc Brothers quote an improvement of lid on
the fair and muddling qualities. Other circulars report
these descriptions uncnanged.
LI V KEYBOL HHEADoT G FFS AIARKET —Messrs.
Richardson tr.. Sperms report a decline in Finns and
Wheat. Holders or Wheat were crossing on the mar
ket. awl a decline of Sd is reported. Corn was doll, and
nominally ono. orrszs.srs.-4 ru.,44IUSS
- Coll Clime generally dull
LON oultl MON FY NA RKET--Friday.—The mouse
market is steady. and the disoount demand moderate.
Consols are quoted at 0r.,; e
The London Times on President:Bit.
ehanan.
(r ruin The Times of January 9J
Never for many years can the United States be
to the world what they have been. Mr. Bucha
nan•s message has hems a greater blow to the Ame
rican people than all the rants of the Georgian
Governor or the " ordinances" of the Charleston
Convention Toe President has dissipated the
idea that the States which elected him constitute
one people. We had thought that the Federa
tion was of the nature of a nationality; we had
it is nothing more than ft partnership. It any
State may, on grounds satisfactory to a lees]
Convention, dissolve the union between itself
and its fellows ;. if discontent with the election
of a President, or the psssing of an obnoxious
law by another State, or, it may be, a re
strictive tariff, gives a State the "right of
revolution," and permits it to withdraw itself
from the community, thou the position of the
.;morican people with respect to foreign Powers
is completely altered. It is strange that a rat*,
whose patriotio captiousness, when an the eoolety
of Europeans, is so remarkable, should be so ready
to divide and to give up the ties of fellow-eitizen
ehip for a canto which strangers aro unable to ap
preciate Still stranger is it that a Chief Magis
trate, who would have plunged the world in war
rather then a suspicious craft should be boarded
by English officers after it had displayed the stars
ant stripes, or who would have done battle against
despots for any naturalized refugee from email
mental Europe, should, without scruple and against.
the advice of his own beoretary of Stette„,leolare
the Federal Union dissolved whenever a lune tont
State chooses to secede.
It may well be imagined thee Ike Amerioam
people have been taken by surpeise both by the.
suddenness and violence of the eutery for seises.
sion, and by the ready eonemaione of the Presi
dent. From the day the message appeared it was
evident that South Carolina no longer formed part
of the Union. The State had by every orge.et which
pessessed, by its Senators, its Representatives, by
the voice of the press, of the great slaseownera, and
of the multitude. declared its resolution to secede.
Only courage like that of General Jackson could
have queileu the ‘r tdameeeok State," as we per
calve some of ita admirers call it. But there was
a middle path between civil war and snob an in
slant recognition as Mr. Buchanan thought adviza
-I,le. As one charged with the duty of upholding
the Federal power, he might hove easily used tha
authority vested in him to delay the movemetit e med
give the Union and South Carolina itself time for
reflection. Mr Cass would, probably, deprecate
holding a State by force, but he still doolined to
remain in the Cabinet of the statesman who would
not reinforce Fort Moultrie, and assert, during
the short remainder of his term of ollico, the su
premacy of the Constitution But as things want,
the action of South Carolina wee predetermined.
On the 19th of December that State seceded-froz e
the Union by an unanimous vote, and by this time
has probably gained possession of all the t'esieral
property within its borders, and estalgisked a,
post office and custom house of its gory. The in
struments which the Carolinians drew up on this.
03048i011 aro singular and almeet amusing. The.
philosophy and phraseology sf the Declaration of
Independence of 177 e, are imitated. Whole pare,
grapes are copied from that famous document,
The thoughts and style of Jefferson were evident..
ly influenced by the great writers of hie age,
and we may trace Montesquieu and Rousseau,
in every line of his composition It Is rather
iutoresung to see his language, which denounced
King Goorge's violation of the social oompaet, used
by a conclave of frantic negro drivers to atigta.a
tize the conduct, of those who will not allow a
Southern gentleman to bring his "body servant"
into their territory. South Carolina, however,.
has shown wisdom in thus taking high ground.
Peerle are generally taken at the value which they
set on themselves, and Carolina does right to play
the part of outraged patience and indignant vire
tie She has declared. in the language of the Se
ttlers of the Republic, that the Federal Union no
longer answers the ends of its foundation by lame
ing the happiness and prosperity of South Caro
lina, and that, the conduct of several btatea bay
ing been a violation of the compact made by all,
South Carolina resumes her rights as a sovereign
community, and will make war or peace, coneliesic
treaties, or erablish commerce independently of:
the Government at Washington
This bold course has its natural etient ea the.
excitable slaveowners. The ewesalon of South,
Carolina has been received everywhere with en
thusiasm. It may, perhaps, be said the other.-
States have feigned as approbation which they
do not tool, in order to bring the North to Mew by
the IDellaCQ of a Southern Republic. But, whe
ther from fueling or polioy, the secession ofy was,
e lust at its londeat at the close of the yeas. It was.
leeked upon as certain that six or seven Staten
would separate from the Union in the first day; of ,
MD Georgia leads the van. The ordinance off
secession was looked upon ne already passed. Tbet
North Carolina Legislature had road a second time,
the bill for Arming the State. Alabama had voted,
by a large majority, in favor of secession. In Vie
tho oldest, the most conservative, and the
most cautious of the slave States, we are told then
the secession feeling was gaining ground. State
Conventions aro to meet in Florida on the 3d of
January, in Alabama ea the 7th, in Mississippi 4).14
the 7th, in Tees. oa the B.h, in Georgia on the 11th e
and in licenisiana on the 231 ; end our correspond
ent relieves that " there will be a majority In,
snob of them in favor of immediate and senarate,
secession." lance, in a few days more the Unite&
States of America, as the world has hitherto known.
them, will cease to exist
But new tomes the mud singular park of !hit ,
history. Till within a few weeks hardly anybody,
in this country believed in the dissolution of the,
'eopie thought thatinstinets of patriotistn,
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