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WEDNESDAY, DECEMBERn, 1861.
EXTRACT FROM THE LAST SPEECH OF
STEPHEN A. DOIJ6LAS.—ts The conspiracy
es beenh up the Union is a fast nem known to
all. Armies are being raised, and war levied
to accomplish it. There can be but two sides
to the controversy. - Every man must he on the
aide of the United States or against it. There
can be no neutrals in this war. There can be
none but patriots and traitors.,,
His tNcra.rxricr the Civvvrner had a groat
theme last Friday, and a great audience. His
theme was Pennsylvania, and his audience
five regiments of our bravo volunteers: There
was everything about it to please and charm—
the horsemen, the footmen, the glittering
column and the multitude of citizens, and,
above them, the glorious standards, _inter
twining the emblem of the State with the
colors of the nation, grouping together a
scene beautifully dramatie, and melt as is
seldom witnessed within the limits of our
peaceful State. Not the least striking inci
dent of the occasion was the speech of Go
vernor CURTIN. He excelled himself in the
elucidation of his great topic, and presented
the case of Pennsylvania with emphasis and
truth
It is 'no desire of ours to ask especial
honor - for Pennsylvania, nor do we think
this is the desii.A. of +MINIM' C MUNN- A
simple expression of State pride is par
donable, and he would be unworthy his
State who did not have this feeling to a
greater or lesser degree. But in the bead-roll
of fame, we must not place one State above
another; we must make no distinction which
would be to MMSkkeiltiSettS - Or In
diana;and which does not recognize the claims
of every American, wherever he may reside.
All have done well, and to all we give honor.
PhotWahout pain that we
see a disposition on the part of many to dis
parage Pennsylvania by studiously overlook
ing her position in this war—by sneers and
captious remarks and inuendoes. In all the
New York papers we find a persistent sup
premien of any reference to Pennsylvania;
but this is in keeping with the spirit of New
York journalism, and should excite no sur
prise to-day. Governor Monoax, of New
York, cannot make a little speech at Willard's
- without so 'glorifying his State that the au
dience interfered with " Cheers for Pennsyl-
VArdit 6:fl6§ of 1, She is 6114.:zia i" Mr.
Representative liEttoce, of Illinois, makes
another speech, at the National Hotel, in
'which he responds to cheers for Pennsylva.
nia by saying that he " could say a mean
thing of Pennsylvania," and follows the as
sertion by an unkind and unjust insinuation,
which the crowd very properly resents, and
so induces the representative to apologize. In
the minds of many public men there is an ill
concealed feeling of envy and disparagement.
The people are more generous and just, as,
indeed, they always are.
We present the case of Pennsylvania in the
words of Governor CURTIN " Since the be
ginning of this rebellion no demand has been
made upon this State by the Federal Govern
moat that has not been promptly obeyed—no
requisition that has not been fibed—no pledge
that has not beta redeemed." The sons of
Pennsylvania take a high place in this war.
She has sent more men into the field than any
other State ; a Pennsylvanian manages the
Department cf War; a Pennsylvanian is the
commander-in-chief of our armies ; in the
roll of generals and officers of high station
we find many an honored State name. If we
have sent men to ettumand, we have sent men
to obey ; in the highest station and the lowest
station—from the general of departments to
the soldier of the line, Pennsylvania is ably re
presented. if her sons take the honors and
glory of War, they likewise endure its priva
tions.
Many thanks are due by Pennsylvania to the
Secretary of War and our excellent Governor.
Gen. C-MEROx has been a devoted son pf his
State, and most of the obloquy and calumny
heaped upon him has been incurred by his de
votion to his own people. Governor Ceartx
Las shown a degree of energy and self-denial
in systematizing the military resources of the
State; in exciting the martial ardor of the
people; in carrying out the designs of the Le.
gislature ; in providing for the wants of our
regiments; whether in camps of instruction at
home or camps of service in the field, which
deserves, the warmest commendation of the
people. To our Secretary and our Governor
all honor belongs, and the State owes them a
debt of gratitude.
We speak thus of Pennsylvania because we
feel that she deserves a word of defence and a
word of eulogy. Our good old State needs
the voice of noorator s the pen of no journalist,
to strengthen and justify her position. She is
doing her duty nobly, and when the honors of
the war are apportioned she will receive the
reward she has so justly earned.
Death of John P. Jackson.
It was said by ono of England's ablest
writers, when the news of DUCALD STEWART'S
death fell unheeded upon a giddy, fashionable
circle, that on the announcement of such an
event it behooved the hearers to maintain, for
some time at least, a respectful, solemn
silence. With such a sad, respectful feel
ing, we announce to our readers the de
cease of a man whose life, had his energies
and talents been devoted to political employ
ment, would have been a subject of house
hold familiarity all the land over, but whose
high qualifications have been employed in
the less famous but not less arduous
and useful service of his fellow-men.
Jonx P. JAcxsON, the vice president of the
New Jersey Railroad and Transportation Com
pany, died at his residence, in Newark, New
Jersey, yesterday morning. Mr. has
been connected with the company from its
organization to the time of his death. He was
PPPtintvii §vcrotorr on •tho 4th of June, 18 , 72,
and held that position to the Ist of November,
1849. On the 4th of June, 1836, he was elect
ed a director, and on the 28th of June, 1849,
ens chosen vice president, and in thatoffiee,
- united with the superintendency of the road,
he has remained since.
When the company was chartered, Mr.
JAGE:3OIi was a rising young lavryer, and
Speaker of the New Jersey House of Assem
bly. He abandoned his other profession upon
becoming a railroad man, and he threw himself,
Ivith all his energy, shrewdness, sagacity, and
high executive ability, into the service of the
cympapy, which he has mainly Inn the Mena
of preserving from absorption by its great rival,
the Camden and Amboy Railroad Company.
He was upright and honest, candid, straight
flaward, flat-footed, and unflinching; a sincere
Christian and a true gentleman. Few men
excelled him as a public speaker, and he had
no superiors in the courtesy and polish of pri-
I ate life. His death, in the prime of life,
fifty-six years being all he bad numbered, will
fall heavily upon the hearts of his host of
friends and the community in which be lived,
:Ind the loss of his ability and sagacity will be
severely felt by the New Jersey Railroad Com
pany.
OLD FRANKLIN ALMANAC.-Mr. Winch, 320
Chestnut Area, is publisher of the issue for 18112.
This is the only Philadelphia Almanac worth any
thing. It contains the year's annals, and a great
variety of local, histories], and statistical informa
tion. Mr. Thompson Westeott, of the Sunday
Dispatch, is understood to be editor of this Alma
nac.
IL W. IsEECILER ON THE WAR.—The celebrated
sermon, at Brooklyn, on the last Thanksgiving
day, " The Honey in the Lion's Carcass," upon
war and emancipation, which is considered one of
Mr. Beecher's greatest productions, will be pub
lished, to-day, by T. B. Peterson and Brothers, 306
Chestnut street. It has been very much praised,
RS well as abused, and therefore mast be worth
something.
FESTIVE COMPLIMENT TO JOHN IliteartE&D,
ESQ.—Some of the numerous friends of Mr. Brod
head, the popular and efficient president of the
Camden and Atlantic Railroad ? will this day give
him an entertainment, unique if not magnificent.
Atlantio City is the locale where this social affair
will come off. The entertainers start this morning,
after an early breakfast,—time of return very un
certdiat. . .
SALE OF ITALIAN MARBLE MONUMENTS —The
sale of elaborate Italian Marble Monuments and
bs, lately imported from Italy by Messrs. Yiti
B there (late Vito Viti k Sons), for parties in the
th, will take place to-morrow morning, at 1.01
•ck, at the marble-yard, Fifth street, above
h, They can be examined any time preview
Prns , . e Pale, and catalogues can be had of Intl Bros.,
OrThomes Birch & Son, auctioneers.
Complications with England
It is satisfactory to know that a difficulty
with England, on account of the Capture of
SLIT ELL and MAsoN on the mail-steamer Treat,
1010, arise. All precedents of British rulings
in similar cases peremptorily show the strict
legality of Captain Whams' conduct. The
Seubman, whose article we quoted on Mon
day, put the question on its proper footing
lilmn it frankly announced that, en the proba
ble contingency of the United States war
steamer James Adger taking SLIDELL and
Mxsox out of a neutral West India steam
packet, even in British waters, Sir WILLIAM
ATHERTON and Sir Rownnar, PALMER, Atter-
Dey and, Solicitor-General of England, ollioially
communicated their opinion to the British
Cabinet that the doing so would be perfectly
legal and justifiable.
In the Money Article in yesterday's New
York Tribune, we find it stated that cc a gen
tleman, however, who came by the 4frica,
meamtrably confirms the statements of The
Scotsman. He had an interview with our Mi
nister, Mr. ADAMS, before leaving London, who
informed him that he had had acorresponcicnce
with Lord Jowl Ilusssiz upon the subject et
the sailing of the Alger for the purpose, of ar
resting MASON and SLIDELL, and stated that the
law offieers of the Crown admitted the right of
the ./ldger to make such an arrest. Mr. ADAMS
looked upon the Nashville matter as much the
more serious of the two. The person making
these statements is the London resident part
ner of a banking house in this city, and is en
tirely trustworthy:7
It remains to be seen whether, on the
complaint of Mr. ADAMS and the testimony of
the officers and crew of the Harvey Birch,
plundered and burnt at sea, by the Nashville,
the British Government will arrest Captain
PEGRAM and his men as pirates, and have them
treated and tried as criminals. If England
*itaiet, to pedoi-iii what humanity and law, as
well as public policy demand, the Na-vhville
will be seized watt
oylne British Court of Admiralty,
for piracy on the high seas.
LETTER FROM "OCCASIONAL."
WASIII2IOIOI7, December 10, 18131
The President has undoubtedly assumed a
high conservative position ? and I am not sur
prised to hear that he is resolved to maintain
it at all hczards. The leader of his party, he
is, at the same time, the chief magistrate of
his country. Ills obligations to his political
friends are necessarily subordinate to his obli
gations to the American people. Nor are
those who immediately contributed to his elee.
tion disappointed that he should have ex
pressed the opinions contained in his last
message! The 1114fQ they reflect upon those
opinions, the snore they must perceive that
they are right. If there is to be a practical re
assertion of the authority of the Government,
and a thorough reunion of the States, these
much-desired results of the war can only be
brought about by persevering in the course de
fined in Mr. Lincoln's last communication to
the representatives of the people. There is,
indeed, a way of settlement by which ultra
men may be gratified in their hostility to
slavery-- 7 and that is separation;, but if the
Republic is to be a unit—if the laws are to be
executed all over the national domain—then i
unquestionably, the policy of Mr. Lincoln is
religiously right. As to slavery, its moral in
fluence is entirely gone, and it will be the
11-ailt of the people or the free States if its po
litical power is not also destroyed. If they
divide upon impracticable theories and permit
sympathizers with traitors in their midst to
sow dissension among them, they will de
serve to be managed and mastered by the
Southern politicians. They have:the - power,
the population, the intelligence, and, above all,
the principle on their side, and if with these
they cannot combine and control, then they
will be unworthy of the invaluable_ advan
tages conferred upon them.
I believe, if a vote could be taken to-mor
row in this city, ninety-nine out of every
hundred citizens would declare in favor of the
Government and against the rebellion. The
process by which this wonderful change has
'4een effected is a curious one. Patriotism
and policy, principle and interest, have
combined with singular rapidity to con
vince the good people of Washington of the
beneficence of the Federal Governmeat. As
I pass along the Avenue I meet men who, only
a few months ago, were rampant against Mr,
Lincoln, and; if they had dared, would have
prevented his inauguration by force. These
very men are now coining enormous fortunes,
some of them gathering profits of from five
hundred to one thousand dollars a day. Pro
perty that rented ' six months ago for three
hundred dollars is now eagerly leased at one
thousand dollars a year. The money being
made by Presbury, Chadwick, & Sykes, at
Willard's Hotel, if set out in plain figures,
would surprise their friends in Philadelphia.
Northern capitalists arrive here daily on
c , prospecting tours," and a large company is
being formed for the purpose of purchasing
the deserted farms of the Secessionists in this
neighborhood. These Secessionists, many of
whom are honest in their belief of the wrong,
are so brolten-hearted at the idea of the triumph
of the Union movement, that they have re
solved either to go to Texas or to Europe, and
will doubtless be glad to sell out at low rates.
- Washington, indeed, is the most favored spot
in the United States since this war began.
However other sections may feel its desolating
effects, here it can only produce prosperity
and wealth.
The announcement of the death of the la
mented Senator Bingham, in the Senate, this
morning, was one of unusual solemnity. The
resolutions were offered by his colleague, Hon.
Z. Chandler, prefaced by a heartfelt tribute to
the character of the deceased. He was fol
lowed by Senator Clark, of New Hampshire,
in a tribute of characteristic candor and
sincerity. Mr. Sumner closed the proceed
ings in a style which I shall never forget.
He spoke of the d9ceased Senator with much
warmth and feeling, but with singular art and
power he gathered around this testimonial to
his public and private virtues an extraordinary
argument against slavery. I had the honor to
know Mr. Bingham when he was first a mem
ber of the other branch of Congress. He was
then
. a Democratic Representative from the
State of which he was subsequently a Se
nator. - The Wilmot proviso had been intro
duced into the !louse by Senator Wilmot, of
Pennsylvania. Mr. Wilmot, Mr. Bingham,
Mr. Preston King, of N. Y., Mr. Durkee,
of Wisconsin, and Mr. Cleveland, of Connec
ticut, composed the corporal's guard in the
Democratic party that refused to obey the
mandates of James Buchanan and James K.
Folk, and supported the proviso in defiance of
the anathamas of the Administration. They
were ruled out of the party for this act of in
subordination, and from that day have been
controlling spirits in the Republican organi
zation. Mr. Sumner alluded to this circum
stance with much emphaSis, but the point
of his eulogy which most attracted me
was the manner in which he alluded to the
fact that Northern men could now speak their
sentiments against slavery in the city of
Washington, without being insulted or dra
gooned by Southerh demagogues. lir. Sum
ner has a logic and a religion of his, own.
Even those who differ from him cannot but
respect the tenacity and courage with which
be asserts his opinions. Rejecting compro
mise, he stands by what he believes to be
right, and, while avowing his toleration of
antagonistic opinions, declines to yield a sin
gle particle of his own. It may be that he
reads the future with a profound philosophy.
At any rate, he deserves credit for the disin
terestedness with which, while offering his
own remedy for present difficulties, he is re idy
to prove that disinterestedness by giving up
every personal aspiration in order that his
remedy may prevail. QcP44iONATo
iincrion NoncE.—We would call the attention
of buyers to the large and handsome assortment of
fashionable ready-made clothing, the balance of
stock of' a large wholesale establishment declining
business, to be sold this (Wednesday) morning, by
catalogue, at 10 o'clock precisely, by Philip Ford
it Co., at their store, No. 525 Market and 522 Com
merce streets.
PEREMPTORY SALE—FINE OLD WINES, BRAN
DIES, &C.—This morning, at Thonias do Sons' auc
tion room, comprising a large assortment of finest
qualities, and to be Bold peremptorily. See cata
logues and advertisements.
Garret Davis Nominated fur Senator.
FRANKFORT ; Ky., Dee. 10 —Garret Davis has
been nominated by the caucus of Union men, as
their candidate to fill the vacancy in the United
btetes Senate calmed by the expalgiou of the traitor
Breekinridge. Mr. Guthrie was defeated in the
nomination by a single vote. '
THE PRESS.-11111,ADELPHIA, WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 11, 1861.
Edwin Forrest as Richelieu
To-night, in )iulwer's play of the " Lady of
Lyons," Mr. Forrest will enact Claude
Ile played this part in Boston with great SUOCOSS,
and, according to all accounts, not merely con
ceived but " looked " the young gurdener.
_
The ehange will indeed be great from Edwin
Forrest, gray-haired, asthmatic, bent down, as ho
appeared in Richelieu to Edwin Forrest, blithe,
.ba brave. In Thronisl we have seen
him following the proinptings of revenge; friend
ship in _Damon ; ambition in Richelieu, and to
night, lave in the similitude of Claude. All theft)
aro characters more or less opposite ; but none eo
far separated as the Cardinal and the Gardener.
Richelieu has more individuality ; but Claude
WHO that is genial sPd human.
We admire the craft, fertility, and &OW= of
the minister ; we love the devotion and the ingenu
ousness of the commoner. Claude is aneveryday per
sonage t his affections are those of the high and the
low, lie has no distinctiveness of character but
youth, with its buoyant temperament, and the in
fluences that operate upon him are not exceptional.
lie loves, yields to temptation, regrets and re
deems himself
Richelieu, on the other hand, is grand, solitary,
and peculiar. No dramatist has so combined tho
elements of character i he was as higtatital
so compounded of good and evil that later ages un
derstood him no better than his own. Ile does,
indeed, in the drama, enlist the affections of the au
dience, but only because ho lifts espoused tho cause
of the aggrieved. We do not know that his motives,
oven in this respect, wore unselfish. He finds De
Maupcat the Mil to eujl pis purpose, and, there
fore, befriends him. He will not sacrifice his ward,
yet his affection is not always perceptible, and she
fears him. Having deceived the personages of the
play ha deceives the audience, and his sentiments,
often sage and always sounding, may or may not
have been honest. " Kachelieu," as the author
states, "was a man of two characters," but it is
doubtful if either is fully defined in the drams.
. . .
A popular audience, more critical with the
player than with the play, has always gauged the
merits of both by the excelle.nee of the actor. That
the announcement of Rieltclierc draw a tbrougod
house. and ug Jana appeases, may be
ascribed to the genius of Mr. Forrest. Lie had in
geniously curtailed the play, so that while the con
spiracy was outlined, the centre figure of Richelieu
was given more than usual prominence. We would
have wished to hear the deep, musical voice of For
rest in a part of the beautiful soliloquy at the be
ginning of the third act, but the time would not
allow of the addition.
Mr. Forrest did not make of Richelieu an at
tenuated figure, old and haggard to the eye, with a
few white hairs, and tiresomely /oatmeal& lie was,
rather, the remnant of a once powerful man, who
Did hand to hand engage
The embam. Englisher,"
and still preserved his body with his wits. The
Richelieu of Mr. Sullivan should have been the
habitant of an infirmary. Mr. Forrest dressed for
the part in an iron-gray wig, long robes, and a oar
cap. lie moped a little, but Looked the
Richelieu of old days, whom years had not yet
blanched or vice made imbecile. In this way he
Made effective the leet scenes of the play. He
seemed to be growing older as the conspiracy
thickened about him, and toward the end looked
quite broken-hearted. This feebleness, therefore,
was not obtrusively thrust forward, and the invalid
was, throughout, the proud, plotting Cardinal of
France.
The " points" of the drama were most effectiyely
given. The eye of Riche, tem literally blazed at
the sentence :
,6I bold the ladder,
And when 1 ehake, he Ma."
As an evidence of olocuelon perfected, we may
cite the passage, ending :
1, From the ashes
Of the obi feudal and deerepid carcass,
Civilization cm her huninoug wino
Sours, oneonix-like, to Jove. What wag my art !
Genius, home say—some, fortune—witchcraft, some
Not so: -my art was Justice!"
In the trying incidents of the fourth act, when
conapirLy had won over the Wing, Mr. Forrest
rendered the distress and mortification of the Car
dinal in a masterly manner. The sadden change
from abject humiliation to stern defiance ; as exam.
plified in the memorable curse of Richdie4, was
the crowning act of the play. None that witnessed
can forget the ringing voice, the wild eye, the qui
vering hand, and the straightening of the bowed
figure, at the utterance—
" Mark where she stands: around her form I draw
The awful circle of our solemn Church!
Sot but a foot it lthiu that holy- ground,
And obi thy head—See, though it wore a crown—
1 launch the curse of Rome
We shalt never again see another Richelieu, and
seldom a scene so magnificent as that presented
at the Academy on monday—a house densely
crowded, a splendidly set stage, rich costumes, and
the first tragedian of the age in ono of the finest
dramatic and historical characters that it has ever
fallen to tim lot of the anther•genius to portray or
the actor-genius to delineate.
Public Amusements.
"Faust and Marguerite" has been doing well
at the Walnut-street Theatre. The text of this
piece is exceedingly commonplace. The. old le.
gend has been followed in the main, bat the
dramatic effects are halt, and do not move
the audience. The strength of the matter lies
in the "make up" of Mr. Roberts, who is
sufficiently hideous to intimidate any child,
though not the merry demur of Goethe, and in
the machinery and the spectacular effects. The
concluding scene is the perfection of the beautiful
in histrionic &PTV, All 'MINIM Of clouds, that
seem to float far off, blue and hazily, and a trio of
angels bearing a corpse, that ascends without osten
sible support, a flood of light streaming upon them !
Mr. Adams plays Faust, and disappears down a
well with some facility. A chorus of demons make
some good music during the piece. Mrs. Cowell
playa Marguerite with skill, and a child, Master
Reed by name, enacts the juvenile with spirit and
promise.
CONTINENTAL THEATRE.—The , c Rebellion,"
new spectacular compound, has been produced at
the Continental. A battle scene, at the close, re
minded us of the battle of Waterloo, in the specta
cle of that name. The houses have been good, as
the "Cataract of the Ganges" is still oontinued
with the new drama.
ARCH•STREET THEATRE.—Mr. Shewell's benefit
was the occasion of a fair house last evening. A
poor dramatization of the " Bride of Lammermoor"
was produced, wherein Miss Thompsen played lost
effectively. Frank Drew appeared in a burlesque
upon a Camille," not very refined in tone. This
was received with shouts of laughter. Ile plays
&WV( uu Friday fur his benefit•, haring made that
part the i( study of a life."
CUBAS AT THE REFRESHMENT SALOONS.—The
attendance at the Academy of Music was large last
evening, and the graceful damsons° was received
with the moat enthusiastic applause. In company
with Mr. Nixon, the manager, she will visit, by in
vitation, the Volunteer Refreshment Saloons this
afternoon at 3 o'clock, for the purpose of tendering
those institutions a complimentary benefit.
SIGNOR BLITZ exhibits this afternoon and eve
ning at the Temple of Wonders. The Canary
Birds are to appear in their winter dresses, and ea
tertain the company. Laughable Scenes in 'Ven
triloquism will also be introdaced, besides a grand
medley in Magic.
From New Mexico.
KANSAS CITY, Dee. 10.—The Banta Fe and Kan
sas City mail arrived here last night, with dates to
the 24th ult.
Ail the merchants in the Territory are required,
by order of Col. Canby, to turn over their money to
the Messrs. Donaldson, of Santa Fe, as a loan to the
Government.
On the 18th ult., a band of the Navajo Indian§
went to Carrolton, near Albuquerque,. and stole a
large quantity of stock. A parts , of citizens wont
in pursuit of them, for the purpose of recovering
the property. Six of the latter having got in ad-
Mee of the halftime of the party, fell late an aiii
buseade and were killed, and the rest of the party,
being too few in numbers to continue the pursuit,
were compelled to return, leaving the Indians to
carry off their booty.
In the vicinity of Albuquerque, the same party of
Indians have been committing depredations on a
large scale. It is understood that Col. Canby is
about to change the system heretofore pursued for
holding the savages in check. Instead of keeping
the troops collected in one part, he will divide them
in companies, and station them at convenient points
on the frontier,
from which they can make rapid
pursuit after the Indians when they attempt rob
beries.
Measures are being taken to establish a mail
route between Santa Fe and Denver City. By con
necting a link of forty miles, from Colorado to
Mountain City, the route would be complete.
It is stated that Messrs. Roberts it Co., the con
tractors for carrying the mail from Independence
to Santa Fe, intend putting coaches on that part of
the road when the feats are laid before the Post
Office Department, and every effort will be made
for its success. With the aid of the Pacific tele
graph from Denver City, Santa Fe will be placed
within eight days communication of the States.
A Murder in Camp—A Maryland Lieuten
ant Killed.
BALTIMORE, Dec. 10.—This afternoon a shocking
murder was committed at the camp of the Second
Maryland Regiment, stationed in the suburbs of
the city. Whilst the regiment was drawn tip for
dress parade, a private, named Charles Koons, came
from his tent, picked up a musket, and taking de
liberate aim at Lieut. Wilson, fired, and killed him
on the spot. It appears that some three
since Lieutenant Wilson shot private Gardner for
persistentinsubordination, after throe times trying
to run the pickets, killing him. Koons, who was a
friend of the deceased, determined to revenge his
death by taking the life of the Lieut. Wilson was
a resident of this city, and was generally esteemed
in the regiment. Great indignation was expressed
in the regiment at the murder, and a disposition
manifested to take immediate vengeance on Koons,
but be was illinadittlely sea ft prisms. to Mai
McHenry.
Western Virginia Legislature
WHEELING, Deo. 10.—In the Legislature to-day,
Mr. Stewart offered a resolution requiring all pa
tens in the State who take out licenses to transact
business, to first take the oath to support the Con
stitution of the United States and the restored Go
vernment of Virginia.
Mr. Brown, of Kanawha, offered a resolution to
release the people of that valley from the payment
of taxes this year, on account of the devastation of
their country.
Death of a Railroad Superintendent
NEWARK, N. J., Dee I.o.—John P. Jackson,
vice president and general superintendent of the
New Jersey Railroad, died this morning.
LATEST NEWS
BY TELEGRAPH.
PROM WASHINGTON.
SECRETARY WELLES DESIRES TO MAKE
COMMODORE STEWART MI ADMIRAL.
Garret Davis Elected Senator
from Kentucky.
INTERESTING FROM BBB' COLUMN.
CAPTURE OF A GUERILLA BAND
'IN MISBoURI.
Important from the Lower Potomac.
The. Rebel Battery at Freestone Point
Shelled by our Fleet.
DESTRUCTION OF A LARGE AMOUNT OF THEIR STORES,
THE WAR IN KENTUCKY.
OEN. ZOLLICOFFNII HAS NOT YET CROSSED
RZ cuitturaziAlill FIVER,
G. SCIIOIII'FF AT SODIUM - LT, AWAITING
NEINVONCIMINIE.
Special Despatches to "The Press."
WASHINGTON, NO. 10, 1861
West Point and the Naval Academy.
It is believed that a bill will pais both Houses of
Congress adding some four hundred students or
cadets to the respective military and rwed-acade
mies, and it is also believed that *nnapolis will bo
again made the great headquarters of the naval
sohool. The proposition is to oonisr the selection
of these cadets upon the Representatives in Con
gress.
Commodore Stewart.
It t. 4 gait that Ow, gaavatacy eft tha Ravi- Is hi
favor of creating the rank of adanhal, and of con
ferring that high honor upon ComnWore CHARLES
STEWART.
Stevens , Submarine Batten.
At the special session a commissitn of naval offi
cers was authorized to examine into the various
projects for submarine -batteries. The celebrated
invention of Mr. ROBERT STEVENS, of Hoboken,
N. J., upon which some $BOO,OOO of public monoy
have been expended ; has been examined with great
care, and it is now believed that a report will be
made in favor of employing it after the fashion of
the Hollins ram which the Secessonists used upon
our fleet in the engagement nem . New Orleans
some weeks since.
Moderation in Congress.
Tile ?resident is determined to adhere to the
patriotic sentiments of his message, and his posi
tion is producing the happiest effects upon his
friends in Congress. Ile does not lose sight of the
aiknouneea ohjeats a the war nor of hie oath to
support the Constitution. Ile stated to a gentle
man on Saturday last, that nothirg would induce
him to change his views. In comeguence of this
well-ascertained fact many of the ultra emancipa
tionists are accepting Confiscation and colonization
as the true remedy.
The Letter of George D, Prentice,
The editor of the Louisville Ivo-nal has return
ed to Washington from the North. Some inquiry
having been made as to the person to whom he ad
dre.....d kb°letter dcoylog the authorship of the ar
ticle in his paper attacking General CAMERON, it
may satisfy these self-constituted critics to know
Milt Mira Per§QA was Gvl TIWKis A. SCOTT, As ,
skant secretary of War.
Major General Halleck. . _
It is said ihtit Major General RILL=Xi the new
military commandant of the division of :the West,
justifies his order in relation to slaves seeking ad
mission into his camp, upon the ground that they
early information of hie op6fationti to the enonay.
It is supposed that, under 'instructions from the
Administration, he will adopt the same policy in
regard to the contrabands that is now generally fol
lowed by our other military agolite.
A Grand Suggestion.
The idea of seizing Texas, and of giving it up to
foreign, Northern, and Northwestern etnigratioN is
being received with great favor. The Secessionists
having expelled the Germans from . Texas, will soon
be expelled themselves. The utmost confidence is
felt that whenever a demonstration is made up=
the Texan coast it will be a successful achievement.
The State is full of revolt against the Secessionists,
and so, with the Indians on its frontiers, our fleets
on its coasts, and our army on its soil, nothing can
prevent the fruition of the grand thought of givlng
it up to a vigorous and enterprising emigration.
Extensive Robbery.
A. A. Jonslacm, brotker of am-Governor JannT
soli, of Pennsylvania, had his pocket picked this
afternoon, at the railroad station, of two Govern
ment drafts, one for $5,000 and the other for $l,BOO,
a cheek on a bank in Pittsburg for $2,500, idol $9OO
in cash.
Colonel Kerrigan's Trial.
An additional charge against Colonel KERRIGAN
was read to him today, at the court martial, to the
effect that he had given information to the enemies
of the Government residing in Fairfax county. No
witnesses on that point have yet been called. The
examination to - day was with reference to alleged
drunkenness and neglect of his regiment.
During the session of the court martial convened
to try Colonel JAMES E. REIMIGA.34) this morning,
the artist of Frank Dthe l .§ News
was present, sketching the prisoner and carious
members of the court for that pictorial.
Promotions,
GEORGE G. LITTS has bean promoted to I first
lieutenancy in Company B, Major BAKER': Mc-
Clellan Dragoons, and P. PURLEY' PAGE seated
second lieutenant in the same company.
The Rebel Force on the Potomte.
It is believed, from all that can be gatheret, that
the rebel force in front of our lines numlers at
least 100,000 men,
• The New Morgan Tent.
Sow: MoCLAnn, of New York, has succeeled in
introducing to the Government the new Koren
tent, and orders have been given for mamfataring
them.
Iron Plating for Vessels-of-Wai
The Navy Department invites propoiels fir fur
nishing, fitting, and securing to vessels-of-wif, iron
plates, of 33 inohes width and 4.t inches thikness,
and 15} feet in length, to have planed edis and
countersunk holes, to be bent to the shape:be the
vessel from stem to stern, and fastened io the
timbers with conical-headed bolts of Inches
diameter. It is undersdliod that the depaitment
design to thus clothe all the vessels•of•wir with
the least possible day. •
The Express Tram from New York.
The express trains from New York to Vilshing
ton, in many inakancee, have failed to mike con
nections, owing to the trains being overloadd with
recruits. To obviate future difficulty, fdi CAN
,
FIELD, the manager of the Government ratoads,
has made arrangements for a through trsii from
New York every 24 hours for recruits, wm will
not be permitted to occupy the express traii.
Senator Wilma.
Greatly to the regret of his numerous friends,
Senator Wir.mor, by the advice of .his p4icians,
returned in the evening train to MS hove% To
wanda, Bradford county, Pennsylvania. 114ealth
latterly has been feeble, and it is thought tht re
pose mid abstinence from public duties wt soon
restore him to the Senate, of which he is soiright
an ornament.
Judge Kelley_
Hon. Wm. D. KELLEY, from the Third (strict,
has been appointed on the Bankrupt Com ittee.
It is proper that Philadelphia should be repsent
ed on this important committee, and the Motion
of Judge 'KELLEY is a happy ono.
The ‘ 4 Buektail" City
The "Bucktails," one of the finest regimits in
General MCCALL'S division of the army, bad been
busily employed for a week past in puttingip log
cabins on a new and elevated camp-grouraivhich
they have selected, about half a mile from 113 pre
sent encampment. -They have cleared r the
wood, cut the stumps close to the ground, 'nl are
using the timber in the erection of their cabs, into
which they will remove in a day or two. 'le site
is on the side of a hill, with a gentle deoliv, and
is every way adapted for eomfort.
The "Bucktails" are from the interioef the
State of Pennsylvania, and are a hardy, jdal set
of men, well drilled and excellent maiSmen.
Among them ire a large number •of sharps tars,
equal in precision to the best Kentucky r4men.
They are distinguished by a buck's tail onis hat,
and as illustrative of their former habits, thistory
is that each man shot the buck from which s jag
Was taken which he nee wears. Be thle ad may,
they have already proved themselves, in potioe
here, equal to the best shots in the army.
new camp ground lies the appearance of a mi
city of log cabins, upon which - they arc now
the finishing touches
Senator Baker.
Much interest is felt in the forthcoming
to be delivered in the Senate and Home
late lamented Colonel Bar En. Speeches o
order will be delivered in both Houses. V
galleries may be expected.
The Rebel Batteries on the rot
The demonstrations of the enemy on
mac have become quite tame. The 1.1,
there nre ;5,000 troops along the river hitt ,
ed. A number of vessels passed the km
night, but sustained no injury. 1
A Letter from Senator Polk
This letter wits found on the person of WILKES,
who woe efiplAiro4 at Springfield, Mo., just before
the battle of Wilson's Creek. It was afterwards
published in the St. Louis Democrat on August
3d, andeits authenticity has never boon denied.
Tho iltaterf7t, to which Senator PoLK refers, if
the Secession paper of St. Louis, which wag sup
pressed by our authorities in Missouri:
DEAR Sin; Above I send my check to you for
the E l mo/ Rights Go_sette. Ills all I can do, and
could not do oven that muck until now, You
have heard of the difficulty that the Bulletin has
fallen into. I have had to it anty up" there at the
rote of *ZOO, I hope the Mon& there have mad° ar
rangements which will insure the permanency of the
paper. It has been and is doing good service. I
Mao Hindu it Spited (yortorday) on the Kato of •f
-fairs, Southern Rights, and the position of
Missouri, present and future, which I will
send you so soon as published, in pamphlet
for distribution. In the moan time, I will
I will send it in slips, and if the Gazette can stand
the draft on its columns, and you approvo of it,
and think it will do good in forming correct, public
sentiments in Southwest Missouri, please hay° it
published. Dissolution is now a fact—not only a
fact accomplished, but thrice repeated. Evorything
hero looks like inevitable and final dissolution.
RV/ 117=.,.. a hre;totr a WOVOCUf to go ToNt. /ger
Southern sisters? I hope not. Please let me
hoar from you. I would be glad to keep posted as to
the condition of things in Southwest Missouri. I
like QUI - CU= JacitrioWEl position, It looks like
adherence to the Jackson resolutions.
I am truly your friend,
Till:7BTM POLK,
P. S. Mum, Springfield, Missouri.
Vice Consul from Chili.
The President has recognized Pznno PABLO
OUTIZ vice consul of the - Republic of Chill, for the
port of New York and its dependencies.
First Michigan Cavalry.
This fine regiment leaves Washington to-day for
Frederick City, Maryland, to bo attached to Gene•
ral BARKS' division.
Abolition of Slavery in the District of
Columbia.
The feeling of our citizens against the abolition
of slavery in the District will not be very general,
nor very strong—not so much so as against the pro
position to bring GREELEY, BEECHER,•PRILLIP.9,
A; Co. here, to lecture on Abolition.
The Removal of the ' Confederate Con-
We have corroborative proof that the removal of
the Confederate Government was proposed in Con
gress, but withdrawn through Virginia's influence.
We /MY@ also good authority for asserting that the
removal will take plaee, if, in the meantime, Gene
ral illeCLnidart does not catch the whole batch of
senators and Congressmen napping in Richmond,
and remove them to Port Warren The removal
of Congress from the State and the division of Vir
ginia into three parts, virtually wiping the State
away from among her peers, will afford a good
commentary upon the folly of the course she has
pursued in this wicked rebellion. Future histori
ans, after an impartial investigation of all the
causes of this great rebellion, will not be able to
shield Virginia from a very large share of the in
strumentality in the work of destruction now go
ing on.
Presentation.
Lieut. J. T. CATE, superintendent United States
Capitol Bakery, was last evening presented with a
§Pici gclti biantiPg - c€o9 wolvb, by thQ UM cur
ployed at the bakery. It bore a beautiful and ap
propriate inscription on the inside of the case. The
presentation was made through Mr. Tilos. F. Bann,
of Massachusetts, in a neat and eemplimentary
speech, to which Lient. CATE responded in a few
words.
The Exchange of Prisoners
Tow that the cutject bas bean brought before
Congress, there is a good prospect that an exchange
of prisoners will soon take plate. It is too true
that many of our men in Southern prisons are suf
fering to a degree that words cannot express. There
is a universal desire here that the exchange may
be effected immediately, and a belief that it ought
to have been done long ago.
Deaths of Pennsylvania Soldiers.
The following soldiers have died since our last
rout ;
WILLIAM C.A.nnxus, Company E, Fifiy-second
Pennsylvania volunteers, Columbian College.
THOMAS H. WHITE, Eighth Pcnnsylvania volun
teers, at Camp Plerpont.
Affairs on the Lower Potomac.
THE REBELS MISLED LT PIM:STONE POINT
LANDING OF A PARTY OF MEN FROM THE FLOTILLA,
Four Houses Burned, and a Large Amount
ViTssiuNoToN, Dec. 10.—The Secretary of the
Navy to-day received the following letter from
R. 11. Wyman, lieutenant commanding the Poto
mac flotilla ; dated on board the United States
steamer Kamer Lane, off Mattawoman oreek, Deo.
9, 1861 :
Sin : I have the honor to report to you that this
Morning, about half past 4 o'clock, seeing the cue
my's pickets, three camp wagons, and a mounted
officer, coming down the road to the southward of
Freestone Point, and halting at some buildings near
the beach, I directed the steamers Jacob Bell and
Anacostia to shell the buildings. I stood in with
this vessel as far as the draught of water would admit,
to protect them in the event of the enemy bringing
a field piece to Freestone Point. After shelling the
buildings and hill, and driving back the pickets,
Lieutenant Commanding McCrea lauded with a
few men, and fired four houses, which have since
burned to the ground, M eighteen hours elapsed
before the fire subsided, I judge that the quantity
of stores must have been considerable. The enemy
fired but a few musket shots. The houses contained
sutlers? stores, flour, &a.
FROM MISSOURI.
CAPTURE OF A REBEL UVERILLA BAND.
GLASGOW, Missouri, December 8.--The notorious
marauder, Captain Oweeny, and his band of rob
bers, who have, for some time past, kept this sec
tion of the country in terror, were captured yes
terday at Rogers' Mal, near hero, by a detachment
of cavalry under Captain Merrill. Sweeny's pick
ets were surprised and captured, and his whole
band, thirty-five in number, taken without firing a
Pup•
Gen. Banks' Command
FREDERICK, Md., Dec. B.—The weatl!er con
tinues delightful, and the atmosphere is mild and
balmy. The churches to-day 61E1211dt-ea an unusual
array of attentive soldiers, and the usual observance
of the Sabbath was noted in all the camps. All
military tactics were omitted except the necessary
guard mountings and evening dress parades.
The city has - become almost intensely quiet. All
the stragglers have been arrested and returned to
their several regiments, and none are now seen in
the streets excepting those who, from general good
behavior, are awarded permits by their superior
Leers.
The First Brigade, General Abereombie t is lo•
°sled on the Baltimore turnpike about midway
between Frederick and New Market.. A regular
guard is now stationed in the latter place, to prc
ierve order and prevent the age of apintizouff Num
to the soldiers.
The Third Brigade, General Hamilton, is about
one mile south of the First, on a by-road, and
about the same dietanco north of tho Baltimore and
Ohio Railroad.
The sites of the regiments have been selected
with a view to comfort during the approaching win
ter. They are generally situated on southern
&peg, with forests on the north and west, and in
the immediate vicinity of considerable streams:
Captain Knapp's Pennsylvania Battery, which
was originally intended as an adjunct to Colonel
Geary's regiment, bits reoently been attached to
this division, and placed under the control of Cap
tain Best, the senior artillery offieer. This bat
tery is composed of six temporary Parrot guns, a
section of which was yesterday despatched to the
Point of Reeks.
So soon as the proper huts and stables shall have
been erected, Captain Best will open a school to
instruct the officers of the battalion in artillery
practise. The battalion officers at present are :
Captain Best, United States Artillery, command
ing; Lieutenant Muhlenberg, of Pennsylvania, ad
jutant; Lieutenant Cushing, of Best's battery, but
formerly of the Rhode Island battery, and Dr.
Weir, a nephew of the great painter, surgeon.
Yesterday Paymaster Richardson paid a welcome
visit to the Twenty-seventh Indiana, and dis
tributed three months' earnings to the officers and
men, out of which not less than 815,000 will be
sent home. The health of this regiment is good,
and they have passed through the ordeal of
measles.
The indiscriminate use of bad whisky, procured
generally from country groggcriss, canna great an
noyance along the route from Darnestown hither,
and in some instances was near producing serious
results. On the third night after leaving Dames
town, the Twenty ninth Pennsylvania bivouacked
on the Monooacy, below the Junction. Pormis•
e'en was granted the soldiers to procure supper at
the farm bouaes.
One of the privates of Company 0, an Irishman,
named Alexander Lynch, in a state of partial in
toxication, offered an insult to a lady, when he was
ftic4aptly arrested by Major Scott; but before as
sistance could be procured, Lynch made a furious
assault upon the major with a heavy knife. This
the latter wrested from him, but, quick as thought,
Lynch drew a second and smaller knife, and would
have killed his officer, had not Lieutenant-Colonel
Parham arrived just in time to avert the blow and
secure the weapon. The culprit is now in confine
ment awaiting trial.
NI/During the same night, Quartermaster Servant
oppel, of the TwentY-ninth Pennsylvania, white
reposing on the ground, was kicked by a violous
horse, and had his ear dissevered from his head,
and his skull fractured. Assistant Surgeon Jackson
was thrown from his horse and had his knee disio
catcd,
On the 15th of lasrmonth an estimate was made
of the sickness in the 'army, when it appeared that
General Banks' division was the healthiest, by a
considerable percentage.
heir
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United States Senator from Kentucky.
Poto
that
Last
FRANI:FORT, Ky., Dec. 10.—Hon. Garrett Davis
has been elected United Statea Senator for the re
nminihr et BiTOinridge'S tfPrim Ho roodyed B.
votes in the Legislature, today, to 12 rotes for his
opponents.
of Stores.
XXXVIITII CONGRESS-FIRST SESSION.
WABBiNuioN, Dficombar 10, 1801
HICNATII,
Messrs. FESBENDRN and BUMNER presenter) pidl
tions for the emanoloatlon of the blulid i under Iho war
power.
Mr. SUMNJ(R, of Mromschmotto, prpsontoil tin vitt
tfon of Francis A. Treat!way, Notting forth Mitt ho had
wino tiny , ago presentod it complaint to Mao lioprouto
Court lumina Jeff, Darla and ()then,. but wit, tuld that
Hwy worn Itapropnr pawn. niturwarilit priwinnit
the complaint to it ningititrattex court, lint to no offset.
'rho matter was referred to thu CononMoo on tin) J it
dietary.
Ain FOOT, of Vermont, offerol a ronolotlon tliot
Whim, P. Juimplim, by mymplabizlng and partlcipeting in
the rebellion ogninet the United Statute, hod boon guilty
of eominet incompatible with bite duty ago Senator of the
Vow.' and that he thrreforo ing expellod from t h e
Bennie or the thlitell Ohne& bold oror.
Mr. WiLoOlf. or eionnanhunettro introduced n joint,
recolution to provide for the payment of commiseionerm
appointed t,.1 invenligato tip, (Um against, the Woken!
Military Department. Referred to the Committee an
Finagle°.
Mr. LIAILLAI4 7 of Tow., introancod a tall to antlaitins
the President to acquire territory for Om settlement of
free persons of African descent. 'lnferred to the Com
mittee on Pahlic Lauda.
Mr. WILSON, of Massachusetts, introduced a bill for
the ymeennimilimi of the udltUtry depario,..ot of tlo,
army. Referred to the Committee on Military Affairs.
Mr. HALE, of New Hampshire, called up the resign.
tion he offered yesterday, that tin Committee on the Ju
diciary be iuklructed to inquire Into the expediormy of
,Sitifinfq Ofhtelli of the united
Btntent and eatannailing another in persuanco of the
Conatitution , and the resolution was agreed to.
Mr. NESMITH, of Oregon, introduced a bill to pro
vide for the protection of overland emigrants to Califor
nia and Oregon. Referred to the Committee on Terri
toritl.s.
Mr. HARRIS, of New York, introduced a bill relative
to the MOO of spirituous liquors in the District of Colum
bia. The bill is designed t, render more operative the
bill passed last summer, and provides for trial by any
jo,dice of the peace. Referred to iho Committee on the
Judiciary.
Mr. CHANDLER, of Michigan, announced the death
of Hon. Kinatey S. Bingham, late Senator from Michi
gan, and gave a brief sketch of the life of the late Sena
tor_ Mr. Ithighatu weld to Michigan in the trili4j; his
tory of the State, from New. York, and soon became a
favorite of the people. He was elected Governor of Mi
chigan in 1854, and again in 1856, and soon after Senator
of the United States. In the Senate he was well known
for his purity of life, soundness of judgment, and fidelity
to the country.
Mr. CHANDLER offered the customary resolutions of
respect, that the Senate go into mourning for thirty ilitys,
and do adjourn.
Mr. KING, of New York, Raid be rose to pay tribute
ton wine and good staterman and true man. The do.
ceased, when living, was a genuine specimen of the citi•
zone of a free Government. He was always devoted to
his country, with his whole heart.
Mr. CLARK, of New Hampshire, 'spoke of the dead
Senator as a conscientious man, whose true merits were
known only to his friends_ tfo uaa ifraWay trne to his
country, ank firm and unwavering in the discharge of
his duty.
Mr. SIMMER said:
ms. PRESIDENT: There are Senators who knew Mr.
Bingham well while ho WIN a member or the other Hauge.
I knew him well only when he became n member of tide
body. Our seats were side by side, and, as he was con
stant in attendance, I saw him daily. Our acquaintance
soon became friendship, quickened by common sympa.
dies, and confirmed by that bond which, according to
the ancient historian, le found in the Wein saline tie
repubrica. •In his death I have lost a friend, but the sor
row ot friendship is deepened when I think of the loss to
our country.
If lie did not Impress at once by personal aimearanee,
or voice, or manner, yet all these, as we became familiar
with them, testified constantly to the unaffected sim
plicity and integrity of hie character. His life, HO far as
it was not given to his country; was devoted to the labors
9f pgricpitm, Ile wm n ftirmer i and s amid 4 I}l] tlio
temptations of au eminent public career, he never
abandoned this vocation, which does so much to
strengthen both Maly and soul. More than merchant,
manufacturer, or lawyer, the agriculturist is independent
in his condition. To him the sun and rain 7 and the
vrer-Torring ohmage, of the sonsons, are agent- of pros
perity. Dependent upon nature, he learns to be inde
pendent of men. Such a person, thus endowed, easily
turns away from the behests of party in order to follow
those guiding principles which are kindred to the laws of
nature. Of - ouch a character our friend was a beautiful
example.
In him all the private virtues commingled truthful and
frank he was full of gentleness and generous sympathy.
Me ilifg rieciS AVIS ISIIIII4 19Minm sad thin liesr throb-
Ind warmly for all who suffered in any way. Especially
was lie aroused against wrong and injustice wherever
they appeared, and then all the softer sentiments were
charged into an indomitable firmness, showing that his
was one of the beautiful natures, where
-the gods had jollied
The wildest manners and the bravest mind
It was this firmness which gave elevation to his public
life. Though companions about hint hesitated—though
great Men on u nom he had leaned apostatized—he stood
true and sore always for the right. Such a person was
naturally enlisted against slavery. His virtuous soul re
coiled from this many-headed barbarism which had en
tered into and possessed our National Government. Ilis
political philosophy was simply moral philosophy applied
to public .tffadr- glarer, -wron g and therefore ho
was against it, wherever he could justly reach—no mat
ter what form it took—whether of pretension or blandish
ment; whether stalking lordly like Satan, or sitting
squat; like a toad s whether cozening like Mophistophiles,
or lurking like a -poodle i -whether searching- as Atitrle
dens, even to lifting the roofs of the whole country, he
saw it always in all its various manifestations ' as the
Spirit of Evil, and was its constant enemy. And now
among the signs that Freedom has truly triumphed, is
4
the fact that here, in this chamb. r, long the sanctuary
of slavery, our homage call be freely offered to one who
eo fearlessly opposed it.
There was something in our modest friend which
seemed especially adapted to private life. But had he
not been a public man, ne would have been at home in his
own rural neighborhood, one of those whose influence
was positive for human improvement. He would have
been among those to whose praise Clarkson has testilied
so authoritatively "I have had occasion," said the
Philanthropist, si to know many thousand persons in the
course of my travels, and can truly say that the part
that they took in this great question, of the abolition of
the slave trade, was always a true criterion of their moral
patine." Bulls Wad not allowed to continue in retire
ment. Ilia country had need of him, and lie became a
member of the Michigan Legislature,and speaker of the
Dom '
e Representative in Congress, overnor, and Sena
tor of the United States. His distinguished career was
stamped by the simplicity of his character. The Roman
Cato was not more simple or determined. He came into
public life when compromise was the order of the dap,
but be never yielded to it. Ile was a member of the
Democratic party, which was the declared tool of sla
very, but he never allowed slavery to make a to.dof him.
All this should now be spoken in his honor. To omit it
on this occasion would be to forget those titles by which
hereafter he will be most g,ralefully remembered.
There were two important questions, while he was a
member of the other house, on which his name is recorded
for freedom. The first was on the famous proposition in
troduced by Mr. Wilmot, of Pennsylvania, for the pro
hibit-Lan of slavery in the Territories. On this question
he separated from his party, and always firmly voted in
the affirmative. Had his voice at that time prevailed,
slavery would have been checked, and xthe vast con
spiracy under which we now suffer would (have received
a deetb - blevi"! The other 9404911 an which his record
is so honoraole was the fugitive-slave bill. There his
name will be found among the NOBS, in noble fellow tip
with Horace Mann among the dead, and Preston King
among the living. From that time forward his influence
was felt in his own State, always for freedom and when
1 4 a later day he entered the Senate, he became known
instantly as one of our surest and most faithful Senators,
whose determined constancy was more eloquent for freedom
than a speech. Dulling all recent trials, he never for one
moment wavered. With the instincts of an holiest states
man, he saw the situation and accepted frankly and bravely
the responsibilities of the hour_ He eet his foes against
concession in any degree and in every form. The time
had come when slavery was to be met, and he was ready.
As the rebellion assumed its warlike proportions his per
ception of our duties was none the less clear. Slavery
wee, in his mind, the origin and also the vital part of the
rebellion, and therefore it was to be attacked. Slavery
was also the mainspring of the belligerent power now
arrayed against the Union; therefore, in the name of the
Union, it was to be overturned. While he' valued the
military arm as essential, lie saw that without courageous
counsels!! would be feeble. The function of the states
men is higher than that of the general; and our departed
Senator saw that on the counsels of the Government,
even more than on its armies, rested the great respond
Linty of bringing this wax to a speedy and a triemphant
Will obey orders; Wit it is for the . .ifferll ,
ment to organize and to inspire victory. All this be SW
plainly ; and he longed impatiently for that voice, herald
of Union and peace, which, in behalf of a violated Con
stitution, and the exercise of a just self-defence, should
change the present contest from a bloody folly into a
tam dugs of human improvement and au immortal laud
mark of civilisation.
Such a Senator can be ill-spared at this hour. His
simple presence, his cheerful confidence his genuine
courage, his practical instincts, would help the great
creptewhich aro DOW preparing—nay, which are at hand.
But be dill lives in his example, and speaks even from
his tomb. By all who have shared hie counsels here, he
will always be truly remembered, addle the State which
trusted him so often in life, and the neighbors who
knew him in his daily walks, will cherish his menu
with affectionate pride. If not enou g h for glory he has
done too much to be forgotten, and hereafter, when our
country is fully redeemed, his name will be inscribed in
that faithful company, who, through good report and evil
report, have held feet to the Truth.
lily fairy hands their knell is rung,
By forms unseen their dirge is sung ;
There Honor comes a pilgrim gray,
To bless the turf that wraps their clay;
-And Freedom shall awhile repair,
Tv dwell a weeping hermit there,
The resolution of respect was agreed to, and the Senate
adjourned.
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
Mr. 11613602 ack.VIILINd, of New Vert, ottered a
resolution, which was adopted, requesting the Attorney
General to report his views as to the means of obtaining
a retrocession of that portion of 'Virginia formerly be
longing to the District of Columbia.
Din POTTER; of Wieconsim from the Committee on
Public Lands, reported a bill providing homesteads to
actual settlers, and pr Aiding a bounty for soldiers in
lieu o' grants of public lands. Hs explained that the
homestead feature of the bill was heretofore passed, but
there is an addition 4 that all soldiers, marinas, and sea.
men shall be entitled to the provisions of this act. It also
contains a section giving a bounty of thirty dollars to the
three months volunteers.
The further consideration of the bill was postponed till
Wednesday next.
The House concurred in the resolution from the
Senate- for a. joint committee to inquire into the conduct
of the present war, with power to send for persons and
papers.
Mr. PENDLETON, of Ohio, moved that the memorial
of Howard, Gatehell, and Davis be referred back to the
Cienunitee on the Judiciary, with instructions declaring
that Congress alone had power, under the Constitution,
to suspend the privilege of the writ of habeas corpus;
that the exercise of that power by any other department
of the Government is a. usurpation, and dangerous to
public liberty ,• that the persons above named be delivered
to the marshal to the end that they may be indicted with
the right of a speedy trial, if there be probable cause for
such proceedings. lie spoke at length on this subject,
saying that these gentlemen were members of the Board
of Police for the city of Baltimore, and on the first of
July last, at the dead hour of night, were arrested by
order of the military authorities, and, without charges
being preferred against them ? were conveyed as prisoners
to Von Tiforleury.
They ask that Congress may examine into the ques
tion, so that they may be heard before a judicial tribunal;
and yet his (Mr. Pendleton's) colleagues on the Com
mittee on the Judiciary, could and no more fitting re
aponec to the memorial than that it shout& lie unanswered
on the table.
The question here preeented was as to the legality of
their presrnt punishment, which he denied. The mean
est criminal even, is within the reach of the application of
the writ of habeas corpus, and this right has never been
denied by any Executive until now_ Mr. Pendleton said,
in the course of his argument, that when the Constdution
was framed there was no principle more incontrovertible
than that 'Parliament alone could suspend the writ of
habeas corpus.
The revolution was a protest against usurpation, and
it could no by lit liqvcit that 914 fc.nrothorg, why had
so earnestly engaged in securing personal liberty, would
contract the bounds of freedom and enlarge the bounds
of Executive power.
If the President can suspend one provision of the Con
stitution he can suspend them all, and reduce this na
tion to the condition of slaves, by changing, the them
of the Government.. Any nation willing to adopt this
theory is so lost to a manly sense of independence and
dignity, and to a just consciousness of their courage and
duly of defending the Government, that the yoke is a tit
emblem and a just token of their degradatiou. If this
theoeY Shall he endorsed, the precedent wilt give ail.-
thority in the future to ambitions men until public virtue
will be destroyed, the national character tarnished, and
•love of liberty destroyed, and the country beceine a prey
to any tyrant. One successful invasion of any right de
preciates Its value and weakens the means of a rightful
resistance. No one should listen to the doctrineof State
necc4sity—the history of which is written on the wreck
of public liberty.
Idr. BINGHAM, of Ohio, replied that all klacolleagne
had just said, or could say, had been fully aunt batisfucto.
rily answered by the argument of the Attorney General,
heretofore mild... Med. N e twitbetandinp its otiatty of
his colleague, he (Mr. Pendleton) had not been able to
disguise the fact that the time had come which was con.
templatad by the vords of the Constitution for the Bee
pending of the writ of habeas corps. It way impnrtant
that seine power should do so. If this be conceded, then
his colleague a argument was destroyed itself. 11
a censure on the House in :not dtslhargtug the duty long
Dimas reuatred by the 90th which they had all taken to
support the Constituthrth Ills rollertglie'm poidtlon was,
that Oongrems alone ran Respond this writ, whilr• cencedinq
that:the time hum crane for its I,lllllpo/101011. Wl/011 Tll. ,
It" 11 / . 14 Off portion tti
t il l i d lit lt n eP h u rt 4lo ll , 4 ;:: r L :rrityr , t to slink(' clown the pIllar“ Of
th e r e e e tiiutien, 1(11(1 hod drew:iced the land In fra
ternal blurs!,. it Wits DO limn to Im splitting heirs
as to whether Congress or the President should
first lesercime the power. Did hi s rolleitgito cmitemPluta
j„it wl.lk o v iopookilloo
to the rebels and conspirators of the city of Baltimore I
Had he no sympathy Ihr thus., cnttffued hi t h e UP/ thipl.
toil • Why should they not also he di.clutroml S As
suming his colleague's position to he right, Liam his cot.
league wau dandle! la hi. .duty le hei
shun of the writ in accordance with the oath Ito haul t,,k u o
to malatain, protect, and defend the Constitution. Tho
laws are to he executed, and not only excpcnted by force,
hut by the sword, against the powers of rebellion. It did
not Ile In the nimithu of the hioldoir , ttlisf4
benefit of the Constitution, every provision of which
they bud trampled under foot.
On 711/otll/11/ of Mr. BINGHAM, the whole subject
was laid on the table by a vote of 108 yeas against 28
111111.
A trimitage wax received from tho q
announcing
the death of flanator !Singh! ~,,, of Michigan.
Eulogies on the character of the deceased worn deli
vered by Messrs. BEAMAN, TROWBRIDGE, and
GRANGE& of Michigan; HEDGIVICK, of Now York
and MiIILEY, of Ohio.
The meal regoletfone of respect were then passed, And
the Home ;ylJourtied.
From Tiarronburg,
Itanitranuno, Doe. 10.—Apron K. Peckham was
to-day appointed by Governor Curtin President
Judge of the Twenty-sixth Judicial District.
Col. Wynkoop's regiment of cavalry, raised at
this place, will "prokort6l ( leave for Kentucky on
Thursday. They wait tor nothing but their arms.
The regiment comprising Gen. James' Mountain
Brigade, lately sent to Camp Curtin to be organ
ised, will go forward this week.
•Tho Fifty , seventh BoOment, Col. MaXwoll ; the
Onc-hundred-and-first, Col. Wilson; Fifty-fourth,
Col. Campbell; an Fifty-sixth, Col. Meredith, aro
the only regiments now raising in. Camp Curtin.
The two flett Bowed aro nearly full, and will re
ceive marching orders at an early day.
No doubt whatever is entertained as to the ability
of all to fill up to the required standard within a
short time.
Recruits for those regiments are coining in as
rapidly as could possibly bo expected under the
circumstances.
The War in Kentucky.
LOIIISVILLE, Dec. 10.—Gen. Zollicolfor, who la
in command of the rebel forces, has not advanced
north of the Cumberland river, as reported.
General Sehoeff bee withdrawn to Somerset, and
there awaits' reinforcements' of Federal troops.
THE CITY.
AMUSEMENTS THIS EVENING
AMERICAN ACADEMY OF MUSlC—Broad and Locust
streets.—'"They of Lyons."
WALEnT-Brail, THEATRE—reoh *F A waing
aud isf.rB'UO[ito. • •
ARCH-STREET THEATRE—Arch street, above Bißth..-
6 6 All in the Wrong"- 4 . Ben, the Boatswain."
WHEATLEY'S CONTINENTAL THEATER—WaInut ANN*
MOTO Eighthif I The Southern Rebellion by goo and
Land''—The Ontnrnet of the °Angell? ,
TEMPLE OP WONDERS—N. E. corner Tenth and Meet
nut streeta.—Signor Elites Entertainment..
Rush's Regiment of Lancers
One of the finest displays of the time was made
by Colonel Rush's Regiment of Mounted Lancers
ye@lcidily eftfernen, The Lancers loft the camp
ground at ten o'clock, and the turnpike was
crowded with people and teams that accompanied
them to town. The men rode four abreast, and
Caine in at a pleasant frisk_ The kea , saa
tho
roughly trained, and kept together with the regu
larity and precision of foot soldiers. As for the
men, the land cannot exhibit an equal number more
manly, indurated, and intelligent. They sat in the
saddles as if parts of the horses, and held their
lances aloft like old knights, who would be ready
to poise and charge nt a moment's warning.
The knees, by the way, were simply rods of stout
wood, perhaps eight feet long, pointed with a short
dart or spear-head, in shape like a bayonet of the
old time that had been cut off midway. Upon
each lance-pole a red flag was fastened, bearing the
letter of the company. The soldiers carried beside
them heavy cavalry swords that swung from the
Ranks of the horses. They wore spurs upon their
heels, and carried a blanket under the saddle.
Their hats were of felt, with the brim turned up
and fastened with 11= tram cockade. The trap
pings of the horses were plain but very Stoat, and
some of the animals were perfections of equine
beauty, that trotted with curved heads and stream
ing as if they had sauffsd the Aei'vloo far
off and were impatient for the order to charge.
There were few small men in the whole regi
ment. The officers carried drawn swords, and were
elegantly booted and uniformed. A few wore
silver spurs. They all rode magnificent horses, and
the best of all was that of Colonel Rush, a beauti
ful stallion, full o mettle, and with a shining skin
that seemed to reflect the crowded streets and up.
turned faces as in a mirror. Colonel Rash him
self was a sinewy, well-knit gentleman, who might
look an army into retreat, so piercing was his eye.
The procession was a long time passing, and
pickets were sent out ahead to clear the streets of
the populace and vehicles. Those galloped down
the cobble stones, and gave one a faint idea of the
headlong onset, when the eight hundred horses,
in close array, should go tramping after a retreat
ing enemy, and spread death and dismay among
them. It was a terrible thought—that, of the brave
steeds and gallant riders, a very few should ono day
go back ; that men and horses would manure a re
bellious Rider and horse, friend, foe, in one
red burial Mem."
When the head of the line reached Chestnut
street, a halt was ordered. During the halt the
mounted band . played several patriotic airs after
which the regiment formed into seetions'of four,
and proceeded down Chestnut street. The appear
ance of this fine body of mounted troops in the
streets would be sufficient to create a crowd and
excitement at any time, but a squadron of lancers
is a rare sight for our people; and this feet, to
gether with the probable early departure of the
regiment for the seat of war, caused an unusual ex
citement.
W e append a correct list of the staff and company
otheere of the Lancers
Colonel, Richard H. Rush; lieutenant colonel, T.
H. McArthur; major, --- Smith; adjutant, F. C.
Newhall ; quartermaster, Thomas E. Malley ; sur
eon, William Ness; assistant surgeon, Charles N.
Elba.
Company A— Captain, W. P. C. Triohel ; first
lieutenant, C. W. Moorehead; second lieutenant,
J. N. Dickson.
Company B—Captain, J. H. Gardner; first lieu
tenant, R. W. Mitchell amend lieutenant, W. W.
Frazier, Jr.
Company C—Captain, 11. C. Whelan ; first lieu
tenant, Charles L. Leiper; second lieutenant, E. L.
Levis.
Company D—Catt.fila, Jong& Wright ; first lieu
tenant, Samuel Hazard, Jr. ; second lieutenant,
Emlen N. Carpenter.
Company E—Captain, J. H. Harlehn ; first lieu
tenant, C. J. Whitehead; second lieutenant, C. B.
Davis.
Company F—Captain, R. Milligan ; first lieu
tenant, C. E. Richards ; second lietenant J. H.
Clark.
Company G—Captain, G. IL Clymer; first lieu
tenant, A. E. Renoir& i eecona lieutonunt,
co.
Company H—Captain, B. LOckwood; first lieu
tenant, C. Cadwalader; second lieutenant, W.
Odenheimer.
Company I—Captain, James Starr; &et lieu
tenant, Oswald Jackson ; second lieutenant, Frank
M. Furness.
Company K—Captain, Howard Ellis; first lieu
tenant, John W. 'Williams; second lieutenant,
Thomas W. Neill.
VAGRANCY THE BEGGAR DETECTIVES.—
Vagrancy in this city assumes a variety of forms. Tha
dam of vagrante may ha properly dielded lets the these
species: First, those who beg from necessity; second,
those who beg from sheer indolence to earn an honest
livelihood; 'and, tsird, those who espouse begging as a
profession.
At one time in the Watery of our eity-.not, however'
during the present municipal administration—the "beg
ging nuisance" assumed such a clamorous importance,
that the interference of the authorities to suppress it was
fondly demanded. The columns of the daily papers were
filled with communications on the subject] and even the
generous, on account of the many impositions upon their
charity, were deaf to all street appeals (maid. The nui
sance at length became intolerable, and it was found ne
cessary to establish a “Begirar Petective System." Two
officers were detailed front 'the regular police force for
this purpose. The present incumbents are Messrs. Boyd
Adams and Samuel Tait, both able and efficient in the
discharge of their peculiar and unpleasant duties. In
fact, of the many unpleasant duties devolving upon the
policeman, this is at once the most disagreeable and least
appreciated by the public, and at the same time tole of
the mast important for the common good.
To instance the disfavor with which officers generally
regard this cohere of usefulness, we have often known
them to pass well-known professional beggars, actually
engaged in their unlawful calling, and yet neglect to ar
rest them, upon the ground that it was the duty of the
detectives alone, appointed for this put pose.
The duties of the beggar detectives may be said. to in
clude a search of all the lanes and alleys and drunken
hovels in the city, where poverty his begotten beggary,
and crime has begotten want. The sights here to be met
with are none the loss fearful for their frequency, hub
they have been so frequently portrayed that they are
familiar to all. A. large. number of beggars are mere
children who are sent out by drunken parasite to
excite the practical benevolence of the uninitiated. The
money they obtain is spent at the nearest dramshop.
Often when called upon to arrest these youthful offenders
the detectives are subjected to various indignities sod.
provocations from persons of hasty judgment but honest
sympathy. When the case is further investigated, it ge
nerally is found that the parents reside in smaller and
misery and have no visible means of support, much less
of attending to the wants of their children. The arrest
under such circumstances la a pdOlive !let of
the children, who are Fenerally forwarded. to some.beno
relent institution, and not, as many suppose, to the House
of Refuge. When, in the investigation of a case, it ap
pears that the child is the offspringof respectable parents,
who, however, have been reduced in circumstances by
sonic sudden freak of fortune) and being unable to obtain.
imployment were compelled to beg or starve—ander
such circumstances a discrimination is always made by
the mayor's committing magistrate, and the child so dis
charged It is seldom , however, that a Cede of this ki al
occurs, as relief its generally extended to deserving. anti'
needy families by the various benevolent institution*
which abound in our city.
The first class of vagrants, or those who bog from ne
cessity, we have already alluded to. Their number is
comparatively Insignificant,. and we have the 'Milan ,
thropy - of our citizens to thank for this result.
The second class are very mamma. They hamar all
the laziness of the professional berrsses, without their
lawless daring. Being too lazy to. work, vrsgrancs.be
conies, in some degree, a necessity with then. They
generally make a tour in the morning throughout a cer
tain beat, which they select, and menuge thee to.secure
a sufficient quantity of food to appease !Mir %pur ee'
until the next morning, when they again salty forth.
Some of them are the keepers of boarding-beume, where
thesebeWe recess* visited one of
street, where the proprietor
. Ziti are
Bedfordsoisl. ged lea N ' i 4 c h l
was in the habit in
of engaging children at this rate of two
pr orce cents per day, to beg food, in order to keep his
establishment in operation. These children would select
from what they begged a sufficient quantity for them
selves, and the balance would be handed over to tile
boarding house, where it would be retailed t, those who.
were too lazy to beg, hut who assuaged to get a livelihood
by theft
The third class, or the professional beggars, are by fsm
the most numerous and impersonate. Their persistent
appeals are generally attended with success. They will
accept no MUM hut nsoney ; yet will steal anything tutu.
able that does.not require too mach exertion to carry oft
One of their most annoying habits is to watch until they
perceive two or more persons engaged in conversation in
the strett, when they will approach one of the party and
almost demand ea aright that their petition far money
shall be answered. In most oases the puttee solicited
will gladly bestow a small suns to rid themselves of such
WSW
Another of their ingenious contrivaoes Tor obtaining
money under false pretences consists is a resort to green
patches over the eye, and unnecreaary crutches ban
daged tr healthy limbs. If an ulcerated sore can be ex
posed, their prospects are regMck4 ¢y heir 41tihron nt
much niece flattering, while s i haw-opened credential,
if it have but the mintier' of a dtwbnt name, is regarded
as a aiadf a a Qf the tug golitems character, Church
dnor•ntepe ars n fattorn4 retort for mothere with hor
rolted infantn In tliPla . ntrnn. Wn have, heard of canoe In
which 'tattlee leen their ititnnin to further ouch ncheinoth
Allf/tlP'r fORMI.III RlOOllll fur rho rtrufmodotittl britirirai Ir
In visit ilwrlllnwn lii pairs, nit! nlilli+ sin, of them ppro•
Cl fide to alto back gate the °tinr rink* the front door
bell. As 0 miller of come., bet one of thew, colLn cart
he tinnwered at it llrne, when the npport,mlly In embraced
),Y the ether InIIIVPrInnI, Who Alpe Itsfu the il wolfing end
treiceld•-e rhea. ,toy en within mock..
Jn thin zenenerf tt/trt In a very /futon tion - e Ur tines, art
i•xchange 01 pi oprrty to a large ittnonlif In ne n, •timne
ofteCted. Mestitwilitn, tin, /1011.er5t centedeteitte engligo-H the
totention (if the domestic with it pitiful tale• GC hit check.
-,r0,1
With sneh greindenn neataym 11WWI It In get province
Of the t. Beggar Iren:tile " to IPflf.. Street.hegging
11118. within the IRA few yearn, been greedy reduced,
/ma If the proper attention was pall k, it, by ;appointing
"ille.,ra fo Lida 41eparim-ta , t, (M4l 1,110 KrVOWn4 OVilli
which now cries out for recline, might, le the ccurne of
tine., to almost wholly isholisaval. °Mears Adams alai
Tait arrentell, bunt year, between live and nix hundred
persons, who were found begghig Upon the public high
watt.
dta_ Thhi sv. ~,,,,, atroti
children of both colors, who were varioanlY diarreted of.
They average about fifteen or twenty arrests per yieek,
In all mules where children are• under twelve years of
age they tire tient to moue benevolent institution; when
elder ; to the House of Refuge_ V. cy few are faaWilandoci
to the latter leatitution, however, as most of the children
engaged In tide unlawful bilsitican are quite young. An
strange uN It may aeala, the hard these have riot increased
vagreney. A vagrant, when that apprehended, in always
Neverely reprimanded and discharged, arty Wing warned
of the eoheennencea If again caught begging. Tim
"Beggar Detectives" visit once every week the
institution for the relief of the families of Volun leers,
and their presence here has then far prevented a vast
amount of Impooltion, Numerous CHNfli of destitution
and Via.tiiil.cy are Oa: :ILLyor'n crake, and or.,
always promptly attvild4,l t o by then° otticern, who at
once visit the place, and itiPpoeit of the parties according
to law. The operations of the beggar deteetiven are ro
ported by them every morning to the Mayor, who allows
that officers the privilege of mind to all harm 4,1 the bits,
or wherever thirty may think their services are moat
medial. That tide is a useful branch of the police de
partment is plain ts the minds of all, and, if it did not
exist, street-begging and vagrancy would Inereeno to a
formidable extent.
IRON CLAD VESSELS FOR TliE NAVV.—FFOID
the interestleg Mild& report on the subject of iron-etad
Tessa» for the 1)%1 , 07, which has lust born submitted, o r ,
COIS(11101 by Secretors' Wsiii we learn that elms for
such yesSehl buns been submitted to the departinent by
three well-known Stone of tloo city, viz.: Ream. Nestle
& Levy, Merrick & dons, and John W. Nystrom.
In reference to the proposition of the first party, the
Board very britily say:
ii , No plum. tie tipatehign thbrstdra, fiat coratilsl,-.1.
Neither {Rive nor time stated.
. . . . . -
Length of vessel, 200 feet. Draft of water, 13 feet.
Breadth of beam, 40 feet. Displacement, 1,743 , !boa
Depth of hold, 15 foot. Speed per hour, 10 knots."
With respect to the plan submitted, by Meson. Merrick
.1 800, the !Solara bola the fOILONViII%
Vessel of wood awl Iron combined. This proposition
we consider the most practicable for heavy armor. We
recommend that a contract be made with that party under
a guarantee with forfeiture in tie of Mitoro to comply
with the (Unification& and that the contract mantra the
plated to he fifteen feet long and thirty-six 10011113 wide,
with a reservation of Boma modification which may
occur, as the work progresses, net to affect the coat.
Price, 5780,000 'lima, 0 months.
Length of veesel t 220 feet. Draft of water, 13 feet.
lsrreatb , pt iminn ) V 1 feet, Diappeceruentlitiaaa ;altar
Depth of hold, 23 feet. Speed per hour, icy, knots.
The committee nay of the plan of Mr. Nystrom:
The plan of (Quadruple) guns is not known, and can
not be considered. The dimensions would. not Mutt the
yri4icit yrc taro not tiu{iogiCtit
would repel. shot. We do not reconunend the plan.
Price, about $175,000. Thou, four utonthe.
Length of "teasel, 1:5 foe*. Draft of water,lo feet
Breadth of beaini, 5 feet. . Displacement,B7s tons.
Depth a hold, Mi feet. gpeett per hour, 11 knots
The Bond further soy, in their report
OPilliOlitl differ among naval and scientific men as to
the policy of adopting the iron armature for ships-of
war. For coast aod harbor defence they are undoubt—
edly forruidahla adjuncts to fartificutiout nit laud. ./la
cruising vessels, however, we are skeptical a: to their
advantages and ultimate adoption. But, while other na
tions arc endeavoring to perfect thorn, we mast not re
main bile.
The enormous load of iron as so ntuek additional
weight to the vessel, the great breadth of beam neces
sary to give her stability, the short supply of coal et)
will be aide to stow in bunkers, the greater power re
(milked to propel her, and the largely increased cost of
construction, are objections to this class of vends as
cruisers, which we believe It is difficult sUceessfmly to
overcome. For river and harbor asPdies we consider
iron-clad vessels of light daught or floating batteries thus
Shielded its very important, and we tee/ at this mmeat
the malady of align On Mots of our steam and ttildt..4
to enforce obedience to the laws. We, however, do
hot hesitate to express the opinion, notwithstanding
all ye have heard or seen written on the subject, that
no ship or floating battery, however heavily she may be
Platell, can cope successfully with a properly constructed
fortification of masonry. Thu one is fixed and im
movable, and though construmea of a material which
may be shattered by shot, can be covered, if need be, by
the SOME! Or OLOCI% Mier armor UM... Slotting vessel
can bear, while the other is subject to disturbances by
wialds .
way4,-, owl to the powerful etts , M , Of; TWO and
currents,
From what we know of the comparative advantages
and disadvantages of ships constructed of wood over
those of iron, we are clearly of the opinion that uo iron-
AL.( 4.4.8.2.1 cli4litcemeut can it. °b.fu
the same speed as one not this enctun‘mr , th hecaule
her ferns would be better adapted to speed. Her
form and dimensions, the unyielding nature of the
slneld, detract materially hi a heavy sea from the life r ,
Lll, . w .t. ff which .. shipi...lL of wood p••,1
semvs.
Our immediate demands seem to require, first, so far as
practicable, vessels invulnerable to shot, of light draught
of water, to penetrate our shoal hat hors, rivers, and
bayous; we therefore favor the construction of this class
of vessels denim going into a more perfect system of
large iron-clad sea-going vessels-of. war. We are here
met with the difficulty of encumbering gulag vessels with
armor, which, from their size, they are unable to bear;
tre 5,&.-ettlka,:t.4 ste .11i15151121 that 666tMe4, loe, mark will.
responsible patties for the coustroctlon of one or more
iron-clad vessels or batteries ' of as light a draught of
water us practicable, consistent with their w.ight of
mmor. Meanwhile, availing of the experience thus oh
ttiinetit am! the iliggirfiliell4 )114.i9i1 we Him. , Pro Yet
to be made by other naval rowers in building iron-clad
ships, we would advise the construction in our dock
yards of ono or more of these vessels umm a large and
more perfect scale, when Congress shall see fit to an
tboriste it. The amount now appropriated is not stuff-
Meld to build both classes of Vestals to any VW litliknt-
Three of the plant' submitted Isis apptuvod. They
are those of Messrs, Merrick St SoM of this city, Bush
nell d: Co., of New Haven, Conn., and J. Ericsson, of
New York. The appropriation, by Congress, for the
building of the vesicle, is 81i290.2110, of which amount
the vessel of Messrs. Merrick & Boa will consume
$780,000, leaving but 010,20 for the building of the
remaining two vessels.
Recent improvements in the form and preparation of
PrsJcs'Jlee, I<ll9 their mina for tivetruction,
have elicited a large amount of ingenuity and skill to de
vise means for resisting them in the coustiuction of ships
of-war. As yet, we know of nothing superior to the
large and heavy spherical shot in its destructive effects
on vessels, whether plated or not.
Rifled gune have greeter range, but the canted shot
does not produce the crushing effect of spherical shot.
It is assumed that 4%-inch plates are the heaviest
armor a sea-going vessel can safely carry. These
plates should be of tough iron, and rolled in largo, long
pieces. This thickness of armor, it is believed, wilt
resist ail pro,ectilea now 6 general gee at a Maumee of
five hundred yards, especially if the ship's aides aro
angular.
Plates hammered in large masses are less fibrous and
tough than when rolled. The question whether wooden
backing, or any elastic substance behind the iron plating,
will tend ao relieve at all the frame of the shi r e from tb•
crmhing effect of a heavy projectile, is not yet decided.
Major Barnard says, ti to put an elastic material behind
the iron is to insure its destruction." With all deference
to such creditable authority, we may suggest that it is
possible it bitching of some eidetic substance=soli wood,
perhaps, is the beet—might relieve the frame of the ship
somewhat from the terrible shock of a heavy projectile,
though the plate should not be fractured.
In deciding upon the relative merits of iron and wood
en-framed vessels for each of which we have oilers, the
Board is of opinion that it would be wall tr try a spe
cimen of each, ae both have distinguished advocate,.
One strong objection to iron vessels, which, so far as we
know - , has not yet been overcome, is the oxidation or rust
in salt water, and the liability of their becoming foul
under water; by the attachment of sea grass and animal
cules to their bottoms. The best preventive we know of
is a coating of pure zinc paint, which, so long 118 it lasts,
is believed to be an antidote to this cause of evil.
BOARD OF SCHOOL CONTROLLERO,—idIe rc
.
gular meeting of the Board of school Controllers wais
held 'yesterday afternoon at the Ataenteua to Sixth
'street.
A communication was receired from the Directors of
the First section, asking that the Jackson Schad be
charged to a first-eras 4th 161. Maimed !sat. 06filalit
tee on Crowfoot and Primary Sehoola.
Am°, one from the Fifth section. asking the removal of
the Southeast Girls' School to No. 262 North Sowed
street. Referred to same committee.
Also, one from the Fifth section, asking the Board to
use endeavors to prevent theehildren of that section Rom
attenoing schools in other sections. Iteferrod sums
committee.
Also, one from the Eleventh section, asking that $260
be transferred from the itens of stoves to repairs. Wetted
to Coot.-lio.
Alec, one front the Sixteenth section, asking a transfer
of appropriations not expended to item of repairs. &s tar
red to Committee on Primary Schools.
Alto, one from the Twenty-Ant section, asking, that
the grade of the Levering unclassified school be Mod.
Refined to same committee.
Alen, one from the Twenty-second section, asking that
the salary of the keeper of the Rittenhouse school be
raised to $230. Referred to same committee.
Several conumnications front parties presenting booke
nd Om/ were referred to the 08Mlidida , Oa Teat Maki.
The Committee on Accounts were authorized to refuse
the drawing of warrants for the principal of the South
west Grammar School till the demands of the Board
be complied with. Refereed to Committee on Aocounts.
Ths , cvlemiltcv. Pb A199 ,3 9q WV.FV MltliOcif4 to
tire for supplies for 1862.
The Committee on Property were authorized to draw
warrants for contractors engaged in building school
houses, and to open two new primary schools in the
Southeast section, nod to employ a housekeeper in ther
Sixth seetiOlt Lir the CSOWll.Btreat school' nod to , omploy
a teacher in the Eighth section.
The Committee on Qualifications reported iu favor of
granting situations to certain persons who had been ex
amined. Fire blanked copies of the report were ordered
to be printed,
Mr. Fitzgerald moved that the teachers of the grammar
echoolsbe ordered to report on the Ist of January to this.
Board the names and places of residence of their pupils.
Agreed to. Adjourned.
A PLA.vrtrt SmnPn..—A drove of cattle wore
brought over the Gicartl..avenue bridge on Monde; after
noon, about three o'clock. A:, they reached the °agent
end one of the animals became excited, and got into
Fairmount ruck. 'Ehure the infuriated beast dulled
around at a fearful rate. A smolt boy, who was unfor
tunate enough to come in the way of the eteer, : wee taken
up and toneed a considerable distance. Happily no ono
was injured. Soma of the park police who were in that
portion
of the ground'', steered clear of the animal, and
took to the trees fur eafety. The steer ran until he was
tired out, and woe then quietly driven to hiacompanione.
THE APIMIOACUI OF THE CHRISTMAS ROLL
mws.—The shop windows all over the city afford ars
un
erring indication of the am roach of Christmas. Tao con
fectioners are, of course, as busy as bees amoug..thalc
sweetmeats. The windows and show-elms of these es
tablifilgamth rairar a Fraud dinpi th Which is parilcularly .
tempting M the juveniles. While the jewelers en Uheet
nut street demand thousands for a cluster of diorama%
there ate dealers in metallic ornaments who wilt load a
wheelbarrow with jewelry for about tire dollars.
The storchimpern hare made extensive preparations for
ths !secant holiday seams, and !WM viteisty of reds_
urefal, ornamental, cheap, or costly—can he. obtainad
according to. the means or taste ofthe purchaser.
ALLEGES LARCENY OF GOVERNmENT
Th9ntim Herbert won before Ahlvratm Vlgivh.yvaterdar
morning, upon the charge of lateeny. Herbentis &Vine
maker by trade, and is alieged.ao have takemoutAnstorit
went shoes for making. It saems that he amities dia.-
rent navies, and after obtaining the material:sags-It and
pockets the money. The accused was cyntrailled for
furthos bearing.
AZTILLERY Biddies flying
artistry will drill this aftarnoon, on the largo Ilohl corgo
sits the Ridge avenue railroad depot. The CUM battery
win be in service. The. proceedings will commence at
z, o'cterk Ai n nod will =flour thiggil , g, II"' art.!'
liwu• An immense ar-owd of spectators will be in at•
auditors should the weather prove tine,,and order will
he welt nicserred spier the supervisasa of Maid Bun.
TREKSITAX NOTES TO nu tA7Clgli FOB rOst-
A GE .—S ome a ow pcnoeylvania toostastaskurs having de
clined to receive United States Treasury Notes, payable,
on demand s Nye Postmaster-Gra/oral hat, made an order
indieatinu that it is their duty to. take such notes in
4 ,,,, 11 t of "name; but, of course, tU is nut expected, 444,
they- wilt, "tit themeeiYee to irteouvontenne by returailpg,
emelt lit any unreasonable amounts by way of mlking,
change.
DEATH. IN A STATINLN HOUSE.-011 Mogoiar
eight, II woman applied for and was accommodUed xitf
lodgings in the Fifthsioanl dation-house, fp had with
her a female infant, about six weeks old,„ During the
night the child died.
DEFENCE OF TILE ClTY.—iwog the rat
Week - the Copunittco on Defence and, reetecDen of th e
Oity expended 61,006 61 in carrengapt, ‘lO., objects
theiz