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Vuess.
FRIDAY, JANUARY 29, 1864.
Jell Davis and the spring Campaign.
supposing at the first set-to, JEFF DAVIS
nnd his merry men had utterly demolished
the Union ; supposing he had entered
Washington in triumph, with President
Lmeoric And the Cabinet in the rear of his
triumphal chariot ; supposing he had torn
down the White House, and built one equal
to his Richmond palace ; supposing he had
pluvlitd up our Congress by the roots, and
organized a Confederate Senate and IT mse
of Representatives ; supposing he was in a
condition to provide Mrs. DAVIS with new.
dresses all the year round ; supposing he
could afford to live on plum-puddings in
December, and on water-ices in July ; sup
posing, in a word, he was JEFF DAVIS at
the top of the ladder, instead of JEFF DAVIS
at the bottom ; it is exhilarating to reflect
]iow much more cause he would have for
good spirits in the commencement of the
spring campaign.
The opportunity to reflect and reform is one
of the few advantages which can accrue to
the South from the present inaction. Their
physical powers remaining idle, and their
physical resources drained to the very last
drop, perhaps their mental and moral facul
ties will find ample room for energy. Al
far as their preparations for the new cam
paign go, indeed, there is very much for
them to do ; but very little that they can do.
'Whatever preparations they would like to
make are not the objects of our present con
sideration. It is not what they can do and
will do, but rather what they cannot do
and will not do, that we are to look at
now. In the first place, it does not ap
pear that they can raise an army. Such
an army as they have at present is
broken down and dispirited, half-fed and
half-clothed. The clean Shave their drafts
are making is taking off even the saplings
and the withered branches. In the se-
Cond place, allowing that they can mus
ter an army, of respectable dimensions,
A.OW are they going to put it in respectable
condition ? How are they going to provide
it with overcoats and shoes, to say nothing
of caps, jackets, and trowsers ? They have,
to be sure, an unaccountable prejudice in
favor of United States clothing, ambulances,
and teams, but they cannot expect to thrive
forever on these involtuttary contributions.
Again, how are the natural resources of the
country to be cultivated ; how are business
operations to be effected, if no males are
leis behind to conduct them, except the
maimed, the halt, and the blind ? Are
these auspicious omens for the opening of
the new campaign?
still the question of the spring campaign
is one which will not satisfactorily be an
swered until, the spring campaign is over.
IVe are aware that the rebel leaders are
driven to the bounds of desperation, and
that they will make one stupendous struggle
for supiemacy. That struggle will be a life
or death one. Everything in the social
System will be rendered subservient to mili
tary discipline, and it is not for us to shut
our eyes to the fact that we shall have some
thing to contend against. There is yet,
- with Pll those counteracting influences to
which we have adverted, something in the
south to oppose us. And whilst it is plain
that their resources are dwindling down to
the lowest ebb, it is also evident that they
will centralize and intensify their energies,
as they have never done before, and oppose
a resistance which all our energy should be
summed to crush at once.
The history of the Confederacy hitherto
Speaks volumes in favor of Mr. Devil and
Ids clique, truly ! What a wise set they are
tiown in Richmond, after all ! How Mr.
Davis holds the sympathies of the people.
like a watch in his hand, and looks at them
from time to time to see what's o'clock, and
Whether - he is gaining or losing ! There is
something the matter, too, with the North
Carolina wheel, and he will have to carry
it to another set of artificers than those at
Richmond to get it set right In brief,
JEFF DAVIS is like the cause he represents
—he is getting played out. What would he
be at, alter all ? Would he construct a re
public of freedom upon a slavery founda
tion I- He might as well expect to erect a
granite building upon a •spider's web, or to
float a ship upon a river's dried-up bed. No !
His arguments have not answered, and will
net answer. One of the truths eliminated
by this war is, that slavery cannot exist in
our Republic. There is not breathing-space
for it. The atmosphere is too bracing ;it
must repair to some more torpid clime.
Tt ars, and blood, and agony, and death
Isve attended the elimination of this truth.
Bet the doctrine has been set forth and held
up before the eyes of-the world, and will
seine day be universally accepted by it. At
any rate, the North approve it now, and
are speedily winning the South over to their
view of the care. If the tiouth, however,
are determined to maintain their darling
sit, they , must look sharp and set to work
in earnest, as best they can, to make the
most out of the spring campaign. . If
they expect to take the lead, they must
even now be up and•doing. If they are go
ing to be something more than merely de
fensive, it is well that they should calculate
the resources whence they shall draw, to
efit'et successful raids. Georgia, and Ala
bama, and t-outh. Carolina, will soon be all
thatis left to them, for JEFF DAVIS seems to
be preparing to abandon Virginia, rather than
submit to Virginia's abandoning him. The
intercommunications bet Ween LEE and
LonosTurner, if each maintains, hie respec
tive position, will soon come to a dead stop.
Meantime, the extensive line of Southern
defence is being rapidly rendered futile, the
facilities hitherto provided by railroads be
ing in a dying condition. The time is not
far distant when JEFF DAVIS will be glad I
to bundle his best clothes into his valise, bid i
farewell to his Presidential mansion, and
leave for parts unknown.
1 . WS GIVS thin advice to our readers Never be
lieve anything yon read in the Republican nem
papers unless you know it is true."
This has always been the habit of the
World, and a very bad habit it has proved - ,
for the vast extent of its ignorance has left
it very little to believe. It laughed when
we predicted the election of Governor CUR
TEN ; it sneered when we said Governor
SEYMOUR would be condemned by the State
election last November; it will not now
profit by experience and put faith in our
assurance that the Union party will be tri
umphant in the coming campaign. If the
World only believes - what it knows of po
litical truth, its creed can be put in -a nup.
shell. We are satisfied with advising our
readers to disbelieve only those things they
know to be false in Opposition papers. We
have no fears of their want of skepticism
WE KNOW so. much of the sufferings of
the loyal people of East Tennessee, sympa
thize with their noble endurance so deeply,
that the appeal to be made in their behalf
this evening, at the Academy of Music, will
undoubtedly be well answered. Were
these - higher reasons for the success of the
meeting wanting, the presence of General
GANTT, and the remarkable interest attach
ed to his bold repudiation of the rebellion,
-would be an extraordinary attraction. The
Committee have reduced the price of tickets
to fifty cents in order to give all citizens
and soldiers an opportunity of hearing Gen.
GANTT and Hon. N. G. TAYLOR.
The Meeting at the Academy To-Night.
Our citizens will have a raretreatto-nightin hear
ing General Gantt, of Arkansas, speak in behalf of
the fund for the suite/113g and dying people of East
Tennessee, and in listening to the painfully interest
ing statements of the horrors of rebel rule In that
district, by Monti Taylor. Either of these gentle
men ought to attract a large audience, but the plea
sure and novelty of listening to them both should
fill the Academy.
General Gantt is about 33 years of age, of fine
personal appearance, a ready, off-hand speaker, a
man of great iDnuence in his own State, and one
Who may be regarded :kith° first fruits of the coming
harvest of returning southern loyalty. HIM birth
place was in Murray county., Tennessee., whence he
elliligtated at the age 01.21 to Arkansas, where he
awn took the filet rank at the bar. Re was brought
tip in the Jackson and Polk school of politics, and
was a member elect to the Congress of the United
States when his State seceded.
Carried away by the exaggerated dootrines of State
rights current at the South, and the influence of
ipeleonal and political association'', he allowed him.
Cr if to be drawn into the whirlpool of the war, is
t uich his intellectual powers and commanding
ahility placed him at once in a prominent position,
P e was made a brigadier general, and, while acting
that capacity, he was captured by the Federal
f. aces. While still a prisoner he wrote the ode
b; ated address which appeared in November last,
and which has had a wonderful effect in preparing
the citizens of Arkansas for a return to the Union.
Being above the rank of colonel, ha could not avail
biniselfor the President's proclamation of amnesty
but hie moral courage in thus coming out has met
ire reward in a specie) pardon issued by the Presi
dent ...urine the present month. Let the Union men
of Philadelphia show him tonight that there is
'vs/1y more joy over one sinner that repenteth than
over ninety and nine just persons that need no re
pcntance. He now appears before the public for
probably the only time in any of the large cities of
the North, in answer to a pressing invitation of the
friends of the muttering people of the eastern portion
cf his native State.
Col. Taylor, who will also speak tonight, is a na
tive and resident citizen of East Tennessee, of the
Stock of Gen. Zachary Taylor. He was educated
in the Clay Webster school of American politica,
appearing first in the Harrison campaign, and has
been prominent as a public man on that aide over
sense. He was a member of the Thirty-fourth Con
gress, and distinguished himself by a celebrated
speech against the repeal of the Missouri Compro
mise, being one of the very few Southern Repre
eentatives who took that side. In 1860 he and the
Ron. Bailie Peyton were on the Bell Everett electo
ral ticket for the State at large, and his speeches in
that campaign in defence of the Union will compare
favorably with those of the ablest statesmen of the
age, tip to the last day before the State Of Tenney
ace, by fraud and violence, was dragged out of the
Union, Col. Taylor was found upon the hustings
vindicating the cause of Union, and endeavoring to
avert the threatened calamity.
During the last two years he has remained quietly
at home, in Centre county, Tennessee, in daily ap
prehension of the halter and the prison, to which so
many of his fellow-Union men were consigned, and
'e regret to say that his family arc yet within the
rebel lines. Colonel Taylor comes on, at this time,
to the East to represent the destitute, starving, and
naked condition of his people, over whose territory
both armies have repeatedly passed, leaving desola
ton in their track. We hope that the citizens of
ti is city and State will preserve, at this time, their
vc ell-known reputation for liberality and humanity.
Let: us not forget that East Tennessee is the only
sr etion of the South which has preserved untainted
ito devotion to the flag, in the midst of the very
hottest fires of persecution,' and among the ruins of
its homes.
The commit'ee of arrangements have reduced the
pike of admission to fifty cents—a capital measure.
Tickets can be procured at Mr. Pugh's, Sixth and
Chestnut, the Continental Hotel, the Union Lemma,
tl , e Union Club, and the Academy of Nude. Per
sons who have bought dollar tickets can exchange
each of them for two fiftycent tickets. admitting to
tbe beat sesta in the house, by appliaraion at either
of those places.
wAsi-irricf-a4z)N.
WASHINGTON. D. C., Jan. 23
Coniressional Gossip.
Twenty speechea are already down on the Speiik
er,s list which are awaiting their turn to be made on
the confiscation bill in the Home.
The chairman of the Judiciary Committee will
p:opoze this afternoon that the House net apart
Friday and Saturday for debate on this subject, so
tip at the vote can be taken on Monday.
General "MuCiatmacree report will probably be
ready for distribution to-morrow.
The investigation of the custom house frauds in
New York grows deeply interesting. Prominent
parties are deeply involved. The investigation will
unquestionably have to be removed to New York.
A large crovlti of whisky holders are lingering
around the room of the Senate Finance Committee
Min morning. They are sanguine of partial mucous
in gaining the committee over to their views of the
tax on liquor.
The House Military Committee, at' its session
yesterday, decided to recommend the postponement
until after the close of the * war of all propositions
to indemnify 'Union inhabitants in the rebel States
for losses sustained by the occupation of the coun
try by the Union armies.
The Reopening of Trade with the Border
States.
The Secretary or the Treasury has promulgated
the lollowing additional regulations of trade :
TRRABIIMY DEPAJITMt.tiT
The commanding general having expressed an
opinion, in reply to a letter addressed to him by the
Secretary of the Treasury on the 16th inst., that re
strictions on trade in the Stales of Missouri and
Kentucky may now be safely removed, and the
Secretary of War in his letter of this day, Jan. 23,
1864, having approved that opinion, the 20th regula
tion of trade, established, with other regulations,
on the 11th day of September, 1881, is so far modi
fied that all restrictions on trade in the State; of
Missouri and Kentucky are annulled and abrogated,
and all the products and goods may be freely taken
into and transported within the said States as in
time of peace provided, - however, that no pro
ducts or goods shall be taken from said States, or
either of them, into States declared to be in insur
rection, or to any port in said States heretofore
blockaded which has been or may be opened, except
in compliance with the resolutions of September 11,
1863.
Restrictions upon trade into or from other States,
and also upon trade with States in insurrection, and
parts of said States, especially on the iflississippi and
other navigable rivers, will be removed whenever.-
in the opinion of the President, such removal shall
be !mina compatible with the military measures ne
cessary for the suppression of the rebellion.
S. P. 011.9.5 E,
Secretary of the Treasury.
The Secretary has under consideration the further
removal of the restrictions on trade, and when the
approval of the War Department shall have been
obtained, additional regulations will be adopted, en.
lsrging the field of commercial transaction, in the
sections rescued from the insurgents. He is known
to have favored the most liberal facilities for bring
ing in cotton and other products to market, con
sistent with a due regard for the requirements of the
military service. Generals commanding are neces.
Lathy the judges 1 1 .$1" the necessities of the situation
in a military point of view, and when those directing
the military movements shall deem it prudent and
safe, the efforts of the Secretary of the Treasury
will not be . wanting to adapt the regulations to a
more liberal traffic of the staples of the insurrec
tionary Stateg,
Blockade Smugglers Arrested.
Five blockade-runners, recently from Richmond,
were arrested on Tuesday, by Patrolman Antrin, of
the First district, while on board of the stage which
bad just arrived from Port Tobacco. On their per
sons were found between three thousand and four
thousand dollars in gold, twenty.two gold watches,
five Georgia State bonds of one thousand dollars,
Ind two North Carolina State bonds. The follow
ing are the names of the captured parties : Taos.
CLAYTON, SAMUEL PALMER, JAMES THOMAS,
CHRISTIAN BELO'S, and E. G. EBEB. They were
stilt to the Old Capitol by the provost marshal.
The Exchange -of Prisoners.
We have authority for contradicting the state.
r.;ent, published in several Northern journal; that
G eneral BUTLER had succeeded in eftecting the ex•
charge of all the paroled Umion prisoners captured
. .t.rior to the let of SeptemberoBo. No such ar.
cangement ban yet been made.
More Naval Captures.
The Wavy . Department has received information
of the following captures
On the 10th of January the U. S. bark Roebuck
captured the Confederate sloop Marie Louise, while
attempting to run out of Jupiter Inlet, Florida.
She was of about eight tons register, and laden with
3.000 pounds of sea.island cotton. On the persons
of the captain and passengers were found about
$726 in gold and silver, and $240 in Confederate
notes. She had a Confederate register, granted at
Savannah last October.
Oft Jupiter Inlet, on the 11th inst., the Roebuck
captated the English schooner Susan, of six tons
burden. She had cleared from Abaco with 43 bags,
and sundry boxes of dry goods,
At the same time and place the U. S. steamer
Honeysuckle captured the English schooner Fly, of
Nassau. Her cargo is not stated.
On the lath inst. the ichooner Two Sisters, a
tender to the 17. S. flagship San Jacinto, captured,
while attempting' to enter the Suwanee river, the
British schooner William, from Nassau, laden with
malt, bagging, and rope,
On the MI inst. the 11. S. schooner Beauregard
captured, near Mosquito Inlet, the British schooner
Minnie, from Nassau, laden with salt, liquors, and
earthenware.
The Sanitary Fair.
The Opening of the ladies' great National Sanitary
Fair was inaugurated last evening under the moat
auspicious circumstances. A large audience, com
posed of citizens and strangers, was present, Soil
we exercises were of a most patriotic and interest
ing character.
The Naval Race.
Yesterday morning the Ella, Acting Muter
Empninos, left for the lower river, taking down
Commander PARKER, of the flotilla. In all probes.
bility the gunboat Eutaw, which, it is said, will
have a race with the steamer Kin Kiang, will pro.
coed to Fortran Monroe this morning. The Eutaw
has made fifteen knots per hour, and the Stu Kiang
is admittedly the fastest merchant-built vessel
afloat. The ordnance steamer Baltimore is having
a thorough overhauling. The Western World, of
the North Atlantic Blockading Squadron, and the
Freeborn, Fuscbia, and Primrose, of the Potomac
flotilla, are also undergoing repairs.
Reception of Hon. Fernando Wood.
The reception of Hon. FERNANDO WOOD tonight
was brilliant and largely attended, embracing many
ladies, members of Congress, the judges of the
supreme Court, foreign ministers, and others.
Impeachment of Judge Miller, or Wis..
COBS 11.
COL COBB, of Wisconsin, has presented to the
House of Representatives two memorials, asking
the impeachment of Judge har.a.nn, of that State.
The matter is
. 10 be fully investigated by the Judi
ciary Committee, to which the memorials have been
referred.
Ordinance.
The Committee on the Conduct of the War today
examined Commander Wise, who is in charge of
the Bureau of Ordnance, relative to the character of
the ordnance, and other subjects connected with
that naval bureau.
Prisoners.
The number of prisoners at present confined in
lte old Capitol and Carroll prison, as stated by yes
terday morning's report of Ms. WOOD, the superin
tindent, in as followt: In the old Capitol 767; Car
roll prison 287. Total, 1,044.
On Tuesday EDWAED A. ToomAs, alias W. A.
LULL, formerly of the 12th Massachusetts volun
teers, was sent to this city from Fort Delaware. Re
was found among the prisoners of war at this post.
Jeweler Committee.
Par. PEZMY ICENNAUD, of ICCEIXIOrd Brothers, &oa
ten ; Mr. TrirrANY, a Tiffany Si, Co., and Mr.
BLACK, of Ball, Black, & Co., New York city ; and
Mr. BAILEY, of Philadelphia, all extensive importers
ofjewelry, are now in Washington, and constitute
a committee, representing the importers ofjewelry
throughout the country, to wait upon the Com
mittee of Ways and Means, and if possible iaduee
them to reduce the tax on gems.
Mr. Lincoln has had several thousand copies of
the amnesty proclamation struck off. They are
printed in large type, and at the close Ls the folio wing
notice, from which we gather that what were called
during General Washington's administration "00m.
missioners of Pardons" are to administer the oath
and record the restoration to cavil rights :
"The book wherein to record the taking of the
above oath, by such persona es may apply, is in the
custody of —, at who is authorized to
administer the said oath to —,
such persons of that
vicinity, and is required to give every person re
questing it a certificate in form below, until some
other mode of proof shall be authoritatively provi•
ded. Sufficient evidence of the facts certified to en.
title the holder to the benefits as provided in maid
proclamation :
" 'ConTiFIeATE.—I do hereby certify that on—
day of —, trls at —• the oath presented by
the President of the United States, in his proclsms
tic
n of December eighth, eighteen hundred and lin•
ty-three, was duly taken. subscribed, and made mat
ter of record, by
Movements of Gene. Grant and Roseerans.
ST. Lome, Jan. 21.—General Grant's son is con
valescent. The General visited the theatre last
night, and received quite an ovation. A compli
mentary dinner will be given to him at the Lindell
Hotel to-morrow. It will be one of the grandest
affairs ever witnessed in this city. The General
will leave for the South on Monday.
General Roseman, will arrive here tomiorrow at
noon, to be welcomed by a committee of citizens,
and escorted to his hotel by a procession comprising
both civic and military order. •
TIIE WAR IN TENNESSEE.
PROBABLE END OF THE RAID.
The Rebels Repulsed at Athens and
JOHNSON'S ARMY FALLING BACK FROM
Rebel Pickets Near Kingston.
PROSPECTIVE RAID OF MORGAN
THROUGH THE GAPS.
Official Despatch from Major Gen. Thomas.
NAttiVILLZ I Jan. 27.—Lator information from
Generkl Dodge, at Pulaski, Tenn., under date Of
January 26th, says the enemy crossed the Tennessee
river Last night, and attacked Athens this morning,
and were defeated. They are now trying to rearm
the river. The troops at Athens had mostly gone to
Florence to attack Johnson's force crossing there,
and Col. Harrison, with 600 rebels and two guns,
took advantage of their absence. Still later advises
say that Dodge has whipped Johnson very badly at
Florence. In all probability the raid is at an end.
CINCINNATI, Jan. 23.—A. special despatch to the
Commercial, from Chattanooga, says:
' , Johnson's army has fallen back from Dalton.
Col. Burke. of the 10th Ohio Regiment, with a flag
of truce, went out forty-five miles, but could find no
enemy.
S' The rebel advance pickets were near Kingston,
forty miles south of Dalton, probably to cover the
retreat. Cheatham , ■ division went there on Wed
nesday. Several unimportant cavalry raids have
been made to cover their movements."
The Gazette's Nashville despatch says that per
sons who left Knoxville on Saturday report skir
mishing between Longstreet , a cavalry and ours.
No doubt it felt that Knoxville can be held
It iD reported that John Morgan, with seven regi
ments of cavalry, will make a raid into Kentucky
through the Gaps in the eastern part of the State.
OFFICIAL DESPATCH FROM MAJOR GEE.
THOMAS.
WAsnrnoToN, Jan. 27.—The following despatch
has been received at the neadquitteri of the army
011A.TTAN000A, Jan. 2'7.
' Major General HciZeck, General-in-Chief:
Colonel Borne, with a force of four hundred and
filly men of the 28th Kentucky (mounted) Infantry
and the 4th Michigan Cavalry, attacked the camp of
the Home Guards, Colonel Culbertson commanding,
and routed them, destroying their camp, a oonefde•
rable number of arms, and other property, and re•
turned to camp without any casualties in his .
Johnson's brigade, of Roddy's command, c
the Tennesiee river three mile, above Rainbr
and Dix miles below Florence, intending to make
junction with a brigade of infantry who were ex
pected tomes the river at Lamb's and Brown's ter•
ries, and thenie proceed to capture our forces there.
We engaged them, killing fifteen, ana wounding a
number, including threenommissioned officers. Our
loos is ten wounded. GEO. H. THOMAS,
Major Gen. Commanding.
Jan. 23, 1861
PROGRESS OF UNION SENTIMENT.
The Stars and Stripes Toasted at a Wiristmas
Dinner----Governor Vance Present.
Naw Yonr, Jan. 20.—The North Carolina papern
contain the following
The Raleigh Standard says Governor Vance
line tendered the seat in the Confederate States
Senate, made vacant by Mr. Davie, to Hon. William
A. Graham.”
The Raleigh State Journal says: " The Stars and
Stripes were toasted at a supper given on Christmas
eve in that city, at which 'Er.
.11olden, of the
Standard, and Mr . Pennington, of the Progress, and
Governor Vance, were present."
The Retersbuiz, Va., (late the Raleigh) Register
comments saroastically upon such proceedings at
the very Capitol of the State,
Calvin C. Dibble, of Newborn, has left for the
North.
THE ATTACK ON CHARLESTON.
NORFOLK, Jan. 28.—The Richmond Examiner of
January 28th containe the following despatches;
CHARLESTON. 3M51. 23.—The firing on the city has
almost entirely ceased, only nine shots having been
fired since nine o'clock last night. The position and
number of the fleet is about as usual.
REPORTED BLOCKADE OF THE IYIISSIS
SIPP.T..
MERIDIAN, Jan. 23.—Advicee from Vicksburg
state that the hlissiesippi is blockaded at Greenville
and Milken's Bend , by our batteries. Very few
transports go down the river, and provisions are
raised to an exorbitant prise.
The steamer Ben Franklin was taken to Vicks
burg recently, by a gunboat, with her crew in irons.
She had been detected in crossing with Ordnance
stores to the 'Louisiana chore.
REPORTED NEGRO MUTINY.
A fight occurred at Bovine, Warren county, be•
tween the negro troops and the whites. The ne.
grom killed a number of Yankeee, when reinforce.
ments arrived and charged on the negroes, took
their artillery, and opened on them with grape and
canister. Several hundred of the negroec were
killed.
CAVALRY MOVEMENTS AROUND KNOX
VILLE.
Rusenfaxiima, Jan. 23.--Advices from the front
are encouraging. Our cavalry were within four
miles of Knoxville, -having captured five hundred
head of cattle and one hundred wagons.
THE PRESIDENTIAL ELEdTION
n editorial in the Richmond Examiner on the
Preeidential election in the North diecuseer the im
portance of the event to the people of the South,
and its bearing on the prospect of adjusting . the
Fou'russe Mothrog, Jan. 25—SPECIAL OIIDICR,
No. N.—That Mrs. Jennie Grave., of Norfolk,
having a husband in the rebel Stater, and having
taken the oath of allegiance on the 2d inst., as she
says, to save her property, and also having delared
that her sympathies are with the South still, and
that elm hopes they will be luacessfal, be cent
through the lines, and landed at City Point, so
that she may be where her hopes and sympathies
are. By command of .
Major General BUTLER.
[Mrs. Graves was, in accordance with tkte. above
order, sent to City Point to-day, on flag-of-truce
steamer New York, in charge of Major John E.
Mulford.]
Dr. Bauble. a rebel Government contractor, was
captured at Brandon Farms, in the recent raid up
the James river. He was the heaviest contractor in
the Confederaey.
Captain H. E. Goodwin has been relieved as
quartermaster at . Norfolk, and Captain Godfrey is
appointed in his place.
The rebels have commenced to construct a battery
on York river, ten miles above Gloucester, and on
that aide of the river. They have aleo placed tor
pedoes in that river, and two at the mouth of the
Pamunky. They have also obstructed the passage
up the East river by torpedoes, several being placed
near its entrance into Mobjack bay.
THE CHESAPEAKE PIRACY.
The Defence of the Prisoners—Progress of
ST. JOHN, N. B-, Jan. 28.—1 n the Chesapeake
case, to-day, the prisoners , counsel sited a royal act
of Henry VIII. relating to piracy, and produced
copy of the commission establishing a vice admiralty
court in this province, contending, therefore, that
the police court had no authority under the extradi
tion treaty in cases of piracy. Two witnesses were
called, who testified that the paper said to be Par
her's commission was shown at several Meetings in
St. John.
South American News.
ARRIVAL OF THE CHAMPION.
New Yonn, Tan. 28 —The steamer Champion has
arrived from Aspinwall, with the California treasure
and passengers.
The Champion brings $325,000 in treasure. Among
Ler passengers is the Hon. Robert McLean.
Advices from Guayaquil report that Nocquera had
forccd the passage of the river Cholo, and that Flores
bad retreated or was driven back towards Quito.
Another armistice had been agreed on, and Flores
made a proposition for peace, pledging himself to.
pay 0,000,000 indemnity to New Grenada for her
xpenses of the war, which would be rejected by
Plosquera, who was sure soon to occupy Quito, and
it is already reported that he has done so. A. rumor
is also afloat that a revolution had broken out in
Quito and the President taken prisoner, but letters
from Guayaquil say nothing of it.
The Central American news is unimportant.
There was some excitement in Panama when the
Champion left, occasioned by a British Catholic
clergyman being brought before the Prefect and
having a criminal suit entered against him for per.
forming mars for a few persons in a hotel. This
matter is likely to cause trouble between Nper
Grenada and England.
An engagement had occurred In the State of anti°.
gum between the Clover= eat forces aid some fOur
Lundred conservatives. Tha tatter ware touted.
THL PRESS.-PHILADELPHIA, FRIDAY.. JANUARY 29, 1864:
Commlsilioners of Pardons.
Florence.
DALTON, CA
NORTH CUOLINA.
SOUTHERN NEWS.
FORTRESS MONROE,
ORDER OF GEN. BUTLER.
EUROPE.
-TILE-DANISH QUESTION STILL FORMIDABLE.
Enlistment of British Subjects in the
Rebel Service.
ONE. HUNDRED ARRESTS OF OARRI
BALDIANS Ii PARIS:
Troubles Brewing . in lOranee—The Eva
cuation of Mexico Demanded—
France Unable to Pay
its Debt. .
M. TRIERS' MOTION FOR UNIVERSAL SUFFRAGE.
"filazzini's Denial of Complicity with the
Parisian Conspiracy.
NEW YCRE, Jan. 28. —The City of New YOrE flee
arrived with Liverpool adrices of the 13th inst.
The Reda and Jurirarrived out on the 12th.
The Danish question is unohanged.
The Attorney General has appealed from the deci
sion in the Alexandra ease.
Numerous anode of Italians have been made in
Paris.
The Times says on the Danish side the last resolve
bas been taken, and should any German regiment ad
vance beyond the northern boundary of the Federal
Territory Denmark is resolved to enter on war with all
due energy. It is quite time the two great German
Powers had declared their future course with equal pre-
Cibtion. The secondary Powers cannot turn the ostensi
ble occupation of Holstein into an invasion of Denmark
without aid from their powerful supporters. The real
objects of Austria and Prussia are still in the dark.
THE VERY LATEST PER THE CITY OF HEW YORK.
The following are ths latest advices per the steamer
City of New York, received via Queenstown. -
Loenorr..Tan. 14. -The Paris Constitutionmel says, "The
reception given in Germany to the proposed conference
on the behr:swie-D obtain <Lll.llAtiOll, IS a proof of ha im
possibility." The Constittitiownel then adds. " The pro-
Posed mediation will encounter more objections than the
conference.
The decree relative to the new French loan has been
r oldie - bed.
k ighty clerry men of Holstein have resolved noon - an
address to the Federal Diet foi the recognition of Prince
ug mesh berg.
VIENNA. Jan. 14. —lt is asserted that Count Hechberg
ban addressed a circular to all the German States formal
ly requesting the Federal Diet to strictly observe the
limits of its competency. Should it exceed these :imits
in the question or the succession of the Duchies, Austria
and Prussia will be compelled to settle the cieestion
themselves.
12.82i1,SITORG. Jan. 12 —The Federal Commissioners ar
rived here to-day. It is believed they have come to
terms upon the matter of the six villages on the north of
the Eider, claimed by Holstein, bat not yet evacuated
by the Danes
BAMBURG. Jan 13. —Advices received here from Co
penhagen el Monday state that there are great hopes en
tertained of the preservation of peace.
PARIS. Jan. 14. -418,XIMWAR is expected here early
In February.
An amendment to the address was defeated In the
Corps Le 918161 W.
ID the course of the debate M Thiers attacked the
abuses of the administration, and declared it to be ho,
opinion that universal suffrage will prove the eafesuard
of the country.
VI RNNA. Jan. 14 —lt is asserted that a note has been
addressed to all the German States requiring the strict
observance of their limits, which. if not adhered to,
Austria and Prussia will be compelled to settle the ques
tion.
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It ie denied that any correspondence between the Ern
Peror aLd the German Princes has taken place.
BRLIBBELS. Jan. 14.—The Ministry resigned to day.
. . . . . .
CorkgrUMEN, Jan 14 .— 1 t is stated that Minister Mon
ied has declared to the English and Russian enthuses •
dory that Denmark would accept the English proposal
or a conference on the Hols:ein question, but that Den
mark is fully resolved on war if a single Berman soldier
crest.. the kicker.
LIVERPOOL, Friday night. —A vessel, with over eleven
tons of gunpowder on board, was burned in the Mersey
to-day. The explosion was terrific. No lives were lost,
but considerable property was destroy ed.
Eagle, Jan. 16.—0 n the occasion of conferring the
eardlkal's hat upon Bishop Bonnechose. yesterday. Na
puleon responded to the Cardinal in a speech enuncia
ting liberal sentiments. On the Bourse renter opened at
6fic.
TRAN&FORT, Jan 11 —ln the Federal Diet yesterday.
the representative of Saxony declared that troops of
Pruesitt and Auptriacould not pass through Holstein to
occupy Schleswig, without the cement cf the Federal
Diet.
COPENHAGEN, llth.—At the King's banquet yesterday,
the president of the lower house proposed a toast to the
King, eay'ng the Dense had del ermined upon remaining
a free end independent people. and expressing the ut
most confidence in the fidelity of the army 3.1111. people.
The Ring replied 1* solemnly promising ever to uphold
the liberty and independence of Denmark.
DRESDEN. 14th. —Fie British minister at Dresden. has
addressed a note to Baron Von Beust relative to the
movement of Federal troops. to which the Heron re
plied, complaining of the offensive tone of the former
note. End saying the conduct of the Federal troops in
tein is a matter which does not concern foreign
Powers.
The papers contain alt tier from Mazzini, denying, in
tie most explicit insurer any complicity whatever in
the plot said have been-discovered recently in Paris.
It is reported that certain persons in Liverpool will
shortly be brought before the magistrates, charged with
enlisting hick subjects for the rebel service.
The London ritnet9 # aye it is almost certain that war
will bd averted in India and Japan.
A public execution, which had took place in London.
had produced a strong anti- hanging demonstiation. and
much indignation was expressed against the Home Se
sretary, who recently remitted the sentence uf- a respect
ably connected murderer, but refused to do the same in
the case of a laboring man.
The Fiench Corps Legislatif are still debating the
address to the Emperor. Nearly one hundred arrests
have been made In Paris of parties connected with the
recent conspiracy, or for being engaged in recruiting for
an expedition which Garibaldi is said to be contem
plating. Rentee were ai 08 to SO.
The Tinges sees some encouraging indications In re
gard to the Danish question. Burl Russell's letter of
December 31st to the Federal Diet is published. He
demands, in the interests of peace, a conference of the
Powers which signed the treaty of Londonwith a
German representative. and that the static quo . be main
tained in the meantime.
France has addressed a circular to the minor German
States explaining bar position relative to the conference.
The Danish Ministry has proposed to Austria a renewal
of negotiations from the point where they were broken
off in 1852, but Austria has declined.
CALCUTTA,. Dec 28. — lmported goods are "unsaleable,
and prices nominal_ Exchange 2s &I
BOXISAY, Dec. 25.—Colton quiet and firm. Imports
dam
FRANCE
In the Ccups Legisiatiff the general debate upon the
address he d been eloped, and that upon the paragraphs
and amendments commenced.
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The .
Paris correspondent of the London Times says •
It is reported that Very . numerons arrests have been
made among the Itaiians in. Paris—some speak of fiftY,
others of a hundred—as being connected with the con
spiracy headed by Greco, or engaged in recruiting for
the expepition which Garibaldi is said to be contem
plating.'
TEE SCRLESWIG•EOLSTBIN QUESTION
The London Times Faye there are some encouraging
indications in the midst of all the entanglements of the
Question. For both parties the first stage of the move
ment is acccompliehed, and neither is in a position to
enter on the second. The actual result is a pause in the
action Denmark has already conceded every point
raised as to Holstein. If. on ad vice. she revokes toe
common Conetitntion for Denmark and Schleswig, then
we believe the English Government would be disposed
to invite the co-operation of other Powers in a combined
effort to save the Danish monarchy from destruction.
and preserve the peace of Europe. The interference
would thus become almost a duty. but certainly England
has no desire at present to involve herself in war on this
question. England will not abandon its hopes or its ef
lorts to maintain peace.
The Glenna papers publish Karl Russell's demi& to
theXederal Diet, of December 31. He demands in the in
terest of peace firstly, that a conference of the Powers
which signed the treaty of London. in connection with a
repretentative of the German Confederation, shall meet
in Paris or London to settle the difference between Ger
many and rim/mark. Secondly, that the static quo shall
be maintained until the conference shall have finished
its labors. France had addressed aMt cellar note to the
secondary German Mattel, explaining her position in re
ference to the proposal of England for assembling a con
ference cn the bcbleswig Holstein question.
It is stated that France Eugene in this circular note
that the London conference of 1564 had only created an
important work, which has been condemned by events.
A new conference must he based upon proper conditions.
Such a confer once must take as its starting point the
state of things now existing in Holstein, and must not
be in opposition to the Federal Diet, as it would disease
questions which might already have been resolved by
events. France would also wish the Diet to be repre
sented at this conference, but must first know whether
the Federal Diet, which has hitherto objected to the in
terference of the foreign Powers who signed the protocol
of London in the quarrel with Denmark, has changed
its views on the subject.
The special correspondent of the London Times in
Ariel, writing on the 9th instant, *lays that there was no
probability of immediate action orally kind. Thupoliti
cal question, according to German Fashion, bon no
sooner been slated than it has come to a stand still.
A Vienna telegram gives a report that the Danish
Minister for Foreign A Caine had addressed a note to the
Austrian Cabinet. indirectly admitting that Dentertrk
bad not fulfilled her engagements, and requesting that
the negotiations between Denmark and Germany might
be continued at the point at which they ceased in 1851-62.
Austria declined this offer. It was reported at Altona
that tne families of subaltern officers and others inhabit
ing the Castle of Gothorp had been ordered to evacuate
it within twenty-four hours, and that the Government
of Schleswig would be transferred thither. It was said
that the King and Queen of Denmark might possibly
take up their residence in the eaatle.
The German Diet had decidedthat the occupation
of lichleewla should be speedily taken into considera
tion.
I n th e Italian Parliament great . indignation had been
expressed at the conspiracy organized against the Empe
ror Napoleon.
The Chamber of Deputies passed the bill for the sup
pression of brigandage im 110 to 46 votes.
Mr. Home, the spiritualist, had been ordered to quit
some
MONETARY AFFAIRS —The English funds continued
flat and drocping. Consols closed on the 12th at 90,1i0fIc
There were heavy gold withdrawals front the Bank of
England. reported for the Bank of France. It was said
a London house bad contracted to supply the Bank of
Franco with ..+4,000,000. This drain. it was feared,
would cause an advance in the bank rate of discount be
fore long. A Banish loan of £1,200.000. at 2 per cent.,
had been brought out in London.
THE STEADIER KEBAB'S NEWS.
The steamer %oder sailed from Liverpool on the 12th,
for. New. York. The following le a eummarsr of her
news:
The American steamer Scotland was seized b 7 the
cuetom-house authorities at Canton, for taking aboard
gone and other contraband of war.
In the Court of Exchequer on he llth, judgment was
given refusing a Lew trial in the Alexandra cam. The
ship would be releamd..
. .
A telegram from Hamburg says the Danes had opened
the dams of the Eider. In order to inundate the country.
The approach to Frederickstadt is_partially obstructed_
The principal military lures of Denmark, consisting
of la, eto zieri. was concentrated in oho city of dad eswig.
Colcseal palisades and extensive barricades are being
erected.
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- The class of soldiers of the age of thirty-fivehus been
called out by the Danish Government.
Warlike preparations are going on in Norway.
Documents taken from the four Italians first arrested
in Paris implicate Mancini as the originator of the plot.
The French Come Legialatifhad granted the extra
ordir nry credits cif mended by the Government.
In the French Chamber of Deputies, on the nth, M
Tillers spoke str( ngly in favor of Increased liberty in
Prsnce, and said: Cr the Chief of Sta , e does not know
Low to concede, the cons try x would exact that which it
now respectfully requests.
M. /toucher replied, and said that the Government
was not afraid of the threat uttered bv 111 Thiers He
maintained that none of the liberty demanded was deft.
tient in France.
. .
Jules Favre spoke in the same strain as M. Thiers.
Rumors of an approaching Ministeriat change in Ana
Iris 'were current.
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Important changes for the government of Hum.Tary
were spoken of, including the introductioi of the Ans•
trian preen law and. the abolition of the military tri
bunals.
The Committee of the Perrian Chambers reje lied the
loan of twelve million thalers demanded by the Uovern
ment.
was believed in St. Petersburg that a Constitution
for the entire Empire would be promulgated on Janu
ary 13th.
A.:lakes from Japan, state that the agents of Eatsuma
have agreed to pay the indemnity immediately, and re
lay no effort to turn the murderers of Mr.. Richardson
over to the English •
.
A telegram from Bombay reports a virtual termination
of the war on the Punjanb frontier
It was announced by the Kedar that the Court of Eir-'
chequer had relived to grant a new trial In the case of
the gunboat Alexandra; and that, owing to the judges
being equally divided upon the question, the Crown
won d p,obably appeal from ,he decision. The Attorney
General intimated his intention to appeal The London
Tenuw pnbliehee In extenso the °Malone delivered by
the four Judges. extending over shaman closely-Rrintad
columns. It is explained that where the opinions of
judges are equally divided, as in this case. it is cus
tomary, in the absence of a casting vote, to avoid a dead
lock by the nominal concession of the youngest Judge.
Accordingly. Baron Pigott withdrew his judgment, and
the rule was refused, subject to appeal.
It wee reporttd that certain persons inLiverpool would
bbortiy he broogbt before the magistrates of that town
n a charge of enlisting . British subjects for the rebel
ervice.
A CaLinotvouncil was, bold in London on Vim 12th, and
Lord ra,merston was again an absentee on accoant of an
tack of limit.
It is stated that the Princess of Wales' infant was a
:even-months' child, but that it was nevertheless par
t• at in all its par.., and weighed nine pounds.
The london fames congratulates the country upon its
scare (tom the threatened troubles in India and Japan,
a it is almost certain that at neither place will
ih..re be any war.
The r ablk execution in London of a murderer, a
woi kinsman nomad Wright, had given rise to a nme
what threatening demonstration. lifforts had bean mad.,
nariieniarly by the laboring eleaFeS. to induce the
3 Icrne Escretary to remit the sentecce of capital panish
inept, but Without effect. Considering that the Spore
-1;11Y; Sir t# Greg, had recently stayed the execution of
nethcr muiderer. named Townley. whose family con
; actions were highly respectable, an indignant ory was
7 ghee tb it the; ewes ." ore law ;or the rich and another
Pa' the poor. ' 'There was a roar of indignation at the
• allowe when Wright was brought out far execution,
ccampsnted by hissing and shouts of "shame. ' "jct.
°Mal murder. ' "no more hanging., ' Ba., bat beyond
t ate there was no rioting, and the proceedings were of a
tar more enjoin
character than is usual on each olio a
t..'ons in Loudon Ai nigh: an immense mass meeting
was r 0.4. Lip ads ccat9 too stroll ton of o tu r,,, i i punbo.
mat. and the obduracy of Sir IL Grey was strongly
condemned.
A report on the finances of France. presented bF K
Larrabure to the French Legislative Corps, concludes by
Pronouncing an unequivocal opinion in favor of peace in
the in meet of liberty. as well as of a sound administra
tion of the finances and with the following dignified
exhortation to the Government:
• Shall we havefnrther rights and liberties to conquer
in future? It is possible we may. Our Constitution
has been proclaimed to be capable of improvement. Let
us leave it to tine. But until then let us make use of
What power we have. If we make good rite of it it will
rest with us to prevent our expenditures exceeding our
resources If, on the contrary. we allow ourselves, in
epite of the appeal of the sovereign ito give way to un
manly compliances (de tootles de cosnp laisances) —if we
accept for France burdens that exceed her normal re
sources, France and the sovereigns will be entitled to
reproach us with them and to hold us deservedlY
responsible fur the evil which we could prevent if
we refrained from doing so. Gentlemen, our duty te to
warn the Government web affectionate respect. to hold
Lack on the incline of dangerous impulses. if it were
ssposed to such. We shall thus show sincere devotion
to the wintry and the Emperor, whose interests in our
eyes are closely connected. According to us, real-devo
tion is that which consists in telling wholesome troths.
We are nnantmous. gentlemen, in recommending an
end to be put to the war in .Blemicro: not at any price--
heaven forbid ! French deputies could not give such ad
vice; but as soon as the honor and interest of France
permit. The expression of that wish certainly corre
sponds with the general feeling of the country--from
what precedes you will agree with ns in thinking it will
be favorably received by the Emperor's Government."
It is significant that M. Larrabure, to whom this re
port ib due, is a member of the Government majority.
TIE& BREDIVH OrPOBITION.
MM. Armen. Connell, Jubined Dente% Plectoril. de
Paden, and Las Cases, have given notice that they will
move the following amendment to the address of the
COM? leetelatil
• • The distant expeditions of China. Cochin China,and
Mexico have canoed great uneasiness in France in con
sequence of the obligations and sacrifices they involve.
We recognize that they are likely to increase the respect
of our flagand our countrymen abroad, and may develop
the maritime trade of France. We consequently unite
in the hope that the happy results anticipated by your
Majesty may be speedily realized; and we also form
wiches that A friendly mediation may at last brir gabont
between the States composing the old American Union a
reconciliation, daily rendered more necessary by the in
terests of those friendly nations and those of European
commerce."
Commercial Intelligence.
Cotton opened with an upward tendency. and closed
flat and tending to decline. Tha gales on Monday and
Tuesday were B,5Ct bales. including 2.600 to speculators
and exporters. The Manchetter market is dull, and
trnding dots nwa rd.
LATEST VIA QUEENSTOWN.
Jan. la—noon.—The 'Edinburgh arrived out on the
lath.
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Coeon gales on. Wednesday and Thursday. 6.500 bales.
including 2.01.0 to speculators and exporters. The market
is dull, but unchanged. •
Bresdatuffs quiet. Provisions m. •
Petroleum firm at Is lid. for refined.
Sugar tending downwards. All other articles are un
changed.
Console. for money. closed on Thursday at 90X to 90%.
The bullion in the Bank of Bug:and has decreased
£485.010.
JAN, 15 —The Confederate loan advanced yesterday
from 94 to 96, afterwards reaching 60
The Bank of France lost 44,000,000 f. in specie during
the last month.
The Danish question is unchanged
The Ore 'Eastern hue been bought in at auction for
£l3O, 000. there being only one bid of £50.000.
The steamer Sumpter was sold at the same time for
X 4.500.
The English funds are unaltered.
The discount market, is active.
(By Telegraph to Queens - town. 1
LIVERPOOL. Jan. 16—Even ng.-- ot on —The sales for
the week amount to 29.600 bales, including 5,000 bales to
speculators. and 3,000 bales for export. The market is
dull, and prices have dealined•Nid from previous quota
tions. The sales today (Friday) ate estimated at 1,000
bales. including 1,0(0 bales to exporters and on a specs
lation—tbe market closing quiet at unchanged prices..
Tice following are the authorized quotations:
Middling.
New Orleans 23d.
Mobile
Upland ......
The stock of Cotton in port amounts to 250,000 bales,
including 33.1:00 bales of American.
STATE OF TRADE —The Manchester Cotton market is
very dull, and the rakes show a decline of ld
LIVERPOOL BREADSTUFF% MARKET.—Messrs. Ri
chardson, Spence, & Co.. Bigland & Athya. and other
authorities. report Flour nominal at a decline of 6d.
Wheat heavy, with a deciiiie of 2d(g)4d for , winter and
spring wheat. Corn—mixed is still declining and nails
at 30s.
!LIVERPOOL PfIOVISION MAIMST. —Proyisions
continue generally quiet but stearin, except Lard. which
is firm. with an upward tendency.
LONDON MONEY MARKgT. January —Consols
closed at 80,1090%. American securities are nominal.
KANSAS AND NEW MEXICO.
The Pacific Railroad
LEA.VENWORTEI S Jan. 28.—The lower house of
the Legislature has adopted an amendment making
St. Joseph the Eastern terminus of the Feeble Rail
road.
Twelve hundred of the Colorado troops have re
minded as veterans.
A personal quarrel is going on between Secretary
Amp and Chief Justice Benedict, of New Mexico.
San Francisco.
SAN'FILS:NCISOO, Jan. gi.—The liquor merchants
are much excited at the prospect of another tax be
ing levied by C.pgress up6n their stock of liquors.
They say they have already paid one excise tax on
the liquors which have gone into their private
stores, and they cannot see with what justice they
can be called upon to pay another.
T. J. L. Smiley has been arrested at the suit of
the agents of the London underwriters, for refusing
to deliver up or account for the treasure recovered
from the wreck of the steamer Golden Gate. Mr.
Smiley has been in the custody of the United States
Xarshal several days. The court requires Mr.
Smiley to give bonds for $150,000.
The work of the wrecking ship Aquila, for the
purpose of saying the monitor Comanche, is pro
gressing as favorably as can be expected.
New Orleaue.
NEW YORE, Jan. 28.—The Nem Orleans paper, of
the 18th inst., report the arrival of the steamer Eve
ning Star from New York on the 17th. The Young
Men's Union Association was organized in New
Orleans on the night of the 16th inst.
General Banks has agreed to modify his proclama
tion so as to have the election for delegates to the
Convention to form a State Government, to take
place at the same time as the election for State ofll
- that is to say, on the 22d of February.
XXXVIIIth CONGRESS---Ist SESSION.
WASHINGTON, Jana 28i 11.864
SENATE
Mr. VAN WINKLE, of West Virginia. presented the
joint resolution <f the Legislature of West Virginia,
pray tue Congress to institute levelation relative to tilt
navisatioli co the Ohio river, -
Mr. GRIMES, of lowa introduced a resolution to
amend the city cl alter of Georgetown, -D. a
Mr. HO Ws RD. of Michigan, introduced a bill. confirm
ing certain land claims.
/dr. DOOLITTLE, of Wisconsin. submitted a resolu
tion that in all sesSionB of committees to take the testi
mony of Witnesses in relation to any matter of fact per
taining to the conduct of any department of the Govern
ment, .or any branch thereof, the head of snch depart
ment shall be requested to employ some competent and
Proper person to aid in the exan.ination of witnesses, and
to furnish any other evidence or proof pertinent to the
matter inquired into.
On motion of Mr. GRIMES. the 18th of February was
set apart for District of Oolumbia business.
National Armories.
Coiretlximaicailon was received from the Secretary of
War, covering a statement of the expenditures at .Na-
Hone] Armories., be.
Passage of the Pension and Homestead
Bills,
On motion of Mrs SUMNER, the pension bill for the
fiscal year was taken up and passed. -
Mr. = 001 , 114E65, of California. called up the bill
amending the homestead law, which was passed.
This bill provides that any person desirous of availing
himself of the Homestead act of 1862, who, by reason of
actual service in the military or navy •of the United
States, is unable to do the peisonal preliminary acts at
the dictrict land office, and whose family, or some mem
her thereof, is residing on the land which he desires to
enter and upon which a bonsklide improv t ,mest and get
titxneut have been made, may make the affidavit re
quired by such act before his commanding officer after
the neceSeary dues have been paid; and he shall thereby
he entitled to all the rights and privileges conferred by
the previous act.
Reciprocity Treaty
Mr. HOWE, of Wisconsin. presented a petition from
citizens of his State, praying that the reciprocity treaty
be so modified as to prevent the admissi in or lumberfrom
Canada. or such a tax imposed as to prevent undue com
petition with our own citizens. Referred to Committee
on Foreign affair&
Colonization.
Mr. WILKIDSON, of Minnesota, offered the following:
Resotaeot. That the President be requested to inform
the senate, if not in his opinion incompatible with the
public interests, whether any porgy ion of the appri
Priatlon for the colonization of persons of African de
srent. now residing in the District of Columbia, to
Hayti Liberia, etc., has been expended, and what steps
have been taken to execute the provisions of the act of
Con glees in relation to the colonization of Parsons of
African descent. The resolution was agreed to.
The Resolution Expelling Mr. Davis.
The Senate then preceeded to consider the resolution
of expulsion of Mr. Davis
Mr. CLARK. of New Hampshire, thought the reacett
lions of Mr. Davis very intemperate in language and
, erroreous in statement: and. if not so intended, they
were calculated to lead to consequences which he was
sure would be injurious. if the Senator from Massa
chusetts (Wilson) thought them calculated to incite to
treason, be waP Justified in offering his resolution of ex
pulsion. The Senator having, however, disclaimed any
insurrectionary object in their introduction, he thought
the. Senate' was bound to accept the disclaimer, and
allow the Senator's own interpretation of his language.
If the Senator only meant, by the 'word revolt, to re-
Port to opposition at tie polls in a legal way against the
President and the war leaders, he thought the resolu
tion of expulsion should be wUndrawn, and he hoped it
would be
Mx. POSTER. of Connecticut, briefly gave his reasons
for voting both against the expulsion or censure of Mr.
Davis, The resolutions, he said. were improper to be
introduced into this body, as they charged it gh crimes
on the Executive—crimes for which be was liable to be
impeached — and to assume, before such impeachment.
that be was guilty tithe acts charged in the resointione
of the Senator from Kentucky, would be transcending
the limits whichvte as judges should assume
These resolutions also impeach the majority of this
body. and we would be unfit to sit as a court of im
peachment were we to pass them. He recognized the right
of the Senator to construe the meaning of the language
used, and tie thought the Senate bound to give them the
meaning the Senator wishes. Be thought them. howe ear,
liable to the interpretation given them by the Senator
from Massachusetts He thought it best to suffer the
temporary annoyances which unlimited freedom of
speech would cause, than to infringe it by putting the
breed of expulsion or censure upon one of our members
to improve either his epeech or his manners.
Mr. JOHNSON. of Maryland. controverted the opt.
Mons of Mr. Foster, on the impropriety of Senators ee•
not:tracing the acts of the Executive. sufficient for his im-
Peschment. prior to sitting as judges in a high court for
that purpose The result would he that we could nei
ther speak nor write, inside or outside of the Senate chant•
her, sgainst him, even though we believed the Execu.
tive was endeavoring to overthrow the Constitution it
tell. He thought it the duty of Senators to keep an ever
'watchful eve upon all departments of the Government,
that the spirit of liberty might ever be kept alive
sir, mom, while be agreed, in many respects, with
the Senator from Maryland, thought the proprieties of
debate here bad their limits. Thepassage of the resolu
tions would arraign the President here as under an in
eictment without .his presence or that et the Chief due
lice and Congress. He wonld not wish to sit as a judge
without the presence of the accused.
eir. HOWARD expressed his dissent from theeviews of
Hr. Feeenden. given yesterday. He never could con
ceive it his duty as a Senator to call upon the people,
under any conceivable circumstances. to rise in insur
rection, When any Senator rives in hie seat here, and
invokes the people to resort to insurrectionary measures,
he is acting contrary to his oath.
Mr. FESSENDEN, of Maine, asked what was to be
done if the Executive were trying to break up the Govern
ment? Must we not try to save the Constitution and the
Government ?
Mr HOWARD could not conceive of such a case The
Preeideet hieraelf would become a traitor, and would
deserve a traitor's doom. He would not shield the Exe
cutive. He . held it right to express our opinions upon .
his every act But when the question arises as to the
tuilt of the Executive. we must use our own judicial
functions.
Mr. FEaSSNDRM. SUPPOte he had a large army at his
tack, what would WO do then?
Mr. HOWARD mid he would rebel and he would
fight bin as sharply as the Senator from Maine.
Mr. Wilson Consents to Withdraw the Re-
solution
Mr. wasor, of ifaseachueette. raid he yielded to no
loan in passionate and vehement love for free speech, a
tree press, freemen, a free country, and a free world.
Though he would have these wholly free, he would hold
t very one responsible for his words The resolutions
came before the country when the land resounds with
the tread of more more than a million ofoar men: when
cur waters are reddened and our soil stained by the
1 lood of civil war.
The.ration is staggering under the blows of armed
:.bets; and the P.esident is trembling beneath the bur
eeris resting upon him to his efforts to carry the country
I trough the tires of rebellion. He is arraigned before
he Penete iii a series of arca:4lllone by time bona kor from
Kentucky, such as Jefferson did not write against the
isritish When patriotism cads upon our men to
rive their last dollar and the wife to give her husband.
he father his eon—when cur Non berg churchyards are
tell—tehen the chairs of ten thousand Northern henge
t colds are vacant—when over 2t.0.000 young men lie in
1 trod : in this HOW% when in the wards of Banks.
Isamu is treason," the &mato: from Kentucky pre
recta these resolutions r gain -t the Chief Magistrate and
uvok. a the American people to revolt and take matters
i ate their own hands. The obvious meaning of the
ts ords are apparent to every man in America. If it
mune what the Senator calls the rebellion or Jefferson
PAVIP, a revolt: if such a convention as the Senator pro
ve les tetra to reset, it would be 1.11.3 duty of the Pres'
ent to try, condemn. and I. ang.every. member of the
convention. The Santa ,r had launched many sarcasms
t him. but he felt like the man who when asked why he
cid not step his wife from besting . him, reeed. " Oh it
&nil hurt me, bud it stems to do her good [Laughter
here is not a. State in the Onion that would not endorse
this expulsion. There was not a man in the country
1 old suougb to take these resolotione before a regiment
n the field and read them. He who would dose. w tt.d
he °boned t,, make belier time than, the Senator said he
( ) Made at snit Hun.
Mr. WILSON proceeded at some tallith to comment
on Mr. Davie' course, on all enbteate relating to slayer?.
eat ce hie connection with legislation. and said he was
really drunk with the fanaticism of taavery.The Be• stator had put upon record words of renunciation, or
modification of his language. Friends on this side are
willing to take his constrnotion of his language. He
was not disposed to be more censorious than other& and
he therefore accepted these modifications and assertions.
With] this disclaimer the resolution becomes a farce as
and d
broad o
Would was any put up
raw his resolut ion.on the boards of Canterbury Hall.
Adjournment till Monday..
On motion Mr. HALE. t h e senate agreed to adjourn
from to-day till Monday next.
Bill to Encourage Enlistments.
On motion of Mr. WILSON, the Senate took up the
hill to encourage enlistments.
Mr. JOS NUM addressed the Senate at some length in
Opposition to the clause freeing the wives and children
of colored troops. He contended that it would be un
constitutional and unjust. especially to Maryland.
which had never left the folds of the Union.
The Senate then adjourned.
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVE,
The lExarolinent Bill.
Mr. WILSON. of lowa, suggested that to-morrow or
the next day be devoted to tne discussion of the resoles•
dot amendatory of the confiscation act.
Mr. DAWES, of Maesachnsette. gave notice that he
would ask the Horne for the consideration of the reports
from the Committee on Elections.
Necesefty of Reinforcing the Army.
Mr. SCHENCK, of Ohio, objected to Mr. Wilson's
sogseetion. as he was ' , estrous of considering the en
rolment bill. There was urgent necessity for its pas
sage. The rebels. in their wild despair. may soon en
deavor to drive bask our forces, and possibly Invade the
loyal States. and we should- adopt such measures as
would most effectively guard against disasters of that
character. Be was willing the bill should be amply die
cussed on its merits; but if it should be used as a hook
on which to hang speeches on all sorts of subjects, he
should ask the House to limit the debate to the five mi
nutes' rule.
After a general conversation, Iwith a view to come to
an amicable arrangement concerning the consideration
of the enrolment bill,
Mr. hCHENCK moved that it be made the special order
for Monday neat. and considered till disposed of,
Mr. FERNANDO WOOD. of New York, objected to the
bill being made the special order.
r. SCHENCK said that as the unanimous consent of
thf Hones could not be obtained. he would have to Di
ets on his motion, heretofore made, to reconsider the
vote by which the bill was referred td the Committee of
the Whole on the state of the Union, with a view to
bring back the bill into the lions% and enable the ma
jority to control IL
Mr. FERNANDO WOOD said that he and his friends
intended to maintain their tights in this House. The
Constitution and the Jaws gave no partiality to one side
.over the other. They 'would take advantage of their
privileges to prevent the passage of - this infamous and
unconstitutional bill.
Mr SCHENCK replied that the Constitatioa. in esta
blishing a legislative department, made the House one
of its branches, and he presumed that for all purposes
of legislation the majority should control its action. He
bad offered to the gentlemen on the other side a fair op
portunity to dierviss the bill, but the gentleman from
Dew York (Mr. Wood) hail shown a disposition not to
let the bill page at all. .
Mr. PENDLETON. of Ohio, moved to lay on the table
the motion of Mr. Schenck to reconsider the vote by
which the enrolment bill was referred to the Committee
of the Whole on the state of the Union.
Mr. Pendleton's motion wee disagreed to—yeas 47,
gage 94.
MT. fancies motion was then agreed to—yeas 100,
nays 44
to the enrolment bill • was again brought before the
House.
M'Aen. on !notion of Mr. SCHENCK, its farther con
eidetation was postponed until Monday next.
The Confiscation Law.
Mr. FINCH, of Ohio. addressed the House on a resolu
tion amendatory of the confiscation law. He held that
the ordinances of Secession are void and illegal. and he
expressed the hope that the revolted States would be
brought back to all their rights under the Constitution.
He would say, solemnly and distinctly, of the doctrines
of the President and of the gentiCman of Pennsylvania
(Mr. btevens), that if the views the latter had an
nounced, that the war was to be prosecuted for artbjec
tion and conquest should be carried out, the restoration
of the Union under the Constitution was impossible. He
contended that, by the modern usage of natione, we have
no right to seize and confiscate the private property of
those in arms against us• nor have we the right to esta
blish civil grovernmeno in any of the rebellions States.
He was in favor of every lust constitutional measure
for putting down the rebellion. but, at the same time, he
was in favor of preserving their fundamental rights un
der the Constitution. He wanted a lasting peace. founded
on equity and justice, and which vrordd bring gladness
to millions of hearts.
Gen. Garfield's Remarks.
Mr. GARFIELD, of Ohio, could not agree with Mr.
Stevens, that the rebellious States are out of the Union.
nor with the gentlemen of the other side, who claim that
they have all the rights pertaining to citizens of the
Union. The Supreme Court had laid down as a role.
clearly and well defined, that when a great rebellion is
in operation the President and Congress may declare we
are in a state of war, and that we should follow the laws
of war. All the obligations of the Union hang over
them, but by the act of rebellion they have placed them
selves beyond the privileges of the Constitution. The
only question was, could the Government. in the exer
cise of the law of war. punish the rebels by forfeiture of
their personal and real estate ?
At the origin of this nation all the States excepting
New Camp:shire passed the most sweeping laws. con
fiscating the eetatee of the tories, and not permitting
them to remain upon our soil., The British Commis
sioners endeavored to influence our own, who signed
the treaty of peace, to make restitution, but this the lat
ter sternly refused to do. and the fifteenth article of the
treaty merely / aye they would recommend Congress to
be merciful. If we.want lastingpeace we mtutt put down
the guilty c tube, which is slavery, and take away the
Platferm on which slavery stands—namely. the landed.
estates of the rebels of the South. The negro has been
our true friend on every occasion. 1 here was scarcely
surprise or battle where the negro had not come to ne,
and told us the troth. He bad found that, while rebels
were lightirg, black men were cultivating their lands.
the produce of which were planed in the rebel's com
missary department; and it was not until we took away
the main sunport tf the rebels, that we could conquer
thtm. If this was an Abolition war. it was becalms We
have an Abolition army. and he would tell the gentle
man that slavery is dead'forever, unless the body snatch
era on the other side should resurrect and bring it to life.
Be said: I announce. gentlemen, that your friend is
departed. Bang your emblems of mourning on the bier.
follow the hearse, and shed tears over the grave, bat
I have no time to waste in listening to eulogies on
the deceased. It was not by commissioners, such as the
gentleman from New York (Mr. Wood) had saggested ;
it was not by smiles that peace was to be sec aced, but by
the thunders of war the rebellion must be met Oar
armies must be filled, and we must go forward with the
recieety of a great people ricing in 'Uttar ,strength to
break down the last hope of the South.
kir. GARFIELD spoke also of the great anxiety mani
fested by the rebels pending the Ohio State election, last
autumn. When the telegraph flashed to the army the
news of the Union victory and the defeat of Vallandig
ham, he (Garfield) sent a general order through the
camps, when from every little tent there burst forth
shouts which fairly rent the air, and sent terror and
despair to these men, the rebels who watched over the
border. In conclnsion. he repeated that slavery must
be wept away. in order to a permanent peace. They
should follow the example of Cromwell, and let out the
had blood of the country, and imitate the severity of the
ParDarle. -
--
EDGERTON. of Indiana, expressed himself op.
pose i to confiscation. on the grounds of ChristianitY
and public policy, and took issue with the policy of the
Administration.
At five o'clUCi.. the House adjourned
PENNSYLVANIA LEGISLATURE,
HARRISBURG. January V 3, 1861
58E11A111,
The Senate wah eened to order, at 11 A. K, by
epee her rts.2l.it
- - - • •• .
• 'Mr. LOWRY preeented a communication signed by
Wm. T. Davis. otlibensburg It was in tan form of a
prayer for the • disloyal " members of the Senate, and
terminated with an appeal for them to organize at once.
Laid on the table.
.Dir BEARDSLIY presented a Republican newspaper,
and makea the clerk to read therefrom an extract--such
exti act stating that, as the case stands, the **Republicans
are in the re zig." The paper was the **Honesdale
.I.,mocrat.
- .
Mr. CONMELL said that, as there appeared to be no
but WAS before the Senate, he would ass for the reading
of the remainder of the newepaper. [ hanghter.
The Clerk accordingly proceeded (there being no ob
jection) to read a long editorial. such editorial de
nouncing the "Copperhead" members of the Senate. and
at the same time declaring that Senator White wee
prong in holding °tithes under the United gates end the
State of Pennsylvania at the same time. .
Mr. LOWRY renewed his offer to give the Democrats
a share of the officers if they (tee Democrats) wvillel then
agree to patron:with Senator White.
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Mr. RIDG WAY hoped that the Senator (Lowry) spoke
for himself alone, for he (Ridgway) would give the De
mocrats nothing. •
ler, CLYMER repeated the proposition made three
weeks ago by the Democrats, viz: to choose the officers
alternately. This was the Democratic ultimatum. Re
(Mr. Clymer) would neve' consent to neglect the Intel-suss
of his 11.000 constituents by pairing cif with any man
living, nor was it probable that any of his colleagues
Weald ever be willing. The apreeniciat watch the De-
Meson; offered now was the precise compromise °floated
in leGi.
.
hir. CONNELL. referring to the extract read from the
Honesdale Democrat. said that the editor had not
quoted the law correctly. There were two cases in
which persons conld hold offices under both the United
States and the State. and these two exceptions were in fa
vor of attorneys at law, and persona serving in the mili
tia. Now, Senator White was in the militia. and com
missioned by the Governor.
A general discussion ensued: participated in by Sena
tors Connell. Beardsley, end Kinsey.
Mr. LAAlREllatili. moved to proceed to the 13th bal
lot for a Speaker. Lett—yeas 11, nays H.
Mr. CONNELL moved to ballot for Clerk. Lost—yeae
1L nays H.
Adjourned.
The House met at 11 o'clock A. M.; Mr. Olmstead,
Speaker pro tcm.. in the chair.
Prayer was offered by the Rev. Mr. Adams. of Phila
delphia.
hit. BIGHAM preeented a memorial of the trustees of
the Western a nit erelty of Fennel lvania asking for a
pr Aims of the lands of the General Government for the
erMr. ecti onMYßß of a colle
p ge.
H, a etition of the citizens of Bedford coun
ty asking for :he incorporation of a safiroao to be called
the Susquehanna and Allegheny Railroad Company.
Mr. SHARPS, a petition of the citizens of the borough
of Bedford asking for the levying of a tax in said bo
rough for the payment rf bounties to volunteers.
Mr. WEISRu, she petition of wary A. linarne praying
for a divorce.
. .
Mr. KOONCE, a petition of citizens of Western Penn•
sylvania asking for the passage of a law imposing addi
tional penalties for profane swearing.
Mr. WATSON, a petition of sundry citizens of Phila
delphia asking for an increase of the capital stork of the
Allentown Bank.
Mr. McMANUS. five petitions . of citizens of the Twenty.
third ward. of Philadelphia asking for certain railroad
privileges on Sunday in the rural districts of said city.
Mr. LEE, flee petitions of similar import. •
Mr. SPABGLEkt, one from the citizens of York county,.
asking for the incorporation of the Susquehanna and
Allegheny Railroad.
Mr. BItiBAM offered a resolution that the House hold
an afternoon session, commencing at 3 o'clock. Agreed
On motion of Mr. LEE. two thensand .optes in Eng
lish and five hundred in German of the act passed at
the last session with reference to corporations for me
chanical and mining purposes were ordered tobe minted
for the use of the Rouse.
Mr. REX offered the following resolution:
Resolved, ti hat in the opinion of this House the mili
tary authorities should immediately make arrangements
for the reception, lodging, and boarding of the returned
volunteers during their temporary stay in this city, and
thereby wipe out the dimness to our soldiers which the
neglect to do so has imposed upon them.
Mx SMITH. of Chester. moved to otake Otit all after
the well city.
Dlr. /MUMS. of Bedford. offered the following sub
stltute :
lieBolind. 'that a committee of three members of this
%Mee be appointed to inquire into the condition of Camp
Curtin. and alsiotinat arrangements have been made by
the obthorilies for the reCeption of the velanteers return
ing from the war, and to report the same to this House.
A l t er a lengthy discuselon, participated in by Messrs.
Hex. Metdurtrie, Smith of Chester. Bighorn, and Penh
ing, the question. was taken on the substitute offered by
Mr. My ere. and it was adopte4—yeas 96, nay.. 0.
Messrs. Muscleman, Horton, Begley, and kfr.ton. ob
tained leave of absence for a few days
AtoPßlCE.frem the Committee on Judiciary (General.)
reported with a negative tee immendation, an act soPPle'
mentor" to an act to amend the fee bill.
Mr. BARGER. from the same. as committed, linnet to
change the 'width of York street, in the city of Phila
delphia.
Mr. SCHOFIELD, from the Committee on Corpora
tions. as committed, an act to incorporate the Mayfield
and Wellaboro flank -road Company.
Mr. %EARNS. with amendment, au act to incorporate
the Fairmount Steam-Hose Company, No. 2, of the city
of Philadelphia. Adjourned
AFTERNOON SESSION.
Met at 3 o'clock P.M.
The fob owing - bills were introduced :
Mr. SMITH. of Chester, incorta4atlng the Brandy
wine ItaitrosA_
. .
Kr. WIADLE, incorporating a liye-etook inettrance
001115pAlaY.
Mr. MILLER. a supplement to the Market-etreat Pas
nen ger Ratitoed.
Tt e House then resumed the consideration of a bill au
thorizing the payment of interest on the State debt in
lkgal. tender notes. This bill was passed to a second
trading, but the Boise refused, by a vote of 43 ayes to 35
ays. to put it on final passage. 'Two-thirds of tne meat.
has not - having voted to suspend the rules, the bill con
stcreenti y lies over until Friday morning.
During the session of this morning language of an no
parliamentary character was alleged to have boon nsoi
t.y the ineruner from Allegheny, Mr. Bigham. towards
the Montgomery county member. Mr. Ilex; and this ni
1, rnoon the latter gentleman demanded an explanation.
This was not given. and, before the matter was adjust
( d, the House adjourned until 10 ,o'clock Friday morn
!, g.
Nev York Markets, January 313.
Asggc steady but quiet at $8.76 for Pots and $lO for
Fearie.
BaEADSTUFFu. — The market for State and Western
Flour one Lea quietly. and common graces nil off about
ti cents it bbl. but at the conceseion, thers was. a
moderate tmeinete done for export, and the market
closed eteadily.
The sales are 19 7to bbls at $l3 46a6 115 for superfine
State. $611C@7.15 for, extra State, $6. 55(4/0. 75 for Wa Ger•
tne Michigan. lodly., lowa. Ohio. $7. Of@7. 70 fir
I.:l
extra do., includi shipping brands. or une-hoop
Ohio at $7.4.@ /.65, a d trade brand., do at *7 7,74k4 60.
Southern'our is steady and in fair request. Sales
9 IS.O bits at $7 7t@B 15 for enperfine Battn ore, and *S.2O
0110.75 for extra do.
Canadian Flour opened heavily. but closed steidil
Solos 0 bbls at 37 '11.07 20 tor common, and $7 25g8 90
lor good to cholce extra.
Eye Flour is dull. with small sales at .$65.M3 EC for
ens race of rue and superfine.
Cora Meal is steady. and in moderate requo.t t sales
415 barrels at *0.50015 70 for Jersey; $6.25 for Brandy
wine, and *SO for puncheons.
Wheat is in better demand for export and prime lots
ore about lc higher; sales 575.000 bushels at $l. W*4 CO
for Chliago spring; ® 1.56®1 61 for Milwaukee (flub;
$l, 6ogn. 63 for amber Milwaukee; in Mil 71 for winter
red IN eaten, ; *1.71(411.75 for amber Michigan. said *l. Si
'or imb its Michigan.
Rye is quiet at $l.3C@l 34 for Western and if orthorn
COTTON' dull and nominal et trisce34 roc alladting;
sales 060 bales.
The New York Money Market.
City the People's Telegraph.
Now YORK, Jan. 28.—The loan market is more
active, at •7 per cent., and we observe indications of
pressure in certain quarters, still there is in this
city, and in the other great financial centres, an
abundance of accumulative capital which is seeking
temporary investment outside of stock circles ; eon
sequently, while in the street money is scarce,
among the merchants there is an ab
iindant supply,
on easy terms. The stook market is extremely dull ;
Governments are strong, and railroad bonds firm;
bank shares neglected, and coal stocks steady ; rail.
road shares are lower, but firm at the prices.
There is an evident indisposition on the part of a
large proportion of the public to buy at the present
high rates. This reluctance, and the prevailing de•
sire to realize, depress quotations, and, if not
checked, will probably bring still lower prices.
Hann PART Tamen 0 1 0x.orm P. M.—The firm
ness exhibited this morning in stocks has resulted
in a rise of from one to three per cent. this P. M.
Harlem has sold up to 105 ; New York Central
137%, Reading 116, Toledo 136%, Rock Island 145,
Illinois Central 12732, Michigan Central 133, Pitts
burg 111.
The market presents a very firm appearance, and
there is a large accession of enfolds buyers. qutek
silver has been justifying its name by its mercurial
movements, after dropping to 40, it closes this after
noon at 98 bid ; Pacific Mail recovered to 228 ; Caw
ton is firm but inactive, at 383x@39 ; Cumber/and
49%, and inactive. Gold has recovered, and stands
at 15794. It has sold between the boards as high as
156, and exhibits now a tendency to drop.
mmaxiir, Jan. 28.—At a joint meeting of the Bank
Committee of the Senate and Assembly, it has been
informally concluded to recommend the passage of a
law authorizing the reception of the simpeneent.
United Staten stocks by the superintendent of the
bank departments as a basis of banking. He is to
issue thereupon to the State, bank• notes, stamped
upon their face, secured by the pledge of United
States stocks.
Arrival of the Roanoke.
NEW YORE, Jan. 28.—The steamer Roanoke has
arrived from Havana, with dates to the 22d instant.
The news is not important.
No further military operations have taken place
in St. Domingo.
The rebel steamer Little Lela left Havens on the
nth, but returned, two IL S. cruisers being reported
outside.
The English steamer Sea Queen arrived on the
21st inst. from Matamoros, with cotton.
The steamer Ootumble, from New York, arrived
on the 221 at Havana,
Arrival of the City of Limerick..:,
- New Yore, Jan. 28.—The steamship CitiOf Lime
rick has been signalled below.
The Pacific Railroad.
NEW Yonrc, Jan. 28.—A despatch from Leaven
worth, Kansas, says the diffieulty between 'General
Fremont and Mr. Samuel Hallett, the financial
agent of the Padilla Railroad, threatened a delay to
the wort on that road.
Public Entertainments.
NEW CHEBTNIIT•STREET THEATRE.-" The Veto
ran,' will be produced this evening for the fourth
time. The tableaux are magnificent, the costumes
rich and in character, the acting on the whole.ex
oellent. During this week, the New Chestnut-street
Theatre has been a place of delightful entertain
ment.
WALnUT' EITILIGIGT THEATRIG,—MIIII Lucille West
ma takes a benefit this evening. We take pleasure
in noting a very perceptible improvement in Miss
Western's acting in East Lynne." Her character
izations of Lady babel and Madame Vine, though by
no means free from faults, ate effective in their
naturalness and pathos.
ARCH. STREET THEATRE.—This evening is devoted
to the benefit of Min Price. An attractive pro
gramme will be presented.
GERMANIA GROFIESTRA.—The rehearsal to-mor
row, at the Musical Fund Hall, includes the follow
ing fine music :
1. Overture—Das Nikonslager zu Granada,
O. Kreutzer
2. Alplees Spring Jubilee Jog. Gung'i
3. Waltz—Provinzialen B. Blue
4. Adagio from First Symphony, (by request,)
Kalliwoda
5. Overture—William Tell Rossini
6. Arie and Ballet from Robert der Teufel,
rdeyerbeer
7. Third Finale from der Freieehutz.... ....... Weber.
PUBLICATIONS RECRIVBD.—We have " The In.
dian Chief," another of Gustave Aimardle exalting
Indian romances, published by T. B. Peterson, who
has already issued nine of his works, and promises
"The Bed.Traok " and " The Smuggler." We also
have Peterson's Counterfeit Detector for February.
It gives particular descriptions of 1144'1y-six new
counterfeits issued within the last fortnight. There
is only one purporting to be Pennsylvanian, viz:
"Bank of Pottstown, Pa.,2os counterfeit ; vignette,
rolling mill; engraved had of Daniel Webster on
right ; picture of a man drinking, with woman and
child near him, on left."
ConnnoTiorr.-The mime of the proprietor of the
" Jones House," Harrisburg, Pa., was incorrectly
printed in our advertising columns a few days ago.
It is now, however, corrected, and the travelling
public, and patrons of one of the most popular
houses in the capital of the State, will observe that
Charles H. Mann is its proprietor, and also that he
is the man who knows how to keep a hotel.
Tnn attention of officers and men belonging to
Pennsylvania regiments attached to the 9th Army
Corps is invited to Special Orders No. 3, published
in another part of to-day's paper.
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ANNIVERSARY OF THE U. S. CHRISTIAN
ComsnesioN.—The second anniversary of the U. S.
Christian Commission was held at the Academy of
Music last evening. The audience was one of the
largest and most respectable thaChave been seen in
that building for a long time past. The parquet,
tiers, and stage were crowded with the beauty and
elite of the city, and the enthusiasm manifested
throughout the entire meeting was unbounded. The
exercises commenced with music by the well-knowa
Germania Orchestra, after which the hymn com
mencing, "Lord, while for all mankind we pray,"
was sung by the audience, under the direction of
Professor John Bower. A prayer way then offered
in behalf of the country and the prosperity of the
Christian Commission by the Rev. Geo. W. Mus
grave, D. D., after which a portion of the Scriptures
was read by the Rev. Benj. Watson, D. D. The
following abstract of the annual report for the past
year was read
laph received at She Central Office and Branch .
Offices during the year $353.2.39 20
Value of stores donated 335,3gy 07
Value of Scriptures contributed by American •
Bible Soeietsy, 45,071 50
Value of scriptures contributed by British
and Foreign Bible Society
Value Of railroad faculties contributed....
Value of telegraph facilities- contributed• .
Value of delegates' services
Total
Cash expended in purchare of stores. publica
tions, expenses of ;relegates be b 265,211 28
Balance on band at Central Office, let Jan., '64 43,547 41
Balance on hand at Branch Offices, let Jan .'64 49,490 60
Christian minittersand laymen commissioned
to minister to men on battle-fields, and camas,
hospitals, and thipa during year. 1.207
Copies cf Scriptures distributed. • . 465.715
Hymn and psatm books distributed 371 9t747
Knapsack books distributed 1.2343 , 91
Library books distributed ......-... 713
Hagar. dies and pamphlets distributed......... 120,492
'tensions ne aspepera distributed 2,941,4,9
1'311€9 of tracts distributed 11.978 722
bilent comforters, etc., distributed ....... 3,293
•
The increasing work of the Commission is draw
ing, heavily upon the treasuryfrom day to day. The
balance on hand is, small compared with the pros
pective demands of the winter and spring.
A statement of the plans and operation of the
Commission coupled with a short address, was then
made by the Rev. Bishop Janes, D. D., after which
the hymn commencing, "Jesus shall reign wher'er
the sun," was sung bythe audience with great effect.
Spirited and interesting addresses were then de
livered by the Rev. W. J. R. Taylor, D. D., and the
Rev. D. C. Eddy, which were received with repeated
applause. "Give thanks, all ye people; give
thanks to the Lord," was then sung with power.
At this stage of the proceedings, and to ,the sur
prise of many present, a beautiful copy of the Holy
Bible wag prepented to Mr. George H. Stuart,
chairman of ins IL S. Christian Cleituniselon by
the clergymen of this city. Mr. Stuart made a ' few
remarks, and then called onges.- Governor Pollock to
reply for him, which he did in an eloquent and
appropriate manner. The Rev. E. N. Kirk, D. D.,
of Boston, was then introduced. He said :
The practical questions which Providence has
placed before the men and the women of this
country, at the present time, are : What are the re
lations of Christianity to war! What position
should we take in this conteat? The luau who will
drink in Of the spirit of the Bible will be guided by
it. if one gee, to war he must do it from principle.
If we study that Bobk well it will - teach us how to
use our money—what we should do in this the hour
of our eouatiy's need. No Christian heart should
become despondent in these dark times. Trials
must come, but the Bible will show us the reason'. of
it. Where did this rebellion begin! The inspired
Prophet answers : The hut of power, the appetite
for luxurious display, the love of money, the mean
desire of getting money at the ascritice of men.
That is the moral origin of this great political re
bellion. God Will yet glory out or Rill war.
God knows we love these men in rebellion. God
knows we.pray for them ; and God knows we will
kill them if they stand in the way. [Applause.]
lie said he had never kept his tongue quiet. He
had proclaimed his Abolitionism in Georgia. We
ought to face these men in the South and their
friends in tha North more directly than we have
ever done. [Applause.] At the close of Dr. Kirk's
speech a collection was taken up, and at the same
time the audience were entertained with the " Red,
white, and blue," and other music, from the efficient
orchestra present. Brig. Gen. Briggs, U. S. A., was
then introduced. He spoke briefly in reference to
the operations of the Christian Commission in the
Amy o f the Potomac, to which he belonged. Being
stationed at Alexaffiltia, he had abundant opportu.
pity to witness the success of this great benevolent
society. His remarks were frequently applauded,
and merited all that could be given to them.
General Clinton B. Fisk, of St. Louis, who was
announced on the programme go speak,..wros unable
to be present, and Mr. Stuart apologized for him;
but, said he, we have another distinguished and
popular general from the army, who lost his good
right arm at the battle of Fair Oaks, and who took
command of the army at Gettysburg after the death
of the brave General Reynolds. He alluded to
Major General Howard.
soundhe announcement of his name, the building re
ed from top to bottom with the cheers 01 the
audience, who were not aware of the presence of so
brave and skilful an officer. At the beginning of his
remarks, he paid a glowing tribute to the patriotism
and valor of the officers and men belonging to the
Philadelphia regiments, whom he hail dealings
with in the army ; and there are, he said, bonds
and links between me and them, between me and
) on al/. that tuella lee, he trusted, forever. He
I.lt 'home in the city of Philadelphia, for the
people knew him and he knew them [applause],
nd we all love and serve the same God. [ Applause.]
t did not surprise him to find entotiona of the right
atuie swelling up in the hearts of the people of
this city. He was glad that he, could meet them in
the streets and be received with open arms. [Ap
plause.] In regard to the army, he said we are to
I.e the instrument", in God's hands, for working out
he intercom of this great Republic), and work them
rut we will. [Applause.] He was educated by'the
United States, and taught to love the old flag. [Ap
]clause.] While in Florida, he was brought by the
t piiit of God from darkness to light, and his eon
elution' then were that he was destined to preach
the gospel of peace. He laid aside his ambitionlor
military renown, and while hie fellowofficera were
I- oking in that way, be was preparing himself
by study for the sacred ministry of God, Be
fore be had advanced far,
the present rebellion
came upon the country, and he felt that he could
rot desert his country when she had educated and
brought-him up. Ho offered his services, still hop
lag that he might be the means, even in the army,
I of promoting the interests of his
Every one, he said, has a Specific duty
It is over and above the giving of mr
cles necessary to the 'comfort of the bc•i„
inting of these men to Christ, as th e n '
hereby they may enjoy. happiness Rad
!,,
this life, and also in the life that is b c ! r ; •
remarks in regard to the noble and holy
performed by the Christian Commission
tifully portrayed, and were interspersed k . ,
of a Chs istion oharsteter, that were °afoul 4 •1:'
the hearts of all present. After he had c!:1
three cheers were proposed for him, aro
a Will, the peop tieing in their seata' t ,
Another hymn was then sung, and in, S.
were dismissed with the benediction by
I Thomas Braine rd , D D
THE FINANCES OF THE CITY. `e,
Dust report of the City Controller, Which
liehed yesterday, Shows the following retu.:.
The total expenditure of the year MS •
FIT= which deceit, on account of defence of
the city. families of volnnteere , sic
Leaving the amount actually egPeaded for -- , If; .
the ordinary cows of the Departnients for i,'
the fiscal year 1E63
Add the amount of warrants for the year .155:+ • .
outstanding - -
Showing the total cost of the Departments fo r - -- , ..41
388.3 to be• • '
After deducting all amounts paid for b,. ,
.:
lief of fam il ies, and all other expenses - .o''
ed with the, ordinary expenditureg of L -
-. - r.
meats, the cost for 1863 is largely willu 4,
of the throe preceding years, as be
following extracts from the I.lontroller'a :,
..,
Ulm sears :
The.pet of the year 18f 0 was •
.
1861 was
lEB2was ................ - .t..;,
•' ' 1853 was ............... ,
._- 0
Watfante ontettndirorlB6ol66l, ............. • • ••.• ,
, ..................
1362
There is some falling short in the coliec'
taxes during 1863 as compared with thobE
,
the tax duplicates were nearly equal, an,l
terenee in the collection of taxes for the Cu
1663 may be accounted forby the amount ,!
threeompt payment, payments being receive:
months earlier than in 1862.
Collected in 1862, current taxes
1863.
Illiterence•—• ..:-.... ::,446/6,
Collected in 1%2 3 , a e lLment. taxes .......,..y4-;4
Difference.
It will be observed there is apparenty
amount of outstanding taxes, and no
made, for years prior to 1857 ; a great props; , ;
taxes recorded as outstanding should not
the following reason no allowances,ere,-,;
prompt payment, have been entered to thc
the amount of the tax duplicates ; the astc,...';
lowed by the Auditors, upon certificates of
Commissioners, should be entered as a credit 01
tax duplicate, and returned to this aloe. bur.
ever, has not been the practice heretofore. al' ,
the amount apparently outstanding, a large p
for years prior to 1861 s exist only in flgureL
propriety of discharging the amounts for year,
to 1868 is suggested, if they are not already roil
limitation.
The present condition of the Finances of i'4o,
•
may be stated thin :
DB
Warrants outstanding for years prior to 1863- 4 .:
Warrants outstanding for year 1860
DUO to old comer. &C, .. .
' . ........
Due to road damage and bridge loan
Pile to public school loan
Due to defence 10an.....,
Due to cltylot 'tidy fun ,
;t8
DllB on contracts for percentage
Ehtireattd deftdenclee of the different Depart.
.
meats as follows:
Highways
Schools
Water
City Councils
Other deParfnlents
CB,
By cash balance in hands .of City Treasu
rer 8344.02.3 74
By amount due from loan for im
mediate defence 96,581 65
By amount due from loan for con
struction 01 sewers 3,919 81
By amount due from loan for pur
chase of Penrose-Ferry Bridge.. 20.000 00
Ly cash due from Chestnut-street-
Bridge loan 19,067 77
Deficiency in general accounts, Jan. 1,1861,1.32
To which add the difference between the
amount of $686,1319.62, the amount bi oat
standing taxes for 1E63. and $427, MI, amount
estimated to be collected
Also. the amount of interest . on the pubDc
debt accrued between the Ist of July and
Slat of December, 1063
And may also add the interest on outstanding
warrants
Makings total deficit Jan. 1,1864. of 2.2 A
A portion of the increases of the public ,1, 11
arises from loans of the districts transferred
paid within the last three years, in excess 0i
amounts reported as outstanding. There sezaa t,
be so much uncertainty as to the maturity of tun,
of the loans, as well as to the amounts atsurse,i;;
the consolidated city, that the like payments
occasionally occur. In some years the amoul.; p 3„
Is in excess of the appropriations, while in ouv-,.t
is short. This may, and in some instance- :l A%
arise in manner as follows Many of the thoti.:t
loans are made payable in the latter part al
year, say in October and November; in trenerct::l
them the new certificates are made payable on
first of January following, thus taking then o ,t
the yearthe record shows they were due, and plaoc4
them in the following one.
VEIT= STATES Dirryr.—The annual re.
p or t of the Mint and its branches, for the this: for
ending June 30, 1863, has just b.n. published,
The coinage for the past year has been below. 016
of former years, owing, of course, to the war ; aid
the deposits of foreign coin and bullion have out
diminished through the same instrumentality.
Notwithstanding that the deposits of foreign coin
and bullion were small, by reason of the decrease!
importation of specie, the amount of bullion received
at the Mint during the year was : gold, V3,11;1445.
silver, $1,674 005.90 ; total $24,824,101.31, lhautin g
the bars made at one branch of the Mint and ilepo•
sited at another for coinage, the amount is
837.31, The coinage for the same period has been:
gold coin, $20,690,852 ; fine gold bars, $1,919,97 0),
silver coins $390,204 42 1 cents seined, $175.;10
Lumber of pieces of all denominations of 0010,
980,5751 total coinage, $24,688,477 12,
The amount of bulihm received and coined at tat
Mint and its branches is shown to have been
Philadelphia, gold deposits, $3,401 374,55 ; svia
00190, $3,184,892; tine gold bars, $156,039.74 ; sirs r
deposits and purchases, $386,189 73 ; silver coined, ,
$358,217.80; silver bars, $6,897.83; cents cubic:,
$478,450. The total depolita of gold and silver !,:re
been $3,787,664 28. Total coinage, $4,184,497 37. Kum ,
her at pieces, 49.108 402. At the Branch Mint, Sic
Francisco, the gold deposits were $17,936,014 26;
coined, $17,510,960 ; silver deposits and plitn!....zza,
;
$962 579 96 silver coined, $Bl5 875; silver beta,
8224.'763.65. Total coinage of gold and haver. s:i,
501,59868; number of pieces, 2,872,173. The :i.:Aay
I Alice in New Yolk received during the year $1 1120
166 60 in gold bullion ; and in silver, $323336 22.
Fine gold bare stamped at that office, 1483 ; vain.
$1,793,838 16 ; silver bars, 1916; value, $158,542
Total value of gold and silver bullion, $2,137,6,! 3!.
The branch mints in the States now in reec:llo.l
are not in operation, and no reports have been en•
peeled or received.,
The report proceeds to speak of the new ininieg e-
gione of the country. The branch mint eetatnitael
atlienver, Colorado Territory, was not opened ILA::
the close of last September. Its operations are, for
the present, confined to melting, relining, ass/illus.
and stamping bullion, which is returned to the de•
positor bearing the Government stamp of weipt
and fineness. The surprising developments of ;ell
and silver production in the interior of our national
territory are specially alluded to. Idaho is the pre•
sent California. The deposits from there have in•
eluded grades of fineness from 795 to 949 thousandths.
the latter in considerable quantity.
The importance of the report oonairrts in its Jill•
oisl showing.that the gold of our new and undare
loped mineral lands is as abundant and fine as that
of California. A greater amount of labor is needed
to produce it. That will be yielded to the exhiods
of the Department, and within a little period Ud1o•
redo, Idaho, Washington, and Oregon will attract
to themselves that same energetic population whish
has rendered California so fertile and rich.
1,677 79
•••... 44.210 00
9,b9J 00
STATEMENT OP THE PHILADELPHIA AND
NORTHERN LIBERTY GAS Wo.l2ll%.—Dtiting the
year 1863, the quantity of gas manufactured at the
l'hiladelphia Gas Works was 735 698,000 cubic feet,
which L an increase of 78,741,e00 feet over the pre.
vious year. This increase is largely owing to the
activity in the manufacturing of all kinds and to
the change in the public lamps from fluid to PE
The whole quantity made ucder the Trust, from its
commencement, is 6,905,251,000 cubic feet. The largest
consumption in, twenty.four hours, to this time, is
3 548 600 cubic feet. The street mains laid during the
year have a length of 129,673 feet, Making the entire
length of main pipes 45134 miles. The whole number
of public Jalapa Water the Care of the Trust is I.S.n,
of which 7,109 are lighted with gas and 18 With fluid.
whilst 173 have been changed from fluid to gas during
the year.
The entire number of lights supplied with get
from the city works is
.557,979, being an increase of
28,979 during the year. In regard trithe increase m
the price 01 gas, the:Board says that, before adopting
a measure of such importance and general interest,
the subject was investigated With great care, They
believe the price to be in proportion to the cost of
materials and labor. The price of gas coal (or the
year will, in all probability, rule two dollars above
The rate of last year, and consuming about •30.3) , )
tons will make $160,000. It is also estimated te3 l,
the largely augmented price demanded for aliii4st
every article required in carrying on the business,
will amount to not less thah $20,000, making a tots!
of $280,000, to ottbet which there will be received
advance in the sales of coke, tat, lime, Chi 4t7otli
$60,000, leaving a deficiency of $220,000, which must
be realized from the sales of gas.
The report of the Northern Liberties Gas Wolin
shows that there was realized duridg the year tom
the sale of gas $101,4 , 23.450 ; from sale of coke. tu,
&c , $10,316.30 ; making a total of_ $112.009.80. ' The
expenditures for the same period have been $36 6 ,'
708.87. The price of gas has been increased thirty
cents per thousand cubic feet ; for the public lames
half price is charged , as required by fhe charter cf
the company.
*918.837 65
A HANDSOME S'ivoltD FOR A TRUE AND
GALLANT SOLDIBR OF TUB Untorr,--Theee may
be seen for a few days, in the window of the store
HenryH
of Mr. Harper, on Arch street, above Fifth,
,one of the prettiest swords ever manufactured in
this or any other city. It cost $BOO, and is much
handsomer than the sword presented to General
McClellan by the City Councils. is made ver, gold, and Damascus steel. The handle is finish
ed with a figure in solid silver, made theroer size
from a photograph of the "statue of - fre ed o m"
adorns the national capitol at Washington. A solid
silver crescent, or C, the mark of the divisiOn, is set
in beautiful blue enamel in the hilt. On the beck of
tie h,tndle is the figure of a apread eagle, the-sanie
in elle as used by the United States bonds. The
workmanship is exceedingly flue, and will. bear the
closest inspection. The following inscriptions, en
graved on, the sides of the elaborately Untitled
scabbard, explain themselves: “Presented by
the officers and privates of the 2rid Brigade. 3d
Divisionfol the 11th Army Corp., to their beloved
commander, Colonel Wahlimir Hrzyzanowski, slt
a token of their rrd. Deo. 26th, MBA"
On the reverse la the following, eignificant of the
battle. in which the Colorked led on She SO/01:01a:
Keys, "Cross Freemen's Ford, SillPher Springs,
Manassas Flinn, Second Bull RUN Ohancellorvike,
ri ells sburg, Lookout Mountain, lilimmoz iar y
Ridge."
Colonel H. has, since the sword was - ordered, been
pi emoted to the position of General.
He entered early in the campaign in Mai, and is
an eloquent man, as well as possessing - a large share
of military skill. He is expected in New York In
ti.e course of a week, to recruit for the comin4 cam
paign.
-
131.Tsmirsis of Philadelphia Post Office,
quarter ending December 31, 1863:
Letters lent prepaid by stamps
.Letteis received for distribution...
Fees on registered letters sent . . ... . .....
Number or sbip letters received.. 1,618
Number of letters, So. delivered
by carriers 2 067,914
r: umber of dropletters, am, col.
'acted by carrier'. ........ .. 1 , 2 38,462
Amount Of stamps and envelopes sold.
L.
LECTURE POSTPONED.—The armual ad
dress of Profeseor Sam D. Gross, that Was to have
Leen delivered last evening, at the Hall of the Uni
versity, before the Philadelphia Oonnty Medical
Society, wee poetponed in consequence of a death
occurring in the family of the lecturer.
LiDEATH OF A SOLDIER.— _ ?he fOHOWillg
ottath Was reported at the Medical Dlrestor . aoinas,
esterday, froth the Post Hospital at Ciaambars
urgt Pa., Private Daniel E. Burnt/ear; 0 2%
Pa. Cavalry. etat
UNDER OUR CITY ITEISIS, Mr. Gillingham
calls attention to the formation of Ids new classes
iu Gymnastics. Those who wish to join should sae
him at once, as the classes ars rapidly filling ttp.
It OWNED.--Philip_ Sheridan, four years
old, wisp drowned in Gunnere'run, Nineteenth ward,
yesterday afternoon. The Coroner held an highest)
and a verdint of solLl9c.tally driNvued was renova.
e retained....
34,000 09
15.000 03
6.550 00
3.500 00
6.0001.0 r,
•• •. $84,515 5t
45,538 56
653 15
111,312 32