Jims. TUESDAY, MARCH 89, 1864. 04,1 no notice of anonymous commu nications. We do not return rejected manuscript*- Vdmtaiy correspondence It solicited from all pert* of the world, end especially from our different 'milltuy end naval department!* Wfa* a u** 1 ' lt wlil tie paidfor. Amalgamation Dependent upon Slavery* Abolitionism is based upon principles, and not upon sentiment. The great argu ment of anti slavery men never rested upon the sufferings of slaves, but upon the injus tice of slavery; and, therefore, had it even been proved that all the masters in the South were philanthropists and all the slaves hap py, the system could not have been defended. The crime of slavery, not the misery of in dividuals, was urged by its opponents; and the appeal was made, not to the sympathies, but to the consciences of men. It is thus that the evil should still be fought, for any other argument than one of principle would degrade the dignity of the cause. A slave is not to be ireed because his master whips, fetters, brands, mutilates, and flayß him; he is to he freed because he is a man. All that this nation has to do with slavery is to get rid of it, and prohibit it by law. Our duty to the black race will end when we have given it freedom and opportunity of taking care of itself. The laws of labor will relieve ns of all further trouble. If, then, we have rightly refused to place our anti- slavery cause upon the lower ground ot sentiment, are we not right to refuse to entangle it with social and ethnological questions 1 The common sense of the nation ■is shown in its refusal to debate What shall he the future of the colored race. This is not a matter for laws to settle, or of .which Go vernments have any right or reason to treat. Society itself will settle its own conditions; our duty ends when we have established society upon free principles. If the colored man be all that Wendbll Phillips asserts, he will in time prove it; if he is naturally the inferior of the white man, he will find his proper place. We do not think he has yet found it; his wrongs in the South we know, and in the North we know how much he has suffered from the influence of slavery. But his future is to be made by himself. Nor can all the theorists of the world make his capacity for improvement greater or less by a hair’s breadth. Amalgamation has nothing to do with emancipation. Those who are so loudly opposing it are wasting their trouble upon a cause which has no advocates. If it were in any way a result of Abolitionism, in any way involved in the progress of the war, in anyway serious, or likely to become so, there would be some meaning in the outcry which certain journals are making. But as it is amply, at least in relation to the freedom of the colored race, an utter abstraction, we can only wonder at the folly of the few anti-slavery journals that have permitted themselves to he used by such mischief makers as the Herald. When we remem ber that the tendency of Abolitionism, from the very first, has been to destroy amal gamation, we are the more surprised at the hardihood of those who accuse them of advocating it. It is in the South that amalgamation is the rule, and in the North the exception ; slavery inevitably produces it—fredom as inevitably preeents it. In slavery it has grown to be an evil of such magnitude that none but those who lived iu slave States can appreciate; in the free States it has been but an incident. In the South amalgamation-affected the entire so ciety; in the North it has affected indi viduals only, and had no effect upon society. Thus, all the facts of history and experience prove that the abolition of slavery, instead of being the establishment of amalgamation, is in practical effect its destruction. With what unblushing effrontery, then, do the lowest of the Copperhead organs accuse the Union party of advocating it! The Union party—or the Abolition party, if you please—-.advocates the waging of the war to the end and the blotting out of slavery. And this party will do what no Other party ever even attempted—it will give the marriage institution to four millions of colored men and women, and destroy the system which has for so long made the South one monstrous brothel. Those who oppose this party are the real friends of amalgamation, and worse than amalgama tion, and they are welcome to the disgrace. "We think we have said enough to show that the new word miscegenation is not more strange to our ears than is the idea it embodies to our creed. It remains to say that the colored men who are entitled to speak for their race have never advocated amalgamation as a thing to be expected or desired. All that they ask, all that the war and the people will give them, is freedom and civil rights. It is not charity they want, but justice, and as for their social condition, that will be regulated by those natural laws which are beyond the reach of political le gislation Ttie European Situation. A telegraphic despatch from Paris, pub lished in some of the London papers of the 11th, stated that “Duke Ernest, of Sare- Cobourg Gotha, is now in Paris incognito.” It has since transpired that this Visit was made by the desire of the minor German States, in order to induce Napoleon to recognize the right of the Danish duchies of Schleswig'and Holstein to choose their own Government—i. e., their own ruler. Na poleon, it is understood, has given a non- committal reply. The very day of the Duke of Saxe-Cobourg’s arrival, the French Government, in a despatch to the Prussian Court, declared the Danish question to be one of nationality. This is a very safe declaration, for it may mean any thing. Meanwhile, there is a decided impres sion in Europe that a new “ Holy Alliance” has been foi med, or is forming, for the purpose of regulating the affairs of the Con tinent, commencing with those of Dan mark, and that the parties to this confede racy are the Emperors of Russia and Aus tria and the King of Prussia. It will be remembered that the former “Holy Al liance,” foraied in 1810, after the final defeat of the great Napoleon, also con sisted of the Tulers of Russia, Austria, and Prussia. An invitation was given to England to join in it, but declined. This trinity of monarehs virtually governed Europe for seven years—namely, until the summer ol 1892, when Mr. Canning, then appointed Foreign Secretary tor England, •set himself sternly against this monstrous -combination, and overthrew it. But now it has been discovered ("by that not very bright gentleman, Lord Campbell} that certain words in a despatch from Prince Gortscha xoff, Foreign Minister of the Czar, that England also had become a party to this new Holy Alliance, and that hostility to France was one of the objects of this confe racy. It was explained by Lord Russell that the words alluded to could only refer to the conference on Danish affairs, which England hud proposed, and that England had not entered into any combination at all hostile to France. The Conference will probably be held. It will he a virtual triumph to Napoleon who may say “ Last November, seeingthat the affairs ot Europe were unsettled, I pro posed a conference of the leading Powers for the express purpose of quietly adjusting them, and thereby maintaining peace. My proposition was declined, rather curdy, by ■one great Power, my ally and neighbor. Had it been accepted and carried out, who can doubt that this miserable invasion of and war in Denmark would not have taken place? Now, when the evil which my forethought would have prevented has been permitted and committed, you request a Conference of the great Powers. Be it so. Count me iD. But do not be surprised if nothing should result from it. The goldeu opportunity was that which I proffered, five months ago, and which yon contemptuously rejected.” England declares that the action of Aus tria and Prussia towards Denmark is unwar rantable, but confines herself to hard words, which, the proverb says, break no bones! We believe the report to be that Queen Victoria, who was thoroughly indoctrina- ted with German proclivities by the late Prince Ax-übbt, (whose elder brother egged on the Prince of Angustenburg to claim Holstein and Schleswig as his proper inheri tance, on the death of the late King of Den mark ) decidedly objects to any manifesta tion on the part of England which can be considered hostile to the policy of the Ger manic Federal Diet, and this, though her eldest son’s father-in-law, the King of Den mark, may lose two-thirds of his dominions by England's non-interference. There ac tually has been a morion before the Diet to recognize Prince Augustenbcrg as Duke of Holstein and Schleswig, which was post poned only at the request of Austria and Prussia. Meantime, various encounters continue between the invaders, without much loss on either side. At sea, Denmark has the whip hand, her war steamers every now and then picking up German merchantmen as prizes, and even blockading the Prussian flotilla at Stralsund, where, indeed, it is hemmed in by the ice. To some extent, then, Denmark holds her own. The Rebels have no liking for our fo reign-bom citizens, however much the Cop perhead party of the city of New York is composed of that element. “ Twenty mil lions of mongrels,” says the Richmond En quirer, “ have undertaken to whip us. The Yankees soon got sick,of the fight, and le vied on the Dutch and Irish. The resident Irish and Dutch began to fly, and seventy five thousand Paddies were recruited in Ire land.” And it may be interesting to know that the rebels desires certain kind of peace. “ Yes,” says the Examiner, “ peace on any terms—which General Lee, standing in Faneuil Hall, may choose to dictate to the base-bom wretches who have sought to enslave us.” In one of its paroxysms of gaiety, the Herald says: “ Over a volcano, in the shape of fivehundred tons of gunpowder stowed sway in our harbor, they all, men and women, will revel without a thought or a cue of ita exploaion. Yea, with instantaneous de struction at the door, we shall be gay and careless. With hundreds of tons of powder belonging to the Government, in such close proximity to the city that were a spark to ignite it we should aU be blown into utter cfaaoa and ruin, and leave nothing but a wreck behind, the opera will be crowded, the fair will be crowded, the hotels will be crowded, and the gambling houses and Wall atreet will be crowded.” And the Herald itself would fiddle on if New York were burning. Now, will not some public-spirited member of the esta blishment blow up the Herald for its own amusement ? Though always being caught in the attitude of Mark Meddle, when he wished to be kicked, still, when the Herald offers to play this part to thunder and per dition, there is sublimity in its mirth. [For The Press 1 Aa Moses stood upon the flaming mis, With all the people gathered at his feet, Waiting in Slna’s valley, there to meet The awful bearer or Jehovah’s will, So, Grant,thou stand’at, amidst the trumpets shrill. And the wild fiery storms that flash and beat In iron thunder and in leaden sleet, Topmost of all, and moat exposed to ill. Oh.! stand thou firm, great leader of our race, Hope of our future, till the time grows bland, And into ashes drops war’s dying brand ’ Then let us see thee, with benignant grace, Descend thy height, Gad’s glory on thy face, And the law’s tables safe within thy band. GEOEGE H. BOKEK. late Operations In Texas. ICorrespondence of The Press.] Brazos Santiago, Texas, Msroh 10, 1884. A NEW FLAM OF CAMPAIGN. With the departure of General Dana for Mata gorda, and the arrival of General Heron at Browns vllle, a new plan of operations at thie poat waa de termined upon. The forcea at BrownavlUe were extended up the river, and a chain of forta expedi tiously conatrueted. The latter are undoubtedly deaigned. aa a protection agalnat an outbreak In Mexico, and afford a comfortable aeeurity to the loyal reaidenta of the town, who have paaaed three yeara in continual lear of invasion, and Buffered all the inhumanities and reatrletiona which the border deaertera have inflicted upon the Union men of Texas. The next important move waa the evacuation of Point laabel and the removal or the forcea there stationed to this island. But two companies remain there to garrison the forts built by Gen. Dana, and the extensive trenohes are to be fllled up. The transfer to Brazos necessarily changes the entire route of transportation, and certainly to great ad vantage. Steamers are now unloaded on the new docJc recently built here, the supplies conveyed by teams to the mouth of the river, and thence trans ported by steamboats up to Brownsville. A detach ment of two hundred men was next stationed at Boca del Bio, which had previously remained un occupied by our troops. Being the lower terminus of the steam route, it has grown from comparative Insignificance as a settlement, familiarly known on tbii side aa Clarksville, into a considerable sub depot of supplies; and ita proximity to the little pes tilent secesaion town of Big Cad, on the opposite back, required the defence of a permanent force. A BTBAH LINB-BBIZCRB OF A BRITISH SHir. The Government has established a regular line of steamers from New Orleans to Brazos. The mag nificent side-wheel steamers “Crescent,” “Clin ton,” and “St. Mary,” recently built in New York, succeed each other in their trips, and with the fre quent vilitg of the transports“Fairhaven,” -‘Ala bama,” “ Alliance,” and “ Peabody,” contribute to enliven the port into one of interesting activity. The British brig “ Scyjla,” seized off here a month ago, with a large amount of specie for the rebel Govermens, is still here awaiting the decision of tie General. It was ascertained from the ship’s papers that her accomplice, another large British biig, was on the seas on the same errand, but the fleet has not yet succeeded in discovering her where abouts. TUB SOLDIERS, The 26th Indiana Volunteer* returned horns last week, having re-enlisted for three yean before leaving. They are veteran heroes of Shiloh, Pea Ridge, and Vicksburg. Major General Ord paid us a flying visit recently, and inspected the forces of the Bio Grande. On his return to New Orleans he received the order re lieving him or command of the 13th Army Corps. .A grand review ol our division was held at Biownsvllle, by General Herron, oa Washington’s Birthday. Artillery salutes were fired during the day, and the celebration eon eluded In the evening with a select ball at Miller’s Hotel. As I close we are experiencing one of the cold dry northera peculiar to this latitude. The sun is shining, and the white sand-drifts, blown here and there by the fierce winds, gives the appearance of an Eastern snow storm. By moonlight the analogy is beautifully picturesque. (j. WASHINGTON Washington, March 23,1864, The Conduct of the War. A rumor is sfloat that the President has sent for General Fbbmont, and that an important command has been tendered him. He is expected here on Wednesday. To set Ctr the rumor concerning Gen. Fbbmont, a similar report with regard to fIIcCr.KLLAx has been started. The new reputed commander of the Northern Army, General Smith, has an anti- WcClellak record, a fact which is significant. Major General Shebiuan has been appointed to command the Cavalry Corps ot the Army of the Potomac, in place of Gen. Plbasanton. General Pleasanton baa issued the following farewell order, at date of the 25th: “Having been relieved from duty with the Army of the Potomac, the regret or separation from the many personal associations established in the Ca valry Corps becomes mere impressive by the devo tion, generosity, and noble daring that have been exhibited throughout one of the most eventful peri ods iu the history ol the war. The brave seek no higher tribute than the oonfldence or their com mander. Four glorious deeds testify to the trust you have maintained so saarediy. Continue to be animated by the same spirit that now guides your colon to victory, and you will reap the reward of duty to yourselves, your country, and your God. “A. PLEASANTON, Major General.” General PLBASANTOIt takes With htrn to Mis souri Lieutenants Cliitobd, Thomson, Gboegb H. Thompson, and Yateb, members of his per sonal staff. Movements of Lieut. Gen. Grant. Lieutenant General Gbant arrived in this city yesterday, and was engsged In consultation with the President, Secretary of War, and General Hal leck, last evening. He len for the headquarten of tbe Army of the Potomac this morning. He has established his headquarten at Culpeper, eight miles in front of Q«a«ral Meadb, The rt pain to the rooms in Winder’s Building set apait for General Gbant’s headquarters are nearly completed. During bis absence, Captain Gbobge E. Lusts, A. A. G., will have charge of headquarters. The Capture of Fort De Russey—Gallant Conduct of our Troops. Rear Admiral Poster, in a communication to the Secretary of the Navy, dated Fort De Russey, March 16th, givea the following particulars of th e taking of that stronghold: The gunboats, it appears, arrived at Simmiport at noon, and found the enemy posted in force about three miles back. The Benton landed her crew and drove in the pickets. The army came along in about halt an honr more, and landed the next morn ing, taking possession of the enemy’s camping ground that night, G*n. Smith concluded to follow them by land, w Admiral Pobtbb proceeded up the Red river ?“ tk ® gunboats and transports. In the mean w«b **,1 Eastport had reached the obatruotions, and, toat k ®P‘ P*«® with her, had com! «deon whtohss. ol ' demolishing the formidable barri cade on whioh the rebels had been employed for five months. They supposed it to be impregnable but our energetic sailors, with hard work, op« Sap«! sage in a few hours. K The Esstport and Neosho then proceedeed to thn fort, Which at that moment was be ing , by the troop* under Gen. Smith, who had marched from Slmmsport. A brick musketry Are wasgoing on between the rebel* and our own troops, and they were io close together that it was difficult to dutln guish the combatant*. The Esstport opened her batteriei, but, fearing to injure our own men, ceased firing, when our troop* proceeded to the assault, and carried the place. “In a few momenta, and with small loss, two hundred and fifty prisoners, eight heavy guns, end Grant. two field pieces fell into our hands, and all the mu nitions of war. “ The main body of the enemy, 6,000 strong, under the rebel general Walker, made their escape.” Admiral Pobthb say* ’ 11 The whole affair has been well managed. The troops made a splendid march and attack, and the officers in command of the gunboats and transports hare shown great zeal and Industry In getting up the river and through the obstructions, which the rebels deemed impassable.’- In the recent attack on Trinity by the gunboats, a number of negro™- who were captured by the ene my In a recent attack upon Goodrloh’a Landing, were recaptured. Official Account of the Escape of" the Florida from Fnnchats The Navy Department Is in receipt of a letter from Commander Prbiilb, commanding the sloop of-war St. louts, dated March Ist, in Fuoehal roads, Madeira. He says the Florida has succeeded In get ting to sea, and that he shall follow her Si once though hopeless of catching her out of the port! Had the St. Louis been a steamer he would have anebored alongside of her, and unrestricted by the twenty-four-hour rule, his old foe would not have escaped. He says the Florida’s crew is described as made upfof Spaniards, Frenohmen, and Portuguese, with c few Englishmen, and only one American. “My men,” he adds, “have been wild to fight, and I drew the shot from my guns the day she came in, fearing, in their excitement, they would Are into her without orders, and thus break the neutrality of the port. The Special Agents of the Treasury. The Secretary of the Treasury has transmitted to the Senate, in response to a resolution passed by that body, a list of the special agents of the Trea sury, their field of operation!*, and pay and emolu ments, from which it appears that under the act of March, 1863, 21 supervisors and special agents have been appointed, some with $5, and others with $6 a day, and ten cents a mile for travel, in no case to exceed $5,000 in full. Under the act of July let, 1882, to further provide for the collection or the re venue, ten special agents, some with salaries as above, one at $l2OO, J. B. Dillon, Nashville, Ten nessee, one at $4,500, Taos. Pi' Mat, at New Or leans, 13 under the sot of March, 1863, for the collec tion of the Internal revenue, at similar salaries, in cluding one Thomas Bcowsi, for the Paeiflc coast, at $6 per day, and 10 cents per mile. A Steamer Wanted. The Navy Department is In want of a new side wheel steamer of about the following dimensions: Length, 150 feet; breadth, 28 feet, and depth 9 feet. Persons having such vessels for sale are requested to send particulars and prise to the Navy Depart ment. New Style of Military Equipments. The House Military Committee have acted favora bly on the neweeries of military equipments pro jected by Colonel Kino, of Missouri. They not only lessen the expenses, but considerably relieve the soldier of unnecessary weight. Indians at the Capital. A delegation of Indians called upon the Secretary of the Interior for consultation In regard to the treaty made last fall with them by Gov. Eaubsv. Chief Maydwagatinbt said at the time the treaty was made be was away, and did not know it was signed, which was done without bis consent, and he asked for a longer time to think of the treaty, which the Secretary gave them. They were told by the Seoretaiy that their great father would do exactly aa he thought their Interest required accord ing to his judgment. German Opera in Washington. The newly-organized German Opera Troupe, un der Mr. Bisevsnc’s management, opens to-nightat Gbovbb's Theatre, In this eity, with ” Fault” ai the attraction. The house will be crowded. The Quicksilver Case. No decision was announced today by the Supreme Court of the United States in the Quicksilver case. Gen. Grant and the Secretary of War. The Evening. Post has the following i Washington, March 28.—Gen. Grant is busily employed in weeding out the Incompetent officers of the Aimy of the Potomaa. A Well-known gentleman asked Secretary Stknton on Saturday why General was removed, and the reply was to the effect that “the Department did Dot consider him fit for any command.” The Sc £^ , *. l 7 twards said he had no objection to the publication of this opinion. General Grant returned to the Army of the Poto mac early this morning. KORTH CAROLINA. New Yobk, March 28.—Newbern advices of the 24th Inst, have been received. The steamers Alice and Hama ran out of Wilmington on the night of the 12 th, with 700 bales of cotton on each. Judge Pearson, of North Carolina, in a habeas corpus case, recently tried before him, decided that the recent act of Congress to conscript persons vho have furnished substitutes for the war is uncon stitutional. Five Confederate soldiers, at home on a furlough, were captured near Cashel, and were brought Into Plymouth. CALIFORNIA. San Fbakcisco, March 26.— The Union State Convention, now in session, has chosen Nathan Coombs, Bobert Gardiner, O. H. Bradbury, William Bitter, James S. Otis, J. McNulty, Tnomas Camp bell, P. B. Annierey, flev. M. C. Briggs, and John Bidwell, as delegates to the Baltimore Convention. SEW YORK THE GOLD MARKET. New Yobk, March S3.—Gold has fallen to 66, but closes at 66;,. THE OBSEQUIES OB MB. LOVBJOY. The funeral services of Owen Lovejoy were con ducted to-day, at Plymouth Church, Brooklyn. A committee of Congress is expected to-morrow to es cort his remains to Freeport, Illinois. DEATH OP A WItITEB. Frank Wood, of this city, a well-known and ac complished young literateur, died on Saturday, at Haverstraw, of consumption. AS ALLEGED INOBNDIABT. Daniel McAvoy was arrested to-day for attempting to fire the Free Academy, of which he was formerly the assistant janitor. IMPORTANT TO IMPORTERS. The following rmportant order was issued to-day Um-TBo States Treasury, March 28, 1864, By direction of the Secretary of the Treasury, no tice is hereby given that, until further ordered, I will Issue to importers, for the payment of duties on goods imported by them, certifloates of deposit of gold coin to Ihe credit of the collector 01 any port as desired, in exchaoge for notes at a quarter of one percent, below the current market value of gold. These certificates are not assignable, but will be re ceived by the collector from the party to whom they are Issued. J. j. CISCO, Aes’t Treasurer United states. The daily payments for custom* average* not far from $260,000 at this port. BAKE STATEMENT* The following is the condition of the New York banks for the week ending March 2a th Loang, increase $l,l« ere Specie,decrease 63»,03S Circulation, decrease 75 052 Deposits, decrease ■ 1,372,071 the be galaktuomo. The steamer North Star has arrived from an un successful ciulse after the Italian frigate Re Galan tuomo. She cruised as far south as Bermuda, and thence northeast to Sable Island, pasalng directly over the place where the frigate was last seen, with out finding a vestige of wreck or materials. The North Star cruised s,soo miles. ’ . THE STOCK BOABP. The following were the price of stocks at the closing of the evening stock board: Chicago and Kook Island Cumberland preferred...* Illinois Central Scrip.... Michigan Southern... New York Central... Beading. Hudson Kiver Canton Company, G01d...... mablvjj rusAftTEBS. The British bark Hantell, formerly the Ameriean bark Aura, went aahore near Hatteras Light, on the 19th instant, and became a total loss. All hands were eared. She was bound from Guan tanamo for Philadelphia. Her cargo was Insured. Arrived, Bremen brig Agnes, from Marseilles for Boston, In distress and leak'y, having touched on Nautucket Shoals. The Dutch brig Maurlcio, from Curaooa for this port, l* ashore on Squsu Beach, The captain and crew are safe. - Below, ship Victoria from London. Cape Haytleu. Boston, March 28—The United States gunboat Rhode Island, from Cape Hay Men on the isth, has arrived here. Belt the United States steamer Pow hatan and ship National Guard. The Christian Commission. Albany, March 28—A large and enthusiastic meeting was held here yesterday afternoon, in Twiddle Hall, on behalf of the United States Christian Commission. A meeting, for the same cause, was also held in Troy, last evening, In Kev. Dr. Bemsns’church. Both meetings were addressed by George H. Stuart, Etq., of Philadelphia, and Bev. Cb«t. P. Lyford. Great Interest was mani fested, and hearty determination expressed to sus tain the Christian Commission in its noble work. A Suspicious Circumstance? Portland, Me., March 28.—The pilot-boat Net tle reports having seen a bright light early this morning, in the direction of Saco. It was supposed to beou shore. Burning of Vessels. Poetlahb, Me., March 28 — Three men, employed in Government vessel* here, report that on their way from Biddeford to this city, they saw two ves sels on fire, between four and five o’clock this morn ine. One was about four miles from Wood’s Island, nearly burned to the water’s edge, and heading towards the island. The other was from eight to ten miles distant. . The Alarm In Portland. Portland, Me., March 28 —The steamer General Lyon has just ieturned from Wood Island. A pilot there Ltolci them that the fire seen this morning was on the mainland. Newbern. FORTBues Monhob, March 28 —The steamer Daniel Webster arrived here to-day from Newbern, with dates to the 26th. She brought thirty refugees and seventeen rebel deserters. Her news Is unim portant. . Death of a Cincinnati Merchant. Cincinnati, March 28.—N. W. Thomas, a promi nent merchant of this city, died yesterday. Tbe New Ten-forty Loan. Nbw Tons, Much 2S—The Secretary of the Treasuiy has officially notified the National bank ing institutions to receive subscriptions to the new Ten-forty loan. Such banka are to allow the usual commission to banks and brokers. Markets by Telegraph. Baltimoub, Match 28 —Flour very dull, Wheat finlet; Kentucky white SIBS(SU 88. Corn native at $1160117, Wblskv firm at $llO for Ohio. Coffee firm and scarce at 38® 39c. THE PRESS.—PHILADELPHIA, TUESDAY, MARCH 39, 1864: «160*£ ll6* l46*£ 156 69}f l66^ Thb Enlistment op Slavics in Kbntcoky,— Governor Bramlette, of Kentucky, with two back ers, had an interview with Mr. Llnooln this morn ing, to accomplish by insinuation and ooaxing what be failed to get by bullying—the stopping of the en listment of slaves In Kentucky into the Union ar mies. It has transpired, since the G-ovemor's ar rival here, that at the time he remonstrated with the President against turning Kentucky slaves into Union soldiers, he had in type, in the public print ing office in Frankfort, a proclamation, calling upon the people of Kentucky to defy the authority of the Government, and resist its action with force and 'arms. Ex-Gov. Jacobs has permitted an intimation to escape him that the scheme of resistance contem plated principally the seizure of the lines of commu nication with Grant's armies in the South, and force them, for want of supplies, to evacuate Georgia and Tennessee, and so let the rebels get possession of Kentucky and bring her wholly out of the Union. It Is probable that Bramlette will go back a wiser and a moie loyil man —Tribune, Gkkat Railway Hbidge.—The new bridge now being buiit on the railway route leading to Wash IngtoDt across the Suiquehanna river, at Havre de Grace, will be 3 400 feet long, and supported by 13 »*ox>e piers, e&eh 240 Jeet apart; seven of these'will have pile foundations and sis rook. They will be eonstiucted so as to restit the greatest pressure of lee which it is possible to biing against them. The greatest depth of water in which these piers are laid is 42 feet. The bridge will have ‘•adraw” on the' pivot plan, with two openings of 70 feet eaoh in width. Tie railway track will be 25 feet from the water; above that will be a common carriage way. The mii>e height of the bridge will be 60 (get *, its estimated cost is $700,000. It was intended to build ibe superstructure of iron, but the high price of that material may cause the substitution of wood. THE WAR IN THE SOUTHWEST. OFFICIAL ACCOUNTS FROM PADUCAH. PARTIAL BURNING OF THE CITY, THU POSITION BAPE RETREAT OP THE REBELS. THE REBEL GEN. THOMPSON REPORTED KILLED, RUMORED REINFORCEMENT OF THE REBEI AT DALTON, GA. Longstreet’s Cavalri at Marietta, Oa, THE FRONTIER ARMY MOVING ON TEXAS, Wasbihgton, Maioh 28.— The following do. .patches hare been received by the Secretary of the Navy: Gaiko, March 28,7 F. M.—At 3P. M. yeeterdiy the rebel* made an attack upon Faduoah. The •teamers Peoata, Paw-Paw, and Fort Hindman at once opened fire. Gapt. Hlek* hold* the fort. The front part of the oity i* deatroyed, our shell* setting’ fire to the houses on the levee. A brisk cannonading was continued until about IDP. M., when tbe fire of the rebels ceased. The attack may have been re newed thic|morning. Our despatches are reoelved by boat, tberelegrapb communication having been destrojed,- The fort made a desperate resistance. A. M. PENNOCK, Fleet Captain. SB O Ob'I) DESPATCH. March 26 I have just received Information that the enemy is still in force on our front at Paducah. A Hag of truce was sent in by them, to negotiate an exchange of prisoners, which was refused- They twice demanded |be surrenderor the place, saying they would give no quarter if refused. General Forrest has five hundred prisoners from Union Oity. Reinforcements are going forward, and there It no danger of a kutrender. THIRD DB6PATCH. March 26,— Paduoah is safe. The rebel* left at midnight. XOUBTH DBSPATOH. Match 26.—Information has been received from Paducah that the rebels have retreated, with a loss of aoo killed s the number ef wounded Is unknown. Forrest’s fofoe is said to be eooo men, with 4 guns. TheJ rebel General A. B. Thompson Is reported killed. ’ A. M. PENNOCK, Fleet Captain, CinciKis'ATi, March 2B. —The Commercial's despatch from Chattanooga says that the rebels are very strong in our front at Dalton, with 3,000 cavalry this side. Deserter* report that Bishop Polk is reinforcing Johnston’* army. liongstreet’s cavalry, under General Martin, had arrived at Marietta, Georgia, - Numerous deserter* are still coming In. The rebels are moving up their infantry from the rear. Our army Is In splendid condition. ARKANSAS. Gib c inkati, March 28. — A despatch from Fort Smith announces the Army of tbe Frontier in mo tion, and its supposed destination is Northern Texes. Terrible Disaster at Sheffield, England. BDHSTIMG 0» A BKBKRVOIB—TWO HUHDBBD LIVBS LOST. Tbe London papers of March 16th give detailed accounts of the fearful calamity at Sheffield, Eng. land. On Saturday, March 12, the reservoir of the water-works at Sheffield, coveringseventy-six acres, and containing over a million cubic feet of water! suddenly burst its boundaries, overflowing the adja cent causing great destruction of life and property. It is estimated that more than two hundred persons were drowned In the rush of the waters. The London rimes says: ‘•Many months must elapse before the buildings are restored, and years must go by before the faoe of the country can wear the aspect of verdure and careful cultivation which it bore on Friday night. The river, though faUen, is far from being as low a* it generally is at this time of the year, and every furlong o( the stream’s banks exhibits almost In. numerable traces of the inundation—such as trees, balks, and beams of timber, flrmly embedded in , b ed. The open land In this neighborhood is still, for , tbe greater portion, under water, and, as that drains off, a number of bodies will, it is feared, be exposed to view. The large hollows which abound are filled up by the hundreds of cartloads of mud which are deposited in them. The great manufacture r» are busily engaged cleaning out their warehouses and polishing their machinery wbieh had become rusty by tne water. Round Neepscnd and by Hillsborough and Owlerton road, where the great mlsahtel fell, the Inhabitants of the house* are busily engaged pumping the water out ot their cellars, ‘Wallers’ and masons are engaged- In rebuilding, wherever practicable, the walls that have been washed. down. Fyi> ther down, in the gardens, opposite, at the other side of the river, a very painfol Incident occur rtd. Two or three men were engaged in removing the rubbish of one of the small, Inhabited garden houses. Near , them stood a young woman, with two children clinging to her dress, the only Sea saved from the wreck of their cottage. Tne rub- Dish had almost been cleared away, when the leg of a humrn being was el posed to view, Brick af ter brick whs removed, until the poor woman recognized the remains of her husband. A little above where this incident occurred the oorpse of a child was brought out of the mud in an open space near the Old Brewery. About twenty T* {v OB, T- b ,*a? the of * was also found. “lathe Xeiham mills the escape of tbe ! workmen was very narrow indeed. Tne first alarm I was given by a man who hsd been asleep at the I bottom end of the mill, and was awakened by tbe rushing In of the waters. He hastened to where his fellow-workmen were getting dinner—these men Jemgwhat are called the «night shift’—and gave thtm warning. Fortunately, the gates of® the yaid were closed, and the men had no meani of geitiDg out by these means. Hsd they done so they would inevitably have been swept away by the tide which passed in front of the build ings. They olimbed on the roof, and, as has already been told, contrived, in their extreme eagerness to escape, to set it on fire in doing so* But the more re* | mft»lf«ble circumatanee remains to be told. The man who gave the alarm, and who was the means of saying the lives of so many of his fellow-workmen, lost wife, and two children, who lived at malin Bridge, and his own bedstead, with other of his furniture, floated into the mills where he, with others, was a prisoner—a distance of not less than two and a half miles. In another part of Kellam island, a man and his wife, who occupied a smsii cottage, on heating the noise of tbe waters, went out to save their pig. Both were swept away by the tor rent, and the pig as well.” Johu Bright on BritUh Enlistments In the NorUiern Army. Mr. Bright. I only rise to make one or two re m*ifca with regard to the fact,. There is a charm lug .implicit; in the character ot the honorable and learned gentleman oppo.ite (Mr. Boebuck), a. re *aid. hi. practice ot impartiality with repeat to the Northern adO .Southern States. I have never heard on the floor of thia Home, ftom any speaker, language so unworthy of a member ol thi» Home a. that just urea by the honorable and learned gentlemen when •peaking ot a foreign government and a foreign peo pie—foieign, I mean, only In a certain sense, for ibey are, alter all, but another English nation [loud fi ao > 3 growing up on the other aide of the Atlantic, and with none ot tho.e difference, that would entitle them, in an ordinary ea.e, to be called foieignera. I have heard from the beat authorise.—from Irish gentlemen near me—that the average wage, la the •ouih and we.t of Ireland are not more than lOd. or 11. a day. [Hear, hear.] Now, u that be ao, how dare the honorable and learned gentleman, with bit logical mind, assume that a foreign Government haa been breaking the International and municipal law. for the puipoae of B&tioiog Irishmen to emigrate to America, when be must know perfectly well that there is an overwhelming attraction, apart from the question of war, which would take Irishmen to America ? That attraction is the bounty, which if not sioo, as described by the noble earl, but nearly a sum amounting to £lOO. The only marvel is that any Irishman, who is not the owner of land or the possessor oi some capital, should remain in mat be nighted and unhappy country, (Hear, hear ] I i happen to know the gentleman who fills the offlae of j consul to the United States at Liverpool, (Mr. Dud- j ley,) and he told me not many montha ago that, since the war began, he has had every day to answer the questions of Englishmen, as well as Irishmen, who came to ask him to help them to get over to America in older thatthey might Bulletin the North eru army. EsOAPB op ftitllKL FkIBOHHSS PROM CIHP Douglas —The Chicago Tribune of Friday aaya: “On the night of the 22d inat. twelve rebel priaonera made their escape from White Oak Priaon, Camp Douglaa, end have not yet been retaken. They were confined In the atetad atory ol the priaon, next room to s guard, and made use of the aame, hole, in the floor, above and below, that the rebel, eacaped thiough during Colonel De Dmnd’a atay at the camp. Their manner of concealing their work waa most ingenioua. While part of them were at work filing oft nail head., ao that the floor might be raised, the other, sang loudly, rattled chain., and otherwiae engaged the attention Of the guard in auch a manner that not the aiighteat suapi cion of their proceeding! ever entered the minde of thoae over them. Beaching the ground, they bur rowed their way in a zigzag direction under the fence, depoaiting the dirt in an old link, of the ex istence ol Which Col, Strong waa ignorant. They commenced to piepare for their eaeape nearly ail weeks ago. At the time of theft leaving, twenty five of the rebels were in the priaon, and why only twelve choae to eaeape la a mystery. “ The day before the escape of these priaonera, two rebels weie discovered digging a tunnel tinder the new barracks just erected m tne aoutheoat portion of the grounds. Of course, they were put Into the priaon. And a lucky change it waa for them, aa thev weie Among the mining the next morning. l ’ COVPERHEAB OUTRAGE AT BaHBEY, ILLINOIS.— The Springfield (111.) State Journal aaya: “We learn by a letter received in this city that the house of Captain M. Sperry, at Bamaey, on the Ulinoil Cen tral Railroad, about seventeen miles south of Pans, waaviailcd by a gang of Seceaaioniats about midnight on Monday night last. They attempted to induce Captain Sperry to come to the door and let them in; hut, suspecting something wrong, he refuted to do ao. Booking out from the window lu the second story, he aaw four men standing In the yard before the door, armed with guna. Captain Sperry then armed himself with a pair of revolvers, but waa twice prevented from, using them by Mi wife, who caught hie arm and pulled him back. The assailants, becoming frightened, kept near the hOUie, 10 it waa impossible to get a snot at them. Ml*. Sperry, in the effort to get sight of them from the window, exposed herself to view from the out side, and while her husband was attempting to in duce her to leave the window, a shot was fixed into the window from without, taking effect in her face and shoulder. The gun with which she waa wound ed was loaded with bird-shot,” XXIVUItb CONGRESS—Ist SESSION. WisßnatoiTi March 28.1888. „ SK9TATB. Mr. FOSTER, from tbe Committee on Pensions, re ported a hill tiring Revolution*.*7 soldiers an additional bounty of one hundred dollars, which wa» passed. ..^A.»^ a ®®v*, romtb s. Coinzo,t *'®con Public Lands, re* A* v , 0r ? bI Z °5. Houre bill enabling the people of Nebraska to form a Stats and maintain a Territorial Go vernment. WILBOH, from the Military Committee, reported of «Oßrantrated feed for hon«a #»d Awd.M « Won ffi C9d ‘ WU nUttre 10 «*• MU « ar ' r lew thui urentMa, nor non than twenty Teari old. and “Jjated “SgHUnir <0 mom and oualUcitloa Mr, COLLAHER repotted a bill rotating to the com penaatlon of pension agent*, wnloh allow* thorn Sr olerk hlre and office rent fly* hundred dollar* for dl«- bnriem«ntof fifty thousand dollar* annually. and two £ftr d tno a ne?nd”don d a°r^ r * addltl0 “ 1 for eyery additional Mr. CRIMES introduced. a resolution inquiring of the Secretary of tn© Navy bow many ordinary seamen have whteh WM f adopted° m the “ iUtary *° the naval service; Vhs Abolition of Slavery. *“.® Senate then took op the special order, the ioiat wtSkiM? 11 !* 0 ameod . the Constitution so as to forever 2ima Mt slavwy or eervitude, except for without stopping to inquire fcViiSjf led to the present atrocious r«- ttei. n Aiirt?o£ ftye brought on the country all the ais fittl*’ desolation and death which have followed in mran f® Bafel X- gaumed that they chiefly slavery. If a large party in the coon* ;£* attributed the cause of our difficulties to the. »>jent interfßTence of philanthropists and fanatics Jatke JSorthein States with an institution iifthe South ?^*Jray«finye l ?ri’ iii that,toset npan empire of ii B ri o »Y?v OQn s fe S 4 ollBl^Tery^B i* >clll efcorn«r*sioiie.which iedtothe rebellion, he replied that without slaverythera /^l£-,k av ? bt€n B s c h foundationoa which to build. If freedom of speech and of the press, sa dear to freemen an v - where and in all times, and cherished especially in this time of wa? toy those opposed to the AdmiSsfcmtfon has H nr IWes, been denied us in a large {heßepnbllo, it was slavery which denied it ir the hallsiOl thiß Capitol ha>e resounded from our earlieit aad contests of sections, S someilmes in blood, it was slavery which almost superficial observer of our •i«£2£ k t.orth or South, or of any party, can doubt that siaveiy Is at the bottom of our present troubles. Our fathers who framed the Constitution regarded slavery as S£g.t7&!.^s d j lookt iM Q,wa,, i l **■ early extinction. Tney felt the inconsistency of their position while pro claiming the equal rights of all to lire, liberty, and hap plnese, hence they refused to permit the word slave to be incorporated lmo the constitution, leßt future genera tions should learn from the instrument itself that it had once exibted. The history of the last seventy years has proved that the founders of the Repub.Ho were mistaken in their expectations that slavery would be abolished; and siaveiy. so far from grwn&Uy disappearing, as tuey had anticipated, had so stiengthened itself that U 1880 its ad vocates demanded the control of the nation in Its In terests, failing in which they attempted the overthrow of the Government. At the outset or the rebellion there was a disinclination on the part of the Executive au thority to interfere in any manner with slavery, and orders were isiued and executed driving back to the as sistance of the enemy slaves who escaped to our lines. Congress, however. In obedience to the popular sent!* meat, at an early day took aotton against this policy. At the July session of lt6l an act was passed forfeiting the owner’s right to any slave whom he should permit lobe employed in any shape in aid of the rebellion. This acr, if efficiently enforced* womd have freed large numbers of slaves; but It was never executed. At the regular session of Congress, convened in December. 1861, Congress passed another act making free all slaves who should come within.on* lines, be deserted by their masters, or who should come under the control of the United fctatee authorities. It was a long time before the slaves escaplflg-into our lines were protected,and longer still teiore they were organized to aid in tee suppres sion cf the rebellion. In fact, it was more than a year after the passage of the act demanded by the public voicp before any considerable number of persons ofAfri esn descent were armed, and even now a much less num ber are In the field than there might have been had by the adoption ol more energtic measures on the part of those charged with the execution ol the laws. The constitutional authority of Congress to paw acts giving freedom to the slaver of rebels alone has been quesiicxted by some, thornh they are believed to be lolly sustained by the usages of natioas and the deci sion* of com ts. These sots of Congress, if elf actually executed, would, during ihe progress of the war, hare emancipated most of the slaves, for they mostly he* longeato persons who have In some way aided in the r ®lr®jUon. That power, exercised by a commander-In chief, as such, must be a power exercised in fact, and that beyond his lines,-where his armies cannot go, his orders are a meie orutemfulmen, and can neither work a forfeiture of property nor freedom of slaves. All these law® and proclamations, giving to each the lageat effect claimed by lteiriends, are ineffectual to the destruction of slaiery. The taws of Congress, if efficiently executed, would leave remaining the slaves belonging to loyal masters which, considering how many are held by children and females not engaged in the rebellion, would be no in considerable number, and the President's proclamation excepts from Hb provision* ail of Delaware. Maryland. Kentucky, Tennessee. Missouri, aud a great part of Louisiana and viTgitla—*almcst half the slave Slates, if, therefore, we would get rid of slavery, and make our land In fact, what we have long claimed for it in nt>me, ’ * the land of the free. ” some more effective mea sure must be resorted to than any yet adopted- Some have supposed that this can be accomplished by au act 2* A? nareflS declaring slavery abolished everywhere; but the power to pass such au act is denied by others, ana it is difficult to see how it can be maintained. It Is asserted by some that this power may be exer cised as an incident to the war power, which i»conc d*-d to exist in the Federal Government. What is the war power? It is the power to raise and support armies, axd to use them in the way armies are accustomed to get against the common enemy. Under this power slaves, as Weil as freemen, may doub.leag be pat into the army; enemy’s property may be taken, and his slaves tet at liberty, hut what right dots this give to free the slaves of loyal citizens in loyal States ? None, surely, unless It is a necessity to the raising and sup porting of armies or carrying on the war. Congress has the unquestioned authority to draft men into the mili tary ter vice, and has already passed Jaw* for that por pote if u had not done so the do wet to do U exists* and there can, therefore, be no necessity to free all the slaves in the land in order to raise armies; nor is It necessary to ir*e them in order to carry on the war. It might be a convenience to do so; it may be insisted that Incidental- L* acl -w , tJ J lld al d In suppressing the rebellion. r oi V ni *iV' he said that if Congress were to pass a law limiting the price of wages in the land, anathst in no stale any mtchanic or laborer should tocsivs for his sef* vices more than five cents a day, the effect would be to ex. courage enlistments and pi event desertion, as well as tc save money to the Government, which would then be able to raise iroepe at Igbs expense than at present. *®* who would pretend that Congress possessed au ihority to pass eucU a law. The only effective mode /or nadlsg the country of slavery is by a conatuuSonil amendment, forever proluoiti» s its eati*W>a within Edlc y° n *b o United fatales. Tx ie amendment adopred, and not only does slavery cease, but it can e ! tabhsl2< d kjlate authority, or in any othsr way than by again amending the Constitution; whereaf, if slavery should now be aoolished by act of Congress, or by prociamanon of the President—assuming that enher.ha* the power xodo it—there is nothing in. the f-oismution to prevent aty State from again bmhmg It. This change of the ConaututionVifl T ?l'w Ve J't-H difficulty in the ieitoiation to the Union ofthe rebel feiates, when our brave so diers shall have recuc« d thtm to obedience to tfce laws, and he was re joiced to believe this amendment will have a larva sud poit from what axe known as ihe border States BBein* recommenced fay two-thirds of each house of Coheres* ie it unreasonable to expect its jatiaciiiou by ihiee-fourih* cf tu* butos. We now have thirty, five States. Acts have passed creating two more— Nevada and Colorado Those added to what we already have will make thirty-seven States To latify the amendment will therefore require the affirmative votes oi twenty five States. There are now twenty-one free unlading Nevada and Colorado, soon to bo ad gnted. Add to them Delaware, Maryland, Missouri, Weal VirKinlft, Arkausas. Louisiana, and Tennessee, and yen have twenty-eight, the requisite number to carp themiasure, l have assumed that all the free btates will adopt this amendment. It is now very gene raily conceded ihat slavery is a doomed institution The ft w in the Northern or free States who attempt to uphold it do so on constitutional grounds, denying the autho rity of «h» Government to interfere with it; but none of those perton* deny, or can deny, the power of thepao p e to amend the Constitution in the mode prescribed by If. 1 ben. th*y shall oppose an amendment for the abolition of slavery, it will not be because to abolish it in that form is unconstitutional, but because it i* not light; or if right, not expedient Ism sure that the passsge of this joint resolution by two-thirdaofeachbranehofCougress, and its ratiftca non by The people, will not of itself suppress the rebel lion ana restore peace to the country. That can. only be done through the ateccy brave soldiers At no peried of the war have the Union armies been more formidable than at this moment They are soon to be hurled, under the inspiration of a master mind, with imei&tibje force upon the enemy. This ought, in my judgment, to have been done long ago, to hare saved the country the hundred of millions of treasure aud the hummus of thousands of patriotic lives which have been tscrificed. It is the large rebel armies, of which iheie are but two, which ate to be overcome, and then the rebellion will be substantially ended. Rut. instead of looking back and mourning over the mistakes cl the past, let us remember them only for the Jeeeoo&tfaey teach for the faturd, forgetting the things Which are past. Let m press forward to the accomplish ment of what is before, making sure, by the cunoeotra lion of our sallant soldiers under the successful hero of ibe We*t. of the speedy destruction of the rebel armies; and when that is accomplished the Union will he re stored The constitutional government maintained,and universal freedom established, peace and prosperity re stored will be added onto it. Mr, 6RSRMAN answered the speech of Mr. Wilkin son, made komedavssso. in which he charged him (Mr* bhexman) with inconsistency on the anti-slavery Ques tion, to which Mr. WILKIN* OE briefly replied, and, after a short coiloqny between the two, question ILSOI^ tbd Senate on the pending Mr. WILSON, of Massachusetts, in the course of his remark*, said that slavery in America, though, upheld by intercuts, cu&ttms, and usages* trenched about by inhuman statutes, and hedged around by passionate, vehement, andunreiuofainff prejudices, is fast crumbling to atom* beneath the blows raised upon it by a liberty loving snd patriotic people. But let the anti-slavery men listen to no truce, no compromise, to no cry for . meicy. Let them now be as inflexible as justice, as in* exoiabie as dettlny. When-ver and wherever a blow can be dealt atjhe vitals of the retreating fiend, let that blow be struck in the name of the bleeding nation, aud of the * * dumb toiling millions bound and sold ” A truce with, slavery 1b a defeat for the nation. A compiomiee with slavery ie a prestige of disaetei and dishonor, and a future ot anarchy and blood Mere? tn slavery is cruelty \o liberty. The death of slavervU on «-°^ e rebellion, the unity of tbe £e* I??* of nation, the haimoniooß develop icpubikan infctuuuons. therepoie, culture, aud fhfllba 1 Iba P et »Plo- Though riven and shattered by 8t civil war it inaugurated; still battles for existence and dominion with the Thongh waning m power, slavery still retains in its matees of men to the loyal States ready to do and presents in Its defence a rampart of three hundred thousand gleaming bayonets. Thoie mutt he won over to the gathering hosts of free dem or utterly iou ed. and that rampart of glitterinir down before the advancing legions of the MMsnmctlm! 8 ,Blnl,lllto tt9 * raT * Uat *»»W, Let not tb® anttslayery men of this age forget that the [ ot !i E j* rß v° r the Republic believed slavery would wither and die beneath the blended rays of the Christian and dtmocratic institutions they founded. L*t them not for get that slavery was then a mendicant, pleading for for-- beaisnce and mercy—for a little time to hide Itself from the g»ze of ihai humanity it outraged aud dishonor®? Let them remember, too, how it deluded and deceived' *?,L trcm a feeble mendicant Government and the psople.uxtll itccn c,Jm H by th « inauguration of the revolu- Let them remember ihat hundreds of thousands of ourccmmrjmen in loyal Btat?s,“liw siaTiS??li?ed thf banners of inturrecuon, and sent death wound* Sick! sorrow Into the home* of the people, have re-- and ktili contbaue to resi*t,any measureifor the de fence of the nation, if that measureteuced to impair the animating powers 0 f Btavery. They resisted the act mating free the slaves up* d by rebelefor miiitn.w nnr 82S B «V%® c V nfleca t ioa JK’ffee-' dom of the slaves ofrebol masiere; th© abolition of # In the capital of the nation, and tne coniflcmti/m 'nt th. Territories to free labor k£d frM jaboring m?n - tbl °X em l ai 'c|patiop; the enlistment of colored Iht blMk snlaw®?!,* 1 ?? country ; the fr#sdom of ine Piaca soldier who is fighting, bleeding, dying* for country, send tbe freedom of bis wife and children SfL , Tirrs? B f>! fsr f « r ««» r l7 three year, iu'*- ?5S «iSSiS.£ r *s® c-ttoci bathed fh. land In Mood, and filled two hundred thousand graves with our slain |onr, the,* m,n of Ihe loyal States a- 111 ell a* to the fall #*.L°« nt * x rclentleeß and unappeasable enemy of their country and Its democratic institutions. They expiring Bystem in ths border slave States, and in tones of indignation and of angufeh they uiter lainentatlous over the proclamation of emancipa tion. and the policy that is bringing rebel States back again, radiant with freedom; The past, with its crowded memories of the develop ments and power, corruptions and crimes of slavery the present, witn its lessons to be read by every eye—all demand that tbe snti-siav«ry m«n of United America should seize every ccession to tramole down every ves i!s2 2? #i a T ,b - m ewsar it, write It upon the i*®? l^ e i r B A b * le iV •5« r it upon their door poets. 1,1 fate ««th aud of heaven, that J“ftfbaroui, treaconabie, mEn-dfehonorlng, aud fc y fctem ftf bnman slavery in America shell perilh utterly from the face of tbe Republic, that Its supporters, apologists, and sympathizers, shall never more guide the conn ells of war-or wear the honors of the emancipated, disenthralled, and regenerated na <>& **ery rood of the vast terrl ories of e«r pStiblt’*d.” 8 ’ ''* l,LV ‘ SC ’ Bh,in *>® tor - Obliterating slavery and annulling the slave code in the capital of the nation; decreeing, under the war power, more than th.se millions or bondmen lu the rebel states hexceforwsrd and foiever free;” pro claiming the emancipation of the slave by the flat of the nation the instant he writes his name on ths fa/ the defenders of the Republic—have riven and shivered the slave system into broken and db fragments, and that bags and ffhftstlv system now lies prottrate in the convulsive throes of <ife«oidtlon. BLNationai leglslat’on. executive action, judicial decl ale n, may still foither degrade and hamiliaie the now impotent ey stem that ores in the pride of pow*rg&ve law il l . ub i tcan ,if merica. The hideous fugitive slave act Jtmbiackfus the nutates of this GhristlaJ land,remind ing us of the degradation and humiliation of our couotrv wh* n the heel of ib»t master-was on tteneck Justtae bumenUy, pelf respect and decency.all demand that the ILeßcring lnfrmy shall be ibliterated from the page li 'blecbers _ Ihe.dtcrse cf ‘mancipation, tro, should bo enforce 1 and sanctioned by mssMinsof leu illation. The colored sola era. who are Othiing our b*uies with nnserpassr-d abVQIiC'U &r d bdu;c courage, &ho»)d be entitled by law :? rf the pay pqu enjolainecte cf other soldier* of tte K<pobtlc. and fhetr w!t*s and ch'Jdreu should he by hci of (toisrefs. ac«l placed under t»» p> tectisg care ot ;he country for Choir h3»bsuisaui father* are perilling liberty And lire on tbe batn©-aaida in spite of the merciless ban of tbe rebel chiefs. But tbe crowning act In this aeries of acts for the re* etrictlon and extinction of slavery In America Is this pro* posed amendment to the Constitution prohibiting the ex* lstenee of slavery forevermore in the Bepublfo of the United States. If this amendment shall be incorporated by the will of the nation into the Constitution of the United Stater, it Will obliterate the fast Ungerlng vestiges or the Blare system. It* chatlelislng, degrading, aad bloody code; its dark, malignant, barbarizing spirits all it was and la; everything connected with It, or per taining to It, from the face of the nation It has scarred with moral desolation* from the bosom of the country it has reddened with the blood and strewn with the graves or patriotism. The incorporation of this amendment into the organic iaw of the nation will mahe impossible forevermore the reappearance of the discarded slave sya* tern, and the reluming of the despotism of the slavo mas ters' domination _ . Then, when this amendment to the Constitution ia con summated, ne t hackles will fall from the limb of the hapless bondman, and tbe lash drop from the weary hand of the taskmaster. Then the sharp cry of the agonized hearts of severed families will cease to wr tbs weary ear f f the nation, and to pierce tne dftr Of flint whosejudxmentearsnow avenging the wrongs of can taries. Then the slave-mart, pea, and auction* block, with their clanking fetters for human limbs, will dis appear from the land they have bruUlized.ani the school* house will rise to enlighten the darkened intel lect of a race imbrated by lo»grears of enforcedigno re?*' Then the sacred rights of human nature, the hallowed family relations of husband and wife, parent and child, will be protected by the guardian spirit of that law which makes sacred alike the proud homes and lowly cabins of freedom. Then the scarred earth, blighted by the sweat and tears of bondage* will bloom as* in under Ike Quicken ing cmtuie of rewarded toil. Then the wronged victim §s,*hi 0 slave system, the poor white man— he sand .°r wasted Held, of Carolina— impoverished, debased, and dishonored by the system that makes 101 l a badge of disgrace, and the instruction or the brain and soul of a man a crime, will lift his abashed forehead to the able* and begin to run the race ot improvement, progress, and elevation. Then the na tion. regenerated and disenthral led by the genius of unlvertal emancipation, will run thecsreer of develop j pflwer, at a glory* Quickened, animated, aad Christian democracy that ?Se Senata'uieifadjonmaS: bDt “*■ " I HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES. m TAe Abolition of Slavery. Mr. NOBTOST, of IlltaoiSi introduced a joint resolu tion aroposinff an amendment to the Constitution pro* hibiting the existence of slavery in the States and Ter ritories deferred to the Committee on the Judiciary. Mr AbBLEY, of Ohio, offered a resolution granting the use of the ball of the House of Representatives to the Washington Lecture Association, on'the 6th of ipril, fvr the d< livery of a lecture b? the Bon George Thomp son. late a member of the Brili th Parliament, the pro ceeds, after the payment of expenses, to be distributed among the families of thecoloredsoldiers of the District of Columbia. Mr. HOLMAN, of Indiana* moved to lay the resolu tion cn the table. The resolution was adopted by a vote of 63 to 49. On motion of Mr. GaRFXELJ), of Ohio, a resolution was acopted calling on the Secretary of war to furnish the Home with any information lu ila possession with reference to claims for service rendered by State troops at ary time daring the piesentwar, stating the amount of sei vice fud the amount of the claim. ' Mr. STEVENS, of Pennsylvania, offered a resolution proposing a new article to the Constitution, which, when ratified by the reiuislte number of States, shall be valid a* a part of the Constitution—namely : .‘’Slavery and Involuntary servitude, except for the punishment of crime, whereof the party Shall have been onlj convicted, is forever prohibited in tbe Untied States and all the Territories. So much of article 4, section 11, as refers to the delivery up of persons owing service or labor escaping Into another State, is annulled. ” Mr. HOLMAN objected to the second reading of the proposition. . T . to< ? question accordingly recurred. Shall It be re jected ? This was determined in the negative—yeas 38, nays 89, TEAS. Ball. Harding, Harrington, Harris. (Md), Herrick, Holman, Knapp, Law, Marcy, Moms (Ohio), Morrison, Noble. O’Neiul(O), ' NATS. Dumont Bckiey. Eliot, Frank, Garfield. Grinnell, Hale, Higby, Hooper, Hotchkiss. Hubbard (Conn), Huboardi Jencks, Hasson, Kelley. Kellogg (Mich), Longyear, : Mcßride. : McClurg. iMorehead, I Morrill, [Norton, Alien J <?, Ancona, Baldwin, CMioh), Bliss. Brooks, Brown (Wls) cuianier, Cjay, Cravens Bldridge, English, Ganecn, Grider, Alley, Allison, Ames, Anderson, Ashley, Bailey, Baldwin (Mass.), Baxter, Beaman, Blair, Blow, Bontweli, Boyd, Brandigee, Broomail, Clark, a "W Cobb, Cole, Davie (Md). Davie, (N. Y.) Semis;, Dixon, xffe BPEi KBB announced that the enrred on (he second reading. Mr. BOLAIAff raised the point that two-thirds vote, the result was in e the proposition The Speaker ovenu The proposition van then reed a tecor Mr. STEVES S withdrew the latter i tion, namely, to annul the fugitive? Ci netitntion. (The question was then stated on ai part of the proposition.) Farther proceed in IS W6T6 discontl nonncemenl; of the death of Mr. Lovej The Death of Mr. Ito- Mr. 'WASHBURNS, of Illinois, in announcing the death of his coUeagae, (Mr. Lovejoy) said he waa great in the leadln* of his life, great in his convictions, great in the elements of his character, great in courage, and. great in his abiding and ever-living faith in the ultimate trioznph of the eternal principles of right, justice, and humanity. Early impressed with convict! >ns on the subject of slaveiy, he pursued them with unswerving fidelity in the face of dancer, obloquy, and leproach. The tragic fate of a beloved brother quickened his natural abhor rence Of slavery. In (he advancement of the great idea of hie life no dangers daiuted, and no labors tired. The heated denunciations of partisans, the ridtoule and clamor of the vulgar, and the threats of the cowardly and the base failed alike to turn him from the great purpose of Mb life. If he did not live to see the end ef that stupendous struggle which was to establish tio *T€at problem which he had spent his life in working out, like Moses, he saw the promt-ea land, Might and beautifahas the last object upon which hls expiring eyes fell. He had served country and his constituents with distinguished ability and usefulness As a legislator he waa wise, intelligent, practical, vigi lant, and. independent, and, above all. he was incor rapt*bJe He has been spoken of as a public man: but £5£ alt £ f the virtues which adorned his pri vate Uie ? Who shall sp-r&k or him as a husband,father, friend, neighbor, citizen ? He was so genial In his in tercouTße, of a sympathy so quick and ready, so kind,; so attf ctionate, and so generous, th*l there seamed com-' blued in him.ail those qualities which challenged the love and admiration of those who knew him beet aud which disarmed the resentment of his enemies and en deared him to the hearts of Ms friends. Mr JAMES C. ALXJ3J9. cf IlJiuols. said he had known ■ the aficeteed as a fearless and bold advocate of hU opinion*. Always- vigorously pressing on to accomplish those ends which be thought best to promote the In terests of his country and race His late colleague was or extensive scholastic acquirements, possessing high forensic powers, and always formidable in deDate. Al though he and the deceased differed in opinions, iu their ew oCcurra4 t 0 diatttrb „ bTBVBHB, of Pennsylvania, said Mr. Lovejoy Was so clear in hie perceptions and so forcible in his diction that nobody could misunderstand him. His great heart was ever auve to human freedom- tie was not afraid »2 ?L^ ,^ ate . lhe ri *ht anywhere, and was not ashamed to unite in the same worship and kneel at the same altar with tlie oppressed. The only regret is he did not live toi€6 Ptace and Union restored and universal emanci pation in hie own native laud. Mr. FAh-NSWOKTfI. of Illinois, remarked, that though his, colleague did not Jive to Res the end ot slavery, he had impTeseed its death-throes. He was a kind and good neighbor, end a friend of the weak aud oppressed. The pantieg fugitive from the lash of the overseer found ready relief, and was pointed by him to the'northern Btar, and sent on his way rejoicing. Mr, PBNPLRTON, of Ohio, said, after tu© friends or the deceased had strewed the bUr with roses, made fra s rant by their affections, he paid his tribute of respect. iJe spoke of Mm as a prompt and ready dictator, a vigorous thinker; what he believed he expressed, and j was at all times prepared to defend his position. ,Mr ODELL, of few. York, said Mr. Lovejoy died in his district, in tiie immediate neighborhood of bis home, attended in his laet days by mutual friends. No pub lic man had more ardent admirers in Brooklyn toa* their bniher. His efforts to suppress the rebellion were paramount to all other considerations, fie was sccia), genial, kind, and outspoken. In these degene rate days, when corruption stalks abroad, might it be said of each of them now here as it could be of the de ceased—hewas an honest man. He ( Mr. Odell) would profit by the lesson here presented of the shortness of life, and desired that all mil ht ao live as to gain a title to that ’ inheritance which. Is incorruptible and fadeth not away. V Messrs. Pike, of Maine, Ashley of Ohio. Norton, of tl linois, Davis, of New York. Grinnell of lowa. Morrill, ff ybrmont, and Arnold, of Illinois, severally paid their I tribute to the memory of the deceased. j When the usual resolutions of condolence and regret 1 were passed, and a committee of three appointed, con sistingofMesam. Farnsworth. of Illinois, Sice, of Maine. and Eobs, of Illinois, to superintend the removal of Mr I Lovwot’b remains from Brooklyn to Illinois,the flouTo! at half-past three, adjourned. „ I PEJTNSIIiVAJfIA IEGISLATUBB. Haermbitrci, March 28. 1884. SENATE. - evening session. FaS L er &Urc“d d a in fa ™ «' ** The folloWJDg bills in’ place; La“k a |L A * K RasroaS Plemeßt *° lhe and C^SfiaS, l y. HOLS ‘ *“ act t 0 IneOT PM-»te the Eater Market l4™“»“™OoIS.pa& 1 S.pa&. lMOr,!oratinl Bun Mr. BOOH, an act iaeetPMAting the Oil Oltv r'nm. SlCompMy. "* inCOI P»™“”K >he MadisonSifSJfd Mr. CONNELL, an act to refer judicial Droceedinerß aUo, an act to vat ate Wharf street.^Becnnd P ward • alfo' to Powelton Coal andiron Company* aiso' t 0 aep , ajrat ® prop&rty of married women* Mr. erfilN. asoppidxneht to the Stockton Iron Com* thB “U-MpUau-I L 8 “/d.Vd M lmpro,Z e S?C S omp 0 a a 1 # eOWO, ' atS theClarBnd j r"rt "t.® I SSSrSUSSLj? ‘» corl,orate th « Western JeZ l^i, B o^o^V nSat t 0 “ Bct I”««P0»tin, c bf^S, c , t JS latin * to .attachments. r ' j aMIoO. a supplement to an act for adindica. tion and pa, ment of certain military claims. 1 to interpleading.^^ proximo as tne day to?i flxi “ g lt9 bills were considered; ' I lev? “wc““S L nSSS CoU “ t>- pay boa ” lp a “ d deTl?ii I>l< ft l »ed 0 *“ ac{,nc <> r l | oreting the city of Fhila portVa:d a n. tllOI ‘ Zij,E ob * ,ter »o»on«h to appoint one Adjotuned. { Foreigu Altaira* Lbttbb ynoar mazzikt. been miifnViT 1 TtmcS! My attention hi. FJf i e<l to 80 article In your paper of thi. dav in which, referring to the .talemeot of tho Procurer SJ ! he ®««>«»!, r°“ lm piy “«!£>££ to,nr m needed lu order to clear the oharao ’ ° r , M r - Man.feld from the iisputation. made v« “m h e “, by th *‘ fu “ etlon * rir ol th ® Imperial Go *.££‘i were eoatained in a epeeoh to. h®»uppoited by legal evidence; and I ehouid ner.llwo!?, “;* Stan»tel<P» oharaeter and] go *? , lb ? Home of Common, would have j a 2j ; any * a t£judging person of the untruth of IFve of h ?i Be, ‘ But lf m y « >tlmon y might be deot *bf question X cannot withhold it from one to ,ome of ttiVStterf* 1 ” 8 ' * oie l u “ ,i o! you the iaeertton mifS!.*® 0 •***tion«of the Procurer Imperial, a* you, are: That Greco,waito •nnl?« t 0 * cWm *»> "Mr. I'lower, 3S Thurloe ~9. u * r *L B|°™pton,” if he wa» In want of money. ?hi*hJ M u st * n,fe, “ hs<l l,eon ,a 1367 appointed to be the banker or a Tlbaldl cou.piraoy fund. ‘*’f u , e U»t at vartoue time., owing to lettera addiced to my name being .topped or tampered ».h h fr b iLP. ont i^ antail polloji I Have aiked my Eng. n<l "t* oo * t&em Mr. stau.ftid, tore ®“V° tttttu for me, tbe.eontent. of the lettera bain? naturally unknown to them. But It lanot true that J ever gave to Greco the addretaof “Flower 36 Thurloe «qu.re>V(or, Indeed, any other nao^lYnr «i e |ffiB P «n^t f i“L P p?rtlipi r o? one7 - 0r “y^lngLn .urd fund hat never to my knowledgJexSted. what ln your article oonclnui me t have piomlied to. myself not to write ima more about affal» W t word the on againstmo—thelutntnoninir of sssgsssssssa f* to H l ® “Theory of the Dagger,” the fint Urn " xfiKSf n V 14 ’ n will be modlded Into °f the Moral I)agger. ll Those who m!oi?e D hlf ,Ceß<l ’? re *? tae Whole of the psmpMet. quoted by a member of the House will see that mv 01 a « Thwry 1 of the claainßttie poi,iMllt * Ti B l^ly^ve U mDj“‘ , '-‘ aU3r ’ JU5 ' Public Entertainments. WAt»OT-STMBT TaBATKB.-Tbe writ. ten for Mil* Lsura Keene, called • The Wlvei of Ireland," dramatized from one of Catlton* tra dltlona of Ireland, and Hie burlesque of ma zeppa," were performed last evening, to a mu bouve, by Sbu Keene and her company, The lame bill will be repeated to nlgbt. Mb. Scbhitz'b Soibbb. —A fine mnitoal enter tainment will be given thli evening by onr talented townsman, Mr, Charles Schmitz, at the Armory of Company D, Gray Reserves, Eighteenth and Chest nut street*, in aid of the ladies* braneh of the United Ststes Sanitary Commiesion. Mr. Schmitz, whose abilities as a violoncellist are too well known to re quire any praise, will be assisted by Messrs, carl Gaertner, Charles B. Jarvis, M, H. Cross, and A. Roggenburger, who have volunteered their servioes. The Amateur Glee Club will furnish the vocal por tion of the concert. The character of the above named artists is a sufficient guaranty that the per formanoea will be of the best kind, and the patriotic object to which the proceeds will be applied should bring together a largo audience, Tbb Uelmonico ASSOCIATION will repeat Us grand concert this evening, at Sansom-street Hall. This repetition is given by request of numerous par sons who were unable to gain admission to tec for mer concert, which was agreat success. The princi pal singers will be Mesdames Brown and Furnell, Ira D. Cliff, and Mareo, the popular tenor. oGbnbbal Gkaht.— Messrsi Maeallster, of Chest, nut street, have just published a fine carte de visile of General U. S. Grant, and another Of the late Colonel Dahlgren. English Piotobiaas. —We have, from Mr. J. J. Kromer, 403 Chestnut street, the News of the World of the 13th Instant, and also the London Illustrated News., and the News of the World of the 12tb, both containing fine engravings. Labob Positivb Spring Saab op Boots, Shops, Shakbb Hoods, Ac., Ac. —The early atten tion of purchasers is requested to the large assort ment ofboots, shoes, brogans. Shaker hoods, trunks, &e.j embracing samples of 1,100 packages of a»t elass seasonable good*,’of city and Eastern manu facture, to be peremptorily sold by catalogue, ou four montha’ credit, commencing this morning, at 10 o’elook, by John B. Mjera & Co., auctioneers, Nos. 232 and 234 Market street. A Neat Bit of Satibb— The ‘‘Bragg Saloon" ia the cognomen given by its enterprising keeper to a salon hereabouts, that formerly rejoiced in the watchword-like appellation of ‘‘The Sentinel." Many great military men, such as Lee, Beauregard, Jackson, Ewell, have salons and other publirplaees of entertainment coupled with, and identified by tbeir Dimes: but never before do we recollect seeing the hero of Ferry sville and Lookout Mountain ha* norod in a similar manner, and make a note on It accordingly. We take it for granted that the pro prietor of the “Bragg Saloon" is a sensible man, who watches the times. He has struck the flood-tide in the affairs of men that leads on to fortune, and his Is already as good as made, for the name is tails manic and suggestive of SUBCCM. Thef" Bragg Sa loon" should be an excellent retreat, —Richmond Enquirer. _ Pendleton, Praia. RandaU (Pa), Rosera, RoUlfis (Mo). Roes, Scott, Steele, (N Y), Steele,(NJ), Sweat, Winfield, Yeaman. [VOB ADDITIONAL CXTT NBWS, BHB VOUBTH PAGE. Right Ret. Bishop Baylby’s Lecture Last Ev*hi»g Last evening, Rt. Rev. J. R Bay ley, Bishop of Newark, New Jersey, lectured at the Academy of Musia on the life and labor! of the late Archbishop Hughes. There was a large audience present, and on the platform were many clergymen Of this city. The lecture ItseU was quite interest ing, and received an additional Interest from the an nouncement that Bishop Bayley was for manyyears the private secretary 01 the Archbishop. He is one of the moat distinguished converts to Oatholiolty which the American Church possesses, and like Bishop Wood, who Is likewise a convert, very po pular with the Catholic body. He belongs to the Roosevelt family of New York, and was formerly sn Episcopalian clergyman of Trenton. Bishop Bayley was received with great warmth 'of approbation by the audience. He said he did not "intend on this occasion to make a panegyric of the late Archbishop of New York. He wished merely to refer to the life of that great man, to show to what great height of success merit, talent, and vir tue may bring a man who is earnestly bent upon the accomplishment of a good end. The memory of such a man should not be permitted, he said, to die out. The Moat Reverend Arohbishoo of New York, it might be said without exair geration, was an extraordinary man. His name will always occupy a high place m the lut of distinguished men whom Ireland has pro duced in such rich profusion. He was one of those men who were born for greatness. He would have j been a great man anywhere, and under any olroum stances. God had given him a powerful intellect in a sound and vigorous body. He was not what ts ordinarily called a learned man, nor a hard students in the ordinary sense of the word. In his early life he cultivated and Improved his natural talent* with great care, and laid a broad and solid foundation or knowledge. The superstructure that he built upon it> from time to time, was not so much the result of Study as it was of thought and labor* He did not quarry from other men** minds, but built upji grand mental editice out of materials which he himself fur nished. No .one required so much the excitement of conflict in order to bring forth and keep in freshness the active faculties of the mind. He would have made a great lawyer* His. appearance, his manners, his courage, his quick appreciation of character, the readiness with which he could seize upon the strong points of a case, and make the most of it, would have made him irresistible before a jury of his fellow citizens. As a statesman, he would have been pecu liarly fitted as a great leader, and would have swayed thousands of his countrymen in the political arena. Few persons were more celebrated for great origin ality of thought. His conversational powers were of the most comprehensive character* He 'was in Ireland, In 1798 the year of the re. beJllon of the United Irishmen, whioh rebellion but furnished an opportunity for the oppressor to tighten Mill stronger the screws of political tyranny. Coming to this country, he attached him jelf to its institutions with a reverential love that was peeuiiaily marked. His course of conduct, while fitting himself for life in an American theoio logical college, gave indications at an early day of the greatness of the future prelate. In the sermons ¥* e . young clergyman there was a ring and Originality that attracted universal commendation. His labors were of the most arduous character, for he never desired ease, and was always ready to do even more than his share of work. He had not been very long an ordained priest in Philadelphia before his talents and labors were appreciated, He early became for the Catholic community a repre sentative mail. This was first exemplified ia the part he took in what was then known as the Hogan schism. That schism, if it could be so termed, was no small matter. Hogan was not so bad as Lu ther. The speaker would not desire to insti tute a comparison between such a man as Lu ther and such as Hogan. Luther was like Lucifer, ana came as near \n character to the great author of all evil as any human person could. Ho gan, however, was a little devil* [Laughter.} I* ] was remarkable that one so inconsiderable should be able to do so much mischief. The Rev. prelate ! said he did not intend to expatiate on tbe Hogan • controversy. It was one too familiar to Catholics J?*}?*? dissertation. The Catbolio body was diVideC—many Catholics siding with Hogan against the Bishop of .Philadelphia. These men were Cstho* lies only in name, and undertook to dictate to the clergy, saying to them that they should leave tbe transaction of lay matters to them and the priests should attend to the clerical duties only* ivi, xfZ*!* the pa i?y da *® 01 lay trusteelsm. Rev. »aw the necessity of uprooting it en tirely, and he did it. Later in the history of Phlla- Hughe f bore ano loss noble and manly J a £* The population of this city had been greatly augmented by an accession of Puritans, and, some wherever the Puritan goes he makes PhLrftfhie **®tuter said he was not un but he mutt speak the truth; the truth, is never uncharitable. A crusade was not un against the Catholics, deliberately and maliciously, fh, 1 ' e K d<c l > n bloodshed, trouble, sod dliunlon ,be , countr y. The Presbyterians espeolal t£nS°£ * prominent P»t In the orusade against G»- tholloiiy, and l>r. Breckinridge was out forward a. iSfiLS^® ai P* <>n ' Breckinridge was doubtless a rru.lfnr.U? 11 ’TifJn C£l “ r ? ote ' rt2Ba by ta!ca ‘» of .9 VL’.S .l:. 'J 18 oohtroversy whioh Mr. Hughes fnl. *hie disiingul.bed Presbyterian, he showed ,S r f*l P o "* l * of **** intellect were used as of his religion, and with proba. The B nub t li, T hl'il o rtehlit. h *^i ll, * ny of hl " ministrations. dsbate * ‘’id great good to the Oathollc w ** -remarkable fact, that tho.edebatea S e ? by fho Gatholie publishers »n?i y rh^rf. 1 221 k ha * K° nB through several editions, “« 8 1* y«* an increasing demand for it. Where -Dxlous Inquirer obtain a oopy of Breokin **u S be * t Only in the Oatholie boekstares: h n* 11 ?.® sufficient to show the com S®*** Mr. Hughes bad gained. It has made O * b L “ er ’,? lo Oatholiolty throughout the United * 111 hls native State, New Jersey. [Laughter.] The career of Mr. Hughes as a blihoD nhJJ'lo* *K. Ter . , .? d to l In thi * position he waa the s ablestdefender. He was a pillar of strength !° 5AJ holl S? y v?“ ,hl * country. One of the first things he fliu as Bishop was to purify the trustee system. He issued a pastoral on the subject, whioh made the pecqitc leei ibat a new hand wa» at the bellows. The ecclesiastical authority of the New York Rud»>?n’ k 9 ?*®* l wa * “omewhat bound up under snoop Dubois, soon Mtfitted its iwau and th an. tholic flock wore compelled to respect tLe great sav iuffite pl rfL ,Se . OtanlMhZcJto “s # impossible, in tbe short space of a le h C !f r v°’ justice to so great a life as that of A l _ cbb i ,b() P Hughes, Yet there were some parts of bj* character that stood so boldly out as to dem&ud a consideration from every good Catholic tha m U A e^,f I . ehblih ". p in the time o'fthe Nv tive American excitement, his celebrated letters to llwal> ) bis aotivity upon the school question hf.hni r£ U *i, 011 \? r exclt “8 m»tters, in which Arch bishop Ifughes bore so prominent a part, were each spoken of in turn, and Siscussed at leogth, affSrdiSi llluitifttloDi as well ab narrative much inlereatmg and instructive matter! aw,ftMr * O'Neill (Pe&na). Orth. Ferhaxn* Pike. Pomeroy, Price, Sloe (Mass), Rollins (N fl) Schenck, Shannon, Smithera. Spaulding, Stevens. Thomas* rracy, Upson, Van Valkenburgh Wasbbarne, (111.) Webster, Whaley, Wilson, Windom, question now re- i there not being a effect a rejection of il«d this objection, ad time. sart5 art of bis p opoai ave feature of the ireelng-tp lhe other inued by. the aa loy. rejoy. Meeting to Avoid the Dhaft A ?JiS ,1 , Dg . 0 ' ,he f 141 2 of the Twentieth ward wu SS? 1 t veDl Si¥* 4110 church on Eighth street Above Maater. The audience preaent waa Imm an, compoted chiefly of ladlea. Kev. WiUlVmsfll* 1? ThS* 1 of lte , eh<lrell ' called the meeting to order «n e ™i® a,Ultr ‘ le P°rt waa then read. Itahowa that paid on the old quota, end 630 a the laatone. There la atlll sll,oou required to dav for flillng the whole quota. Colonel William B. P Mann s'«S»w, e . n i I ?H. o<luoe<l, 1° *he couree of hia remarks If thla draft takea place in ydur ward it ,Tn!i I .i* u * e th ® unhapplneii th&t haTcoma mider your peiaonal reeolleotlona for yeara! Let the man of family take thia matter homo S hia heart. If he'la drafted, and haa nS the “f* D * to Pay the commutation money what will become of hie family! But a draft?®, be averted by every peraon doing h«r individual duty. By railing the monev vm <•* who ate willing to inter the aemoe^ur?S hot, thoae are ocnaeripied who go agalnat their will and the will of their famtUea. t" *?S, r °": n ment deabrea volunteera who are wliiina tnfl?h?" *?J *t*hd all the hardablpa of a aoldler’a fSfe° i who are liable to be drafted In MU. ward there ate but few who attend auoh lmnnrtunJ mii. j?.e* " theae. You have contrthited framV"fi? Will be called upon to do so attain r>n 4* ♦ifflv sss. ss&” wfersHS auch a courae. It It lmpottible lor a ? that atate by giving to P oharitaWe Ju?p“e^ It "SSS SjSSfB&KB:Si,?ASSJ! ffl ?teii y .l Or . tb S* u J? DO J* , ° nlll » war, when wlrtmlln PhJSV'hfv 1 huabenda, mothera their aona, aiatera their hrothera. Thla la what may be oalled a aaort? fice. We all love a oharltable heart. The T..r,T-d tovea a charitable heart. He went about dS k j l ‘ d i and Charitable aote. The turn toJAlnr allhi. doaltinei wag love to one another? and our neighbor! aa ouiaelvet. What ia,there more bean, tiful In nature than to aee a peraon dlatreaa 1 Without Ithoae who. noaaeaa £?* r i. tab i?. hearta the* world wSaIJ beToid .fd an . blank. The world and heaven will go mnoh tLSiL® with those who pert with their charitably. Kind aota blcaa not only thoae w>!n ®® 4 wtaebWtaJao tho.e who give. marka were touching and calculated to m?t? „ "L one preaent acknowledge the duty they aw?i,.T. e 1 y oountty by oontrlbutlng of their m*anaao?h?» Mlßir r“^iisS?Sd ttß M,al “ dueed. Hla’a^eohwVa’ahortb^vf^waalntro related aeveral ImsSSSt. « JS!? 0 •Jif®*"*- He byaome famlllca In lending their*.wi??** MM * 1 theermy. The*De®karhi»s*2ii u *street ones ta to help dcfend theOoven?went h a* 8l veft two of hie rcmarki» mottan waj m‘adf mret again on Tbmaday room o) the aame ckurolnwhkili wea*.aSi® , l< * , 'we audience wae dtimi.aßd withth! M Wrtod. Th# Rty, Mr. Kill, w WUhtl * e ‘’•■•4IIJHOO by THE CITY. Death op a Prominent Citizen Charter Kelly, a prominent manufacturer r ,','3r delpbla, died on Sunday evening, at hta ra.i, '“W Kelly vlll*, In the 61rt year of hit age, wag UDlveraally eateemed aa an upright oirL; a public-apirited merchant, and In privates, 11 «i the reputation of an honorable and oonm,i e ,J i man. Bia career la an lnatanoe of the private worlh and peraeverlng induatro, “ ■ vanced hlmaelf, by honeat toil, -from an kb walk of life to a poaltlon of weil-deaerved i!**! oatentatloua competence. Aa proprietor of 5? 1 teneive miUa at Kellyville, Delaware ooiL?' 1 furnlihcd many workmen with profitable labS' at the came time built up. one or the mo«t Si« towns of tbia nelghborhowl. To him l, amall meaaure, the rapid advanaement whleh'jiJ delpbla haa recently made in the mannf,..,';' department. Hie funeral takea place on Itm?! morning. Abbived fbom Fobt Delaware guard of 116 men, belonging to the 88th Ohm -j ment, which copveyed therebel officer, t 0 F » Bt laware on Sunday, arrived from tt«t plus day. They proceeded to tbe Cooper-ihop Rif' ment Saloon, where a good meal waa prorM," them, which they Indulged in. They were n,„', at the tame place laat evening, and are ekijEM)' leave for Oolumbm, Ohio, to-day. " Consecration. — The Episcopal Chu, of “ Our Saviour,” In Herd atreet, belotr p,;, will be formally eonaecrated thia morning, oifj* oceaaion tbe aermon will be preached by thn u l ' Dr. Ooddard. The- obureh waa ereoled in ,a..K haa been uaed for public aervloea ever owing to the exiatence of a debt it' haa new oonaeerated. The Gas Wobks. —The trustees m Qu Work* are expected to bold a meeting th Bing for the purpoce of electing a Chief p„ , in the place of Mr. John O. Oreuon, recigaej $ are four gentlemen named for the petition - ~ Abraham Mover*, Samuel K. Brick, Frederic!, r‘ l and Charles B. Trego. These are all «cienti« tlemen. 0r His Condition— Officer John hn who w»« .hot bra robber, »» atated reatonu doing very well. Mayor Henry h« grow beat medical and magical ckll! for the » 6-1 man. Dr. Pancoaat ancceeded yeiterdAr *„ ?? ing one of the kails. The patient was doin? I!' aa can be expected. s ai The Monttok Tona wanda.i Tho the“»vr°#Md WMoommenoed^slDyf.ter'ciaJt L D /^ye^htTi t D foM Sd CIT TI? EMS . Gbaud Opening op Millineev.—w b < the attention 61 the trade to the announce® Meeere. P.A. Harding & 00., In another coin our paper to day, that they will have vJ, grand opening of »traw and millinery rally, on Thuraday or the preaent week tli inatant. Among the atock offered by this e D( . tag new firm, at their aplendid wareroomt s' Arch atreet, are 250 eaaea of all the latest L| hata and bonneta, together with a large 5i, 5,1 of French and American floweya, laces, mete menta, fce. Their atqrehouae Will, no doubt. •' a buey acene on the day of the 11 opening,” Examine before Yob But,— Msov h»ve bought Sewing Maehine* lately, ana »«, tequently seeing the “Florence," regretted thi bad not aeleeted tkis celebrated initrument i, ol the one they purchated. The « Florence' le now unlvereally admitted by the mortexpeti to be the beet tewing maohine ever Invented r 0 eona that are made apparent to all who exiM It 1* told at 630 Qhettnut atreet, and every one i guarantied to give perfect tatlafaetton or the will be refunded. NosßOtooT.—Seme genial, who ht< & mneh thought and attention to the lubjeot, noies m follows: 01 (HO I. The Komen Nora. 11. The areclan Nose. 111. The Cogitative, or wide-nottrijs.] IV. The Crooked Note. V. The Snub Nose. VI. The Turn-up Note, or OelertUl He adds: “Now it must be confessed that the prejudia Veiy strongly in favor of wearing a noaa; And that every one who a thing or two kn-, Never fail* to procure hi* Surnlav Clothei At the Brown Stone Clothing Hall of Hock 1 Wilson, No*. 603 and 606 Cheitnut street Sixth. Thb Sibb op thb Biibsuios !—One Bickley claims, in his diary, to bays been tin of the rebellion. Some one Inquires who Hi wa«l Our familiar suggests, «lt was never a dam That is good, as far it goes, and we suggest to all wbo read It to go at once lo t! latial Clothing Store of Granville Stokei, ’ Chestnut street, and examine fats rare and & ly beautiful new spring styles for gentlemer Clothihg, Kbady-madb. Clothing, mode to order. Clothing, fintolMi. Clothing, but woflunanihip. Clothing, eholee materials. Clothing, at “ one prioe." Clothicg, at Charlea Stokes & Co,'a. Clothing, under the Continental. Heowk’s Bboschial Tbooheb,—Tile tl eflfcets resulting from the use of ttia rcivciii extensive uae for Coughs, Colds, and Ti:oi; tions, has brought out man; imitations, a which contain injurious ingredients. Tic have proved their efficacy. . But thb Florkkcb,— That a Hewing Mu' now indispensable to the comfort and ecpt every household Is no longer a question, Tci Is stilled. And It ought to be settled omXbr the'bcst machine In the world to buyforTi is the 11 Florence " Instrument, sold at 630 C. street. We have impartially examined »!11 itg machines out, and are bonnd to award a est praise to the “ Florence. 1 ’ Its slmplicitj cbanism, thoroughness of execution, wide i operation, ease and comparative noitelcs! motion, all conspire to make it a boon family. Stocks on the Kampaoh— Stock* i!uri present week have been steadily advancing,! them taking tjremendoua leapa, and the geos petition la that '■ the end la not yet.” So, t Alters Goal been advancing, not in prieei, cant from hla yard, No. 935 North Ninth it hundred* of atoiei and d welling! all over to Tbs "Prize Medal” Shirt, Invented John F. Taggeit, and told by Mr. amgi 610 Chettnut meet, i«, without exception, thirt of the age, in fit, comfort, ba&uty, m bility. HU rtopk of Gentlemen'i Far Goods, of hU own exclusive manufacture portAtion, ia al&o the choicest in the city ptieea aia moderate. Qbsat Reduction is Paioas. Great Reduction In Price*. Ladle** and Misse*’ Fine Cloaks. Ladle* l and Mines’ Fine Cloaks. AJeo, Rich Fur* of ail kiodf. Rioh Fur* of all kind*. In anticipation of the close of the sesw> aow prepared to make a large concession ft naer prioe* on all our atock« J. W. PaMfM 4 The Full Cloak and Fur Earn 920 Oheetm Thb Easter Holidays.— We are not upon the Easter holidays, the season wht sanctions the procuring of new spring *ui ia a moat wise and commendable practic meets our hearty approval, While upon ject we would suggest to our numerous ref wisdom and propriety of obtaining their at the Browm Stone Clothing Hall of K Wilson, Nos* eoa and 605 chestnut sirs* Sixth. Their stock of goods is not escsll country, and the reputation of their sup?ritf .and skilful workmen is almost world* wide. "IrfBITTBNANT GENERAL GRANT’S *!/£' tM* pity to* day, in Advance of the General ittgion Chronicle. Til* is another evidence of the despatch'.! izirg Gherlee Stokes is Oo.’s one-price olorhi tinder the Continental. It will be remeof General was not measured for his sui: morning of the day he left our olty. Thb Union National Convention. ble at Baltimore on Tuesday, the 7th <l*l next, will, it is presumed, after present dates for the offices of President sad Viet* 1 of the United States, adopt a resolution iw elegant styles of clothing gotten up st the f'*' Clothing Emporium of Granville Stokts, Chestnut street. Wjjebi.hr & Wilson's Highest I'iibs,' ing Machines are the beat, the aim|'l*’> ! oheapest. There unequaled -midiinc* art to ever; variety of aewing for family wear llghteat muallna to the heaviest cloths. 1 fqually well upon ilib, linen, woolen,»' good#, with alllt, cotton, or linen thread, ream, quilt, gather, hem, fell, cord, braWi perform every epeelei of sewing, maliin? ful and perfeot atlteh, alike on both elder tide sewed. If it be inconvenient foe tbs purohsacr V taleiroom, the order may be forwarded and it win be aa fsithfslly filled 1> If W end been made perionally. Maohinescrf 1 to eny part of the country and full InstrM! which will enable the moat lnexperWnw: tb *“ without any trouble or clifllmdty. Ail good dressmakers, seamstresses, 1 women, uae the Wheeler Sc Wilson in P all other maohinec. 160,000 of the Wheeler & Wilson Ji-’d been cold, five thousand are fn ur ' e ‘ l phia. It is no new experiment to.be N\ B,—The Wheoler Sc Wilson A* e " t! slantly on hand a large assortment ol f*' Children’s Hesdy-made Clothing, done to order. Operators, wither ;vitJi» ul tarnished at short notice, Wheeler A Wilson’s Salesroom!, street, above Seventh. Wax figur.-s in tl' fl Out this out and preserve it for futa™ r ' SByaaioßiTT op tbe Qbovs.b -t H-' : * hjwe,—-a. judioiom eotempuratT' |; of thi. »ul.j eo t, teratly remark. (Mi« 1 machine* have ona faculty, a til other 1 Hone MB . only atitch, while others embroider. No intelligent mother <*"■ •awing machine Em family u»o width t hr older aa well aa atitch. Grover brated premium Machine attiolie* ' *0 perfectly that M 1> impocciblo to Mtpeot the machine excel*. Ttieo 3 *' machine! that embroider a* writ »■ j may add to tbii, that for all kind* o! the Qrovor & Balter Machine i* i’ rel f. other, aa it perform! tbe neateit, rutJ! acourate work, and with ffltir* other machine. The Stitching ii<Kl , operation at the Agency of the Company, No. 730Ohe»tnut •treeh “ great convenience to tbe ladle* " kind! of lewlrg li there neatly ext notice. Oobks, Bunions, Iwvbbtbd Joiwtb, and all lUaeaMi of tho f ce, j pain or inconvenience to the , tie, SurgeonOhlropodiit, C& c * fern to phffiosaß* antUu^flo 11 * pJ r
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