IHIMUKIKIUIM
(Bvciunq iLclcctaph
TH V HSPAY, DKCEMDER 8, isfti.
SPIRIT OF THE FEW YORK PEE33. i
Leading Kdltorlaln from the cw tork
Tapers This Mnrnlni,.
TUB 1 REiSl lt Itlil'IIKT.
PrM (h Times.
Secretary Fesscndon acquits himself with
marked credit i.i his lirsl formal 1 epjrt Id Con
gress. Ho has gru-ptil ti,0 lintini iitl Mtn:tti'n
wilh the ability of a business-like tatcKin in, nuJ
the candor and plainness of his statements cer
tainly imply mote expent in bis new anil dif
(iruU oilier th in a biiif pruc'ieal administration
Of its vast firurcs and fornplt itcil und emb irr.i--tSg
duties of only live trmMhs' service irnpl . He
manifests no disposition lo overestimate the re
souiccs of the country to supply tlio sii.ows of
war, ample as they confessedly aro, but at
the same tuno iLats justice to their intrinsic and
Increasing mngniiudr, and is not slow to appre
ciate the readiness of the people lo bear the bur
den ol the public ilc t. li Congress should us
promptly show an dpi d coninlcncc, w hive
rowan lo hope that lim S-. ore ary's estimates ot
the nn outit to be r uscd in the hex' year and a
lalf, by loan, in place of tax itf m, w ill be innteri
ally lessened. Kioto thu experience of the pas
tl nt jests, on the other hand, an I the merchant
life budg. t of the pres. t,t r. purl, we h ivy no
giound pi think that those estimates will bo
liinti r.ull.i , 11 at a I, exceeded.
The n ii n an' of t!ie ptii Ic ilebt since the war
lms been 6ih"ti!uily well foieshadowed from term
to 1. 1 in in thu staleni' iits ol the hue Secretary,
anil tin re is. in the present ligures.and Iho exceed
ingly Itn id way in whli h they are. p'n -eel by Mr
l'tsseridcii, iiur.rii.il evidence; that tho country
Is not to be misled in tue liiture of the war
B-siuiuiiig iN continuance any more than in
the nact, Ihereneie no eoneealinonts on this
pHNiiular miljeet with Mr. Chase, and no
UiNippointnienls to the public creditors in
the actual yearly results following his esti
mates, though the cinbarr.isMneuts which the
late Secatiiiy was repeateiily lurced to encounter
and suddenly provide fur, from the dc avs In and
n versus to the eaily mi iiary campaigns in Vir
ginia, might linvo wed excused ini-takj of esti
mates of bundled of miliiiins, had they really
occurred. Their very c irreeincs mav possilily
have rendered nioro desperate and uiipriiieipled
the misrepresent itious by ihu eueuiiis of tho
Admiidstraiioii and of tho war, of the magnitude
of the puhlic burdens ; r ut this is the woi k of f ic
tion, or soon tiling worse, not 'he faultof struight
lorward tai dor and moral boldness to c-timato
in advance, mid lor the infunnatiou of the coun
try ami ihe guidance ol Congress, anil to state at
the ei.d of each fi-r.ii term tho Hue condition of
tho ci.se. These iiiisn presentations placed tho
public di bt at two thousand, millions long before
it reached ore, and nugnillod it to four thousand
millions long bumre it readied two, w hile the
facts In the present report show un uctu il pro
gression of the public ilr.lj so close to tint t-ti-mutcsof
tho Depar iiietit, that Hie country may
rt iiHMiri d that deception has bceo aud is no
part of cither Secretary.
The total public debt of all classes stood :
On 1st July, lXil i l,r.'a,.i7"i (iiH
On 1st July, lmii l,7P),i;:iijs;i
And It is estimated in the present report to
stand :
On 1st July, lse.r, ',223,001 077
On 1st July, lWlii 2,ni".,:tiil,'(iSi
assuming tho active continuance of the war
through the remainder of tha present and the
whole of tho M xt liscal years.
For the fiscal year ending Juno 30 last, tho re
liance of the 1 eprtnicnt upon loans of all descrip
tioBs, before tho Internal Kevenuc system w is in
thorough operation exceeding only 10!) 811,131
last year, in place of 'J l!),WJ,N "!) actual and esti
mated for tho current year amounted to dlN,
1M,K81. For the present year, enJing 20th Juno.
lMM, this rclianco will be reduced io.. 182,37 1, LS8 ;
and for the sueciv ding year, when the internal
taxes will reach $:iOo,000,oKi, if not made bv the
revision of the si stein to considerably exceed
this nun, the new loans required will "bj only
l22,2.'.ii,iH).-(. '
The Secretary is averse at tin's late dav in the
wnr to change the policy of the iclf-rrtiancc of tho
country lor raising its own loans. Ho has fol
lowed bis predecessor in reejgni.ing Mm as the
best, as well as the mot independent resource,
and has entered opon no foreign negotiations,
although the bonds have found a large market
abroad, without the agency of the tioveniineni,
or even the solicitation ol its friends on this side
among our own bankers. The resident's Mes
sage also indoises this distribution of all loans,
1 riuclpall v iimong our own people.
In like manner. Mr. Kosseudeu encourages the
spirit of economy in tbo consumption of "foreign
i erchandbc, already ni.inif.9t by diminished
and diminishing imiKiruiious. The gold customs
from Ibis source are still ample for the gold in
terest thns far pledged on the public debt; but
as be csliiiuites for only 7o,ih,ooo this year,
nnd the same next year, w ithout regretting tho
cause of a scale so Moderate, as against
t.l(i2,31C,l.i2 lust year, be proposes to make his
future loans mainly on 7 3d per cent, currency
interest notes, at three years date, with tho privi
lege to throw notes ol conversion nt maturity
into 5-20 gold-bearing bonds, when tho present
nunutural stato of things shall have given placo
to peace und a regular healthy trade and cur
rency, foreign and domestic.
t Mr. Fesseaden is opposed to the further infla
tion of the legal-tender currency. Ho would
have the regulation of this currency, as between
plain and interest-bearing notes, an I the amount
of each placed more in the discretion of the bead
of the Treasury than they are loft in the Act of
July last. The gold ga-nolers in William street,
yesterday, seized upon this suggestion as evidence
that the Secretary contemplates an earlv resort to
more legal-tender currency to put up the price of
gold, but no such purjoc can fairly or reasonably
be drawn from the context, as the mode of rais
ing money on 7-3U per cunt., convertible lint u t
legal-tender notes, so enijihatie.tlly advocated
in the report, abundantly shows.
The Secretary respectfully urges upon Congress
a revision and increase of ih i l.itornal lax svs.
tem, and in this connection suggests a uniform
tax upon all suit s and resales of merchandise,
eul cititte, &c. This import mt and productive.
well us thoroughly impur:ia! source of reve
n, has already bcun wii.i discussed and ap.
pted among the people. W'e hope tb.tt Con
pre, W jll lose no tune in iriv.ng it thoii-ruiisi.
tlerf-un, and the our y la-ictiou of liw.
THE
SEW YORK I' It IAS ON Tilt:
erf tin mum,
Tlo resident's Message elicits the usual
varicy of lonimenia from the journals of this
city. It Is jleasant, though not surprising, to
find tUt Mr. Lincoln's opinions nro distasteful to
the twMournah which serve most dsvotcdly the
cause oi-he Keb.llion. The .Wwi, which ia the
acknowk?e,i mouth-pieceofMr. Juilerson Uavis
lntlilscit:6y8:
"It lausui, , mre d-jf ,.,! ), wnndfrlns.inil
ohscuro l mil ,,ii,klj.r iln.miio, au.l it, co. i,
"'Ti ', hOcI11 ,u"'t"e ' 'l Vltert U, ,:r...l
m.-UKlrm ic y.t, ije.er.l.u i. it I. vmut n. ,...r.
' ,!. iV,i.rlc,,lj' 'Ji Worn iioinn tlitt are i.r
""J i 2 .ilisf vlnte '"sii--
,,,i,nUl.e a ' ysr,f ,he Klltltll Kila,n. Jt ,
clsUeii ol nam ,om, fhl In;lf ut ol tin
.. "i. Vi , Jmersectk.mil .liswisum. Hid l.i.i..l
" !li I- .ijv.i no fs'nf'Hly cmsvloiis that it
ar tlier ii lien n . Ieap,i ,n, t,e t.-rri
S"Jil,it thB a' "'" "i10k"n "'r wi..n It
sttirius Hist tB srtU ....j , lhe tl.r uuj .,
The "'orWi Jjli. jometimos conceals Its parti
taiikliip with the tolliolJ nadlit ttn ajrccu,,i0U
T5?DAILY EVENING TELEGRAPH. PHILADELPHIA, THURSDAY,
rf tppmA for the old Union, remarks with Its
umihi bin nd courtCJ-T
'A more Um. uut1, riimnnnt.Iii Mfnte pprr nvr
f nini hi.) fniii h uian rioiltMi Mith lil.-li re-p.HmlmiltKH
It I, in the ninin. n ro rpcitntoi r.ru'n point tvul it.
ii-.tic( lr-m the r nrt.f th iirai-oi tnu t - uivr o.
pirm. ii-n in a utIo nut t.. tier ttmi ! ntUim 1 hj rr
ih Ir ui r of d-num m in iu- an-U ' r. It c-s n i it , h
i ii inc mii M it. ui lUf'M'K M mfH'l B'd
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mil el tftva'li.n I .nt ol rriililom II . n - i"T'n.''i. n, a
t. i.ii.lhiw. a. It i, m- lu h ... to vo tl.i' i ' ii" U k i tr.i "I
H ui' in nsti' li a, kin.: r.iiuri--HtioililM! citioai I i i Ii ..I',
ti el r i n ililnri mil i.l tntll he.1 d.H a. '
Tho Sim Snys :
1 A tl.i.iinl' osr I'tiief Ma-ristift'e C 'ni'i.'ps leal," I t.i t''0
II SO ,1 Ml. Sit lit III I Ii.' i'iIIHII'IiIH l'l I'llflll" ai.i ri. ti ' .ill
ri'ii Hln Milllcti-nl t hoi. tli it ll.e ilium' i tin y ui t,,,
;.. I in i M i, 1 1. 1 1 "ii w II. b ' III it. cntaii'v u II Ii K. i.-ivi.iii- In - -t"i
i . e xe. 't so lar a oar toiciii re eia i, u i ,a . m a.
1 1 nl hi, ,f ,ii" t l lis l'r"-iilcni inih. ..t ii in .ir li'i.on- rtio-lr.li-
ai .lt t tl O'l' fur. I II tl 'tl'.n, Iri-lil w In, a ilir ..ni
li ill r.le, I ai 0 n eeii i il nl nii-1 i:..ai oit il'irnu' . lii. aro,,' it
v. nr. 1 1 in "i'ii- wi'l i:c ii,.irit ,n,i la tin, ). i.iai hi. mi I
l.iir'-l'r.ni iiaili'ii, ti ity I," k.irii'-il in t.ni' u nn-i a -v
I:, 'i 1 1, ti in e u Ii ti lniliii tl'.at i.'ii'.iit u. ; uuj liaiiy
than tr.oinseli '
The Journal of Ciintm ice, which h is ' TD'irc 1
from poll it s," cn'uics us much ol n i npi u-ni as
this:
"t'n tlic-e I'niii', relrttim.' lo if.o p i',y ti ilr'i lie ttn p ir
ill'.. II hi ii'ii.e, an lliirfi.in.i il pnr, n.o- Il u in -t ,in: ', -tu
o pun-hup in tl " 'I 'i iici. n h"i un. 'i'i Ii. ui,. tii.it In n ,i.!i
In. nitiiiiaii.-linn iln" '-i tiiii: 'ili'i , m t'.i .1 ol i i K"in' s
Inn . I, i "i.ie nil 1. n pi prnc ii'iittlu Rlnl ll.at Hi ' tlnl'i pi i
Imlily w ill i 'mi' w l an tin- 'lo .r or p iraon inn .1 tie ill i n-1
iii"l 'tli a hi n.'ti iiinie i iiairnii, inensiiiai than lit'ict a iio'
li ill --t I. p ui!i.(.ti'il.
: la it i, i iTv urvn p' ilntp-s "f ai'i'i'i h In tlii- Me.,, pi',
H' lrli iuhIm , mi pii'ieii.t' lii criinii' liii'.ti at,., and ..'ait
i . 111 tin' tiimt easily uiiJi rslmni iilira, i',."
The llnahl, as its manner is, citric-i water on
both shoulders, and spills tiulil both:
'Ai tifilial "altli nil liln ilsto jiap'rl. It Is a pi Cii, ilnar"
tirililit 'liienni'-nt ; an. I in ting ri i ',:', dtnl In I he nii'io''
u Prtllty, 1 hn'iiill Is iin lul:nt'n,i' f urn ol i-ineat ii,i,ui
luietiiuii.n. nml poor rn-ico, n un 1 1 r Ii lai y unit aisiael
ell " I, ln i. i tnu p.ilililib'l.s. It it art 0111:111:1111-' ri'U n't
ell Hie sttite of Hi" iiiil'i'ii, ai.d einlniill ", larniii, tun'lv
nml practtcai reeomni''iiil,iiiiiiia tn lite tivi Hns.i',
tt tlioii.h 111 fciitiio tliilins uf sruit liliinioiit It r.ills ill Tt of
tin' linirk.
" TliiM Ilia slavolinliler, of Itch'-ldim are plaenl htivi"'ii
In u C'insi'liill k tiros. If II. ey Mill ttatieri' 10 .lull, leivu
tln'i naist iiivc 1111 slai ei i . In itivinnp 1 ti.-1 1 11 u'r...-,, a"..l
11 furiii 10 nail in ilfi.i in n In each tii'ro soliliiir ; ana If
tli aliiirili.il linvis tfey must fuhsi ri'm tn "II Vara
V niMiii ipntliiti r.i'cliiiiiiiti'.ns. Tills, ne think,!, n ie of
Hie weal, isih.t, nt Die Mes-ai', anil t ic nllier 111. 1st if.mi
l ent Is l.iih'eu e le,. A let .-01111 tui il it nn-r to tin
il;S' stlnii ol t til; two lliai.es nf i'olvri.,;t 11ml oar 10 l lor.,. '
The Timei, which differs from the ll,-r,thl in
soekii g always, to cany witter on nrilh-r sit. mi
ller, strains tlio' clear strenm ol the rrcidenl's
good sense and good faith through tjc-vji'd'tf
eohindcr, in this fashion ;
"Tl.omost "iiMei.t feature in 111 Me .nire Is tie cr,"
1 Mat!'' lie iaralii 11 of I in' I'lVi i h in Hat ho i-e , nieH
hin one lii'-i'. cnilitiiiTi f ir p mi e mil tied, Un- riT'irn
nf hihrls to tl.ilr aMi'Miatu e. II" mii, : 'PUry c.111 at
biiv tnil'.. hiivp piaiee .siinpiy hv l.-nhu il hvq tlii'ir arms,
ami aiitiinilt 111-' to the tiitlnial a'lllniiitv utiili-r
the Coiilliutliiii.' Tlie I'n-il lent nehrair Irsis'a iip.ni
nor li nks for auv stlptlladon In nil- aucp la rpspe- t lo the
uhaiiil iiinelit ol ulaiory . Ilia "nl.v i Inim Is I ir 1111 uliaa
iloiiinstit nt ftrttii'il n'.l.tiiiice. 'Mas mniie, Kan I in 1 rll v
ulatke have roliteliiloil was the ti no cm ,uu,:,,ii of tlio
tannnis luls-h e To whom It may cnn'oni.' It pal 1 liny : il
lurllii'r illspice llio I'rus d-itil tit'S iliito liiileiii a, nf p ir
toie. ami 1 1, iltciTiiiiiiatlnli 10 ri.rtiti'aln the war solely on
a 1 i'lioitrtl"tiMl ha I, li.reui.'tla.iloiial emN. It 11 trii"
H at he takes i-ecasloti In-rti to rait-st tint he will not
atiempt oitliot to n-tiact or modify tlio Km inciinttUii Pro
ilamatlon. Yet lu tins lie is pe leeily c nisi, lent.
"1 liai prec'iiiirn Inn whs a war mjaMiie tnt'iiTNa 1 hy
lh w ar p.iw er Invnlve.l In the ilut v presiTioi'ii to the
Hxeiaitive liy the I'oiislltiitliin to enli ri-ii tlio laws. Us
eppi ntlve f ace nill-.l "ontinae while the war la.ts. Wiien
the uiir n a,"., Itst'lf must cease a, a war mi'iisnr-'. Ic
eunliavo nafnruirr eoatiiiuinif eiliict, thnuli th" tyr.--t
al'euily eollslliuiliatell, wllalover ttlS courts niny di'
O'de that to he, cannot he ua.loiio, and inns roinain an -ihataeil.
'1 ho t'lO-nlent hnlil, to Ihe proclniiutlnu in mt
Ihe rlkht manner. Me trea's It it, an tlistrintl Mil fir ivar.
tail In no way liiteriMifos It fwalnst peace. The Iti'hel, pin
ipt peace at any time w it milt 'nceliiiii.' it. Allttiat la re
liiilred afOioiii ia that tlni shall In k'ouii faiih b. ivy to the
C't'tiiitiliitli'ii."
Turning to the evening papers, we find in the
rout:
"Aaoftonaa tlio puhlle have hatl reatrnn to exclaim
'i ;ml tilei, AlTiiliam Miii-dIii.' Ihey will utler tiie h 'ne
ilietlim with a new o,t on reaitlng hla Irtla sp,,p. It
i, the best, In oar opinion, that lie tins y"t written : calm
nml illinitlo.l ni tune, clj.tr 111 ataii-aiLiit, aiel tialil and
nmiirianiniuus lii ai Irlt ; ami in Ita exhibition or the
atate el the conntry, Is an ply sall-fnetorv. N ) American
will arise from the iisru.al of this simple and air iiiflit
lorw atd document but w illi ft eliuks of liieresiedooirl denes
in the Btubiiiy of onr Instftiiiioas, ami of reauuatied
liope uf their future destinies.
"Mr Uncnti's eoniliilona of peace nre stated with p rial
hrex 11 y and lerm-nesB. ' i he war w ill cease 0:1 the par: of
the Ui.vernini'iit.' Iio say,, 'ivlionever It sh ill ceas" on the
pint ofthnae who bi'k'.in lu' That U the ivliole uuiter In
a nutshill; that Is jus:, d:H;nim-d, self rospp.'ttiil, and ne
le.earv; no niedlisa yenii iim-e Is tfrfatened, 110 pru
sciiptiie nr viiidicilve lk;i hI4-Ion I a asked for: hut 10 a'l
i ho suhiiilt to the laws thi'lr hoiiik'il prate elon 11 luani
Vonehtnifi-il. Mr Miieiiln itoes not rai'iin, of e niras. tli ie
tl.s leadrrs of thin niast tivtlon, ami aallk'Hinurv Itpliel
lu n uliatl ka'tofi un,i.itiieil : ho would bj aui.itii- the tirkt.
pribaUly.to auiaii'St the execution of such iiMiisia.-, of
u.l'liilly: but lor the poor tulsiiuiiled po.ipls, w.1.1 haie
ln-f 11 inuile the vi.'tlni, of their heilhh auh timi. ho cher
ishes teehliita of the profouudest e'ltuiaiserad ill.
The Commercial Airrrlisi'r, which prides itself
on a certain ability in tlio funereal line, says :
The Prpslil"nt thinks that thfl casntrv Inu -.'rown
rieliiT In men and means dtlnnL the war. I'opira' lua h is
prnlial.ly udiaiienl in spll" of tne carnsirp of baitln-ilel Us
and the wastlm- of dlsi ase.hut Hist oar innterlal resourc-s
Iniye Increased la 1 dpluiiiuu worthy only of u 1 1 ice la a
pre-vlertlcu ipt'ech.
' The Mxiu.ii. Is unsaitsfiirinry. In tlmt It dlsolox-n
netMn' that we did B it know In-fore. It op. -us up no
h'pe lor the future i ci'p; nf cntiiine! war, anil, of
roais", ft corri sp indlni- Increase ( ! ) In men una ni'ani.
Ii promises un renewed vicur in the prosecution ..f tae
w ikr.bul ratiier sieia, 10 acrepl the weai-tn -..int pill,-.-,
in the hope tl,at tn due course of time tiie Uehuliioii will
loilapie and anrivel and expire."
On the whole, the Message seems to benbmt
what everybody expected ; satisfies the Unioui-its,
1 ml dissatisfies" the other kind. Which we pi -same
s.itiefies Mr. Lincoln.
AMI NKSIF.IVTSt.
CoMvt iMF.NTiuv Uknkh r roMR.'IoiiN Fihoh.
This worthy member of tho Chesnut Street
Theatre company , is now ipiito 111 with a pul
nionary ul'ecii in, and as it may be some weeks
before he can rc-mme the practice if his pr ifcs.
sion, his fiKhds have arranged for a hands. me
tesiimonial to him in appreciation of his services
ns tin actor, und his true worth as it gent'eiii iu.
Mr. Mnn has tendered his theatre for the beuelit
lor next Wednesday afternoon (1 1th instant;, and
we are informed that Mr. Smart Kobsou, with
several of the i.ivorites of (he Arch Street com
I'iinv, Mr. Heme and several t,f the favorites of
the Walnut Stt'-ct company, together with Mr.
Iwi H iker, Mis.s l llio O'ermyn. M Mor
itaunt, Mr. Walter Lennox, Mr. .1. T. Ward, Miss
L. lle Vaughn, Miss Sn-ie Scbenck, Mr. .Sinclair,
and other fuvnriles of the Chesnut Street coin
mny. have oliewd the r efforts irntis fur th"
K tielit of their ailllcted professional brother. We
hope oiirTendeK will make a note of these facts.
Wainvi Srai.KT Tiiiatkk The present an
gngenient f Miss Lucille Western has pmlubly
proven m ire reninnenuive than any iiUi6rcm,Mgc
meut ever pUytd tn this cliy. 'ss V. has nil
the required aocomplialijiienv for success youth,
beauty, talent, genius, ttust exce.lent discrimina
tive taste. To-niUI she appears in Mr. C. W.
Tnyleure'i original and thrill iny emotional play
of f ast .yiiMsu r, (he lilnnemi-nt, Thero is no
artiste who can approach Miss Western In poiuts
ol delineution of Ihe duplet character in this play.
The success of A'ml l.ynnr is wondorful, and
the ability of so youthful an actress as Miss
Western is tuiprissug. Her popularity is uude-
tdiih'e, and her versatility greater than that of
any other actress who sppears In this rlty. Her
p'liccss Is wall merited, and her ability' univer
sally spprei iatctl.
To-iiioiTow Miss Western takes a benefit, whun
slio wl I appear In tragedy nnd comedy as ' I,o
i rit s llrteia " nnd as "Don Ciesar tie Kami."
On Saturtlsy we i to to have (Hirer Tit, with
Miss Vi esttru as "Nancy SyUcs."
JoiiM M. riot on Tho immense audience
whiih pTptUd this great lecturer on Monday
timing is likely to be even greater this evening.
Those who weio nnable to gain access to the h ill
on Mi iu'av, should either purchase their tickets
during the day, or be at the hall on the hour uf
ppetdng. Ti.-iiintrow oveulng Mr. (i mgh !p".
lures on Ida great Ihcnio " remperane. ." n
w ho wish to hear linn should not tail to cbMin
tickets at oiuc.
C1TI INTELLIGENCE.
Imi oi'.t.vxjt Mam, Aiiiiamii mi vts. An ad
journed mcvting of Iho leading oilicer, of the
railroads running north and wot from this point
will be held in this city this evenin,'. t adopt
such measures as will remedy the p ist Irregu
larity in the mails. The fust meeting was called
at the requestor I'ostmaster-Ueneral Hcnnison
nnd adjourned to met in i'hiludclphia to day'.
Several cl the .chcoiilcs have been discussed,
and it ln.s been nrrangt d that through mad tra us
ehnll leave Washington nt M A. M.and ti I'. M
ami New York at h A. M . and 10 1'. M.
The substance of the iiirnnireiurj.it i mailc ami
in pro: rcsx with tho railroad comp inics, hv the
l'. stnm-ter (.eturai, by which he hopes in pittio
remeily ihe gross iircgiilttiity in tlio mai s, is as
lo lows :
Whin the ipiestion of doirrj awar a-i'h the
Canuh n and Amboy Uailroad had c nun up in
Cot gress, tiny hed always cl.ii.nc I th.it tho
Ini'llitiis wrte now such as to cnnblo the traiis
Uiissiou nt the mails in aixty hours. '1 In.. Post
master wants the number of mail tiain i lunited,
end the mail trains alwavs given the right to the
road as ngninst all nthrr'trnins. 11' f n ther pro
poses lliut these n.ciins having been taken to
Insure the dehxery ol the mails beta-ecu the two
l.oinis In s xty hours, the two roads should be
held picun'iirly responsible for making tin! tiinn
Intvityease, except wlieic tin unforeseen and
clcaily uiiavolilable accident s'lould present
itsfclt. The roads have ns-en'ed to all this, re
ceived their time tables nrranged for re lin ing
tho wcikT'it of the mail train, and propose to
In gin making trip in ten hours within a oouplo
nt weeks.
Second. The Pennsylvania Central, Northern
Ci iitrnl, and other mails, have also arranged to
change iheir connctious to suit the .V-w York
arriingemeiit, nnd so shorten in like manner for
mail delivery westward.
Third. The New York and K.rio road has now
been r.otitied tlmt the mai's under the new ar
rnngrniei.t can be takeu from New York to l'liila
ilelphhi, and then sent west mere promptly Hi in
ifitlstakm via Dunkirk ; and tin', unless it can
do betti r, the gretit through mail must so by iho
f hoi test run tr.
l'tmrih. A circular has been Issued to all the
leading mi rends, st iting that nil the time-tables,
mid eicry chnnse in tiuic-lnhles, must be lor
wurdi d to ihe Department. These aro to be put
into the hands of tho clerks, who are to note
iv ry fai tue on the delivery ot u through mail
on lime ; in (tiire whut road caused the delay, a id
report accordingly. F.vcry delay thus reported
v ill bo charged against the road causing it, and a
line therefor will lie assessed, xvhich will be de
ducted trom the ntv:t payment to the ro id for
mail transportation. Heavy trains will in no ease
be taken as an exctiso for a failure to conn 'Ct, or
for tardy connections. The ground is iakon by
Ihe Department that mull trains must on no ac
count be made so heavy as to prevent them from
milking a selitdulo time. The e fair arrange
ments, it is hoped, will do sotneihing towaids
n meilyirg the irregularities concerning which so
much and such just complaint 1ms been mado.
Thk CiiAMiiKiisiiLito Si.rri.itr.its. In the
general burning of Clumbersburg, 1 ., by a por
tion of the Kebel army, on tlio ;!i)!h of July last,
the largo and commodious printing establishment
of the German Keformed Church, with all its
contents, was entirely destroyed. Tne loss thus
sustained by the Church, nt a very moderate csti
mute, amounts to a fraction less than $n,000.
This snd catustropho 1ms placed the publicnti m
operations of the Church In a very embamt sing
situation. liexidcs the expense necessarily at
tendant upon commencing them anew, it debt of
nearly $"2.i,m)0 1 ir covering which the assets of
tho printing establishment that still remain, us
tur as they w ill reach, cannot be tuivln imine
iliutely available, must be provided for.
At the lute meeting ot the Synod at Lancaster,
Til., it was decided that the publication opera
tions of the Church shoirld, in future, be Iocs od
in the city of Philadelphia, and that a publishing
house should be provided for thslr accommoda
tion. At the same time it was resolved that at
leas! $50,1-00 be raised to cover tho loises by fire,
and to nid in furnishing the means needed to re
commence and continue the publication opera
tions of the Church in their new location. For
securing this amount, the Church must depend
upon tho benevolence of its members, and upon
such other contributions as may bo made by tho
benevolent public in general. Those who may
not be personally called upon can transmit their
contributions to cither of the undersigned:
Charles Santee, No. 2-iJ N. ThirJ street; John
YViist.No. 32!) Chesnut slreet; A. L. Kaub, No.
234 N. Third street! Charles Wannemaker, No.
110 Walnut street; George (iilbach, No. 1 !.';)
Howard street; William Mayburry, M. D., No.
030 Vino street.
Kx ehy Max his ow.v Tor i.TF.utiit. We wil
not say that it is in conse niience of the high
price of butter that the practice of keeping poul
tiyison the increase. Eggs are dear, and it is
found advisable to introduce hens into tha bosom
of one's family. Uoostcrs, also, are found to
improve upon acquaintance, even if th y bean
acquaintance w hirh we cut (or carve) in our days
ofjollity and tejoicing. Wo draw no Inferences
with regard to the high price of butter, but n j
Ho say that private poultry-keeping is bccmiing
more extensive. We have a-itiariunis, conserva
tories, hungisg baskets all importations from the
natural into the urtliieial world. Why should we
not likewise Int. e private poultry yards and sus
pended chicken-coops r liow poo'.ic i! arc illation
ofa poetical idea to watch day by day tho hatching
of un egg, and b.hold spring chickens unfol.l
themselves in the same breath with spring Mowers!
How appetising tho reduction that, when our pat
chicl; grows ni, e and plump and "lit to roast, or
bull, or fry," we will have wat 'hoil Its maturity
with epicurean cy-.? ! We know of a case where
a most intelligent und keen-sighted business mm
bus a privniM pouliry-yurd down m a tiasemeut.
lie has chickens, and dueks.and feeso In delight
ful variety, whose cii-Lliiig uud croaking niako
sweet with sound that subicrruneitn vault, AV'h it
ever connection the subject may have with the
high pii. e of butt r, it is certain that private
poultry is on the in. rca-e : for it is foun J to be of
advantage.
' A SiiAitriit. About two weeks ago a man
named Godwin taint: from Indiana, ami stopped
at the Girard House. His purc-oso in visiiing the
city was claimed to be the purchase of a wo deu
leg. He was a continued swindler. It came
natural. He swindled the proprietor out of his
bill. He run up an account at the Continental
for drinks, and never paid it. He purchased a
pair of crutches, and never paid for them. Uu
tilled a scorewith Leech, the restaurant maa, and
forgot to settle It; and then wound up by en
gaging a hack for eleven hoars, and refusing to
iniy tlie driver. Jehu went to Alderman Slc
1'tak, and the Squire sent the Iudianian to Moya
lueusing. If the jailer isn't careful, Godwin will
swindle the prison out of its reputation.
Utoii ruion or Koos.The reason of the
rapid admire In the price of eggs is a mystery.
We ran understand how oil slocks may be down
10 rero to-day antl at tlie top of the list to-morrow,
but the late violent fluctuations In the exTg markst
an. snmtitliing w c cannot understand. They sold
on Saturday at fifty cents a dozen, "on account i
as we heani n women say, " of tho ri.e in gold ;
ar.d we hrnrd one miserable old woman calmly
ask a friend ol ours sixty cents for adoon, some of
which had a decidedly suspicious nppearnn e, und
were hardly larger than walnuts. We don't
km w who lo Illume for tbo rates which now rule
in the market, the hei sof their owners, but certain
it Is that the prncs which our housekeepers are
new nsked to pnv Is In the hlglir-t degree extor.
tioiuite. Pur iih a Is thai the hucksters lire tu
some extent re-pntnible, Imt this only weakens
theihsnce ol a change, as. these worthies h ive
now the mm kot -o much un li r their control th I
any price liny put on uu article they arc pretty
sine io gi t.
TlIK F.M Ni ll'ATHIX (If M f.Yl.An.
1 1 e ( nlnrtsl I 1 1 inn l,";i.-il" 'As-ncialcni ci lolirat"il
ih" launiiripatinn ol .Warilainl, las' evening, I y a
g'lillil il lili'li-d-iiliiill in Ihe Nutnnml II d , Mill Let
-.re. l, id.i.ie I m liih. Al.oiil line liii.idceit vil.ii
b ts. eeli'l i-i il o tin llilitT ot th -dilfer-ilit col-M-eil
eliiitch cliiiii, nt lies ebi, lii-re'lier wi ll ahreis
m il slrii.p hand, i rr.i i nn il a inniilioi ot tieatililnl
ni.tlieun, unci,, si.lo,, kc, suilcil ti the oce isnin.
Sixira: iih:ioral aiis iier- nls-i sitn. A'lilr'sa.t
were ileiivcieil In Sereu t M inr A At. liner, t,
live. Wji.,1. Aivri.x, s. I. Mii.i.cu. .1. C. Uiiinx.
A I.. M isniiiii nml other- Not .1 h't unpin; the
iin-l licit a lis mr nilini,....iii xvai eli r; d, ih- -pi.
i on . laid Xi a-(Ii ii-eiy erou .led and time I endlusl-
ii in pievHiled, Ihe slyg mr veai irnlv decora ol
mill Atuera-aii lla-. i n- m them trii ol uum i i o
s-.e, mill i-nxeii il the cut re fiiin ol the si t in (
rr rli d Inr the speak'ers. A emisntei-ilil . panlou
el ti e mill enee wa, e"iiipii'ed m in- m " r, in il l
loo lit drill rs ni unr color il popn at oU, XVllil iv. r"
lll-ilii-rlllsliril hv llill'e.i'at k I il 1 1 , i l.i-i .'i, Af.i.'e
lln r Ihe nttiiol iirul.iui was ol a tiqddy succclul
ehaiac.i r.
jSl'l.l'.NIHII Fl.Atl Kilt TlIK S:XTY-rilJir
rrx.vii.1 ama Itr.iaui.NT. The Hlxty-tlrst I'eniH .-Ivaula
l.i i-ui em. w hone lenii ol sori'li-e Inks I'-xpireil, have nr
ianied llii-ni.rl ", linn a lliiltnllon ami i.lll s mrtly 1 e
nioilll in tlie llelil. No reHnient ill th" ser.l e lias
uiuliTkOiie ti ore hard hlr or piirloraieil yrea' T ili'ml, ol
XiiUir In the held tlniu (he .slxti llr-t I'l'iin,! iv.mi i.
0iny nt tlie men ln-li.nip'.t to tin' bulletin. I llmshv's
i' rii i . nl ii hii. "lit. the I ii en I v -'I hlr.. Ih n-i, Ivanhi A
nun hit ol i 'ili'iis ol tin- citi Ii iv hud man a a -l ur -d n
reu.nita-Piit ta; : tor pre-pntathui to the ueiv baltjll ui.
II is n n I he ivy tiiii" silt j nun side coat urn an
i iahnraii' pamtai ol lln-eoatol ariiis ol I'nua.ylv nil i.
i.lnl ihe li vi-rsi- ti la'MUtlttil reiiresentatlon ni an Amensail
1 S'-le. Ihe Ibo ciitiiins the Inllnii tnit ln,i rlatl ui :
' l'rt sentpil I v the eltlens ol I'lil :el.-liliiii to thn Si xty
titst lie -lluent I'entisi Ii iinla ViilnuteiTs Inr iin.l tnt cotl-l.lli-t
ttirou lioul Ihe war." 'I he nam. s ot tho prin-o.ial
liuttl'-s 111 uhl' ti the r-ailmptit tun-; an aetlin part are lu
s'Titt d no 'he thin ; anii'iis tlniu are M mi's lleiitht,,
lulr link,, Wiislinik't'-ii. 1. t'., -Mii-vitii 11,11, lVui,.ii!,i--r.
Anthtiiiu, I eilnr t avea, Ilcern.'s, una iii.iuv nt!iei.,.
T In llaa L-' sate troui ili-liiiiinr lu the hands ol laio .Sixl v-llrst.
How To Ditctnt: Tit K Qi KsTiox. There being
a niiilttpUi-hv of Sen lux Mai hlnea oil, -red to the pal, It,-,
each one dnline-l to bo IIk- k'..', and as the n.o,t prniulat'iit
clip., are within a sioiu 's throiv ot eat'., otlii'r.we a lilse
all ceno inpliititni pcrclia-lt n to alvt' iheni all a th.'r.uik'li
u st liefi re iloint; so. T his miiv be paxlly done by talOiut
-anipii s of illih-reiit kinds nt work to the various nlllee to
be in ie. Till, list the I'loreneo. sold at No. ttll Cliesliat
a:n el, Ini itt s, and the pi pli-ror.C" I, always hi lis favor
when a ci njpiir g in with others is made. K.-r beauty of
woi I. , atl.l tin-1 I di' inline of u ark which It ;i..coajpll,h is,
a, w. il as the ease of operiiilini and "eoiiomy of thread,
tosvlln-r w th 1'- ehaant ilppcaiiui' ea, an urileli' oflioiiie
liokl fnru.ti re, the I lorolne lias n' in a, and Is till only
pi riVct in n hiiip "u amin ed to jrn e entire s illifaclioa or
rieni-y r fiiiuh d. ' thi iifcoiiiit of the many- adv.ial .ices
and iln ri'Veinents it pri.sesg.'S over all r hers, we loo
sin .- tli d II liii-ril. tSp appellation of tin- IU st I 'aniUy Sow
iiif Machine In the world, and that xvo hut spe Ik ihe
liitai'ls il liundri ils of our tlrst famlllel In I'hiUdelp'ii i,
whohiixe these machines In practical use, lu endol-siiiir
the I li.rencc, sold at No. 'slil t'liesntil sire a.
To PrKciiA&i: CtoniiNti at Low l'lticas, make
a sell rtl"n from i-ur stoci. ol us no m vne. 1 1 ir-m-uti. We
aiesellm': kooiIi O'liial In .i.'. i't imVe an! nuiirii-M,
f vm -IS lo tsi ree ecnl. hvr th. ia Is now charita I far ttln
same ,,'o''s ma-le to order. We have all stvies, si.ps, and
tun i-s ot Cot hincM pii a, oiuh'a, and llpi'. All can be
Milled Kltl-otu delay or trouble.
nessaTT A Co.,
- Tower Hall, Mo. tils M irkot -rti eet
Gbanh Disi'I.AV OP Wi.ntur Cloth I NO.
t.rand lilsplay of Winter Clnthlnir.
(Iiand lilsplay of Winter clothl nr.
At Chas. Hl'OKKS Jt Co. s,
At CliAS. HrnhRS .t Co.,,
At Ciias. HrohK, .k Cos,
Under tl:p Cnntlnonlal Hold.
I nJ.r the IVnUnenta! H ilel.
liiiiler Uie Continent) Uotol.
RKR ANIl KXUL'ISITF. CONIKI TIOSS for the
llnll.lays, now ready at K. O. AVIiltman Co., Hj. JIH
t.hp-nut strict.
Ho! Ho! Yoi'nri Grrrmo Uai.h, AKiiYouf
Well, that Is a misfortune, ami not n crime: hut lo re
main bald win u so tin an opportunity oilers to re. torn
your hair, by a faithful and liberal nap of Or. i). day lie's
Hair Tonic, U hut little kborl of crime. This valuable pre
parntliiiicxcltea the scalp to u new nnd hoaltby atl in,
cleansil it from seuif and dandruff, prevents the aalr fnitn
falllnr on', cures lloso eruptive disease . ivbleli of.en
appear on tr-ti head, and in a miiiorily of cases prodiiiais a
tint' jr owlh of u w hsir . It also gives tlio hair a nea and
la auUl'ul api earaneo, unenu.illed by anytlan of the kin. I.
Prepared only at No. J I J C'ln-'nut street,
IIoas ri-p Almonds, Chncolate.and Croam Cara
mel,. supeii'T onallty and flavors, rnanu.ai.tHreil by p.. ii.
ATlltniau t Co., No. Ills fheniilt street.
Oi'i-tMNo of an Ei .i.vs r WAiinuooM. Mr. J.
Jlolaioa elrovor, tho wi'll-kiiowu luanutaeLiirer ol enain
clli d slate mantels, table and bureau tops, brakots, etc.,
Las lust opened lar-ic and elegant waroroota, expressly
for iheir sale, at No. u - (tlieinut atreet. The public are
respectfully invited to call and exaiafne those ornamental
mantels, which are faliy coami lu every respect to the
f nest imported marbles at less than oue-IMrd the ensi.
The maim lai lory 1.x still at, as Ui.retolbre,Teutli ami Sail
cm etrteis.
rnorr.ssoit Boti.ru' Kt-r.t'TiitcAT. In.stititr,
S". 1.-.0 Walnut s'reel, I'hllailelpldo.-lir. S. w. Ilock
with, socceskor, Icruierlj prlni l;ial operator, Invites the
calls of all aillictt d with acute or chronic di xeaso, of every
anal, both male and female: hint and liver diieasoa, the
itigcsllvu ornans throiuhuut, And all buuU of ucrvoui
ni ns, weiaki.cHb, n.'aio.' iiii'itMo'.i'y cueui. The fcleclrlcal
treatment ts uiure successful in all classes of disease Man
ail other 'rwift rumlutitd. tiuaraatees of cure given
when de-iiied, if pii'lent, are pronoiinc..d cnrable. Tlio
s. li ces or llr. P. Hheid.of New York one of tho ablest
and most experienced Elec.llciiins in the t'nitod States,
V 111 be continued sir.. St. A. 1-ti tnn, a lady of yre.it and
xarliil expeileiice, vi ill at'pad to the ladies. Foraruttlti-tiiih-
01 rift veliees "ftll at Ihs nlll.-e. A1! bit, iii'-ss letters
ti h.-ssfd to JJ.-. 8. V. Iterkivlth, No. YVU Walnut Sireet,
Plill.adelp.e.ii.
GitonuK Suck ft Co. s Pianos and Mahox &
II . m i.l:,- s
PIANO CAIIINKI' liltilASst. CAmxjf.r
KnliiKS, flu ' .Mi i.f oa. h of Ihsi" fill- In- DrtilaVS.
"IAN'1 trnni'iit hai i- lo en ..ld I, . M -. CM'.INRr
lOHIhs. il. .and lh oi-i.iniid It ciamaiiiiy ult'lSNS.
flAXii it, ri-a.liiK. CAIilNKl'
ti'KTI.S. fat aaie only bv nllUNS.
rlAM) ,I.K :l1!l.f. otAlllNsM'
It'RIKsl. 6e venUi and Cnesnat streets. OHiANsi.
l'. KRviioiiY Ixri.nKSTitii. The glory of women
it s fine head ot hair, one lit which the uaittra: softaess,
i-. lor, and kfli-Msliieas u.e presia ve 1, free I'rom any tend
ency In fuHIni; ou'and disposill.in to greyiu ss. Mrs. B, A
Alien s Worai's Ilnlr Itestorer and ylotjalsamain, or
11 a r Dtp. t in.-, a'o the best aith les for aitalaliw lliat end,
aud no lady s toilet Is c luiphito without thi'M. This is the
testimony of those who use thou!, both lu the Culled States
and Europe. Millious of hottlos sold ui err year. Every
dru;'Sist sells the'iu.
Do Yot' Knoxv Dbak has remove'l to No. 413
Diesutit street r He soils Tonaoco, Cigars, ripoe, etc., Bliy
per sent, lata than any other man in this city. Itoiacuiber
iwau, tio. 4U Choanut itiset.
Bkai'tifci., natural, and pleasing styles of
riiolournphs. Kvery variety made at B. V. Uclmi'r's, Mo,
fi.'sAirli street, rations should go early: tho days are
short aud puie UiulteS.
DECEMBER 8, 184.
FO URTH EDITION
Inle from the South.
BITIIMOND rATERS OF TIESDAT.
KEFORTS ABOUT SHERMAN.
"He is Slowly Milking His W.iy to
tho Coat."
Sltertnl to Tl I'.venlnit Tt lctrrnisli.
Wasiiinoion, Hecember 8. Richmond papers
of Tuesday last, received here to-day, snow that
Sherman's army is slowly making its way to the
coast.
The Rebels expect a battle this week nor
faviipnnh.
Wheeler claims In bur" whipped one corps of
PL, mum's urmy and K. Patrick's cavalry on
Sunday last. We have evidence that .Sherman
Lus i cached Miller, all the papers asserting tho
news.
1'p to noon to-day tho IVcsi lent had received
no later news from Siici utnu than above.
General Logan, who is on his way to join his
cnris in Sherman's army, called upon tho 1'resi
tlent this morning, and had u pleasant interview
wdh his Kxcelleiiey.
INKAVss I'K.'TI HI.AICO.
Ni w Yoiik, December S. Hy tho steamer
JW7, we huvo Havana advices to tho 2d Inst.;
City of Mexico to the loih uit., and Vera Cm, to
the Jod n't.
Maximilian had met with an ovation o-i his
retura to tho cily. Ho had issued Instructions to
tho l'u frets ot the ldnpiro for the civil admlnis
tiation, piovldirg for the unity of Gubernatorial
aetkin, justice for all, Incxorablo rigor towards
evil-doers-, no matter what Hag their deeds aro
committed under.
The press unanimously consider Ihcso Instruc
tions a step in advauco towards rcorga.ii.ation.
Cit'calland was captured, October Hi), by eight
hundred Juaruists, allor uu obstinate defense,.
Maximilian, in a le tter to his Minister of Stato,
says ho was convinced, in his voyago through
the Interior, that tho empire is an act fairly based
upon tho free w ill of an immense majority of tho
tuition.
Guadalajara wag declared under martial law on
the lHih of October. General Miranion and St.
Agular y Marache, Mexican Minister to Homo,
hud left Vera Cru. for I'.urope.
An Lngllsh vessel had landed 3i) men nt
Miiu'.hiu to look uftcr the interests of llntish
subjects.
'Ihe blockade runners Helen Iknmi, Coqnette,
nnd HViV-o'-Mr-II'Mi had arrived at Havaua,
in iu Nassau Iho Coiuetle coming in under tho
Hebel ling, nnd having a large number of men.
It is feared she is intended tor privateering. The
other vessels, one un iron-clad, were expected.
The United steamer luka ran in for a day this
week, and tho l ulled steamer Magnolia loft
to-day.
The notorious Mockado-runner Mail, ntiat N
ff ", AVttS captured on tho 27th by tho United
Stubs stenmer Mtaeome(, off Campcachy, with
liiO hales of cotton.
Two men who arrived nt Havana In an opon
boat report having captured uu Amerlcttu barque
nnd Inn in d her.
Part of the SUth Line riegiment, the first French
troops sent to Mexico, hatl lute lor France. A
party of Hot) guerillas, under Guiterros. hail
attacked a force under General Kivas and were
routed. Tho guerillas lost 100 killed. I'holm
periulikts only eleven.
Ills said a Council of State for consultation
only will ha formed. A parly of Juarists that
bud left Ousuca had been routed.
The cotton crop hud been given up, owing to
the depredations of guerillas.
Communication between Durango and Chihua
hua wiis severed.
Coliina hud been captured by Murittpss.
FJ03r M'AH 1 1 IPS' GTO .
Waysi nml Means omiiiiIi tor Tn on
f. litlkSH.
fiferial to The Evenwij Ttlvraph.
Wakiiinoton, December 8. Tho M 'ays and
Means Committee hai agreed to a bill providing
that tho tax upon cigars shall bo assessed upon
their leal value, and that returns shall bo made
monthly instead of weekly.
It is the intent of the bill to prevent frauds
upon the re enuc. Its consideration is postponed
till Monday.
A'uval Co mm I (fee
Senator Grimes is tho new Chairman of the
Ixavul Committee, in the placo of Mr. Hale.
Passing CorNTKitriiir Monhy. This morning
the police reported numerous cases of tho arrest
of persons upon the charge of passing counterfeit
money.
William Green was arrested nt Mannyunk, by
Bergeunt retcrman, upon the charge of passing
fifty cent fractional currency. He bad thirty-one
of the notes on his person whon arrested, and was
committed for a hearing before the Uuiiod States
Cemmistdoncr.
Last evening, about 7 o'clock, Officer Finlo.v, of
the KcRcrv; Corps, arrested two men at Kighth
and Arch streets, who gave their names as.luoies
liloonitlelil and Joseph l'etors, on the chargo of
passing ten dollar counterfeit notes on tlio West
ern Bank of llaltimoro. They had attempted to
pass the. notes on the storekeepers in that neigh
borhood, und bad, it is alleged, succeeded in one
iustuBce in so doing. On their persons were
found a rope forty leef long, a loaded revolver,
and a long tilik knife. They wore locked up at
Ibo Central Station, and will have a hearing tu
dav at 2 o'clock,
ileekiah Katie was arrestedfor selling a new
counterfeit VlO note on the rituie Bank of New
ark, Mew Jersey. Knima Smith, John Smith,
and Maryjdy were charged with passing the
same notes. They hnd also a quantity of coun
terieit lifly cent fractional currency in their pus
session. They were held for a hearing to-day.
Markets by relrgrrMli.
Nr.w York, December 8. Flour has advanced
v. : tales of IS .ton bbls. al T-'Ij Ili'lOl'or SOate: $1 12,70
tl'J ft' r I'hlo, and $10 SVlt! for Soulhurn. NY heat Ii I, ile
cliiu d '.'it-ie. ; Sft'es iintmporl ml. t'orn dull. Ileef linn.
Pork Htm: sale, ol'lSSW hols. t S'lT'e'LS w for M"ss. L.ird
Him. Whisky nrra : holders il' iuiittil an advance lo ll'Sd,
while buyers refuse lo pay nam-than $1 sd.
MhwYoiik, December 7. Stecks ars lower:
Chicns'o and Hock Islsml. Illi : CnmlK'rlatid prplum-d.
ISC. : Illinois Central. IH ' : Mleblan (toiitherii,74', ; New
York Central, keadinv, l-"7; llinls-m nicer, lln;
tlniiloll Colnpaiiy. .".l.'s ; Kri' ! ', ; Oue-y-ar Certirliaitos,
:i7'-: 'li-n-lorty i'i.ui'oiis, liil ,; Mve twenty Coupons,
list, : Hi k-lsti'le , ll: Coupon,, I IC V : Child, 212.
S r. Locis, December 8. There Is an Increased
artix lly In the Tobueo Market, an t prices arehl.h.'r.
There Is iiothlni,' ili.lnj in collon: receipts fti lashss. Hour
Is tlull.it 7".'.sai7-fai lor fciiiii-riliiu.aiiii osiuilO tit. lor extra.
Wheal llrinur ; priian SI 'Km. I sf: choice l !U,:iJ Corn
dull and but lilt nolnit. lints heavy nt ale. Whisky
nuo't at lds. The lipezlnii weallier has a fuvoiable
ptlect i.n the market tor Ili'fts, aud inlcos have adisucod.
The tleuiuaia actlye alsieU'DC. gross.
BROWN PUBLISHES ANOTHEH
MESSAGE.
A BLOW AT JEFF. DAVIS.
Attack Upon Richmond Expsctod.
DEATH OF GENERAL OHACIE.
iTernr II row is n n Annthor Nn.
ap- Hp friitpkis Aantssai S'nrilsnr
I hiiriMSIon on J.-ir. Hits m' I'mrt, Ao.
From the iicAwienil Aa-aminer, lleermherh.
The Georgia papers bring us a messasre from'
Governor lirown. It is a mess igo that was pre
pared hy him to lie sent into the General Asneoi.
lily of Geoigia ; but while it was being copied the
la gislaiiirc anjoiiriied, on account uf the near
approach of the cnoiny, be'ore tlni mass tg.i was
received. On this account Governor lirown has
authorized its putillcalton.
The nicssnge of Governor Tlrown is a most em
phatic prote at against the extraordinary reoni
luendiitiou of thu President to Congress lo repeal
entirely the exemption of all classes, and vest in
b in the ulscrction to detail sued as ho may think
tit to pursue their professions. Governor'Urowa
Brgucs that io give the President such a ptiwer
would be to in nihilalc the la.st vestige of Stato
soveielgi lv, and to snbvi rt the great constitu
tional rights of the people. He says :
Aside trom Ihe Corisiiiutiou.il objections, what
would lie the effect nf vesting in the President the
nb-i lute powe r oer all cla-ses of the people in
those States whi. h he now demands nt Ihe h tn-is
of Oong.o.'S ; No man could cultivate his fields
lo proiiuce corn, wheat, or any other nf the neces
sntn s ol life, i.r run his factory to make elo hiiu,
or work in his blacksmith shop, mill, tannery,
carpenter shop, machine shop, or follow olhor in
iltisirlal pursuits w ithout the consent uud a detail
frnm Ihe I'lcsidctit.
No iiiiia can men publish a newspiper without
the consent of the President aud a detail for that
propose, l ids would at once destroy ill! indo
I cni'tm e of the press and nlirid ;n Its" freedom,
which the Constitution of the Confederate St ttes
expressly declares Congress shall m.iko "uo law"
to do.
No bold, Independent, high-toned man would
bo willing to accept a detail lor this purposo, us it
would be, an iicknowh dginvnt in advance that bis
press ahull be tho tool of the President, with its
trtcdom abridged and Ita existence dependent
upon the President's will. As this law woull
give the President the powor to nav how many
ctlitois be will tolerate, it xvould leave It to his
"discretion" what sort of editors bo will have,
and what principles they shall advocate.
Tims the public press of the con in ry, which,
whatever may hi (its eirors und abuses, is, next to
the Christian religion, tho greatest promoter of
civilization, and when lelt free and untrammelled
is the strong' st hulwuik of constitutional govern
ment and i lie most po we lul advocate of civil uud
tel glous liberty, is to be prostrated ut tho feet of
the President and prostituted to the base entl of
overthrowing constitutional liberty and establish
ing despotism. Wnore did liberty ever exist
with tho freedom of the prcs abridged and ita
existence dependent upon tho will of a single
cdividual ?
'J ho President not only domnnds of Congroi9
the pnssngo ofa law giving him tho power in the
future to muzzle the press und provout it from
exposing the errors of his Administration or the
cortuption of his nlliciuls, but ho demands thai
tho state Governments be placed absolutely
under bis control, and Unit it be left to bis "dis
cretion" how many members and oillcers may
intend each session of the Legislature, and what
shall bo the ages of the members, and, if ho
chooses, whut shall bo their political sentiments.
It is also to bo left to bis "discretion" how
ninny judges of the superior, in'orior, or nlhor
courts, each Suite muy have, and what shall bu
their nges ; how many sheriffs, clerks, tax collec
tors, justices of iho peace, Sc., he wUl titlcrato in.
each'stute.
Continuing upon tho same subject, Governor
Drown enters his solemn protest as follows:
Give the President ibis power, and the minister
of religion can no longer exercise tho bi.h func
tions of his culling under the cointnls"t . i he haa
received from Heaven, without a detail fmm the
President. Tins would give the President the
power in his discretion to determine not only how
many may bo necessary, but to select tho oeuli
ties w here Ihey will be tolerated, und to proscribe,
if he should think proper, the denomination to
which they shall belong. This would place tbo
freedt m of religion as absolutely under his con
trol ns tho freedom of tho press und tho govern
ment of the Elides.
Tho provision of tho Constitution which do
clurcs Unit Congre.-s s'rdl have powor to raise
and support armies must bo construed in connec
tion w i. h that other provision thut "Congress shall
make no law respecting an establishment of re
ligion, or prohibiting (be free exorcise Iheroof, or
abridging the freedom of speech or of the press "
Taking these two provisions toother, I do n it
tec how any candid man can sac that Congross
has power, under Ihe pretext ot' raising and sup
porting ui mies, to piace tno tree exercise or reli
gion and Ihe freedom of the press at tho "di cro
tion" oi the l'rt sideiit. Nor can it be denioii that
the freedom of both are dependent up in his will,
when the law permits no one to publish a p.iuer
or to prench the gospel without a detail from him.
Is not the freetiom of the press abridged when
a paper can only be published with the consent
of ihe President and is not tho independence nnd
dignity of tlio legislator lost whon he is compelled
to enter the legislative hall with a detail in his
peatket, subject to bo ordered out of it any mo
ment w lien it suits thn interest or caprice of tho
l'resitb nt f Is this State sovereignty, freedom of
the pit s, end free rodgion ?
V hen Cougioss enacts sutth a law it subverts!
the republicanism of the Confederate Suites into
the despotism ot Turkey, makes tho President a
dictator and prostrates the lioerties of the coun
try, tho Independence of the press, and tho reli
gions privileges of tho poople at his (out. Even
tlio Lincoln Government, despotis us it is, has not
dured to attempt any such eucroachinent upon
the liberties of ihe people of the United Slates.
I wish, in advance, to enter my solemn protest
agaiust this monstrous proposition, which, if
adopted by Cougress, will not only eiidungor tbo
success of our cunse by breaking tbo spirit of our
people, which may precipitate counter revolu
tion, but muy, and I fear will, engender a strou
lecling for reconstruction with the odious Gov
ernment of the North as the only meausof escape
from a worse despotism. I therefore earnestly
recommend the passage of a joint resolution by
this General Assembly, instructing our Senators
and requiring our Keprcsentatlvcs in Cougress to
vote against und use ull posoihlo iutlaoiiue to
prevent the passage ol'uiiy such law.
Josui'ii Ii. Bkovt.n.
MATH Or Or.NKRAL OHAUIB.
Franth? JiUhmond U'iio-, Ietetnticr 'i.
We have already announced the death of Briga-dicr-Geuerul
Archibald Grade, of Alabama. H
was killed near the crater on Friday morning,
w hile inspecting the lines. At the monieotof his
ileaib be was looking through his glass at the
enemy's works, with tho upper poitien of his
head ex posed.
The Minie balls were flying around very
rapidlv. und shells were bursting in every direc
tion. He fell ut the explosion of one of the lat
ter, pierced through the head by a ball, tho shell,
being louded with stuupnol.
Biirtilsxt f"',,",'nt Ktssttles.
New Yoiik, December $. A largo Government
stuble at Kort Hamilton was set on tire last aight,
and destroyed. Tho horses wcrs saved.
m Tmilsl 11 riXItnir Til.'! leeint
srojey " v " -' xwtv.ik ii.iiir,n,s lues
sV Oreat l.ectuio on "Peculiar I'lknnle." oa rmius.
HIS
jnV J. K.MNO ; and on "I laiperaii...'' ou UdDAY
KVFNlNli.ln CONl'KKf IIAI.L. A lew seats may yet
Ik. obtained by early application al M anien s, 0 l
Ciiesnui streoi. Ticket, in also lie sold at tb.e Hall oa
be even nn of tha iwetlurts. Doors open Jo'ciocki
uuuidm a. ssavUa.1
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