TIIE DAILY EVENING TELEGRAPH. PHILADELHIIAj TUESDAY- JANUARY 23, 18CG. THE KOMXCE OF SKATim The Belle of the Park-Her Dross and Costume-Flirthij; and Co quetting on Ice-Hlnta to the Novices, Etc. ' , We are not disposed to couour with tltcm wli'o arc coraplnmiDg of tho cold weather, much less with those who find f-mll f-cncrnlly witfi th winter aa a season. Ab.-traot the pleasured aud comforts of the winter from the schedule of our liapplncs, and we should iind that we had "of fered a far greater loss than wo could readily have imagined. The winter Is the season of manly sports without mid firelde delights within. Are there any bojtih memories that we go'bnck to with keener zest nu i relish, thau the recollection of the imps that were Bet In the snow for linron or quails, the sled that was brought iu at nightfall and so careiully stored away, the nuts that were cracked before the great ruddy blaze, and tho histo'rlcal tale or goblin legend that whlled the hours away? Iu warm countries where they have no snow, the home feeling Is hardly known. It tukes the etorm that beats aeainst the pnnes and the wine-like glow that is reflected upon tiiem from the genial fire to la spire love for home, it broad hoarth, its secure roof, its fond laws. Hut it is not alone the apDle-checked boy, with hi fur cap and woollen mittens, who ts privileged to find enjoyment in thii fno bracing 'season. Go to our skating pa kf, and see the men and women there al. aglow with generous exercise, speeding along tlnpoliHhcd surface of the ice, and describing figures more aerial and in?tinct with grace than the choicest meaures oi "dancers dancing in tune," and confess that here in amusement far more captivating and h' tilthful than the sum iuei's promenade or tho fashionable dissipation of the watering place. Sunday's cold snap made splendid les at the j'al t C nuvi J vrn-i j ci n va iv uny mvj aaca -w itua crowded with tbe graceful and pretty skaters. Every parkin town has Its acknowledged "belc,' or "t-katorial queen," to employ a new tirm coined to meet tho emergency of tho tew iat.1 ion. At the Philadelphia Park, Thirty-first ftnl Walnut streets, Kis R. whin her own lauie.s and wears them .i;:li all the grace of a queen. Attired in a crimson bilk sslrl, a velvet ijasquine trimmed with ermine, and jaiint.y skating cap, her personnel is attractive in the extreme at once a model ot simplicity aud aood la3tc. Her evolutions are natural, graceful, and in perfect harmony with the mu-ic. When she waltzes around the enclosure, hundreds of gloved hands beat applause. There is no assumption on her pert; no skating for favor. She glides over the icy mirror like a fairy, without effort. Her piroveUe excels that of tho trained ballet girl upon the sanded stage. It is statuesque and beautiful in the extreme. Unlike most profes sional skaters, ehe never misses a step. Her "figure eights" are douo to perfection. If fault she has, it is a lack of approbation of her own ability. She teems not to know what beautiful gyrations she makes, and what classical postures (he assumes. An enthusiastic writer has observed that no more attractive picture than that of a graceful and beautiful womwicii tkiites can bo conceived. Tho assertion will be agreed to by all who ever sa:i bright-laced, lithe-formed girl or woman swinging over the suiooLu surface of a frozen lake or stream. The skirts, which at tirst mieht be thought to bo a hindrance, are by no means so, because one foot is seldom or never perfectly stationary, while the other is gliding. Some times they both move at once, iu curves of beau, tlful freedom, under the impetus ot several pow erful strokef . When fancy skating is indulged in, tho wide-sw inging foot is not like the blade of a compass, with the other for a stationary perpendicular, but both move at once, only the one with a wider sweep or curve than the other and thus the whole form ii always gracefully undulating, never partially at rest Hut we must not proceed upon tho assumption that all who read this article have practical ac ' quaintance with the "glorious art." So far as the . gentle sex is concerned, there are . a great manjr more who cannot skate than who can. For the1 benefit of such, a few hints maybe appended . here. The first and most important point for the skater la to have skates of the best quality, Learners generally ruin a pair while acquiring the art, but it is much more difficult to become proficient upon skates that are constantly getting out ot order aud requiring adjustment, than it is with those that, w hen once fixed upon the feet are stiong, firm, and substantial. . The fluted, or, shell skates, give a better hold to the foot at first, but the sharp edges soon become dull, and the bejiunerhad better learn to balance himself on single runners, bci'oro he attempts motion at all. It is not advifable either to use skates that have to be strapped too tightly to the feet It? impedes the circulation, makes the feet numb! and cold, and causes positive torture instead of, glowing pleasure. If you use tho wooden skates,; procure those which have screws to fasten to the heel, or, better still, !et steel skates with a; button on the heel-plate. Either of these, how ever, is better than the old fashion of tight-strap1 ping, and seems to fix tho skate in the firmost manner to the boot, inspiring confidence in learners, and giving greater ease and efficiency to tho adept. Iu putting on the skate bo careful to tuck the ends of the straps aw ay, tor if they are loose they are apt to get under the runners, and throw , the wearer. A very useful piece of lurnilure for every 6kater is a short strap, two or three inches long, with a buckle at each end, so if a strap 6houtd break he only has to Insert thU doi ble buckle at the broken parts, and he is all right again. - The beginner will find, upon his first attempt, great difficulty iu keeping his feet together, f ienerally one foot slides off in one direction, and the other in another, aud do wn he goes. But he must not be disheartened. Perseverance and practice will eventually bring r ertection. If the lollowing plain directions we observed, the proper motion will soon be acquired. Stand with the right heel in the hollow ot the loft foot, with, the feet at right angles. Pljice the weight On the right loot, and press the Inside edge bf the left foot to the Ice a push is then given with the lclt foot, which is Immediately taken off the ice. and brought parallel with its fellow. This will send the skater forward a short distance. The same thing is repented with tho right foot and so allcrnati I?, until the learner get alonst, clumsily, to be suie, and with his hand flying about, but still getting along. With many, skating does not constitute the sole or even chief . attraction of the skating parks. These fashionable reports have come to be looked upon by tho young folks generally as legitimate flirting grounds; and tho uninitiated can have no idea of the amount ol coquetry and sentimental twaddle here Indulged iu. Touch ing the question the folio wm beautiful lines of "Love on the Ice" are appropriate: "Proud Ethel Vane, I loved hnr well ! She led me on my love to toll. Then tieated it with cruel scorn: I cursed the day that I was born. "Alone upon the ice we met Lone had I striven to torget; i One glance upon her face I cast, Jly love hud turned to hate at lust ! " 'Proud Ethel Vane, I loved you well; You led me on mv love to tell, You treated mo with cruel scorn; I cursed the day that I was born.' . ' 'If you would win me for your bndo, The i'co is cmooih, tho course is wide. Tbcn match vour speed with mine,' she said, And swliter than tho wind she sped. "I followed her on eager feet, ' Revenge,' I cried, 'revenge is sweat I" And tar across the broad lagoon Our steel skates rang a ghostly tune. "Her flowing hair streamed out behind, As, fleeter than the envious wind, A swlttl-movina shade she How, Wtile more and more tbe distance grew. "Still on and on she kept her way The thinner ico beloro her lay; 1 turned m face towards the shore, Hut Ethel Vane came back no morel" Another love-cbase upon skates, but under less dramatic circumstances, and with a maiden less inconstant, has been, thus prettily described by a nameless poet. We have seen his ideal in our Philadelphia parks many a time and oft: Down through the wintry woodlands As to the mere we go, Red berries we see or the holly-tree, And pearls of the mimletoe; And the ice is smooth lor the skaters, For the winds have swept th snow; Ana a maiden divine o'er the hyaline Files fast, with checks aglow Like a marvellous bird, whose plumage gay glitters in Eastern skie: Oh, to folio w her s ,v lit upon keel of steel, and woo her as she lilts I Bright hair and gay apparel Stream back as she meets the breeze; And away she baa shot like a la-ry yacUt On the blue sott Soleut seas : For the keen North-wind's her wooer ; But she with dainty ease, From his rough grasp slips ere her waist he clips With an arm that to bind must freeze. , There's a laugh ou the daring darliug's lip, and joy in ner oripnt Drown eyes : Ch, to follow her swift upon keel ot steel, and'woo ner as sne mes : THE NEW YOKE PRESS. Editorial Opinions of the Leading Journals Upon the Most Import ant Topics of the Hour. COMPILED EVtRT DAY FOE EVEKING TKLEOItAFn. Finance iu Con iress. From t?& Tribune. From tho outset we have not doubled that the impoi ting interest and its organs would In due time be found arrayed against resumption of specie payments. We know that our currency inflation, with the consequent high prices, ex travagant living, etc. etc., tended directly to in crease at once the business and the profits of importers, and that they would be found, through their organs, seeking to prolong this inflation to the utmost. Hence, tho repugnance to an early resumption evinced through the Commercial Advertiser, the Herald, etc., seemed quite a matter of course. Tho Evening Post has traditions and instincts from which we hoped better things; and its un qualified, though tardy, indorsement of Secre tary McCulloch's Tort Wavne speech for a time justified our confidence. Hut its relations with the importers are too intimate and confidential tor even its most cherished principles; so that at last we have it out square against resumption. No, it will say: not agaiiist resumption ex actly ; only against a particular effort looking to resumption. Hut the distinction is illusory, as we shall proceed to show. Mr. Mcculloch, a banker of large, successful experience, and ot unblcmisned repute, is Secre tary of tne Treasury. He confidently believes that our Government ought to and might promptly return to specie payments that good laith, national honor, and the true interests of Industry and coinmetce concur in demanding it. In all this he is backed, as we know, by the President, his supenor. So he goes to Congress, and says, "(Jive mo power to lund the demand cr short-time indebtedness ol the ("overntuent in six per cent, bonds, payable at such times as I shall find best, not exci edlng forty years, and I will endeavor to bring tLe country back to a currency at par with specie." ' The proposition is very simple and clear. Of course, it implies trust in the Secretary ; and so does any possible alternative. Any Secretary of the Treasury, during a period of suspension, can eatily make his fortune out ot his position, if not restrained Dy a senee or nonor ana auty. tit may pocket a cool million an v month, and the public be never the wiser. Mr. McCulloch is anxious tor the earliest termination of this ex ceptional and perilous condition; so are we. He nas suDmiueu to -.cmiries a suori ana sinmie bill, which, we are confident, would. If passed,, bring the uovernmeui jto solvency anu tne cur rency to par w tin specie wituin tne current year. Now see how the Post assails this most neces sary measure: ' Mr. McCulloch asks in this bill that Con ires- shall devolve uiouhiin absolute powcrover the tuouey market, aud leave to bis sole decision, to be made hereafter, what is to be the financial polity of tbe Government, with power, of course, to ohanire and vary that poiioy Just a oiten an, lor ruasonit satistao- tory to liwiselt, lie nay cnoosu to change nis mum. lie docs not inform CouKrens what it tha plan of bis financial camiialifnt and, of course, tlie people, to whose daily business and daily ooruiort it U import ant to know wuat tne uovemmeui it about to uo in Uiete matters, are left, wittilt;onirre, absolutely in tlie dai k ah to t ie lntuw. It' w are not mlaiu- totuied, Mr. McCullooh distinctly lngiied beiore the Committee upon bavinir tins absolute poer, in order tlat be might ex rt a uenuucial iuUuuce over tbe money markc t. Ibo eatoe power that enables him to do pood in this way, of course suiliue for do nir great ltjory. Tbe bill kvcs biin authority to call in and luud, at bis discretion as to nine, kiuu, ana amouui, all or any of tbe outstanding debm and promises of the doverumeiit not a ready converted into bonda, and lor tin. purpose to issue 40-year six per oent. loridH. Theite new bonds, amouutiug in ail to 1, 600,000 000 or more, bo way sell at any time and at any trice, iio one U to know when be intends to iuud, nor wiat kind of securities bo is to call in; Whether thou wluel) bar interest, or those which are in the bands lor the people passing dally at wonty. He can make money soaroe when he wilt, and let tip tbe utarut again when be wiU, Th bill duo not provide that he shall fund tirst on kind of security and then another, speaifyiuii the order in winch they are to be taken in; nor doa it provide, if those which pass tor mouey ae to be cancelled, that tbpy shall be taken in at a certain rate ol projtreia in six ciiied quantities, or regular periods. Jf it did, tbe people ai lurve could adapt thoir business to what was coin UK " Let us consider thee cavils in the lliht of rcHon. common sense, and truth: Tbe ectetary asks to be empowered to fund the public debt In order that we may return, so soon as may be, to speclo pavincn's. There is no ambiguity, no diseulse about nlm. There lire tllteen hundred millions of demand or short time obligations now hangingover the Treasury. These ho wishes to fund and get out of the way ot resumption, by offering the holders such a long bond as they may be induced to accept in exchange. This exe'haneo once effected, re sumption follows ot course. The greenbacks once funded, evert bank note bjcomes an obli gation to pay coin; and the greenbacks will be luiu'ed whenever the Secretary makes a tempt'iig offer; for those who have balances In bank or bank notes will draw the greenoacks and lund them. And thus, without convulsion or auy breach of faith, we return to soecie pay ment, and the prices ol nearly everything fall thirty to forty per cent. Now. the Secretary's "iilnn" is lust what we have here sketched: To fund the greenbacks and short-time obligations of the (Jovernment In six per cent, bonds, payable ten, fifteen, twenty, thirty, or toity -,oare hence tho shorter the better, so that they can be sold at par. Tho object is not to enlarge, but to extinguish the exceptional power he now wields over banks, currency, and business. Of course, we all know that he may temporarily do barm with it or might, if h were a scoundrel or a fool: but, even then, we should prefer that he wield such power for a year rather than that he possess it interminably.' The 1'ost would have a bill that provides fo the funding first of one seem it v, then another, in a specified order; that they be redeemed "at a certain rate of progress, In spccliied quantities, at regular periods." Surel y there can be no mis take as to the drift of all this. 8uppoe Congress should prescribe that the greenbacksur tlie inter est notes be all innded tirst; who does not realize that it would put up the market value of the par ticular security thus prelerred. and render its redempton all but impossible? Hut give the Secretary power to fund any and every torm of demand of sl:ort security as be best can, and he may lund this or that first, or all together, as the state of the market shall dictate. And now he has but to oiler for each, or any or all, a bond worth a litlle more (by reason of tlie time it has to run) than the market price of the out standing obligation, and he will assuredly call it In and extinguish it. And tbu we may advance steadily and Burcly to resumption and specie prices. . Negro Suffrage in tho District and the Stetes Congress uui tho I'lesidant. From the 2'ime.t. As our readers are tuvnre, the bill establishing universal nearo suffrage it tho District of Co lumbia passed In-; House of Representatives on Thursday last by a vote t f 11G yeas to 51 navs. It will probably also pass the Senate by a de cided majority. It is generally assumed that it will receive the President's signature, and thus become a law; but we regard this as by no means certain. It is Buid to have been asserted by Judge Kclley on the floor of tho House, while the bill was upon its passage, thnt ho knew the President would sign it, and thi3 statement pro bably had some eti'ect in swelling tho voto in its favor. Whether Judge Kellev pretended to speak from positive personal knowledge of the President's Intention, or only by way of inter ence from hi6 position and presumed opinions, we are not native. The passage of the bill iu tue House i claimed by the Tribune as a decided triumph of tho 'radical majority. " The claim is pericctlv just. But whether that triumph was achieved 'ov a lair -exercise of its strength, or by an adroit and somewhut unscrupulous alliance with tho Democratic minority, may be open to serious doub,t. The bill was oiitrinally introduced by Judge Ke ley, of Pennsylvania, aud was referred to the Judiciary Committee, ot which Mr. Wil son, of Iowa, is chairman. It, provided for uni versal negro suffrage in tne District. Jir. Wil son reported it buck, aud the House entered upon its discussion. After this had gone on for a tew nays, a conterence of the Union members of the House was called to consult as to tho proper course to be pursued. Alter tuli discussion it was decided, by a vote of more than two to one, that the bill should be recommitted to the Judiciary Committee, with instructions to amend it so as to require all per sons, both white and black, w ho should here alter be admitted to vote in tho District, to be able to read the Constitution of the United States, or else to have served in the armv, or to pay taxes on peisoual or real estate. This was dis tinctly understood by all parties to be the divi sion of the Union t arty, and bv none more dis tinctly than by Mr, Wikou himself. No one pre- icuueu mat it Dounu any one to vote in any par ticular wav; but it was supposed that it would have weight with Mr. Wilson and his associates as to thejomi in w hich the question should be submitted to the action of the House. A very large majority of tbe Union members desired the vote to- be taken upon granting to the colored men of the District a suffrage quali- nea uv tne uoiiiiy to resa; ana tney supposed that, in deference to their wishes, thus disttuctly expressed, this would be done. Tbey were mis taken. Mr. Wilson and bi$ associates voted with tne Democrats agaiust tne recommitment, and thus brought the vote directly upon the Ques tion of universal negro suffrage in the District; and the great body of the Union majority pre- lerred to vote together rather than separate upon this issue thus forced upon them. Whether they acted wisely or not will be determined bv results; but we know that they acted from a paramount aesire to save tne union party trom dissension and disruption. If thev had been met in.this eftort by a corresponding desire on tbe part of Mr. Wilson and hi associates, the prospects oi ultimate success would have been more honelul than thev seem at nresent. t 'It this question were confined to the District of t oiumuiu u wouia oe oi less importance than it is. Congre-s has within that district the un questioned power of exclusive legislation, and however oppressively and unwisely that power may De ex3rciseo, tue luinry mulcted is confined within narrow limits. But this step is but an entering wedge to a general system of legislation concerning the negro race. The avowal has repeatedly been made bv those known as radi cals in the Union ranks, that its main purpose w as to establish a principle in the district which should afterwards be applied to the several States. The admission ot the recently emanci pated slaves to the right of unqualified, univer sal suffrage in the Rebel Slates, is put forward Dy in em as an indispensable condition to tue re admission of these States to the Union. Judge Kclley, of Pennsylvania, the author of this bill, declared recently in debate with Mr. Kasson, of Iowa, that Congress had the rignt to prescribe tne nuauncatiou or voters "lor tue nioht numerous branch of the Legislature" in every Btato in the Union in other words, that notwithstanding the explicit language" ot tbe Constitution, Congress had supreme power over this w hole subject, and he is prepared to intro auce a dui lor its assertion and exercise, nr. Stephens has given notice of a bill to give every emancipated negro a homestoad, either trom the confiscated estates of Southern Rebels, or from lands in the South owued bv the Govern ment. A bill is already before the House Ignor ing utterly everything done by tho President . T. 1 .I. . i . . ,r a i.1. i .... i relations in the Southern States, and proposing to organize termors! 'Reverniiieuts lor tnein ail. And the' same tactics are to be employed to force esch and every one ot these measures upon the Union party in the Houe which proved so successful on this District of Columbia b Jl. The same ,uso will be made of the machinery of csucus. Decisions will be sustained and enforced w hen favorable to these protects, and disregarded and overthrown, by allinnce with the Democrats, when adverse. Ami as the Democrats themselves are1 slmplv plavrna their own nartisan game. thy must naturally be expected to aid, by sucty act on as these alliances' may offer, iu fastening ....... .1. r! . ... ii .. uyvu, luu.umou AOUilliLsuuuou wuatevui uipii eures may be most obnoxious to tho Dublin lud-r- ment, and thus olfur them the best chance ol a speedy return to nower. It may fairly be presumed that President Johnson wiil not overlook these consecration ps well as others more directly involved, in his action upon this bill. The quesiion ot negro Ri'llisuc is one tipn which tho Union party, as stn h, has never taken action. It has never cone bcfoie any national convention, nor have any cotisidersble number of State conventions taken ground upon it. - Nor U it quite eauv 1o see w hat c?.igcncles of the public wcllare force it, with such peremptory authority, upon the Instant Bdion of Congress and the country. While it is a matter of comparatively little coiwequenco to most of the Northern and Ksstern States, it touches mo-t closely the sentiments and preju dices of the West, and is absolutely a matter of life and death to Unionism and lovalty among the musses ol tho people in the Southern State". The men, moroover, who know most of the actual condition of the colored race iu the South, do not hesitate to ascrt that no more latai step for them could be taken than this thnt it will intemifv, inevitably and incalculably, the hos tility of rnces already strong enough to demand tl'C " isest ana most care'ui treatruentr and the chances avo three lo one that It will bring on collision, insurrection, and rebellion that 'may eventually wrap tho whole country in thellames of a war tnfold more tcnible than that we have list closed. These are considerations to w hich no wise man should willingly close his eyes; and they may well at len.it give paue to the etl'orts of those most exclusively devoted to the wcllare of the colored race. It is well enough to bear in mind, however. that President Johnson has nevor committed himself in any way to tne principle of universal negro sullraee, either for the District ot Colum bia or for any State; and that is tho principle w hich, u this bill passes the Senate, Is to be pre sented for his approval. He has never gone fur ther than to say that if acting within his own Mate alone, be might lavor tne admission ot qualified colored voters to the exercise cl the right of suffrage; and even this was given merely as a personal opinion, and in no sense as an in- IlllUtlUU 111 U111CIHI BCIIUU. 11. IS KUDWU, H1MU, that he regards the people of the District of Columbia as having in no wise lost their rights as citizens, or their claim to respect and roijarJ (or their wishes concerning their own nfiairs.bv their subjection to the exclusive luridicUon of Congress: and it would bo unwise to asstimo that he will (eel at bbertv wholly to diregard tbe vote lately taken in the District on the sub ject of negro suffrage. Jt is possible, therefore, to say the least, tn our judgment, that Piesident Johnson may withhold his signature from this bill. We distrust the expressions of confidence of his app.'oval, in which these gentlemen somewhat ostentatiously indulge, nicy may nave ground tor these ex pressions in their knowledge ot his purpose or tney may nope to influence ais action by them or they mar merely seek to force tho party into this position regardless of the co-oneraiioh of the Executive and reckless of the fate of the partyjisclf. In these da8 of difficulty and dan ger wnen the peace now dawning may be dis prsed by tempests still more terrible than that whoso Inchiiul fury SHI sounds in our ears, we cannot look upon indifference to tho late of the t niou party as consistent witn love tor tne Union or devotion to the welfare of our common country. This is not the time when new issues can be forced upon tho nation, without liumment danger ot reopening those the nation bus just decided. 1 he Telegraph System of the United States, ')(. m tlie World. The telegraph system of the United States is rapidly becoming very complete. Of course, the Hues of telegraph, follow tho lines of trade and travel, and consequently do not, as jet, cover so closely the Southeastern States as they do the rest of the country. The American Telegraph Company, and the Western Union Telegraph Company, by means ol contracts w ith Canadian, Nova Scotia, aud New foundland Companies on the one hand, and with Southwestern and Pacific Companies oj the ot her, have together a complete system of com munication over tlie entire territory ot the United States. They have, too, through the Newloundland companies, practically an exclu sive connection with the Atlantic cable, if it ever De laid, their lines, ana tue lines with which they are thu3 connected, begin at Capo Race. Halifax, and Farther Point, on the northeast they go to New Orleans, on the southwest: thev reach San Francisco, on the Pacilic. and, through Caliiornin, the British possessions to the north ot Oregon. There are two wires through the length of Nova Scotia and New Brunswick; three others between liangor and Uoston; thirteen through wires Irom Boston to New York; fourteen through-wires between New lork and Washing ton; two between New York and Pittsburg; ten Between tuiuaio ana unicaso. South of Washiugtoh they connect with all the important towns on the Atlantic coast, and Augusta; and -an inland , line connects .Lynch burg, Chattanooga, Atlanta, Montgomery, Mo bile, and New Orleans.- In the Northern States there are stations in almost every town, and between all the largest cities there are several distinct routes. West of the Mississippi river, they reach West ern Missouri, Nebraska, Kansas, Salt Lake. Two wires run irom St. Louis west to Omaha, Ne bta.-ka Territory; one runs from, the same place to Fort Smith, Arkansas, connecting with the Imtn i TTrmdt iin an! inl io jf n Tovua From Omaha west, one wire' runs to Denver1 City and other points in Colorado, and another to Salt Lake aud San Francisco: thence north ward to New Westminster in British Columbia. A Becond wire is to be constructed soon from St. Louis via Omaha, to San Francisco. Under the same control is to be the Overland Line to Europe, six hundred miles ot whijn has been opened to the public, north ' oi Now West minster, withia the last three months. Of course, too, as industry and traffic recover in tne sotitn, new lines oi telegraphic communi cation will be opened there. The w hole country wm soon oe a mere coo eo. Progress of Constitutional Liberty In Italy. From tht Herald. The most remarkable political phenomenon in Europe is that which we see in Italy. Tin present state ot affairs in that country, vicwod in contrast with, its condition a lew years ago. and through the long night of despotism which hung over it, shows one of the most surprising revolutions in this eventful age. Italy, tbe most Interesting rountry of the Old World, the garden of Europe, 'the cradle of civilization, the reposi tory of art, once the grandest of nations and the ruler of the world, around which are clustered tho most glorious and undying memorials ot history, bet-ins to feel the inspiration of its past glories and tho lntluence ot modern proerrens. Alter ceuturiei of political and reih-ious despot Istdi nndT which all it glory and beauty were obscured, and from which no light of. promise in the luture could be discerned, Italy rises again, like the phumix from its, ashes, to new lite. We have watched the progress oi this renaissance with deep interett tor tome years, and we are particularly struck with tlie evidence of it in a recent political event. Our correspondent in Ituly eave us recently a lull account of the event 'referred to the defeat of the Idlnistry iu the Italian l'arluimout, and its prompt resignation In consequence. This circumstance shows that the voice of the people, as expressed through their representatives, is recognized as the poverninsr power of the counj try. . The importance of thin fact will be appre ciated more in Europe, perhaps, than ia tiint country, because under our torm of government wo hold the chief ot the State the President responsible; and not the members of hia Cabinet who are only secretaries, as they are vroPr'J called. The maionty in Congress may be ot a ditlerent ptrty to the President and his Cabinet, or may hold to a different policy, and Mill the machinery of the Uoverment goes on. .We have checks ' aud balauces- iu - the working of our institution!! not tounrt in .monarchies, aud the election of the 1'ieside it every tour years, aud of the popular branch of Congress every two years obviates the necessity t a renooiwiole tuini.try, as it is In England or Italy. The ministry there is changed to nuit the change o! popular sentimerln supposed to bo expressed by the representatives: and if there be a dcibt an iut this, or tlie monarch wishes to ascertain the sentiment ot the people. Parliament ts dis solved, aud a new election held. Our represent atives come fresh Irom the peoplo every two vents, and we hold the Presidentin cheek every lour years. Hut where theotlioe ot Chief or the Stdto is hereditary or for lite, the only safeguard to liberty is in having a min'Stry that represents the views of tho malority of the people. i A Government so ordered iH called a constitu tional Covernment. In contradistinction to those that arc absolute. Until lately England was the only con-ddernblo Power in Europe which had such a constitutional (lovernment: and even now nearly all ' the great Powers have not. Within n lew years, however, the democratic principle of popular government has made gicat progress, and particulate in Italy. The mon- arcus and aristocracies begin to see the necessity ot making this concession, in ordef to avoid revolutions. Absolutism is fast dying out, and nothing can save the old order ot government and Eccicty Irom vlo'ent 9hocks of anarchy but giving way to the enlightened spirit of tbe age and demands of tbe people. The astute Em peror of the French understood this, ana saw tlie necpshlty ol lavorliig the cause ot constitu tional liberty in Italy, in order to keep down tho levoiutionary me. wntie be exfrcped despotic authority at nome. amusing the mercurial Frenchmen at the same t me with universal suffrage and the name'ot 1 herty, he saw saiety only against revolution in iiaiy ana its contagious lniiuenco in trance in aiding the Unbars to establish a powerful con stitutional kingdom. Young Italy, under 'the influence ot such men as Cnribaldl, has taken. perhsps, gtrater strides snd moved faster thau Napoleon wished: but the movement was irre sistible. Iialy to-day is the vanguard of tho nations of continental Europe iu the march of constitutional liberty. It is true the young kingdom has some diffi culties to encounter. The most serious, proba- riy, is mat oi tne nnances, wnicn gavo rise to the conflict between the, rppresentutives and the ministry when the latter resigned. A deficit of sixty millions of dollars tor the current expenses ot tne uovernment in tune oi peace is an em- hsrrasslne matter. Still the diflioultv may be overcome. A people so full of new life, hope, ana patriotism are cquat to almost any e uer gtney. Tlie enormous army ot Borne three hun dred thousand men might be cut down with salety, and other economical reforms might be made. From the vigor wiih which Parliament lias commenced its session we may hope it will find a solution for the financial troubles of the Oovcrnment. A people crushed down and divided by centu ries ot despotic rme, ana suddenly piacoa in sncn a novel situation, havo much to learn necessarily, and many embarriiM-ments to encounter. Thuy aro. bo we ver, on the right road to luture pros- pentv and greatness. The people ot the United States sympathize with them and watch their progress with great interest. We should prefer to tee a republ'C established over the classic territory ol old Rome; but a constitutional monarchy may be best for the Italians at pre sent. At all events, we rejoice in the progress ot liberty there, and hope the ancient glory ot Italy may be restored as the consequence, LADIES' FANCY FURS. LADIES' FANCY FU US. J0IIX FAREIRA, No. 718. ARCH STREET, ABOVE SEVENTH STREET At bis old-established store, 1MP0HTEH, MANUFACTURER. DEALER IN AND FANCY FURS FOR LADLES AND CnLLDliEN. Mj assortment of Fancy Furs for Ladies and Chil dren is now complete, embracing every variety tha will be worn during the coming season. Kcmcmber tbe name and number. JOHN FAREIRA, No. 718 AECH bTEEET, above fjoventa. I have no partner or connection with anr othei store jn this city. 10ii4in&p No.; 1204 CHESNUT ST., ' Have Inst tecelved fcJ.W BBTHTFHKJI BUCK W 11 K AT, Jjimi) PKACHB9. CKllirJ CHEBRIE8. . JSKW YORK Plt-ds, 1 ' ' JiEW tilKHEJlYED GIBGEB U6m ROBEUT SHOEMAKER & CO., U. I. Cor. of FOUBTH and RACE Sireobi, ' PHILADELPHIA, WHOLESALE DRUGGISTS Importers and Dealers in Foroign and Domostio Window and Plate Glass, MANUFACTURERS OF White Lead and Zinc Paints,Putty,eto AOKHTS FOB IHS1 CELKBBATJCD FRENCH ZING PAINTS. ' Dealers and Consumers supplied at 1020 3m ' VERY LOW PRICES FOR CASH.' ' ', , i ; SILBKRMAN & CO., IMPORTERS OF vi y""v : . ; no. ij r. ruunin oireet. rniLiVBLTHli, f ortemonnalea, Pocket Books, jfaraea. Travelling Rasa, Hatche s Dressing asea Ladles' Companions, Writing Jjrsaa, Portfolios. Work Boxes. Jews, boxes, Photo granb Albania. Opera Q asses, Field Glasses Wpectacles, ri C asea Culna and Ciilt Ornament. Pocket Cutlnrrl Kazors Combs, lirnsbes, Perlunierr. bonus. Fans. Hair Sets, Ban Ornaments. Bteel Jewelry. Jet Oooda. f'or Dellun Oooos. Bracelets, fteck'aees, Be't Clasps, Studs Hleeve Buitona Hcarf Plus, Bcarf Klna, bilk Watch' O oards, Leather Guards. 8tul and Plated chains, Wtuoh Keys, Shawl Pine, Violin StriDtis. Beads ol aU kinds. Polls Uubber Balls, l'ominoes, TJlce, C hessmen Chut Hoards, nacKtcainmon Boards, Playing Cards. Pockit riaske, Drinking Cups, f ouauvo Pipes. Tobacco Uoxea, Tobacco Pouches late a Boxes, Pipe Stems, Vina Tubes, Cigar Cases. iisiy rPO SHIP CAPTAINS, AUD OWNERSTHE J undersigned UnrinK "leased the KENMINGTON BCKJ-W DOC K.begs toiuiorm his friends and the uatror of tlie Dock tha; be Is prepared with increasea is'l Hies to accommodate ttio having vesse a to be rained or repaired andibeftig a prauileal shlp-carpontor and caulker, wi 1 gfv personal attention to tha Teasels, en tniKteo to hint ior rpain. ' , . Captains or Aleuts Shin Carpenters, and afachlnlsta .having vessel! to .repair, are aollclted to call. Having the agency for the sal of Wetterstedt'a Patent Metallic I oinponitlon" for Copper Paint tor tha , pieservatlon ol vessels' bottoms, for this city, X am Jira paied to luruleh tbe same on favorable tonus. JOHN IL UAMWITT. . . Keus ngton Screw Dock, 1 11 DELAWARE Aveuus, above LAUlitL street. K, . AND 50 $ H y I TEA DEALERS,)r AFES JIIE FIRE IN CIIESNUT STUEUT letter frcm 7ells, Tareo. Si Co. 610,000 SAVED IN IIF.URLNH'S MOT SAfK. rnitADRLrniA. January 1, 19M. Mms-is FABRKt, IlEUHiKO ft Co. Gentlemen i w fiate Jnrt opened ours me, on a of your msnulMitars, which patted tlironpli tho dvstructlva fire In Chesnitt treat. iut night. T) Rata was In our office. No. tot. wl.Ich building w is entirely destroyed. The Sice was In warm place, a you niavwell suppose, and was r hot when taken ot t of tli ember. W e are well aatlnflnd with the remit of this tnnl, and And our books, papers, and -onie ten thoumind dollars In mtmey almost aa pr- fectaawben put in the Fafe. Jsottilns la Injured, it we except H e icatber binding of the book., which am ateamed t the money and papers are as good as aver. Truly yours, WELLS, FAROO CO., Per J. II. COOK, Agent TbcnbOTe Pa'e enn bp seen at our -lore. FARREL, HEURING & CO., "So. K9 CHESMJT STREET. 11 gEVEEE TiST OF MAIIVIN'S SAFE At Charleston . Fire, Octoter 18, 1835 After removtnir my ar (on of Man-In Co.'s Talent) from the ruin, wbete It bad Inln iot rirTT TuftkR hurt njvi d 10 minur ft, at, I icund my boo lea In a perftoi ataio of preiervation I -Xres mydoilyht and entire aanmaetlon with the result, and beaitUaa vlteali to purchase Jlurvm & Cu.V.-h.m. (Signed) "W. il. UHAFEK." A (nil aMortment of the above 8AFK8, the only per fectly dry, aa well us thoroughly flto-proot ono la the market, lor sale by IV All VI N & CO., No. 721 CnESNUT STREET, (Stasonlo Uall), Phlla , No. 2i5 BROADWAY, N. Y. Dwelling House Kolcs. ornamental styles. Safes ot other makes taken In exchange. Bend lor descriptive elrrular. 128 Im A NOT II B it T K 8 T or J HKBRTNO'S FIBK-PBOOT SAFES. TUB FIERY ORDEAX PA SB ED TRIUMPH AlfTLT - The 11 errl mi Pat naed In the office of onr warehouse. drairuveu by tbe diMntioua tire ol tlie niKbt of the tth liiHmnt, van subjected to aa Intense beat aa probably any eeie win ever ue puuieciru in aiiy nre wi intenna Unit tbe l.raja knot aud lnounllDKS of the exterior of piinie were melted on. unil tlie --bole aurlace culo1 kni hllgterrd aa il It had been In a hirnace aud yet when nnened the Contrn ih books and Daoors weia lonnd to be entire and uninjured TUlshaieis now on exnimiion in oar wareaouiiao Pcventb xtreet, vt'.h tbe hooks and paper etl'.i remain Il 8 In It Jut an it waa when taken from tbe ruins. Mer cbi.nn. Fnnkeis. and others interexteil in 'be protect!- ot their books aud papers are inrlted to call audit-, amine It J 1". MA I THOLOYY. . V A cnt for He rrtnir's Sa ea, 1 1 No (ICS ftT.VT.KTIl Ht.. WaKbiDition 1. 6 weaWer- STR I PS. K O W N E'S METALLIC WEATHER STRIPS AND WINDOW. HANDS IREVEN1 EATILINU OS" SASH, r And totally exclude Dust, Poise, ond Odor In samtner, as well aa Cold, W'ud, and to In in winter, from doors and windows of every description, without Interfering with their free uso at ail thnea. WARRANTED GOOD FOR FIVE YEARS For Chculars, wltb Tiico List, Selcrencet, Etc., address tbo lleta lie Weather Strip Company. PAVID II. LOSEY, Sols Aqknt,' ' 1123tliPtu2m No 38 H. FIFTH STREET, Phllada, PERSONAL. " ' ; PKEAT RKPUCTION IN COFFER. AT JI WILSON'S lea Warehouse. No. ZI& C:HkSNnT Street. on CENTS. ROASTED RIO COFFER. AT U WIJLSOl.'8 'ica Warehouse. Ko. m CUEHNOT Street. JR CKNTS.PEST ROASTED RIO COFFEE, JJ atWH BOVj, No. 236 C'HKbNPT Street. A( CENTS-FINEST OLD JAVA. ROASTED, HJ at Wll.SOJVS.yo. 23U1K8NJT Street. yf) CENT8.-PLACK AND GREEN TEA SIFT I ' ' ING8, in cuautitiea not less than one oound. at WILBOft'8. f OOD COLLAR TEA, BLACK AND GREEN, Vjf at WILBON'B, No. 236CHI- BMJThtreet. TEAS AND COFFEES AT WHOLESALE 1 prtcea. at WliSOfV 8 Tea Warehouse. Ho. 230 CHh.sM,'T Street. 121m YSA MANUFACTURER, AND DEtER IN pictcj)r;t)lt glbunis, BOCKS,-BIBLESi PRAYERS,' Uaga-.i;..j3, Nov-la, and ail the New Publications. CARD, MEDIUM, AND IMPERIAL PHOTOGRAPHS. S(ireo'-cGiM awl Sli:reoscoiic Views, riilur.-.-. of Jl tinilj Framed lo order. 803 CHESTUUT ST. 808 ' 4 '..I m ti: B 11,0 AV N & MA MANUFACTURERS OF" , .TRUNKS.'- ' VAIISES- , . , BAGS, ; ' : .ItETICULES; And all styles ol jroocU suitable for Travellers and Excursionists. ' . A largo stock of ... i. . MOEOUCO TEAVELLINO BAGS ; : i Aito eeticules, FOR GENTS AND LADIES, Ol onr own llanuluclure, suitable tor HOLIDAY PRESENTS. -,' 11 26 No. 708 CHBSNPT BTEEET. . - .... ' - - "T J. o. r E R K I N s; LUMBER MEROllANT, l , . . TT st-ll 1 ' " No. 024 CUIUSTIAN STREET, ", ' : ; " Constantty on band )k large tM& yaried Mortmeni of U-uJdmirXninber. , , , , 6 14 ly , XTiiW5 MU91C STORE. WILLIAlfli i UOMB A CO.. o. 11W CHEHNUT Ptreet. Dealers In American aud Foreltrn Musiei Ptanoa, Halo drons,aiid Iduslcal IiiHtruinentHof a 1 klndai fOso.asupa rlor quality vt btriuus ovnstantl on baud. 11 1 im FIRE AND DURGLAR PROOFS ML. 2 .iii - i H 1
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