INTELLIGENCER & LANCASTERIAN. GEO. SANDERSON, EDITOR. A. SANDERSON, Associate. LANCASTER, PA.,• FEBRUARY 19, 1856 CIRCULATION, SOOO COPIES! FOR PRESIDENT, JAMES BUCHANAN. (34bjed to the decision of the Democratic Nation! °mention.) The Address before the Earl Union Lyceum, at Hinkletown, by our young friend, W. SEEDER DARROW, to which we referred last week, will be found on the first page of this paper. It is a highly creditable produc tion, and we bespeak for it a careful perusal. Messrs. Dallas and Buchanan Hon. GEORGE M. DALLAS, our newly ap pointed Minister to England, has been in public life, with short 'intervals, ever since he attained his majority. He was born in 1792, and is now in the 64th year of his age. In 1814 he was appointed Secretary of the American Commission that negotiated the Treaty of Ghent; afterwards United States District Attorney at Philadelphia; then, in 1881, United States Senator from Pennsylva nia, in 1837, Minister to Russia; and, in 1844, elected Vice President of the United States—, in all of which positions he sustained him self with ability, courtesy and uprightness. His predecessor, Mr. BUCHANAN, now in his 65th year, has also been much in public life. First in the State Legislature for two sessions, cothmencing with 1814—next in Con gress for ten consecutive years--then Minister to Russia for two years—next ten years in the U. S. Senate—then Secretary of State from 1845 to 1849—and lastly, since 1853, Minister to England. lie retires voluntarily from his present mission, with the esteem and confi dence of the whole country—leaving the im press of his giant intellect upon the legis lative and diplomatic history of the country, and with a character, both moral and political, unstained by a single disreputable act during all that long period of time. lie is yet in the full vigor of his great intellectual powers, and possessed of a robust constitution, which will enable him to discharge the high and onerous duties of the Presidency with distinguished ability, should his fellow-citizens (of which there is now scarcely a doubt) call him to that exalted and responsible position. GET A COPY!! Everybody should read the reply to Geo. Sanderson'll scurrilous onelaught, in to-morrow morn ing's REGISTER A CITIZEN. Price per single copy 4 cents, to be had only at the office. The Inland Daily, of Friday, had the above advertisement occupyinga prominent place in its columns. Of course, " Every Body" bought a copy of the Register a. Citizen on Saturday morning, and planked down their four cents for the same ! We arose from our comforp ble bed with no little trepidation and alarm, lest the roar of our little neighbor should ut terly annihilate us in coming up street that morning! and we are not sure but that our appetite for breakfast was somewhat affected by the nervous excitement under which we were laboring! It was excruciatingly unkind in our doughty contemporary thus to give us notice of his terrible onslaught, and keep us in a state of awful suspense fur four and twen ty long and weary hours! Well, the dreaded hour arrived—Saturday morning came. We reached our sanctum in Duke street, trembling with—cold ! We took our seat by the side of the stove, in gloomy meditation, wondering what the Fates had in store for us. At' length the door opened, and the Register & Citizen made its appearance. We picked up the paper with inexpressible apprehension. We looked for the huge ani mal that was to devour us at a gulp—the mountain that was to crush our humble self to atoms—when, lo and behold ! the terrific roar of the lion was not heard—the huge mountain had labored in all the throes of vio lent parturition, and brought forth a limy lit tle Mouse! whose faint squeaking was the on ly evidence of the sickly vitality of its Know- Nothing paternity ! We felt ielieved—a terrible load of gloomy forebodings was instantaneously removed, and the wriidd wags on about as usual since Sat urday morning. We breathe freer and deep er, have a better appetite, and sleep more soundly since then—and we hope our belliger ent, pug-nacious little Know-Nothing neigh bor made a handsome raise out of his " four rent" advertisement. how thankful we are for small favors! A. Know-Nothing Preacher Many of our readers will recollect Keys, the Know-Nothing Preacher, whoseveral times held forth to mixed audiences of men and boys, in the public square of this city, during the summer of 1854—he being then a resident of Lancaster, and high in the Know-Nothing councils. Subsequently he .became Editor of a Know-Nothing sheet published at Tyrone city, in this State, in which he characterized himself as one of the most vindictive and scurrilous defamers of the Democratic party and its principles, any where to be found.— After some time, it was said by the Know- Nothing papers that he had withdrawn from the United Brethren connexion ; but the Ty rone Democrat says that he was "thrown overboard, Bishop Glossbrenner, the head of that Church, thinking his case too scandalous to investigate." We leave our readers to make their own comments gir Col. J. R. Snowden,' the Director of the U. S. Mint has made his Annual Report. It is a highly interesting document, and fur nishes, in reasonable limits, a detailed ac_ count of the operations of this great national institution for the year 1855. The deposits received and the coinage at the principal Mint, during the year, amounted in gold and silver, as follows . Deposits, - - - - $13,214,660 Coinage, The branches at New Orleans, San Francis • 00, Dahlonega, Charlotte, and the Assay Office at New York, were also actively employed.— The entire amounts received and coined at the Mint and its branches, including the As say office, during the year, were as follows : Received, - - - - $64,574,371 56,312,732 The Director makes some excellent sugges tions is relation to the issue of small coin. A new machine has been obtained from Paris, by whicll the manufacture of thelialf-eagle will be materially aided. It is not by any means assumed that the coinage of the eagle and double eagle will be discontinued . ;_ but as a general rule, adapted to the principal Mint, and to the branches in the Atlantic States, it is believed that the time has come, to return to smaller denominations of gold coin, such as the half eagle, quarter-eagle, and dollar.— Mr. Snowden says that this description of coin is particularly applicable to a country so greatly favored with the original production of the precious metal, and he thinks that the people at large are entitled to a greater por tion of imperishable money. ge— PmLir N. DALLAS, Esq., (son of the new Minister,) has been appointed Secretary of Legation to London. Hon. ANTHONY KENNEDY (K. N.) has been elected.to the 11. S. Senate, by the Legislature of Maryland. His term of service will com mence on the 4th of March, 18.57. New Jersey and Mr. Buchanan We copy from the Trenton True American the following extract from the speech of Gen- E. R. V. WRIGHT, delivered, before the demo cratic Association of the city of Trenton.— Gen. WRIGHT, in speaking of the Hon. JAMES BUCHANAN, does him no more than justice. He said— In a very short time, gentlemen, it will be necessary for us to select a candidate for the Presidency. Instead of using any metaphor ical language in approaching this important subject, I shall come down to matters at once and say that I am in favor of James Buchanan for that office. (Cheers.) James Buchanan possesses in a higher degree the confidence and esteem of all parties to-day than any oth er living man in America. His life has been strongly diversified. He has occupied almost every position within the gift of the nation, and his life is recorded upon almost every page of our country's history. He now holds the most important American position in Eu rope, and he will return to this country not covered all over with the baubles that adorn the ambassadors who throng the courtly halls of Europe, but as he went, an uncontaminated, unflinching supporter of American interests; and with a reputation for Democracy such as no man ever yet return with. He is no sectional man ; he is a purely national man. With enlarged and liberal views he looks over the whole field, and if chosen for the Presi dency willndispense the blessings of his wis dom as the dews of Heaven descend, alike up on the rich and the poor. When a member of the cabinet of Mr. Polk, who was more able? When a Senator of the United States, who was his superior? He has received the applause of almost every eminent man in the Senate. He is the man who has acquired the most intimate knowledge of the affairs upon that side of the brook of any other man in the nation, and is therefore better fitted than any other to go into the Presidential chair, and say to great Britain that she must keep faith in her treaties, and that no tyrannic power shall ever hereafter find lodgement upon the American continent. [Cheers.] It cannot be expected, gentlemen, that I should detain you longer, but I will say that I trust for the honor of this Association, you will select a man, if not James Buchanan, a man as good as he is, if 3ou can find him. If you select Pennsylvania's favorite son, from Bergen to Cape May, and from Mercer to Hudson, but one voice will arise, and Buchan: an and Union will be the watchword of success. When the election comes, we may give our opponents the exclusive name of "Americans" which they arrogate, and let them proclaim, if they will, the principle that " Americans shall rule America." The old Clay Whigs will turn to Buchanan, in disgust from the fanaticism that is stalking over the land ; they will be found side by side with us in the struggle. I welcome the hour that will call us to the contest. With "Old Buck" for our candidate, and the Constitution for our rally ing-cry, the Democratic cohorts cannot but be invincible. (Enthusiastic and long continued applauding.) on the Tani:Mrs. Mr. WRIGHT, of Luzerne county, is among the ablest members of the Legislature. Du ring the present session, he has distinguished himself by his ardent opposition to the re straining Liquor Law of last winter. He goes for an immediate and unconditional repeal of that measure. In one of his speeches on this subject, in the House, he thus refers to the Yankee origin of Prohibitory Laws: The bill proposed to be repealed is the pro duct of a Yankee notion. I was early taught a healthy hate to some Yankee notions. The peaceful pioneers of our faith, Mr. Speak er, met with martyrdom in the pious and god ly town of Boston, fur the simple promulga tion of their holy and peaceful faith. The banishment of the Baptists *IS another Yan kee notion. The execution of witches :it Sa lem was another. American devotion to the sable hue had its origin there—and Icing a most inventive people, the discovery of making men moral by statute has its origin with them. The sterling worth of New England I value as I should. Her early and rugged morality, stained as it was, with Quaker blood, the ban ishment of the Baptists, and executions for witchcraft, is yet to be commended. ller in vention and intelligence have a world wide reputation. In the dark hours of the revolu tion her patriotism was undoubted. She is entitled to high praise, though there be on her escutcheon the dark spots of blood, of bigotry and fanaticism. I may be permitted to speak freely ()filler faults, since I am partly of her lineage. The discovery of regulating palates by statutes, is eminently a Yankee notion. Some other Commonwealths have felt the contagion. Maine, the first to try the experiment, is the first to condemn it. Penn sylvania, having repudiated the principle by her popular vote, had this ill-favored imp for ced upon her people bya Legislature that was the unhealthy growth of a fanatical storm.— Her people, whose avowed wishes were thus disobeyed, have given a most terrible rebuke to her servants. Still They Come The Democracy of Bradford county, in con vention assembled, have appointed Cul. V. E. Piollet and W. 11. Peck, Delegates to the State Convention—both of whom are the warm and decided friends of Mr. BUCHANAN, and instructed to support him for the Presidency. The Democratic Convention of Erie county met on the 4th inst. and appointed Wilson Laird and Henry 11. Allison representative Delegates to the State Convention, and unan imously instructed them fur Mr. BUCIIANA for the Presidency, and 'Muaa.ty WHALLON, Esq., fur Auditor General. TOE ST. Louis PRICE CaRRENT.—This neat little sheet is devoted to the interest of the merchants of St. Louis. By a recent number we see that CIIARLES GONTER, Esq., for merly of this city, has become one of the edi tors and proprietors. Mr. G. is a good writer and printer, and will, no doubt, make the Pike Current not only worthy of the patronage of the St. Louis merchants, but those of the en tire West. Success attend you, friend. GREAT Show SToaa.—At Oswego, N. V., a snow-storm set in on Friday the Ist inst., and continued four days. The Palladium thus describes the scene after the storm ceased ; "bur city rivalled the winter scenes of the Arctic regions, and such a storm could,only be equalled there. The streets in many parts of the city were impassible, the snow ranging from four to ten and twenty feet in depth, and in some places the drifts are thirty feet deep. Many of the residences are blocked up with snow to the seconestory. Witter street is totally impassable. The river is almost en tirely closed up to the lower bridge—an extra ordinary oc:uvrence—and wild ducks took refuge in the little open water near the bridge, during the storm, from the raging elements of the lake. Of course, the roads into the in terior are completely impassible, and it is im possible to say how soon we shall get a com munication with the country. The snow now lies to a depth, on a level, of from six to eight feet in the woods." 12,045,952 ne.. HENRY A. &MANGER, of Perry county, is recommended for the nomination of Canal Commissioner, by a correspondent of the Har risburg Patriot. He is represented as asound, unflinching Democrat, and well qUalified in every respect for the office. FROM CALIFORIA I—The steamship St. Lou is, from Aspinwall, arrived at New York on Thursday evening, bringing about 500 pas sengers and over 1,000,000 in gold. She brings no news of importance .from the Pa cific coast. Imo Governor SHANNON, of KOIIBBB, ie now at Washington City. The Columbia Railroad and the Penn sylvania Railroad. The Pittsburg Post of the 4th instant, con tained a brief editorial article, professing to be "authorized," relating to the business of the Pennsylvania railroad, and notifying ship pers at Pittsburg that nothing but live stock could be transported East for a few days, on account of the detention of the Company's cars on the Columbia Road, and stating fur ther that there were at that time one thousand loaded cars at Columbia, which were preven ted from getting into Philadelphia by the crowd of freight on the road, and that at one sideing a string of cars two miles long were awaiting their turn to go Erward. We are ; authorized by the Superintendent of the Co lumbia Railroad to contradict and pronounce as utterly false the charges and insinuations made in the aforesaid article against the road under his charge. In a letter to us: on the subject he says:— Consignees at Pittsburg will no doubt be surprised to leb.rn that the reason assigned for not shipping freight, other than live stock, is not correct ; that the 1,000 loaded cars at Co lumbia is a perfect Munchausen story. If the Penna. Railroad Co. have two miles of cars on any sideing, it is on some point on their own road—which, in all probability, they are unable to forward as rapidly as they desire. On Monday, the 4th, there were but sixty cars at Columbia, awaiting to go East ; on Tuesday all but fifty cars were forwarded : on Wednes day there were not cars enough to load all our engines, no cars having arrived at Columbia that morning from the West, owing to some detention on the P. R. R. Two of our engines were held till the afternoon in order to for ward any cars that might arrive that day. At Philadelphia, Monday the 4th, all of th e sideings to accommodate cars going East, oneof the main tracksand 1 of the westward sideings were filled with loaded cars "awaiting their turn" to be hauled into the city to be unload ed. On Tuesday the sth, the same tracks were filled; on Wednesday they were enabled to get the sideing for westward cars and the main track cleared, because they failed to de liver cars at Columbia on Wednesday morn ing, to be transported East. On Thursday the 7th, at 3 P. M., quite a large number of cars were on the - sideing ready to be hauled into town. Snow and sleet had fallen on Thursday morning, which prevented the trains from arriving by the middle of the day, or all of the sidelings and main track would again have been tilled with loaded cars. The Eastern terminus of the Columbia Road is Market Street Bridge--the State delivers the cars on the sideings at West Philadelphia, and the transporters have to provide horse power to haul them into their warehouses.— power their facilities fur hauling cars into their depots and unloading them are not adequate for the business, the Columbia Road should not be held responsible. During all the difficulties encountered by the snow and severe weather of the past month the company has rarely been out of cars, at West PhiLdelphia. At times, for a few hours, perhaps, there may have been no cars to haul into town, caused by the detention of trains by snow, Sc., The usual time occupied by a freight train from Columbia to Philadelphia, is from seven to eight hours; but many days during the past month twelve to fifteen hours have been taken. On the best managed railroads, some delays may occasionally happen, and the Columbia road does nut claim to be wholly exempted from them. She is willing to bear her share of blame, but it is a little too much that she should be made responsible for all the mis haps and delays that occur along the whole line. Some of the employees of the Penn sylvania Railroad, think they cannot serve the company better than by decrying the busi ness arrangements of the Columbia road every delay, it matters not at what point it happens, is charged to the Columbia road, thus making it father all of their own short-comings and failures. In this department of business they have a great advantage in the matter of loca tion, being at each end of the line of the road between Pittsburg and Philadelphia, and having direct intercourse with the shippers of goods. isln order to screen their own faults, they can often with impunity make any bold charges against the Columbia road, which is in the position of an absent party, nut hear ing and of course unable to answer the false allegations. The officers of the Columbia Road have no desire to find fault, neither do they censure the management of tht P. It. H,; yet they have not the disposition to submit quietly to mis representation of the manner of forwarding the business over thier road. We publish the aboverefutation of charges against the State road with more pleasure, because we have often seen such inisstatments gut up fur political effect, and with a view to prejudice the people against the public works. We doubt not the very allegations that are here repelled would, if allowed to go uncon tradieted, be paraded through the opposition pa pers of the State, in a few months, to aid the struggle fur power of an unscrupulous politi cal party. All unprejudiced persons familiar with the facts will, we believe, admit that the business of no railn,nd in the country is con ducted better titan is that of the Columbia road, under the management of its present efficient Superintendent, Col..lo,enh B. Baker. —Vill.rLury L ition. Buchanan ill Virgin, a The following extract iron a recent article in the Richmond Ea/wince, a paper heretofore, we believe, unfriendly to Mr. BLTIIANAN, pays a handsome tribute to him and the Democracy of Ptinnsylvania, and shows the feeling that predominates in the Old. Dominion: We have said these things of Messrs. Doug las audDickinson in no spirit of disparagement towards Mr. Buchanan. We have been more marked in our declarations of admiration for those gentlemen, because we feel bound to say that policy considered, Mr. Buchanan seems to combine more of the elements of success in the next canvass than any other Northern man. There is no contest between the friends respectively of himself and Mr. Douglas, or of himself and Mr. Cass. With the great Douglas, untrammeled by a nomination, and active in the field advocating Mr. B. with all the ability of his intellect and warmth and'el oquence of his nature, the Northwest will be safe. With Douglas canvassing the North west with the ability belonging to himself, and which makes his name a legion wherever he goes, we cannot conceive a more eligible selec tion on the score of availability in the North ern section of the Union than that of Mr. Bu chanan. 'His nomination would secure Penn sylvania. He has had no part or lot in the Hard and Soft controversy in New York, and it is said he would unite the whole conserva tive vote there, and carry that State with ease. While sound and acceptable to the South, on the Nebraska question, his absence from the country during the agitation of that subject, prevented his taking any active part in the Nebraska agitation ; so that, it is thought, the conservative vote throughout the North could be more readily and universally rallied upon him than probably any other statesman of first rate rank and abilities in that section of the Union. It must be confessed, too, that Penn sylvania deserves much of the Democratic party of the United States, How often has she decided the victory in our favor. How often has she led the North as Virginia has led the South; and arm, in arm, and shoulder to shoulder with Virginia, pushed on to victo ry and to glory. In the recent elections of that State, how gallantly did her Democracy, imitating the recent example of their brethren in Virginia, rise in might and righteous an gerand crush the cohorts of Know-is/ othingism. And yet, Pennsylvania, which has secured so many victories to the Democracy of the Union, has never had a President, or even we believe, a candidate for the Presidency. Thus laying aside all personal .preferences and partialities, a calm review of 'the field at the North, leads us to conclude that Mr. Bu chanan combines more of the elements of suc cesss than any other Northern candidate of pre emienent talents and reputation. And here we will just observe, that the selection of third and fourth rate men is a policy not fit to be pursued by the Democracy of the Union. her Mr. BROWNE'S license bill ta• synopsis of which we gave last week,) passed second reading in the Senate, on Friday last, by a vote of 17 to 12. Standing Committees of Congress Committee of Ways and Means.—Messrs. Campbell, of Ohio, Chairman; Howard, Cobb, of Ga.; Davies, of Md.; Sage, Phelps, Campbell, of Pa.; De Wit, and one vacancy, Mr. Jones, of Tenn., being excused. Elections.—Messrs. Washburn, of Me.; Ste phens, Watson, Skinner, Oliver, of Mo.: Hick man, Colfax, Smith, of Ala., and Bingham. Claims.—Messrs. Giddinss, Letcher, Bish op, Jones, of Pa.; Dunn, Knowlton, Taylor, Gilbert and Marshall, of 111. Commerce.—Messrs. Washburn, of 111. ; Wade, :Nilson, McQueen, Tyson, Kennett, Fel ton and Comins. Public Lands—Messrs. Bennett, of N. Y.; Harlan, Cobb, of Ala.; Lindley, Cullen, Wal bridge, Brenton, Maxwell and Thorington. Pust Offices.—Messrs. Mace, Norton. Flag ler, Barclay, Day, Powell, Walker, Wood and Herbert. District of Columbia.—Messrs. Meacham, Todd, Goode, Cumbach, Dick, Harris, Ben nett, of Miss.; Trefton and Bell. • Judiciary.—Messrs. Simmons, Humphrey, Marshall, Barbour, Caskie, Galloway, Harris, of Ala.; Lake, Wakeman and Tappan. Revolutionary Claims.—Messrs. Ritchie. Murray, Smith, of Va.; English, Fuller of Me; Allen, Clawson, Origin and Emrie. Public Expenditures.—Messrs. Deane, Co vode, Kelly, Mott, Pearce, Vail, Elliot, Wal dron and Branch. Private Land Claims.—Messrs. Porter Hor ton, of Ohio; Thorington, Etheridge, Bowie, Sandridge, Herbert, Robinson, and Horton, of New J ersey. Manufactures.—Messrs. Clark, Knight, Crawford, Bliss, Burke, Edwards, Dowdell, Campbell, of Kentucky;, and Ricaud. agriculture—Messrs. Halloway, Ready, Grow, Bell, Campbell, of Ohio; Morgan Sab" Cullen, and McMullen. Indian Affairs.—Messrs. Pringle, rr, Bil inghurst, Greenwood, Leiter, Hall, of Massa chusetts; Tudd, Caruthurs, and Herbert. Military Affairs.—Messers Quitman, Alli son, Sapp, Faulkner, Williams, Stanton, Pen ner, Buffington, and Washburn, of Wisconsin. Militia.—Messrs. Kunkle, Whitney, Harri son, Hoffman, Foster, Parker, Wright, Wat kins, and hall, of Mass. Naval Affairs.—Messrs. Benson, Stranahan, Bocock, Haven, Winslow, Seward, Davis, of Mass., Boyce andMilward. Foreign Affairs.L—Messrs. Pennington, Bay- Iv, Clingman, Aiken, Fuller, of Pa.; Mattesou, Sherman, Burlinghame and Thurston. Territories.—Messrs. Grow, Giddings, Pur viance, Richardson. Houston, (hanger, %olli coffer, Morrill and. Perry. Revolutionary Pensions.—Messrs. Broom, Edmundson, Miller, of New York; Miller, of Indiana: Craige, Knapp, Woodruff and Hall, of lowa. Invalid Pensions.--Messrs. ()liver, of N. V : Pike, Florence, Savage, 'Welch, Talbot, Dick- son, Lumnkin and Rebhins. Roads :Ind .Canals.—Messrs. Knox, Hughs ton, Ruffin, Scott., Peck, 310,re, Barksdale, Bradshaw and Rush. PatentA.—Messrs..ll,,rgan, Chaffee, Smith, of Tenn.; Paine and Emrie. Public Buildings and Un.ursk..—)les,irl , 'fnild, Puryear, K.eitt and Roberts. Revisal and Unfinished Busines,.—Messrs Sabin, Knowlton, \Varner, Clark, of N. Y. and Shorter. Aceounts.—Messrs. Thurston, Cadwallader. Nlehuls, Buffington and Carlisle. Mileage—Messrs. Sneed, Brooks, Kelsey, Evans and IVoodworth. Joint Committee on Library.—Messr3 Ai ken, Tyson and Petit. Enrolled Bills.—Messrs. Pike and Davidson Expenditures of the State Departtnent.— Mess . rs. Brooks, Smith, of Tenn. ; Packer, King and D.unrell. Expenditures of the Nary Department.— Messrs. Harris, of Ill.; Wheeler, Washburn, of Wie.:Underixood, Wright. of Terin. • Expenditures of the Post Office Department. —Messrs. Pettit, Cox, Williams, Burnett and Ronde. 14 . tienditures of Public. Buildings.—Messrs. McMullen, McCarty, Stewart, Swope and Trippe. Expenditures of the Treasury Department. —Messrs. Waldron, Wells, A. R. Marshall, Kidwell and Clawson. ExpendituiTs of the War Department.— Messrs. Cragen, Valk, Jewett, Rivers!and Co code. Engraving.—Messrs. Kelsey, Dainrell and Wright, of Tennes,ee. Printing.--Messrs. Nichols, Cragin and Flagler. Proclamation by the President The President has issued a proclamation, setting forth that indications exist that the public tran q uility and . the supremacy of the law in Ka11, , a5 are endangered by the repre hensible acts and purposes of persons, both within and without the Territory, who propose to direct and control its political organization by force that combinations have been formed therein to resist the execution of the Territo rial laws, and thus, in effect, subvert by vio lence, all the present constitutional and legal authority that persons residing out of the Territory, but near its borders, contemplate an armed intervention in the affairs thereof: that other persons, inhabitants of remote State are, collecting money, engaging men, and providing arms for the same purpose : and that combinations within the Territory are endeavoring by the agency of emissaries and other means to induce individual States of the Union to intervene in the affairs thereof in violotion of the Constitution of the United States. All such plans for the determination of the future institutions of the Territory, if carried into execution front within, the saute will constitute a fact of insurrection, and • if front without, that of invasive aggression, and will in either case justify and require the for cible interposition of the whole power of the General Government, as well to maintain the lawsof the 'Territory as those of the Union. Ile commands all persons engaged in unlawful combinations against the constituted authori ty of the Territory of Kansas to disperse and retire peaceably to their respective abode's, and warns all such persons that any attempt ed insurrection in the Territory, or aggressive intrusion into the same, will be resisted, not only by the employment of the local militia, but also by that of any available force of the United States, to the end of assuring immuni ty front violence and full protection to persons and property, and the civil rights of all the peaceable and law abiding inhabitants of the Territory.' If, in any part of the Union, the fury of faction or fanaticism, inflamed into a disregard of the general principles of popular sovereignty, which, under the Constitution, are fundainzmial in the whole structure of our institutions, is to bring upon the country the dire calamity of the arbitrament of arms in that Territnry, it shall be between lawless vi olence on one side and conservative force on the other, wielded by the legal authority of the General Government. The President calls on the citizens, both of the adjoining and of distant States, to abstain front unauthorized interzneddling in the local concerns of the Territory-, admonishing them that its organic law is to be executed with im partial justice, that all individual acts of ille gal interference will incur condign punish ment, and any endeavor to intervene by or ganized force will be firmly withstood. He Invokes all good citizens to promote order by rendering obedience to the law, and to dis countenance and repulse the counsels of insti gators and disorganizers, and to testify their attachment to their country, their pride in its greatness, their appreciation of the blessings they enjoy, and their determination that Re publican institutions shall not fall in their hands, by co-operating to uphold the majesty of the laws, and to vindicate the sanctity of the constitution. An Excellent Movement Mr. I;E FZ, ..f Berks county, from the Culll mittee on Education, has made a report to the House, in favor of supplying the Common Schools of the State with Webster's Unabridg ed Dictionary. The plan proposed by the Committee is this: the Commonwealth to pay one half of the price ($2) of each copy of the dictionary purchased, and the school receiving the book to pay the other half. It is not obligatory upon the schoolssto take the book, but if any schools decline to receive it under the condi tions proposed, the State will, of course, not have to pay its pro rata share. This is consid ered a fair and liberal proposition. It places the possession of the most valuable work in the English language (save only the bible,) within the reach of every school—of every boy and girl in the Commonwealth]. Of the importanee of a work of the kind being placed in our school rooms, we are fully convinced by daily observation. tar The Steamship Pacific, of the Collins line has been due at New York for the last ten days or more, and no sign of her yet.— Great fears are entertained lest she is lost. The steamer Canada has arrived. CITY AND COUNTY ITEMS INAUGURATION OF MAYOR ZIMMERMAN.— The inauguration of Jones Zurmsautsgs, Esq., as Mayor, took place at Fulton 11.11, on Tuesday afternoon last. The Coun cils met previously in their Chambers, in the City Hall, and transacted business. In Select Council the following communication 'see received from Mayor Albright, and action upon it, on motion of Mr. Zabm, was postponed for the present : To the Select and Common Councils of the City of Lancas ter =I herewith transmit to your honorable bodies, the certificate of C, M. Nt - ben, Esq., City Treasurer, or a final settlement of all monies received by me, and paid over to him. I, therefore, request Councils to return my bond, given to the city for the faithful discharge of my official du ties, as Mayor of the city; I also submit to your honorable bodies a bill, asking for a remuneration for extra services rendered' not incumbent on the Mayor, and for services rendered the city by my private clerk. Finally—being about to retire from public life, 1 feel ceu scious that I have discharged my duties faithfully, and without fear or affection, exercising mercy with judgment. without departing from the laws and ordinances, which duty my oath imperatively demanded of me to exercise. Most respectfully submitted. J. ALBRIGHT, Mayor. After transacting bO/110 other business, both Councils pro. crested in a body to Fulton Hall, and after calling the roll. by the Clerks of each Council, a committee of two, Messrs. Zahm and Richman. were appointed to wait upon the Mayor elect, and request his attendance. Messrs. Cox sad Huber were appointed a commitiee to procure the attendancebf one of the Judges to qualify the Major. Alter a short als. senor both committees returned, and introduced respect is e s ly his Honor Judge Hayes and Mr Zimmerman. The troth of office having been administered by Judge Hayes. Mayor Zimmerman delivered the following brief re marks: "Gentlemen:—Permit me to thank you for the mark of confidence conferred upon me. by electing, me to the othee of Motor. of the City of Lancaster. ••Ili assuming the office I shall endeavor to diachm•ge the dot lea of the ,atne to the beat of my abilitiN. and ,hould he so unfortunate as to Commit any errors. I Call give you every aa,uranee that they :hall he of the brad and lint of the heart. "I must. Therefore. heepeak your kind indulgenco to nic acts, atsuming tile new station sie.igne.l to me." The Councils Dieu proceeded to tln;.eletition of City tlili curs. a ith the exception of Tax Collector and City lieg,uln. torsi which mere piedponed until the - next stated mooting For City Treasurer the following gentlemen were pin i iu numination i—John W. Jackson. Dr. Samuel Welehen, Charles M. Erboi mil Henry E. Wentz. Fir-t 1.11,4—.11wk5,,n 7: Welchen , 10, E r b,, w,ffi, mumworremazonnowinnommetemia 6nl ballot.--,facksan 15: NVelolien, Mr..lacl,on basing a majority of the set, Iva, dock red electsol. Mr. Locher nominated Arno, Slapnaker. for City Solicitor, and he wa, elected by acclamation. The f ollowing nominations were made for City A •se„or Corot Cleo. Ilitgelberger. Sonnet Huber, Doe,: Dretts, Wil Demuth. on the oil ballot Garret Eoent, was elert..d. Andrew Reese waso eketed Superintendent of the Water Work, by /welnwation. The following nomination, were tomde for Street Co.no, mi.:Artier Ileurl Sehaum. It. S. Rohrer. Marret. SaMpson Resb, Win. Wilson, N. Donnelly, Jacob Stormieltz, 11. A. llauihright. Lewin Fisher. .11 the end 5r the :;rd ballot 31r. ::l:elminn's Intone woo with': awn: and on the sth ballot Henry A. Ilambright wan vl...oteJ. 11,wge Albright wa, el,cl,l3looenger to Council, ou the in-; ballet. The tote , t , ..l—Albriglit 13; Jelin Smith 7 LL,Lu is :dill in lb, land of the living John ti.ttlart 'the Councils then adjoin Heil to their ehaml4,l. Inirkei Council Muir Zi10111,1111,11 . i bond wan rem I and :ti:pri; . vel, after which they itditioined. 4:,111161 o•olleilrred in the action of the t Conned, remiive t i the 31:ipa'n bowl. an4,l hen wij“in LE.:ITHE.—A lecture on ..True ilikry," will ht.J, 17.1. 1,1,•til of tile E. Sabi :Oh ~f th. '22,1 inAt . by the lk.v. Pr. 11 sv..l: known abl:iti.s :Ls a red, it env, a..d hou -rd th ;att.:::i may expre t a rich iu relit:chid) treat. THE MAYOR'S CLERK.—Mayor Zimmertmai has appointed S.-linstian G. ]lnsert 'Bad is a hard wt rking, anti intelligent Dciiincrat, and will his duties with eraniatness and fidelity. JUDGE LOWRIE'S LECTERE.—CiniCert 4,fl Thursday evening. wit , filled b a larze and intelligent audience to hear the lecture of the lion. Walk.r IL Lowrie. Hit subject was “The Natural Law of the Sabbath,' - and it no- handled ill It trul3 able and. eloquent manner. Judge Lou riu's appearance i= much in hit favor. and the audi ence enjoyed a rich intellectual femt. Rir, WAY.—On Wednesday afternoon last, two horses. attached to a sleigh, belonging to Cul Frazer, becoming unmanageable in front of the Catholic Church, ran off. upsetting the body of the sleigh, and four persons who Were inside, on a snow bank. The passengers were not hurt in the bast. !EMI! A SalAsit Ue.---On Wednesday evening last the stow Lilw. from Philudelphia,as it was new ingnhe De pa, in this city. came in colligion with a freight train that woe waiting for two other trains, just ahead, to get out of the way. The engine which lcm hauling the passenger trainwas the "Minnesota." nod it was pretty welt -used up." ill addition to two or three freight 1,1,1. Nw lives were st, nor were any persons injured. MECHANICS' SOCIETY.—The fallowing per were eleetca officers of the 6.siety for this year : Presiiient, C. Kieffer; Tice I 'rolideut. C. UillesTie: urer. C. Cast: Secretary. I'. MeConomy. Lifrary Cuutinittee—Juhn Bear. Clirktiun OnLIe.S.J. Yount; mill M. WeAlleifer. Cuunuittee on% Properry—C. Kieffer. C. (init. - pie. P. C. Elwriman. F. j. Kraunth awl Voter 31cConuniy. COLUMBIA AND OCTOII-IRO RAILROAD.—The following gentlemen were elected officers of thi4 risk] fur the ensuing year. at a tootling hold at IlerCi Hotel. ill C.,- innibia. f.n the 9th instant : President—Joseph Schoen. Director,—Cornelius l'ellin,. Jas.. Pntter.nu. A. S. i; !Ism. NVilllanl Wheeler. flatten Mere,. Samuel A. IVoe!I L James L. Reynold,. Dad. Killthall..i. i:€4o Steele... Scott Ewing. )I(nRET Alss , rtat.—Juhn Henry has been a.,." Mat lo•t )layor Zhnuturnutit. in place of .1. I:. Chrittt. Mr. Ilitt:ry ht artist. anti , taunch nil Denhirrat. and will make a faithful and ritirient As 1:61.1" PoSITION.—On Friday morning last a young unto. named William Stauffer. was burie.l be neath a body of which had bate undermined on ac count of beibi; frozen solid at the top. The weight upon bilo NI, several tons, and bow he stooped beilig crushed to death is too strange. no WAS soon released from his dan gerous position. and although !sully bruised. is, we are glad to learn. now doing well. The occurrence took place at ...tauffer's Coal Yard. A LECTURE BY IlottAcE GREELY.—Horace tirvely. the old white hat philosopher of the New Veil: Tribune. will deliver a lecture on his -Impre s sions of Europe. - at Fulton I lull. this en tilling. 31r. Greyly is a Writer of great ability, but. unfortunately. he wastes his talents in the cause of Black Republican Abolitionism, which is a curse to our country. But notwithstanding his political view,. he will, au ,loubt, have a crowded house. as every person will have a desire to heat and see the man has occupied so large a space in the publil, mind fur the last few years. TUE WATER STREET RAILROAD.—AS consid erable feeling exists in the city, and particularly by the cit. ii..•ns and property holders along Water street, in regard to the proposed Valor Street Railroad, we subjoin the bill as retorted by Mr. Ilit.eeller, from the (louse Committee on Railroads. and now awaiting the action of the Legislature: An Act to incorporate the Lancaster City and Coliestf tat Railroad Company. SECTION 1. Be it enacted, Sc. That Christopher Geiger, Matthias tirtelf. Abraham W. hostel. William Glenn, David Longenecker, Dr. henry Carpenter, lion. Thaddeus Stevens, John Black. William Diller, John Dillow. Hon. Christian Kieffer. Henry C. Locher. Jacob B. Swartzwelder. John F. Shrodar and George Calder, and their associates, or any three of them, be, and they are hereby, appointed commis sioners to open books, receive subscriptions of stock, and organize a company, by the name, style and title of the "Lancaster City and Conestoga Railroad Company." with all the power a and subject to all the duties, restrictions end regulations, prescribed by an act of assembly, entitled - Au Act regulating railroad companies," approved the 19th day of Fehfuary, 1949, so far as the same are not altered or supplied by the provisions cf this act. Su. 2. That the capital stock of said company shall con sist of one thousand shares of thirty dollars each: Provided, That said company may, from time to time, by a majority of the stockholders, at a meeting called for that purpose, increase their capital stock tow much as, in their opinion, may be necessary to complete the said road, and carry out the true intent and meaning of this act. •ficc. 3. That the said company shall have the right and authority to build and construct a railroad of single track. with such such sidings and turnouts as the said company may find necessary, from and to connect with the Columbia and Philadelphia Railroad at the tnost convenient point, at or near where said Columbia and Philadelphia Railroad crosses IVater street, in the city of Lancaster, thence along and upon said Water street, by the nearest and best i Cane, to the bank of the Conestoga river, at or near Gra.,ff's Land ing Provided, That whenever the said company shall have completed their road to a point where the raid road would cross Andrew street, in said city of Lancaster. the said corn puny may use, employ and enjoy the same, as fully and in the same manner new hen the entire length thereof shall be fully completed. :AC. 4. That the directors of sand company may, ham time to time, wake such rules and regulations, and rix such rates of toll or other chards for the use of their road. as may to them seem just and proper, not exceeding five cents per ton per mile Provided, That no locomotive engine shall ever be used or employed on said road. Sc,'. a. That if said company shall not gOlimienca the construction of said road within One year, nor complete the same to said Andrew street within three years, this act, shall be null and void, except so far as may be necessary to wind lip the affairs of said company. For the latellhgencer H La:wastes-has Lk:AP YEAR PARTY.—GRAND TURN-OUT OF LADIES.—ir Is commonly acknowledged that during Leap Year, Ladies are permitted to assume peculiar privileges, and are expected to act independent of gentlemen's services and gallantry. The Ladies of Ephrata, and that vicinity, in accordance with this admitted right and custom, turned out in a very large sleighing party on the 12th - Inst., and visited this village. This party, unaccompanied by Gentlemen, consisted of snow highly respectable and flue-looking Ladies; who acted as their own drivers, and, through the polite and energetic manager, Mrs. Seltzer, conducted their own business. They dined at the Swan llotel, kept by our gentlemanly and gen erous townsman, Mr. Jacob Stambaugh. After partaking of the delicious repast furnished by our worthy - Mat and hostess, aideit by Mr. Isaac 1011, who is ever ready to act the polite, the Ladies, assisted by several of our gallant Gen tlemen, engaged in a lively dance, which passed off to the enjoyment and satisfaction of all the participants. In the language of the Poet : ••-- Hearts Lent happily; and when Music arose with its voluptuous swell, Soft eyes look'd love to eyes which spake again; • And all went merry as a marriage bell." In the early part of the evening they stetted for home, in good spirits and with hearts made happy by the enjoyments of the dey. It isa pleasure to participate in true and in nocent recreation—human nuttire Is so constituted as to re quire it ; and never have our citizens witnessed a happier ur more jovial party. It reflected honor on the Ladies who composed it, and credit Is due Mr. Stambaugh, who so well and amply provided for their comfort and enjoyment. New Holland, Feb. 18, 1856. . W. S. D. For the lutelnge:icor k Laneasterian. Young Men's Democratic Association. Messrs. Editors:—ln perusing the columns of your last week's issue, we find a move has been made by "North East Ward," and seconded by “Juvenis," having for its object the formation of an association composed of young men of your City into a "Young Men's Democratic Association:" we also find an editorial paragraph in favor of the move, stating that the'• right kind of material exists** in 1.111C114- miter City, for the formation of suet .oeiety on a perma nent basis. Now, we wish to carry out the idea still farther. We Ilse Dere that iu almost all the towns in the County. the - right kind of Material exists," and that it May Le found and rendered available—that Instead' of forming fine, • SORES May Ls formed, which will have the power to do much for the true principles of Democracy. and in crushing the spirit of proscription abroad in the land. The ides ief good one. and only wants following up to render It all that could be desired. It is only too true, that at the meetings of the people (as stated by - Juvenis - f political questions engender and lash into the wildest confusion the proceed ings. Now this would be remedied and effectually loci. we think, if places were afforded ST the discussion of Political Uneßtions, where opinions could be given as they would in associations of this kind. Free—open for all—genuine Democratic associations—where courtesy and gentlemanly feelings would be observed, no objections could be urged that would conflict with eo praiseworthy an object. Let the Idea which has originated in Lancaster City. spread over the. County and State.—let every lover of his country see that the formation of such ametchttions are hindert , sl by any thing that he may do—let us young men be ambitious to aid the cause of freedom, by spreading Democratic principles by our unittsl efforts,—let all to-ls. erate, and every exertion be made consistent with hem, , craticdoctrines.remendieringthat out of the Detuocrttiepart y there it tie political salvation! Let an astseiation be peens.- newly established wherever n SlittiCient untuber can be fontl t, warrant the expetiment.—an experiment which oust prove useful to the liberties of Democratic Ain erica. and crush designing laCtions in their birth.—an experiment whii-h Lill place the liludooic legions of Disunionisin in such a condition as will for,•Ver iteprise theta of the nesli. rated • which they , ardently covet. . The times call loudly for snot a.sociations—and who that has a spark of Dem. wracy in his hosont, a germ of freedom in his heart. or a ol,iuiou which breeds lilTrty to down-trod den humanity:4loes not view with holy horror the invasions which !la', been making en theCenstitntion, and the rights of Alnere-an eitiren- They cone to us, as they say, having sacred kelingS for the perpetuity of the Union,—they tell no she is in danger,—they make every exertion in their power te pers.& us that o e are wrong in artingas we do. —that the Democratic Party is wrong: and yet, at the aline time, the very demon of ileCeit and trandiery lurks black Leland this fair exterior. ready at any time topounce on the remnants ;JI the sere, Is they have Isen instrumental in bringing uti. The Democracy have long slept. trusting, in the security of their just principles—aye.they have trusted tai nitich in the justness of their cause—and now lied that it is positively necessary to 4 , 01,100611 g, to combat with the unlocked for evil w hich stares. with glaring eye and distended jaw. ready to devour the infant freedom. We say, thou, let such associations be formed—let the effect be great une. and it will be productive Of that good. which this originator of the cause so fervently hopes for. • WASHINGTON NEWS Cnrrevontieure of the lutelligencor Lmucabterh. WASHINGTON, FEU. The Speaker disappointed the public yesterday, by fail ing to announce the Statiding Committees of the Rouse. Everybody is anxious to know the precise complexion of the C•munit tee, The anxiety of some Is traceablo in po litical feeling—that of others has its origin in the pocket. The Committee on Electi one is the cynosure Of all exclu sively political eyes, the seats of half a dozen members La ing contested ; whilst the attention of those who are on the look out for plunder is directed to the Committee on Engraving, &T. : which, Madam Rumor says, furnishes de lightful pickings under favorable circumstances. I know that Madam Rumor Is a great liar, but when all of her Run' sand tongues assert and thing'aud proclaim it aloud tinder the dome of the Capitol, with none to contradict, we tua.tassume that the truth Is spoken. In view of an oc.urrence which most be fresh In the recollection of all newspaper readers, Mr. Banks will doubtless exercise a sound discretion in the arrangement of this Committee, and place at its head a Chairman whose integrity is above suspicion. The House Printing is still undecided. The vote for Mr. Follet, oe Ohin, the anti-administration caucus candi date, is falling off. Mr. Wendell's (democrat) has crept up a little, but will have to creep a good deal higher before ho can get in. Mr. Toilet's friends are out of humor and talk of repealing the elections that have taken place of House officers. This is a brilliant idea—too brilliant to be reduc ed to practice, I think; As Mr. Toilet's friends are not strong enough to elect their favorite, it is nut easy to un derstand,how they could repeal the elections that have in, ken place They bad better "Caine to terms" with the as pirants who stand in their way, and who can Le bought off with a reasonable share of the profits! The Union" of this morning contains a proclamation by the President, commanding all persons engaged in tin lawful combinations against the constituted authority of the Territory of Kansas or of the United States to disperse and retire to their homes, and warning nil such persons that any attempted insurrection iu said Territory or ag gressive intrusion into the same, trill be resisted not only by the employment of the local militia, but also by that of the farces of the United States. It Is to be hoped that this proclamation will huve the effect to prevent further disor ders iu Kansas, and that the necessity of drawing the sword against any portion of our own people trill not be forced upon the general government. The joint resolution from the Senate appropriating $1!..00 for the relief of the poor of Washington and Georgetown, still Longs in the noose. It seeing that the benevolent people of Washington end Georgetown cannot take care of their own poor. Congress must not only build their Water Works aud carry forward all their improvements, but it must also feed their hungry and clothe their naked. If the public monies are to be appropriated to charitable pur poses, let us have a general distribution:—let a certain amount be voted to every Congressional district in the Union. and let each member rend house Isis district's she, for dispensation. Why not : If it is constitutional to re lieve the p,,or of Washington out of the public treasury, it Ic constitutional to relieve the poor of San Francisco; and If it is right to do the one, it is right to do the other. Nothing f touch interest will occur in the I till the committees get at work and - acre out business. The Mug proute , tel -peech of Senator Wilson. of 3iassa clittsetts. en the Central American question, was delivered the other day. It was rather a poor affair, in my judg meat. come from a successor of Daniel Webster. Mr. Wilson did not speak to the 'netts of the question at all. Ile talked about Oregon, and Kansas. and •that polar sea upon which Dr. Kane gazed ;" as if Oregon, or Kansas. or the polar ran had anything to do with the Clayton-Bulwer treaty which England has shamefully broken. He said the walls of the Capitol resounded ten years ago with the cry of •va,lo or fight. - and yet we hastily backed down to li. •leaving England in possession of three hundred thou sand square miles of the free territory of the republic:' I =oppose he tosidy this statement for the purpose of showing England that we are a nation of blustering coward,, and that she can play out her designs In Central America with perfect impunity. All these rumors of war with England, in the opinion ,f this astute Senator, were set afloat only “to divert the peOple from attending to what was passing on the other side of the Mississippi." litre see bare the pith of Mr. Wilson's speech—here we see what he was driving at. It was Kaunas, and not Central America, that was uppermost in his mind. A war with England which all good men would deplore on the score of humanity. Sen ator Wilson would regret because of its tendency to inter fere with the operations of the Emigrant Aid Society! A free highway to the Pacific is of less inportance than an underground railroad in Kan.,: And John Bull is a very saint in comparison with a "border ruflian,"—as If John has net been the border ruffian of the world ever since he grew to manhood. There was this difference be tween the speeches of Case, Seward and Foot. and the speech of Wilson: the former were stale vaa,q ike whilst the latter was stu Inplile. Mr. W. has just one Idea. and that is inky. The election of Mr. \Voided, the Democratic candidate, as House Printer. is a hard blow to the• Black Republicans, who had set their hearts on electing Pallet. The design of the Republicans In pushing Fojlet was to build up a Print lug establishment at the National Capital, for the further ance of their interests. Everything was to be made subor . dinate to the great idea of Black Republicanizlng the imp°. sition to the democracy. But many of the opposition mem. here refused to go the fall length of the Grow, Galloway and Washburn string, and failing to obtain n compromise, they let Wendel slide in. This looks as if there was going to be trouble iu;he anti-democratic camp at the North. The fume Ex-tlov. Reader was presented and re ferred to the Cumulate on Elections. The majority of this committee being Black Republicans to the backbone, a strong blast in favor of Reeder may be expected. But the minority will doubtless give Its as strong a report on the other hand. The House .4anils adjourned to loraday. WASHINGTOYCORRESPONDENCE To the Editors of the I ntelligencer, dated, Washington, D. C. Feb. lath, Issd. Speaker Banks having announced his Committees, the public will be able to judge of the fitness of all those per sons who, by the partiality of the Speaker, will act as chairmeh to their respective committees. Mr. ilmw to at the head of the Committee on Territories, and Messrs. Brown, Ritchie, and others of your State also act as chair men of committees. We hope these gentlemen will act well their part, and do justice to the parties they repre sent in Congress, and act in accordance with the wishes and behests of the abolition and know-nothings that now have the control in the House. The most shameful ap pointment made by Mr. Banks Is, in placing Mr. Wash burne of Mainh, chairman of the Committee of Elections. , Mr. Waehburne is a violent partizan, unscrupulous in his moans to obtain his ends, therefore, you need not look fur any justice to the democratic contestants, whether having their seat given them by the vote of their consti tuents or not, Mr. Washburn° having already prejudged their case before the evidence has been submitted. He has talents, therefore the more dangerous is his enmity to the democratic party. All of his feelings, desires, hopes and wishes, are devoted In plans to embarrass the South_ ern States and her institutions; hence, he openly violates the Constitution of the U. States by denying the South their rights as guaranteed to them In the ompactbetween the States;—then, of course, he . is an unsafe man to be on a Committee where inportant rights are to be definitely reported upon by the Commitioo on Elections The ,Hones ou the 11th voted for Printer, elected the democratic nominee C. Wendel, Esq.,late of Albany N. Y. but more recently Superlutelidant of the Public Senate Printing for B. Tucker, Esq. This vote of the House, is a high compliment to Mr. Wenciel, and shows that there Ia a returulflg sense of reform Jul some of the opposition mem bers of the Bonse. We hope 4bls reform may spread a lit further. so that abolition black republicanism will be rooted out of Congress, helot elie 4th of March 1651. In the Senate on yeaterda there was a very spirited debate on the action of the Nevy o, to log 'Ward. Messrs. Benjamin .b Mallory in defen4 Lf the Messrs. crit . tondo.. Toney. Jones. Tenn., (hitter and M41,,,11 In opposi tion to the results by which the fiord came to the cenclu_ ohm of their bllaiiLos4 by dropping/the retired Lacers and thus prouivting themselves. :Judge Butler denounced the aril.. of the Board' in the ationgest language, and said, that the nation of the Board sas. unheard of In cruelly to meritorious Officers. to being. ( dismissed the service with out a bearing. The debate i - as very interesting, and it showed. that the sympathy of the Senate by a majority, were with the dismissed °dicers as well., the people of the Union. The Senate and Nome have both adjourned until Monday neat. Gen, Cass has entirely ruonered from a ,e sere tall on the lee from the steps-uf thu Patent °aim, that occurred last Friday. Ile bruised. lint as good as eu,r j j j r jj, Friday. •1 and heatt.h. • . C01..1. W. Feruey. we are halppy to iu form your reader., ha:. ouch imprured front his sirlaus Mut,. or !wit week.— Ile a ill he as Weil ati ever in a. few a nd fully abla to do liattle, with eff,t, In the , Itu,:rat iv rat, ke in the cow- ing nativngi ‘ctaltest $11:11.11,11. of Kansa, is in thie cit. Ile is !Wee fee the iiurpos; of making a pi.rsonal :statement • or naldn, it the internal concerns of Kiit.sits. 'lli,: Kansas business :ICelth,tl h sition.:atd it \\ill require the greatest prudence to 'anent the eoutliilt that is brewing in that tin. fortunately governed Territoryi The whole fault of the pres ent .late of attairs, there. arki,is. from the original appoint : rn.a.t,of tioyeruprs for Kauai and Nnliraska, and if 'Gov Reviler and 11,. Burt had Gen made I. change places or riginalty . tome of the presisnt difficulties would hatU been engemiered it the oath V.l . :he taittlsirs of the T i i rr i t ,, iitoty of Kafisas. ,hall hop, Twactl attend .in th, I.l, , nt.vrs that m,,ad. •ottlte in Ow tli,tant io• of th, f. ,ratos. and. honOe wo look nit?, hope. to tw, the alfiloult it, in iillll,ln adjustctl, and our bor der fl itll4l , in (bd/ . Ilitre.,,WCS. SO that fritaulslttp , awl will I, the guitlt of all that shall eeoli a hot ~4) lu that 111,11Iy fa3onal hurl ofhbuutauhu to the Intlustloum The fritni.l. in Gen. lA, Esq. In Alkiny havo put the kill in 1/I,llioll fUI hi/11. s preeidentinl candidate. ito will not make . Lao is a titan „fritter. pri.e: success. but. if ,it the presidential campaign. with his Unlined indins of natural ballast, he xi 11l entounter `maker. that he leis little dreamed off iu limn 14.,,i4.111i 11,,,,er, we have n o olr jet [kat to See !di. Law in the 14.1.1 ns olle of the (ISilouolotlo in,r) candidates for the presidtilliy. The detwsaatic party Will have - olio candidate - 41111 ~lily consequentl3 whether the opp,..ition ••niauy ..r few amounts :itself to the entitle thing in the result of the at.i,tt , .ti-htt,.: 10001- dcnlial run Gast. 'king caltat,htt,3 to nine 11114. and tieing elected In .pitta Whither litlestiell. 44 . e x,mlJ therefore. nit) to the - Knox - Nothings, and 11:ack Itepublioen Ahelition party," that the Detinurney will be roadywith thee,' .1 riditiot , Cu the let fondily in June. to do battle ti or the right. of the State., end the Union of the States. ii - reepecti, of the lixality or any party interest, divoted to !national prosperity and the public good and happiness of the whole peoplo. Aud, if the sign. of the tittle. du flint !Later ially deceile the airoed ..f 'online sentiment, the oppoil4on will hese fur a coral, tor, n gen:honan tram the Keyetone State, that is tnni.; ly yualitted to makes goo ,l Pieselent. and. fee whose suc cess the Deinocratic party will feel soniewitat &situ. to . • try the use of his good qualiti4 for it four year& trout, corn_ wowing en the -Ithuf !tare114,837. This will be the result the of. election at the euraing' November. at that perhaps it ST. LOUIS CORRESPONDENCE. The lialther, th. Ice and the Snow—Pork: l'aclang—Clrrt Btaint,—Jton, /Wiry-1,4l Marcie, —Brath of J. N. C'elebration—Lcap "ire, arrrsted f.r Butthfing--P'Br—Dr. ..‘" B. Waft— Local A IrIVS, sc. The weather has continuedaluite cold during the week. On Wednesday morning last shout day-light it commenced enovving, aud by 11 o'clock the ground was covered with nine or ten inolies.—l think 1 never saw tile flak es coma down faster. The sleighing has been moot excellent, and we 1111,0 hod 111 , 10 of It the present winter than any pre rinntl Ulle. tin Saturday and yesterday, however, the weather mielorated, and the snow and ice rapidly disap peared before the dazzling rays of the Soo. 'pia, ion lovely morning for theanonthuf February, and the prospects of a general thaw are very auspicieue. The river Is still firm ly I-ridged, and this grand thoroughfare is continually thronged, and reminds vine more of it populous hl test some great city. than a fluor of he iirkin the bosom of the mighty and majestic Mississippi river. Avcounts from all quarters reach us of deep coil heavy tliltlßS—tho depth of the snow on the mountains mud plains is almost unprece dented, arid n general thew, With heavy minx, must swell the western rivers to no otarmlug extent and it is greatly feared a destiuctive flood will sweep the Western and Southern towns along the rivars. Thu people uu the banks of the Ohio are making r reparations}, remove their goods ;old chattels, as also are those on theMissisNippi and other rivers. Steamboat property is itu imminent danger, and fears are apprehended of u greater destruction of steam boats, consequent of the breaking up .if the ice now lying in the different streanis—ob e li IS thicker and heavier than over known before. and coulters ,f• steanilmakvind river property are any-thing but easy. They are no* endeavor ing to blow up the Ice iu harbor with powder, by way of getting the steamers on [be opposite side of the'river, where they can be proto•ted by u c yke. But as yet very little progresses has been made, and the probability is the plan will not ellet•Ortl, and the oulY_altercative left those interested, is to huife fur the hest. . Tho number ,d hugs cut st this point up to date is about `6,tast, and th• season's blisiuess still. without doubt, reach 95.rm.141. from the prke 111/W ',lid for good heavy hog,. There i, yer3 little iorutltwe how in our market, aud very lit tle cluing branch of trade. The hemp utalp throughout this Mato i 4 th,m;lit I, fall fir 4hort of average one , acid the price now paid for flit-. staple ar. tide in per ton in thy The Lingo came has not yet. terminated, but the charges brought agrinst him have been sustained by . the Court, and he has been removed from Mile, Thu City .Couneil have yet to determine what lurthsr action will be tak e n in the matter. The case of thildwiu ee the Morning !Arabi for libel— deunageN laid at i":39,oOti—wa.leonelutleti a fow days shire by the jury rondering a verdict of OW </Oar datuage,s for tho plaintiff James Miley. formerly of Colombia, Va., was arrested on WedneNdsy last for forgery. ;lle was recently appointed a clerk in the Custom Hon, of this city, and Inn always hour' cuusider6l a trustworthy and honest man. The note forged was for the ruin of ,i'd)n. Ile ix now iu fail awaiting his trial. Ile has a motile'. and I believe two sisters residing in the city. Mr. lint! 11. (Portion wa, tunrdered on IL,, (pruning ul thu 21st uit., a lea. toil, front Warren i t ,,. lu thin State. Mr. liort.l Wit" the Assistant Engineer of the North Missouri Railroad, and eel" ,Uppri•A to }Moo itr bin possession mon ey belonging to the C•Atipany. Teo Illt.ll fdlowed him and shot hint through the head, robbed a watch, ring and other artic,“ fund updu his person, buried him In the snow, and then. jiituped upon his horse and rode off- 7 As yet they have not been apprehended, but officers are close upon their tracts. The Directors of the North Mis souri Railroad offer 11,000 reward, and the Ouvlumor of the State-VW/ for the detection and conviction of the mur derer.. Mr. J. M. Field, formerly one of the editors and proprie tors of the It. Louis "Itereilte," but more recently known us the Manager of the ••Varieties Theatre" of this city, and lessee of a theatre at Mobile, Ala.. died iu the latter city on the ult. Mr. Field was an accomplished writer, a gentleman and a scholar, and gained the esteem of alt with whom he came in contact. As an actor, ho took a high rank In the various walks otitis profession, and as a mana ger gantlemaulyand courteous to all. In every sense of the word he woe a liberal, • whole-souled and high-toned gentleman, and did honor to his profession by the excel lencies of his private character and life, which none pre sumed to impeach. Ili' demise will be much regretted by his many friends awl adiuirers in this city. There is to be a grand celebration of Washington's Birth day—the lhld lust.—ak . Ciliclunati. • The most extwasive preparations are being made to celebrate it iu K becoming and patriotic manner. Persdns hare been invited from all parts of the Union. The‘Chadibur of Commerce and Na tionel Guards of this city, are among the invited guests; the Omar& have accepted the invitation, and a large num ber of our Merchants and Business men will bo iu attend- On Friday night last some of our ladies gave a Leap Year Ball at the "Carr Place." . Tlkey invited The gentlemen, waited upon them with carriages and escorted them to the place, naked their hand In dance, waited upon them at ta ble, t.,ok them home, and settled Oar—well that Is another matter! The affair passed off to the satisfaction of all, and Ims created quite a subject for table discussion. A h,ut te,, hundred of id...oldest and wealthiest citizens ho' e been arrested for zaMbling. Among them are Mil li,Larci.Chmch Members, Office holders, Physicians, Bank - ers, and a few of all other professioue and callings. Nearly all of whom plead guilty and were asiiesseil Vuseach What a mighty expose was this—tile church was forgotten, bust. ness was neglected, family circles disturbed and the world enlightened—"poker" did it 5 . 111: Tho Ball, Rope and Ilemp Manufacturing Company of this city was destroyed on Monday last by fire. - .The facto ry was fully covered by insurance. The proprietors Intend to rebuild Inimetliately and make the entire structure fire proof. , • =UM There were forty-seven Interments in the different cone ules during the past week. The Grand Jury brought in eighty-four true bills, and have returned to complete the calender. A steamboat, the name of which I have not learned, freighted with wagons, sunk a few days since in twenty-two feet water, at Phylumlue, LA, and is said to be a total loss. Lees about s2o,ooo—insurance $12,000. During the month of January, 1856, forty prisoners were received at the Illinois Penitentiary, at Alton, of which number three-fourths were sent from Chicago. The num ber now in the prison is 470. The St. Louis. Alton and Chicago Railroad la again snowed up There is nothing transpiring worthy of note in political &oleo—all parties man to be walling the result of the Grand Know• Nothing National Convention to be held at McFARLAND Luc , , Feb. 11th 18:A
Significant historical Pennsylvania newspapers