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'DEO. SANDERSON; EDITOR.
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THE PRESIDENT'S PROCLAMATION.
-TO MELO PEOPLE. OF THE 'UNITED STATES
e, AZOOSUSINDASION.
namp.mjs 'have been made to me by pions and
patriode assonciand citizens, in view of the present
silLtmetedand.dutgeropscendition of our country, to recom
mend-this-Si-40U Set apart - Ter limituaricar, Fenian Awn
PUMA throughWw4he Union. -
In compliance ... with their reimeatand' my own sense of
.faPtYi:f sag. 4ra new tn. JANIMAT, isex,
for tuts purpose, and - recommend that' the People assemble
on thatday according to their, several forms of worithip; to
PP -VIA* af.tilelitatati feat the 'present moment threat-
Apad'iltu 'aisrirdoi andititinedicite danger; Panic and dia.
4resi.ofp.fierfal character prevail throughout the land;
Trithuut - employment, and con
-wign,
entf.9 d.ipskeikor the ;Deans of earning tbeli' bread.
IndSed; hope items .to "have%deserted' the minds of men.
All cht s ses Nein- • toa
Of Confusion d dismay, and the
0 0 .!4 0 0. 18 of our beseand purest men are:wholly die•
tl7 . .tlie *tti,of our calamity and pea tO'Ahnin shall
- ,i,eXistorrfaX,rallefleit to the God'Of our "fieMent? His
omnipotent arm only can save us from theaWftilffeCts of
.pur,own eritnia and follieaour own. Ingratitttde'gold, glint
towards Mir Heavenly Father: ' " •
Let no, than, with deep contrition and penitent sorrow,
unite in hembling ourselVes before the Most High, in con.
.feseingourindividual and national sins, and in acknowledg.
-erg:. Justice of our, punishment.' Let us implore Him
,iskternoveliolll our hearts the false pride of opinion which
srontiftmpel us to persevere In wrong for the sake of con
gerhutcy.rather than yield a Just submission to the nnfor.
seen exigencies by which we are now surrounded. Let no
.Isith *pp reverence beseech Him to. restore the friendship
:.sad good will which prevailed in formai. days_ among the
people of the several States; and, above all, to save us
from the bOireis of civil war anti" blood-guiltiness." Let
.gutr. fervent prayers - ascend to His Throne that He would
tout 4iiirt-us in thialteur of extreme peril; but remember
netts He did our (ethers in the'darkeet days of the . Hero
:iptiop„„imd,preserve our Constitution and our Union, the
worl l of. than:, hands, for ages yet to come.
• An i)Milfatent PrOvidence May Override existing evils
for permansnt good- He cap make the 'wrath of man to
praise aim, and the remainder of wrath He can restrain.
.Let me Invoke every indlviduaLin whatever sphere of life
. he utay, he placed, to feel a personal responsibility to God
and his country for keeping this day holy, and for con
tributipg allin t his power to remove our actual and impend
ing sabnuities., JAMES BUCHANAN.
Wawa:throe, Heim:Ober 14,1660.
A /SHERI?' CHRISTMAS I
The compliments of the season to all the
patrons Of THE INTELLIGENCER. May you
all have a pleasant time of it, and not forget,
in the midst of your feasting and hilarity, in
this_ inclement season, that you have poor
zu4ghbors !
CHRISTMAS AND NEW NEAR
TO-day the Watchmen will wait upon our
citizens, and on Tuesday next the..patrons of
Tait Irtrzuramczu,'in the City, will receive
'a, friendly call from the Carriers of the paper.
We trust they may all receive a substantial
welcdme.
HEMEDIEEIL THE WATCHMEN.
These faithful guardians of the night will
call upon the citizens to day, as has been the
custom from time immemorial, and present
them a more than usually interesting Address.
We trust they will all meet with a kindly
welcome, for we hazard nothing in saying that
no similar body of men ever more richly de
' served it.
SENATOR BIGLER'S SPEECH
On our first page will be found an accurate
report of the excellent and patriotic remarks
of Senator BIGLER, delivered in the Senate
two weeks ago. We commend them to the
attention of our readers. They are well
calculatedto exert a most wholesome influence
on both the Northern and Southern mind.--
If all our statesmen were actuated by the
same noble impulses, we should hear lees talk
and, threats of secession and disunion.
UNION vs. DISUNION
Are we to understand by the tone of the
last Examiner that its editor is opposed to any
public expression of our citizens in favor of
the Union ? And are we farther to infer that
he, as one of the Senators from this district,
will oppose any action on the part of the
State Legislature, which is soon to assemble,
looking to conciliation and compromise, and
thus assist in healing the distractions and
divisions which now afflict our bleeding noun.
try? Does he take, sides with HALE, and
LoviJoy, and BEECHER, and GREELEY, and
GIDDINGS, and WADE, in urging on the dis
union and civil war which are now so fear
fully impending over US? Are the ruined
hopes of thousands of our most industrious
manufacturers, mechanics, and laboring men
of no account in his estimation ? He, him
self, does not feel the pinching@ of poverty
and destitution, for he has been fattening at
the public crib for the last five or six years,
and' will continue to hold on for three years
to come. But that should not entirely blurt
the finer .sensibilities of his manhood, and in
duce him to treat with levity the misfortunes
and poverty of others. He may be able to
look with composure on the terrible train of
evils which will follow in the wake of a dis
rttption of the Confederacy, but many of his '
iellowifitizens of all parties take a very differ
entview.of the subject, and are willing to do
any thing in reason to avert the threatened
calamity. They are willing to make all proper
concessions, so that our Southern brethren
niaY he re-assured that their Constitutional
riglite.ehall no longer be infringed upon and
disregarded by the North—and surely this
.much every well-wisher of his country could do
without any sacrifice of opinion, or without
lowering his own dignity. This is as little as
could , he done, and all that would'be expected
iiitni - 'Union meeting of our citizens, and we
marvel that HIESTAND should attempt to
throw cold water on
_any suggestion favoring
43tudida3Y assemblage:
THE .R - lIRICON CROSSED !
When Julius Cesar commenced making war
npon-the established Government of his coup•
try,,he hesitated a little before crossing the
insignificant stream which separated him from
the objectof his ambition. But having passed
it, he flung away the scabbard and ceased not
hie mad career until he had sheathed his
sword in the bowels of. the Republic, and con
.
verteci . tire Government into a military despot
ism... fence the passage of the Rubicon has
become famous in history, as the °lust nail
driven in the coffin of the great Republic of
antiquity.
South Carolintictoo, has crossed the Rubi•
•con which bound her to the Union, and has
declared her independence of the Government
"df th r e United States. This fatal 'step has
Nett taken with such precipitation and hot
haste, as to indioate a previous, long settled
purpose to secede. Whether this conduct on
lier'pait'is to, end M a disruption of the entire
Confederacy, or whether secession will be con
limed to her alone, remains to be seen. If her
example.should not be followed by the other
Southern,Stafes,.or any considerable portion
of thetu,,, , then,
.iUdeed, will she be in a sad
plight,-atul-thefatal step she has taken may,
like CedsA,"cfrieaffadt in her own downfall.
,THE L*GISLiTURE
The State Legislature will.assemble at Her
., rishurg:on Tuesday next. A State Treasurer
wl be elected ink the Bth of January, and a
17.131 i Senator (to succeed Mr..BIGLER) on the
15th of January, when the new Governorwill
alicijii4iiatigurated. The session will doubt.
**eating one, in view of the
Nat idal d r iffidulkies with which we are stir.
.roarided, as well as the , fmanoial embarrass,
Manta „growing, . out of those ;troubles,. ;We .
tokeepour reideria adtised of
of importance that transpires.
11141pELSISION
.one of the first sots, we suppose, the neat
Legislature of this State will be asked to
perform will be to legalize the suspensioikif
specie payments by the Banks. .AXihe pre•
'eat tame all these soonied irradiations which
Irariiiispenditd haffihribited - their eharters,
and -4re at mere= of.' the pnblio. We
-believe, as a geaeral thing, the ,country Brmks
are in a ‘•aonild-funiqknaithy sandldon,,Ssd
their susperraiOn War - X1 iieoessiti c itiowirigeni
of the conduct of the, ghilsdelphia Banks.—
Had the latter contilibed to perform their
duty to the public, as required by, their char
tars, there would have been no_lereliction of
duty on the part of the former, and the gen.
oral depression in business would not be near
so great as it is at present, notwithstandii,,g
the political troubles by which we arefsnr.
rounded.
The question is, What should be done? We
do not knoW whit the Legiilature may do,
but we know what they might to do, according
to our notions of right. They ought to com
pel a resumption at an early day, say within
thirty days from their meeting; 'after which
-period the law should be strictly- 'enforced
against •every delinquent institution. The
solvent country Banks, we are satisfied, will
cheerfully resume at any moment, and if the
Philadelphia Banks are not prepared, or prove
delinquent, let them go by the board: The
community have rights as well as the Bauks,
and it is an outrage on the people of Pennsyl
vania that there shauld be two general sus
pensions within three years, and that, too,
(especially the last,) without any adequate
cause. It is trifling with public opinion, and
with the business interests of the community,
and should not be tolerated in a Common
wealth of laws. Let them be compelled to
resume• at farthest by the first of February,
and we hope the Legislature will not give
them a day longer.
ARE WE AN INFIDEL PEOPLE!
The Examiner is opposed to the observance
of the day of Humiliation, Fasting and Prayer,
as -recommended by President Buci;rariax.—
We do not know what the religious opinions
of the editor are, or whether he holds any at
all—nor do we care; but this much we will
say, that if ever there was a time in the
history of this country, when a whole people
should bow before Him who rules among
nations as among men, and with humble
confessions implore His guidance and protec
tion—if ever there was a time which solemnly
called upon the people of this Christian land
to ask deliverance from the evils that beset us
on every side, and to appeal to the Most High
to inspire our law-givers and all others in
authority with wisdom to guide them in re ,
moving the actual and impending calamities
—that time is the present. Mr. HIESTAND
may be of an entirely different opinion, and
may not be disposed to recognize a superin
tending and overruling Providence in the
affairs of our Nation ; but we cannot help it,
and hence we think that the day fixed upon
by the President, should be observed as a day
of Humiliation, Fasting and Prayer through
out the length and breadth of the United
States.
POPULAR VOTE FOR PRESIDENT
Notwithstanding the fact that ABRAHAM
LINCOLN received a majority of the electoral
votes of the Union for President, the popular
vote of the country is largely against him.—
As near as can be ascertained the whole num
ber of votes polled was 4,709,327; of which
BRECKINRIDGE, DOUGLAS and BELL received
2,844,151, and LINCOLN I,B6s,l76—leaving a
majority against the latter of 978,9751
Thus a majority of nearly a million of
freemen recorded their votes against the Sec
tionalists ; yet this is. the party which is pra•
ting so loudly about the right of the majority
to rule, forgetting all the while that minori
ties have rights which must be respected.
In a minority of nearly a million of votes,
they have succeeded, by a purely sectional
vote—not one Southern State voting in their
favor—in placing in power their Sectional
candidate, on a Sectional platform, and have
thereby brought the country to the verge of
ruin. And when urged by conservative men,
and true patriots of all parties, to make some
concessions to save the Union, they indignant,
ly spurn the idea, and claim the right of the
majority to rule! The worst fears of the
Father of his Country are being fulfilled ; the
country is cursed with a sectional, fanatical
party, and this glorious 'Union of ours is
convulsed to its very centre.
A PIEW PROJECT
It is talked of, in reliable circles at Wash
ington, that a strong movement is going on
in the border States, upon both sides of Ma
son and Dixon's line, for a great Middle Con
federacy, to be called the " Central United
States," or the " Federal Republic of Wash
ington," which will include the States of
New Jersey, Pennsylvania, and the North
west on the one side, and Delaware, Mary
land, Virginia, North Carolina, Tennessee,
Kentucky and Missouri on the other. Men
high in position and influence, it is said, favor
it ; and it is also said that it will soon be sug
gested officially by the Executive of one of
the chief States concerned.
This would , make a powerful Confederacy
of some fifteen States, and would have an
immense controlling influence on the Repub
lics on either side, if such should be formed ;
but we hope never to see the day when the
necessity for such a project will exist. We
go for the Union as it is—one and indivisible
—not a stripe erased or a star obliterated
from the glorious ensign that yet waves over
the thirty three Commonwealths which com
pose this great Republic.
t 9 S2 A DAY AND ROAST BEEF P'
Many of the mechanics and laboring men
of this and other cities and towns voted for
ABRAHAM LINCOLN under the belief. that his
election would revive business, and they, in
consequence, receive more work and better
wages. And, although reminded, time and
again, of the humbug Whig cry of ,1840, of
"$2 a day and roast beef," these men still
put faith in the Republican leaders, who
promised a blissful era after the election of
a Republican President. Before the election,
if you talked with a Republican mechanic or
laboring man, and cornered him, he would
reply, all I well I guess I'll vote for LINCOLN ;
he can't make times worse ; we'll try what
virtue there is in a change, any how Well,
ihey succeeded in electing LINCOLN, and got
a change—such an one as has deprived thous
ands of them of employment, prostrated bus
iness of every kind, distracted the country,
and whichmay result in civil war! So much
for putting faith in Republican promises. So
much for the promised good times of the
Republican leaders, by which they gulled
thousands of the honest masses into the
support of their sectional candidates.
APPOINTMENTS BY THE GOVERNOR.
WlLmem CARPENTER, Esq.,,to,be Recorder .
of the 'City of Lancaster, in place of J.
Franklin Reigart, Esq., resigned.
SAMUEL $. ,REYNOLDS and &trues 8. ,
KAUF--.
max, Esqrs., to be Notaries Public, for this
City and County, to succeed Messrs. John A.
Hiestarid and Carpenter McCleery,--whose
terms will expire on the 30th inst.
These are all excellent appointmenta--tbe
appointees being well qualified to diedharge
• the :duties of their 'respetstive •offihkas with
-credit to theinaelves and 'Kith* shtis.
faition of the public.
The Vice President has shown great wisdom
and discretion in the composition of the Sen
}Aix:Committee of Thirteen on the NetioestV
Cibps. The fact tbut he has appointecOOtlt
,
CRITTENDSII.-lia Mr. Doom* ort?thatr'
Committee s evidtOciiihat he divested
of ;all Pulsonal partiality and preludi*-aqd.
looked solely to the.good of the 041111try.:,'-Tifix'
dgtp . .
of censtitptitg,the Committee seats tut
litibserviiithe trier endalcir which = itw 0:4
signed was a task both dif f icult and embar
rassing, as may be inferred from the remai s: '4-
made by Mr. BILECKINIMIGE when announcing
his selections,- which- we-quote-from the-Con
gressional GI obgc „ • .. - ,
, THE VICE — PHESiIfiENThe - : Banister' from
.Maryland will allow.:the Chair to
,announce the
special committee directed to be - raised to consider
that portion of theßreddent's Mfusage which relates
-
to the tlisturtances o .the:,ootintrY, and, witluthe
leave of the Senate, he Will melte a single remark..
The -Chair has found. a igreat deal of difficulty .in
framing.the Committee, but has tried jossompose_it
in the spirit, whiah 'he . believes actuated 'thelkinete
in ordering its appointment. It will -be observed
that upon this Committee are two Senators from one
State. This sricuturvoidable. Of course the author
of the resolutions becomes the chairman of-the Com.
=Mee ; and I am sure the Senate -.will for many
reasons, recognise` the fact that it. was' proper that
the eminent senior Senator frozo'gentucky should
also be a member of that Committee. The tiocre4 l 9
will read it.
The Secretary_ read the Committee, as follows:
Mr. Powell, Mr. Hanter,Mr. Crittenden; Mr. Seward,
Mr. Toombs'-M . Nokias, Mr. CollanieCiliii Davis,
Mr. Wade,lir. Bigler Mr. Bice, Mr.' Doolittle . end
Mr Grimes. • •
• Mr. JEFFERSON' Devis declined stfrving with•
out assigning publicly any reason therefor;
but it is said that his reason given to his
friends was—"lt's no 1180—it's too late." .
The members of the Committee .are politi
cally classed, including Mr. DAyie, as _ five
Union Dernoorats,,one Union man, (Mr., Ca.yr-
TENDEN, two Secessionists, and five Republi
cans. -
The refusal of ;JEFFERSON Davis - to serve
somewhat dampened the hopes of the 'Union
men at Washington; but as Georgia is re
garded as the key of the .secession movement,
the acceptance of Mr. TOOBII3B contributed to
counterbalance the depression.
Pennsylvania is represented on the Com
mittee by Mr. BIGLER, who has been unre
mitting in his exertions to' effect such a
compromise as will save the country from
dieruptioii; add wh - o will continue to labor for
the restoration of peace and harmony.
—Since the above was written, we see that
Senator Davis, yielding to the urgent appeal
of Mr. YULEE, of Florida. has consented to
serve 'upon the Committee'of Thirteen.—Har
risburg Patriot.
A PROJECT OF SETTLEMENT
Mr. CRITTENDEN, of Kentucky, addressed
the Senate on 'Tuesday last, and offered the
following resolutions as a settlement of the
controversy between the Northern and South
ern States. In the course of his speech he
expressed the settled conviction that unless
something was done the Republic would be
separated and divided by the people in lees
than six months :
WHEREAS, Alarming dissensions have arisen
between the Northern and Sodthern States
as to the rights to the common territory ,of the
United States, it is eminently, desirous and
proper that such dissensions should be settled
by the constitutional provisions which give
equal justice to all sections, whereby to restore
peace. Therefore.
Resolved, By the Senate and House of
Representatives, that the following article be
proposed and submitted al an amendment to
the Constitution, which shall be valid' as a
part of the ConstitUtion when ratified by Con
ventions of three-fourths of the people of the
States : .
1. In all the territories now or hereafter ac—
quired North of latitude 36 degrees 30 min—
utes, slavery or involuntary servitude, except
punishment for crime, shall be. prohibited;
while South of that latitude, it shall remain;
and in all territory south of that. latitude,
slavery is hereby recognized as existing, and
-not to be interfered with by Congress, but be
protected es property by all'departments of
the territorial government, during. its continu
ance as a territory. When territory North or
South of such line, within such boundaries as
Congress may prescribe, shall contain the
population necessary for a member of Con—
gress, with a republican form' of government,
it shall be admitted into the Union on an
equality with the original States, with or
without slavery, as the Constitution of the
State may prescribe.
2. Congress shall have no power to abolish
slavery in places under its jurisdiction, or in
States permitting slavery.
3. Congress shall have no power to abolish
slavery in the District of Columbia, while it
exists in Virginia or Maryland, or either.—
Nor Congress shall never, at any time, pro—
hibit the officers of the government, or mem—
bers of Congress, whose thitie's require them
to live in the District of Columbia, and bring
ing slaves, from holding them as such. •
4. Congress shall have no power to hinder
the transportation of slaves from one State to
another, whether by land, navigable rivers,
or by sea.
5. Congress shall have power by law to, pay
the owner who shall apply the full value of
the fugitive slave in all cases when the mar—
shal is prevented from discharging his duty,
by force or rescue, made after the arrest. In
all such cases the United States shall have
power to sue the county in which such violence
or rescue is made, and the county shall have
the right to sue the individuals who commit—
ted the wrong in the same manner as the
owner could sue.
6. No future amendments shall affect the
preceding articles, and Congress shall never
have power to interfere With - slavery in the
States where it is now permitted.
THE PACIFIC,TCOLRHAD
.BILL
The House of Representatives, on Thurs
day, by a vote of 95 to 79, passed .Mr. Curtis'
Pacific Railroad bill. It provides ,that the
road shall start from the western . border of
Missouri and western border Of lowa, with
two converging lined bearing westward, united
within two hundred miles of the Missouri
river, thence proceeding by a single trunk
lina'Ay the nearest and best route, via the
vicinity of Salt Lake, to San Franciico, or to
the navigable waters of the- Sacramento. It
also provides for a road from the western bor
der of the southwestern States,'starting from
two points, namely, from Fort Smith and from
the western border of Louisiana, with two
converging lines bearing westward, and unit
ing with the Southern Pacific Railroad
chartered by. Texas.
HON. STEPHEN A. DOUGLAS.
This gentleman disclaims the intention im
puted to him of making a coercion speech.—
He is in :favor. of eshaustingl.all peaceable
measures foi' the settlement of "ex•leting IA&
culties, and is on the Committee of Thirteen,
in the Senate, appointed by the Vice, Presi
dent, to consider : the question, and suggest
some mode of adjustment; • •
A Goon Itasourimx..—At a. meeting of the
HOWARD AssomaTioN, of Philadelphia, held
in the "City of Brotherly Love," ,Deeember
10th, 1860, it was
Resolved, That come what may of good or
ill to our beloved Republic—Union or 'Dis—
union—the Howard Association will continue
with undiminished zeal, its labors for the re—
lief of suffering humanity, Over the whole
area, of our "amnion 'country, wherever the.
victims of disease and misfortune shall solioit
its friendly aid.
UNION SPEECH BY_SENATOR JOHN
In the` enate; on Ex• Governor
Jobnion, of Tennessee, made' a strong Union
speech, He was bold and powerful; contend.
ing that no State had a right to secede; that
secession Was. treason; that the government
was,founded as a permanency; that the per
petuity of the institution of slavery depended
upon-the contintiance of tile Union, and as
sailing with
. anch , force" the positions of the
seceders, as calculated to entail•great mifiehief
upon the rights and,preperty.of the Senth.--
Ognii4g from,thei:Auttriir,ithespeeeh- Was a
novel and astonishing production.
1.31.41.5,
TaE . HOWARD Evaaraas.--Aeother full
house greeted the last Howard Lecturer. Bev. Kr. APPLI.
'wit treated his subject in an able and interesting manner,
and
'was attentively listened to. His chaste language,
forcible and pleasing speaking, and appropriate
gesticulation, are well calculated to enlist the attentieput
any audience.
-The dimension was peek:Meted 3DtisiDltmaini, Piot
tee, Prof. Brooks. Dr. Atlee, Prot:Wileteldtata, Mr. Geo,
ICkhelberger Mr. CadwelL Bev. itakinitlier, Judge
Hive and i : elf. Mr. Krotel.
The Kevirudtt Juvenile Orehestra were prudent, and en-
Na livene dtional the proceedings by play with cap i tal effect the
, airs. .
'a.AluClecture this evening sogrbti. dialiered B.
13,, .. Esq. Bultlect "Is it &nlet cense of war brit na
tion exclude all other nations from its ports and cam.
Iv The subject is an interesting one, and doubtless
r. & will make it exceedingly
CADETS' EEHIBITION.—We have been fa•
pored witlea-oompllmentwy invitation to the Third An
'nun] Exhlbiilan, - at Felton Hall, this evening. The exhi- -
Wire, ilidgtog .tri?en the preceviingeuetOrill be au Inter-,-
esting and happyatiair
Taercea-To- our friend .Officer KIIEENB, of
the 8. W. Ward, for his highly acceptable and seasonable
"retralosibratnai the other day.. This is not the first occasion
than ana irdiisut and indratigable.ntlioei of She glorious
..Shanghal..Ward has thought of his typographies' friends
anotherand distant part of the city. Ella remembrances
are always of the right kind, and we hope he and his
mny"live to enjoy. many :merry: Christmases and hippy
New TcArF.. . -
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TERRIBLE CALAMITY IN MARIETTA—FnIIR
ChniongT Btramm To Dv:rd.—We-10mm from the Express
that on SrandaYavenlng o'clecic's fire broke
opt in atwo-sfory frame boom, occupied by a colored man
newt-470bn Walker; In an alley opposite Samuel J. , howni's
erdhle...alerietta,•and before it was discovered, or before
assistance reached the, spot, they interior was a sheet of
:flame;'and four chthiren ,, three' of them belonging to
.Walkeciand the other a child of his siater-itelaw—perished
in the flames. 1.1 appears that, early In the evening, the
children. vierevpitt'ito bed-oti.tbn 'meow, story, and that
afterwacds the father locked the door and-went to
Church, leaving'a fire stove in the stovinim stake. There was
state : kindling Wood on the top-of-the stove,. which It In
supposed caught tire, and hence the cents (the frightful
'As!soon as the alarm Was.giietit:everat persons
pfere.nnick,ly ou the spol,and fora_ th
few seconds the ter
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JUDGE CAMPBELL. ON SEUESSION.
The Mobile Tribune publishes two letters
written by Judge JOHN A. CAMPBELL, of the
U. S. Supreme Court, to Daniel Chandler,
Esq., of that city ; on the present political
crisis in the country. Judge CAMPBELL is a
Citizen of Alabama, and the conclusions to
which ho has arrived are as follows :
First, That the election of Mr. LINCOLN
does not afford sufficient ground for the disso
lution of the Union.
Second, That the groat subject of disturb
ance, that of slavery in -the Territories, rests
upon a satisfactory foundation, and. that we
have nothing to ask, except that the status po
be. respected.
Third, That the subject of the rendition of
fugitive slaves can be adjusted to the satisfac
tion of the injured property holder, and with—
out dishonor to.ourselvew.
Fourth, 'natio relation to the maintenance
of the rights'we have, or those that have been
defeated or impaired, and in whatever con
cerns the subjects of contumely and insult we
com . plain of, there may lie a sufficient cause
for increased vigilance, for preparation, for
alliance-among the Southern States, for the
demand of new guarantees, but not for dis
union, until there is a refusal of redress. In
my opinion, separate State action will result
in the discredit and defeat of every measure
for reparatiop : pr security.
jn coficlueion, he says :
I need , not state to _youthat my connection
with the Federal Government has continued
till this time, rather in deference to the ineli
nations of others, and upon public considera
tions, than from any desire on my part to bold
my office. My commission would not be af
fected by the action of the State. But I de
termined many years ago that my obligation
was to follow the fortunes of her people. I
shall terminate my connection with the gov
ernment as a consequence of her act.
THE SENATE SELECT COMMITTEE
SLAVERY TO BE THROWN OUT OF CONGRESS
WASHINGTON, Deo. 21.—The Senate Select
Committee on the crisis met to day and had
a free interchange of opinions, during, which
Mr. Douglas said he was ready now to unite
in - recommending such amendments to the
Constitution as will take the slavery question
out of Congress. In view of the dangers
which threaten the Republic with disunion,
revolution, and civil war, he was prepared to
act upon the matters in controversy without
'any regaTd to his previous action, and as if
he had never made a speech or given a vote
upon the subject.
Senator Bigler, who is ,on the committee,
has been for some days maturing a plan by
which the slavery question, by an amendment
.to the• Constitution, may be removed altogether
from Congressional control. It meets with
the approbation of distinguished gentlemen.
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se- That Distressing Malady, the Dyspep
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"We have pulled the temple down that bed
been built three quarters of a century. We
must clear the rubbish away and re construct
another. We are now houseless and homeless,.
Aud mast secure ourselves
The above is the giapilie and significant_
Lang:nage of Mr. Cam:tons, - meinbei of . thir
South Carolina Convention, .. - *tered- immedi
ately- after the Ordinance cit:Secession Was
020,ed by that body, , ,onTbnreday
41etfselassnnd hoMelessl?;:the people of that
State will now find themselves, unless thei
are - followed by the other Gulf States ; and
even then, it will not be long until the seced
ing States_will find themselves out in - the cold,
,withoat , shelter, and "exposed to- the pitiless
peltingiteof the storm which will soon overtake
them:'
The folloiving are the proceedings of the
Convention on the 20th instant, when the
work of secession was consummated:
The South Carolina State Saveeignty (Litman
ttan—Fourth; Day , -ThoOrdinance of Secession
—lt is passed unanimously-7lmportant Debate
on the tiOIISNUB2IC6J of Secession—South Caro
lina • Declared " Houseless and homeless.",—
"Auld Lang Syne."
CHARLESTON, Dee. 20.
The ConTention assembled this morning, and after
prayer the -roll was called. -'
A resolution to invite the - Mayor of Charleston to
a seat in the Convention was amended by inserting
the Governor of the State, President 'of the Senate
and Speaker of ..the Douse, and passed.
The chair announced .the appointment of a com
mittee to draft a subunitiy of the causes of secession
of South Carolina, and also four Standing Commit-
. .
Mr. Rhett's resolution to appoint a committee.of
thirteen, to provide for the asseaiblage of a Conven
tion of the seceding States, and to form a Constita
tion, was adopted.
Mr. agile made the report of the committee.to
prepare and draft an ordinance proper to be adopted
by, the Convention, as follows :
An Ordinance to dissolve the Union between the
State of South Oarolina and other States uni
ted with her under the compact, entitled the
Canstitution of the United States of America.
We the _people of South Carolina, in Convention,
do declare and ordain, and it is hereby declared and
ordained, That the ordinance adopted by us in
.
Convention on the 23d day of May, A. 1). 1788,
wherebY the Constitution of the United States of
America was ratified, and also all acts and parts of
acts of the General Assembly of this State, ratifying
the amendments of the said Oonstitntion,ere hereby
repealed, and thanthe Union now subsisting between
South Carolina and the other.-States, under. the
name of the United States of America, is hereby
dissolved."
The ordinance was taken up, and passed. by a
unanimous vote of 1119 votes, at a quarter-past one
o'clock.
As soon as its passage 'was knoWn without the
doors of the Convention, it rapidly spread in the
street among the crowd collected, and was hailed
with immense cheering.
Mr. Miles moved that the Clerk telegraph to the
members of Congress at Washington immediately.
Carried unanimously.
Mr. .Uesaussure, offered a resolution, that the ordi
nance be engrossed on parchment, under the direction
of the Attorney General, and signed by the Presi
dent and members this evening, at Institute Hall,
and that it be placed among the archives of the
State—the members proceeding there in procession
.at half-past six o'clock. • • •
Mr. ,McGrath said—l think a spaniel matter in
relation to the ordinance should be immediately
considered. To my understanding, there is no Col
lector of the Port nor Postmaster now within the
limits of South Carolina. ,What you have done to
day has extinguished the authority of every man in
South Carolina, deriving his authority from the
General Government. 1 am in favor of this body
making such provisional arrangements as may be
necessary, in the interval between this moment and
the time the Legislature may act. lam not, how
ever, to be implicated as sanctioning the idea that
there is no lawnll authority within the limits of the
State, except the General Government.
Mr. Gregg said after South Carolina. has abrogated
the' Constitution of the United States, are its laws
still of force? I think not. All the laws of 'Con
gress fall instantly to_ the ground on the act of
secession.
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Mr. Cheeves said an immense chasm has been
made in the law," and as it is necessary to avoid
inconvenience to the people, we must make tempor
a-ry arrangements lb carry on the Government.
•'
Mr. Gregg-said there is now no law on the subject
of the , collection of duties . in South Carolina, now
that we have accomplished the work of forty years.
Mr. Haynes said—The - Congress of the United
States is no longer our Government. It will be for
our Legislature to Bay what laws of the United States
shall be continued and what not. The simple act
of secession does not abrogate all the laws. , 'We
have a great many, laws on the statute book which
were passed by the Governor and Privy Council.
Mr. Gregg said that the Congressional laws for
the collect.on of revenue are for the, support.of the
Federal Government at Washington, and these and
all the Post'Otlice' laws fall,
,on our dissolution with
that. overnme at.
Mr. Miles—We have to deal with stern facts and
realities. We must prevent confusion, anarchy, and
the derangement of our Government, and things
must, for the present, remain in state quo, or con
fusion will arise.
•
Mr. Hay - nes—LThis sudden aetion is injurious !
Mr. Chestnut—Two questiona•are .involved--our
power and our duty. W e must, preserve our people
not only frod inconvenience but a Chaotic. condition.
We must ratify such laws_ as will best preserve us
from calamities. As to, our duty; Will you turn the
ship of state adrift ?—and if so, what will become of
its officers? '
Mr. Mazyok—Thera is no duty for the Collectors
of the Port to do, and the Post Office is swept off.
My opinion is, that the present system of postal
arrangements is a nuisance, and the public can be
better served by private parties between the cities,
like in Philadelphia and New York, with a postage
of one cent instead of three, and less important
places ten cents, or more. ,
Mr. Calhoun—We have pulled the temple down
that had been built three-quiirters' of a centnry.=
We must clear the rubbish away and reconstruct
another. WE ARE NOW IiOUSELESS AND
HOMELESS, and must secure ourselves from storms.
Mr. Dunkin—lf the ordinance be ratified things
will go on in the Custom HOLM and Post Office
exactly as now, until other arrangements are made
By this Convention. There is nothing in' 'the ordi
nance to affeot the dignity, honor or welfare of South
Carolina. We must keep the wheels of.the.Govern
ment going whether the Constitution oi tfle United
States is oris not entirely abrogated by the ordinancie.
What is a legal tender for the payment of debts?—
Is it now the gold and silver of the United States ?
In case of the clearing and entry of vessels, we-will
be very liable to.have the same confiscated.
Mr. Carroll—The present revenue can be continued
till the act of the Legisiatine' authorized otherwise.
Mr. Brown—There 1a,,n0 longer: any communica
tion with the Gevernment from whit* we have just
separated.
• Mr. Duncan—The spirit of the ordinance tempor
arily suspends all laws till we treat with the General
Government.
Mr. Gregg—The President of the United States
has thrown down the gauntlet in his message. He
has said it is his duty to collect the revenue, and he
Will do it. On' the onti'aide theYederal GovernMent
tclaims the right, and tieclah t s its intention to exemite
the power of - collectingg, revenue, in our ports. ,t9ll
the other side we haie declared we are free. I desire
no compromise. It is nee&ssaty to maintain -from
fifteen to thirty per cent. duties. If these.impoeed
by the Congress of the United States should,continue
to be levied, ourpeople would suffer atertible-ealam
ity.7—Asiforcarrying the mails let the 'present con
tracts, be assumed by South Carolina instead of the
United States. • •
= Mr. Rhett—This great revolution must go on with - as
little danger as possible to the country, by ,making
the Federal agents our machinery. The-Federal
laws of taxation Must not exist over us. 'We are
now, contending with the great principle of taxation.
L trust. the present system of- taxation has fallen
forever.
Mr. Barnwell—We have seceded from the United
States and established our indeperuleace. We can
not allow the United Stites to exercise. authority
over usisny more. Vet our poatil convenience be
sacrificed if necessary:. Never was anything pur
chased worth having, unless at some cost and sacri
fice. . ,
. Mr. Mazyok—ln regard to the mail all Federal
restriction must be removed. Let us appoint our
own • officers. Let the collector of the port battle
with difficulties as they come. "- •• •
" At 3.40 P. M. the Convention took a recess, to
meet at the Institute Hall at 6! o'clock, for the pur
pose of 'signing the ordinance of secession.'
As the. members .of the Convention were leaving
St. Andrew's Hall, the chimes of St, Michael's
Episcopal Church pealed forth "Auld Lang Syne,"
and other Mines. .
DEMOCRATIC TRIUMPH, IN NEW HAVEN.—The
New Haven city election, on Friday, resulted
in an emphatic Democratic victory. The
Democratic majority, in a poll of s,ooo:votes,
is about 500. The town embraces Fair Haven
and Westville, which always give Republican
majorities. The victory is therefore more
significant than if the election had been' con-
Titied to the city proper. Ent even the city
was carried by the Republicans at the last
electioe—a majority of officers then elected
being Republicans.
NEW YORK A FREE CITY.
In,the debate in the House of Representa
tives,. a few days ago, Mr. &muss, of New
York, in the course of hie'remarks, said
The city of New York will cling to the
Union while a single hope is left.; but when
there
,is no longer a Union—proud as she is of,
her position as the metrop - Olis i ready to, banish
sectional prejudices; and willing to contribute
all in. her power to maintain her Minor at
home and abroad—When there is na.longer
Union she will never consentto bean. appendage
slave of •ct puritan province.. She will assert
her.own independence! Therein no sympathy
now between the City and . State of New York,
nor has there been for years. She will open
her free port to the commerce of the world!
• SENATOR TOONRO.—Mr.Toombs, of Georgia,
whose resignation has beenfseverai titaea,re•
ported,. appeared in his soakin the Sexiatoon
Wednesday.
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pilule:l.lnm, Dee- 200 0 800 -• HER MAJESTY EXPRESSES' HER Well APPRECIATION
MESSlSs.Enrrostes The cerenad.etorm of literary good I OP THE REClFf.toti OP THE PRINCE 117NITED
things is °D M EU PT B 0 09 , ‘ nsr,aadw i U Oct It. ealmlaation STAT ES. . „, ,
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on the day thatiltstaisseetiftha osier our readers. The
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am authors are given also, so that the book is a Literary
convey to the President of the Unit '
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one, happily conceived, and well carried out with a con- p cordial
mammals good taste that we can easily recognize as that of reception given to his Royal Highness during his
Mr. James T. Fielder,. the poet , member of the firm who late visit to this country, by the President himself
published it. For throe who cannot afford to spend ten or and by all classes of the citizens.
twenty dollars on an annual we can seed them
to
not
One of the main objects which her Majesty had in
more beautiful than this book. it Is worth tee times over view in sanctioning the visit of his Royal Highness
the two or three dollars charged tor it.
was, _to Rrove to the President and citizens of the
United btates. the sincerity of those sentiments of
The some publishers' issue Sir Walter Scott "{grand novel
esteem and regard which her Majesty and all classes
of Ivanhoe, for a gift book, in. a style of sumptuous el..
goner, surpassing any former edition; the paper, pit utio g,
of her subjects entertaia for the kindred race which
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taste. The leaves are gilt edged, the parer creamy and t occupies so distinguished a h position among the own
elegant, , sad the bintlingisandaomely adorned with ap- munity-of nations.
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that wedionld sky, eloyttliegolti Prabielot -the novel itself that her' feelings and those th o e f- w h arm er p e eo st p s l y e
It has al readybeen pr nor:facet by more than one genera- respect, have been met with
Lion of readers one - of the trarbilese navels In the lateiunge. - if p rt a ri this
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will to secure the Present beautilnl
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Within Of true Waverley novels, all to be leaned% the mine the existence of whicili late events have proved
maguificeut style. • , ' beyond all question—will long continue to prevail
'Still'another of Meows. T.'& F.'s "holiday"' issues IS a between the two countries, to their mutual advan
a
b , Second •Series •of the Hyenas' 'n_fr Ithe Ages, which tags and to the general interests of civilization and
ecame so popular nu the,inital compilation mode two
humanity.
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'years ago. ' This Is another handle! solemn, prioted on r
I am' commanded to state to the President that the
tinted paper, In the publishers'projeerinat style cesdegance.
The selections are mode with excellent taste from the I Queen would be gratified by his making known gen
- writiege of George Wither- derarissi Taylor; FlAbingtom, orally to the citizens of the United States her grate-
Creshav„areuthwell, and :them, sad to those who per. ful sense of the kindnesi - with which they ;waived
& Ce.'s ciollealthi two years ago her son, who has returned to England deeply hi
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Made Ilia Mark. It is In• reality- a Life of the cage and I have the honor to be, with the highest consider-
Philosopher beftere he had grown into either, or before he ation, sir, your most humble anti obedient servant,
had 'rewrite the former, deem a perusal of this little hies
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from the time that he could thirds at all., The author, of
this ithime- has long since - proved himself qualified fur
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the youug people, are from his pen, and rank Wm. A.
Thayer among the moral instructors of youth that we
now-have. The book Is .beautifully. panted, end hand
somely illustrated, and has already had a
. great Christmas
run. Meseta. .1.-B.'Llpyrincott -is Co.' have the book here.
The llgh to and similes of life in -college are eloquently
pourtrayed in a neat little roluerie, called Student Life.
• from :the pen of itev. Samuel Gsgoed,: and published. in
New York by Mr. James-Miller, successor to the well-known
firm of 0. P. Francis & Co. Incidentally reciting sketches
of boy adventure within and without the walls of college,
the main otdect of the little book le, peverthelesa, to give
counsel and encouragement to the pupil and' student, and
not in the form of prosy sermon. but cheerful, descriptive
letters that will divert the boy's attention In an instant
The book...has a Cambridgian air, and see honor it and the
author as offshoots of that revered pile, which has turned
ear the best mon - produced in our country. The book in
beautifully got up in antique style, and printed from an
tique type.
Apropos of the present political excitement is an excel
lent little book from the pen of Mr. Jacob Abbott, and the
press of Messrs. Sheldon & Co. It is the third of the au
thor's new series of books on "American History," and is
devoted to The Southern Colonies. Mr. Abbott is n charm
ing writer for youth, and his pen Is Mover Idle. The amount
of work,which he does Is incredible, sod it is all done well,
as the Rollo Books. The Florence Stories, The Franconia
Stories, etc.. will attest. This new 'eries is already im
mensely popular. Hash volumed' beautifully printed, and
profusely illustrated by Morley, Herrick, Chopin, Perkins,
and others. Let all persons who would aurae conservative
feelings in their children, and fire them with love for the
whole country, buy for them The Southern arfenies.
• The same ,publishers Roue smoothing that . Is making a
stir In the World of letterer. It is the auw Riverside edition
of Loaf Macaulay's Essays, in six superb crown octavo
volumes, with an Introduction and Biographical Sketch
'of the Author by E. P. Whipple, and a splendid new like.
noes by Matel. Before his death the noble author wished
that a good edition of his writings could be pieced before
the Amerlcau people, since his best works had.been mutl
lated and transformed in the transplanting hence, and
many of his writings had had no representation here at
all., The same regrets have often been espressed by Amer
ican readers, and it is to supply an absolute want that the
present elegant and perfect edition has. been pr. pared.—
' Everything that Macaulay, has written is here presented,
inelud n giseveraiessays never before included. The Essays
are arrangeetin exact chronological .order, a new feature,
so that their perusal affords a complete biographical por
traiture of the brilliant 'author's: mind. Thopure text of
MeeitiilaY is, preserved, orthography, pnactuation, etc.—
Aud a perfect treasure of an Index is given at the close,
-thus affording a key to the wonderful wealth of historical
learning locked up In the entire six volumes. We are
warm in praise of this Index. We have put it to the teat
and have satisfied ourself.that it is as perfect as could be
desired. Macaulay himself, freed' from the preparation of
the works thus dissected and arranged, could not hove
done it better. Even the Eogifsheditions of these essays
are without this splendid feature, and Macaulay had he
lived would have had to acknowledge the first complete
edition of his writings from this country. We need net
Say that Gibs editibu will be the' standard of Macaulay ;
its typographical perfection will help to make it such,
without its other perfections, while its price places it within
-the reach of every one.
Dean itilman'e History of Latin Christianity has reached
its sec:Kid...volume in the same pr.'s:a. We have not space
this week to give thistoohle work the attention which it
IiORPrVeS. Printed at the Riverside Press of IL 0. Hough
ton it is, viewed mechanically Had artistically,' the finest
specimen of book-making ever gat up in:this country- 4"
a work for the student and the reader nothing which can
be put into a-library, thmigh selected with the greetest
Pare from. the whole treasures of literature, will confer
greater honor upon it. - The price,•One dollar and a half
per volume, is marvellouslyemall for such a work. It is
by the publication of works like this, and Lord Macaulay's
Essays, - and the splendid new Dictiouary of Etyriuolngy
which they are now preparing, that the press of Shears.
Sheldon & Co. is fast becoming one of the most important
in this oeuntry.
Tionel f ylper, beautiful type, and handsome binding,ore
the Outs:ad - characteristice of an attractive new volume
of poetry/published othis day' by Messrs. James Challen &
Son, of 25;South Sixth street, this city. Exteriorly it is
one of the moot inviting of the -'Books of the - Season."
white taste and Haver Thc, Akelatein. ,lfonk and Other
Poems, by Francis de Haes Janvier, will be found so good
as it leeks) Mr:laStaier. is not a novice at. the feet of the
Muse.
When - Graham" was ist the hey day of its poem
larity;terfOr more yeaie ego,hiii , raiet contributed frequent
gems of versa to its pages; which were also-Illuminated at
that time with the sciutillatioros of a Bryant, a Longfellow,
and a.' Tee. - Nine tten ine out of a hundred volumes of
poetry (I) nowa-derys are sheer trash; and able capital book
by hits antler In the one which, out of any hundred se
lected, will redeem the whole batch. from utter worthless
ness.
The lame Publishers issue an attractivellttle 'volume for
the holidays, entitled The Old. Cobinet.• . Now this "Old
Cabinet" is neither the collection of wise heads which sur
manna. his Excellency, James Buchanan, nor yet the older
company who , gave force .and - dignity to the regime of
Andrei's , Saelcann, whom everybody is nose quoting for hie
wisdomend patriotism:. He will not•say who or what this
Old Cabinet is, aa, that would spoil the fun of the juveniles
rte
for whottre book' is intanded. They will all of coerce
reed it. . ; •; •
Still another of Mesars..dballeu & Son's new books for
the season is the ftev.-Flenryi 8. Oshorn's 'capital little irol
mile' en titled „Lit& Pilgrims in the Holy Land. Mr. Osborn
is the author of - that magnificeht book on 'Palestine, Past
and Present," issued two ears ago by the aame.house. He
has visited and lived in the, places described in both these
books, and - speaks what he knows and has seen. To the
interest of thelittle volume just homed may therefore be
added perfect reliability. We can winch for its power of
attracting the reader. We love,'and often read, children's
books, and we prononnce,the Pilgrims" one of the
most interesting we have ever 'read. Will fond" parents •
please look.. after It? and may a'hlerry Christmee greet
thorn all!
FROM. WASHINGTON.
WAsninprox, December 20.—A report that
South Carolina ha/ passed the ordinance, of
secession was brought to the House, about 4
o'clock this 'afternoon, and produCed an intense
excitement among the neetbbers, and for a long
-time confosed the• prodeedings.- ' -
Tim• Senate in'Executive session to day con.
firmed the appointment. of Edwin M.. Stanton,
as Attorney Generabo:and those of Deputy
Postmasters.and T i ber minor officers.
Among the meet active works in the House
'to=day for the inliCkffige;Of the Pacific Rhilroad
were Di. Rai find Mr. Pat Well, the editor.
of the -Alta Californian. Senator Baker, of
Oregon, was also busy engineering for the bill.
About seven and a half millions of the ten
million loan have been paid in. Some of the
larger bidders for from one to two hundred
thousand dollars 'have deposited the entire
amount. •
The - select committee of thirty-three have
as yet done nothing which , exoites particular
interest, nor oes-there appear to be any curi
osity respeetirtg,tbeir searet movements. ,
About eighteen young ladies, who have
just seceded frorn seminaries-in Pennsylvania
and New:York, Passed through Washington
'to aaY, on their return 'to the 'South.' The
report of the proceedings of the late 'Phila
delphiaTnion meeting was presented by Hon.
Mr. 'Florence to-day, and referred to the Select
Committee..
PRO NI SOUTH CAROLINA.
. _
COLUMBIA, S. C., Dee.l9.—The EiOn. L. M.
Keitt heui resigned hie seat in the Congress of
the United States: •
The South Carolina M. E. Conference have
passed resolutions expressing - - approval of
secession. ••
Ex Governor McDonald, uf Georgia, died at
hie iiiiidenee at Mnrietin:lon Mpday night.
FROM NORTH CAROLINA.
RALexart, - Deo. o:l.—The bill to arm the
State passed a second reading in the House
yesterday. An effort to, take it up today_
failed. The assembly will take a recess till.
the .7th of January. The_Cominisaioners from
Alabama and Missouri , were publicly received
to day.
The sentiment here is for the'lltdoii.
The North must concede - or the South goes
&An Taxs.—" lam starved. I have had
nothing to'eat for several days."
This was the dying, exclamation of a - poor
man named LutherShaylor, aged sixty years,
who, committed suicide by, cutting hie throat
in London on the 21st ult. The smile, jour..
nals that record the Ooroner's inquest in this
case, vcreee,. are full of rejoicings over the
prospective improvement of " the poor negro
in America under the Republican administra
tion of Mr. Linceln." Let thee° transatlantic
philanthropists mind their own, business and.
lel ours alone. if they have any superfluous
charity, looking for • investment, , let them
" begin at home. ' Pompey or Sambo, in his
worst estate, . South, we undertake to say, is
infinitely better off than . the white slaves of
England, of Whom the . unhappy Luke Shay .
for was a representative man. Who ever
heard:oftkplantation•neige cutting histbroa4
for_wank wing-.- , ' Ism oskired, . Uwe
had nothing to eat, for 'fevered days."
THE REPLY
DEPARTMENT Or STATE, WASIIINGTON,,DOC. 11, 1860.
Mr Loan: I have the• honor" to acknowledge the
receipt of your:note of the Bth ihat. in which you
have conveyed to this tiovernment die expression of
her Britannia Majesty's thanks for the cordial recep
tion given to his Royal Highness, the Prince of
Wales, during his late visit to this country by the
President, and by all classes of the citizens, and of
her Majesty's wish that her grateful sense of the
courtesies extended to her son may be made known
generally to the citizens of the United States.
.f. am instructed by the President to express the
gratification with which he has learned how cor
rectly her Majesty has appreciated the spirit in
which his Royal highness was received throughout
the republic,.and the cordial manifestation of that
spirit by the people of the United States which ac
companied him in every step of his progress.
Her Majesty has justly recognized that the visit
of her son aroused the kind and generous sympathies
of our citizens, and, if I may au speak, has created
an almost personal interest in the fortunes of the
royalty which he so well represents. The President
trusts that this Sympathy and interest towards the
future representative of the sovereignty of Great
Britain is at once . an evidence and a guarantee of
that consciousness of common interest and mutual
regard which-havein the past, and will in the future;
bind together more strongly than treaties the feeling
and the fortunes of the two nations which represent
the enterprise, the civilization, the constitutional
liberty'of the same great race.
I have also been instructed to make this corres
pondence public, that the 'citizens of the United
States may have the satisfaction of knowing how
strongly and properly her Majesty has appreciated
the cordial warmth of their welcome to his Royal
Highness.
I have the honor to be, my Lord, with high con
sideration, your Lordship's obedient servant,
W.M. HENRY THESCOTT,
Assistant Secretary.
THREE PERSONS EXECUTED rout MURDER AT
GEORGETOWN, DEL.—On Friday last, three
negroes, viz :—Lovi Jenkins, aged 35, under
sentence 'of death for rape upon a negro girl ;
John (Marmon, aged 18, under similar sen•
tence for the warder of a lovely white girl of
14 summers, and a colored woman of 18 years,
fur the murder of .an innocent babe, of Fair
teen months, sdffered the penalty of the law,
at Georgetown, Dela Ware, In the presence of
about sixty persons, comprising the sheriff's
jury, military ' .ruards . , physicians, &c., in the
jail yard, (and hundreds without, cruwdiog
the trees, walls and housedops,) at precisely -
one ti'eliiek, the drop fell, end all three were
launched into eternity—two of them dying in
one minute, end the third only showing some
muscular contractions fur about ten minutes.
The Rev. Mr. Ilough accompanied them to
the scaffdd and offered up a prayer. This
gentleman had previously visited them in
their cells. Two of them seemed a good deal
concerned, whilst tlie murderer of the girl was -
apparently careless•and indifferent. Neither
of them had anything to say,
Tne REACTION BEGUN.—Boston has just
elected a Union Democrat fur Mayor..'.-The
"Old Cradle of Liberty" has Naked the
Black Republican baby out upon the ; floor,
where the brat lieiNipyawling and howling.
What. will Mrs. Partington say to this ? -It is
but the beginning of the end. MI the cities
in the Free States will go conservative nest
Spring. Mark the prediction. Were the
Presidential election to be tried over again
next week, Lincoln could scarcely carry a
single State, save Vermont. —Richmond Whig.
HARD TIMES INDEED.—The last Sunday
Dispatch gives a list,-nearly two columns, lung,
of the manufacturing and business firms in
Philadelphia that have ceased work entirely,
or discharged a portion of their workmen,
since the Presidential election. The Press
estimates the number discharged at not less
than ten thousand! and the Dispatch predicts,
that " if the financial condition of the country
remains unchanged between the first and
fifteenth of January, at least one half of-the
hands now at work in all branches of trade
will be absolutely without any means' of sup
port save such as they have hoarded hereto
fore by their economy and prudence."
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