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He is authorized to receive advertisements and subscriptions for The Lancaster AtidUamoer, 3i ‘©"lGT'.jffc ■ Xj a g... ■ Now onr flag is flung to the wild winds fret Let it float o’er our father land, And the guard of Its spotless fame shall be Columbia’s chosen band. DEMOCRATIC STATE EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE. A meeting of the Democratic State Executive Committee will be held at the Buehler Honse, Harrisburg, on Wednes- January 15, 1862, at 3 o’clock, P. M. • Democratic papers in the State will please copy. WILLIAM H. WELSH, Chairman. the stats legislature The State Legislature will assemble at Har risburg today, and an interesting, perhaps exciting, session may be anticipated. In another column we give the names and politi cal classification of the members, as we find them in the Patriot & Union , by which it will he seen that the Republicans will have com plete control of the Senate, whilst it is equally certain that the Democrats will have the ascendancy in the House. Perhaps it is for the best, under the circumstances by which we are surrounded, that the two branches of the-Legislature should be politically divided; but we hope that both will be animated by an earnest desire to legislate honestly and faith" fully for the good of their constituents and the welfare of the Commonwealth, and that all the members of both parties will lend their influence in favor of the restoration and per petuation of our beloved Union. Never did a Legislature of Pennsylvania meet under similar circumstances of peril to the whole country, and at no time should there be less of party feeling manifested by the members. The crisis is upon us as a Nation, and the old Keystone, through her represen* tatives at Harrisburg, should set a worthy ex ample of patriotism in this hour of daDger. We hope for the best. COL. SAMUEL. C. STAMBAUGH. This gentleman gave his customary old time celebration of New Year's Day, (his birth day,) at Annadale, on Wednesday last. He was honored throughout the day by visits of numerous friends, and nothing was omitted on the part of the Colonel himself and his esti mable lady to make the entertainment agree able. Various toasts were drank breathing love and veneration for our great and glorious old Constitutional Union, and a determination to stand by the Stars and Stripes at the ex pense of property and life, if need be, so long as every provision of that Constitution is maintained inviolate. One of the toasts drank was complimentary to the people of Utah, and commending their industry and contentment under their own peculiar church discipline. By the way, we may observe that, whenever the subject is introduced, the Colonel Bpeaks in the kindest •spirit in reference to the Mormon people, .carefully abstaining from entering into any discussion respecting their religious faith.— He was kindly treated by them during his sojourn in their midst, and they parted with mutual good feelings towards each other. Among other flags and devices by which his house was decorated for the occasion, Col. S. had erected on a platform, handsomely painted, his old and favorite “ Sacred Circle,” repre senting an endless chain with thirty four links, with the same number of stars forming half circles inside the chains, (the number of States,) with seven smaller ones in outer position representing the Territories belonging to the Union. Enclosed in the circle of stars waß an aroh under which was one large star, around which and under the arch the words “ Keystone of The Federal Arch ” were painted in large letters, with two U. States Flags crossed in the centre. On the top of the circle was painted in large letters “ May God Preserve odr Union !” and underneath “ The Sacred Circle —Not a Link Shall be Broken !” The whole affair was beautifully arranged, and added greatly to the entertain ment and pleasure af his numersus guests. We hope the Colonel may long live to,enjoy the respect of this community, and that ther e may be many returns of his Birth Day Enter tainments. VERA CRUZ CAPTURED, The chief seaport of Mexico has been taken by the Spaniards, without an effort on the part of the miserable Mexicans to defend it. Even the strong fort of San Juan d’Ulloa has been given up without firing a gun in its defense. It is now manifest that Mexico will become a bloodless conquest to the monarchies of Europe. Nearly half a century has elapsed since the more vigorous and courageous ancestry of the degenerate people who now ocoupy this beautiful country heroically asserted their rights to independence, and after a manly struggle gained it. But to their children, national freedom has been of no ad vantage, for they have shown that they are destitute of that intelligence and moderation, and those invigorating virtues which are ‘necessary to make liberty a blessiDg to a people. Mexico will either become a mon archy under the tutelage of the Powers of Europe, or she will sink to the condition of a mere province, depending upon a foreign ruler for protection, and paying for that protection by servitude. She has been “ won without blows,” and.but little sympathy can be felt for a people so ignoble aB to make no show of resistance to invading enemies. Pennsylvania Election Frauds.—J. 0. Tobias, Esq., commissioner appointed by the Philadelphia courts to investigate alleged election frauds among the troops from that city, reports that he has obtained evidence that three companies returned as voting, did not vote. This changes the result in the oases of three counoilmen, thereby giving the majority in the councils to the Democrats. - tSf The Governor's Message, which,we presume, will be delivered. to-morrow, . shall appear"'hf th& J next' issue of The Intelli gencer. , the adjustment The Washington correspondent of the New York World writes, that the feeling of satif* | faction at the settlement -of the Mason and. ShTOEii diffieolty is‘*lmoßttmivereal in that j TlibWtrh'o are seor'etly in the interest: if thejiecessidnftte, and'ia feprj of the radical; abolitionists, are chagrined at the result; the former,, they’hoped; for a war with England to Vecure 'thif' independence of the South, and the latter because they supposed a war with England would convert the contest into an abolition crußade. These factions, Jiowever, exercise but little influence upon the general good feeling which prevails. "It is Isß that peace with England iB secured that no matter what the "disposition of the ruling olasses may be, the readiness with which the American govemmsnt has given up its rebel subjects on a point of international law which, to say theleast, whs doubtful, will defer-them in very decency from forcing a quarrel upon the United States on any other subject. In this matter, rightfully or wrongfully, they have bad the earnest .pupport of France and the moral sympathy of all Europe. But the good spirit with which our. government has met tbeEnglish government, and the earnest desire for peace that has been manifested by us, -will, it is assured, create universal sympa thy for this country in Europe. In any future difficulty the disposition would be to counte nance the United States instead of England. The settlement of this matter gives, therefore, a reasonable assurance that we Bhall he left unembarrassed in our purpose to crush the southern rebellion. There is another view also which adds to the general satisfaction here. It will be a proof to England and the world that this oountry iB not governed by a mob, as is stated so recklessly and falsely by Mr. Bussell and the English journals, and that our government could afford to do what was right in the face of a very strong and very natural popular exasperation against the parties who are to be surrendered up. A GENERAL SUSPENSION. The Banks of New York suspended specie payments on Saturday evening a week, and on Monday morning following the Philadel phia, Boston, Albany and other city Banks followed the example. The country Banks, with rare exceptions, have also suspended, so that now the - measure may be said to be general all over the loyal States. The New York Herald says this “ is a judicious move ment, and will not prove in any degree preju dicial to our business affairs. A short time ago our Oity Banks had a specie accumulation of some forty millions of dollars. It has been reduced to twenty-five millions—a reduction which indicates a drain and a strain which it. is prudent to stop. la looking out for their own interests at this crisis the Banks are con sulting those of the Government and the country, for they are intimately blended with each other. Our financial affairs will now go on smoothly. No country of modern times haß ever yet been involved in a great war, without being compelled to resort to the precautionary measure of a Bank suspension of specie pay ments. By this movement the two hundred and seventy-five millions of specie in the country will be retained here for our own use.” Whether the suspension will eventuate in the good to the country, so confidently predicted by the Herald , remains to be seen. We must live and learn. NEWS FROM EUROPE. The steamship Etna, -from Liverpool and Queenstown on the 18th and 19th of December respectively, arrived at New York on Tuesday, morning ; and the Asia, from Liverpool on the 21st, and Queenstown on the 22d, also arrived at Halifax. We thus have foreign advices one week later than those previously received. War like preparations were unabated in England. In addition to the Asia, the steamers Adriatic and Persia have arrived at Halifax, and the Cleopatra and Parana were hourly expected, all having troops on board. The mail steamers of the Peninsular and Oriental Company, numbering about fifty, were to be armed, and the gunboats in the second class reserve at Portsmouth had been ordered to be fitted out immediately. It was announced that, in case of war, some of the regiments in the Mediter ranean garrisons would be placed on the war vesssls now collecting atGibraltar. President Lincoln's message is severely criticised by the English press, and special notice is taken of the omission of any allusion to the Trent affair. We have particulars of the death of Prince Albert and of the preparations for his funeral on the 23d. Mr. Cobden had written a letter, advocating the settlement of the Trent diffi culty by arbitration, which the Times strongly opposed. It was rumored that the Stone blockade of Charleston is likely to lead to a difficulty with the European powers. The French press continues to advocate* a strict neutrality on the part of Franoe ; the Paris Constiiutionnel sees no reason why the Southern States should not be recognized as soon as they present the conditions required by the law of nations. GEN. SCOTT, Gen. Scott-, it is said, makes no secret of the real motive of his hasty return from Eu rope. He desires it to he understood that he came clothed with no mission and charged with no message whatever, from any foreign prince or power; that he had no interview with the Emperor Napoleon, and that his reason for coming home was the apprehension of immediate hostilities between England and the United States, and the fear if he did not embrace this opportunity of returning he could not return at all. The only high personage with whom Gen. Scott had any political con versation in France was Prince Napoleon, and to him he expressed his confident belief that if foreign nations did not interfere, the rebel lion would be effectually suppressed by mid summer, and that before that time cotton for the supply of the immediate necessities of other nations, would be supplied through the Southern ports of which our troops are taking possession.: A Pregnant Question. — There may bo no war with England, remarks the Albany Argus. The sober judgment of the Government may suggest that with the Southern States in rebellion, with the Southern ports open to a foreign foe, with an army nearly equal to our own now in the field against ns upon our own soil, it is better to avoid a foreign war by any means not inconsistent with the public honor. But when the affair of the Trent shall have been settled, what will be the next demand that England will make upon ns, and how long will it be before the dark cloud of threat ened war again frowns upon us from the East ? RELEASE OP THE REBEL ENVOYS. On Wednesday laßt, Messrs. Mason and Slidell were released from their imprison ment at Fort Warren, by order of the Gover ment, and sailed for England in a British vessel. Whether thiß will satisfy our pugna cious cousins across the water remains to be seen. They evidently want a pretext for making war upon us, so as to aid the South ern rebellion, and may trump up something else to suit their purpose. Wo shall have a long account to settle,with England sooner or later, and shall then-pay them back with in terest, WHAT IS SETTLED, The New York Post is not disposed to attach too mpoh faith to the belief that the surrender _ of Mason and Slidell will satisfy Great Britain. It gives its reasons as follows: We are not altogether certain that the En glish GoVenanent will accept of-the reasons which Mr. Seward assigns for yielding Mason and Slidell to their demand. It is not apparent to os that that Government, has, by its demand;: aSir by -tim'acceptance and answer of our GovernmSt, settled any doctrine-' either the disputed claim of Great Britain to impress seamen, or the right of taking am bassadors ont of a neutral vessel, or any other substantial point. The demand of England was not made on any particular. ground. .The statement Of Lord Bosseli "wsa yefy-broad; that certahr individnals-bad-been-iarcibly. takenifrom on board a British jfsselron a lawful and inno cent voyage, an act of violence'which was an' affront to the British flag and a violation of international law. It should be borne in.mind 'that;strictly speaking this was not even presented to us as a formal demand. Lord Lyons was instructed to inform the Secretary of State that he should make the demand, leaving the Secretary, to offer the same terms himself which the British Government wonld ask. This course was courteous and diplomatic, hot it resnlts in placing the surrender of Mason and Slidell wholly on the grounds Btated by the Secretary of State in his letter, and England is not bound by tbe arguments or explanations of Mr. Seward. It may be argued that England virtually lays down the doctrines of that letter by ma king the demand. We do not see that Bbe does. On the contrary, it will be observed that M. Thouvenel in his letter to Mr. Mer rier Bays, that the “ circumstance which governs all this affair and renders the conduct of the American cruiser unjustifiable,” is that the Trent was not destined to a point belong ing to one of the belligerents, but was carry ing her cargo and passengers from a neutral port to a neutral port. Now where does it appear that this is not the ground of Lord Russell’s complaint aIBO ? In what Bense can it be held that England assents to any of the reasons which Mr. Seward assigns for the giving up of the prisoners, when there pmy be views of the circumstances, wholly unmen. tioned and outside of his letter, which moved England to declare that the arrest was not justifiable by the laws of nations? We are inclined to think that we have not gained so much on England in this matter as Borne have supposed If the wily English diplomatists should see fit to reply in oold and formal terms to Mr. Seward, admitting nothing and denying nothing, the case will form a precedent wholly useless, except as against ue in the future, but not binding England to any prinoiple, unless the broad ground that a ship must be brought into port for Admiralty jurisdiction before passengers or goods can be taken out of her, shall be established by futore correspondence on the snbject. It is. not per haps possible, it will certainly not be honor able, for England to withdraw from the subject without admitting or denying this point. But she may do so, and when Mr. Seward’s letter is read in England, we take it for granted there will be a strong disposition there to avoid conoeding any of the principles which he lays down for the future assent of the two countries. We are not to be understood as finding fault with the surrender of Mason and Slidell.— We remarked some time since that the nation would sustain the Government in so doing, if the coarse was determined on. But we are not satisfied with the manner in which the surrender has been made, and we greatly mistake the nature of Englishmen and Amer icans if it shall be found that we have' made any advance in Bottling principles of interna tional law by the course which has been pursued. A BILL TO BLOCKADE THEI SOUTH ERN FORTS. The following are the provisions of the bill introduced on Tuesday last in the House by Mr. Stevens, of Pennsylvania : First—That all laws, or parts of laws, ore ating and establishing ports of entry or de livery in any State now in rebellion be, and the same are hereby, repealed. Second—No vessels, either foreign or do mestic, except such as belong to or are employed by the Government of the United States, Bhall enter or leave any of the said ports unless driven there by the stress of weather. Third—lf any'vessel shall violate, orattempt to violate, the provisions of this act, the said vessel, cargo and everything appertaining thereto, shall be forfeited, the one half to go to the captors and the other half to the United States; and every person is hereby authorized to make such seizure, and the cap tain or commander of such vessel shall be fined not exceeding $5OO. Fourth—The said vessel and cargo may be seized at any place at sea, or in any port, and the goods may be taken wherever found, on land or water. Fifth—The proceeds shall be divided among the captors, according to the law now regula ting prizes. Sixth—The ship and cargo may be tried, as well as the officers, in any court of the United States into whose jurisdiction the same may bo taken. Seventh—Tbe States now in rebellion are Virginia, North Carolina, South Carolina, Georgia, Alabama, Florida, Texas, Louisiana, Mississippi, Tennessee and Arkansas. If any other States should hereafter become rebellious the President Bhall proclaim the faot, and the provisions of this aot shall then apply to such State or States. Eighth—The President shall have power to declare any harbor or harbors ports of entry when, in his judgment, it shrill be expedient. “BLEEDING” KANSAS. Kansas, enamored of strife and of a pugna cious history, has now its own little quarrel to fight over, in addition to what it ean do in the way of Jayhawing for the Union. Two Gov ernors are contending for dominion in the new State. Charles Robinson, the present incum bent of the office, oontends that he is entitled to hold the reins of power another year, not withstanding the people have elected another man, under the conviction that Robinson's term expired with the close of 1861. But even the lean pickings and the barren digni ties of the new State seem to be too muoh for Robinson’s virtues, and he refuses to vacate the place. Mr. Crawford, the Governor eleot, proposes that the claims of the contestants be referred to the Supreme Court of the State for settlement, promising to yield to the decis ion of tho Court. But. Robinson has a oon tempt for Supreme Courts and no great opinion of law itself, and accordingly refuses the fair offer. Meanwhile, the people of Kansas are in a strait between the two masters who olaim their allegiance, thoroughly satisfied that one Governor is luxury enough for a new State, and having no desire to increase their estab lishment in these times of perplexity. CODIDIERCIAL FAILURES. a The statistics, prepared at the commercial agency in tho city of New York, show that daring the year 1861, nine hundred and eighty firms have failed with liabilities amounted in the aggregate to the sum of $69,067,114. These failures were no doubt mainly caused by the loss of Southern trade, and by the failnre of Southern creditors to meet their lia bilities. Similar statistics of the cities of Philadelphia, Boston, Cincinnati, Baltimore, St. Louis and all the commercial places of the country, would doubtless show a like propor tion of failures. The loss already suffered by the North in consequence of this rebellion, ex clusive of taxation, must amount to many hundreds of millions. Soaroely any depart ment of business is exempt from it. Those engaged in furnishing supplies for the army, and some few brandies of manufactures, have been reaping a bountiful harvest from the troubles of the country ; but in the main its effeots are most disastrous upon the business and prosperity of the nation. Years of indus try will be required to repair the ravages of this rebellion. I®* Hon. J. Glancy Jones, -late U. S- Minister to Austria, reaohed his Rome at Beading on yesterday week, and was - greeted with an enthusiastic publio reception. THE FJNANCIAL SCHEMES OF SECRE TARY CHASE CRITICISED SEVERELY. flr.'Ci&Uatin’s Addveis Especially Adapt* • cd Tor our Repfesentatlres at Wash ington. Yrom the New York World.] • . ; Tie following Is a portion ot JS*. Juw Hiilatfn’e^e-, - marks at the meethig of the bank PSeers en Saturday tracing, the 26th nit, embracing to*, main points of his' argument: * Mr. Chairman : A *enee of duty has alone impelled me: -to take a part in these discussions. * * * It would -teetadesirable that we ehoold comprehend, in tho-clearest. thejpoaitioa which we occupy towards, toe 'GbTr- and thoroughly understand our "relationship to the future as well as toe present. *-■"* * * * * * * Immediately upon the accession to power of the new government, efforts were made to place in possession of the Secretary of the Treasury every suggestion which financial skill and experience could famish. Never having been engaged in mercantile occupations himself* a total stranger . 'to toe practicaluvery-day life of-a banker, he was--known -to deeire.aU the.infqrmation op.finapcial affairs; which he could obtain, and-it was freely supplied* ttatOre r and r functions of banks, the characteristics of currency, the practical 'management of national loans, the mast ap juoved.niodea o Praising national revenues, and the fund ing operations of governments, were folly explained; yet, from causes which remain unknown, he adopted a line- of poUfiJa .on sulqjects, directly the reverse of that which, in my opinion, ‘all experience had suggested. He .rejected-a.fair marketprice for his fnnded stock. He issued, treasury notes in a form which proved, as be was told It'would, a source of emharassment to his subsequent negotiations. You are all familiar with what occurred when he came here to enter upon the negotiations of toe loans authorised by Congress at toe extra session. He was urged to abandon the issue of demand notes, and to draw • ' directly upon the banks; and some of us proposed then to take the whole $50,000,000, if he would do so, and I be lieve we were all ready to unite in that arrangement. ♦... * . * - * * * e * He refused. He also refused to draw directly upon the banks for the proceeds of the loan taken by each. **We are informed that the Act of Congress was passed expressly for the purpose of authorizing him to do bo, but he gave it a different interpretation, which may be the -correct one, although Ido not think so-* He was told than by mauy of us that if he persisted in issuing bis demand notes, he wonld force us into suspension eventually; and the Boston banks, foreseeing the dangers we were incurring, wisely restricted themselves to a portion of the 7 3 10 Treasury' notes, which would have given New York, had wb adopted the same policy, twenty instead of thirty-five millions; that is to say, we would have taken sixty instead of one hundred and five millions of Government loans, as we have , done. He persisted in these exceptional Issae4 and those of us who opposed his views were overruled, but it required only a few weeks’ or days’ experience to demonstrate that we were correct. Symptoms of approaching perturbations In the currency were soon apparent. The influence of the demand notes was speedily felt, and early in September the Secretary was made folly ac quainted with it bv an able letter from , toe president of one of onr largest banks. At length it became absolutely indispensable to speak in the plainest langaage,aud when he met with us at the close of that mouth to negotiate the second fifty millions, an explicit statement of the dangers of his course was prepared and read to him. Again, some of us were desirous of making conditions in the negotia tion to limit the demand notes, and have him draw direct upon the banks; bat the minority was overruled in these as in toe sqb’sequent proposition to have option of hav-, fog'the fifty millions of stock, principal and interest pay able In Europe, as it would have facilitated the sale or Hypothecation of tbe stock abroad. The results all along foreseen, and predicted by your minority, are now upon us; the published letters and ad dresses or memoranda to the Secretary of 27th March, Ist May, 7th May, 19th June, 12th September, and 30th Sep tember, pointed ont the practical results of his policy exactly as they have been aeveioped ; and, with your per mission, I will now read tbe following extracts from the letter of 7th May last. * * * * * Banks are only mediums of the exchanges, not reser voirs of the capital of a country. Ier and Butler. 12th— Clinton, Lycoming,—' De Lorma Imbrle. R. Centre and Union. ‘26th— Lawrenee, Mercer and •Henry Johnson, R. Venango. 13th— Snyder. Northumber James H. Robinson, R. land, Montour and Co-’27th— Erie and Crawford, lumbia. \ •Morrow B. Lowrie, R; Franklin Bound. R. !28th— Clarion, Forest , Jef 14th—Cumberland, Juniaia,' ferson and Elk. Perry and Mifflin. i *Chas. L. Lamberton, D. E. D. Crawford, D. ; RECAPITULATION. Democrats. Republicans. 2 20 Senators holding over. New Senators HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES. Philadelphia. - Perils. 1. J. Caldwell, D. Charles A. Kline, D. 2. Thomas E. Gaskill, D. Daniel K. Weidner, D. 3. S. Josephs, D. i William N. Potteiger, D. 4. S. C. Thompson, D. Lancaster. 5. Jos. Moore, R. Henry C. Lehman, R. 6. John M’Micken. D. James Myers, U. R. 7. Thomas Cochrano, K. .Nathan Worley, U. D. S. W. L. Dennis, R. Abraham Peters, U. D. 9. G. A. Quigley, D. York. 10. Thomas Greenback, D. A. C. Ramsey, D. 11. J. W„ Hopkins, D. Joseph Dellone, D. 12. Richard Wildey, R. Cumberland and Perry. 13. F. M’MaDus, D. John P. Rhoads, D. 14. J. DonellY, D. Jesse Kennedy; R. W. F. Smilh. R. Adams. Thomas W. Dnffleld D. John Busby, U. D. Charles F. Abbot, K. Franklin and Fulton. ■John Rowe, TJ. D, Peter N. Gamble, D. D. W. W. Sellers, D. R. Chestet . Bedford and Somerset. William Windle, R. Edward M. Schrock, R. I’. Frazer Smith. R. George W. Householder, R. RobeitL McClellan, R. Huntingdon. Mo7itgomery. John Scott, O. D. Joseph Rix. D. Blair. Hir&m C. Hoover, D. Thaddeus Banks, D. George W. Wirnley, 1). Cambria. Bucks Cyras L. Pershing, D. James R. Boileau, D. Indiana. L. B. Labar D. James Alexander, K. Northampton. Armstrong and Westmore- D. C. Nelman, D. land. Aaron Richard Graham, D. Lehigh and Carbon, 8. Wakefield, D. W. C. Lichtenwaliner, D. James A. M’Calloch, D. . Thomas Craig, D. Fayette. Monroe and Pike. Daulel Kaine, D. George U. Rowland, D. Greene. Wayne. iP. Donley,D. F. M. Cr«ne U. D. Washington . Luzerne. William Hopkins, D. William S. Ross, U. D. John A. Hopper. R. •S V. Trimmer. D. Allegheny. •Peter Walah. D Thomas Williams, R, Susquehanna. Thomas J Blghatn, R. David D Warner, R. Petor C. Shannon, U. D. Bradford. William Watchman, R. Henry W. Tracy, R. ;A. B. Qro»Sj U. I>. ChPHter T. Blifip, R. Beaver and Lawrence. Wyoming, Sullivan, Colum- William Henry, R. bia and Montour. J. W. Blanchard, R. Levi L. Tate, D. Boiler. George S. Tutton, D. Grant, R. Lycoming and Clinton. M’Coy, R. Wm. H. Aruietrong, U. R. Mercer and Venango. James Chatham, U. R. M K. Beebe, R. Centre. James C, Brown, R. R. F. M’Barrow, D. Clarion and Forest. Mifflin. • Devins, D. J. M. Rors, D Jefferson, Clearfield, MKean Union, Snyder Juniaia. and Elk. Jeßse Beaver, R. C. R.'Early, D. Henry L Ritter, R. G. W. Ziegler, D. Northumberland. Crawford and Warren. J. W. Brown, P. E. Cowan, R. Schuylkill. S. S. Bates, R. Adam Wolf, D, Erie. James Hyon.D. ( John P. Vincent. R. Lewis C. Dougherty, S. E. W. Twltcball, R. Dauphin. Potter and Tioga. Thomas G. Fox, R. S. B. Elliott, R. James Freeland. R. B. B. Strang, R. Lebanon. Isaac Hoffer, U. K, • : M«*Kgra. Trimmer and Walah hold ecu tiiicates from a majority of tbe Return Judges. Messrs. Hall and Rus sell hold certificates signed by the President and a seced ing majority of the Board. Democrats Republicans Union Democrats... Union Republicans. ■W-A-iR, nsriErws- From Baltimore* The following important items of news were ob tained at Fortress Monroe by a flag of truce from Norfolk A despatch from Pensacola, dated Jan. 1, says, “ Fort Pickens opened fire to-day. The fire is not renewed to-day. Oar batteries are silent.” The Charleston Mercury has a despatch, announ cing the landing of a large Federal force on North Edisto, aud the seizure of the Railroad Station on the Charleston and Savannah Railroad. Sixteen Federal war vessels are reported at Ship Island. A destrnotive fire has ocourred at Richmond, Vir ginia, including the theatre and other property. Advance of the Federal Troops In Soutb Carolina.^? Augusta, Jan. 2. Private despatches from Poootaligo, dated yester day, state that the Federals attempted an advance from Port Royal, but were repulsed by the Nineteenth South Carolina Volunteers, under command of Col. Jones. The Confederate loss was fifteen killed and wounded. One Yankee was taken prisoner, but their loss is not otherwise stated. Gen, Lee has informed Jeff. Davis that he is confident of his ability to pre vent the Federals from advancing on Charleston or Savannah. The Richmond Despatch says that a private des patch was received yesterday from Centreville, by a prominent military offioer now in RiohmoQd, in whioh it says that indications point to a Federal at taok at an early day on Evansport, and the proba bility was that a simultaneous attack would be made off other points on the Potomac. Tbe Pensacola Bombardment. - The Richmond Despatch of Tuesday, says the Confederate batteries replied to Fort Pickens, and the firing continued all day. No vessels were en gaged on either side, and no casualties occurred with us. Gen. Bragg was absent bnt Gen. Anderson was in command. Gen. Bragg returned on the 2d, but the .Federals did not renew the attack and our guns were silent. A Richmond Editor on the Rebel Army. Baltimore, Jan. 4. One of the Union prisoners arrived here, has an editorial article from a Richmond paper, which he cut out and secreted in his boot. It gives an awful picture of the condition of the rebel army on the Potomac. It says that the entire army is utterly demoralized; regimental drills have ceasea entirely, and the men are spending their time in using greasy deoks of cards in gambling Great numbers are offering large sums for substitutes —one had offered as high as $1 500. — The editor urges the Government to speedily do something to remedy the evil, and that such is the demoralized condition of the army that enlistments cannot go on, as thousands who would enlist being deterred by discovering the condition of the army. Fort Pickens' Fires on a Rebel Steamer, Mobile, Jan. Ist. A Confederate steamer going from Pensacola to the Navy Yard, was fired upon from the batteries of Fort Pickens. Gen. Bragg’s batteries replied, and the firing was continued at the last accounts. Flax and Linen Tradd of Ireland.— Belfast, the great emporium oi the linen trade, last year exported 05,G00,000 yard's of linen, and 13,200,000 lb 3. of linen yarn and thread. Next in importance to the flax industry is the trade in sewed muslins, employing about half a million persons in Ireland. Another manu facture curried on in Belfast is important in the consumption of agricultural produce— namely, starch-making from wheat. Ten firms U9B nearly 30,000 quarters of the finest red wheat every year. The wheaten starch made by the old fermentative process is largely used by bleachers, the goods retaining their stiffness longer than if dressed with the rice and other starches. Tbewhole of this busi ness is atpresent nearly paralyzed, as Amer ica was the best market for Irish linen goods, very limited quantities of which have been imported during the last nioe months. FROM CALIFORNIA San Francisco, Jan. 1, The Btormy weather has interrupted tele graphic communication within the State and over the Sierra Navada. Since the 24th ult, the floods have been re newed to a great extent throughout the valley portion of.tbe State. Sacramento and Stock ton have been partially overflowed again with out much additional damage. Business with the interior has been suspended, and more property has been destroyed in the State by this freshet than all the freshets heretofore. — The weather is pleasant to-day. The steamer Golden Age sailed from Panama with 100 pas sengers and $950,000 in treasure for New York, and $170,000 for England. Judge Hager yesterday issued an injunction staying the sale of the Broderick, estate, until the question of the forgery.of Broderiok’a’ investigated. Baltimore, Jan. 4.