Remarks of Hon. G. A. Grow. In the House. January 11, the vote bom;: tiVon n;oji Sir. ZollicotTer'a Interrogating resolution, when the name of Mr. Grow was called, he spoke as follows; Mr. GROW. For the first time since 1 have had the honor of a scat OH this floor, I rise to explain a vote ; and I should not do it now but for the fact, that many gentlemen with whom 1 have bceu acting seem, from their votes, to take an entirely different view of this resolution, and the proper tuition on i' for this House, from myself. 1 recognize this House not as a political caucus, to lay dowi. platforms and political creeds. I have voted against all such resolutions, during my term ot service, as out of place. 11 there are uuy men here who have been voting lor the last si.\ weeks for a jjpeaker, without reasons sufficient ly satisfactory to themselves for their votes, they had better resign and go home. Sir, for myself, 1 am satisfied with the votes I Lave given, nor do I expect my course of action to be in anyway a flee ted by this resolution. Jt simply declarer that the gleet or lues the right to Uuovv the opinions of the candidate for whom lie is to vote. The doctrine is a correct one. But in this case we are the electors, and make such selections of candidates as we please, and vote for them with or without information, as we like, responsible to our constituents for our votes only, not lor our means of knowledge, or the correctness of our opinions. For those we must answer to ourselves alone, and not to our j constituents. We are answerable to them as j to the judiciousness of our selections of candi- ! dates, and not as to the information that satis fies our judgment. Then, sir, in passing this resolution, if it mean anything more than a simple declaration of a sound principle, we present the humiliating spectacle of a set of men who have been vot ing here for six weeks in the dark, and we have only just found it out. Sir, if the majority or a plurality of this House will permit themselves to be diverted from the main object they have in view by propositions introduced by the minority, then you may sit till doomsday without accomplish ing anything. If every proposition that L plausible is to be taken up and considered, no matter whether it pertains to the legitimate business of the House or not, then there will be plausible propositions enough to consume the whole time. I have no objection to the principles set forth in that resolution ; but this is not the place for mere declarations of ur-.ral r-• : 'i'utionul r'..b .; << legis late, unit that a'-uic. Noi* am I to be divert ed from what I consider to be the proper course of action by any such Jiucssc or resolves upon abstract right. Mr. Clerk, we are not sent here to make po litical creeds and platforms. We are sent to enact laws, such as we believe to be for the good of the country. Wo have nothing to do with the annunciation of the doctrines of the Declaration of Independence by legislative act, or of any otln r of the inalienable rights of men. Our business is to enact laws, and put them into form, so they can be executed by the courts upon the great principles of jus tice and right ; and there our duties end. For myself, I am not to be diverted from my purpose in this contest, and I hope those with whom I am acting will not permit them selves to be swayed from the course of policv that we choose to pursue, by any such ruse on the part of our opponents. I have my own creed and political opinions, and do not recog nize the right of any man in this Hall to put any test of opinions tipon me, by any resolu tions that he tn iy ofTc*. Acting upon that sentiment, I have, for the four years that 1 have occupied a scat on this flow, opposed the passage of any and every resolution introdnc si into this House for the mere purpose of estal>- lishiug any such test, or for declaring any ab stract principle or doctrine of human rights. Sir, what has the Constituency of any man to do with his vote for Speaker? He votes upon his own knowledge, responsible to his constituents for his selection of a proper man ; and is there a member that desires a passage of tFiis resolution for his own information ? What, then, is the object of this resolution? It is to divert the plurality of this House from their purpose. Instead of going on to vote and elect a Speaker, the effect of the resolu tion will IK to open a discussion between the candidates and different members of this House, that may last for weeks. It is to put the can didates uj>on the witness stand, to be cross questioned by men who do not vote for the particular candidate, ami never would ; but they are eliciting information for the benefit of those who do, lest, in their inability to take care of themselves, they should be imposed upon. It is certainly very kind, but a kind ness that for myself I do not appreciate. But, sir, I take this occasion to say a word In reference Co cho remarks just made by the gentleman from Alabama, [Mr. DOWDF.U.,I who talks of dissolving the Union if the Mis souri compromise is restored. Its abrogation was a wanton violation of good faith between the two sections of this Union, nnd how can its restoration be a greater indignity and wrong to you than was its original passage to vour fathers in 1820. It was passed then as an ad justment of conflicting interests, claimed ot the time by the South as a triumph, and regarded by the North as a defeat—voted for by a ma jority of the entire delegation from the South ; for, of her one hundred and three Represen tatives in both branches of Congress, onlv forty-sir \ oted against it. The act was sign od by a southern President, advised and aj>- proved of by a Cabinet a majority of whom were from slaveholdiug States. Do you, then, gentlemen of tiic South, stand here to-day to libel the memory of your fathers, by declaring that they put UJIOU the statute book a law that it is dishornuable for you to submit to? Though you would thus blacken their good fame, we honor their memory, and believe that we commit no wrong in doing as they did ; uuJ that you arc not dishonored by submitting to laws that they submitted to aud helped to - en* t. If ' they aI s keen r: i of honor a i'i "ec.ut.on o! ~.i tiee, oi ;<_• -i .go. i umhood, thai \ HI j; V lt i you pro -una to the world that your father* submitted tamely for thirty-four years to injustice aud wrong that i your sense of honor will not permit you to I brook ; and that, if the generation of to-dav i restores to the statute-book a law enacted bv i their votes, and held sacred by them while living, that yon will dissolve this Union ?—• The declaration dishonors their memories, and tin? act would proclaim you " degenerate sons 1 of noble sires." I vote no. LARGE IKOX M.\M H,TI.I!V I.V THE WEST.— I here is a western movement afoot for the es tablishment ola large iron manufactory, es l*vial!v for the mamifui tiire of rails. Illinois, where i-nal uud iron ar< in close proximity, is 'he i, 1,1 ~1 .ill. Standing Committees of tiie Legislature i SENATE/ t " i • . Fin r nee —Messrs. Bu< kalew, Brown, Fleni kcti. Crabb and Killingcr. Judo inrn— Messrs/Wilkins, Price, Jordan, Welsh and Ingram Aca>untt Messrs. Wherry, Furguson, Fra zer, Daubach and Finney. Estates and EscAmts. —Messrs. Flentken, Walton, Frice, Finney and Souther.' Pension* mid Gratuities —-Messrs. Taggart, Jamison, Sellers, Evans and Ely. Library —Messrs. Buckalcw, Wilkins, and (J regg. Corporations —Messrs. Browne,.Straub, Sou ther. Lewis and Rratt. Public Haiti I rugs —Messrs. M'Ciintock, Shn tnan and Jamison. Jin nks —Messrs. Cresswell, Crabb, Ingram, Sellers and llogc. Cands and Inland Navigation —Messrs. Cresswell, lloge, Sellers, Jamison and Crabb. Rail mads —Messrs. Walton, Taggart, Kil lingcr, Evans and Cresswell. Flection District* —Messrs. MeHinger.Knox, Crazier, Shmnan and Laubatdi. Retrenchment avd. Reform —Messrs. Jordan, Evans, Killinger, Knox and Ely. Education—Messrs. M'Ciintock, Millinger, | Gregg, lfoge and Shuman. Agriculture and Domestic Manufactures.— Messrs. Knox, Taggart, Stranb, Lewis and Gregg. Militia —Messrs. Stranb, Taggart, Ferguson, Ely and Cresswell. Rhnds avd Bridges —Messrs. Jamison, Jor dan, Wherry, Ferguson and Erazier. Compare Hills —Messrs. Iloge, Pratt, Lnu ; barb, Mel Huge r and Lewis. Vice and Immorality- —Messrs. Priec, Fien j nikefi. Wilkins, Jordan and Welsh. Prira/c Claims avd Damage*. —Messrs. j Browne, Lewis, Bnekalew, Crabb and Walton. I Public Printing — M essrs. Pratt, Wherry, ! Finney, Ingram and M'Ciintock. New Counties and County Seats —Messrs. Welsh, Pratt, Souther, Browne and Walton. HO( SK. Way*and Mean* —Messrs. Foster,M'Combs, Wright. (Luzerne) Ball. Getz, Dock, Kiddle, Orr and Robert. Judiciary- Messrs. Wright, (Luzerne) Mor ris, Whall'on, Montgomery, Phelps, Miller, | Longaker. M'Calmoiit and Magee. Pensions ant/ Gratuities —Messrs. Smith, j CCamhria) Caitv, Hamilton, Hill, Bernhard, ! I'hompson and Mcnear. Claim* —Messrs. Orr, ILineker, Fry, Craw ford. Shenk. Tlaneoek and Clover. Agriculture —Messrs. Roberts, Buchanan. Augustine, Xumiemacher, Harper, Pearson, and Struble. Education —Messrs. Getz, Hill, T.ott, Vail, Brown, Johns, Lnporte, Fulton and Jnlinsou. D< mestic Ala uufacthres —Messrs. Salisbury, Menear. Kerr, M'Ohce, Carty, Ingham, ami Anderson. Accounts —Messrs. Innis, Vail, M'Ghee,Gay lord, Mangle, Hoh'omb and Zimmerman. Vice and Immorality —Messrs. Hill, Beck. Smith, (Phila.) llamil, Wright, < Dauphin,) Reinliold, Smith, (Allegheny,) Kerr and Ro binson.. Militia —Messrs. Thompson, Ramsey, Mau gle, Wright (Dauphin) llillegas, lleiuhold and Heins Election Districts —Messrs. Boyer, Lebo, Lott, Lcisenring, Inghatn. Haines and Salis bury. Hanks —Messrs. Irwin, Johns, Lnporte, Fan sold, liibbs, Wintrode, Lebo, Robinson aud Craig. Estates and Escheats —Messrs. Manly, Fos ter, Imbrie, Magee, Morris, Miller and M'- Combs. Roads and Bridges —Messrs. Hippie, An derson, Heins, Boyd, Strousc, Ilamil and Gib boney. Corporations —Messrs. Edinger, Leisinring, Brush, Walter, Smith. (Wyoming,) Barry, Backus. Yearsley and Baldwin. Local Appropriations. —Messrs. Johnson, Smith, (Phila.) Haines, Smith, (Allegheny,) Reed, Dock and Ramsey. Lands —Messrs. Shenk, Backus, Baldwin, £obourn, Moorbead, Bernhard and Pureed. Jhrorres —Messrs. Riddle, manly, Pureed, Lovett, Reed, Moorhead and Dowdall. Neic Counties and County Scats —Messrs. Craig, llillegas, Fulton, Huneker, Dowdall. (iaylord and Caldwell. Compare Hills —Messrs. Smith, (Wyoming) Huneker, Barry, Boyer and Caldwell. Library —Messrs. Longaker, imbrie and Walter. Canals and Inlaiul Navigation. —Messrs. M'Carthjr, Zimmerman, Campbell, lloleouib, Patterson, Beck and Housekeeper. Railroads —Messrs. Montgomery, Edinger, llunseeker, Innis, Hippie, Cobourn, Munuua, Smith, (Cambria,) Whallon, M'Calinont, Fau sold, M'Cartliy and Irwin. Printing —Messrs. Hancock, Clover, aud Campbell. Public Buildings —Messrs. Yearsly,Ball and Lovett. ( oi.. KIN SKY.—I he star of Col. Kinney Is said to be on the wane. His cleetion as Gov ernor of San .Ttian, or Grey town, was defeated by the exertions of the English, and particu larly, if the rumor is well founded, by menaces emanating from an English man-of-war theu at nuclior in the harbor. Only six of his men re main faithful. The others have joined Walk er, but with the understanding that tliey will return to him when railed for. Moneyless lie is, too, ami in a measure desponding—the wreck of what lie was. Martin, his successful rival, is entirely under the control of the British,and he boasts that he will at all times have an En glish man-of-war to back him in whatever lie undertakes. PITTSFRAC, .Tan. 12. A terrific explosion occurred this morning about 5 o'clock, at the corner of Third and" Crant streets. The es jape of gas from a meter had filled the cellar a colored man. named Brown, who went down to remedy the defect, and 011 lighting a matHi the explosion followed 1 , completely gutting the lower part of the honse, and injuring Brown severely. The windows "of several houses in the neighborhood were broken, and the ex plosion heard several squares, resembling the shock of an earthquake. Xo. FUANKIXO PiuviLKng exists in England; even the has to pay her penuy. We shall have to cut it off in. this country, where the pretence that there are 110 privileged clas ses is rampant. THE THOIHI.ES IN* KASSAS.—A dispatch from Weston says, "The re|x>rted battle in Kansas was greatly exaggerated. Nothing serious occurred. No one was tilled, and but IVv. dijitl\ wouiiiled. ilcporter. O. GOODRICH. EDITOR. XDA : aatnrban fllorninn, 3annarn 215. 18315. Tkkms— >hie Dollar per annum, invariably in advance.— Eoitr week* fercvious to the ejyiindivH of a subscription, notice null be given by a printed wrapper, and if not re newed. the paper tciU in all rates be xtopped. CuTßßlXi;— 'Pie Reporter will be sent to Clubs at the fol lowing extremely low rates : f. copies for ? r i 00 ! 1." copies for. . . .sl2 00 10 copies for H 00 | 20 copies f0r. ... 13 00 A nv'KRTIKHMKNT*— For o square of ten line's or less. One Dollar for three or less insertions, and twenty-Jive cents for each subsequent insertion. Job-Wwuk— Executed with accuracy and despatch, and a reasonable prices—u-ith every facility for doing Rooks. HI links. Hand-bills. Roll tickets, <S|-r. MOVKY may be sent by mail, at our risk—enclosed in on envelope, and properly directed, we leitl be responsible for its safe delivery. EMIGRANT AID SOCIETY. The Emigrant Aid Society, established in Massachusetts, has been often alluded to by those who are anxious to excuse the interference of the Missouri Ruffians in the affairs of Kan sas. Many well-meaning persons have doubt ed the propriety of the operations of this So ciety ; not as excusing, but as having a ten dency to arouse the prejudices and passions of the slaveholders. Sneh, are not well informed as to the objects and operations of the Society, and we avail ourselves of an article in the JCreninjr Post, which explains its purposes and plans very fnllv. fts offices are : When a sufficient number of persons, bound for the new territories, are ready to start, its agents make the best bargain they can for their transportation by railway or other means of conveyance. With each company the so ciety sends out a conductor, whose business it is to see that these bargains arc properly ful lilled, who makes every possible arrangement for their comfort, protects them against impo sitions, and looks to the safety of their effects. The emigrants meantime have nothing to do but to attend to their families, so that manv who have gone out to the West under the aus pices of the Emigrant Aid Society have de clared that the passage was like a party of pleasure. The society charges itself onlv with paying the conductor ; all the other expenses of the passage are paid by the emigrants. When the settlers have arrived in the terri tory, the agents of the society give them infor mation of the most desirable unsettled districts, the richest vacant lands, the healthiest and best-watered sections. Ju some of these they see them settled, and then build for them steam mills to give them grain, and hotels for the ac commodation of those who arrive among them, where they are lodged and fed at moderate cost till they have time to build their own houses. For these undertakings few of the emigrants have means: if in any case tlicv have, the society gladly relinquishes the work to them, aud employ? its funds elsewhere. The fuel for the mills is dug from the immense coal fields which everywhere underlie Eastern Kan sas. These mills and hotels remain the pro perty of the society, and are sometimes after wards advantageously sold : but wherever this is the case, is taken from tlie new proprietors, to the effect that they will continue to entertain the emigrants coming out under the auspices of the society at the former mode rate charges. M hen the society lias seen a company of emigrants settled, it takes its leave of them with the injunction that, if they find them selves needing anything which it is within the scope of the society's plan to supply, they shall let theru know of it. It frequently happens tliat this is the ease ; that a hotel, for exam i pie, is wanted to accommodate the numerous ) emigrants, or an additional steam mill. To in duce the society to build a large hotel, the in ; habitants of a new town frequently offer to as i sign to it a certain number of town lots, which j at the time have no marketable value, but which I are sure to become valuable in a short time, and to constitute an important part of the funds ! of the society. It will be seen that, by this judicious man agement, a great many of the evils and hard ships of a new settlement are obviated. The society is a capitalist, which furnishes the new communities with the accommodations which mere iudustry at that stage of their existence cannot procure, and which capital alone can supply. The Emigrant Aid Society employs three agents. One of them is I)r. Robinson, lately : styled General Robinson, who commanded the volunteers assembled for the defence of Law rente, and who lias been nominated for Gover nor of the state under the new constitution. ' Another is Mr. I'omeroy, formerly of Xortli ' amption—a man of great activity and resolu tion. The other is Mr. Branscomb, of Massa chusetts, whose sphere of duty, though he has visited Kansas, is principally in the Atlantic states. The agents arc extremely popular in Kansas, where they are known, either through the sterling qualities of their personal charac ter. or through the benefactions which they judiciously dispense. There is nothing in all this to which the most captious can object, The society extends its protection to none except those who design to settle in the territories. The political opinions of the emigrant are unquestioned. The most ultra pro-slavery man, may, with equal facility avail himself of all the advantage eonferred on the Free-state man." Yet how often have we 1 heard the emigrant aid society denounced as being the cause of the troubles in Kansas how often lias it been alluded to, to excuse ATCHISON' and his confederates. The objects j • t.f thesoeieiy are not only laudable and ii-vai. I but it should receive the material support ol every one who deftfes to see onr territories .speedily settled. I'nder its.operations much good has already been effected by assisting pdor persons to settle On the fertile plains of Kansas, biit more particularly by erecting tav erns and mills, and providing for the wants of the settlers, alleviating many of the disadvan tages, and removing many of the privations usually attendant upon the settlement of anew country. REPUBLICAN ORGANIZATION. The following call has been signed by the Chairman of the Repnbliean Central Commit tees of five States, and will doubtless be signed by the others so soou as it shall be presented for their approval. The time fixed for the meeting is so near that it has been deemed ad visable not to await further signatures before submitting it to the public. This is intended as an informal meeting, not to make nominations, but to accomplish the Nationality of the Republican organization, and to fix upon the time, place and manner of bringing forward a Republican candidate for i President. T ) THE REPI'BI.ICA\S OF THE V. STATES. Tn ar.nnliiiK'.' with what appear* ti> be the genera! <Je i sire nf the Hepuhiii - an party, ami at the megi*-tion of a ! large portion of the ltttliubiioaii press, the iitidiTsigneil, I Chairmen "f the State Republican Committees of Maine, j Vermont, Mu-whu-ctt*. New York. Pennsylvania, Ohio; Mieliigiiii. Indiana and Wisconsin, hereby invite tlie Re publican- of the l uioii to meet in informal Convention at ! l'ittsbarg, on the 2.1 February, ls.~0. for the purpose of j perfecting tlie National Organization, and providing for a National Delegate Convention ot the Republican party, at j some siib-eqiieiit day, to nominate candidate.* lor the i're i sldem y and Vice Presidency, to be supported at tlie elec tion in November, ls.'u;. A. l\ STONE, of Ohio, J. '/.. GOODRICH,of Massachusetts. DA\ ID WII.MOT, of Pennsylvania. LAWRENCE RU.VL\ERD,f Vt. WM. A. WHITE, of Wisconsin. WASHINGTON NEWS AND GOSSIP. (i en. CASS is preparing a speech on the ques tion of Slavery in the Territories, which will probably be delivered tills week. Lite (lovcriiuiciit bus received no official in- formation of the recent bloody outrage in Kan ; sas, announced by telegraph. Senators have i informally confessed as to the policy of advis ing the President to_.send military to Kaunas ; to preserve the peace and protect the territory ! against .Missouri invasions. Southern Senators predict that civil war is inevitable in a. short time. It lias been ascertained from 1111 authentic I source, —(is announced by the telegraph from Washington)—that tlie long-talkcd-of alliance between Spain, (ireat Britain and France has been formally consummated, the first binding herself to scud into the field 10,000 to 20-,000 inen in the spring, while her interests, particu larly in Cuba, are to be protected by Englai d aud France. In regard to the contest for Speaker, G rep- LY writes to the Tribune on Monday, that the end is visibly approaching. " I think an effort will be made to-night and to-morrow to con j ecntrate the South American and Democrati< vote on one candidate, and then move a plt:- ; raliky rule. Ii the effort fails, I believe we shall have a result somehow this week, perhaps on Wednesday. The impatience of the Gov ernment and citizens for an organization is vcrv great. Forney says he has never thought of abandoning the Clerkship till superseded." The I ninn says no sneh question as a sns | pension of diplomatic intercourse has been be- fore the Cabinet. Our relations with Great Britain are certainly delicate, perhaps critical, but the proposed withdrawal of our Minister is not aitmong the evidences which intimate the delicacy of those relations. The Union further says : " 5\ e cannot deny that there tire serious questions and differences between the two Governments." The official advices by the America, do not in any way change our friendly relations with Euglaud. Mr. BICHANAX writes that no real prospects of peace are entertained by the Min istry, and England is preparing the largest fleet ever floated for operations against Russia in the Spring. Louis Napoleon is still anxious to extricate himself from the war, having at tained all the desired prestige of the occasion. The President communicated to the Senate, in Executive session, Lord John Russell's let ter of January 10, 1853, to Mr. Crarapton, and which was then submitted to Mr. Everett, Secretary of State. It declares that the Bri tish Government intends strictly to carry out flic ( laytou-Bulwer Treaty, and to assume 110 sovereignty, directly or indirectly, in Central America. The Senate has removed the in junction of sceresy, and the letter will be pub lished. GOVERNOR OF OHIO. —Mr. CHASE was inau gurated Governor of Ohio on Monday. In his inaugural address the slavery question is re viewed, and the restoration of the Missouri i compromise is urged as the means by which ; the agitation of the subject may be qttieted.— ; Iho Governor takes the ground of non-inter j fcrence with slavery in the States where it now exists, but opposition to the extension of that institution beyond the Missouri compromise line. He also favors river and harbor improve ments, and in the administration of the affairs of the State economy is'urged as of the first i importance. A modification of the tax law so as to allow the deduction of debts from credits ;is recommended. The educational interests of [ the State and the care of the deaf and dumb are recommended to the fostering care of the legislature. An increase of banking capital, amendments to the constitution, the establish ment of the single district system, and annual sessions of the legislature are also recom mended. llox. JKSSK I). IJKICUT was recommended for (he Presidency bv the old line Democratic ! State Convention of Indiana, which met on i i flic v ' h in-r. PENNSYLVANIA f LEGISLATURE. An attempt was made a few days sinee to repeal the liquor law of lust session uncondi tionally, and thus restore the old license sys tem, previous to its enactment. The yeas and nays being called, the vote stood 63 yeas, nays 35. As two thirds were necessary to suspend the rules, the bill was not taken up.— The vote, however, shows a decided majority against the present act. The opponents of the present law arc divided into two classes. One section are in favor of the unconditional repeal of the law, and the substitution of tin old license system ; while the others are in favor of the repeal of the law, but wish to substitute for it a stricter license system. In tbe Hon Ft the Committee on Vice and Im morality reported a bill to repeal the act of last session. It contains simply the repealing clause, proposing no substitute for the system now in existence. Tin- object is to revive the license system as it existed before the passage of the law sought to be repealed. In tbe House, Mr. Montgomery, of Mon tour, presented a jK.-tition from Joseph Pax ton, of that county, asking for law granting the right of transit to slaves through this State, ami making it a penal offense to violate t hat law. The petitioner, he said, was an Old Lino Whig, and free from all contamination with the " Know Nothing" party. He was a political disciple of the sage of Ashland. He (Mr. Montgomery) wislud to observe that the right of transit through this State of slave projK-rty Was secured to the citizens* of the Southern States by the law of nations, and the Constitution of the United States. He moved that it be referred to the Committee on the Judiciary. Before the question was put on this motion, Mr. I'M ward Joy Morris rose (he said) simply to make one single remark, and that was, that although the petitioner might be a disciple, generally, of the opinions of the sage of Ash land, he certainly was not in reference to the one entertained by him on this particular poiut. He (Mr. M.) denied, in the uanie of that august champion of the principles of what was formerly called the great Whig party, that he advocated slavery, or even the tolera tion of slavery, in the free States of the Union, in the manner set forth in the petition jest presented. [ Here the Speaker called the gen tleman from Philadelphia to order.] And the question being taken, the petition was referred to the Judiciary committee—yeas, ti'j j nays, 27. An interesting report may be expected from that body of distinguished gentlemen at an early day. The movement created a tem porary excitement in the House. Mr. Laporte has read a bill in place author izing the Canal Commissioners to examine tie a count of Joseph M. Bishop. Mr. Ingham resolutions of instruction to < ur U. S. Senator to vote for the r'i>cal of the Kansas-Nebraska act, and substituting for it the act erecting the territory of Oregon. Mr. Holcomb a bill to divorce Isaac and Mary Anu Morley. I The Speaker of the Senate presented a peti j tiou from citizens of Bradford county, for the repeal of the act to restrain the sale of intox'- cat'ng liquors. The two Houses met in Convention on Mon day last, for the purpose of electing a State Treasurer for one year from the first] Mondav in May next. On the first ballot, Henry S Magraw, (dcm.) was elected, receiving 70 votes ; Eli Shfcr, (the prcseut incumbent) 42 votes. ORGANIZATION OK THE X. V. LEGISLATURE.— The Assembly at Albany has organized by the election of ORVII.LE KHUNSON. (soft dein. 'I for Speaker, and Mr. SHERMAN, (republican,) for Clerk. The annual message of Gov. CLARK was read in both houses. The financial affairs of the State do not present a very favorable exhibit, there being a deficiency dnring- the fi nancial year of upwards of $2">0,000. The surplus of canal revenues over the expenditures is $1,650,000. After discussing various local topics, the Governor closes by an allusion to the Kansas question, denouncing in strong terms the overthrow of the Missouri Compro mise, and expressing a hope that the voice of New \ork Mill again, as heretofore, be unani mous in assorting the Jeffersonian polier of restricting slavery aud extending freedom." t*a>" All efforts to effect a union between the Hards and Softs in New York havingfaU ed, the latter have held another meeting of their State Convention, adopted pro-slavery resolutions, and elected a full Stutc delegation to the National Convention. As the Hards have already done likewise, the State will have two rival delegations, contesting the honor of representing it. JOHN VAN BI REN has been thrown overboard, aud his name is not among the Soft delegates. Before the late {State elec tion, this same convention adopted anti-Nebras ka and anti-Slavery resolutions for effect in the anti-Slavery districts of the State, and now that the election is over, pro-slavery resolutions are adopted with a view to securing the ad mission of the delegates to the National Con vention. Such is the honesty of partisan politics. IM POfT ANT TO ToWNaJIIP AI'WTORS.—TIiC lol lowing act, passed by the last Legislature, is to be found in tin; pamphlet laws, page is;; : Kt it enprted, if-r.. That hereafter the regu lar yearly meeting of the township aniitercTin Bradford county, shall be on the fourth .Mon day of February. iWE T'RKSIDFSVY.— It is said that in case next I'residency should be thrown into Con gress auil the States should vote as they staud at present, there would be H democratic, 11 republican, 1 k. p.. nd twctic. ELECTION OF UNITED STATES SLNATY We have already announced the .1, . Wm. Bici.kr, as U. S. Senator, in place of j CoorEß, whose term expired on the 4th , f Mkrch The following are proceeding'm? ing to the election : a *" The Americans and Republicans met in cus on Saturday evening, Senator I ■?' chair. On the third ballot, Hon p j S "' U .us, member of the House from was nominated as the candidate for y s ' ator. Tle nomination was confh-, V mously. The folh,win, resolutions rr"' ed without a dissenting voice: pt " * * Ion; therefore - UtM „ ,to IV Jiesolred, That Kansas and V.-br., i , ol, to iut „ lUe Jit sol red. 'Hint u-n , SKitSE""* **•{*& the importation of foreicm convicts and JWm/. That the.- !bv the ollieers and published. C Mr. Mona.s, who was present attbecauc® gave to the resolutions his most hearty Ou Monday, at 12 o'cleek, M , theSewfl i entered the hail of the House ; when the S ker of the Senate took the Chair, and the lowing ballot was had for a Senator to repr! ! sent the State for six years from the f our t; r March last : of FOR WILLIAM Bhiiaii— Messr* /Wk,'„, Browne, Ores well, Ely, Evans. h„Z" Jamison, Knox, Lanbueh, MeClintoekSfrT Walton, Welsh, Wherry, Wilkin? and IW speaker, of the Senate ; and Messrs. An.tr! son, Backus, Beck, Bernhard, Buyer. Bra/ C.unpbell, ( -arty. Unburn, Craig, lhw<|el[ Fj! i inger, Fausold, Foster, Krv. Fulton ic ', liamell. liaueock. Harper If.-i„< Hj|j' jj:> gas, Hippie, Huneker, lnui>, Irwin, Jukni" Johnson, Lebu, Ujseiiring, Djngaker !/(. McCarthy, >lugoe, (AUegheny, ) Meiilv \\ M . gle, Maneer, Miift-r, Moutgonierv, Ximuemv cher. Orr. Patterson. Pearson; Ramsey. Keiu hold, Kiddle, Huberts, Kubiii.-on, SaiL/wr Shenk. Smith/Allegheny,} SmithJCanibu' Smith, (Philadelphia,) Smith. OVT W „; nw Thoinp <m, VV, Walter, Win 1 on,'Wright, • Luzerne,; Vearslcy, Zimmerman. and Wri-h-' Speaker. of the House —s2. For K. Joy Mmint.-?—M''.Nrs. Crahh, Ft guson, Finney, Flennikcn. Frazcr, is, Shumnii, Souther, and Taggart, of tlie S : „ ate ; and Messrs. Augustine. Baldwin, ]}rr Baft. Brow i. Clover, Crawford. BaV! lord, tiibbonry, Ilainrf, Holeotnh, Hoosekwv er. Imbrie. Ingham. Kerr, Laporte, I.ott,M> Cihnont, MeCombs, McGMiee, (Clinton, 1 , Moo:- head, Mumma, Phelps, Purccll, R-ed.Stroas!, Struble, Wintrode, and Wright, JannhiD.>nf the House- 4J. FOR Jonv C. FLE.vvike.v —Mr. Morris of the House—l. i he certificates of election were prepared, signed ami read, and the Convention a liounm! T. B. Peterson. ]O2 Ciiosmnt street, Philadelphia, has just published a new it by Charles Dickens, entitled " The Hoi.v- Free Inn." Dickens' works are so weliknowa that we deem it necessary onlv to announc the fact that a new one has been issued. Pi per, price 12 1-2 cents. Doings in Congress. HOUSE, Jan lf>.—The attempt to adopt tk plurality rule to-day failed by four majority- There were three ballot- for Speaker, on tit last of which Banks had V*3; Richardson, 66. fuller, 33 ■ Pennington, 0 : scattering, f. JANUARY, lb.—A resolution declaringL.D Campbell, of Ohio, Speaker, WHS lost by & large majority. Its introduction gave n.-e w a long aud acrimonious debate. The hundre: aud fifteenth ballot was taken with thefoiiov ing result : Banks, S8 ; Richardson, 05: Far ler, 2t ; Pennington, ; scutU-riug, 5. JANUARY, 18/ —The slaved rivers to-darcne 1 - ed tlu ir whips haughtily over tiie back-e'"- . people's Representatives, intending to brim them to their knees Howell Cohbannounced the Democratic ultimatum—that we eDct anybody else than Banks : but was dropped the House should never beorflu ized. Letcher. Orr, Geo. \\\ Jones and oti ers. backed the threat. No vote wastak son anv questiou. When the House adjouniedti* shaky part of the Anti-Nebraska Memlwrjde manded a caucus this evening, to consider tie policy of giving way to Cobb, Duun \ boiut* ny. The Caucus has adjourned after he' twelve or fifteen sjvccches— nearly ali IB !FT best spirit. The all but unanimous resolve live or die. we stick to Bank-. JANUARY, Llß —The House took a vote " Speaker on assembling this morning—lbnfc • '.'4, all others 108—and then came a cr"*" 1 debate. Mr. Grow, of Pa., "fluttered t* volseians," by showing that the Missouri' promise was esteemed a great triumph for the South, when it was devised by Southern and carried mainly bv Southern votes Ht proved that Messrs. how tides, Pincknoy. tty and all other great Southrons in Congo* ®' the time, worked for and rejoiced over > Compromise as a Southern victory. Mr ,,r '* told the Southern men around liiui t.'iat <■*' were not justified in expre—iiur -mpr:-v fej the North felt iudignant at the overthrow o that Compromise, when it was pressed J?* her in its inception by the South, and fd *** sideration taken for the 1 nhiDitiou of > north of otl deg. 30 min. Mr Grow that the whole course of Southern act o*" £ spec ting slavery for twenty-five year*—' n ' denial of the Bight of Petition, i' 1 - .y calculated to arouse indignation in l 'ic ■ States. Messrs. Quitman, of Miss.. H-- shall, of Ky„ Harris, of 111.. Taylor, of W and one or two others successively to answer Mr. Grow, lint succeeded that Mr. Cadwalader, of Pa., proposed to dertake the job, provided the H° use j suspend the ten-minute rule in his lelo"t --let him speak as long as he pleased. l' !C W seemed to think it could gc' as much C. in ten minutes as would suffice it ; didn't make his speech. SENATE, Jan. 21. -The ses.-iou WAS discussing the action of the Kara Board ArMmirncd to I"iv-rl y
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