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.
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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