NEWS PROM ALL NATIONS, The MbanV Evetiing Journal tell the fol lowing story of Ben Wood. He began a suit against a creditor in California. The defendant's counsel moved that, before the court proceeded further, Wood, under the laws of the State, should be re quired to take the oath of allegiance. The notice was sent to him, but be indignantly refused to take the oath, and the suit was thrown out of ocurt. —At a ball at Konigsberg, in Prussia, recently, a young lady suddenly fainted, and it was afterwards assertained by the doctor who was called upon to render aid, that lier indisposition arose from the presence of arsenic in some green orna ments in her hair, and in the trimmings of her dress, which were of the same eolor. —Commissioner Lewis decides that when the acknowledgment of a sum of money or a debt due is contained in a letter, snch letter is a valid legal receipt for the money, and if the amount exceeds S2O, it requires a stamp of two cents. —Sorghum is now cultivated to a con siderable extent in Orange county, New York. The best cultivated plants yielded about three hun dred gallons of syrup per acre, worth now $1 25 per gallon. —lt is stated that loyal members of the Presbyterian Church in New Orleans, La., have de termined upoojthe appointment of pastors who are in connection with the church north. —A Federal force of cavalry and infantry is reported to he moving up the Chowan river, in North Carolina, in the direction of Wilmington. —The rebel gunboats have all returned up the James river. There is now gunboat and iron-clad force sufficient to take care of a repetition of the expedition. —At Savannah a public meeting has called by the city government, to give expression to the thanks of the community for the liberality shown them by their northern friends. General I Irover succeeds General Geary in command of the city. —The steamer Eclipse exploded her boil er oft' Jobnsonville, Tenn., on Friday morning.— Thirty-six persons were killed, or are missing, and sixty-nine were wounded. —Valley Station, X. T., was attacked on Saturday by a band of Indians, who ran off 650 head of cattle and burned a hundred tons of gov ernment hay. Twelve Indians were killed in a three hours' engagement with a party of C. S. troops. Salvador and Nicaragua are greatly of fended at Costa Rica for hating given Gen. Barrios, ex-President of Salvador, an asylum, and have entered protests against the act. —Aii order was issued by Major General Meade, on the 24 th inst., providing for furloughs to such enlisted men as distinguished themselves by soldierly conduct. Rebel papers of the 2i)th contain par ticulars of the raid attempted by the vessels in the James river, which accord substantially with pre vious reports. They state that measures are being taken to burn the cotton in North and South Car olina and Georgia, which may be in danger of cap ture. They report that the fleet has left Wilming ton. and that some of the troops have disappeared. Fort Anderson is thought to he threatened. —The blockade runner Blenheim, with a valuable cargo, was captured on the night of the 21th. in Cape Fear "river, from Nassau. —Eleven thousand dollars have already been subscribed in Boston for a monument to Ed ward Everett. —A disease of an unusual character pre vails in Lykenstown and Wiconisco. Dauphin coun ty, Pa. Thus far every case has baffled the phy sicians, and it seems they do not fully understand how to treat the patients, who, being seized with convulsions, generally die in less than twenty-four hours. Kpottd fever is the term used by the peo ple in speaking of the disease, but this may not be the proper title. —A correspondent of the Montreal Ga zette says that the ports of ( ; ana ling at 30 with gold at a premium of 30, are of j greater actual value, than the same amount selling ■ at 103 with gold at a premium of 90 to 120. it ; capitalists are idiots, or infants, then it may be | well to amuse them with rattles and Chinese masks ; j hut if they are rational Wings let us treat them ae- ; eordinglv." Now, it is very certain that capitalists, | generally, are shrewd men ; that of all nth- j er classes they are the fartherest removed j from idiocy and infancy. And another thing is equally certain* and that is, that this class of people seldom allow a chance to slip by unimproved, that is calculated to enhance the value of the property they hold. In view then of these two considerations, why is it that the government, capitalists and bond-holders, do not adopt the Tribune's expedient? For, it is very certain that if this project will work, the government,cap italists, and bond-holders, will realize mil lions by carrying it into effect. Why then, we repeat, is it not done? The Tribune j says, because they are idiots or infants.— j But no one believes that the managers of our finances, the capitalists and bond-hold ers of the country, are any such thing.— What then is the inference ? Why, that the Tribune's scheme is a vagary. To us it appears absurd to suppose that a premium of any amount given by the gov ernment on the sale of bonds, would bring I about a specie standard in the price of com modities. Yet this is the assumption the j Tribune speculates on. Does the writer of j this article presume to say, that dealers in jroverimient securities will buy them, and i . , | pay in gold at a price below the market j value of that article? In other words : j Will A. buy government bonds and pay eighty cents in gold for them, when he will I have to give one dollar and sixty cents for ! the eighty cents in gold, merely because the government gives him twenty cents pre- j niiiim ? On each dollar's worth purchased j in this way A. loses sixty cents—quite a i temptation for a capitalist—and yet the j Tribune sets him down as an idiot or an in- j fant, if he does not do it. Marvelous finan- j eial reasoning this. If the Tribune has any : plan by which it can sell one hundred mil lions of dollar's worth of government bonds ; at the rate of eighty cents in gold, why ! does it not give the modus operandi. It' will secure tin lasting gratitude of the American people by telling how flour, corn, ! pork, beef, clothing, horses, wagons, loco-! motives, ships, in short, all commodities, ' which the government,and people consume, j can be had at one-fourth, or one-half less | than their present value. Or, why does ! not the writer of this article operate upon the scheme? He can make himself tire richest man in America in a short time,if he knows a process by which a specie valua tion can be reached for all commodities, by giving twenty cents premium on each dol lar's worth of government bonds sold. But the whole thing is too preposterous to en tertain, and we are surprised that a sheet of so rruch reputation, should be guilty of uttering such nonsense We have but one object in view in notic ing tiiis attack of the Tribune on the finan cial policy of the administration, and that was to put the friends of the government j on their guard. In conducting a heavy, and a long war, a government generally fails j first in her finances, and ours has been al ready severely tried in this particular. And we have too, many journals, writers, and orators, who, from a wanton purpose to in jure, are eternally harping over the bad management of the federal finances. T bear up against this is enough,without hav ing those pretending to be friendly, jibing it on this score, into the bargain. Besides, the Tribune claims to be guided by intelli gence on this, as on other subjects. But, in the present instance there is a wonder ful absence of this quality. Indeed, so much so, that rankling bitterness is made but too apparent, as being at the bottom of this bungling assault upon the government financial policy ; and it is this which com pletely destroys its efforts. The crew of the rebel pirate Florida, seiz ed in Bahia Bay by thel'nited States steam er Wachusett, and accidentally sunk in James river, Virginia, have been released by the government from eonfinment in Fort Warren, Boston harbor. They number abuijt thirty men. They were taken from the fot and placed on board the British steamer Canada, on which they sailed for Halifax or Liverpool on last Wednesday. A Union gunboat lately made a reconnois sance up the Bed River as far as the month of Black River, and dispersed a Rebel camp, the only force of the enemy discovered. OOVfeKXMteVT itfoxßV. Our writers on tlu; eunviicy contend tlt.U I the government can borrow money on fail' I terms so long as we can raise taxes suffi -1 cient to inert accruing interest, but that she : cannot issue Treasury Notes without innn•- 1 ring ruin. This has always been an inex plicable anomaly to us. For any sensible I man will ask.what is the difference between | borrowing money from the people, and ask ! ing these same people to take Treasury 1 Notes on trust? Or, in other words : Why I should giving notes, ruin a man sooner,than borrowing to the same extent ? The proof which is relied on to sustain j this positive contradiction, is drawn, first, ' from the failure of our Continental currency, ! secondly, from the failure of the Assignats and Mandates of the French republic, and thirdly, from the failure of the Confederate issues. But the surroundings of these meas ures were so entirely different from the cir cumstances which attend the issue of our Treasury Notes, that there fails to be any i resemblance between them. The proverbial ' poverty of the I nited Colonies, when they were forced to create paper money, to meet the immediate, pressing expenses incident to the Revolutionary struggle, made it pal i pahle that they could not be redeemed; and J owing, partly to the inadequacy of the Ar ticles of Confederation, and partly to the unwilligness of the people to be taxed, this usual way of meeting a nation's indebted ness, could not be resorted to. Besides, as a confederation no money had been coined, and the paper issued was to be redeemed by Spanish milled dollars, and how could these be imported in sufficient, qualities, with our limited exports, and when the trilling commerce we had, was driven from the ocean by the English ? Our own peo ple had little money to lend to the govern ment, and we were so despised, and our cause was so hated in Europe by the 111011- i ied influence, that we could borrow none I there. The trilling loans affected by Dr. J FRANK i.ix, in Holland and Paris, was done j through the French King, who became se ' euritv for their re payment; and he did this, not of good will towards us, but from a wish to injure England. The Continental Currency, therefore, was issued because we were too poor to borrow, and as a se quence, was worthless from the same cause. That too, which had a preponderating effect ' in weakening us before the eyes of the world, and destroying any credit we might have had, was the great uncertainty of the contest we were engaged in with the strong est. military power then extant. We were too weak to excite even a hope of success away from our own immediate borders,anil how could the paper, or bills of credit emit ted in such an apparent hopeless conflict,be worth anything ? ilow then, does this state of things compare with the circumstances under which our present Treasury Notes are put forth ? We are stable enough as i government, we are rich enough, and in good credit enough, to borrow all we need; and for this very reason, we urge, strong enough to issue Treasury Notes to the whole amount of our present, and expected indebtedness. And how was it with the Assignats and Mandates of the French Revolution? France was bankrupt to the last degree, and un able longer to borrow, issqed this paper to meet pressing exigencies ; and whilst it is known that this paper did pass, and the ar mies were equipped and sustained, and even France delivered by t, yet, looking at it now, il is amazing that they could lie circulated to any extent among a business community. For the face of them indicates fraud. They read thus : " National Do mains—Assignat of one hundred francs." Does this bill of one hundred francs, pro pose to pay to any body anything? Cer tainly not. And still, marvelous to relate, I forty thousand millions of this fraudulent paper and three thousand millions of the j Mandates, were put out. 'flie latter had no more intrinsic value than the former,and sank to utter worthlessness much sooner. It was'the arbitrary violence of Robespierre which forced this money upon the community. Nothing less than this could possibly have induced the French people to-receive it in exchange for goods, and other property.— When we look at the almost fabulous amount of this issue of paper money, and the condition of the country whence iteine nated, it seems singular that any one in any way familiar with the condition of our country, should attempt a comparison, and infer an argument from it in favor of bor rowing money, and against issuing Treas ury Notes. Our whole present public debt is less than one-fourth of the amount of the Assignats and -Mandates of the French re public ; and at the time of the first issue of this paper, France was without credit at home and abroad, even under its King, and the government which followed, the most abhorent, despised, and feared, of all earth's wicked despotisms, had no means left but to create worthless paper and force the peo ple to take it. To compare this fraudulent money, with that issued by our government, is like comparing the warrant which the captain of free-hooters issued to give to their men, to authorize them to lob and plunder, in some localities,with a promising note of STEPHEN GIRAUD. The most infamous and lawless desperadoes mankind ever heard of, took possession of the French gov ernment, and the political fabric which they created was as destitute of character, of integrity, of stability, as its authors were of reason and humanity, and because the paper money emenating from this combina tion of vile cut-tin oats,was worthless,there fore, that issued by the United States, a government of more character, more abun dant resources, and a more thrifty, and a better population, than any now on the globe, must also prove worthless. \\ ell. if this is not a strange method of reasoning, we are at a loss to conceive what is. Then how mijel. better in the phases it presents as a nationality, haying for its ob ject the elevation, and amelioration of the human race, by civilizing and humanitaririi processes, is the Rebel Confederacy above I the French republic? If the former has an_\ advantages orbr the latter, in any par ticitlar, we fail to recognize them. hi one particular the French adventurers had a de . i cided advautagc. and thill ws in their mil . itary career ; and inasniuch as both de pended on their armies for national exis tence, ROBESPIERRE and his gang were ahead of JEFFERSON* Davis and his coadjutors. Why then should the paper money issued by the one be any better that that emenatingfrom < the other '( Both, were from the beginning, alike destitute of public confidence, the soul of national existence. Both were without commerce, the right arm of a mi llion's bulwark. Both were without inter nal, and external, resources, the arteries through which a nation's life pulsates. Both resorted to the most execrable means to de stroy an old government, with the view of erecting on its ruins, a new ore. The one ! failed signally, and the other is giving 0111- i inous tokens of coming dissolution. What then should make the paper money of the ' Rebel Confederacy any better than that of the French republic? It is no better, and both are alike worthless as illustrations of the inutility of national paper money. More i anon. \ \ ATH KM I MA IS AV A Tll A. I Among the votes in favor of the Consti tutional Amendment in the House,were the names of .Messrs. MCAI.MSTKR and ' OFKROTII, of this State. I lie I'alf iol y the organization of his party.' We me astounded at this -not so much, however, in the ease of Archibald McAllister -as in that of Alexander H. Coffroth ; the former having been, from his first induction into legislative honors, of a milk-and-water consistency politically, and who has so long see-sawed between two opinions that the poor creature probably scarcely knows what he is. where he came from, or what he is at present doing, And yet we ought not to lie astonished at the po litical defection of Coffroth, either ; more especi ally as several days ago it was intimated in our Washington correspondence that the stool-pigeon was wavering on Ins perch, ready at any moment to take his anxious flight to the well filled feed troughs of the shoddy dovecote. The Democratic constituency of Bedford, Fulton and Somerset, thus betrayed, and the public in general, will need but little explanation of Cotfroth's treason to the principles upon which he was elevated beyond his merits. He is involved in a contest for a second term in the seat which he has disgraced, and it de pends upon the shoddy membership whether lie shall lie successful. It needs no casuist to show that, to secure another term in Congress, he has sold himself and betrayed his party and its princi ples. To help his cause in that contest We have devoted time and space in his service. We hope (tod and Democracy will forgive us for that mis take—ay. that almost eriiiie! We did not know nor suspect that he was clutching his price in his hand, or the party that now owns him might have settled the dispute between its cormorants and stool-pig eons for all we should have eared. We have not yet seen a report of Cotfroth's "speech'' on this occasion. When we do, we shall have more to say on the subject. It will be seen that "he gave his vote as a Democrat, and would consistently stand by the organization. , This has been the cant of every scoundrel who has sold himself to shoddy siuee the war commenced. It is not for such mediocre men as Aleck Cofl'rotli to make landmarks and form principles for the Democratic party. When sueli as he get out of the beaten track, tiny are out—not the party. He gave his vote to shoddy "as a Democrat!'" I 'ray, how does a democrat cast a shoddy vote? He "would consistently stand by the organization of his par ty." Ifis party is now the shoddy party 110 other. If he means to stand by that, let him stand, and draw his pay, and roll in corruption, and cover himself with everlasting infamy to his everlasting gratification ; but let him never essay to claim fra ternity with the Democratic organization, to whose principles he has dealt this most insidious and cowardly blow. Democracy will not claim him : his constituency will scorn hiin ; the lovers of the Constitution will class him among the base traitors to T'nion, fo constitutional guarantees, and to the great, best interests of the poor white masses of the North. Do to, thou vainest, frailest and most deceitful of time-servers! TIIK ( OASTITI TIOA AMKVOMKNT. Tlie exciting; scenes occurring' upon t lit* passage of the bill providing for the amend ment of the constitution, forever wiping out the foul disgrace of Slavery, are graph ically portrayed in the letter of our Wash ington correspondent. The country rejoices in the prospect of its regeneration from the incubus which has so heavily weighed up • . on its prosperity It will require tlie assent of twenty-sev en States to ratify the Constitutional amend ment prohibiting Slavery within the Tinted States. States not voting as effectively negative the amendment as if they voted against it, so that the fact that certain States are in rebellion does not alter the result. We require the absolute assent of three-fourths of all the States. The States that may be counted <>n as certainly voting for the amendment are the following names: Maine. Illinois, New Hampshire Michigan, Vermont, town, Massachusetts. Wisconsin, Connecticut. Minnesota, Rhode Island, Missouri, New York, Kansas, Pennsylvania, Nevada. Maryland. . Oregon, Ohio, California, Indiana. West Virginia. In all twenty-two. New Jersey, Dela ware and Kentucky are doubtful. We think, however, that both New Jersey and Kentucky will finally give their consent.— If the present Legislature of Delaware re fuses to do so, as it possibly will, the peo ple will next year elect those who will do it. The vote of the reconstructed States of Tennessee, Arkansas and Louisiana may be counted on with certainty, and will set tle tlie question. No time is fixed by the Constitution within which the ratification must take place, the votes of the States being valid whenever east. FORTRESS MONROE, Februarys. -The steam er Governor Chase arrived here last even ing from Fort Fisher, North Carolina, with the mails and despatches from our army operating against Wilmington, North Car olina. Nothing new had occured in the movements of Major-General Terry's army. The steamer George Leara,Captain Item ing-, arrived here to-day from Hilton Head, S.C., with Major Anderson, bearer of impor tant despatches from Major-General Sher intiii. Sherman's forces were still advancing victoriously into the very heart of South Carolina, with every prospect of striking a disastrous blow on the rebel forces concen trated in the vicinity of Charleston, S. C. Fit 0 M WA SH TNG TON. WASHINGTON, C., Jan. :ti, iSC>S. I'll! ('onstitntioual Amendment, abolishing Shi veiy evermore in ILtix government, passed the House of Representatives this afternoon at 4 o'clock. „ It having been several days since announced that the final vote would lie taken to-day, an eager throng of spectators assembled early, and filled the galleries to overflowing, and an unusual number were admitted through courtesy, to the floor of the ; House ; and before the final vote was taken, both I the Hall of the House, and the galleries became literally packed. Among the throng on tin 1 floor of the House, I saw members of the Cabinet. Judges of the Supreme Court, and Court of Claims, many of the Senators, and a number of the new members elect to the next Congress. The member elect to the next Congress from your District, Hon. 1 . AD.RC T'LI, 1 noticed was present, watching the proceedings with intense interest? \\ lull the final question " Shall the joint resolu tion now pass was announced by the Steakcr as the issue, the Clerk proceeded to call the roll amid almost breathless stillness, only broken by the re i spouse of the members, and the result was as fol i lows : YEAS. Alloy, rep. of Mass. King, opp., of Mo. Allison, rep. of lowa. Knox, rep., of Mo. Ames, rep., of Mass. Littlejohn, rep., of X. V. Anderson, rep., of Kv. Loan, rep., of Mo. Arnold, rep., of 111. Longyear, rep., of Mich. , Ashley, rep., of Ohio. Marvin, rep., of N. Y. Bailey. opp., of Pa. McAllister, opp., of Pa. Baldwin, A.('.,opp. Mieh.Mcßride, lep., of Oregon. Baldwin, J. D.,rep., Mass.McClurg, rep., of Mo. Baxter, rep., of Vt. Melndoe, rep., of Wis. Beaman, rep., of Mich. Miller', repp., of N. V. Blame, rep., of Me. Moon-head, rep., of Pa. Blair, rep., of W. Ya. Morrill. Ilep., of Vt. Blow, rep., of Mo. Morris, rep., of N. Y. . Bout well, rep., of Mass. Mycin, A., rep., of Pa. Boyd, rep., of Mo. Myers, L., rep,, of Pa. Braudegei-.rep.,of Conn. Nelson, opp., ofN. V. Broomnil, rep., of Pa. Norton, rep., of 111. Brown, rep., of W. Ya. Odell. opp., N. Y. Clark, A.W., rep. N. Y. O'Neill, rep., of Pa. Clarke,Freeman,rep.N.Y.Orth, rep., of Ind. Cobb, reji., Wis. Patterson, rep., ofN. IJ. Cofl'rotli, opp., of Pa. Pcrham, rep., of Me. ' Colfax, rep., of Ind. like, rep., of Me. Cole, rep., ofCuL Pomeroy, rep., ofN. Y. Creswcl], rep., of Md. Price, rep., of lowa. Davis, 11. W. lep., Aid. Radford, opp., ofN. Y. Davis, T. T., rep., X. Randall, rep., of Kv. Dawes, rep., of Mass. Rice, A. 11., rep., Mass. Doming, rep., of Colin. Rice, J. 11., rep., Me. Dixon, rep., of K. I. Rollins, E. H., rep., N. H. Donnelly, rep., of Minn. Rollins, J. S., opp., Mo. Driggs. rep., of Mich. Kolienek, rep., of Ohio. Diunont, r<-p., of Ind. Schofield, rep., of Pa. Bi-kley, reji., of Ohio. Shannon, rep., of Cal. Eliot, rep., of Mass. Sloan, rep., of Wis. English, opp., of Conn. Smith, rep., of Kv. Farnsworth, rep., of 111. Smitliers. rep., of Del. Frank, rep., of N. Y. Spaulding, rep., of Oliio. Oanson, opp., ol N. V. Starr, lep., ofN. J. Garfield, lej)., of Ohio. Sreele, opp., ofN. Y. Gooeh. rep., of Alass. Stevens, rep., of Pa. Grinnell, rep., of lowa. Thayer, rep., of Pa. Griswold, opji., ofN. V. Thomas, rep., of Md. Hale, lep., of Pa. Traey, rep., of Pa. Herriek, e]>]->., of N. A . 1 jison, rep., of Alicli. Iligbv. reji.. of Cal. Van Vnlkeiiburg, rep., of Hooper, rep., of Alass, N. A'. Ilotehkiss, rep., ofN. Y. Washbnrne, rep., of I'll. Hubbard. A. \\ ..rep.lowa. W ashburn, lep.,. Muss. Hubbard.J. 11.. rep. .Conn. AVebster, rep., of Md. Hulburd, n j)., ofN. Y. AVlialey, rep.. West Ya. Hutehins. opp., ot Ohio. Wheeler, opp.. of Wis. Ingersoll. re])., of 111. Williams, rep., of Pa. Jeuekes, rep., of 11. I. Wilder, rep., of Kansas. Julian, rep., of Ind. Wilson, rep., of lowa. Kassou, rep., of lowa. AViudom, re])., of Minn. Kellev, rep., ot Pa. Wood bridge, raj)., of Vt. Kellogg,l-. \\ ..rep.. Aiieli. Wortliington. re p., Nev. Kellogg, (>.. rep., N. A. Aeuman, opp,, of Ky. NAYS. Allen. J. opp„ ot 111. Law, opp.. of Ind. Allen. W. J., opj)..of 111. Long, opp., of Ohio. Aneona, opp., of Pa. Alallory. opp., Kv. Bliss, opp., ot Ohio. Miller, AY. 11., op]).. Pa. Brook's, opp., ofN. V. Morris, -t. E., rep., Ohio. Brown. J. S., >])]).. Wis. Morrison, opp.. of 111. Ciiatiler. o])]).. ofN. A". Noble. <>pp., of Ohio. Clay, rej).. of Ky. O'Neill, J., opp., Ohio. Ci-\. opp., pf Ohio. Tendlcton, opp.. Ohio. Cravens, opp., of Tud. Perry, opj).. ofN. J. Dawson, oppr. of Pa. Pruyn, t ■])]., ot'N. Y. P. unison, opp.. of Pa. Randall. S. J., opp., I'a. Eden, opp., of 111. Robinson, opj)., of 111. Edgerton. opp., of Ind. Boss, opp., of 111. Eldiidge, . f>j>.. .-f Wi -. Seott, opp.. of Mo. Finek. o])]>.. of Ohio. Steele, AY. G., opp., N.J. Glider. o[ip., of Ky. Stib-s. o]ip.. of j'a. Hull, ojip., of AIo. Strouse, opp., of Pa. Harding, opp., of Ky. Stuart, opp., oi 111. Harrington, opp., of Iml. Sweat, opp., of Ale. Harris, B. G.. opp.. Md, Town send. opp.. ofN.A". Harris, ('. Al.. < pp.. ill. AYadsworth, opp., of Ky. Holman, op])., of Ind. Ward. opp.. ofN. A'. Johnson. I'., opp.. I'a. White, C. A., opp., Ohio. Johnson. AY., opp., Ohio. White, J.W., opj)., Ohio. Kalbfleisch, opp... N. A'. AYinfield. opj).. ot'N. A". Kernnu. o]>p., N. Y. • Wood. Ben., opp., N. Y. Kuapp, <•])]>., of 111. Wood. F., opp.. ofN. A". . NOT VOTING. Lazear, "Pp., Pa. MeKinney, "pp., of Ohio. Le Blond, opp.. Ohio. Miildleton, opp.. of X". J. .Many, opp., of X. H. Rogers, opp.. ofN. J. McDowell, opp., of Ind Yooihees. opp., of Ind. Total present. .. 1H:1 For amendment Hit Against amendment . At! Not voting S Two-thirds of the whole Moose 122 THE VOTE IN THE SENATE. This amendment was passed by the present Sen ate on Friday. April s. INIPI. by a vote of 38 to <>. The Speaker then announced in cT.ar, ringing tones, "that on the passage of the joint resolution to amend the Constitution of the United States, the ayes are 1 in. the nays 5(1. The Constitutional ma jority of two-thirds having voted iu the affirmative, the joint resolution has passed.'' After momentary quiet, tin exultant shouts of the vast multitude broke forth, as by an electric shock. Language fails to depict the scene. Shout upon shout, and cheer after c-heer. from the friends ot free dom rung through the Hall. Never before lias such an outburst of popular enthusiasm been manifested on any occasion in this c ountry. The | throng of ladies in the galleries waved their hand kerchiefs and joined in loud huzzas. Aleii grap- 1 pled hands and congratulated one another over this triumph of freedom. This happy event will thrill the hi art of a nation of freemen. Tie State Legislatures will beyond) question, ratify this action of the representatives of the people. AVlien this people will become a nation of freemen by virtue of the organic law of the land. Truly, - Aline e yes have seen the glory of tlis coming ot the lord. His truth is marching on. While no member of the Union party voted with the opposition, yet the vote cannot be considered strictly a party one. A numla-r of Democrats lost sight of party in their devotion to their country, and gave their vote in favor of the Amendment : their names are as follows : Joseph Daily, I'eiin'a.: Augustus C. Baldwin. Alich.; Alex. H. Coflroth, I'eiin'a.; James E. En glish, Conn.; John Ganson, N. Y.; John A. Gris wonhl, N. A'.: Anson Herriek. N. A'.; Wells A. Hutehins. Ohio : J. .McAllister, lYnn'a.; Homer A. Nelson. N. Y.; Aloses F. Odell, N. A'. ; AVm. Ead lord, X. A.; James S. Rollins. AIo.: John B. Steel. X". A . . Ezra Wheeler, Wis.; George 11. Yt-wium, Ky. These men will ever be held in proud and grate ful remembrance for tlie record they have this day made, in contributing to make this Government evermore a sisterhood of free Commonwealths. ANNIVERSARY EXERCISES OF THE V. S. CHRISTIAN COM MISSION. I c annot close my letter without giving your rea ders a short account of the Anniversary Exercises ot the I nited States Christian Commission, which took place in the Hall of the House of Represen tatives on the 'ifith inst. There was present, not less than five thousand persons : earnest, union loving. patriotie. devoted supporters of tin* Gov ernment. The exercises were of the most interesting char acter, presided over by Hon. WM. H. SEWARD,'Sec retary of State, and were commenced by the sing ing of Bellini's Anthem " Alighty Jehovah" by the Washington, Handel and Hayden societv. Then followed the reading of the 2.id and 24tli Psalms, by Rev. H. H. GRAY, of Philadelphia. Du ring the reading, and just as the Rev. gentleman had pronounced the 7tli verse of the 24th Pslam, which is in these words : "Lift up your heads, O ye gates : and be ye lifted up ye: everlasting doors ; ami the King of glory shall come in," the Presi dent entered the Hall at the door at the left of the j Speakers desk, and was most cordially greeted by I the audience by the clapping of lunula, alnl wanes sorted to a front scat. As noon ah the audience be came quiet, the clergyman resumed, reading the Bth verse as follows : " Who is this King of glory • ( The land strong and mighty, the Lord mighty in 'battle." Of course this little episode was purely accidental, but it nevertheless mused a demonstra tion of suppressed applause on the part of the au dience. After the reading of the scriptures, a fervent prayer was offered up by the Rev. S. H. <'ox. I). I), of New York. The presiding otii'-er, Sect, REWARD, delivered a j short, able address, at the close of which, the ; Chairman of the Commission, GEORGE 11. SWART, Esq., arose and gave a comprehensive statement of the operations of the Commission. He statet! that it Wiis represented by ministers of all the Chris tion Churches in the United States; that, thus or ganized, their purpose was to distribute hospital stores, religions books, newspapers, and in fact, everything that might be needful and useful to the soldiers and prisoners of the armies of the Cnited States, in the field and in the hospital. He presen ted the following general summary of receipts and . values for 18(14. with amounts for 1862 and 1863 ; Cash receipts of central and branch offices, for 18(14 $1,2'.(7.750 28 Hospital stores donated central and branch offices, for 18(14 1,169,508 27 Publications presented central and branch offices, for 1864. 1111,084 118 liibies and Testaments donated by tin American llible Society. . 72.114 811 Value of volunteer delegates' service 1(10,'.120 00 Value of railroad, steamboat, and other transportation facilities . . 10(1.7(15 00 Value of telegraph facilities, from Maine to California 20,45(1 oo Value of rents of warehouses and of fices donated to the Commission 0,750 00 Fatal value for 1864 >2,882,1147 80 Total values received by the Commis sion in 180:1 010.837 do Total values received by the Commis sion in 1802 . 231.250 20 Total values for 1802, 1803. 1804 . >4,030,441 80 'GENERAL SUMMARY OK WORK AND DISTRIBI TION Kol: 1804, Boxes of hospital stores and publica tions distributed during the year 47 103 Value of stores distributed 5i.714,201 85 Value of publications distributed. 140,574 20 Value- of stationery distributed . 24,834 71 Value of 205 chapels and chapel tents erected during the last winter and the present, iii the various armies 114.805 78 Copies of Bibles and Testaments and portions of Scriptures distributed during the year 500.50s Copies of Hvmn and Psalm Books distributed during the year. . 480.247 Copies of Hymn and Psalm Books distributed during the year 4,320,070 Copies of bound library books distri buted during the year 03,872 Copies of Magazines and pamphlets distributed during the year ,340.530 Copies of l ,-ligi'jus, weekly, *ni monthly newspapers distributed during the year 7,390,758 ('opes of pages of tracts 13,018,342 Copies of ••Silent Comforters," &<■ 3.001 Itch-gates commissioned duri.g the year 2,217 Aggregate number of days of dele gate service 78,809 Average number of delegates con stantly in field during the year . . 217 Number of delegates now in field . 270 Space will not permit IUJ to give in detail the in -1 teresting exercises of t is benevolent cliristiou or ganization. It Could not fail to make glad the heart of every patriot who listened to the accounts I * given bv the speakers, of the good work of the agents of the Commission, who followed like min istering augelt in the track of the armies of the Union, in their onward match against the rebel de stroyers, ever present like the good Samaritan in field tiid in hospital, to attend to those borne wounded from the field of battle. The exercises weir diversified, interspersed with -. oca' an.l instrumental inusic, and many amusing and interesting anecdotes were related by the va rious speakers,!- iul< ring the occasion both pleasing and entertaining, and did not close until half- last eleven o'clock in the night. The audience lingei - gering to that late hour perfectly delight.-d with what they saw and heard. My left* i is now too long, and 1 must therefore defer other matters until -xt week. Yours truly. < 'O.MB. FI!0 .V // A /,' RIS B(' li G. HAUBISBITBG, Feb. 2. 1865. Mr. EDITOR : - The glorious news from the Na tional Capital was received here with unconcealed joy by all the members of one party and I have reason to believe by at least a respectable minority of the other, although when the ratification of the constitutional amendment as passed by both branch es of Congress, came in for consideration in the Senate the democrats threw all the obstael- s in tlu wav of their consideration they could, by appeal ing from the decisions of the chair and arguing long upon the points to be decided, by calls for yeas and nays on every vote, bind by calls to or der. I have no right to say or think that they were not honest in their opposition to the decisions of the Speaker, lint it appeared a little singular that upon every question everv one upon that side of the chamber voted the same way. If it wi re sim ply a matter of opinion upon orders and rules, with nothing back of what appeared to a bystander it looked very strange, that every one of'the party should think precisely as every other one of the party thought upon all the points that were brought up. II was well 1 think that points of order were dis cussed before that grave question was to he acted upon by the Senah. The question whether this shall hereafter be, by its constitution, a Slave or fn-e Nation. A question, more important in its consequences and far reaching in its results than any other question that has ever before been pre sented to the Legislature of this Commonwealth.— It was well then that every thing connected with the action of the Legislature be strictly legal and according to established order, so that when it is finally done there can be no question raised as to its legality. This appeared to be the desire of all the members of the Senate so far as an outsider could see and this is the most charitable way to ac count for the votes and speeches of the democrat ic members. We shall see how they vote when the resolution comes up on the final passage. The bill requiring the State to pay a bounty to volunteers instead of having the local bounties, has called out considerable debate which has not been of a party character. Mr. DONAVAN, from Philadelphia, introduced. Feb. 1, a resolution calling upon the Governor to inform the Senate how much of the money receiv ed at the Sanitary Fair, in that city, last summer, had been given to our State troops in the service of the Federal Government, and how much to color ed soldiers. I suppose the Governor knows as much about tin matter as the (juet n of England. It does not come under his jurisdiction, neither is he in any way authorized or required to know any thing about how the "funds belonging to that com mission were expended. I think any one can see why snch a resolution was offered. There was a motion made to indefinitely postpone the question, the votes against the motion were all democratic and nil democrats voted NO. The House speut the whole session to-day in considering the amendments, having commenced an hour earlier than usual, for the purpose of get ting the matter through before adjourning over till Tuesday next. It was known the night before that this question would be r.p at nine in the morning, and at up early hour the Hall was well filled. The debate was opened by Mr. BROWN, of Warren, in a short speech in favor of the resolution ratifying the amendments. He did not pretend to argue the question of Slavery, but took it for granted that all considered it a great evil and would rejoice to know that it was abolished. His remarks were well toned and eloquent. I will not pretend to give j evyn a synopsis of any of the speeches, for 1 took no notes and did not even set my mind to remem ber the phraseology, Mr. BROWN was followed on i the satire side by ft Well written Spec- b WELLS, of Susquehanna, Mr. COCHRAN, of P N Mr. MANLY, of Lycoming, and Mr. THOMAS, ofl'j,, 1 adelphia, also addressed the house on the side. These speeches were all short. Mr. SEABIGMT of Fayette, made the first speech ill opjHisition the resolution, his remarks were most inh-um ( democratic according to tlm modern accoptuti ,u : that word, but int- -rarely ftiitn-deinocratie in rY and PERSHING, on the Democratic side of the ; house, J lie discussion almost inevitably assumed | a political turn and crimination and reoriniinati- i ! were the order of the day. No votes were mad either for or against the resolution, for when th ! vote was taken c-verv democrat voted NO. and > v.-i I republican voted i/cv. So the record is made i and will stand upon the hooks of the Coniinoi, ! wealth forever, that the democrats as a body did i 1865 vote against the amendments of the eon-- ti- >ii of the United States abolishing Slav i v think my childr en will have occasion to thank <. : that no such record stands against my nam. \ _______________ PHE PEACE MOVEMENT. Arrival of Rebel Envoys—lnterview with S- Seward and Prtsident Lincoln. The Conference an Entire Failure' HoqEs. ARMY or THE POTOMAC. Feb. 1, 1M: Tin; announcement that the Rebel !'•: j Commissioners had arrived within our ii - and had gone to Washington, although pre mature, was not without foundation in far: On Sunday a flag of truce appeared on t! line near the centre, and being answer, j • was found to be a request in pursuance . |an understanding with Mr. Blair and G Grant for permission to the following nam.- gentlemen to pass to Gen.Grant's headqu. i ters, viz : Lieut.-Col. Hatch, Asst. Ad General and Exchange Commissioner : A! under 11. Stephens. R. M. T. Hunter and .i A. ('aninbell. Ctl Samuel Ilarriiiiaii, th< Ist Brigade of the Ist Division of the : Corps, received the communication and t<>r -1 warded it to the headquarters. Owing t > 'ion. Grunt's ahsenee from City Point i ! reply could be sent immediately, but tho matter was referred to \\ ashington, and after several communications had pass ( d ; between our authorities and the Commis sioners, the permission was granted, and a deputation consisting of Col. Babcock of Hen. Grant's staff, Col Harriman, Col. Lydge of Cen. Barker's staff, and Capt. Brackett of Cen. \\ ileox's stall", were appointed t • meet the gentlemen and escort them within our lines. The deputation reached the a | pointed place just before sunset yesterday aud were soon joined by Mr. Stephens a: his companions ; aud after a few minutes spent in the interchange of civilities, il.t party came within our lines, at which r. - went the troops on both sides united in a simultaneous cheer, which seemed to co them greater confidence titan they had I - fore exhibited. They were escorted to the railroad in . - riages, where a special train was in wait tn convey them to City I'oint. A hug-- crowd of soldiers was here assembled, anx ious to got a glimpse of the strangers, and when the train started, 1 uid cheers agv greeted them. On arriving at City Pnini tliey were taken to Gen. Grant's headqn. ters, where they spent the night. Messrs. Stephens and Campbell lu'.k, ; inucli emaciated ami care-worn, but Mi Hunter appeared to be hale and hearty, did Col. Hatch The latter conducted the n gotiations in his usual agreeable and ha;.; | manner. The only allusion made to our difficult-- j was the hope expressed by Mr. Stephens ' Col. llarr iman, on bidding him good in. that tliey would soon meet under happic auspices. The following article is from the \Yai. ington Chronicle of Feb. .*!d. It is suppose to have particular significance from th friendly relations of FORNEY with the l'rcsi dent, and the seini-oflicial character of tin paper. It is a fact that, whenever occasion offers the two armies, Union and Confederal'', fraternize with peculiar enthusiasm. Wh\ lis this? Is it not because they are of tin same blood ? Is it not because they havi fouulit on the same battle-fields? Ami -■ not this manifestation an e.rhibition of thr, mutual th'rot ton to thr old Hag I Thus w> find in Thr Rwhmuntl Senlinat, of the 31s: of January, that "when Messrs, Stephen-. Hunter and Campbell passed through our lines on their way to Washington, tin shouting along the lines was prolonged and enthusiastic." And again: "Once before the acclamations of the army were united. W hen they lay confronted at Frederick burg, a fine military baud played, in succes sion, ankee Hoodie," "Dixie," and othr. national airs. These were appropriately responded to by the two armies alternately but when the band struck up 'Home. Sweet Home,' the opposing camps forgot theii hostilities, and united in vociferous tribut* to the common sentiment." And what i tliis common sentiment ? It is a common sentiment of remembrance and veneration for the glorious past. It is a common sen timent to be respected in tbis significant Imur. Yesterday it was announced that tin President of the United States had started for Fortress Monroe. The mere rutnoi caused a thrill in every loyal American heart. It suggested that, in his sovereign capacity, lie had gone there for the purpose of concluding peace with the Confederate authorities ; that Mr. Seward had proceed ed with these authorities was sufficiently known. We have been overwhelmed with telegrams and letters from friends who are anxious to know whether these efforts to secure peace between the established Gov ernment of the baited States and the un fortunate and misguided people assailing it, have any foundation. In rephj, we hare to satt that uv hope these efforts, whether not ing from private intlieittuols or public sons, mot/ sueeet'tf. FOR (H K OWN PARK SLAVERY BEING PRACTICALLY AND CONSTITUTIONALLY ABOLISHED \VK ARE READY TO CONCEDE EVERY THING ELSE TO REC.MiL Ol'R ERRIN< ; BRETHREN. On the subject of confisca tion, who does not know that many of tin leading Republicans in Congress objected to the law, which has been partially and ineffectively enforced ? Who does not know ! that those who have purchased under this law in the City of Washington anil else where, admit that they have the frailest "1 titles ? Why not. then, at once give up a