XUCIXth Session.
[close of yesterday's pboceedings.]
The bill to wgulftte the elective franchise In theDls
trict of Colombia was token up.- . .. • *\l ;• x
Ihe' pending question was Bpjs Mr. Cowans
amendinent to strike out the word • male’’
Tfce Chair said Mr. Brown (Edo.) was entitled toi-he
Brown said he did not believe the pending
amendment, offered by Mr. Cowan, was intended In
good faith for practical legialaUon,lf it wees intended
to be pat into practical effect* He was ene or those
who believed it /would be necessary to accompany it
by a good deal ©f other legislation te preventit iram,
degenerating Into abuse and coemption; hut,accepting*
the matter In the light be had stated, he, for one,, was
w iliing to express his opinion frf elr on the aaojtcL. X
have to say (said Mr, Brown) that I Btand for u*l
•versa! suffrage, and do hot recognize the right of
society to limit it.on any ground of race, coior.or sex.
I will go farther, Blr, and aay that I recognize the rlgnt:
of franchise as being an intrlnslcal and natural right,,
and Ido not believe th*t society has the right to
pose any. limi atlons upon that right that does nos
spring out of tne necessities of the social state itself.
These may seem extreme’views, but they conform to .
the rigid logic of the question; and I defy any Senator
on tills floor to escape from them* • I have been shocked,
during the course of this debate, at expressions which
I have heard so often fall fromdlstlngulahed Seaatorsr
sayfne that they recognize in; this right of franchise
substantially no rigbt.at all. That Ft .was simply a
privilege coßcedeu by society for the.government,
which, represents society. That it was a gracious .boon .
from somewhere.’and lor which we should feel proud
and thankful. In other words, It was not a right in
anyaenso.
Ur President, Ido not hold my liberties by any such
tenure I should grieve to thiok that I was dependent
exclusively In a matter of right npon.the view, of so
ciety which may represent only major!lies for these
rights. On the contrary I believe that whenever you.
establish that as the doctrine: whenever you cryatallza.
that idea In the public mind in this country, you ri eg
the death knelt of, American liberty. ijYoa ring tin
death knell of American liberties becauseyou lay them
open to overthrow • whenever corruotion shall prevail*
to each an extent, and whenever: maiorltles shall be
come sufficiently exasperated. Hr.. Presidont. so fur
portant and critical, so to speak, do I deem this post
tion that I trust ! inay be-paraohedifl refer t J the,
abstract ground upon which I deem it to res. and Ido
this the more readily because in my. belief ultimately
the metaphysical always controls the practical m il e.,
How. sir. whatnre' abstract rights, and are there
any Intrinsically necessary conditions that go to con
stitute liberty in society ? On an occasion, a yeir o,
two since. In discussing this question very fully before
my [own coustttnents, and reviewed tb.s subject, an'.
as I then and there presented, the argument perhaps
more succinctly andbriefly than I may.do now in tn
conrse of debate; 1 will beg leave to refer to it on tun .
occasion.. • c ... ... ... i
Hr, Brown then read lengthy extraots from the
speech above referred to, ana having done so, replied
to some, arguments advanced by the Opponents of fe
male suffrage, The argument thatwojnen could no.
participate in the turmoils of elections and polt leal
campaigns, was an argument against the hustings, not
against It male suffrage. The argument that women
ought not te vote, because they'could not be embodied
in the militia, was not founded on fact': Men were ex
-emp'edrrom mlUtaiyservice for a variety of reasons,
among them physical inability, and were yet allowed
the right of suffrage, iThe' same inanlliiy could'apply
in the case of women.
Mr. Davis succeeded. Mr. Brown on the floor. He
had given his views on the subject of negro suffrage
durmgr the last, session Of Congress, but ne could not
let this .bill pass without again entering his protest
agali-st it once more. He thenproceeded tosßeak
agalns- the pending amendment,' To grant the right of
suffrage to women would be to drag her into the cor
ruptions of politics, and make hera political hack. He
was opposed to negro suffrage because he believed the
negro inferior to the white man, and did not believe a
superior race should grant political powerto an Infe
rlur race resident among It. The proposition to do
such a thing was fanatical and revolutionary, contrary
to the teachings of history and the writings of the best
philosophers. Ethnologists [had described the skulls
shins and feet of the negro as decidedly marking him
as belonging to an inferior race. Tne negro race had
been engulphed in the deepest Ignorance for four thou
sand years without makiug the least progress. Provi
dence had Set him off to himself, ana never intended
that be should; mix with the white race as its equal
He might be its slave, but never its equal or superior
as fanaticism now proposes to mase aim. '
Mr. Sprague followed Mr. Davis to a written speech
of considerable length taking ground In favor of uni
versal suffrage The people at ths South were kept in
poverty and ignorance, ne said, in order that a class
migbt do elevated to'rule; such was not the case in the
Horth, where the masses had opportunities far Infor
mation and education. Society la. the Sonth was not
capable of free government And would not be until
moulded with northern ideas.- Whenever it was neces
sary for the cause of liberty and equality ,for men to
have the elective franchise ne would vote for such a
miasure. At present It was necessary for the cause of
liberty and equality that the colored man should have
thefranchise and he would therefore vote for the bill
now before ihe Senate.
Mr. Buckalew (Pa.) eald be wished to explain why
heahonl" vote for Mr. Cowan's amendment He did
not understand himself as casting a Anal vote on the
bill, he only wished to affirm by his vote that the argu
ments for excluding, the. suffrage to negroes applied
with greater Imce to women. As a final question he
was opposed to the extension of suffrage. The aues
tion of suffragemust be taken ont of the domain of
theory into that of practical effect. It was placed bv
the founders of the government on the ground that it ■
should be exercised by those who could make the best
and most efficient use of It. He objected to the exten
sion of suffrage because It would corrupt and degrade
ele .lions By pouring into the ballot-box a large num
ber of votes, sut.jp.ct to influences either social or pecu
niary, yen will degrade elections, and on that ground
he would oppose the.extension of suffrage, elcner to
females or to negroes. Be would be less opposed to
this measured! mere were a different mode of conduct
ing election*. The effect ofthe present mode was to
dlvidepeople into parlies, and to create a struggle for
the balance of power, which led to all mannerof cor
ruption. It was possible to turn the scale of the great
/ State of Pennsylvania,-for Instance, by introducing
pernicious Influences and bringing them to bear unon
averyemall number. This was an evil inseparable
from governments of mere majorities. The class of
mrnnowproposeatobe Introduced Into the political
system would be more anproachable than any now in
it; more accessible to demagogues, and more easily
corrupted. The reform ought to be'in another direc
tion. It ought to be toward organizing the system
instead of its enlarges eat. As a mere choice between
the two kinds of extension he shoold vote for Mr
Cowan’s amendment. '
At S P. M. Mr. Doolittle moved that' the Senate ad
journ. Disagreed to.
Mr. Doolittle—This amendment, in my judgment :
opens a very grave question; a question grayer
“SPa-fW?® 1 ® 1 at first blush; a question upon
which the ablest minds are distinct here and else
where; a question,however, upon which we are called
upon to vote, and therefore one upon which X desire
1 very briefly to state the views which control my iude
ment when 1 Bay that I shall vote against the amend
ment which Is how offered. For myself.-sir. after
giving some considerable reflection to the subject of
suffrage, 1 have arrived at this conclusion-that the
true base or foundation upon which to rest suffrage in
any republican community Is upon the family—the
head orthe family; because, lu all clviUjed- communi
ties the family la the, unit, and not the individual
what is meant by man In that relation where he Is
placed both according to natore, to reason and
to religion,. And If it. were left to- me to deter- ‘
mine what shonld be the true qualification. of a
person to exercise tbe rlgnt of saffrag'e:
a new-question, would flx lt uinji thls
that the head ofa family, capable or supporting that
family, and that had supported: a family, should be
permitted to vote andnone others. And Mr. Presi
dent, while I know that the question Is not a new one '
while It Is impossible forme to treat it as a new goes’
tlon, because suffrage has been extended everywnere
beyond the heads of families, yet. sir, the reason in my
judgment why it has been extended js simply this, if
certain men bavebeen permitted to vote who were not
heads of families, it was because they were exceptions
to the general rule, and because it was to be presumed.
thatlfthey were not nqw the heads of famines, they
ought to be. and they probably .will be. I say, Mr.Pxe
sident, that, both according and re* l
ligioE, tbe family is the unit of human society, and so
far as the ballot is concerned, la ihy judgment, it rep
resents this fundamental -element of human society
it therefore Bhould be cast by the head of the laaflly.
and according to reason, nature and'rellgion the man
is the head or the family, in that relation while
every man is kltg, every woman is queen, and upon
man devolves the responsibility of controlling the ex
ternal relations of hia family, and these external rela
tions are controlled by the ballot, for that oallot or
vote which he casta goes to choose the legislators who
aieto make the laws which are to govern society.
Within the family circle, within the family, mauls
supreme. He governs by the law of tbe family,oy the
lawofresson, nature and religion. Therefore, it is
that I am not in favor of confer
ring the right of suffrage upon . woman,
jsow, Mr. President one word further upon the sub
ject of suffrage, as It concerns the other races; We are
Caucasian, and represent, that race. From history
from our education, from our experience, every man
offull age of the Caucasian race in this country, as a
general rule Is competent to exercise tbeiright ol suf
rrfcge. In relation to the Africans, Mongolians, In
dians and Asiatics In this country, from their history
they are incompetent, as a generalfule, the exceptions
only being competent. Now, we may as well speak
truly on tniß question. When a man tells me, for In
stance, that the Indians of the States and Territories
are competent to. exercise this great right of suffrage
he tells me. what I cannot be made to belie ve.and what
eeemß impossible for any man to believe. When a
man tells me that the Africans in this country, Jast let
free on the plantations, speaxing of them as a mass,not
exceptional cases-rfor there are a great many excep
tionai cases of Intelligent colored men who are com
petent to exercise this right—but when a man teila me
that as a mass these men just sst free are competent to
exercise the right of suffrage, to help to make the laws
of this great republic, he tells me wuat Is perfectly
abhorrent to my sense of just reasoning and propriety.
Sir, it would be a burlesque oh republican Institu
tions,ana we would make ourselves the laughing-stock
of the world were wetoaay that these slaves, threeor
four mililonsof them that have Just been set free from
a bondage of two hundred years in this country, and
who in the country from wKlch they came have never
- -J£®? 5?2 n - B P?Sl t i 0 ? most degraded of any on the
fee© of the earth, to tell me that they are educated and
experienced now, the moment their shackles are
t a condition-to exercise this
' 1613 coptrwy to reason in my
judgment. It seems to me perfectly impossible,
r ,’ e referred to the assertion that the
?^ p I?^ a . 5^ dec }rf? * tb!fl Ouestlon attho polls ln the:
• late elections. The issue, he said,'instead of having
been made was avoided everywhere The ideantnnf
VUSSflks suffrage' as toebff of
was avoided every where In every state of thsTTninn
it may be possible that in, Massachusetts-it was-not
u
si,
/be a mod el .mr .others on the. same snbjeot, and he
_ not Wish to., bring the question orfemale suffrage.
htii: Trie yeas Red nays were then called on Mr. Oowan's
| nnndment to strike out the word "male” Before the
r • -4* perron. • . _ *•
Anthony, Brown, Buckalew,
Cowan, Foster, Nesmith, Patterson, .Biddle and
Wade-9.
Nava—Messrs. Oaltpli, Chandler,Ooßuesa.Oresswell,
Davis, Dixon, Doolittle, Elmuads, Fe-aenden, Fogg,
FreeUngboyacn. Grime., Harris, Henderson, Hen
dricks. Howard, ;Howe;- Kirkwood, Dane,-Morgan, 1
Morrill, Norton, Folaßd, Pomeroy, Baumey, B-ss,
saulsburyp ehermam —auragußr'~Btewart: —snanrerr
: Trumbull, Van Wlnkle. Wllley Williams,Wilson and
Tates-37. -
A BSENT iTTD’NOT VOTTKO.—MffIM.' Crggetl,F6Wl6r,"
Guthrie, Johnson, McDougaU,Nye—a. .
Bo the amebdment was not adopted; 1
Mr. Dixon (Connr) offereredthe following amend
ment.
Insert at the end of thefirstsection of-tbe proposed
substitute of the Committee on the District of Golnmbla
the words “Provided., Ihnt-nu .person who has not
heretofore voted In this Dlßtriot.snall bepermltted to
vote, unless he shall be able, afi too time offering to
vote, to read and also to wrli e his own name.”
Mr. Dixon ea<d his amendment was Intended as a
protection to the ballot He Intended to vote for the
bill if thus amended. Color or race should not be a
test of the right tb vote, but he doubted the propriety
of giving the suffrage to any man who could not read
or write.
Mr- Bendrlcks (Ind) said thatas a general proposi
tion,he was not in favor of basing the right to vote
upon Intelligence, and In regulating the right of safe
frege among white people he should vote for such a
proposition as was contained-in -Mr. Dixon’s amend
ment, bnt as it was now proposed to introduce into the
citizenship of this ristrict a very large class of persons
who are known not to be qualified far the exercise or
the franchise; he felt it to be his duty to vote for this
qualification.
Mr. Saulsbury (Del) said hehelieved that upon the
passage of ibis Dill tbe never.s&il*fied abolition ele
ment of this country would put Itself to work toflood
the District with as many free neg'oetias posslbleao as'
to get the District under nr gro control—a negro Mayor,
a negro Common Council—ncrtbstthere'shonld beat
least one free negro government in the American
Union. Although he was not in favor of female suf
frage, lor the reasons Bowtil stated by others,still,
with a view of delaying as fer as possible such a ca
tastrophe as was' proposed; he had triedtobrlng his
mind to vote ior female suffrage, but It wquld have
been to vote for negro as well as white'women, ant,
under no circumstances, here, la'his own SUte, or.
wberevernpon this continent he might be located,
would hevote for negro Baffißge. lt was but the be
ginning oitheforclng of .negro suffrage everywnere
throughout this cCnntry.' Th's bill Was, In' the lan
guage oi the Benator from Kansas (Pomeroy) a model
to Be copied throughout the States of the north
west: and neither could he vote for the p . opositlon ol
the Senator from Connecticut. - What was the test?: -A
person who coold read and write his name. A wOn
derful amount, of education to uualtfy a man fbr the
discharge of.the htgh.offlce and'trust of voting. Great
knowledge of the as stem of government under which
we live. Did thiaimply that to vote for thatbealsn,
would have to vote Ter negro suffrage to some extent,
- He—Mr. Saulsbury—baa no moreproiadices against
the negro race than gentlemen who assumed to be
.their warmest friends. He knew them much better
than they did, He had rec- Ived many more acts of
kindness from them, and none many more acts of
kindness for them than their pretended friends. If he
knew bis own heart to day, tne early recollection nf
his childhood and the experience orb la life would teach
him that whenever it was proper to extend to them an
act of kindness which it wss in his power to da, ho
would do it. Born in their midst, with ihem as the
playmates of his childhood and as members of hlsown
- father’s household, he had nol unkindness for them
He believed ; their . true -..friends were not to be
leund among that class of men who are clamoring for
their equality of rights. 'Their true friends weretno*e
who had known them and had been taught from early
■infancy to treat than’with'that kindness with wnicn
an inferior' race ought to be'treated by aauperior
At the conclusion or Mr. Saulshnry’s remarks, the
Senate, on motion of Mr Henderson, adjourned.
House—The bill repealing provisions of the law of
April 1190,50 as to f revent treason and capital oflences
from being barred by the statute of limitation, exmo
up as the first business of the- morning hour.
Mr. Jenckes (R. I) obtained the floor, and spoke in
'opposition to the bill The act of 1790,he said, provi
ded the punishment ef death, for fonr offences—treason
wiliul murder, piracy, and forgery. Forgery had since
ceased to be a capital offence; murder was excepted
from the limitation of the act, and piracy
£K I<J .,.J >e . Punished in any civilized nation
This bill, therefore, applied only to cases of treason.
He considered It impolitic and unwise to meddle with
ihe statutes oflimitation. They were statutes of repose
aod peace.'Courts had .of late years treated them with
greater respect than formerly, and In no class of casm
should they be more stringently applied than incases
arising during periods of sedition and rebellion. Ail
penonsto be affected by the propo3id change ol th
law had been within the military and civil power of
ihe Government for twenty months. If Indictments
had not been found and thegullty prosecuted and pun
isbed, it was owing to the Insufficiency of the judicial
-departmenttndtotheclemency of the Executive it
was here that the remedy should be applied. If this
congress should repeal this statute oi limltatlon.au.
other Congress might repeal those statntea of Indem
nity and limitation passed by the last Congress, and
thus revive the causes of prosecution, civil anderimi
nal. against thousands of servants of tbe republic who
tad executed In the army the commands of their offi
cers in the suppression of the rebellion. It was Just
that all patties Bhould be required to rest upon those
limitations as statutes of peace, and that the punish
ment of crime and the mode or enforcing it should he
left t o the statutes inforce at the time when the offences
were committed.
Mr. Rogers (8.J.) addressed, the House against the
bill. T here were serious objections, he said, to the pas
sage of a law of .this kind, not only on questions of
policy, but on questions of law. It would be. within
the meaning ot the Constitution, ah ex port facto law
It was against the genius of the republic, and against
the spirit of our Institutions. The time had coma when
the people should torn their hearts from bloody war
to the contemplation of peace, and when-Congress
should begin to legislate as well for the benefit or the
Sonth as of the North. The people of the North were
being trodden down by Congressional tyranny, which
he nought wonld be a reasonable excuse for rebellion.
He protested against tyranny and despotism in every
,hape, and be warned tbe people of tbe United Sta’es
that their liberties were about to be taken away from
them by a set of crazy ianatics,, that bad been sent
; here, as they supposed, by the will of the people, for
the purpose of trampllpg the Constitution underfoot,
and depriving the people or their rights aud liberties!
Be was for amnesty and general pardon, and there
were men in tbe Republican party who were fbr tbe
same thing. Horace Greeley, tne leading spirit of the
black Republican party, was for a general amnesty
and lor general suffrage and If he could not get gene
ral suffrage then he w»s for general amnesty. Horace
Greeley had offered to go ball for Jeffergon Davis and
wanted him released from imprisonment. The con
dntt of Congress was worse than that of the
long Parliament of England; It was such as
disgraced aud degraded the people oi the
country. ILaughter all over the House 1
bo long as God Almighty gave him breath he would
raise his voice against such despotic conduct. The
whole object of legislation here appeared to be to
- unlsh the South. The first principle of charity or
magnanimity had not been extended to the Bjuth. ex
cept by a lew. None ol the late rebel States were rep
resented in Congress except Tennessee, and that was a
State which had no repnollcan form ol government,
bnt was governed by a despotism The people of the
South were now in the same condition that made the
American colonies rebel against >he mother conn try,
being compelled to submit to taxation without repre
sentation.
Mr. Grlnnell (Iowa) remarked that four mtUlona at
the Somh had been compelled to anbmlt rot only to
taxation, but to Blavery, without representation. •
Mr. KeUe; (Pa.) wanted to know whether Mr. Boyer,
admitted that the colored men ortho South who had
. to pay taxes shonld be represented.
Mr. Bogers thought that Mr. Kelley did not under
stand bis (Mr. Begers) premfes. He Had not yet inti
mated that the free negroes of the country weri citi
zens of the United States. It had been settled In the
early history of the country, in the Bred Scott cam
[general langhterj, that neiroes were not citizens and
the proposed Constitutional Amendment admitted vir
tually that they were not. - -
Mr Kelley pressed the question whether-It was
liberty or despotism that denied - not only represents
lion, but citizenship, to people who were taxed.
Mr. Bogers replied that lr the gentleman’s theory of
despotism was coriect, the framers of the Constitution
were de-potlc.
Mr. Kelley suggested that he had not asked about the
opinion of the founders of .the government, but about
the opinion of the leader of the Democratic party, of
thls Bouse—the honorable gentleman from blew Jer
sey. [Laughter.} Washelnfavorofdenyingboththe
right of representation and the right dl citizenship to'
four millions of American people and their posterity?
. ??, r - Rogers declared his position to be opposition to
inflicting on the South or on the North, citizenship by
virtue of any congressional legislation orconsiltutional.
amendment. Hewas In favor of liberty, but not In
avor of negro suffrage * ■ “ -
Mr. Thsyin (Pa.) Inquired whether i the gentleman
(M r. Bogers) bad not voted against the Constitutional
Amendmentabollahlng Blavery. ■ ....
Mr. Bogers admitted that he hadi bnt on the simple
ground that control over the Institution or slavery had
never been delegated to the Federal Government.bat
bad been reserved to the States; and he held now that
the Constitutional Amendment was utterly noil and
void In view of the reserved rights of the Slates,
Mr. Wilson (Iowa) Intimated that Mr. Bogers had not
voted against the Constitutional Amendment abolish
ing slavery.. • i , ,
-Mr Bogers repeated that he had voted agalnßt It
• once,butnot thesecond time. He knew that flings
had been thrown at him for not.voting on the seomfd
.occasion when’ that constitutional amendment was
voted on. He was sick In bed at the time, and his
physician would flle an affidavit that he was unable
to be removed from his bed. Blavery had died not
through that constitutional amendment, but as the re
sult oi the war, but war had not destroyed the States
Jt had not destroyed their institutions, nor had it au
thorized a lot of men here, claiming to be the rente
sentailves of the nation, to abuse the powers of the
Constitution, tiample It under foot, break down lhe
old Union and destroy the liberties of the people. They
were moraljy guilty of treason against the ConstltiK
lion, just as much as the rebels were who took ut?
arms to defend their rights against what they be
lieved to be the proscription or tyranny of thegovern
ment. He declared that he would > tand by the Presi
dent from one end of this policy of reconstruction to
the other. He believed that the President would go
down to posterity as one of the brightest jewels
that had ever illumined the country. [Laughter. 1
Although lhe President might be scoffed at, might be
ridiculed, might be abased, might be trampled upon
□y traitors to the Constitution of their country and oy
dlsurlonls-s, the Almighty God at least wonl’d have
his name written in letters of gold nuon the altar el
Christianity. [Lond. laughter, which the Speaker
vainly strove to suppress.] He believed tbatone pure
■ man at least loved his country and would stand by the
Constitution and laws at all hazards.- He knew that
Ibis Congrees would like to be ab.e to resort to theos
tracism of ancient Gieece, orthe deportation of mo
dern Bnssia He knew that no sense of. right Would
arrest the reckless clouds ot despotism and.tyxannv
that hung overtheir heads but nevertheless so lone as
he womd be here, and It would be for but a short pe
riod.—[Benewed laughter.]— .
Mr. Bogers asked that the interruptions to which he
was subjected by members laughing and violating or
der should not be taken cut of'his time: / "
The Speaker promised that they would not, and an
pealed to membefs.to.preserve order.
Resuming hls remarks;if r.Rogers said he Knew that
the Almighty had not glveahlmpower to divine the
future, bnthad given him a heart, and that heart was
wedded to the Constltuten. All that l e would ask
when he died'was that'thedegaoy of the Constitution
might be handed down td blftpieterlty as the brightest i
basket of civil liberty ever given to the degenerate son i
ofnoble sires: fßenewedlaughter.] Althoughhewa
a young man, although hla warning vo ce might no
be beaid, ormlght be scoffed at by millions who migh;
see his words In prinf, yet be felt It, his duty to warn
TPE DAILY EVENING BULLETIN.—PHIL A DELPBIA. THI S SPA Y, DECEMBPF 13 1866
tbe people that they, most preserve that Indelible, in
strument—the Coratltation-and' must be governed br'
it, as a landmaraofcivU liberty, under waicb tne Ob~
mo< Jtißd .led tlie country to greatness and,
glory iorseventy years.- ! Q £ ' j.i
-“ Hr. Bcgezs seat, he.
Wes invited by memoers to jjooh;^^ T> ' ' '
—O«motioh of Mr. Lawrence (Ohlo).tbe bill was then
recommitted to the Jadiclary Committee.
Mr. Blaine (Me ), from.,ihe. Military. Committee,
“reported the bill authorizing the-ftes)dentAwith th*
, advice and consent of the denote, to confer brevet rank
on officers of the aimi on account of gallant, merlt”i
ilous. or falthfhl coDdoct in the volunteer service prior
to appointment In tbe United Btatea army.
He explained the necessltyof• the bill, saying t&a*
officers who had d&ticgdiahcd themselves mthe volun
teer service could not. as the law now stands bebre
■ vetted, while regular army officers who had served as
volunteers could be. The bill was simply to remedy
that defect. * .*?•• v? -
The bill was read three timee'ahd passed,' * *-
Mr. Ibayer (Pa.), from the Committee on Prlvat
Laud claims, reported back the Senate bill cor firming
the title of Alexis Gaidasslerjo a certain tract of lana
in Blown county, "W Caonaln / Bead three times
passed. • p ,' s v v.- -.
Mr. Darling (M. Y.) presented the petition of fifty
Sandy Hook pilots, praying for an appropriation by
Congrea* to remove the wreck of the steamer Scotland.
The bill reported on the sth of December by Mr. Wil
liams, from the Jod|ciahyi Committee, for the regal*
tlon »f appointments to and removals 1 from office,
cama up as hualnees In order.
■ After a great deal .oi diacosslon and action upon, a
variety ot amendments, the bill: was postponed until
to-moirotv.’.and the hill and pending amendments
ordered to be printed.
The second and third sections of the bill as agreed to
are as follows:
titc. L And he It further enacted, that in case of the
refoshl of the Ben age to advise and consent to the re
nomination of any officer whose term of service may
bave,expfred<of its dwft limitation, the placdflfied b?
the person so renominated shall be regarded, and is
hereby declared to be vacant, from the time
.-of such refusal, but should the Senate ad
journ without action ;on Bach ’renominmtioxfcePher
In the way of consent or disapproval, the same shall be
held and Is hereby declared to be vacant immediately
alter such adj urnment. and in no c»se. shall any per
son who has been nominated by the President for any
office, and rejected by the Senate, oron whossnomtna*
tlon that body has failed or dtcJlned to act, In the way
- ofcobstnt or refusal, be appointed, or commissioned
.by him after the adjournment, andMuring thereces*
of that body, to hold the same office for which he bad
been previously- nominated* Provided, however, that
aoxnoch ofihisßfctlou asmakt 8 the office vacant from
the time of the refusal of the Senate to advise and cou
. aent to a renomination, ehall not be held to apply to
cases of commissions to fill vacancies happening
during the recess, and which under the Ooosatution
-are made determinable at theend of their nextsession.
‘ Sec. 3. And be it further enacted, That whenever a
vacancy in any office happening during the recess or
ihe Senate may have been fined bvthe President,
in accordance with the provisions of the Constitution,
by granting a commission to expire at tho end or their
nextaesalon.lt shall be the duty of the President to
make a nomination for the eald office before the end of
the next ensuing session of that body, and. lf, no * ap
pointment by and with the advice and consent of the
Senate, shall be made to each office so vacant, cr tem
porarily filled as aforesatddohnreudr next 88«Bton of
the Senate, such t ffice shall remain In abryance with
out an? salary, fees or emoluments attached thereto,
antil, the same &h«U be filled by .appointment thereto,
by and wi:h tbe advice and coi sent of the Senate, anq
during such time all the powers-and duties belonging
to such office sha'i be exercised by such other officer as
may by law exercise such powers and duties in case of
a vacancy in such office
The fourth section as modified by Mr. Williams
.reads as follows:
And be it farther enacted. That the heads of the
several departments or the government shall hold
their offices respectively for and during the official
term o> the President by whom they were appointed,
unlecs removed by the President by and with the ad*
vice and consentlof the Senate, anlshall sever illy ap
point their assistants and &!1 oth< r sabordtoate officers
appertaining to their respective departments, sanjoc
to the approval of the Senate, on report to be m ide to
that body, if then in session or lfdarlng the recess, at
ihf next meetlcethereof, to hold for like period, on
less removed with the Ukeconcurrence of that body.
Mr: Bale (N.Y.) moved to strike out the last portion
of the section commencing “ana K shall severally ap<
point their BS9iatllnts. ,,
After a long discussion, the question was taken by
yeas and nays, and resulted in the rejection of the mo
tion—yeas 77, nays TB.
Ihe question was then taken on the whole section,
and It w&s rejected-yeas 76, nays SI.
Od motion of Mr. Nlbiack (Ind.) the President wa**
requested to communicate all correspondence reports
and information in bis possession relative to the Kew
Orleans ilot of 30>h of July last.
Tbe BonaeatAJg adjourned.
OIVERPOOL AKD LONDON
ANDGLOBE
INSURANCE COMPANY.
Capital and Assets, $16,000,000.
invested in United States, $1,500,000
Total Premiums received by tbe Com*
panyin 1866, $4,847,175.
Total Loises Paid in 1865, $4,018,250
Premlnms receiTed in the IT. B. from January I to
July 1,1866. *737,697 32,.
Losses In United States from January 1 to July I
*393,138 KL
All lessee promptly adjusted without reference te
England*
ATWOOD SMITH,
General Agent flu Pennsylvania.
Hot 6 Merchants’Exchange,
feS7tn,th,ftti PHILADELPHIA.
TtELAWARE MUTUAL safety INSURANCE
J J COMPANY,-Incorporated by the Legislature of
Pennsylvania, 1835.
Office, a &. Corner THIBD and WALNUT Street,
Philadelphia.
HABINK LNpU.KA.NCE3
on vessels, cargo and freight to a l l puts of the world.
I» LAND INSUB ANOftS,
an goods, by river, cane], like and land carriage, to
all parts of the Union.
'Ah- Haa FIBK INSUBANCE3
on jnerchandlse generally.-
On Stores, Dwelling Houses, Ac.
A SHUTS OF THJE COMPANY
November 1,]566.
•100,000 United States Five per cent
Loan, 1871. tin,ooo 00
120,000 United States Six per cent. Loan,
1881 138,500 00
200,000 United- states 7 8-10 'per cent
Loan, Treasury Notes 211500 00
128,000 City ol Philadelphia Six per cent.
Loan (exempts) 126.582 50
54.0C0 Stale of Pennsylvania Six per
cent Loan 54,700 to
48,(00 State of Pennsylvania Five per
cent Loan 44,620 00
60,000 State of New Jersey Six per cent > .-
_ Loan 50,750 00
20,000 Pennsylvania Ballroad First
„ Mortgage 8 per cent Bonds 50,500 oo
25,000 Pennsylvania Ballroad Second
Mortgage 6 per centßonds....... 24250 00
25,000 Western Pennsylvania Railroad
Six per ceut Bonds (Prana. B;
8.gumranteeT.......... i ;.'...-.......™..;.. 28,750 00
30,000 State of Tennessee Five per cent
Loan 18,000 00
7,C00 Btate of .Tennessee Slx-per cent
• LOftQ ‘ 5 010 00
15,000 300 Bhares :sto<&- .Germantown *
Gas Company, principal and In
' terest guaranteed by the city
of Phi1ade1phia......,,.....,. 15,000 00
7,150 143 Bbares stock ' Pennsylvania
Ballroad Company , 8258 25
5,000 lOOshsresstock North Pennsylva
nia Ballroad Company... _.... 3,950 00
*28,000 80 shares Block Philadelphia and
Bonthern Mall Steamship Com
pany,.... 26,030 00
. 195,900 Loans on Bonds and Mortgage,
lirst liens on city property
|i,045,050 Far. Hark et va1ue......
Coat, |X,030,552 05
Real EBtate.*
Bills Receivable for Insurances made
Balance due at Agencies-Premiums on
Marine Policies—Accrued Intereit and
other debts due theConapany 88 923 93
Scrip and Stock of sundry insurance and '
other Companies, $5,173. Estimat'd value 2,930 00
Cash In Bank... $41,102 26
“ in Drawer.. 447 34
. 407 s?-i 56
a *TbU being a new enterprise, the par Is aiauiaedas
the market value.
Thomas C. Hand, j Samuel B. Stokes,
John C. Davis, j Henry Sloan,
Edmund Cd.'. Sender, | William G. Boulton.
Theopbilus Paulding, Edward Darlington.
John B. Penrose,' H. Jones Brooke. •
JamesTiaquair, - Edward Lafcmrcade.
HenryiO.JDaUett, Jr., Jacob P. Jones.
James C.Band. James B. M’Parlana.
Wm. CLuawig, Joshua B. Eyre,
JoßephH.Seal, Spencer MTivalne,
George G. Lelper, John B. Semple, Pittab’eh.
Hugh Craig, . A. B Berger, Pittsburgh,
John D. Taylor, . D. T. Morgan, Pittsburgh.
: THOMAS O. HAhiD, President:
.'OHN O. DAVId, Vice President! -
Hexby Lylbpbn, Secretary deistonol
BARI TAN AND DELA.WABE
bat railboad o >mpany.~
uoanaafterDecember 13th, 1860, trains will rnu as
follows from Camden, opposite Ylne Street Perry
daily-, Sundays excepted.
11,30 A/M.-Way Freight for all Stations,
6.10 P. M. Through:* relght for New York,
BETURNING—Freight boat leaves pier 32 North
Biver,N ew York, dally, Sunday excepted,- at 5 P, M„
reaching Philadelphia early next morning.
Freight received in Philadelphia at the Company’s
Warehouse, 320-North-Delawareavenue, ontas P.
reachicg New York early next morning
The 6 A. M. train from Philadelphia and the 11 A. M.
train flrom New York are discontinued. *
ISdjßttgßSSSa BA BITAN AND DELAWARE
RAfLROAD.-On and after
TBO*sua y, December lstb, 1868. thr 11 A. M. j«.
press iTrain-rrom -New*Yorkj’andYAL.-M, Express
Train |from Philadelphia, will be discontinued. dell-tfj
♦ S. C. HT7STY, General Freight Agent,
V. , ..Redßank^N.Y.
; VM.N, CLAYTON, Superintendent,
Bed Bank, N. y'
B. H^CRIPMAN/Agent,. , *
delstf -•,* 32% North Delaware Avenue.
tjetALNDTs ANDalmonds.-Newcrop Gntso&ii
SEW FIJBUOiTIOSS,
New and Attractive Holiday Books
J B. UPPINCOTT & CO.,
Containing over one hundred and; ferty Illustrations
fromidrawlngs by the greatest modeni Painters and
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-mostj dlstlngnlshsd Engravers. Re-edlted and en
larged by S. O. HALL. Ih three series, each volume
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First fierles-CHAUCER TO DRYDEN.
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These elegant volumes contain, a choice selection
from the works of the British Poets, from Chaucer to
to tbe preeentday. To each author a brief memoir 1.
prefixed. Bound inclotb, extra gilt edges, (7 50; or In
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A Splendid Gilt Book. By Oltdodore Tilton. With
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PEN AND PENCIL PICTURES
A SELECTION OF CHOICE POEMS. Embellished
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FLOWERS FOB THE ALTAR.
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cloth gilt edges, |7 so.
Tbe wonderful Btories of FUZ-BUZ, the FLY and
MOTHER ORABEM, the SPIDER. An original Fairy
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SUPERIOR PHOTOGRAPH ALBUMS.
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Also'a large number of Illustrated STANDARD
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CHRISTMAS PRESENTS.
And a general assortment of
JUVENILE AND COLORED TOY BOOKS.
715 and 717 MARKET STREET, PHTLA.
dee th sjntQ . ■
ANEW BOOK STORE,
MRS. JANE HAMILTON'S,
1344 CHESTH6T STREET.
deem
Holiday books:
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IN FINE BINDINGS.
Standard and illustrated Editions, Including a large
ajsorta ent of
HB88B& TIOKNOR <fc FIELDS
Editions or the Poets and Illustrated Worka, In Ele
gant Bint lugs.
> ALSO.
MRS. SIGOURNEY’S ILLUSTRATED POEMS.
IHE BRITISH FEMALE POETS. Illustrated,
THE AMERICAN FEMALE POSTS, do.
WATSON’S POETICAL QUOTATIONS, do.
WELD’S SACRED QUOTATIONS, do.
KRUMMACKER’S PARABLES, do.
HOMES AND HAUNTS OF COWPER, do.
In fine Bindings Tor Presentation.
THE WORKS OF JuSEPHUS.
An elegant Libia,y Edition, in four volumes, large
type and various bindings.
JUVENILE BOOKB.ic .ifcc.,
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No. 25. South Sixth street, above Cbaßtnut.
Holiday books
Elegant Writing Desks, Fancy Boxes, Fashiona
ble Stationery, Fancy Scotch goods. A full assortment
. IToy Books; the Magic star Game and all kinds of
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1306 Cbestnnt street.
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J "THE FIRE FIEND,” by O. D. Gardette.
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CIRCULATING* LIBRARY.
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ItffARION HARLAND’S NEW BOOK.—SUNNY
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195,900 00
BEEIHOVEN'S LETTERS. Translated by Lady
Wallace 2v015..16m0.
....... 11,070,280 75
BIGLOW PAPERS. Second Series l6mo. -
MELODIES FOR CHILDHOOD. With hlShly-oo
lor. d illustrations 12mo.
86,000 00
217.687 23
THE STATE OF THE CHURCH AND THE
WORLD AT THE FINAL OUTBREAK OF EVIL.
AND REVELATION OF ANTICHRIST, bis destruc
tion at thesecondocmlngof Christ, and the ushering In
i f the Millennium. By the Rev. J. G. Gregory, M. A.,
with an Appendix by Mrs. A. P. Jollffe.
For sale by JAMES S. OLAKTON,
- Successor to W. 8. <fe A. Martian,
. ■ . 1214 Cheatnnt street.
ALLEN'S LIFE OF PHIUDOR,—THE LIFE Ol
PHXLCDOR, Musician End Chess Player, by Gee
Allen, Greek Professor In the University of Pennsyl
vanla, with a Supplementary Ehsay on Phllldor, a
Chess Author land Chess Player, by ITbasllle Von Hoi
Jebrand and de Lasa, Envoy Extraordinary and Mia.
Lb ter Plenipotentiary of the King of Prussia, at thr
Court of Baxo-Welmer. l vol., octavo, a vellnm, gu
top. Price |l2B. Lately published by
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Street*, and Nob* 87 and 89 North SECOND Stream
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very description In the world. Furniture far Parlor,
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Library, Kitchen, Servants’ Booms, Office*, Bohoola
Churches, Ood-Fellows, Masonic or other SodeUea..
Ships, Colleges, Publlo Buildings,
Hotels, Board!tg Houses, Hospitals, Fain,or a aingif
Piece of Furniture. -
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and with liberality ano Justness of dealing. Parties at
a distance may remit through our Banker, the Far*
mer’s and Mechanics’ Natßank, Chestnut street, or
the Union-National-Bank,Third street, oa. by Express,
Gheck or Post Office order; imxr edlate attrition will
be given and eattsfecilon = insured.
.GOULD aOO.N E. corner Ninth and Market and
B^and 89 N. Secondstreet, Phiia. - mh9.ly
Cwß faJk' FOB SALE.—A Huge assortment of new
and second-hand Carriages, top and no top
Boggles. Rockaways and Germantowns, and Express
Wagons. GEO, DODD&SONS, No. 450 RAGE Street
Nos, 231 and 233080WN street, QoU«3flg
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A POEM.
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GEMS OF LITERATURE.
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MADE WITH LINEN GUARDS
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i. B. LIPPINCOTT A CO.,
CARRIAGES.
Hp G AIN,
- |<i 340 r Market r
A full assortment of :':L; ::,-\ .:
Building Lumber. :
A superior lot oi thoroughly seasoned' ’
i , CHESTNUT BOARDS. ,
CAROLINA FLOORING. CAROLINA StaP-
I to.! BOARDS. '<■’ i.. -
5-4,6 4.7-4. B 4 and 3 Inch MICHIGAN PLANK, s.
Choice lot of seasoned HICKORY, suitable, for Car
riage Makera. i , des-lmi
CHARLES ; E^TE,
LUMBER,
Seventeenth and CaHowhill Streets.
ocax-sm PHILADELPHIA.
1 QU(i —SELECT WHITE PIER
1000. BOARDS AND PLANE,
44,54.8 4,2, 2)4, 3 and 4-Inch.
CHOICE PANEL AND FIRST COMMGN.IB feet long,
44,5 4.6-4.2.2 X. 3 and 4-lncfa. '
WHITE PINE PANEL PATTERN PLANE.
large and superior stock on hand.
1866 r u T ggigSV BTOLDINGI BUILDING.!
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4 4. CAROLINA FLOORING.
5-4 CAROLINA FLOORING.
4- DELAWARE FLOORING.
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WHITE PINE. FLOORING.
ASH FLOORING. . .
WALNUT FLOORING.
BPRUCSFLOORING.
. STEP BOAT\ fc.
RAIL PLA *i 3*.
PLASTERING LATH.
1 Caa -CEDAR ANT CYPRESS SHINGLES.
10 DO, LONG CEDAR SHINGLES.
SHORT CEDAR SHINGLES,
COOPER SHINGLES,
FINE ASSORTMENT, FOR SALE LOW,
No. 1 CEDAR LOGS AND POSTS,
No. 1 CEDAR LOOS AND POSTS.
1 QUa -LUMBER FOR UN DERTAEERS!
1000. LUMBER FOR UNDERTAKERS I
BED CEDAR, WALNUT AND FINE
RED CEDAR, WALNUT AND PINE.
1 QUa —ALBANY LUMBER OF AT.r. EINDS.
iOOO. ALBANY LUMBER OE ALL EINDS,
SEASONED WALNUT.
SEASONED WALNUT.
DRY POPLAR. CHERRY AND ARE
OAK PLANK ASH BOARDS.
MAHOGANY.
ROSEWOOD AND WALNUT VENEERS.
1 RGG -CIGAR BOX MANUFACTURERS.
■LOGO. CIGAR BOX MANUFACTUREKS.
SPANISH CIGAR BOX-BOARDS.
1 CCa -SPRUCE JOIST—SPRUCE JOIST—
-ICOO. BPBUCE JOIST.
SPRUCE JOIST
FROM U TO S 2 FEET LONG.
FROM 14 TO S 3 FRET LONS.
SUPERIOR NORWAY SCANTLING.
MAULE, BROTHER <fc 00.,
No. 2500 SOUTH Street.
SPRUCE LUMBER AFLOAT.—Scantling and Joist
length frim 14 to 28 feet long, assorted sizes, 3x4
■o 2x14, about 160 M. feet. For sale by WORKMAN £
CO.. No. 123 Walnut street.
LUMBER.— The undesigned are prepared to recelvt
orders for St. Mary’s, Georgia, Lumber, of any de
scriptlon. which will be promptly executed. ED
MUND A. BOUDEB <& CO. Dock SL Wharf faulStf
C. M. PALMER & CO.’S
FAMILY
GOAL YARD,
No. 721 North Front St.,
PHILADELPHIA.
iAhlgh and Blacksmiths’ Goal always on hand, of the
best qualities and lowest prices. det-tu th a 2mJ
COAL. COAL. COAL
JACKSON & TEMPLETON’S
Family Coal Yard,
First Tard on Sinth St., bel. Jefferson.
Lehigh, Schuylkill, Eagle Vein* Greenwood. White
Ash and other brands at the lowest market prices, con
stantly on hand and prepared expressly for family use.
_no3o iml
2050.
J. ALCORN,
DEALER IN
BTT
Ziehlgb, Greenwood and Locnst Moan-
tain
COAL,
Tsid, 2050 Market St., Philadelphia.
from the moot approved Mines.
Oiden addressed ihrongh the Post Office will be
i romptly attended to. ■ des lm|
A. MAHOSI BXaaa. jOH/h i. asun
TPHE URDKBSieSnm IN VITA ATTENTIQU Tt
1 their stock of
Bock Mountain Company's Goal.
Lehigh Navigation company’s Coal, and
vhJch they are prepared to sen at tha lowest mark*
rates, and to deliver In the best oondltlon.
Orders left with 8. MASON BINES, Prmsklln tme
tote Building, SEVENTH streev’below Market, wB
be promptly attended to. BINBS * SHKAFP,
teS.U Arch Street Wharf. BchnylkflL
4 TOAB.-BD9ABLCAP.BBAVBft MEADOW ASH
KJ Sprlng Moontaln, Lehigh Coal, and best Loom!
Monntaln from Schuylkill, prepared exnrtnaly ttu
ftmlly cm, Depot,N.W.oornerElQHTHandwlli
LOW streete. Offica. No. Ul Sooth SBOOND itrest.
BtP J- WAT.TON 4 oa
PICTPBEB, FRAMED, dSO.
GEORGE a REUKAUFF,
Manufacturer of
PORTRAIT. PHOTO
GRAPH. PICTURE PRAMES/OILT
MOULDINGS and CORNICES,
No. 929 ARCH Street. Philadelphia.
Chromo-Lithographs, Pain tings, and a great va
riety of Engravings on hand.
Frame-mat era supplied
WHOLESALE AND RETAIL.
• . se22-6m*
LOOKING GLASSES.
A large assortment In Ornamented SILT and WAX
NDT FRAMES. Borsaleby
J. OOWPLAND.
58 South Fourth Btreat, near Chestnut
se7-4mB -
lOOK ! LOOK !! LOOK! I l-T. BLWOOD WALTON,
j No. 46 N. SECOND streets sells Looking Glasses,
Picture Frames, Photograph Frames and Albums
cheaper than any store in the TJnlon. Call and see
him at So 46 N.SECONDstreet,above Christ Church,
Phllada. P. 8 —The trade supplied. dell-518 -
IABIE&’ TROIMUTGa,
OPENING.—ftIKa M. A. SENDEE,
VJ NO. 1031 Cbeßtvut street, Philadelphia, 1
Importer of Ladles' Dress and Cloak Trlmminri
Also, an elegant stock of Imported Paper Patterns ,roi
Ladies’ ana Children's Drees. Parisian Dress "and
Cloak Making in all its varieties. Ladies ftirnishins
their rich ana costly materials may rely on being an
statically fitted, and their work'finished in the most
prompt and efficient manner, at the iowttt possible
o ricesJin twenty-four hours' notice. Catting and bast*
mg. Patterns in Beta, or by the single piece Jbr mer
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MASONIC MARKET
A LEANS, NO. 403 CHESTNUT
First Premium awarded by Franklin instfe
T ' PINH. ,
New'and original designs !of Masonic ftr***™. xem*
plan' .Medals. Army Medals-and Corps Badges cl
•very deecripaen ‘ /. nol4-w&hf
Preston Steam 'Laundry.
WASHING, STARCHING, SCOURING
AND CLEANSING IN ALL ITS BRANCHES.
Bk6T wo&e at lowest pricesVv’^
Office, 1309 Chestnut St.
; FORNEW YOSK,
' Via Delaware and Barits? banal*
Bie FMMelpnla and Hew Tort ftqiHig
. , Steamboat Oompaiqr>
jtg&S&k, Bteam Propellers leave DAILY front
S&aSmtti. FIBSTWHAB]? below MARKET attest!
mating the ran In 24 HOURS. ' ~"
_Thls Line connects with all Northern and
Trans portation Companies, Goods fbrwsrded dirsot t*
allpofnta free of commission.
Freight received at lowest rates.
wup oLTSBaoo.I Anms
booth Wharves, Philadelphia.
JAfi. HAMDTAgenfc,
mhll-tl . 117 Wall street. Hew Yeflcl
YOB BA VANN AH, GA. _
SSl»£b The Philadelphia and Southern w»n
steamship Company’s Regular Lines, second wharf
below Spruce street ■■ ■ ' -i •.
The steamship TONAWANDA. Capt-W. Jennings,
for SAVANNAH, will commence receiving frelghs
on THURSDAY, December 20 th, and sail onBATDK*
DAY, December 22<1. at 10 o’clock A. M.. and ever?
alternate Saturday thereafter—viz.: January 19, Ac
This, steamer has ane’Htate Booms and other ac
commodations for oassengers. ,
Cabin passage, SS: Deck do.. $15.;
Through tickets sold to the following points—Macon,
Ga., $36; Columbus, Ga, $4O: Angnsta.Ua., $3% Atlanta.
Ga., $39; Albany. Ga. $4O; Montgomery, Ala., $l6; an.
faula, Ala • $4O; Mobile, Ala, —; New Orleans, $6O.
Freight taken at low rates.
Through receipt* given at thronghrates to Macon,
Augusta. Columbus, Atlanta, Ga.; Knoxville, Chatta
nooga. Nashville. Memphis. Tenm: Canton, mim.
: Nofrelght received orbllla of ladlngaigned on sail
ing day.
Agents at Bavsnnah, Hnnter *GammeU.
For freight or passage, apply to
‘ - WM. L. JAMXH. General Agent,
seU - 814 Sonth Wharves.
FOB NEW OBLEANBr-DIRECTT,
aHHftK THE PHILADELPHIA AND SOUTH
EKK MAIL STEAMSHIP COMPANY'S BEGULAB
L^NE«
The fimt'Chuss Steamship .
JXnfIATA^
l.BOO tons register. P. F.Hoxle, Master.
\Vul commence receiving freight for the above port at
second wharf below Spruce street, on MONDAY.
December 17th,and sail on SATURDAY. Dec,22d.n
12 o'clock M. .
Returning, will leave NEW ORLEANS on SATUR
DAY* January-sth.
This Steamer has sup-r&.i State Booms and ether
accommodations for paspeiigerj.
Cabin passage $6O; Decs do., $3O.
Freight taken at low rates.
No freight received or bills of lading signed on sail
ing day*
Agents at New Orleans. Messrs. Orevy, Nickerson A
Co.* who will give careful attention to shipment at
goods to Galveston, Mobile, Vicksburg, and tntaH«.
points.
For freight or passage, apply to
WH. L, James. General Agent,
ses-tf 814 Booth Wharves.
FOB WILMINGTON, N. C.
aAlfiSlfi_THE PHILADELPHIA AND SOUTH
KKN MAIL STEAMSHIP COMPANY’S REGULAR
LINE, from Second Wharf below SPRUCE s&eet.
Hie first-class steamship PIONEER, captain! Ben
nett, lor WILMINGTON, will commence receiving
freight on THURSDAY. December 13 th, and sail on
SATURDAY J)eceember 15th. at 10 o’clock A. M., and
every alternate Saturday thereafter—vis.: December
29th, January 12th, Ac.
Pasßengeiß will find superior accommodations and
best sttendance.
Cabin passage, $2O; Deck do., $lO.
Freight carried at low rates
No freight received or bills of lading signed on sail
in g day. -
Agents at Wilmington, WORTH A DANIEL, who
will give especial attention to forwarding goods ad
dr eased to their care to and from the interior.
For freight or passage, apply to
WM.L. JAMES. General Agent,
BelS 314 s*onth Wharves
rfflaOfffc FOB BOSTON.
STI/W JFBOUt ZA CH PORT EVAR T F^VJ&ZhLjg,
FBOM PINE ST. WHARF. a -
AND LONG WHARF, BOSTON.
The steamship ROMAN* Captain Baker, win sail
from Philadelphia on Honda?. Dec. 17, at 10 A.M.
The steamship NORMAN, Captain Crowell, will
from Boston on Saturday, Dec. 15th, at 3 P. BL
The line between Philadelphia and Boston is now
com posed of the
ROMAN (new), Captain Baker, 1,453 tons burthen.
SAXON, Captain Matthews, 1*250 tons Burthen.
NORMAN, Captain Crowell. 1,203 tons burthen.
These substantial and well appointed steamship*
will sail punctually as advertised and freight win Be
received every day, a steamer being always on the
berth to receive'cargd.
Shippers are requested to ten&SQLs of Lading with
their goods.
For freight or passage having superier
tons, apply to HENRY WINbOK dk ou. r
anfi 332 South Delaware avenue
THROUGH VO THE SOUTH
- AND WEaT,
PHILADELPHIA, RICHMOND AND NORFOLK
- • STEAMSHIP COMPANY.
THROUGH RECEIPTS TO NEW 3ERN.
Also, to all points in NORTH and SOUTH CARO
LINA. via Seaboard and Roanoke Railroad, and to
LYNCHBURG, VA., TENNESSEE, and the WBfl 1 ,
via NORFOLK, PETERSBURG AND SOUTHSIDB
RAILROAD.
The regularity, safety and shortness of this route, to
gether with the moderate rates charged, commend U
to the public a* the most desirable medium for carry
ing every description of freight.
No charge for commission* drayage, or any*expeos*
of transfer.
Steamships insure at lowest rates, and leave regu
larly from the first wharf above Manet street
Freight received daily.
WM. P. CLYDE & 00„
selO 14 North and 14 South Wharves.
HAVANA STEAMERS.
SS3S& SEMI-MONTHLY LINE.
The Steamships
HENDRICK HUDSON Oapt. Howe*
STARS AND STRIPES— Oapk Holmes
These steamers will leave this port for Havana
every other SATURDAY, at 8 A. M.
The steamship STARS- AND STRIPES, Holmes,
master, will sail for Havana on SATURDAY MORN
ING. December 15ib, at 8 o’clock*
Passage to Havana |5O.
No freight received after Thursday,
For freight or passage, apply to
THOMAS WATTSON & SONS,
ao2o 140 North Delaware avenue
2050.
FOR NEWBKRN, N. C., VIA. NOR
gEBff&K. FOLK VA.. ELIZABETH CITY, EDEEf-
TON AN D PLYMOUTH, N. C . VIA CANAL.
TO SAIL ON SATURDAY, DEO. 15TH, UNLESS
The steamer HANNAH. SOPHIA, Text, master, la
sow rapidly loading for the above pom at WILLOW
street wharf, and having i eariy all of her cargo en
gaged. will positively sail as above,
ifor freight, apply to
des-dtf
_ - te. UNION KX PBES3 LINE TO B ALTI-
StEHSgm iJMORE. via CHBSAPKAKK AND
UJvLAWARE CANAL.
Philadelphia ard Baltimore Union 'Express Steam*
boat Company will leave theaecond wharf below ±xOtL
street every Wednesday and Saturday at 2 P. AL
Freight taken at low rates.
For Height or passage, apply to
JOHN D> BUOFF|
No. 116 N orth Delaware avenue.
~ _ *fT~ THE FAVORITE BTE IMBOAT
Jg/£Sst&£* JOHN A. WARNER for BarliDgton.
Bed Bristol. Leaves Philadelphia, Chestnut street
wharf, at 2P. 2d. Returning leaves Bristol at 7.10 A.
M., stopping each way at Riverton, Torresdale, An
dalusia and Beverly. Fare, 25 cents. Excursion, 40
cents. ' : ocSG-tQ
NOTICE.— All persons are hereby cautioned against
trusting any of the crew of the Br brig CON
QUEROR, Arch'd Sterling, master, from Bordeaux, as
debts of their contracting will not be paid by captain
or consignees.
ALPHONSE STEPHANI <fe GO.,
delO-Gtj 187 and 189 South Front street.
SHIP J. G. RICHARDSON, Kendall, master, is now
discharging under general order at South street
wharf. Consignees will please attend to the reception
of their goods. PETER WRIGHT & SONS, 115
Walnut street. no2-4tr
Steamship roman, from BOSTON.—Con
signee* of merchandise per above Bt e amer, will
please send for their goods, now landing at Pine street
wharf (dels 31) HENRY WJLNSOR & 00.
mBE GOODS landed from bark BALTtSABAToa
X Smith s wharf, are at the risk of the Consignees.
delS-St EDMUND A. SOUDER <fc CO.
CIOTHS, «jA»*AMHS«BS, &(!.
, ILOTHS, CASSIMEBES AND VESTINGS.
V' JAMES & LKE invite the attention of their friends
and others to their large and well assorted stock of
Goods, adapted to men’s and boys’ wear, comprising
inpart
Black French Cloths,
Bine French Cloths,
Colored French Cloths.
OVERCOAT CLOTHS.
Black French Beavers,
Colored French Beavers.
Black Esquimaux Beavers,
Colored Esquimaux Beavers,
• Bine and Black Pilots,
Bine and Black Paletots.
PANTALOON STUFFS.
Black French Cassimeres.
; ' Black French Doeskins,
' ■ Fancy Caaslmeres,
Mixed and Striped Caaslmeres,
Plaid and Silk Mixed Caaslmeres
J Satinets, all qualities,
Cords, Beaverteens, <fco„
vestings,all grades.
At wholesale and retail, by JAMES & LEE,
No. 11 North Second at.. Plgn of the Golden Lamb.
CLERK WANTED—Mitten to seventeen years of
age. to act as Salesman In a Bookstore. Address
Bex SO5O P. 0., with reference. dell-3t«
WANTED.— One or two active Young Men, fully
competent to take prominent positions in sales
department. Under circumstances mutually accepta
ble, ah interest in the business would he granted. Ad
dress DRY GOODS, at this office, with > real
name. dell-et*
WANTED.— Wanted on OFFICE AND STORAGE
ROOM oneithcr first or second floor, on Dela
ware avenue, between Arch and Vine streets. Ad.,
dress Box No. 127, Philadelphia Post Office. pcl»;tt
T ESSONB ON the; FLUTE.-MR. IANTONTNOi
I i BALLO. Flutist, at the Arch Street Theatre, is■„
prepared to give Lessons on his instrument, address’
him at therMuelo Store Of Mr. ANDRE, not CHEST
NUT street. no2o-tn,th-Btt
AR taTLOB. Tk.OrUtß GP SINGING AND
•PIANO, 1207 FILBERT street, Slhglbg-classes
bow farming. 002-tit ''
9BXPPISe
SOONER FULL.
BISHOP, SON * CO.,
No. 105 arch street.
WAMTIS.
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