. ,w -> > 'Tr" "-"7^ ®lr^Wii --- - jil'l ’’r'-'f*""'*' ' •. Douglas BecepUonCommlUeti. o Tta> ****>£' Ben»tar Booa(^l#Jßfaf„Oljs:«?ffi( n f»PB#,y.fKs?!. £££ WiLUiS DosxfliotetKjW »?<!J iwßiessiVt f = «’ > First" ltaly oeediqgß Extraordinary r-^u»v*»ttM*P35 1 »S' ,a ! w ttU b> Sewing Machine j Will Bjldier; Gantts! Kawtj |hs Cl^fhi|grofUl fa ,, ,„ The utmost e‘Mtilia9m Say wh erev r ei^BwJ^M ,^)C, nglW_ed^ ; Hfc, Wm. o ailed upon fanng thi day by thousands ofpeople. Long before the c Hm«tfi«a fordiil reception at ln dependence Hail, coagroga>d, in that hls ItfBV nfghtwis delivered to a Tory largo andepthltalestiqriissrrar blage. Wo bare borer wltneised a greaterarnount of popular on&suiSnB tian hi has fenqited ahiohg oar eitisens. JLfV,;i'« Senator Dongtashas been' unanimouslynop>t- ; noted by the qnaoua of the Democrats fS the State LegMtalnre'o£ilttW)le, ; ae toit oandidate • ' for United States tb'o " harjng appBansd',in':botli morn-, .. log, the House.adopted'a.'resolution to'go into ft joint convention 'for 1 tbe'e’ttOtpij'pf'a.SqnaWi; jo-, day, whloh resolattdn.winprobablybeadopted'by the Senate thte'jnWning: • j * i'« »**••> ;l ' In the UnltM ! Btfttes.SonStpj"yestetdayi to re r . port of the cooituittce, slaSngitotthehew Senate' ~ chamber was ready for-toocoupdifoy Of the mem-, "bora,.pros nßdqr'oqryidefattpnJ 'andJprepftratbry to the departure "from a' haU rendered famous by some of the mbjt'Vgtteqrdihary.irijd editing dr. - bates thatharia.eybrqdijarred, Se'natbr CilUonden, . Vtoe PresidentCßreqjtinrldgeand others delivered appropriate apeeeh’el.^ ® ' •■ ■ '*'►• f . The Hon«o of.. ItepresentaUrei- at Harrisburg ; id,tree organ! «ed- yesterday bytha oleotiqn of. Wm. | ;r. ; as Speaker. i o' of the nJCtim of :ao. L miaatod M£ city, sis theirgandfc. y . dale for elerlt, Mw.rHoltsomb,, of >Btad,forA bounty, »t assistant iS gheny, and GilfihhlnvOfMsroerpaS'trsnaoribing ? olerks. .■• '■?< '• | It is supposed dthat Govi- Packet will transmit ' bis ujeaauge to tbeStateicgislMure. to-day. j Favorable reports'havebe'en reoelvodfrom.the. i ; Fraser rl rer gold mines,Tend the last steamer from ?. Victoria took •gfaSd' to .Fipinoisqo. i it difficulty exlstli.u»|Btan jnserving n prooasi on: ■ Brigham Young,' as hts guardobstructthe marshal t . In the aiiohorgqqfdilqdiityl vTho pftmanohe'lo i) dians are lurkingTround tho stations of the over-.-' | land mail route with hostile . r ; j, , Fears are entertained fdr tlie eafoty or fcheNorth ? Germany eteameUptliVeser, ’ which is' now thirty 's one days oat. Amjng.'hqr pawengepi Dyer, motohaot; v qisphUadelphiWah4 Peter and George Klein, and Nicholas Klaus, of Bethlehem,'’ pa. ',...,. » - i C =. A correspondent'-61 to Heir Orleans Bees, writing from ibo clty of 'ZSoxloo, uader dntflof i. Deoeinber 20,1868pisiye.v G Tiro ■ days ago fear 1- •" Sente Anna Generals, jrerp arrested or', banished. 1 Aoimepiraoywasdo harebroken out daring the ; night, andZulaegahadhishorses harnessed in { ease of iniiliirMi»! y ‘’lli^^'&h v uOT«innf'<i{d.' S .not take place, jti* onlyjostponed.. jJHearn from j good authority thM , 'tt«ohj«ot;ia to',bestow,{he j Prcgldcoov on Mr'.:7loblo''. Thd lfttr ininister to Washington waa atthe National Palaoe at the, .time of the arreit tho nfprtßßii so'i' had'a violent altarbatlbn.with Zuloaga, at - o end' of which ho left hicria violent nn£cr. 'I should no tbs aurprlaed if ioxt oQOipiraoywe hoar of aUhns Robleg aa it& iesidcr. -.- ‘ ■ ■ 1 ■ Hohoagaray, dhd;tbr the lii!VfeV.'4t'jsitia bean marching and cpuutepjinarohing from, Mexico to Pueblo, and frunrPnablO toMexlcOjlTHbout on . toiing either oapital. ife bolopga to. the, Robles party, and if in thought that he kaeps hlraeelflnreadlness to tnpporthin %£ *' A singular hksbeert diwdV<fpn|‘ in the house ocoh|ilei^7. ( the’ : ilmeiibairjijlhiiter|' Mr Forsyth, found, | consisting of sixty; ingots ;of ailvCfyde'poßltediby | air. Blanco, durßig’;tli»;^g.e’;of I jiicxlcoi oJj/tic I Ushof October. -These .'ingots had> been secreted" | lit (bo prior, and on their beingtakenoat thedii; ■| coloration caused them tobotaYon forgold.”''' ; A destructive flrebroko biUyesterdayinorning ![ In a large iaotory,. on. tbe west- aide, of Lawrence Sj street, fbetweenßonHh‘fo4 ; ji Eight bntldings ntoreJorTSess injttrcdii anddt {j is estimated the totallosswlU reaOh'sBo,ooo. 1 'J, The Steamship' BMtociS'S'Wv news/.ijaji Veen, { briefly given by telegraph from 'Halifax,; arrived, {..at New York jesterday afternoon,. and-her pa fpers reached here last night. ./The advices by the' i Aioerloa, .wore later, have already’ been given, but we find, some additional newt, whlob we give below: *■ •’> t ■ Mona ooVansiigsT Akrests is IbbiAud.— BatFASi, Sunday; l Dee'. Via.— The’ -Times says: This evening oonjidorableexoltement was danced by tho general repbrt :i tbelb'Htbboo'lodge.bad been oaptnred In ’ .At six constabulary, fully armed, surrounded;,* paMio house, in Oromu, street, and arrested&me fifteen persons who were', there assembled, onitha charge of being members Man illegal Bociety. ;< .Tbo .•prisoners wore Imme diately marohed to the,police.office. The oommit-' tat was made out; and the men marehed off under a strong escort, and-lodged In .tlie coonty of An trim jail. The men'wbo have beeh errest-dare belfeved to ba Soman' Catholics,' and.'bf course;’ the report goes tbit’they.wir'e memberaof a It lb-, bonlodgo. •• ’■ : Moafl ABttßsrs.—Dobiih,, Monday, Deo. 13. The TVntM ssys aooounts from Kerry, received to,; jday, announce the arrest of thirteen'person's/ [charged with being mombsrs of an illegal society, | Diplomatic Appomritßifrs—lVe (Times) be lieve that the following appointmenH in the dlplo,. iraatiaservice will soon be officially, announced; }Lord Napier, toUtucceed'Lord Abefdromby Eministor at the Hague,; 1 LordLybhs;' at'present. iiainisser at Floreooei to suooeed'liOrd Napier as Vmlolaterat Washington.'V' Y ./.... 2- The Australian and ,New Zealand Gazette says : (i“ln a few days the soretr steamer-Cameo will / letve with tho telegraph Cable which is td connect sViotoria with. Tasmania: - The cable is a single beecdnetor of 240 miles in length, which is''to',bo gl from Cape OtW'fty,,Victoria, to Kibg’elsland ' e telegraphic oomnmwdaUon with .the capitals three Aastraliahrooj6iiiee ; ,an4 Tasmania will jthas bo complete.{. , .. - ~ S.-The Paris correspondent of the London Pest jjays : “ Some jcurtiilshsvo ’stated that the coa iwronoes are about.-to meet again very soony in 3>rder to take intoueonsideniiion the question of She navigation of the Danube ” ,- ; | .Tbe 'Times' correspondent sajs: ‘ ” The nobles .tf-Bnesia are by no means .inolinod to emancipate, jtheir Bcrfs withoht receiving full indemnifies- Hon, and they do mol Attempt to oonoeai from the imperial authorities,,tb'olr-disinclination to.obey -the instraoilon whloh they received from his Ma jesty.” e.t» V; „ I _ - ~*■ . Dr. Boynton’s tcctnres. }[ Wo had last night, the,plea euro of hearing Dr. Boynton's initial lectureof thonewedurae ha hat Bat commenced at'Cooodrt flail.' In ila 1 lecture s»»t evening ho gave, tho moat luoid geologloah .leooqnl of the Oreatlod ; we hove eyorllatoned to, |f< reasoning upon .manydispuled, ■ points having .wen with a oleatneas.and' force Httleahort of ah - ' ;otu.todomonatration. , | Tho vindication!, of. i)r. Boyntonls," ability to I«at with a matter hand the great anbjepta em fjndied ihthta aontM of M|entlio lectnrea, was. flatteringly had Infheertontand characterof 111! .jndlenoe last evening)-the hall havjng bees' well; filed, and that, tea Hlgo'e;irt«nf, : by oijr'moat in-! ielligont patron* of. liters tare and-, the eoiencea; yhloh, conaideringthe fact; thatihe 'aatee .Course fa* already been repOated.W'pur.olty'.sibri'tjiah Vhoe during the present aeaaonj la certainly a 'cmarkotilolucccsa.■ - - : ;f It i» but just .to. Shy that those leoioWof Dr, poynton poaeosa a'.yWtoeoin! point- of ; inatrttotive' 'ieriteurpasslng literal if stamp that havb.;.been<'given,,lier6 tiiis season! The thorough maetery of bia/theme, whlchim 'reaaea hla audience aa bo walkathe BUgC,abd 'frriea, by descriptions the moat graphic, the lnu ijnatttmfrom the misdroaoopio tAlnaUae'sf elomob pry matter, to themiglity.pbenomenoprpdnoed iir the developing loice*: that apply aa Well to the pvolvlng worlds ■Of our'eplar, system as to the Stoutest atom of their.oomposltion, is really won-, ijrful. . 1 spr. Whiting, who flebtdred'iri thia oiiy .aome, f bara'ago on human, pbjeloibgy, -and who hoi the j jbryellous suooosaof delivering, the'rSamb course I lectures to overaowlne ; houSes,. we -believe, jrelye times in a aingle senaon','artonlahed bis sarera by his wonderful faojl! ty the .irtnan organism to, .the •'imagination• perfeotty, lthout the aid of a knife.- Dr. Boynton presents jin the counterpart;; of: .fWhltlng—with this Bhronoo, that the.latter evinces an Intlmaoy Mb the whole '“ge of-Moatlon, quite;ha;h«V nndlng oa was the acquaintance of theformet pf a alngle feature—the: anatomy, 'ofthe h'utnih' -v«'j 'if-.j” ,• wr* Thayer's we.ntmld remind dnr re*- pj:wiXl, take plw:tyi l «yfegV,atii’w#':tra«t' iHho weather xtilMmiktirndt to rally in fotee (or hu^htopaftttitd'iijafießitdKjßa folaen Wme. • ®&£% -sSffSS£2tft%lf tW tteelo sod (hßrelH'a'daet. 4 - - I ''' ■■ U'i- --■ - - 1 -- »■” 1 -.fl tt^,SMfit..tl«i mr leader* th* aeoeise ao»denxy of Mr. Doff W. wSgntm tb* priDelpftl toeriw.of this Bt#te;Bhd:D»lirrt,T»i ■dttK ff&t in toiUiifi W tKeJf propera, ._ wU-ph ,w sartsssJ 1 ? o<es».e,rt ; v ..., ’ llfiftf JOUGmTiFPHILADELPm ?-mi e sie|ep«ioii at Independence Hull lot Mayor and Councils.^: !' 1 '. ... - -' H.itjs $X?O0 BBRBN J±;lsq3s' 1 wrf iidr i %v t ?i> > GXOfflOUs! DEMONSTRATION OFiTHE-J?EO>>S.- i’.-rv- US*BRNATOR DOUGLAS* SPEECHES, &cTk. I vtYesterday Senator DotTCtoAS’s parlors at the St. .liawxeDed>Sotel.were orowded with visiters. apeorly hour In cltiCenaTlhr oo^ tKa. Xotei, Muious K mgfct. Sf'fcUmpse of the great statesman, aud.Adurihig repres, Venting the Deiqbcrady of the surrounding and some - distaiit'conhilsV bf r tbti brtefij&jfiidr (Sons to the cUyfor the purpose, paid their respoots to Min, bringing with' "ftem ‘ 'the. assurance that the people* In their respective localities tq : k garded his course with .high,, respeotj-and were/ anxious to testify uthelr d«s yotWtothe manwho.'regardlesi of cpnMqnences; ' devoiea id';principle and rights The; received;-, ail who balled on him In that easy and i graoeFal manner,. which never fails to make 'tlie vialteWeel' satisfied with his reception. It' fslmpossible ,to oaloalatethe number of bonds ■boathook' but'it must have been Im*; meuse, for; until a late hour last night, the people - flurrouDded him. About a quarter after 10 o’olook, .yesterday morning, ouroitizens’ committee waited updii Senator ahd" conducted him to In depehdehoe.Hall, where the! Mayor'and Oonhotts were waiting to receive hi** l ■ ■ Ohostnut -street, la f/ohtdfvtho State! House,; was-orowded with peo pie,-who were waiting to gain 1 admittance,' and It < w'M > wi{h^thi l that the police impenetrable mass for thd PMJadeipMa and New Fork commit tees and ourjgucri to pass Into the Hall. Before the people IwerefAdmitted, the-interesting cere mony of the .formal weloomeof Senator Douglas to; ,Philadelphia,. by oar oity authorities, took placed -h \ *,* ;■ • ' *• ‘* * '* ] Win. E.Lehmsn,' Eh<j , on behalf of the com ;mlitee» introduced Benator Douglas to the Mayor and Qonnoila/'i,'3e said:, : MArOB.HBitRV .\lfc.was my.agreeable. duty, to be ohe of. the oommUtee appointed* to go to New. York, and wait upenihe distinguished Senator of ItKnbis, and extend to him a cordial) invitation to visit opr city. In the performance of that duty, I not only represented-nig personal and i politick friends* but* in a measure, the corporate authori ties Of the city, I informed Senator Douglas that. thd Councils or the, city, i without distinction tinaniinoußly tendered him the Use of Independence Hall'to receive bis friends, and tbafc it was your intention, as Chief Magistrate of this municipality,'ito welcome him. ./Laeem it proper toßtate that the Senator, in his reply, consented to waive all his private arrangements, and to fore go engagements of a pressing public nature, to/ac cept this grateful tribute of respect. It is with great pleasure that, I now introduce to you the II- Justribus.Senator. ’•Mayor'Hehrydfahn addressed Senator Douglas 'ln the/bllpwing most appropriate Temarke: - Mr.-SawATOß:TheConnolls ofPbUadelphia have tendered yon, la pasMog through this bHy,'.thenBe of-theHairpf Independence for! the reception of your' friends, hnd In their name'.l weloome yon upon thirfoceasfcm. V • ‘' ' v ~Tbls spot is tho 7 common heritage of'American freemen*. jWlthlh 1 these walls,'memorable for the moat iUdstriods deed’in oar coaqtry.s; history,, fallowed mote than‘ boob by the’ashes of the mighty dead, .cherished da the depository of the mementoes of patriots and heroes, all other senti ments m’ejge ip that of unalloyed devotion to the J Unlon;jU? prosperity audits perpetuity. 1 I greet' ydu, ( elr;as a member'of those National CoanoUfl on whom devolves tho guardianship of our jpatibh’e interest- and, destiny; aY one whose emi .nent. portion in those ( councils' has elioUed the admir&tion and reßpeot of.'so many of your fellow oUlsenA - • ” • - , !‘ ‘ Permit me individually to express my wishes for your personal welfare. in the assuranoo that the nqapHalHy.of Philadelphia will he well'cared for by ydurreunfoqndtogfriends.^• ,, * 7 * / .L'l '' BWATo)I ( POtraiiA.s!s.BPBKCH. ; ' Sehator in response, said: Mr. Mayor— It has, fallen ;to iny lot, as a public man and as a politician, to receive many testimonials 'from political and partisan friends, whiob, under the circumstances, were, most- grateful- to my. • feelings';-but the tender, of .the ase of ibis hall voluntarily, aa‘l am Informed, by .the unanimous "senHinent of the corporate authorities of .the city , Philadelphia—this hall, within whose saorea precincjs no l thought. or . no sentiment . can enter!'any' oitisen’s. breast.inconsistent with .the :>peawe -of; the Bopabffc and the perpe tuity of the Colon— a oomnliment« that 'overwhelms me with-gratitude.- In this hall we ; ’flUi the. pictures, and we feel the - inftu once ‘of 'the. spirit, of those, sages and, patriots to whom we owe our. independence and our,consti tutional.fpm tot 'goveramont. •! [Cheers Jr. Hew that sentiment which* now animates all-the free- Governments of the_esrth first found its authorita tive ‘exposition* and .proclamation - There stands ■ tbe 1 ’ heft which , problaiined liberty throughout, -the land, phto}aj[l ihejinhabitants thereof; and' Itjeems ad If * the.inscription it bears was di rected by-the' hand of Divine,Providence, ;for U was placed >.txpoQ ; it! fair tin advance of tbe perlod'whoh. anyhonian could iorosee ;lbah.|t 4o was to ’be-.used tot proclaim the indo-. pendenbe of America ever the; arbitrary decrees. pf \aJßritisti * Parliament;' ‘iGheera J A,great* principle procWmed by tho fathbrs of the Ropub itodn this hall); was’ the right of the people oi;&U theStotes,' OfaJl the pripvlnoas and. dependencies of every comindnily, to regulalditjte own domestic eoncefna/and; Internal aSkfrs, in >its own -way. [Oheera]; '.PednSylvanla'.,bas - always been irne fo -.tbat oardlnal principle of representa tive government. Penpsylyania, who, with her .Franklip,,- and r those’, oohgehial spirits who g>ve impulse to- .riie Revolution, • foresaw' that e; time,, mighty come, .when, ; Rafter having .maintained'her, independence against tho British Parliament, sno,th<et;\imperial<pamameht'mfght be established onherown destruc tive to the liberties of the people and the rights of 'tbocitisSns,- and hence' Pennsylvania, ‘ in her in strudtlqns to her delegates who represented her in this hall when anticipated the Declaration of Ifidepondeucc, empoWefbd them to gtveher assent to that d«clafat|on on the fandamentalcondition at Pennsylvania retained, unto herwlf forever • the light to manage herlocal arid dombStie con* .coins . and 'police regulations in her own way, in dependent of any other, power on the face of the glebe. HGreat appla~ : * Sir, If we remain true to these great- prlnolples of constitational.liberty, proclaimed by. our lathers in this hall, and consummated -Jw the Constitution of Ihe DDltoflßtates: within the pro qinqto, .of' Philadelphia, .this .Union may last for ever as our forefatliere Jnade retain local Aa|d domestic Institutions 'as it phafljehoose. fCbbers.);;Sir, if to these oonstitatmna?, conservative ' principles of .liberty have attracted‘to mo the attention of the constituted authorities ;pf, this.vast city, it is a great reward for all of the toils that have accom panied my public Jito, , I appreciate it a thousand .times more • than any.partisan, trihmph*which a. .transient, polltiolan .may acquire Jn .Ihe road c.hrougo life, for such a triumph must necessarily be ephemeral Jn it.? character.. ... -.iMr< Mayor, discarding all! partisan .spirit, as yon have- done, I accept sh» honor, with,'a 'grateful heart. Dbavo not*the vanity that would receive ft «s a -mark of.personal reapeot.' I am glsd to know itbat I have-the esteem indl .wdnally of yourself;.but it Is far more grato-. asja- publio man, to know that four- sympathy U aroused by public duties calculated to sustain and perpetuate those principles, _ of- civil and religious liberty whloh our fathers have transmitted- to -us. May we be successful ta hdndlng down to onr children, and through'onr children to our last posterity/ those immortaV principles which were first proclaimed U thlsjHati, the witnesses of whloh'stasd now, !fke.guardiana&kels t looking down upon our every' act, and inspiring out prayers to Heaven that this Union, this Constitution* these States, as they ex* m t and have' existed) may-last forever, not only far the protection of our own* people, bat as a guide to the friends* of freedom throughout the world, fCheers/) ' Repeating my grateful acknowledgments, I cap only. say ; that when I leave here 1 sha/l «arry with me a reooiiection of this day which-wlll neve|r bo effaced while life lasts, and over 1 .trust, my children Will feel more proud’than of ant act that has here* tofpm'm^k^Smypublto.lUe.!, \i toanßor qf lSocator DougJsfl’, on receiving the welwwhoofMayor Henryjwae exceedingly im prwslTe; iIIs voice, Clear- and distinct, yet. in* the Sacred memories Which sur ironhded him, was full of .the deepest feeling. .Re seomed^to 1 be; profoundly Sensiblo of the honor confened npon hi mV and of the consecrated plae? In-wh!oh4e f/r - i '' concMiod. the ceremony of to6clM»g*tho j people and risking them by the hand,'commenced.' til roups of about twenty-fivo ; W®r®! admitted lat,a ; time by the police st&ttened Jat the malh. on - Cheatnnt- Street, and these passed into the Hall, and, after paying their : respects to the “ Dtitte Riant, >» who stood front-. ing IVaehlogton’s statue, retired by the-door - icadinginto 'Square. :*The pollen were exceticut,* and the 'Mayor and those c'on. ccrncd dewfva great credit'; for the admicahlo manner in which everything patood off. Hotwithr , standing the dense* crowd, who pressed forward pn side anxious to gel into the Hall, no one was Wod,'h’s it was possible, allweroad ■Bitted, find were gratified w«h a right of the man whom they had come there to see. A great deal . pf amusement was afforded to those wh'd, a little behind time, were obliged to take positions in the . outskirts of the browd, In snow-batiing the more fortunate, who occupied positions near the door . and.wereßatlently waiting an entrance. The fern’ At., times, became so furious that the police were obliged to interfere to save the unhappy, ones ; who;,wedged' lnto tho doorway,'recoived in their . hals, heoks, backs, and faces, without haying an t to return, the showers qf snow Which those whp;' ij to pd !out in the oold took pleasure in ; helpingupofi'tiiemV' ’ f < .R6uglij, after receiving his . friends at the Hall/ took ft sleigh ride- with the oommlttcoj of EckaylkiU, and In tho even ing;dlnSd number of his 5 frlendk ' ' • kegah to assem-" ' W andlopg boferc hatf-pdst 9 o’clock the street i and pavements of . ,the en square were densely - of-our-oitisens, with » ;<mt vdiaiipbtion, of rparty, wbo-had aisembled to , Aearfroto the J m ®f • .the‘tr’utiis w;Mc]i;- he has defended and 1 expounded jn- the Bcnate, anddaring his' rtoent ; eypititfg oampaign.r. At h4lf-past9-6'olook Beck's i theiavorite and popular air of the , .ti*Ahyii_‘Ohpfns, J f a number of ‘ ;Rq&dd'cmadJ^, ? hehgbla Hghto; and 'rookets were . ,d UQhargo a.'V He re followed prolonged and dekfen • and shonfs for. As soon -W r <bbultJ be Restored, Mr. David Webster’ : and ’delivered a -brief : ianu eloqoent addreW/ iu'which he spoke with a fproo; s of the recent grCat/kchlCvOr l msutftfHSdUtipguiihed Sehatorhad accomplished, * and ol the noble manner in which ho had advo cated the principle of popular sovereignty; and * announced that Judge Douglas the ua4ni> ’mous ohoioe of the Democratic ith| J .16^5'ure. df.-'lllinolstfor t%.Uqito4 States 'Be*-* aatbr’wbioh wasyccblvbd wlth ihCatfl of-applauae, SBNATpA DOUaLA9’,SPBBCp. j !/ J: Senator appeariog on tho baloony. of the hotel, was greeted with a peftocfc- stofm of npplausoT*- He said—Fellow-ctirzena of Philadel phia : The hearty and enthusiastic reception which you have extended to mo reminds me mote of an Illinois audience than of an assemblage to the old State. My experience in ‘hiy own Btate has taught monofcto he surprised at this oordial greeting. 1 did not flatter myself, how ever, that the people of the Union or the people of Pennsylvania,had- taken aofiioient interest in.that oontest, to have sympathized so deeply as 1 now find thov did fn the roceht struggle ana its rtsalt in Illinois. Whoq I reflect, ,1 oqn for this sympathy. It is ‘as nonorablb to you, as U is' to myself. It,is a sympathy in the' cause of jConatitutional libbrty. aftd tho f great' prinolple of self-government. This Confederacy was formed on. the principle that the people of every State have the undeniable right, to form, add regulate their own domestio institutions to suit themselves, without the interference of any other Store, of the Federal Government, or of- any other powei* on the fa.ee of the globe. This is the great principle upon whiob all our institutions rest. It Is the principle put forth in the Deol&Tft- Uon of Independence, the prinolple in dofonoe of Which the battleß of the Revolution were fought, the principle confirmed and consummated- by the adoption ol tho CoaßtHntlon ol the United States. [•‘Good, good!” and cheers ] . , . Oar system of Government rests upon the theory that we aro a Confederacy of sovereign and Inde pendent States, each having the right to regulate its own affairs to .suit itself; tho Federal Govern men* being confined within, its limited and re-, strlCted powers, defined in the Constitution. Lately 'a fatal heresy has, been proclaimed, at war with our wholes system of Government. That heresy consists in the assertion tof the prinolple that there must be uniformity in the iooal laws and domestic institutions of all the States. If assumes that because one system or potioy is useful in Pennsylvania, 1 that therefore it must be wise and politic in every other State in the Union. . ; , . . I need not remind you that our fathers under stood, when they framed this Government, that the laws and institutions whloh were adapted to 1 the green mountains'of 1 Vermont were illy salted to the rioe plantations'of South Carolina.. [Cheers I Our 1 fathers knew, that that, system of laws ana donicbtlo'ln'hlUaUoßa which were well /cited to tho 'coal fields, the iron mountains', and' tho rich and fertile vatieys of Pennsylvania were unsaited to the ( notion plantatiohs of Georgia. Onr fathers knew that to-a,.oountry as broad and extensive S 3 this,’with snob a variety of olimate and soil'. and interest, there must necessarily be , a Corresponding variety in the local laws and domestic institutions of each State, adapted to the wants, interests, and necessities of eaoh of them, different "as they were in every State of the Union.' [Oheors J The great difference between ns and tour opponents is, that they assert that there should :ho uniformity in the domestic insti tutions of'the various States, and we assert the prinolple of State rights and State sovereignty, which seoures just such local laws and domostio institutions in every State as the people thereto’ may desire, without reference to this principle of uniformity. ..'Upon this great principle I appealed to the people of .Illinois in tho lato straggle. l I maintained the Constitution, as our fathers made it* to be the supreme law. I asserted the sovereign right ef every State to decide Its domestic institution* to suit itself* and I deolarod that that principle ought to apply to Territories ; as well as to States, the same as onr fathers, In the beginning of tho Revolution, demanded .that It ought to apply to provinces as well as to Territo ries. [Cheers,! I appealed to the people—to the : conservative and natriotio-people of Illinois—to stand by the principle of popular sovereignty,, to follow it wherever its logioal oonscquences migh t oairy them, and to fight all men who opposed it and shake hands with all men who sustained it. [Chews• . > ' , It Is unneoebary for me to tell you the result. The result is well known tor you. you have as sembled to-night to pay homage to that great prin ciple, and to rejoice over its triumph. [Hurrah for Douglas add cheers:) I ofafm no more credit than yen of Fennsylvania. -We have been, fight ing in a common cause. In Illinois, I had the Domocratio organization'With me in'every county and 'in the Btate; and in Illinois the enemies of popular sovereignty bolted -the refill or nomina tions, and attempted to destroy the organization of the Domocratio party. That example sot by ear enemies in Illinois of bolting regular nominations, oompelledyou to robuke proscription by following their example. [Three-oboers.} If‘any men are disposed to complain of Forty disorganization in Pennsylvania, :lu Hew York, or in any other State, let thein roflect that it is the result of the example set by thetoselvcs in Illinois. [Great applauso. J Proscription Has been rebuked, and I rejoice in that - rebuke.-‘[Hurrah for Douglas! Three oheera for the Giant fj .Gentlemen,' Goon, Judge,’* '‘We’U night,** “ We want to hearyou,** Ac J ono word upon this overlostiog negro question. I hope .that we are aboht'done disoussing the question; I have hoard false sympathy and false philan thropy enongh.upon the, subjoot in Illinois. We - avo takeh tnei-true ground, that s Government was created upon the white baste—that it ira Government *« White men, [cheers,) made by mas; to be administered by white men and nobody else.. [Great qpplansej I am aware that one portion of our political opponents , tell us that the Deolarotion of Independence declares all men to!be created equal, and then ask whether the . negro Is not a toon, -and if so, whether he is not de clared to bo eqtiAl to the.wmte men.. My answer is, that when patriotic togog who aMembloa inlpdependen^o'Hqiljpniforth thhiaootrine, they had to fiegroes or any other inferior rritoe. [ltomdnze.applause. 1 They were speaking' bf-white men, of-men .of Europoan birth and-Eu ropean descent: when they said that all men were created equal. - IThroe cheen.l The history of the country-proves this foot. Bear'mmlud that when the-Dcolafatiofi of Independence was put forth, evety one of the thirteen colonies was a slaveholdiog colony. ; Bear in, mind, that every man who signed that J Declzrotiori' re* presonted a slaveholding cohsttiuenoy | abu, remembering these; fects^. tell foe if Ivon be lieve the signers of tho Declaration of Inde pendence. Vr ere saoh hyjpoorites as to declare the negro to be their equal by Divine right, and then to Hold him in slavery the, balance of the.fr lives. [“No, no. Cheers for Douglas.} I repsdt that they were speaking of white mob, and they formed a Government bn the white basis. Letnspre fsrvo the purity, of that Government on - the asfs on which our fathers mode it. Merely because the negro is not a chiton, and booauso he ought not to be a citizen, it does not follow by any means that he ought to be a slave. On the contrary, ti doos follow that the negro, and every (Other race which is dependant on the White man, ought to. have |and enjoy dtl- the rights, all the privileges,, and all the Immunities Whioh cad be extended to them consistent with the ialbtybf‘ the society where, they exist. [Cheers} I presume that none bf yQh ate prepared to deny the cor. rectneiß’Of; that principle. [“ Sound dootrine,” Hurra for Douglas, ,, * r otc,} If you efek mo Wh&fc are the rights and privileges which the negro and other dependant races ought to possess, jny answer. la this; thatisob[Qestion for the people of each State to decide for themselves. [Three cheers.J ' It may. be safe and proper in Pennsylvania, .where tbore arejbutfew negroes, to extend to them rights and privileges whiohJit wohld be tiodife and Improper io give them In South Carolina, where the negro r«bb 1$ largely in the majority [That’s sc, knd cheers.J Tour interests’may require dif ferent legislation on that subject. Ton have dc eided the, negro question - for . yourselves. Ton tried slavery; you wire a slaveholding colony at the time. the Declaration of Independence was ihade; you were' & slavebolding Btato when the Constitution was made, and you have sinoe abo lished slavery without asking the consent of Con gress or of any other State, On what prinoiplo was Pennsylvania converted from a slavebolding io a free state ? It was under the operation of the great prinolple of. popular sovereignty, whloh as serts the right of every State to do as it desires. [Cheers.} Now, my friends. Ifyoh people of Perth eylvaoia claim the undeniable right to deolde the slavery Question to suit yourselves, to bavoslavery os long as yon chose, and to abolish it when you pleaee, how can you deny that right to every other stateta te* Federal Union? [“Good ! ; * “That’s the way to put it!” and cheers.J If you will, in good faith, allow the people of every State, old and new, and of every Territory becoming a State, to exercise tbe dfftne privilege whfdh you claim—-that of deciding fof taemficlves—there can i be peace and h&nnony between ell tbe States of this Union. There is no other basis on which this Union can bo preserved. The Union wm hi ado on that beati, andltcahdniy be preserved by adhe ring In gortd faith to those principles on whioh H was founded. It oan only be maintained , by keeping Inviolate the Constitution qs the oompaot that binds Us together. The Union, , ytih the ConsUldtiftn inviolate, is the greatest blessing that has ever been conferred upon a Tree people ; tbe Union, without tho Constitution, is not worth Dreserving, if it were possible to pre serve It. [Cheers.]' .Then, ihy fribnoS; lot us maintain the Federal Constitution, and by that Conctitfition the. American Union forevor. This pripolpleoarried out in good faith and Atnorioa can S extern that mission,on. earth which Frovldenoc as marked out for lls. We oan fill dp and'cutiiyato our.vadant jsoil, wo can Americanize the ooantrlos adjOlning ua, and as fast as we Aifiericahize them we oan annex them; and we oan spread over the Amerioan continent Until wo mdko this an booan bound Republic, and strengthen the Union by the prcoofS.. jOheers.J It is out destiny thus to ex gaud IVe must progress and aoqulro steadily, firmly, and constantly, yet by the voluntary act of tho people, as fast as they shall, be assi milated to ourselves Let us, then, adopt our foreign and dofttestio policy is harmony Wth otif destiny, and glorious victory awaits us. My friends, in my opinion, ti Is the duty of all good citizens to rally.under our national banner— that good old banner that has led us to so many glorious vic.t&ri.es :undor whioh Louisiana Florida, Texas, and California were acquired, under which peace can be. preserved, ana undor whloh tbe North, South, East, and West, can live toge ther in peace, harmony, and fraternity, forever. Snob Is my prayer, and'snob I am sure ti tho prayer of the Old Keystone State. Pennsylvania now occupies as proud and con. trolling a position in the Confederacy &s she did when tbe Union 'was formed, Sbo fronts upon Atlantic’s waters | she Stretches great lengths \ She occupies a middle position, turning baok the tide of Northern and [Eastern fanaticism, and toU. iipg back t&o horoales Southern ultralsm and disu nion. Pennsylvania is an empire'within herself Bhe has resources for a "great empire, 'but sbo deserves and musb.have thnother States and Ter ritories for her markets. Hence, Pennsylvania is nation&t, Is universal, ti liboral In all of hor inter ealSj in &U of her resources, and in all of her policy. May that' liberal polltloal polioy be pre served, and may she.continue io aot aa the arch that .holds the Confederacy together, holding the North and the South as brethren, by being just to eaoh and forbidding injustice to either. > [Cheers.] ~, My friends, I will detain you no longer I have merely given you an epitome of the issues upon which tpe great battle was fought in Illinois, and which, I, rejoice to know, Pennsylvania sympa thized in. I thank you for your attention. [Niao cheers for Douglas.] ' - f " After Judge Dougtas had finished, long and re* pe&ted calls were m&do for Forney. Mr. Forney made his appearahoe, and made some remarks complimentary to the, Ooun?H*» *ud. particularly of the. kind and generous manner, in which the. Senator had been rooeived by his honor, Mayor Henry. He congratulated the people upon the manner In which they had received Judge Doug las, which for surpassed jmy reception whioh had yet been extended to him, either North or South. Ho then spoke of tho l- had given I Mr. Douglas to receive the congratulations of onr THE PRESS.—PHILADELPHIA. WEDNESDAY. JANUARY 3, 1859. citizens, and said he now goes from this city to fhe . sty of Baltimore. He leavcs ; Philado!pbia ( to- . borrow, at one o’olook P.M., .to jiq repoirod intoc. .city of monuments by. a demonstration which will be highly oredttable to thorn, add worly ' He stated that they had just received a despatoh from them, which Btated tiiat they will ho here to night. \ ' •' .t After receiving- tho oongratulationsof his friends -In that oity he will make his triumphal entry In 'the Fedeial CAptia\> dud will, go hack crowned' |with a laurel, with the well-earned wreath of the we.U* won victory—no more tho solitary Senatoi — no more the proscribed and hunted “ traitor”—no more sneered at by the offiao-holleis of a corrupt and infamous Administration ; but 'hegoesbaok_ the suooesainl ohwnpion of a zuooewful principle. Wc are compelled trom whht of spaoe /rom pub lishing hti and Mr. Webster's speech entire-, , \ Thei display of which were discharged at different Intervals,' conßisted'of Roman-bandies, 1 Bengola lights, and rockets, and of three beauti ful designs comprising the /I Pride .of. America,”, the l< Liberty Tree/* and the { ‘ American Eagle.’’ The -Pride of Amerioa was degigaod for a represent tatlon of the ’•‘rtilng sun.” On being touohed, It' commenced with a revolving contre of purple, orimsob/ and gold, whiob, nfter many pleasing ohanges, was transforiqed into a beautiful figure of the sun, oompoied of rubles, sapphires, and silver stars, • the whole enoiroled with corrusoations of intense brilliancy. The next principal design, was the “ Liberty Tree, * which, sending forth countless stars of orimson, gold, purple, and various other colors, finally displayed a beautiful tree, which was adorned with gold and silver fo liage. * .. The concluding piece, and the one whioh excited universal admiration, was a national figure repre senting the “ Amerioan eagle.” This commenced with a revolving wheel, whloh sent forth all the colors of the rainbow, and was enoiroled with a halo of stars of silvery and d&zzlingly bright appearance. The Senator visited Musioal Fund Hall last night where a ball was In progress, and was most enthusiastically received. Subsequently he was escorted to the residenoe of Daniel Dougherty, Esq», at Eighth and Locust streets, "where he was hospitably received. At this pl&oe exceed ingly eloquent speeches were made by {Senator Douglas, Dr.< 0. B. Kamerloy, David ‘Webster, Wm. E. Lehman, and Daniel Dougherty. The latter gentleman, in response to -epe&ted requests, gave several admirable, imitations of toe speoohes of the Xtooomptoultoe of tbte olty. Mr. Dougherty was never in a better vein, and bis truly eloquent delivery elioited the most cordial and enthuslatio* applause. On leaving the mansion of Mr. D. hearty cheers were given for him and the . Senator. Daring the evening Col. John T. Riley sang three or four popular songs, In honor of the arrival of Senator Douglas, and acquitted himself in his . usual excellent style. The following oommittee accompanied Judge Douglas from New York to this oity on Monday, and remained here until yesterday: Hon. J. B. H&skin, Alderman Bradley, John H. MoCann, Richard B. CouucUy, Ohatlez Bather, Hou. G. B. Bar.nard, Captain Goo. W. Alexander, fion. lYm. Winer, E. C. West, Hon. John Mflrpby, Thomas, Jones, Jr., F D. Hunt of New York oity, and A. D. Banks of Virginia. The following committee of Philadelphia will acoompany him to Baltimore, at one o’olook to day: John O’Brien, Wm. E. Lehman, Dam'el Dougherty, Goorge Northrop, James M. Leddy, and Wm. A. Edwards. A oommittee of Baltimo reans, to eeoort him to that oity, arrived last night. i . The following commltteo from Baltimore are delegated to receive Mr. Douglas at Havre do Grace,: Jarvis Sponoer, chairman; Reverdy John son, Robert Brent, Henry May, L. P. Bayne, Mr. Oassard, Pinok'ney White, Washington Yelhbt, and others. ; , \ Mr. L. Bayne arrived in this oily last even-' log, and will accompany the oommittee from this city whioh .will escort Jndgo Ddagliw to' Baltimore. The display of fireworks, whloh were under the supervision of Professor Jackson, was highly ore* ditnble to his skill, and was witnessed by tho thousands who were assembled. Everything that could be done to render tbo reoeptlon bf Senate* Douglas of an unequalled and brilliantoh&raoter was faithfully attended to. It is reported that tho parties implicated in tho alleged importation of slaves into Georgia, by tho yacht Wanderer, have at length been committed for trial. The investigation was tedious and protracted, and great difficulty was experienced In arriving at the labto tif the case. The who probably knew thbst of the affair, absolutely relhsed to tes tily at all, on tho grdnnd that theY might criminate themselves—a thing which woSld hot have been possible if they had not, in seme manner, been connected with a nefari ous transaction. After one or two refractory witnesses had been committed to jail for con; tempt,And abetter Understanding \Vaa arrived HE as to the degree In which parties who as sisted In transporting tho klaves into the inte rior of tho country were criminated, the inves tigation proceeded iVith greater rapidity and soccess. There seems to be no reason how to doubt that & cargo of slaves was Imported into Georgia from a foreign, country, that thoy hare been conveyed, into tho interior, and that various parties have endeavored to. con ceal them. Hut one of tho negroes, wo be lleyo, has been captured, and he is now m the possession ortho authorities of the United States. It la butjust to tho Southern journals to say that a number of them have bitterly protested against this daribg revival of an odious traf flo; but there aro others which glory in de lending it. Tho idea is advanced that the laws of tho United States punishing those en gaged in the slave trade aro entitoly too se vere, and that they should not be, and cannot be, enforced. It is fhitber contended that those laws are uncbnstitntional; that the Na tional Government hah no authority or right to prevent the slave trade j and it was upon this ground, wo believe, that the Grand Jury of South Carolina recently relhsed to find on indictment against tho crow of tho slavrir Echo.. It will thus be seen that the question whether the African slave trade shall bo pub licly, openly, add successfully revived upon oor own shores, Is becoming one of real, prac tical importance. In fact, it has been assorted that the importation of the Wanderer was made for tho express purpose ef testing tho power of the United States to suppress that traffic, and we had. already seen, in the case of ihe Echo; that a device bed boon discovered, by which the crew of a slave vessel sailing under tho dag of tho United States could, in some sections of the country, bo rescued from punishment. - There aro men who talk of this traffic as coolly and unconcernedly as if it was nothing thoro than an ordinary commercial transaction involving the ti-anspotUtlon oi a fe* bsiicii Of coltdn, hogsheads of sugar, or barrels of flour. 'l'hoy think tho lives of thenogroes necessarily saoriflcod in it totally Unworthy of considera tion. We have novdr been disposed to over rate tho mental, moral, or physical character istics of the negro, but tho laws of our country make it as much a crime to kill ono of ebon hlio aS the fairest,of the dauoasiiui race. Every State of tho Union, we believe, teaog nlßos that crime which wlirully and maliciously deprives ahegtoof life, to bo murder. Tho case of tbo Echo, where so much sympathy Was excited hy the fear that the anti-slavo trade laws of tho United States would inflict too sovorn a- punishment upon the crow, if thoy were convicted, and whoro tho learned Grand j ury discovered them to be unconstitu tional, affords one of the most striking in stances of the horrors of tho slave trade known Iji history. Foul 1 htindrod and Seventy slaves wore taken on hoard on the coast of A trica, crammedinto toe hold of a Buiall, ill-ventilated vessel, and crowded so closely together that they could scarcely move. The voyage proved as fatal as might naturally have been ex pected. By the time the vessel reached Charleston, two hundred oI the hapless Afri. eons had died. They were virtually amothored to death. Had a fate like this been Inflicted upon two hundred white mon of any civilized na tion, the whole world would have rung with denunciations of the wickedness and brutality of tbo fiends, in human shape, who had com mitted such a brutal outrage. The Africans were, no doubt, a very poor, miserable, de graded, and helpless sot of beings j but no matter wbat position they occupied in the scale of humanity, their heartless destruction for tho potty roward'wkich thoso engaged in it expected to receive, involves the commis sion of one of the most odious and terrible crimes that the imagination can conceivo. It is more than a hundred years since'Oaloutta was captured by-Suit-UAH oowr.su, and the British garrison, consisting of one hundred and forty-Bix men, wore taken prisoners, hud locked up for too night in a common dun geon of the fortress, a strongly barred rooht, Olghteon feet square, with only two windows, and wh.on the door was opened, at six o’clock tho next morning, of ilio ono hundred and forty-six all but twenty-three had perished from the terrible effects of their close confinement, and the survivors were either stnpifled or raving. This occurrence has never since been forgotten, and it has rnado the remembrance of j the Black Ho}o qf .Calcutta as lasting as the The African Slave Trade. ■English language itself,—yet the fate of Ibe poor negroes confined.in the hold of While 1 it Whs scarcely less deplorable, hardly exciters > a .stogie tear o/ commiseration. 4 kind, riender-bearted Grand Jury ol South Carolina thought the laws of tho country Would inflict entirely too severe a 'punishment upon the crow ongaged in the wholesale slaughter of the negroes, and con ntoed at their escape from retributive justice While this appalling instance of the horrors of the slave trade, is fresh in the public mind, in another case a direct importation is mode to our own shores, and the question is prao tically presonted to us, whether or not we aro prepajed as a nation to endorse and tole rate a .traffic whloh involves Buch wicked and horrible destruction of human life. The evile and misses of the slave trade, however, date back much further than the departure of the cargo froto the‘shores of Africa i but this ■portioh oi its evils is so well described by a that it Is unnecessary ‘te/dwQlTbpoß it hero.' Tho article we allude to is Vs follows- From the ilcntjornevy ( 41e.) Advertiser, Deo 20 7 Thb Slave Trade.—Wo learn from private source* thftt supoonM have been served upon save ral planters in Georgia eugpeoted of having pur chased portions of the recently landed c&Tgo of the yaobt Wanderer.' There gentlemen are to ap peal at Savannah ae witnesses on. the trial of tbr orew of toe ‘slaver / Wo hope' that the nfl/vlr will be rigidly Investigated, and that ail those who may prove’to be- direotly engaged in the landing Of the Africans may meet with the punishment due to their. infraction of tho law. Webontli<lls confess that wh&i the revival of the African slave trade yaa first • agitated, we were indisposed to condemn tho measure with tho severity to whioh we now believe the scheme to be justly entitled Smarting under a aoPBe of Norihom injustice, and Viewing withmournful feelings the unequal struggle between a bandfol ol Southern he roes end. the hordes of Northern marauders on the plains of Kansas, wo were at first disposed to give; a favorable consideration to any soheme that promised iv relief from the numerical inferi ority rrader.whioh we labor in contending with the Tree-Soil hosts* Sinoe then, a mature and onro ful consideration of tho Bubjeot has convinced w 1 that the revival of the African slave trade would beh death tyowto the vital Interests of tbe South We oppose ft.upon grounds of humanity as well at* portoyr'Not the humanity that causes the bypocri tlo%l, the Beeohers and Sumners of the North ; not the humanity that causes the tender hearts: of very many of our Southern citizens to copsidflYslttvfery a temporary and necessary ovii hut upon motives of humanity that we derive from a careful consideration of the very,foundation of the proposed traffio; from a knowledge of the means chat mußt necessarily be employed in ob taining the negroes'that areto be deported to oar shores. There ore few, of our readers that have not had ocoaslon to view with a pitying eye the inevitable separation bf the slave mother and'son, nay, even tho husband and wife. Happily? such events lire of rare occurrence, but are still .occa sionally to be bewailed. It is one of tho. glories and the: blessings of our system of labor that’ these susderlußS of tho bonds of natural affeo- ■ tion are less < frequent in the South than per haps in finy other' portion of the globe. For one slave'- -family that Is thus rudely dis memberedohundreds of tho poorer olasses of tho North are’forced by bittor neoassitioa to sopa rate and go forth singly to combat the demon of hunger and nakedness. Family separation Is a grievous thing, even when restrained by the kind est and wisest laws that over protected the laborer. But wbat would our readers think of tho destruc tion of a whole town by the neighbors in ordor to sell a remnant of its Inhabitants? What would thoy think of tho alliance of three counties of our State for tho purpose of warring upon and con quoting * foutiucounty for the sake of gain ? And I yot ib Is by bloodshed and fire and rapine that tb‘e slave-ships of Africa are to be filled. The aborigi nes of the Gulnoa ooaet are nob a class olvilizefl and already in servitude. Thoy are nob aware of the' blessings conferred upon their unfortunate' race when made the slaves of a superior order of being's; ' They aro aware that the white fraUord /oh ihe ooaat will pay a large sum for every sound African, and so eaoh chief is at all times ready-to'march* u]fon his neighbor, to barn and dostroy, to eqcohnter,the desperate, resistance of tho infuriated brutal fellow-negro, to kill hundreds in the endeavor to capture a dozon, and all for the purpose bf furnishing a cargo for the slave ship That it would- bo. better if every African had & Southern master we all admit; better for Mm in this the next. But that ft Is justifiable to enoottro'gb'the mrtrder of one hundred Afrloans in the endeavor to bring a dozen of them under a master's oore lj an absurd and inhUmra idea. Tbo advocates of the slave trade contend'that to bring a cargo of Africans from Congo is precisely the same as to bring the same number from Virginia. And yet in .bringing negroes From Virginia we transfer thorn (fom tho hands ol one kind master to those of another, while in tbo other case wo euoourage the destruction of throe human beings for the gain of. the services of one. Ono is ration al, wise, humane, and legal barter, the other Is murdof. \7 ‘ l ' . • ' ■ We arevwot, Willing to enoouroge bloodshed, even among brutish savages, fob the aggrandize ment of a few ship-owners. We aro not .willing that those cruelties that wo nave enumerated should be denied on In the n&tho of tho South, and for the ostensible benefit ef Southern Inte rests. In the name of southern oivtiftMton and enlightenment, -1 we protest against tho slave trade and its oonoomtiant horrors In tbe name of a flourishing, prosrtorous, and all-powerful Southern confederacy of Statos ( we denounce n soheme tb&t {0 fraught with every mischfof that oan degrade and weaken a nation. • ■ < I.Ctier ftfam New York. Oov.3roßa4xnxbALi.STaß ynoors raou quarax mE—tb« (visit ou judge nOUOLAB : A cox , TmcouS LByxk—hallto nos. jons b. haskix— Mr« old warn babty bxsubbxcted—cascejii sext to smo sixu— col. vclleb’s farewell Pisxna—oxoaox vraxcis mint. .|Uorreapohdehce'qT Tkt) Press.; ' ' ’ New Yonx, Jan. 1, 1869. . Morgan has signalized his accession to the gubomatoriilcb&lr by promptly orde’lng the with drawal of the inllitia from Quarantine. But In one particular liis Uscellaocy will probably prove to have reckoned without hie host. He expresses the belief that ” reaeon hue resumed the eeat which impulse ueurped for a lime” among those who were prominent among tho malcontents ot Staten Island. The Island era aebai alt Along to hare entertained a very dllferont idea ot whdt ” rdsaon” really Is, from that entertained And expressed by fforernor King. They not only think il unreasonable that they ihodld be annoyed with quarantine hospitals and be subjected to tbe risk of Contagious diseases, bat boldly and deflantly annonnoed their determination to burndown any shah edtttees that may be erfateJ hereafter. The rlilt of beoator Ponging mast have been to him, in overy.'respeot,'gratifying. NotoDlydid he receive rails and courtesies from those Democrat* who favor his elevdtion to. ihe' Presidency, but tbe Administration men—tbo ’oillro-fccMors under, and representatives of, Mr. Buchanan were among the oarliCßt who called upon the'Senator. His rooms at the Everett House presented 'the ippeamnoe of an uuinterruptid levee, not only during the day bonra, bnt far Into the night. The man ot brains, of wealth, of enterprise, and of wit, tef tided,their admiration for the talent and tbe Indomitable resoluteness with whlob he fought a battle 'and woe a victory aopreeedentsd In the annals or Ame rican politics, His stiyamsng ns has widely Increased thsnumber of his admirers and friends, and exalted him highly in the pahllcT 1 esteem. Tbe friends of tho Hon. John B. Haskin, In Morris* ■Anla, competing the Haskin Qutrd,gave a hall in honor ot vneir Representative; .on the evening of the diet ult., at which, beside Mr. Haskin, were Senator Brode rick, of California, Recorder Barnard, Hon. A. B. Tappan, andbther gentlemen prolninent in the dis trict. Mr. Hashih.'lt Is understood, was voted for, and elected as Atprettrttalivt in Congress—not as ” Mem ber.” That highly riapectable society, or association called the Old Bln j Whig party, propose to resuscitate them selves, nod to that end, proposo l j meet at a respect ablo restaurant, up Broadway, this evening, end cooper the thing lip. They nro expected to appear in knee breecheo, wigs, and oocked-hs.ts. That precious villain, Oancemi, was takon to the Stdte prfsoe on Saturday, to commence serving out his term df-imprisonment for life. Before leaving the city prison, In which be has boon conßned for a year and A half, And been most kindly treated by tbe warden of bis corridor, be bade farewell to that gentleman la terms of obscenity too cosrse to be repeated. This ho did in English, notwithstanding ha professed not to under- Btaod it. ■ . The papers of (Bis morning furnish particulars of one murder, tpo shooting adairs, a stabbing nifray, and two or three suicides—a fair day’s crop. NEW* YORK STOCK EXCHANGE, JiX. 4. > 6KCOKD BOAUD. 3000 TsnrfSl 89 ’9O !)2>i 100 Ohio As Ilk 111 'BBl,' 1000 JHmW 8169 31H 20 do 68*; 100 PaoMoUSOo . !)1’( 100 do »16 68X. 200 do eOO.Ot;* to do «7 68)4 loojf SOootrAlß 81 200. do (3)68^ 160 do 1)80 SIX lbOilutlottll Fib! i6>j 100 Pmuma R in!t 100 do sSO 35* 160 Oil * OhJR t6O 70S 60 do 35’,' 200 .do bOO 71 100 do b3O 86 100 do MICH 25 Illinois Goa 11 (17* 500 ftoAdlog It 63S 60 do bllO 67 X 23dH«r:4mR lav 50 do h 7 87* _ v A ‘ tho stutnto of JeflVr ivexrity of Virginia has Mr. . Alexander (lull, a moo, Italy. Tuk atkX model or Bqq, orderod by the Uni just betn completed by Virginian artist, at FJorei SalS op Real Estate, Stocks, &c — The following sales of real ee’ato, Ac , were made by The mas &'Bom, at the Philadelphia KxcbaciKe, yesterday: 0 shares Pennsylvania Railroad, $-13 12; IS shares Lltt'e gcbnylkil Navigation and Railroad Company, $;5 isj 4 sham Southwark Railroad Company. $11; 0 shares, CJtjr Bank fiiock, Sid ; 2 fibnreg Mercantile J,i. brary Company, $8 7S otd $8 60} $7Ol Pennsylvania State S per cent, loan, 92# percent; $135 lu uotes of the Pennsylvania Bank, marked good, Febtuary4th, 1858 44per coat"; $l3B 11 check, marked good, on the Bank of Pennsylvania, 40 per cent ; $2lO notes of the Pennsylvania Bank, {registered,) 44 per cent,; 20 new abate* {or 1 old ahar*} San Francisco Land Association, ISOS for tho 20 shares; also, without resorve, 4 shares Ffclla&dpM* and Ihris do Q?M« Steam Tow Boat Com pany. $lOB e&ob: 2 ahareado do .$lOl each: 1 share Philadelphia Atheneiutn, $8; 36 shares West Philadel phia Passenger Railroad Company, par 6?, full paid, s4f>; St do. do, 9*B; 1 share Associated ha to>' era > and Droverfi' * took. par $lOO $l4; 8 three etory brick dwell ings, Owen street, north of Booth attest, %\ 799; valua ble'lotiand stone dwelling Gray’s lane $125; valuable Jot and frame dwelling, (fray’s lane,s33s; seven freroo dwellings, Christian street, $2 600; two frame dwell* inga, China street, gouthwark, $4OO j threo atory brick Store and dwelling, No. 913 south Second streot $2,500; tbrree-itorjr brick store and dwelling, No. o’6 south Second street, $2,800; frame store and dwelling, Ho. 017 south Second street, $1,600; ground'ret t, $43 & year, $635 t Und in Arkansas, $44H85; 6 town lo’e, Covington, Ky., $105; land in lowa, s2Bo} lend in Jowa;slo4; land In Missouri, farm in Illinois, $340, subject to the mortgage. The United States Hotel, Atlantic Oity, postpone! to the Bth of February. _ .. Private sales since last report, via ; Residence Six teenth street, above Spruce,-$17,000; residence and aide Ibt'y corner Walnut and Sixteenth street», Altogether *67,000, besides the public sates. Correction**—ln giviDg on account of the arroafc of three young men, on Saturday evening laet. vrho-w re charged with, having burglariously entored the clothing store of Bfr. Isaac O. Stakes, in Arcb'etrcet, ou Thursday ulghl last, Wo erroneously atated that William Kea’ue had be«u wrested and wis ono of the guilty party. Wo have since learned Ih&t Washington Kearns wka the name of the young man, William being a very respectable and prafeeworthy young man. We cheerfully make the correction. THE LATEST NEWS BY TEL EGBAPI-1. The Election of Seuutor in Illinois. [ PSCUL DESPATCH TO TQlf PBKBB ] SramoKBLD, Tlv , J»n. 4 —The tiro houses have "greed to go lit itbe tilect’on for Sao>tor od Thu eda?. Ffty-four Democrats) beiog a majority of tight over all opposMiWjhavO'Dubllely recorded their intention to vote for Stephen A. Douglas on that day. 0. K. TfIIRTV-FIFTIf CONGRESS, Second Session, U- B* Oapitoi,, WasiiinotoN, Jaouary 4,1859 SKNfTB. The Senate met at noon i.rv the old. Halt, from which the derkH bfti been removed, and a supply of cane eat chairs provided f, c the tompomy accommo d tionoftbe ■ member* The criteri.n nnd Hoot were crowded by a dense throng, nGtsritbsfaodipg the snow dorm, H having been uod- wtaod that the Vice Preai* dent, Senator Crittenden, and others would speak , The proceedings, as usual were Opened with prayer, vud the reading of the journal. -Sir StDArr, of Michigan, moved that as many ladies wore unprovided with eotte in the gallery, they be ad •nltled to t' e door Mr. Hamlin, ot Maine, objected on ihe ground that ».he admi-nlrm of Ir.lies would embarrasa, nnd, conse quently tho ladies were not admitted Mr. Davm of Mia issippl,' eoboiitted the report of he comm ttee, elating that th® new chamber was ready far the Senate. Mr. Giuttkxdkn, of Kentucky, moved the adoptlor >f the report The p&rt’ne from this chamber he ’bought wes an act of much solemnity. Many auso* elation*, aod many of theta proud Had pleasant. b od a* t > this chamber It ha* been the scene of great events. Que»tions of the Atuirican Constltut : ou—qnssUo-a ol national import—queftioo* of p»nce and war have been debated in th s chamber. Great men have been the actors Within these walls ho bad wen men whose name end fame have not been mrpaaeed In the annals of Greek or Roman history. : tere he had ears Olay, • and Webster, Calhoun Lee, Wright, and others. They seem to hi.yo leff on these very - walls 1 the ImprswT of their fame This majestic dome yet scorns to echo to their voices There are others, t)o whom be would not designate, for they had not yet fulfilled their poHt’cnl services, but whose names ate in no danger of being f'rgct’en ■ When Senators remove to the new chamber, they Will carry with them the inspiration of their Illustrious pre decessors 1 hey will leave behind them no lota'of pa triotism or attachment to the Constitution. These «re our household gods. They are carried with ns The n-w hall will he the scene of the past There they will eJer reu-atu the Senate of the United Statin, the great preservative body of this nation conserving the €overeiKt.ty of tho Slates and the Integrity of the Union The Vice President (Mr. HaßCKixßinaK) addressed tho Berate, giving an historical fke’ch of the Congress *t the various seatsof Government until ite location at Washington. He narrated tho burning «t the Caritol by the lir-tish a-ray. tho assembling thereafter of Con gress in IllodgotVs Hotel, on the silo how occupied by the General Pont Office, and finally the in, iBI9, in the present building. Then ho went into an' interesting comptrison of the character of the Senate in the early days of the Government and now. Then it was .almost wholly aa executive body— much of Its business was transacted with closed doors. The Preri feat o/ten tcok part in tbe debates, and It was not for many years that the galleries were provided for spec t-Avra He spoke of the groat mission the nation is fulfilling andisdestioedtofalfil. He urged upon Benatcrs aduj appreciation of the responsibilities retting upon them, and reviewed the Senatorial eft’eer-of tho groat dead whose achievements"in that chamber Illuminate our history. After farther remarks which were listened to with _wrapt attention, the Senate proceeded In procession to the new hall. r After reaching th© new Hall, and while the great mass of spectator* were settling themselves in their places, several memorials were presented, hot owing to the noise, tbe precise objects of (he memorials were not ascertained. They were apparently of a privata nature Mr. Mallort, of .Florida, from fho Naval Committee, reported a hill to build ten additional sloops-of-war. which was laid over. Mr. Mallory faying that he would make an effort to obtain an «a*ly vote on it. Bo also introduced a bill to raise tbo pay of officers of the navy. Tbe raf t of the session wag devoted to the d .acusslon of Mr. Johnsons (or Tennessee) motion, instructing the Finance Committee to investigate the fxperdilures of tbo publicmoi’ey, and report the means to bring the expenses of the Government within tbe limit* of a ri gid economy. Messrs. Johnson of Tennosses, Hunter of Virginia, Seward of New York, Fessenden of Maine, Bicier of Pennsylvania, Toombs of Georgia, Shields of Maine sot*, Haris of Mississippi, Cojlamer of Vermont, Mason of Virginia, Stuart cf Michigan, CHograsn of North Carolina, Green of Missouri, Held of North Carolina, and others, took pvt jn the debate (hat ensued. Ail agreed in tje necessity for re trenchment, the only debated point beieg whether to refer the matter to tbe FioacCe Committee or a special committee of seven. Without action, the Senate went Into executive session. Oa re-opening tbe doors Mr. Huntsr, ofVlrgin a, ittec dneed tbefiMtappropri*tionbilJsoMb*se.«sloa»viz. tbo Indian Pension and Military Academy appropriation Adjourned. DISORIPTIOK or THR NEW SENATE CHAMfigj*. The general aspect of tbe new hall is light and grace ful. In shape and dimensions it 5b similar to tho new hall of Representatives, hut to the eye appears more tUely proportioned. Theatric a*d tbasuetev of deco ration I* nearly the same in both bouses, except that ia the Senate the tone of color is much more sueduei. The area of tbo floor in 80 foet by 48 fret, and of the roof 112 by 80 feet, the difference bilng occupied by a continuous gallery arou d the four sides of the apart ment, and capable of seating 1,200 persona. The inker roof or celling, of Iron, Is fiat, with deep pinole 21 of which with ground glass, having in the c«n v re of rath pane a colored medalli- n representieg the printing press, atcam-epgiue, cornucopia, and other symbols of progress acd plenty Tbs light is jmpptte' wholly tbrottea tbe window in the rcof, aod the Vff-et Is good, a flood of light falling on the reverend etegnor-* on the floor, while the galleries r£m4fn lb half.shadow, The gas apparatus la placed above the celling, so that the light streaming through the p*nes may seem like d softened'efldct of sunlight. The celling is 3* feet from the floor, but present* an appearance of greater altitude. It fs encrusted with flcfdt and other embellishment 1 ' in h'gh relief, and all of Iron. The floor of the chamber is covered with I,TOO yards tf tapestry carpeting, having a la ’g* pattern of floors on a purple ground. It* Affect is not uapledsing Had time permitted a carpet would have been tnanif. ctmed of color and design to harmonise— ■* for instanoe, of red stars on a buff ground. The Vice President's desk is a modest table o' mshovauy, a« uoiiko as potflible, to tbe marble bar on which the Speak* r pounds. The place of Senator* are arrSnged in three remi-clrcular rows around the seat of the Vic» President. 1 Tho spectators’ galleria are tiphotetocefl, la drab damask lather too blue in tone for good .effect’ Ample accommodation is supplied, even to the extent of a ladles’ robing room Access totbogaUvrlesisobtalnea through doors of maple, inlaid with bronze. The gal lery art apart for tbo press fs filled with desks for about twenty persons, and U Is understood that no one will be permitted within It unless specially accredited by the Vico President. When the dust of a few Sessions shall tare taken the gloss off It, nod the g.nus lot* had time to sett's him self, there can he llttl* doubt this new chamber will be found in every way toqto fitting than the old. The wings of the Capitol being of the Homan O.rin thiaa order of architecture, the interior fittings and decoration* are, of course, In harmony therewith. The ball jtstdf is approached by tiro gModatAirirsys— the east or Tennessee niarblo; the went entirely of white marble of extreme purity, Neither Is jtt completed j but enough is shown by the broad nia-ble steps, the uiamive balutttadea of the same material, end the superb columns,* with their diptals heightened with hr«nte» to' Indicate the magnificence of the design. Both stairways are lighted from tbe roof, with special adaptation to tbe walla being covered with historical paintiog*. TM* situation id considered the moat favor able In the building for the execu'jnn of some works of art recording tho deeds of hit lory. The Senators’ retiring room and' ante-oh&mber are the most highly finished rooms In the Capitol. They are in totally different styles. The retiring-room is entirely of marble, the roof supported by co.umnsof rare beauty. It is Impossible to desire any effect more chaste than| this apartment presents, with the cold glitter of Its walls and ro*f, << unadorned, adorned the most,” Three mlirora, inserted as panels in the wall, ora, each, of the dimensions of one hundred *ud twenty inches in height by sixty inches wide. Tbe lime-roomt& excessive in ornamentation, and is yet unfinished The walls ate divided by glUcd work in reltevo, into spaces for fresco paintings. Tho domed coiling of tfce is panelled, tiich panel being filled W:th a rosette cf burnished gold. The four spandrils and the centre of the dome have alio, gorlcnl paintings uxecutod in a superior manner, and forming a contrast to certain medallions in another p r tion of tho building, where one represents a celestial being with a divltc&ted hip, and another, the Goddess of Mola choiy, dancing the bolero The President s and V,c> President’s apartments, itud the ‘committee rooms, enter from the fevel of the Beasts floo-. All sro decorated. Some few are finish ed, bat the greater nutubjrare incomplete in conse quence of the action of Coogreisln withholding sop. piles. The corridors and passages are likewise in p o geese of embellishment AH are pared with encaustic tiles. The ttrohei roefe nro generally speaking, finish ed in geometric designs, enclosing landscape and heraldic daViced Tho walls are covered with trelUs work of fiowors and f.llage, on which cuplda and Na tive American birds, beasts, and creeping things are ascending and descending, with more or less resem blance to nature. Soue of the dower aad fruit pieces are gems. They might be cut from the wa'l aufi framed as originals of Lauce. The heating and ventilating arrangements are said to be the largest in the worid. those of the English Jlouse of l’arllnroeut not excepted .Every portion of tho Capitol—that mountainous mass of warble—is at once ventilated and warned byoneapparatun. Eight boilers convey ntoam to coPb sot in different places of the cel larage, supplying any required degree of heat, and. at the same lime, motive power to two fens in either wing. One of these fans sends ccn’inunl breezes of wffl.cttted air through the smaller apartments, while the other performs tbe same eervico for the Senate chamber. Tho air is graduated according to the at mospheric temperature without and the political ex citement within—daring a sectional debate never to ex ceed 9 i) degrees, and ou ordinary occasions to range be tween 70 and 73 degrees. Thirty thousand cubic feet of air «re eiicuiated through the cbani-er par minute, which quantity may bo increased to eighty th* usaod. The apparatus in completely under control. Any pro portion of mulHture may be imparted, from the delicious trcihci'-'i/ ot morning to tho feeling that pr<»*udes a llmnUer-Bhower, or even till the afciroaphero u —■—- thaw, and resolve itself into a dew.” It tiny he prudent ti add that, as eaih room is fur nished with flues and registers, Senators, on the first symptoms >*i asphyxia, can protect from the indiscretion of operators. Aa reg&tdslho exterior of the edifice, the ground is yet in posscssiou of the worKmen. The approaches are eucutubered wl It laftfcorwls—-the fellou columns ami re* cumbmt keystone*, suggestive, with no disrespect to toe able officer in charge, of • “ Meigs among the ruins of Oattbage.” UOUtSK UF ItKI’HISSKNTATIVKa. Thors boiug no quorum present at the hour of meet ing, a call ofths liouso was ordered, and a quotum was obtained. On motion of Mr, Jlbrnusiub*,, of Utah, the Com mittee ou Territoxteß w»a ins'ruttid to Inqniie iulo tho expediency of providing for the completion of the Ter ■rii ■‘tipi Capitol. Alr.Jorrs OocuaatK, of New York, presented a pe tit on/roiu tho Canal Bosrd, Asking nnappr.priationfur the lake hirbrrs, in connection with the canals of the State of New York. Mr Davis, of Massachusetts, introduced a bill pro viding that invalid seamen may receive an annual sti pei d from the Government, aod reside with their friend*, whon they shall so elect, instead of living at the asySuma Mr. Cmvria, of lowa, asked, but failed to obtain tbe consent of tho House, for le*ve to lutroduce a jolut re tolut’on provtdlog for a ormnimion of members of Ooogrcss and army officers, to revise the mUltla and army laws. Yarluu* reports from the eteiiding committees were leoeived, including the following: Wy Mr. Ootusd, of Ma-fiachuHetU, a b.ll making zip pcopriation for the improvement of tho harbor of Bos ton. By Mr. WaSHOdu-vk, of lllinoU, Senate bill making Appropriations for tho improvement of the month of the Milwaukes ilror and Chicago bailor. By Mr- Faulkner, of Virginia, the Senate hill pro viding for the paymeutof the claims of the State of Maine lor oxpoflses/ncurred in organizing a regiment for the Mexican War. On motion of Mr. Phelps. t.f Missonil, the Ifonso went iuto Committee of the Whole on the stato of tho Union, and Irok up the Indian appropriation b 11. Without arriving at any action on the bill, Ibo com mittoarofloand tho llouso adjourned. Detention of the America’s Mails." " N«w York, Jau. 4.— I The train Horn Boston has not arrived, and a telegraphic despatch from Worcester an nounces that it. te blooded, up by annw tw«* miles east of that place Tbe America’s mails will, consequent ly, not reach her» before to-morrow. All the trains on tbe jfasteru r.-nds ere detained by the rqow. The train which left ibis city tit eight o’clock this m< rnfng arc ved at New ffavon «t three o’clock this afternoon The trvia from anived st New Harm at the sstno tiiua, and 'left at six o’clock for New York of a Steamboat* CtXciSXATi, dan l.—A despatch from Cairo, states that the Eteamcr Mattha Jewett, lying at tbewbaxf, oaught fire from yesterday morning, and vras tot2 l y destroyed, No person lujurtd. lioss s6,oofi. PENNSYLVANIA LEGISLATURE. •' H*Rusfi^bio r 1859. BENATR. v . The Senate met at three o’clock AU the Sen itore were present. The returns of tbe elections for new Senators were read, aod tbe members elect were sworn io. On motion, the Senate proceeded to tbe election of office**. Jr M (Democrat, i was elected Bpeater t «, ri t ballot, receiving 17 votes, and his opponent, Qienn W. Scofield, / American Republican,) 10 Rm, IT. Miller (Dem.) was elected chief clerk, and Frank M Hutchiofon (Dem.) assistant, over J. Bar- RlftyH'i'dicg end A. H Xlonnoreholz, the Amer*CAn- Ttrpnblican candlfafes; in each case the vote was 17 t > 16. The customary rosoiulious were adopted appointing 'h» committee* to wait on the Governor -tad Hons®, with tbo Information that the Senate was organized, and reedy to proceed to business A resolution was also passed adopting the rule* of the last Be piorr Mr. Wriout offered a resolution fixing the hour of meeting at eleven o’clock, and the adjournment at one o’c’ojk. Wr Uandali, moved to amend, by making the hour of meeting ten o’clock, which was agreed to—yeas 21, USYRI2. The resolution as amended was then adopted—yea* 27 1 nays 6 -and the Benate adjourned. HOtrSK OF RBFREBRNTATIVES. The U«'u9»inflt at twslvo o’clock. M, and was called lo order by O'ptaVJncob Zeigler, tho late clerk Tbe Secretary of Ibe Commonwealth was introduced s*td preseated the official returns of the recent State election. The name* of tbe member* elect were read. Ninety nine memhfffl answered to their names. [The one ab> sent**, 1 ftjr. Geopp, of Northampton county* has since arrived, and all the members ate present.) On motion of Mr ifcOlure. the House proceeded to the election of Tbe ballot resulted ai follow* : of Dauphin county, 07 *L O-Gritnian, 0 f Luzerne c0unty.....,,,....82 Mr. 1 awrence wa* declared to be elected Mr Lawrence w a i conducted to the chair by Messrs. Grittojan and McClara, when he addressed the Home as 'oll*wg ; Uepreßentetives of Pennsylvania • The duties of this office are •diSteult and laborious, and I won’d ansame Ibem wilh great reluctanoe. consclom of the weakoesa which reeolts from my youth and inexperience, were I not ancoursgad by the hope and belief that I shall be sustained b j your kindness and forbearsnee No Dre sident Of a hrge deliberative bodv cau, of himself, maintain order in the transaction of it* fatiuou wh«re the lotereatn and opinion* of men and sections *re brought Into frequent and violent coll'tton. No tbmg hot the patriotism and eourtesy of the members esn insure harmony. It Is beyond the pow*r of the Speaker The character of this House depends ucou yjh. gentlemen, and not upon him whom you have c&own.to preside over your deliberations yet high cbltgalious are devolved upon me, and I shall not shrink from them. The State of Pennsylvania ha* just passed a terrible crisis and entered Into a new epoch in her history. Haring divorced hergalf from alfher public work*, having no la'ge domain under her cers, tbo duties cf her Leg’slatyro are simple and few. tVe pos ness a system of jarleprudenca wbiob ju-tly commands to® respect and the admiration of theworld. Let it, thou, be touched with the greatest care—prudently cor recting unnifest er?or, yet not precipitating,upon tbe poople any innovation which may be still more Injurious. The industrial interests of society must be proteoted, and tbe immenre natural wraith of the State should be developed. When individual power miiy be inefficient, the aargrega 4 ions of capital (with limited powers and carefully gaarded) should be encouraged. Anti lastly, tbe great moral Interests of * society should be borne prominently in mind. Christianity is a part of the common law of the land, and in all our actions and counsels this should control and di/eet u*. I fully ap preciate the compliment of being selected to fill this high office, and I shall do my duty. The oath of office was then administered by Afr. Grit man, and all tba members were sworn is. . Resolntioos were adopted appointing committees to watt on thfl Governor and the Senate, and Inform them , that the Houao bat organized and was ready to proceed to business. Thedu'ly hour of meeting was fixed at U o’clock ! A. M., and of adjournment ati o’clock P. hi. Oa motion of Mr. Thors, It was resqlvod that the rlouss adjourn on Thursday >t noon, to meet on Ihe following Monday at 3 o’clock P. M., in order to afford tbe Speaker an opportunity to arrange tbo standing esmmittoes. The House then adjourned. RZrfIKSBSTATIV* CAUCUS. Jlakhisiiurg, Jan. 4—The American Republican members cf tho House met this evening at half past se ven o’clock. Three ballets were taken in tbe nomination for Chief Clerk, The first baliofcstood &a follow*: Pamul J. Rea. of Philadelphia, 30; Judsoa Holcomb, of Bradford, 15; Russell Errelt, of Allegheny, 24; A. W. Benedict, ot Huntingdon, 8. No choice The ne-ond ballot was nearly similar to the first. The thirl ballot resulted as follows : ganiael J. Rea, 86; B Errett, 15; J. Holcomb, 16 ; A. W. Benedict, 2. Mr. Rea was declared nomi nate 1. F<'r Assistant Clerk there wa* also three ballot*, on th*! last of which Judsoa Holcomb was nominated. C. W. GilfllJan of Jferoer. and P. G. Foster of Alle* gbeny, were selected for transcribing clerk*, on the first ballot The caucus then adjourned to meet at 3 o'clock to morrow afternoon, when three more transcribing oleiks, sergeant- at-arms, doorkeeper, and messenger, nro to be nominated The Ftate Capital Baud la now serenading Speaker Lawrence. Senatorial Caocas. Harrisburg, J»s 4 —The Democratic caucus of tbe Senate ciet thia morning, and nominated John Cress wbjl, of Blair county, for Bpeaker, by a unanimous vote Wni. H- Miller was nominated for Chief Clerk, and Prank M. Hutchinson for Assistant Olerk. The "ihcl* old officers, with four or flvo exceptions:'will douMlfifpi bo elected The American Republican caucus tef the Senate) has nominated Glenn W. Pcofield, of Warren county, for J. Barclay Haidiog, of Philadelphia, for Chief Clark, and A. £ lleaoerthoiz, of Berks county, for Assistant Clerk. Nominations have also boon made by (he Opposition for all the other offices. New York J.eEisliuure, GOVERNOR JtOnOAR'B FIRST MSSRAGK. Albihv. Jan. 4.—Governor Morgan’s first jnsssave was transmitted to both Houses to day. The following Is an abstract of Its principal leatarea. The funded debt of tbe State Is f3O 913,268 77- of which $24,307,704.40 |s the general debt. The entire receipts from the canal* for the year hss been $2,0.2,234,88. from which, after deducting the pay ments for superintendence and other charges, there is a balance ©£. surplus revenue amounting to $093,435.07. As, however, the Interest aufi the coustltutlouai re 'fulroments for 'he sJnkiog fnnfi far exceed this amount fir surplus revenue, there la aa actual deficiency of ffiOfi 674 CS off the interest upon the general fund debt, added to that acorfftug on the Oanal Fund Drafts ; h«ve likewise heeo issued bv the Canal Commissioners amonoifng oufthe 30ih of September, 18S8, to $1,310,a .033 80 beyond the ability of the Bt&te Treasory, and by ibis time these drafts have probably augmented to $\,70b,000 or $2 000,000. To meet the upon tbe treasury, actual And estimated, which relate to the canals alone, $2 055 000 will be required, equivalent to ; a State tax of'nearly two mills on the dollar of tbe valuations of 1857. The above sum does not Include the damages for laud taken fertile canal enlargement, for which $1,000,000 additional will De required, besides $5OO QOC to 'pay the 35 per cent, reserved out of the estimates for work done under contract If thesn figures are corrrot. obligations amounting to over $4 /00 000 have been Incurred, Without Including the necessary outlay for completing vrbat has been com menced. regardless of that constitutional provision specifying that no debt shall be contracted unless autho rized bylaw, whi-h shall impoas aa annual ttx to pay ihe loterest on such debt, and prov'ding for the p«y meotofthe priuclral within eighteen years from the dale or its being contracted. Hft rvgre’u the necessity for the exhibition of the finances requiring an early and deliberate action by the Legislature tbprovldo for Its extinguishment. The iroportarce of tbo early completion et the oanal en largement is urged, which can he completed by the spring ot iB6O, if the amxU amount required (when oompared with that alresdy expended) i« provided for. Governor Morgan exposes tho opinion that until thucaaftls are completed and the present floating debt is paid, tho appropr ntions should bo confined to the moat economical necessities of Government- He also says that a resrnt to direct taxation has become neces sary to meet the payment of interest on the pnblio foods and tbe expenses of government The St&to of New York bus consistently znaiDt&loed a conservative attitude with regard to those ot her sla ter States, which Cherish systems of labor differing from her own. Disclaiming all right or wish to interfere with the domestic concerns of any community outside of hor own limits, she insists on her right to maiotaiQ, wherever the issue shall be legitimately presented, the superiority of liberty over slavery, whether aa a con’ltlon or personal eojiyooent, of intellectual and moral development, or of soilai and general well-be ing. While herself slavehoidlag, she voted to prohibit by act of CocgresH tho exteos-on of slave y into Federal territory s as thirty years later, she voted to exelude it from Missouri and from the Federal territory stretch ing northward and westward from that State Nearly twenty yearn Dtor, the question ytctt'red with reference to territ'riv* then aboct to be acquired from Mexico and her voice wav ra'Peil distinctly and em phatically on the side of civiliz tion dad humanity. Throughout the atrngg’e which preceded and attended the organization and settlement uf Ksosav ber devo tion to the cause of free labor was nevor doubtful nor lukewarm. No sophistry hai sufficoi ti Wind her to the fact that-the establishment of slavery upon terri toiy hitherto free, would be a ca’amity and a wrong, for which, not only the handful of settlers who bad already drifted upbn tbo soil of such territory, but tbe whole Americnn people who had permitted such estab lishment, would bejastly he’d responsible Tocon'r.- veuo tho settled policy of oar Revolutionary statesmen, and remit tbeqnsetion of slavery or do slavery in a Ter ritory to the unchecked volition of a majority or the first hundred or thousand persons who might happen to halt upon its soil is to concede tbe fundamental nssiunptionor those who enteitain different opinions upon the subject, that no national, no moral consider atiooS, are involrod In the issue between free And elavo labor, but that the preference of *>oo. aa the Other, is to bo determined by climate, aiaptation to tr »pical or non.tropical products, or by bomeothor purely physical c*ndltioo. It is ti refer a g’ftv© \ question, viuily affecting tho reputation and welfare of tw-nty-five tnUHone-of people, joint owners of a vast t’fttionil domain, any of whom may be. and some of whom, with the do*cendauts of n?arlT A'l. in tbe na ture of things muft be, among the future inhabi tants of that domain, to the decisionsofless than a (Itoiißftndih part of (heir number . Ibis is not genuine popular sovereignty, but the sovereignty ef chance, of accidont, of fleetiwas n reach ing and dexterity in appropriating th? Territory in quertio.—the sovereignty of a few persons over tho destinies and happiness of millions. New York has never aeseuted and cannot n«w assent *<> a theory which thus divests hor of nil control over tho common heri tage of her sons with theso of her sister States, which deolarrs her an alien, nod an intruder on the pattl mouy acquired by tho common blood nDd treasure of tbo ybole American people j and which virtually pro claims to the world that she cnreß not whether her children who migrate westward ahalt thenceforth IWe where manual labor is respect' d nud hi norod, or whero It is regarded as the fit employment only of the eo. slaved and degraded. Fuch indifference Is n*t felt, Rhd onght not to be reigned. &v*ry American mUit in his hea* t desire either that slavery rbctild’, or that it should not, be extended into our Fodeial Territories, andetchhasariqbt to proclaim «ud act upon his choice. If of the people, oonshtatlonally expressed, shall favor sla very New York will submit, aa she his al ways submitted, to decisions fairly male, which contra veil* her convictions or hor int tsbih, however dteip. pointed, by bny lawful action of thecon&tUu’rd suthor- Jtios nf the tfnit-d S’ates. Bbo has faliortd nor sought redrefß in ncti of nullification nor In threa’a of disunion. She wages no war upon the matitnUonß or , tho interests of her slßter States. While frankly avow ing that should the legal exclusion of slavery from the Federal Territories conduce to the diminution of its InfiueDCe, and the limitation of Hr existence tbrougb- Mjtoar country and tho world, thatfac’, soferfrora con stititiog an objection, would afford an additional reason for her emphatic adheracce to the policy of restriction Prom Washington. ■Washington, Jan. 4—The House Committee on Commerce J five, bv one majority, agreed to report a bill repealing tho fishing bount'es Aa effort will ho made tr pass it under the operation of the previous quest on. The death of General Quitman will be announced to morrow, and that of Uou. T. L. Harris on next Monday. The llouso committee will, on Thursday, take into cochldeifttlon the subj:ot of organizing Territorial Qovermncnta for Aiizona and Dacotah A hill organizing a Territorial Government Tor Colona will be introduced by Mr. Colfax, of Indiana, which embraces all the recently discovered gold re gions at Pike’a Teak, aud parts of Kansas, Nebraska, Utah, and New Mexico—nearly all being takon from Kansas, and comprising abont one hundred and twenty two thousand square miles. The Nicaraguan Filibusters# Tl’ABWlS’«tow. .Inn 4. There a»e various contradicto ry minors in circulation relative to the NicaraguanJM bmitera. Amoog these reports i« the one that the F«- Bidoct hat r'eoived a telegraphic despatch, Htat'ng that they tad l-mded atOinoa, r.ud Hint a I'evolatiottwould doubtless bo iffectel bv tho fintnf January. But theie ilip best authority for Haying that the President has rtce.vtd no such despatob. Tho SiuUug of the Illinois Postponed, New Yobs, Jan. 4.— The GaUfotnlwmaU steamship Illinois will eail for Aepicwall cn Thnrsday,.lD6tead of to-morrow, her regular day of- flailing. IK. POUR JJAYS:LATER--RROM' OAiIFQRfUAr^ [BY THE OVERLAND MAIL.]; ,H r i FAVORABLE REPORTA.-FROM FRAZER'RIVER. $200,000 in Gold Received. PEOGRESS OF THE PEESIBEEJ’S MESBA&E Sr Aouia, I*o. 4 —Tkt> Overland Man urirad wltk S\n Vrt.niSiF.co datea to tbalOttiutt., four drya later than received by tbe'mall steamer. Three passengers came through by the Overland Mail. A rich quartz vein ha* bean discovered in the suburb* of San Francisco. The he vs from Frazer river is moat favorable. The last steamer from Victoria brought down $200,003 in gold. Gene al Harney designed opening military rests fce twe?o the various military post* ia Washington Terri tory Later advices from Salt Lake rtite that the United States marshal has been prevented form sirring pro cess on Brigham Toung by ihe guard* maintained by that worthy It wrs expected that Judge Sinclair would call upon the military to enforce the orders of his emit Four hundred United Ftates troops had left Camp Baott to guard tbe Government trains wintering m the valleys. Bafinesi at gan Fi&ncieco was dull. Henry Brigham, one of the passengers by tbe mailt reports meeting Mr. Pardee, tbe expressman, having charge of the ¥r< sident’s nweage, three hundred miles beyond El Pa fo. Ho was eleven days out, and expect ed to make the trip in seventeen days. Ben McCulloch was at El Paso, en touts for G nay mas, Sonora. ‘ 1 The Camanche Indians were lurking around the mail stations in a threatening manner, aod had already shot at some of the mail company’s men while they were engaged in hauling water. The Apaches were friendly, and about four hundred of them were encamped at Apache Pass. The North Germany Steamship Weser Missing—Thirty-one Bays Out, LIST OF RBR PASSENGERS AND OFFICERS. New York, Jan. 4 —-The steamship Weser, of the Noith German Lloyd, left Bremerhaven on December 4tb. at noeu, *rd b*s net been sine* heard from. Tbe following is the list of her parstioger* and of such of the • fficete ss ve known to the sgtsU of the c»mpany in this'city, tbe ship never having b?en at this port: ornosas. Captain—J.H. Qatiicn First Officer—Leopold Efagemaun. Chief Koglneer—Oeoißa Gazette. Bur non-—3B. Kram*r. M. D. Obief Steward—Bohumano, _" raes*scE*s First Dabik—Mr. Henry Hab cbt, merchant, of New York. * ' Second Oabin— Hermann Baer, mercbait, of Chl cazo. 1 “'"tat, orooi*B,f,rru»i*. Mi*b Geehe BUohoff, of SaUwell. Gorba’d Scboettler, roerabaot. of Bremen. Mtee MtvtgarMte Basbfook. ot HandoTX. Wm. Harres, farmer, of St. Louis Mlsft Mari ha Horton, of Haw York. Carl A. Huenzie aod wife, merchant, of AHe&burg G C. Kornahrens, baker, of New York. Julios Wilke, merchant, of Colberg, Prussia. - Johan n Roher s and wife, of FUehefhoehe. » August Weihe, merchant, of New York Mieses Fredirche and Catharine Otto, or New York. Miss Catharine Hobnerkantp. of Melle. Carl Von Delltx, teacher, oi Konluwlnter. Gustav Bachmeyer, merchant, of Newark, N. J. Misses Martha and Mathilda Hauaser. of Qathruhe. Wm. Dyer, merchant,of Philndilphia. Stberaos—Peter KoUkcnan, innkeeoer, of Bremen Preedrich Lips and wife, firmer, of Vicudeonff Carl R'nkel, teacher, of Luxreld. Gottlieb My. r.of Cincinnati. • Bmil. Boedicker, merchant, of Hanover. Jehu WiHiast Lips A wife, wheelwright, of Canton, Ohio. 1 A Elizabeth fltu?ning, of.Biaarbansen Adolph Buat, farmer, of itetaengeu. Friedrich Joseph Rein, carpenter, or Leipslc. Theodore a . Schaefer, glazier, of Berlin.. Joseph Sike, farmer, of—. Gaugolf A Brtioo Schmidt, of Acborla. Philipp Bummel, tailor, of Ammeehansen. Bicba*d Wnrster, paitter, of Breslau. Hermann Mantels, farmer, of Llpprechtaoda. Charles Bchunkel and wife, of do. Dorothea Roeaos, of do. Henry Kallmeyer, farmer, of do. Peter Sembade**, Carter, do. Sophie Foge, of New York. Wm. Weeher, engineer, of Chicago. Peter and George Klein, merchants, of Bethle* hew. Pa. Nicholas* Roane, of Bethlehem, Pa, Chtiatlani Carl, and Adolp MafdTgt Catharine and Angelina Hohlweek. Margaretta Bender. Leopold Ruff. Hermann Peters, merchant, of Jeva>’. Casper Ketrinze farmer, of Giegeahelm. Bertha Tons, of Lehe. ' Total, in the three classes, .63. The Illinois Legislature. Cincinnati, Jan. 4.—A special despatch to the Cojk mtret'd state* that the Legislature of Illinois con vened at Springfieldyeattrday. Tbe Democratic members nofts in regard to the Bend torlal election. A caucus was held on Saturday, which determined that the election shall take place on Wed- BMdaynJxt, at 2 o’clcck P. M. Attempts were made yisterday to organize, but ihe Republicans refused to attend, and only a fetnporary organization was effected. This movement indicated that it is the Intention to endeavor to postpone the election bv “bolting n Pfiukgfisld, 111 . Jan. 4 Both houses of the Legis lature organ-zed to-day. The Governor’* message will be sent in to-morrow. The Housohts fixed to-morrow, at 2 o’clock J>.AT for the joint meeting, to elect United States Senator. The entire Democratic delegation attended the circus lari night, aod each member pledged himself indivi dually to vote for the re-election of Mr. Douglaa a* United States Senator. ' No election of Speaker has taken place In either house, the absence of thb Republican members Having both.branches without quorums. Cincinnati, Jan. 4—-Bvrning—A special despatch to tbe Commereittl, received from Springfield this even ing, itatea that Senator Douglas was fonnalTy unani mously nominated by the Democratic caucus last night a* nae dtdsjte far United States Senator, The Republicacs appearing In both houses this mors lug, a permanent o-ganizatlon was effect ed. and thy House jawed a joint resolution to go Into joint conven tion for the elect on of Senator on to-morrow, at two o’clock In tbe afternoon. The Senate win concur in this resolution In the morn, log. Arrival from Hondnras TDB BXroBXKP LAXDISG OF FILIBUSTEBS COW* TRSPICTKD. Nkw Yobx, Jan. 4 —The ba rkCtribbM arrived to day from Omoa with dates to Nev 27, and from Tmx- JUo to Dee. 10. Everything woe quiet in Hondo as The reported filibuster movements, and tbe slotj rela tive to a fusion ot the filibusters with the people of Honduras, prove to be entirely without foundation. Arrive! of the Fulton at New York, New York, J*u. 4—The steamship FaDou, from Sontbampton on the 15th uit, via Hoiifex, has been signalled below, and will probably arrive up about 4 o’clock this afternoon. The Snow Storm* Nrw York, Jan. 4.—Akeavy snowstorm prevailed all night, with a driving northeast wind. The snow, on an average, is fully one loot deep, but ha* drifted considerably, and the streets are badly blocked up. The thermometer at 8 o’clock was 26, with the snow falliog heavily. Navr York, Jan. 4—Noon —There have been no ar rivals this morning by wsy of Bandy Book, and none «f the' steamers from the eastward, due this morning, have arrived up to this hour. Telegraphic despatches from Fquaa and JBasdy Hcok report no inward-hound vessels In sight at 9 o’clock this rooming. It was snowing hard there, with the wind eaft-northcast. The Charleston and Favsnoah steamships, due last night, have not arrived. One o’clock P. 31.—-The snow has esaaed, and the Weather is clearing up. Wind northwest. Nxw Yohk, Jan. 4->Eveiiing.—The mow storm was uousanlly sereieoaLoog Island Sound. Two of the eastern stcamdre, due here this morning; have sot yet arrived. Tbe steamer !t Plymouth Rock,” from fitonington, due here early this morning, arrived at two o’clock this afternoon. Amuxy, Jau. 4.—A1l tbe trains on the New York Qentr&l R&Uroad arrived here ou time. AltooSa, Jan. 4.—The trains os the Pennsylvania Central Railroad have not been at all delayed. The scow on the mo jnUlns is not very heavy. hosjToa. Jau. 4—Evening—The storm has eomewhe t nbnt d, and the windmoderated. About twelve inebev of aaow have foiled, and travel over the various rail reals has been seriously irapaded. The few trains that have arrived here have been considerably behind time. No train has yet 'arrived from Port’aud or Rprtpgfield, acd nothing has reached here from New York to-day. Worcester, Mas*., Jan. 4.—Fifteen inches of snow have fallen since three o’clock this morning. The express train that started from New at eight o'clock this rooming, has. not yet arrW»d. The tosAa In every direction are completely blocktd up. United States Supremo Court* WzsnixiiTOX, Jan. 4.—No. 4 Fropallor Niagara, etc , Ansel R. Oobb, complainant, et at., vs. Joseph H. Cor das, and No. 6-fiame r.r Xestsr Beston, et at, appeal frn<n the United States Court of Wisconsin. Justice Ol'fford delivered the opinion of the Court affirming the decree of the e tfd court with costs nod interest. The Successor of Lord Napier* Nkw Vonk Jan. 4 —The English papers reeeWed by the Pteamor Fulton Rncouoce the appolotromt of Lord Lyons to succeed Lord Napier, m Minister to the Uni ted Steteß. The report received from Halifax of the appointment of Lord Abercromby was the mistake of tne person preparing the despatch, of the news by the Fultoo, Decision in the Bennett Divorce Case* New Haven, Conn , Jen. 4»—Judge Waldo this evoniog granted the application or Mary A. Becoett or a dl voice from Pr. Geo ge Bunnell, and assigned to her custody tbe children, three In nunbrr, with tho sum of ?4.0C0 alimony to be pxldwith'neixtydijfl The Judge nas r*ty Revere npou Dr. Bencttt and some of his witnesses. Death of James Brown* Jr. Rfoti.VD.vo, Vs., Jan. 4 —James Brown, Jr., fiecoud Auditor ot Htate, died oa from a recent in jury to his foot by a cir-wheel in the railroad depot. .Steamboat Collision. o'xoinj.ati, Jan. 4 —last night the eteamers lowa aui Madison came in collision opposite Aurora, Indi ana, wheo the latter boat eunk in fllteoa feet of water No lives were lost The Mn iteon has on board 600 toes of freight princ-paUv sugar and molasses, whieh will pwr* a total loss. 'I he boat was valued at $16,000 aid insured for ?B,COO. The Steamship Persia Spoken. Boston, Jan. 4 -The steamship America, arrived last nkbt, reports speaking toe steamer Persia, outward bound, on the 27th nit , in Int. 49 60, long. 37.46. Markets by Telegraph. Baltimore, Jan. 4 —Flourdull at $5 for Hovard street and Objo The iHipat ma’fcet dosed qniet and un changed Corn is quiet m.d a shade weaker ; prime wh te At \ yeHow ttfc Tl’eTSc Tenuylvapift Data 47c j Mnr fno<l do. Groceries and Frovi a our steady hat quiet. Mobile, Jan 4 Cotton Bale* to day 2.400 bales at an mlvscce of V> siMdllugs are oowquoted at lj#. The market closed buoyant under the torelga by the America, with an indication of a Btlll further atvacce, New York Markets k^csterday. Aaiisv continue very firm, hit quiet at $6.90 for Pot aad $&.75 for Fearl. Floor.—Owteg to the storm, tbe Ocm Exchange w*a thinly attended- and the transactions in State and Cans) Flour confined to about 3,000 birtela at $3 7t®4 20for uoaound, $4/i&®4 60 for super State, $4 3604 63 for su perfico Western, $305.25 for extra State, $5a5.25 for extra Western, and ,$5.45©&&5 for shipping ttaods ef extra round hoop Ohio- Southern Float- is without change ot moment, with aalea ot 35ft bbl» at late rates, Cn - a i ft u Flour has not varied since our last. Grain.—' Wheat is very quiet and heavy,with but trifling Bales. Coro, though quiet, la flim at fcflo Jot Western mixed, delive ed, and 75<s for new yellow Southern. Oats are buoyant at44a49j for Southern, Pennsylvania end Jersey, and 60®68? for State, West ern . and Canuda. PaovtßlONs.—Pork, though imetive. continues firm at $l7 for old mces, $17.50a>17 80 f»r mjr do, sl3© 13.60 for old and n«»v prime. Beef heavy at our last figures. Latd i» sliflly he’d at hut w.thout Bates of mc-ment. WaiSkßT Is held firmly at ?50. A Oold BEn.— A man namofl Joto Mc- Lnazh'lln mb foaml, yeiterdty morning; lying on ttw. open lot. at Fifteenth and Vice streets completely buslet laths stow. He woa In h beastly state of lu t xioaJifcn, add.hadrffull bottle of .whiskey and another hb>Ge partially emptied.
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