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,of- London ; Nosed 'sntipPoUtioil ; The
Adminiwition of Preddent Piero.; ,The
sed Teartaseesit of , John 8r0wn..., Votress! /WM—
' ThiCourts ; 'Later fronsßrOwmrtille:
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" The American-people are. , 41.4601111nr1Y~
eieltable temperament. ',Where mind Is, ac..
tire; ind ndetrlr every man
,dispesed to seea;
- attdite thlik ,tof it ,isl inevitable
' #iikt -Film after may° of-' °meth:4 should
otter tlie ltiktien ArlienSver events of up
, 1161 terest"er 424.1Mportence ipanspire.
Ordinary oemarreneeei bowevere leave no dun:-
1,14 14iPreflOonblOubihS OnOitlitv a ft er
tieslig, ihnininiiipnnita: tili!' 6 , l4 P_ltY and
mimed , the fbalings , of our citizens; are for
' gotten • In thaih'itioreeteirakenedhy new events.'
. But, the, itnietitien Oreettnt by t ' the IlitxPer'e
Ferryyntbreak was; for a timk . so intense
that. ,W,'eannet be entirely ,allayed; however
xlauchit may be diminished, since it Las
culml
natbd Inthe`deatli of its originator. ;Among
the effents tt, produced, wide); ` may be
of- something more than 'a traneitory
,charac;
ter;, are thooe connected with its operation
nion the buliness Interests of the country.
're find in a number of our Southern ex-
Changekthe policy of non-intercourse with the
North warmly advocated, and the determine-
Men loudly expressed to avoid, as Mr as pos.
Bible, in Arturo, purchases of ileodsmannim
- tured in. Northern States,• or imported into
Northern'norts. The feeling in favor of this
policy hes been gradually increasing ever since
the 'agitation of the slavery question was
coinmenced, and it has, doubtless, been much
strengthened by recent events. It la unde
niable that a suspension of business relations
between the North, and the South would be a
great calamity to both sections, and wouldvir
tnally destroy one' of the most 'important
.blessings of the Federal Union; for, in
estimating the advantages which the Ame
rican people have derived from the con
nection of this vast Confederacy " under ,
-one government, the free and unrestricted
commercial inferieure° which has facilitated
the - exchange of
.the 'productions of every
imaginable variety of soil and climate, and of
mechtedeal, agrictiltural, and manufacturing
skill, must always occupy a front rank. In=
deed, it was the influence of commerce, more
than any 'other caw, Which led to the forma.
tion of the Constitution, and the creation of
the present 'gel* unton, mid ' this interest
Will always be keeitlY alive ththe importance
of lie perpetuation. •
The chief basis, • however, upon which all
-commercial transactions, are founded, is the
• rentntd •interest of parties engaged in traffic,
and extensive commercial intercourse is so
obviously advantageous to both the North and
the South; that we doubt whether any political
cause can permanently interrupt their business
relatione, although it is possible they might be'
temporarily interfered with Vert excited con
dition ef , public sentinient. As industry is at
present organized in the Southern Stites, com
'mere° is to her a vital necessity I, for, however
much she may justly boast of the Important
rank her great staples , held in the business
• world, her energies are so excliabiely devoted
to agricultural operations, and the ordinary
mechanic, that she must obtain from some
quarter beyond her own dominions, the menu.
fkctrtred articles •to which her citizens have
been accustomed, or submit to privations
which, with existinghabite,would not be cheer
, frilly endured, or diversify her indistry by
commencing many new business enterprises.
The latter alternative appears to be the one
- most freqbently advocated. To what extent
movements• designed to accomplish this pur
pose will be commenced, and .what degree
of success will attend them, the future
alone will determine; but Jf the South
cheeses to establish her own manufactures,
and to inaugurate a system of diversified in-
dustry similar to that now in existence in the
Northern States, her own social and political
character will necessarily be essentially modi
fied, and her Interests, avocations, and indus-•
'trial development be so closely assimilated
to our 'own, that ottt of this very: movement,
'although it may now be designed to draw
demarcation at Mason and Dixon's line wider ,
`",end deeper than it is at present, the ulti
mate result would be to increase- the sym
pathy of feeling and hannoni of interestif be
tween the present slaveholding and non-,
aleveholding States.
Northenimen travelliag through the South
on multifarious business errands, or located
there is'teachers, clerks, • or mechantes, are no
doubt, In many instances, placed in extremely
natant and disagreeable positions. It is barely
possible
that- 'a very small portion" of them
may have been acting as Abolition emissaries;
but from the notices we repeatedly see in
Southern papers, of persona brought under
the ban of suspicion by trifling circumstances,
we do not doubt that in many eases grills in.
justice is done.: If the adventures of the can
vassers and pedlars now perambulating through
the Southern States, Intent upon other ob
ject than worldly gain, could be written, we
have no doubt it would make one of the most
amusing books ever published. llundteds of ed
itors have conceived it to bo their duty to warn
their readers against these supposed dangerous
emissaries, and we Can well conceive the
scowls of suspicion and harsh taunts. to whin!)
they have been - subjected. We 'ere glad' to
notice that against this species of injustice'
- the CharlestonJfereary has , raised its voice.
We find in that , paper of the • 80th ult., the
following allusion to a resent case at Williams
burg, S. C.:
It is with sincere regret we learn from the
papers that there Is great excitement relative to
two school teachers from the North In Williams
burg. The greater portion of the citizens of that
, district seem determined to drive them out of the
' 'district on suspicion, whilst their employers and
others, believing them to be innocent of any de
signs hostile to our instituting. nom determined
he retain and defend them.- Thiii is a sad state
'of things. In our Indignation at the aggres
eioncof_the North, we are in danger of dealing
with men as If they were guilty, without proof.
Whilst we, as a people • are wronged by our
Northern associates in 4,, Union, we may per
petrate equal wrong on others, whose only
fault is that they come amongst us under the
guarantees of a common floveroment and com
mon Union with them, which we allow to en
dure. The very worst 'street of Northern Aboli
tionism mutt be- that• it divides to amongst our
selves. "We should be .vigilant, but just—proteot
ounalvee, but forbear to assail others without be
ing sure we are right. Nothing but absolute ne
ceasity---' sales populi, neprnaz laa'--oan justi
fy violence towards any one rightfully in the coun
try, by our own authority and laws. Many of our
citizens in our midst, who erne originally from
the North, are as sternly southern as any of our
native people. We are , still in the Union ; and it
Is, in our opinion, both unjust and highly injudi.
eons to mike war on men , booms Northerners.
and without plain ground of proceeding splint
them." ,
Another class, who are probably destined to
suffer great annoyance in consequence of the ,
late excitement, is the free negroes of the
South. Already laws have been passed in
several States providing for their expulsion,
rider penalty of being sold Into slavery if they
• remain Within the con/Ines of the States in
which they have heretofore lived. It Is now
probable that this movement will be generally
followed up. In Virginia it has heretofore
been sternly resisted, but a strong disposition
is now manifested. to insist upon their expul
sion.
Meettie of Oongrees.
Conant! met yesterday. A-Dtil report of the
proeeedings will be found. in our telegraphic,
column, Several of the Demooretlo membeii were
absent.. A rote was taken for Speaker. The Ad
ministration members supported Mr.' Boooek, Of
Virginia. - A portion of the ,Repnbiloans voted for
-Mr. Sherman, and a portion for Mr. Grow. The
rotes of the Amertoan ,and anti‘Leoomplon
s hell Were mattered. After the ballot, Mr. Grow
withdrew his name 1)8 a oandiditte for the broker,.
Alp, and after some dibate in, regard to Helper's
book, a The
,Impending, -the ifOnse ad
journed without a second rote.
,The British nerew'steamaldp Oily of lifanobeeter,'
ftvlin'etianetr.Hovember 17th,. and Qneenatown
leth i
W ittrinerelnuadtea tuttrpassetagera 'to jebn
Hare, dirria4 at New Tork yesterday. Her news
de one. flay, later,-. but does not, possess any ha-
' ',4rOLIDAir , Peinazioti. 4 —Planoe, of Baron, Bacon,'
'Davje; Co:: and others. Largo
'iiiiiiriction` till Chrietuiroc fur aaastal resione: J.
Seventh and Ohattret,t itieetc -
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:',- - .:PkirotOrltrOort.. - --By,referenee to advertise
;-„seentli that the CheiterVelley
- /#ted...4.7omparty have changed the' hotir of qattlng
ilititeMoinitrigtoym; 46 TV -11;-from Phaedra,-
.4 1 41„ ;4.44. f! ;Id: - Toe Melding keeommodation
iiirmerl7, started et 4.45 P; M., re"
4 i41 1 , 1 1,149MH0irr.at_4.4,g; 41t,
the Girard Bank and the Estate of the
Late
. C. S. }Joker. Again.
A decent respect for the opinions of man
kind is an essentis) element In human nature.
It impels honorable ~ men to, vindicate them
selves publicly viben,their Chattietere are as
sailed, and to bring 'io'iwarOtiubliely, the' ac
cusations they liiie to±.losift#l against others.'
It likewise*atio.* : ,Make,' OPeh rotary ,
tion for Inkblot or calumnions charges,' which,
in a moment of heat, or at a time of imperfect
knowledge, they may have brought against
other men. But a bank, the Girard Bank at
least, heing a ,corporation, Or a body without
ketil, , ii either above or below human nature.
.M., therefore, does not present its ease in the
public prints, nor in open court, but in the
'sheltered privacy of au auditor's office, where
lho anditor - idts upon administrator aceounte,
called forth at the bank' secret suggestion;
and there by the , mouth of eminent , counsel,
rehearsing a written. form of claimer and die
cbtimer,in the same breath, says in substance:
aWe'ire doing' oily reluctarit bet bounden dn
.ll to 'our constituents. We hoped& no one's
integrity Irk' enr presentation Of claims. We
seem to be short by $260,000. Wo do
not imderstand 'the accounts kept du
ring '' the ' administration of. the deceased
president. We wish - that we did. It is not
our business to inquire whether this large sum
was' used to:oui benefit or not; we
-throw the
lburden of, preying that on the heirs of the late
president. But can we not, by a strict inter
pretation of the law, make the estate of Mr.
Benxi responsible for the expenditure? All
we ask is light!" This is precisely what the
.heirs of the deceased president ask also. And
they would likewise inquire by what code of
9hristiah, or even of heathen, morality a claim
so Set forth can commend itself to public
justice? . ,
•• On one point, at least, you are agreed—and
the heirs will endeavor to help themselves and
to help you to light at the same time. All
that they now know is that the estate which
`their parent left to them, about eighteen
months ago, was made up exclusively of the
fortune which he possessed more than fifteen
years before his death, and of the natural In
erhase thereof, without the addition of ono
cent from the Girard Bank, either in the way
of salary or perquisites of . office ! Ile was not
a speUdthrift nor a prodigal liver, and hence
his own yearly summaries of his property, of
his income and expenses, show that as be ad
vanced in years he increased slowly and raga
tarty in wealth. This is all the information'
which the heirs of Mr. BOICEE can get from the
short but luminous private accounts which they
found in his house after his death. In one
sense; it is knowledge enough, Inasmuch as it
is armor of proof for their heads, while they
hold the shield of filial faith over their hearts
in'the midst of a shower of , celnytmlous arrows
which proceed from the mattip palace In Third
street. But yet they wish to know more. They
are curious to how much the bank is really
short, and to what good or base uses so largo a
sum as $250,000, more or lass, may have contri
buted. We ask "how much the bank Is real
ly short 1" for it is a curious fact that one of
the counsel of the bank, under the direction of
Its present chief officer, made a written state
ment of her claims, about a year ago, in which
the unaccounted-for item was but $116,000.
Since that time unwearied diligence has raised
the sum to $250,000, which startling amount
is the present alleged weight of the groat
"peace-maker gun" of the present adminis
tration. Such great guns are very dangerous.
They SOmetimes fight on the wrong side. We
x 8 remember one - that suddenly carried off a
',toed. part 'of a Cabinet some dozen or more
years ago. • Did a fishing party, desirous of ro
nown, ever'count the same fish twice, and first
call them 116 and next time 184, making an
obvious total of 260 the result of their famous
sPort , ?
, But we are trifling. Who got the $116,000,
or the $250,000, whichever it may be I That
is to say who got $lO,OOO or $20,000 per
annum during the twolvd jeers of Mr, BOXER'S
einAniatration ? rocharter a very ex
pensive affair ? n and of whatriature are its ex
penses ? Are public deposits ever paid for 7
and to what , account in public 'treasuries are
premiums or allowances on deposit* in banks
credited ? • Are banks over short of mbney in,
tight' times? and do they, like individuals,'
have to pay for money, when the rate air paper
is from two to four per cent. a month, during
thew ifeaifei snuggles that premonish suspen
sion or eventuate in 1t ? Is receiving Penn
sylvania currency
,from brokers at par, and
selling it to other brokeri at a discount, or
taking paper at ruinous prices from brokers
for vein currency—aztccerding as times go on
the 1‘ atreet "—a part of past or present bank
management, under the stringent law of 1860 7
Was' Interest on, private deposits readily al
leived in any bank or banks of this city, as was
common in Now 'York before the suspension
of 1857 ? Were you not well aware of all the
theta embodied in these questions before you
presented your claims to the auditor ? Is there
my harm In giving a dead man the benefit of
the doubts which those facts suggest? Why,
if your claim is well founded, am, you willing
to waive so large a sum at a moment's notice,
aven,eifor the sake .of peabo ?" We want
light'. "All banks, by the grace of acts of As
sembly, are feudal proprietors of estates,
great or install, in the county of currency and
the state of finance. The patents by which
they hold their several possessions are
exceedingly strict and plain in regard to
t 'certain six per cent. allowance, which
is designed to insure to the public com
modious highways, on golden foundations,
Ibiongh the county , of currency aforesaid.
Sometimes groat feudal lords of enlarged be
nevolence have, in a very quiet and unpretend
ing way, thrown more than six per cent. Into
their particular highways. We regret to add
that the general consequence of this, compre
hensive policy has been a great weakening of
the golden substratum which the terms of all
the fiefs require. In fact, that golden founda- I
tion was found to be altogether wanting, about
Eta° years ago. Under such eircamstances of
confessed temporary insolvency on the part of
all banks, what did the Legislature of this
Commonwealth do in the year 1867 ? Did it
act without consideration for humsa frailty in
bank management ? Or did it, on the contrary,
pens an act of general amnesty 7 The present
chartered continuance of the banks of the
Commonwealth, of the Girard Bank among the
number, id evidence of the forbearance of our
Legislature in October, 1867. Now, will it be
credited that a bank whose present existence
is due solely to a remission of the
penalties of suspension, had, within
less than a year from that remission
of penalties, prepared and presented against
the estate of a deceased president a vague
claim for one hundred and sixteen thousand
dollars of '‘ interest received and not account
ed' for," the persons who get up the claim
being rally aware that a large part of the sum
must have been expended to keep the bank
from premature suspension—that is, from sus
pension in advance of stronger banks 1 Our
readers de not need to be reminded that, du
ring the panic of 1867, the general impres
sion of the community was adverse to the sol
vency of the Girard Bank. Tho present
Board of Directors has given full assurance to
the stockholders that the public opinion at
that time was altogether groundless ; and, we
can add, on unquestionable authority, that,
when suspension came, on one and the same
day, to ail the banks alike, the Girard Bank
closed its doors with sixty thousand dollars of
specie in Its vaults, and with lees debt, in pro
portion .to its capital, than any bank in the
city. 'But the Girard Bank had not got into
that position during the six terrible weeks be
tween August lath and September 26th with-
Out paying for it. Its depositors were not ca
pitallets, nor public, chartered institutions of
large means—they were not of that class of
depositors Whose accounts seldom run down
rapidly, even during a great pressure for
money—they were merchants to whom mo
ney, was at that time an expression equivalent
to at' least'two per cent. per month. Hence
the' bank was very poor, and poverty always
discredits banks as much as individuals. What
Wonder, then, that the deposits of the Girard
Batik melted like ice in stammer, and that her
cireulation came in like a flood ? How was
tai this to be met? Only by getting help, and
welt-paid help at that,
• "But the board should have been consulted,
er at least informed atthe time," says an In
dignant iiiiortoic That is true, if the prod
dent'desired to bring the hank to immediate
stoppage. He should have Imitated the cap
tain of the Harraitenlit; who ran about the deck
crying '4 Aid t" le order to keep the passengers
quiet. Publication in the newspapers of the
Wanti of the batik, rater consultation by its
president with the directors, would have been
wholly superfluous. Does any one—can any
THE PRESS.-PHILADELPHIA, TUESDAY, DECEMBER 6, 1859.
one forget that our community was then panic
stricken ? Certainly the children of the late
Bosse have not forgotten. that the effect
of the excitement of these times, superadded
to the sadness of alckzess unto death in his
ewn, bowie, snapped the chord of their father's
MO a lbw Months later. c. But it was illegal
to pay," adds the Indignant and virtuous di
rector. 'Granted, my friend; but was it not
more illegal to suspend ? 'And& you, a man
loving law and equity, a' man 'of morality
and Christian principles deyou mean to say
that the estate of the late president should and
shall pay the expenses of his honest
, eiforts to
save your bank's charter? Have you , endea
vored. to force a. settlement from his sons—
young men confessedly ignorant of busjness—
by parading before 'their cies, as mysterious
and too dreadful forpublic exposure, a large de
ficiency, of which you knew that a considerable
part must have gone, grudgingly and of neces
sity, from the hands of the &seemed president
to the coffens of those who bad capital to lend
to needy banks during the panic ?
And what if there is no precise record of the
amount so paid by the man now dead ? Can
you not, do you not, understand full well that
tiehfin a bank is in trouble, in such a crisis ad
that'fif 1&57,a prudent president does not tell
his clerks what he pays or how he pay for
money Ho may have kept a private record
in the bank; for you know that there is a cu
rious question as to 'the disappearance of a
certain book in which, as competent witnesses
allege, the tate president was in the habit of
making memoranda after bank-hours.
Thou, too, you glory in the inaccessibility
of certain evidence as to allowance of compen
sation for public deposits. ti No man is
bound to criminate himself; therefore, the
heirs of Mr. BOWER cannot plead any offset on
that score," said a valiant champion of the
faith that Is in banks. Now, my good friend,
remember, we pray you, a piece of advice
that is twenty-five hundred years old: "Let
not him that girdeth on his harness boast him
self as he that putteth it off." Have you for
gotten that there is a Legislature 1 that the
terms of the cohabitation of public func
tionaries with banks are matters of great in
terest to the spoiled children of our popular
representation ? that committees have some
times been appointed to collect evidence, and
that a certain legal form called nolle pro:aqui
sometimes helps reluctant birds to sing ?
The partisans of the Girard Bank have In
dustriously circulated the idea that the chil.
dren of their late president have advanced such
pretensions for salary, as justify the bank in
parading the $250,000 before their eyes. Now
the truth on this point is, that the heirs 'of Mr.
BOZER have repeatedly offered to arbitrate the
salary question on the following simple basis
Let the bank appoint any three men of re
spectable standing, to whom the only records
of the bank on this point shall be submitted;
which records are—First. A resolution of a
certain board of directors, in the year 1847 or
1848, when the bank bad a very small active
capital, fixing the president's salary at $5OO
per annum. Secondly. The fact that the pre
sident never drew any salary whatever. Third
ly. The following extract from the minutes of
the board, in committee of the whole, for ex
amination 9f the state of the bank, in Decem
ber, 1857: gi The president's salary stands at
$6OO per annum, which amount has been and
is but a nominal compensation for the duties
of the office. The board would respectfully
suggest to the president the propriety of ex
plaining his views as to what annual sum
would be satisfactory."
The heirs of Mr. Bones have said, and still
do say, and as lately as November Ist it was
repeated to a kind friend, the respected presi
dent of another bank : Our views are these :
Lot tbo three persons appointed by the Girard
Bank consider our maximum claim to be
$26,000 for our father's twelve years of ser
vice. Tho bank considers its debt for services
to bo $6,000, or $5OO per annum. Whatever
amount shall bo awarded ns—whether the
bank's allowed amount, or our whole claim,
or an amount between the two sums—we will
cheerfully accept it. The bank has agreed,
for the sake of peace l' to waive the $250,000,
and all other offensive insinuations. We arc
as one on all other points but the salary, and
we shall be as one on that point, also, if the
bank will only submit it to arbitration, on a
basis that assumes that our father endeavored
faithfully to servo the bank. We must have
this point of honest service conceded by 6.
fact of arbitration, withal is conclusive admis
sion by the bank of a change of viols about
its deceased officer, whom it has so freely
aspersed, by whisperings at least. The money
involved In the salary question is not at all
our objeot."
The intentions of the late president as to
salary aro known. An eminent member of the
Board of Brokers conversed with Mr. BMA
during his life-time, as to his motives for serv
ing without salary, and learned that his inten
tion was to come before the stockholders, when
the capital of the bank should have been do
volopod from the budget of strange assets re
ceived in 1846 from the assignees of the old
Girard Bank —Mr. Bonen supposing that
under such circumstances the stockholders
would probably vote him a salary and a proper
testimonial, certainly thanks. Ho died in
February, 1858. Throe months later, his suc
cessor and the board of directors adjudged the
capital of the bank to be whole, notwithstand
ing the uncertainties remaining from the lin
gering effects of the crisis of 1857. One
month age the eons of the late president wore
present at a meeting of the stockholders,
where thanks were certainly rendered after a
peculiar fashion.
Tho mention of two more points will end
this painful duty to the departed. We aro not
apologists for, nor defenders of, tho morality
or propriety of the late Mr. BONES'S way of
building up a broken bank, according to law,
or around the law, as circumstances might
seem to require. But neither do we admire
the present general banking law of our State,
which is so absurdly stringent in its provisions
that no bank can live under it, and pay a good
return to the shareholders. Does not the pri
mary defect of morality lie in the impracti
cable terms in which the charters of banks are
couched 7
As to the origin of the difilculties between
the Girard Bank and the children of tho late
Mr. Boxan, we have a word to say. Very soon
after Mr. Bona's decease, it was discovered
at the bank that it certain "Collateral Note
Account" had not been submitted to the
board, in committee of the whole, in Decem
ber immediately preceding his death. In other
words, certain loans in that account had been
concealed (to give the bank tho benefit of its
assertion) by the late president. Investiga
tions into that accotpt , have since shown that
it rendered, a short time previous to its die.
covery, good service to certain (Boaters, who
now consider it a highly immoral part of the
assets bequeathed to the bank by the late
president. At the time of his decease, these
concealed loans amounted to about $70,000,
of which one half had been loaned on the notes
of Individuals or corporations of unquestion
able solvency, to whom the late president,
without any personal interest whatever, had
probably made some promises of support
during the, crisis of 1857. The remaining
moiety was composed of the obligations
of tender customers, in whom the late
president had some personal interest, or
for whom he had some special personal re
gard. The posture of the account on the books
of the bank showed that the late president, to
all appearance, bad considered It his duty to see
the bank made whole on these loans, the items
of which he had failed to present to the notice
of the board but two months before his death.
His children promptly offered to disregard ques
tions of law, and to have respect to morality
and filial delicacy only in the treatment of the
g 4 collateral note account," and to secure the
bank against any possible loss. But when
they came to mention salary for their father's
services, they were informed that the board
would listen to no suggestion beyond $5OO per
annum. That question,lowever, was only a
matter of dollars and cents ; and, therefore, if
the board had simply taken advantage of its sup
posed legal exemption from the payment of
more than a porter's wages for a presklent's
salary, the children of the late Mr. Bonze
would probably have ultimately considered that
the disgrace alma a settlement would fall on
the bank, and not on them. But in an evil
hour, zealous directors wore weak enough to
intimate that Mr, POKER'S sons would not
dare to bring suit for their father's salary, be
cause the bank would, on the trial, certainly
expose the "collateral note account," which
their father had concealed. In other words,
the dead map's apparent trent of candor was to,
quash all Inch claim for salary as the board
had considered perfectly Just whilst ho 14'0 ;
and the odium Obeying practised congealment
was to be used as an implement to enforce a
renunciation of claims by his children. To
such treatment his children would not, and
will not submit: 'We boltovo the abovo to be
a true statornont of all the important points of
this controverlyl and, instead of beginning,
wo shall conclude with our texts « Behold
bow great a matter a little tiro kindleth !" •
The Charleston Convention.
The Charleston Mercury, published in the
city in which it is proposed to hold the next
Democratic National Convention, has recently
furnished its readers a series of bold'articies in
regard to that Assemblage, and the auspices
under which its dellhorationi should bo'con
dueled. One of its favorite theories Is, that
the representation of each State should be
regulated by the number of its Democratic
Congressmen—a prlncipto which, if adopted,
would exclude Massachusetts, Now nanip
shire, Maine, Vermont, Rhode Island, Con
necticut, and Ohio entirely from the Conven-
tion, and under which, as the Mercury says,
cc New York would have only four and Penn
sylvania but three Democratic votes proper
that is, South Darolina, with her six votos,
would outweigh, in the Democratic Convon-
Lion, all the States we have enumerated as
having no Democratic represontativo In Con
gress, and New York and Pennsylvania cam
binod, saving one vate."
The Mercury, however, Justly fears that this
arrangement, by which it is proposed to confer
upon South Carolina nearly as much power In
the selection of the Democratic nominee as
all the Eastern . and Middle States combined,
will not be acceded to, and, after deprecating
the calamity of nominating a conservative
man, it artiviis at the following Conclusions:
ig 1. That, in thapresent state of things, there is
not only no agreement in essential principles, but
a direct antagonism, which renders it itapossiblo,
if any regard id paid to principles, for the Demo
crats of the North and South to unite in a Conven.
tion for the nomination of a Prosidont and Vico
Preeldent of the United States.
ic 2. That, constituted u the Charleston Conven
tion will bo, the Soutbent States, where done the
Democratic party exists in purity and rower, will
bo under the control of the Northern States, who
are incapable of giving any votes for the. nominee
of the Convention.
"S That the Charleston Convention ought,
therefore, to he a Convention of the Southern
States, or ehould not assemble at nil.",
It is evident that the Mercury will spare no
pains to create, by the time the Charleston
Convention assembles, a strong local senti
ment, bitterly hostile to the nomination of any
man who would-have the ghost of a chance
for securing tho electoral, vote of a single
Northern State.
Union Meeting at Jayne's
By the advertisement in another column, it
will be seen that a grand Union mass meeting
has been called in Jayne'e Hall, on Wednesday
evening, at which Hon. Aszpn R. Nora
sou will preside. Similar meetings have
been called in Boston and Now York; and we
do not doubt that, on the occasion referred to,
many of our most influential and dlstin.
guiehed citizens will be present to reaffirm
allegiance to the Union, the Constitution,
t , and to condemn all fanaticism."
Letter from Washington.
Corregpondenee or The Frage ]
Wganurcrox,Dee. 5, 1859
The morning was like the Administration—
damp, muddy, gloomy, wretched. It drizzled with
a most disconsolate persistency until after eleven,
when a slight eessation determined the ladies a.
to what they should do. Notwithstanding the un
comfortable weather and the dreary prospect of
its continuance, the Capitol was crowded at an
early period. he Hoene was, of genres, the Gen
fro of attraction.
‘ The gelleriee were filled to over
flowing, and in the lobbies and in the doorway the
heads were as " thick as bl aekberries." The galle
ries devoted to the ladles and the diplomatic air
oleo were more than Usually honored with the Pre
souse of the fair and the foreign. The editorial
department presented a very strong front, there
being at least fifty scribes intent upon weltering
over the Republic the finite and fancies surround.
log the opening memo of the Thirty-sixth Congress.
The hall of the Mon se presented a most anima
ted metre, net the least pleasant phases of which
were the frequent and hearty recognition between
members of the last Congress and the introduc
tions and welcomes tendered to the new members,
Among these latter two are espeolelly remarkable.
The sharp-out and bright features of Roger A.
Pryor, of Virginia, and the genial face of John
Schwartz, of Pennsylvania, beaming from under his
mass of white hair, like a eozy'alphie village under
a snow-capped hill, are sure to attract attention.
The mace of people on the floor break np Into die
quisitous groups, and the slwoulatt... as a. twin
stilt .0 ruu organization are various : ' Yonder,
Winter Davis is throwing his brains into &couple of
leading South Americana; Tom Corwin clearly has
lois mind made up; Hiokruan and Raskin look
!Perfectly radiant with the force of their convic-
Sons nut their pride in their consistent devotion
to them Adrain, too, looks Battened with the style
and title of ",rebel." liberrard Clemens, atilt bear
ing the effects of Ids duel with Jennings Wise, in
present on crutches.
Sickles was not present whim. Lis name was
sailed, but entered before the roll was gotten
through. He walked placidly round the °Dalin
row of seats and dropped into a scat on the tidrd
bench. He looks well, and has grown his betrd
seas to make a tolerably effective disguise. lie
was the only solitary man in that large Men
blege. He was not spoken to.
Twe hundred and thirty-one Representatives
answered to their names—the six absentees Wig
J. A. Stallworth, of Alabama; John AL Landrum,
of Louisiana ; J. Y. Brown of Kentucky, (who h
under the eligible age;) Green Adams, of Ken.
tneky, and T C. Hindman and Albert Root, of Ar
karma. At twenty minutes past twelve o'cloak,
Phelps, of Alissettri, moved to enter into the elect.
lion of a Speaker{ whereupon Mouton proposed
Boas*, of Virginia; Corwin proposed Sherman ;
Adrain offered J. G. Davis; Harkin pqt Rickman
up; oomeloody nominated Crow and somebody else;
Briggs, of N. Y., I think, " trotted out" Boteler,
of Virginia. After the nominations were made,
Florence popped up and moved an adjournment.
whioh was flung into oblivion by auoh a roar o r
"No " that the comical Colonel withdrew his mo
tion amidst a storm of laughter. On alt sides
there seemed to be a groat anxiety to proceed to
business. The political knights were greedy fur
the tourney. On the first ballot Sherman get 66
votes, Docook 84, Grow ch and the rest scatter
ing among T. A. R. Nelsen, of Tonnemee; -lobe
A. Gilmer, of North Carolina, and the rust.
The anti-Lecompton phalanx of eight disposed
of their votes in this way : Schmitt and Mailman
voted for Hoskin ; Hoskin voted for Ifiekman ;
Adrain and Riggs for Davis; Davis and Clark for
Adrain Reynolds for Clark. So they kept com
pliments within their own °lrate, and made quite
an agreeable family matter of it. After all
of which, Grow withdrew his name with
thankful allusion to the mark of confidence
bestowed upon him, and so forth, and so
forth. Another motion to adjourn was a failure;
and John B. Clark, of Missouri, thought it a pre
per time to oommenoe making the fuse and draw
a line of demarcation on the slavery question, be
tween the eandidatel for Speaker. Ile alluded to
the compendium of Helper's book on the Impend
ing Crisis; condemned those who atoned the recant.,
mendation of the same, and declared that no man
who had signed it wee fit to bo Speaker. This
brought several to their feet. A general desire to
step Clark was evident in the Opposition; but
Harnett, of Virginia, came to his rescue. After
fruitless discussion and the ebullition atom's warm
feeling, en adjournment was effected, in the dawn
of which I oleos thin hurrjed note.
norttre.
The proprietors of Boston Theatre, one of the
most oomplate establishments In this country, and
admirably adapted for operatic as well as dramatic
porformaices, have recently ordered a chandelier
from Corti ins k Baker, of this city, which will be
placed in its destined location In a couple of weeks.
It is seventeen feet in diameter, fiftyono feet in
circumference, and twenty-four feet high—being,
we believe, the largest chandelier over constructed.
It has five rows of imitation wax burners, making
240 lights in all. Tho lower pert, or centre round
whleh the rows of burners form circles, le basket
shaped, and the whole metallic rims, which are
very rich, aro of or•esolu. Tho out•gless drops or
.prisms, es they really aro, aro of Bohemian glees.
The whole weight Is about 4,000 lbs. A special
contrivance has been made by Cornelius it Baker,
by which this immense weight will hang as safely
over the parquette of the theatre as if it weighed
only as many ounces as It does pounds. It can be
raised or depressed with the greatest ease, by a
windlass, and will certainly be ono of the hand
somest chandeliers in the world, as it IS the largest.
Tho Bostonians have shown liberality, u well as
public spirit, in ordering it.
TnoFURYITURB, I'm PAINTINGS, EMORAYINOII,
&0., to be sold this warning, at 112 t Girard street,
trill be open for examination at 8 o'olook with
catalogues. Sale of elegant residenoes, neat dwell.
legs, farm, hotel, stooks, pow, de., to•dny, at noon,
at the Exehange. •Beo Thomas A Sons' catalogues
and advertisement' of both sales. They sell regu
larly every week, 'smiths 1,000 catalogues for each
sale.
PALS OF FRENCH BRANDY, eIIAMPAGNI, and
other wines.-11. Boot!, Jr., auctioneer, 431 Ches
tnut street, will soil this morning, commencing at
101 o'clock precisely, 200 Mel Of Superior French
brandy, ohampagne, &tarot and Burgundy wino,
pickled salmon, herring, Worcestershire sauce, ho.
BALE Or ELEGANT FORNITURE.—Tho stook of
now aq seoond•h g pd furniture, oarpots, glans,
&0., to bo sold this morning at 19 o'olook, et T.
Biroh & Bon's auotiysore , No. 914 Chestnut
street, Is Well worthy the attention of housekoop
pre ai4 otbejs.
Academy of Music.
The opera ofliuto," (Dun(nitre " Mar
tyrs„") produced hero last night, will boar to be
repeated. It was a very assured suooess. It wee
remarkably well placed on the stage, with the ad.
vantage of some capital new scenery, good cos.
tames, and a great number of supernumeraries, in
miens guises. The last cone in the first not, in
which the triumphal return of &WM , was
represented, was strikingly effective, from the
number of perfume on the stage, and the splendor
and appropriateness of their attire and other
flatus." The chorus was better than usual, (the
female members quite as ordinal.) , as usual—why
are they almost Invariably ugly °i—sad the oreheq.
tra, whleh was full and very effective, wee well
directed by Signor Mario.
-Virtually, there aro only three performers of any
note required for this opera. On the present waft.
Dion, these were Madame Qazzaniga, Signor Brig.
noll, and Signor Amodio. They looked In excellent
condition and rude health. Madame Gazzaniga
nearly R 8 stoat as Brignoll was when we saw him
first; Brlgnoll rapidly approaching the original
rotundity of Amodio, and Amodio about one•half
larger than he Was two years ago. These be the
degrees of comparison—stout, stouter, stoutest.
We will not be so unkind to this pinguidity no to
breathe the Oriental prayer, "May their shadows
never be loss."
Aa for the singing. In the first and second note,
Amodio bore the bell entirely away from all his
rivals. We never beard him sing better—never
with more depth and purity of tone. Ire
would have deserved the laurel as the beet singer
of the evening, bet for en exquisite duet In the
lad aot, by Gazzantga and Brignoli, which woo
encored, and which is repeated at the dote of the
opera—msking ite beautiful finale indeed. The
music of this possessor) great novelty as well as he
tug a obtaining melody, and Gazzatuga and Brig
noli sang the duet with taste, judgment, and fine
ear:cation. With one exception, (a qulntotto at the
close of net If,) this was all of their singing that
required particular notice.
This quintette, which owed a good deal of
Its euecoes to Amodio'n admirable execution, (his
lower notes were especially flue,) was most area
jive, because most dramatic. II was sung by Gas-
saniga, Amodio, Brignoli, Muller, and another,
whose name we forget—whiob, as Mr. Toots would
say, le "of no consequenoo" to the public. A
most vociferous and prolonged call of "encore"
wee made, which (and wo thank him for It)
Amodio refused to accede to. The physical exer
tion of repeating suoh a trying piece as that would
have placed the singers hors Jo combat for the last
act.
Madame Damnlga sang the (het with Drigeoli
(I , 0 sante melodic") in her very best manner, and
she sang very well, also, at the close of the second
act, but made nothing of "DI quaff soavi la
grime," in her very first scone, compared with
what she might have made. In fact, she is an
emotional, or rather a dramatic singer, and did
not sing well until she had to sing passionately.
Brignoli hi a trifle more awkward than before,
is consequence of his increased size ; but It seems
to us that his voice ham greatly improved—and it
was very fine when he left us. He has no idea of
acting, but it would be difficult to find a tenor in
America even nearly as good as Drignoli.
The house was well attended, notwithstanding
the unpleasantness of the weather.
Adelina Patti, (who recently took Now
York by storm, and makes her debut on Thursday in
,‘ Lucia do Lammermoor,") eat in the stage box
with her sister, Madame Strakoech, and was the
object to which many a lorgnette was pointed.
She is petits in stature and form, with dark cam.
plexion, and dark eyes, and a very intellectual ex
pression. She is quite young—certainly In bar
teens.
Str•ruorrovi evening, for the first time in this oily
Verdi's new open of " The Siellian Vespers" wil
be performed. The leading parts will bo sustained
by Madame Colson, a singer whom it is alike plea
sant to look at end boar, Signor Brignoll, Signor
Ferri, and Signor Junco,
Public Amasementm.
ARCII•NTIILET THEATIM—Laat night a remarks.
bly large audience, considering the disagreeable
weather and attractions elonwhere, assembled at
the Aroh.street Theatre to welcome Mrs. John
Wood, This lady comes to no with an extensive
Roston and Sogibern reputation, and to portion.
larly known in the theatrical world as the !noon+.
ful rival of Mies Agnes Robertson at Bonoicault'n
Theatre In New York. Her debut was In a elm'
ranter and in a piece now to this city, which was
certainly an additional attraction. The novelty of
the drama might require from us a rapid sketch of
its plot.
"The Daughter's Vow; or, Love's Disguises,"
is a three-net play, having fur tie seeno the chi.
lean of a French nobleman In the mouth of France.
This nobleman, the Boron of Aft. ()wt.!, (Mr.
Wails,) is a proud old peer, of three more and ten ;
haughty, stern. and unrelenting In Me earlier
slays ho had been married to a noble lady, with
'whom he led an'unhannv life. 0n0 n.1i.....na
--tairuce or an [Kir. At length the long•expeeted
moment comes, the child is born, but indtoad of a
sun It is me daughter. For reasons hotter imagined
than described, limo mother enters Into a league with
inafian, (Mrs Hilbert,) her nurse, to conceal the
aux of her oiropring, and procout It to the Baron
as a boy.
This stratagem is euceessful during the infancy
of Anuvlis, (Mrs. Wood.) When in its twelfth
year, the Barone,' (lien, but, before departing, she
enjoins on Arnadis and Marcel, in terms too ter
rible for repetition, the nooessity of prolonging
this seorot during their lives, and places) on the
finger of Anuaii a diamond ring, in remembrance
of the vow. The secret is eherishod with the most
jealous care, and, In the course of yenta, Awn.
di, blooms forth into a beautiful maiden, die•
gulsod as a son of the Baron, and so recognised by
all the household. Here the play opens, and, as
may be wily cern, the eingular and improbable
situation of tho transfigured maiden gives rise to a
variety of angular incidents.
As a matter of-course, the young Antaelis falls in
love. Title intorenting event is supponekto take
plaeo the year preceding the none of the play.
Arnadis, dlogaihed no a young lady, meets a young
soldier, named ./Typisolife (Mr. Dolman), at a
Parisian masquerade. 4 mutual attachment
spriegn up, productive of tho moat melancholy
moults on Arnorlis and )tor lover. 11,yrpolite
mmHg ou the stage as a retainer of ilfarguerits do
);dos, Queen of Nevarre (Mrs. Statical!), who
honors Ihe (maths of Mt. Orguiel with her royal
presence. An attempt is being made about this
time to marry Await to her cousin, Eziontins
(Ulm Taylor), a giddy, good natured, and coquet.
Loh French girl, whoop heart is in posseonlon of
Lowe de Moni,..vomery (Mr. Studdart), the page
of the Queen. This plan is frustrated by mutual
consent, and this very disagreeable union is not
consummated.
In the moan time Am2,lit is presented to Ifyp.
polite as the eon of the .11 , rron. The soldier does
not discover her sex, end they become companions.
The arenas botwoeu theao two, where the young mai
den, 001l201011d of her sox and its modeety, struggles
between the natural virtue of her soul, her love for
the soldier, and the awful secret; that coaled her
Ips, were the finest in the play. She hears from
lim the recital of their meeting, his love, his agi
talon, hie grief at his inability to tffeot a second
kterview, and the pum , OSSiOtiof that love which was
tasting hie hoe Db. Silo resolves to break this ain
girt: fascination, anti appears to /hippo/ifs In a
oestal grotto in the charaotor 4110 'mauled at the
maquerado. As the interview becomes patbetlo
ad a vow of etornur separation fo about being
WlSparell, an Ipturry p ttgn U11i4t34, ar i d
, tho
nyaph disappears through sorra passage.
Ths Interview reaches the curs or. thu llama and
ilfrguertrr. The Queen resolves to entrap the
nyuph at a eeeand Interview, and commissions for
thisservice AJarcrl, (Hr. Unhurt,' en old soldier
andralet to the Boron, but on terms of intimacy
sad) out of keeping with the dignity of a haughty
barn. The expedition is successful ; A maths Is
entrpped, and discovered ; the 11 Iron id oil rage
and oxation ; the Queen is lenient and forgiving;
Incise on the pardon of the girl; the 8.r,0n be
stow hie blessing, and at the foot of her Queen
she tmade happy ; and the curtain falls en a du
pikes scene of matrimony.
Of he. 'Wood, we can ate with jail , o that she
made 'most favorable impression. She is a beau
tiful roman, sings with taste and AID, and dances
very gleefully. Ilor video is singularly sweet,
suit, on expressive. She does not rant, but pre.
serves al through the piece that naturalness of
manner to necessary to a good piece, but so
unpopuln with Western audiences I his pi ece ,
however, chile it develops Mrs Wood's accom
plishment. affords no field for that peculiar humor
with whie.report hum clothed her. The bill, an
nounce herwith theatrical modoty, no tho tittuen
of comedy lid song," anti our people are no doubt
anxious to se her in n part onloalnted to deo elope
all time peers. We remember tier Its . .fais,
itNew rock, whore she played Jiio-
Agate Robeson (metaphysically speaking) lute, a
"cocked hat" and while we want no butte)
presentative of Dickens' charity-girl than Idr
Clark, nothng would please lie beltol. 01,411 to eye
liar it the sane character before a Philadelphia
outlines,.
Ofhe othir characters, we may vary brietly say
that Miss 7aylor's El:tontine was au unusually
well Wormed part; Mrs. Gilbert was an excel
lent ld nurse, very appropriately dressed; Mrs
Stornil dressed and acted the queen very eledit
nbly,shile Miss Nagle. 113 !moil, spoke the few
senteies of her part with great care. Mr Wallis
was very good baron, while Mr. Oilbert's
Mori was excellently well played. Mr. Polman
playoHyppolite with iiiore tlilltl usual mire, end
was udiy applauded. Thu minor ulinrseter,
were ell enough sustained to deserve general
mouth.
Twor throe of the Noollo3o' tide play are got op
on a sde of splendor, equally ertplikblo to the
liborky of the management and the brush of Mr.
Wiser The dances are well.perfortned, although a
little Ore drilling by Mr. Wood, of the supernu
tnerao who do the marching, would be very
ueeful.Mr. Dodworth'e mush was good, as It al
ways laud the stage arrangements Wore cal fled
out wits care on the part of Mr. Froth flub that
deeery praise.
Wu tyr c4roalclo this play as a nuuocsi, fur
however Improbable Ito plot and Sreneby iU
character, the good acting of Mre. Wood and the
others, and the beautiful scenery of the manage
ment, will make It popular. Mrs. Wood appeers
as Amatite this evening, and is underlined in the
acme character for the remainder of the week.
THE WALNUT•IITREET THEAIRE.—When wo say
that air. and Mrs. Barney Williams played last
night to a house so orowded that we Could not lee
the stage but about once In each sone, we have
said all that our readers care to know. The doors
open at six, itud any people there half an hour later
rnny thank their fortunes if they find standing , -
room rigninet the wall.
THE LATEST NEWS
BY TELEGRAPH.
XAVITII MGRESS,--FIRST SESSION.
SENATE
C. S. CAPITOL, WASHI!gOTON Dee. 5.
The Senate was called to order at twelve o'clock
by the Vice Prtaident.
Prayer wee offered by the Rev. Dr. Ourley.
Forty-eight (48) Senators answered to the roll
call.
The credentials or Hon. John C. Ten Eyck, of
New Jersey, and Henry P. Ilaun, of California. I
were presented. Both gentlemen appeared and
were qualified as Senators.
bir.N.teoN, of Virginia, submitted a resolution for
the appointment of a committee to inquire into the
facts attending the late invasion and seizure of the
armory and arsenal at Harper's Ferry by a band
or armed men, and to report whether the name was
attended by armed resistance to the authorities,
and public force of the United States, and the mur
der of any citizens of Virginia, or any of the Loops
sent there to protect the public property; whether
such invasion was made under the color of any or
ganization intended to subvert the Government
or any of the States of the Union; the oharacter
and extent of each organization ; whether any °W
rens of the United States, not present, were im
plicated therein or accessory thereto, by oontri
butions of money, arms, munitions, or otherwise;
the character and extent of the military equip
ment in the hands or under the control of the said
armed band; where, how, and when the lame was
obtained and transported to the place invaded.
The committee also to report what legislation, if
any, is necessary by the Government, fur the future
preservation of the peace of the country and the
safety of the public property. The committee to
have full power to send for persona and papers.
He stated that he would call the resolution up on
to-morrow.
Mr. Tnumnutd, of Illinois, gave notloo that ho
should move to amend the resolution of the Sena
tor from Virginia by extending the inquiry to the
seizure or the arsenal at Franklin, Missouri.
The customary resolutions were adopted, inform•
ing the House and the President that the Sonata
had organized, and was ready for business
Mr. (1 wia, of California, gave notice of his in
tention to' coil up the Puy& Railroad bill. Ad
journed.
ITN° absentees were Messrs Benjamin, Clay,
Crittenden, Davis, Douglas, Fit* 'Fitzpatrick,
Hammond, Johnson of Arkansas, Polk, Sebastian,
Seward, and Toombs.'
HOUSE OF REPRESBNTATIVES
The interest felt in the organization of the House
is, if possible, on tho increase.
Long before noon, the hour of meeting, the gal
letter were densely filled—numbers were unable to
obtain admittance. Notwithstanding the incle
mency of the weather, there was the usual at
tendance of ladies on the floor of the House.
The customary salutations among members and
others were exchanged, and a pleasant exaitement
prevailed everywhere.
At noon, Mr. ALLEY, the clerk, called the House
to order.
The din of voices immediately cealied, the epee
tators wore excluded from the floor, and the mom
bora took their mate.
The roll was then called. 231 members answered
to their names.
Absentees.—Mesem Staliworth, of Alabama ;Lan
drum, of Louisiana; Brown and Adams, of Ken
tucky ; llindman and Rust, of Arkansas; and Ha
milton, of Tox.ss.
Ou motion of Mr. Puma's, of Missouri, the
House agreed to the eleotion of a Speaker vivo
yore.
Mr. Ifouarow, of Alabama, nominated Mr.
Pilaus, of Missouri.
Mr. CORWIN, of Ohio, nominated Mr. SIIERMAN,
of Ohio.
Mr. AORAIN, of New Jersey, nominated Mr.
DAVIS. of Indiana.
Mr. HAMM, of New York, nominated Mr. 1110K
MAN, of Pennsylvania.
Mr. firtvErrs, of Pennsylvania, nominated Mr.
Onow, of Pennsylvania.
Mr. BRINIOS nominated Mr. BOTOLER, of Viz ,
ginia.
Numerous voiees,impttiently,: , Call theroll!'•
The Clerk appoititeeMesars: . 'Houston, Corwin,
Adrain and Briggs, tellers.
Mr. FLoncecn, of Pennsylvania, on listening to
the call of the roll, said : I notice that several
members are absent. In order to enable them to
participate in the Wootton, I more to adjourn till
to-nuurow.
JOHN Cocnnet:n, of New York. I hops the gen
tleman wit Oct withdraw hie motion.
Mr. CoDE, of Alabama. Ch! let us have one
vote. il Laughterj.
The House took a vote on Mr. Florence's motion
by acclamation, amid which and much laughter,
Mr. FLonrseg withdraw hie motion.
The noose then proaeoded to vote for Speaker.
Ilery
The first ballot resul.c4 1111 follows:
ShermandOtoo) 64 Corwin. (Ohio) ..... 1
otockd irA4tic) BS'ldrotn. (New Jersey) ...
Oros,. (Venns)lrllnliel,... 49 , c .
•••••• IC lamas. (Fenno I
ital i raiXastr....... 9 Penno..tnndrs.Jersor ).
thelps,(Nnisnuri) auk n. (New Y0rk1.....
Oilmer.l North Carolina) 3'l'4r:queen, IS Corolins).
Nelson, aeon:mm:o .... a; H. F. Clark, (N. York) .
The vote was us rellOWII:
Fnr Mr. BoroCK—Masers. Allen. Anderson. Mo, Ash
more, Aver., Barlodide. Herr, Barrett, Benham. Boyce,
Branch, Buroh, Burned, Clark. Mo. Clemens, Cloy
ton, Cobh. John Cochrane, Cooper. Cos, Craig, MO.,
Charm Pi. C.. Crawford. Curry, Davidson. Davie, 141,111,,
D warned.. Dimniick Edinundsnn. Enclish, Florence,
Fouke. Garnett, Glottal!, rms. Va.. Ilawkine, Rind
nom. Holman. Houston, (to ward Hurling. Jackson,
enkin H o, Jones . Heat, onkel, Lamer,
1./Oren Love, Manley. Al roti n, Ohio, Mftrtin, Va.,
.lo , lernrind. Mcqueen, Mcßae, Miles. hlilmon Mont
gomery Moore , Ala . Morris, 111, Mina, Noell. •
disbar, Pe, ton. Phelps. Pryor Reaxan. Robinson. 111..
Ituifin. Scott, Sickles, Sims, Sm..leton, Smith. Va. Ste
venson,Stemart. Aid , &tout. Taylor, Thomas Under
wood Vallendisham. W hiteloy, Winslow, Woodson,
and Wyleht.
FM' Mr. fillEil.AN—MeBlllll. 11118, Allen, Ashley,
}bale. Sim/ham. Make. Bea, ton. 8u ime ame. Butter-
Carey. Case. Clark Cechrene, Cookling,Corwin,
Curti.. Dews.. Delano. Dunn. ErListion, Edward..
Elliot. Ely, Farnsworth. Foster, Frank, French. GOOG A,
Graham, burley. Helmick. Hoard, Humphrey, alutchins,
Irvine. Kellogg of hliahuran., Kenyon, Kileore,
McKean, Millward. Morris of Penn.l , anis, Nixon,
Oliver, Palmer. Pennine ton, Pettit. Porter, Potter,
Pottle, Rine, Robinson of Rhode Leland. Royce. ECIA.
wick, Bower., Spaulding. Stanton, Stratton , Thayer,
Theaker. Tompkins. Train. Trimble, Vandever, Van
ok. Wade. W 'Mon. end Waud.
F'or Mr. GIMW—MOWIII. Aldrich, Babbitt, Clair. Buf
(Linton, Burnham. Burroughs, Campbell. Colfax. Covnde
Duel. Fenton, Ferry. Hale, Hell, Junket, Kellogg n i
Illinois, Killinger , Leach, Lee. Lonenecker. Loomis
Lovejoy, Moreton, Plc Knight. McPherson, Moorhead.
Morrill. Perry. Scranton. Spinner, Stevens,
Waldron. Walton. Washburne of Mierosampi. Wash
burn. of Illinois, Washburn. of Maine, Wells, Windon,
and Woodruff.
or Mr. Davie, of Indiana—Messrs. Adram and
Elrga.
{''or Mr. Borxemt—Messrs. Anderson of Kentucky,
of hew Fork, Arum, Bristow Etheridge, Gil
mer. Gill, Leach. Maliory,Moore of dentacky, Nelson,
Smith of North a'arolina, Vance. KO Webeter.
For Mr. Pn ak —hi Docock.
For Mr. Giewen— wagers. Boteler, Paris of Mary
land, ami Barns of Mara land.
For Mr. Nsesox—Messrs. Araluon, Hatton, May
nard, tades. and Stoke..
For ai r, Costwia—Mr. Carter.
For it r. Amtals—Alei.gre. Clerk of Now York,) and
Davis of Indiana.
For Mr. ilikk—Mr. Hardman.
For Mr. HICKMA3—Mr. Raskin.
For Mr. rKNNIN,ITON—Mr. Miamian.
For Mr. IlArl,lN—MaierK. Hickman and Schwartz.
For Mr. Mcl4rEz.v —Mr. HMI.
For Mr. CLARK, of New York—Mr. Reynold..
No one having received a majority of votes—
Mr. (now raid: As I desire in no way to retard
the organisation of the House, I withdraw my name
as a candidate I assure those gentlemen, who, in
kindness, have oast their noire for me, that I shall
treasure through life so distinguished a mark of
friendship and regard.
Mr. llunaerr, of Kentucky, moved an adjourn.
moat, on which a yens Yeas and nays was' or
dorod.
The motion to adjourn was negetlyed—yeas 100,
nays 130.
Mr. CLARK wanted to make some remarks In
honor of an adjournment after another vote liad
been taken. Cries of Go on I"
Mr. BURNETT ooted to hit proceeding, Pa) log
there was no question before the Lions° lie sub
sequently withdrew his objection, which was re
newed byMr. WASIIIIITRNE. of Illinois.
The Clerk said be would submit the question
whether lair. Clark should hay° liberty to mace!,
to the Howie.
Mr. Canal= coptended thlt there was no power
hero to preclude debate, and said the gentleman
from Missouri had a right to show that there wore
some nominees for Speaker who should not bo
elected.
Mr. ()Lana insisted that the Bowe could sot
deprive him of the constitutionat rigl.t to make
remarks he to the rivallilmtions of some of thoso
nominated for Speaker.
Tho Clerk replied that ho should not tako an
himself to decide the question, but would sabmit it
to the House.
Mr. CLARK, (earnestly.) I claim the right, as an
Individual member, to speak, I deny the power
of the Douse to deprive me of that right. I de
cide for myself.
Cries of Good ! Go on !"
Mr. CURTIS, of lowa. What part of the Con.
'dilution do you refer to? If you have that right,
I have also.
Crioe fell thick and fast of Call the roll."
Mr. CLARK. I bony the right to call the roll
while I have the floor
" Question ! Question'" front the Republican
side.
Mr. If:moons, of Indiana, presumed that this
matter could he settled. The nape},Peens would
consent to an adjournment after another vote.
The cries for tee " Question" were renewed.
Mr. CLARK withdrew his application to make
remarks, and offered the following
Whereas, Certain members of this House, now
In nomination for Speaker, did endorse And recom
mend the book hereinafter named:
Therefore, Resolved, 2'11 , 4 the doctrines and
sentiments of a certain book called the Impend
ing Crisis of the South, end How to meet it," end
purtmrtin to have been written by 11. It. Helper,
are incendiary and hostile to the domestic peace
and tranquility of the country, and that IN tectll•
bor of this !louse who recommended or endorsed it.
or the compend, is fit to be Speaker of this House
The reading of this resolution was received will,
applause by SOM. of the Southern men clapping
their hands.
Mr. Srevasrs, of Pennsylvania, said it seemed to
him that, in the present oondition;of the Hems-, but
two thlogs wore in order—one &motion to adjourn,
the other to proceed to vote.
Mr. °Lana resumed his remarks, saying that
In view of the crisis of the country, and represent
ing as he did a slaveholding constituency, he
would—
Mr. Westintynst, of Maine, called Mr. Clerk to
order.
CI,ARK, however, continued, raying, we have
had two wars Pince the declaration of independence,
and hare grown front a weak elate a great Con
federacy, challenging the admiration of the civil
lied Mild.
Mr !STAIITOM, of Ohlo, Interrupting. rahl he appre.
hended that nobody wished to stay here, if the ob
ject WAS to save time: but he saw no god in re
mall/tag hero, übe knew the gentlemen on the
other stile could ooneutne the day.
Mr. CLARK. 115 purpose Is higher than that.
[Cries frowjtbe Democratic side, "flood, let's oi.
journ.''j
Mr. tlLertsc was wiling to give way fbr that pur
pose.
Mr. STANTON thought this line I t dlootteelon would
be muoh motsapproprfate, end better wan 1;0,
if the Bowe were organised with the election of a
prealding Meer.
Mr. Wasuaunes arm to a call of the question,
but
Mr. CLARE proposed to go on with his relnarks,
unless some gentleman wished to move an adjourn
moot.
Mr. STIVZNIS. I hope we'll not adjourn. These
hinge tnud some out.
0: voice. You're right.]
Mr. STANTON. / see no good to beaceomplished
by remaining here, unless we proceed to vote. I
take on myeelt the responsibility of moving an
ad ourninent.
fhe motion was decided in the negative by two
majority.
Mr. VALLANDIORAM, of Ohio, remarked that four
Democrats were absent. Three might possibly
be hero tomorrow; therefore he voted aye.
Mr. CLARA" resumed, but in a tone not altogether
audible. lie wished to show why the resolution
ought to pass, and to present to the American peo
ple • the position certain gentlemen occupy as re
gards the S_peakership. Heretofore people .liere
divided as Democrats and Whigs. There was a
conservative and fraternal feeling. There was
scarcely found an American citizen who advo
cated insurrection, robbery, and diaeolution of
the Union. No party, since this Government
has bad a history, however fond of power,
has had, until now, so much disregard for the
popular will as to Bond forth to the country at large
a document advising the disfranchisement and
murder of a large portion of the people.
Mr. TiILOORPL of Indians, explained, and was
understood as saying that he condemned as
strongly as the gentleman from Missouri possibly
could the avowal of such sentiments. De had
never seen a recommendation to scatter them.
Ws name, however, appeared to a proposition to
publish and circulate a pamphlet containing mat
ters taken from Helper's book, together with the
remarks made by gentlemen on slavery. •
Mr. CLARK. lam glad the gentleman feels the
wrath to come. [Laughter.]
Mr. Kitimat. lam ready to take the respon
sibility.
Mr. FARNSIVORTII, of .111111018. WO can aet nn•
dendamlingly if the gentleman will havo the book
read.
Mr. CLARK. r have the book here.
Mr. FARNSWORTR. I don't believe the gentle
man has road it I recommend the literature. .1
have no doubt the work is a good one.
Mr. CLARK, resuming, felt it to be his duty to
say that, if this Government is to be prostituted,
and men placed in high positions holding such
sentiments, the people ought to know to what a
humiliating position it had come. The chair they
were now about to fill has been occupied by Clay.
Barbour, Polk, and Winthrop—gentlemen who had
drawn light from the sources of the Constitution,
who had elevated seltrespeet, and who would not
advise treaeon, murder, and dissolution. He said
that he had that circular in reference to the circu
lation of the pamphlet before him.
Mr. CLARK B. Ceennsee, of Now York, (In
terrupting,) utterly condemned melt sentiments as
those which the gentleman from Missouri had re
peated.
Mr. Nunn said : Let us have a free discussion.
Our friends en the other aide having thrust the
negro before the Home, we may as welt finish the
discussion, and than turn him out as quickly es
possible.
Mr. CLARK replied, thnt the negro would never
have been forced on the Home, but for the action
of the gentleman's party, and for the advice they
bad given. If gentlemen make themselves equals
with the negro, the effect would be to drive
another class out of the Memo on the lint day of
the session.
Mr. KELLOGG, of Illinois, remarked that the
gentleman from Missouri had made a statement
that the Republican members had directly or indi
rectly sanctioned certain things in Helper's book.
His (Mr. Kellogg's) name appeared in some of the
papers es having recommended it.
Mr. CLARK. .Nodoctbt you signed ft. [E,au„,ehter.]
Mr. KELLOGG. I am not prepared to say whether
I signed the list or not, because the authority, the
New York Herald, is not good.
Mr. Cs. lla. Nor any other good paper.
Mr. KELLOGG. The sentiments charged to the
gentlemen are not entertained by the Republicans.
I am willing that gentlemen may assume erase
vow them. If I signed the paper wrongfully, I
would avow It. I want the gentleman to state
whit is In the compendium.
[There was much noise and confusion throughout
these proceedings, and the speakers were but im•
per foe tly hoard.]
Mr. CLARK was prepared to show what was in
the book, if the gentlemen Were prepared to be
placed on the anxious seat.
Without further proceeding, the House ad
jou rued.
THE VIRGINIA LEGISLATURE
MESSAGE OF GOV. WISE.
lIARPER'S PERRY AFFAIR FULLY
AND FREELY DIBCIIBBED.
Prompt Action for Future Safety Recommended
•• NO MORE TEMPORISING THE CONST
TI:TION•-NO MORE COMPROMISING."
RICIIMONS, Dec. s—Roth houses of the Legislature
of Virginia were organized to -day.
Tho governor's message reviews the Harper's Fury
attur at meat 'mirth. it apesks of the spirit of fanati
cism mide-idea of Abnittionists , which has seem
ed to mad den whole messes of one entire section
of the country; which enters into rehoon, educa
tion, politic.. and prayers. courts of ;us tee and
ienslatures , which has trained us three RlPSOrations in
moral and social habits of hatred to the muter* of
African slaves in the United States, bet turns not
upon slavery elaeo here; 'which has sent comforts and
counsellors, and would hate sent rescue to assunins,
robbers. murderers, and traitors, whom it has
sent to felon's rem es. Value the numerical
mammy will Seale to violate the con
federate faith, and cease to disturb our pests. to de
stroy our lives and property, and to deprive us of all
protection and redress. under the perverted forms and
distorted workings of the 1.7[111013, we must take up
arms.he issue is 'no emenual to ihe compromised any
more. We rondo! stand such insult. and outrages as
those committed at Harper's Ferri , withpitt suffering
what in even worse than the death 46,cm:ens—with
out stiffener dishonor —the death °hiatus:
It is not to be denied that we have many sound and
sincere friends In the nomalaveholdint States ; but the
conurvstive elements ore ;same, whilst the fanatical
are active. Tho former are fait diminishing. whilst the
latter are increasingto number, and force.
With regard to the insurgents, the mesaue mu:
'Ts mockery to call them monomaniacs The leader
himself spurned the clot, and it was not put in upon
the tnals. They were prompted by the evil spirits of
incenditinsm, which demoralised numerous hosts be
hind them, who now umptith,ze with their dude be
fore the world. Thane men hired them wit bout them
selves incurring the risk of their crimes ; and no woe
der they now smooth :a with them, even to madness.
and that John Brun download the tseocrttleal cant of
their pretorme that he was mune. The mention of
our laws was necessary to warn future victims not
slain to be the tool, of this empathy. We hare
friends or we pare not in toe States whence these in
vaders came.
They must now be not only cmmertive, but active, to
prevent invaders coining. It was impomible for so
much sympathy to mat without exciting find men to
action of Selene or revenge. On this reasoning ha acted.
He had been compelled, by the apprehension of a moat
unparalleled border war, to place the State in as full
panoply of nolvary defence as if a foreign enemy had
invaded the United States. Indsed, one or the most
trritatins features of this predatory war a that it has
its seat in the British provinces, which furnish asylum.
to our fugitives, and send them and their hired outlaws
upon us from denote and rendetvnuatn bontenng State..
There is no dnn;ter from our State or colored people.
The slaves taken refused to take arms, end the brit
killed wee a respectable free nemo while ruanin: from
the •• philanthropists," who earns to liberate the black
rave.
• •
In closing the message the Governor says: We must
rel. upon outset ea to f,,ht or peace. We must organ
ise and arm. We must demand of Bleb We whet po
sition she means to inaintain in the tutu,. with respect
to elavery and provis opal constitutions. the laws of the
United State. and the provlßlOn2 of our Mate laws. for
Its protection in glut Federal relation., and he soverned
accordinit to the manner to which the demand is an-
Slfm arms!
klre re 'l e l a re rd '' , r 1
the reports end rumors olorganised
conspiracies the Governor ears they were from so many
sources. no simultaneous, so far apart, tram Persons so
unlike in es 'dances of ducation, that they could be
from no conspiracy to hoax. But he relied not so much
upon them ea upon the earnest, continued, and general
appeal of the s) lutist hisers with the crimes of the in -
eurgents.
Let it, defend our own position, or yield it at once.
Let us have action, or y mid it at once.
Let us have action, and resolve on a definite settle
ment.
No more temporizing the Constatution—no more corn
P T . Ollll se.
'rho other convicts await execution. They Will be
executed unless the General Aneroid,order. other
wine. This will meet the open invaaion, but acts only
on the mill virtu tl con victs, and does not settle the ques
tion of our peace anti protecnon in thn future.
It remains only for me to oiler myself, all that I sm
and all that I have, to the Commonwealth, whenever shit
may order me or mine in service, when the term of my
'present office closes.
The sa cow! message makes details d recommenda
tions, and eiN.N odes to &tato matters generally.
Later from Havana.
Now YOUK. Dee. s—The steamship Cahawba
has arrived, with Havana dates to the 30th ult.
It is reported that the new Governor General
would carry out Gen Conoha's policy, with regard
to improvements partindatly.
Tho Cahavrba firings
dollars nalrlY $300,000 in Mexican
The Oabawba spoke on the 9d of December, the
propeller llenjAmin Franklin, from Minatitlen for
New York, &imaged. She was under enures but
wanted no eadetance.
An extensive Aro was seen on the evening of the
25'h uit , from Havana, in the direction of Regis,
and it was supposed the extensive warehouses were
on flee.
At Havana, rugs'. WB2l very firm; no improve
moot on freights. Sterling exchange 113f0119
Northern 9ia4.
From Venezuela.
CU tin:PATON. 8- C , Dec. 5 —The (iolrrlrl ..
span! Now Orleans despatch says that Lcwu had
been elected President of Venezuela. The ela
tion well quietly conducted.
TLe Itevoluttonists bad been defeated.
Louisiana Sugar Crop.
CLIARLESTOW, S. C.. Dee s.—The special New
Orleans correepondent of the Courier states that
the reports from soventy-night Louisiana plantr
tiona show a deficit of 17,000 hot/heads of sugar.
Obituary.
CaAni.nsrov, 8 C
, Deo 5 —Captain Strout, of
the brig Louisa, of Portland, Maine, die,' bere on
Seturtay.
Edmund Bellinger, an eminent lawyer, died at
Columbia on Saturday. •
Jiunicipnl Electionii in Massnchusettg.
New Ben - . - ont , ' Maas , Dec 5 —At the munici
pal election held here tooloy, Iwo C. Tabor, In
dependent, wee eicetril Mayor bys7o majority over
Weston Harland, Citizens' candidate. The me.
jurity In the City Councils Is on the Independent
ticket.
LAWREXCP, s.—Daniel Sutter.as
Jr , the Citizer; eatalidate, ryas chosen Mayor
to-do, by 1.1.5 too.hrity over Itnllins, Hop A largo
tnnjority of tho City Councils is also on the Citi
zens' ticket. This is claimel al a Demo ratio tri
umph
Sentsortece, Masa . Dec. 45 —The Republican)
carried everything to-day b♦ from 300 to 44.)0 ma
jority, in a vote of 2,C:01. They elected DArdel L
Barris for Ilaror The Board of Aldermen end
City Councils will stand 14 Republiosim to 4 Demo
erau.
Non -Arrival of the Steamer Anglo.
Saxon.
PontrND, Me, Den s—Midnight —There are
no 111,:ns of the steatuAhip Anglo..s4zon, now due,
with four days later adrior3 from Ur erpool.
The Hotly of John Brown.
Troy, N. Y., Deg s,—The body of John Brown,
eeeoraTinnioil lip Mn. Brown and 'Wendell Phil
lip., pa,041 through hero to .lay. The funeral
will tnhe place on Thyre,ll7, et North
A Box Losr.—A few (lays eine°, a boy
ab ou t ten years of ace, named Ridgway Comfy,
left school and boa net since been hrard uf. Pe is
tither lost, or has nillingly absented himself from
home , nr been enticed away • lie had on a dark
green noel, metal buttons, dark brown oloth
pantoloona, blank cloth eap, shoes with buckle and
strap, had a Satchel of books. His heir is dark
brown. eyes dark tinsel, nose a little sore In ono
nostril, bat a scar on the lower lip, from a recent
fever blister; is lefuhantled. Any information
respecting hint can be left with Mr. Rktglesi
Chief of rttlioe.
TH_ECITY:
ANIMIIpIIENTE TIUS EVENING
•
CI4CIIIT HALL. Chestnut street. above Twelfth.—
Handel and Haydn Bootety's Cowart. • •
National. BALI, Nuke otreePTOld Polls' Concert
Company.
NATIOSLL Tw. Walnut street, %Mumma Eighth
and Nutth.—" Dan Ettee's Great Show."
WALSIfT-STRIVIT TRIATII.O.IIT.St Aslant and
ee
Ninth strtc,,..The P Ore6"—" ei% HOW' In
Beville"—" Thirty-throe next Ituth-deY."
WI I LI T LIIT Atca-BnssTTicsivriv.
Area street. &Lave , Elmth.—" Drumhter's Vow"—
Doctor Weren't.'
Twurus or WOllDrie, northeast earner Tenth and
Cheatuut streets.—Bignor mits.
MoDosoran a GAINII/Le, Raba atrset billow
Elnengi/ZWICAII 11101117.
all'ietoLll4.4 KILL Jay Ws Commonwealth Band
ing, Chestnut street, near Stith—" Thtodon's Mu
seum of Art.'.
Qt 3Ax-Brus SPEcw.
atz STING op Sumer COrNCILS.—A special meeting
of the Select breech of cur City Councils was held
yesterday afternoon, to consider the report of the
Committee on Finance, filing the rate of taxation
for 1880. A quorum of members wis2 present,
Oliver P, COMMInt Seq., being in the chair.
The bill was taken np as it rune from Common
Councils.
Mr. Cuylartelt that there wai a fo'regorte conclu
sion in relation to fixing, this „rate of taxation at
$1.75 on the hundred dollars. lie opposed the ac
tion of Common Connell, on the ground that it
would prove emberrasairsg to the Treasury, and
disastrous to the interests of the city. R e thought
there was a mathematical error, in the estimates,
of sonic $OBO.OOO.
This deficiency would have to be provided for by
a permanent loan, or the maintenance of a floating
debt. In the item of pollee tax; $423,000 was
named, yet at the rate Axed .as cents, but
$3-11,000 would be oollected. For lighting the
city, 9 recta Is the rate asked to. raise the esti.
mated amount 0f.44 24 3. 1100 •3 0 t-DArnsik-401 , 17 sum
up $137,000. In the Highway Department, an esti
mate of $535,000 Was asked, at a rats which would
only produce $343,000. Suppoalog all _these taxes
to be collected, which was a very uartawmable
supposition, at a rate of 31.75 there would be a de
ficiency, at the end of the year, of over $700,000.
It was the opinion of the speaker that the rate
should be at least $2, or $2.05.
Mr. Wetherill, from the Finance Committee), wild
that there was due to the city the sum of $1,171.000
as unpaid taxes. Of this sum, 8910,000 would be
paid this year lie answered ve c selaborately the
arguments of Mr. Cayler,eonten that at a rate
of $1 85 every estimate would be d and a sum of
$200,000 still left in the city treasury.
Mr. Drayton thought there was an error in the
report of the Committee on Finance, warranting to
$250,000, which should be explained. In order to
obtain this' explanation, he moved. to refer the
matter back to the committee.
After a little conversational debate, Mr. Drayton
withdrew his motion.
Mr. Neal replied to Mr. Cuyler, expressing him
calf in favor of the rate of $l.Bl. lie was willing,
however, to accept the rate of $1.73, believing that
It woold suffice. He placed but little eonfidence in
estimates, regarding - them simply as theories, and
liable to err very considerably.
A lengthy and earnest discussion here arose be
tween Messrs. Neal, Drayton, Watharill, Cnyler,
and others. The discussion traversed the ground
above reported. Mr. Cuyier answered the re
marks of the other members, and reiterated his
want of oonfidenee in the rate fixed by the com
mittee and amended by Common Council. He
Made an earnest appeal to memberato pause before
fixing our taxation at a rate which must be ruinous
in the extreme to the financial department of the
oity.
Mews. Mclntyre and Wetherill responded to
Mr. Cnylor expressing their renewed et2nadance
In the rate of the Committee on Manes.
Mr. Wetherill moved to strike out $1.75 and in
sert $1.8.5.
Mr. Ocular moved to farther amend, by striking
out $1.75 aid inserting $2. Thie amendment was
lost—yesa 7. nays 14, as follows:
Yeas—Beideman, Benton, Bradford, Coyler,
Drayton, Lemon, Loughlin.
NaTS—Bringhnrst, Davis, Ford, Jones. To idy.
Mclntyre, Neal, Parker) Petal's, Read, Smedley,
Thompson, Wetherill, Vornmsn. (president.)
The motion of Mr. Wetherill was lost—yeas Is,
nap ll—us follows:
Tut —Messrs. Beideman, Benton, Bradford,
Cuyler, Drayton, Lemen, Loughlin, Mclntyre.
Suredley„Wetherill.
Nars.—Messrs. Bringhtdat, Davie, Ford, Jonee,
Leidy, Neal, Parker, Paters, Bud, Thompson,
Comma°, (president ) •
Mr. Drayton renewed his motion to refer the
bill back to the committee, whioh was lost—yeas 7,
nays 13.
The bill was at length Entity passed—yeas 14,
nays 7—as follows :
Yeas—Me/en. Bringhord, Davis, Ford, Jenne,
Leidy, Mclntyre. Neal, Parker, Peters, Read,
gmedley, Thompson, Wetherill, Coniman, (presi
dent.)
NAYS—Messrs. Beideman, Benton, Bradford,
Cutler. Drayton. Lemen, Loughlin.
The following protest was entered :
" The undersigned members of Select Council
protest against the passage of the bill entitled an
ordinance To levy and fix the rata of taxation
for the year MO.'
"They do so on the ground—first, that it is passed
bet sre the appropriations, to provide fir which the
fox is impoeed, have been made, ant that therefore
the rat* is fixed blindly sod without tossonably
a 'curate knowledge as to the amount requi red
and secondly, bemuse the statements ant estimated
furnished by the Finance Committee to guide
Councils in fixing the rate are manifestly grossly
erroneous and unreliable; and, thirdly, because
the rate fixed Is far below that at which, in the
present condition of the Ensues AS the city, it
would be practicable to provide for the frabilities
and expenditures now pressing upon the city trea
sury and necessary to be met at the elose of the en
suing
_year; and that therefore. fourthly, it is a rata
which will require the raising of heavy lame,
doting the ensuing year, for the purpose of meeting
current expense/. Tiro. Crtxxit,
W. BRADFORD,
W. II BRAYTON,
Jonv B. Lynx,
L. S BRIDENAff,
JCR!! K. Loreaux,
erzraen Bezerom."
-. • .
This protect was entered at length on the minutes,
after which the Chamber adjoarned.
GUARDIANS or PRE Pooa.—Yeaterday after
noon this body held a stated meeting. at their
room, in Seventh street, near Arch, Mr keysiir in
the ehair.
Number of paupers In Blookley Almshouse on
Rsturisy hut 2,1%3
Same time last year 2.6.43
Increase this rear .
Admitted daunt the pest two weeks. 2 .3; births,
3; deaths, 13; discharged, 103; eloped, 45; hoard
out, 4; tarnished with lodgings, 134; do. with
meals, 303.
Several applications for relief were received and
appropriately disposed of.
The chair reported that the physician's resi
dence had been insured for $l,OOO, and the gar
dener's house for UR!.
The oat-door agent reported that be bad eol
letted $lBl of emigrant tax, sad 53.10.15 in bond
support eases, and paid the moan: to the trea
surer.
Mr. Dickinson, from the Committee on Coal, re
ported that they had advertised for proposals for
supplies, and presented a resolution authorising the
employment of a competent person in all the dis
tricts, except the Ninth and Tenth, to sn.perstse
the weighing of the opal as delivered, at a eatery
of $1 per day, daring the months of December. Ja
nuary, February. and March.
After some debate, the resolution was adopted.
Mr. Linnetd offered the Ail/owing 'resolution :
That the Committee on Accounts be requested to
examine and report an equitable money oompensa
lion for all oMeers of the Board, wjta a view to
the withdrawal of all perqnisites arena house
room for those necessarily residing on the Alms
house property. Laid over.
Also, that the services of John 11. Brown, super
intendent of gas, be dispensed with after the 15th
instant. Agreed to.
Also, that the ferry now existing between the
Atrushouse wharf and the eastern site of the
Schuylkill be discontinued after the drat of Janu
ary, 1:160. Laid over.
Mr. Evana offered a resolution. that they also
dispense with the °Seers, ferryman, and gardener
After the Mat of Mereb, and that the farmer shall
perform the duties of the latter. Laid °Ter.
Mr. Dickinson pretreated a raselatiott that Coun
cils be requested to appropriate trF'd for the
purpose of maintaining and educating. at the Deaf
and Dumb Asylum in this city, the three deaf In
mates of Illockley Alsaskroase. Agreed to.
The contracts for coal were awarded as follows .
Ist District. John lietsel. at $4 30 per ton • 34,
P. L Fox, $3; 31, P. L. Fox. $3.10; Flo, P. L.
Pox, $3 10; 31b, P. L. Fox, $6.10; 6th, Wm. W.
Alter, $3 50: 7th, )fattier .1 Steel. $3.75; 6th,
F. 31. heed, $3 30; oth, C. W. Montrmery. $4
10th. John Adams, $3; 11th, 0. Brownell, $4 50.
Adjourned.
THE Cute BASKET Is as empty to-day as
rainy weather generally makes is.—An im
portant reduction of fare on the Germantown
Railroad from Ninth and Green streets went into
operation yesterda. Tickets are sold at the office
for ten cents Bat h; while twelves cents fare is
exacted from tirade who enter the ears without
first pare:taring a ticket.—Rer. Thornu Street,
of this city, has accepted a call to a church in
York, Pa —Rev. Dr. Furness asks in to deny
the report that he beaded a committees ap.
pointed to receive Brown's remains on Satur
day. We cheerfully do so —A eorretp?ndent
asks 93 why Owe La so ninth delay in the
removal of the JCarlet-etteds. Ve repeat
his queszi.,n without being able to answer it.
Mayor Henry may inform him—The _Ministerial
Union will bald its monthly meeting is the Union
31. E Church. on Fourth street Delo* Arch, this
morning at ten o'clock —A new depot is being
erected, be the PhiladelFbis, ard
Baltimore 'Railroad Company, at the foot rf Wash
ington street, in the Second ward; it will be ore
Cory high, and 100 by 53 teat —On Sunday af•
ternoon, an unknown white man, 9b , 33 fifty years
of a, e. was found near the banks of the Schuylkill,
near Chestnut street, on the west 1.:3e. Alderman
Warren held an inquest. A se:diet rf death from
intemperance was tendered —The weather octa
nt:nes dull, damp, and dissgretable.
Ariar.rir or PEriNXIZETI. -= Testi:nisi
morning, ribout II as Ptis.,•illa Ilinkle was
pricing near Third and Spate streets. two men
stepped up to her, an,loaa cf thee.' isied the Tray
to 6,.)uth street She kindly paint.] out the di
rection, 11111 they left her. On Ilse:in; her him
in her pot:tet she food her pocket-b.)k roue. It
euntaine,l pearly three dollsri in mall elitni:).
She ran after the men, and - they were both az
re,ted and taken before 411 :lean', and F. , ;ar,l
over for a beating. One of that men c'Sered
6 -et c 3 They gave the 'amts ehf ickgratr,s
fkrd and James
Last ever.ing, Ned Haase, alias Marches - er. was
erreated In the Walnut-street Theatre, wklle en
deavoring to relieve agentler-Lan of his r ors'!" Ile
was taken to the CenU••blae.on to strait a hearing
this marling.
REMelthEft. rug Pooh —With the inclement
season come thoughts of the want and woe that
must befell the poor. That we hire b....ee1 - der.%
I.S.SOCiatiCl+3 to reiaTO their wants, in a MenanTe ,
is a most grateful thing. During the past week
hundreds of poor and unfortunate persona have a;-
plied to the I.'nion Benevolent Assoeiaticn for as
sistacee. Moat of these sulfa:era bare bad their
wants supplied, but, owing to the feeds t.t
as large 43 they shoold be,the society is rest:eked
is its benevolent purpose. On Saturday the
at Seventh and l'...ansom etreets. was filed with e
large number of poor, from all parts of the city,
asking help, some of whom could not be attended
to if this society would provide fir all who ask
wsistance frnm them. its etnuil receipts
tare to be ten times as large as they are at
seat.
ACCIDeNe.-- 1 MIA named Beat , relytui
Loth hie tap badly 4rushed, 7astanhy
b. beiag ruu orer by a ear ea the Richt:wad NE
t4egor Rellwey The .... , eLient hanyeue , l at
mood and Cumberlez d e recta. The natortonste
wan trat coniged ta tin Egiloopil *bpi tal.