WEDNESDAY, MMLOII 27, 1861
Frani' PAGI —The Badleir-Mires Canard; Let
hr from New York; Letter from Bolton; Byrn
belied Methodism—A Conference Chapel with a
Spire upon it; Philadelphia Annual Conference
of M. B. Church; The Postal Arrangements of the
Southern Confederacy ; Commerolal Arrangements
of the Southern Confederacy. FOURTH Pans.—
Foreign News; General Newi; Bold Attempt at
Bank Robbery in New York ; Marine intelligence.
*4 Tyranny" North and South.
We have now practically, in this country,
what may be considered two rival Govern
ments-4e old Union and the new one; and
without recognizing the right of the latter to
a legal existence, it is curious to contrast
their wonderful difference in the only point
which could give a reasonable excuse for the
disseverance of the nation. We allude to the
pretext that the Federal Government is, or
possibly may be, unjust and tyrannical in its
treatment of the ce Confederate States." No
one who stops to inquire for a moment how
our National Government has acted towards
the Cotton States since the Secession move
went commenced, on the one hand, and how
the leaders of that movement, on the other,
have acted cowards the people over whose des
tinies they have assumed complete control, can
fail to be deeply impressed with the forbear
ance, gentleness, and liberality of the former
and the tyranny, oppression, and disregard of
the interests, wishes, and feelings of a large
minority, of the latter. He who, in the seceded
States, attempts to rebel against their self
constituted leaders, to earnestly remonstrate
against their hasty and infamous conduct, or
to refuse implicit obedience to their exacting
decrees, may consider himself fortunate if a
drum-head court-martial does not speedily or
der him to be killed, or a Secession mob hang
him up without trial upon the nearest tree.
Coercion of the worst kind marks every step
of the progress of the Southern Con&deracy.
Gaining a little color of authority at the out
set, by the votes of a deluded people, at a
time when their passions were artfully in
flamed, and their sober judgments led astray
or silenced by intimidation, step by step the
citizens are being bound hand and foot;
and without a fair chance of expressing their
wishes, or, indeed, of fully comprehending
the measures of those who assume to be their
masters, radical political changes are made
as rapidly as Governments were destroyed
and constructed in revolutionary France be
lore the advent of the great NAPOLZON, while
a system of terrorism akin to that of ROSES
PTEHRE, DANTON, and RABAT is resorted to to
stifle the popular voice, and to suppress criti
clam and opposition. Yet these are the men—
with their hands reeking with the guilt of
a spoliation of the revenues and the pub
lie property of our Government, their con
, sciences seared with the crime of violating
their solemn oaths to support it, and their
whole movement based upon the most
shameless and reckless disregard of the wishes
and sentiments of a large portion of the peo
ple they assume to control that was ever wit
nessed in a republican country—that start
the cry of tyranny against oar own lenient
and beneficent Federal Government, and de
nounce even the slightest attempt to enforce
its unquestionable legal rights and powers as
a terrible species of despotism.
The Pennsylvania Farm School.
This institution is located in Centre county,
and was incorporated in 1855 by an act of
Assembly, for the purpose of building up a
system of agricultural instruction, in which
manual labor should be associated with study.
It was located by a board of trustees appoint
ed to select a site, and in 1857 the Legislature
voted an appropriation of $25,000 to erect
Imildings, and an additional $25,000 on condi
tion a like sum was raised, (there having
been $25,000 In addition to two hundred acres
of land subscribed at the time of the act,) anti
$21,000 of the last appropriation has been re
ceived, making $46,000 received from the
State, and, including the land donated, about
$58,000 from other sources. All this money
has been expended for the - purpose implied in
the act, and an additional debt of s2s,ooo.in
curred, and it is estimated that it will require
over $25,000 more to complete the college
buildings, which, when finished, will enable
the institution to admit from three to lour hun
.dred students.
At present only about one hundred can be
accommodated, and that number bag been in
attendance since February, 1859, at which
time the school opened. The difficulties en
countered in carrying it on with its buildings
incomplete, and with lumber, stones, bricks,
debris, &c., surrounding it, are very great, and,
in addition to this, a debt of 525,000 has been
incurred, which is sufficient to sacrifice the In
stitution entirely if aid is not speedily afforded
it.
In order to place it upon a proper footing,
the trustees have applied to the Legislature
for- aid to discharge its debt, and to complete
its buildings.
Governor Pauses., who had visited the in
and knew its necessities and its
merits, earnestly recommended it to the favor
of the legislature, and the present Governor,
In his inaugural, concurred in the Triendly re
marks of his predecessor. The trustees ask
for 650,000, as the smallest sum that can be
made available for the completion of the
buildings and meeting the debt of the institu
tion already incurred for bringing its buildings
to their present state. -
They have had a hearing before the Com
mittee of Ways and Means, and it has report
ed in laver of their bill, and the question will
soon be brought before the Legislature. Aa
this is a noble undertaking, and one in every
way worthy of the patronage of our great
State, we hope that our Legislature may save
it from ruin, and render it efficiently active
for the purposes designated in its act of Incor
poration.
The Commerce of New Orleans.
There have been various contradictory state
ments published in regard to the effect of the
Secession movement upon the commerce of
New Orleans, and the extent of the trade of
that port daring the present year, as contrast
ed with previous years. We have now before
ns a New Orleans commercial circular, dated
March 9, 1861, giving a tabular statement of
business operations in =my articles, from
September 1, 1860, to March 8, 1861, and
from September 1,1859, to March 8, 1860;
which shows the following results: The ex
portation of cotton for the present season
amounted to 1,399,900 bales, and during last
season to 1,426,400 bales. The exportation
of tobacco, during the present season, amount
ed to 18,473 hogsheade, and last season to
22,276 hogsheads. The exportation of sugar
and molasses, all of which was sent to Ameri
can ports, Sightly exceeds the exportation
last year. The exportation of flour, this sea
son, amounted to 304,035 barrels, and last
season to 209,421 barrels. The exporta
tion of pork, this season, was 8,615
barrels, and last season 25,700 barrels.
The exports of lard this season were
188,968 kegs; last season, 181,866 kegs.
The imports of agricultural productions
into New Orleans have nearly all been di
minished, except corn and flour, of which
large quantities have probably been necessary
for distribution among the Cotton States, at
points where the last crops had tailed. The
imports of specie during the present season
amounted to $12,605,203, and during the last
season to $5,819,481. The amount cotton
received, exported, and on liand,liConside
rably leas than last season. There walla much
smaller umber of vessels in the port` than at
the same season during either of the six pre
eedieg years, as will be seen by the following
table:
COMPARATIVE NUMBER OF V l / 8 19FIM.
Jo the Port or Sew Origami for Seven VOI*Py
All. Mb. lag
illinsh S.
1
79 103 n 7 133 301 ' 227 In
ao 46 45 39 313_ 39 zg
10 17 /8 11 21 21, le
la , 35 30 21 23 20 29
111.... • • ...
189 2O 246 i
Teal
New Orleans being chiefly an exporting city,
her business operations, according to this state
ment, have not yet been very seriously *fleeted
in my way by the Secession movement, but
there has been a considerable decrease in the
amount of business transacted.
*3l2r An Intermits debate occurred in the
USW States Senate yesterday, between
Docanss• seal BRZOIDSRMOX 3 in which the
T it 4 d
question was 'o ' used at con
idgierable length, and- the two Democratic
admilighni of the last Presidential cut:Taiga
Sought the WWI! ./ 1 . 114 Yess oses nab.
The Caiifornia Pony Express.
Most newspaper readers Dave become fa
miliar with the heading which makes its
appearance throughout the country twice a
week, entitled. "Three Days' Later News
from California! Arrival of the Pony Ex
press!" and with the announcement of an ar
rival of a California steamer, being accom
panied by the remark, "News Anticipated by
the Pony Express."
But, while a few may be acquainted with the
nature of the enterprise which gives them the
"News from the retitle" so much quicker
now than formerly, the great mass of the peo
ple are, probably, ignorant of the particrilars
of an undertaking which may be classed among
the most extraordinary of modern times.
Fifteen years ago, before the gold discoveries,
which caused such a memorable influx of
population into California from all parts of the
world, the only means of reaching San Fran
deco, which was then a comparatively unim
portant settlement on the Pacific coast, was
by aailingvessels, fitted out for trading voyages
to that part of the world, and the passage
from any Atlantic port usually occupied six
months or more, according to the nature of the
outfit and the number of stoppages necessary
for commercial purposes. As travel increased,
however, other and quicker modes of convey
ance were required than slow sailing ships to
speed the gold-seeker to his deathiation.
A number of steamers were soon employed
in the passenger business to Chagres, on the
Atlantic coast,-and from Panama to San Fran
cisco on the Pacific, reducing the time of pas
sage from Northern ports to torty days. But,
during the laat few years, the trip from NOw
York or Philadelphia has been made in twen
ty-three days. 9 his was considered very quick
time, in comparison with former years, and
the public were disposed to rest satisfied with
it until the completion of a railroad or tele
graph across the country—although the date
of such an event was so remote in the minds
of most - people as not to enter largely into
the expectations of the present generation.
This is an age of progress, however, and
American enterprise is without limit.
Mr. Russet/. conceived the idea of running
a horse express from the Missouri river, to
San Francisco, dirtying letters in ten days'
time, and telegraphic messages in eight days.
The route he proposed to use was known as
the cg Central route to California," shorter,
by 800 miles, than the one at that time used
by the Overland Mail Company, but passing
through such a rough wilderness as to be con
sidered impracticable for purposes of trans
port, even by old mountaineers who had, by a
life-long experience, been Inured to the hard
ships incidental to that 'region. The idea be
coming extensively known throughout the
country, was ridiculed by a great many for its
absurdity, and some of, his friends remelt.
strated with him for his folly in undertaking
a project which, they thought, would surely
entail upon him a large pecuniary loss. No
thing daunted, hoivever, by the sneers of un
believers or the remonstrances of friends, be
proceeded to dirty into execution his favor
ite project, and, on the 20th February,
1880, despatched an agent to the Pacific
to stock the Western division, build sta
tions, and supply rations and forage from
Sacramento to Salt Lake City, at the same
time sending out competent men to make
similar arrangements from St. Joseph, Mo., to
Salt Lake City, on the Eaatern division of the
line ; and on the third day of April, If3Bo, the
worst season of the year in that section of
country, the first expresses started simultane
ously from St. Joseph, Missouri, and San
Francisco, California, carrying letters to either
point in the remarkably short Blame of nine
days and six -hours, thus making the first, or
trial trip, inside of ten days, and establishing,
beyond question, the practicability of the
route and the enterprise, which old mountain
eers had ridiculed. This great undertaking was
organized and put into execution in forty-three
days from the time it was determined upon,
and'during that period the agent of Mr. Ens-
SELL, who superintended the Western division,
or Pacific slope, travelled from the Atlantic to
the Pacific. The Californians were exuberant
with joy ; the pony and his rider, on their
arrival at San Frenetic°, were received with
the firing of guns and colors flying ; the ladies
adorned the pony with their bonnet ribbons,
and the people generally congratulated them..
selves on the success of the project, which
brought them so much nearer to their old
homes, relations, and friends.
The California Pi..ny Express soon became
a fixed fact, for once a week regularly the
pony departed and came, very rarely exceed
ing schedule time, which was ten days, and
often running in less.
The number of horses employed in this ser
vice is about five hundred, chosen for their
speed and endurance, and the riders for their
light weight, as well as for their intrepidity and
experience in the hardships of frontier life.
The stations are built at intervals of twenty
five miles on this side of the Rocky Montt
tains, and west of that at intervals of ten
miles. Each station has two or more occu
pants, whose duty it is to guard the building,
take care of the stock on hand, and have ready
a fresh horse to take the mail on its arrival,
and carry it another stage on the way to its
destination. Each horse and rider travel
twenty-flve miles at one time, at a rate of
speed varying from ten to fourteen miles per
hour. The riders are furnished with time
tables, and are required to use their at_
most endeavors to comply with the schedule.
If for any reason they are detained on the
road between stations, they are required to
make up the loss of time by an ineiease of
speed so far as it is in the power of the ani
mal.
The express has been run with great regu
larity considering the obstacles it has had to
contend with. Last summer, about the mid
dle of June, the Indiana commenced to be
very troublesome. They destroyed nearly
all the stations west of Salt Lake City, killed
some of the riders and station-keepers, and
ran off all the stock they could find be
longing to the company. From the first of
July until about the commencement of Sep
tember the expresa was, to a great extent,
discontinued between Salt Lake City and Car
lson City, a town west of the former place.
Letters, however, continued to be received at
the extreme ends of the routes, although in
limited quantities, which accumulated at the
'above places ready for forwarding as soon as
a coesation of the Indian troubles would al
low it, or sooner it a rider could be found
bold enough to run the risk of being shot or
scalped by the savages, who were always on
the watch for such an opportunity.
A very thrilling incident occurred during
these troubles, at a place two hundred miles
from Salt Lake, which will serve to illustrate
the danger then to be feared in that wild re
gion. Four of the company's employees
were engaged in rebuilding a station which
had been destroyed by the Indians. It was
early in the morning; two of the men were
asleep in a hut on the summit of a small hill,
and the others in a tent at the foot of it. A
band of Indians prowling around, chanced to
discover them. Observing those in the hat
before the others, they firoci in upon them,
killing one instantly and wounding the other
in the leg. The latter immediately started down
the hill, shouting to those below to save them
selves, as the red skins were after them.
Jumping up and seizing their pistols, the three
started for a run across the plains, with the In
dians in hot pursuit and yelling like so many
fiends. The waned ran together for 'some
distance, and bade fair to make good their es
cape, when the wounded one cried out that he
could go no farther. One of his COMpalniOns,
a very poweifhl, athletic fellow, took him
on his back, and so continued his flight,
although at such a slow rate that their
pursuers were fast gaining upon them. The
wounded man, seeing this, begged to be
left to himself, as he did not wish to be the
cause of the other's capture. He only stipu
lated for the loan of the pistol his friend had
with him. Very reluctantly his request was
complied with, when, without a moment's he
sitation. placing the pistol to his head, he blew
out his brains, preferring such a fate to the
one in store for him, as be knew it was the
custom of those tribes to torture their prison
era before killing them. The remaining two
employees succeeded in reaching a station
about ten miles distant, where, with those al
ready stationed at that paint, they considered
themselves safe against any attack from the
enemy. l he agent of the Ennio Company
at Salt Lake finally raised a band of a hundred
men, and being provided with arms and am
munition from one of the United States Go
vernment stations, started out to put
an end to these disturbances, and teach
the Indians a lesson likely to last them
until the General Government Bent force
211 z:s3
enough to make it entirely effectual.
The expedition had the desired effeet—the
Indians were routed whenever met with, a
great many killed, and finally they bedaree ix)
Submissive as to canto no further apprehen
sion. The express again resumed its trips, and
has since run with great regularity.
During four months of the year, from De
cember to April, the difficulty of travelling is
much. inereased by the heavy snows which
prevail over a large portion of the route. In
some sections for several miles the snow is
piled up to a depth of twenty-seven feet. To
obviate this difficulty, the company all the
winter long have had on hand at such places
a sufficient force of men and ox teams to
keep the road packed. The method of doing
this is to turn on the reams after the snow haS
fallen abobt two feet and keep them travelling
baCk and forth till it is packed hard, and after
two feet more has fallen to de the same thing
Over again, and no on until a good hard road
is formed . between walls of snow as high as a
two-story house.
When the enterprise was first started letters
were forwarded but once a week and the rate
Of postage wax five dollars ior one half ounce.
Soon after, a semi-weekly mail was established
and the rate fixed at two dollars and fifty
cents a quarter ounce, at which price and re
gulation the express is still running.
The title of the company that manages this
enterprise is the "Central Overland California
and Pike's Peak Express Company," and its
main business consists in running a line of ex
press and passenger coaches to • the Pike's
Peak gold region. Their starting points from
the eastern end are Leavenworth City, Kansas,
and St. Joseph, Missouri, end they take pas
sengers through, to Denver City, in the te.
markably short apace of five and one half
days, which is a strong contrast with the time
when twenty days for the Same distance wan
considered a quick trip. On the first of July
next, or before, this company will start a daily
line of coaches to Salt Lake City, carrying
the United States mail, where they will con
nect with the t" Overland Mail COmpany,"
which will tan to 'Placerville, in California.
They will also continue their pony express,
reducing the price of postage, however, to one
dollar per half ounce, and making the time
from the Missouri river to San Francisco in
ten day*, the year through.
About the tenth day of April next the pre
sent schedule of fifteen days, from St. Joseph
to the Pacific, will be reduced to the former
time of ten days; the rate of postage will also
be reduced to two dollars for half-ounce let
ters, postage pre-paid.
The Virginia Convention still continues
in session. A proposition was made yesterday
to substitute the Sohthein Constitution.
rablfc Amoseineute.
HANDEL AND HAYDN SOOYSTY.—H would be too
sweeping an assertion were we to say that this So
ciety never had a more pleasing, gratifying, and
successful performance than that of last night;
but we may safely affirm that it is the best we have
heard In our now four years' experPmcf. of their
ability. An Oratorio, a The Seven Sleepers," by
Dr. G. lonwe, the musical composer, with the
words translated from the German of Professor
Glesebricht, was given, for the first time in this
city, we believe. There was the freshness of no
velty, aided by excellent singing, and well-dbmi-
Vinod instrumentation.
The_ subloct le the well known legend of the
Greek Church, (admirably related by Gibbon and
Mrs. Jamieson,) of the seven young Christians of
Ephesus, who were ebut up in a cavern by the pa
gan and persecuting Emperor Deolus, In the mid:.
die of the third century; airc&e, one hundred and
eightviseven years later, in the reign of the Em
peror Iheodindus IL who protected Christianity
and died soon ater. We give the plot of this
Oratorio - from the Evening Bullettn, because it is
very clearly put in that paper:
The scene is laid daring the reign of the Empe
ror Cecina, (A. D. 250,) a fierce persecutor of all
who bad embraced Christianity. among the lat
ter were seven orphans of noble birth, belonging
to Ephemer t who, in order to escape the fury of the
tyrant, lied into a spacious cavern for security.
When, however, the Emperor ascertained their re
treat, he gave orders that the entrance should be
firmly walled up with huge stones; and the Chris
tians immediately fed into a deep slumber, which,
according to the legend, was miraculously porolong
ed, without injuring the poWers of life, during a
twirled of one hundred and eighty-seven years. In
this long lapse of time, wonderful changes had
been effected. Paganism was no longer trinmpbant,
and.phristianity was protected by the then reign
ing mperor, Theodosius 11. Antlpateir, the Pro
consul, and his wife Bonorla, conceive the idea of
sending to the cavern where the raven brethren
were known to have beenimmeireal—with a view
to a decent Interment of their remains. Aided by
a email body of shepherds, the walls aim graduahy
removed—those engaged in the task singing a
chorus. They ate soddenly startled by a vcioe
of one of the interred brethren, singing : " Lord,
thou halt been our &wailing-place in all gene
rations!" and, as the stones- are one by one
removed, the light of day, breaking into the cave,
awakens the rest of the sleepers. Soon after, the
youngest of their number, -Malobus, is sent out to
procure bread Ile 00731e9 upon a ChT hilEl42 army,
about to engage in n war with the Persians, and
his astonishment at the prevalence of the Christian
faith, as well as at the marvellous changes on all
aides, is unbounded. On the other hand, his
strange dress and speech excite the suspicions of
the soldiery,-who suppose him a Persian spy, and
amid the consequent confusion and annoyance,
Malehus escapes, and proceeds to the house of a
baker. Hare he offers in payment for some breed,
a piece of money called a solidus, current in the
times of Beeline, but now antiquated and out of nee.
Supposing from this that be le in possession of se
cret treasure, they carry him before the proconsul,
Antipater, who hears Ma whole story—is at first
ineredalouebut finally summons his followers,
and proseeds to the cavern, where the story of
Malohus is substantiated. The Seven Sleepers are
urged to accompany the people to Ephesus, but
they simultaneously feeling , their end approach
ing, decline. Bare they are supposed to aspire,
and the oratorio ends with a aplondid chorus.
The instrumental opening, not overlong, repro
sci.te the dawn of day, and was beautifully ren
dere4 A chorus of shepherds was very llusy and
we may say the same of the whole choral per
formanees -in the Oratorio, but particularly that
magnificent' piece with which it' Conclude& But,
to our taste, the great effects of the .evening were
the singing of the brothers in the cave, in. Part
the exquialte ohoral in the church. in Part 11.,
and 2 - - -let tomay the whole of the third Pert.
It would be invidious, perhaps, to fingib
out any performers for particular praise, but
we must ray that the line bass of Mr. J.
J. Holster has rarely been beard to more
advantage. Be represented one of the Seven
brothers. The two soprani (hibiscus Liszie Poole
and Worrell), who vooally represented the
twin brothers, also sang with greatexpreasion, and
Miss N. Jarvis' alto voles came well Into , play in
the comparatively small part allotted to her. Mr.
Clover, as Martians the Bishop, had not much to
sing, but his full bass oame In most creatively.
The principal tenor' and soprano, Mr. G. W. Ha'.
zelwood and Mire Henrietta. Shaw, (Antipater the
proconsul, and Renor a, his wife,) were fully
equal to what they had to sing.
This Oratorio is full of dramattc effect—though
not at all theatrical. There is no tinsel, no mere
ornatrienteUlon in it, but beautiful mule, greeting
and eireetive, with many variations of eentlment
and feeling. We strongly recommend its early
repetition.
The Germania Orchestra assisted the Choral
Society on this °cession, and we need not say how
eifieleutly Mr. M. H. Oren presided at the piano,
and Mr. B. Can Cross was the efficient direotor of
the whore performance, and great pains bad evi
dently been taken to make it tboraughly good lu
all points.
The only drawback to the complete enjoyment
of the Oratorio was that the lads whore business it
is to sell the programmes would walk about the
Hall (Musical Fund) in the noisiest manner while
the solo singers were keeping the audience in the
most breathless delight of listening.
With this exoeption, which is no fault of the Br
eiety 'teen; all went off gloriously. The, hall WBB
very nearly filied—which is a great deal in Pas
sion-week. '
THE PEOPLE'S JULIEN CoucrwrB.—The third
eonotat of this destined to become a fixed and po
pular fait, if the acme managerial excellence is
maintained, will take place on Saturday evening
next, when we are promised an entirely new re
pistols*, a new Instalment of soloiate and vocal
ists, and a must:pal feast for the million as well as
the dilleteutl.
WzriTLAND MA1182 . 0111'9 NNW PIECE AT MI
Ance..—The pressure upon our columns precludes
our giving a lengthened node* of "The Hard
Bt•uggle," written for Mr. Dillon, by the author
of "The Patrielan's Daughter," and produced by
him, for the first time last night, to a erowded
house. ft is a beautiful dramado episode of do•
monk, life, adMirably told, and admirably acted,
not only by Mr. Dillon, but Mrs. Drew, Mrs.
Showell, and all concerned. But more anon.
WALNUT mast Tunarai.—Last night• Mr. J.
W. Wallach appeared for the second time as Leon
de Bourbon, in the "Iron Mask," a ohmmeter
which he has made peculiarly Ids own. blr. Ed
' win Adams, as Boekefort. gave a fine delineation
of the part, showing evidences of oared study.
The "Iron Mask" will be performed for some
nights longer, when the drama of 4, Oliver Twist"
will be produced, in which Mrs. Wallach will sue
tan the part of Nancy Sykes.
MONSIVITS , ILIACHIIJNEL—This gentleman, who
is a Magician, from Europe; commences a tortes of
performances, at Bantam , street Hall, on Tuesday
evening. We understand the peculiar paints of his
art to be, that he never leaves the stage, that be
has no 'confederates, and that he performs with
bare arms. To enhance the attramiens of hie ex
hibition, an Italian dwarf, ten years old, gives
specimens of parlor magic, and capable perform
*xi wIU assist vocally and IlUltrUlLlOUtally.
BASURTM'S Oinuosulass.—This is thp last week
of Barnunt's living wonders at Amembly
Build
iop. The morn we see the Asteo children the
more IriFtecmYthord of tlikelithentleity admit
THE PEESS.--PHILADELPHIA, WEDNESDAY, MARCH 27, 1861.
for them. Their profile, so unlike all others of
the human race k and their tour myerabis, eo dif
ferent kph e4thlog jet stma, are proofs that th ey
mi. the dire ot' dram - radiate from the aboriginee of
that land of myetiry, Central Athettee. Ti
phyalognOmioal .developmenta they preeelit are
identical with the sculptured ruins of their native
land. We trail the attention of all to them two se .
toniahing beingo—the only living types of an ei;
tizact rase.
WASHINGTON CORRESPONDENCE.
Letter from " KapPa- 1 '
[Correspondent:le of The FteSaa
• - *ASHOOTOIS. March 26, 1861.
Governor Johnson, of Tennes see, left this shorn-
ing on the most urgent invitation of citizens of
Frederiok, Maryland, to address thorn this eve
ning. As fleoession is getting rather formidable
in Maryland, the Governor will do good servloe in
behalf of the Union. lie is evidently a representa
tive man of the nation, and his Influence is felt
wherever he lifia him eloquent volae,
Carl Schurz has not yet accepted the Portugal
chore, d'efoireship, because there is not the el,gbt
eat proepect that it will ever be made a fun nib,
Bioll. Be Is now willing to accept the Brazil Bib.
don, though} at drat, objected to it. His friends,
especially those of German blOb, who are here in
large numbers, are exoeedingly sorry, on account
of his wavering course, as it has prevented them
from having their own claims regarded7nasmuoh
as the Administration is dispoeed to provide drat
for Bohm before paying any attention to the
smaller applicants. Mr. Hassaureok, of Chola
net!, will probably go as minister resident to some
South American Government. Lieutenant Gover
nor Ruech, of lowa, is an applicant for a consulship
in Germany, probably Bremen. Mr. Hattersobsedt,
of Kansas, wants to go to Antwerp as consul.
I am indebted to Colonel Trott, the able and po
lite chief clerk of the Post Office Department, for
the following important information concerning
the recent disastrour ooeurterioe on the Pennsyl
vania Centred Railroad. To give a list of all the
letters destroyed in the mail begs Is impossible.
The baggage master in charge of the mall car,
burnt on the night of the 20th instant, near Root
ingdon, on the Pittsburg and _Palled.'Ma route,
reports to the Department that he left Pittsburg at
4 23 P. M., with twelve pouches for Philadelphia,
five fer Washington, fonr for iialtimore, one for
New York; one for Lancaster, four for Harrisburg,
one for Chambereburg—making twenty from Pitte-:.
burg He received at Johnstown one pouch, at
,Alloona two, at Tyrone one, for Philadelphia; at
Altoona two, and at Tyrone one, for Harrisburg—
making in all thirty-five pouches which were
in the oar when it was overturned by the train
runniag over a bullock at 11 o'clock P. M., and
set fire to from the stove which ' was oapsized when
red hot and full of burning anthracite coal, which
produced an instant confisgration of the oar and
contents. Of the thirty-five letter pouches seven
only were .saved, end of Efty-four pieces of lug
gage three'only were saved. As near as sea
be ascertained there were among the pouches
forwarded from Pittsburg, malls f om Cleveland,
Teledo,Coltimbus, Cincinnati, Indianapolia, Pitts
burg, tort *wt . ), and Utica& Itailioad agents of
the 20th, Chioago, Dubuque, St. Louis, LoulevWe
of the 19th, and Nashville of the Dith.
The only New York parcel was doubtless from
- I
Pittsburg.
Greek met Greek to-day in the Senate chamber.
Mr. Breckinridge, having been rather milled out
by Dougllm' speech the daP before,- replied at
length. This was the first time that the two emi
nent gentlemen met together as opponents in de
bate. Mr. Breokinridge , was careful not to allude
to the late Presidential struggle, declaring that he
would have the past veiled with oblivion. Re pa.
eitively stated that, though he bad been in favor
of the Kansas bill, he always had believed that
Territorial Legislatures had no right to prohibit
slavery. Re farther denied the truth of Dougla-'
assertion that the Republicans bad yielded. If
tiiey did not do so soon, he was certain that within
six months all the Border Stater would be out of
the Union lie couhselled the withdratial of the
troops from Southern forts. Rim speech contained
nothing new, and ties rather a weak effort, many
Of his Mende being not entirely satisfied with this
display of his oratorical ability.
Judge Douglas then replied, defending the true
meaning of the Kansas bill. Re ehowed that the
Republicans had rece4ed from the Wilmot Proviso;
and that the South had now all the righte in the
Territories she ever asked for. It was evident, on
all aides, that Mr. Breokinridge Is not Meng
enough to debate with Judge Douglas. The latter
tore his (B.'s) arguments to pieces, though =be
spoke very oalmly. Re emphatically declared his
preference for the Union under a Republican Admi•
nistration, before disunion with all its reputed ad
vantages. There was no pretext to dissolve the
Union, as far as the Territorial question was con.
oerned. His eloquent remarks were listened to
with marked attention by the crowded galleries.
KAPPA.
A oorrespondent ob.leoto to the retie it leglkiation
in regard to the tonnage tax heretolore imposed
upon freight passing over the Pennsylvania Rail
road, and says :
Conceding, for the sake of the argument, that
the tonnage tax should have been repealed , be•
cause the corporation collected that tax from the
shippers, and thus subjected a portion of our citi
seas to pay largely, in this indirect way. towards
the liquidation of the State debt, while , ether
branches of industry, were exempted, Slid, how
ever, dose not remove the ugly feature of the bill.
The Pennsylvania Railroad .Company`owed the
State upwards of $BOO,OOO under this law. This
cum had been - collected by the company from the
shippers, and for a portion of which the State bad
obtained judgment in court. This money, there.,
fore, belonged to the State, audit was as effectu
ally her prdperty as if it had already been paid
into the treasury. To the Telanguiehinent of Otte
claim, which the Legislature has done there it
moon opposition among the people of id parties.
No man can justify it upon principle. the injus
ties and inequity of it are so manifest that no ape
oial pleading can cover it, and bow the bill eould
ever pass the Legislature,
or obtain the signature
of the Governor, in this shape, is a mystery. -
It is said the company le bound to make branch
roads with this money. Suptiose it is so applied,
the roads, when ootapieted, will belong to this bor.
proration, and what right have they to use the
monies of the Commonwealth to make improve.
meats for their own benefit?
• The point which our correspondent •has made
was answered by Senator McClure, In the speech
he delivered on the 26th of February, as follows :
"Equally fallacious Is the assumption of the Se
nator from Northumberland, that the company le
to pocket the accrued tax It has been collected
wrongfully and after the State had enaaed fit
repeat. The company have litigated it, and it I
still in litigation; and as to the tat on througi
freight, I think it Clearly nnommtitutionel- The
coon don not propose to put it into its mom
coffers. Therbill before us appropriates it to the
completion of certain railroads leading to the main
line of the road, and I think very properly. is
proposes to refund it to the people who have paid
et. bypening new channels for the development
of .thetr wealth. This money has bean taken from
them unjustly, after the faith of the State was vir
tually given that it should cease ''• aid it can, be
returned to them in no way so equally and justly
as by opening new avenues of transporeatson,'
which enhance the general 2rrosperity of the whole
com..munx ty ."
BALE OP Lots IN b.rOtrith erft.L-WO advertirb
to-day, for the Emporium Real Estate and Manu
facturing Company of Mound City, Pulaski county,
Illinois, a large ado of valuable improved pro
perty, with a number of lots, eligibly located, in,
that City, for fine residences and factories, The
title is clear and lac:questionable, and an ekoeitent
Opportunity is presented foe profitable livestment.
By reference to a map of the United States, it will
readily be perceived that there lino other point' in
the whole Southwest so advantegeoualy located for
a great commercial and manufaeturlng oily. Rail
road and water communicathras give to manufao
turers a reliable, ready, and cheap transit, to the
most extensive and advantageons markets in the
Country. The South is re s ulted by the Mississippi
river, the Gulf of Mexico, and their tributaries,
and the North and Northwest by the lllinoidCen
tral Railroad and its connections.. Mound City,
from its enzroundings in natural resources of Egli
cultural and mineral wealth, wbieb are now rapidly:
being developed, offers to capitalists such induce
meats as are to be found in no other city is the
Southwest, and its geographical position is such
that it cannot be affotetrhy any division of the
Country. It is situated on the wool bank of the
Ohio river, a few miles above Cairo, at the east WI ,
minus of the Illinois Central! Railroad, and the
southwestern terminus of the Vincennes and Mound
City Railroad. The latter road is in aouree?of eon
stntetion, and, when finished, will give to Mound
City a direct and short connection with all the At
lantic ports.
A MITIONAL CONYINTION —A correspondent of
the Et'euittg .Tournal suggests that a Natiotal
Convention be held at Independence Hall, on the
Fourth of July, to deviee measures for the &quit
meat of all the existing deinouldes in our eountor.
He conoludee a long communication as follows:
"In a Oriels which cannot reasonably be
it
peeked to cure Itself, it would seem obvious Sib a
General Convention from all the States, hold wi •
out delay, might relieve the country. Let iis cairy
the design into early execution. A oorrespondease
can be opened with Union' men everyyrhere, ajd
arrangements can be made for the choice of dens
gates Let the Fourth of July,be the day of stett
ing, and_the plate the Hall of independents.
Patrioticreaolleations will be refreshed and ibe
progress of secession and hostility may be wrratted,
If its positive existence be not beyond, the reads of
redemption. At the place and the day n e ed rg
Balm deliberation may be entertained, end filo:a
ble results may be reached. In the meantime, let
a meeting be held of the friends of the Uni on ' i n
Pennsylvania at Harrisburg, and of those in `gm.
Jersey at Trenton, where preparatory steps eni be
taken, and delegates from- the different- elertion
districts barmenni for the Convention in July
" hate:mum, March 26,1861. " "' I
Bans, March 23, /2fi i
Emote or TEA Pastt-u--Dsea Sra : In yot . e•
sue of Monday you bare made a somewhat *tin!
blunder in the incidental mention, in a lettert in
this plane, of the DAUM a a 'lady exalt n t
here. You print her name Mrs : Gore, sh e 1 it
is
is Mre. Gene, wifa . of a gentleman of that - It e
conneeted with th e Erie Gazette. As the nil S
destroys, ae it were, the very identity of the ' n
referred to, you will please count, and. th , y
oblige`. • A OONSTAIriBiIai '
. i
The Tonnage Tax.
LATJST NE WS
BY Telegraph to ihe Press.
1 FROM WASHINGTON.
S S
ial Despatches to " The Press,
Wssiirsoros, Marsh 26, 1861.
Confirmations and Appointments.
The Senate, to•day, confirmed the following no
minatione :
t r AC. S. PANNINOTON, Seoretaty of Legation at
Park. : •
AARON Goonmon, of Minnesota, Beioretary of
Legation at Brueetb.
rttOMAR J. Dwriin, of Oregon, oonuniseioner to
andwi.oh
•
eNORGIIIP. HOSKINS, postmaster at Berlin, Ohio.
Among other nominations pending are:
WM. A. Dans, as attorney for the northern dis
trict of New York.
SIBORGE DAWSON ) postmaster at Albany, New
York.
Tnitonons D. Envreuns, of Kentucky, attorney
far Colorado.
(faunas . W. Baaaana. postmaster at Harrisburg.,
pont' Siam:math is:stile:4e* it templin.
Avila flionnans, of lowa, Governor of te
litasks.
FREDSRIOIC HARSAtriteir t of Ghia, Minister red.;
dint at Ecuador.
'DAVID K. tARTZE, of Ohio, Minister resident at
The Senate will meet to•rnorrow at 11 o'clock,
two hours earlier than usual, being anxious to
finish their executive business, and adjourn at the
earliest predicable time.
Movements in the War Department.
The military 7 ffioere in *harp of the bureaus in
the War Department, being applehensive of a
change of the clerks in the bureaus with which
they are maintieted, hale, together Itith Lienten•
ant • General Sbori, joined in a rettionatranee
against snob a proceeding.
Union Applicants for Office from the
Seceded States.
For several weeks past reports have prevailed
that many "Union men in some of the seoeded
States intended to apply to the Government for
appointment.therein as judicial °Sloan. The truth
,of these statements seems WI. be con fi rmed, in part,
by the feet that the President has nominated Gad.
W. Lew' 118 judge of the Northern and Southern
district of Alabama.
FROM CHARLESTON.
Proposition to cut oil - Major Anderson's
Supplies.
CHARLESTON- March 26.—The State Convention
met this morning.
Mr. SturmLau offered a resolution that all the
supplies of provisions end mall faciiitlea now al
loved to lif.jor Annauson and the garrison of Fort
Sumpter should be immediately out off.
The consideration of the resolution was ordered
to take:Plow to• - :morrotr. The general impression
ii that It will be voted down.
There will be some discussion on tiie Constitution
of the Confederate States l •bnt it will be ratified by
a large majority.
Virginia State Convention.
EXCITING DEBATE ON THE SOUTHERN CONFEDERACY
CONSTITUTION
&mixt:inn, March 2:6 —Mr. Preston toads a
speech In favor of the majority report, and of
making a clear and distinct demand upon the
Northovith the alternative of separation. He be
lieved 'that the present was full of hope from both
sectiions for a lair and final settlement.
Mr. Wise took the ground that the guarantees
demanded by the report wore insuffloient to meet
the neceesitiee of the South.
Mr. Nelson followed in a spaegh against soon
n, DO DO ORU
BieEOS &tined for it.
•
Ittenionn, Marelt 36 —ln thp Convention this
evening, Mr. nail, of tiretrel, offered the Conlitlt&
tion of the Cctifederate states as a aubstitute for
the Federal Committee's report.
Mr. Wise called for the reading of it.
Mr. Clemens intimated that the purpose for suoh
a call was to delay a vote on the report.
Mr. Wise denied such an imputation as unfound
ed. fliensatioml
The anbstitute, being the Constitution of the
Southern Confederaoy, wee then read and debated
till a Istehour.
The Convention is still (at 11 o'clock) in ses.
don:
There is mut% confusion and excitement
44:{lifli'LPf=1:1( 1 ) , :1[04 1 0:144 5 0;1 ,1 • 1 141:4
WASIIINCITON, Manch 26.
The Senate resumed the consideration of Mr.
Don'ts' regalia u
hir BRECECIPIEIDGIi, of Kentucky, replied to
Mr: Douglas' remarks of yesterday. He regretted
that the Senator had seen proper to VIAL his Criti
cism on the brief tad unpretending remarks he
had the honor to offer. That banter took occasion
to go over a good deal of the ground heretofore
. - very thoroughly argued,and exhausted relative to
the 'Territorial question, and particularly the Ken
sea bill, and had declared that the Republicans
have abandoned their distinctive principles; and
the Senator had, by implication, associated him
with the views he ,, (Mr. Douglas) held on that
subject. It was true that be (Mr. 3reckinridge)
was an advocate, of: the Kansas bill. He
voted fOr it in the House Of Representatives,
and defended its principles as be understood them,
and as they were understood by Southern gentle.
men and a respectable number In the Northern
States. The friends of the measure differed on c3ne
point. It was the question of Territorial power.
He did the Senator from Illinois the judo, to say
that the latter had 'uniformly held that the Terri
torial Legislature, pending their Territorial condi
tion; had the power to exclude slavery. Ae
(Breckicridge) entertained a different opinion.
Failing to agree on that point, the friends of the
bill agreed to make it a subject of judicial and
not of legislative determination. If any prima
plea were settled, he understood them to be three
—first. that the Territorial question should be In
suSordination to the Constitution of the United
States; secondly, that the subject of slavery in
the Territories was to be determined by the
judiciary; and third, that all should acquiesce in
the &olden When rendered_ In his opinion, a
judicial decision was rendered in acoordattoe with
these views. Alt he meant to declare wee, that,
while he was a friend of the Kansas bill, he never
held to- the authority and power of the Legiala
tore, pending the Territorial modifies, to exelude
property In slaves. The Senator from Illinois bad
said that he had committed a great error in saying
that the'Republicans bad never abandoned any of
their essential principles. Was it notstrange that
the Senator from Illinoia alone was aware of such
en important fact? Were Virginia and the ob
-atinate Confederate Stat. a aware of this fact?
And he might ask whether the Republicans
themselves were aware of it? It was glorious
news, if it was true Would it were.so. No man
would hail it with greater delight than himself.
What was, the evidence of this gnat conversion?
Some weeks ago the Territories of Nevada, Colo
rado, and Dakotah were organized by Congress,
without saying anything in regard to African ser
vitude There was nothing in this to show that
the Republioans have abandoned their essential
principlee They did not possess the power to pat
an anti-slavery provision in those bills. It was
said here by the Republicans that they felt no risk
in the omission, and if they had supplied it the
Pieeident would have vetoed the bills. hence the
Republiosna were anxious to have the Territories
oisanited, that they might have a share of the
GovernMent patronage in the appOintesent of offi
cers. And this wag heralded to the world to show
that the Republicans have performed , a patriotic
duty and abandoned their essential Principles, and
that the South have obtained more than they ever
asked for ! He would ask the Republicans here
whether they had abandoned any distinctive prin
ciple of their platform?
llztr, Cora...smart, of Vermont, replied—Not that
we are aware of
Mr. BEXCEIVECIDGE, resuming, said he would
net oontribute to deceive his conatitstents With the
idea that the Republioans have abandoned their
,essential principles, when he knew they had not.
There was no Republioan who would say that they
had given up one word of the platform on which
,the Administration was brought into power. Be
would have no part in practising deception on the
people of Kentucky to say that the South have got
more than they claimed. It was premature, and
calculated to mislead. It seemed to him that the
Republican party was hardening and consolidating
.every day, and one of the calamities of the times
'was its arraying itself In a solid phalanx on its die
tinetive.prinolples in the Rom of tremendom events.
If it gives up a fort, it does so with tears,
and declares this is done, not for civil, but
for military reasons In the Government, the
most radical and aggressive men have been SO
looted Tor the Cabinet—for foreign miesione—for
Senators and other offices. The Senate bad been
confirming every day men who have trampled the
Constitution under foot, and refused to recognise
the obligation to return fugitives from labor—men
who had boasted, on the fluor of the Rouse of Re
presentatives and elsewhere, that they bed been
personally concerned in a ronning off slaves. This
evidence looks in any other direction than that
of yielding any of the aggressive or diminotive
,features of the Republican party. This is the
'cause which has sundered the Confederacy, and
if it be not remedied will sunder it still more
Re charged that the purpose and design of the
Republican organization is to exclude, directly
or indirectly, from every Inch of the common ter
ritory, every citizen of every Southern State,
who desires to carry thither his slave property.
In other words, the Republicans donut intend that
slave property shall be recognized in any territory
of the Unite dSuttee. These are the principles of
the Republioans, and unless the people drive them
from power, they irIU carry them into execution.
We have been looking since the 4th of March on a
dismembered Confederacy. While seven States
have been consolidating their power, and been
looking at the discontents in the other States, and
while those of the border have been endeavoring
to bring about the reunion of the Buttes, yes he re
gretted to say that he had seen no evidence on the
Republican side to meet these endeavors half way.
The border slave btatea cannot reunite thla Con
federacy. The majority of the non•slaxeholding
States alone have the power to do so, and he ex
pressed the opinion with grief, but with a firm
conviction that, union within a short time the
Republicans who are here represented manliest
a spirit to give the equality which those states
claim, the question will be solved in one of
t hese ways. We may drift into civil strife if the
people are allowed ne opportunity to - speak
but, if we have not civil drill), then we will have
peaceful separation by treaty. If the Republican
gateman and their Wends remain Arm and de
termined, there can be me other result than to drive
the Border dtatat into a union with the Confede
rate States, with the belief that the Government
represents the principles of the old federal system.
,If the Border Nave States bold a Convention,
which seems probable, and the people of the non
slaveholding Stotler deem it their duty to reject
such PsoPaslilailli as may be essential, then the,
disruption of the Union -will be inevitable toAhO;
extent of fifteen Mato, end at no distant day that.
will be the. latteat Vonfedara - ey on the eentizent:l
Mr. DOUGLAS replied, reciting ble points In a
former.dtsciission to. show that the ineeelteldled
States bare rio corhplaint to thalle, that they have
not their just proportion and jest rights In all the
Territories or the United States. E..oontd„not
conceal his surprise, that the Senator from
nied positions r t s b a e yirigthat
it h t e h
ehßadordapr Slave
States, Amid "not-get one of the propositions laid
dowt by him, and having insisted that there was
no hope in tbis partionlar, remarked that Ken
tucky, from mountain peak to mountain peak and
from every valley and smiling plain, would ring
forth the cry of jostles and equality. His
Douglas') object was, to demonstrate that there
was no Cause for snob notion, and that Kentuoky
has lushes and equality in the Territories, accord
ing to the test presoribed by the Senator himself.
That
e g th re e erse,
i a s
ha l -? ci egarbele division
s o o n u ththe l a i n ne of
the
Crittenden proposition nlninied.
The Senator from Kentucky had ant attempt
ed .to (Reprove
.this. He was too ptadent to
Make the attempt, lint be knew • that ;the
Territories of Colbrade , nevada; and Duo.
tab hail been organized t.n the basis of the
Nebraska-Kansas bill. All these Territories wee
organized on the.principle of non-interventila bjr
Congress, the people to decide the slavery question
as they please, abject only to the limitation of the
Constitution, leaving the courts teascertain what
the limitation is.. This is all the South have ever
asked: The Republicans have abandoned the
Wilmot proviso and Congressional intervention,
and repudiate the Congressional prohibition of
slavery. The Senator would not deny that. Re
did not ask the eortator from Kentucky to say that
the rtepublioaps hare abandoned all their essential
prinoipies. He did not ask him tO do atlything to
promote their interests. Re (Mr. Douglas did not
believe in the political creed of that party, and did
not believe that the best interests b 7 the •eountry
would be promoted by the exercise of ttielrpo*et.
Stilt be preferred the Untorkunder a Reptibliesn
Administration to none at all
Inasmuch as it was true that they have recogniied
the rights of the South in the Territorial, and have
not attempted to repeal the slave oode of Ma
Mexico, this fact should be proclaimed by every
loyal Union man. It was all he asked. He de
manded that every feet and truth that could be
uttered should be uttered by every man to allay
sectional strife, and to calm the irritation of the
slaveholding States, and to restore reason. in order
that we may hereafter sucoeed in securing snob
constitutional guarantees as shall prevent civil
strife and featore the Union. [Applause ] Re then
Proginedid fo oho* truth the inaugural that Presi
dent Lincoln eeknosiledgel,the duty of the Pederat
proteotion to alave property; and that it is the duty
'of Congress to pass laws affording &tab troteotioni
and the duty of the Federal officers to moths the
laws. Renee the Senator from Kentucky mistook
when be said that there was no instance in whioh
Federal protection would not be off 'Med.
Mr. BANCEINSIDGE replied. ID attempting to
assist the &meter from Illinois in getting through
his romiutign of inquiry, that it might look in the
direction of pesae, he expressed his regret that he
bad seen no evidence that the Aeritblicane have
abandoned their principles. The Seriatelf, fetto,
by turns, had been the eulogist and denouncer of
the Republicans, so'd that they have sated in a
spirit of patriotic devotion to the whole country,
and desired to give equal rights to all the States,
and that they had particularly abandoned their
principle as to slavery in the Territories. He
would not oharge the Senator with the purpose to
misrepresent hint, but that Senator had called at
tention to two paragraphs in his (Mr. B 's) epeedh.
He said that be (Mr. B.) had deolared that the
Border Slave Statee would not remain in the Union
on unequal terms, or without an equitable division,
and that the South had no right to believe that
they would receive the proteotion and recognition
they ath. Now, the inference to be drawn from
this was, that he was in favor of , precipitating
Eentuelty out. of the Union. The Senator from
Minot* had given a slight twist to hie lenge age.
He (Mr. B ) did saY, on niers than one °melon,
that the dominant party bad Manifested, by the
sots of their Representatives, that they wotild
only give the assurance that they will not abolish
slavery in the States, and that, as equal States,
they could not remain in the Union when the pro
perty of all of them was not to be recognized or
protected.
The Union was broken already, and unless some
energetic, manly efforts were made to settle the
question, on broad national prineples,, thp Union
will be broken still further. It could not be saved
by persuading the people that the Republicans
have abandoned principles to which they still ad
here. Such s declaration was calculated to pro
duce apprehension and an injurious effect. Presi
dent Lincoln recognizes a planned property in
slave labor within the slave State, but at the same
time he, in his inaugural, recognizes the enuncia
lion of the Chicago platform,that "the yibrmal
condition of all territories is reedom," etc This
is the conviction and prinoiple of the majority , on
this floor, as well as of the President himself and
his party. Nras it not, therefore, belittling to say
that the Republicans have abandoned their essen
tial principles, when their-whole machinery I.
levelled agai nst slavery ? lie would toe glad to
see the Republicans driven from power, in order
that these questions might be adjusted on consti
tutional principles.
Mr. Donsmas replied. He said the Senator
would not go book to Kentucky and tell his people
that they stand in respect to the Territories better
than they ever did before, while he did sot deny
that this was.the ease. He desired that Kentucky
and every other State should know the feet. He,
too, desired to put the Republican party Out of
pager, bat he would not foster unkind feelings in
the South for party purposes. He would tell the
truth about the Republican party even if It ope
rated to their eredit.
Mr 'BEECISIZTRIDGIE suggested that Mr. Douglas
should now ask the Republicans here the reasons
for omitting in the Territorial bills any allusion to
or prohibition of slavery.
Mr Donates replied that he had said they had
so acted from patriotic considerations, in order to
prevent the further disruption of the Union. He
wanted to Crush down every Disunionist in Ken
tucky. tripplaneel
Re wanted to strengthen his (Mr. Breekin•
ridge's) hands. The Senator had told them of his
devotion to the Union, and he (Mr. Douglas)
wanted to save tbe country the valuable serviette;
of the Senator from Kentucky for the next six
years. He repeated that he wanted to strengthen
his bands, and the bands of every other men, and
to show that Kentucky is safe even under a Re
publician Administration, end to 'put down semi&
don in every State in the Union
Mr_ Gnixett, of lowa., moved that the resolution
of Mr_ Douglas calling for information relative to
the forte, navryards, /Lc , end whioh was pending
before the Senate, be laid on the table.'
The question was decided in the affirmative—
yeas 23, nays 11—es follows :
Time—Messrs. Anthony, Bingham, Clark,
Col
lamer, Cowen, DIE% Doolittle, Foot; Fosters
Wzen, Harris, Howe, King, Lane, Morrill, Rice,
Sherman, Simmons, Sumner, Ten Eyck, Wilkin
son, Wilmot, and Wilson-23.
Hers—?derlire. Breokinridge, Bright, Clingman,
Douglas, Hale, Latbatb, Mitchell, resmith, Polk,
Powell, and Wade-11.
Mr BRICCELNBIDGE asked leave to offer the fol
lowing resolution, and said, if no objection teas
offered; he would ask a vote upon it .now -
Resolved, That the Senate recommend and ad
vise the removal of the United Staub troops from
the limits of the Confederate Sta:ea.
Mr. SUMNER. Let it lie over.
Er. °Lwow of North -Carolina, remarked
that he had drawn up a similar resolution with
one point in addition. He had shown it to several
Benatora, and it had met with their approval. It
wag as follows
Resolved, That in the opinion of the Senate it
is expedient that the President withdraw all the
Federal troops from the'States of South Carolina,
Georgia, Florida, Alabama, hiissiwippi, Texas,
and Louisiana, and abstain from all attempts to
collect revenue in those States.
Mr. Cinctures added that if the troops be
withdrawn there ought to be a forbearance
shown as to the oolleotion of the revenue.
Mr. COLLAR/IR moved that the Seaate go into
exeoutive session -
Mr. BRECKINAIDGE said the motion oonld not
be made, " Mr. Wiegman had the floor. lie had
no objection to the latter's resolution.
The Cam said that, objection having been made,
the resolution lies over. -
Mr. Collamer'e motion prevailed, and the Se
nate, after an exeoutive session, adjourned.
Later from Mexico.
CAPT. ALD4AW, OF TSB MUT/8H ATIAMAS YALOB.
wulnitbaD AT ROZBARS—aIiroBTAD Szcsa
NON ' MOYIMENTX IN MEXICO---FILIBITEITSB
TIMOR Or LOWER CAL/MORNIA.
NElt ORLEANS, March 25.—The steamship Ten
nessee has arrived from Vera Ortiz, with dates to
the 2ist init.
The United• States steamship Maredonian wee
at Saarilidos.
The principal road to the capital is swarming
with bands of robbers, Captain Aldbant, Of H, B.
M. ship Valorous, was severely wounded by the
robbers while returning to Vera, Cruz from the
of otitlexioo.
The Constitutional Government is making pro
gram slowly.
Governor Lomond is dead.
Rumors have reached the capital that a party of
filibusters have Invaded Lower California • and it
is also reported that a movement is progres sing for
the secession of a number of the border Mexican
States and their erection into the Morns Madre
Repriblie_ '
M Sallgny, the French minister, has presented
hie credentials to the Constitudoniil Government,
and been formally received. _
Later from the Rio Grande.
$276,000 IN
NAV( OBLEAINS, March 25.—The ateataship Ari
zona, from Brame, is below. She brings $276,000
in specie.
Mr Owens, the Governor of Arizona, in hie re
ply to the commissioners appointed by Texas to
confer with New Mexico and Arizona in relation
to the formation of a new Confederacy, invites
them to be present at a Convention to be held in
Manila on the 15th of March, to consider the oriels.
The Jackatow Case.
TRDNSON, March 2G.—The U. 8. Distriot Court,
Judge Grier presiding, commenced its term here
this morning, In tionsequenee of the absents. ot
Judge Dickerson, earned by the death of his ne
phew, the argument in the Jaakalow cam, on EDO.
tiOD of Distriot Attorney Cannon, was postponed
till Thuriday week, the 4th of April next The
court was engaged in the hearing of patent oases.
Cornsion at Sea.
NEW ()smarm, March 25.—The schooner Wen.
Mason, from Franklin, bound to Baltimore,
collided at Bea with the ship Queen of the West,
bound from Liverpool to Mobile. The forager was
Bunk, and with her cargo is a total loss. The mate
was drowned, but the captain and crew were saved
and taken into Mobile by the Queen of the West.
New York Legislature.
ewsnotrarra TO TIM comariTurzox
AL/3/11Y, Mardi 28 .—The House oellasembly to.
day pained to third reading a bill to provide for the
eubmispion to the people the question of calling a
Convention to amend the Constitution.
• •
The Steamer Ile to be Released.
prarrose, Maroh 28.—Au arrangement .has
been mode by which the steamer ihenvalc win be
rebound by tbo ounom-house autaoritlea.
A schooner from Fioride, - being without proper
elearancee, bas paid a ZOO or a hundred dollars.
The 'Western Hotel. at . New York
- Burned.
Nay' YORK, Mush 28. The Western Rotel, on
Courant:At street, was destroyed by Are this
morning. . , - •
Death of the New Appraiser of New
Yeirk.
new - Yoßet '
asoh.. z6.-John C. Duryea,- who
has just been appointed geseoril appraiser : of=this
port, died teat motet • - -
PENNSYLV4IJ LEGISLAtTMLE
MUMOntrItO , Mardi 20,1861,
SES,ItTg.
Tbs Benoit. was dolled to order at 10 o'olook by
Mr. Format, hpitialter pro ie nt.
itt.ta tlrriatos.
Mr. SCHINDEL, supplement to an art incorpora
titA the borough of Easton.
Mr. MIESTAND, an sot to ineorporatAs the Htnpire
Hook and Ladder Company, No. 1, of LaDoeetef
eity.
hfr Heatti.rost, an sat relative to atoms of the
Lancaster Connty Prison and Home of Employ
ment:
MT. MOTl,,_itupSionerit to the not Ineorporoting
the Milford flaWoad Company.
Mr. lizottor.s, an cot inoorporating the El Dorado
Trading Company orPhiladelphia.
TIMID RIADIRG.
An sOt toletive to the Monitor of the etook of
the DOok Coal CottirlDy.
Me. Oolti•ItL Moved that the Oeuvre Pi oo 4 l to
the eiondderation of Home atlpplement to the eel
to aoneolidate the city of Philadelphia, which was
agreed to, and the bill pawed.
SILLS nottatnantn.
•
Mr: Eittlo6l oirdloi up en act to Incorporate the
noltefonte and Jane t NOMA CoMpanyiwbioh
was parsed.
Mr. PLoOD. an act to lay out a State road in In
diana and Jefferson counties. Negatived.
Mr. HALL, an art to Incorporate the Great Bend
Bridge Company Negatived
Mr. HAMILTON, an net relative to the election of
prison inspectors of Lanoarter county Prison, and
Roue of Employment, which war peered.
Mr. Sanninn, supplement to the act ereoting
Pbosailville into a borough. Paned finally.
Mr. Immix, an art relative to supervisors in
Beaver and Huntingdon counties. Passed finally.
Mr, Cosunn, a supplement to en set intiorpo
rating the Belmont-avenue Plank Road Company.
Passed
Mr. BLoan, an act relative to supervisors In Elk
coantyk, Passed.
Ltr. LOON, an act to change the place of hold
ing t h e 31notion In Liberty township, Susquehanna
county. Pea,.
Mr. Farrar, on toad , in place an rot
relative to notaries ptiblie in trie elounty.
Mr. FiNNcT called up tie act to indorporate the
Springfield Cemetery. Paused:. .
Mr. Cupful., an act to confirxd ibe title to cer
tain real estate. Passed.
Mr MOTT, a supplement to the act incorporating
the Milford and Matamoras Railroad Company.
which was passed
Mr. Onsotf called up an act to change tie di
vision lines of Licensing and Clinton countless
iffiloti war passed.
Mt. Oddment, an act to authorize the *notion
of a free bridge oval the liver Sohuylkill, at South
street, city of Philadelphifii *bleb war pawed.
Mr. P.oBINSON, an set relatifa to he Western
Pennsylvania Coal Company. Paned.
Mr. SCHINDEL Called up an sot to incosferate
the Bethlehem Railway and Mining Company.
which was paired
t WilAnioN called up an act to incorporate .
them Glenittorgan Iron Company.
Mr:Ricimidiflon called up the supplement to the
act incorporating , the laihn Railroad Company,
which was passed. ,
Mr. Bzoon, a supplement to an sot for dad pro
tuition of fruit, and to _punish traipses. Laid
over on third reading
Mr. Poznan, on leave, read in pine a supple
ment to the act incorporating the Mount Pleasant
Union College, which was taken up and peered.
Mr Borfouraft railed up as aet authorising the
examination of the elalili of Sark & Hoarder.
Passed.
. „
Mr Cormura. called up an act to incorphfate the
Lathrop & Wilson Sewing Machine hiannfaeturifig
Company, which was passed.
Mr. Cmswroart. an act relative to the erection
of gates on public roads in Granville township,
Mifflin *ounty. Passed.
MtMortser.i., a supplement to the act ineerpora
tjng the Pfilladelubla, Germantown, and Norris
town Railroad Company. Passed.
Mr. CLTMSE, as set to regidatti the sale of meat
in the pity of Reading, which *as negatited.
Mr- Guano called up an act to validate and rati
fy a certain oottrest. Paafled.
Mr. Firtanv, an sot to extend the provisions of
an act to the Erie County Agricultural Society.
Passed
*Mnber of other bills, of an nnimportart oho ,
rector paned, anti the Elmiati adjourned.
AVTItutOGIQ
?he Senate 'took up the bill exettyting the pro
perty of the Protestant Mall ASsooratiori and the
United American Mechanics' Ansa:44C= from PAS
ation, which, after some debate, was postponed in
definitely—yeas 19. nays 4
The bill to incorporate the St. Joseph's Pounds
Academy was taken np and passed finally_.
The bill to incorporate the Milford Garrote*
Company passed finally.
Mr. SIIRBILL called up the bill to prevent the
importation of fish into Philadelphia from certain
seektions,at !improper seasons.
Mr. Watan tooled to amend the first section so
di to make It read unsound and unwholesome
fish," whioh *as agreed to.
The bill then pulsed Ilnally.
Mr. Comeau, called up the bill to incorporate
the Girard Avenue Insurance Conigaty, which
passed second reading, and was then laid *vet
Several unimportant local bills passed .
Adjourned
/lOUS
Mr. Busman, Speaker pro Itmporr, called the
gentle to order at ten o'olook.
The journal of yesterday was read.
ntritil 'USW,
The following bills on the prlfate calendar were
taken up and pasted finally:
An act to provide for the collection of additional
taxes In the township of Homer, Potter aounty;
to appoint an auctioneer in Bedford county ; to
change theplaoe of holding the election In Derry
township, Montour county ; to change the place of
bolding chef:lons In the township of Burnett, Fo
rest county ; to change the limits of the borough
of Beansvilla, in Wallington county . ; supplement
to the act tolneorporate the Tuscarora Female In
stitute ; to incorporate the Media Gaslight Com-
Rany ; to , incorporate the. Warren and Tidionle
ailroad, oMpany ; relatire to the Catesauqua and
Fogeleville Railroad Company ; a supplement to
an act to Inoorporate the Maxon, and Broad
Mountain Railroad Company ; to incorporate the
Balloon Railroad and Mining Company : to allow
the sheriff of Fayette county cOmpenaation let at•
tempting to recapture escaped prisoners and atm
vioui ; relative to the pay of jurors in Centre and
Clinton counties; relating to the courts of the
county of Delaware ; authorizing the Governor to
appoint. an auctioneer for the borough of Entine
burg, Ceti:thrill county; to provide for taking
Judgments in the city of Philadelphia, and the
county of Fayette, and for sereasing damages there
on.
The House then adjourned until 3 o'clock.
AFTRENOON SESSION
The Bowe reassembled at three o'elook
Mr. Tawas, from the Commitiee of Phl lidel
phis members, reported the. Senate bill for 'the
ereltion al public buildings In Philadelphia, with
aniefidirteble.
Mr. Rexii.ea, from the same oommittee, made a
minority report.
Mr WlLLm.trs reported the bill tot the relief of
the eeenritiee of Dr F. Knox Morton, late Tregßl2-
rer of Philadelphia, with a negative recommenda
tion. •
The H 012130 then resumed the emend reading and
consideration of the bills upon the private calendar.
The bill introduced _ by Mr. Randall, to prevent
frauds in the elections in Philadelphia, was object
ad off the calendar by Mr. Bavrzaa.
The following bills wets severally read, and,
with a number of others of an nitlelpertant °here*.
Ur, peened finally
An act to authorize the wheel directory of &IV
port, Perry county, to borrow money ; for the re
lief of the estate of Leonard R De Wolf, late of
Butler county; for the better securing the emu
ptcsalion of labor in Columbia county; vacating
Filbert street, in the Twenty•fourth ward, Phila.
delphia ; to authorize the school direotors of Hone.-
dale, *eine county, to borrow money; for the re
lief of T H Martin, late treseurer of Feting°
county'; for the protection of deer in the eoltnties
of Cumberland, Franklin, and Adams; to repeal
the bounty on fox 'pulps In tbe county of Mercer;
to prevent hunting.deer with digs inWayne coun
ty; to protect cheep and tax dogs in Lyeoining
county; authorizing the examination of the claim
of Sherman Bill.aleat the Commonwealth; to
Robert
settle the Claim of Robert S. Howell ; to authorize
the aettlement of the claim of Thomas Heating;
relative to the claim of James Drgnatn, of Allegheny
county ; relative to the claim of Samuel Copper, of
Lawrence county; joint resolutions granitic State
Geological Reporta to The Common School Depart
ment, State Normal Schools. and Fermers'-.Hlgb
School ; an act to lay out a Stabs road in the coun
ties of Berke and Lebanon.
The Booze then adjourned.
Counterfeit *tries at New Orleans.
Nsw ()rumens, March 26.--counterfelt 520
Dotes, purporting to be issued by the Bank of New
Orleans, are to circulation hart
Departure of the Prince Albert.
New You, Marah 26.—lhe staaraidrip Prince
Albert sailed to-day for fkalway, with 70 panne.
gars.
Terrible •1 ragedy in Michigan.
The St John's Republican has an aeoeunt of a
fearful tragedy at Ithaea, Gratiot county, Mich.
It appears that at the residence of 9 hadcleus
Green. in that vicinity, a girl named Taylor and
Green's daughter were found murdered, while In
another room Green himself was found with Ids
throat cut. The Republican says :
Considering the circumstances connected with
the, affair, as they have reached us, there can be
but one opinion as to who the perpetrator of the
foul deed is. and this, we learn, is the only one
which " obtains any cr edence in that vicinity. It
is that the man Green first murdered the two
girls, and then, preferring death to the penalty
of the law, put the knife to his own throat e thus
ending s miserable existence. And this belief is
strengthened by the feet that the house was se.
cutely fastensbd from the inside, and nothing could
be found Indicating that any person - or persons
had left the house after the act was committed.
But as to what ehotild bring about snob action on
the part of Green is still more in the datk. and
einnunstanoes would seem to warrant the belief
that the whole - matter will ever remain so. Al
though there are many conjectures and nipped.
Lions as to the ;muse, that there Is jute foreidetion
for any of them we are not aware. Otir infantile&
states that Green was a man 'of limited drown
ataneea, and poeseestal of rather' alliftleeedbipo
sition, but that otherwise he bore an ordinarily
good character.
STATIBTICS OP MOIMOII POPTILA.TION.—The
Valley Tan *epics the following statistics of Mor
mon population : The population of Mormons in
the 'United States and British dominion. in 1856,
was not 1w than 155,0011 E _0r which 38,000 were se
iidenta In Utah, 8,000 in New York Stet., 4,000 in
California, 5.000 in Non Scotia and in the Cana
da., ami 9,000 in South America. In Burope there
were 36 000, of which 82,900 were in Great Britain
and Ireland, 5,000 in Scandinavia, 2 : 000 In Ger-
Man), Switzerland, and France, and the rest of
Europe 1,000 ; In Australia and Polynesia, 2 400 ;
ia'Afrio.. 100 and on travel, 2,800. To there, if
we add the different branches, including Sareogi
ties, Rigdonite.. and Whimites, the whole mot was
not lees than 126 000. In 1857 there appears to
have been a decrease In the population or Utah,
the number being only 31,622, of which 9 000. were,
children, about 1.1,000 women and 11 000 men ea
petite of bearing anstik
eight or more wives; of - these 13 have more than
nine wives; 730 men with Ave wives, 1 100 with
four wives, and 2 508 with snore- than one wife.
Beeapitulation-4,617 men with about - 16.600
If N
ALVAItd TA= THE PniowOr, irw
—As bonded goods we now be warebOused In Re*
voila at the soutiaal- duty'•ol , one per *Mt that
iiiaoe is liktl7 to -become the shied market far ,the
91. Eturopiian gowli for llie!,Bo(Moroisseds,
in the Mit of a rapture with thillredeinljqiy,ferar
meat. •
Letter from Harrisbarg
Worrespondenee of The /howl
HARRISBITHG, March 28,1650
RECORDING OF DEETS, AND LIENS OF Mar la
AND MECHANICS' LIENS. G AOIF
Mr, Arinetridi /19°Ifiihfi, road in pi es ,.
ant relating to the recording of deeda owl ai l
lists of mortgagee : .
.13norion I. That the words " els months',
the, list section of the act passed March is,
relative to the time o p f ia r c eo jd ord ia ln e g te d n e d id t:
and the elms are hereby , repeobaeltedotii,ths:nrd: t:hotertiaveii;aito:
he
17-
t " h t o ` u n g b di lit e g i lnall e y il ln b s e erted therein ; alao, I t ht tb
words twelve month." in the eixt:-:eoneidgebt
deeds, & o , made out of the State, he rat: 4 4
Lion of the aot ,, o t f m l7 rt 7 y o d r a e y la s 7
s a i n so ct , t t h h e a w t
words
words sixty "
third section of the ant of the 2 fitt!.t . 114
1820, relative to the recording of mortgagielf.
part of the oonaideratioinp6motneed icyhaettreelp,ealel,„-dr
tri S e s w o ot 2 That de'toied the etleten' er
of a mortgage opos
7.
estate shall not be destroyed or In any way affet °o
by any sale of real estate made by order of t tt
Orpha' Court or Court of Comm
der any ns roceeding s in partition on Pie "'
by er OL.
Alic, the Same gentleman, a f ur th er cro,
mew to the ant relating to the Ilene of m oo hr
and others upon buildings, approve June /DA!
thin ie s % r t t , o s tg ba l . p
r T o b v a i
s t
o f from andof
thend a e l e t t e
too t ft h e e nsau p ilda::::::
nippiest:tent thereto be extended to all addhip a ,
alterations, repairs, and reoonstructions of b un ,:
hip, mills, iteahl ABORnat, fiktorea and Saachi ee "
in and about buildings end mills,
fully as the same are now applicable to the offow
erection or construction and the famishing matoti.
ale for the same : Provided, That the amount of
nob repairs, alterations, and additioav abaft b e
equal in value to not leas than 50 per Mil. at: tae
premises thug altered.
A NEW SAVINGS SAM
Mr. Duffield read in flue a supplement to an le t
to incorporate the " American Trust Cain fo?
the protection of immigrants and the invesinton
of funds," approved March 22, 1850
Bac. 1 That the object and powers of tba Ansa
rioan v on company for the protection and likes
of immigrants and the itnreuttneut of funds shall
oompiebend and extend to citizens and resident'
in general of the 'United States, as folly ae to Its.
migrants and foreigners.
This looke like a savings bank in disguise.
RELATING TO CULVERT/NG.
Mr. Randall, an not supplementary to the A c t
of Consolidation of the city of Philadelphia, ip
proved April 21, 1i355. Whereas, the oonstruotiin.
of onlverte is necessary for the drainage of metal.
ed neighborhoods, and confers no especial ativ al .
tege upon the property upon the street enlivened,.
Therefore,
Be le enacted, 4.e., That en meth of the sot of
April 41, 1855 Or of any other Not of m ummy
antbori3pe the airy of Philadelphia to levy any ta i
or Charge nor the construction of culverts upon th e
property frots.tiag upon the street eulveved be
and the same la .kilieb re
Y pealed, and the expense
of the eon k ruci ti on ,74 culverts Atilt be Feld oat
the general fend.
T 1 9lattzia:k9 1 RILL
• An act to secure farmers eNtain rights in the
markets of Philadelphia was on' the calendar of
pfmate bilk, but was objected ch' by Denies G
Thorned, of the Sixth district, who has t 7.4 honor of
representing AY the market-houses in the t:3ty, er.
*apt two. It will Undeubtedly pass this Worn,
and would have done so in 11P10, if it were not tbi:
it wee thought that it nag& Ipjtrre :he Rapti&
cans among the betohere of Phdiadelphia, at the
last fell edeotion- The country ao fad eat-numb:ft
the 'city, that it will be difficult to defeat ii, if the
Wielder, Montgomery, Bucks, Lancaster, and other
ootidtly members are sincere In urging its passage.
It is as follows
An sot to Mato to_ formers_ aartaip, rights is thr
muskets of tite 61170 f Philadelphia.
Whereas, The authorities of the city of Phila.
deiphia, having the renting of the stalls and studs
in the public market hotmee of tits: said city, bete
recently as s umed to restrict farmers from roiling,
tipon said stalls, any meat except that rr o n t r s,,T r
fed or fattened on their farms, and to mantle the
rfght of denying to farmers, who bare presionety
been the occupants of particular stalls. any pie.
ference over other applioants in reletting the same,
thereby depriving them of the custom they have
astiMished at their respective stands: therefore,
Ile zt enacted, That any farmer, or person whore
principal occupation is that of a termer, being the
lessee or occupant of a stand in any at the palate
market houses of the city of Philadelphia, or the
eteetipant of a stand in any of the publlo mete of
the tied city, which may now or hereafter hernia
!stands for market wagons, may lawfully sell et
enoh stall or /Mind, in any quantity, any meat of a
marketable qualify slaughtered on his farm, with
out regard to whether the same be produced or fat
tened on his farm Or elsewhere ; and any rash
farmer Vhfi may now be, or hereafter become, the
lessee of any fildll tit stand in any of the public .
market hoots of the Said otty, shall be entitled to
become the lessee of such Etatl or stand from you
to year, and to continue to oocury the same in pre
ference to any other person. so long he be may pay,
within the proper time, the legal rent tberefor and
comply with all proper riles end regulation. for
the government of said market houses, any sitit of
Assembly. ordinance of the city councils, or et.-
qoirernent of the market department of the raid
city to the contrary notwithstanding.
221 racrma DOILIRPI
Mr. Burns of Allegheny. read in the home an
act, to provide for the inspection of Mem Wen
In the counties of Allegheny, Berko, and the eity
of .Philidelphle. It Is to apply to Astiooary en
gines, and also those on hoard ferry brats, aid
makes It incumbent on the Court of Common Pleat.
to appoint one or more inapeotors, who shall make
a thorough inspection once a pear of a.l boilers.
The &WWI of the inepeotor are elaborately eat
forth, but the bill is evidently drawn by a tyre le
legislative matters, and could be improved. Thera
la no doubt, nevertheless, that sad en °MO° would
do good but there ate [contemns against this bill.
One is Its imperfect construction, and the other it
the wane of time to pare it.
Mr. Preston reed In place a supplement to the
act creating the office of marble meaeurer in Phi
ladelphia, whioh extends it to brown atona l Pie'ol)
stone, and alt other kinds of building atone. Rift
the lime kind of a bill as that teed in the SeLrae
by Hon Geo. Connell.
Also, by Mr. Thomas, an act authorising the re.
dilation of the par value of passenger railway
shares. It atithorlses the redaction of the par
value of passenger railway shares to the mount
actually paid in, if It to deemed advisable upon a
vote of the stoakholders. •
THE NEW UNITED STATEN SENATOR
The election of David Wilmot appears to give
great satisfaction to the Republican party through
out the State, judging from the tone of their rim.
papere. The Republicans in Bradford and In the
ocher counties of the northern tier are looked ups
as radical on the slavery question, and this an•
doubtedly prejudiced Wilmuc's chances wheneill
be bee been a candidate for Senatorial bonors•
Much of the credit of hie stamen is due to Hoe.
Geo Laudon—more than to any othef ten mes In
the Leeslsture—whose liberal end enlightened no
tion has won for him a host of warm friends in
both branches. He la a man of education sad
due oratorical powers, and is respected by all
parties
TOO WANT marneres
Old Berke, under the lam apportionment law, iF
Only allowed three members in the House, but for
the last two sessions ehe has had four—three
moorate, and Dr. J. N. beltzer, Republican. The
fret three take care of the Democracy, the latter
of the Republioane It apt. sari the Democrat!!
having a large majority, by a vote of the people
removed the holding of the spring election from
the bonse of John Grist, in Tolpehocken township,
to the bowie of one of the " unterrilled." and, in
return, Dr S bad the place of holding the genera
election taken from the hoagie of one of• the " um
terrified" to Mr CAM's public house. It Ivey
objected to by Smith, of Berke. but Seltzer claimed
that, baying lived there at one time, he knew ae
motile about the matter as any other man, and so
cordipgly had " the little btu" put through. The
Doctor declared on the door that be felt ii hie duty
to take care of the Republicans of Berke, insemuob
as they did not seem to be represented by the de•
legation here. piers•
The Army and Navy.
Tbs U. B. skip Cumber:mut, bearing the ling of
G. J. Pendergrast, Commander•in-Chief of the
Home &inadron, anchored in Hampton Roade on
the 23d Inst., twenty-seven days from Vera Ora.
The Cumberland has experienced a succession of
heavy gales during the entire passage. Officers
and crew all well. The following is a correct list
of her °Myers ;
G. J. Pendergraat, Flag °Meer, Commander-01. -
041ot of the Home squadron. Captain, John'
Marston. Lieutenants-First, and Eseentive,olll
- John S. Maur; second, James R. Rochelle;
third, Charles El Greene; fourth, Tbomaa 0. Self
ridge ; fifth, Henry D. Todd ; Fleet Surgeon, The-
Mas Dillard ; Assistant Surgeons, Frederick Van
Gibber, Joseph D. Grafton; Paymaster. John De
Brae ; Captain of Maximal, Matthew R Kintsing
Lieutenant of Marines, Charles Heywood; Chap.
kiln, John L. Lonhart Acting Master, M. B.
Stnyresant; Flag Secretary, IS N. Scharr, Jr.;
Boatswain, Edward B. Bell; Gunner, Eugene
Mack ; Carpenter, William M. Leighton; Sail
maker, David Brace; Master's Mates, John M.
Barrington, Charles H. Brundage, John Van Do
per., E. V. •Tyson; Captain's Clerk, William H.
Ennis; Paymaster's Clerk, Hugh Nott.
esur ORDIRS
The field officers below named are detailed on
the recruiting evervioe for the two years evening
after the 30th of June next, at whieh data thel
will enter on their respective duties :
Lieutenant Colonel C. F 'Smith, Tenth Infer/try,
se superintendent of the Eastern department, at
Fort Colambue, New York harbor.
Major Robert Andersen, First Artillery, ei su
perintendent of the Weatetn Department, at Kew
port barracks, hentuoky.
Brevet Lieutenant Vol Andrew Porter, mounted
rifles, as euperlntendent of the Cavalry Dense'
meat, at °artiste barracke, Pennsylvania
The superintendents now attending to the shove
duties, on being relieved, will report to the head'
quarters of the army. e
Lieutenant 0. it. Collins topographical env
neer, Is assigned to duty with his department In
Washington.
Antietam; Sargon C. I'. Alexander, Medical
Department, is assigned to duty at tit. Louis. MO:
jkl * g. J. G. Ma: o Ft Quartermester'e Depart
ment, will repair to the oily of New York and To-
port for duty
Captain William Maynadier, Ordnance Dangle'
ment, is directed to proceed to, and 11M801120 000
mend of, Frankford arsenal, Pennsylvania.
Captains 0. F. Kingsbury and .1. Gorges, sms
department, are aedgued to duty—the former as
asaiamnt to the Colonel of Ordnance, and the latter
to foundry duty, under the direction of the inspect'
for of cannon.
A leave of absence for six menthe, on &moot of
ill health, is granted Brevet Lieutenant Colonel
Martin Burke,Second Artillery.
An extensioal leaved' absence hu been great
to Captain R. 0. Gatlin, Seventh Infantry, tor lost
.
months • to Assistant Surgeon D. L. Seri; d ; llr '
Medical Department, for two months, and to we -,„-
tenant Joseph IC Conrad, Second infantry, o r two
month,.
Raizatoan Bonuses —The business of the Phila .
de/phia and Erie Railroad is burly on too .ao
armlet and each day the mains grow limier, / 1 "' 1 ;
withstanding the gaoling cif in the shli iota'
ad, %Mph dims noinow average one hundred bar'
vain per day.
Dry: Ozu.—Sororal of our eobuapnalli 6
have stated that a duly of ten per cent. waned be
aimed upon all oil coming from Quads to the
Metes. The tariff sot provides a duty opal ken
sane sad other cite, but none upon Petroleals""!
least, time who haveesaattnedthe subject say a"'
such it the aire.-:-.lSzehangs.'