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WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 22, 1862.
EXTRACT FROM FALB LAST SPEECH OF
JIBEEPIIEN A. ikititiLati.—"“The conspiracy
Ito Arndt ay the MIAMI ie a fact new knew* t•
Piteteliare,belag raised, Wed war levied
to acessiplish "ilirre, can be bat two Sides
to the controversy. Every man must tie on the
sid&of the` Wined states - sr against it. There
can be no neutrals In this war. There can be
sane het i patriots and traltors.”
JOB BALE—The doable-cylinder a Ter Loa" Paine
•ttn ,Wbich this' paw ban been printed for the last nine
finonthe... It is in excellent condition, haying been made
Lo ,t,det.tt year Bin and will be sold at a bargain. for
*rota aptly at this °Rice, or &Adria' Jean W. ironiar,
414 cineetnut Street, Philadelphia.
THE LATEST. WAR NEWS.
Further particulars of the recent battiest Somer.
let will be found in another column. The rebels,
in their precipitate flight from Mill Springs, left
two hundred dead and wounded on the field, be
aides all their cannon, ammunition, and coramissa-
Ty and quartermaater's stores. Their rout was
complete, and 'as no official intelligence from
- General Thomas was received yesterday at Gentral
ituell's headquarters in Louisville, it is presumed
that he is busily engaged in following up the ene
my, and making priSoners of a large portion of
them.. The affair was one of the most brilliant
victories achieved by the Federal arms since the
present rebellion broke out s and too much praise
cannot be awarded to the gallant officers and Fri
vatot :who were engaged in it.
The Statolauthorities of Rhode Island and Massa
chusetts have, within a few days, received a com
munication ',from the War .Department at Wash
ington, inquiring what number of troops could be
sea into active service, from each State, within the
next aeven days. •
The annual official return of the British nary
has been published. The list shows a total of
eight hundred and fifty-six vessels building, pro
prring, oe in commission, of which seven hundred
and two are steamers. It comprises "eighty-one
line.of-battle-ships, each mounting from seventy
four to one hundred and thirty-ono guns; twenty ,
two vessels, each with an armament of from sk
ly to seventy guns; forty-four 51-gun frigates, the
whole, with the exception of about ten of that num
ber, being screw steamers; fifty-seven ships, each
mounting from twenty-two to fifty guns, and the
majority of which have a tonnage as large as ships
of %elites ; twenty-nine screw corvettes, or frigates,
each mounting twenty-two guns; three hundred
and seventeen screw and paddle-wheel steamers,
e sok Carrying less than twenty-two guns; and one
hundred and eighty-five screw ' gunboats, each
provid6l with two Armstrong guns." The fleet
in ' American waters comprises fourteen line-of 7
battle steamers, 'ranging from fitly-one to one
hundred guns; seven from twenty to fifty, and
fourteen smaller vessels exclusive of all the yes.
sele ordered to join the same command. '
The Paris correspondent of the New York Ere
sting Post, writing from that city, under date of
January 3 . 3, says:
"I beard yeiterday a very important and inte
resting bit of news about Queen Victoria and the
despatch to Lord Lyons, on the answer to whicha
co much is now depending. You may rely on it
as craning from every authentic source. It is in
substance this: The original despateb, concocted
hot and strong, as befitted the excited state of the
British Cabinet as well as of the British people
on receipt of the T:citt affair, was handed in to
the Queen 'for approval. Victoria is queen of a
great nstion, jealous of its honor and rights • but
Victoria is also a Christian woman and a mother.
She recalled to mind that America and England
were united by many intimate ties. Race, lan
guage, religion, literature, commerce, such wore
the considerations which rendered a war with
America a sort of civil war in her eyes. ' .Then
she remembered bow the Prince of Wales bad
been received among us, and that thought
alone toads the Idea of war revolting to her
mina. When she ran , her .eyo over the draft
of the instructions to Lord Lyons, she ex
claimed, But this is war ! war against oar flesh
and blood—war against those who have so lately
given their hospitality to my boy. This must not
be !' Prince Albert Was then naturally consulted.
Though the Prince held no political position, the
British press is unsnitnous in admitting that he was
the Queen's best friend, advisor, and guide. The
result was that the Prince made such modifications
in the language and tone of tho despatch, that from
a peremptory and absolutely warlike Alocument, it
was transformed into a palm and courteous mes
sage. So that, perhaps, we owe it to Prince Albert
that our country is saved from a disastrous war
with England. For I bear of no ono in the Cabi
net of'Great Britain but Lord Palmerston, ' whose
Voice 10 still for War.' This was the last act of the
. .
lamented Prince's lifeg-and assuredly in the whole
course of his life be never did a more immensely
important service to bis country and - to the world.'
The Washington correspondent of tho Augsburgh
(N. 37,( Gazette, speaking of Dr Russell, the cor-
respondent of tbo London Times, says: "
"'When I remarked to Mr. Russell ihat be had
fallen into some disfavor here on account of hie de
am, mien of Bull's Bun, he explained to mo the sir
enmstikees ,under which he had written the letter.
Ikerrived, he told we, on the ground only when
the battle toss already over, and he fell into the
midst of the rout. This, therefore, remained es
pecially impressed on his memory, and ho wrote off
hie letter immediately after his return to his guar
tars, and aftefa ride of some fifty English dies;
told be bad to 'despatch the letter without reading
it, 'over, He admitted that he himself KM sur
msed at muck whin& appeared in, the letter when
rt arrived ant hero six weeks after."
AiVe have some definite information this morning,
by way,of Norfolk and Fortress Monroe, from the
Burbride Expedition up to Friday last, at which
time the fleet was all in Pamlico Sound, but had
not commenced its operations or indicated its real
destination. The Virginia papers contain but little
infofinalion on the subject, the recent law for the
suppression of war news doubtless preventing its
publication. A private despatch to kgentleman In
Richmond, from a merchant of Wilmington,' states
that a fleet of thirty vessels was at anchor off the
month of Cape year river, and a demonstration
upon Wilmington was hourly expected. Wilming
ton is the capital of New Hanover county, N. C.,
and it is situated on the left bank of Cape Pear
river, just below the entrance of its northeast
branch, thirty-four miles from the sea, one hun
dred and thirty-five miles southeaat from Raleigh,
one hundred and eighty miles northeast from
Charleston, and four hundred and sixteen miles
from Washington. It is the largest and most com
mercial town in the State, the business and popu
lation having been greatly increased by the
construction of the Wilmington and Raleigh Rail
road, which extends north to Weldon, on the
Roanoke river, one hundred and sixty-two mites,
and-forma part of the great highway of travel
North and South. Another railroad was not long
singe opened from Washington to Manchester, in
Routh Carotins, where it connects with the Camden
Branch Railroad. The length of this line is one
hundred and fifty-six miles. In 1860, Wilmington
had 9,553 inhabitants
THERE ARE two classes of Democrats in the
North, and their distinctive principles aro be
coming daily more and more Manifest—those
represented by Dingo:sox, MUMMA, and Ars-
Dago_ Jortafans, and, those controlled by such
men as VALLABDIGgAIIt and WILLIAM B. RE ED.
The drat class are for the war—for the best
means of putting down the rebellion—for the
restoration of the Union.. They, are willing to
confide in the Administration—they are in fa
vorof taxation—they consider no sacrifice of
blood or treasure too great to attain these re
sults. To, them aparty organization is a name
—a thing of the past—a temporary convent
epee Which gave way to a national necessity.
They are for the country at all times and under
all contingencies. The second class were
against the Government in the beginning, and
are against the Govespraent now. Their sym
pathies were always with the men of the South.
In the old tines of peace they were the Aires
of the Southern aristocracy—they followed
them into Conventions,they voted with them
in Cengress. There ivas no legislative propo.
silicon too offensive for them to endorse, • and
whenever Northern humiliation or an outrage
on ;Northern sentiment was intended, the
Southern statesmen found their most willing
implements among those people. When the
rebellion broke out, they defended its leaders
and misrepresented its motives, and clamored
.abotit .eoercion and compromise, while BEAU.
,REGARD was building batteries on Charleston
Day. - W,hen Port Sumpter. fell, they wore
silent._ During the dark hours succeeding
„Bull Run, they were silent. • In every period
of danger, they were silent.' In times of vic
tory; they :Mewed no joy. In times of de.
feat, they- exhibited exultation. They cla
snored Air au English war, and denounced the
_Administratien for refusing to precipitate an
English war. They are the enernles of the
country as_trialy atsDLVIS_Or EttAVELEGARD.
They are Striving Jo, show their enmity
now. They desire to
_obtain control of the
Democratic organization, that they may use it
and the masses it represents for their treason
able purposes. : This fact is daily becoming
more and :Mere apparent, and the duty of meet
ing the
,diumkeihidalty becoming more and
moratiekrtaist. That 'duty is the political
untosi: of ill men for the sake of the
find ire king for its - speedy consummation.
TIIEEE IS BET OER WAY to overcome diffi
culty, and that is to drive straight at it, and
either pluck it up by the root, or trample it
level with its surroundings. Who turns aside
for a mountain will easily come to avoid a
molehill; and what is true of the single man
is equally true of the aggregations called na
tions. Great, and irresistible by human means,
is tho momentum of human energy, when
once fully aroused and properly directed.
Like the mountain-lake, swollen by the spring
floods, if it rends its barriers, it cleaves the
bills, bores the mountains, that block its path,
and thunders on to. its destiny—the sea. So
it gravitates to its level, which is but another
name for PEACE.
There is a class of men in the loyal, as well
as in the border States, who seem to be look
lag at these times through the largo end of a
telescope. This class takes to itself much
pride for its conservatism. But its conserva
tism consists in resisting motion in anyAiree
flea. It abhors everything that threatens to
destroy inertia, which it adores. And it is so
wedded to this idol, that were it to practice
the art - of healing, it would study to cure the
victim of disease without destroying the
disease. It would deplore the prevalence of
fevers, but frown upon the man who should
propose to drain a miasmatic marsh, or con
struct sewers to convey away the filth of a city,
This is a great evil. So obstinately to resist
innovation is to declare that our governmental
and social forms aro perfect, and that this stu
pendous civil strife has no object better than
domination. But such is not the fact. This
war is natural in kind, in degree, in everything
which distinguishes it; as natural as is the
lightning, the rain, and the hail, which suc
ceeds a period of calm and sultry heats. As
a people, We shall never deserve success until
wo learn to look facts in. the face, and to call
'things by their right names. "God is God,"
said the philosopher, "call him by what name
you please." So, wrong is wrong, and right
is right, and war is war, no matter by what ad
jectives preceded.
The - sooner we ' begin to' look upon this
struggle as we would upon a war with
.England or France, the sooner it will be
'ended. Is it a war with brothers 7 In the
sense that tc all men are brothers," yes ; but
in the sense of a true brotherhood, xo, These
relations of brother, friend, and neighbor, are
inalienable. They depend neither upon con
tiguity nor the accident of birth. Are loyalty
and treason twinned at a birth ? Never I Let
us have done with these superficial distinctions.
These are but the slag of the furnace in which
the ores of true relations, of right and endu
ring justice, are smelted.
_ .
If there be a man in all these States who
harbors the expectation that nothing but hu
man life, and the business interests of the
country, are to be sacrificed in this tight;
that all the infinitude of cogs and wheels now
thrown out of gear, are one day to drop back
in their old places, with neither a cog nor
wheel, more or less, than before—if there bo
any such expectant man anywhere, he makes
poor use of history, and ignores the law,
which, by laborious process, fashions a Bold-
Door out of the beforetime unsightly and
Opaque. Perhaps not all that is false and in-
compatible with higher national life will be
shred away ; but the palpable wrong, the un
disguised and patent shams, that have made
us absurd in the eyes of the world—these must
die the death. The momentum of our energy
as a nation is gathering for a decisive blow;
and when it falls some. of these idols will be
ground to powder. It is inevitable ; and why
put out the hand and cry, , e spare this ! we
worship it; save that! custom sanctions and
justifies it." Let the false go—up with the
true. The aroused energy of the nation will
hew right througi these wooden walls, and
level these seeming difficulties; and finally set
us before the world wiser, better, and purer for
the ordeal.
LETTER PROM 44 0M:A.51014AL."
WASHINGTON, January 21, 1802.
The battle of Somerset, Kentucky, is a terri
ble blow at the rebellion. It is a forerunner
of their defeat on a more extensive field, and
a sure pledge of the deliverance of Tennessee.
We shall now almost daily hear of victories,
and it is possible that as the traitors aro
struck in the Rank and rear, the great
host on the Potomac may make a compa
ratively easy advance upon Richmond. The
friends of General McClellan justify do
lay in this quarter by the argument
that ' t he will not move till ho can
do so irresistibly. And if you have care
fully read the late Richmond papers, you will
remember that they-no longer conceal the
panic . and discontent that have been created
among•the Southern People by the formidable
preparations of 'the Federal Government and
the poverty and indecision of the rebel usur
pation. • Day is at last dawning; and when it
comes upon us, the heart of the nation will be
lifted from despair, and every element of so
ciety, business, politics, and religion, will feel
its reviving influence.
Felix K. Zollicoffer, who fell at Somerset,
on Sunday last, was one of the most reckless
and gifted of all the rebel chiefs. He was
cruel, remorseless, and cold. I knew him well
as a Representative in Congress from the
Nashville (Term.) district. Ho was more of
controversialist than an orator. Tenacious in
debate, logical in his argument, and perfectly
fearless, be was a formidable adversary at all
times, A highly educated man, ho became a
practical printer after he graduated at col
lege, and was directly or indirectly connected
with Wbig newspapers, even while holding
official positions for twenty-three years. From
being a Whig he advanced Into Know-
Nothingism ; and from being a vehement
Unionist, of the Henry Clay-John Bell school,
he broke out into a worshipper of the Calhoun
doctrine of' Secession, giving up his life as a
sacrifice to that shameless heresy. Is it not
strange that so many of the Southern Ameri
cans should have become so active in the re
bellion 1 John Bell, himself, Zollicoffer,
Percy Walker, of Alabama; Jere Clemens,
of the same State; Humphrey Mar
shall, of Kentucky ; Albert Pike, of Arkan
sas, have been among the most unforgiving of
these leaders. The secret is undoubtedly to
be found in their hatred of the adopted citi
zens, who are distrusted in the South, and re
cognized in the North for their loyalty and
courage on the side of the Union. Zollicof
fer was not quite fifty when he fell. He
resembled John Hickman in appearance,
though a little taller, and was greatly confi
ded In by his followers. He has shown great
tact and energy since the breaking out of the
rebellion ; and was, beyond doubt, the best
general that Tennessee has furnished to the
traitor forces.
The next news from Kentucky will prove
that our Pennsylvania boys have been doing
good work. They are regarded with high
favor by Mr. Crittenden, Andy johnson, and
the other Union men in Congress from Ken
tucky and Tennessee; and they will do honor
to their State and country when an opportunity
is presented to them. • OCCASIONAL.
ED/TOR OF THE Puns :—ln your iFtl3llO of
this morning, under the heading of " Latest War
News," you say that the Bailie Peyton who has
jest been killed, was " the son of the prou/inont
Tennessee politioian or that name, who was minister
to Brazil during President Fillmore's Administra•
the—un error !
Robert O. Schenck, of Ohio, a true and loyal
American, wee minister to Brazil during Dir. Fill
mores Administration.
Ile was surceeded by General Trousdale, of
Tennessee, who was sent out by President Pierce—
a distinguished Southerner he was--and could not
spell plenipotentiary." SSCREPARY.
Philadelphia, Jan. 21,1882.
PRODtOTIVENEBO OF CALlFORNlA.—Califor
tila is a wonderfully productive State. Cattle
have got to be so numerous as to be almost worth
iest, and every kind of fruit and farm produce is
abundant and cheap. During the autumn full
grown fat cattle have been sold for $3 to $5 per
owl.; horses from $lO to $5O ; hogs at all prioes;
sheep" from 75 cents to $1.50. Contraots for good
fat beef, with the petite and legs out off, have been
made for the army at $1.50 per 100 pounds. and
still, such aro the facilities for raising stock in that
climate, money can be made at the above prices.
Good clean barley, in HO-pound sacks, is selling at
$l5 per ton. Wheat at $3O to $35 por ton, Excel
lent papa at $2O to $3O per ton. Potatoes this
year are unusually high, there having been but a
short supply planted. They sell at 23 cents por
pound, twice as high as grapes.
OX a bitter cold night of last week John
Fanwright, of London, C. W., while drunk, turned
his family all out of doors into a neighboring bush,
and want to bed. The attention of the family was
soon called to their home by geeing it in flames.
The eldest girl reached it first, and, opening the
door, she called to her father, who answered, when
she rushed in and pulled him out by the arm, he
having been lying on the bed. When taken out it
we found that every stitch of clothes be had on
was consumed, his body being literally roasted
from his bead to hie feet: 110 lived for about four
boars, suffering the moat excruciating pain.
THE PRESS.-PHILADELPHIA, WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 22, 1862.
Some Notable English Items
The latest Loudon papers bring us an tm.
portant financial document—the annual and
quarterly return of the British revenue for
1861. From this, It appears that there is a
net decrease in the last quarter of $6,011,545,
and on the year 1861 of no less than
$16,817,620. The falling off is mainly in the
Property Tax (nearly $15,000,000 in the year),
and in the Excise to the amount of nearly
$5,000,000. In Customs, Stamps, and Post
Office there is an increase. The annual reve
nue for 1800 was within a fraction of seventy
two million pounds ($360,000,000), but the
receipts for 1861 amount to less than sixty
nine million pounds—actually to $343,019,255.
The main falling off is in two articles which
show the prosperity or decline of the middle
and working classes, viz: Property-tax and
Excise ; and it would be amusing, were it not
also somewhat vexatious, to see the English
papers endeavoring to decry American re
sources and credit, with its own Revenue fall
ing down to zero.
The anxiety which pervaded the English
mind respecting the arrival of news from the
United States was manifested in a remarkable
manner. The Africa, which was expected on
the Sunday after christmas, did not arrive
until New - Year's Day, having been detained
from the 18th to the 20th of December for the
conveyance of Lord Lyons' despatches. At
the latter date, Lord LYONS had not delivered
Earl Ilusssut's letter to Mr. SEWARD. The
Africa's despatches arrived at Queenstown
at three o'clock on the morning of the
first of January, left Queenstown, by spe
cial boat, for Cork, at 3.40, and were sent
on to Dublin, and thence to Kingston, by
special train. At Kingston, where a steamer
bad been kept day and night with her steam
on, they were put on board for Holyhead,
where a special engine had been ready for
two days, and reached the Euston-Square
Station, London, at 8.50 that same evening.
The journey from Queenstown to London was
thus accomplished in ten minutes over seven
teen hours. From. Holyhead to London the
distance is 264 miles, which was ran on the
rail, all stoppages and delays included, in five
hours and forty-three minutes, without the or
dinary traffic on the railroad being interrupted.
This makes 264 miles ran in 343 minutes.
Tho last accounts represent the war fever
in England as very much on the decline. The
tone of all the anti-American papers, The
Times excepted, was considerably abated.
Our old enemy, Punch, is as insolent as ever—
without exhibiting wit or humor. In the last
number received—the opening number of 1862
—there are fifteen separate articles ridiculing
or abusing Americans and their country.
Hero is one, entitled "The Free Born Ame
rican Citizen's Privilege," which wo suc
ceeded in understanding, after half an hour's
serious study :
'To woke our Preentente, the right claim we,
Whether with an 4, 3 i or n,, c
This is meant to be a play upon the words
President and precedent. This is rather heavy
joking. The Cartoon, entitled "Boxing Day,"
represents Punch as a pantomimic clown,
armed with an enormous poker, on the handle
of which the word " Peace" is inscribed,
while "War" figures on the other end, which
he holds very near " a lean and slippered Pan
taloon," with stars and stripes on his dress, to
whom ho exclaims, " Now, then ! which end
will you have, Jonathan 7" This is positively
what the wit and sarcasm of Punch has dwin
dled down to. The hunchback has fallen into
his dotage.
Death of Ex-President Tyler
Ex-President John Tyler died in Richmond, Vir
ginia, on Friday night last. Ile was born in Charles
county, Va., on the 29th of March, 1790, and at the
ago of nineteen was admitted to the bar. Two
years afterwards ho was chosen a member of tho
Virginia Legislature. In 1815, when, by the death
of the Hon. John Clopton, a vacancy occurred in
the representation in Congress in the Richmond
district, Mr. Tyler was elected to that position; in
which he continued tin 1821. In December, 1825,
the Gubernatorial term of Mr. rIOB.S3IVMS expired,
and Mr. Tyler was chosen his successor. He con
tinued to fill that office till 1827, when be was
chosen by the Legislature to fill the office of
United States Senator, made vacant by the ex•
piration of the term of the lion. John Randolph.
Re was early noted for his opposition to the princi
pal measures of General Jackson's Administration,
and when the Force' hill was before the Senate, ha
opposed it in on animated speech. After a length
ened debate, the bill was passed, Mr. Tyler being
the only Senator who recorded his vote in the ne
gative; the other opponents of the measure having
absented themselves from the Senate Chamber
while It was being adopted. In 1833, he was re
elected to the Senate, but ho resigned before his
term expired, and returned to his home in Virgi--
via., In 1840, ho was cleated, by the Whig party,
Yieli President of the United States, and on the
deaf of President Garrison, in April, 1841, he suc
ceeded him to the office of President. His disagree
ments with that party on the bank question,
are familiar to all our readers. At the close of his
term, be retired to his mansion, near Fortress
Monroe, where ho resided when the present
rebellion broke oat. In 1861, Mr. Tyler was
appointed by Governor Letobar, one of the
Virginia delegates to the so-called Peace Congress,
convened in Washington. Ile was elected Presi
dent of that body, and although, during its ses
sions, he professed to be an ardent friend of the
Union, he early distinguished himself as one of the
most active instigators of the existing rebellion.
On the adjournment of the Peace Congress, he re
paired to Virginia, and was elected one of her re
presentatives to the Rebel Congress. In that body
ho exerted all his influence to keep that State in a
hostile attitude to the Federal Government. Ile
was seventy-one years old when he died, and loaves
a wife and several children, by each of his mar-
Tinto, among whom are Robert Tyler and John
Tyler, Jr., who formerly resided in this city.
Public Amusements
A`II-gTREETIIiATBE.—Tho drama of " Bandy
Andy," BB rewritten by Sterling Coyne, bids fair to
be the most successful comedy that has been pro
duced by Mrs. Drew. It is replete with e'ont, and
the humorous parts are effectively alterbatod with
incidents of a more stirring character. The wit is
often striking, and the broadest passages are dell
cato as contrasted with those of more pretentious
Irish comedies. The present version is better
constructed than that previously adapted by Mr.
Drew himself. The acting of the entire company
was meet creditable. Mr. Wallis rendered an
infirm and irritable lawyer with his usual faithful
nese ; Miss Wells was not less accurate In the ren
dition of an old women ; but John Drew was the
life of the comedy—so true to nature that the audi
ence countenanced oven his endless habit of rope
title's, and so merry that his associates upon the
stage were compelled to laugh. In walk, move
ment, feature, and dialect Mr. Drew preserved his
identity with the part, and a broad grin sat upon
the people continually, as upon the face of ono
man. Of the ladies, Miss Price (hereafter . Mrs.
—), and Miss Henri wore noticeable. Bandy
Andy will he repented tonight.
Mr. Barney Williams produced at the Walnut
street Theatre, last evening, an amended version of
an old Irish spectacle, under the name of the
"Lakes of Killarney." This piece ran two weeks
in New York city, and watt received here by a good
house. Two of the scenes aro very beautiful, and
en Irish May-pole dance is rendered effectively.
Mrs Williams hrs no rival in the eccentric dances
which she essays, and she is, in this, as animated,
supple and graceful as over The dialogue of the
piece has no claim to originality ; the plot, if we
can in charity so call it, is loose and irregular, and
the incidents gossipy. The conclusion of the first
net leaves nothing tangible upon the mind as a
clue to what follows, and wo are left indifferent as
to the fates of any of the personages. Neither is
the humor of the piece broad, although the more
good natured of the audience found opportunities
for laughter, as who will not laugh at an Irish
drama? In point of construction the piece is a
failure, but as a opeotaeleit is pleasant, and may be
moderately successful. Barney WI Hams sang a
good song or two, and retrieved the humor of the
piece when it occasionally became ghastly. A love
quarrel was invested with a sort of ludicrous pa
thos. Kemple, Johnsen, and Vining Bowers made
creditable representations of the lesser personages.
"Mindy Andy" will he repeated at the Arai to
night, and " El nyder" at the Continental Theatre.
The Old Folks and Blitz continue.
Signor Blitz. the admirable magician and
ventriloquist, will give afternoon and evening on•
tertainments to-day at his Temple of Wonders.
The feats of metamorphosis aro to be of an astonish
ing character, and the ventriloquism laughable and
surprising. The learned canary birds will likewise
take part and amuse old and young. Tho Signor
announces his intention of soon leaving us, but wo
hope be will not execute his purpose. We cannot
spare him from Philadelphia.
A USEFUL lloa.—Mr. Schenck, at the
Farms, has a deg which goes out near the railroad
track every night, a few moments before it's time
for the cars, and waits .uutil they pass, then picks
up the paper which is thrown off by the express.
man, and carries it to his master. Re is always on
bond at the regular time, and never foils to'brlng
the paper when it is there. Monday night ho came
back without it, and co confident was Mr. Sobenek
that it had nol boon thrown off, that he walked to
Rockport, and there learned that another person
had been on the route that day, instead of the
regularmtin' and had forgotten to throw it
off. eB
hi e s x s ' a r me dog usedto got the paper by the
stage•ceaeb, ore the oars commenced running, and
never missed being at his post when the stage
came along.—Cape lines Advertiser.
LATEST NEWS
EY TELEGRAPH.
FROM WASHINGTON,
Special Despatchec to "The Press."
WASIIINGTON, January 21, 1802
Secretary Stanton's PoltcY.
It is very evident that the new Secretary of War
intends to create . some radical changes in the
management of his department. Already he has
infused new energy into his oubordinatos. The in
fluences which hampered &MARTI OADSZTION wilt
not be permitted to hamper Secretary &Artier%
However necessary care and caution may be to
protect the public interests, it may happen that
army officers of experience and assumed integrity
may commit, as many mistakes as civilians, and
have as many favorites. Mr. STANTON is complete
ly independent of all mere political managers, and
his bold and vigorous character will strengthen him
in introducing some of the most wholesome, as well
as some of the most startling and rigid refOrms.
The Star, of this evening, says :
It is understood that a thorough reorganization
of the War Department is rapidly programing, and
that it will, in a few days, bo folly up to the de
mands of the occasion. Among other things, it is
not improbable that the following will occur :
1, That in order to leave room for promotions for
gallant acts in the field, and other reasons of public
patio', no further appointments to any rank in the
army (übless of men ia the field) will be made
until the let of March,
2. That all the nominations that have boon made,
and are now pending before the Senate, will bo
suspended until after the let of March.
3. That the disorganization produced by officers
frequenting tbo city instead of remaining in camp
to instruct themselves and soldiers in the military
art, will be checked by dropping from the list
those who frequent the city otherwise than on mi
litary duty and by command of their superior of
ficer.
4. That in order to conduct the business of WAIL
as war, the Department will bo closed four days in
the week against all other business than what ap
pertains to notice. operations in the field.
5. That Saturday of each week will ho devoted
exclusively to the transaction of the business of
Senators end Representatives in Congrois; and
that Monday of each week will be devoted to the
business of other persons requiring personal inter
views with the &oratory.
6. That the Secretary of War will transact no
business whatever, and will see no person on bb4-
ness nt his private residence, but will receive hia
friends socially on Wednesday evenings.
7. That the despatch of business by mail or writ
ten communications will have the preference, and
will receive the personal attention of the Soorotary
on the morning of each day before entering upon
other duties.
The foregoing order is generally accepted as
nutbontic, although not endorsed by the Star.
The Cabinet, in the session of this morning, ap
proved all the suggestions of the Secretary of War
unanimouly, but it is proper to add that the second.
proposition in reference to the suspension of nomi
nations before the Senate is not expected to affect
those oases that have passed the regular committees
or to interfere with deservedpromotions.
A Correct Version of the Attempt to shoot
Gen. Montgomery. '
The followirufie a truo version of the attempt to
shoot Gen, toIVTOOItEItY, at Alexandria, on Satur
day : It appears that a shot was fired in a house of
bad repute, about half past eleven o'clock. Lieut.
Col. JOSEPH A. Mawr, Captain J. REESIOE
Wmtsvg, and Lieut. llErtausurtunn, with a guard,
entered the house, and found two captains of the
Sixty-third Pennsylvania Volunteers drunk, After
considerable trouble the guard succeeded in getting
them into tbo street, when one of thorn backed
himself into the street, alongside the house, and
swore ho would kill the officer or any of the guard
who would attempt to arrest him.
Just at this time Gen. MONTGOMaRY came along,
and finding how matters stood, called on the guard
to do their duty. One of them at this time raised
his pistol and pointed it towards tho General.
Lieutenant Colonel McLuaN struck and grappled
the arm of the drunken man, bot ire snaceeded trt
discharging two loads of lois revolver at the amo
ral, fortunately without effect. The lieutenant
colonel throw him across the steps, the captain still
maintaining the grasp of the pistol, when Captain
Wnitz struck him a severe blow moss the head
with tho barrel of his revolver, which compelled
biro to relinquish his bold upon the pistol. Ho
jumped up and showed fight, when one of tho guard
pierced him with his bayonet. Even after this, in
conveying the drunken captain to the, provost
marshal's office, the guard was compelled to knock
Lim down eight or ton times. Arrived at the
guard-house, his wounds worn dressed by Assistant
IthyoueLL, of the Eighty-eighth Pennsylvania.
en . JA3lisoN, in whose brigade they belonged,
was telegraphed to, and the next morning an am
bulance, with a guard, was sent, and took charge
of both of thorn as prisoners. •
The wounded man was badly hurt, the bayonet
piercing his left lung. The officers and mon of the
Eighty eighth are on duty day and nig*, and it is
no small matter to preserve the peace of Alexandria,
as it is :visited by about twelve hundred soldiers
daily, and as many civilians as can got passes frond
Washington. The arrest of men and officers has
averaged two hundred and fifty daily—the major
port of them for drunkenness.
.A Protebt.
From the clerks of the Adjutant General's odoe
a memorial has been presented to the House, pro
testing against the injustice done them by the
recent passage of a bill in the Senate rating the
entire number of clerks authorized as of this first
class, salary twelve hundred dollars per annum,
that is, to grade with the lowest priced clerks of
other departments, who are required to perform
one•third less labor, so that not a single person
connected with this department is placed upon an
equality with clerics of other departments, who
receive from one-sixth to one•half grouter com
pensation for less labor. It is argued that since
the employment of over four hundred thousand
volunteer troops, in addition to the increase of the
regular army, an enormous amount of labor has
been demanded in tho Adjutant General's office.
It is asked, at the utmost, that the bill be so
amended that the sum of $21,000 be appropriated
for the employment of eighteen clerks, at a rate of
compensation not to exceed the sum of $21,600 in
the aggregate.
The American Colonization Society.
The annual meeting of the Ifoard of Directors of
the American Colonization Society took place
today. The following named States were repre•
Rented: Massachusetts, Maryland, Maine, New
York, Vermont, New Jersey, Connecticut, Pertn•
Sylvania, and Ohio The receipts during the past
year amounted to $112,200. Over $ll,OOO are now
in the treasury. The operations of the society
since the last meeting have been principally con
fined to the internal affairs of Liberia, including
the ease of the recaptured Africans. No emigrants
have been sent thither during the year. Ninety
eight who were emancipated in Virginia, Louisiana,
and Tennessee, were to have loft this country in
May, but were prevented from doing ao by the po
litical troubles.
Two intelligent colored men to-day gave the
Board much valuable information, and &gratifying
account of affairs in their republic.
The forty-fifth anniversary meeting of the Ameri
can Colonization Society was held to-night, in the
ball of the Rouse of Representatives. The presi
dent of the 'moiety, Mr. LATROBE, of Baltimore,
and a colored merchant from Liberia, delivered
addresses, the latter arguing in favor of the recog
nition of that republic by the United States Go
vernment, and showing the advantages presented
to colored emigrants from this country. The only
members of Congress present were Representatives
MAYNARD, of Tennessee, and FRANK, of New York.
The Assistant Secretaries of War
The passage by Congress to-day of a bill au
thorizing the President to appoint two additional
Secretaries of War, was, according to a statement
made in the Douse, by the request of the Secretary
of War himself. This is preliminary to a thorough
reorganisation, by which not only will tho trans
action of all business of the army be facilitated, but
visitors have an equal opportunity of obtaining
access to the proper officers of the Department
without unnecessary delay.
New Representotivo from Missouri.
Tnostes L PRICE, elected to fill the vacancy,
from the Fifth Congressional dietriot of ttlissouri,
occasioned by the expulsion of nRID, the Seces
sionist, was today sworn in a member of the Houso.
A Salt Tax
Salt, in consequence of the supply to the South
being interrupted, is selling in Washington nt .30
cents per buehel. This article, it is said, will bo
placed in the now tariff bill as a source of conside
rable revenue.
Presentations
On Saturday, Captain J. F. GLENN, of company
A, Twelitydhird Regiment Pennsylvania Volun
teers, was presented with a beautiful sword, &o ,
all the gift of the men of his oompany.
Captain DAVID Bnowu, of company B, DicOlellan
Body Guard, Major C/lAIILES DATIKED command
ing, boon presented with a handsome sword,
sash, belt, and spurs, the gift of the men under his
command. Speeches wore made by the Captain,
Lieut. Sires, and Major BARKER.
Thomas Francis Meagher.
Tho Comtnnteu u..!.!!!!tary Affairs in the Senate
have reported unanimously in confirming TuoNtete
len:ants MEAWIER as a Brigadier General.
Governor Denniston, of Ohio
Governor:Dunnisrox, of Ohio, inhere on:matters
connected with the volunteers of that State,
The Naval School.
It has been finally determined to remove the
Naval &boot from Newport, Rhode Island to An
napalm, Maryland.
Washington News and Goisip.
Tho foul weather continuos, and the mud on some
of the roads on the other side, in some planes, is
nearly two foot deep. It would take at least forty
horses to draw ono of tho largest sized guns ton
miles a day in the present condition of the roads.
The report that the rebels have deserted Manas
sas, which is published in this morning's papers, is
not believed, es it is well known that a large force
of the rebels are fortified at Oentreville. Some of
our officers estimate the rebelforce at this point as
high as fifty thousand, and It is scarcely probable
that they would desert the strongest hold—Mame
sae Gap—they have, and fall back. It is their
Thermoillai, and when it is given up, the war, ea
far as the Cotton States are concerned, is done.
The rebels Gannet make another successful. stand
on the seaboard.
A private belonging to the Seventy-fourth Regi
ment Pennsylvania 'Volunteers, while on picket
duty near Munson's Rill, was accidentally shot
through the heart by a comrade,•who was carelessly
handling a musket,
Out of the fifiy;nine wounded volur;ieers in the
Draneavillo affair, but one has been compelled to
undergo amputistion—Jonx Mums, of Company
D, Ninth Pennsylvania.
State of Affairs at New Orleans.
METING OF THE FRENCH RESIDENTS.
THEY DESIRE TO LEAVE THE SOUTH
CAIRO, Jan. 21.—A report has been received
from Now Orleans that a large meeting of the
French residents of that City was bold, on the 10th
instant, to devise some means of leaving the city
and the South.
A committoo was appointed to communicate with
the United Statoa forces at Ship 'eland upon the
subject to obtain the amistanco of the Federal
Govern/lent.
THE WAR IN KENTUCKY.
Gen. Thomas xn Pursuit of the Enemy
LOUISVILIE, Jan. 21.—N0 news has been re
ceived here from Gen. Thomas to-day, nor any
tidings of the Federal loss in the battle fought en
Sunday.
Gen. Thomas has taken the steamer and nine
barges in which the rebels convoyed their forces
across the Cumberland, and which, in their precipi
tate flight, they foiled to destroy.
The theory, at headquarters is that General
Thomas bas been too busy in using the boats to
carry his troops across the river southward in pur
suit of the retreating enemy, and providing' other
means of transportation, to send. the details of the
levant fight.
No private telegram of military matters can
eons° over the Southern lino to Louisville, and no
private information has boon received hero relative
to the movements of our troops.
THE WAR IN NEW MEXICO,
A BAND OF HUNGRY TBRANS MARCH ON
• FORT CRAW AND BACK AGAIN.
KANSAS CITY, Tan. 20.—The Santa Fo snail, with
- dates to the 7th, arrived here to•day.
An express from Melilla arrived at Santa Fe on
the everting of the 4th, bringing information that
1,500 Texans, with seven pieces of artillery, were
marching on Fort Craig, and were within thirty
eight miles of that post. Tho scouts from the fort
had been driven in, and a severe battle expected,
as the Texans were fighting principally for food.
Gov. Connelly had called on the entire military of
the Territory to prevent their progress.
A later express, which arrived on the evening of
the sth, says that the enemy had retreated without
making an attack. It is not known whether Col.
Canby, in command of the Federal forces, intends
to pursue them or not. The scouts from Plicate
had not arrived when the mail left.
Col. Canby bas a force of 1,000 regulars, and
1,500 volunteers and militia, in his command.
Santa Fo was in a state of excitement, and mar
tial law had been declared. The through Nano
gera by this mail are Col. Street, J. Rowe Watta,
and John Gwynn°.
The Return of the Cal!i) Expedition.
OAilco, Jan. 21.—The lust of the expodition into
Kentucky 09111 , 2 up to-day. They saw no signs of
the enemy during the return march. Only two
regiments of Federal troops now remain encamped
on Maydold crock.
XXXVIITII CONGRESS-FIRST SESSION,
W19.111:40705, iOO. 21, 1862
RENATE'.
fieleral petitions wore presented lu favor of eMancipa
tion.
Mr. FOSTER', of Connecticut, presented a petition in
las or of a coannuaneo of tho coa.t. survey.
. .
Mr. SHERMAN, of Ohm, presented a petition of the:
mayor and otherr, of r3andlisli7 i Ohio, for a naval depot
at it at place.
Mr. SUNNI:II, of Meriichmette, from the Committeo
on Foreign Affairs, reported back the resolution to allow
goblin officers to reecho prceents front the Japanese Go
o ernigelit.
HALE, of New liatumbire, objected, fin thought
the revolution loosely drawn, as it did not state the name;
of the caccre, nor the preccute they were to receive, and
was a bad precedent.
Tho resolution was passed—yeas 22, nays 11.
Dlr. 111tOWNING, of liih ole, o cri red n resolution that
the Cormnitho on the Judiciary ittquiro into the ezpodi
ones of so amending the naturalization laws as to confer
the right of cillsonship on foreigners who may servo In
the preeeqt sear. Adopted.
Wit 131111.71.1.., of 1 / l lno/s, offered a bill to regu
late the Coln sensation of Visit ict Attorneys.
FF.SnENIMIN, of Maine, intrieluced a bill to au
thorize the extuninittioni of parties in the courts of the
United bistro. Ireferred,
On :notion of 11r. WILSON, of lifassachimetts, the
Lill to coinfiltdo the defences of Washington was taken
up, and the attiendiarnta of the House agreed to.
WILSO;1 offered a nou section, repealing the act
allowing the dibeliarge of minors, an P , OViaing t hat no
ha coons berenitcr mustered in the service shall be under
18 3 ears of age, but the oatu of . unfit oient shall be con
elutiva to ego.
Mr. PO w ELL, of Kentucky, moved to strike out tho
last part, 1‘ hick ninlos the oath of enlistment conclusive.
After a diSLIIE,IOII, the amendment wen lost.
amendment of ➢lr. Wilson wag agreed to.
Mr. 'WILSON offered another amendment, altering the
articles of nat., in ovitling the puniehment of sleuth, to
persona found lurking in tho camps as liriC9. Agreed to.
Alen, an amendment providing the death penalty to any
person nig the este.gunid.
After further dibetoolon the 4111 was laid over till to
morrow.
11r. of Illinois, presented the memorial
of N. C. Jewett, of Colorado, Prote.tiog ' , galled imme
diate adieu on the )harry question, from its tendency to
i.reeent thu reestablishment of peace, clainalint that the
sentiment of neither the North nor tile Soma was re
preeentrd in Cosigrees, and proposing the joint notion,
North and r oath, for all amendment of the Coniditution
provieing for the gradual emancipation of elevery in
thirty 01111'.
On motion of Mr. WADY, of Ohio, the hill authorizing
the Secretory of Wor to appoint two Assistant decrota
ries of War it as token up.
Mr. WILSON offered an amendment as a substitnto,
to vi it• That the President, wiin the consent of 1110
Senate, shall appoint two additional Assistant Secreta
ries of War, at a salary of $3,000 each, the offices to last
for one y ear.
The amendment was agreed to, and the hill woe
passed.
Dir. BALE, of New Hampshire, offered a resolution
for the regulation of the componsAtion of colf.ctore of
customs and marshals' officers. Referred.
The report of the Committee of the Judiciary on the
resolution to eXprt Mr. Bright mils then taken up.
Mr. gUMNEIt, of Massachusetts, said the expulsion of
a Senator seat ono of the most solemn of acts; but Each
duties must lee performed, especially when the good tome
of the Senate and the wolfaro of the country, are at
slate. In former cases, the persons who were thus to be
expelled were absent, but in this case the amen was
Nereid. Catiline, while plotting the downfall of Borne,
appeared In the Senate, and Benedict Arnold, while con,.
nettling treason, appeared at a count inertial in Phila
delphia. Therefore, there could he no ni gement front the
presence of the person charged lu his floor. It was
clearly the right of the Senate to expel a member op the
twldence before them. Tue facts in this case were
foss and could be staled briefly. Mr. b. then briefly
referred to the loading ovoids of the rebellion, the taking
of the forts ' the seirdiro of the national property, when
Jeff Darts became the head of the rebellion, and war ac
tually commenced against the Government. At this time,
Jesse D. Bright, a Senator of the United States. writes a
letter to the chief of traltois.
[The letter was rend.] Mr. Bright had always boon
notosiolltlY n friend nun sympathizer of Davis and all
dell in their 'schemes in favor of slavery, and nth aye vo
ted with them. Ito commented on the address of the
letter, "To Ilk Excellency Jefferson Davie, President of
the Confederate Status," and claimed that ft was, RY far as
possible, a recognition of the pretender as President of
the rebel State,. The totter, In its general character, was
a correspondence with a public enemy or traitor, and was
a kind of local aid to Site rebels. It was a letter of (need
ship end sympathy, all the any through, and showed
that there warr ono person, who forgetting what
nee duo to his country, and his duty to re
bellion, etretched forth his band lu friendly mitigation.
An American Senator seeds hie friend to the rebels, with
a velunble linprot enters in &tonne, and a traitor, going
for 11l out an errand of treason, le announced RI ti a gen
tleman, reliable in every respect," The writerof such a
lethal may belong to a robot chief, but surely must be
dieenelifird for a teat in the United States Senate. The
mown who so mixes bhuself in the rebellion must bo
traitor. tint agate, am writer, on the 7th of September,
3861, puts forth another letter ton Mr. Fitch, defending
hit that letter • and again, in debate in the Senate, do
,clarett lie lied done nothing that lie would not do over
again tinder t h e same circumstances. There could bo
nothing gainiel by apologizing, that the Senator did not
know that war had commenced, for it was not true. Ile
must have known that war had actually commenced, if
he Was at all alive to the events of the day.
LANE, of Indiana, said he would prefer to say
nothing on this subject, but for the interest ho felt in his
State. lie referred to his content for the seat in the So
tothi with Mr. Bright throe years ago, but mid no me
mory of the outrage perpetrated on hire, and against the
loner of Indiana, would influence hie feeling now. He
hail, no Renewal ill-feeling toward his colleague. Ho
Would do justice to lilt colleague to say that, on the fret
day of the seulon, he came to him and told lam that lie
dealied and demanded a full investigation into the charges,
which would give him the benefit of a manlY avowal. Bra
when the letter to Davis was written by his colleague, ho
must have known that war would be the result of this
unholy, unprovoked, and Goilmecureed rebellion. War
sin, actually levied ow the GoVOrninent at tint time.
Before ill' lot of Meech the rebellion war Meliorated,
and Davie elected the head, and all the NS mere or auotner
deluge cannot washy out the stain of that treason. At
such a time a letter war written by a member of the Se
nate .to tam Arch High Priest of rebellion, addressing
lthirby the very title the asmunption of which we are to
day restating,
The letter might have been written carelessly • but of
all things, HAS it proper for him to Introduce the inventor
of Improved &annual If there was to be no war, why
should Dane want improved firearms f He believed toe
litter unexplained was sufficient evidence of treason,
and the sending of improved firearms Mae aid and com
fort to tbo enemy. Bnt be considered that the second letter
to Mt.. Fitch was wore° than the drat. He had nothing
to say against the terms in which the letter alluded to
Abolitionism, If the Senator from Massachrisorta would
let that parea,Lre Lot non/Myra° add; but in that /offer
his colleague said he was entirely opposed to the coercive
policy of the Government. He (Mr. LIMO) woos in favor
of all the coercion the Government could employ. tie
would tax every dollar, sod would carry an the war, till
every Individual seas bankrupt. Be would give the coat
oft' Ids back, and even die in a pauper's grave, and no
burled by the hand of charity, rather than clam tho war.
(ft pt-louse in the galleries.)
Thou Vice President ordered the galleries to be cleared
to the right of the chair, which was done.
Mr. LANE continniel to speak at some length en the
deadly heresy or opposing goon:lona which he sold had
found nu favor In the proud State of Indian. Dentine,
to far, thank God Almighty I had participated in no
defeat and uo repulse. So let It be to the end, and let
ail people sag awn," The war war waged for the coer
cion of rebels, and ho thought the Government lied a
perfect right to confluent° the property of rebele, even
their clines, though he was opposed to minden& emanci
pation, unless necomPanied with some ocher of coloni
zation. But R 9 11,10 letter now stands without any ex
ploitation, lie mind vote for the expalston of his colleague,
Mr. BRIGHT said, if lie had known that he was to be
arraigned for treason, and bringing war on the country,
he would have employed concoct. If ho had known that
there was a regular party organization against bloc, and
letters and epeechea on the subject printed, he would
have been better prepared. If slander could harodriveu
him away, he familia he where the Senator front Massa
chinetla lied gold ho ought to be—ln the South. He bed
been charged by a calumnious sheet, the Cincinnati in
quirer, with being a brigmher general in the rebel army,
end by that still more eelninnlous sheet, the Louisville
Democrat, with recruiting for the rebel army in Ken
tucky. He paid no attention to these attacks until an
old friend wrote to him about them, end then he +/rote
his second letter, which affirm to be more offensive to
gentlemen litre than the other.
Ho wished to hold no relations with the Senator from
Mashactinsetts, hut felt kindly toward the other Senatere,
and what ho now said wire to unbiased, unprejudiced
men. He would simply elate thcfacts of the case. If ho
was guilty of treatan it was for writing a later to Jeffer
son Davis, introducing Thomas 6-Lincoln. lie. Lincoln
was born in Philadelphia, and reared there. Ho subse
ouentiy came West to live, and aid the largest ensfriesa
of any nine In Indiana as a wholesale merchant, and es
taldislied a character for truth , and probity. He then
went to Texas and engaged It:training cattle lie comelier°
afterwards to forwara the project of the Pacific Railroad.
110 (Mr. Bright) had no recolicelon of this letter of
introdiirtion, but he mutt have mitten it He had also
given Mr. Lincoln a letter to Captain prankiir, and
would rend both, to chow that th, y were siroliar in lan
guage, When he addressed the letter to Davie by his
assumed tide he wan only following the example of other
Senators in too Senate at that time, and if Mr. Lincoln
had told him he had an improved cotton-gin, he would
hare mentioned it In the sumo way he did the firearms.
If any me had naked him for ouch a letter after the pro
clamation of the President, he would Inivo answered no.
lie did ant believe at that time we would have war. He
did not believe the mad fanatics, under the lend of the
Senator from Massachusetts (Mr Sumner), could bring
about euch a state of illitigsitas now exists, and he did
not think the South minty of ouch mad folly. Keen
atter he had written hie letter, the einpioyees of the Go
v, ,amens vent doenmenta to Davis, Benjamin, and other,,.
De went himself that summer forty allies Into Virginia,
not dreaming, that there would be a. gnu fired. Do be
d it oily when the end ruddy came. He had his
own polities) opinions, lifter twenty-seven years gnlltical
service, and would not give them up, every nailer threats
of ex oulsion Fort Warren, or the halter No man
should charge him with want of fealty to-the nag of his
country•. He did not anticipate a war,. Wean ehe be
lieved in the PI esident, who he was sorry he had helped
to elevate to hie position, and who proved false to his
trust.
Hr. FESS'ENDRN, of Moine, asked Willa Senator did
not suppose there was to be any war, what occasion was
there to suppose that Davis m anted aco improvement la
firearms
Nr.111110117 replied that lie had said repeatedly that
lie bed no recollection of giving the letter to Mr. Lin-
COM. He had before given ➢fi. Lincoln a totter to Floyd,
and if he bad been in collusion with tiro Smith he would
not have Kept an improvement in arms to this Govern
ment, but be had no doubt Floyd throw the matter over
board and then Lincoln bored him for another letter and
he gave it
lie. SUMNER said the gentleman from Indiana had
intimated that there was some personal feeling oa his
Dart against him.
Hr BRIGHT. I said no such thing.
Mr. SUM NEE. I wl , ll to state that I never had ally
Pert onal feelings against the Senator.
Without concluding the subject, the Senate adjourned.
ROUSE OF BErEESENTATIVES
The House proceeded to the conableration of the bill
regulating the carriage or prin'etl matter °Waldo of the
requiring mange to ho paid, Ac.
The bill requiting ❑oagpapere to pay postage coming
Dlr. coLrAx proposed a substitute, limiting its ope
rations to trains carrying the mails which are delivered
at the varlona post offices, and allowing newspaper dealers
to receive packages at the same abatement as Is allowed
to regular subscribers. and adding a tax of three cents
on all money letters and collection packages sent by ex
press companies, and on all telegraphic messages except
ing those for the Government or the press. Mr. Colfax
said he preferred this substitute to the original iletaila of
the bill, as drafted at the Post Office Department. Ile
wished to avoid all reasonable objections that had been
made. The bill was unpopular with the widely-circu
lated metropolitan press and the nowapaper dealers, and
ha had been severely criticised for leporthog it. But
the loyal public had insisted on taxation to pay for
fighting, in which he concurred; and the most
natural suggestion was that ell mailable matter
should pas postage. Therefore, two bills were prepared
—one abolishing the franking privilege,
which was dis
tasteful to many of our members, as it took from them a
pHs liege enjoyed since the commencement of the Govern
ment, %Odell they were patriotic enough to pass. The
other was this bill. withdrawing a privilege of exemption
from postage enjoyed since 1845, by the press, which they
denounce as unjust and men lee. Ile argued that for the
first fifty-six years of oar Government Congress bad con
strued the constitutional provision to establish past offices
and post roads, to gi , e the department the eXclasiVe right
of earning mailable matter. In 1845. lion ever, ex
presses were authorized to carry now spleens, provided
they were not intended for • immediate distribu
tion to subocribere, but intended for sale as
merchandise, out of which, the present system
expanded far beyond what the law intended.
be result has been, that While in 1852 the newspaper
postage, after the reduction in rates, was nearly
$BOO,OOO, in 1861 it had run down to $571,000, a lois of
One third, although the population had increased one
third, and the !biter postage had increased two• thirds.
Indeed., the newspaper postage receipts has fallen off ten
4 „...r cent. since last year, although the war has largely
increased the circulation of papers, and will continue to
fall oil. Nor does it decrease the cost of railroad ser
vice, which hoe increased from two hundred to three
hundred per cent. in the past nine years. From New
York to Philadelphia, $3.75 per mile is paid for railroad
service, while the newspapers are Mainly carried outside
of the mails, in the very same trains, and the depart
ment left to carry papers on distant routes, where the
express don't find it profitable.
A man is fined $5 for writing the words "all well" on
a, prepaid paper, w hilt, at the same time over a pest
route established by Congress tone of papers go free.
lie also contended that subscribers would not ply as
notch tinder thin bill as now. In Ohio they par for the
Cleveland dealt a ono shilliag per week, or $8 10 per
year—through the mail the posing+ of 78 geese per year
added makes the total charge $5.78. In Northern En
.eeon .
iney pay 20 cents pore' eek for tin Chicago dailies,
which makes the seat $10.40 pop year, which bytho
Snail and noised ption 'emit only cost ....51,513. The Cin
cinnati dailies insist that 60,000 papers go there every
morning. By their men calculation, at the lowest Not,
age, $50,000 of postage is thrown away, and abont
the same at Chicago, smell as their circulation
is compared to New York; and then, adding
life other great newspaper centres, like Bos
ton, Philadelphia, Baltimore, Et Louis, fie., he ho
lier ed that over a million of dollars would be realized;
and if so, with the franking abolished and the California
snail pall for out of the [mummy, as provided by law,
the 'supposed posilliiiitY of malting the department self.
sustaining would be Death if not quite realized. After
speaking an hour, his hair was extended by iinaniumita
consent, 111:111 he read a Letter from the Postinanter Galle
n!, farming the bill, also a letter from a valued friend,
who urged hint to give up the bill, as the press would roll
a mountain 011 lam and crush hint. lie said his only rulo
was to stand kr his convictions though the heavens fall;
and if lie could aid is relieving the People of the tax
necetsary to maho up the post office deficit, and this
so alma adding a burden to any one, the mountaiu might
fall and ids public we end. Ife corrected an alleged
error in lila quotation of the law made by the Philadel
phia Inquirer, by reading the laws of 1852 and t 353,
which modified the law of 1345, quoted by the boraces,
and said that though he could scarcely hope for the
passage of this bill with the able tootrotoolitan press
against it, so potential in forming public opinion as they
are, be had pet formed his duty to the department and the
public reVerine.
Dlr. 1101,MAN, of Indlatia, suggested a proviso that
this act idouli net apply and operate on newspapers for
distribution within fifty miles of their place of putdica•
lion.
Mr. MORRILL, of Vermont, sitel that nay legislation
on the iithjeet would tie strictly In relation to the Post
Office Pepertment, end not non means of replenishing
the Treasury. Ile etas (mulf ing. aid it mould he im
proper, to etato m hat the Committee of Ways and Means
coottinplate, but he might remark that they prow"io
ley, log a tax in tome form, perhaps ty• clamp, on all
new aosoere. and nlso a tax on telegratfflic comentitica.
tmg. While tie mould cordially co-operate m tilt the
chairman of the Post Offico Committee (Mr. Colfax), in
relieving the Lindens of that Department, lie believed
if me compel nil the nenspapers to go int, the mails,
we that' be compelled to pay larger (glees for the trans
intiadon of the mails when the contracts are renewed.
Reece there could be but little, if any, peLuninry relief
to the Department.
Mr. BLa IR, of Misiouri, moved to commit the bill to
the Committee of Way a and Memo., with n ctlmia to
bring In one Imposing stamp donea ou newspapers, in
lieu of Its passago. Pe believed that a revenue of three
millions can thus bo collected, end with more readiness,
tnuch leis excel - tie, and with greater certainty, than by
the precool. so item of charging.
PIDDLE, of Ohio, said that the Post Office De
pertinent woe established for the transmission of letters,
mttliont special reference to printed nuttier. its del not
ice 0111 the manufacture of nem Reapers should be more
the eubject of tax than the ninnufaviuro of pig iron, or
any other. lie moved to lay the mimic subject on the
table. Plianriell to—yeas 61, bityli 68.
Mr. MORRILL of Vermont, moved to recommit the
Lill to tho Post Office Committee, with instritetiona to
report one incrensing the postage from throe to flee
cents This mss Soled dome, together with tho motion
of Mr. Blair.
Dir. COLFAX reported a substitute for the HI re.
ferred to in les speech, mach MIA disagreed to, one of
the Sections proposing a tax on telegrams.
The original bill being before the louse for fined action,
Sir. DAWES, of Slas.acbusetts, moved to lay it on the
table. Corned -3 um 73, na3 8 80.
The Senate bill. authorizing the President to appoint
tau additional Assistant Secretaries of War, at a salary
of 53,000 per !memo, to perform such duties an the Se
cretary of War may prescribe, or may be reunlred by
]au, the tens of appointment being one 3 ear, posed.
Thu Homo then adjourned.
PENNSYLVANIA LEGISLATURE.
Ilennisuona. January 21, 1802
SENATE.
The Senate was called to order at 11 o'clock by the
Ppeaker. Prayer by Bev. qtr. Gans, of Harrisburg.
Leave of absence, was granted to Mr. Johnson, of Ly.
coming, for a few days.
PETITIONS AND MEMORIALS
The SPEARVE presented the petition of Wm. Cobbett,
Into of Philadelphia, now of London, executor of Wm.
Cobbett, Sr. praying to be reimbursed 864,000.
Mr. 11111 TH, of Philadelphia, a memorial from Phil
MOM, for the passage of a law relative, to copartner.
sides.
Mr. CONN If LL, a memorial from stockholders of the
Fanners and Mechanics' Land and Building Association,
for so extension of their charter.
Mr. LANDON, a petition from Pomeroy & Bro , of
Bradford county, for the repeal of the Oct taxing brokora
and privato tutriktro.
REPORTS OF COMMITTEES
Mr, DENSON, (Finance.) as committed, the hill to
pay officers and volunteers enlisted under Col. McLane,
at Erie; nod Capt. Dick, at Meadville. Takeo up and
passed finally.
Mr.IIICBOLS, (Corporationt4) as committed, the hill
to incorporate the ASSOCilliioll for the Publication and Dif
fusion of Religious Periodicals in the Lutheran Church. 3
Mr. CLYMER, (same.) as .nut itled, the bill to extend
the charter of the Farmers' Mutual Insurance Company
of Philadelphia nail Bucks comities.
Dlr. ROBINSON, (same,) as committed, the bill to
extend the charter of the Farmers and Mechanics' Land
and Building Association. Taken up ant pawed.
Dlr. SNIT If, of Philadelphia, (saute,) as committed,
the supplement to the act to extend tin charter of the
Penns, Icania Salt Manufacturing Company. Taken up
and peens!.
Mr. ',muff, (same,) as committed, the hill supple
mentary to the net incorporating the borough of Potts.
Dlr. IST ()CLIME, (ItallrondB,) nq ennunitt.l, tho 1.111
to incorporate the NewenAtlo And Bearer Volley 1: ulroni
Company. Tnkon up and pnsAed.
Mr. ]iETCIIAV r tt 9urrlrment to flat act rclative to
courts in thin fkontnonwealth.
Mr. °LA CZ, n bill to provide for tbo recortllng of lit-
Yonkers of ocrraisenients of drecdonte oatato,4 In York
co»nty,
Air. 'ONSET, a impplonient to thy net to sectirn to
farmers certain richly In the MAI ket4 of Phlladelphil.
tttr. lIIESTANP, a bill to Ineorporato tho Continental
Express tom pony •
Dir. 9011T11, of Philadelphia, a hill relative to copart
ner:44,s; oleo, EllPPletnetit to the act incorporating the
city of Philadelphia
Mr. McOLURB offered a resolution, that toe Quarter
master Gem ent ho requested to furnish tits Committee on
/MAIM) all claims connected with the v. innteer service
which have not been allowed, and cannot be paid u infer
existing la, e. Adopted.
The SPEAKER befotn the Senate the roport of the
Auditor General, in compliance with the act creating a
loan and providing for arming tho State.
On motion of Mr. CON Ng LL, the bill Incorporating
the Publication Abenciniion of Om Lutheran Church wO9
token up and pnered,
On motion of Mr. frLYMIIR, the bill to refund to
Samuel .1. AVaiter the gum of SPO, erroneouslY wm i In
collateral Inheri:ance tax on the eNtlan M Janes T. Mor
phia!, of Philadelphia, wad considered and passed.
Air. CONNELL announced the death of Harman
lerkes, tato oeigenut-nt.arma of the Senate. and Paid
high tritnito to the moru of the deceased. Ito concluded
1,1 ollerlng the folio. hut t eeolution :
Resnirrcl, 7hnt tho Senate hao beard, n,th deep regret,
of the death of Barman Yorker, late sergeant-at-arnia of
the Senate, anti that, no a tottett of regard for his calm
terms and faithful discharge of tint) lir bile nn oil rer of
the Senate, Mid no Ti marl: of regatta for hie am mtory j do
order this resolution to ho euter..l on the j uthal.
Pawed mainuneuely. Adjournen.
The Manse was called to order at 10 WOW! A. M., by
ha Speaker. Prayer Was offered by Rev. Mr. Rubinson.
TDB SBSVE 0, BUTE BONDS 800 TIM WAX.
. . .
. A communication *WS received from the Auditor Gene
ral, the substance of which nos as follows:
. . . .
The second section of the net of Nay 76,3861, providing
for n loan for armingthe State, requires the Auditor Gene
ral to make an anneal report to the Lepielature uum the
condition of the sniff loan. In conformity with this re
quirement the Auditor General state:: that, since the close
of the fiscal year, b rode of the value of 852T,®0 have
been token, of which MAO were by the Pennsylvania
Railroad Company. The receipts from the pate of bends,
fluting:he year ending December 31,1861,were $2,6 t 2,15%
making an aggregate of $7,739,160. Among the bonds
lesued are the following:
Of the denomination et SDNOI $1,614;000
Of the denomination of $lO6 224,500
Of the denomination of 8:60 43.150
No part of the bonds Meyer yet been redeemed, they
being payeble in 1871, and bearing nix per cent. interest,
each baring twenty coupons attached.
The report was laid non the table,
LUOIBLPTITH' PitAtfle OP 1851.
The following resolution• from the Senate was pre
sented:
Whereas, repeated allegations have been made, public
and private, against the integrity of legislation in Penn
sylvania; and
Whereat, moaners of the profmat Iffouseof Represent
atives, in their place, have direetty charged that both
branches of the last Legislature were influenced corruptly
to enact important public measures Therefore,
Retched, if the House of Representatives concur,
That a committee of three members or each House be
appointed to inquire into the integrity of the legislation
of the last session, and especially enactments affecting
corporatloaff, and that such committee have power to
Bend for persons and papers.
Mr. ELLIOTI, of Tiogn, moved! to postpone certain
resolutions of the same tenor, mßicb had already been
originated by the HOWE', and to consider the proposition
of the Senate.
This wee refused by a vote of 2S'Yblll3 to 71 nays.
The special order of the day being the resolution g
11r. Hopkins, of 'Washington, /presented on FrlanYlastO
the Home proceeded to ite consideration. The resolution
14 eR follow b:
Whereas. it hay been alleged, and• to believed by many
Cltimm of tide Commonwealth, that Improper influences
mere used in ',enduring the passage of an act, at the last
eeaeton of the Legislature, enticed “2,1, act for the nom•
imitation of the tonnage duties:"
And Whereat, It Is doe to ihe parties Implicated, and
to the Public at large, that tt e allegations upon which
Feld belief are predicated should be investigated, in
order that the truth may he vindicated, end justice be
dorm to all: Therefore,
Resolved, That a committee be appointed of three, to
inquire into alt the facto connected with the Daemi4o or
Sold act, and that they have power to send for persons
'and papers.
An amendment, appointing five instead of three, was
agreed to
The (motion then recurred.on an amendment offered
by Mr Scott, of Huntingdon, on Friday lost, viz: to
add the words:
‘c And that the committee ho instructed to report the
mimeo of all persona or officers, either in or out of the Le
gislature, by whom, and upon whom, they shall Unclench
corrupt influence. to ho used." •
Mr. DMUS, of Philadelphia, said that the amend
ment was the most objectionable feature of a very ob
jectionable measure, giving, as It did, the power to three
men to roam throughout the, Commonwealth and publish
the names of certain persons to the world. The Rouse
woe not competent to take any such action. Could any
gentleman say in what manner the committee could at
complivti their object t Row would it be possible to open
the lips of wttneeeesl One idea probably was to roach
tholitrieutive of the State, who might respond, with
propriety, that his acts were answerable only to the pen •
pie, and that with James Buchanan and John Adams
tun], where the same attempt was mode) ho refused to
recognize the powso/ess committee. And what could be
done in case the witnesses refused to testify ? Punish
them for contempt? Impossible! Let the HOLM aban
don noel ideas and confine itself to acts of practical
benefit.
NY. 'WILLIAMS, of Allegheny, declared that the re
:parka of the gentleman were extreonlinarr, as coming
from a professional man. It was actually sionied that the
Unite had power to send out Its process or to take any
measures whirl, might involve one of the functionaries of
the State. Did the gentleman not know that this body
possessed the solo power of impeachment 1 In every
grand leanest, as in this case, the jury of the county
arts en ports, bearing evidence in the absence of the de
fendant, and obtaining sofficient grounds to make out a
presninptive case before the pablio Impeachment.
Mr. DENNIS 'granted the right to impeach the Go
vernor ; but if this proceeding bad that object, the lan
guage of the resnlntion should he changed. A process to
Accomplish Gila end would he legal, but it did not follow
that the bonne could OririOror a committee of three, with
a roving commission to go through the Commonwealth.
No committee. miles , appointed for a legitimate purpose,
could compel the attendance of witnesses, and the action
contemplated by the resolution was not legitimate.
WILLIAMS thought that the gentleman from
Philadelphia had referred to all the parties in this con
nection, both inside aunt outside of the Legislature.
Ms rein er, be had alludes particularly to the chief Exe
cutive of the State, and the drift of his argument had
been to enforce the idsn that the Amiss bad not the power
of impeachment He now declares that we cannot roach
men entomb of the Governor or Legislature{ but, Mr.
Speaker, if the mitten referred to In the investigation ap
pertain to the legitimate function, of the House, and aro
necessarily connected with the preliminaries to impoach•
trent, then it Is perfectly competent for us to exercise
those towers ex necessitate—in fact to do anything neces
sary to bring the facts before them. The right of im•
prachment amounts to nothing without the right of in
quiry. How is the evidence to be obtained unless by the
issuing of process, and its enforcement, it near-gamy, by
imprisonment 1 We may send our servants anywhere
armed with the proper authority, and can bring forwent
and imprison any man in the Commonwealth who refuses
to testifs. We are a nowerfnl cunt. armed with func
tions designates; and designed by the Constitution.
Mr. ORE ENtIANN, of Philadelphia, called attention
to an Oct passed June 13th, 1842, as follows;
Rese/ced, That each branch of the Legislature shall
Lae e the power to issue their subpoena, or heretofore
practiced, into nuy part of the Commonwealth, and by
attachment to compel the attendance of all persons sum
mon") as at itnes,es ; and in case any witness brought to
the bar of either home shall .
..se co he Mu or
MP/Inc " l iet , ha'sleig i gen toVorn Pt tlifirsneds shall refuse
to render an answer to all legal Ottestions duly pro
pounded, the Speaker of tho house beferp which such
refusal shall be made shall have full power, by the direc
tion of the sold house, to issue to the sergeant-at•arma a
warrant of commitment to the prison of Dauphin county,
tl e inspeetore and keepers whereof aro hereby authorized
end rsquired hlr receive and confine such delinquent so
committed until discharged in dire course, and the ex
pence of such imprisonment shall IA paid out of any
money not otherwise appropriated.
Section 2. That if any such person so committed to
crime shrill persist in his refusal to swear or affirm, or,
being sworn or affirmed, shall still, on being brought be
fore such house from the prison. refuse to testify, such
home may make it rnpriler 71rfler for the detention of
such dslingnent in said prison, until the next succeeding
Legislature Isbell hate met, and until the proper house
soccer ding the one ohich orders the commitment °de
m shall 'Moist. an order for his 'further detention or
discharge, On to them shall seem expedient.
The question being taken, the amendment of Mr.
Scott. of Huntingdon. Won agreed to.
The resolution, as amended, then come before the
Home.
Mr. ABBOT contended that if the object was to re-
Peal the act Or ravr serrion for the commutation of the
tonnage tax. RR he hollered, that the Supreme Court was
the only. tribunal to which recourse could be had. It
was usurping Judicial powers not properly belonging to
the A sir ntlolv.
Mr. HOPKINS, of Washineten, said that if the theory
ens trite, that the people could not anent through tho
LeOrlettne for the investigation of froutle, there woo hut
little vitality in our system of government. The question
hod Lien ache", Where were the people" and had been
properly ans. ered by the gentleman from Allegheny
[Mr. It flu:m.llo.n, on a orevisus occasion, hod pointed
to tha faces of new members around him, and shown
that, through the tribunal of the ballot-box, those people
had administered a sebuke to the men w•ho voted for car.
toilr bard:afro nieasnres in 1861. Outside of the city of
Phi1114(100s, there ma, hut ore old member lathe House,
and that nut Mr. Cowan of Warren.
It had been intimated upon the floor of the Manse that
the resolution scan open to the suspicion of haring other
objects than mete investigation. no desired to rn pet this
I rishontlon It nos enoyea'ed in Ruud faith. If he seas
dierNed to impugn motives, hn adalit fled as good reason
to attack those opposed to the reiolntion, as they could
find to assail him. Wlin object of the resolution WWI sim
ply to uscerlam the truth or &laity of certain Allegation , '
and, if they u Pre found to Le true, to punish every ravcal,
whether in or out of the Legislature. Might we not also
horn that the inrestiestion mould result in driving from
Harrlslairg a 08 2 . of Men who have hung like vampires
arousal the Lenidative hallsl Let the friends of investi
gation be not diverted from their purpose by the finger
ing of mouraltsl pigeons at the other end of IMO Capitol,
or elFer here.
Mr, ABBOT, of Philadelphia, explained a relrrirle
which he had outdo an Friday last, and which bait eri
deptly been inirundersinfol by the gentleman who bad
just spoken. At that flare he had said that the resobt ,
tion area open to the suspicion of being promoted by
other motives than those of mere investigation. The term
"other motives. wan not intended to refer to anything
more than a supposed desire on the part of some members
to obtain a repeal of the act commuting the tonnage tar,
mulct the plea of an investigation.
Mr. BENNIS declared that it was impossible to Mama.
tiynte the conduct of the members of the Legislature of
lar I, to less the affidavits were sustained by oath or
.IfilTllllltinn. Mire rumors should newer receive even a
respectable treatment NOM:dice of the peace could be
Mond in tho Commonnealth vho would issue a subpama
upon such vogue allegations. The names of Governors,
A•tornete General, 1,1. , , ,, ,erd of the Canal Board, and
other officials, had Peen tainted with rumors for years
past, no matter hoar honorable many of them may have
been.
•
He then alluded to the retains of the passage of the
resolution. The effect upon the mind of uneducated
pereone in the Commonwealth would be to fix a damning
hatred to 1., agislativo proceedings, while the effect linen
the educated class would be to awaken a latest etrapicion.
There IF an adage to the effect that it was always safer to
travel immediately niter great railrend accidents, and it
might ho said that the Legislature aged experiment more
boldly niter a great investigation than before. Ito desired
thin prediction to ho noted—via: either that the commit.
tee or ould find themselves without power to act, or that
having sown the wind they would reap the wierbrint
having unchained the fins, he might travel new and un.
exported gronnd, and find tainted alr where it was least
BlMOfted to extol.
Mr. HOPKINS, of Washington, said that reference
Lad been merle to the Canal Board. Ito had been a mem.
her of that body. and if any gentleman here or to the
mbar Chamber, tette was not covered all over with 'en,
ruption, Mould offer a txuointion appointing a courufttoo
to investigate the proceedinga of that body, he would
cheerfully sortain it.
Mr. PTINNIS explained that he had not known that
the gentleman had been a rneuther of the boon].
The hour of twelve hating arrived, the debate was
suspended, and the House proceeded to appoint a C"111.
iodine to try the contested.eleetion ease of Mr. Manakin,
of the Sixth district of Philadelphia.
The following named members were chosen—viz:
Messrs. Armstrong, Worley. Chatham, Gratis, Graham,
Strang, Hannay, Hanks, and W. S. EOM
The Home then adjourned without any further action
on the resolution.
From Kansas
LPAYENWORTII, Jan. 20.—1 n the case of Craw
ford versus Robinson, contesting the Governorship
of Kansas, the Supreme Court has refused to grant
the mandamus applied for by the contestant.
Under this decision, Robinson, the present incum
bent, bolds over for a year.
Considerable excitement prevailed at Atchison
to-day, owing to a collision between the citizens
and a band of Jayhairkers. Some arrests were
made, but more trouble is anticipated.
TIFNCIDS BVIIGLARS—ANOVIER" SPIRITUAL"
Mrsrany.--Some time between Monday night and
yesterday morning, a dwelling.house in the vicinity
of Twelfth and lt,alman streets was burglariomly
entered by it party of voracious teetotallers, who
made sad havoc with the edibles. Having effected
an entrance to the kitchen, they lit the gas, put on
the teapot to boil, and then ransacked the drawers
and closets until they discovered a loaf of bread, a
quantity of crackers, and a five-pound lump of
chem. After they had eaten to contentment, and
drained the teapot of its ambrosial nectar, they
turned off the gas and wont their way, taking with
there a leg of mutton! But the most incompre
hensible part of the whole affair was the fact that
a bottle, whose contents were solely " spiritual,"
(no allusion to the cotemporary,) was left undis
turbed upon a dresser. A nice little supper the
teetotallers must have had to themselves, decided
ly ! And what a commentary upon teetotal MUIR-
Oily, that the scoundrels should pay their "evening
devours " to a dwelling house in part occupied as
an alderman's office Moral : Look up the teapot
before you retire for the night.
FlRE.—About 9 o'clock last night a fire,
attended with little damage, occurred in the trunk
rnanufnetory of Messrs. Focor & Kenny, in Edward
street, below Second, in the Sixteenth ward:
SINCE the preparations for the Burnside ex
pedition began to be made, the applications from
women for posses to the South hove more than
quadrupled, as they did while the Port 'Royal ex
pedition was on filet. All are well armed with
vouchers from members of Congress Rad other
Union men, but somehow they are sure to present
themselves in fullest foree when the information
they can carry will be most valuable to the robots.
THE CITY.
AMMEIZIIIIITEI VHS NYZNING.
Cronntirni. Traesis—Vishad Knot, .bore ILgbt,
Erder "—"Sixteen String Jack."
W.Wror4S2stir Tamsril—Ninth sad Wabrat
,6 The Lyles of Milan:ley Lew for Inreer"—..ll2*
HaOrr Mon."
dicor-Bmini Trimix—Aroh street, obctve
Handy A.ndy"--. , Forty and Tine—. Mod as a March
Bare."
HANDEL AND , HAYDN ISIDDIE' HALL.—rionthead miler
liglith and Green street✓.—Literary and Muted Soiree.
Mostoet. Fans Max—Locust etreet,abaTe
Old Folks' Concert.
7311(PL8 OP WO3lOllB-aq. E. corner Tenth and Mash
tmt streets.—Signor Blitz's Entertstamont.
ODD CONEIPPLACT CASE IN COVILT—L WIDOW
SWINDLED OUT 01 , A FAILW.—A singular COO of
alleged conspiracy came before the Court of Quarter
13tesions yesterday, wherein six Indies, named
Bowen and Payne, accused foar defendants, named
MoManus, Husband, Huxley, and Anthony, of at
tempting to cozen them out of a farm and its per
quisites, under circumstances of a heinous °hesita
ter. Mr. District Attorney Mann gave a statement
of the outlines of the ease as follows :
Some ten years ago a Mr. Bowen owned a farm.
cent , ining 252 i aores of land in MifirMs, Cumber
land county, N. J. He died, leaving a widow and
five children.. The family lived on the farm for
some time, and then moved and rented oat the cul
tivated portion of the farm for one hundred and
sixty-five dollars :per annum. A short time since
the family were induced to move to Gloucester,
where it was supposed they could get employment
in the faotory. Being disappointed in this expects-
Con, they moved to Camden. Up to this time the
farm was entirely clear of incumbrance. 'The
family had been in Camden but a short time when
it became known that they were the owners of, this
land, and it is alleged that an effort was started by
interested parties to get Mrs. Bbwen to- raise
money by mortgage in order that the proceeds
might .be used for some purpose. This was sue
cessfUlly resisted. A prosecution was thervatarted
against the family by a party who were provoked
at their disinclination to sell the property. They
were persuaded to plead guilty, and they did so,
and were sent to prison in Oemilen-for non-pay
ment of fines ($100), and were incarcerated five or
six weeks. While in prison, they were again asked
to sell the farm to raise the fine. They stilt refused.
Mrs. Bowen, however, got into-debt to the amount
of about $75, and this seems- to have been the first
step to effect the ruin of the family. After the re
lease from prison they were brought to Philadel
phia. and taken to Bedford street. Here they re
mained two days, when, discovering the character
of the street and neighborhood, they removed to
the house of Francis Huxley (one of the defend
ants), in South street.
While at Hurley's, Mr. Miller, a friend of Mrs.
Bowen, called upon her, knowing that the was dis
tressed by the debt of $75 to the pasties in Camden,
and told her that if she was desirous of selling her
property he mead procure a party willing to pur
chase. About that time Henry McManus, another
defendant, called upon her and told her he bad a
plan by which the family could be relieved of all
difficulty. He referred to a lawyer whom he had
known fromboyhood, who was god to the poor
and who would not charge Each ; that ha was
very Mot and would lend them money, to
live on while negotiations were pending
for the sale of the property, if it was. pat
in his hands. The family were then taken to
the office of Mr. William A. Husband, where they
snot that, gentleman, who expressed great pity for
their situation, and proposed to become a protester
to them if they placed the property in his posses
sion for sale. itirs. Bowen still hesitated, and the
matter was then dropped. Subsequently, Mr. Mil
ler osiled on bars. Boren in relation to his propo
sition for a purchase. but so soon as he made
his appearance, Mr. Huxley went to Mr. Has
band and brought back from him a note to
Mrs. Bowen instructing her to have nothing
to do with Mr. Miller. Mt. Bowen was harmed
to call again on Mr. Husband, where an agreement
was (drams up. Mrs. Bowen bad inquired what
Mr. Husband's fee would be, whether $lOO would
be enough. and in reply he told her he could not
tell, but be preferred to take his pay in the form
of a per cottage. She did not know the meaning
of the term " per centage." Mr. Husband ex
plained that he sometimes got five, ten, twenty,
thirty, forty, and fifty per cent., but be explained
that the higher the figures named in the agree
ment, the more money she would att. Tho agree
ment was then signed, by which Mr. Husband was
to receive fifty per cent. for his services.
The property is estimated to he worth $4,005, and
the. District Attorney stated that it would be in evi
dence that Mr. Husband fixed that price on it.
During this time the family were living with Hux
ley, where pistols and knives were kept, and when
Mr. Miller would call, Mr. Huxley would flourish
a knife and threaten that if he continued to come
there he would be assaulted. A short time after
the agreement was signed, a message was sent to
Mrs. Bowen to come to Mr. Husband's office,
that the farm bad been sold forsl,soo, and she was
needed to sign the papers. The daughters refased
to go, amerting that the farm was worth mach
more, and they would not agree to the sale upon
these terms. The clerk of Mr. Husband was sent
to bring the girls, and, when they still refused, Mr.
Huxley took a eartewhip to drive thernup, and they
were threatened that if they did not go to the office
they would be driven to the street, and sent to the
Almshouse. They went to the office.
1 ,,„.t,„ty tad_ been sad to riwtp Mtboor k
(another defendant,) and it is alleged that he was a'
party to the transaction. When the women at Mr.
Husband's office were about to sign the papers,
Mrs. Bowen inquired how much Mr. husband was
to receive for his fee, and he replied, "Good Gad
Almighty! madam, .loan't answer a thousand ques
tions at mace; this has got to be settled first." The
papers were signed. and Mrs. Bowen received $7OO
for bet share, Mr. Husband retaining $BOO. Sahara
quently Mrs. Bowen had to pay Huxley $lOO for
board ; she bad to pay the parties in Camden, and
subsequently Mr. Husband complained that there
bad been a mistake committed, and that $7O would
have to be returned to the purchase?, and Mrs.
Bowen gave her share—s.3s. Whig way her share
was reduced 'to between $3OO to $4OO for a farm
said to bo worth $5.000.
The case will occupy several. days. Huxley is
not upon trial, flow far the evidence snstalna the
allegations above made has not transpired.
The plaintiffs aro very ignorant, and it may be
that they will be tripped up in some of their de
velopments.
WHAT BCOOIIEB OF FOSFEFFED
might be of advitntage If some inquiry was made
into the manner of collecting money that has been
forfeited on security. We believe that, during the
last ten years, not more than five thousand dollars
have been paid into the city treasury from this
course. In that time, perhaps, a hundred thou
sand dollars have been forfeited. The limbs*
operandi in these cases is, we believe, for the crier
to announce in court Quit the security of a prisoner
it', forfeited by his non-appearance, and the District
Attorney then autberizea the sheriff of the county
either to collect the bail or to levy upon the pro
perty of the security. If the action ever goes thus
far, it generally goes no further. The sheriff is
generally appealed to on behalf of the security,
and his sympathy aroused--Bo that thelaw does
not take its course, and convicts escape. There
are around our courts and alderman's offices dozens
of professional bail-goers, who, for a small bonus,
will swear that they are possessed of any-amount
of property. These are known to professional
thieves. The ease is fresh in the minds of the
people of the New York receiver, Snow, who was
held to bail in the sum of $lO.OOO, and afterwards
escaped to Canada. Ms security is a resident of
this city, and a man of property; but, althiat4h
court after court has decided that the security is a
forfeit, it has never boon paid.
To ho released upon bail is virtually to get rid
of justice. and the more incorrigible the offender
and the offence, the more means ha has at his dis
posal to hoodwink the law.
The sheriff is sworn to fulfil his functions, of
which this is one—by the neglect of which both
justice and the treasury are left at fault.
THE DEATII-WARRANT READ TO A. Nun..
TEILER.—On Tuesday last the sheriff of West Ches
ter received from Governor Curtin the death-war
rant of Lewis Green, the colored man who mur
dered a pedlar, near Mortonville. On the follow
ing day the sheriff, attended by his counsel, Mr.
Pennypacker, and the Rev. Mr. Moore, proceeded
to the felon's cell, and read to him the warrant.
lia listened to it with very little apparent concern.
After the sheriff had read the document, he inquired
how long a time was given him; he was told about
seven weeks. Ho then said ho thought he had
been need pretty bard, that others had got clear
who were as guilty as ho was. Mr. Moore then
admonished him with 501110 appropriate remarks.
lie was told if others escaped through the imper
fection of human law or its administration it was
no reason for him to murmur at his fate. The
guilty must and ought to be punished, and he must
suffer the penalty of his crime. Ills comrade in
guilt was dead by disease. and will be judged by
the Judge of all the earth. Ile must now prepare
for his doom. He appeared stolid to his fate. The
time Axed for his execution is Friday, the 7th day
of Mach.
CHARGED wort BURGLARY.—Yesterday af
ternoon, John Owen was charged Wore Alderman
Bottler with burglary. It is alleged, on the night
of the 4th of January,be broke into the store of
Mrs. Mifflin, at Twentieth and Locust streets, and
stole therefrom some money and a clock. After
considerable difficulty, Detective Sam Henderson
recovered the cloak in the nomession of lane Hor
ner and Mary Edwards. These women, after some
trouble, were induced to testify, and alleged that
Owen gave them the clunk, and they presumed,
at the time, it was stolen, but were afraid to say_
anything about it for fear he would do them some
harm, as he had made threats. The defendant was_
fully committed for trial.
THE CONNELLT Mount:R.—Thus far, the
offer of five hundred dollars reward for the de
tection of the nasassin in this case has elicited no
testimony likely to lead to such a result. The
police. however, are still on the itys rms. and the
Inviolability of the law must ultunstely be vindi
cated. Tire coroner's jury hold a meeting the day
before yesterday, and renders(' a verdict that the
deceased had come to his death by a stab at the
hands of some person or persons unknown. There
leers no 'witnesses present.
TIIE CASE OF GILCERIST-UNITED STATES
DISTRICT COVAT—Judge Oadwaladcr.—The case
of William Gilchrist, charged with treason, was
fixed for yesterday morning, for a hearing on the
writ of habeas corpus granted by the jed4e.
continuance of the case was asked by District At.
torney Ashton, in consequence of the absence of
Mr. Baker, an importaet witness. Mr. Baker is
now at St. Louis, and, according to a telegraph de
spatch from Washington. he will return on the 23d
inst. The court fixed Friday, the 24th, at eleven
o'clock, for the hearing.
A NEIY ALTEItED Nom—Yosterday coun
terfeit fives, on, the Manufacturers and Mechanics'
Bank, altered from ones, were circulated in this
city. The counterfeits are exceedingly welt ex
ecuted, the "one," in colored ink, being removed,
and the "five" substituted with green. They are
well calculated to deceive, and shopkeepers and
others should be on the look-out for them.
rASSINO COUNTERFEIT MONET.—Yesterday
afternoon Elam Arter," alias George Thomas, was
charged, before Alderman Boitler, with passing a
counterfeit ftve•dollar note on the Blue MB Bank,
of DorohOstor, Mere. He nnsoommitted to answer.
THE MERCANTILE LrnRARY.—The annual
meeting of the Mercantile Library Company was
held last evening. The annual report was pre
sented, and from it may be gleaned that 67,500
books were loaned at,varlous periods doting the
year. The receipt; were $0,7t6.20, which is an
excess of $350 71 over the expenditures
HOSPITAL CesE.—Yesterday afternoon Wm.
McConnell was admitted into the hospital, with a
alight wound in the head, caused by being %truck
nut a musket at Camp E%ttse