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WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 5, 1862.
EXTRACT FROM THE LAST SPEECH OF
STEPHEN A. DOUGLAS.- 46 The conspiracy
to break up the Union is a fact now known to
511. Armies are being raised, and war levied
is accomplish it. There can be but two sides
in the con . Every man must be on the
side of the United States or against it. There
eau be no neutrals in this war. There can be
none but patriots and traitors.”
THE LATEST WAR !NEWS
The spirit of the Union soldiers is being wrought
up to a high pitch of enthusiasm. In all the late
conflicts which have occurred, whether on a large
or a small scale, whether between pickets, scouting
parties, companies, regiments, or brigades, our
troops have been uniformly victorious. Those who
have become inured to the hardships of camp-life,
end fairly drilled and disciplined, allow, wherever
they have officers upon whom they can rely, that
they are now prepared to prove themselves as su
perior, as soldiers, as they were in peaceful times
as citizens; as bfave and terrible in war as they
were industrious and useful in peaoe.
No matter what hardships they may endure, they
rarely complain of them—but a desire for the fierce
excitement of battle is almost universally ex
pressed. Their great want is a chance to meet
the enemy, and to punish the insolent eiders and
abettors of the wicked rebellion. When they
grumble, it is not about their food or clothing,
but about inaction. Neither do they grieve about
the prospect of taxation ; although, as one of them
writes to us, not a few of them " pay more taxes
than the tax grumblers who stay at home ;" and
they are ready and eager to literally risk their
lives end fortunes for the preservation of their
country.
We want no better evidenceof *the waning' con.
dition of the rebellion now existing in the Southern
portion of the Union than the document which we
publish this morning, addressed to the people
of Georgia by Howell Cobb, Robert Toombs,
Martin J. Crawford, and Thomas R. R. Cobb.
Coming from such a high source—its signers all
being members of the rebel Congress, and men
in high favor with the Jeff. Davis Govern
ment—it may be taken as a semi- official exposure of
the views held by the ruling Secessionists. Al
though the document is intended as an appeal to the
people of Georgia to put forth extra effort to resist
the invasion of the Federal troops, it bears on its
face a virtual acknowledgment of the tottering con
dition of the whole rebel dynasty, and shows con
clusively, that before many weeks have passed by,
the Southern people need not be surprised
to hoer of the fulling of the 6ocoaviun edifies
into a mass of ruins. It may therefore be
inferred that this manifesto was issued by
its signers, in the hope that it may help to avert
the blow that will surely fall upon their heads when
the people of the South find out how their rulers
have, for the purpose of advancing their own
ambitious and hellish designs, basely betrayed
them, and brought ruin and starvation to
their once happy and prosperous homes. The
prospect of foreign intervention is frankly
acknowledged to be as remote as ever, and the peo
ple are told that if they wish to make the present
rebellion successful it must be done by the work of
their own heads and hands. The wonderful
unanimity and resources of the loyal people in
helping to crush the rebellion have surprised them,
and they express the opinion that, in the coming
spring, the Federal troops, by a simultaneous
movement, and with a giant's grasp, will attempt
to crush them.. If such an event should happen—
and God grant it may—they counsel that every
Georgian with a sword in hand should meet the
" murderer and robber " on the threshold, and
that every woman have a torch, and every
child a fire-brand so that the homes of our youth
be made ashes, and the fields of our heritage be
made desolate." They are also advised to share
their fortune and crust with their "faithful" slaves.
We suspect that the people of Georgia, remember
ing how they were so basely deceived before, will
not take the above " patriotic" advice—and that
instead of the "faithful" slaves staying to share
tonevrerust .- or trim maams, tuey
first opportunity to decamp and obtain a better
better living. The address states that the people
should all be united, "giving a trustful and
generous confidence to those selected as our
leaders, in our camps and council chambers," and
frown down all factious opposition and eeriseriouu
criticism. It also counsels rapid aggressive action,
BO as to "make our enemies feel, at their own fire
sides, the horrors of a war brought on by them
selves." But how they are going to carry on this
"aggressive" war into the firesides of the loyal
people of the Union, these wise men of Georgia do
.not tell us. It is all very well, for the sake of
bombastic effect, and to help to keep up the droop
ing spirits of their people, to talk about such as
"aggressive" war; but when it comes to be tried,
they will find that they have enough to do to keep
their own firesides out of the " giant's grasp,"
without carrying the war among their " &hassles."
Thurlow Weed, Esq., editor of the Albany Eve
ning Journal, writing from London, under date
of January 9th, says :
I have met distinguished personages, members of
the Ministry, the Government, and of Parliament,
•at dinners and breakfasts, with whom I have
conversed fully upon the American questions,
and while I am not at liberty to use names or
publish conversations, I may say that the Union
has many and strong friends here. And lam
sorry to add that, although the Trent trouble is out
of the way, we shall need all that those friends can
do for us. The moment Parliament meets, agi
tation of American questions will commence. The
blockade will be attacked from one iparter, whole
another section will demand a recognition of the
independence of the Confederate States. Nor is it
from England alone thit this kind of pressure will
conic. France is even more restive than England
under the blockade.
At breakfast, a few days since, a distinguished
Member of Parliament, who has been much in
America, remarked with emphasis that he had for
merly entertained a high opinion of " Judge
Lynch," looking with much favor upon that species
of impromptu jurisprudence, known as "Lynch
Law," but since it failed to hang Floyd, Cobb,
and Thompson, of Buchanan's Cabinet, he had
ignored, and was disgusted with the system.
Our minister to this Court, Mr. Adams. is " the
right man for the right place." Beside his know
ledge of the duties, and his ability to discharge
than, both Mr. Adams and his family possess, in
an eminent degree, the personal and social quali
ties which commend them to the high and refined
circles and associations which surround them, and
in which they are moving. Nor did the change, in
this regard, occur any too early, for I learn, from
unquestionable authority, that the interests of the
Government, here, as in France, were but indif
ferently represented.
Ax ExcnAsoE of prisoners has come to be
not only a matter of Christian kindness, but of
economy. We not only feed and clothe a host
of non-producers in our prisoners of war, but
we pay, or ought to pay, full wages to our
soldiers in Southern prisons. In refusing to
establish a system of exchange, we elect to
discriminate against our loyal soldiers in the
matters of comfortable quarters and good ra
tions. Besides this, the hearts of our captive
soldiers ache for their Northern homes, and
the mothers who.gave them to their country
thought rather of honorable deaths on the field
or in the breach, than of slow tortures in
Southern prisons. Let the boys come home
The Telegraphs
It is reported cg that the number of messages
over all the lines during the past year was
2,800,000, yielding a total income of $1,422,000.
Should Congress, in the new tax bill, impose
three cents on each message, an income of a
little over 584,000 would be realized from that
source, or 54 per centum on the aggregate
amount of business." It is so obvious that
the number of telegraph messages, over all
the lines, in 1861, must have exceeded the
above return by very many millions, that the
- figures cannot be accepted as correct. The
amount to be realized by even so small an im
post as three cents on each message would be
a great deal more than the small sum set down
here as the probable total. The Telegraph
Companies are ready to submit to the tax, if
required, and, indeed, all through the war,
have exhibited the most loyal alacrity in help
ing the Government by all means in their
power. 1
WE CANNOT but think the Government has
done well in placing the rebel privateersmen
on the footing of prisoners of war. Why it
should be more heinous to pounce upon a
ship's cargo than a farmer's granary, is not
quite so clear as one could wish it to be, if it
be really worse. At the worst, privateers are
but water guerillas—whose kind on the land
we have been catching and g , swearing in"
from the beginning up to a recent day. If
privateers prey upon unarmed vessels, gueril
as prey upon unarmed farmers. In so much
ath act the part of cowards, and forfeit the
spect of all honorable men. But justice
would bang the one as soon as the other.
Taxation is Necessary
If there be one thing more than another
upon which the loyal and patriotic people of
this Union have set their minds, it is that
money, constituting the sinews of War, shall
be liberally supplied for the suppression of the
foul rebellion which has swept through the
South—apolitical tornado, desolating and de
stroylng all that it has touched. This libe
rality has a right to expect, on its part, that
the funds thus supplied shall be used with
discretion and with as much economy as is
consistent with the efficiency of the service
for which it is disbursed.
The necessary expenses of crushing the Re
bellion are to be supplied by a judicious sys
tem of taxation, wbieh must be so levied as
to press upon every class in the community in
proportion to their means. In England, where
the aristocracy, (nobles and men of broad
acres and vast rentals,) have usurped the rights
of the people and return their own nominees
as members of the House of Commons, from
which all taxation must emanate, it has hap
pened, for the last hundred and fifty years,
that the public revenue was mainly raised out
of the small incomes and earnings of the mid
dle and industrial classes, while the as higher
classes" (as they were insolently self-styled)
paid comparatively little. For example, the
ducal palace called Northumberland House, at
Charing Cross,London, actually paid no greater
house tax and window tax, though it was a
fitting dwelling for its pompous lord, with an
income of $5,000 a day, than was exacted
from the hard-working little man who kept a
petty hosier's shop next door. Constituted as
we arc, socially and politically, such an
anomaly as this would scarcely be created in
this country, under any circumstances, or, if
created, would speedily be broken down.
Here, as everywhere else, Wealth has a cer
tain influence,—but with us, such influence
does not make it so far master of the position
as to exempt it, wholly or partially, from its
fair contribution to the fiscal exigencies of the
nation.
Whether the sums necessary to carry on the
expenses of the Republic, either in war or
peace, be raised by loan or imposts, the basis
must be taxation. The interest on all moneys
lent to the public treasury must be raised by
taxation, and, were the amount of this even
double what it is likely to be, under any cir
cumstances, we are able and we are willing to
supply it. The great principle of fair taxation
is to lean lightest on the producing classes and
heaviest on the wealihy. For this purpose,
luxuries should be niada to pay: beOaUse those
who can afford to use them, can afford to pay
for them. So, too, the necessaries of life
should be taxed as lightly as possible,—for the
producing classes, on whom such imposts
would mainly fall, really are made to pay
double. For example, the grocers are not
content with adding on the tax to the legiti
mate selling price of tea, coffee, sugar, &c.,
but contrive to double it, by adding on about
as much more to the purchaser. Thus when
there is a tax of two cents a pound on sugar,
or of ten cents on tea, these amounts only
are not added on, but four cents and twenty
cents are added on. The worst is, that, of
these necessaries, a poor man's family con
sumes as much, on the average, as the family
of the millionaire.
Taxes upon luxuries alone, however, justifi
able, will not raise all the revenue now re
quired, to maintain the honor and the integral
union of the country. It will be imperatively
requisite to make taxation general, so that it
may reach all—for it would be unjust to make
wealth sustain all the burden. Congress is
now engaged on a plan of taxation, fairly
adjusted to the pecuniary means of the people.
It will include a great variety of subjects, and
due regard will be paid, no doubt, to the pru
dence of keeping down the cost of collection.
There is an Old saying in England, ' the
king's cheese is lost in its parings," which
would he appropriate here. The cost of
gathering in the revenue must be kept within
bounds, and there is scarcely a greater social
evil than the establishment of an army of tax
collectors and excisemen_
As to raising funds' by loan, of which we
shall have something yet to say, it is a legiti
mate mode. England, whose population was
11,000,000 at the beginning of this century,
slimed war with France, from 1793 to 1815,
and raised the necessary funds chiefly by loan.
In 1793, when the war commenced, the Na
tional Debt of England was $1,160,150,240,
and in 1815, when it ended, the amount had
swelled to 54,115,441,181, simply for fighting
against France, which had done her no wrong.
England incurred an addition of some three
thousand million dollars to her debt.
Shall we, battling for our integrity and
unity as a nation, shrink from the ne
cessary cost ? We smile at those who
are affected by the fluctuations of the money
market as respects the value of our National
stock. These are but trade-winds. To hear
some people speak, the smallest fall in the
market value makes them shiver ; what would
they say if they kneW that, within this present
century, the market price of £lOO in the 3-per
cent. British Consols bad been as low as 47i,
and as high as 101.1. ? If England, sixty years
ago, with manufacturing resources almost un
developed, and a population of eleven mil
lions, could safely add three thousand millions
to her Nitional Debt, what must our resources
be, in 1862, with all our productive forces in
full activity, and a population nearly twice as
great as England had in 1500 ?
Yes, we arc able, and we are willing to be
taxed; for we are fighting not alone in the
cause of nationality, but of universal freedom
and humanity. No greater contest, no purer
cause, did man ever draw the sword for.
De Gasparin on the American Question.
Last March, immediately after the inaugu
ration of President LINCOLN, Count AGENDA
DE GASPARIN, a French politician and author
of great ability and high character, formerly
in Ministerial office during the reign of L 91715
PHILIPPE, published a volume entitled cc The
Uprising of a Great People : the United
States," of which Mr. SCRIBNER, of New
York, published a translation, last June, spi
ritedly executed by MARY L. BOOTH. We no
ticed this volume when it appeared, because it
was the finest example of political prediction we
had ever read. Written before the Rebellion
bad culminated as it did, it foretold, step by
step (as subsequent events proved) all that
would and did occur. It is a remarkably sugges
tive fact, on which we shall not pause to remark,
that though English journals have copiously
noticed other foreign publications on the Ame
rican question, they have carefully avoided
any mention of DE GASPARTN'S "Uprising - of
a Great People." A second and revised edi
tion of the translation has just been issued by
Mr. SCRIBNER, to which is now added a chap
ter on the Treat affair, entitled 4, A Word of
Peace on the difference between England and
the United States," published in Paris nearly
a month before intimation of the surrender of
MASON and SLIDELL officially reached Europe.
Count nu GASPARIN anticipated it, and said,
"Far from being a humiliation to the Govern
ment at Washington, this act of wisdom would
be one of its brightest titles to glory. It
would prove that it is not wanting in moral
power ; that men calumniate it in representing
it as a slave of a bad Democracy, incapable of
resisting the clamor of the streets, and of ac
cepting, for the safety of the country, an hour
of unpopularity."
It is gratifying to find an accomplished
foreigner, of known ability and with honorable
experience in practical statesmanship (under
his father and under M. GeizoT), thus endors
ing, by anticipation, the policy pursued by
3tr. SEwARD—a policy so frank, transparent,
and manly that it appears to have disarmed the
apparent hostility of the British Ministry, and
converted it into admiration of the sagacity
and courage which dared risk unpopularity by
doing what public policy rendered prudent
and proper. But our people, however impul
sive, are quick at appreciation, and felt that
the apparent concession was, indeed, a for
ward step, placing our Government on the
highest vantage ground, not only with respect
to England, but to the whole of Europe. M.
ns GASPARIN prophesied in December,'“ I
add, that a marked return towards friendly re
lations with England will be manifested the
moment that the latter shows herself more
amicable to Anierica." Already, this is so.
It is significant that, discussing, the affair of
the Trent, M- DE GASPARIN says that, though
Captain WILKEs' manner of procedure was
rough, he had the question of right upon his
side. lie argues, if MASON and SLIDELL had
merely been political refugees, the British stag
would have protected them, anywhere. But,
he adds, they were accredited ambassadors to
Europe, and, therefore, liable to seizure, on
Sir William Scott's ruling.
As to precedents, lie says, England simply
THE PRESS.-PHTLADELPHIA, WEDNESDAY, FERIITTARY 5, 18C2.
asserts, I permit no one to imitate me ; what
I practised in times past, I authorize no one
to practise to.day." So, England's reported
disapproval of our Stone Blockade, though, in
1804, when BONAPARTE threatened invasion,
the same thing was done, by the British Ad
miralty, in the entrance of the port of Bou
logne, and the same was repeated, in 1807, in
the port of Alexandria.
The manner in which the British Ministry,
through Lord LYONS, put the demand to our
Government for the surrender of SLIDELL and
MASON deserves praise for its calmness and
courtesy. It has been declared, in the Eng
lish journals, that Queen VICTORIA. herself
revised Lord lcssELL's despatch to Lord
LIONS : and softened its expressions, haying a
womanly as well as a regal desire to keep down
whatever might tend to create or increase
acerbity in Washington.
We hope that this is true—it will go far to
increase the American respect for Queen Vie-
TORIA'S high personal character—a respect
which lately, amid anticipations of war with
England, expressed deep sympathy for her
Majesty's recent domestic deprivation.
LETTER FROM ,4 OCCASIONAL."
WASHINGTON, February 4, 1802
Every department of the Federal Govern
ment, especially the executive and legisla
tive, alike the Secretary of State, and the
heads of the committees on foreign relations
in the Senate and the House, confidently be
lieves that there wily be no conflict between
the British Government and our own unless
Under eirelMiStanGes now not anticipated.
The most cordial relations have been re estab
lished between Mr. Seward, Lord Lyons, the
British Minister, and M. Mercier, the French
Minister. And Ido not step out of the record
when I say that the head of our Department
of State has been congratulated by all, or
nearly all, the representatives of foreign
Powers now in this city. The moderation
and independence of his course have dis
armed a vigilant and unreasoning animosity
on the one hand, and challenged and con
firmed a hearty admiration on the other.
There are but two_ roads to a- recognition of the
Southern rebellion by the Great Powers of
En-rope: First, the failure, on the part of our
army, to strike a speedy, sudden, and anni
hilating blow at the so-called Confederacy—a
blow that will not only crush the head of the
serpent, upon the Potomac, but will pulverize
the serpent itself, even to its extremities;
and, second, our own interference in the
Mexican complication, in response to the ap
peals of Mexico herself. Now, whatever may
be the real motive for concentrating three
great navies in the Gulf of Mexico, ordinary
sagacity must prompt us to hold our hands
from nil complicity with this movement upon
our sister Republic. We have neither the
time nor the means to answer her demands
upon us; and whatever the future may extract
from this demonstration of England, France,
and Spain, it is enough for us that the only
consequence of throwing ourselves into the
strife will be to precipitate an immense force
upon our Southern coasts. Masterly inac
tivity is our policy in regard to this Mexican
question. However mortifying it would be
to see the great Powers recognizing the
Southern Confederacy, we must not shut our
eyes to the possibility of such a contingency,
should we fail to overwhelm the rebellion.
Our experience, within the last year, has
most severely taught us the lesson that na
tions are like individuals, and that self-in
terest controls in both cases. England and
France want cotton, and France wants to
bacco. The armies of the United States can
gratify them both by a series of triumphs
that will end the rebellion, by subjigating its
leaders, revive and reorganize the Union sen
timent all over the South, and reopen such
ports as may be necessary to supply the de
mands of the manufacturers of the Old World.
I repeat that war with England is impossible
under any present view of coming events.
Public * Amusements.
Mr. and Mrs. Williams remain in Philadelphia
three nights longer, when they positively take
their departure for Baltimore and Washington.
Prestige feels no rivalry, and although the Wil-
Humes have many rivals, many of whom are ta
lented, versatile, and ambitious, they are, never
theless, more successful now than ever before. The
bill to-night includes two characteristic pieces.
John Drew still fills the Arch-street Theatre, al
though he has produced no new or novel pieces.
He is, as we have said, amiable, humorous, and
capable; but these are characteristics that need re
liance, probity, and prudence to strengthen and ani
mate them. Genius must be vigilant if it would
not lose its equality, and ability vitiates on the
stage sooner than elsewhere, unless constantly pro
gressive. Mr. Drew's bill to-night is a good one,
which he must sustain with credit.
1 ‘ Tun ANACREOUTIC."—The soiree of this new
society takes place to-morrow evening, at the
Academy of Music. A good programme has been
prepared, and those who have been favored with
cards of invitation expect a genuine musical en
tertainment. The concerts of the old Musical
Fund and Philharmonic Societies are remembered
by all, and, since their decline, a void has been
created which " The Anaereoutie " is designed to
ASSEMBLY BUILDINGS.—A panorama of the
greatrebellion, said to be equally creditable as a
work 'of fact and of art, is now on exhibition at the
Assembly Buildings. It illustrates all the leading
events of the war, from Sumpter to Port Royal,
and is painted upon fourteen thousand feet of can
vas, including upwards of one hundred scenes. A
Saturday afternoon exhibition will be given, in ad
dition to regular evening exhibitions. We have
had no good panorama in this city for a long period
of time. It is to be hoped that the present will be
acceptable to friends of the picturesque and the
beautiful.
THE FRENCH BENEVOLENT BALL, which will
coma off on the evening of February 11th, will
doubtless be a splendid affair. Most of the tickets
have been already taken, and the participants in
the fat) will be of the most reputable and influen
tial character.
[Fur The Press.'
I am one of those who, when our country was
threatened by a Secession foe, and when rebellion
took the place of happy freedom, raised my hand
in defence of our national colors, and pledged my
life and sacrificed my property for the war. I an
a reader of all the important journals of our North
ern cities, and in reading them I see in the doings
of the Senate some curious things. The most cu
rious of all is a bill for the purpose of reducing the
pay of commissioned officers, and the doing away
of regimental bands. &c. Now, sir, from nearly
a year's experience in actual service, I think I
can say that the passage of such a bill would be the
most detrimental thing that could befall our army.
It is well known that the expenses of commissioned
officers are very great. The regulations prescribe
that they shalt wear such and such uniform, and
they must necessarily present a neat appearance.
This uniform is costly, and when in actual service
cannot last any groat length of time. Then, too,
they have their board and other expenses, which are
considerable. Again, air : It is well known that the
largest part of our army are the son and brothers of
the poor. Whoever saw an officer getting rich, even
on the pay he now receives? I repeat it, nearly all
of our officers are poor, and they have gained their
present rank either from merit in education or from
some gallant act. They have great responsibilities
resting upon them. They need all they receive at
the hands of Government, and they should have it.
Let some of the renowned gentlemen who are agita
ting this question come here into Camp Pierpont, or
go to any other camp, and take charge of a
company, or fill the duties of any cominiasioned
officer. - Let bim spend one year in the service,
yea, one month, and experience the hardships of a
soldier's life, and, mark it, he will play a different
tune. There is a widt difference in treading the
paved halls of Congress or the streets of a city, and
here, where the sacred soil is ten inches deep.
There is a difference in talking about soldieringand
playing soldier, of reading about battles, and
being in them. I say, let them try it, and then you
will see them walk up to the paymaster's table,
and be glad to receive the amount that is now paid
commissioned officers.
Again, we need music. A regimental band is one
of the finest institutions of a regiment. Remember
there is great monotony in camp life, and at times
every soldier's heart beats to thoughts of his happy
fireside. We have cloudy hours, and at such times,
what is more soul-stirring than good music? A
band is the life of a regiment. It facilitates our
march. It cheers our gloomy hours. It makes us
feel cheerful. Wo all love music. And why should
our Government deny na this pleasure? They
say the expenses of the army are-too great. Can
not these dignitaries commence at the head? Can
not those immense sums of money that are
annually paid to the heads of our Government be
curtailed ? Cannot some of the salaries received by
different gentlemen in 'Washington be reduced?
I think they can. Then, let them commence in
the right place, and let those who have pledged
their lives in defence of their country ; those who
are willing . to shed their blood on the battle dota—
-1 say, let them receive what so justly belongs to
them, and what they so justly earn. And let our
music corps remain with us, playing sweet songs
to our country's freedom—making the soldier's
heart beat high with patriotism and love of his
own free hills. Then will our army remain pros
perous and happy, and when we meet the enemy
wo will tight with renewed energy, knowing that
our country appreciates our doings.
Yours truly, W. Townson!),
Sergeant in the Sixth Rgt. P. A. V. C.
CARP PIERPONT, Jan. 30, 1862.
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WASHINGTON, February 4, 1.382.
Confirmations by the U. S. Senate.
HENRY M. NAGLEE was confirmed to-day as
brigadier general by a unanimous vote of the Se
nate. Mr. NAGLEE is a native of Philadelphia,
and has been for some time a resident of California.
He is an experienced and capable officer.
EDIVAIM C. Plinf.t.g, of Vermont, to be brigade
surgeon in tlie volunteer force of the United
States.
BENJAMIN C. WELTING, of California, to be At
torney of the United States in and for the Southern
District of California, in the place of KimnaLL H.
DIMMICK, deceased.
The Trouble in the Alexandria Hospital•
The statement published by some or the invalids
in the hospital at Alexandria will lead to a tho
rough investigation into the matter. A gentleman,
who is no doubt a surgeon in the institution, says
the invalids are very bard to manage. They de
mand as much food as if they were in a good state
of health, and in those cases it is the duty of the
sutler to refuse them. Convalescing soldiers
are always permitted to go out of the hospital several
times during the week for air and exercise. They
very often come back intoxicated, and are quarrel
some and difficult to manage. They fight with the
surgeons and the stewards, and sometimes three or
four men must be detailed before the drunken sol
dier is subdued and confined. It is alleged that
the complaints against the management of the in
stitution come from this class of its inmates.
I am enabled, on authority, to deny the state
ment that it is intended to remove the Naval
Academy from Newport, Rhode Island, to its old
position at Annapolis. The effort to effect the re
moval failed—the interests of the Government re
quiring that it should remain Where it is now
located.
Pennsylvania Regimental Affairs.
The Sixty-sixth Pennsylvania regiment, Colonel
JOHN PATRICK, (formerly the Thirtieth, Colonel A.
W. CuAwiwy,) is still encamped, eu the Baltimore
turnpike, dye miles from Frodortok, bid. The
men have received their new uniforms. The regi
ment is remarkably healthy, but two deaths having
occurred since it left Philadelphia. The Pennsyl
vania Twenty-ninth regiment, Colonel JOHN K.
Mummy, is encamped near the Sixti-sixth. Both
regiments are in a high state of discipline. Colonel
CHARTRY is in this •ity very low with the con
sumption.
The Flinty-ninth Pennsylvania avgimont is now
without any field officers, they having all resigned.
There has been trouble in this regiment ever since
it arrived here. The present officers, it is believed,
resigned because they feared they would be
slaughtered " by the Examining Board.
Important Treasury Circulars—The Pay
ment of the Interest on the United
States Loan.
The following official notices were to-day pro
mulgated by the Treasury Department :
cc Holders of the bonds of the United States,
payable in three years from date, the coupons of
the semi-annual interest thereon being due on the
19th instant, We hereby notified that provision has
been made for the payment in coin of all such
coupons, agreeably to their tenor, at the office of
the Assistant Treasurer of the United States, in the
city of New York.
" All such coupons must be presented at that
office, accompanied with a schedule, showing the
number and amount of each coupn, tQgcther with
the aggregate MILL of each parcel.
" Three full business days, for examination and
verification, before payment, will be required.
"Notice is hereby given of the readiness of this
Department to redeem the treasury notes payable
in one year from date, authorized by act of Con
gress approved December 21, 1857 and the
treasury notes payable in sixty days from date, au
thorized by act of Congress approved the 2d of
March, 1861.
" The interest on the treasury notes of the above
issues will cease on the 7th day of April next, by
the terms of those acts respectively.
" To-day the last note of the fifty millions of
'United States notes is in the hands of the signers,
and the whole work will be finished to-morrow."
/t is remarkable that no accident or loss has oc
curred in the execution of this great work.
The Secretary of the Treasury received to-day
the following telegram from the Governor of Cali
fornia :
I am instructed, by resolution of the Legislature
of California, to, inform you that this State will as
sume andTpay into the treasury of the - United
States the direct tax of $251,533, apportioned to
this State by act of Congress.
LELAND STANFORD.
Governor of California.
Despatches from the Rebel Government.
At half pest SHYER o'clock Sunday evening, Capt.
JAMES P. BROUIALLARD, late assistant; adjutant
general of Brigadier General GEORGE SYKES, ar
rived in Washington with despatches from General
JOHNSTON, of the rebel army, to General MCCLEL
LAN. These despatches were brought within our
lines at Palls Church, by Colonel ileums, of the
Second Virginia Cavalry Regiment.
The fact of his arrival being telegraphed to Gen.
MCCLELLAN, it was answered that the colonel
should be conducted blindfolded to his quarters at
Washington; but afterwards it was telegraphed
that the colonel should be brought to the Arlington
House, and that the message should be conveyed by
special messenger to Washington.
As we have before stated, these despatches were
brought to Gen. MCCLELLAN by the captain
named, who is now connected with Gen. McDow-
Exx's staff. An immediate answer was requested,
but Gen. MCCLELLAN replied that in consequence
of the importance of the despatches, he would be
obliged to confer with the Secretary of War, before
a reply could be forwarded.
Yesterday morning a conference washeld at Gen
MoCLErLex's office. Rare there were present the
President, Secretary Sreirrox, Mr. BATES, and
others composing the Cabinet. At four o'clock
this afternoon we understand that no answer had
yet been returned, but we have no doubt but that
before the day expires the matter will be
reached.
OCCASIONAL
The probability is that the bearer of the despatch
es from the rebel army left Arlington House at
noon today, and that the answer from our Govern
ment will be forwarded, some time to-morrow
morning, under a flag of truce.
The following deaths of Pennsylvanians are re
ported : Corporal Bernard Farlbroeh, Company C,
Twenty-seventh Pennsylvania Volunteers, at camp;
Granville S. P. Arnold, Company I, Sixth Penn
sylvania Cavalry, at camp ; Charles E. Brown,
Company A, Thirtyfirst Pennsylvania, at camp;
Camden Pritnet, Company 11, Eighth Pennsylvania
Reserves, at Camp Pierpont ; Thomas Casey, Com
pany E, Fifty-seventh Pennsylvania Volunteers, at
the Seminary Hospital ; Corporal John Hayes,
Company G, Twenty-third Pennsylvania Volun
teers, at camp ; and James Rose, Company C,
Third Pennsylvania Reserves, at Camp Pierpont.
Precautions against the Smuggling of
Liquor into Camps.
Capt. R. W. Evans has been stationed at Long
Bridge, to see that no spirituous liquors are either
carried over that structure or down the river for
troops. The steamer Telegraph, destined for
Budd's Ferry, having twenty barrels of whisky on
board, was to-day prevented from making her trip.
The liquor is, in such cases, confiscated. Officers,
however, are at liberty to claim any which may , be
intended for them, and must appear at the Provost
Marshal's aloe for that purpose.
The military authorities are earnestly at work,
preventing the demoralization of soldiers by means
of intoxicating drinks.
Brigadier General Henry M. Naglee.
Lieutenant Colonel HENRY M. NAGLEE was to
day confirmed by the Senate as a brigadier general
of volunteers. Gun. NAGLEE is a native of Phila
delphia, and a graduate of the West Paint Military
Academy. Re saw service in the war with the In
dians in Oregon, and won much esteem at that time
in the determined resistance which he made to'an
attempt of speculators to clothe his men with rai
ment unfit for military duty.
Soon after the settlement of the war, in which
be displayed much bravery, the California gold
fever broke out, into which he entered as a civilian
with the same indomitable perseverance and energy
as had characterized him at an officer; and rose to
distinction and wealth as a citizen of San Francisco.
On the breaking out of the rebellion he again of
fered his services to the Government, and returned
to the Eastern States.with General HALLECK. His
military abilities being recognized by General MC
CLELLAN from long personal intimacy, he was at
once tendered a command in the army of the Po
tomac.
No answer has yet been given to the rebel flag of
truce, nor have the contentb of the despatches
transpired.
Miscellaneous.
The President, to-day, gave his °Meinl approval
to the bill for the seizure of railroads and telegraph
lines, whenever a military necessity exists for such
action.
The public reception at the Presidential mansion,
which was to have been held to-night, has been
postponed, to allow time to prepare for Mrs. Luc-
CPLN'S grand ball to-morrow night,
The three inches of snow which recently fell is
rapidly melting to-day. The roads across the Po
tomac, it is needless to say, are worse than ever
just now.
The Rouse Committee of Ways and Means, this
morning, were evenly divided on the issue of ma
king the proposed new treasury notes a legal tender.
Great doubt oxide ae to the passage of the bill with
the legal-tender clause in it.
Governor ANDREW, of Massachusetts, was before
the Committee on Coast Defences, to-day, urging
the erection of additional defences on the coast of
Massachusetts.
come time ago the House called upon the Secre
tary of War to inform them why oertain troops in
this vicinity were not provided with arras.
A response has been transmitted, saying that a
portion of the Eighty-ninth New York Regiment
The Naval Academy
SACRAMENTO, January 31
Deaths of Pennsylvanians.
The Rebel Flag of Truce.
were for a time without them for the roman that
there were none in the arsenal they were willing to
receive, but that since then a supply of Austrian
rifles had been received, and the regiment armed
with them.
The remonstrance of the Chamber of Commerce,
of New York, against the passage of an act creating
the office of Solicitor of Customs of the Port of New
York, was presented to the Rouse to-day by Repre
sentative F. A. CONKLIN°.
The Bright ease will probably be disposed of to.
morrow. It is still attractive, the Senate galleries
to-clay being crowded.
Information has reached here that the Ericsson
floating battery authorized by act of Congress of
August last, and to be commanded by Lieutenant
Wonvuw, will, in the course of next:week, be suffi
ciently completed to teat its eifioienoy.
THE WAR IN MISSOURI.
ST. LOUIS, Feb. 4.—Advices from the West state
that the Seventh Regiment, Colonel Stevenson, left
Laraine for Lexington on Monday, and will hold
that post during the winter. They cannot reach
that place too soon. Information has been received
that the day after that place was evacuated by the
Kansas First Regiment, the rebels cut down the
American flag.
On the Sunday following, the notorious Joe
Shelby, with a gang .of freebooters, took possession
of the town.
All tho troops along the line of tho Pacific Rail
road, west Of ,Tetferiant City, are under marching
orders.
The Nebraska First Regiment is going across the
country to Kansas, a number of regiments are going
South to join General Davis, and Brigadier General
Steel's brigade ii coming down the road to be for-
warded to Kentucky. General Pope will remain
and make his headquarters at Jefferson City.
From New Mexico
KANSAS CITY, Feb. 4.—The Santa Fe mail, with
dates to the 20th of January, has arrived. Nothing
of interest has occurred in the Territory since the
departure of the last mail.
The Indiana are more troublesome than ever,
killing the Mexicans and driving off their stock.
Six dead bodies were brought to Albuquerque last
week. All the able-bodied men aro in the field,
leaving the old and feeble to protect their homes.
There has been no advance of the United States
troops southward, and there are no signs of the
Texans coming up the Paces,
ARRIVAL OF THE NORTHERN LIGHT.
$850,000 IN SPECIE.
WRECK OF THE STEAMSHIP COLUMBUS.
MTERESTI NG FROM SOUTH AMERICA.
RUMORED ARREST OF THE SARANAC'S
OFFICERS DT CAPT. RITCHIE.
Nan - Tenn, Feb. 4.—The Northern l e ig fit , fres
Atplawall, hea arrive& with 100 passengers and
$8.50,000 in treasure.
The steamer Columbus was lost on the Bth of
December, on Point Remedios. No lives were
lost.
The Northern Light brings Panama dates to the
24th ult.
The United States ship Cyane was at Panama.
The United States steamer Lancaster had sailed for
San Francisco.
Business was dull at Panama, owing to the
troubles in the interior.
Capt. Ritchie, of the United States steamer Sara
nac, is reported have all his officers under arrest.
The cause is not reported.
The British ateabioi from St. Thouraa states that
the pirate Sumpter was seen by the steamer from
Havana cruising close to St. Domingo.
The steamer Columbus, wrecked at Point Re
medios, had a cargo valued at $1,500,000, mostly
English goods. Her passengers have arrived here
by the Northern Light.
Where have been heavy rains in Costa Rica, da•
maging the coffee crop.
Chili was tranquil.
Large shipments of flour and wheat are going
forward to Europe.
An attack had been made, in the harbor of Cal
lao, by the steamer Ucayala, upon the Chilian
steamer Loa, the former firing several times at the
latter ; but being threatened by a British war ves
sel, the former Mt for Chinches, pursued 1,7 the
Parana .ran. and Loa. Upon the latter arriving,
the crew of the Ucayala abandoned her, fleeing to
the interior.
Mr. Robinson, United States minister, was form
ally received by the Peruvian authorities on the
10th.
At Aspinwall, on the 24th, the soldiers quartered
in the jail broke open the doors, releasing all the
Prisoners, and afterwards ranged the town, arrest•
ing several innocent persons on the charge of being
enemies to the Government. Several shots wore
fired, but nobody killed.
The.steamer Republic, from California for Aca
pulco, was on the beach at Acapulco, caulking,
having been strained in the late gale, during which
her captain bad to throw overboard her deck load.
The etecaner 9 r izaLa., which connected with the
korthertt Light, brought 570 packages of Mexican
cotton from Acapulco.
Electron at Lancaster
LANCASTER, Feb. 4. George Sanderson was
was re-elected mayor to-day, over Dr. Cassiday, the
Citizens' Union candidate, by 34 majority. The
contest was very warm.
Jesse D. Bright.
Ara ANY, Feb 4.—The Senate this morning passed
a resolution declaring that Jesse D. Bright is a
trsitor, anti ought to be removed from the U. S.
Senate.
XXXVIITII CONGRESS-FIRST SESSION.
WASIIINGTOIi t Feb. 4, 1862
SENATE.
Petitions and Resolutions Presented.
Mr. SUMNER (Rep.), of Massachusetts, presented the
petition of the manufacturers of steam machinery, at
Poston, evilest the bill reducing the grade of engineere
on United blame shine.
Mr. HOWARD (Rep.), of Michigan, presented
the resolution of the Legislature of Michigan ask
ing the passage of a km to punish frauds on the Tree-
SUIT
Also, a resolution passed by the same Legislature,
in favor of a direct tax, according to property. Re
ferred.
Alsc, a resolution bi - the same Legislature, against
the sale of intenienting liquors to the officers of the army.
The Republics of Liberia and Hayti.
Mr. SUMNER, from the Committee on Foreign Af
fairs, reported a bill authorizing the appointment of di
plomatic representatives to the Republics of Liberia and
Hayti.
The Kansas Expedition
Dlr. POMEROY (Rep.), of Kansas, asked to take up the
resolution of inquiry offered yeeterday, relative to the
co/annual of the Kansas Department, calling on the Se
cretary of War for copies of his orders to that command
—whether it was to be commanded by Gen. Lane,
and
whether the orders had been changed since Gen. Lane
belt Washington, and whether the recent order of Gen.
Hunter was according to the orders of the Department
herO.
Mr.CARLILE (ti.), of Virginia, hoped the resolution
would He over. There were some good reams why it
should not pass. •
Mr. POMEROY paid the resolution was offered accord
ing to a suggestion of the Secretary of War.
Mr. CARMLN wanted to know what action Congress
proposed to take. Did Congress propose to take the di
rection of the war If the resolution was in accordance
with a suggestion of the Secretary of War, he should op
pose it, however.
line resolution thon passed.
The Construction of Iron-elml Stn.%litek6
Mr. MALE (Rep.), of New Hampshire, moved to take
up the bill providing for the construction 'of iron-clad
steamers. Agreed to.
Mr. HALE moved to withdraw both the amendments
of the committee, and asked the Senate to make the bill
the special order of Friday, when he intended to address
the Senate on the report of the Naval Committee on the
Secretary of the Navy. The bill could then be passed as
it came from the House.
Mr. MORRILL (Ilep.), of Maine, said the bill pro
pored to build twenty iron-clad steamers. This style of
naval architecture was yet entirely an experiment.
Franco and England are trying the experiment, and the
Board of Admiralty had reported its success as doubtful.
There were no rolling mills in the country that could do
the work, and probably the work could not be done in
twelve months. lie opposed the whole thing as imprac
ticable.
Mr. HALE of New Hampshire, said he was informed
that the boats could be built in five months, and were
strongly recommended by the Executive Department
and the Secretary of War.
. .
Mr. GRIMES (Rep.), of lowa, was surprised at the
information given by the Senator from Maine. The only
instance where iron-clad boats had been under fire was
in the Grimes, where the French vessels went within
eight hundred yards of the fort, and, being exPosed to a
heavy fire,received but little damage, while they de
stroyed th fort. He believed that the introduction of
steam altered the whole system of coast defences. Eight
thousand shots had , been tired by the rebels at the ves
sels coming up the river here, and only one vessel was
materially damaged.
Mr. COWAN (Rep.), of Pennsylvania, had some doubts
about ordering steam iron-clad ships, but he was willing
to vete the money and let the President take the re
sponsibility. He moved to amend, so as to authorise the
President to build twenty iron-clad gunboats, or such
other boats as the public interest demands, and let the
men whose busieess it is decide what kind of boats to
build, and let them take the responsibility.
Mr. COLLAMER (Rep.), of Vermont, asked if they
were intended to be sea-going vessels'?
Mr. GRIMES said they were not to be cruisers.
On motion of Mr. HALE (Rev.), the report of the
Naval Committee on the Secretary of the Navy was
taken up and made the special order for Friday.
Mr. MORRILL (Rep.) said that he had seen the plans,
and they were all to be of the same character. There
were gunboats of a thousand tons and scows in course of
construction, which were never intended to go out of sight
of land. They were never recommended.
Mr. GRIMES thought the bill was drawn in the
Department of the Secretary of the Navy. The Secre
tary had at least a dozen times urged the passage of the
bill.
Mr. SHERMAN (Rep.) thought thatif the amendment
of the Senator front Pennsylvania was adopted, the Presi
dent might build a thousand boats if be pleased. The As
sistant Secretary of the Navy had said that the Depart
snout could not build more than ten of the boats In a
) ear, and it was doubtful If it could do that.
Mr. CLARK (Rep.), of Rhode Island, moved to recom
mit the bill to the Ravel Committee. Agreed to.
Bills Reported.
Mr. WILSON (Rep.), of Mass achusetts, from the Com
mittee on Military Affairs, reported a bill to define the
pay and emoluments of officers of the army, as a sub
stitute for the original bill.
Mr. POMEROY (Rep.), of Kansas. introduced a bill
to aid in constructing the railroad and telegraph lines to
the Pacific. Referred.
The Case of Senator Bright.
The case of Senator Bright was then taken up.
Mr. BROWNING (Rep.), of Illinois, said he was
satisfied that the Senate could expel a member, though
he had not committed any overt act or offence. lie re
ferred to the case of Mr. Blunt, of Tennessee. Be
thought the only enestion is, whether the writing of
such a letter as the Senator 40 written le inconsistent
with the duties of a Senator": In his opinion, the Se
nate ought to adopt the resolution of expulsion. He
bad listened in vain throughout the whole debate for any
declaration by the Senator from Indiana as to the opin
ions he entertains at present—whether he desires the
success of the Government or the triumph of treason.
The only thing be had declared was that ho is opposed to
coercion, and in his (Mr ltrowning's) opinion, those
who am apposed to coercion ure, in fact, desirous of the
success of the rebels. If the record of the Senator was
taken to the rebel camps they would make no objection
to receiving him with open hands. He considered the
letter of the Senator m moral treason, for which the Se
nator ought to be expelled. Re felt constrained by the
highest duty which be owed to his country to vote for
the expulsion of the Senator.
Mr. Dixon . (Rep.), of Connecticut, referred to the
comilltutiohal provision against Stakes forraftrg !separate
confederations, &c. Ho contended that Jeff Mole was
the leader of the treasonable States. Ito did nut agree
with the opinion that the Senator from Indiana waagrditY
of overt treason or nothing. If the myna was judged by
his &sites rather than by his acts, then har seemed to be
in favor of the rebellion. Should the Senate then retain
him in his seat'! The Senator was of doubtful loyalty.
The people had the right to demand that the ?Amato staff
ho purged of all disloyalty.
Air_ DOOLITTLE (Rep.) said the debate had• taken a
wide range already, Ge wished morels , to 'date a few
-eontlidorations, which, in his jteigment, demandled the
vote he expected to Rite. lie should not consider the
former course of the Senator, or the votes he may have
given, or the opinions lie 'may have expressed. It was
conceded on all sides that If the letter was written to day
it would be unqualified treason. The question then itg,
whet was the character of the letter when it was written
on the lit of March '1 On the let of March war actually
did exist. The conspirator., had actually levied war. It
had been AAA that the Senator when be wrote the letter
did not believe there would be any war. The only reason
he (Mr. D.) could see for such a belief was, what to him
was a monstrous supposition, that the Government
will suffer itself to be destroyed without striking a single
blow. Ile ~ould not but consider the letter calcu
lated to give aid to the traitors, and should be com
pelled to vote for the expulsion of the Senator.
Mr. WILLEY (U.), of Virginia, said that but for the
allusion of the Senator from Indialiato himself lie should
have said nothing on this subject. He appreciated the
delicacy of Lie position as a new member, hilt had Mich
11 hatred of rebellion—refugee-as be wee. crate, 5,15 gkete,
With his estate confiscated, and a price set on his head,
and the blood of his neighbors and friends not yet dry
on his native hills—be confessed to such abhorrence to
the accursed rebellion that ha could hardly dare to trust
to his own judgment in speaking of it, yet he should
meet the question without any party prejudice. Ile
thought it was not fair to the Senator from Indiana to
travel so far out of the record as some Senators had
done.
Idr. 'DAVIS (II.), of Kentucky, interrupting, Brain lm
had referred only to the course of the Senator In Miff
Chamber. According to the record, the Senator from
Indiana had only attended three sittings of the Com
mittee of Finance.
. il V g lL . L it E o i t T i k e id re t c h o s i t l there were other instances of
- -
Mr. BRIGHT said he didn't know that any reconl was
kept, but if there watt curb a record, it Was not correct.
Mr. DAVIS said the clerk of the committee kept a re
cord of the perrond present at its meetings.
Mr. PEARCE (Dem.}, of Mari lead, said ire. had hewn
a member of that committee for fifteen years, and never .
knew of the existence of ally such record.
Mr. WILLEY said this discussion only showed that we
must not travel out of the record. In regard to this let
ter, be did not think the excuses of the Senator wore un
reasonable. lie might have believed there would be no
war on the Ist of March. But he called the particular
attention of the Senator to the explanation he wished him
to nicks to the principle deatiied i n the leiter wi him in
September. There could be no doubt then as to the state
of the country. The Senator had declared that lie was
always opposed to secession ; yet he declared in that letter
and redeclarea here, on the floor of the Senate, that he is
opposed to all coercion. He should reserve his decision
till he heard from the Senator on that point.
Mr. BRIGHT said, if the Senator would permit, he
would read two resolutions which hail been passed at a
large political meeting in Indiana, in Sanitary last, rakish
embodied hie pentimenta. They were as follows!
Resolved, That in this national emergency the Demo
cracy of Indiana banish all feeling of passion or resent
ment, and will recollect only their duty to the whole
country; that this war should not be waged in a spirit of
conquest and subjugation. nor for the purpose of over
throwing the rights of the Southern States,
but to defend
at.d maintain the supremacy of the Constitution and pre
serve the Union, with all the dignity, equality, aid tights
Of the several States unimpaired.
Resolved, That as soon as these objects are accom
plished the war ought to cease ; Butt we will sustain with
all our energies the war for the Constitution and the in
tegrity of the Cole., hot , °peened to a war for the
emancipation of the negroes or the subjugation of the
Southern States.
Mr. BRIGHT said that, as far as these resolutions go,
they comprised his platform. If he was turned out of
this body, be proposed, on these resolutions, to go again
before the people who had so long and so often honored
him.
Mr. WILLEY said he must ask the Senator still far
ther to define what lie did mean by the stateinent that jig
wee entirety - opposed to coercion, when the country is in
dabger and the rebels were trying to overthrew the Go
vernment 7
Speech of Mr. Sumner
Mr. SUMNER Mr. President: This debate is about
to close ; but, before the vote is taken. I wish briefly to
review it, and to show again that there is but one cons
elusion which can truly satisfy the Senate or the coun
try. If yosir just judgment in this case were not of in
calculable importance both for the Senate and the coun
try—helping to elevate the one and to inspire the other—
I should not venture again to claim your attention. Such
a precedent, so fruitful in great influences, should be
commended and vindicated that it may remain forever
unquestioned as one of the pillars of that constitutional
security which is the object of government itself.
Out of nil who bays apksti, we naturally yield pi.ece
dence on this occasion to the Senator front Indiana, Mr.
Bright. Big speech was not long; but it afforded ample
ground for regret, if not for condemnation. It showed of
fensively the same spirit which is found in the original
letter ; nor did it suggest anything in apology, except
that the bearer of the letter was his life-long friend, and
that when he wrote the letter he did not dream of war;
in other words, an art or ninineatienable ditloyalty was
put under the double cloak of a life-long friendship. and
of professed ignorance of the real condition of things.
Because the bearer of the letter was his life-long friend,
and because the Senator did not see war ahead,
therefore he was justified in sending forth this life
long friend on an errand of disloyalty, if not of treason
itself, and of making him the instrument of aid and
comfort to an organized rebellion. Of course, such
an argument shows weakness, and not strength ;
and the very weakness out of which it sprung naturally
heellMO illirMiolled and 1111illSt, If any personal feeling
could disturb that perfect equanimity which with me, on
this OCeSI3IOD, is at once a sentiment and a duty, I might
complain of that vindictive tone which broke forth, not
only in personal imputations, but also in the menace that
what I bad said on the case of the Senator I dared not
say again here or elsewhere; but I make no complaint.
It is sufficient for me that I spoke in the conscious dis
charge of my duty, and that I know of nothing In the
vindictive tone or in the menace of the Senator which
can interfere _with ouch duty as r uudeasia d it
Therefdre, I put aside what he has said, whether of per
tonal imputation or personal menace, or of argument ;
for they all leave him worse than if he had continued
silent.
I put aside, also, the elaborate argument, lasting
throughout a whole day, of the Senator from Kentucky
(Mr. Davis) practically exalting slavery above the Con
stitution, and insisting that, while WC is ellerificed and
property is taken—while great rights are trodden down,
and all human energies are enlisted in defence of our
country, slavery alone is too sacred to be touched. Sir,
I put aside this argument, because it is utterly out of
place and irrelevant in the present discussion ; and I
trust it will not be my habit in debate to rankle from
that straight line which is the shortest way to the desired
point. There is a time to sow and a time to reap; awl
there will be a time tO disCtiss the constitutional power of
Congress to put an end to this rebellion, even if, in so
doing, it is constrained to put an end to slavery itself.
I put aside, also, the suggestion of the Senator [min
New York (Mi. Harris), to the effeet that the Senator
from Indiana is now on trial that our proceedings
ewe judicial; and that the evidence before us is insuf
ficient to satisfy the requirements of such a case.
Surely, this assumption proceeds on a mistake. The
Senator from Indiana is not on trial, in the ordinary
understanding of that term; nor are our procceiings
judicial nor is the evidence insufficient for the ease
in band. Under the Constitution, each house, with
the concurrence of two-thirds, may expel a member;.
but this large discretionary power Is given simply for
the protection of the body in the exercise of an honest
and honorable self-defence. The Senate itself. is on
trial just as much as the Senator; and permit me to
say that the Senate will condemn itself if it allow any
person to continue among its members who has forfeited
that special confidence in his loyalty which is essential to
hie usefulness as a Senator. It is vain to say that the
evidence is insufficient. Technically and judicially ills
may be the case; but according to all legislative prece
dents, and all the rules of COMIIIO , I life, it is obviously
sufficient, for it is beyond all practical doubt. My
friend front New York did not hesitate at this session to
vote for the expulsion of Breckinridge, of Polk, and of
Johnson, witboutone scrap of evidence that he would re
cognize as a judge on the beach. How can he now re
quire evidence which he did not reauire then I
I put aside, also, the argument of the Senator from
Pennsylvania, (Mr. Cowan), so carefully and elaborately
stated. to the effect that, on the lot of March, when the
disloyal letter was written, there was no war actually
existing between the rebel States and the United
States: Even if this assumption were correct ; even
if the United States were still hesitating what course
to adopt, nothing is clearer than this : the rebel
States were in rebellion, organized, armed, and offen
sive. with the avowed mimosa of overthrowing the
National government within their borders; and such
rebellion was beyond all question a levying a war under
the Constitution of the United States, so that all adhe
rence to it, giving aid and comfort, was treason itself.
But even if you are not disposed to admit that there was
an actual levying of war on the part of the rebels—
though of this there can be no doubt—there was sorely
a preparation and a purpose so to do; and any contribu
tion to such preparation and purpose was disloyalty, if
not treason Clearly Jettepon Davis, at that time, was
a traitor. What, then, can be thought of a Senator who
offered arms to the traitor
I put aside, also, the suggestion of the Senator from
New Jersey, (Mr. Ten Byek,) founded on the language
of the President in his inaugural address of the 4th
March. It is true that the President spoke of the rebels
in generous, fraternal words—such words as became the
Chief Magistrate of a great people, who bad not yet re
nounced the idea of conquering by kindness, and who
had not forgotten that Leviathan was tamed by a ord.
But whatever may have been the language of the Presi
dent, it is none the lees clear that the rebellion, at that
very moment, was completely organized, by a succession
of overt acts, which fixed the treasonable position of he
authors, and especially of its chief, to whom the letter
offering arms was addressed.
I put aside the argument of the Senator Irma Califor
nia, (Mr. Latham.) especially that part of It founded on
the tolerance shown by the Senate to treason when ut
tered here by the retiring rebels. Nobody questions that
treason was uttered on this 1100 T, or that treasonable
counsels went forth from this chamber. But the Senate
was then controlled by the associates of the Senator of
Indiana, and it was not in our power to check or chastise
the traitors. It is within the recollection of many that
those utterances were beard on this aide of the chamber,
not only with an indignant patriotism, but with a bitter,
rankling regret that the Sonata was then so entirely in
the hands of the traitors that we were obliged to hear in
silence. Surely, such utterances, black with treason,
emanating the very voice of the rebellion, cannot be
an apology for the disloyal letter of the Senator from In
diana ; nor can our silence, when we were powerless to
act, be any argument for silence now that power and
responsibility are ours.
Let me add, also, that others may use the argument
in this case, that the Senator has declared himself
against the coercion of the rebel States, or that he has
refused to vote the necessary means for the suppression
of the rebellion ; but I use no such argument. lifuch
as I should lament such a course, and justly obnoxious
as I should regard it, yet I cannot consider it as an
argument for the expulsion of the Senator. Freedom
of debate is one of the triumphs of modern civiliza
tion, and It shall never be impaired by any vote or
any word cf mine. To this freedom I have held fast
when almost alone in this body ; and what I have
steadfastly vindicated for myself againet all odds, I elicit
never deity to another. Therefore, if I am the judge,
there is no Senator who will not always be perfectly free
to speak and vote as he shall think beat on every question
which shall legitimately arise; but beyond this immunity
he must not go. Be shall not talk treason ; he shall not
parley with rebellion; he shall not address to it words of
sympathy and good will; especially, he shall not recog
1112e Its chief hi his peetended thatiaeter of Petinident,
nor shall he send to him improved tire-arms to be.era
ployed in the work of treason.
Putting aside all these considerations, the case against
the Senator twin Indiana is clear. All apologies, all
excuses utterly fail. It is vain to say that the bearer of
the letter was his life-long friend, as it is vain to soy,
also, that the Senator did not dream that there would be
war, The first apology in as feeble as the scrim
Melees. If the Senetor did tint dream thatthere would he
war, then why send arm to the chief of the mullion I To
Jefferson Davin as a private citizen, to letrei son Davis as a
patriot Senator, there was no occasion or motive for send
ing arms. It was only to Jefferson Davis as chief of the re
bellion that arms could be sent; and to him, in that charac
ter, they were sent. But even if the rebellion were not
at that time maelfeet It, evert ildh,-44 It ,:toasty was—
dill the sending et arms was a positive provocation and
contribution to its outbreak, especially when the arms
were sent by a Senator. And now, at the risk of repeti
tion, I say again, it is not necessary that the war should
have been commenced on the part of the United Staten.
It is enough that on the part of Jefferson Davis, at the
date of the letter, there was au actual levying of w.r, or,
at least, a purpose to levy war; and in either of these two
CeSea—the last ag well as the Iltet—the guilt of the Se
nator offering arms was complete—call it treason or call
it simply disloyalty, if you will.
It Is in vain you seek to surround hint on this occasion
with the technical defences of it judicial tribunal. This
will not do. They are out of place. God grant that, in
the toludnistration of justice, a citizen arraigned fur his
life may always be presumed innocent till lie is proved
guilty. But, while zealously asserting this presumption
in a criminal trial, I utterly deny it in the present Cage.
The two proceedings are radically unlike. In theme we
think most of the individual ; ip the other we think mot
of Slot Senate. The nag-officer of is fleet, or the commasn
der of a garrison, when suspected only of correspondence
with the enemy, is without delay deprived of his com
mand; nor Cab any technical presumptions of Innocence lie
invoked in his defence. For the sake of the fleet, for tide
sake of the gal risen which must not be betrayed, it was
your duty to see diet lie is deprived of his command ;
nor CAD a suspected Senator, wits all bit confidential
trusts—legislative, diplomatic, and taticintita—st. ant ant
tolerance that would be denied to a suspected llapafibor or
to a suspected commander of a garrison. If not strong,
pure, and upright in himself, lie must not expect to find
strength, purity, and uprightness in any pr taiunptigns of
innocence or in technical rule of law. For the sake of the
Senate he must hs deprived of his place. Afterwards, .
should he bo arraifilhed at law, he *ill be allowed to am
file) all the devices and weapons familiar to judicial pro
ceedings.
BM there Is another Marion into which the Senator
lias fifiten•, and it seems to me that the Senator from
New York', prat perhaps other Senators, Dave followed
him. It is the assumption that, in depriving the So.
nator of seer, we take frays him sometliNg that is
really his. 'flits is a naietako.. A Senator it, simply a
trustee. The Streator Is trustee for Indiana. But Ws
fidelity as treetho f* now drawn *e. question ; and since
no person is allowed to continuo tier trustee whims cha
racter le not above' totepicion—inviretb according to
the Irtognogo of she. low, by abereima x..44—the .n. 4 0.
of the Senator should obviously be remanded to the'
State for which be 31.111 assumes to act. Should he' be
wrengell by expulsion,. thew will that Stalk- promptly re
turn bin) to his present trust. and our judginient will Lir
genereusly reversed. The Senator has no right for him
self here; lie does not represent himself; but he repres ,
sentshin State, of whielabeis elected, most cinifidential
ttUotee,' and when his fidelity in openly impeached, there '
it no pews/nal right whit s' entf beeNtie hit ahi Id, Toll
me not of Ilia seat of the Senator. Lot the Senator be
cautious in his language. iry co:stoat , the seat - may be
his ; but in reality the seat belongs to Indiana; and this
honored Stale—unsurpassed:in. contributions to Via pa
triot armies of the republic—inny justly protest against
any longer mierepresentationion this floor by a disloyal
Senator.
But the Senator from Pennsylvania (Mr. Cowan) TX.
clsims—and the Senator from York follows him , in
saying—that theeffence of thelenator is " treason or
nothing." For myself, I have no-hesitation in expreee
ing the cot vietion that it fit treason; frit bo not tronsott
in n Senator tweet - al lams to an open. traitor, whom ha
at the same time acknowledges in life traitorous charac
ter, then it were pester to blot outtbe crime of treason
from the statute-book, and to erase• its definition front
the Conetitution. Sir, it is treason. gut even if it
be not treason, according to all Om. technical re
riniremente of the erime, it is obvionety and un
questionably an act of disloyalty era discreditable,
BO nnworthy, and ea dangerous, as• to render the
duty of the Semite imperative. to it nothing that the
Senator should write friendly lettenc.nate open ac
knowledgments, and ollir watlike aid to. w public trai
tor? Ts it nothing that, sitting in this- Chamber, the
Senator should send to the chief of the rebellion words of
sympathy and arms of. power? Is it nothing that the
Senator should address the traitor in arms. of courtesy
and official respect'? Is- it nothing that the Senator
should call tle traitor "his excellency," and: should hail
him "President of the Confederate States?" And is it
nothing that the Senator should offer to the.traitor
ItqdrepßO, r hot, of nil thlngo, lie mot coveted; tiostruo•
tivo anus, to be turned - against that Constittaion which
the Senator had sworn to support
"Is this nothing?.
Why then the world and all that's fret is nothing;
The covering sky is nothing." * ti *
"Nor nothing have these nothings,
If this be nothing."
Sir, the case is too plain for argument. Yon cannot
argue that two and tWA make four—that a straight lino
in the shortest distance between two pointi;: or that
the sun shines in the sky. All three am palpable
at once to reason and to sense. Bnt, IF I did not see
before me honored Senators, valued friends, who.think
otherwise, I should say that to the patriot soul it is
hardly less palpable that a Senator acknowledging,
in friendly correspotdence, the chief of a. rebellion
which was set on foot in defence of the United' Stutes,and
sending to this chief arms, the only use of whiclrcan be
in upholding the rebellion, has justly forfeited that.eon
lidence in his loyalty whicb is esmuclrueetictimiddem4rne
mission to entitle him to continue In this Chamber. The
case is very plain, and we have taken too- muelytime to
consider it. We have been dilitory when we ought to
have been prompt, and we have hearkened to technical
defences when we ought to have surrendered to that in
dignation which disloyalty is calculated to arouse.
The Senator from New Hampshire (Mr. Clark) has re
minded us—as John Quincy Adams reminded the gene
ration of his time—of that beautiful work of act in the
other wing of they Capitol, where the Muse of History,
with faithful pen, registers the transactions, of each
day ; altd he trueted that, over against the. record or
nest disloyalty, another page might heath With the
just judgment which followed. Ilut there. is aneth.
er work of art, famous as art itself; awl proceed
ing from its greatest master, which may admonish , us
precisely what to do. The ancient satrap Heliodorus.
acting in the name of a distant sovereign, hedentered
that sumptuous temple dedicated to thetrue God, where
Mood the golden candlesticks and where hung the veil
which woo let unrent, and profanely sought to reach the
Very altar itself, when suddenly, at the intereession of the high priest, an angelic heirsulnah, armed with thongs,
is seen to dash the intruder upon the marble pavement,
and to sweep him from the sacred presence.
lint, saw that disloyalty in the acknowledged name
of a distant traitor, intrudes into this. sanctuary of the
Constitution, and insists upon sitting at our altar,
surely there should be an indignant chastisement, ns
Hain as the angelic horseman that mores Militarist! in
the olors of liethielle. In vain do You, seek to• inter
pose considerations of lenity or forbearance. The case
does not allow them. I know well the beauty and the
greatness of charity. For the Senator I have charity ;
but there is a better charity due to the Senate,. whose
eolemn trusts are in jeopardy; and even. if you do not
accept completely the saying of antiquity,. which makes
duly to country the great charity which. embraces all
other charities, you will not 4.etif OA it is RI least a
commanding onligattnn by the side of which all that we
owe to the Senstnr is small. And, sir, do not forget—let
the precious example be present in your souls—that He
who has taught us the beauty and the greatness of charity
as the first who seized the thongs to scourge the money
changers from the temple of tho Lord.
Dlr. DAVIS (U.), of Kentucky, contended that he
never said that starers was superior to the . Constitution,
He was always attracted by these grandiloquent w.pho
niorie speeches. The Senator shakes his imperial locks
like Jove: but he was not the Jove of the Senate or of
the country. There were other minds as large as his,
who were willing to do justice to all the people of the
States. The gentleman from Massachusetts, In the
course of his sacred readings, might remember one Go
liath, who thought himself invincible, as does the Se
nator. The Senator might, perhaps, meet the same
fate.
On motion of err. LATUAItf (Dom,), of California. the
Semite Ilion Went into eVedllllll6 se.taoii
(meetly adjounted.
ROI:SE OF REPRESENTATIVES.
Treasury-note Bill—Speech of Mr. Morrill.
The House went into Committee of the Whole on the
treasury note bill.
Mr. MORRILL (Rep.), of Vermont, said that this
measure was urged by Mr. Spaulding as a war MeasUre,
and one ofof
11 e did not think theft hostilities
would be ot Biwa long continuation, for with the melting
of the snow and ice, our armies would rush toward the
Gulf to crush the rebels. The men of the East will only
ask for the opportunity to leave on' the war of epithets,
and try what virtue tbere is in steel. He had no fear of
the result We can close the war by the 30th of July
next, as well US in thirty years, thereby economizing
Wood we Weil to treasure. If this paper money is a war
measure, it is not waged against the enemy, who May
grin with delight. He would as soon provide Chinese
wooden gone for the enemy as paper money. What we
most need is money. He objected to the bill because of
its utter impoltcy Contracts have been entered into and
not yet paid, and from the heavy monthly disbursements
to the army the Government can flood the country with
one hundred and fifty millions of notes as a legal tender,
proposed by the first section of this bill. The emsoeuenee
will be that the cost of carrying on the war will be in
creased by the augmentation of the cost of supplies, and
an inflation of the currency would he inevitable.
Be argued at length to show the evil effects of nicking
these notes a legal tender. If this should be done, we will
not be able to retrace our steps, but must go on. If the
bill be passed, it should first be amended by making
these notes apply to contracts hereafter to be made. They
should do nothing in the nature of an ex post facto law,
which it would be, on that subject. There Is no lack of
moans in the loyal Mtatee to give our credit a foundation
ite gelid tie the footstool of Jehovah. Our armies have
only to be properly marshalled and led to prove their in
vincibility. lie repealed that he was opposed to the
bill, because it would unfortunately damage the na
tional credit, and cut off other chances of life. It would
reduce the constitutional standard of values. It would
inflate the paper currency, and thus increase the cost of
the war, and the scheme must utterly fail. It involved a
question of doubtful constitutionality—a breach of
public faith. It wadi banish all specie from circula
tion. It would dampen the Woe of the Men at home as
well as those in the field, and degrade us in the esti
mation of other nations, and cripple American labor.
Besides there was no necessity for such a desperate
measure. The substitute proposed by the minority of the
Committee of Ways and ?deans is, in his opinion, better
than the original bill. He did not object to paper issues
to a limited extent, but be wanted to establish metes and
bounds; he wanted the notes to be placed en a solid
foundation, that they may be fully &oil valeet to the
standard of currency, This could be done by fixing the
amount beyond which such 158110 cannot be made,
with
adequate taxation to maintain them. In alluding to the
state of the war, he said that General McClellan mast
harvest the advantages within the next ninety days;
otherwise, he will be gazetted as a gentleman, but nut
a general.
Speech of Mr. Conklin.
Mr. ROSCOE CONKLING (Bey.), of New York, said
there Arnold Le some policy worthy of the occasion. Let
the have no makeshifts and subterfuges to dodge honest
taxation. Let us say, flatfooted. what the truth is, and
what we mean. The people require no opiates and lulls
bys from vs. Will we not heed the teachings of history,
as sanctioned by our fathers I Do we not know that
laws for taxation ought to accompany emissions of paper
Do we pot know that provision must be made for its ul
tin ate redemption 1 He denied the plea of necessity to
take this .mestion out of the settled rules. Why should
we dep,rt from the trodden path of safety to coin false
money from the crucible called debt What reason was
there for believing that money cannot be raised by the
old model The country is rich, and money is more
abundant than ever. There are two hundred and fifty
millions of gold in the North, and if we deserve it we
can have it. It is an aspersion on the country to
Pay that the people wilt shrink from all legiti
mate expenses in annihiinting the rebellion, They
have made their tribute more precious than
treasure. But the people must know what is to be done
with the money, and some things which are not to be
done. The money must not be swept into the lap of
gamblers and thieves, in high or low places, whether in
or out of office. They must know that It is not to be
squandered on favorites—whether politicians or brothers
lit-inn', clergymen or women. They must know that fru.
gabry prevails and retrenchment has begun. They must
know that a vigorous policy is pursued in the conduct of
the war—a policy destructive to rebellion, and more
crushing to those who have an idea of accepting anything
but the absolute submission of the rebels. It was not
fur the delay in advancing upon Manassas or anywhere
ebe that complaint is made. The point of controversy
lees entirely different. It was the cithaustive policy that
hit condemned—a policy which sought to subdue on agri
cultural people of eight millions, while their slaves were
tmploy cd by them in the field, and the whites were en
gaged in war.
In the course of his argument lie spoke against a great
banking scheme about to be introduced, the design of
which seemed to be to prevent the local banks from re
suming specie payment. It seemed to be the design in
high quarters to preach a crusade against the banks,
thereby raising a prejudice against them. Ho proceeded
to give his reasons why he should vote against any at
tempt by legislation to make aught but gold and silver a
Meal tender. The proposition was a new ono. No pre
cedent for it could be found, and, besides, it was unconsti
tutional. Every attorney, agent, trustee, commission
merchant, or any other person acting in a Anon
and character, whoever received bard money will relieve
himself by buying up the spurious currency. Every
body will do it who is not more honest than Congress.
Such a scheme was never thought of, even under James
Buchanan and Monroe Edwards. Passing by alt legal
and moral obligations, and looking at the uuestion hi its
peennistry aspect, it is utterly undeserving of credit, acid
should be shunned, and regarded as a fraud and folly.
The floodgates of dishonesty would be opened by making
this paper a legal tenser. He rejoiced that the Legisla
tune of New York had pot its seal on this swindle by a
vote of almost two to one.
Speech of Mr. Bingham
Mr. BINGHAM (Bea ), of Ohio, in replying to Mr.
Pendleton, said that Daniel Webster did assert the pro
position that the Government of the United States may
authorize the it stile of paper money as currency. The
Constitution was made for one people, with one destiny
—that is money, in every country beneath the eon, which
tin• n ovel-0.110d)- nhall drelore money within the limit, of its
jut Shells end hides, as well as gold and silvee,
hate been made money. The seventh:MY here is known
an the prorle of the Mated States of a merles, and
has the power to determine what shall be money, or,
in other words, the standard of value and the medium
for facilitating the exchange of commodities, and what
shall be the legal tender in payment of debts. A Govern
ment ',silliest! this rower would be no Government at all.
lie further iergued the emPlibitienal nneatini and nei4
nOthing ever was a legal tender excepting What was made
such by express provision of the law. The Constitution
nowhere declares what shall be a legal tender in the dis
charge of obligations. He did not like the phraseology
in the bill, that these issues shall be redeemable at the
idea• are of the United States. They should be redeem
able as a certain day, in the legally•established measure
of value.
Speech of Mr. Sheffield.
BURFFIRLD (Rep.), of Rhode Island, quoted
the words of Webster, ..There can be no legal tender
but gold and silver, mid foreign coins regulated by law."
They bad all sworn to sneport the Constitution. Let
them beware, and keep within the purview of that obli
gation. Be was fedi ier opposed to making the notes pro
posed to be issued a legal tender, because it wasdishonest,
sad that was reason enough for him. This WIC would in
terfere with the local banks and produce distresses which
it required no seer to foretell. Tax us, he said, and we will
cheerfully pay; but paw, Nit metiettrei eerttainnig the JO
gal louder clause, and you will deprive us of the ability to
pay. Stripe from Ills bill the legal tender clans°, awl he
would vote for it. Bring forward a banking scholia, and
he would support that, ualnes some bettor measure shall
be presented. Produce a tax bill, and it should receive
his support. But ho could vote for no bill making trea
sury notes a legal lender A situate scheme was tried iu
Rhode Island at the close of the Revolution and failed.
Thu committee then roe&
Mr. WICKLIFFE (11.), of lentockY. gave notice is►t
if he could obtain the floor to-morrow ha would more to
close the debate, for the purpose of relieving the country,
by final action on the b
The House then ad:lomat •
THE CITY.
AMOSEMENTB MIR ZYNNINO.
ARCM-STEEP.? TIIRATRIC—Areta Wed, aborit
.s St. Patrick's Eve"—" More Minoring Than OEM"
WALNIIT•STR/LET Tit SATRE —Nint* and Walnut eta.--
/Shandy Maguire"—“Patlenro and rersovaranct"—
" The Irish Lion."
COII7INENTAL TifeaTur.---Walout etroot.ntoora
Uncle Tom's Cabin,"
Talmo or Wormaan-41, come TOttreatid Ghat.
w! fftreols,—blgnor Mdrelf L'inarlainmont,
Bull.nwt—Terith grog, below Chlutuut.—
" Panorama of America and the great Bobollion:)'
ARREST OF A GANG OF THIEVES.
Stvtrege Sceae.
Yeeterdsty afternoon at two oJekeic, a motley arc.
ray of pickpockets and. two Women, their aocom:-
plioes, were brought before Alderman David Belt-.
ler, at' the Central Police Ratite, :to answer the
charge of being drunk and disorderly,. and otherwise
maintaining an illegitimate's:nil &morons resort
in Fifth street, below South. Soak resort is known
as the "Bugle" Hbtal, asd its donieens eoneeetil
the But - 16 "rehlY7 "7 ThlWOb i Mill) 17/21011 wo
caricatured in these columns last week. The hotel
is avowedly a•thieves 4 headquarters; and offenders,
both giaphaired and young, carried on .their orgies
to its chambers night after night.
This establishment was• kept by Peter Burns.
Yesterday Officer Eckert, of the Second. district,
obtained from Mayor Maury a warrant for the er
rut of the Droprietor and all persons found is the
place. The warrant Was execuied•about half past
ten o'clock, by Sergeant Selby, accompanied by a
squad of officers: The house was• entirely sur
rounded and everybody found•within:was•eaptured.
The prisoners were all taken to the Central police
station and locked up. They gave their namoeae
Peter Burns, Francis Dillon, Charles Moore, James
Carmel, Henry Davis, John Williams, Thoomo
Joyce, George Williams, John Housemen, Jaw
Nolan, William Oliver, William:LA. Myers John C.
Burns, John Houghton, Henry Gerkor, Ana
Arnet, and Melinda Williams.
Peter Burns. ' the proprietor of the place, was held
in $l,OOO bail to answer at court.
Henry Ikerker was-diseharged, as it could. not bw
shewn that he was. a thief. He works at Web
binding, and:stated that he had. stopped In• At the=
"Bugle" to see some one.
The rest of the party were held in ssoo.bait for
their good behavior, except the two girls, bail being.
entered for them by a man named John. O'Brien.
It was with great difficulty that any of the Second
district officers could be made to testify against the.
prisoners. Before the• arrest they were loud• in
their denunciation of the place known as the
" Bugle," and the character of its occupants; but
when placed On the Witness-stand did not seem.
willing to testify to anything, but merely answered.
gnestions asked, and. seine of these very- reluc-.
tantly. Alderman Betties expressed his disgust of
the whole matter, and was finally compelled to call
in Detectives Henderson and Collation, who exposed.
the character of most of the prisoners as.known to.
them. Some of the party have served terms- of
imprisonment.
NAVAL Ankh.—
The United States steam sloop-of-Wer Timtarora,
now engaged in watching the rebel ttektner Nash
ville, at Southampton, is one of the four sloops con
tracted for by the Navy Department in June, 1861.
to be finished in four months. She was completed
on the 16th of November last, several days• before
the specified time bad elapsed ; and; being;aceepted•
without a trial trip, left this portearly in Dom:Luber
to complete her armament in New Irerk. ght, Isf‘
that city on the 15th of the same month for Foal,
and then for England, whore she is now engaged• in
watching the Nashville. None of the other three•
vessels contracted for at the same time ) in. other
cities, have yet left their wharves, only one of them
has had steam on, and neither MI go to sea in less
than a month.
. . _
The IF ssaiiickon , Itasca, and Seiota-,three-out
i
of the nineteen gunboats contracted for n.dittfust
last to be done in 105, 120, and 135 days respective
ly, were the first to go to sea, leaving, in the
order named. Several of this class of boats have
not yet been able to leave port. The Philadelphia
vessels above named were all finished within the
eirecifled tithe,
The Miami, which has Just left this port, was
the first finished of: twelve side-wheel gunboats or
dered by the Government in August last to be done
in four months. She was tried on December 26th,
has been entirely equipped, and is now in service.
None of the others have yet had steam up. Similar
promptitude has always been shown i 4 completing
the United States vessels built in this city, the
extraordinary facilities which exist here, and the
energy, and of our mechanies, enable us to
turn out vessels in about one half the time required
in other cities.
The sloop-of-war St. Loicis, tweaty-two guns,
dropped down to New Castloyesterday, where she
will practice her guns and drill her crew a few
days, and then put to sea. She sails for the Medi
tvrritnetizi, where she will protect our commerce
and keep a look-out for the Swot r . She is a fine
vessel, with a splendid set of officers. Her chief
officers are as follows: •
Commander, M. C. Marin, Florida; Lieutenant,
Jas. A. Ireer, Ohio: Surgeon, A. L. Gihon, Phila
delphia; Master, Wm. F. Stewart, Pennsylvania;
Paymaster. J. P. Post, Missouri ; Acting Masters,
J. F. Johnson, tireo, Cables, and Jos. Rowe.
MEETING OF THE 31lincitAlyr9.--Yesterdsy
morning, at a meeting of the members of the Corn
Exchange Association, Mr. Philip B. Mingle, the
vice president, announced in appropriate terms the
decease of Mr. James Barrett. Sr. Messrs. A. J.
Derbyshire, Henry Budd, and James Steel, were
appointed a committee, who reported the following
ptealmble and resolutions :
Whereas, Tn the dispensation of an all.wise Provi
dence, death has removed from among us our late mem
ber and ex-president, Mr. James Barrett, Sr.; and
Whereas, In his decease the Association has been de
prived of one of its oldest, most useful, and influential
members; Philadelphia of one of tier distinguished and
bighly esteemed merchants, and the community of
meat acid e.,:mplery eitigep ; therefore,
Resolved, That the members of this Association, in
view of this bereavement, tender their mutual condolence
and heartfelt sympathies to the aMieted family, in this
their sad loss.
Rego/red, That the above preamble and reaelutinua b 3
engrossed on the minutes of the Asi...ciation, and that a
copy of the some be presented to the family of the de
ceased.
Resolved, That the members of this Asnoetatlon at
tend the funeral in a budy. .
Mr, ArcliThald Getty seconded the resolutions in
a few remarks, in which he referred in glowing
language to the many virtues of the deceased, and
the high esteem in which he was held by his nu
merous business associates.
The preamble and resolutions were unanimously
agreed to.
SERIOUS A FFAlR.—Yesterday morning, John
Kiley wee before Alderinanßeitler upon the charge
of having assaulted a man named Chas. Dougherty,
alias Smith, a soldier belonging to the Irish Brigade,
in a violent manner, at a house in the vicinity of
Front and Union streets, as reported yesterday.
The assailant used a very heavy hickory club.
Dougherty was beaten about the head, and seri
ously injured. He has three wounds. The sufferer
was conveyed to the bospital. He was unable to
Teak, mid tem hot 'expected to live thToulep the
night. He was still alive yesterday morning, but
in a very critical condition. Eliza McCabe, Mar
garet Curdy, Bridget Brennan, and Catharine
Dougherty were arrested upon the charge of being
accessories. They wore all committed for a further
hearing.
THE CONTESTED-ELEC no; cAsEs.--Ygst e r.
day morning, in the Court of Common Pleat, the
contested-election case of Stevenson vs. Lawrence
was resumed, The deposition of Captain Gain
establishes that in Company C, of Colonel Ballier's
regiment, there was no list of taxables ; minors
voted ; the band, chaplain, and thirty-four mem
bers of other companies, voted in Company C ; no
proof of residence or payment of taxes required
no person was asked if he was a qualified voter;
and yet nearly all the members of the company are
foreigners ; no naturalization paper produced.
The deposition of John George Bosset, first lieu
tenant of Company Li, Colonel Baffler's regiment,
is, in substance, that there was no list of taxables ;
no proof required; and the lieutenant states, " t
let them all vote ;" no proof of residence or pay
ment of tame§ required.
A number of other witnesses were also examined.
ANNIVERSARY OF TIIE CRUM! HOME.--•
Yesterday morning, the sixth annual meeting of
the Church Home for children was held in the base
ment of St. Luke's Church. The attendance was
quite large. The report shows that there are now
fifty children in the Home. The expenses of con
ducting the establishment during the year amount
ed to $3,015. An election was held for officers.
Dr. F. M. Dixon was elected dentist; Miss Johnson,
matron ; and teacher, Miss M. A. Ker.
FOR FORT LAFAYETTE.—This morning Mar
shale Jenkins and Sharkey, with two associates and
a delegate from the press of — Philadelphia Mr,
George Alfred Townsend, will leave the city for
Fort Lafayette ; New York harbor, with the pirates
of the Petrel and of the Jeff Davis. A tug boat
will take the pirates and suite at Jersey City and
deliver them safely at the American Misfile. We
expect a full account of the prisoners and fortress
tomorrow.
SLIIIHT FIRE.-A fire occurred about eight
o'clock on Monday evening in the coal-oil manu
factory on Beach street, below Laurel. The damage
done was trifling. Several fire companies were
upon the ground, but their services were not re
aired.
CRUELTY TO ANlMALS.—Yesterday morn
ing, James Quart was arrested at Eleventh street
and Girard avenue upon the charge or cruelly
beating his horse, and was held to answer by Al
derman Haines.
Charles Miller was also held by Alderman Beit
ler on the same charge.
BRUTAL AUSAULT.-41. man named George
Young was arrested, about four o'clock yesterday
morning, at hie residence, Shippen and Spofford
streets, for beating his wife with a club. fie was
committed by Alderman Dallas.
ICE. IN THE DELAITAKE.—There was a cun
slJereble quantity of floating ice in the Deiewure
yesterday, but nut sufficient to interfere with lAA
.
AWAITING AN OWNER.—A bundle of Un
made clothing, found by one of the officers of the
Second-polico district, is at their 'etatioct awaiting
en owner.
IN his lust letter from London, Mr. Weed
says:
After breakfasting this morning with Mr. Ellice,
I went to the great American banker, George Pea
body,. Esq., who retires from business before long,
and Is endeavoring to do good with his large for
tune. While, of 601iT86, lam not P 6410540" to sy.tak
of what is to roman sealed, I may say that he is
,iust now maturing a plan for disposing of $560,000,
in a way that, should the opportunity be afforded,
will prove permanently precious to the unfortunate
and destitute of London, and beneficial in other and
important respects.
GEN. BUELL has refused to accept the re.
Figlllitickl) of several regimental quartermasters, foir
the reason that the exigencies of the service axe
such tbsb he cannot dispense with their serytects
ON TUESDAY there were 7,30 troola at
Camp Dennison, near Cincinnati—four Wintry
regiments, three cavalry regiments and one com
pany of cavalry, cud eigbt batteries of artillery,
AT A SALE of securities in Albany, Now
York. the other day. $15,000 r Mississippi and
Missouri first bonds (sooorid ser,detl) sold at 18 per
cent.