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CONC4RESf.. 4 .
SEN.AI E.—lnformation relative to colored free
rlen captured by rebels; was laid before the Semite
by the tiecreary of 'War. Petitions were presented
by Mr. Sherman infavor of a general bankrupt net;
and by Mr. Da vis,:agalest the action of. Naval Ad
visory Board. Bills were reported by Mr.. Sumner
for the relief of the owners of the Trenchvessel :Lille
vt Marie ; by Mr. Anthony, to increase the funds of
the Superintendent of Printing ; by Mr. Hale; to
abolish the grade of medical officers in the army.
The resolution relative to the arrest of certain citi
zens of Ilelaware , was then taken up, and pending
its consideration the Senate adjourned.
ItorsK..--The Senate bill for the admission of.
West Viiginin, ns a State, occupied the attention
of the ITouse of Representativea yostercinpaltoge
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they.
France, England, Greece.
There seems to be . fi• prevailing impresSion
niong 'EttroPean. : politicians that a quarrel
be England and FranCe, if,not actually
on the talris, is actually impendingthat it
has been fOnlOF4, inevitable : tOr some tinte--.-
and that it will probably lie hastened by the
curt manner in which Earl Russia", (that
.femotts Marplot of every Liberal Ministry
since 1830 7 the gentleman who, as Lord
Jon .Russ Em., " upset the Coach" so:often
when driven by GREY Or :MELBOURNE) lately
responded to the Emperor NATOLEON'S pro
posal to establish an armistice, or 'six
months' total cessation of hostilities in::AMe
rice, by Means. of a triangular mediation, in
which Russia Sliovad also be included. It
may be that NAPOLEON, at last, desires to
settle the account which has been left open
since the downfall of the First Empire at
Waterloo ; or, he may wish to give his batty-
lions something to do, as a lot of rats in 'a
sack can be prevented from gnawing their
way through by constantly shaking them ;
or, he may feel strong enough to get 'on
without the protection 'or England, , which,
to a haughty imind, may canse no small:
mortification: As human: nature cent-
posed of discord nit elements, one need not
wonder that NAPOLEON, should quarrel
with Russia in 1854, because the Czar
Nicnoras'.: too tardily 'recognized the re,
established Empire, nor that lie May desire
to break with England, now, froma feeling
that its protection 11 • as oppressive.
To England; - and next to the United
States, NAPOLEON: personally may be said
to owe his present station in the - cy orl d.'
Froni 1793 to 180, With,brief 'intermissions:
of time, ' England steadily opposed that
Revolution in France which exiled , the
Bourbons and then elevated BONAPARTE to
the throne. Over twenty years of war, against
France, , cost England some of` her hest bleed
and added O - Ver $1,000,000,000 to her
Mona] Debt At last, the war was ended by
the fall of NAPOLEON BoicArArrrE and thc:
Restoration of the Bourbonarace which,
as : TALLEYEAND trply Said ; had learned
nothing nor: had forgotten anything in its
exile.: Their Restoration,
: in 1815, was :fel
lowed :by their final ejectment front the
throne in 1830, at which crisis, England
very sensibly put into practice the new prin
ciple of allowing foreign nations to :settle
their own without, interference or
dictation from abroad. : This straight-for-
Ward principle; we nuty add,: luta iieeri al
ways acted upon by the United-States since
the foundation of the Republic. 1. .
Englandltinnediately acknowledged:: 'the
Duke tif Orient* the newly-elected CitiZen-
King Tof 'France; and: so did the. Unit 4,
States. After some demur among - the other'
groat Powers, Lours' RIIILiPPE
accepted by all nations as recognized and
responsible ruler of :France. :Misgoverning
much, preferring. the elevation of his
POD 4 - P.T;E effected the SpaMsh marriawes,
Which weakened his alliance with' - England,:
and tnatle hint very utipOnular in Franee.
Inless than eighteen months after, the third
Revolution hurled him front the throne ;
drove him to England as the fugitive " Mr.'
John Smith,!' and also exiled all his
This Revolution of 1848, wholly
repudiating. the monarchical principle, Te,- -
erected the Republic, and; though English
rulers have a distaste for that popular form
of government, they tickneWledged the new
Republic even, earlier than England,
did the United StateS, When Lours NA
POLEON WZIS electqa PrpSiOTit. ) , England and
America Promptly treated With him as head
olfithe French Ilepuhlic. So, too, With the
coup d'etat of Deeember, 1851, actually : a
new Revolution; and with the reestablish
•.ment of the Empire, a year later. England,
and the United States haVe been the earliest
and best :friends' of NArot,F,o - X since 1848 ; .
when he emerged from comparative in
significance, and actual - obscurity, into the
headship of:the French people:
Is it beeditse of NAPOLEON 7 S ObligaoollS to
England and the iinited - States that NAro
LEON is now' cold and.unfriendly to both :?
Some minds are so constitatek that they
cannot submit to the burden of favors con
lexredis NAPOLEON'S of this classy From
us, he aPparently only wants sortie cotton;
which the blockade of the Southern ports
prevents, his obtaining, but :he may .f 01.:
afraid of our interferingwith Ins apparent
purpose, in violation of the Monroe doc
trine, of obtaining some locus sta?rli iri
Mexico. With England he is angry because
she has declined putting a 'pressure on the
United States, by the mediation" which
he suggested. Of that refusal, as well as of
our blockade of the rebel ports, NAPOLEON
will probably make great use. When the
capitalists and workpeople who were en
gaged in the manufacture of eotton, - now
suspended for : want of the raw material,
bring their complaints before him, no dciubt
his ready reply will be—" I wanted England
to unite: With me : in a plan which would
have given us as much cotton as' both
countries required, but Perfidious Albion
pudently rejected my proposal." Ina short
time insolent :abuse of England and depreci
ation of the United States may be:looked for .
in the Paris journals; which arc understood
to enunciate the indiVidnal opinions of 0.6
Emperor. : :
Two more immediate causes dissatis
faction with England may be added to the
above—namely, PALMERSTON'S:I constant
Protest against the continued occupation of
Rome by French troops, whereby the Pope
is maintained as a temporal ruler solely by
foreign bayonets, and liussELL's precipitous
retreat froni the triple alliance (France,.
Spain, and England) against Mexico. This
retreat has shown to the nations a decided
British distrust of French action. For our
own part, we anticipate an early rupture of
the %mous compact alliance between France
and England, but, as frequently occurs, the
oxtensible may not be the rat/ cause for such
a breach.
It wculd not surprise us to rind the quar
rel commenced on the Greek question, which
Jim recently assumed a new aspect.. The
utter rejection of Ting OTno, and the deci
ded repudiation of any other Bavarian prince
as ruler, has thrown the throne of Greece
Into the political market of Europe. The
treaty which erected Greece, into an inde
pendent kingdom provided that, if the throne
became vacant, no prince of Russian,
French, or English birth could be eligible to,
fill the vacancy. On OTILO'S deposition, so
strongly were the' Greeks impressed with
this stipulation that they turned to Prince
AMADEUS of Sardinia, VICTOR EMMANUEL'S
second son, now in his eighteenth year, and
suggested that he be invited to accept the
crown. The : Duke of LEUCIITENBERO, ne
phew Of ALEXANDER IL and cousin of
NAPOLEON 111., was also spoken of, but his
family connection with the imperial houses
of RusSia.and France was . the barrier of in
eligibility, under the tripartite treaty. The
:arcs,-Duke MAXIMILIAN ot;zaustria and a
brother of the King of Sweden have also
been mentioned in candidatcship. So has
been Prince ALFRED, second son of irtero-
TUA of England, a young gentleman who
completed his eighteenth year in August.
There is a noted disinclination among Eng
lishmen to steer clear of all embarrassing
foreign relations likely to commit the coun
try to useless war. It would have been a
great gain to :England if, when GEORGE I.
came over from Germany, in 1714, to Suc
ceed Queen AKNE, he had been dispossesSed
of his beggarly Electorate of Hanover, the
defence of which, for over a Century, fell
heavily on the British Treasury. Hence,
the English newspapers have discouraged
the idea of placing Prince ALFRED or( the
throne of Greece, and also, because it-has a
stipulation with Onto that he should aban
don the faith in which lie was brought up
and become a member of the Greek,Church #
The National Assembly, now in session at
•AthenS, has modified this, so as'to allew;tlie
future King to: retain his own religious-1)e
-lief, provided he will swear to defend the
Greek Church, as a national establishment.
'rids : is understood to be a concession in
favor of Prince ALFRED, who seems, .to be,
the favorite ,candidate. It is true, however,
that, as :EngliSh prince, he IS equally
ineligible under the treaty as the Duke 'Of
of RussianJ and - French
blood. He is already engaged,'tod,'nnder
faniily compact agreed to by the parliament
,of that Gra - lit-Duchy, to , succeed hiS
uncle as ruler of ..StiXeCiobourg
This difficulty, it is ,said, Might be settled,
by substituting his younger brOther, Prince
AnTnutz,. born in 1850, in his place at
Cawing.
It is said that the Queen of England, with
a portion of her Ministers, is much disposed
to accept the offer of giving the crown of
Greeee:to her second son, who is now a mid
shipman in a British man-of-war, in the,
ff:getin , Iva tersL--th a t several : other war,
steamers have beet. despatched to the
4Egean—and that Lord PALMERSTON is dis
posed, should PRINCE ALBERT accept the
throne, to enlarge the kingdoni of Greece,
by annexing to its territory the lonian.
Islands, of which England has, beenPrn
tector (really Master) since 1815. This
would handsomely round off the kingdom of
Greece, which now has little more than
Million of inhabitants. Besides, . the inain
tainance of the lonian ,Islands has fallen
heavily:upon England, and the people:liave
long desired to be united with Greece.' If
this projeet be proceeded with, h&c, it may
safely be predicted; will, arise the cams Lehi
which. Frante requireS against England.,
Appealing to the treaty of 1829, NAPOLEON
May refuse to permit an Englisli prince to be
elected King of Grence--and appeal, all the
stronger, perhaps; because the re-established
Empire of France anti tbe newly-formed
kingdoth of Italy exist in defiance, in viola
tion of the great European treaties of 1815.
About the most absurd thing that England
could do, just now, would be to consent to
the eleVation of one of her Princes to such
an iunstability as the throne of 'Greece: It
would certainly be offensively treated by
France, and: it is .probable that Russia; the.
other party in the :original settlement of the
Greek :monarchy, might Oho .view it with
:unfriendly eyes.
LETTER FROM"" OCCASIONAL."
WASHINGTON, Dec. 9, 1862
The first nine days of the short session of
the most important Congress of the United
States that has assembled since the com
mencement ofthis century have been useful
in proving that the friends of the Administra
tion hake found,. it to be 'a 'losing game to
indulge in _public - controversies about, and
criticisms_ of, the men whom they them
selves liO - C placed in power.:: If the: oppo
sition to the Administration, flushed by the
results of the recent elections-, haYe resolved
to do still more to embarrass the Govern - -
Mein, the sincere friends of the latter latVe :
caught some of the spirit which, in the two
past sessions of the present Congress, made
this opposition so formidable an enemy of the,
~,,good cause. The adversaries of Mr. Lincoln's
Administration, still rallying under the name.
of :Democrats, 'consult together daily and
nightly, and it is rare .that a motion or
Speech is made, in either branch,, by any of
that has not been agrecd:tipon. in' solemn
--,:,,u_i.3",t,.:l,Lnot:forJtie, to deedde - what
the Special .objects of these` pohtici4bs:,ibAy
be whether- they :design :to foree -
tons: peace, or to protract War until a
change of Administratioti,s - o that they may
conduct it to a conclusion. - It is enough that
they stand:now where the Y-stood more than
a year ago—that there is scarcely: a recom 7
endation anaet of. the AdMinistration
that they do not antagonize and embarrass,
end that whether they:i4tend it or net, the
effect of their movements is not simply to
encourage the rebellion, but to encourage
that foreign antagonist, who; after years of
hatred and contempt of : the Democratic
party, and after a generation of insincere as
straits upon slavery; now boldly hails the
onespeaking with the yerdiet of 'the late
elections before it-as its ally against the
free States, and crowns the OthetaS the in
nocent sufferers and injtired Abigail of the
war. :The earnest supporters of the Ad-
Ministration and the Government should
not fail to act upon the great consideration
that if their opponent§ can nuite,,With so
many adverse circumstanees,against them,
Surely they Can do so: If they fail in this
they will deserve the comlenmation of their
own constituency, as they will certainly re
, CeiVe: the scorn of their own enemies.
. OCCASIONAT.,
WASHIN.GTQN.
Special Despatches to i 6 The Press."
WASHINGTON, December 9, 1862
internal Revenue Act.
The bill which passed the House to-day, amenda
tory of the act to provide internal revenue to sup
port the Government and to pay the interest on the
public debt, approved July Ist, 1862, authorizes the
assessors and collectors, and assistants and deputies,
to administer oaths and affirmations in all cases
where they are required, but no fees are to be
charged or allowed therefor.
The Commissioner of Internal Revenue is au
thorized to furnish to the assistant treasurers or
collectors of the United States at San Francisco
and Portland, Oregon, adhesive stamps or stamped
paper, vellum or parchment, according to the pro
vision of the internal revenue laws, under such re
gulations and conditions as he may from time to
time prescribe, and without requiring payment in
advance therefor, provided no greater commission
shall be allowed than is now provided by law.
I.k.ny stamp appropriated to denote the duty charged
on any particular instrument, or bearing the name
of such instrument on the face thereof, which may
have been used or which shall hereafter be used for
denoting any other duty of the same amount, shall
be deemed and taken to he good and valid, provided
the provisions of this section shall not apply to any
damps appropriated to denote the duty charged on
proprietary- articles.
All instruments' documents and papers subject to
duty used by the officers of the United States Gov
ernment, where the United States GOvernment
would be chargeable with the - duty and stamp there
on, and all instruments, documents and papers of
the executive departments of the several States
subject to duty when any State would be charge
able with the duty and stamp thereon, and also all
instruments, documents and papers relating to the
procurement of bounty land, and other bounties,
pensions and orders of pay, by or for officers, sol
diers and seamen, or their legal representatives, who
have been or may be in the service of the United
States, are exempted from duty.
The 95th section of the internal revenue act of
July 1, 0862, is so amended that no instrument, doeu-;
went, or paper, made, signed, or issued, prior to the
Ist of March, 1863, without being duly stamped, or
having thereon an adhesive stamp to denote the
duty imposed thereon, shall, for that cause, be
deemed invalid and of no effect. It is also provided
that the 24th section of•the act, entitled an act in
creasing temporarily the duties on imports, and for
other purposes, approved .July 14, 1862, .14 hereby re
pealed.
All goods, wares, and merchandise, or articles pro
duced, or made, and finished ready for sale and re
moval for consumption, prior to the Ist day of Sep.
tember, 1862, whether actually removed or not front
the place of manufacture, shall be, and hereby are,
exf nipted from' duty, on• proof being made to the,
satisfaction of the assessor of the district, who shall
hear and determine the same, that they were so
made and finished ready for stile and removal for
consumption, and where any duties shall have been
assessed or collected upon such goods, wares, Or:
merchandise, 'or articles so made and finished as
aforesaid, the • Same shalfbe and hereby areremitted;
'and if actually collected, refunded by the ficinimis-;
stoner of Internal•Tievenue under such inmlatieink
as he may prescribe. •• • • : •
. . ,
llotelS; inas, and taverns, and eating houiesi
having taken out the license' provided therefor,•
shall not be• required to pay any other license for
the sale of r any article customarily furnisheil • by
hotels, inns, or taverns, and eating houses,.and not
prohibited by the laws of any State or Territory
where the same may be located, or in violation
thereof.
Mr. Stevens , Bill.
The bill introduced by Representative a•rvrexa,
:yesterday, providing revenue for the support of the
;Government, contemplates no change whatever in
relation to the payment of Interest on the public
'debt already created, or the custom-house notes now
outstanding.
The McDowell Court of Inquiry—Testi—
Lamy of Gen. McClellan.
The court of inquiry met at cievn o'clock' A. M.
The examination of .111 r. Peleg Clark was con
tinued, but no new facts were elicited.
About half past two o'clock Gen, McClellan ar
rived, and testified as folloWs. The questions were
put by Gen. "McDowell : • ,
Question. I desire (len. McClellan to inform the
court, as fully and distinctly as he can, on the fol
lowing- heads :
First. As to Geo. McDowell's conduct whilst in
command of a division in the Army of the Potomac.
Second. As to Gen. McDowelPs•eouduct whilst in
command of the Ist Corps Arm- of the Army of the
Yttoninc.
Third. As to Gen. McDowell's conduct, as fac as it
bears on his plans and operations, whilst he was -in
command of the department of the , Rappahannock.
A. I will say in regard to the drat question that
the conduct of. Gen. McDowell, as n division com
mander, was entirely satisfactory - . His division was
in excellent r condition and lall:that I could wish.
'Whilst Gen. McDowell wit4:in command of the lit
army corps, prior to the mOyements upon the Pe
ninsula, I received the fullest 'co-operation at his
hands in preparing the plans and arranging for the
movements generally. In fact, he frequently, at my
request, .went beyond his strict duties as a corps
commander to facilitate the preparations. Ido not
know that I can make a fuller statement. What I
wish to convey is the idea that I received, at the
hands of General McDowell, the fullest and most
cordial co-operation in the Preparation fore the
Peninsular campaign. I know nothing personally
of General McDowell's conduct, while in command
of the Department of the Rappahannock, except
that I received two telegrams from him About the
20th of May; the first informing me uyit he would;
by ,a certain clay, work to my assistance. The other
stated that some unlooked-for circumstance had
caused the delay of a few days in his preparations.
I do not know officially'', but liat - e every reason to
be morally certain; that his failure to advance to my
assistance, at that time, Was owing to circumstances
beyond his control:
Q. Do you remember if the regiments assigned to
constitute Gen. McDowell's division were designa—
ted or were taken indiscriminately, and with refer
ence to their station at the time?
A. My recollection is that they were selected with
reference to their stations, being in the vicinity of
Arlington, with some few changes subsequently
made for particular reasons.
Q. IloW did this division compare in discipline,
drill, and effectiveness, with your other divisional
Gen. McClellan. I would ask whether it relates
to any special: period.
Gen. McDowell. To the last. -
A. Very favorbable. I might add, so much so that
upon one occasion a general order was issued com
plimentary to the division.
Q. Aires there ft second occasion when the hard
labor done by this division, on the outwork.s, on the
'Virginia side, attracted your special attention?
A. In the construction of the works in the vicinity
of Upton's Hill my attention WAS drawn to the re
markable rapidity with which the troops of. this di
vision completed the works.
Q. Do you know personally or by report whether
General McDowell took - unusual pains with the
drill of his division as a division. That is, the en
tire body drilled together in the same field, when
under your command? : , ,
A. I think he did. I think he paid more atte.n
lion to his division drill than many diviSion com
manders—though there were some few who paid
such attention, but he thought none more than he, I
should think, that is, as far as I knew.
Q. Whilst he was under your command was he
(Gen. - McDowell). ever entrusted by, you with the
handling on the same field of all the divisions on the
yirginia side of the Potomael If so, please state
the occasion and the manner in which this duty was
performed:
A. On the occasion of a review of all the troops
on the Virginia side of the Potomac, in the month
of November, I think, he was entrusted with the
selection of the ground, and the entire conduct of the
review,• and discharged the duty in a most satisfac
tory and'skilfill manner,
General McDowell dulling to enter upon a dif
ferent line of examination, and the hour of three
having , arrived, the court adjourned till eleven
to-morrow morning, when the examination of Gene
ral McClellan will be resumed.
The Porter Court Martial.
The court martial in the case of Gen. Porter
met at 11 o'clock this Morning. .
l3rigadier. General B. 5712oberts, late Inspector
General of the Army of the Potomac, was sworn.
His position brought him often in contact with
General Pope, and made him familiar with General
ness was on the field during, the entire engagement
of the 29th of August. In view of what the army
of General Pope had accomplished,-when the battle
of this day closed, he had no doubt at all that if
General Porter had made the attack, as directed by
the order of 4.30-P. M., of the 29th, it, woold'. haVe
resulted in the defeat and capture 'of the entire
army of the Confederates who )sere on the field
at the time. The witness .expected the =attack
to be made by Gen. Porter, as did Gen, Pope, prior
to .the receipt of
-the order of 4.30 P. M., as he sup-
Posed any general within hearing of an important
battle, as Gen. Porter was supposed to be, being on
the line of march from Manassas, which would
have brought him to the right of the enemy's line
before 4 o'clock, in whose poiver It wAt to engage in
it, would have done so. Gen. Porter was, in the
opinion-of the witness, between the hours of 4 and
o'clock,- in a position where he amid have attacked
the right of the enemy, and, as he also believed, that
lie could have turned the enemy's right flank and
attacked their rear, What he knew of their 'posi
tion, and from whathe knew of the country prior to
what he considered Gen. Porter's disobedience of
the order of the 27th, he had been convinced that
Gen. Porter would not only do his duty, but he was
led to believe that he Would do it as well as any offi
cer in the army could. .
Question. -Then -the grounds of the witness's unfa
vorable impression , were formed mainly upon the
events with which General-POrter was connected on
the 27th and 29th of Aug - ust 1
Answer. They were not the only grounda. In a
conversation which I had with Major Gen. Kearny,
in which I mentioned General Porter and the high
estimation in which I held him, that officer told me
that I did not know him (General Porter), and then
added that he (General Porter) would fail Pope.
The disobedience of this order, and this conversa
tion, led me to believe that General Porter was not
doing his duty. ,several officers of General Pope's
staff were about during 'this 'conversation; among
whom were, I think, Colonels Ruggles, Morgan,
Welsh, and. Captain Pope. I do not think this con
versation was heard by any of those present, nor dO
I think General Kearny intended it should be, He
was an old friend of mine, with whom Iliad served a
great many years, and he WAS telling me of matters
that had occurred on the Peninsula. We had with
drawn from the others. Re , was giving me his
opinion of all the principal officers there.
The court, at 3 o'clock, adjourned till 11 o'clock:
to-morrow morning. - -
The Revenue
The revenue bill published this morning was not
reported from the Committee of Ways and Means
yesterday, as erroneously stated, but was simply
Submitted by Mr. STEVENS, as an individual mem
ber, on a call of the States. Neither the Secretary
of the Treasury nor the committee was consulted in
regard to it.
Colored Emigration.
The recently published foreign correspondence
shows that our GOvernment proposed the voluntary
colonization of Americans of African descent in the
British colonies, but Earl RUSSELL declined the
proposition.
Gen. WEBB, our minister to Brazil, has been ex
erting himself to effect a treaty by which all the
reed negroes of our country shall be t translated to
the region of the Amazon, at the expense of the
'United States, and there endowed with land, gratu
itously, by Brazil, and at the termination of a term
of years become citizens of Brazil, with all the
rights and privileges of the free negro population of
the empire, all of whom, by the constitution, are
the recognized equals of the white man, and equally
eligible with him to the highest offices of the empire,
and where, already, the social distinctions between
the white and black races, which once existed there,
have been nearly eradicated.
As serious fears seemed to be entertained by the
people of Nicaragua that the President • intended
establishing n colony of free colored persons in some
part of Central America, our minister to that coun
try assures its Government that no such project
will be attempted, against the well known wishes of
the people of those States.
Appointment of Acting Midshipmen.
'Secretary Wxr.r.xs, to•dny, In response to the
House resolution, transmitted a list of acting
midshipmen, appointed during the recess of o:in
gress, and considers that they have been made by
full authority of law, although the exigencies of the
service and the condition of the country would not
allow a compliance with previous usage, nor in all
respects with the letter of recent enactments, appa
rently restricting the powers of appointment by pre
vious laws. These appointments are 76 in number,
viz : Maine, 1 ; New Hampshire, 4; Vermont, 1 ;
lilassachusetts, 13 ; Rhode Taland,3 ; Connecticut, 5;
New York, 16; Pennsylvania, 11; Delaware. 2; Ma
ryland, 2; Ohio, 2; Illinois, 2; lowa, 6; Missouri,
3; Virginia, 1 ; District of Columbia, 1 ; at large, 1;
and a son of an officer, 1..
Army of the Potomac.
I have no news of ituportance from the army in
front of us to-night. " All quiet along the lines" is
the general report.
The Smithsonian Lecture;
.Professor WI csox, of Canada, opened the course
of lectures before the Smithsonian Institute this
evening, before a large audience. ..The subject
ebonien was " IThivrittefi History." The professor
Made no allusions to the political condition of our
country, as had been
-
New. Set retaryof the . Interior. ..
:Hon. Scutyr.F.n 001.1 , AX Is prominently spoken of
as successor to Hon. IL B. SMITH as Secretary of the
Department of the Interior.
Our Foreign Relations.
-The general impression seems to be that Secretary
iSnwanu , s despatches show a kinder; feeling existing
between - England And 'America at present than at
any previous period during the war. This is ft: source
:of much satisfaction to the friends of the present
:Administration and of antfoyance to the Southern
sympathizers.
THE - PIRESS.-PHILA
. Colored . Men t.e
HICK?itAK limintrod , in
to authorize' the - Presiden rid
meats (not exceeding one h red)
plan of officering, and dillhre pay
the other volunteem ; to nut riz
line of steamers between Ne zor
touch at Norfolk, Va., and lArt
the purpose of carrying malls,
cies of commerce and emigrants';
confiscated property to the educat
and blacks in the South.
Naval Orders
•
Surgeon OtiAltl.F.S MARTIW :IR
naval rendezvous at Boston,
steam sloop Sacramento. Surg,
STEIN is ordered to the naval r •
ton. Surgeon D. liircni.x.nEnoEt,
steam sloop Monongahela.
F. T.--MclwrynE, Of..Pennsylv
acting assistant paymaster of the
cently employed as a telegraph
ington.
ARMY OF THE FR
Battle at Fayetteville, Arhs—peneral
Frank Herron Defeats
Army—A Decisive Federaltorr-Fcac,
ral Loss 600 — Rebel Loss Capare of
a Rebel Battery—Gen. B 1 ttanks the
ELIICIIIIF in the Rear.
BATTLE -FIELD NEAR P TEILLE,
ARKANSAS, Dec 8,162. •
General Herron's forces, en I to . einforce
General Blunt, met, the enemy yag Craw
ford's Prairie, ten miles south o - etteille, and
had a decided victory.
The rebels were 24,000 strong,foudivisionB
under Parsons, Marmaduk Fr
e, ofnd as, and
all under Gen. Hinilman.'-elnl;ll.Zs l tlkilo . lVcr of
the rebel army. • ' ;
• •
The Mississippi army was 1 upplie/ with 18
pieces, of artillery.
The enemy flanked G-en. Blu,fxmitionkt Cane
Hill, and made a sudden attac i en. Herron to
prevent him from uniting witibl Blunt.) •
Gen. Herron's forces Consistethe 94tliand 31st
Illinois, 19th and 20th lowa, 26idiana, l ath Wis
consin, and a battalion or t cavalry, in all
about 8,600 to 1,000 men, and 2 aof aitillery.
The battle raged from 10 A. itil dark, and was
desperately fought. Our arti 'rove the rebels
from two strong Positions. • 'r over
whelming numbers at bay.
Tlic 20th Wisconsin captured a,%i• be 1
four heavy guns, but were for Ced a
under a murderous fire. The 19th
the same battery, and fought mos • 1
were also obliged to yield it.
Almost every regiment distingulalle
About 4 o'clock General Blunt ant
Hill with 6,000 men and a strong fo
and attacked,the rebels in the rear.'ll
The rebels made desperate efforts,l
batteries, but were repulsed with ter
He held thewhole field at dark, and hi
the entire rebel force was in fUll retres
Mountain.
Our loss is 600 killed and woun
loss is 1,600 by their own admission.
Several rebel field officers were .
them Col. Stein, commanding a brigs :,I
ly brigadier in the Missouri State . 7
few prisoners were taken. We cis . i I
sons filled with ammunition. Lie C.
den, 19th lowa, was the only field r .
killed.
~
• Maj. Hubbard, Ist Missouri, was . en'
ARMY OF THE PO
The Went her—Capture of S, er
a Spy—lmportanttrder
HEADQUARTERS, Dec. 9,1862. L
The
milder, and the snow has melted inside*
ii lt
An officer who came through f i Alei
land, with a strong escort, was ld at .
that sixteen antlers, with their 1 sons;
turgid by White's rebel cavalry lai wee
owners were made to drive their oli teak
l ie
rebel station in the interior. Whit ss 1
as having a large regiment of cavali . I
It has been for several days consi linsafe to
pass beyond Dumphries without a sti g ort.
A special courrmartial met to-day ' t Jno. W.
Irvine on the charge of being a spy, 1 h ing been
captured within our lines. The ace d as a pri
vate in the 9th Virginia Cavalry, ariwe captured
near his father's house, in the vici ' offiartwood
Court House. It is understood tha he leourt has
agreed upon a verdict. The result of known.
The following general order has j t lien issued :
"No person will be al lowed to c s
. e lines in
the direOtion of the enemy without ass from these
headquarters. i •
•
"Ily order of Gen. -lhirnside : , '
"LEWIS RIoHAIOND,
ARMY OF THE CUM ' RAND.
Lot - m.114x, Dee. 9.—Three ousantVrebel ca
valry, suppdsed 'to be under purest, inteiiling to
make another raid in Kentuck!, or a daslko t Fort
Donelson, were at Clarksville ti -day.
Passengers from Gallatin contradict the story's f
an engagement there, between Fry and the rebels.
They say no recent tight has occurred there.
ARMY OF THE GULF.
N EW Trill*Tare-C7-9-woett Mane' ;fro*
New Orleans, with dates to the 25th 1;lt., liiiiiiatte
ras on the 4th, arrived this evening.:,
New Orleans nsrom tonthin no news: - •
The Creole reports pa 5,.. „...
on the Bth, off Hatte
ras, the steamer Empire Vity,
ropeller,'enii
a steamship - with a hark-in tow.
DEPARTMENT OF NORTH CAROttrin.
NEM - BERN, N. C., VIA FonTnE.ss MONROE, Dec.
B.—Great dissatisfaction exists in the interior, and
the impression generally prevails there that a 810.1
victory under Gen. Burnside, in Virginia, wif be
followed by the immediate and entire abandomnent
of the Border States, including North Carolina ;snit
Tennessee.
Information of great value has been received hire
the purport of which cannot be divulged at pre.sent
A detachment of North Carolina Union yhlun:
teers went out from Washington, n few days ago,
and surprised a force.of rebel soldiers in a church,
taking them . all prisoners.
(From the Daily Progress, of iNewbern,lNov, 22.3
The Savannah Republican makes a\piteous com
plaint over the rebel losses in receMbattles. It
says that the total loss amounts to Iseventy-flve
thousand men. It says, j r. people of Charleston
have. pulled up their lel • pipes, and'contributerl
sixty thousand (60,000) pounds to Cpvernment,
and that the Confederate'Government sill issue re
ceipts for all leaden pipes and other ktures, and
binds itself to replace them at the end o the war.
At Columbus, Georgia, Liverpoolsells for;
$l2O 13 sack • Virginia sides, $65070 r hundred ;/
bacon sides, ' Mc pound"; hams, 60c ;dour $36 V!
barrel ; doeskin pants, $ 3O; bed blanke , $65,
CALIFORNIA.
S.A.N FRANorsco, Dec. B.—Business
dull. It is hardly possible to sell anyt
is dull at 25'eents. Copperas dull at 5
Captain Waterman, who his return t from th e
wreck of the Golden Gate, reports th • the Mexi
cans residing in the neighborhood had dyed $150,000
in treasure. Other treasure boxes woe doubtless
buried in the sand, below the low-Iva& mark, and
nay be found by chance rather than b neans of an
intelligent search.
The employees of the wrecking com ny are con
tinuing at work with their diving apptiatus. •
Another Expedition to Wii heater.
WiikELI:No, Va., Dec. B.—An expel on left New
Creek, yesterday, for Winchester, I,irginia. We
are not advised as to the extent of th
its object. New Creek is on the
Ohio Railroad, twenty-one miles be
land.
Fires at 13ulfalo.
ETTFFA LO, Dec. 9.--Good's oil refin ,
last night, owing to the explosion of
men were injured. The buildings 1.
were damaged by the shock. The 105 54,,000,
$4, , 000, and was not insured.
S. P. Wisner's tobacco factory was
by fire. Loss, 20,000; insured, $12,000
The Great Eastern.
- - - .
Nxw Yonx, Dec. 9.—The 'rey hrs to the Great
Eastern are about completed, f,ptil she be ready
in a few days to resume her Cr/pa to Liverpool. The
date of her departure will symtly be an),ouneed.
,
Elections ipilliassachusetts.
BosTox, Dee. 8.•-a' AiLowell, yesterday, Mr. Her
ferd, citizen's candida , was re-elected Mayor.
At Roxbury, Oeo e Lewis, the. citizens' /candi
date, was re-elected. . . .
. Charlestown re-e ted . P. J. Stone.
At Lynn Mayor eal was rezeleeted unanimous! .
, .
Couge ticut - Legislature.
NEW Miviirfi . ee. 9:—The eictra session of the
i ci
Legislature ass nibled to-day. The GoVernor de
livered his mesa e. chiefly relating to the military
afitiirs of the St e;
•
Ma ets by Telegraph.
BALTIMOII2, 'cc. 9.—Fiour •quidt ; Ohio extra
$7.1139ig1.25.- sky dull at 423,4§11e. Provisions
buoyant. 'Dress rk $13.76®14.
• efICCINNATIi "ep. 9.—Flour unchanged. Whisky
35e. Hogs unc • aged, at $4.M@-1.65 ; receipts for
the week 76,000 ogsi for the season 330,000, which
is the largest' er known up to this date. Lard
buoyant at 8N Gold 31. Demand notes 25. Ex-'
change on New ' ork steady.
I,OIREES.—The musical' public
,
o learn that Messrs. Cross Si Jar
fs their series of four classical soi
day evening, at the Foyer of the
c. •
CLASSICAL
will be delight
vis give the first
reea on next Aro,
Academy of Diu,
The progrtinia.
seen at the inns],
Spohr, Diendels
promise that full
accomplished a
3nrvis, Carl Gal
Stoll, and Greif
, which is 'now ready, and May be"
stores, embraces works of Fesca,;
bn, Mozart, and others; and we can
ustice will. be . done them by the
sts; -Messrs.. N.- .H.• Cross, Chas.
tner, Chas. Schmitz, A. R. Taylor,
SALE OF P IZE CoTTQN.:-:Yesterday, the.
cargo of the sch .tier Caroline Virginia, captured in
the sounds of. .rtli Carolina, was sold by, order of
the United Ste • 9 marshal, 'at.Derbyshire's stores,
No. 107 North rater street.' It consisted Of thirty
bales of cotton, which sold at .113...1 cents. It was
started at 20 c .ts, and gradually arose . until it
_reached tile ab re .figure. The auctioneer an
nounced' that cotton, .when in the hands of the
pitrchaser; wail ble to the Government tax.
. . ~ .
t l .
TILE LATE ACCIDENT -AT BROAD AND
Clit
of James Burke who was killed by the late accident
iron STIMET —The coroner's inquest in the case
l e
•at the' church' Broad and. reen streets, was re
sumed yesterday The verdict rendered was to tho
cited that the d eased came to_ his death by the
falling of the c st gable wall of the church. The
jury also find that the cause of said wall falling was
In consequence of !the recent heavy rains preventing
the mortar from /properlyll 2, cementing to the mason'
work. They als exonerate the contractor of the
building front all lame.
.
WE HAVE ItECEIVED five dollars, from
C. W. C. in aid the minister who was driven from
the South.
~ 4i 4 v • R
9 V 0, 1862.
XXXVIIth CONGRESS--Third Session.
ouse a bill
, lored regi
a different
a tions front
.ni-monthly
Liberia, to
, S. 0., for
s, and arti
ppropriate
oor whites
Communication from Secretary- of War.
The !MUIR laid before the Senate a communica
tion' from the Secretary of War, in answer to the
resolution calling for information relative to the
Bale of colored freemen captured by rebels, &e., sta
ting that no information on the subject was in the
possession of the Department.
Mr. SHERMAN (Rep.), of Ohio, presented a pe
tition in favor of a general bankrupt act.
Mr. DAVIS (U.), of Kentucky, presented two pe
titions protesting against the action of the Advisory
Rciard of the Navy.
•
The Juliet Marie.
ed froili the
red to the
HA
I
.111 o!t BOS
eititt to the
is appointed
!ri' i was re
or lit Wash-
Mr. SUMNER (Rep.), of Massachusetts, from the
Committee on Foreign Relations, reported a bill for
the relief of the owners of the French vessel, Juliet
Marie.
•
Mr. ANTHONY (Rep.), of Rhode Island, from the
Committee on Printing, reported a bill to increase
the funds of the Superintendent of Printing.
Mr. HALE (Dep.), of New Hampshire, introduced
a bill to abolish the grade of medical officers in the
service of the United States. lie said that nothing
was worse than the so-called medical service. He
believed that one of the soldiers from his State wail
literally murdered by these medical officers. He
understood that many of them could not speak a
word of English, but they: got on the shoulder
strap, and wcnt• about exercising military authority
instead of medical skill. He also had detailed to
him the circumstanced of the death of Lieut. Col.
Dwight, after the battle of Antietam, who, when he
was dying, said to a medical officer : "My wounds
are your protection."
The bill was referred to the Committee on Military
A Rh irs.
ware, was taken up.
Mr. HALE (Rep.), of New Hampshire, said that
the Senator from Delaware, Mr. Bayard, yesterday
referred to the proper division of powers as being
the hope of a free Glivernment, and he (Mr. Hale)
was not willing to see the Senate thus undertake to
interfere with other departments. If any citizen of
Delaware had been aggrieved, the courts were still
open, and he believed the writ of habeas corpus was
not dead Yet.
Mr. SAULSBURY (Dem.), of Delaware, asked
if a case had not occurred in his (Mr. Dale's) own.
State, where a person was arrested, and the mar
shal refused to deliver the man on a writ of habeas
corpus?
Mr. HALE said he did not so understand it. He
acknoiviedged that this was an embarrassing ques
tion, but he , thought it would, be premature for the
Senate to interfere. HenioVeit to lay tte resolution
on the table. '' "
Mr. BAYARD (Dem.), of Delaware, said there
was no such division of the Government. The power
of the judiciary was always the weakest. It was no
military or political power. The President has as
serted the right to suspend the writ of habeas corpus,
and he thought it proper for the Senate to inquire
into the matter.
Mr. CLARK. (Rep.), of • New Hampshire, said
that in the case referred to in New Hampshire,
a Dr. Bachelor had put himself at the head
of a band of men, and marching by the flag
of the country, shot at it, and afterwards tore it
down, and said that the Government of Jeff. Davis
was a better Government to live under; and after
that, when there was ft meeting to raise volunteers,
,he went to the - meeting and opposed it, and said
two-thirds of the volunteers would be killed and
go to hell, and the town would do nothing for their
families. This man was arrested and confined, and
a writ of habeas corpus was issued, and the United
States marshal, taking advice from the Secretary of
War and the Judge Advocate, refused to deliver him
up. He (Mr. Clark) went to the Chief,Justice of
the State, and detailed the aggravated conduct of
this man, and the Chief Justice dismissed the case.
Mr. WILSON (Rep.), of Massachusetts, said that
doubtless everybody regretted the necessity of
making these arrests in this country. The Presi
dent regretted it as much as anybody. He did not
think any loyal man would charge the President
With wantonly violating the rights of any citizen.
For a long time the leading traitors had sat here,
but no arrests were made; but when the war com
menced it was necessary, and the first arrest was for
selling gun-caps to the enemy. He, for one, thanked
the President for making these arrests, as it was a
part of the means of preserving the Government;.
and he hoped the President and his advisers would
not shrink from arresting any man who shows pro
bable cause of being in league with the rebels.
There was never a rebellion where so much conside
ration and tenderness.had been shown, and so much
humanity for wicked traitors.
Mr. SAULSBURY did not doubt but that
there were arrests made which were justifiable ; but
these men were citizens of Delaware, whose loyalty
has never been questioned, and they were arrested
by persons from Maryland. All they asked was, by
what authority these men from Maryland dragged
peaceful citizens from the loyal State of Delaware?
The motion to lay on the table was disagreed to—
Lttery of
lon them
leo took
,tely, but
emselves.
*trt ,One
artillery
pture his
:laughter.
9 o'clock
er Boston
The relic
. Among
d former-
Only a
our cais-
MeFail.
our side
risoner
Trial of
eather is
ndria by
mphries
, ere cap-
and the
to some
resented
A. Gtn
I s generally
•g. Butter
nts.
xpedltion or
itimore and
r nd Cumber-
was burned
still. Two
the vicinity
mounted to
so destroyed
WAsaiNaTorr. December 9, 1862
SENATE.
Petitionu.
The -Printing Fund.
Oriole of Medical Officers.
-
Arrest of Delnwarinns.
The resolution offered by Mr. Saulsbury, of De
aware, relative to the arrest of citizens of Dela-
yeas 3, nays 40.
Mr. FIELD (Rep.), of New Jersey, said he would
vote against the resoluion. He was of the opinion
that the President had the right to suspend the writ
of habeas; corpus. The framers of the Constitution
evidently provided that the habeas corpus might be
suspended in times of insurrection and invasion,.
and lie thought it was clearly an executive act. He
was of the opinion that if any complaint was to be
made the Government had been too lenient to trai
tors. Lie knew nothing about these citizens of Dela
ware, and was glad if there are none but loyal men
in that State.
Mr. I3AYARD contended, at some length, that the
power to suspend the writ of habeas corpus is not
an executive act. If this was admitted, and the le-'
gislative power had no right to inquire, then the
President might imprison men, or torture them, or
do as hepleased with them.
Mr. SHERMAN . (Rep.), of Ohio, WAS in favOr of
adopting all these resolUttollll of inquiry which were
offered in good faith. He believed that this right to
suspend the writ of habeas corpus was purely a le
gislative power, and could only be done by. Congress,:
but, since the legislation of last Congress, the Presi
dent had the power given to him. He thought that
many of these arrests were great mistakes, and every'
arrest ought to be reported to Congress, and the rea
sons for it. given. And if this power is to be UR
nwated the Government will become oppressive.
! Congress should throw around this suspension of
the writ all the guards and checks necessary to pre-'
serve the rights of citizens, and the character of the
Government. The peoploltare been exasperated at
the manner of these arrests and discharges, and it was
due to the country, andjustice, and the party, that no
Witbn should be arrested for light causes ; and these
causes and charges shobld be properly explained and
set forth, that they, may be known, and Congress has
- a perfect right to call for all the ink ..
they may go before the apiAt i r,.L.
. Mr. Titltinte,' (Rep.), of Illinois said that,.
as he could not see any practical benefit to be at
tained by pas.snz_theat,sitiestV""'ille.wits inclined
- vote against tnern: e ad thought that these
arrests had been unfortunate and impolitic. Judges
of con...ta and commentators have held that the power
01 suspending the writ of habeas corpus was a legis
lative power. It is not from any sympathy with,
tr.ii tors that there is such great feeling on this sub
,lect, but because it is feared that this is an exercise
af unnecessary and arbitrary power; and he would
say to his friend from Massachusetts (Mr. Wilson),
who glories in these arrests; that there is very great
(Linger in them. There is a bill now here from the
House relative to this very subject, and 'he was in
juror of acting upon that as a practical measure.
Mr. POWELL (Dem.), of Kentucky, contended
that the President and his ministers had no right to
Make these arrests or to suspend the writ of habeas
(corpus and that. in doing so they were guilty of an
;usurpation.
/Mr. FESSENDEN (Rep.), of Maine. I would like
tip ask the Senator, if he was at the head of the Go
trrnment, and was satisfied, in his own mind, that
an individual in a time like this was about to corn
esilt a crime, the consequences of which would be ex
etlingly injurious to the Government, and would
strengthen the arms of the rebellion, and there was
no other way to prevent it, would lie not. arrest that
individual without law and hold him by the strong
hand?
' Mr. POWELL. If the individual were acting as a.
spy, or was infracting the laws of war, I would have
him arrested and punished by those laws • but if he
was a private citizen and had infracted the laws, I
would arrest him and hand him over to the civil
authorities ; and if there was no law for the offence,
1, as an honest man, would have to let him go, for I
shoUld have sworn faithfully to execute the laws.
' Mr. FESSENDEN repeated the question.
Mr. POWELL. If I was President, which is not
a supposable case, I would do nothing to violate
the Constitution and laws of my country. If I
thought the party was about to do anything wrong,
I would have him placed under bonds for good be
havior, and if there was no law, I would have a
watch placed upon him to prevent his doing harm,
and at the next session of Congress I would try to,
have such a law passed.
• Mr. FESSENDEN. The Senator forgets one
clause of my question—that was, if there was no
other way to prevent it.
Mr. POWELL. That is not a supposable case.
Mr. COLLAMER (Rep.), of Vermont. When the
Constitution provides that the writ of habeas corpus
may be suspended, does it not necessarily imply that
a man may be arrested unlawfully?
Mr. POWELL. The suspension only denies him
the great remedial right of taking him out.
Mr. COLLAMER. You never try a party for guilt
or innocence on a question of habeas corpus. •
Mr. POWELL. We know that it does not. It pro
vides that the judge shall inquire into the causes of
the arrest. }hit' does the suspension of this writ
ever authorize the President to make arrests and
imprison any man? • • •
Mr. COLLAMF.R. The only question the court
can entertain is, whether the process by which the
man was imprisoned was a legal one. If this writ is
suspended pursuant to the Constitution, it impliesi
that a man may be imprisoned unlawfully.
Mr. POWELL replied, and contended that the
people had decided that these arrests should cease.
The recent elections showed this,
Mr. 'WILSON (Rep.), of Manachusetts, claimed
that do such question was -settled by the elections.
The only thing settled was that the Republican party
could not raise men enough to send to the field to
whip the Southern traitors, and still have men
enough at home to vote down the Northern Demo
crats. That was all that was settled. In lowa the
regiments voted and fourteen thousand voted for
he Administration, and fqur thousand against it.
There was about the same proportion in the Wiscon
sin regiments. He thought that four-fifths of the
men who are fighting the' battles of the country
would vote to support the President. He was for
exerting every efibrt to put down rebellion, and to
crush Out traitors everywhere.
Mr. NESMITH (Dem.), of Oregon, said he should
voto. for the resolution,,but -still ho thought there
were cases wherethese, arrests ought to have been
made. He would do anything and everything to put
down traitors everywhere.. lie related a case where
a man, after getting a leave of absence from the
rebel army, actually came to Washington and got
from the Treasury money for a claim which-he had
upon the Government before the rebellion.
.Mr. DOOLITTLE (R.), of Wisconsin, contended
that there was no oppression on the part of the Go
vernment where a moan Was arrested upon suspicion,
and he was ;offered his liberty if he would take the
Oath of allegiance. It could be no oppression to a,
loyal man to take such an oath. We are in a state
of war and' the President must take energetic men
sures to preserve this Government, and the people'
are determined, in spite of treason in the South or.
North, and in spite of all intervention front any
quarter, that this Government shall live and not die.,
Pending the question the Senate adjourned.
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES.
Ailinifolian of West.
The House proceeded to the consideration of the
Senate bill, for the admission of the State of West
Virginia into the Union.
Mr. CONWAY (Rep.), of Kansas, said he had no
objection 'to the admission of this State on the
ground of the charaeter.'of the people, as they are
thoroughly loyal. They are opposed to slavery, and
would make a prosperous and peaceful State. lie
Would he most happy to vote for their admission if
the application came in a proper and constitutional
form. He wished a territorial government had beed •
organized there - at - the commencement of the rebel
lion—an enabling act could then have been passel,
and the State admitted in an . unouestiOnable man
ner. This bill was not so much for the admis- -
sion of a new State as it was for the 'division !
of An old one. But to this he would have., no.
objection were the .measure presented in,the,
proper form. The Constitution of the Uited'.
states says that , no new State shall be erected '
out of another, unless the assent of the;Legisla-.
ture be first obtained. While he was willing•to ,
Hate at any time a construction of the Constitution
.for beneficial ends, he could not, howei-er; violate a -
constitutional and fundamental principle. -He did
not regard the propoSition nourpresented aS having
secured the assent of the Constitution. It. was not
ri lawful State. He believed it was the intention of
the President to encourage State organizations in
all the seceded States, placing the assumption of
the State power in the hands of a few individuals
appointed by the President. The Migrant and tin
constitutional, character of the scheme, being revo
lutionary in its character, ought to expose it to the
reprobation 'of every loyal citizen. It would be an
utter perversion of our system. It would, in
effect, concentrate all the power of the Gov
iern
ment n the hands of the Executive. He said, after
further argument, that the seceded States are
out of-the Union. They were in the position of
a foreign power. We should hold them as -a com
`mon territory whenever and wherever our armies.
occupy them.
• Mr. BROWN (U.), of Virginia, replied, arguing
that the creation of the State of West Virginia
was perfectly , lawful and constitutional. The provi
sion of the Oonstitution in regard to the admission
or creation of new States had been complied with, I
and in this connection he 4uoted the preamble of
the set admitting Kentucky, which was formed from
a part of Virginia. The President has recognized
the Wheeling Government, and the portion of the
proceeds of the sales of .public lands, which the old
State had heretofore refused, had been paid to the
new State. Precedents, he insisted, supported the
new State organizations. lie was surprised that
the gentlethan from Kansas should recognize the
rigit of a State to secede. It was not in the power
of a State to secede, and he (Mr. Brown) dented that .
the State was out of the Union. The President
was right in the position he had taken in his efforts
to restore the Union, and bring them back to their
allegiance.
. .
111 r. MALLORY (Union), of Kentucky, wished to
know whether the. Legislature, which had given as
sent to the division, was noticomposed only of those
upon whom the new Constitution was to operate.
Mr. BROWN replied that Fairfax and Alexandria
counties were not included within the limits of the
new State. •
Mr. MALLORY. I understand that more than
one-half of the counties of Virginia are not repre
sented in the Wheeling Legislature.
Air. BLAIR (Union), of Virginia. Were not all
the counties invited 7
Mr. BROWN. All Were expressly invited.
Mr. MALLORY. Althodg.h all were invited, were
not some of them so completely within the control
of a foreign Government that they could not send
representatives to the LegislatUrel
Mr. BROWN. I cannot say whether the people
were under intimidation or not. It is sufficient to
say they were invited to come. If they staid away
it was their fault, not ours. If they were disloyal
they should have no voice in the Legislature of Vir
ginia
Revenue 818.
Before Mr. Brown had concluded the morning
hour expired, when the House took up the special
order, authorizing collectoggi k assistant collectors,
assessors, and assistant aslEssors, 'under the tax
law, to administer oaths, and for other purposes.
The bill was passed.
Admission of West Virginia.
•
Mr. BROWN, of Virginia, resumed his remarks in
advocacy of the bill for the admission of the State of
West Virginia into the Union. He stated the vari
ous considerations why the State should be - admitted
as a matter of expediency. The people of that sec-.
tion had been struggling for' forty years for a sepa
rate existence. lie recounted the wrongs they had
suffered from the eastern part of the State, and said
they had now sixteen regiments in the field, and these
were obtained by volunteering and not by drafting.
Were they to be turned over to the old Common
wealth and oppressed and persecutedl He had re
ceived a telegraphic despatch from Wheeling con
taining the substance of the resolution of the Legis
lature asking for the passage of the pending bill, pre
cisely as it came from the Senate. He most ear
nestly appealed to the House to give themthe relief
they ask.
Mr. COLFAX (Rep.), of Indiana, remarked that
last session he had great doubts as to the propriety
of the passage of this bill. But, on examination, his
mind was now made up that it ought to pass, the
State and Legislature being lawful. He alluded to
the patriotism of Virginia, in refusing to be thrown
into this wicked rebellion. The President and the
Heads of Departments, together with both branches
of Congress, had repeatedly recognized the State and
Legislature without protest from any quarter. He
expressed his gratification that the State Constitu
tion provides for emancipation, and comes knocking
at our doors with the tiara of freedom on her brow.
Mr. YEAMAN, after briefly alluding to argu
ments which had been advanced, asked that as ir
ginia was now represented in Congress, and there
fore in the Union, what need was there for another
act to let her in again
Mr. COLIFAX replied that the bill proposed to ad
mit not an old State, but West Virginia, embracing
the compact portion of the State, leaving the loyal
citizens in Accomac and other counties without the
limits of the proposed State.
Mr. OLIN (Rep.), of New York, said he would
vote for the bill with reluctance, but as a necessity—
the new State being the result of revolution, and
governed by the higher law of self-preservation and
protection and fidelity to the Union.
Mr. HUTCHINS (Rep.), of Ohio, said he would
vote for' he bill, for, by a constitutional provision,
West Virginia would become a free State.
Mr. CRITTENDEN (U.), of Kentucky, appre
-. ciated the patriotism and valor of the people of
Western Virginia, and the desire which they express
to become a free people ; but in this matter he was
not governed by feeling, but by the principles of con
stitutional law. Congress could not admit a new
State out of the ancient territory without the con
sent of the old Commonwealth, and this had not
bein given. If States could be made in the method
proposed, new ones could be made at pleasure, irre
spective of the Constitution of the United States.
Mr. EDWARDS (Rep.), of New Hampshire, ex
plained bis views for supporting the bail. He be
lieved it would have a tendency to break the power
of the rebellion in Virginia, and besides, there was
no legal Legislature or Government in Virginia at
the time the people of West Virginia took measures
to form a separate organization. He would sustain
the loyal people, and if there was no other way he
would seize the rebellious portions, hold them as
territory and repopulate them.
Dir. WICKLIFFE (U.), of Kentucky, asked—You
speak about repopulating Virginia. What would
you do With the people? Would you exterminate,
kill, or make slaves of theml
Mr; EDWARDS. If necessary, I would extermi
nate that whole people in order to preserve the in
tegrity of the Union. I should go for that.
M. WICKLIFFE asked. Women and children 1
Mr. EDWARDS..No. They are not found in arms.
[This unintentional pun gave rise to general laugh
ter.] They arc entitled to the protection, aid, and
defence of every civilized people of the world.
Mr. MAYNARD (Union), of Tennessee, spoke of
his finding . patriotic loyal people in Western Vir
ginia, begging to be disenthralled and relieved from
the dead carcase of Eastern Virginia. It would be
unjust to keep them waiting until our arms should
compel other portions of the State to obedience.
Mr. STEVENS (rtep.), of Pennsylvania, Bald It
was a mockery to hold that the Legislature of Vir
ginia had ever assented to the new State. Accord
ing to his principles, he could vote for the bill on
the ground that the revolutionary State, being a
belligerent, was not entitle) to the privileges of the.
Constitution. With his consent, the - Union can
never bq.restored as it was under the. Constitution
. „
as it is—with slavery. .
Without concluding the question, the House ad
..
journed.
EUROPE.
The " Arabia' at Halifax with Liverpool
Pates to the 29th—Specie for Halifax—%
Wreck of the nark Parana—The Mace and
King Prize Fight—King the Victor—Hee
x•-•gnt &c,
11,1 k
rived with Liverpool dates to the 29th ult.
The steamer Glasgow arrived out on the 27th, the
Hammonia on the 28th, and the Scotia on the
29th ult.
The news is meagre and unimportant.
The popular feeling in Greece, in favor of Prince
Alfred, of England, as king, continues.
The Arabia has fifty-five passengers and £62,000
for Halifax. She has no specie for Boston. She
arrived at this port at 7% o'clock this morning, and
sailed at 10 o'clock for Boston.
The steamship Bohemia arrived from Liverpool
at 1 o'clock on the morning of the I.vBth.
The crew of the steamship Mississippi, which was
abandoned at sea on her voyage from New York to
China, were landed at the Cape of Good Hope.
The bark Parana bound for Shanghae . , was
wrecked in Simon's Bay on October 9th.
A prize fight for the English championship, be
tween Mace and King, took place on the 26th ult.
.After fighting twenty-one rounds, mostly in favor of
Mace, King knocked his opponent insensible. Mace
could not come to time, and King was declared the
victor.
-It is reported that Heenan will tight King for the
championship and £5OO a side.
GREAT BRITAIN.
The London Daily News devotes an editorial to
the refutation of the idea that the Democratic party
can be called conservative. It reviews the course
of the party in the past, to show that the assump
tion of conservatism is absurd.
'The London Mara ing Post points out that the vir
tual want of confidence in the Government at Wash
ington, which the recent elections in the Northern
States indicate, furnish that Government.with a
plausible pretext of retreating from its position with
some semblance of dignity. It fears, however,
that until that . Government is forcibly ejected from
power, no hope can be entertained of the war being
brought to a conclusion.
The London Army and Nary Gazelle says that Gen.
Burnside's change of base to Aequia creek gives it
but little confidence in the plans 01 the Union lead
ers, and it does not believe that the rebels will
quietly submit to the movement.
At a meeting of the. Greer Shili Company, it was
stated that if £1,750 was not immediately provided
the steamship Great Eastern must pass into other
hands. It would also require £5,000 to brill. , her
home. The directors proposed to raise £loo,ootr on a
mortgage for three years. The ship earned £15,000
in lii days. Scott Russell censured the general
management of the company. The proposal of the
directors was adopted.
Contributions for the relief of the distressed Lan
cashire operatives continued on . a most munificent
scale. The American Chamber of Commerce, at
Liverpool, voted £l,OOO to the relief fund.
An extraordinary general meeting of the Atlantic
Telegraph Company is called for the 12th of Decem
ber, for the purpose of considering a proposition for
the issue of £600,000 new capital, in preferential
shares of $5 each, bearing eight per cent. interest,
guaranteed by the British Government in the event
of success, and any further profits to be first applied
to pay four per cent. on the old capital, and the sur
plus to an equal division between the old and new,
and the formation of a reserve fund.
FRANCE.
The Paris Bourse closed firm on the 29th of No
vember at 70f, 40e. for the Rentes.
GREECE.
The Greek question continued to be the most
prominent topic.
Great demonstrations continued to be made in
various parts of Greece in favor of placing Prince
Alfred, of England, upon the throne.
It was rumored that the Russian Government in
tended to address a communication to the English
Government, seriously objecting to Prince Alfred
being considered a candidate for the Grecian throne.
The French journals represent that twelve, Eng
lish war vessels have assembled at Pierrans, but the
London MIR pronounces the statement utterly de
void of foundation.
The Belgium Parliament has Voted that half a
million francs of the appropriation for the public
works be applied to the relief of the distressed cot
ton operatives.
The Italian Chamber of Deputies continued to de
bate the Roman question. Among, other proposi
tions adopted, waaone that the.Parnamentary ses
sion of 1863 should assemble at Naples.
CAPE OF GOOD HOPE.
Cape of Good Hope mails to the end of October
had been received.
.Yery stormy weather had prevailed at the Cape,
doing much damage to shipping, and interrupting
business conliderably.
LONDON HONES MAIIKET.—In the London
money market the funds were - steady. The ma rket
was strengthened by 'the arrival of over £700,000 in
specie from the West Indies and New York. The
drain of gold continues, hut in a modified form. The
demand for discount is moderate.
LATEST VIA GITIEENSTOWN
Lowoox, Nov. 29.—There is no news of poli
es' importance.
.I'..tuis Nov. 29.—The Bourse closes flat at of. 10c.
for the lientes.
LoNuox, Nov. 29.—The - excitement In Greece in
favor of placing Prince Alfred, of England, upon the
throne, continues. . •
Conunercial Intelligence.
LirtatrooL, November 29, A. M.—COTTOX.—The
Brokers' circular reports the sales of Cotton for the
week„ at 39,000 bales.. The market opened buoyant,
and all descriptions advanced considerably, but the
advance was partially lost ; the week closing with
rotes 3,4@1d higher than on the previous Thursday
for American, and ,l;@ 3,1 d higher for Bursts: Of the
sales 14,500 were to speculators, and 2,600 to ex
porters. The sales of F'riday were 2,000 bales; the
market being dull, and prices unchanged. • The
authbrized quotations are :
Orleans
" 25d. 21! A.
4 1d. d.
The stock; in Pea: is estimated :it;272,000 bales, of
which 23;500 arc American.
STATR.OP.TRApli.—Advices from. the manu
facturing districts are unfavorable. The markets
are dull, with a downward tendency. . •
Breadsitilfs.—The Breadstuff's market is generally
steady, but quiet.
-Messrs. Richardson, Spence Sc. Co., Bigland,A.thya
64.• Co., and Wakefield & Co., report Flour quiet but
steady;_ American 23q. 295. Wheat dull; red West
trn 9s.@ 9s. 9d.; red Southern 93. sd. 103. 2d.; white
Western IN. l.fills.; white Southern 113. 3d.@
12:i. 3d: Corn quiet ; mixed 295. 3d.@305.; white
319. 6(1@335.
PROVISIONS,—The same authorities call the
provision market steady, and quote Beef quiet but
steady. Pork dull and unchanged. Bacon quiet and
steady. Lard active at 39 .10s: i Tallow irregular,
And tending downward.
rnOneCE.—The Brokers' Circular reports Ashes
steady— pots, 335.: , pearls, 345. Rosin inactive.
Spirits ' aurpentine, Mnall sales. Sugar very dull-
Coffee steady. Rice Steady, Linseed buoyant, LA,
BELGIUM
ITALY
Aildlht; ,
22" d.
need Oil steady. Cod Oil, no sales. Jute still ad
vancing, and is. 1p ii. higher.
Lorthorr MARKETS Nov. 29.—Baring's circu
lar reports Wheat firmer, and l@2d. higher ; for
Western, 47(0515. Iron firm. Sugar has an upward
tendency. Tea dull and unchanged.
Coffee • quiet, and 6d@ls lower. Rice tenditig
downward. Tallow firm, at 45s 6d. Spirits Turpen
tine inactive, at 113 s. Linseed Oil quiet, at 33s 6d@
395. Sperm Oil quiet, at £3B. .
Groves & Todd report provisions very dull. Rice
quiet, but steady. Corn tending upward.
AMERICAN SECURITIES.—Baring reports the
market for American Securities nominal, with small
sales. They quote Erie shares . 42„@43; Illinois
Central "12340142 discount.
Consols closed on Friday at 93K (a 93% for money.
The bullion in the Bank of England had decreased
£146,000.
LATEST VIA QUEENSTOWN
LIVERPOOL, Nov. 2.9—Evening.—Cotton quiet and
unchanged; sales t to-clay 3,000 bales, of which 1,000
were to speculators and exporters.
Breadstuffs quiet and steady.
Provisions inactive and tending downward.
LONDON, Nov. 29—Evening.,-(jonsols for Money
close at 9334@91-. Erie shares, ei2J4'ca)43;:: ; Illinois
Centrals, 48,14041 g discount.
HAVE, Nov. 27.—Cotton. firmer, and all descrip
tions considerably higher, closing, however,
very
dull. Sales of the week, 8,000 bales. Quotations
nominal ; stock 54,060 bales.
TilE REMOVAL OF THOS. J. DUFFIELD,
ESQ., i•nou TTIE UOYMON COUNT: Ir.—The National
Union Association of the Eighteenth ward held an
enthusiastic meeting last night at their hall, corner
of Richmond and Marlboro streets, to express an
opinion relative to the removal of Thomas J. Duf
field, EN., from his sent in the Common Council
Chamber.
The hall was pretty well filled;-a deep calmness
pervading the mass of the people present, as though
they were determined to have their rights, main
tained, not by any particular ebullition, but as solid,
dignified, thinking men.
At the appointed hour Henry llumm, Esq., the
?president,e took the chair. Joseph S. Allen was
chosen as secretary. - ,
Bumrn, on calling the meeting to order, said
the members had been convened for the purpose of
expressing their sentiments in regard to the action
of certain members of Common Council in ejecting
by a vote the repfesentative in that branch of the
city government from the Eighteenth ward. The
secretary will read the- call of the meeting. The
Secretary having read the call, as published in The
Press, yesterday.
Andrew Zane, Jr., arose and said that he had pre
pared with care a series of resolutions and a pro
amble, which he desired to submit to the meeting.
The gentleman now read them. (See advertisement
in another colinnii.)
Mr. Zane said-that in preparing the resolutions
he had the advice or assistance of several very
Prominent members of the bar. It will be seen that
several law points are incorporated in them, which
he firmly believed would stand the test of legal
criticism ; he believed they cannot be contro
verted. He thought that in the discussion of
them the public would become enlightened on
the subject of what constitutes parliamentary
usages. Mr. Zane cited certain proceedings of
the COMUICM Council of several years' standing,
which have never yet been repealed, and of which
the Democratic members of that body are not aware,
or they certainly would not have made such a mis
take as they did in regard to the extent of the power
they possess. In conclusion, Mr. Zane said that
Probably Mr. Wilson Kerr, the president of the
Common Council, would reverse his, decision at the
next meeting, to be held on Thursday afternoon. If
he should not do so, then we shall have to resort
speedily to the law for redress.
Samuel F. Gwinner said that he did not offer the
least objection to the resolutions, but he thought
they did not go far enough. Mr. Zane has treated
the subject as though the Common Council had ex
pelled Mr. Duffield. This they have not done. They
are more like knaves than fools, and will attempt to
shield themselves under a technicality of a word.
They say they have not expelled Mr. Duf
field ; they have only declared his seat va
cant. We must meet this question firmly
and manfully. It is not right to conspire together,
even to do a legal act. Even if Mr. Duffield held a
position under ' the United States Government
(which 11, does not), the majority of members of
Common Council have no right to conspire together
to thrust or force him from his seat. The Demo
cratic members held a caucus meeting on Wednes
day, when the whole of this outrage was concocted.
They have committed the overt act, and are ameana
ble to the law. He would like to see a resolution
adopted, having in view the institution of legal pro
ceedings against every man who voted aye on the
question of vacating the seat , of Mr. Duffield, and
ordering the clerk to erase his name from the roll.
Mr. Zane replied, that this part of tlie subject
would be attended to in proper time.
The question was now taken on the resolutions
and preamble seriatim and they were adopted.
A motion was made that they be printed in The
Press and Inquirer. -
A member moved to amend by striking•out Inqui
rer and inserting North American and Daily Neu's.
The amendment was unanimously agreed to with
out debate.
After the appointing of a'committee to attend to
some business possessing no public interest, the meet
ing adjourned.
THE TWENTY-NINTH ANIMERSA.RY OF
THE PHILADELPHIA LIB/IA . COMPANY.—The
lecture'room of St. Thornaki.AUrcli, Fifth street,
below Walnut, was crow,dell,l,l94,l3vening, On the
occasion of. the twentiiintb) ainiVersary of the
Philadelplits. Library Company. The president,
Mr. D. B. Bowser, delivered the introductory address.
Addresses were also delivered by Rev. William J.
Alston, late Of New York ; Mr. Thomas M. Chester,
of Harrisburg, and Mr. S. Morgan Smith. These
addresses were eloquent in both' - thought and de
livery. The present aspect of the country furnished
- a Stheme — cdr 7 ffiscusmov—r --._
---.- .iudiciously
and - - amy — nancried_Jav _the_ various - - speakerl. --- i - ne
emancipatiOn act was alluded to ifi telling terms,
and its mention greeted with enthusiastic appro
bation. The elements of. popular education were
dwelt upon, and those topics diseussed, the right
management of which would inaugurate a new state
of things in the morality, religion, and politics of
the present age. It was desirable that children
of the poor, represented in the audience that eve
ning, should be educated to a precise appreciation of
their own prospects and position's, and of those of
their equals and co-mates. The audience throughout
were profoundly attentive, and frequently expres
sive of their appreciation by outbursts of applause.
This is probably the only incorporated institution of
the kind in the United States. The president ap
pointed last night was Rev. William J. Alsto, late
of St. Philip's, New York. The other officers are
Mr. J. C. Weir, rice president; Mr. W. P. Price,
recording secretary ; Mr. F. C. Revels, correspond
ing secretary ; Mr. Charles H. 13ustill, treasurer.:
These meetings generally commence on the Ist of
November, and terminate the Ist of May. Next
Tuesday evening the Rev. J. C. Gibbs will lecture.
Rev. Mr. Alston was installed pastor of St. Thomas'
last Sabbath week.
FINANCIAL AND COMMERCIAL,
TICE MONEY MARKET.
PHILADELPHIA, December 9, 1862
The bill reported yesterday to the House by Mr.
Stevens, from the Committee of Ways and Means,
caused some excitement in the money circles today.
Gold took .a start and ran up to 133, but when the
first alarm was overfell back to 132, and closed 3.
cent. lower. The wild recommendations, or the
would-be enactments of the extravagant-headed Re
presentative from Pennsylvania, only affected the
money market as a flying fowl affects a herd of cat
tle, making a huge fluttering, but doing no da
mage. The recommendations of Mr. Stevens are
beyond all reach of common reason; to , undo all
that has been done financially for the Govern
ment, and to repeat the mistakes and discard
a repetition of the successful plans of the past year,
are some of the hallucinations covered in this "new
financial policy." Mr. Stevens would have the
Government to promise a payment, and then, in the
face of millions of the outstanding promises, have
the Government to break them all to suit his vaga
ries. He would call in one loan and issue another
to benefit bank-note engravers. He would upset
the deposit arrangements of the Treasurer, but
finds no substitute to replace the benefits
destroyed. He would "further" raise the price
of gold in order to compel Government and in
dividuals to pay more for it, and forgets the howl
that will come from the Million poor when his bill is
passed. He would further enact " that the bonds
already issued be exchanged for others or be paid in
legal-tender bills, the advantage of the Government al
ways to be considered." and further, after redeem
ing the outstanding bonds with other bonds and
legal-tender notes, he would issue more bonds and
get the legal tenders back again. Bravely written
and potently submitted ! May the wiser head of the
Secretary annul some of these fallacies. We may
add that the feeling of security is very considerable
that the enormities contained in this bill will be of
no account, and no fears of its passage by the House
are entertained. 'Witness the fact that Government
securities have advanced, and certificates of indebt
edness have improved a quarter per cent.
Old demands rose to 127 and fell to 1253, at which
figure they closed. Money is without any essential
Change, a full supply being in the market.
The stock market was quite active and prices were
firm. "United States 6s, 1881, advanced %, the se
ven-thirties being weak ; Pennsylvania coupon 6s
sold at 107, the 5s selling up to 9.1; City 63, new, rose
%; Little Schuylkill Railroad 75 brought 98 ; Le
high Valley 6s 107 ; Elmira 7s 99%, an advance of 1 ;
Schuylkill Navigation 6s, 1882, rose% ; North Penn
sylvania 7s rose 1, the les were steady; Reading 63,
1666, sold at par, 1870 s at 101% ; Pennsylvania Rail
road mortgages were a shade lower; Lehigh Navi
gation shares sold at 54%, an advance of ~14:; Morris
Canal, preferred, rose 3 on yesterday's bid.
Bearer Meadow Railroad shares rose %; Read
ing Minehill Catawis;a preferred 3.(; Long
Island and Elmira were steady ; North Pennsylvania
fell oft' a ; Pennsylvania rose ;,:; Harrisburg and
Lehigh Valley were firm. Passenger railways were
dull. Spruce and Pine. sold at 16; Arch-street at
25%; Fifth and Sixth at 52. Bank of Northern
Liberties sold at 60; Philadelphia at 115; Farmers'
and. Mechanics' at 52%. The market closed stet y.
$66,000 in bonds, and 900 shares, changing hands.
Drexel & Company quote :
United , States Bonds, 1881 104 62.1043,;
'United States Certf. of Indebtedness... 983,:fi) 97
United States 7 3-10 Notes • • 1033;i0104
,Quartermasters' Vouchers' • 4,4(ii) . Ord.
1 4
Orders for Certificates of Indebtedness. 24 .3 g -
Golit2.. • • • •
31%' 32,!,
-
3)enlantl Notes...
The. 'official averages of the banks-in the city of
New York. for the week ending Saturday lasti,Dec.
'6,186 2 , present in the aggregate the following changes
Iran the previous weekly statement of Nov. W :
'. Decrease of Loans - • - $1,478;407
: Decrease.of Specie 287,118
Increase of Circulation 108,017
increase of Undrawn Deposits 5.330,938
I Including the exchanges between the banks
through the . Clearing Rouse, and including, also, the
sub-treasury statements of Saturday afternoon, the
'following is the general comparison with the pre
vious weekly report, and also with the movement of
.this time last year: •
Dec. i '6l. Dec. 6, '62. Nov. 29. 'B2.
Capital $69,a0,000 $69,128,010 $69,128,000
:Loans 169,19.3,953 171,483,837 172,962,1
Specie . .12,318,610 37,6W...,868 37,919,M
'Circulation . 8,526,730 9,984,818 9,816,80/.
:gross •'Deposita... 153,470,757 1.99.351,389 193,655,670
, Exchanged 19.851,796 38,748,821 .31,661,960
•Undrawn 133,618,781 153,692;717 158,993,716
'Li Sub-treasury... 6,629,829 9,268,443 12,0361139
Annexed is an estirnatc of the Custom floss? ! .3,
'nand notes now outstanding :
May 29-Outstanding.s,Fls , l typ
June 30—Exchanged for 7-30 per cents—, 2 .5 ,,, r i n „ .
FpLeaving for customs .................
J53,3 0 ,7; 4
June 30—Customs in June, N.Y.NY5.4,655,000
At other ports 1.535,000--,32)%04,
—44703;7;
July'—Balance for customs...
Nor. 29—Customs since July 1,
at port of New Y0rk..524,541,00S
At other ports estim'cl.. 8,100,0(6)-34$16,.
)6
• • . 11,11,656,4%
6'30,066
Outstanding Dee. t
First week in December
Outstanding Dec. 8
The banking house occupied by the Lock lifwel
Dank was destroyed by fire during the tlisastr%‘
conflagration that visited the town, on the law nin "
of the 6th instant. 4
The money, books, and papers of the hank we re
all saved in its vault, and with the exception of thp,
temporary inconvenience, resulting from the lose or
a suitable place for the transaction of its h w i nea. . 4,
the bank has not sustained any injury.
Its business will be continued, until th e b anicin
house is rebuilt, in the room at the east end or ti,!
Fallon House, formerly occupied by the bank.
The Nashville Dispatch, of the 3d, has the fokcaf.
ing in regard to Southern money:
There has been considerable activity in Soot v ,
money for the last day or two. By the tern, s o , I T
m
c money is meant the good banks of (4 ). , 4iFt
South Carolina, and Alabama. The market openl
on Monday at 76 in the dollar, but very ap emi r
reached &5@ ap,t
9D, as the buying rates, with an ,l e
demand. Tuesday opened at 90 as the buyin g
tb.
and we heard of as much as 92 being paid fora 3e k,„l
lot. The market became depressed havard3 the
close of the day, and the brokers were offerin o l d
'7EI. Tennessee money may be considered on ',,
with green backs, as the brokers sell either the„ rj
or the other at one percent. premium. Or, in other
words, they charge one per cent. for swapping. 1 .1 . -,
buying rates for gold are 26 per cent., and „
30@33.
The 'York Evening Post of to-day says :
The stock market opens very strong, with coll
aid
able disposition shown to purchase ra the advanom
prices. The report of Mr. Stevens, as ehairv.-
the Ways and Means Committee, is the basis toy.l 4
advance.
The new stock of the Terre Haute and &no n Edif.
road is now called at the Board.
w it
Th
none offerin.
Railway bonds are very steady, and in fair deraickl.
Bank shares continue pe fi r rn e l e , n i t v7 y h irg ut in ie:: :::
Border State stocks are better, at an aver, * j:
vance of about
62g84; Missouris 53.30G1533‘ ; Tennessets
per cent.
Governments are very steady at the quotations of
Yesterday. Coupon sixes of 1891 are uktli per zero,.
bid ; 'Registered 99@9934 per cent., ex - interest; e.
ven-thirties, 1033;@103%; Certificates are heacy' at
963@9 1 .34 . ” per cent.
Money continues extremely easy at 6th per Celli.
The large disbursements from various quarters Sees)
to all concentrate at this point, thus keeping the
market flush.
Gold\ is very strong at 1333; bid, after selling 1;
low as 1323‘ per cent. in the street before the board .
The fact that the Government will be obliged
buy sufficient to meet the January interest tend; is
keep the market strong. Dutiable Demand noti:s
are 127. per cent. bid, and 1273. asked,
Exchange on London. 60 dare, is firm at tn.
Philudo. Stock Exc
Reported by S. E. SLATMAK
- ' FIRST
11 Bk of N'Liberties- so
1000 Penna Coupon 65...107
100 do 108
.9500 AM erica n Gold- .132
5000 do .. .
2 Morris Canal Pref.lN
50 Catawissa R Pref.. 153 ti
1000 City 6s New C&P-10274
3000 do . •New C&P..10 2
1300 do. -New C&P-102%;
3 Lehigh Nav
237 Reading R 383 7
300 do,
25 do 3534
BETWEEN
17.Spruee & Pine R..- 16
1 Morris Canal Pref..l2B
SECOND
1500 Reading Gs 'B6 100
3000 do '7O 101,11
3000'N Penna Os S 6
6000 do..* 86
2000 Elmira Chat 46
10 Reeding It 38
d 0.... 38
10(4 Sob nv Nfis '52.---- 683.1
6 Lehigh Nas' 51}41
CLOSING PRI
Bid. Asked.
IT S 6s cpns 10434
U . 5 7-30 D b1k.•..1033‘ 10331
AmericanlGold..l3l34; 132;41
Phila 6s ..01d....100 100%
Do new 1023. E 103
Anew co as R.. . ..
Penns. Sc , 9311 91
Reading R 3711 35
Do bds '60...103 110
Do bds '70...101,14 102
Do bds '56...100 1004
Penna . 5674
Do ist m 65..110h 113
Do 2d•m 65...10" aaig
Morris Canal,... 50 5134
Do prfdles.:l2B
Do 6s '76.... . • .
Do 2d mtg... . • . ,
Snag Canal
Do .....
&hull. Nay
Do prfd ..... 13 13K
Do 6s '82...; 63% 69
DoraE R 19 19}4
prfd . 39, S 3
Do 7s Ist m.. 99.14 9931
Do 105.......,46 47
N Penna R alf 10
Do 6s ........
86:74 66
Do 11)s ...1.99.14 101
Phila Ger & Nor. 54
Lehigh Val R... .. •.
Lehigh Val Ws.. •
The Produce markets centilitre fiilisit ! add psioea of
most of the leading articles are unchanged. Bark ix
dull and lower. Breadstufil are firm, and prices are
looking up. Corn has advanced 26 , 3c.p bus. Rye
Flour and Corn Meal are in demand, and prices are
fully maintained. Cotton is firm, and prices are
about the same as last quoted. Provisions are un
changed, and there is very little alteration to notice
in anyskind.
The demand for Flour is limited both for expert
and home Use, and prices are unchanged; Wes
comprise about 3,000 bbls including 100 bbls Yarth
weStern extra family at $7. 100 bbls choice Per.-
sylVania extra at the same figure, and 200 bbls (e.Lo
family at $7.50. The sales to the retailers unto
kers are moderate, ranging at from $6f16.5 for ;a
-•)a for extras ; s7.r2sify$ 7.r2sify - 7.75 for (I
ra family, and sB@'B.so bbl for fancy brands, a
cording to quality. Rye Flour is selling at $5.50
6.'75 'ft bbl. Corn Meal is scarce and selling at Sllrr
for Pennsylvania, and $4 ift bbl for Brandywine.
WHEAT.—The offerings are light and the densni
ffolod-at firmer, prices, with sales of 20,000 bushel -
Western , and Pennsylvania red at 145@14ic, theta
ter for prime lots, in store ; 2,500 bushels Soutlms
sold at 150 e, afloat. White is selling at 1607eti'e.
the latter for prime Kentucky. Rye sells on iri , d
at 97698 c for Pennsylvania:
Coax comes in slowly, with sales of 15,000 bn.det'r
at SneG.S2c, which is an advance; 300 bushel :ter
yellow sold at '7lc 7 IR bushel.
OATS are- steady, with sales of 15,000 bushels e
416'42c for Pennsylvania, and -12 c for heavy leis
ware.
Banurv.-1,000 bushels Barley and Barley Me
sold at 150 e la bushel.
PROVISiONS.—The market continues dull aril
the sales of all kinds limited. Sales of - Ork bbls Mess
Pork at
. $13.25 WI bbl, now held higher. Mess Beet
sells for ship's stores at $13415 t bbl. Pressed
Hogs are worth $5.50@5.75 the 100 lbs. Bacon—
There is very little doing and prices are unchanged.
Sales of Hams at S;_ t/ for plain and fancy can
vassed ; Sides and Shoulders, with sales of the for
mer at tic, are nominal. Green Meats—The market
is nearly bare of this description, and prices trucker
ged. Lard—The receipts arc light, and the demand
moderate, with sales of bbls and tierces at Mirage.
and kegs at 10;;(2/102.i'e ft ft, cash ; a lot of Mixed
Country sold at 9@914e. Butter—There is a fair in
quiry tor prime Roll and good packed; sales of the
former at 19623 e, and the latter 15@20c, for bbls sal
kegs ; 200 pkgs Pennsylvania Glades sold at 2k.
Eggs are better, and selling at22(§23e 1 , 1 dozen.
BIETALS.—There is a firm feeling in the market
for Pig Iron, with sales of 1,000 tons Anthracite at
s3o@ - 32, cash and 4 mos., for No. 1, and $29@30 for
No. 2; Scotch Pig is held at $33.50, cash; Brooms,
Bars, and Boiler Iron are steady and in good demand
at previous rates. Lead is held less firmly; the last
sale reported was at EtNc. cash. Copper—Prices are
unchanged, with small sales of yellow metal at Tic,
6 months.
BARK.—The receipts and stocks of Quercitron are
increasing, and prices are lower; .5.110 of ISO 00,13
Ist No. 1 at $36 * ton. Tanners' Bark is un
changed.
Bax.sw.xx.—There is very little demand for this
article ; we quote at 40@41c, cash, for yellow.
UANDLES are firmly had, city-made Adamtn
tine selling :it from 16420 c
from 20@:22c cash and four miiths. Tallow are
worth.l2)4@l3Mc. IS . it, and Western at
COAL.—There is no abatement in the achaity
noted for some time past, with free sales of Aortra
cite at 35.5066 11 ton, cash, for white and ad ,1, ,
free on board. The demand for home use is ~-eoed for
the season, and the stock light.
COTTO:N.—There is a better demand, but theilS•
plies are very light, and prices are well maintained,
with sales of middlings at 6366334 e 11 . It, COI.
COFF.F.X.—There is a firm feeling In the niark!tt
but the stock of Rio is very light, with ?ales of J I ".„
bags, including , Rio at 310:33e ; Laguayra 031
33c. ; Maracaibo at 32;...1c, and sonic Cape r to arri ve '
on private terms.
Fists.—There is a fair demand in Mackerel, ant
prices are unchanged ; an invoice front the allot spa
at about $l2 for No. 1, $7.60 for No. 2, and $ l . l l
$6.25 for No. 3. The store quchat ions are St - Zq'l•l'l
No. 1, $6,@9 for No. 2, $5@5.25 for medium. 0
$6.60 for large No. 3s. Codfish have advanced
Pickled Herring sells at $1.50073 bbl.
in g to quality.
FRU/T.—Prices of foreip continue high. aaa
stock very light ;
pro
sales of bunch and layeritaisi` •
$4.10@4.12,%,c, half and quarter boxes in poti?O•
Citron is held at 50e, and Currants at 12411:;
Domestic Fruit is in demand, Green Apples 5a13.1
st s2ۥ3 bbl for New York, $1.642 for ..N7"t
Jersey and Pennsylvania. Dried Apples ra
4 to Sc, and Peaches from 43.4q6c for unpanal qu' r '
ers, 63.4.613 c for halves, and 14071.9 e 14 It, for mired. ‘„
nEIGHTS.—The offerings are light, and the
are unchanged, say 3s al for "lour, 'KW !,‘` a
Grain; and3se/ 40.9 for heavy goods. Wequote
Franeasco 32@35e per loot, West India fret
. t
are dull. To New Orleans the rates are steady
bbl, $lO 39 ton, and 20c 3:0 foot. The Boston pic.e`..
are getting 30c for Flour, 6@ic for Grain. and
for•M.eastarement goods. Colliers are scarce at
to Boston, and $1.70en1.55 to New York.
Luna HElL—There is a fair business doing for Ito,
.t3d
season of the year, but prices are unchaos •
we hear of no sales worthy of notice.
MOLASSES.—The market continues veil' re
' . '.` e „., ! '
and beinrevery little stock here to operate is
of New Orleans at 4234 c, on time. coig
NAVAL STORES.—There is very little
here, and sales are small; common and No.l ik'r.T .
at $16C720 bbl. Tar and Pitch are anchor - 7o
Spirits of Turpentine is rather lower• with 3-
sales at $2.65 bbl, and 1611 bbls by auction at
cash. with
OlLS.—There is a fair inquiry for Fish 0113.
,ills
sales of Winter Sperm at $1.95, on time. Lana
tail
rather lower ; sales of uinterat 68@90c.
Is less active and prices are unchanged i
lots at $1.25 Is gallon, cash. Petroleum o ,
with sales of 500 bbls refined on private terms. . z
lot of crude sold at 4ou nllon ;w e quote t
former at 15Ceiblk. I price
file}:.—The stock here is • very light, am
firm, with sales of Rangoon•at lt••ef
SALT.—The only sale we hear of is a cars . '
Turks Island, o terms kept secr. T e
SEEDS.—There n
is a.good demandet eleven d for
t .
is
previous rates, with sales of 1.200 bus fair fin 70
$6.9.5g6.50 la bus. Timothy ranges from SI
2.123 t . Flaxseed
n.—There s in
very little demand at s2.9doin rite 013
ANA
Su ,
and stocks being very light, and pHeCO tiro.
sales of - 100 hhds at 1601034 e-for Cuba, and
11
for New Orleans oar time. uu , 5 61.
SrIItITS COlltinUeliritt but (Inlet, N. a. wit !,
ing at 55c gallon. Whisky is held fir m ly
soles of Pennsylvania and Mice bbls 4091"'
it
Drudge at 39c lagallon . Mesa re ',III
TALLONV.—The sates are light. and and rt
'%!
changed. We quote Country sit 10)4c, 3
itc*lt.• le
Ton_xeco.—The stock of manufactu T r h ed e
light,. and prices are tending upwserd. 1 0 , 1
N Pennsylvania entucky and Pennsyania Leaf is also , ng
Ti eld above te vws-of byers. „lee „ . all
Woor..—Th h ere ie firm u feeling in the te,
not much. doing in the way of amts, 1 ,1 ! 1 7 1 ‘ 76,..;
about 95,000 its, including tub-washed
fleece- at 67@68e, And Inc, at lour
-6Ofs66c cash,
uii G oo
The following are the receipte of k
at this port to-day :
2 -”4 26.
F10ur....
Wheat...
C0rn.....
Oath
NEW BEDFORD OIL 11IA.11KET, December ~"
The past two weeks our sperm and whale oil ts;tr o b;
has been very quiet ; holders continue firr o l,.. f,74
of sperm amount to about 2,000 lads I,tuu
$1.76 ; 900 do. at $1.70@1.72, RS to quality. la 0 oil.
'l,OOO bbls of brown and dark, 83c ; 8:10 ikx 41 ' 2 '
%Oat,
thange Sales, Oct. 0.
ER, Philadelphia Exoharigil
BOARD.
50 RertiliaLiß-PAiiii.. Pak':
2 Phila 'lido - Ida Bic ...I'd
1600 Penn; :i, .......... . 51
505.48 do .............. g 3 h. ,
1 1 13.65 d 0...... ........ ii.o••
2400 do ......... . .... .A '
200 do . ..... .. A
1000 Reai 6.. '‘'l...,iii-ih.lll
1 Minch'', it .. . ....... 51
10 Fifth Sc. Siiiith-,t lt.. rv.:
Ili It. Arch-at .... . .... . 2.3%:
75 d(). ........... 1.5 Tii 4
tv ].. 8 0)0 04 1i R e1 p u . :1 . 1 .. 1 ... 4 . 16,..... lAA
11Far57:Aterte,
d0...............' a ±':
BOARD.
4000 U s 7.20 Tr IC
3043 do.. • . ..11t1
2000 Elmira It
1000 , - do ......
10000 11 S Gs *St. .........
1000 Lehigh Va
0000 Little Selthyl 7, ... tt
15 Beaver Mead...—.
BEG—STEADY.
RN. 4 . A. 0 ..
CataNVISER R--.•. 4q .
Do prid Iv
Beaver Mpad R.
Ititaehill R....... ..
Harrisburg R.
Wilaninatou
Lehigh Nav Gs..
Do shares.. • 54
Cam
Do &
Am sc b
Ft rip ..-1M •• 33 11
-
Phila. & Erie 6.:
Sun &Erie 75..
L Island
Do bonds..
Delaware Dir..
Do bonds... ,
Sprnce-street R.. LIN
Chest uut-st R• • • 43 ti
Arch-street I' 2,i); s
Race-street R.... 3 ?
Tenth-street R.— ;iv;;•,
Thirteenth-st R.. 56 34
W PACs R.... • Vi 6) I
Do bonds....
Green-street R.., 34 V
Do bonds.•...•
Second-street R... 76 W'
Do bonds.....
' Fifth-street R.... 51 52:,
Do bonds.— • . ••
Girard College R4i IK .
Seventeenth-st P. 10 lb,
Phllatlelphift IVlarlccts.
Dv,c}:2lll/0? 9--Erenig.
A 76 , 0 bb lg 6
.:
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