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Some European Matters.
The last European mail brings news
which exposes some of the underworking of
England in the important matter of effecting,
such a settlement of the Greek question as
will be satisfactory to Europe, as well as
Greece. England's cloven foot of , intrigue
is visible all through. The facts are few
and plain. •
A few months ago, the Greeks, by a
bloodless revolution, expelled the Bavarian
Prince, O'rrro 1., who had, been their King
since January, 1833, and declared the
throne vacant. It has not yet been ascer
tained whether English intrigue was used
to effect this decisive result. Orno has long
been unpopular. At once, with a sudden
simultaneousness which is strangely suspi
cious, a cry arose that the English Prince,
ALFRED, (a midshipman of the mature age
of eighteen) should be elected King,
.and
this has since been carried out. France
and Russia would have liked to see the
Due of • Leutchtenbcrg, nearly allied to
the Emperor and, the Czar, placed
upon the throne of Greece, but Eng
land, it was . known, would object to
this, from a jealousy of increased Russian
and French influence in the Mediterranean.
To balance the question ; France and Russia
have reminded England that the Treaty of
London in May, 1882, by which Russia,
France, and England placed Gino, of Ba
varia, on the throne of Greece, expressly
provided that under no circumstances should
a member of the reigning families of these
three great Powers be eligible for such a po
sition. England, at the risk of a • serious
quarrel with France and Russia, must put a
veto upon the acceptance of the crown of
Greece by Prince ALFRED. England, to
whom the so-called Republic of the lonian
Islands has long been troublesome and
costly, has offered to surrender Ahem to
Greece, which would .thereby gain, what
ought have belonged to her from the
first, a territory. of 1,001 Square miles, and
abottt 250,000 inhabitants. It rests with
the three Powers to unite in recommending
a prince to the Greeks. Queen - Vicrottn.
suggested to her Cobotug cousin, King
FERDINAND, (father of the reigning King
of Portugal,) that he should become._ a
candidate, but that Middle-aged gentleman,
who enjoys a large income and the dotes far
'dente in Lisbon, begged to be excused..
Then, if the last news be true, Queen VIC
TORIA suggested Prince. Louis of Hesse,
her own son-in-kiw,) but the young man is
reported also to have begged off. The Morn
ing Post, PALMERSTON'S own newspaper,
published a statement that Queen VICTORIA
was lineally descended from the Imperial
family of Greece, by the marriage of IRENE
of Constantinople with PHILIP 11. of Ger
many, seven htmdred years ago, that Prince
Louts of Hesse was also of Greek imperial
extraction, and that his Ivife, Princess
ALICE of England, would be a - first-rate
- Queen of Greece, with his aid as .Prince-
Consort, after the manner of Vteraare and
ALnEwr ! It strikes us as highly piobable
that the Count de FLANDRES, second son
of LEOPOLD of Belgium, (and a Cobourg
to boot,) may obtain the favor of the three
Powers which assume the right to force a
monarch upon Greece.
Already the expediency of establishing a
reiniblic is mooted in Greece; but European
Legitimacy abhors republican institutions,'
.and it appears that Queen VICTORIA'S pro-
posal to surrender the lonian Islands was
conditioned on the maintenance! of rho
narchy in Greece. The peoples of Europe
are in favor of republican, but the princes
of Europe eagerly cling • to monarchical in
stitutions. • Between them the " muddle "
in Greece may long continue:
Cotton and Its Consequences.
The Parliament of Belgium has done, in
the case of the communes suffering from the
cotton famine,. what England:and France
will have to do also, and to a much greater ex-•
tent. It has voted a large sum to be appro
priated for their relief. In Beighim, in 1859,
64,000 bales of cotton, - weighing 27,290,000
pounds, were worked up and 050,000 spindles
were at work—this isis,:small - ikif*, as re
gards 81;000,000 spindles in the .factories of
Great . Britain and 8,500,000 Spindles in
France. One of the earliest measures which
Lord PALMERSTON will have to 'paSs, in the
coming session of Parliament, must be a
grant of public money to relieve the British
out-of-work cotton operatives. If we' con
sider all who are employed ill building the
factories, making the machinery, buying and
selling the raw and manuthetnred material,
4,000,000 persons are dependent upon the
prosperity of the cotton trade for their
livgii
hood. Their distress is a national matter,
and must be provided for by a national
grant—as wits done for the starving and sick
Irish in 1847 ; though, on that occasion,
when the sum of $50,000,000 was voted by
Parliament, it was expended in: such a fool
ish manner, that it did little good to those
whom it Was intended to relieve.
Up to this time, private charity has kept
the Lancashire operatives from perishing
from starvation, privation, and sickness.
The practical and liberal benevolence of the
United. States, already nobly exercised in
favor of famished Ireland, in 1847, is now .
pouring in food for unfortunate Lancashire.
A four-line paragraph in the (lately) PRESS,
announcing the shipMent at this port of
5,000 barrels of flour, destined for the suf
fering poor in the manufacturing districts of.
England, tells a great deal—but tells only
part of our charitable action in this matter.
In England, too, private charity . has done
much. The manufacturers themselves, who
arc clearing away their enormous accumula
tions of stock "at immensely increased prices, -
and thereby realizing large fortunes, while
the unemployed operatives totter on the
verge of starvation, have not • exhibited
much liberality towards their miserable
slaves: The aristocracy and the .mercan
tile interest (outside of cotton 'connexion)
have largely subscribed.. The Earl of
Derby, himself a Lancashire man, has
given $25,000 to the relief fund. Queen
Victoria, who draws a separate income of
$lOO,OOO a year as Duchess. of Lancaiter,
subscribed $lO,OOO, which, for her, is a mere
trifle. The Prince of Wales, who has just
come into possession of his Duchy of Corn
wall, with its income of $124,000 a year,
and into an accumulation of twenty-one
years' back-rents, variously estimated as a
gross sum of from $3,000,000 to $5,000,000,
has giver $0,0012 to the Lancashire opera
tives.
We find little mention, and small expression
of gratitude, in the English journals, for the
princely humanity which, despite of the
manner in which England has acted during
our present war, has actuated the United
States to relieve the pressing wants of starv
ing Lancashire. The charity will be ac
cepted, no doubt, but as coldly and sus-
piciously as were our contributions to relieve
Irish distress in 1847,, when it was gravely
, objected, by some wiseacres in Parliament,
that American charity to Ireland was merely
.a political trick to curry fairor with the Irish,
for the purpose of annexing Ireland to the
United States, or, at least, of helping her to
- become an independent republic 1 That
:objection was grumblingly made, iu 1847,
.and by those who seriously expressed what
was believed by themselves and some
others. We arc curious to learn what will
now be , said. of American liberality to the
starving English operatives. Perhaps it
may be objected that we want to annex
.1 4 altashire itself?
Jacob Barker's Paper Suppressed.
Nxw Tons, Jan..ll.—Advises from New Orleans
to the 3d instant state that Jacob Barker's paper,
the Notional Advocate, published an extra on the 24,
containing rebel reports of victories at Memphis and
Vicksburg, and Jeff Davis' speech of Jackson. This
caused a ferment, and the rebels were hilarious and
saucy. On the morning of the 3d Gen. Banks sent
a corporal's guard to 'Barker's office and the Advocale
was for the third time suppressed. This step gave
great satisfaction to the Union men,
LETTER FROM gc OCCASIONALOP
WABBLINGTON, January 11.
The Daily Morning Chronicle of Saturday
contained the advanced sheets of the Ja
nuary number of the Continental Monthly,
being a review of. "Our Finances and of
the report of Hon. S. P. Chase, Secretary of
the Treasury; by Hon. R. J.. Walker, late
Secretary of the Treasury." I. aye read
this review with great care. -It is a 'searching
and elaborate vindication of the so-called
bank plan of Mr. Chase, and is one of the
most powerful articles that have yet pro
ceeded from the pen of Governor Walker.
He supports this pl.o as a necessity, not as
a choice, and argues as a prime :reason for
giving it his sanction ." that the proposed
connection 'of' the banks with the.Govern
merit is notpolitical, and is attended with,
none' of the . formidable .objections to the
late . Bank of . the. United States:" He
thinks that if the measure recommended by
Secretary Chase became a law, "it would
furnish a • currency, approaching specie
more nearly than -, can be accomplished in
any other way, and because, when the war
is over, it provides the best means for a re-:
turn in the shortest possible period to specie
payments." He insists that this 'system is
better than that 'of
_a new and . more nume-•
rous issue of treasury notes; because if - such
issue were now authorized, these notes.
would further depreciate, and to the . eitent
of that depreciation augment our expendi
tures, and perhaps indefinitely postpone the
resumption of specie payments. - He '''Argues
that the new bank plan of the Secretary, by
which a uniform currency would :be se
cured, would be incalculably beneficial to the
brave men in the army and navy by prevent
ing the depreciation of the money in which
they are to be paid; and hence by rescuing
them and their families from loss ; and he
distinctly says that any member of Congress
voting for the policy of an increased paper
currency outside of the recommendations
of. Mr. Chase, would vote to reduce the
pay and pensions for our troops, to annihi
late the allotments made by them for the
support of their families, to reduce the value
of the-wagesof labor ; and, in fact, to embar
rass the prosecution of the war, and to pre
pare the way for repudiation and - disunion.
If Congress ehall sanction the Secretary's
plan, thew says Governor Walker, "the
new banks will become fiscal, agents of the
Government ; their circulation would be uni
form, furnished by the. Government, and
based on United States: stocks, the principal
and interest of which would be payable in
gold. The interest,of labor and capital of
the banks, the government, and the people,
would for the first time become insepa
rably united and consolidated. Every
citizen, whether a stockholder of the
banks or not, would have a direet and in
calculable interest in their success and pros
perity." Gov. Walker, in 1846, was the
champion of the divorce of the Government
from the banks. He now pro Poses to re
store the union as recommended by Secre
tary Chase, on the ground that just as you
strengthen the banks and increase their
capital and profits, you will fund more.and
more treasury notes, and save the country
' from:a depreciated and redundant currency.
He believes• that if the . Secretary's plan is
adopted treasury notes • Would begin to be
absorbed at once, and rise in their market
value. The. notes of the banks to 'be re
organized on the Secretary's theory are
guarantied not only by the. stock of the Go
vernment itself, but by the whole capital and
'property of the banks, with a prior lien
on this capital and property to secure
their ultimate redemption and present value.
They would be received by the Government
for all dues, except eustoins, and would of
necessity become a sound, healthy, and
equal circulating medium. The Governor
would provide a .twenty-year. loan as the
basis of the new bank-note circulation. ,He
would deduct one per cent, semi-annually
from the interest of these bonds an
equivalent for the expense of the povern . -
ment in furnishing the eirculatioti; 7.etc. ;
"all other bank circulation should hii-taxed
one and a half per cent. semi-annually, se
cured by adequate penalties." Governor
Walk& believes that if, with the assistance
of Congress, this idea is carried out, so as
to give the people a sound currency, secure
to the Government vast loans, at an annual
interest .of only four per cent., Secretary
Chase "will have accomplished a financial .
miracle, and deserveda faire nearest to that
of the first and greatest of his predecessors,
the peerless Hamilton." He next proceeds
..to argue, .with.;...ninehaorce, ".that all State.
bank currency._ is unconstitutionay and
Under 'this head accumulates a inaSs•of an
dimities wineh cannot fail to interest
financiers and statesmen, politicians, and
the _people at large. The subjoined' pas
sage is at once striking and new :
hellion proVes , the awful danger of State
violations of the Federal Constitution. The
:rebellion is the child of State usurpation,
State supremacy, State allegianee, and - State .
secession. ,And no2O the Government is
paralyzed financially in its efforts to suppress
the rebellion by a question as. to State banks
depreciating the currency, and State banks
based. on, State stocks." Regarding the city
of New York as the point froin which the
greatest opposition will come to the Secre
taryos plan, because. there the greatest
amount of banking capital is accumulated,
: he makes an appeal to her bankers and peo
ple not to persevere in a course which must
end in their ruin. And he concludes his
splendid production with the following in
vocation to Pennsylvania :
"And what of Pennsylvania, that glorious old
Commonwealth, so many of whose noble sons, cut
off mostly in the morning of life, now fill graves
prepared by treason? Is she to beCome a Border
State, and her southern boundary the line of blood,
marked by frowning forts, by bristling bayonets, by
the tramp of contending armies, engaged in the car-_
nivel of slaughter and revelry of death? Is New
England to be recolonized, and the British flag again
to float over the chosen domain of freedom ? What
of the small States, deprived of the secured equality
and protective guarantees of the Constitution, to be
surely crushed by more powerful communities?
What of the Nest? Is it to be cut off from the
sea
board, and rendered tributary to the maritime
power? What of the States of the Pacific I Are
they to lose the great imperial railways, destined,
under the Union, to connect them with the valley of
the Mississippi and the Atlantic? But alas! why
look at any of the bleeding and mutilated frag
ments, when all will be involved in a common
min?
"May a gracious Providence give us all the wisdom
to discern what is best for our beloved country, in
this her day of fearful trial, and the courage and
patriotism to ndopt whatever course is best calcu
lated to save us from impending ruin !"
OCCASIONAL.
Public Entertainments.
• GE/IN AN OPERA.—To-morrow evening, the Ger
man Operatic. Company, from New York, under the
leadership of Carl Anschutz, will commence a short
season at the Academy of Music. The first perform
ance, to be given to-morrow evening, will be Flo
tow's Opera of " Martha, or the Fair atßichmond,"
often attempted here. in an'ltalianized version, but
now to be rendered in the original language. The
company, having had some month's successful prac
tice at New York, will be able to produce this opera'
here, as'an entirety, as near perfection as possible.
The dramatic vocalists, chorus, orchestra, and
leader, are completely practised in it, and a decided
success may be counted on. er
ARCH-STREET THEATRE.—Miss Caroline niehillga
' enters into the second week of her engagement here
this evening. She appears in Sperry's comedy of
"Extremes," and will be assisted by Messrs. Frank
Drew, Barton Hill, Peter Riebings, and `Mrs. C.
Henri, and others. "The Enchantress" is in preps
. ration, with other operatic plecei, among which we
1 may mention " Satanelia," not yet performed in.this
1 city.
IWALNUT -STREET THEATRE.—Laura Keene, and
her attendant satellites, will be succeeded here, this
week, by Mr. and Mrs. Barney Williams, who will
break ground in three national dramas—" The Fairy
1 - Circle," "Customs of the Country," and "The Irish
1 Tiger." Mr. Williams, in his own line, is Undoubt
-1 edly the best Irish actor on any stage. Lately,
during his New York engagement, he has gone out
of his usual line, and gained no small applause in
one of Power's best parts—Sir Patrielc. O'Plenipo, in
"The Irish Ambassador." It is to be hoped that he
will, in his present visit here, carry out an old inten
tion of his, of playing Sir Lucius 0' Trigyer, in "The
Rivals"—always provided that anything like a re
spectable Sir Anthony Absolute can be pressed into the
service, for the nonce.
THE DAVE:MORT READINGS.—On Wednesday, at
2 P. M., .Mr. ,and Mrs. E. L. Davenport will give the
dramatic and other readings, at Musical Fund Hall,
which Mr. D.'s illness has heretofore caused to be
postponed.
THIS . EVENING the Rev. Di. Moriarty will give a
lecture at the Academy of Music on War in general,
1 • •
• and Its Relation to our. Times and Country. •• -
THE HUTCHINSON FAnIILY • give a concert lit
Spring Garden Institute , this evening.
...r:
Blitz continues at Assembly Buildings. Pearson's
Historic. Mirror of the War is at Concert Hall.
Captain Williams' Whaling Voyage may be accom
panied in the lecture room of Concert Hall ; and
Woodroire's Bohemian Glass-Blowers (well worth
visiting) receive . visitors at Assembly Buildings
every evening and on Wednesday and'Saturday‘ after
.
nocins.
THE SENATORIAL CONTEST
POSITION OF THE DEMOCRATS.
Prospects of the Different Candidates.
[Special Depatch to ThoPres.]
HARRISBURG, TAM 11.
The canvass for U. S.. Senator is very active, and
animated Beenes are transpiring.' • ,
The Philadelphia delegation is unanimous,
seems, in the support of Judge Campbell. They
claim his nomination. ,
-The friends of Mr. Charles .13. Buckalew are san
guine, and he seems to be growing in popularity
among his paitisans.
The friends of Dlr. Foster are very quiet. They
are evidently willing to, take the chances, as they
seem to be satisfied that he will be the nominee.
•
The prospects of Mr. J. ,Glancy :Jones are very •
meSgre. He will htiVe but little support, it
s he
thought, and is geder'ally conceded to be out of, the'
ring.
Mr. Francis W. Hughes is giving up all hopes of
nomination. .
The contest will be warm and close between .
Campbell, Buckalew, and Foster.
• .
The caucus of the Democrats meets to-mOriovi .
(Monday) evening, and it is said that there will be
much excitement in it. . R.
WASHINGTON.
Special Despatches to 44 The Press."
WASHINGTON, January 11, 1863.
Proceedings of a Senatorial Canbus.
The following is the paper drawn by Senator
CoLLA ITER, and presented to the President on
the 18th of December last, by the committee of
nine, of which he was chairman. It is proper to
say that the injunction of secrecy has been removed.
A meeting of the Republican members of the
Senate of the United States, at which they were all
present but two, after full consultation, came una
nimously to the following conclusions—one present
not voting :
Firs!. The only course of sustaining this Go
vernment, and restoring and preserving the na
tional existence, and perpetuating the national in
tegrity, is by a vigorous and successful prosecu
tion of the war—the same being a patriotic and j ust
war on the part of this nation, produced by, and
rendered necessary to suppress, a causeless and atro
cious rebellion.
Second. The theory of our Government, and the
eariyand uniform practical construction thereof, is
that the President should be aided by a Cabinet
Council agreeing with him in political principles and
general policy, arid that all important, public mea
sures and &ppointments should be the result of their
combined wisdom and deliberation. This most ob
viously-necessary condition of things, without which
no Administration can succeed, we and the ifublic
believe does not now exist, and, therefore, such se
lections and changes in its members should be made
as will secure to the country unity of--purpose and
action in all material and essential respects, more
especially in the present crisis of public affairs,
Third. The Cabinet should be exclusively com
posed of statesmen who are the cordial, resolute,
unwavering supporters of the principles and pur
poses first above stated,
Fourth. It is unwise and unsafe to commit the di
rection, conduct, or exec'tion of any important mill
tary operation, or separate general command or en
terprise in this war, to any one who is not a cordial
believer and supporter of the same principles and
purposes first above stated.
The Republican Senators of the United States, en
tertaining the moat unqualified confidence in the pa
triotism and integrity of the President, identified, as
they are, with the success of his Administration,
profoundly impressed with the critical condition of
national &Mars, and deeply convinced that the pub
lic confidence requires a practical regard to the
above propositions and principles, feel it their * duty,
from the positions they occupy,-respectfully to pre
sent them for Executive consideration and action.
The Porter Court Martial.
On the reassembling of the court this morning,
Mr. Eames, one of General Porter's counsel, read
an elaborate review of the evidence. on both sides,
drawing conclusions in favor of the accused, and
was followed by Hon. Reverdy Johnson, who read
the following as
GEN. PORTER'S PERSONAL DEFENCE.
MR. PRESIDENT ARD GENTLEI4IEIN : My defence is
now concluded. Before, however, I deliver it into
your hands I hope to be indulged in some remarks
more exclusively personal.
- To speak of one's self in terms of commendation
is always unpleasant, and is generally against the
laws of good taste, but there are occasions .when it
becomes unavoidable. The Sensibility- which it then
wounds must submit to the infitction, because a
higher sensibility demands the sacrifices. • .
When A soldier's; honor is impeached, his loyalty
assailed, and even his cowardice insinuated—when
the safety of his country is said to have been pur
posely and causelessly hazarded by him, in the in
dulgence of some low, petty, contemptible motive—it
cannot be expected that he is to be restrained by
the delicacy which belongs to the ordinary inter
course between gentlemen.
.1.1 his - past life gives the lie to the charge—if it
exhibits conduct totally inconsistent with its truth
—if it speaks a nature that would revolt even at the
thought of the crime—if it evinces a long and peril
ous course of duty and an ardent and ever-enduring
love of country, a constant zeal for the honor of its
flag and an undying devotion to its service—if, in .
the present crisis of its history, from the first mo
ment that unhallowed ambition started on its career
of treason, he has given himself, with sleepless
vigilance and - amidst countless hazards, to do what
he could to put down the foul rebellion and reinstate
the authority of the Government—if, until the un
fortunate Virginia campaign of last summer, his
services were approved by the' public, by his'
brothers-in-arme, and signally acknowledged by the
President-,if these' are-facts, he will be excused for
proudly invoking them as an answer to the false.
and groundless imputations upon my' duty and
.honor as a citizen and a - soldier. What, then, has
been my history? • 1 :
First. I served, then, being a mere youth, in the
Mexican war, throughout the resplendent campaign
of Lieut. Gen. Scott, *and was actively engaged
in the several battles of Vera Cruz, Cerro Gordo,
Molino del Rey, Chepultepec, and the city of Mexi
co. I entered on that service as brevet second lieu
tentant of the 4th Regiment of Artillery, and was
breveted as captain for distinguished service in the
battle of Molino del Rey, and a major •for like ser
vice in the battle at the city of Mexico.
Second. In February, 1861, I was ordered by the
then Secretary of War, Holt, your judge advocate,
to proceed to Texas for the purpose of withdrawing
as many of the troops as I could from that State,
and thereby counteracting, as far as possible, the
then recent unexampled and base treachery of Gen.
Twigga, •
Amid great difficulties and much personal peril, I
succeeded in rescuing seven. companies—in all five
hundred men—and in posting two of them at Tort u
gas, two at Rey West, and taking three to New
York. The whole duty was performed to the perfect
satisfaction of the Department.
Third. In May, 1861, I was commissioned as colo
nel in the regular army, and in August a brigadier
general of volunteers, and afterwards served through
out the Peninsular campaign, under Major General
McClellan. At the siege of Yorktown he constituted
me director of the siege. In the battle of Hanover
Court House I commanded a corps in the fifth corps
of the Army of the Potomac, including all the regu
lars.
In the battle of. Gaines' Mill, my command being
about 27,000, I lost, in killed, wounded, and missing,
9,000 men—a fact which tells the severity of the con-
Met.
In the battle of Malvern Hill, a site selected by
myself the day before the fearful and last struggle,
with my own corps, which was joined by the com.
mands of Sumner, Heintzleman, and Couch, each of
whom engaged in or cheerfully rendered every assist
ance in their power, amounting in the aggregate to
some eighteen thousand men, through the skill and
gallantry of ray officerii, and the indomitable bravery
of my troops, I succeeded in totally repulsing, and
with slaughter unexampled in any modern battle fo
long-continued, desperate, and most gallant assaults,
from thirty to fifty thousand of the enemy, evidently
as brave soldiers as ever trod the battle•fleld.
For my services at Hanover Court House .T. re
ceiVed the recommendation of my chief for brevet of
brigadier general in the regular army, and the like
recommendation, for services at Gaines , Mills, the
brevet of major general in the regular army. This
recommendation is dated the 9th of July, 1862, and
is at follows:
H.BanQueirrnits ARMY OF THE POTOMAC,
CAMP NEAR HARRISON'S HATt, July 9, 1862.
To Me lion. Edwin M. Stanton, Secretary of War:
SIR : The energy, ability, gallantry, and good con
duct, displated throughout the eventful period of
this campaign, through winch we have passed, by
Brigadier General Fitz John "Porter, deserve the
marked notice of the Executive of the nation.
From the very commencement, his unwearied as
siduity in his various duties, the intelligent and
efficacious assistance which he has rendered me un
der all circumstances, his careful manaaement of his
command on the march, in the siege or on the field
of battle, and his chivalric and soldierly bearing un
der fire, have combined to render hint conspicuous
among the many faithful and gallant spirits of this
army.
I respectfully, therefore, recommend that Brigadier.
General Fitz John Porter receive the brevet of brio::
dier general in the regular. army for the battle of
Hanover Court House,- May 27th, and the brevet of
major general in the regular army for the battle of
Gaines' Mine, June 27th.
I have the honor to be, very respectfully,
Your obedient servant,
GEORGE B. MeCI4ELLA.N,
Major General Commanding
P. there was another , grade to add, 1 would
ask it for the bathe of Malvern. The latter eclipses,
Jilts results, anyother engagement in the campaign;
and too much credit cannot be given to General
Porter for his skill, gallantry, and conduct on that
occasion. If there be any vacancy among the gene..
ral officers in the regular army, I ask one for him.
I saw myself the disposition he made of his troopi
and the gallantry he displayed. I do not speak - from'
hearsay, but from personal observation. Would
that the country had more general officers like him
GEO. B. McGLELLA.N,
Major General ComManding.
A true copy. E. D. TOWNSEND, A. A. G.
ADJUTANT GENERAL'S °MCP, Jan. 9, 1862.
Prior to the receipt by the Honorable Secretary of
War of this letter, I had, unsolicited, been promoted
by the President a major general of volunteers, and
a brevet brigadier general in the regular army. May
I not confidently refer to this testimonial as of itself
a confutation of the calumnies with which reckless
ness, ignorance, or interested malice have forinonths
endeavored to fill the public ear
Traitor to my country ! When did treason so en
deavor to maintain the authority of its Govern
ment 1 • • • •
Traitor to ray country When did treason sO labor
and peril life to rescue it from destruction)
Traitor to my, country—indifference to the honor
of its flag—gratifying a supposed personal dislite
regardless •of the safety and reputation of the men
entrusted to my command, and who hail followed
me; and apparently with even increased confidences
PRESS.-PHILADELPHIA, MONDAY, JANUARY 12, 1863.
through the terrific ordeal—the fire of battles, unpa
ralleled in fierceness, fury, and mortality.
If the charge had not assumed the solenusforni
that has „been given to ,lt,.it would be .received
everyivhere; Where, 'silly whole conduct is knokin t lia
ludicrously false or, the creation of a morbid or dti;
tempered!brain. • •
Without assuming to Myself 'a purer patriotisit
than animates the ioldiers of,tlit:T.TnieiO'say fear.
lessly that none—no ; not one—loves•our,Union with
a stronger; holier love. There•is nothing in the'
future, as there has been nothing in the past, that.'
could not do, and gladly'do, to
_achieve its victory
over its, enemies and to bind up the wounds under
which it now bleeds.
Life I What is it to the soldier who is false to his
liag-and his country! Life! ‘VhatWilrhe its yalue
,to the' soldier—LmaiGod lived thecalamify 1, Who
-may sumlive to witness' its flag tralied'in7th - Cdal,*;
its reputation-and power' broken; sopa
. rated into fragments, their fraternal affection con
verted into bitter hate, • and the cause of constitu
tional freedom itself for ages, if not forever, extin
gn
i shed 7
As far as one arm and the aspiration of one heart
may be exerted to avert the dire ca&mity, mine will
be used to the last moment of my life. I live now,
amidst whatever discouragements surround me and
through the glo'oirrwhich they cause, cheered only .
by the anticipation that all will yet be well ; that
ont:Union will emerge from its present danger even
'stronger for the trials through which it is passing;
that it will be ours once more to be.proud of and to
glory in, and again serve to light the world by the
'effulgence of its example; that it will become, as it
was recently, a monument of past renown and a
pledge of future glory, and will - so continue till
Time's last echo shall have ceased to sound.
Judge Advocate HOLT said he would not present
any written reply to thi arguments of the defence,
for the reason that he did not wish longer to detain
the . generali comprising the court from their duties
in the field. He therefore hoped the court would
arrive at a specdy conclusion of the case as it had
been presented.
Colonel SHEIVER was again examined to-day,
principally- with reference to the movements and or
ders of General AleDowel - A. on the 27th, 28th, and
29th of August, tracing up and explaining antis Con=
duct on those days.
Delay in the Payment of Arrears of. Pay
. and Bounty. . •
Clafins for, arrears of pay, and bounty tai una
voidably delayed in most cases for want of pay rolls
necessary to the certification of the account:B_4y the
Second Auditor, In some instances the reports of
paymasters are over twelve months--behind. None
of these claims can be adjusted until these reports
are made and the pay roll's at hand for reference.
Claims arising from regiments, the pay rolls of which
have been returned, are satisfied without - delay; add.
it is no fault of the Auditor that; claimants are
disappointed where the regimental returns have not
been made.
liTr." MURDOCH, bf . Your City, gave one of his eir. 7
cellent readings in 'the Senate Chamber 114. ono :
ning. A large audience was in ettendance,'n6tWith
standing the bad iveather. The President was one
of his auditors, and an allusionto him by Mr. Pine:
DOC/1 was loudly applauded.
Attorney-General BATES has decided that fall eel
zures of rebel property by. military governors shall .
be turned over to the District Attorney at Washing t
ton, to be proceeded against under the confiscation
act.
The Navy Department has received official inform
ation from Lieutenant Colonel Wu. A. LUDLOW,
agent for the exchange of prisoners, of the exchange:
of all officers and men captured on the sea and gulf
coasts, and waters flowing into the same, up to De
ciember 10th, um.
Blockade Runners.
The Navy Department has received no informa
tion warranting the belief that any number of ves
sels, as recently published, are being fitted out in
English ports with the design of violating the United
States blockade.-
Bad. Ammunition-Defect Remedied-3*n:
Sedirorick' in Command of the Right
Wing-Falae Rebel Report.
HEADQUA-RTEII.S. OF THE ARDLY OF POTOMAC, Sall.
uary 9.-Everything la quiet
A. thorough inspection of the light twelve-pounder
ammunition, except the solid shot, shows that tee
greater portion of it is worthless, from the hasty and
unworkm:anlike manner in which the fuses were
filled and set.
Several- casualties, tee., occurred to our own men,
during the reeent battle; and General .liUnt, Chief of
General•Burriside's..A.rtillery, has . caused it to be all
turned in, and that of &more• fierfeet character sub:.
. • .
The defect was:partially ascertained last .Tuly, and
the defective construction remedied in' all' that has
been put up since that time, ' • . ' •
ARMY OP TRE'FOTOMAO, Friday, Jan. 10, 1863
In the absence of Gen. Sumner, Gen. Sedgwick
commands the right grand . divinion, and Gen,
Howard the second corps. . •
A FALSE •REBEL REPORT. •
HEADQUARTERS OF THE AIiDIY OF THE 'PgTONAEj
Jan. 10.—There is no truth in the report of the Rich
mond Examinees story of Gen. Sumner's debarka
tion and change of base. He still occupies his posi
tion in front of Fredcricksburg, and none know this
fact better than the rebel military authorities, as
flags of truce cross the river daily by his permission.
Successfril Expedition to West Point and
White Ilonse—Vesielsi and Railroad Depot
Destroyed -41nportant Captures —Cona
Lion of the Exchange of Priecaseimii...44. - t
WAsrarrirro.r,4l - eivr - vx - =-11 - e - following was re
ceived at headquarters to-day: '
FORTRESS MONROE, Jan. 10.
To Major Generalilaneck, General-in-Chigf:
A party of 'cavalry and infantry' were sent out
from Yorktown by Major General Keyes, and landed
at West Point night before last.
They returned this morning with a large number
of animals and eight wagon loads of produce. They
destroyed the depot and lolling stock at the White
House, burned a steamer and several sloops, boats,
and barges laden with flour, and sustained no loss
whatever. JOHN A. DIX,
FOILTRESS MONROE, Jan. Ludlow, of
General Dix's staff, has just returned .from City
Point, having accomplished the following exchanges :
The number of prisoners exchanged on each side
is about equal. . •
1. All officers and men who were delivered at City
Point from the 11th November, 1862, to January let,
1863.
. These exchanges will restore to immediate active
service about 20,000 of our paroled men.. •
2. All officers and men who were captured at liar
per,s Ferry. 4
3. All the officers and men paroled at Winchester,
November loth and 26t11, 1862, and December Ist
1862. .
4. All officers and men paroled by" Col. Imboderi,
C. S. A., November 9th, 1862.
5. All officers and men paroled at Goldsboro, N.
C., May 22, 1862, and delivered at Washington,
N. CI
6. All captures in Missouri, Arkansas, .-:New
Mexico, Texas, Arizona, and Louisiana, up to Jan.
1, 1663, are duly exchanged.
7. All captures ta, Kentucky, Tennessee, Missis
sippi, Alabama, - Soutli•Carolina, and Florida, up to
December 10, 1862, are duly exchanged.
8, All captures on the sea' and Gulf coasts, and
waters flowing into the same, up to December 10,
1862, are duly exchanged.
Colonel Ludlow says it is highly probable that
the Confederate Government will rescind their.
order retaining United States officers, and also that
citizen prisoneri will soon be released.
An expedition, which went out. from Yorktown
last Wednesday, has returned, having been highly
euccessful. The expedition was in charge of Major
Hall, and consisted of Companies B, D , E, sth
sylvania Cavalry, and H and F, 6th New York Ca
valry, and several companies of infantry. • .•
•
They were taken from lorktown on the Thomas
A. Morgan, and landed at West Point. From thence
they marched to the White House, where they cap
. tured a rebel baggage train, and also took a large
• quantity of contraband goods (some $50,000 worth)
found in possession of one Jim Brown, of Baltimore,
who is now a prisoner on board the United States
'gunboat Mahaska. Brown stated that he had taken
these goods - from Baltimore, through Wilmington,
Del. 9 Seaford, through Accomac, across the bay, arid
up the Rappahannock river.
Thomas •Fitehett, lighthouse keeper at . Smith's
Island, was arrested yesterday, he being detected in
ehaitering a vessel,ss, is alleged, for the purpose of
running the blockade. -
The Daily-Btdlefin, of (Marlette, IN. C., January .
15th,:eais i "The napits of this morning publish a
report that General Hindman has executed ten
Yankee officers; in' retaliation for the .McNeil'
butchery." - , •
News trout Port Hudson and B &tont
; Rouge-Destruction of the Louisiana State .
Capri tol-coucentratiou of Troops at Baton
Rouge, &e.
• Nxw Yonx, Jan. 10.--Advices from New Orleans
report that the rebels had 2,000 men and thirty guns,
at Port Hudson.. The earthworks are said to be'
twelves miles in extent.
The capitol building at Baton Rouge was destroy
ed by fire recently, with many thousand copies of
rare and valuable books, papers, etc. The loss was
estimated at $70,000.
NEw Your:, Jan. 10.—The steamer Marion' arrived
this morning from New Orleans on the 2d list. The
news is unimportant.
eneral Banks was concentrating . his; forcies at
Baton Rouge. Captain John Clark E post
wiry, has been ordered up thereto organize the com
missary departnient: . • -;
The steamer Marion passed the Dipole. bn: the'
Mississippi. - • F.
LATEST PROM NEW ORLEANS:
hirty Yortic, Jan. 11.—The steamer Mataniss has.
arrived from New Orleans and Port Royal. She
left New Orleans on the 30th Ult. and Port Royal on
the Bth. She brings $196,000;, consigned to the
United States Assistant Treasurer.
• The steamers Northern Light and Pliississippi are
in the slyer Pdisaisaippi with tioops. •
The three negro regiments • are .to do garrison.
duty at Ports St. Philip, Jackson, and Pike, •
Com. Farragut was about to attack Portliudson,
but was probably Witithig for Gem. Banks to. make
a land attack in conjunction with him. • •
A rumor was current' at New .Orleans that Jeff'
Davis was preparing an expedition to retaksi the:
Crescent, City.
- Lowicii-, San. 11.—flen. Butler arrived, home on
Saturday evening, and was niet -at the Groten junc
tion by a committee of his fellow•oltize,zs, who ao
coinanied him to Lowell. On the arrival of tae
Amin he wee appropriately welcomed by the ala.yor
to which he briefly but feelingly replied. A large
concourse of people had assembled to meet him and
escort him to his residence. A formal reception will
be extended to him on Monday ofterdoon.
,The McDowell Court of. Inquiry.
Mr.; James E. Murdoch's Readings.-
Seizures of Rebel Property.
Exchange or Prisoners.
ARMY OF THE POTOMAC.
ORANGE OF. GENERALS
DEPARTMENT. OF VIRGINIA.
Major General Oommandini
EXCILAI!I'GE OF . PEISONERS
IMPORTANT EXPEDITION, Scc.
DEPARTMENT OF THE GULF.
Gen. Butler at Home.
-THE SIEGE Or VICKSBURG
/Repulse of the' Aleral Troops.
GUNBOATS - COVER OUR RE-EIRBARKNENT.
LOSSES ESTIMATED 3,000.
• CA I / 4 0, Tan. 11.—An. arrival to-night from. the
mouth of - the Yakoo brings authentic accounts from
Vicksburg.
General Sherman's repulse was complete. The
entire force, under the direction of General McCler
nand,-ri-ernbarked on Saturday on' board the trap-,
spOrtii, :Pursued by the rebel advance, which, coming
the gunbOats, were driven back with se.,
_ .
At the last accounts the entire fleet of transports,
with the troops, had arrived at Island No. 82, on the
way to Napoleon.
There is nothing definite from General Banks or
acimniodore - Farragut, though rumors of their ad
vance are in Circulation.
The engagement was - less general than heretofore
reported. The principal fighting was done by the
centre, under Generals Smith and Blair. The con
duct of the latter is highly spoken of. -
Our loss, as near as can be ascertained, was 600
killed, 1,600 wounded, and 1,000 missing.
DEATH OF CAPTAIN GWYNN.
daptfqn Gwyn, of the gunboat Benton, died of the
.wounds received at Haines' Bluff.
The steamier- MwlseLman WAS burned by the rebel
guerillas at Bradley's_ Landing, tea miles above
Memphis, on the Bth inst.
A REBEL DEFEAT
Captain Moore, with about 100 men, attacked a
camp of 300 rebels, at Huntoons' Mills, three miles
east of Fort Pillow, on the morning of the Bth. The
rebels were completely surpriled. 16 - rebels were
killed, and 46 taken prisoners, and 60 horses and a
lot of small arms captured. Two Federals were
wounded. The expedition was absent from Camp
Ely about 21 hours.
BAD NEWS FROM TEXAS.
Rebel Rams Attack and Destroy the Fede-
ral Fleet.
THE "HA/LRIEIT'LANE ,, BOARDED;
SHE IS TAILEN-DITOVALVESTON A PRIZE.
Com. Binslut* Blown grin his Flag-ship.
OUR LOSSES: :HEAVY.
itEW Youx ...Tan. It .=- Advises • have been re.
'eetegill here t hat ealveiton was attacked by the
. Ireb4deon tile of Jan. tat, both by land and
'Wafer:- • . •. • ,
Col. Burrell and his troopwon . shore were•all killed
or taken prisoners..
Four rebel rams made an attack on the 'steamer
Harriet Lane, and carried her by boarding. Capt.
Wainwright and all the men on board were killed
.or.,,taken prisoners.
Capt. Wilson, of the Owasco, was killed.
COmmodore Renshaw blew up the fiag-ship West.
field, to prevent her from falling into the hands of
the rebels. He and his lieuteeant, Zimmerman,
were . killed. Two barks loaded with coal were Cap=
tured by the rebels.
PARTICULARS OF THE DISASTER.
NEW Yorix, Tan. 11.—The steamer Creole arrived
to-night from New Orleans, with dates to the 3d
10t. ' She was detained by General Banks to bring
despatches to generalHalleck.
ed several
She...pass gunboats bound up the river,
101 the transport. Merrimac, with troops, at the
Sonthivest Pass. .Also, the gunboat Kensington.
Maloof& e. Klnanuni a private of the 2d Vermont
iiiiitery, died on _boa the Creole on the passage
Purser Oook, of the Creole, reports: By the arri
val of the gunboat Clifton at Southwest Pass, on
The evening of the 3d, I learn that, early on the
morning of the Ist inst., the rebels made an attack,
land and water, on the pederal forces at Gal
veston. Our gunboats were at - tasked by five rebel
steamers protected by double rows of bales of cotton
and loaded with troops armed , with rifles, mus
kits;
- The Harriet Lane was captured by boarding, after
iboUt all her officers and man,. including Captain
Wainwright and 'tient. Lei, and the crew, 130 all
told,- had _bee4 killed -by.muliketry from the 'rebel
steamers. My informant states that but one or two
of the officers, and twelye of fifteen of the crew, es
caped death.
The gunboats Olifton and Owasco were engaged
and escaped, the foriaer losing no men, and but one
wounded. The Owaaco lost one killed and thirteen
wounded.
•
Two barks, loaded •Iyltii coal, Jell•into the hands or
the`enemy. •
The flag-ship Westfield being ashore in another
channel, her crew were transferred to the transports,
and Commodore Renshaw, fearing that she would
fall into the hands of the rebels, blew her up. By
some mismanagement or accident, the explosion
ocenrred • before the' boat containing Commodore
Renehaw, Lieutenant Zimmerman, and the •boat's
crew got away, and they consequently were blown
up with the ship.
The crew of the Westfield arrived at New Orleans
in transportts, and the.ieinaining troops are on their
way back, as they did not arrive until the place had
been . .evacuated. the fleet is on the way to New
Orleans.
The rebel. force is estimated at five thousand, under
Generid . Magruder. .Our land force, under the com-,..
mend of Colonel : Burrell; of Massachusetts, proba
bly did not exceed three hundred, the residue not
having disilbarked at the time of the fight.
.ibur loss is estimated at one hundred and fifty OS
•es.-,..44siudred and sixty killed, and two hundred takeilb
t iorisoliters, the navy' surrernione-moitr
',' It Is thought the rebel loss iS muckmore than our;
own it as our guns were tiring grape and canister con - -
tinually in their midst. • .
The rebels had several batteries ashore.
The Pederal troops were On the long-wharves of •
Galveston, and it is said repulsed two charges of the'
rebels before they surrendered. -
- REBEL - REPORT.
FORTRESS MONROE(JSZI. ,
Richmond. •
pare of the 10th instant contain a teligrain, from
Gei.:Dfagruder, stating that thatfverebelgunboats had
captured the Ti. S. steamer. Larie ofi'
Gal
veston."
FURTHER ACCOUNTS
• HEADQUARTERS. ARMY OF THE Po.romA.o, Jan.
Io.—The Richmond Enqnirer of the 10th contains the
following :
11Ionimt . , Jan. B.—A special despatch from Jackson
to-day, says the New Orleans Della of the 6th, i&
ceived at Pouchetoula, contains the following : '
About two o'clock on New Year's morning, four
rebel gunboats came down . 13utfalo Bayou into Gal
veston bay, and alongside the Harriet Lane, one on
each side. The Texan sharpshooters then com
menced an assault on her, and soon succeeded in
killing all the gunners, and Captain Wainwright,
her commander. - The assailants then boarded her,
and, after a desperate struggle, captured the vessel.
The rebel gunboats were lined and fortified with
cotton bales, after the. manner of - the boats in New
Orleans known as the Montgomery fleet.
The Westfield; under Commodore Renshaw, de
termined not to be token, and, after a consultation,
the °Dicers and men all' agreed, and they blew her
up with all on board, including . her commander.
Only eight men escaped: The balance of the Yan
kee fleet and one transpoit escaped. Two canal
boats, at the waif with two companies of the 42d
Maseachusetta Regiment of Volunteers, were cap
tured. '
Federal vessel was placed to reconnoitre the
MA& and watch the .Harriet Lane, and prevent
the' Cf4fedeiates from sending her to sea.
ARMY OF THE' CUMBERLAND.
Forret.Vs Cavalry at - Franklin—Arrival of
Supphes by. the Ctattiberlantl'Rtireri.46e.
IN.I - ABHiiLLE, Jan 11:--Foireat , dretrel 'Cavalry sifts
at Franklin last night, and•his pickets extend three
miles.this aide, He is collecting horses, provisions,
and conscripts.
Four boats laden with army stores arrived here
to-day. ,
- The river is stationary.
• [FTanklin is on the Nashville and Decatur rail
road, about twenty, miles due south froth the fornier
city, and about thirty miles west of Murfreesboro.
Forrest's design is no doubt to forage and obtain
horses anal recruits.—En. Pintas.]
The , Alleged - Frauds in : , ,the •New York .
~•••• - . Custom House. . ' •
. .
NSW TOM, Jan.'lo.—The Solicitor of the - Tree . -
Bury, the-Ccdlector of the Port, Mr: Barney, and the
naval officer, Mr. Dentlißon,!whe have been engaged
for wine' time in investigatieg ?the circumstances
connected With he frauds in Big Custom House,
closed their labors this afternotm..-The 'develop..
inents -which have
,been made during jthe Inquiry
are, it is understood, so important that the report
which will-be made will be accompanied with a re
commendition in favor of inaugurating a different
system in many of the departments; to' prevent such
frauds in future. From a perusal:of the various
books, it has been ascertained that false entries have
been made for several years past.
The President's - Proclamation—Rqjoicitig
atMilmington, Del.
WILMINGTON, Jan. 10.-:—The loyal men of Wil
mington tired one hundred and fifty guns to-day, in
honor of the emancipation proclamation and the
great victory at Murfreesboro.
Fort Sumpter Piated with:lron:
NEw YORE Jan. 11.—A letter from . an otlieer-on
board the U. steamer Bibb, off Chaileston, says
that Fort Sumpter 'has been plated with railroad
iron.
United States Senator from Illinois.
wee o, Jan. lo.—A.t a caucus of the Democratic
members of the Legislature, held at Springfield last
night, Bon. W.'A. Ilichardaon was nominated for
United StatesSenstor. • :
The connee6eufWar Debt.
EfAitxpozin; Jan:lo.—The citifirardebk 7 bonda, to
the amount of $150,000, were taken to-day'. itts.pre-.
Alums ranging from 10@ 1 2 per cent. The *hole
amount ,of the bid was for between one' and two
•ll.illions of dollars.-
Narrow Escape of General Butler. r.;
N,EW Y ova , Jan. 10.--The train on which General
Butler wasii passenger for Boston came in collision
With another train this morning. All the seats, ex
aept those of the car inwhich he rode, were smashed.
The General escaped without injury. - • • •
'Arrival of Alia: Steamer Nova . Scout..
• PpitTLAND, Jan. 10.—The steamship Nova Sttotian
arrived at _this - Text this afternoon. liar news has
been anticipate) : • ,
The steamer 44%10-Saxon sailed forLiverrool
..evesing.
Movement of Steamers.
. Yonr,;.Tan. 11.—The steamer liammonia •
sailed from' Quarantine at Mx ohrlock this morning.
The transpott Curlew, with dates boor New Or.
- learn to the 29th ult., arrived Shia morning..
The transport. Atlantic, froni lie)* West; iirith
dates to the .Bth inst., has also arrived. She barge.
:the•captain and. other °Ricers of-the wrecked steamer.
:Al:Sanford-• - • • • •*. .
'The. Atlantte_passed Jazge.sh,i g ashore 12 mileti
south' of' °aro FlOrida,.on.the*th instant; ' 4
STATES IN REBELLION.
General Brames Position-Ife will not Re-
Creat from Tullahoma-Repose for the Re
.- bel Troops after Battle as an Excuse for
the B etrent-Important Metyyments
North Carolina, itte.
• •
F9RTRESS MONROE, January 10—The flag-of
truce steamboat New York arrived todwy from City
Point, incharge of Major L. C. Turner. She brings
down 600 Union prisoners and ninety-eight women
and children. --
[From the Richmond Examiner,rof San. 9.3
GEN. BRAGG'S POSITION.
Gen. Bragg has fallen back to TullahOma, in 00f
fee county, Tennessee, situated on Rock creek, 71
miles from Nashville, and 32 from Murfreesboro, on
the Nashville and Chattanooga Railroad, whereß
intersects the' McMinnVille and Manchester road.
As a base of operations, and position of defence, we
understand that place offers great advantages.
A special despatch to the Charleston papers says
that General Bragg addressed thecitizens of Deshard
and Manchester, Tennessee, on Monday, assuring
them that he would not leave them to the enemy,
but would make a stand between Alliance and Tulin
homa. He had fallen back to give his men repose,
after a battle which . had exhausted their energy.
The Yankees have advanced six miles from Mur
freeiboro. •
. .
ADVANCE OF-THE UNION TROOPS' UNDER
• GEN. FOSTER.
OwszizzaTozr, Jan. B:—The following is from
Kinston, N. C., of to-day's date:
"The enemy are making immense 'preparations
for an advance. Reinforcements are daily arriving
from Suffolk. .The Yankees at Moorehead City
and Newberg are 60,900 strong, under oommand of
Gen. Foster. They will probably attack Charles
ton, Wilmington, Weldon, and Goldsboro simulta
neously. It is reported that they are now cooking
their marching rations."
REBEL
_—
REBEL NEWS FROM GEN. BRA.GG'S ARMY.
CHATTANOOGA, Jan. 9.—lt is now ascertained
that the enemy returned from his position, on Sa
turday night and Sunday morning, seven miles be
yond Stewart's creek. His cavalry returned after
hearing of the withdrawal of our forces.
General Morgan has returned safe, after destroy
ing the Nashville Railroad within four miles of
Louisville. He also destroyed the Lexington and
Covington Railroad, and paroled a large number of
prisoners.
PRIVATE ADVICES.
MOBILE, Jan. B.—The Aduerliser 4• Register has the
following private despatch :
Being outnumbered more than two to one by the
enemy, and our troops utterly - exhausted by the cold
and rain, and four days , incessant fighting, with loss
in killed and wounded, General Bragg determined
to fall back to Duck Run. The enemy showed that
he was receiving large reinforcements from Ken
tucky. By a . brilliant night march, covered by the
admirable cavalry of Wheeler and Wharton, th•
whole army, with its supplies and captured arms, is
now concentrating on its new lines and ready foi
the enemy, whenever he shnll advance;
Since this army crossed the Tennessee, we have
captured 9,600 prisoners, small- arms, and lots of
wagons.
ADVANOE OP "GENERAL pOSECRANS
CIfi2TA2iOOOA, Jan..7.—The enemy has advanced
his lines seven miles this side of Murfreesboro. He
has been guilty of the most outrageous enormities;
stealing private property,rohbing peaceable citizens,
and running Off negrees.
AFFAIRS IN NORTH CAROLINA.
ItAimast, an. 9.—The State Journal has reliable
information from Newbern that the enemy, not less
than eighty thousand strong, are on the coast, and a
most formidable fleet at Beaufort. It is supposed
that an 'attack is meditated on Wilmington and
•• ; •
General Magruder, in his official. despatch con
cerning the capture of 'the Harriet Lane, says :
have captured six hundred prisoners and a large
quantity of valuable stores, arms, &e. The Lane is
but little injured."
EMPIRES OF 'CHIN/ AND JAPAN.
Cholera in the Chinese Forts—The Inland
Sealslazli-7 1 1w'. Japanese Sainte
•
to a Foreign' Minisiter—Otur Minister the
Recipient of the Honor;
The Navy Department has received despatches
from Commander McDougall, of the United States
steamer - Wyoming, dated Yokuliama, japan, No
vember 10. He reached that place on the 6th from
a cruise on the Chinese coast. He represents that
the cholera prevails more or less in all the Chinese
ports he visited, so much so as to make it unsafe to
permit the crew to go on shore. He made the pas
sage to JaPan throUgh the Inland sea.
The numerous islands were in the highest state of
cultivation. At the outlet of the Inland sea, into
the bay of Osaki, fortifications were being con
structed for their defence, all of which had been
done within the last three months. Com. McDou
gall statia," thit 'at the request of our consul at Nan
gamic', he tendered a passage to Dr. Dury, the
French vice consul at Yokuhama, for which he re
ceived a polite letter of thanks from the French
minister.
He further states : "On the Bth inst., for the first
time, and in accordance with the usage, of civilized
nations, our minister was saluted with 17 guns from
a Japanese ship-of-war, with the American flag at
the fore, which was 'returned from his ship with a
like number, and the Japanese flag at our fore, he
being the first minister . from a foreign nation re
ceiving that honor from the japanese. ,, Com. Mc-
Dougall represents the officers and crew of the
Wyoming in good health.
CALIFORNIA,
Specie in Transit—Merchandise in Breese
of the Demand—Treasure Received Daring
. the Last Year.
SAN Fitarcotsco, Jan. Io.—The steamer St. Louis
sailed iv-day with eightY Passtmgers and $400,000 in
eneure - rorNew York, and 'ssoo,ooo,for England.
The following descriptions of merchandise are in
; the market here, and to arrive, in excess of the de
mend : Beef, pork, candles, lard, nails, olive oil,
coal oil, rice, ale, porter, liquors, cordials, cordage,
metals, tobacco, yeast powders, crockery, cheese,
gunpowder,-hops, watches, sheet-iron, boots, shoes,
case goods, dried apples, and'currants.
The total amount of treasure received in San
Francisco from all points during the year was forty
nine millions of dollars.
E 1U IL Co .
The Jura off.Capi Race—Sympathy for the
"Union in. Manchester—The f‘ Times 91 . Ac
knowledges that Cotton is not King -The
French in Mexico' - dce. " ' : ••
CAPE RAGE, Jan. 10.. The steamer Jura, from
Londonderry on the 2d instant, passed off this point
at noon• to-day, and was intercepted by the news
yacht of the Associated Press.
The steamer North American arrived at London
derry onthe 30th ult.; the Hansa at Southampton on
the 31st ult., and the Kangaroo at Queenstown on
the Ist inst.
The workingmen of Manchester have held a Meet
higlo express sympathy with the North in their
efibrtato suppress the rebellion in the United States,
and a congratulatory address to President Lincoln
on his course was adopted.
The English revenue accounts show an increase
dUring the year of £2,392000.
" The London Times thinks that thii proves conclu
sively that cotton is not king, and it Would be far
better for England to keep all her cotton 'operatives
on pnblic pensions till they were absorbed in other
trades, than to vary one point of her national pa.
hey- A .
dditional French troops in Mexico were declared
to be indispensable to a successful issue of the cam
paign. It was estimated that a reinforcement of ten
thousand men Was necessary.
GREAT BRITAIN
A meeting of the.workingmen of Manchester was
- held at Flee Trade Hall on the asst December, for
the purpose of passing resolutions in support of the
Union cause, and agreeing on an address to Presi
dent Lincoln. The Mayor presided t explaining that
.he did not do so as Mayor, but simply a "Belle
• Heywood amongst QUakers." Mr. Barely, member
of Pailitunent, and the negro Jackson, .Teff Davis ,
''escaped coachman, were present•. A letter was read
t from John Stuart .Mill, warmly approving the de
monstration as ajust rebuke to the mean feeling of
,the great portionpf the people, and as a source of-un
qualified haPpiness . tolliose whose hopes and fears
in the interests of .humariity are bound up in the
prospect of the working classes.
i 'Resolutions were thenpassed expressing sympa
thy with the attempt of President Lincoln and his
wlleagues to coerce the South, and high satisfaction
:at 'the'proclamation of emancipation and other
;measures tending at once to give freedom to the
:slave and restore - peace to the American nation.
-The address to Mr. Lincoln congratulates him on
his humane and 'righteous' policy of emancipation,
and beseeches him, while yet his enthusiasm is a
;flame, and the tide of events' runs high, to finish the'
:Work eflectually. The Mayor was requested, and.
;undertook simply in his individual character, to
- *transmit the resolutions and address to President
'Lincoln, with the hearty salutation of the meeting;
and with. the' expression of its earnest wish that
•England and America may ever remain knit to
gether in the most intimate and fraternal bonds.
The annual stock taking of cotton in Liverpool
developed an excess of over 100,000 bales over the
estimated quantity. This attracted much attention,
and depressed prices,- nominally, to "the extent 'of
• half a penny, but, as he market was closed on the
Ist, the effect was not finally tested.
FRANCE
A Paris correspondent says additionaA reinforce
ments amounting to 10,000 men are declared to be in
dispensable to - success in Mexico. The French will
assuredly enter the capital sooner or later, but not
withbut a sacrifice greater than will ever be made
known.
alst.—The Bourse closes dull and lower
Rentes 69f@90c. •
_
GREECE
A great rimier demonstration occurred atAthibs,,
.
on : he 30t he crowds d shouting for Prince Alfred,.
and asking:for:the - English SpeeialEnvoy, who re
fused the throne. on the part of Alfred, at the same
time prbroising the Greeks the sympathy and good .
Will of England. -
*LONDON MONEY MARKET, 3181.—The funds are
firmer and tend upward. Money is in active. demand,
'both at tho discount and open market. Rata.; were an
•changed.
Satterthwaite's Circular reports a moderate businesitt.
American securities; at steady prices. Tt ere was are ac
tive demand for Virginia sixes, which touched 47.
SHIPPING. —Arrived from' . New ,27th.Anne, at
nne,.
Palnibuth ; 29tb, Mercury, at Havre ; Herman, in the
Texel ; 26th, Young Dorchesterat Dieppe.;. Sva,.at
'Leith ; Anthon, at l'lymodiii ; 31st , Stephen Crowell and .
Alfred, at Liverpool.. , . .
'Arrived from New Orleans; . 29ll, Faith and Transit at
Bordeaux..
'Sailed fox : Nev.-York', 92st,•Dateliktritt and' Blacklawk.
at Deal. . ... • .
.
• 'Afemon A N nrm. - -The-Snbbens, fitim Golatz fOr Queens
town. foundered off Malt ; crow saved by , the: Leibnitz,
from New 'York for Erika-
.
'The Union, from - Hamburg for New York, put. into
Faysl,.Noveraber Hi—had been fire deaths on board'.
• , Commercial Intellktmace.
;Dirge Machine Tallow dull.
,P ce
nonr--The produce market .has been inactive,
owing to the holiday,s.
2. , - , -Breadstuffs firm, but guieL. Procluce.
no 4alea owing to the holidays. Tallow dull at, 44.5.
Linseed Oil steady at 40s. - -
Cqntral shares at 42©11 discount:
. • LATEST VIA LONDONDERRY. ,
LirmtroOi, - Jin. 1--Cotton—The sales to-day aro. re- .
.Ported at 5,000 bales, at a'decline of 3agsVi for, all
ties: Or the seles2,ooo are to speculators_ '
Theto id Exchange' is closed Olk am:ow:am(' tko holt- ,
days. All the business is merely of a•holiday chameter,
LONDON MONEY MARKET, Jan. 2.—ConsoLs closed
at 923;1 B'l9S for money-
The bullkm. in the Donk oE, Engiou& leas inerguaod. ,
lERICAN STOCKS.—Tho latest sales are. Erie 4'3
Illinois Central 4?..@11.di5.
upws unimportant.. •
- LATEST SIIIP NEWS 4-ArrivialioniNew t'oik. Gulf
Irtreant, at Deal; LucyEllin and Joseph Earl, at
Sigranin, at Ma reetiles; E. BtOkley, at 'Antwerp; des. Cof
'-an, at Flushing: Ormina,. At /Folkestone. Arrived front
'.hew Orleans, Ploiades,-nt•Liverpeol. ' Arrived from Cal
lao,.Junius, at Isle of Wielt. .
.• x.—The Elisabeth LOW. from OanariextOr ISte:=sina.
foundered—crew saved. •
Verdick;Rendsred. • , • r
•
YITT6VGIIO, Tsn. 11.:—Tlie jury in the Naylor Ta. •
Childs t ape 94aq: renderedlk. vertUttyeitterday oY not
THE CITY
INCEPPATIONAL CITY NEWS SEE FOURTII PAOLI
AFiTI-SLAVERY CELEI3RATION.—TIie mem
bers of ihe - renneylvania Anti-Slavery Society met
Saturday evening, in Sansom•atrcet Hall,to celebrate
the emanelpition proclamation of the President, and
to discuss its probable effect. There was a. fair at
tendance, notwithstanding the pouring rain, and on
the platform were Mr. Asa Hutchinson, the well
known vocalist, with his lady, pretty daughter, and
two sons, who interspersed the speeches with the
no less eloquent songs of freedom. Front the keen
insight, intellectual, power and superior knowledge
of the speakers, on all matters pertaining to slavery,
we were,led to anticipate a prophetic programme of
the gradual working of the proclamation ; but re
ceived only a general assurance that a happy result
could be relied on. It is to be regretted that the ad
mirable oratory long displayed by them has not been
familiar to every resident of this city, and nothing
but a prejudice against the anti-slavery cause has
deterred the masses from hearing them.
Mr. James Mott, president of the society, opened
proceedings by announcing Mr. Robert Purvis as
the first speaker. Mr. Purvis, in a powerful address,
congratulated the country on the glorious era the
proclamation had inaugurated, and concluded by re
marking that as he stood on his native soil, and
gazed upwaids on its noble emblem, he could now
fully realize that the one was the flag of the free,
and the other the home of the brave.
Mr. McKim, Secretary of the Pennsylvania Anti-
Slavery Society, then spoke as follows :
M. Crrainarail : We are here to-night to cele
brate the'auspicious event that has ushered in the
new year; the most auspicious, on this continent at
least, of the century. The Ist of January, 1863, will
be set down by the future historian as the comple
ment of the 4th of July, 1T76. What the Declaration
of Independence was to the war of that period, the
Proclamation of Freedom by Abraham Lincoln, is
and will be to this war. 1t marks the culmination
of the revolution. It is an act which insures the
continued progress of the movement, and makes
retrogression impossible. We never, thank God,
can go back to the old state of things—the state of
things that existed when the slave-power of the
South, and their allies of the North, ruled over the
country with a rod of iron.
We are here, Mr. Chairman, for the purpose of
mutual congratulations ; to felicitate each other on
the pleasing occurrence that fills all minds, and for
the sake of our country, our cause, and our kind ; to
rejoice and be exceeding glad. It is no part of our
business to discuss on this occasion points on which
there may be a difference of opinion among our
selves. We are not here to examine critically,
much less hypercritically, the document that has
brought us together; but receiving that illustrious
paper for what it is worth—nothing more, but cer
tainly nothing less—to say of it what is meet; what
the decencies of the occasion, and a
.proper regard
for truth, , may seem to require.
Some will say : "Your rejoicing is premature:
The end is not yet. You had better wait till sue
eess shall have justified the measure you are cele
brating. It is the end that crowns the work." The
same may have been said eighty-six 'years ago,
when the immortal proclamation went forth to the
world the voice of a new-born nation. When Han
cock and Adams, Franklin and Rush, and their as
sociates were shaking hands In Independence Hall,
felicitating each other on what had just transpired,
and when the people outside, standing on the very
ground we now occupy, were rejoicing amid the
ringing of bells and the booming of cannon, timid,
unbelieving souls were doubtless saying : "Not so
fast ;'you are too sanguine; you know not what
is before you. The thing is as yet a mere ex
periment; wait for some proof of its success before
you begin to celebrate it." Others—croakers then
as now—sordid, selfish souls—with views circum
scribed by their 11\51 interest and ease, doubtless
said : "You have undertaken 'an impossibility.
You never can conquer in such a contest. You will
have to make peace at last, and the sooner you do it
the better:: Propose an armistice and get the best
terms you can. The interests of humanity forbid
the further effusion of blood." Sympathizers there
were then—men whose hearts wert withithe armies
that were fighting for the prerogatives of the crown,
and the establishment and perpetuity over this conti
nent of aristocratic Institutions; and these apnea
thizers said: "You will bitterly rue this hour. You
are only adding to your troubles. This audacious
act, when the news of it shall reach London, will
only incense the British more and more against you.
It will stimulate them to new efforts, and put new
vigor into their warlike measures." " Let it," was
of course the reply. "We are prepared for that re
sult. We know what we are about. We are con
tending fora principle ; our struggle is not merely for
our own independence ; we are fighting for liberty
for our ourselves and all mankind. In such a con
test failure is impossible; ultimate triumph is
certain. Truth, justice, and the " auxiliar gods,"
are on our side, and final success, though it may be
delayed, is sure to crown our efforts."
And the result justified the confidence. But this
result did not come immediately. It was not till
more than five years afterwards that Lord Corn
wallis surrendered his sword at Yorktown, and the
success of the revolution was duly acknowledged.
How long it will be till this revolution shall be a
fact accomplished, it is given to no man to say, but
that. it will be an accomplished fact—at some time
not far distant, and in a manner to vindicate the
policy of righteousness—to "justify the ways of God
to men," and I, for one, have no more doubt than I
have of any event yet in the future. - - • -"`• -
I have said that this was a supplementary revo
lution. It is such. It is a revolution made neces
sary by the incompleteness of that of our fathers.
They laid a broad basis, but they built upon it an
imperfect superstructure. They declared that " all
men were born equal, endowed by God with certain
inalienable rights, and, among them, 'life, liberty,
and the pursuit of happiness." These truths they
fought to establish; but, after succeeding in so doing,
lamentable to say, in an evil hour, in a weak mo
ment, they adopted a compact among themselves
which put fresh rivets into the chains which held
one.fifth of their own people in bondage. It will not
do to say, they did not mean to do this—they did it.
It is not enough to say that they were compelled to
it by the exactions of a menacing minority, and that
it was intended_ merely as a temporary expedient,
adopted to insure united effort against a foreign foe.
The fact remains the same—they did it ; and the
temporary expedient proved a permanent and para
mount law, the consequence being that the 600,000
slaves of the country have multiplied into more than
3,600,000.
After our fathers had issued to the world their
Declaration, they caused to be cast and hung in'the
dome over the building in which the immortal paper
was adopted a bell, bearing the motto,"Proclaim
liberty throughout the land, to all the inhabitants
thereof." But this bell, when rung could utter no
sound alt was cracked, riven from tip to stem, utterly
' unfit for its original purpose. It was the spirit of
idafery that did this. There it hangs, in yonder
hall, a voiceless but speaking monument of a glol_
rious and, at the same time, of a- disgraceful tact..
. symbol-a striking symbol—striking in the_
,•fact . that it cannot strike.
I Mr; Chairman, it would be a good idea, at this
time, • while we are correcting the errors of our
fathers, to repair the breach in the bell. I Purpose,
therefore, this being a proper occasion, that we
have a new ben, made of the right stuff, and that
. will have the ring of the genuine metal ; that it
, shall bear the same glorious motto, be hung in the
same dome, over the same old Hall of Independence,
.ao that it may ring out in a glorious chime, " Li
' hefty throughout the land, and to all the Inhabitants
thereof."
Mr. Chairman, in noting the analogy between
this and the former revolution, it is proper to ' say
that this is not the first time that a'parallel of this
kind has been traced. From the beginning of our
movement; the ieiremblanCe between the • twO
movements has been a constant subject of remark.
When the anti-slavery ship was brat lituncted—
when its keel was laid—when the enterprise was
at first started, it was formally declared that the
movement was but the conclusion of what our
fathers had begun.
In 1833 a, delegated band of men—till then un
known, except in the person of their leader, and
since then only known to be denounced—assembled
in this city, as a National Convention, to organize
the anti-slavery movement. They met in the Adel
phi Building, in Fifth street, below Walnut. Presi
dent Green, of Oneida Institute, a learned man and
an eloquent advocate of the cause, was chairman,
and Lewis Tappan, then only known as the brother
of Arthur Tappan, and Sohn G. Whittier a young
poet, and at that time without fame, were its secre
taries. The Convention. sat three day; during
which they adopted a- declaration of sentiment and
a programme of measures which they published to
the world, and from which allow me to read an ex
tract. I will say, in passing, that, as Thomas Jef
ferson, the apostle of the that Revolution, drew up
its declaration of principles, so William Lloyd Gar
rison, the apostle of the second Revolution, drew
up the declaration pertaining to that. I quote :
More than fifty-seven years have elapsed since a
band of patriots convened in this place to devise
measures for the deliverance of this country from, a
foreign. yoke.. The corner-stone upon which they
founded the TEMPLE OF FREEDOM was broadly this:
'That all men are created equal; that they are• en
dowed .bv their Creator with certain inalienable
rights; that among these are life, LinenTr,?and the -
purimit of happiness.' At the sound of their trum
pet-call three millions of people rose up as from the
sleep of death, and rushed to the strife of blood;
deeming it more glorious to die instantly as free
men, than desirable to live one hour as slaves. They
were few in number , —poor in resources; but the
honest conviction that T.nuTil, JUSTICE, and RIGHT
were on their side, made them invincible.
"We have met together for the achievement of an
enterprise without which that of our fathers is in
complete, and which, for its magnitude, solemnity,
and probable results upon the destiny of the world,
as far transcends theirs as moral truth does physical
force.
"In purity of motive, in earnestness of zeal, in
decision of purpose, in intrepidity of action, in
steadfastness of faith, in sincerity of spirit, we
would not be inferior to them."
Here follows a statement of the principles and
measures, showing the analogy, and, at the same
time, the difference between those of our fathers
and our own. - The declaration thus closes :
" These are our views and principles—these our
designs and measures. With entire confidence in the
overruling justice of God, we plant ourselves upon
the Declaration of our Independence and the truths
of Divine Revelation, as upon the Everlasting
Rock.
"We shall organize anti-slavery societies, if possi
ble, in every city, town, and village in our land.
" AVe shall send forth
. agents to lift up the voice a
remonstrance, of warning, of entreaty, and rebuke.
"We shall circulate, unsparingly and extensively,
anti-slavery tracts and periodicals. ,
"We shall enlist the pulpit and the press in the
cause of the suffering and the dumb.
"We shall aim at a' purification of the ehrirches
from all participation in the guilt of slavery.
"'We shall encourage the labor of freemen rather
than that of slaves; by giving a preference to their
productions • and
"We shall no exertion nor means to bring
the whole nation to speedy repentance. • '
" Our trust for victory is solely in God. We may
be personally defeated, but our principles, never.
'Truth, Justice, Reason, Humanity, must and will
gloriously triumph. 'Already a host is coming up to
the help of the 1..0rd against the mighty, and the
prospect before us is full of encouragement." •
To the princiPles laid down' in this declaration we
have adhered for thirty years, turning neither to the
right nor to the left. To the programme of mea
sures here laid down we have adhered, without any
essential variation: The result is before you; we
are here to-night to celebrate it. The final result
has not yet come,but when that shall be re ached it will
not merely be the "members and friends of the Penn
sylvania. Anti-Slavery Society," but the people of
the wholelarid, including
join cspecially the sable mil
lions now in bondage, willin the jubilation, and
'swell the chorus till the vaults of Heaven shall re
sound with joy.
llr. Chairman, I have just returned from the city
of Washington. While there, I had the honor of an.
interview with the President, an honor for which I.
was indebted to the °tilemica - the distinguished Sena- -
tor from Massachusetts. ; In the course of converse-.
tion, the late eloquent speech of the Hon.
ht, in behalf of America, came up, as a topic: •
Th President expressed great delight, and said he•
had been particularly struck with its felicitous close,
Aa a matter of rketorie r he thought the last sentence •
was particulailY beautilul, and be took up and read
the - last sentence, which you will remember was,
gracefully rounded by a line from Pope. I took:the
liberty to say,
"Mr. President, that lea beautiful sentence f but,
if you will allow me to say so, not any mose..heauti
-ful than the closing sentence of your speech, nor
calculated togive a thousandth part of the pleamire
which that sentence is now imparting.• L allude) of
course, to the last sentence of your proclamation, in
which you said r. 'And upon this act,' repeat
thglhe sentence at ,length. The Senator.frontallaa.
sachusetts joined heartily in this sentiment, andit he
President gave another _turn to • the convereation..
And now, Mr. Chairman, allow me to, conclude
with a word In reference to that same seisbence. It
is, Though, at the end, the key-note, as well as the
crowning glory of the document The "act of.jus
tiW and "military necessity,'" which are put in
juxtaposition, show in their• ender the. animus of
. The, whole matter,. and. tell the- whole. atory. The
motive before God is the "aot ofjustice; the legal
justification before num is the warrant or the Con,
stitution "upon a Military necessity." It is a fitting
conclusion of an illustrious State paper.
Now, Mr. Chairman, I will oonolude these re
marks with the President's conclusion of hia'procla
mation, knowing.that you will join with all your
hearts in its last clause :
I 9 And upon Ulla act, sincerely believed to Pc an
•
act of justice, warranitedinbi.yoktheett(lea7nlitatkk
a niaden?ti
therneo:qagirr...tgapedi_Oredfi:,.sl4::stl .
a military necessity,
tent s of mankind,
mighty God.
a 0 1,,,•
Green Atthe
was
sloinaet
introduced
P. ,
The event which we meet to celetii n st,.. - ... MU
grand in its dimensiona, so fs r r m - 14 1 , 0 1i4j
AWN, that we painfully find leo - rd'" l l
Abolitionists look linck through a vi to mil,
years, at the com mencement of I rs fl ,
a few societies in different m r t s „ f tt piet; .
met for the purpose of overthron-L4ltele
slavery. Glancing at these thirty Ve - , - ,: 6 At 4
recall the obstacles from mobs, f r i„ - - ,; 14 I
state, and from Society at lame, d oxi. - , ft i ‘inurd.
honr, to which the finger of Faith everl„l,l4.,'
where the angel of Hope stood beek o „" , 41 •
When we began, it was to a ccoMplish - ",73 •
of two and a half millions of slav e. "e ti
than three millions are emancited. e111,.,1
Bay to-night, but glory to God in the lisai.'„,,'
on earth, good will to man ! Nottrithst-„7,
reluctance in doing right, the angel
though We have but touched the h i , 0 „,";
tent, will pour upon our heads rich, i n ',.' ilo
and prosperity without bounds will li hod - Lott
Miss Green. further remarked that-
future will not be taught, as we hate Z-lis
in church, in bar, in trade, to guard the, t
fear of offending the demon of slave r 1
ry, sea(
a beautiful and poetic address by ohs e „. - . 4 ltsh
star-spangled banner will now, in truth Vtiln
every lover of freedom can rally un i t e ,' -ma i
miss Green was followed ta - the it ,
Family, who sang "The Ship of Stot e. 4.l d.i
Green, a colored fellow-citizen. delivers:l4
able speech, in which he illustrated thet o 7 4 '
of labor prevalent in our countr-th e , 0 lie
rated on Plymouth Rock, and the othetril".4l
river. Mr. Green stated that th e b i ,,,,,0ch
been cotemporary with the white o lith 'l 11, 1;
the blooming prosperity of the land, 44 11 N1
the first time, his right to fair renal:ler:a.
cognized. Whether the proclamation ril44
intended end is uncertain; but it is at] ••••'•:*.
stone in the progress of events. east
It was asserted that the proclamation trw,
the people of the Southern States to el o i - qa
that more than 60,000 men in the Bord er st tt i
would rise to resist it. Againet these 5.'01;1',
against any others, we have Mc more tho,-;
additional bayonets in the hands of bled( Rig,
the document has rallied to our st andard. lig,
clnmation will inspire the slaves of the . 1 1
new life and an energy hitherto unbo rn - • -..
Mrs. Lucretia Mott then rose. si tter N.,.
previous speakers had anticipated h er ..,,**l
could add little to their remarks. MN..31,,1',',
quoted from Holy Writ, "Now lettest thiiii tt ,'
vent depart in peace, for mine eyes ha re u _.is
salvation;" and added that many o f fil",l .
alavert - Society now felt those tr 0147, 'Gi„
alluded to the evils which a c ompromise A i.
very by our ancestors had brought upon thi.ar..!
and earnestly warned the nation ilesi est " i ' o .-
Inises o f any kind in the future We shy,;l;
abundant temptations for a comprom i s e e ye ~
but we should recall the experience of thel.%.*
be firm. Mrs.ll.lott spoke touchingly of th, i ;
plaining gentleness with which the to
t0...'l
borne its many and cruel wrongs, ant hope; t i
vulgar prejudice would no longer exclude theish„.
railroad cars, nor from any fraternity tehht ~..",
education or virtues might claim.
Mr. Rush Plumly rose from among the andiet
as Mrs. Itlott closed, and stated that he Mai 6
in Washington, endeavoring to cheek the prom %
Of a pro-slavery officer. in favor of an ntsee Tott
slavery tendencies. In this he was successful.
conversation with the President, the latter as, f .,
that in nominating officers now for pros :ow
not only looked at their military qiudificationi,
fre des edom lateired to know of their fidelity to the pri se i vi
ly enunciated by nim. lie
only believe in his truth through the r wouldoaeli
friends, but required the endorsement of the ...
her of Congress from his district. ltlr.Pliiiiii
verted to the recent decision of Attornemsu
Bates, recognizing a colored man as a citlessof
United States, and asking how long it would he
sh
fore the colored man, t ow a citizen and
soldier, would be a voer.
The Hutchinson Family then terminated the;
ceedings by singing the " John Brown Byrn." t
after an announcement by the president nit a
would
give one of their peculiar and delightful
certsto-night, (Monday,) at Spring Glides If
the audience departed.
AT A STATED lEETENG Of the Phil 4.:
phia Female An ti-elaver3- Society, held Jamr t r i :
1863, the following preamble and re-nolutioat
unanimously adopted :
. Whereas, The President of the trtts
ai Seg e;
on the Ist day of January, WA, prmlaii
persons held as slaves within the States of Adz;
sas, Texas, IllississippibAlabama, Florida,Geoui
South Carolina, Nort Carolina. 314
with the exception of certain parishes. a:4*i the:
Virginia, with the exception of certain emaoiss.
and , henceforward shall be free, and that the u t .
tire Government of the United States. !n i....!
the military and naval authorities Thereof,
cognize and maintain the freedom of said pets*.
therefore,
Resolved, That we hail, with unutterable ;set,
gratitude, the day of jubilee which has dewel:v
the American nation, and the emancipation of 4
lions of American slaves, in whose behalf this%
elation has, for thirty years, hopefuly labors:: e 4
as we have sympathetically entered later theirs
Inge, and borne their burdens, we are nos
takers of the joy with which, muftis: ot :43
broken fetters, they are rising new born and tzlte
into a life of freedom.
Resolved, That in the enfranchisement m
millions, and in the signs of the times. wild
tinnily indicate the speedy abolition of slaysl
the remaining portions of the Union. we for,w
consummation of our work, the fruition of k.
hopes, and find for all our toll and sacrifice gorisu
"recompense of.xeward.”
SARAH PUGH, Preiident
• FIJNERAL OF MAJOR THOMAS HAVIi.
IVOIITII.—The funeral took place yesterday Ate:.
noon, from the residence of the late Mijor Etch.
worth, in Godfrey's avenue, above Jelferscn.stie,
.an immense concourse of people being pzennt.
Every street, lane, and alley in the neighbortool
was filled with men, women ; and children. Theprr
cession moved at half past two o'clock. in theMon
ing order:
Detachment of Police.
Philadelphia Band.
Gray Reserves.
Revenue Guard.
Members of the old Scott Legion, twenty-tl...vn
number.
Beane.
Marine Band.
liattallon of Col. Segebarth'e Penna. 3d Artil.t.
Carriages.
The Scott Legion were detailed as the harm pm.
The coffin was covered with the American flag, Mil
also the State flag of Pennsylvania carried in the
Mexican war. The procession moved out Jeffers%
street to Ridge avenue, thence to the Scott L;ioa
ground, in Glenwood Cehtetery. Several thonaval
persons proceeded to the distant burial grolnd
About half past five o'clock the coffin was entombed ,
three volleys were fired, and the multitude sowld
their respective homes.
CHRISTIAN COMMISSION TO MiI!FRILL
BORo.—The following despatch has bees receire:
from the Philadelphia delegation to Mende):
NASRVILLF„ J9ll.
To Gco. H. Stuart, Chairman Christian Cossiffis::
I leave this morning with a portion el:.'.eifeiest•
tion for Murfreesboro. Stores not yet
vate Frank Eaton, Co. L, killed pm sr 1-.2sEne
- Mier, Co. L. wounded. J.;. 011101 S.
Other despatches from the delegation
whom have no doubt already reached
field) will be published as soon as receirel test:
sequence of the breakin the railroad betweelLri
ville and Nashville, we presume the storee N'istes'
by the delegation have gone forward by the
land Hier.
WILL SOON SAIL.—The bark
Capt. Gallagher, which is being loaded MI 116!?
stuffs for the starving operatives of Ease 5
lying near South-street wharf, and will sail in der
days. She has flying from her maqthet!
which bears the escutcheon of the eiry. :rad -let
scription—" The Philadelphia Contriburie:.
CITY ITEMS.
NEW STYLES HATS AND C.‘PS. — ) lo € l ''
Charles Oakford & Son, under the Cont os%
Hotel, have now in store a superb line of muiive
novelties, in the way of head-gear for gentlemen ini
youth; also, a splendid assortment of f:s! Awls
and military trappings for army and nary semi:
to which we invite the attention of our readers.
FINE GROCERIES.-31r. C. ILlatlKou,
corner of Arch and Tenth streets, has consrantly
hand the fullest and most completeassortmeat ei
fine groceries, of the choicest brands and qualities.
His late importation of superior English Pickles sad
Sauces, so delicious at this reason of the year, me
highly appreciated.
VISIT H.LPPLE'S GALLERT.-311-. E. P.
Hippie, the skilful Photographer, No. Re Amit
street, exhibits one of the finest collections of works
of art in the Photographic department that we hare
ever examined, all of his own production. The l". ,
tures taken at this popular ground-lloor gallery re
universally admired.
HASHEESH CANDY (Oriental Goat of Ea
chantment.) The Turkish and Arabian ENhilsre:
and Nervine. A most wonderful medicinal AO
for the cure of nervousness, melancholy, and general
debility. A pleasurable and harmless substihee to:
liquors and opiates. Books sent free. Dr. cliew
Kuypers, agent, 141 South Sixth street,
plata.
SIGNOR. BLITZ, AS3E3fiILY
Tenth and Chestnut. The Signor's eccentttiatiet,
combined with his magical metamorphoses! le s '' '.
canary birds, and wondrous powers of ventrilo , l'. lle2 '
form one of the most attractive resorts of Argo'
went in the city. We advise all l ov ers of ear
/neat to visit Blitz and Bobby.
LIEUTENANT .3LUORT AND TICE LO5lO
" Thres."—This precious newspaper, suppoiei
he the opinion of the British public, la always On
to such men as Semmes, or Maury, or any i l ea
rebel, to put in its columns any amount of sater
or lying in reference to the United States tics`tte
talent and the rebellion. Maury says: "list"?
plenty of aims, having taken them fromtherrie* '
but before or after the war he does - not say. .rod
" clothing is in abundance, a ship load having "' l , e
into Charleston last July." The clothing the Tel°
have has been stripped from our dead, as at IVA`
rieksburg, but the amount of theiribaported clothitg
could all he packed in the basement of Chnio
Stokes & Co., under the "Continental."
THE BIPED WITHOUT FEATIO:II,3.
Plato having defined man to,bie a .bi p ed w ithout .
Heathers," Diogenes threw before his pupilalple cla h l .
fowl, saying: ".There is Platots man."
standing the fact that the Agricalturid has Digens
redivirous, as a critic, we shall venture AA
went upon Plato's definition, thus: " Manisa til'eu.
'without feathers and without &gizzard." Th is 1. 1
nition applies to min as he ia‘constructed, theg"
not, perhaps, as he ought to be: Indeed, 1110 ft Pe r_
pie seem to act upon the idea that nature has 5 15 . 1(
a mistake in not placing a giezard at the entrianee
the . stomach ; rather, they- oft- as if there aco
really there. A man without feathers is no the
but a man without garments procured at nicr!:
price Clothing emporium of Granville Stokosa. )e
4 ?
609 Chestnut street, Philadelphia, would !natl l
a phenomenon.
THE MOST EXTRAVAGANT WO3l/o.i hL
—The Empress Eugenie enjoys the. unenvialt:ll77
tinetion of Wag the most extravagant ivon--an,
-m't
Her mffiiners bills are tremendous; her tire am .
derives a peincely inch/tie from her petit...mg? ;
confectioner drives his four horses, and her sh el‘ l--
maker keeps a footman in livery; In the Worth
her Impelal hushread wears lew-priced
smokes "-sixes" cigars; coafines himself to On?:
felt hats,and has not in his entire vAirdrobe s
of wearing apparel that would begin to. cofo_P, s : l
with the elegant-„becornizg, durable , and ecolto ., lt' ve
garmrsits that he might procure at-the-Bro m " - a nd
Clothing Halt of: Rocklin' . Sc. Wi.V.on, Nos. 6 0 s
60;5 Chestnut , street :, ahove Sixth, in this- cit y.
themorld wags. q v see .
ANY YORK OE Cratcauc DfSEA.-
eeesfully treated for the past six years ta New 1 . ° 4 `.7:
s x,z Brost) )
by Dr. Wolf, a French physiciaN
New York. These afflicted with any kiad of ue
the n^
Diseases should read Dr . Wolf's essaT co w „ Ili) .
ject, to he had gratis. Sent by mail. Er of
-
be Consulted personally or by letter. Worst..%.
all afreotions of the nervous system have-
.s. 1; 7,
At'
catty oared, such as RhelllnAtiirA, tat