and for the suppression of the rehelliou by force of arms are against the country, and to favor of the rebellion. It is impossible lb stand neutral between the free institutions of our country and the armed force which threatens them with deatructiou. They who counsel us to lay down our arms in the presence of an armed and insolent Inc, and they who would barter the liberties, the Integrity, and the glory of .our country; fora miserable, I ugitive, and deceptive - pence, which Would disgrace us abroad and make us at home the servants 0f our conquerors. are alike enemies of the country, whether they be in South ern camps or to Northern parlors. against the prinelples of three, their arts, their machinations, 'their disloyal acts and words, it is the duty of all :patriotic men to make common cause anti to wage . peipetuel.war. 1 rejoice, sir; at the clear indleatlone which are :now beginning everywhere to be apparent, of a per fectly united sentiment in the loyal States upon thle subisct. Factions and disloyal men have done their worst. The people discard and contemn their sophistry and their treason. We have passed through the most dangerous period of our trials, the period of doubt, of distrust and uncertainty among ourselves. The people of the loyal States are true to the Linton rind to their country. The war will go on. The rebellion will be subdued. Our liberty and our Union will he preserved to gether, and we shall yet, by the blessing of God, transmit to our children a free, a powerful, and an, undivided country. At the conclusion of Mr. Thayer's speech, Mr. Binney announced that the League House would be opened every Monday night for members, as an evening for general convei tuition, At the conclusion of his remarks, there were loud cries for Mr. Mc- Michael from all parts of the room, who made a few pleasant remarks, and proposed six hearty cheers for the Union. Shortly after midnight the assembly dispersed. Elje '`Virezz. tUESDAY, FEBRUARY . 24, 1863. MITE elaborate proceedings of Congress— the meetings of our Union friends yester day, in honor of the anniversary—the news that comes crowding in upon us from all parts of the world—the oppressive favors of our always-welcome advertising friendi—so completely crowd our paper to•clay that we have no room for opinion or comment, or the courtesies of friends. We must ask their patience for the present. The Eternal Greek Question. Speculations concerning the future go vernment;iii Greece continue to engage fo reign jiimalists. The latest announcement is, that the Duke of Saxe-Cobourg, brother in-law and cousin lf Aileen Victoria, has 4 ‘ -declined the •thi. bf Greece." The story Ives that ho Mt."?' I d to accept it, leaving his little Gelinan Dttehy under a Regency during. his lifetime, (so as to have a retreat in the event of an Hellenic ,fiasco,) and no minating a cousin as his successor in Greece, either a Prince de Kohary or Prince Augus tus, son of the Cobourg, who married the Princess Clementine of Orleans, (laughter of Louis-Philippe, sister-in-law of Leopold of Belgium, and aunt of the Count de Paris. We are told that the Duke of Saxe-CobOurg. "has declined," but are unable to ascertain who offered him, the throne of Greece. That surely ought to rest with the Greeks them selves. A few weeks ago, . they exercised the right of appointing their own ruler, and Prince Alfred, of England, a mid- Shipman, of the ripe age of eighteen, was their choice. But, under the tripartite treaty which established Greece as an independent nationality, it was pro vided that no member of the reigning fami lies of England, France, and Rrussia should ever be eligible fotithe throne of Greece. Bence, the English prince was objected to, and hence France, not being able to put forward her own candidate, will object to any Cobourg as too nearly connected with England, and particularly to one who is re lated to the Orleans family. There was mention of Prince Edward of Saxe Weimar beComing a candidate. He is forty years old, a colonel in the English army, and morganatically parried to Lady Augusta Lennox, daughter of the late Duke of Rich.: mond. This . gentleman, like the Duke of Saxe Cobourg, is childless, and on his death, <lid he become King, the Greeks would have a repetition.of their. jareaent.clifficulty in ob taining a ruler acceptable to the . leading monarchs of Europe. Practically, though King Otho was deposed and banished more than four months ago, the Greeks have not yet taken one actual step to replace him. Some clay, no doubt, we shall learn though what influence or intrigue, or whose suggestion or desire, the young English prince was so, earnestly taken up by the Greeks, some ?3k whom must have known, first, that he 'was the legal heir, by family and State arrangement, of his uncle's Duchy of Saxe Cobourg.; and next, that there was not the slightest reason to expect that France and Russia would allow him to become King of Greece, if elected. England's game, in this matter, has been played by a master of finesse. There seems to be no. doubt that England, declared protector of the. Republic of the lonian Islands, by the'' . treaty of Vienna, has offered to transfer. These islands to Greece; Provided that it continue a Monarchy. The last Quarterly _Bedew intimates that this surrender or terri tory and power emanates from Mr. Glad stone; whose chief object 'is to reduce the national expenditure of England, one item of llhlGh is kill2iio,ooo of outlay over lul earn fay mintnininp (mumps of tlio Greek Matt& The surrender to a mere Provisional Governmentsuch as Greece nosy possesses is Much questioned. The Quarterly Bovine says " the. Greek crown is at present an abstraction ; the Greek Government is a provisional' government. Who will: wear the crown; and whit influence will rule the government, is at the .present moment abso lutely uncertain. It may be France, or Russia, or Austria, for aught we know. It may be a republic, with a periodical revolu tion, or it may be a mere anarchical mob. The future depository of mike= rule in Greece is a matter upon which no one can form even a conjecture. Like the presidency of Mexico, it may become the prize for rival chiefs.of brigands ; or it may be grasped by a man who shall be worthy to aspire and to attain to the Byzantine crown, and for which Russia has schemed so long. If the lonian. Islands were to be ceded to Greece, surely it had been better to Wait till there was some settled Government to receive the gilt and inherit the trust which, half a century ago, united Europe confided to the hands of Eng land." If this surrender .of the lonian Islands be Carried' out, is the principle to cad here? If England will not retain it foreign popaessioit unless it pay, she will have to Tart with her West India Islands, Malta, and. Gibraltar. This is the first voluntary surrender of possession and territory ever made lay England. The strategic import mu of tlin oommandinff flu Arbil nil that a email matter of expense can justify their abandonment. The future rtilof of Greece will be indebted to England, if this project be consummated, for an extended territory. THY COURTIAND SAITHDLREI CADETEI.—The pub of this accomplished corps mfiliairc of youths elk3ag(d the attention and excited the admiration of a large audience at the Academy of Music on last Saturday evening. The proceeds of the exhibition netted a handsome sum for a charitable and patriotic fund, and we are pleased to hear that another en tertainment on a more extended and varied scale will be arranged to take place shortly. The degree of perfeetion to which the Cadets have been brought, under the tuition of Major Eckendorf, surprises and delights every one who witnesses their drills ; and their performance of Saturday night, seen as it was to more advantage than at the recent exhibition at the Musical Fund Rail, more fully confirmed the fa vorablO opinion entertained of them. FLoowriox.—Mr. Philip Lawrence, a popular teacher of elocution in this city, publishes a card challenging three pupils of any New York elocu tionist to read "The Famine," from Hiawatha; Poe's " Raven ;" Maoaulay's " Battle of Ivry," and "Mark Antony's Oration," from Shakspeare's "Julius Crum.," against three of his pupils, Phila delphians, all competitors to be under twenty one ; the decision by competent Judges, and the loser to pay $lOO in aid of the sick and wounded soldiers. We ale curious to see whether New York will take eup the glove. LABOZ POSITIVE SALE OF BOOTB AND Snoss, .AND Gust SHOEs.—The early attention of pur ,chisera is requested to the large assortment of •boots, shoes, gum shoes, carpet bags, whims, ato., .&c., e 03., embracing about 700 packages of first class .seasonable goods, of city and Eastern manufacture, to• be peremptorily sold by catalogue, on four months' credit, commencing this morning at 10 o'clock, by John 13. Myers & Co., auctioneers, Nos. 232 and 234 Market street. Pnoatomlow.—Captain T. Ilanttessv, of the fah p ennß yhraala Cavalry, Provost Marshal Of Wil liamsburg, ;Virginia, has been appointed to a mijo rity in'that regiment. lie is a good officer, and has proved himielf worthy of this promotion. , • LETTER FROM "OCOASIONA.L.” WAsiincaToig, Feb. 23, 18G3 During the great snow storm of yesterday the sentiment that fell from hundreds and thousands of lips, and made hundreds of thousands of hearts sad, was profound com miseration for the condition of out• gallant friends and relatives in the army of the Re public. The cause of our country is, indeed, afflicted with many trials. Not alone the stubbornness and cruelty of the rebellion and the efforts of those who sympathize with this rebellion to create dissension among the people and the troops ; not alone these are calculated to dishearten the true :friends of. the Government, but the season itself has been strangely changing, uncongenial, and inhospitable. In accounting, therefore, for reverses, we must not forget that there are some obstacles which only time and patience can overcome. But if we have our misfortunes, the enemy feels much more keenly these sufferings and disad vantages. Have you ever, as your thoughts wandered away among those near and dear to you—whether in the treacherous deep or in the wilds of a hostile section—consi dered how patiently and unmurmuringly these gallant champions of the flag bear all their privations? In fact, censure, criticism, and calumny of the Government, come mainly from those who endure none of these privations. I will be told that the silence and submission of the soldier is the result of discipline and of duty. But this is not so. His obedience and his forbearance are the fruits of attachment to country. He is away from those he loves and who love him. He almost enily sees or hears the foe. Behind him are his family and his Government. These are his guardians and his guiding stars, and when he is disposed to utter re proaches, these are soon checked, as, with supreme contempt, he realizes the acrimoni ous assaults of partisan politicians, who, professing no love for him, and regarding him rather as a party to the, wsr, engage themselves in daily erhninations upon those public servants in charge of the enormous responsibilities of the Government. As I write I have before me letters from a large number of colonels in the different regiments of the Army of the Potoniac. In all Ido not find a single sentiment of opposition to the President and his policy, or a single syllable of approval of those who are making war against the General Administration. These letters, extracts from which I will take occasion to publish—written without concert, and by officers located many miles from each other—are the best evidences of the high-souled patriotism that animates the rank and file ; and this spirit, strong as it is in the department al luded to, is, if possible, ten times stronger in the West and the Southwest, as you who have read the proceedings of the late military meetings in those districts against the Breckinridge sympathizers need not be told: Why, then, if those who risk their lives for us cheerfully submit to the rigors of the climate, and all the accidents of flood and field, should not we, in our happy homes and better conditions, imi tate their glorious example ? WASHIN GTON. Special Despatches to 46 The Preto." WASHINGTON, February 23, 1863. Condition of Our New Steam—Sloops. The Secretary of the Navy officially reports to the Senate that the disability of the Ossipe resulted from the cutting of the cylinder slide valve, caused by the softness of the iron, which was very badly fitted. Four hulls of vessels have been built on this plan, and ten have similar machinery, of which eight have been tried, two only giving any trouble— viz.: the Ossipe and Juniata. Their builders were inexpei fenced, with neither the proper shops, tools, mechanics, norengineers. Their facilities were pro nounced against in advance, but they were much the lowest bidders. With regard to the failure of the Pensacola, a chief engineer, ISHERWOOD, re ports that her hull was built at Pensacola and her machinery at Washington, from designs of F. E. Dioxsow and W. E. Sicicehs, under a contract with Secretary TOMMY, in 1858. One was a patentee of an alleged improvement in engineering, the other a lawyer, with intimate relations with Messrs. MAL LORY and YULRE, of the Senate Naval Committee, and the plan was tried in opposition to the engi neers of the navy. Owing to the numerous blun ders, the machinery was two years and five months in preparation. Its cost was $328,400. She was with difficulty got to New Orleans, and there reported useless until the machinery was replaced. United . States Judge for Calitbruia. At the unanimous request of the California Con gressional Delegates, lion. STEPHEN I. F/HLD, now Chief Justice of California, has been appointed United States Circuit Judge for that State, vice Judge MCALLISTER, resigned. ARMY OF THE POTOMAC Acolyte CHEER, Feb. 23.—The anniversary of Washington's . , birthday was celebrated yesterday in the Arroy'of the Potomac, notwithstanding the prevailieg tempest, by salutes from several batte ries. Nothing of the kind was heard from the rebel batteries on the south Aide of the Rappahannock. A enow•etorm commenced late on Saturday night, and continued until yisiterday afternoon, drifting in some places two or three feet. The depth of the snow is averaged at about seven inches. The shelter tents of tice soldiers afforded but poor sprote9tion from - the storm. The atmosphere was', piercingly cold, causing some frost-bitten ex tremities. :orrevious to the storm, the MHO Mill partlnily tiled up i out now many nays must elapse In this locality ocrorc the romia will become passable under the most favorable auspices, The War hi Tennessee. LOUTSVILLU, Feb. 23.—Authentic advices received here say the rebel army Is in' the vicinity of Mc- Minnville, Tennessee. Rumors which are unauthenticated and discre dited, speak of the rebel forces being in the vicinity of Richmond, Kentucky. FURTHER FROM EUROPE. NEW Yong, Feb. 23.—English papers received by the Canada contain a variety of telegrams with re ference to the Polish insurrection. The main body of the insurgents, said to number 6,000, were com manded by a late colonel under Garibaldi. Other and smaller divisions were noticed at various points. Sanguinary conflicts took place near Olygeuce, in which the Russian troops were beaten. A. number of towns were taken by the insurgents, and consi derable money captured. The Russian troops were being forwarded rapidly to Poland. A deputation of the British and Foreign Anti slavery Society waited on Mr. Adams on the stL Mr. Adams replied to their addresses, stating, in The course of his remarks, that the policy of the Union was to uproot slavery, as its only safeguard against all future attacks upon the principle of freedom. John Bright delivered another speech at Rockdale on.the 3d, in favor of the .North. The steamer Africa reached Liverpool on the morn in of the 3d, and the Jura on the night of that day. The City of Baltimore arrived on the morning of the 4th. California and Mexico. • SAN FP.AN cieco, Feb. 21.—A serious controversy Is going on in Honey Lake Valley, over the boun dary question between California and Nevada, both sides claiming jurisdiction over the land in dispute. A California sheriff' attempted to serve a civil pro cess on the 15th inst. when the residents of the val ley fired on the sherlkand his posse comitatus. Six of the sheriff's men were wounded. The sherlithas sent for reinforcements, and his assailants also ex pected to be reinforced. Both parties are very de dent, and, at the lastaceounte, were fortifying them ohm in Mir. Must PI 111111111111MIJIMb WM; U11nC1111(h1Gill ff?ii' 14 UK aid of d ;wary, Your thousand Mexicans, commanded by La "Vega, had 'sailed for Acapulco. The object of the movement was unknown. Depreciation of Slave Property iu Mary ' land. BALTIMORE ; Feb. 23.—The appraisers of the pro perty of the late Charles Carroll, of this State, one of the largest slave owners of Maryland, have made their return to the Orphans' Court, assessing the value of the hundred and thirty slaves at an average of only live dollars. • This they say is the highest rate they could name, after consultation with various slave owners and dealers. A slave dealer told the appraiser that he would net give five hundred dollars for the whole lot. This is considered a strikiog illustration of the de. breelation of slave property by the rebellion, and Will have a powerhal influence in this State. Fire at Titusville, Pa. TITIIBVILLE,Pa., Feb. 23.—A nre last night de. stroyed Culver , s banging-house; the loss amounted to $l,OOO ; also Laird's dry goode buildings ; loss $8,600 ; James' shoe store building, loss $7,000; and the Gazette once lops $2,000. Fire at Btmear.o, Feb. 21.—A. are this morning on Main street destroyed Fetter's looking-glass factory; loss $20,000. Also, Brown's clothing store, the stock of which was saved; Ilamsdell's shoe store, loss $76,- 000 ; Pettell & Sweet's shoe store, loss $B,OOO t and other mall stores were damaged. The total lose amounted to $120,000, which is mostly covered by in- EtIrEMCC. Celebration of the Day. BALTIMORE, Feb. 23.—Washingtoubs birthday Is belug celebrated in this city, to-day, with a great display of gags, ringing of bells, and tiring of salulea. 'Diem Storm, Feb. 23.—T0-day hes been celebrated by a partial suspension of business, display of flags, firing of salutes/and parade of the military. • All the mail trains due here to-day have been se riously delayed by the snow storm. Pown.asn, Me., Feb. M.—The day was celebra ted here with much spirit. There was a general sus• pension of .business. The Steamer Eagle. .IquwVine, Feb. 23.—The report that the steamer Eagle; of the Havana line, has been seized by the revenue authorities, is pronounced• to be untrue by her captain and owners. • • , Arrival of the Nova Scotian. FoitTLAttnjeb. 23.—The steamer Nova Scotian arrtved'atthie port this morning. Her advicea have ptem anticipated. ARMY OF THE MISSISSIPPI. THIRD SIEGE OF VICKSBURG NAVAL SOMOARDMENT OF THE CITY HE REBELS REPORT THAT THE STRONGHOLD The Iron-clads Indianola and queen of the "West having limn the flatteries are nova• Cruising Below—. General Rosecrans Credits the Re port that the City has been Captured, Feb. epeeist Memphis despatch,. dated Saturday, furnishes advises from Vicksburg to the IBth. Active hostilities against Vicksburg commenced on that day. The mortar boats were towed into position and opened briskly. The effect of their shots was not known. The tiring was responded to by three batteries, when our position was found to be too much ex posed for effective operations, and it was changed. The bombardment was then renewed [A rebel nag-of-truce officer reported on the 20th that we had taken Vicksburg. This was two days after the bombardment commenced, as stated in the above despatch.] The Indianola, which ran the blockade, had pro visions and coal sufficient for three months. THE REBEL STORY. Munanugenono, Feb. 20.—The capture of Vicks burg was reported to-day, by Confederate officers who appt °ached our lines with a flag of truce front the rebel general commanding at Tullahoma. Captain Hoblitzell of Gen. McCook's natl . , re ceived the fl ag, and in conversation the officer in charge of the mission remarked, " Well, you have got Vicksburg at last, though you have paid dearly for the prize." After adverting to the subject in these words, he retorted to give any particulars. The rumor is credited at headquarters. FROM THE ARMY* NEAR VICKSBURG. LAKE PROVIDENCE, La,, Feb. 11, via Cairo, Feb. 20.—Fifty men from Fort Henry, and the 17th and 95th Illinois Regiment, mounted as infantry, yes terday, commanded by Captain Tucker, of the Ist Kansas, accompanied a small forage train down the west side of the lake. When about ten miles out they met, attacked, and routed nearly three hun dred of the 3d Louisiana Cavalry. Reinforcements sent out arrived too late to participate. The enemy's loss in killed and wounded is not known. One lieutenant and forty-two private.% were taken prisoners, Celebratieo of the Day at. Nashville. Nesuvadas, Feb. 23.—The celebration of Wally ; ington's birthday , was in the utmost degree succedr. ful. The citizens of the city and surrounding couu• try, and soldiers of the Union army, assembled in large numbers at the capital. John 11. Smith, Blayor of the city, ealled bt tention to the fact that the audience of the city was composed mainly of citizens of Nashville. He de. elated that their presence was a aullicient evidence of the telsity of the assertion of the rebels that no Union sentiment existed in this city. lie asserted and he wished the rebels to know this sentiment did exist, and was breaking forth as a volcanic tire. revolution was occurring in society at the South which will sweep away the old landmarks of a haughty aristocracy, and the nabob will have to come down, while the people— the bone and sinew—shall rule the land, BOSTON, Feb. 23.--General Wool and hie ataff arrived here to-night. Members of the Governor's Council met them at the cepot, where a large crowd had gathered, giving hearty cheers to the veteran warrior. The General has rooms at the Tremont House. The observance of Washington's birthday was quite general. LIXVIIth CONGRESS—Third Session, Weasurroporr, February 23, 1883. SENATE. Resolutions, Petitions, &a. . The' CHAIR presented a communication from the Sect etary of the Navy, transmitting reports relative to the condition of the steamers Oseppe and Pensacola. Also, certain resolutions from the Legislature of Kansas against any division of the country, and in regard to the public lands. it r. HARRIS (Rep.), of New York, presented the joint resolution of the Legislature of New York, re• lative to the allotment of commissioners. OCCASIONAL Dlr. WILMOT (Rep.), of Pennsylvania, present ed the memorial of the inspectors of the customs of Philadelphia asking increased compensation. Dlr. WILLEX (U.), of Virginia, presented the resolution of the Constitutional Convention of Western Virginia, accepting the Constitution as amended by Congress, and also a resolution asking compensation for the slaves emancipated in West ern Virginia. Inspection of Steamboats. Mr. CHANDLER (Rep.), of Michigan, from the Committee on Commerce, reported a bill relative to the inspection of steamboats. Poveign Postage. Mr. COLLAMER (Rep.), of Vermont, called up the resolution relative to the payment of foreign postage in coin, and offered a substitute, autho rizing the Postmaster General to take ouch mea sures as he may deem necessary to provide for the payment of balances against the United States in coin. The substitute was adopted and the resolu tion pasted. Sorgleal Matory of the War. Mr. NESMITH (Dern.), of Oregon, offerei a reso lution, which was adopted; requesting the Surgeon General to submit to the Senate, as soon as the same"' can be in readiness, the material prepared by him relating to the medical and surgical history of the rebellion, and such other medical statistics as may be in preparation in his office. Pacific Rar ilrond. Mr. MeDOUGALL (Dem.),-of California, called up the bill to amend the Pacific Railroad act. • Mr. POMEROY (Rep.), of Kangas, offered an amendment, providing that the men emPloyed to con struct the road should be enlisted in a military orga nization, and be controlled by the company under military' laws. Mr. MORRILL (Rep.), of Main, thought this a very extraordinary amendment, to place these men under military laws. • Mr. POMEROY replied that it was the only way the men could be controlled, being far beyond courts and civil jurisdiction. After further discussion, the bill was postponed. Mr. WILSON (Rep.), of Massachusetts, intro duced a bill to prevent the circulation of U. S. bonds and notes of the so-called Confederate States. Re ferred to the Committee on Finance. Mr. LATITAIVI (Dem.), of California, introduced a bill to establish a branch mint of the United States In the Territory of Nevada. Referred to the Com mittee on Finance. Indemnity for Citizens of Kansas. Mr. LANE (Rep.), of Kansas, introduced a bill granting the lands of Kansas to indemnify her citi zens for the losses sustained by them. . Discharge of State Prisoners. The bill for the discharge of State prisoners was taken up. Mr. BICHADRSON (Dem.), of Illinois, proceeded to address the. Senate. He said the Senator from Massachusetts had made a most extraordinary aimed), charging that the bullets tired against the - union 111//tiltlD more tired Dy AMNIA% dna Mai the whole Ihroovrarto rearry Were auatort. Mr. (clap.), Mataametwasettr, sedel-ke novor laid the manna of that harry were disloyal_ Mr. Illchartleon asked, who took Virginia out of the Unionl The men who were opposed to the Democratic party ; while the Democratic, portion of the State remained loyal, and is now set Wirth) a new State. The charge was wholly unjustifiable as against the Democratic party. If there WAS any disloyalty he should expect to find it in the State at Massachusetts, under the teachings of Wendell Phillips and . others. In Massachusetts negroes were enlisted to defend the forts of Massa chusetts, and, according to the New York Times, they were enlisted at Fortress Monroe and ac credited to Massachusetts; and when Indiana and other States did not 'fill up their quota a draft was made; but Massachusetts was allowed to all her quota by enlisting negroes to defend her forts. Yet the Senator from Massachusetts un dertakes to lecture the Senate on patriotism. He contended that if the proper policy hail been pur sued the rebellion could not have lasted ninety days. But since the inauguration of confisca tion and emancipation, we have had no suc cess, Let confiscation and emancipation acts be recalled, and there is time to save the country yet. 'Under the old policy, success was certain; under this new policy, destruction isjust as certain. By the conscription bill, liberty is destroyed ; and now, by this bill, it is proposed to destroy , the power of all the courts. Ile did not know what else the. people bail to surrender of their rights. It never had been held by anybody that the President had the power to suspend the writ of habeas corpus, and ar rest peaceful citizens. He was opposed to both the conscription bill and the present bill. The conscript lion bill would give the country no soldiers till 1861, and they were wanted In 1863. He saw no reason for parting with the liberties end power of the peo ple if no benefit was t 0 be gained by the country Mr. WILSON (Rep.), 01 Massachusetts, said the Senator from Illinois objected to the assertion that every bullet fired against the Union was fired by the Democrats, but he (Mr. Wilson) believed it was true. The Senator asks, Who carried Virginia out of the Union? It was Mason and Hunter, Letcher and Witte, and the delegation in Congress; with the exception of Oen. Milleon. Mr. 'WILLEY (U.), of Virginia, said the Senator should except the Hon. Sherrard Clemens. Mr. WILSON accepted the correction; but these men, and Clingman and others, had to go into the Democratic party before they became traitors; and no man could be, found opposing the war who was Iti,-L7filiziza eau, led iii Dim verb mem. end lawipar were quoted and aaelauthal by the trail tors In arms. lie bad nothing to say against the ac tion of those true Democrats w ho were fighting'for the country or working for itfi welfare anywhere. lie had no lectures to read to them. The Senator bad referred reproachfully to the State of Massa chusetts. . _ _ Dlr. RICHARDSON disclaimed any such idea. He intended no reproach on Massachusetts. lie only referred to the action of her Governor and the Secretary of War. Hr. WILSON said, in regard to the enlistment of negroes for the forts, a few negroes were enlisted to take the place of the men who were hurried off to Washington when the report came that Banks was driven from the valley of the Shenandoah. Massachusetts has sent 60,000 men to this war, and is not short of all the calls made upon her over 1,500 men. He believed that no State, with the same proportion of males, bad sent more men to the war. Mr. RICHARDSON said the Senator had referred to a newspaper in his State. The editor of that pa per was a brother to the man who was on the Moni tor when she saved the country, last year. There were as many men gone to war from that °Mee as from any newspaper office in the country. He would not endorse all the opinions of that paper, but - the Senator is greatly mistaken if he supposes there was at the - head of that.paper any thought of die loyalty. He defied the Senator to find anything dis loyal in any article in that paper, and if there was any treason in that paper, or the others referred to, the courts were open, and there was the place to try them. Mr. CHANDLER (Rep.), of Michigan, said one of the proprietors of the paper alluded to was known to be a rebel sympathizer, and was believed to be disloyal. • Mr. RICHARDSON:Who believes it t Mr. CHANDLER. Every loyal man in Michigan. Mr. RICHARDSON said it was strange that the paper had so large a'aroulation in Michigan. He did not believe there were any rebel sympathizers in- Illinois. In regard to one other paper, the New York Express, he knew one of the editors of that paper, and he knew no man more anxious to restore this country and mit down the rebellion. lily. POWELL (Dem.), of Kentucky, said the Senator from Massachusetts had made general charges against the Kentucky Democracy. He seems to think that all are treasonable who do not follow hie wild Abolition crusade. Re (Hr. Powell) was willing to meet the Senator as to the truth of the arraignment of the President, made in that address of the true men of Kentucky. If he would meet the arguments and statements, he (Mr. Powell) was readyto meet him; until then, the Senator had better cease making such gyms! assertions. = ' Mr. 'WILSON, of Massachusetts, said the Sena tor here to-day talks of Abolition. Ile-remembered when Beauregarel wan about to open Magmas on the brave garrison in Charleston, he told his followers to cell the men who supported the Government and the glorious old flag, Abolitionists. The Senator from Kentucky often demonstrates on this floor that he is an obedient follower of Beauregard in that reaped,. The Senator from Kentucky objects to having his Kentucky associates branded as traitors and sympa- TRH PRESS. - PHILADELPIIIA TUES DIY, FEBRUARY 24. 1863. HAS FALLEN, FEDERAL REPORTS General Wool at Boston. Circulation of Bonds and Notes. Branch Mint. Muni : with treason. We are plunged into a cause less war, end any pretence that there was a cause first, Is more wicked and damning than the war itself. The man who charges that the loyal people Of this count) y are resptrattible for this war, is making a change more wicked, Mitre, and damning than all the murderous blows struck at the bosoms of our soldiers in the field. The chiefs of the rebellion disdainfully tell the Senator from Kentucky arid all other men that they will make no compromise of peace except on the recognition of their lode pend4 nee, and Jeff' Davis told his deluded followers that he would rather have a union with hyenas , than with the Yankees. The issue before the country is not of any compromise With these men; anti yet with all theseevidences the Kentucky Demo crats arraign the President of the United States as a tyrant and usurper, and now charge that he has allowed his Maitre to overrun Kentucky, because they have taken a little corn and hay, and the Se nator from Kentucky comes into the Senate and ca dence this arraignment. Shame oa the men who made such an arraisontunt, anti shame on the en dorsers of the act! These Secessionishenf Kentucky, who call themselves Democrats, instruct their Se nator—there was no need of instructing him—to op pose this war. The men who drafted that address are traitors, and would be traitors in arms were they not cowards. These men propose to fiend com missioners to jell' Davie to make an inelorious lmace anti yet the Senator from Kentucky does not ike to ' have them called by their right names— cowardly traitors. Ile (Mr. Wilson) chose to call things by their right names. Mr. COLLAMER, of Vermont, from the commit tee of conference on the legislative appropriation bill, made a report. The mileage question is stricken out of the bill, leaving the mileage as heretofore. The report was agreed to, and the bill was passed. Mr. HARRIS introduced a bill to facilitate taking depositions to be used in othercountries. Mr. TRUMBULL (Rep.) of Illinois, said he did not propose to enter into this discussion, but wished to meet a few ohjections which had been made against the bill by those who day after day made 'partisan speeches, and pretended to be the peculiar guardians of the Constitution. Lie denied the in fallibility of any man as judge of the Constitution, and clamed no infallibility for himself. Re would vote for no bill he deemed unconstitutional. The Senator from Kentucky-objects to the power of ar rest for political offences. He was willing to strike out the words "political offences." In regard to the objection that Congress could not delegate the power to the President to suspend the writ of habcos crnpus, he referred to the various powers al ready delegated to the President. The Constitution says that Congress shall have power to authorize letters of marque, yet only the other driy,.,4- bill was pasted delegating that power to the President, and the Senator from Kentucky, h e believed, voted for it. The Government could not be carried on an hour if these powers were not delegated. Again, it is ob jected that this writ should never be suspended when the courts are open ; but what would be the use of such a suspension in any place where the laws could not be executed? The Constitution con. tainly could not have meant to apply to any such state of things as that. Mr. CA RLILE (U.), of Virginia, opposed the pas sage of the bill. At half past four o'clock the Senate took a recess till seven o'clock. EN.EI v .:I4G SESSION. °rho Independent. Telegraph Company'. Mr. GRIMES (Rep.), of lowa, called up the joint rfaolution allowing the independent Telegraph Company to construct their lines in the District of Columbia. On motion of Mr. KING (Rep.), of New York. the resolution was amended so as to make it gene ral, applying to any line of telegraph. The resolU lion was then passed. Discharge of State Prisoners. The Senate then resumed the consideration of the bill for the discharge of State prisoners. Mr. POWELL (Item.), of Kentucky, continued his remarks, arguing that the power of suspending the writ of habeas corynis was vested in Congress, and could not, and ought not if it could, be delegated un der the circumstances. The President had no power to make arbitrary wrests. Mr. DOOLITTLE (Rep.), of Wisconsin, said it was understood that the persons arrested could have been released on taking the oath of allegiance. Mr. POWELL said it might be so understood, but it was not the fact. Mr. DOOLITTLE said he thought he was au thorized to say that in relation to any arrest which has been made, except in sections where there were actual conflicts of arms, the prison -door has always. been open to those who were willing to take the oath or allegiance, unleas where the proof was posi tive. He referred to the arrest of a reba detective at a hotel in New York. Ile was not arrested by warrant of law, and yet the Senator from Kentucky claims that no person should•be arrested without a warrant. Dlr. POWELL claimed that he had never com plained of the arrest of persona engaged with the army. Dlr. DOOLITTLE. Suppose he is not in armsl This man was not in arms. Suppose he had fur. niehed the rebels with food and cloillingl Dlr. POWELL. Then I suppose he might be con sidered as engaged with the army. Dir. DOOLITTLE argued that in a time of war it was absolutely necessary to arrest men without the usual warrant of law. Such had always been the practice of nations in time of war. lie claimed that it was for the President to judge when the public Safety required a suspension of the writ of habeas corpus. In cases of sudden emergency and danger, he would certainly not be expected to wait for Congress to meet and judge of the requirements of the public Way, lie quoted at some length from the decisions of the Supreme Court, in support of hie argument. It was necessary in a time of war to arrest persons to prevent their committing crimes, It was not always possible to wait till the actual crime was committed, Mr. CLARK (Rep.), of New Damprigire, said he was pleased to hear the Senator from Illinois (Mr. Richardson) say to-day that the rebellion was causeless. Mi. RICHARDSON said he was willing to repeat it. At the beginning this rebellion was causeless. Mr. CLARK. Then the President was bound to put the rebellion down, and it was the duty of every good citizen to help him. Mr. RICHARDSON said he had always held that he meant to stand by the Constitution. He did not justify the departures from that instrument made by the Senator's party, or anybody else. Mr. CLARK said he was glad the Senator thought this was a causeless rebellion, for he understood the Senator was going to New Hampshire to speak, and he.wanted bim to tell the Democrats there that this was a causeless rebellion: — They.haverbeen Lug llr quetmon - rnere'for ft long time; and he want- - ed the Senator to tell the Democrats of New Han*. shire that.the Republicans did not cause this war. Mr. RICHARDSON. I will tell them that the Se nator and his party could have avoided the war by compromise. Mr. CLARK. The question is, whether the rebel lion had a cause—not whether we could have pro vented it by going on our . knees. Mr. Clark conti nued, contending that the President must take mea sures to preserve the Constitution, and if he deemed that the safety of the country was imperilled, he must .take measures to preserve rt.• -,)Se;, said that the Senators from Delaware and froth Kentucky seemed very much exercised about these arrests; but they had no sympathy for the men who were arrested at the South and put in prison because they were Union men. The Senator from Kentucky is much exercised at the breaking up of a Convention in Kentucky ; but only a year ago the Governor of that 'State and others attempted to take the State out of the Union in defiance of all law. And yet there were no complaints of that. lie did not believe that the masses of the Demo crats were disloyal, though some of their leaders had acted too much as though they were. These persons who act in this way cannot complain if they are suspected of being in sympathy with the rebellion. lie appealed to these Senators who pro- fessed to be loyal to come out and help put down the rebellion. Mr. HENDERSON (U.), of Miesouri, said he found that he did not belong to either party he, and he and the Senator from Virginia (Mr. Wille re y) bad totaled a party of two. But he thought that if the North could not agree any better than _they do now, the sooner they stop the war th.: better. Party spirit seems to be as rampant as ever, and he was sorry to see that spirit which could only lead to a The Senator from Kentucky says he is for petice. He (Mr. Henderson) also wanted peace; but how would the Senator from Kentucky obtain ILI Would he withOraW th 9 Irnalegl anti WV ;UV rcbcill .r• ca•pilvat, wean,. ll° tl,nt St our, in timed. likthisii,ire atUai Lit istlppnriA, lanai Is dangerous to Ake war on the Administration, and drew nice distinctions between: the Executive and the Government. In times like these, when the life of the nation is at stake, an entire unity of ac tion is necessary, and in this the rebels have the ad vantage. These were measures he had . not voted for, but yet he felt it was Ms duty to give an honest support to the Government. He could not go home and oppose the Government and create any disloyal feeling in his State. There must be a union of action, and he warned ',Senators against raising' a party feeling, or making loyalty or disloyalty a party line, and denouncing all Democrats as dis loyal. He believed that if the army went forward and put down the rebellion, slavery was doomed. , No matter whether any emancipation or other act was ever issued, nothing could save slavery unless it was the Democratic party at the North. There were men at the North who discourage enlistments, because, they say, this is an. Abolition war. All this is wrong. Every man should come up to the support of the Government, and there should, at least, be a better feeling in the Senate. He said the rebels could not be starved out. They were brave, and would tight to the last. Either they must conquer or we must conquer. There was no such thing as compromiseor conciliation with them. We must, therefore, lay aside these bickerings, and address ourselves to the great undertaking before us. The Border States have been nearly ruined by' the war. Missouri has been nearly destroyed. If Maryland should welcome the rebels' to her soil she would be ground to powder. There could be no peace unless the Miseissippl river was opened. If peace was patched up now, it would only be temporary. He looked forward to a restoration of the whole Tinton, and, although the stare might now be dimmed, he believed some kind angel-hand, with pencil. dipped in heavenly light, will again repaint them in all their beauty and love. liness once more. Alr. WiLKINSON(Rep.), of Minnesota, thought the matter was well understood. There were those' who wished to put down the rebellion, and those who did not want it put down. There could not be a Union here under such circumstances. Re' be lieved there was a party in the North who intended to' oppose and embarrass the Government in prose cuting the war. He believed, as General Rosecrana did, that the Kentucky Convention was treasona ble. There could be but two parties—one for 'the . Government and ono against it. " TOMILIMOIT, tl.l l litoonnr um Ninny WO "mum iair.Ogpinoj. • ai inntrumpoita l OD all GYlllonOi 09 110 that% the :Senator was not so strongly for the Union as he was when in the Virginia Convention. Mr. CAR LILE said 'he hadmade that speech be camp the Preeldent had called certain gentlemen around hint to assist in resisting the pressure which. was brought against him by certain men of the radi cal wing of the party. He went West to try to get them .to aid the President, and enable him to resist, the pressure. Mr. SAULSBURY (Dem.), of Delaware, spoke at length against the bill, and in defence of the Demo cratic party. At half-past twelve o'clock, a vote was taken on Mr. Carlile , e substitute, which was, rejected—yeas 1, nays . • Mr. COLLAMER, of Vermont, movig,lo strike out the second and third sections of the bill, leaving the first section, which authorizes the President to suspend the writ of habeas corpus. Rejected—yeas 18, nays 20. • Mr. RICHARDSON (Dem.), moved an amend ment limiting the operation of the act to the first of March, 1864. 'Agreed to. Mr.-HENDERSON (U.), offered an amendment confining the suspension of the writ of habeas cor pus to cases of treason and offences defined by law. Rejected. Mr. HENDERSON offered.another amendment,' providing that no person shall be arrested in States where there is no insurrection, unless by warrant' of law and on oath describing" the offence charged. The amendment was rejected. . Mr. COLLA..MER otiered an amendment so as to allow the President to suspend the writ of habeas' 401inis without making a proclamation., Adopted. Dlr. Trumbull's substitute was then adopted—yeas 25, nays 12. The bill was passed—yeas 2-1, nays 13, as follows YEAS.. • Grimes (11.)' Harlan-01. /- Harris ) • Bic c5.(1.1.1. • Howe (R.) , linag (k. 3 " Utile (R. ),lianas Morrill (R.) NAYS. Powell (D.) ) Itiobarascn (D.) Saulsbury (D. ) Anthony (C.) ' Chandler (R.) • • Clerk (IQ • - Heiner CE,...) Doolhtle (.ft:) Feesenden ) Foot (It. ) Foeter (R. Cartle (II.) Benderson (II.) Keunedy (1.1.) Lune (I:. ),Ind Latham (D.) At (platter to one- o'clock A journed. ROUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES. • The Rebelltois. The SPEAKER laid before the House the resolu tions of the Kansas Legislature. approving of the policy of the Administration..in the suppression of the rebellion. . s. Ctiurts The Ipuse pasied the Senate bill providing for the holding of the Circuit Court 'of one district by the judge of another, in once of necenity, Ju:at confer ring on the U. S. Diatrict Court cognizance of oaaea of admiralty as to the Lakes, the same as is now FoPseseell in eases relating to the high seas. Mr. FLANDERS (U.), member from the First Congressional Matelot of Louisiana, appeared and was qualified. Mr. DAWES (Rep.), of Mitemicinisetts, from the Committee on Elections, made an unfavorable re port on the credentials of Col. Grafton, as member froze the Eighth diatrYet of Virginia. Case of Mr. Piggott. Mr. DAWES called ciP the adverse report of the same committee in the case of Jennings Piggott, claiming a seat as a representative tom the Second district of North Carolina. It was read. It seta forth that Mr. Piggott was not, in any just sense, the choice of the legal voters, but half of whom hail an opportunity to vote. Besides, he is not a resi dent of North Carolina. Although a native of that State, he has lived in Washington city for ten years with his family, and has here voted for municipal officers. Itlr. PIGGOTT (U.) maintained that he was the choice of the loyal voters. If he had any doubt as to his eligibility - he would not he here to-day claim ing his seat. Ile was appointed Secretary to Gov. Stanley in the autumn of 1861, and returned to his native Stale for the purpose of reuniting hie for tukee with North Carolina. IYI r. MAYNARD (U.), of Tennessee, and Mr.C)fiF, JtIENTS (Dem.), of Tennesse, advocated the claims of Dl r. Piggott. The latter aid that Charles Henry Foster contested his seat. This Foster had been here several times claiming admission, and now, with a show of only a hundred and fifty-seven votes, he says Piggott was not elected. This Foster is the same who last year wrote letters to the Northern press speaking of the great meetings held in North Carolina endorsing him, when it was known that Foster had not been there. He had based his state• ments on falsehood. Mr. DAWES said it WAR true that grave charges had been made against Mr. Foster, and equally grave ones against Mr. Piggott, but the commit tee ihiew these aside. Thenwere governed by the rule which they believed sound—namely, whether the applicant received a preponderating majority of all the loyal voters. The votes were cast in only two or three of the eleven counties, the remainder being in the hands of the rebels, who held the loyalists in terror. He argued that Piggott was not a citizen of North Carolina in the language of the Constitution, to entitle him to be returned as a representative In Congress. Tim report of the committee against Mr. Piggott was adopted. Naval Paymasters and Ensigns. The House concurred in the Senate's amendment legalizing the temporary appointments of assistant paymasters and entgns, until the return of vessels on which they were emplo3ed or the suppression of the rebellion. • Pay of Gunners, doe. The House also concurred in the amendment com puting the pay of gunners, carpenters, and sail makem from the time they entered the service, in stead of " the date of their commissions. The other and more important Senate amendments to the naval appropriation bill were not concurred in, and the act will, therefore, be returned to that body. Regulation of the Draft. The House resumed the consideration of the Senate bill enrolling and calling out the national forces, and for other purposes. Mr. OLIN (Rep.), of New York, said he was un willing, at this late day of the session, to hazard the passage of the bill by opening it to amendments, and sending it back to the senate. It had been carefully considered by the Military Committee, who felt the strong necessity of its becoming a law. The time has come, however, much as it may be regretted, when the Government should arm itself, by every means in its power, to put down the rebellion. In order to aflorti as opportunity for a limited discus sion,'he moved to recommit the bill to the Military Committee. Mr. WICKLIFFE (Dem.), of Kentucky, moved inetructions to the committee to amend the bill so that it should be the duty of the commander of the troop at Any poet, on days of election for National or State elections, to remain and keep the troops one mile from the polls during the holding of the MS elections. Dir. COX (Dem.), of Ohio, moved to amend by adding a proviso, that none °hall be enrolled under this bill except able-bodied white citizens of the United States. Dlr. BIDDLE (Dcm.), of Pennsylvania, expressed himself in favor of the organization of die national forces; but there were several important features in this bill he wished to have remedied by amend ments. The bank bill and this act, taken in connec tion, change the whole at atem of our Government:, Instead of a constitutional form of government, there will be a system not materially differing from the despotism of France and Russia. The particu lar bill now pending turns the militia into a regular army. Ills main opposition was against, coercing the country with provost marshals, without limita tion on their authority, such as to protect citizens from abuses, of which there were so many mournful examples. The arbitrary power exercised under the President's proclamations had done more to defeat the Republican party than anything else. The ar bitrary and unjustitiable arrests made were calcu lated to light up and inaugurate a revolution. lar. DAVIS (Rep.), of Pennsylvania, asked his colleague whether this was to be done by the Repub licans or by the party of which the gentleman is a member I BIDDLE replied—by an outraged people without regard to party. 'The spirit which animated John Hampden is not extinct. The most significant sign of the times was the message of the Republican Governor of Pennsylvania, in regard to arbitrary arrests. He (Mr. Biddle) specially called attention to what he characterized the flagrant violations of the constitutional provisions to secure citizens in their persons and rights. He designated the fol lowing amendments which he wished to otter : Pro vided, That nothing in this act shall authorize the arrest or trial by military authority of any person not in the military service of the United States, nor drafted for the same under the provisions of the act; nor shall the said provost marshals, or any other, officer of the United States, interfere with the lawful exercise of the elective franchise in any State or Territory wherein the laws of the United State, are not obstructed by force of arms. Mr. Biddle wished to affirm propositions which two 'years ago, if a man doubted, would have rendered him liable to the charge of being a lunatic. UAILIPBELL (Rep.), of Pennsylvania, con gratulated the country and Senate that this bill, which places the whole power of the country in the hands of the Executive for the purpose of crushing n this_unhotyrebellion, has passed that body without a division, or any onirbeing found willing to record his vote against it. He viewed this as an evidence of a patriotic reaction in the Senate: When promi nent politicians cut off the sympathizers with the rebels, and come to the support of the Adminis tration, he wanted others to take the same course, lest in the end they cover themselves with igno miny, but cause no confusion to the country. He congratulated the President and those acting with him that they had incarcerated traitors till danger wan over. No loyal man, in the length and breadth of the land, had complained of the so-called arbitrary . arrests. None but traitors complained of them. It was to save the nation, and support the Constitu tion and laws in an hour of deadly peril, that the ar - rests were made...-They were made for wise ends. We have heretofore been too lenient. So far from condemning these arrests, it were better to read the handwriting on the wall, and make peace with liberty while there was yet time. He re peated, the error of Government was its leniency. If there had been given to the military the drum head court-martial, end to traitors hemp, it would have been more pleasing' to loyal men. He hoped there would be no efforts to defeat this bill by sense less amendments. Every ablebodied man should be given to the country, to put down this atrocious re hellion. He explained the position of the Governor of Pennsylvania, as his colleague's (Mr. Biddle's) remarks, he said, might injure that functionary. As to the social revolution alluded to by his colleague, Ire said if the intention was to inaugurate one, it would be done at once ; if by the conspirators at the North, the 'quicker the better. Our soldiers in the field will take care of the rebels in the South, and our loyal men at the North will take care of the rebels in that section. He would light by land or sea for a thousand years against the rebels, and all their acts, at home or abroad. [Applause in the galleries, which the Speaker promptly checke)). Mr. "WRIGHT (D.), of Pennsylvania, said that there was vitally enough power to save the Govern ment This was beyond dispute. He did not be lieve the traitors at the South or North could de ir.= IL He deeeie e„ cli-ep Itee.i, Burly Pant PS fa nut ream the He tweeted to the gentlemen not to drive Wm and others in n position of oppodition to the bill, but to consent to proper Amendments. 'He wished to re . lieve the citizens from the liability to arrest by some upstart Inferior officer ' who was to be left to .deter mine what is or is not treason or disloyalty. Lie desired to secure citizens in their constitutional rights. • At half past four o'clock the House took a recess till 7 o'clock. EVENING SESSION. Discharge of State Prisoners. Mr. SHEFFIELD (U.), of Rhode Island, said he had no doubt but that some arrests had been un wisely and unlawfully made, but at' the same time he believe(' there were many in the rebel army who ought to have been arrested while they were plotting treetop. The President at that time, however, did not display the energy becoming the Executive of a great nation. This bill needed all the moral power they could give it, and in order to commend it to the favor of all the people, he would be glad' if it could be amended in several particulars. They rpould support the Administration in the suppression of the rebellion. Gentlemen talked of illegal arrests, but these were Mlles as compared with the wrongs inflicted by the rebels on the people of the North. There was nothing to discourage us. He hoped the t soon Charleston, Sa vannah, and Vicksburg would be in our possession. lie desired to give Great Britain a hint that if Nas sau shall continue to violate our laws and foster a nest of pirates, then England could not complain if Nassau shall share the same fate as the inhabitants of Barbary under similar circumstances. Mr:WRIGHT (Dem.), said he wanted the billtobe referred to the Committee on Military Affairs, to be amended in several particulars so as to prevent di visions in the North. lie, too, wished the clergy exempted. They were the last class to be called from their sacred calling to the drudgery of the field. Mr. WHITE (Derr.), of Ohio, opposed the bill , for the reason that every citizen - would be placed under the control of the President, and be at his absolute pleasure. Besides, it was opposed to the letter, spirit, and intent of the Constitution. If the devil himself had been called upon, he could not have devised a scheme better calculated to destroy the happiness of the people and distract the country. Mr. V.AI.I.ANDIGHAM dat (2kam.)complime tad Mr. utta rittritie atift aka; mum tun ton RI 111191111111 - Dlr. adllll all, awn were characterized by bltterficao and enmity, " It the latter imagines that any one on Ma (Pallandig ham's side) would be deterred, by threats, from ex pressing his opinions or giving his votes, be utterly misunderstood the spirit of those on that aide of the hall. I hurl back, he said, the threat in defiance, in the gentleman's teeth. I spurn it, I spit upon it. Itis not the argument to be aderessed to equals here. It is a personal insinuation against loyal men who Bit with him here. Strong is their at tachment to a common Union of the States. and they only differ as to the mode of preserving it. I hope these denunciations will be spared. Mr. CAMPBELL (R). It is a significant fact that the gentleman applies my remarks as personal to Mm selt and his colleague while I was denouncing trai tors ; and I will- denounce them while )have a place on this floor.. It is my, duty and privilege. If the gentleman gives my remarks a personal application, I cannot help it. Mr. VAELANDIGHA.M. I yielded the floor in the spirit of a gentleman, and not to a blackguard. [Excitement everywhere.) • Mr. CAMPBELL. The gentleman himself is a blackguard. [Applause in the galleries.) Dlr. ROBINSON (Dem.), of Illinois.. We have been insulted again by. contractors and plunderers of the Government. I demand that the galleries be . . A lr. COX (Dem). I bope not. There ia only a email number of them, and the tool-killers here can keep them in order,. Mr. ROBIN SON. I 'mild . upon the galleries be ing' cleared... • / The SPEAKER appeltled to the gentlemen on _he SPEAKER appealed to the gent... the - floor themselves to preserve order. VALLANDIGHAM thought the lesson would he admitted by the galleries that this is a legislative and deliberative assembly, and that it is not becoming to express any approval or distil>. prOvel of whatever takes place upon this floor. • The SPEAKER Made a few appropriate remarks,• and appealed to the galleries to obserie the pro prieties of the House. • Mr. VALLANDIGHAM, continuing, said that Air: Campbell had called attention to what some gentleman In New York had recently said, but if they were:to learn lessons - they were not to go to that quarter, for the same New York gentleman, three months ago, ..If he mistook not, was. in favor of marching tollichmond, and when that was done he would "let the wayward sisters depart in *ace." He did not propose to debate the several merits of the bill on this floor. He proposed to try the great question before the people. They had tsp. , pealed to the people since the fourth of March. The member, from Pennsylvania (Mr. Oampbell) ought to have heard their voice. In condemnation of the bill be said, do not destroy the country, and erect on its ruins a stupendous despotism. Mr. CAMPBELL said he felt able to take care of himself here or - elsewhere. He did not Indulge in denunciations of any individuals or • members on this floor. He did, however, denounce traitors and sympathizers with treason. The member from Ohio rose in his seat and made a personal -application. If we cannot denounce rebels and their aympa. thizers, we fall in our duty to the country, and are Pomeroy (R. ) Stunner (IL) Ten Eyck (E.) t Trumbull (R.) Wade (R., • Wilkinson (IL ) Wilmot (R. ) • Wileon (R. ). Aimee 'Purple (D.) Wall (D. ) (ll ). Mo. Willey (U.) - the Senate ad- Mr. Fl rind era. Case of Mr. Grafton slaves and cowards. There were hundreds of thou sands of Democrats who are against the rebels ; but there were others who give countenance to traitors, and whose remarks here are quoted with approba tion in rebel newepapers, thus giving aid and co al foi tto the enemy. Let the gentleman from Ohio be himself. If the member saw proper to make the application, he had the right to do so. it was not los him (Mr. Campbell) to dispute the falseness of his own sketch. It was a pretty state of things if they could not denounce traitors in the American Congress. He had violated no rule-, thoneh hie expressions were sweeping—adapted to every traitor in the land. If we, he said, have the speech which he (Mr. Vallandigham) delivered here to-night published in the South, it will give more aid to them than an army with banners. They will abide their time, and struggle and wait for a counter revolution in the North. lie denied that the Re publicans were destroying the Constitution. They had sustained its honor and the old flag and the Government in its full force and elfeot forever. If they were to take the counsels of the other side, they would be left totally without a remedy. Dir. BINGHAM (Rep.), of Ohio said the speech 'of hie colleague (Mr. Vallaudigham) was unworthy of him—unworthy of any one who has grown to man's estate beneath the great instrument of the Constitution. The care of that instrument was in the hands of the people, and not in the hands of the gentleman, who no more represented the people then ho (Mr. Bingham) did. When the people basely surrender the great trust reposed in them, it will fall. So long as they please to stand by it, it will be maintained. How did the gentleman assume to be the guardian of the Constitution', The gentleman undertook to demonstrate, by mutt ]sting a letter of Secretary Sowards that the Con stitution did not allow the Administration to pro tect the Government against an armed rebellion. Mr. VALLANDIGILIM replied that he had never undertaken to catechise his colleague. His colleague could not draw him into a wrangle for which he (Mr. Bingham) was qualified, and for which he (Mr. Vallandighani) had a profound contempt. Mr. HINGHAM said he cared not whether his colleague took notice or not—the people would. Ho did not recognize his colleague's right to call his motives in question. His colleague was the last mAn on earth with' whoni he would wrangle. This lan gone might be ambiguous, but he would give his colleague the benefit of it. Ile then replied to Mr. Vallandigham, hie design being to send out the anti dote with the poison which his colleague attempted to infuse into the public mind. Mr. VOORHEES (Demo.), of Indiana, after allu ding to Mr. Olin's opening remarks, said that the latter had no right to instruct gentlemen here how they Omuta act, and to prescribe for them a line of conduct. After him mime the strapeand-buttoned gentleman from Pennsylvania, who howled out his notes threatening to consign the minority to eter nal damnation. The gentleman from Ohio (Mr. Bingham) was the most kind of an A stranger on this floor would take him to be Cato, the Censor; but he was not, for we read that Cato was dignified. The gentleman from Ohio was severe simply in manner and not in matter, storming and terrible to those who knew him not; but those who know him regard hie remarks as a ridiculous and pleasant episode. He then spoke of Mr. Vallaniligham as having held all his listeners spellbound by his able argument. The Republicans had been re pudiated at the public polls. They had broken their pledges and practised stupendous frauds to raise aimtes on false presences. This was the time for plain talk, and he wished gentlemen to know that the people whom he repre sented would never pay one dollar to buy the slaves of Missouri and set them free. The people will say to those who are forcing a depreciated currency on the people, with gold at sixty-four per centum, "You must obey us ; we will not obey you ; we will make you obey the Constitution." In the couree of his remarks he said no con servative general could stand the consuming flames of fanaticism, in obedience to the demands of which McClellan was stricken down. This was only another instance of the evil machinations of the red:citi elements, and of the betrayal and deception of the people. Mr. OLIN remarked that, in accordance with his promise, he had given an opportunity for discussion. Several gentlemen, including Mr. Wickliffe, wish ed to make some inquiries. Mr. RICKMAN (Rep.), of Pennsylvania, objected to Mr. Olin yielding the floor unless uncondi tional) . Mr. VIOKLIFFE. By what right do you object? Mr. HICKMAN. I am addressing the Speaker, as you ought to do. Mr. WICKLIFFE. You have no right to speak, Sit down. Mr. OLIN said be did not propose to answer cap tious objections to the bill. It was a measure which by common consent was demanded by the exigencies of the country. A plausible objection cannot he made to it by any man who has a loyal heart and is desirous of sustaining the Government in the time of its trial. Those who have been de nouncing it will soon understand that the people will not surrender everything they hold dear, but will visit those who oppose with the condemnation they deserve. At lig o'elock, P. M., Mr. OLIN moved the previous uestion on the bill. Air. PE DLETON (Dem.), of Ohio, moved a call of the House. Mr. ANCONA (Dem.), asked to be excused from voting. Mr. VOORHEES (Dem.), of Indiana, demandsd the yeas and nays on that. Mr. MALLORY (U.), of Kentucky, moved that the House adjourn. Mr. NOBLE (Dem.), called for the yeas and nays. The question was decided in the affirmative by one majority, so the House adjourned. PENNSYLVANIA LEGISLATURE. RdItRIREITRG; February 23, 1868 SENATE. The senate met at 1 o'clock. Petitions Presented. The following petitions were presented: One by Mr. Clymer against the proposed Im plement to the Pennsylvania Railroad act, and one by Mr. Nichols against the Ninth and Twelfth street Railway. Resolutions Adopted. Resolutions were adopted inatruotin; the Judi ciary Committee to report a bill compelling the Erie Canal Company to pay their just proportion of taxes. The Pennsylvania Railroad. Dlr. NICHOLS, from the Committee on Rail roads, reported favorably on the supplement to the Pennsylvania Railroad act. The Senate then adjourned. HOUSE. The House met at half past seven, Reading of Waslipagton's Farewell Ad ....... Washlngton'a Farewell Addreas was read, and ten thousand copies ordered to be printed. Pennsylvania Central Railroad. Mr. PATTON, of Greene county, moved to re consider the vote by which the House had on Friday last passed the supplement to the Pennsylvania Railroad act. Various parliamentary motions were resorted to to defeat the reconsideration. No quorum would vote, and efforts were made to require the sergeant. at•arms to take the members who refused to vote into custody. These proceedings continued up to a late hour. THE REBELLION. General Bragg still Digging the "Last Ditch”—General Asboth vs. Guerillas—The Critical Period—French Contrabandlsts Arrested—What General Milroy is Doing— Defence of his Policy in West Virginia. GEN. BRAGG IN A BAD WAY. It is said that General Bragg'is busily employed in planting cannon on the south aide of the river, at Chattanooga. The Nashville Union says that Gen. Johnston is probably, preparing to retreat froth "our" sacred soil at an early day. He has received no reinforcements from Virginia, and three regi ments left hie army some days ago for Vicksburg. HOW TO SETTLE THE GUERILLAS. Gen. Asboth, commander of the post of Columbus, Ey:, has lineti an miler sAyt fig, thßt. AA Li IRMA) Ma iron 41i iiiV DM Vplo 1111H01111 GRIMULARG the 6Luta - Man to make raids upon that rutul, here after, for every raid upon that road, and for every attack upon steamboats or transports on the river, the citizens living in the closest proximity to the scene of the outrage will be arrested and held as hostages for the delivery of the real perpetrators. THE CRISIS. (From the Richmond Dispatch, Feb. 11.1 We have always been of that class who have en deavored to disabuse the popular mind whenever it conceived any false hopes. For this we have some times been charged with discouraging our people, especially when we have told them plainly, and urged it upon them, that they had nothing to hope from foreign intervention, or from anything else save God and their own right arms. Some people among us have been amazingly slow in discovering this patent fact. But we are glad to see that it begins now to be pretty generally admitted. The Ironsides at Port Royal, the immense fleets of transports, the huge army those transports carry, the tremendous preparations at Vicksburg, the heavy force of Rose crane, and the enormous army of Joe Hooker, are "fixed facts," which cannot be overlooked or gain said. The near approach of a tremendous struggle is evident to everybody. Recognition is uo longer thought of; even the most sanguine give it up in de spair, as they ought to have done a year ago. The encouragement of the hope that it was coming, that it would be followed by intervention, and that inter vention would put an end to the war, has done mis chief enough. We hope it will not be allowed to do any more. It is probable enough that in the multiplicity of attacks to be made upon us some of them may prove successful. But, unless all succeed, our cause is still as hopeful as.ever. The invasion has been com pared to the opeiationa of an anaconda in the act of stifling his victim. It is a good simile. Wound the anaconda in any part of his body and you break his hold. Defeat-any part of this expedition and you destroy the whole. Suppose the Yankees should burn Charleston. and Vicksburg. Of what avail would it be to them if Hooker should be beaten here in Virginia as McClellan was last spring 1 Of what avail would it be to the Yankees to hold Charleston and Vicksburg, while we had an immense force within a days march of Washington. with the whole Northern frontier laid open to our enterprises ) Let our people, then, be of good cheer. The " ana conda" must succeed everywhere.- if it expects to accomplish anything worth lighting for. Partial success will nor do. And even if they should sue- suutitulinu. If Cm thaulil bin 11111lltunA, • U111111611011;11[111111111..., 111.00110.1 ff: 111t1 faatinnougulrßil lYe OR ROI Denten so lunge; Mtn survive to bear the banner of the red cross in the field. We cannot afford to be beaten. The conee quences will be too terrible even to think of. There are a thousand motives to render the war immortal. What though' the field be lost—all is not lost— The study of revenge, immortal hate, .And coinage never to submit or yield; .Alt these remain. MORE FOREIGN BLOCKADE RUNNERS. Mr. Wolfe, Jerome Busichetser, Reuben Simon, Jerome Catabona, Leon Dorsey, Solomon Adler, Wilholtz, Agne Apire, Charles Mamelocke, Au - gust Julius Erickson, and Leander Parchet, who acknowledge that they left Richmond on the lath instant, were arrested at Leesburg, to which place they had walked from Culpeper, by 001. Baker' s de tective; and were on Saturday committed to the central guardhouse in. Washington. They had passes which read as follows : HY-ADQUARTERS DEPARTMENT OP HENILICO, RicliXOND, Va., Feb. 10, 1863; Mr. Leander Parchet, a citizen of France, having taken. the oath [of allegiance to the Co nfederate States of America, and being pledged] not to reveal either directly or indirectly any information that may beiefit, is hereby permitted to pass beyond the • limits of the Confederate States, subJeet, however, to such delay and restrictions as may he imposed by the military authOrities. Not to pass thronghGe. ntral Lee's army nor south of James river. By or der of the Secretary of War. • . • JOHN H. WINDER, Provost Itl%rahal. The words printed` in brackets were marked out evidently with a different pen from that with which ' the blanks in the pass were filled out. Among the party was found about $9,000 in South on local banknotes, and about $5,000 in gold. These parties, it is bald, acknowledge that they have been regularly engaged in carrying goods to the South. AFFAIRS AT WINCHESTER. WIPICIIESTER, Va., Feb. 20. The Old Gray Eagle (Gen. ssitroy) commands' I here, and I assure you he comes fully up to expeeta -1-• lions. We have a very respectable force—enough to. I take care of ourselves. We have had many rumors of old Stonewall and others coming ut, but as yet they Lave not come to hand. Brig. Gen. G. Cluseret has been relieved from cern ' mend of the let brigage, which is deeply regretted by all his old of fi cers and men, except some of the higher rank, who aspire for brigadiers. Colonel George Hay, 87th - Pennsylvania Reg!, ment is now commanding Cluseret's old brigade. Col. Hay is a good officer and soldier, and tills hie new position admirably. Gen. Olusiweb still re- I mains here awaiting otters. The majority of the people hero, as you are aware, are of tne rabid secesh persuasion; of course there are a good manylUnion folks of the real true dye, but they have to keep very quiet during the rebel occupation of the place. OEN. MILROY'S DEFENCE OF IftS POLICY IN WESTERN VIRGINIA. Gen. Halleok has directed Gen. Milroy to recind certain orders' relating to the assessment of rebe l • sympathizers in Western Virginia as being issued without authority. In defence of his policy, 'fen. Milroy has addressed a letter to the General-in- Chief, from which we make the following extracts: I respectfully ask permission to submit a few re marks relative to the circumstances which induced the issuing of the orders. 1 have been in command in Weer Virginia since the :tOth May, 1861. During that time I have had under my command, besidea troops from other states, aeveu regiments of West Virginia volunteer infantry, seven companies of West Virginia cavalry, and two full West Virginia batteries, Ulf course I could not lail, from my posi tion, to learn much of the views and feelings of the Union population (largely in the majority, of that region, and of the atrocities which it has suiFered at the heeds of the rebel Government at Richmond. That Government has viewed the Union citizens of West Virginia in the double aspect of rebels against the Cowed( rate States of America, and of the ,late of V irginia, and for that reason has re garded and treated them as outlaws, not entitled to the protection of the usages of Civilized warfare. Influenced by this view, that Government has en coureged and patronized organizations in that teem variously known as mountain rangers, partisan flingers, bushwhackers, and guerrilla bands of every description, composed of men enrolled in no regular army, and acknowledging no fealty to the usages of war as practiced by civilized nations— men acting from no impulse of public duty, but In stigated to action solely by the bare motives of ra pine and plunder. To such an extent did these lawless bands conduct their depredations, under the direct patronage of the Government at Richmond, that the country, in ninny localities, was entirely denuded of its more portable chattels, such as horses, cattle, and other live stock. Nor were their outrages confined to men plundering. Murders of the most atrocious character were of daily occurrence. The Rev. —, a Methodist preacher, sixty years old, and Buzzard, his neighbor, citizens of Poca hontas county, and men of irreprinachable morality, were, last, winter, murdered in the presence of their families by these lawless bands. About the same time, Mr. Arthur, a peaceable and unolfending farmer of Webster county, the father of ten children, was also murdered in the presence of his family by another of these lawless bands,-of which a man by the name of Cheinlng was the leader and engaged in the atrocity. These men were murdered for no other reason than that of an-avowed devotion to the preservation of the Union. I succeeded In capturing Uheining, the murderer of Arthur. He was tried at Wheeling by a military commission, the murder clearly proved, and the sentence of death pronounced against him; but the Confederate Government extended the reps of its protection over him and claimed for him the rights of a prisoner of war. The above are only samples of numerous kindred occurrences. Again, the rebellion found the inhabitants of West Virginia divided in opinion upon the mo mentous issue which it suddenly forced upon them ; rancorous hatred between the contending parties, not unlike that which occurred between the Whigs and Tories of the Revolution, estranged and embit tered them. The adherents of the rebellion regarded the crisis Rd presenting the question whether they or the ad herents of the Union were to be the future proprie- tors of the country. They, therefore, endeavored to expel the Union faction. To this end they aided as informers and guides to the banditti, and also to detachments of the regular army of the rebci Go v ern men t in their raids against the Union popula tion. Such was the condition of atTaira in Western Vir ginia when 1 took command there. It once occurred to me that a great advance to the preservation of order and public safety would be accomplished if I could make it the policy of the citizens of rebel sen timents to discourage, instead of encouraging these raids and outrages. I therefore avowed my intention of compelling rebel citizens aiding in their perpetra tion to compensate the Union citizens for their loss es, and I threatened them with the fez falionis. In some instances where the evidence of complicity by non-combatant rebel citizens was reasonably cer tain, I compelled compensation by assessment. This course had the desired influence. I felt justified in its adoption from the considera tion that the violence of the times having expelled the civil tribunals from the land, the military au thorities were to. some extent responsible for the preservation of public order and justice. In my de sire to preserve order within the limits of my com mend, I sometimes made threats, the execution of which I did not intend. During my whole adminis tration in West Virginia I have not been accessory to a single death, except in battle, or to the burning of a single house. I have not punished or molested any citizen on account of his political opinions: To sustain me in these assertions, I appeal with confidence to every honorablceman at all acquainted with the facts. I was educated to the profession of arms, and have endeavored to commit no act, either on or off the battle field, that would tarnish my re putation as a soldier. The many officers of the rebel army who have fallen into my hands cannot do otherwise than bear testimony that I have extended to them the full benefit of the usages of war as prac tised by civilized nations. I scorn the attempted stigmas of the unscrupulous homicide that holds away at Richmond, but 1 dread the censure of my own Government, which 1 have endeavored faithfully to serve. I submit these observations in no spirit of com plaint against the course which the general-in-chief has deemed it his duty to pursue, and ask that they may be candidly considered. I am, very truly and respectfully, your obedient servant, . R. H. DUMMY, Brigadier General. Arrival of the Canada at Boston. BOSTON, Feb. 23.—The royal mall steamship Canada arrived at ten o'clock this morning from Liverpool via Halifax. Marine. NEW YoRK, Sept 23.—Arrived, barks' P. R Gull lot, from Marseilles; Quincy, from New Orleans ; brigs Josephlue, from Oporto ; John 1., from ditto. Below, ship Cornelius Grinnell, from London. Bosron Feb. 23.—The steamer Glasgow has put into Providence, short of coal. THE CITY. [POE ADDITI . °NAL CITY NEWS SHE SOMME PAGE.] R O'GORMAN AT CONCRIIT capacity of Concert Ilall was last evening fully tested. ' One,thiril of the crowd who claimed admis sion were probably excluded. The stage, the body • of .the hall, and the gallery were crammed, and the aisles were jammed. The stage, gallery, walls and Side-liglita were draped with the national colors, and a portrait of Henry Clay conspicuously occupied the centre of the gallery. The Central Democratic - Club were exceedingly well represented upon the platform, Charles Ingersoll, Esq., presiding. Judge Thompson, Judge Lowry, and Ex-Justice Lewis were upon the stage, and just before the opening exercises, Mr. Alderman McMullen squeezed through the crowd, and obtained a fair hearing. Beck's band was in attendance and did some lively music. Mr. Ingersoll then inaugurated the &lair of the evening. He remarked that they had assembled that evening to celebrate the birthday of Washington, one of the purest of patriots. He in past days led your armies to victory and peace, and had the honor of receiving the unanimous vote of the people. Not one single electoral vote was cast against him. [Applause.] Ile was called to the highest office in the gift of the people, and, when his term had expired, he voluntarily retired to pri vate life, leaving us united, prosperous, and happy. [Applause.] There was no convention needed, no delegates to be bought or sold, no combinations ne cessary to secure his election. [Applause.] Why say thist. When this man, this Washington, was about to retire to his farm, when he was about to leave the city of Government, to withdraw him self from it forever, when he was going home to his farm in Virginia ( immense applause], in Fairfax county, that county which is now trampled under foot by contending brethren, he left a parting legacy in his farewell address. The audience would listen to the words of Wash ington. Commend it to your souls, and when you hear it, when you have heard it, compare those words from time to time with those of the man who lives Vile icitl etc wootnvon Lt/meter] ) and 1.11.01 a, Mallow,ainzaos mock, a eocaxweaattxry ie. - your sAren. hva,sa.al: :isa zassits Oka of that address with these of the successor of Washington. Compare his words, his policy, hie measures; his name, with, him on whom devolve the duties of our day. Compare them, and you will be happy to hear the Father of his Country. [Ap plause.] This speech was followed by three cheers for In gersoll and Buckalew. A letter from Charles R. Buck slew was then read by David Salomon, Esq. The Farewell Address of Washington followed, be. Me read by Peter McCall, Esq.' The passage inter preting the right of the people to make and revoke their Constitution, at pleasure, was greeted with the wildest enthusiasm, and the passage was required to be re-read. The orator of the evening R. O'Gor man, Esq., was then introduced by Mr. Ingersoll. Mr. O'Gorman commenced by alluding to the beau tiful Gentian legend, believed in by the dwellers by the banks ofthe Rhine. One night in every year, when the moon was at full, the ancient emperor emerges from his tomb. The moonbeams shine on the noble river, and on the ridge of moonbeams the monarch walks. He blesses vineyard and cornfield, and the sleeping people. He returns, as silently as he came, to his reating.place. Such things, perhaps, might be. The feelings of the peo ple were sometimes preferable to the calculations of philosophy. On this night perhaps the . great founder of this republic may revisit the glimpses of the moon, and bless again the bounteous land, for the preservation of whose honor every Moment of his noble life was spent All through the gallant • little State of New Jersey [immense applause and three cheers for the sand banks], the'. speaker had travelled. All the land lies in the light of Washing ton's glory. If-there is anyplace where his memory deserves peculiarly to be embalmed, it is here ; for • hero.' had assembled the delegates from the • • original States. • By their discretion they succeeded in completing .the charter of American liberty, by - which, alone, It'll be God's will, the States or North America can be reunited. Ho spoke of the Consti tution of the United States. Though that charter of liberty might be trampled on in frenzy, yet the man-that presided over the great work they accom plished shall still be dear, over an the earth, to ever v heart that feels that national liberty can still be obtained. Washington was the right man in the right place. A reckless people will find reckless men. -It was nearly sixty-nine years. ago when George Washington bade farewell to public life. Be assisted at the . inauguration of his successor. Arriving at his owns door, •he perceived that his Mtn Lid Loon MIIIIIIIOII hir 1 Vitt 111(1 wont • GIOTYLIi MEI 111117 111U6611 hiltlikad to mhitiitit Inn mg rivrp? /0 shah raver ca or Watnfavafton have not changed. In the year I*, witen tkc EirsL Congrets was sitting, a memorial was presented from a society of Friends in Philadelphia, relating to the abolition of slavery, and signed by Benjamin Franklin The. ministers of .the Gospel,with the . Bible in their hands, have been at the present day known t o incite their congregations to war and tu, mult, and pronounce upon ;brother' tighting with ro bther the benediction of peace ! Is the civilized world mad, or are we mad I [A voice, "were madV , ' and laughter.] The speaker was the exponent of no faction. (Applause.) We shoal remember that a time will come when the . acts of to-day will be come history. Will history nicely adjust whether the blame is to be laid on the North, the South, the East, or the West, or on the proper heads—or the woolly headsi (Applause and laughter.) Did the speaker approve of the vigorous prosecution of the wart Yes. if the war ought to be prosecuted at all, it ought to be prosecuted vigorously. Anything that is. worth doing at all, is worth doing well. -He and his. audience were not soldiers, they were eitizens. Sol diere bad no right to think, only the right to act t Citizens had a right to think. He was hot going to speak much about the Constitution. Those ulna profess to prosecute the ivar with 3 . iger, have in augurated a new power called the war power. It would be out of place , to :speak of the constitu tional laws to this .party, who seemed deter-• mined to get along without them. The onlY pal liatiori for civil war is that •it is necessary, and likely to lead to some good result. Somebody had said that if the New England States didn't leave off this inconvenient habit of getting on, they had better part company altogether with the rest. The distance which separated these States, considering the nature of their replies, justified the speaker in. • thinking the ~entlernerr was right who said "nobody . was hint , ' The war is a war for the Union. [A. voice—" It's for the nigger.") Well, we'll see about that. 1 The speaker looked on secession as a . great political disaster—as much so to the South as to the North. Anything legitimate, ma • etitational, and humane, to stop secession, the speaker approved of. . England has stea •dily been oaecuting a "war for the union" with Ireland, for the last Mx •hundred years, but is ilfzie as far from the attainment of her object as she was six hundred years ago. History was against such an experiment. We might take Richmond and Charleston, and trample the South under foot, but we must also keen it under foot t Permanent armies and permanent navies would be a permanent danger to the Republic. He would negotiate with traitors, with arms in their hands, if he could do away . with secession by it. To out the matter short, • the apeaker was for peace anti Mecolkelitit ton. [The wildest enthusiasm.] The voice of an Irishman, Edmund Burke, had spoken, in the year rns, alone, in the Senate of England, and had told her that the words of conciliation should be used toward her revolting colonies. The time Is corning when the inexorable logic of events shall pronounce to all overtures of, peace I' too late l" The lecturer was listened to by the very large mull ' enciwith the most marked enthueliam. His voice . Is fun, his delivery Just, his gestures natural, antlhia bearing pelf-possessed. The nature of the applause, and the pointe at which it grew most vehement; do• noted at once the ability of the speaker, and the character of hie subject and auditors. MEETING OP THE VIOTI.IIS. —A. 111OOting of the defrauded depositors of the United States 'Laurance Company was held last evening, at Frank lin Hall. Win. F. Schell was called to the chair, and Henry Elwell appointed secretary. H. I'. Kennedy moved that 'a committee be appointed to act in conjunction with thc investi gating committee appointed by the Legislature, and to procure counsel to prosecute the directors crimi nally. There was a general interchange of senti ment, which wan kept up until a late hour. it was deemed inexpedient to appoint the proposed com mittee. Adjourned. THE PROVOST GUARD.—Yesterday morn ing the several companiea comprising the Provost Guard, under the command of Captain G. Finale, marched to Independence Square, preceded by a fine brass band, about it o'clock. There the men were 'drawn up iu line, facing south, and Captain T. H. inch mounted one of the " toad-stoola and read Washington's Farewell Address. The soldiers were then marched to their new quarters, at Fifth and Buttonwood streets, which have been temporarily fitted up, until the old Pennsylvania Bank building CAD be completely renovated and refitted for their comfort. ORDERED TO BE SOLD.—The prize steamer Princess Royal has been ordered to be sold next Saturday, the 28th instant, at II o'clock. She now lies at the wharf of the Savannah Steamship Company, below eallocvhi/l street. She is a Clyde built steamship of seven hundred tons burden. American measurement. She was constructed in 1881, of iron, in the beat manner, and fitted up with wire rigging. She has also, besides her very superior engines, two steam hoisting and pumping appara• tus on deck. SAD CASE OF BUDNING.—AIrs. Henry De weal and daughter were seriously burned, Sunday morning last, at their residence, bro. 428 Marriott street. Mrs. pewees was dusting the mantel, and accidentally knocked off a fluid lamp. The fluid Ig nited from the stove, and Mrs. D. and child were burned as above stated. Mrs. Dewees is badly in jured about the face, neck, and arms, and the child is so seriously hurt that her life is despaired of. Mr. Dewees is absent in the army. NATIONAL SALum—Yesterday morning, at sunrise, the Keystone Artillery, Co. B, P. H. fired a salute of thirty-five guns, in honor of Wash ington's birthday, on the lot adjoining the Academy of 'Music, atter which they adjourned to the La Pierre House, and partook of a collation. The Good Will Engine Company kindly loaned their horses for the occasion. A PRIZE STEAMER TO nit SOT:D.—The British prize steamer Princess Royal, which reached this port two weeks ago, has been ordered to be sold next Saturday, 28th iust. , at eleven o'clock, A. 111. She pow lies at Callowhill.atreet wharf. She is a Clyde-built steamship of 700 tons burden, built in 166 i, of iron, and in the beat manner, and is fitted with wire rigging. She has also, besides her rely superior engines, two steam hoisting and pumping apparatuses on deck, and is excellently provided in every particular. Cornirmierrow.—On Sunday .evening twenty-mix ladies and gentlemen were cllNßrined by the Right Rev. Bishop Potter as full members of the Church of the Evangelist, of which the Rey. Samuel Eluxborow le the rector. Among the con firmed was Colonel Philip S. White, the Prothono• tary of the District Court. StricDAY' s SNow-sTonm.--The Snow storm of Sunday blocked up the railways eo com pletely that the Western and Southern mails due at the poet office, at ten o'clock on Sunday night, did not reach there until seven o'clock on Monday morning. SLTGITT FIRE.—d slight fire occurred last evening, in the basement of the store of Messrs. Hoyt, :Sprague, & Co., Chestnut street, below Third. Damage inconsiderable. The Prince of Wales has:presented hie betrothed with an elegant pair of skates which she knows how to use gracefully, but even the Prince cannot force the lakes to freeze, and the Princess is obliged to keep on her taps like us republicans. CITY ITMDIS. SUPERIOR FLoun.—Mr. C. H. Mattson, dealer in fine family groceries, Arch and Tenth streets, has now in stole a fresh supply of Wheat Flour of the choicest brands, made from the beat quality of wheat, to which we invitethe attention of our readers. FINE MILITARY TRAPPINGS for Army and Navy Officers can be found in greatest variety at Oakford Sr. Sons, under the Continental Hbtel. lams' Funs in great variety and of the hest qualities, are now selling at unusually low prices, at Oakford & Son's, under the Continental Hotel. FnEsn TOMATOES, 15 cents a quart, open to-morrow, at Thomas Waring's, No.ll'l Franklin Market-house, Tenth street, below Market. BROWN'S BRONCHIAL :ThomEs.—The beneficial effects resulting from the use of this re medy, and its extensive use for coughs, colds, and throat affections, has brought out many imitations, most of which contain injurious ingredients. The Troches have proved their efficacy. SECRETARY SEWARD TO MINISTER DA.Y- Torr.—" You cannot be too decided or too explicit in making known to the French Government that there is not now, nor has there been, nor will there be any, the least, idea existing in this Government of suffer. leg a dissolution of this Union to take place in any way whatever.• Tell them this Union—so great—cannot sever, Though it may tremble beneath the rude shock, As it bath lived, so it shall live forever, Strong as the mountain oak, firm as the rock. Let them not deem in a moment of weakness We can surrender our birthright and name, Strike the old flag, and with patience and meekness Bear the foul blot on our hardly-earned fame. Soon shall our land, to its old peace returning, Spring to the duties that make nations great ; And while In every heart valor is burning, Camly and bravely her destiny waits. Uniforms, ready-made, at Charles Stokes k Co.'s " One-price" Clothing Store, under the Continental. ARTEMUS WARD ON PHILADELPHIA. cRITECIURE.—Artemus Ward writes satirically con cerning Philadelphia marble and white paint. He Bays: "The artist I spoke of in my last has returned to Philadelphy. Before he left 1 took his lily white hand in mine. I suggested to him that if he could induce the citizens of Philadelphy to believe it would be a good idea to have white winder shutters on their houses, and white door stones, he might make a forting. It's a novelty," I added, "and may startle 'ern at rust, but they may conclood to adopt it." Artemus should look around a little, and win findmore variety here than he maltee believe ear.gio. S. a .paelman, than 1. the Itrown Stone Clotbing 801 l or Rockbill Br. Wilcox., Won. ova and 606 Chestnut street, above Sixth- SINGULAR SIONALe OF SrvTGLEKESS. — iII the town of Quimber, in Brittany, a very singular custom prevails. The men wear a peculiar kind of one-cornered hat. The manner of wearing it gives very important information to the women of the neighborhood. A widower wears his hat in such a way as to bring the corner right over the forehead, showing that his life has been overshadowed. The married man wears his hat so that he can only look back for happiness. The "jolly bachelor" causes the corner to come jauntily over the ear, which means that he is open to proposals. Here almost everybody wears the elegant and neat-fitting gar ments manufactured at the clothing depot of Gran ville Stokes, No. 609 Chestnut street, where one price only is asked, and that exceedingly IoW. PHILADELPHIA BOARD OP TRADE THOMAS RiaißEß, Jr., } IbRAEL AIORICS. Comm:mita OP ma Mo3rrir. JOSEPH C. GRUBB. AT THB MBECHANTS' XXOHLNELB, PHILATIBLPHIA. Ship Wyoming, Burton Liverpool, Feb 2S Ship Sbateinno, Oxnard ' Liverpool, soon Ship pawing.), Card ••......Liverpool, soon Ship Benry Cook, Morgan Load.tn, soon Bat k John Boul ton. Davis Laguayrs,. soon Bark Savannah, Peterson Liverpool, soon . . . • trig 'Ms Walter, Hewitt Elia Ella Reed, Jarman.. MARINE INTELLIGENCE. PORT ORPHILADELPULA., Feb. 24, 1863. SUN RISES.... EIGH WATER 641-SUN SETS ARRIVED Brig John Welsh. Jr, Fineid, from Tilnidad de Cnbe. &l: lust, with sugar and honey to S& W Welsh. Brig wo, for Philadelphia, sailed 4th lust; brigs Meteor and John Bernard, fordo, Willed RI; tchr Nellie Howe, for do, sailed sth. .Raw no.A.tnerican vessels of war daring the T assa rir Rob' nv k 03 2. ZoSOni .141rcr, Cr la caeon gIitITFI EIMITBS anti% tiro, Schr S Vaughn, Vaughn. from Fortnum Monroe. Schr Cornelius, Johnson, from Alexandria. Schr 1) Morris, Hoover, from Wilmington. Echr John Beatty, Henderson, from Maurice River. Behr Susan Jane, Ross, 3 days from Norfolk, with oys ters to Philip Fitzpatrick. CLEARED. Schr J Mercer, Robinson, Fall Rtver,.Castner„Stick ney & Co, _ Behr 1) Morris, Hoover, New York, do Behr Stratton, Stephens. New York, Hunter, Norton.: & Co. Buhr Marshall Perrin, Gibbs, Ray West, do Buhr T J EMU, Whelden, Hampton Roads, do Buhr J .Lancsstcr, Holmes. Now York.. .T Blakiatort & Co. helm S .1 Vaughn, Vaughn. Providence, L Andenried. & Co, ear Cornelius, Johnson, New York,.Bancroft, Lewis Co. hohr E G Willard, Parsons, Portland, Tyler, Rom Co. Schr J 'neatly, Penderson, Alexandria, do Behr J W Brick, Armstrong, do do Behr RH. Shannon, Marts, Fortress Monroe, do Schr G 0 Morris, Antis, Boston,. do Schr R P faraway, Bow York,. D Cooper. Str II L Gaw, Iler, Baltimore, A Groves. Jr. MEMORANDA. Ship Lizzie bleses, Delano. hence Slst January for Sea Francisco, at Bermuda Sth in.st, with loss of rudder. Sciir Iyy Henderson , sailed from Sopa 6:h inst. fir Philadelphia. The following lasidon of Noonday Rook, near the North Farallones, (off San Francisco entrance) has been itceived byassistant A F Rodgers,. II S Coast SkIVAIY: determined by him on tho nh of January, 1533. BEARIXOB AT'NOONDA.Y nom Point Br (west. end )1.1 132 25" . g ( mag.) N 03"' ne), 15' nautical miles. North .nrallone S 79° 30' (mag. ) S WE (true) , ttX nautical miles. . • . tooth Farallon lighthowe S 69 0 45' (msg.) S 51° E tie). 9)( nautical miles. Variation of the compass to 1E 873 , 10 18 ' B. The Ship Noonday, drawing 21 feet, struck on this on the ttd ofJaututtry, and was totally lost. 114ILINU DIRECTION:A. To clear Noel:day Rock, do not go to the- eastward of Point Reyes , bearing NNE until the North and &nab Fe ralloues are In a.ntotte. VOSERIS can titer bear sway Fidel). for San Francisco Bar. D. BACHE, Suzerigtendeett E I S Coast Survey. Coast. Survey Oftiie, Feb 3,1562: CoAarSeavEr OFEfen. Feb. lf, • Sin: I have tho honor to stem that, in m telegram date this mon tug at San Francisco. andjust received, Ass'. tam A F Rodgers re , ports havlugawec4 for and found oh Irrcnic oldie ship `FlyiniDratrou.' which 'WILY suuk year ago inside of San llsasoisoo eutranco, and in. • Dock of vessels passing bettecon Sling Rock awl B 4 Nock. The leaarings. of the wreakfrom both roofs Lem Riven from the report of A.ssiscaut. Rodgers: At Bird Hock the wreck boars W (magnetic); W (true) ' • Dist yards, At Shag Nock the wrocit'heartt 814° W (unignoti:)„ 2CMIS' W (true). Dist. GNl . yards.. • I would reametfully rootteat uuthority to publish 1149.rmatimi in the form au notice to mariners. ' 'Very rerseotfully,77irs, A. D, Sop C. S. Coast Spryer ilon. S. P. Ghana, booretwir or the TreeleiT. Barba, oes, soon Havana. soon 696 •.7 2
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