WEDNESDAY, MARCH 23, 1864. The President and Abolitionism. An inconsiderable body of men are op posed to the re-election of Mr. Lincoln, af firming that he does not thoroughly repre . sent the anti-slavery purpose of the people. If Mr. Lincoln is not the best Abolitionist ‘ living, he is the most powerful, and has practically done more for the freedom of the slave than all other men combined. His was the Emancipation Proclamation, an'd his the oath of allegiance, which no rebel •can take without ceasing to be a slaveholder. Under his Administration whole States have been delivered from slavery, and he is the ; first President-of the. United States elected in hostility to slavery, and in defiance of its threats. If these facts do not prove his suf ficient fidelity to the principles of equal rights, what facts can be produced to show greater fidelity on the part of other states men ? The same men who tell us that his efforts to establish universal freedom are inadequate confess in the same breath that slavery is dead ; their abstract admissions counteract their personal censures. Did these gentlemen expect that in three years every slave in America would have been practically' as well as theoretically freed, and comfortably established in a nice little farm of his own, with a few hundred dollars invested in the five-twenty loan? Did they think the millenium was to come before, the war ended? Did they suppose the Emancipation proclamation would re ' volutionize society in a year ? It would •seem so by their dissatisfaction. But to the majority of the people it justly appears that - the anti-slavery progress of the nation has been all that the most hopeful could have ‘believed, the most enthusiastic desired. It has kindled the North, frightened the South, ■and startled the world. Those who are not -satisfied with this progress, could not be sa tisfied with any'achievement. If Mr. Lincoln is not a good enough Abolitionist for this all-demanding and critical class, he is, at least, generally satis factory to the original Abolitionists of New ■England—the men who were against slavery ■when the nation -was with it; who suffered for freedom when it was unpopular ; who prophecied to an unbelieving world of that which is now revealed ; who began the anti-slavery movement thirty years ago, and for thirty yerrs maintained it, controlled it, and educated the nation up to the imperfect morality of 1860, and fitted it for the purer faith which inspires it; in 1861. William Lloyd Gabbtson, the true leader of Abo litionism, sustains Abraham .Lincoln for -the Presidency ; and who, unless it beVax dell Phillips, can question the rightful mess of Mr. Garrison’s decision? We re cently published an extract from a private , letter of Mr. Garrison, and we now find in the Liberator his opinion of Mr. Lincoln, and his reasons for supportingTiim for the Presidency, more elaborately and conclu ■ sively set forth. In the following quota ’ tions the italics and capitals are those of the J Liberator: The National Republican Convention for the no jnination of a Presidential candidate is to be held in Baltimore early in .Jhne. Previous to that time, it ts right and proper that the merits of the various ifavoritei should be fully considered and temperately difioußßed; but, whoever shall receive the nomina tion at Baltimore, upon him the whole strength of the Republican parts »hould be concentrated—for cot an ounce of tnat strength can be safely spared in rivalry or division. It is eb palpable as “the sun shining in his strength,” that it is the aim of the Copperheads to act upon the maxim, "divide and conquerand, therefore, they will leave nothing undine to sow dissensions in the Re publican ranks, and induce &s many rival can didates to be sec up as possible—even on the plausi ble ground of having a more radical anti-slavery policy carried.out —for, bring "full of all deceivabieness of umighteoußDceß,” they will assume any shape and resort to any trick. In thus macceuvriDg,they will have the’sympathy ami concurrence of the Southern .traitors, whose final hope of sucoesa in carrying their point lies in the triumph of the Oop» ■perbeaa party. What enactments of law, what '-scenes of violence;- what revolting compromises, what national humiliation anil degradation would fallow that triumph, imagination may in vain at tempt to depict. But it can take place only by the fatuity of Republicans in Allowing themselves to have rival candidates in the field, with all the dis position to disparage and assail those candidates which such a contest .would endanger; and if thi* shall occur, then the terrible unity which prevails in Ibe Copperhead ranks will almost certainly ena ble them no seize the reins of Government for the ■ jjcxt four year*. Therefore, there must be but , 'ONE CANDIDATE. The truth of this cannot be denied. Two =anti-slavery candidates would add im mensely to the power of the pro-slavery party. Two Union candidates must give .strength to the rebellion. ' Mr. Gahrison clearly sees that the trans ■cendant popularity of Mr. Lincoln is a reason why he should be the one candidate of the people. He refers to the fact that “ even the Legislature of Ohio, with all the -well-deserved popularity which Salmon P. Chase has won in that State and through out the North, has with great unanimity recorded its vote in favor of the re-election of Mr. Lincoln and in reference to Gen ■eral Fremont, while admitting that he has many warm admirers, criticises with impartiality the course of those poli ticians who attempt to force him into opposition to the people. In regard to the ■German mass meeting at St. Louis, which adopted a call for a general convention on the 10th of May, the Liberator says : “We do not exactly like this exclusively German action, aside from considerations of its im policy in the present critical exigency ; it is mot sufficiently American —though we have no doubt of the earnest purpose of our Ger man brethren to crush slavery and the rebel lion by the shortest possible method. • But personal preference must give way to the one overwhelming duty of Beeping the Go vernment beyond the possible attainment ■and control ot its deadly foes. As opposed -to Mr. Lincoln, Gen. Fremont could have no rational hope of success; nor do we be lieve, if but one. Republican candidate take the field, there is any man living in America who would poll so many votes, or who has •so strong a hol& upon the mass of thopeo ple, as Abraham Lincoln. ” In conclusion, it may be well to state that Mr. Garrison is not a man who can be -classed with Ihe unconditional upholders of the but has been its firm op ponent on more than one question, and still ■opposes it. Yet, with all this honest differ ence, he fully and.fairly admits the grandeur of its policy, and approves the action and character of the President. We think the following paragraph should ■silence at once the'false statement that Abraham Lincoln iB a man capable in any way of retracting the word he has given to the world, or unworthy of the full support of the most bitter hater of the slave curse: Not that Mr. Lincoln li not open to oritlcicm and -cenaure; we have bolt 'critloiaea and oentured him again and again. Not that there ia not much to -grieve over, and to be inrpriied at, in his Admini* •tration, on account of its inconsistent and para doxical treatment of the rebellion and slavery; of this we have spoken freely. Nevertheless, there is also much to tejoice over and to be thankful for; and a thousand incidental errors and blunders are easily to be borne with on the part of him who, at one blow, severed the chains of three millions three .hundred thousand slaves—thus virtually abolishing' -the whole slave system (the greater neoessarlly in -eluding the lesi)‘in quick progression, as an act dic tated alike by patriotism, justice, and humanity. Beaidea, we should learn something from the enemy. “Any change, 11 says the Riohmond Examiner, refer- Ting to the approaching Presidential struggle—* l( any change will be better lor us.” The Copperheads are of the same mind. It it wise to attempt to gratify .either of these psrUpel ThE New York papers yesterday con tained reports of a mass meeting held on behalf of woi.hing women. At this meet ing it transpired that IGJ cents were given for the making.of fouY.pair of drawers per day, from 7A. M. to 9P. nl-; that 7 cents .-apiece were given for the makin£ °f coarse ■flannel army shirts of large size, two, or three, being the greatest number. ..that could possibly be made in twelve hours; ■'that 16 cents apiece were given for the mak ing of fine white shirts, two being the ut most that could be made in a day’s work of more thah twelve hours; and that the thread, in all these cases, is to be provided by the - working women. Some of these poor women -were represented as old and afflicted. If these reports be perfectly fair, how horrid a ■-picture do they present of social avarice -in the city of New York. And though New TTork be the exponent of the highest power of that avarice, yet the same spirit is manifested elsewhere. Whether it be manifested in Paris, or London, or New Work, or Philadelphia, or anywhere else, it is a vile and murderous thing that weak women Bhould go through the daily-recur ring agonies of a living death in order to tglut the avarice of these worse than Egyptian task-masters. It is said that the yule requiring a workwoman to furnish her own thread has only been adopted by em ployers since the price; of a spool of cotton has risen from four to eight or ten cents. But New York plumes herself upon what she styles her present unparalleled pros perity, and the feature which yesterday’s papers present furnish a dark and striking contrast to that boast. It is a state of affairs which should draw down the utmost abhor rence and contempt upon the heads of the heartless employers who starve poor women whilst their own eyes stand out with fatness. WASHINGTON. Washington, Maroh 22,1864. Territory of Montana. The House bill to establish the Territory of Mon tana (that in which gold Is found) provides, in refe rence to boundaries, as follows: Commencing at a point formed by the Intersection of the 27th degree of longitude west from Washington with the 45th degree of north latitude, thence due west on said 45ih degree of latitude to a point formed by its in tersection with the 34th degree of longitude west from Washington; thence due south along said 34th degree of longitude to its intersection with the 44th degree and 30 minutes of north latitude; thence due west along said 44th degree and 30 minutes of north latitude to a point formed by its intersection with the crest of the Rooky Mountains; thenoe following the crest of the Rooky Mountains northward tiUdts intersection with the Bitter Root Mountains; thence northward along the crest of said Bitter Root Mountains to the intersection with the 39th degree of longitude west from Washington ; thence along said 39th degree of longitude northward"* to the boundary line of the British possessions ; thence eastward along said boundary line to the 27th de gree of longitude west from Washington; thenoe southward along said 27th degree of longitude to the place of beginning. , Congressional. The charge made by Mr. Keenan, or New York, yesterday, that the Administration has transported civilians to attend elections in loyal States, is ascer tained to be entirely false. The Committee on Elections of the House has taken up a hew contested case in Kentucky. The charge of the contestant, like those of most of the Missouri contestants, is of military interference with the election of the contesting party. Local, &c. Recruiting is quite brisk in this District. Two men are to be hung for murder here next week. Edwin Forrest had a fine house, last night, to see him play Fir^inius. Rtv, Dr. Hatfield, of New York, has met with a cordial reception in the Army of the Potomac. Albert Pike Tenders Allegiance. Official advices received from Arkansas state that there is a steady return there of citizens to their al legiance, many prominent rebel officials being among the number. Gen. Albert Pike has, it is averred, made overtures for an amnesty. ' Tlie Overland. Mail Service. The Postmaster General invites proposals for putting the overland California mail service in ope ration on the Ist day of October next, or, if preferred by the accepted bidder, on the Ist day of July next. The sohedule increases the speed, so that the trip is to be made in sixteen days during eight months of the year, and in twenty days during the other four months. The contract is to be for tour years. The newspaper and document mails will be transmitted by sea. Confirmation by the Senate. The Senate to-day, in executive session, confirmed the nomination of Henry W. Sibley, of Minne sota, as a brigadier general of voiuntees. Bids for Flour. An unusually large number of bidders were pre. scat to-day at the opening of the bids for furnishing flour to the Commissary Department. Offers were made for 96,000 barrels, at prices ranging from $7 to $8,30; 37.000 barrels were taken, at prices ranging from $7.60 to $7.73. Only No. 2 flour was accepted. The Supreme Court. The case of Santiago Brignardello vs. Ma tilda O. Gray et al., a California land case, in volving a large amount of valuable San Francisco land, was before the Supreme Court to day, and exoited more than ordinary interest. The opening argument was concluded by P. G. Gilpin, of New York. Mr. Carlisle will reply to-morrow. A heavy snow storm commenced at six o’clock this evening. Protest by the Washington City Councils. The Washington City Councils have appointed a committee to protest against the passage by Con gress of a Senate bill amendatory of the registry law, and providing that every male citizen, without regard to color, who shall have been resident one year tefore an election, shall be allowed the exercise of the elective franchise. Tlie State duotas under the East call for Volunteers. The following is a statement exhibiting the quotas of the several States under the President’s oall tor 200,000 men, of Maroh 14,1854', with all the credits deducted from, of deficiency added thereto, excepting veteran volunteers, to March l, 1964: Quota So. to bo Deficien Baiaice] nnlast accredit- cy to be tobefur call ed. coara’d. nisho^. none. 1 920 IflO none none. 9.953 2 130. npne G 25 note 594 none not comp, not comp. none '7.590 not comp, not comp, none. 691 none. 17,411 none. 1,139 none 3,153 none. IS 623 9 9!0 none. 30.960 none. . 634 none none. 7,*t6l none 3 257 none. 6 701 none 4 962 none. 9.6 S 3 none. 1. US Maine . N ew B ampshire Massachusetts. . Vsrmon* R. 15j&cd....... Connecticut. •••• New York New Jersey Pennsylvania... Delaware Maryland West Virginia . Bis ofCommbia Ohio Indiana Jliino's Michigan Wisconsin Minnesota. I wa Missouri Kentucky. Kansas... *• Modification of Trade 'Regulations. The following letter of instructions was to-day sent to all collectors of customs and special agents of the Treasury Department: Trbabtjrt Department, March 21,1864 Sir: The 42d trade regulation, series of Septem-_ ber 11, 1863, is hereby so far modified, that, on and alter the first day of April next, the invoice valua tion permit fee on shipments to and from insurrec tionary districts will be three per cent., instead of five, as therein prescribed. S. P. CHASE, Secretary of the Treasury, SOUTH CAROLINA. MOVEMENTS' OF THE REBELS. SPEECH OF GOVERNOR VANCE. Nbwbbbn (N. O.), March 19.—The recent raid on Richmond caused the rebel General Pickett to send several regiments to Virginia, just as he was ready to commence operations in this direction. These regiments are now returning, evidently to carry out kiß original intentions. Governor Vance, in a recent speech, stated that General Lee depends upon North Oarolina for the support of his army. He dwells upon tne impor tance of keeping the railroads of this State in good condition, on the ground that General Lee could not nmain in Virginia forty-eight houis after they fail. The Wilmington Journal says that the Btatistlos of blockade-running for the past year show that on the average only one out of twenty have been captured. The report of Governor Vanoe showing the amount of rebel supplies received through this blockaded port, discloses a most startling state of things. Everything the enemy could ask for is re ceived through this channel in great quantities. An experienced naval officer, has remarked that owing to the peculiar situation of the coast, its nu merous channels embracing an area of thirty miles, the entire navy of the United States could not make the blockade of Wilmingtoneffective.' W. W. Holden is out In a card announcing himself as the Conservative candidate for Governor of North Carolina. FORTRESS MOXIiOE Fortress Monroe, March 2L—A Court of In quiry Is called atTortsmouth, Va., to investigate the circumstances attending the loss of the United States steamer Peterhofl*. Steamer S. R. Spaulding arrived from Beaufort, North Carolina. Major Jones, of the Sth Rhode Island Regiment, is raising a regiment of heavy artillery in North Ca rolina. The Wilmington (N. C.) Journal says: “Forty eight Federal deserters to the Confederates have been sent Jo Deep river to work in coal mines. Wil mington is full of Yankee spies.” General Dow In Portland. Portiid it became neces sary on account of tnehjgh price of nickel. Treaty Between tlie Union and England, Mr SUMSEK, of Massachusetts, introduced a bill to carry into eflectilie treaty between the United States and her Britannic Majesty, for the final settlement of claims of the Hudson’s Bay and Pageta Bound Agricultural companies, it appoints a commission to co-operate with a commission of Great Britain, to investigate and adjust enen claims, ad appropriates i>5,OOG in inli lor the salary and ’ Mr. "WILSON, of Massachusetts, offered a resolution, calling on the Secretary of War for information as to how many nine months’ men have been raised under the mi litia law of the last session, how many of them were vo lunteers and how many drafted, whether the <25 bounty has been paid to tbe nine months’ men, and if not, why it has been w.thheidfiom any of them, and whether any bounty has been paid to any of the drafted men. Adopted. She Moiixoe Doctrine. Mr. McDOUGAL, of California, submitted the fol lowing: Be it resolved, &c., That the occupation, of Mexiio, or any part thereof bj the Emperor of France, or by any person indicated by him as Emperor of Mexico, is an Lfience to the people of the Republic of the United Stales of America. Resolved, That the movements of .the Government of France, and the threatened movement of an Emperor improvised by the Emperor of France, demand of this Republic, if insisted upon, war. -. Mr. Htßßlfc. of Hew York, introduced a bill for the increase or the marine corps of the United Stater, which wi s referred to the Committee cn Haval Affairs. It pro vides for the increase of the corps by the addition of one brigadier general, commandant, five captains, five lieu tenants, fifty sergeants, sixty corporals, ten drummers, ten. fifers. and one thousand privates; the officers to be appointed first by promotion, and then by selection. vlnternal Commerce In Slaves. Mr. SUMHEK reported from the Committee on Slavery and Freedom a bill to prohibit the commerce in Blavei among the sereral States,and the holding or transporta tion of hnman beings as property in any vessel within the jurisdiction of the Government. It punishes the misdemeanor of aiding each transportation among the States, bv land or tea, by fine if fg.OCC and imprison* ment of five years, and confiscates anv vessel engaged in suchtianspoitatlonrby sea. Tfic Enlistment Bill* The bill to promote enlistments being cabled up in order the question being on the substitute of Mr. Wilson to free tbe wife and children of recruits. Mr. BILLET, of W est Virginia, said he was very de sirous to vote fer tke amendment of Mr. Wilson giving fn edom to the wife and children of colored recruits; but in the indefinite form in which it was brought before the Senate. he was constrained to cast his vote for Us re* commilmeot to the Judiciary Committee. His objection to the amendment of Mr. Wilson was that It would lead to endlt ss and distressing difficulties in the States where those slaves reside. He denied, that the marriage re lation smonget slaves was recognized in Virginia, and he believed the seme was tbe case in Maryland. Under the amendment. in its present crude ’stare, conflict# would arise with the State courts, and much confasion ensue. It was for this reason that he desired that some means he dtvisid to establLh the identity of the persons freed by tte bill that he voted for its recommitment. Another reason was that the Constitution contained a clause which forbids the taking of private property for public u»es without jost compensation. He con sidered that tbe bill Itself was founded upon the fun damental precept that there was property In slaves. He would like to iee the constitutional provision for •ompensation incorporated in the bill, though he would, not rest content while the wives and children of these men fighting our country's battles were held in bondages Mr. WILLEY ihen spoke in opposition to the bill of Mr. Somter to repeal the fugitive slave act He said it seemed singular that after the repeated decisions of the supreme tribunals «f the land during three quarters of a century, it was now argued that this clause of the Con stitution did not and was not intended to apply to the rendition of fugitives li the Hon. i enator from Massachusetts had introduced a bill to supply the place of law. he woald have voted for it. but under the oath he had taken it was his solemn duty to see that the plain provisions of the Constitution were carried out. • Hr. Willey at great length defended his course on the slavery question, quoting from Patrick Henry, Chief Justice Marshall. Jefferson. Madison, and others, to show the gradual progress of snti-slavery ideas iuhie State. Whatever, he said, may be our own theoretical notions on this subject, the Constitution must be pre served. Slavery was an evil, but a broken, demoralised Constitution was a far greater one. In his cpinion, the most effectual way of accomplishing the downfall of slavery was by a vigorous prosecution of the war. In Baying this, he did not mean to say that emancipation was the motive of the . war. He was cer tain the administration were not conducting it upon that idea. We should defend and maintain the integrity and dignity of. the Constitution, and preserve tbe union and equality of the Mates while we fight lti enemies, and if, in this righteous struggle, slavery should go under, all good men will rejoice.- One thing was certain, the rapid advance of our armies into the Insurgent States would obliterate every veatlge of slavery. . He referred to bis own State as an example, and also to Missouri., Arkansas had crossed the Rubicon, and Lousiana was waiting on the shore, while Tennessee and North Carolina were beginning to feel the pressure of that public enlightened sentiment on this subject which demands its extinction in Maryland Delaware would soon follow in her wake Every great victory obtained in the field 1b of more value than hundreds of emancipation proclamations and volumes of confiscation acts. We were ensaged in the stern realities of war, and in proportion as we prosecute it vigorously will slavery be put down fie approved of the amendments to the Constitution now before the Senate to promote this ob ject, though he would have the subject postponed until the next Congress, because he believed. many of the States now in rebellion would be then represented In Congress by loyal men, wbo would readily vote for the tasure- . , - -■ -He would gladly himself vote for these amendments at any ftime,believing they were demanded by every conside ration of iuetlce, by the history of the past, and the hopes of the future, by the blood of the slain, by the genius of American liberty, by hatred of tyranny, by lore of free* dom, and by toe voice of the people. Mr. HOWARD obtained the floor on the bill to pre vent military interference with elections for one o'clock tomorrow. The Senate ihen went into Executive, ses sion, and soon afterwards adjourned. HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES. Bills and Resolutions Passed. Mr. ELIOT, of Massachusetts, from the Committee on Commerce, reported a bill, which was passed, autho rizing the Secretary of.the Treasury to stipulate for the release from attachment or other proceßß of property claimed by the United Hates. In other words, to enable the Government to make arrangements, to use the pro perty it wants without waiting for legal process. On motion of Mr. RANDALL, of Pennsylvania, a re solution was passed authorizing the Secretary of War to Institute inquiries as to the murder of Captain Theodore keed. of Philadelphia, in Tangier Bound. Chesapeake passed the Senate bill authorizing tbePresl dent to negotiate a treaty with certain Indians of South ern Oregon for the acquUlton of land, and appropriating 9?0,OCO Mr. WASHBURNE, of Illinois, from the Committee on Commerce, reported a bill, which was passed, re quiring proof that fishermen have paid the duty on fo reign salt, before being paid tht bounties provided for bylaw. The object is to prevent frauds on the Treasury, flab ermen having procured salt for the curing of their fish In the British provluces. and then claimed, the bounties. The Raritan and Delaware Bay Railroad.. The House resumed the consideration of the bill de claring the Raritan and Delaware Bay Railroad to be a post and military roßd of tbe United fctatea. Mr. STARR, of New Jersey, briefly opposed it, as vio lative oUbe laws cf that Stale. .... , . . Mr. ROGERS, of New Jersey, regarded the legislation now"propo»ed as an attempt to transfer the jurisdiction over State railroads to the halls of Congress, and to set at inaughO-be decision £of the courts There is no ne cessity.for such legislation, and if there was, no autno-. rity could be fauna in the Constitution of the United States to authorize the Reoreientatlvea of other States to interfere wtth the local railway system of Individual States. The lobby came hither .to fl.ll theirpockets at the expeme« f the loyal people of New Jersey by pre tending that this Is a political question. The stock of this company was noUwortbltwemy cents on a dollar. He had been informed by a member of the Committee on Milltajy Affairs t> at this MJI was not, an heretofore as- Baited, agieed upon unanimously, bat that only five or_ ki-T members out of the nine a wanted *?sCHENCK, of Ohio, wtejriike to know what member of the committee gave the gentleman lb® 1°: formation. It was understood the report was concurred, in br all the members of the committee. Mr ROGERS further opposed the bill. . , . No action was la ken r n tbe bill. Postal Uattcrs Mr ALLEY- of Massabbusette, made a report from the Comm-ttee on Conte.ence. on tne disagreeing amend- THE PRESS—PHILADELPHIA, WEDNESDAY; MARCH 23, 18641 ipente to the bill for carrying tbe malls from the United Bute* to foreign porivwhich was mlop ed. The p incl pal point in controversy was adjusted by authorizing the Postmaster General to snspend ao much of the eighth section of the aot of Angust 31.1852, as authorizes the conveyance of letters otnerwihe than in the mails, as in his opinion the public interests may require- Providing licpubllcitn Government for Re> Mr. DAVIS, of Maryland, called np the bill heretofore reported by him from the Select (JoramUteeon the Rebel lion. to provide a republican government In State* over thrown or usurped by rebellion. In Ms argument he ea'd the constituents of gentlemen would jadge by their votes on this bill whether they believe the cause of the rebellion, namely, slavery, shall be rooted out, and whether they think the pending measure is one Ade quate and proper to accomplish that purpose. It pro posed the exercise, not of an arbitrary power, but a power within a fair construction of that part of the Con stitution which imposes the duty of.securlng republican government to the States. Stcesplon was not domestic Violence within the meanizg of the Constitution, uor was it invasion There oould be no government within the United States which repudiates the authority and Constl’ntion of the country. When a mllUary gOYornment is suppressed it is time to think of another. Therefore, tho Cont-tllutlon declares the right of republican goverumentehallexlat, and what is opposed to republican government shall be put-down. WhstiHtfce condition of the lebelliouß Btatei 1 Hot one of them h»s been brought tinder the undisputed suprema cy of the United States. Thera is not a State In rebellion wbo*e soil Is not pressed by rebels in arms. There Is no portion (f the rebel States where peace Is so far restored that our military power can be withdrawn for a moment without li slant insurrection. Thore is no rebel State from which our troops can be withdrawn and the people therein trusted. One tenth cannot-control; five-tenths nowhere exist* willing to control those who are opposed torepublican government West Virginia-Is the only State permanently wrung from the rebellion. You have now hire in the rebellious Slates a free independent and lor fll population willing to confront the rebels in armi and to fight In maintenance of the Constitution. We have heard much about the loyal masses of the Foutb; what was Ihoir temper formerly and now ? Al though they had voted against secession, they ac quiesced in the decision of a doubtful majority. They wantid a Ui.ion with peace, but when war ensued thoy preferred disunion It was an extraordinary fact that In tbe Southern States, where a great revolution was in augurated against their wishes and votes, not a Bword was drawn by them. It was a revolution without a martyr and without a confessor, excepting the immort il Pettigrew, of South Carolina. "We hearof the people being txhausted and atxious for peace. True, they were anxious for peace, but they want peace with inde pendence. They are not for peace and Union. TMrewas no responsible authority for saying that any portion of the rebellious States are willing to ac cept the terms of peace wlilch our opponents offer them. Governor Seymour nas said-' that paaca could be procured on. reasonable terms. It was only with that gentleman a wish-a good-natured hops. "What. then, are we to do? We must not erect a Go vernment on shifting sands, to be supported by our aims, and for the peoplo to turn against us when we are driven away or withdraw. It was to erect the throne of Chaos, and to let- him Rit there and reign supreme.. Three modes had been proposed to settle the one to prohibit slavety everywhere. This waß right,-»nd Wtnt to the root of the evil; but it was doubtful whether three fouri be of the Slaves could be secured to pass such an amendment to the Constitution. The next was the amnesty proclamation.r Congress i* not pledged to its support. tut only the Executive. The soverumeut pro posfd by Iti* something as unknown to the Constitution at the rebel Government itself, vihich refuses to recog nize it If the proclamation is not valid, the oath Is not of legal sanction'. The oath adds nothing to the validity and force of that proclamation. It provides that go vernments shair not contravene the proclamation of emancipation, which means . that freed men shall not be re-enslaved, while slaves shall so remain. It does what the Constitutions of the old State* do, and recognizes the existence of slavery. There fore. the Constitutions of tbe old States do not con travene the proclamation of freedom It was merely * judicial question.;"The.time had come when we would not only disarm rebels, but strike the fetters from tie slaver, and thus remove the caute of the rebellion. This the bill utder consideration proposed to do. and to give republican governmentto States which have been over tbrown or usurped by rebellion. Mr. BEAMAN, of Michigan, argued that the rebellious States have ceased to have an existence under the Con stitution; that when the local government erases Federal authority may be substituted ; that while he approved of the amnesty proclamation as a step in the right direction, it was inadequate to a nafe reaon- • struciion : 'hat the proclamation did not provide for an amendment of the Constitutions of the seceded States, thus leaving the institution of slavery in existence, nor did ii provide for any amendment of the Constitutions end laws excluding traitors from the exercise of the elective franchise The remaining nine tenths might overthrow the one-tenth,. and thus defeat the Presi dent’s plan, there being no legally-provided means to prevent it. The reconstruction ,of these States was iu the nalurqof admitting new States, bat this belonged to the legislative and not to'the Executive Department. He also a.rguedthttther^wascpthlsjiiitlisproclama* tion incowisieht with ine provisions of the MU, as the latter was intended to carry out the design of the former.' differing only in the extent'to which the power should be exercised, and making the ob.ect to he secured more effective and permanent. He took the ground that none of the rebellious States should be readmitted, unless they provide by an organic law that slavery shall be forever prohibited, for this was the came of the re bellion. and there could be no peimanent peace so long as it was suffered to exist- The Constitution of the United States thould be amended in this particular, in order to sive freedom the naiionsl sanction, and to re* move the eauee of the troubles which now oppress the conntrv. - TheHonse, at4o ! «lock,adjourned. Clu yesterday's report of the proceedings in the House the following important passage, for some undiscovered cause, was not supplied by the reporters. Mr. Usman, of Hew York, speaking on the army appropriation bill, and having charged that voters had been transported over Pennsylvania roads at Government expense, Mr. Stevens replied with an emphatic denial. The rest of thefebate follows:] Mr. KELLEY, of Pennsylvania, would say to the.gen tleman irom Aifcw York (Mr. Kernan) that the Govern ment had not sent any voters to Philadelphia or the (state of Pennsylvania. The people knew the great issue involved in the recent elections. They knew our armies in the field were either to betustained by the patriots at borne or overthrown by a wily foe in the rear, and they did not mean that the rt6ultsof three years of bloody war should be lost for tbe want of the expenditure of a few tens of thousands of dollars. They knew the Guber natorial candidate of the Democratic pat ty. Judge Wood' ward, who was one of thejudgeß of the Supreme Bench of Pennsylvania, had expressed his entire sympathy with the South iu a general disous*ion. in which he siid the-division of the country should be made on the north ern side of Pennsylvania Mr. STILES, of Pennsylvania, wished to know where such a declaration was made Mr. KELLEY replied in the Supreme Court room to the bhr of Chester and Delaware counties. Mr, STALES asked on what occasion. Mr. KELLEY. It was in a conversation between the judge and tbe bar. before the opening of a case, and while they were writing. Mr. STiLEb Does not my colleague know the slander was refuted? Mt. Kf-LLEY. No Mr. STILES. Do you not knew that the statement has been pronounced entirely untrue? Mr KELLEY called upon hie colleague, who represents the Delaware district- to sa-y whether-the Messrs Dar llsetcn did not hear Jndge Woodward make the remark frMnthe Sup’erne beach. Mr. BBOOMALL. of Pennsylvania, felt himself bound, after this appeal, to say what he both AiJgwanJ neard.. His colleague was mistaken in IPwaa not from tkebtnch nor during tbe argument of a case; it was be* for* the tri&i list was called- He had never seen the statement denied.'nor did he think H-would be denied in tbe State of Pennsylvania. Be held hlmselfresponslble. Be had proffeieo witnesses. He could not precisely re member tbe time the conversation took place, bat it was hefoieany outbreak, and before any State had eeteded. The common talk was as to what things were going to be- - The convertation was in the Supreme Court room, and without secrecy. Judge Woodward said if there was to be a division between the North and the South, he wauled tho dividing line to be north of Pennsylvania Mr. KELLEY repeated his assertion, qualifying it a* far &r bad been explained by. bis colleague, that Judge Wootward did make the remark, and no mau who valued his character for veracity would contradict it. Be asked the gentleman from New York to indicate the name of tbe employee who had thus uttered a slander, and was trying to bring tbe Government into disrepute among tie loyal people. He cast back his aspersions on the city and State which he had the honor in part to re present. Mr STILES, of Pennsylvania, said it appears the con versation took place before any State had seceded, and long before the war. He would say to LU colleague, this slahder had been repeated all over the Common wealth, and as often refuted. Did nothis colleague know if wat denied through the public press, and by Judge Woodward bimfelr? Be would assert, on undoubted authority, that a fund for electioneering pirpopes was raised in Philadelphia, by contractors under the Go vernment, one of whom paid $2.5(0. The fund was wholly made up by contractors who are plundering the Government. Mr. KBLBEY asked whether his colleague would deny that Judjre Woodward ever used the langnige. Mr. bTILES replied that it was Immaterial, for If he did, it was before hostilities had broken out. Besides, it was in private conversation, and was not dissented from by the gentlemen who were present at the time. It was made as to the contingency of separation Mr. BROOM ALL remarked that he was mistaken in saying tie declaration was received without a word of dissent. More than cue dissented, and with a conside rable degree of warmth. William Darlington, of West Cbesteijdid so. Sir, STILES. Did my colleague join in the publication of what was said? Mr. BROOMALL I never published anything except on the ttump, and I never saw any denial of the truth of the statement. Mr. STJLbP. Then you never read the papers! Mr. MhLLORY asxed the gentleman where Judge Woodward wanted tledividing line. Might it not be that he wanted the northern line to be Canada? rLaughter j fit was *u indefinite sort of conversation ] Mr. bTiYENS said: Judge Woodward wanted to go * Ith yon, and you ought to ih&nk him for it Mr. BROOMALL said: Judge Woodward did not want the Canada line, and did not whh to be assorted with Ysnkets. He entertained opinions similar to those of the gentleman from Kentucky. Mr. MALLORY replied that he had never expressed a disrespectful opinion of Yankees, and he defied the gen tleman to lay his finger on the proof. Mr BROOMALL was glad to be corrected, and to hear that the gentleman differed from Judge Woodward. Mr. HaLLOKY simply denied that he had ever ex pressed an opinion in concurrence with Judge Wood ward as to the Yankees. The gentleman had uo right to impute i uch a feeling to him. Mr. BROOMALL said that General McClellan and Judge Wood ward were in political accord ! Ur. MALLORY, replied that If General McClellan agreed with Judge Woodward that should also be a reason why he slould agree with him t Mr. 6TILES said, if this slander was not refuted durir g the canvass it wssbec&use it was not thought worth de nying If the Government did not furnish transporta tion to person* to go home to control the elections, the amendment could do no harm. He did not know the truth or faulty of the charge, but he did know that thir ty ttumand incra votes were cast at that election than in any previous one. Mr. GOOGH, of Massachusetts, & member of the Com mittee on the Conduct of the War. said he had been in formed by gentlemen having charge of the civilians wbo went to New Hampshire to vote, that not a single dollar was paid by the Government for. transportation. Every civDisn going thither paid Mr own expenses, or if they were enable to do so, provision was made by their friends. He understood the gentleman from New York (Mr. Ker nsn) to charge that the Committee on the Conduct of the War, composed of gentlemen of both Bicue of the House, was a white-washing committee. Mr. KEBHAN explained. He desired to see a com mittee appointed to investigate, and that he did not want to tee the subject rent to a white*washing committee. Be did not refer to the Committee on the Conduct of the Wrr in a disrespectful sense. . ; Mr. GOOCH remarked that the gentleman had as much authority for charging that private transportation was paid forty the Government, as Iwhad fr>r stigmatizing the Committee on the Conduct 17 the War as a white washing committee. He had no authority for either The gentleman from Pennsylvania (Mr. Stevens) had proposed to refer the subject to the Committee on the Conduct of the War, but that committee had not' asked that the subject be sent to it for investigation. Harrisburg, March' 22, 1661 SENATE, The Senate met at 11 A. M. League Island. Senator CONNELL presented concurrent resolutions of the Stale of New Jersey, through the Legislature, favor ing the establishment of a naval depot at League Island. • . Petition! ' Mr HIQHOLS, against 6unday travel oncity railroads; also, remonstrance against pay lug bounties to drafted men. » Mr. CONNELL, against Sunday travel; } aleo, praying for passage of act Incorporating the Real School Yereln of rhliaaelphia. . , _ ’ , , Mr. DONOYaU, two favoring Sunday and one in opposition thereto. ■ Mr. WORTHINGTON, allowing parties interested to testify in their own salts; also, for and against the sale of certain school property at Downingtown. . Mr. SMITH, for and against the imposition of toll on broad wheeled wagons on Limekiln tnrppike. ~ Mr. bIEIN, petition cf Edward H, Ml.? tell for a 41- V Mr? BULLY, for repairiig certain roadsin Schuylkill C °Mr! y BBABDSLBB, relative to bounties iu Carbon C °Mr. ty TURRJILL, relative to opmmleslonera’ pay in Bradford county--and to the taxing of dogs. , Mr. ST. CLAIR, for new township in Armstrong county, and against the incorporation of Klttanutng. - Mr HOGB. relative to certain lands in barren and Venango counties > |. Reports of Committees. Various bills were reported affirmatively; among them lh*foUowingt , . , Divorcing Washington and Mary welch* Incorporating Anthrax Iron Company, 1. . Incorporating White Deer Railroad Company, t-cpplement to Frankford and.flolmeabjzrg Railroad. Supplement to Huntingdon and Broad Top Railroad Resolutions for protection of fishermen In cnesapeake and Delaware Bay* Supplement to Philadelphia and Wllkesharre Rail road. Bills Introduced. Mr. CONNELL, authorizing the sale of certain real e *AIM?, incorporating the Beal School Yereln of Phlla dA??ol,incorporating the Wyoming Iron Company. Mr; STARK,: incorporating the Wyoming and To verda Railroad Company. .■- ‘ ‘ *r '■ . Mr HODSEBOLDhR. reviving the charter of the Dralses 1 Ferry and Broad Top Ratlroai Company. Mr. RIDGwaY, relative to the Atlantic and Great Western Railroad. „ . .' . _ „ Also, incorporating the Freeport and Shenango ValLey Lailrof d . Mr. NICHOLS, relative to Philadelphia Society for es tablishing charity schools . _ ’ , Mr. CLYMBB. incorporating the Cardiff Improvement ON, incorporating Slanemahonlng Land securing the right of free travel over the Susquehanna river, at Harrisburg. • . Other local bills of no public Interest were Introduced. " General Bounty Bin; .1 be Senate then went into Committee of the Whole on the bill legalizing and psjiog bonuses voeYolaateere.' Tha Mellon imposing a capita, tax o 1 f£> explieu a volted States. All Omitted Debate* PEOTSTItAm LEGISLATURE. lengthy diwmeloii, and »a« struck out The Commit tee of the Whole occupied tde time up to 1 o'clock P. M., When the bill pasted the Senate finally. The amend ments made by the Benale are yet to be noted upon by the House before the bill will be In a form suitable for pub lication. Adioarned. APTESNOON SESSION. The following bills passed : Changing Pennsylvania Shaft Company. A supplement (cl'y of Philadelphia) requiring an ex* srninaiton of public school teachers under the direction of the Board of Control. JMvorclng Washington and Mary Welsh. Incotpor&ilng the ''aledonla Club Incorporating the Union League of Philadelphia. Supplement to the Consolidated Coal Company. Incorporating School of the German American Associa tion. Jncoiporatlng Pennsylvania Quartz Company. iDoornoratitiff Waishfleld Coal Company. Providing for old and faithful public school teachers. Various other local bills we/e conaldered. Adjourned until evening. EVENINO SESSION. The following bills passed: Incorporating the Wagner Institute, ‘ Relating to the Philadelphia Society for establishing charity schoo?B • • Incorporating Union Hall Association of the Fifteenth ward. Ircorporatlrg the Sluters of Charity of Rt. Josephs. Also, other local bills of no interest to Philadelphia. HOUSE. The House met at 10 o'clock A. Ilf. Mr SCHOFIELD, on leave, presented joint resolutions of the Lf iiplature of New Jersey, Instructing their Re presentatives in Congiees to vote for the establishment of a navy yard on League Island, Philadelphia, and asked that they be printed in the record of the House. Agreed-to. The House then proceeded to the consideration of bills on the private calendar The following were objected toon first reading: v An act incorporating the Juniata Improvement Com pany. An act relating to the Wottern Pennsylvania Bailroad Company and for other pnrpores. A supplement to the act incorporating the Washington Goal Company and for other purposes A supplement to an act to tst&oli&h a Board of War dens in tho poit of Philadelphia. An tet for the relief of James T. Burns, former treasu rer of Clarion county. An act incorporating New Brighton Retreat and Asy lum for Insane Females was passed finally. Adjourned. AFTERNOON SESSION. The Route met at 3 o’clock P. M. , and passed the fol lowing bills: A further supplement to an act approved April 11,1553, entitled “ An act relative to the sheriffs of this Common wealth. ” A supplement to an act approved April 11. 1856, rela tive to the sheriffs of this Commonwealth An act supplementary to an act of April 22, 1863, rela tive to the Western Pennsylvania Hospital. . An act to incorporate the Sw&rthmor© College. a aurp.ement to the act incorporating the United Pres to terian Board of Publication, approved April 14,1853 An act to incorporate the Jordan Manufacturing Com pany. A supplement to an act to iicorporate the Union Coal and Iron Company. Approved May 4th, 1857. A n act to reauce the number of directors of the Harris burg. Portsmouth, Mount Joy, and Lancaster Railroad Company. A supplement to an act to incorporate the Lafayette Kailroan Company. A further tnpplement to an act relative to the Catacaa qua end Fogslsrllle Railroad Company. Approved Feb. 11th, 3S£6. ...... An act relative to the Northern Liberties and Penn Townthip Railroad Company. An act relating to the occupancy of certain squares la tbe city of Fhil&delpbia for the great Central Fair in aid of tbe Sanitary Commission. An set to provide for tbe snore accurate indexing of liens against real estate in the citv of Philadelphia. A fnubtr supplement to an act to incorporate the city of Jhliadtlphla. v An act to increase the compensation or certain officers aid of jurors and witnesses in the county of Mont- Fomery. An act to incorporate the Humboldt Petroleum Works. Mr. PANCOAST introduced a bill to incorporate the Union iiailro&d on Seventh and Ninth and other streets. This bill was on motion considered and diseased. It was favored by Messrs. WATSON, SMITH, of Philadelphia and PANs OST. and • pposed by Messie COCHRAN, of Philadelphia, ObMSTbAD. BIGIIAM, PERsHING, and BEAM, ct Warren, and finally, on motion of Mr, Mc- MURTRIE, referred to the Railroad Committee. Ad journed. , Tile Mexican Situation—A True Statement* Ths. Tribune of yesterday bag the following de spatch from Washington: ThO Mexicans are exultant tonight. Despatches received here from Saltillo, up to February 2d, show that the reports circulated by the French about a war between Governor Vid&urri, of New Leon, and the Mexican Government are fabricated. Vidaurri, with two other Governors, merely suggested to the President that be had better resign. He refused to do so. They then withdrew their request, and loy ally promised to support him with the forces of their respective States. The Frtnoh had made no advances in the last month. On the contrary, they had fallen into deep troubles with the clergy. Gen. Bazaine was at Gua dalajara; but he will be obliged to return to the city of Id exico to settle this clerical difflculty, which, it was thought, would require the exile of some of the: bishops, Drags, commander-in-chief of the Mexican aimy, was about-to attack Guadalajara with 10,000 men. Gen. Diezwas on the eve of at tacking Orizaba with 8.000 men, on the road from Vera Cjuzto Mexico. The general tenor of the news is very encouraging to the Mexicans here. The hos. tilityoftte people to French intervention is una bated. They will hunt Maximilian out of the coun try if he ever comes. Beporter of tlie Supreme Court of the United States. The telegraph has already announced the appoint ment by the Supreme Court of the United States, of our fcllow-towDßman, John William Wallace, Es quire, as reporter of the decisions of that tribunal.. Tbe office is one of high importance and responsibi lity, and the selection of this gentleman to fill it, while it is a gratifying compliment to our own city, cannot fail to commend itself to the profession at lftrge, Mr. Wallace has not been known of recent years in active connection with the bar, having been a good deal out of tbe country; but his thorough legal education and ability, and hie general scholar ship, eminently qualify him for his new duties. The Supreme Court itself will have in their reporter, the advantage of a gentleman whose attainments and writings are as well known in England as ia the United States of America. His work on ‘ The Re porters” has received, it is known, the highest ex pressions of praise in the courts ,of Westminster Hall. Mr. Wallace goes immediately to Washing ton on the labors of his office. The Late Me. John Rubens Sirnjt.—w« have to ancounceme death of Mr. Smith, which occurred on Monday evening. He was scene-painter for the Chestnut-street Theatre, and, without (Joubt, was one of the best artists, in perspective drawing, among the numerous theatrical painters in this country. Before he turned his talents to scenic painting, he had produced a panorama of the Mis sissippi river, which, having been extensively ex hibited, has had thousands of admirers. Mr. Smith was a native of Boston. He leaves a wife and two children, and his industry, ability, and prudence had secured for them a farm near Newark, N. J. Success in Mercantile Livs.— Many young men remain for years in an inferior position for want of some qualification or qualifications which a few weeks, or. at most, months of well-directed effort would give them. Especially is this true in mercan tile life. Forwent of a good hand-writing, or a fair knowledge of figures, or a knowledge of accounts, maDy of good natural ability have been compelled to step aside to give place to those having these qualifications. These are among the qualifications a»merchant should have *, but they are not all; yet he should have these. Crittenden’s Commercial College, northeast oorner Of Seventh and Chestnut streets, is designed to aid young men in acquiring a practical business educa tion. There the branches mentioned are thoroughly and practically taught, /rad those who wish to pre pare for business life have unequalled advantages for doing so.; As no teaching is done in olaßses, those whose time is limited may attend at suoh hours as best suits their convenience. Hundreds have found the benefits in sfter years of the business knowledge gained while attending there. Nbw Firm.— The numerous friends in this city of the late George F. Womrath will be glad to learn that hia two sons, Messrs. A. K. & F. X. Womrath, have formed a copartnership with a view to continu ing the fur business, so long and successfully carried on by their father, at 415 and 417 Arch street. As the business of the house has for some years past been substantially under the control and direction of tbe members of the new firm, there will, of course, he no material change in tbe facilities, resources, management, &c., of the bouse. Life of General George G. Meade.—T. B. Peterson & Brothers, have just published the life of General. Meade, Commander of the Army, of the Potomac. It contains all his official reports to the War Department, speeches, orders, etc., etc. With his portrait, complete in one volume, price 35 oents. THE CITY. [fob additional city news, see fourth page.] Exhibition of the Pennsylvania Hor tictj-Lturai. Society. —The spring flower exhibi tion of the Pennsylvania Horticultural Society com menced yesterday morning, at Musical Fund Hall, and eontinued tili a late hour in the evening. The display of fruits flowers, and vegetables, although very creditable and attractive, was not as promising as was Intended. This was owing to the recent snap of cold weather, which caused nearly all the delicate plants to wither as soon as exposed to the severe weather. Long tables were arranged the whole lergth of the Hall, and on these were plaeed'the ar ticles on exhibition, among which were table de signs, baskets of cut fioweri, bouquets, hanging-bas kets, stands, and numerous collections of plants in pots. Among the flowers were roses, ftucbfcias, cinerarius, calceolarias, primulus, helio tropes, mignonette, verbenas, violets, lilies, flower in bulbs, fee., &c. There were, also, collections of forced vegetables, strawberries, lettuce, radishes, cucumbers, mushrooms, asparagus, rhubarb, and cauliflowers. Before the exhibition closed, the committee award ed the following premiums: John Eadie, gardener to Dr. Bush, Ist premum, for a collection of azaleas; Ist do., for specimen azalia; 2d do., for 6 specimens of camelias; special do., for a specimen plant called raphael opsis sua veolens; Ist do,, for table design; 2d do., for basket of eut flowers ; Ist do.efor a pair of hand boquets; let.do,, for collection of six plants in 12-iuoh pots. E. R. Hibbard, g ardener to Falrman Rogers, Etq , Ist premium, for collection of .12 plants; 2d do., for collection of 6 plants :2d do.,ffor azaleas; Ist do., for violets; Ist do., for lillles of the valley; 2d do., for hanging basket; speoial do., for a general collection o/ plants : speoial do., fora plant of ooleus versohaf felti. Donald McQueen, gardener to Joshua Loagstreth, Eeq —2d premium for collection oi 12 plants; lat do. for collection of 6 plants; Ist do. for a general col lection of rotes and cinerariet; do. heliotrope. 2d do. for mignonette-; 2d do. for lilliesof the valley; speoial do. /or a'general collection ; special do. lor stielitzia regina. James QuinD, gardener to Dr. Wood—lst premium for a specimen oamallia. John Magee, gsrCener to S. S# Price, Eiq.—3d premium for collection of azalias. Wm. Joyce, ganlencr to M. W. Baldwin, Esq.- let premium for a basket of cut flowers. *P. Mackcr-z’e &. Son, florists—lst premium for camelias, collection in pots ; Ist do. for G plants in bloom; Ist do. lor 6 specimen cut flowers; lßtdo. for prim ulos ; special for a collection of plants; 3d do for a basket of cut flowers. Wm. Southwood, florist, Ist premium for parlor flower stand; 2d do. for a pair of hand boquets. Henry A. Dreer, florist, 2d premium for priraulaa; 2d do. for verbenas ; Ist do. for pantlls. F. O’Keefe, gardener to Joseph Harrison, Esq., Ist premium for design of bulbs in bfoom ; 3d do. for a collection of 6 plants in bloom; Ist do. for orchids in bloom ; 3d do. for hand bouquets. *E. Satterthwaite, 2d premium fo? collection of roses ; Ist do. for collection of mignonettes; 3d do. for band bouquets; Ist do. for collection of forced Vf gt tables; Ist eaoh4or lettuce, radishes, asparagus, and rbuhaiD., Jpbn Graham, gardener to General Patterson, speoial premium for a basket of ent flowers. Robert Kilrington, Ist premium for oolleotion or verbenas. James A. Wright, of Germantown, Ist premium for a dish of strawberries. Praiseworthy Munificence.—A. vory handsome brown-stone parsonage, recently areoted on tbe premises adjoining the Berean Baptist Church, was zeoently presented for the free use of the greatly-esteemed putor thereof, Rav. James Cooper. Tbe edifice is built in the- Grecian style of arohlteotuie, and is as commodious as it is elegant. Last evening, many‘members of the congregation participated in a very pleasant' re union at the new paisonage, at the invitation of Mr. Cooper. Such warmth of feeling as exists be tween pastor and congregation!is highly creditable to both. Tbe new building, we were told, wa* the gift of Gapt. John P. Levy, whose former munifi cence to tbe congregation Is the theme or much per tonal praiiei Public Entertainments* Chestnut Street Theatre.— The plays which Mr, Grover has hitherto produced, have, la the main, been presented in a style of suoh extraordinary excellence, that we feel assured the " Octoroon," whioh Is to be played for the first time at this estab • lisbment this week, will keep paae with the great merit of all the previous representations. The caste promises well, and the expectations held out by the management are munificent. Anon* Street Takatre.—Mr. and Mrs. Barney 'Williams will resume their engagement this eve* ning, much to the satisfaction of a large portion of the public. Their absenoe has been occasioned by a sudden call to the bedside of a slok sister, Nothing, however, will now prevent the fulfilment of an en gagement opened with so much weloome and pro mise, N Exoblbioix Cmoufl.—Last evening Senorita Lola Lehman made her debut. She is a graceful, brilliant, fearless equestrienne. The dash and flaish with which she executes her prodigious leaps are very wonderful, and the different features of her performance are completed with lightning-like ra pidity. FINANCIAL AND COMMERCIAL. THE MONEY MARKET. Philadelphia, March 22,1864. Mr. Chase is being severely handled by not a few of oar morning cotemporariei, on the ground that gold hi* not declined heavily in price since the passage of the told bill, Now. we do not happen to see why Mr. Chase ehonld be blamed for this. He nevar promised that gold should deline. If the gold bill passed. He has said that the passage of the bill, and the sole of the surplus according to its provision, "would have a tendency to prevent speculation, ” and he was right Because outside operators will avoid a market so liable to depression by the powera delegated to Mr. Chase, and the probability Is that when the public entirely desert the gold ex chargts, that the price of gold will fall of its own weight and f-.r want of interest in it Gold was selling at 169 @l7O when the bill was agitated in Congress, and .os its passage seemed a certainty or not so gold 13actuated, and finally declined to 161 on the day on which the bill did pass Bere Is a fall of eight per-cent , and grumblers are not satisfied, notwithstanding this was only t&e moral effect of the bill becoming a law. How will it be In fact, and what will be the extent of the moral effect, when Mr. Chase places five or ten millions in solid coin ou the market? Jf granting the mere privilege lost eight par cent, to the speculators, what may not the use of that privilege ire© them? When this has been done, and failure to reduce the premium comes with-it. then it will be time enough to look around to find some human shoulders on which to place the blame, if, indeed, any Uto be attached to the failure. These repeated attacks on an able rervant of the Republic.are mean, mostpal try, end totally unworthy of the notice of tho man they seek, to depreciate. His successful management of oar Government loans, and the unparalleled credit of our country abroad, must ever refute any quantity of slan ders, no matter how degrading]}* conceived or villain ously uttered Our financial condition Is a source of gratnlation to all loyal men, and* if Mr. Chase is not to be thanked for it, we should like to know who is. The question of the means of disposing of the new loans is being warmly discussed, and we think we perceive In many oftheße attacks the unbridled spirit of jealousy rankling among huge fears of a coming disappointment. Gold was stronger to-day and rose to 164. The money market was very easy at 6@613 cent. The Stock market was active, but prices were irregular: Railroad shares generally were weak Gatawissa sold at 24, the preferred down to 403*. rallying at the close to 41#; North Pennsylvania fell off to 37; Reading to 70#. closing # better: Little Schuylkill to 48#; 71# was bid for Pennsylvania; 38 for Philadelphia and Brie; Passen ger railways were strong and in demand; Ridge *ve nue sold up to 2331; Green ana Coates to 45#; Spruce and Pine to 16X; Arch street to 39. Union stock sold at 4, the preferred at 7; Sa'quahinna at 29#; 36 bid for Schuylkill Navigation, the preferred fell off to 45#. The demand for Oil stocks continues very active. Irwin sold at 16# ; Mineral at 7#; OU Creek at 13#; McClintock at 7, afterwards at 6#; 17# bid for Maple Shade; Fulton Coal rose to 10#; Sew York and Mid&e cold at 18; Tamaqua at 5; Big Mountain at 11; Green Mountain rose to 9; Butler steady at 46; Locast Mountain at 45; Pennsylvania at 10#; Marquette rose to S; 19# bid for Etna. The market closed dulL v Quotations of gold at the Philadelphia Gold Exchange, 34 South. Third street, second story j 9#o'elock A. M ~~—,—-163# 11# “ A. M. 163# 12# V. P. M ...4~~363# 1# •’ P. M ;. *~-164# S# " P. M - —l63# *#- " P. ♦***«-».. 163# @ 163# Market strong. T 1 e following new national banks were authorized be tween the 13th and 18'h of March: Number. Location. Capital. rlist •••Mtcia. Pa...- $55,000 First Indiana, Pa— 200 000 First —-Warwick N. Y 60,000 First St. Clalrvilla. O 60.000 First....* Champlain, N. Y............... 65,000 First. - -Dubuque, lowa 100.000 Fir5t............C0nc0rd, N. H. 100,000 First Freeport. 111.......... 60 000 Fifth.. ..........Chicago 111 100.000 Second Plattsburr, N Y - 103 000 5ec0nd..........805t0n, Mass 900.000 First -McGregor, lowa 60,000 Fi st Newtown, Pa...., 60 O.X) Fjrgt.... ..Danville, Pa 75.000 Second Mechaaicfcburg, Pa. 60, OGO Total capital.. . .$2,025,000 The N ew Tork Even ing Post says: Gold tpeted ati63#, end gradually rose to 164# Ex change is active at 17fc@r.8#. . Tie loan market is active at 6 per cent. The five-per cent. legfcl-tender treasury note?, of which cons derable amounts are being paid out to the Government creditors, have a tendency to keep money easy. The stock market is strong, but irregular. Govern ments are active and-advancing; Sixes of 1587 and IS6S have risen to 120, and Seven-thiiiies (April and October) to 133# • Certificates aie steady at 89#@99#. ■feta’.e stocks are firm, bank shares quiet, railroad bonds strong. railroad shares tetive, the cheaper Western shares being.especially in reques*. Coalstocks are lef-s setive. Central was quoted at 95# @j6; American at 114#@lld; Cumberland at 64#@35; Pennsyivania at 207#; Delaware aisd Hudson at 219® 220; Delaware, Lackawanna- and W«tern, at 227. > Ohio and Atiaai-aippi certificates are very strong, and have risen this morning to €7# with an lncreiSLng de- . mand. One reason of the augmenting interest is said to bs the large earnings of the r«-ad. which amounted last year to $1,633,702 against $1,322,530 in 1562. and $773,993 in 1861. -She February earning* were $122,Cu0 aguiut $105,467in 1563. and $65,260 in 1562 By means of this road a six-foot guage is completed from Jersey City to St. Louis. Philada. Stock Kxchc [Reported by 8. JB. Slatj£jlke; BE FOR 8 ICO McClintock Oil 7 290' d 0..... ....... 7 SCO Fulton Coal Go . b 5 .10 ICO Big Monntn Goal, eh. 11 100 do bSO.... t .... 11& 200Taraaqua Coal. s«a £ooGreen Mountain...*. S3£j £CoMarquette Min...... 2CoClinton Coal*...h&. 1* 300 Sutq Canal . bO&lnt. 29H lOGCat&wisaa pref. 40^1 FIRST : £OO U S £-20 bonds rez rlO 2000 do-. ;...119% 200 City 6s new........109, *4 6S SO Pittsburg 5s 70 SOlfew Creek........ 2K 600 do 2*4 .1300 d 0...... 2>£ ICOFultcn Coal..bswn 15 4CO « do b 5 10 £OO do 9 % 500 do.-. b3O 10 3CC Green Mountain... 8 % 100 do 100 do b3O SH 10ii Penn Min.. t6oafilo 100 d0*...-.. ...... 10 % 20 do b3Ol ik SCO Biz Mountain 11 ICO d 0.... b 6 11 350 Catawiesa R pref 4V£ ICO do ....b£ 24 B 7 do 23>i 100 do- pref..,..b!5 |2CO Oil Creek ~b6O L?& 100 aßge Sales, March 23 18, Philadelphia Exchange."» BOARDS. 100 Catawls?a-?ijeLcash.4o# ICO d0.....'.. 40# 100 do bid 41# 5(0 Oil Creek....b&). ....13# I 200 Spruce A Pine... b30.16# r 100 ....io— 16# 100 Beadin- cash .708.-100 : 200 do-.b 10 70 94-100 a:0 d0..b15....~65'p|%) 400 do - -b 3J 71 100 do..cash 70# BOARD. • 100 Oil Creek 13# i 150 Butler Mining.... 46 100 Sch Nav pref .bSO 43 100 Union Canal - 4 200 Susq Canal 29 200 do- b3O 29# &CCO do.-bonds..... 70 15C00 Wyom Val bdebClOO 30 Morris Canal 75 6000 Allegheny co fis- SO# 1(00- do 2d?s 80# 200 N T & Middle. -b5 18 5000 Penna B Ist m... lVi# 22 Litt'e Sch B 49# 100 Reading R 70# 100 do b 5 70# 550 North Penna R .. 37# 200 do-.. b3O 37# 855 Spruce A Pine st R 16# 100 do b 5 16# 50 do s3olfi# 50 Green & Coates st 45 ICO d 0... efi# 100 Ridge avenue 8.. 23# BOARDS. BETWEEN 600 Penna War Loan.MOS# 20GirardColR. 36 SCO City 6j 104 4 Cam A Atlan Pref 30 100 Susq Canal..*r 29 ICO do 130.29# SECOND KON Penna R......b50 87# 65 Fulton* Coal Co-... 10 90- do . 10# A 0 do.. ICO do 10# ICO do 10# 1200 Green Mountain . 9 600 d0............b6 9 )&OCUj6s bfi.-B Gas. 104# 30C0 Sch Bay 6a ISS2 98 200 Susq Canal b 5 59 2CO do ...b3O 29# 2CO Oil Creek b3013# 260 do.. b3O 13# 260 PI 11a A Erie B .... :-S# 100 Del Dir ..b2O 46# 201 spruce A Pine..b3o 17 100 Union Pref. 7 3CO N T A Middle 18 ICO 33th A 15th 42 60 Mineral 7# .200 do U .7# 400 Beading R b 6 70# 2(0 New Creek 2 ICO Marquette 7# (00 Clinton b3O 2 CCO d 0..... 2dya 2 aFTBRI 200 £ufa 6a..-UO 400 Penn lo# 160 New Greek 2# 2CCO U S Treae 7 30 N End F, 109# 900 Cily 6a new—......109# 16000 Union Canal 6e b 6 SO 4000 Cam & Amb bonds v 1889 e6wn 103# 700 Clinton . bio. 2 160 Spruce APine--. 16# 60 Locust Mount’s «6 46 400 Oil Creek. -b5 13# 200 do b3O 13# ICO Sch Nav Pref-..b30 46 50 Penna E 3dys 75# 5500 US T 7*30 N BAAO.II2# 100 Arch-stJ b 5 3374 iro do b3O 39 50 Mineral 7# ICOO Penna 65..-.. 99 SCO Fulton Coal .....b5 10 3000 HA B Top Mort. bS 90 400 Fulton Coal b 5 10 100 Marquette 7# lOOMtoeral bIS 7# ICO Arch-st 3S# 100 Fulton Coal 10 200 Arch 5t.... - 33# SCO Clinton 2 100 North Pa R .... b3O 37# 20],FaUon Coal 10# If 0 G ree n Mo an tain... bJS 200 do- *# 100 do blO 8# ICO Clinton 2 100 Fulton Coal 10# 100 Mineral b 5 7 H 50 Green Mountain... S# 300 Clinton 2- 100 Fulton Coal. 10# 200 Mineral b 5 7# 600 Green Mount.. ~b 9 S# 30 ABDB. 5(0 Green Mount’n b3O 9,# 500 Reading b3O 71 50 Gatawiesa coni.... 24 60 \do 21 100 'do-.............. 21 100 Catawiesa pref./-.. 41# ICO do - 41# 100 do 41# 100 do 41# ICO Pbila A Erie....... 3S# ICO do-...- b3O. 38# LIOJ Union pref b 5. 7 200 Fulton 10# 200 do > 10# 2CO d 0....... 10# 400 do b3O. 10# 200 do 2dy«. 10# 200 Green Mountain... 9# 100 Girard... 7# ICO do. 7# 100 d 0...-.—-.. 7# TOO 1rwin...:.....b30. 17# 100 do 16# 100 Marquette 8 ICO do-- 8 100 do 8 100 Little Schnyl 4S# 50 do- 4S# 60 New Creek 2# 150 Spruce A Pine b3O UK 100 Penn Mining..b3o. 10# ICCO McCJintock 0i1;...' 6# ICO Green Mountain... 9 CLOSING PRICES Bid Ask . I Gold 163# lt4 0 86*208..... IG9* 109# Readingßr.c..... 70# 7i Petnaß, 74# 75 C*tawiß*aß 24 24# Do. pref~ 41# 41# .North renna 1t..-. 87 , 87# Phila A Brie B. - - SS S 6 # SchuylNar .-.-36 S6# Do pref..- 45# 45# Union Canal. . v # 4 Do pref 7 7# Buna Canal . 29# 29# Fnltoa'Coal. —— 10# 10# Big Mount Goal.— TO# 11 IT & Mid ........ IS 18# Green Mount Coal 9 9# Penn Mining..... 10# 10# »—FOUR O’CLOCK. I Bid. Auk Girard Mining.... 7# 7# Stna . do ..... 19# 20 Phlla and Boston. 4 4# Mandan...- -- 6# Marqustte S 8# Oil Creek. ........ 13# 13# Key atone Oil. 4# Venango Oil 2 Mineral Oil 7# 7# Maple Shede'Oil.. 17# 20 T&maquaCoal 6 Clinton Coal 1# 2 Lit Schuylkill R. 4S 4S# L Island B 47 48 *rwin •••• 16 16# Perry 0i1....—6# .. Penna Pet. Co —4# 5# SemlWeekly Review of tlie- Philadelphia Markets Business generally is dull, and prices of most of the heading articles are without any material change. Flour is duil at former rates. Wheat is flrinlyheld. Corn and Oats are rather firmer. Bark Is dull and lower. Coffee is firmly held at full prices. In Coal there is more doing. There is very little doing in Cotton, and the market is very dull. Fish are rather quiet. In foreign Fruit there is less doing ; domestls is without change. The Iron market is very firm at full prices. Naval Stores are un changed. Coal Oil is rather more active. Provisions are less active, but prices are unchanged. Sugar con tinues very firm. Wool Is dull and drooping. 2he demand for Flour continues limited, and the market U dullat about former rates; sales comprise about3.2ooV&ls, including bSOO bbls common to good extra family at $6.67@7.50 and 1.000 bbls city mills extra and extra family on private terms. There taller* and bakers are baying *t from $5.7-506.25 for superfine; $?.26©7 for extra ;$6 S7©7-50 for extra fami ly, and &09 bbl for fancy brands, as to quality. Bye Flour continues dull; small sales are making at $6@6.25 bbl. There is very little doing in Corn Meal, and the market is dull; . G* AIN.— Holders of Wheat aro firm la their views, but the demand is limited; sales reach about 19,090 bus at from l£s@i6oc for common to prune reds, including 6.DCO bus of white atK76@i92#c bus the latter »ta for prime Ken‘ucsy. Bye is dull i about.l.OJO bas sold at 126@125c bus. Corn is more active, and paces are rather better, wUh sales of 2d,000 bus at HSc, insto.e, and 130 c bus, delivered and. afloat. Oats are in better demand; about Mb 000 bus sold at SS@S4c, weisht. Heavy Oats areheld higher. ... • PROVISIONS.—The market Te leesa c 11 v*. but pr 1 oes are unchanged.) 400 bbls »*mb Pork sold at »23©21 50 for n*w, and some old at packed Mesa iiefar* making 2OO bbls countrv pold atsll bbl Rtossed Hogs ar° 8 ? at slo.sf@ lithe 100 Ito. la t emand; sale* of Herns are making at M@l6ctf lb for ujaln and. feucy; Sides at J£@l2#c and ► boaldrrs at Green Mtatß era firmly keW ; StOcasks Hams in plcaie sold at “#@l”^idf ß at 10#c. and shoulder, at lb. casn Lard laM^arfy; about-1,000 tcssold at 14c, and kßgs’f tls>.’@l6 lb. Butter is In good demand, with i-alra of rolvat fi(biCc Cbeeaeia relllo* at 16©'.9c lb for NfcwYcv*. E«gs are soiling at 800 t dozen. * METALS —Pig Iron la *LEBa?e firm, and adam&atUe have advanced' we quote at 21#@22c for city-made and short-weliht Western. Tallow candles are firmly held. COTTON.—-The market is very dull, and prices have declined; 120 bales sold at 71@72c for middlings. COAL i« coming in freely, and there is more demand to go East at 96 5C@7 ft ton on board at Blchmoad. The sales to the home trade are moderate, at farmer rates. COFFiE continues scarce and high, with sales nf i coo bairsßioat&7,#c; 36@37c for Laguaym, and 33#@34#c ft It) for Jamaica* FiSH.—Mackerel are rather quiet. Small sales from store are making at $17@19 for No 1. #2O@3J for large do., $17313 60 for No. 2. and 88@ll ft bbl for No. 3. 590 bbls Shore sold from the wharf at $l7. $ll. and $9 for the three numbers. Pickled Herring are firm at si.3 n @6 50 ft hbl for Bastport and Labrador. Codfish are selling at $6 ft quintal. FBUIT —There Is lessdoing in Foreign. Oranges and Lemons are selling at $3 5034 ft hox Green Apples are selling at from si@3.?s ft bbi. as to finality. Dried Peaches are scare-, and selling at from ia@l4c for quar ters, aDd )6@l7#c tor halves. Dried applet are in steady demand at9@9#cft lb. FEaTHFHS are very scarce; good Western are held at 6C(3 63c ft lb. GINSENG —Crude is quoted at $1.30@1.35ft lb. 30,000 lb< fold on private terms. GPANO.—There is more doing; Peruvian is selling at sKoft ton. . t , HOPS are rather quie* ; ssles of Ist sort Bastern and Western are making at SK@33c , , LUW BSB.—There is a fair badness doing at fall prices: of Hemlock joift at sl6@]Bft M White Pine at 9'U@J2. snd Lebi*b Boards at $22®23 ft M. MOLASSES.-There is a firm feeling in the market, end prices are w*)l maintained; about 600 bjids and tc« Cuba rold at66@67c forclayed. and 66@88c*ft gallon < for Mu'covado, and 692 bbls New Orleans at 62#@S2#c,, cash. . NAVAL STORES.—Kosin is ssarce. and prices are ra ther better, with sales ats4o@42ft bbl. Spirits of Tar pentinehasadvanced; small sales are makimats3.4o@ 3.4 ft ft gallou- OILS —Lard Oil is firmly held, with small sales of Winter at $1 1£@1.25, and No 2 nt st, cash. Fi*h OUs a’eunchansed. Linked Oil is in demand atsl 55@l 57 ft solios Petrolenm is more active; 1.400 bbls crude sold l,2Cobbls refined, in bond,at 4S@4Bs,and frre at 6fc'@£Bc ft gallon, as to quality. SICE U In eteadyoemand. and prices ar»better; small sale* of Kai goon are making at BK@9cft lb —The market is Ann, but we hear of no sales. SEfcDB Cloverseed is more active at the decline; 1,610 bushels sole at 7ft®7. Timothy ia dull, with tmall ealea at s?®3.2sft bu«h*l. Flax*eed is without change; 1.5C0 btuhels sold at $3.25@3 30 ft bashel. BPIBITS.-Ther* is very littje doing in foreieo. bat prices are firm. N. E. Rum is firm at $1 05@11')., Whisky is firm; about 850 bbls fold at93@9sc for Pennsylvania and Western, and 9C®9lc ft gallon tor drudge. BDGAK—The marktt conrionoß very firm, with sales of],CIO bbd* Cuba at 13#@14#c, and New Orleans at 11#® 16# ft Hi, rash TaLLuW i« firmlv held at former rates, with sales of citv rendered at 12®12#c ft lb- TOBaCCO.—New PftnvaSeed Leaf is coming In more fieely. but there Is very little doing. There is more de mand for manufactured at fall prices. WOOL continues very dull and prices have a down ward tendency; small sales of coromou tdl@2c lower, with sales of 19,000 bushels at $1.2501.26, casn, for old Western mixed, in store, and $1.23@1 24 for new vellow Oats are dull and unchanged at SB@SB#c for Canada; 87k@89c forAtate, atd 89@£®#c for Western Whisky. —The marker is active, excited, and decidedly higher; sales 4.2C0 bbls opening at 93c, and closing at 96c for State and Western. Provisioxs —The Pork market is dull and lower; sales 1,000 bbls at $21.87#@22 for mess. 921.75 for old mess, $23 25 for new mess S2LSQ@22 for Western prime m»ss, and $lB 2?O20 for old and newprime Beef in more active and firmer, with sales of 1,200 bbls. Prime mess Beef is steady, with sales of 350 tierces at s2£@;6. Be« f Hams are film at 922®22. fO. Cut Meats are quiet and tttadr, with sales of 200 pkgs at 9#@loc. and 12#@ 13#c for Hams, PLEASING’ ENTERTAINMENT FOR THE BENEFIT of a Sunday School.—On Thursday evening, the 24th jinst., at Concert Hall, there will be given a novel and attractive entertainment, in aid of the Library of the Reformed Dutch Church Sunday School, (Seventh and Brown streets). It will consist of a lecture by the Rev. T. De Witt Tal m&ge. having for its subject “ Getting on Well in the World,” and choice selections of music by the Schools. We are quite certain that either one of these features would more than repay the amount required to be invested in a ticket, and with the two combine'd, for a quarter , “ a good thing will be as good as given away.” Hr. Talmage has demonstra ted his vigor in treating this class of subjects in his pulpit, and those who have ever enjoyed the treat of listening to the singing o! a thoroughly-trained school.and who know thepiigh standard of excellence attained by this, will scarcely require urging to visit Concert Hall to-morrow evening. The “Ne Plus Ultra” in Sewing Machines. —There are several thousand persons in this city alone who need no argument to prove to their en* tire satisfaction that the best Sewing Machine in existence is the Grover &. Baker,- sold at 730 Chest nut street; but the iecent achievements of this cele brated instrument in the execution of line em broidery is so great a step in advance of aIL its rivals that its sale is now in a to outstrip that of its rivals combined. The magnificent specimens of this fine work, in the way of richly-embroidered opera cloaks, displayed in the windows of the agency, attract universal admiration, and make every lady, who may be using any other style of machine, wish that Bhe had a Grover & Baker in stead. We invite the attention of our readers to the Stitching Rooms of this company, at 730 Chest nut street, where all kinds of plain and fancy sew ing is executed in the beat manner, to order, at short notice. Splendid Stock of Dress Trimmings.—Mr. John M. Finn, at the popular old stand, southeast corner of .Seventh and Arch streets, haa now in store a splendid line of fashionable new styles dreaß trim mings, among which we desire to call special atten tion to his fine, gimpuir laces, Nottingham laces, bugle gimps, and bugle buttons. We may also state in this connection, that Mr. Finn has just opened a large and desirable invoice of Balmoral skirrß, and a splendid line of ladies 1 sun umbrellas, to which we invite the attention of our readers. “ Thb Flobbnoe Sewing Machine, 11 sold at the agency of the Company, No.' 630 Chestnut street, has become familiar to our citizens as a household word. Among those who have tried it “none name it but to praise. ll It accomplishes a greater variety of work than any other, and with less labor. It is the only machine ever invented that makes four dif ferent stitches, whichever the operator may deem most desirable for the woik in hand, and it is the only Sewing Machine ever offered on the liberal if It does not give the purchaser entire satisfaction his money will be returned. New Photographs by Gutskunst. —Mr. F. Gutekunst, 704 and 706 Arch street, has published a very fine cafte de visite or the late Dr. Baehe, and has also just completed a life-size Photograph of this distinguished citizen for the College of Pharmacy, duplicates of which be is prepared to furnish on ap. plication. His excellent card photograph of Lieut. General Grant is having a large sale at his counters. The several fine life-size portraits of prominent Generals now displayed in Gutekunst’s window are also attracting much attention. Messes. C. Somers & Son, the popular Clothiers, No. 625 Chestnut street, under Jayne’s Hall, have now ready a superb stock of Spring Clothing, made up in the most desirable modes, from goods mainly of their own importation. The facilities of these gentlemen for getting up the best class garments, at reasonable prices, are not surpassed in this city, and we advise all who wish good olothing, either ready made or ordered to measurement, to visit thit famous old establishment before purchasing. March Winds.— We are now having-a rather wintiy specimen of March, and have no doubt thtffc its characteristic winds will be the prelude to the accustomed April showers. Such weather as the "present week, however, has not diminished the con sumption of Coal, but rather the reverse. Hence the tremendous rush all day yesterday at the popular yaid of W. W. Alter, 935 Noith Ninth street. The “Prize Medal 11 Shirt, invented by Mr. John F. Taggart, and sold by Mr. George Grant, 610 Chestnut street, is, without exception, the bask shirt of the age, in fit, comfort, beauty, and durar bility. His stock of Geatlemen’s Furnishing Goods, of his own exclusive manufacture and im portation, is also the choicest in the city, aud his pi ices are moderate. Medicinal Confections —At this season of the year, when slight colds and hoarseness are preva lent, much inconvenience and even worse results might be avoided by carryipg a supply of some pleasant Medicinal Confections. The place to get these in greatest excellence and purity, and, in fact, Confections ol all kinds, it at A. L, Yansant’s, Ninth %yd Chestnut streets. v Great Reduction in Pricks. Great Reduction in Prices. Ladies 1 and Misses 1 Fine Cloaks. Ladies 1 and Misses* Fine Cloaks. Also, Rich Furs of all kinds. Rioh Furs of all kinds. In anticipation of the dose of the season, we are now prepared to make a large concession, from for mer prices on all our stock. v J. W. Proctor & Co., The Paris Cloak and Fur Emporium, 920 Chestnut street. M a tuns 22—Evening. Mysterious Movebbnts.— General advances are talked about, raids are threatened, and the atmos phere is full or rumors of wars and-warlike doiogs. We also have some grand local movements that are Dot without interest. Among these is a gene ral movement among people of taste, who are concentrating upon the Brown. Stone Cloth ing Hall of Rookhill &. Wilson, No*. 603 and 636 Chestnut street, above Sixth, where- they- are get ting thomseles fitted out with elegant spring gar ments. ' Aralbna Purnell.— -This young lady, whose singing, atihe “Delmonioo,” we referred to. a fesv days sinoe, executed the Brindisi from the opera of “ Traviata,” “ We’ll Smile, and be Happy, 1 * with such brilliancy and taste that a repetition was de manded and'given. The duet from Don Giovanni, “LaciDaum laMano, 11 was rendered with thrill ing effect by Aralena Purnell and Ira IX Cliff. It is not often one so young possesses such power, compass, end clearness, and she develops a musical genius of decided ability, and with careful cultiva tion she will rank with some of the best singers. SAY&an old fashioned patriot—“lt is of infinite moment that you should properly esteem the im mense vaiue of your yationalVnion to your collect ive and indivitual happiness. 11 And aooustom your selves to speak and think of the fashionable Clothing store cf Granville Stokes, No. 609 Chestnut street, as the “ palladium of your personal comfort and prosperity. ll - Cokwb, Bunions, Inverted Nails, Foists, and all disease* of the feet, cured without pain or inconvenience to the patient, by Dr. Zacha* - pie% Surgeon Chiropodist, 921 Chestnut street Ref so to physicians ead siirgeona of thn Kew York. Markets—March. 22, CITY ITEMS. ARRIVALS AT THE HOTELS. Conttnent&l-ifinth and Chestnut street** J Bird. Baltimore V D Piekerlwr. Boston B 0 Duvall, Baltimore N Curtis, Boston O T Maryo, California T Denmead, Baltimore J H Fanh. Washington S A wf, Penan W C NicoU. New York S H Beckwith J W Futn*io. Washington H B Gordon, Franklin J Woodbury & Ift, Bouton 1) L Beokwith DrWE Ponltm. DBA El Beeboe J M Kephart, U B A .T M Porter Co) L B Fierce, USA HE Kohlenberg& son,Pn G W Ford. Boston Maj W M Wiley, Pennft W C TUltoc, Oil City Col a M McCook. Chattanoe’ A F Sf eberger, Chicago Col A G McCook,Ghatt&noo* J Boll&nd. Cleveland McCook, Chattanooga J O’Hare, Pittsburg „. S T Heffner. Bew Torlc Lt Gen U S Grant Jr la, USA J K Heffaer, New York J E Allen, N Jersey AL Bassett, New Fork Jaa Mvers, Columbia L A Chare, Baltimore C&pt W Ferine, flew York H AYoau- Boston W F Patterson, Wheeling Mr Booth, New York R H Comb*, Bordentown Wm J Beibe A la. N York Lient T C Thayer, Hartford Paul Dahlgren, Washington D Doren, Washington DC Poster, New York T T Eckert, Washington R M Field. Bo3toa G A P Darling. Boston Wm JC Laverty. N Jersey J Perkhuret, New York Wm S Marx. Allentown B Wlnthrop, New York ' Mrs Holcombe, Hew Jersey Mfss Winthrop. New York Mrs Ely. New Jersey Mrs Ebbe t* A Osborne, New fork Miss Biddle Mr»W Johnson, Newark A Ebbs, M D T McF&dden, Jr. Pittsburg J B Bracken M tt Kellogg, Boston D C Blodgett, Boston a Anron F Bateis & wf.Rhoda Island Mrs Comstcck, New York Mre Coddlngton A eh,N T J Raiper & la. Pittsburg L Kauffman, Mechanicsbnrg J i> Cammeron, Harrisburg PDoyer, USA G Urban, US A J A Cake & lady CKiJroer&lady Miss Tool & 2 sisters E Havilard, Brooklyn W A Galbraith A la, Erie A H Kyao,tittle Bock J S CesbmaiuNew Tork E M Tomlinson. Cincinnati W B Benney. Chester H F Gathrle.U 8 A E H Purgeo, Portland Me J M Thompson, Maryland E M Harper. Maryland v J J Buret,Harrisburg Girard-Chestnut •< J 19 Bathhone. USA Chat P Fisher, Boston Cbas Ripley, New Tork C H Ripley, Hew York Jos McConnell, Sew York 7hoa Smith. Hew York I L Street, Washington J C George, Washington G W Pearce, West Chester J U Pearson, Washington L L A Cooper. Maryland J S Bargs St w/, Wash TDenmead, Baltimore Alex Smith. Jr. Ohio U Y fcbennan, Hew York Capt Wm Perin, Hew York Nelson turtle, Boston Blent S S Warner . 6.7i0 bus. .10 210 bus. . 3.000 bnt John Worrall. Harrisburg J H Humes, Jersey Shore r&pt T D Shaw. U » N J M McCoy, Bellefonte D B Cady.Ohlcato J C K'chsrds, Chamberßh’g Mias Wilson, Harrisburg Beni Kauffman, Lane co*.' Miles Jones, Buffalo Daniel Kauffman,.Laa&«B£* Gen A L Kus?ell, Hsrrisb’g Thus Banger. Baltlurbwsfo T L Bagadone A la. N Y B W fcmßh. New Tori: H Wolfe,' Hew York Ja* T Burwlck A wf. If J D C Andrews ff6w Jersey C Davis A nda. Dauphin G E Baker A la. Wash, D C E H lies. Baltimore P Dean, Lake Superior _ Thoe Yardly, Baltimore A B. Baiicfcett, L Superior [Chas KoonsA wf. Baltimore G W Parsons, Harrisburg John Bouard, Ohio John Brunner, Johnstown ffm Wilson, Ohio J JConne, Asoland H McGee, Penna IA Altbonae. Reading B Tyson. Beading J F chunk A wf, York, Pa A Walker A la, Penna Wm Whlker. Penn a S Weekley, Ohio C H Biller, Illinois J Cochran, Baltimore B Cairon. Baltimore S Brown, Payette eo G W Patterson, Fayette co D H Kenc&de, Erie co J Taylor, iris co D Gordon, Delaware A S Simmon*. Wash. D C JssGorden. Delaware Dr Davis, Wash, D G Merchants’ Hotel—Fo R S Shaw, Clearfield co A J Baldwin S 3f Kurtz, Baltimore T M O’Brien. Leavenworth 55 Peckam, Summit Bill* J Morrison, Pittebiirg Ge pt C a Greenleaf A wf SN Skinner John A Fnlton B Pierce, Chattanooga R G Rogers, Reading H A Yontg. Boston C B Edwards,’ Northampl’n JB Conway, Hartford, Ct A HPenford Wilm. Del W W Leman, Michigan S 8 Gi man, Springfield C D Adame, Washington C M Feck. 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Oxford Pa B C Reynolds Cecil co, Md F USA F B 'ffanby I Wilmington,Del T C Craig. Wilmington, Dei Mm 'Wright Lancaster co A Burnt tt, Harrisburg Bald Eagle-Third itn O A~Miller. SlatLnffton. John GeTor, Pa EF?itz Berks co W E Eetfsnyder. Beading H s Fnnk. Backs co B Bertoiet. Wmsport PB UuhAr. Allentown John F weida, Pa Aaron Eieenhard, Pa B Hulhnlland,F& Mrs M Mnlholiand, Pa We Begley. Pa M M Bradford, Scranton JT&ultzbach, Marietta Edw Camp, Lehigh co . Cbas Greenwalt. Lehigh co AdAm J&man, Lehigh co David Christman, Carbon co Barley Sheaf-Second itreet, below Vine, Sami Snectler. Haverslraw C H Banes. Brberry jaa Fanigan, Haverstraw Beth Ely, Bucks so T Leavenworth, N Jersey John Rich. Soiebnry B N Lear, Cecil co. Md Dr Collins uncau. Chambersbant J Paiton, Penna | J J Doll, Harrisburg iJ L Chambers, Wash, Pa_ lira'H K .BelCffewukT tf I C if Haldeman, Pena* Com T Crabb, New Jersey J’A McPker#on, (7 S A D Lewie. 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Greeasburg J Barry, If Phil&da, Ohio Mrs a Wilson, Ohio W H Smith, Ohio I) C Branham, Indiana ! John Reed, Mansfield J C Beecher, lowa J T Crambeitz. Ohio Miss H Lamson, New York Hon C E Earley, Elk, Pa Hon Asa Packer, M Chunk John H Sarcent. Boston .SRBryant Indiana Lient J Sf Lynch, Wash D P Haze’ton, Carlsle M B Weaver- Carlisle WRStlies Warren. O J H McCombs. Warran, O W A Masker, New Jersey J B Mcaliester, Perry co ¥ H Schwalenberg, Pa J 1) Heppard. Sew York A L Ci-yle, Mercersbkrg H Kice. Columbia. Pa W 7 Norris, New York H J Stable, Gettysburg W EandoJph. Wmeburg Isaac Miller Wmsburg I> Tolhelsj, Mercersburg H F Snyder, Wmsport ■tnut at., above Fifth, H C Foster, New York Tbos Thorp, New Jersey Capt Cordon. New York John Joaea New York S B ffeilig. New York S Whalton, New York John Murray Cspt W F Lynch, USA Jos S Mann. Condersport Geo Lerch, Reading E S Rntier, Prov, ±J I J Campbell. Boston B Halson. 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Cambria co J 8 Berkscrasser, Penaa J G Bo»e v , Poona LieutJF H Wentz, Pa Thos Dillan, Pittsburg S a Y*rnali. Chaster co C WattdervLlle, USA E M Dowses. USA reet, above Chestnat. J G Hess, Colombia Ja* Galliner, West Chester J T Bradway, Oxford, Pa T Sergh. Oxford, Pa Chas W Wilson. Oxfo»d,Pa J B Hoopes, Downingtown Dr R G Williams. Penn* I H Whyte. Montgomery co W H Eder, Maryland W J Spencer, Blair co. Pa a J Russell, Chester co B T Groff, Lancaster co C Peterman & family; Ohio W D Blensinger. Penna JW Woodside. Delco.Pa l J McMnllen, Chester co I Mrs Brower, Coa f asv, Pa reet, above Callowhlll, Mrs Green; Carbon co Mrs Donner, Carbon co A F Koons, Catasauq.ua iSUortr. Mtiuch Chunk Chas Mohr, Bethlehem Isaac > Hayes L9highco O F Waa»e, Peonsbnrg John Neligh, Allentown. Jacob Zapp R Gregory, Monroe co W Wickhia-=r,}Girbon-co Wm Morsaa. SUtlngton.- D Fist*»r & la, Katztown R W Benner. Coopersbnrz. S Hoffman, Bath Levi Krause. 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