k,r - • q• • .14 MIZZENS ESTABLISHED IN ittsintrgl fiqttie. 111 OPPIi4AR PAPER OP ißie MEP. ' T TiELTWSTrELY ADD WEEKLY DT ia xr, re ic rx & Co.. •- • ' :mu more. anon ICICITERILD. TUESDAY MORNING, DEC. 20, lew'9 Who have Violated Compromlseal— ti REelt OF BON. JOHN ifICKCIN. Ddirered is isa Rowe cr, Ile rrelaitafiret,bee.l2,lBs9. I wish to say to word to the 'Aministration side of the house; and I intend, in what I say upon this occasion, and upon every other, to treat every r n here as (would be treated troop ally; but I shall express my i.opinions, if choose to do so, all of them, fear lessly„' Theroxi a contest between the North =tithe South, and the admission might just as well be made now as at any future time. There is a state of feeling existing between the .-- . l 'North =tithe South which cannot tie removed; it is as deep laid as the foundations of moan .. tains, and, sir, it pervades every section like an atmosphere. If you want to know why the • North have feelings upon this subject, I will you: They have become satisfied that there is but one thing which will satisfy our Southern brethren; and that is, the right to Carry Slavery - everywhere, to plant it every %what*, to sustain it everywhere, against the united wishes, as it is against the united in terests, of the North.. This determination to extend Slavery is Southern interest,-and the Representatives of • the South are compelled to ask as much: Ido not complain of them for so doing:' but when '.:our interests are direCtly adverse to theirs, and lie in another direction, why should we be de ••'bounced for pursuing our interest§ as they pursue theirs? More than this. The North has grievous cliergeste prefer against the South, and they are charges which they have answered. Tet is my conviction; and if the expression of these sentiments stamps me with the title of Abolitionist, so be it; I will wear it as well as Cob. Yes, sir, they have charges to make against the South, whigh they will have an swered. They charge them with the violation ofeovenants, compacts, and compromises. That ' is - Whit they charge them with, and it is well that they ehould know it. It is useless to cry peace, me, Mien there is no peace. Why, sir, • when, the *corFpremises of the Constitution were 'enteied into by our fathers, it has been said that, if the same spirit had existed which exists now, those , compromises never could have been made. I see the truth of the remark; I feel the_truth of the remark, sir; for when •'.titoso compromises were 'entered into, they were entered into under the solemn conviction that the power of Slavery from, that day was not to increase, bat to be diminished. If they i had had the feelings or if they had pursued the policy which our Southern friends are now intent upon, those compromises never could - have been entered into. What did they get? What did our; Southern friends get by those compzumises? They got the Slavery represen tation:. They got the foundation for a fugitive slave law. 'fhey got exemption from export duties. They got three very large advanta 'What did thellorth get, or what - did the interests of Freedoin get? Why, sir, theygot the implied pledge, that, after the year 1808, thigiinportation of Africans, orthe foreign slave trade should cease. Novi; sir, the South boost today that they are in full possession of alt the benefits of all the compromise(' of the Constitution; that they have the Slavery representation: and, if I underetood , a`• gentleman who spoke a few days ago, he de clared that they have here, by force of the three fifths representation, twenty members upon this Seer; They beset, sir, that they have the fee • tive al Me law, and that theNortb does not abide byittriirovisiatte. They are °crudely exempt from duty, upon exports; and where is the North, • Yith her share of the comproMisea of the Coneti . 'Mien? Why, sir, we hear It boldly avowed, not - bete, but , it will come here before spring, it will • 'come before the flowers come, that they do not -. Intend that the foreign slave trade shall be closed. - .They Intend to open the traffic. Yes, sir, they H .” sort i t&e.. saVrthito; the North charges up sh on the • South that they have 'wept away from the North the benefits of the compromises of the Constitu tion, when the South see in jhe full enjoyment of all the advantages which could possibly result to them: , When Jon come to the compromise of 1820; why, In order to get Missouri into the Union • sea slave State, they gave Wes of the North the solemn pledge and entered into bonds that Slavery should never exist north of the southern line of that State; after having got Missouri in, and reaped all the advantage which they could reap . from that compromise, the South came here net the. North—the South came here, almost a united South, to say that the benefit which the North received from the compromise of 1820 should be ewepiaway; and, sir, Southern breath swept it _ • sway; Gratin/ had, to oonsequenee;' the struggle In Kansas as to whether Slavery should or should not gelato territory from which it had been pro .-- 'bibbed. the North charge, farther, that in the .f - i!'sompromiseof 1882—the great compromise of the oodpromtser—Northern trade was paralye gdi and Northern industry destroyed. And then e eir,-last, and not by any means least, we have the compromise, of 1850 and 1854, which I choose to join together;.att they conetitute but one single compact., After we bought—yes, sir, after we bought California into the Union giving to the South monstrous prerogatives, which I will not undertake now to enumerate, they made us the solemn guaranty that if we would adopt the prin . ciples of the ;Kansas-Nebraaka bill, to leave the whole question of Slavery to the final determin , &tie:l'6f the people of the Territory, and exclude •. all agitation of the Slavery question from Con great they would abide by it. Now, sir, where are we? Who is there that represents that South ' ern sentiment of 1850 and 1854, upon this floor? Who is there that representa it? Is there any Southern member who represents it? It is like ly that there is. If there be, however, he has , maintained a-most respectful silence up to this moment No, sir, the Southern sentiment do ' strop all the benefits which the North were to rosy from-the cempromise of :1850 and 1854. 1 will not undertake to Bey what the motive of the gentleman was who introduced the Kansas- Nebraska bill, but I think that no man ought to have doubted what, the effector that bill would be. The 'South Undoubtedly expected that it would otmdeme tolhe interest of Slavery, and the effort was strenuously made,' I think, in llamas, to force that benefit from the main provhdon of the bill. But from the moment that It failed to plant Stalely in Kansas, It has been repudiated; and If I understand the position which the Booth • occupy to-day, It is that they will have nothing to do. with this thing of squatter sovereignty. •, They bitterly dupla° and:denounce it. Now hero is the first, the second the third, the foustit, and the fifth compromise which the „North has entered into with the South upon this allMbsorbing subject of Slavery; and the North dune upon the ittouth,at, in every single in sUmesoleompromiss, thhaeevfolated its sane after hosing recei vedthe benefit, or tried to receive the benefit, arising from their side of the bun- And these charges have to be answered-not here, merely, but at other times, and other plates: They have to be answered, belt yeitr, and Imasume now the position that the 80 14 have get to satisfactorily explain these' things, or they have got to give up, the Federal' C AAtaPPlanee and cries of "Good" upon the, Republican lade.] ,- Now, the South have rhts permitted under the Coustitution: but the South hats not lathe tights The Ninth have a few. Individually, I would. not -withhold - from the South, or from any porUon of the South, the blue, as, I would not the greatest tight, guaran tied to her either by fundamental law or statute. I wool treat her.as I would treat &young Meter; I would Isles her more than she is entitled to, "zither than lei; because she is the weaker par ty,. - I would bestow bounties, even, upon her; bat when she oomes hue, or anywhere else, end ,dentins, 'II right. what Is not her hetrght, and seeks to wrest from the North what ste n o en d titled to,lwoold deny her. That is my position, and flume are my priaciples at the preen& time; for if (understand &Impolitic, of the country, if I have net been blinded for the last four years, . theriareno politics in the United Staten now but:"nigger."-: The whole politica of the coon- Ware involved in the beget) - question. Shall 8101(17 travel Into the Territories, or phall it nottthat , is the. question. There la no other AVOW' and there will be no other question, _ln . the Prealdentill canted of 1860; and if I am .conetrallted' to tibiae belie= the party which ,insiefa that:filavery shall travel everywhet* agetinet right, and that party-width nye it shall xteg . :tti' anywhere, OM when it has a right, I canna help it- That bell. „-Fstand upon UM wad-pled the Kensee-Nebraska bill. I believe it Isgiowen,t- for ae., Iris anyhoW the bond bo- Wien the Fiera and the South, and I win suit altttie farthmand lase with the mere who are Oml know how it will result. 21 _, resußixitolly where the Republicans de ' ; tin Wahonlel end; ft. will end in the exclusion of lelabby_. from all . the Tenitoriest of the United alahk: there is any man who is committed P ~. 4, .1... !'-',A .:41)., T'l E' 1 DAILY :.-- PITTSBURGH - GAZETTE. to the of theEaneas-Nebraska bill, who does not armee that. question in that way when it is propounded to him, all I bathe to say is, that he Is either willfully blind or slightly dishonest. Slr, I have never uttered a political sentiment in .my life, that' I can remember, that I would not utter here, in the hearingof the South—not one I have always stood by the Democratic pa th libeet I believed it to be right. I adhere to the ;principles of th e Denioiretle party; I have abut,. opposed that party when I believed it to be Wroug, and I intend to do so forever. There shall be any Misunderstanding between any - gentlemen upon ithe - Democratic side of the Hettie lend myself I feel perfectly certain that the party has beep bankrupted by this Adainis tration of James Buchanan I know it. I know it; for whenever the Democratic party can no longer control. No thorn masses, then that party is bankrupt; and hat is the condition of that party to-day. Th re is not a Northern State, not one, as there a scarcely a Northern county, that eau be carried upon the doctrine upon which Mr. Buchanan thin day bases hie Admin istration. I mit:tithe party to put itself exactly right' at Chaleston; and, if it will not put itself right, I want it to pat itself plainly wrong. I do not want the peep'', either of the South, or of tho North to be deceived by any platform which Can be interpreted in one way in one seo , lion and in another way in another section. If it is the sentiment Of the Democratic party that ' Slavery shall travel with the column of our ad.. lancing civilization, I say, put it eo before the people, express it plainly, sad receive the North. ern verdict upon it; I should have staid something about Union Meetings at the North, but my friends from New York larr. ilaski4 has rendered that entirely uneceSeary. I nay. this, Which will cover every thing I should have said at greater length: that there Is no sentiment now in the-North which Can plant, itself upon Southern policy, as I en. derstand it, and live; for the reason that it would be governed by selfish considerations. And if this condition of things existing between the North and South shall lead to a dissolution of this Union;- which no one would deplore more than I should, all I can say is, the North, under those cirennistences, wilt endeavor to take care of themselves. I have never seen a Northern man, in latter times, that!was much seared. I know many men Wave been alarmed, in limes pant, at the cries of dissolution; but I have never yet seen allortherematt who expressed any alarm as to the results . of a dissolution of the Union. I will elate »hal my conviction is en the subject. I do not know,liiiwever, that I thoughly under- I stood what is meitnt by a dissolution of the Union, If it MblllEl a dividing line of eentiment between 1 the North and !Smith, and virtual non-inter courso,Why we have reached that dissolution al ready; :for 'Northern men cannot now travel in the South; and, at I inderstand it, any postmas ter in any village of, the South, where the re• oeipte or the office would not amount to five dol lars, can, if a letter bearing my frank , goes into hie' hands, open It, examine it, and burn it, on the' pretext that- it is incendiary. Sir, we have reached that dividing line between the North and the South.; But, if dissolution means thaLthere is to be a division of territory, by Me son and - Dixon'a line, or by any other line, rimy "no;" that will never be. I express my opinion and that opinion may go before the country, whether. ftilse or trite—when I say ..tic;" the North will never "tolerate a division of the ter ritory. [Applause froth the Repo blican benches.] Mr. Hartrell—l shOuld like to know how you ate to prevent it. ' Mr. aici man—l will, tell you how it will be preventetl. lam neither a prophet, nor the eon of a prophet; but I exPreee my belief that there is as intiCh true courage in the North, though it may not be known by the name of chivalry, [sensasien,.] as there:is in the South. Ido not use the Wood contemptuouely, for I admire true chivalry' everywhere. There is as much true courage et the North,as there is at the South. I always , believed it, and, therefore, I will ex press it; and I believe, sir, that with all the ap pliances Mart to assist, eighteen millions of men reared to industry, with habits of the right kind, will always be-able to cope successfully, if it need be, with eight millions of men without these auxiliaries. [Great imusasion, some applause from the Republican benches' and the galleries, and hisses is other parts of the Hall ] OP PINZSTLVANTA, hicrwonocchrcwr, Ohm - rations for the Gazelle, by G. E. Shale Optician, 59 rifth St.—corrected dally: iJ SCW., lig 'BADS. 34 oo 38 29 4-18 9 o'clock u 12 6 •P. M Baromet r CITY Exnorms Cowurrrca.—lo accordance with a resolution of the Republican City Conven tion the foilowing persobs have been appointed a City Executive Cool:nit/ea for the ensuing year : lat pard, John fl Barber; 2d ward, Aaron Floyd; 31Wrard, George W. Leonard, chairman; 4th ward, :Wm. 11. Ewing; sth ward, Richard Thompson; Gth ward, George J. Lamborn; 7th ward, Lewis Robb; Bth ward, Christ. King; 9th ward, Joh( Booth. W. Mara, Prot. Tom complain solo in the Fifth and Sixth Wards on Saturday was as follows Fifth Word, 2d Free's:l—Alderman J R Jones. 149; W A 'Adams, 69; W McCartney,3B. Select Council: It Thompson, 'no opposition ; Common Council: Siebert• 134:: James Dahl. 104; R Col ville. 99; Fred Kirsch, 94;11. McGowan, 68; S S Davis, 8. School Director, J S Pattorson, no oppo sition. Asseisor, no vote. :Judge A J Copplos, no opposition. 'lnspector no opposition. Constable R Smith, no opposition. Sixth Wank—Select Cv ocil: A - B Berger. 291; Common Connell W B fly,. 2;7; Dr. McCand less. 215; Theo Robbins. 193; W Rowbottous. 169; W 138; Boo) Powers, 117; Thom 310- Vay, 100; Win Dickson, 92; , Chas A Iteck, 59; James ff. Jones, 14. Assessor tuattual Esker. 32;R It. Lafferty, 95; John Weight , , 69. Constabte: Jos Butler. 137; . R Gillespie, 81; J E • Flanegio, 80.-- Judge: Win 8h0re.267.- Ihspector: Wm Barnhill, Jr' 117; John Lowry, Jr, DI; R Matthews, 43; W F Murdock, 29; 8 C BrareY, 10. School Director: Jaa Lowry, Jr. 189; G J Lamborn. 122; W Col lingwood, 94; J D Roily , 50; Joe Marshall, 54; J Montgomery, '44; Wm Culpl 30. . In the firstrecinct of the Fifth Ward, J. 11. Gra ham and George Bill have been nominated (or Com mon Council, 41211 W. 1- McGregor for Alderman. HATE'S PATENT Meat COTTER, got up by Russell & Erwin, Elan' facturing Company, Connecticut,: boo been introduced into our city, and will be found for sale it the Hardware Store of 1. N. SLIALLENDLEGEIII CO, NO. 101 Mar kel street, near Fifth, an dP. H. Lemur; & BILOTLIER, No, .78 Union street. We called in at MO Ileasre. Laufinan's elore on yesterday afiernoon to aeo one of these 'ma. chines in opiration, and !found the principal Hardware, dealers of this' city spectators with ourselves—all admiring RS decided superiority over all others now In use, and voting it, unani mously, a cottipleto eueoesb. We have Beldom OM BO simple a machine anitwer BO fully the pur pose for which it Is designed. The chief points of merit which recommend! this machine are as follow: 1. It works more steadily and easily than any other meat-cutlera, doing,ith the same amount of power, four times the mu not of work. ... It cuts the meat witho t tearing it. . 1 3. As the parts are few an readily removed, it can be easily kept clean ; ttlence it is admirably 1 adapted to the making of Small quantities of hash, minca-meat, eta. 4. The knife', is kept sharp by the action of the roller!. 6. With Bluffer allsehmeL it stuffs with greater rapidity, and uniforttlity than any other ottiffmg machine lit use. ;• 6. Combining as it does a Meat cutter and slut. ler, the work of both oan be done at one opera tic; with less power than is drdinarily required for either.. 7. It will cut four pounds of meat per minute and•cut it well. These meat clatters are all toe rage now in the Ent, upwards of 8000 of theM having been Sold this mama, aturthe company lbemg unable any like to supply the orders sent to them. We have no hesitancy in Ordnotundog this one of the best articles of the kind ever invented, and we have not doubt it will take precedence , over all other machines now in use. Nothing can be more eitiiple , complete and effective in operation. It is in short-the no plus u/tra of meat (lettere and staffers. Go and see it as above. 1 Carioca.—Stephen IL Geyei, Esq., has been chosen by the Cbtotoissionertq . Solicitor of the county, vice Jobtidhrfon, Esq.! We learn that &majority of tho Commissioners have voted to remare Mr. Solon:Ion Sala, who has for the last year ;filled the. once of janitor at the Court; House.' They hate appointed in hie place • German, svho has been evib•janitor for several year', whoee first niunuis Fritderlo, and whose other name we do not know. Mr. Sala has been a faithful officer and Sian honest. good an mew, and a soma!, Republic The COMMill elopers can find ns letter man t to fill his place. We hope they themselves may al aye be as faith ful in office. 1; , - - 0000 NIIWS /OR MIR 001:111MA0DB!-A Hook of some five hundred !turkeys, in good condition, passed down Grant street, en route to Birming ham, where they will be elaughtered for Christ mseiables. There yore also In the flock a num ber of fat geese, hew many we Could not ascer tain- This bountiral supply of fowls Is a con tribution from Harrison, Beltnora and. Carroll ow:melee Ohio.. They oome at a good time to ensure isles, and deubtletut this smell army will all seer martyrdom doting the holiday's. CITY A FFAIRS. -0----- lIILPEWS Turanian Canoe, only 60 eenta in paper binding, and3l,oo in cloth, at John Pit took* Odd Fellowe' Hell , Fifth street.. A LIST of Vllashle Stooks will be eold thle eveniag, at the . ooincoorcial Salo Rooms, No. G 4 Fifth street, G. Davin, oublioneer. FT. Wayne, Dec. iy, 11359. Ed.. Gazelle IVill,you please correct imp wrong impression which may have been made by an article In the Cleveland Ihrold, compounded of falseboisd, silliness and wickedness, to the effect that the West era Directors of the P., Ft. C. ;Co. were par ties to and instigated the proceedings Against the Co. in the Federal. Court In Cleveland. In my &Torte, thus fat ernecessfal, to maintain posSession of the road In Indiana and Illinots,l have been intst.ained by the western members of the beard;: and I believe they are unanimous, with one exception. that Close, land proceedings Wereinnwarranted and ought to be 04 add, COY. Cam cy% i. OUR BOOK TABLE. Book of Plays.—llant & Miner halm sent tons a book with the above title. The matter in it is carefully arranged. and epeciolly adapted for private representation, with fall directions for ' performance, by Silas S. Steele, and is publish ed by Evans, Philadelphia. With some original pieces, the book Containe a large number of the plays, comedies and farces of the most popular dramatists from the days of Shakepeare to those Of the present period, all or most of which are oompreseed into one act and into parlor scenee, ler each as can be easily arranged by tho ordi nary household resources. "Geology; for Tonehern, Chun. and Plicate Seto!etas. By Prabortn Senney.A.P., Lecturer on Geology la rho Mum aebnpetts Tosehene lo.titute.. for Nal° IWO. Fourttiitzont. ii r e , noticett the . reception of this book some days since. It is valuable as a text book for High Schools, Normal Soboola, Academics and other Seminaries. , It is believed that it will also be useful to the general reader. The book takes a wide range, giving descriptions of all the com mon minerals, and ; condensing to the slew the most Important facts about the vegetable and animal kingdom. The author acknowledges his obligations to Profs. Agleam:, (lye, Emerson, Crosby and many other eminent men who have sent him their countenance and aided him with their suggestions in preparing this work. Ladies' Reader, A...astral F !ho nen or lodine echreqe soil lemuy moiling circles; oho eo Westin. norm Stun dart Authors In pm* and pee ry. 'butler 00. Yor isle by J. L. lived. We have carefully_looked through this hook with feelings of unmingled satisfaction. No School Reader has ever been laid before the public deserving ofgreater praise. In foot this book is needed. The last few years is crowded With the best authors in prose and poetry, bat wo still cling to our old selections for school readers, letting the gems of our language lie hidden' la the full volume, and denying the growing mind those chUice excerpla which form' ' the staple of the knowledge of young people, in many instances, and which may be of Im- ' mense advantage to ibem. This book is op with the times. Itcontains judicious selections from Story, Irving, Cooper, Poe, Holmes, Cozzens, Mitchell, Preeoott, Bryant, Tennyson, Longfellow, Ilaw them,: Ware, Hoffman, Eliza Cook, Miss Lao• don, Mrs. Ritchie, Browning, and a hoot of the best authors of the past and of the present day We moil cordially commend this book, not only for-the school, but aleo for the parlor or drawing room. Au Expoeitioti of U. ,tan by PlandetiL Foritate by J. I. row]. The author has prepared this as a manual of instruction. Tho book consisis of some 30i) pages, and presents is a clear and familiar style the leading principles of the C.Aistituiion, as they arc:laid down in Story. Tho book is de signed to leach all boys and young men at school oOrtain things ,relative to tho charter of libertitindor which wo live, not to know which is to be ignorantol the first requisites to Amer icao•ciliieeehip. Tim Aar Exatnirtoir—W o walked, on Mon day, flarbewhat hurriedly through the rooms Art Association bare eckoted for their exhibitin, In Ike new buildings above Odd Fel lows' all. We were agreeably disappointed and not a little surprised at the number and richness uf the collection. Two paintings (por traits) aro there, believed to be original Van dykes. There are some most life like portraits, by Sully. There arc some gems from Paul We_ bet's peneil—su elegant view among the moun tains of Switzerland, a little piece of water ho_ soused in meentains, presenting a scene of beauty sci true to nature that it does not seem possible ta surpass it. A view !It Wissihickon, from the same pencil, also attracts much notice. This Is a still life piece, and has in it all the elements of truth to nature. Mr. Wolff has on exhibition from his collec tion a ohaiming liWo piece—a litll g girl blowing soap bubbles. The subject is not abbitious, but its treatment is fine. The light and shade is masterly.: An authmoal scene en ibe west aide of the hall from the Dusseldorf collection is, perhaps, in its oval style, the best of the whole. The fore ground presents several oak trees, bare of foliage, dblich one can scarcely realize to he upon a flat-attifaee. The background is a cold gray wintry sky, and open glades among the boles of huge thees.are seen in perspective. We are assured by a gentleman aho knows, Ihnt the collection he eyoal to that In Pirlirdol -04. The catalogue hap not yet been printed, I k+ut will prithablylet Gnished today.-- The num. ben of pia/A/real on exhibition in probably two hundred add fifty. All persons of correct tame who desire. to encourage this worthy attempt to cultivate art here, will spend a little money at the door of this collection. . --e.-- B•sa S err for the wook preceding 1 1 ee.. 10411 --- JA • WC. •:. -7 6 - Tnaia'ouj R..ls. I Loattn. 1. f ________,_., -- 111 Pitteb•ghl 2112,308 39",9221 j 1,720,52.6 567,6! fisch.geVk 626,0801 1 91,920'1,580,595, 7.44,4 r M. AM. " 277,872 101,240' 71 1 1,411 1 173,3. Citizens' " 238,275' 91,1691 11.59,5121 12" Mechanics'., I 356,640 124,511, 832,752 Iron City "' 249,605 102,3870 695,1691 Allegheny " 266,705 92,1861 9002,7631 1 i.- ,1 2 . 279,573 , '1 , 0 : 13 ,?. 34 :7,315,718:1,590,234 2,±13,013;1,111,632.7,211,0115J1,636.322 19',348 iTreseery hotel Awl Note', rif other Bantle. Exchange ' M. AM Citizens'......,:, Iron City........ Allegheny. S 43,131 121,03.5 85,433 1 ,171 48,80' 30,138 381540 Last wftk 81A1132141.1 PA32IIIIOIIIIRMLWAV.—The COM pony have at length taken steps towards the use of the track of this road, which baa been laid now for a long time. The late snow, mingled with the mad, has been so thoroughly tramped cod rolled on the track that a good deal of work was needed to prepare It for coo. Men were employed yesterday in ealtiag the track, previ ous to running the plow car over it. The road will goon'be in running order and we shall have that most convenient of connections with Birm. ingham, the horse rail car. BeOKC Dows.—At the fire on Saturday night the Fairmount Engine broke down and was con eiderably. injured thereby. Tho firemen have eeldom had a severer job on hand than the one they encountered on that night. Had it been a clear, dry night, the flames would have been very destructive, and would have ranged almost unchecked over the buildings which lie in jults• position. Buildings whith was destioyed and the Buildings in the vicinit, which were damaged eannot be put in the. condition they were before for:lees tharis2o,ooo. Heaven's Manama., for January, has been laid upon.our table. It opens. with an illustra ted article on "Holidays in Costa Rica," follow ed by "Rare' Pictures," drawn by Port Crayon, and a "Pipe of Tobacco," illuetrated. The lit erary articles are of the 'nertsE high character. For sale by Rent & Miner, Menotti(' Hall, and John W. Plttoclr., Odd Fellows' building; and also by W. A. Oildenfenney, 95 Fifth street. Tna NATIR.N4L. EbUCATOIL—Tikie lo tho title of a monthly Magazine, devoted-to Science, Lit. amine, Morals and General Education, edited by R. Curry, A. M. The first; number antici pates the new year, bearing date. January, MO. It le printed In ilia azette building, by Ralston & Young, and contains a large amount of valua ble reading. This magazine baS 32 pages, aid is publithzd at the to* price of one dollar per annum in advance. • COAL—The M'Keesnort Wee/4911e: "Many hula already loaded are atill lying at the wharf at this place, for, lack of pots. Mare boat., we are informed, were laden here this fall than ever, at any time :before, being about one hun dred a gratifying evidenee of the grow ing prosperity of the place, and its coal com merce." CLIANOT.—The il'Keesport Irrekly has passed under the editorial, control of A.. 1. Foster, Eeq , who in a brief and modest editorial makes his bow la the hone of:Saturday last. • We wish Mr. Foster all the soil:lse he can desire. • SPECIAL IiEETINCI or C OUNCLLE.4.-A speoial meeting of; City Councils Was held In their chambers on Monday night. In Select Council all the memberS.Were pres ent except Messrs. Barbie, Demean, gim, Nixon and Tomer. • Mr. Brown, from the 4th Ward, Stibtaitted a number of patiiions from the lea and lth Wards, that the CCIEEICSEI wculd assist in throwing off from them a portion of the busineaa tax. Re fereed to Finance Committee. Mr. Berger, of the oth Ward, preheated the petition of aertaip residents on Gibbets; Chesnut and Forbes dreets, in the Bth Ward, asking that the grading on said streets, to which/ley have already adapted their buildings, &..e.V. m ay b e made permanent. They present the' fact that they are infoimed that a now grade ii‘iu con templation. r . This petition was ottgierouely m signed. Oa otion af Mr. Bennett, the whole matter was referred to the memberr of Councils from the tith Ward. Petitions from John Dugan, RAC Bineley, Jacob Tuella; and John S. Miller, were present ed and read, asking a reduction of t.ndinesa tax, which they dealer° onerous. The ,, were all re ferred to the Finance Committee. Mr. M'Auley, of the Fourth W vd, read the following restitution: fe 'solved, That the Committee a, ileums be nod aro herelsY authorized to toaka!torrections and reduction - it in all cases wherever mild COM mitten may be satiefied that an over.asaccen ion t has been restlq of badness tax by City Assessor. Read three times and passed. A communication from City Controller was read, and oleo the following resolution: Resolved, That the Controller be authorized to certify for warrants in favor of Kreuter St Rehm for $258 57, end in favor of Thoreau Neely for $ll, and charge the same to emit agentftted. [Kramer and,ltahen's bill is for - - ;count, and Neely's for serving tax licensee.) Read three times and palmed. C The Controller sigh submitted 't. bill of D. Armstrong, Erg , Prothonotary, ltd -A i m s: To originab writ of vei. fat. t municipal claimactommencing oathe 2let. da, ,f February, 1g59, to November 80th, 18;0, $.... 4.0 . 85, cre di t by amount of cp , ile collected in my oblee between July 11, 1858, to November 30, 10.52 , $212,40. The balance due andwaximed is $ 7 58,45. Mr. Brown rooted to lay the matter of the hill of Mr. Armstrong on the ta'Sa on which Mr. Kammerer oOct] the yeas MA nays as fol low Yeas—Messrs. Berger, Brown, nitzsiatmons, Heide:an, APCargo end Ward—fi Nays—Messrs. Bennett, Blair, Kammerer, Kincaid, Philltps, Reed and Preto al'Ailley-7. So the motion wallas!. Mr Kincaid `moved to refer it to tLe Commit. tee on Clain. np , l Accoutee, whle , motion was adopted. Petition for 4it9 lamp on corner Of Ross nod Fourth streets,,referreil to Coalmine° on Gas Lighting. . A resofution 'ef November 201:i. referring a petition for cerium changes in the Market House was referred ip the Market Cm:trainee, with power to not. •11: 8. 0, last evening, Mr. Kin - Amid moved to strike out t'with ;miser to act," which was carried. ~.. • Then Mr. Breit° moved that S C Man concur inaction of C 17 , , which wan wried tthani mottely. i Mr. Bennett Offered the folio 47 realm-inn : Erse/red, Thai.the Street Com :nee and RO-'1 cording Regulator be requeated to •t-port to the next meeting of Cot:moils whether Cie Pittsburgh .h Birmingham Passenger Railway Company has complied with ail: the couditiona male ordinance granting the right of wiy to said C-rnpany, and if the work on Smithfield street ha heen done under the aupertiaion of the Receding Regula tor and approved by the 'Street Coinmitioe Read three times and passed Also the following : • Resolved, That the Finance Committee be Cr. quested to prepare arid submit to the next meet. log of Councils nit act of -Assembly authorizing license on vebiefee of all descriptions using the streets of the city'. Read three tinpes and pound. In all action not otherwise ant: i. C C non tarred. 'Adjourned Common Counc4l.—Present, all the merchera except Metiers 11 , 047, Barnhill, Barr, Demler, Fnliou, Oildtio, flyer, Rees, Bobbin, and Ward Minutes of last Meeting rend and approved. The following, petitions relative, to an abate meat of business tax, were presented and re ferred to Finance Committee, with power In act: By Mr. Flayd-r-From it n J.:Omens, .1 & T. drool, doe Apetner, Wit' 3 '` . 4 By Me. Catoptielt—Ffu Seld riker & fl. Behenett, al. Rolhor iM Ilara, A 'Moiety., W C Gallagher, Thos. Dongan „ II By Mr. Beretea-Lfrotn Luke O'Brien By Mr. Thomplop—Fron t 01 Rush By Mr. Coward--Frorn It Sheffer. By Mr. Mageo-From John Phillips By Mr. Dickson-i-From J Irwin Sr Sous, Thos. Bell & '.le , John Diamond, Robert Anderson. Mr. Floyd presented a petition for a gas limp on the corner of lea., and Fourth streets. Read and referred to Committee on Gas Lighting. Mr• Magee presented a petition asking for the pessage of the ordinance filing t he grade of streets in the ti , h )Vard Read and ordmied to be filed. Mr. Campbell pregonled a rep,rt from the Fi nance Committee. sank an ,ordinance to fix-the amount of security le be given by the officers of the City. Report Accepted and ordinance read three limes and peeped. Mr. Magee, from the Special Committee to which was referred the Ordinance fixing the grade of Streets in the oth Ward, presented a report, with the ordinance estebliehing and fix ing the geect o of Cbsitntit street, between Forbes and Bluff streets, !tinge° street, between Locust and Bluff streets, (libber' street, between Ma gee and Chesnut streets, LoOttel Street, between Magee and Cooper!itireets, Viekroy street, be tween Stevenson and Cooper streets Report 'accepted and ordinince read three times and passed. In Select Council, non-concorred in, and referred the whole matter back to the mem bers of Council from the Stla Ward and the Re cording Regulator. 'l7. C recede and °mow The ordinance granting the use of a certain street in the city of Pittsburgh to the Pittsburgh & Manchester Patuteoger Railway Company, which woe laid over at lull meeting, woe taken up and read a third time and passed. Mr. Darlloglon presented the fallowing; Resolved, That the earn of Iwo hundred dollars be taken from appropriation No. 12 and placed to NJ. 7, for the purpose of removing ice from the street gutters. .: Read three times and passed. Mr. Siebert—An erdinanoe to increase the salaries of the Street Commissioners Mr. Darlington moved to amend so as to have hereafter but one Effreet Commissioner, nod making the salary eight hundred dollars. Mr. Robb moved In lay the ordinance and amendment on the table, which motion was lost i by the following vote: . Ayee—Birkhimer, Campbell,Coward, Donnell, Floyd, Magee, Robb and Rose—S. Kaye—Barnes, Dariloglon, Davis, Dickson, Fryer, 10tH, Norris, Reed, Siebert, Thompson and Pres% Errett-11. The rimenciment'was then adopted by the fol. lowing vote: Ayes—Barnes, Campbell, Darlington,' Davis, Dickson, Donnell, !Fryer, Magee, Norris, Reed —lO. Doe to I Don by Dank.. I itIIAIL $83,7821 $18,04-.3 27,643' 25,40 l 106,313 35,540 10,538 37,0116 :13,401 14, 3,684 $302,0281 $ 1116,045 260,950. 184.7:11 Nays—Birkhimer, Coward, Floyd, Hill, Robb, Roes, Bieber!, Thompson, Prca't Errett-9. Oa motion of Mr. Siebert, the ordinaece wan then laid on the table, by the following vote: Ayes —Birkhimer. Coward, DAYiB, DOMICH, Floyd, Hill, Norris, Robb, Ross, filehert, Tbotop. eon, Pres't Errett—j2. Nays—Barnes, Campbell, Darlington, Dick. son, Fryar, Magee, Reed-7. Mr. Campbell, the following: Resolved, That the committee on Streets be in structed to report for tho consideration of Coun cils a draft of an Act of Assembly, to be submit ted to the Legislature, extending the authority of Councils to order the grading and paving and repaving of etreets, lanes sod alleys in the oily. Read and referred to the committee on Streets. In 8. C., non-concurred !in, on division, 2 to 9. Mr. Thothpson the (oltuwiog : Resolved, That the COmmittee on City Pro perty,'-in conjunction with the City Solicitor, tie authorized to enquire into the facts concerning the salt of the bum tiro,engine "Citizen," and report the same to Councils. Read three times and passed. Mr. Campbell the folloWing: Resolved, That the Market Committee be in structed to enquire and report. to C o olloils at next meeting on the expediency of leohing the Marko! House and City Hill. Read three times and passed. The Ordinance fixing the amount of security of oily officers came back frorp . B. C., nation of Com mon Council non-concurred in. Common Council adhere to their action. Select Council insist, and appoint Messrs. Bennett and Berger a com mittee of conference. Cat mon COlll3Ol appoint Meagre. Campbell and Darliogton. The Committee report .enociry amendments, which were adopted. Bele& Council oleo adopt ed lhe report. Adjourned; . Jolts W. Ptrrocg, of odd Fellows' !fall, is constantly receiving from the Eastern cities all the latest pr^--- i . Pereons wish log anythi find a fall assort meat at thi dace. Aro, STI dusted for tho of of Aid piblieone of the Second Win , ttrbe hie oolloogne. Ald. Steel his made sci ace:Meat officer. LATEST NEWS BY TELEGRAPH. 'VED AT THE DAILY GAZETTE OFFICE Thsrty.Strth CongremriFirat Semton. WASIIINOTVI Owe, Dec. 19. Dousc.—Mr. Gilmer, of North Carolina, canned •to be read a newspaper article, commenting on an extract from the Boston Journal, associating his name offensively with Helper's book, and saying, among other things,that the South should look about to see whether there were traitors on her own soil. :wasaid that so far as this article applied to him, it an Infamous and malicious fabrication, and a falsehood from beginning to end. If he had received nelper's book, as charged, it mast have been through the mail, but ho had no knowledge that the book ever came into his possession—certainly he never read a word.of It, 'Ever since ha,had refused to act with the Democrats on Locompton, which he believed an infamous swindle, he was pursued with the feroci ty and malignity of the devil. lie repeated that the whole publication, so far as it wan intended to effect him, is a lie from beginning to end. Mr. Singleton, of Miss., replying to Mr Hickman, emphatically denied the latter's charge that the South had violated all compacts and compromises. Where and when had the South demanded anything more than she was entitled to under the Constitution? Wheaever aggressions had been made, they were by the stronger on the weaker smitten, and the South was obliged to take her present stand, with a view 11l preserve fraternal relations. Mr. Hickmaunaid ho would reply by asking a question. ' Mr. Singleton said that was a Yankee way be didn't like. Mt. Hickman said ' , that if he understood the history of Legislatiotf in 1850 and 1811, there was a demand made from the South that the Missouri Compromise line should' be repealed, inasmuch as it prevented Slavery north -of ::G . ' 30 min., and was unjnst to the South, which went almost in a body for its repeal, anti wi t h the old of a few northern representatives, no- complished it. In return, they gave the North what he, Mr. Hickman, considered was a direct pledge, namely, that the question of Slavery from alai day forward should cease to be agi titled in Congress, and the battlement of tht whole question be left to the people of the ter ritoriee for their determination. Atter further debate, in which strong language was used by Mr. Singleton of the intentions of tht South, be reminded the Republicaes that the chiv alric sun of the South, Jefferson Davis, had been a leader in the war with Mexico, and that he might again lead an army. Ile said the South would ex tent into a government, and would take pnesessio n and !administer the estate. A call of the house was aro made and the elev enth ballot taken. Whole nun:.`, of VO/04 230 . no. cessary to a choice III; Sherman 112, Ilocork Buteler 21,, scattering 12. Mr. Borneo then said that he consented to the use of his name as a candidate for Speakman the hope that it would prove a rallying point for all opposed to what wm termed an aggressive party. This hnpo had gradually grown dim and had become entirely extioguished. flo therefore formally withdrew his Mr.! bore, or Ale., nominated Mr. Boleler. Thellouse proceeded to vote with the following, result :—Whofe number of rotes 230; necoseary to a choke 116; Sherman 112, notelet. 29, liocook 19, Miles Taylor 12, Phelps 16 remainder ' , altering among various gentlemen. Coneiderable confusion ensued, tunny MCI:Pim!, being desirions of adjourning, and other, to vide again. Finally another vote was ordered. Thir teenth ballot—whole normber 22r1; necessary to a choice 114; llotelor 21, Barksdale 20, Itoc:,,•M 12, Miles Taylor 7, Sherman 110: root ',tittering. Tha Hence then adjourned. FCRATT:. —The Vice Fri:ebb:al being absent, Mr. Bright, of Indiana, morel that Mr, Fitspatriyk, of Alabama, be appointed President of the Senate pro km. Mr, Foote, of Vt, said the more recent practice of the Senate had bean to proceed ton Claim.. The Senate then balloted for President pro tem, with the following result: Fitzpatrick, XI; Foster, IV: Ham lin, I. Mr. Fitzpatrick then took the Chair. The chair presented a report from the Secretary of the Treasury of the United States with copies of his arcounts for the third and fourth quarters of ISA and the first and second quarters of 1559. Mr. Mason asked that his investigating cominit -.leo be authorized to appoint a clerk. Agreed to. Mr. Pugh called up his 1 . 0301111001,1 submitted on last Thursday, instructing the Committee on Territo ries to inquire into the expediency of revealing en muchof the art for the organisation of the territo- Hal governments of Now Mexico and l'tah as re. qtairef all laws passed by those territories to Lo sub mitted to Congress for_approval er rejection. Mr. Hale, of N. 'l"., said it was ant in order to prneweil to legislatioe ( 'Odle.. prior to rho orgaza tion al the Douse. Mr. Pugh stated that ho desired to reply to there. .a.sti, or the Beenster liisnaz,G4 he irerton. *bleb he made the other day, and he eared not whether hospoke on the resolution or on the point of order. Ile desired to defend the Northern Democ racy from the charge of unsoundness which did not come with a good grace from those in the South who had not done so much for the party as the Northerners. Ileopoke of the difficulty in the North of battling against sectionalism and defending the right. of the South. They never elected the Senator from Georgia to be a dodge as to the soundness of thetr Limaccra ..cy. 110 repudiated the sentiment that the position of Senator Douglas on Territorial rights was akin to the Wilmot proviso or aritt.llemorratie. I read from a speech in the Congressional Globe, showing that Mr. Cass sustained the same position. Mr. Pugh silent quoted (rota a speech delivered by h 1 hereon himself to the House of Hepre• aentatifree II years ago, which wan es strong in support of non•intervention views as Mr. Cass' fatuous Nicholson letter or Mr. Douglas' Free port speed. lie referred to the inatruotious Bent by the Georgia Legislature to her Senators when the Kansas Nebraska bill.was up in favor of non-interventlon, anti he said he etood on the I Georgia platform. He proceeded to reply to the remark of Mr. Owin, that had he understood the Kansas bill when he toted for it, he would never hove given that vote, by saying that Mr. Owin did nos vote of hie own motion, but was instruct. ed by she California Legislature to give that vote, and that the Legislature wrote down for him in that lulu - action what It thought the Kansas Ne braska bill meant. Mr. Gwin-1 voted before the instructions goi here. Mr. Pugh—l do not suppose the Senator pre tends that he is a better exponent of the views of his State than his legislature is. Now, hav ing read the non - intervention platform of Geor gia, I propose to read the squatter sovereignty platform of California. Ito then went on to re mark that this odious epithet, squatter sove reignty, which has been used to frighten the people out of their property, was invented for the benefit of California, nud was applied to her in the formation of the State Constitution, in which Mr. Gwia, himself, took an native part. The Lecompton Constitution was equattar eovo reognty. Ho did not see any safe ground upon which the advocaten of the Lecompton Coustitu. Sou euuld stand for one moment. The doctrine announced byllr. Iverson is to be the doctrine of the Democratic patty. Having quoted the sentiments of the California 'legislature while the 6liefe9 Bill was up, Mr. Pugh then proceed. ed to read the Democratic platform adopted in California mince the last sesaion of Congress, which Is almost literally copied from the Ohio platform drawn up by Mr. Pugh himself. Ile stated what he understood the Hams Nebraska Bill to mean, adopting for the?" purpose tho lan guage of the President, who signed the Bill, giving his own interpretation of it as found in the Message of January 241 h, 1856. He also quoted the resolutiOns adopted by the Florida legislature in December, 1847, in support of hie position. He eald hie object was to show that various attempts are now betug made, contrary to the opinions formally entertained by the Le gislatures of the Southern States, to break through the Compromise of 1850, and to break through the Covenant of the KODBee Bill, and on that text to preach sermons on the soundness or unsoundness of the Northern Democracy. He quote. from Mr. 0 win's speech in Grass Val ley, California, where It is stated that Mr. Douglas woe deposed from the Chairmanship of the Territo rial Committee on account of kis views on the Kan sas bill. Be would not stand up here tos'defend Mr. Douglas, who was an able speaker for himself. If he was expelled from that. Committee for thaLreason they might also be compelled to expel ninov.nine hundredths of the Democracy in every non-slave holding State In the Union. It was no longer a question of individuals but of principle, hut instead of assailing *roan who was absent, it would be morn manly to du as Mr. Iverson did, and arraign the en- tire party. Ile could see nothing in the Lecompton case that ought to divide the Dembcratic party, or make it necessary to change the Committee on Tee. I ritories, but the fact of the case seemed to show that Mr. Douglas was not removed for that cause. After he had made his speech in the Senate, denouncing the Lecompton Constitution, and taking issue with the Administration and almost the entire body of Democratic Senators aorta and south; the Senate proceeded to put him again at the head of the Ter ritoriel Committee, and he remained there until the j Lecompton controversy wee dead and buried. Now the avowal is that he wee not removed for that c a use, but because he had the mis,ortnee to eater tale opinions which are entertained by almost the entire body of the Democratic party in the North. Ito would appeal to Mr brethren in the northern States, whether they recognized this as a.test of Democratic fellowship. If, an the Senator from Cal ,cruia has proclaimed, you ace parties to this decapi- teflon, do yea mean to have it go forth telhe ettun try that whoever entertalef these views is unfit to be a member of the Democratic party? Mr. Rice, of Minn.-4 was a party to the transact- Lion and uphold Mr. Pugh went on to refer to the neap of the Sen ate on the subject of committees: First, never to dia. ,lane a Senator without hls.eonseet; and second, : never to promote, any ono else over him. Heise soon ping out of the Senate, and would therefore frankly declare that this usage was intolerably liad; one which has operated to give the Senators. from slaveholding States the chat an every Angle gem. mittee contreliog public business. The Senator from Illinois was the only exception, and he has been de capitated. Now, be thought the simplest way cht of all this controversy was to do Justice and put down all these attempts from one section of the the other to disturb the platform of the demeeratio party. Ile regretted the excitement proialling present on the slavery question. The proieedltiks in the Douse of Representatives, as well as in some of the State Legislatures, ought to admonish us that we bare fallen en evil times. We have denanee'and threats from one quarter and the other, which:are ' fraught with danger to this glorious Union: Mr. it 'tin explained the action of the California Legislature In reference to the resolutions referred to . by Mr. Pugh. A long colloquial debate, of no special interest,. ensued between Messrs. a win, Pugh and Davis, or Mr. Halo hoped that innsmach as the question order he raised this morning had been elncidateiliithi chair would now decide that point. Mr. Lane, of Oregon, desired to say a on the question which had been up, if would withdraw. Mr. Iralo—l will withdraw anything the Serial from Oregon desires. (Laughter. .Mr. Lane remarked that it was not his purpose,to prescribe rules or lay down a platform 01 principles for the democratic party. Ile had nothing to . with Diocese of Mr. Douglas, and ho had no dotibt thorn were many good democrats in the Northern States who did not agree upon this question of ter ritorial rights with the majority of the party. He would not not ray they were not good democrats; they disagreed with him; nor would he say that not holding the views of .Me. Douglas would hare been a reason for him to oppose that gentleman as chairmen of the Committee on Territories. He was sorry find that his own views on the territorial queeti differed materially from .Mr. Pugh's. Ho held that a territory is the common property of the wholopte. pie in which every State in the Union has equal rights, and that while in a territorial State the peo ple could mid, by unfriendly legislation or a systetti , of unequal taxation Infringe on the rights of the people of any State of the Union. In the carnet Arisonia, for instance, which was well adapted to slave labor, he would not. submit to it; that the pe6- plo of the South should go there, and by unfriendly legislation exclude the people of the North. The principle of the equality of the States moot ho meld taincdrand their equal right in the territories nee ro clear in his mind that ho could not see how any snaSa could doubt iL Mr. Brown, of Miss., protested against tho assume_ Lion on which Mr. Pugh's resolution was based, that there are no laws in New Mexico establishing 84.0. Slavery wont there under the constitution, as horsed, dry goods or any other property went, and then the legislature, under a solemn duty, made laws protect log it. Them laws did nut abolish it there. • ; Mr. Lane remarked that he would submit Le nu wrong, nor would he seek to do any, but he only desired to carry out the principle of secuil tog to every section of the country equal righte; Mr. Brown commended Mr. Pugh's speech fdr its broad nationality and concurred most beard, ly iu many things he had said. It intoned le him that the views of the different Senatore could be harmonized, and in order lo do so.htl . would give bin own position: Ist, he held that: slaves were recognized no properly under the. constitution. Mr. Pugh—Accordiug to the laws of Stategi: Mr. Brown—Does it not go farther Does; not the constitution itself recognise them an property ie the broadest sense' Is there any: other property thati.yon can pursue into another Stole and recapture it ° Mr. Pugh—The constitution sap persons held in service or labor in a State under the, lane thereof. The federal government make r s noth ing property, hot all the rights of property are nod, the laws of the States. L. Mr. Brows —Slaves were property before the Gonetuottan existed. Therefore it did not be long to the Federal Constitution to nay what a State should recognize se property. Hie next proposition was that the owners of slaves have the same right to take them to a territory that' the owners i f any other kind of property ID take. that and their property, and is entitled to the came protection by the law making the power of government, with other property. When the government fails to protect our properly any where and everywhere, it ought to be abolished.' If that be treason, maks the most of it. lie asked nothing for his section that he would not accord to the other, and closed by saying— "thanking the Republican benches for the po• lite attention they have siren me, I take my neat." Every Scat on aril eide or the chamber 11.19 won scant The Senate adjeurer.l. LATF,T cv TELSOHAVO TO QUEENoTOWN.— LOtiooN. Dec ~ —The Times' city article of Wednesday evening says the English funds are again very buoyant to-day, and nearly all de- I 1 ,oriloionis of aeouritic e bolo" 114,111.0 shown an IplVOrd tendemarket nod the tonncy. There has been a demand in the Dieentutt e Way good to Mu last. The Directors of the Creat Eastern Company finding themselves unable to present their state moat In time, have postponed the meeting of the share holders (ill January itb. The Daily News says that in the meanwhile, with a view to provide for meeting the Com pany's fiat ilitiee, he Board has arranged to raise money upon necnrity of the vesecl, or in other words to mnrtgagc her. Wednesday.—Tho rates for bills (die- Quintetl by the Bank of Prance have advanced coneiderably. The funds arc lees active, - but eteady. Renter 1;:q.550. New ttszesss, Dec. 19 —Letters reetired from Vera Cruz state that Gen. f.s.Aellsolo 'fiat half his army and all his artillery s' the re6int battle with ftliranzon, near Queretaffeilfs—was pursued by the Church party, ad retreated to Monterey, but was forced to abut on that mint. Gen. Miramon left Phiadelajara ll to attack Ma. sztlant Ils had suspended Marquizas, and Cook possession of the balance of the three millions of specie. A letter published by the Picayune, dated Mexico, Dec. Stb, gays that great excite ment had been occasioned at the capital in con sequence of the report that Juarez had signeda treaty of intervention with the United States. Sr. Loans, Dec. l9.—hirer rising slowly; rose 5 inches since Saturday: no ire running now. The river la lower than i: has boon for the past 20 years;. only :1 feet 8 inches water to Cairo. Weather v ile cold, indicating snow. An arrival from below reports the channel entput, making 5 feet steamboat water between herd and Cairo. •--- - New Vona, Dec. I . 9 .—Adriees from Sierra Leone report that a brig, supposed to be the John Harris, of N. Y., had been captured on the African coast by an English steamer and taken to Freetown. The brig had 500 slaves on board. • New Tong, Der. la.—An immense Union moo , ing was hold this craning, ::0,000 strong, Resolution were adopted nominating Gen. Scott for the Pros deney. WASHINGTON, Dec. 19.—The Democratic Senator spent several hours in caucus this morning, on th. subject of Public Printer,but adjourned without mak Mg nomination, there being conflicting views. • New OnLesxs, Dec. 1 9.—Advices from Browns ville hove bean received to the 14th Inst. The town is now defended by .100 men. Cortices has received reinforcements, but no fight hos token place since previous advices. • - MemNa, 0., Do, 111 .--53aturday, tho warehouses of the Orloaas 31111, ennui! by Bills, Whalen Co., were destroyed by fire, wail grain valued at $20,000. Total loss $60,000; insurance 30,000, LEXINGTON, Dec. 1 5.—ReIscr's flouring mill was destroyed by fire last night. Loss $15,000 to $20,- 000; insurance $3,000. - - LOUISVILLE, Dee. 11 1 .—Rirer rising slowly; sea feat water in canal. Mercury 31". Talograplalc Marketer. NEW Toni.. Dee. 19.—Cotton quiet and easier; @ilea 1070 balm at ilktitte.ll!..; for middling upland.. flour heavy; alga 7000 tibl4 At $4 701.5 05 fur State; $5G0,.05 70 fir Obit, 61kne5 75 fur S.mtbern. Wheat quick ules 51.00 bus. Cern declined; mire 14,1 km hue new white at 90.1593; yellow 930 95. Reid quiet at $.l 60(D0: itrinte Pork $ll 37;4. Vi%Why 27027.14. Linear firm; 51olastim quiet. 11ogs doll at 76h7q. Limited Oil 67607. freights on Cotton to Demme] twt; t flour 213dt/ed. ad; cn timid 934 on balk. Tn. flank litatiamot for the week ending Saturday, 1700, alma.. Increment loam of $978,0130: of Specie $670,000; of damn.' ts $715,000, decree.e in dna:nation $8510.). Cmcmciart, Der. 10.—Woather cold; •ouxe anow 6111 ae. teed ° , morning. IC teen 22 /none. WWI hence to the hello. Lonnymarket etringeht, with somber, demand; beet paper teein g In m the .treat at 134,..?4 per caul per month. hich In hatter demand .1,1 mat oat firm. auge hi ° , buoyant; as adecice of folly 25n was eatsidiehed. particularly on thine averaging 1900 and nperatde; sales of GVU head a t $8 6514,9 25; receipt. today 0000 head: far the weak anent (19.10 k.. Nene Pork held higher, bolder. asking from $1625 up to $1650 and $172.3. Green moats fir.; 71160 pen .old at tic for ehoultier. nod 034 for hams, which are dacededly higher. From nueltflugeil and dull. Telma,. 2234. Puget le firm at 9.,6,9 M..l.ntes kt 1300 ie @loamy. Wheat doll: prime white $1 25; rod $1 15;.91 31. Cora firm with a good demand at 60e. Oats doll at:WM:chum] itye 0.5 c. barley 73. Pair.ll3.l,lllA, 11,0. 19.—Flour Market Continue. firm, bat demand limited; @alma( ICU bide saperfirm at $5310f 9,55 3734, and ZOO bide extra at $5 75; extra family range. from $0 to 6 10. E 0.1.11.3,1... of itye Floor mode at $4 2734; Coca Meal et $3 76. Receipt@ of Wheat [arcane:og, but de mand only toctleratc: 3000 buab rant ,nltl at $1 310.135; obi. $1 411.23 49. Rye: 40.1 066. Cern: aslen 10.0ifi hue new yetitow at 03 for cry. 75c for damp. i els at 4131 , 065. offee: at at liTt3ll2 Soor Cobs nt 76:27!i; 9;,41.0 tini. No clangsu Provision.. . Whisky firmt a 2754 c. Bettina.; Dec. 19 —flour attire; flow aril - Stront $6 26. tritest amity; 10 , 070 has eoll at $1 1202;1 41. Corn artier; 00101 tine mold; 63 for yellow. ' 7272% for while. Provisions I ° mottled: Neu l'urk ft slo. Whieke doll at 3.1.. Nscos - Cozascriox —The illuminated sign at the door of thngallery of Paintings on Fifth at. The painter,for the eake of brevity we presume, spells one word ".E.reLitton." That is not a tine art as applied to spelling. Fon Seue.—Three &flaw-ships for a full course of Writing and Book-keeping-(Ino unlimited) to tho Birmingham Commercial College. Hero is an op portunity rarely offered for any one intending to at tend an institution of this kind, and ono that should - be taken advantage of as the above scholarships will be sold very drop. This institution has been ha suc cessful operation for ova a year ' and it is not our. palmed by any similar one in this community, For further particsilars _apply at this dire, wham the selaolaahlp Ixtad. t • COMMERCIAL RECORD TPTES UP A.I7.IIITRATION YOB DECEMBER. JPia,, .1a- V. P. CUUII.I2 JoSII.II E. Marts I. J. Wklitt, nl7.= OM. PITTSLII.III.6III MARKETS. (1, 1 9 41.1 SPoriaNy for Lie ./19rab0rph G 0:,:,.. • trrratuault, Trr.snir, Drcrunin a., 1022. O , ditmay aud wake front Coro 1202 bbls MG for farully l ,.,,t d $ 3,30 45,G5 fdr Extra, ORAlY—:es!w •t u -pot. Oars et 5G and Arm it the &dram:. Witrar,42.s buth N 14 , ri 200 • 10 Eke Southern whit.. at $1,_ 9 0. and iharfat Tai 000,,,z30 b o ng , 11 fell on O ICOCENIRS—Arm: Wee of 14 ht Tograt 44 • 13') do at 11.).:(40: and 10 do at GA(?,0..31014...., bbh, 00, N 19c052; 10 do at 32 and 25 fl oat Porto ' bbirt 44; Syrup, a, 1.1.1 e , Pa. at.53;- . 4 do S. 101 t 44 •cd 10 do .