Me flaunt &‘fiflninu. TUESDAY MORNING, DEC. 25, 1860 6. mmmm & moms-c. manowmn. m» liahera Ind Proprietors Communicationswill not be published in the Puma! m U 110! unless accompanied wflh the name of $ll9 minor. S. M. PETTENGILL & 00., Advertising Agents, 119 Nassau street New York, and 10 State street, Boston, are‘the Agents for the P 313101- Aln UNION, and the most influefiial and. ingest circu llting nawspapers in the Unit states and Canada. They are “that-had to contract for us at nu: lowest flue; FOR. SALE. A second-hand Ann‘s Pnlsgplatqn 89x by 26incheu, In good order; can be worked either byAhsnd or steam power. Terms moderate Inquire at this oflice. No Compromise—No Concession. This is the position of the main body of the Republican party at a time when it must be apparent to the most careless observer that nothing but compromise and concession can save the Union from destruction. From the obstinaey manifested by the extreme Republi cans it is evident that they either do not think the Union worth preserving or exp'eet to hold it together by forcible means; for we cannot suppose them_so stupid-as to discredit the se tusi perils by which we are surrounded. Had the authors of the Constitution taken ground using: compromise and concession this gOV ernment never wouid have been formed. The truth cannot too often he uttered that the Con stitution was the work of compromise, and that it has been upheld andperpetuated by compro mise. Any class of men who would tether see the Union fall to pieces before agreeing to fresh compromises for its preservation,ore preetically dieunionists, whether they live at the North or the South. V . More of the Reaction in New England. The annual election of town oflicers in New Haven was held on Friday, and resulted in the success of the Democratic ticket by FIVE HUN mmn MAJORITY, out of a total of about 6,000 votes. The town embraces Fair Haven and Westvflle, which always give Republican ma: jorities. The victory is therefore more signifi cant than if the election had .been confined to the city proper. But we]: the city election was carried by the Republicans a. few months ago, -—a majority of the officers then elected being Republicans. New England is coming right; all she requires is a. little time. The New Haven Register, in anticipation of the election, Said, and the people responded to what it said: ‘ We owe it to ourselves, to show to the country thnt the heart of the chief city of Connecticut still beets “to the music of the Union !” that it responds to the eflorts of the noble men who are etriviug for the preeemtion of ill blessing: : that we know no Method interests in a common country—and that we concegle to all, end de mnnd for ell, that equnlity which is gull-enticed to the vhoie, under the Constitution. New Haven owes its prolperity to a. intern-. 1 intercourse with other portions of the country. Hardly afloutherudty‘ that is not in close commercial intercourse with us—or was, until u few ween ago—when a distrust of our friendship seemed mated by the election of Lincoln—unlit is the duty alike of patriotism end inherent, to “lift up our voice like atmmpet,” and comet theimpreeeion. Newneven in not responsible for that.“ dire event”—end we owe it to ourselves and the country to give Republicanism a._ decided, an overwhelming rebuke. Tamar. is a very remarkable and significant change in the tone of the last English papers, in regard to thepresent crisis in our afi'airs and its causes. The London Times at last fairly admits that their attention has been too exclu sively and partially directed to one side of the case, and that in their care for the welfare of the slaves, they had forgotten to do justice to their masters; and awakens to see and'acknow: ledge the importance of the products of sex-vile labor to .the prosperity of both the United States and England. What, they say, would he the condition of New York without cotton; what of Manchester; what even of the great British Metropolis itself? The candor of its admissions is strong evidence of the new light which has burst upon it. ' But what will our fanatical abolitionists say to this change of tone among their foreign friends “I They have relied upon the moral sup ‘Rort which they have been accustomed to re ceive from their friends on the other side of the water, to a great degree. Is not Dr. Cheever ' now abroad, handing about the hat for the con tributions of British sympathizers to enable him to sustain himself imposition when aboli tionicm hasbroken him down? Have they not all ~Sumners, Stones, Beechers, Sewards—looked across the water for that approbation which they have not secured at home? What then must be their chagrin when they finfi that the great organ of English sentiment is disposed to desert them and torafusc further sympathy to a course which, however fine in theory, new threatens the direst calamities to the peace, the welfare and the interests of two great nations? Georgia Senflmfint. The National Intelligalcer says the indica tions of public sentiment in Georgia continue to point with more and more steadiness and volume in the direction of a moderate and ‘ conservative policy for the maintenance of "State rights in conjunction with United States rights.” While the yeople of that great State seem very generally to unite in the expression of the opinion thst some additional guarantees are needed to assiire the former, it is apparent to our minds that a. large mijonity of them are in favor of first essaying a concentrated effort for the preservation of their liberties and fran chises-in the Union and under the Constitution. As to the nature of the guarantees which may be needed, or which should be deemed adequate to the emergencies of the case, there seems to be I. wide diversity of opinion, and it is because of this diversity that the advocates of “South ern tan-operation” insist upon a definite state— ment of the grievances felt in common by the people of all the slaveholding States, as pre paratory to the ascertainment of these guaran tees which they should demand at the hands of the Northern States. We infer from the Georgia journals that the passionate violence of those who have been ur 3kg “immediate Separate secession,” as a Jemedy for the evils complained Of, has nearly spent its force, and that the sober second thonght of the people is slowly but surely turn ing to the adoption or a policy more in confor nity With the Justice, Wisdom, and Moderation homa‘gs the heraldic device and motto of that greetind mpgnanimous State. As l’ym‘pto'matic of this more conservative course fire ohserve that a. large meeting ofthe Hemhenfzof the gen-I'3l Asseinbljj oti’Ge‘oilfgia, in favor of «3099 mm and ppfiqsqd, to. éimmeé diate separate State secession, was held inithe fienate Chamber It ,Milledgeville on .2113 15:1; inst. The resolutions which were adopted de clare that “ordinary respect and good faith require that when all are to be so 'deeply af fected, no Slate should act singly, without. first consulting all, or all who are willing to coun sel; and that this eoncluaion beoomes irresis tible in this crisis, when so zpany of the citigens of the Southern States are expressing a. desire for consultation and co-operation, and are actually preparing for such a. consultation and co-operation.” LETTER FROM WASAINGTQM Correspondence of the Patriot and Union WAsalscroN, Dec. 22, 1860. DEAR PATRIOT :—-The House was not in session to-day, having adjourned over to give the eommit' tee on sectional difficulties at full opportunity to hold its session. The corresponding committee appointed by the Senate has been a long-time in session to—dey, but as their proceedings are under the seal of secrecy, it is not probable that we shall know anything about them nut-i 1 they report to the Senate. From theheterogeueous elements oom posing the Senate committee, there is but little or no hope that it can unite upon anything sstis fee tory; and unless they can the die is cast, and before the 4th of March the government of the United States will be among the (hinge that have been, and be no more forever. The thought is appalling ! but appalling as it is, it is fearfully and finally true; and yet, palpable as it is, Abolitienists from the interior districts are pouring in upon their Re publican representatives treasonsble and incendiary letters, urging them not to yield an inch ‘to the South—like passengers in n steamboat race urging the captain to put on steam, at. the risk of their own lives and the lives of all on board. I am, however, proud to say that some of their;representatives see and feel the danger and, like noble patriots, are doing all they can to overt it 3 and among the mast prominent of that class is Senator Bigler, of Penn sylvania,_and Judge Role, of the Centre district, in your" Shite. ‘ They are upright, true, Christian men, and therefore too flame“ to sacrifice their country at the grovelling shrine of party. Would to God that men of all parties in Congress had souls big enough to imitate their example. In looking over the proceedings of a Union Meet ing at Wilmington, Delaware, on Tuesday :last, I see'a letter from Ben. Wt Shulsbury, of the. U. S. Senate, {mathutStnte , which, for vigor and-else!- ness of style, conservative and patriotie'sentiment, is unsurpassed by anything of the kind I have seen. It ought to be published in every paper in the Union, and i know‘when you come to read it your good judgment will assign it a place in yours. Herewith I sendyou a copy of it.. Yours truly, P. ’ Wissmo'ros, Dec. 17, 1860. To E. 0. Srorssrsuuo, led—Dear Sir: I have the honor to acknowledge the receipt of your letter of the 13th instant, inviting me to be present at. and to address a meetin of the friends 91 the Union to be held in the city of‘ igilmington on to-morrow. I regret that a severe attack of sore throat, irom‘which I have sufiered inces santly during the past ten days, will deprive me the pleasure of meeting my “fellow-citizens of New Castle county on that occasion. It is proper that the friends of the Union everywhere should meet to consult for its preservation in this the hour of its greatest peril. Its dissolution seemsto me inevitable. Pigmies are destroy ing the work of giants, but until the damning deed is done it may be well to hope. If God, for purposes of judgment, shall suitor the folly and madness of those who are incapable of appreciating the blessings of civil and religious liberty, to destroy this, the freest and best government on earth, we, as Delawaree'ns, have one, and but one consolation. We have not contributed to that destruction. We at least have been hithful lo the com pact of our fathers. We have kept the bond . The peo— -1 ple of Delaware have heeded the counsels of the Father of his Country, and have accustomed themselves to re. gard the Federal Union as the palladium oftheir liberty, bud. have ever frowned upon any and every Attempt to alienate the sfi'eetions of the people of one portion of our common country from those of another. It is pro per however, that truth, plain, honest truth. should be spohen on occasions such as that to which you invite my ‘ presence At the time of the Declaration of Indepen dence all the States were slaveheldrng. At the time of the adtption of the Eedorel Constitution all of them. except one. were slaveholding The men who framed that Constitution did not presume to take upon them; selves the moral government or the world. They did not assume to be wiser than theirmaker. nor better than their Saviour. They formed a Constitution for the peo— ple of all the states the sole objects of which were to “estiblish justice, insure domestic tranquility, provide for t e common defence, promote the general welfare, and secure the blessings of liberty to themselves and their posterity." This Constitution was the work of the representatives in convention assembled of independent and sovereign states. They did not surrender to the general government which it established, nor to any other power, the regulation of the domestic institutions of the several States. This belonged to the States r'e spe ctively. They found the ‘ ‘house divided” in reference to domestic slavery, and they established the division by the compromises of the Constitution. The framers of that Constitution had not passed away before ambitious men, professing to be better than their neighbors, arose and attempted its destruction by advising a total disre gard of its obligations. The spirit of abolitionism at first feeble, grew and swelled. until becoming a controling element in state legislation, it has nullified- not only acts of Congress passed in pursuance of the Constitution, but the - plain and positive provisions of the Constitution itself. En— grafting itself upon the creed of a. large sectional politi cal organization,.it proclaims further and more danger ous invasions of the Constitutional rights of the people of the slavehelding States. By such acts the people of the difierent sections of our common countay have, to some extent, become alienated in feeling towards each other, and many honest men are new seriously debating the question whether they shall not see): without the Union that safety which they are fearful will be denied them in the Union. Ambitious and designing men in the South, deeming the occasion opportune for their per— sonal advancement, have stimulated this general feeling of insecurity among the people of their section, until at last they have precipitated one State into revolution which threatens to extend until state after State shall withdraw from the confederacy. A new theory unknown to the fathers has been inaugurated: The Constitu— tional right of a Stale peaceably to secede from the Union. In my opinion secession is revolution. 'Revo lution is only justifiable when grievances have become not only great, but all reasonable hope of their redress within the government has ceased. Our fathers did not . establish a league or form a treaty between the States. ‘ .Had they done so it would not have been competent for a State to have annuled such league or treaty at pleasure. They formed e. government to which, within the extent .of its delegated powers, the people of each and every State owe obedience. It has the Constitutional an~ thority to execute those powers without the let or hin dennce of individnsls or States. If by the doctrine that a. State cannot be coerced, n principle contrary to that which I hue stated is meant to be nsserted, I wholly dissent from it. The federal, like 3 State gov ernment, operates upon individuals No State has the power to release its citizens from their obligations to the federal government. The allegiance of the citizen is twofold 2 To his State acting within the sphere at its reserved rights, and to the federal government acting within the sphere of its delegated authority. Butwhst shall be done if a State or States shall undertake to dis- charge their citizens from their allegiance to the fed eral government by attempting secession? Shall force tensed? This question presents the most difficult and delicate problem thnt can possibly under existing‘eir unmetanees, engage the nttenfion u} an Lmericnnmtel nan. V ' :l'he wide-spread and almost universal dissatisfaction existing among the people of severel of the southern States with the connection existing at present between them and the people of the free States; their sense of insecurity to person and property while such connection shall continue; the unJult and unprovoked assaults. upon their Constitutional rights, by the Legislature and citizens of such free States, and the general opposition to the exercise of such force by the people of the border slaveholding States, whose Ifeeliugs and interests to 3 great extent are similar to those of the States firepo slng to secede, as well as the honest opposition t ereto by a large portion of the people of the non—slaveholding States, when confidered in wnnection with the horrors of civil war, necessarily resulting therefrom, the end of which-when once commenced, the wisest cannot fore see, present considerations worthy- of most serious re flection before a. policy such a! thlt suggested shall be solemnly resolved upon by those whose duty it is to see that the dawn are faithfully executed. When it is sscer— tained that this Union can only be preserved by force, its life its spirit will have fled. It must exist in the interests and afieetions of the people, or it ctnnot exist at all. tht then should be done, and what should now be done 2’ I answer, let the people in the non-slavehold ‘ ing States immedistely repeal every statute that injuri onsly attests, or is calculated injurionsly to sfi‘ect the Constitutional rights of ‘ their Southern brethren. Let them correct e smoked public sentiment which has too long governed their legislative 'action_ Let them now and forever banish from their confidence those embi tious and designing men who have endeavored 'to incul cate the _false and pernicious theory tint on flirrepressi ble conflict” ensts between the difl‘erent sections of our common country. Let them banish from their pulpits and their 18cm"? Pond! $OB9 who desecrste'ths one and mm the pqnlegos “_the other by attempting to inflame the pesuous of their auditors against the insti tutions of the people of the South. Let them dike.“— ‘tensnee eqwtuelly those presses-tint nudes“. to en , gender strife among. I,llolie WM 31.1011! ha bmthers. Let them punish by 1“, thoaeghopublish and circulate in. cendlary documentsin their midst, Ind let them with dre'w- thelgconfldenee from snyond every politiCel or. ”like“!!! founded upon geogmphicsl division Had a”, ,tionel-issuah- 143‘ t 1” ”9°“ 91151 Petriotic men ,in the .lu'gfiomifig states cease their disputation; about eb st'raet and‘c'dmpershvely unimportant principles ofuov ernment. Let them consider less that which makes for the exclusive interests of the South, and more that which makes for the interest 0’ the whole eountry. Let them dismiss from their confidence those [excited and excita ble spirits who are constantly counseling nulliscation and secession as proper remedies for all political evils, ‘ real or imaginary, and above all, let them cultivate a feeling of attachment to the Union of the States, look ing for a rightful remedy for every political grievance within the Union rather than Without it, and the s irit of peace, concord and fraternity will again everywhere become manifest. and we, as 9- waited. prOSPerons and happy people, will again furnish an illustration of the truth of the sentiment, “Behold how good and how plea,” sant it is for brethren to dwell together in unity.” If, however, the hopes of the patriotic everywhere shall be doomed to disappointment; if these States "a to become dissevered, discordant, belligerent; if this Union is to be destroyed before the National Capitol is finished 3 if the men who witnessed the birth of the surest republic, are also to be witnesses of its destruction; if the different members of the confederacy are to bere mitted to their separate and independent existence as separate and independent States. what In such an event will be the policy of the State of Delaware? Shall she go with the North or the South? Thousands of thought ful minds have already anticipated this question. My calm, deliberate and honest convection 15, that in the we?“ contemplated, Delaware should Mot enter sale any can federacy in which either South Carolina or the New Ea gland States are parties, unless all the States shall again be united into one confederacy. The one is restive under proper Constitutional restraint, and the other a the hot— bed of most of our dangerous political heresi s. In the contingency contemplated let Delaware preserve her separate and independent position] until from identity of interests and sympethr 01' feeling the wiservatlve central States, slaveholding and non-slavehol ing‘ shall unite in establishing a new republic upon the principle! of the existing Constitution, and thus secure that peace, prosperity and stability of government wh‘gh is denied them by a connection with the impracti ble spirits, North and South. Whatever may be the fate of the ex tremes, let the great centre be composed and secure. Let us, however, do all we can to preserve the Union as it is. 1 Having been the first to enter into it, let 11l be the last ‘ to leave it. It is needless to recount its blessings. They are known and felt by all. Let the sentiment of every one be: Palsy to the tongue and enervation to the nerve that would weaken the bond of our Union: Destroyed, who shall be able to reconstruct it '! The buitders of the temple would alone be competent for the nor 5 Heaven has spared them the mortifleaticn of witpessing the scenes of the present day. "‘May that wh ch was the glory of the fathers not become the shame of their chil dren.” . lam very respectfully, Jr. n‘., W. SAD BURY. THE NATIONAL CHISI THE SENATE’S COMMITTEE STILL UNUGGESS— FUL—SENATOR CBITTENDEN DESPO DING. WAsnmc'rox, Dec. 23.—The Senat’s select committee came to no conclusion yostrday on any of the points before them, the Republicans asking further time for consideration.l The most. hopeful hitherto now hespond, seeing no immediate prospect of an accommo dation of existing political diii‘erences, Senator Crittenden, in a conversation with a friend, said that it was the darkest duly of his life; that he was overwhelmed with s licitude for his country, and that nothing but the affec tion of, thepeople for the Union can now re store peace. , - , r The extremes of the Committee arejequally unyielding ’to' concession. The reportedrecent declaration of the President elect, that he will strictly adhere to the Chicago platform, has confirmed the wavering Republicans Eto that policy, and hasincreased the intensity ofSouth— ern feeling. , . , ', - Representative Scott has written a letter totallydissenting from Senator Latham‘s state ment that in the event of a dissolution end the formation of two separate confederacies, Cali fornia would go with the north-west. x Mr. Scott says he warmly sympathizes_with the Senthmnd cordially endorses and fullyjustifies them in not remaining in the Union under Mr. Lincoln. He wants California to set up for herself as a mighty republic. , ‘ _1 A DEMONSTRATION 1N BALTIMORE. Pursuant to call, a large meeting of the citi~ zens of Baltimore, without regard to old po litical divisions, was held on Saturday night. At the appointed hour the house was full to re pletion, and all classes of business were largely represented, and there was an unusual unity of feeling on the question of the necessity of Mal ryland taking her position with her sister States of the South in the emergency which now threatens the dismemberment of the whole of the slave-holding States. The following preamble and resolutions were unanimously adopted: ‘ .. ; ' I The people of Baltimore. irrespective of past difierences and distinctions of opinion, assem bled in town meeting to consider the state of public afi'airs which has brought to their bo soms, homes and business the alarming and painful knowledge that not only has the indus trial pursuits of the country been seriously in terfered with, but threatened with speedy and utter paralysis, because of the thoroughly dis organized eohdition‘i'nto which the political institutions of the Union have been reduced, as a law-abiding community, desirous of doing 'all in their power to correct, if possible, exist,- ing evils, and to avert farther and impending sufferings, appeal to the Executive of this State to exert the power which was conferred upon him by the Constitution, in anticipation of a crisis like the present, by calling together, as soon as possible, the Legislature in extra ses sion, for the purpose of giving expression to the sentiments of their constituents, and con'- sidering and adopting such measures as to them may seem proper to enable the State of Mary.- land to not at this perilous period in its his tory, and of that of the restpf the confederacy, as becomes her past character, her present dig nity and safety; it is, therefore, by them Resolved, That inasmuch as the legislative body is that which is designated by the Consti tution as the proper one to express, in an au thoritative manner, the will of the people in all matters of public concernment; and'wh'ere as a state of things has arisen in the affairs of the States of this Union which, unless speedily changed by the voice of the pecple, announced through the proper constitutional channels, can only eventuate'in the destruction of the federal g'overnment,the breaking of the Union and the engendering'of civil war with all its abhorrent concomitants,,it is the undoubting sense of the people of Baltimore that it is the imperative duty of the Governor ‘to oonvoke as soon as practicable the Legislature so that that body, responsive to the almost unanimous desire of the people, may address themselves without delay to the devising of such plans as will promise, if they do not guarantee safety to the State in this time of danger, and enabletit to counsel and co-operste with such of her sister States as feel in common with herself the trials and perils‘of the present condition of chairs. They could not but regard as criminal any further supineness on their part at this critical and unexampled juncture in the history of the confederacy, and they now as a free people appeal to the Governor to exercise the power given to him by the Constitution, so that they may, through the constitutionally appointed organ of their will, take instant measures'for their safety and honor. They cannot but be lieve that when heshall have been advised of .the wishes of the people, that he will prove true to his duty, and with alncrity convene those who are especially charged with the care of the public safety. Resolved, That a committee of three be appointed by this meeting to wait upon the 3 Governor and respectfully though earnestly request him to call an extra session of both branches of the General Assembly of Maryland as soon as practical, and the president of this meeting shall not as chairman of said commit tee, and name the other members thereof, Mr. Norris, one of tilt speakers, at the con— clusion of his remarks, read the following brief editorial from the N. Y., Tribune of But urday; It would show, he said, what the South had to expect: , ' . ' . ' “We are enabled to state in the most pusi; tiveztermfl. 2911.“ Mr; Lincoln i 3 “Melly opposed to any concession or compromise thattéhali yield one iota of the position occupied byzthe, Republican party on the subject of slavery in the territories, and thathe stands now, 55‘ he stood in May last, when he accepted the‘nbmi nation 'for the ‘.Tre'sidency, square upon the Chicago platform” _ .. ' Uponithe toholusion otthe reading“, the ‘par'ngraph the a’u‘dience "almost uproé'a {93“- pressing their execrotion of its sentiments, while cheers for the South, and derisive ex. clamations concerning Lincoln were loudly expressed. ‘ nnvxzmm CUTTER 311393131) OFF CHARLESTON _a THREAT. _. Wasnmarox, Dec. 23.—A report prevails that the administration has received dispatches from Charleston to the efl’ect that an armed revenue cutter had arrived inthat nei hhor hood, and that unless an order was immediately given for: her withdrawal the South Carolinians would seize the forts. This rumor, whether or not true. is heing generally believed, and has produced an‘lntense excitement” Hon. Caleb Cashing returned yesterday from Charleston, whither he was dispatched to ob tain reliable information for the administra tion relative to the state of affairs in South Carolina. Official letters were sent to him while he was at Charleston, and whatever may be the character of his report, it was considered suffi ciently important for an immediate Cabinet consultation. ' Senator. Pugh was serenaded last night.— While thanking his friends for the honor con ferred, he said the peace of the country could not be restored by the sword. The shedding of a single drop of blood would make dissolu tion inevitable, and the rte-construction of the Union impossible. It was only by concession that peace could be produced. Messrs. Crittenden, Vallandigham, Pendle tan, Mallory, Woodsen and Sega also made speeches, sustaining the views of Mr. Pugh, whose senatorial speech has been much com mended. . - THE SIGNING- OF THE SEGESSION ORDINANCE The Charleston Mercury thus describes the scenes attenfiing the signing of the Secession Ordinance The scene was one profoundly grand and in‘— pressive. There were a people assembled through. their highest representatives; men most of them upon whose heads the snows of sixty winters had been shed—patriarchs in age—the dignitaries of the land—the .High Priests of the Church of Christ—reverend statesman—and the wise judges of the law." In the midst of deep silefiee, an oldmen, with bowed form, and hair“ as white as snow, the Rev. Dr. Buchanan, advanced forward, with up: raised hands, in prayer to‘ Almighty God, fer His blessing and favor in this ,great act of his people, about to be consummated. The whole assembly at once rose to its'feet, and with hats off, listened to the touching and eloquent appeal to the All Wise Dispenser of. events.- . , ~ At. the close of the prayer the President ad.- vanced with the consecrated parchment upon which was inscribed the decisioh of the State, with the grea‘ts‘eal attached: ‘ Siole' and 'th~ emnly it was read unto the last word—"die solved".—when .men could *contain themselves no longer, and a shout ,zthatshookwthe yery building, reverberating, long-continued, rose to Heaven, and ceased only with the 'loss of breath. ‘ln proud, grave eiléné'e‘,'the'cthen tion‘itselt' waited the end with" beatingihearts‘. The members of the Convention then. ad vanced, one by one, and placedtheir signatures to the ordinance, after_which,"amidst the host ; tumultuous applause, the President préeiaiined ‘ the State 'of seam Carolina a separate, inde ‘ pendent nationality. ' ‘ ' ' ' § HORRIBLE Arnocrrus" ’Bf'rnn Ifimms‘im TEXAs.‘—'An extra from the oflice‘ of the Hous ton (I‘6an) Telegraph gives the fallowipg pat tic‘ularagéf the ‘laté’ Indian 'bntchery on the Texas frontier; I V v . ‘ “The-Indians, five in number, went to Sher man’s house and called for sugar, milk :and. whisky, which were given them. Ihey then told Sherman to uamoae. Sherinonend his: ‘vnfe left the house and went about half a mile, _.when, an Indian overtook them and _drove Sherman away, leaving his wife with the savage. Shortly he returned and took the trail; which he fel lowed but a short distance, when he was at tracted by the groans ot‘_'hie‘wife, whom he found crawling towards the creek in search of wmr.,.wit.h Inna-row sticking ,in her side and her scalp taken ofl’. She was dreaflfuily bruised. After getting water and recovering somewhat, she was able to say that the Indians committed the most horrible brutalities upon her for an hour and a half, when onefof -them ran his knife around her head, making an incision, then threw her upon the ground and putting his foot upon her, tore her eualp from her head and left her! She lived three days, giving birth to'a child a few minutes before her death. ' “At Mrs.- Gage’s the searching party found Mrs. Saunders, an elderly lady, mother-of Mrs. Gage. a mangled corpse, and Mrs, Gage; ,e’n‘d founfl four of her children dangerously,‘ifinot mortally wounded. Another child, a, daughter of Mr. Landain, ‘5 sweet girl of p twelve sum mers,’ was there mortally wounded. A quarter of a. mile ofif was Mr. Landam’s house. There they found. Mr. .Lfindewa children murderedv After searching, ‘ Mrs. Landau: was found a. little distance from the house, dead, and her babe lying by her side, cruelly‘wonndedg Miss Matilda Gage and Miss Landau-were both taken prisonersfi? " : ~ f Tun Fan. on Plume-LA few 'lines' offtele graphic news, brought by the Persia, narrate one of the greatest events of modern history. The proud capital of the Chinese Empire, the city of Pekin. has been captured by a small force of British and French troops ; the Empe ror’s summer, palace has been sacked and immense spoils secured, and the Emperor him self is reported to have fled to Tartary‘, This news'has taken the world ‘by surprise. So easy and complete, a, victory could not have been anticipated. L‘The ac’eonnt reads 5 more like a fable of the mytholOgical days of miracu lous victories, the work of gods and demi—gods, than a sober reality of, the days of gunpowder, steam and elep'trie telegraphs. , How the expe ditions of the’Ai-genauts, of Cyrus, of Xerxes, of Alexander, of Hannibal, of (laser, dwindle in comparison with the aehievement of this little‘Br'itish and French .force, sailing from the antipodes, invading thelgreatest empire of Asia, seizing its capital, and driving its mon arch fromhis throne. , ' The British have truly aecured full indemnity for the’ loss they *sufi'ered through Chinese treachery in the Peiho forts affair. They seem to have the Celestial Empire itself in their grasp, and it is not improbable" that it will become eventually} part of their own dominion, just as India is. we shall look with anxietj {or the progress of’ events, trusting that there may be no long and bloody war, and confident that the world will be the better for the substitution of the enlightened system of European civilization. for the aemieharbario system that has for so many centuries prevailed in China. A HEAVY Durance-non on run U. S; 1211-33101: DEPARTMENT.—WASEINGTON, Dec. 23,—The city was thrown into a tremendous excitement to-day, in consequence of the feet that the Secretary of the Interior, shortly after his re turn from Raleigh yesterday, summoned to his oflice the Secretary of State and the Attorney General and District Attorney. It- appears that this wee done upon the statement of Godard Bailey (who has the charge of the Indian Trust Fund) to‘the Secretary of the Interior, that he had taken from the iron safe e. large amount of State bends and coupons belonging to, the Trust fund 5 and that they were no longer in the pos session of the Government. Upon investiga tion inthe presence oer. Bailey,hi; étaf'ements were unfortunately found to be buttoo true. The amount shah-acted is about $870,000 1 The information upon this matter was first given by: Bailey himselfiand. itis generaliy supposed'the bends were-used for the purpose of hypothecetion to‘raise money for temporary purposes, but the panic Jay: ,fihieh every de; scription of stocks-has been stricken down ten: dered the parties unable to redeem themu—E Furthqudi‘solhs'hfés, implicating third parties; 81:9,flhiiciiahted upon his examination. , Andfimmxmi‘y 'l6 be hung at inflnvill‘e. Pa”, on the lat of February, for the murder of Thou. Shaveland. ANOTHER SPLIT—Rhoda Island to Become an Independent Nation—The Newport Advertiser, after fervently hoping that the Union will not be dissolved, attributes the decline of Rhode Island maritime interests to the operation of the Union into which she so tardily entered.— In 0833 Of 3 diSSOlution, and the formation of t a confedfimy from which New England shall be excluded,. the Advertiter trusts that the commonwealth founded by Roger Williams will prefer original sovereignty to a. confederation with Massachusetts fanaticism. The magnifi cence of Newport harbor leads‘the Advertiser to refer to the, history of Hamburg, Bremen, 81.0., as encouraging “a. separate political or ganization {halt wofild command the respect of the world." , . Dnrnnssmfi or Busmnss.—The shoe busi ness of Dzmvers, Moss, is said to be duller at the present time than it has been since 1§37. The manufacturers (especieliy those 1n the southern trade) are curtailing their business as 'fast as possible, and putting out but little work to the journeymeu. In consequence of this a number of workmen are out of employment.— Seven out of the ten cotton mills in Fall River, Mess., have reduced their operations to three quarters; and the print works in the same city have done the same. Newspspnn Fonennms.—The New York Times is outdoing the. most shameless of its ootemporaries in publishing bogua' news. On Thursday it printed a. pretended private letter from the President of the United States, to a. gentleman in Philadelphia, and on Friday a statement that. the government hadvordered Colonel Anderson to surrender the forts at Charleston. The first proves :to have been a forgery, and the second a falsehood.-—Jaurnal of Commerce. » . t . All Ems; Smamn or mnsKm'rnaKY Llfllfl! Lamaze—The ' Louisville Journal says it is rumored in that city upon good authority that Governor Magoflin has determined, to call an extra session of the Kgnt‘ucky Legislature at an easilydoy,‘ ‘4 i , ‘ . LATEST BY. TELEGRAPH XXXVIth ' UflNIiRESS-éSEUOND SESSION. _Housn.—”The"Bpeaker laid before the House a letter signed by .Messrs. M’Queen, Bartram, Boyce and :Aéhm‘ore, of South Carolina, in which they say they avail themselves of the earliest opportunity; since the ofiieial intelli gence was received, of making known that the people of South Carolina in their sovereign oa pacity have -'lreénm’ed=- the power which they heretofore delegaledjo the government, and thus dissolved their; (the ‘signers) connection with the Reuse of Representatives. In taking their v‘letv‘e- of those fiith whom they have been associatedn'they, as rivéli‘ (is the people of their Commonwealth, wish to’ express a? mutual feeling of? respect, cherishing the hope that in future their relations may he ‘ friendly. i‘ 4 '- =' " j I I Laid on the‘table' andvordered to be printed. Mr. Monroe (Ky.) introduced a bill'giving‘ a construction _to the Fugitive Slave 'Law of 1793.". Referred to the leelect committee of thirty-theee; ' v ». Mr. Morris (111.) ofi'éred a resolution for the appointment of a committee of‘five to inquire into the late abstraction of certain'honds from the Interior Department, but uttered the reso lution toilie over forthe present. Mr. Sherman (Ohio) stated that he had been informed that the Secretary of the Interior wouldnemla communication on the subject to the House. . 7 ,- ' Mr. Sherman; frdm,‘the Committee 9!; Ways and Means,‘reported the Army appropriation bill. = - - - z ' On motion of Mr. Crawford, (Gnu) it was ordered that when the House adjourn to-dey it be' till Thursday next. Mr. Kilgore (Ind. Futrodueed a bill to estab lish a Metropolitan olice for the city of Wash ington- Referred to the Committee on the District ‘of Columbia. - The Speaker laid before the House a-commu nicetion from the Secretary of the Interior, stating that. onSaturday last he was informed by the voluntary confession of an officer of the Department,“ that State bonds held in trust by the United Sthtes' fer the benefit of the Indians, amounting to $870,000, have been abstracted fromvhis‘custo‘dy and cohverted to private uses. The secretary‘says the enormity of the fraud demands full investigation by Congress, in or der to vindicate his own'honor and expose the guilty and derelict. He therefore appeals to the House for the appointment of a committee with full power to send for persons and papers, and asks an investigation, with the view that full justice may be doae in the premises. Mr. Sherman said the Secretary of the Trea sury also desired an investigation for the vin dieation of hiS‘ohar'acter, and introduced a re solution whieh: Mr Morris, of Illinois, accepted for his ow'n' directing the appointment of a se lect committee of five to inquire into and re port the facts in relation to the said fraud ; and that the committee have full power. tosend for persons and :papers. The resolution was passed. ' ' . Mr. John Coohrane, (N. Y.,) offered a pre amble and resolution setting‘forth the dangers which menace the country, and that the re moval of the,_slaagry question from our national councils is the onlymemedy. - From" Wasmn gtpn. Special Dispstch to the Patric} aid Union. ' WASHINGTON, Dec. 24 The Senate committee of thirteen had a ses sion of ,seven hours on Saturday, but could not do anything. . The Black _Bepnblionns would make no concessions whatever. They voted steadily against all the propositions submitted, and saidthey had none to am on their pert. Committeeis now in session this morning, but there is not anything know: as yet as to whether they have arrived at a conclusion. The belief here _is that the committee will, break up with out efi'ecting anything, If so a new committee will be askedfor by Senator Bigler, who is de termined to make one more trial to save the Union from destruotion. ‘ ‘ 'From thl South. Non-01.x, Vs., Dec. 24.—-The secession feel ing is on the increase here. Ashland Hall was again crowded on Saturday night. Disunion speeches were delivered by Col. Croner and Gen. Tyler, which were enthusiasticallyvap plauded. Gen. Tyler concluded with the ex pression, “let the Union go to hell;” which was receiveti with loud and repeated cheers. Cmusmox, Dee. 2L—The Commissioners selected by the Sovereignty Convention left here this morning for Washington. A company, eighty strong, arrived here from Savannah yesterday for the' purpose of‘tender. ing their services to the Governor in ca‘seiof an emergency. They style themselves «Miguge Men" or “Sons of the South." - ' : LonlsviLLn, _Dec. 24.-—A.._ dispatch from Memphis, Tenn, states that Senator Andrew Johnson was burned in efligy there on Suture daylmght. -' f‘ ;f; I - ' . Tannery Destined by'Fh-e. ‘ . . ‘ NASHVILLE, Tenn, Dec. 24 ‘ iufisaeh' 8“ 00%; .iannery waSybm-ned on Sunday morning. 'Lpss abou} 9139; hundred thounild dollars. ="‘ ’ -w1 ¥ ’3 ; _ v ne'w a¥°¥¥j§t9efillfitk9fi ti ' 3 ' i-‘H _1;. : : :L“:»:.NEWYOEK.Dfio-2§. ‘ g; sqgull-Harm:hgmiayidfiun:iTh‘é. 'i-ié'é‘é’ar". deprgised and havé faHGQQPéi'Wfitvlilfi-f: 1. . 1‘ ... I“> 4 m! x 7 :I}. :M54: December 20th, by Rev. G. 3. Hats, m. Jon to: to um Sosa (hunt, £110! Dauphin county, in. Wisnmai-om Im, 24. _. 1.. ,L, x. m .‘- '-‘u'2 if: 3! 1‘! m. ‘...;.;.1'-i;;.g.-_.g3 c ; (".4 New fihncrtisemmts. WNTED—A WIHéTE WOAN £O.- dezsfiéfihen womrké sfiiums, “mm mm" EUROPEAN RESTAURANT, HARRISBURG” PA. The Restaurant of the European Hotel in nowo e under the management of Gen. E. C. Will-Inlays, "jig; citizens and strangers can find all the dehcncles of “19 season done up in the beat manner. “25411,": I I N CLAIMED GOOD S.—Notlce 1s he“~ .by given to HENRY and PETER PIFER 111 t Double-Banded Shot Gun, Pouch, Game Bag, 110 ad " Flask, Jno., }eft with the subscriber in 1858, will Jar-r posed of tlnrty days after date, unless previousl m. deemed. WILLIAM UMBERGE’Rre' Harrisburg, December 25,‘1360.-——d3t¥= ' A N ORDINANCE RELATING TO 'I’EIYATE ALLEYs.—Section 1..—8 e it Willing; by the Common Council 331’ the City of Harrisburg, Tint hereafter it shall be t e duty of tho Supervisors M Street Commissioners of the respective words, to exam ine, from time to time, the condition of all the print“ alleys within their districts, to see whether there be an dirt, filth, orother nuisance deposited or placed thereiny and if so, to have the some removed, or cause it to be re: moved forth“ til, at the expense of the person or persons who may have placed, cast or deposited said dirt filth or other nuisance in said private alley; and further it shall be the duty of said Supervisors or Street Comm‘is. sioners to see to it that all the private alleyswithin the limits of said city are kept clean and in good order at, the cost and expense of the owners of property having the right of access to or passage along the “me.“ Equu proportions, and when ueeessal'ylto afl‘eot this 51,th and to carry out the provisions .of this section, the fluid Sn. ervisors or Street Commissioners are further “thor fzed and required to have said alleys Emperly graded 3m provided with gutters and sewers, w ich shall be made and done under the directions of the City Regulators,ln the manner provided by the ordinance in relation to the regulation of the several streets, lanes sud Alleys, at the expense of the respectire owners of property on said private alleys in proportion to the extent of their pro. petty thereon; which expenses and costs shall be re imbursed to said city when it does the work, or recov ered by due course of law, as provided by the eighth sec tion of the charter thereof. _ Section 2. That In! 3'11”",1801 or Street Commie sinner who shall negleot or refuse to carry out the pro. visions of the foregoing section shall be liable to a fine of five dollars for each and every ‘case of refusal or ne glect to perform his duty; which fine shall be recovered for the use of said city before the Mayor or any Alder. man thereof, in the manner provided by the charter, and shall further be liable to he removed from ofiice at “It diseretion of the Council. D. W. GROSS, President of Council. Passed December 11, 1860. v ‘ Atteat—Dnm Huuus, Clerk. Approved this 20th day of December, 1860. dec2s-dlt WM. H. KEPNER, Mayor AN ORDINANCE IN RELATION TO BATHING.—Seeflon 1. Be it wdaioged by Ihe Cam man Council of the City qf Harrisburg, That it shall not be lawful for any person to swim or bathe at any time between the hours of five in the morning and eight o’clock in the evening in any port of the Susquehanna. river within two hundred yards of thelDenphin county shore and between the northern Ind southern boundaries or the city; nor shall any person swim or bathe in the Pennsylvania canalor Paxton creel: between the hour: ‘of five o’clock in the morning unweight melon); in the evening, within the sniq city, under I penny of not less than one nor more -thn.n‘- five dollars ‘for every such of fence. D. W. GROSS, President of‘ Common Council. Passed December 11, 1860. : AtteBt—DAVID Humps, Cletk. Approved this 20th shy of J annex-y, 1880. deo2s-dlt ' wk. H. KEPNEB, Mayor. N ORDINANCE RELATING TO ME OFFICIAL BONDS OF CERTAIN 01H. Chins—finer!“ 1. Be it ordained by the Common Coun. cil of the City of Harrisburf, That from and alter the sssoge‘of this Ordinance. t shall be the duty of all Collectors ’of flares and Water Rents, (who msy he sp. painted or elected lag the said Council, under the rovi sions of the City ' -, hotter, or my ordinance refitting thereto,) before entering upon the amino! theirofl‘ice, to givevan oliicial bond. to' be taken in the none of “The City of Harrisburg.” with two good and sumcient sure ties, to be approved of .'ny the President of the Council, in double the amount a the dupucats 'to be issued to said Collectors, conditioned for the faithful perfomsnce of oil the duties of their respective ofllces, as the some ore, or may be, set forth by the Charter or ordinances of this City, now in force, or which may hereafter be en eoted, and for the payment over to the City Treasurer, at least once in etch and every week, all sums of money manicured by them, or either of them, for the use of said i y. Y Shanon 2. we it further ordained by the authority ‘ aforesaid, That it shall be the duty of the City Tres ‘ surer to lay heforethe Committee of Finance, fromtims to time, at least once in every month, a statement in writing of the money received by him during the pre ceding month, from whom received, and _on what ac. count; and also to report to the said Committee an ar ties, Collectors or other persons in the receiprof ”he money, who shall refuse orneqlectto make the payments to him as required by this ordinance or any ordinance or said City. , ' , Scenes 3. Be it further ordained by the authority aforesaid, That it shall also he the duty of the Clerk of the Market, Immediately after his election by the said Council, under the 25th section of the Charter, and be. fore entering upon the duties of his oilice, to enter into an Odieial Bond, to be taken in the name of "The City of Harrisburg,” with two good suretie'l, to be approved ‘ of by the President of the Council. in the penal sum of six thousand dollars, conditioned for the faithful per— formance of all the duties of his emce, M Vlhe some are now or may be heresi’ter‘dedeed and specified by the see ersl ordinances of said City in relatibn thereto, and for the prompt payment over to the City Treasurer, at least once in every week. any and all moneys that may be collected or received by him for stall rents or otherwise, belonging to said city. . Scene)! 4. Be it further ordained by the authority aforesaid, That‘it shall be the duty- of the Committee of Finnish, in use any aficer or other person receiving moneys on account of this corporation shall foil to com ply with _the provisions of this ordinance, or any other ordinance! of said City intention-thereto, to report the fact to the Common Council without delay, in order thsl the party in default may be dealtwith according to law. - Bro-non 69135.1? farther ordained by the authority oiwew‘id, Tint the City Treasurer, before entering upon t e duties of his ofice, shall enter into a. bond, as pro» vided by the 32d section of the Charter of said City, in the penal sum ofi'ren' thousand dollars, to be taken in the name of .“The City of Harrisburg,“ and-conditioned. no therein provided and directed—the sureties in said bonds to be approved at by the President of Council, as in other cases herelnhefore referred to. ‘ Ssc‘rloiv 6. That the said Tax Collectors and Collectors of Water Rents, Clerk of the Market and City Trea surer shall each take an oath or amrmatlon, before they enter upon the duties of their respective oflices, dili gently, fei thfully and truly to perform the several duties required of them by the lows and ordinances of the said City, and to support the Constitution or .ths United States, and of this State ; which oath or amt-motion shall. be administered by the Mayor or an; or the Aldermen otfi said City; signedhy the party sod led in the Meyer’s o co. . . . - Sucnox 7. That so. much of any exis'ting ordinnnces as is hereby altered or supplied be, and the snmejn here by, repe‘aled. . - D. W. GROSS, President of Common Council. Passed Dec. 11,1860. , AtteSt—DAVID HARRIS, Clerk. Approved this 20th day of December, 1860. 11925-111 V ; - WM. H. KEPNER, Mayor A N ORDIN AN GE TO PROTECT THE BANK OF THE RIVER BETWEEN WALNUT SEREET AND THAT POINT KNOWN AS THE OLD FERRY, NEAR. THE RED WARE-HOUSE.—Snomox 1 . Be 1" ordained by the Gmmou C's-until of the City of Harrisburg, Thst hereafter it shall not be lawful for my person or persons to deposit, cost, or lay, or cause to be deposited, cost or laid, or thrown over or on the upper hunk of the river: on Front street, in said city, between Walnut street and what is commonly known as the Old Ferry, neu- tho Red Warehouse, any stones, brink-batsrplsster, stone-moi nshas, oyster-shells, tin 01' sheet-iron cuttings or strips, leather cuttings, or “‘9 rubbish or sweepings of paper or other mstter from as! store-room, cellar, shop, oflice, or tobacco shop, or an! brush, branches or limbs of trees or shrubbery, 01' the gross, weeds or other dirt from any garden, yard or lot of mend, or any corn-hush, dirt, filth, or other mat ter of any kind whatsoever; and eny.persons, he, she or they, so oflending, either by themselves or tissues]: the servants in their employment, and being thereof duly convicted before the Mayor or any Aldermen of said city. shall be flood in sny sum not exceeding ten dollars end costs, and also shall be liable to psy the expense of removing such prohibited matter, by the order of the ne’er; the one-half of said fine to be for the use of the informer, end the other hslf to be paid into the City Treasury, as 1h other asses: Provided, That nothing herein shall be so construed as to prohibit earth or other materiel from being placed or deposited on the upper bank of the river as aforesaid, in order torepsir, im prove and keep in order the some, under the permission of the Counci sforesuid. , D. W. GROSS, ' President of Common Council. Passed December 11, 1860. i . ‘ Attest—Divm Hume, Clerk. ‘ Approved this 20th December. 1860. i ‘ , dec2sadlt V ' Wu. H. KEPNER, .Msyor. AN ORDINAN CEVIN‘ RELATION TO ,'_ THE FEES 0R COMPENSATION TO BE PAID TO THE MAYOR. ALDEBHEN AND. OONSTABLES FOB SERVICES BENDEBED BY THEM UNDER AND BY VIRTUE 0F AhY ORDINANCE, BY-IJAW, BEGULAr TION OB RESOLUTION OF SAID CITY OF HARRIS BURG, VIZ :—-Slc'l‘lol I.—'-Bc it ordained by the Com.- mm Council If the City qf Harrisburg, That from and after the passage of this ordinance it ahnll be lawful for the Mayor, Aldermen mg roll” Con-tabla! of sud city to demimi and racaixe,_aeveu.lly, for theiryervmly WW dered by them in and concerning my wtwnlwmmn 'tinne, complaints umproceedinga 1" Fun“! 91' tho by-hlfll, crammed, regulations pull resolution: of the “Sam“! o‘]: in the name of the 81131 git], ”d {0; the per féi-ifia'ixco’" o‘f iny at and duty enjogned endunthonud byvthe 11,..an ordinances, legulnpona md-rélolnfignl ‘ot bud my 11’s um fees, perquislm “I“ °°mg°nmwn , which m thawed to Alderméagnd June“ of 5. pg.“ und‘Obngtablen {or sinilur um can by sections [tan and eleven of u ect of Assembly pmea February 22d,_A- 1" 1821" 'fitled «All set 10 alter Ind mend the fee. lull” 7 S ‘13:"! L age! 3'”“ 315 and flay—except go far a: amid . “3:,” “Alienate or 1:909de by mm MAB-. 6111- {.l led the 2a mat uni. A,- n..l,.§eo..gnei.ttea '..‘An 36% grating toangnnfi- in Lam cuter uni nluimn collar “..;".pmph. I. , page 539. . . D. W. G 053, . _._ ,V .: : ' _ :33.ngth q! pomongogno’il. ‘ war 'eoemberlll, ...; .W ... .4... .1 '1 ”‘ Ivlyfilt’febfilnlhn‘nnua, Clerk. ' Approved thin 20th dey of December. 1360. deals-an WM. 11. Knrunn, myoru