B §§r—(Pitgingly) “Unfortunate Monsieur [ After these ejaculations of mutual compas sion, a short pause occurs in the conversation. The gentleman looks at the captivating lady with renewed admiration. The lady examines the handsome gentleman with fresh interest. “It is incredible,” says the gentleman, re commeneing the‘colloquy, "that a man could be found so blind, so besotted, as to have delibe rately abandoned you. Your husband must have a very singular taste! My wife is far from possessing your beauty—very for l” . “I was about to express my astonishment,” says the lady, “at the recital of your injuries. My husband is certainly immeasurably in-ferior —-I mean you are—that is—" , The lady grows charmingly confused, and the gentleman blushes violently. , “And what do you intend doing, Madame; upon your arrival at Florence?” he inquires, l to change the awkward current into which the l conversation had drifted. ‘ “What will you do?” demands she. "It is my purpose to kill the destroyer of my domestic happiness!” - I‘And I shall kill my rival!” “My wife?” “My husband? Do you then gxpect to re gain your false wife’s affections ?_ And will you be less the victim of her treason, when you have loaded your conscience with a fellow-creature’s blood ‘3" “I proppund to you, Madame, the same questions, with the addition of another. Do you‘still respect your husband—never, as you say, having loved him 2'” . “Oh, no 1 But how about yourself?” “My case is different. My wife’s elopement is a disgrace, under any circumstances; but it. becomes doubly dishonorable if I fail to re venge myself. The world scorns and laughs at amen who has been wronged as I have, and who tamely submits to numerited degradation, without at least seeking satisfaction from the guilty woman’s paramour, even if he refrains from risking his neck by a downright nssassi~ nation.” ' “ ladvise you,” returns the lady. after pa tiently listening to this argument, “ to trample under foot the opinions of society on the sub ject. Consult your conscience, and decide according to its dictates.” ' ‘ Another pause. The gentleman appears to reflect. ' ' “ Suppose,” he finally rejoins, " I demend from you a similar sacrifice 2 . Suppose I sug gested to you a place of obtaining revenge for both. without killing anybody ‘2” . “ How 2” , “Well, in the first plug, we Won’t go to' Florence 1” “ {cannot return to Paris. Everybody sup-1 poses I have left. to join my husbandin the country." . » “For the same reason, it is impossible for: me, also, to think of retracing my steps.” " What is to be done, then ‘2” ,_ ‘ - “ I have a. charming country seatafemmiles: from Lyons, and shall he enchanted if——-?’ At. this moment the-train came to: ahaltg in: the Lyons station. .. . ~ - “ Half an hour stoppage !” shouted the con-2 dnotgr at. the car window. ~ . - Monsieur B. and Madame C; alighted .to; ..brenkfast. They had not; yettetminated their? repeat, when the last warning bell, was runs; and so the twin whirled on to Marseilles mith-z' outthem. ~ : - @hfi fiatriht 1% ‘éflnifin. FRIDAY MORNING, DEC. 28, 1860. 0. BARRETT .k. THOMAS O. MAODOWIIJa. Pub lishers uni Proprietorl. Oomnmnlutionawill not be published in the I’M-nor m 13:10! unless accompnied with the me o! the Wt. - . . s. M. PETTENGILL & 60., Advertising Agents, 119 N asssu street New York, and 10 state meet, Boston, Hertha Agents for the humor In Union, and the most influentml and largest circu hting newspapers in the United States and Omaha . they are authorized to contract torus It our Iguana“: ' ran sum Lamond-hand Ann‘s spht‘en 39}; by 26 lichen, In good order; can be worked either by hand or new power. Terms moderate Inquire at this once. 'Tm‘. telegraph brings us the startling news ofthe abandonment of Fort Monltrie by the trbops under the command of Major ANmmsox, who; after spiking the guns, retired to Fort Sumpter. Fort Sumpter commands the main channel in the Charleston harbor, and has heretofore been wihtout any regular garrison. Workmen have been employed for some time in putting itin a con‘clition of defence. The ar mament consists of 140 guns, many of them being the formidable ten inch “ Columbiads,” which throw either shot or shell, and which hove a fearful range. A large amount of ar tillery stores, consisting of powder, shot and shell, have been accumulated at this point. ‘ 0m: of the evils of our political system is that members of Congress are never elected with reference to the crisis upon which they are called to act. The present. Congpesedoes not reflect the sentiments of the people upon the diflieuities now distracting the country.— The Congress which will assemble on the 4th of More]: next was chosen at a time when the people rested secure under the belief that the Uliion' was not indanger. If members of Con gress could be chosen now, we have no doubt that men would be elected with special refer ence to a settlement of the difiicnlties between the North and South, and that the no-conces— aionists would not have a show—not even from the Northern Sthtes. , ~ One of the great advantagesfof the English system of electing members of Parliament is that they are always chosen at a time when the issue is madeup upon some great question of public policy, and each member is elected with a full understanding of the side he intends to take. Members of Congress are controlled by other considerations than the wishes of their constitu ents} ‘Particularly at this time will the Be puiilicen members, who wish to stand well with the incoming administration and share in the distribution of its- henefits, set their faces against concession, because the President elect has exyressed his determination to concede nothing; What is most needed at this crisis is the op 'portnnity of ascertaining the sentiment of the people, North and Sonthtby n. free election. Apithy in the Midst of Danger. - Mr. Lincoln is described by writers at Spring field I! very free in conversation about. pre sent difioulties, and “having a. very low esfi mate'of them! It was a. man of his size, cut, compl'ex'ion, style and mental calibre (one 200: who}!!! boon engaged in splitting rails for the Ark,) VM’ after seeking in vain to get a. pas “g, with; Nosl}; 9;: the] “tyremietp day of that 1,655,, rain, bid him “go to thunder with his as old soot—3t isn’t so much of a storm after huh” .:' . “ ‘ " ’ ; ' fS‘ei‘i’a’rd,‘ we; ,whp‘rsvéiflfgqéfijogah'ess is one of the mostl dreary things oneafllhnakes melan choly fun of the futurg‘and says it. will “ blow “ over in sixty days.“ He commenced being funny when he was blown overboard at Chi cago, and his wit is like the whistling of the wind in a church yard. Yes 1 it may blow over -—masts andrsails; bulk and crew, all over. The storm that waits for sixty days to blow. over, may strew the coasts with wiecks’sfind‘ corpses and stranded treasures. The tieluge was over in less than sixty days. Those mock statesmen who think they can shut their eyes in present danger and wake up, in sixty days, to the enjoymentmf office, may have the courage that in slang phrase “ goes it “ blind ;” but it isthe apathy of an inferiorna ture. insensible to evils. and not" true courage that characterizes them. The secession of South Carolina, even if followed by a majority of the Gulf States, is not irremediahle. The danger is that the whole South will go with them ; ~ and that this will be consummated before the 4th day of March.— Meantime Mr. Lincoln refuses to speak, and his party friends in the Senate and House of Representatives vote down- every proposition of pacification and relief. Could apathy be more stupid or more criminal ‘.’- Apprehension of Future Aggression: the Cause of Southern Secession. The Republicans say that they have no con cessions to make to the South, because they have done nothing, and donut intend to do any thing, inimical to Southern rights and inte rests. They therefore cannot understand .why any of the Southern States should rebel against Republican government, and resort to the re: medy of revolution against anticipateci usur pations. Let us see whether thereis any cause for the wide-spread disaflection among the Southern States. > _ - , - » In forming a proper lestimate of the charac ter and designs of the Republican party, we throw aside the. generalities of the Chicago platform and look directly at the opinions 'of the master spirits of that party—the men who make em! unmake and interpret platforms. . . ' The first 'object’ of the Republican party is to restrict: slavery within its pre‘sentlimits, by prohibiting its existence in any Territory be ; longing to the United States. All sections of the party, whether Aholitionists or .what are called conservative Republicans; agree upon this point, Slavery musitibe restricted. The. South must be‘ prohibited from carrying what they regard as property into the common terri ‘ tory. .7 It makes no dilferencewhether it'is:oon stitutional or noti—jvhéther'the Supreme Court has _decideel against 'it'or not—the act must be. accomplished. ”It-the: Supreme Court stands, :in the way, the ‘5 Court must be reconstructed; 'All- the barriers betWe‘eu the object and its ac complishment must be swept away in order that there may not be another inch of slavei territory belonging to-the Union? 1 “ All niil agree that this is a fair statement of the object of all branches: of the Republican party. Submission to the decision of the Sn preme Court is theldoetrine of no portion of that‘part'y, as is manifested'by their expressed determination to circumscribe the area of sla very after the announcement of the Dred Scott decision. . Now the question naturally arises—What is the ultimate purpose had in view in thus re stricting the extension of slavery? Let. us call Mr. meom (good- .nepublicau authority) -to the witness stand, and hear his answer to this interrogatory. In his speech at Springfield, after having received the nomination of United States Senator, he said—anticipating Mr. Sew ard's idea of an “ irrepressible conflict”— “ A house divided against itself cannot stand. I be lieve this Government cannot endure permanently half slave and half free. I do not expect the Union to be dissolved; I do not expect the house to fall; but I do expect it will cease to be divided. It will become all one thing or allthe other. Either the opponents of sla very will arrest the further spread of it, and place it where the public mind shall rest in, the beliefthet it is in the course 'of ultimate extinction, or its advocates will push it forward till it shall become alike lawful in all the States, old as well as new, North as well as South.” - Here we have an explicit answer to the ques tion, what is the ultimate purpose in preven ting the spread of slavery, from the'moulh of Mr meom himself. It is to place the insti tution in a position where the public mind will rest in the .belief that it is in-the course of: ul timate extinction. Then the ultimate extinction of slavery is.what the Republican party is aim ing: at. Restriction is one of the steps towards the accomplishment of that Object. Now we come to a point' of common agree ment between the Republicans, who would re strict slavery, end the Southern people, who would extend it. The Republicans believe that if they prevent the spread of slavery and con fine it closely within its present limits, certain causes, internal and external, will work its ul timate extinction. The Southern people assent to this proposition. They agree that confine ment will prove fatal to the existence of Sla very; that it cannot endure without the power to spread; and that its restriction within‘the States in which it 'now exists is the first step taken towards its final extinguishment. Hence because they agree with the Republicans as to the result'of their restrictive policy, are they filled with deep apprehension for the future, and determined to arrest the first steps directed towards their final overthrow. . The won- 011 the one side, is against slavery wherever it ex ists—on the other side, in defence of slavery where it now seems to be safely intrenched. The Territorial question is,-on both sides, re garded as the mere earthworks of the citadel, which one party is preparing to storm and the other party to defend. Those who look on With astonishment, because they cannot understand why a mere-skirmish for the possession of the outposts should excite so much commotion, are unable or unwilling to comprehend the deep significance of this preliminary battle. “But we don’t intend to interfere with sla "‘ very in the States,” say the Republicans. Perhaps DOt- We do not question that four fifths of the Republican party have now no in tention of'disturbing slavery in the States- But the Republicans are starting a train of causes Which. in the language of Mr. humans, will ultimately make this country “all one thing or “ all the other.” Not that he expects all the Free States to become Slave, but that, in the course of time, through the operation of [the anti-slavery policy of the Republican party, "allithe‘ slave States will become Free. That is whuti_Mr. Lm‘com means. That is the ultimate 'eonclus‘lon to which he pointed, And that is the my conclusion which the South dread, .and which they lia've 2determined to ahticipat'e by ,préientive measures-IL . i ’ " ' ‘w j- 1 ’ Accepting, therefore, Mr. luscots’s declare tions- as the! truegilldltlfltiflw of tile ultimate-ob. jects of the Republican party, we can see at om-e why it is that the Southern States are so ' deeply agitated at the prospect of the govern‘ ment coming under his control, and why they have determined to resist the ultimate purpo- ‘ see of: the Republican party now. ~ Does some one say—“ What right hasthe “ South to anticipate the future? They have no “righl’r to presnme that meoimfis administra “ tion will be hostileto their interests”. We re ply—What right lied Mr. meomv to anticipate the future, by predicting a. course of- events that would ultimately prostrate the' Southern States? They are only meeting him on his own platform—only fighting the battle that he has arranged—éonly waging a conflict of his own choosing. Let him take up the gauntlet that he has defiantly thrown down, and then we ‘ may hope for peace. . Have the Republicans done nothing to create this alarm at the South? Are they really so innocent of mischief? They have caused deep apprehension of the future. Dread of future evils now prompts_Southern secession. Peace can only be restored by the removal of this up prehension—and it can only be removed by concessions from the Republican party. THE NATIDNAI. CRISIS. ‘ REPUBLICAN ULTIMATUM. " WAsnmq'ron, Dec. 26, 1860.—Congress is not. in session. .The Senat'e’s Committee of Thirteen is'busy in the President’s Room, in‘ the north extension of the Capitol, and the Re- publican members of the House Committee are in caucus in the committee room of Foreign Affairs, in the south extension. In each as- semblnge the following propositions, which originated with Senator GRIMES, but. were ad. vocated and‘presented in the Senate Committee by Gov. SEWABD, have been discussed. They 'are regarded as the ultimatum of the Republi cans : - ~ ' 1. That the Constitution shall never be so a‘mehdedin’s to permit the interference at the Federal Government. with slavery in the States, and that this shall be secured by legislative enactment. ‘ ' ‘ 11‘. That the following Act he introduced into Congress, and passed: ' - ' 1“'Be it'en'aotedxby the Senate and House of Representativesiof the United States‘of America, in Congress assembled, That upon‘ the'pro‘du'c tion of a person claimed as a fugitive from labor before any court, judge or commissioner mentioned , inl the act of Congress. approved September - eighteen, eighteen- bnndred and fifty, together witlrth’e proof mentioned inithe sixth. sectionzof=that act; and, upon censiderar tion thereof,-said "court, judgeor commissioner ' shall'be ’of opinion that it appears thereby that such person so claimed does oweflabor or ser vice to the person—claiming him: according to the laws of any other State or Territory, or the District of Goluinhia. and escafied‘thereti‘o'm, the said court. judge or commii'sionet': shall 'l’nak'e 'ontand deliverE to such ela’iinaht "or his ingent, a certificate stating those facts, and shall deliver such fugitive to the Marshal 'of the, United States of the; State; to be'by him taken and delivered to the Marshal ,of‘ the ‘State whence the' fugitive is ascertained to have fled, who shall produce the said fugitive before a? judge of the Circuit Court'of the United States. ‘ for the last mentioned; State; and it shall he. the duty of the snidjlidge, either forthwith or} at the next term of the Circuit Court aforesaid, to. cause a jury to he‘ empaunelled- and sworn, to try the issue whether such fugitive owes service or labor to the person by or on behalf of whom he is claimgfiand a true verdict to render according to the evidence; and upon such finding, the judge or court' shall: render judgment according to such findingpand cause said fugitive tobe delivered to the claimant, or returned to the State where he was arrested, ' at the expense of the United' States.” 4 - , 111. Congress will'p'ass a resolution, coking Governors to revise State statutes, to ascertain if ‘l‘ personalliberty” laws exist, and to request their repeal, “ as required by a just senseof ‘can alitutianal obligdtiom, and by a due regardfor the peace of the Republic.” .. A fourth proposition, which will enable the people of New Mexico to enter the Union as a slave State, is advocated by the more conser vative Republicans, .but will not, in all . proba bilty, be adopted. : . - . V nxnounons-m ALABAMA The Montgomery Mail publishes the partie ulars of' the execution at Pine'Lavel,M'ont gomery county, Ala., on the 16thiinet., of four persons convicted 'of attempting to create a servile rebellion. The letter says: ,- _ One white man end: four negroes were 1111113. The white monfs'name was Roller, and Wage proved guilty by his brother, who was arrested ,with him, but who afterward cleared himself by confessing his brother’s guilt. One of the negroes belonged to Mr. Allen Fraiser, one to Mr.".l‘erry; and one to the Wright eetate,‘alid the other is aigliteher, whose master resides in Montgomery. That the plot is deeply laid, and of considerable extent, iS'undoubtea'l'y‘ true.— New revelatioins‘ are Being 3 made daily, and other white men" have an'aw'ful (loom awaiting them. v ’ ' A DEMONSTRATION AT NEW ORLEANS An immense mass meeting was held on Mon day night in New Orleans to'ratify the nomi nations of the Southern rights candidates for the Convention. Itwes, it is said, the largest congregation of every party ever assembled in that. _city. Cornelius Fellows was president, and Speeches‘w'ere made by Chas. M. Conrad, Charles Guyare and others, ndvo‘outing imme diate secession, amid unbounded enthusiasm. The Southern Marseilles was sung as the ban- 1 ner of the Southern Confederacy was raised, amid reiterated and prolonged shouts for South Carolina and Louisiana. ‘ Hon, Pierre Souls is out with a letter, in. which he announces himself as opposed to‘ submission to Abolition rule, but. advocates Southern two-operation. 7 A ' - POSITION or non. JEFF. DAVIS. . _ As much interestis manifested ie'ge'rdin‘ ‘the position of ’the‘Hon. 'Je'fifersOn'Dev'is, o'f hfi's’s.’ upon the question of secession, we may remark that the'Vi‘cksbui'g Sun states that dispitehes .hav'e r‘etiched there from the whole Mississip‘pi delegation. including Senators Davis ind 'Broim, advising" imtiiedinte sebession-éthose _from‘the letter it' represents as halving 'oieulted a‘ most profound sensation in political cireies. Ihey’both‘concnr, according to. the statement of the Sun,‘ in believing that there is no safety for the South as 'long as she remains in the ‘Union‘, nnd=thg beet course for her' to" pussue: is to declare her inlmediate separation from the Northwithou‘t further delay. . . MASSACHUSETTS pensonn LIBERTY mete. The‘Hon. George Ashmun, of Springfield, Mass, who presided over the convention that, nominated Mr. Lincoln for the Presidency has. written a. letter to the Hon. R. G. Winthrop, ‘in which he uses the following language : ' * * * “ I say, then, without hesi tation, that in my judgment the enactments of our-Legislature w'hieh are‘intended or calculated toznnp'a'ir the force] and ‘eflfect of the fugitive slave'aot of Congress are wholly unconstitu tional and void. ‘ They should never have been p’eis'sed, end ought not to be permitted to re main on our statute hook. I flenou'ne’ed- them when they were firstpnoj acted. and have never failed. toffeel and‘egpressr n. defenregr'etfthet “@jrfioffilir teapi'e shOuld have been led, hj'ai‘cts . of injustice on the: pest 0}" any 019 ml sister ':'St§.tes,'to retaliutelby in' not of indefensiiile mug on curtailment" * "3* * “Hem inhoinin‘g hetore'the angugttlfiibune'l of public opinion, olndfihkinfi for! the‘ met; judgment _'of the'mivili'zediloflddnd of posterity, strip étir selves of every impediment which may e‘inbhr ress us in the conflict. Let Massachusetts stand erect, conciuus not only of the righteous ness of her cause, but of her fitness for its ad voeaoy.” REPORTED REINFORCEMENT OF THE CHARLES- To“ FORTS—THE REMOVAL OF CANNON FROM PITTSBURG—PROPOSED CONVENTION 01' Tll] BORDER STATES. > V .- - Wesnlsorox, Dec. 26.4—1 t is not known, or believed thatany troops have been ordered to the forts in' Charleston harbor; nor ’is *it_lhe present intehtion of the ’administ'rntion to do so. On the contrary, it is asserted that the President believes that such a course would serve to inflame Southern sentiment, which is particularly to be avoided at the present nio ment. In relation to the affair at Pittsburg, 12‘s., in ‘ reference to the removal of guns, it is stated that the manufacturer contracted to deliver them, upon requisition, at certain points.— Such requisition was made, and any opposi tion or restraint in their delivery by the citi zens of Pittsburg will inure to the injury 01' the contractor only, should the service earlier by delay. ' An address or recommendation has been pre pared by authority to submit to the members from the border slave States for their Blgu&-‘ tures, requesting the respective States, by enact ment or otherwise, tolappoint commissioners to meet at Baltimore on the 13th of February, for conference in relation to the secession of the cotton States, and to devise a programme of action for the border States in 'case of emer gency. It. is thought, however, that not all the members will sign it, but still enough of each delegation to" induce a faVorable response from the respective States. A SUGGESTION The country seems rushing with headlong haste. into dissolution—revolution—perhaps civil war, and general ruin. The great body of the people, it is believed, sincerely deprecate the occurrence'of even the leasit of these calamities. If remedyecan be had at all; it is‘plain' it must come quickly. The machinery of conventions may prove too slow for the disease, even,rin— deed, if called under present circumstances they would not “more embroil the fray.” The hope from Congress is slender. Our disorders have been nursed by its divisions; and'antag onisms, so long‘ indulged, "can scarcely be ex pected to spontaneously cease and fuse into harmony. Yet there, at least, must be our. chief hope, for there alone is a means of holding out promptly the“ olive branch to the country, in the shape of suitable amendments to the! Constitution. - ~ - ' - . » = . Unable then, for the reason stated, to agree,= under any impulse from within, yet, doubtless; their patriotism "would readily yield to legiti-i mate influences froni without, entitled - to their? respect, and enjoying that of the whole peo-i ple. Are there not men wielding such influ-; ence still left to us—_-wise,'e'xperienced,idisin-g ten ste'd, patriotic4-representing every interest; and erery‘ opinion and every ptejudi’c’eyevén of: the whole country it There are. "They are 'merr , who have had proof of their-country’s confi-i , dence, in having beencalledjo the highest of; all her't'rusts, or in haying been :zealously' sup-‘ ported for such by"gr’eat numbers“ of their; fellow-countrymen; Tlfey are Martin Van? Burch,‘-'Jolin‘Tyle‘i-;‘ Franklin Pierce, Millard Fillmore, John 0. Fremont, John Bell'and John} C. Breckinridg‘e—and, perhaps the whole peo-'; ple would desire to add, Chief' Justice Tansy; and Lieut, General Scott. V - - Who in on the land would say that the fate: of the; States—for continued honorable Union; ‘if po_ssihle-,—for peaceful, separation; if in‘evi’taé obleg-eould be reposed mo’re safely thanin the custody of this venerable‘body' of-‘patriots !—-: Let Gong'te‘ss‘ftheh at ‘bn'ce ;_summouv‘them to Washington,'in'the name ‘of the Nation—and if not Congress, the Legislatures, or the people themselves call them, as' the‘b‘est' pilots: aro‘ - called in time of storm; to the’helln, without enquiring for their - commissiOns—conv'oke‘ them, like’ the Amphicty‘onic' council“ ’oi' the Grecian States of old, as a Grand Council; to consult of the common good and commerr safety - of the Republic—and 'adopt'thc‘recomm‘enda tions in the shape of amendments to the Con stitution to be ratified by the 'Statesé—‘if they can’agreo on any. And if they cannot agree, let them then consider, and recommend to the country, the terms, and mode in Which the, States that'choose' may best separate from the Unidn, and resume their ‘ independent sover eignty. Only good, in any event, could come out of their counsels, even if, alas! “the Flower. Safest? sentences—Richmond Whit;- THE GREAT GOVERNMENT Fawn—.Fua'man ‘PAnriCilLKns.—Wasnmcrox, Dec. ne.—J's:— therrévelatioii of facts connectedirith'there cent (and on ; the government shows that Messrs. Russell, Majors St 0023 contract has two years 'to run yet. The alleged acceptances of the Secretary of War are said to consist of mere menio’randa stating that so much money: would be due on the execution of certain service under the contract. for the transpartation of army supplies; which Mr; Russell had from; timeto time used as collatéi‘al security in bop: rowing money. Such memoranda. or certifi cates 'have‘heret’ofore: been ‘given by other De pnrtméhts tinder like circumstances. ~ ~ .»Mr. Bailey, in‘ his letter of confession to the? Seeretin‘y ofthe-Interior; s’ays‘ no oflicer’ of the governmexit had any complicity or the slightest knowledge ef‘lhe» fact of his having abstracted the bonds; and that it was confined to the per sons implicated, and heretofore gained. The bondsmenmf Bailey surrendered him today, andhe is’now in jail. 'As to , the bail required of Russell, it having been agreed to [take -$200;000 outside the jurisdiction-of the court,£ Senator Green and Representatives Woodson abd Barrett, all of Missouri, ‘havfe ggone his security-for this amount. The remain ing $300,000 is beingmade Up by citizens of Washington. ._. _ . y, a, PHILADELPHIA mm Bnmm‘onn Osman [human—On Saturday last: the formal open ing of this work to'Oxford, Pa", '5 distance of forty-eight; miles from Philadelphia, took place. A large excursion party. from Philadelphia participated ‘in the celebration. OxfOrd is but fourteen miles from the Susquehanna river, to construct a bridge which willfrequire over $200,000. ‘The roadie already graded eight miles this side of Oxford. . Venom! Psnsomu. LIBERTYVBm.—-I_t has alteadyll‘he'enisteited that the‘Verniont Legisla ture, it its lete'".ee'ssion, referred the subject of the proposed repeal of_ the personal liberty bill of that State to the commissioners on the revision of the ststiites‘fo'r' their opinion. - It is rumored that the commissioners will advises. repeal, and that Governor Fairbanks favors this action. ' v - , Dunn or REV. J. H. INGRAiim—Il. is stated by telegraph theflß'evfiJ. H. Ingmhm, of Holly Springs, Miam; who has I,".‘infi in' an extxfemely. critical eonfiitiom {en'some times past, in éonse quence 61‘ 'en' weidéntel whund by a'. 'pistel ehot, died on the 18th instant; The deceased was the author of several works- A complimentary dinner- has been- tendered to the. seceding members of' Congress from South Carolina? by some of' the feeding citizens of Richmond, to take place on Wednesday evening n'extf‘ ' '- _ -' ' A “Dmmuon” run run Umun ‘ Stuns.— The Manda, u‘jdurnal of Paii's,’thinks that a. dictator is needled to set the United States fight, and recommends Capt. Bonaparte, formerly of Baltimore, for the office. ' ' DEATH or AILEX-M-INISTER m- was UNITED STATna.—Steen Anderson De Bills, for‘xiierly 'i‘e'sidéfit'miiiiéfér 6fDénniai-k' neai'flié gsvém: museum iUdiLed States, died in Brussels on the 28th ult., in his 80th year. -. ' 3 ;_sts‘l.j'n Bimini—The gsy‘ ladsl'hh'd" lssses waltz and pdlka on skates in theLCentral Park,. N. Y. A Miss Wilson is considered the ;«$3135 agd 1t is avemd that she mn- dmible shuffle thh her skateseon. ». .7" ' anxnsj. Mpi‘ffiu.—Mrl. Eliza. P. quney, s Miniquh'Ql-ftfié'Society of Friends. (mdm! of thev‘la'té Joseph John Gumbyyof Howey, Emma» pimhéui’un impressive sermon In Boston a few evenings ago. LATEST BY TELEGRAPH FORT mum-mm ABANDONED. Special Displtch to the Patriot and Union. ‘ ' ' I’H‘ILADE'LII'IIA, Dec. 27. ‘ Fort-Moqlgrie has been abandoned and all the gun's -'splk’ed. All the forces hue been con centrated 3t 'Fort- Sumpter. - ~ P. [To the Associated Pram] BALTIMORE, Dec. 27, woof—A specinl dis patch from Charleston, dated this morning, to the American office, states that the Government troops haveabandoned Fort Moultrie, having first spiked the guns and retreated to Fort, Snmpter, commanding the harbor. This is from a reliable source. ' . CHARLESTON, 'Deo. '27.—Fort Moultrie wu last night evacuated by Major Anderson, who first spiked the guns. It is now being demol—l ished by fire. ‘.Only' four soldiers were left in charge. The troops were all conveyed to Fort Sumpter. The movement has created intense excitement, and the Convention is now in se cret session. V - Cnsnms’rox, Dec. 27.——Ha1fpsst=12 o’clock. Major Anderson states that he evacuated Fort Monltrie in order to alloy the discussion about that post, and at the some time to strengthen his own position. Cnsnnns'rox, Dee. 27.——1 o’clock—Civptaain Foster. with '9. small force, remains at Fort ‘ Moultrie. ' Several military companies of this ‘ city have been ordered out, and a collision is not improbable. . - . Cnsnnnsros, Dee. 271—1; o’clock—The latest reports from Fort Moultrie state that it is only the gun carriages that are on fire; It is certain that the guns were spiked, and it. is ‘_rep‘ort‘ed theta train has been‘laid to blow up the Fort. The letter is, however, doubted.— The excitement and indignation of the popu lace is increasing. - '= ' ‘ _ 1 ' A Washington dispatch to the New York Times says : ‘ ‘ , All hands expect a conflictrggend feel greatly admitted at the prospect,.because theira’nnmhers are so small , They hope the Government will do’ =somethi’ng' to aid them—if not, they will defend the fort to the best of their ability. XXXVIth CONGRESS—SEGOM» SESSION. ‘ V:Ssr{ars.”—-A_jliiuniber of petitions. were pre sented. Mr. Rice presented a resolution, and, asked for its reference to the select conn‘ni'ttee of thirteen. It was so referred without read ms- _ .Mr. Green (Mm) called for the order of the: day, being ‘the consideration of merritorial business. The bill reported by the committee on Territories to provide 'for ' the Territorial government-of Arizona, &c., was taken up. Mr. Green (Mm); explained that the bill: was in the usual roman-a there was nothing. objectionable in it. There was a necessity for a Territorial government in that section of the: ‘ country. x .. .’.;i ‘. : ‘ Hosea—Mr. Stevens, of washingtoii Te'rria tory, rising to make a: personal explanation, read from a Boston dispatehhi‘n~ whi'eli, it is; stated that it appears ,on invjé‘s'tigation'thatlthe} Indian trust'bonds :were tastelen for the use 'Ofi the Central Br‘eekinridge Clhb,‘_dn’fing the'late" Presidential eleetion;.etc. ‘ f -~ ' ' '_ Mr. Morris '(lllzrose to equation of order,; say'ing’ithatiith'as' eretot'orelbeen decided that; i newspaper article is not a privileged qnesfion.; Mr. Logan (111.) said his colleaglle (MriM’J Clernand) a few days ago asked permission to read an extract from anewspaper published in Illinois. witha view'of aipersonal explanation, jbut-thefipeaker ruled it out of order. , The fipeaker expl'ained‘that'in that base per mission'was'asked as a privileged Questionmut in this 'asa personal explanation;~to‘which' no "objectionzwas interposed. There’was a differ ‘enc'e between the“ two cases. ' ' ' ' ‘ ' - Mr; Logan.¢My colleague was treated in an indifferent manner; f ' ‘ " t The Speaker.—l am' sorry if that is true. Mr. Houston (Ala) raised'apoint of Order, that this was not either a privileged question or apersonal explanation. It does not street the privilege of'nny member; - . Mr. McClernand.-‘-I was out of the other day; unfiene‘r'ohsly, it is true; but the'example is not worthy of being-followed.» - I appeal to my colleague (Mr. Logan) to withdraw his ob jectibn. - ‘ - _ Mr. Stevens resumed, {and again "read the dispatch, andalso‘fro'm the New York World of Dec.‘24th, in 'which' it"is stated that the robb'ery'of the Interior Department has caused some speeulation at W‘séhihtbn‘; and-is thought by some. who are deemed» au-fm't, that‘the de— fnlcation of the bonds=lias 'been going on since the Presidential campaign, and that the Brecki inridg‘e Club and Secretary Cobb'khew exactly how these securities were =to be usedvzand’for what purpose, and that these bonds were de posited as collateral to raise money on behalf of the Breckin‘ridge Club. ' ‘ ’ - . Mr. Stevens said his attention had been calléd to those dispatches last evening; ' They seemed: to be -a matteref sufiioient consequencemto meet theiatt'ehti'dn of "the' Holise.‘ It washis fortune to be the Chairman orlthe Breckinridge Club, and he did his entire duty according ta his best ability in the premises. His heart was in the business, for he believed that he was this striking a blow'for' the honor of the coun try'aud' the'pei’petuity of our institutions; but this was a most _false and calumniou‘s aspersion on the integrity of the Club. Although he might bejunkhowh‘ to 'fa‘me, for twenty years he had gone through many perils and faced death in the discharge of _his" duty. He re peated, in' the presence of men who knew the facts, who had seen him in‘ the valley of Mexico when in the" {fan of vieftbi-i'ohs"legions_ he did his part to" ‘plant our bauiiei'sr’o’n the’palaoes of the Mon‘temfliasfl He‘“bbfl:'efth‘e wounds of serviée which had phjSieally’ broken him down. He had, ‘in the 'g're'at Nofth 'West,-'faced our most savage foe, and on 'th'e'Paeiifc had exerted his utmost: energy 'to make the wilderness blossom as the rose. ‘ Soilth Curdlmg 'Cénvelgiloll. Tflq Cbn‘vziéntion met this morning, and after prayer, the calling of the roll, and reading the J onrnalg Hid President stated the reason why the ordinance passed .yesterday ,did not appe‘ar in the Journal. ~ - ‘ ' .- ' MrlMiddleton immediately moved to go into secretaessio'n. ' - - - r‘ ‘ ME De"'l‘renille‘hried éto Bfin‘g-‘for'ward‘ ‘emhe res'oliitiqfisg endic‘dm'm'e‘noed ‘reidinra's fo‘ll’dws: "'Rébo'lziéflé That the’va‘éfiioi- of South Carolina be authorized nnd‘réque'stga' t'o’mke‘lio‘sae'ssiOn bf‘Fdfi-V'Mfiifltfie,” ‘iwhen’ he wis‘iflfle'irupfe'd =b'y ‘a-défii‘and that the ‘in‘ot'ie‘n fo’i'ib' seoiefee'edim had precedence. The Convention "then went into s‘eei'et ’ses‘si'on. _ ' Arkansas United State; finitely ', , WAsmmmox, Dec. 27,—Ne‘wsiha‘s b‘eeh‘fre ceived: from: Little Rock,‘that. on the 20th may, Dr. Mitchell w'as 'ele‘cted to. £56 UnitédEStait'el Senate by' the Arkansas Legislature, by a, in».- j‘oritx of five. He is_said to be an immediate secessionist. .' : A _ . Failuljo of 11. Bpitbn Firm. _ ‘Bos'rox, Dec. 27. The failure ofMéési-s. Sprague, Mann &Co., is annduh'cpm _‘ Ligbilities $50,000. Néiin ”’Mnmiatmiffifh. TAX-P ; YERS'OF THE THIRD 1mg!) FOURTH .WARDS, EARRNOTIOEw-That if thg City 3nd Water Tax is nqtflpaid. on or before the In of luxury, 1891,11)“ therewm beam ADDITION or run: anemia. “:31; had algfivtzzer shuns with. out 91. . 9, 9,1? ._9 9m__ .. ‘.‘.}..{sw ' d ’1 By ..V . Ann; But. .ao_ll‘edtb‘r'. ‘ dean-53t- * Sign ifieot,‘ (bui- iodn bdou‘r Filbert ; Jomwanownn ....ME..BGHAN-T alga-mm,- E”!°'!°L“‘°fi 9: 22.5 «.53 ;~- 5 's v 60 MA‘R‘K‘ET, ‘é’f " “"‘1 What: he 111‘ ha planned to EeEiFifi Elena - oats-(m W-Asn’mamox, Dgg; ’27; Cfimmsmdfl, Dec. 27 N ORDINANCE, TO PREVENT FIBES_AND run FIRING or GUNS, “,3. nos 1. Be it ordamed by. the Common Council of ‘22. City of Harrisburg, That if any person or persons (2 9 cept on military occasions, shall the on“ any gun, pin“ or fire-arm, or shall at any time sell or cause to be so!” or shall fire 0E any squib cracker or other ““nod’ once in the nature of a squii) or cracker, within the 1; y its of the said city, he, she 01‘ they, upon comic“? thereof before the Mayor or any Alderman thereof. shsfi forfeit and pay for each oilence the sum of one dolls: for the use of the City: Preceded, That this section 31,," _not be construed so as to prevent or prohibit the “1,0, casting, throwing or firing squlbs, rockets, or other an works on the 3d and 4th days of July of each and ever year, (Sundays excepted.) y Secs-ms 2. Be it further ordained by the autism, aforesaid, That every householder, tenant or men is” of any dwelling-house or shop with in the City filialll cause each and every the occupied chimnevs and, "0' pipes in his or her house or she , respectively, to be swept at least twice in each anti 7 every year, and not having been so swept, if any fire should occur therein so as to bless out at the top. the person occupying th same shall pay a fine of five dollars, one-half to the in“ former and the other half to the use of the City. - Scones 3. Be it further ordained by the out/writ aforesaid, That the practice of burning shavings [mg or other inflamable matter in the streets and alleys my; projecting of stove-pipes through roofs, sides and 'emli of buildings, the smoking 01 lighted pipes and Cigars in and near barns and stables, and carrying 1i glued candles in or about stables or barns, except in lanterns he. and the same are hereby, severally declared unlawfiil ’ Batman 4. Be it further ordained by the authority aforesaid, That If any person or persons shall be found disregarding the provisions container] in this Oldinance and being thereo canvtctl'd before the Mayor or any of the Aldermen of said City, he, she or they shall foyfeit and pay for every such oflence 1110 sum of five dollars to be recovered as other fines are made recoverable by the ordinances of said City, _ Seems 5. Be it further ordained by the authority aforesaid, That if any person or persons from and after the passing of this ordinance shall wilfully or designedly raise or cause to be raised any false alarm of fire, and shall be convicted thereof before the Mayor or any of ‘ the Aldermen of said City, such ofl'ender or offenders shell for every such ofi'ence forfeit and pay a penalty or ‘ not less than live dollars, nor more than twentv dollars, ‘ to he recovered under the provisions of the Charter of ‘ said City—the one-half of said fine or penalty to go to , the informer, and the other half to be paid into the City 1 Treasury for the use of said City. ‘ Ssorrol 6. Be it further ordained by the authority aforesaid. That each fire company belonging to the City shall nominate annually, and by and with the consent of the Council, appoint three of the members of said fire company to act as a special police force, without compensation, whose duty it shall be, in case of fire, to exercise all necessary authority to preserve order and to prevent property from being destroyed, stolen or carried away without authority . Scenes I'. Be it further ordained by the authority aforesaid, That the persons nominated and appointed, as provided in the preceding section. shall conformtoall the police regulations now in force in the City. and shall be under the control of the Mayor, who shall ave power to suspend or remove for misconduct or negligence any one or more of the persons appointed as aforesaid, and appoint others in their placenutil the next meeting of Council ' , . fireman 8. Be it further ordained by the authority agoresaid, Thatall ordinances. heretofore passed upon 1: a suhjec’ts embraced within the provisions of this or dinance be, and tiresome are hereby, repealed. " "-' ' ' D‘WGROSS. , President of Common Council Passed Decemborll 1860. attest—DAVlD l-Issms, Clerk, Approved Dec. 26, 1860, dec2B-dlt, A N ORDINANCE TO PRO'I‘E( )T THE GAS POSTS, LANTERNS AND FIXTURES THEREOFBELONGINGIO THE CITY OF HARRIS BURGIROM .BEING BROKEN.,,INJUBED on m:- FACED, AND FOR OTHER .PUBPOSEB .—81:o-rlon 1. _Bei‘t ordained bums Common, Cogent! of the City of Har risburg, That if any person or person: shall, molly manner, wilfully, negligently cnoarelesely breelk, injure, defece’or disturb any 0 the go's posts or lanterns, pron, of the,fixtureltheifiofbelonging to the said city, or any private lantern, post or light, belongingto anytindividuul or association ,or 4233139 the some to he done, he, 5.119 or they no oficnfln%‘thejr‘gxdereer'ebefitoreflhlll, on con yictiontliqreot, e‘ljore .the Mayor 'or one of the Alder man or ma Gity,“b‘e‘fin‘ed in any sum not 1939 um. 57, dollars, nor, more thou twenty-film dolloretfor each and ' o‘very o_fl'ence. '-,- ‘. ' . final-1011 2.‘ Amigos itfurthuordeinutby tin authority aforesdid, That if‘ahy 'p'ereon or persons (not duly eu thorized) slnll light any of the aforesaid public lantern, or shall extingniahthe some, (otter having been properly lighted by the person appointed for that purpose,) or ehall in any manner, interfere _with the, oppropriate Ind ,lewfultnseof the "seine, m: 'of onyfrivote lantern. post or light belonging to my individua or “loci-tion, every , such person or person! sojolfendingmr aiding, or nbet tingiaoéh oflen’der shell; on. :c‘envictlo‘n thereof, before the Mayor or my of the Aldermen of ma City, Defined in any mm not less than live nor more than ten dollerl for every such ofl’ence . D. W. GROSS, ‘ ' President of Common Council. Passed December 20, 1860. Attenti—Dnln HARRIS. Clerk. Approved December 20, 1860., > dens-ltd. . ; WM. 11. KEPNER, Mayor. AN ORDINANCE DIRECTING THE __ LUMBER; &c., To BE REMOVED non OFF THE GROUN DBEZEWEEN FRONT STREET AND THE RIVER SUSQUEHANNA.—Sncnou 1. Ba it ordained b ‘the ammo?! Council of the City of Harrisburg, Thst {gallon be;.efid it is hereby, mode the duty of the Super visors or Street Commissioner, for the time being, end heir: sneeessors _i_n ofliee, or. eithe; of them to consult thekbonrgig', shingles, postal rails and laminar of every description £ll»..me be placed egfthe low {ground 1 in; ending? hetyeep Front street em; glue river Susquehan ns, in d Gityuto he remoysd,_u.ml .to cause the said grand to lye-kept free and clear of my__incumbnnee [whatsoever (so that the samebehe‘re'nflger used, as origi nulbrjntenaed, fo; 9. sheet sudjslsee sf gumie landing: Provided, nepetlhglzsg, That in times 0 high water it my be lawful for my person or persons, then agents or assistnnts, tweenpy any part of said ground (which may he went) w: h their lumber or produce for a term not . exceeding fifteen days at my ope time, when the same must: he removed. , _ SECTION 2. Be it further ordained by the‘autho'rity aforesaid, That it shall he the duty of the Chief Police constable, from the first day of March until the first day of November, in each gent, to visit the beach or shore of the mid river, opposite this City, at lea'st three times in every week, ind permit no raft or ark to lie in the lending fromiLocust street to _the‘lowen end of the City, m any trading beet'or fletlongei' then fifteen d'nyl at any one time ; and if any owner or person having the care of such craft orvlumber shell neglect or refuse to take them: nwny,’ in said time, shell, for every such delin quency, forfeit and pay one dollar per day and the said property shall ‘be held responsible for the fine until the moneybe pnid to the Chief Police Constable, who, having received the some, ehallforthwith payit over to the City Treasurer. ‘ '~ , Secs-ms 3. And be at further ordained by the authority aforesaidg, That if any person or persons, their agents or assistants, shall continue in the use or occupancy agony part of the ground mentioned in the foregomg sections, and contraryto the provisions thereof, he, she or they so ofl'ending, sud being thereof duly convicted before the Mayor ’o': one of the Aldermen of said 01.12%, shall forfeit endpey. for every such ofl'ence not less t _ m fiye dollars, nor more than twenty dollars, for the use of said City, to berecovered before the Meyer or one of the Al dermen of said cit ,hsviog taken'lcugnizance of the of fence; together wig: 'sll costs and charges that may ne cessarily arise to the Supervisors ”Street Commissioner. or either of.them, in having the same. removed ;. sud If the costs and ohm-gm;g as aforesaid, shellnot be paid by the owner oi- o‘wn'er‘s of the property removed, on store. said, upon demand moderthen, end in that case, it shall and may be lawful for the Supervisors or Street Com missioner, or either of them, to sell at public vendue, on five days’ notice, so much of said property as may pro duce a sum in ass]: equal to the amount of the costs and charges, and returning the surpluzéif any) to the owner or owners 011th. property so? as ore-old. V , sum-ms 4. And be itfurth ordained by the authority qforcsaid, That if any person or persons, their agents or abettors, shall resist the-Supervisors or Street Commis sioner, or in any manner prevent them, or eitherof them, from discharging the several defies hereby enjoined, he, she or they so offending, end being thereof convicted before the Mayor or one of the Aldermen of said (my, ~shell be subject to a fine not exceeding onehundred dol lars, at the discretion of the Mayor or one or the Alder men ot said City. snd shall moreover be liable to one}! other punishment as may be provided by the laws of this Commonwealth for similar ofl'ences. . _ - D. W. GROSS, V , ' H President of Common Council. Pulsed December 20 186 i). , Aunt—Dun: lhnms, Clerk. Approved this 27th December, 1860. . . . deZS-dlt.- ' WM. 11. KEPNER, Mayor. “WE STRIVE'TO SAVE IN TIME ‘ 0F NEED." . 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WWI-Ins} ’31:"; citiunl and Itrangaumnn find I.“ the delibu'cie‘l‘of the season' dong»? in the but manner. ‘ . . d926,dl'* fH— : , ‘ . .- . ,:z ‘ - NOI'JA‘IME’DGOODSZfif-‘thlpeia'hbre “by gizerggtq- 1112311.]! Ind PETER ‘Pllnn‘ihat I .Dbiibl'e-Bn'nelod Shot Gun, Pouch, ‘Guna, .333, raider Elam #2O; 1°“ With @WFHWMI' “#1853, will be dis pmd;‘of‘sit§y Ada; snag duh". ‘luildn'fii-‘oflddlly re da’e’m‘e'aL‘ ‘ ’ ' ' V ‘ ' WILLIAM unnnnalfl. Hurriabnrg, December 20, 1860.—dart - wu.n,meNEß.Muyor