nor without compensation; t hat Con:tress shall not interfere with inter-State al.ve trade ; that there shall be a perpetual prohibition of the African slave trade. That the line of 36 deg., 30 min.. shall be run through all the existing Territories of the United States, and in all North of that line Slavery shall be prohibited, whilst South of that line neither Congress nor the Territorial Legislature shall hereafter pass any law abol ishing or prohibiting. or in any manner int..rfe ring with African slavery. And when any territory containing sufficient population for one member of Congress in an area of 60,000 square miles shall apply for ad mission as a State, it shall be admitted with or without slavery, as its constitution may deter mine. The committee represented at. its meeting Maryland, Virginia, Missouri, North Carolina, Kentucky, Ohio, Indiana, Illinois, Delaware, Arkansas, Pennsylvania, Texas, lowa, and New Jersey. This report, it is said, was agreed to under circumstances leading to the hope that it will be accepted by overwhelming majorities of all the parties into which Congress is divided. EIJe c:Vatriot TUESDAY MORNING, JAN. 8, 1861 : 0. BARRETT & THOMAS 0. MAGDOWELLs pub liehera and Proprietors_ Commanicationewill not be pnbliehed in the PATRIOT AID rams unless accompanied with the name of the /Mawr. S. M. PETTENGILL & CO., Advertising Agents,ll9 Nassau street, New York, and 10 State street, Boston, are the Agents for the PATRIOT LED lliitoir, and the most influential and largest circu lating newspapers in the United States and Canadas They are authorised to contract for us at onr loins valet FOR SALE. A second-band ADAM; Palms, platen 39% by Winches, la goal order; can be worked either by hand or steam power. Terme moderate Inquire at this office, _ To Members of the Legislature. PER DAILY PATRIOT AND trNION will be furnished to Members of the Legislature during the session at the low price of Oars DOLLAR,. Members wishing extra copies of the DAILY PATRIOT AND Thum, can procure them by leasing their orders at the publication office, Third ertreet, or with our re- porters in either House, the evening previous WE observe that several newspapers outside of Pennsylvania fall into the error of attribu ting the sentiments of Governor PACKER to the Governor elect, ,Mr. CURTIN. The New York World, which ought to know better, makes this blunder, and the Chicago Times becomes so ju bilant as to give three rousing cheers to Gov ernor CURTIN, upon the supposition that he has recommended the repeal of the obstruction act of 1847. Wait a little, gentlemen Gov ernor CURTIN will be inaugurated on Tuesday next, the 15th inst., when you will hear from him. In the meantime, it is only just to Gov ernor PACKER that the applause ignorantly given to another should be transferred to him, for the manly and outspoken manner in which he has recommended the repeal of the act of 1847. Important Letter from Judge Lewis. No person who wishes to obtain a correct view of the obligations of this State with re Terence to the return of fugitives from labor, and of the unfriendly and obstructing nature __Qfthe act of 1847, to. road the able and conclusive letter on the subject from ex- Chief Justice Brads lawns. Judge Lewin ar gues this subject in all its bearings, and shows conclusively that the law now upon our statute book is calculated to embarrass the master in the capture of his runaway slave, and is in direct contravention of the spirit, if not of the letter, of the Constitution, which requires that fugitives shall be deliveredup upon claim of the party to whom their labor is due. The ques tion is treated with so much moderation and ability, and so free from a partizan spirit, that the reasoning of Judge LEWIS cannot fail to have a powerful influence upon all candid minds that approach this subject in the Dime spirit. Have We a Man for the Crisis? We are satisfied that if an opportunity ivas afforded the people of Pennsylvania of acting directly upon some propositions forihe settle ment of the difficulties distracting the country, they we thi kgro. to a eompromise forthwith that would secure the perpetuity of the Union. But,° unfortunately for the good of the country, the Republican politicians stand in the way of eomprqinise, and come between the people and their pacific wishes These politicians, under the impression that obstinate adherence to wrong is necessary to the preservation of their party, interpose the Republican organization against a pacific policy, and would rather run the risk of a civil war in the country than in cur that of a revolution within the Republican party- We are looking with some anxiety to see whether there is a single leading man in our Legislature, elected as a Republican, who has the magnanimity and the patriotism to break the shackles of party discipline, and propose an amicable settlement of the disturbances which are rapidly rushing the country into anarchy and war. The Legislature of Pennsylvania can settle this question in thirty days; but it cannot be done by the passage of denunciatory resolu tions, or by the appropriation of money for warlike purposes. This would only aggravate the disorder—only irritate the wound. There has been enough of this already. Crimina tion and recrimination have brought the coun try to the verge of an armed conflict. It is now necessary to apply soothing pallia tives to cure the disorder. And this can be done without any humiliating cohcessions_— We are not called upon to give up any of our rights or to yield any of our privileges. 'We must only abandon some of the abstract and speculative opinions which are regarded at the South as indicative of a determined hostility to their rights. In the first place, we should re move from our statute books any and every hiwpassedin a spirit of hostility to therrendit ion of fugitive slaves; so that when we call upon the South to adhere to the Constitution and the Union they cannot accuse us of failing to per form our constitutional obligations. We shoghl do what the Constitution requires of us, not hesitatingly, but with cheerfulness and alacrity. After thus relieving Nnnsylvania from the slightest cause of suspicion, thetext great step should be to propose a plan of settletueut which would reach the heart of existing disturbances f►nd reteoTe them forever. If Pennsylvania would de re in favor of the Crittenden reso I latticing, they would /13.-n:tally adopted—and their adoption followed by a lasting peace. The moderate Southern States would ra"y around them as a secure basis of settlement, and thus be seperated from the Secessiot. States. Without the North extends some sympathy to the Border States to strengthen them in resist. ing the disunion current, they must be drawn into the fearful vortex of secession. In the abseiled of this sympathy they are rapidly drifting towards disunion ; and if we wish to change the current we must afford them some solid ground to rest. upon. If Pennsylvania declares for war in preference to compromise. the last tie binding the border States to the Union will have been severed, and the last hope of averting an urmeJ sectional conflict disci• paled. Is there a single Republican of commanding ability and influence in the Legislature who will step boldly into the breach at this crisis, and put the Keystone State in the position or a mediator between contending sections? If there is such a man, let him take a bold stand, whet e he will rally around biro the conserva tive then of all parties, who prefer a Union per petuated by peace, to a country torn into frag ments by the violence of war and stained with brothers' blood Let him do this, and earn the lasting gratitude not ouly of the State, but of the whole Nation. A Gleam of Daylight. The committee of fourteen. representing the border States of Maryland, Virginia. Missoni North Carolina, Texas, Kentucky, Ohio, lowa, Indiana, Illinois, Delaware, Arkansas, Penn sylvania and New Jersey, have agreed to a plan of compromise, which involves the extension of the Missouri line to California, the repeal of Personal Liberty bills, the amendment of the Constitution so as to prohibit any interference with slavery in the States, the perpetual pro hibition of the African slave trade, and other minor points. The proposition to divide the territory belonging to the Union by the Mis souri line was offered by Mr. Rale, of Penn sylvania, (Republican,) and received the vote of one other Republican on the committee beside himself, namely, Mr. NIXON, of New Jersey. MT. SHERMAN voted against it. Mr. PETTIT, of Indiana, did not vote at all, and Mr. VAN.. navER, of lowa, the remaining Republican, was absent, This proposition is said to be acceptable to the members from the slave States represented in the committee, and if the Northern States rally to its support, there remains no doubt that it can be adopted. The Washington correspon dent of the North American says: "I feel jus " tified in asserting positively that the extension "of the Atiuouri line,' pure and simple, to the "eastern boundary of California, would com mand a majority of their (Republican mrm " hers of Congress) votes and be satisfactory ro "a majority of the conservative men of the "South." Let us hope that in the adoption of this pro position by a committee representing free and slave States, a rallying point has at last been attained for men of all parties who are anxious to settle this controversy by peaceful compro mise, and thus avoid an appeal to arms. PENN'A LEGISLATURE. - OWN ATV. MONDAY, Jan. 7, 1861 The SPEAKER railed the Senate to order at 3 o'clock, p. in. Prayer by the Rev. Mr. Cat , el. Journal of Thursday read and approved Atter the re-idinz of the Journol, the SPEAK ER announced the standing committees, as foPows : Finance —ltems. Finney, Gregg, Welsh, Smith, Ben son. Jwficiary.--Ifesars. Penney, Yardley, Kell, Ketcham Smith. AProunts.—Messre. Connell, Imbrie, Honed, Clymer, Uremia a. Estates and Escheats.--Messra. Hall, Irish, Benson, Boughter, Clymer. Pe.sionsand Gr , tutties.-141esers. Yar.' ley, Ketcham, Meredith, BerrilL Blood. Library —Messrs. Benson. Penney, 80-md. Cornorattonv.—Mesara. Smith, Halt, Connell, Robin son, linntiiton, Lawrence, Parker, Iliegtand, Whar ton, Welsh. I annia and Inland Navigation.—Messrs. Parker, Wharton, Bound, RPM, Cr.wford. Bailro.ds.—Messrs. 111 , C lure. Gregg, Parker, Landon, Blood. . . Mort -on Dsssricts.—Monsre. Imbrie, Faller, Crawfurd, Nichols. Robinson. Retrenchment and R• limn. Nichols, Penney, Yardley. Serrin. Schindel. Edurntion —Messrs. Ketcham, Hiestand, Nichols, Ful ler, Schindel. di-ricatcuro and Domenic ittarorf , rtured.-Menere , Me, redi h Laudon, Berrill t Lawrence. Thompson. Militia.—Alessrs liregg, Irish, Wharton, Nichols. heads and Bridges —Messrs. Hamilton, Thompson, Lawrrnee. Blood, Compare Bills.—Mmers. Robinson, Fuller, Boughter, Bound, Clymer, Vire and Irnmorility.—Mesere. Landon, Thompson, Fuller, Schindel, Blood. P. IMmages.—Messrs. Irish, Connell, Ilamiltom Schindel. 31,4 i. Publie Pr wing —Messrs. Mestand, Welsb, M'Clure, Imbrie, Robinson. folk Budd ra6-6 - ...- Idraars, honghtor, hieredi Eh, Craw• ford New. Catenti.s and County Reats.—blesere. Thompson, Wharton, &Trill, C parr, Mutt. Toe 6L'E.A.tiEtt. laid before the Senate the report 01 the Auditor General on Free Thinking Also. an invitaliou from Dr. Cameo to Sen ators to visit the Stare Lunatic: Asylum. BILLS IN PLACE Mr. IRISII, a supplement to the act incorpo rati: g the Pil.4lnlrg anti E ast Liberty passen ger which Was taken up and passed in several readings. Mr. WELSH, a joint resolution relative to the pay of the retiring officers. Passed. Mr_ PARILEM, an net to ifleorpot,to the Continental brush company. Mr. BIOTT. an act relative to the sale of land for the non-payment of taxes iu Veyne county. Mr. PENNEY offered a resolution th-it a committee Of three b • appointed to net with a similar committee of the House in opening and put - 4611in the election returns for Governor. Adopted. Mr. BLOOD offered a resolution in relation S to the purellise of Ziegler's and utberland's Manuals. which was adopted. Mr. SCHINDEL offered a resolution that 2000 in Engli,h. and 500 in German, of the Surveyor Go:yr-41'811nd Adjutant General's re ports he pubashed for the use of the &m i t e , Pag=ed. Mr. LAWRENCE called up the bill in relation to the pip of the late electoral college, which pas+ed its several readings. Mr. GREGG called up the bill In relation fo citizens haiding titles, which passed its seve ral readings. Mr. CLVNIER called up the bill authorizing the calm of common pleas of Berks county to appoint, auditors to re-onen and' re•aljugt. the account:4 of George Feather, late treasurer of that county, which passed its several readings. DEATH OF SENATOR sussEmscusn. Mr. CLYMER presented a series of resolu tions iq relallol► to the death of Benjamin Nun. nemaeher, a member of the Senate at the time of his death, in May last. Mr. CLYMER de livered a very glowing eulogy upon the de ceased. He was followed by Senator SCIIIN DEL, who 01-to pap tribute to tho worth and integt I y of the departed. The yeas and nays were called; and the reso luHous were unanimously adopted; On megon . of Mr. YARDLEY, '_ the Senate adjourned: iIoUSE OF EEPRESENTATIVES. MoNDAY. Jan. 7, 1861. The (louse was called to order at 3 o'clock, p. to_ by the SPEAKIM. Toe SPEAKER, laid before the 'Tense the annual report of the Lehigh Coal and Naviga tion e.knip.tiy, and the report of the Andi.or General in reference to the operation of the new banking 14w. The report states that but one hank has been started under its provisions, viz: that of Clearfiell county. The certificate of ion of this corporation WAS filed on t May 12, 180 u, and the parties having depots I iced Spate securities to the amount of $20,000. with the Auditor General, received antes of the cienomiiiiition of $5 and $lO to the umetini 91 . $ W,700. The Atrlitor General takes ex ception to the 16111 section of the law, and states that it , is.impossible to fix any rate per ce t. by which the nistiintions shall he taxed, to defray the expenses of tneraving notes, me. The: report. was ordered to be printed. The SPE t KEll, then announced the follow. ing sttintliog committevs of the House of Rep resentatives Ways and Means —]Uygur;. Sheppard. Ball, Abbott, Pi•-ree„ Bruilh , ail. Craig, Ridgway, Marshall. Lawrence. Elle. burger, 11l ore, liarthuleuiew, Irwin, Mullen, Lei sent ing. Judiciary, (General )—lLL.esrs. Gordon, Williams, Armst Ong, 11111, Strang. Byrne, Bartholomew, B ire, Duffield (f.ocal.)—Wnsro. Wilson, Teller, Butler, (Carbou,) hobinsoo, Elliott, Randall, Collins, Good, Boyer. Pensions and Gratuities.—Messrs. Austin, Pughe, Myers, Koch, iteily. It rids, Schrock . Estates .nd Escheats —Messrs. Armstrong, Blanch ard, Didier. il-on, otwr,, Byrne, Reiff Agriculture and Manufitctures —Messrs. Graham. An dera.,,,. C01w..11 . stehm„.ii, BI - ler, litittic ettpt , ,, Dank. —Messrs. Patterson, Acker, Butler, (Craw ford.) Seltzer. S oith, ( Berks. Abbott, mans, Preston, Goehrin. Dottie, L ether, Blair Heck. Acc it ts.—Alessra B , rnsley, Blair , Pughe, Stonebeck, Dressler. Douglas. M D Hough. Vire and fm•turraiity —Messrs Keller, White, Oster. hour, 'lister, ltobi-son. Donley, Kline. Eection Pisrricts.—M eours Tracy Roller, Morrison, Harvey. Lichtaiwaltner. Loonier. Rhoads. rduco trim —lles-rs &barer. Frazier, Gordon. Thomas, Cutler. (Crawford.) Welker , Elliott, Mad, (Abbe ney. Burns, Duffield, flapper, Astenni.Devins. Claims.—Messrs. Hays, Clark, Anderson, Taylor, Manifold, Bliss, Blanchard, Gaukill, Dismout Roads, Bridges and t anals.—Messrs. Hillman., Myers, Ober, Osterhout ; Gihboney,Heck, Alex ander, D4lll ey. inpata..ions.—Mesors. Indo,wity. Bisel, Pierce, Wit dey. 81cD n ough. Huhu, Lawrence, Sh for, Tracy, Smith, (Berke,) Ilillottn, Duncan, Roller, Harvey, h, (Philadelphia ) Nets Counties and county Seats.—Messrs. Brewster, McGonigal, Colwell. ltoller, Rehr, Ashcan; Kline, Dun can Mullen, Gaskill, Cope Dun can, Bills —Messrs. Walker, Strang, Leisenrlng, Hap, Lichteuwallner Library.—Mews. Frazier, Gordon, Tlismont. Maio System.—meHsrs Butler, (Crawford,) Austin, Sheppard, Hilt, Wilson, Lituthor, Dunlap. iiaiirands !p.m coltins, Da- usl y, Acker. Pres ton, Du. lap, Austin, Seltzer,Hotius,Gr-hatn, Brewster Cowan, Alexander, Muni-MM, City Passenger Kai/roads—Messrs. Wildey, Goeb. r nit. Mtn.re. Mar-hall. Thomas Smith, (Philadelphia,) flus, Patterson, MODoli ugh:lrvin s Butler, (carbon ) Mines and Minerals.—Messrs I<isel, Hopper, Taylor, Koch, White. Stunebeek, Robinson, Schrock, Kelly, Manifold. Om IT. boughs, Devine. Printing —M %ars. Cowan, Bressler, Brodhead, Pat terson. Myers. Public BuiAlings.—Messrs. Clark, Byrne, Taylor. Petition., memorials, etc., were then pre sented, and apprppeia.tely referred. Among th in were sevcrol praying that. Cottatiets might lie made responsible for slaves which escape from their limits, by the illegal acts of citi zens. . Mr. GORDON, leave being given, presented no nut in reference to a certain suit at lisitt in the county of Clarion, which, after debate between Messrs. GORDON, WILLIAMS and BYLINE, was passed. ORIGINAL RESOLUTIONS Mr. BELTZkat offered a moult-Alen inviting the members of the Senate to meet those of the House tomorrow. (Tuesday,) the aniversary of the battle of New Orleans, and to hear read 3 , tekr.on's addre.s to the people of South Caro lina in 1832. This was agreed to. Mr. BNIITII, of Brrks, offered a joint reso lution, requiring the clerks to furnish each member with Suth..rland's and Zeigler's Man uals, and au horizing the Treasurer to pay for the s-kme. Laid over for one illy, Mr. WILSON uttered the following, which, under t he _rulea_wits far. UM; fLa.y.: Resolved by die Senate and House of Represen tatives of the Commonwealth of Penneylvania, in OrroGrai Assembly met, That, nothing - in any of the laws of this Commomwenith, shill be con strueti to interef, re with or prevent persons held to servit.e orlahor tinder the laws of any of the Unittd " t.”.e ,pine into this State," from heinz returned., upon claim legally made thrrefor, to the person or persons to whom such service 'or labor m:ty be due, as rt quired by elau.te third, section second. iourth, of the Constitution of tie United States. Mr. PATTE;RSIN atTer.cl joint reFolution, a votuntiti et of three, to act iti cOti jiniclion with a similar °tie of the Senate, to consider that portion of the Governor's turs.age relating to furnishing the Executive mansion. Laid over for one day. Mr. THOMAS olfertql a resolution nuthori. zing the ming of 2,000 copies in English, and 1.000 in German or the Reviled Penal Cot's. A random discimvion took place be tween MeFsrs PATTERSON. THOMAS, TELL ER. SELTZER, BYRNE. ROMS ntid AUS TIN. It was finally agreed that the 95th and 96th sections of the law should be published in the Legislative record. On motion of Mr. SELTZER, the reports or the Adjutant and Surveyor General were or dered in he printed. Mr. BLAIR offered a joint resolutiorranthor izing the Govern' r of the State to offer the en tire resoureer of Pennsylvania to the President to repel invasion or suppress treason. Laid over for one day. A joint resolution, giving one copy of Pur- don's Digest and one of the Legisbitive Man- ual to each member, was rinsed; also, one niv. lig ton days' p-ky to the retiring efaccrs of tho Mute and Senate. A supplement to the act incorporating the East Liberty anti Pittsburg passenger railway company was pssme.l. Adjourned. LATEST BY TELEGRAPH XXIVIIh UONORSNS - SECOND SESSION. Irons .-3.1 r. Cobb (Ala.) rose to a per s onal expbtuation. lie said lie was not present at. the conference of the Alabama and Mi.,setecippi dele gations on Saturday. as reported in the news. papers; he was responsible for his own acts and judgtnent ; but in making this remark he did not wish to reflect upon others. He rep resettled x people who were competent to speak fur thenmelitca. Mr. Houston (Ala.) said he understood the conference was on the part of Senators alone from several of the Southern States, and that no member of the House attended it. Mr. Cobb replied that he happened not to be there, and sent no telegraphic dispatches to his State advising seces:•ion. God knows that his prayers were for harmony in the land. and that in the event of a wart he stars and stripes should be emoted into the midst of our enemies. Be wanted the flag to float on as long as all the States ()In remain in the Union as equals. Ile knew that a majority of his people believe they cannot have that equality, but he was fur ma king 'mother effort fyr adjustment. Gentlemen wi h whom he had conversed said that the committee of thirty-three would do something. He whlaetl chat he could fed this in his banes. Ile would Call on S , itatOPS, ns welt en .the Representatives, to come forward and relieve our country from its enib , erassod condition. Standing on the brink of dissolu tion, should he not raise his humble voice, not only to the N:wth, but to the South, to do something to save us from our present trot,. bles? If blood should be shed, a re-construc• (ion of the Union cannot take place. Jleogain beseeched gentlemen to do sothething. For himself, he intended to do what was right. lb; the slot:Try ,tpiestio„ bad his people that was nut the only one ettbmilttcd by the Repub licans to the people. Mr. ilindintin. (Ark.). rose .10 a question of order, saying that, Mr: Cobb . viattnet confining . bituttc/1 to it<personalisklanittintb WASH/NGTON, Jan. 7 Mr. Cobb s ,be that he asked fon on favors but. what the Rouge had granted him. He stood on his own rights. Mr. Hindman as objected to Mr. Cobb's remarks as not being confined to a personal ex planation. [Cries from the Republican side of Go 4:n.") Ai n Cobb. I was endeavoring to show the Republicans that they can do something. Mr. Barksdale (iViiss.) inquired whether Mr. Cobb had obtain , d permission to make a speech on general politics, or only a personal expl tuation. The Speakir replied on a personal explana tion. Mr Thirked3le (Mies_) Then the gentleman 6 nbtit , ing the privih.o. Mr. Houston appealed to Mr. Cobb to let his explamo ion he of a personal character. Mr. Cobh was very mud' obliged to his col league. but he must be governed by his own judgment The Speaker requested Mr. Cobb to restrict himself to what is necessary in the way of a personal explanation. SP.NATFL—The galleries were crowded. Hon. C. C. Clay (Ala.) appeared in his seat. Mr. liamlin's resignation was received and read. Mr. Ten Eyck (N. J.) presented the petition of nomerou= caizens of New Jersey, requesting Congress to pass an Act to authorize the people to elect delegates on the 22d of February, to a convention to be held at Philadelphia on the 4111 of March next, to consider the welfare of the Union. Referred to the Committee on the Judiciary. Mr. Bigler (Pa.) presented thirty-four me morials asking that the Crittenden resolutions be submitted to the people of the country. The Poeifie Railroad Bill was made the spe cial order for TimedAy at 2 o'clock. Mr. Crittenden (Ay ) moved to take up the resolutions offered by him a few days since. Agreed to. The bill for the admission of Kansas was made the special order for Monday next. Message from the Governor of Virginia. RICHMOND. Va., Jan. 7. The Message from Governor Letcher, sent to the Virginia Legislature to-day, alluding to the condition of the country, says that "all see, know, and feel the danger to be imminent, and all true patriots are exerting themselves to save us from the impending perils." He renews the propositions in the last mes sage for a convention of all the States, and says—"it is monstr us to see a government like ours destroyed merely because men cannot agree about a domestic institution. It becomes our State to be mindful of her own interests. If disruption is inevitable, and if confederations are to he formed, we must have the best guar antees before we can attach Virginia to either." He condemns as hasty the action of South Caro lina, which has taken all her southern sisters by surprise. He would make no special re ference to her course, had he not been invited to do so by her late Executive, in his uncalled for reference to Virginia. The non•slavehold ing States are chargeable for the present con dition of affairs, and if the Union is disrupted upon them must rest the solemn responsibility. He alludes at length to their aggressions, and says they have the power to end the strife and restore confidence. 'Will they do it Y lie awaits their response, not without apprehen- sten, He says "our action should be based on the wrongs done to our own people." He opposes a State Convention at this time, and suggests that " commissioners, composed of two of our most discreet statesmen, should vieit the Legislatures that passed Personal Liberty bills, abd insist upon their uncondi tional repeal, excepting the New England States." Second, "That we have proper effective guar antees of the protection of slavery in the Dis triet of Columbia." Thirdly, "Our iirttigaity in " the States and Territories must be tully recognized." From W ashingtoti. The Richmond Enquirer publishes a long let ter from Gov. Wise. His leading positions are to immedi aely call a State Convention for the prompt resumption, by the Convention, of all such powers hitherto delegated to the General Government as may be necessary for the State protection, especially the possession of the Forts, etc. That having done so, the State shall not.declare herself out of the Union. but suspend 2111 relations with the offending States until they shall accede to such an ultimatum as the State may submit. Protective Demonstration in Virginia. NORFOLK, Va., Jan. 7. A large meeting was held here on Saturday night. Strong speeches were made urging the citizens to arm and place themselves in a state for defence in any emergency, which expres- sions were loudly cheered. Resolutions recom mending the Legislature to organize thoroughly the military of the State, to prepare for civil war, should it occur; scorning coercion; de nouncing invasion, and expressing a determi nation to resist such an attempt, were unani giney adopted, with applause. Great Fire in Philadelphia. PHILADELPHIA, Jan. 7. Maul's board yard, near the U. S. Arsenal, on the Schuylkill, was burned this morning.— Loss forty thousand dollars. The Arsenal, though half a mile off, was at one time consid ered in danger and alarm guns were fired. Destruction of a P.tarch Factory. FULTOII, N. Y., Jan. 7. The Fulton starch factory was destroyed by fire last night. The loss is estimated from $lOO,OOO to $150,000, on which there is an insurance of $70,000. Mayor Wood on Secession. Nsw Yonx, Jan. 7. It is rumored that Mayor Wood's Message, to be presented the City Councils to-night, will eml.mly a proposition for the secession of New York city from the State and the Union_ Arrival of Troops iu Baltimore. BALTIMORE, Jan. 7. A company of the light infantry have just arrived here from the Carlisle barracks, Penn. sylvania. INFLUENCE OF EXTREME COLD UPON SEEDS.- Some experiments have been made this year, by Professor Eli Wartmann, of Geneva, Switzer land, on the influence of extreme cold upon the seeds of plants. Nine varieties of seeds, some of them tropical, were selected. They were Owed in hermetically sealed tubes, and sub mitted to a COld tis severe fIE science can pro. duce. Some remainid 15 days in a mixture of snow and salt ; some were plunged into a bath of liquid sulphuric acid, made extremely cold ertifioial means. On the sth of April they were all sown in pots, and placed in the open air. They all germinated, and those which had undergone the rigors of frigidity produced plants as robust as those which had not been submitted to this test. MECHANICS AND LABORERS MEETINO.m.ahe mechanics and laborers of Newark (N. J.) have called a public meeting for the purpose of ap pointing a committee of one, or more members, from eneh of the mechanical and laboring oltv.rco. to proceed to Washington, and request. Congress to authorize the assembling of a Con vention to amend the Constitution, so as to put an end to the slaverritgitation. They invite the co-operation of their co-laborers in New Yoelt. GUARD AT HARPER'S FERRY.—The Virginia Free Pr sa of Thursday states that the Armory Guard, the. Floyd Guard and Floyd Rifle, were or , l, red on duty on the day preTionst at Harper's .Fey , r), 41 obedience to a dispatch received there from Washington, requiring them to Ito so. ; They were marched into. : the Armory Yard,olai t tiug any orders;;Which might be eget them, WASHINGTON, JD,H. 7. GENERAL NE WS. A NEW AGITATION FOR RNPRAL.—Stimulated by Lord John Russell's letter in behalf of Italian Nationality, and the notoriety which the Pope's Irish Brigade has achieved. a pr.•tty general movement is now being made in Ireland, and among Irishmen in this country, to agitate for Irish Independence. A private meeting was held in Nsw York on Thursday evening, when a series of resolutions were adopted, de claratory of the right of Ireland to select her own form of government and form her own laws. For the purpose of lending encourage ment to this movement, a Committee of Con ference was appointed, with instructions to arrange the preliminaries for a mass meeting in support of the movement. In Washington on New Year's day, quite a large delegation of the correspondents of lead ing papers met, and after deelai• g themselves with white badges, inscribed "press." to show that they were under a flag of truce between the patriotic red and the secession blue, so con spicuously woru r they commenced a rournt of calls. At the residences of some distinguished gentlemen. visited by this newspaper party, brief speeches were made, replete with humor and with patriotism; but "no reporters were admitted," and so they must go unrecorded. BAN FRANCISCO TAKES THE HAT.—The latest mention of the Golden State is a plan to make white dogs useful. Your San Franciscan seizes up his white cur, and, with a stencil plate and blacking, inscribes his business card upon each side of the wretched pup, and sends bim forth a quadrupedal locomotive advertiser—a dogerotype of the fast people of a fast country, in a fast age. It is reckoned that a lively dog will be worth at least five dollars a day, or equal to one fourth of a column in a newspa per. THE Pittsburg Post says that in eonseqPnce of the present depression of the times, end the derangement of the finances and exchanges of the country, those engaged in the coal trade have found it necessary to forego any opera tions at the present time, and must suffer their investments to be idle for the present. This they have been compelled to do in self-defence. The result is a painful one, for it will throw thousands of people out of employment; but the evil cannot be helped. Irtramous.—On Saturday, as we learn from the Rochester Democrat, some infamous wretch removed two rails from the track of the Buffalo, New York and Erie Railroad, about ten miles this side of Corning, intending, of course, to cause a smash-up of the next train due, which was a stock train. Fortunately, when the train eame along it passed over the breach, and took the track beyond, all in good order, and with out breaking a thing. SAD CASE OF SII/OIDE.—A dispatch from Pittsfield, Mass., says that Mr. Henry Joseph Farley, a native of Boston, a graduate of Har vard .College, a brother of Rev. Dr. Farley, of Brooklyn, and formerly a wealthy citizen of Lenox, committed suicde yesterday morning. The act, which was committed in the woods in that town, was caused by extreme destitu tion. A letter from Kanagawa, in the New York Tribune, announces the death of Prince Mito, whose complicity in the assassination of the Regent was noticed some time since. The wri ter says : " The popular belief is that he died by poison, secretly administered by his ene mies." DIAMOND CST DIAMOND.-A CSSe of slump trading, is now pending before the Supreme Court, Ohio. One smart chap traded off a tract of land upon another for gold chains, put in at $3O each. The land wee three feet under water, and the gold chains are sold at $9 a dozen. During the year which has just closed, twenty soldiers of the revolution have died, four of ..4. 9111 w ,.-- Greenwood, Rhode Island; David Bostwick, Connecticut; Reuben Burt, Massachusetts, and Ralph Farnham, of Maine. There are now no less than seven Protestant societies established in Florence, holding meet ings for worship every Sunday. Four of these are made up of foreigners, residing in or pas sing through the city, and the other three are composed for the most part of converted Italians. A workman of Paris has just discovered a method of preserving gas and water pipes from rust by enveloping them in a thick coat of clay. Such is the importance of the discovery that the city of Paris has granted the man a pension for life. Mrs. Anderson, wife of Major Anderson, has arrived in Washington. The false reports sent out in regard to the beseiging of Fort Sumpter is the moving cause, it is stated, of her visit to the Capital. The second Wednesday in February is the day fixed by law for counting the electoral votes in Congress, and declaring the election of Pre sident and Vice-President of the United States. The oitiaens of Philadelphia, a few days ago presented Mr. Wm. B. Wood, the veteran actor, in the 82d year of his age, with a check for $950 as a Christmas present. Walter Savage Landes, the British poet, who was fined for libelling a lady some years since, has now been discovered libelling a clergyman by means of matter, bearing no printer's name. To converse with spirits—lay n five cent piece on a table in a grog shop, and they'll show themselves quicker than yon can say "beans." Twenty-three thousand New Yorkers were gathered to that bourne from whence no New Yorker returns, last year. In Stockbridge, England, the library of a deceased clergyman sold for £3, and the liquors in his cellar for £276. Nam weed, of New York, has vetoed the resolution increasing the police force of the city 400 men. The Dowager Queen of Sweden, widow of Bernadotte, died on the evening of December 18th, at Stockholm, A committee has been formed at Turin to raise funds for the purchase of a gold crown for Victor Emmanuel. captain Gossett, surveying land in British Columbia, advocates the use of balloons for that purpose, to avoid mountain gorges. Mr. Lincoln is said to have tendered Senator Seward the position of Secretary of State. SPECIAL NOTICES. ft 7" WARRANTED IN ALL CASES XI DR. 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Pampitle' s detailing their virtues, with numerous certificates trot, known physicians and ape - Um:erica, can be bad on apt lien to the agent, who will send the Pills, if den.reei, by mail, post-paid, to any address, on receipt of the money Sold in boxes containing sixty pills, by all the pr zedp.l druggists and dealers, and by DYOTT & CO., wholesale agents, North Second street, Philadelphia. nee2-eedd&nly A NEW REMEDY thipereeding Cunene, 00PAIDA, aarsut.se, or any compnnod that has ever been before the pa: ple. It has been need oy • • • • - - ONE ITUNDRIID PHYSICIANS, In their private pracCro, with entire PCIPMEiI i in all sages. BELL'S SPECIFIC PILLS, more For diseases of apr vote nature ; a char y t/w* per formed in a weesc, and entire confidence be placed l a them. This remedy is a newly discoveied specific, active and speedy in itS efreel than OfiholWAr On 111tH alone. The pills arelialf the. size of Capeuh e, and never nauseate the stomach, or impregnate the breath. Pia it zen o da i n a ben—pribe one dollar, and will be pent by mail, post-paid, by.the agent, on receipt of the mom• y. Sold by all the principal-druniats and -desires, and :by 'MOTT & 00.,-whOikaithVagents, North Etecg•nol street, 71g10494/ 1 . 111 . NYS-got{}W/7 Ncw abuctlisemnits, G HAND INAUGU RATIOS MILITARY AND CITIZENS, DRESS BALL! AT BRANT'S 11A 1:1,, ON TUESDAY EVENING, JAN. 15, 1851. TICKETS $2.00. To be had at the principal Ilot,tir, jsinB-dtti N OW WITHIN BEACH OP ALLt GROVER & BAKER 1 8 OELEI3ItATED NOISELRBB SEWING M ACHINEs; 493 BROADWAY, NEW TORE. The public attention is respectfully requested to th, following cards of ELIAS Hews, he., and the Gann & BAKER B. M. Co A CARD FROIII7IIE' GROVER # BAKER S. M. CO Our Patents being now # atablished by the Courts, ws are enabled lo furnish the GROVIM & Dalton Machine with important lualroyernente, at greatly REDUCED PRICES! The moderate price at which Machine; making th 4 (}ROVER & BIKER stitch, can now be had, brings thew within the reach of all, and renders the nee of Machines making inferior stitches as unnecessary as it is unwise. Persons desiring the best Machines, and the right to use them, must not ohly be sure to buy M eta ne. making the GROTES & Dolton stitch, but also that Mich Maebinei are made and .tamped under oar patents and thaw of ELIAS HOWS, JR G-ROTER, & BAKER S. IL 00,, A CARD FROM ELIAS 110WIC, JR All persona are can ioned Lot to make, deal in, or nal any Sewing Maellinea which flew from two epoole and make the stitch known as the Getman & Relate stitch, unless the same are purchased from the Gamma & Bi VAR Sewing Machine Com};any, or their Age Lie, or Ll ama, and stamped under my patent of September 10, 1846. Sail Company, and their Licenses, alone, are legally authorized under their own patents, apd my said patent, during the extended term thereof, to make and cell thin kind of Sewing Machine, and alt others are piracies upon my said patent, and will be dealt with accordingly, wherever fouud Niw YORK U:7" SEND FOR A CIRCULAR .ni, sep2B-dacwlY W RITE BALL Rt STAURANT I GEORGE sit ULTHEIS lletipeetfully informs the public that he bee taken no welt known ItESTA URA T und. r thnWhi te Hall ; where he in prepared at all times to nerve up 0' STE bIEI in every ntyle, and Reading . and Philndsli his rt LE. liming long been in the employ of 111 .W. lireitinger, be guarantee. to serve up Oyster. in the same manner as while em. ployed at that ental.linhment. jan4-diw A 11 COB T!!! BOTTLED WINES, BRANDIES, AND LIQI7OES OFEVERY DESCRIPTIONt Together with a. complete assortment. (wlo-lesale and retail,) embracing everything in the line will be inildwt cost, without reserve jani WM. DOCK, is., & CO. TIOARDI G.--M s ECKERT. in Locust 7 street. bedew Third, is prepared to accommodate a number of BOARDERS in the a.ea masuurri .va at rya. 6162.0,uud1ui A BOOK FOR THE TIMESt THE LIFE OF AN UREW JACKSON, BY JAMES PARTON. Author of the WO and Timis of korot Mitt 4 , e. In 3 Vols. 800 Reel Portraits. Price, s...bti per Tol., cloth; $3, sheep; $4, half-calf SOLD BY sUBSCRIPTMN ONLY MASON BROTHNRS, Putmanzats. Naar VOW. The publisher. have i leasure ii. ause,uuefing the great success of thia work, on which Mr. Pai ton lo a been tot several years engaged The voiumes already published have been reeeiv 11 with great enthusiasm Ly the public and the press, and the intere-t imrealies to the end of the Biography. The third volume is now ready, cons• pieting the work. In the present crisis, when the terrible evils whick Jack Son met so promptly. ly. yet temperas rly. penis threaten to destroy us as a nation this swat impel tial, thorough and exciting Biography or this wonderful mall must poseess ext.soudinary interest to every lover of his country. He who wu uld understand the politics of to day must make himself familiar with the causer of Andrew Jackson, and especially know the hist ry of his Administration. Blow well Air. Parton has rvlated this, as well SA the rest of Jacksunts earner_ the press abund antly testifies. J. 2. STDASIIAC6II, fans•d3t3 Harrisburg Pa., Agent for Dauphin and ad j oining counties. CANDLES!!! PARAFFIN CANDLE., SPERM CAN MIL% STEARIN E rANDLES. ADAAIANTiNR CANDLES„ IIIILsiICAL SP kleta Atelttra, STAR (Atmlima) CANDLES TAb LOW CAk.DLUI A large invoice of the above in store, and for ask at unusually low rates, by WM. DOeR, Ja.. & CO., Opposite the Court Hoaee. janl CHAMPAGNE WINES] DUO DE MOBTRBELLo, Hsi Ds' ECK & Cu.p CHARLBS II EIDNTECH, GIEBI.BIt & . &NUM )B--SILLERY unrsaTITIX, /WARW.' UNatta l , Aitrum & Co .5. VBEZENAv. CABINET. In store and for sale by JOAN rr. zrEor.rn, 73 Market Arent. HICKORY WOOD! !—A StEItIOR LOT l' jn+t received, and Tor sale in quantifier+ to twit tut , chaaetn, l•y JAMIAt. WIle:ELl5lt Alto. OAK AND PINE construatty on hand at the lowest prices, aced UlI .1 IVG-111N iI.KHRING i) Just received by WM. DUCK, J&., dr. CO 0r26 B ooTs AND SHOES JACKSON & CO. Have opened a Boot and Shoe Store at No 90% UAL BET STREET, corner of Fourth, where they keep 0021. Bluntly on baud a full and varied ass,rtmetit of the BEST CITY MADE SHOES. Daring been engaged in the STIOR UPPER BUST. NESS in this city for mere than a year. they are pre. pared to make ALL KINDS OP FANCY pqmEs La order, at short notice or the beat materials, and war ranted to give satiafintion every way. Er Please call and examine my assortment before purchasing elmew here. Er Remember the place-90% 'Market street, sign 0 the [nOli-d3m] GOLDEN IOO?. CHOICE SAUOESI WORCESTERSHIRE. LUCK NOW CIIUTNY, CONTINENTAL, BOYA'R'S SULTANA, ATI] EN /EV LON tom CLUB. ant ROO KILT FEEL, INDIA SOY, EA MING BACON ENGLISH PEPPER SA re E. For solo by w li, pocK. Jo., & CO. 0,v,10 1) OTTVILLI WORKS, PHILADELPHIA , NUPACITCUS CARBOYS. WINE, PORTER, MINERAL WATER, PICKLE MD PRESERVE BOTTLES Or XVIUT DICSCRIPTIOX. &.O. W t BBNNEns 0e19,111 27 &mill Prank p 1,4144,604. JititiholLute lit Lilt, 0110.140 A .7 him Gobi Pmmi—intrroited • • ELL.E.tt'S Uti 81'0'It iirthep SOO ix. to iiky Patioet Katie inst. 495 Broadway, New York Z.LIAII LtOws s ill.
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