_PITTSBURGH GAZETTE PUBLISHED HY WHITE az CO PISP'XtiBUB , C III MONDAY MORNING, JAN. 8, 1651 As:. arT wawmaxios roz Kett% --- JOHN J. 100601. Wile 1101M10102roa vumos ae •iasaust car, HUGH S. rizmtlo. • Ncmes ro Anvarruissa.—Our yearly edger; taws are swooned to send in such advertise• meats, deneg this week, as they wish put in zew type, ss wt do not wish to reset old tames which may woo be ordered out. We also invite such so wish to chanitithea cards to give us duly zo- The editor of the CORSIWCIEJ Journal, of Bah wisp, cashes a moat'anwaitanted attack oe the ()aorta, which self 'respect wilt not sutler us to let pw unnoticed. The eaitoie,charge is in the tofowieg wordy: .110 whole report of the Retain Mooting of Thursday alight, us the Gamma is a malicious mlsrepiessalhtiou--ou elaborated lie." Without resottiag to what the editor chooses call .strorg language," we Moat unequivocally pronounce the above statement wholly attune. — Our report is a correct statement of what actually took place, and !note troth of thin we appeal to every honest and Intelligent man who was present either - Whig of Deraticrat. One Reporter, Mr. Keened/. has the well earned repuution of being exceedingly accurate in his verde?. of proceedings and speeebee, and oar injunction to him wu, to report the proceedings an near swbothe as pour Me, and we have the testimony-of our unrest (for we were also present) as well as that of others, that he did so. The only error, It it can becalled . one, wu speaking a little more etrongly than I accesaaty of the confusion at , the close of the sleeting. • if there was the slightest troth in the Jonmal's Wholesale and sweeping assertion, it would be the esatelit thing to the world to take the report and prove Its faishy—atom what speaker was mimeo. trweated, what pottiest of the proceedings was ilecoreetly stated, end in what this "elaborated lip"conairted, • Arty mu who is,reckless of char. acter can make sweeping! assertions, but when unsustained by - proof and the troth, they only reboand upon - the head of their author. - A. tendon:isn' t. who was present has sent ni a communication an reply to the Journal l e remake, and he Will excuse us for nor forbearance in se. leethig only the following closing paragraph: . , . "Iwo present at the meeting, sir, of Thursday night, and pronOnaca the report of It as published by you to be sidgularle complete and correct, and meek wonder that the Editor of thelournal, who maker., boast of his liberality tewards his con temporaries cod there who differ with him in opinion, should venters u arsenion eo broad and in terms no offensive, particularly whey he Wu present and personally cognizant of all the facu which transpired on the occasion. Reepeeffolly yours, Aonrroa." Gold sled silver The praminni upon Americas elver coin as compared with American gold coin, in New York, is from two to two and o half per cent.— . Here, in Piludiurgh„it is one per cent. The banks: ms Imager , pay silver. except in i very stinted qiustia. tios. The same disparity in the value of gol I and l. 114,41 T coin is feu in Earope as much as in Ma country. ....' , There are two reasons for thin state of thiegn— The first and Principal is, that the supply of gold, sdiferly from California and Russia, has greatly ex. seeded the &ripply of silver. The second and minor rearm iaasew recently enacted in Holland ' --one of the great money COMMita of the world --snaking 11.117e1f only a legal tender. Whether .the diparity will continue to Increase remains to to be seen. Ono thing Is certain, the two metals am changing their relative value, by a law as inexorable, ai the laws of nature- No legislation em restore their former miens. value. Wittier, gold is a legal tea der, and doubtless will ecniinue Lobe so; gold, therefore, is the par statfriird—silver is abase it. This being the case no lain can oblige either individuals or banks to pay silver. - The only remedy-that we can think of is m Gr. ran Ms Amami fir solver. A very large amount of money of some kind is needed for the natisse• tion of the every day buatneeaol lie. For thae. silver coin is tbs most common and the best me. horn; but if silver can only be obtained by pay lag a premium for it, it becomes an onerous us upon the entire community, not to be endured or thought of. See bow it woke. A. man has • live dollar bill which he wishes to convert into aural... He to the bank', and receives a gold piece of equal value.tor Ida bill. So far, be is jut whore he was. He most Mon call upon the broker, and at a coot of some tea cents, he you silver coin. Now thin in a bad state of thugs. lo there so remedy r The leant at gold dollars is one; and a very good one; but it would require mere than we art likely to get soon, to relieve trade from this inconvenience. ' • Another is that the bank. of -Penasylvan•a should be autbmised to issue Ws of oat, two and three d•Mars, convertible into gold or silver wheel presented in sums of over Leo dollars. arld into silver or gold dollars, when ender that sum.-Thir measure would rezone the value of the two met. Ala nearer to an equilibrium, and enable at to do • Our every day business on the standard of the Mae or gold par, thus preventing an immense amount-of shoring. We throw oat these suggestions in hope that they may lead our business men to endeavor to remove, in 'this, or aomvother way, a very serious ..olestaeLe to the proacAtion of those small every . day transacUons, in which the your and the rich are ..:[gully iaterested, and relieve she whole commenity from a serious wit, Tot Norm AND Tun Zotrrn.—lt a a very alga. Gam fact, that Kenteicky,, with a larger territory 's than Ohio, a fine climate. a roil avidly prolific, iltd having had the start in point of - time, contains at this moment less than half the population of the lauer'l , treaty less wealth, and is interior in every element . oyeivilisation and prosc.rity. A comparison between the commerce of the northern and'soritherti states, as indicated by their tonnage, is egtially eaprising. The Washington correspondent of the New York Commercial Ad vertiser. turnishes liiktablm compiled Iran otS• Mal documents. We append his recapitulation. • . since last To', Free S.—Ato. ton. 2,171;M0 '2,045,0t0 75.41,1 Foretga do. 1,2a7,2e2 1,2t7,493 ••-• Ereees or Ana. ton. BMUS' : . 9,114 ,1113.1t4 Dee. of For. lance' lan Tear, f Increase of Am. slate last you len 149. A. decrease —sines lam year Eat. Suitc.Se da —Am. tan. 611* 961 419x10 7/83 S 266.527 • reirn 4Z 4 Elteess otAm.toanage 81,621 lie. of F. tot, olneo loot lea, 19377 Dec. of Am. um Cute last Year mews asuornrcretom locrcue Free S.--Awenato ton, in 15.% 3,419 391 Aggregate do IE4O 3.03,104 --- 125,279 De rem Slave S.—Aggregate ton. in 1850 941,531 Aggregate do 1911) 1,166,319 g 14.777 It wlll be obtamed, that while in the northern porta American chipping is rapidly increasing, and the toreige decralma, in the southern ports the ear, opposite is the fact ! Some of the slave states hive decreased in the amount of their tonnage in a very large ration.— Maryland has decreased 23,000 tons, Vlrginin4COD, Son* Carolina from 147,139 in 1840 to 125,0.52 in 1.120 • Georgia has decreased 12,000 tone, Florida B,ooo,ltlabama 31,000, and Lemma 118,000 tons. Total decrease 214,777 tone, or nearly one fourth of the entire tonnage of the South. ' This et wily a melutcholy exhibit of the affairs of oar southern brethren. They are falling be.. bind their fellow countrymen of the north in every • thing except fiery "chivalry," now roused into • eochintotisn action in defence of the wretched in cubit which is taimifestly blighting their pros. liwitir in every form. • Nom haratean. "—This able and Inliteuttal papa wriest to us in an entire new . Preventing a very neat and beautiful appearapee. We are glad to perceive that the rouse for this Improvement, is the large circulation of the paper, and the consequent rapidity with whieh it has to be parotid: - Vre hope the same !ghee will require another re newel by the end of she year, sa lt is the best Clitalioo by which to edge of the great prosperity of ihe paper. lona K. Keratikv,'Ettii-We observe that i strove of OW eotetiporatici have tpoken in high terms of the opening speech of Mr. Kennedy, in ',the hre trial of Mackey. - We take pleasure in ocpying from the C . hsenicle, the following ny to the merits of the effort: "The opening speech was made by Israel K. Kennedy, Eui the puke counsel. Mr. Kennedy la quitme young lawyer and has, thus far, had no proper oportunity of ;eating his ',Gwen aa • pleader. - His speech, yesterday morning, nitaY, therefore,be regarded its the beginning el his career. We are happy to say that he nesitrued himself ' most admirably. As upon his proper perkirmance ' of his duty elan advocate, depends. in put, the ' file of the accused; his position most hsve4een peculiarly trying; while his success words the most decisive proof that be has not mistaken hie Vocation. His speech was clear, logical, and at times eloquent; his delivery wen easy, sod his pronunciation forcible and dietinct. We have made this mention of Mr. Kennedy's speech he. cane we partake in that interest so commonly felt in t4s early efferts of young men who enter the learned professions, and we rejoice to being per mitted to employ, in this inetance, the highest terms, while keeping strictly within thobounds el last criticism." • _ . Whoever hu read Dana's "Two years before the WC," and remembers what he ear' 'bunt Santa Erhart, as It was when he was there, only a lit. while ego, will feel as if Jos had got with an en chanted world upon reading the following .. ..Berry S. Carnes, Erg, formerly of New York, bat row settled in the efty of Banta Barbara, Lower California, (and a good Whig) has been anent. sway elected to represent that city in ,the State Assembly now in cession at Ban Jose." Had Mr. Carnes been a locorocu, the marve mould inn have not been so great. But a Whar Nerdy they are getting along finely. - - Mr. Take has beets nominated by the democrats in the Florida Legislature for re.eleetion to the United State' Senate. Hattssee bissezum.—The Jaccary number of this excellent Magazine has been received et Holmes' Litcrary.Depot, Third et., opceeitc the Piet Office. FRO![ SITABEIINGTCIN Correspondence of the ihtuhunst, Garcue. WiIIELSIGTON, Jan. 1, 185 Soo of am year—Progreso of b • alkd oho holidays. There no be now no doubt that the first half of the nineteenth century iseempleted. The fiftieth year has just closed, and there remains fifty more to run their course before the century will have taken its place among thetasca of our era. It is surprising that there ever should have been en argument on so plain a point. Yet, during several of the open ing weeks of the peat year, the newspapers, both In Europe and America, contained frequent disc= sions whether forty nine complete yearn were not equivalent to one half of a hundred. I will not now =dinette a review of the year through which we have passed. In our own country it has been marked by peculiarly bitter political controversy, but was distinguished from the preceding by great national prosperity. No pestilence has swept over oar land, desolating the cities, fields, and Matt= of our people. A smiling. providence has given us with a season of general health, plentiful harvests, and abundant relents for the husbandman's toil. Eu rope—bleeding trout the thoutand wounds which hoary, but still vigorous, tyranny has inflicted up on het bosom—has sent us nundreds of thousands of mourning exilea, to leek in our fair land the peace ful enjoyment of those rights which not their own toil, nor the blood of the martyrs of 1849, could se. cum to them on their native roil. Thus has our population been swelled beyond its natural in melee. Bat it is a noble source of gratification that our nation has spread and extended itself on every aide upon the glorious foundation of its own `American ancestry. The descendants of the Pd. grime of Plymouth and St. Mary's, of the follow era of Penn, end the founders of Jamestown, of the I lingonot churchmen, and Puritans, who planted their revered -feet upon the shores of Calumbie, .Virginia, and New England, the heroic age of Bberty, have laid yet broader the lines of their em pire, and mode more rapid strides then ever to na tional greatness and renown. Both Homes of Congress again manifested s _ . good disposition foe work, yesterday, and after or three boars spent In disposing of the odds and ends of ',ninon, they adjourned over until Thum day. It was amusing to witness the little struggle that took place in the Senate between the favorer. et the one day and the three day holidays. Ica' Da. via protested against the voles of leveret Senators who had been, as he termed it, off upon s and yet stood up there to deny to others who had been at their pans attending to their duties, the vs. cation of the balance of the week. But the work. in ma vaned by a few votes. Some programs was made in the House on the cheap postage bill. The chairman of the poet of. fice committee appealed to the House to let the queation be speedily taken, in order to avoid the danger of losing the bill, the-nigh a press of bush bns. will I think 31 wilt ss di. vreek, Ind the redue ,on probably pan the plan recoiamendedb) the Putt hinter General. During the morrow. hour there was a little interlude, which mart havi conveyed to Father Ritchie a stern prembnition the sort of issue of his :Schemes for enriching him self at the expense of thieTroxinry, wittiot an ego, alert rendered. The House have ordered the print log of Men or twenty thousand copies of the Pre aident'a Menage and accompanying documents - Together, it will nuke a somewhat cumbrous doe unmet. Some friend of Ritchie's attempted to per eme the nonage of a rehillinion giving authority for binding the documents in several parts, by which Ritchie would have made all his sat:semi tracts for the bilidiugtfive ertits per copy more than tiewill now make. This would have bwn equal to one thousand dollars- This Ls a noon affair, corn. pared with the enormous extent of the original swindle attempted in connection with the exist -Mg contract, or with rte immense profits which Ritchie and his partners, made on these jobs betore that mode of getting the wnrk done came into vogue, but the course of the Hone shows in what direction the current sets. Three fourths of the menthes" have become satisfied that Infamous frauds have Wen 'demoted and partly earned oat to break up the contract system, and to extol money from Congresafor pretended lossenand they have determined to allow nothing to be squeezed oilt of theca either by force or cunning. Ritchie to the contractor for binding the volumes ordeted by either Home, and the work lion been eneented so miserably that In many non thin work boa been refused. Ritchie farms out the contract to prac tical men, reserving to hinsed two and a half cello on each bomber. The Rouse refused to do p thing that might enhance these profits. WA.SItDIGION, Jan. I. 7b. Happy New Years In Wasabagto . The year has commenced its course ins m creditable manner. I may say Mit its debut h been calmly 10CCathll. The day was delightful. The aire tailed through the eloudlem rhy, shedding genial warmth that dissolved the earth of n slight covering. of, anew that bad fallen the night before Tie business was done any where. Congrem hav ing adjourned over, and the department being clo ud. The grand levee at the While House, was excemtvely crowded. These affairs at the circa five residence on the advent of the year, are never very pleasant though often gorgeous, and always at. tractive. There is a throng, a rusk and, a crush, • smashing of bonnets and hats, and a tearing of capes, a squeezing of the shoulders, and a digging in the ribs, the abdomen, aadthe spinal regions, that banish comfort and put an emsurmolintable veto oat enjoyment of arty kind. The President ft= fatigued with the interminable shaking of hands, which continued, without a moments relaxation, from 12 till 2 o'clock. It is useless to particularize and distinguish who were there, for it would be easier to enumerate thotai who were away. The world of Wish:onion seemly was there. The social, diplomatic, polity cal =titan', naval and judicial celebrities, now in the city, were all= the President's in accordance with duly and custom, as well as their own incline. Lions. Mrs. and Mina Fillmore, assisted the President In the reception of the morning, with their aeons locoed ease and felicity of manner. Mr. Corwin occupies the house tenanted tar floe or six years past by sum:native Seereten'ea of the navy. nearly opposite 'be White House— next to' the picsident he We; the two popular man of the day, chiefiy. perhaps, because of the proximity of this •residencn to the centre of at• Meilen, acid its hberal:diMentioria. Mr. Corwin Was in excellent health and spirits, and led up the thirty souls, who eared for such creature eortiforta, to the epld tdy and the ot her 40- f r Ah me n. s, in a way th at was irreistably inviting /noire was done the goed cheer, and for the rein the Company indemnified themselves for the krusecfreg• they had received at heed quarters by 14 little gay and rational con•ersation. From Mr. Corwin'. t a togas of clatters repair ed to Mr. Webster's, at tbo other or capitol end of the town. The great Statelman's houvrta smiler than that ethic distirigaished colleague, and it was somertutt more &nerdy peeked. The crowd. continued w.thin and aloud his hospitable doors for three or lour bout.. and probably did not Sail• ly adjourn until lout o'clock. Secretary Stuart received his friends at his rea rs a l m de ttee. u sH en wdul an l,thp C ... . g Stra m.,:s e ,, t i dr:th,memt4in.nm7bedbiribco.hf ha aci,steLatE: r ea of War and the Navy, were likewise the eenires of pleasant circles of new yearn visitors. Perhaps there urea no one of our dlntieguisbed pallet men, not le admintstnuion, Who received more attention than Ur. Banton. His house, like those of the Secretaries, was besieged from the earlim reception. until net. the close of day. Ii Ig crop that there was perceptible a political shade . , in the clam of sootier ten who pald the father of I the Senede the come timent &Tannic*, MI6 stewing an acquaintant C wile him otrit/P POrtod of general feenvey. • The president of ths Senate, Me. Cooper, Mr. Seward, the Mayor of the city,' Mr. Gales Mr. • Seaton, John 0. Sorge out, q., and Dr. Gales,' editors of poldical pal tees here ,were all remem bered by their friends on this darof " universal fatting." I suppose ‘rvenerede pefte. whine mouth' piece is also a palitical• sheet, was elan "at home," but not being moored b his oruaintance did not trouble to ego wi n re, nor y old hie q Gallowero trouble themselves w oh halm:ming. Mr. Scilwer was no t the city: leut, Mr. Melia co, Sig. Calderon, an d hip. Do !kites*, the Min eaters, respectively, co.:Remain. Spam and Mexico, threw open (heir boyars and leceived the visor mad reapeerful eeletteteemo of their nequairermece, as well American no for sign „ , I have tbus given yon a rang!' sketch of the more public part of the eenitivitime and sociald it. of - the day. To night gayeties of a more Ovate bet oat lees agreeable ebarece..er will succeed. The word of action will be On with the dance let toy be unconfined," end thousands of lovely forms sleddened by th light of beaming eyes nod sibosvisig ebeeks,will "Chase the mow with flying feet." - • - Bat adieu to she happy Nee:Near, time. T mortow I will mom to the huaka atid Jomus. Corteepoadenee of the Peteburgh Ge.tte FROM HAL TIMORR New Velar's Day—Baltintore‘and Pitt burg—Reform zrrl The publishers of the Is art particularly desired to insert it. PiMsteN Dunes. Deere mot, 30,1550. Sin Your letter of :the Ifiin,tifewnt, enclosnig interregna:ores from sonic of your constoneute.the better to enable them do prepare their dalarationg au me Bounty Land Law ad Sememlyer last,bas been duty reserved, sod net replied to earlier bee cline of the peal number of common esocos on that a gime( daily received by Mahe see other sonnees. Thousands ultereged in the law do not at Om lime, I epprehnot/i folly appreciate the &fri volo,* which surroudd its. The eel pasted Inc Zi h of hefted ec, snit MOW thereafter a ropy was putiliaticd sari astesno rely demisted. ore., pawed by the overarms!, lonia and mirror - 11ms to ( t otlfttle tie gee meet:llion. 10 addittoo to these OW and insteurtmn•, a circular taw nine plotted from this Budie, ( paths mothia gems of infot• million on the Bounty . Land - Act; but, notwith standing theti . elbirts tO Offal. fight, sew bone are remittently springing Op, sod cried •p -peals Made for unmade, ante ens to enable lire panics to popsre their declarations This. I coo cerise, is to