are spending their leisure.' 'Yes,'replied the General, 'and I sincerely hope that he will make up his mind to board there during the balance of the war, for he is a great nuisance.' When the train reached Zenia, it was detafned by some accident more than on hour. Imagine his anxiety, as soldier after soldier would pass through the train, for fear that when the sentinel passed his round at 2 o'clock theirabsence might be discovered. The train was due in Cincinnati at 0 o'clock. This was the hour at which they were turned out of theircells, andof course their escape would then be discovered.— In a few moments after it would be known all over the country. The train, having been detained at Zenia. was running very rapidly to make up the time. It was al ready past (i o'clock. The General said to Capt. Ilines. '-It is after 0; if we goto the depot we are dead men. Now or nev er." They went to the rear, and put on the brakes. ''Jump Hines!" Off he went and fell heels over head in the mud.— Another never* turn of the brake and the General jumped. 110 was more success ful and lighted on his feet. There were some soldiers, who remarked : "what in the h—l do you mean by jumping off the cars here ?" The General replied : 'What in the d—l is the use of my going into town when 1 live here ; and beside, what busi ness is it of yours?' They went immediately to the river.— They found a skiff but no oars. Soon a little boy came over and appeared to be waiting. 'What are you waiting for?' said the General. 'I am waiting for my load.' 'What is the price of a load ? 'Two dollars.' 'Well as we are tired and hungry, we will give you the twadol lars, and you can put us over.' So over he took them. 'Where does Miss live ? 'Just a short distance from here.' 'Will you show me her house 1 'Yes sir.' The house was reached, a fine breakfast was soon obtained, money and horse fur nished, a good woman's prayer bestowed, and off he wcit. From there, forward through Kentucky, everybody vied with each other as to who should show him the most attention—even to the negroes ; and young ladies of refinement begged the hon or to cook his meals. He remained in Kentucky some days, feeling perfectly safe, and sending into Louisville for many little things he want ed. Went to Bardstown, and found a Fed- ' eral regiment had just arrived there look ing for him. Remained here and about for three or four days, and then struck out for Dixie, somotimes disguising himself as a Government cattle contractor, and buy ing a largo lot of cattle ; at other times a quartermaster, until lie got to the Tennes see river. Here ho found all means of transportation destroyed, and the bank strongly guarded, but with the assistance of about thirty officers, who had recogniz ed him and joined him in spite of his re monstrances, he succeeded in making a raft, and he and Captain Hines crossed over." Our MHilary Population. The military population of the Cnitcd States and territories, according to the re turns of the eighth census, is 5,024,005. New 1 ork has a white male population be — tween the ages of In and -U> of 796*881, and leads all other States ; Pennsylvania! follows next in the list, with a population j between the ages mentioned of 555,172, while Ohio, which is third in the list, has a population of 450,534. The census re turns show a disparity between the Eagt crn and Western States in respect to mil itary population, which clearly explains why the latter have so much more easily filled their quotas for the national armies, 'i hus, in Maine, the military population is 19.5 per cent, of the whole; in Illinois it i522.1 percent. When it is remembered that the available military class, under a system of volunteering, is the excess after the necessajy demands for productive la bor are supplied, it will be seen that the difference here exhibited is a very import ant one.. Mr. Kennedy, the superintendent of the census, estimates that the increase of the military population in 1801, after de ducting natural deaths, was HI.OOO. The increase from immigration hestates at 31,- 500, making a total increase of 123,400. The increase from the latter source is now much larger than it was two years ago, and there is probably a natural gain of at least 150,000 annually. "This will quite offset the waste of population caused by the cas ualties of war, not taking at all into the count the large addition from immigration. Immigration; it must be remembered, re inforces the northern armies alone ; the immigrants, if they do not themselves go into the ranks, take the place of our own citizens on the farm and elsewhere, enab ling the latter to enter the service. The total arms-bearing population in 1800 of the States now held, in whole or in part, by the rebels was as follow*: Flor ida. 15,739; Georgia, 111,005; Mississip pi, 70.295 ; No*th Carolina, 115,369; South Carolina, 55,046 ; Texas. 92.145 ; Virgin ia, 190.587 ; Alabama, 90,967 ; Louisia na, 83,456 —making a total of 830,609. — From this aggregate it is proper to deduct one-half for Virginia, 98,293; three-fourths for Louisiana. 40,728; one-half for Mis sissippi. 35,148 : one-half for North Car olina. 57.084 ; one-quarter for Texas. 40.- 078—making a total 0^283.931; and leav ing the military population, in 1800, in the States named 540.078. Now from this deductions are to made for the casual ties of war, for depletions of population by removals from the States named during the war, &c. The arms bearing population of these States to-day cannot be more than 350,000 at the highest, and it will be impossible, therefore, for the leaders to make anv ma terial additions to their present armies from the specific military class.— Pitttburg Ga zette. THE STEXT PRESIDENCY. We have for many months foreseen that no other man who would be at,oil likely to be centred upon by all the friends of"the Union for the next Presidency, would be BO safe for the country, so acceptable to the nation, and so peculiarly adapted to the great emergency, through which he has thus far triumphantly conducted us, as Abraham Lincoln, and hence he ought to be continued in office until the gigantic treason which at one time noarly over whelmed the country is completely crush ed and extirpated. No one can justly de ny that Mr. Lincoln possesses a singular combination of prudence, with boldness, greai steadiness of mind with great power of adaption to eircumstancos peculiar to himself. anc just that character which could alone save the republic in the terri ble dangers which on all sides beset it.— It may be also said thatJiis peculiarfrank nessand transparency 6f character, his re markable faculty, never equaled in any other President fronrthe first, of inspiring ('very one with a sense that he is a thor oughly honest and trust-worthy mau. has been the only one thing that has prevent- ! ed faction froui obtaining a fatal ascenda ryin the very crisis of the war. With a common consent the People were willing to trust Mr. Lincoln with an amount of power they would have hardly confided to any other man. The bitter tirades of dem agogues against him a grasping usurper, a selfish tyrant, a subverter of free govern ment, was felt to be not simply false, but utterly absurd. It may be that this abso lute confidence, suchas nontherman could have inspired, was that which secured, as nothing else could have done, a freedom of executive action, of independence of fac tious opposition, that alone saved the coun try. All these characteristics and facts prove that the present incumbent of the Execu tive Chair of the United States, is the one singled out by Providence to continue to occupy it for another term, and until the rebellion shall be put down, peace restor ed, and the integrity pf the Union secur ed beyond all future attempts at violence. And it was doubtless from considerations like the foregoing that impelled the Union members of the Senate and House of Rep resentatives of Pennsylvania to unite in singing, as every such member of either branch has done, an address to the Presi dent, endorsing his administration of the Government atad sympathizing in the pol icy which he has adopted and thus far sn successfully and signally maintained thro'- out the trjflfog ordeal which has environed I him since the first day of his official term. | They declare that the issue of the late elections was a full endorsement of this policy ; that the result re-inspired to valor of our brave armies, and that his corres pondents are only responding to the wish es of those whom they represent, in pub-1 licly announcing to him their unshaken prcfereece for his re-election to the Presi dency. This address will unquestionably exert a strong influence all over the loyal Un ion ; and although the singers may not be the very first to solicit Mr. Lincoln to ac cept of a nomination for re-election, yet their, appeal, coming with unanimity and earnestness from so important an official body of the people, must prove of com manding weight and consideration in ac complishing the object, paramount to all other-, just now, in a political point of view.— German/own Tcbyraph. The Freedom Convention. The convention of the friends of free dom residing in the origin ally called for the Bth of January, it is now definitely announced will be held at Louisville, I\y., on the 22d of February, the time having been changed in order to permit a more cordial be tween those who concur in the necessity of adopting a freedom policy. The call for the convention maintains that the only way to destroy the rebellion is to destroy slavery ; to leave the cause of revolt un touched, to breed other rebellions and en kindle hereafter constant animosities, rea dy, as the present has done, to appeal for solution to the arbitrament of civil war, would bo national suicide. The call con tinues : '■ The effects of such a course upon the several States would be even more disas trous, antagonizing them against each oth er, necessarily, from the presence of that institution, around which would cling so many memories of a past conflict, and lay ing waste their fields, depopulating their villages, making all tenures of life and property utterly insecure in the subsequent strife for supremacy that would resuh be tween different classes of the community. Hence it is that an insistence upon free dom policies, both national and state, pre sents itself as the supremest duty of the hour—a duty not to be subordinated to any theory of the past or any hesitaucy of the present. Indeed, the making of such jin issue in the reconquered territory and in those slave states which have adhered to the Union is one of self-preservation to them, as has been amply demonstrated by the atrocities perpetrated, under the name of guerrilla warfare, throughout Tennes see, Arkansas, Missouri, Maryland and Kentucky, and demands a prompitude of action, coincident with the distress entail ed by the mere existence of a slave system in our midst. Changes which, in other days and for other reasons might well have assumed a gradual character, now find in the perils of thetimcsno excuse for delay, but every incitement to an immediate cor rective." The following Executive Committee lias been appointed to make the necessary pre paration? for the Convention, James Speed. George Forester, Kentuc ky ; Einil Prwtorious, Charlea E. Moss Missouri; S. Streeter. Henry W. Hoff man. Maryland; A.W.Campbell, Harri son (lagans, West Virginia; John S. Packett. E. W. Gantt, Arkansas; B. F. Flanders, George A. I>ennison. Louisiana ; J. M. Tomeny, L. C. Ilouck, Tennessee. —Pittsburg Gazette. BJSuA young lady of sixteen summers lately arrived at Louisville, who had served eighteen months in the army; been con nected with seven different regiments; participated in several engagements; heen seriously wounded twice, and had bean discovered and mustered out of service eight times. She is a Canadian by birth, and is bound to fight for the American Union. guuemait CCittecn. I— THOMAS ROBINSON, 1 i CYRUS E. ANDERSON, BUTLER PA. W EPy and 'nceparable.''—D. Webster. FOR PRESIDENT IN 1*04: A lilt All A H liIYCOLJT. fittvln a letter just received from a memberofCo. 11, 102 d Kegt.,after stating that he does not know the cause of their delay he says : '• But I thinkyou will soon see us—an order came to Lieut. Lyon, to day, to report at llarrisburgwith hiseom mand, as soou as possible. We will leave here on Mondry or Tuesday at farthest, so you may expect the most of the company to pass throngh Ilutleron Thursday or Fri day." This letter was dated near Harper's Ferry, on the 22d inst., (last .Friday,) so although doubtful things are very uncer tain," especially in wartimes; still it is quite probable that the members of this brave campany will spend next Sabbath with their friend«. In to-day's paper will be found a communication from Capt. Lyon, in reply to an assault made upon himself and an other gentlemen of this place, in the Ihr ahl of last week. We did not say any thing in reference to this matter in our last paper, simply because we knew noth ing about it. Up to this time those young gentlemen have maintained a creditable reputation, and have occupied an enviable position in society. It is neither charit able or just, therefore, thus to attempt to injure tlvp fair fame of our fellow citizens on a vague rumor, having no foundation in fact. When facts are presented suffi cient to justify it. we will always be ready and willing to expose fraud of every kind, and especially upon the Government, struggling, as is ours, to maintain its in tegrity; but we don't believe it to be the duty of a journalist to give notariety to every vague rumor that is sent afloat in our midst, and especially at this particu lar time, when the air is full of'rumors; but as the //< nitd promises to keep the community posted on this subject, we will wait patiently its developments. l.iiit'oln'H fincccsNor. The State of New Hampshire has start ed the ball on this subject. Her loyal people spoke out a few weeks since thro' their delegates in State Convention, as sembled. Since then Pennsylvania has spoken by her Legislature—all the Union members of both Senate and House, (ex cept Maj. White, who is a prisoner in the rebel capitol,) having signed a letter ex pressive of their preference. Maryland and Kentucky, have also, through their Legislatures, intimated their convictions. And thus far, it is satisfactory to know that there is entire harmony of purpose—en tire concord of sentiment; and that sen timent is in favor of the rc-olection of our preseut patriotic President. This is no time for the loyal millions to differ about who wo shall support in the next canvass. In a great like the present, the true policy is to adhere to tried men. It was this conviction that caused the people of this State to renominate and elect Gov. Curtin. It was for this reason that Gov. Andrews, of Massachusetts, was elected the third time. And it is for this reason too, that the Nation is speaking out in favor of the re-election of Mr. Lincoln. Let some other statesman be chosen and elect ed, and however competent and patriotic he maybe, he will havedifficulties to encoun ter, that Lincoln can avoid. The con struction of a cabinet*—the adoption of a policy—the appointment of Ministers to foreign Courts, many of whom, would be' untried in the art of Diplomacy; these, and many other embarrassments, would surround a new man, all of which would be avoided by retaining our present chief Magistrate. Nor can we see any call for jf National Convention to fix a platform. Platforms don't amount to much at best. Mr. Lin coln has made his own platform. Liber ty anil Union, a unity, not only of Terri tory. but a unity of ]>rinciples of action, and of institutions, and these institutions free. What more do we want for a plat form ? As it seems unnecessary then, to hold a National Convention, either for the pur pose of choosing a Presidential candidate, or framing a platform, can we not also agree on a Vice President, by common consent ? Was there likely to be any danger in carrying this State, wo would at once say, put Gov. Curtin on the ticket— a leader who never knew defeat; but as this consideration docs not seriously arise, (for Pennsylvania is as safe now as she was in I860,) and as Curtin is emphatically " the right man in the right place," why pot take Hamlin at once ? Why should we retain one faithful public sorvar.t. and turn our backs upon another ? For our part, we would be willing to take Lincoln and Hamlin, for our ticket, and Lincoln's proclamation of December last, for our platform. Thus the loyal people of the whole Union could go into the next cam paign with greater assurance of success, even, than had tKe Republicans in the canvass of 1800. It is to be hoped therefore, that the people, through their Conventions, their Legislatures, and in every other possible way, may speak out on this subject. We have no doubt, Mr. Lincoln will see the final destruction of the rebel army, during his present term, but the policy of reconstruction is of as much importance as the defeat and destruction of their arms. Let the policy upon which the Government is no* entering, be pursued for four years, and the cause of this re bellion will be among the things that were , and we shall have made one of the grandest strides in progress and civiliza tion, that has ever been made by any na tion. While on the other hand, give the Government over to the Seymours, the Woodwards, and the Vallandighams, and the next four years will sec liberty tram pled beneath their unhallowed feet, and the rebel aristocracy lording it over the na tion once more. Against this consumma tion, the prayers of the good should as -Cend continually. 6TuT SVc copy the following from an ox change : " Hon. EliSlifer, Secretary of the Oom monwenlth, and Hon. Win. M. Meredith. Attorney General, tendered their resigna tions to.Governor Curtin last week, to re lievo him of all embarrassment in the se lection of a cabinet for his new adminis tration. Governor Cnrtin promptly de clined accepting them, and they will con tinue in their respective positions. We have heretofore spoken of their eminent fitness, alike in point of character and abil ity, for their responsible duties; and the Loyal people of the State will be glad to know that they are to remain. It is no disparagement to Gov. Curtin, to say. that for tho high measure of suc cess attained by bis administration, he is much indebted to the enlarged experience," the untiring efforts and unfaltering fidelity of Eli Slifer, and Win. M. Meredith."— The friends of Curtin and his patriotic administration, throughout the State, will be pleased to learn that the distinguished gentlemen who composed his cabinet dur ing his first term, are to remain his ad visers during his present term. This is a guarantee that his present administration like the past, will be a success. l|notas of (lie mill IHslriH. The following is the official allotment of men required from the several sub-dis tricts of the 2S!d District of Pennsylvania, together with the number of men enrolled in the first and second classes. The quo tas nssinged are the nctt numbers, and do not include the usual SO per cent, drawn from the wheel in making a draft. The calculation is based, in obedience to order, upon the number originally enrolled in both classes: Klt 112 I» 3 I ALLKOIIKMY COUNTY. « 1 3 • •* j. J First Ward, Allegheny 495 253 «48 6.> Second " " 383 874 767 67 Third u " 729 650 12*5 112 Fourth " " 902 4'wi 1398 121 Manchester borough 339 173 612 44 McClure township.. 11" ~ >n: * I s ROM township HI I*s }« Ohio township.. 112 48 m 13 Hewlckley b»r. & towuship lift 29 139 1- tranklin towuship 87 V* 151 !** McCandicss town-hip 67 29 80 t Pino township 83 33 60 0 It ich law I township 64 32 80 8 Hampton township 80 27 '.•3 8 Shaler township 190 140 330 3o Bewerve town*hl|i 285 340 025 51 lhi Hharmburg borough 106 94 2"0 17 Indiana township 100 106 206 23 We*t |)n,r township «1 42 103 0 East Uoei township 73 60 129 11 Tarwituin borough 67 34 91 8 Fawn and Harris.>n 140 98 244 21 Aggregate....- 4801 3300 8101 70V tII'TLKR COUJJTT. Buffalo township 8 1 40 124 II Clinton township 03 42 106 9 Middlesex township 60 40 102 9 A• In ins t -wu-hip 0« 3i» 100 • 9 Cranberr? township 73 30 I<>9 VI Jackson township & Harmony 91 62 143 13 ZHicnoplA borough 18 13 31 4 Forward township 68 60 108 9 Penn township 67 *2B 85 7 Jefferson tp., and Saxonburg 72 70 142 12 W Infield township 07 48 115 lo Clearfield township 55 62 87 N Summit town»hip .' 62 27 70 7 liutler lownship..- 60 40 90 8 Butler IMa* Mi gh ... lU9 60 159 14 Connoquenessing township 88 34 122 lo Lancaster township 02 69 121 10 Muddyrreek and I'ortcrsville Go 39 104 9 Franklin tp., and l*roepect 95 60 145 13 Centre township 54 35 89 8 Oakland town-hip 71 30 107 9 Donegal tp., and Milluratown 31 99 0 FiUnri<»w township 74 44 118 10 Ooncurd township 57 31 88 8 Cl>iy township 70 - 108 V Brady town«hip 45 18 *3 5 Worth township 75 41 110 In Centreville and Hlipperyrack 09 43 112 In Cherry township 58 28 80 7 Washington township 78 4M 120 11 Parker town-hip 87 23 110 10 Allegheny township 57 30 h7 h Venango township 01 32 93 8 Marion township GO 21 87 8 Mercer township 33 30 63 5 Aggregate 2320 1317 3037 310 AKM.STKO.ta COCSTr. Terry tp., and Queenstown 92 67 149 13 BraO} * Bend township 223 137 300 31 Sugar Creek township 07 34 101 9 Washington township 67 44 111 10 Franklin township 117 9* 275 24 | North Buffnlo township...- 69 30 95 8 South Buffalo township 77 41 118 10 Freeport borough 89 60 139 12 I Lee. bburg boroughs. 31 24 55 5 Apollo borough... 20 19 39 3 Allegheny towuidfip ItiO 94 254 22 Kiskemiuetas township 161 92 253 22 Barrel township Go 27 92 8 Plum Creek township 171 78 249 22 Kittanning township 94 49 143 13 Manor township 84 74 168 14 Kittanning borough 159 »8 247 22 Valley township 120 00 180 10 Fine township 130 79 200 18 Madison township 72 44 110 10 Mahoning township 97 08 l»i6 14 Red Bank township 10l 49 160 13 Wayne township 127 73 200 17 Cowanshannock township 133 70 203 17 Aggregate...- 2576 1491 4067 353 UCAPITCLATIOX. Allegheny cotinty 4,801 ,%300 8,161 709 Butler county 2.320 1,317 3,637 310 Armstrong county 2,676 1,491 4,067 353 Total 0,757 6,108 15,866 1,378 JfcT" Prosperity shines on different per sons much in the same way that the sun shines on different objects. Some it hard ens like mud, while others it'softans like wai. From the Pittsburgh Gazette. AlTair* In Lwtiisiitiia. Our Washington dispatches, yesterdav, stated that the same steamer which brought accounts of the great meeting in New Or leans in favor of holding a State Conven tion to do away with Slavery, also brought a letter to a leading administration con gressman, from one of the most prominent leaders of the Free State movement in Louisiana, which states that " President Lincoln has started a Missouri gase in Louisiana that '• Banks is another Scho field"—and 11 worse than he that, while the mass meeting was " a complete suc cess," its object " will be defeated by Hanks, who, under orders direct from the President, declares his purpose to order an election for a State Oovernment, and not to allow an election for a Convention." These would be very disagreeable and disapjiointing statements, if we could be lieve them. Hut we think, from a careful examination of the letters from various correspondents of the press, which came by the same steamer, and have since been published in the New York papers, that the " prominent leader" who wrote to the administration congressman, must have been laboring uwtfc'r some delusion. His letter was written on the 9th inst., the day after the great mass meeting, and prob ably was the hasty and indignant out pouring of one who had met a lying se cessionist, whose unscrupulous assertions were made more as reprisals for the plete success" of the meeting on the pre vious evening, thanks veritable and au thentic intimations of what the pro-slave ry party had either learned, or hoped, as to Gen. Banks's policy. That some such rumors as this writer has been alarmed by, had been circulated among the pro-slavery party in New Or leans, there is no reason to doubt. Indeed, wg find the following passage in a letter to the N. Y. Tribune , which was also writ ten on the Otb instant: "There seems to be considerable satis faction around town, the last day or two, among the pro-slavery party here. Upon what they build their hopes I do not know. Some of them pretend to believe that an election will shortly be had U|MIII the basis of representation fixed by the old Consti tution, and in that they find great cause of joy. Home of the Union men fear there may bo some truth, in this, though 1 can hardly think it possible.- If so, the work of the l.'nion men for the last six mnntljjf will go for naught. Any election at the present time based upon the ratio of representation fixed by the Constitu tion of 1852 will be a fraud—a cheat—a practical disfranchisement of more than half the loyal lyrn of the parishes of Or leans and Jefferson. These two parishes contain more than half the white popu lation of the State, and, upon the old ba sis of representation, will only have about one-fifth of the representatives. On the other 'hand, the other parishes, with not quite one-third of the white population, will he enabled, upon the neg.o basis, to control the majority of.the representa tives. That accomplished, they think they see how to blast Louisiana's prospects for another generation at least. Slavery having a legal existence in some parts of the State, they hope to be able to prolong its existence in spite of the people by pretending to abolish it.— They will enact a gradual emancipation— re-enact all the black code so long as sla very exists—all the odious police and ju ry laws of the country parishes will be re vived, and no man who is known to bo an earnest, siucere lover of freedom will dare put his nose into the country parishes, for fear of being brought up for violating some infernal provision the Solous have" enacted to protect the institution. Free dom of speech, or of the press, under a system of gradual emancipation, is no more possible than it was before the rebellion. The mere contemplation of the despotism and tyranny to both black and white will certainly nerve every man to fight this thing desperately. What special communication these pro slavery men have, cannot at present be traced ; but it seems hard to believe, as I iicP.rd one of these men say, that things arc going to Lc fixed in toe election ar rangement to suit them. We all know if these men had a finger in tho arrange ments what would happen." Two days after tlieso communications were written, namely, on the 11th inst.. appeared Gi*. Banks's proclamation, or dering an election for State officers to be held on the 2-d of February, and appoint ing tho first Monday in April to hold an election of delegates to a Convention to revise the State Constitution. We think the very terms in which this remarkable document is couched, themselves disprove the charge that Gen Banks has any in tention of becoming an instrument, like Schofield, in the hands of the pro-slavery party. He will not prove false to all his antecedents, nor ever be numbered with the back-sliders—if this proclamation may witness for him. And in writing this proclamation, or in any other act of bis administration whoshall say that he would " Keep tho word of promise to Ihe ear, To break it to the hope 112" We append tho proclamation, and think a careful reading of it will show that Gen. Banks at least means to do right : PROCLAMATION. HEADQIMRTVR. !>#■ VR7op 1 H t OCL-F. ) NKW OULKA.V-, Jan. 11, 1804. j To the P t*pie of Lf/umana : I. In pursuance of authority vested in me by the President of the United States, and upon consultation with many repre sentative men of different interests, being fully assured that more than a tenth of the population desire the earliest possible restoration of Louisiana to the Union, I invite the loyal citizens of the State qual ified to vote in public affairs, as hereinaf ter prescribed, to assemble in the election precincts designated by law, or at such places as may hereafter be established, on the 22d day of February, 1864, to cast their votes for the election of State offi cers herein named, viz: 1. Governor; 2. Lieutenant Governor: 3. Secretary of State; 4. Treasurer; 5. Attorney Gene ral ; 6. Superintendent of Public Instruct ion ; 7. Auditor of Public Accounts; who shall, when elected for the time being, and until others are appointed by competent authority, constitute the civil government of the State, under the Constitution and laws of Louisiana, except s the people ; to restore their ancient and unsurpassed prosperity ; to enlarge the seope of agricultural and commercial in dustry, and to extend and confirm the do in nion of rational liberty. It is not w th in human power to accomplish these le suits without some sacrifice of individual prejudices and interests. t'robhmi of State, too compli< iitiTlfor th' human mind, hfiv h' lt sole 'I by th notional ■ uuon. In great civil convulsions, the agony of strife enfers the souls of ihe inn- cent as well as the guilty. r l lie Government is subject to the law of necessity, and must consult the condition of things, rather than the prcfercnco of men ; and if so be that its purposes are just and its measures wise, it has the right to demand that ques tions of personal interest and opinion shall be subordinate to the public good. When the national existence is at stake, and the liberties of the people in peril, faction is treason. The methods herein proposed submit the whole question of government direct ly to the people—first, by the election of executive officers, faithful to the Union, to be followed by a loyal representation in both Houses of Congress—and then by a Convention which will confirm the action of the people, and recognize (Ju prineifihs of freedom in the on/anie lair. 'This is the wish of the /'resident. The anniversary of Wash!nt/ton's birth is a Jit day for the commencement of m i/reat a work. The immortal Father of his Country was lin er ,/aided by a more just and benignant spirit than that of his successor in office, the !'resident of the I'nited Slate*. In the hour of our trial let us hce tite enumerated three."— lronll.ii J.,/.,, i/ory. SI.AVKBY IN .MAIN I.ANII.— I The IJalti -1111 ire A merit an of I 'rioay says:—We have assured our legislatorsag i>ri aftd again that slavery in Maryland is dead. The fcople mean that it shall be buried, and that im mediately. It has exercised a baleful in fluence in Church and State, is the gener al disturber of the public peace, and there can be no quiet until it is finally and for ever put to rest. In this view of the cam all efl.iits to connect the question in Mary land with the colonisation of the negro, or with personal State compensation to the owner, or with a system of negro appren ticeship—worse than actual slavery, as it has proved to bo in the past—will prove abortive. 'To insist upon colonization before eman cipation is to defeat that measuaealtogeth er, for, beside the absurdity of colonizing one hundred ond eighty thousand blacks, the State cannot afford the loss of that la bor until after years of uninterrupted en joyment of free labor. And as to tho question of compensation for the loss of slaves—the result of the war—the Cityhf Baltimore and the free counties of the State, which already pay three-fourths of the taxation, never will consent to a fur ther addition to their burden to please or to pay men who have in years gone by taxed themselves in no proportion to their- prop erty," and who have not felt during the war the hostile presence of the foe. To gradually emancipate slavery is to put the State in the condition of Delaware for the past twenty-five years. It is to have the evils of slavery and none of the benefits of freelabor. ft is to be suspend ed like Mahomet's coffin, and groan intol erable years overan evil which a little more nerve would enable the patient to be rid of forever. BOSTON, Jan. 2'. —A correspondent of the Traveler, writing from Newborn, N. ('.. states that information had reached there that a call had been issued at Ital cigh lor a State Convention, for the pur pose of seceding from their allegiance to the Southern I 'onfederrcy. 'lhe writer says that Governor Vance and nearly ev- I cry leading man of North Carolina desires Ito return to the Union. He also says that ; an army of twenty-five thousand men un der (Jen. Butler could march to Itcleigh, take possession of the capital, and free the. State frr m the ru'c of traitors, in one • raonth'stinie. Such an army wutiMrecc've an enthusiastic we!c uic here,and all along the lineof the ron eh. So say men who know. The W.-is-hii'gton St-ir says: "It is rio long r to b doubt d tlr t th army, or rath, r a.nni ••, with which the United St.ites will 10 xtspring re sume active op' r ttions will he tli lar gest and b( st the world will haves*>< n in modern tim'-s, while those with which they will hav to c ntend will be vastly less numerous and < flectivc than the armies with which the rebel conspirators Lave operated up to this time. These important facts ar ■ now so patent that all well-informed per sons here realize them in their full force." Ax IRISHMAN'S SPEECH—"Och, Jamie, an' did you never hear ev my spaach afore the Hibernian Society?" "No, Pat, how could I, for sure I was not on the ground." "Well, Jamie you see I was called upon by the Hi bernian Society for a spaach; an' be jabera I rose with the enthusiastic cheers of thousands and tins of thou sands, wid ine heart overflowing with gratitude, an' me eyes full of tears, an' divil a word did I spake !" Wft. Leigh Hunt says : " God- made both tears and laughter, and both for kind purposes ; for as laughter enables mirth and surprise to breathe freely, so tears en-, able sorrow to vent itself patiently. Tears hinder sorrow from becoming despair and madness ; and laughter is one of the very privi.eges of reason, being confined U# th' 1 human species."