« O ICKWSIO\ AL. Second Kckmloii. Repeal of the Reciprocity Treaty. WASHINGTON, January 10. SFNATE. —The Chairman laid before the Senate a message from the President, .giving information as to an agreement be tween the United States and Great Brit ian. concerning the naval force on the lakes which waa ordered to be printed. Mr. Wilson presented the petition of Airs. Jane Swisshelin, asking for an in- 1 crease of pay for female clerks, which was referred to the Finance Coninnnit tce. Mr. Trunbull, from the Judiciary Com- j mittec. to whom was referred a resolution | instructing that Committee to inquire if further legillation was necessary to au- j Vliorize the President to cull an extra ses- I * nion of Congress without giving sixty ' days' notice, reported and asked to be discharged. Mr. Trumbull said they could find no law requiriug the President to give sixtp ■lays' notice. No notice whatever was re- j quired by law. Mr?Powell, from the Judiciary Com ! initteee, reported back the petition of certain railroad companias, asking permis- j (■ion to build a railroad bridge across the ] Ohio River at Louisville. lie asked j that the petition he referred to the Com- j uiittee 011 Post-offices nd Post Roads, and it was so ordered. Mr. Doolittle called up a resolution in relation to the sale ol Indian lands, limi ting the price of the mime, which was paused. 011 motion of Mr. Sumner, the Senate proceeded to the consideration of the res olution to repeal the reciprocary treaty. Mr. Howe took the floor in opposition to the repeal of the treaty atl;!>0 p. m. Mr. Grimes interrupted Mr. Howe, by asking that the Senate take a recess of ten minutes, to allow its members to pay their respects to Vice Admiral l'arragut, who was upon the floor. The recess was taken. On reassembling, Mr. Wilson offorcrcd the following which was adopted : Hesotvcit, That the Committee 011 the conducts of the War be directed to in quire into the causes of the failure of the late expedition to \\ iluiington, N. C.. to report back to the Senate. Mr. II owe resumed the floor on there- | ciproeity treaty. Mr. Morrill succeeded If. we, and ad-I rocated the repeal/>f the teraty. ' Mr. Chandler favored the repeal of the treaty. The Hoard of Trade of Detroit did uot represent the people of Michigan when they opposed its repeal. They rep resented only the intercuts of Merchants, but the farmers of Michigan were not iu favor of the treaty. The people of Cana da had been in sympathy with the rebel lion ever since it commenced, and this was another reason why the action recom mended by the committee on Foreign Re lations should ho taken. Mr. Foote could not see any occasion for prolonging it.debate on a question, on whic If there c mid hardly be a divided ■opinion in Congress or in the country. While the treaty had proved highly ben cficial to the interests of the peiv ie in ~<Hin a da, it had proved prejudicial lo the interests of the people or' the i'nitcd Stales. It was reciprocal only in name. Mr. Hale argued against the repeal of the Treaty, stating that its advantages ■had been reciprocal. Mr. Hale, after some further remarks against the repeal of the Treaty, moved to rcfor the subject to the Committee on Finance. Mr. Doolittle explained why he should Tote for the resolution. The new revc -11 ue system of the Government demanded the abrogation of the treaty. Mr. \\ ilson said he had prepared an amendment that instead of repealing the treaty, a committee be appointed to uiakc ■a new treaty. Further remarks were made by Mesrs. Conness, Riddle and llenrioks. The two former in favor of repeal, aud tho latter against it. A motion to refer the subject to flic Judiciary Committee was lost. The yeas and nays were then called on the pas sage of the resolution, which was adopted by—yeas iil ; nays, 8. Those voting iu the negative were Messrs. Buckalcw, Dickson, Hale, Hendricks, llicks, Howe. Ramsey, and Van Winkle. 31 r. liarbn offered a resolution instruct iugthe Secretary of War to suspend all the pay aud allowances of the officers of the command of Col. Cliivington, of Col orado, until an envestigation of the con duct of Col. Cliivington, iu the late at tack on au Indian camp, shall take place and that all articles taken from the Indi ans, by bis command, shall be restored. The resolution was ordeaed to be printed. The Senate then went into executive session and soon after adjourned. HOUSE.— Mr. Elliott introddecd a bill, a substitute fur the bill to recognize the rebel States, providing that none of them be allowed to ■resume their political rcla. tions until the loyal citizens organize a government Republican, in form and (tow er, prohibiting involuntary slavery, and further providiug that Lousiaua shall 10- sutu" iuir political relations under her constijlition, adopted in April, 1864. TRc substitute was ordered Co be print ed. The House renewed the discussion of the proposed constitutional amendment. Mr. Smith.of Kentucky, felt it to be his duty to lay aside all personal consid erations aud prejudice, and devote liiinsotfalone to his country, hie whole country. Nothing he contended was so destructive to our peace 11s the ultra doc trine of State Rights, which had recent ly been proclaimed iutliis House, aud if carried out would subvert all the princi ples of government and Republicanism and bring us to the! position of perfect despotism aud ruin. He denied the ar gument.*)!'tbc gentleman from Ohio. Mr. ■Peudletou, that the Right of revolution exists at all times; but admitted that any people would bejustified in resorting to •the right of revolution whenever the Gov ernment becomes so oppressive and des potic as uot to be borne, and when there were 110 other means Of redress. Yet geu tleuieu here arc bold and audacious enough togo beyond tho moat ultra South ern fire-eaters It was the duty of Con gress to pass this joint resolution in order to afford the people an opportunity of pass | ing upon the amendment, audit was the dutyofthe peOpie to adopt it. We should destroy slavery, root and branch, as soon us possible. We must have the Union withoutslavory, and 110 vote of his should be given but tor that which looks to the utter, absolute, unconditional abolition of slavery throughout the United States.— lie thanked God he had seen the day when we can wipe out slavery, and Ken tucky, acquiescing in the act, will stand among the proud States of the I nion she ! graces so well. 11c would now appeal to ; • the people of the Noith and South to call j j a convention of all the people. The North j would haveyieldcd this. Cox s information I was that the South would have held back, j If he thought that by voting for the amendment he could save the Union, lie would do so, though all the devils North j | : ,nd South should expend their wrath I I against him, but he would appeal to the j I gentleman to say whether lie was bound I ito vote for it if ho believed its adoption would prolong the war. He admitted the j I power under the guards of the Constitu tion to establish slavery or free institutions | or an entire monarchy, or an enti c De mocracy, but he had 110 fear that the peo ple would destroy their liberties. Mr. Thayer, of Pa., spoke in favor of I j the amendment. The House at four o'clock adjourned, j From Cairo an<l Below . CAIRO. Jan. 12. | The steamer Armada, from KvansvTlle, j ! reports Uniontown, Ky., in possession of guerrillas, who were firing upon passing steamers. Larkin W. ltoy, who murdered Dis- j trict Surgeon I). Y. Saddler, was hung at . Raton Rouge on the 80th ult. The steamer Niagra.froiu New Orleans on the oth, arrived with the Bth New j Hampshire Volunteers, eu route home, and thirty-five rebel prisoners, among whom were five female smugglers, bound for Alton. There was some inquiry for Cotton, at | low prices, but no sales; 1.100 bales ar- j rivod at Havana from Matamohis. Clar- | fied Sugar. 24 Jf" 25c. l'riuie Molasses, j 81 20. '1 he produce markets isvervdull. i Forrest is represented concentrating a j large force at Paris, Tenn. A great num i .or of his men are hovering around their j homes, in Tennessee and Kentucky, con scripting, robbing and murdering Union men. Humors prevail of a!■ rce being organized to attack Paducali again. One ; hundred and seventy-two rebel officers, Mjrisoners from Johnson's Island, arrived jliere from New Orleans, for exchange. The following arc further particulars 1 of the lute raid, from a reliable source, j They brought in seven hundred prison i crs, including two Colonels, a large num : bcr of oilier officers, one thousand al.le- Ib idied negroes, and one thousand horses. 1 The number they killed and wounded | wartine hundred and fifty. Many of the prisoners were officers, including Hi igadicr General (iholson. A foriifiel place, call ed hgypt.on the Mob.le aid Ohio Kail ! road, was carried by a suult and O KI men | captured, whilst Gene al Gardner was in i sight with 2.01K1 int nt y. which tiriers n ! held at bay, while Col Kargcr's brigade charged the stoi kado on horseback, and liied over the top until Grierson was sur rouudc I. The whole country was in arms by this time, and forces even bro't from ! ."(Jucon Ga. Hanipercd by a large 1111111- ber 01 prisoners, and opposed by greatly superior k.'oes. 1 Jrierson could not goto j Cahawlia to release our prisoners as di i reeled by Gen. Lorn, but struck for (irc j nada, and then for v ie! sburg. l'orty i miles of the Mobile and Ohio Railroad is j so badly damaged that Hood's wholearnij' | cannot repair it in months. New pon toons, new wagons, and a large amount ol | supplies en route to Hood were destroyed lin ears, besides the factories. A lty-ge amount of cloth, wool, leother, and shoes were destroyed at Dankston, also the rail road and public property was burned at Grenada, and oO'J wagous, 500 new En glish carbines, for Forrest, and a large quantity of ammunition delivered at tire nada. Grierson's loss is twenty-five killed aud wounded. Cruelty Without I'arallel. There is nothing, in all the revolting details of all the cruelty ever practised, that excels or parallels the following.— The recital makes the Wood run cold. It is extracted from a letter from Sherman's artny to ;he Cincinnati Gazette: '• Our escaped prisoners are hunted by bloodhounds. These arc kept at all the pens for that purpose. To kill one of them is certain death if discovered. On one occasion two were killed at Auderson ville. and the authorities not being able to find those who committed the act, placed the carcasses of the dogs outside the dead line in the brook which supplied the camp with water and allowed them to rot there. " Hundreds of our officers and men have been chased by these dogs. They arc kept at all guard stations and picket posts throughout the South, and especial ly at the ferries aud lords of the rivers, uud are used to hunt both our men and deserters from the rebel army. " We have space only for one case of a bloodhound chase. The parties who bad escaped were privates Cruuiuiit aud liar sis of the ilth llliuois cavalry; Martiu Cloes, iJd Illinois, and Patterson, of the 2d New York. Two of these soldiers were eighteen years old, one twenty aud jon nly seventeen. They were chased by fifteen dogs, iu charge of some twenty men. '■ One man, finding the dogs close upon them, aud 110 chance of escape presenting itself, climbed on the porch of a house and waited till the party came up. Enraged tbat their thirst for Vankee blood had uot been gratified, they made Cruuiuiit come down to them, then knocked iiim on the head with a musket, formed a ring, put the dogs in it, aud threw him to theui.— He was terribly torn, and soon attei died Harris and Cloes were treated iu the same way und badly torn. •• Patterson. who was a mere boy, kneel - ed down and prayed these human fiends uot to let the dogs tear him; but to IIJ purpose, lie wis forced down, aud or. undertaking to regain the porch was kii k ed ill the face, all his trout teeth broken out and he rendered insensible, aud in that state throwu iuto the rinL r . Tlx. dogs had satiated themselves with bioCO, and refused to touch him This is CL'V a single case of many which could I; H lated. _ IThc American tfittecn. I THOMAS ROBINSON, ] Editorß CYHUS E. ANDERSON, } tauorß - Jl. w. HPKAR, I*irt»li*lier. j BUTLER PA. W I MM SIH \ .J A\. IM. IBW, #3- " Liberty *nd Union. Now and Forever, One and 'nseparabl*."— D. Webster. On the first page of our paper this week," will be found, a list'of the names of all those who pay an Income Tax.— We have not examined the law specially | but are, nevertheless,surprised to see this exhibit. Some whome we would have expected to pay largely, don't appear in the list at all Those who pay largely can look over it and see whether, iu tbeiropin ion. their neighbors are all honestly com plying with the law. The government needs more money, and it is for those who are already supporting it so liberally, to i say whether they are willing to have their own taxes largely increased, or whether those who are shirking the law, and there fore shirking their duty, shall be brought to the light and made do their duty. <«cii. Hiiller'w ltemoval. The removal of Gen. Rutlcr, seems fo be stirring up considerable excitement. We were never among the Generals great admirers, but are free, nevertheless to admit that they were very numerous, con sidering the political school from viiiich he came, the hearty manner in which lie addressed himself to the various responsi ' ble duties that devolved upon him, at- I tracted more notice than they otherwise i would have done. While many doubt ! cd his eminent fitness for a leader of active ' military operations, all loyal men admired | his rare executive qualities. It is well j known that his removal was iu accor dance with Gen. Grant's desires; and the country will be slow te question the puri ty of his motives. For certainly no com manding < Hirer, since the commencement of the war, has manifested so liberal a disposition towards his l.ieutenants as has Gat lien. Rutlcr will.in all probability, j retire to civil life, and we will not be much ! surprised to see hi:u turn up the ucxt tiuv. of Massachusetts. The Hon. Henry S. Foote, of Ten nessee, member of the Lte el Congress, was caught last week by a couple of lebcl cavaby men w hen about twenty-five miles from Washington, making his way to that city for the purpose, as 110 avowed, of seeing how we could effect a cessation of hostilities. He was remanded back to Richmond. This is the same Foote who, about lour weeks ago, mad<s such a mar velous speech in tho Rebel Congress, iu j wh.'cli he portrayed their wanning power, 1 end the?' speedy overthrow. His lady who accompanied him made good her es cape, ami is no? in Washington. The following is tho dispatch which officially announced his capture to Davis: " FIIEIIERICKSBLRQ, Jan. 2'3, 1805. To the Hun. Secretary of 1 have arrested tho lion. tiOnry S. Foote at Occoquan, on his way to Wash ington lor the purpose of negotiating peace, as he avows. Full particulars through Maj. Catrington by mail. I have paroled him to await instructions. Please instruct me what disposal to make of bun 11. S. DAGGETT, Com'gl'ost. The Secretary of War referred the mat ter to Davis, who, in turn, refers it to the House of Representatives of which lie was a member. What disposition will be made of lim remains to be seen. Peace lCimiorH. The air is filled with rumors of peace. Commissioners, it is said, have been ap pointed to visit Washington by the Reb el Government; while the same authority says that others are appointed by Liucolu to visit Richmond. After examining the news carefully, we can see no truth in it beyond the fact that Lincoln lias permit ted F P. Hlair, Sr., to visa Richmond.— What his bu.-iiicss is wc are not informed ; but there is little doubt that it is for the purpose of feeling Davis' jml.se ou the question of peace. The Administration journals appear to be quite divided in their judgment as to the propriety or im propriety of this movement. The N. Y. Tribune strongly favoring it while the Times as stoutly remonstrates. Thus from the leading journals down, a pretty general expression of opiuiou is being had. Wc have 110 doubt that the people would hail with joy any movement that might be likely to result iu an honorable aud per manent peace ; bu* we are at a loss to see how that is possible through Jeff Davis. Most certainly he would prefer living an exile in some fore gn laud, to living a con demned traitor iu this country. We would uot stand ou mere technicality, but we must conless we would much prefer see ing whatever negotiations may be thought advisable, take place between our Govern ment and the States themselves, aud ac cording to the doctrine of State rights, how can the Davis concern object ? Nor do wc believe that Mr. Liucoln feels solic itous of fce'ing the temper of the llicli mond authorities on the subject. The public well know the morbid desire of the Blairs for uotoriety; of this desire Frank the Ist is perhaps more possessed than his ambitious sons. Ilis celebrated visit to New York, in which he paid his respects to Bennett of the Herald, Greeley of the Tribune, Weed of the Albany Keening Journal, and last but least, to Gen. Me- Ulellan himself, is still fresh in our minds. Its consequences were likely to prove seri vus to our cause in the cauipaigh which was then opening—resulting in direct charges of an effort on his part to buy the j General off, by the offer of an active com mand. If negotiations are to beopened at all, we would much prefer some other gen- I tleuian to be the chosen bearer of propo sitions. After all we are freo to say that ; we have lnoro faith in the diplomacy of I Grant, Thomas and Sherman. We advise I our readers, therefore, not to be deceived j by these rumors of peace; let us not de i ceive ourselve3. The vigorous prosecu j tion of the war is the surest way to an I early and lasting peace. l>ca(li of Edward Everett. Iv is always sad to learn of the death of a public banefactor, of one whose whole life has been spent in the. service of his i country and the edification —the moral . j and political enlightenment of his coun | trynien. It is doubly so at this time, ! when the country needs the united wis dom of all hor patriots. Mr. Everett died at liis residence in Boston, 011 Sunday morning the 15th inst of Apoplexy. Mr. Seward, by order of the President, directed the several Exe tive departments at home and abroad, to have appropriate honor rendered to the distinguished dead. The following no tice of his death, we find in the Pitts burgh Cumin rein! of Tuesday: The nation yesterday lost an emi nent statesman, an. accomplished scho lar and orator, a pure patriot and | good citizen. Edward Everett is j dead. The telegraph informs us that I kci died yesterday at his residence in | Boston, from apoplexy, in the seven ! ty-lirst year of his age. Mr. Everett i was born in Dorcostcr, Mass., April | lltli. 1794. At the age of thirteen he entered Harvard College, and j graduated in course in ISII, with the | highest honors. For some years af j tcr graduting he was employed in the j college as tutor, and pursued his ' studies iti divinity, the profession of his bore. In ISI3 he becaincpastor jof Brattle street Church, and won i admiration for the eloquence and ip iwerofhis discourses. In 1841 he was | chosen to till the chair of Greek liter | ature in Harvard College, previous S to assuming which he made an exten ded tour of Europe, remaining two years in the University of (Jotting | en. Mr. Everett's public life beg'in in j 1824, when he was nominated and ! elected to Cefogress, the nomination | being the result of a spontaneous | movement on the part of the young j men of his district, and without dis | tinction of party. Mr Everett serv j ed ten years in Congress, during the I whole of which period he was a mem | ber of the Committee on Foreign Af | fairs. Of the many delicate and im i portant trusts committed to the at i tention of Mr. Everett during this | period wo cannot at this time speak. | They were all discharged in a man | ner highly credible to the Govern in 'lit and with honor to himself. In j th? autumn of 1834 he declined a re ] c.'ectio'i to Congress, and was at the i ensuing election chosen to the guber ! natoriai chair Massachus tts, which i position ho filifcu four successive I terras, lie was appointed by Presi- I dent Harrison to rtprcse;;* tho coun try at the Court of St. James, at a | time our relations with Great Brn*'»n | were grave. Entering at once upon ; the discharge of his arduous and del icate duties he justified by his ability d screfion and tact, "the large confi dence which has been reposed in him. In the famous Ashburton Treaty, Mr | Everett had a most important part. In 1843, x r Everett was tendered the new mission to China, which lie declined, and returned to the l uited States, in 1845, he was elected President of llar j vard I uiversity. This position he held | three years and was compelled by deelin ; ing health to resign. Upon the death of ! the great statesman, Daniel Webster, in I Novomber, 1852, Mr. Everett was called : by President Fillmore to fill the vacant ; place of Secretary of State, which he j held during the last four months of Mr. ; Fillmore's Administration. Before leav ing the Department of State, Mr. Ever ett was elected by the Massachusetts Leg islature to the Senate of the United States, lie took his scat at the com mencement of the special Executive Ses sion in Washington in March, 1803, and made an able and elaborate speech on the Central Amcricau question. In Febru ary, 1854, be made a great speech in opposition to the passage of the Kansas : Nebraska bill, soon after which he re signed on account of failing health. In ls5G, Mr. Kverett delivered his great oration on the character of Washington, the proceeds from which were applied to the purchase of Mount Vernon, the bur ial place of Washington. Within a pe riod of three years the lecture was deliv ered in various parts of the country more than oue hundred and thirty times, and realized for the Mouut Vernon Fund up wards of SOU.OOO. In 1800. Mr. Everett was nominated for the Vice Presidency on the Constitu tional Uuiou ticket, which wus defeated. Since the commencement of the prcscn l nrtional trouble he has labored with voice and pen. earnestly and continual! , in bet , half of the Government, and upheld the authorities in every patriotic movement for the preservation of the Union. The death of'sucli a man is at all times to be deplored, and the news of Mr. Everett's demise at this time will be received with profound and unfeigned regret by every patriotic heart in the I'nion. Highly Interesting. NEW YORK, January 12. It is announced that General M'Clel lan leaves for his European tour on the first of February, lie has declined the offer of a private vessel, tendered by his friends, lie leaves in the steamer Chi na, and will be gone for two years. Nearly all the papers to-day contains eeitorials on the peace rumor?. The World says Mr. Lincoln has no authority under the Constitution, to offer amnesty by the abolition ol slavery, and Jeff. l'avis could not, under the Confede rate Constitution, accept such an offer.— Individual States alone have jurisdiction in the matter. The Times does not look for any good result from the movement, a'id thinks the whisperings of peace only inkicate a brief lull. The Post thinks the Rebel Commis sioners are on the way to A\ ashington. as reported, and says they will accomplish nothing. It thinks such a movement would be nothing less than a studied in sult to the United States Government. — If the Government should receive them it weuiJ equally insult the authorities of the border States. The Post claims to have information that Governor Brown, of Georgio. is fa vorably disposed, and would probably re ceive the agents from the 1 nited States. The ll i u.ltl thinks the conduct of .Mis souri, iu passing the emancipation act, wi.l soon be imitated by Arkansas, Ken tucky, Tennessee, and Pelewarc. The World says the passage of the or dinance was a wise step, resulting from a clearsighted perception of a tendency ol events, and thinks if the war were to end to-morrow, and the States to retain juris diction over the subject, all would follow the example of Missouri and Maryland. The Tribune is briefly exultant, but makes no comment. The / W points out the advantages pos sessed by laborers isnd manufacturers un der the new system. The Qummen-ial thinks the action of Missouri is an argument in favor of t}ic passage of the Constitutional amendment. Major General Hanks, in his sugges tions tft the Committee on Judiciary, says the condition of affairs in Louisiana was such that he did not assume, in his proc lamation for an election, whether slavery was or was not an institution recognized bylaw, lie Kays the canvass was spirit ed. and 1.140 votes were cast in parishes formerly giving I.LVi votes, ami thinks two-thirds of the voting population of (lie State participated iu the election. — He accounts for the diminished votes on the new Con ft it ut ion, on the ground that many failed to participate through the fear that Congress would not ratify it.— Hellenics all the charges of interference with the election by military authority, lie claims that the actual vgrte was more than one third as much as the average vote of the Statw before the war. IK' claims that the population has been re duced from various causes, fioln to 45u.0D'J. General Banks refers to tlx* significant Mexican movements ol Napoleon, and c!a uis that he would upon a convenient pretext, plant the French flag upon the western banks of the Mississippi, hence the greater importance of supporting the Unised States Government in Louisiana by every possible means. The Richmond Dispatch says the new policy of Gen. Sherman is all mildness and conciliation, iu order to justify harsh measures here liter. It thinks some de sign is consealcd in the appcarent mild ness. It says Sherman formerly declared that the lcbcls had no rights whatever, and refers to his responce to the appeal of the people of Yieksburg, and to his orders at Atlanta, thinks his present conduct is designed to deceive the people of Georgia. It tbuses the Mayor of Savannwh and the paople who attends the meeting when the resolutions were passed. The Georgians arc praised as highly patriotic and the ut most confidenco is expressed that none ol them, except the Mayor and seventeen citizens of Savannah' would prove disloy al tf> the South. A Mobile dispatch of the 7th says : The Gaines Gaines prisoners have been exchang ed a'.nd ar e now iu Mobile. The Jtiehniond H'/nV/ learns from the Lynchburg' Republican that a large hum ber of hands i. -! »ve been employed on the Tennessee Railroad, repair the dama ges caused by St.;'>eman'.s raid. The work will be pushed forward with energy, and it is hoped the repu.'rs will be com pleted within six weeks ortv.'O months. From Mexico. NEW YORK, Jac. 10. Late advices from Mexico state that Maximilian lias issued a manifesto direct ing the revising by his ministry, of the titles and claims under which ecclesias tical property has been forsonietimc held, and in effect declaring that it belongs to the tatc. and that it is the province of the Government to exercise superior con trol over it. It appears he opened nego tiations with the Pope while in Rome, on the subject, but to his great surprise finds the nuncia. justurrived in Mexico, with out instructions in the matter, ilo there fore boldly adopts his own policy, and it is said it was read with enthusiasm. Five thousand of the lielgian legation had reached Mexico, and more were coming. Nothing later from San Domingo. LITTLE THINGS. —Mind the little things! A work, a look, a frown, are little things, yet powerful for {food or evil. Acts deemed unimpor tant may he the foundation of invet erate and powerful habits. Great things compel attention, but little matters are too easily over, looked. —Hon. J. 8. ILildemen has been elect ed, unanimously, President of the llar risburg National Bank, in place of Win. 31. Kerr, Esq., deceased. Const itiitloniil Amendment. I WASHINGTON, Jan. 12. The debate on the Constitutional amend ment eoutinuesto crowd the spaciousgal leries of the House, and the public in terest seems to increase as the debate progresses. The developments of Dem ocratic dissension to-day, coupled with the irrepressible desire of members to make speeches, led to a further postpone ment ol the vote. Little Mr. Satnilel Cox, in reply to Pendleton's argument of yesterday, con clusively established the right of Congress to pass the amendment, and then after having come so near the I'liion ground, turned around and declared he should vote against it. Jealousy of Pendleton thus led him to lurnish the Unionists an admission of complete power in the prem ises, which becomes from its origin, one of its strongest arguments in favor of the passage of the nuicudineut. Contrary to his usual custom, his speech was care fully written out, and read fiom the man uscript. The statement made in some quarters, that it was delivered in obedience to the wishes ot a caucus of the Democracy held last night, after Pendleton's speech, is ol course utterly unfounded. Many Democrats took the courage togo as far as Pendleton did. but they are all loud in their admiration of his efforts, while Cox was listened too with scowling faces by some and utterly neglected by oth ers. Y ice-Admiral Farragut's reception in Congress to-day was unexceptional in its heartiness. 'J he Senate took a ten min ute's recess, that Senators might have an opportunity to pay their respects to him. 11 is entrance in the House proved the signal for a general rush of members to the lobby where he stood, and an utter neglect of the Constitutional Amendment debate. On behalf of General Butler, Senator" Wilson today carried through a resolu tion instructing the Committee on the Conduct of the War to investigate the cause of tho Wilmington expedition. Mcu:itiu,e everybody is awaiting the bulletins of tho new effort that is to de cide (Jen. Butler's ease more effectually than can any investigation. The statement is now specifically made, professedly by authority, that on the Oth instant, Lieut, (ien. Grant indicated to the President his earnest desire that Maj. Gen. Butler be forthwith relieved of his command, giving his reasons therefor. Deferring to tho opinion and wishes of tho General-in-Chief of t{ie Armies of the Cnitoil States in matters purely mili tary. After consultation with Acting Sectary of War Daua, and Maj. Gen. lialieek, the Secretary of War being absent, the President, on tho 7th inst., authorized the issue of General Order No. 1. The order required him to proceed to Lowell. Mass., the place of his residence, and after his arrival thereto report by letter to the Adjutant General. General Grant thereupon, issued a special order assigning Ord to the vacant com mand. It thus appears that the order for But lers's being relieved came from tin- \\ ar Department. The explanation sought t > be generally circulated on beliaJl ol' the authorities here, is that this cyder wa in pursuance of a request Irom Geueral Grant. '1 he system of bonnty paying, with its demoralization of the service, as well as of patriotism at home, is ably discussed in a memorial of some of, t(Jie most influ ential citizens of Philadelphia, which is presented to the House by Kelley.— I'iUs. Cum. Itailroail Act-ldcnt. A very serious collision occurred on the Northern Centra. Kailway on Saturday morning. The Erie Express train which left Baltimore on Friday night at eight o'clock, and the Pittsburgh express train, which followed two hours after, weic de tained at I'arkton by the derangemeut of the freight trains near that place until Saturday morning at six o'clock, when the Pittsburg express train, W. 11. Har rison Gould, conductor, was ordered to proceed in advance of the Erie express, followed by the latter. At 7:2U, when about two utiles south of \ '>rk, at a place called Hyde Station, the engineer or con ductor Gould's train discovered the local freight train coming down the track.— He at once gave tho signal lor putting down the brakes, but a collision was una voidable, and the two engines collided with a terrible crash. They are describ ed as having been completely locked to gethcr. The baggage and mail ears were de molished, but the passenger cars sustain ed but little damage. The most serious part of the accident was the killing oi .Mr. Thomas Garbill, baggage-master,and two saldicrs, whose names were not as certained. and tho injury of W. 11. Har rison Gould, conductor of the express train, and Wm. G. Holbrook and Robert Lamb, two of adams Express messengers, j.'ud a number of others. It is asserted that tho local freight train had been start ed front York out of time, which #as the cause of the accident. The track of the road was considerably torn up, but a large force of workmen were promptly set to work, and the trains ran as usual on Sat urday afternoon. At tho time ol the collision, the three men who were killed were in the baggrpe car; Grabill was in stantly killed, his body being mangled in a shocking manner; Mr. Holbrook receiv ed internal injuries, but they are pronounc ed not of a serious character; Mr. Lamb had one of his feet crushed, and received other painful injuries; Mr.Could had his face and head considerably cut, but was not dangerously injured. The stove in th» baggage car commu nicated fire to tlu. mail pouches, some of which, together with their contents, were en ire ly consumed. Thirty six mail pouch es were taken to York and delivered to the postmaster. -Mr. Alexander Frey.who carefully hail the contents, letters and newspapers, dried, as a very violent snow and rain storm prevailed at the time of the collision, and which had completely saturated a portion of the mail matter. — About twenty five of the pouches were sound, with the locks untouched. Lut the remander were ina horrid condition, hav ing been partially burned and thoroughly soaked with water, so that the letters and pipers were scattered loosely around the scene of the aci he - y . were > 10W : erer gathered up. "fA. aft f er . ieln f, dne<l by the prompt atte Uv %." ( Mr , TO 112 the Yoik postoffiee, rcnmilod. Post master Frey very pro, ™V" a ' ,e r a n ! c ; 110 - randutn of ail the pom hcs nm J fl ," u,s '"' (l the l'ostoffice Pepartmei ,* > P of destination of each. S!l ' d 'bat. with the exception of a fex " P^ C ' IPS '" r J'ennsylvetiia and more norti ' State?, the great hulk of the mail wa„ x <*'*9tin«» for Western cities. I. ato .\cw«. In forwarding to the Itepartment the reports of liens. ISutler, Weitzel and Ai ies, General Grant accompauicd it with the following indorsement : OENERAI. BUTLER. [lndorsement.] Hi Ang us. ARMIES OF THE I'. 5.,) CITY POINT, Jan. 7th, 1805. } llcspectfully forwarded. To avoid publicity of the time of sailing, and des tination of the expedition against Fort Fisher, my orders to Gen. Butler to pie parO it were given verbally, and the in structions to the commanding officers of the expedition were made by him and übuiitteJ to me. 1 apprehend ty there port a cojjy of Gen. Butler's instruc tions to en. Weitzel, together with eoj - ies of my dispatches, and instructions to Butler relative to the expedition. It will be seen that it was never contemplated that Gen. Untlor would accompany the expedition, but that Maj. 'ien. Weitzel was especially named as the commander of it. My hopes of success rested entire ly on our ability to capture Fort Fisher, and 1 had even a hope of getting Wil -111 in ton before the euqmy could get troops there to oppose us. I knew that the enemy had taken nearly the entire garri son of Wilmington and its dependencies to oppose Sherman. 1 atu inclined to ascribe the delay which has cost us so dearly to an experiment. I refer to the explosion of gunpowder in the open air. My dispatches to Gen. Butler will show his report to bo in error where he states that lie returned, after having effected a lauding, in obedience to my instructions. On the contrary, these instructions con templated no withdrawal, or a failure, af ter a lauding was made. U. S. Grant, Lcut. Gen. (lEN. (IRANI l HOES HASTE. HEADQ'RS ARM ITS OF THE U. S.,| CITY POINT, No*;, ill', 1804. j Mtij'ir- (jcueral liutlt r : 1 have files of Savannah arid Augusta papers, by Colonel Mulford, from which 1 gather that Bragg iias gone to Georgia, taking with him, i judge to be, most of the forces from about Wilmington. It is therefore important that Weitzel should get iff during his absence, and il success lui in effecting a lauding, he may, by a bold dash, succeed in capturing A\ il mingtoii. Make ail the arrangements for bis departure, so that the navy will not be detained one moment for lk<• aruiy. I'id you order Palmer to make the move proposed yesterday? It is important that he should do so without delay. I.S. GRANT, Lieut.-General. Official: 'l'. S. BOWERS, A. A. G. ANXIETI TO SEE THE EXPEDITION OFF. lItMIIQ 118 AII MI EH L'NITKKSTATES, 1 CITY POINT, Va., Dec. 4, 18G4. J Major General butler: 1 feel great anxiety to see the Wil mington Exp dition oft', both on nt count of tlve present fine weather, which we can expect no great contii.- uance of, and because Sherman may now be expected to strike the sea const any day, leaving Bragg free to return. I think it advisable for yon to notify Admiral porter, and get ofl without delay, with or without your powder-boat. (Signed) U. S. Grant Lieut. Gen. W HERE TUE TRCOL'S SHOULD EMBARK. IIEADQ'KS ARMIES UNITED STATES, I CITV POINT, Va., Dec. 15. 18GL. / To Maj. Gen. It. F. Butler, com manding A rw tj of the James : 1 had sent vuu a cypher dispatch before receiving your instructions to Gen. Weitzel. 1 think it advisable that all embarkation should take place at Bermuda. The number of intrenching tools, I think should be increased three or four times. U. S. GRANT, (Official) Lieut. General. S. T. BOWERS, A. A. G. \ i!Y\ KTikms. The Auditor's l'eport# shows that the State of Ohio has furnished two hundred and elevon thousand soldiers and marines —live hundred died in service, and six teen thousund and five hundred woro dis abled. Ileport says rJiere are rumors that the rebels iu the yiienandoah \ alley have moved down to lUrasburg, but not in suf ficient force to aortoy Gen. Sheridan. The Richmond Examiner says that id would not be safe to exhibit che feast on. willingness to reconstruct in Virginia, arid recommends the hanging 'jl tlie first that shows any sign of submission. Report has it that the rebel Congress, in secret session, adopted a resolution to appoint peace coin miss,'oners. Gen. Burbridge has ordered the Ken tucky State troops to lie Clustered eut„ and recruiting to stop. The order caused considerable excitement in Frankuirt. A meeting of prominent citizens of Ohio was held at Columbus, to take meas ures to present General Sherman a testi monial of 8100,000 in I nited States stocks. A letter was read from General tirant. who heads the list with SSOO. The Tennessee Convention is unani mous for the immediate abolition of sla very, and Parson Browulow for Govern or. A portion of (hep pulationof Canada are iu great fear of the Fenian Brother hood. Fifteen hundred Fenians are said to be already organized, and bauds are or ganized in all directions. The people goto bed armed iu many locali ties. —Maj. (icneral Ord has assumed com mand of the Twenty-fourth Army Corps, now a part of the Army o the James
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