« 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