447.7."1:11kai1ie 'IIITX . It , ;reis ts riot with us '''' to Violation oeliwblrdflig6•l4'h4A ' ' '' ' ''"''' St r i tiii/c itis t iele • lit& 1 • --) 1 - or - ,dß*s a°• , -' •,.., •• i'' t e , t.' ; . "1 - 'l'.' 'eritietteiii• ••• tat #a•ifrow#JtaWn any - Aett ~ , ft* iiilatialbusilaW4oo the part of :: - our ter..., , 441. tip , de • Mrwa - hripsevent-. ...;le, .=-: Ar,fittint ,!•:,srliilibtietering: - Aapeditions . 0 °4‘ I.' ieshdriOifto.: invade ' , fee ble lil r •cour .: tri This the laV;anS:je,lifr lir,AV i 7 --CMthiltiiiiithe ra w', avid:; letii'obey. it, -'-•.Mili.siititioeseeitiliniori:orterriterir'eve:"Makei : -'‘... At' inksnairA in`a,,minner becoming the dignity 4 klat.tl4 l ..glotious•Confedericy," under our 'own . '...•;.(hil,:f'26.etii,,,:let;ns.:sisll 19 :our -Aid the' pure .eles .'lnatifiiif'ionietit'iliiithital'Aiioli'lhiit.vve can affy4ictiadillititifierii - Sfitei; : Niq.ale tlieYt ,11 - '1 ditiltnitlitiitill tii'Mtitaltiea itriy'party.gaestion 1 0. !VioitiTgb ,ilititlitierlirkost 'OrganigatioOl'sBe, is -t` . thilDeittetritie Party 'of the North; ,As;a his -: 1 T , .toilitifjoit; lift urtdisfilited;: tis' a .. current; fact • ''.:;:ntif• the . difitlio ."aildislioted,' , that . you. do ,not J ;-. 4 TitidlheiedecliOti s olis of . hoitility 'yssning•frotii li - ,:':•-,thilNorthetti•Demociaiii'YO•do,not find these . I ' 2 , .isiteriiiiti.tetirertorn 'the 'laws; coining: from '' • Demecratic. 2o oteeel ' You do . oat find ' these'tie: I • 'S.' iiiiiiiiitioulf Ol'you'aud'ltior institutions corn . - p ''viiii, &M.: Democratic"lips' and, Dettrwatit !" , : . •Ipieniiiii `''On tbe'contrary' . you find them •rot I . • ••• bombe, Wad inmost cases in the tomorsty, .mns-; taiiiing4rlthitiofalteting coniaAe., your rigifils' -•'-., andinstitutiens; itodds ind . rtAts• that yrn tit- , *".• tie ThiiikAt';'''' .. ''' ' '• *- • . " •••!'-','" I- teiriCthetriall?' We need them all. WA -t". - need Vim! Sontherri State; and'eVery honest '., mid eVeryWhere....not `willing to eater into the ' '' Afield/ spiiiiefin.' ' _ ".- -.•-. . • • 4 ''' "'. Tliargliritmititer - eieineal NOrth, not large • but ntobliithati line: . They 'are the .seattered• : - 1 atid l winilering Ciihoita , tit ~tho. old Whig. part y, : , ; , j'aviiii"-titieilithied tri.nllYlhemielkes with • the' •!'llePubllieneof thelklorth; men of. Whom Ever-. -'oEittinalf Choate and ethers are l illbstrioui exam ''''- jibit.';• "There ere ; thousands . of them • le:the' . ...-:,lforiherit !Vi ten. . '.When,` this great, crisis t ,, :cidieti•uPorins; I. hire Confidence thit men like them'Will be:found', tO unite , With, the_ Demo . •,, :trifle' party in' Maintaining ; tie laws and the -; , •''Contititatient.' '• • • .. ' , ,:..•-•,' ''. • - -• .• .. -•' •:,..;: Theist are the•clinnents • • u pon. wh i c hwe are to rely. • . When you let them •togeither let us •-"::;'flee if -thtfrit•'eftericictio's,Afeneral revolt Of. the • 11 litelligettesiiiiirtne and loyalty: 'of the. countrY• :•:' , .agninitt4tienos*oritiCititiiisini,•and if not, let us t r 'leo IteitqAt these' Perileions isms control . io. ••' ';Tlletitiett these, there - ire ManY thousands. of 4,•/ 'iteleitt;ihei ,firbithein 'Stated,. who Silent* •are • - Whaled in - the'midst'of the 'ilkiriiir that :.i ronadfthediktrian'WhitiletanM attend 'the Pail°. 't , •• liet;itivliatiejliat:thiefrieling:vrill be' in our fa. . .-• 40ii'• : L '' " r'' r ': ' ... ' '. '. ..':'' ..:- . • , ~ '. '' rialehr4itiiitil, flirt uttered these things ,*.':+liermithie Thal*, .wo . litw'st and i iii, to-day, • not if ; :10 tie•ii*eii** iif,'Spieetria and shadows, , but _ •"c TW:thei:preitindeilif. terrible ' realities. ' There is :i . !Si - inedit,i'hy'•whiCh ive.e'eti belie pence—a Per :•',-..-.ipacifest.pkiee:-..ind`that is bY.an utteeand ab ? ' •slsiiiliateioreguittei'nf ill Auitights,Akon the sub ' • --' jettleViritichl , hail ,riferred, 'at the 'call bt ",'..thid Rep u blican Pirty. • If we do not make this ''..-'inkitiodeedie ririll.taite•ino peace until this Re ' ! , ;!'inibliemi•pirtY. ia,destroyed; which can only be .. -4 dant hiptorltiCint i reaCtiOn_upon the, public ~ - Llsitind'of the With? .. As it is, 'without our be, log aware,olit, thing, are.gettitig worselVery ::-.ellyii -l• ;,y b at , 'slotted Intented 'to say that we • ••! Were ititiolutely: iiiiieolvirig; • ' Month by month, ` ••';:iindttearhyi year - .. 1 seen no' mode to avoid , - ....'thiii l ,--Wilier';:men than'tsee nci,mode to , avoid '-'_••7itblit l irietptilit'fillaodiserie reaction in the public * • "'inleidOind'teliiiiig'OP sharply, In • some form, ,'.:Eat! *earn; _ Nor th "add Sriinh,' live in peace, -• '• With eineieveral'State•'institutiotie after the -. kricritier 'Of 'outfat heist •• For.'niy'self, .I' ye e, be . •l iti ve in and -IlliaVe in' itbeimding . , hop*, of . the • f•distiny Of. Aiut.'erininien inn ntry. I belie Ve i f: , mitetiopiiviltterine'Pliee,,and I believe that out . -,,'• ifwil ibis "iort it hetiOn' ii 'destined to come for, us siaref,' triiriiiitilitY atilt ,-peace. • 0t this,l . ' ••( 'areeekniti;ciitaMtliat'ihie ' eatinow.Neall li . Of ''•ltaatackY'*illlwrine, a coarse:anSwerable. to -;thae , Character an.d'bisioiii!#lll, will amp by the ' . tAbitin bribe Statai its,'iong:as thSre is a !Mead -..4C•the' ConetithtiOn to hold, it .together. We `limier-that ittieedneaSAnd tally and fanaticism -- .'shitli f sineceed IA tearing,' dOWn, the fairest' fah .: ' - 14. miar ' erected';. .taliberty , among . wien, we know:that - orielonered State will conduct, her= ' Self-With NO , MuCh ; moderation ' ind prudence •"•„ that:aiiiii)lstand Itstlfied for her ects be , fore map' and ; in „ theAye of HeaVen. .. , 7 1 - leilleilit4iiitzeite; T iiii'lotf'propose to • detain ;: '•' • . yai.b*: more extended 'observations ? I have , - trespasied'on far,upad .yotir ti th e already., • I 'litinkiY, yd,fi,, , iir allow. Me 6' say so, that . . I f liamr,gigni.lthiit - ot 'ilia ternper, and•spirit and life:reit of thiii'peeple, and, ari far as my . .ham• r ' Miabillifea:Mitai4Jpropose,, in the, sphere to Itieli,fo. - Mhtti.O dimptig tue, to serve you• With "ill'ilta 'tdekity,#t.'.. grateful ,heart.' • At all ' tithasi, and Ander alt airceinitances, I* owe . my t willi n g, to-this ' 'State; 'and r i k ..; ready: and. nAnd aditiOnetor devoieWhatever facul ' ties cif, mind and body I' , possess ' 'tweetye you, - mid Mierve you with the uncaleulating deyo ..tfon'of a nin,•rbo, lovie* the green .niountains - • - oad'aleiling ',:plains,•the clear Miming streams , indtheienarons peoPle Of. the State; and with •' alP•hte. 'infirmities, one who loVes her with the • leillectiOn'of,a son.” ” • • • . „,,,. . . . , ,":', .Tie, s ouri,Ecuusn OF . THE Sun.—The total • Jeetire,ekr! the lath of.next July will, be a very ' 10ppfl.aritOne to the scientific world. The di fiepar:if the . rtorput Observatory was the first' tlxemailithai.at, the moment of obscuration' . , 10#O; , !3,0 .ORO - cid planete—Venus, Mercury, ,Op!kimitidSAturn—tvill appear in the vicinity `9f: 4 ;olo;4od:sin as a"kind of 'Rhombeilial . 'olPli* '4.?,cl, l 4mpuMenon ;,of _Buell' extraordinary POF4YJ9 3l 4.:o9ysenteries - Will :elapse. before its ppetWen e .,:_thqkneits yeti( commence .and • terminifeti' the latidi ,the localities being eai ... rriii•': aria the alsOiee ,of , the . Red Sea. Be , Istet,ii:these teitttenieteints the . eclipse will be ' y.iiih,4: , ,bi,.Nortit', ; 4lgtertce i . , fretn. whence the • OcH . 0 0'i shadow wilt,P* s ! octllit the Atiantie, rall'4,atrerse Siete; ,:eauste44.,otal Ilathness, in ,cladiflit the ionhvirihtinspottant loiins • in That : :fPliettYs' P*lede;,,St. Viecent ) , Sentander, 13i1- '' l . 11 4 ;.,,Y.0t.erii, BerVist : PtimOlootte -, :fiaro g" ia r i,_ ...,i0,,,...,...: The "hie of fotality4ill. croSS' -...-' I t t". "rit en !" o "ko. ao4 o otOr Africa, across Al- FtilifPXolti•VOieri Seidgo,.ficbtiei laddones'and :: : :1 4 . 1 0 1 *P i. uh—lkiiii * OO1 6 thiciretiparlsehle •••- els , .. ltei ' ll,;.oot ‘ tk,e , tete! :. hi , any putt .01 the '....-._ 1t,04„ Pollll*.t. , it,willzhe, Soln.at'large.. - por. -.". -- '7 i), P.3100:.1901501 1 014C in4ortions of Al. Cis ,-..: , ,',.:',.:•..*: , ..i.t:T;ci•,:15 . ‘..... ,- .:...t:..,....-. , , ,, .1. - ~ - 11 0 )MMO' Calgik4 tiViiiiinee, Mass . . _ 200 :LIVES LOST! At ~isbotiji .:.terp;in ast er;this warned by ;the' ciy of are a iuh'icl;_ {ttuceeded4lfdm the, Pettitieitoti h"ait Vrittiotif the "slightest .fosirning to, the neur 800 .Imi (91:1. , beings:loho,live,re th,e,n . . The building was never 'considered ~,to be:':as , staunch as it.onght tolie . . - It Was buili*.about .se.ieu : years - since, and,was then. thought —a sham. - ' ' .'. ''• •• •• • ' . • „ tridieo before, the•mtichinety ivai put in :the spreid-'lCi•auch. an: .extent;•• that, some tiveitty twoi tons of'iton idatn were ittit'On to save it from.talling , by its own . • Proni,tbe•best.information: that.;cao be now gathetell; the building nkteared to •crumble and the eastern : cornet 'or. end. • 1t . ..te1l • : words. The di &Tat riterit - it , once. repaired to the attot a but • there- being •rto • lite; they:at onteiet o work :with O tti remove .the •••• The.* veir sooti leachedrooms so that !Ist dead am! ivounileil :were: taktit out as :fast ;as bereavhed. • • • • Mr. Chants BaChelor.hetpetr removed i 4 various cattilitiotis . . Some still living.. . • - The City' Hs • -has been converted, Into a' armperary .I.y for. the dead and otnitled till, rocagniZed. • :•-• • " Mr.:Palmer was deeply. burled in the ruins all the-time and thinking there was no prospect. of being eatrie•ated;.out his throat to end, his sufferings;, still .he was taken' out • andliv•ed „tide Woman, in: the par(of the tnilt.still stan ding; becamcrfri,glitened; and' threw 'herself 'out. of the'fifth'stOry,.braaking an arm arid filjtiting hereelf so that she cannot recover. • The laboririgloice.of the .mill is about 000,- and it is supposed that abottt '760 human-be inge were actunlly buried : in the. ruins. . - :-,A - 4 - 6Crian'.,iust rescued,' says that there is sortie tweMji-five more in the vicinity where, she was, : yet. . . • • Ahont:half=past nine fire in .the .ruins was disetiveied.-'-Thits idditional borrot struck' ter-. Torlo . the Hearts that hadbefcire :been hiveful of Saving rnore.lives l still the.work at removal - --- The force pumps and enginPs:.on - the ground wore - at 'once got to work and,have been .pour. ag : torrents on,,sio't,hat at' 12:30 the fire does. Pot eetall AO gain:and hopes are entertained that• it will . lwitayOd. „“.• • ; ' • • -• Those peat the breaking out of the fire - were .almost on the point .of, extricating a woman, not much.hurt, - but the flames drove them back and the - woman, is supposed to have.perished. .. 'The Mayor has Aelegrap'?ed..for. the Low 0) fireman.. who yViil strive•ahout.one o',cicick. • 1 . 24.- 7 Cglarnity succeeds. calamity., la 10 Minutes the whole inass• ol'. ruins has. become a \li \ b one sheet ' f flame. , The screams and moan ings of:the oor buried creatures can lia dis tinctly heard, ut no power can save them. • st.—.The.Pemberton Mills•are noW 'a black Smoking masa of brick, mortar and, lin: man. bones, promiscuously mingled... Probably not Neal than 200 beinas:perished in the flames. ;The Washington Mill, was in great jeopardy, the wind blowing, towards Duck mill, whose, cobotiug room touchela. the 'Pemberton, JAN . . 11, 2 A. sr.=—T h rough the ..almost super bumen exertions 'of the firemen, the 'Washing ton'. mills, a re: now considered out 'of danger. • . . 01:the Duck mill the prospect ii not.ao good. "Eilerything that can be done •is' being. done.— Fire coMpanies nre.present from'ell the neigh boring, town's: -• , • :• Between 40 and 50.phyaicians are in attend 7 once et the .Cily:Hall and other plates,wherev errhe injured need theiv services, The rtiinsuot being burned up,it will be many dsks.before truedinoWiedge of the killed and wounded. can be arrived at. • • • • The fire Which .finally siscrificed the - buried hunnisn'beinigs'eaught from the lanierri of. burn- 4pg fluid which was accidentally'dropped. • Onefitecpaii'drepped dead in the street . . . "-:Theatrepte,are fi lled withitmaasof human beings . ; eilety one. eager to do and see. Friends. who, bnfore' the iire, were alternating ,bet Ween hope and fear,l are, now settling down into hope : . less' detpaii. . . . ' The Lawrence catastrophe •cast a gloom over the, city: Hon. David Sears presided at • a meeting Of tmtenty gentlemen to-day; who sub. 'scribed $2,000 jai thr 'relief of .the stiffereri; and appointed a• committee . to •solicit further •coittributiont: ( Trains to Lawrence are Crowd ed. A 'strongi force.•of r.porters is on the ground, and accounts received are, voluminous, but Teeny afford little ' news, • . ' Ward; optqatlve in the . carding room of .the SecOntistory, who was miraculously 'saved •withhis wife, who worked near him, describes his ;escape as folloWei —: • • Was in the carding room with, the second overseer,•lightfrig up. It, was five or ten min. utes before five.. We , had .but a w ,burners fe - .lighted; suddenly }ward a loud thundering crash overhead.;, and. lOoking':Up, • saw shafting 'coming dniVri upon' us ell over the room. Ter rified, ['stood festened' to the spot, although I knew theibuilding was coming on Me.. Then I. heard the overseer shout. tried.to jump Out sof. the rubbish, ,but something struck me sense . . . came to I. found . .myself in the rub• bish, cOyered with bloCl, from. wonnds'.on my face'.. Finallyt crawled up and got to the top, and lonia' a lot 'of ruins 'hanging .over, me, which liked tri'liave taken my life but I suc.: ceeded in'..gettint • out: i . :passed dead girl and two Mangled bodies. When, first knocked down, T• fell 'ander a. heavy. grinding •stone, Which vims, too heavy to give way. to the *eight about above. .Ward found his wife at the City The following is "one of the heart-rending 'in cidents; :Margaret Hornilton,, aged 14 years. This was her first flair's work. ' Her devoted mother attended her, and when asked what in- . juries her daughter received, ! Her arm is.hrokerr, and het . head is broken, and Oh, my Gild—and here the poor woman burst into.teara darling: is .all broken.. The unfortunate girl died to-clay. .The - diughter; was the main supPort'of her Mother . and fourchildren. . • Olive Dridges,•,:of .Me., "who' Worked .0e fhird'stary, seized'-, the hoisting Chaiiieff theerevator..and, went dowa and :es : , gaired'urifrijiired., " • . . . ~"13forrf th,e.bifildtag caught lire, a number of those •:tieneafh, thes•rnins:•could be aceit'and'contieried,•irii,th".l•- Drinks,and ,refresh 'niente liiiarifejnitancaa, were pressed tcrthem. Wheii.the 'fire spriad,o!iei the rriinsiliey.. kited , 'esc'ape hopeless, and - bid: adieu to friends, ; and ia.several cases gave isjo the: die; po4al of their'effeet.t hods , 'fettered ' and itthrough could.e 'Seen three young women Who laiildlhey,'*ere not lit 'all I ,' njUred. Oita, thrusfi her attn . .th'i,.aitgh:the small i'agieratuie - ind beg-, ,gail•t`i!: bet 9 reiTthe, hpitiatiiie':eriUllle Made large enough, lBkiiiiii*rifetiii r men - ati,a3k, +00: the tirisoners • Avoid the M. which' will "lied Wood` the istet bulkbf tid r aki: if •i? *rcriOPti - lr ratifP: re-iiiz;ti lII' can tounta -Monocrat. s Thursday, JamiarY 18,-1860: ; . . .. . . ~. ~. • .;.-.., ,, .5. M. 'IsEII'ENOILIf-4 ', CO'S .. ' - • . . tip , Musa ti Street( New liaik,.aiu(*O::State gt...oaStaa . .. ..9:: At,. P ETTEN(II Id. & CO., .aiti2.1.103: Agents , foe. ihe hlltass._ DamgcniTAnd the Annit lailneutial and targest oi ran bitingNewspapersin. ttui ltJulte.o3tatasantl.tha.Can, Adis.; Thl6 , Alt authorised. to. eontrao , for us at ...our Wirare undei obli'ptions to' Meagre: 'lEl;%tx, M. C., and A.. 141.. BENtorti et the State ,legie latutejlor. documents. , . . . . • The' weather for. the : past week ha . been changeable, vraining ard' snowing.'at intervals, With an occasional , sunshine. At time out'. going • rein; tke .: proi'pects are' fair for other foil Tbo Lyceutotneetingt ire held at the'Arad: emy; on Monday.; evenings. The'question for discussion -orr Monday..evening...next; is tißer, solved, tkat.Limited .Monarchy like . thiit of ,praat Britain, is abetter form of .goverrtrOni theme Republic dike that of the 'United gtates:, We : have' neglected . to ? state that Mr. havopened a. singing , seliodl in this Sorough: Me. W. comes to tie highly recoiti meniled, and we can "siy that .he is a .good 'singer and fully qualihell to teach a good school. The schools are.'held at the Baptiit House, . .on F;iday and Saturday e;.renings; at the ringing NEW. P . OST,OFETZ.— A New pima OffiC • hei been established at "Wilcox",lnitnerly na 7 Visia..lA. I. Wmcox, has'received theap 7 appointmenthf.P.34,l. The town'has been grow._ ing in population. and business for a year. 'past; making thp establishment of * a itost-offtee at that point a necessity . . ' • . "Bennett llouse" ti as taken, lnet.•eyening; by a party . number- . ing - Solife:fOritsotils. 7 ', Oysters were proc . ured, and an excellent shpper'p6ly.ided.lo whichrtrii ple juStfeeivie rendered.. - ITite 'patty liroke tin about midnight, after, an exeetulingly. pleasant timer Beingle‘aP 'year; the iatlifis triok the . whole :arrangement upon tbemselvei, inviting !he bills t 'and seeing 'them Safe home. .. . : • / . ..DAVISCOAL:Ban.--7An attorney . .of the Com pany . which oWned'a mining interest in( this . bed was here the.present week, to look after. .its interests.. We underatand the manufacture of. oil i; to' be discontinued, at, least for a year; but the .mining of coat is to be v ieorouSly pros ecuted, and a constant supply kept on. hand... Mr. Onlntsno L.' DAVIS hai . leased the • mine end farm. . GOVERNOR PACEEIVS.IIIII,3IIISAGE.. „ We present our readers with an 'abstract of the GOV. PAFKER'SMassage. ' The message, so far as it relates tattle 'affairs.of our own Com- m. onwealth is an.anable: State' paper and de-: aeivingpf high.commendation;_ ,er, seem still laboring under the illusion that his sphere, of supervision is.-National,. instead of apertaining to the'State of Pennsylvania,' and tbeaffairs of Katitist are again dragged in. ' pi 'this the boverntir stands ,The' , Kansas difficulty has long sinee'ceased to be discussed and is almost .forgotten';except by ,tirose who use .it . intheattempt to : distract and defeat the Demodiatie party.' :The friends ofithe Gov.er nor cannat.help 'but feel mortified that he has again wandere.d so. far from his legitimate 'duties as to introduce, a subject, in a State pa:. per . with' which . the .I..egklat ure has no legiti mate Upon all otherpoints 'we think the message err admirable:one. • . BOSTOIN,,Jan. 11. . The Citiren puts series.of questions,/ :five iii number ; ' which''he .wishes anSwered . .hy the DEVO . CIIAT,:: in '.order to mink the .courae which, will he pursued during the coming .cam paign.. Withciat • knowing or attempting define the pasition,of the'Deinptratic ,party in 1860; we have no objectionto"ansWering .the questi ,nspiopoutided, It . ..anything' that 'we can Say will haVe a . tendency, to enlighten our cotemperary; or rescue 'aim from his •eiT:k sur roundings, our duty :to humanity would prompt us to Make the effort: •.• , " .• • cbincide with the ' yiewe ex pressed in Charles O'Conner's speech madeat the Union Meeting in N, Y. city?" . • Some parts. of Mr. 'O'Connor'e' speech w.e concur in, while some portions had better been left unsaid.. . . • -.'2d.—Do you coincide with Mr. Bedkinridgo in his . 4peech recently ;made at Frankfort Ken tucky 7" We hare.not had the pleasure of reading - the entire speech. The concluding portion, which wa publish, is the true sentiments of a patriot, and exceedingty well timed., you in favor of the, acquisition o Cuba?" . Moat emphatically yes—by fair means. tc4th.—Are you in favor of a slave:'code for the territories?" '. • • • . We consider a - slave code unnecssary. The Constitution recognizes the' right of property in slaves;: also guaranteeingthe protection, in person and property, 'Of every'citizenof the United Statee. • This we consider sufficient 'for the protection of any prpperty , in the terito-- , "Sth.—can' the people of a•teiritory abolish .slavery prioe. to the tofrilation of a State Con. Most es7tiredly not. . A territorial,,Legisla ;tere have no power. to' confiscate property ) rec ognized such, under the Constitution.' , We,iire Willing to discuss, in a stdrit of can 'dor,.any queation which our,cotemporavy . may see fit to'propose; •butwe . do not choose' to be reiipopOhleyir, the, sentiments uttered .by every pOlie epe,iceror, writer, who comes be fere lb. couistry . INTERROGATOKIES learn; just as we. go ; io - press, of 14e aci dAntal death' of Mr. riWtoof.COLiiaa., of Lib . ; erty township. Dec4alrltaaa drawing lOgi,' WO an nx . eannt i , Alm, when the log ran against•n.tree:that-had.hasui lodged causing it to fa . lP..‘. The Calling tree struck ccileinan on,, the' head killino. him almost stattly: r. H. .Wlr3 about 36 years, of, age and leivesa yvifeanOthrte .ehildren; to Miami 41 . 12 . CA.TAtiTROPFIE'AT LAWRENCE. +, -The New ' o York Joternal bf - troninirrel ,says' a large cotton manufaCturer in that-city makes a suggestion'' in retard to the terrible , accident ' at : the Perri bertOn Mills,' in Lawrence, Mass.; .which . worthr'cif consideration. Although unac , oun ted fOr'in thenevispaper reports, he is perstia., ded thatthe immediate cause of the accident, was unifor'ff,ily, of motion' in Work mg, the looms. , If this kind of Machinery is' permitted to work in unison, as. by a single motion, the effect is aufAciently great to tear almost any . building, in pieces, unless. -constructed' witti: unusual . strength. In many-Taiga . mills one. man_ is specially appointed tO oifetsee the Machinery. and'guard against the concert - of motion in its operation. The same effects are obilervable in marching a military company over a bridge, (unless the order of march is broken), or in the trot of a Comparatively; amall animal over the floor of a dWellint. But after the every. ex- . planatioriof this sort which the eases admits of the fact no-doubt remains that the Lawrenee factory was very' defectiye In construction.. • Congress have not yet organized, the' Re- 'publicansstill edhering•tp: Shernian, while the Democrats and -Anisricans haVe:•brought for-, ward every available .candidate.. Mr. Bigler, in the Senate,•introcluced a bill . priaViding for the:SuPtiression of invasion one' State . or territery.by 'another, or the fitting out of tnili-, tart' ;expeditions,: and for' the "spimishinent of such offences: Mr. 'Douglas offered a resolu tion directing 'the Judiciaty Committe'to .port a bill for the prOtection of, all the States and Territories against inyasion•by the .inhab itants'of any Other State or Territory;„ also for" the suppression and punishmenr of Conspiracies and combinationis in any State.•or Territory. With the intent to invade, .assail Di' maNtthe government, 'inhabitants; 'prope'rty or. itistitti; tions•of 'any other State or Territory " Mr. Sumner offered a rresolution • directing; the -yast . office'Comrriittee to itiquireaS to'the expedien- Cy of reducing.the present rates of Ocean post age.• .The•cemmittee was alio .directed to in tiuire'estothe practicabilityof introducing the English MoneTorder system:.into our Post. of-, fiee Department.: The resolutions relativetO 'the . Territitries were 'discussed by Mr. Cline : . man:. The Senate then went 'into executive session and confirmed a number .of .appoint ments, aniongthein that of Charles J. Pala: per, of. Virginia' as Minister to France. !t is reported that a, very stormy'scene' ensued upon the. discussion. of 'the • appointment of F4ulkneri in which 'Offensive - epithets were freely used ;by several Senators, but 'more par ticularlyby Messrs.: Toombs and Doolittle.—' It is ••timught a' challenge to•fight.a duel' Will be the result. • ' ..• ' Pennsylyania:Legislatpre; . The organiaatioa of both branches of the State Legislatiire:was effected withont.delay or difficulty last week,:bu s t as yet:bnt little'ptiblic business has beenjransacted.-'The Governor sent in over ,twenty messages vetoing bills passed near the close of the , last session, of all . which were sustained .by nearly' unanimous' votes. On Friday of last weekboth-hranches adjourneti.over•—,the Senate .until • Monday 'and the House until. Tuesday. • On• Monday the Speaker of the Senate,. Mr. fn4rim9,'annotiticed the Standing Committees as follows: .*. . Finance-:-:-Messrs. Finney, .Gregg, Shaeffer, Turney; Welsh. . . Penney, Palmer, Yardly, Bell, Miller. . . .Aceolints—Mesirs. Cornell . , Baldwin, Thomp son, Crawford, Nunemacher. Fatales and Excheqtt—Mesrs. Irish, SclMll,.Keteham. Pensions and ~Grainitios-41elsrs. Ketchand Bensun, Meredith, Tiirn6r, Miller, . • , Libraiy- 7 -Meisrs. Hall, Smith, Craig. • • • Corporations Messrs. Baldwin, Smith, Ben son, Welsh; Imbue. • • Ban/:3-:-Messrs. Shaeffer, Irish, Smith, Mar sclie, Schell: • • • . . • Canal and Inland Navigation—Messrs. Bin son, Parker, Meredith, - KellerilNunemacher. • M'Clure, Gregg, Penney, Rutherford, .Craig. Elgeil.Oil Districts—Messra. Imbrie, Miller, Parker, Crawford, Craig.. • -Retrenchment and Reform—Messrs. Pregg, Landon, Thomtison,•Marielis, Blond. Education—Messrs: Yardley, Ketcham, Im brie, Miller, Bell. - , • • ' • • Agriculture and .Domestic ffranll fact irres Mosul. Kutherford, - Baldwin; Landon, Nun& macher, Schindel.. • . . ••• • lifilitia4 7 .Messis. • .Bell, . Shaeffer, M'Clure, Gregg, Craig. • , Roads rind Oridges—Messrs:. 'Meredith, Thompson; Blood; .Keller, Schindel. -Compare Bills—Messrs. . Parker,. Landon, *Keller; Crawford, Rutherford; • Vice avid 1.-mmOrality—;,Messrs. Landon, Schin del, Blond, Connell, Nuneiniclier. • Pr/i:ltd . ' Claims • and - Damages—McOrs. Smith; I rlsh;Benson, .Scholl, Turney. • Public . .Piintfok-44eesre. Welsh,. M'Clure, Palmer, Yardley Marseliii. -Public Holicri4g—Messrs. Thompson, Ruth erford, Crawford:. " Ness CoUnriei • itn4. County • Seats—Messrs, Yardly; Bell, Blohd. .• The .llouse convened . on Tunsday, 'when-the Speaker, Mr. L4Witvice, annonnced.the Corn mittlios of, that body. of followai Ways and ~ .deans--Mesers.. Strong, Law . - rence, (Wash.) Thorripson,. Hill, O'Neil,•Green, 'Bayard, Otinl,,p,Wogonsellor, Sheppard,Mann, GOrdori,..Pitile) , ,' Crane. • . • Thompson, 'O'Neil, Taylor, Willistrini.Byrne, Gordon, Col : . lins, Kinney, Strong..:. . . — , • Shdioiary (Local)-Messrs..: Wilson, Pinker . / 'ton, Abbott; Manh; - Oakes; Gennison, emitter; • • • . • • , . • ,B.otke—Meierr. Williitori, :Green, lietiOilay, , . . ,Gray, Seltzer; , Shaeffer', Haye, Knight, Mace, knsiini klisell,,Stnnetack:• Corporations—;—Meser*.• ,Acker, '-',Pressley; Jackson, pierce, .Petirielt; Brodhead;LPieitiln, Moore; Eltenberger,...Tu r rnet, Smith; Br ewster, Hoffins.and Gi . aham', - ,otAtirashitigtOn, Rai/road.,—Misers. Lawtence, (Washington) Rouse, Ke.neagy, Friciasley,;Crane,: Wagonsell, er,'Taylari Dutfield, Kistler, PcsWer; Dismount,: Jackson. • ' '.; •'City Paitengeitltailtoads.u-Nles,ri. Ridgway, Seltzer,;;Shelipard, .Dunlap,:Smeifd, Eltinaker, Mcilehticiek;.Caesell, Stcine, Wilson;.Varciuns. l'ensions--Meisis— „MeCurd,r," Durtior!ovro Caldwell, Eckman, Ciipe:, Gcehring,..SOtzbatk. . - Claim.e.--sMeisre., Ell maker, Batloot., Bates, Fierce;., Dopnelly, Dryson, Cassell, Auchentien. ••• ••• . . . • . ;Agriculture-Messrs:Xspy; - E s py;: ing,Davis, Chapin; Keller, Meurer. •' Edriciteion—Messrs.Xinney, Sbikelfeic Cus,. Frazer,•Panccrot; Africa, .Farnum, mutt, Stone; Dayis,L.Stonelmek,'Xistler, Buller, Beardsley; 'Coultir. • *.• *. • • • . Acethints—Meirs. Barlow, 1 Boyer, Long, Graham, Bptler • Ellenberger Sultzbacli Mil . - Vicit 'and Intmoraliiy—htesirs: Ilrysoi4Haye's'i Bentoni McGOnegal, MariVold, Prottdfoot, Dia- • : .Digtrices—Messrs. Barnsley,, Boaith, Moore, Craig, qraham,Butler, Maurer; Hoffins. • . • Estates- 7 Messrs. Collins, - Byrne, - Duffield, Morton, Brodhead, Craig. • . Cana/s--Messrs.. Walker, • Espy, -Acker, McDonough, Williams, Eeardslea; Benton, ler,iMorriaon: • dortutils..--Mesars. Graham, of .Washingttin, Donnelly I : idgway, Copes . .Wildey, . Brewster,;Morrison, Payer, 7 !Caldwell,- Turner.. Compairs Bills—Messrs. Frazer, Power, Pan coast, McDonough,.McCUrdy. • . ' , Library-Messrs. Abbott, -Bayard . , Beisel, Africa. -: ' - .21.11ner4--Messrs. Pinkerton, Waiker; •Keller, Chapin,Dikris;'McGoriegal, -Eckirini Africa, Btitler,.Gcehring, Durborrow, Curtis: • , Piinting-Messrs'. Proudfoot,Knight, aen eagy, Manifold, Austin. . 1 . BuildingsL-'Messrs. :Davis, Smith, Pinkerton. : .7 • . It will 6 0 . obseived that'. these' committees have been' remodelled.' This Was dOne' in ac- Cordrince with the report of a select committee appointed it the last '.session to consider the propriety of reorganiziog them. .. I( is "thought that the new ariamiement -wilt :facilitate 'the transaction of businesi.' . . • . • IViNhingtoix 'Coirespondenie Wastiv , ic-rori, Jan. 12, 1:860 Ma; Enrron.- 2 -It is current that all the norn inations.pendirog befoie theSPnate wereratifie. on Tuf.silay, except ,that .of Mr ; Grund as coon sel to IfAvr'e. • Judige - ifreev becbm.4 Marsha, for.the.isTorthern Districtand‘Mr c..;- 'FOOlkner, of iii'reinia; Minister to France. A. debate on territorial :power§ is now in progress in .theShate,:distiriguiihed for, the . ability.of the Speakers and the thoroughness, of the exposition being gi'ven to the whole siih;.. ject.. Mr. Green, eicsed a. elear, logical and powerful speech yesterday, which began early on the Morningof :the previous _ daY...Mr: Pugh is expected to reply to him, .and the universal , desire to see the ccgiants wrestle" is crowding the galleries with spectator's. Therels a rea- Sonabfe., hope among •Dstinocrats. that ." this .searching discussion, With 'those:..whicii must follow fottow it'at various periods of the session, will settle' the . principles of the Democratic' creed, and senablethe.senators COmmend . such 'an erpiitableplatfcirrn •to the Charleston Conven tion as will meeteentlicting interests and liar. monize conflicting : faCtions. . . .' 'Everybody is.interested man 12irganization . of the House,!' but Gov : ernment 'creditors are especially.leud.in their pleas for•the final con summation; • It Was believed by most pections, and by members themselVes',.that ton, Of Teits, vicn s dd take the vacant Chair on last SatUrday. .The same opinion prevail don Monday. ' But'the anticipated 'support 'of those South 'Americans' and Ant i-Lecompton Demo 'Crats Who.had 'not already voted for him' failed -him, and, though Mr. Hamilton is . not yet withdrawn, Democrat; are actively canvassing the claims Of other nnen,'to be brought forward , as their leader. On Tuesday, events and-.ru mors. indicated. the' early .withdrawal of Mr: Sherman—Me.. Hickman to take. his place 'as the Republican •candidate.. HO was 'supposed to be able to carry' the ,Aepublican force, ell or most of the Anti-Lecomptimites, .and, , .if need be,two or threeauch South Americans as H.. Winter Davis or Emerson Ether : edge..But . the programthe . Would•not . work, becausenneesSen. tiarelement of: his' success :Was found absent when the hoot of trial :came, and Mr. Sherman was:again in.thefield yesterday, • Mr.. Hick-, man cannot : get enough - Anti-Lecompton votes to elect hit; and the South Arnericana dare not take the responsibility of doing , it alone. But they mist organiie soon. The outside pressure. upon them' is too heavy 'to be borne long. The 'active efforts of national meo, and the present, state of feeling in the House', as well as throughout the country, foreshadow (it cannot be'said beyond a , doubt)' any Anti-Le compton. Speaker. . . M'Earl. ARREST OF. AN, AINSRICAN . 1N FRANCE.-:-AR American citizen, was lately notified by the French military authorities that he must attend on a certain' day at the office of the Prefect of the department in which he lived, to draw in the conscription for"-seven years ,military ser vice. •'He ,naturally resisted ,the demand, end was arrested and carried bdfornn military tri bunal on the charges of resistance to and con tempt to the law.'• Marshal' Mityrian was prescnrin the court when'the case came up.— M: Rotissel, a Parisian lawYer, employed,by the refractory American, commenced ; his ~peech thus: '"Gentlemen! you have • Carnroitted a .mpst grave error in.ai - restirig my .client.. Be, is not. only a eitizel.; but was born a citizen to the government which of 'all- others .protects with most energy an,l tho most jealousy. its subjects, Whether'inEurope or elsewheie--whethir they he full or only partial, subjects, l.warn Iron also; that of all the legations of the . United States in Europe„,that of Paris is the, Most Sen. 'skive to the rights or Ths.ippealhatl. the desired effect: tlomari•who was a L'Ouilranian Creole, was ite quittad with an' apoidgy . ..for error-45.in fact it was, = • *lll ‘ sibls Democratlo s Stite.,cesWicrlon. Sranmvlitm, Jan: lt.-LTh'e Slateiteinocrat. le Convention inet to , day, : andeleetecl delegates to the Charlestom,doovention. ' The resolutions adoptedflir am'the:betitoetatia doetrine thatmeithet Congress noi . the Territo rid Legislatuie frgefhe pbvfef fo shive ry; but that the *bide, „vihen forming State. GoVernments;'haVe tlie -riglit to permit or ex clude 'elavely. thsit- . .`the ; principle of squatter: sovereignty. ~is eatenlated ; tcr promote. discord, disunion, treason and Murder, as prac. tically .ilftietrated at florler'o Forry. / . the resordtiont dkriiese full confidence in the. little tiona Administiationii including its polley on ttfe'elavety question. . • - • • SAN Famictsco, Dec. 16. • The steamer Nl:Wherries, with Victoria and Oregon dates lo the l'Oth;aririveitt;-nighf.: The American citizens. at San Juan Island held a Meeting and, resolved that the Island lie longed to' the Tinited'States: • The Legistatite Wa'shingion Territory is organized. • . H. G. *Maxon is President of the: . . . - . .• The-Oieganicia poblishes ,reports froth' Simit icarrien gold mines, stating that tlie.ininerti are making $2ll lierday,. notwithstanding ,the cold weather and the grotind;beinglcovered, With Business with the country, for the pait few days",.has shOvvn more activity than during the' previous week, but it is by no means brisk,. with no movementin any article or advance in' . . • Niar ORLF.ANS; Sail. 6. The steamship _lndianola hes arrived' here with Brownsville dates to the.2d inst. • Corlenas ' • with .five hundred' men;' attacked" the city'of Rio Grande on the 24tb ult., kil ling a 'number 'of cititemi. Subsequenty a body of troops and rangers,' from BtoWnsville, attacked Cortenasf and tOok'the city, after a hard fight; cdpturinethe guns of Cortexas and sixty Mexicans. Nine Americans were killed and sixteen wounded; among:- the latter is Captain Ford, who ,l9d the attack: Cortenas fled across the river. •- • , • • : . New:Yciaa, Jan. 8, The steamer Arabia arrrived:Witli Liverpool dates .W the 24th of Decenter. - • The 19th .of .january - ls said to have been fried for the meeting of the'Congress. • lt - is denied' that the Pope has ,claimed the Tresidency for his Plenipotentiary. The'french pamphlet. by La querroniere, on the Pope - in CongresS, hai attracted much at tention, as reflecting Napoleon's views a's:con -eiliatory in tone, but opposing the restoration of,Romagna to the Papal tlininion. 'The Eng lish journals eulogize the pamphlet... . • • Lord John Russell tells the merno;laliets rel ative to MezicO, the England is endeavoring te come to an understanding • with': the .other powers resintetiog the - . course•for the -- .future. He .points out the -difficulty of the United' States recognizing one. President, and England and Vrance another., There is .a vague 'unconfirmed 'suitor of an euthreak in HengarY. • • The . Spaniards were- again Tepulsed, - 'this Moors sustaining heavy losses. ~. Lravanwoatit, Jan. 5 . . The. Pike's Peak express, which felt Denver City 'Dec. 28!h, has arrived ••here, bringing $5,000 worth of gold dust. Much dissatisfac tion existed in regard to the Proyislonal Gov ernmejlt, recently organized, and-it:was genet , ally rlarded as a failure. Attemptsto lect, taxes levied by the Legisliattne . were. successful in the mining district's. and a gen.. eral 'want of ..coulidence in, the ,adeqUate power and protection 'of. the government was rfelt.-;- The people look to ifspeedy organization of the territory by Congress as indispensible. M•iniog continued on a limited settle, in' the intervals'of.Warm weather. . • .• . 'Building was progif!saiiter rapiijly in pPnver City, buthere !eas.a , great , scarcity.of mate- From IKansits'. • LEAVENWORTIj, Jun. I.6.—The Territorial Legis , ature is still in .thao quo, and it. is prob able that no business ,will. be transacted by either Wing till the ,opinion..oe the , 'Attorney '. Gmeraf, which has been called •for. by. Gov: Medary,.can he had on the se r bject of adjourn.' ment. The alleeed reason of the majority.for quitting Lecomptoa is the insufficiency of ric- , commodationybuta settled antipathy to that 'place exists oir . .the part of.. the „Republican members'cia acCount of formerassociations. , . StIIiGLART IN . W ARTIEN.—The Clothing Store of Ed. Graser, in' Johnson's Exchange, was broken' into' last Tuesday. The entrance rip; peered to beitade bY br 'eking' a large pane'.of glass in the front - door. Goods to the amount or some $250 were 'taken. ~ ' they consisted of 'fine broad cloths, vestings, And some ready- Made, clothing of the 'finer onalities. The back door -was found open, through•which it is sup posed. the burglar - or burglars dseaped with .the plunder. No clne to the guilty parties has Warren' . . , . , A movement has been started in England to , encourage young women to learn the, trade 'of watch•Snalcing,, with a viewto qualify them to clean and repair Watches—a branch : of business in which theie ie constantemploymentin large towns and cities. The widow of a watchma ker inToston some time aga, maintained her self for years in working for the, trade.. She was very. successful in repairing watches, hay- . ing been instructed . by, her husband When his own powers began 'to fail. 'American Watch Company at Waltham,. ve. constant employment to a large number of women. 'NEWS ITEMS. . . . . vote The Missouri tegislatare, on 'a oe cf 82 fci, - 22, refused a charter .for• the South-Western University, at JelfersOn Uity, on the ground that Northern MethOdists were abolitionists: Mr. Longworth, 'the 'millionaire, of Cincin nati. has' sent'.' to Mr. Sherman, the Republican candidate for Speaker, a present:of 200. bottle,. of his famous Catawba wine. It is stated that there • aro no3T•io Canada, forty.five'thousand runaciray slaves from the South. 'Valuing, these.slaies at an average of five hundred dollars.each, they arnount to over, twenty-twci eniflicm of dollen. • • ' The solidifying of sweet cider has been ac. complished in Connecticut'. 3y , _the. Vaiuum Process, c:Jer„ taken sweet from:the press, is redneed fiyo gallons to'pne; without boiling, and a boat/tiro! joy is the result, .whie l will keep for any lerigth of time with Out mould, F °urine; or fermentation of :any' kind: , By the addition of. water it is immediately 'rersiored to its foether condition end becomeccider again. All that is lost , by the procees: aie-"theimPuri• ties that.inaY exist in priiiiaryatiple juice, and the green aickish itste.; The restoretti 'cidei is much like ei drink of prepared , tanoa-: rinds, but is more delicate end .