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: ;
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• .;.-.., ,, .5. M. 'IsEII'ENOILIf-4 ',
CO'S .. ' - •
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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 .