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ftitfwiS fispatcjr. BY t'OW ARPIK HAWWHmT» ~m± THK DAILY DISPATCH i« serred JfcrJlx »?*"w * Q«**T«E €*»*•/»» WK«. 1..* hi# to the Currier weekly. Pne« w ibmUm, P *, oT js2.w for *i* month*, in vtranoe. ~ THK SKM-WEEKLY DISPATCH i«\«w»*4 iMesd.a* and Friday M $».«>. in fcdvusefi. »VtHKWV>.K!.V DISPATCH Ui*wsd«wy r*fc».*nd mailed to «ul»eriWr» at fl »erann»m. SPECIAL WOTICBB. ; I» NOI/WTht '<£3* 1?A9» — A larre lot 01 elegant SOI,KS, >! OI'SEL A IN FS, VAL. ROBES. „ poplin Do.. n n j other tU l« Dress Good*. to be sold ofl »t once. TIIOS. R. IMNCK <fc CO. u,-e laid out a sreat variety of the above Roods, t"'«>t.ch tne> mv)te special attention, i he> are sold w:thin the next few week* at *MM r -r nr.<i their ottufomer* *n<l the public are itt f ted'to ?< v * them an e;trl:t <v»ll, a* the* ma> expect t r! them M their own price*. ]ii*t ftftiiiiit lot of Cloth Clj''Alio, to * inch attention is called. v a OIKS' Kl KSm sreat vsriet*. Mink.Stone v.-t-n Ssl-le. Kudaon Ray Sabis, >c.,io. * Wniilul lot IKiSH POPLINS received to day. ; r« lm THOS. K. PRICK A CO. • Motlce.—We ask attention to our * r enifirt a**ortment of \ eivft and cloth cS.OAHS. fctauittfitl &wi cb*ap SIuKo. Silk ROBKS. rh^ap. Real Iriaii and French FOPMNB. H rh VKI.OI K OTTOMANS. |teantil'u! French DKLAINKS. (>re*t variett medium DRKSS GOODS. Mtiiiin and I .see SKTTS-lwtrains. French. Wool and L 8• S'ew and fine Kl* RS. I.iNKN'S and Houaekeepinc GOODS. N,\i?-*hrinK ik' KI.ANNRM. Domestic Ml F.KTINU and SHIRTINGS. Ker*>% I.INBKVB*«d KI.aNKK.TS. SHhK.P'S GRhYS and FULLED CLOTHS. n022-ts SAM'L M. PRICK. 4. CO. IV. Fairbanks* STANDARD SCALES: A.'apted to e'erv hranoh of business where & cor rect and dur»We aoate is required. fiCAUKS FOR RAILROADS. S ALES FOR COAI, DEALERS AND MINKRS, SOALKB FOR HAY AND CATTLE DEALERS, w AkKHOCSE AND TRANSPORTATION SCALES, PORTABLK AND DORMANT SCALES FOR STORES. SCALES FOR GRAIN AND FLOUR DEAL KRS. COl NTKR SCALES, ever? variety; BANKERS' AND JEWELERS' BALANCEB, SCALES FOR FARM AND FAMILY USE, WEIGHMASTERS' BEAMS, POfT-OFFICE SCALES, DRUGGISTS' SCALES. TWBSTV BirrSBKNT STTLK*. AM or which are warranted in ever* particular. Call and examine, or send for an Illustrated Cata logue, to the Agents, CLARKSON A ANDERSON. No. 106 Main St., Richmond, Va. no Ift—dlmAde 1 cwSm WLThe St. Lawrence House— CORNER 9TH AND MAIN STS., Havevaean*. "nit* of ROOMS for families. Also, single ROOMS for gentlemen. A numliernf DAY BOaROF.RS can be accom modated. (no 29—ts] Mrs. R. M ACDONOUGH. KJL. Special Notice.— GREAT BARGAINS IN DRESS GOODS. 1-ovrer than ever sold befors. To reduce stock be lore Ist January. PERKINS A CO., <Ca*k SroRK. 11l Eaoi.e Sqcaki.) have this day marked down— fOU pieces best English and American CALICOES, to 10 cnts. worth 12>i cents : 100 llress Patterns, rich PARIS DE LAINE, t062 cents, from >C>a cents; 1(W Dress Patterns, rirliest PARIS DE LAINE. from §1 to 75 cents per yard; Rich DE LAINE ROBfcS. marked down from $'li to .*s'S, verv cheap: New si)le DE LaINE ROBES, markeddown from *12 -Mid .*'l4 to Sic. In DRESS SILK and SILK ROBES, you will find th« create*! sa.-nfu-e over made in Dry PERKINS Ac CO., Cash Store, no 30—2w_ 112 Khsle Square. KK. Dr. Jan* A. Williams afters her services to those of her own sex. and t.i children who inav aerd u.edic-i! advice or 'ittcndsnce. Especial attention is given to t'le management of obstetric ca*es. Also, all forms of female diseases and displacements. Electricity applied for the cure of chronic dis eases. It I *. Office and residence on Clay, between 4*h &nu sth streets, North side. * no 29—lm* otice—Temy Friendsand the Public.— ! v. • M ie.ive to announce that I have htteu up the soaeious basement rooms under the store of M. Harris V Bro.. corner of lldi and -Main streets, as a REFRESIIMfcNT and BILLIARD SALOON, and I respectfully invite a call from niv friends and the public- The Bsr will t>e stocked with the choicest "WINES. LIQUORS aod CI'iAR.S, and no effort will Ihj spared toirive satisfaction to all who may favor me with a call. i" REE SNACK served up dailv st 11 o'c!f>ek. A. M. [no 92—dim J JAMES COLLINS. ay Last Notice--Ye*. the Last.--All per sons indebted tome individually, will piease call snd settle their accounts, or els? I will Rive them into the hands of others to be collected Uv l»w. ALEX. HILL. P. S.—No further indulgence will be giver longer than to the 15th of Dacemher next. no 19—d&wlm ALEX. HILL. Insurance—LlFE and FIRE, at the lowest rates charged by T'spnnsibie companies ! For a;.l K!SC" of Insurance upon Liberal Terms, call at the General Insuranct UjKce. on Perirl st., nest door to E. D Eacho, opposite J. N. Gordon. SA, The BES'TCOMP ANIES represented, and a/JL-sses prompflk paid. C. R. BRICK EN. noli—liu (ieneral Insurance Agent. trv.AVe call attention to a Special NO TICE of BAKER'S PREMIUM BITTERS, in another coiur,in. For us to say anything in praise ol this orthoilox and universally used medicine, would b« unnecessary. We deem it so, at least, in view of the ft.ct that three-fourths of Christendom use it and are conscious of its virtues. A zentleman of the first intelligence and stanj mi; in this community said to us the other day "Whenever 1 feel ill from any cause whatsoever. I gulp down a dose of BAKER'S PREMIUM BIT TERS, and 1 ain all ruht for the next week, cer tain."—Norfolk Era miner. Tnese BITTERS can be had of all Druggist* in this city and elsewhere in Virginia. Uidem filled promptly by E. BAKER, Proprietor, Richmond. Va. noil—ts UL Great Bargain*— FOR CASH. AT PERKINS A CO.'S, No. 141, EagLK SbtTABB. i-4 Brown SHIRTING, Heavy, at 6d. <-4 Bleached " " at6d. Super. *• " " at 10 cents The be»t 1-4 " evei>old here, at 12JCcts. 100 p's Fast Col'd PRINTS, at 6U cents Best Euslish and American PRINTS, at 13 cents 60 |fs VALE NT! AS and DELAINES, at liJi cts. Rich Pari* DELAINES, at 62>4 cts., worth 87>4 cts. DRESS SiLKS. verv cheap 25 Verv Rich SILK ROBES, at «S6. worth KID tfLOvES. as good as A lexander's. at 75 cts. Beat 10-4 B saciied SHEETINGS, at 28ct*. PERKINS k CO., M 19—ta No. 141 Eagle Square. Two—One—Seven. — The Pnbiic nre respectfulh invited to call at my NEW and lieau tiful ROOMS, recently fitted up for the purpose of oontfuctinr the PHOxOGHAPHIC ART in all its varied branches, and examine the numerous im provement* lately added to the ART. PHOTO GRAPHS colored in WATER or OIL. from min iature up to life siz, which styles combine all the ielicate finish of tlie Ivory Miniature, and the bold andspealtin/ Portrait in oil. AMBROTYPFS taken in every variety of ityle. G. W. MINNIS. 217 Majn st. I* Leeches! Leeches!! Leeches!!! —1 have jnst received, by Ad»ms' Express, ft lot of fresh SWEDISH LEECHES, the very test, and large si«e, which will be applied upon the most rea sonable term*. P.8.-CUPPING and LEECHING promptly at tended to I csn he found at all hoursol the day «t the HAIR DRESSING ROOM, under the Ameri can Hotel, (entrance on 11th street.) and at night of L.1,1, ud •j"»«j IOBSON . a%.Kld*eT *"4 Bladder C*nsplaint*.-The newest and most important discovery for Kidney, Bladder Cow plaint*. Uri nary Obstruction*, Leucor rbcea or Whites, Sexual Weaknesses, Physical Prostration tnd utliilitv of 6itb6r wx, is 11 ARTS HOBLNE'S HUCHU COMPOUND. . Persons who have been unable to walk, have soon !*en relieved by this powerful COMPOUND. It is prepared bf a Chemist, and is pronounced bv medi cal men tad those who have used it, to be the best BUCHU COMPOUND in the world. Large bottles «1; small bottlesW oenta A fresh »upph< just re ceded by FIBHEkA WINSTON, Bruits, je 14—12 m Main street, Richmond. wish to get your Hair cut in the latest and most approved style. I would advise vou to call on HOB j*ON. at ins Hair-Cuttimj, Shavui*. Shampooing ar.d Bsth'ng Roams, under the American Hotel. Entrance on Ilth street. N. B.—Gen tie trie n also can get their whisker* aad,inousta«he changed from red, light, or grey, to a mo*t beautiful blackor brown color. Mfc. Ltc«rk*—A. O. V. BraU.-Tkt »Nn toMr M. Pic# atrMt. N«w York. having been n*e«l only three week*. It will be soid at a bargain. Apply at this office. oc 4—ts Kk.*faka HoatfyTak*- Aim-Firr !>-Ja*t receivedone hundred COLT'S CKLKUHATKD FIVI4 SHOOTKKS~Amu*, Nhav *»d aisea for null- l-y JAMKB WALSH, #08-1111 tiiilur and Importer of Hun», *c. Ik T# Make ti««d BUi uitH, u»<- Ittl&ntb!* Baking Powder, /or «al« by til Drug giaU and Gro«ai«. To $are Lard, U»f ftrmpl'-'* Infalll- MiT&iias rv*du. tor by <01 Druen« • ud Gfottn. IV To !»*»» Time. Utor «M K|f'n»», uMMiafU'i Isifalliht# iUkiat PowAtr. For by ui Draft# wU and Grtxsart. tr%i Mf til, dflrwf, oml Wh«lfJa< * """ ""TUf™""ljf*" T^ -r% mrrrr ''"*" ' "'* • --j^B'- *'&&jitiiy lixj'j 11 -•u 1. ~ ... * r w^-^> l __ Irr[ ™JB—_JhIL» J *JBL» OL. XVI.—NO. 140. licljmmtb fispatcfr. MOWDAT Moß4inwT?^"... /DEwTiaTwi! UNION DEMONSTRATION AT BOSTON Edward Everett Speech of Hon. The Union meeting at Faneull Hall, in Boe> ton. on Thursday, wa« presided over by ex. Governor Lincoln, assisted by 1*29 Vice Preti dents, including four ex-Governors of the State and si* Secretaries. The principal bnei. ness localltlee in the State were represented Id the organization. The hall was packed in every part and many hundreds were unable to gain admission. Among the most prominent gentlemen pres ent were Messrs. Wm. Appleton, Nathan Ap pleton, Rev. N. Adams, Hon. Henry J. Gard ner, Hon. Franklin Haven, Geo. Ticknor, Jno. T. Heard, Peter Harvey, J. W. Paige, A. A. Lawrence, S. A. Eliot, Wm. W. Swan, A. "\V. Austin, T. P. Rich, Hon. Marshall P. Wilder, Hon. Geo. Lunt, and a number of other dis tinguished persons. Kev. Mr. Htagden, of the Old South Chnreh, invoked tbe Divine blessing on the nation, the State and the audience assembled. The Presi dent—ex-Governor Liucoln—made the open ing ai'dress. Geo. Lunt, E*q., read a scries of ten resolu tions, -which were adopted with great ap plause. The third is as follows: Resolved, That we look with indignation and abhorrence upon the recent invasion of the Common wealth of Virginia that however nar row or however comprehensive was the in iquitous scheme, in its instruments or its exe cution, it was an undisguised assault upon the peace and welfare of the whole country; that we deeply sympathize with the people ol Vir ginia in the trying scenes which they have beeu caled to pass through, and proffer them and their civil authorities, and those of the Federal Government, our unfailing counte nance and support iu the maintenance of the laws of the laud and the public peace. The sixth resolution reads Rfsolre J, That the unchangeable Union of these States is indispensable to the prosperity and giery of each and of all,and even to our continued existence as a civilized and enlight ened nation; aud that, in league with our pa triotic brethren throughout the Union, we sol emnly pledge ourselves to uphold it with our lives,"our fortunes, and our sacred honor. The seventh resolution declares fealty to the Constitution, and that we will faithfully and unreservedly carry out all its obligations and requirements. The eighth resolution declares that we will discountenance everything tending to produce alienation of feeling between the North and South. The ninth resolution denounces the apolo gists for the late raid upon Virgiuia, and holds as guilty, before God aud the country, those who induced it. lion. Edward Evkkktt, who was hailed with every demonstration of respect and en thusiasm, was now introduced, and he spoke as follows: SPKECH or HOX. IDWARD EVEKKTT Mr. Chair mm and Fetluw Citit'ns—ln rising to address you, on this important occasion, indulge me in a few words of personal expla nation. 1 did not suppose that any thing could occur which would inuke me think it my duty to appear again on this platform,on any occa sion of a political character, and had this meeting been of a party nature or designed to promoteany party purposes, Ishould not have been here. When compelled by the prostra tion of my health five years ago to resign the distinguished place which I then filled in the public service, it was with no expectation, no wish, and no intention of ever again mingling in the scenes of public life. 1 have according ly, with the partial restoration of my health, abstained from all participation in political ac tion of any kind; partly because I have found a more congenial, and, as I venture to think, a more useful occupation in seeking to rally the affectionsof my countrymen North and South, to that great name and precious memory which is left almost alone of all the numerous kind ly associations which once bound the different sections of the country together [applause;] and also because, between the extremes of opinion that have long distracted and now threaten to convulse the country, I find no middle ground of practical usefulness, on which a friend of moderate counsels can stand. I think I do a little good—l try to—in my wan ing years, in augmenting the fuudsof thecbar itable institutions, commemorating from time to lime the honored dead and the great events of past days, and chiefly in my humble efforts to rescue from desecrationnnd the vicissitudes of private property the home and the grave of Washington. [Applauue.J These, sir, seem to one to be innocent and appropriate occupa tions for the decline of life. lam more than contented with the favor with which these my humble labors are regarded by the great majority of my countrymen ; and knowing by experience how unsatisfying in the enjoyment are the brightest prizes of political ambition, I gladly resign tlie pursuit of them to younger men. Sir, the North and the South, includ ing the Northwest and Southwest, have be come fiercely, bitterly arrayed against each other. There is no place left in public life for those who love them both. The war of words— of the press, of the platform, of the State Le gislatures, and, must I add, the pulpit—has been pushed to a point of exasperation which, on theslightest untoward accident,may rush to the bloody arbitramentof the sword. Thegreat ancient master of political science (Aristotle) tells us, that though revolutions do not take place for small causes, they do from small causes. He means, sir, that when the minds of the community have become hopelessly embittered aud exasperated by longcontinued irritation, the slightest occurrence will bring on the catastrophe. In fact, it seems to me that we have reached a state of things which requires all good men and good patriots to forego for a time all mere party projects and calculations, aud to abandon all ordinary po litical issues ; which calls, in a word, upon all who love the country and cherish the Union, and desire tl»e continuance of those blessings which we have till lately enjoyed under the Constitution transmitted to us by onr fathers, and which I regard as the noblest work ol political wisdom ever achieved, to meet as one man and take counsel for its preserva tion. (Applause.) It is this feeling that has brought me here to-day. It will prob ably be said, sir, that those who enter tain views like these exaggerate the gravity of the crisis. I wish I could think so. But I fear itis not wewbo exaggerate, but those who differ from us, that greatly—and soon, I fear it will be, fatally—underrate the ominous signs of the times. I fear, sir, that they are greatly misled by the one-sided views exclusively presented by the party press, a«d those who rely upon the party press exclusively for their impressions, and that they are dangerously ignorant of the state of opinion and feeling in the other great section of the country. (Ap plause.) I greatly fear that the mass of the commuhity, longaccustomed to treat all alarm for the stability of the Union as groundless, all professed anxiety for its preservation as Insincere, or, if sincere, the result of nervous timidity, have unfitted themselves to measure theeztentand the urgency of the existing dan ger. It is my own deiibrate conviction, form ed from some opportunies of personal obser vation, and from friendly correspondence with other parts of the country, (though I carry on none of apolitical nature,) that we are on the very verge of a convulsion which will shake the Union to its foundation; and that a few more steps forward, in the direction in which affairs have moved for a few years past, will bring us to the catastrophe. I have beard it urged on former occasions of pnbiic alarm, that it must be groundless, because business goes on as usual, and the theatres are open aud stocks keep up. Sir, these appearances may all be delusive. The great social machine moves with a momentum that cannot be sud denly stopped. The ordinary operatidbs of business went on in France in the revolution of 1789, till the annihilation of the circulating medium put a stop to everything that required its use. The theatres and all the other places of public amusement were crowded to mad ness in the Reign of Terror. The French stocks never stood better thui they did in Paris on the 21st of February, W. On the 'Jtth of that month Lrtuis Phillippe was flying in disguise from hi* capital; the Tuilenea were sacked, and theoldest monarchy in Europe had ceased to exist. I hold it to be time than, sir, as I have said, for good men and good patriots, casting aside all mere party considerations, and postponing at least all ordinary political issues, to pause, to look steadily in the face the condition of things to which we are approach iug; and to ask their own consciences wheth er they can do nothing to avert the crisis, and bring about a happier and abetter state of things. (Applaaso.) Ido not ack them ta search the past for topics of reproach or re crimination oa men or partial, we have bad enough of thatjand it has contributed materially ta bring about oar present perilous condition, la all countries where speech and the press are free, especially those coon tries which by controlling natural causes fail into two great sections, each possessing Independent local Legislatures ana centres of opinion and influ ence. there will In the lapse of lime unavoida bly be actios and reaction of word and deed. Violence of speech or of act, ou the One side, Will unavoidably produce Violence ot speech JUOHMOND. VA., MONDAY, DECEMBER 12, 1860. Sf*g? +• other. BMb new grievance «*««» »«sd effect: andtf before mined ta •«■ ? cosflwh, w# are dcitr- ShiTH® rn " oVer W dreaty catalogue to mm hiSM/ESSI f wh > hM *!!£'££ "£ sisj. .riSrx'AS 1 " MEM* pHHtI gagds^'ii Cw *5rS»5?Si •hifrtf t y °, n< ! ob i ect ' which by men of any dwSfed de»?iSw2'. JJmS"* or mod *™t«S '* #TPrt h * contrary, will not and t t? »& be confirmed ' If " Lis *'«* of the subject can more unwise—-what more suicidal than to allow these deplorable dimensions to result in a revolution, which will leave two great sections of the country in a worse condition than it finds them with reference to the very objects for which they allow themselves to be impelled to the dreadful consummation. (Applause.) But I shall be told perhaps that all this is imaginary—that the alarm at the South is fac titious, or rather a groundless panic, for which there is no substantial cause—lit sub ject for ridicule rather than serions anxiety.— But I see no signs of panic in Virginia, except for a few hours at Harper's Fery, when in the confusion of the first surprise, and in profoud ignorance of tlie extent of the danger,the com munity was forashort time paralyzed. I am not sure that a town of four or live hundred fam ilies in this region, invaded at midnight by a resolute band of twenty men, entering 'the houses of influential citizens, and hurrying them from their beds to a stronghold previous ly occupied, and there holding them as host ages—l am not sure, sir, that au. equal panic would not be created till the extent of the danger was measured. Besides, sir,ifthe panic had been much more extensive than it was, the panics of great and brave communities are no tritles. Burke said he could not frame an indictment against a whole peohle; it seems to me equally in bad taste at least to try to point a sneer at a State like Virginia. The French are reputed a gallant and warlike people: but the letters from the late seat of war tell us, that even after the great victory of Solferino, a handful of Austrians, straggling into a vil lage, put a corps of the Freuch army—thous ands strong—to flight. A hundred and fifty men overturned the French monarchy, ob the occasion to which I have already alluded, in 181 P. When the circumstances of the case are taken into consideration I suspect it will be agreed that any other community in the country similarly situated would have been affected in the same way. [Applause.] A conflict of such an unprecedented char acter, in which twelve or fourteen persons on the two sides are thot down in the course ot a few hours, appears to me an event at which levity ought to stand rebuked, and a solemn chill to fall upon every right thinking man.— I fear, sir. from the tone ot some of the public journals, that we have hot made this case our own. Suppose a party of desperate, misguid ed men, under a resolved and fearless leader, had heeu organized in Virginia to come and establish themselves by stealth in Springfield, in this State, intending there, af ter possessing themselves, at the unguarded hour of midnight, of the National Armory, to take advantage of some local cause of disaf fection—say the feud between Protestants and Catholics (which led to a very deplorable oc currence in this vicinity a few years ago,) to stir up asocial revolution; that pikes and ri fles to arm twenty-five hundred men had been procured by funds raised by extensive subscriptions throughout the South—that at the dead of a Sunday night the work of de struction had begun by shooting down an un armed man, who had refused to join the in vading force; that citizens of the flrststanding were seized and imprisoned, three or four oth ers killed, and when, on the entire failure of tlie conspiracy, its leader had been tried, ably defended by counsel from his own part of the country, convicted and executed, that through out Virginia, which sent him forth on his fatal errand, and the South generally, funeral bells should be tolled, meetings of sympathy held, as at the death of some great ben efactor, and the person who had plot ted to put a pike or a rifle in the hands of twenty-five hundred men, to be used against their fellows, inhabitants of the same town, inmates in the same houses; with an ulterior intention and purpose of wrapping the whole community in a civil war of the deadliest and bloodiest type, in which a man's foes should be those of his own household; sup pose, 1 say, the person who planned and plot ted this, and with his own band,or that of his associates acting by his command, had taken the lives of several fellow-beings, should be extolled, canonized, placed on a level with the great heroes of humanity—nay, assimilated to the Saviour of mankind—and all this not the effect of aeoliury individual impulse, bnt the ripe fruit of a systematic agitation pursued in the South, unrebuked for years! What, sir, should we feel, think, say under such a s'ate of things ? Should we weigh every phrase of indignant remonstrance with critical accuracy, and divide our murmurs with nice discrimi nation among those whom we might believe, however unjustly, to be directly or indirectly concerned in the murderous aggression ! Mr. Chairman, those who look upon the existing excitement at the South as factitious or ex travagant, have, I fear, formed a very inade quate idea of the nature of such an attempt as that which was made at Harper's Ferry was intended to be, and would have been, had it proved successful. It is to want of reflec tion on this point that we must ascribe the fact, that any civilized man in liis right mind, and still more any man of intelligence and moral discernment, in other respects, can be found to approve and symjiathize with it.— (Applause.) lam sure if such persons will bring home to their minds, in any distinct conception, the real nature of the under taking, they would be themselves amtzed that they had ever given it their sympathy. It appears from his own statements and those of his deluded associates, of his biographer, of his wretched wife, that the unhappy man who has just paid the forfeit of his life had fur years meditated a general insurrection in the South ern States; that he thought the time had now come to effect it; that the slaves were ready to rise, and the non-slaveholding whites to join them; and both united were ready to form a ne-w commonwealth, of which the constitution was organized and the otticens chosen. With this wild, but thoroughly matured plan, he provides weapons for those on whose rising he calculated at Harper's Ferry; he siezes the na tional arsenal, where there was a supply of arms for a hundred thousand men, and he in tended, if unable to maintain himself at once in the open country, to retreat to the moun tains, and from their fastnesses harrass, para lyze, and at length revolutionize tlie South.— To talk of the pikes and rifles notbeing intend ed for offensive purposes, is simply absurd.— [Applause.] The first act almost of the party was to shoot down a free colored man, whom they were attempting to impress, and who fled from them. One might as well say that the rifled ordnance of Louis Napoleon was in tended only for self-defence, to be used only in case the Austrians should undertake to arrest his march. [Loud applause.] No, sir, it was an attempt to do on avast scale what was done in St. Domingo in 1791, where the colored pop ulation was about equal to that of Virginia: and if any one would form a distinct idea what such an operation Is, let him see it—not us a matter of vague conception—a crude pro ject—in the mind of a heated fanatic, but as it should in the sober pages of history, that r«- cord the revolt in that island; the midnight burnings, the wholesale massacres, the merci less tortures, the abominations not to be named by Christian lips in the hearing of Christian ?ars some of which, too unutterably atrocious f jr the English language, are of necessity veiled in the obscurity of the Latin tongue. Allow me to read you a few sentences from the his torian of these events: In the tewn itself, the general belief for some time was that the revolt was by no means an extensiveone, but a sudden and par tial insurrection only. The largest sugar plantation on theplaiu was tbatof Mons. Gal lifeL situated about eight miles from the town, the negroes belonging to which had always been treated with inch kindness and liber ality, and possessed so many advantages, that it a proverbial expression among the lower white people, in speaking of any man's rood for tn ne,to say, U est ktureux mn negrt tomme it Gnlli/et (he is as happy as one of M. Gaililet's negroes.) M. Odeluc, aa attorney or agent for this plantation, was a member of the General Assembly, and being fully persuaded that the negroes belonging to it would remain firm in their obedience, determined to repair thither to encourage them in opposing the insurgents; to which end be desired the assistance of a lew soldiers from the town guard, which was rianted blm. He proceeded accordingly, hot >n approaching the estate, to his surprise, he band all the negroes in arms on the side of he rebels, and (horrid to tell) their standard ma the body of a white latent, which they tad recently impaled on a stake. M. Odeluc iad advanced 100 far to retreat undiscovered, ind both he and a friend whu bad accompanied um, with most of the soldiers, were killed without mercy. Two or three only of the pa* rol eseaitf-d by flight, KM co uv *> ea the J read - ul tidings to ihe»nh»t#iayt» the town. *!£»]?• Ttw building* aad «msmsuww Sj&MSi SUHKSr? Kffi^S.'Sttli'SsSss.'SK S^SSUT " ** P»W««of Swb, sir, a* a mailer of history. it a .mil* '?""««««• Now Wtn.tak.7 l bi«rSu» Vin th * Southern State*, Co ■* they are withruein the great re- S,h^. 1C * n . co , nfed * nM! y- L * l *• consider over what aort of a population it la that some tier »ons among u. think it not Ofti* rt2u£s bat in the highestdegr«?her™c to exwnd the awful ca '"fnedSt.Dojniugointoaheapof ashes in 1701. There arJbetwwn t&w and four millions of the colored race scatter, ed through the Southern and Southwestern ?£^J" , 7 ,all,roup,in<>iliw » towns, villa ia larger bodies on isolated planta tions, in the house, the factory and the field thi ™~il o* e tht' r with ,Ue dominant rate in the various pursuits of life; the latter amounting m .he aggregate to'eiJK or Jl millions, if I rightly recollect the numbers — thS°rti!} ootnmunity, thus composed, it was }f* *5? Brown to let loose the hell bounds of a servile insurrection, and to brinz •nrf* "h*®** 1 * whic ,^''? r ms K««tude, atrocity and horror, wonld have stood alone in the ei^ht' W ° r m" t A PP lau *«o And these W l ,.°' nine millions, against whom this frightful war was levied, are oor fellow-citi- U * 10 th ® Protection of ih«i r °5 t°^ ern meat, which recognizes t w 40 ll,e colored race—a compact wt'ch every sworn officer « of the States is bound by oath to support Among them, sir, is a fair proportion of men and women of ed ucation and c u 1 ture— of moral and religious lives and characters— virtuous F ™; sons and daughters, persons who would adorn any statiou of society in .any country—men who read the same bibb knLl°»» a t n i, 1U K the name of the Bame Mas " ter, kneel at the throneof the same God, form ing a class of men from which have gone forth some of the greatest and purest characters which adorn our history-Washington, Jef-" ! Madison, Monroe, Marshall, these are the men, the women, for whose bosoms pikes and rifles are manufactured in New Eng land, to be placed in the hands of an ignorant subject race, supposed, most wrongfully as recent events have shown, to be waiting only lor an opportunity to n 3 e them. [Applause 1 Sir, I have on three or four different occasions in early life, and more recently, visited all the Southern and Southwestern States, with the exception of Arkansas aud Alabama. I have enjoyed the hospitality of the citv and the country; I have had the privilege before crowded and favoring audiences, to hold up the character of the father of his country, and to inculcate the blessings of the Union, in the same precise terms iu which I have done it here, at home, and in the other portions of the land. I have been admitted to the confidence of the domestic circle, and I have seen there touching manifestations of the kindest feel ings, by which that circle, in all its members, high and low. master and servant, can be bound together; and when I contemplate the horrors that would have ensued had the trage dy on which thecurtain rose at Harper's Ferry been acted out, through all its scenes of lire ana sword, of lust and murder, of rapineand deso lation, to the final catastrophe, 1 am tilled with emotions to which no words can do justice.— There could of course be but one result, and that well deserving the thoughtful meditation of those, if any such there b«, who think that the welfare of the colored race could by any possibility be promoted by the success of such a movement, and who are willing to purchase that result by so costly a sacrifice. The colored population of St. Domingo amounted to but little short of half araillion, while the whites amounted to only thirty thousand. The white population of the Southern States alone, in the aggregate, outnumbers ihe colored race in the ratio of two to one ; in the Union at large in tlie ratio of seven to one, and if (which Heaven avert) they should be brought into conflict, it could end only in the extermina tion of the latter, after scenes ot woe, for which language is too laint, and for which the liveliest faucy has 110 adequate images of horror. Such being the case, some one may ask, why does not the South fortify herself against the possible occurrence of such a ca tastrophe, by doing away with the one great source from which alone it can spring f This is a question easily asked, and 1 am not aware that it is our duty at the North to answer it; but it may be observed that great and radical changes in the framework of society, involv ing the relations of twelve millions of men, will not wait on the bidding of an impatient philanthropy. They can only be brought about in the lapse of time, by the steady op eration of physical, economical, and moral causes. Have those, who rebuke the South for the continuance of slavery, considered that neither the present generation nor the prece ding one is responsible for its existence !— The African slave trade was prohibited by act of Congress fifty-one years ago, and many years earlier by the separate Southern States.— The entire colored population, with the ex ception, perhaps, of a few hundreds,surrepti tiously introduced, is native to tho soil. Their ancestors were conveyed from Africa in the ships of Old England and New England.— (Loud applause.) They now number be tween three and four millions. Has any per son, of any party or opinion, proposed, in so ber earnest, a practical method of wholesale emancipation I 1 believe most persons, in all parts of the country, are of opinion that free labor is steadily gainingground. It would, in my judgment, have already prevailed in the two northern tiers of the slaveholding States, had its advances not been unhappily retarded by the irritating agitations of the day. (Loud applause.) Hut has auy person, whose opin ion is entitled to the slightest respect, ever un dertaken to sketch out the details of a plan for effecting the change at once, by any Legis lative measure that could be adopted ! Con sider only, I pray you, that it would be to ask the South to give up one thousand millions of property, which she holds by a title satisfac tory to herself, as the first step. Then esti mate the cost of an adequate outllt for the self support ©1 the emancipated millions; then re flect on the derangement of the entire indus trial system of ihe South, and all the branches of commerce and manulaetures that depend ou its great staples; then the necessity of conferring equal political privileges ou the emancipated race, who, being free, would becontent with nothing less, if any thing less were consistent with our political system; then the consequent organization of two great political pirties on the basis of color, and the eternal feud which would rage between them; and Anally, the overflow into the free States of a vast multitude of needy and helpless emi grants, who, being excluded from many of them (and among others from Kan«as)—[boisterous laughter]—would prove tioubly burdensome where they are admitted. Should we, sir, with all our sympathy for the colored race, give a very cordial reception to two or three hundred thousand destitute emancipated slaves.' Does not every caudid man see that every one of these steps presents difficulties of tne most formidable character—difficulties for which, as far as 1 know, no man and no party has proposed a solution ! And is it, sir.ior the attainment of objects so manifestly im practicable, pursued, too, by the bloody path ways of treason and murder, that we will al low the stupendous evil which now threatens us, to come upon the country I Shall we per mit this curiously compacted body politic, the nicest adjustment of human wisdom, to go to pieces ) (Cries of "No, no.") Will we blast this beautiful symmetric form; paralyse«bls powerful arm of public strength ; smite w h imbecility this great national intellect! Wher \ sir, O, where, will be the flag of the Uni ted States! Where our rapidly increas sing influence in the family of national Already they are rejoicing in oor divi sions. The last foreign journal which I have read, in commenting upon the event at Har per's Ferry, dwells upon it as something that " will compel us to keep the peace with the Powers of Europe," and that means to take the law from them in our international rela tions. I meant to have spoken of the wreck of that magnificent and mutually beneficial commercial intercourse which now exists be tween the prodncingand manufacturing States —on the hostile tariffs in time of peace and the habitually recurring border wan by which it will be annihilated. I meant to have said a word of the navy of the United States, and the rich inheritance of its common glories.— Shall we give up this I The memory of our fathers -of those happy days when the men of the North and South stood together for the country, oa hard fought fields; when the South sent her Washington to Massachusetts, and New England sent her Greene to Carolina —is all this forgotten? "Is all the counsel that we two have sharedall the joint labors to fouud this great republic—is this "all for got and will we permit this last great ex periment of confederate republicanism to he come a proverb and a by-word to the nations! (Cries of " No, no, never.") No, ftUow-citi. sens, no, a thousand times uo. This glorious Union shall not perish. Precious legacy of our fathers, it shall go down honored and cherished to oor children. (Loud applause.) Generations unborn shall enjoy its privilege* as we have done, and if we leave them poor in all besides we will transmit to thorn the boundless wealth of its blessings. (Loud ap plause. followed by three cheers.) Immediately after the conclusion of the Hon. Edward Everstt'semphatlc and eloquent denunciation of every tendency to disunion, the immnnse nxttnbly broke forth Into the most rapturous and vehement applause. Nino vociferous cheers were given for the honorable gentleman, followed by the clapping of bands, waving of hats and handkerchiefs, and every demonstration of satisfaction and delight. Hon. Oaua Ccshixg followed, in a speech of great power, eloquence and patriotism: and a letter full" of national sentiment, was rend from ex- President Pierce. Several other let ters were read, from distinguished Northern men, all cordially endorsing tho objects of the meeting, which adjourned with three cheers for Virginia. Atrocious Murder In Norfolk. The Norfolk Argns furnishes the following particulars of an atrocious deed of blood, per petrated in that city on Friday last: One of the most brutal, diabolical and mys terious murders ever perpetrated in nny com munity, civilized or barbarous, was commit- : ted yesterday afternoon at about 4 o'clock, in a lodging room on the fourth floor ot the Na tional Hotel—the victim, Vlrzinius Leonard, an unoffending, defenceless child, but eleven' y*ars old, and we are deeply pained to say, the only son of A. F. Leonard, Esq- senior editor of this paper. We have never known our community more shocked or more excited by the perpetration of crime; we have never known greater anxiety to discoverand punish a blood-nhirsty black hearted fitend, or more sincere sympathy for those whose hearts are wrung with anguish too deep and fearful for utterance, and which heaven only can relieve. The particulars of this heartrending out rage, so far as known, enshroud it in mystery, and show Hto be among the most vindictive, unprovoked and extraordinary act* in mium> The child went to the hotel from school, a little after three o'clock, ascended the stairs with his satchel, to the room of his parents, who were absent, aod he was seen sitting down iu the passage-way at ha/f-past three o'clock. About half-past "four o'clock, Lieut. Murphy, U. S. N., whose room is next to that occupied by Mr. Leonard and l:idy, on at tempting to enter, found the child lying on the floor inside, his body pressing against the door, without any sign of life—a frightful gash having been cut iu the /ore part of the neck. The alarm was given, and Dr. Andrews, formerly of this city, and Dr. J . B. Holmes, bothot whom are stopping at the National, were immediately in attendance, but medical skill was of no avail. The heartless murderer had done his work most effectually; his dag ger, long and keen, had been driven deeply in the neck, reaching the upper part of ihe ver tebra;, causing a terrible and deadly wound, such as, it would seem, could only be given by some practiced assassin. Strange to say, there were no traces of blood, no noise, no weapon found, by which the black-hearted villain could be detected. At 11 o'clock no clue to the dark deed of blood had been discovered. No one is able to explain the mystery—no suspicion sufficient to justify arrest is expressed. The hellish deed was done quickly, with consumma'e precision and skill; and the per petrator, whether he has fled or remain* among us, is still at liberty. We hope he may not escape the scrntinv and vengeance of an outraged community; that justice in this sad case may claim the guilty wretch, who, if. he has a heart that is not. remorse less, must al ready feel the keen anguish ol" a guilty con science, cosequent upon the perpetration of the horrible crime. Col. Garrison's r:>om being immediately op posite that in which the deed was committed, Mrs. G. heard a noise, as of one falling, and looked out to ascertain the cause, but seeing r.o one and henriKg no further noise, suspected no violence. It is probable that if she had at tempted to enter the room in which the blow was given, there would have been another aw ful act in this dreadful tragedy. Later intelligence, by telegraph, states that the jury of inquest rendered a verdict that the child was accidentally killed with, a shot gun, by his own hands. C'harlestown Matters. The Baltimore American's correspondent writes (Dec. 9) as follows : Military movements still continue,and troops are daily arriving and departing. The Peters burg artillery, Capt. James N. Nichols, whose officers and privates made hosts of friends by their gentlemanly bearing and soldierly con duct, left yesterday morning. A large crowd assembled at the depot to bid them larewell.— Tenth Legion artillery arrived in the same train in which the Petersburg artillery left. The Tenth Legion company is from New Mar ket, Shenandoah county, is under the com mand of Captain M. M. Siebert, and numbers over fifty men. "With the company comes Mas ter Albert, the infant drummer, seven years of age, who is quite a prodigy. The flfer- to the company, Jacob Hockmau, is 75 years of age, but manages to produce good music from the life. The contrast between the two musician* attracted the attention of all. The evening train brought the Kiche.rdson Guards, Capt. Welsh, 50 men, from JVlndison C. H., Madison county. This company has been most anxious to come on, and held them selves in readiness from the beginning of the afTair. Later in the evening the Clarke Guards, Capt. Bewen, from Berry ville, Va., marched into town. The Guards have been organized but a few weeks, but their ranks were very full, lis men being in the line. The military force now here consists of the- Portsmouth Guards, "Woodis Riflemen, Moun tain Guards, West Augusta Riflemen, Mont pelier Guards, Petersburg City Guards, Pe tersburg Greys. Clarke Guards, Richardson Guards, Washington Guards, and Jeflerson Guards, in all over 500 men; besides which the Executive Guards, Capt. llunter, 25 men, are constantly on duty. The correspondent of theSun]jwrites Capt. Avis, our jailor, visited the prisoners last evening aud informed them that the Le gislature had unanimously decided not to in terfere with the action of the court. Cook said the Legislature had nothing to do with his case; that he wa* iu the hands of the Gov ernor. Copelaud was the only other who said anything. His response was, "It is hard, bat I suppose we will have to stand it." The iollowing letter was received from Cin cinnati, addressed to Capt. John Brown: " CIXCIKNATI, Nov. 19, 185' J. "Capt. John Brown, Charlestown, Vi.- Dear Friend: Be of good cheer. Your deliv erance is near at hand. All will yet be \ veil. C. T. is in Cleveland. M. 13." The C. T. mentioned in this letter is evident ly Charle* P. Tidd, who was oae of the origi nal gaug at Harper's Ferry, and who made his escape. After the M. B. there is a singular mark, made perhaps to identify the writer.— This letter went to Charleston, Ka., and arriv ed since the executionfof Brown. John Mitchell, in a letter from Paris regard ing the movement beiug made iu Ireland toob tain an amnesty for him and his fellow exiles, declares that he would accept no amnesty. He adds that he will never live in Ireland again under English rule, and yet he hopes to go back to live in Ireland. We learn by the Persia that Mr*. Garrick, wife to the nephew of the great actcr, died at Sunderland lately, having been an actress 85 years. She is the last of the name connected with the stage. The appointment of Supreme Court Judge of North Carolina, to fill the vacancy occa sioned by the resignation of Judge Ruflin, ha* been tendered to Hon. M. E. Manly. Mis* Mary Stuart,a lovelyyoung lady .daugh ter of Dr. R. H. Stuart, of King George coun ty, Va., died suddenly in Philadelphia on the sth inst. The Petersburg Artljlery, on reaching home last Friday, were received with a salute and a collation. T. Hamilton Vanandah, a atory writer and contributor to Sunday paper* in New York<> died in that city on Tuesday morning. TheN. C. Military Institute ha* now 87 ma triculates, and application* are received daily, from those who wish to enter. The Catholic Bishop of the Diocese of Louis ville has issued a circular enjoining prayer* tor the Pope. Baron Solomon Rothschild, passenger by the Persia, 1* the third son of Baron James Roths child, of Pari*. Mr. Rarey, the American horse-tamer, was operating at Liverpool with great success, at last account*. The heaJth of Judge Douglas is still of a character to need great car*. Ia a few day* he will depart for the South. The snow storm of Sunday week extended over all New Englaad and Canada, and cov ered the earth with several inches of anow. A bill is pending in the Kentucky Legisla ture to compel free eolored person* to leave the State or be sold. ▲ Detroit clergyman bat been fined #30 tot attempting to marry a black man to a white woman. The Michigan law forbids it The Booth Carolina Leatalatare has Toted to preeeaia aword to Oapt. N. G. Evau, M regi ment U. S. cavalry. JToa. E. Van Antwerp, tor many yean one of themoet promineat aactioneera ofKew Yortr, died in that eity on the 7th toel BeT. Dt. MoCalla, * Presbyterian minister ot talent and Influence, died recently In Hod ney, Miss. "Gentleman Qeoi## •* Barrett, the actor, ia | hi lug la New Y«rh e»|y,ia great deauutiua. . ' : jff'' • V • M .4 "jfMiv vk % PRICE ONE CENT. IQCJ& Gnfrsl Setsclera Bigkta tnwillia , | a ioaraed meeting of the Osatral ftaatbern Mights Association was held fa li.nall.of the Mechanics' Institute, #* Friday aight last. •> ■ Presideat London called the AeiaoiaUoa td order at half-past 7 o'clock. Tbe Secretary read .the proceedlagS Of the previous meeting, and they were approved. At the invitauoQ of tbe PretMsat. a num ber of gentlemen C ame forward and sigited the new Constitution. Tbe business of tbe aieetiag being tbe elec tion of officers, and the adoption of a memo rial to the General Assembly, On motion of Mr. N. F. Bowe, It was prised to the electteaof ogee—. iw required under the now Cwwtitotiea. . President London vacated the chair, and Richard G. Moantss, Esq, was called upon to preside. Mr. Morrtaa stated that the drst'bnslneaa would be noifclhatloas for the office of Presto dent. Mr. N. F. Bowe nominated the incumbent under the old Constitution, Dakikl H. Los doit, Esq. No other nomination being mado, Mr. Lon don's name was submitted to the Association, and he was duly elected President. Nominations were then invited for twenty Vice Presidents, when tbe following gentle men were proposed and duly elected: James A. Seddon of Goochland, James Lyons, In?wis E. Harvie, William Oreen, Rich'd G. Morriss, Joseph R. Andersr»ir, L. D. Crenshaw, James G. Brookß,Col. E. Fontaine, D. P. Gooch, George R. P«akn, Gen O. G. Giav. Collin Bass. L. W. Giazebrook, N. F. Bjwe, Wna.G. Cren shaw, Edmund Kuffiu, John Howard, Win. u amM l« Apperson. mgwWlMlkii meeting the Secretary read over VhW n*me»wf vise MmsMeeua elect the number having been chosen. Mr. London acknowledged the honor of his re-election and briefly referred to the object and prospects of the Association in a speech which our limited space tbis morning compels us to omit. He then resumed the chair, and announced as the next business in order the election oi a Secretary. Before receiving nom inations, however, he read a note from li. L. Kent, Esq., from which we learn that Seo.uoo have been subscribed to the Liverpool arid Vir ginia Packet Line, and that Mr. Wm. Edward i)e Voss had just purchased a new ship to be placed in the line, thus making the actual subscriptions amount to about g 120,000. Mr. Geo. R. Peake tendered his resignation as one of the Vice Presidents. He bad been laboring for the Association from its infancy to the present time, and now desired to re turn to tbe ranks, where he would continue the fight for his country, and for the rights and independence of the South. Ou motion, the resignation of Mr. Peake : was accepted. Mr. Peake nominated Fra.uk G. Burns to •11 the vacancy occasioned by his 1 and the question being put to vote, Mr. Ruffiu was declared a Vice President elect. The President asked that nominations for a Secretary be made. Mr. L. W. GlazebrooK nominated the acting Secretary, who declined to serve, because of other duties which demanded all his time. Messrs. John Grieme, Jr., of the Whig, and P. C. Coghlan of the Examiner, were nomi nated, but neither of them being members of the Association, their names, at their request, were withdrawn. Mr. B. T. Tinsley nominated Mr. J. Bell Bigger, and the vote being taken, that gentle man was elected. For the office of Treasurer, Messrs. B. T. Tinsley and James B. Newman were put in nomination, and the vote beiug taken, Mr. B. T. Tinsley was elected Treasurer. The President announced as the next busi ness, the election of an Executive Committee to con list of thirteen members. The following gentlemen were then put in nomination and elected: Horace L. Kent, Charles Y. Morriss, Joseph K. Crenshaw, Charles Dimmock. George w. Gilliam, A. L. Ellett, S. J. Kutherford, Wm. B. Newton of Hanover, J. A. Clarkson, Chas. T. Wortham, G. Z. Miles of Henrico, Wm. F. Ritchie and Thomas M. Jones. The election of officers being completed, the President stated that the next business would be, to act upon the memorials reported at the last meeting. Col. Fontaine had heard objections to the memorial, as reported by (be majority of the Committee, and lie knew there were others who were opposed to the minority report. Af ter consulting with a number of members of that commit tee, he had made such modifica tions to the first as he thought would meet the views of all. Mr. Lyons moved that both memorials be referred to a select committee of five, to be re ported on at an adjourned meeting next Thursday night, and the motion was unani mously adopted. The President then appointed the following geutlemento compose tbe committee of Ave: Messrs. E. Fontaine, James Lyons, Lewis E. Harvie, John Howard and Wm. Green. On motion, the Association then adjourned, to meet on Thursday next. Henrico Meeting —An adjournal meeting of the citizens of Henrico county was held at the Court-House on Saturday last, Mr. Jamks Lyons in the Chair, for the purpose of organ izinfi a " Southern Rights Association." The meeting adopted the constitution of the "Cen tral Southern Rights Association," merely changing the name to "Southern Rights Asso ciation of Henrico," and then proceeded to the election of officers. James Lyons was unanimously elected Pre sident. Samuel Ball, Henry Cox, James E. Wil liams, John Bracket and W. B. Randolph, of the first magisterial district; John R. Garnett, Elijah Baker, J. N. Friend. John A. Kacho and A. S. Lee, of the second district; John A. Parker, Wm. L. Cowardin, Joseph M. Shep pard, John W. SUeppard and Fendall Gritfin, of the third district: and J. H. F. Mayo, Wm. A. Dietrick, Ru. Courtney, Wm. M. Magruder and John F. Wren, of the fourth district, were elected Vice Presidents. •R. A. Mayo, E. H. Poindexter and Garland Hanes, Jr.,in district No. 1; James M. Gar nett, John P. Harrison and Geo M. Savage, in No. 2; John N. Powell, Garland Hanes, Sr„ and N. F. Bowe, in No. 3: and S. Cent« 9, Wms E. Harris and Chas. Y. Morriss, in No. 4, and John B. Young lor the county at large, were elected to compose the Executive Committee. Daniel E. Gardner was elected Secretary and Treasurer. . Dr. John A. Parker offered the following resolution, which was adopted : Resolved. That the sixty-eisnt members of Con gress, and others holding and dis„racins hiuh offi cial positions, have, by the rweommendation and circulation of the 'Helper Pamphlet "—a !**«, slindnrous,treasonable and iuceniliarv production, shs-vui to the world that they are aliens to truth, justice, pitriotism and honor, unfit associates for gentlemen. North or Sou'h—and we inriuUo the hope that they will be so regarded and treated on all proper occasions, by those who may be brought in contact with them. Mr. John D. Warren offered the fallowing resolution, which was adopted : Resolved, That the delegate of this oounty in the Legislature, and the Senator from this Dntrict. be requested to use their exertions tcr have passed by the Legislature of Viijinia. resolution* instruc ting the Senators in the Congress of the U. Sates, and requesting the Representatives in the lower House, todenukod the repeal of the 64hing ix>un ties, and all laws which confer any advantages on Northern ship owners over foreign vessels. Oh motion, the Association ad journed. Hlftcrir.nl Society—Annual Meeting.—The an nual meeting of the Virginia Historical and Philosopical Society will take place on Thurs day evening next, the I.sth instant, at the Me chanics' Institute. The annual address will be deliTered in the ball of the Institute, at 8 o'clock P. M, by Prof. Geo. Frederick Holmes, of the University of Virginia. The demolition of the Atbenmum building preventing the reg ular meeting of tbe Society, the present occa sion is expected to be one of unusual interest. Tbe public generally are respectfully Invited to attend. Tbe Executive Committee will meet at Ave o'clock In the afternoon of tbe IMb instant, at tbe Librarian's room. Persons desirous of be comingannual or life members of the Society are requested to make application to the com mittee before the boor named. Dismissed—Ow. Raymond, of New Brass, wick, appeared Mult the Major but Satur day, and made the nircessaryarrangements tor sending oat of the Suit* wm. Hbyt, a (m negro,»roaght here by him. Mr. K. mm 10 Virginia, in search of a bra, and intended to locale if he found one that suited him, brought the negro on as a laborer, hat on learning that he tea violated the letter of oar laws by so doing, gave information of the foot, and took the neceesary stepe to f»U*T* himself of farther responeihilities. Timoming Macki*t.—lt •pltaiisis really wish to do somethiag to aid ta ensuring the Inde pendence of the South, they now hav* aa sat' celleat opportwrtty of doing so, tar engaging in the manufacture of Hodges * do.** tenon ing machine, said to ta* one of the greatest labor-savers to wood-workers STer inverted in this country. The laTsntor ta a Yirttniaa, aad only desires to sell aa interest in we pat ent, to enable hi« to maaulacture and supplv the constantly , increasing demaad for ft throughout the Saaftcra eoaatry. Burglff—Tto lodging rooai f- t vsjassr^jetaoQ ■ Serum* 1 *•—*"' Trtlnr ll»t Shrart jl o'clock, Mr. Linrnan Tuwr, Tffi iS? may yet prove bal accompanied by his «Uk )M«Mkwp«||QK Station, on tbe Richmond intf FnMililH Railroad, and mot tnrtif 111 ■Him* ||H train, ittmpM to enw. Jdt at Imm. moat tbe ears cmm along, and as tho lana cleared the track, the eagiaft struck the Mml throwing it into a ditch cm the Mr. Wright Icsstved aTMwt blow apaaj|f head, knocking him senseless at t|ie uaMVSM bruising him badly. Mrs. W. Wedtel lew bruises and scratches. As MM of Br, W.'» bones wom ffcaetared, ho may idtrm though the concussion was a serere and mmm prove to be a painful one. I»« karii rroM)M«—This celebrated of jnventle performsni, forty ia number, tffil commence an engagement at the Theatre «t» night. They have been here MMW* fci.lt Is unnecessary to tafcm tM &> weH remeinber «■ little George and Loniw, tud wßfc name# do not now occur to as. They hnt steadily improved—so we are informed—aad their entertainments (his week will oadoabU edly prove very popular. Burnt to Death.—A distressing accident oe» purred in Hanover county, Friday, by whiob a little girl named Jenkins lost her life* Xt seems that tbe dress of the child eaaght In and she was so badly burnt that shs died in a few hoars after. She was the daughter of a widow lady, and only eleven years of ags. u DittingvisheeT Passengers."—Amoagtba sengers on the cars for Petersburg, afternoon, were tbe bride and bridegroom of the Oviedo-Bartlett wedding, which was sort* cently the talk of New York. They are ga route for New Orleans. Requisition Answered.—Messrs. Seal aM Chalkley, police officers, returned to this city yesterday afternoon, from New York, baring in charge .las. P. Hxxnr aad Eliu Doyul alias Henry, arrested for stealing •1,000 worth of watches and other articles from M. G. Whitman. Sent On.—Tom, slave to Mrs. Mary Andsr> sen, was examined before the Mayor last urday, on the charge of breaking into the star, of Stokes k Reeves and stealing candles Sad cheese. He was remanded for final trial bain, the Hustings Court. Accidental Shooting.—the accidental (hoot* ing of Mr. Turner, at Old Church, in Hanover, one night last week, occurred while the pistol was in the bands of Mr. B. B. Satbh, and BOt Mr. Ruffiu, as published on Saturday last. Held to Bait.—John B. Dohson was bofcr. tbe Mayor last Saturday to answer the otuugs of assaulting and beating Charles Terry.— After hearing the evidence, Dobsoa was MM to bail. Koi Disposed of.—The charge agaiast Va. J. Epos of assaulting and attempting to stab Phil*p Harrison, Jr., on the BTh Inst., Will bS , called before the Mayor this morning. B'nle's Exhibition of the Sepojr War and fte> bellion in India, is to be seen by the people ot Petersburg, to which city it has beta removed. SPECIAL NOTICES Crenshaw, Qurln fc Co 229 BROAD STREET. Large and Splendid Stock of STAPLE AND FANCY DRY GOODS, At cost for Cash, or to our regular trade ea the usual time. 40,000 DOLLARS' WORTH OF GOODS TO BK SOLD BY JANUARY FIRST. In consequence of tbe death of Mr. Creaebev.it becomes neoessarr to close the boeineeeof the ftrat at onoe. We therefore offer oer entire steek ef Goods, comprising the best assortment ever eeee ja this city at cost. Our stock is new. haviu bee* in business but a short time, and it affords aa excel lent opportunity for those who have not supplied themselves for the present, aad also the Ippreaeh ins season, todoso n<Ar. _ , Oar time is limited, stoek large, and. {■ older to accomplish »ur purpose with as tittle delay as pos sible, we will sell our goods at prim* ton, mm pries, and no rarialion. CRENSHAW, QUARLEB A CO. PARTICULAR NOTICE! All debts due us on the Ist of July last, aid re maining unsettled, must be paid at once, aa loag«r indulgence cannot lie granted. de 1-lm CRENSHAW, * CO. "■"■'."S'Eh OF CHKST , AND LIMBB. STILL ANOTHER CURB! EVERY DAY WE HEAR OF THE WONDER FUL MERITS OF _ HAMPTON'S TINCTURE. Samba, Middlesex Co.. Va.,l August 11, ÜBS. i ~~ Mtftrf. Mortimer f Mowbray: Gentlemen: It is with unaffected ejf a*sjelbea' testimony to the ureal merit of jour HAMPTON 5 TINCTURE. I was taken last spring, with the ague and fever and debility of chest aad limbs. X tued various medicines, but found no relief: bat on being advised by a friend to try jour Tiaotare, I d'd so, and am now enjoying excellent health, having taken only one bottle. Mtrabil* Vie(a. You can use tins as best suits you. Very truly and respectfully yoars, F. Aamso* Baisrow. Call and get pamphlets and see cures of Cough, Rheumatism. Scrofula, etc. As a restorative sad iavigoratnr it has been highly reootnmended. Handreds will testify of curee on themselves aad friends, after all other cures have failed.. FKMALES AN») CHILDREN.—This TINC TURE will be found a great tried iotas for all their diseases. by Dr. COOKE. Fredericksburg: by wl theDnW" sists in Petersburg: by MORTIMER k MOW BRAY, Baltimore; ana by Druggists aad Sho»- keepers everywhere. #1 per bottle; six bottled. This valuable preparation is need internally aad externally. It cures F BRUI BF CHOLERA MORBUS, EARACHE. RH EUMATISM, SCALDSamI BURNS. imtm w m«*». lorethroat^ A H ' PAIN IN THE BACK.. PAIN ia the BOWkl*. Being a fine TONIC, it is very beae&euU for » weak stomach or bowels. . „. In bottles of U, IS and tteeats. Sold by all Dnw gists ia Richmond, Petertbarg aad Norfoik. aad throughout the State. >*"*» ia Pr.lW»etetter*« Hitters have imM the warmest eaeomiuass frees the areas aad jMlljl throughout the Union. As arwrna toale fcr u* cure of Dyspepsia. Qwaetifatiea ay feaeral nervousdebility,, it saaart beaweeehad. Irery day new cases ol iU great eject are eiraair sled through oar peblie Journals. There is aethlag equal to the eajoy meat, to ttot.fwi tba.lPntfld exeerienoe whea asm/ this vetuaMS spaeils IU mild tone, its eareaadvigorous aettoa aaaa a dp ordered stomach, aad the clessMßs M ttf Muft human body should,recommend itte adeMasaaC ohaae a bottle a*d be eoayiaead. druggists aid daalara |*Mti^,mrr-