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fineineee Notuet. Tb? Hat? *t* can rrycommend to every gentle rrr- who washes to select ttM r.ewe* end th* aoe.ett. of Um sagte? atytos motor* th. rsahlie, aad ?otlilut asUsf pay 9S .*> ttt a a?per*.D* article, w 04 tor 011? io Rrtmtlirij. of teeead quality-the hats to which wo allude but ho tottW ot EtrBN fMKlO's, Ho. HI Numi-k._ Peterson &. Humphrey, Caesar Dealers, Hoto Removro to their now Store, No. AM Broadway, Opposite St, Nicholas HotoL_ New-Yobr. Much It. l*Ai. The Rrr. riomtit Vtmtmm. d. D- I , . ... Kevkrbnd and Dear Sir: Participating in the areet interval and pleasure manifested ?7 th" numoro-ia b?itfri of your admirable end Iwirwetir?lottnro - Thr Urstltxiv OB the ftccaoirotl of itt recent delivery at th? Hall of tb* Mot ? Me Library, end Mtl BrtU the I-..el *aOJ ??? ? ??*? toned .,?1 ^tractive expeditions of BattoJ and literary B-bjVBBt. wlll.oMyBAa-VfUratom in th* circle of .or pob.ic . cent* r*werfully teodlog to form s loftier and nobler public aentimeot. a purer current of morality, a.?d . more refitted taate end cultivated eoclal bearing In th* community, wo ?re m dncerl lo respectfully end eofdislly stole lo Inri?ug )o, to afford at rn eerty opportunity of sgein ltateoiogto your .d.Kiuent kuifoltilng of the .an* end similar themes of g-nsrel inter***. With assurances of our high pefoual retard, and lively ap wrecaarlori of the tbIbo of yoor eSectiv* lebore lu thi* depart S cf public InatrorUon. both to onrteUet end to B<U w k, may enjoy the rdeeeurs of lUtenln* to thou, we remain, *lu ey-eH Years Jame* e. Ray, ) * *' ' ' Osoaor. Good. ^Committee w illia* Dritt. ) Albert fJallatio, Chriotopber Wolfe. Devid Stewart, Jtmet a. Burtus, Ttvajtoat Aehelie, Jueenh Hudson, Benedict Lewi*, jr. W illlaxa O. Bull, Joha T. Rolitae, Conrad Uuterott. I M. JaOKT. Wflliatn 0. Booth. Nicholas L. Cort. John A. cond It. Tboxn et Wallten. p^Aggg' Dr. A. Hab.ne ? Jssase *J,??for"t J amee R. Jeenp, * **. l?-v ??- John f. William*, BisSr l Tarnore. _^ ????"? NKW-YotK, March It, \<M. ToJewe. *V. *?? Omrnrf* Good. fUaVtwa. Oser*. Commute/ , Albert (ioUmttn, Ihtnd Stewart and tthert: Oentlbmbe: Tour note requeetii.t, me to repeat for the ?Matal time my lecture. ' Tat UEMTtrtiEii." and to road other lecture* " on aimilar theme*," in New- York, i* boto uu otpectod and flattering. Beeidee your own r*r*ua*ior*, you hare enforced your re otiMt by maiy name* of hl?b repute emona our Www-ciMmi With errat diffidence I accede to your joint doeire. aud will h??ia the experiment by renettiu? The Gebtlema* ou Tira D?T Rvi kiBr,. Maica 2A. I remain your oh->-i.ent torrent, i 1 Visroa. Tbe Bret lecture will be delivered at the Halt of the Mercan? tile Library, Attor place, on TttEaDAV Evr.w*.';, Marth E9, comment id? et I o'clock. Tlekote tt eente. ten be had at the drui-ttorei i f llEOr. mab, Clauk A Co., Broadway; at Obeb? * Broadway end lajth-et; of Vaa NoBDEk A Kiso, No. 15 Wall et.; aud at the door oa the evening._ BMITH liKOTHIJt's one raitE CLOTMIk'6 ?IIIHOUIII, No*. 117 and It" Eulton-et The (nice i* matted 00 all tbe food* in plain figure*. No derleiioa la price*. .smith Bbothrr?, No*. lJZajid Ho Kuito . at. Elegant Carpeting. Bmith A Lovatasav, No. t**3 Broadway, are now prepared 10 egblhlt their New Sraiac StYLEt of Rich Velvet, t.rtctTBT. BavttELt, Tiikv.e ri.v aud Ikobaim ( ?arrrisi,. Arnouf the eaaortment will be fouud a large number of New Deaignt and Stylee never before offered; eleu a large atock of 011 Cloth* of every width, and all other good* connected with oho trade_ Fine Team. A largo eeeortxnent of New Caor Gbee* und Black Ti ts, leciudiii? cbotceet Hvioa, Yovau llvwv Gi m-hwih a and Im raaiALt. Alee, OgyLoaic* and Bar aktast Hoccnoact. for aalt at a liberal ducouut for catb or utual credit. ejAMK* I'AtllPT a Co., No. i'M Kront-tt. I M a* 0 K [.'NT. The r - ' .1 portal!t quoaiwu fur every bu*in*at man to aak hin.aelf ?, - Ata i nppl.ed with one of Witrat??? Paraar Mar ??tirr? Pinic apd Hcaoi.ia I'BOOe Se?x? tV>r the p?.?ei .afion of my Book? und VaJuabltt 1* If not, pro tyeod at ooee to tbe d*|ot. No. IS Wati * -.r , aaaa Wall, New-Yobk, Or. No. tU Walnut .t., Philadelphia, aatd obtain one (before it 1* too late), ?eeured with one of WiLgtlB'* PownKB ami Ht am ar Paoor Lock*. B. G. WlLDEB A CO., Pa'eiiteea auJ Manufaoturer*. A Great Saumieice on Window Shades and Pa*BB HaHOIBOt? At No. 3X1 Greenwich-al. A.Wa) roll* American and Kranch Satina, 1/A, 2/, Jf/6. t.C* roll* Aauericeo aud Preuch Oold, 4/, A/, in.QUO rtalli Blank* at reduced pticeo? and .tore fo let at No. SA1 Greenwich at. HTearns ataV marvin'S wilder patent SALA MAMOka Sara*?Of every drtirtble ?i*e or pattern, and of im rovoti fnl*h, ?ecurad by Bar.aaaa't PowtiKB akd Bcbglab Boor La Belle Lock, may be leuud at reduced price* at th- Gepot.No 148 Weter-at,, New York-, afier May 1 at No. 40 Morrey-a. BTt&ABMa a MABtlH. Window Shades. ItetraOVEMENTt AkU EkTEBTBIaE. Kn.TV k KtBOfaok, No. 291 Rroadway and Beadr-tt., be-e, at great expenee, completed and " |ietented" their ingeuioua Apitratut for manufacturing Wisnow Shaoes, and are now i rrpared to ?upply tbe whole trade with an unrivai? 1 u**ort nienl, fully Thibtt rta Cent Led* than ever before .old. A* none ar* allowed to manufacture und? r our patent^ none can compete with 11* either in atyle or price. Aleo, Gilt Cornices, Buoc-ATkLLE Da Lainrs, DAMAtna, Lace and Mi'tLix CvtV TAiaa. Ac. Tbe Electbo-Ciikmk ai. Hath, diacovered by Prof. VrteNEt, i* largely attracting the attention of UXOBof ec - - '.cc end rapidly gaining tbe confidence of the beat cleat of our phyeleietia See advertteenieut under head of " Medical." Rich Medallion and Velvet Carpets, in greet variety, at PETratON a Hl-MrHREr's new Store, No. A24 Broadwey, Opposite St. Nicbola* Hotel. HOLLOWAY'S PtUal and ointment.? Palling Uitougb the ebeorbentt into the interior orgsua, t hi a On, me . Bet* like a magic balaam on the inflamed and irritated parta, while the I'llU, by ibeir action on the blood,neutraliae the eiemeineut diaeaae. Sold at tbe inauulectoriea, No 80 Maiden lane, New kork, aud No. 24t Strand, London; aud by all druggwu, ai 25 rente, I'-'t cents, and ?> I per box or pot. Singer's 8ewing Machines ?All persona who wlah for inforwatlon in trgard to Sewing Machine* ran ob? tain it by applying at onr ottice for coyis* of" I. M. Singer a Co.'* Gtsotte, s paper devoted entirely to the Sewi. g Ma. hiuc Lteieat. Copie* aupniuni gratia. I. M Sinceb A Co., No. tt2J Broadway. UHJSTAlHIkO'S IlAIK-DVE, Wills AND PoCPKES ataot preeminent above all competition. A auito of elegent arivtte apartmentt lor applying hi, famout Dye, the greatoat etaodard article of ita kind throughout the world. Hit new atyle of YVtat and Totrkm are perfeotfon itaelf. Wholeaale ?o<) retell at CailTADoao't, No. C Aator Houte. I >BEBBED DOLLS.?Tho finest assortment of U*tef?liy DstaatD Doll a in tha City la to be found at Tir TLk't EaaroRiLM of Engliah, German, Prooch, Chinese and An stiren fancy Ooodi. Novelties and Toy. Wigh ? Hair-Dye ? Wigs. ? IIatciieloh's ^?'iet aad Toitxes have Improvement! peculiar to their kvouae. They are celebrated all over the rrrrnd fitr tbtlr grana Pal besuly, ease aud darsMlity?fitting to a charm. The larstwt rand beat et?ck in tha world. 12 private rooma for Bpplyhtg hit tanious Dte. Soldat BtTCHELoa't, No. *M Broadway. To COINTRY Dltl (.gists AND Dl AI.kks in PatesT MsHCtaBa, Da lvjat*a*s Vaaartaa Liniment 1* 1 ow *o put up that th* eo-ks are warranted to remain good for three years. This an nie Is warranted Superior to any other, or no pay. Twelve months' credit will be given to letpousibla Merohent*. Depot Nu. t>0 Court land! et. Latest raon Mackinaw.? 7'ke Chicago Demo? crat**' f 'eras Bays: " Tbe extreme aevrrity of tho Winter Ii??, led to n. ?par)' general imprestion that the Straits would kfaw tiaunually late this yctir. It would -.em, however, ftvm late advH-ea tnam Mackinaw ami from Lake fiuperior that the \\ inter h-t* m?t hot* ->?> nevi-rc 111 tbevae iatituttes at it fca? Deen here, and that the prutm biiity ia we shall hnvc an earlier opt-ning of the BAraitl that aattal. An extract from a private IttoM from Matikmaw, dated Feb. Sti, publiehc.l in ThelK'roi' Advrrttmt-r, predicta an early opt-uiug. Toe writer ?ajra: ' We have never had so nuld a Winter, so little ? anow tUkd ice. For sevtrsl days baK'k. as far as the ? eye can ate, Luke Huron seem.- free of kv, and from ' the light-bouse up to the Miesiou, that portioa of tbe ? Strait La also clegtr. This is certainly very a-greeahlc ? intaJli?i>ce. We trust it limy prove tnie to tka ? letter/ " TtRRiatt Accidkict.?The most botTHth octMU T?ree that we have heard of for a loin; time, * ivs Th (iailatin Arfrut of last Krnlnv, occurred eijrht unle fcvaTi that plate, on the Jockaon nmd at the st axa of Hr. Allman. Allman wa* ttnokinj,' m th- Msyre-raot? ?hd being calW to breakfast. .?tuitcd out tin I it is mippoeed tiataed over a keg of powder, dropp.ng tire tetoit. Tbe bouse waa lavele?! to the groaud bv the ?M4o*eoo that ensued, and wa* soon wrapt* lamea. Some perxon* near by tau t<> the *pot au.l But-ceedexJ ia gettkAig Mix Allman Iroottka ruius, b?tll* bi4 t ot daagerottsly, hurt itiid brui \ ?was BAred; urd a gentleman \mtt fr.i.n the apot sar* that the skull aud ribs of the uiifortuunte Alluiaii jj mil that rcnxained vL-ible of him rtmoiikT t rt,n"" (NaKuczUomier, 13th. , AsotLAR Accidirt raon thi r?> op HrniR. Tie Detroit TrtoMne rttttt that a young lad v. a aaaat gber ut one of the fin- h^Maa of that citv'. n ftn.. Whde .uffering trorti MlHMIl i? horfmy., in'her mjtmj threw herself upon ber U-d and atteuSB. d by the u-'e ?rfetka.rtO tvdevi.te te-aftT ^J, J?^gJ !tt ?^ial2 "^'l1 *Z Sf** tbe vial anil mt?M the ether npon her shoulder and the piUotr. Tbo strong fuaaca of it soon rendered Ur h?lnl,!ae and poweriec*. and only by mere accident uhe wal* dieooT a* red. Ali Wer power? Were proet rated, and not with ?Sanding all medical aawialalice, bar life !? dispuired of tkU La* uot yot recovered ner wtvavarwaeea. MONDAY, MABCH 24, PK6. TO CORUKSrOSUKNTS. (to Dr*K? eaii ha taken of anonTxaci? Co-taeaanteMrtOoTie. Waat over U Intended for insertion moot bo ?ath?nt?ean?d b? too name and addr*** of the writer?tot neceeearflj for public? tk? bat e* ? ?uarantoe of Ue -ood faith. ?Ve cannot aodertake to retarti rejected Cororaanicattotia. To Oca r?iI?Dt.-^aracriVer., to teodin- at re?itte_-sre*. fro onentl t oanlt to mention the name of the Poet-'?? '?. aao Mrv fre*,o*n? j the name of the Hute, to which thsO m*ptt Is to be aant?always mee'kiu the name of the r?* mw*> and ?tat*. _ la rotiseeru.ru-- of the ettormoo* naml*r of ootsi** now1****** on TDK Wiult Tann?? we are comr^eJ to raqaeeton* frienei. to send in tbe.r ed.erti-err.ents kr to-morrow noon, in eeder to sot tue their ineertion in thus wee? t issae. The Police Commitwioner* on Saturday an? nounced their decision in the ca*o of th* Chief. By the liberalization of bin father, Mr. MaUell beoame ? citizen; and so eudi the matter. . tprE HILL HIBDITK VOt. When the arch-traitor from Illiuoia rec.-otly Tomitod hi* rage upon the Senate in his declara? tion, "We intend to subdue yon," he only re? echoed the war-whoop which, from the be? ginning <?f things, the principle of Evil in the world baa ft revor abouted in its warfare upon the Good. Darkncsa baa atriven against Light, the Demoniac against the Divine, ever since our race was planted on the earth, and always with the cry, " We will aubdue you ! " The myths and legends, the ttaditionsand creeds of early ages, the historic records of later timci, have alike recognized and established the existence of the perpetual contest To "aubdue" the All-powerful, Satan revolt*!, and for his attempt was precipitated into the ubyta of utter darkness. The my thnlo"y of the East contains the record of this immortal struggle in the histo ry of the wars of Ormuzd and Ahriman. The Brabmioic theodicy and history turn upon the alternating victories, defeat*, aud domination of these tw o power*. To " subdue " the race of man, Satan crawled on his tally and ate dirt in Eden. Emblematical of the same effort at subjection was the chaining of Prometheus, the frieud and bene? factor of man, to the rocky summit of Caucasus. So too philosophy, the Scriptures, pOfitsTO roligious rrteds, all point, distinctly and prominently, to this struggle. Hut they also poiut to the gloriouB certainty of the final victory of the Right, nnd the infamous and accursed end of the Wrong in all its attempts to "subdue its great opposite." The Pburotths tried to "subdue'' Moses and the spirit of thf t loftier and purer spiritualism of which the chosen people Wfln the representative and harbinger. Judas sold the man who was to be "subdued" by the Pharisaic Sanhedrim. Tlie Douglases and Pierces of that day declared that, by tho united instrumen? tality of Judas nnd the Doctors, they would " sub dne " the (rodlike ou the croas of Calvary. But from that cross has gono forth a regenerate*] ha matiify, en rywhere subduing the subduers, md heralding the certain triumphs of emancipation, fraternity, democracy and universal justice. Xerxes and bis satrups precipitated their count? less hordes upon the free Greeks, those pestilent agitators of that epoch, declaring. "We will subdue jou." But they were scattered, and flr-d. The boasts of these myrmidons aroused the fire* of re? sistance, and in those fires Xerxes and his host were consumed. Athens rose from the terrific struggle, the brightest nnd most luminous star of the Past, shedding her light, for ages over the path? way of mental and political development. Expiring pagumsm, wading to the throat in the blood of the eatly Cbristitt/is, carried ou its banuer and vented in savage ravings, the words, " We will subdue you." But that paganism perished and dis.ipjsear ed for ever. It went down, as the political pagan? ism of this day will go down, with the sounds of its blasphemous bowlings upon its lips. Attila came to the south and west of Europe, where jet glimmered the spark of civilization, and where lay the germs of the social and political ideas of modern times : full of hate for all that was lofty and noble, this savage in vadt r exclaimed: "I will subdue you." All the tribes and races of people then filling the vast spaces from the Altai Mountains to the Atlantic Ocean, weltered in blood. But the Light triumphed over the Darkness, The despotism of tho great barbarian was exploded in a thousand fragments. His projected conquest failed. Attila fled. So too, when pure Christianity degenerated, the Ronmu priesthood declured tlm mental freedom must be "subdued." Popes ami Emperors, pre? lates aud priests, rose w ith one accord, and combin? ing what seemed to be the irresistible forces of the age, solemnly vowed to execute ttbt determination. They ruthed upon their work Offing to the few tpposers, in the language of the little political piicsta among ue, " We intend to subdue you !" Luther rose'. Oppression was driven back discom fitted, and humanity moved onward. The kingly power of England rose in the person of the Siu ir s, ni.d said to the people of that realm und the founders of this: "We intend to subdue you!" Kingly power was brought to the block aud ex? piated its offense in the blood of decapitatiou. The first QbwTga, unmindful of the spirit of liberty, tanuiple upon his loyal subjects on this eoiitiuent; all uuwilling to resist, they boggoi him to spare jLem. He replied, " We intend to subdue you." Those subjects rose and broke bis power like a reed, andifreed themselves forever from royal do? mination. Such has been the experience and such the fato of thot-e in this world who buve rashly undertaken to suldue the Night. Tyrants and despots, revtl ing in power, have confidently relied on material force to crush the truth. Traitors und renegades to humanity have ever, as now in the Senate of t!.e I'nited States, cried out iu the inulcvoleiicc of an insensate hate to the men of truth and light, to the apostles of MOOOa and OflsMOfc nee, ? .Ve intend to sul the you " But the end has ever been the aauie. The sacrilegious tempter* have always been de >troycd. The Contest ha* often been protracted. But however terrible or bloody or cuduriug the strife, whether it has lasted months or years or centuries, the interests of hiimunify. the cause of truth and justice, have advanced. The world has grown wiser and freer and better, in spite of tyr? anny and oppretf iou and wrong. And its history in the future will be yet more radiant than in the pa-t. The godless crowd who resist man'* eman? cipation a:.d enlightenment, who oppose every *tep of progress, and cry out. " We will subdue you ."' to the agents and agencies of social regeneration, diminish in numbers and force wi'h the lap*' of every century. Such pnny obstacles as fret their hour upon the political stage, will be swept away before the onward march of humanity, like decay ing ruin* before a deluge. A great clamor is made about Mr. Peircc's ap? pointment to the office of I'mted State* Marshal for Northern California of a professional gambit*. But what would f*0p\e mrt I Kooe tt.? Uaited Bute, Ifcpjfcjjti have been torsed into aUvtw'atehera, how r*%n it b? expected that men of reafecialjle charae ter and antecedent, can be found to accept the office? ^ THI COflrtl'lrlB? lltl 'AT. We give art extract in another column from an act paaaed at tbe eeaaion of the Virnginia Legis? lature juet concluded, <?ne object of which is to put a atop t?> escape* from ilavery. The aectioai which we give are worthy of especial notice, ai going to abow tbe folly, not lent than the ferocity, hy wbich slave-catching legislation is ao apt to be distinguished. The 24th section of thia act pro? vider, among ether thing*., that, if the person ao offendine?that ii, carrying off, or attempting to carry off a slave?"shall at taV time be in com " mand of, or be attached to, a Teasel, the tame " ?ball be forfeited to the commonwealth." This section places the owner? of ves*el* employed in the Virginia trade at the mercy of every aailor or pustenger who may happen fcf be on board, for whose act* the veeiel ii made liable to forfeiture. The next section goes ?tili further. It proride? that if any Teasel bound to a port out of the 8tate ? i.hH put the lin.it of any county?which it may do by merely moving the length of the veaael?having any tlave on board, " without the written twirtaeot "of tlie master or owner there*>f,'' the captain of the vesael ?hall be considered to have attempted to cany off the alar.', thereby not only subjecting him? self to the severe penalties to be presently men tioDed, but foifeitiug the ve*ae] alao. Supi>o?e a rogue of a master, out of revenge or for any other reason, wishes to do the. captain and owners of a veer-el an ill turn. He has only to canar his negro to go on board the vessel w ithout a pas* and to avoid attracting attention till the vessel ha* gone be)ond tbe limit* of the county, procuring b) that niaiic.oti* act not only the for? feiture of tbe vessel and the imprisonment and per? haps tbe public whipping of the captain, but nlso putting into bis own pocket, by way of d.im Bgts, ?'double the value of the slave," for which, in such a case, the captain Ii mnde liable?a tempt alion to knavery w hich we very much fear that some Virginia slaveholders might not have the v.rtuo to re? sist. Of coum owner* of ship* ore not going to take auch a ri-k for nothing?and the first thing to be expected from the passage of thin act is a rise in freights to and from Virginia, aulficient to indem? nify the owner*, to the eiteiit of a full premium of insurtu ce against the new risk to their vessels, thus imposed upon them. The 2f?th secti' n Lmposea upon the master of any v?a*el who ehall knowingly receive on board any lULiiawny slave, imprisonment from fire to ten yeara in the penitentiary, a forfeiture in money of the full value of the slave, with the amount of expenaes incurred in bis recovery, and, at the dis? cretion of tbe jury, ? public whipping-, "to such " au txteot, ai d at such times us it [the jury] " may see fit"?and it further provides that if " tuck slave be on board such ve*s*el after leaving " the port, the masUr or shipper shall be presumed " to hare knovingly rtteind km !" There are casvs, as that of common carriers for instance, where a man ia held liable to indemnify in money for losses, the responsibility of wh;ch i* fixed upon bim nit rely by a presumption of law; but whoever beard before of sending a man to the penitentiary on the strength of such presumptions ' It is plain that every captain of a vessel who visits Virginia does it at the ri>k of being called upon to pay the pecuniary value of every slave w ho. at the at the Bupgot-tiofl of his matter, and with this very object in view, conceals himself on board; ard not only that, but of being whipped and imprisoned into the bargain. Now, there are few risks which the captains of 001 merchant vessels areaaot ready to take. They do not hesitate, when a prospect offers of being well paid for it, to visit the most baibarous countries. Hut of course nobody will run such risks for nothing: nor will any trustwjr thy and respectable captain be found to venture bitmelf in Virginia exposed to this new danger, against which it may be utterly impossible for him to gUBrd, eicept at an increased rate of waget. Such must be the economical operation of tots* laws, Slave-catching ia a very expensive luxury, as the United States have found by their experi? ence of the operation of the Fugitive-Slave net; and though in this war the money to be paid by Virginia will be mote indirect in its method of col? lection, our Virginia friends may be assured that for every Yankee ship forfeited, and for ever) Yankee captain fined, imprisoned or whipped, means will be found to make them pay most roundly, and what is more to pay in advance also. The s?cacity exhibited by this act is on a par with it* humanity. To ite humanity it will be hard to find n parallel without going back to the days, now happily parsed, of Turkish and Algerine slavery. THE CINCINNATI Ml.AVE CAME. At tho time of the transfer of tbe slave mother, with her three surviving children, from Cincinnati to Kentucky under the certificate of a slave-catching Ctminit-r-ioner, but iu open contempt of the judicial pn eos end the ti urt* of Ohio, it was given out by at renl of the Cincinnati papers, anxious to ap peH -e the exoit iiieiit which that outrage occasioned, that Unities, the claimant, had *ole>mnly declared that after convey mg the woman to Kentucky ry should hold her in readiness to be surrendered upon any executive demand that the Governor of Ohio might make upon the (Jovemor of Kentucky. TLit Gaines made these protestations we hate not ti e lea*t doubt. A clave-catcher, even if he be a member of tlie Prtabyttrian Church, as this fel? low Gaines is said to be, while attempting to entrap or to get back a runaway negro, l.esj- ?, ?? , lie whatever that may aei ve bis purpose; and this Mr. Gaincs uiiuht fWJ well believe that, in auch a case a* bis, l)ing to white people was not a wbit worse than ljing to negroes. That he made the promise to hold the woman to abide the demttud of the Governor of Ohio, there is no doubt; bur the uiomeut we read the statement, w. entertained also not the slighted doubt that he had made it intending to break it. Indeed, notwith? standing his religions profeesu'iis. he evidently he* an nnconimoily tzlib tonzue even for a slave catcher. He promised Mri. Lucy Stone Black well that t'pon removing the woman t<? Ketit'u k . he would release tar; but n?> sooner was that pro? mise made public than it was repuditaed by hia at toruevs. 80 he made this other promise to bold the woman to await tie Ohio ret'iiisition, with the same fraudulent intent. Fcrhapi he flattered him -elf that this secend falsehood would escape public notice; that the woman miunt be pri? vately tent out of the State; and that the whole matter would aoon past from the public recollec? tion. Provide nee. however, willed it otherwise. It aeeroi to have l>een the will of Heaven publicly to eipoae thii fraud, iu order, perhaps, to show the natural if not e^aeutial conaectioa between lying ?od sUveholding?* eo*i*otion *? natura! that even cburch -rwmberahip dry* tot aeetn to afford anj safef-iard afainat it TLu piooa Preabyterian, notwithstanding hit promise ina?V in Cincinnati, had, it *??ems, shipped this woman and her surviving children on board a steamer for Gainca't Laodirur, Arkansas? the residence, ftt may reasonably auppoae, of aome m? rnber of the Gaices family, w ho make* no pre? tence* to piety, but who there administers the patriarchal system arter the Simon Le-gree fashion. But this steamer, it seems, on the passage down the Ohio, had a collision with another steamer, in con? sequence: of which several lives were lost, and among them that of one of the children of this very woman. The woman herself and her two < ther children were saved with difficulty, and were brought on shore from the wreck; but they were at once reshipped and carried off to their original destination. Thus, when a warrant for their arrest was granted upon the Ohio requisi? tion, they were not to be found, notwithstanding the interruption and delay ee.us.-d by this acci? dent. It it now stated that when the Governor of Kentucky wss informed of this he expressed great ir.dignauon, and that he ha* declared that the w( man shall be brought back and surrendered. It remains to be seen w hether the Go vernor's declara? tion will prove any more trustworthy than Gaines ? promise. Oov. Chase's requisition i* not merely for the woman but for the men also, all the adult* laving been indicted as participating in the I murder. Judge Burgoyne, of Cincinnati, w ho had issued the writ of habeus corpus in the case of the three colored children, is taking steps to call the Mar? shal to account for not having obeyed that writ. The Marshal had returned, that as the production of the person* before the Court would serve no I Tactical purpose, he, the Marshal, had taken the r? spon*ibility of disobeying the writ and delivering the children over to the claimant. Flere is a new* d? vclopmert of the beauties of the Fugitive Slave act. The Marshals too, claim, it would seem, un? der that act, a hardly let* extenaive judicial pre? rogative of deciding whether process issued from the State Courts "can serve any practical pur? pose," and whether, therefore, it is to be obeyed or not. Judge fiurgoyne, not exactly satisfied at being thus ousted from bil seat by a United States Mar? shal, and not being terrified at the gang of Ken? tucky ruffians and loafers hired by the Uuited States at $2 a day to bt.ck that functionary, has directed the prosecuting Attorney to file ipocifica tions upon which a rule should issue to the Mar? shal to show cause why he should not be attached as for a contempt. This same Marshal has once already been in jail by order of the Supreme Court of Ohio for a similar contempt in resulting their process. On that occasioo he was set free by Judge BIcLenrj. We shall see whether that ex porirneiit w ill be tries! a second time. Tili: " HTKAICSI1T WniOM." There exists, in this nnd several other States, a small political organization under an imposing name?that of "Pure Whigs." "Unchanged Whigs," " 1'nfiifled Whigs," but more cotnmotily, (in ironical compliment to the habitual crookedness of their course) the " Straight Whigs." It is the " mission" of this little faction to talk loudly in fa? vor of "Whig principles," but they take care so to nominate and vote as w ill best subservo the ends of thr Nebraska Democracy. Their organs, like The Cvnimtrcial of this city , have little to hbj in depre ca'i? n 01 the action of any other party than the R ? publican. Their leaders plot and bargain, and those whom they lead act and vote, with any party but that w hose cardinal principle is resistance to tht Extension of Slavery. In short, a "Straight Whin" is an article that Douglas Nebraskaism rolls as a sweet morsel under its tongue, and wherein the heart of Pierce Democracy rejoicth exceed ngly. The State of Maim*, has ft r some time been se? riously infested by this dissembling, treacherous, deceitful spirit, which has finally fulfilled the end of its being by throwing the State into the hands if the im re open and manly partisans of Rum and Slavery. At the head of the "Straight Whigs ' ? f Maine stood Messrs. Geo. Evans, now Attorney-General, and Mr. E. Wilder Far? ley, now Treasurer, and Mr. Win. Geo. Crosby, for two years Governor, who stayed his. flight from the State last Fall long enough to cast his vote for the Rum ami Slavery coalition which now rules it. Mr. Evans is Attorney-General aud Mr. Farley Treasurer, both by Democratic votes. Several dis [ ciples bold other c<>cd places at the gift of the Slate l>enn craey, now uppermost in both the Ex ecutive and Legislative departments of the State. They ran a "Pure Whig" 8tate Ticket last Fall, and carried the State for Border Ruffianism by means of it. Their excuse is that the Whig party has been dissolved by the secession of the Tree Soileis. and that they were thus forced to take a new position. But more than ihre*? years ago, when Pierce had just been elected and the Repub? lican paity was yet unheard of, one of their leaders ! already named, th< n the Whig candidate for Gov ernor, and looking to the Legislature to oleet l.im, wrotY to a member elect of the S'ate Semite ss follows: " Bir.fa't, Dec. 1?, 1832. ?'DfaR Sm . I had the pleasure of an introduction to mmaonM years since, but have n> % ? r had an oppor? tunity of resuming the brief acquaintance then form. d. From the MetMltloi the case I mat* now address jtiu somewhat familiarly, and I need not add confiden? tially. "From *>me communications made to me I am led to infer that the re is a disposition on the part of one of the notions of the Democratic party to "strike ham I*" with their Whig b-ithnn in the L> gialature, provided ibntC e?l be a quid pro ftt*\ in other wonls, a dispo? sition to give the Whig* the control of the Senate, tlenhy etablixg thim to elect their gubeniatonal t acuioatjjJf Ibey dbcsj* so to do, frovahd the Whig N rat'-rsr^n the event of a ttotitaaed division in the I?, tat t tatie ranks, will return the tavor bv aiding them iu the tltctk c ot Ha ir candidat" for the Vui'ed States Senate. ? In the event that sur h a proposition meets with aver, it is to be carried into ?fftet, a* I uud-r*taud i\ ou the part of the Democracy, by permitting a suffi? cient number of th? ir member* to v. to tub tdentio with the Wlmjt to elect some af tk* Whig eo*ksts1 : thrnoj candidate* to the Senate?enough to give us a cltnr majority in that branch. In onle-r to determine 1. ? far thtTJf u.uet go, it is necessary to know in the r>t place how many Whig Senators are alreadv eketed who *-re jure and unadulteraud?in ,.ther w. nis, and to be plain, wb. w. uld vote for Crosby ratlei tLat: Hubbtud if they were both return. 1 to I k* S. i it'e. The importance to theta of defeating the ,;?etii u of Hubbard v..n will see hereinafter. ?? 11 is aquiry would, under ordin?rv circumstanc s, be uLicccseary, but in view of the'fact taut luanv L,i>i Whigs Laye identified the success af H. w.th I tha' of the -'Maire Law," the iiquirv is tot altogether irrelevaLt. I * ave lo n asoD t. >upp?>-e that I should pat RCsjir* tw votes of aU the Senator* elect, but it Us been suggested that there may be some doubt aUnt Muziy, oi rwebaasd, and Tucker, af Kenne Uc. I d? let know, however, that there is cause for thest ggestieo.but ;t h.iaoccurred to me that von mar. end one object 1.tare in adtlre-sm,: vou is to ascertain tie fact?? re which, under the ciicumstaueet, mav be very inq i rtant. I shall bt- happy to learn from you all mu may kiow re*rj?ctiDg the views entertained by Mr. T. upon thi* point, and also those of other Sena. torn, if tt<*r he My within your knowledge bj the aaiae C*1low doe. the propoait;oa strike y ou ? ?Ml nruM net the Whig Seeotora be di*poe*d to further th. wiebe. of f be I>nvorrtJ? before referred to, ia retarn for their "aid and cxwfcrt" io the P???4*?* m You axe also aarare of the einigte bow gotn* on nn. ce our DetWKratio brethrea for the as? cendancy at Waahratfnn. It seem, to be pretty generally conet^ed bv the WkmUM aev tron ttat the' election of Hubbard would bo proof poaitiTe that f*W are not the Democracy; that a< a ceDsequence they woald hare no inflnonco or alar* in tie distribution of the puSlio simls. It is thia tear which will induce them, if anything ean. to rend, r assistance to the Whig* La the mode propwed, and if. br the defeat of HubSard. they can increase their cl a'rce of ejecting a Senator of their o wn kidney, tb. v ntv thirk it worth their while to aland the bar ard'of the die. " How far their fears or horses are well-founded ia a question which we are not called Open to aolve. . . ?? You will observe that thi> proposition i!oea not m. vi Ire, at the outnet, an open pubhc coalition, although such may ultimately be if tendency. The idea is to brirg about the result by circanu-MiiY*, apparently bo ond tho control of the leaders of either party. I ani not much of a political tactician, but I think I can discover the quo ammo of those who have concocted the plan. . , . . "To those who have aubmitted it to me >rith tome ihote of authority, I have replied that I did not bargain to secure my nomination, and cannot do so to secure mv election, that I am in the hands of tho Whig partv to'do with mo as they will, not doubting that they will do me justice, I regard it, however, as my dutv ta ur deceive them if there is a probability that, afi er they had done what tht v <Wd for us in the election of Sena b ta. the man would be elected Governor whom they wb-b to dt fvat. 6r that they would be disappointed in their ripectatiors of aid from us in return. '? You will understand, of course, that this plan, pre IM lad bj Ik m. i- vet in embryo. They so represent i> to mm. But it i* right that I should appnxe you and MHfii two or three more M what may happen under cerait.CT.tlrgeocies.and I have their permission to do so n $inet confident. And cow, ttij .....? -' : - me invite from you a frank and explicit reply. I have no de? res ab. ut the matter except those which are natural to th.- position in which the ratty have ?lMal me The rk ws and wishes of the party will be en titled to, ai d will receive my very resp-ettul consid eration. Hoping for an early rep.y, I am ?? v, err sincerely yonrc, 1 ? W. O. CROSBY. " SraraKS ?r?aa. esq., Wstem!!?." ? We make no comment* on this letter?the genuineness of wbich is undoubted?but limply aik our "Straight Whigi" how they imagine a party ? animated by auch principles, and actuated by auch f. elii gi could have possibly been held together I These "Straight Whigs" of Maine have called an? other State Convention to nominate a ticket whereby they hrpe to fool ten thousand Whigs again into voting so as to keep the Douglaiito? in power and theae wire-workers in office. It looks as though this wouldn't work a eecoud time. There must be some variation in the programme, or nobody will be taken in by it. INIBI. A hill has been recently introduced into the New York Legislature by Mr. Mahen, to abolish pawn! brokerage, and prohibit pretended salei, made to evade the statute of uiury, by declaring them misdemeanors. Under the preacnt law all such sales are deemed fraudulent, and parole evidence ia admissible tu impeach them: but wo have no law to punish the extortioner criminally, unless he has actually received illegal interest. If Mr. Mahen's bill becemes a law it may have a benefic:al influence. It is a curious tact that nearly all the State? ex? cept Massachusetts have attempted to do away with the usury laws and signally failed. In 1834 a law was passed at Albuny, declaring all loans usu? rious where illegal interest was received, and all bonds and notes void except in the hands of a bonn fide holder or indorsor who had no actual notice of the utury. This reservation removed every practical restraint on excessive interest. Usury stalked abroad at noonday. The effects of this law were disastrous. The representatives from the interior of the State, however, in 1837, succeeded in repealing this clause, and passed tho act now in force. Kepeated attempts have since been made to re'euact the obnoxioui law, but as y et the country members have stood firm. On no one subject have the concurrent opinions of all nations, in all ages, been so unanimous as in condemnation of usury. The Hindoo institutes of Menu, the Koran, the laws of China, all the nations of antiquity, of Modern Europe, and all the States of America have enacted severe laws against it. In the first ages of the Roman Republic it was discouraged by the twelve tables; subse? quent!) sir pi r cent was permitted as ordinary premiums, eight per cent for the convenience of commerce, and twelve per coot incases of maritime risk. Christians, by the common and canon laws of England, were prohibited, but Jews were permit? ted, to take usury, until the reign of Edward L, when the statute was extended to tho Israelites. Within seven yean alter this prohibition the fine's and forfeitures incurred by the Jews for usurious transactions amounted to four hundred and twenty thousand potmdi. It is hardly possible that all mankind should hare been mistaken on this sub? ject. They kuow that men under b. temporary want of money will sacrifice everything to obtain temporary relief: that w him or vanity w ill prompt people to borrow on any terms without calcu? lating the consequence. To condemn all interest as usury is ubstird. The Catholic Church, in the plenitude of its power, when its dogmas were enforced with fire and sword, attempted to carry out such an idea, and ladled. Mutual benefit induced men to risk her anathemaa, and interest was freely taken under the pains of heresy. Interest is the mother of com? merce: but usury ia the parent of bankruptcy. A fair premium ou the use of money is just and necessary; but, as Lord Boeon says, ''the " tooth of usury should be ground, that it bite not " too much: and on the other hand, a way should " be left open to invite moneyed meu to lend for ?' the quickening of trade." Thf M w !.o say legislators have no business to meddle with private contracts as to ratei of inter e.t, do not know what they are talking about. TaSete are innumerable instajices where Govorn ii,. i.t interferes between debtor and creditor for the benefit of lociety. The late United States Bank n pt law was in example; so is our law known as tie "two-third act." Every country has some in-, hi nt law of its own. Courts of Equity often kive relief against hard bargains. Courts will not sanction pett-ibit bonds?that is, where on heir contracts debts to be paid on the death of an ances? tor out of an anticipated legacy. A mortgagor is allowed an equity of redemption, notwithstanding eny agreement to the contrary; trustees and guardians, on account of their position, c&nnot make ajjy bargain for their owu aggrandizement with tl. ir beneficiaries; a spendthrift will often be prohibited from squandering bis estate. If it is proper to interfere in the above caiog, ajrfcj not in u?ur) ' Surely if a man baa an nncontrolla bie right to stipulate the interest, he has an equal right to prescribe the penalty, aud Sbylock the atme right to enforce the bond. Society, how? ever, cannot permit such a state of things to exist. It mi; he said that men will neit incur un? reasonable penalties. Unfortunately, we ice every day individuals for a small loan firing uncondi? tional mortgage! on property twenty timei the value ef the tum borrowed, ander ft fallealew hepe of paring the principal before it ItttWgi due. Were there no restrictions on a?ury tfcote who had money would not engage in trade. TYaf wouid prefer honing it at ftn imm.xlerate per oeet age. The lender would enjoy all the profiU of the borrower without in<*urriiur his risks, mad the m dustrioua would beoome slave* to the oanror. To obviate such results, every State a* it become* rich decrease* the rate* of interest, that th *e who ftra determined to ait idle ?hall have no more than 0 ?ufficient inducement to loan their money, other? wise idleness would be encouraged in proportion te the wants of the energetic. Lesl the low rate* of interest should discourage any from investing their capital in trade, the law at* limited partnership wasdeviaed. Men who dislike lending at a small per centage, are often too timor? ous to embark all their capital in bimness. while they have no objection to invest a portion of it in trade where they can eajoy the profit* of their in? vestment with their associate* while their other property is not liable for their loeee*. Thi* Uff more than counteracts the effect* of u*ury in keep? ing money idle?it stimulates business, and aseoet ates the capital of the rich with industry and enter? prise. I'sury, on the contrary, is the bane of credit; it absorbs the profits of the borrower, pre? vent* him from meeting hi* engagement*, and give* the proceed* of his earniogi to those who have 00 interest in him or his creditor*. tee latest news. RECEIVED BT MAGNETIC TELEGRAPH. KAN'S A 8 IN CONGRESS. Edi'otisl Correspond*at* of the N. Y. Tribune. WasWINGTOv, March 23,1856] The official transcript for Coogrees of the 8tate Constitution of Kansas having been received here by Col. Delahay, Member of Congress elect from the State of Kansas, he yesterday committed it te Gen. Cttss for presentation to the 8enato, and in so doing made a speech strongly complimentary to the General for his put services to the West and the cause of Squatter Sovereignty. Qen. Ca** briefly and cnutiously replied, not pledging himself to sup? port the application of Kansas: but he will present the Constitution to-morrow. It is now reported that Mr. Rank* will probably make up the Kansas Commission entirely from members who are not on the Committee of Eleo tions and have not participated in the debate, so that each may enter upon the investigation wholly unembarrassed by past committals or avowals. In such case it is believed that Mr. Howard of Michi? gan w ill bo the Chairman, with Gov. Aiken or Warren Winalow of North Carolina as tl.o South? ern member. Mr. Dowdell of Alabama is to be overhauled in the House to-morrow by the Missourian* because of his dance at Mississippi repudiation in hi* late speech. I trust he will be ready for them. II. 8. --<s> INDIAN OUTRAGES IN FLORIDA. Wasiiivoton, March Ht. 185?. The New-Orleans mail of Monday has beea re Calved. The papers contain later dates from Florida and accounts of Indiun troubles in that State. The Alnpln settlement, duiing the absence of most of the male imputation, bad been attacked by the Indians, and four meu, one woman and three children mur? dered. A number of bouses were bnrned. W UstlBOTOB, Saturday, March 22, 185?. Letters have been received from Mr. Ituchaiian an? nouncing his intention to leave Havre in the Arago on the Mft of April. -?a> KM It lit ANT All) MKETLVd AT COLl'MMA, 8.C. Columbia, March 23, 18M. A large meeting was buM in this city yesterday, to promote emigration to Kansas. Resolution* were dopted, and Committees appointed to collect fund/ NEWS FROM KANSAS. St. Loiis, Saturday, March 22, 185?, The Topeka correspondence of The Democrat to the loth inst., says that the Free-State Assembly would adjourn on the 15th, until July. ? MF Ii DER AT CAMDEN, NEW JERSEY. Philadelphia, Sunday, March 23, ls.56. Mr. William J. Hatch, a member of the Camden Common Council, was shot this morning by a party of gunners whom he bad ordered to leave his premises at Cooper's Point. The murderers were arrested aud committed. The body of Edward Morchamp, formerly conductor N the Ciiiinb n and Aiiiboy Railroad, was found in the Delaware to-day, making thirty-one bodies that have been recovered. ? ?*> IMPORTS AT BOSTON. Boston, Saturday, March ?, l?5d. The: following is a statement of the foreign good* re? ceived at this port for the week ending March 21: Dry (Joed*.0191.9*8 Saltpeter. 0W291 'i- '. 2b1.015'OuouyCloth aud But 7a us IliJto *j.a Skin*. 91,320; Fish anj Pish Oil. 3l,iM Molssses.. 58,170 Other articles. INJOf . *>,936 -!? Linseed. 34,91*1 Total. -?a? LAUNCH OF THE MINNEFIAHA. Boston, Saturday, March 22, 18.V?. The newthree-deck ship, of 1,800 tuns, named Min nehaha. was successfully launched from the yard of her builder, Donald McKay. Esq., at noon to-day. A collation followed the launch, at which were present, 0? aural John N. Tyler, F'rofessor lerngfellow, and oth? ers, who made short addreMscs. Mrs. Harro? also re? peated passages from " Hiawatha." The whole affair pOJftl d otr very pleasantly and agreeably. THE STEAMER KNOXVILLE. Savannah, Friday, March 21, 1856. The Knoxville, which was detained hero by bad wiather, left for New-York at 6 o'clock on Thursday morning. MARINE DISASTERS. NoarOLK, Saturday, March 22 1850. Tl.e brig Horatio, 50 days from Key Weit, bound t<> Providence, has put in here leaking ard with loos of ?eile, The schooner California, 47 days from Booth bay, Mass., has also put in her* with loss of sails, rig girtr, Ac. NAVIGATION ON THE OHIO. WaiEl IM, Saturday, March 22, 18jO. There l.avc been Western arrivals of steamers to? day from below, and more expected to-night and to? morrow, with a large quantity of Eastern freight. Si;NATE-Ai.saht. March 22,185?. MOTBBI ftBBBBMB1 proposed to thi bankino 11 w. Mr. IT'HAM obtained leave to intxvluce the follow .t g bill. It is expected that it will be amended so a* .imit the time to thirty days ti nt one bank may hold tie BOtesof ar.other bank without applying f>r their redemption: Ah At t to amsnl th? lawsHsries to Backing 7 As rr+U ?J 'h' Statt of .New- York, reprtttnltd in Senate ami AtitmUw mm n.art at lullt/mit: flr.cTio* f. It ehoit net be lawfo.1 for any ban*, banking son Ration li. :,v:dosl banker, or other person or poisons, directly or ?awai lv. to re'ein or Losrd mm, i r assist in retalnii g or board i' f up. lbs cirenlntn t notes of any bank, henkln? aesoeiatlon or iL?iv.dnel banker, for the purpose of requiring ,r compelling ar.y hkiik, bsLkins aissxis'i..:. nr .ailouiosi banker to redeem 1 the elrrnlatins BOtes isaorJ by any such bank, bankins esooela tion or ifid.v,c .U tanker, on say other terms than the lew re? quires. tact Any banklnf association, benk, individual banker, or other yrrm.n or rw MOB*, who shall bo amity ot dirorly or indi? rectly rt reining- or boeidins ap.or assisting in retaining or hoard m? up the eirctiiatirg u? tea of any bsnk. banking association or i:rii\.dttil baaaer, for the purpose of reuotruig or compsillost -i.) bai k. bankins sssotist.ini ux individual banker, whoso clrcn bjCJasjaataSa*aso retained or h.-erded op. to r.-de-tn the elrea lacing notes issoe<l by inch bank, banking associatiou or ludl i .dual banker on any other terms thai, tho law rrqairee, shall be guilty i f a misdemeanor, and ojoti ennric'ion thereof shall be fined ft I MA for esrh oSenae; si.d any bar k. banking association ?t b?f bat so roLV-icted shall forfeit his or their bank ins j riviieces; and the Superintendent of the Bank Ilepartmeal shall st onre rnceed to have ? orb bank, banking aessciatioo or |l Civ - M.al kaabei . noised from doins busu,ess as mmch , and muj ? <'ed as atoiesani of any lirteaae againsi this act, e 'o the above fine, be also Imprisoned In a i' ni In an u.r r (eriid t,ot eacsedinf one year. IftC Any bank, baidtins association, Wividaal banker, or e.tber [eraen ssoiatitf any of the provsaiocs of this act, shall bo indicted and tried therefor In the county where the notes so re ta.ned at boarded tip axe payable, and the jujj shall la all caaoa