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YIHGlNIA POLITICS.
t? A. WISE OH TOE STUMP
The Slate Policy of Virginia Mined.
Hia Knowledge ofKnow Nothing Bcere**^
WHAT HE THINKS OF THE NEW P^TY
mUj TM??nd Know ^ 8ut,,
*?'' ike., Ac.
Slkutal ^'xiujubMc iic? of tin Hew York
Pet ijrrbcrg , Jan. 10, 1856.
Utiujr A. Wise arrived here (his afternoon, and
Kddieeeed a company of about fifteen hand red, in
*? Phoenix theatre, thia evening. Aa I have siid to
ym before, he has been expected here for sou's days
past, hot did not "turn up" till to-day. He aay? he
haahaen waiting for fie beats from Norfolk. Tne
hnpieaston he made upon the audience was by no
m favorable. There were only a few who
threw tip their hats, like the followers of Backing
has* when Richard was proclaimed king. The ap>
plain waa by 10 meats general or enthusiasts. I
an informed taata large nuoabsr of Know Jfcuhinga
were in the cro *d, who, like the whigs and dUaf
frated democrats, (and the latter are numerous,)
Jhtaved with '-respectful" silence. From further
information I am satisfied of the truth of my farmer
etatement, that there are about one thousaul Knoir
Noftirga in Petersburg, and, from those who
ongfct to know, 1 learn there ore sixty t'loumad in
tbc8tat*;aad the cry ia "still they come." The
Bon. 8. K. Mead presided over the meeting, and
yon introducing Mr. W:?e begged of the audience
not to get excited or run off in confusion in cue of
an alarm of fire in the building? a prcosutian as
ae aa it wbB laughable.
SI'KBCH OP MR. WISE.
Mr. Wise the a rising, was received with respect
tol apnhnae. It wu not very bolreroas, bat Ru:h
w a gallon of bad ram woold g*.t up for aiybjily, at
any time. He spake precisely an follows: ?
Pillow Cifcz na of Pftersbn-g? I am glad to greet
aa an tie nee Of tbe proud Cockade City. I ha?e
atriven bard to meet the i.ppoiatm?nt which I hai
made to reacb here yesterday. I am happy to tea
that so large an andience is hen to-uigat; and
though not so large as la*t night, jet I think there
are fully as many remaining awe a-t my voloe caa
reach. My friends at Richmond, not having the
opportunity to con nit me about my appointments,
took it to themselves to change the appjVntmans
which 1 bad made, and substituted others, forget
?rg the chcn*es rt the year and tho mod^s of
traveling. Not till the second of January did I
reach Norfolk, not bearing until t&en that I was
expected next day to meet the people of the Me of
Wight. Sir 00 then I have re imbed upon the bviks
of the river, not waiting t'o. the w iters to fl iw, but
fcr the boats to cum* aloe*. N jtwi'.bitandl jg
the fcg, at last a beat c^rae, an3 I an
here. 1 come , in oh: deuce to a nomination of one
of the great politioal parties of the Stato, a ctid>
date for tie cbl?f wgfs racy of the Slatj of Virgi
nia. Whitber 1 am wott .y to fill that paction, be
fcie y< u. is t. r nu; to ;ay. 1 is fv?flloi-i?it thi. a
eea*ti.tioD, r? gui?riy cull' (l, I avo end trued me as &
< ?mount ?i tbis <ia> , good and ?nWo'"n?. to bear tUe
a?ai dara c/ deitocrt cj ; ana I tiive t ta.cn it la hinl.
endhsre throw forti toat banner for yonrseot
owoes. (Faiiit applaae.) Itir. not going to dii
cumh %itt. *i y iM-fri?oa or foe? whether they
?hail ehco*e tb ir owl leader. 1 am not g nog to
dfrcatta ?i>h v oi e i.hn'.her I am a de noarat or
Mi. It is anil] X nt for the ireu a of th a c mteit
that democracy hervlt' has rao'e than thrioe en
forced me. mil I have oer authority for say>ng 1 an
aremeerti? a duuo rat vi'.a'ly aod essentially in
heart km) in akin?a democrat in head at well .* Io
he-at? a dtmocrat in deed, a dem >cr*t in practice,
a de mocrat m ' . u that poweMes ittalf so upio my
character tbai it mikea me call myself aa i .fiael
reaieal of democ a-:y - ? d-rn >erat in defl ince
of party, and on principle, rather than
? por^y democrat ; u- t a democrat that
eensek here ibid right to & jcres* himself to the par
ty, hut tint comes ucie tho comiuee of the de.no
otkti to s-ddrem hiR/Stil to th? people, aa-4 no*, to
any party. I shall go thr >ug!i tba State of V>r^iuit,
act to appeal v> n-.rty. but u> u pavlo'-ic loca of
oonatry, better thau ( arty. C ming l>e i ore you as
a canutdate norn'mat- u bj a party claiming to be
worn y to holt tbe txeeutive power of tin oldest
and moat pi ? ioue of all the BSa'?i of this confedera
cy, I must prove myself %ortiiy iD yonr jadgmeit.
Am wbat are tbe issue b? W i itr- eths taploi of
hBpoitaiice. In your mind", which call for a rospoiee
from me? You liavsat Hiia moment vital intaresMi
at stake. Toia moment, this m >mcnt of the wor d,
this moment of tbe natioo, this moment of tiia
Btate, ia 0K? of tbe biggeat m smcnts that ever car
ried fate in her womb. Never slace the day of my
Majority, never since the hour when I can drat ai<
Bare m>?e)f ol sife reflection, ^.ave I kuowa a rat
meat the vial bit e fTV-.t of ?bi b so shakes our world.
Ton have now at this moment a foreign war ragijg,
the like of whi h, grand as nauv eveaU of the pist
have been? the like of which baa no parallel in aa
otrat history cr in modern. You have the pre ten -e
of another cm?ade about the Holy Sspa'chrc, which
hi not to fanatical, but as false, as the enwd-w of
Peter tbe Hermit. Tbe wa- o' Eoropc has su imon
?d the Czar on the one side; E-gland, Fran e and
Tar key on the other aide; tie three great Powers
of Europe- In embattled hosts, over the graves of
tbe Saracen, o'er the State of the Saltan, o'er Con
atantiLopie ? Powers, one of which carries on at
Lee don the exchange of the world? Powers tu?t
kave, at tbis moment, not lees than a million aid a
half of soldiers in the field, or prepared, wit'iall the
otter States of Europe standing by, armed and ready
to be neutral. (Laughter.) Powers which are lavolv
iog millions. Po vers whloh have staked dynasties
aad empires an o cro ?ns fcr ages up^nth; battle
ftelo, tow stood for tbe siogle i?olut -Sebis'.opol.
Powers, any one of whi. h is red ba'.tle itaelf, and
wbe eter it stamps its foot nations nuat feel toe
shrck. What effect has this upon yon? Ft ia a ease
which reaches the po.ket of every maa in this av
sembl<-?e. It is a case which demands gold, g >l<l,
fold, that is exhausting California and Australia,
law B'OLd we? Neut a's, c entrain, neitrals, agreed
by a policy to peace. Neutia's, occasioned b? t ie
profit of neutrals to stand aloof. Neutrals, with ac in
unenttbat ia the meat father of the world. Neutrals,
that to m< My?that U, the almighty dollar is ap rro
elated more and ma e? neutral*, besides the d;manl
tor the dollar, tar wheat and corn and beef, are ap
pireraVd bj the came caise as the d ultr. lu the
aiMet of this foreign war? In the midst of this de
matd for gold-in the mtdst uf this demand for pro
wmioDB. t ere :i a aUke to tliis Hute. which is be
tween tbe npper and tie nether m'.'lst.ne? ni leas
? stake than jour public cred't aud public oeoca.
Immediately and directly dots tills .a?e affect tbe
credit of the Stats of V.rnU. ia. It extends to every
iadividnal man's wedit - tie > redit of the m?cb .nl j
and the laborer. Yua have yoar pub'lo credit a*,
this momett, and your private credit, requiring all
the wisdom and foiiilght tnd gnariianship of giv
ornment. If you want to kuow rny opinions upo?
this aohject , I plelgt yon Un ere lit of Vir?laia
?ball bo carried out If confided to m i ha-><l?. E -oa
?f we nsvw to bo tax'd tUi wo groan with taxatim,
the h' nnr of the H ate of Virginia s\all be main
Mi <d if est a>ted to ms. ( Home apjlau-n.) Ai I
Ioto my o vn honor, as I would preserve my awn
ladlvldnal iatoiirlty, much mere would f pr?>
aerre the h?or of my State. ( lopuuae ) I
there be any man In this asaem tlaga who
la too mean to cay taxes for the honor of Vir-rini a,
let him not v Hi for me. ( Laughter, and one si jkly
looking tndivldtiM crisd, "good.'') fnereare o'Jiir
topic* whloh I ooght to touch upon, an 1 I pata them
aa rapidly as I can order to speak on all ? domestic
?tote topics, affs <i?* the poliU ao? Vu?glnia. aul
whloh you should coml <m in this election ? the Ua'^
of Virginia, aa aS ateiBdepoadent of the fMerai go
mvbumuI, fiom all constitutional iaaues, the 8 'ate of
Vhrgtala, especially as Virginia to interested tn the
RfeatB^Je3tof internal naprovemeoto. Wha'^vor
??J been the oplnloia of lowland Virginia on
thiBBiihjoot in the pa *, they are now wakiag op 1 3
t hair rational senses oa thm suhjeot, at tSs oay.
now talk ratlona'iy about it. Hotrsvw
tifttBi flftt we way b%ve thought y to Um bAtia
?tog of the pabllc works of thisStute, they are no V
?j wqrth tonpl.tto,, Md Jn0ne are
ooaapieuxy. Tney have c^styoo millions, aad they
1*1 Tfulti e?^ra ant western wa
^ i? wh,%h 5? bses for
mug yoare past, thsy have protressed
Ijlke a wounded ???in
Ora?rioc its slow length Moog
If they are worth pay In? Uxee for, >hey are worth !
oompieUeg at once, to make profit oA of then
They sVn'd no longer be delayed bytba onnarv
CM M of fly se delays. What is thto primary cause? i
Wbat ? ho!dtog Virginia back from her mtr;h tj.
gmftn? It to tin oppoBi'doo of tie toirkois I j ia
?eraal impmeeeets of erefj dse-i-lpt'oil. To ?? i
knowledge, enly two iriattri t|? the failing o'
twenty-four lowland oandidaUe? Virgin4' ,
to elect these reprewntativ*. a >? - f???
works? they hare been de'
cost ike Bute twelve - ? *nd ^
k.. BOW b? come ' ' - in logrolling, which
God to ftlio- - *n? 'Mb'.on of theuay. I io prey
Bend o* to Hie to see the day when tbe Big
Hr- ^ the Ohio river shnll b? cennected bs mauy
.?? rt railways end canals with this river (ap
plause), with Hampden Roads; this will make
Eastern Virginia tbe depot of trade, whih alone
oen make ber all Viraiiiia, and build op forever a
S ate that shall be the centre of importation and
export itioD. It ia my fellow cl'lzena, not popula
tion ? it n not capital tbat can build up for yon a
mart of trade *uch aa I hate suggested Commerce
alcne can do it ? commerce can baild yosr ships and
stores, and baild your cities, out of this re aire of
trade. The only tnlug tbat can make commerce it
a deep country and inland trade. Yoa most bring
the iion and coal, and salt and borax, and all that
constitute tbe pabulum of trade, and pile i? up jq your
pier of commerce, and where the caroasi if there
will the beEaarda be alio; and then with trade yon
will find capital and population. Give me com
merce, cities and ships for Old Virginia, a oack
country rubje t to trade, and all influences else
(.ball follow this Internal improvement and com
mtrce. If you tkct me Governor of Virginia, by
all the antbo/ity with wbi-h yon thall olotho me I
will do all In my po?er to urge on to completion the
large leading S ate works, disregarding the minor
worts till tbe lurgeet shall have been nil completed,
with a due regard to the public purse and the pub
lic credit. 1 tball do so if possible, lading the fixes
upon acd driving you to do yonr datv like men, to
Bake Old Vi-gUia take tbe position she has lost in
tb* ba'ance of power iu tbis Union. She has lost
her influence ? ?be has lost tbe power aoi position
she once held. For the want of internal improve
ments, h'.w many mother*, with tears in
tbeir eyes, bave been compelled to bid fare
well to their sons for tbe far Vest. She
bas peopled almnat every Btite, and given every
State enterprise except herself. I implore you, by
j our If ve f?>r your mothers, for your sons, by your
ivn inte et-ts, by your State love, to ba the fathers,
tbe patriotic IVti ern, of ihe State, and resolve in
future to beep Virginia's sons at foma. Toere is
another topic ? a dom>-etlo topic? upon which any
man wbo o men before a Virginia audience, mu^t
sDir nnce bis opinions. Geirocmen, we have been
accot-rd t f be i-ig a b-a*gtog peop e. Virginia, aod
fspecally the F. F. V. ?, It H said, can talk more
ab nt 'heir sweethearts, tbelr guce, acd d*gs, and
bmter?, than aoy other place in the world. I n?ve
a boas', to make ol V<nrioia? a l?e?t that she oan
give tbe bent proof of any people ui>on earth thataoe
is cixbtj In ber po ve.r aud energies over any oiher
State, or sbe rauat l ave eonk long, a I ng time uro,
far below wt bt hbe now la. The four great cardinal
acu;ceso' weath? tie four great cariiual pro'ue
tlve powers, are agrculture, commerce, manirac
turf?, ani irining. No 8rate that I know of up n
God's earth Ui richer bowels, m^re bomt'.ful
in ircn an<1 in gold, in eyptum and
In suit. Txiis baa mad) E:ijla><d toe
m<^t powerful nati -n on tbo ear h. We have
iion and <*ml for mining, and wa'ei-oowar
which would mm the spin ilts to elotae tie world;
gold and iion an abuuduit, wi'h all of whici we
Btur c urrlvaiKd lor manufa 'tnrkg; mirtn, roads,
rivers, mou bs of rtvfcn*, ar.d baya ?rr?ioh wculd floit
tbe ravien of the world: foil for agrl roltire of a'l
kinds, the nohefct bene ?h tbe son; the dtrk ban
asd t; e yellow cl ?y and Imeatone r >ck, embracing
if gt>e ai'er d^rer- of latlm'e rm nia^ thnmgh ths
middle tf r/itnry of this continent? have th's,
i all t is of poier and vi-tn^, not surpwaed by any
i other 3*a e. But in all the four cardinal resou'c-s?
*niido> fu. to te !, dina^rt eab'e to tell, phaincfal to
' snnruDi?-bat on? Rourco ofuU fjur, ia time oast,
i ba*b?*n employed to iroduc* wmlth. We bave
bad wcik )u muiufa:turiog, and comm^rcs t n
t pprend its> wip!<n n'id U >?o t.om ns, aod agriuultu'e
bat- ocly skimmed the ?urf k -e of mo'bk.r oar h. Thee
cu . of tbe four cardinal vi/toes ' av^ r.esti idle: cur
jouj g m;n, over t^lr regara ar.d to?idy, b > been
tslking ; otitic*, snd the negroes hive b. left t >
t'o.u>8 !??, ii*. vl we be.veali grovu poor tV>.
Not : vltbhticii- g all thi-*, ten1. ?e ?rj. TU v Go
fo~ tbe mil rs < i tb^u.^h they h*?? n
emt')e>?-d. Ibere h atill i'ii ir>o. "? ?? i i? a i'l tie
eeal, theie ar< srill t.h bays and 1 1 a; and rn >ugo
we h ive driver, pecpl.i eioii7li a\, f > n our bor
Oers to pcofVe oih r States, now m lopu'ona
11 an uUTBtives, Sta*e u on Sta^ oi whtih we are
eelledtbe m?'her, Old Virginia still atanl-t on her
t^rIltoTy, *54 COO tqoaro njiieu, rluh f till in all tut?9
? 1 mentb whitn a^mlbhtcr to woilth? no ?, vecy
licb, in Lnitl:>Ke<.ce, in bonor, InVg i- y i?id 0?e
a'dsine*. (Bone spp'^oae aodUoghinr.) Not
witbsiacdiDir nil thin, i <Jo?ay it onr treoit Us mvn
talred. If our internal improvements aru conp'eteJ,
it oor cine* be bull',, it our mloea be operel, and
they ba?? of trarnportft't n, it oiv agricul
ture be imprnv. d, Virginia m ?y yet be made t > pass
ber r.val H?:er Sta'i h raster, in bur ra m of progre*?,
tlaa tht j hue in t'.ues p??t. parsed iier. sis a >.y
win bark the snprem icy which s i? onoe hold. I
will r ot rely nt o i ??e Legislators to d i tois? egis
lation can no hutlit'le for any *hing but asrricnlfiife.
Ith i kt.bat 1 have seen eviden-es of tfiedawoing
rftbls iatrerdav. I saw a short t ma ago a bind
of fftrmeni go np to Richmond, better htoaiag men
tb*n delegates to the L-.g sUtnre. (I.tnghf^r.) I
shw the people? I tbe plain geatle
nsn an- sob-taiti ,1 basimss mar,, the a. live msa,
tre uen who are not loafers abou'. lae tavern*; aud
1 ?aw tbete men p.our ont $.50,000 'or the fou' diog
an iiktimtioo of agrtculmie and commerce. I waot
to see this soeltty and institution ejeenra^ed. I
watt to ret thin constitution nnr ure I and pre* ^rv>d
till it ?bsll hrlpg forto good fruit*. I win?, a scientific
ioE'itntion tbat sball teach domestic ecimomv; in
stead of political economy, let us te-wi our onpl's
(fomcstic (C'inomy ? t-ach our pup'la the pliyiioJjgy
and *he genealogy of plants an t agriouitiril pr>
dictions, acd tbe diflimnoe bst vesn the gaae'. You
rich men rend ) onr Hon* t j an instil ition like thM,
in t imiiation of the old barons of Grrmmy. If I am,
then, (letted Gov?rnor of Virginia, I will give all
aid do all I or the agricalture of tue Htate, tti it we
may make a gpear of grasa grow wherd ncv- r ona
giew btfore. When we have onr public credr. weil
louided, minioa ai d vanufa tuiing will f'liov.
This torn, the Cockade City, has, to some ex"?nt,
at least, set an evample ia this Use of ia
ilnstiy; and I gleriel today, wen I enteroi
tbe place, to obsetve how s>e hid grovn since 183S,
wben I ?m bote latt. I congratulats yoa, citixeas
of Petersburg, that you hare been meuof enter
prise beyond any other p ortioa of oar common
wed I l o)>e yoa will so stimulate b? yoar exanple
other portions of Virginia, tbat ia time Norfolk will
hive soinethirg more than a Hie of fl-b uirs for ber
coil neroe. (Laogh'er.) These, gentlemen, ao far,
are ohyaloal topics. Tuere la. something mare im
por.ai t than tnia one that embra es everything,
cuve:f> all, bounds all, promotes all, saves ail. It is
tl at v hi-.h reaches the inner man of the comm m
weaPh. It is tbat whtoh ia all in all to tte people of
a republican country. I mean public edacition. If
tbere be any stingy oil man ia this assemblage who
valnee his dollars and cent* better tbau w.rmea aod
children, let me tell him that If be does not wish to
be taxed to tbe uttermost ia my po ver, let him uae
every exertion to deifeat me ; for I tell all snch,
that I will not be contented with the ni*ht s Jhool
half cut system of Ysnkeedom, bnt I want a fall
and thorough sy*tem of initructi n to all aoi for alt
classes. (Applause.) Yon may belidve tbe poet who
said
A litti* learning is a dangerous thing;
Prink <locp ?.r timt? not the I'grinn *|irfog.
Thin little learning id, abive anything elw !n the
world, ont of which h? come *1 the Urn* of the
North. What is it I now want f Anytlilag new or
H'racRf, sir? No, dr. I wast w.at the an har of
the Declaration of liidepen^cn* in hi* day, and
what he implored the leglelatuie to give the pso;?la
ot VirgH la a long wbue ago. D ><.? any one tup
po'e that J f ITerson int n<lc.J to leave that aniverai
ty like the coma if Mi hvil Angel >, half finished,
at>d without a covering o' tbnught? No. H < gave
to Virginia a milreralty in the trai a?a*? of ?ae
word- a c llrctlon of c lieges ti ba the h?ii of ?
ttjsnmof colleger? a col a.;e for the h*vl of every
r?.ct on of learnirg. A nuiveraicy la the g ltriiea >f
the instruction of a State, which nl-.ds .til 1 ?gst er
in one uoc aogmg system. (V,-p:iw) G.w?t
sites if Ija-nlng are only the gv at lolcrl of tie
Uvtrs of knowledge? grc??t lever'* which ruththe
Trim onward In its aestlny. T 's Is the power of
the people. Tnis is tha quvii'y of de-nocraiy. This
ia the inith ami e??etce of rejubllcwi'm. Y<>a
tell ns? ot t: e equality of a peo-Ie? hat every mm
is crsated cqui?? wntu the p*>r sata hw h o nn
Cie with tr.e it ' , ai d instead of providing ' > d
r his mind, cold necessity dcman.la be stun d
(ht?ia focd for his mou'h. Toe only true da
mociacy ia that which will react dovn
to toe lowly ard'he lowest ia the distribution of
its benefit- of learning. l>oee the owner of prouer y
coOi| lain to me that toe property he has aeqq'rM
ahnuld not be taken for education? Why, what
better goa d ran be ba?e for hi* property than
the virtue which springs from lutelUg-ox? He
sa}f be has nothing to do wltb the ooor nan's -htld,
an.i be should be let alone. Does he know th*t his
property msy, all of lt,?ome day, come before a jiry
of hia conntr^m*n In which s all be tbla very cilldr
Aid then Is it not worth at I the value of his nr >pe rty to
bavc\his cMldedu-ate*, snd able to deddj prope'Iy
and underataalingly aaa jaror? I) >es h? kaovtmt
this ju>y mav be eal'ed upon to say whether his will
was Is wtlf, <r whether be die* saue or a rooi 7
(Laughter.) D.iea he know that lgmranoe arises
mankind and leaves it base an I dependent 7 Wou'd
he not have the wh le maw of the pe>?to iotelll.-ent
oboi sen of what una beet for the Stat?f Are yog
not an etoetiv# people, and htv* all not to decile for
the best liteieew of ibe 3fate? Hw cm in d>
tbls unless yoo provide food f w tb? iat-Iiect? Th>u,
fellose citirens, If I mi c toted Coventor of the
8'ate of Virginia, I shall try to e*te?d on? system
of education till It beeoms ooapiete. and uatil the
whole publig lump of the Coaw?nnweaJih lileartstd
knowledge. Ihnvo now go4 fhwogb ??*
dUal to pica of domestic policy? now? come up Ml
important? none ruachhlgber? ! "J?**
deep. They ?i? broad aa *emm ?
ttoents. Tney are neoasaary as vital air? aa *?
k?u ltfa. Yet how many among won bow, ban
In tbii crowd, came hare to hear me talk aboutany
one of these topics? Har* 7??'? *S2& ?'
them before? Bare ther laterefad anybody?
Have they been the qu- bUom of the day T Not a
man baa troubled me regarding any one of them,
and each of them embraoe enough to decide the
election. Tbey are the topioa of topics. Whit
whig differs with me aboat any one of them ?? what
democrat? Wby,I presume there is not a singe
candid man in the town of Petersbnrg who will not
fay the candidate before him is sound and ortho
dox upon these essential tooics. Well, it would
Mem thtt this should besufliolent for the voters.
All atiy Ocyenor would have to do In doaMStlc po
licy it considered. But does this satisfy the feel
ing cxistirg among von? Doea this patriotic view
bind yon at tbiB day ? Oh ! God of my country? oh!
Lord of tbis land? 1 wiah In my soul it
were so. What ether topi* are there ?
I do not wiah to touch felerat topi s? a curse as
bad as h< ise-raclng and dram-drinking. I suppose
1 nurt, however, ainonnoe my mind upon some fe
deral topics: e*> let ub go to wo k. Fhereisthe
great qne-tlon of the policy of neutrals and the poli
cy ot peace, Sbail this nation, in the midst ol tnls
foreign aar, go filibustering for em lire? Shall this
nation be in any way involved in the foreign wars
tow rsgirg? 1 am guided by tea ai vice in the fa e
well aedtess of the Father of his Country, to pre
f*r?e onr dp are ai.d neutrality ibat we may pr fit.
I-et tbem light Trbo will? we will feed them; and
the linger the war lasts the richer this nation will
be. Again, the subject of the publlo landa is before
jou; aid during tie paatyear twenty- three millions
of public domain lave gone from you, and seven
millions only have been sold. The rest has been
squandered or given away. This, ia my judgment,
is in violation of the cors.itufion. These lands, lu
my judgment, are like the public fund, and should
net be need except for national purposes. Tne
public domain? the public lands? one of the
chief sourocs ot corruption in the federil
government ? i? still iouortaut, and these lands
should be guarded as we would tbe public money.
When in Europe I was asked what it was
that bad built up this c mntry, and that male her
5 row so fast? t etouroe of that growth, that ?ub
ne progress, beyond any pa-iJlel in history. It Is
bf cause we bave soil to the op preyed of other
lands ard of a)l ae earth, om* h#?re, oome live
with us, and bero you shall enjoy the firu ts of your
toil, here you snail pit under your owa vine and fig
tree and none shall molest you or ma'ie you
afraid. (There was oo appkuse here.) Pree-va
these laLds ai d guard them? keep them out ot the
lards of Iand-j^bbero. keep tbtm out of the hinds
of (peculators, so that tne doo- seUler and back
woodsman may get a Lome for his toil , at the mini
mum puce, which snail go kf> the pubiio treasury.
That is my policy. (Applause.) Y?u are told, by
the syreis especially, that the old ft?suen are dine,
that tbey sre cead. Notwith-tand.ng in "hj, last
year ynu have paid so mn -b of y^u ieht,
ycur treasury is yet full, and you are toiu you will
again hsve a surplus in the treasury. I Till s-ty
ocfdir, ?h 1 have said bef-ire, that tne surplus s vtll
rot l>? distributed to bribe the people aud States.
Iftbat surplus comes again, tather taan let it oim
to bnbe *ny one of tre people of Virg'tili, ls+y let
it be carried to the Gulf Strewn, aud be there
In the deep boBrnn of tlie ocean buried.
Wbcn tbla question first arose I ?twd by old Vir
ginia; I have 8-ood hy cer ever tiice, and 1 bav? to
v Mjk btr that she hw e'er stjod by me. P? ^?01
retary of 'be Tjeasory lecomncnds a redaction or
duties. Upon ttls question I st.;ud, as I havs ev?r
puod, an uncompromising ad ?o 'ate of free treJe.
(Hligi t *pp an??.) I hey te-1 jon t.hesr- ieauefl ara
dead. N ?, th*y ur? uppermost to-day, and a v?to
b .f just br. : t'hnn end forth, such as cirne wheu I
V itt I m?t (J .1 bu Tiler's guard. (Laughter.) A
\ lo of ik. F ' dent to save toe constitution
vost the ids-Ii '"i ri?*rand harb;r improvements.
; e> u'lua . ... rr.es alsvety. li.ii ?? ? ?*<?
i;'() jp, , ^iuvin y.a sof my CJii/re-is^wJ
]>??-. n> )1 I left tiat viae.*, I stoul there, day in and
day not. s?ancing up ?g?lnBr. the gnat aroh-ohsn
i?ot of tbe Uortb, <hH "old -nan eljq<wnt," who was
ir\ tntiD\ , and of w. oin. now * at h; is
i'( *0, Itnay eaj, th.r.te was most, sio-.ere, learned,
cdu nirg ftiid hHgdcl<''Ufl ? iu abort, thn
ei-uny oft'eS uth ???? Jobt> Qaincy Ad-mt. 1 wis
tht bey iu t.be lictj* against the man. Day in and
d*y out, did I bavo to stand up ood ngbt tiat
min, *bfi bad more power and w.adoua,
pore cuni'if'g ar<l fo^ Wiht, thai all tlo
aV. U'kuf.s cf the Nor^h of t ? prcieut
day combitf J. I "va'i to ultra in my vie vs that
evtr, ir.y o>s pr an s.th<n?e (tondeom* d trie at bslog
too ra/loal. And, ;.ov, what have m C W9 to.
j You mws* ail to *peak to jou the plain t utl
utOi. this t-ubjeot. You fiave ukeu l.o waraing?
i < u h?ve n<.t bv <*n wt chful upon '.his sut?J*it? yon
have ne t sought shelter. And wbat is the conse
quei ce ? ?b>,m 18.10 a wro in was do:-e tbe ioutb,
wllch should make you blush. What wna done
prior to tbe >ear 1850? Had the qnss'jlon b*eu
artee" he'ote tiiw year, will G-ngress disturb slavery
in tbe Bou'b.ur lu I t B ates of this natlo a r -tie
at ewer wenld bave tan no, n*. Slava y a lould ha
leit to tbe Sutes th? msel vea. Now ?s ts California,
ueoi) nhich 1 want to iou<p. t ... ?
[ Tbe fpeakar here paused, aa?lng he felt an wall,
a- d wjuH piobably have to out b >ort what be bvJ
to pay. He felt a rush of blacdto bis head, and
(nfat pain in tbe l. wer lobe of tbe brain. In a few
minutfe, hiwever.h*' p'oceeded]:? S. short time ago
on y. i on allowed a federal exvcu'ive to send a bri
cidier geneial to C-lifornia, w*th ?rmv and navy
ower? tbe right and 'e't-band pow,r of the re pat*
? ta prepeive peaoe and the order of law. NJt
content with thin power, thig general, asur^
li>g tbe Btros g arm of the linked Bla ea, was
allowed to piocUlm a Territorial goveratnn it
and to ettabliah legidalive powers? an authority
nhich of all others ou the earth nearest approaches
tbe Deity? to ftUbllsh, I say, lenrlslative p v.vera
fiom the tupeiior offljer dotvn to ths Alcalde of the
Btate. What authority bad he to do this? rJumnoa
him beforf tbe grand marshal, and his p'e? is " the
saltty of the j eople." Ab If f jr this, ene could not,
if poner.ul enough, usurp all power. And in this
act he bed the right arm of tb* army and 4>e navy,
sod be clothed himself with civil povor, by procla
ma' ion from the camp, and in the excise of this
r ower took upon himself to appoint the time, place,
and manner of holding electfons. Was ever such a
thing heard of befoie In a free country like this?
Yon alio* ed biro to oonstliule a representative ia
CoigreBs, which resulted in givlog Ualifo.*nia to
fite toil. Think of this, gettkmen? and, gentlemen,
a> riitrageous as thin was upon our rights, I an ler
t?ko to sav, neither tn the Senate oor io the press
bhs this question been discussed bsfore tie people of
Virat'.la. But jou ba^ a class of politicians to trale
? jta to trade like hucksters upon the pirns atta h
aeLtof this people to the Union. A miBt ploas
and hvly f?elW is thla. 1 would light for It, I
wtu d pour out my b ood for it ? it is tbe obJucV
of my adoration. But, gen'Jemen, wl'.b me
tbe ui.lon of these States is like mit
trimonj? tbe moment the honor of that nnlon is
touched? diwolve it. (Applaone.) No man can ex
wed my attachment tor it. Every twc.ntj-seimi
of February I was taught to bonor it, but I love bet
ter still, honor and trnih. Bat this was a sytea
gonjr, tbat u e Union was in danger. When Dtn el
Webster said to me, "l know tbe Uaion is sa'e, from
the resolutions which she has passed," during taa
jear I860, 1 replied him, " Whea had any mau rev
fob to doubt Virginia's devotion to the OniJn?"
(Lou J tpplause.) She has done mo c than auy
other Btate for the Uni. n? she has given her la^ds,
st'd she bM given cer aOeorae W?s <n</>n. Bit
Virginia shall Lot b.< prrvinciabzed for the sake of
tbe Union, or for t^e saks of a Northern oowsr.
This! as been submitted to long enough, aid I bops
will be suimitUd to no looger. Men bave hereto
fo.e taken a stand again** it, at;d bava been driven
bsck wi h tbe c y~ "The Union is In da^gsrl" B it
now the question comes no tn a mo e tiitfib'.e for n,
m d eoou will he presented to yon. Cccre is a a
tblrg In th? North which na* risei up or lata,
tbat cries aloud for tho dtssoluti m of tbs
Uilcn. It eames no more from South Ciro
l'tia, but fr*m Faueuil Hall, and f/om tbe put
pi** of C: ri'ttan voiiticiat'a. Lat me r^ad
in s. me Northern s*ntimen'a upm this sabfsot
1 e cry ne w ia auti Nebmeka, ant! -fugitive slave
law. or a dissolution of hi Union. 0 > you ko ?
?!iat that po ?er la in the North? It Is louistalu;
tbat buatbes In si'erce, and t.lks in low wnispe s
aud in poctet. I>etms read jou aoue'hing apoa
tb.s snbje* t. I tow read yoo tr. m a pi^nphlnt teat
to me, being a seraon of J.imes Freeman Clark, de
livered In Ma?sa hus?>tt? oo the 4 h of .Inly, 1S54,
on tbe rendition of Anthony Bums. Toe a etk
o- read at gre# lerg h from t iis document,
which was a sermon of the Theodore Parker style,
cfllitig upon the Nonh to wakiup, wltbiut dia
tinciion of i arty, to oppose thla outrageous slav?
1hw. The preacher prophecled a gathe.-ing of a'l
tie North litoooe body ag?b:st thi Souti, aid
raid. In *ubetanc?, soon ir diauulm the better. Tm
object of the speaker In reading this, was to prava
tbat tbe Know Nothings ni the North spake tiroagh
tbls preaeber, we e propheclfd by this Mr. Clark,
and tbalr war cry waa abolitionism and death to
the South. Thla was a difficult poin". to pravs to
tbe aatiafaotlon of a Petersburg audlense, and
Mr. Wise succeeded bat poor I e. Daring tbe readisg
M r.Wfs* Interested tbe andlenoe with a vary worthy
drsmaticsoene, A/a King Lear. Paaaing la his real
h f , and rais: og bis eyes with a sort of pious roll to
be?ven, and wl ha deep guttural voice, that Forrest
would give lim a good price for if M were purohasa
b'e. nesall: "O Ood! what meaae thisawfblsiteaoe?
Wbat are these low whisperings' The wiada are still
and the air see as heavy and eppresaive. Wo?t por
leaf a thla darkaesa and drsad hnsb of aatnre? U
Is the forsrusner o< tba aw'nl tornado whtoh ta ts
follow.'' This catijied tbe climax, and p?opl^ brr .tbad I
tgalfi. As a j kcc of acting a Bjwrrj j'lt oritlc wji14
SuVSTrSiSSN cbKttU
Fuuil Half The prediction has *5L5?t2S^i!?
Med. Oak) bti wheeled Into toe. Other BU-??o
the North, accoidlng to the pr?dlcU??u? ?' ^a J??
3&S3SS
s2ss^^^">s?r
i sasrsygiag* S*&
H?t.t ell ("emocrnts from the Nortn. ??
s?sstfi!vs?2^fea
not repealed, or 11 they pets 0?????'*' 2*
vetoed, (ben the Union u to be dUpolved.
guy of this party In Petersburg? The dissolution of
the Union bow tomes from the North, we
thin sermon of this Christian preacher. WaU.gon
t'emtn, what say yen to w?at not only cast. lto
shadows, hat its Bubstenoe, before T Y? m?he me
Governor of VhpUU, ?d I shaU swear to sapp?*
the confutation of tae But a; end I audi
that the chkf power of the executive ta *? 2"?Sj
*er aimv. Pi,or civil men that I em, I never de
lighted In war; but the ins-la. t in in me, and I
Kow I can BgH. I can obey that instinct, and
make others obey 1?. C Applause.) Jaok?o??
never trained at Wf it Point, aad neither was I^b'it
the wcret. Virginia hea power? moral, totewvctuai
anc physical -more than was ever ascribtd to her,
and I here pltdge myself to vju to-night, by
a l that yon ^>old sscred, that I will 8he*^h?'
ftwnrri hi louff ai 1 can. bat if eomoclled to
d7aw IV HI not know where to stop toe
tar till the blade Is broken in my hands.
I know her nower at the mouta of tie C.ieaaoeake,
H?CK O'tto p?.
of railways, a? d I anow something el9e, that i
wontull to any body ? that I will keep to mjaolf.
simply ns a prudent patilot and man, and do bo
with act being a Know Nothing eitaer.
Now, gentliir.en, I have got throogh State topios
aid Federal toilcs-the fuur cardinal *ourteH of
wealth? spoken of pubic lauds, of thetariff. J1 ri*
ternal improvements, of our pu blic cr* dit , of oir
private ere it, of foreign wars and <j?nwtic wars,
Lid many other topi s. I have already bespeak
i?ir nearly two and a halt hoars. I have touc ed
JifoD topics b th State and Federal, tfcat were im
portant or worthy of consideration; and yet I sup
pose 1 have no* yet touched toe subject ?P?n w*"cl
jou expeced me to speak. (AppUtueO Ba*. ge^
tlnnen after talklig upon these great topics, what
man what lover of Virginia and h's country,
would descend to the little petty topic of
Notbinaipm? (Laughrer and apulause.aud aomt- huw
inir 1 Is there any man in tola aaaembUga so i.n
SSble Son all these subject, that will alio ?r me
to do as I oleasc, if I will proscribe a
I don't wish to reproach any man h?re. T.ere
ft*e as fiocd men as I *m, ?b humane. m
Intelligent, as worthy as mystlf. belongiog to thU
u&rtv, perbaiS, and have J i'.ed woa. they sail
Know Notblsff lodges in toe State of Vi'gtnla. I
^Xe??tK but I say " Go I forRiva toom
lor vtiHy tha? koow not what th^y do. (I^uahtw
a? d hlfsipg.) Perhaps som? disappointed aem>
crat 1 bh t ken to this new pa tj f?r bitter Ranees;
perhai sit hah some wrngs who ha.yetas a party,
^ruig this tr%p to catch straggling demwrati.
Mrnly for arfumrn .'s s.ke, I ain n.t gJoR to
auarrel with ?ny man f?r lielng a Knov Nothing,
hLUnally wlrn u.en, btfo?e Joining that saci^y,
that I know as muci about it as ao.bijdy tU* d<vs.
1 know all jour grip* ar.d your slgm, ani y >ur
trivngle pieces of w l ite pap r, and joa- red trl
srmlti'.ard jour teat oaths and obugUloos, and
w>>ere y< u rreit, aod all about yon. 1 hava Iweu
t?l er th.coab Is all, and never j it-md your soclsty
either. (Laughter sr.! applaud.) But j on are lo
Bc?:cut, pes haps, when you j?in It;
?o b wore of It. Wu?re did it come fr^m? 7 'T>
?>>? thing is di. Bcmctt. o? thn Nkw York
Hkraiu saTB it was born lo the Fourth wardof
t.b>-t ci?v ; atd James Gordon Bennett has a r p jrtsr
bf/fi to pigbt, (impudently uoioUng oat '^e iep- r.er
to the aaoltpet' )? " a ch'iel aiuaoK ustaklu ao>?s.
Btxrttt says that Wm. H. Beirard and mycelf aiuk
or s*im tcuftO'r.
Criec ot " G icd, good," from the ga lery.
Mr. Wise- Bo say T. I will vlillngly go down If
Wm. H. Pewird goesdowa also. Tie ape ike f here
launch ?d eft L u> a eul gy upon Lafayette aad tie
rtber frni^C B ^bo ast-ii*^ d ufi in Revojutioa,
and Cbailta Cvmll. G^n'iemsn, said he, r jm
want to know what he Caibolica hive done, 1 it Msll
jou cf scmeihli g tb^> have d re for you *nd me
and car fathete, which should "nt Kn 'w ^0<,b ^?
to tr * b'oKb. 1 allude f">me?hl''g t >%t lie* at tne
fcniiiatlcn of all EtfcHfh and Am ru*a l be tine.
I refer to the MsgraCU.rta Dijouknisr wv>
r> ta'K d that fioo Kil k Joh'J,af.d bound tba u-blas
bv oath to ha?e It at all b?z\ ds? It wm -steih^a
I-sncd p. Do y^a ki o* wo Slephei Lingd >n
*us? Von are Know Nothings, indeed, 1? y.m
don't kn?w wbo Strphea Lwgdoa wa'. (Sime
lbosb r p ) H? wab tie Ar h^isbip "f Canterbary,
f t t c? d ujen Kin? Jubn by the Pope, and the
aotlor ar.d f?tber of ?he M.ana Charts.
(IUre the audience lx*gan to mauif at sonn
nipstierce. ac if tbey h-td heord about enough
and wasted to go, ?bl h snldenly brought the
speaker to bis tensts, as follows) : Bat, gentbmen,
I ?m detairing yen too long, aLd will cUsa a'- onoe.
1 have gtv?n yon mv views npon the main t iplca ol
the day , and yen will act upoa them according to
yenr own jodgoaent. I sh?ll go through Virginia
srdswaktomy tellow citizens in cf?r patU of
tbe Bta'o prtcirely as I h?ve spoken to you to night.
In the West, I sball sp*?k as I have spoken here. I
am accnsed of being favorable to the Wp?t against
tbe Eakt. Let me say. In answer to thK that I
late the terma >)a?t and West. I know no baat~no
West ? nothing b t united Virginia. ( Applause.)
Tbe Hon. Wllils P. Bocock, w:o is on the tick?
with me as a candidate for Attorney Goneral, will
meet you at this place at some future day, and ad
drrssvou.aal have d">ne, upon the important to
pics of this canvass ; and he w II also m tk) the toar
of the State. Ardnow, gentlemen, in on elusion,
if I am elected Govfinorof Virginia I shall perform
all tl at I have promised, and uncharge nay duties
to the beat of my powers eiid abilities, so help me
0<The speech wss concluded at about 11 o'clock,
and tie audience dispersed in good order, to crUl
clte and oomment at their leisure.
The Dentists on the Chloroform Business.
The undersigned, members of the dentil profes.
ck>n In New York, address tbe public to remove
misapprehensions wl'iah have arisen from tha io
cent proceedings In reference to the effects of et?r
aid chloroform.
We have not given ether or chloroform to the cx
teit mentioned In the late meetings, yet in coaneo
tion ?ith those cases In which we have seen then
aEaesthetica administered by phys'cl-ns snd sur
get ns, our expetien Be Justifies ns In making tbe fol
lowing statement (excepting the reference to death
and disastrous conseqaenoes, whi:h is given on re
liable authority )
Ether and chlorofirm act with uncertainty .produc
ing symptoms modified by the peculiar condition of
the patient inhaling them, and their actlan is so
ur t <i ?al that those who had re.ieatndly in^alod
them with lmpunUy, have at la?t died under ^?lr
influence. These accl : enU are not confined to the
Infirm or unhealthy, death having <?carr*I where
no indication of cisease wss mm.i'e.t. Maeh de
pencs m the manner ?^f lnna!*t?'a; yet no skill,
fxiifilence, or precaution, on tne part of those ait
n.i?i?tering teem, cm always prevent dtaistroua
const one nets, snd tbougti their uas is seldom M
lowtd with se rlruB resnlie, theie are but few cas^s
In dental piac'lce taat Justify the risk. Wehavj
rever icsn anithinir IndtUCite la the conduct of
anv pa'lent wnl'e ut.d^r rhe influence of the*e
anaestbeilw, atd iesve all re-pooslaility of ?t?ti
menta mven to tbe c ntrary (in he meetings refarrwd
to) with those wfco mad+ toem. r e mind when
inf.ut need by ether, aometires dwells upon and
even exaggerates, the 1 less mo*t proailneot Imme
d atey hetose inh?Htl->n. Fa'ae .mpr?a?l-ms i may
he received by tbe patient woeo affected iy ether or
i hloi oti rm ; hut we have never met with sn . in
stance iii wtl h ary >^a?I icln*tion r*m-.in*l aJUfr
tr e acii'-xtf ulca! li flu nee had parsed away. The
h halation isn^nsliv foliaeed by ostoMou-j lnseiM
hiiitv, with olminiifced coi-solousness and capabi
litv of motion, at which time It Is advuable all sWt
operfttloFS be performod, as deeper aoatethesla
Xuld be avoided if possible. Occasionally, how
ever, ether destroys afi power of motion, aad with
?,.re or lese Insensibility to pals, the patient re
gains perfe.tJy oocscious, tie mental faculties
being nrsffected. ... ? ?
T. B. Oaseing, Addlsma \all,
J. w. Crane, M. D? E. D. B'ot.
UmuelCovell,
J. 0. Ambler, B>ol. L^ird,
I>. E. Ambler, ? Baker,
(iso. E. Uawes. Geo. C^ay.
Kami, l/ockwood, Jnr^ Beoj. Bore,
Km. B. Middle ton.
As Oi.b Con A correspondent of the Of
rieoebnrg Nrptiltliean writo* from Hopklntcn, Bt. L*w.
rf?f? county, t? follow" ?My father In one of the few
?nr*i?or? cf th? Herniation. Ho hu reot.le.l in thU
town for tbo !*?'. thlrt- y?*m. Prwrloutly, here<i|et
In Orwell, Vonnonl. Hie natlre place l? Heybrook Con
nectirut He wa? e*ven year* In the eerrlro an i tiro
brother* with hla. On* of tham I* (till llrlnj In h'?
natlr* town. My father wti born X*pt?rabrr 14, 1701 .
It* brother who live* In Connecticut J* about ninetr
yiarioface. My f?th?r ?u quit* unurt until about
ore 3 ?'?r ?lace when he went Into th? h?y dol l? bein<
?boat ninety je*r? oil? ?nl motel with hu ion'*
fCU: k K CfclHend**) htwli. Onr Mother I* (till lirlaf .
They bar* llr?J together ?bout ??r?nty ;mti
Hmt fttnti fcmadL
List of peieata issued ftta the United State* Pa
toot Office for tk? week fading January 9, 1866?
each bearing that date
Charlee de Borgoe, of London, England, for im
Sioied prepcller. Dated January 9, 1866. Patented
I ErglaBd, April 6, 1854.
f Arnold Buflnm, of Perth Amboy, N. J., for la?
provement la machines for crushing and pulverizing
one.
pWm. J. Caseelman, of Vernon ,N. Y., for improved
w??nhin? for tomiug irregular forma.
Lewis 0. Ashley, of Troy, N, Y., for imyrore
xnent in candle moald machines.
Robert Pray ton, of Bo?b]0 Y., for improve
?ente in maobinee fo* nuta and washers,
N. B. Ooffli, Jr., of Ljna, Mass., for s?^p
Awm D. Crane, of Newark, N. J., for improve
ment In torsion pendulum* for timepteofda.
William B. Krjtorj, ef Albany, N. Y., (or mode of
arranging and driving olrcolar saws. Ante dated
Not. 18, 186,4.
Cbaa. G, Everitt, it BraokJya, N. Y., for improve
ment in ratrfcet wrenctoee.
Gilbwt B. F ant am, of New Yotk, N. Y., for forebig
poirp.
ObVilee W. Pelt, of Balem, Mass., for improve
xfcfcBl in entry lights.
Dean 8. Howard, of Lyonedale, N. Y., for improve
ment in dredging machines.
Jamf s Banley, of New York, N. Y., for improve
an t in devices for ?turpertt of bottlei.
Geo. W. Unbbard, of Brooklyn, N. Y., and Wil
liam E. Conant, cf Greenpoint, N. Y., for improve
ment In operating slide valves in direct action en
gines.
Adolph Hammer, of Philadelphia, Pa., for im
provement in bop extracting apuaratns.
Ado'ph Hammer, o t Philadelphia, Pa., for im
provement, in wash machines.
J. W. Hat her, of Columbia, Tenn., for rotary
shingle mahine.
flint, C. Htckf, of Harttord, Conn., for improved
arrangement of sliie valve and exhaust passages in
steam engines.
Frank G. J >bnson, of Brouklj n , N. Y., for aelf-re
gulating windmill.
GoilUome Lambert, of Mens, Belgium, for im
proved coke oveos.
Hugh E. McAvoy, of Baltimore, lid., for improve
ment in refrigerators.
Cjrus B. Mo Be, of Rhlrebeck, N. Y., for rotary
plaiiig aid matshing machine.
Chanex Maey.of Paris, France, for improvement
in rewoik<ng hard ?ubber oomp^unds.
Eobt. Neale. of Clermont oouutv, 0., for machine
for prntiog f'om engrtved plates. Patented In
England Jan. 18, 1863.
Old in Nuhols, of Lowell, Ma?s., for improvement
in windlau.
Jo n E. Newcomb, ef White'iall, N. Y., for im
provement in grain ha-ve^e R.
Jobn A. It ed, of New York, N. Y., for improve
ments in os lillaUng engine*.
John Louis Holland, of Paris, France, for im
provement In micbiies for kneading dough. Pa
ter. ted In Franco April 11, 1851.
Bamuel T. Saxford.of Fall River, Mass., for im
proved carri-gj cramp.
Wm. J. Btevenoon, of N<3w York, N. Y., tit Im
proved apparatus for soldering t>n cans.
Natban T cmpson, of Wjl iamaburg, N. Y., for
improvemert ia iife-t>re#crving aeata; patented in
Ei x la tic , Oct. 16. 1854.
Jam* s W. Tread way, of Crown Point, N. Y., far
stave joii ter.
Frederick Tesh, of Johnstown, Pa., for improved
beef epMPder.
Jno. L. Yu e, of New Orleans, La., for improve
ment ia flouring rn'ils.
LnUer Weniwortb, of Burlington, Iowa, for latha
for tun ing fancy handle s, Ac.
J( s. Welsh, c I Philadelphia, Pa, for improvement
in loom?.
Lvman C. Camp, of B?rha, Ct., as-ignor to
Pbelps, Podge & Ca., of New York, N. Y., for im
provement in machines for for mi air kettles from
metal disk*.
Wm. Bea-li>y, of Bmethwick, England, assignor
ti Ja< ob aod John W. Biett, nt WeatmloBter, C a lea
W. Tup- er, of Lonaon, and Wm. B asiev, of doieth
wick, for improvement in manufacturing mjUl
tubes.
William Tongue, of Ph'.lade'ph'a, Pa., ftislcrnor to
himself and Jae . Bai kiey, of Bads^uryviUe, Pa., tor
improve mett in loom*.
DBS I OK.
Wm. D. Titus, of Brooklyn, N. Y., for tiesigu for
lantei ns.
The Case of Wm. G. Hance.
TO TBB 1DIT0K OP TUB nCHAI.D.
New York, Jan. 13, 1856.
An nrt'clc appearing In the paper called the Baltimore
Sun, alleged to havo been copied from the Boston Olive
Branch, denominating me mtiril*rer, thief, poisoner, and
evrtylliing but my own name I thought, in duty to my
?ell and tn my countrymen mud country, I woul.i send
you the following Btatemunt, which, I tru.-t, will dig
ehnrgp me from the ban.j slandtr of the Qditorn of the
dice branch. The detail! of my life, which occurred In
tbo year '86.'1, have been engraved d''?ply enough nu the
n indt of tb? Ami rican citice ns, both at home and abroad,
without bringing itagfiu ireah upon their nundj. 'Tin
true that Gpnml"? went out a Banning with me, io'l
that by ilie dicaatea of a mighty I'roviOeuce lie m>*t with
an untimtly, but occith ntul. death. I wan tried by an
Impartial judge and jury, and honorably acquitted.
But 1 w*k in a foreign noil, where there were
no trenllea between my own and that country,
The authorities, knowing that fact, again caused niy
arrest. There were no witoeRM* for or agalniit me but
I wax sentenced to ten j earn' impnaoninent in the Stata
prli-on at Cartliagena. The jailor* were poUoned; the
p?r?onK who committed It madetheireiicape. My chance
waa aa equal as theirs: but 1, conacioua of my own inno
cente, reaolved to etrrn my time out rather than (fire
the rabble of a foreign clime an opportunity to throw a
rtiraia on my name. The A'un alao statea I waa born in
Philadelphia: tbat, too, is falie. I waa torn on the
Panith Ulund of Santa CVua. ami can prove that fact by
Hon. H. 0. Jjcobaon, Panifth Connul fur the State of
Maryland. They also Hate tbat Colonel Fremont and
Senator Gwin atiyed at my houre That, alxo, ia fake,
'lhose grntlemeu never (topped at my houss in Panama.
But Butler Kin#. William L*land. proprietor of the Me
tropolitan Hotel in this city, Captain Ptout, and Colonel
Mann, have; and let any who doubta my character apply
to them, and 1 think they will give me a very different
nne trom the character these penny-a-liners of the
Boston (flite Branch have published. Throwing myself
upon the generosity of my American frieniis, who, after
reading the undersigned certificate, will find me, I trust,
worthy to be called an American,
I renuln, respectfully, their ob't serv't,
WILLIAM 0. FIANCE.
This is to certify that we, the uudfersigned, knowing
William O. Hance. formerly proprietor of the New York
H? t?l at Panama, do hereby certify that he is an honest,
untight and worthy gentleman, and trustworthy the
confidence of iiny per?on or persons; that we have
stayed at his house in Panama, and we neither have been
robbed or murdered .
William T. 8nii.li, John T. Glover,
Thomas P. Johns, Francis T. U T~ un.
Rr.w^Rn ? One thousand dollars will be paid by m? for
the detection and conviction of the person or persons
who publlsDed an article beaded, *' An Extraordinary
Adventure of a Colored Man in Central America/'
in the Boston Olive Branch, In 1853. Any person
giving any information concerning it will be liandaomsly
rewarded, and receive the grateful thanks of the under
?len'd WM. G. llANCE,
New York, Jan. 13, 18.', 5. 150 Church street.
How Oorcrnor Clark anil Comptroller Cook
Cnme to an t'ndtnhiiidlng.
[From the Alban. State Kefinter, Jan 8.1
ronrTR('U.KR Cook ? Governor, I unlcrHtana Jii'Ige
Cady ha* reaigmtl hi* office ai Judge of the Fourth dia
ttici: can't you give the oOicia to my friend, Mr. Boeka*,
of Saratofa f lie'* A No. 1.
Gomta.nor C.? Well, I'll *ee about It. By the way,
Mr Comptroller, I've a boo who ha* a taste for office.
Can't you sire him a clerk ship til' aomething better
turn* up f I mi Jt-ritn n l tlie desk formerly occupied
ky *ir. Stafford I* vacant. Suppose you give my ion
that t
Conrrnoiij!* Cook? Very ?orry, Govornnr, hut I've
prnmiaed that to Mr. Munron, a young gentleman from
>t. Lawrence, who ia here on my invitation to take pov
reeiiou.
OovrjiKOR C. ? Very well, I should like to get a place
for my *on, but. (placlr.g hi* ri</bt digit.il on hi* noie,
ami ''toeing hta left eye,) come to tliiuk of it, I have
prumiMd the Judgeship to Mr. McW , of Jottne
"town.
CouVTWOtt-E* Cook? (Taring hi* left digital on hi<
note, and closing It'* right eye.'M You don't ?ay *o 1 I
?houMn't wonder If Mr. M?n?on iliould go back to St.
l.awrrence. m nu* the cl?rk*htp.
CiovmnoRC. ? (With hii finger * till on hU no*?, and
hi* eye closed.) 1 *liouldn't wonder If Mr. McM? ? I
abonld remain at the bar.
Comptholi.ek C ? fla ' ha !
GorntROR C ?Ho ! ho !
Pirals ? Mr llockua i* Judge, and the Governor'! *"n
in a dark in the Oomptioller'a office.
uUtaary.
DKATH OF AH IRIPH COaKUIAN AT NFW ORLKAM9.
Mr. Redmond Ryan, aay* the New Orlean* Picayune of 1
the 3d Imtant, who ha* acquired a reputation a* a de
lines tor of lri*h character* and the *Inger of Irl<l> asng*,
? u< * no more. Mr. Ryan came to ttlli city thl? season, I
from the North, where at eeveral of the theatre* he wa*
a w? II known performer. He wai her* engaged at Dan
Itice* amphitheatre, and acted and *nng nlghtiy for j
none weat* in the early cart of the present season. i
lh.it eatabliahment ek>*ing, he went to Galve*ton , whence
he returned a few day* ago to thi* city, and on the day ,
before yeaterday wa* attacked by cholera, and the next '
day, notwithstanding the mod prompt and indicloua
effort* were n*ad for hla recovery, he died. Mr Ryaa
leavea ? family, we believe, who wera aotoly depen dent
for support upon hi* effort* a* an actor. He wa* a na
tive, we uaderatand, of Ireland, a man of no inoonilder
able talent, and much eiteomed for hi* amlaSle charao
tar aad aocial qualities, by a large eircla of aequiant
aaoae.
Died, In Kennabunk, Maine. January A, Madam Satt.r
fl. Wooi>, ninety -Sve year* and three montu* of age. Hhe
wa* emphatically a lady of the old achmil. and eontlnoad
to the clone of her long life, not only the deportment,
bnt the peculiar fashion of draia that prevailed when
her standard of taate waa formed?about aiily year*
?tece. It 1* mppoead she waa the Brit aathiree* in
Maine. Maav yeari ago *be wrote a nonVr of novel*
that were publt*he?l among which w?ra? "Dorvel, the
gearulator," "Ferdinand and Almlra:" "Amelia, or the
Influence of Virtue,' and 'lala* of the Night. '
Ow Brull Corr Win||'ia
of Octob^Jr Not- 1?. 1W4.
Ou Ckurek do Cr *? * Jmro-Op**i?e ?/
5L^J? ?r s~?R??ct t. Uu Amnion
* Z.0j ? Marktt ? IKiccnxnr af a Large
ji in Coffm-Row bttwtm Brmxil
m* juay-Nmnl Ntws-Mort mtmU the'
Jim a 2 or . ? .
t | *? yc*? y?*
T,p yore ? few momenta to writs to you the
Pnnf ^p*l events of the past month. A bent the
4 of October the Urge Church do Ctrno wu re
opened. It bni Joat been refitted el an exponas of
about $40,000. The celebration continued lor three
days, and the church and atreeta aorroonding were
Illuminated, and the flags of all nations warsd
graoefnl]/ over the heads of the people. Among
the flaga waa the American, the first time I ever
saw it in the celebration of a religions festival in
this emplrs.
The fallowing is a review of the eofTte market
from the 1st to the 31st of October, 1864:? Do
spatcted at the consulado during this month foe
the United States, 67,062 bags? New York, 8,707;
New Orleans, 16,747 ) Baltimore, 18,104 ; FhQadsl*
phis, 3,429; other poits, 10,076.
On the 1st of November there were from 100,000
to 120,000 bags in first hands.
Prices, October 31, 1864? Washed, 6.100 per arro
ba; superior, 4.600 do.; first good, 4.300 do.; first
regular, 4.100 do.; eecond goad, 3.800 di; second
ordinary, 3.400 do.; lota for United States, 4.260 to
4.360 do.
FJonr? Baltimore, per barrel, 23||000 a 23||260^
Riohmctd do., 24||000 a 26||000. in first handa 15,
000 barrels; in fi: at and second handa there was 28r
000 barrels, a small portion of which is Cixih floor
in sacks.
About 2:227 logs of rose wood were shipped to dif
ferent puts of the world the past month, but a
urn #11 portion of which went to the United States.
In the Jornat do Comtrcio it is published that a
diamond has jutst b*en found, weighing a tittle over
fifteen ootavw, (a fraction less than two conces,) in
what is called Prlara Rica, the municipal da Baga
gem, in the minea, province of Minat Geraes. This
is tbe same place where one waa found tiro years
since ol over one ounce. The fortunate discoverer
is expected daily in this city. Some are disposed
not to credit it, but the report is currently believed
to be true.
Nov. 13, 1654.? Review of the colfte rrurke' ,
from 'he let o! this soot ta to the 13th:? From the
lat to tie 7ih. no irnctuc io .s of importance; all
were waHiig for tbe arrival of tne English steam
packet Great Wes'e?n which arrived on the 7th,
tor a! vices, which brought favorable ne?s, and on
tbe 8th tie market was quite animated, and 40,000
bfps were roil for ?>xp' rwon; on tbe 9lh, 14,000
bags, and on tbe lOtb, 10, COO bags. Toe transactions
f om tbe 1st to date * er*F 06,000 bags soil for ship
ment, 66 000 o! which la tiewtiued (or the United
ticaxts; iorOiD* ai d the Nor b of Europe, 27,000
bags, and the Mtditntranean, 14,000 ba*s. There
exis's in fiist hand < 1 10,000 bags; and as the market
is now well supplied, nflee has fallen about 160
re is, or 8 cents, per arcba, ef 32ibs., bat at prices bs
iow are firm sine-* the lat of tne mcnth ? washed,
4.060 aroba.
Piica to-d?y? Superior, 4||35; 1st good, 41)150;
Ut regn'ar, 3||050; 24 good, 3!|060; 21 ordinary,
3||260. 8' r ce tfi ?. lit of the month there have baen
despatched aid put on bon d for tbe 3t*tee, 3 066
bag*? Ccailett n, 3,0">0 b'*s; New Orleans, 3,110
ba>!f>; Ntw Yoik, 2,106 ca?tfc ? wuioh leaves a large
lo>. in market f r immediate despatch la oar la>ve
H ? t > 1 Ameiican v.-.-, is in port. Freight is from
80 . t' OOo ; r ne Englu h ship, a alow ctWt, took up
at 60c. per b?g, a f<>w aaja since, for thi States.
Tiarsuc ioi ? in flour th's m ntb have been small.
There ex>st in firs', bar ds to-day 12,000 barrels and
C,lf 0 kH, of lOOibs. each. Prices as quoted
ab< ve Added to f.is ia tie cargo of floar of the
bt>k Balumi>re, wh'ca arrive J last evening from
Baltimore via Perca-iibuco.
Cotle* to* pays a* ex mrt duty 7 per cent and 2
per ceLt for cov an (option, making 9 oer cent- Cim
Dtvn lr>g July. 1P.56, du.iea on o.ffee will ha re
c'need 2 per cent, <* hfnb wilUhs ilie i 6 per cent, and
2 per cent tor cocsumption, makiug 7 per oeut in
stead of !) per oent.
The liiecdly itlatiors which exited between the
Brazilian empire and t3? repubilj oi Paraguay hkve
bf? it intrnapved. Tbe Brazdian Uiniater ia thai
j'. public has it o l*ed his pa-sports, and has rsturn
ed to this ritj. Varloui rumors are afloat as to the
cautts of bis dinniiis^], bat nothing (.ffleial has
been trade k< owt , and to h'og defLite can be said
at tti# moment ss to the true cviw.
Tbe Brazilian g>vernrueit seuds ccmjdns!oM.t
on tbe 25th to deuiaou satl?fac ton for this pertoip*
lory rtep by a couttry wita wr.iod pe:oef<il rela
tions has iongexUtej. This government hope to
terminate tte diffi ult.y p^aceab'y. Six Bra/ liaa
steanifis cf war are in active prepare* too to sail up
the liver immediately, 'or the lepublic / l'aragu\y.
The United S'aUs attam?hip Matsa husoes s?i*ls
cn *be 16 tb. There is so much ind.vldual feeling
ab<juther here that I s^ail say nothing, or ka j v
notbirg. Probably a court martial will explain ?.11
her nar ocuwh in this port. NotMng baa been
heard up tr> thin date ot tne sloop -of- war Decatur;
probabh she will bring up at Valparaiso. The brig
of war Bslnbridfie, C mmander Hanter, will soon
sail for ports to us unknown. The Savannah is daily
exiectcd.
Tbe Britii-h frigate Mada^aa^ar, Commandant
Finch, bearing tbe flag cf Admiral Jobnaon: tteam
er ot war Trialrad, Commandant Huvey; brigs-of
war Star, Ooirmvndsnt Lua-d; Express, Oommtn
d?nt ; and transport Tyne, Commanlaat J. B.
Tu ker, are now in port.
I wi?b to call your especial attention to a mar
riage in bigh life
Married, en the 4th of November, De?ntodo Dr.
F. Octaviano d' Almeida Boat, editor of the Corrtf
Mircaniil to DonLa Eponlna Bar re to d' Almei
da Rrsa, daughter of the proprietor ot th?
same paper. Ihe ger tlcman, tnmigh very young,
was late Secretary to the Prealden*. of this >rovinee.
and bss rendered great tervlcea to this empire, and
was late appointed interpreter to a department late
ly created, that cf public instructor, and la a ss edi
tor of thn Correio M-rcanttl, which paper is fast
approximating to be one of the leadiog journals of
tbis i mpbe.
I have not vet got the papers spoken of In my
last, ficm de Bsron de Maria, respecting the navigo
ticn and oolom.ition of tue river Amazon and its
I tributaries; but they are partly prepared, and I hops
to receive tbern this week to forward to you
I see by a'tiole tae 15th, sent you in my last,
I that three colonies are to be made op of Europeans.
; This feawre of t*e tot tract is one that caa't be
crnMderedas ] lacing Nntb Americans on equal
footing with European*, and must rail out sharp
diplomatic correspondence. Bat I hope that this
government will see t e uecee-ity of allowing North.
Amerlians tbe se.me privileges they allow Eu
ropeans. We are Brazil s best customers, and the
export duties ws pay anniollv Into thia oontry are
nearly or quite eight hundred tbooaand dollars en
ooffee, and that we receive free ef duty, when, in
fact to return t.:e c mpllment, we ah mid pot
a btgU duty on procucc of tbe Brazils no long oe
they require us to pay export duty sad deny as
tbe right rf way Pnru tbrongh the Amszon, and
equal prlvi'eges with Eutopeaae in setting on the
boders of tbe Amazon. Europeans ar? preferred
to An erlcsts, becaute we have already b*oome too
wel] known in fiiibusterta#, an 1 can't submit to
It ws so different from ours as three are that govern
imperial aid mcnarcMral governments.
Vr.Wm. Grej ?on M.i'n, oar Lnwly appoints 1
Fecre<*rv ?f U^a'i >n, arrived on thn 7th Inst., in
tn?- Rngl'sh itrnm ; aote t Great We*terr>
Th's < ffl' e hit bun t^mporariy ably 0'led by Mr.
w m F. Jo' ts, ot thi? Citv. Mr. M?an wu this day
piesectea to Hie tlijMt^'a g<)vernmant.
Gov. Tuie'da>, our Minister, has, da log bis re
Mdeijce at this cur?, been troubled with rtMOti c
comp aints, bnf to our graMflcatlon is now recover
ing- ^ F. H. 9.
Fatti?r and Cmi.n? Toe Chi<wro Prt*? re
late* the following ?tr#< tiujf Incident Inr'njt the trial of
Green, the Chicago btnk'-r. for the murd-ref b<* wife>?
Hie prianner appeared in hia plac< , a< rouii>aaied by hi?
little boy of all jnri. who ?at upon bit father'! knee,
the only being in the world who bail affection enougb
for tloi to exhibit it in that dark hoar. The little fel
low laa bright and banrfaome child, poi*ea?lrig bin fa
thrr'a outline of bead anil expreaaion of feature, an t
ret in tbe winning innocence < f childhood TIM ilraU
ferity and contraat between the two waa striking anil
puinful. At Home alluaion of the proMcutiag coanael a
to tbe dismemberment of -hie family, taat item oil maa
pr?-aied hia little bor to bla heart, and bowing hla head
over him, wept in bitter agony. The lad, unable to real
it* the poultice of hi* parent, yet with the aymptthy
wb eh dlatlngnUhea childhood, burat inti tear*, an I
with infantile wonder looked from hla father to the mul
titude and the apeaker. It waa a 'ad and touching*
light.
British Pact***? Tbe Gtoucnttr tfnci ?u*.m
that two aged and I a fl no wom-n were Unled ia that
town, ahonta fortnight alacw, from a Br;tl?h reeael from
Prinee Id ward lalanl, #? I glared In an Iriah hording
houee. After remalnlrg tb'fW a few day a they were aent
to Br aton, hot aoon af'#r?mrd? retnrned to (lloneeater.
Information waa gtv*a to the authorities, and alien
ageat Mr. laaac itory, prnce?d#d to Boeton, where he
found the eeaeel which landed the w>nien at tilooeeeter. _
After conaultai on with the Alien Commissioner la Bo?
ten, the wmnen were ctrrled bicv, and m?as>ire? taain
to compel the master of th? vessel to annpsrt them
daring hla aiay, an' to take them hom* with hia when,
he leaves The women were entirely destitute, baring
tcarcely elothiag taough to cover Utem.

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