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EUROPEAN NEWS.
ARRIVAL OF THE ATLANTIC.
NEW YORK, Feb. 9.
The atenm ah it Atlantic. Capt. Watt.
s.i.irK Munud brl.iw eeatprdat alter :
loon haa bean detained autaide by thick !
Weather all night, nd did ' not reaoh her
ben, till about M o'clock thia morning. She
bringa one week'a later new from Si-baa- i
U-pol. ,
Thepeac. .onfertno.i. to lie openod a-
oetii tne aniauie 01 r eorusry. ;
The Btoat irupvrtan' f-ature of the new ia .
the reaignation of Lord Jehn Rusaell from the
British mir.istry. On Friday night he gave ,
an explanation of hia conduct, and the opin-1
Ion I. thattl-ibole n,ii.,ry m,t
Thepubll f.e'lo . (endue to-'
peace.
Affjiie be ore Sebastnpol are qu'.e un-
ChTrLi.h army I repre.ented a. being!
in a wretched etate from mismanagement.
Livtarool. Cotton Maskkt. Sale or.
f.tten for the week reported by Milligan'. !
circulur amounted to 37,000 bale, including
4,000 for (peculation and 1,000 for export.
Fair Orle.n 5 3-8, middling 6 1-8; Fair Up-
lands 38,iddlinC 5. The demand ha. boon
laMnrftiji ir iriafl inn nrpinan. auisiiiiir.
The mar
ket opened with gold demand, but fell ulf
at cluae.
In Fiour there has been a mode. -ate in
quiry. The quotations are: Western Canal
42 6d, Ohio 43.
Corn demand has beer. tnoJcrate. Ye!-
low 44. white 4'i.
Loxd js Monet Market. Transactions
In American securities have been small. The
money market ugiiier,
Cor.no have declined: Tho quotation
are: 99 I8jS0 1-4.
The Swedish arany has been placed on
immediate war footing.
Negotiations still continue between Aus
tria au4 Prussia rcepet tin the U.'rmni er
my. Tiie Queen ol Sardinia is dead.
The steamer great Uritian arrived lit Liv
erpool with thrvc-faurlha of a million ster
ling.
Numerous ru nors of failure in Liverpool
are reported, but exag;raU'd. Cultun ha
bren influenced there by.
Console declined 1-I!d in consequence of
Rjasel's resignation.
Scba Mopolda'ca are to 1 4tti Jau'y. Nutli
log of moment had occurred.
The Riiiitiun htd madu two sorties, but
were r puleod wilh i onsiderablo lo.
The weather hnd been eo'd, but lit the laitt
dvi e was milder.
The Atlantic liringd Iverpool dut to the
37ili. Khe nrrived out on the morning of the
S3ti. She brings i8 pui&cngers, among them
lion N. G. Uplmm.
The chief interest of the news centres in
the proeecdiiijj's of the Britiah l'urlinnietit.
The Government has severely denounced
Lord John Kussel, and a total brcuk up of
the miniatry wasta'kod of.
The Vienna 1'turo Conference una to
meet in Fvb.uiry.
Considorablo roiiirorceiuenla were reach
ing the allies.
lion. Li prindihad again advanced hi out
post to Tchurnays.
Forty thousand Huiaiaus, with 80 gun,
were at l'creko.
Latter itate that the French had under,
mined the fl ij-atafT battery and only awaited
a favorable opportunity to blow it up.
Sicknea was on the increase in both tne
allied camps.
McnsehikofTis rcpoited to have saiil:
"Our troops may reit, General January Feb
ruary and Mareh will fight our battloa far
better than we can oure!vea."
The Kuiens hud repaired and re-occupied
the Quarantine fort.
Gen. Drown w is about to reaume hisjeom
jnend in the Crimea.
St.Pcteraburg letter of January 18th
tiave been rece veJ.
The"racl Ct"J haa been cl artrred by the
allies, who are gaing to eatabliah a hoi pitnl
for 3,000 men at Syrarua, ond another for
the eonvaleicent at Hhet'e.
The Rosaiana report numerous dorertion
from the allies.
An 0(!ee letter of the 0th says that the
Russians will shortly inuiiii the ofl'eraive
in Crimea, having received the necessary re
(arorsankaut. Large boi'iaa of Russian iroopa aro ordered
to concentrate at Berkotf, with a view af at
tacking Eopateria.
It was reported at Vienna on the 20th that
a battle bad been fought before Subaatcpol
In which the Riu'an were victorious.
Authentic accounta from Uuiuklava of the
next day centralist it.
It ia aiaerted tliut Outer Paehu'a lorre be
Iran operotions en the 1 8 1 It of Jmiuiiry; ad
vancing under rover ol the artillery ol the
flue I along the coast.
The last of the Turkish convoy had loft
Varna far Dalaklava.
The French 80-gun-ship Henri IV., which
van ahore on the 14th Nov., haa been tun.ed
Intu a fort and ia of great uaa to the allies.
'A cispstch from McnsrhikofTduted Jan. 17
and published at S', Felrrbur;, give
the following account ofthaeHccl of tliu
aeige operations.
The sllias do not advance. Mud 3 sue.
ceful nitht surlies on the 13th and loth'
We taok 14 English and French prisoner.
Tlie alliea lost a considerable number in kill
ed and dest-rteri.
The re-pasMge of the Dsnube by the Run
sisns hss given rise tn a demsnd by Austria,
for an explanation from Gortn.'riikoft'.
Orders have been sent to Count Corcnerie
lo prrsant the Russian recommendatory cam
paign on Ilia Uanube.
The Austrian Admiral declared all the
purta in th Black Sa and Sea or AxoNi) a.
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whm ihiv, viwbHiuf, anv capiiire'i uverl
Ilia loddn with provision for tlie Uuxiuns
Thaacraw leinr, Black Sea, with sub
marina cabla for connecting Varna with Hal
aklsva, put Lick la Harwich in a damaged
condition.
TUo appointment of Iamaii Pusl-a lo the
aomuiund of the unuy of Autolia, in Aia, had
produced th best result u;ion the troops .
Th Turks had optiied communication
wun niiuamyi, wnose lurce nunber 20,-
000.
Prince Perntynali, a Pole, Ie.ue.iunt in
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tha Russian Gusrd, deserted the Turks,
Tha Turk have a rumor that Scuuuiyli is
Tha Rulan intreprelalion of lhafour'
point U s follows:
Firat, tha abolit lull of lb Riiinn Pmtoc
t.nsLo i.ver ji issvis ana aiiiriii't,
P.vtces being plsied uuli-r lie uuarai.t.
f !i fvPowrrt.
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Sardinian troopa furn'shed by Sardinian,
numbers 20.000 arms.
Second, tho frco navigation of the Deou
' Third, tlit revision of tho treaty of 41, to
tttsch more completely the existence or the
O toman Empire to the blnc of Europe.
fourth) the caiicctiv guarantee or the live
power fur the preservation and observance
of he religious priviligc of the different
Christian denomination, without distinction
of form of worship.
Russia cluim the riyht to partieipnte in
Jhi Vienna Conference, in her capacity of
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reaolutiona paaaed without her participation. ,
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0 Zry'rZZf tyr
ward anny over tho inlMd ofMaii."
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Thnwday Morning, Feb. 15, 1855.
"What's in a Name."
No douljt ol" ne'.I,0" repudiate, that
beautiful aentiment of the Bard of Avon, that
a rose by any other nnme would smell as
ivvee.n Ooll it dtg fennel, and lo him all
j(i ,WM jt ,t 01,ce ul .
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.oncewt beg leave to differ. He say, or
get "a cotemporury" to aay for him, thut
the Democratic party bus frequently clumped
it principles, though its name remains un
! chang'od, while on the other hand, tho Whig
party has pasied through the world under
the varied names ol "Federal sts," "Nation
, Republican," ''Anii-Mar.iis," "Abolition
lite," "Whig," "Union party," '.Know Noth
ings," &c, '.but, njtw; thstnndinj the fro
"queiil change of mini, it has always been
"true to the old FudcrulUt principles, and at
"bitter hatred to the Democratic party." Now
that ia decidedly clever. He gives the Whig
party credit far unswerving consistency j for
a rigid ailiere ice to the principles that al
ways actuated them, find which have fired
the breasts of some o!' earth's brightest aon.
We hold that name signify nothing, and
to prove our position we refer the rcadsr to
tlie Democratic party of to-duy. What prin
ciple of Democracy actuates them! What
eiitinienl do they Iml.l in common wilh the
preot foimdor uf Democracy I Whoro huvo
they displayed their adherence to that dar
ling sentiment or Jefferson, which he pro
mulgated at nil proper times thut he had
'vvoin upon the altur ofhis country eternal
"hostility to every form of tyranny over the
"mind or body of man!" Does their policy
displuy any such -sentiment! When and
where have they recorded their lovo of the
people and their recognition of the riyht ol'
man toguvcrn hiina-ll! Apropos .Mr. Cass,
the great head and front of the Democratic
party snid a short time ajo thut if his mas-ti-re,
tho people, through the legislature of
Michigan had presumed to instruct him how
to vote he would not obey. That i Democrat
ic popular aovereignly. Well may the Dem-
"""nv puiij- cmiiii tuui mere is power lit o
name, for all they cun lay claim to now is
their name.
Bluine ut not, oh friend, lor changing our
party name! Chide us not for throwing
anide ll at w hich is no part of us, but at the
same time retain ing all that is vital and
animating. I it not better, far better to
throw usido all names and return the vital
principles, thna to kill tho living tenets or
fuith, and have naught but tho shudow of
name!
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OCrSome months ago a leading subject
under disc.nsbiou uy the Enterprise wss the
propriety of publishing liquor advertisements,
ate On thia subject Bro. Welling and our
selfwere of one mind, and tve supposed he
was about right on that hesd. In a recent
number of tho Enterprise however, we notice
pufT for a lottery, written by tho Fditor, no
doubt, as it is in ihn Editorial department.
Now aside from the general demoralising
tendency of all lottery undertakings, there
is upon the stututo book or Ohio a law ma
king the advertising, or in any manner pub
lishing a lottery or game of chance a penul
offtiicc, punishable a set forth in ilio luw . .
Art Unions are dourly lotteries under the
providing of thut law. We have rivei.cd
some very templing ort'ert to piiMi!i notices
ofihesame Art Union (.lottery) which Bro.
Welling has been pulling, and even had it
not been that w were opposed to tho wholo
system, the luw Interfered ita strong arm to
prevent s. Will the Bro. go with uf thu
laron the euhject of advertising, if so let him
ssy so snd tsko back thut puft".
COTuis Ohio s7iTwUNijnd just now
wo mean the Oliio Statesman, Tor it has re
turned to that, has changed hamle. Mr. Cox,
il will' bo seen in another column, lis recei
ved the nomination a Secretary or Lega
tion to Peru, and being a Nubrakal, he will
no duubt be confirmed. Mr. fvnmui fm..
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I we don't know whero, but some place out 0f
uie eaten lisnment, and presto change up
Pnnf tilixen Hammrdary, runner Minister
t" Santiago, booted and spurred for tl
campaign, and vault iuto the chair editor!-
at. Wo doubt the Col. expect to place the
Democracy where it wi in ti e olden lime,
bathe will find that he ha "a hard road to
travel."
OtT"Marcelu," tha Washington corre.
j poudent !' the Cincinnatd'airle refers to
Uien. Pierce follow:
A Sunstnrofiha I'uiiml
milliner party,
'!' id. tin rnply 10 n sainessiou w cooi.m,.i ,l'r
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' '".n. I It'll i-uu Mr. I'lrros has done w in no
r ,,.., kuv. ,Ume-l,e L.
"'""'"'""'j JW '! retiehblt A He Wruf
CThe lo Tlrjtby a voto ilTill to lo,
ii-ili t.i, ii. lv po.t ie,l u hi. I to prevent the"
cii ctil iliou ui Itiink uuicr ol o'iier X n.rf
IIioiiviIiimii'.ii. At lho Sun it is I.ocfoe... 1),;.
Ui is il liny who not dinniRcd to itu 11...
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, .i.., rayvr.uient ju.l at present.
CCrTo our very polite inquiries of our
neighbor about the chango of principle f
either hiimclf or Sa'.mon P. Chase, tin., he
deign u no reply. We .answered hi que
riei promptly, and the rule of courtesy. led
us t j expect the lamo
in return. ' but -re
jwere mistaken. ;
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fjirllnder the head of Humorous the
Cincinnati Columbian - Onal WW pub
,,;.,., RCC0Unt cf , ..iiitle Accident
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two piece." Not considered Vry huiiioroui
up this way, aa a genera' tiling.
GENTLEMEN (!) IN CONGRESS.
Juni u, the able and independent Wash
ington correspondent of the Pittsburg fj'a
telle writes as follow of a scene which re
cently occurred on the floor of tho House
while the sumo was in session. Yet eight
dw'liira o day is considered too small a sum
for these men, and they now ask f-r twelve.
"The proceeding of the House were di
versified to-duy by a fight between Mr. Far
Icy of Maine, at d tlcn. 'Lane of Oregon.
Without the slightest provocation Lane call
eo Mr. Farley a liar, to which Mr, Fai ley re
sponded, in a voice hoar so with passion and
li.rvi vou are uG dd d liar. The two
members, or rather the member and the
delegate, then proceeded to sdjust their dif
ference by a regular set to. I', is impossible
to say who had the advantage becnmi they
were divided and obstructed by teats and
desks. I thought Farley grazed the cheek
Oi Lane and left a slight mark upon it, but
could not be certain of il. Farley was excu
sable because he had given nn cause of of.
fence, and waa guilty of no violence in deed
or act until carried beyond the hounds of
gull-control by tho insolence and rulliantsm of
Lane. Tnoutth very small of Mature it wag
thought that Farley would have peppered his
antagonist had thu sport been uninlvrrupted,
for he had handled his dexter and sinister
with remarkable skill, rapidity and power.
The House took no notice of this interesting
little episode, and the business went on ex
actly as if nothing of the kind had occurred.
Lane is the same person who has won such
universal regard by his elegant dissertations
in the House upon "eculpin Ingins." For
iuch conduct as ho was Io-d.iy guilty of, ex
pulsion would be not loo severe a punuh-
tneiit.'
Fallen Man.
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A man appeared in tlie cage among tho
prisoners, in tne Kosoruer a Court, in at Lou
is, a short time sine, without a shirt, bire-
lif.fiil.'fl titmiifll tinr...fin tlil. lll.il lin H nnir
raggeu, cotton pant., ana snoi King uaa coat.
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iio I iy found wilh confirmed sots aud druok
arils. He gave his name us Profess v Alex
ander Kennedy, prefessor of languugos
Ihn M.ir.Vtln Cillmrn. Ohio. Tim man vi.
to..F
dently seen better days, and has probably
born a (jenlleinaii of very lino lilcrsry attuin-
mcnlB, biitjliquor has proved his ruin. Cin.
Timet.
Pri feisor Kennady wos formerly a resident
of this city, and tuiiQhl classes in elocution.
Me was a gentleman of exceeding fine tal
ent, and one or the most beautiful reader we
ever heard. At onetime he occupied tho chair
of Professor or Elocution in tho Royal Bui
fust College, Ireland, from whence he remo
ved to this country. When ho arrived
this city, he was much addicted to liquor, but
he met wilh a few wann-heurted Sonsof Tem
perance who succeeded in persuading him
join their Order, and lot a few months
wus apparently reformed. But, alas! he had
fallen, and reached the lowest dtpths of dep
redation as a drunkard. Being a very fine
scholar, orator and wit, and much versed
English und loreign literuture, his fu'e re
minds una of that of the lute Edgar A. Poo
CYeve. Leader.
Rum in the Ascendant. Probably
only manufacture in thi Northern State
which i carried on profitably at the present
time is that orruin, and this was never be
fore ao profitable a ot tho present tinw. The
distilleries all through tho country have or
der for many week und months ahead,
prices which yield theina hundred per cent,
profit. This state or things has been occa
sioned by th prohibition of the distillation
grain in Franco and Bat-tum,whtnh ha cau
sed large order Iromlhose countries for rum
from the United States. Eveiy packet ship
from New York far Franco and Germany
now cnr.-les out all the ruin which can
had in the market as part of her cargo. Tho
article sells at 47 and 43 cents gallon, and
the profit may easily bo calculated when it
known that the uolassea cots but little more
than 20 rent a gallon, ami 100 gallon
molutise will make 95 gallons of rum.
largo portion of tlie molasses in the United
States has just been bought up on French ac
count. At Portland 3,000 hhJa. were pur
chasiid last week for shipment to Franc.
iViiciury Herald.
Wood Paper We have been shown some
specimens of paper made from bass-wood,hy
William Clawaon.ot this city, who has pur
chased the right to use Bradley's Planing
Machine, by which the wood is cut into sha
ving from which the pulp i made. It
Mr. Cluwsou's intention to commence the
manufacture of pulp in a few weeks. Ho
will probably make his first experiment with
yellow poplar or luckcye,from both of which
lie supposes excellent paper can bo made
We are glad that this now invention appear
to be ao successful, and hope Mr. Clawson'a
experiment will bo uttunded wilh tho most
abuuduut succhki. Cin. Gax.
ftTlio immigration ut several ofthe prin
cipal ports of North America, during th laat
year, i shown by the .'ollowing table:
At New York 319,283
" Quebec 63,183
" Baltimore 31,151
" Uokten, i!3,00l)
425,557
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Crime m California Tho Sail Francis
co correspondent of the Tribune, furnishes
with a list of porsons murdered in California
in the year 1854. It is a dreadful record.
Four hundred and tiny murders are recorded,
and the writer thinks if salt had been reported,
it weuld have been swelled to six hundred!
D'irln t'10 year th:Te were filU'eii convic
tions lur murder und m insUoghter ithere
were six c.tui miens by theollicer ofthe law,
mid aiglnevn by Lyuch law.
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NEW PUBLICATIONS.
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France Americaines. CH. LASALLE,
Proprietaive-Editeur
' T'ie above i the title of a paper published
t New York, in tho French Unuie, for the
benefit of tho French-American population,
and all others who are desirous of gaining a
knowloJgft of tho French lanui(j. It Is
published daily and w.-ekUj the weekly Is a
very handsome sheet, in folio, each number
containing 13 pa;ea bnsidtw annonctst. . The
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$ 1.00. To persona studying ihn French lan
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office, w hero we will receive til subscrip
tions and forward them to tho finreau in
Courrier det Etatt-Unit, 73 Franklin street,
New York. ' "
OCrWe havo received from 'the-publiehor
a copy of Ureeley'e Whtff Almanac, a most
excellent book of reference for anyone wish
ing to keep posted up in national matters,
no matter what their political complexion .
It contain a complete list of tho State and
Federal dicers, the members of the Senate
nnd House of Representatives tho luws in
regard to Public Land ond Slavery the
Treaties wilh Mexico , Japan, and Great Bri-
tain the Election returns of the last year,
-the vote for President in 1852, aud other
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vuluable information.
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neat paper published at New York, in the
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JJlCIIIOAN AND llF.lt S tMATORS. The Sell-
aturi of Michigan, Cs and SWAM,, altho'
: recof'iiizinj tho doctrine of instruction, have
refused t. obey the mandate oi the Legisla-
tore, i ueir oocirino oi ins:r non "
Ulre, i ut-ir oocirnio ui iiniiaiuvu ",-""D'
t!nt tlley wi l)b,.y wlon they 4ra ,nstruclCtt
t. , U!li,lure 0, thBlr own party, and ot
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their own faith, and when tha instructions
and
not otherwise! Whut a Turcc! Mr. Cuss!
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1 niuiru on 1110 iiuor o. 1110 ojiiuiu umi un
j wouij nol (1)t.y( anj continues to hold
lig geBl in dolionce of instruc.tiona which he
has ulways insisted were binding upon others.
Mr, Stuart also holds on, and promises to
give his reusons some other time. The fol
lowing is the voice uf Michigsn to her Sena
tors, and to tho country, adopted by a large
majority e! her Legislature. We acfl pt it
as an omen 01 goou uay lor mat atuie, anu
lor ilia nor ui.
WiiEttEAS, Slavery is regarded by the poo-',
pie or this State u a great moral, aociul and
political cvil.ulwur With tlm principles of
the Declaration or Indepondei.ee, aim the
great object contemplated by our forefathers
in establishing the Constitution of the Uni
ted States; nn impediment to tho prosperity
of our common country, and on element of
domcst.o weakness utid disced; und
Whereas. Our present Senators und two
of our Representative in Congress did, a'.
tlio .ession inercot r.o v last past, vote lor
the repeal of the Missouri Compromise, so
culled, and for tho passa;e of an act organ
izing the Territories of Kansas and Nebrus
ka, thereby permitting Slavery to be intro
duced into 0 region equal in extent to tlie
thirteen original States, from which territo
ry, by the solemn legislativejuompact uf 1820,
il was forever excluded, and. ,
Whereas, Such repeal ha been effected
without petition, without discussion by the
jieople. and in defiance f tlie well known
wishes anu opinions 01 a large .majority ol
tlio people ot this Slate, and or th United
States; und
Wiikruas, The violution byCongress or
the compuat of 1820 has released the peo
ple of this State from all obliiiu'iou to re
spect Congressional comproniUus for the ex
teution and perpetuation of Slavery j there
fore He-solved, by the Senate and House of Rep
resentatives of the Stale ol Michigan, Thut
wo hold the said r.' peal and the permission
grunted by auid Territorial act to introduce
Slavery into said Territories, a n violation
of 0 n utuul can pact between the free Slate
and the slaveholding State or tlie Union;
justified by no necessity present or prospec
tive; injurious to the rights of the former;
tending to interrupt tho internal harmony of
the country, and to frustrate the well known
purpose of tho framers ofthe Constitution,
who by gradual legislation, dosigned ulti
mately to put 111 end to Slavery.
Resolved, Thut we lire, opposed to the fur
ther extention of Slavery, or the recognition
or permission thereof in any territory now
owned or which may hereafter be acquired
by the United States.
Resolved, That we hold it to be within the
constitutional power of Congress to abol
ish Slavery and the slave-trade in stl Terri
lories of tho United Stale and in the Dis
trict of Columbia, and that it ia tliuir duty, in
view or the great and perma nent interests of
ths nation to pass luws for the immediate
auppreasion and extiul tion in all such Terri
tories, and in said District.
Vtesolvud, That our Senator in Congress
be, and tint they are hereby instructed, and
our Representative requosted to vote for aud
use their be.t exertions to procure the pus
aid or an Act of Congress thut shall pro
hibit the introduction cr existence of Slavery
in any of tho territories or tlie United Slute,
and especially in Kansas and Nebraska, and
to introduce without aelsy, a bill for .this
latter purpose.
Resolved, That th Act af Congress or IS
50 known as tha Fugativ Slave Law, waa,
in the, opinion uf the people of this State, an
unnecessary measure; that it contains provis
ion of .toubt'ul coiiHliiuli-inality ; that thu
mod of proceeding under it is harsh, unjnst.
and repugnant to the moral sxnse sf the peo
ple of the State, rrul and despotic toward
the person claimed a a Tugu ive, and that we
are iu favor uf it immediate repeil.
Rvsu'ivsj, That our Senator iu Cotigre
be, at.d they are hcruby lntru civil,' hnd our
Representatives requested to use their best
exertions to procure the repeul of the artuf
I8.r)0, tnown nn the Fugitive Slave I.iw-
KeeOlved, Thut Hie Governor bo requested
to luinish copies df tho forgoing preamble
s.n.l resolutions tJ our Senator nnd Jlu.prc
si nlutiv- s in Congress.
0"Tho following article ia by "Queve
do," the Cleveland roiiesponih-iit ol the O.
V. Journal, nnd in the iiiokI critical view of
tho present lux luw and its conformity with
the new Consliiution " we h ive yet seen.
Hi stricture lire only too true, and, as he
says, the Supremo Court should be consulted
before ai y litigation arUcs in consequence.
The Constitution—The Law—Moneys
and Credits—Personal Property
—Average
Taxes—Correction in
&c.
CLEVELAND, Feb. 8, 1855.
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to return to the assessor lor taxation nny
gr(,atl.r an,0Unt or personal property, moneys
j nnd credits, than they may have un hand ut
ihc time notice is given them by the assessor
make out their lists for taxationl What
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The Constitution of Ohio says "Laws
shall be passed taxing by a uniform rule, all
moneys, credits, investments in bonds, stocks,
joint stuck companies, or otherwise; nnd also
ail reul and personal property according to ill
true value in money."
The Luw of Ohio says "PersonsI proper
ty of every description shall be valued at tho
usual selling price of similar property : the
i time of lUting, ur.d at the place where the
same may then be.
"Each person to make a stutemcnt on oolh
'.o the assessor of all the personal property,
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or uivler the control y such person at the
lilnQ nollC9 WIS give ,,im ,,y lho assC88or t0
make out such statement."
Now, by what rule in the
Constitution, or
by wlial law, based upon the uniform rule of
""'atlon Constitution, can a bunker or
iironer, inerviiuni
broker, nierchunt or manufacturer, be required
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has the rule in the Constitution to do with
the average nmuiint of personal property a
merchant or manufacturer may havo had on
hand each mouth during the year preceding
the time, they are required to make the state
ment! or, why ere bankers and broker re
quired to return "the uverage value of all
moneys, notes, hills of exchange, bonds,
stocks, &c, which ho shall have had from
time to time in his possession, or under his
control, during tlie year next preceding to the
Lime of innkinir such statement!"
The Constitution only provides for the tax-
, r ,nj neraonu nrimcrlv
ing of real and personal properly, monevs
-rp.ii,- , .,,.,. ,. n,l .;, I1V
.i,,,.,!,! ul,l, nravido for taxii.o- sue.li oersonal
"l ra '
nr-nertv. monevs. oic. us the :n(lividual mav
iinl,A I.nnfl nl ll.A time nulice is triven him
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which is to be made between !ho lid Monday
j of April, and tlio l!d Monduy of My.
Tf A. It. n rnerch.-ift. hiift nn fmn.' 01 tlid
: l.'ith of Anri! next S10 0U0 worth of irnniis.
i although his averugo stock for the year pre
1 ceiling may have uver.-iged $30,000 a month,
; be is under no obligation to return any mure
j than 10,1101), this being the amount of per
; soiial properly in his possession at the time
llg u requirej lu 1IlUi0 lid Hu:e.nent
rho rule of'uecrrte umo" is one cop-
frolll tUe oId ,w of j3.i58i (.,8 wa!j ,10
. ,mh secli(,n whi,.,, ws tept,ull.j by ,lia ue.
1 eision of , s,ipreme Uo1jr, B vear ng0j) an(
this luanller of ascert.ining the value of
pr()()enyi lnonoys, &c, to be returned to th
1 Assessor, has no moro constitutional ialid.lv
j th., ie 10t, Beclin. ..Average amouni,"
Jiko deduction ot debts from credit, belongs
,0 t18 ,,ol(J Jipen8ut;0I1(i. llot t0 the now
! ona
j The private banker or broker cannot be
renired to list for taxation the uverairevu!-
uo of ull moneys, notes, bills of exchange,
Sic, which he .nay have hud on hand during
each mouth or tho yeur. These (ot welve
months, may for each month an.uunt to
9100,000, but if he has only $15,000 in mo
neys and credits on hand at tho lime notice
was given him, he is to return only $15,000.
The furmcr is only taxed on the cattle,
hogs, sheep, horses, &c, ho has at the timo
notice is given him to mukc out his list.
And although he may have on hand from time
to timo durincr tho year $10,000 or $50,000,
ifhehasonly $1,000, at tho time of notice,
he returns only $1,000 for taxation.
C. D., a manufacturer, on tho 14th day of
April sell out to E. F. hi establishment for
$10,000. He may have hud on hand during
tlie year property to the value of $50,000
each mouth. But diirinjr the month of
March he has run it down so that when he
sold lo E. F. he hud only $15,000 in person
al property. The Assessor tall on C. D.
for hi statement. He suys to the Assessor
"I have solJ out, I have nothing to return,"
and E. F. returns only ihe amount of proper
ty he has on hand.
Tho requi'ements of the law, sheuld be in
accordance with the rule of taxing property,
tc, iu tho Constitution; and Auditor Mor
gan when he sends out his instructions
should see to this. If he has doubts, let him
put the question to the &uprme Court, as
well us to tho Attorney General. It is the
practice in some of the Stales to ark the
ouinion or the JuJl'o of the Hunreme Cou rt
ilnnn nnrtit'.ulnr nilfatiollit! ond it Sdiins to
me, it i a good practice. I may bo ull wrong
in my view or the matter of 'average amount,'
but 1 believe I am right.
Here i another matter it needs legisla
tive correction. A. B. owns a building. It
is u.sessed for taxation at $10,000. It is 00
copied by C. D. as a store. On tlie 1st of
December it was destroyed by fire; and on
the 10th December he want to pay hi tax
es, and said to the county Auditor, "tho buil
ding on such a lot, valued at $10,000 wa
destroyed by fire," aud the Auditor, accord
ing to the law abated '.he tax. The building
wus insured for $7,000 in a responsible Com
pany. C. D. merchant, who occupied the
store, lost his entire stock of gooJj worth
$25,000; but upon hi tax there i no abate
ment. He must pay, and whether he i in
sured or not, he must not only lose his good
but must pay hi tax on property totally de-,
struyed. Why nol abate the tax in boih ca
ses! Also, if a furmor, or any person, after tha
assessment, lose cattle, hag, sheep or hor
se, by death, should nol the tax be abated!
A thia 1 a dead loss.it (eemi hard to require
th tax. Il mav be auid. if a tanner looses
hi. urons. bv drought, trust -r sturm. h. hw
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taxed only lor hi land, not for hi crops; and
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hi land has value, if bi wheat, oorn, aud po
tatoes alid fruit era all detroyed. But k
burse, ox, cow, thoep or hog, that di a nat-
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urul deuih, is sn actual lone of just si much
money as the animal is worth.
Our tcx laws need corrections The prea
tcet care is required in drifting a law in ac
cordance with the new constitution. It thould
lit.
CONGRESSIONAL.
WASHINGTON, Feb. 9.
SENATE.
It being private bili day a large number
wire passed without dolmlp.
Home thirty other bills were also passed
The Sonulo then re Mimed the considera
tion uf the motion to reconsider tho vole on
Ihn passage of a bill fir the payment of the
claimants of the brig Gen. Armstrong, after
considerable debute the motion was agreed
to, a t to 17, and tho bill was th n luid on
the table.
After a short executive session the Sen
ate adjourned.
HOUSE.
Th liaise took up the bill to remodel the
diplomatic consular system of the U. State
Mr. Perkins, of Ls., in reply to tlie ques
tion by Mr. McMullen, said by thia bill the
diplomatic expenses will be diminished con
siderably, which will then be $50,000 per
annum saved in the consular.
Mi'. Breckcnridgn said some weeks ago ho
was nominated by the President, and con
firmed aa a Minister to Snain. and it would
be observed that he had attended to his ordi-
nary duties here since that period, and he
wasappoirted without his knowledge or ap-:
plication, not having sought nor expected it,
and that he had not heard of Mr. Suule res
ignation till informed thut his name had
been tent to tlie Senate. Under these cir
cumstance the President granted him a
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short indulgence to consider us to whether he
wouu accept the post and confer with his
fricntla after doing ao.
bile deeply uppre-1
ciatinir the mark of
Gnd manner iu which it was conferred, he
executive Looouiivt;
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l.-.l IV.lt it hi itiitir a ami inn 1 I-a annum
me lit.
Mr. rtocock, from the naval com., introdu
ced a bill for lho construction ol six slojps-of-war,
which was referred lo the com. of the
whole.
The homo committee resumed the consideration
of extonding' Coil's patent for 7 y rs.
Mr. Edgerlon delended the House from
the charges uf corruption concurred in tlie
action ot tho seltct committee, and advoca
ted the biil as the measure of justice to the
inventor. .
Mr. Clingman replied, defending the com
mittee Hiid opposing tlie bill.
Mr. Eddy followed un the same subject.
Alter further debate.
Mr Etherton moved tv strike out the enac
ting clause, which was agreed to by a vote
'J'J against S3.
The comiiiilteo then rose, and the bill com
ing before the House was concurred
yeas 111 and nays G3. Adjourned.
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WASHINGTON, Feb. 10.
SENATE.
ti,-. .Sumner presented the credentials of
( en
Wilson, tho Senator elect from Mussa-
ci.liseit-1, who uppeured, wus qualified, nnd
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took Ins scat.
The Secretary ofthe Treasury sent in
communication declaring the linet.es und
value of certain foreign gold u.'ii'
U'elv
ascertained at the Mint.
Mr. Rush presented a pftition from O. II.
Giddiugs-, praying lor increused couipeiida
tiou for carrying the U. S. mail.
Mr. Sw-wurd g've notice that lie should
soon introduce divers bill for the improve
ment of different harbor.
The original bill granting u pension and
boun y laud to tho Senoca Indians was 1,1111 n
ded, on motion of Mr. Brown, by striking
all reference lo the pension and extending
the benefits of the bill lo all Indiuiis who
have served in the U. S. Arrry In timo
war.
The bill posset! as amended.
Mr. D.idge, of Wis., prosenled a joint res
olution of ihe Wisconsin Legislature, in
structing their Senators and requesting thei
li dnMtnnl 1, t i tlt hi nnniKO tnv avtpiwioll
tlie time now required for tho naturalization
or foreigner 500 copies ordered to bo prin
ted. Mr. Benjanrn introduced an order to as
certain tho difference of expense of coining
silver at the mint or New Orleans and Phil
adelphia. The bill to continue the improvements
the lakes and appropriating half a million
therefore wus taken up.
Mr. Hunter objected, because it gavj too
wide a discretion to tho President.
Mr. Stuart replied that the det til of any
bill, ulways required more or less discretion.
He thought one hundred thousand us much
could be properly expended 011 Juke Erie
HOUSE.
The House passed a bill appropriating 6(50,
000 for building und purchasing four addition
al revenue cutlers. Then went into com. on
privute bills.
WASHINGTON, Feb. 10.
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The following appointment were confirm
en by the Senate to-dsy.
Benj. O. Pitchelt, Postmaster at Maysville
Ky.
Samuel J. Collins, of Penn'u., Consul for
the empire of Morocco, vice U. V. Brown, re
called-
S. S. Cox, Editor of lho Ohio Statesman,
nomiuat cd aa Sec. of Legation to Peru, vice
J. B. Miller, of N. V. whose nomination wae
withdrawn.
Sjnator DjJo or Iowa, was nominated
and confirmed Minister to Spain, in plaoe of
Breckenridge, resigned.
WASHINGTON, Feb. 10.
Senate. Houston' resolution, asking the
Secretary of War fo r additional information
respecting Fort Leavenworth agreed lo.
Mr. Jonea or Iowa, pressnted a memorial
from the Legislature of Iowa, in favor of an
overland iniil and line of telegraph to Cali
fornia ordered to be printed.
Mr. Sumner introduced a bill to secure the
wage ofthe eamon in cases of shipwreck.
He said that by th existing maritime law
wages ar mad to depend on the voyage,
so that in ease of the total loss or tb ship
and cargo, the sailor lose hi wage. This
has been removed in England by an act or
Parliament. Tha bill I introduce will re
move it so far aa this country is con-
cerned.
Mr. Seward introduced eight soporatti bills,
PUt to pr.VIOil
notice, for im(rovin
lake harbor.
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referred to com.
Mr. Stuart the billa were
on Commerce.
Mr. Howard railed tor th bill to remit or
refund duties on goods destroyed by great
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fir js. a reported by the r.uanc eo.ii.n..-
,n the tith. The bill pw. .
Al.strsctof the bilh-Tl.a flecretar of
he Troa.ury i l remit or refund dut. tl
jnbrok..n and original package to"9!'
hy fire, whi.-h were imported between tha 71H
.fJuly, mi, end the 37ih March, IIJ2.
The collector und noval offlcar to b eon
nisoioned titt 'tli the. lo Th
oods must have been destroyed witk-.a lv
V-oarsi and if imported subsequently to tha
,)asuge or this act, within two year from
their Importation. The testimony befor
isid cou.inission mu be in writing. Pro
rat a alluwsnccs ure to be msde when good
ire not entirely dentreyed. If thera be no
nsvnl officer "within the district, then lho
District Attorney or lor.ie other collection
officer and the C ill )Jt it r j I coinpo a tha ,
commission.
Mr. Touey called up a bill astabliabina; a
circuit ceurt uf tha United State for Call
forma; discussed and passed.
Mr. Petii rolled up bill flxingtha salar
ies of the district judge of tha United
States.
The Senate then took up the Indian Ap
propriation bill, Which was debated at much
length, variously amended and paaaed.
Adjourned.
House. The resolution of Mr. Jonea of
Tcnn., wna adopted for the remainder of tha
session; all debate in com. ofthe whole thai
be confined strictly to the question or prp-1
silion under consideration, excepting such
evening sessions as a majority ot tne n oust
may order for general debate.
On motion of Air. Hayley or Virginia, the
; House suspe nded the rule to take up the
Senate joint resolution, authorizing the
I PresMent to confer the Brevet title of Lieut.
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U, Tor eminent military ear-
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The bill establishing an additional land
district in the Stat ol Wisconsin was fully
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X IIC I1UU3C L1IV1I IUUIV UV O IV9UIUIIUII
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(or tho payment ofcertti n Florida claimant,
I under treaty or 1819 with Spain, and after
' considerable debate, wi'.hout a vote
j Adjourned.
FROM BARNESVILLE.
The Law—Its
Trial of a rumseller—The beauties of Temperance.
ia of Temperance.
BARNESVILLE, Feb. 10, 1855.
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j Mr. Editor: While sauntering up street
: a few evenings since, in search of th Ele
! ph:-iu, my altenlioi waa attracted by an un
' usual etir in and nenr the office "I Justice,
and in pressing forward, I soon learned to my
1 astonishment, tho dreadful truth, a man, a
wild Irishman had been taken up forth aim
j pie act of selling L;qiu in a quantity suffi
cient to ma!t some of our citizens most
beautifully drunk; is it not an awful state of
.fi'iiirs that a man can't deal out his ooison
to d.ini!i men's souls, and not be heU respon
sible, but be patient, the Dutch in Cincinna
ti will set that ull right, but to return to our
""..j-ci. mere nau re.n.y oeon a man ia
"f ""; -'i"". .-
; mint 1 a poor iii'.-briaied ueui'T who, too weak
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' lr res wmpi't,n.creu proircuon o, our
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inorninirs since nuer -lar-j ion ai me
' i.vt:,' a.voiie with something that seemed
t-j hi in a faling sickness, but having suffi
ciently lir-oif1 himself, he bejan to reason
thu. "-I :hi ' ? Well its all
thai'3 lef-, end that's mucu; something
must be uone or I'll be tinunNi: sure, if th
Pd'ch is kept in operation a le v moT'th lon
ger. 1 wonder wh-ri I'll be.' Why I'll Jh'fl
0011 to tho tli uts t-l.'ur, but if I could
lul iivin. Are not nvo year worm me trial!
Well I kinder think thfy are." Hereupon
, he started nn I soma time through the day
I filed his affidavit which bro't the aforesaid
' Irishman to a right about face, in the office
ot jus-ice. iv.v lor tho trial. The prelim
, inurics are all arranged. We will listen to
'the testimony, sutstitu'.inj names as they
' proceed
.Wiie, cx.i.miiiii!! witness for defendant.
j Mr. Drinkall, Are you not in the habit of
I visiting the patch occasionally 1 "Yea air."
Did you ever sec any liquor sold or drank
0:1 the premises! W-e-H, no, let me eee -I
believe I did sea a little there once, about
a spoonful. You are sure there was not more
than n spoonful are you? Ye I'm cure of
that for I drunk it myself. You aresure you
never saw suy mure ther el I dou'l remem
ber ever eeeiu' uny more there.
Wit. cross examined by prosecuting wit
ness. Mr. Drinkall. Wasn't you out at the patch
lastSunduy! Ye sir. Did you not see Jim
Demijohn there? Yes sir. Didn't he drink
more than a spoonful! Well, I reckon ha
did, he drunk more like a quart. (Great
laughter.) Wasn't Bill Bloat, Jonathaa Sta
ger, and myself there? Y'e sir. And did'nt
we all get most awfully drunk? Well I
guess you all did; but I just tell you I did'nt;
here lho willies looked daggers at hia inter.
rogator, and mid shout) of laughter and calls .
to order wus bid to take hia seat. This th ,
Justice deemed sufficient, and bound the
offender over to court in the sum of $70. Ha .
then gave security nnd went his way, fully
persuaded that he had found "a hard road to
travel."
I will now close the sce:. by giving my
city friends a few words of advice. Il might
probably be well lo state for the benefit of
thoso that carry on their business secretly,
behind the counter, and in dark place that -our
lute liquor law has been declared' conati-
ttiitoiiui, una nisi we nave ai lenai
the power in our own hands, and whether or -not
w will use that power, you will n
find out by persisting in that ruinous course.
The ball ha been set in motion, let it not
cease rolling until our town is completely
cleansed of all th vile and polluted sink
hole, that are now breeding ruin, poverty
and drunkenness in our midst. Thtn shall
the Father look upan his children, and sntilo
us he whisper, they are safe. Then the ne
glected wife may look once mora upon a bul
bs nd, the child again receive the fond paren
tal kiss, the donting father may teean erring
on reclaimed, to soothe and bleu him in his
ripened years, and all will join in swaet re.
juicing to ctlebrate the day that sat thani
THEOPHRASTUS.
OTTlie Washington Star, the Kitchen
Cabinet organ of tlie Administration, says
th siirns of s veto of th French Spoliation
bill are so very decided as to render it cer
tain il is to come.
(StrU is said that Hon. M ises M;Don
of Maine, is to be the new fifth Audit
the Treaiury,
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