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1 It I PAY IIOIINI-SO. DKU. 21. 18C0.
LfTU Editor's liiiiHH preclude!
the ssaal Attention to editorial matter
thia Trrck.
' The tnaaal rtr-crt of the Secretary o!
tia Interior U always an ImporUnt
C jzirrizz ci. it da tit rfc
vcrcej eiit-.attnxl eosperitj of the
'xccriry.Ll ,Tts .li:f .report. of5screUTy
KcpjaÄ'- dielt;-3 the rltit of prf
emption.the Iloraestcad policy,' and the
t!r.3 c by csttrafcr the potpon i
acot cf alw putiicly proclaimed. -The
Inccrie from the publio land da-jin-?
llVr-4t fc-ir TCÄM bfti no ban as
Uy ai ' Wae 'expected,; owing to the
c:. xernUion of 1857 and other
car... craong them the fact of political
CUwn tf inrUeraiioaia.tbe pres
tr.t lind system, Inducing parties to
;f.r rczvtl cntil a Ulemeot of the
V-c;i,fca Is obtained. .The nnsuccssful
',!;' tcsda upon tho public lands are
' rcc.:.J, and the opinions of former see
t:":r3 cor.Srmod.. Tho different grant!
c J hnj to States and corioratlons are
i and commented upon.
Thaaaooot of public land sold or
otherwise disposed of, daring the year
Ij ta.fjlowi:. 3,37?r010 acre located
. ytlxh niliUry Warrant; 2,037,770 acros
'arproTei zr.C.zr iwatnp land gran tj
'9,,C3 aero sold for cash or other
. wi: dipoud ef, (2,121,425 toUl am-
osnl received for land aold for cash.
Duties the cane period, 9,049,471 acres
. havs) btea earveyed and prepared for
carket
' The Tcneion Bureau report tho fol
izm?. rt:-l:j tor, the year. 180 army
I a valid here boea tuT-Jod. v ths rolls,
and'62 hve ilad- t&ei perMioa fraercas
. tik The irfccla nnabr of amy inra.
now o tho roll f 4,821, the ag
rcita of whoso pcniioue ii 433,050 CI
per aanam. Tho wholo amount paid
to army Invalide during the past year,
it 111,017 70. Pensions hero boon al
Iewcd to CG widows of Revolutionary
sollen daring tho year, making tlx
riomber now on the rolls 3,201, 4 dfini.
nation sinco the last annual report of
. 810. Tho wholo amonnt paid to this
elftes of pensioners daring tho year was
t2C3,?12 30. Tho vvjiolo amount paid
' tVw ewtnatnna fF nil tuear-a dnrinr ih
-
past year w ti.iuj.uo-o.
earn required to psy moso now on an kitizon of Kentucky. Tho State of In
. the rolls U $1,001,018 05. Tbe nurober Id iana Is true to tho Constitution ond
, 1jorintj.1M warrants issued daring
. the year ending Sepicmbor 30, i860,
vrta ttC00, for an aggregate quantity of
. SZ0,C3 acros.
The PUent OHce Bureau reports that
CC3 applications for patents havo boon
1 received, and !i caveats filed. Three
tccrand six hotsdredi and twelve appll-
kilocj have been rtjcted, and 3 69G
patents issued, Including ro-Usucs, ad
ditional IraproTcmenU and designa.
. In adiitioa to this, there Lave been 46
applications for extension!, and 23 pat
ents tarw been extended for a period of
' ICTC3 yean from tho expiration of their
n term..
; The Bureau of Indian Affairs reports
' that the amount expended for payment
to-variooe tribes in' complisnco with
' treaty obligaiions, during the preeeut
. calendar ycar in money, goods and
provisions, $2,921,063 C3., Thero is now
- in the Treaearj tho sum of $2,381,131
applicablo to tho Indian service fur tho
balance of tho fiscal year terminating
30th June, 1861. The estimates for the
fiscal years 16C1-C2, based on treaty
promisee, special provisions of law, and
the legi ti matt Incidental expenses aria-
log therefrom, amount to $2,1 1,035 38.
'' Cince the 4th of March, 1837, elevon
treaties have been negotiated with ra
tiots Indian Vrtbea. . The .quantity ol
land acquired by these treaties, which
' iotr conrtitulei ft partuf tho public do
7 tain, is 3032,580 acres; for which the
government has agreed to pay the ag
grcgate consideration of $3.72C,&0.
' -There fcaito als boon coded by aatd tree.
i; titi 632,400 acre of land, to bo sold In
trust foir t&e' boucflt of tho respective
..tribes., s. - . ,
.Its Paalc '
a J: Tho American Kuralist rcmaiks that
-. .the fact that panics of. tho monetary
kind do not ulwsys depend upon the
""rnoncyir valuables in the country was
never more nonccauie man ai proscni
' A paniamsy bo manufactured -hen
:- - no cessio for it cxints. At tho pi cs
tnt timo tho amount of produce in tho
Wetia enormous; tho iliiet .bas been
bu?y in tni.nfactaring, an-d has borne.
, crop of ,unaeu4 aUoTxJancc, TU only
. ; UeSciency ia$ lcc partial failure ol
' com inlhe S)Utb. The cotton trop i
largf," riot largo in awag production
' ' jer acre, but unusually largn inroadth
planted. Tho South, it is true, Nas beon
. barinir urodiffouplr. and running in
debt, during her unexampled proreri
ly, and uow ceedf to retrench and stop
This is only real cause for panic
rxUttng. 4 t reit has-been brought
about-by political agitation. If thisag
' itation should continue, business will be
slW for a time, purso strings will tight
cn, a tit economy will intervene, and all
. this disturbance will produco mora or
lea iliHtrCfs to laborers thrown 'Cut o
business, and occasion temporary los-
ae from tho derangement of exthinoi, 1
botthe rceutt will bo gooil in tho cntK
The South ought to stop buying II lis
and jowclry and capend her wca-ltR up
on h heat and corn; tho West wtiH not be
injured by buying cautiously. We aro
a! ways in danger when running in debt,
and always safowhen spending Tcsa than
our Incomo. - '
California is sending fifty millions of
gold yearly, and Piku'e Teak is good
for flvo millions. We aro not import
log, and thcro is . no drain of rpecio to
fiuropo, tho West and South aro in debt
to New York, a city that has twenty
milliona of specie in her bank vaults,
and no balance of trado against her to
draw It out ; Then what ntter nonncnso
it Is to' indulge la mournful Jeremiads
over tho financial condition of the coun
try, except to far fit political disturb
anccs msy temporarily affect tho finan
cca. . ' ' - ' 4: -
Thero is one other occasion of dis
turbance always active in times of pan
io, to bo funnd in tho systems of rotten
banking that curse the 'country. In
conscquenco, Illinois to-dny I obliged
to pay twelve per cent, for Kuntcrn ox
change, about tho present difference be
tween the market value of their wild
cat money and that of Ohio in tho
F,UMt. '
. Thcroforo let tho fcan of the country
subside. The-present, howovor dark, is
no index of tho fatare. Present incon
venience will produco futuro adrsntago.
Tho country novor prcscutcd mo solid an
aspect of wealth, in tho great average,
as at present, and never wus doing so
well aa now. Nor will this prosperity
decline for many long years.
Got. Lane on the Crisis.
Tho .following, patriolic letter was
writtca by fov. Lane, of this fe'talo to
a friend who had sent him tho anti-so-cesaion
resolution of a eerting held i
Clark county, Ivy.:s '
CitAwroRMViLLi, Ind., Dec. 8.
Mr Da a a Sia: I havo just received
your very interesting letter of tho 5th
in st. I have listened withintenso anx
iety to hoar the voico ol old Kentucky
in tho present alarming ponillon of our
publio affai, and I rocognixo that fa
miliar and 1 .icntial voico in tho resolu
tions of your meeting in Clark county
find to the grand uttcrnncos of Judgu
Kobertson s letter. lour resolutions
ore worthy oi tho noblo Commonwealth
of Kentucky, and equal to tho emergen
ey which callod thcui forth. Tito iotter
of Judgo Jtobortson is jurt wtmt tho
country had a right to expect irom tho
well known. Ion- tried and truo patri
well known, long tried and
otiltn ofthat ablo, honest and earnest
loyal to tho Union; our people arc rea
"yf" lly p nifu"tii n.'MMiulr4
mcfit of tho Constitution of tho United
Sales, and to obtr and excento in good
faith every law, Slate and National.
1 he proent dangerous and alarming
condition of thing in tho South has
been brought about by misrepresenta
tion and misapprehension in reference to
tho opinions and principles of tho Ko-
publican party, litcy have been taucht
to bclicvo that wo mcdiuto war upon
their Uomcstio institutions; nothing is
farther from the truth. Wo havo nci
ther tho wish nor tho power to inter-
fcrowith slavery in tho slavo States; and
wo confidently behevo that tho honest.
economical, wiso, patriotic and conserv
ative couro which will bo pursued by
Mr. Lincoln's Administration, will ef
fcctunlly disabuse tho minds of our
southern brethren from all such injuri
ous impressions.
I am proud of tho high und patriotic
positions taken by my untivo Kutc; it
shows that sho has not ftrgottwn 'the
lessons taught her by tho great hurt
tacky Commoner,' Henry CUy; thatolic
is not unmindful of the historic ulory
that clusters around her early history,
and illustrates her inaturo niro, 1 rvly
upon tho sober second thought and
sound common aenno of the people to
counteract tho insidious nnd treasona
ble attacks of iR'htllont Demairosues,
wIioao motto is to rule or min, "who
would rather reign in hell than tcrvc
in heaven."
Your friond,
II. S. Lam.
m m - i m i n i a a -- II 111
Hon. Will Cumbsck.
Wo insert in nnuther place a comma
nicationin fuvcr of II n. Will CuMibnck
for Uuited States Senator. For Mr.
Cumback we entertain tho highest per
sonal regaTtf, and wontd-rvjoiue with
our. contributor at his promotion to
any place within tho gift of tho State
M-MWa,'la$aaa,M'nit v
tST" There is un nclivo competition
going on in Wisconsion among tho lto-
publicans relative to tho United States
Senator to succeed Mr. Durkee. The
competitors aro Gov. Kutidull, Tim.
O. Howe, a C Washburn, L. F. liar
vey and Judgo Clo. (Jov. I.andall, it
is believed, has thu bet chance.
lu Tho Crown Pviut Kegister 6aya
tho "Freo Lovers" oFDerlm JIcighl, in
Ohio, proposo selling out their present
establishment and removing to I;oko
counly. in this State If they do ihcro
will bo a little "fun" in that quiet coun
ty, for the people of Lnko aro not likely
to endure a brothel of such pretensions
in their midn. . .
According to the rejort of the
Commisswnsr of lVnsions, but eighty
sever sofiicrs of the devolution yet sur
vivo, out of ono hundred and sixty-five
who on tlc 3CUh of Jim e, Jfi.rJ, woro on
tho pctuionrolk . Among tho survivor
is ono whcpartkripatedi m tho first great
battlo of. the I'cvcrotüoi. Pensions aro
ullowcd nirio to sixty widows of Kevolu
tionary soMiors.making tho number now
on tho rolls 3,201, a diminution tincc
the last annual report of 510.
Vor lh AwarloAM.
Farmka's Cabim, Dec. 10, 18C0.
Ma. Kpito a: Permit us boys to tsou
bio you and tho publio with a short let
ter, to apologize for a very foon'th'ono
thai appeared in tho last Democrat,
written by pap. Now pnp never wroto
that letter. Jc happened In this way:
llo did go to town on tho day mention
ed, and, as ho occasionally tnkes a drink !
with a friend, ho got treated by a man
who told birn often before the cUctkm
that if Old' Abo was elected thcro would
be hard times,' an J a soon "as 1e got" a
little high ho'wos taken to wire re tho
chief dealer in wool keeps hia ofUcel'(or
whero the odce. keeps him,). and "mado
to sign hi name to that ' mess of non
sense, f '
. Taj knows better than to bo acting
tho greeny around town, as there repre
sented, ou Thanksgiving dsy, though
your town chsps will persist In holding
out tho idea that bocauso we live in tho
country we do not know how to bchuvo.
All not so. Tho very man who wrvto
that letter carao to our houso last full,
and told us boys and pap tho grcntcxt
mens ubout Old Abo being au abolition
ist, and that bo approved of . tho John
Brown invasion in Virginia, and all such
stuff, until Jim and mo, who had read
tho papers, and had read tho debates ot
Douglas and Lincoln, could not stand it
any longer, wo just turned Republicans;
bat.pap was always a Democrat, nnd ho
said ho would stick to it in hopes better
times would como. Well, dinnor came,
and this town chap, I gncss, thought
our dinner was pretty rough; but ho
thought that ho would say rotnething
to plcnso mothor, so says he, ''I rlwnys
likotogo to tho country to cat; I like
rough victuals so very well." Now if
mo, or Jim, or pap should say such a
thing at a. town lablo, wo would be tho't
greener than pap was on Thanksgiving
dar. - .
Pap not only knows how to bchtivv,
but 'ho also knows that Old Abo has
nothing to do with tho color of chicken
meat, nor tho piico of pork in this
county nor uny whero clso. TIicko town
fellows need not think that jubt bccauo
pap did voto tho democratic ticket that
ho is ho cussed foolish ns they 'make out,
nor need, they think that becouso ho
drives oxon that ho is ono of tho team
Now us boys ogrco, (and pap says go it),
that if any ono of your town dhjue will
como out hero and convinco our old
Huck (wo won't risk it on JJcrry,) that
Old Abo has tho control of officers now,
then old Jluck is his, and wo think the
old fool will be just fit logo to town to
ho a drawer of water for vour town
folks.
TOttr; wo read that this gcrnnJcnttftö-3l4oritcpt
.... . t .
ts brought In debt üy tho domocralie
administration, and now thcro is no way
to get through this winter without is
suin Treasury potcs, which will brin:
us moro and moro in debt, and' wo seo !
that tho democrats havo all these things
in their own hands, and ,wo look ''upon
this effort to make us folks in tho coun
try believo that it is Old Abo doing till
this a foolish, and insulting what "of
intelligence wo havo.
Why, sir, wo had porn pa ny tho other
da' and killed tom'o t hickens; ono of
them was poor as our national treasury,
and as bluo as a loader of tho Democra
cy. Tho rest wer all fat. Littlo sis
asked molhct it Old Abo didn't mako
that chicken bluo." "Why, jio," auye
mother, 'this is ono that tho leading
ones has beou making drink tie. Ilho't
that would do pretty well.
Now, sir, pap is a littlo mad it the
uo they uro making of him, und eayu
that ho wants to bo a Democrat the rest
uf Iiis duyn, but want us boy to do us
wo pleaso. Hut ho says that tho cliquo
can't mako him believo that Old Abo is
so smart as to control our affairs thrco
or four motnhs beforo he has anything
to do with it. And ho says thut tho aid
and comfort that tho leaders aro now
giving to tho tick vp in tho Sonth is
nothing moro, in his bonightcd mind,
than treason.
But wo must quit writing, and us
boys go to school. I wish pap could go
to school and karri to read and write, .
Yours, 4c, - '
Jim am Him. II inn lander. .
Ü. 5,;Senator-Hon. "Will' Cumback.
I hook vi i.i j;, Dec. 1(5, 'GO. .
3Ir. Fos'oKiu- Wo wcro pleased to
notice your very well deserved compli
ment to Hon. P. A. Ilacklcman in con
neclion with tho Scnatorship. and do
not desire to detract in , tho least from
his well earned, reputation as a lawyer,
politician and gentleman. It is my pur
pose, howcvcr,tocxprcsi what I believo
to bo tho sentiments of alurgo majority
of tho Uepublicani of this vicinity, that
How. Wli.l Cimdack won I. J -bo- their
firetchoico for Senator if it should bo
given to Kantorn'jndiann. Ab tho rep
resentative of the 4th Congressional
District" in the 33d Congress Mr. Cum
back won 'golden "opinion" from his
constituents und tho' ration. Tho
youngest member of tho Congress, by
his gentlemanly deportment, industri
ous and tcmperatohabitsand well-timed,
pointed and eloquent remarks, ho at
on co took rank with bur nblo statesmen,
and as a rising man of mafic. Xo man
over gained a moro deserved reputation
Ina slnglo term in' Congress than did
Mr. Cumback. As a publio spoAkcr he
has no superior in tho Sin to and has
done noblo scrvico in tho JSepublicati
causo iu tho lato arid former campaigns.
We aro notapprisod that Mr. Cumbaok
is a candidato for the öcnaio, but In
fer from his uniform practico heroto
foro,' that, liko Us great model states
man ho "will neither soek nor declino"
tho position. Clmuack is a young and
rising man full "of energy and devotion
to tho Republican causo, a fit rcprenent
atlto of "young America," td'whora
moro than all ,0'; era isduo our late
magnificent triumph. To such men tho
Republicans- must entrust the ship of
State or their -bro triamph will molt
awäy as- the frosts of earl morn. ' In
tho midvt of tbö lcuat doubt or conflict
ol choico, wo hbpo to soo tbe -Ecpubli
cans of the Legislature turn with unan
imity to Mr. CuTüback. . .
: . ; '' '' ' UREKA. .
-ii ' . ..
Larson Browulow oa lift cola.
Tho Knoxvillo (Tcnn.) Whig, edited
by Parson Prowslow, makes a candid
effort to deal -juaüy with the. Republi
cans. Of Mr. Lincoln he says: '
Mr. Lincoln himself is no doubt a
patriotic map, and a'sincero lover of
his countryrfe is, to-day, what ho
has alwavs Lrh. an Oi.6 Ci.iv Wmn
differing in1Wo vf poet not even tip.
I on . tho. a u ljt rS ' u v. rom tho
Hago ot Asbllnd. 1
' And again-
' Did Llncolji rccoivo tho sufT.agcs of
in wnu unuer a piougo tuat u elect
ed, he would disregard his oath, of of
fice, violato tho Constitution, and sub
veit tho Unions Cortainly not, for had
ho given thatdedgo, the day his elec
tion was ann'osncrd, tho entire South
would havo, been united iu carrying
out a moit thorctigh and. determined
revolution, nnd thousands of truo men
at tho North would havo joined u!
Hut now that Lincoln is elected, will
he.cxecuto tho purposes of Abolition
ism? This ho cannot do under tho sol
emn oath to bo ndmiinstercd at his
inauguration. And jvho will say that
bo intends taking, that oath with trea
son on Ms heart, and perjury on his
tongue? Wo hnvo no risht to judgo
ofLiiicolnbyjinythtng but his ucts,
and these1 can only bo appreciated nt
ter his inauguration. He knoua very
well that ho cannot violato tho. Consti
tution in any scrinns particular, with
out rendering a dii-solution of tho Un
ion necessary on tho part of tho South,
anu mcrcby involving tho rioilh in
alarming troublo and certain ruin." Tlio
Uoribjiiution was planned by' its saga
cioiis and patriotic authors to protect
tho South in jut kocIi an emergency ns
this.. If, then, Lincoln is. not a patriot
ut hcart-nnd wo assumo no such thing
tho Constitution and hi4 0ath wi'l make
him administcAhu (Jyvertuncnt patri
otically. . . . r
D3r Tho Louiitvillo Journal proposes
a method for nettling tho question of the
South. It is, that tho Union men of
bgjh JIo'iso withdraw and thu remain-
(Irr of botji Houycft asflCroblMn tho hall
y Uitiry YKC
vido in. the luaa.ll an nmplo supply of
Old H )tf"rbjn, Colt's rovolvern, Howio
knives and John Brown pikes, lock the
door and fight out tho isue they have
joined. Ho who commits tho most
havoc will be tho greatest bcucfactor of
his country, Tho solo survivor to bo
dubbed tho Champion of America and
to bo ponsioncd for lifo.
täT Rev. Thomas Stockton, tho von
croblo chaplain of the Houso of Repre
sentatives, in his prayer at tho opening
of tho scMiion occaiioned an irrovorcnt
grin on tho faces of tho member by tho
following invocation to Almighty Pow
er: ,lO, Lord, consider our President and
his advisorsl They Ufk irisdom, but II
they nek Thee, Thou wilt givo them lib
crally nnd onlraid them not." ' 1
1ST lnthoycar 1861 thero will be
an annular cclipsoof tho sun on the
Nth of Jannary, another on tho 7ih of
I July, and a total eclipso on tho 3lst of
December. There will also bo a partial
eclipso of tho moon on the 17lh of Do
ceinber. laT Govcftior P. F Thomas, of Ma.
ryland.ha boen appointed by tho Pres
ident and confirmed by tho Senato a
Secretary of tho Treasury to succocd
Mr. Cobb. Ho is bdioved to bo a com
pctent and worthy officer, and opposed
to accession,
(icneral Cas, to the regret ol all, has
resigned bis xsition of Socrotary of
State, vll.cl)V M Bald, vtcw oat t)f tho
rcfusaf of-tlio President to send addi
tional troopi to Fort Moultrio.
, -LZ . .
SLAnothsr J'nglis'i Princo will
hhortly visit this country. It is Princo
Alfred, the second aon . of Queen Victo
ria, who has left tho ship Kuryalue, and
will join tho St. (icorge, a" larger Vessel,
which, will Sail early next year for tho
West Indies and Morth America. .
trA Mrs. Ncsbitof Groen township
Mercer county, Tcnn., was beaten to
death, a fow days since, by lunatic son,
who had boon .recently removed , from
the asylum.
rjJAbill has been introduced into
tho Arkans8 Legislature to suspend for
it period of two years the collection, by
legal process, of all debts duo in tho
State.
Last Yeab and This. Tho Louis
ville Journal says:
Last )car when tho United States ma
rines captured John Brown and his fel
low traitors, who had seized the United
States Arsenal at Harper's Ferry, there
wero no objections raised to . tho em
ployment ot Federal troops. Now tho
United StatcsArsonal- at Charleston
is in tho possession of private cilizona,
and Fort Moultrio is threatened with
attack,it is argQed that it would bo tyr-
rr.r.v nnd doSDOtism tO send Fudctill
'troops for their protection.
TILBPJLESIDÄNTS PAST DAY PROC
LAMATION. l,
' ' .
k To the People of the United State I A
'umoroiA appeals havo beon made
to mo by pious and patriotic associa
tions and eitizcqs, In view of tho pres
ent distracted and dangerous condition
of pur country, to recommend thst a
day bo act. apart for Humiliation, Fust'
ing and Prayer throughout the Union.
Incompliance wlth'thelr request,and
my own sonso of duty, I designato Fri
day, the 4th day of January 1861, for
this purposo. and. recommend that tho
poopfo nsacmblo on that day, according
to their several forms of Worsbip,to keep
it as ttsolemu'fast, "
, Tho Union of tho . States is at tho
prescht moment threatened with alarm
ing and immediatö "danger; panic and
distress of a .fearful characfer , prevail
throughout-tho land';, our laboring pop
ulation aro without employment, and
consequently deprived of. the means of
earning their bread. Indecd,hopo seems
to bave deserted tho minds of men. All
classes are Iu a state of conf union and
disma-, and the wisest councils of pur
best and purest men aro wholly disre
garded. .",'.! . .
In this tho hour of our calamily'and
peril to whom shall wo resort for relief
but to tho God of our fathers?' . His om
nipotent arm only can eave us from the
awful effects' of ocrown crimes nnd fol
liesour ingratitudo and guilt towards
our Heavenly Father.''
Let us, then, with' deep contrition and
penitent, sorrow, uhito in "bumbling
ourselves beforo tho Most High, in con
tessingour individual und national sin,
and in acknowledging tho justico of our
punishment. Let us ' Imploro Him, to
rcmovo from our. hearts that falso pride
of opinion which would Impel us to per
sovero in wroDg for tho sake of consis
tency; rather than yield, a just submis
sion to tho , unforscen exigencies
by which we aro now surroundod. ' Let
us with deep revorenco beseech Kim to
rcsloro the friendship and good will
which prevailed in former days between
tho several States; and, abovo all, to
save at .from; the horrors of civil war
and "blood-i'uilttnes!." llt our fervent
prayer ascend to Iiis lhono that llo
would not desert us in this hour of ox
tromo peril, but remember ns ns Ho did
our fathers in tho darkest days of the
revolution; und , prc?crvo our.Constitu-
itioo and Utiion for ages yet to como.
An Omnipotent Providunco may over
rulo existing evils for permanent good.
Ho can mako the wrath of man topraiso
hini,nnd tho remainder of wrath llo can
restrain. Let mo invoke evety indi
vidual, in whatever sphero of lifo ho
may bo placed to feel a personal respon
sibility to God and hiscourtry for keep
ing this day holy, and , for contributing
all in hit power to rotnovo our actual
and Impending calamities.
JA MKS BUCHANAN.
Washington' News.
Wamiimiton. IE(. 12. In tho Sen.
ale, yesterday, Mr. WigfUU mul the
moit violent" sccew.iori speech of tho
ncHHon. Thu immediate cauno of ecccs
In, be continued, iahc election to the
Presidency of a HhiciC ltcpubiicun. Tu
people of tho North must know that
tho present stato of affairs has been
brought about by tho Helper book
by tho toachiugs of tho Senator from
New Voile (Seward) by tho preach ing
of tho pretended followers ol Christ,
and by teaching In your schools even
tho children to hate us! Tho Senator
from Now York had told his Wide
Awuko .pracporii that their services
could not bo dispenrted with after the
election, but that they would bo needed
to secure tho fruits of victory." Thcro
aro hulf a million of uniformed mcn.wcll
diilled, and tho purposo of their organ
ization is to sweep tho country in which
I live with firo and sword.
Mr. Seward roso and said; "I want
to know the ground nnd placo it is to
tako placo." Laughter and upplauso
in tho fallericsj "'."
Mr. Wigfatl said ho had soon it ro
ported in tho newppapcrs. '
Mr. Seward replied that he did not
say what wns published in tho newspa
pers, I do remember to havo read a
tetter which 1 received from Home un
known person in a Southern State, pro
fessing to implicnto something I said in
omo speech of mine; but 1 can't toll
what I may havo said thatcould bo per
verted so as to Im pi j' that I ever said
or intimated that the Widc-Awakcs
wcro being kept organizod; or disci
plined, or uniformod, or associated at
all to secure tho fruits of their victory.
I think I can safely say I havo never
said anything which could bo so con
strued. I hopo tho Senator will excuso
mo. 1 hopo ho will not deom it neces
sary for mo to put mysolf under ony ob
ligation to explain anything herraftcr.
Mr. Wilill continued, and said, "the
denial of tho Senator is all 1 ask. I on
iy saw a report of his speech.''
'A Short Honeymoon. '
On Monday fast a wedding took placo
not a thousand miles irom this city, in
which ono of tho parties, at least;1 was
looking forward to a blight and happy
futuro of wedded bliss, without u single
cloud to obscuro her pathway of conju
gal felicitv. Fancy then her feelings,
when, alter tho ceremony was perform
cd and on their way to tho railroad sin
lion, whero. thav wcro to ombarlc oc tho
bridal tour nt feeing a couplo ot'ofll
ccrs approaching tho carriago in which
she was riding with her nowly cspous
ed, ond to seo him suddenly alight, and,
if borno by tho wings of tho wind,
lly across tho rlclds, tho nearest way to
tho cars which as luck would havo it
wcro just beginning to ruovo step on
board and disappear from hor sight,per
haps forever. On enquiring tho causo
of such strange conduct in her groom,
sho was informed by tho olliccrb thut
thoy had received intclilgenco that he
hud, besides herself, another wife nnd
two or threo children, and that they had
an order for hia arrest. She thanked
them very kindly for their timely inter
ference and returned onco moro to her
home a much sadder, and perhaps a
wiser woman than when sho left it but
a fhort half Iwur beforo. 'Lawrence
bury lit publican.
! i i taa-ajBii ,i
. iwr'Tho profits of tho Hank of Kog
laud, tho vcnerablo nnd raajestio Old
LaJy of Thrcadnccdlo street, havo av
eraged a fraction under itino per ccut,
per annum for elevon years past.
Gongresiloaal.
Wasuinotom, Dec. 18,
8KNATI3.
Mr; Crittonden of Kentucky, offered
tho following: . ;
WuzatA's, Alarming d I use m lone have
arisen between the Northern and South
ern Statca as to tho rights of the com
mon territory of the United Statcs.and
it is oniincntly .dcsirivbloond proper
that the dissensions bo settled1 bt con
stitutional provisions which give equal
justico to all sections, and thereby ro-
store peaco, increloro
Jlesoivcd, lhat by tho Senate and
Honso of Representatives the follow.
ing Article bo proposed nnd submitted
as nn .amendment to tho constitution
when ratified by the Convention of
thrco-fourths of tho people of the States:
First, in all tho1 territory now or hero
aflcr acquired north ot Int. 30 deg. 30
min.: Slavery . or involuntary servitude,
except for the punishment of crime, is
rrohibited, while in all tho territory
south of that Slavery is hereby recog
nized as existing, and shall not be in
terfered with by Congross, but shall be
protectod as properly by all depart
ments of "tho Territorial Government
during its continuance. All tho terri
tory north and south of said line,with
in such boundaries as' Congress may
prescribe, when it contains a' popula
tion necessary for a member of Con
gress, with a Republican form of gov- j
trnment, shall bo admitted i Into) tho
Union on an equality with tho original
Staks, with or without Slavery, as the
Constitution shall prescribe. '
- Second, Congress shall hare no power
to abolish Slavery in tho States per
mitting Slavery.
. .Third, Congress shall havo no power
to abolish Slavery in the District of
Columbia while it exists in Virginia
und Maryland or either, nor shall Con
gress at any time prohibit tho cfik-ers
of the Government or members of Con
gress, whoso duties rcquiro thorn to
Ii vo in tho Distritt of Columbia, bring
ing Slaves there and holding them as
SUCh. I J !
Fourth, Cougrcns shall havo no pow
er to hindortho transportation ol Slaves
from one Slate to another by land,
navigable rivers or sea - : - .
Fif th. Congress ahull havo tho pow
er by law to par tin owner who shall
apply tho full valuo for a fugitive slave
in nil CHScit where the marshal is pre
vented from discharging his duty by
force orcsyue made aller ni rest. In
nil 8uVVck?v Hho owner shall havo tho
powrto euO"1 ho county in which tho
violence or icscuo wus made; and tho
county shall nave tho right to euo thd
individual who committed the wrong,
in tho aii maimer us tho owner could
suo. -
Sixth. No fu ur amendment or
amendments 1 ill allVct the preceding
urticlesj und Cougivit si all never huve
tho power to inicrjuo with Slavery
within tho Stutes where it is now per
milled.
Tho last resolution declare that ihe
Southern Statte havo a rilit to thol'aith
ful execution of the law for thu recovery
of tlavcs, and such laws ought not tobe
repealed or modified so us luimpnir
i-imti?ay. - All -iaws in cvtifiict
with tho Ftigiflrcomve-trnw, i. ,i.u
not bo deemed improper for Congrc)s to
vsk their repeal. Tho Fugiliio Slave
Law ought to bo so altered us to mako
the foo of tho Commissioner equal
whether ho decides for or against the
elaimnnt,nnd tho clauso authorizing the
person holding tho warrant to summon
a posc cotnitatus to bo so as tv restrict
it to etiles whero violence or rescuo is
atternpled. Tho laws for tho suppres
sion of th African slave trado ought to
bo effectually executed.
' Tho bill for tho udmisnion of Kansas
wus taken up, and on motion of Mr.
Green was mado the special order for
Monday next.
ii'
A Republican wins a Negro on a Bet
Lost summer II. F. Sickles, E-q.,of
Moline, an extenstvo miller, mot K dud
N. Whitford, Esq, of St. luin, Mo, u
prominent slaveholder, when un nnima
ted discussion ensued bolween thorn on
the subject of politics, which ended in a
bet between tho parties, Mr. W. betting
a negro with Mr. S. nsrninat an amount
of flour equal to tho valuo of the negro,
thut Abraham Lincoln could not carry
Illinois or New York. Mr. S. of coarse,
won tho bet. IIo had all along consid
ered tho matter as a joke, and was sur
prised when ho was apprised by Mr.
W. that the slavo was in St. Louis ut his
disposal. Ho immediately went to eco
his nowly obtained piece of property, a
likely fellow, worth 81,500. and without
delay took him boforo the llecorderond
gavo him his free papers, tolling him
that he now ownad himself and could
do whatever ho pleased.
tT It is supromo folly for tho Ad
ministration parly to attack Hannibal
Hamlin, tho newly elected Vico Prcsi-
dent of tho Unllod Slates. Wo perceive
that even Mr. Yancoy ha descended to
tho point of saying that Mr. Hamlin is
a; mulatto. Mr. Yancey and tho, Ad
minifttrntinn papers should remember
that MrIIamlin never .was culled a
mulatto until he become a Itopubhcun.
Our own knowlodgo and estimate of
tho man. is that-ho. is an npright. fear
loss nnd cmhcicncioiH staUwman. ; He
never could -havo w.n hisvay in the
Democratic party first, and in tho Ro
publiccn party Koeond. without being a
person of very considerable ubilitios.
Vhila. Press. -
Secession Ho-nnkV.' Tho charloston
Alercury gives thu following descrip
tion of ft bonnet worn by a South Caro
Una lady:
Tho bonnet is composed of white
and black Georgia cotton.tho streamers
ornamented wilh Palmetto trees and
Lono Stars, cmbroiiered in gold thread,
while tho feathors aro foimed of white
nnd blnck worstod.'
What would our Lincoln ladies think
of a distinctive-bonnet of Connecticut
corn cobs, trimmod with pumpkin vines
and ornamented with woodon nutmegs?
Hartford Toper.
IjADIM Of TIIK WlIITR IIoU.SE.wIt, is
announced that Mrs. Lincoln will take
with her to tho Whito Houso her hinter,
Mrs. Miriam Edward--, uf Springltld Il
linois, said to be un educated und aecom-
plishod lady and it good-looking niece,
ubout eighteen years oiu.
Charcoal a Cuaa Foa Buaxs. Tho
Gazette Medicate, of Franco, aaya that,
by nn tccldcnt, charcoal Ins been di-
covered to be o core for corns. 13
laying a pleco of cold charcoal trpon a
burn, tho pan iuUL!ei Irac: lately.
By leaving the cbarc3.nl on or.a hour,
tho wound is healed as ha? been dem
onstrated on several ctclons. The
remedy is cheap, and si inj.,!?, and cer
tainly deserves a trial.
" Cincinnati XlarL..
I Tbs rocoljiti fines fistnrd, wer esly
abuat 5,(00 baad, and tb market opoJ Urm mvi
ratbar baeyaot, aid $A SOai SO wr taUI fur rood
boil, en tba j-ot. For forward dalirar tbwe were
prettj free c-f crtnn at $5 JO, bot paeken were not
dipucd to epreti st Iba rl4 aaked for forward
delWry.' Tb tat ,: . ,.
li as
170 . 23024 a-U...,, S &0
100 " S00 ..... s ss
Proflaiiwi Tb dauaad for Matt Perk baa fal
lee off, and paresis packed lait k were boacbt
St H 5t, and st t.c olas tbere were ao boyeri
erar tbl rata. A good Jctcund Tbr Or'aea llaat la
tba mcraioff, and S,H0 aold at I'Oi tXt,
tb)atlr rata fftt a lotto be dU--r4 aa-teorrow.
400 pivcrt SUeS told at fl?e. Tbtra Ii Modert.,
denaad fvrLard, sad beyera are wiitine ta pay "
Se, tot it U roerally beld at U. Balk Maau are
bald at bi aad 7a reeae,-wllk aeoia da-aaad at
theie rate packei. ' ".. "
Floer -Tke merket I wnebaered and tba deraaal
quite llgbt; fvod Keperftae U georratly bald at
4 2S, although iarcli could not be feread ea tbe
market at over It V04 IS; iba demand la e.oits
limited. Extra raagvs from SI 40ab li...
tiroetriee A fair demand fgr fagar, In tbart;
alar way, at 6a7't. bUlaiici tru, sod beld at
Jl30e, ebUI y tba letter rate, aad la tba -mall way
91 la obtained. Coffee dall; S lot of Inferior, Uit
received from Htm Orleans ia offer 1 at
prime i a worth 13,','aliJio. .
V beat .Tba demand eoetinnee good and 4he re
elpta ligbt, sod botdara sre taking aa advance ef
e per buah, bat bnyera are not w.lltng to pay ever
ÜOalüO fvr prime Kd end wblte.
lorntar It la gooademapa ana Brm St 334 at
tho lower depot. ; There ii .od Inquiry for abet
ted for tUIpperi, and aalet are being made at 47a
4So, inolaiiug tackt. There wat a tela of9,e0S
both Ear at it landing, but tbe tot mi wer vo
tu ada public.
Uay Tba maikrt eoutinifet dall, and tbe demand
duite limited, though w bare no change to notice
In prieet. We auole rrlme Tiniotbv st f 13 JO
14 00 pcrtonlnbalet on arrival.
Duller Prime Roll la la good demand at 14a
15, other qaali'jei are dull.
AERS: Ei II OHM ANN,
' Ilea jaat reeeired anew and entire atock of -
wm GOODS,
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Coailitiog of tbe latett alylea ef
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Embroideries; Hcad-tlrcssc?, &c-
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Fhe baa alio a good aaaortment of Ladiei' Krem
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Aay oss wanting anything In Iht line of
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