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NEW YORK HERALD. anne Rerthwestcorner of Fulton and Nassau sts, JAMES GORDON BE NEoT. PROPRIETOR AND EDITOR, THE DAILY HERALD, 2cente per eopy—87 per an- om, 5 ‘KL ALD, for Circulation en this Con~ FOR WERELY NEPAL Soot t conte per copy, “nrem ; for circulation in Europe, pri and English, at 6% cents per copy, or $4 per an~ HERALD, every Monday, 3 Ly td nz copies to clubs, Ye, de Prone The DOLLAR W. ate per copy, $1 per annum; per annum, AMUSEMENTS THIS EVENING. ITALIAN OPERA HOUSE, Astor Pince.—Dow Pas- QUALE. NGRR—NA- WERY THEATRE. Bowery—Tur 8 van Rncaernsnve~ ios Jox ann Jac BROADWAY THEATRE, Brosdway— Warren Ray- mond CuK» FOR THe HEAsTacnn. TON’S THEATRE, Chambers 6 mnye Lavamine Hvene-Mertoat A NATIONAL THEATR Chatham 64) GusKnn~ Lost Diamonns—Siamnar EATRE, Broadway—Ba' n Sevinue Puan Melsveutiv-Loas er a Lovih-Paacrical xu —Serious Fa- vALe. juaro—-Pewace a CHRISTY’S OPERA HO! AMERICAN MUSEUM—AmusiNG Peeronmances Bve~ BY AYTERNOON AND EVENING. CIRCUS, Astor Place—EquxsTRian ann Ornen Pex- FORMANCES. CHINESE ROOMS.—Giinpon'’s Panorama oF THE Hive. Ernropian MiNetReErsy, SECOND EDITION. New York, Friday, December 21, 184% From Wasbington—No Speaker yet; bat Strong Symptoms of Something. | Blavery Questien in Congress—-Whu 5. ‘Whi Settle it? From the proceedings that have taken place in ‘Washington, eince the commencement of the pre- sent session of Congress, it is almost certain that, as soon as the House of Representatives rgan- ized, and a Speaker elected, the firebrand of slavery will be thrown into that body. Both tactions—the ultras of the North and those of the South—appear to be anxious for the conflict; and there 18 no doabt \hat the scenes that will follow the introduction of this exciting topic, will be such as were never be- fore exhibited within our hails of legislation. From appearances, it will be a hand-to-hand fight, and the weapons will be the pent up fanaticism of the North, on the one side, and the equally confined ultraism of the South, on the other. At present, 1t would seem as if the Northern combatants would be satisfied with nothing less than complete and perfect victory; while the South, through its or- gans, its governors’ messages, and its public meet- ings, threatens conventions and secession in case the North are victorious. We have seen the Go- vernor of one State recommend an iavestigation into its military resourees, with the view of using them in dissolving the Union, in case of the pas- sage of the Wilmot proviso, or the abolition of slavery in the District of Columbia, We have seen another recommend a State convention, to take into consideration what 1s best to be done in a similar emergency; aud throughout almost all of thote messages a spint of malignity and ill temper 1s apparent, which bodes no good to the peaceable settlement of this exciting question. {tis unfoir, however, to suppose that such are the sentiments of the people of those States, any more than that Lloyd Garrisonjor Wendell Philips, of Boston, are the mouth-pieves of the Northern States. The ultras of the Southare as mach toblame | for |the utemperanece which they exhibit on this By the te'egraphic report givea in another co- Jumn, it will be seen that the Louse yesterday eon- tinued the farce which has been going on from the | commencement relutive to the election of a Speal- | er, and after considerable debate, and another un- | successful ballot, adjourned till to-day. Both par- ties held caucuses on Wednesday evening, and appointed a committee of six on each side, tor the purjo-e of conferring, and ascertuning if | some arrangement could not be made that would be satisfactory to both, for the termination of the aitmentty under which they labor. Sach is the latest position of the speakership question. A great deal of noise has been made by the whigs, and much fu. has been elicited in Coa- gress, in consequence of the attempt of Mr. Brown to elect self Speaker, on his owa hook, by a private arrangement, or quiet bargain, with the free soilers onthe one side, and the ultra Southern men on the other. All the other factions consider poor Brown done brown by the attempt, which has ended ina failure. It is very amusing, however, to see that both of the great, the respectable, the omntpotent, factions, who have swaved the coun- try for the last twenty years—we mean the whigs on the one side, and the democrats, or loco-focos, on the.other—are adopting precisely the tactics of Mr. Brown, who was done brown, and are doing themselves brown with the same gravy, and in the game eavce-pan. Finding they could not get their rauons or their mileage, or pay their washer-wo- men, or quiet the duns of their boarding-house keepers, they have agreed to appoint committees, to see if those committees cannot make a bargain, on precisely the Brown principle. ‘This 1s the long ard the short of the matter; end probably they may succeed better than Mr. Brown did in the business. Such is the morality ot the epeakership question, according to the last dates by the lightning of heaven. What the result may be, is iatimated by one of our correspondents through the telegraph. Tt is supposed that the candidate of Mr. Clay in the House—Mr. Morehead, of Kentucky—will be agreed vpon by the two committees, sanctioned by the two parties, and voted for and clected to-day. ‘This will be a curnovs reeult, if it should take place. Mr. Winthrop was the candidate of the cabinet, par excellence, and of the present possessors of su- premacy and of power over the future, as far as the control of the general government gives power to any clique. He has been defeated, and probably the candidate of Mr. Clay and the old hunker subject, asthe Northern fanatics who goad them | on; and their ultra opinions, we are certain, are not those of the masses. In both sections, we are con- yinced, the great mass of the people deprecate any | interference with each other's rights, as guaran- | teed by the constituuon, and are equally in favor | of afairand honorable compromise in regard to the extension of the institution of slavery to the new territories. ‘The most temperate message, as far as this topie is concerned, that we have seen, 1s that which was addreesed to the Legislature of Indiana, a short time since, by Governor Dunning. Heavows him self in favor of freedom, and he thinks that Coa- grees has the right to exciude slavery from the new territories. But although he entertains such opi- mons, it 1s right, on the other hand, he says, to exercise that forbearance towards the South which characterizes the conduct of the patriot and the statesman. And it isa question of great moment whether Congrees, even it was admitted by all parties possessed such right, would be wise in ex- ercising 1t at this particular crisis in the affairs of the country. The territory was acquired by com- mon blood, and is the property of the whole people, each section having fought and paid for it. This message, in its temper and tone on the slavery question, contrasts favorably with similar docu- ments which have recently been issued by the Governors of some of the other States. We are satisfied that the only way in which this troublesome question can be settled, is by adopting some compromise that can be acepted by the South without dishonor. It would be well for the coun- try if there were more of this spirit of compromise abroad among our politicians and statesmen than there is. If there were, the question would be divested of its worst features, and a settlemen, could easily be arrived at, that would be satisfactory to the country at large. All patriots should use their influence ia settling it insuch a manner. The time is near at hand when the great straggle will be commenced—when the inflammable matenals of the two he tn contact ; and if, before the collision take place, a spirit of mutual forbearance do not animate members of Congress, the country may be set in a flame, and our institutions receive a shock that they may not survive. We are not one of that class who think there is any immediate danger to | the Union of the confedaracy. But no one can tel whige—who have been proscribed heretofore by the cabinet, but who, it seems, are getting head | and strength in Washington beyond measure and beyond expectation—will be elected. It 1s very evident, therefore, that old Henry Clay, gallaut Henry Chey, eloquent Henry Clay, the gteat Henry Clay, 1s again in the field as a for- midable candidate for the Presidency, and that the old bunkers of the whig party, ia Washington, and elsewhere throughout the Union, are determined to make a last and bold push for the next Presiden- cy, in his behalf. Mr. Morehead, as Speaker, or any other person in the interest of the hunker whige, who ere evidently for Henry Clay, would Not oppose Gen, Taylor's administration very vie gorously, but they would not support it vigor- ously; and we rather think the committees ap- pointed by euch a Speaker would be enabled to demolish the Clayton cabinet ely. The moveraente ex! d by the Senate indicate | some curious new developements in conjunction with the direction of events shaping towards the | future. The old honker locofoces, or democrats, in the Senate, with the silent acquiescence of Mr. | Clay, have all the committees, and complete power, | in that body. The cabinet interest and the free | toilers are thrown into each other's arms, to make | the bert of such a queer situation. The friends of Mr. Cley ia the whig party, have therefor the organization of the Senate to the old b democrats, probably with the view of g organization of the House to themsel the form and shape of the new arrangement, and | it has a mighty squinting towards the putting for- | ward of Mr. Clay, by the old hunker whige, and of John ©. Calhoun or Lewis Cass, by the old hanker | locofocos, as candidates for the next Presidency. | Mr. Benton, Mr. Seward, the cabinet, and all the | new lights ot socialism, anti-slavery, anti-masonry, and anti-rentism, are shoved off the board by the o'd heads of the two old parties, who are generally known by the term of old hunkers. If these views, based on facts which we have as- certained, ere correct, they will lead to more im- portant remorks hereatter. We shall wait for fur- ther interesting and umportant intelligence every hour to day. Bornpary Lisrvres.—There are several very important boundary dieputes connected with our acquisition of new territory, growing out of the y settled, may and ill-feeling, Mexican war, which. produce a great deal of difficulty and protract the settlement for an indefinite time. It is well known that Texas claims to extend her boundaries a considerable way into New Mexico— and a difficulty has now recently sprung ap between the Mormons, in the new State of Deseret, and Cali- fornia, the latter claiming that the Mormons have encroached on their territory. ‘Thus latter dispute is one that demands immediate attention. The Mormons never have beem on friendly terms with their neighbors, wherever they have been located, and collision and biocdshed between them and the Californians may result, if the boundary of each be not defined ae epecdily as possible. The: boundary questions should be disposed of by Con- grees, for the catiefaction of the parties interested, and for the prerervation of good feeling between the disputante, at an early day. not epe Tar City Exresprrvne.—It will be seen, by reference to the report of the proecedings of the | Board of Aldermen, inst evening, that the Comp- troller has submitted the estimates for the year 1860; aod a feorful catulogue itis for the contem- piation of our tax-burthened population. A sweep- ing reform in the mode and amount of taxation is deeply needed; but there is little chance of its ac- complishment till an entirely different class of men are sent to the Common Council by the people | to what length party fanaticism, of a politico-reli- | gious character, may carry men. | of Kentucky, has immortalized humoelt by bringing | | government | preher le sections of the country will come | | present he would ask it of Mr. Ashmun, TELEGRAPH: INTELLIGENCE, CURIOUS STATE OF AFFAIRS. Dann Trouble in the Senate about Father Mathew. THIRTY-FIRST CONGRESS, FIRST SESSION. senate. Wasinaton, Deo. 20, 1849. Mr, Warxer’s resolution of yesterday, admitting Father Mathew within the bar of the Senate, was taken up. Mr. Cu.zmens opposed the resolution, om the ground that Father Mathew had addressed the Irish citizens of © United States an incendiary appeal against the in- stitution of slavery, If it was arin. it was one, at all events, which Father Mathew bad no right to meddle with, Mr. Cray and Mr. Sewann advocated the resolution. Mr, Davis, of Mis#issippi was adverse to giving a com- Plimentary admission to the Senate chamber to a per- son who had spoken againet 5) ry as it exists in the South. Mr. Hare absol Father Mathew from the charge #f being hostile to slavery, and declared his hopes that Father M.'s vielt to thiseountry would promote the oauce of humanity, He had been entirely disappoint- ed, and objected to the resolution; but his objections were of another color, Mr. Bavcen moved that the subject be laid on the table, but withdrew at the request of several friends. Mr. Cass deprecated the introduction of the subject of slavery here, It must be met, but sufficient for the day is the evil thereof, Its discussion is caloulated to produce much evil, He knew nothing of Father Ma thew’s opinion as to slavery, but had seen it stated in the pewspapers that Fathow Mathew had expressly re- fused to interpose bis opinions on that subject, He advocated the resolution, for the people of this coun- try were unanimous in their approbation of Father Mathow’s tif devotion in @ nuble cause, It was aeause which stood by itself. It had no precedents, and it would net again occur Mr. Foorr said that Father Mathew, when applied to by Gurretson and others, had taken a very fair and dignitied stacd upon non-intervention ground, and he regretted that be bad refused to respond, or suffer bis reeponre to be published, to letters addressed to vim by Southein gentlemen. He regretted the intervention of the Senator from New York. Mr. Seward had con- neoted the Scuth with the honor preposed to be eon- ferred ow Father Mathew, with the accursed cause of abclition. Everythirg that abolitionists meddled with they ruined ard degraded, They had brought the Union inte danger, aud, if they could carry out tavis designs, would put the marks of imeifabla degradatioa on our ¢lorious institutions Mr. Manouat eaid that there would be, in future, per- haps, too many occasions to discuss the subject of slavery, but he was willing to pay due homage to the rev-revd g ntleman. Mr Buitex, of South Carolina, thought that some of the gentlemen who had spoken had mistaken the pysi+ tion of Fu'her Mathew. He (Mr. B) was in Columbia when a letter was received from Father Math hich expressed very liberal views with regard to the South, although he wished to keep himeelf aloof from the qu tion of slavery. Ho was uuwilling. however, to put Fa- ther M. on the tame footing with Lafayette. He should avoid any di-cussion upon the incidental question of ae rubjrct that must require the greatest oonsideration. Mr. Bancen, of North Carolina, opposed the resolu- tion as an improper precedent. Mr. Downs advocated it. Mears Douglass, Pierce, Seward, Berrien, Mason, Clemens, Calhoun, Dawson, Dickin: Yulee, Davis, Bod Others, continucd the discussdo: ‘The rerolution was finally adopted—yens 33, nays 18 as follows: — , Bright, Cass, . Dickinson, Mangum, Miller’ Stewart, urgeon Underwood, Wales, Walker, aud Whitcomb 3, rs. Atchison, Badger, Berrien, Borland, oun, Clemens, Davis, (of Miss.) Dawson, liguier, Mason. Moxton, Pierce, Rusk, Sebastian, Turney, and Yulee 18. Oa motion, the Semate adjourned. House of Representatives, Wasuiveron, Deo. 20, 1849, Mr. Gippixes wished to propound @ question to his colleague from the Galliopolis district. If he was not He inquired whether an agreement was not going on, by which The best way is | to avoid a course of policy that might produce such a deplorable catastrophe, and to set at rest this ery of disunion for ever. By continually agitating disun' nd conversing on it, men’s ears become accustomed to it, and what they would denounce | in the strongest terms, when firet broached, they | would calmly weigh and deliberate upon after it | front” — both parties were making arrangements for the appoint: ment of officers, without reference to the minority? Mr. Sranury eaid, that both the whig and demoora- tle bodies intended, he trusted in God, to organize We House, irrespective of the factions of the country. | ‘That was all they intended, | There was much confusion, and cries of “down in Want to see or hear’ —“ order !"” Mr. Asrimun was ready to answer, became familar to them. In this view, therefore, we think the time has | come when this exciting and troublesome question | | whether there was not, Inet night, at the whig ca ought to be taken out of the hands of mere poli- ticians, and settled by the people themselves. ‘This could be necomplished by calling meetings throvghout the country, denouncing all ultra | opinions and sectional prejudices, and demaeding | the Senate and House of K entatives at Wash- | jnaton to treat the matter in a spirit of fairness and The North think they are right ia compromise. | the course which they have hitherto followed ia | this matter, and in the stand which they have taken in favor of the Wilmot proviso. On the other hond, the South think they are right. Both may | be right, to a certain extent. It is very clear that neither will svecumb to the other. ‘The only way of settling the question, therefore, 18 by a compro- mise that will be acceptable to both. Henry Clay about such a compromise on a former oceasion.— We wonder who will be entitled to the honor thie time! Ovght not the great men of the South move io unison t Conronation Insuranc gestion hasbeen | thrown out that if the city would take risks on the terms as the insurance companies, the | nt of premiums pard in the course of ayear 1 be sufficient to pay the expenses of our local This 1s certainly a good idea, and we hope it will be followed up. Ia addition to the greater eeeurity whieh 1 would afford to the in- | sured, our citizens would be exempt, or nearly so, from the present taxation, which is extremely | onerous. In fact, in whatever way the matter is viewed, it looks well. It would be a saving ot se- veral millions of dollars a year to our citizens, which they might as well keep in their own pockets. The principle is plain enough. Instead of paying premiums on insurance in the manner now adopted, let them be paid into the city trea- sury, the municipal government contracting to pay seme 8 we for all th perty destroyed by fire. The aggre- gate profits, instead of going into te pockets of capitalists, would revert to the property holders, in the ehape of an exemption from taxes, wholly, or to a great extent. Cativornta Trank—Siipments To San Fran- cisco. —It is euppesed by some persons that there | will be a scarcity of provisions in California during the preeent winter, im consequence of the vast emigration thither from all parts of the United States, ee wellas the old world. Wedo not ap- 1 that such will be the case. The matter will be regulated according to the usual course of trade, and as long as gold exists in that country, there wil be provisions enough eent for those en- gaged in digging it. Probably, too, provisions would be the best articles to send there, while mining operations are suspended ; for, acvording to all accounts, there is plenty of the precious me- tal with which to pay for them. We do not appre- hend any scarcity at all. Tne New Ratroan Pros This scheme for enriching a half dozen individuale at the ex- pense of the city, was non the tapes, at the Common Couneil, last ng. The perseverance of its promoters, in voting a: the public pro- erty, firet gratuitously, and since for half what hoe been actually offered for it,is worthy of a better cause. he queetion was staved off till Monday, ehiefly in consequence of the lateness of the hour, when the backers of the honest project will return to the charge, and be very likely to carry it, too. Mr. Wentwoxtm—Stand out there—(pointing to the area)—where we can all hear you. Mr Asnmen—I understand that Mr Giddings asked over which Mr. Vinton prosided, a proposition made to the whig caucus to divide the ofivers of this House between them, A Vouwe—Apportion them out, Mr Asumun—I answer emphatically, that there was nothing like it,in avy form, mauner, or resemblance, or cut of which any wan, reasonable or understand. able, can manufacture avy such statement. | agree to ftate what done. and leave the country to decide. Judge Toumns called Mr. Ashmun to order, because there war olution prohibiting debate, Mr Sranron, of Tennetses, appealed to Mr Aq to make @ frank statement of what was done by the two parties lart even! Mr Toomns believed the resolution was @ wrong one! Dut be was for free fgbt and fair play. Mr. Buxr—I move that the resolution be rescinded. Mr. Asumun did not yield the floor, Mr. Dow.ty offered @ resolution to reseind the reso- tion. The Cire Mr. Ashmun has the floor; but if he be called to order, be cannot debate Inquiry bas been propounded to me, consent given that | should auswer it. 1 am proceeding under that consent. Mr. Toomns insisted on his question of order. [The question was tak 4d deceived that Mr Asb- mun was inorder. Cries of “Go on,” “roo and Mr. Avnmux—I do not with to violate the rules, It was only by the courtesy of the House, and with the conrent of gentlemen —— Toons. I object. 1 do not consent Mr Asnsien.—I was about to state that nothing like that which Mr Giddings has represented took place, eo far as | know, | was prevent at the whig caucus, and po ruch proporition wae made, nor no such thing suggested. | believe nothing of the kind was eugrosted by the democrats, at the whig caucus. A resolution was adopted, by which a committee of six geatie: three from free, and three from slave States — were ap- pointed, with authority te confer with similar oom. mittees, to be appointed by democrats, to suggest a fair mode of organizing the Howse ; and there were the terms of the resolution, Beyond this nothing was done, This was communiceted to the democratic ous. Whether they assented or not, | do not know. Of the justness of this course, the country can judge. Mr. Ginnrsos had another question : whetber the ox- Jetence of rlavery in the territories constituted any — part cf the arrangement ? | . Evane, of Maryland, raised the question of order. Mr. Giddings bad no right to ask another question, Mr. Ginvixos enid he asked the right for bis con stituents. Mr. Asnaes.—I am free to answer. Parton Kino asked whether the communication was in writing; and if so, that it be produced to the How a tion was taken and decided, that Giddings had a right to ack the questian. Mr. Ginpines asked whether the existence of slavery in territories constituted any portion of the basis of the arrrangement ! Mr Asnacs enid in a free and frank manner. that neither that nor any other question wae entered into, as far as he knew, as the basie of the agreement, the terms of which were in writing, and he hoped would be 0 \ ue Grooroe —1 want to see the writing ‘This was produced The reeclution of the whigs proposed to the domo- | cyer hates’ orate to appoint » committee of six, and they hadto 16th, but does not intend toarrive there before 7 of the House on @ just and fair basis, Signed om be- half of the whige by Messrs. White, Conrad, Breck, Vinton, Stanley aud Ashmum—Mr. Vinton, chairman; Mr. Breoks, secretary. The next was a resolution of the democrats, appoint- ing Mersre. Stanton, of Tennessee, Thompson, of Penn- sylvania, Bayly, McClernand, Harris, of Alabama, and Potter, te meet the whig committee; signed by Mr. Thompson, of Penntylvania, Chairman; Mr. Stanton. Secretary. ‘There was convulsive laughter, and remarks of “No great things discovered” —“ What next?” &o, Mr. Koor rose amid ores of “ Call the roll,” and said that he hoped the roll would not be called fora few minutes. The House had too much respect for him. There 1s no ue to be ins hurry. There ise joint committee to report. We are given assurance that the ox knoweth his owner, and the ass his master.— (Laugbter, and cries of “We have hada good many marters.””) Mr Sraniey arose to # question of order. Mr. Root was not, certainly, in order, He could not debate the question, Mr Roor did not know what question. We might as well retoind the resolution, and let diseussion—— Mr Vaw Dyxe called the gentleman to order. Ho would object to debate until the resolution providing for it be reennded, Mr. Roor said he intended to speak on that; Mr. Vat Dye called to order. Mr. Bowciw wanted to offer a resolution. Mr. Sranzey eaid Mr, Root intended to arraign both sides of the House, Mr. Roor—I do not, ‘The Curnx stated the question of order, Mr. Gippines wished to put an inquiry to the chair, (Criee of “question.”) He said he had the floor, and the question of order he intended to debate. Mr. Van Dyxe called to order, Mr. Gippines~ I have the floor. Mr. Van Dykn—I ask the Clerk whether it is in order? A Voice— If the Clerk won't do it, yourself put the question Mr. Gippixes proceeded to speak among the ories of “question,” “order,” and great noise, He said he would speak, if gentiemen cried themselves hoarse. He con- tended that Mr. Root had a right to show why the re- folution rescinding debate should be rescinded, Mr. Van Dvn arked the House to decide the ques- tion, (Cries of “pnt the question,” and noise, amid which Mr. Giddings went to his seat, ‘The House decided him cut of order. ‘The question was taken on reseinding the resolution, a decided in the negative, 90 te 130. (Cries of “ Call the rell.””) Mr. Atsrntson introduced a resolution, that Mr. MeDowell be temporary Speaker, aud that the House then elect a Sergewnt-at-arms, Door-keeper, and Post master, und afterwards elect a regular Speaker. The resolution was laid on the table—130 to 94. (Cries of “ Call the roll.) Mr. Lavin understood that the two great parties had Mr. Roor called him to order, and objected. Mr. Levin moved that the House adjourn till to- morrow, Rejected—74 to84. Impatient cries of “Call the roll.” Mr. Woovwa: I think we cannot elect a Speaker for some days, if at all. Mr. Roor—Order, Mr. Woopwarn moved that the House adjourn till Monday. (Not agreed to.) The motion was renewed. A motion was then made to adjourn till to-morrow, A question of order was raised, aad after it was rettled, the Houre proceeded to vote for Speaker, with the following reevlt :— BALLOT FOR SPEAKER. 30 Miller, dem. 75 Strong. dem. MeClernand, dem. 60 Boyd, dem. Wilmot, free eeil, 7 Scattering. A motion was then made to adjourn till Monday, which was lost by # large majority. And. at « quarter to three o'clock, the House ad- Journed till to-morrow. Winthrop, whi; Staniey, whig. Bata ington—The Efforts to Elect a Speaker. Paicapeensa, Deo. 20—A, M. ‘The democratic and whig caucuses, held last night, each appointed committees to meet together and settle differences, This may lead to the election of a Speaker to-day. Paraperrma, Deo 20—P. M. ‘The caucuses of last night appointed mittee of to-night. be chosen to-day. THE LATEST DESPATCH. Wasnineron, Tuunsoar, Dee, 19—Midnight. ‘There were no meetings held by the eaucuses of the two parties, to-night in consequence of the Conference | Committees being in session, and mot haviag as yet Agreed upen a report. The opioion is generally entortained here, that they | ‘Will not be able to effect a comprom! The Legistature of South Carolina, 14, Deo, 20—P. M. ‘The Legistature of South Carolina have adopted a series of resolutions, approving the course pursued by Southern members in the present Congress, " 5 Lena, Deo, 20—P. M, ‘The Southern Mail has arrived, bringing New Or- loans papers to the 13th inst., ineluel Robbery of Siiks, + , he. wnenan, N.Y, Dee 20—1849 of Messrs Parmelee & tlobinson, ia this plac entered, this morning. and robbed’ of ailka, tatlos Ke. tothe amount of $2000 The burglars exenped and no trace of them has yet been discovered. omotive passed over the branch of the New- burgh and Erie Kaiiread, this morning. Markets, New Ontsavs, December 19, 1849, The Hibernia’ news was received at neon, to-day, Previous to the reception of the news, 1.600 bales of cotton were reld = After the receipt of the news, opera- ed altogether Pork--Mese has declined. and Wg at $060 per bbl. Corn— The market is prices bave declined; sales of 30,000 bashels, at 40 a 480, per bushel intelligence. Shipp! TEAS 1, Doo 19, Pow nliered—Bark Jobe Avilles, Clenfeugos; tebe Ju a tte, Ne he Erie, New York. Clesred—Ship Caroline Augnata, Sailed—Bark Jasco, Zansibar. waenyronr, Deo 19, 1849. ‘ ALrat, Deo 19, 1849, Francisco. Wannna, Deo 17, 1840. Arrived—Schra Oregon, Harriet Emiti, and Chostaw, sow Arrived— Menitor and Rose Tn Bloom, New York. ~ » 1 4— Ship Vary Glov ip Lem: from NO Arriy Teh, of Matanuia lean: standing more Main ae awrence. from Balti and ‘om Benes Ayres, 18th Oct SEAR in jon rhe Madly, it Palos. tr M a in from Mal } | .N W 15 miles, enw brig Mary St A: Brie J from Port an Prince, 21th ult. Left brig DK Aken for New York; scbrs do, soon; Mary B Biirabeth, for os Mary ficien, trom Bt Jaro, 25 ar, cle, from St Jaro, Spoke, 19th i od W by Nah Gi "s waging wohioolay M he JC Gilmore, Charter. bre Adath, Malvina, Rilloty MB a rogiee Phila- ly, but ork. Deo 19, 1849, or, Phila~ Proving ‘ tiene Mary, Beltimore; Thomas Tarn e) Brig Aleenquin, Lagnayra. ne John Rete, Philadel phi New On Arrived—Ship RC Winthrop, fro Flower, New York. Arrived: Mar} 1%vb— Ship Camd Cranresr New ¥ y Trebi from CI The Great Steamship Kace, We are indebted to s gentleman of this city, for the use of the following letter from ® passenger on board the steamship Ohio: — Asrmnene, Deo. 15, 1849. So fat we have hada very picant pas- page, thoug! er rough at present, as my letter will plainly show, but bave not felt any of those unpleasant: were experienced before feneations that The Obio is the fastest steamer in the world. She Crescent City before 7 seven o'clock on the evening we left (the 13th) but the Cherokee drawing less ‘wa'er, gained about five miles, by “outting acrors lots,” that is, C5) close in shore, while we had to stand out to sen, the next morning, upon coming on deck, the firet thing we raw wasthe Cherokee on our stare bow, and before 10 A. M.. she was nowhere to be peen, | don’t may are of the other steamer, (ree cent City,) ax we lost right of her before 10 P.M, on the evening we started out. om mek pays that we could easily reach by 3 o'clock, A. M., to-morrow morning, the .M. | six, who were instructed to confer today and report | ‘This would indicate that no Speaker would | | porte sempece fer. | vine our friends, if th he city, a vory decided mo’ Inhabitants, whenever an: Gaiters, towards JUN report copjointly as to mode of definite organisation | Scxnzs in Conoress—Tue Lion AnD THE Mon- xkEY.—On a certain very particular occasion, all the animals that were contained in a menagerie, held @ mass meeting, for the transaction of some very important political busin “in accerdauce with the weages of the party.” After all the beasts were duly assembled, the lion, being the lord of the animal creation, considered it his right to call the meeting to order, and to preside as master of the ceremonies, or, as politicians say, chairman of the meeting. When the proper time had arrived, he rose leisurely from the lazy position which he was occupying, and witha shrug of his shoulders, a whisk of his tail, and a slight pawing of the earth around him, he suddenly gave a growl, which was as much as to say, “ time was up.” It wage ter- rible ni that he mude, and a little monkey in the farthest end of the menagerie was frightened out of his wits at it. In fact, he was perfectly stun- ned, but, like monkeys in general, he had a very good opinion of binself, and was determined, small ashe was, not te be outdone by the lion. Accord- jegly, afier chattering awhile and recovering his self-possession, he concluded to, roar, too, and that as loud as the lion did, if he could, with the idea of giving the congregated beasts an idea of monkey importence. After twisting his tail over his shoulders, atit he went; but behold, instead ot a goed manly, or rather Lonish roar, he emitted only a squeak, which set the whole menagene in laugh- ‘er. Soit was the other day in the Senate at Washington. Mr. Clay rose ia his seat in that body, and declined acting on any of the commit- tees, for reasons best known to himself. No seen- er, however, had he done so, than Wm. H. Sew- ard, like the monkey in the menagerie, thought that he too would decline serving on the commit- tees, and, accordingly, he chattered out a request that he should not be put upon any. Butit is the nature of the beast. A monkey is a monkey, and you can make nothing of a monkey but a monkey, So it is with Wm. H. Seward—he will be Wm. H- Seward as long as he lives. The Opera—Musical Criticism, A certain oc! of obscure newspapers, both weekly and evening, have been crowded with curious criticisms on the Italian artists at present epgeged at the Astor Place Opera House. ‘These critics seem to have undertaken the task with a desire more to show that they possessed a knowledge of voice and music, than with a spirit of just criticism—in fact, from the same motives that induce them to wear mus taches and imperials. If faults exist im artists, they can be mildly pointed out in the tone of gentiemen, without sacrificing the dearest interests of any artist to, perbaps. some vulgar personal animosity, either to the singer or manager. Bread and butter form the priociples of every art, and ali existence. But we deny that the present com- pany of Italian artists ere so deficient in natural gifts and acquired musical kaowledge, as those obscure crities, in journals of little circulation, would endeavor to impress upon the minds of the musical amateurs of thir gay, and fashionable. and volatile city. Examine the bread aud butter better. The luvgs and larynx are the bread and butter—or the principa: agents of volee—given Wy peters to ald in organizing fashionable society in # barbarous country. Those organs may difler With each artist, according to thy coutraction or expansion of the chest. and in obedience to the same law whieh keeps the solar system together. If the muscles of one person be not as strong as another, in the breathing of chest motes to a certain extent, and high yocal cultivation enables the artist to ascend beautifully into what is termed a head voice, (which is produced by the aid of the maxillary sinures and nasal cavities,) how, we would ark, can this diminish the qualities ef a vocalist? If there are various qualities of yoice, arising from the peculiar construction of the vocal organs, as there are various sized and parti- colored angels in heaven, we would ask, what difference docs it make to the fashionable hearer, lounging ja his box, if Ube notes break upon the delicate ear in aweet and pleasing intonations? Some artists, like many of the reraphs, have a great natural compass of voice, who y ow very little of musical science ; others, who | re well trained, like our volunteers, although not pos. resting the same extent of chest notes, pour forta in the purest melody, the rd/rs assigned to them, and ele- Yate the fashionable world to the seventh heaven’ The Aifference between these artiste is, that one sings what he knows, and the other knows what he Singe— pre: cisely the same difference which exists in the music of fairy land. ‘There are many instances, too, where the symmetrical preportions ot the chest—not a chest of | gold dust—are seemingly perfect, and yet, strange as it Way appear, thry do Lot possess ove octave of natural | or chert notes, whereas they should, at least, appronch very near to two octaves the base, say from C to Dj; baritone from D to F; tenor, from A to A above the fitth line ; the contralto, from G to G d_ adprano, from C to ©, But our hypercritical writers, should they listen to an artist woose flight from the natural to the falrette voice can rearoely be discovered by the but whose tones are not 8o powerful rendered with ekill and sweetness, be is i set down as oue who works upon head voice, e We would ask why xerpt that by proper ure can be overcome | | | | instruct! by an economical seule, #0 a1 imperceptibly to use what en the muscles are wnable to com | is called head sustain the | | neventano has @ fine voice. 1 be eecond to none ef round bass volume {s equally taken too short, frequently ¢o | ekhitully Gr! | class. Novell tettes, whieh the { attraction in our present us and orchestra, We eny, France and & rus and orchestra of al in wkiil and scie: in weighs avoirdaps etre at MM it to our ely, civntifie divet for h attended perm laud, and we j ' ugh not ro largein numbers 'y thing we ever h K. including his vee 'y comic opera Wednerdny h sueh wt pipe, backed by grent od ber personal appearance and grace- actress, ‘Bhis opera iD, Thts Day. Now 43.10 80, 6.96, 78, 154, 156, 49, 00, 163. 165, 166, 48, 168, 170, 172, 187, 188, 189, 191, 192, 44, 12, 140, 167, 56, 136, 57, 201, 809, 5 ‘Noa, 26, 124, 224, 5, S41, 1 1 S77. 183, 185, 987, 101, Part 2 228, 200, 232, 234, 236, 288 Ladics Folr ond Festival—The Ladies | gonnected with the Orchard Street Society, will hold Fair and Pestiv: 1 Assemb'y K Broad~ way, on Friday inst. Useful and tapes as | m e pro- ek. Tickets of ad~ 4 at the door. Caltfornia Houses—Portable and other California a Stores, equal te, aad as cheap as thie ONT Im thle mare e'L, BOOTH, 68 Myrile ave., Brooklyn. Dressing they'are 0 California New Lawghtin to be found !?—Our answer fe, thet we have called on thet gentleman, and found bim nowhere, We would al- ye} make any more calla, to catl at sent treet, and get them fine For. $4 0, worth $3 and $7; fue as THE DOCTOR. ner of Ful Boote, that wort Stammering.—C. Weeks Guaranticon a Perfect cure of all caver of Impedim weeks, at D7] Broadway, wp w fiven. Applications must be m finieh, forming @ Wy * way. Combs.—Those wishing the finest quality of back Combs, in the prosent style, will cxamine the assort- ment of the subscribers, which is the most oxtensive and in the city, among which will he found ere, in torvolge shell, from Beant apwaraen, Pe" SAUNDERS, 34 Broadway. and Tonpees aiwnys on hand, wie factory of MRDAURS Wigs and Toupees.—Another Meal nas ay A. to Wm. Batchelor, for the best Wigs and Ton- | | tile matters, and so long as we rates of Interest have advance negotiated with diMenity at 9010 per have become inactive, and Prices have fallen off. The corner in Norfolk County Ratlroad, whi threatened to ruin the bears, has broken down and Prices have falien from fort: ” would be the “ me Agian Quickt; cluoea rh ry ae cone ty ex ho reste Frave, if ahold a inan selling a amie clothes for five doilsrs: and elegent ov PLU Elz ench: yor such things are done corner Nassau ee 2,008,000 of botties and ever of Dr. De Witt C. Kellinger’« Medicated Bmbrocation have been sold: }- edielval purpvaea without waingle petty 4 ery men e used it ae & matter eouvenience in it rth; hes and Ends dveigned 10 be prescribes interasily ang’ eataeang ee Its wonderful «fects in restoring ana ay beausifying hair, enold or young, it indewd astoundi Mr. John Luther's: as ghter and grand ‘daushter Thad their hair” Y 4 by ite it had peurly all full iteancia? (al on ont Jb nen fen inflnence, Hi tree Care— Mr, John Vin ‘This gentleman re parpore, prinr io this; he call us thas the balr began eens and fast. It can cual: i tleman most be at ue! an aurea 0 8ix weeks, Judge Rowan and cap be teen at Tattersall’s, Broad we Rose's, wer- Al ing out very. ad only one bottle; st has stopped coming out, aud hap bis great remedy cleanses: }) manner of skin Broadway, $4 per d }, wholesale and retail COMMERCIAL AFFAIRS, MONEY MARKET, Thursday, Dec, 20—6 P, M, There has been # moderete panic in the stock mar- ket, during the past day or two, and the bulls have. been serious cufferers. This fall we predicted, and those who have been governed accordingly, have es- caped heavy losses. The ides of inflating prices for fan~ oy stocks is perfectly preposterous, and those who are foolish enovgh to invest their capital im sach things, deserve to lose a geod part of it, There is any quan lity of sound, safe, dividend paying securities, on the: market, thet pay a fair rate of interest; and if any one has more money than he kaows what to do with in- his business, let hia invest it in some of those stocks. 4 where he can get it again, without submitting to enor” mous and serious sacrifices. An individual ventures se~ veral thousand dollars ina fancy stock speculation, and as foon as the investment is made, he begins to” figure up his profits, A rise of two or three percent is: nothing; and In the event of such an advanee taking Place, the holder refuses to realize, Suddenly the market turns, and prices rapidly depreciate; the- Prospective profits sre soon wiped out, and the holder begins to look for @ loss. He fails to fell at the first dip below cost, and fivally real- izes at a loss of several per cent. This is the course, and the result of the fancy stock speculations of out- side operators, in ninety-nine cases out of every hun- dred. Th t difficulty is in refusing tomake # prow fit when one can be made The Wall street bulls and beara have about the same object in view. Neither the one or the other have any faith or confidence in fanoy stocks; and the only dif- ference ip them is, that the bears sell fer the purpose: of purchasing at depreciated prices, while the balls buy for the purpose of eelling at higher prices. Tho bulle are a sort ef retail operators, and peddle out small lots to consumers; while the bears are wholesale dealers, and are, among brokers, what importers or manufacturers are among merchants. The only additional value fancy stocks obtain, after leaving the hands of the bears, io that put upon them by the bulls, in retailing them out to customers, wherever they can find them. Amidst all the ramifications of ail classes of speculators ia the street, the outsiders generally get the worst of it. Im Past years, when the spirit of epeculation was so rife, no one peused to reflect a moment relative to the Value of any stock; every ono was, for the time, deranged, nd it therefore mattered little whether they were buy~ ing or selling anythingjuaving any actual valae, or not. Everything, at (het time, had a market value, and that answered every purpese As soon as the public began. to realize what shadows they had been pursuing, tho bubble burst, and not a vestige was left of the maguifl- ccnt structures created, and the splendid plans perfeot- ed, (in the mind’s eye), by which all were to be made rich atonce, We live now ina different age der & different planet, and ere altogether a different hind of People. Itisnow utterly impossible to get up any speculative excitement. There is no material to work upon no one, apparently, desperate enough to lead. the way; andif even such # movement were made, there would not be followers enough to give it strength, ‘The time has gone by; and it will be a long time before the public mind can 9, be brought into sueh a de~ lusion, During the past two years money has been unusu- ally abundant. Good short business paper has sold freely out of doors at rates ranging from five to sever been made on stock se- les at four per cent. We have had gold pouring in upon us from Caalifornia during the past twelve months—bave had an extensive demand fa Earope, for | Our public stocks, at high prices—a great im provement in prices for our great exporting eta) nad a host of other things, all tending to increase our wealth and add to our prosperity; notwithstanding which there is not the slightest Indication of @ speculative move- ment—not the slightest deviation in all our commer- ciel operations, from the legitimate line of trade, The fact is, our products have become ro enormous that they are almort out of the reach of the monopoly of speculators. Thie remark is literally true as regards fancy stocks; and we shall fel the additions made from time totime,in the supply of these subterranean so- curities, more,a year or two hence, than we do now. ‘There are more of these securities now pre: slog upon the market, than we have known at any time within the lastjten years, aud holders are lees able to carry them. It is the rapid increase of such worthless stocks, end the limited confidence the public that has forced into the street fuch vast quantiti nd pric just soon fiod their Proper level, Where that level ts we have not the most remote idea; but it will probably be a great many per cent below preront prices. Our good stocks have ine creased 80 fast during the past threo or four years, that they have absorbed immense amouate of capital; and although money {a plenty enough, and every one ap- pears to have alittle, noone seems dlvposed to take hold of anything that does not hold out the very best and the ctrongert prospect of eure and profitable rex turve, It bas been the universal remarkia Wall street that money never was pleatier,and that more people have money to lend than wasever known before, Thi® fe true; and itexhibite the most extraordinary fact, that People would rather lend their meney upon feourity, at even a moderate rate of interest, than med- dle with fancy stocks, er anything elee having no reat Value, and run the risk of losing the whole of their cae pital. It is to this change in the public mind, partie. | ularly in thore who have capital that we attribute the sent healthy condition of our finanelal and merean- keep off rpeculation and ail the attending evils, there will be mo danger of any rerious derangement. At the fret board, to day, Reading Railroad fell off }6 per cent; Erie 7's, old, ‘y; Kirte Railroad, Loan, North American Trust, 14; U: 5'*, 1853, advanced 4 percent. There ppears to bear much fancy stock in the market as whe four cr five per cent higher; and there appears to be a* mech aualety to get rid of them asever, The bears have been pretty large purchasers within the past Gay or two, and the market has been im easure sus- tained by the demand irom that source, At the reoond boerd there were moderate sales of Readi Railroad and North American Trust, at prices current in the morning; but the market closed weak and feverish, The receipts at the office of the Assistant Treaeure™ ef this port, to-day, amounted to $48,652 94; payments, $26,184 23; balance, $3,702 750 08, Tho value of merchandice imported into the of Boston for the month of N. Loi was $342,834; No. vember, 1648, $455,752, Decreate In November, 1840, $112,918, The Boston money market t# tightening. The strevt and the best papor ie Stocks it one time y down to twenty. nine per int. The biters have beon bit; and the bulls will be Ried ha eit fer antral fo tntate yortblons sine comin Mew they sttempe® sembing il ate mee * wotthiens faney stoek. ‘This te a the result of cornering operations in the fancies, and Fpecnlators in this market have for several years past: had too much sense to become involved in them, The Fah ak sin atrest. the city. Cony the aa: ed to new strle, ELOR'S cok Boston brok my oy a vjerated rig tery ed p~ ere havea great deal to ih learn before they orners, tt the folly of fancy stock

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