The New York Herald Newspaper, January 17, 1852, Page 6

THE BOARD OF EDUCATION, Remarks of FE. Benedict on his Re- Election as Pre: t of the Board. ‘The following were the remarks of the Prosi- dont of the Board of I'ducation, at the meeting on Wednesday |: GeNTLEMEN OF THE Boarp oF Envca For this renewed expression of your kindne: | and confidence, [need not say that | thank you. Tae | boner of presiding over the deliberations of such a body in any branch of the public servics, would be a subject of just pride; bat to have been thus elected and re-elected to proside ever such a body. chosen, by the unsolicited suflrages of the citizens, a3 the depository of the great trust of pepular edu- cation, and, without othor reward than tho satii- faction of doing good, to watch over its interosts— to preserve it from external attack and from inter- mal docay--calls for my sincerest acknow!edg- ments, snd for my most earnest and increased on- | deavors to fulfil the duties of the station, for which Tam indebted to your kindness. ‘This is the more agreeable to me, as ] am sure to find, in tha mem- bers of the Board, the same respect for them- selves and for each other, and the same conseicntious desire to do right, which have al- ways characterized thom, whenever i have had tho pleasure to be associated with them in public adairs. Popular education, gentlemen, i matter of state policy. In it spring the fountains Of our political life. To us it is alsoa great trust. Although fully established in popular favor, it ra- quires our constuut and watchful care. lt igour e that ite fi are so laid, its eture carried up in such ns of beanty and strength, as that it may co! ; of the surest guaranties of of the most permanent and beaut f our metrepolitan glory. To accom- he Common Scheel system established mn charge ot its officers, should, and uniform general re i a by a form a homegeneous syavem, competent to the wants. and acceptable to the de: t all the eople ay I not rely upon the Gness of this Board © indulge me in some remarks suggested by the experience and observation of the }) which seom to me of cox When the common sch in the city, in 1812, ma: d the echool houses to: be situations, ang to be bu should be made pleasant hily alin their appearance, if we itizess to send their cbildren The later echoolhouscs a larger, and amore open with more neatnets and 7, though simy’e and unostentatio a better ect h are ctive, and o an te the uewer & ese last having d: m the people, the chil mmuvity, and a to the investment, i3 more exp e school he 4 to be, even in poin hool houses where they w: and most constant attend 0. thus alone does our educational capital bring the greatest retura, a » also, greatly add to the attraction tT. cf the city. ia the variety of its public buildings, facilities offered f ¢ most eccnomica ucation for the people in connection with this subj P of offering a sx plan for a school hous: in the equality and social iat among us, is doubtless found cafeguards to public morals. > worthy of inquiry whethcr, in a great cit the system of publio cducation would » et if the schools for the different cept perbaps rate apd distinet buildings. T omy and convenience >, as well as of morala ai 2 seem to recommend a change io this r and since the: 3 nothing !ocal in our schools, the buildings ard the school officer ght to beno difficulty in introducing a general change int pect. if, after an experiment of a schoo girls, it should be foun! to be a desirable improve ment. It is of the greatest importance to tho efli- ciency and economy of the system, thal bouniform and homogencouy, like the go bich it springs. The schools taxation, should be under the control uc school officers of the go her manner can the best general the wisest supervision, and the greatest bosccured. J bed hoped that the patrioti tho Public School Society would, b: on the importance to the city of + stem, and have voluntarily mad art of the common schools of ere ig no power, and! trust no d ti them to do wrong, and it certainly ought not to ize the force ot positive statute, to compe do right. ‘They have the pow: N e can hold in higher esteem than 2 gextlemen who manage the afairs of that but its existence is an anomaly, ania dis- caust in our system. Hronght into exis ate charity, nearly half a century ago, to tho wante of the destitute in the com munity, it acted as the alinoner of the State till the introduction of the common schools. ‘This was done under circumstances of excitement andalarm: and it was wisely determined that that society shouldremain, at least, til! the experiment should be tri: Ton yoars have now clapsed, and the a of the experiment is certain. ‘Tae zea! with Lich the introduction of common schools was re fairnees with which theramere watched, oe enthusiasm with whick ther now acknowledged, is an interesting’ proof of the good faith of tho people of their stinctive rega:d for the public interest. 4 has sow ceased to be nee An tional system fully competent the the comm’ a catablished by t is matata® ~chools of that society are nc mmon echools. They are a powcr ith a large amount of property, and are p y & close cerporation: and we c: veriock the fact that thet property has been pr cipaily raiecd by texation fer the 2 want: city, and is and cught to av, 23 i rty of the city, and that it control of the educational estion has no rity and bene e2 of ciety, mer to its past the earl: services, Which aro i { the Amer s were ther volunt ny of govert woud i, afte overn: 8 long to convey tdone so. its prope eral hundred thous Oe sums of money for the improvement of that pro- perty. ard the payment of part of its incumbrances The t # of the eociety are not immortal, if their ré, When, by annual additions public treasury, under the name of repairs cuts, thelr property shall be malti e, should determine to devote th rporato wealth to the teacht Pac religion, phi porer except to of the public mone in the upon W #, a pow worst eonsequences sand commer- in the present should pal or ail equa 'y its de n to tho in th y by availing iteclf of the ate legal p 6 Whi 8 their schools to merged fa om of common schoo and by giving up ite corporate existence. Tt has, | indec |, been said, that their existence and com- ition isa useful spur to thy oramon schools on y the question whet Me it can bo good policy gover nt to encourage a competing rowent within its own jurisdiction, how can tbe raid to compgte, botween which no com- parison is instituted, unlets it by ia numbers, ta & great | ry ations, be | perfected and strengthened and exetuded, a3 a uni- | > | ordirat merits are | ~ | sent excellent and vigilant chicf mag + an to this Board for large | © youngest of ue havo | size, or in popular favor and acsountability, fa ail | Our Washington Correspondence. Cur Maryland Correspondence: of which the common schools bara, loag sinoe, Wasrra@ton, Jan. 15, 1952 Ayvaconts, Jan 13, 1352 passed far cut of the reach of tho eaaroie of that | 74 oy nF wR gine ee rice ths BREE eer Society? And 6o it cannot fail to bs. Wa must | Chancellor Wateorth—Kosewth and Washington | Gor Kosswi's Visit to Annapolis—Actim of the inereaae, but they mustdeoreaca; w> must bea lo- Soctety—The True State of the Case—The Presi- | Marviant Howse af Delegates— Beautiful Women spend sed proereeiss, co-sxts i Wh tbs o I= | dential Quesivom avid the Demrcratic Camtidatee | Ger, Lerce—Descriptim of Madame Kisswth— by Oa Riga? Aig ta rg ay | The remarks of Chancellor Walworth, ia his iate Mr. Brent's Report om tie ial of Castner Hn- they old, undesirably ated, aad dosaziag; | speech apoiogiziog to Kossuth for thy soldaess of | vay, $e., we the favorites of the people, a partot the go- verpment, andin harmony with tho institutions of which we are a part—they, a olesa corporation, | penetrated by no popular in iuense, andsudjectad to | no popular control or visitatica Even now, tae government schools that started on eo doabiiul a | career are the greater favorites, aad the aghools of tho eociety, excellent as they ars—aad they are very | excellent—are looked upon ‘as having still the odor of charity about them. ‘They are not, in fact, subordinate or inferior to our schools; still their teachers, as well as pupils, seem to consider it | akind of promotion to ee into our schools. It ia certain that, sooner or later, thoy must bo swallowed up by the government systom “How much batter, then, that their schools should rot dwiadle out of existence and die in their hands, but that the so- | ciety, with a genercusand patriotic desire to im- | provethe general system, should so merge their | Schools in it, in their best condition, as co be fairly entitled to a portion of the credit for making them what they shall ultimately become. There | bave been indications that re!igious animosities aro | unfortunately again to be oxcited in connection with the schools. The common schoois have been charged, in several induential quarters, with infi- | delity. They have been Genounced as Godless schocls, and said to be cbstacles to the bleased in- fluences of tho Divine favor, bocauee sectarian roli- ion is not a part ‘ol inatruction | The relation of religion to our institutions of | government is so si that it eughtnot co bemis- | interpreted of our system is not thatall | Sects shouldalike be pstroni y the government, | but that the government hay ing to do withany | ofthem. Religion ig hich conn2ot: the | individual with God, an preesed in such acts of to be acceptable hi tary and sincer i Capnot be co object of no caa be to cumpel one to ob- stem of religion which Hence the compulsory sup- on, is the greatest if I ought there to participate, a3 dit is quite pla hoo! ofli- profession; ctions, and jonee, will be i and by almost im, it bindsa LO conn interests of the comm * ecclesiastical supremacy, bment more or infidelity p community in scheols which, degerve their hig tor the frierds of religion or of friends of beth. be given to the y less and infi | nature, purpose, 2: lar instruction, an priate teachers. in t: its purifying i per oi ganiz, tac 7 its appro: 2 fitted < to the path The morning ani = l—the ca’ s and festival: ings of the truth, eannot thi relgion, but must th tthe s tio are in school six how for eleven months in a yea eights hours for sleep, is but lime, and three-fougths of all thus left within the reach o. religion. If there beany relig arc willirg to admit that pa struction and example, the eh axd teachings, and ri | the time, are not able ¢ ties of horn books and grammar other fourth. they will fnd i di | wary that theirreligion isthe itis not so. [t is a transparent is anytbirg in learning. or how profound—that is inco and ifwe did not know that ee or religion that b »y the etrongest, the most , We should not b: dencmination whe tiplication Lindh too phy, etymology, syntax, and pr: tect the youthful mind ag delity that lurk in penr A year since, | found it n tion of the Board to o 2) charge of dangorous the common school syst message ince which time, 2 committeo of ard, ins signally ab! avincing report, | ‘ch has been printcd and widely circulated, fully | proved the great econemy cf our system, and the | injustice of the attack. Ip his message, now | ly delivercd, not in so direct terms, but by | plainest implication be has, without fouad | charged the sy: with an increas for this year of + than fort)-five per cent + bis H | th w ver the last, t. I¢ is certainly much to be nor the Mayor should have error, and by pointing to 1 system above, have thrown upon us, fur esive years, the necessity of making such important corrcctions. It cannot be presumed that s unjustly to come inconilict with go impor- tant a branch of the public service az the schools, which at the same clection at which he was chosen to his high station, by the flattering majority of tix thousand, received the more than six fold majo- | rity of thirty-eight thous To grevent mizappre- ber -ion, it iz necessary to state that the sum required and received for the use of the Board, last year, was $70,600 lese than the sum stated in the messace of | that year: and the sum require this { year, is $200,000 less than the the lncesage of this year, and that th ense in thie departinent is one th: other departments of muni less than the increase in t and wants of this rapidly exte: | thavking you for unde-erved | giz ‘or occupying so muc | remarks. Tur New York Wr yd | pleased to find a paporoceupying tn the world of journalism ‘The history of the ple of the greasy Fu 4 welt applied bu s hardly exsceded by n the ust apolo- with these high a pi ry on our table. emarhable oxam- arnest, Ite asy jc & great degree its popularity and epr tly sagnner in whisk hold of and presont to i At t ‘arly happy orps of edito ite able ¢ their readers stl the d's James Gorlon Bon: their he: power and flexibility ag a writer. rative talent, (if we may use the adjeoti | is dneurpassed, and upon which to a groater or less degice, the success of every public journal lependa. In the vost amount and variety of roading tt before its readers, we kxow ¢ Awerican which leads the Hers to ity gomeral pomet cal course, however on ay disagree wich t | is not to be demied that, ae an indicator o | political events, th | be ne | fost (Me) Journal, Jan. 9 2 aad family ia- | 8 ofkicera, | t * | manderUreen hie reception here (in regard to which tha Cha: Gov Kossuth expected to get througa with tho | cellor aid that it waa owing to the iaflzenze of public reception here yesterday, and to leave fur | Go many of the repreaentatives of arbitrary govera- | Baltimore at 6 o'vlock this morning. But ho waa ments residing in Washington), have brought all | persuaded by Gov. Lowe to remain antil this o72- | tho old bunkers of the federal city about bisears. | ning Indeed, the House of Dulogates did avt pass | The charge is indignantly dosied, anda very ia: | the resolutions welcoming Gov. iiosauth, and ap- dignsat defence is set up ia bebalf of the sosiety of | pointing a committes to wait on him, until afier Waahington. This avciety is, navertholess, open | hisarrival in tho city. They then appended to to the indictment; but we approuend tho maiaroa- | thoma third resolution, disavowing,. ia emphatic gon why no municipal invitation was given by this | term, all sympathy in Kossath’s doctrine ofiater- city to Kossuth, was a pradont consideration of the | vention, and cernestly appealing to tho people of important question—will it pay expenses’ Tho | the State to maintain the ancient policy of ou | Corporation is poor, tae city depends upon Con- | government on that subject. T'ais resolution waa gress for almost everything, including its police, adopted bys vote of 47 tol The adoption of gas, water, paving and cleaaing of streets, bridges, c 5 fj . &e. Tha expenses, therefore, of a Corporation | this recolution bas occasioned a good deal of aan- a a oe fon tr tte eres Ware judi- | sation in thiscity. The responsibility of the moa ously turne rer 33 @ Treasury | i 1g igh H ee Sen A‘ ivast five thousand dollars have [peeks boldly charged upon Arobbishop Hughes. thus been saved to the Corporation. And we pro- | { Wasmoved by a Catholic, and was supported by gounee it a good job of work. + | aaumber of Cathoiie votes. But the liberal Ca- But thers is some truth in the charge of che tem ahveat Weeke ¢ oy erable Chaucelicr Walworth. If there ara_ pet: tholics, amongas) whom T sm) authorized to name ttle elf f faek lity, and coafish aris aad Gov. Lowe, disapprove of the resolution; and g lam iocormed by o me: bat the committee 9. , not rin hima had disavowed the intervention dootrina, that tho Houte had voted of the House of stands, wa ahould arrange it ol'owiag order of auccession >casident The ad Coreoraa 5. T accompanied by achooi yosterday. er was given to G Jast sy | | | Lows, is highly com: dit. The Hung LC or twenty minutos in response. the doors of the Executive mans wnopen ¢ st the Stat 2 beauty of her h might have ad- irty or forty person. en, too, Go Shaker a i Ais Dowd 7 . Peships a have eanblet debts of mis. by continual ovar his equili pel to poo. But mouity Mosify the attacha: Wi a, ring the opportuniti : The man who sine, the | pro ly entertains and oicially ats, must be right in the heart. o'clock this morning, about seven! entlemon from the Naval ~chool, accor cd by the professors aud officers, called upoa ernor lossuth. which, azamatter of course, was highly tons. i lalf past twelve o’clocic was tho time appointed ely cold, and suth’s reception, the Senate cham! was taxed vary Leng before the hour arrived overy part of the sire monopoly | room, aswell as the gallery, was filled, and tho PO'Y — ofiegrs found it dilficutt to rastrain the erowd from however, the wind he pilot at We Wore continuing to pi in. So violent were the at- +» Which kioked up an ugly | tempts de ees that a pannel was forced out of sea, and sent tho Indies ¢ ir berths, much , *he inter door. . ae pprerilae oe . de Q ne ci na At twenty minutes before one Madame Kossuth © teach os the gentiemen, who took posession came in, leaning upon the arm of ono of Governor Cn the 2th the weather moderated Lowe's aids. She is much better looking than arm and pleasant. We eontinued nny bale la et eS rere cee . +. % noble forehead, an intellectual and strongly on of head winds and strong cur- | marked face, ‘and oh! that eye was in itself a nddidnot arrive here until this soul!" news from California is She appeared in second mourning. She wore a will hava reegived by black dress, with 2 border of velvet around the bot- st, it iasaid, isfouadin tom, openin front, with achemisette, and small siik vere watch chain, a dazk brown cloth cloak, trimmed dge W. L. Sharkey, arrived with silk, an ermine Victorine, » drab, silk hat, here a few days 9 ut haz not as yes entered witha wrought black veil, drab kid gloves, an upon tho duties ot his o?tco, and Llearn it willbe black velvet shoes. She held in her hand a pair of é months before bis cxaquator arrives from spectacles, which she fre uently used. She was ac- s ‘The Consul (+enera!l as refusedto reeog- companied by Modamo Wutezky, who is her almost nise Bim as Consul, but has intimated that he | conetant a ge and who seems to impress most { would acknowledge him as ‘‘eommercial agont” of favorably all who meet her, and by Mrs. Lowe | the United ~tates, if Le will make the appiication. and several other ladies. They wero immediately udgo Sharkey is extremely dissatisfied, andisde- followed by the committee and Gov. Kossuth. Tae | termined net to act at all, until fully recognized Governor was dresse:l as usual, in an elegant black as Consul. lt ecems to me that the administra- velvet frock coat, with loose sleeves, &o. He wears tion bas placed lulge Sharkey ina very delicate a black cravat and no coliar. On this occasion, he d have te are, beforethe Wore asword. His speech before the Senate and should be no also that before the House of Delegates, you have recognition appears that already received from the reporters who wore pre- er received his exequator until sent. th before bo left. and that he never Soon after retiring from the Housofof lelegates, a but az a ‘commercial agent.” Gov. Kossuth visited the oflice of the “eeretary of dge Sharkey bcon made aware of this,he State, where many interesting papers were shown ' rever would have res'gaed his post as Chief Justice to him by Mr. O’Neal, the Secretary. ‘These con- | of Mi with the prospect ofascat in the sisted cf original letters from Lafayette, General Senate of the nited States, for his present quese Washington, and other eminent men, and Gov. Hiorable position. From what I have learnedon lossuth appeared to be highly gratified with the | the aubject, ould the Judge opportunity to inspect them. Amongst these do- returned very coon t 5 | euments I observed the following letter from Wil- ‘The United States tur, Com- liam Pitt :— Wrirentare, 11th Sept, 1761. Bin—It is with the greatest pleasure that Lam now to acquaint you that bis Majesty's marriage with tue é, Dut will lave in a day or opg ag an American ship isan: here feel protected: | two for Peneac } of war li ere ; elt ey on; , Pinceas Obarlotte, of Meck!oabourg Strelitz, (waolanded , bey be tr rey oe bey feel forsaken; | se tarwich on the seventh instaut) was heppily. cele: au p f course Or rated on the next evening, in the Royal Chapel at st ntercets must suil) tnuch reas should —jymee's, ag once take up system, and 1 sincerely congratulate you on this happy event reorganize it on a 3 increase which cannot fail to give the higtws? eatisfaction and joy the poworsand za’ of the office, forthe prasent to ail his Najesty's faithful subjoote. Tam, sir, yetem is worse ne atal!, Thoy still keep Your most humble servant, . up the impcsition ofthe dcllar tax; for a permit to Mateee” W. Byer 0 ashore, while the riguur agaicat Athoricans Déyuty Governes of Maryland. a ; ‘ continues inabatcd, ard, the mildest lan- The Hon. Robert.!. trent, late Attorney Gonera’ of Maryland, and who was employed by this State to act as one of the counsel] for the prosecution in the recent treason trials at Philadelphia, has made guage, weare for from being tr with ‘* tho moat favero| nations: Aworg our pastengers were Ciene: ion a footing 1 Foote and 1 anc t ed and int ‘ an official report of the trial of Castner Hanway to \ ney s bit iat ee Governor Ifowe. This document covers, in mann- } Cotesia Sullivan’ of AMissiecippi, Mrs. Henry | 8tipt. twenty-cight pages of foolsoap. Mr. rent Haight of New York, ( atone! Mier, Judge | Igin, complains of the dificutty which the government and the two b of Loussiana. General ¢perienced in ompanelling a jury. for this lie ; holds Mr. Noberts, the United States Marshal. re- loote leay sponsible {le swepects that officer of an anti- phia, for New nis morn 3 gin th. steamer Philadel- ricans, ) as to reach Mississippi + » nd . . | suvery bias, which prevente:l his summoning the For er ha tk ee rea peUrate as Governors | Tieht kind of men to servo as petit jurors” He teamer fur \ Yoni, Tshali #!$0 censures the Marshal severely, for por- mitting colored persons and abolitionists to ceety choice seats in the court room, durin, the trial of Hanway, to the exclusion, as is alloged, of thoro who were botter entitled to bo thoro; for the Now Crloans steamer, and let it take its chance by the Southern mali route, so that it may possibly reach you ia the ' course of a month. bringing the twenty-four biack prisoners into court, her tt n hare on the : carn fos Teas © Brent ball, given, hero om the let | wren Kine. war expected to identity. thers, all Philgger ‘kept wal dreseed in uniform comforters, and all with their tae Yery mach, ‘The mai hair similarly combed and parted: and, above all, by the td linustend here. 8. Me. Brent complains of Marshal Koberts for hav ing “partaken sparingly,” according to his own | admission, of roast tur other good things | A det nn board the | icompany with the ‘rebels,’ at the prison, on steamer Pater nt, The foliowing are Thankegiving day. But the main part of the re- the namer oft mpentet it:-eCaptain port is devoted to a refutation, or an attempt atre- , it, Day, 22 Infantry, coromacding; Beever Major G.W. futation, of Judgo Grici’s construction of the law Paiten ‘i Ip ty; Firet Tientenant J.8. Mason, 34 — of treason in his chargo to the Jury. 5 aR Utenant T. &. Castor, Ist Dragoons; | After mentioning the fact that the prisoners are \ Second Li uteniant J. Curtiss Sr, ad Tol fsatry; to he prosceuted for murdor, in Lanonstor county a aie Wepeon e I ome t Wise od by Mr. Thompeon, in whom he expresses great 3d, Mitheu, U. 8 ime confidence, Mr. Brent saye:~ “es pa i or “Tf justice is trimmphant at Inst, we will all rcrs. +t isaaid that N agree that Pennsylvania has nobly redeemed her- we tte sectitn No. 259, 6 self, and we ean onco more regard her aé a sis- Stephen and Wra, Oth tor Siate. Inthe meantime, I beg leave respect- x of # | fully to recommond that Maryland should take no itis offered to tas further part in prosecuting these, or any other 9 than the price criminals, before the State courteof Vonnsyslvania” tho Hon. Robert J Brent, Chief Justice Le Grande, | . moreover, the three go’ men whom hava | t eee cae and cliques ia | Bamed are, decided advoomtes of inte cabo 1s a 2s OF ‘Me + | Gaaid that a majority of the Catholics ofthe State | ess pi hnnge Ae era ? ali h them. “Of the ninoteea who voted in pee he Classification of society in gative, nearly, ifnot quite all, are democrats ha House, who wait- | . He mads a short address to The Washington Monument, ‘The foilowiog bas been farnished by e@ friend, with a request for its publication. It is interesting on many accounts. We ara somewhat surprised, consider'ag ths email sost of proscatipg a block for the mosument, with the oamo of tha donor on it, that mors blocks have not been contributed. The monument is progressing rapidly ; but more fands ars wauting. Those who don’t pay to ICos- sutb, ought to giva to Washington, surely. Send the money to father Whittlesey, l'irst Comptroller ofthe Treasury of the United States, and he will gives receipt, or eend a notics to be published in the vewspapers. A good dealcf fame can theroby bo got fora dollar or two, and moro thana good deal by ablock of marble, six feet by three, with suitable inscriptions. The States of Toxas, Missi. sippi, Pennsylvania, Iowa, Michigaa, Vermont and lventucky, aad the Territorias of New Mexieoand Gregoa, have, aa zat, aont ao block. New Mexico, we learn, intends to send ber’s next pring. I.very man, or woman, or child, bas aright to his owa name carved on the face of the blook (if if is six feet long, by three wide and three deep,) contribut- ¢d, which stands there forever, and to aternity ‘The monument will last much longor than com- mon tombstones. LIST OF BLOCKS 0; + PRESENTED ATES, CORCORATIONS, AS: ’ 8, SIC., TO **Wa3sHINGT NAT ONA M MENT 60« | CIETY,” To BE PLACE 300 THR | MONUMENT. STATES. block of bed ou it, in large raived letters. 272A block of granits, with the Now Hampsbire ” ~h. magnificent block of Qainey the coat of arms of ho face, under on of granite, wi bode mid block peneata. Wy Palmer sculptured on ide, ** Tho se block of but colored mar- ‘Iitinois State So don the face, vlock of beautiful white " pama- Al niet of equality as adjusted on 2 goat ich the taseription, thful to the Con- atitution and the Union. i ia —A block of white marble, with coat of ernor,) with ption, ‘State of Georgia—Tho Union as it th itution as it is.” ‘A blozk of white marble. | Georgia Convertion,) with coat of State, the iption, “Georgia Cor cember, 153 Ohio. —A handsome btock of limestone, six feet by three, with the fullowing inscription, in large Faised Lette “The State of Ohio, the memory of Wash ¢ Union of the States— , (sent by the arm: of the ation, De- great @ in- our eafoty, in his a perpetual bond life an example, of Union f white marble, with underneath, “ South lett block of white marble, with the fol- scription, handzomely executed ino i : * Tha tribute of Missouri to | the memo: shington, and a pledge of hor fidelity to the Union of the States.” Minncsota.—A slab of the eciebrated Indian pipe stone, with tho word ‘‘Minnesota,” engraved on the face, encased with a border of white 1arble. California. —A block of gold bearing quartz, sur- rounded by a border of white marble. | Tennessee —A beautiful block of polished vario- rental ra) gated marble, with the following inscription: ©'Tenne: Vhe federal Union; it must be pre- serucd.” This marble is the most beautiful that can be conceived, and is much bandsomer than any of the forcign marbles now so extensively used throvghout the country for chimney pteces and fur- uiture slabs. North Carolina —A bleek of white marble, on which is to be carved the coat of arms of the State, with a suitable inseription. Wisconsii bleck of marble, with tho fol- scription :—** Wisvonsin, admitted May CUTIES, ETC, i City of Washington.--A handsome block of white marble, neatly moulded, six fect long, two feet six inches high, with the following insertption in Jarge letters raised on the surface :~-*"I'he City of Wash- ington to its founde Boston --A handsomely moulded block of granite, with the inscription, * Siew jxrtrihus sit deus nobis civitatis regimine donata, «A 1), 158227 Jem, Massachusetts —A block of granite, with “Salem, Massachusetts,” engrayed on the face, in Med fe lettore Vestmorctand county, V white marblo, on which is j ibed the followin, “ Westmorland county, \irginia—the birth pla of Washington.” Alexandria, \irginia.—A block of white marble, | with Inscription, * From the citivens of Alexandr: ii iends and neighber- \irginia—descendants of the frie of Washington—IS0." Nashville, anessee —A bloek of gray | stone, with inseription, * Nashville, Tennessoc. Hawkins county. Tennessee A block of hand | pisedd/ polished variegated marble, with the ia | feription “from Hawking county, ‘Tennessee. * ASSOCIATIONS cy Jo en Stone Cutters’ Acsociation, of Phila deip) block of white marble, tix feet by thiee gantly sculptured, by Joha Stui one of ite momberé; In the contre is the bust of Micr side aro tho various Washington, and on » Whele surrounded by an emblems of trade. ; Oak wreath: this block, with the cxegption of the New \ ork ¢ block. is the Landsomost thas has been recei | Mecaan’ igh, North Carotina.—A bloc of granit iphen, * Brom the Mechani: ef Raleigh, North Carolina { The Ladics of Lowell, Massachueetts.~A hand some bc white marble, with the following in- scription: “From the Ladies of Lowell, Massa- | chusetts—" Hore fndustyy her trate To him whose valor won ua pr | _ Franklia Fire Comp noeription sented by tho apany of Wachingtoa, 1. OC; i We strive to save Vire © Mi Invireible broek colored limes vincibio Fire € is0- ‘Tho memory Oaklend Coleg , with inseription, pi, S51. iy the In incinnati, Ohio, shington.” uppi.—-A block of white ‘(vakland Gollege, Mis Brauite, wita the word | } i} ‘ Casolina.—No inseription. | nient which now presents itre en, Washis Order of Lied Mi gton, D C —A blook of te more with easeas leer oe let ok una raphical Socio —A blow! of whito marble, with the follo insor: fm “Peosented by tha Columbia Typographiaal So- ciety, aaa memento of the veneration of ita mom- bars for the Father of his Country. Odd Fellowe, New Jersey -—-A block of rad frox stone, with coat of arms of the State, and insorip- ticn—-Tho memory ef Washington, the Pathe: of his Country.’” Germaa Benavolent Sociaty of Washington, D C —A block of white marvle, with a suitabie inser’ p- tion. Grand Lodgs Mason3, Md —A block of waits marble, with emblems of the order, and an insocip- tion containing the names of tho offisers. Odd Fellows, Kentueky.—A block of timestons, with inscription as fo'lowe.—** Tho Grand Lodge ot I. 0. E ~Ia uaion thera is O. f., of Kentusk streny Sous of Temperance, Cona.—A haadsomo blosic of white marbic, with inseription—* From thy Grand Division cf the Sons of Temporanse, State of Connocticut—a tribute to the memory of Wash- ington. dl Athenzan Lodge, Troy, N. Y —A dlook of tiaw white marble, wit! ag ee Prozented by. thy Athenean Ledge, No 28,1. 0.6 L, Troy, N.Y Sons of Temperance, Pa.—A handsome block of white marble, elegantly sculptured, with the in- scription, **Sons of ‘Lomporance, !’enneylvonia ‘The surest safeguard of tae liberties of our conatry ig total abstincuce from all that intoxicates.”” Grand J.odge Masons, Kentucky.—A block of variegated limeztona, with the iaseripsion, ‘ By the Grand Lodge of Kentucky—-Tae memory of Washington, the Christian Mason and Lodgo Masons, Ala—A block of white marble, with the following inscription: “ Presented by the Mest Worshipful Grand Ledge of Aucien and Accepted Masons oft tate of Alabama National Monument Seciety, Dee 6, A, L , United Amorican k © ito nsarb! iption, “Grand mperance. Love, lock seble, rokea Nation, 1850.” iS, Cerosntown, hLandseme block four feet high, of four tons, tight » Indians, oO. OE tat . Cowaty, 2. block of in token Nason, by tha »iion ge follows: , Seerstary of Sooiety, a8 a ather of his ted Sons of / somely executed bloc! thie, with em bh ofthe ‘iption. Grand Di n of Sons of ‘Temperance, Virgi- nia —A block if biack limestone, neatly carved with an inscription. Block of white marble, from Montgomery county, Pennsylvania, presented by 1). O. Hitner, with the word * Pennsylvania” engraved on the face Block of buff colored limestone, presented by | WS. Browne and L. G. Curtiss, proprietors of the Block of white marble, with the following inseri tion: © Thomas Carberry, Chairman of tou iy ing Committee of the Washinzton National Monu- ment, from the foundation to this heigat, 100 fest.” ‘This stone is placed in the building exactiy 100 foet from the surface of the earth. Block of granite, presented by Walter Gwinn and tevon others, enginecots on the James River Canal. - Block of blue rock, or gneiss, from Little Pally + quarry, D.C , the same a tin the construction ot the monument, with i i vsented by Timothy O’Neale. Sons of Temperance, N.C Withineciiption, Grand Di peranee, North Caroline. Fidelity.” Block of stone from cinnal: Conunere A block of granite, of Tom- ‘ity, and. Mecklenburg ec nla News. » AMOUNT @ 8. NCIFCO. The following tablee ara given in the Sin F Picoyitne of the 15th December :-— Valiation of real estate in the city and county of San Franeleos....... Vaivaticn of jersonal property in and county of dan Franeleco, Additional Calitor VALUATION OF PROD Total taxable prope: State tax on above, \ percent. § State tax. 15 100 per cent, for interest on State fanded debt County tax, | per cent City tax, 20-20 per cont, Total tax for Btate. county and ‘The collections city. for State and coualy taxes commenced Uet. 18. up to thi there has date, in cash,, Leen colleote: In state Bonds $140.000 Ou 100,612 Ta Leaving yot due..... Sales for unpaid State and coun th. ty taxes will cotumemce on the 26th of the present mos collection of city taxes commenced Octoner 0th. Of this amount ascesved, $45 41, there hae beer. paid $186.000. leaving yet due $250,870 11. The sales for w paid city inxes will be advert next. ed on the Ast of Jaauary es cflicenses establithed by the city ordinan yi ual revenae of $440,000: but th . in since July Ist, when the law went i cct: Indicates that not much over $20000 cam be jedon. CONVE! v MINERS, There was to de a Miners’ State Convention held at &a- cramento City on the Mth inst. to take into considers: tion the interests of the settlers, to form an organisation, to memorialize Congres® for the passage ef sch laws ae ie yfor the protection of the auiners’ and otber eett ‘he fol) Jers’ Interests. wing Lasis of reprerentation and mode of ol “ef 'n, has been agroed upon as the mos e(as Every damming. luming, quartz or olher mining com- en members, will be emtitind toone dels for every hundred. in “which there ave twenty or more ingly, or in companies cf les thaw tea d to one delegate. Livery city, town. or village, in the mining reg having lity inhabitants, will be entitled to one ond one for every two thousand ‘The mining co nies will elect at such times as eact may acree on, The miners who work singly, or in companies of le thanten, wilelcct at such time and plac ny two in the vicinity may agree upon, and give wl no tice of. The cities and towns wilt be entitled to an eqaal rep. rerontation with (hose in the suining dist and the, / time and place of meeting by designated ia the same miners working will be ent | manner, of butt | Princeton College, New Jaraoy A handsone block of st 7 beautifully p i inscription ns “American Wh yt College of Now yy Princeton —A Washington | Company |. Mourth Infa Atmy.—A block of wh “tion ag follows Company J, Fourth Infantry, United States Army, March 1, 1861," National G , Washington.—A block of white marble, wi aby the Na- tional Gra pecription, "J"ros of Washington, 0. ( én Light tifantry i i “y 356; proeented Oetober 1, digo of Masons, 1). C.—A block of \ ilo, With the inecription * Grand Ledge of Marors, of tho fet of Columbia. Car | brother, Gcorgo Washington Woebiogton Navai Lodge ti White art w invovip! My Ww ngien Na Lodgs, No. 4 * Biasous.* PASSENGERS A FRANCISCO It DAT, Males. Vemal Children. ‘Total... Later Kews from New Granada, We have received our files of the official paper, Gor Cyictal, publiebed at Bogota, to the 1oth of November. We find, in there papers, that public order bad beam ccinpletely reetored im (he provinces of Antioquia, Cor: Gove, and Medellin. General Fuscbio Garrero was at the I of the revoiutioniets, but he was vanquished by government troops, and taken prisoner, The Vice President of iMt repubiie, charged with #xecu- tive power, published, on the 12th of November, a de. ereesby. ‘which ait indiTidaals who had taken on activa part in the revolt wore pardoned, with the exception o! Kusebio Borrero, Jonquil Pena, Brantio Peres P anid five othe Che tivst General above named was exiled repablly, ond tas others for four A new soater y of Liberty ant Order!” had been formed ander. (he auspices of ta t. The aim Mheote of Of that iustitition is general iat pinistration of New G les forming that soctety:—Ist, 2 tabtehed to sustain demoesacy in New Granada, aad the adwinistration 6 Topet so farns he p teets the proclomated prigciples, 2, wuiversal morality in all mote arts, ngcloull ure, and It will work to ameliorate the eeu The other newn tg of th Macknnny Insencrny In Massacnuseers.<eE bs Durrels of mackerel inspected sn Mane 1, we, vit ‘Sis ie wineger yield that yew ‘ V wm uinted 4 * ‘