The New York Herald Newspaper, January 27, 1852, Page 7

Correspondence. Interesting Our Washington Correspondence. Wasuineron, Jan. 22, 1852. Reception Dinner given by the Citizens of Washing- tom to the Committee from Baltimore, Boston, and other Cities, in behalf of the Frish Patriots exiled in ” Van’ Dieman’s Lani—A Livoy Time—The Presi- | dent Hauled over the Goals. The citizens of Washington sympathizing with Smith O’Brien and hie sesociates, held in captivity by the British government, in Van Dieman’s Land, gave to the committees who arrived here today from Balsimero, and Boston, to appeal to the President for his friendly intervention fer the release of said exiles, a sumptuous dinner, thie evening, «t Carusi’s saloon About five hundred persons, including invited guests, sat down to the repast. Prosident--G. W. P. Custis, Eeq., of Arlington House. Vive Fresidente-- Walter Lonox, Mayor; and B. B. Frenoh ; L. F. Tasistro, and F. MoNerhany. After discussing the substantials and the liquids with grea} unanimity of purpose, and an entire dis- regard of the doctrine of non-intervention, tho meeting was called to order, and che following regular toasia were read: — ‘ne Memory of George Washington—The older the orld grows the more imposing beoomes the moral gran deur of his charaeter—the more resplendent appear the virtues which clustered around his honored pane. The President of the United Btates-— 4 conscientious discharge of duty inthe most invulnerable armor tbat a pablic man oan wear. (Prolonged oheeriug.) The Judiciary of the United dtates—We recognise in the person of its revered head a striking illuetration of the beauties of American institutions, aud the equalis ing tendenotes of the American aystem. (Applause, and tbree cheers for Judge Taney.) ‘The Coustitation of the United Atutes-—The most stu- Vendour edifice that ever wus rexied by hawan wisdom Under ite broad and comprehensive shadow aillions of the oppressed of all nations have found shelter. Ac- cursed be the haed that attempts to put down a siagia fragment of thet majertic structara, or to disturb the besotifal harmony of the whole (Great applaore,) Daniel Webster—The fearless sud far-seving state man, who bas the courage to open questions a4 broad as she world, and as comprehensive us humanity. (Ap- ase The Memory of Hmmet. Tone, and Fitzgerald-—Giorious mortyre in a gation’s « ue Ireland from British oppreasion by nomen to all levers of human rights, and will embalm their memories in the hearts of countless generations. ‘The Illustrious Exiles of Vao Dieman’s Gaod—More honored in their bondsge than the proudest monarch that ever rat upon athrone, The voice of millions cries aioud against the injustice of their doom, and for their speedy restoration to their kindred friends. (Great ap- pleure viet) come, first rerved—As Ireland has given her Montgomery to the American Revolution, and peopied the vest solitudes of the American continent with the Dest bones and sinews of her land, she thinks that if there is to be any departure from the old settled policy | of the Amesican government, the first stride in the po Hoy ef interference should be takenin favor of down- trodden Erin, whose expatriated sons are proverbial for an abiding Jove for law, order, and the insditutions of their adopted country. (Applause and cheers.) Hon. Sam Hoveron here rose and proposed nine cheers, which were given with a will. The Political Grievances of Ireland.--4 most luxurious field for the exercise of American sympathy and for the study of American statesmen. ‘The Memory of Daniel O’Connéll.—However men may differ as to the Week of the means he empioyed for the. regeneration of his beloved country, there can be no doubt ‘but that he loved Ireland with all the intensity and the enthusism of a true Irish heart. The Solidarity of the Irish Peoples.—Nay the dey soon come when the subject of Irish dissensions shail be re- membered enly as folly of the past, when jarring and dis- eordant sectional cries shall be merged in the more genial and more aniversal designation of Amerivan citizens, and when the enly struggles between Irishmen shall be, hc ae mere the land of theiradoption, (MusicmYankee le The Committee—Our Guests —The American citizens of Irish bisth and Irish parentage In the Distriot of Colum- dia have admired the zeal, the untiring devotion, and the | singleness of purpose with which ier have pureued the great object which has occasioned their visit to Washing- ton; we tender to each and ali of them the hand of fe Jowehip, with the expression of our warmest gratitu and sympathy, and we hope that we may soon have cause to meet again to congratulate one another upon | the successful issue of their gemerous exertions in behalf | of the suffering exiles. Hon. T. Yates Wausx responded and gave asa sentiment :— “The Irish Patriot Exiles of ‘96:—The time will come when their epitaphs will not only be written, but their proudest monuments will be the liberties of thei: epuptrymen, Womsau—The only despot whose chains may be wora without ignominy, and whose mandates may be obeye without disgrace. (Nine cheers.) The Committee of Arrangements gave the fol- lowing toasts in response to lettora of apology:-- Hon. Wm. RK. King—The distinguished president o the most exalted deliberative body in the world. Hon. Linn Boyd—A man of the people, he preside See Sent and dignity over the representatives of th le, aoe. Chas, Sumner—In the Cradle of Liberty theeause of the exile will ever find a friend. Hon Joseph R. Chandier—A distinguished scholar end asceomplished statesman, his talents will ever be employ- e@ in bebalf of the oppressed. Bon. James Shields--a the battle field he has illus- hig Trishmen’s devotion to the land of their adop- tion Grn. Suieups returned his thanks to the meeting, and warmly expressed bis sympathy with the exiled patriots held in oaptivity at the wtterm vst eorner of the earth. He protested, however, that with ail his desire for their liberation, he would do ne act, he wopld ask nothing to be done, which would compromise this government, in order to effect thew release. government into contempt or derision by any over zealous meéausures in their bebalf, he would see them perich end rot in their imprisonment (Applause.) The Prosident bad given the com- mittce a gracious reception ; he had promised to do all that he could consistensly with the establish- ed policy of tho government. it now became the duty of all Irishmen to unite, and perzevere in this movement, and before six months were over, O' Brien and hie companions would be hore amongst ua. (Lively cheering.) Let the Secretary of State only write ene of those glorious letters of his; Jet him appeal as he only can appeal, in vindica- tion of a good cause, and these captives will soon da thon adverted to be upon our chores. Gen. SI the resolution now pending before the Senate, on this cubject. He knew that his friend Gen. Hous- ton, would support it—(cneers)--his friend and colleague, Judge Douglas, would asaist him, and he believed there were friends enough of Ireland in both houses, to carry the resolution through, and make it a jaw ofthe land. ((ireat cheering.) All that we ack, ig that these mon be permitted toceme here—to come ag emigrants and to stay as Ameri- cans. (Choere.) He said that if citizons of other cities would only follow the examole of Balvimore, his life upon it, Smith O’Brien, Meagher, Mitchel and others, would be hore before the sumnor is over Boy. The next centiment was as follows :— Hon, 8. A. Douglas—The sufferings of freedom’s op- pressed sons bave ever found sympathy iu his giant heart. (Three cheers ) Judgo DouGias responded at soma length, and with much animation—This was a glorious work : ho believed it would be successful. Ifthe American people move heartily in this matter, the Irish patriots now in exile would soon he fros. Ho would not‘discuss the question how far our government might interpose witheut violating its settled policy. He would leave that to be devermined by those to whom the question more immediately belonged ; but be would say, that if the American poople willed it, those Irish oxiles would aoox bo free. Cho Judge then descanted upon the general policy of England; he pronounced her government porti- dious and oppressive, cruel and treacherous; and nover, till she hae done justice to her own people, and justice to Ircland, would be consent to any alliance with her, even against the Russian Bs (immenso cheering.) He enlarged upon thi point, and was applonded to the echo. He noxt contended that these United States were not Anglo- Saxon. (‘{romendous cheering.) No, they were not Ang!o-Saxon—(renewed sensation)—thero was @ great deal of Irish blood in Amerioan veins. (Hurrah!) Wo were a cross of all nations ; and, in this respect, we wero the most peculiar and supe- rior people upon the face of the earth. It was the result cf improvement—of eontinucd crossing. Man, as well as animals, improves by crossing. (Laughter ) In a very humorous vein ho argued this point. He also contended that ours waa not the English language—(npplause)—it was the American Janguage. in [ngland the people of one county cannot bo understood, in their lan- guage, by the people of another. (Great laughter —* By dad, that’s a fact!’—renewed laughter.) Judge Douglas then returned to the policy of ling- Jand and Russia. ‘The latter could bo excused for her despoticm, because of her barbarism. The former he held responsible for her injustice and oppressions, beowuse the knew bettor, and preachod better things. He submitted the toast :-—- Englaud— when she shail do justice to her own peo- iwev hem she shal do justice to Leland, and restore (he rich patriots to their native jaud then, and not till then. may Fb i ses Wee Protection of tho Amori- can people egatart ie Autoorgt. Ve emon- Siratlons of satisfaction.) ve (Very Byuly demon Tho committeo noxt gay G. W. PB. Curtis, Beq.—Irelend’s old orater, always ‘ready to vindicate her cause, always eloquent in defence of her oppresred people. Mr. Custis, in that retoarkably fervid, and glow- ing, end patriotic, and enthusiastic, and revolu- tiovary, sud historical stylo for which ho is so pro- eminently distinguishod, responded, as he never fails to respond, when his services are demanded ia tho cnase of liberty. But such was the beistorous delight of the audience at the tonor of his remarke Sooner than bring this | (Active cheering. Music—‘J’he Bold Soger | —euch, in fact. was the noise and confusion of the | out to treat with them, which, of course, satisfies meeting—that it was impowible to hear distinctly | everybody here that they are sincerely poenent whathe said. [tis b to know that he was for | sinners, seeking admission to the shepherd’s fold. dreland and the Irish e: though we believe that | The “Apaches of the Piains” are at peace just now. ho is not particularly partial te Kossath. Astbeson | The Gila Apaches have killed some three or four of Martha Washington (though born before her | New Mexicans of late, as I have learned from un- marrioge with her recond and most illustrious hus- | doubted authority. A very handsome report is Band), the presonce of Mr. Custis gave @ peculiar | published in the nal Intelligencer of the doings air of imposing dignity to the m It may be worthy of remark, also, that a Washington, standing by bie whi on the banks of the Delaware, with a stern solemn paraphernalia of an army in the background, adornod the wall bebind the chair—the picture being the work of the venerable Mr. Custis himself, and com- ehending the movt majestic portrait of a white orse ever, perhaps, executed in this country. Mr. MeNeruany, Vice President, them ex- pressed the regret of the Committee of Arrango- ments that the distinguished gentleman mentioned in the next toaat bad been compelled to leave the | hall. He then gave— General 8am Houston The founder of the liberties of one fe jp the honored Senator of another; his heart can well welcome to our shores the exiled patriots of the world, (Great applause.) General Suzys responded, expressing his great regret that the nuime of the honorable and distin- wished man had not been mentioned the first in the evening. He assured the ageombloge that no man could be more ardent in the cause than tien. Houston. ‘The committee next gave— Thowas Darcy MeGee-~We admire him for hisgenius; we love bim tor bis love of liberty Mr. % Wat teceived with unbounded en- thusiasm, aod epoke in behalf of the exiled pa- triota in a strain of chaste, graceful, and beautiful thoughts, which were listened to with a most maiked rospect. Ho dwelt upon the precedents which histery furnishes for the Jast fourteen hua- dred years, for this application to the President to- day. He spoko of she condition of the exiles, among commen thieves und burglars, at the an- tipodes, and urged the most persevering efforts to effect ‘heir discbarce The next toast waa— Henry May, Esq —* The ex'ied lawyer’—we welcome | him amonyrt us, ax he would vloyuentiy welcome the exiled patriots of lreland Mr. May, at the demand of the meeting, warmly responded to this sentiment, and, in the opinion of the house, mado the most decided hit of the even- ing. He said that the Prosident’s answer to tho committees might be all right enough, but it did seern to him that « frost pervaded the cxeoutive mansion, and the oxecutive speoch, that ohilledhin to the haart. (Terrific cheering aad applause.) | Did we go there to ask for mercy? (Cries of ‘ No, | no, no.*) No; we went there to ask him in a ro- spectful manner, and in consenance with the foe! ings of the American people, to interpose his good offices for the liberation of those men; and ho gave us diplomesy for a reply says, is the pest of nations. He meant no dis- respect to the President, hut he liked to express his thoughts wito the freedom of ao ancapeuaent man. (Cheers ) Mausic—** Yankee Doodle.” Dr. Cuaisry, of Baltimore, next made a powerfal speech (pretty sharp against the President), and | he was followed b Petes George W. Thompson, of Virginia, Mayor Lenox, and others; and, at a late hour, after a very harmonious festival, the meeting | adjourned. @ur China Correspondence. | Canron, Ostober 15, 1851. | The Rebellion in the Celestial Empire-- Tr emendous Fire—American Clippers, &c., §c- I send you another “ chip” from this part of the World, although there is not much novelty afloat in | the Celestial Empire. | The rebellion has become an old story, and no longer interests. Should you make inquiries rela- tive to it, you would probably be asked in retarn, what rebellion ? The rebols appear to have pessessed thomselves of two provinces. Their leader, who assumes tho title of “ King of Celestial Virtue,” has appropri- ated the province of Kwangse, and appears to | hold is ground. Su, Governor General of Kwang- ! ton, now opposer him, afraid to attack and unable | to buy him off. How all this will end, quien sabe? | and who cares? The possession of Kwangee affects the traders of Canton about as much as the rebel- | lion in So Ca affects yeur own great emporium. | There are toomany other things to think of, and | those who, in these stirring times “‘kick up bob- | bat Pe imagining the whole world a silent and as- tonished spectator, will find they are pening to empty benches One thing in regard to this Celes- | tial virtuous rebel is interesting: he is ssid to be | favorably disposed towarde foreignere and the Obristian religion. There has been an extensive fire this day one | week ago. It sproad to within twenty yards of Gilman & Co.’s hong, when the wind veering round | to the southeast, saved the factories. They were \ inimminest danger as well from tho firo as the | mob. Between three hundred and four hundeed | shops were destroyed, and nearly three-quarters of | a million in merchandise perished. The goods were | generally staples of European manufacture. John | Chinaman aiowed his usual furacious dispori'jon, | and some six of elght were © many wounded. An attack enon was anticipated, and H B. M. steamer Salaman- der sent up her boats from Whampoa reach. A regatta was being held ac Hong Kong at that time, and all who could get away from Canton were there, and it ia thought that the fire was intention ul I wieh time and space would allow te give you an recount of the regatta at Hong ray but they will not. It was a great affair, and Jaased four days. ‘The Amorican clipper ship Memnon [before re- ported in the Herantp] was lost in tho straits of Guspary, on the Lith of lass month. She bad a full cargo of teas, and was bound from Long Kong to Lendon She was going down the straits, when, on a bright moonlight night, sho struck upon an unknown reef. When she struck, sho had just | tacket. Her bearings previously wore :—Tho land off west end of Pulo Leat hearing S , and the N. extreme point of Pulo Leat tteelf ESE. On tacking, stood to the S W., and, a3 soon as she got headway, struck After doing all that men could, Captain Gordom and the European portion of his crew left the ship for Gaspar Island, off which they were taken by tho ehip J. Garnet, and brought as far ag Pedra Hranca, from which p'aco they were transferred to Singapore hy the Cassilly. Captain Gordon hag the sympathy of the entire eommu- nity. Amongst the shipping at Whampoa are the splendid American elippora Sea Serpent [since rived in New York} and Gazelle, and two pre! craft cannot be produced the world round Tke U.S. sloop Marion is also at Whampoa, andthe Saratega at Cum-eing-moon—all well on board both versels J understand the Marion is to return homo upon tho arrival of the steam frigate Susquehanna, daily expected. The Suaquebanna is reported to have passed the Cape ef Good Hope. They are beginning to take notice of these float. ing palaces, the clipper ships; and | see, ina Hong the British factory --oopled, of course, from an American paper. But timo and duty presse’ Hastings. Our Santa Fe Correspondence. Santa Fr, N co, Dec. 1, 1851. | The Mails York Hev- | ald + &e. | The Nov 0 States” has reached us—that ia, tho letter-bags—the elemont to the contrary, notwithstanding. It seoms that the snow-etorms were so terrific, and tho fall of enow £0 copious, that it wag phyeically impossible to bring the stage furthor than tho »ree kansas. From that point the letters were brough in upon muloback, whilst the paper mail was lef et Fort Mann. (of the 18th October) alone reached ar. ‘l'ho HeRatp seems to be world-pervading, and able to g0 where no other paper can go. !t mests tho rising sun in the esst, and follows him to his sot- ting in the west; whilst north and routh it over all space between the Arctic and Antartic o cles; and wherever it goes, it meots with a cor- dial welcome, and yields pleasure and knowlodgo. Heratp is both @ luxury and a necessary of life, from the Brazos Santieyo to the Pay of l'un. day, on the Atlantic: fron San Diego to Vancouver, on the Pacific; and from Ei Paso to the Great Salt Lake City, in the cen:re. I euppose that the abolitionists, whors work of love ig rebellion and troston, aro the only people | who hate your paper. Doubtless it burne their | fingers, as a living firecoal | Winter has come, and brought cold with it. Tho | Yutabs felt chilly, and the Papooses got hungry. So they sont word to Governor Uathoun that they | would be good boys, and behave themselvos, if he | would give them something, So the Governor has | teken a company of dragoons, and gone on » friendly viris to our red brethren, taking with | him somo red a’oth to cover their red skins with, some vermiilion to paint tho same, somo looking-glarces, a8 a means of admiration, and some tin cups, good for whiskey, but no whiskey As it would seem to be the policy of our govern mentto buy, not to conquer peace, from Indians, there presents ave very appropriate, and, it is to bo hoped, will havo the desired offect. The Nevajoes appear ta have noglected tho Practice of their favorite science of ey to an unusual degree, of late, as it is said they have not made a treaty of perpetual peace for two or threo months. However, we hear ¢ have sent in on ordey that # minster plonipotentiory be eon’ Diplomacy, ar Kogsuth | the Boundar; id picture of | true, so far as it a Commission, and no doubt very ; but nothing is said of the dissensions which have so much marred its effi- ciency, nor of its losses by Indian depredatione. The losses of animals perhaps occurred after tho ieee of the article referred to had left for the tates. The first mail, under the contract with Captain Skillman, from San Antonio, Texas, reached bere day before yesterday. A brave and enterprising map, who is well skilled in Indian character, has undertaken this businoss, and will no doubt deliver the mails with punctuality. So far, so good; but let the government make the ter complete by extending the southern route from Ki Paso to San Diego, in California ; and the northern route from the Great Salt Lake City to Astoria, in Oregon 7 | ‘There is no Jack of men who will aot only uador- take, but faithfully execute, the contract, for even a very moderate compensation. | We tearn ‘rom the Heracp that a certain Rov. Mr. Aaron stated, in @ late abolition vonvention In Pennsylvania, that “ notwithstanding what had been said by’ the great statesman, Daniel Webd- | ster, that slavery could not be introduced into New thero—thousands Mex that if could not exist | have been carried there, from the Southera States, | since the annexation of that territory. Slavery | does exist in New Mexico.” Verily, | aay wate you, this is news to us, who live in New Mexico. Your | sorrespondent know, however, st present, of but two | slaves in the territory, and he belioves it would re- | quire more than the eloquence of the reverend story teller, Mr. Aaron, to induce those two to quit | their present happy condition. Whilst the sancti- | fied Mr. Aron epcnte falsehoods, by tho assistance of the “higher luw,” Mr. Webster has epoken the | truth 98 accurately as though ho hed been inspired for that especial purpose. Our nation is so fre, 30 bappy, and so prosperoas, that ia the very excoss of these blessings many seem to be overwhelmed, and to have lost their reason. Tired and fatigued with the enjoyment of all and every earthly good, thoy seek the destruction of our governwent and our country, to accomplish they know not what. O. H Opinions in France Relative to Kossuth’s Reception In the United States. (From Le Constitutionnel, Dec 31 | Another revelation comes to ua across the Atlan- tio ocean, and from a month whick cannot be sus- pected. M. Kossuth continues, in the United States, the revolutionary mission which he com- menced in Great Britain; and ashe feels himself freer in the midat of a people unacquainted with | European affairs, he does not hide bis thoughts, aad maxes some avewals good indeed to be remember- ed. The very man who refused, in England, a chartist banquet, and who wae obliged ouly, Pune | cessity, to make a speech at Copenhagon Fields, to | the London Corporation, had no difficulty in the Kong paper, a full description of the Flying Cloud | ing of Ar- | Of all the newspapers, the Nrw Yor« Hisrann | United States, to receive a deputation of the socia- | list democracy, and to accep: from the hinds of | that deputation a red fag, which he pressed upon | hisheart. In that coremonyM Kossuth once more | expressed hie hope tosee England and the United | States join together to impose upon all Europe the | non-intervention policy. Agssome French socialiats | were present, several were mortified that the dicta- | tor should not fix aay part for France,in the great | campaign which ust establish the universal republic. M. Kossuth, to whom the question was | ositively made, answored, that if hehad not spo- | | ken of France, it was because he reserved for tho United States and Bagant the expectant policy, and to France one of the princijal parts ia the militant policy. He courts upon the blood and gold of France to accom»lish a part of his dosigns. “1 do not spoak,” said M. Kossuth, “of the govern- ment of M Bonaparte, wita wich there is nothing to do, and the existence of which is near at an end; but I know I can rely with all sesurity upoa the Frencb patioa.” M. Kossuth pronounced these words on the I3th or Mth of December. He argued according to what had been gaid to him, in London, a month before, on the disposition of the Frensh nation, and from the plans and hopes which had been commu nicated to him. But M Kossuth,in his frank- ness, went further. If he counted upon France, and ifbe was freely disposing of her, it was not be cause he thought of a simple changs of person and of policy—but the substitution of a Presideut for another—M. Kossuth wished better; and it was a new revolution in France, and M. Kossuth, in being at its head in a future day, was ploased to proclaim ite indispensable necessity. M. Kossuth had them carried from London, tho conviction that a new revolution was in preparation for our unfortuaate country The events of the 2d of December are 90% kaora in America, oud have, no doubt, dissipated sm: lusions of M. Kossuth. Probably be will not favor us avy more With co aprising Frane* in too combinations of his revolutionary policy, aud 1 wishes to overthrow Europe France, who \ as proved, for a second time, by nearly unaninous duties, and hew it is indispensable for her t) Ii life ¢f order, of labor, aud of security, ean more be tho slavith ivetrumont and tho dup ambitious and the hatred of the dem igo | to disappear, Confiding in the promises he from London, and faithful te bis owam Kessuth immovably 5 6 cupied in raising movey with the vie ¥ of bemg ready, | topay hie debt, in 1X52, without fore seeing that | that effort was to be completely suppressed, !u the banquet offered to him, on December ith, by the Common Council of New York, Mr Koasuid largely expoced his plan of operations. He preesed in some words tho desire of secing comm: | tces charged to call mee a w¥ | can citizens should express | Hungarian cagse. that p to bis guesis, he resorted to | and declared without circou | money, much money, a | “iu going himself, trom | some.” | Mr. Kossuth took great caro of conenlti | law counsel for not intervening a the A | can legislation, and he promised vhas noit | self, ner thogo who come wit him suould have eny- | thing to clear up with justice. Thezo two means, said ho, to protect my reqnost. ['h 3, | the opening of a loan; the kecond iv a valu | subscription. Mr Kossuth is ready to open a joan; he offers to"enter into conforence with the geaerous men who would believe that this idea can be | realized. Se evidently tears that tho loan | opened by the Cuban deliverors and the loaa ot the German socialist doctor Kinkel, be of | @ sod augur for the Hungarian loan. Mr. Kos- | suth evidently expected an American sab: | tion. The idea was given to him, a3 he deol | after an in ico company of Cinginnat | placed $1,000 at bis disposal. Mr. Genin entric hatter, who, at any price, bought th et ticket for the first Jeony Lind concsrt sent $1,000 to Kossuth Two other ind have also made the same offering to the Han, n cause, and the subsoription did not go further VM. Koseuth was not deceived upon the sucovss of a | snbseription of $1,000 & head, but he asked fur | himeelf if, contrary to the sustom of cortain fishe: | he could not make use of the big fishes to cated t | email ones. After having translated some hort parngraphs fournal ¢: jk the Ameri- ta that Id not blash door to doorto beg for | of n speech of Kosenth, the must look somewhere for the lever with which is) : | Tesistance equal to nearly el manifestation, how much she lias the sense of her | | deemedconclusive. This experiment Prof Rodgers Tt € f M. Kos: Meet ix 13 the doliar | 8 Read which he asks of Amoricaa citizens, and which he intends to wansfer to the revolutionary | ly 6; out thauks to Heaven that France ¢ bertell compictely disinterested im the op | of that wandering demagogne. Our coud not commence agi aeko aft peiders revolution, “Apply ekewhere. | his ady given you February, Isis, and that i esengh.” avor, acknowledge that M Koe- suth gives proofs, in the United States, of his | facility of improvisation, and of biv talon! ag an | orator, Which he had aiready ehown in Logland, | and that he has beon the object of daily mauitostu- tions. Congress itself could not resist the torrent, and, efter a lon, Washington. The President alone, and the ininis- ters, porsiat in their silence and coolness, aad tho official papers follow the same course, as the papers which struggle against tho popular infatuaion. We must even remark, that the (00 explicite avow- als of Koseuth have already had the effect to pu on their guard @ part of the American pooplo the various candidates for the Presidency, their organs and partisans, ondeavor to create enthusi- asm, and compete in their manifestations of rtmi- ration. “it isa struggle,” saye the New Yor HeERaun, * between those who wi mount (uc [Hu G&rian steed, and tho votes of two millions o) G moans, establighedin Pennsyl + Ohio, and Indt- ana,are the price of tue challenge.” When wo have seen Senators dragging tho catriage of anny Elesler, can we be surprised to seo candidates e wrey: ing in triumph a celebrated demagoguo. How try Fist 1x te Winrer on tre Lawes —We noticed, the other day, a party of fishernien « with a sled, rigged plough fashion, to be pushed vy th handies Like 8 wheelbarrow, going along outside the lighthouse to their dehing holes, Lines are ant (ureaed the holes in the ice, and visited deily to relieve (ue of their bounty. On inquiry, we were informed thet the holes were located from three to five miles out, and ¢x- tended at least ten miles from the pier. are iteken in this way; but, on the who! rather a cor)” iramenstlon, Pro Co iaer, é | Moapheric waves var discussion, invited him to come to | | be inferred, that ¢ Smithsonian Institution, Washington. THE FIRST LECTURE OF PROFES@OR RODGERS, OF VIRGINIA COLLEGE, ON ATMOSPIERR. On Tuesday evening, Professor Rodgers com- menced a very interesting and highly instructive eeries of Jecturos on the atmosphere. The day, he said, had gone by when knowledge was confined toa favored fow. It is now freely and extensively diseeminated ; we inhale it as part of the life of society, while the welfare and prosperity of | civilized communities is increased and perpetuated by its diffusion; and the mechanic of the preront day, is in passeasion of physical doctrines and trutke, that have been accumslated by wive men, and which constitute the basis of his invest! And, if wo compare the acquirement of the mere | schoolboy or mochasic of modern times, with that of the wisest sages of ancient Greece, haw supe- rior ig thd condition of tho former, with reference to soientific ond philosophical investigation. He referred to this subject. he said, in connection with his own thoughte, on viewing the audiense before bim, and reflecting upon the object whieh brough: them together, connected as te p: eumed it was, with the purnose of the i | tution. it is the characteristic of t he present day, that men in the munifiesnce of their hearts ond warmth of their generosity, no content with providing for tho physigal waute of | their fellow creatures and their other interests have devoted their own fortunes and time to the higher avd eublimer purpoge of cultivating the taind, raising man from tho position in which he was tied down, and enabling his gpirit to sour through the illimitable universe om which he is placed. There is, he said, no spark of knowledge | that is elicited in this way, but what becomes a ra- Giating point of divergenve. There ia no link that copncete one portion of physicalaction with auether, | which bas vot a further co jon with the whole | ficld of creation, Thore » wolitary fact, or truth, thatis not connected with othors turonghout all futurity: andas che countless stare that popa- late the heavens, aod roll on in infivite space, when | they send forth their light to ovher worlds, and re- ceive back like messages in return, become related to euch other, so are the truths of morals and the deductions of science, like 80 many lights in orea- tion, all jiukedto each other; aud it is only byacom- | prehensive knowledge of nature, that wo understand the position we occupy in the series of endiesschange. Professor Kodgors, after having made some other general remarks, invited the attention of his audi- ence to the subject of the lecture, which, sithough it might hedeemed trite, would be found to have an important bearing; and he asked their attention to @ few simple principles which, although they might be considered by many of thove present as containing a repetition, yet he trusted would bo made attractive. And first, as to the phasos of the atmosphere; which iv an almost invisible and im- alpable substance, that encircles the globe, resem- Liters a vast ethereal ocean, to which he proposed to allude, in some of its mostimportantrelations. The atmosphere is the great motive power of comierce, and therefore the great agen in promoting civili- zation. It is the vehicle of sound, and its palsations convey thought from oul tosoul. {t isthe medium of light and Neat, and owing to its poculiar moditi- cations, fits and adapts them for the bene- ficent activity which clothes the earth with | beauty. It isthe receptacle of heat, cloctricity, and magnetism—it oporates on matter as woll as on temperature, and regulates climate. It is the agent | through which evaporation takee place, by means | of which waters are distilled, and then again do- | scend in fertilizing showers, supplying streams, and deepening the channels of rivers, that flow on, and ultimately discbarge themselves into tho almost | llimitab!e ocean. [tis the agent of combustion ; and, lastly, it is essential to animal life. Man, | without its presence, would perish and cease to | exist, for it is to air we owe our being, and to it | again, in part, return. We ha hase | o ve thea one the atmosphere in animal life; snother in the | soil; another in the stem and branch of the tree, dropping its luscious fruit: another in | all that soars in the air or swims is the Bea, and in the breeze that wa: the ves- | sel across the distant ocean, guided and directed in her course by the dorminan: power ot lordly man. With roference to the meobanical attributes of the atmosphere, to which he should confine his oxperi- mente, Professor Rodgers said:—It was a queztion with the Greek philosophers, whether air possessed any weight at all, and many pretended that such was not the fact. Weight is anivoideut lable to | fuctuate, winke watter undergoes no cb ‘ the foot of a mountain matter w Bt the cium, oat neta pare Then, as tv ibe wateriulity of the air nov resist if a bali,weigh- will oneeunter a uods; hence ateriatity in gir. So, nen ball, 6f ches diameler, da Drea fe tho distance of en be neouotered & revistance of by che dis fog a oucer, is Hed from a rife there 9 of inert jess varied in action ite mot the gentle sopbyr is telt the air is mo and elmost imperceptibly; bat more rapid in its course, thea we have u which prostrates all human power that ventures to brave ite fery. Aristotle arg sphere poeseseed waight, on ex aleether bag, the luiter wou ore; but he found it weighed th e concladed that the ataosphera and bi tiinony was, in that age weight, repeated, using a silk bag tor tho purpose, and Ab. B with the same ros Bot a copper vessel, from which the air was absracted, and which was suepended from tho bea. a stolyard, when refilled, was found to h eased in weight. Owing to this q | mosph. surrounds us all points of the glo! But the atmosph is of impertance—elas: the particles of whic r each other, and separ: ig with great forea when releaved from confinement; which propsriy, as also that of ponderovity, Prof Rodgers provel by ex- eriments. And taese he coucluded with one, yy which bo showed that watercontaiva a qua of air, which is necessary to the oxisten number of ¢ withdrawing vessel partly tantly appes ued to rise unti is owing to it is cempose Jed face, and which con was again introda clastioity and weight of pher bound down to the ewrth, in its daily revolu ou its exes, and which accompanies the clobe, whilo traversing its orbit round the sun. Thon again, this atmospheric air penetrates all bo: whether solid, fluid or ariform—enimate or inanimate, porsesses mutnally ‘active and repulsive powers, and as was before stated, everywhere presses equally on bodies; so that a drop of water remaing a drop when it falls on semocth surface— portions of ite es ies form- ing the sides and top; and which is bound down by the same force that binds the most adamantine solid. Professor Roggers then proceeded 0 consider the relation of the atmezphere to eound, whereby vibratory waves rre produced, the extent of which are dependent on tia elasticity of air. The y in leagth—the lowest note on m piano causing a wave of forty fect, and tho highest note producing one of only tour or five inches. Thue the atmosphere canses ditlerent waves of sound, resembling those of the ocean. the oir, that the atmosp Beyond the atmosphere sound canvos - trate; and hence the lecturer inforced that ! if the moon were to explode, the noira wonld net exter to the orth, as no coucnssion of its atmos re woull bo produced also exercisca a pow rf ht, by whieh t sof the sun are bent; ov herwiso we should pass, he said, by an instanta- boone transition from daylight to the most extreme darkness; and again, irom deep t to the bril- liancy ofday. Comporatively recent investigations, | he stated. had led to the discovery, that the atmos- phere is highly maguetio; and that this property is NOt As Was supposed. restricted to those bodies, to | which philosophic deductions bad formerly limited | them-to which is pro bubly owing thatthe daily varl- ation of the megnetic noedle;irom which also itraight magnetic force is regulated by | hent, and that it veries in intensity, es the rays of the sun happen to fall directly’ or ‘obliquely upon the earth. Baving thus prepared the minds of his auditory for future instruction, Profossor iiodgers ccncluded, by referring to t ‘imate conection of the atmosphere with orranized neings, by which | new forces and aovivitios are c ually created. | But these elementary foreos, which constitute not only vegetablo, but anima the mind or the oul. in its highest (lights ot invcetigation, must ¥ at the threslhold of that which haa no demon- | stration--which points tothe composition of the Spiritual nature of man, and to what constitutes the clement of thought. aut at Memrnrs —Tho surface of Father of Waters" presented xu appear: ance, yest morning never befora seen by wany of our citizens. and out rarely by the “ oldext innabitaut,” it belng covered with ice aa far aa the eye could reach, @ most like one folid Meld, The ioe commenced running about half pest one o'clock yesterday morning, and con- tinged throughout the day—a circumstance which has DCS Weusied dese wos donk. —Lugee una Leper, dat | M ‘ A Novr! the mojen | 2ecount of sales! and if be were b be but the exponent of a universal conviction of | truth ord exocdienoy. Hence the necessity of a correct public ventiment. We believe that it will Telegraph atters. LIABILITY OF TELEGRAPHS—IMPORTANT DE- | CISION. The care of Edward Shields, vs. the ‘Vashington and New Orleans Telegraph ‘‘ompnay, was tried before the Fifth District Court of New Orleans, @ few days ago, which determined several points of much interest to the community generally, and to telegraph companies, and those having dealings with them particularly. — Tho plaintiff! sued for $104 dawages, arising from the incorrect transmission of # telegraph dis- patok, in which the words “sixty-six” wore substi- THRE | tuted in the price of oats for “fifty-six,” tho cor- | rect number, | the dispateh, but resisted any liability incurred by The Company refunded the cost of the miatake of the operator. As this is the first caso of tho kind tried, the prineiples Jaid down by the Court are very inte- reeting nd important as ming other cases dge Buchanan charged directly against ang lie Uity incurred by the Company for raistakes of this kiud, beesuse uncontroUabie influences from atmospheric canses are likely to dorangy the wires and pervert @ tolegraphic message. it is unrea- sonable to apply the doctrine whiok applies to com- mon carriers to a cage liko the present. The car- rier ia responsib!e for the morchandise gntruated to ig care, but that merchandise hag an approginble wine. ‘The Judge say What, on tho contrary, i of a dispatch lik in Liis instance from bis correspondent? patch read or said, “oate fifty-six: bra corn, seventy-three; hay, twenty-live. ‘line parson whe cont the dispatch mede no oxplanation to the operater, and without oxplanatiou, how could tho operator know whetber the sumbore in question ieforred to dollars and ceuts, or to bushels aud baloa | Again, how could the operator know whothor the ad dispatch conveyed an order to purchase, or an | nd to infer the | former what information did the dispatoh convey | to his mind of the of tho order? Tho moaa- | ing of tho dispate gecret 40 all but the par: | ding aidor th 3 the | stage tranamitted Was inapprocia ble, andthis telegraph company had no means of knowing the extent of the responsibility wuica | ought to bein its correet transmission upon the ‘inciples contended for by the counsel for the Piaintle. Indgment wag given for the plaintiff to the amount of $3 50 (the coat of the message) and the coste of the court Political IntelMgence Dexoxstrarion in Favon or Gen. Scorr, ar At Maixr.— A unanimous expression in favor of Gun § for the next candidate of the whig party for the Prasi- denoy, wae given ata whiz meeting, held in Auguate, Me , on the 23d inet. The meeting was attended by the whig members of the Legisleture, and other prominent members of the party throughout the State, and sevoral from other sections of the country. Demockatio Nominattoss uw rucky——-The Ken- tucky Democratic State Convention, which met at Frank- fort on the Sth inst , made the following nominations :— For delegatesto the National Democratic Convention on the part of the State at large—Jaines Guthrie, of Louisville. and George A. Caldwell, of Adair; Francis P. Stone, of Wayne, aud David Merriwetber, of Jefferson, their alternates. For candidates for electors on the port of the State at large—John W. Stevenson, of Ken- ton. and Beverly L. Clarke, of Simpson, were chosen, and from the several Congressional districts, the follow- ing named candidates wore selected :-— let District—Col. Wm_ Bradley, of Hopkins ; 2a do Thos, C. MoUs of Davi H do James 2. Bates, of Barren ; 4th do James 8. Chrisman, of Wayne ; bth do James M. Fogle, of Marion ; 6th do John M. Elliott, of Floyd; jth do Dr. Norvin Greene, of Henry ; 8th do Geo. W. Joh neon, of Scott ; 9th do James M. Nesbitt, of Bath ; 10th do Col. Henry C. Harris, of Kenton ; ‘The Convention passed a resolution Cspecntin A the Congress of the United Staten has no Epona control, regulate, or intrigue with the institution of slavery, as it existe, in any of the Btates. Avapama Devecates to THE NationaL Unton Conven- tion.—Jeremiah Olemens, of the U. 8. Senate, democrat. and B, F. Belser, Erq., whig, are appointed delegates at large from tho State of Alal to « National Union Convention to be held in Washington in June next. Free Born Nattovat Convention —The committee for belted | anational convention of the free soilers, have agreed upon Pittsburg as the place, but have not yet decided upon the time for holding the convention. Removars anp Arrointments at 81vG 8inc.--The Prison Inepectors, at their late meeting in Auburn, re- moved Jas. C. Hi Wiliam N, Belch following democrats have been appointed :--Olerk—Jee per ©. Chilcr Jr, of New York: Phyrician--Dr. Has- brouck. o Tarrytown The Tuepectors did not appoint any person to the office of architect, vacited by the re- movil of Mr. Lent, They voted to retain the present matron of the femsle prison, and removed all the whig deputy keepers and guards, Mr. Lockword, the present agent, was not disturbed, but, it is eaid, that he will be displaced THE GREAT TEMPERANCE MOVEMENT, Political Agitation on Cold Water Principles. THE PRONUNCIAMENTO OF THE NEW PARTY, Meetings Nosterday in the City. To the Temperaice Men of New York. ADDEES® OF THE EXECUTIVE COMMITTEES OF THE NRW YORK CITY AND KINGS COUNTY TEMPE RANCE ALLIANCE. ‘The utier inadequacy of mere appeals to the moral sense of tue community, for the suppression of the traflic in intoxicating drinks, and the mani- fold evils resulting therefrom, bave been sadly but in- testibly ven by the exporict £ the quarter of a century which bas now elapsed since the tntroduc- tion and advocacy of the pledge sy sto: ‘This system is good in its place. tis goodf the Lana end reclamation of individuals— good for ite inflacnce in the formation of public opinion, and as an adjunct of law. But it will never, in the nature of tho case, supersede the ne- cessity of Jaw: as itean never be mude to control every inan’s opinion and action. ‘The fa itted by impartial observers, home manufacture and the imports liquors are increasing ; that vice aud crime are rapidly multiplying their victims; that uptien at tbe polls is becoming more and ¢ d aud notorious; that the drinking our people, expecially of the young, are fact relapsing to the atate which first alarmed tho friends of sound morals, and aroused them to action i attest either the in acy of moral suasion e, © correct these widespread evils, or else the ‘aitLfolbess co their work of those who have un- None will assert a unt dertaken to apoly this remedy. tho Jatter bypoinesis for truth. We fall buck, therefore, upon the necessity of prohibitory jaws. In doing 80, we conform not only to the piain teachings of a trae philosophy, but we plant ourseives ov toe very rock of Sinai. Law is the foundation o/ (iod’s mora) government ; and until it can be shown that th®Rppeals of Calvary have superseded the injunctions and prohibitions of the two tables of stone, we may, as a poople, still safely ontruat our common and our highest e ly interests to sJegislation fashioned efter tae Diviae medel. ‘These trathe bave been long working out their vicdication m the miuds of thinking men; and the gimultapeous movement throughout our own and many of our ¢ister Sta’ ds tho same result, is evidence pas the absolute noces- sity for their pre t ond practical assertion The question now arives, How shall tais bo done? Vory cleaily, isolated, antagonistic, or even un- concerted movements will not avsomplish it; thoir ult must naturally be erude andul- digested iegis- jat Under each iufiaences, ove Logisiature has enacted lawe, but to be repealed by the noxt. Again, wo bave hud jaws so framed us to be partial and local in their operation; thus subverting the great foundation principle of constitutional go vemn- went, that law should be general and universal in iis application. Leg's!ation, to be effectual and enduring, should befound on trial, that public opinion is already in advance of the law on the great qaestion be- fore vs. | Legistation is the produst of many minds; and | these minds represent secticns and portions of the people widely reparated, and having dive:se,thongh | heppily not conflicting interests, to bo regarded. | Hence our legisletors savst be made to see alike and to feel alike. ‘Chis they will do, when they undor- | stand that one determi, m rules with those who | speck through tho box | ‘There opiniens are not tho offshoots of addon im- ise, nor the cone!us Vipid thoug ‘© the result of the twenty-five years’ d which Ged, in hie provinence, of the onemy. Nor leon would wo field fall credit to the differ- ent local and sectional organizations whose aim hag been, and still is, to seoure efficient legislation. Yet al! will see, on careful investigation, that however well desi these movements, they lack this es- sevtial element of suocess—combined and commas action toward @ pre-determiaed and well sti resnit. in one word, gaa mond consocted nahin ay the bak lot box; the same in plan urpose througheut the entire State. So that polltioiane may under- etand that while wicked men conspire for the at- tainment of their own low, selfish and wohallowed ends, at the expense ofall that is true, and lovely, and of good report, good men will not hesitate to combine for the overthrow and confusion of their schemes of ania uity, plunder and ruin. 8 time that the idea of licensin; of regulating evil by Jaw be abandoned And Scely fa not needed at this lato day to inquire whether the traf- fic in intoxicating drinks be un evil it hasnoone clement of good about it; it is unmixed evil. As euch it should be outiawed, abolished, annihilated. The feasibility of auch a consummation of our la- bors rests no longer on argnownt or conjecture. It ie done and demonstrated, past cavil or doubt, by our glorious ho sister, Maine. Why, then, ork fatter or pasitatet about forty dif should we of New Imprersed with theee view feront Temperance Asevciasi In the olty of Now York, met inoouvention by Licir dologates, num- bering evor 2M).on the first day of October last, and organized the ‘Now York City Temperance Alliance,” ita objects being thus stated in the 2d artiole of the conatitation then adopted :— 4 0f Lois sooty shall be to secure: ‘oropment Of existing laws ngetust the wioite the Sabba'l, by (nesale of intoxicating ke, The removal of the pe ani politival meetings ge novaliy, from places whore int ing driaks sre noid. 2 Tho suppression cf ail illegal mouey contributions, by candidates for office, for ¢ purpose of premoting their eleetion 4 Theenactinent ond execution of prohibitory laws Against the male of intoxicatiog a0! 8 a8 a beverage, . The nomination and «lee ton to offles of auel mem an will pledge themselves for the accomptishment of these onde. Simulteneovely with thi of the cause in Brooklyn formed the * Brool Temperance Union,’ tor purposes mainly identical with those of the New \ore Convention’ ‘These orgunizstions, wiih their auxiliaries, re- solved to tost their strengih at the then pending election. Considering vhe istovess of tho hour at which the work wasuuder‘aken, and the fac: that we had no pross at our contre!. tio rosalt was both signiticant and astonishing. No iess than siz thou sand votes wero polled in the city of New York, for the tickets adopted by the Alliancoand ite Ward auxiliaries. Tho managers of both the great politi- cal parties acknowledged tl selves frustrated in their most ekilfally dovired plans. Thus encouraged, as soon as the excitement of the election had ‘ided, ww undertook to perfect our respective organizations ‘Ine Kings County Alliance was formed on the 21th November, adopt- ing the general features of tho New York City Alliance. On the 26th December, the Ixsentive Commit- tees of the two Alliances met in convontion, and, after mature deliberation, unanimously adopted these resolutions:-- 1. Resolved, That it is expedient forthwith to orgenize ® State Temperance Alliance, on the basis adopted by the New York City and the Kings Vounty Alliances, 4. Resolved, That a convention be called in the city of Albany, of delegates from ail tho counties of the State, at the time of the meeting of the temperance orders and sssociations, in the latter purtof January next, to anite im organizing a State Temperauce Allisnoe; and that this call be d by the Executive Committees of both these Alliances, In pursuance of these resolves, wo now invite you, friends and brethren, to meet us by your dele- gates, at Albany, on the 29th day of January inst ,* there to devise and perfect an alliance for the en- tire State. Let every temperance order, tent, lodge, and association be represented; and rather than that any locality should fail of a representa- tive byreason of apathy or inconvenience on the Bass of ita associations, come in your individeal ca- city. It isnot material that the convention be oom- pored of a fixed or rateable ropresontation frem the political divisions of the State, or from the vari- ous associations that may send delegates. This can be arranged in the permanent organization. What we need te insure success is, comprehen- sive unity of counsel and action. This we cannot attain except as we mevt fase to face. We have a common foe to encounter; we have common inte- rests at stake; and itis only by our perfect oneness of plan and purposs that we oan hepe te triumph. Our cause is of God. Let our reliance for wis- dom, strength, and sucess be upon Him, and de- feat ia not porsible. Temporary discomtiture we may have to bear, but the victor’s crown will yet Le ours. EXECUTIVE movement, the friends Commrr ov Kinua County Truvenance ALLIANCE Kdward Corning, John Gann James Sharkey, Baniel Curry, | 8 P Churcl, Jou Marsh, ¥. M. Brown, GJ Bennet) M D,J Debota, M, D., George Wall,” Daniel P. Nayea,’ John C, Smith. Alex. Studweil, John Rhodes, Esicotive Commerres or tae New York Ory Temper ance AuLawcr Chae. C Leigh, J. R 8 Van Viect, R.C. Andrus, H.M Westera, Barton Wood, | Edward Paiooner, 8.2 Townrend, John Pearse, John Gun, J.W. Kellogg,’ Noah Worrall, RN. Have: JW. Benedict, ira Buckmeo, Je, 1. D. Towsley, © J. Wer W W Siriok’and, 0" 6 ‘Nort Joel Blackmer. Alfred lemedict, John Valconer, Francia Gedine, J J. Ottver, J.B Tow 8. PB Nuff, 5.0, Bonnett. Now Yorx Jam. 10, 186% Conductors of the press aud other friends of tem- perance, aro requested to secure an insertion ef thir address inthe papors of Lhoir respective coun- troe. * Delegates will be foformed of the hour and place of meeting through the Albaay papers of the day. A Temperance Weettng. In accordance with the following notiee:— A meeting of the ladies interested tn the success of the cause of teinperance will be held J ME. Church, in Jane street, to PM, for the purpose cf co-cp-eat making to secure to this city and ments, by the Legislature ne only arrest the further sprew intemperance, but prohibit, by wire and pradent enact- weute, the sale of intoxicating | ucts a a beverage, and thus relievs the oomununity of \+ ast fenitfal eourse of crime, misery end tuxution that «cists among us, Good speakers wit] be provid Bigos cures bo Ube petition to the Legisiature will be obtained a mecting was beld at the jlaco and hour mon- ticned therein. The moctiag was but thinly attended, tho ladies searce!y cumbering siaty or eighty. There were alzo a fow goutiemen prosent. The proceedings were opvoed with o prayer, after which, the President, {[saac Oliver, stated that the object of tho prosent meeting was to obtain signa- tures for a petition, memorializiog the Legislature for tho pagsage of a law pr bibinng the selling of liquore, which is to be prevontea on Tauraday next. They have some tvevty mon going sround from house to house eolicitins the signatures of thoee interested in the cunce In effosting the pas- sage of euch a law all they require ia union; and where thore is union thore is also success. He then introdaced— Mr. Hawkins, who said that we want a law to protest us agains! the traffic of liquor. We want wil the grog shops to be dewolished. Liquor (he taid) iv novat all necessary for either our subsistence «r for our health ; and, therefore, those houses engaced inthe traffic of the same are superfluous, to say the least, and should be removed. [t is the woman and tho children—the dearest ebjects of afleo\ion—that suffer the most irom the existence fthece grog shops; it ia they who have to boar the awful weight of misery. brought upon them b, the husband whe frequonts these siaks of all evil. ‘Thanks vo Ged that tae community are becoming more enlightencd and more iutoresiod in this cause, and that the rum sellers sre gotting alarmed in the city of New York. The socioty of rum sellers may swell their treasuries to any amount, for the purpose of buying the influence of politicians against the paseage of such a law, bus they can mover stem the tide of popular sentiment. He knows, and has seen, tho effect of the Maing law upon tho com- munity, and, in particalar, upon the rameollers in Massachusetts. Ho has geen barrel after barrel emptied in the streets, while the rumsollers wera standing by with ovident disappointment depicted on their faces. When Niel Dow went first, in 1812, to Augusta, fer the purpose of passing tho Maine law, ho said to the committee at the time, that, if they should report favor- ably to bis petition, and the Legislaturo happen to pass the law, he would pledge his life and honor that there weuld not bo a grog shop in Portland in the year 1852. Of course, he was laughed at on that occasion, as promising an impossibility. There wae a majority in favor of the Iavy nd the mmority also voted for the peesage of, 28 Same only on rea. soning that the impoas’ty of enforcing such a lew would coy-“ly kill the movement, so that thon the ould not be troubled any forther by, “©9 temperance fanatics. Tho law was ¢¥9 Sent to the Governor for pati on, ., Which after some de liboration ho xeo? Signature. The speaker gin the efforts now rare euoh legal enac!- fn session, ax shall not of the desolnting tide of us. They are the ripe fruit oj va ct of th " shen doseribed been thus long under oaliuze ; ha | Mfvetleres whey, Grecere, lheey $ Jam upoa the heavenly soil; been water are oF al il inthe begitiniog. Ho’ a8 - Kee / sacored burbandmen; been pruved, trimmed, and our hamorous manner scene asec slated ins ver; by the hands of Dilicanve, ove, and W th ecdotes sounected wit! © enforcement of the law, 9 All honor is due to the numerous bands § yegn | search i wy pio aheag perance men, who, under Moy vane herr i Stet the t int in less than Tec tue i ane weatet, working, for yeers | tenga LA poe “dnd confirm | nor Brog shop ia the whole oity of Portland; that young, wae he va “og 5 Bt v09 it thocia wan Ee ty short ting oe ewe of correction had no \ : 70 ite. tes; that t! been the rigat, Work iadyine ‘"gor. But tho day | and battery, and no ctatinad sonia Bag ‘ae voxtay, ee bout 9u jor sdvance movoment—ong He conalnted by admeabhiog the ladies to pe: gad tne aise Plans $f on, but elmply | cevere 'n tho cause, and to try the oxperiment, ag