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WHOLE NO. 17043. DOUBLE SHEET. NEWS BY THELEGRAPSH. HIGHLY INTERESTING FROM WASHINGTON. The Firing into the Prometheus. APOLOGE VIC LETTER Of LORD GRANVILLE. The Senate Resolution in Behalf of the Irish Bxiles. SPEKCH OF MR. SEWARD. Annes OPPOSITION OF SOUTHERN SENATORS. EXCITING SCENE IN THE HOUSE, Dispute between Messrs, Giddings and Stanly. ‘MOST ABUSIVE EPITHETS APPLIAD. Personal THE LATEST FROM ALBANY. Legislative Proceedings. XOSSUTH EXCITEMENT AT CINCINNATI, &o., ko, ko. Highly Interesting from Washington. SPECIAL COPRESPONDENCE OF THE NEW YORK HERALD, THE OUTRAGE UPON THE PROMETHEUS—OFFICIAL CORRESPONDENCE—SETILEMENT OF THE AFFAIR, ETC, Wasuincton, Feb. 11, 1861. The Promethous correspondence was sent in to Con- gress to-day, The first despatch is from Mr. Webster to Mr. Lawrence, dated December 3, instructing him to in- quire whether the conduct of the captain of the Express ‘was in consequence of instructions from his government, * and protesting against the outrage. Several despatches follow, in which it appears that the British Secretary. be- ing uninformed of the circumstances, requests a delay ‘until he receives areport from the Admiral of the sta- ‘tion, On the luta of January, this information having been obtained, the following letter was addressed py LORD GRANVILLE TO MR. LAWRENCE, Theunder-igned. ber Britannic Mejesty’s Secretary of Btate for Foreign Affairs, bas the hcuor to acqaxint Mr. Abbott Lawrence, Envoy Extraordinary end Minister Plenipotentiary to the United States of America, that her Majesty’s government have just reorived from the Vice Admiral commanding her Mujesty’s naval forces in the West Indies, a report upon the subject of the Prometheus, which is to the following effect :—Vhat, on erriving at St. Thomas, the Admiral recsived a despatch trom the commander of her Majesty’s sloop Express, stating that on the requisition of Mr. James Green, her Majssty’s Consul at Greytown, who is aleo a principal offleer of the Mosquito government et that place. he Bad, by force, socompelled the American eteamship Prometheus to pay the port dues demanded of her by the authorities of Greytown. To this despatch Vice Admiral Sir George Seymour had immedistcly replied by saying that neitoer he nor, to his know!ecze, her Majesty's coasul had ressived any orders to allow her Majesty’s ehips to be employed in Buch service, cr in enforcing the fisca! regulations of “Morquito; the sole object of the presence of a British ship of war at Greytown being to defeft'i the town and inhabitants from aggressive attempts to deprive the Blorquito cove-nmeut of posseseion, peuding a settlement hy negotiaiion of the question relative to its fatars posi- tiop, Bir Geerge Seymour hed farther exprensly forbid- den the commander of the Express (rom again employing force to compe! the Jevy of duties for the Mosquito go- vermment The undersigned has now to state to Mr, Aby rence, for the information of bis covernme “conduct in this matter. aud that they ea the act of violence committed by the com Uxpress, and also the requisition consul, gader which the commander acted, ander of the Under these circumstances, her Majesty's g ave uo hesitation in offering an amp! which they consider to have by opgagements; and her Mojesty’s government do #0 with- . Out loss of time, and immediately upon t c-ipt of the official inteliigencs above alluded te, inasmuch as ia their opinion it would be unworthy of the government -Of » great nation to hesitate abous making duereparation when the acts of thelr subordinate authorities have been such as not to edinit of justification. Az her Mojoety’s government havo full con‘ the United States is actuated by a similar feeling, they hope that this mutual confidence will induce each other, In all cases cf such disputes. and notil due time has elapsed for the necessary explanations to be received, to deter tekivg any steps which might lead to collisions, fund thus much aggravate ibe original difficulty. The undersigned requests, Kc, GRANVILLE. Foreign Office, Jan. 10, 1852. ‘To the above Mr. Lawrence replied, expressing his gra- “fication, and trusts that the questions out of which the difficulty grew, will be speedily settied. X.Y. wo x0 intrastion of treaty THE SUIT OF MRS. THE PLAINTIFE. Wasnisctox, Feb, 11-6 P M. The decision of the United Btates Supreme Court in Mrs. Gaines’ case will be delivered to morrow. It is:ad- verse to Mrs, Gaines, thus sustaining the opinion of the court below XYZ THIRTY-SECOND COXGRESS, FIRST SESSION. Senate. Wasiixeron, Feb 11, 1852. The fenate met at half past twelve o'clock OVPICIAL COMRESPONDENCE RELATIVE TO FIRING ‘TO THE + London, and it Mr. Lawrence sod theus af. mot read, bat was found in our was three over forty- rt of the Secreta: 10 oating the correspondence tela perer Mr. Paowse, (rbig) of Ge, tions for adaiti ¢ eneation for ti Ohio, aud ¢ #10 sinprta ated the petition # {1 LOW, owing to the erronecus urts, confined in Siberia, fora pretended criwe. T er, that four huodred others are # erie, owing te 3 of the ussiano pderstanding that the Uongeces of th count ba not ov solonier of eth n Bideria lady re bey woul eference of the petition to th pmmnitt on Foreign (whig) of N.O Wo raid that ar the memo 4 occurs id fe mot b liviary © Suprem 8 of ut Nuseia as te acted by any autbority derived from tbe Ueitisa crown, | rastent | apology for that | ) presented | tefor the Majesty's government fully approve of the vice admiral’s | ly disavow | | that the mghte claimed by the people of Ireland to pa e that the government of | | sbail at no time Rezeafter be questioned or questionable. | Irich people bad tried the experiment of self government, G@AINES—DECISION ADVERSE TO | | moined one step mores-the repeal of the act of union. { thet we may in : MORNING EDITION----THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 12, 1852. , ee PRICE TWO CENTS, DISTHICT JUDGE OF MARYLAND. Caas, (dem.) of Mich , offered # resolution, which laid over, of ioquiry into the exprdlency of increas- ing the ealary of the District Judge of Maryland, COURTS IN ALABAMA, Mr. Cyrmens, (dem ) of Als, introduced a bill cheng- ing the time for holding United States Courts in Alaba ma, and it was ordered to be engrossed. ‘THE RESOLUTION OF BYMPATHY FOR THY IRISH 3 was then taken up, when Mr. 5ewarp. (free soil) of N.Y., addressed the Senate, and said this proceeding is neither inconsiderate nor unimportant. It is a resolution which requires the assent of beth houses of Congress and the approval of the President of the United States. Thua it becomes a national act. It recommends clemency to the Irieh patriots imprisoned in Van Dieman’s Land, and is designed for the information of Great Britain, to in- fluence her conduct. It ia, therefore, a national appeal tothe maguapimity ef that power. I think the act defensible op grounds of abstract justice, and upon due consideration of relations of all parties concerned, I submit, in the firet place, that it is not altogether novel in principle and character. The patriots inthe penal colony are suffe:ing for an effort honestly made to restere their fatherland to freedom and indepsn- dexce. The sympathy of the United States fr them Haiee from the same source with the sympathy which this country has babitually manifested, on similar occa- sions, towatds revolutionsry France in 1793, 1830, and 1888—towards the South American republics, Greece, Poland, Italy, Germany, and Hovgary. yeu in form this proceeding assimilates to the intervention of the United Btates in behalf of Louis Kossuth and his com panions, when inexile in Asia Minor The interest ox pressed by this resolution ia Smith O’Brien, is not merely personal. It is the reverential compassion of a free and generous people for fallen nation. Thecause depends on the character of the nation’s entire life. So the declaration of American independence reviews our whole colonial experience in vindicating the abjuration of allegiance tothe British throne, Ten centuries ago Ireland was @ distinct sovereign power, with adequate national elements and forces. Ireland was guilty of one enduring crime—that crime was proximity to Bri- tish shores, Ireland, moreover, had one great misfor- tune. Sbe bad remained many centuries unconquered and upconquerable Her crime provoked Maglish cu pidity. Her misfortune produced endless divisions into stcta and claraes. and iuvited the invader. England, on the contrary, had been euccesafully subjngated by the Kewaus, Danes, Saxons, and Normans, and had acquired in that rough experience the consolidation and diecipling which, combined with the energy resulting from a mixture of races and embition, inspired by an ensular position, have enabled her almost to have the world in empire at the very moment when, as chronicles relate, the Norman King of Hogland, Henry the second, was canting inhis mind to e¢onquer the adjacent island, be- cause it was commodicus for him, aud its inhabitants seemed ravage and rude, He was solicited by a deposed Irish prince to restate him on his throne. Of courze the invasion did not result im the restoration of the fugi- tive, nor digit in the conquast of Ireland; but only in the plauting of a small aristocratic armed colony on the contt, enclored by palisades, and, therefore, called the palewithin the pale, where Koglishmen resided with their language, customs, and laws. Without, there was the Irish nation, under its hereditary prince, with its ancient manners and customs ach race regarded the other as its natural enemy, and of course unsparing and unrelenting wats ensued. Lhe reformation hurled a new end fearful element tnto this strife. The Catholic churoh Lad given place in England to one that suited her kings and people better. England, moved by policy aud proselytiem, resolved, that Ireland must become Protestant also. She sent the sword for @ missionary, and a ferocious soldiery for apone tles of the new faith, The Irish preferred their paternai religion to one so rudely recommended by their enemies. The palo. although backed by England, was too feeble to subjugate Ircland;'and Ireland, often di tracted by internal feuds, was too wesk to crash the pale Fach, during a period of four hundred years, con- eumed in destructive wars, retained its position, and thus all that long portion of a nation’s life was lost, and worte than lost, by reason of the imperfect conqusst. At length the pale enlarged with the growing greatness ot Bugland, sud the advencing exhaustion of Ireland, by confiroation and messacre ‘Tbe twelve bundred niillions of tillable acres on the island were seized and parcelled out among invaders, and the few apoatolizing natives. and just five hundred and twenty years after the frst invasion, and at the close of a desperate and me- morzuble battle on the banks of the Boyne, Ireiand capitu- lated to the government of the pale, stipulating, never- theless, for liberty cf conscience, which was solemaly gvaranteed by the treaty of Limerick, avd coafirmed by William and Mary, the common sovereigns of non united realms; bat Evgiand pereevered in her policy, and changed the only means employed; perfidiousiy breaking the covenant cf peace, she eudstituted a disitanchising penal code for ber armies, and the sword was withdrawa aced by the scaffold. Burke described the that eystem in the following prophetic lan- “Ibis a system well digested, and weil dispossd toma mnchine of wise and elaborate con- tied for the impoverishment and d-gra pecple, end the debseement of human ghe atcer history of Irclend is a record of ibe frequent but unavailing struggles to t cf thet code, and ret-em the country from its derclating eflects In ‘78, Grattan, Barke, and Flood, catebing inspiration from the Americ Revolution, and avniling thomecives cf the embarrassment of Bagland re- sulting from it, obtained some relaxation of the severity of that religious despotism; and in °82,whea the ¢xi- gexcies ot the empire were alarming, the British Par! eat, in the mous solemn manner, renounced ita usurpe supremacy. and eeolared, with the consent of the King, bound enly by laws ongeted by bis Mojesty und Parlia ment of tbat kingdom, shall be, and are, established, and Ireland exuited, for ene delirious moment, in national independence regained; but the nation needed, and therefore demanded abrogation of the penal code, and new constitution, The Parliament of the Pale, in tho ia. terest of England, refused both. Diseoatent spread ceryly and widely, Emmett, Fitzgerald, and their asso- ciaten, in "98. conspired to raise the standard of rebellion, but were betrayed, and revolution was crashed in the germ, The British government now assumed that the and proved themseiver incompetent. They seat downto the Parliament of the Pele the ao called act of the Unioa, That mock Legislature, in 1890, confirmed the act, and gave up its depraved and pernicious existence; and #0 Ircland.in name united, was then, in fact, absorbed by the Britieh empire, with a meagre representation of oaly the Protestant ministry in the Imperial Parliament, in- ferring, trom the said failure of the men of °93, that the poreibility fa martial revolution had passed away, at least for @ Lime O'Uonnell, a jurist aad advocate of rurparsing eegacity and elcyuedce, conceived, and put in execution @ scheme of agitation, within the restraiats the law, to+ifect, by Parliamentary consent, s change he constitution. Ho rebieved e signal triumph, in in the fact of Uathotic emancipation ‘Thera’ r9- 38 But the ruin of the Irieh people pressed too fearfully on to wait the slow and doubtful suceess of oizie agitation, encountering new wud moro stringent laws, ‘Lhe na- tion divided itself between the party af Old Ireland, un- lead, and that which, uader the banner uuder the guidance of Williaa ded a resort to tho atrategy of | eystem would have proved ef- | { harmony continued Uer- | ed, both systems d of @ broken heart, at O Brien is Simulteve- | pestilence 4. @ died away yaght in all ress, ‘Tho r of the aga, and the ent apology; but on dito a disparsionate ot and our sympathy conceded genius people. The plains of f bear withess that they shilful in war—like the Greeks, they have, encHanted the worid with wit, and song, Confiding and generous to a fault, whils pole °y does not ocour one instance » of unlawful ambition. Is not, then, pored by this resolution due from the such an eccarion, to sachm people? I that question éf clemency is not for This is true; but men and stions are swayed by per nee, It may be seid, while es individuals we ms wally sympa we cavnot exprees these fyrapathies as a This seems me equivaleat to saying, | sentiment, but indulgent the tribute propo United étates, 6 us, but for Great E netion, to ee in u not exereise of Ireland are affiliated to ur by consanguinity, as we ere to the people of Great Britain Surely the younger may, Without offerce, offer its mediation upon a point o difference between the elder branches of a common fa-f mily. And what if Great Britain should take offence? We no longer stand in awe of her power, and ehe knows that right well. If she should repulse a be- nevolent and iawful suggestion, why then she would be in the wrong, and we should be justified But Great Britain will not take offence--her dignity aud glory are too well assured to need to be sustained by an affectation of sensibility Nor will Great Britaia refuse the boon we propese toask. She knows that all needless Jaw isas unwise as it is unjust. She knows that Ire lund’s seditien profoundly eleeps, if it is not, as the Sena- tor from Tinois supposed, dead, She knows that ole- mency will prolong its sluinbers. Bhe kaows the virtus of magnanimity, and the benefits that its practice bring Sbe will thank us for the suggestion to act, in such cate, on her own merit principle. “ Parcede subzertis debel= fore supetos.”” Bir, while it is thur certain that we may with confidence appeal to Great Britain, tha claim of Irs- Jend upon us for intervention is unanswerable. But for cur own instruction and example during @ period of neat seveoty yeara, Smith O’Brien and his associates would never have attempted to litt up from degradation his fa- therland We have maintained nearly a}i that Ireland has leat by her exhaustion. Her poverty has added to our wealth. Her growing weakness to our own increasing strength. Could Ireland have retained, or have taken back in the bcur of need the political forces which she bos given up to us, thet attempted revolution would have been suecereftl ‘These reflections perruady me in giving my vote. Ihave prepared some documents, and submitted them to the mover, thinking that they migh* fa}l iu with his expressed desire to perfect the resolution ro that it will show us impertinently bold, nor hesite- tingly timerous 1 will not preze them without his as 3 I could have voted for the original resolution ia ting the President to address the British govera- ment can cheerfully concur in adopting the indirec: mode which reem to have won the favor of other Senators, ir, when this rerolution has passed in any form, there cun be fomme but one wish relating to it, that Congres cculd bave the powers to gratify. It isarcene in one 0° the most innocent and most beautiful of Kuglish poems, which suggests that wish would be that he who is now justly entitled to be revarded asthe mover of the reso lution--(the Benator from Iilinois)—might be honored with the duty of presenting it to the virtuous and exem: plary Sovereign Queen, whose clemency It invokes, It would be a goodly and a gracious right toxee him once more on his native shores, after his long and chilvalrous sejourn with us. the bearer of & proclamation of aranerty to the patriot defenders of bis country, thus obtained-— to eee his impulsive and grateful countrymeu gresting Lim, echoutirg and clapping sll their hands on high, © That all the air it fills, And flies to Heaven bright.” Mr. Baora, (whig) of N. C., said, if anything could induce him to forego his convictions and listem to his feelings. it was theelequent spesch of Mr, Shields, on Saturday. No matter whet his feelings and sympathies for the people of other countries might be, hisduty was tohisown people and country. This was a proposi- tion tuat the United States intercede with Great Britain, for pardon to certain Ivish patriots He could not vote for the establishment of any snch dan- ercus precedent He quoted several extracts from Gen, rea’s speech on this subject, and replied to them. The Senator from Michigan denies that this ‘is inter- ference, yet it is interference. It isy not offensive, it is true; but still it is interference. He who intercades between convicted subjects and his overcign, does inter- fere in effairs of that sovereign and interference was aot always intercession. Ile could conceive of cases of po- litical cflences not attended with any moral turpitude, but euch was not general'y the rule. He did not mean to esy there was apything of moral turpitude in the case of O'Brien and bis companions. We suppose there is none in this ease, end we appeal to the British Queen for clemency for the patriots, because we consider there attaches to them no moral blame. But what does the Britirh government think of their cffence? They hay been cenvicted of trearon—of a capital offence—but the puvirhment bas been commuted to banishinent. Now, if the British government did not consider these men morally guilty, why would she not as soon have pardoned them, astocbarge the punishment? He came froma part of the country eminently contervative; his people generally locked ahead to see what consequences would result to- morrow from the act of to-day. Now, euppose any of the Ubristiana people had been convicted cf treason; sup- pore their act, by the constitation of the Courts, had been Geemed levying war agalust the United States, in no judicial sente to be discriminated between other acts of trearcn, would not the precedent now sougtt to be ertablished sfford to active sympathizers on the other side of the ocean a case for a corresponding act of cla- mney of the United Btates? They would not Icok at it as amoral Cflence, but as one recoommerding itself to Le highest jeelings of humanity end philanthropy ia ibe cause of oppressed humanity; they would attribute the Christiapa outrage, not to the moral turpetude of its participants, but to the higher law of syropethy, and to the exalted and generous sympathies ot human nature. Ithed struck bim that the estab: lithment of such a precedent by ourselves, would plac? | us in an awkward position, if rympathies abroad should | make rimilar application to us, We interfere ia this case because it 18 proper to do so—they would not inter- | epiin cases where they thought the party de- | rving. How cen we resist them? fe was for doin; | thers as he wished others to do unto him. Tho Sena corn New York ke of not beind afraid of England, © willing to adit he was afraid of war—it wasan | evilat the best,and to be voided if porsible—it was | very brave in persons here, who were too old to be | celled op to do Hghting, to talk of not being afraid of | war, Le Was unwilling to go to war, but more than oye | phing, he wes unwilling to go to wai cept when iu the | vight. He would be sorry if the British government | rhould set these men free at our request. It | | | | weuld place us under an obligation, snd Eng. lend cculd then come to us with a claim on our kindnesg and seok to interfere in eur affai He wished this goveroment to be under no such obligation toury powrr. He could not understand how the Sena- tor for New York could sympatbize so deeply for Ireland and say he bad no prejudice against England. Sympathy for cppresred end oppreetor was unusual. Mr, Cass defended himeelf from attacks made upon his former epeech on this subject by the Republic, and reite- | rated bis positions, Mr. Bavorn replied, and Mr. Cass rejoined. Mr. Buirips tatd be could understand the policy of in- trcducing allusions to slavery into debates ou every sub- ject. He bad received a letter from a southern man who sensitive on that subject as any one, and who, England, bad controversies on the subject, who Jy recommended the passage of resolutions. (The lei alluded to waa read, and was from Andrew Stevenson, of Virginia | Mr. Mason (dem.), of Va, anid he was oppored to the reeojution, It wera step never before taken and was a departure frem our foreign policy; it was direst inter- ference with the affairs of foreign pewers, notrith- scending the sympathy of the American people for these | justly styled patriots. He could not consent, as @ Recator, to avy etep Which would be & departure from ¢ . Ib was ® movement of thes lately started In this couutry. A ab @ ago, a man came here a elf accredi rreentative, who hed openly evowed hi ¢ to involve usin war. Le was listened to, notwith tending he declaied that Washington was mi and that Wasbington’s advice should be dirre That roxn also bad told the peo of thé United States were oppos appeal to the people to for tent was 6 Kindred measure hould pause. It ought the debute and action on t tions. Mr. Sairtos, (dem.) of TIL, hoped that » be bad on the resolution | Unprawoon, (whig) of Ky ing to speak upon the ou # the ¢ of intert to be niatlves, tox, Feb Rouge of Repr PT ssHtn 1,1 Tie House met at haif-past one. NEW JERSKY AND THE CoMPROMIEE | Mr. Brnatrom, (dem) of N.J., prerented the resolu. | tious of the New Jersey Legislature, sustai compromise measure’, and against any chau tion, or repeal of the Fugitive Slave law, and pro! to sustain the executive in the stend which taken upon the subject. Mr. 8. moved to lay the reso intionson the tabls, and that they be printed. Br. Gropiras, (free soil) of Ohio, wished to debate th: motion to print. Mr, Jonvs, (dem.) of Tenn., and Mr. Onn, (dem) of 3. both rose to questions of order=that the rm int, and could rot be debated Breaxre overruled the point, and the r were laid on the table. the motion to print, an exciting debate tween Mestvs, Giddings and Btanly, (whig) of N. 0 involving gross personalities, Mr. Orpprmwa, in the course of bi far 1zom him to object to t e, White the } be Was as mu jon os the Leg Prepared a bill to repeal the la coastwise slave trade, and to | th: Wwe found it, with the people themsecives, How many Northern and Bouthern men will voteto rid us of this coastwire elave trade? He would say to the South whea he should bring up his bill, they would have an oppor- tunity of settling the question for ever. He apprehended that on the occasion thers would bea getting dowa stairs’--a mighty running out of the hall by Northern men. He wanted to mest his Southern friends, among whom there in generosity, and desired that they should help him to smoke out the doughfaces from under tha bush. (Laughter.) He would say to the Bouth, it is your duty to catch your slaves, and not for the North to play the bloodhound for this purpose. He spoke about the time which bad been wasted during tbe present feesion, by adjourning over, thereby causing {delay ia the public business, andentered his protest agaiast the teanver of interfering with slavery, except on the side of freedom, and that whils the representatives ef the North sre obliged to remain here silent, and not per- mitted to senc their views to the people, the States, aaa their Legislatures, send up their sentiments to ia body. Mr. Sanity replied to Mr. Giddings, who bad given the House advice as to how they might improve their etatermanship. Now, raid he, if | underatood the honor- able gentleman from Obio correctly, we ought not to have adjourned over from Friday till Monday, but should have staid bere to listen to the filth which he is in the abit of pouring out to improve our statesmanship How long has it been since the gentleman became so fend of lecturing the House? Let but the dinner bell ring, and bois the fist to hurry off to satiaty his appetite. to the niglect of the public business, Ho is as punctual in this es the steam whistle of the factory. But, Isst Uongcess the gentleman went home seme three weoks before the clote of the cession, atter he had poured out ail he had to eit on the subject of slavery. “Take the beam out of thire own eye, then thou canst see the moat in thy brother's eye.” Mr. Gippincs explaincd—As to my dinner hour, itis importent to the pation, and the most tremendous sub ject upon which the gentleman from North Caroling has ever been cailed upon for the exercise of his statesman ship. Ap to iy absence during iast Congress, there wat ro importaut votes taken; I left for home when I thet seven months had been wasted on one question California—and dovghfaces could sooner huve been brought to vote on the bill, Mr. S1anty— Have you finiehed your explanation ? Mr. GinvinceNot Yet Mr. S1ancy—How much longer will you take ? Mr. Gippinas—I am sorry to see slavebolders copying from ths doughfaces, Let the doughtaces copy after you. When I left for home the important biils were parted, and I bave beer censured by the press becaure I efd not carry through the River and Harbor bill at an case eee and tomy absence has been imputed the loss of that bill; but he called gentlemen to witness that, during that aession he had never voted for an adjournment Dbeyordone day. It was the first time that he had found the gentlemen from North Carolina dodging. Instead of spending seven months on the California queation, it sbould bave been disposed of in as many days, and U. grees shovld have gone home two or three mouths earlier than they did, and thus have raved an unnece sary ex penditure of money. Is there a whig. a demoorat, or dovghfsce, who cannot tell whether it would not have been better to go home than to have remained here? I believe the country would have been obliged to us if we had adjourned before we did. I now say that gentlemen ere locking forward to the nominations for Lresident, ardI warn the country that until the nominations are made Lo buriners will bo done. This is the policy. Buncombe epeeches must bs made meanwhilo, Mr. Sraxii\—I yielded the floor for an explanation, and the gentleman has branched off into a lecture at large on general deportment. The gentieman thinks thut he has some special gitt from Providence, or even & higher or a lower power, which I will not refer to here, to lecture doughfaces, whigs, and democrats. ‘The gen- tleman gors on, and renews his lecture. Ho adwits that he went home, and neglected the public business, We beard no lecture at that time. Who delays the basivess LW oe as uny other ten mon? The gentlemen from io. Mz. Givpixes interrupted Mr. 8 , by saying I catl upon the gentlemen to make his raying good. In the face of the House, I pronounce it false. (senration ) Mr. Ssaniy—It is usual tor one, who bas no regard for the decencies of Life, to relieve himself from respon: sibility by pronouncing statements false, and it is cha- rasteistic of the man who sneaked away from this Houre, and took his pay for work which he did not do. Is he to leoture men in this House, or aoy negro or free pegrocutofic? (Leughter.) But we have hed enough of thia, Has not the gentleman to-day, on the motion to t, interrupted the whole business ? aud by whom in- upted ? By the runaway member, who went home to teoure his election, to the neglect of the pyblic business. F n says tbat bis diuner hour ja the ¢ st tubject Fever discussed; but IL have discussed on sinallec. ard the the eubject of the honorabls member himself, at hes been forced upon me by his own insolen in thishouse. As to the River and Harbor bill, the gentleman id more than any strict constitutional ist Lo defeat it, for his eupport is death to any measure~ bis supportiuskes a messure odious, This being the tat. per can the country expect to get Kiver anil Barbor bili? | nal improvement was disbanded, but the Will passed wan vetoed by President Polk. At the last ses fon there was a triumphant mejority in its favo bere, where I_meke my epeeches, oud exert my influence, if I have apy. When the gentleman drecencs to low valgarity, TI cannot foliow him—no de- cent wan ean follow bim—TI know my constituents never expect me to follow kim In thet River end Ii Mwy district received double what it did v adminictyation ef my distinguished predec wan stood higher in this ball read no It went to the Senate. and there met with factious opposition. (Mr Giddings here paused, end looked towards Mr. Stanley, near ns, of whem were Messrs. Brown, of Miss..and Mr & Nd, stending up, and Mr Brook by.) Me then remarked, I pr t against doughtaces premptieg the gentleman from North Carolina—"A fair field, and @ feix fight isoll T ask.” Voices = You eball baye it—go on Mr. Ginpincs continued—The serviie press of the Nerth base arraigned me for the loss of the Kiver aud Harbor bill in the Senate, and becaure my ipfiuence was net tvfiigient to carry it there. By te deiay of the genticmem and Northern servilee, we did not paes the Lill here op thie to enable the Senate to paca the bill. It is ® swell business Mr. Braxiy.—The gentleman says it ix a small busi- | xees. J plead guilty to the eccusation, It is notonlya N business, but the business of a scavenger, to have e bivg todo with him,and I will have to wash my funds atier handling him; bat the thing had to be done as he hac thrust himee!f on ve as a kind ofcensor. It i a rmelt buriness for me, and don't know how Ioan de tcend ary lower than to take hold of (he honorable mem- ver of Ohio Cry of *Goud,” BE, Brant ny —No. it i# not good; it is a very bad task aU I must perform tt, The gentle necording to his wk views, Is the enly Simon P nest man in this house; but he was clays ineu not ineuiting t tion convent pLUERCe O: entleman | #-—The k d to, was The resojution re g when I was he was not on re and ma Ay FOU incaeIf you inter anny interrupted Me what I mee Gippines, co creck the overseer’s lash to pu Ow uirg --The ye f mo down, 1 | from charges mad The mvesuge fecm the Preridemt waa then delivered, ard Mr. Sravury resumed, and anid, after other remarks, Thave departed from my usual course; but the mem- Der'e inrolence caused me te eay something he havi got up and poured cut abuse on the whole House am country, In the moment of exoitement 1 reminded him of his misdeeds, and be said it was false He has thrown the firet stone. Ho did this regardless of ali propristy, and, therrfore, be must take the consequeaces. Nir. Givpivas--When I spoke of the gentieman’s st ment 6x false, I did not transcend the parliamentary ruler, This was not insulting nor uvgentlemaciy. If wrong, I don’t say that he intentionally misrepresented the fact I keep myselt within the parliamentary rules, when the gentleman was brought forward by the serviles ofthe Noith to aseail me, Iinust say that I cannot foi- jow blu, Buch Iangusge aa he bas indulged may be suitable, in bis country, in the barroom. but it would not be permitted in the bar rooms of the Wert, nor pasa ourrent there among the loafere, The gentleman from North Carolira reminded him of the boy who turued round eo fest that the hind part of his breeches was on both sider, (Laughter) ‘The gentleman eays that I was at Norristown, too; but where waa he and the mem- bers of the House?” Why, drinking their grog. (Laugh- ter) Leok at the Journal a A Voicx—Does it ay anything about drink ? Mr Gippincs— And yet the gentleman takes me to task becaute, during the bolidays, I visited my friends Mr. Branty replied—The gentleman remarks that there war nothiny wrong in pronouncing the statement false. This ia in accordence with bis views of propriety —this is his idea of cecenoy. If I had been selected to attack bim,as he charges, I should have gone home, because, I think, if the House should pick out any ma | it would be the meanert, and that would be adiszrac not only to free goilers, but to buman nature. I charge the official reporters not to let his felonious hand touch ope word but what I say, for we know how he on u for- mer occasion misrepresented my colleague from the Orange district, aud his own colleague from the Chilitcothe district, having altered his own speech after he got to bis room with his colored friends (Laughter.) He talks about my associations, but has anybody ever seen him in private decent company. Free negrces may call tosce him He doen not let bis right band know what bis left doeth. Te alinces to my absence ; but I have not set up myself as a standard. “I don’t ray Lam always in the Louso. as T ought to be, He cays we were here drinking our grog, éoring Christwas times, Where washe? In Phil- adelphia, drinking beer and eating oysters with free Legroes. (Laughter.) Which was the best off ? Jodge ye. (Laughter.) {fe thinks he was better off than we were. Mr. Stanly paused, and looking towards Mz Preston King, who was standing near Mr Giddings, remarked, raining his voice to a higher pitoh—Help him out; be needs a little more poiron. VorcrsHa! ha! Good! Ha! ba! Mr. Sranzy—I quit this subject in disgust. I find that [have been in a dieseoting room, cutting up a dead gog. I will treat bin as on ineaue mau, who was never taught the decencies of life and proprivties of con- Guet, Whose atsoviations show that he never mingled with gentlemen. Let him rave on till doomsday. r. Gippincs arose.—1 wish to say one word. ‘o1ces.— Bit down, we have had enough of it. ir. Hovsrow (dem ), of Ala, however, had previously obtained the floor,on whons motion the previous question was moved, and under its operation the reyoiutiuns were ordered to be printed THE NOUNTY LAND ACT. Tee Honte then went into Committee on the bill ex- plonatory of the Bounty Land act of Septembur, 1350. Aimendments were debated, and. without coming to conclusion, the Committee rore and the House adjourned. | Interesting from Albany. LEGISLATIVE BUSINESS—)EW B'LL RELATIVE TO THE COURT OF CHANCERY KOSSUTH—-THE CANAL FRAUDS--THE STATE PRISON INSPECTOR: RAL: ROAD TOLLS--GALWAX STEAMSHIP COMPANY— FUND FOR FENIMORE COOPER'S IKIRS, ETC. OF THE NRW YORK HERALD. Aunany, Fob, 11, 1852 Mr, A, Bmith’s bill, introduced in the Mouse in | relation to the funds of the late Court of Chancery, Provides for three commissioners to ascertain what funds SPECIAL CORRESPONDENCE and recuritics were in that court in 1247; to whom be- longing; by whom brought in, and what moneys belong- ing to persons unknown are in custody of any officers of the court, such officer shall be required to pay the same into the treasury, which is to be invested inthe purchare of State stceks, It isseid this fund amounts to @ mil. lien and a half of dollers. | t,a member of the House Inid on the | » Tesolutions, for. ble ints Sena ly wereed v Mr Tnteh ie i fon into the slieged ers have seen the gh evel trav He thinks ss inysible to Mr. ¥ An attempt is being made to repeal the ect abolish tolle on the reiireads A bill for the pur d into the Iouse sittee cf the inet House of As a eurent, in several respects, tindicates th i fe cowimittee, and it ress and justice of some of the remarks, tors arrive at the belief that many of the pr tlore, if not resting upon @ suppression or perversion of the truth. are at lee, wide departure from the evideus before the committee. ne Galway Steamship Company propose toc: r versels for the conveyance and eccommodatio te et w greatly reduced cost of pastace rege 8. Marn. and associate ioned for a py cbarter for the pur pe ng the city cf Peneina with water. Why not apply to the Congress of New Grenada? A yrepesition was made, a day or two since. to rai by rubreription, furtd to be given to the family of jate J. Fenimore Cooper, A son of that distinguished man announces that the proposed plan would be in d rect cpposition to the wishes of the family. [Hs says that re such fund will be received; and that the fw are by no means in necersitous circumstances. RISE IN THE HUDSON—THE CANAL FROM ANOTHER CORKESPON: ACTS. NT. Auuasy, Feb. 11, 1852, The water is steadily rising, and apprehensions are felt thst it will On Non ‘over the docks in the morni ay. for 2 mendemus to compe t certain contracts to a person named og the lowert responsible bidder ther ie beving been awarded by the cr parties, The arguments on the part of the rela obe wade by N. Will, Jr, who will pe a by J. U. Spencer, Eeq. KEW WORK LEGISLATURK Benate. Auscamblys vo to divide the xr eported e bill The b After this is set mmon School Fund. tions for an balance is to b Abi tvisors to make the Distr nd to Hx compense A bill a Gardgor ineurence law (dem ) of Lewis, brougt courtly of marine jreuran (whig) of € 60. | histor | Mr. Lee made bia up @ hiandso Kowuth at Ginctanats. ivcrmart, Keb. 10, 186% Kosauth’s address to the people, which ls heave been delivered to-day, has been portponed till Thursday. He will remain ten or twelve days in Oincinnatl, and im- tends making but ope or two speeches during that time. Be has declined several invitations to address societies and arcociations; but invites them to call upon him at his coms any day, between the hours ofelevenandtwo The Typoprapbioal Association seem exesedingly disappoint edat his refusing to address them publicly—forgatti - peenta refusals of the same nature while in New York, mi ippi U.S. Senatorship, Loviavinee, Feb. 10, 1852. Gen. Foote haa declined being @ candidate for the United Stetee Senate from Mississippi, and it is under- etocd that be will appoint @ sucoensor in a few days—so Ubat the Legisiature may be compelled to go into an elee- tion, Rhode Inland Legistnture, THE MAINE LIQUOR LAW—SAVITAL PUNISHMENT. Provinence, Peb, 11, 1862. The Maine liquor law, which was defeated in the Touse on the 3¢th ultimo, has parsed the Senate with am amendment, rubraitting the question to a vote of the people. The vote inthe Senate stood, yeas 16, nays 16, There were 12 demoorate and 3 whige voted in its favor, und 5 democr: 411 whigr agairst it. ‘The bil from the Senate in favor ef abolishing capital punishment wes debated in the House seater, end the vote will probably be taken to-day, It is goneralty supposed that it will pass, From the South, S—CHIKP TICK OF MARYLAND— THE AMOLITIONIST—FATAL AFFRAY, ETC. Bacrimonk, Feb. 11,2862. ‘The Southern mai! brings nothing beyond Washingtom to night. ‘the Lola Montes fever is declining in Washington, The Maryland Senate to day confirmed the appoiat- ment of Judge Legrand, an Chief Justioe of the Btate. The $19,000. ferfeited bail, of Gen. Chaplin, has beoome the subject of inquiry by the Maryland Legislature, Ne one seems to know what bas become of it In Cumberland. Md., @ fatal affray oocurred to-day, between two citizens nawed Swan aud Sprigg, om ao- count of some newspaper publication. Sprigg shot Swan dead, LOLA MO! CHAPLIN, From Philadetphin. ICE RAILROAD BRIDGE—SVICID! Pronaneceita, Fob 11, 1862. The Havre de Grace and Baltimore Railroad Company have commenced taking up the railroad track across the ice on the Burquehannah, anticipating a break up of the ice. The river, two hundred yards below the bridge, is completely clear, and passengers will, to-morrow, be oon- veyed via Wilmington, whence the boate will run to New- curtie. and thence over the Frenchtown route At Boylestown, Pa, # man calling himaelt Francia Beavinta, from Turnbull county, Ohio, shot himself thie afternoon. He bad arrived there from Fisherville bs stage, having left at that piace a horse aad wagon. rd said he had been robbed of $600. ee Police Intelligence. ARREST OF JOHN S. GORDEN, THE BANK CHECK BWIN- DLER—A SECOND ‘CONFIDENCE MAN” COME TO JDGMENT—A BRIEF SKETCH OF HIS OPERAT@ONS. For the past two or three weekn, a kind of “confidence man,” whom we may designate as No 2, has been flou- risbipg among the storekeepers of this city, imposing upon their credulity, by pursing on them fictitious checks drawn on the various banks, varying from five dollars up to twenty five. The name of this individual is Joha 8. Gorden, a rerident of Dayton, Ohio, who, it seems, haa visited this metropolis on an edventure to raise the wind by his persuasive, easy manners wheroby a favorable opivion of the storekeepers wus olicited; and nltimatety obtain their “confidence,” the ohecks received, and thereby the swindle accomplished. The accused is aman of about thirty five years of age, of very genteel appear- ance, excellent addvens, and good business habits, which qvalifications, coupled together. made him a man of no crdinary ability to practise frauds of this character om the community. The facts in this case, and the modus operandi by which this chest succeeded in defrauding our honest store- eepers, aro simply as follows :-—We, therefore, in order thet our readers may understayd the case, give the y of this man from his arrival in Lhe city. ut the latter part of last month, Gorden arrived ncity, end having been 6 merchant in Ohio, and c pecduce to this market, he called on the firm of tockwell & Co.. commiscion merchants, Mo, 96 Pearl ptreet; sow one of the firm, to whom he re rented that be lad over 100 bogs on their way to this olty, iegether with produce and proviions. and wished to get tcipe gocd Louse to rell them for him om commission. lie turiher etated, that on bh to this city, om crcering the mounteins, ho bed unfortuantely lost his baggage. containing ull his wardrobe, except the clothing be hed on, oxd wanted to know jf tae fim could recom- mend him to rome geod teilor =“ Oh, yer,” eaid Mr. Gib- fon, “ certainly;” and. believing him to be all he repre- tenled, wrote a few lines to Mr Joseph Leo, merchant tailor, No & Nassau street Goren took the note, and nuit of black. eonsist- est, and over cont, day th» clothing was deli- to take his note at thirty ays for the pa. Hi Lee refused to accept the cfler, eaying that be was retisied with the responribils ct Mr. Gibson, end preterred the matter to remain as was, without he pald cash. Gorden then asked for a bistk check on one of the city banks, which he tid vp, in bie own name, for the eum of $25, this cheek he tcok to the arm of Gibson & Go, and Curing the absence of any membor of the firm, presented tLe come to the bookkeeper, who cashed it torthwith. The check w ent to the bank, when it was ascertained thet Gorden never bad any account there It is need- to ray that he did not call any more on that firm. ‘The next place we hear of bis operations was at the lomen’s furnishing store kept by Liland A, Parker, SU Broadway. Here he purchased ten dollars worth Ci articles, apd prezented one of his own checks one city bank for twenty doliaze. Gorden represented that he was puttirg up atthe Irving Louse; t! to- gether with his elcquence cn other eubjects, and his vuriness-Li“e manner, induced Mr. Parker to take the check, giving bim ten deli cash, the difference im his favor, Subseyuentiy, the seme day, or the day after, the check was discovered to be a fraud, and Mr. Parker THE ing ¢ auonnting to $ vered, Gorden ¥ frock coat, pantatoons, On th | Went im pureuit of Gorden, found him at the Irving House, where the accused, fvaring an exposure, compro- mised the aflair. by paying Mr. Parker the twenty dol- lars, and receiving Lack the fraudulent check, which he Gertrcy ed, and Was then allowed to go at large to prac- Use fiaud upon others, which, as the sequel exhibits, was the care, Mr, Leary, the batter, iu the Astor House, was ihe rextrofferer, Gorden purchased a hat, gave his owa for $.0. ip payment, and received the balance in ‘This tanraction wason the 30th day of January. Gorden called at the store of Canfleld men’s ouliitting store, No, 202 Broad iepreecnied that be was from Daytom, tensive dealer la hogs aud produce, ity on their way to thle city, His c+] apprazance at once predaced a con6- ¢ 410 worth of goods weze selected, and he pro- onthe Obomicsi Bank id the difference in On (he 9d insta: Fowler, gen t On Friday the extensive f the clerks n conntenanes, w do you do, sirt ve. Iwas in bere cucies ond omitted @ the chase '* eth, during jar in bia con- ho wae largely ¢m- ent @ quantity to this ed the sume story as he journey to New York aud clothing, and wardrobe. His pers wey ef conversation Of deception, and whem radesman’e Bank, dated J rdner, was presented ved if to be good, and gave Ybis check. like all the others nk, Was pronounced fraudulent, t in the bank. ng, started g with « deter- « dim Le foe; and after ee lace to place, with untl al, during y and Wednesday, suceeeded, on the tie captare, at e o7 Broadway, avout parchasing « aid of the police, 4 conveyed to the rearching his per- diicd up, Om the we style ag the have passed on vd soom © became alarmed, and wanted to nt of the cheeks eatement, in one iriends Grant t. Knew d let bin