The New York Herald Newspaper, January 22, 1854, Page 8

Reminiscen BY JIS PRIVATE SECRETARY. New York, Jan. 1, 1954. My Daan Sin— Since my conversation with yon this morning, the wobject of it has unceasingly occupied my thoughts. You seemed so strack with what I told you were the solemn convictions of Mr. Calhoun but a few days previous to his death, as they appeared to my mind, that I cheerfully comply with your reque:t to re- member and place upon paper my recollestions of those days. Before I proceed, however, I must state & few facts to which your own recollectious must bear witness. You know that, with a few intermis sions, I was with Mr. Calhoun for a constant period efeleven uninterrupted months. I joined him at his home in Fort Hill early in the year 1849, and separated from him when his body left Washington for the South after the close of his earthly career in 1850. My stay at Fort Hill is franght with the most pleasant and thrilling reminiscences of the great dead. My main occupation from day to day, for geveral months, was * A Disquisition on Government, and a Discourse on the Constitution and Government of the United States,’ which has recently been published by D. Appleton & Co., of this city, as volume one of the works ot Calhoun, edited by my personal friend, Richard K. Crabbe, one of the ablest men in the South, and one of those that Mr. Calhoun honored with his confidence tor many years. Several hours each day I was engaged with him upon this interesting work. It was during this period that I received a request from you to this effect :— “Nobody knows anything about Mr, Calhoun, where he lives, how he lives, what he says and does at home. The American people know all about the habts of Webster and Clay, but nothing abot Mr. Calhoun. I would like to know all about those things, and get his opinion on a variety of subjects. The publi know nothing about him except when he is heard from in some great State paper, or in a Senate debate.’ Of course I showed th's letter to Mr. Cal houn, and it led to a very singular result. Mr. Cal hoan hesita’cd a moment ard then said, in his pleasant vein, ‘‘ Chere is but httle kavwn about my place or home habits. Mr. Benvett has beena very sincere and devoted friend of the South; I would be pleased to oblige him in any way. You may write him some private letters about me if you choose to do 80.”” “But, Mr. Calhoun, it is quite evident that Mr. Bennett wants to have something about Fort Hill and you that he can publish.” “Weil, you may *rite bim a letter to publish, but sign some name to it that will aot let pcople sappose you wrote it.” I did write, and scut you the letter which appeared in the Hexaxp, headed ‘A Visitto Fort Hill,” d signed “A Traveller.” But I have to tell you some things still more singular, and which were unkuowa to you uutil now. his attention to a particular subject, would write it in the form of an editorial. He would read the article in manuscript, and band it back to me, with the remark, “ Phose are my ideas. You have them in a very exact and concise form.” Those articles I enclosed to you without remark, and if you refer to files of the Hyra.p, your leader on Friday, July 27, 1849, headed ** The European News,” was really Mr. Calhouu’s, as well as many other editorials that afterwords appeared in the Hi natp—such as “Posi- tion of the North and South,” ‘ Objects of the A ministration,” ‘ Acteon and his Hounds,’”’ “ Office: seeking and its Mission—What is to be Done about It.” “Manufactures of the North.’ Whea Hexawp reached Fort Hill he of conrse remarked them On xe occasion he said to me, “ Has Mr. Bennett an idea how these articl:s originate ¢”’ ‘ot the slightest,” truthful reply. “H9 ey supposes I talk with you about matters and ‘ings in general, aud that these conversations had poggested the articles.”’ About that time you received from me a great many. private letters, giving you Mr. Calhoun’s views about men and measures. I read him those letters, and before I sent the first one, ‘de made me go up stairs and add a posteript woichas pear as I can recollect, was as follows:—‘Tell Mr. Bevuett that my private opizions about men and mat- ters are not to be used by bim in any way publicly while J am alive, after | am dead he make taem pab- Kc.” The words made an iapression upon my mind god I wrote you as he desired. I was a little startled about a year afterwards. when seated in the room be died, his body in the metallic case near me, to fladia g@ copy of the Hxaaip of the day previous, which was bandd me by his son, large extracts from these idevtical letters attached. He w ad, bat a great many simple minded people give me tie credit of being the author of some of those tremendous sen- tences contained in those letters and extracts. But 1 have not yet done with this preface Previous to wy leaving New York, at Mr. Caihoun’s written re- -qnest to go to him in the South, an authorized per gon asked me while away to write some letters about the South for the Times in Londou. I thought no- thing more of the matter until { had been at Fort Hill a month or more. Mr. Calhoua and myself were in a wagon, coming from the v e of Pendleton, when | mentioned the circumstance. “Why don’t a do it?” was his sudden comment. “Well, why sbould I’ I don’t know who wold pay me for my trouole: “Pay you /” was his rather sarcastic hint. “Pay why it would give you au opportunity of lay- ing before the world the real position of the South—the real advantage that Harope would pos- gess in a firect trade with us, and the Loudon Tunes would publish what you writ i “ Unquestionably they wo party in York was authorized to get me to write them.’ “Then do you do it at once. Why even your friend Mr. Benxett dare not pub.ish, in New York, the pro- bable future of the South unconnected w thihe North, as I sec it now, and as all will see it within twenty years.” Every day I wrote on a series of letters. | wrote ona half sbeet of foolseap turned down—and halt I wrote, and every night he read them und made oor- rections opposite. When I sometimes would hesi- tate at what to me appeared such novel ideas as direct intercourse between Hurope and the South, [ have seen him sbike his head gloomily and as if speaking to himeei/—It will all come so eventually. I see it. Corruption, unjust avd impartial legislati of anorthera majority; the slow, sure and steady increase of the liberty feeling in the North, will eventually open the eyes of the South, and then hey will see | was right. The existence of the South will depend upon a separation, and then the South will reach her trae position.” The rough draft of these letters qas finished, and | hold them yet. 1 had no time to copy them before we went to Washington, and once only wore they alluded to in the sick room. ‘ Keep them carefal- ye said Mr. C., “you wiil find uve for them at some future day.” He knew that I frequently made notes of conyersations. with him. He used to make me read them to him, and on one occa- sion, as if seeing into the fature, he said to me:—-‘Be sure that you perfectly comprehend amy idea, when you take a note of it, and if you nave any doubt about it, ask me, and never publish aay thing about me that yoa are not perfectly cl own mind that you understand me. ath these words have come back vividly mind, and I have religiously adhered to then. | now come to the time when we both reached Washington, ‘and from personal intercourse which you yourself have witnessed, you can safely voaeh that the im pression I shall give of his own mind, [ had the op portunity of ascertaining as no one else had, or could possibly have had. Buta day before he died he told me that he would give a world could he have but one hour of streng’h in the United States Senate, so clear was his vision into the tuure. What he did say or think I wrote, and much that he would have writtea was known to me only, owing to circumstances con- trolied by the sick and dying scene of his lite. It was about [the 15th of February, 1850, that it became evident to his own mind that it was doubt- fal whether he should deliver a speech in the Senate, and it was then he determined to write it. You re- member that I went to Richmond with Gen. Taylor to see him lay the corner stone of the Monument to Washington, On my return early on Sunday morn- ing, | me} a m er who was hunting for me, who stated that Mr. Calhoun was very anxious to have me come up home as soon as I got ashore from the boat. When I reached the room of Mr. Calhoun, he told me that he did not feel as well, and wanted to commence that very day with the speech. He did commence dictating it that evening; I sat on one side of the table, and he on the other. He com- menced, and I wrote, “i have believed, from the first, that the agitation—here he stopped, and rising from his chair, said, “ This "aint hot must imagine that the Senators are around me.” He walked across the room once or twice, and then came back to the table; ,1 noticed that his eyes were closed; and then he commenced—‘ I have, Senators, believed from the first that the agitation of the subject of slavery would, if not prevented by some timely and effective measures, end in dis 3" and continued dictating for nearly an hour, | he was tired, for he was very weak; and during several days be he was ap airy ee apeech to cough so severely for a of a quar- 1. an hour, that I feared sometimes he would Yet when visiters called he seemed to his spar It surprised me so that [ attention to it He smiled and aid, cannot control his body as well as his fit to liye.” I peed to sepd to him al) i a87 s = i 2 > rE 2g 8 z in writing the work— | Carrying | out your wishes, I would often, while with himin his | little study, take pen and psper, and, after calling | the | the ers every day, and so engrossed was his mind maa reat kapts belare the country, that he felt anxious to have his attention directed to other sub- jects. Ihave read seryd prose and stories to him when we were alone, at his request, for this special purpose, but frequendy it would be of no use; his mind would go back to the ertical institations in which he believed the interests cf the South were perilled. 1 conld not vegin to remember the details of bis conversation. At that time, and in his room, I wrote the Patrick Henry” letters which appeared they were sent. In fact, they necessarily embodied some of bis sentiments. How could it have been otherwise? But, above all details, I can remember that there was one all-pervading sentiment as to the utter and entire uselessness of compromise. He | scouted the very word. He said the South had no | compromise to offer, and that unless the constitution | was amended by introducing into it new clauses to | protect the South against the continual in- yasions of the North, there never could be | | | peace and quiet between the two sections; that there would be year after year more and more nuncio agi- tations, and that it would be be better for the States pensnent to dissolve at once. People called, and | be would talk with them or listen, and when they | were gone, he would shake his head, and in refer- ence wa successful settlement of the pending Califor- | nia controversy, would say, “ It isfall useless. Ilook forward with the deepest forebodings to the futare. | The South—the men of the South—don’t see their | real position, There is nothing gained by a tempo- rary policy. Something must be done to reach the root of the evil, I see it, and the South will see it in a few years. I have no hope trom the generosity | or justice of the Norsh, There are some good and troe men there, but in afew years they will be ab- | sorbed in the one all pervading sentiment which is gaining ground rapidly. In ten years the entire | North will be abolitionized. Tue love of pene | and power (or the sake of office will absorb all justice | and right between the sections. Chis same spirit | will grow in the South. Leaders in the South will go hand in glove with the North tor office ard plunder, Even in my own State there will be found men as eager for spoils avd «fiice from the general government as from any other State. 1 feel gloomy when I look at the future. y pat might bave been a very easy one had I so », but | have pursued the right ove: a rugged ay be buta few years before the South upon, inyaded, enslaved, and de- onstitutional exaction and oppression. b will rike to one maa. Then she will four years, he would nwith sorrow these political ‘eaders in his ute a t hekepittles to the throne of Presi- | dential power as in any other. He would have seen his prophecy nesrly fuliilled. He would haye seen a | & Presi¢ent in power, wrapped in a free soil robe, one of the monsters who put ulloat the Wilmot provis». | He would have seen abolitiovits and democrats | hand in glove to place such aman in power. He would bave seen in power as Prime Minister Marcy. a man he onee held up to scorn in the following lan- | guage on the floor of the Senate: Jory 9, 1897, rtock to show that it woald increare, 6, the pow.r of the government if to exercise this patroeage for politi- That they would *o we it we hai | ample proof in tha yast conduct of the admini | tration, and in the ciples which hed been ope ly avowed by its fii g Sevator from N York, bigh ip the cox fidence of the ps azc now chis? magi-trate of avowed in bis place on this flocr *bat to tl the epoils. for which he was reprimance: atcr from Marrachusetts, (Mr. r worthy of his éistinguished talenta, I fancy the profound grief, as well.as horror, | with which Mr. Calhoun would see Goy. Marcy regu- | lating the affairs of this government, There was avotber man from New York thas he regarded with | pertect abborrence. It was Senator Seward. He | was at the Senate for a short time when Sewari spcke, and he would not listen to a word. But a few days before he died, he received | @ letter, which we insert. It made a Bee | impression upon him. ‘ What an unfortunate thing,’ said Mr. Calhoun, “ that Southern men are so blind—but ere many years they will | see them as I do now.” ‘Mr. Paulding reads thit man Seward rightly.” ‘Mr. Paulding ought to know Northern s at. I even doubt my- self whether even a constitutional amendment could | ee the South against the arbitrary will of a Northern majority when once abolitionism gets fall strength, as it must and will in chat section.” Hype Park, Dutehe-e County, March 19, 1950 My Dear Sir—I have received and reao your speech with the deeprat imerest; it traces the preven: crisis to ite souree, and pcinte out the mrans of aroi ing its conse quences with perfect clearness, without deviatiog aad w.th- cut fasion, It appeals to our reason, aud aets onl will pot, perbaps, be #9 muc) prized aa some ut hereafter, when its pre‘ictions rhall be ful ‘and I fcresee they will be ere joog, vness the Bpir:t of fenaticier is effectually checked 1a ite career— y-U wil be quoted as ore Po foretold the danger and the rly means by vaich it could be avoided to publish ® pampblet on th «ud ject, but cqld fine no pabiisher. The literary as well a+ tur politics) press fe equally entarelied ia the North. It you will permit me I will enggest to you a doubt of the ‘policy as well es efficiency of the gasraat-er you proposs for the future sace'y of tte South which will te equally Cenonnced with the constitution as “ violation of ibe Inwe of Got ant the rights of nature,” by the feratics, They will be bat ba ot flex ia their fiery farnace. I mention this because it would seem that several of the repres utetives ‘of the South are nct prepared to zo sith you to that extent sud, as I formerly ststed, I thtak ‘“upepiotiy of the last consequence to the Sonth.” It setonishes me to see the distinction of par‘ies stillkept up in thet quarter, aod that when such monstrous interests are at stake, instead of embarkiog toa max in oue bot ‘om, ench ore seizes hia own plank, and paddles away in Q'fferent cirections I cannot express the contempt and é wich which I have read the speech of our Senator just what Iexpected from him. He inseots that ever crawled in (be political atmosphere, for he is held in such contempt by wll honest men, thst no notize fs taken m until bie stirgis felt, He is only qualified to play | the meet despicable p rte in the polit cal drams, aud the only y he csn acquire distinction, ia by becom- ing the toolof greater undrels than himself Some years ego, after diagraciag the State of New Yoru as Chief magistrate, he fourd bis level in the loweat deaths of ieriget stlivion and waa dropped by his omn vty. But ths mud bas been lately stirred at the very of tke pool, avd ha who went cowa a elimy tad- bas come up & full growa bull frog wore noiry and thenever. This is very often the case among , When nothing is more common than to see a Jing rogue efter his crimes have become a lit d ty time, cuddenly become an obj | y executive prtronage. Jo! | the prineiplor asrerted by thir pettifogging rc a would dirgreee any m + himreif, be long before we of the “T begin to fear that it will ne ndants of the ola Pu North beosme the tools of the de ritona, who bad not the most remote iden of the princi ples of cavil liberty, with £0 conception of rr ligious tolera- tion, but tha most wnrelentiog intolerance Tha despot- isa of the parton is taking the place of that of kings, and tke gownand the pettionat have conspired to usurp the breeches. Our {s:edom is ia great dungor of being sacri ficed to texts of Scripture ani fanationl ‘ozmai, fas twelve tables are hecomirg onr Inw, end we shall be obliged to study the Comu ants of Leviticus | Lfear, tox, you vill te tempted to trespsss too mach om your strergih iz cefending yourrelt from your fosa and | your friends, Let me beg of you to bear in mind tnat at | Jour sge and mine uacure 18 hos Often strong envuga to wake wore (hon one rally, aad that any enscevei ra effort is proiuet've, not of vigor, batextantiin. Rememnbor | that inal: prebsbility the fatore will require your exer- | ioc, ae well me the present. | rejoivs i near the favor- | able opinion of your pnysiciaa, Von’: taxk yourceit to reply. Ta, dra sir, yours, very troly, JK, PAULDING It will be difficnlt for me to forge! a scene in Mr. Calhoun’s sick chamber one mor.iog. But I must wiite it in a plain narracive way, (or I shail bave to tread on tender groand in what [am about to write, and if my memory was not perfectly clear upon the subject I would not write at all. Por many years previous to the great statesman’s death—probavly from the comeencement of the abolition excitement, every printed document, book, nesepaper or engraving got up by the party, was sent to Mr. Calhoua. 1 suppo: ny cosesS it was done to annoy him—iu other cases it was dove by friends, to let him see what was doing. A great movy of there papers he would read. For two months previous to bis death, up to the evening before he died, I used to read to tim more or less every day. When he was able to ait ap he would sometimes select a paper from his mail, and, after glancing over it. would select a particular article, and, with his finger upon it, would hand me the paper and say,in his emphatic way, ‘ read that.” Of course I read itto him. About a fertnight be- fore he died, a New York paper was sent to him marked. The paper was the New York Jndependent. Icalled his attention to the marked article. He was laying upon the bed, for he was more unwell than usual. “ Read it,” said Mr. Calhoun, The article was headed, ‘‘ Shall we Compromise?” “It is a religious abolition paper,” I remarked. “ Read the article.” I read about forty lines, when } heard a movement in the bed which attracted my attention, and I turned my head to look at him, thinking he wanted something. Those who visited him during the last winter he spent in Washington, will well remember the large sized room he occa- pied, and in which he died. It had been used after the burning of the capitol in 1815, for the United States Senate Chamber. Mr. Calhoun’s bed was in one corner, and Iused to do my writing upona little pine table in the middle of the room, whica, by the way, was his favorite writing place. When I turned my face toward the bed, I found him ole J up, his eyes flashing, and he was evidently exci “Commence again and read the first part. What paper is that?” - “ The Independent. “That man understands the subject apon which he writes. Read on.’’ 1 did so—frequently interrupted by his observa- tions“ He has gotthe true view of the subject.” “A very clever man whoever he is.” “ Mr. Cla} should read thatarticle.”” After I had finished read. ing it, he directed me to place it where he could lay his hand upon it when he got better. So ape was my mind impressed by bis comments, that slarost in the HenaLp, and read most ot them to him befure | Seas te Gah cot eatin portions min get it, pu suc! Mr. Calhoun most forcibly, but I never did so, days ago, when I met Mr. Benedict, lisher, and to!d him I should feel very mach if he would let me look over his file of the Indepen- dent for the montis of February and March, 1850. | He complied, and the moment my eyes rested upon the 21st of February number, I saw the article, avd asked Mr. Benedict who wrote that article, ‘‘ Shall we compromise ¢” “ Henry Ward Beecher,” was the reply. “Could you give me that number?” “ Certainly, if you wish gap WP I took this opportunit telling Mr. Benedict that 1 was very much obliged for his kindness. The article will explain my anxiety to get it, and now | shall give you extracts from it, for it occupied three columns of the Independent:— r SHALL WE COMPROMISE? Mr. Clay’s ocmpromice bas been iolantly related by locked upom inthe North, It © infatusted, and refuse a rea- sonable settement. But the skull of Mr. Clay has dently not toucbed the seat of disease, He withor has not perceived, cr hae not thought it expecient to meet the res1 isaue mow before the poopie of the United States. The struggle going on is @ struggle whose depths lis io the organization of society, in the Norih ard South re: spectively; whose «au' os were pl in the oonstitation. ‘ere sre tvo incompatible and mutually destructive principles wrought t gether in the government of this land. Hitherto, hke E:auand Jaco’, they here striven toge:herin the womb. Now they are sora, and that fead haa bezan which shall drive the ece or the other to the wildercess, — To attempt to attle a radical opposition of policy, by casing cif the rab here end there, Weaving the ‘the great prinet les im fall vigor, i: as if ona should haog fenders snd sand bags along the site of tLe hostile ships that come cru biog together, instead of patting the helm sbout and going acother tack. Slavery ia right, aud slavery ig wrong; slavery sball live, slavery shall die; slavery shall ex'exd, elavery shall motextend, Aro these contiicys te be eettled by any mode ef parcelling out cer- tain territories? Now the battle r at one poiot; by and by it will rege atanoiber. Thesv oppugmant eiemen's, Biayery anc liberiy iuherentin our poil'ical aystem, aol mating ovr corstitation, eheckering our pudile pilics, breeding in statesmen opposite princi wes of goverameat, and msking cur whole wisdom of public legislation on waby of the greatest questions crosseyed otra dictcry, thes elen ents are seeking cach ot or the other must dis * ? Fy * “ * * It is no sportive joust upon which our nation fa gaslog The shield of the challeoger hangs ou: for a0 biuntel Jan Like [vanhoe, we sho Id have beem glad bad Mr. Clay struck the shield of Du Bos Gilbert with the sharp Inoce-bead, importing earnest battle, * * * * * * * Let no man svppose that the contentions which now agitate the land, have sprung from the rash procedure of a few men—the hot heads eitter of the North or the South. We are in the midst of « collision not of men, but of priccip'es and political institutions, The inevica- ble course of affsirs have been developicg the results ¢ whiok provision made--first in the organization -f society, and thon in the etructure of the coastitution, No harvest ever arewered more closely to the wants of the busbandmen’s seed, than co our difficulties to the original sewing. * * * . * * * Now, coes any man doubt that here are the rer], vitel, distinguishing dlements of two radically different govern ments—an aristocracy anda cemocracy? Does apy one belisve it possible that there respective tendencies should be confiued, in the respective fields, to civil ailsirs? Will they not det-rmine the fainily institution, the whole usages of society, public opinion, yea the whole and vey nature of comumuvities ? Can the agviculture of slaves and slavery and ths agricnl ‘ure of freemen be the same? Can the commercial interests be the same? the political eco- nomy ard the politics? Can otatesmen b.cd in such schools have common sympathies? that the North aad South bave macy wacts snd many sympathies in common, is us troe ae that all men, the most opposite, oppressor and oppremed, deceiver and dupe, have great wants in common. Butin their foundation i¢eas, their political doctrives, their State policies, onceptions of public measure, they are not only different, but, for the most pert, opposite snd oppugaant. States, 60 essentially ciffhrent, would find SaEnty, rather ia separate exis- tence, than in federation, Yet our Union is composed of these oppositions. When the ccnstitation was in birth, these things were in the ceed. Yet, mn then, the repellencies were such that a common conetitutioa was aaopted oaly by com promise. Now, if the comproaiees of ths constitution in the matter of rls that slavery would soon be eradicated by the superior vi- tality of liberty, we can understsnd the wisdom of the intention at least. But if i: was cexigned that one in atrument sho: vernment fo ly adverse, it was the most extraorci- nary blicduers, the most anomalous folly whica honest mea were cver emitten with, * * * * * * * * ‘There are good and easy souls, not prtnrbed by over Ceep meditasions, who )bin& that mez make eli this na tional uproar. They are guiltiesa of eoppoving that our inatitutie ps are the sgitatore, thet our cir policy is the }, fanatic whore fredrauda inflame the union. These sre the points which mainly attracted Mr. | Calhonn’s great mind. It was a ‘‘ war to the knife’ sort of wriung which be hked from au opponent, aud | was peilecily willing to give him creait fur vucer- standing the subject. Mr. Caihoun never knew wav wrote that article, Had he lived tothe time of the production of “ Uncle Tom’s Cabin,” a glance at its pages weula bave infurmed him whe was the real author of a work credited, very foo izhly, to the siz a sa gentleman who wrote, ‘ Saal! we Compro- mize’ Of course, while Mr. Calhoan agreed perfectly as tothe “scat of the disewe,” ard that “these ele- ments were seeking each other's life,” and “that the collision was not of men but of principles aud politi cal institutions,” he drew a very different conclusion from the oce drawn by Mr. Beeche:, that the North would triumph. Mr. Calhoun believed that te di ferent political institutions of the North and South could not he compromised for any length of time. ; But I will assert still more. Ishould be unfa:thfal tomy own impressions re- ceived long previously, aye, up <o the very evenin, before be died, if 1 was no! to say that he believe all such per folly. He believed that one or the other cf the great antagonistital elements ia the North or South must die. He knew it would not die inthe South. He saw no evidence of its dying in the North, and even then and there, in the room | where he was dying, with the death sweat gathering fast upon hia paie brow, he looked forward with an almost Leb gered! vision through long years of the future, aud he saw aggression upon aggression being | made by the antagonists of Southern interests, until | ery ware adop'ed, ia the expectation | ‘dinclore the epirit of two theories of go- | the South hereelf should see and feel that her exist- ence could only be sustained by a separation from a | powerful opponent, with which she could not cope, while in the Union. His fears were that the South would woit nntil it was “too late.” Papers and corrupt persons always misrepresent my opinions, aud place a wrong construction upon even my speeches. They dresd them, for they sce that I | cannot be deceived with the chaff. They know thas | I folly appreciate,and don’t spare the mass of poli- | ticians, who have a total lack of real patriotism. | All that I state is with the severest regard to simple | facts. Mr. Calloun was a seer anda prophet. He | looked to the future. Other men looked only at the | present. Previous to his death, his mind was more | aud more convinced of the uncertainty of the Union, | no watter what was done in reference to California | or the Fugitive Slave law. He did not consider laws | about them, however favorable to the South, as of any advantage “with the abolition sentiments gain- ing ground so rapidiy in the Northern States. Of what use, ten years hence, wiil be any laws respect- ing slave property? They will be a dead letrer— | never practical. ‘he South is uufortuna’ely led by _ too many men, who do not, cannot appreciate her s0- cial position.” ‘ Diametrically opposed a3 are both sections, what good can come from a Union when a corrupt ig are ctervally trampling down a mi- | nority.’’ The South may recover and see her rel yo in time, if she is not bought up by the pa- r page ofthe general government; and the North, | too, are blind. They dou’t see, that if the South are forced to paration to save them grow in the streets of New York. the producing States, the source of the great wealt!s of the Union. The exports of the slave States —the cotton, tobecco, rice, sugar, compared with Northern exports, sre 8 four to one. These exports, amounting to hundreds of millions, are returned in Northern ports, and the reveune of tne country ap- pears to come trom Northern ports, when it is not 80. It is duties from the return of the Southern ex- rts. There is a lie on the face of the export aud Import statistics of the country. That is not ali— while the South thas contribates to the weatch of the North by the Joan of ber capital, sbatiog in reality the great burthen of the revenue taxation, the gov ey ment, equally unjast, legislates away this extra- ordinary accumulation of revenue upon the free States.” Very few dollars are appropriated to the South, from’ which is derived the great revenue. How le | can this unjust and unequal state of t] continue? It ought not to be allowed a moment, but it will probably continue until the North, over- grown and arrogant, will feel that she is powerful, and commence a direct attack upon the institutions of the South, and then the South will take her stand to save herself. Then the South will understand my views, and appreciate my time.y warnings. I could go on, Mr. Bennett, with these reminis- cences. If I find time I may do so. The allusions in your editorials have called forth this letter, and from it you can easily imagine where the noble and pure hearted champion of the South would have stood, bad his life been spared to these days of rot- tenness, corruption, and abolitionism in the Capitol, with a Wilmot-proviso contriver as President, and spoileman Marcy as principal distributor of general govervment plunder. Yours respectfully, grass would The slave States are | Joseru A. SCOVILLE. Tor Roap on Tux St. Lawrenc pineaed tp ya = oe a engaged in levelling the ice ai ni fin | io road from opposite the Guster House pied | direct to the Ravroad Station at St. Lambert. We learn that the ice is more than usualy sound and good and that the road will be open for winter carriages | oy to-day. The managers of the Champlain and it. all the accommodation possible to travell j Grossing of the B& Lawrence. Will be bro wieases | drive of some eight or tep minutes.—Montreal Ga- | zette, Jan 16. | .—We were | force of men | wrence Railroad are not backward in affording | w 1846, one of of annulling the will, and of 1g & pari ion of the real estate of the testator. This cause was referred to Philo T. Raggies, Psq., who, after hearing argument in relation to the will, ‘decided its provi- sions to be against our statutes and void, and that the real estate should be sold for the p' of makin; rtition. Under the judgment of this decision o! r. Ruggles and report, the property was sold in the fore part of the year 1852. Samuel Lord, the sale, purchased some valuable lots, but re! to complete the purchase, on the ground that the referee could not convey to him a good title in fee. An order was entered pro formé at special term of the Supreme Court, compelling Mr. Lord to complete his purchase, From this order an appeal was taken to the general term, which reversed the order of the special term, and sustained the views of Mr. Lord. ‘rom this last orderthe heirs of the testator argesied to the Court of Appeals, and on that appeal this opin- ion was deliverea. Tne property has increased very considerably in value since the sale. OPINION O¥ THE COURT. James Amory, the testator, died in February, 1835. By the seventh clause of his will he appointed his wife Martha, during her widowhood, his execu- trix, and Barters & Cross, hisexecutors and trustees of his estate real and personal. The testator then pees to declare, “ uty pee anything erein before contained, I do devise the same in trust to them for the purposes of this will, and the better to effect my pur; in said will.” He au- thorized them to lease his real estate for a limited term, and to erect buildings, pay all liens, and if it shall be necetsary, to sell so much of the real estate as may be necessary for that purpose, and also to re- ceive-tue rents, prefits, income, and dividends of his estate, 1eal and personal, and then pay them oyerto bis wife, so long asske remains his widow, to be disposed of by her as directed in the previous clauses of the will, and after her death or marriage, then to pay over the perronal estate and the nét annual rents and profits, &c., to.and among the devisees EST Sine in the manner therein before di- rected. The testator, by this provision, createsa trus’ fund, copsisting of all bis real acd personal estate. The trust may continue during the life of Mrs. Amory, as the trustees are directed to pay over to her, as the beneficiary, the rents and profits during her life or until her merriage. ‘Lhe trust, however, is to conti- nue beyond her life, since the trustees are required after her death or marriage, to pay over the ronal estate and the net snnual rents, &c., t> and amon, the devi.ees and legatees, as therein before provided. By the third clause of the will, the personalty is divided into equal shares and given to such of the testator’s children as survive him, and to the issue of those who die before him, the issue respectively taking the share of their deceased parent. The trust as to the personal estate, of course, ceases with the life of Mrs. Amory, By the fourth clause, the net annual income of the real estate is given, one share to each surviving child, to be received by such child during his or her natural life. As the trustees, by the seventh clause, are to pay over the net annual income, as directed by the fourth clause, the trust as to the real estate iust continue during the life of the children sur- viving the testator. This is the secondlife. But the irust does not then cease, because it is provided by the same clause, not onjy “ that each child shall receive his or her share; ‘ing his or her natural life,” but thas “afterwithds the same shall be re- ceived by his or her wife or husband, so long as such wife or husband shall not marry again.’ And at the death o* such child and the determination of the interest of his or her wife or husband, he gives the fee of the share by which such child received the rofits to the children of such child absolutely in fee, as tenanés in common.” ‘ As the wife or husband may remain unmarried, the trust may continue for the life of those 30n8, which is the third life in the order prescribed by the testator. It we are to understand the language of the devisor in its usual and ordinary acceptation, there is no room for construction. It is plain and explicit. He makes the seventh clanse the control- ling one, by expressly declaring that, notwitstand- ing anything before contaired, ‘“‘he devised the whole property in trust for the purpoees of his will.” Oue of there purposes was that the trustees should receive the rents, u-es, and profits of his real estate, and pay them over to the “husband or wife of a child dying after the decease of the testator;” and as if to remove all doubt as to the continuance of the trust, he further declares, in tbe fourth clause, ‘that upon the determination of this interest,”’ (thatis, the equitable right of the husband or wife to receive trese rents,) ‘‘the estate shall go in fee to the ult:- mate devisce.”” ‘The right of the unmarried beneficiary to receive, and of Course the duty of the trusteesto collect and pay over, would only terminate with the life of the former, und the estate would then vest in interestand poseession at the samemoment. To my mind, it is too plain for controversy, that ifany trast is cons‘i- tuted by the seventh clause, itendares, and was in- tended to endure, for three lives at least. It there- fore contravened the provision of the statute which declares that the absolute power to sell real estate shall not be suspended by any condition or limitation whatever, tor a petiod looger than two lives in being at the crea ion of the estate, and was consequently vo Itis, however, urged upon the part of the re- spondent, that the testator gave suc:ressive legal es- tates to the devisees named in the will. That these are valid for two lives avd void as to the residue, ac- cording to the provisions of the 17 8.1 R. 8. 723. oe ‘s hypothesis repudiates the seventh clause al- ether. . When this clause was penned, the testator was fully aware that he had in form devised the rentaand protits to his wife, children and their surviving wives | and husbands, but he declares that notwithstanding this deposition he devises the whole of his estate in trust to the trustees designated, through whom the widow ard other devisees are to receive the rents and rofits previously allo:ted to them. They are to take rom the trustees, and through the trust. There is no discrepancy between the different parts of the will. By the prior provision of this ia- strument the widow and the other beneficiaries were to receive for their use the reuts for their lives re- spective'y. The moée by which this object was to be effected was the trust, and in the clause establish- ing it the testatcr distinctly refers to all the devisees as the cestur que trusts, who are to reseive his boun- ty in the manner avd by the instrumentality there lesignated. Ths was his leaiing purpose, and to its accomplishment every other part of the will, whether apparently in conflict with it or not, is made subservient. To reject a clause thus explicit and emphatic would be in effect to make a will, in- stead of cogsrtuing the one executed byfihe testator. The conclurion, 1 think, is inevitable, from the plain language of the testator, that he intended to create a trust as to bis real estate, and we are bound to presume that be designed to establish a legal trust, with all its incidents. One of these was, that the whole estate, legal and equitable, in the land should be vested in the trostees, and that the person for whose benefit the trust was created should take no estate in the lands, but might enforce the perform- ance of the trust in equity. (1 R S., 729, 8. 60) ‘This equitable right the testator intended to confer on the ces tui que trusts, the widow incladed, and no cther; and it by construction we can change that equity into a lego! estate in the land, [ see no reason why we might not bg pe a new beneficiary. it is said that since the widow, as ove of the tras- tees, was entitled to possession and the recetpts of the rents and profits, she must be deemed to have a legal est-te of the same quality and duration, &c., a ber beneficial interest, according to 8. 47 of 1 RS. 727. There are two answers to this suggestion First, that this section was not aimed at active, passive trusts. (4 Paige, 404,7 page.) Thisis tw from bing a nominal trust. The trustees were io lesse the Jand, collect rents, and to erect buildings, avd it was their duty to preserve the property for the benefit of the bene iciarles whose interest accrued subsequent to thore of Mrs. Amory. In the second place, the estate established by the will was a jout tenancy. Mrs. Amory hadat iaw no in- terest in we land, or the rents and profits which were susceptable of division. Her separate con veyance would be a nullity; and she could confer on no one the right of entry, or to collect the rents. If the effect of the 47th section was to enable her to ecnvey a freehold estate for her life, she could by a conveyance, oust her co-trustees of zession, de prive them of the power to Icase or stil the land, or to make improvements; in a word, she could, by her own act, abolish the trust, and the doctrine, if sound, would be equally applicable to every trust sanctioned by the 55tn section, by which trustees were au thorized to receive the profits of land, and apply them to the use of every person for life, or a shorter period. Again, an attempt is made in the argument submitted us,to apply the role prescribed by statute to futare legal estates to this trust; and the trustees are sup} to hold one esta‘e for the life of Mra. Amory, a sesond, for the child surviving the testator, and # third, for his or her wife or hu: band. That since by the statute a remainder limited on three or more Jives is void as to the excess beyond two lives in being at the death of the testator, so in this case the law will preserve the two first trust es tates and avoid the third only. The answer to this suggestion has been anticipated. The testator crea- |, or intended to create, a single estate in joint ten anzy, which should vest in the trustees the whole es- tate in law and equity fer all the purposes of his will. The quality of the estate would have been the same, whether the benefic’ was to receive the profits for ten years or two lives. Where the statute clothes the trustees with the entire estate, legal and equitable, there can be no remainder; and en the right of the cestui que truste is defined and limited to the enforcement of the trust in equity, there is neither necessity nor room for a springing use. In this care the trust is void, because it estao- lishes a perpetuity which the law prohibits. The ‘ail the Tents, as where they were to be divided into shares, the number of which was unknown, both at the execution of the will and at the death of the tas- tator. The judgment of the Supreme Court should be re- versed, but under the circumstanc:s, without costs. Theatres and Exhtbitions. Bowrry Tuxarre—The drama founded upon “Uncle Tom’s Cabin” is to be payed throngh this week, with the original cast, which has been hereto- fore noticed in this paper. The drama, as played at ae Romer is a fall resumé of the main incidents of the e Broapway Tuxarre.—tThe present is announced as the last week of “‘ The Cataract of the Ganges.” It isto be played on Monday, in conjunction with “The Hope of the Family,” a drama by Stirling Coyne, first played at the Haymarket, London, on the 2d December. At the Broadway, the cast in- cludes the names of Davidge, Fisk, Whiting, Laner- gan, ard Miss J, Gougenheim. Borton’s Toxatre —The popular burletta “ Paris and London” is to be played on Monday evening, also the last new sketch, called ‘‘ Our Best Society,” Mr. Burton and other popular artists are in the cast of these pieces. fe Navionan Tueates.—The “ Hot Corn” and “Un- cle Tom” dramas ere still running at this house. They will be repeated every afternoon and evening during this week. Wattack’s Tuatre.—The bill for Monday in- cludes the successtul piece, “A Bachelor of Arts,” and ‘‘ A Pretty Piece of Business.” Cumberland’s comedy, ‘‘ The Wheel of Fortune,” is to be revived in great style on Tuesday evening. Barnum’s Museum.—A capital bill is offered at this house for Monday afternoon and evening. Gen. Yom Thumb will remain for a short time longer. Broapway Museum anp MsnaGente.—This ele- gant resort continues to be highly peal” It will be open tomorrow afternoon and evening. The Siamese Twins are to be seen without extra change. Buisz will remain at Stuyvesant Institute another week. The present opportunity of seeing his per- formances should not be neglegted. Curysry’s Minstaeis offer a dne programme for Monday evening, including several entirely new songs and dances. The crowded houses at 472 Broadway prove that this band is as popular as ever. Munsrrer Hauu.—At this establishment, No. 444 Broadway, Wood's Minstrels give a concert on Mon- day, with an entire change of programme. The en- tertainment is of a very popular character. CringseE Hatt is located at 539 Broadway, and is at present occupied by Buckley's Minstrels, who are highly popular. Their programme for Monday night sparkles with vocal and instrumental gems. Bowsny Ampuirogatre.—The -gallant officers and crew of the British ship Three Bells have ac- cepted an invitation to witness the performances at the Amphitheatre on Monday, (to morrow) evening. Letters have been received here from Paris, stating that Carl Eckert, the former conductor and director of Madame Henriette Sontag’s operas and concerts, had accepted the place of first condustor of the Italian Oper, in Vienna, to commence on the Ist of April. similar place in Munich he had declined. He is at present in Paris, teaching the role of Valen- tine in the opera “Huguenots,” to Sophia Cruvelli aud Sig’a. Frezzolini. Paul Julien has quite recovered from his late se- vere illness, and is making preparations for a series of concerts to be given here in about two weeks. . Max Maretzek intends to give a grand concert soon, if a suitable hall can be obtained. He resides at present with his amiable wife, quite retired at Staten Island. s Jullien’s grand concert at Newark, last night, was crowded to overflowing. Receipts, $720. He plays to-night in Philadelphia. Sapa Salvi was arrested a few days ago in Charleston, S. C., (where the steamer Black War- rior stopped for repairs,) and had to fay the sum of $275 he owed yet to the orchestra and chorus of the late Italian opera here, for services at his last benefit at Niblo’s. ‘The following artists are at present in New York unemployed:—Baroness de Berg, pianist; Madame Davstram, the Swedish pr'ma donna; Signor C. Ba- disli, Signorina Costini, August Goekel, pianist, and Panl Julien. Barach oF Promise and Sxpvction at AL- Bany.—An interesting and rather an extraordinary rcene tock place at the Police office yesterday. Towsrds noon, a young lady entered the office, fol- owed by a middle sged man, and proceeded to the bench with the apparent intent of making known the object of her visit to Justice Cole. He being oc- cupied in atteniing toa criminal case, the officer in attendance requested her to take a seat in the ad- Joining room, which she accepted. Scarcely had the become seated, before a short, thick set man, apparently a Jew, came ip, and walked up to the Justice, but finding that he was engaged, withdrew, and seated him:elf on a bench. The magistrate, having finished the trial of the case, left the bench and went into the side room, where, after a sbort conversation with the female, who, i ii Jewess, & warrant wes issued, and hands of officer Smith, who found but little difficulty in serving it, es his prisoner was found to be the Jew who had taken @ seatonthe bench. He was accordingly invited to take a scat in the side room, where Justice Cole politely informed him that he had been brought in to answer to the charge of seduc- tion and breach of promise. The Jewess was sworn, who testified that,in the presesce of her parents, and two relatives, acco: to the Jewis custom, he betrothed himself to her, which was followed by the joining of bands and a pledge of everlasting fidelity. Since that time they had met together frequently, and upon this pledge, and the promise of a speedy marriage, he succeeded in accomplishing his desires and her disgrace. Some time having elapsed since the pledge was given, she urged him to name a day for the marriage, which he refused doing, pleading poverty as an excuse; and finding that he was reluctsnt and inclined to jilt her, she apprised her father of what had occurred, leaving it for him to sey what course she ought to pursue. On hearing of her disgrace and his refusal to marry her, they lefthome and went to the store of her betrayer, where they fourd him. An interview took place, which was not of a character to heal the wounded feelingsof a parent, but rather to enrage and mortify ; and on finding that they could not ef- fect the object of their visit, they came for justice. She related the occurrence in apparently an afilicted but pleasing manner. Upon the advice of his coun- sel, the accused denied the whole transaction, when it was found nece:sary to send for additional witness es, which was accordingly done, when the fact of his promising to marry the girl was fuliy proved. His counsel finding that eithet his client had deceived him, cr that he had been deceived in regard to the facts stated by the girl, took the back track, and ad- vised his client to offer marriage. Afser some per- supsion, he according!y offered to redeem his Ascii acd marry, her within a certain time; but the Jewess, not forgetting that he had but a few moments before not only denied the promise of marriage, and that he had tn formed a friend that he never intended to wed her, asked fora few days for retiection and consultation with her parents and friends. If he was sincere, and i! the reports she bad recently heard of Lim vere untrue, she would marry him if her iriends thonght it best. The examination occupied the tention of Justice Cole for the remainder of the day, and resuited in his committing the Jew to jail in de- faut of bail, The Jewees is rather small in statare, dark complexion, a keen black eye, with a pleasing expression of countevance, probably not over 18 years of age. Some years ago her parents were quite poor, #0 muc> so that it became necessary for her to snpport berrelf, which she succeeded in doing by going from house to house in selling oil. They are now in better circumstances, and she has for the pes three or four years been kept at home, during which time she has grown up to woroanhood, and by many may be now called a rather pretty Jewess.— Albany Journal, Jan. 19. Heurrtcane 1s Lenton Counry, Pa.—The Allen- town Register, of the 18th inst., says:—On Thurs dsy last the weather became mild, and we were visited by a heavy shower, which continued through- ont the day, accompanied by a strong southern wiod, which at about six o'clock in the evening ter- mizated ina perfect hurricane. A number of sizns, fences, shutters, were blown awey, and many win- dows broken. We hear, too. that much damage was done by the storm in the country. The long range of cattle shedding at the Agricultural Fair ground was blown away, throwing the roofing some hundred feet into an adjoining field. The dmage to the com- pany may reach one hundred and fifty dollars. We also hear that the storm unroofed the tavern house of Mr. Israel Wesco, in Lower Macangy, and the stable o’ Mr. Charles Mertz, in South Whitehall, and doing considerabie damage to fences, &c. Stave Srrauine 1x New Beprory.—We learn from the Tyi Weekly Globe, printed in Portsmouth, Va., that several gentlemen from that town have been in New Bedford in pursnit of fugitive slaves, and that they were unsuccessful. Of this, says the New Bedford Mercury, we had before some ramor, but no particulars. The Glote charges the U. 8. Deputy Mersbal, in this city; with a dereliction of duty in the matter, in making it public in season to permit the fugitive to escape. The Mercwry says, the sffsir created no excitement whatever, and no public demonstrations of any kind. In fact, the whole operation was so ule conducted that teercely & dozen people in the city heard of it until several deye after it was ove he \ ARKE®?: Saronpay, Jan, 21-6 P.M. “The same apathy existe among operators that we have noticed for some time past. Buyersand sellers appear equally indifferent, and the result i#@ heavy, dull mare ket. The effect of such astate of things is generally of @ more "unfavorable character than that realised. Price have very seldom been sustained in the absence of spe culators, and holders bave been compelled to make com- coe ions to attract purchasers. At the first board to-day Cumberland Coal declined per cent; Ene Railroad, 345 Harlem, 1{; Reading Railroad, ‘{; Hudson River Railroad, 3. Erie, Reading, and*Cumbesland formed the staple of transactions to day, and we should judge that the bears were the principal purchasers. It appears to us that prices generally are low ecough to induce purchases for future improvement. All that we require to give a great start to speculations in fancy stocks is decided favorablo intelligence from the seat of hostilities in Europe. Nothing but the uncertainty and apprehension existing relative to the question at issue, in which all the nations of the old world sre more or less involved, keep Suanciay affairs on this side of the Atlantic so dull and depressed. The receipts at the office of the Assistant Treasurer of this port to-day, were $177,747 67; paid, $28,753 69; ba. Janos, $3,580,857 41 The Atlantic and Ohio Magnetic Telegraph’Company, ranning from Philadelphia to Pitteburg, has made a divi+ Gend of fifty cents per share, payable at the office of the company in this city on demand. The steamer Texas at New Orleans on the 12th inst, from Vera Cruz, brought $107,990 in specie, The export trade of New O:leans during the fourth quarter of the year just closed, was as anntxed: Commence or New ORLEANS—VALUB OP ExPoRTS. Domestic produce in Amer. vessels, Oot, 1853. .$1,486,17€ b3 bh ¢ "Nov. 1853,. 1,481,756 © Deo, 1853.. 4,698,208 S $8,446,222 Domestic produce in For. vessels, Oot. 1853.. 203,80 ae bis & «Nov, 1863. 830, ; te “ “ “Deo, 1853. American gold exported Dee. 1853......... 1 Cosntwite, October, 1853 «©? November, 18 © December, 1853 Foreign merchandise in Amer. ves. Ost 1853 . ‘Nov, 1853., “ bi es Deo. 1853.. 1,208 $23,664 Foreign merchandise in for, versola, Oct. 1853.. _ 8. 506 “ “ cs “ Noy. 1853... 10,728. “ “ “ “Deo, 1853./ 10,888 $30,116 Total amount curing the 4th quarter, 1853. . $15,909,908 Of this aggregate $15,256,235 was in domestic produce, more than one half of which was expcrted in Americam vessels. The annexed statement“of the import trade of Halifax, for the nine months endirg Sept. 80, 1852 snd 1853, shows that the United States stands second on the list im . amount :— ‘Commence or Haurax, N. 8.—Vvs or Larorrs, Countries. 1852. 1863, Great Brivsin £047,676 18 7 «£235,771 15 6 1121474 17 0 127,008 5 0 163700 10 8 160,318 412 11,070 3 1 5,208 012 95,214 6 7 48,114 1 8 23,532 10 0 9,609 8 6 irises PN a — Total....0+..+++-4053,609 51h £088,052 6 6 . 653,699 6 12 Not imerens,.....sssee sees eeeeeeeeeenee ++ £82,365" 0 FT It will be observed that while the imports from all other couatries have decreased, from the sister colonies there has been a large augmentation. The value of dutiable goods imported into Montreal, Guring the year ending January 5, 1854, was £3,256,203, against £2,193,540 for the previous year, showing an in- Grease of £1,062,663, equal to 48% per cent for the year just closed. This is exslusive of free goods, During the year 1852, the whole number of vessels visit- Sng Mexican ports was 827, of which 435 were American, 108 English, 69 French, and 60 Spanish. The total num- Der of passengers conveyed to Mexico was 43,816; the ‘whole number which left was 40,153. The following gentlemen have been chosen Directors of the Philadelphia, Wilmington and Baltimore Railroad Company, for the ensuing year:—S. M. Felton, M. B, Buckley, M Robinson, Aubry H. Smith, C. 1. Dupont, J. A, Duncan, Jesse Lare, F. A Curtiz, Joseph C. Gilpin, J C, Grocme, Thomas Kelao, J. I. Cohen, Jr., Columbus 0, Donnel, Enoch Pratt, and Thomas Donaldson, 8, M. Felr ton, Eq, the past efficiert and popular President of this read, still holds that office. The company are about to commence the new bridge across the Susquebaana at.Ha- vre de Grace, which will increase the present facilities of this road, and lessen tie time betreen the two cities \ pearly an hour. Stock ‘SarurbayY, Jan, 21, 1864. $2000 ind 100 =100shsNCarCopper. 536 4600 Cal 7’r, ’70 83 100 do. jew 5% 1€00 Erie Ist M Bds. 116% 100 do. a » 63 17N Y&NGRR b3 Pig 60 Mich Southera RR ad 000 Erie Inoo Bas. . 6000 Erie C Bas, "71 6000 Hud Con Bds,. 000 NY C RR Bas... 50 rhs Prcenix Bank 106 60 Del & Hud Cl..s60 50 do. ‘ 9746 92 200 a 160 Potomac CopperCo 1C0 Gold Hul Mire... 100 Cs'econie Min Co 50 Florence & Key Co 10 Litile Miami RR. 107 BOARD. 100 the Cal Min..ndm 3 SRO! $1(000 Erie Inc Bas. 2500 Ill Cen RR Bas. 100 #hs Cum Cos! Co. 100 Nie Transit Co... 1 Pacifis MS3 10 Mich Cen’ RR, 100 do. 16 NY ORR. .ex div 109: 10 Little Miami RR.. 107 CITY TRADE REPORT. Sarorpay, Jan. 21-6 P. M, Asare,—There were 160 bbls. taken, at $6 26 for pearls and $6 75 for pots, per 100 Ibs. Brea tcrrs.—Flovr was essentially unchanged. The cay’s obs ‘ons included 12,000 bbls., superine No, 2 at $7 7) @ $7 8734; or to choice State at $3 a $8 183; mixed to fancy Western at $8 061% a 8% 26; common to good Ohio at $3 1334 @ $8 25; fancy do. at $8 26 a $8 31%; extra Western at $8 873, 0 $8 874: ft Gereree at $5 S734 a $5 60; extra Onioat $8 50a $9 26; and extra Generce at $8 50a $9 75, Osnacian hag not veried. Some 1,300 bbls. Southern bro: $8 60 for mixed to straig! $8 50 a $8 6. verite; and $8 69% a $8 12!) for bbl. Rye flour wat rare 300 bbls. Jersey corn meal changed hands Whest was held far above bi ’ limite, and forthis ‘was partially neglected. The day's business was red to busarls inferior to choice Southern red at 2; and 1,€0¢ North: ra mixed on private terme. ve been sold 11,000 burhels rye 1 18a $1 19 Zecca went ‘1s $1.92 afloat ; and $1 28 celivered We heard that 3,000 bushels mixed barley Oata were cochanged. Corn was more he cay’s transactions consisted of 21 000 t 85e #860. for amp Jersey; ne Southern white and yelluw; 9ie, for ; 926. 8 98e. for old Western do. ; and 930. for round yellow. Cost wan moze songht for, at $13 for Liverpool orrél, per cheldron; and $7 for antbracite, from yard, per ton. 800 pikes. Ja Corvar,—Sales were reported to dsy of By at ioe, a 18}¢e | 1C0 bags Angostars, at 1160 ; 200 Mare Ho. a 11}K0.; and 200 St, Domingo, at 9XKe. & ie, per ib. hit Cay’s sales embraced 1,781 bales, as fol- port, 477 home use, 705; and on speculs- hearket steady. Salen ere repertes to day of 900 quintals cod, at $3 . Le! edd Tce herring, at Other articles were quiet yet fr Fecir Holders of raising asked $4 for layer, $3 20 a $8 96 tor dry bunch, and $3 for wet dried do., per box, Home €6 bbis. currants changed hands, at 190. per Ib. Fenicitrs —Rates were without material chonze in quo- tation, ard engagements were light. To Liverpool, 30e 2 400 bales of cotion were reported at 34. for compress ed; flour was 88, 6d. asked; and 10,000 bashals were engaged, in sbip’s Doge, at 104d. alld. To Havre, rates were quiet, st ¢60. for four, aad 24c. for wheat. There was no change to notice in rates for = varied from 65¢. « 65¢. vaNo.—-Peravian was selling pretty freely at $50 ton, vaual terms, phat Spin! gt srckemmn te Kg be river b bought at " ed 900, shipment ic - for @ wi er Tnom.—Boo t demand mei ee at $40, ‘Motssams,—There haye been sold 200 bbls, New Orleans, a '