The New York Herald Newspaper, February 7, 1854, Page 1

THE NEW YORK HERALD. WHOLE NO. 6376, MORNING EDITION—TUESDAY, .FEBRUARY 7, 1854. PRICE TWO CENTS. WEWS BY TELEGRAPH. UNVERESTING CONGRESS{ONAL PROCEEDINGS. The Webraska-ansas Question in the Senate. REMARKS OF MESSRS, WADE, CASS, AND OTHERS, Another Vote Showing the Friends of | the Bill to be a Majority. Bills to Reward the San Franetsco Rescuers and to Bepeal Occasi Mail Contracts, REPORTS OF THE RAILROAD SURVEYING EXPEDITIONS. BUSIVESS IN THE NEW YORK LEGISLATURE. Senatorial Debate on the Nebraska Resolutions, Progress of the Temperance Bill, TEBBISLE CONSLAGRATION AT NEW ORLEANS, SIX STEAMBOATS AND THEIR CARGOES DESTROYED, E¥Fifteen or Twenty Lives Lost. Bailroad Intelligence---Market Reports, he, &0, & GHIRTY-THIRD CONGRESS. FIRST SESSION, Senate. Wasninatox, Feb. 6, 1354. Mr. Rosx, (dem ) of Texts, appeared to day, REMONSTRANCE AGAINST A BRIDGE OVER THE POTOMAC, Mr. Bunt, (dem.) of Ia, presenteda remonstrance from Georgetown, against the construction of aay bridges Over the Potomac, south of that place. ‘WEIGHS AND MBASUREA, ‘Mr, Sumyar, (free soil) of Mass., presented the memo- rial of the New York Geozraphical Sooiety, setting forth ‘the great inconven!exoss resulting from the varisty and Complexity of the standards of weights ani measures. They pray that Congress will take messurea to effect the ‘Retablishment of » comma international stacdard of weights and measures, and alsoof a common meridian Hine. Referred. FRESDOM OF CONSCIENCE, Mr, Dawaox, (whig) of Ga., presented the momorial of the Beptist Cosferenca of Gzorgia, that freotom of, con selence be secured to Americans in foreirn oountcion. ‘THE GUANO TRADE Mr. Pratt, (whig,) of Mi., pressoted tions from the Legislature of Marytand, roepesting Beferred. gasno trade. RPIIEY OF RUZADETH SMITA ) of Ark, reported a bill for the re- Hef of Ehzsbeth \o. Hea seid that she enlisted asa private ia the Missouri Regiment of Volunteers, uader the mame cf Bil Exchrs, that she served faithfully ia the war for eight months, whea hor ssx wad cisgovered, and phe was honorably aoe She had nover recovered olther or lsnd, Tne biul gave her both. Mr. Jows agked the Chairman of the Muditary Commit- ‘tes, who was in tha! line, whether this soldier was under is command ‘Mr. SumiDs e91 he bai not had the honor of having the Tady ia hiscomman’, vat he had no doubt she performed faithfully all the daties of a man. The bill wes pasecd. THR SAN FRANCISCO RESCUERS. Mr. Scnaps, (dem ) of 11, trom the joint committes ‘on the subject of the wreok of the Sax Franz00, #1 measures of acknowledgment to those engaged in the rescue, mic a report. The committee give the facts @orcerning the wieck ard rescue as faras koown, and Gorelude as follows :— ‘The o:mmittee are deo duct of those gallaut men wi fretted countcy nea from tho wreck, | Ta ree Bells, Kilby, and Anvarotio do Knowlodgménts of the country for th ani laity, haste and. peaivy. arg. especially dus do Oaytala fhion, of tho Three Belle, who, fur six tompesiucus day: and nights, in e spirit of disizterested humanity, and at the inwincnt ang of Ley and ed. oe Kon until ber jan' comman 0% ine 1o panen bendoned tho do ‘and dovertod vessel. thing end his of nd crew appear to grea tage on this trying oe Lieut. Fraacis Key Mur- 0 U. B, Navy, is al led to especial notice tor Eig humaneand valoabteservices. Praise is alvo dus to Sur- geon Bucl, of tho San Fraucis*o, for the sssiduity with hich ho attended to the siok and dying soldiers atter tho; impressed with the general oon- @ wito sided in rescuing cur ero separated from their own surgeons. Major Wyse ani bis junior offi eserve great credit for their efficient coa duct in the piriot oflicers. Several others, who designated by their owing to ion lore the be ‘to pri 4 cvuntry. The commirtee ai fod and noble soryloea were rex 0 or expeotation of poouniary componsat in the ieegmen® of the teful_scknowled gin Te a, but th oommittes, but also to ‘They sheref.ro reper) & joint re Uni\ed States bo ate, with suite, fy gion, of peain 7 eto Cap\a'n Lowe, of by, of Boston; and ‘to Osptain Steuer, of tarotio, at testimonials of national gratitude for t conduct ia rescuing about ave huudrod Ameri- ‘the wreck of the steamship San Francisco, and st of the samo be paid ous of tho Trossury. 4 secur exoceding one bu d thousand is hereby apprepria‘ed ont of any money in the Teen gury not other mie appropriated, to enable the Prosident t> seward bi he Tires Bilis, 10; tained. Me. Bhiclds eked that -the rosoln‘ion be now passed. Mr. Gwix, (jem ) of Cal,, objeoted. He was opposed to the resclutions in the committee, and would submit a gainority report. vd PCRORGETOWS CAS LIGHT COMPANY. ‘The bili incorporating the Gsa Li,ht Company of wa was taken up acd passed. RENCH @POLIATIONS. Mr, Hast, (Gem ) of Me., ssid that to-morrow, daring morning hour, he would ack for # vote on the Frenok Spcliation bull, . i NEMRASEA DILL Was then take Up. Mr Wave (hee ae whiz) of ) eald that he rose to @idrers the Senate with great ciffidence om this subject. Ha hhad always preferred to perform ais duties silently, ont the importance avd the doidnces of this massure required ‘him to give expression to his objectioas to it. Toough & young man st that time he weil remembered the adoption ‘of the Missouri compromise He recollected wali the op- position and resistance by the whole Northern peopis 10 apy fur her extersicn of slavery, the storm waich fol Jowed, and which was oly quieted by tho sssuraces and conviction that the question was them forever settied and slavery exclaced from the Territory. Slace that time hs ‘new of no man who bad been bold enough to questionits Gnality or to propose its repeal. Why was it now pro- wed? He eleo recoliec'ed the compromise of 1850 oe its peveage he hed heard from ail its fiends, indeed be had simort hoard pothiog ed Lage tag nl pe or from goveroment a, @xoept that this compro- Pope to be questioned in 1gre8 8 OF y was it in the fas of these well kaown facts tha: it was now proposed, not only to depart from ‘the com, of 1860, but 10 go bask to the compro- smise Of 1520 ard eet itaside? Ho had expected to hear Zrom the Sex ator from Illinois og oer this high handed measure, some reason for it He» hai expected to “the Senator telithe country what now light hed this meseure now, It was only ego on the fourth of last March, at en the constitution brought Congress to its the Senator from Dlincts was fouad clamor. pacoage of & Nebraske bill, ia which nothing {this compromise. On that same day the Sean- Missouri, who was #0 desply iaterested {a seck- some crevice by which the Missouri compromine avoided, ceclared in opem S:nate tuat be despair- ofever Laving it repealed, If Is bad besa supatended, Sevator would have discovered the fact, He cout Gisoover no rearos to induce the Serato: to propose this measure, the result of which would be to incite the pso- to madness, If there were any csute for It the Ssua- Tor bad failed to make it krowa, ‘There was 00 reason for it. Tails eonapiracy to overtarn the ti onored fompremise which gave s guarantes to fresdom, was pot gix weeke of. Is bad beew hatohs) som whore io that Ho might refer to former speecnes of he Senator fo skow his courre on this aubject—but it woa'd take . He koow thg Senstor’s eourse on this sabjsst nad been exceedingly mutable Hs thought (he Senator bad oneoexprersed himeelf at Chicago in a different s'taia fo 2 what he cid the other He would not, howersr, now go farther toto that ru It wou'd be indoad of little yalae pow to show what had been che course of the Seas: or—but in the report which the Senator made on thi bill, he put itons very different 4 then from what At now rested om. In that report the committee said they desired not to repeal or affirm the Missouri com promine —that it would not be either wise or prudent to do #0, four wreks ago. Sinee thea i SgRCEE 58 Ha E CF i | superseced by principle said to cxist in a series of acts op arotber subject. Mr. Dovctas (dem.) of Ill, said that o far as the Utah act embraced | rd of the Louisiane territory, it repealed ‘gf to that part the Miseeuri act. S» far as the rest of the territory was concerned the Utah act was inconsistent in principle with the Missouri act. ‘Mr, Wanx said that the Senator therefore regarded the change inahe boundaries ae repealing the Missouri act; es if A and Bhad a line between theic farms, and in or Ger to make it straight part of A’s farm was put into B's farm, Toe Senator wold suppore that because B got part of A’s land by runnizg this straizh® line, ths rinciple of the line overtursed and destroyed the ive to his whole Jand, This act was an outrage. It would have {ts consequences, He would not be resporat- bie for this day’s legislation. Was thers notbing sacred? Wes tere no act in the history of thie government bat Was liable to be overbauled for some miserable party or | other purpore? Who had the handling of thse com pro- soleee? Their framers were stateemen as distioguished, be hoped, as thore who figured at tee present day. Hy re: ferred to Clay and Calhoun and others, anc euggested to the Senator from I linoie, that in the day of those states- men there were giants as wellas now He regretted to fee the successor of the great Seastor from Kentuoby join- ing in this attempt to overthrow the work which was the result of his patriotism, He had read the debates on the cc mpremise cf 185), and nowhere had he foand ia them apy suggestion that they superseded the Missouri com- romise. He considered the fexas resolutions as efiirm- ¢ the Mirsouri compromice, the amendments adopt- din the acta cf 1850 as reserving particularly that af- Ho woold not farther dwell npon the sep ator perch, Bis colleague had to completaly pulverised that 8 not enough of it left to Hang an je doctrine of tupersedare was an after thovght. hese terrritories ware now pure. Ucr fatbers bad relieved them thus far, and as they toonght, forever frem the scourge of haman slavery. Would Congress gen tuem that scourge? It woul! be the moct cisastrone évil that could be visited upon them, [o the a‘option of the Missouri Compromise tue representa- tives of the North bac declared toat the South were moa of boner, a:0 would abide by their plecgss--wouli keep their pligbted faith and stand by the comproatre mea- rures, acd ark vothing wrong, Taey bad told thoic coa plitnents that the men offthe South were oh ralrows, aad would nt reek to get aride spy agreement for ths purpose of grinizg an acvsrtege. Would the Siuth do so? Woald the wbig party, too, abandon this pledge, He had bettled Jong with that party an¢ bad fought forthe great Kea- tuck) statesman, Wou'd that party join in this overturn of the ccmpromise, which wae almost as binding as the coxstitution iteif? The South had had the whole boneit of this compromise. Now the No:th cesirad to atep ta for her skare; would the Sou*h interfere and break the compact, even for a seoming advantage? No man atthe North had offered to deprive the Souta of her share;would the South be less generous ? Ho did not believe Southern reprevertatives need fear to go home and tell taeir paogle that they stood by plighted faith, and.bad allowed the N rth to receive her share of the division. Let them, the.efore, ¢o their duty honorably acd their peosle would honor them the more. The Senator from Kentucky eaid that this proposition was no: made by the Souta, but was o!- fered by the North, and therefore the South was absolved from its obligations, This was not 8». The, re not aware ef the base conspiracy here to destroy them. The democ atic party, lately so triamphantly victorious, had not made euch an isce before them. Had it pledged Pierce on the repeal of the Missouri compromise, how many northern votes would he have reosived. Net ose, The people of the North know nothing of this measure, They do not know even cow of the nefarious schomes jaunirg in this capitol to betray them to slavery. Tne Bouth bad no} beep released from its obligations to abide by this ccmyact. Mejor An‘re was hung by the neok ti'l he was dead for making « proposition nothing like £0 base in treachery as this. Noman or set of men hed been euthorized by the North to make such an outrageous fer. It was treason to the North, His eolleague was erfectly correct in saying that the free laborers of the North could not work sidg by ai with elaves. won knew this to he the fact. Wherever you estab. lich relations of master, slave and serf, then labor ia cegraded. Iy was an unlucky word which escaped Senator from Kentucky on Saturday, that if free lsborers would mot go where slavery they might go elsewhere. Was this cemoeracy? W this the democratic dectrine of the chairmen of the committee? Would the chairman of the committee go to Iliinois, and tell the yeomaury of that State that if they id not wieh to work side by side with serfs and slaves, they could not goto the territories? Woul! he tel! the free laborers of Illinois that they shculd aot go to Nebraska unlecs they stooped to the degraded level of slaves! There were only four bun¢red thourand slavehol- ers in the Uni'ed States, while there were thirteen mil- ous of free Inborers. Were these thirteen millions to be excluded fiom the territories, thaia few of the four hundred thousand might take their 3 to the terri tories? If slavery be in socuced into Nebraska, tas land will be blasted a effectually exif buraed with fire aud brimetone, an S&com and Gomorrah. He denied thatro beund by the constitatioa to recagalve the title of any mau in bis s'ave. Suche title was not givea by ths oon- stitution, It creatcd and protected by loc2l lew. As toon aa the jurisdiction of that local law cossed, then the title to the slave crawd. The constit rtion recognised no man’s title to property inanother. If it did, he would. expatriate himself sooner tha recognias thac title bellowed in the Declars\ion of Independence, that all men were born free and equa’—that aration was ihe decla ration of God. He beard a S:nator from South Carolia sey nesr him that slaves were equal to fiee laborers, He ‘wanted that to go out to the country. Mr. Dixon, (whig) of Ky —The Senstor says that he believes in the Declaration of Independ: noo, which is tl Geclaration of God, that all men are free and eqasl. D. he, therefore, believe the elaye to be equal to the free- man? (Laughter ») Mr, Wavx.—I believe he is; but your law has reduced him to the lowest cegradation. It refusea him all the rights and privdsges of other men, and renders him lia ble to be sold by another man. Though not equal b; your laws, he is equal by the Iawsof God. H» will stan cefore his God at the last day ¢qaal to avy of you; and the truth of that law scms of you will find out to your cost at that last day. AD Mr, Dixom.—1 aak the Senator if, by the laws of his State, the free megro laborer is equal to the white la- borer? Mr. Wanu said that he admitted they were not in the eyeof the law. They were degraded end treated with contempt. They were generally poor and ia hamble Mie, bet still this was not right or proper. ‘Ho regarded them as all created equal by the Jaw of God. Hs referied ‘to the porition of Virginia, who, at ore time was at the top of the ladder in point of pop’ dall the other atiributes of a poserful Sti rixth, while other S sition above her, South were sgeina fwprovement, were aga'nst acy general tion, though he sould wot esy whether they ‘in prironed women for terching the . ‘They were op posed to any general system euch ss advanced other States, but when it came to asystem for rairing children for martet they could system to the Territory. Gentlemen mij olitionist. I¢ to have ao undying h bumsn ¢lavery, in any an ‘ery shap®, was to bean abolitionist. then he was one. Ifa desire to resist at all hazards and to the last extremity the extension of slave- ry was to be an abolitionist, he wasone. He a/mitted that witbin the States xo power but the States had any contro! cyer the subject, but wherever the constitation and the laws of the United S'ates were golo law, slavery could not be recognizsd, He asked how ooulc gentlemen who censidered the compromire of 1850 a fioslity, pro- pore this meacare. If it psesed how could they complain if he were to introduce & bill to repral all those com- promire acta, the fogitive bill included? This was da ‘ove legislati would peri! the anion of the State: rr" ald ere: storm which n> maa could ray where it would end. He saw & cloud siready, even now, larger than a man’s band Tast cloid would soon gather all round fom the N rth and West. The whcle heavens would be lighted up with indigwact fires, Already the public meetioga 3 evidence of the approach of the storm. Tae people the North were dismayed, alermed and terrified, Some of them Go not believe this measure. Thoy cannot an Gersiand how euch @ thing can be eeriouely con templated. He warned gentlemen of ihe result of euch Iegiclation. Jt was biinging (reedom and elavery fase to fase, to bat Ie Ti one of the other dies forever. He had al egys thought that the two principles of freedom and slavery cguld not wellexist in one country; but by mutual forbearance they might exist together for a while. Bat forbearaoce no longersppeared, This meseure pat slavery npon the ‘and they were ‘orcei to look upon eacn other This mensure would force freedom and which must result in vietory for one In such a contest, be warned and desth to the gen'lemen that liberty would not die io this. tho nine. teenth centary. Hy» did not believe this Uaiom would He wished to wash survive ise, this act of perfidy. bis hands of this nefarioas conspiracy ag! ple of human f:eedom, Mr. Josrs, ofthe) of Tenn,, said that if mo ofher person desired to Wn now, he woald say @ few words in reply to this tirade of abase st the institutions of the South. These institutions, agaicet which the whole of the speech was |, bad come down to the people of the South from their fore fathers, through generation s{ter generation. They bad oop angering bean ve mah te bis invective slavery the geatleman reverri to his Mevlonatia tie arty, and hed appealed to them. The gentleman might have done battle in that petty, but the cootrine of denunelation of the instiva of the South formed mo part of tho priaciplos of that prity, He eae) had never pu! his shoalder to that wheel with the gentleman He had stood all his life in the whig ranks, and @: wd to stand by the at the princl- facials o has pecty daring his Cays; but he had Maver ‘uitered or advocated rush doctrines as tie S nator ba! cone to day, wand for over renous cod polititical rociat aflaity with the gen- an’ in the advocacy of 4 if " ch doctrine, Hs could not join the Senator either in his flings at the Ssastor from Illincis, When that Benator camo before the coua- politielan he would heye mush to ssy o! him ba’ at present he neither know mor eared what tha Ssrator’s motive, object or design was. He would look at the bill, pad regulate bis action by the measure, and mot by i's autbor. < ae on he te were property, and were protec 'y constitution, being ae much af any other description of Droperty gued the trie constitutional right of slaveholders to te the common rica nl fhe daeholr Sey al th fidy of breaking solemn compacts, the nesersity for kee} ing plighted faith, &e, &c Yo hear them noone would suppese they bad ever had any idea of violatiog any com- promise. At the last session, the Senator from Massa- chusetts moved to amend the general appropriation bill by striking out the provision to defray certain expenses umier the Fugitive Slave ac!, and declaring that act re- esled. That motion received four votes ia the Senate. t waa 8 direct proposition to repeal the compromise of 1860, Who voted for it? Not the Senators from Ogio, who eo strenuously lectured the Senate uon the sanctity of the compromi:es, The record, however, esse ted that they did it Tue four votes were Eale, Saaansr, Caase, and Wate. Now, these same Senators denounced any fater- ference with # solemn saci ed compromica, He ssw 09 storm epprosching, such es the Senstor previstar. The Senator hac Ceneribed it graphically—had pioiuie? th» gatasring clouds, the rising winds the vivid lightning, aad one might fancy he could hear the rattliag of whe thuad The Senator was poetical in his de c {tion of the stor! lecjbim of a 'very,profane anecdote he became ai qusinteé with at the Maamsth Cave, Every one who entered that cave came out with feeli to some extent poetical, On oue occasion, & men after coming out rush- eG to the register and recorded a verse, which he «ould repeat, without any approval or excuse for ita profanity :— Mammoth Cave! Oh, what a epet! In euwmmer cold, in winter hot; Great God Almighty, wiat s wonder, Andrew Jackson ! He!l aad thus dor! (Prelowged laughter) Ho begged the Sevator not to thresten. Lot the Senator argus; bub be implored him not to frighten them, He had mo fear ta meeting this Qa ure, He would continue for the rest of his life to she gad alwaya beretofore doné—battl» for the pre- tervation of the prace, happiness aud iateres's of the country. Ho never hac nor pever woult witer @ werd or €o an act ivjurious to the inturests or wourding to the cepsibilties of the psopls of any portion of the country. In his Stats as had ctways fovybt to preserve the principtes of the wi! y, which he and his collengue well knew wace not of auc! acvantage or {oterest to the Staty as they wore ty the Sorth, He had cone this beosase that ths whole country night be beneitted by it Ils bad nsver assailed eny section, or the interest cf any section, Hs woult per nit no attack upon the institations of his section, All be asked was equality, This he was emiitledto The South knew their rights, and, knowing would maiatain them at all hegerds and to the last ex're nity. He had never approved of the Missouri compromise; batas it had bsen sanctioned by time, he would bava ‘eu>nitted to the hardsbfp until such time a: a reiuralny eenes of justice weuld incuce the North to repeal ii, Is would not co to invoke to its suppor} tho rames cf the Ulustrious dead, who teok part in ite estevlishment, It would not do to refer to them, who wore criven to its acup\ion by bloo¢y and wild fanataticism. Honoriog tne dead and rerpecting their embries, now when enlied upon te act, he would bave to act as his duty 4 require bim to do, The coxatitution deelared tr the sapreme law of the land. By the tresty with Frauece, in which Louisi- ara was ceded to the United S:ates, 1; was expressly stipulated that the pseple thera should be forever pro- teoted in their property. Slavery, then, existed there, and by treaty was protected. Tae Missouri compromise, therefcre, was an express violation o! the treaty with France, end was utterly void. Ils argued that the legiy: lation of 1€60 was inconsistent in principly with the Mis- souri compromise. All the South avked was equal jastice, and they could not refuse to sccept that justice whea tendered by the North. Mr. Wave briefly replied—The question pending was on Mr Chase’s motion t» strike out of the fourteenth sec- tion the words declaring the Missourl compromiae ling superseded, by the principles of the acts of 1860. + Cass, (Cem) of Mich.—How will the nection read with thece words out? Mr. Bavcss, (whig) of N, C.—It will be » repeal with no reston g'ven. Mr. Dawson, (whig) of Ga.—I ask for the ayes and Days On the amen¢cwent, ; The ayea and nsys were ordered, and resulted as fol. ows: & Yeas-Meotrs. Allen, Cass, Chass, Everts, Fisb, Foots, Psy Soward, Bmish, Stuart, Sumnor, Wado snd Walk: Nays -Messs, Adame, Atchison, Badzer, B Berjawin, Bright Brodboad, Batlor, CU) Dodge ot 'lewa, Douglas, Evans. ton, Hunter, Jones of tenn, Mallory, Mas: Sebastian, Shiclds, Slidell, Zhompron, of Williams—31 dir. WApx moved to strike out all of the bill, and insert the one of last session. The Cuaia rulei it out ef order at present, as one eubstitute was now pending. Mr. DovGtas moved to strike cut the words “ which pen agnpenenec, by,’ and insert “ which is iaconcistent with. Mr. Cass raid he would vote for this amendment. could rot vote for the words dsclariag the supe: Tt acquired an act of Congress to effic: # euperoeaure of a law. It was clearly proper to sy inconsistent with, Mr. Papaxr contended the two phrases were equal, and expressed tho fame tbirg, br. Case replied, and Mr. Bancar rejolasd, . Cass—I weuld much rathe::ay at oscs that the Miscurt compromise {s unconstitutional, and therétora repealed. I beheve it to be unconstitations!, and I vould prefer esying so cireotly, in go mauy words. Mr. Doveiss said that by to morrow he hoprd they would ag es upon the pi ‘words to express what they allmesnt. If zo one tly dred t) speak to morrow he would eay @ few words, Kr, Stuart, (dem,) cf Mich, ssid ha would voto for be bill, but he dic cot believe the Mirsouri compromises reeved br, though it was clea:ly iaconsisteat with the act of 3860. Merera. Cacs, Badger and Stewart continned ths debste until after four o’slock, aa to whether tasre was, or wae not, any diff-rerce in the distivotion betweon the two phresed, The bill war postponed. HE SENATE COATINGENT FUND. ‘The bill regulating the Senate contingent fusd was re. turned from the House, that body inslsting on one of its amendments. Mr, Evstsr moved that the Senate reccde. Mr. Pavaxr ne gs rot, and moved an ajjournment, which was agreed to. House of Representatives. Wasuixatox, Fed, 6, 1854, THE KAYUSE WAR. The Spsarer Iaid before the House copies of papers from Governor Davis, of Oregon, asking an additional ap- propistion for the payment of expences incurred in the Kayuse war in that Territory prior te its organization. Resezred to the Committes of Ways and Meazs. OFFICIAL CORRESPONDENCE REGARDING C TINA. On the motion of Mr, Strrueys (whig), of Ga, ft was resolved that the President be requested to communicate to this House, if he shall drem it not incompatible with the public interest,ell the official correspondencs between Mr. Hamphrey Marshall, late Commissioner to China, and the State Department, ‘THR SENATR’S CONTINGENT FUND. The House took up the bill regulating the dishures ment of the conting:nt fund of the Senate, and disagreed to the Senate’s amendment allowing the Srcretary cf the Senate cne thousand dollare sana salary for disbursing the fund, in addition to his three thousaud yearly psy. BAVLOYES INTHE NAVY. Mr. Warnnipcr (cem.) of N. Y, presented a memorial Of the boatswaion gunners, carpenters awd eatimakers in the ravy, soliciting increased compensation Keferred to the Committee on Naval Affaira. 4 W YORE. Mr. Warnmr, (dem ,) of resented ® memorial of the Chamber cf Commerce of rk, in fevor of J viding for the colpage of gold and silyor at the aceay cfice in that city. THA SAN FRANCISCO CALASNTY. Mr. CHANDLER, (dem ) 0! Pa., arked permission to make ®repert from the joint select comu:'tee relative to the rescue of the enterers om board the steamer San Frau cisco. Mr Davis, (¢em ) of Ind., objroted, and called fer the regular order of busines’ Mr. Hust (Jem ) 0’ Loulsiada—1 ask for the readirg of the report and revolutions. I Dilleve there will bs one voice spd beart inthe matter. (The resclations were the same as these /Mtrodaoid fa the Sepate ) i Mr. Cuanpruer moved the sueprneion of the rales, He Wonted early sotion on the eur) sot. ‘Tre House refaved to suspend the rales by 90 agi —not two-thirds PROPOSED ANNULMENT OF OCEAN MAIL CONTRACTS AND PCR CHASE OF TIN COLLINA, LAW, AND ASPNWALL STHAMERS, FTO Mr O1ps, (dem ) of Obio, trom the Yowm «tes on Post Ofilces, reported @ dill containicg the folowing provi ® i Tbe Postmaster Gonsral is req sired to give immediate notice to the New York and Liverpool Uni Mail Steam ebip Company, that the additional compmesation auto rized by the act of Congress of Jul, 21, 1852, for iacreas- ing the transportation of the mail between New Yi rk sed Liverpool, will be discontinued frem and after the 30th of September, 1864, from which date the additional compea- tation is hereby discontinued, The second rection annuis the contract, and authorizes the Secretary of the Nevy to purchase such ships employ 4 im said line as have besm regalarly accepted as mail The value to be ssow ed agreeably to law. The third section annals the contract with George Law and ethers, assignees of A. G. Sloo, for the transportation of the United States mafla in the New York, H.vaus, New Onlesps end Chagres ner, and the two con:rects of No vember, 1849, and November 1862 reepsstively, with the Peoific Mail Steamship Company, Wm. H. aspiawall, Pre- mdent, for the transportation of mails between Astoria ard Pansma vie San Franciseo. The Srcretery of the thorized to purchase the verse!s th section arthoriz+s the Postmaster General te advertive in the ural macmer for the c mreyance of the mail by any steamahip or ships ranning from spy port fo the United Stater to any foreign country, oud To make coptractsfor such servicer, if in his jadg- ment the public interest shall demaed it, boing governed in ‘woh proceeding by the general Jaws and rogalations prenorived for the advertising and lottirg of the inland mail rervice. Mr. One aleo reported a bill proridicg that all future Jottings of ¢ ntracte for the transportation of the mail on ratirosce, \he }ortmaster General shall not exceed the following rates of pay:— For each daily mail om main lines carrying great through mails that he may deem meceensry for the pud Mo tnterest, seventy-five dollars a mile per annum. For each daily weil on lines carryieg mils principally Jololog Siaten, Aity dollars «mile per annem; and for e per annum; ‘all Ga roads undnished between the 6x- named im their charters, and on 10s more” ‘thisty dollare e mile per enaum. Neo ratiread company to receive any pay for service ren- dered the Post Office Department anit their contract shall be execut-d. MAIL BETWEEN 84% FRANCISOO AND CHINA. Mr. McDovoat (dem.) of Cal, from Post Office Com- mittee, reported » bill previding for the t-ansmission of a rewimonthly mail between San Francisco and some port in China, ‘TRE FIRST REGIMENT OF NEW YORK VOLUNTRERS—DILL TO I+ OREASS THK E¥FICIENCY OF THR ARMY, BTC Mr. Fssxit, (cem ) of IU., from the Military Commit: tee, reported back the Serate bill to reimburse the Com- moon Council of New York for expenditures made for the First Regiment of Volactee rs. Also, s bill to incresse the present military establish- ment, providing there ehall be reived*and organized one regiment of dragoons snd two regiments of infantry. Tro bill to reguiate the pay aud increas the effi sieooy of the army covtains a nvetion that the Presitent may, by edvic» exd concent of the Senata, confer the brevet of feoond lieutenant upon such meritorious non-commis stoned officera as may, under regulations to be ostablished, be brought before simy board and be found quali fied. The sopnoi distribution of arm the several and Territoriss to be hereafter according to ‘heir reprecentation in Congress, and the annuel sum of twenty thousand dollars is uppropriated for the roviding the militis with books for tastical inetrue- —_ said books to be distributed in the same manner as 18 STA. ‘The above bills were referred to the Committee of the Whole on tho Siate of the Union ‘IN ST LOUIS AND IRON MOTNTATY RATLROAD Mr. Buxton, (drm.) of Mo,, from the Military Commit tee, reported n bill granting the right of way to the St Lovie and Iron Movntain Railroad through the Jell-raon barrack grounds, Parred. BILL TO PRRVENT ARMY OFFICER? FROM CONTRACTING TO FUR+ NISH SUPYLIE, BrC Mr, Favrxrsnp (cem.) of Va, from the Oommtttes on Military aifairs, repo ted a bill eoutainicg tae follow og provisior 8: = 7 1. No cticor of tho army er pavy, oF poraon om: agent bs a din! urat 9. ployed xa male pro rial before a ovurt m 2, No officer or ayen! shall revive pay fr any sy work forward d, contrary to th's aot Any contra in violation of it ans! be null and yold, and tho ricited to the United States, FavikerR @xid the atientlon of ths ooontr Was called to this aubjiot by @ transestion in Call fornis early in 1854, where officers ergaged ia purchasiog supplies for the army realised prodis by their opera tions, Io care a L'out. Colonel Hooper made a large orchasé of hay in which he cealiaed ¢ profil of twelve dol- re aton. The question was brogg! 2 Court Mar tisl The feots wore distinctly established by proof, an yet ho was felly sequitted onthe ground thst there was be lew prehibitieg auch con¢uct, The resul! wea that the Secretary of War brought this sabjoct to the attention af the Committee op Military Affs'ra in 1852, who prapared s bill under bia (Fau'kner's) supsrvision, T: Wis no opportunity to report the bill last sesrioajand ic was now again brought to the attention of that commiitee by the Socretary of Wor. H- acked that it be put on pawago; but the House referred it to the Commuittss of the Whola on the Svate of the Uoion, RAPORTS OF THE RAILROAD SURVEYING EXPEDITIONS ETO Thy Speaker laid before the Hoare thy ocmanaol from the Secretary of War enclosing information relstive to surveys for a railroad tothe Pariiz coast. Tas repoits are 10 partial aad insomplety ag rot to show the re!stiva merits of ‘Le routes and hs say he wou'd not now trans. mit those reports were it vot that the resolution passed Inst session rencere it importan: to d> £0, Ay far as heard frcm, with one excaption the eu: veys have been sucsess fally condacted, Ton exreption was in consequence of tho massacre of Captaia Gunoioa and thictsen of hia party. The cox manioatiom was roferrad t> tho sclest committee on the mndject of the railroad t> tha Pscifis. A vurber of the Ssnate bills were referred. A resola- tion of that body authorising the Supsrivten‘ent of Print ing to employ two acditioual clerks, war paseo, be House then adj tion Affairs at the State Capital. TSMPERANCE IN TH3 SENATE—SOMA OF T2E FANG OF THE BILL BXTRACTED—NESRASKA AND MIS- SOURI COMPROMISE—SILVSR GHAYS AHEAD— CASTING VOTS OF THE LIKUTENANT GOVERNOR— BILL RELATING TQ ESCHEATS—INQUIRY AS TO MONEYS ADVANCED TO STATE PAISOS8—A NRW LAW IN REGARD TO THEM, ETO. SPECIAL CORRESPONDENCS OF TZ NEW YORK HERALD, 4rpany, Foo 6 1854. The Sonato at an early hour very cordially resumed the consideration of the anti liquor bill,and p:osesded throagh several sections witout any objections being interpored by any honorable Senstoz, until the zesdiog of the twen- ty-necont stetion by the clerk, whea Mr. Putnam movod to strike onto much as contemp'ated giving the inform er or complainant one half the fines paid by offenters. H» obarecterized thin aa offering s reward for servants and walicions persons to harags ary person against whom they way dave @ personal grudge, Mr. Bisxop atrorg Maine law man, advocated striking out, aal it was adopted. Mr. Fisld then moved to striko out the latter per fon of the section, which allowed a conviction upon the testimony of a single witness, This was also stricken out, Thus two of the most vindictive fangs of the bill have been extracted, much to the discontent of ths oltraista. The bill was then read through without apy further material obstruction, and while amsadments were generally in order, tae committee rose and reported progress on the bill, Mr. Brooks etated that ths Committes on Commerce were ready to report, but as there would be # msjarity and minority report, ard as one of the commites was absent, the reyorts would be presented to morrw morn ing. Mr. Diokinzon ther called up the Nebraska resolutions, and the quesiion was taken upon the exbstitute offers by Mr. Brooks om Friday. Tis was lost—ayee, Broobs, Haley, Hitchcock, Spencer, Wath ‘Whitney: nsys, Bernard, Behop, Blakely, Brad‘ord, Batts, M. H Clark, Z Clark, Crosby, Imaforth, Dicktaoa, Daucsn, Field, Hepsins, Pratt, Putaam, ‘Ricbarcs, Robertson, Sherrill, Walker. Williams. ‘The question them came up om the orjgizal rerolations, asciered by Mz. Dickinsom. Mr. Patnam then offsred a rexclution objcoting to Juage Douglas's till, on ths ground that it proposes to supermde the Missouri osm promise, (+e0 the regular report of the Sens‘e procvediags } The vote was taken, aud resulted ins tie voto, as fol- lows :--For Puinen:’s substitute, Messrs. Parnard, Brad ford, Brooks, Batts, Z. Clark, Field, Pratt, Pataam, Rish- ards, Robe: tecn, Spencer, Walker, Whitney—-13 Agatast i; Messrs, Bishop, Blakeley, Ml.'H Clark, Crosby, Dan- forth,Pichinton, Dorrase, Ualaey, Hitchcock, Suerrill, Wat- hin», Wilisme13 President Churab being in toe chair deciccd in favor of Mr, Patnain’s sabstitute, el.citing ap- probation in the lobby. Too question then came upon the resolutions as amended, when Mr. Bishop took the floor, His main argument went to deprecate the opening tho slavery sgitation, believing that there is no‘conservative power in the country which osn arrest it. Tne voices of Henry Cley and Daniel Webster are removed from ur—-their pritrnal influence has departed, The Senator took a dea ded stand againit superseding the Misrouri oompro: mise and Dovglas’s Nebraska bill. He declared it as bis opivign, that ihe real cesign of the mover of the bill is a bid for tne Pro sicency, thatthe intention is to anaex Cubs to ths Unitea States, and then introd ace slaves from that island, and further extend the foreign tiavo States, If the South break the fai repeal the Miraoi Compromise, then Mr. B. er quired bow will the fugitive slave law bs en forced in the North? He also spproved higher law cuties, 88 promulgated by Yenator Seward in the Senate of the United States, in 1850. Mr. Witt took the flocr in eupport of the anti. slavery Coctsire, and oompi'd one half hour, when Mr. XM. H. Clerk moved @ recon: jon of the vote by which dr. Patnam’s tabstitute was adopt Mr. D ckinson moved to tay that mo'ioa on the te walch was car ned, The substitute was 1 4 printed, and the #ad- jest was postponed until another day Tie demoorati Yer ators did not feel called upon to enter the dedate, de- sity g the oppotite rections o? the whig party might oo ongy the whole ground, Ap ropg eff.rt will be made to- moriow to reconsicer, as it has row become s question betwren the woolleys and graye as to the matory. The House proceeded to prayets aud buricoss at eleven o'clock. A few moments thereafter, tho ory of fire was rated, and it was ascertained that it was the Franklin Houre’ and ass large number of the mecbers occupied rooma in that hotel, an adjonrament for an hour took plece. The business cf the morning atcsica was untm- portast. {ternoon respion was occupied with the Ma'ne Nquor bill, and consid: rable progress was made witbout mach obstruction. Mr, Richards introduced a resolation making inquiry of the Comp'r: leras to the amonnt of money which has beea peld by the Siate for the cuppert of State prinora Curing Jart four years, He also laid on the table » bill ia re- public fande, no«u than now, Tame heavy 1a offcrrs are looked triot {avestigation under oath Oas as fs biovdly ebarged, will be bi Jj urament of the od againnt pri Upmm se require thing fo settled, that no more rade nnler sll preeent suspicious are clear poptiations will be Senator Dorraper intreduced the following ion to ercheats.”” The peopls ef the State of N York, represented in Senate and Asrembly, do enact as tolowai— fc. 1, Any person who shall fornirh to the Comm! of the Land Office information concerateg aay la b bear whioh hw recple of 38 7 7 oovery of such obthixed, shall bo entitind to receirs from ora of tho Land Office ® conveyance of am 4 fourth part thereof, cr suo s spovitied pertien thereof in severaity, as atall be agrood upon be- tween euch person and enid Commie as an equal fourth rartt ereof. code of procedure is ub disision therof the KEW YORK LEGISLATURE, Senate. ApAny, Feb. 6, 1854, REPORT, The annual report of the Irving Savings Institution was received, NOTICE DF mILL, Notice was given of @ bill for an amendment of the charter of Sag Harbor. THE TEMPBRANCE BILL. The Senate then wont into committee on the bill for the suppression of intemperance. The committee went through tho entire bill, amending it in but one material partioular~striking out that clause which provides that one half of the fine imposed on the violator of the law shall be paid to the {nformor, A ter gcivg through with the bill in committes, the amendments generally were announsed in their order, and pending an amendment to the first section restoring’ the counsel fee clause—2ot lees than five dollars, nor more than ten—progrers was reported. THE ASKEMLY’S PROPOSITION FOR A BEORS. The concurrent rerolution trom the Assembly, to adj arn from the 10th to the loth inst, was reselved, and Jaid over under the rule. Br. Dicaxsox, ( chiz) of the Strnden district, called up THE NEURASKA REXOLUTIONA, The question pending was on the motion of Mr. Brooks, (whig) of New York, to refer to # committes, with fn #ructions, It wa: Lost by ayes 6, 508120, a3 follew :-~ Aves—Mesers Brooke, Halsey, Hitehoook Spencer, Wat: king and Whituey—6, Avs~HMesire. Barnard, Bishop, Blakely, Bradford, Butte, H. Clark, Clark (Crosby. Van orth ‘Diskianon. Dor ey ald, joa, Pratt, Putoam, Kichards, Ri 5 rerit W siker, tnd Will 20 a m2 stion being on the original revolutions, M M, (Whig) of Exie, moved to ameni by strit ty Cut the first ibree resolutions, and inserting toe fi ving ‘Whereas, the act admitting tho Stito of Mf rien, and commonly knows a3 the Missou from th? Jo, aed hi olarabion, emstnaces under waich it wat mads. had i tational pro riston; 0 tho S inate of the ¥ 4 and known as the ritery Lill, ix an avowed vinlatiol of the Mig- mpromiee, a0 © paoance would be ntverly aud ot all good azd public confidonce ia the most ecmpact, proporition was agrre! to by ayes 13, noes 18—the President givirg tho exsti g vote—as follows:=> carr, oks, Rug, Noxs—Messre, Ula! Daniorth, Dickineo: . Kins, Sherrill, Watbing, and ms 1s. Me. Daxvoht’s meme haviag eon called, ha said he bad vo ed egaivat the commitment of therasolations #th instructions, in the hopa that they would go to a com- miitee untrammeliog, ments Mr. Warsing, (nat, dom.) of Sullivan, was opposed to the eubstitute ard the crigtoal resolution. He voted mo. The question was ther on the resolations as amended. Mz. MH. CLank, (#hig) of Oatario, moved to reconsider the vote ou the aim-ndment, Mr. Diciiseon moved to ley that motion on the table. Agreed (0, aad the ainendmaat was ordered to be priated, THE PRINTING LIDS. RIO, The Secretary of State, ia reply to an order of ths So- pate t. transmit the bids for thd printing, oa fie in his He voted egainst the amend- cfice, sent ina communication stating thet they were vot in his cflice, Baviog been translorred to the Compteol Tex’a offise. ‘Adjourned, Assembly. ALMANY, Feb 6, 1854, The Aseemdly wan prevented fom meting at tha apae eified hour in consequence of w firo in the v.cinity of the capitol. By Mr. Cor By Mr. 8: ter school By Mr. Airkin—To provide for the better security of pasfengezs in steam ferry boata. BILIS 1xFRON By Mr. GRauan—To repeal th of wharfage on lizbtors ia New York and Brooklya. By Mr, CunainG~Ia relation to criminal courts in the city of New Yak, TIE NENTASKA QUESTION. Mr. Bannis offered o j int reeolation sgainst the Ne braska bill, Lsid NOTICES OF BILTS, ING—To rozulate asseaemonts ia Now York, ~Relative to the Poughkeepsie Lancas- D act to regutate the rate Ti INDIANS. ow oa!.ed up bie resolations urging & law to eppropriate Janca ac a permanent home for the Northweatere Iedians Ac a. THR NAW YORK INEBRIATE APTLUM The Hours, in Gu wiltee of ths Wacle—Mr, 3. Baldwin ok vp the bilto incorporate the New Asyluca, with a oapital of $600,000. w btthére wae a rat under this bag of mer], He oo Love what an tnebriate asylum wanted with $4€0,0C¢, Mr. Back —T6 oon: ittee saw no rat; if tho gentle. man cid lot him show its ears, Mr Geena thought the ears conld ba seen io the resend @20 third rections, which allowed ths compary to ‘eal fo rea! estate or perronal property, Mosers. Burret, Berecist, tho Soeaker and Mr. Paters eemed the dill a stupend:ua fraud, equal to the ola Maa- bettan and Dry Dock cbarterr. Before going thrcugh with the bill, the House ad- journed. From Nova Scotta and Newfoundiand. L038 OF THB BARK PRESCILLA—SUFFERING AMONG THE NEWFOUNDLANDZR$-——-TRB CODFISH AND PO- TATO FAILUSEE, ETC. Bostow, Feb. 6, 1854. By tho Arabia, wo have Halifax papers of the 4th izet. The bark Prescilla, from Philadelphia bound to Liver- pe with a cargo of flour and grain, was fallen in with in a sinking condition, ani the cflicers snd oro taken olf sud carried into St. Johns, Newfoundand. Affairs were in bad state at Newfoundland, on account of the failure of the coifishery, the potato’ blig' wi of all—ss the St ns Courier eays—the dis. ehsrge of the numerous Isborera evgeged on the tele- graph works o’ the Now York Company. Tas Neve Scotia L jatare {4 in session, Tae Gover- nor had apnour cet the assent of the Crowa ¢§ the various rallway bills pawed st tho last session . ‘A bill bas been intredaced granting universal suffrage. Opporition is made to ameliorating commerctsl restria tions with the United States, unless the latter seta the example. Intcresting from Charleston. BLECTION OF JUDGES 1N ALABAMA—MARINE DISAS- TERS, ETO. OnARLEETON, Feb 5, 1864. W. P, Chil'on and Semuel F. Rise are elected Jacges of the Supreme Court in Alsbama. The Ternessse river, st Chattansogs, on 3aturday had jen to a good boating tide, he Tellabsaree Sentincl of the Slst clt, says the eteamer James P. Teay broke fa two in the Spanish Ho and had been towed into St Mark’s wofit for farther ser- vice. The stesm'bip Unien, which arrived hore oa Fiilsy, when cff Capo Hatters ina thick fog, came in oliision with the ship Charles, of Baltimore, and had hor bowaprit mart carried 5 bull was not inj ared. Julia Dean, henes for New York, in trying to get to sea this mcraing in tow of a steamer,got ashore on tho ber. A steamer bas gone to her aswistance, and as he rea ia smooth, it is anticipated that she will be got th ott, Election of a Member of Congress. Prmsparrata, G, 1854, J F, Jones, (-em.) has been elected to Coogrere in the pleco ci tho late Henry A Mablenberg, from tho Eighth Gistrict oF Penrsylvania, From Boston. BEAYY SNOW 6TO#M IN THH BAST—ARRES? OF GAMBLERS. Bostow, Fob. 6, 1854. About! tix feches of enow fell im this locality last night, a is beoly drift All the moraing trains are de 4. tho maii train from Now York, dao here at 3 AM, 4) e till quarter past 100’cl ck. Tho gole Curirg (he wight was very severe. Oa Saturdey night the police visited ths Parker Bouse in Avery street, avd Oriental Salooa on Washingt street, sud arrested thirty-two persona for gembiing. lhe parties were brought before the Court this morning, snd fnod $4 each and coats, Captain Lowe in Beltimore, &c. Barrisony, Fed. 6, 1864. tein Lows, of the bark Kilby. iv in th's city, and will be weleomed by the merchants on Changs to day The New Orlovns pspera o! Tuesday leat are roseiveds they contain Galverton dates to thé 20th witimo. The Legisiataro of Texas had passed @ bill appropristing $126,000 to pay @ portion of the eeoond class debt. Ratlroad Intelligence, THE PENSSYLVANIA RAILROAD. Puitapetrata, Fed 6 1864, ‘The annus! meeting of the Peanyivania Railroad took place thia morning. The gross receipts of the year have been $2 846,000, Total topnsge moved over the road, 159,092 tons, ageluit 69,000 last year, It was voted to robseribe a f milion to the Lebanon and |’ ne Grove road; alro, to guarantee half # million of bonds of the Steubenville ama Iodiaus road, AXOTHER RAILROAD AMALGAMATION. Mowrxaat, Feb 6, 1854. Oa Saturday the Montreal and New York and the St Lawrence and Champlain Railroad dirctora agreel to ate It ia proba ole that the railroad from Man- tre] to Piatteburg will therefore be c1seoutiaus i, THE PROVIDENCE AND WO RAILROAD. P fed. 6 1854, ‘The snpesl mestirg of the Providence and Worcester The Awful Conflagration at New Orleans: Naw Oximans, Feb. 4, 1854. One of the most disastrous conflegrations ever witnesse® in this city broke out at three o’olock this afternoon. The steamer Charles Belcher, which had just arrived from Nashville, caught fre, and in » ebort time was totaly: consumed, with her valuable cargo of cotton, tobaceo and Western produce, heap meseonenet ‘who were in the onbim barely escaped w ir lives; but some fifi twenty negroes perizhed in the flames, eeeyy The fire spread to the steamer Natotes, just arrived, which, with her cargo of 2,000 bales of cotton, was entirely destroyed. The steamboat Cairo next caught fre and was burat. ‘The steamers Sultana and Grand Turk also caught fre but were hauled out, and escaped with slight damage. A number of barges lying at the levee, loaded with pre- duce consigned to various houses, were also preathy: dams, Several other lives are supposed to have been lost. LATEST PARTICULARS, New Ogueans, Feb. 6, 1864. Beven steamboats were consumed in the conflagration yestercay, namely: the Charles Belsher, Natches, Moke- gan, Saxon, Grand Turk, Lead, and Lune. Taey were Sp hl ms cured in this eity, cbletly wt the Crescent ao i Piven loss is variously estimated at from $700,000 te There was another fre th's morning in Obertres which destroyed two valagble stores, and badly two othérs, The lows is estimated at $100,000. From Philadelph' THE WEATHER—THE CITY OF GLASGOW, ETO. PRILADELP HA, Fed. 6—6 P.M. The weather in clear and col!, Toermometer is at ends fresh breeze from NNW. The navigation of the Delaware is unobstrocted by ica, although large quamtl. thea are piled up on both sites, The steamship City of Glaszow, which was to have sailed on Saturday for Liverpool, was unavoidably detain ed, owing to the immense freigh she tried to take in @ Limited pertod The took ninety two passangars, 9,008 bassaio flour, and twice as many more of beef, pork, grain, &o. Markets. Naw Oxteins, Feb 4, 1854.79 Sales of cotton to-day, 4 500 bales ; middling is quoted, %0.%9%c. The stock on hand at this port reacaes 228,- COO bales. Sight exchange on New York, 1a1\ per ceat diecount, Naw Onrmans Fed 8, 1864, Tha rales of cotton to-day amounted to 2,500 bales, af irregular and lower prices Miidlisg is at 00, The sales of the week foot up 34,(00 bale: jecrease im the réceipta at all the Southern parts 1s now 623,000 bales. Freights are firmer. 4 {6 qnoted for cotton to Liverpook, Sight exchange on New York 1 discount. : Monit, Fs. 4, 1864. Cotten is activein ear market. Sales of the week, 25,+ 0CO bales, including 8,000 yesterday, Midding ts at BKo. Baxrmmonx, Feb. 6, 1854. At onr cattle market to day 800 bead of beeves were offered, of which 120 were driven eastward and the bee Jancs sold et $3 75 5 $4 50, cn the hoof, Sales of hogs at $6 16 a7, Court of General Sessions, Before nis Honor the Recoreec. Fs 6 —Thir beirg the first day of th Ron, eee the grand and pefit jurors were empsorelled in t: by the Clerk, Mr, Vendervoort, in the usual form. A qucium having been obtained, the following geatiemen were then sworn for the term:— Roe Lockwoo:, Foreman, Obarles N Feeriog, Samuel A Backa an, George W. Farnham, Joerph M. G. Bensel, Elisa A. Herrick, Lala J Beloni, Richard Benton, Samuel J, Beals, Charles A. Davia, Samue} B. Cock, John McLean, Ber jamin F, Camp, Alexwuder Rankin. T. theee gontirmen bis Honor the Recorder delivered bis charge. an foliows:— (Gentlemen of the Grand Jary—Tao duties and powers aes'gned to you by Iaw are grave and important. Ip gerrral they are to inquire into and upon competent prot to luciot for all public offencar, cr acts tending to them. The inquest in cvsiy care is sorivus The indictment is w Ligh ao. The former ehoald be conducted with cre and solempity—the latter sheuld onl; be found cn such proof as is suficient to convist, anh sbould not be omitted in any osre where saffisient proat is hac. Tho decision to in ‘ct or mot to iadiot should be mis.6Cny on a feir S00 full understanding of thecase The ind bt ip mont carties with it the bight of re- pu'aticn sa well as nens and prosperity to those tm- volved in its consequences; aud though, upon after trial, the innocerce ct those charged be mato manifest, it ie rare their good pa: their peace of mind, or comforts ave fully restored. We all knog the inestimable value of geod obaracter. To prone ef every conditicn itis that wthort which this world’s greatest blessings are of little accovnt In ecraparison with tts lose other calam|ties are } deemed lesignifcint, It is the poor man’s opulence, the ‘ rich men's happioera; it la the passport to coafdence—to Tespectability; end its deprivation # condition of poverty indeed. Icis mecrsary, therefore, that you should be most cantious inthe commision of an offisial act the cocsequences of which may fallco heavily on those affeate ed by it. The omission to indict, where the proof is suffl- clent, carries with it consequences ¢qually banefal aad Netbautel Jarvis, Richard D. Latbrop, Yerdioand Lawrei Alex. L. MeDonatd, Jr., more extersive; for it gives impunity to crime; impair the strezzth of onr laws and institations; tmpalrs the ae curlly of persen acd prope-ty, snd readers she efforts of the minis‘ers of jaatice, ia a gent degree, useless, Ydar prececdings, therefore, require the employmont of oir- cumepection ; require correct 4 impartiel jadgment, and @ due genes ef your duties in every case before you. Upon the ezamination, if im any caso you are mot iatisfied with the proof, you may examine further, and if you bsve jéaronable Coudts, give the accused the beast df such donbts In ro case should you, ip general pree sentation», preent allegati:ne of mere belie’; you abeald present only fa: ior should you ina general presenta- ton, unless in cases whore really nesessary, mnake cl against indiriduals—for persons shonld not be che: thus unless for crinfeugopon suflicieat proof, and only by Indistment in the form preroribed by’ law, thet they may have oy Iswfal tris] an opportunity of cefend- og themrelves. Iveluded in your duties (and herein the Court, by Jaw, fadirected spectally to charge you,) are those of Inquiring into apy violation of the election laws, of the usury laws, of the laws againat lotteries, and of the viclation of the laws by pnbite officers, in demanding, otarging, ot receiving fees to which they are not 1 entities; each andsli of these laws have been adop! afier great care end delibsration, and your pitention is serionrly requerted to aid in thelr enforcement. The maintenance of them is = regarded as of great im- portance; ard your action ts directed by them to be em- plcyed n'care of their viclation, by special enactments, The Ocurt in sJso directed by law to charge you not te dinoloss the fect of av ind's!ment being found for re against persons not in sctas! custody, uatilon such im dietment he aball bave eeu arrested; and @ violation of this charge {8 declared to by a misdemeanor. It ie proper to say to you, that it 4s jadisious that you de not Cisclose, except to the functionaries authorised by law to receive your communications, any of your proceedings, aud to bave no outdoor com- verfation on the subjects which Much inconvenience and embarrae {rjustice, will proceed from a deviation from this acberirg to it will agsuredly rave you much snxie difficulty, Ia your official proevedings, yaa are to no distinction of perso with cqual justice to all-—ith impartiality, without fear, favor, prepoerersion, prejudice, or hope of reward. You aré not to, ror cam the Court, question the wisdom oe justice of the Iawe; the dnty of both ia to, obey and en- force them. The calendar o 9 prevent term, as before me, is ae followe:—Murder t Lay ny five, robbery five, forgery one, arson on pt to kill one, grand larcery twexty, nd misdemeanor one. You are requested to dispore fret of those eases im which the parties ncoused «ro in prisom. Inno case cans bill be found wpleas by at least twelve votes. In ell cases im which you may éerire aid sod counsel, the District Attorney is yout Jegal adviser, and om his counsel and aogortion you toay rely. It ls proper to say that the cases in which the parties ac are io and net on bail, dimand your first attention, With there obser- vations, gentlemen, I commit the business of the term te your charge, Police Intelligence. IN THE CASS OF THE CANADA DA?K FORGERY. It is presumed that Jastice Stuart wil render his deel. sion to day in the case of the ales forgery pending sgeinst Daniel W, Van Asrnaa, P. Sawia and rged with obtatning, ona frandalent draft, the sum of $6,000 from the Bank of Montreal We farther ‘that tbe President of the Unite¢ States bas granted warrant for the delivery of Ven Aernam to the Canadian guthorities, should the cxse, on the Binal decision, be pronounced a forgery. BREAKING UP OF A DANCE HOUSER ON THE SABBATH. The police of the Twenty drst at the request of Mr Farl, one of tue Councilmen of ‘ward, made o descent up 2 @ ager bier shop eituated in Fortieth street, opposite Cyrstal Palace, kept by @ German, named Thos, Miomenrother, where masie and dancing are carried om coring the Sabbath, Captain ht, with a platoon of men, entered the premises on Sunday evening, and 20, into ouctody the lord of the “hou with ° tse, Captsin of or drivking Inger bier and dancing. Tae Cap’ oliee makes the beg Balad Aid return made te tbe of Police on Mondsy moreing:— Numerous complainta baviag bern made that the Dutoh dance heure in Fortioth ctrect, opposive the Crystal cecupled by J Blomonrother, wae s ‘and Sunday nights thoy werg in the habit Ing the neighborbe-é, Oouael and ‘Lieus. Fiandroau with on the how yet read you are to perform your duties Raliroad oration was held today. A now board of mber Ay bv at Atrectore, iu the interes? of Me Faraura and the Norfolk boned ard te vere th Count gh re elec'ed, and Mr. Farnam was chossa house, and jo thom comfortable for the reridents ‘and Dantel W. ps} vice president Some | and 1 bei ave te vay, thee for ohe fataze me such houses MS oarmuapioanlimadhcacscpals's dagen pacman’ Sas era te Frvoners ware ton bore Jsiaa tesolution was adopted authorising the directors to who, after adminis aye ‘that meke inqui:y into the condition of the ives of aeetged thew trem custody drs) ‘isterte those persons killed by the last, and after they would not be caught ine like meaner Dake oueh compemeation es should be deomedjust, 7 tee Babbere,