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wtract sai ro turn the direction of those perosfal ar- tales away from Nebrasts. 80 long as you shall leave them room om hill or prairie, by river side or ia the mountein fastneaser, they wil! dispose of them- etlves peseefally apd lawfully in the places you sali have lett open to them; and there they will erect new upon free » il, to be forever matctained snd defended by free arms, and aggran tized by free labor. Americas slavery, Iknow, hans large a.d evar flowiag Spring; bat it casnot pour for:h its diackemed tide ia vol mes hke that I « Geseribsd. [ff you are wise, there tides of freemen aud of slaves will never moet, for they will not volunt rily comu.ing’-; ba: tf, meve the leas, through your ews erroueour pol'oy, their repulsive currents must be direc’sd agaisst ea hovher, go thet they needs must meet, then it a essy toseo im that case which of them will overc'm* the resistance of the osber. and which of them, thas overpowered, will roll back to dro en the s.vccea which eeet it forth, wan proposes apd Ged disposes’ You may legislate, and abroga’e, sud aboegs'e as you will; but there ts 6 er tbatcverrules all your astions and all t, and I fonoly hope trast over. glory of cur conn’ ry. overrulea, I kaow, not only alf your actions, sn‘ s!] your refusals toast, bat ell hu- events, to the dirtent but inevitable reauit of the (and universal liber y of ail mem. ‘Mr. Seward closed at half past three o’clock. At that part of the speech where he said the inconsistencies ani self contradictions contained in the papers of the Com- mitice on Territories had cestroyed ali c’aims to respest for them, there wan applause in the galleries. Mr Perr, (dem.) of la , got the floor, and said he would sperk om Moresy. Mr. Sumnem, (tree soil) of Mass., said he also desired to npesk om the bili, aod would do #0 on Tassday. Mr. Dawson, (Whig) of Ga., suggested whether it was parliamentary or courte sus for Senators to desigaats and bed 5 2 fm advance particalar dars on which they Gensume the whole time in single speeches each “The ‘Dill was postponed, and the Senate adjourned un'il Mon<ay. House of Represe! ntatives. Wasmnaroy, Feb. 17, 1854. RESOLUTIONS ON THE NEBRASKA HILL SENT BY THK GOVERNOR OF NEW YORK, Mr. Daan, (dem ) of N Y., atated that he had received & letter from the Governor of New York, transmitting the joint resolutions of the General Assembly relative to the Territorial question new pending before Congress. He a-ked that they be read, Inid on the table, and printed Mr, Warsn, (dem.) of N. Y , objected to the reading. Mr. Cruveman, (dem.) ef N.©., hoped there would be no odjeo'ton to the printing. Mr, Paoxnam, (dem.) of N. Y., said there would be no use in reading it, Trey sll had copits. Mr. Duaw believed it was always custemary to pursue the course he hat suzgested. ‘The resolutions were then read, and Mr. Dean’s motien agreed to, Mr. MoMutizn, (dem.) of Va., said he intended to ob ject to the printing, but it was now too late to do so. INDIANA AND HER LANDS The House passed tha bill indemoifying Indiana for the failure of the title to the township of land granted on her admission info the Union. ‘The House went into the Committee of the Whole on the State of the Usiop on YUE HOMMETRAD BILL—DIDATR ON THE NWRRASKA QUESTION. Mr. Sreruavs (big) of Ga, said the gentleman from Vermont (Mr. Meacham), if ho understood the train of his argument, was ¢pp sed to the Nebraska biil, on the greuné thatit would cestroy the Missouri com) and viol@e # solemn cot-act, Seeoaily, that it had been conscientiously acherec to from 1820 to this time, and apy breach would ‘tended with disastrous conee- quences 'o the peac 1d harmony ofthe country Now phens) maistaised these positions were un- the first place, the claare restricting slavery (56 30 was never deemed in the natare of acsm sat. = » Mr. Muacuam (whig) of Vt. ioterrupting—I sali com Bract, not compact Mr. Sreruxns resumed—As Mr. Clay said in 1850, aps no question was an littie understood ss the souri compromise. Tne compromise with which Mr. Clay had nothing to do with restriction was Kentified of slavery north of 36 30 Mr. Clay did not even vote * it. It was d bya gentleman from Mlinols, eould not have be-n & contract—i Subsequently, in 1821, when Miseo: Constitution in pursuance of law, the House of R nentatives refused ber admission because of a clan her constitution probibiting the jutrodacrion of free ne- groese. MS was on the ciragreeing vote on the last bill, thet Mr, cffered biy compromise for =he admiasiin of Missouri, That sg ® compact, becanae Lyre aad Congress were bo’ es toit Le repeated, the line restricting slavery ane bute lew. Missouri never gave ber nanction to it. Bo far an slavery existed outeide Of her limits, she bad no right to enter into a compact relative to such territory, Congress sdmitted Missouri into the Union with slavery. Vermont asked whether ‘the South would not honor and abide by the contract? Now he Mr. Stephen) cculd state, that although the ma fay of the Souch were always sgainst that so called contract, as urconstitation all they acquiesced in it for the sake of peace and hermony, prctesting all the time. Bat did the North abice by it? Did the North ever gire her sanction to the line of diviion? Tne great principle whatever it * like that between Lot and Abrabam. Lst not the herdsmen disagres—you to the North and we to the south. Tao» South ea e will abide by it,” The next State which appliad for ad mission wan Atkeneas, when Joba Qaiscy Adems moved an anti slavery amendment. Tai: every maa from the North voted for, including the celegation from Vermont; @1d whem the gentleman fiom tha: State (Mr. Meacham) talked about maintaining that line, ani appealed to the horor ef the South, he (Mr. Stephens) would ask, did the Bouth ever disturb it? If this oompyct no longer exists, it was the Nort) that broke it. Roo-ntly,ao artisio ia the Va- tional spoke of the Missouri compromis: not much less sacred than the constitution itself. When, in 1836, John Quincy Adams moved to disturb it, why did not thas paper then round the alarm that the oonstitu- tion was in denger ? Wheneighty men voted to distarb it, why did not thai privt, speak? He repeates then, agai repuciated ibe compromise. Ths gentlsi Vermont, when be ad(ressed the House, displayed ® map #bowing the boundaries of the Louisi pucchese The whole of O-egon war witbia that purchase. Whe the qoestion of o gsnizing ths T-rritory of Oregon came up, Southern gentiemen proposed the application of that compromire, Where was then the chivalry of the North ? A'most every Northern man in 1847 constcered it #0 odious that they would not effirm it, ani now gentie- men speak of the sscredness of compas's. The South wore willing to divide the territory: but tho North would not coppent Trey said they would have it all or none. They went wooll'ng and got flerced At the end of another af Semator Calhoun said bh» would, for the rake of peace, ‘@bide by it; and when the Oregon bili o«me to the House the North, with the exception of five votes, again rejected at. Taese things contioued to 1850, ard everybody knows ‘the s'ate of things then existing, when the sati-al spirit im all ite fury war lt loose, and came into the halla Of Oongrees rampaot. When the Sonth offered the Nort the Missouri compromise agin sud again, sad the North isregarded it, thea the South was thrown tack on her original rights under the constitution, and ‘he battle cry Tae gentloman from ma on Maodofl, and damped be he who first cries hold, nl”? The whole gist of the question was ths right of peopie to form such a constituiion as they may please. The deotrine of the freeroilers. that Congress cought to monld the people of the Terri:oriss, was the old tory doatrine of Lerd North in the British Pa it The dootrine of the South was tha’ of the whigs of 177 namely, no restriction on the rights of tue people. fo, in 1860, we removed the irritating emuse, =e principles of the compromise, Ta 4 the slause that Territories rosll foto the U: with cr without very in conati ution ¥ the time of pplisation was taking the slavery question out of Covgre | eons the Territories on the groasd our thers claimed for the cclonies—the right to go’ In 1860, when the S principle was estadlished, hb will lead to peace, by removing the irritating oa When a cioder gets ase. Iatter continues to inflame and ixiia irritate until you remove the irritating caure sak the gentlemen calling themselves demo did they tay they had & righ: to govern Ne- ? Were they to be ite guardians, and subject it > thelr jurisdiction? Will any man calling himesif a le did not care whether ic. Webster said our forefathers foaght for a prinelple, not because of a tex. It wse not known for time how M ed statesman was an Gent im the history of the times, and should mover be forgotten, | My object,” he said, “ix peace. My object is recorcilistion. My purpose is not to maks ® case for the North or the South. My object is not to Oontinue & wreless snd irritating cootroversy I am against agitation at the North or South, and ageinst all pe grey glen peal lam an American, and know ‘mo locality not my own. My heart and character ia sach « cause rs harmony, for the istereat of the will do to the end of the chapter,” 0d seat, amii ap- ileries auc ex ed the Hoare. # country was pro mouneed safe, and the great American principle was, for the first time, vindicated. It was exactly in the mid le of Bhe nineteenth century. That was the toroing point of &he controversy, Tne House never took up the other Bills until they came from the Sen: Patriotiam rose mmpatior to , and the fell spirit of discord was ercomsined. Constituents had ssid 36 4 | ‘told them they would have it without ‘be prince f ball form rn tution as luvigeratiog prineipl tation ites f berever eglt of protection that th South, or any part « nor ¢¥ North’ Prow? of bis cinmen vite past history 4 in the brilliant bepe of @ com otlemen., partisans, tofandoa the erican prin Oiples that Webster Cid. He cc permit the sce to hm agg perp ey int in © aeetion ‘with this subject. He bad hesrd maoy peo k of the great efforts of Webster, bat he thought ~~ mpeech that Webster ever made was when ‘wan closed against him. He wen: before the Re; ‘and from his barouene three thousand peop! end sentiment which he (St+phens: men to imitate. fe wes & willing constitutency. to onwilling ears. Wobdster his o>urse, bat he said to Aahosptta ccopumnt en ble y ave conquered & jm soil--you have or qurred “be coran whieh lashes shores, ond have ec yocreires (he esteem of ‘sl the rs | koowleoge the oblig have another thing to do, and thet ts, tg di” ‘Thie effort of Wedeter fi re jndtonn.’? INDIGNANT OPPOSITION FO TEE MAINS LAW—LEGAL Preble than ever before. There may be geutiomen who DEFBXCE OF LAGER BIER—OONSTITUTIONAL REA- So a a Oe eee Penman and may | BONS FOR DRINKING IF ON SUNDAYS. who, a \ fluence Executive patronage, oe other couse, geve fa © bork of adhesion 6 the eu’ A large meeting of persons opposed to the introduction promise mancares. 5 vet bee ae Sa tase, of the Maine Liquor law gato this city was held last evea- Sesion vas bu orary. mever doubted following ion wou'd ayate break out. The by epbob. or negro: lst hye su pea pursuant Ze man: 1 ver cured. adder con. | Botiee, which appeared morning paper:— tinved to bire; but he doubted such on excite- Norice.—All Se haeoaae af public houses, tay at whet ke onthe ear et eee iriver to the | dcsling are invited te aWend ats, muss mech ee relt North. never Congress to give them lberty | B¢z*. Feb; 17, a8 o’elock P M., st Busam’s Ferns, u to make slave Btates, but the free scllers want te die apes arene ee ‘humbug, and not to be com criminate, and always will. In conclu:ion, be elcqu: ntly oontended for the princ{ple—the people of the Territories to frame their own goveroment. Yon way call it dem>- Gratic, but let it be a republican principle; and let it be @: this Congress our glory te give sanction to this princi- that it may be maiutained in all time to come. With shall go on in the bright cereer of honor ard gl whied swaits us; pursuing the contrary course, we have sectional broils Let us have peace. Te gentleman was listened to with marked attention. Mr Caxrantt, (free soil whig) of Ohio, ssid thet with Tegard to the oonstitation of his couctry, and devotion t> the Union of these Lesage tee yielced to no one—not even ‘THE COMMITTER. Our reporter arrived at Fortuna Hall at half past seven o’clock, where he found about twenty or thirty persons, all Germans, assembled. They were enjoying themselves with pipes, lager bier, billiards, dominoes, and reading the news of the day in the vernacular. Towards half past eight s large number of their neighbors arrived, when the entire party moved toa room up stairs. There were nearly three hundred persons present at this to the time. La The mesting was called to order by Mr. John Lander, bs “> spoke in German, Valentine Bonner was culled to tion, both in the North and the South, he felt heowedit | "2° ia ve pr Rear was o whe as one of the first and greatest daties devolving on him to | chsir, and Joseph Bellesheim, on en ~ protect th cadivatien, and stand by the glorious Union | 98 secretaries ss the meeting. hyo yo yea which was thr t of ir labors; ard never until he held hyo no Lame were read German ir the same tongue, ‘ tan] Presi- arity of prineiple, would he convent that the Union of | Counsellor Coun was introduced, and said :—Mr t state eotia'te severed, Toereare times when we | den: and pentieaenn deny of you are on should speak plainly, and be pow said to the gentleman | not understand the Eng’ J thoroughly comprehend my observations, but I will en- deavor net express 1) go that you will, I ho; least understand the gun pays my emt peo) . sim ueation of rig’ wrong, roperty ama a5 guaranteed by the email cates By this constitution we are determined to stand or fall, whether wo be rative born Americans or adopted citizens. It matters Hittle to ue what those, whoare clothed in the garments of petty end brief authority say. They are the servants, and from Georgia, and gentlemen generally of the Soath, that if they claim that one of the great objects of this 2. ment is that we shall make conq nest of territory of other nations, which bes bern dedicated to freedom, in order that the institution «f slavery may be extended over 1t—that it is to be ot bet a of eal od urpeses of the government t slavery a! Propagsted and perpetun'ed ip this way—when this principle is fixed~then ret him down as a dis. i fH we—| | i —arethe gover: urionist. Four rs ego when this question was ‘part of twenty: five mili’ anak none meat. I shall now address you, first, om the Maine law; fn bse ace PNicmuitivea OF te owen secondly, on the Sundey law, and “nial, on the excise in his life acdressed the repr tives of an American Congress, He mado @ 3 son the same question | law constitution of the United States says that which is involved im the vill Mts consideration. Ho bos pron sone eon oe i ete Ny See = Ketan thoes whe would eacasiees eo ee onc, | Spact laws to conflet with the constitution of the Usited those who would uonecenrart| fate the question; bat 4 be appeeled to a: f yi served with hi to may States. A third article of it says that no religion al who’ to wor- whether since that fe ¢ when the subject was cially acknowledged, but that all shall be free Tatts iy betore ‘theas’ he hae ‘ever entered into tl ys ipoh es — (Gdecrs ) Now, io “ip egitating dehates They might attempt to etigmati p God as I pl may pray rrr or = it otber day. If the Jew hi col sieurday cad it yy to sell his I see no reason or law which ean prohibit the sale or the drinking of lager beer om that day. (Trementious im as & (ree acil sgitator, but ke ap-ealed to the records Netwithetanding pis 690 sent him sumerons petitions for the repeal of the Fogitive Slave Jaw, leaving it discretionary with bim to present them, he bad rever done it, uncer the | cheering.) The constitution levies duty om foreiga rales of he Hloube. Eis was rurprised at the character | gooce; but if Alexander Stewart, of the Palace, of the gentleman’s remarks, when he reccllected that he | 8nd # rumdealer, go to Earope—one for silks. the other (Mr. Siephens) was one of the most urgent of the repre. | for rum—buy land them at the Castom Houee, and sentatives of ‘last Cengreas to require ® pledge from all | psy the daty, the government will compel the lager bler members tha: slavery should not be agitated in or out | mem to take out @ license, in addition, the of Congress. Such resolves were passed here, and by the | sale of his eeene, whilst Stewart psys cay ties in their sonventions; ard mow, in the face of the duty. I deny the principle, thi it, while the Presicent copgratalates the country | Ceny the right of any persons to enact ® municipal law thatthe question has been cis) of, the gentleman | to interfere with the sale of bier, ram or other drinks, has submitted remarks of the most agitatin thrilling | o00e the duty has been paid; and upon this ground. sir, I character. The gentleman atarted out by Seclariog that | will put the matter through any court of law, either of the Usited States or of the State of New York. (Cheers, in the midst of which a dog barked jn a very acgry tone, as if ex: ing dissent or doubt.) The workingmaa, the Missouri compromise was unconstitutional. He had hoped-for he knew the ability of the gentleman to argue would preseot one; but, instesc of this, he had attempted to | who toilaall the week for the support of his fe has show that the North bed hot atood by the only Sanday oa which he can speak, think, pray and con- compromise, He desired to ask him whether he ( verse like s man, must be confined to his room all day, Stephees) éid not in the thirty-first Congress vote for t and go Cown on his knees to pray God to forgive him for live of 86 deg 80 min. Mr, Srsruens Eid azar vas willing for it. Mr. Camenmia—You were s party to it? Mr. Srarumrs—I was for it. Mr. Camrnsit said, if he remembered, the Tairty-first Copgress, on assembling, was in a state of revolution, be ipg unable to organize the House. After electing @ Speaker, every one was required to raise his hand and swear to support the constitution of the United States. Not beipg eware that any change hes been made in the constitution since that time, he shoul like to know how having tolled 20 much. (Ories of ‘N>! No!) Tsay that when the dey of rest comes he murt have the freedom, if he #0 desire it, to go and sit down with his father, mother, brother, sister or fellow-citizen to drink wine, leger bier, pede $094 drink be pleases. (Cries yht!’? *“Good!”” of “Rig! eers.) If he have the right to pray as he choose, be way ssy his prayers on a Saturday or @ Monday, a: take his wine on Sunday. For my part! willalways my lager bier when I pleace. Iam aware that the Maine law will poss. Well, be it so. If it does pass, and the Governor signs it, we will tel! him that we, the trae the centloman, bavi to support it, should after- ora, bow with submission to all constitutirns! ped ger eng Fates ESE, SANSA SEES wa, but tbat to tyranpy and oppression we say no. We Mr. Erzrnens replied— He cor sidered it wrong. will tell him in the tope of repul freemen that it is Mr CAMPnKLL ceuld not see how the gentleman could | tyrauny to say by lew what we shall eat er drink; that jolate tne constitution unless his princi . | right ts with us, and that by this right we shall stend or fone ane oe nnlase BE Petar ple AS NARS | Se Cate apteendy: SAMA SURGE Mr. Sternuxs explsined—He had said that even the Wil- | #0me who sre now clothed petty brief authority to mot prc viso juestion he never argued. neither here | take their places below us amongst the le of New nor before bis copstituents. He had occu the same | York. Im Counseller Cole, who was arrei ‘and when rousd es Lord Chatham aa to the rights of the colonists. | another meeting is called I will beon hand, {appianse.) ‘nether i} was a question of power or not, he weuld not Mr, SacKMANN addres.ed the meeting in German, not unconstitutional. vehement)y supported Mr. Cole’s arguments. bole South. Arerolation waa pasted by the meeting, to retais the ‘Mr, Sraruuns—I said the majority though} it anconsti- | services of Mr. Cole, ard also of a German lawyer, im order tational. Mr. Bayty, (‘em ) of Va., remarked in respect to the pesition of Mr. Stephens, he recollected showing the reso- luvion off-red, in some meeting, to him, containing the worde, whether the Wilmot proviso is constitatioosl or not i {s wrong; and Mr, Stephens said that was the true point. Mr. Camrnsit resumed—He was no! fully natisfied, was avything ia the corstitution which authoriz:d Cga- gress to draw the line of 36.80, legislating slavery on one side, and non-lavery on the ir le believed there was bo exprés4 authority im the constitution for the en- sctment of such @ clause as the Missouri compromise; questions arise 10 et government when necessity re- aires the enaciment of ex'ra constituvional measures, alluded to the acquisition of that territory embraced im the I u'sians and Florida pursbases and acquired noder treaty with Mexico. Jefferson, im the d st case, sald: We have done an act beyond the constitaion; but sy thelung acquisscence given to it, it acquired the vitality ofe solemn compact. By as munch the cupidity of Northern as Soutoern men, slavery was introduced into this country. He bad no sympathy with the movements of the Eoglish, aff-c'tpg this conntry. He had never read one of their adcrerees withoot a feeling of indignation, for it will be Temembered, when the colonies sought to put a check oa Fries it wae the King of Great Britaio who struck them do+n by his veto power, thas showing bis disp2sition to plant here the institution of slavery. He thea pro- that the lager bier question may be fully tested in the courts of law. For rhis purpose large sum has been subsoribed by our German oi ‘izens. ao mating Dee adjourned. The proscribed and persecuted liquor wat afterwards affectionately bugged by both the orators and audience in passing the bar cf Fortuns Hall. The Poultry Show. THE SHANGHAES AND THE BANTAMS—THE DUCKS AND THE GRISE—THE DOGS AND THE DEER— AWARD OF PRIZES. ‘The poultry show attracts large crowds of visiters, and {a deservedly one of the principal ebjecta of interest in the city. The collection is both large and varied, aad contains some exeelient specimens of the different breeds. The building in which the fair is held is thronged morn- ing and evening by those who take an interest in such exhibitions. The moment you enter it your ears are assailed with the most discordant sounds, proceeding from the throats of geese, hens, roosters, and all-kinds of domestic fowl, occasionally mingled with the howling of dogs, for these alse form # part of the ‘poultry show,”” though it would be difficult to tell what particular posi- ceeded to chow wha: the framers of the constitution | tion they ocoupy among the feathered tribe. We meed thought upon the eubject, among them, Jefferson, | not wonder, however, s when we find who +aid the sboliticn of domestic slavery was the gles, gazelles, deer, and pigeons not only among greatest object to be att ‘and be quoted from the | the Comestic fowl, but some of them premiums. proceedings of a cooventios in io 1776, held to There is a stork, too, among them; but as was not cons to bave the free range of the i ‘ cooped up ard aj bas ths sever pon aren ne fie ay building, tt te 1a? "o pro e tal be wasn catered bad the power to exclude slaves ‘The gentlercan from Virginia, (Mr. Smith) the other day | /or competition. ‘the cages or Sebo wa mrerked with raic be bated « trick as bad teil ok in alaaente ‘and the number of coops sremuk made by him, (Campbell), and the gentleman said be would meet him elsewhere. Mr. Mc¥vtims, (dem.) of Ve —I would say to the gen- bai my cvlleague ts ncw absent. - ciel r. CAMPRRLI~- it for the pur; of asking me to drink woe bi 7 (la enter.) sbi 4 PY mda ed ir, MOMULieN— My league does not ini in toddy. para Mr. Camrinii—Or tor something else ae wou tene ory — aetea a bu. ie = me? prese: — bills, Mr. MoMctixx—Allow me to say to my friend that 1 | bills, stout bills, and Bite of description, are Would have most cheeriully represented my colleague in | tbrust ont from cater antants oft prisous, spek- ate) Churnt ote conagibteg Seite and apecite devour. ie i bardly necutpary to any that theif exes in that. It ve likely aa not I shall take occasion to see the Hie hewan Bipods ther ane & Lg 3 RY se Vos—"Vim Cerin thisnty mycele Heibat [mene vt ae Cee Mr. Camrsxi—The gentleman, (ir Smith) being an | ‘he collection eontains some oxeellont, and a larger advocate of the Meine law, did not want me for that. Dia | B¥mber of miserable specimens; but as a whole the show ‘the gentleman think his beauty wa: such as to attract | [gone Of the best we have seen in this city. Among the wy cbiervation after the House adjourned? I could fied | Sbanghaes we noticed « gigantic rooster im oop No. 110, Indies in the gelleries to attract me much more then the | Which is lcvlarly deserving of meation. This fellow gentlgms n’s j ersonal appearance out of Coors. If there was gee at bad © nen . nh and et thir nacre! curiosity in his sppearsnos, I could find bs rene . uae bette a we should think ore om the avenue, with the music thrown ip, as ba eer A b> = tet aie bey te some large Bakewell sheep were lately exhibited. ppt pe EE. (laughter, lond end long) I don’t know what the gen- ration ee leurs, and it may be wel ‘roduce tleman Wanted with me, but I say this, I have the sane | them here, but we would prefer a smaller for our opstivutional rights here that he kas. I acknowledge | table This rooster is ssid to be nine months There the right of the gentleman to declare his eentiments, but | 1# another belonging to the cane exhibitor, which looks considerably larger, but we were assared that it is & Ee lighter, and that it is inferior in every respect. ‘hs specimens of hens of the seme breed are very credit- able, but we think we bave reen many of them om exhibi- tion before at the cattle show of the American Institute, where they obtained prizes, There sre eome Chittagongs of a ruperior description on exhibiticn These are, aleo, rems ks>le for their great of 2d in sppearence very strongly resemble the Shang- I acknowledge no right in him to crack the lash of the overseer over my back ia this ball, if that wae meant. If the gentleman desired to meet mein friendship, well; if as aa enemy, all I ack is thet he shall telegraph me. He further copsned his argumeut on the slavery question, paying ke sioo. where Washington, the men of the Revo- lution, and Virgivia stood. < .C,, spoke of the compromices juatment was one basis whish, in his judgment was rush met the demande of all who ac- as of republican principles. Ava it _himeelf specially bound to abide Rg ed the South were peculiarly to their sacredness, and under the circumstances of ther adoption he would not iq the solemn obligeticn, But it is mow anid the spirit of them ie violated in the meneure now under conzideration. tween the unisitisted would find it almost impossible to discover the difference, The Chittagongs do not attain the enormous rine of rome of the parent stock, and they are vot, we believe, vo highly prized. The Drama pootra is the name given to another epecies of imported domestic fowl, and by eome it is cm Southern man, re by the campromi called upon to adhe The sc jo:tment Gentle: st. le-ed euperior to efther of thore we have named, as an my vhat they Mand autets |oasiiole of foc, They are not so heavy, but thay se raid but there is’o’ other mode cf obteining peace | tO beqood layers, and mane excel form yard fowl. and quiet, except by thie Dil, Streauous # macmidcent swansare” tmprisoned ic one of the Usicn man as he war regarded oat heme, ; Gum bered eeven, aed wear SS are several very he world joim suy force to pu'l the etrudtare dowa,.| Desytifal peacocks Ba: the foeat bird if the rather tb mis to fisgram’ wrong. He war fox. | for beauty of plumsge ia the golen pheavant. On ite literty ond eqcality, or death He had no iden of yle'd- | Peed spunea ot & fold color, while its {rg wo the Union to be oppressed. Ua) the North na Rent ue = sed-with waves of crimson aod ¢retend Ubis they will pot cease to eon na, Hi ‘ . . pot fear politisiaga, but religions tore Bony Amsbg tbe grave, those from Afi:e are perhaps the benevolence. He wished to be nad Bouth. | dest ax Jargse ‘Tee ty on ever. We mustplan: ourselren-oa tation und irae, sadinas ae peel be distin equal rights, or i beable to tvccessfal ff from all other varieties. .—— resis arcete men from adbering to aontracta | Which bangs frrm the throat, somewhat like that of o or comsacta. pre riceiples of the higher law, | t¢, #nd which, at» Gret glance, ‘to mistake it for « pelican. There are a few turkeys, some of which are fine epectmenr, one pair particularly soe male welenng thirty poonés; but the majority are evidently int oply to MH up, Some of theee sre called wil — and others tame; the exhibitors, however, take pit pains to persuade the visiters that they are all eaticated. Of the Goines fowl we only raw two that were worth looking at. They were certainly very specimens, and were perfectly whites. in addition to these, and defy a)] government ard authority when it comes im conflict with the gratification of their own pr pores He said, among other things, ue belley on¢ Kaneas will be anti slavery Stata, but he wished the principle to be es'ablished for all time to co: people fo Territories msy frame their own without Congressional inter‘erence, Mr Gir (a litiopiet) of Ohio, briefly de! vinws om the subject of the Louisiana pure The committee roee. | There were a Bumber of two besatifal carrier on _Mr Pussiox, (whig) of Ky, moved that when the House adjourn it be to Monday, NO QUORUM =EXCITING SCRE smong which we noticed Pigeons, The yess and usye were called andire(ased, no quorum | 80d severa) fantalls. yot ngaalthough there was one present. As this was & poultry show, it was very nataral to ex- The qaestion was raised and diccnssed an to the com: | pect that there would be pigs and sheep in the colles- pttency of the Bouse to adjourn over in such cases. tion, in sddition to dogs, deer and eagles. The pigs The roles were appealed to—two dozen gentlemen be. | Teorived prizes, the dogs received prizes, the sheep ceived prises, and even the eag) he fi ipg on the flor at once, some saying that as the debate prizes in this remarkable poultry 00 the Homestead bill fs toerd on Tuesday next, they ought to have an cpportaeit debate, while others | Well to here that the majority of the were clamoring for 62 wi jomteareet Cely till to morrow, | from two to five dollars only, while but one reached and gailieg at the height of their lungs, for ‘ Question,” dollars. “Qaestion."’ Pertonal Intelligence. Mr. E. Balnyok, bearer of despatches to Rotter¢am and Antwerp, ant L, K. Bowea, U_ 8. Consul to Jeave to 4 im the ‘atearablp Pacttc for Liverpool. Richard re Exq., also sails to-day the Pa- H, , California; Hom. John M. Bal- Hoa, Fonte Corning; Lieut, Jee Kew §, B. H. Howell, ; Virginia; Mr. Sache © Mi Aye sein 3.0 Derby, Asbare, K.C Yale Paterson and Sidney Cooper, Evans Mills, arrived Cooper Fue ead toons re Tapped to restore «rder, ally, amid the eaible om, thy acjonrasd at ity po confasion, the House rents Marine Affairs, Tur Sraamsmir AvRica baa mot yet been got afloat. The powerful eteamtuge Leviathan and Titan were at work yesterday, endeavoring to pull ber off, but they failed to move her, Tre Srmaxsiir Pactnc Capt. Nye, leaves at noon to-day ‘Tre Ca) ens tele nm Went down the Mag yotetay Otty Intelligence. Acowmsr om rms Hopson Bives RaitacaD.—The down express train from Albasy, due here at about ome o’clock, met with om accident at Yonkers, and the Ipcometive was thrown off the track, consequent upon some neglect or wismanagement about the switehes. The wreek blocked op the road, and it was balf-past three o’clook in the afternoon before the track could be sufficiently cleared to allow the other trains to proceed. We leara that several | persons were injured, but not in a dangerous manner. On the arrival of the express jgpin last night, the off- cials om the cars did aot appear to know that any seci- dent had taken place. Sreamen Bar Srars.~We learn that considerable anx- lety was felt at Fall River op Thursday, on account of the prives us of a friend, endeared Led noble qualities fre- quently but unostentatiously exe in acts of kindness and benevolence. Resoived, That we tencer the family of the deceased our heartfelt concolencs ramindivg them in their grief of the bope in which we all indulge, of a re-union beyond the ra "Resolved, That saa mark of respect we close the Police Courts on ‘he day of the and attend tae funeral. On motien of Justice Stewart, it was resolved that a copy of the preamble and resolution be communicated to the ‘amily of the d: ceased, and published in the daily papers. ATTEMPTED SUICIDE AT HOBOKEN BY DROWNING— an bereafter. Yesterday morning, about 10 o'clock, @ very interest: ing and beautiful lady, of German birth and paren- Ne : Tr obeered a sy ote Cottage All can or!) iver, et oi & a ne A eet a ee whith pened be observed by s gentleman who was passing, diately oried out for help, which was at or.ce responded to "by Mr. Fhenevolont and , T. the rO- And of ths On: Otto Cottage. He threw acu a which she rejected. Finding that that process would fail oft hesung out bloady murder for more help, which joo Gaedall hp rotioied a Bloaw afr after a prolonged icebergs, a surgin, in the im the of a ax tempest, They fin- excessively Lope Bas sleepy, ee quite comfortable. She was taken to the Napoleon Hotel, and medica) aid was immediately called in, and has received and is every attenticn that human sympat can bestow. seems to be sane, disinclined to give any parti- cular resson for her rash and foolish conduct. She states that she came to this country about fifteen months ago— that soon after her arrival here the she came with went to California, leaving her behind to seek out her own living—that she was employed in an artific flower mazvfactory, and her work gave out, or was a1 ped, for causes unknown, which seems to be the ly plausible reason yet elicited from her for her strange con duct. As urual, in such cases, it is suspected thit some love affair is bound up in the mystery. Fires,—Toesday night about 8} @’clock, the office of J, T+ Liffett, corner of Greenwich and nepal covered to be on fire. ee been loft burning in the and set fire to some papers. It ‘was room with trifling damage. Another fire ocourre: morning about 10’olock, io a small frame ) Om the corner of Forty. street and Ninth avenue, occa; by Lipenoott & Wort- ley, 88 8 grocery atore; the with its contents was destroyed. ly insured in the Pacific In- surance Company. The adjoining two stery frame buildingfon Forty seventh atreet, was badly burned. occurred arta morning, at 4 yalock, ot Apa rel , Bt 40’ at No. l avenue By ine vogetable shop kept German named Charles Bem. man and bis T etkes crete eos jises, wore sleeping at the t! of the “alae and Bis wife was not so seriously injured. Dr. Kimberk was immediately sent for, and soon all the relief im his power. He thinks the ehild will not recover. The corner buildirg. a butcher stall, was entirely destroyed, pe a ‘with the vegetable store in which it first o3 © i Firs m Vex Sraser —Last evenitg, at abont bait past seven o'clock, s fire wae dircovere in, the building No. 63 Veney street. The flames were first seen in the third story, back reom, pied by Mr Curran as « brush Ryne ; the seeond story was ocoupied by Philip; a eg A RK fy men were qui on the spot, and extir, the 4 spresd much beyond % 2 yan was insured tc the amount of 0, in the U 8. In- vg ag 9 ‘We could no* learn the amount of insurance on ‘er property, There was considerable damage done by water. i Five Porwss Doma: Mr. the 8a; itendent of the Five Points ot Indameey” May omen, ledges the following donations for Wed- mesdsy, ogee 6 15 :--G. C, Allen Hon) $10: Mr. Steele, Brootiye, ‘Bl 5 $1; Little Cordelia Howat, $6; “Where mind,” $10; Board for an U: Norfoik, by Caroline Granby, Kone, ous Busérien, 90 1b sf Sat, 4 omy mous Hi 5 Palmer abd Friends, $260. Total, 464 6L. “=O Jersey City Intelligence. . Baavy Vaspict—Hvpeor Cmovrr Cover —An important cause—Lovejoy vs.. Baldwin—has been peading in the Hudson County Ciren!t Court for two jweeke and three Gaya past. It was concluded yesterday. It appears that the firm of Lovejoy & Wadsworth havs been rather ex- tensively engaged in real estate transactions and build- ings in the city cf New York Mr. Wardsworth was taken ick, and went to Spencertowo, Columbia county, New EM ah eD g PEToy went ve} at of Mr. W. in the Dusiness. oe statement, allowed Bold: partzer, in which ty amount of over $160,000, & pattof which he on ac- count of the firm. Wadsworth, bieeecian ed and claimed his share. He sul ueatly rejoy, end obtained « verdict of $37,000 against him. Lovejoy sued Ba'dwis, who had meantime moved to Jer- poke { and obtained » verdict yesterday of $71,815 ‘Williamsburg City News.. Thorpe, thlsty yous af oge, Sled ai bl esidonee® ater oars at bis corner 0! Beoond cal Werte rete coeds tate afternoon, from injuries received by falling down stairs on Tuesday evening last, Ooroner Sanford held an inquest last even- ing, ond the jury rendered a verdict that deceased came to his death an effusion on the bi occasioned by a Tall as above reated. wv " ASSAUMT WITH ATTEMPT TO KiL1.—Offiver Calhoun. assist- ed by Terence Donnelly, yesterdsy afternoon arrested a Gosperate indivicval named John Brown, for attempting to strike cfiloer Calhoun with a piece of timber the sise ofe rung. The officer was panion of Bro’ to the cells for drunkenness and ¢isorderly conétet in the etreet, when the accused came steaithily upend aimed a blow at officer C. He was prevented, bowever, his murderous attempt by Mr Donnelly, who reised bis arm, and also assisted in coaveying him to ‘the cells, where he was looked up to await examination. Tas Whuamencec Frenim—A meeting of the commit ‘tee appointed at the ferry indignation meeting on Tues Gay evening last, wes beid Jast evening at the house of Mr, Braisted, in Fifth street. The transsct’ons of this committee are rot to be made kuown until they are fally copsummated, another public meeting is to be called, and a re) will thea be submitted by the com- mittee for their action. Grayp Laxceyy.—A young man named James Doran ‘was arrested yesterday afi at pier No. 2 North river, op a charge of eee &® qasatity of clothing and win to 1 money from Samre} je, with whom accused opel, aE 4 Nrought to this was accor! city and committed by Justice Bos ut to await exami- ation. TELLICENCE. ALMANAC FOR NEW YORK—THIB DAY. 13 HIGH WATER... Port of New Xork, February 17, 1854. wa aon hovel PARE Sree jes), Agorte, St Thomas and Cludad Bolt- , Moller & Riera. Wanderer, Chadwick, Ponee, H a Beaty J 4 Co. Ueeen Rather, Pes lotsa, Triaiaed de Cube, Meemith 4 Prinewe Reval (oth Boe, Beemads, WA Daven- mo, Soe (ee Srey gr tty RET boca Op enema sag Pa Glan Daten, See, ei Seka ent 4 Fane Base) alin, 24, Domingo, 9 yk Co. Deg Aocnian (of Boston) Zates, hex Cazes, 29 daze, with ete ae & ); versel to master. 13 wreek maiamast full et wehe: Genk le eats cane her to have ot with Benapaate eye, Mavhaw £2, ote is pokahly aba Frau, ichrloty Neuvitan Beb 8, with mshorany, tien Metso nencn, Cardenas, 10 days, with Mi ry Jan & Co. A. ¥. Cape Mo), Tat nS: U ‘Boston. “ RD, Saunders, Mate lays, with cotton, to very weather dur Pertemouth om, spars, boat, &o, and the vowel with cotton, to a 4 her? lott mainvesm, ‘est. eed heavy weath« oplit salls, stove bulwarks. £0. Locust, Brown. 8 Sebr North Carolina, 4 days. This mora- in while } a usher in the bag, wiatran into By a soop, ‘whieb ¢: our jibboom. a mre bulwarks, NO. ‘imington, NO, 4 ORT 4 oa Bebr Joreph Long, Mott, Alexan Sebr Louis M’Lean (of Rookian as: Wenz Henrico, Tattle, Rich Bohr OL allen (of pine, Kiisqaiand, Baltimore; 6 da Rohr JB Moreta, Meran Milton Dal, B oaye,” i? Cor promises zones. Deerars. 7 yw Bohr EF Lewlt, Berty, Portland, Me, 4 days. Te rival yesterday tom, Hotes, from fe. Hic’ Jasetro, was grewstcne The Teport came ab a very late hour, stating shelaa “annved ty Bight whieh gave ae eth Bhe got “a ureésy, at Finn's Hol ‘mile ‘from Ue DORWB Bian het Scot pasiloulas e lat despatohes for Bandy Hook telegraph. BELOW. One brig, unknown. Ships Gasetteer (li; ir jasettocr (clipper), Hoy ¢ Frapoisco; Germania, on Catherine, Antw Wind during the day, WH od ; Andrew Foster, do; peta stuns ce sand fresh, [By Sanpy Hoox Paintine ig ep ae = HieHLamps, —Bundows. =, Lg agg Jacob Beil is still ashore, with wreokers at ‘work on her. ship Phantom is stil] aground, im the same position. Bhe is ai ht fr. he barring @ ry iter alongside of her. ‘Wind NW, and light. Weather clear. The U 8 steamer Princeton, and caloric ship Ericos went down she boy this meruing ons teal tip. _ re seanstren ioe da), Feb S—} eoker Vices will have completed weit repeise ¥y Unonndate ‘The brig Markland (derelict, WJ Zeon is betas ‘tved ous 7. purtios Bare whe hate pesehased Br sehr Florence, Cort out 8 days from 5 bound te Kington. dn pesegd ig nent eet at tite abet we, Her fom Rew Veh ny Sate za ay ir 70h ‘ait, im Ie0 82.19, lon 68°90 sll walle Eilems, 1d days from Rechland, Orleans, with lime. a eT rul cutwater one vids, she has a sliding keel, and ay: v laden. O peene abe hee een to her calm weather, be thinks she may be rel Fe lies in position for ver A cannot be to a inet. — Arr 12th, sobs P R Jones, Clark, Jacksonvill Boston; Fredk Dyer, Bradman, Bt Maryefei do; Melbourne His, New Yor> for Portland Sid 13sh, echr Wm 8 Brown, Fredericksburg; 14th, Medora, She Oregon, Arey, for Frankfort. wa . Arey, ot on the fiate in thie harbor 9b inst, and cam: = ho Oiecharging two lighter li whar . pork sehrs Bay State, Mary is a Bite, Eee, TR Sepen eesdl ag tia q Frencis Hal ste ow Rodtord. iJ PHILADELPHIA, Fob 17, 4 PM—Arr bark Thomas B Baxter, Michsels, Charlesto ‘Horace . smi Wilmington, ohre Relied, Ontee, Metasenn, Gorse’ and, N¥er>. Cla'ship Wataga, Welford, London; Florence, Sage, rth) a ‘eltora, lon; brig Disasters. BZ Bee Correspondence, Puornoar Jacon Bart. is in the same position on the ded in the san bedded i Teane and ef Blt ZARu—Capt Were taken off the wreok ¢f sohr Ozark, by shi ‘hiladel, of to Liv imsciseo, phe U § offi ae the America, a passage wan obe LS Lr », Wik Mf and from Bath fe seer sates Bem, Be fe El Bi le Neor Beach, ied at & total Ise, Suction 15th, beach, for the 4 of lumber, Spoken. p Pemenens, Sampecn. from Liverpool (Jan 2) for Bos HE oun fro ft eh inet, 11 AD eft Waterford, (°% Mirerpoek, as NYork for Gatvetou, wae signalised ‘New Orleans fox Boston, was slg lobile for New York, was signa- tish, bense for New Orleans, Jan 28, off Bebr J Aux Caves—Iv port 28, 0 Gil. jo de: ‘nohr Siam, w F Headland for de do; AE Won Bas Ee = | a = $3 "aa Tee eure aee * apie ice Nort 080A von ef 21000 bones hed bead tor Antwerp at £5. jeewons tn Pot len 3, beck Relemen per, Mc ‘to load for iphia; brig Yates, Fer ee mete Bost'n. ‘Aminda, iB : old; yer, dig. Old rie Faacran, ‘foung MOrleans. H Mecitvery, Creatas from ant i ie” ioe y was. aren, tous Willngboa NO, Cin obs Mesuicn, eros, RorrenpAm—In be} Jan pean Aor Bostop; B And for Yorks ius; Sale SNe a mua Wake aria INGO Orry—Ie port abt Jan 29, brig hence, justarr. Sobre aienisca, Enterprise, Bisnehare ‘were hate “ee fon, NYerk Baron fy dupe tage eatin Au endl, Parktgs ot po Vt Ppa BAG A "| onl Shand lin, fi July 16; Lancashire, Bisa) from Gardlf June 27, vin Madotcn Joly 20, (Per Steamsnte Amenica—tn Apprrion. AntweRP—Arr Jan 27, Coriathian, Dyer, NY: Hoscahecen, Kort, Beste, Tm port Hith-dulia tee Swstan—Pasred’ Nov 80, (Shisley, Maails tor New York; Deo 1. Lamar, Green, weDamnes for — Bl 1, NY¥ork. BottatusrensAne dan iit You agar, NOcleant Jan 38, WH Davis, Carling, for 3 Ox- etal iit Jan 39, an Am ship, bound in, ee i 2, ‘ain, Yankee Blade, Gray, tor MOrleens; @: ri Borsa con geno has lavans for London. (clmes, Pilsbury, 96.daye trea, ‘Sydney, (and Dat back om : Mi te is Achilles, 8x from, nLite hates decal Weer wn NYork for London. , Havnx—Arr Jan 2 Ville de Mi NYork; be » Webb; Charlotte D i erie TEE affee, Nichols, United States; 27h, Bavaria, ‘York. Lr Arr Js War of Empire, 7 Seeeraen Le eee a jo) i son. Caloubia, Sept 4: Constantine, new , Foster, Now Orleans 23 days. In the Mersey Sist,” Pyramid Hi trom aie astanteeysupfoned he Andes, for Boston, which Jan 18, parting b nd dhe Tonism, Colley, New Orleans; Js Bf Mills; G: ém, Bachelder, and Sult do; yicscriets Eide ies athe tein Dew York, Bt Ent bs Packet, A wnnicee pr ek asks Geet tne and »&, Turley, Philed zl fren Pe Tidelis, Dix Also in Jag, Colom and Post, Haske, tor John 4 Pewter on Wolchman: Brandved, and Yidelis: Disem, wits a Ae, os, nee, doit more Gallatin, indy we & or Zetege 40 TAK, Washionion Phil ei 8, Dizon, de. 160 Kate Hoopet, Jackson, do despatch; Wan V Kent, Fiitner, for Int: Seettan Ba indepen steer he Beane ge, Aiea sia Walker, and Paladin, with eit, otoria Babbiige, Onlcu lola, Baker, and Medallion, M’ ‘eal, for WYork, soon: |, for do 9th; J rhe aa fr jens for & }; Brewer, Thrane, for re Finney, B 108 ala Nov 14 19 Sid ARSE LES—Arr- Jan oy or Rjaity, Mesos, Lee Elisabeth Means, York; 26tb, San AR: ‘wtb, Pietro, joston. Bid Re mck Sen th Moralag ‘Star, Spear, Boricauz, to i Liverroc1 Jan 28—The Phaeton, Spooner, trom St Ji NB, ore wih lous cf mainmaush Dowopeie BE Sap Jan boty s Nevada, Foster, eather, sad 00d he , and \warks, aad hed quarver oun ane 28—The Charity (ss), Paton, from put iz hore, with loos ¢f funnel and QUaxnerown, Jan 28—The Majestic, Trask, from Aréree- stove. Greenock, Jan iL tor for Boston, th. lead. with f oan, Tan a Pa at oft ge (tobasce) of snip Tames er, from ‘shore on the Tear Bank, bas been saveg pled arena ALEXANDRIA—Arr Tet 18; baat Giaour Bet, W. Chincha islands; it chy), ‘shove, from St oka BALTINORE—Clé Feb 16. brigs Kate, Lequayre and Porto ‘Gabeiion Surf, Miia, Ww ae Bi steamship }OSTON— arr, Feb 16, Br js Jan SL ed 'shie Lt oom gi, a ae re iverpool; beige Het (Br) Card, 88 Jago; J Hutchinson Portland toload 2 Henry Fa Rldridge Philadelphia; Am:lis Stark ns epi eg eg ey eee od Did. ani Ferdin 4 (Fr), At: Tt) St Pierre, Mart; bark Burrell (Br, Dodds, Liversooly, Leo, Snow, Boston. Cid brig Brown, Guti Sl Camillus, Cagedes, Span bark g Roseta ( Epily, M ‘amil jhe Fi a Talend harbor 10h, Aw) a” one OP AES Pettis wal Whartom Gates. ene RRA ROLMES HO.E—Arr Feb 13, PM. brig Mol enter Basvpert, for New York: with ote of parvet Seok 1dsh—Ase brig Myra Faller, Philadelphis for Boston. BUG brig Andover fhe Mary B Kaapp and Votalone In port 12 th ass, Jah ean Duncan Maria & William, Charles William, ie —In Fed wht RL Ts ent. L Dimmock, S Havens. Ola 3 brig hb, Havana; 10th, ebip Conrad (8:), Barolay, Washin 5 us fi cton, Cummins Orbeny a jeorge W asl Carpenter, Providence; brig ORDA—Onteide the bar J:n 98, sche Pacific, from PEW ORLEANO—Arr Feb 9 chip Stor (new), dar, Bucksyors, Me ; barke Avalanes, Leash Ha i Speneer, Kirb: York, Cld ships U: fey tiverpes bark Sussm W Lind, Swostaet, er, Liverpoo!; bark Sui § hs, Porte, Baltimore; 28 Bernas.’ Towed to 8 tin, roar born: ; NORPOLK—Arr Feb | Tiger, Zolker Seoe\8 Bakes. brig Abner Taylor, Sail 3 SOE kins, Guadaloupe NAW BBDFURD—Sld Feb 16, chr Charles & Bdware, Bourre, Pabinere Alvarado, Pratt, "ork. NSW LONDON—! Fall River) Be CN, (all fr Kaw Gi’bark Jane # Wiliams, Mason, Fall River 16\b, 7 A a4 ee “ ee eo on : BILADELPHIA—Arr Feb 16, echr farah Barton, Bart apne 2) dare, with lone cf par¥ of deok Load. sid, ochre Ait: eda, (et Orteed Me) ‘Hoyas: Bld, sobre Als oda, (o i en Worth, ‘ort, Charieewon: Pacomase, Davi, Nvorke jix (new), Crabtree, below. sche Lyd a Gitte, Balsimore, RILAND—Cld Fed 15, abip THMOND—Sid Feb 16, se! MaRKS—s rob be er htt yale cian gaa ee (ol Bath), Sedgeia. veri “