The New York Herald Newspaper, February 19, 1854, Page 6

UNITED STATES SENATORS FROM MAINE, ‘We have chronicled the election on Friday, 10th Instant, of William Pitt Fessenden, (free soil whig,) to the United States Senate, for the term of six years from the 4th of March last. He succeeds Mr. Brad- bury, (demecrat,) the Legislature of last year not having been able to effect a, choice. The votes at ‘the election on the 10th inst. stood as follows:—In the House, 78 for Femsendes; 64 for Lot M. Morrill, (dem. ); 3 for John Hubbard, (dem.); 1 for Josiab 8. Little. In the Senate, 16 for Fessenden, 12 for Mor- Hill, and 2 for Hubbard. The majority for Pessen- en, therefore, is 10 in the House and 1 in the Benate. The State of Maine, a Portland paper, says:— ‘We understand from unquestiousble authority, that the vote i Legislature of Maine, ip the choice of a United Btates r, was very largely infinemeed by the posi tion of the Nebraska bill, now pending before Congress. In fact, thie question very naturally and properly absorbs or overrides the ordinary topica of warfare, amc is Poon to te made & leading question, if mot the great question of the day On this matter Mr. Fessondem was kmown to occupy no Goudttul position, bat wa and resolutelyeom- mitted aginst the bresking up or. bance of the Mis- souri Com promise. On the ot and, Mr, Morrill heai- tated or declines to commit himself against it. Ia com- moa with many of the democratic politicians of the Meith Mr. Morrill was ‘dubious’ om the quesion. Every Secrest 3s the Legislature who was Land ‘to the Ne- braska 88 now presen’ defined himself by voti for Mr Fessenden. sai if aes ‘The Augusta Age,a democratic paper, says:— Hawthorne relates the sad story of one who, having @ommitted the greatest erime possible for woman, was obliged to sitone day in the market place, wearing upon her forehead the *‘rcarlet letter” which prociaimed her fnfamy. bioation to the fact elected to miscepre- States Senate, we feel for the Siate, and for tre Legislature, which, nomi Bally, is democratic in both branches, a similar degree of shame. He was eleoted by a majority of one io the Bena nd tam in the House, An unmitigated federalist and abolitionist, Mr Fosenden commanded the emtira whig and abolition votes in the Legislature, with enough f the Morrill mea-to give him an elaction. ‘The Boston Atlas (whig) sa; The whigs of Maius appear to 41 Iuek this year, or rath good qualities of their seve elated by bead progam pouar wildoats, Merril cemocrats, anc free . Io nel branch of the Legislature Fave they a clear majority: yet 8 whig Governor, a whig connec |, aod s whig United states Bepator. have been elecied by majorities inesch. In the Houre Mr. Cresby received one hun(red and thirty-three out of one hundred and fifty-one votes, of which at loast sixty were political « pponenta, inclusive both of wildcat and their aptipodes. Io the Senate tte choice lay bs. tween him and Mr. Morrill, a democrat; yet nine y Gi erate gave the preference to Mc. Orosby and elected ‘im In the convention of the two bravches four of the whig @andidates for the Oonaoll received, within six, every vote east And finally Mr. Fessenden is elected United S.ates Benator on the first ballot, receiving ia each braeh more Gr less support from political opponents. The following is a list of the United States Sena- tors from Maine, from the admission of the State into the Union, in 1820, to the preseat time :— been im partioular shoal Wyman BS ibel Hamlin John W. Bradbury. y Hanniral Hemlia\.., March, Wm. P Fiesssnden,. Ma-ch, 1869. *Jndah Dans sppointed by the Governor, in place of Riher OT a ieee, appot +B. $. Moor, appointed by the Governor, ia place of John Fairfield, deceaved The names of the abovs Senators show that they are all of Anglo-Saxon origin, except Williams and Evans, who are descended from the Welsh, or ancient Britons. This remark may be applied generally to nearly all the names of persons who have represented the New England States, either in the Continental wr Federal Congress. The exceptions te Anglo- Saxon and Weleh names are few indeed among the Wew Englanders of the old families. Maine, it will be recollected, was a District, uader ‘the government of Massachusetts, although not of eontiguons territory, until 15th March, 1820, when it ‘was admitted into the Union by act of Congress of 34 March. The separation from Massachusetts was mainly effected by the efforts and inflaencs of John Holmes, who was a member of Congress from one of ‘the Maine districts at the time. Onthe organ‘sation of the State, the Legislature of Maine elected John Holmes and John Chandler as the first United States ®enators. They took their seats on the meeting of Congress in November, 1820, when Holmes drew for the term ending the following March, 1821, and Chandler forthe term ending March, 1528. We give ‘the following biographical sketches of the Senators: — Joun Hotmss was of Massachusetts origina, hav- ing been born on Cape Cod, absut the year 1773; and while quite a young man he removed to Maine, ‘and for many years practised law at Alfred, in York county. In early life he engaged in politics, and becoming an active democratic republican, was elected to the Legisiature of Massachusetts, where he rapidly rese to distiaction by his eloquence, bis playful and occasionally rough wit, his bitter at- fucks on the leaders of the federal party, and his great powers of debate. He was elected represen- tative to Congrers from the York district, and took his seat in the House in December, 1817. He was weelected, and continued member of the House watil chosen Serator in 1820. In Congress, he @istinguishe’ himself, particularly by his speech %m defence of General Jackson for his con- @uct in the Seminole war, and by his Speeches and votes in favor of the admission of Missouri, without restriction of slavery, warmly eo-operating with Henry Clay in his efforts in com- Promising that exciting question. His course in Congress on these questions subjected Holmes to gevere censure both in Massachusetts and Maine, Wut did not materially impair his pspularity with the Gemoeracy ofthe latter. Having exerted himself to ‘flect a separation of Maine from Massachusetts, he ‘was chosen a member of the convention to form a @enstitution fer Maine, and a as chairman of ‘the committee to draft it, He had no difculty in ‘engrafting upon it such democratis features as he ‘Wished, for the peeple looked upon him as the lead- ez in the movement which made Maine an indepen- Gent State. He had the honor of baing chosen one ‘af the first Senators to represent the new State ia Congress. Having drawn for the short term he was re-elected in 1521 for # term of six years. On theex- Piration of that term he was superseded by Albion K. Parris;yhem'he had supported for Governor in ‘1821, as the 's candidate, against custom house influence, headed by Gen. Dearbern. Governor Par is having resigned his seat as Senator in 1829, Mr. Holmes was chosen to supply his place for the feur years remaining of the term which expired in March, 1833. He them retired to private life, at his resi- dence iff Alfred, York county, but we belicve was @ecasionally semt to the Legislature. He was ap pointed by General Harrison, in 1841, United States District Attorney for Maine, and held the office at the time of his death, which took place at Portland, July 7, 1843. He wasabout seventy years of age, ‘and had been a member of the bar over forty years, ‘and ever enjoyed an elevated and enviable repute tion in his profession. While in Congress Mr. Holmes was decided)y fa yorable to the election of William H. Crawferd to the Presidency; and with his colleague, Gen. Chan- dler, attended the eaucus in February, 1824, which nominated Mr. Orawferd as the democratic candi. date. After the election of John Quincy Adams tothe Presidency, Mr. Holmes decided to support his ad. ministration, and was sustained by a large majority of the people of Maine. He therefore opposed the elestion of Gen. Jackson in 1828, amd ia the Senate eo-operated with Mr. Clay and his friends in the or- gavized opposition to Jackson’s administration, He over afterwards acted with the whig party, and was @onsequently in the minority in Maime, after the Gemocracy of the State decided for Jackeon. In the Senate he voted for the re-charter of the United States Bank in 1582. He was doubtless one of the ablest among the statesmen sent to Congress from Maine. Gen. Joun CHANDLER wos of an old Massachusetts family, which settled in the State im the early part of the seventeenth century. We are unacquainted with the early life of Gen. Chandler, but we believe he was ablacksmith by trade. He resided at Monmouth, Kennehec county, and was elected to Congress in 1806, and served four years in the House, vis.: —to 1809. He appears to have been acquainted with military affairs, for im July, 1812, he! received from President Madisem the appoint ment of BrigadierGeneral in the United States army. In the spring of 1813, at the head of about two thousand men, he marched for Sackett’s Harbor, at a time when it was expected that thirty thousand men would be ready for the invasion of Canaada by the first of May in that year. The troops under Gen. Chandler were of the regular army, well equipped, and under good diseipline; consequently much was expected from them by the people. But these expectations were doomed to disappoint- ment by an unlueky event. Chandler's brigade having crossed to Upper Canada, formed part of the army under Gen. Dearborn, at Fort George, near the head of Lake Ontario. On the 2d of June, Gen. Winder, of Baltimere, (the aame who was after wards so unfortunate in the defence of Washington City,) with his brigade, weat in pursuit of the Bri- tish and Indian allied farces, who took a position about forty-eight miledifrom Fort George. Seyeral bodies from Chandler’s and Boyd's brigades were sent to reinforce him, under Gen. Chandler, who had the command. The American troops were en- camped at Stoney Creek, near Burlington Bay, and, in anticipation of an attaek, slept on their arms (on tae night of the fifth of June) in line of battle, formed to the best advantage the ground would admit of. The two Generals (Chandler and Winder) spent the evening together in Chandler's tent, making arrangements for the victory they auticipated the next day. Afcer midnight Gen. Winder retired to his tent, and Gen. Chandler and his assistant adjutant-general lsid down, but did not sleep. Soon after two o’clock on the morning of the 6th of Jane the outposts and guards were fired upen by the advance of the enemy’s column. The British and Indians immegHtely acvised the Ameri- cans of their rpproach by a tremendous savage yell, in which both the whites and their red brethren oor. dially united. At this horrid signal Gen. Chandler and hisaid instantly mounted their horses, and the American line was formed and waiting for theenemy by the time they were within musket shot. The troops under General Winder were also in” stantly formed om the left, under the imme- diate eye of that General. The extreme darkness of the morning prevented the American officers from knowing at what point the enemy intended to attack them until the British advanced with charged bay- onets upon their right. A well directed fire was opened upon them from nearly the whele American line. Gen Chandler took post im the rear of the left flank of the right wing, where he issued his orders with the utmost coolness, and occupied his leisure moments in encouraging his troops to perform acts of valor. His aid carried his orders to General Win. der, who with great energy encouraged his men, and the officers and troops behaved like veterans. The British troops were commanded by General Vincent. The Americans lost in killed and wounded and missing, 154, the British about 250, and both sides claimed the victory. But owing to the ex-, treme darkness, several mistakes took place; General Chandler's horse fell under him, by which nccident the General was severely in“ jured, and fell into the hands of a body of the British troops, which he took for American. General Winder also fell into a similar mistake, and by en deavoring to see what was taking place in the centre of the line, he also was taken prisoner, as well as Major Van De Venter. The two Generals, Chandler and Winder, were immediately conducted as prison- ers of war, to Montreal and Quebec, but after a time were exchanged and returned home. There was great difference of opinion among the people respecting the conduct of theee Generals; but while some were disposed to censure them, the pub- lic opinion finally settled down into a very general belief that their capture was the result of misfortune which conld not have been foreseen. The democra cy of Maire retained their confidence in Gen. Chand ler, and bestowed on him various offices and trusts, to chow their confidence in him. It is not, therefore, surprising that he was elected the colleague of Jobn Holmes, as one of the first United States Sena tors from Maine in Jane, 1820. Chandler at that time was a State Senator, and president of the new Senate of Maine. In the Senate, Genera Chandler was not distinguished either in debate o° on committees, except in a general tacit acquiescence in the course of his eolleague, Mr. Holmes, snd in whatever measure was conidered democratic, at a period when it was difficult to discover the line which divided parties in Congress or among the peo ple. In 1823, Gen. Chandler was re-elected to the Benate for a full term of six years, which expired in March, 1829. He found his way into the minority caucus which neminated Mr. Crawford for the Presi- dency, in February, 1824, when the darkness that enveloped politicians was greater than that which caused the General to fall from his horse, and into the hands of the enemy at Stoney Creek, eleven years be- fore. On the confirmation of Heary Clay as Secretary of State, under John Quincy Adams, he voted in the affirmative, as did his colleague, Holmes, Mr. Van Buren, and various other Crawford men; while Gen. Jackson, who was then a member of the Senate, and thirteen other Senators with him, voted in the negative. Both of the Maine Senators opposed some of the prominent measures of the ad- ministration of Johm Quincy Adams, but Gen- Chand- ler was more uniform in his epposition than Mr. Holmes. Finally, the twe Senators took different sides in the Presidential election of 1828. Chandler supporting Gen. Jackson, aad Holmes, mainly through his friendship for Henry Clay, sustaining Adams, and on the election of Jackson taking part with the opposition, and ever afterwards acting with the whig patty. On the expiration of his second} term, in March, 1829, after a service of over eight years in the United States Senate, Gen. Chanéler retired from that body, having been superseded by the election of Peleg Sprague by the Legislature of Maine, in his place, He received the same moath the appointment from Gen. Jackson of Collector of the port of Portland, the compensation of which office was then $3,400 perannum. He continued to hold this office, we believe, until he was removed by the whig adminis- tration, iu 1941. In the last year of his life he resided at Augusta, in Maine, and died in September, 1841, aged eighty-one years. Auzion Kuta Panats is a descendant of Thoma Parris, who emigrated from London to Massachasetts in 1683, and is the only son of Judge Samuel Parris, of Hebron, Maine. Another carly member of the family was Rev. Samuel! Parris, of Danvers, Massachusetts, who was born in London, in 1653, emigrated to Maseachusetts, and studied at Harvard College. Ho was ordained as a clergyman at Danvers, in 1689, and in 1692 the Salem witchcraft delusion commenced in his family. His daughter, about twelve years of age, and his neice, Abigail Willlams, of nearly the same age, pretended to be bewitched, and ascused an Indian woman, living in their family, of bewitching them. The Rev. Mr. Parris beat her, aed com: pelled her to confess herself a witch. The husband of the Indian woman, for his own safety, turned acsuser of others. The delusion spread rapidly. More than one hundred persons were apprehended, and most of them were commit. ted to prison. Even the wife of Governor Phipps was accused. On the 16th of August, 1692, five per- fons were executed; in all, incladiag subsequent tri- als and executions, nineteen persons were hung for witeheraft, and one mag preased to death for not pleading. There had before been executed for witcheraft a woman in Charlestown, in 1648, one in Dorchester, one in Cambridge, and ene in Bos- top, in 1455, two or three at Springfield, and one at Hartford; s man and his wife at Boston in 1662, & woman in 1663,and ancther in 1688. The delo- sion at Salem lasted sixteen months, As the Rev. Mz, Parris bad been a sealous prosecutor, his chareb, in 1693, brcught charges against him, and, at last, although he acknowledged his error, he was dis- missed, in 1696, and removed to Concord. In the present century, witchcraft being unfashion- able, the Parris family have only been distinguished for a fondness for office, and Aibion K. Parris has been remarkable for his suecess in officeholding be- yond that of any prominent man the State of Maine has produced. He gradaated at Dartmouth College, New Hanfhabire, in 1806, and looking for the road to preferment and wealth, he of course chose the pre- fession of law. It is difficult to name the time when be was first elected or appointed to office, but in 1821 we find him holding the office gf Judge of one of the courts of Maine. William King, the first Gov- ernor of Maine, having resigned in 1821, in eonse- quence of being appointed a Commissioner under the treaty with Spain, the demooracy of Maine were divided as to his suceesser. The family of General Dearborn, who monopolized the bess offi- ces under the general government, brought forward General Wingate, the son-in-law of General Dear- born. To break up this influence of the Dearborn clique, John Holmes brought forward Judge Parris as the people’s candidate for Governer. The federal. ists also brought forward Mr. Whitman as @ candidate. The result showed the pre- dominance of Holmes’ influence in the State, Judge Parris being elected by a majority of six hun- dred and twenty-nine votes over both candidates. He was annually re-elected, until he was ehosen Uni- ted States Senator, to succeed John Holmes, for the term commencing March 4, 1827. He resigned his seat in consequence of being appointed Judge of the Supreme Court of Maine, in July, 1828, and John Holmes was chosen his success*r as United States Bevater, in January, 1829. Judge Parris supported the administration of Jackson, aud from that Presi- dent received, in 1836, the appointment of Seeond Comptroller of the Treasury. Consequently he re- sigued the office of Judge, and removed to Washing- ton city, where he continued in the enjoyment of his office for about fifteen years, baffling every attempt to effect bis removal, until he was finally dismissed under Fillmore’s administration in 1851. Returniag te Portland, Maine, he did not remain long ia private life, but was chosen Mayor of the city of Portland, in opposition to the noted author of the Maine temper- ance law, Neal Dow. That office he still holds,ina very respectable old age, and a monument of what may be done by quiet perseverance in obtaining and holding office, with the consent of the demo cratic party, which formerly protesaed rotation in cardinal principle. Prixa Srracus, who succeeded John Chandler as Senator, is of an old Massachusetts family, the members of which are very numerous in New Eng” land, and their ancestors among the earliest emi- grants of the ceventeenth century. Peleg Sprague was a lawyer of Portland, and was twice elécted a member of the House of Representatives in Con- grees, where he served from 1825 to 1829. He was then transferred to the United States Sanate, having previously distinguished himeelf1o the House asa supporter of Adams’ administration. In the Senate he took a high rank asa debater and opponent of the administration of Jackson. He co-operated with Mr. Clay in the passage of the com- promise tariff of 1833, and acted with the whigs in that body uniformly as a zealous member of the party. In September, 1834, he was the whig candidate for Governor of Maine, under fa- vorable circumstances for success but being defeated by the democratic candidate, Mr. Dunlap, by abeut 2,000 majority, he considered it his duty to resign the office of United States Senator. He accordingly resigred, in November, 1834, and in his letter to the Legislature he remarked: ‘Peculiar circumstanees gave the canvass the character of an appeal to the great primary source of power—the people. Their decision has been prenounced; and I eannot now per. ceive that any consideration of public duty requires me to sacrifice my feelings and wishes by continuing in office a moment longer than is necessary to give the Legislature an opportunity to elect another in my stead. The precedent cannot be dangerous. There can rarely be such a coincidence of sircum- stances, and never without the voluntary consent of the Senator himself to be placed directly before the whole people as a candidate for their suffrages.” Mr. Sprague afterwards removed to Boston, and practiced Jaw in that city. He was a leading mem- ber of the Whig National Convertion in December, 1839, which nominated Gen. Harrison, and ia 184 was appointed Judge of the United States District Court of Massachusetts, an office which he still holds. Joun Roeerss was the democratic successor to Mr. Sprague. He was a resident of Thomaston, and while in the Senate was only distinguished for a quiet support of the administrations of Jackson and Van Buren. Ernzz Susriey was a lawyer of Saco, Maine, and while at Washington city, as a member of the United States Senate, he was admired as a regular “Down Easter,” and a statesman of the school de scribed by Major Jack Downing, of Portland, as pe- culiar to the State of Maine. He was descended from John Shepley, who emigrated from England to Salem, Mass., in 1637. Ether Shepley graduated at Dartmouth College in 1811, and, entering political life, aeted with the democratic party. For several years he held the office of United States District at- torney for Maine, and after three years serviee as United States Senator, and supporting the adminis- tration of Jackson, he resigned, in 1836, in conse quence of being appointed Associate Justice of the Supreme Court of Maine. Jovan Dawa, who held the offiee of Benator, by appointment of the Governor, for one session, was of the family of that name in Massachusetts whose de- acendants are so numerous in various parts of the ccuntry. He was a graduate of Dartmouth College of the class of 1795, and commenced the practice of the law at Fryeburg. He held the offiee of County Attorney for Oxford for six years, was Judge of Probate fer about twenty years, and of the Circuit Court of Common Pleas for ten years. He wasa member of the eonvention for forming the constita- tion of Maine, in 1820. He was also a member of the executive council of the State in 1834, and, finally, United States Senator, by executive appeint- ment. In all these offices he maintained a conscious fidelity to the public, while he discharged their duties with great ability, Revst Wituiams ie a lawyer of. Augusta, the political metropatis of Maine, but has retired from practice. He, in common with others ef thename, 8 descended from Welch ancestors. He was origia- ally attached to the old federal party, but acted with the democraey of Maine in supporting the election of General Jaskson. In the United States Senate he oceupied a respectable position in debate and on committees, but was not partleularly distinguished above ordinary Senators. He resigned in 1843, after ix years service, and was succeeded by John Fair field. Mr. Williams was offered the office of Secre- tary of the Navy by President Pierce, but deslined the appointment. Gxoncs Evans, descended from Welsh ances- tors, is a lawyer of Gardiner, Kennebec county, and represented that district in the House of Representatives in Congress for the twelve years from 1829 to 1841. It is well known that he has long been considered one of the leading whigs of Maine, and @ man of marked ability. He was transferred to the United States Senate in 1841, and served six years in that body, where he occupied the first rank asa debater, and distinguished himself particularly in matters of finance and political economy. In 1349 he was appointed one of the commissioners on Mexi- can claims, and it had been expected by many that General Taylor would have called him into the Cabi net as Secretary of the Treasury, but it was deemed expedient to give that office to Mr. Meredith of Penn- sylvanis. Joun Fatrrrsup was born at Saco, Maine, Janua- ry 30,1797. He had not the advantages of early ed- ucation, yet, possessing an ardent love of knowledge, and a mind of great activity, he succeeded in at aining a distinguished consideration among his ‘ellow citizens, studied Jaw, and soon after his admission to the bar he obtained a good share of practice in his native town, and was appointed reporter of the Supreme Judicial Court in 1832. He acted with the Jackson democratic party, and was elected a mem- ber of Congress in 1834, and served four years as a member of the Houre—vis.: from 1835 to 1839. In 1842 he was chosen Governor of Maine, and was re- elected for the next year, but continued in office only until March following, when he was elected to fill a vacancy in the United States Senate. In 1844 he | was prominent candidate before the Democratic National Convention for nomination as Vice Presi- dent on the ticket with Mr. Polk, and received one hundred and seven votes on the first ballot. It was advised by Robert J. Walker, and then deemed expedient to give the nomination to a Pennsyl- vania candidate, in comsequence of which George M. Dallas was nominated. Mr. Fairfleld was re- elected Senator for another term ; but was suddenly taken off, in the forty-ninth year of his age, while he was in the discharge of his official duties, at Wash- ington city, Dec. 24, 1847. He was distinguished for strong sense, sound judgment, and practical views on all subjects to which he had given his at- tention. He was of am old Massachusetts family which were among the first emigrants to that colony | from England. Wrman B. 8. Moor, who succeeded Mr. Fairfield, by executive appointment, is a democratic lawyer of Waterville, Maine, and for some years was Attorney” General of the State. Jonny W. Brapsvuny is a lawyer of Augusta, and while a member of the Senate took an active part on the democratic side in debate. He is about forty-five years of age, of good personal appearance, and fair abilities. Harnsat Hawurm is a lawyer of Hampden, and and was bormat Paris, Oxford county, Maine, in August, 1809. After working a short time as a printer, he studied law, and was admitted to the bar in 1833. He had an extensive practice in his profession at Hampden, and entering public life asa demoerat, he was for six years a member of the Le- gislature, and for three years Speaker of the House. He was elected to Congress in 1842, and again in 1844. In 1848 he was elected to the U.8. Senate, to fill a vacancy, and in 1850 he was re-glected fora full term of six years, which will expire in 1857. Wiittam Pirr Fassenpen is a lawyer of Port- land, and descended from ancestors who emigrated from Kent, England, and settled in Cambridge, Mass. One of the family, Thomas Green Fessenden, ‘was distinguished as @ literary man and political writer. He was a violent federalist, and author of the satirical poerss entitled ‘‘ Terrible Tractoration,”’ and “ Demosracy Unveiled.” He was editer of the New England Farmer. The new Senator is of am old federal family, and, as is known, is attached to the whig party, with free soil propensities. He was chosen by the whigs to Congress from the Portland district, in 1840, and served one term in the House of Representatives. The Btate of Maine has always been governed by cliques of lawyers in both political parties at Port- land and Augusta. To obtain,polit!cal prefermentit has been necessary to make terms with these cliques, who engross the offices, and generally bestow them on lawyers. Maine was democratic during the war of 1812 to 1816, although Massachusetts was federal. The vote of Maine for Governor was as follows :—In 1813, de, mocrata, 14,805 ; federal, 13,738. In 1814, demo- crats, 16,381 ; federal, 13,726. The Celestials in New York; {0 THE EDITOR OF THE NEW YORK HSRALD. New Yorx, Feb. 17, 1854. Dsaz £rr—Allow me to drop you a few lines in answer to the letter of Mr. Willem Seabach, which was asknow- ledged in your journal of yesterday. [trust that, in jus- tiee to myself and my unfortusate company, you will do #0, to prevent farther mistake and misunderstanding in regard to my being imposing and very uograteful tothe per, caused solely by a dispo- sition om my pert, and om the part of pes byjsinieae mentcuoutene tas Union, think bad of them. I once more ree] solicit he save je of statiog is your valuable jourmal the your colamns 1 As to mancy which ») ia ume on ave never esythi ‘wrong al the pose bes and make m9 gross imputation om the subject toward the committee, Wao is so wicked and #0 ungrateful to their benefactors? Iam sure the Chinese are ee money ‘o these Bonserech an money at how much ite. Bat before this it was published in the Nsw Your ‘Bras. and some other woney west half for the board and " their pawoge; dollars went @. aa | their No, I think not. I think they are all up at Werd’s 2 and now under the sharge of the Commissioners 8. Mr. G. G. Dennis, of falfil his offer to these hel plees le, hioh be published in before the pul wherein it is stated by that ia. dividual above mamed, provided th » 3 i z & i aye i i Ht i i rie Ff i g 4 : i ij ~ty PH : ba af if j # onLErE Hoe aan Ht g Fre g Z F 53 tf oF #2 ® i 5 i 4 ; i +f EE nt i af 3 F sie e . iF rie Ege t fi i fg ih in 1 ing all the acvertisements free of charge. us to be your very humble, most respect/ul and obedient Pausrus Sqcane Feb. 17, 10540 ; i if HF | "i John Lang —John Brown examinec—Was second mate on board of the ‘Wiliam Rathborne from Liverpool; Lang was @ seaman ; Jeft Liverpool om the 27th or 28th of December. My chest, &o., was seat on board to me when we were in the river; T wok my chest into the cabin and left my bag on the water casks while I west forward; { did not look after the beg until night and then it was gone; we bauled up the ; they ld next evening he told me that aszother man had stolen them; I went to that otber man, who toli me that it #as Tang who had stolen them; the ship had been four weeke at sea when Lang declared that h+ had lost all his things; srearch was then made, when it was diroovered thet he had not lost them, but that he had given packazes to different passoagers; the latter delivered them over to him, and amoeg them a rasey fro*k aod a couple of colored sbirts were found; @ passepger afterwards rted that bis ehest had dees broken opm. and that he had lost ® petrof pants, « shirt, and a watch; next Isaw Lavg drop the watsh by the eapstan; the owner picked it ap, ard said it be! to him; when the | jsengers breaght the bandies up lang wanred to ow a them were —~ aala yout be persisted in that they belonged im. On tals evidence Laog wes comamtited. | _ A Gre occurred at Marttasville, Morgae , Iad., om | the 6th inst, Six houses were |. Tae lows is | about $8,000, but partiy insured. Th» bulldicgs were oo- | coupled t, ond A. Ross, merchants; A. | Wiggenton saddler; M. Coleman, tailor; H. Fialey, oom: fectioner: Dre Blackatone and Hoy’, asd W. R Harrison, The buildings, with the of ome, lawyer. On prriving at manhood he | were worthless, Rel! Intelligence Rev. George B Bethune, of Brooklyn, the twelfth discourse before the Y: 6 Asso- ciation of the South Dutch Church, avenue, this evening. Rev. E. H. Chapin will deliver a lecture,this even- on “The Children of the Poor,” at the close of ich @ collection will be taken up in aid of the Children’s Aid Society. Bishop Wainwright will hold a confirmation in the Free Charch of the Holy Martyrs, in Ludlow street, near Grand, this evei , at a quarter before six o’elock, APPOINTMENTS OF THE PROVIS!ONAL —s. of 5 af- evening, at the Church of the Holy of the ane ecserenern r. ear et, an accepted missionary A. B.C. F. M., Mr. Alfred L. Skinner, as Evan- SE Hott Bucksport, Me., were ordained on the INSTALLATIONS. The Rey. Bliphalet Bosworth, of the Presbytery of Baltimore, was received by the Presbytery of Passaic en Tuesday, the 14th instant, and instalied pastor of the Presbyterian Church at Lyons’ Farms, New Jersey. The installation of Rev. Charles 8. Porter as tor of the Phillips Church, South Boston, will take lace on Wednesday evening mext. It is expected it Rev. Dr. Storrs, of Braintree, will deliver the sermon. INVITATIONS. Rev. Myron M. Dean has accepted the tnvitation of the Baptist Church and Society in Warren, R. L, to beceme their pastor, and will enter upon his labors next month. Rey. Charles 8. Porter, late pastor of the Ohurah of the Pilgrims, at Plymouth, Mass., has reseived and accepted a call from the Phillps (Orthodox) Church, South Boaton, to become thelr astor. The installation will take place in a few The Hawes Place Congregational Society at City’ Point, South Bosten, have unanimously invited Rey. = Dawes, late of Fairhaven, to become their pastor. Rev. Calvin Clarke, late agent of the American Home Missionary Society for Michigan, has received and accepted a call to become pastor of the Presby- terian church at Hillsdale, Hillsdale county, Mich. RESIGNED. Rev. Charles B. Keyes having resigned the toral care of the Baptist church in Northeast, Da’ eas county, N. Y., the pulpit of said church is vacant. DRATHS IN THE MINISTRY. Died, in Euclid, Ohio, Jan 26, Rev. Jonathan Bige- low, aged nearly sixty-one years. Rev. Mr. Bigelow was born in Boyleston, Mass., April 4,1793. He was the oldest of eight brothers, two of whom are now in the ministry. Rev. Roswell Brooks died at Lawrenceville, Pa., on the Ist instant, aged forty-eight years, : NEW CHURCHES. The Baptists at Fredericksburg, Va., under the pastoral care of the Rev. Wm. Broaddus, are about erecting a new and beautiful church edifice, which will cost $12,000. Over $9,000 of the money is now subscribed. St. John’s Church, on the corner of Seventh and Plum streets, Cincinatti, was consecrated to the ser- vice ef Almighty God by the Biber of the diocess, accordiag to the usages and rites of the Protestant Episcopal Church, on the 9th inst. MISCBLLANEOUB, The Episeopal Church in Johnstown has added one hundred dellars to the salary of their pastor, Rev. Mr. Clover, and made him a donation amounting to two hundred dollars. During the few months Mr. Clover has been in charge of this church the con- gregation has doubled. The Annual Conference of the Methodist Episeopal Church, embracing the western shore of land, the Distriet of Columbia, and parts of Pennsylvania and Virginia, will assemble in the city of Baltimore on the Ist day of March, The Rev. N. B. Baldwin has removed to his new field of labor in Philadelphia, Pa. Rev. Hygh 8. Carpenter has in requested the State street Church, of Portland, to release him from his pastoral relations to it. This isthe seeond request which he has preferred within the four weeks. deslares to he Both have heen based upon what his obligations to @ ohurch in New York, as well as an earnest wish on his own The church, how- ever, again voted (some 8) not to release Police In MORE ALLEGED FRAUDS UPON CALIFORWIA PASSEN- aun. A complaint was yesterdsy preferred before Justice Bogart, at the lower police court, Tombe, by several Cali ornia passengers, who alleged that they had been im posed upon by the purchase of passege tickets for Califor aia, of @ firm called Wm. M Young & Oo., No. 8 Broad way, corser of Beaver street. On the complaint the magistrate d+ puted officers Smith, Sweeney, aad o! with « warrant for the a rest of Young and as meny the copartpership as could be plainarts. by the com- vests tH 7 i j 5 H 3 fe # i z i Hi f i i . fl t i i i § Fi Ff .. & 3 g a eception that he cid not . an: before Jastios om: = the constable’s head, pate. The constable made a complaint ‘Wood for the asssclt, and the for her arrest. Officer McVesgh following verdiet: ~~ Dorms, accidentalty reosived at the fireat No. 1 avenue B op the 17th day of Fenrnery, 1854.” Uxxnows Mam Fouxp Drowxen —Oororer Gamble torcay beld am inquest at the Seoond ward house, om the body of an unkeown man, found by man Gaffeney in the river, foot of Barling siip, at about ten o’cloek on Friday evening. The was to the station house. The ceesased is described to be about 65 years of sge, grey hair, sod io rht about 6 feet eight or pine inches, stout puilt, wearing s bieck cloth. coat, i about ten o’clonk lest night, near Burling slip, when jf heard ecme perron calliog tor assistance; I went to the edge of the dock, and there I saw the deceased in the wa- pole towards him ; seeing the pole, I weat w the Fulten ferry and proeured # fidat, with rope attact anc threw it to hi the rope in his hand, put slip with his boat; I ing and went into th the deceased was taken to 89 South street, whee he died, and subsequently to the station house. The jury rendered a verdict of ‘accidental deatn.’’ A most horrible and bicody affray occarred at Camden, the ceunty seat of Benton county, Tenn,, om ult. Two brothers by the name of Anderson Oruvken frolic, aed while in this condition each other, whine led to blows. From a ‘Upon each other with dirke ard tal: cnt almost ip pieces before they ‘were sopemanee The brother haa sings dled, and the younger wassact expoeted ve, ' . wit deter |FINANCIAL AND COMMERCIAL; MOsKY MARKET. Sarunpay, Feb. 18-6 P, M. "re was quite am excitement in the stock market to- dey. Trensnctions were exceedingly large, and the advanee in prices throughout was greater im the same space of time, than we have recorded for s long period. Holders Of fancies were in fine spirits, and buyers took hold sharp and strong. The good time we predicted some weeks since is pretty near at hand, aad if some speculators would Tealize at present prices they will make a good spesulation. All the leacing fancies were im demand, Railroad stocks have taken the start of all others, ‘and hol fers do not ap- pearanzious to sell at the advance. The true policy isto realize whem a fair profit cam be secured. It is probable that m1 higher prices will rooner or later rale ia the market; but the safest course is at all times the bes}, aad we have seldom keown any deviation from it to be, im the long run, successful. At the*first board to day Ills nois Centre] Bonds advanced one per eent; New Yori: Central Bends, 3{; Delaware and Hudson, <; Canton Company, >; Nicaragua, 3¢; Penasylvania Coal Oempa< ny, 6; Cumberland Coal, 134; New York Osntral Raild road, 3; Erie Railroad, 1; Harlem, %; Harlem preferred, 1; Reading Railroad, 3¢; Hadsoa Railroad, 34; New Haves Railroad 34; Michfigan Oentral Ratlroad, 3¢; Panams Railé road, 834; Northern ladiana Railroad, 34; Oincimmati, Colum bia and Clevelasd Railroad, {; Cleveland and Tole. do Railroad, %{; Illinois Osntral Railroad, 3; Parker Vem, 3. Every stock sold was at an improvement, and at the close the demand was active, We should not be surprised to see « pretty serious reaction before the lapse of many days. At the second board Erie Railread went up percent; Illinois Central Bonds, 3; Harlem, 3; Northern Indiang. Railroad, 3g. Nicaragua Transit declined 3 per cent; Canton Co., 4; Reading Raliroad, X; Camberland Goal, 2% These fluctuations are of trifling importance, but should be consi Jered rather a favorable feature than other- wise, They tend to strengthen the market and prevent too rapid an expansion ‘The receipts at the office of the Assistant Treasurer of the Urited States for to day—Feb. 18—were $337,758 34, the payments amounted to $37,156 87, leaving a balance on baad of $6,668,865 41. ‘The Lehigh Coal and Navigation Company have s stock division at par among the stockholders, at the rate of one share for every four, payable in money or in the bonds of the company. The market price of shares fa fome fifty per cent above par. This is eqnal to a cash dividend of 1334 per cent on the par of the stook, The Readirg Raiirosd Company brought down over their road, for the week ending on Thursday last, 23,965 tons Of coal, making for the season 237,656 tons, against 206,431 tons to the same time last year. Stock Exc! $1000 Erie Ovt Bas 71 89 1000 HR 24 Mtge Bas 993; 200 1000 Hud Conver Bis 883¢ 5000 do.......' 08 89 10000 Panam R R Bés 109 1000 IGen RR Bac 86% 1000 co, 88 8T 2000 do, iB BT S000N ¥CenRR Bat 96 1000N Talat Mbds 1868 92 10 she Del& H €10o 106% 650 60 do. 60 110 10 Bank of . 16 Continen Bank +. 106 03 101 33 100 Cary Impreve Oo. 9 100 Flor& K Jt Stko 8% y 200 do......b80 4 Harle pI Boo “doveeseet8 2195 200 ending HE..cce3 TT eseeees % tee 208 do. 088 TT 60 108 200 100 100 200 0 70 Hudson R RR. 03 16 do. 150 50 a0 200 200 50 400 200 8 100 8 800 8 100 8. 1200 08 8 100 io 68 “100M Oreck Coal Qon8 2% GOP. &L’b Zino Co.. 38 SECOND BOARD. 8000 Mich A Jack breh 84% 60 shs R 80 6000 mR Rbonds 87% 200 a 60c0 +-b60 873g 100 80: 8000 rivil 94 100 80 03628 = 100 80! a Es 2 10 27: 36 Bose 160 80! 200 4 200 55: 60 i 850 7 100 ki) 100 40 2 & od i 100 0 100 Erie Railroad 810 5 160 bs 10 100 100 188 so 160 ry 160 Tr. Sarvmpar, Feb. 18—6 P. M. Asums.—There were small lots taken at $65 0 $6 11:16 for pearle snd 68 98% for pote 100 per thousend. 3 ‘Lom ea scarce and wanted, but neminal in vales, i the absence of sales. Loar rgd 860 bbls. New Orleans realised 206, 2. 160 barolaaplrts Vurpentine hanged Oh 67 esate per gallon. Ous —Whale, sperm and olive were poh aad gallons linseed obtained Provimions.—Pork wae unchesged The sales comprised 430 bois new, at S16 76 for mess; and $18 08% for prime, bbl. A fair business was transacted at former rates. sales of lard reached rape gg) common to prime, at 11M6. per at 160, 9 760. por { .; and 180 at Tb, Beat 're- 100, 200s grequert ‘The éay's tales coasisted of 700 Dols, at ‘ofall quotations. 4 small Jot of Ohi- tage beet haws $16.60 per bbl, Batter and obeere as moticed. pote 7a sales were confined to 100 tleroes,g00d to chotoe, at $4 75 a $6 12% per 100 Ibs, Soar. —About 160 boxes Castile changed hands, at lle. a ge per Ib. Nisgnr and W hha Gaba ot 430d —The day’s wey ene, at digo, wb%e., PraLLow,.—Thero wore 1,500 Ibe. prime sold, ot 1202 per Id. : Ww) —Sales transpired of 400 bbis. prison, at 38¢, ath ie hhds, dradge, at 38¢., time, &o., per gal: