The New York Herald Newspaper, February 26, 1854, Page 8

NEWS BY TELEGRAPH. BUSIBESS IN THE U. 8, SENATE. TH” ALLIANCE BETWEEN ENGLAND AND FRANCE, What is the Foreign Policy of this Country ? SPIRITED DEBATE FETWEEN MESSRS CAS3, MASON, AND OTHERS. NEBRASKA DISCUSSION, PROGRESS OF THE SPEECHES OF WES34S LUTLER AND DODGE, THE TEMPERANCE CONTROVERSY. VERY INTERESTING FROM HAV4NA RELEASE OF THE AMERICAN SEAMEN. &., &., &e. From Washington THE CONTEST FOR THR H0Us: Wasninaton 25, 1854 The election for Houss publie printer comes up on Mon- day, thd there is a prowpec: of the Union being discard- @d. Tho begging article in this morning’s Union is re- garded as the ache of ineanoess, and has exotted great Aincont. Beverly Tocker bes a great many friends im the Booss, If Mr. Niehol-on is not elected printer the Union will go down, SUIKRTY-THIMD ©O¢ PiLeT SBBSION. Sena Wasuinoron, Feb. 25, 1854. CRRITIONS AGAINST THE NMARASICA MILL Mr FESsaNDEN, of Mo, presented aumerous petitions from Maine agadaat the Nebraska pill, Mr. Coorm, (whig) of Pa, presented « memorial of the Scoisty of Friends against the extension of slavery. Mr. BeopuKaD, (dem. ) of Pa., prowented petitions the Nebraska bill. RIVER AND HAREOR IMPROVEMENTS Mr, Sruaxt's reeolation, directing the Committee on Commerce to report s bill cial ing appropriations for river ‘and harbor improvements, was taken up. Mr, Hawtin, (dem ) of Ms., anid, as taere were but few Senators present, he would like to have the matter post posed. Mr. Srvaat, (dem.) of Mich., thought there was no pro: ability of such a bil) coming from the House until late im the roasiop, and bx saw no reaton for the Senate waiting. Mr. Uass (dem ) aint Mich., agreed with his colleague. He was in favor of ips vements by Congress, and had radies! objections to \rsusferring that duty to tho States, or levyivg tonpsg* doty on omuweros. Mr, Bunsawiy, (*hi¢) of Js, referred to the urgent ne- ceneity for an adciticual »ppropriation for the improve- went of the naviration of the aonth of the Mississippi. Mr. Hastix, (Gem ) of Me, said the bill proposed = racigal charge in the syatem of approprinsion bills, Unvil now, the practice had always been for euch bills ta origt- pate io the Hoase, I) ~as now proposed that sash bile Sn0uld originate fo the Senate, acd covers] Senators de- sired to be beard on that proposition The matter way portpoved xecordinely. RRLIGIOUS SRWRDOM AWROAD Mr. 0438 presented bis portion on religious freetom abroad. TAX FORKIGE POLICY OF AMSIICA~BRITISH AND FRENCH ALLE ANGH-=INTRYESTING NEHATE Mr Cass oaid—-{ bsve sove yea to cay am article in one of the London pipers which I device to bricg to the teotion of the Sexate, to the altention ef the Commit on Foreign Relat ov to the etteation of the Chat refer to a speach de retary of State rd Cla endon, the 9 i from whten Iw thet itts very * concocted and matured smoug think lt is very rare that they suc projects enbinet t a that the infor- fato the pablic What ied Clareadon said is good usdersiacciag between ed with thy Vorkieh qaesiton, he a da—' Your lordsbips will be glad also to bear that the upioe of the two goveraments is aot cynfued to the Festerm question but that the habit of « good urder- stacdirg between thr bar become gene on all mat tei of pelicy, ane extencs to all parts of the worl’; und that om the qrestion of policy iners is xo partof the world, im either h vre. with regad to which we are motentirely in a: * Now, there is no misunder. standivg that statemeot—it ir inveuded to be a notice to us thet France and Fcgiand bave com» to an agreement with reapest to the mes of aggrandiecment of the Uni'ed States, ard meau vo stop it It menus Cubs—tt means any place where we wish to procure the acquist Lom of terntory. I ubs:rved that in che House of Repre 8 otativer— I will aot cetsia the Seoqte pow, with read fog them—cotue mos: excellent rerelotiors bave been in t cduced by» member Tom Tennessee, lo every word of which I heartily concar, sad I hope that our Committee on Foreign Relavion® i exsmine into toe matier, aod wilt {ntgnduce shese resolutions tnio the Senate, It ia uoelees, Mr. President, for us to tamper any oager with tnen® Questions It iy neeluse to vey taat we shall not toke our place among the aaticns of tne world, and to de clare, when interpolations are wade into the system e the Isw of pation: regniatieg the Powers of the world, that we hare no right to be beard, Yet we are tod we are bammbugged—I cannot cull it by any other name. [ do not mean to express dis- respect to any one, but the country is humbugged wiih the impression that if we ceclaro a Lurooran Powar bas mo right to interpolate provi the law of na Tione it is am eniapgiing wllisnoe, and ton apd Jefferron are quoted iv opposition to it, How aa .iapgiing allispce is made by the dec'arstion of the awertoaa republic that the Powers of the rarth have > right to interpolate a foreign and tyrannical system into the laws of mations I capaot see. Mr Fresideat, we soall have to come to thie pois I have ao doubt th tae President and bis ‘abine’ eo well cieposed. Ihave n> donbt that they will take bigh groun:, sau support it with all the means in their power; but they want m tosa that—they want the moral sapport of tas Americ: legislature. They want the mural support of the Amer- jean people, anc that «apport abould pe given by our de co raion. The soower we make {: the better. Mr. Meson, (°em.) of Va.—The paragrspa from the speeoh of Lord Jsrep on, to which the honorable Seas fers, had mot eecaped my attention. Whether it te ™ ‘o incieate at any ‘ime, cr for apy purpore, any ioterference with the purposes of this government, I do not know; but {tix certatoly unecessary to place say probable constraction on the paragraph ao fer as Ouba }- comer ned, becsuse this country bas been cistinetly informed, in'a correspondence which took place twelve F onths ago beiween the two Micisters of France and Fogiaad and cur then Stcretary of State, when the sec Te ary of State declined the proposition of the tripartite couvention, tbat the two governments of France and Kogland would consider themselves thereby committed to tne position which they ceccpied when the correspon Cenee waa commenoed, and gave notice that whenever the ocostion arrived they would be foand united, #o thet had fair notice. I shoul forearmed. Mr. Bat, (whig) of Tenn.—How have we profited by ‘that motice / mr. Mason— We have prifitted, far as 1 am informed. by comsiniog an +e ong nt to r ¢o not know what sor: of act! gta properes om the part of the government. or on the the Committes on Foreign Relations, but I should pprehend, im the preseat stateof public affaira— this country profoundly at peace, solding her ueual oom- meroisl iotereours: with the nations abroad—that {fa proposition of that kind haicome from any Senator far ther South it would have been looked upon as & sort of abstraction. When the case occurs in a tangid’e form | apprehend this government will be prepered to meet it: and I, fer one, am prepsred to say that any interference of any deecription with the actfom o! this goverument upon this continent—considering South America and the inenda Cepecdent as @ part Of i'—I feel sativfied from what l krow of the lings of the Acericen people, it will be resisted by the whole power of the :ountry. But at present, ] am notawsre of any—— wer, Cass—The Senatcr asks me what! would do? [ will ‘tell him. | would pass jast each reso utions as these, and suppert them to the last extremity When so many sround us are struggling to obtain their iiberty, and when liberty bas not s friend in the world except this single country, ami decarations are mace that set at wought the pudlis opision of the world, we told that we mor ot conntersct them becsure it a well call che Declar auon of Indepeocnnes a0 abstraction. Soch s measure ae this fa pot an abs trac To foresee a storm is to be prsrared for it. Deeta pri ‘them know what you will ¢o # do it, That is what we sh position ard ma!niain resolutions which bh andT repeat that [ o them. He then rad The honorable arching aed touch in, bad dows? France and do Have we ever that What ground have wi m? | would let them know ex sotly what we woul) ¢o—that is to say, I would Jet them now what oer rights are, What we would do at « par Uoular moment wil aod mast depend oa the eircas. stanoas of the cave, Sat | would teli them what our rights are, Mr, Mason—If & people do not know what their rights are they will not learn x sympathy for thore who st liberty ny mas; bat How ezamsp's coos not atimulste tl attala the same resu'ts which we have atte lntiows will have eo other effect ta the sere rest been introduesd’ into the House, dially oonear ia every word of meen put @ very good that notice what Chey would we ware distatiefied? ogiand have vais in, if mark which be made & little woile ago thie proposition had come from the Nout etre itweuld have been promounced an to rom him if be te 80 ungenerc beet rnd there is any exclusive 1 Laughter «| Mr, Masow—Why, Mr. President, the hovorable Senator fas not yer at I hend, & sufficient on x ‘tained, I appre! S sufloient age in | everything fo" time lost bere in discuesing abstract questions, my friend from Michigan qill allow me to an; that I kaow of Bo ove who has entered to a greater t dis- cursion of abstractions thar he. Whenever he pose @ practical measure the Senate will be it. In the meantime, let us proceed = one domertic affaira, I therefore call for the order the ' Mr. Bancse— Pretty good. The matier was then dropped. TRE SAN ¥RANGISCO RESOUMRS, X10, The joint re: om #xpressiog the sease of Congress towaras the officers and crews of the vessels engsged in the rescue of the ofticers and soldiers of the army, pas sengers and urew of the steamer San Francisco, fom periabing in the wreck of that steamer, was taken up. After scmué :emarks it was postponed on account of Mr. Gwin's abesnce. The Senate then proceeded to the consideration of THE NEBRASKA NIL. Mr, Boriag, (¢em,) of S,C., resumed his speech. He faic he objec .6d to the course of Mr Sammer and others, of ronnivg paraliels betwee the bonor, morality, and intelligence of cifferent sections; but as it had peem done, he read s:atistica from the reoemt census, showing that in the oumber of paupers, of ged oye and in the extent of crime. compared with relative population, the Norh farexoeeded the Boutherm States. In the number of churches to population the South exceeded the North. He did not set there things down to the existence or non-existence of slavery in States; but he wished to show the failscy of statemei thet whore very existed there war comoralizetion want of intelligence and refipemes Ths sentimentality now pervadin.; cer- tain quarters of the North was wholly uaknown to our hardy Northern forefathors. When Rome was mo.t oor rapt her Irgfelstion was most sentimen al. Those of the North who bad visited the South sud witnessed si were more reconciled te existence then thos: only knowledge of it derived from reading * Uncle Tom’s Cabin’ Of the many isms tt the North he had * but for une, aud that waa its Puritsntam—for th 28 abolitionism, dloomerifm, and , be bad no other opinion than that sed a very unbeaithy ictiaence on the public He conmen‘ed with ee woman’: rignts s, &. Woman was entitled to respect in her own sphere, Her sphere as wife, mother, and daughter, was bigher then that of man—her kingdom was the heart, her izfluerces those of love ani bemevolesce—than these map bad no bigher and nebler fanotions. When she pats off these, and assumes the gerd and attempts te exercise the masculine furctlozs of acclety, she is guilty ef orimt- pal trepegression. Woman approached the character of an angel or that of a demon, These wo- men were active agents in promoting the higher jaw. The author of “higher Jaw’? was he who, in gerpent form, crept toto den and told Eve that there was a higher law than yet sheknew If the Sena- tor from New York attained the high place he sought, he would conbtless call to his councils these sctive parti- eana of bia doctrines. What was to ba done with slaves if this cevtimentatiom was carried out? If South Oaro- jeorria and Virginia were each to strike off the donde of five thousand slsves, would Masrachusetts take them and provide for them? B8he would not. There was nothing res! in this sentimentality. To emancipate th slavex {a the South, without liberal provision for their future maintenence and eupport, would be an ect upeorpassed in crueity «ven by the expulsion of the J from Spain by Ferdinand. It would be more merciful to cut their throate than turn them over to the preachers of this sickly sentimea tal pbilapthropy. He kad objections to this bill. He did not believe Congress had power to give the people of the Territory authority to do ary act inconsistan’ with utica of the United stat He did not delteve lute soversignty of the people of the Territory. the settierent of Territory the con atitution of the Usited States immediately excaoded over them, and Congress por Territor'al [égisiature hed no to ret aside that constitution, which gueramiced equality of righta to peopic of all States. ‘hus bill the pecple of the To:titmry nplimited power, and ¢ beyond control. Bat he bad sviding confiderce in the intelligencs and purity ef the American people, and thought that all que:tions wight be aa‘ely left with them. Hs was willing to take ths cil as tt «as and that, too, wita the certeinty that \\eneas ard Nebraska would never be s!avebolding States. He would tabe the Dill, because it removed the Missouri prohibition, which was a thora which had been long fes tering In tBe rice of the South. He paid a high tribute to the stetesmanship of Mr. Douglas. That Senator had embarked im this measure of right end jastice with « fall kcowle ge of ite perils and if it was surtained by ihe country, the Sepator dererred its honcrs, 4r. Brows, (cem.) of Miss, explained his views of the coustitutionslity ef the Missouri compromise, and read hiy speech in 1848 to show that he took the same view then He denied that the Missouri prohibition was a compact, defended slavery, ani controverted doctrine of the ‘Nicholson jetter,’’ which located all sovereignty ip Territorial Leginiatures. He thought eavereignty was not inthe people of Territories, not in Congress, but im the States, and people of Territeries had po right te oxclnde slavery. Mr Donon, (Cem ) of Iowa, follrw-d in defence of the « vereignty of the paogle of Territories, reading a speech on that subject. He oontended that tha Missouri re striction and Wilmoy sof power by respect remain Sto be allowud to a J book. He replied at length to Mr. roft! the bill. To the cbjeetiow that Brigha: forty ive The Shivers refuse latter existed in fered to interfere with or disturb’ their sooial regu: lations. if tha creed of no wile of the Shekers, or the creed of forty wives of the Mormona, were present: #4 to the Senator from Connecticut, there was no one who believes thet the Senctor would become » Shaker. (Loud Iaughtsr ) He cesounesd the abolitionists their doctrines in strong terms, and referred to the ap- peals by the Serstor from Maseacbusstts (Mr Sumner) ia behalf of the honor, plighted faith, solemn compscta, &5. Dic not that Senator reach his prerent position, did he not spring into political power, by means of his com- start and unscrupulous atiackr on the sacred compact of the constitution, providieg for the renci ion of itive slaves? He was in favor of further acquiattion of terri tory. He would receive Cubs, Chihuatus, Tamaolipss, if obtained feirly end properly. Before they were ac quired, he wished to see this question settied forever. There was no way to get it settied but to leave it with the people te dispore of in their own way. If slavery was prcfitable in the Territories, people would have it in spite of all probibitions by Congress, or other vise. I! not pro- fita ble, it would never go there. There was a law passed in Jefferson's time sgaipst setiling in Indien territory, and yet be and the senior Senator from Wisconsin violated tt nearly one half of their lives. His father had not only gcne cn Indise terri‘ory. but had built forte to prot: ct the settl«ments, and be bad often loaded guns to protect them. The geople of the Territories would not be controlled by ad ohibitions. He referred to Mr. Dougie: ja 1 ots of 1856 to {ntroduce and carry through These T-rritorial governments were indis- sable to the Pacitic railroad; and yet the Senators m New York and other States would throw away the road and all other measures to get am unconstitutional probibition of slavery. Mr. Cass got the floor, and at five o’clock the Senate adjourned. Affairs in Albany. LEGISLATIVE FROCRBDINGS—THE CONTESTED SEAT— DEBATB ON TEMPRRANCK, ETO. SYECLAL CORRESPONDENCE OF THE NEW YORK BERALD, Avant, Feb. 26, 1864. There was considerable business transacted, prepara tory to final action, in beth houses to-day. Mr. Zenas Clark, (free soil) democratic Senator from St. Lawrencs, presented a minority report in favor of placing Adam Storing in the seat now ceeupled by Ebenezer Blakeley. The wejority report, submitted a day or two since by ¥r. Cresby and William Clark, whigas, was in favor of al- owing Mr. Blakeley to ietain bia seat, and they bared heir decision upon the mere fact that Mr, B. beld the certificate of election Mr, Storiog offered certain evi cence to enbdstantiate his claim to the seat, before the committee, but a majority refared to recaive it, alleging that they bad no right or power to.Jook for evidence ‘behind the ballot bex'? Tais question is very 6) Dorately examized and forcibly presented in Mc Zonas Clarh’s report. He contends that the committee should have received testimony, and enya that it is well settled hat upon proceedings in the nature of s quo warranto to ty the right to an effice, it is allowed to co behind the certificate of the canvarsers to ascertain the iatent of the elector, The certificate is tut prerumptive evi dence ard may be impeached; and if such s proceeding teld valid im lew, itis equally proper thet the came sheuld de allowed before a committes of toe Senate, where a ccntested sent is to be diapoeed of. Quotations are con tained in the report from cases where such bas been the practice, both tm the conrts and before committees of the gomery; People ex, rel, John P. Esetean vs. Searman, in » question as to tae supervisorsbip of Paw lings, Dutebevs county; Welch vs Cock, in relation to State Treasurer; Jones vs, Treadwell, in s contest for s seat in the House of Assembly as delegate from Queens covnty, in 1890—~ besides several other cases, sre referred to as preet dents for taxing testimony of voters #s to their real intention. The report—which ts quite lengthy and cd re fleets great credit upom the abdility of # Conclusion, vir: Ist, that the facts stated im the petition of Adam Storing, entitle him to the mow ocoupied by the Hon. Khemerar Biskeley; 24, if any of the facta a o sorted fetitioner is entitled to give evidence tend. tw show oat be was nominated as a cantidate Yon, which fact was hmows to the electors; that the ball ste jaa oes ee | thus esesping. This law would obviate all this. | | : i i fF ifl | Z E i E i BE F i £ i : ii € F i ; f iy F eg f lr ic y 4 rH F iF He Temperance bill was resumed, seas oe aa in answer to the 6) made ir, Broo! He ccoupied the flovran none and adduced many solid its, as he does on most questions, in favor of prehibitory liquor law. Hedwelt with much force cy the vitel necessity of having the law more espe ly for the eity of Ni York than say other place on | oak veal col noted, as he though! Ferve from Solomon’s Diovi i ly, stated thet uipaop, in reply, at from the’ wise wotds of the quotation was not Dat tose of » fodiish whom he was dereri bing in the nineteenth chepter Of his Proves |. This threw tbe laugh upon Mr. @rooks, in which Mr. Senator William “Gare enj him- eolf most heartily, Mr. Dickinson jaded by remarking that be had fidence in the belief that though the temperance bill might pars the Senate ard Aasembly, it was doomed to receive an executive veto. Why, this is nothing new, for the readers of the dxmatp were advised of it more than three weeks since, On Mon- day the bill will be again taken up, and probably rua through in a day or two. When sent down to the House, that body will make short work of it. Intelligence was received this morning that the Hon. Axariah Wait, member of the House from Oswego is confined at home, and suffering undi ary rerioua , and fears are entertained that he may not be able to resnme his seat in the Legislature. Bow queerly matters will work, ani how fickle ars men’s minde! Toe Hon. Robert Harpur, a distinguished | member of the House, representing the entire of the copnty of Broome, waa sent here upon the Maine law question, and is one of the strongest and most consistent He lives in the town of Colss- friends of that meas: ville, in that county, and so well spd efficiently has he tupported the Maine Iw thus far in the Legislature, tha Lis friends at home nomi inated him for mpervisor of bis cuflered a defeat by oinety-two majority. waggish members of the House have been rather ceverely since his return to duty. SEW YORK LEGISLATURE. Senate. ‘Avnawy, Fon. 25, 1854, ROCHESTER SAVINGS BANK. A bill waa reportes to incorporate the Rochester Six- penny Savings 7 CLAIM FOR A SEAT. Mr. Z CiarKk, (free so.) of St. Lawrence, reported in favor of the of Adam Storlog toa seat in the Se- nate. THE TARIFF. Mr. Paart, (whie) of Rensselaer, offered which lay over, calling on Congress to modify the tariff in reapect to the daty on suger snd tea. The special order was then teken up. THE TEMPERANOR BILL. Mr. Dickson, (whig) of Steuben, would take as the chart of hin remarks the cause of temperance. Even without ecmpaas be thonght be gould keep olear of quick- mand acd shoal. Prior to going on with his remarks he offered an amendment mating conviction under this act resolutions, the law. Men set their wiven to sell the liquor—themeal res Mr. D, then examined in detail the covatiiutional argument of Mr Brocka, This vill cid not, violate the right of the citizen to be pro‘ected from unwarrantable seq ch Thin bill guards the right of the cliizem. Except by the power of oath or affirmation of two reliable persons, the warrant provide! iu the bill canmot be idued. The statute book has pivere contained’s provisien for search warrant, leas gaarced than this—for in. this cave all the facts and ciroumstane:s went to develope, dad-the search mcat be in the day time—which ix tho wisdom, ski and | Care with which the bill is passed, Tne constitutional diffi culty is geners!ly mace « resort when no other argument can be bad, All ihe safeguards that the constitution has provided for the supply of life and property are mate ap- plicable ia this bill. Government has for ite first ead the protection ef the victims against the guilty—the good against the bad—and the bill only aska to prevent the rale of liquor, as favolving the wost wretched conse- quences. Wherever througheut the country the canse of vempersnce bas been sustained, the cause of virtue has been triumphant. In some towns o# would neme, wh re for years no license had been granted, her pauper, drapkard or roived m: town, red eyes sore tolng to grave, forin that town licenses had been wieck ie to the aprightliest, and best bearted young ore the vietims. Nor dee) the country meet this temptation [tie ali around. The generous uné the telented boy is drawn into these sinks and ruia- Ho koe York weil, and long since, that whea he firet crosred @ ferry there, it wasin an old 20, ‘wagon had to te taken to pieces to take it over. ved the law conld be carried out in thateity. It to any, PADS man. be effestually carried out. Give J there will be no danger but that the mee money in the treasury: one trend, aéruvbard = Mr, wing himselt to a revenue tariff, and in favor of » protective tariff, ar- ned concernin; merits of the two systems, atecme th, eontencing that the proeperity and happiness of the conn! be greatly enhanced by the very ebsnge which this law would produce. Mr, D. depicted the grea'peen of the eity of New Yorb. Already it within its immediate circle about eight hundred thousand ople, embracing places that a few years since were ham- ‘ts. The Senator from the Sixth, re preeenting this this pious city actuslly quotes the Bible. It was to be de- tired that be should have read it correctly, and mot bave misquted what Solomon says But let us see first whether it was Solomon that said the text the honorable gentleman had quoted, or the foolish woman! (Here the ughter was excessive.) The Senator mistook Solomon for the feeb e-poor,woman. Why did be not read further— “‘He kpoweth net that the dead are there, and that her guests are inthe gates of hel).” (Great sensation.) Never quote Solomon again. The whole tenor of the Senstor’s argument was, that the Ja E 1 gether, they could not have better davired a law which avoids all copstitutiopa: difticnities. He would be willing irg ond distilling, apd for other purposes. The State vould make abondert m out ot eueh © bargain, even if the dist lerien were pald honestly and fairly for Mil puch depreciation. New York eity woud gain great ly. No manor set of men has such interest ip thia as thove of New York. The fortures distillers and brewers are making cut of the peor and the wretched, are the reasons why euch om comes from the city of New York. annot begin to psy this debt. The law can be carried o: Now York Stace will havea mejority of one hundred thousand im faver of carrying out this bill. The landlorde will ali be inter ented. and will come to the rescue The Ssnator had ap pealed to the dead. If the craves were consulted, there would be such @ tele told as would make the metro- He bad alluded to other countries. There ® government like this devised by man Rome and Greece bear 00 comparison This country bas teen made by the genius and pol of, its government, esch and every man standing on its even foundation. Of all the usefu! inventions, aimety- nine hundredths have been brought forward in this coun: try. The rcorebed corn, pou in s mortar, was the bread cf the ancients. It is a Gt illustration, And here 4 this govermment as having, in ite Yeukeo 8, Produced more happiness than bas aay * shed the Seastor would go with him to Herkimer, once the frontier county. There stands the court house, the seme old houses with the slap 168 hanging ofl, the tame garder fence, the came gar: with eatrio apd pernyroyal har; on the rafters— Age, Do Moprevement, becauos are .believers im the part—in old fogyiem—as the Senator the Sixth is. He could recollect when I rd ane Cans] street were good skating, New York b Jooked itself vp in ite shell. Noone stood by mortal Clinton. Where would sue have been if the im- tad ‘het made ber the geat emporiam of trade, Now everybody must go to New York. Bos top and Philadelphia are in the st, All this bas deep actualy seainat the power many Ball turned out De Witt Clinton Now, if wa, in the courtry, can do something more for New York, the story is told, Break up the liquor trate and she will rise refreehed avd invigorated. Millions will be raved, worth more than all the osnals and railroads pat togather, Seve the boy, and the m: oncued. The Senator bad portrayed the evils of di ni with a felicity of Jang vied, Bat do thes+ things drag men dowa to rain? Tobacco isoad. He sever bad knows, for forty years, but one man that 24 not uns tobacco fp any shape; that was sdrankard. Bat it does net bear the slightest comperison w {th the evils inflicted by Hquor, Thas ‘ar the bill has been an exowp. Mon to ail of He conceded that the oppomemts of the Dill bad mot cffered saptions objections Bw beltewad the bill would pars, but he very much ‘eared the veto power. Seying thir, Mr. D concinced, Mr, Barsey, (nat m.) of Suffolk, thas rose to pro pore the amendment etdey offered by Mr Vout. Mr. Y. bas offered the amendment te benstit the bil, It tne DiD bad alone contained the principle of prokinition it would heve bad bis vots, pnt he coastdered the bill an cecerarily severe, a> much FOAM to make it Hkoly thet it will share the fate of other uasaforsed penal statutes Here is a law making inone effenders of ran ef ® hundred thowand of wenn Tp day. oitizen, » simple glase of wine to-morrow, it ian effence, The bill shonla be £0 passed an to commend {t to tha good sapsaat the pso ple To the general prino!ple of the bill be was not up but am unwise ardimpracticable bili be could not A. justice of the aking “4 obese Hoje feo the wera tes | jumped overboard Artival of 1 in passed De Neopia ai of Le Roy to raise money yy tax for purposes Also, & bill for the relief of Joseph Willis and others. Mr. Prrazs wisbed to know whether the treasurer must out of the general fund? jus. plete the City Hall of To amend the charter of Sing. To provide for the straight of the Onondaga creek, near Syracuse. To eltct a Afth Justice in the tewn of Lennox. To amend the che rter of St. Luke’s Hospital. BILLS INTRODUCED. A large number ot bills were introduced, but none pos- sensed ary general interest except the follo — By = Tsao, honewrnn the Revised Statutes relative to Courts Mr. iM, to it te the Tract Society of the Methodist Episcopal Ouareh. yuroh. By Mr SxarinG, to incorporate the Great Neck Com- mercial Dock Company. By Mr. Conkuina, to amend the New York Pilot Law. By Mr Cummina, for the farther protecticn of emigrant paneongers arriving in New York. ed « reso ution directing the payment of Wr. Lovrer ¢ffered « reso! at per diem allowance to Mr. McGuire since the commence: ment of the seesion. Agreed to. Varions importast motions and resolutions having been disposed of, the body adjourned. Later from Havana and Key West. LIBERATION OF THE AMERICAN SEAMEN—BEPORTED NEGRO INSURRECTION, ETC Cuamieaton, Feb. 25, 1854. The steamship Isabel has arrived here, bringing Havana and Key West dates to the 224 imat. From Havana we learn that the three American sailors #0 long oonSned, had, through the exertion of Mr. Robert- sop, the acting United States Copeul, been liberated, and placed in hia handa. A report was current cf a nogro insurrection eastward of Cardenas. A change of troops had been unexpectedly made at Puerto Privelpe. ve Io Bavana all was quiet. No French fleet had made its Sppesrance, THE MARKETS. Sugar was cull at Havans, through the want of ship- ping. Freights to Koglacd were quoted at five guineas. Flour was scarce. Rice and lard were improving. Box shooks were badly wanted, Execution of John Hadcock. Hamirtos, N. Y., Feb. 26, 1854. Jobn Hadoock suffered the extreme ty of the law yesterday, at Morrisville, for the mui of Mre Mary E. Gregg. Alter the certainty cf his death was announced to him he beceme resignec to his fate, and on Thursday last made & confession to the Rev: Mr. Tacker, of Morris- ville, of bis guilt, and acknowledged that he had only feigned insanity, in the hope that he eet er bang- He expressed a fervent hope that God wor ojatea, him, and asked forgiveness of all whom he had injured. On Friday morning, aboat halt-past 10 o'sioak. be walked from bia cell ard seated himeel’ in the chair under the Tope. The rope being adjusted, and the cap drawn, be joined in prayer with Rev. Mr. Tocker. At the close of the prayer be again eckuowledge his guilt andthe justice of bos punishment, when the rops was cut. and he was launched into eternity. He struggled for about six minutes, and was left hangiog twenty minutes, when he was pronounced dead, and his body was cut down. The Murder of Mrs, Filler at Onondaga. . SYRACUBE, }» 45, 1864 Some most horrible disclosures have been made by the witness, Cummings, in relation to the murder of the wif of Alfred Filler at Onondaga, telegraphed on Thurs- Gay. The murder was the a3t of Fi ler himself, and hod e raugement of the body, and other details, to’ give ‘ance of burglary, a subsequent murder, were made by bim before be started to call fcr help. All the Parties concerned im the case are ia the penitentiary here. Suicide of a Sea Captain. Cuasumsron, Feb. 25, 1854. The bark Parco, of Thomaston, with coal, fram New York for New Orleans, arrived at Savannah on Friday, Naw Oatmans, Feb. 24, 1! ‘The steamship Paxapero, from San Ji arrived below, bringing Calif regsived by the Northern Li ‘Tae Post Office Department has awarded tho printing of the Mat of letters to the Daily Delia, That paper having ® girculation exess:ing thet of the Picayune, or any other paper in tne city, by 700 copies. Marine News from Key West. Kay Wasr, Feb. 23, 1864. ‘The weather hes been unusually severe of late. Never- theless, only one wreck and two vessels in distress are re- at New Orleans, &c. 804. has The brig Warren, Brown, from Jemaica arrived on the 11th in ¢istress She has and will nail to dey. fer New York, been repaired, i f 3 i rap ashore ov Cork Reef on the 20th. She was off by wreckers, and arrived here yesterday. The Southern Mail. Bautimorn, Fab. 26, 1864. We have no mail to night south of Richmond. Markets Naw Feb. 24, 1864, Cottom—Sales to-day 8000, and for tne week 47,000 Dales. Middling is quoted at 83¢0.a8%0. The decrease in the receipts at all the southern porta is now 602,000 bales. Stock om hand in this market 298,000 bales. Money is easier. Sterling exchange quoted at 7a 73, on Eee Prem. Gompy bags are advancing—now held at a Cramiuston. Feb. 24, 1854. The salea of cotton to-day were 1,700 bales, at prices raging from 7 to 103s. Middling fair is quoted at 9%, Horrist: Mcapgr and Surcips at Ranpoura. Boston Heraid contains some of & most revolting murder amd suicide committed at —8 men vamed Augustus Wilbur first killing bis wife, and afterwards cut his own throat with a razor. The family ‘wore seated at the breakfast table when this horrid deed je 4 ee rhein The vreiganen seven in number, the old- eet a girlef fourteen, youngest aged about two years, were all present Our informant, As Tower, of Ran- dolph.) says that the bodies, which he hed just left, presented ghastly ard booty spectacle. It would seem that Mr. Wilbur stepped to the wood room, which was clone at hand, and tock an axe, with which he strack his be . hy eeabin tees severed her head Poa! her 'y. It ts pro! om the appearance of body, tbat another blow was struck “es the neck, which left only ® few tendons to com the head to the trunk. The wubappy mas then cut bis throat with » razor, sod fell by the 8 de of bis mardered wife, the bodies toucht each other, and thelr life blood mingling in alarge pi upon tbe floor. Immediately after the fatal assault upon the mother, the ol¢est child sessed two of the youn children and ran to a neighbor's house, which was only « few rode Cistant. One of the boys, about eleven years of ‘ter, Tan dow ye Baptisy vilinee © qasrter of & mile dvetant, and gave alarm. greatest excitement prevails in Rando'ph in coneeqnence of this awful tragedy, A coroner's inquest fs being held. Piror Canaréd Ovr sy tur Sreamgr,—Mr. Bapjamin B. Tremere, the Berto pilot who navigated the Britiah steamer Arserica out of the barbor yesterday after. roon, wae urabdle to leave the venvel after getting beyond Boston Light, op, sctoutt cf the heavy sea, and acco: was obliged vo crosa the Atlantic, aa the steamer # Sirectly for Liverpool, without touching at Halifax, as Transcript Feb 24. ustal —Bostow ipt F Arrame oF Honor 1m Missiesiert.—We under- stand that © gestlones who came down the river on Mon- cay, otated thatthe Hon. Peter B Starke, representative from Solivar, and the Hon. © ©. Shackleford, representa- tre from Madison, left Jackson on Saturday last to Oght 8 duel in Louisiana opposite Vicksburg. The cause of the sifnir is stated to be am sitercation in the House of Repre- rentatives -between those gentiemen, in referecce to the levee tystem.—Natches ree Trader, Fb . 16, EARTHQUAKE IN MASSACHUSETTS.—A Cont states that the shook of feit ot Read ight, abort raléoight. Tre moise heard was s rumbling sound, and 2 e Jerziog of windows, and even the rocking of houses lowed. eartoquaks was sensib! ten miles from he ety it stent was noticed by many persows, and ita con- tinuance was sofficient]y Jong to rencer ail its phenomens quite distice’. The direction of the sound and motion peered to be from west to east.—Sceton Traveller, Fib. 24. Szcoyp Apvant—One of the Second Advent churebes in Salem, believing in the eomicg of Chrtst next May or June, and at this time in » highly exeitad atate of religiow feeling under that preaching, and having dati additions to their members, on Sunday Inst ba} teenty two peteona by immersion Three of the indi- vidas were 1 ere chikiren, lers than tweive years of age Some three theorsod persons wers present to witness the ceremonies — Newburyport Herald, Feb. 21. Domestic Misecliany, Orders bawe parted the Common Conoct! of Bostou for the vigorous enforcement of the liquor law ia that city. The trial of Joba R. On a charge of murder- ing Reuben Cozsens, of Sherburse, oa the 1éth of Septem- ber last, commenced at Kast Cambridge, Maes., on the ‘2iet inet, Mise Samantha Festman was drowned at Mansvester om the Zist inst. nhe was ee powing over ‘nd ldters intended ~~ for tha Naw Yous Port of Hew \ork, February 25, 1654, CLEARED, Bisamship Jamestown, ‘Cavendy, Norfolk, £¢, Ladlam & ‘Breame! usta, , Savannah, 8 L Mitehill. Srsamsbip Jas hager, Adams, Oharlosven, Spoford, Ties daly Aagle Saxon (Bx, Sinnolt, Liverpool, Kermit & Ca- wr Continen’, Drummond, Liverpeol, W #3 T Tapscott, Brie Puce of the Ooean (new, clipper), Koad, London, JW ip Bhslwer, Robinson, Rotterdam, KD Hurlbud & Co. Liberty, Atkins, Co. ee Gaston, Risnshe, Pesee, Henschen aU: shi A Orleans, Stanton & Deon. aaeegene fiorman (Hem), Dickman, Bolts, Win Vou ity 9% for NYork, makjec sits wowte ant With Toes of sailor ett Liverpool Jan Burnen—Arr Fob § Hermann, Kubimean, Wi Bris alemods Bo. Anuyah, Onin Shih, Gable, Mebteo, N Fork Sod, vsmpAaniA Wise Satake anjcts, ov, Sabaeelae Sobr Julia A Mister, Frases St Thomas, master. bile; Rove, Taorn, Charleston, ° i pi Bent Baath Py Head for Orleans. 81 418 oon I Gundoresn Mtoe” Bene GL, Fans er, Boston, master. Es won ace, | Gorn rare te, Doce Kaneip, Lorentz, and Ocean, Behr Adele Follols, Racket Philadelphia, Jed Hane, pote Fob3, Europa, from Liverpool for MY. fen pilloots, Dissseway, Barismnere, Jenne $ heres. Sectanre ci ba uae ‘ao, master jamoederae Sehe de Ross, { mands S080 . Buixwax—Pus in Fed 9, Addison, Brown, from Shields toe Steamer Locust Point, Layfield, Parker Vein Coal Company. ig Tine Grdarpinns Wilsoe Londons oud proese th. infor Londons ‘Spencer, sand proces NYork; (ay ‘the Seuibampton, es lis, Baker, NYork; Naomi, Wright, do, (both paid fram the tg 8th, Kate Swanton (from London), e ede, Laub, WYork for Bremen: ed ‘Feb 8, Hy Ware, Nason, (from Oaleuttad, ennald, Sava ee Boston; 24th, Grampas, msEND—SIi S ofviuer ahh Wh, cept, oem, ange Grant, i waunie. York. ‘Brig Wineward (ot Bucksport), Killmae, Pensacola, 17 days. with lum ber, to master. The W rasexperioncea heavy weather. Bric Mary, Lindsley. Galveston. 24 dayr, with cotton, £0, to Watemna ‘Dimon! £Co, ins exporiencod Deavy weather during the pase Joke. Galveston, 23 days, allien, Me Mary. Marshall, for NOrleans; Work. Brig Joba alteed (ot Piitston), bogie lara &o,to masier, fas eed heavy weather, een and ror 4 }, do. es—Arr 9, Miller, Brig Macon, Watkins, Se 10 days, with cotton, &9, i bot nr tae raat nN eee ts ip a. Ta port oth, ‘ine, Diltagss tor ees rig lus fo! rannah, 12 days, ‘ALTa—Arr Jan 26, Bast Boston. Boston; 27th, cotton, &o, 103 Fairbanks, Has experienced heavy weather | 8u tana. Watson, ‘Eben Mon tos ‘29h, during the passage, lost pari of deok load, stove boat, bul Burt pg Pap rn fat Bee warks, el Tyrone (ot Harrington), Walle Darien Ga, 10 days. ‘Highiands bestiog WNW 18 tallos’ Saw a fore ber beamenda and fall of water; the mast eared to have been wrecked in the . Hows, Krave, 23, in a gale, love jibI ‘Bohr Kensington, Joni enced heavy weather on boas. 6 Quaenstown—Bla Feb 7, Poll (or Philadelphia), having rm back jorTeRDAM—In port Lei ae 4 dereon, Comin, and Washington, NC, 6 days. Himingtons$ dager kiss stort fo pauane, "Feb 2, in & gale, loss Bchr Do'phin (of Rileworth), Lord, Wilmington,NO, 7 day . King, Boston. Feb 20, lat £4 on UO. tpoke eohe guen, from Wilaiegems | poeanweATE Arr Heb 9, Grasd Turk, King, Beaten, wit bere - on Has experienced hi avy weather aad lost part pplied with anchor aad chain. of deck Te Feb 8—Tho Manb Peabody, which fine atten, Peabody, Sehr Ben, Zoll 2 anlage. BO 6 days. ry NC, 8 da: rk, 4 her’ Saree es Sohr Agnes. Lord Wil Ti Schr Anna Somers, Somers,{Baltimore, 6 days Fed 21,20 mileeaiet Chlsoetesgas parsed a sehr rot sheet 169 03 170 1 eon ber beamen: mm 4 deen taken ‘aterioe ‘with rigging and sails atescbod; ince sien sa tae cokes with part washed off; was painted black with s red streak ground ber stern; wae eo much under water could not make iy ‘the Monterums, bound to York, whieh pub back here her name ov dhe ga‘o this peleineee ve her anchors dar: upon and wae towed of The Manhattan, off the King’s dool Soh Scans Ra Peng Cem! |, Work. ontland. ‘The O experienced heavy weath: Feb 20, $0 miles ESE of Bag FP. pasrage. Which swept tte deeks, stove wats, wad ona the vou: | sequently vet to leak; om goun, ¢ pumps fous: oF , hi ta ‘gerticn of sho erew they wereable to | “Fts'Wirshecter Moore, which vr obits, had lost her anchors and chaias and jammed her ler %h—The Manhattan Peabedy, ‘rom NYork. which ashore a veoend time, yesterday, off Ki iis Lyman, Sevoanah, 12 days, ‘The MH aplit tare Paine, Noptsit fae n Schr Tier, Fatious, Wortolt: it Schr Ha: bing er, Hecper, Norfolk tor Boston, Schr Mary Jave, Bailey, Virginia Behr Jape hoes, Bilingsworth, Hd seeteetenns en eee Se Saks Perea, Meviis backer te Renn. ns | ack tsac eae ne coctise, Seps eoe iach ot het ir w 101 rat jan 7, a Golden Cloud sshere on Sandy Hook. bs weer ad tard, seine ot whieh is 41 ts |. A very dies Ee. vine fay ty ea done tye Reruanwev—Bark Bdward, Patterson, hence palachi- 38 been ordered irown overboard; she In 2000 inet Feturned to pers this morning sinving ‘on the | inohes per hour (¢ nist, 1m a gale irom NE, of Barnegat eatire | Tonzamony, Feb 5—The WH Davies, Carling, tees suit of sails and sprung slosh; wae towed to the city by | Liverpcol for MOrleans, wan wrecked ? tteamtug Hester, e oty PY | Burrs i7eh Jan; ihe seoward only saved’ “(WomecThe Fre, ies reported as Baving sailed ‘23th Jan from Balen (were a had put my ‘the 124h), for NOrieaas. ) BELOW Ship Havre, Mulford, from H. Jen 17, ‘ Ip . ‘ave, Jan 17, with mdse and =, jonsers, 10 M Livir gston. Pidiso’ one brig, unkacwn. atecetanecermennanmne ders AAMT Shanes pate, Bs ; Jam i (clipper), Philadelphia, in tow of steamvog Leviathan. Wind during the day ENE. (By Sanpy Hoox Pairing ba ye) ‘ One brig off the Highlands, with loss of foretopmast. bound . The stesmadin Hi }, bound is A See eee Ramee Matar ee es ext. ent, Wind RNE, a: d blow'ng fresh. ca Mewpors vo Chasiaseon brs at tate Pee discharge, from Teak), and bean ordered to CHARLESTON Tat tart ene Levis, RYork. Havre, Startivant fe ard, y ok arr ia doe Tuthilh tor Mork, ide Arr 8th, echr Marvaret Ai Smith, Bi 4 ra BA, ’ ie Rovane. wm Devonshire, Mallet, Lis Sherman, NYork: 17sb, IN— Arr Fob ; fo sobr Stephen Tabor, Unley, frem do Bolaley. frem €o (arr LE, SO—Arr Feb 4, sche Cornel chs Arcade, Baynes, Barton oa jonas; 10th, sehes Gitkey, som, New York; F M M «HA Soyo Fed 20, sol ey A bn are Orleans; 2let ot nior, Is Ballivan, bark BS ares 32, bark (Br,) Peinesss Alien, tr Feb A Banx wae ape shore in Lynhaven Bay, Vs, 224 inst, with som sails view™n away, pie h the A was in contact, Bark Civpr, from Cs'lno for United States, which pub into Pelklend jslands)eaky, would dem: Kewpat., from 8) John, for Pr: Ten sshore pight 2ist inet in the snow storm. ‘avd fali land, near alin is bil ‘bud wil probably be got off afer dleoSerging Kineman, Mat | th" lous of "dock Tekan andria fer Bastport; J & Polat, Balttmore on Ni of water, cargo, Scun Native AMPRICAN, arrive Sunday lest a tore for Boston; the rig Xow -rding. Cardenas 3th inst for Beltaet. Str 20h. brige Wm D Shartz, Stickney, Ham va, caton: Forester, Oliver, Potomac River odne by Gooraspern, 8 Maicbaven, from Virginis, ey N do, wiih range Dh By tea aid sohis % A Paine a ul AW. bari iSereiane, tries @ it . a FP iiams Xeogniea D Shurts, Forester. sohrs rtd P Chase, Cham pio WODILB— Are Pi ‘ships Joseph Waern (new), Wagh. bern, Wissageety Carglen Maguys, Case, NYotk, aay grape eg a be ‘Rha inet: abe smaged. fecm Wilmington for NYork, yartes x tward down Som $UoKet ola Feb 3), sobr Trysil, Brows, Phile- 22. schrs GS Rogers, Rogers pry wore 7 Prestoctoesils. Machisefor Perley, Suonwosd, Havens © Cutt apr NanTi ton, whieh went do! * WeW LONDON- Arr ¥. G HF arn of bar trop, rivets, wi The vensel ‘will probably A Senn, named @ or Geo B Scots, of Fret ore st Dar: h inst, nod ell hands; on pposed corn and h oP Cxo A Snir, Wiley, of New London, from ©: ith a carro o in aopronchivg the dock s* rf, Borton, cn Wednes. ay n ght, struc! ne le im ber bottom, Feb 19, artless, Mg Fes 18 sohrs Wompatuck, Bi aad ot feo,which stove of boat Porkina of ino and ™ ¢ Mis loomer ; ‘ ome saves Galore Palio, York. Cd 10th, beler Awa 0. Pratt, Brisket, 42; 1oth, Tavernier, Lever, do via key West; sone Julie NYork. b 17, eohr Risk, Bailock, Andere ST DENNIS— are Obarleston WILMIN STON, Mo aet Reb 20, sotrs Malabar, ker, Boston, tor ped yd ey ay . Roee, Bovton: