The New York Herald Newspaper, January 6, 1855, Page 1

THE NEW YORK HERALD. WHOLE NO. 6707. ADVERTISEMEN(S KENEWED BVEBY DAY. oo | fe df ‘ ‘or metais, unless bills of are aigned therefor and the value thereof therein expressed, = he £ GUNA, No, 4 Bowling green. ‘There be no steamships of this tine New ‘ork until further notice. of class ome from Fhiladelybia and Liverpool, found in jens. From hia,.....830 | From Liverpool.......$45 eae: wae badger Lae tote kas ca Was wortific of pasmage, rr in sume of £1 and upwards, Apply to cid, Sanita pha alnut street, Pai low York. Agen! ia, and No. 7 Broad- way, LASGOW AND NEW YORK S' COMPANY.— ‘The new and powerful NEW YORK, 2,400 tons and 600 horse power (K. Craig. Commander,) and GLASGOW, 1,962 tons, and 400 horse power, (W. Com- ping Cecomenee,) © it ex; for the trade between wi rr New York and.G! sailas under. From Net ta Seacuow salary : First cabin saloon state-rooms (stew: number ot cl ger wil be taken, supplied with provisions of good quall. 20th January, at 12, noon:. ads fee ia. cooked, ut $40 each, urgeon, . apply toJ. MeSYMON, 23 Broad: or 8 New it lew York. for passage. NITED STATES MAIL STEAMER’ FOR SOUTH- am] and Havre.—The United States mail . LOUIS, J. A. Wotton, Commander, will Eig New York on Saturjay, January the 1uth, at M., from pier No. 47 North river, foot of Beach Price of passage, Uirst cavin, $140; secoud cabin, way, ‘ork city bills or gold only re- $76. not wanted during thp vo; ould de sent on rd the da, heed eee Lid below.” No it taken after Thursday, January the 11th. For or © apply to mkt Livineston, Agent, 63 Broadway. EW YORK AND CALIFORNIA STEAMSHIP LINE, a Nicaragua, t! br egerts aes bagel sayd icaragua proprieturs.-—The splendid double engine steamship STAN OF Tite’ WEST, 2,500 tons Durkan, Capt. E. W. Turner, will leave from pier No, 8 North river, at o'clock P. M. precisely, for Punta Arcnas, on Friday, January 12, 1860, connecting with the favorite ateamsbip Uncle Sam, 3,000 tons burthen, over the Nicaragua transit route, huving but twelve miles of land transportation by first claws carriages. These steamers are unsw in their veotiia and accommoda tion. For information or passage appt only to . MORGAN, Agent, No. 5 Sen Green, letter bage mace per half ounce. de EW YORK ‘AND NEW ORLEANS STEAMSHIP COM Ue efice, Letters 26 cent .—For New Orleane, sto at Hav: Eothe United Seater mail’—The steemshig Bla W. J.D, Bullock, Commander, will for the above ports on Tussiay, January th, wt 12 o'clock, from at foot of Bouch street, Norto’ river. Freight for Interior and for Mutile, sonsizned to oar agents in New Orleans, Jamen Coonoly & Co., will be forwarded free of comminsions Passengers for'Havana, must pro- cure passports be/ore leav ag port. For freight or pas- apply | to LIVINGSION, CROCIERON &. GO, jo. 81 Broadway. N. 3.—The Cahawba, R. W: Commanvier, will succeed the Black Warrior, ursday, Juouary 2btb. Bills of lacing mast sent in for signing the evening previous to the ship USTRALIA INDEPENDENT gto i passage—Orly sylty dollars for @ passage to Mel- Arne. lenght A Irelipper ship RASTER 8: ATE, 1,600 tons burtben, Simon Koss, comm’r, will have immo: diate despatch for Seloourne. The accommodations of this fine ship for ‘ngers, both io first and second cabins, are those of any other vessel now up. As Bumber of passengers are taken, early ap- tion . The proprievors of this popular Frc ga ot ber of ve ies and others hay- Wwe been unaoi w «@ passage, Oring to the high rates hitherto: charged, havo deter: to a limited number of at the low price of eighty dollars, which will provisions, water, atieudance, ahd all other ne- eessaries for the voyage, witb the sole exception of bed- ding. Having a great portion of her a ‘and passen- already engage, she wll nave despatch. For apply on board, at pier No. 7, E. R., to ELLIOIY, 140 Pearl street, or, RICH ARDSON & CO., 62 South street. PIONEER LINE, CARRYING THE United States mail. —The new aad elegant Al =. ‘ship GEORGES, Willian slater, Jr.» master, 1) th will succeed the Ocean Queen as twenty third ship of this line, for Syincy aud Melbourne, and will have immediate h. Parsengers for Syduey taken un- der government arrangewen(s, psying part here and balance in work after arrival, w! is guaran- ‘teed to them at very high rates. Cabin accommodations pot surpassed by any sh.p afloat. Inteading passengers examive taki eleewhere. Hor Pg ange ayo eos a pi at Fe" MELBOURNE, AUSTRALIA—MUTUAL LINE.— Positi’ first vesssel.—The superior fast.sailing z ship TAR(AK, Edward A. Mix, matter, having of her cargo on board, will be despatched in g few and cap takea small quantity of goods, if “ engaged. This ship has fine accommocations for a few first apd second cabin passengers, For freigut or which will be taken at moderate rates, at pior 13 Last river, or to MAILLER & 10) 108 Wall street. Sesers. Rogers, Warfield, Lord & Co., agents at Meibourne. Mr. H M. Warileld, of the above firm, recently from Austratia, can be seen at our office dail & SP tae as AnD, FLORIDA—U, 8. MAIL LINE— Capetedtians vet Brera for Savannah sen, kes No. 4, North river, Bills of iading signed on board, Sroeey ot Aiea” Gate Cats from New York to Jacksonville, 631; to Pilatka, $33, FLORIDA.—SEMI WEEKLY o'clock P. Mt. ; MORNING EDITION—SATURDAY, JANUARY 6, 1855. THIRTY-THIRD CONGRESS. SECOND SESSION. Senate, Wasuivaron, Jan. 5, 1855, RELIEF OF DR. KANE. Mr. Suuwer, (free soil) of Mass., presented a memo- rial from the Board of Trade of Boston, asking that the Secretory of the Navy be empowered to send immedigte. ly one or more vessels to the relief of Dr. Kane. Ro. ferred to the Committee on Naval Affairs. ‘THN MILITARY ACADEMY BILL ‘Was then taken up, and the amendments reported by the Committee on Finance concurred in, and then passed. (This bill vas tor appropriations.) Mr. Banger, (whig) of N. C., then made a motion that when the Senate adjourn, it be to Tuesday next, Mon- day being the 8th ofJanusry. Agreed to. SOLDIER’ BOUNTY LAND BILL. Mr. Bropmeap, (dem.) of Pa., endeavored to get the Boldiers’ Bounty Land bill before the Senate, but on aug: gestion of Mr, Cass it was made the special order of the day for Tuesday next. ‘THE JUDIOLAL REFORM BILL. Was then taken up. Mr. Borizn (S. R.), of 8, 0., spoke in support of the Mr. Dovaras offered a substitute for the bill, and moved to dispense with the . of Conn., offered an amendment, to inatead of ten Circuit Juiges, I present this amend: the Committee on mendment with the concurrence the Judiciary, Accepted. Mr Dovcuas (dem), of ILI differ entirely with the Chairman of the Judiciary Committee. «I w: not have the Judges of the Supreme Court always at Washington, ‘They should make circuits, associate with local judges as now, and mingle with the bar—otherwise they will become mere Paper judges. I would havo the judges also rotate, so that in nine consecntive years each would baye presided one year in each of our nine judi- cial districts. I would have an intermediate Court of Appeals between the District and Supreme Court. The Supreme Court, in addition to their salaries, should re- ve the compen-ation and mileage of members of Con- gress while travelling and holding sessions of the Court of Appeals, and I would apply the same rule of com- pensation to the District Judges in similar cases. Mr. Pratt (whig) of Md., to Mr. Douglas—How, by your ‘substitute, do you lessen the labors of the du- preme Court? Mr. DovGLas—The Court of Appeala would prevent Many cases from going 7 to the Supreme Coart. An Pea from the District Court to the Circuit Court, the composed of District and Circuit Court Judges, amounts to no\hing; but the Court of Appeals, composed of six Judges, besides the one having original jurisdic- tien, would ely to nettle the cases ly, and keep them away from theSupreme Conrt. fupreme Court Judges holding but one circuit term per year in- stead of several—and that but for two or three months— could spend most of the year at Washington, and havo mucb more leisure than now, Mr. Cass, (dem.) of Mich., waa in favor of keeping the Judges in contact with th people, and that two Judges in a district should always sit together. He thought the Supreme Judges should be confined to the Supreme Court, seat of government, and was oj (soem to their considering anything concerning a case’ yond the re- Mr. Geyer, (whig) of Mo., was opposed to @ centraliza- tion of the Supreme rt, and in favor of the Judges continuing their circuits, He moved to strike out the firet section, to test the sense of the Senate upon the in- crease of Judges, but Mr. Cla hoped no test vote would be taken at this atage of the bill, and therefore the Senate adjourned to Tuesday next. House of Representatives. Wasimnaton, Jan, DELEGATE WROM NENRASKA, Napoleon Bonaparte Giddings, the delegate from No- brarka, appeared, and was qualified by taking the oath to support the constitution. Mr. Euiorr, (whig) of Mass., introduced a bill making ppropriations for continuing the repairs of injury done at "lymouth beach. Referred to the Committee on Com- merce, 5, 1855, KESOUE OF DK. KANK, Mr. Watprincr, (dem.) of N. ¥., presented a memo- rial fron the New York Life Saving Association, and one from the marise insurance companies of the same city, asking for the fitting out of an expedition for the rescue of Dr. Kane, now iu the Arctic zone. Referre3 to the Committee on Commerce. On motion of Mr. Stantox, (dem.) of Kentucky, from the Printing Committee, twenty thousand extra ‘eopics of the President's late River and Harbor bill veto mes- sage were ordered to be printed—86 against 61 ‘The House went into committee on private bills, and subsequently passed fourteen. Adjourned. Our Washington Correspondence. Wasmoros, Jan. 3, 1855, Kei@on Know Nothingism—Doings in the House and the Scnate—Gen. Scott Uefore the Army Committee of the House—Re-union of College Societies at the Capital— Speeches of Dowglas and Others. Mr. Keitt made his grand anti-Know Nothing speech to-ay inthe Honse. The galleries were crowded to over- flowing by & brillant audience, who were anticipating this attack upon Mr, Banks, the Know Kothing cham- pion of Massachusafts. Mr. Banks, unfortunately, fy away, which may have afforded the orator of to-day au opportunity to speak, which he was delighted to take advantage of; for were Mr. Banks here, he would, be. yond doubt, answer Mr. Keitt in a manner that he woul\! not at all relish, {f be has any regard for his reputation asan orator and logician Although Mr. Keitt spoke weil, still it appeared as if he felt he had the worst side of the subject, and it was up-hill work to him, It may be of advantage here to sugges! to Southern politicians not to be too hasty in taking a stand in opposition to the new lion of the day, whose roar promises, from present appearances, to bo as potent and influential south of won snd Dixon’s line a+ it has been north of it. After ‘the rpeech of Mr. Keitt, Mr. Clingman introduced his mediation resolution, and spoke upon it at some leagth. Tt was ae unfavorable time.- The members have been satiated witn buncomb talking, and as sooo as Mr. Clingnan commenced, all but a very few of the members left the House, and those who remained listened with an. indifference that (ndieated that they had only remained out of respect to the speaker. Nothing was done with Mr. Clingman’s resolu when the ‘ouse adjourned, Nothing at all was done in the Senate but a jong, stale and dull discussion upon the Bouuty Land bill, which Tewulted in nothing. galleries of the chamber were wit umber of pretty girls, who had eroded in with the expectation of ng Senator Sumner on his mediation project. He will likely speak to-morrow. Gen. Winfield Scott is now in the city, and to-day has been before the Committee on the Army of the GIDE his views at length upon the new army bill o . Faulkner's, whieh has already been published in the Henatp. It apy ‘8 the old veteran warrior has read the bill in the ALD, and his experience told him it was not the thing. He talked to the committee this m ~ pds and, I Daa a Bs g effect; for LJ posed arm, 1} mac! modified from the bill it was originally intended to re- port. It is certainly something to be commended that he committee should exhibit courteay and Jutqment ve- enough to listen, and act upon the experience in wars. with closed doors, the particulars of which I sent off by telo- teran hero of two » The ts held» private caucus to- and which will bi; before obtain Ph the ty ie nolat al A mca apou the tariff question, ‘the talking to caucus was warm, exci and ant sthe. resolutions ex; sive or sentiment of the party were offered aud down, before the resolution was finally adopted—the oop of which I telegra you. ‘¢ bad quite an inte! ual treat here to- t, in the ben of a national reun on of societies flourishing Delta . In the leave pier ra North river, on Sai SD o'elock P.M. precisely. For freight spn om board, where all bills of will q-4 ve pat tag Gano ride ‘as follows:—To Jack- Yeloes P.M. ; will in Nor- pay ES | by) for: the 5, morning, From Norf pment ‘and fare and OY YODLAM & NTS, 92 Broadway. hereby sanyo vessels owned at the East, i shops and cargo, to on claims ary 1 . o ut elo- juent F b, and waa loud!; vee ae by the mem. Bers of Delta Kappa 5 we were mive, and if be remained in he expected called | Upon to orvamze more territories. was got ashamed to be known as the assistant for the propagation of the rinciple ‘hat Americans should be allowed the privi- 0 for themselves. Senator Rook’ Mr. Keitt, Mr ‘Mr, Clark, of the Society, and rom wi the ta- and also woll worthy of this name,) which, for brilliancy and hyn of imagery, and the points of logic upon which thi beauty was hey ose weuld compare wtth anythiag that has ever come human lips. Nineteen Statea were more for fornia, than any other man of this new State, and bevond doubt he will be raturaed et the Senatorial election which is about to take place in the California Legislature, Ni ronan poem oF the Aumy, z ‘rom ington Intelligen . 4. Gen. Winfield Scott is now in the ays =e of summons of the Committee on Milit Kitatre in the House of Representatives. He apent tw8 hours, yester- day, before committee, in explanation of the wants of the military service, and is decided in bis opinion as to the necessity of a organization of the army. In the Sonate, the bill Yor the re-organisation of the sr: my was re-committed, with the understanding that the two committees o! Congress would have the benefit of the veteran’s advice on the subject, Gen. sng, ot atinguished officers of the army will be summoned before the committees. There appears to be a general impression that the schemes for which Mr. Shi is laboring in the Senate, and Mr. Faulkner in the House, will meet with favor. That portion of the bill which provides for an increase of the army secures almost universal concurrence. The increase of pay and the retired list may produce some difference of Splaios, but they seem to be dependent propositions, The subjoined correspondence appsars in Dutch received by the last steamer, and’ has been dered of ficient interest to be translated for the Intelligencer, hrowing additional light on a claim upon the govern. m which our government has considered of sufficfent importance to form the subject of a formal demand for liquidation:— [From the Echo Universel, Oct. §.] FROM MR. VAN HALL TO MR. BELMONT. eek 4s isd! Aug. 31, heed m— Among the papers enc! inthe three packages which I had the honor to send you on the 20th of June last, and of which you have been pleased to acknowledge the reception the 4th July following, it appears that rome documents hi ny in among them which do not be- long to Mr. Gibson, and which, in consequence, the gov- ernment of the Netherlands would desire to have restored. Being persuaded, sir, that neither yourself or your government would wish to take advantage of a mistake of this nature, I take the liberty to have recourse to your obliging intermediary to induce Mr. Gibson to re- store such documents as do not belong to him; and I flatter myself of a good result from your intervention in thiv matter, since it was in consequence of your re- quest of the 4th of January, 1854, that the government of the Netherlands caused to be forwarded from Bata via to the Colonial Department all the papers belong- 6, to Mr. Gibson, and which consequently were restored ‘o him. I pray you, sir, to receive the renewed assurance of my distinguished consideration. VAN HALL Mr. Betmont, Charge d’ Affaires of the United States of America, ME. VAN HALL TO MR. BELMONT. Tux Hacun, Sept. 28, 1854. Sm—I have had the honor to receive your official of the 19th of this month. I perceive, with pleasure, that Mr. Gibson has declared himself disposed to restore the documents not intended for him, which, by an error, were found among those claimed by him. "I hasten to vented my thanks for your kind intervention in tvia matter, At the rame time, Mr. Gibson has expressed a desire to be furnished with a list of the documents called for, and this, no doubt, with a view to facilitate their resto ration. Unfortunately the Department of Foreign Af faire finds it impossible to comply with this request. You will readily understand, sir, that tho packaos | 91 receiving a permit from them. The clerk transmitted to Me Gibson not having been opened at tue | {0 ire Wardens shall act ax clerk to department, and being supposed to contain alon har samara 5 papers asked for in your note of the 4th . ..uary The comm ball ney 4 pes senses no knowledge of what they cont aide * erous by the Fire Wardens. and cow- it otherwise, the mistake could not hay It appears to me that Mr. Gibson is w le the assortment without any indication on. \r po he himself is aware of what belongs to him and what | urre does not. If, however, he wou! prefer not to give him self thia trouble, 1 will be extroi. ly obliged (tres recon naiseant) to you, sir, if you 2 60 kind as to pro- to him fo send you fhe pac s entire, in which after having indicated the papers, the possession of wich eau be of 110 eonstquente 10 Mr, Gibson, then-1o return to you the documents first asked fer by him. Hoping that, by the one or the other of these means, and by ald of the above indications, the deficiency of a | int uch as Mr. Gibson desires to have will be supplied, seize this oecasion to renew to you, &e, | VAN HALL, | | | cane I will haaten to sort them out ia your presence, and | Mr. BeLyonr, Charge d'Affaires of the U. 8, America, Mite BELMONT TO M&. YAN HALL U. 8. Lecarion ar tun Have, Sept. 9, 1854, Sm—1bave the honor to acknowledge tho receipt of your note of the 7th inrt., by which 1 see, with deep regret, that the government of the Netherlands persist« in reftsing to allow the claim of Captain W. M. Gibson. | for the cruel treatment and losses which he suilered at the hands of the officials of Netherlands India, J shail lose no time in transmitting to my government 8 copy of this communication. ‘The several motes which I have had the honor of ad- dressing to you on the subject bave fully developed the views enterta y the government of the United | States im regard to the claim of Mr. Gibson, and I do not ¢vem St, therefore, necessary to enter into further argu- | ments on the subject, though I must be permitted to | observe that the reasoning upon which your last note | bases the refusal of his Majesty's government, appears to me quite ns inadmissible as that contained in your former communications. alter M. Gibsou, an American citizen, sailing under | the flag of his country, has been most er justly imprisened and despoiled of his property by the ‘authorities of the Netherlands India; and as his right- ful claim for indemnity is wholly refused by you, it now , on.y remains for my government to take such.measures | for the enforcement of Mr. Gibson's claim as it may | deem fit and proper in the premises. AUGUSTE BELMONT. | | wersel comments om this The Fditor of the Echo Uni correspondence as follows :— ‘The suarp language of the American minister in his note of the th september to Mr. Van Hall, in which he | speaks of the enforeement of Gibson's claim by ‘the government at Washington, has attracted universal attention in the country; and we may ask if this threat- ening attijude of the American government may not | have been warranted by the inconceivable stupidity | committed in regard to thexe documents’ Among these | * papers there are several which would furnish strong | ‘umenta to the American legation. pt. Gibson would seem to poss*ss, among others, a document emanating from the Judge of Instruction at Batavia, which declares that there are no ands for groseeution against bim, the instructions of a high ju ial funetionary stating that Gibson’s conviction must | be obtained at all ; a declaration of an officer at Palembang that he had been induced to sign the verbal process of Gibson's arrest without knowing the contents; ie & number of others ef the highest importance to Mr. son. ‘The notes whieh we have published show that Mr. Van Hall, if be attaches no tance to the docu- that have so singularly fall n into the portfolio merican captain, nevertheless has not neglected spy means to obtain their restitution. It is curious, (rquant indeed, to see a Minister who has nothing to fo with the dispatch or forwarding burean condescead ing’ to desire to sort Out, and that with solicitude, (em- engem: pa) mis-sent documenesin presence of Mr. Belmont. it when even this ministerial sorting out | ce, when eve the documents the two notes of Mr. Van Hall | Lave been restored, we shall hardly be ina better posi- | tion, Mr, Gibson being enabled to avail himself of them the same as before. ss 8 ates, Oot: #1 | RONDWweT, THE FAG “aoa | re axwared that in an interview We between Mr. Van cated to the pub- Gnoxowrr, ta Hiove, In regard to the reclamation of Mr. Gibson, was ever'a | care conducted in #0 extraordinary a manner? To place carelessly into the bands of the adverse party documents which were essential in opposing his claim; throw the blame of this stupidity a stew be that our innocent subordinat Guoxpwer, tn Hacen. By chance we are enabled to ex; the silence of nial Gatto aseerasb tare) le , relation to the documents Mr Gibbons are assured that et edt bileation of ter “e nlgrabie setpateh wap rarities ,* was to Aw sterdam recommending the official organ to Ignore those famous letters. } Sevene Gate at LeaGca—Lom ov ax Avmcas Vin. | m..—By the arrival of the bark Maraval, from Inagua, we have received an account of & severe gale from the N W., whieh occurred there on the 16th of December. The schooner Mary Reed, of New York, Captain Lee, while lying at anchor in Man-of-war bay, dragged her an- chors snd went ashore, where . crew, nil and ar ye & total lors chore and went foul the schooner behead | | without the permit of the commissioners being: ob- | tify the congregation as to the tim | conduct such election; and the trustees and their suc. | display | ker barde—-the national democrat«—have been sold out, pei paid for the concern came | from the wervi | gotetors were Horatio teymour and | chell Clique of Oneida county, It will mot be politic for | of tie wo abel. apacondas ehlorofe | State, whet eouree wh AFFAIRS IN ALBANY. NEW YORK LEGISL LEGISLATORE. Senate. Avoany, Jan. 5, 1855. Mr. Cianx reported a bill to abolish tho fees of Coun ty Judges as Surrogates. NOTICKS OF BILLA. By Mr. Brooxs—To amend the ch Railroad company. “ By Mr. Srxvcrn—In relation to excavations in New York city. { | | r of the Panama By Mr. Barr—To regulate sales by the Sheriff of New York. Also, to repeal the Dissection bill. Also, to probibit the New York and New Haven Railroad compa- | ny from running their cara on the Haglem track. By Mr, Suknkiti—To authorize investments to be mace by the Superintendent of the Bank Department. HILLS INTRODUCED. By Mr, Brooxs—To punish for fraudulent and over is- sue of stocks, and to prevent persons holding similar of- fices of trustin more than one company. By Mr. CLank—'To suppress intemperance. By Mr. Srexcrr—Relative to unclaimed dividends of insurapee companies. Mr. SrENckx laid on the table a con it resolution calling om Congress to repeal the duty of coal. NON-HYSIDENTS AND TAXATION, The Committee of the Whole took up the bill Intended to reach the property of non-residents, for taxation, domg business in the State, and ordered it to # third } Van Buren, (the cles was dignified | and convincing to his party. chief in laying out every prog | cratic press took refuge under | soul aud centre of the cent colabrated “ Albany regency ? fohin VagBuren said, possessed “all the brains.”’ .) Wright and Marcy, were con sulting members of that formidable organization ; but Mr. Croswell’s pen always gave form, vigor and sub: stance to their suggestions. Caution aad discretion were his safeguards. He studied politics as a science, and men ad mentally constituted. His confidential friends were extremely few, and those wore seloctod with @ single eye to thoir fitness as subordinate political managers. His study of human nature was profounl— he penetrated beyond the mere physiognomy—and, with his eaglo eye, discriminating mind, sagacity and distinc- tiveness, comprehended ata glance the object of bis in- quiry. With such ap acknowledged leader, the democratic party rode triumphant over all manner of opposition for twenty years, The Argus was the political text book, and hone wax found to question ite orthodoxy. It stood not only at the head of all other of its pariy papers ia ut throughout the whole Union; it wok a jed position than any political print, ever be- fore or since. The time was when it waa ineviteble iispey p death to any one who undertook to conduct imself contrary to the dictum of the Regency, as the bull of mmunication in the Argus was certain of producing @ decapitation. Their edict must be obeyed their plans perfected aud carried into execution; and whilst prosperity favored the party in the State ani na- tion, no one questioned the superior management of the Albany dictators. Only five months since Edwin Cro#- well’s name was withdrawn from the proprietorship of the Argus, and already it is in the hands and unier the reacing. The dame committee took up the bill disfranchising persons giving or receiving money to influence suflrages. * Assembly: ALBANY, Jan. 5, 1855, The report of the Superintendent of Public Inatruc- tion was received. By Mr. Arrery—For tho security’ of Ir. w—For the secur of passengers on steam ferry boats %. ieee ied Mr. Dicksox—To amend the fire lnws of New York city. Mr, LuiGu—For the preservation of the harbor of Noy Mr Me d the ch , Ruopes—To amend the charter of the Brooklyn City Raiirons. Company. ’ By Mr, 8xartwG—To amend the charter of the Brook- lyn Gas Company By Mr. Letou— and gift distributic = Mr Cocks—To enable the Common Council of New York to take testimony in certain cases, By Mr. Stovvesant—For the protection of firemen in New York city. By Mr. Lmdn—To create a fund in aid of the New York Juvenile Asylum. Mr. Wuxp's resolution for the improvement of the na vgn of St, Clair Flats, was acopted. . Warrneery laid on the table the resolution to in vestigate the affairs of the savings banks, Mr, Stevie offered a preamble and resolution extend- prevent traific in lottery policies to. BILL FOR THE BECTRR SHCURITY OF LIFE LN THR ERECTION OF BUILDINGS, Mr. O'Kxeve presented a bill for the better security of | life in the erection of buildings in the city of New York. Tho bill provides that within thirty duys after the passage of the act, the Mayor, City Judge and Ke- corder shall appoint threo peryins commissioners {or the eity and county of NeW York, The said persons to be known practical butiders, of at least twenty years’ experience in building in said city, and shall present credentials from five established builders of the city as to their qualifications. hey shall hold office for six years, and shallonly be removed by sustaine 4 impeach- iment, by @ mojority of tho repregentatives of the New York Fire Department. They shall receive salaries of $2,500, and keep centrally located offices in the city. No person shall hereafter erect any building in the city, or make eny altemation conflicting with the tire laws, with out first submitting plans, &ec., to the comaussioners rs to make any alterations required to They shall examine all buildings ving steam engines, large safes, presses, furnaces, or | or any heavy apparatus, with a view to seeing that the are secure ger io the buildings: and no. such machivery or apparatus shall be placed in any balitiag | tuined. WILL IN RELATION TO RELIGION SOCTETING. of Monroe, introduced a bill to amend lo for the Incorporation of religious #0- cieties, passed April 5, 1813. ‘The bill provides that said act shall be so amended as take it lawful for the male persons of fall age to be- | leng to any other church, congregation, or religious #0 | ciety, now oF hereaiter to be establisied in this State | not already incorporated to meet together at their usual | place of Beeting for Divine worsbip, and elect trusteos i to take charge of the estate property belong- ing thereto, afd to transact all alfairs relating to the temporalities thereof; that ter, or in case of bis neglect or refusal one of the descons. elders, church wardens, &¢.; or in case of their neglect or refusal, any other person, being » member or stated hearer in auch ehurch, &e., shall publicly uo. and place of holiing election, that on the day of election two of the deacons, ciders, &o., oF In cane of theirneglect or refusal, two of | the m re of the church, congregation or society, to | be selector! by @ majority of those present, pravide, aud | cessors then choven shall, by virtue of this act, be « body corporate, for all purpores ccutemplated by the law. Mr. Yates offered a resolution to employ counsel to argue the appeal in the Lemon slave case, Adopted. ‘The following is the select committee on the probibit- ory liquor laws— Mestea Stebbins, Leigh, May, ©. P. Johnson, Dumont Aitkin, B. Miller, Masters and Searing. ‘The foliewing is the select committees on the detention { of wit — | Mews. Laigh. Stebbins, Baker, Ryder and Stanton Adjourned to Monday, at noon, Our Albany Correspondence. Aumaxy, Jan. 5, 1856. Thy Altany Argue Purchased by the Admintetration ‘The sale and transfer of the Albany Argus is among the latest political coup d’éats of the day. That paper | has been the leading organ of the national democracy, and bas beem the most unserapuloas of all others in | burling well directed shafts at the heads of the adminis. | tration. Seareely an act bas been performed, an ap- peintment made, or a removal from office effected, but that prist has uttered forth ite loud and thundering anathemas against the Pierce and Marcy Cabinet. Upon | the removal ef Bronson it became absolutely afflicted with bysterical Gite, which, for six months, _ itia convulsive retehes, At the removal of every Custom House officer, or deputy twopenny Postmader, its | columns w wreak with the most scorching ven- geance, which it loudly and boasting!y threatened to execute in 1666. ‘The friends of the administration in this State have also been kept under tts lash. Very few editions of the | Argus were Insued exempt from abuse of Governor sey | mour yg enews lena me on nets their vp | ortand friendship to the powers at Washington. [a hort, at the close of the election of 1866. when one | hundred thousapd democrats declared their hostility to the administration, that paper then issued its declara- tion of war, No compromise—no truce—no quarter, was ed upon ite banner, and the hard «! )» with one accord, ited, Amen | Bot he Argus bas been soyl. The hard shells, since | the defection and refusal to vote for Bronson, have neg: | lected to wustain it. Having no pines or State patccnage to pustain it, and only fifty thousand voters in the wee comet te toe bank veep discouragl t was ahead, The inquiry is, into whet fe or eng Albany A fallen’ In it rewalp hard shell, ing to Dic \, aod continuing its decuneiations of oe and Marcy? Is war tothe | knile to be kept wp? No, no, nota bit of it. The han ice fund at Washington, and the ne- | us Corning, | tke (wo strongest friends of the national administration in this ‘and who have held, and now hold, all ap- pointmente in their bands, The ostensible new editor is a Mr of Rome, Oneida county, « particular admirer of the administration, and a favorite pet of Hey- nibur, Stryker, and Jenkins, » trio of the nutoriour soft the new bands at the Argus bellows to alter, for the at ye eG ~ te | keep them in biol wi Polley to heey aloof during the coming oe a ee any fulsome adulation of the a. wool will bé pulled over the eyes of ‘sonff will be thrown io their faces, cotten atuiled and their ears, so gentiy, 0 unsuspecting! y, that they will be ex to lie down im the embraces pilety of other was employed. a eg me ‘hells Sern transferred boly and sou! to the areb at Wi ? Having sow po organ of any leading or respectable character in this Wilh Mr. tebe cola his State committee, count noses, sad asecrtalp whether any hards sre left among them! If | an obituary is to be pronounced, or & requiem sang, ors hed over ite now seatiernd rma’ Dm, committee shoukl be shout it st ones, unbentiog may at Snetaila tion amen advice and call s meeting of the disconsolate mourners! Try It mover po doubt, origionted opporition to the administration, Bominstion by the next this subject, it le net inapprapri svtseapective alance at the Argue, ite only and former polities] influence. For oeerly & quarter of & centary previous to 1848, the columns or pepe were Ailied with what wae rie corely believed by its party frends, to be orthetot de mocraey. The gentleman who ou \@ editorials was Mr, FAwin Cowes The tone of bis lveting ort! able editor, the minis- | | a control of men who have been its vindictive foos for two years, In conclusion, we repeat the question— have the national democrats boen transforred to Marcy, through Erastus Corning and Horatio Seymourt PETER PORCUPINE, Jn. POLITICAL CHRONOLOGY. Important Political Events and Movement During the Year 1954. JANUARY 3.—Resolutions were introduced im Congress, by Mr. Cutting, of New York, asking for the correspondence in relation {o the removal of Greene . Bronson from the office of Collector of the port of New York. 4.—A bill to orgeuise the Territory of Nebraska, ictro duced into the United States Senate by Mr. Douglas, of Minois. %—At the third trial to elect @ Mayor of Boston, Jerome V. C, Smith, the Know Nothing candidate, was chosen. 14.—Whi at Providence, 17,—A debate commenced in the United States House of Representatives relative to the division in the demo cratic party. The cause of the division was explained by Mi ‘utting and Walsh, in New York for the purpose of ex- pressing sentiments in opposition to the Nebraska bill +s.,Senator Douglas delivered a speech in the United States Senate in favor of his bill for organizing the Ter- ritories of Kansas and Nebranka. State Convention of Rhode Island was held bd PRBRUARY 9.—Democratic State Convention of Rhode Island, con vened at Providence. 15.—Democratic State Convention of Coaneeticut, held at New Haven. ‘21,—Whig State Convention of North Carolioa, held at Raleigh, MARCH 14.—State election held in New Hampebire lowing is the result of the v f Nathaniel B. Baker, dem, well, whig...... « Perkins, free soi The fol- MOO so increkessecses APRIL 3.—State election in Connecticut. The following is the vote-— Democratic.,....... Whig... Free soil, 2672 | Scattering 10,714 Total vote 1,009 6 iog in the vote r Democratic, ~. . 6,484 Whig.......+ nang . Oe Potad-vote cir. disasiees’ «16,696 may 3,—Demoeratic State Convention of Lndiana convened at Indianapolis 2 The Kansas-Nebraska bill passed the House of Representatives by » vote of 113 to 100, —‘ihe bill for the territorial organization of Kansas ‘ebrasks passed the Penate by a vote of 36 to 1s —Fiee scflers of Massachusetts held theie State Convention at Worcester. JUNE 7.—Whig State Convention of Vermont held at Rut 0 20.—1he whigs of Maine conveaed in State convention at Portland any 4.-A convention of abolitionints and free soilers of Verment, to express sent tion to the ox tension of slavery was 12 —The Hard Shell Com o, in opy ion to the repeal of was beld at Madison, Wis AvaUeT we Twelfth dietrict of Virginia, to ce of Mr. Sao man—in the p State election in North Carvlina, which resulted as follows — { Democratic vote.,..... 44,812 Whig vote..,. 46,742 Total...... ferees . 7.—State election in Missouri, which resulted choice of whig ant one democratic Congre ix The following is 2 waregate vote big eoenee I tal vote.,.. tate election in Ind! fe for members ot Cong Whig and free soll 4,050 ing is the total + 102,613 Democratic.,......... Total vote,. ‘ gee “100,340 +++. Mtate electionin lows. The following was the vote for Governor: — James W. Grimes, whig........ 28,200 Curtis Bates, democrat ‘108 Total vote,... oan tees . ‘4 ++. Local elections held in Kentacky ant Alabems State election in Arkansas. Two democratic members of Congress were chosen, 16.—Anti-Nebrasks Convention held at Sarstoga, New | York.....Whig State Couvention of Massachusetts held at Bor ton. 5 SErTEM nen 5.—Election in Vermont, The following i the total vote for members of Congress: — Whig and free soll, . 24,404 Democratic .... ee . 12,099 Total vote...... ‘ 97,798 +++ State election held ia California. The following + the aggie Lemocratic LT Eee Henttering ....... Total vote. Soft Ht des ork held their Btate —State election in Maine, which revulted ax fol lows — Democratic vote... 28,900 Pree soil... 4,502 Bigs cceseceserees WAONT Hopttering bled at Detroit. —Whig State Convention of New “York met at Syracuse. %.—The free democracy of New York convened io tion of New York Convention of Mas ocTowEn 2 —Atate election in Vieriéa. The vote ’ od og Btate thebet —For Governor — Denie! Ulwen. Vor iseutenant Goversor—Gurtarns A Berges, Vor @anal Commissioner—Josiah & Williams For Mate Privoe Inapector—James ? Saunders... Whig Btate Convention of Miebigan met at Mareball b—A mass convention of the people of litinels to the repeal of the Misrourl Compromis, and lo fever of the overthrow of the present national siminis- tration, met at Spring Sed. % —Hlection for members of Congress in South Caro- lina. No ergsnized opposition to the democrats 10,—titate election in Ohio, The following is the vote for Supreme Judge — Jenevb K. Hwan, nd free soil Semocrat Ded Shepherd F. Norr tal vote . ‘ ’ d « Etate election held in Peoneyivenia. The followieg is the rewult of the vote tor Governor — 194, 8 16,#ig domes Vollees, Koow Nothing sed whig mo item Baler, demoerat ‘ wom B. Kush Braclord, American, dae TAs! sumber of votes 1" A Vote wie leo taken og the etoption of s probibiwry = ry able, respectful to his opponents, i vente schuowledged me, and every demo- is wing. Ho was the PRICE TWO CENTS. 1 " law, which resulted in Of 6.108 votes ou Borland, ex-United State *S°aator from Ar. Aud ex Minister to Genttal Amer, retired from Heal field and went lato the drug Dusinoss at oclt, Ark of wpurigae Know Nothiaey wae ate, who mominated the wenie Hee | nt semocrate of New Ham yihico 4 ujority against the law | racy of the aity of New \ “ork eting in the Tabernacte,at which Hon Dy lel8. Dickinson and Charles O'Conor delivenct apeoohe Mr. Dickinson defined t t party platforms om the Liquor question, —Heonson plavform-— Good quer; Fey mour platform—Bad liquor, Clark plat No liquor. pe Holt Abell democracy held their ratification ing in New York; John Cochrane was the principal #penker. Me The pronunciament in New York city p the spurious Koow Noth hed...,'The temperance par- tion meeting iu New York, at wi i woman's rights candidate for Lie Gover An ctection was held in San Franclsco for a City Comptrollor, which resulted in the succes of the Know Nothing candidate by a large majority T—Btate election 'n Wisconsin. The following was the yote tor members of Congrei 92,915 26, Whig and free voi Demooratic..,. Totai vote, « «+. State election beld in the follow! Myron H.C! New York, which resulted la vote for Governor — rk, whig.. s+. +155,806 Horatio Seymour, soft bell dew, 156, 496 Dantel Utlman, Know Nothing... . 122, 288 Greene C. Bronson, hard shell dem... oe , ee Total number of votes cart... 400, 408 Of the members of Congress élected, five were Know Nothing: pe me ection in New Jersey agereggte vote for Democrat! Whig.seseee Scattering... ‘The following is the nbers of Congrens — Pe, ote for Goverwer ee 8,018 {ree poll at, Insley 8. Bingham. Jobn 8. Berry, de Total number of vot see Btate election in members of Con i in consequence of the vote between Seymour and Clark being #0 close as te render it uncertain who was the successful eandidate. 14,—State elections held in Massachusetts, which re- sulted in an overwhelining Know Nothing vietory, The | State officers, the entire delegation to Congress, aad aif | but five of the members of the Legislature, were elected by the Know Nothing orgeniw The following is the result of the vote for Governor— Neory J. Gardner, Koow Nothing. | Emory Washburn, whig.........+ | Henry W Bishop, democrat Henry Wilson, free foil... coed | Bradford L. Wales, vatioual demoorat........ Whole number of votes... 00.25.00. 00006 .. An election was held inthe Third to choose @ member of Congress in place y Ewing, dece ¥. W, Bristow, whig, . The! Wasbiny Organ, ® vallonsl Know r, lasued ite first number in Washingtow eity 14 —The State resulted in the av cates ‘The ti Voter P. Causey, « William Burton, democrat. ....... see i in Delaware, which Know Nothing camdi- Whele num transpir {not that they James W, Bai ¢.ty, waa the prosid 1 following were the \ defegotes from btate: Joseph EF. Ebliog, Calvin Walker, W. ¥.°T. Chaymen, N. 3. Husted, Jauen Hy Pratt, Daniel Ullman, Famuel 8. Guy, James W. Barker, and CB. Allen, The following mages were canvaceed de of the coaventiva for tue Pres ng by the delegate ssenee of Virginia, 1 Misslen pre on ot New Jersey. Of Massachunotta, « cgiola. ee Vor of Texas. Lot New Yors. . of De of Nor tam Heuston Fillmor nM. Clayton... ‘ th Hayner +t Davie eome ot Peansyivanta. piel Uren New York. 24.—A Know Nothing fertival wae held ot Waltham, Mase., to ¢ morate the triumph of the Americas Hebet at th » | 26.—Birst n beld in Kaness Territory for dele- JW, Whitfed ap by a iarge majority gate to 6 ots vere 7" leant for a Btate b resulted in the cane klatow hing» of Massachasetts held @ at the nectiont of which DECKM BHI. L.—-The Virginia Detmoerntic Pate Convention aasem bird at Btaunioe, and nominated fur Goverwor, Hoary Ae Wiee, for 1 ‘ Diehe W. MeOomas, aad fer Attorn4y General, Willis I Bocoek &—Humore of’ en intention to ergauine a Kare No | elections were held {n Cambridge and Lavresce, Mase. which resulted in the complete sucess the Know Nothing tickets Jerse D. Height, of Indians, was elected President the United Plates Ben f Darit Rh Atehi ~ was given io the mw, by it Tay of bin inter the natoralin thereto 7.—Judge Douglas, And Henator committee of eity hotel +.—A meeting of the Hard Shell Democratic Gevorad Commitioe war beld in New Yors city, for the purpose of appointing werd commnitices, A Clepate arose, im thon of the after some rnitter desiring « fu 4 physical mek ng 8 separate Nothing meeting wee bel) ia to ratify (be nominatons wade tor copneq: ence of & por ll.=—Governor Davia & States He Heed, elected to the United from North Carolina, w bis oot, Me, teroor of the Mtate at the «J, Adams wan elected line by the Lagiclatere....& ep@Hous council of Nithings organized in Bing tang, ». ¥.... Munie'pe 0 wok piace in Boston, aot elf the Kaow Nothing charter re ghecte’t.... Ruow Nuthiag vietories in slithe municigal elections held in the waci- | cus cities and towns of Massachusetts, except Chartes- lection in Nebraske Territory for delegate to NB. Giddings, a0 auti Nebracks free sud dar of Kepresentatives which eoused some uneesnree ure of low ‘ ” There being no choice, the election Hesels Weems OF ee be party » Yulee eleeted toy the United the Lmgisiature of Porta he herd’ ebell democracy held their . York city... The Kne P ity in the Arksusar iegulaturs ty the alee. ron momber of the order hee of { the Fate tow took place in New Yorte ven Soluge wee hath ate pene A organising the ordeg hell Jemoeratic gemeral comenition faut hig primary oles vention of Kk city . Kingston, NY., f in the county. the 5 | 20—-The » } 18bi was © aT vestest tod Cablart ot Warhiogive oat, very barment oe ‘about thee days,’ oe the almanses | vey tk — A meeting of the Btate Demoretic Comaltins of ela Viletlphle, who passes ved a cbdvons éhoatiiing the Kuow the tre oo The Know Nothings achieved | te Urieune county NY. vy the election Of g* meemmee to stand vre + old perty pr pee amt plat. | of the Assembly, to 6 2 —The whigs and by a of Pit Pe | wmitet cps one canttete for or, in orde ‘Groat the Know No‘ binge vin