The New York Herald Newspaper, January 15, 1855, Page 3

NO. 14. VIRGINIA POLITICS. , _ Parsxssura, Jan, 11, 1855. Speech of Henry A, Wise—The Herald—Know Nothings—Christian Politica—The Union and the North, The Hon. Henry A. Wise made s speech Last night, Of three hours length. I was preparing it for you, when Mr. Wise announced that a special reporter from the Hxnatp was present. His speech was & good one, and if he is elecied Virginia must become ® paradise, or Henry A. Wise must belie his promises. He denounces the Know Nothings as Christian politicians, and says “Dickens is driven by hard times to be the first Kaow Nothing, though the Herp says it originated some two years ago in a ward in New York city.” Mr, Wise ma7o use of flattery, bold remarks, aod witty speeches to an alarming extent. He avowed himself for the Union it compromising the Siate o ihe seen saatecieelonta cones North and Ni schools, and cailed tnam “ Night schools and Peter Parley institutions of Yankee manufac- . ture;”’ and be intends to educate every mother’s son ay. . Wise bas a very vnigar way of applyin, Up of his thumb to the end of bis nose, a /a Mosa, when he wisies to say, “ You can’t come it.” He San algae Hs sos wre Pod Wao ak a rise of tact, shoving Tiana anadept in tho sohool of moderu retiaement. We will see what we shall cee. fe al B Our Richmond Correspondence. Ricumonp, Jan. 12, 1956. The Gubernatorial Cunvass—-Opposition in the Dimocratie Ranks to Wise’s Nomination—The Speeches of Wise on the Stump—His Onslaught on Know Nothingism and the Pope—Movements of Whigs—No State Convention. ‘The fight in old Virginia waxes interes‘ing. ‘There is an awful queking among the administration party of this State. Nevor was such a set of chop- fallen countenances seen before. Tooy are begin- ning to realize that in the nomination of Henry A, ‘Wise they have committed worse than a erime—a blunder. They could have forgiven themselves any smount of intrigue and Jesuisism, but to have been guilty of a folly fills thom with more remoree than a violation of all ths tem commanuiments. The party cannot end will not upite on Mr. Wise. His ante. cedents are too abomivable, The smell of the old whig fire ison every article of his woarivg apparel, tginia, at every expense, vecessary and unmeces- the . from his hat to his boote. His carses of old Jackson and Woodbury are still ringing in their ears. Three members of Congress from Virgiaia—Bayly, (from Wise’s own district,) Smith, late Governor, and McMullen—vow they won't support him. Now, this is a pretty kettle of fish. he Qasterm shore, the Fauquier democracy, aud the democracy of the Southwest, all disaffected, al! rebellious, if their Jeadera are any represantatives of public sentiment. There are other Virginia members of Congress be- sides, such as the indom table John Letcher, who, though they will vote for Wise, refase him a cordial support, and utter curses, nos loud but deep. The rank aud file are even more savagerous. Old Jask- kon veterans, who came ou: of the womb democrats, and whose limbs are yet sore wita the prickings of ‘Wise’s lance, have barely got over their astonish- ment at the audacity of tnis man in assuming to place himself at their head, and their astonishment ts beginning to be followed by aa indignation which will express itself in actions rather than in words. “Qh, that old Tom Ritchie were alive!” is the in- ward and outward ejaculation of many a forlora democrat. But old Tom i« ia a country where da- moeracy is uvknown. There is no cunniag hand to pour eil, blarney and soft solder into the gaping wounds of the democratic purty now. Wiiliam Ritchie, senior editor of the Lnquirer, seems to ne taking no interest in politica, and leaves his paper tothe management of his junior, 9 scholarly youth by the name of Pryor, but ponsessiog little political tact and macsgemeat. If the shades of the desd sre pe mitted to revisit their old hatints, I can imagiae old Mr. Ritchie, with bis tall, attenuated form, standing behind tha Enquirer's editorial chair, so awfc! frowo upon his face, and his long finger sbulcen indignantly at thie youth Pryor, What would tneold man give for one month of existence, just to set matters right? And be could do it. Yes, sir, he could do it, Bat unless the democracy can get some Witch of Endor to raise up this old prophet for them, it Ia ell up with them. Why, even old Major Yancy, of Buck- ingham, whom Thomas Ritchie called “ the wheel- horse of Virginia democracy,’”’ swears he won't go for Wise. A ratification meeting was called in Williamsburg, the old capital of Virginia, the heai quarters cf chivalry, and of F. F. Y.’s—for you mast know that in Virginia the democrasy are s0- eiaily aristocrate—in Willismsburg, renowned for its revolutionary traditioas, and once ited a aod praised and flattered te eee cies 4 ag the Atbens of newspaper there admitted that the majority of the men "eho ovght to have been there, and whom the party had right to expect, were avay. So in other sections, The Richmond Enquirer came ont with an article last Tuesday, headed ‘ Move: ments of the Mes-es,” and ststing that the “ de. mocrats of Culpepper, uoder the lead of the gifted and gallant wore first in the field, with a heerty and empbatic re- to the nomination of the Staunton Conven- ”” Now, it so happens, according to the testi- mony of democrats who were present, that bat fonr for the resolutions—but four, gave # hearty respoose. What cort of an idea has the Enquirer of a “mass?” If tour democrats make a “mags,” how many will make a “musa?” [ think one will be sufficient for that parpose, and ho isthe nominee. En passant, we havea great many “gallant and giftea” mea in this State. I never knew a democratic cross road_politiciaa bat,,in the Enquirer's vernacular, was “galiant and gifted.’ ~ [cave aid Wise's nomination was a blunder. It ‘bour, n ‘was so because of his autecedenta, and bectmse of | bis rash, impulsive ciaracter, He is a gentleman inch, and privately and personally a glorious good Iellow. Brave he is as Jusdias Casar—brave aa morally and poysicaliy. Bat be is'as rash, + es imprudent, as destitate of all tact and discretion asa five yearold child. Whore the bump of szore- ‘tiveness ought to be oa his head, there is a bottom: chasm. He cannot con:eal ht; he woald despise himeelfit he could. Pat bim io a fie!d with bull, acd, if he bad an opportavity to slip roand the aod hamstring the animal, he would uo: ts t would march boldly ap and take him by ERE. a Ee] £3 £ Plonderr. The list of his appointments publixhed by ie pabliedy bers ie steocen toes Yo sult hime, an © a self, Re teen meen Geo tad to own at , there being 0 brat up toe river that day. A large crowd wes ; but be arrived on Thursday nicht their fill of his yecaliar cloquence. dered in hia speech at the ratidcation mecting , in farloasly denouncing poe for they hold nis fabs at this ection in D ee of their bacds, and thoussuds of the = of the democracy of Virginia are amo Het i the Kaow m. He biandered Wy flying off to tho other z E With bis attempt to propttiste the hacer poms vy py are 2% Teeembie: a dyiog man in eine tae al ad ite re: Very noble ia the map, bus ruinous in | bole canvass thas fares been asaccersioncf | | | | labor reform | party of English, who were resily captivated by | people. | that tbe sy mpethies of the American people are not on the side of the Bnglish? I think aot. Very re- | specifully, J. iN, W. | men, who have twice met at Hope Chapel, to be | tlemen. Now, as theve gentlemen, acting fo the | NEW YORK HERALD, MONDAY, JANUARY 15, 1855. 2 8 3 E = ; @ clove be will be knocking for admission at of the Know Nothing order. But he can’t coms ta, Such erratic, headstrong, intractable, volatile, open- moutted obildrea, woud never be admitted wa couxcil of ciese, seusible, dizoreot mon. Moreover, over the door of tie Kuow Nothings will thea be written, “ Too late.” There are sowe favorable signs appearing in the opposition horizom. They will not only bave the fi ily of the democracy to sid them, bu: they are beginping to show sorse wisdom themsecives, Ia tre first , they heve sent the bisom back to his rye He has no more hope, politically, than thanas has spiritually. The Koow Nothiags know too muck to allow this Old Man of the Sato get astride their young shoulders. Ja the next place, the whigs of the State are showing 4 degroe of dis retion that astonishes me. press ia every direction is comiog out against a convention. A little while ago the Petersburg Jatelligencer stood Imost alone in this policy, Now, nearly the whole hig prers of the State vas followed ite able lead. ‘The Norfolk Herald, the Lyno Virginian, the Richmond Whig, the Union ican, the Stale most every other thorsug'-golug La aad and » whig paper in the State, has come out again Whig State Convention, The democrats are to death by thie developewent Now, ifthe Know Nothings their cards vightly and make jn- Gicious taser ting Wise will be beaten in Virginia 20,000 votes. Know Someraine. American Sympathy for 1 Rassia. TO TER EDITOR OF THE NEW YORK HERALD, An article, over the signature of ‘An English- man," which appeared in the Journal of Commerce of the 4th inetant, though evidently emanating from rather a doubtful source, deserves, perhaps, @ pasa ing notice, for the ignorance and misstatements with which it sboands. Assuming for fact (becanse a few journals iv New York and elsewhere lean that way) that the whole Awerican sympathy is on tne side of Russia, in ber preeent contest with France and England, tha writer, Englishman like, undertakes to bally us into the ranks of the allies, with threats of pecuniary con- sequences; and still, Englishman like, whan neces- sary to carry hie point, manufactures his fa:ts, with an ¢ffrontery that really does credit to his country, cot forgetting, in his elegant communication, a | vulgar fling at ‘Southern influence.” { I shall, however, only notice one or two of his { Miestate ments. i] Is is not true that the “‘Britisher pays mostly in coh” for articles purchaced from this country. It #0, why are our importations so much larger than our exportaticns? and why tae constant siream of ld from this to tue other side of the Atlantic? “acta too notorious for even “An Englishman” to be ignorant of ! It is not trae that the cutting off the supply of cotten entirely from this souatry “would injure only one mauufacture in England.’ Tue mauufas- ture of cotton enters largely imto the general pros- perity of the whole ot G-eat Britsin; and its stop- e would be ithe moet rerious © ity that ever ell that nation—so serious, in fi the ralers of tha} country were implicate hey would pot live adsy. Does noteven “Aa Haglis- mon” kuow that so important is @ constact supply of that staple considered by bis own gorernmont, to the welfare of Eog'and, that Cn for the Inst forty years been movin; wen and earth, with lavish expense, in their efforts to gaia a eupply clrewhere, and su ersede their dependence upon the Suuthern S:ates of thia Union for it? Has Lot his government strevuourly urged the attempt to grow it upon Exyyt? Has not the experiment been tried in her Fastern poeseesions, in India, at the Cape of Goca Hope, even in the West [n- Gia islends themselves’ Toe idea of growiny a supply of cotton in the West India islands is ratner too absurd. It displays en ignorance scarcely equalled in Fogland, aad certatniy not elsewhere. It is perbaps harc!y to be woundered at, however, in the subject of a vation whoss best informed jour- nails bave so receutly smused the rest of the world with graphic accounts of the exceediogly close election for Gevervor of the United States, Lastly, it is pot true that Englishmen either feel here, or evtertain at home. ‘'a sort of brotherly | feeling” for citizens of tne United States. And for the truth of my sssersion, | have only to appeal to the experience of every American gentlemsa woo has ever been in England, or who has regarded closely the feelings aud actions of Englishmen here. T have myself but recently retarned fiom Eag- land, to which I weat with the warmest em laughed at for them by the inl- of my own countrymen—but still preserved them until the experience of a month convicced me how entirely wasted they were. It is only sufficient to attach the name American t> anythiog, to dama it forever in the eyes of nine tenths of Ea Recrle. I witnessed in some of the best society in don “examples of this hostility, over and over again. A friend of mine was the subject of @ Most amoring instance of it; he was surrounds) ors », that if d init, ¢ entertaining manners. One of then fically ven- tured to from what part of England be was, and ‘the effect of the rep! y, tnat he was an Ameri- can, was even more lndicrous than dis ing. “Ob! “Ah!” “Tedeed !" were very soon fuliowed by the absenting Evglish, and the Amsri-aa epeedily found himself exjoying the solitude of his own society. That tpero im an intense hatred of everything American in Eng!and, is too apparent there to be denied. An American of mature age, of very con- siderable literary character, and enjoying s high position under tee ap; oiotment of bis government, met me on the very threebo!d of Koglandgwith tae assurance that my kindly feelings for that country were wholly thrown away. He affirmed it as hi esndid cpicion from long experience, that che most inveterate hostility existed in{the breas’s of all Eag- lisbmen to our couwiry, our ivstitutions acd our fore, (suppoa ingle) man,”) Can it be a mattrrof wonder, t \¢) ing it to be as asserted by “An I Newpern, N. C., Jan. 10, 18665. Mose Meeting im ‘Washington Parade Ground. 10 THE EDITOR OF THE HERALD, In the papers of Saturday, I have ecen * cat for snother maes meeting of the unemployed working: held tonight at the Wasbington Parad: Ground. ‘This call is sigved by K. Art\ar Batley, chairman of the Isst meeting, by Ira B. Davis, chairman of a committee of conference, and by reveral other gen- capacity they do, had no authority from the Hope Chapel meetings to issue this call, or any other, I for one, do not Cesire to be held responsible for any- thing that may be ssid or dose at the meeting. to- night. A sense of duty, also, compels me to add, that a Jarge number, if pete Rajat of the persons mposing the commil ed at FHpe | Chapel, s:¢, I betieve, members of a cortain politl aréociation called “practical democrats,” which, cal to the election in Novensher last, questioned he candidates of the several political op election dey was nowhere to be seen, and that, ip my judgement, tne great measores of land and at Hope Chapel, will, if trusted to te care of anch meo, coms ay just wi these men did ow the day referred to, thet is to aay, nowbere. Yours teu'y, Wiitiam Waser. Mon Law 1s Nowruaurron Courrr, Pa—The | Enston (P's.) Argus, demo ratic, publisnes citing account ef a mob which collected ab borg, in that county, and broke Know Notbing lodge. The mem! orgenization assembled of opposing exterior of the house, arinsd with a fifty cannon, which thay fred off unl it ‘window glass in the house. Every maa not tn loading and firing the ered musical Moros. & meeting of a of the secret ig i : | ed more courege than all the rest of our chief ma- | gistrates for the last twenty years. ‘Fhe whig pa- | cantile Library Axsoolation, to | Btre bave bern cod at handsome 7 arn , Jan. 11, 1864. Governor Gardner's Addr Opintons on It —The Senatorial ie Boutwell Spoken * of as a Candidate— Executive Councilors—An Irish Company Broken Up—Lecturea—The Opera —A Fugitive—Mr. Butman, ge. The address of Governor Gardeer has created much sensation, and placed him in the very front rank of those public men about whom publiy atten- tion is now concentrated. His election by an enormous maj rity, and ander the most cingular cir. | cumstances, made hima marked man; but those were matters over which he bad no control, and | upon which he could have very little influence, A |. {ool might as easily have received 80,000 votes as o wise man, or have obtaived tho romination. Bat the Governor would be accountab!s for himself when once inaugurated. The credit that follows from wisdom, or the discredit from folly, was sara to be his after he hed got into the executive room. Ho 1, though, evideatly no Irishmen or lover of Irieh- men—jast “the man for Galway.” He has told the | cow party what their ideas are, which was more thar some o/ them knew before the address was made. He has made nativism the dominaat ele- ment of that party, whereas 16 was likely to bo fmothered under the various other “isms” thas went to make vp the sum total of the views of the victorious party, The natives are grateful for this rescue of their pet dogma, to which bat small attention bad beom paid after the rush of free soilers, democrats and whigs had thrown themselves and their distinctive idoss into the backround. The Governor has the senss to soe thst it isupom nativism—with its dread of fore ign influemse and deep hatred of povery—that the party must rely for continuance, The very general approbation with which the address has been ro- ceived by men of all parties, oa that he has hit the mark full in the white, aad Wom that prias by which the eyes of men are so dazzied—sacvess. If anything cau keep the party, of which he is the head, togetier, it must be the effect of that doca- me nt, ia which he has euunciated the priaciples of his supporters, and placed them before tho world. Men acmire boldnees, and the Governor has ox xibit. pers, when making comments on the Kuow Nothing festival speeches, were in the habit of ssying thit the bour of trial for the victors would come with the inauguro’iou. Well, the inaaguration hour ar- vived, aud Guvervor Gardoer showed that the man waa teady forit. He degorves the esteem ia wiich he ts Leid, for not disappointing nis friends, and by exbibitirg a bold front to his enemies. The Sevatorial questionis expected to reach » crisis tomorrow alterngea, wea there is to be a caucus. literally s legisiative caucus—seeiug that every member will bave a right to be preseat, exc turee or four, to select a candidat for Senator. The most coutradistory opisions are expressed as to the reeult, by mombers of good standing. Ove will wll, you taat Gea. Wilsom has | ho chance whatever; that there are influcaces at workin the House agaicst him, of which 9, with all bis sorewdneos and femiuisrity wita poli- ties, baz no idea. (Gen, Wilsoa was nominated on Friday by the Hease 19 cancas; itis thought tras the ate wili nominate Mr. Fly, a youog law- r. The election takes piace on Taesday, tue 16 nat Ep. Henarp.) Asnotuer deciares that «ll th Western memoers ure for the Ganeral to a man; while a thira is ready to swear that all tae wo-tera i Men are opposed tv Lim, aud thas they will not vote | for apy cardidate from the caste m part of che | State, bus kill al) euch candidawas off as summarily M4 they are said nave dispoeed of Mr. King’s wspi rati n tothe S,euker’s chair. The friends of Gen. | W. are confident that ke will eucored in the House; but they ere not sy sureot she Seaate. An eadvavor hes beea made to have the to bran hes hold vepa- rate caucuses, coutrary to custom, aud so prevent the supposes small majority agsiust the tree soil candidase in the deuste from botug over-ridiea by the supposed large mojority for him in the House. | Thus far tois plae has not succeeded, and [ am not | aware of ita cuauo-s for the future. In electiag a | Bepator, the twu branches vee ta coocurreuce. In | 1861, the Senate elected Mr. Sumaer about three | | months before he was chosen by the House. | A new name bas beea mentioned ia connection with ths electhn. Governor Boutwe'l has bea | breugbt forward, or named, by ® promiaont | free sviler, a8 the ponaible caadidase of hie par'y ia case they coula Bot get their firs; ca0ice, ‘is | suid that be has the Kuow Notriogs, and so has become que! ty be # candidave; bus | sacu'd think him rather a queer sort of # free sviler. It | would be a most smusing settlement of the question | if toe Geverror should yet she oflice, while we hsve all been taiking about the prospe twof others, The pew Governor is sald to have no aversion to the ideo of exchanging bis present ; lace (or that waicn Mr, R ckwell now hols; and bis address would be An amezing heip to bia ir his friends shoyld see at to put him forward ia earnest. Some members that the man who «ili be elected has ant | yet been pamed. He mast,iu thet case, be an in | dividual of remsrksvie powers of obscurity, for there in hercly® man who kuows how to read or write, who bas now brea put forward for the office, by some greater fooi thee himself, Nothing will be dure by tac Loginature anti this qaestiun shall have beeu Ciepemet. of. Mr. Philo ford, who has been elected State ‘Treasuer, is @ new mac to me. I never heard of him before, bat presume be is « Bostontsa, as there is such # pame fu our ‘Ot was offered to Mr. Hall, - tion government, but he would not take it; aad then to Mr. Fay, who was bis chief clerk, and by | him declined. Much interest is felt in the appointment of an At- torrey Genera!, as ths Goveracr seems disposed to make that officer his conscien e keeper, on the #ul- | ofrum. The ne" Conucil ts « very respectable ly. The Midd exex Councillor was the hardest to fixupop,and Mr. Nclsoo was at Jast selected, be- cCaure @ lawyer was needed at tie board. M-. Banks ke! for Mr, Marah, bat he Farely succeeds # wei fo° bie friends as his frieals do fer bim. Mr Rasacm, ‘rom the Norfolk distric:, is ore of the members of the Datly Bee's corps of officials, and his ©.tlon was very gratifyiag to tae pe of oli paitier. A better seleotiva could not | ve been made particularly aa the Bee weut into the American wovemont ut @ time when toere was bO reason for supposing that it woa.d prove eavceas fol st aneariy vay, if ew Another member of the Lee eetsbli-hwent, bir, Bredbury, ia on efficient | member of the Honse, from Boston. Mr, Hurehings, the Essex QCouncilior in a democrat. Two of tae Western members are free soilers, Ab Irish company, tae Columbian Arti lery, met on Tuesdsy evening, and dis .oded itself. This is the first practical result ot tae Governor's ad ireas. | Let us bope thas, with the aid of Divine Providence | and of companies compoued of native bora citizens, | We mney yes mainiain our prtition among the cou unities of the world. Heory Ward Beecher lectured here last night, on | “Patrictiim,” and was very suc easfal. fe is evi dently not a Know Nothing ia auy seose. M>. | Benks lectured on Monday evening befure the Mer- idresa which boty ia considered bighest honor that @ M wwaonusetts oretor can aepire to. He was cot very successful, and uever lanes lecturer. [5 ie singular that wo fire a epraker #noald fil in lecturing, to whica bo sinees a Yevkes seems to be born, I never kuew biw to deliver » good lecture, or to make a bad epeech. Mr. Descher wt'l deliver one of the slavery Jectares to-night. Dr. S»iger’s third lee'ure on tos “Eastern War” is appoin: for morrow Light, ond will be principaly cevuted to tue operatious ia the Crimes. The principal toxen avd seats at the Boston tre remiams for next | Monday night, when the overs Commence there. It ts rep: that Mice Coutts applied fir the Manager's private box, and was charged fi'cy dol lars for it, @ low price enough in ail conscience. Mr. Davenport ts to have & benefit tomorrow ulzat, when be wil) bia farewell to Boston. ‘The story shit ® warrant wa issued yeserday for the arrest of « fagitive slave, of the name of Jackson, is said to be shamtug, Mr. Oliver Bus map, who wae (opspicuous sa am offlver in the | Simms and Burns afaire, was employe! ae a posse officer on Inauguration Day, ut the State Huse, bot members were xo enraged tnat the Sergeant at | Arms wes compelled to dis herge hia. Mr, But man flods Massachasetis rather a wa m place at cals | ume. Aihoasr, Bricrne or Two Coxvicrs—Daatu Prerraneo TO INCARCKRATION —T #6 conviets, named Ed racd | Crowen alias Crow, and James Dorwey alias faak Murphy, the former coovictel of marder, and #en tenced to the Pesitentiary for life, and the lacter for robbing, aud sentenced to the same taytitution taken ap to the Peal agnolis, some tims dur past week, mucoseding in eluding the viet | guard, and, jumping ints the river, | , & short distance this site of mordered » man named Joho | at the corner | stabdi | | ] p poms santas Met | | count to the city treasary, as is showa by the two | cessary Vouchers to show the snmsa paid for aiver- Bow, the Spette The Ley | letter was received by the Board of Aldermen a few days ago:— Finance Devanrusyr, Comprno.ign’s Orvion, No. 5 Hau. ov Ruconns, New Youk, Jan, 5, 1865. ‘To THe Boanp or bg npn pnd The in answer to the following reso- Intion, viz.:— Renclved, That the Comptroller be, and he ty hereby, directed to report to this Board, at its next meeting, a statement of ali the money paid to the proprietors of the Hvening Post for advertising and for publishing the offi- | elal proceedings of the Common Council, facluding tho amount paid for advertising the official notices of the | Board of Avscasors, the Commissioners of Award anal | Assessment on Cpening Streets, the Commissione f } the Finking Fund, and for business of the city aud county during the year 1864; also, a similar statement | in relation to the money paid for sitallar services to the | ape of the Kzpress, Commercial Advertiser, Na tonal Dewocrat, Stants-Zertung, and New Yorker Demo- Resolved, also, That the Comptroller be } hereby, to inform this | 0} amount ollected of property owner prosemente during the past year, for advertining, has ficieut to pay for the advertiniag comnacted with said work +: than snflicient, what has becu runt enlloote) for erty, daring the ite that havo no it by the Common Council —Resprottully eubmity tho annexed statemat, | murked 4, which sao 7a the sams paid to the seve. Fal papers referred to in the resolation on acc onat | of the contract for publishing the Corp ation no- toes for the year 1854; and also the sams paid for notices in the said papers, daring the same yoar, b arg Were not oousidored a included ia thy con ‘The pnyment on the o’osing quarter of the year 1863 wes wade at the commencement of too vear 1864, to the several papers referred to, and a bill of the Lvening Post for advertise ng, from 1346 60 1353, | Was audited by the Board of Suyervisors in Marca last, ($131 42)) ana im July Jast was ordered paid. The aovert\oing of certain noticas required py the laws o! the State to be pub ished, in regard to tho redemption of lands sold (or water ren, taxes and Sexemoments, was given to the Evening Pos, a9 pot ego of that paper offered to perform the work a a lens price per line thau any o:ker paper. ‘The piice at which the eontract was made was fifty cops per live, aud this price inc!nded foarteen pab Vestions in ‘> paper, the furnishing of fifwen uuo- dred copies «> tre department for distribution, and the pablication, at the exseng> of the contractor, for #ix weeks, in twalve daily papers, giving public notice where parties interested might get copies of the detailed statements. Previous $> 1853, snch notices were paid for at the rate of one dollar and one doliar and a quarter: | periline, On the cnmoer of lines advertise iby un» clerk of arrears, Mr. Purdy, during the last year, the contract with the Lvenmg Post haa vifeoted a seving to those in arrear oa taxes, Crown water | Tates and assessmenta, of wt leas’ $2,575. | ‘Tbe veveral urns )aid to the proprietors of the Evening Post on accouat st this coatract, in the eer 1654, are aa follows, viz: — jotice of redemption of unpaid water rents from the aie of 1853 $345 00 | Do. @o. taxes, from wale of 1 499 00 | Do. do, taxes, from sale of 1853. 668 50 Do. do, aaseeemouts, from sale of 1853 1,068 00 Total 2575 50 According to the rates which prevailed before tac bics made by the Evening Post, there would have been paid for these four séverticementa the sum of $6,160, Tbe work was accurately and well doao at the reduced rates. The amount of this contract ($2,575 50) was paid | in the first instance from the city treasury, ad te | rateabio shure was apportioned on exch parcel and | charged over to tue peveral lita on which the taxes | OF avec ments were tm arrear. The publication of the redemption notices com- merced on the 24th of Augost, 1854 fae cle k of arrvars mukea vekly report to taeComp- | troler, in whiok eacu item pait on accouat of the redemption of lots, for assessments, taxes,or water | rete, is separately given, aad the total receipts for the week are daporited to the credit of the Comp: troller, in the Mechanica’ Bank. io those weekly Statoments the awount received frow Celinquects on account of eivertising is eeparately stated. At | the cio-e of the year, the clerk of ©. iaade up | the total com which be had thea ected on ac: | count of the fifty ceuta per line charged for adve-- | tin'ng, when it appeared that thers hat been paid | on 1,440 lines of the asseesment notice the 1m | Me at ratice aatneets iar ceeces OTe | Apd On tho tax redemption notice, on 1,604 | lices, the sum of..... Peeav eens erpenece 847 | + oerik ea EE CORE seeedente a $1667 | In clopiny the so! te of the year, the above | fom was trausferr rom the Com teailer’s ac lollowing receipts, viz; — [evenicare ) “$720, Recetved, New York, December 25, 1854, from A. C. Fisgg, Comptrolier, seven hundred and twenty doilers, for credi; of oarges on arrears of Asscsoments. PF. W. Epaonps, Jn. per J. Basie.” CLovenicats.) ‘ $347, Received, New York, Docember 28, 1864 from A. C. Flagg, Comperoller, eight handred an: forty seven dollars, of ceodit for chargss on arrears | of taxes. F. W. Eowonns, Ja. per J. Bas! ‘The clerk of arrears has bad the lines of thi tices, where paymevta have pot beeu maic counted, ard finds on the as-ersment notices 1690 lines, which at 60 cents each will produce. $845 00 And of the tax notice, 1,200 lines, equalt» 600 00 | b:.., Seer Decuct sum paia to the Eveuing Post 2675 50 Burplus,..........- veveee $436 50 ‘As the taxes and assosements are a lien onthe | premises, there is reason to suppose that the ort cipal part of tis aum will be collec'ed, and taat th! treasury will realize this earplus of $126 50. In Mig to the requirements of the second reao- Intion, they bave reference pancipaliy, it not entire ly, to the atrect department. Ia the ‘ detailed state- ment,” furnished to the flaancs department by the nercesors th the street degartmens, wader section 3, | chapter 608, of the laws of 1853, taey do not specify | the suc added to each assessment ist for advertis ing; and without guy statemen’ as to tho sume as- scosed for advertising, it is obvious that the finance department cannos answer the res lations a4 to the sums collected for the publication of notices, or de- termine as to the eurptus,or what ha: been done with it. The mover of the resolation can probably obtain the information ey in the second revolu- tion by a cali on the street departmen:. ‘The expenses of the offisial avti onb ished by | the av-ervora, and by otber ¢ ficers to the street de. partmert, are supped to be incladed in th» pay- ment of $1,000 to ine Loentng Post aod the other peper roferred to in the resolution. The ceporta of “Lo Commissioners of Award and Arseeement in Opening Streets” are filed with the | ret Commirsiiwer, ond the bookkeeyer in the finanee department states that he bas not the ve tising by those sygneny "7 3 sod ta whom paid. oa, C mptrolier. AMOUNTS PAID FOR ADVERTIVING IN Year 1564. $1,000 90 OO KV ENING Post. Advertising per contract...... “ Accounte OF boitd of Supervisors... ompolssioners........... } February, 1854. kicotow, November, 1864... . + F breary elretion, 1854... « November election, 1864,.,. . 2 ee $1,151 20 VERTISER, e $1,009 00 COMMERCIAL A Per contrnet,.. February election... 76 ———— $1,007 05 At DEMOCRAT, 61,090 00 a0 “mw wo 15 00 18% ” | DAILY WaTION Ter contract. tenes ¥ ecoiveg of Taxe ———-61,14 TAATs nerTE NG. tom r contract........ ‘ . KEW YORKER DEMOKKAT Ver comtract.... Court—Special Term, By Hoa. Jadze Daer. } DEOLALONS. | William H Canmif ox. Androo Clark, Fem } Motvrn cor tew trian: denied, witvaus cots. Robert Muller, assignee, 01. Jolin Wer fall.-The like jndqment, Hannah Griffin or. Mary Byrns, et. al—Denaat rer to complaint overru'ed. Outs to plainvil to abide event; twemty days allowed to defendaat to put in 8m apewer. Join Wenter 04. Daniel Stanton, Demarrer vo cot plaint allowed ; usan liberty ty pisintifl V2 amend | Upeo payment of wosts. Jostoh 8. Avery on, Sum Mutual Inswrance Com | Fic 0 | pany. — Detmarrer t) complaint overraied wit” costs; dolrp daat allowed to withdraw d-marrer and answer, ond also to move to strike oat parts of compiaiat as | irrelevant, -} to compel plsintiff to cle.tapon | of the which erase of action he will proved. | Office 1 BP. Kepper os. C, Remhoff.- sion for the | been «be: 4 Spintos, nos charged ia gxe | anton F utoa, promatare. pertanon of | the last payment. | has fulfilled, end +taada ready to fa | intent of the paruea’ | There Ya moet exmemUal cf Board of Aldermen. BARD KNOCKS ON COMPTROLLER FLAGG. ‘The following racy document was presented to the Board of Aldermen at their last meeting, and ordered to be printed. We are ensbied to furnish it for the edification of Comptrolier Flagg, before it reaches him in sm official form :— Tho Committee on Repairs and Sapplies, to whom was referred the communication from the Comptrolier relstive to proposals to farnish sta- tionery for the Gemmon Council, the Board of Ba visors, the Bosrdoi Heal:b and the deyart ments, yureaux and officers of the Corporation, respoctfully report :—— basthey have duly considered the subject, and find that, contrary (o the custom hitherto puceu sd and esteblisned by the ordinances, tae Com stiller has, on hisown reepoonbility, and withoot the lightest shadow of farcess, made eelections of sock articles from the differen’ proposals, ax, aco nding | to his peculiar system of economy, he thougt could be had, a5 the lowest cost, to tue ensive exvluiiea of all the Over articles oo the list, and withous rogard to the eggregate cst:maetes presented by excl vid der. This course, it will be porsived, iH eutirely unprecedented, and, if permitted in tala inataace, may lead to abuses of the worst description here alter. That this Board mey be the better enabled to ap rechate, to its fullest extent, the maorer in which © Comptroiler haa performod the duiles of bis office in tuis particalar, your commlstee dosm it cecesary to stato, thas i the aystom which he de: Sires to adopt is carried out by the Common Coun. oll, 1 will be injurious to the chy aud completely hollify the contract tystem eltogethor, it will appear, by toe aonexed 8, that the Comptroller ivertived for proposals fer stationery, ond _ seven bids were made by the followiag nawed persons, who are epguged in the business: — Nathan Trane & Co. 60°Mallwircot, © Myer Phineas, 100 William street. Rioh & Loutrel, 61 William street. Blote & Jones, 96 Fa ton strect, Bowne & Oo., 150 Pearl street. J. 0. Beale, 262 Broadway and 78 Wall «treet. Now, it appears that by tho list of article: o ed, the Comptroller desires to award to [ the above uamed pers yns toe privilege of seliing to the city su h articles only as have boen weleoted by bum, without :¢gard to the aggregate amount of their bids. This system, while on its face eppour ing to bo fair and equitable, will have tho oitoct, practically, of throwing the great buik of tho pat- rovage into the hends of one house, and, at che fall retail prices, instead of the low contract prices which op on the face of the various bids. Some bidders, ed by the Comptroller of decidiog on the various bids, have signitied their inteation not to sapply, whioh throws the furnishing of many articles iato the hands of the house referred to, who stand roady | furnish all, o. any attiles notin their contract, at soch pice a8 they may think proper to charge. Upon inquiry, your com nittee fiad that it is uteer- ly impoesible to procure even the most ordinary deserption of articles at the prices oamed, and the feel constrained to state, in acgordanse wita ther belief, that the Comptrolier was as thoroughly ia- fo: med on this matter as they were, as he should this thine be thoroug”iy informed in all toe details of stationery, having mado the aubject his especial stady ut the time, ard ever since, he oocupied the hig) position of Comptroller of the State, Now, it will be doubtless evident to your honor- able body, thas it would be impossible for any sta- Uoner, no matter how low his rates, to furnish sepa rately ony of tho a ticles a the prices annoxed, without serious low. Tuoke who proposed for the coutracte never finsgined the rule which bad been heretofore established wooll be infringed in this ivetance, and they consequently acted in acoord- anos with their uewal custom fn making out the items, putting down eome of the articles at an ex- themely low price, and depending on tre aggregate amooot for their p cfita. Ip view of these facts, your commitico think it would be most advisable to have a contract made wit some responsible house, instead of bargainia, with belf a dozen different pereons, and to bod eac department strictly accountable for the outlay, under their own respective expenses. la making this suggestion, they are actuated by the belief tuat it would better furtner the ends of ecovomy in tois particular, than the sjsiem at present io ope ration. While your committee agree with the Compt-oller in the ne: casity of reducing the ox or: se8 of the city | f' vernment, they beg leave tod fler with nim in 8 pecutiar Manner of accomplishing so desirable & result; and they are of toe opinion thas the ends of justice might be subserved in a more honorable way Vhan thet proposed by the official who guards the city treasury. He has corsdtuted himself in this, 65 in other matters, the guardian over the con- sciecces of the cflictals of the various departments acting biruself wich ail the arquestioned with srity of ap ipfailibie beat. Tuls ability is not vontined to the mere payment of Lille, but excends even to the most ls of wax and wafers, blotting paper all of whiot he intends Ww keep ia ® room which he informed your ¢ has rented ab the annual eam of llare. This he bas considered no- ces ary to reduce the expenses cf ths citya few thousand dollars in the year, while ho propores to increase itia other matters of expenditure by mil- Hons, exbibitin, in in this hia remarkable abili- ty in deating wih etails. The citizens of this great metropolis wonder at the extraordinary degvee of attention woich he has giv- en to such # trifling matter, in view of the fact trat no aitempt bas been made t> diminish the expenses of other departments. Your committee, therefore recommend that the award for stationery presen’ by the Comptroller be not confirmed. Wy. B. Duane, Committee o Saux. H. Mosxex, 0 Huxny Horruime, ) Repairs and Bapplics SALE OF BEAL KATATE—TIMR UAN- CRLLING KECORD. Rooseva.t, J.--This controversy arises oa; of a coutzac’ made on the 30th of April, 1853, for the sale and purchase of a house in Lexington nie. Three Landred dollars of the purchase money, it ap | pears, was pald down, two hundred more was to be paid four days after, on the 3d of May, and the bi jance say fifteen bundsed, on the deiivery of the deed —it being understood that the premises were, end were toremain, eubject © w mortgage of #ix thousand dollars. The bouse, it was stipulated, was “40 be finished complete,” and the proof shows that it was soins few deya after the contract was signed. Still the purchaser did not make, nor offer to made, the eecond, and of course not Ho seems to hare re | Ved upon the aesamed doctrine, unfortunately, | too prevalent, that * time is never of the cesence of | @ contract,” | the express stipulation that the deed was only to be and to bave treated asa dead lettor given “cn receiving payment at the time aad ta the menver above mentioned.’ The vendor, bow ever, viewing the matter in « *ifferent jight, after whiting several months, selected asother parshaser, and, baving made with bim a contre t,and delivered | to him possession, now aska that the resord of the agreement previourly entered into, and bot complied with, may be can elled, aud that the clood upon bis | tite, which that record creates, and in voarequcaus of which part of the consideration is witndeld, may be removed, To which of the purchasers, (heo for that ia in ¢flect the question ought t .@ title of this boure to be given ’—to the one ne seonsion. who it to the jeter, or to the one oul of jomession, who neglected to y at the time stipulated, aot who, althoagh te & ing of bis willingness, does nt eves ovw offer to trig the money into court! it seems to me per- fecty clear, under the cticumvtan es, that tee de tendant is not entitled ty a apeciiie performance, | and, a4 the legitimate converse of the proposit va, that the plaintiff inentitied to rejef. Should the defendant, not #ithatending bls defanit, deem bia- vclf entitled to recover back the $300, he may teat that quesion by asuit for daneget. Tue record | of the contract Is not uscesary for that purpose, and its §=6cance!ment i not prejudice hia cleim, | otherwiwe well founded. | do now however, m thisremack W bo gonaldered as aby enovursgemeut t) ta ho amit. la my vi U4 law, & person welllag res! ertete hen the sane right 1o make pun -tuality intine, be has eufil- cheacy in am unt, 2 condition proedent—and thet tines touch “the daty of the baang . 4.4 ttites expr be rey 1 offen os of ea pork ot ae ia Ghe other. cane —sithoag) the tro thingy have camer yf awn eye we reheving age ast (ue fx felure of « rigs 2 pean 9 ceded dlapeneng witn te condidon of in one ready ve orgs which, without ea 0 o ndiiom:, had never accroed. The former is so exere ae of the seces sion of a court of eqnity-—the letter a pot Eppes Hr arbitrary, ol ood la my view of the sta! of probit tad power. & dro™ pat, therefore entered directing the record of the first contract to te cancelled, aod eleo awarding conte nad am extra wLowance to tie pore ye defendant stiguia'e aot to Urn a0 acter ‘anoges 9 recover back tha lastelmeat of 6209 paid on igning the papers. Tu Fovraem: Mau, Devriocnrime.-The revaib jtation between the agent of the I’ at Dope and tho relirosd coupany bus | owing to the peculiar method adopt- | 107 Dtsbanding the Irish Militta of COLUMBIAN ARTILLERY—BAY star —— |” suxmpe’ ABTILLEKY —#ARSYISLD GU ARD—JaGu- SON = MUSKETEBRS—UNION GUARD J ACESONE GUARD—ALL BROKEN UP. ‘ os OE pent hry ergy a ge Bed w recollected lov. Gardcor, in bie ral Court, on Taeecay oh jurt, on » ennon: one of his earliest ores wand be $9. = Fa Ky | mit. te jen compose persona (oreiga, birth,” it would stem from the following doow ments that bis excellency has taken eotom upon the matter, end that he baa ordered the imme- diste disbandenmert ef seven companics compord of iriah citizens. Under the laws of Masaa ‘traneste, the Governor, with advice and consent of tne Coe ctl, has power to dirvband say military company, and be is not obliged to give a ingle reasoa or the semblonce ofa cause for wo doing. The do. which foliow are offictal:— COMMON WLALTO OF MASSACHUNREDS, r., Councit, CHAMBER, Jan, 12, 1855, } | Zhe Commitien on the Military, to whom waa refecred by his Ka ‘omnonior (n- Chief, the hi ‘ant Gonoral io regerd te the Diary cotpsules mentioned te ymmuovcation of Theta Casa, be P(te reglneat of artiery,end UF & manda, Major General of er accompany in of the Con ent- have the matter referred to the po That from the evidence fornishet them the: that the several compa Aajutant General ar ander-in-Chief, bas the and constitut r to disband any military company with the adview the Council; and that for the reasone strongly set forth in the inaugueal address of hia Rxool- lepcy, it Ls expedient that all of the said companies be » Tho Committee therefore recommend the to advise his Excellenoy,as Command- mditary companies according! is order ALBERT H NELSON, Chairmae for Com, Counct: Chasen, Bowros, Jan, 12, 1866, Read and accepted; and the Commanler-in Chief la ad- accordingly. K. M. WRIGHT, Seoratary, Common warn of Magsacuuanr: Fxapquanrens, Kowron, Jaw. 14, 1855 General Order No. 2.—-The Commander-tm Chief, hav- ing approved the above advice of the Counsil, o1 ‘That compantes B, ¥ and H of the 6th Regiment of Ar- t er | Cof St Battalion of Light Infantey, ny A of the Oth Regiment of Light Infantey, Com f of the 7th Regiment of | Com: pany D of the Sth Regiment of 1 the same are hereby, diaba signed Officers of raid compa: | banding, be honorably disc equipments on aud to issue by Teakon of ace ise ater the retura ef her property in their pos- pmenwealth, to the Adjw cer &» ho shall authoriee to re harged with th ‘or, so fn as it relates to compamion under their respective commands, Hy command of hus Exeelleney. HENRY J Governor and Co: EBENEZER W. STONE, Adjutant j Avivtant Grane. | Bowron, Jan. 13, fm—In porsnance of General Order No. 2, of thls di you will cwuse the commanding officers of the sev companies of your division, which are dishanded under saa General Order, to report to th's department withoet delay, to arrange for the delivery of the arms, &o, Be | apectfally, yo Ki EZER W. STONE, Adjutant Gempest. BL ¥. Edmands, commen Jat Divictem, Hanqu acres Boar De Bowron, Ji To Maj. G Order No. 2. —General Order No. 2, the Governor and Commander-ip. ith @ copy of the Council order advisory thereto—is herowith traaa mitted Brigadier Generals EW Gclone! TC. Amor troops under their of t ert ting the return of the arma, fee.; the dinbaad- ment, so for as relates to this Dvinon, being of compa- nies within bis (the First) Brigade By commasd, PB. RUMANDS, Major General. Jonx (. Born, Division Inapeetor ‘The companies thus disbanded are the Cotumbiea Ariillery, Coptain Thomas Oans, of Boston; tee Bay Btete Artillery, peptels McKenney, of Botton; tre Bbielda Artillery, Captain Eawara Young, of Bae tev, (of Col Robert Cowdon's Oth regiment); tee Barstield Guard, Captain Deanls 4. Hogea, of Boe a, (of Mo). Robert 1. Barbank’s third battli ep; the Jucktoo Musketeers, Captain Pasriok 5 Preo- tar. of Lowell, (ot Ce * Bater’s fittt're«{measp: the Union Guard, ( Jeromiah Linohes, of Lawrence, (of Co. N. Colvuarn's soventt r ment); the Jackson Guard, Captaim Michael Driscoll, of Worcceter, (of Col. A bert EL. Pastes’s — regiment). ¢ now re on to be seen how far the legistatare will follow recom nendstions of the (ovorear, of “forbidding by law the paymeat of sae bounty to any in'iitary company which ba: i pm membern persons of ea birt With regard to the action of the Ovlambian Ar- tillery, on Tuesday even ng—thelr voting to sur- render their cb t ij bo well to siate text ; ato. General Edman aginst its aocsptecce, informality aad irregu'arity of Treo is the “commaaio: Nelson's report. ©. Jee should bave communicated the action of his com- ny to the Colonel of tne imont of which be ‘med & and not to the Commaader ta Catef. I » pons wer, that bo feared ite miscer- riage! Th tf was One of tae Old: at, wt, and best discipil-ed compsaics im large the city, and te Colonel of tre regiment, Me. Cowdin, bas cfien taken occasion to speak io praise ot them in et Mee | _ Wehear that there is much opposition in our olty rey companies to the sweeping recommendaies of the Govern r, tnat no bounty money be allowed to apy company that bas in is sanks eny persoe or seteory born outside of the territorial i[mits of the | United States, A few @uch persoos are found ia Imeat of the companies, and in some casos the indl- | Viduas are the incat esteomed end popular moe hers of the corps, This practic d application of te moet intense native Ameri an jams to our olth- mn _soldery induced one of the Major General's waff to throw up tis commission; and we hear thet U the recommendation of bs Exceilevcy inembrdied in Betatute law, some of our best compenioa will be serionsly afle td by che evile it wil! tetriducs inte rapend se ox ther ranks. This question is of course tinct from thet of autlitary nies comp cloalvely of persons ot foreign bite. Late from Teras, ARMY NEWH- POLETICAL Inte The Galveston News of the 4th ti Bon commits! rod of of United Btates dre First Lieutenant A reqiment, pared through our city w to Fort Leevenworwh, Mo. They are heeted by Gor. Harney leet year in New York, om W. Full, gimentel Qua. termaster, acc uppaaics tie com mond. Jemea H. Stevera has been elected Mayor ff Howton, and the cl, ‘earanion, a4) ” t an o) " edy nominated by the Know Not ings, who have fepeates the result of the August election in demos wtrating their lerge moj irity of the popular vou. The vote fcr Maur, we earn, #0) Titel, We did not learn bow it #tood for Maco der. At the bap Antonio civic election, on the 26th ult., the folowing Know Nowhing candidates were elected by lege majyities :—Mayor, James i Beeet; Aldermen, C. F. K G. Viell, Be Sappinion, A. W. } Vo wards, Ava Mivoorli and J. Uollector, FP. 1. Paschal; City Treasares, Lyona. ‘The Newees Vall-y contre}i tes statement mode some weeks ogy by one of our My way om gio tfiert that tairty recruits for the Usiwd Shwe army bed dereried at Aratens, and from four eight drowned on board a ii " he Galveston News of the 24 inst, guiiieher the followirg «omannication, dated Las Morea, Teaaa, Decembet 9, boots ‘Tin Woops ordered by Gen, Salth to Fort Davia, on the Limpin, bave commence t collectat tue fort, Thetr wiate destination as yet be oot heen pale publ a ‘The folowing \ the coranmind cpdered: Major John 8. Bimenson. rifle, exmmanetag; Capt. W. 1. Eo hen, and 24 ldeut Alexancer Melia, ommyany A, rifle -17 men. Berevet Capt. Geo. M Late, ennouy C, rifles 3) men; 16 Lieut. Geo. W. Howland, company O,1 fee oo. H.C. Heneom, «qepmey ( Send tae dd 4 ten; Ospt Ma king's compacy F mb and rer em or pode? Te mom iro two mr 4 itzere. \ ‘aeet Barges A K. baits, Meaed '\ perteres, ae few the ox 5 do pes cmmpenion Pi eed 0, sen, ane the ontp companies that have arrived bets, | The commend will probably leere shrat the 29th » the doatingtion f trix command iw and any mews from 1, ! will oumme- tiente te you en early as vomtbie. | The Nore aun teat the a u |