The New York Herald Newspaper, January 30, 1855, Page 2

226 VIRGINIA POLITICS. Mz. Wise on the Stump in Charlottesville, THE SANE OLD SPEECH. WHERE THE KNOW NOTHINGS CAME FROM. State and Federal Politics, &0., &0., ao. Special Correspondence of the New York Herald. CuARLoTresvILLE, Jan. 25, 1855. Mr. Wise addressed the residents of this town yester- @ay afternoon, laboring three hours in his endeavors to explain away his former inconsistencies, and in trying steer between whigs and democrats, so as te offeud neither, but unite them both. He spoke inthe Towa all, which was crowded with an audience of about one thousand. The’ galleries were filled with ladies, The Jarger portion of the audience were studenta from the University of the State, in this town, and perhaps the aggregate number of voters present did not exceed three hundred. Mr. Wise’s speech was rather coldly received up to its termination, when he came out upon the Kaow Nethings, and then he called dowa upon him s constant hissing from all parts of the house. Some applauded, some hooted, some whistled, some laughed, and now and ‘then cracked a joke, and among them all an interestiag excitement was kept up till Mr. Wise retired from the stage. He evidently feels nimself already defeated; and well he may, for the Know Notnings have everything-in their own hands. Why, in this little town, where there ie only a popular vote of five hundred, there are three handred Know Notnings; and on the very night of Mr. ‘Wise’a speech, (so am told, and you may rely upon it my information is correct,) the Know Nothings hata mecting here, and initiated forty new members. I kaow ito be a fact that Mr. Wise, by his low and vulgar abuse, daily adds to their ranke, Know Nothings here wish for nothing better than to have Mr. Wise stump the State, but really regret that they have not # stronger eandidate than he to pit themselves against in the guoer. matorial contest. He is delivering a set spevch all through the State. This iy the sams speech, topic for topic, he delivered at Petersburg, and before published im the HERALD, and almost the same in language, ‘There ia vome fear here, on the part of his political opponents, ‘that he will not ‘face the music’ till the election, bat be withdrawn from the canvass, and sent to France, as has been suggested. He was received with respectful applause when he firstappeared before his audience yes- terday. Ho spoke as follows :— SPEYOH OF MR. WISE. Feutow Cimzuns or CaARvorresviti»—I have not weached this place well, in any sense of the word. I will, however, exert myself as much as I caa bear to perform the object of my visit among you. I crave your atten- tien while I say what have to say upon the political topics of this campaign. I am physically unable to strain my lungs, which are lacerated by a severe cold, over this audience. I am glad to greet the citizens of Charlottesville. I come before you, not in my own name, netYby my ownauthority: I am the nominee of a con- vention assembled according to the usages of party, aad as such come among you. If there be any democrat in ‘this assembly who feels that any wrong hag been done vy placing me here, ict me say to him, it is no fault of mine. Not by any manner or meaas did I seek the no- mination, It wax made willingly by those who assem- bled, fairly, openly and regularly, ascording to tae usages of the democratic party of this State, If any democrat here says I am no demoorat because I have not acted with the democratis party always heretofore, det me say to that democrat that if he votes against mo now because of this, be does himself precisely what he condemns me for doing. (Laughter and applause.) I have no recantations to make what: ever. I have always acted sccording to ry ewn free will, acd will do so now. I am placed here by a party, and in the name of that party, in the namo of its principles, with ite standard im band, I come ita standard: bearer—without distinction ef party, I come to speak to the people whe are inter ested in the great question of self-government. I come to address the guardians of the yublic weal. In address- ing you in this sense, Task you what are the great and important evbjects for your consideration? What should guide you, what should govera you i your discharge of the trust «t self government for the best interests o the country’ What are these trusts? Let me tell you, my feilow-citizcus. Never since Tarrived at manhood have events of so much moment been passing as now. The works is now ina state of revolution, Prinsiple, faith practice in law and religion are moved, revolutionized veformed, and the world, the whole world, is now in arms upon these theories. No less than four of the great powers of Europe are at war, and the other powers are armed neutrals at this hour. Millions of men at the battle fields of Kurope, and staad upon ni ritery, Millions of men who are now fighting are to ve fed. " One power alone engaged in thie struggle has haag- ing up at home the barometer of exchange for all tue worlc. Can England and all Kurope in any way do golo? The cry is gold, gold, gold, to an oxtent that Siberia and Australia and California cannot supply. This is appreciating the almighty dollar all over the workd, affecting the credit of every State and individaal, The first great topic, then, is the public credit of this commonwealth. It is a question in which all are alike interested, for the hour may come when the demon of repudiation may arive and frighten people from taeir pre: I would say now to every farmer, mechanic, la- r and citizen of every trade and profession, as you would defend your own honor, infinitely prefer to de- fend the honor of your State. The first pledge I have make, then, is upon this topic. If you make me Gover- nor of this glorious old commonwealth I will preserve Ber boner intact. Let mi be owed by the sti Jet taxation be felt till the people groan—I would all groan on and labor till tro debt is paid; never, never wepudiate. (Applause.) The reel, ip t topic of domes tle interest to the State of Virginia ia her public works. Gentlemen, I can ray one thing that may be interesting w you in my sad experieace of the last four days. Through some of the places, among these hills of Piod- mont—among these hills where, in some places, it is like heaven itself—I have oeen travelling, sorry enough, over “Ruts and ridges And cridges, Mace of planks, In open ranks, Like old women’s teeth.’ —(Great laughter.) If J ever saw a country on the face of the earth whish needed improvement, it is the county in which I am speakirg. Were the aystem of iateraal improvemsats mow originated for the first time, I might say the time was long past when the work of interns! improvements should have been commenced. But even if the questioa of internal improvements had never been heard of, you would be called upon to be taxed to open a way, great highway, through the State. Bat this work haa been jy begun—not only two or three public work: t a@ great variety of works, embraced in railroads, ¢ 9 and turnpikes. What has been tue system, however, of ours out these internal improvements herewlore? We ad no work, beginning at our Eastera waters, and terminating at the Westera waters, linkiag tho two ther, but they have been begum abeve tide water, utany outlet, Millions have been expended with: eut any profit. You commouce the work to-day, to- morrow you neglect it, and oa the third day more is re- tomake repairs than was at fret needed tycom. the whole work—always beginning, and never ead ing, demanding appropriatioas incessantly, and without termination. Why is it that long ago the Stave of Virginia did not connected the State of Virginia with Hampton roads? Why is it that we have had no commerce to spread her wings over our State? It is Decause we have had no means of traasportation between our Eastern rivers and mountainy to bring the great West to the Chesapeake Bay. Who ries labor of your hands to market? Who rea- Maes the best wheat that grows on earth? Geatlemen, Jet me ask you, you that live here upon the stream that plies to James river—let me ask you if you know who fis that realizes the profit of the wheat of your lsads, sowed by your hands and ploaghed by your teams ? DRUNKEN MAN IN THE GALLERY.—Go ‘it, Wise! That's nt, Wine! (Great laughter.) remember once to have beea placed in a pablic posi- tion, to see the loss to Virginia from having a0 com merce. I have seen, ia tio de Janeiro, yoar four selling for mach more than any other four on the globe. I pave soon thoussads of barre of It, with your brand upon it, upon the wharves of [io de Janeiro, and feteniag a price much beyond the Genesee of New York, or that of any ether State in the Union. Daurxen Man Agaty—Give it to em, Wise. Harrah for Wise. in for the audience. ) ‘Who makes the profite of ¢! cle? The specalators of Baltimore and New York, Stand with mo atthe Hampton Roads, and with me bail thatship,that with all eanvase spread, goes floating by, heavil; ea, “Waere are you from?”” “‘From Rio de Janeiro.”” “What are you Jonted with!” ‘Coffee,’ Coffee, the retara of your Vir- wheat. ‘Do you ben here?’’ “No, io Baltimore.’’ she sails by Virginia to 3 ae = Bettimore, sad little Macy ts the its of Virginia, (Laughter.) Geonien wee in the gallery agsin becomes intereniet— “Barre for Wise—you're no Know Nothing. Got, olt feller; you're s brick.” (Uproarious laughter.) Mr. That man in galery ia dro wish him to be tarned out of the house, oven Max—0, goon Wise, Igofor you. You're an (Renewed laughter.) i, gentiemen, ag make me Governor, [ will re. ommend taxation,to the fullest extent to complete the blic works and make them profitable. it T never the pleasure with which I was awakened #0 ‘morning, not by the sound of the fox horns, as the game swoop! ng ra with their ‘whoop, tally ho!’ with the sound of the steam whistle; and [ could not be’ t contrast this music of the locomotive with thesound | upon it from the overruling members of § g % e E I H 8 i E i a) H 5E L} E z # i, oF 5 FI gee =F EH SF E é 7 i é 3 [te nu it EE eB u gh ii a e' s o 7 iy it in ty faster than ever New York has passed her. Why? 1 use she stands there in the position of a new State. Gentlemen, is not this susject well worthy of your con- sideration? I disdain to ask any man to vote for me. stand here an indepeudent man. I ask you to give no vote for me, but whoover you do vote for, I will go on my knees to implore you to sustain that man who will carry out these views for the public weal, aat the dry bones of the Old Dominion will be so shaken tbat she will feel a reanimation, (Loud applause.) Not only your internal improvements shouli be garded, but yeur agriculture ia a subject of great | portance and interest, which ought to guide you in your vote. Gentlemen, I have a boast to make of Virginia—a boast of this glorious vid commonwealth that cannot be made of any other sixty-four thousand squore miles of territory; Sotnthetanrng: she is accused of being the Diggest braggart of her chivalry, her first familien, her hounds and her pretty women. | 1 have to boast, in ad- dition, that she possesses more intellect, and more moral and physical force, than any other territory of her size. (Loud applause ) The four great cardinal sources of wealth are agriculture, ming, manufacturing aod ‘eommerce. Virginia has fresh and salt water, river heads ani ocean frout; the best soil, rich loam and Ymestone, and inexhaustible mines of mineral wealth. The vowels of her earth are rich in iron, ia gypsum aad salt, which can set her rivers in flamos; and yet nothing has been done with this wealth. Sb has an iron cuain of mountains running through ber centre, which the great God has placed there to milk the clouds, and to De the source of ber siver river Every river has water power which would turn spindles snough to clothe the world, and yet you hardly manufacture cote ton enough to clothe your own negroes. In mining she has done nothing; and commerce has long azo spread her wings and flown from us. We have all these four sources of wealth, and yet the State bas always relied upon agriculture, and agriculture alone. We have thrown away three out of the four great cardinal powera of production; and what have on done with the fourtu? What can! say of the agriculture of Virgina? It has only scarred the boom of mother earth. Its science is all “known and practised by the old negroes on her plan- tations. ¢ through some of your counties you aver- takea man, and ask him, ‘Whose house is that?’ “That is mine.’ ‘Well, whose is that?” poiating in another direction. ‘That is mine, also.’? ‘Well, whose is that over yonder?’ “Phat is mine, too, stranger” “And do you own that way olf there also?” “Why, yes, stranger, I do; but (scratching his kead,) don’t nupp»ae Tam so damned poor as to own all tho laad about here.” (Laughter und hissing.) You allown plenty of land, bat it is poverty added tu poverty. Poor Iaad added to poor land, and nothing more, and no bing added to nothing gives’ nothing. (Renewed laughter.) While tha owner is talbing politics at Richmond, or in Congress, or speoding the summer at the White Springs, the and grows poorer and poorer, and this soon’ brings land, negroes and all, under the hammer. You have the owners skinuing the ne- grots, and the negroes skinning the land, unt:l all grow poor together. Well, what has been she consequence of this? You have lost'a million aad a half of population, You have peopled other States, now as rich as Virginia herself, You have peopled Jhio, Keutuety, Tenacasee, Indiana, Illinois, States beyond the Mississippi, ant now Caltfornia. ‘The sons of Virginia bays bern compelled to leave their mother for other lands. Notaithstaading Virginia haa dove all this, ani tiis, too, is my boast, still she hae a million aud'a half of population left, an still left her gypsum, her salt, her ha:bors, her rivera, and all her undeveloped wealth, and needs nothing but men wortby of her futh-ra and mothers—worthy to mat- ry her daughters, to develop these powers and mske oul ia herself again, (Loud applause.) Vote agsinat me if you please, but Tusk you to unite with me in forwardiog agriculture, There is one other great topic upon which Ixhould toich, and that ia the vest avd most important of all. It embraces all. contains all, covers all, { mean the last domestic topic [ shail touch upon, I care not whut your ideas eat opinions may have been upon this tupic im any of your part discussions; { come to revive mot some- thing new, but something that ia old. 1 stand here, as I have said, an independents man to express my own opinions, I allude to the suv- ject of popular education. This is no new subject. It is one long debated, and dates back to the aushor of the Declaration of Independence. who was the foanisr of the University of Vicginia (Applause) Iam the son of a federalist, but early in my lifs { learaed to lan to the principles of Jellorsoa, I care not how much the most blue light federalista of New Eogland may bave cursed bis memory, thie University @iil ever stand hie hovored monument’ Not the Univsraity alone, bat tue great system upon which it i#fouaded. H-» never in- tended it to stand, like the great templo of Michael Aa- gelo, without a scaifolding of thought, but satended it to be the centre of « universal educatioa, No little A BO, single rule of threo, Peter Parley institution, did he intena to establisb. Not the little learning it ia’ beat to touch not, but the deep learniag ant practical litera- tare that ‘should leaven the whole lump of the people. This was what he intended by his University, He was a democrat—a practical democrat. Hia democracy was not trying to bring 4 man toa lower level, but to reach down and lift men up. That, that was Thomas Jeifer- son’s principle; aod this is the great end I week to complish in carrying out his ides of @ university What is your University at present? You have five hundred stuienta and tea professors, Aad what ought to be. (Great of the University ) Thevo professors know what [ mean; they are not professors, but merely examine: bending their minds over other mua’s ten more prof come forth and tell their experien leave to tutors the work of examining the class.’ Let the people have such a University nere, aud let it be the superintendent of the public mind. Lot the professors of the colleges superintend the academies, let the acade- mies superintend the common schools, aad let them all be open to the public, leading all in the way of know- ledge. Do you te!l me all men are created equal, when one man’s son haa to work all day to help to feed hie father, while the rich man’s sons have nothiug to do but study? You think it a hardahip to starve that child, but yet you will look indifferently upon th starving mini, The body may die—it is At food for worms—bat the mind, the immortal mind—blessed be Goi—it never dies, If there is any wiser among you, any old batenolor a you, who bas no children of his own, and is not willing to feed the mind of his neighbors’ childrsu— who is too mean to take some poor man's daughter and make her his wife—if such are unwilling to be taxed for this system of public edueation, let them go to the polls and vote against me; for if I am Governor, I wil urge oa this system step by ‘sep, till it is accomplished. Well, gentlemen, I know of no other matters of public iaterast, besides your public credit, your manufactories, your agriculture, commerce, mining, internal improvements, public education, and the topics upon which I have touched If ywudesire to know my opinions upon the federal topics of the day, allow me to say I would gladly be spared that pain. Virginia has given the prowlest and best of her men tothe Union. She has given ber Washington, her Monroe, her Tyler, and a host of great men to the Union. Nothing has been devoted to her do- mestic State councils that was wanted by the Unio, At Richmond the State nas been neglected. Time has been wasted in discussing federal topics, and next to dram drinking, next to horse racing, ne: discussion of federal topies is, to Thave no concealment, however, upon the subject of oar some of them ought to be alluded In relation to this foreiga war, Iam glad tuat I am red of my confidence in our prasent aim: for the preservation of our neutrality. Pre: will, I'am sure, and I coneur ia bis p: our neutrality with all the powers eagaz European war. Iat them figat if they will, will feed them. wo We have the wheat aa tne pro- visions, and in one little town upon the oorders of the lake, whieh has growa up in ths might, Chivago aloae sends more wheat to the foreiga market thaa is export ed from any four ports in Ruaua. (Applause) We have the provisions ani we have the munitioas of war. Tet them fight if they will—we will feed them and mike the profit of neutrality. This is oae impor wot pablie topic, and next to this is the public lands. In my jadg: ment the land ordinance regulating our pablic domain, in next to the constitution itself in wisdom aad jastice, We have an eminent domain for the oppressed of every clime. This ordinance arma the Westera pioneer aait sends him to the Far W: world—there his home is, te That land system, that ordinance of eminent domaia, worked woaders. It has built up sightean states besides the Oki Thirteen which set the aystem in motion. t has gone beyond the Mississippi valley, What do I vay. Tt baa reached beyond the Mississippi; it bas reach- «d the Paciie Ocean, and you a froat on both sides of the continent for commerce, for ageizulture, for mia‘ag, for peace, or for war, The lands, the public lands are & trast. The proceeds of their sale ace ia my judgmeat as sacred an any of the money of the federal govera ment. Let ro impious hand, thea, dare to touch it. Lat it be no food for the fant jobbers, “and speculators aod pecalators. Preserve it. Preserve it for the actual settler. Let him live, Pro- tect the log cabin father. Let him have the lands. Let him have the lands at the lowest minim am, but let them not be used to corrapt members of Con- gress and the people of our States, Seven millions have been sold during the past year and sixteen millions given away for Yazoo ulations and South Sea achem would do anything to save these laads and Prevent corraption in out Coagress, (Thi ker hare said he had been challenged to give his views apon this subject by the Richmond Whig. He said he was wilkag to leave ail the questions now arising upon our padlic Inds to the good judgment of the Virginis representa- Civen fis Congress, which was sanctioning fully the Hua- ter Laud bill.) The mest eabject is your tariff, You are told, however, that this question is dead and these issues are atanend. Ideay it. Why, gentlemen, the protective tarif is alive and kicking. (langhter.) So fast has been the flow into the public treasury, that « rednetion of duties is réconn ia the al repers of ‘of the Treasury. Now, this subject Thave but a word to say, and th mnaow as I ever have been, a free trade man, Yo some other topics which are interesting, one is the River and Harbor bill, and upon this subject you have a veto from President to save the treasury against the rash Congress in fa- Ihave one of their sermons, which I wish read to you, slavel Of Charlottesville. There is no impropriety in reading this sermon—it never came from hesven. (Laughter.) It is a sermon based upon the rendition of Anthony Burns from Boston. Millioas of and at Jast the democrats i@ owner asked for the restoration ‘of bis property, which had fled to Boston. The army and the mavy had to be invoked for this, and, at a cost of thousands to the govern- Why, here is a discourse on Christian politics. ‘This sermon was preachei on the 4th of July, 1854—I want you te mark the date—by James Freeman Clark, of Boston, and, recoliect, before the elections in New York and the other great States had taken place. . Wise here reed for nearly or quite halfan hour from the ser mon of James Freeman rk, @ violent abolition docu-* ment, denouneing the South and slavery, and calling upon the North to wake up, and without ‘distinction of, party to join hands against Southern institutions. The sermun predicte] a ‘‘waking up of the Nortb,’’ as it called it, apd a repeal of the compromise measures, or & dissolution of the Union, The sermon said the cry of disunion no longer came from the South, but from the North. The sermon was Sething wire nor less than a violent phillippic of the Rev. Wore Parker schooi, from a fanatical abolitionist of Boston against the Soutn and slavery, The object of Mr. Wise was to make the Know Nothing party the fulfilment of the prophe:y of this sermon, that the North was waking up, and ali po- litical creeds would join bands in crusade against slave He succeeded jus ut as well as the frog ia the le, who tried to swell himself to the di- mension: the He bursted, The that James Freeman and Theodore Par- ker were the inspired political prophets to foretell the coming of the Know Nothiog party, and thst msn of ther stripe were the leaders of this party in the North, was considered by the audience simply stapid andabsurd, When ml il tired of reading he continued his speech. This, gentlemen, is the prediction and pro- phecy of a Christian preacher. Massachusetts has beea swept away—tbe land of the Pilgrims, the land of leara- ing, the land of Faneuil Hall—Massachusetts has been swept away by this preaching and its party. She staods now with but one friend of the constitution in her Lagis- lature, and with sixty-two men ia opposition to it—a body of men who gave a heavy vote for fheodore Parker as their chapla‘n—the devil incarnate, but unable to hide eitoer bis hoot or teil. (Laughter,) This is the Legislature ef the laudof the Pilgiims, where religion made the barren rocks smile. The descendants of these Pilgrim pioneers have at last grown wealthy. They have become millionaires. reachers have begna to make laws, to plead about morality aud preach Christian ities. There has growa a crop of draggon’s teeth in New England. She is now free soilism, Milleriam, Mor. moniam, and she has given us, lastly, the greatest ant vilest ot all isms—Know Nothingiem. (Here there was an outburst of hissing that made the un- initiated open their eyes, Mr. Wise he was in hornets’ nest, from which there was no re- treat. His friends applauded, but the hissiag could not be put dowa in this way. At length quiet was reatoral, aod Mr Wise proce-ded.) This tem has combiaed every ism in the North, till it has swept Massachu- setts, fulfilling the prediction of the preach. er to the lntter. It has awept New York, Pennsylva- nia, Delaware, Obio, Mliaois, Indiana, Rhode Island, and other States, and boas's itself to be inimical to sla: very. It has une Governors in the place of nine Gover. hors who were friendly to the constit.ation of the United States, and it expecta to be in a majority in the Honse ntative: in December next, whea, accordiag to er, the compromise isto ba repealed or the ived. (Hissing and applause) Coming ‘events cust their shad ws before. Now, if you olect me Governor of Virginia, I shall swear to support the eonsti- tution of the State and Union, Till remember that I am clovhed with the militia power to supprese insurcee- tion in Virginia, If there is anything holy oa this earth which I would have preserved, it is the union of trese States. For it { would willingly, cbeer/ul'y pour out my blood—give up my hfe, Bat if! am placed in chargs of the sword of Virginia Twill boar aad forbear to tho last; but if the worst comes to the worst, if the honor of the ‘tate 4s toucher, by the God of Virginia, I will draw that award aad flesh it, aud it stall be’ broken in my hand. (Laughter and applaase.) Aud I fear that some of the tirat traitors I shail be called upon to erre+t wil) de within the sosom of our own State, There are traitors at home ‘There are those among us who are 1m daily corresponience with these Christian preach- ers, But i will not stop within the lim'ts of the state, but every traitor that Lean catch, I will nang. (More laughing aud appiause.) Now, gentlemen, Ihave got through State and {ederal topios, and what else is there? Are you satisfied with any oa of them? ‘What cae ye outin the wilderness for to see?” (Laughter.) Nine out of every ten in tvin crowd came here to hea: ine sing the minora not the majora, Would you have me tara from federal topics, State topics, public credit, miaing, agriculture. commerce, aad descend to Kaow Nothiag- ism? (Great contusion, bissiag, whistii: g and applause, #0 that at times the speaker could oot be heard ) Where did this come from? Whatcan it be? Why, gentlemea, the poor thing, in its full developement, is public. (Grest hissing snd some applause.) I kaow all of your tricks, yeur signs, your grips, your pass words, your triangular pieces of paper, and’ as much of your dark lanzern dongs a you do. '(Laagbing, hissing, hooting, and geveral copfusivn). Iuave no doubt that most of jou here, who are engage! im thin thing, are acting in the greatest ionocerce. I know it, and you do rot, (Hissing #n¢ coz fusion cnut nued ) I know it much better than you do. Ite purposes are known § It wee formed in the North, in New England, by Jaines Freeman Clare and Theodere Parker, and other preachers of Christian politics. (Loud laughter and hissing from the Know Nothings.} It is anti-slavery in disguise. (Whistling warter 0: & and hivsing nena Itis more thana century oll in the Oid World, and if you will go and buy Dickens’ novel called ‘* Hard thing of the origin of this classes of England, where there are large property hold and great oppression, aud Teason for such society. In this book, of this class, I repeat you will find something of this organization. (More laughing and hooting and anplaae, ) This organization was brought from Uld England to New York, ani is now working 1» the North. out when it way Grst started, the question was, Low are we to work to uaite it with politics? ‘The devil stood by and said “‘ the best thing is to raise a hell of a muss about the Pope.’’ (Great cou- fasion, rome hissed and whistled acd langbed, and the Wise men, boiling with anger at this outburat of the Know Nothings, stamped and did some applauding, but without much effect.) The speaker here said somethiag which was lost iu the confusion. It was something about the Know Nothings being the devil’s owa, aad being yet ia the horrors. He continued, Yoa tibe the secreay of the nunnery, yet you skulk with aderk lantern yourseive: (Hissing, loud and general.) Not only do you addrers ourselves to # religious eleinet you address a po- itical element, You have swept aeay the whigs of the North and they have become abolitiouiste—they have become free soilers, They are in thet coadition that the conservative whigs of the South canaot jo:n hands with the whigs of the North. Well, gentlemen whiga of tho South, if you cannot do thw, how de you better the thing by dodging behind a curtain in the South, aad with your Northern whigs exchange signs, grips, and passwords? Your motives are innocent, no doubt, tor you are inveigled into this, and may ‘God forgive yoa tor ye know not what ye do.” (More hissing and confusion, in which a few sentences of tue speaker were lost. It ‘was to the effect that the Know Nothi were prophe- cied in the Book of Samuel, in which Absalom was n to figure as the great origioal of the Kaow Nothings.) Remember, while you prescribe foreigners, that this per ay oe it# revolu‘ion had an Arnold for ite Absalom, and o Lafayette for its defender. Remember that among those who pledged saeir lives, their fortaaes, and tacie sacred honors for American independence, was Charles Carroll, and whin told that among so Carrolis it would not be wa which Carroll it was, put dowa his name, Cvarles Carroll, of Carrollton. (some applause.) Berwes what was done in the revolation by George Washington, Tafayette, and Franklin, and their com peers, tell the ignorant and uolettered who it was, who, over six hun“red years ago swore the Barons of Kaglend, and ontained the magaa charta from Kiag Joba, Who “id it? Go to the child's book aad you will learn that it was Stephen Langton, a Catholic churchmen, who was forced upon King Joha by the Pope of Rome and wbo obtained for you, and me, aad our fathers, the trial by jury, and all the benefits of the magna charte, ut apart from tue religious aad pol'ti- cal aspect, it haa agrarian aspect, bent un doing notbing more nor less than to array the white labor of South against slave lsbor. (More laughing and ing.) Now, gentlemen, I rely as much upon the non-slaveholder of our state as [do upon the la: slaveholver on the James river. some of our proachers are engaged in this matter, and these men of God put on robes to serve the devil ia, and [ despise them from wy heart. Cursed be the preacher, Protestant or Ro- man Catholic, who would try to unite charch aad State. (Applause.) | When this ia done the state will cor- rapt the chureh, the eburch the state, and boch will sia together. ItwassoinRome As sooa as the Bishop of Rome put on the purple of State, the eburch and State went down together. Preachers have @ differvat king- dom than polites. If lam to have a Pope atall, t woalt rather bave a Roman Catholic Pope, way offin Italy, thaa a Protestant Pope at home. (The speaker here spoke of his own religion, saying, if correctly heard in the confu- sion, that he was educated by @ Scotch Ep:scopaliaa.) Now, gentiemen. I will tell you what this orgaaizativa is. are two councils—the National Council, com- posed of thirteen, from the number of the first States of the Union; and then State council, whic are scattered all through the States. James WW. , of New York, is president of the first, and Freach Ivings, of Washing: ton, in the emissary of this body, to paas down the pass- words to in Virginia. (Confasion renewed ; hisses You are to take your passwords oat of oligarch: of ihintes heal Fine oe air Vingiole yo m, are to tell the people ri how to vote for Governor, Has hows tothis? Aro mes,” you will fal nome- y—among the workiag the of Virginia to be told who to vote for by James w. ‘er and French Ivings? Forbid it, God! + this in not all. Methodist ministers organ ze yoar councils for you, or have done through the countr: - ing come among you to show you how thing works, and you it t> their tion. New York A James ‘Gorton Saert, pal men nett, who, villany and black mail has made millions, nm it ta all arranged in New York that [am to be defeated. He an and myrelf are both to be defested, and the villian has sent ® reporter to follow me throagh the State to report my speeches, and to miarepresent me ia hie paper. [This was le No. 1), I first met this repro- a few motes.’”’ He then left, and when I went upoa the ‘to address the audience, I saw him seated at the its before me taking notes. In the course of m) when it became to refer to him, pointed him out to the audience, for the purpose then, asTcall it up now, of letting the people of Virginia Know the polificians interest asa gentleman, and I asced for Petersburg. When the speech was ove: this young man again called on me for more facili- ties. was lie No. 2, for the * young man’’ called to demand an explanation for his breach of courtesy in pointing him vut to the audience; but M-. Wise sas not honest or inanly enough to say this.) He said I spoke very slow, and he had im». (vaughter.) He me very ¢asily, and had got me. (This was such was used, He was told that he spoke bei’ slowly aod distinct, and every word of his h been’ correctly reported.) then left; and I next heard of him anxiously injuiring tae way to—to—Halifax—I would rather bave sent him to the other place, amabien). the “ young man”” had no iatent manly ¢o1 t nue with him or go to Halifax, but resolved, and did, return to Washington within two days later.) A few days afterwards toe Heratp came to hand, with his re- port published, full of falsehoods and misrepresenta- tiovs. Where I said I was an ‘infinite radical demo- crat,” he made me say “ infidel radical democrat,’”? aad what is more surprising, nearly the whole press of the ptate erie Mr is malicious report, and say it is upon bi ion after the ungentle- correct. ‘ben Mr. Wise said the report was ‘full of wisrepresentations” be wilfully told lie No. 6. It was most accurate; and all unprejudiced gentiemon who heard bim and who have read the report, say 60; and the press of thisState, many of whose editors were pre- rent, t upon it that the report was correct. If it was 60 full of falsehoods. why could not the gentlomanly and chivalric Mr. Wixe instance more than one, in s do- cument of four columns!} Isaw nothing more of this reporter till to day, upon my arrival in Charlottesville. ‘When Irat down tc the dinner tube at my hotel, who sboald I ciscover but my former compan.oa turned up agoin! (Great luughter) (Ho had “‘tnraed up again,” and bad that very day arrived in Charlottesville, partly because of a private note, voluntarily writtea by Mr. Wire toa gentleman in Washington, in which he dis. claimed making any remarks at Petersburg, or doing anytbing intentionally to reflect upon or offend him.) ‘And now, gentlemen, Thave spoken thus much and re- ferred to this man, because I suppose be is somewhere in the ausience. (Great excitement in the audience, and cries of ‘Bring bim out! bring bom out?” * Where is he?’ “Here he is! here he is!” “urn him out!”? ‘Put him out of the houee!”? “Suppose you try it?” Come on! who dare attempt it?” &e., &e., Ac, Men climbed over each other’s shoulders to get a peep, the ladies im the gaile- ries stretched forward to get a glimpse, and youog well Uy. For # time there were strong a6 partisans were formed on bo:h ‘representative’? who was the iacocent cause of all this excitement, and who was a perfect stranger to every soul in the bouse, made an effort to advance from the crowd around him, to meet tois Mr. Wise fane to face,and wer him upon the spot. He was prevented from doing 0, being hept back some friends who had in the excitement gathered around him to espouse hin cause, and fight for bim if necessary. ) Mr. Wise thea continued:—Gentiemen, when I am Governor of Virginia, I will have all such catue bung. [In the great’ excitement, it was difficul: to hear the speaker; but those around him say the above wae the remark made. This must be decided hercafter between Mr Wise and the gentlewan referred to in the remark.) With the delivery of a few more sentences, which were lost im the excitement and confusion of the meomect, Mr. Wire closea his speech, and retired from the and, having occupied nearly thres hours in ite de- very. Board of Aldermen, 29,—Isaac 0. Baraer, Esq , President, in the chair. utes of the lant meeting were read and approved, FIRST BEMI ANNUAL REPORT OF THE FIRE MARSHAL. The first xemi-amnaul report of tho Fire wWfarsbal Al. fred F. baker, was presenced by Aldermaa Howard and ordered on file. The following is a copy of the report:— SEME ANNUAL REPORT OF CHE FIRE MaRsaaL, To Tux Mayor, Common Uouncit AND PoLice Justices oF ‘Tux Crr¥ And County oF New York, GeNTLEmkN:—Ihe undersigned respectfully reports the result et nia investigations of tires, frum the first day of June to the tirst ay of December, 1864. He takes pleasure in calling your attention to the uuiversal approvation with whch the investigations have beea met by him througooat the city, and the facilities ren- dered on every occasion Py a I, either directly or iudi- rectly conceraed; which is un evidence that the inati- tution of mquiries into the origin of tires, so joog called for, and 80 necessary to the city, has been sustaiaed aad Approved by our citizen: It is acamowledged JAN, ‘The since the investigations bave peculiar character iv utile portion of vurcity have greatly dimin- ished; they act, not only asa preventive, but a greater degree of ‘care is observed, which was so much aveded amongst @ certain portion of our citizens, who have heretolore been too careless in the use of fire aod com- Durtibie materials, In the course of the investigations, hot air furnace flues are shown to be the cause of several buildings tek- ing fire; +t would therefore be iepoctant if all butklers were to take rome decided action in the matter and adopt some Means whereby they may prevent the danger so manifest in the present plau of construction. Ons re- Gister should be made to remain permanently open, so as to acir it of a free pax-age ot the hot air, as by closag all a beat is produced between the woolwork, readeriag itatonce liable to take fire. It is conceded that tae most perfectly constracted apparatus if not properly attended to is @ very ansate plan for heatiog buildings of any description. lt is evem admitted that the swam pipes used in factories and macuine shops for heating the buildings will cause a fire, if ofled cotton, waste or re pisced in contact with taem. report shows the arrest of twelve persons charged with arecp, Out of this number, a merchant bas beea convicted of an attempt to tire his own prewises, aod sentenced to four years and six moaths in the State pri son; another of the accused was convicte:l of setting tire tw a'dwelling houee, receiving a sentence of ten years in the Stave prison; one was tried and acquitted; ana two now remain in prisom awaiting trial; the others were cisebarged tor the want of evidence. The investigations ive, ab near as can be axcertained, tne losa by fire, and ¢ amount of insurance, also the origin of each fre, and it will be seen that out of the whoie number a. were beyond # doubt the work of the :eendiary; t ty-four supposed te be designedly wet on fire, aad eighty- six the result of accident. 4 the police authorities have i in the prosecution of the ia- yentigations, and the very fact of having some person to follow up the necessary inqutries into the origin of fires has greatly increased the vigilnace of t.e police in the detection of incendiaries taroughout the city. Your obedient se: t, ALFRED E. BAKER, Fire Marshal. [Here follows a complete jist of the fies which occ rea during the six montas, with names, dates, los insurance, caus OTES OF REFERENCE. Jaly 3—*No. 0 Amos street: James Turner was ar- rested for setting fire to the basement of « rear dwelling of the said prewises; he was tried and acquittsd. July 6—*147 Frout street was occupied by Charies A, Peverelly for oy aa attempt was made by him to fire the premises, ving purchased six balf barrels ot campbene ana turpentine for toat purpose; he nad em- bez: several thousand collara worth of merchandise eutrasted to bie care, and tha destruction of the pre: would have concealed the defalcution, His trial com. mepced on the gth ef November, ani resulted ia a con- vietion on thé 10th, Um the 22d of December Juage Beebe sentenced the prisoner to a term of (our years aud Six mouthe bard laber in the State prison, Sing sing. ‘Theodore L, Peverelly, fitteeu years of age, brother to the prisoner, and an accompuce in the olfeuce, was admitted to bali wm the sum of $9 000, July 10—*257 Froot street: two women were arrested, charged with setting fire to « bale of rags with ap intent to burn the premises; the evidence before the magiy- trate did not in hia opinion justify their detention on the charge July 11—*Twenty-third street, between Seventh and Eighth avenues A negro set tre to a stable, wuich spread to several others and destroyed them, be was ar rested and committed to prison; in « day or two aiter clans pronounced Sim insane, ana he waa seat natic Asylum on Blackwell's island. J1—*03 Maiden lage, wine Nquor store, The police discovered a lighted candie standiag in a peor measure of corks, in the ceilar, at avout 9 o'clock in the evening, the candle had just burnt down, aad was firiag the coras and measure when extinguishe! by the police. ‘The store had been closed for upwards of two hours, It was shown by th ee that the lighted candle had Deen carelessly lefs io tne measure by the porter, There considerable other iaflammabdle stuff ia jar near this candle, ly prevented the burning apreniens July 20—*108 Charles street: a Me. and Mes. Thompson were arrested charged with robbing jee cream salon and then firing the premices, art.cies claimed by che cowplainants were found in their possession. The a¢2ase.! parties were beld oy Justive Clarke, The complaint was subsequently ignored by the Grand Jury. August 1-*147 East Twenty-eighth strest: a man named Martin Shipton was arrested for setting fire 1 the tenemeat bouse situated in the rear of the above- named premises, in the day time; be had quarrelied agent of the premises, aad out of reveage for ejected from the house, he atvempted to burn it court sentenced him to serve & term of ten years at hard labor in the State prison at Sing Sin, September 17—*189%¢ Sixth avenue. This wi cery store, and the fire " cumstances, the proprietor of baa was = ‘noted the police on suspicion, s very lengthy examination was Pn ice Stuart, but tee evideace did aut the opinion of the Justice sustain the charge, aod he was liberated from custody. October 4—*50 White street; thie was @ French res- taurant, the fire was discovered at both ends of tas bar at same time, ani no fire in the middie. The pro- was arrested by the onwag a; the whole matter was investigated before Justice Osborn, but there ‘was not sufficient evideace shown to trate in holding him for trial, and be was disc October 1) —*. store, in which in the morning, under very qhe owner of tue #tore had so! [This wae lie No. 4, for luct of Mr. Wise, aad this interview, to coa- : paler of innazanse oll io his oom nee up the time of fire, which fact relieved the company im question, they went out riding and on returning to the store abou! o'clock, they found that @ fire had occurred in their pre- mises. The case was suspicious at the ti: when e fictitious claim was made by M; for liquors Then aoe "fonether ‘er ‘the Sd of November, took place between them, and M: ce. Shak memraing ie: socneed of atometing, 60 ce the life of Williams, by shooting him head. The , did not prove fatal. Myers shortly after his arrest he. made a Fire Marshal that Williams. on the morning of the difficulty, had confessed to him that be was the who entered the store, stole the $80 from the money drawer, and then set fire to the store, knowing that he (Myers) was insured, and would make sometb: by the operation. Williams said that on their return from Harlem he got out of the wavon, left myers on the road, at about Sixtieth street, came down ina carto Seventeenth street, at about dark went into the store, and set it on fire. October 20.—* 7 and 9 Canal street. A fire oscurred in tbe oi] clothing manufactory of Hanford & Co., oa the third floor. They bad not been but s short time in the building, having moved from No, 262 Pearl street, at which place they had s fire on the 26th of Joly cerced ing. The fire occurred at their last place in the dryin: room. This room, it been fitted up wit! steam heaters’ sup) how cape steam from tre Loiler in the basement. se irom hostera were ar- iapged all over the floor, and about six inches from the floor, above which, a distance of some twelve or fourteen inches, hung the oiled cotton goods to dry. As the fire was first discovered in this room, it is presumed, if the fire was not the act of design, to have been caused by oe of these cotton goods falling on the heaters and ire. Octeber 20 —* 32 Pell street, (rear.) A fire occurred im the cabinet shop of Michael Dobsoa. At the time this fire was discovered, the premises Nos. 7 and 9 Canal strect were burning furiously, but the timely aid of tne firemen soon extinguished it. Aboutten minutes or less rior to the fire, Dobson was seen tocome out of hia shop in @ hurried manner, lock the door, and go otf quickly. On examination of the shop after the fire, the shavings were found saturated strongly with turp' ‘é done to aid in the destruction of the premises, was an insurance on the stock of $150; but the property was rhown to be not worth $50, Tne Grand Jury have indicted Dubson for the arson, November 3.—* 505 Grand street. A grocery store kept vy Moses Myer was discoveres| on fire: the circum- stancer were very suspicious, and the police arrested Myer for the arson. facts showed that an attempt had been made to burn the store on the Sunday Bigat previous. At both times Myer was absent, At the last time, however, Myer bad but a st ort time left the store, when the fire was found burning under the shelving be hind the counter. Jt was also shown that a surance of $2,000 was on the stock and furnitura, althoagh not worth $400, This fact, and other suspicious acts on the part of the accused, exhibited a strong motive for the arson. Justice Welsh sent the case before the Grand Jury, anda bill of indictment was found against Myer for areon in the first degree. He is now in the “omos awaitiog trial, RECAPITULATION. NUMBER ov Fines 1N kACH MONTH. No. Total. June,,......Supposed incendiary... wondl Supposed set on fire. 5 Result of accident. soveoe LS 29 Ju'y.......,. Supported incendiary.. i Supposed ret on fire Result of accident, 38 August... Supposed incendia-y 4 ‘Suppesed set on fire 4 Result of accident. 19 37 September. .Supposed incendiary 8 Supposed set on fire. 5 Result of accident, 9 22 Octcber.... Supposed incendiary., 13 Supposed set on fire. 6 Result of accident, 10 29 November. . Supposed incendin: 1 Supp. sed set on fire, 10 Result of accident. Total ...... Loss anp INSURANCE 1} Tiossof Tins on Property. the Prem’'s, Lose by fire and water. $44,526 $105,300 . Do 10, , 05,515 193'260 Avgust... do. » 78,432 207,664 Feptember do. [hod 258/850 October. do. 84,467 233,560 November Do. do. 109,728 241 400 Total... ...0.ccseesccnes 507,842 $1,240,024 ‘THE CELEBRATION OF WABHINGTON’S BIRTHDAY, The resolution of the Board of Councilmen appropri- ating tae sum of $2,000 for the celebration of Washing- ton’s birthday was concurred in. SAVINGS BANKS. ‘The annual reports of sundry savings banks were re- ceived and ordered on file. The Sixpenny Savings Bank has received during the year 1854, trom eieven tuousaad two hundred and forty-six depositors, the sum of $137,013 41. They have paid to three thousand three buadred and ninety-cight depositors the sum of 995,956 78. The amount of fands of the institution on the first of January, 1865, was as follows:— ‘Total amount from depositor 8 in‘erest, Delica vvians mgs rarnaas a $194,153 58 Deduct amount paid depomtors. $102,677 10 see pedoca Hiv 1,689 80 $104,246 90 i vcasitenteon seseee see $39,886 98 THE MANUATTAN SAVINGS BANK. The Manbattan Savings Institution report that they have received during the year 1854, trom seven thousand five hundred and twenty-nine depositors, $570,277 04. That the sum o! $654,198 94 has been paid to six thou- sand three hundredand twenty-three depositors. The following are the assets, January 1, 1855:— Loans secured by nond and mortgage, on im- proved, uneocumbered real estate m the city and State of New York, worth double the amount joa: $718,696 09 24,409 28 129,495 00 Cash on hand Total Pri a $1,080,634 02 Amount due depositors, pr.ncipal and inter- the first’ day of Januar . $1,068. 569 + 21,064 06——.. $1 089,634 02 APPICATION FOR A POLICE MAGISTRATE IN THH MAYOR'S OFFICE. Alderman Ely, Chairman of the committee on the communication from the Mayor, asking for the appoint: went of a police Veg nod to attend the Mayor's oilice, in consequence of the increased business there—reported, that it was not im the power of the Common Council to appoint a magistrate there to act under the supervision of the Mayor, and that in omer to station one of the lice justices the ‘or’s office, rdinance should passed declaring or’s office a part of the lower police court. Alderman Ely, therefcre, submit- ved an ordinance as iggy bgeore) sborne to hold his court in the Mayor’s offiee, which was unanimously adopted. FIRE DEPARTMENT. ‘The report of the Committee on the Fire Department, im favor of suspending Pat. McGuire and John O'Neil, members of ine enpsey. No. 39, from the fire de- partment, on complaint of hose company No. 44a topt ed. Report of same, adverse to organising Albert R. Smith and others, as a hook and jer company in Yorkville—adopted Of same, non.concurring with the Councilmen to organise Nicholas Hendrickton and others as anecgine company. After disposing of ® consider able deal of routine business, the Board adjourned to Monday next. The Case of Licut. Hanter, of the Bainbridge. The following jetter was taken from the Washington Star of the 27th inst. It was published in that paper without the hnewledgr or consent of Lieut. Hunter, aad not be properly understood without the publication of a letter which we understand Lieu . H. has writtea to the Secretary of tte Navy:— TO THE AMERICAN PUBLIC. Circumstances in a high degree involving the honor of our flag have occurred near the station to which | have deen attached. Nohelping hand has been given to our unfortunate countrymen, Kxposed to the wrath of « tyrant, they have been drivem from Paraguay, theic property bas been confiscated, and the flag, so prous veeause it waves as@ banner or the oppressed of every land who choose to come ander its folds, has been, by orders ot a petty tyrant, bawied dovo snd trampled un. der ‘oot. Leould not help our countrymen, because I I Itnough tae Consul at Buenos Ayres expressed his wonder be nce from the difficulty, as though my imac been @ voluntary one. f warare abroad for the sole purpose of pro- the lives, property and rights of our citizens, ets to go to Paraguay wee hief of the Brazil aque: Ton, when one moath later he had direct and aut tic information from Lieut. Moore, of the Novy oft actual condition of atfairs in Paraguay, and mesos to rend me orders again at hand; when I saw that the fear of responsibility made the commander in chief yet decline sending me where a vessel of war was so mush needed, I no lon, hesitated, but brought back my command to the United States, rather to ingloriously rot in the mad, than ingloriously sail upon the oceaa. The Commander-in-epief supposes that in declining a ti sibility, none exists; far from it, our cou: der more of ua than action, when forced a, us. It was under the sams supposition that Admiral Byng, of the British navy, acted. should not fate be & warning to those who seek commands and yet wish to shirk responsibility? It is an easy”matter to idly lie in harbor hore and there, and at the end of three years return with the praise of ard service; and it is to such persous who ¢emand “that the promise should be kept to the ear’ that I write this statemen it the promise with me shail sot be ‘ broken to the hope,” even though | were upon the instant dismissed from a profession tn which I have tolled for thirty years, always sacr ficing every eossideration for the » ity and the lory of the services, The man who could y refeai fa command of & vessel of war, where her was verted—i. ¢. eeded, when rest existed for her elsewbere—would be Mey in meeting such terms as were proposed by a Chinese seat where she was not the ip ‘he Hinctest sense, Jone ser se of fores than submit to the this is wanting wh Whatever the oJ ene and in the war of 1812. A few of the yet > may they live, and affections of their countrymen. in their duty to their fi but | ees lustre upon it. In ther can who fot nied, sometimes grown up under the truths of tl Sogyism Hse i acting from for ism? ression of opinion to an interested moti rom that, but not from «# motive of self-int terent. near the head, a# I am, of the list, a retired list cou not materially affect my rank; as in one pada Ferd | would be promoted from vacancies. But it pelsiie ae ond I might possible war with a res the fear of @ probable always reflected we stead now we have oft active service, aged imbecility, and, it cannot bed outhtul imbecility—men who ha” the awful fear of ‘respona:bility—t’” aged ones have taught the younger ones to doubt ev, t most famous book, the Arabian Nigh’ we to expect from the navy when o § supreme height upon your jo doubt there are those who will attribute this e re; it does ari confidence in the efficiency of the serve» look then, with my brother officers, t ly would be it our adversary should nut be affected wt, that same old fogyisin, which destroys at once the ciency of, and pride in, © naval service. C. G. HUNTER, Commanding U. 8. Brig Bainbridge Examination of Julius Warren Lewis for Assault on Col, Enoch ‘fralne {from the Boston Herald, Jan. 29.) afternoon Julius Warren Lewis was exame before Justice N. L. ratford, at Milton, on » charg c ynel Eaoch Tait on attempt to exto:t money from Colo t articulars of which we published several days qc The examination was attended by » large persons. Lewis conducted his own defence. were called for tbe government us follows ;— numbe cp Witnase Enoch ‘Train sworn—I know the respondent Juv ‘Warren Lewis; house in Dorchester; un inside ‘aw him on the 22dof January atw servant came up tom ruom and stated thet a gentleman wished to see me,in brought a note, which rad as follows:— “Sund eve—Mr. Train will confer a great favo c Julius Warren Lewis by granting one more (and afha interview,’? I teld the servant to ask the gentleman to go inp m library opposite my +leeping chamber; told him tdig! a tire, and I would be in directly; put om my coat av slippers and walked into the other room, where I put, tis person near.the fire; I said bow do you do rheumatism, house before, I was an innocent man, an outlaw, armed with a revolver and I (pointipg to the prisoner); the boy thataa, ‘the fire then went out o: the room; prisonor was statis » . Lewis; Laator and remarked to him that 1 was hauled up witht) © He said, “Mr. Train, when I was iah but I now com, a bowie knife,ar - here’ for money, and money { must have, 1 40 leave here to-nigh ,for there is @ warras me for torgery.”» He stepped towards me, taking his hai off, or showing any marks of tomary on such occasions. and as I wect remarke), “Well, we’! ter,” [stepped cut pretty quick I callin the men, Immediately after my leaving the room, Mra, Tx out agin . but witlo civility st I stepped out of the ra yout this m | ure you; I fot the boy in the dining rouu, und told’bim to step outa came out of her coamber and recognized this per: (tbe prisoner,) in the library. and spoke to him; I waized in the dinivg room till the men came in; them the person was urmed, and they said t take hold of him, we wen Mrs. Tri mr, and repeated to them sop had threetened he had said to bad said #0; he avswered in the affirmat: ut of the dining room i tbe ball, and found the prisoner there speaking v ;1 then stated to my men thet that) told my men to seize him and ascertain what wi ons he had about tim » sized, miver mounied dirk knife) ; {urious resistance ; after they secured the directed them to tna the revolver, be made they found this knife u person ; (Colonel train “here exhibited a la ae where: | on tue prisoner remarked that he had not the revol but that @triend of his, who was in & wagon a #! distance from the house had it; there was @ tremem Lim into the bouse, ve t ine, we then went to work anc tied him; seat off tran officer; Mr. Capon soon arrived, and wo deliv | ; Bave previously rece i hand writing; the prisoner into bis han letters rom the prisoner; know 4 seule; in the stragele they all fell over back; they ; a tried to jump throug pees wincow inte the parlor; sent a girl for a clo ) letter from him the forenoon of the day u the attack was mad following letters were read in Boston, Jan. ‘idence:— 20, 186! Exocu Trary, E-q.—D-ar sir—I hope you will par the liberty I have tavea thus addressing you, asru you itis a liberty I uever should have taxen but th hought it » duty I owed to you and the man from whow I received tie enclosed Jet I bave, up to @ late period, been on te: ter. chlews yc 3 of intin with Lewis, and loosed forward to his doing cred ‘imeel', and to the kindness with which you hoa him; but, trom the miserable dupe of a depraved wor ana the ungrateful r much cannotPnow be expected, He speaks to me of going to Europe. I behe would Le the best thing he could do—thea he might for a time in comparative respectability, aad ulti: be what be never cen be in his own country. Her hem wy n the chamber; I asked him if ve; It FI t t pient of so many advants | is morally an outeast—tbere, unknown, he mightbe | & respectable member of society. I would pot presume to offer you aay directions regard to your course in respect to Lewis; but if, out’ much trouble or expense, you could forwarc views, I think it would be doing him the greatest { ip your if, and iw! you sony feel tw bis behalf. might add that | think it would be influence th a to endesvor to sustain him in any positic America. Yours, respectfully, — E. J, HANDIBC aw York, Jan. 18, 18 Dkak H.—Iam coming to Bosten to-morrow; shal there Faturday merniog, J am going to make an « to go w Europe, Col. Train consented to let me } the Daniel Webster; and I should ha , but for thought that I should be moneyless on @ foreign ¢ when J arrived in Liverpool, I must have towards when | get there, My only hope in coming to Boston is im Mr. Tr giving me money envvgh to go to Euro fuse to see me when! cali, but I wi bouse and at hie store, until he sends we. It woula’t mixed up in a dirty polive or crimipal report with o bigh as his—would ir. Th sristocracy of Boston ¥ m their eyes and ears at the facts. Perhaps he atthe State’s expense- ternally disgraced with the nection; and, by ———! avything is better for me ‘ this miserable existence here, It strikes me that I wrote a letter te Mr. Train, night not long hen I was “beastly” intoxic 1 wich I knew wi it was. You will see that i am in bad sins but what ec expected? That infernal icy Frost ‘bas ruined me her I trace all my present pix When I met was ing well with my pen, could call Mr. my friend. ‘An God is my judge, I never had a really evil th: until it was born of my connection with her, She # dered the $800 I received from Mr. Train, the $400 received from the Know Nothing, the $200 I receive my editorials and other matters on th and the omy of all my otuer writings here, am ing in all toenough to have made a man of me ie me a position. what have I not lost th er! honor, frien ition and reapectable. But let all yo,t0 h—l ins out when I think of it, but for that one, # desperate hope of Europe. In a “down” on me? You will rem that ve me $30 for that letter of Mr. Train’s lished in the Life. At that time I hadn’t « shirt back, or surety for three consecutive dinners, and é—d scoundrel took aivantage of my necessities to me a greater scoundrel than bimself ; I'll pay bim & name uot yet. I sball expect to tind # note from you in th Office, when I arrive, giving your address, Yous ovly friend, and I write Irlesdly: bat burn the lett You know my connection with all the partier Perhaps you could ait me my secing Mr, Train, Ip when I come on. sver the same, JULIUS WARREN LET P.8, -My salary on the Tribune last week cellars. from whieb you may imagine how { am by | New York, or rather starving Kad never tnown ary such a man as Hacdibo On interview with the prisoner some time in Nove with Mr. Patrick Donehoe of the /ilot ; thie war Jent him $300 to start the Standard in New York ; be came again be woe with Mr. Donahoe, and sta had been turned out of the order”? in New Yor wished to start ao anti Know Nothing pr ys yatronized Mr, Donahoe’s reat deal to do with the Irish, I I tel Mr. Domaboe that I was dir would sot jeod any money, nc 0 co with him; he afterwards called uy id asked me to atropine bis t, in the wa: Yertising; said ie'baa Woon, eoarted * through the | Mrs. I. C' Frost, who bad plecged her theatrica robe for security for (be money. Soeorse, Hudron, one of Mr. T.’s servants, call wan celied to the house with the gardener; met Mr in the dining rom: be stated to me that Lewis b led 2 and demanded money. Rol Baker called—Testimony same ss pi wi No further evidence was offered forthe gover and the defendant rai¢ te should make no defe the present time, was held in $2,000 for tria urt of Common Pleas in Dedham, in april next Fororry x Vinoiwia.—A few days since ee an article from the Petersburg (Va.) Kzpres: tiom to forgeries said to have been committed Jobn W. Rice, of that city, in which it was impli the firm of Greenway, Brotuer & Co., of this city deflosers to the amount of $15,000, We sr to learn from Mevers. Greenway, Brotser & Co. tt vecurities held by them ace ample, and that the e ments on the paper beld by them are genuine. ComrLaint Book ix Pai.apeurara—Mayy, rad hae given notice that a book will hereafter at the Central Police Office, Chestnut street, co Fifth, for the registration of all complaints con volations of the law. ht reheve you from any an: |