The New York Herald Newspaper, February 27, 1855, Page 2

450 NEW YORK HERALD, TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 27, 1855. VOL. XX. INTERESTING FROM PENNSYLVANIA. THE SENATORIAL ELECTION TO-DAY ASPECT OF PENNSYLVANIA POLITICS. THE KNOW NOTHINGS. Vote for Onited States Senator. To-day the Pennsylvania Legislature will resume its Dallotings for United States Senator. The last ballot, taken on the 13th inst., stood as follows:— Simon Cameron, American. 68 ©, R. Buekalew, demoera: : oR et ~ ae) oe +m . « ie < % je A large meeting of the citizens of Pittsburg was held ‘on the 234 inst., in relation to the question of Senator, whieh, without expressing any preference for either of the candidates, passed the following resolutions:— Resolved, That the man chosen for that station should be a statesman, and not a mere politician—that he should be a man, fresh from the ranks of the people— clad in American raiment, avd not in the cast-off gar- ments of whiggery and democracy. Resolved, That our representatives be earnestly re- quested to support no man for United States Senator who i not in favor of the following measures :— 1. A total repeal of our naturalization laws, or an ex- tension of the term to twenty-one years, with such Lr as may be necessary to yenvene enormous jude now continually perpetrated. 2. The repeal of all acts of Congress in my way sus- taining or recognising chattel slavery, and the probibi- tion of slavery in all territory over which Congress has jurisdiction in this respect. 3, The encouragement of domestic manufactures, by such duties upon foreign icles as may be required to reise a sufficient revenue to sustain the government, and enable it to perform its daties to the people. 4, Liberal appropriations to the improvement of our vivers and harbors. b. A total prohibition of the importation of the erimi- wals and poupers which the Old World is now vomiting ‘wpon our shores. Resolved, That we deem it inexpedient to recommend spy one a8 the man to be supported by our Representa- tives, but that we earnestly request t! to unite with ethers, in the hall of the House, in the election of aman, wach as we have described, for the impor:ant station so weon to be fille Our Harrisburg Correspondence. Harrispure, Feb. 22, 1855. ‘The Excitement on the Question of United States Senator— The American Caucus—Preliminary Question—Open or Seeret Ballot — Secession from the Caucus— Simon Cameron Declared the Nominee—Address of the Bolters —The Democratic Caucus—Their Nominee—The Whig Caucus—Their Nominee—The Votes for Senator in Con- vention—The Eyfect of the Adjournment—Addres: of the Non-Seceders to the American Councils—Bribery Investigation—Sunday Liquor Bill, de., dc. Since I last wrote you, important events have trans- Hired in the capital—events which will be felt, probably, Sor years in their influence upon the future of the Ameri- ¢an party, and the destiny of sundry aspirants for office. ¥rem previous letters I have sent you, and information @erived from other quarters, your readere were made familiar with the course of events in this State prior to the recent effort to elect a United States Senator, with ‘the names, prospects and character of the various can- didates for that exalted station. But of the details of the conflict betweem these aspirants in the Ameri:an saucus, of the difficulties in that caucus, of the seces- sien from {t, of the nomination made by it, of the ad- ‘@renses of the seceders and regulars, of the action of the democratic caucus, of the influences which controlled it, ‘ef the nomination made by it, of the votes given in sup- port of it, of the balloting in the first convention of the two houses, of the adjournment for two weeks of the convention, without having eilected a choice, and of the wamerous wheels within wheels which have been playing here for the last three weeks, Ihave seen no authentic and specific notice in the Heratp. I propose now to supply this important link in the chain of Penasylvania politics, that the past may be thoroughly explained, the ‘prevent posture of affairs ontirely understood, and the foture either intelligently predicted or intelligently studied when developed. The weeond Tuesday in February is the day fixed by law for the election of United States Senators for this State, which is dome by the members of the Senate and Boune of Representatives meeting in joint convention, ‘the Speaker of the Senate presiding—the majority of the whole number present being required to effect an elec. tien, This year the second Tuesday was the 13th of the wonth; and the American caucus, to select a candidate, wae held in one of the committee rooms in the capitol, a Friday evening, the 10th inst. At this period the ex- sHement on this question was intense, Every one thenght the nominee of the caucus sure to be the | Senator, and that, therefore, the grand effort was to be woade in the caucus. All parties thus nerved themselves for the combat, and battled most vigorously for success As scon as the caucus organized, a motion was made to exclude all those present who had not supported the nominees of the previous Amerisan caucuses for legisla- tive cflices and the State Treasurer. This led to con- siderable debate, but was finally postponed by a decided majority. The reason for the large affirmative vote on ihe question of péetponement was that the passage of the resclution would have excluded several of the friends of several pominent candidates, and the mass ‘ef the caucus were committed to one or other. The pre- eine bearing of this exclusion could not be foreseen, and ach faction oped to make something by the retention. The next and really bitter fight was upon the sabsti- tution of viva voce voting for balloting. At the previous saucvees, members hac voted by the ballet; but an effor: wav made to have open voting, in of the ira o¢ of the office for which the nomi jon was to the importance of entire fairness in the voting, Sring any fraud would bo sure to have apon wequent couree of membore in the convention ¢ otber hand. it was opposed as being an unneces sary infringement upon previous practice. But the reasons for the opposition to open voting were t certain parties were under ob! ns to support Dr Jayne, ¢ n and pot wish tobe publicly koown as voting incaucus, an! th rt others feared if they were on recorl.as not suppor: Oglonel Curtin, who was ca, the State administration cantidate, they would be ‘ved in the dispensing of exeoutive favor hereafter. The debateon this queetion wae lengthy and excited, avd resulted in 46 for secret yots, to 44 again: The caucus then proceeded to ballot for a anditate Yer United States Senator. Seven dallo’s were hal. Af ter the sixth, twenty.nine of the members loft the cau us, alleging toat imoroper influences were being exerts! uyon members, and that a direct attemot at fraut had deen made on the sixth ballot, when one more ballot was pelled than there were members prevei On the seventh ballot being counted, Simon Cameron wae derlared the caucus nomines, although he received two voter less than a majority of a fait caucus. The nextday the town was full of excitement. Va vious opinions be wed ag to the condact of the dolters, they t firm stand, and avowed their determi om their position. Oo Saturday evening they b cus to settle upon a Hine 01 conduct, and a an address to the publc in yindi Tne addreas was reported 9 ‘he eveniog subsequen:, pr fixed for the elect on. ress was read, disens ied awended, atopted, ordered to be printed, and p next morning upon the desks of the members befo two houses met ia convention, The meeting dil not sdjoare until near midnight, after most of the printing es in town were closed. Some tro i 6 ocuments prin enough of bands were gatbered together, aad it was cit culated through tre Legislature the next morning at an early hour. York : On Monday evening, the 12th inet, the democratic aueds mot. It was attended by tweaty-six persons— Mersrs, Cresswell and Fry of the Senate, and Carlale, Tacley, and Sallade of the touse, all Cameron mea— ing ing on the Moaday evious to the day viy been published in tne New eclising to go into the caucus. here were two ballote fer ® cancidate, which resaited thy First bal. Second bal ‘Charles A. Buckalew. of Columbia, 13 George W. Woodward, of Luzerne... Jeremiah 8. Black... ‘On the last ballot, Messrs. Goodwin, Hoge, Piatt, Quiz Je, Sager, and Walton, of the Se: 1 Bus, bai erty, Dunning, Johnson, and Thompson, tthe flouset voted tor Mr. ickale-. Mesers. Browne, Hamlin, Jamison, Wherry, an Heis ter, of the Senste, and Baker, Edinger, Fry, McClean, Orr and Wright, of the House, voted for Judge Wool ward. Mr. Stookdale voted for Jeremiah S. Black, aol Mr Buackalew declined voting. The latter's declmiag to vote gaye him the nomination, for had he voted, twent Votes would have heen cast, which would have req fourteen tor a choice, Mr. Buckalow is at p a member of the Senate, in the fifth year of hiv service io that body. He isa young man, of promising telents and radical democracy, but not likely to have received % be nomination of his party for the office, if it had bad | # majority oa joint ballot. After the nom! r 4 & m wae made t the caucus plelge themielves t nomiaation from first to which lost, the votes of the very men who nom!- mated Backalew, Fab Ad they had set him up to knock him down when they hala protext for domg so. ‘The refusal of the members composing the caucus to pte, themselves to the continued support of M ks. yw showed that Mr. Cameron's strength was being powerfully felt in the old line democratic organization, and created considerable doubt whether he would not | Or malt liquors, wine or clier, for whom they did | ommittse to prepare | secure bis election on s second ballot by the defection of anti-American democrats. A third caucas was also held on Monday night—that of the old line w nt im umber. They nominated Thomas William: Pittsburg, as their candidate, sJeading lawyer of that city, formerly a State Senat Thus five parties were im the field—the regular Ameri- cans with a declared caucus candidate; the bolting Americans withoat a regular candidate, but “set” sgainat Camron; the old line democrats, the anti caucus old line democrats, and the old line whige. Of the candi- dates, Gen, Cameron had the best chance, as he had the regular Americans, the anti-caucus old line democrata, and, it was anticipated, a considerable number of the old line democraty who attended the caucus. Many thought he would be chosen; but he failed from not having received the vote of ali the fifty nine Americans who voted on the seventh ballot in caucus, and as many of the old line democrats as be expected. At 12 0’clock on Tuesday, 13th inst, the Joint Con vention and balloted twice for a Senator, but with- out suces Mr. Cameron bad the highest number. The convention lacked three votes of being full—one in consequence of a vacancy in the Senate, one by the nen-voting of Mr. Mellinger of the Senate, and one by the absence of Mr. Clapp of the House. The adjournment of the convention was very mortify- ing to Mr. Cameron, who was con {dent of an election on the second ballot, and had the cannon and pewiise ready fora salute in honor of thecvent. The view generally taken of the adjournment wag, that it was unfavorable to Mr. Cameron, because it gave the pie an opportu. nity to protest a; le is very unjopu- lar with the masses of the Stat omanin it standing lower in their estimation—but has managed to retain bis influence with the leaders. Every day’s experience har “proved the sagacity of thess expectations, as the people are protesting against his election, and there is every ropa ae no choice will be made on Tuesda: next, if at all this session. ‘The oppotition are divided and hot likely to coalesce upon any man, but are bitter in their hostility to Cameron, and would ‘prefer no elec- tion to his election. The old line demozrats oppose him on various grounds, not the least of which is his alleged connection with the American Order, against which they are waging merciless war. They cannot support bim without a betrayal of ‘heir principles, unless they have reason to doubt the sincerity of bis professions of Ameri- canism, in which case the Americans could hardly be expected to continue support of him. e ter part of last week tne non seceders from the Ameri aUCLS, prepared a statement in defence of themselves, to be read before the Council? of the State. It bas not an been published, and was not intended to getinto the newspapers, and will therefore be new to most of your readers. It is well to have the statements of the two leading ‘ies to this controversey together, and Ihave obtained and now subjoin a copy, as prio in Harrisburg for private distribation among the order: STATEMENT OF THE NON:SECBDERS. The en cersignen, American members of the Legislature (friends of different candijates voted for by the caucus, a8 also in favor of and opposed to the secret ballot,) ask leave ly to submit the following facts, and facte only as they ly occurred, without note or comment, ind net to be co: ered as speaking harsbly of, or de- nouncipg any manorset of men, whether members of that caucus, or members of cur great American zation, before it as candidates, and claiming the benefit of its suflrages. sted on the doors of both houses Pursuant to notice by the directions of the presiding officer, Thomas ¢. of the Steele, Esq., of Philadelphia, the American caus Legielature—ninety-one toembers in all ‘Bev. o’clock on Frizay, the 9th inst , in the East committee room of the House, for the purpose <f nominating s per- son to be supported by the American members of the Legparay for the office of United States Senator. {ter organizing ia due form, motion was made to ex- clude all gentlemen who, although members of the or- ganization, had not, as was alleged, acted in good faith and supportea the nomin of previous caucuses, After diecussion and explanation from som intended to be excluded by the tion, upon a afvi- tion of the House and a motisn to postpone the whole question of exclusion indefinitely, and that we proceed to nominate a candidate to be supported by us fer the office of United Stices Senazor, the motion #0 to pcstpone and to proceed st once to a nomination prevailed by a large majority, without even a call of the yeas and nays, Aresolation’ was then offered that we nominate by a viva vece vote, amended by substituting ‘ballot? in- stead of viva vece After a protracted discussion, and on avcall of the yeas and nays, the amendmec: to vote by ballot prevailed—yens, 48; nays, 4: The caucus then proceeded to ballot fora nominee to be supported by them, whem che end of the fires ballot showed the following emule ‘oles. Simon Cameron Davia Jayne... A..G. Cartin.. i Mt. J. Priagle Joaer Wm. F. J lote, showing promivent cai ly increase on the part of the two 8, Messrs. Cameron and Curtin: jon during all this time, and all apparently eatisfied with the proceeding; when on eounting the sixth baliot, it was ascertained that Si- mon Cameron has received forty-sia ont of all the vot cast; A. G. Curtin, thirty-seven, and nine votes s:atter- ing, beirg one more vote than there were members in the caucue. Hereupon great confusion and excite- ment prevailed before even the tellers bad announced the result of the vote, ania rection was made to pro- ceed to another ballot, which prevailed. Greater con- fusion and excitement than before then ensued, which resulted in twenty-nine gentierien leaving the room, nix- two remaining. Every effort war conde to! luce those who were abou’ to retire to remain and proceed to another bello’, but in vain. Nothing would sat'sfy them but an adjourowent which was voted down by a large majority, after which they retired. Freviows to she sesersion, a member who was about to retire with the others, and who had been one of the officers of the rseeting, (end who afterwards did retire, ) and at the table the whole evening ere the elecyon wae conducted, avowad openly tha: there was no wrong to be imputed 4o any one in relatioa to the extra voto— that it was a mere mis‘ake, which might have occurred under tuch circurastances at any tice acd with soy person. After the restoration of quiet and order, another bal- lot. in pursuance of tbe atoresaid motion, was gone into, and filty nine votes cast. The result shower that of the ‘votes cast Simon Cameron had received 44 votes, A. G, Curtin 11 votes, James Cooper 2, aed Heory M. Puller, 2 three declining to vote, Simon Cameron having received & majority of all the votes, was ceclared by ths presi- dent the nominee of the caucue, ant ou imotios the no- | pation was mace unanimous, there not belog a single Gissenting voice. With thie brief statement of facie as the: we submit to you tha question whether, unt cumstances, we could, consistently with our honor, do anything but adhere fo the nom/nation 49 fairly made, we we bave co. Thos. C. Steel, Sturdevant Heory K Strong, p Clover, Joseph Commins 8. Eyster, D. ©. Boal, mas Wool, w Fearon, Jr Charies A. Allsgood, 8, H. Bowman, Georges. King €. Hubba, E.G. Waterhouse, Jeave Wedel, W. A. Barry, J G. W. Criswou, | @ M Yorkes, | H. M. North, 3, Rope, A.W. Lan John J Muse, Daniel Kutter, Jamuel! Sherer, John M. Kirkpatrick, J, A, Guy, Jorhua 8, Fletcher, David L Smith, Alexancer McConnell, James Rittenhouse M. Donal.son Alexander Cumm age, Jeremiah Meagla, 1 was unave.oad time of the caucus | me ent'rely sore nomination by ay v John fHondricks, John W. Killinger, W. M. WOONK A Crabb and Jacob a Apoaster, are a Phiia elphiay Colambia. Both of to the nominee in sim a convention and would doubtless bave si a here, Appended U t to Gen, Cameron, Notr —The ne Shumen, Senators fror | netand g | the floor of the R It speaks for MuNTATI TES, Fob, 13, 1855. How. S1M0x Ca Dear SiR Cul a paper pat forth by the members 0 suc: for the nomination of United Sta eded, acd to witich my without readi pg, when urry to send it friends that i* contained no It was brought d they were ma prin Twas asaured by hing | woull refuse to sign, | and I inferred that it was merely ® statement of what occurred in caucus. So far aa it contaicod charges | against your character aga man ando citizen, | beg to assure you that I never isteaded to, nor do f, ealorse them “I have fel: bound to sustain Me, Wilmot, but ‘no doing so have never intended to assail the character or wtione of other candidates, Respectfully, yours, Stow Camenon ©. J. LATHROP, & that the foregoing may be read te your coun at its first meeting, nuld be vo ele American legi mark an even: State, ave rlivded before to the jo was raised by thetwo houses, on the % the 18th, to investigate certain charge: committee sit every every evening, bave examined a number of witness They aye just beginniog t , which will startie the peopie of the whole common weaith, implicate seve ral members of the Legislature, and lead to nome shock- ing exposures, The enda of justice might be defeated by | es statement of minutiw at pre: and I ball therefore | forbear, The wheie truth as far ae it can be reached | will yet be laid before the public, | Both branches have passed «© bill to prevent the sale of intoxicating liquors on Sunday—io the House, by the | decided vote of 73 to 6; and in the Semate by the vote of 26 to 2. It iestringent :n its provisions, and in im the | following terma:— | "See, 1. Be itemacted, &e., That from and after the | first day of April next, it shall et be lawful for any per fon or persons to ell, trade, or barter in any #pirituous om the Gigat day of the this winter this quarret rs will extend to the peo alerain the history of she t committee which week, commonly called Sunday; or for the & or keepers of any hotel, inm, tavern, alehouse, beerhouse, or other public house or place, knowingly to allow or pas any spirituous or malt liquors, wine or cider, to era) aes ithin a premises ae bense-sanapled = uch keeper or kee; er or agen v is, ch the ead rt day of he week Sec. 2, That any person or persons violati Pro- visions of the foregoing section, shall for nph e offence forfeit and pay the sum of fifty dollars, on hhait of which shall be paid to the proseeutor and the other half to the soariene of the poor of the city and county in which suit is brought, or in counties ha’ no guar- dians of the peor, then to the overseers of the poor of the townsbip, ward or borough in which the offence was committed, to be recovered before any Mayor, Alder- map, or Justice of the Peace, as debts of like amount are pow by law recoverable, in any action of “debt brougkt in the name of the commonwealth, as well for 1 of the guardiaas of the poor (or for the over- seers of the poor of the township, ward or ch, as the cace may be) as for the person suing. Provided, that when sny debtor is himself a witness on any trial under the provisions of this section, then the penalty or forfeiture shail be paid to the guardians or overseers as aforesaid. And provided furtber, that it shall be a misdemeanor in office for any such Mayor, Ald or Justice of the Peace, to neglect to render to the / Gresiinns of the poor and prosecutor the amount of such penalty, within ten days from the payment of the same. Sec. 3. Thatin ition to the civil ties imposed iy the lest preceding section for a tion of the pro- visions of the first ecction of this act, eve jon Who Revie of that sectior abet be taken ‘ave committed a misdemeanor, and shall violate and deemed to thall, on conviction thereof in any criminal court in this Commonwealth, be fined in any sum not leas than ten, nor more than ope hundred dollars, and be im- prisoned in the county jail for a period not lees than ten Cs ain than sixty days at the discretion of the you ane Governor will, no doubt, give it his official sanc- D, A probibitory bill has also been eo ste in the House, to go into effect on the fourth of July next, the people to vote on @ day not designated for or it the repeal of the law. The probabilities are that this bill will not pass this session. The most radical temperance mea- tures likely to be ado ig the bill to abolish the tavern license laws of the State, thus to illegalize the sale of liquor in small quantities, and strike a severe blow at the whole traffic, SENTINEL. Our Lancaster Correspondence. Lancaster, Pa., Feb. 19, 1856. The Know Nothing Victory—The Local Elections, dc. As | intimated in my last, the new councils have made aclean sweep of the old fogy leeches that have been sucking the life blood of our city treasury for a ‘time whereof the memory of man runneth not to the con- trary.” There was a great howling among the ‘‘ turned out’? on last Tuesday, when the councils in joint con- vention ‘turned out’ and elected true and worthy Americans to the places that have so long been dis. graced by subserviency to the foreign and Catholic influ- ences which all our city officers have been the most ab- ject slaves to, These are mglancholy facts, and I write them more in sorrow than in anger, that to this time oar city officials cared more for the good will ani votes of Father Keenan and the ‘lager princes’? than they did for our own native born citizens. And why was this no? Because they at all times could elect just who they pleased; holding the balance between the old parties, they had to be ‘‘kept’’ pleased to be sale. But now thinge have changed; the boys ‘(to the manor born’ have taken charge by the votes of the same boys ‘to the manor born.’? And whats glorious day it will be when every State, town, village and city in the whole Union will have done as we have done—shaken off the chains that have bound us down in fear and trembling to the foreigners. What spectacle to con- template. The President of the United States and e one holding offica by tke votes of the people, a native dorn citizen, In less than two years this shall be the cy Who will or who dare dispute it—no true Ameri- cam but will rejeice over it. ‘The inauguration of Mayor Albrigh: to6k place in Ful- ton Hall on Tuesday last, in the presence of about one thousand persons, The number usually present om such occasions are from fifty toa hundred. The new Mayor elect delivered an inaugural, which was received with great applause and satisfaction, and everyth: argaes ‘well for the future for our city and the spread of Ameri- cam principles. Aa Ihave not seen the vote for Mayor in the Henan, I will transcribe it:— ‘VOTF FOR MAYOR, Jaced Atdright, American, Christian Kiefer, Coalition, Boutheast wa -230 Southeast ward........223 231 Soath ward..,.....199 North ward 210 Northweet ward....,..273 Northwest war TOtAl ccccsesseeee Albright’s msjority. 260 There is acertain degree of respect at aj] times due from the retiring officer to tho in- one; but on Tuenday last the coalition candidate and retiring Mayor reft to accompany Maycr Albright to mee the joint €01 ition of councils, as haa deen the immemorial cus- tom. The conduct of the ex ee is universally con- demned by ali ler, ae unworthy of any gentleman, and psrticularly one who had been honored with a jority at the three former elections for the same office. *Q in a Corner,’ some one who pretends to Know Nothing spy of the Examiner and He the nex? Grand State Know Nothing Council of Penn: vania is to be beld in Lancaster in April. Wha: truth there is in ‘¢Q’”’ 1 am not able to say, but if there is no more truth in this revelation than in some others he bas made lately, it will as likely be held in New York. Sivce our Ey i Faw omcgee agent, Mr. Barr, su) plies the citizens of Lancaster every afternoon with the morning edition of the HERALD, we not Cay egy ‘ that we are going ahead, but fein k upon fully up with tho times: as no people can be who have not ready access to the Heratp, While 1 am writing this, | hear the neweboys Le in! out New Yoru ’ERALD, Really we are a New York too. JOHN JONES, Our Middletown Correspondence. Mivp.etown, Pa., Feb. 26, 1855. Cameronian Prospects—H. A, Wise—The K, N. Interest —Buchanan to be Killed Off through Cameron, dc. The iaterest excited im every section of the State upon the United States Senatorship, continues to increase as the day of election in approaching. The Legislature bas never been in # more ludicrous quandary to make choice of a representative for the State. The different parties, and fractions of parties of whieh it is compoted, all need a teacher to instruct them what to do. None of them can foresee the termination of the difficulty, and each seems as much troubled as the na- tional administration in ‘xing upon a policy to be tteadily pursued. A Plerce-bke vasillation is becoming commen to them all, and the contagion may even ly reach the Know Nothings. Some of the de. mocrats are exceedingly savage, ready to ‘ tear a passion to tatters,” whilst the more moverate ones administer a little comfort, by coolly advising them to take even Cameron, and be content with as ‘muck democrat as can be obtained under the circumstances? The whiga are preparing to make ail out of the fight possible, The Know Nothings curse the bolters, denounce the whige (whom, they eay, they assisted to ® full share of the fpoils,) as ungrateful, and declare that Cameron shall be elected, 1m spite of all that can be done to the son- trary. The doings of the Investigating Committee occasion very little foterent throughout the State. At the capi- to) they ozeasionally cause a * curiosity—not #0 mach becauce any particular revelations are expested, as because of the design, which is generally believed to be more to give a turn to the election than to prevent frauds, Although very lilly sagacity may ve allowed to the legislators, they still possess enough to preveat them from making too minute an exposition of them- selve a considerable time since any representative of Penngylvan'a has cccupted @ very prowioent. position ju the United States Senate. The hog siature has, for lected inferior men, and there ix now little pros. at the next rix years will bring to light any one uperior to his immediat: predecossors, We are very evidently approacbing a point in the politics of this country, to predict which is not #0 very Kaow hothingism, it is raid, cancot endure, aud shoald it fall, what then’ Shall the old parties resume their original position’ Shall democracy agaia contend with whigge and whiggery with democracy? “hall we kave am ami rican and a foreign party? Or, which may eventually be the result, shall the question be between the North and the fouth? The last issue i# quite probable, and it is as jangerour aa probable, The bugtear thunders of the Pope are nothing to this country when compared. wits the consequences which might follow should our incon groous political elements resolve themselves into | Degroand anti negro party. In that event Pennsylvania | ehould bave men in the Senate whose ability would en. able them fully to vindicate ite loyalty te the constitu | tion. Viewed in this light, the Lagidlatere has a bign | Joty to perform, and those who compore it must an- to the people should they neglec: to perform it fear bi nia is distinctly marked 4 who ay the suscereful candi date, the people demand a tor in whom they can | confite, whatever may be the condition of politics here- after. Cabi many of the Cass wen sapport Cameron merely say) ‘to Bil off Pierce and Buchanan at one Some even labor for Cameron uader the his defeat Jd contribute to the pri the administration candidate for Governor of Poor Wise! The sympathies of the Peansyl- mocracy are with him, bat even they would T see him tali than help the admin stration through Nothings have been in advance of their op- 1 have extensively circulated the report that alloton Tuesday next, Thisisantroke of pulicy, and Is intended to de- press the spirite of the opposition. It is generally believ- ed, however, that he has well employed the interval since the adjournment, and bis well known shrewdness may have done bim no small service. All present indications reoder his elechen probable. Then, who will be on oy v , ee Our Columbia Correspondence. Covomnia, Pa., Feb. 23, 1855, The Senatorial Question—Cameron’s Position, Chances of Success, dc., de, The weather of the past few days has put new life and vigor into our people, the severity of the winter having only fitted them the better to enjoy the sunshine of a pleasant day, The business of the spring promises very fair, tight t'mes are gradually mending, ard there is no doubt but the approeching season will find us as happy, a8 active, and as full of enterprises, as any of its predegese The only thing that now seems to trouble the perfect repose of the people, is the question, who shall represent Pennsylvania in the United States Senate during the next tix y The peculiar workings of the Know Nothings have given a strange tenor to the pohtics of this State, as everywhere else. Old, blustering politicians are evi- dently, at present, trying to ‘assume a virtue, if they have it not;” and, by some marvellous agency, those who have heretofore been the noisiest are now apparently calm, There is, however, enough of excitement to be witnessed—yet with one party it is a kind of suppressed excitement, which must ooze itself away as best it can, whilst wita the other it occasionally resembles a raging torrent, which must lose its terror simply because it cannot hit the object at which it aims. Notwithstanding the great elation occasioned amongt ibe Know Nothings, by the nomination of Si_ mon Cameron, in their caucus, and their certain asrurances of complete success, their calculations were spoiled—an unexpected blow was struck, and from the manner in which the old fogies continue to growl, and young America to pout, it seems to have hit both. The contest 1s to be renewed on Tuesday next, and both par- ties are preparing for the fight. Whatever plans and schemes may have been engendered in theinterval will be |. The wire-pullers have been indus- sly at work, Cameron has visited the Know Not iis of Philadelphia, and if the boiters can be section of the State pro- coun right, he is victorious. mises to be well represented at Fas are ce Tuesday by little politicians, whom Know Nothingism has mys- caaee Pte up from ebsew , and old hucksters, whom it has mys' sly wet aside. Legislators will be carefully ‘and judiciously belabored and imypor- tuned, and amid the amount of good counsel! and oe: , the poor fellows will have no very pleasant time © i The choice of the United States Senator seems to be beyond the control o! both parties. The mutiny in the Know Nothing camp has placed them in very equivo- Lo meee: but they are now determined that Cameron shall go to the Senate, or Pennsylvania remain unre- presented. They have said it; but the fact is, of them- selves, they cannot prevent the election of another man, although there are other causes which may do ere is yet little prospect that the frag- ee until 10. ments of their epponente can a thorough union be “strong man.” The perso: secure: tak eae; Bad 0 la feelio, a @ Yotes of members, it may be hard to find one who What if the farce of Baltimore Convention, nominated Pierce, should be re-enacted—th ong it uniting BS a some obecure major, nel, or eral, who would, during six years, furnish the people pumerable oecasions, te repent of the folly and stu- pidity of their jure ? Cameron is an old tazifl.democrat—a shrewd politician end has many warm personal friends throughout the State. He was not idle at the fall cleciions; and had the cemocrats then nominated been ret his elec- tion to the United States Senate, on the first ballot, would have certain. The outside pressure is in his favor, and it ay, be more so @n Tuesday next. The abolitionists are hot against him, but they have been placed in the back ground. Stevens and Johas‘on are no longer bat er of. His opponents escribe his position to bis money ; }, after the best investigation possible, under the circumstances, it is now conceded that the charges of bribery against him were false. They moy have owed their origin to the impurity of the Legiala- ture, which is generally supposed to be purcshaseable, The probability, thus far, seema to be that next Tues- day will witness the election of Cameron, notwithstand- ing be has been “ mightily abused’? by his casmies. One of his most serious misfortunes is, many of his friends are not dis; to confide too much in him, yet ell will give bim their support. Should he not succeed, another postpcnement may be the consequence. Came- be united, ron, or no electior—that is Sxed upon by his porters. Which will their opponents prefer? We must wait: yet, in the meantime, the eall is, ‘to the capi- tal! to Harrisburg |? Apart from the imtereet manifested in the pending eleetion for United States Senator, there is nothing astir in our berough which could interest your Pennsylvania readers. CLEVELAND, Our Reading Correspondence. Ruav1xG, Pa., Feb. 10, 1855. The American Party’s Nattonality—The Sewatorial Elec. tion—The Election in Reading, dc. ‘My predictions in my former letter regarding United States Senator have so far proved correct. Ex-Governor Johnston (of the abolition firm of Seward, Johnston & Co.) received but ten votes in the American caucus on ‘the first ballot; on the fifth it was reduced to one, and afterwards withdrawn altogether. I think this provos conclusively that the American party in Pennsylvania are right on the great question of slavery, and were de- termined to crush the agitator in the beginning, to save trouble hereafter. I assure you, let the nomination fall upon who it may, it will be no man whose princtples are 1o advocate the repeal of the Fugitive Slave act or Kansas end Nebraska bill. The last named has passed and become slaw, the governments in the Territories have ne into operation, anti-slavery wen of the North have cepted the challenge, and are forwarding emigrants as fast as possible to Sght them with the great weapon (the Ddallot box) at the co election. So let it there be Gecided. To repea! it would be wrong, and would again agitate the cou: ‘to the same resulta as cid the parsage of il. As the second attempt ap- roaches to elect nator, the excitement continues to Increase, and it is infon of & great many that no lection will take place this session. From this opinion ldiffer. I beheve that the bolters from the last caucus, with the aid of thore who will be instructed by the Lodges to oppose Cameron and unite upon a new man, will be strong enough in the next caucus to make a nomination; and, even admitting that there are twenty- five Cameron men, who will disregard the action of that caucus, there will still be sixty-eight true Amerisane left, (including Pratt, of Phila ie pia) which will just be a mejority of two on joint ballot. t them nominate & man of educat‘on and-talent, one who is free from all old party alliances—a men of conservative principles, and one who will faithfully carry out the ‘wishes of contituents, and all will be well. Our election for city and ward officers comes off on the 16th of Merch. he democracy, who have atways had a majority of 350, bave fallen asleep, and, like Sampson, the fatal lock has been clipped, and they wake up, crying “*fusion,’’ “ fusion,’ in order to gain their strength. They seem terribly alarmed, and remind me of the Irish- man who was brought into court to be tried for a crimi- nal offence. He seemed much troubled about it, and the Judge told bim not to be alarmed, that justice would be done bim, ‘Troth,’’ says Pat, ‘and it aes what I’m afraid of.’ So it is with these old political thimbie- riggere; they are afi justice will be meted out to them, aud ro it wil’, The ballot on the ldth will tell an overwhelming tale sgainst them. RUFLe, NEWSPAPER ACCOUNTS. SIMON CAMERONVRXPOSED. [Frem the Penneylvanian, (administration organ) Fed, 24. The following is an authentic copy of the letcer of Simow Cameron, in reply to the letter of J. M. Kirkpa- trick, Feq , a member of the State I¢gislature, from the city of Pittsburg, in regard to which there has been much speculation in political cireles-— Hanrisre Dear Sin—I bave at 12 o'clock, ree this morn’ng, and reply to it ‘mmediataly, Yo your firet interroga*ory. ‘Have you ever, at any time, been, o Feb. 9, 1865. red your letter of you now, or Bill you ever be, in favor of the Fo-cailed Kansas Nebras ka Dill, passed by Congress at its Inst s08wi Answer—From the day it was introduced in the Senate to this time, | have been opposed to the bill, nor shall I ever favor :t. “Would you, i d to the Senate of the United 8, use all benora fair moans to offect the re- storation of the socalled Missouri Comprossise, which literally snd virtually abrogated by the passage of foressid Kapsas-Nebrasha bill)’ Tp answer—I would. 3d. “Would you, 'f ele:ted te the Senate of the Un'ted States, use all honorable and fair means in your power, to effect a repeal cf what is commonly known ae ‘Fugitive Slave Law”? Answer—The passage of the compromise res was arquienced in by the North, andI had hoped the questions growing cut of it had been settled, but as the Youth has been the first to violate it, I hold tue bill sub- ject to revision, and will act with the North upon thi« and all queetions connected with the rubject of slavery Tanswer—I will. 4th. “Do you recognize the right ef Congress, and i #0, would you ast vpen such right, amd use your vote and influence to legislate for all Territories now belong- ing, or whith may hereafter be acquired, by the United States, to and entire exolusion of alavery or in rvitade in said Territories ’’ oppore by alland every honorable ‘or power, the extension of siavery rvitude over Territory now free, or anywhere o1 time, now or hereafter, wherever or Suan it may be endeavored, by its friends, to intro. juce it f"" ewer to this, I could readily refer to my Sena- toris] course—especiaily my vote on the Wilmot Prov! but that there be no mirunderstanding, i empha affirmative, wuld you at all times, and upon all @ preserve inviolate in this respect, , the rights, immunities, and privilege North, as guaranteed to them by our constitn Ja and all encroachments of our ster ‘and composing the Southern part of confederacy /"’ A Northern man who would not protest and ¢ rights of the North is unworthy of the rerpect of any honorable man, and for those rights! would battle untii the last, either in public cr private station. 7th. “Are you in faver of and would you vote, act and uee your influence in favor of such ® system of pebl « reten and duties ae would most effectually, and beyond all 2oubdt, guard our home industry aod manzfactares against fo competition and b pauper labor 7 Ane wer—My principler baye always been im fayor of the ‘American System.”” I bave never doubted as to hat was the true yely of the country, and I answer “tore in the affirmative. “Do you stillin this ct adhere to and abide by the sentiments and doctrines contained in the epeech de- livered by es in the Fenate of the United States on the 19th day of July, 18a6y” Apvewer—I most certainly do. “Do you recognize the right of Congress to legis- late and make appropriations for the improvemeat of our rivers aud harbors?” * 1 do recognize the right—greatly deplore the executive vetoes on this subject, and will use grey means in my power for the pas#age of billafor the improvement of the rivers and harbors. : 10th. ‘‘Are you in favor of such a change in our na- tional laws, pertaining to the naturalization of foreign citizens, as will compel all of them arriving in this coun- try, after the passage of such an act, to remain io this country at least twenty-one pa before being entitled to the rights of suffrage as they now possess them, and will you use your vote ‘and influence to accomplish such my ns ‘This, your last interrogatory, I answer in the affirma- ive. It was noon when I received your letter. Visiters and friends have crowded my room since I commenced wri- ting, or I should have written more ip detail. Your in. quiries were direct—the answers are as direct and to th seg Still I yaa 2 thatl had wet time to sate rate them more fully. Very respectful ‘ours, &e. NOY FONPORTMON CAMERON? J. M. Kirxratnick, Esq., House of Representatives, This letter was used in the Know Nothing caucus to induce tbe friends of David Wilmot to support Canneron, and bad been privately exhibited to the whige ai Know Nothings of the Legislature, to satisfy them he agreed with them upon their respective point: ; doctrines, It will be seen, that he foot farther than even Seward himself upon’ the abolition question, an that he is willing to meet the whigs and Know Nothings jur purpose, in article, is to show is willing to adopt any doctrine, and if swear to it, in order to secure his rf States Senate, He has betrayed the democratic party, and so consistent has his treason been that no other perty is willing to trust him In order te show how reckless and unscrupulous he is, we copy the following resolutions from the proceedings of a democratic county g, on the 2d of September last, of which he was a delegate and an active member. It is notorious that Cameron boasts of controlling the politics of Dauphin county, in which this meeting was held. Certain it is that at the meeting in question, all the proceedings met his a bation, and ¢ one of the members of the Ley jure, chosen on the ticket then nominated, was afterwards elected, and is now voting for him for Sena- tor. The follow: are the resolutions, and they stand in marked and deliberate contrast with the Kirkpatrick letter which we publish above:— Resolved, That we confidence in the administra- tion of Gen. Pierce, because he has manfully battled for those principles, and thrown his influence in favor of sustaining the rights of man to self-government. Resolved, That the able, fearless and democratic ad- ministration of Gov. Bigler meets our hearty approba- tion; and we congratulate the democracy of the State upon the certainty of his election. Resolved, That Judge Black, able and intre; tl Chief Justice of the Supreme Court, has so conduc! himself as to win the esteem and confidence of the peo- Ne. » Rerolved, That the manly repudiation of Kaow Noth- ingiem by Henry 8. Mott, has won the rei of even, his se les, and will add largely to his jority at the coming election. Resoived, That we are in favor of the Nebraska-Kan- sas bill, because it embodies the vital principles of self- government, which never can conflict with the interests peta That poned to thi riptive and esolved, That we are to the proscriptive an antirepublican order called. Know Nothing, and shall deem it our duty, as democrats, to oppose for office all persons known to have any connection with it. Cameron now endeavors to avoid the rempaulbiley of these rerolutions by saying, that if they were passed, it was without his knowledge and consent. This explana- tion is wade in private to the members of the Legislature, and yet, im his very last printed explanati ‘the Win- nebsgo frauds, he goes on to boast of his popularity and influence with the democratic party of Dauphin county, thus showing, that as usual, he managed the proceed- ings of the last as of former county meetings, Superor Court—General Present, all the Judges. F xp. 24.—Decisions.—Claudius Conant agt. The N. ¥. @ Erie R, 2. Co —New trial granted ; costs abide event, Morgan L. Ogden agt. Treodore Des Arts,—Judgment affirmed, with costa. agt. Lespenard Stewart.—Now trial granted ; costs abide event. Noah Norris agt. George Picrce.—Judgment affirmed, with costa, Cherles Devlin agt. The Mayor, de., New York.— Tacemant affirmed, with costs, B agt. Frederic Wright —Judgment for plaintiff, He Son ingston.—Jud, t fe leo man’ Vasseur agt. wingston.—Ju lor plaintiff, on verdict, with costs. ne aE George W. wong The Mayor, dc., New York— verdict, Judgment for plaint Je aan agt. Benjamin Blessom —Complaint dis. missed, without prejudice to right of plaintif! to bring another suit. SPECIAL TERM. + Before Hon. Judge Bosworth. Brown ogt. Bloomer.—Motion for new trial denied, with costs. Powell agt Finch —Judgment for plaintiff, on demur- rer to counter claim. Stevenson agt. Townsend —Complaint dismissed, with- out cests to either party, except that the signees costs may be pala out of the proceeds of the assigned property. A decieion in writing is filed with the clerk. FINANCIAL AND COMMERCIAL, MONEY MARKET. Monpay, Feb. 26-6 P.M. There was # bouyant feeling in the street to day, and the fancies commanded better prices, At the first board, Illinois Central Bonds advanced 4 per cent; New York Central Bonds, 3; Camberland Coal, §; Erie Railroad, 3; Reading Railroad, {; Hud- son Railroad, }; Llinois Central Railroad, 3. Brie Bonds, 1875, and Virginia Sixes, fell off { per cent each. The most active sock on the market today was Cumberland Coa], and it improved from the openirg. Reading Railroad sold freely today at higher prices. The market valaeof this stock is far below its intrinsic vaine. In looking over a list of the railroads of Massachusetts, we find that the bighest net income per cent on cost amounts to 1062 per cent, and the road earning that tate p&id ten per cent dividends. Tae average net income per cert per mile on the railroads of Maseachueetts in 1854 was 5.52 per cent. The Rzad- ing Railroad earns about nine per cont on cost, bat 88 large portion of its coet is represented by bonds bearing six per cent interest, the net earnings on capital smounts to about thirteen per cent. Tails for astook acliing at seventy five cad six per cent, makes the investment highly productive. This will be so apparent one of these days that the stock will be sought after at much higher prices. Indi, ena Fives and Virginia S'xes form th» staple of State stocks daily 01d at the board. after considerable floctuations prices bave bscome qnite steady. Ili rois Cent ai bonds comprise the bulk of sales of that clase of securities. After the aijoorament of the board the following rales were made, at anction, by A. H. Nicolay 26,000 Flushing Ra’ » 1st mort, inst. added. 69% 5,(00 Catawissn, Wer'sport & BE. RR., Is; m., do.. 5045 11,000 Galena & Chicago Union RR., do. do., 89% 4,000 Col, Piqua & Ind. RR., Ist m., ins, adsed 74% a75. 9,000 N.Y. & Harlem RR, do, do. R., 10s. do. do. shtabula RR. do, *00 3d mort, do. 5.600 La Crovse & Milwaukie RR, 7s. do. 10,00 Racine City (Wis) 74. do. 7,000 Breeken: Cane) Coal Co 20 shs Albay nd Buffalo Telegraph #0 Michigan Southern RR... 100 Hudson River RR 100 Erie RR, 100 Buffalo and State Line RR. Tt Northern Indiana RR, 10 Cumberland Co 20 Mechanics’ Ban! 100 Excelsior Insurance Co we Co of Philadelphia... tan Life Insurance Co States Mail Steamshy 260 Aberdeen Gold Mining Ce 1,260 Vermont Copper Mining (60 Ly coming Iron and Co: At the eecond bosrd prices current in the morning were not susteined. Erie Railroad fell off j per cent; Cumberland Company, }; Panama Railroad, 4; Hodson Reilrosd, 4; Harlem, j. It appears ut- erly imporsible to get up a farther inflation in any of these railroad fsucies, They are carried at these prices st great cost in the shape of interest, and they sre held in such lange biocks that this item is of tome importance ov the wrong side of profit and Joss account. \ és The tranes tions a‘ the Assistant Treasurer's office to-day were as follows: — $71,090 10 1,290 69 1,699 20 668,397 61 bur sing accoun! . 4,145,995 38 Tt ts ertimated tt at the Canerd etveamer from Bos- ton on Wedrerday will take out between three and four bundred tnonsand doi lars im specie. The Cali- fornis steamer, jne) ‘mn with a million two hundred thoussnd, wii furnish supplies for ehipment from this port next woek. Thore hae been bat’s mode- rate amount of business in foreign exchange by this packet, We quote, om London, 9 a 93 per cent premium; on Paris, Of. i.e 6f 11g. - A satement bap cen put forsb that Mr, St. John, the Superintendent of Banking, has been acting con. H trary to law in allowing the Union Bank of Water- town to receive in exchange the securities of the Ex- celeior Bank at Meridian, for a certificate of deposit on the Usion Bank. Henry Keep was at the tims chief owner of both banks, intending to wind up the Excelsior and to organize the Union. Some time’ ince, Mr. St. John refased to pay over the interest received on securities in the banking department> belonging to a banker in the Western part of the State, and when applied to by a of both par- ties, to make the payment, as it was onsiderable importance to the bavker, Mr. St. John replied that he would not do so—that the banker was an enemy of bis, and that he meant to crash him—that if he, the friend, would buy the bank, he, St. John, would pay the interest to him. Mr. St. John also hinted that, under the circumstances, the bavk might be bought ct eap, and after the purchase, he, St. John, would accommodate him in any way he desired Fortunately for the banker, the friend was a man of honor, aud would not take advantage of his necessi ties, caused by the private enmity of the Bank Sa perintendent. Such aman is unfit for such s high position. The great topic of conversation in fisaacial cir- cles is still the unheard of suit of the New Haven Railroad against its stockholders. It is ouly gen- erally known, now, that the board of directors which instigated these shamefal proceedings, wae elected at New Haven a short time since by sbout 6,000 out of 30,000 shares. Some explamstion of this sort is necessary to explain to the world that the prominent men in this city and Boston, who figure as shareholders, were not volautarily partice to the disgraceful usury suit. Tae present beard was put in without their knowledge, and it is to be presumed that the present proceedings were taken without their concurrence, and are distasteful to them. At thesame time, as the case stands, they are all now fally responsible for the action of the board, and must be considered as acquiescing in its course until they openly disclaim it. It would seem, as the odiam created by the proceeding le very great, that the better courss for the honest stockholders to pursue, would be to call a public meeting to denounce the course of the board, and exonerate themselves. Some such public manifes- tation of opinion is required, if there are any men among the shareholders who do not wish to be re- garded as willing to plead usury to avvid a just. debt. ‘The annual report of the Philadelphia, Wilming? ton and Baltimore Railroad Company hae just been issued, and from it we learn that the aggregate of receipts for the year 1854 exceed those of 1853 by $64,710 81. Both from freighis, and from through avd local passengers, the receipts have increased. The net income of the year is $538,936 14, theexpem+ ses being 42 per cent of the groas earnings. Eleven thoueand shares of the capital stock are now held by the company. The President st.tes that the property at the dispoeal of the company would, at a fair price, pay every floating liability. ‘The Rock River Valley (I:1.) Railroad is advertised for eale on the 24th of March next, at Janesville, IL, by the trustees of the mortgage bonds, the com- pany having failed to pay the interest thereon. The gnnual report of the Treasurer of New Jersey states that the receipts of the State for the year 1854 were $174,639 98; balaifce on hand Jan. 1, 1854, $8,816 25; ordinary disbursements, $99,881 17; ex- traordinary, $80,583 61— total disbursements, $180,- 464 78. The indebtedness of the State is for balance of special loans made prior to 1847, $35,000; tempo- rary loan in 1852, $30,000—total, $65,000. The lia- bilities for the year have been met with ut any tem- porary loans. The assets of the State amount to $252,174 12. The receipts of the Treasury for the next year are estimated at $194,782. The receipte of the School Fund for the year, were $53,143 68; balance on hand at the beginning of the year, $10, 37094. The disbursements have equslied the re- ceipts. The Legislature of Llinois passed on the 29d of January, 1855, an act inco-p rating the Wabash Va'. Jey Railroad Company, acd for the regulation of th capital stock and indeb eines of other railroad com- panies, ia which the following clause appears:— Said company is hereby authorized, from time to time, to borrow such sum or sums of money as may be necen- sary for completing and finishing or operating their said raiiroad, and to issue and dispose of their bonds, im de- nominations of not less than five hundred dollars, at such rate of interest, not exceeding seven per cent annum, and at such discount as may be thought for the benefit of the company. This section shall ay railroad incorporations in the State which avail themselves of ita provisions, and for any amount #0 borrowed, and to mort the corporate property and franchires, or convey the a by deed of trust, tosecure the payment of any debt contracted by sai company for Purposes aforesaid. It is under this law tne Iuliaois Central Railroad Company conceive it hes a right to issue bonds be- low par. This act does not do away with the usury Jaw, but gives railrcad companies privileges granted to no other corporations, Ali other Jaws conflicting with this must have been, at the passage of the above act, repealed. The annexed statement exhibita the average daily condition of the leading departments of the banke of this city for the week preceding Saturday morn- ing, Feb. 24, 1855:— New York Crry Barks. Specie, Circula’n, 3 ote. tas 665,145 1,846,028 1,011,759 455,332 4,111,184 1,787,635 5 679) 834 269,732 | 1,040,615 124,955 ‘radesmen’s....1,282.699 93.237 Fuiton, 1,455,454 174,716 Chemical, 187,807 318,001 Merchants’ Hx..2,479,807 387,718 National. 156/544 207,506 Butch, &Drov’s 1,260,297 128368 Mech. & Trad.’s. "654,013 62987 _ 96,009 Greenwich. . 473,008 31,064 = 165.619 Leather... .+. 183.000 392,627 | Seventh Ward, 184,441 139,224 | Stote ...... 626,308 474/841 | Am Exchange 1,024,059 | Arsociatien, 70,116 1,018,148 10, 619 461 810,481 143,051 66 043 96.346 39,129 32, 101,219 114,293 0 Total.,.....$91,690,504 16,970,876 6,008,502 74,644,721 Creanixe Hover TRaxsicnons, Echanges for week eading Feb. 19., “i “ “96 Balances for week ending Feb. 19 “ “ “ 98,040,490 . 98,311;149 5,450,612 + 4,267; previous weeks, present the annexed statement:— Banks or New Yorn. Loans. Specie, _Circul’n. $81,653,637 12,076,147 7,075,830 62,628, 82,244,706 13,596,963 7,049,082 64,982, 83,976,081 15,488, 086 461 86,447,998 16,372, 3 ony 153 55 Feb. 17, °65 Feb. 24, '66.. ‘The last returns, compared with those of the pre- vious week, show an {ocrease in discounts of $740,- 472, and in circulation, $21,956; a dezrease in spe- cie of $968,210, and in deposits, $643,915. Tnis is just abcut what was anticipated. The banks have found themselves too much contracted to carry easily such a heavy weight of specie, and have, therefore, been compelled to let out theis lige of diggyunt, #2 as to ly to al to- ? ‘