The New York Herald Newspaper, June 1, 1855, Page 2

2 THE KANSAS QUESTION. Interesting History of the Elections in Kan- sas— Mrewourt View of Gov. mecder’s Joa duct, &c., de. ‘From the Washinzton Sentinel, May 29.) We publish velow the ceulioniashon of “An Eye se” ip relatwa tothe Kansas elections. As will Be peresived, the communication was drawn out by Gov. Keeder’s Easton ech, in which he took occasion fay that Missourte: Perey: of the baliot boxes, it recent article we drew attention to the fact that charge of invasion contemporaneous ¥ oh ‘the rpeech of Gov Reeder, at-fastoa, Peonsylivsais, made tts appearance in the Know Notning aboiition f4- gislature of Massachusetts—a fst not without sigaid- @apce. ‘Th nization of our correspondent, “An Eye , in several {mportaat particulars the us ad vet forth in cur article entitled “Tne Peoole of Komiay ve Gov. Reeder.’ We are gratified to prrovive, as far oa heard from, that the response of the pi slavery party of Missocri to our articles on this impor- portant subject is fay Raving been copisd ¢ fe of good constitutional right, fn Boe Triante 6 sevtog with, abolition fanaves sod fai. Files. way bs asaured of onr eym- t with sles isuce we will perform farthful sentinel, aud will give timely wara- tog of duncer to their caus. Abe communioation of ont correspondent is not pub- Miabed entire, Some portions have teen entirely omitted, anf expresious in the portion published, ia some tn: stances, meditied. Eoongh, however, has been retaised to srow the temper which has been excited in Missourt judged and unjustidable coarse ef Governor Reeder. Our correspondent bears the character of a mau of @pedit and tending. DRYBNCH OF MISSOURIANS AGAINST THE CHARGES OF GOVEKNOR KEUDER, ve read a letter 1a the New York Herary of the ‘Bb of May, which gives the substence of some of the ‘wemarks mace by Governor Reeder on his retura to Was Yon, in which he reflects strongly upon the people of Mesouri; and. among otver things, states that Kan-aa Dao been mvaded by @ regularly organized aray, armed te the eth, who toon posreseion of the ballot boxes Be also ems to be profuse in his use of the terms “ treud arc oatrage.”” Bay ng been in Kaveos Territory at both elections, and before and after trem, and haing had ample eppor ‘tenity of knowing what took place there from actual observation, I deem it due to Missouri (as no one else bas abovgt t pre per to to do so in the Eastern pap-ra, though the #boly matter ia well understood hers) to give a fair repreveptation of the facta, i fore do ng 20, bowever, I wish to expose the acts of Gc rernor Reeds since bis errival io tne Territory. By the treaties mace with tue Tadians, reservations ‘were made by some of them of portions of their land; apd some of the trib s, under those treaties, have the right, with certain restrictions of galling such reserva- ‘dope § On bis arrival in Kaneas fustead of attending ‘to the imperstive duties of bis office in providing lave for the goveromect of a country rapidly tiltiag up, aod for tre want of which the most serious collisions, from @irputes about claims, were to be apprehended, Govera ‘er keeder, reckless of the interests of the people eni utterly di-regs°cfnl of his duty, entered upon a series of speculations in these Indian reservations. his o30u 0 hit attention for weeks and perbaps months after Ws arrival: mesiog, inthe meantime exeurs oas in va- ections, ip order, as he aileged, properly to din “trict the Territory; bot, ia reality, wii the h»ad- quarters of various tribes whose lands he wished to * & * . * * * Tite this man had excited widespread and open dis- gent pt and loud murmurs at bis contuct, he reluctant ‘order. av election in Novemrer last. But for what? y Fensible person would suppose for the election pislavure, toenact Jawa fora community composed at & heterog: veons popu liable et any time to be Brought inio violent collision, for » comm anity suffering for the want of such laws, and which had been driven foto the forwation {aeons 10 order to Sdopt such T+ galav ory for its tampa- Faty prowction. This would have been ths reasonsnle eocclosion; out it would bave been wide of the mart ‘The clecticn so ordered was for a delegate in Congress. Why ¢ leg stature #ss not at that time elested, as it sily have been done, Governor Ree ler and hig emigrant at) arsocistes can no doubt explaia, but aatil Le dors so the large preponderance of the pro slavery porsy ‘here at thet time, will be a sufficient rey to his @onduet Toe Ad Society with which this swora cfleer aitereards so heartily co operated, had not been able to for werd on & ruflisient number of perkoas, who hed sold them elver, to meet the exigency; and it was neosaaary Par be nto grve it the whote win.er to operate ed ‘Be prepa forward their Govps of men. who bed mooey, lke the Hessians of 34, te make war vpon tho riahts of others. T would gleoiy dismies thix personsge without anctber Word; but the prios he has beem at to calnmmiate Mis- Souiets, makes it an act of justice that nis whole cha Factey, 60 far ua it ia ky own, should be exposed. * * He aos repestediy, reape truliy Bpen the nrcessity of convening a Territorial Logis ure; 10 wbico he mace reply, that he was asing the jeatest exertions to do so ; and that he would do ¢o at earlinnt y, &e ; waite, in trata, at this nd mechauics, wasn hen enozgh of mecbenirs have heen glad to have gouten so destitate was their com then. Sompatidie with the impartial discharge of daty Governor, can only be guessed, and toat guecs must be de the negative. He bowever, at last, did order an election for mem- ers of the Legislature. Let ux now see what was his In order to give the crestest » he made aw +et of rezulations ting the election calculated to throy all the sible ia the way of votieg by the pro slavery party. snd sbolly repugnant to the provisioas of tae aotof Congres Organizicg the Territory. By nia regu- lations voters might be required to take an oath taat they were dona fide permanent settlers Now, ho well heew that ro wan could awear that be intended to re- main percanent'y there, That might be his proweat intenben; pat it wes one liavle to be changed, and tae of the oath seemed to require permanency of ret tlemens. He well koew that there were but few con- seirptious men who woull take such am oatb, uod @qually well koew that men who openly avowed their fateption of niesling negroes (as many of the abolition- ists did) would bave no sucnscrople. [imagine per- mapepsy of settlement is nt required in avy State ia te Union. All that they require is a residence for a @efinixe period, nome shorter, some longer, and notaing mor The act of Congress prescribes the qualification of voters to be inhabitants of the Cerritery, who sre actual Feridente on the dey of the election. It does not require eny one to be a citizen, But this sagacious Governur sot only required them to be citurens, bat that they should bs bound to the rou ae long as they live). Many ether srvitrery aod unnecessary rernlations might ve pornted ont, put thie is ceemed aufticient. Aithouyh the election had to be held for a couotry 8 large ar ihe Jargert State, avd almost eatirely desi ‘tate of mail acilities, yet tois prragon of ewora officer @xly geve, to the pro. y party, some ten or firtoen @ays notice of it, not throwing out, beforehand, sa istimstion as to the time. This 8 his courss only towards the pro-siavery party. proslamstion was 4, itis presumed, under the sanction of seocsay, bolition printing office—secretly c:roulstad atter- wards among the abolitionista, ant it wae only by acol- dent that a copy wus procared and made padlic Bat ‘this is vot the worst part of this maa's conduct in this matter. I state it deliberately, and with «fall know- ledge of its importance, that this Governor commaat. eated to the Aid Society in the Exst, or to some of his friends there, the tino of the election, soms two conthe Before be made it known to the people of Krotas = Chis fact was charged spon him while he was hors, aut the proof wasin ¥estport. He bas never, eo faras I am @dvived, dared to deny it. Comment. npon such con: duct jo unnecessary. it speaks for itelf. | 4 * * Bis lent official outrage, I believe, was to appolut his town of Pawnee an the place for the meetiag of the Le stature. This town exists in lithograph—is far away youd the settl«ments in the Pawnes country, an’ titate of food or avy place or the members to moet or Jooge im. Several suitable places could have bven se Jected nvar the Missouri river. 1 wil now procesd to answer Governor Ree’er’s chare- ee. I was at the election and bave siace read, attentive ly, the pepers. and conversed with perrons from various pomts iv the Territory. and I aseert, without fear of eas. ew sful contradiction, that 8 more psaceanie, orderly, jet election, never took place in asy State. siace the ty. of the revolution In the whole fesritory there distarbance—thas took piace et the , and was provoked by an aboittion in cbarging some voter with perjury; for which barge an effort was made to panish him, but be ed as be rep, a pistol was fired off a'ter nim but po injury, Chat there were arms inabundance, aac well chirzed too, is undeniable. But what was toe Oveasien of this? Sinply this-—[he abolitionists gear Bally came well armed; some of them mie a show of thelr arms an they came up the Misaoari rivor, amd made ‘thety threats wha: they would do with the ‘alae catch: & Indeed, rome neom-d to take » pride im showing vhelr vrawado. They also threatened to prevent the pro- slavery party from voting, by foros, and it waa notoric3s nex thet the jelly carried their arms. A party had one man, woo died on the wpe. Un rourtazoee, it woe aothing more th ar party to yared to resist - Melagew res of thar Tights, hed tbey been wo ‘iapoeed, the retarne €f the sleetion show that the pro rlarory y Were in soticwot cumbere age s‘scalye 4°? the last abol Fioienes was commitied shows that the were for the purpose of protection and pot Powvebrieg ‘Zhe only attempt mse to oversee voters was made by the sr olitioutets themasives, woo T Hane ‘A on the Kansas river, xttempted to take p: wie, bat Waetisone, Subd ust or were 1 votes given. The jud thon were of the Governor's own sryemcna ee, = could be got to serve. They toor an oath, is ora hed by him, of @ most stringeat kind, to reject all it Vege) voter; at neanly all of thé precincts thare was ons holition judges before wnom, and in or more ai whore presence, the votes were oast pexsahly and with. @ut challenge, exept im a few inatanoss; ant geurrally eballenged, the vote waa rejected. The roturng ‘Were mace to the siovernor under oa'h, abing ainple time for reflection, with » full ka of what tran-pired at the election, commun hhim by bis faithfn rriea, and unter bie osth ped" he has the \dsctous tery to assertin the Keatern states that Kansan was feveded by & band of armei men.” A mot oabiasht aiatement. * 2 * 8 8 6 Why did be uot refuse. ‘@ertificates of eloctivu to the mem» rs thus fraadulent @eo'ed? He will doudtheas say thetr election waa 4 aentested, But why, tfeach groes fraud was Penpetrated, was their election district 1hat bed net many cunning lynx-syed se ints present toa and cetect toe ti ity in the Lg ore, mepy such. addition to this, the Governor, by his regulatlocs, gave the greatest latitude in contesting eections. ‘They authorized a copvest cot oply by tee defeated candidate, but any voter migbt do #0, And yet, notwithstanding these great precauticns and this extraordinary vigi!aves, but few districte have beem con- tested. Add why is this? Certavnly not from any in- disposition to listen tothe compleiate of contestants; tor thie pattern of an exesutive officer, on receiving the specificutions of Ulegslicy, withoat giving any ep- portunity to the person elected to sbow the falaity of the grourds alleged, without giving bim any b: ing whatever set asice the election, and bas ordered electione in all of the districts which were con- sted Rather a novel proceeding on the part of aa executive eflicer im these United Mates! Where his sets, | am learn ; certainiy not from the ‘act of Congress, fer that act only conferred oa bim the power to declare wno was elecved—(I do Not pretend to quote the exact words)—a power pre- citely # milar to that granted to the clerks of the county courtsin Missouri, and perhaps 12 other Stat Sbese officers n-ver imegteed, ander aueb, provi thes had the poser of trying contested ele:toas woolo be an mult to the jateligouce of the Congress that persed the Kop: 7 1 berately cen gued to subvert been considered a red ever sioce our Revolu' wit : thas ewry legislative escembly shall be the tive jucge of the retarns an: qualiGcations of its me acopted by the Governor would mace st.c body, to be muulded aad shaped by the executive, ond cestroy it effectually orcinste ona independent department of gov An incident ocurred at ove of the precine the hind of men whom the Governor appoloted for jueves, apd the cisposition manifestes by them, which Coght to ba known. Tre elect on there was conducted t order, during the quote duy ingle vote ebsllengei, and that vote was rejected There were two pro y abolition judge, The vete was challenged by the jest. It Was cscertaiped that this jaiye had. ia the morming, enoeavored to get this rejected voter to vote for the abo.ition candidates, aot bad gvinhma ticket printed on paper of a different color tow the other teket. Whe: man went up to vote, be offered a ticket om the other side, and then this same jucge, for the first tmo, found out that he was no; | gal voter, an d bis vote rejected, fter the pals were closed, the same judge refused to sign ths retarns, on tie prove that toere had been iUegal voting, though be bad taken a solemn oath to rejoct all such, ani sat there and received taose vows without ohject orly ebjecting to the ove before named. He by the otber jucges why, as be was sworn, he did m odject to the vo. He seid he was afraid. He then sskeo if the election has not beea quiet and orde: ly. He said ithad nen. He was asket to point oat Spy threats made, and he would not do@o. He finally slipped out and raneway without sigoing the revurns, wh.ch were signed by ‘he o'bers, end an affidavit nwe of the facts. This district was not contested, fer tho resson that the candidates vere elected, Ioaving ont the votes of that precinct en‘icely for the vava s0 elected, and giving tue votes polled there for the other eanJi- Geter to them ‘hat mapy percone, who had recee!!y deen citizens of Mietouri, went over to Kansas ust betore the election, snd yo'ec thers, is not to be denied. But [ co deny tha 2ny one co went there end votes, who hai not the rignt to do to under the act of Congress; ant 1 cau sbow tain . lis well known thit people commenced ip Kaneas in the early part of tue summer of 1854— ‘oo late to make farms and raise crops. Hun- dreds, and I might ay thonaaads, of Missourians weat there, and m de and secured their claims accorJing to the regulstions of the various “ Squatter Associations wiieh cialis were duly orrt:fied. 48 there were no Ia: in the Terr.tory regulating such cliims, sush a4 some of the border States have, the people found themsstves driven to the necessity of mutually sg-eemg upon some rulea of the bine, in order to prevent toe auarchy and strife that would inevitably follow the want of them, As there was nothirg to live on in Kansas, and no food or provisions t> winter their stock on, excep: what might e carried there, these men returned to Missouri, floisaed their growing crops. and remained darmg most of the winter, wheze they bad somsthing to live on When the flection came on, they went to Kinsas, where they haé elercs to janc—where they chimed their re. ri¢enes, and where they were actual residents to the exclusion cf acy other 'reedense, and voted ae they had tue unqvestionable right to do--tne act of Jeagrsss requiring no previous residence, but only that the! should be actual serisents on the cay of election te there br wrorg in tais, Int tuat wrong fe oa the aboli- tiomists anc free ea Jers. ia Copgrees, who refused, on Gepers! Atebisow’s mot on, to prescribe a thre month’s Terisence But acmitting, for the rake of argumant, that per- tons did go to hansas from Mirsourl and vote who had no right So do 80, 1 will show that even in that case they were fully jurtiied tm comg so. 16 is notorious that regularty organized companies were established ia tne Eest to abolitiopize Kensas = It war not mer-ly to settle vhs couaty with incustr oue, pasoaanle, law-aoiding cit'z) vs, ruc missive to the coustitation aad jaws, bat with lawless fauatica, land p:retes, a reeviess crew, benten sggrestion against the ruhts end property of tbe people of Mrrsourt apd the sou 80 far oid tay carry Weir nofarions robeme (as it appeara from one of their printed pamphlets), they required au oath fron each ermgravt, which, if he onayes, would reqaire bia to Volate the constitu iow and Jaws o” the United Staten. Many of these em grants were iadiacree’ enough opealy 40 avow their objects to be to sdolitionize Kaasas—toen invade Missouri, afterwarcs Arkausss, and then ‘They were loud and borsterous in there avow: sctslly ecmmenced stealiog slaves iu Kens! Cre instance wae that of a female slave, delongieg to a widow, whom they Gecoyed off, ant whea overtaken they bad her seared at the table with them calling her by ‘the endearing title of “Sis? Emissaries of this lswiers band were in &is ouri, under pretence of selling interest tanles, ur rome other emall articla, secretly ex- citing dieront-nt among the slaves; sach at least the resuk of their waits Usder theee cirsume'ans what did it become Missouri to do? I believe that not be devird at this dey. that governments are institi ted to secure persons in their rights, apd tbat when they become subversive of this end, or the administration of the law ia too weak ond inefiicieat to ecoompil-h this purpore, it is wot only the right, but it ie the duty, of the people to protect themselves and their proporty. The people of Missouri saw thia malign clood, foreboding the greatest evil to ‘hem, gathering on the r weet Tasy knew thet an important ‘and to them vital provision of the constitution of the United states tad besa virtually nullfed in some of the non-slavebol‘ing States. Thay }new that Michigan hed paved alaw making it felony for the owner to claim his slave there. They knew that ene ot thetr own citizens had gone to Chicago for nis i aud elthough he saw them in the eirests, ino: eputy, frankly told him thet not be execnted; they saw this same law- Jere spirit being transferred to their ror‘er. Were they, in view of all this, to sitatill, and Tike base cowards euifer their proparty te be wrested from them, and for recrees appeal to laws that were tr led uncer toot with conterpt? No. Missounar: not men of that temper They woull have drenched ‘tore plains with tbe blood of toia detested crew, rather than have p:rmitted them to weave thi work of evil; and bad they gone there, sud by forse of arms driven thore incenciaries out o! the country, the people of Mis- goor would } been justified in’ the eyes or all en- hgtened and sensible men. Here wen a case if ever there could be one, calling tondiy for the richt of self. protection To the government they dared not trast for protection, for instead of s poge, high minded. disin‘er- ested patriot, they budstena 3 % 6 # o % oe appointed Governor of that Territory. There sre stil other notorious facta to be brought to Honsreds of theee vile emisaries are seat to for the scle purpose of voting. They have rinse lection leit, Some voted, and startad bso abous 12 o’clock, op @ boat, on the day of theelection. The Gefeuted candidate for Congress imported by G Reeder iast eummer. left so soon aft +r that ¢ he was the herald of his own defeat. Some who were unabie to get there at that elvction on account of tae low stoge of woter in the Missouri river, retarned oa the #-me dost. These facta are as potorious here as the voon-day san, snd couls be established by sores of witoeases. In view of ttis wholosale importstion of abolltian voters, merely for the parpcee of voting, what might would Goverper “eeder and bis a volition ai ts have had to com j~plain of Miirsourians, had they done the same thing to ecunteract and cbhockmete this adroit mova nent’ -a movement which cevelopes the trua reason why General Atchiron’s amendment was voted down In conclesion, it is proper tuat I should state that toms of there eastern emigrants bave roou fisted the in- cendisry cesigns of the base tools of the Aid Sosiety; have nvowed their determination to upvoli the laws of Hongress, apd te the rights of thetr ne ghoors; and while hokding te foe optnten of making Kanses ¢ free tate, avept lie preference of making it a aleve Btate, rather Ware free negrocs there, It is but right that {t should be buown that there is such a class there, and that they sbonld not be included among the infamous band of abslitioniats, his class is viewed with no disfavor by the pro-slavery party; who see io them men who have s proper sense of their duty aa good itiorns, and are cispored to per‘orm that auiy. Sack iil never be regarded with untrrensly feelings, ho much we may cissent from ther opinions. ‘AN EYE WITNES3, Hurricane m Dodge County, Iowa. A correspondent of the Watertown Democrat writin from Junran, Do¢ge county. gives the followieg account tific tem peat which passed acrosi town, ant par portions of Dodge county, om the evening of the sf ult. — Last evening this village was visited by one of the mest destructive tornadces it has ever been our lot to witness, Abont balf past 6 o’olock a heavy cleud ap- ated in the northwest, accompanied by vivid flashes of ‘Htning. About an bour after the ha! ey te poor down in great fury. Is seemed as thoagh ali the de of heaven and earth had bean let loose—for abo hour and a balf the rosr of the harricane drowning ever, Other sound, In al the town, every window on the no: and west sides was smashed; hardly a pee of glass was unscathed. The Juneeu House lost shout two hundred panes of glass, and the American nearly or quite as many. Not 8 butiding escaped —all beariag testimony to the fary of ‘the storm. Never has it beem oar fate to witness a scene at ones so tarrible ant aablime. new erected by the county last season, for Bre-proof county Cy Pe) unroofed, ani in its fol came within about six of striking a perron who ‘Was at that time passing in a wagon. The forse of the hurricane aj to have parsed Princloedy through the village, the central portion pass- ing directly seross {he public square We doubt if the Live bas ever been witnessnd in Wisconsin. Gless is in Cemand this mi . Five hundred dollars will not more than cover the lamege to the county. Exports ov Cawava—' u total exports Canad Saog ae pat wo baer? Leto WAS OAT ss evrerrevereeeeeeeverey yy: 8106 /698 NEW YORK HERALD, FRIDAY, JUNE 1, 1855. vend 1 parti+s who, in the predebiog Prenton a all +6 who. =P canvass, skall bic fOr thede support. Already the call of nat organ sounded; already the eyes of y are turned to the booty in ’56, and measures and men oxen of, by which the North is to be agaia pam- Tefen ss proper. there! st the trae mrnof tbe South should speak out now, while opinion is yet in germ. and before eredulity and hope entrap into treacherous bargeins with party. iseues crowding now in federal poli- BI intere: 1820, the tariff in °32, the Wilmot Proviso im ’4*, the adi forvia, and the Compro measures, all sink in to insignificance, when compared with the great ques- tons which are bursting upon us. Aggravated by fee- ble palliatives, the cisease oroken out more malig. pant thanever. The declara:ion id made im bold and “Chat abolition hes the con-rol of the yn ure it row to carry out ita long je apr ”? that ‘there is po further need of compromires with slavery,’’ and, ‘there shall be none;”” “there spall be po more siave Srates;’’ the Favitire law is to be repesled; toe Missouri re: jtored very in the Distslct of Co! fecers) governme: 00 ; the ivter-State the Northern m: nol ave trate is to be stopped; acd or perty that dares speak psace to slavery og tation, ‘shall surely die;’? bur, more in. solent than all, that “the South” in the lauguxge of Gidainge, ‘cannot be kicked ont of the Untou,” sud will beor with some grom-ling and grimace pertps, avything thet is heaped upon ler, Here ts the chalice whieh abol'ion presents to Southern lips! Let us ana- Jyze its contents, ‘Tbe Fugitive Slave Jaw was the poor boom which th» Scuth received for her ncquiercence in tte comprom'a. It wos all sbe got in that infamons swindle, It would ave been spurned by the South as a worthloss tiing, but fer the intercession of the border Staten. Tue coa- stitution which mace the readition of fugitive atuvos a matter between the States, bad proved impotent. Toe slave owner bad been mobhei and murd-red in the streets of the Nerth while seeking his property, in ac- cordance with ite guaranties. The border States asked for (urtver guaranties, and they thougbt they had them in the Fugitive lsw. But, like the constitution, fanati- ciem mae it from tre beginuing, practisally, nail and vord, ard has trampled it out of the statute book. Woat burning sbame and dinappoiotraent must they now feel whosee in it the failure of their vain hopes, and for ow paltry a price they acccepted the indignities o' compromise. Yet abolition demands that ta:s ineiguifl- caut born sball be taken from us. it is not enough that the constitution avails us nothing in tue recov-ry of our fugitive rlaves—not enough that the taw itself is pre: tically a worthiets nonentity—not enongh taat Siate aftrotate has passed laws nullifying it; but, to stamp vpen our hearts the convistion that neither our r ghis, por Loser, nor feelingr, sre thonght of or reapocted, it 18 to be wiped ont of the records of the land. The poor re- fuge wi ich a'gailen but timnia prige might find iat ie lan- gusce of nn obsolete rugatery law—even tnat is to be taken away. ‘The reetcration of the Missouri Com promice line is the next feature in tte programme. For thirty years has thin stigma of the routh’s first submi-sion been upon ve kor thirty years the waves of soutvern colomzs tion bave beat against this barrier ra se? by Southern bands, and been turned vack. still consenting to ite ia- ¢quahty, and wrong, the South again and aga tend- «red it Jo the North ag a settiemeat tothe Pacidc. But it waselways reiused, It stood util at tae imstanse of Norttern men—it was regealed by the Nebrasks- onset bill, What is the consequence? Kanena, a re- gion suited in all respects for /Javery, is thrown oosa tothe South. The North grows furious st the thought. And now the contest opens. Hireling emigrants are ured into extinguish tuls new hope of the South, jut true to their institutions, and their homes, the Mis .Sourisns prepare for the struggle Away trom ths old cenires of sectional ptrife, tar off in the fair fields of tras, the North and’ the South, fansticiam and ery, meet face to face. It was a raortal struggle, i slavery conquered. ‘The reeuit bus ceepened the hostility of the North. ‘They Cemend in louder ond Gercer tons than ever the restoration of the Missouri Sine, aad Kaosas ts to be 6x cludec noleas she abolish slavery, It 1s the highest aed most eggressive poliey yet taken byabolition It is pras- tical anc momentous in all its teartngs. Its decision sganet vs seviles the fate of Southern pro- giess—rettics the superiority asd domination ,of the North, and seals the ultimate doom of tlavry. it involves am izeue as momentous as any that can come upon a peo Is contaias t26 ma- tused fruits of all the bostlity, eectional avarice and fonsticirm whieh, wal wmpromirvs snd eudmis: sien, he the fou The repeal of the fugitive slave low, the restocation of the Missoart line, ane t/e rejection of Kaneas as a slave State, with osher Terevies HO ieee, com titute the platferm of abolition. Out year ers bvow with what ao overwhelming jority it bas ewept the entire North upoa tho-e issues, epmitativg every party that stood mits way, pros. trating the adm miustration, and sending to the Howe of Reprerentasives ona bundred and thirty memos to dois lidcing. The next Presidentis} « inavgura'ed ip the widet of the erisia agen perti rave the Ui vasa will be attempting to pateh up sectional divisions, and control the spotis of the govern: rth will be implored w ve moderate to her ni vhe South pstient user ber suif-rings, © will be ageip party plasforme, framed with eupno- niour amliguity, to propitiate the etrong and chert tne weak. There will be pledges, given wich no honsety, 420 accepted with no faith. 1 be the oid story over spain, of corceasion, unity an’ compromise. during Tugel ; of strife, treachery snd vidated prom ees e hour of victory. [tie in view of such @ prospsct ano with the issuce and dangers impending over us, taat we cech re what, in our opipion, the Sonth sbowld mand of any party *hich hopes for her support In 1he firet place, it will not be enough that the tion of slavery ia sliutoat of party creed, Whi ‘ppertence may be ascribed to other questions, riavery ie the one ount vital question tothe South. In the wer which is now waging against her, erry other issue 12 muce to bow before it How can sne consent to hush it op, or give it @ second place im her poiicy ? Wohep the whole North aol tionizod, for the couth to enter an organization whieh avoids the slavery issue, decaure to touch it isto involve its own dissolution, which egrees to cissgree opon this, her question of life or death, in which free-solliam consente to stifle, yet nurse its hostility for the purpose of party triamph end thea, wten loosed from party tive and clothed with power, itehall turn upon its duped ally and vist m to mock ano trample upon ner—would indeed be a depth ot folly and Fhame beyond our coaception. A porty thet aske of the South such relf-staltification 98 thie—such diind betrayat of all t is valuable or eear, for the ake of the Union or anything else, meskes 8 demand which sbe mast reject with soora and dedsnee, The question of Amsricaa politiss van pot be parsed over im silence by wny party whisa orpires to govern the country. Its vory silence will de ne londest a-cuser of intended treachery to tbe Soath From such ep crgsmization, if successtul, the Nort would ecme ous mightier than ever; for the fecera' governwen', through which it expecta toachiave its pur- powes Of abolizon, would be complsteiy ta its gover tor Southern men, there‘ore, to acoapt euch a proposal, is not ouly to aurfender their rights to the mercy of thy evemies, bat cruwn them with power to overwhelm aod ermeb them What then, do the necessities of the South require at the hads of every psrty bidding for her support? What has she @ right to demand! Not lence, not «auspicious reserve, hut full ond explicit declarations io her favor, upon the issues which ere vefore the country. [f trey intend to be true to ber, let the assuronos be gives. Let them come up and meet fairly the fugitive law, th« Micsoori Hine and the Kansas questions and declare in the fare of the worla whether they ‘be with us, or against us.’ But tf the North retoses to do tais it will be because she no lovger regaeds onr rights, our favors, or our tbrents, and heceuae, believing nereif #trong enongh, the has resolved to sweep on to tha f filment of her long settled policy. A Card for the “Little Viilain.” A Nev York, May 31, 1855, Mr. Wemyss Jobson orate compliments w the Bai tor of the New Youk Hemaip As a foreigner grovely ansatied, and denied evea a sha dow of redress, he may parheps ventace to aativipare insertion of the subdjoimed in the ind-pandent ootucas of that jourpal. When be mentions that the ptrate firm with which Mr. Kay mond 1s connected, have reantly purioined and reprinted & small English work on ihe history of Francs with the sale of woish Mr. Jobson’s volame migut be tuppored to interfere, it may sufficieatly explain the motive tor this attack ov bis wors—vamped up for tae Purpore after it bed been six mootos in their hands Wher he adds that this sr. Raymoad at the last few York election endeavored to obtain bis influeeace over the “foreign vote” ny informing bim the: though be (Raymond) ‘nominally supported the Liquor bil, ia vate he war oppored to ft. snd should tase care that it never came into force,’’ Mr Joosoa will leave tne public to infer who ‘the presious scoundrel” is, corr xo 1. Esq , Epiror or N. Y, Darcy Trces:— frome distant and wosxpscedly je West, I have to direct your atten- Frantable attack covertly direoted ageinst me im your journal of the 2\st ule. Im an article which, as it quotes oo authority, I mast from yoar office, I am spoken of as ned vor To H. J. Rayuown, hack of the New York press.” and a “ precious ndrel,’’ merely because I had allowed a disreputarie fellow-jourpalist of yours—a vile, unfrocked parson pamec footy A from me by false pretences acd ablish some Kuropean letters the noted Nish Hbeller of America, errnen oF three days sucsequently anot! peper waa forwa: marved to my add ecene for quotation, merely jading to"Marie Antoinette, [ bad not found myself at liberty to the eal fact of pn awk ib diune eal ber T find no fault with the latter. inasm , ae he aa vo far 6s Lem eonseeee ao or wl oO coacerning ja Tmaoet ey that in Janice that the circumstance jation, and based on the autho- Modame Campan (the pa governess), referred the rae I ad: Tequost an . ir, b't D. WEMYSS Ji BSON. i 3 ita Mr. Raymond’s ‘The Eruption of Mount Vesuvias. ‘The yan extract of = letter from flaps, temp pe ck, to Fanta Luc'a, which ie, you Vesuvius side. It was o lovely nig’ ana the moon as bright as in ti we turned the Chiatamone enc from tse summit a over it im tne phepe of gigantic of which, from tie reflected fire, was red, wath ‘wick plask leyer of smoke, with a white too, over Jike the foliage of tue tree. The lava broad flood from atiout half way ao 8 cone, whence, wien it got to the pottom, 1¢ seemed, from tae ground being lees sveep, to cra vl aluug unti! it reached the edge of tre old crater that forms the Vacuum between Vesuvius and kooteromaa, Here it found iteelt arrested ov the brink of an ab: or 300 feet wide; and, from the di the stream of fire rushing over like a vast cataract, with imu-nse boulders of red hot rock» hurled over, and chasing each other dove until the groaad gov more even, and the speed slackensd, From chis poiat ‘that {t was diffic ut to fect wad beautiful as is course, which flamed up with a bnght blue light Nike Roman candies. Tue re flection of the boroimug wountsia was thrown ac: tas sea on the very edge of the spot where we were stand ing, »n¢ formed # lovely contrast to the beams of th» pole, silve y moon as toey ht se Chae! the Berreney cont The best remains to gorng on to Ports We got there] sus gested Messina as pre! short, it ended by hie taking a doakey walked, to we proceeded, both of us were, in thin evening shoes and light apparel reached the summit of che mountain, afcer « wo hou: He wever, we were wel! repaid, ver jorget the scene, a8 we stood wittin a few yards of the cataract of tire whichI mentioned before, A strong wind lew the emoke over Monte Somma, but the beat was terrible, for we were very near it, of which you way juoge when [ tell you that fautede mieux, Lhta aegar irom the e¢ ge of the torrent as it rolied over the ecge of ibe mountain. We remsaiced the Bours, which passed quickiy enough, and + 0 the mountain wa were gratided at ceaing tve eatip: of the moon, which took place abous 8 o'clock tm the merning, and of which previously we knew nothio, short we were very fortunate inthe night, for it was the only one on which the moon bad shone last week 49 30u may suppone, the Javi great progress, aad it does uot seem to be dim went syain, but te another parc, Jast Saturday night It wes then threatening a vi e called San Sebastian, for it has aleady got into the plain, and has destroye: en iwGpity 0° property. hear today tha: t is six hundred feet im breadtu, ana ingulfed ¢ bouses, They bave sent Sremen to bald wails, to try an‘ turn tbe direction of tne stream However, tl won’t¢o much good, a6 there last Sacuriay it was a curious right to ei evtting down ther vive Thovsands of peeple were standing in fromt of the ad- vancing flood, for in the p'aia tarre is wo danger, as it move: sbout fifty yards in five hours Whon it is Kke- ly to cease nobody can teil, ns every day the mouutain opens fresh craters, and it is likely to cvatiaus to 10 £9. Jo-fay we bave an awfal storm, and it ic thuaderiag and lg: tning and r.iving torrente, such torrents as are only seen on Naples, If it clears up ‘and I ars going this evening to see ‘the village destroyed.” Pao- ple talk of it a» at they were going to the Sarrey Gardens. However, it is no jche for the oxnerd; end a branch #iresm bas made a cirection of ite owa towards @ lovely villa belonging to the Marquis st. Angelo, aud in ail probability by to-morrow he whl bave an ucpless nt neighror in his flower garden. Thisis the most popular eruption, they say ‘hac has over bem known, ani all the world goee to Vesuvius of am evening fhe K nz aud Queen went toera the other night aud spent itoa the mounisin. The jast three or ‘our eruptions bare alws ys tehen place oa the other side sad consrquent!y have been cificult to get at, and but litte has beea se-n frm Neples. Thie one, if it goes oa, will doa great éeal of dama, 8 theze are three vi lages between tt snd the sea. aud the ground ie mush caluvated. I shsli be able to tell you more about it ip my wext letter, as I eve vot given you much of anidra of what a grand sigbtitis The factis, it vould be very diffisait 90 do 40. as any Zescr:piion would fall very tar short of the reality, Thad beard a crest deal of the effact of erag- vops snd pictures representing them ara nut ac. , bat I cao assore you that nothing [ had seen er heard gave me theeightest idea of whas it really is, [Naples (May 10) Corzesponcence at London Globe ] ‘ihe Java bas now advanced ten miles (rom its anarce, and is Going tertinle damage. Last night 1 weat to tha scene of mest stirrisg toterest, after un fatervel of two How chaxged the neighborhooi in two days! Where I walked ou tunday night was now a of fire, Lhe side ro8d by which Ihed come dova into the main siresm from Pollepa and Massa di Somme was nuw full 1 blechened co Zhe houses om the borders of & fallen—in one thirty poor people lives; pe) was swallowed up, a genvieman’s villa, and aradextent of vieaystd and gardes ground Oa the otber side of the great lava bed another «traam war ItoSam Srhastani, We bad boped to save no longer posatble ; country in the winter, Gre here bad begun to enter the burial grouad of the litte town, but was civerted from ite course by a wali On ths op: ‘the King and all ibe royal on etther side were thronged with n° apx‘ous multitudes, whose faces light- up with toe bleze of hundreds of torches, che more resplendent flame of the rapwly de Sivee the morn ng it bad moved a mil libe & vont river of glowingenke. As it mo tens of thourande of lamp? rolled and tumbled one over the otber, sIipg, sud grindpg, and grating: and whip, frem t Ty face of it. a large lamp feltot the appearance war thet of ae fron furne.ce waea the cron is Deing dra To male the esembisnce more comple! darted forward with Jong polis gaken or ng vineyards. and pulled out great of lava in which they imbedded money for sale first, aad atill atrices me ay the moat je toe whole scene, is the slow, isresi*titie motion of the fiery flood. Active, almizhty power without an effort | sweeping everythirg be’ore It, overcoming every obstacle, growing up sgainet inter vening wells or houses, and cevouring them bodily, acd thep marching on in the seme silent, aorelenting irra sistible manner ar before. There was a spot beneath my feet where s wall of mason work bai been bnilt to break the violence of the qiater flood to this all eves were dirssted. The fiery river would fi over it im an bour; as yet it was dia- tant from it seventy yards, perhaps Graduatly it rose in height, and #*eled ont ite vast proportion: and thep vast masses feli off and rolled forward; thea :t lied ugain #8 ‘rech mater came pressing down be bird andro it broke and om it rol.ed egain and agato till it had errived at the very edge There se 8 genoral buzz ano murmar of voices. they roval family stood opposite to me interm'ngied with the crowd, looting on with intense apxie-y. At last it broke, not horried)y still with a certatn show of mojesty. At first a f% tmal) lowps fell down; then poured ever @ pure liquid of metal, Vike thirk treacle, clinging sometimes mass to mass. from its glutinous character, and list of al tum- bed over gigantic Inmrps of ecorim. Then on it movet epee more in its e:lent, regular courre, swelling up snd tpreading over the yineyorda on either side. Tos ex pectetion ie that tee Java, should the erap:ion cont:nue, will flow cown to the Ponte Mandaloni, and toro the ae So grand and eo destructive an eruption has not been known for wapy years, and oven vow we cann7* tli bow or when it will terminate. The movotatn is bterally reamed with Inve, end many fear & violent explosion as the final rceve of the trauedy. FINANCIAL AND GOMMERCIAL. MONKEY WARK ET. Tuvurapay, May 31—6 P. M. The stovk market is getting dull and depressed again. For come time past there bas been considerable activity among the lesding fancies, and prices have in many in- stances reached the highest point; bat the lite ex eitement which at that time existed has disappecred, and we shall without dowht have a quiet week or tro. Ap dividend time approaches ho'ders exhibit less dispo sition to sell, and the cash stock offering will contiaue Vimited. O: the non-dividend paying stocks very little can be said one way or the other. These are pretry well maintatned, but would be seriously affected by any stringency in the money market. At the first board to-dey Inciana 6’s advanced 3¢ per cont, Now York Con tral 7's, 3%; Harlem Railroad, \{. New York Con- tral Railroad declined 4% per cont; Reading Rail- road, %; Panama Railroad, 3. Indiana 5’s oki to some extent to-deg at the aivanes Other State stocks were not in demand. The only class of railrovi bonds at all active was [Ilinols Comtrsl. The bears are free sellers of New York Central at the decline. The noascity of eash stock is the only onuse of the high prices ruling for this stock, Reading was quite active to-¢sy. The transactions sum up more than four taoa- sand sbaree. The future of this company is highly en eoursging. The immense profits of this year’s business wul give the company « standing ¢qual to that of any otner read fn the country; omd as for its future basiaess it is deyond competition in every particular. Im that respect it bas on advantage over eveny other road. Western rail- road stocks have been neglected lately, but petoss re- mein without veriation. After the adjournment of the board, the followicg sales of bonds and stocks were made at anctioa by A. H, Nicolay: = $1,000 New York City Fives, 1960......Int, added. 95 6,000 Harlem Railroad Ist mortgage. 4o.... 88 1,000 N. Y, & Erie RR, Convertibles, 187i,.do.... 83 0,000 Cleveland, Painesville, and Ashtabals Ril. tees tgeee s . 14,060 mapert and Elmira R. ist mort..do.. 100 shares Cumberland Coal 0o,... s+. ++ 200 Catanionn, Willlamepert and Hite Ri. Bimeon Draper’s rezular seui.weekly auction sale of stocks and bonds wili take place to-morrow, at half past 12 o'clock, at the Merchapte’ Exchange. At the second boar! the market was not so steady. In Reating there war considerable business. The traas- actions in this stock to dey sum up nearly eight thou- eand shares. It closed this afterncon firm, at prices current ia ihe morning. Erie foll of 1¢ per cent; Cum- terland, 4; Cleveland and Teledo, 14; New York Con- tral 3 The tranractions at the Assistant Treasurer's office to-day, were as follow Pad cn Treasury aecount Received oO. Balonce éo Paid for Assay office Paid on disbursing ¢! ‘The peyments to-day include $200,000 sent to Wash- ington. ‘Whe annrxed statement exhibits the re:eipts and dis- barsemente of the Assistant Treasurer’s office during the month of May, 1855, Assistant Treasurer’s Orrice—Recsires anp Dispuesu- MENTS, May, 1855, May 1, 1865— By dalence.... Receipts During the Mont Customs ‘Transfers. Dee! oon 4,216,409 44 96,468,623 75 $3,931,823 22 298,823 81 +.$2,237,978 75 Pa dud) —— 4,280,647 68 Balance May 31, 1855. Balance, Cr, lisbursing x Receipts auring the month... 1,880,194 76 d ———— 2,0, 880 91 ‘To peyments. . 1,524,811 17 Balance... ete $1,195,589 44 By Balance, Cr., Interest accounts... 86,358 43 TO POYMEDEB. eevececeresseesers Tass 00 Balance .....sseeseseeees $28,924 43 Receipts for customs May, 1855... 12,582,043 83 Lo. do. do, 1854, 8,267,511 50 Decrease in May, 1855. Balance Cr., Bullon and expense accourt for Ateay Offics... + ++e, +, $4,087,060 OL Cois rec’e during the month.. $61,266 40 Fine bars eo, ++ 1,864,704 43 —————. 1 425,969 93 Total sone eve 1+ ,85,015,029 84 Payments $1,675 88459 Do, fine bars. 1,831,068 55 : ——— 2,907,453 1 Bolance,... sss sees scseeseseseses sve 12)005,078 10 Coin in hand ip Assistant Trea- 8,462,470 62 + 2,288,308 27 5,750,773 89 + $817,278 43 "1,158,081 88 Fine bars, do.. Unparted bulli MWh ic ic seswcsnss cath @ ase eee+$7,226, 128-70 ‘The warrants entered at the Treasury Department, Washington, on the 20th inat., were as follow: For the redempticn of stock... For the Treasury Department. For tie Interior Department . For the castoms...... War worrents received acd ent War repay warrants received and entere? Interior repay warrapte receivea and eutered. 2,488 60 Op accrup’ of the navy sae seeeeees 4.998 66 For covering into the treasury from lands... 28,020 01 ‘Ihe Howard Insurance Company have declared a divi- derd of ten per cent; the Atlantic Cotton Mills, Law rence, four per cent; the Portland, Saco and Portsmouth Railrcad Company, three per cent. ‘The Boott Mi ls, (Lowell,) Dwight Mills, (Springfield, ) ‘York Manufacturing Company, (3aco, Me.,) and Lowell Machine Bhop, have decided to pass their usual divi- dence at this time. The latter compsny usually pays ite dividends annually, the last one being eigot por cent, Mey, 1854 The Yorx paid three per cent May 1854, but rothieg in November lest. The Boott and Dwight Mills psidfour and two per cent, respectively, ia No- vember, 1854, The Jart returns of the Boston banks, compared wits those for the previous week, exhibit an increase im the itera of specie of $63,807, and of profits of $138,731, and a decreace in the item of net circulation of $199,732; ct Geporits $408,725, axd of loan $383,633. The Olé Colony Katiroxé Company, which had to bor- row in order to pey its lsat dividend, now propoee to is- sue six percent bondr, to fuod the floating aebt, and enable it to pay csth dividends in future, instead of a»- propriat ng insome to m-et indebtedness. Ita large siock dividend at the time of union with the Fall River road will ip that case receive its re of the earnings The value of mercbandise imported into Canada dur fog the year 1864 was £19,132,931; snd ths vaiua of ex- ports in the same time was £5,312,327, Tne amoant of duties collected was £1,224,751. ‘We are informed, ssys the Michigan (Ana Arbor ) Ar- gus of May 25, that the Bank of Washtenaw was en- joined on Tuercsy of this week, by order of the Hon Judge Johnscn, “from the exercise of any of its corpo tate rights and pr.v:leges.”? The complainants, we un- derstand, are Merars. Baeh, Thompsoa & Co, and D. Herning, of this city. Wepresame the banwwill now be wound and the sooner the batter, as the vio- timized bill holcers are anxiously waiting to leara how mueh they at pay to get rid of the notes in their possession. ‘The annual meeting of the stoskholders of the Essex Compary wae held in Boston on the 2.th of May, the cus‘omary dinner snd visit to Lawrence having bev @iepensed with. According to the Treasurer’s report the floating debt of the company is $564151 65, against which the money aseets are $804,654 94, and persona! Property, irelading $287,(00 Pacite Mills stock at par, $341,787 90, The d+bt exceeds that of laet year by $137,123 83, and the vilis reesivahle have been inc:cased to the amoust of $219,384 92. Tne sales of Isnd have amounted to the gross sam of $79,303 87, from whish Gedneting expenses, the net receipts were $56,001 99, ‘The srnexed bill was reported in the Legislatare of Pennsylvania Curing the recent session, by the com uit- tee, onc ordered to be printed, but wis not acted upoa ner cailed, and of course failed to become a law. It was reported a few days since that i had passed the Lezie- lature, whie! not true:— AN Act Pronmirina ExcnaNcr BROKERS AND BANKERS FROM ALLOWING INTAREST ON DEPOSITS, . Bee, 1 Be it emacted by the Senate and House of Re prerentatives of the Commopweaith of Pennaytvania. in Gevera! Assembly met and it is bereby enacted by the au- thority of the same: That from and after tue passage of this act, it shal) not be lawful for bons inctvidual, or ovpartorrabip, licensed as exchange brokers, or engaged jm tbe Pusinees of hanking, to allow or pay interest at eny rate per centam en moneys deposited with them, undera penalty of five bundred dollars for each and avery offence, to be rec -vered as deben are by law recov. erable, one balf for (pe ure of the Commonwealth, and the other balf for tce use of the guardian: in the county where such cffence shall hi mitted. Provided That this act shall not extead to tne city and county of Potledelpbis. ‘The Londen Bankers’ Magazine furnishes the returns of civeula ion of the private and joint-stock banks in Erglond and Wales for the four weeks ending the 14th of April last, and gives the folowing as the average weekly cireulation of those banks during the past month, viz. :— Private ba + +88,012 678 Joint stock banks “a 8,161,422 Average weekly cfreulation..........6+++6.27,064,100 On comparing the above with the returns for the preceding month, ending the 17th of March last, it shows— Ap increase im the cireulation of the private bepks of . . Api £287,230 snd, as compared with the return for - ing period of last year (vie., April 15, 1854), it showa~ An iperesse in the circulation of the private banks £3,229 A decrease jon banks of, . 1,782 Increase on the yetr...., tose BBADT On comparing the above with the amounts of the fixed lesues, the foHo: ‘ppears to be the comparative siete of the ereull The sto bake are below thetr fixed insues,. £688,010 The jomnt stoca banks are below their fixed issues 174,436 Mock Btehange, BADAY, Mey $1, 1965, 10" sha NY Gen Ri, 100 do. a 1000 HadKlstM b’s, 108 1000 Mich Int mage 98 220¢0 LICewRR ae s MO. ae 250 Nie Tan Go 100 CumbCoaiCo ong 28 200 do......060 28: 176 NY Central RR. 100° do.....080 93 100 Penn Coal Co.s15 110 150 Nic Trena't Oo.. 100 do.. 480 CumbCoal Co... 273% 100 100 Reading RR... 88 eco 1 1 let on 130th at 1034 Low.—The delpb@ rendered, at pay ee ‘HIEKEY,—200 bbls. Ohio sold at 37¢. frat eleored om the canal at, and the total quastity off tach article Jeft from the eanal at New York during th month of May, 1865; and also the whole amount off to'ls received om beats, passengers, for fines, &e., &s. op cach article for the same period — 10 ‘Erie 24 mge b's 99 SSasaieee Bi, tan Be. 10 Commonw’ith Bk 98 11 44 Wereb Ach Bk. 1063¢ 15 Canton Co,,.... 100 do..,...060 27 yy 1000 Had 824 M bas 1000N [1stéGosh Je 2000 Erie bde of 83 93: Wwrhe OrioL&TCo 98 630 1 Co. 20.,....030 27% 100 do. 60 Cloy& Tol RR.n15 TONY Coa Re. SSESSSSSSS2: + DOO BRIG ‘The follow!eg property at Manhattanville was dep of yesterday at tbe Merchants’ Exchange, and brou very interior prices:— ter right 15 feet front, corner of 132d at, and ha 4 lots, together with the mension east sid bet 1 29th and 130th ste. by 110, together, 1 gore lot southeas 1 rere Jot in the tris avenue Manba tan st and 1! avenue by 178 fret on 129th st . lots snd houce ohh st., bet ). together, joining arove, ry & , between llth and 12th nen, 100 by 1 Jot and how 20 hovee, running throug! ‘182d et. vetween 11th and 12th 18let ot, apd 25 on 182d st... Slow 2 lots ano house a, 2lots south sice : buen 48 fest front by 75 feet rear, together 9) 2 lote sno bouse nortn side 181st st., near 11th avem 50 by 100. 2 lots noth CITY TRADE REPORT. Tuurapay, May 31—6 P; M. Aruxs.— The sales embraced about 160 bbls., including] Potr, at $b 75, sod pearls at $6 cou BREADSIUFFS —Flour—The ales e¢robraed ‘abou 8,600 0 9, bls , including State and Western brand at $1044 0 $10 623g. Camadian was firmer. Tae sabes in. cluded 2 +60 bbls , at $10 50. $11 37%¢ for fency ardextra. Southern (1 200 b' sold at B11 ® $11 7» for in‘erior to choice, and $11 81 « $13 for, fancy an‘ extys. Rye flour—s00 a 400 bbls. superfine wei eold at $5 5 a $876 Mea!—SCO bbls, New Jersey wer ole at $> 1y3¢a8515. Wheat was firm; 800 bus’ white Michigan sold a¢ $260; 800 prime white Gene: & $2 80, end 0,800 inferior to good white Canadian, $266 a $2 6234. Coru—The market was active and firmer ‘the sales reached about 60,000 bushéls, Wie. a 110 for new Wes‘ern mixed, and 1i4e. 1140 for yellow. A prime lot old white held 118e Dearly half the sales were made for export. Rye: Avcout 4,500 els were gold: Pennsylvania, Ratt . arrive, at 170c.. apd the rewainier a fraction low Oats were firm, but were light, CorrEE - About 1,000 bags Rio were sold at 9Ke. ICge ; 800 do -Jamvice, at p tj and 00 Miracall 14 ga; and ti0 do. Logoayra, at 11c. Corrox.— The Teacned about 4,000 dsles, closin - ap ac vane the receipt of the ste: ‘a Rows, ot Ke. Yacars —To Liverpool abont 43,000 hashels ol co ‘were engeged at 3d, in ship's bags; 70 tons fustic at 8., ano 200 *bis. spirits of turpentiae at 3s. To Lon: 808, To Bret with Ceals, at £8. To Cati‘ornia rates varied fro: Shc. per scot m*oenrement, Hay —The werbet was dull, with light sales at $1 12 per cet, MoLasss waa quiet, and prices about the Nava sToRKS.—Tho traosactions were I'gl fine rosin were Fold at $4 50, ard 60 bdia spirits at 430. ‘,Saeen soaia was at about $1 85 @ $190 per 310 los. elivered. ‘Ons —Thale end rperm were steady; linseed was sel ing in «bole parcels at 903, and rie ore at 92¢6/a Jbe trepsections on tbe last dey or two embraced, 10.€(0 a 1*,000 buanele. Provisions - Porkx—The market favored sellers, tales resebed about 1,600 bbls., at $16 75 for old efterwards belo at $17,) and new mess at $17 60 17 €2, and $1462 for new prime. Beef was firm tolershiy active, The sales embraced about 590 bb! for §004 cou: prime, and at $10 co Out mane ere Aree wieaaehe 0 ¢. for sboulders, ‘ so sh bacon sides sold at there war more doing 1m lard, with sales of 1, 4 Wen Batter and cheese were Ch juiet a) prices unchanged. Erices w thout 10 capes ne Boe de 96e. Svcans —The sales em raced al 800 b yh are 147 Porto Rico aud 160 O yader being Cuba 760 a6xXe. boxes at 5346. 0 6¢, embraced about 10,000 lbs. llc., with s small lot of eity af Commerce of the Canals, 8'atement showing the tetal quantity of each arti Articles. Quant. Qua Dacription Cleared. ~ Left THR FOREST. For end yeltry, Ibs. _ Product of Wood— Yo ™. a es 660 Timer, en — _133. ot : = ages ) pot. pd p . — ", 340 AGRICULTURE, Product of Animals— Pork. brls 10 8 Beef vss. * 4, 1,700 428, 271 3/600 63,60 — 23,2) 3,500 B88, Bide 153,800 Veyetodie Food. ‘MANUFACTURES, DBemestis epirics, gaHons, Oilmeo) ane bs. Leather. Crrtings and iron ware Domentie woe lew Towestie cottone, Neils, spikes and Tron and steel... Fiint enamel, hiesware.... All other meroby Railroad from, Uther Articles 29,160, 4 2,216,100 Live ca‘tle, hoge & sheep, Ibs. = Stone, Mime, ane! 865,120 ‘600 —| 985,760. 158,000 814,800 stint